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December 6 2016
BioMar and its QMAR project partners aim for creating increased sustainability in aquaculture by unlocking the quality potential of marine by-products. The project has been granted funding up to a maximum limit of NOK 16 million.
The QMAR project - Unlocking the nutritional and technical Quality potential of MARine by-products in sustainable salmonid feeds - is a business innovation project for the industrial sector, starting out in January 2017. It is being supported by the Research Council of Norway and has been granted funding up to a maximum limit of NOK 16 million spread over a four-year period.
QMAR addresses sustainable growth in the aquaculture industry. This growth is challenged, on one hand, by ensuring environmentally responsible growth and by creating efficient exploitation of under-utilised marine raw materials. On the other hand sustainable growth will require formulation of future feeds that support high fish performance and welfare, requiring more basic and practical knowledge of metabolic functions in fish and marine meal properties.
According to Hanne Jorun Sixten, Senior Researcher at BioMar's global R&D Nutrition Requirements Group and QMAR project manager, the project will enable BioMar and its partners to develop ingredients and feed products based on by-products of marine raw materials. In addition, work will be conducted on understanding the mechanisms underlying the beneficial effects of components based on marine raw materials.
- The project will strengthen BioMar's work on sustainability, Hanne Jorun Sixten said. - Moreover, it will play a part in increasing the sustainability of both fisheries and aquaculture by creating incentives and solutions for fully exploiting the entire catch.
BioMar's industrial partners in the project are Aker BioMarine, Pelagia and Norsildmel and its research partners are Nofima, the University of Bergen and the University of California Los Angeles.


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Following the immense success of Thuppakki, director AR Murugadoss has decided to remake the film in Hindi. He has signed up Akshay Kumar ...
Bollywood star Akshay Kumar, with his lean look and super fit physique, would need to lose more weight for his role as an army captain in AR Murugadoss's remake of his Tamil hit 'Thuppakki'. Akshay has been asked to lose seven kgs.
The movie's shooting begins on December 20, since the Christmas week is considered lucky by Murugadoss.
"He released his 'Ghajini' in December. Since then, Murugadoss has been excessively attached to the Christmas season. He was keen on staring the Hindi 'Thuppakki' in the Christmas week, and Akshay was happy to oblige. The only problem is, he has two weeks to lose at least five kgs, and some more later to play an army captain at least 12 years junior to Akshay's biological age," said a source close to Murugadoss.
"The soldier-hero is never really shown in the army. The drama happens while he's on leave. But we want Akshay to look like a young army jawaan, fit enough to take on the villains. Not only that. We actually want him to look like a real soldier," said Murugadoss.
"He will be getting a crew-cut hair-styling done. We don't want Akshay to look unconvincing as the soldier in any detail," he added.
The demand to lose weight seems strange for a leading man, who is as lean as Akshay.
But Murugadoss explains: "Akshay is one of the fittest heroes in India. But to play the soldier, we want him to be slightly fitter. His shoulders should become more streamlined and his frame should be slimmer. Akshay has the physique for the role. He just needs to lose a little more weight and become slightly sharper around the edges."
For the Tamil film, actor Vijay had actually gone for commando training to play the soldier.
"But Akshay is already into martial arts. So all he needs to do is just polish up his act. He has the know-how and the physical fitness," says the director.
Incidentally for 'Ghajini', Aamir Khan had to bulk up and add muscle to his physique to play the self-trained fighter. In 'Thuppakki', Akshay goes the other way to get leaner and meaner.

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and it takes A LOT for me to like the style, colour and fit of a swimsuit. With a few changes, this one was good right out of the envelope. It's a one piece, which I wanted, and it has flattering gathers at the front to hide all evils. I removed the gathers at the back though – I'll explain that later. The colour … well it's a wild purple print! Purple is "my colour" as I have discussed before. The sizing was a bit big, I used shorter than recommended strips of elastic, and I sewed the side seams in with a 1 inch seam allowance, and not a 5/8 inch seam allowance.
So let's get into some detail about this pattern …
I used McCall's M6569. I purchased this pattern a while ago because it had so many options. I chose to alter the style of view C a bit – it's the navy blue one on the envelope – one piece, gathers in the front and the back – but I chose not to use the side ties and I added straps around the neck. I also cut out the bikini bottoms in a black 4 way stretch Tricot, just in case the purple print turned out to be too much. I could always switch out the black bottoms for the purple print bottom. Turns out I didn't use the black bottoms – I love the purple print!
Now … let's talk about sewing Spandex. I used a new ballpoint/stretch sewing machine needle. I practiced with all my fabrics first, checking the tension and length and width of my zig zag stitch, and stretching my fabric slightly as I sewed. Stretching a bit as you sew gives you a seam that doesn't break but stretches with your fabric as you move. I tried to keep my pins in the seam allowances too, as sometimes they get caught and leave holes in your fabric. Also, I didn't use cotton thread, only polyester. I did use some stabilizer in the one pattern piece, the band around the cups, to reduce the stretch in that area.
Inside and outside of the front pieces done.
Sewing the lining to the back at the back crotch seam so that the inside looks seamless.
Next morning, with every intention of finishing my swimsuit, I was met by Sophie at my machine. (Her saying No, you're not. Me saying Yes, I am.)
I had to physically move Sophie to another sunny location.
The pattern instructions told me how long to cut the elastic but I found that length to be too loose so I shortened every elastic strip by about 1 1/2 inches. I sewed them on with my usual zig zag stitch, slightly pulling the elastic to fit the fabric.
I've heard other sewists complain that their vintage sewing machines can't sew knits. I learned how to sew on a (now vintage) Singer 347 Stylist. It wasn't fancy but I do remember sewing my favourite pink pants and top on it – out of a slightly stretchy polyester. It took some practice, but it worked – just like with this Singer 421G.
I think I have already mentioned that I took most of the gathers out of the back of my swimsuit. I didn't want any extra fabric "back there". As I didn't realize that I didn't like all those gathers until the back piece was all completed, I had to find an easy way to remove them without starting all over again. The swimsuit back, with the gathers picked out was still a comfortable length, covering my back. But the lining then ended up too short, so I added fabric by cutting across the waistline and adding in a strip of fabric. There are visible seams there now but they are on the inside so no one will see them.
I did end up with a bit of a gap at the front bodice neckline that was fixed with a pinch of the fabric and a bit of hand sewing.
Dolly got the pleasure of modelling my swimsuit for photos, after I tried it on to ensure that it fit and looked good on me! Too bad she doesn't get to model it in Mexico – haha – I will be!
On the left is the back of the swimsuit, on the right the front. You can see there are less gathers on the left/in the back. My changes worked out well.
Another side shot …
… and the back .
Now this McCall's pattern also has pieces to make a cover up. Basically two rectangles sewn together. Unfortunately the only purple in my fabric stash is this lace. It's nice, but I'm not sure it is right for a swimsuit cover up.
So answer me this – Should I buy some other fabric to make my cover up? Maybe a light cotton? a light terry towel? Something that dries quickly? What do you think?
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Most car buyers focus all of their defensive negotiating strategies with the salesperson. Once a price has been decided on they think, "Whew, the hard part is over, now I just have to sign the papers." If a buyer lets their guard down at this point, they can really get taken for a ride.
Signing the documents means meeting with the Finance and Insurance (F&I) person, sometimes called a "Business Manager." Often dealerships make more money in the F&I office than they do on the car. While it may seem like a relaxed environment, the real sharks of the industry are in the the back room. Once you have been worn down from the back and forth of "Let me talk to my manager..." and "We can only offer you this much for your trade…" they will sell you all kinds of things, most of which are overpriced snake-oil. But some of these extras might be worth your money. I am going to breakdown some of the most common add-ons you will encounter.
Extended Warranties
Almost every dealership will try to sell one of these; they are usually a waste of money. Of course, if you are buying a notoriously unreliable Range Rover from CarMax like Mr. DeMuro, it might be wise. But if you are purchasing a car that has a solid reliability history, chances are you will never recoup your investment. However, if you think you might be in need of some extra coverage here are some questions to ask:
-What is the length of the warranty and how long do I plan on keeping the car?
Some "extended" warranties overlap with the factory warranty so make sure it goes into effect once the OEM coverage is over. If you are a "drive it till it dies" type of buyer it could be a good move to have coverage like Chrysler's Lifetime Warranty, however if you know you plan on getting something new within 5-7 years, this extra expense probably isn't worth it
- What is covered?
Is it bumper-to-bumper or just powertrain? Keep in mind that while powertrain parts are expensive, most cars don't encounter major engine and transmission problems. Although, if you are buying something with a known powertrain issue it could be worth it.
- Can I just put the money away in an emergency fund for this?
While you might be swayed by the "it's only an extra $15 a month..." from the F&I person, if your extended warranty is worth $3500 and expires in 3 years chances are that a new or lightly used car will not need over 3 grand in repairs in that time. I suggest just putting that money away, and at the end of the warranty term, if you haven't used it the money is still yours.
Protection Plans
These are really just another name for "extended warranty." Anything that covers cosmetic stuff, like leather guard and paint protectant are usually bogus. What can be a good investment is wheel and tire plans. I bought my Mini Cooper in 04', for $250 I purchased a 4 year wheel and tire plan. Within the first year it paid for itself; I hit a pothole and immediately got a flat and bent the rim. The rim alone was $250 and another $175 for the tire.
Service Plans
Many luxury car companies offered prepaid service plans for new purchases. It is important to find out exactly what these plans cover and how much it would be if you paid for them when the time comes. If you are considering one of these, call the service manager before going to the dealership inquire what the service intervals are on your car and ask how much they cost. Of course BMWs come standard with free service for 4 years, so if a Bimmer dealer tries to pull this one on you, run away.
Usually I tell my clients to "just say no to everything" because usually even if what they are offering sounds enticing, you can get it later and/or cheaper. With a little homework and a good defense you too can leave the "back room" with a good deal. If you have any other tips on dealing with these "extras" or want to add more to the list please do so in the comments.
Thanks for reading!
My name is Tom and I run AutomatchConsulting.com. I am a professional car-buying consultant, which means people pay me to help them select the right car (NO YOU CAN'T HAVE A PRIUS) and negotiate with the dealerships to get them the best price. If you have any other questions or suggestions for future posts about the car-buying process please let me know. You can find some of my other car-buying articles here.
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Twitter is the noisiest medium in history. Do you actually believe that Taylor Swift has 33,000,000 million (and counting) people eagerly waiting for her next tweet, ready to click on whatever she links to?
In fact, less than one in a thousand people who 'get' one of her tweets will click. Most of the 33 million won't even read it, making the word 'get' worthy of quotation marks.
And yet Twitter works just fine at this level. That's because it immerses the user in waves of media, a stream of ignorable content that people can dip into at will. More noise makes it better, not worse.
Email was wrecked by many marketers for many people, because email isn't structured for noise. Noise is the enemy. Instant messages, because there is no easy accessible API, isn't overwhelmed, but it too is noise-intolerant. Texts you don't want to get are a huge hassle.
The simple rule is that the easier it is to use a medium, the faster it will become noisy, and the noisier it is, the less responsive it is.
You can play at Facebook and Twitter, and make them work. But they will only work if you treat them like a cocktail party, as an opportunity to eavesdrop and layer general connection and value and insight. No, it's not an ideal direct marketing medium. It's a metropolis.


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Soon there will be "Real Housewives" all across America (for better or worse), as Bravo expands its successful franchise into Beverly Hills. Cameras follow affluent women (some regulars, others who recur) as they enjoy the lavish lifestyle only Beverly Hills can offer. The ladies change through the seasons and over time the cast has included former child actresses Kim and Kyle Richards, heiress Adrienne Maloof, restaurateur Lisa Vanderpump, philanthropist and business owner Taylor Armstrong and the one-time Mrs. Kelsey Grammer, Camille Donatacci (who alternates between a regular member of the cast and a recurring role during her time on the show).
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As it begins a second day of deliberations in the Apple v. Samsung patent battle, the jury charged with evaluating the case has decided to work an extra hour.
The nine-person jury had been scheduled to work from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. local time, taking lunch at the San Jose courthouse, and followed that schedule on their first day of deliberations. But going into their work on Thursday, they indicated to the court they would be staying an extra hour. The court released this information to reporters.
It's impossible to know what's going on inside the jury room and the reason for their decision — the jury is strictly limited in whom they can speak to about this case — but there are a couple of possibilities, according to Roy Futterman, a director at DOAR Litigation Consulting and a clinical psychologist who works on trial strategies and the mindset of jurors.
"The first is that the jury has decided it's very complicated and they have taken it upon themselves to have more time, to hunker down and get into the details," Futterman said.
"This is the most likely reason. They know they have a lot of work and they've said, 'let's do it.' They are probably relieved to be able to talk to each other and get down to work after three weeks of listening. It's a sign they are up for [the work]."
"The other possibility is that they want to get it over with. It's not likely, but they might want to spend more time on this so they can be done by the weekend," he said.
Futterman said juries asking for more time to deliberate isn't unheard of but it is a little unusual.
"A lot of time, people think juries are eager to get out of there. I think this shows they are taking their job very seriously."
The case revolves around seven Apple patents — four covering design elements and three covering the way devices work — and five Samsung patents related to cellular technology. Apple is accusing Samsung and two of its subsidiaries of infringement on almost 30 handsets, and the jury needs to come up with rulings on each phone and each company.
As a result they have a complex verdict form that demands more than 700 individual decisions be made. Before they sat down to begin deliberations they received 109 pages of jury instructions, which took more than two hours to read to them in court earlier this week.
The case is 11-01846, Apple v. Samsung, at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in San Jose.
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With the recent end to the LinkedIn Answers section, I found myself feeling frustrated with the various social media sites. It seems like every time I get a handle on a site, they change it. Those changes can cause us to spend what, in my opinion, is unnecessary time online; time updating, changing, and adapting.
So how can you focus your social media marketing?
The first step is to identify what really matters and make sure you are participating. From what I can tell, relevant content and participation are the most important aspects of social media marketing:
1. Relevant Content
One of the best ways to utilize social media is to share content. It can be something you have created or something you have read or watched. When you share information that you created, you are positioning yourself as an expert. It's an opportunity to show your level of knowledge. Moreover, giving away information is a great way to build a following.
When you share someone else's article, podcast or video, you are increasing your value to your connections. You are making sure they are getting what they need. At the same time, you are helping the content creators expand their audience.
No matter what, you are establishing yourself as a thought leader, connector and professional. People know you mean business. They gain awareness of you and are provided a window into your business practices and values.
2. Participation
It's not enough to post. You have to engage in conversations. One of the most significant exercises is to start a conversation with your clients and contacts. You can ask a question on one of your profiles, start a discussion in a group, start a Google+ hangout or launch a tweet chat. These are all ways to engage with people.
Carve out some time and read what others are saying and talking about. Then weigh in. In this way, you remind people that you are there and have knowledge that is of value. This kind of relationship building is invaluable.
3. Quality Time
It may sound counterintuitive but I'm going to suggest that you not spend a lot of time keeping up with the changes that occur almost daily on the social platforms. You can get lost in the upkeep and never make an impact. Instead, spend your time participating in quality conversations. Provide interesting, valuable information that others can use. This means finding the most consistent way to engage.
Blogging, status updates and groups seem to be mainstays. Applications and new stuff seems to have a shelf life, so only spend time there if it is contained. For quite a while, I spent a good amount of time on LinkedIn Answers. It made sense to share my expertise and the exposure was great. Now it's gone. The collateral I built up no longer exists. My time might have been better spent blogging about those topics.
Carve out a small space, about once a month, in your calendar to visit your social media platforms and review any changes that may have occurred. It is this structured approach that will help you invest your time where it matters most.
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Amanda Bynes Got a Late-Night Manicure While Her Eyes Went on a Murderous Rampage
Tuesday night was a big night for America. Finally, a long and difficult campaign for the White House was coming to an end and instead of watching endless political adds, we were all glued to our TVs watching endless election results.
Except for Amanda Bynes, who went out for a late-night manicure and sat in silence in a 24-hour nail salon. Par-tay.
First of all, there are 24-hour nail salons? Forget the election, this is big news for the US. Never again do we have to suffer chipped nails until 10 the next morning.
The bad news about these establishments is that spies lurk about. Sneaky inside sources who report to gossip columns when annoying, drunk-driving, bad decision-making celebs show up. And that's what happened to Ms. Bynes on Tuesday night.
The former Nickelodeon star arrived at the salon, which was relatively empty save for the presence of fellow patron Janelle Snowden, a correspondent for VH1's 'Big Morning Buzz Live' who needed a last minute mani on her way to cover the Soul Train Awards.
Anyway, the spy told the New York Post that Snowden tried to engage Bynes in a bit of "this place is awkwardly empty what else can we do" small talk, but Bynes would have none of it.
The narc said Bynes shot Snowden a "look like, 'If you speak with me one more time, I will knife you.'"
Apparently Mandy's feeling a bit sensitive in such venues after that whole wandering-around-naked-in-a-tanning-salon incident. Maybe she was thinking about stripping down in the nail salon too and didn't want it to wind up on VH1.
It's not surprising that she was standoffish. Her most recent public statement was "I'm 26, a multimillionaire, retired. Please respect my privacy." It's almost as if she knows she's worthy of being ignored.
As for why she needed a midnight manicure, Bynes was overheard saying that she was meeting up with a gentleman friend. And everyone knows it's tacky to show up for late-night booty calls with ragged cuticles.


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The discovery of another moon around Pluto is exciting news for planetary science, but it's also likely causing some anxiety for the team in charge of New Horizons, a spacecraft set to be the first probe ever to visit the dwarf planet.
On Wednesday (July 11), researchers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope announced the detection of P5, a tiny moon measuring just 6 to 15 miles (10 to 24 kilometers) across. P5 brings Pluto's known satellite tally to five, and it comes just a year after Hubble spotted moon number four, the similarly diminutive P4.
These two recent discoveries show that the Pluto system is more crowded than scientists had thought. So NASA's New Horizons spacecraft, which is due to fly by the dwarf planet in 2015, may have to watch its step.
"We're finding more and more, so our concern about hazards is going up," New Horizons principal investigator Alan Stern, of the Southwest Research Institute in Boulder, Colo., told SPACE.com. [The Moons of Pluto Revealed (Photos)]
The concern is not necessarily that New Horizons, which launched in 2006, will slam into a Pluto moon that has thus far eluded detection. The probe is traveling so fast that a particle the size of a BB could destroy it, so researchers are worried about the broad debris field that Pluto's moons may have spawned.
"Every new satellite is a debris producer," Stern said. When these moons suffer impacts, he explained, "the ejecta goes into orbit around Pluto, and so the more satellites, the more concern we have."
Stern and his colleagues are inventorying the Pluto system with Hubble to get a better handle on the risks New Horizons faces, and to help design the safest possible trajectory for the spacecraft.
Adjustments to the probe's path could even be made late in the game, as New Horizons nears the dwarf planet, Stern said.
"We have a backup trajectory called SHBOT, safe haven bail-out trajectory," he said. "We can fire our engines very late if we see something on approach of the Pluto system using our own cameras. We won't go as close to Pluto in that case. In terms of macroscopic objects, we can go down to objects just a few kilometers wide. Also, we can look for rings and individual particles that are small."
While P5 is keeping New Horizons scientists on their toes, the newfound satellite is further whetting their appetite for what the spacecraft will discover three years from now.
"It's another reminder of how little is known" about the Pluto system, Stern said. "Every time we look harder, we find new stuff: An atmosphere, polar caps, more and more moons, a big albedo. When New Horizons gets there, I think it's going to knock our socks off. It's going to be whole new world."
Natalie Wolchover (@nattyover), staff writer at SPACE.com sister site Life's Little Mysteries, contributed to this story. Follow SPACE.com senior writer Mike Wall on Twitter @michaeldwall or SPACE.com @Spacedotcom. We're also on Facebook and Google+.


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The revolution of the Moon around the Earth causes the Moon to appear to change shape in the sky. These apparently different shapes are called "phases" of the Moon. The Moon passes through a cycle of eight phases which repeats itself every 29.5 days. There is no definite starting point for the cycle, but phases follow one behind the other in a strict order. Below you will find photographs of each of the eight Moon phases as well as the names and a brief description of each phase. First, match the name of each Moon phase to the photograph of the Moon during that phase. Next, STARTING WITH THE PHOTOGRAPH OF THE NEW MOON AS NUMBER 1, number the photographs to reflect the order in which the phases are viewed from the Earth.
New Moon: lighted side of the Moon faces away from the Earth.
Waxing Crescent: a small part of the Moon appears lighted and grows larger on successive days.
First Quarter: the right half of the Moon appears lighted, with the lighted part growing larger on successive days.
Waxing Gibbous: more than half of the Moon appears lighted, with more and more becoming lighted on successive days.
Full Moon: lighted side of the Moon faces toward Earth.
Waning Gibbous: more than half of the Moon appears lighted, with less and less becoming lighted on successive days.
Third Quarter: the left half of the Moon appears lighted, with the lighted part growing smaller on successive days.
Waning Crescent: a small part of the lighted Moon is visible and grows smaller on successive days.
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As is so often the case, there is crazy shit happening in the US of A. Yesterday I just took a quick look at the RT news feed and I saw this:
Following the shooting in Charleston, some creep shot another 7 people in West Philly and some other creep shot another 10 in Detroit.
I already know what is going to happen next: there will be new appeals to enact more "gun control" laws and this is what I my rant is about today: the constant efforts by some to pass more and more restrictions on the ownership of guns. This makes absolutely no sense at all, and here is why:
Practical reasons:
1) Any legislation to to curb the ownership of firearms will only affect those who obey laws to begin with. Criminals and crazies don't give a damn. If anything, the correlation between the legal ownership of firearms and crime is a negative one.
2) The actual crime rates amongst those who has a "concealed carry license" in the United States is actually less than amongst teachers, law enforcement officers and even clergymen. Gun carriers (those with a CCL) are the single most law abiding social group.
3) 9 our of 10 cases when a gun is used to stop/prevent a crime not a single shot is fired – just the display of the firearm is enough in 90% of the cases.
Philosophical reasons:
1) The right to bear arms has always been considered the privilege of the free and law abiding citizen. It is also the cultural role of the father of the family: to stand in defense of his family. To deny such a right is a sign of distrust which I personally find deeply offensive.
2) Firearms are very much part of the social culture of the USA. And, no, that does not make the USA a crazy "Far West" as some try to picture it. You all have heard the expression "as American as motherhood and apple pie". In reality neither motherhood nor apple pies are particularly American, but firearms most definitely are, in the very best sense of the word. To ban guns is most definitely un-American.
3) The only person who is qualified to make the judgment about whether you need or don't need to own or carry a firearm is the one who knows all your circumstances: yourself. I don't want to have some bureaucrat making that judgment call for me.
Common sense reasons:
1) The "gun control" movement is misguided because it offers those who cannot think critically an easy "solution" by fixating their anguish on an object: the gun. This is exactly the same fallacy as the one underlying the war on drugs: ban the drugs and you will eliminate drug addiction. In reality, of course, banning guns will not eliminate gun violence any more than banning drugs will stop addictive behavior. As Menken said "For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong".
2) The vast majority of gun control supporters have a true phobia of guns. "Phobia" in the double sense of "fear" and "hatred". They are the ones who will scream "what?! a GUN in my house!!!!!" forgetting that a gun is a tool, just like any other tool. By itself, it is neither good, nor bad, and it is most definitely not dangerous in the least. I have yet to meet a single gun control supporter who would understand even the basic stuff about guns. Ignorance breeds fear and this is especially true for gun control people. Educating people about guns in the obvious solution.
3) Politicians are ruthlessly manipulating the gun control people. Think of it, if "banning guns" is the solution, then politicians can do that with the stroke of a pen. Finding real solutions to the problems of violence is exceedingly complicated and would costs a lot of money. And while the notion of "the people" rising up against "the government" is silly NRA propaganda to support the right to bear arms (1000 gun toting civilians can easily be defeated by 30 well trained military soldiers), it is true that the citizen who lets himself be disarmed has become psychologically subservient and, basically, "broken". Politicians want to ban guns just for the same reasons they want to ban pot: it gives them power over the people.
Guns, cars and big dogs: should be treated the same way
Yes, guns are potentially dangerous, and so are cars and big dogs. And this is why I personally believe that they should be regulated the same way.
1) carrying a gun, driving a car and owning a big dog should not be a right, but a privilege granted to anybody passing a basic proficiency test and getting a license to drive, carry a gun or own a large dog. For cars, a driver's license. For dogs, a basic obedience course for the owner and dog together (for each dog). For guns, a basic laws and safety course. Most US states already have such laws for guns and cars but, alas, not for dogs (why?).
2) carrying a gun, driving a car and owning a big dog ought to be conditional on meeting a short list of specific criteria: physical and mental. In the case of guns, no criminal record, no substance abuse, no history of family violence, not mental issues, etc. In the case of dogs: no prior record of attacks by the owner's dogs, the physical capacity to restrain your dog. Most US states already have such laws for guns and cars but alas, not for dogs (why?).
3) a gun, car or dog owner ought to be legally held liable under both criminal and civil law for any events resulting from his/her ownership of a car, dog or gun. Most US states already have such laws for guns and cars but, alas, not for dogs (why?).
What about accidents?
What about them?! They happen. So? If you think that guns are accident prone, don't get one! I don't think that, so leave me alone. It's not like third party bystanders often get hurt in gun accidents (it is usually the gun owner).
What about kids?
That is a non-issue. Kids should not drive a car, they should not be left with a big dog unsupervised and they should not have access to firearms. It is already illegal in many states to keep firearms accessible for kids in many states and buying a small gun safe is both effective a cheap.
The real issue: human nature and stupidity
The problem is not guns, dogs or cars. The problem is human nature and stupidity. Some humans are violent by nature, others have an addictive personality. Unless you live on a desert island, you have to accept that. Not far from where I live I regularly see a guy walking FOUR huge Rottweilers (all leashed) together and one quick look at his expression tells me that he has issues: he walks around with this "nobody fucks with me!" expression which must have been fashionable with cavemen. He probably cannot get a car or gun license (too many DUIs?), but four huge Rottweillers – no problem. This is crazy! I also regularly see the local Neanderthals drive is huge oversized pickup trucks, some even add a pair of "truck nutz" to their wannabe-tank to look even more macho. Do you really believe that these fine gentlemen require a handgun to hurt themselves or others?!
As for accident, they will happen with any tools. I am quite sure that more accident happen with nails, ladders and electrical equipment than with guns. You want to ban it all?
Full disclosure: I am preaching for my own parish
I own 2 cars, 4 dogs (including two Shepherds: a German and Belgian Groenendael) and 3 firearms (the three shown on featured image, except for my biggest on is a 9mm and my small one is without a laser). I have a perfect driving record (not even a speeding ticket!), a completely virgin rap-sheet and *voluntarily* trained my German Shepherd for obedience (and tracking) with a local specialized dog-training center. Since I shown myself to be responsible with my cars, dogs and guns I don't see why the fact that some creep hundreds of miles away form where I live decided to go on a shooting-spree should affect my right to own and carry a firearms any more than a car pileup on a highway should deny me the right to drive or the fact that there are roving dogs attacks all over Florida (which are rarely reported) should prevent me from walking my dogs.
Florida "Neanderthals" (as Hiaasen called them)
Speaking of Florida: the local rednecks have acted so stupidly with the friggin Pitbulls that now dogs are banned almost everywhere, even on beaches, restaurants or stores. In Europe I could go shopping with my dog, but not here. The worst kind of big dog owner is the macho testosterone poisoned idiot who does not put is Pitbull on a leash "kuz I am a real man and I got him under control!" and who, of course, does not control him at all. This is the same guy who will insist that "Pitbulls are great dogs, especially with kids". I always want to ask him if he got a Pitbull because of their stunning looks or legendary intelligence… Those folks should be given guns for free in the hope that the accidentally shoot themselves :-)
I wish there was a law banning these Neanderthals, but the reality is that they are also just an expression of the fallen human nature and no law will make them disappear anytime soon.
Just please don't judge all Floridians by these creatures and don't restrict the freedoms of all because of the inevitable pathologies of the few.
The US of A: not perfect by any means, but not all bad either
Look, I will be the first one to say that the USA have a lot of major problems and you will never hear me say that the US society is an example to be emulated. But there are some unique and truly precious things in this country which ought to be if not admired, than at least respected. The first two which come to my mind are the First and Second Amendments. Actually the entire Bill of Rights is, I believe, a remarkable document. This is also why the US government is clearly trying to indirectly dismantle the Bill of Rights along with all the other civil (and even human rights!) of the people living in the USA under all sorts of completely fallacious pretexts: terrorism, addiction, pedophilia, mass shootings, etc. And they always promise safety in exchange. Even though I am a "legal alien" and not a US citizen, I fully agree with Franklin's words that "Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety". This principle is, I believe, not just for the USA but it is universally true. This is why I firmly believe that the right to own and carry a firearm ought to be a civil right in any society.
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It's rare to find a corporate human resources function that accelerates change by actively finding ways to help drive new strategies. Most HR groups sit back and wait for requests from the business for administrative people transactions. In their role of stewards of policy compliance, they can tend to be a brake on change.
But not at IBM. Its HR function has been instrumental in the $100 billion company's metamorphosis from a floundering computer manufacturer in the 1990s to a prosperous software and consulting services company today. HR has helped the organization absorb more than 125 acquisitions since 2000, and integrate globally, saving $6 billion since 2005.
When Randy MacDonald arrived at IBM in 2000 as senior vice president of HR, he felt the function was too focused on administration. "I have a fundamental belief that it's important to decide what is core and non-core," he told me recently. "Administrative responsibilities, such as getting paychecks out on time, are not core. Attracting, retaining, and motivating employees are all core. In HR, we need to focus on what is important and get out in front of issues — not just be reactive. HR should look at the direction of the company and say, 'We need to be here right along with the business.' "
Over the last decade, HR at IBM took a number of steps to help drive operational improvement:
- Delivered the new skills IBM needed at the front lines. HR reinvented the way it trained and developed talent. We know, for example, that developing leaders is essential. But in a world in which bringing managers in every year for a week of offsite training is so 1960s, how do you make the leadership development process relevant to the global economy? Randy MacDonald: "We observed that 80% of leadership development is based on work experience. We looked to see what we could do to create a work-related development opportunity. In growth markets like Kenya and Malaysia, people needed to develop marketing and innovation skills. In developed countries, such as France and the U.K., people already had that experience. We came up with 'Global Enablement Teams': we took the top people in mature markets and assigned them to help and mentor people in the growth markets. Growth market leaders learn from major markets, and equally important, vice versa."
- Fostered global teamwork. Prior to 2002, when Sam Palmisano became CEO, IBM had a series of feuding fiefdoms — 170 country units — each with its own policies, procedures, and processes. Randy MacDonald: "Over the past decade we moved from a multinational organization to a globally integrated enterprise with global standard processes. For example, I have taken 8,000 HR software applications (largely focused on the HR needs of individual IBM country units) down to under 1,000. There was lots of resistance. Another example: In the U.S., 'diversity' tends to be programs and policies around ethnic identity and gender. In China, or Brazil, diversity is defined differently. We're starting to expand 'diversity' to also mean 'inclusion' — helping people work together."
- Created a results-focused culture. During IBM's days of malaise, buck-passing had become an art form. As former IBM CEO Lou Gerstner said, "Instead of grabbing available resources and authority, they waited for the boss to tell them what do; they delegated up." HR can play a lynchpin role in building a performance culture: defining, collecting and analyzing data to understand whether employees are meeting their personal goals. This is about using the technology of "business analytics" within the workforce, bringing vital statistics to the art of performance reviews. Says MacDonald: "The core of a performance-based culture is more use of analytics. We needed to start in HR by becoming more analytical, using data, defining cause-and-effect relationships, and tying HR activities to business results."
HR's focus at IBM today is on finding and developing more innovative employees, in concert with IBM's strategy of a "smarter planet" — improving the world through "green tech," "smart grids," water management systems, and so forth.
"We link our external branding to our internal brand," MacDonald explains. "Our 'Smarter Planet' campaign is enormously attractive. In fact, we hire nine out of ten people we go after because they are excited by the possibilities of improving how the world works. Another ripe area for innovation is knowledge management and the impact of social media. For example, one of the reasons we can recruit much more rapidly these days is through the use of social media." IBM encourages employees to use social media — a far cry from the day when no one could communicate externally without prior approval. (IBM has instituted social media guidelines to help employees understand best practices when they blog, Tweet, and the like.)
If few HR organizations take a proactive role in operational improvement, what is different about IBM?
I see two key characteristics: dissatisfaction with the status quo, and managing for the long term. Here's how Randy MacDonald explains it: "It's built into IBM that once we attain a level of performance, we raise the bar." IBM is also different because it hires and develops people for the long term at all levels — not just for today's job openings and not just senior management. As Sam Palmisano said, "To develop talent that can lead the enterprise generation after generation takes money, time and patience. And this is not just about people at the top — it's about developing future leaders broadly and deeply throughout the organization."
In my next post, I'll look at other characteristics of HR organizations that get in front of change.
Question: Have you seen HR functions that shifted their focus from administration to supporting operational change?


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This tutorial was originally published in December 2009 as a Tuts+ Premium tutorial. It is now available free to view. Although this tutorial does not use the latest version of Adobe Illustrator, its techniques and process are still relevant.
The image we'll be working through in this tutorial was actually part of a live brief in 2008 and the finished artwork was eventually used in billboards and bus shelters, press advertising and web banners. Note that all artwork in this tutorial is ©Ardmore Advertising 2008.
Get inspired! Find inspiration for your posters on Envato Market.
I'd describe this as an intermediate level tutorial and throughout the process I'll show how you how to add a little Art Deco glamour to your illustrations by making subtle use of the Gradient and Transparency palettes in Illustrator CS4, as well as introducing an aged paper feel with clever use of texture resource files.
Feel free to pick and choose the most useful parts of this tutorial that'll help you develop your illustration techniques. There's no right or wrong way to create an illustration of this kind, but I'll be sharing some tips here that'll save you precious time in the studio (always important with a press deadline is looming!)
1. How to Create the Rough Sketches
Although not essential, I've always found that an initial sketch will help you through each stage of the illustration process, as well as explain your concept to an art director/client. In a real world environment, a client agreement on a pencil sketch will help smooth the entire creative process, cutting down time spent on making fiddly client amendments.
2. How to Get Started in Illustrator
Step 1
Okay, let's crank up Illustrator! We'll be working to the dimensions of a Press Advertisement here, so key in a Size of 70mm wide and 150mm deep. Bearing in mind this is an illustration for print – set the Color Mode to CMYK as opposed to RGB and let's key in an appropriate name for the file too – in this case "Vintage Ski Illustration."
Step 2
Now the artboard is open, place your file and scale it down to fit the artboard. Open the Transparency palette and set the Opacity of the sketch scan to 30%, then open the Layers palette. Double-click on "Layer 1," then re-name the layer "Sketch." Now you have a reference image layer you can hide and reveal throughout the illustration process. Note: Remember to delete this layer once your illustration is complete.
3. How to Trace the Sketch
Let's think about the construction of this illustration in terms of layers and work from the background to the foreground. So we'll start with the Alpine background.
Lock the "Sketch" layer and select New Layer from the Layer palette's flyaway menu and name it "ALPINE BACKGROUND." Now select the Pen Tool from the Tools palette and begin to trace the components of the Alpine background from the sketch.
Make sure these drawn objects have no fill color and a bright primary Stroke Color (red or blue). Using the Stroke palette, make all Stroke Widths 0.5pt. By doing this, you'll be able to get a clearer view of your progressing artwork alongside the original sketch.
4. How to Work with the Gradient Palette
Step 1
Let's add some color. We'll begin with the sky. Open the Swatches palette and the Gradient palette. For a great contrast against the snowy hills, let's make sure the sky is a deep, deep blue.
Drag and drop a dark blue from the Swatches palette to the Gradient palette, then add a pale blue. You should now have a gradient ranging from deep blue to pale blue, to white. Click the Angle field on the Gradient palette and key in 90 degrees to ensure the gradient runs from blue (top) to white (bottom).
Step 2
Moving on from the blue skies – let's work on the snowy hills and ski slope. This is where you can see how the subtle use of the same gradient color used at different angles layered on top of each other gives a really clean, crisp Art Deco effect. Again, no hard and fast rules to follow here – just play with different angles until the contrast feels right for you.
Step 3
Looking now to the skis and sticks – simplify the existing gradient used on the slopes by losing the second pale blue step in the gradient palette. Once we've completed this operation, add the same gradient to the shadows from the sticks and skis and make sure the gradient angles sit at -90 degrees.
Now it's time to make use of the Transparency palette. Selecting the shadows from the skis, change the Transparency Mode from Normal to Multiply, then shift the Transparency from 100% down to 80%. This will give your shadow's gradient a nice, deeper shade of blue, appearing to bleed out to no Fill color, instead of the standard white you'd achieve with transparency set to Normal at 100% transparency.
5. How to Add a Glare
Let's add another subtle touch which gives a little depth to the illustration. Adding glare in the top-left corner of the sky gives the feeling of sunlight reflecting off the snowy slopes. We could choose a pre-installed glare filter here – but where's the fun in that!
So, let's draw two circles – one big, one small and make sure they overlap. The larger of the circles bleeds out of the blue sky, so we'll have to use the Pathfinder palette's Intersect Tool to trim it down and fit it to the deep blue sky.
Once we've done this; it's time to return to our Gradient and Transparency palettes. Select both objects and add a gradient fill using a pale blue running to white. This time, we'll make the gradient Radial as opposed to Linear. Moving onto transparency – select Screen and drag the Opacity back to 20%. Remember that subtlety is key in this exercise.
6. How to Draw the Hero Character
Step 1
The background landscape is now looking very clean, so we'll now Lock the "ALPINE BACKGROUND" layer and Turn Off the Visibility – you'll now be able to see the rough sketch layer again.
Now choose New Layer from your Layers palette and name it "HEROINE." Using the Pen Tool, it's a simple job of tracing all the separate elements that make up our heroine (or main) character.
We'll take a step back from gradients and transparencies for a while, concentrating on full strength colors. This will help distinguish the Hero character from the background.
A quick note on skin tone colors: for years I struggled to mix the perfect flesh tone until I looked at the flyaway menu in Illustrator's Swatches palette. From this menu, go to Open Swatch Library and choose Skintones. I find this swatch library invaluable when choosing complementary skin colors.
Step 2
Now it's time to add a little flourish of detail to the hero character's accessories. You'll notice in the last step I'd left the sunglasses, coffee cup and steam trail white.
Lets look first at the sunglasses, here we'll re-introduce the glare effect we'd developed previously. For the basic lens color, we'll use the exact same gradient from the blue sky. This is where Illustrator's Appearance palette can prove a valuable tool.
Select the Blue Sky on the previous layer, while the Appearance palette is open. The Appearance palette shows a preview thumbnail of the current selection with entitled Path. Simply drag and drop this path thumbnail onto the sunglasses' lenses and all the attributes of the Blue Sky object (including gradient angles) will be transferred onto this new object.
Next we'll mirror the glare circles from the previous layer – using the Appearance palette again, we can replicate all the attributes of the previous object.
I've also added a couple of diagonal swoosh lines using the same Gradient Fill and Transparency to add further effect, along with adding an Inset Shadow effect to the lenses using a deep navy blue Fill and setting the Transparency to Soft Light.
I've obviously gone to town here with the reflection theme, but it's by no means essential to chip away at all this detail (especially if you have a deadline approaching).
Step 3
In this step, we'll be introducing the Blend Tool. The body of the coffee cup is made from shapes. One cream, the other a darker cream acts as shading. With both shapes selected, go to Object > Blend > Make. Now repeat the process with the two shapes making the saucer.
Notice the smooth blend from dark to light. With the coffee cup now complete, let's add transparency and a gradient fill to the vapor above the cup. The gradient should run from a tan brown to white, then make the transparency Multiply and bring the Opacity down to 60%.
7. How to Add a Headline
Step 1
Now the character is finished, Lock the "HEROINE" layer and from your layers menu create a New Layer and name it headline. Now type in the headline copy using a nice retro/art deco poster typeface. I've used Featured Item, a lovely free typeface from fontdiner.com. Once you're happy with type size and kerning etc. Go to Type > Create Outlines.
Now Ungroup all the letters. Then re-select the top line of text and create a compound path by going to Object > Compound Path > Make. Repeat this process for the second line of text. With the type now transformed into two distinct editable objects, we can start adding the effects we've already covered earlier in the tutorial.
Step 2
Unlike adding the drop shadow filter in Photoshop, we'll create an effect of our own using the pathfinder tool. First Turn Off Visibility on all other layers, then hit Command-Y to view the document in wireframe mode.
Select the word "SKI" and go to Edit > Copy, followed by Edit > Paste In Back. Shift this copied object (using your cursor keys) left 2 clicks, then down 2 clicks. Now repeat this copy, Paste in Back, shift process and you will see something like this…
Now open your Pathfinder palette again, select the two words we've pasted to the back, and hit the Minus Front button to create this new Drop Shadow object. Now hit Command-8 to make this new selection a compound path. Let's hit Command-Y and turn the visibility back on for all the layers again to see how we're progressing.
Step 3
Shaping up well isn't it? Finish off the drop shadow effect by adding a Gradient Fill running from navy to white at an angle of -90 degrees, then shift the Transparency to Multiply and pull the Opacity back to 50%.
8. How to Add Texture
Now you'll see pretty much the finished article. It's looking clean and pristine. You could really stop at this point and be sitting pretty. But if you want to add an authentic old paper feel that will really hark back to the Golden Age of Advertising, I suggest adding a texture file.
There are texture resource websites all over the internet. One that never fails to impress me is cgtextures.com, you can register for a free account and download from a massive range of texture images.
I've sourced the paper texture file we're using here from them. So we'll open a New Layer and name it Texture, taking care to lock all the previous layers. Note: It's around now, you can delete the "SKETCH" layer and it's contents.
Now drop in the Photoshop file and scale it down to fit the page. From here, it's a simple job of shifting the transparency to Multiply and pulling back the Opacity back to 80%. Voila! Job done!
Final Image
So there you have it. A nice way to give your vector illustrations a little Old World glamour using a few basic Illustrator Tools. I hope you find it useful! The final image is below.


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2013 Blue Jays Preview with Ben Lindbergh of Baseball Prospectus
Out of all 30 teams in baseball, the Toronto Blue Jays are perhaps in the most perplexing position of all of them. While their offseason acquisitions have significantly improved their squad, there still remains many question marks on the Blue Jays roster.
There are experts out there that make a living dissecting all those question marks, and do a very good job at it. Of course when it comes to projections, the annual Baseball Prospectus book immediately comes to mind.
Ben Lindbergh of Baseball Prospectus was kind enough to answer some questions about key members of the Blue Jays roster this upcoming season, and how he sees them finishing in the division.
Which Blue Jay do you think will take the biggest leap forward this season?
Brett Lawrie should be better. Expectations were fairly high last season, probably a little too high based on how good he was the previous season, but I think he will improve and step forward.
On the pitching side, I like Brandon Morrow. I've liked Brandon Morrow a few seasons now, as a lot of sabermetric-leaning people have. If he can stay healthy, then I would peg him as a person to take a big step.
And on the opposite side of the coin, which Blue Jay do you think will take the biggest step backward in 2013?
The obvious choice would be Melky; not so much because of whatever he was taking last year, but I just felt like he was a guy who was in for line for some decline even if he hadn't tested positive.
It just seemed like he hadn't made a lot of fundamental improvements in his game. Even if he hadn't tested positive, I still feel like he was a guy who would outperform his recent history, if you look at his peripherals and his rates, they were almost identical as they were the season they were before.
He wasn't walking a lot more, he wasn't striking out a lot less, he wasn't hitting for much more power, he was just hitting a lot more singles than he ever had before. So he was getting fortunate and hitting the ball in the right place.
I guess 2011 would be a realistic baseline, and I'm sure the Blue Jays would be happy if he was as good as he was that season when he was an above average hitter.
The big key to the success of the Blue Jays this year is invariably going to rest on the shoulders of R.A. Dickey. How do you see him adjusting to the AL East?
Our projections for R.A. Dickey are pessimistic, but he really breaks projection systems because our projection system is based in part on comparable players … and there really aren't any comparable players to Dickey.
He did things last year that nobody has done. I think the strikeout rate from last year was kind of an anomaly. Normally you'd look at a pitcher his age and you'd say that he probably won't be as good again. But if he continues to throw the knuckleball as well as he did last year, then the AL East won't be a problem.
In the absence of Jose Bautista, Edwin Encarnacion stepped up and had a career year, putting up the best offensive numbers on the team (4.1 BWARP). Aside from 2012, Edwin has been a notoriously streaky hitter, though.
Is the real Edwin Encarnacion closer to his 2012 season or closer to his 2011 season?
I think he will be closer to his 2012 self. Normally we're conservative about guys who have a breakout season. When Jose Bautista went crazy all of a sudden, our projections for him were that he would come back to earth a bit.
You're inclined to believe in a breakout like that more when there's a mechanical change associated with it. It seemed to me like that was the case with Edwin Encarnacion. He revamped his approach at the plate and concentrated more on going the other way, he hit to the opposite field with a lot of power, so I'm optimistic about him.
Just the fact that there really seemed to be real changes and he seemed to be a difference player in a meaningful way. And it wasn't a case like Melky where he had a high BABIP thing with a lot of balls falling in.
Mark Buehrle has been the consummate innings-eater over his career, but I noticed he's one of the Blue Jays that's projected to take a bit of a step back this year. How do you think he'll fare in the AL East facing the likes of the Yankees, Red Sox, Rays and Orioles this season?
I think there is some concern about the AL East compared to the AL Central , and the fact that he's a fly ball pitcher and he's pitching in a park where a lot of home runs are hit and a division where a lot of home runs are hit.
In our Blue Jays essay, the AL East had 4 of the top 6 home run parks. As a fly ball pitcher and a guy who doesn't miss a lot of bats, it's something I would worry about. Our projections for the Blue Jays defensively are not strong, as we have them projected to have the worst defense in the division.
If that's not the case, then without the greatest defensive outfield coupled with a park that's not all that great for flyballers, then I expect him to decline. He's never been on the disabled list in 12 seasons of 200 innings in a row. It's an incredible thing you don't see anymore; Buehrle's about a sure a thing as you can get.
Strikeout pitchers are usually good pitchers and it's a good thing not to rely on your defenders to get outs, but at the same time, health is also a skill. Buehrle clearly has it and the control to survive without a lot of velocity or a lot of strikeouts, and you can pretty much pencil him in for 30 starts.
Ultimately, where do you expect the Blue Jays to finish this season … and the million dollar question, will they make the playoffs this year?
Purely looking at the stats, we have the Yankees in first and the Orioles in last and then the other three teams are just bunched together in the middle of the division. But I think the Blue Jays as strong as any other team in the division.
Maybe they're a higher risk team because of the injury concerns, but I would see them probably winning close to 90 games and I'll pick them as the Wild Card team.
Thanks again to Ben for answering my questions. Of course, you can check out the full preview of every Blue Jays player in the 2013 Baseball Prospectus, out in book stores now. And follow Ben on Twitter, @ben_lindbergh.


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"Like someone slamming the earth with a big machine"
Paul Joseph Watson
Mysterious booms that plagued several towns in Wisconsin earlier this year appear to have returned, with an eyewitness reporting hearing the strange noises repeatedly over a 30 minute period last night.
The booms, described as a rumbling noise coming from deep underground, stoked intrigue earlier this year and a US Geological Survey investigation after being reported over several weeks in the town of Clintonville. The strange noises were also heard and felt in Baraboo and Montello.
The USGS eventually concluded that the booms were caused by an unusual "swarm" of earthquakes that hit a region not noted for its seismic activity. However, a separate seisometer study conducted when the booms briefly returned following the conclusion of the USGS inquiry found that the sounds were not being caused by earthquakes.
Despite the fact that a number of residents rejected the earthquake explanation, noting that the booms were reported before the first earthquake was measured, the story disappeared when the booms ceased.
However, the phenomenon appears to have returned with a Wisconsin resident telling us how they experienced a series of sustained booms last night over a period of half an hour.
"I live about 60 miles from Baraboo and my family and I heard some booms last night just a little after 1am," writes Shawn McConaghy
"Sound and shaking didnt appear to be from the same central point…it was weird! It went on for 30 minutes or so and we heard about 20 booms. To me they sounded like someone slamming the earth with a big machine," added McConaghy, noting that the booms also sounded like "a giant walking"
"We live out in the country and i'm not aware of anyone else hearing it," he adds.
Over the last year, there have been a rash of reports concerning strange noises heard both underground and in the sky.
From bizarre "groaning" sounds to trumpet-like noises, a lot of the reports can be explained away as hoaxes or some form of mass hysteria as we approach the end of the year and fever builds over widely discussed Mayan prophecies about end of the world scenarios.
However, the booms heard in Wisconsin are by no means a figment of people's imagination. They have beenmeasured and documented by audio engineers.
Theories as to their cause have ranged from the mundane to the exotic.
Some think the booms are caused by underground tunneling machines which are being used to drill subterranean military bases.
Others point to CO2 sequestration or fracking as the culprit, noting that both have been known to cause small and moderate man-made earthquakes.
Some also think that the High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP), which is often blamed for unexplained weather and seismic events due to its highly secretive nature, is causing the booms while others point to the myriad of geoengineering programs currently being conducted across the United States as a possible explanation.
What do you think? Have you experienced the booms in your area and what could be causing them?


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Judicial watchdog drops complaint against Hathaway
DETROIT (AP) -The state agency that monitors judges for misconduct is dropping its complaint against Diane Hathaway now that she's no longer on the Michigan Supreme Court.
The Michigan Judicial Tenure Commission said Tuesday there's nothing to gain. Hathaway pleaded guilty last week to federal bank fraud for shifting properties and failing to disclose assets while trying to dump her Detroit-area home in a short sale. She could go to prison and lose her law license.
The commission filed an ethics complaint against Hathaway and sought her suspension on Jan. 7 while she was still on the Supreme Court. That led to news that Hathaway had quietly filed retirement papers in December and was planning to quit on Jan. 21.
She was charged with fraud three days before leaving the court.


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Some predict chaos beginning Oct. 1, when the law requires Obamacare exchanges, the online marketplaces in which people will be able to shop for insurance, to be up and running. And maybe that will happen; the day is a little more than two months off, and the administration seems far behind schedule in the work that needs to be done.
On the other hand, a lot of thoughtful conservatives are looking beyond Oct. 1 to Jan. 1, the day the law (except for the parts the president has unilaterally postponed) is scheduled to go fully into effect. On that day the government will begin subsidizing health insurance for millions of Americans. (A family of four with income as high as $88,000 will be eligible for subsidies.) When people begin receiving that entitlement, the dynamics of the Obamacare debate will change.
At that point, the Republican mantra of total repeal will become obsolete. The administration will mount a huge public relations campaign to highlight individuals who have received government assistance to help them afford, say, chemotherapy, or dialysis, or some other life-saving treatment. Will Republicans advocate cutting off the funds that help pay for such care?
The answer is no. Facing that reality, the GOP is likely to change its approach, arguing that those people should be helped while the rest of Obamacare is somehow dismantled.
The administration is fully aware of its advantage. Recently officials invited several prominent liberal bloggers to a special White House Obamacare briefing. From the reporting that resulted -- one headline included the declaration "Implementing the Affordable Care Act is going to be a huge success" -- administration officials are quite confident that, whatever problems arise, Obamacare will be solidly in place after the money starts flowing on Jan. 1.
"Neither Democrats nor Republicans liked to emphasize how much the Affordable Care Act debate was about redistribution rather than health care as such, but there's a lot of money here," wrote Slate's Matthew Yglesias, who attended the briefing. "The law is structured to be financially beneficial to a large majority of people, and the infrastructure is in place to make that clear to a critical mass of them."
Truth be told, many Republicans did note that redistribution is at the heart of Obamacare. But the fact is, the redistributing will begin Jan. 1. And whatever else goes wrong with Obamacare, look for the White House to apply whatever fixes it must to make sure the money keeps flowing.
"The last few months have shown us that the administration will do whatever it needs to do -- whether it is in the law or not, within its formal powers or beyond them -- to prop up collapsing elements and avoid political disasters in the near term," said Yuval Levin, a former Bush administration staffer and one of Obamacare's most perceptive critics, in an email exchange. "That often means pure ad hoc governing where they just do whatever they have to in order to avoid allowing the system's worst problems and failings to become apparent in the near term."
None of this is to say Obamacare won't face huge problems. The most obvious is that it will make things worse for more people than it helps. If that disparity is huge -- that is, if on one side there are many millions of people paying more for coverage than they did previously, losing coverage they were satisfied with, and suffering through great uncertainty, while on the other side there are far fewer people receiving direct government subsidies -- if that happens, then the political fight over Obamacare will intensify rather than fade. But even then, the subsidies are unlikely to go away.
Obamacare could face even bigger problems. The most serious is the so-called "death spiral," which could occur if too few young, healthy people sign up for coverage, dramatically raising the cost of covering everyone else.
But collapse of its own weight? The administration's insurance against that is the billions of dollars that will start flowing out of Washington Jan. 1. Once that happens, Republicans will likely stop talking about Obamacare's collapse and will instead start searching for ways to limit the harm done to millions of Americans.


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Conjunctions hook words or word groups together. Coordinating conjunctions hook equal things together while correlative conjunctions are two part conjunctions that hook equal things together. Subordinating conjunctions introduce dependent clauses and hook them to independent clauses.
Alright some of you guys may remember back to the classic school house rock video conjunction junction where you saw a lot of train cars going by and that's what we're going to talk about today. We're going to talk about conjunctions and they really are the work horses of the parts of speech and what they do like those train cars they hook up words or word groups.
There's three different types of conjunctions that you're going to need to know, the first is the coordinating conjunction. Coordinating conjunctions hook up two equal items so it could be two sentences, two items in a list, two adjectives describing the same noun whatever it is when you look on either side of a coordinating conjunction the side should be equal. The nice thing about coordinating conjunctions as well, there is a limited amount so they're pretty easy to remember it's for, and, nor, but, or, yet and so.
The next type we're going to talk about are the correlative conjunctions and they actually function much like coordinating conjunctions however they come in pairs, so they're the word groups that you use together, they're still going to hook up to equal items but they're going to do it using two words, things like either/or, not only/but also, both/and. So you're going to use it, you could say either this or that, not only this but also that, so you'll use them together to hook up two equal items.
And then the final type, probably the most difficult type to understand is the subordinating conjunction and what those do are introduce dependent clauses, those are those groups of words that can't stand on their own and what they do is then hook them up to independent clauses so that they can stand together. Some of those popular subordinating conjunctions are although, since, because, when, while, until. I really suggest taking a look at the big list of them because some of knowing subordinating conjunctions is just being aware of what they are.
Let's talk about some tips before we take a look at how they actually work in writing. So the first trick I want to tell you about is Fanboys, you may have heard this before but it's the super simple way to remember those coordinating conjunctions we just talked about, for and nor, but or yet and so. So I guarantee if you remember that acronym it's going to be really difficult to forget those coordinating conjunctions.
And then the other trick that I want you to remember is that a subordinating conjunction will always no exception will always be the first word of a dependent clause, so when you are starting to identify different clauses if you've identified something that's dependent take a look at that first word because that's your subordinating conjunction.
Alright let's take a look at some writing and see if we can actually look at some conjunctions and identify them in action. So we've got this short paragraph. "In this Summer I love to go to the beach and relax since I stay a while, I usually bring a book some sunscreen and a hat, the beach is ideal because I can either go in the water or lay in the sand."
So let's start identifying some of those words those conjunctions that hook things up. We've got in the summer I love to go to the beach and relax, so I've got two things that I'm doing there 'and' is a conjunction and the easy way to identify what kind of conjunction it is, is it because we know it's a fanboy, if it's a fanboy it's nothing else. So we've got a coordinating conjunction there it's hooking up going to the beach and relaxing two equal verbs, alright.
We've got "since I stay a while I usually bring a book some sunscreen and a hat." Now the first one that probably pops out to you is this 'and' again, we know it's a fanboy so we know it's a coordinating conjunction it's hooking up a book, some sunscreen and a hat so that's my list of items. But hopefully you looked earlier in this sentence and you saw the sentence has two parts one half that can't stand on it's own and the other half that can.
So if we look at "since I stayed a while" we know it's got a subject 'I' and it's got a verb 'stay' but it can't stand alone 'cause there's not a complete thought there, remember if we've got a dependent clause the first word of it is a subordinating conjunction. So since is one of those subordinating conjunctions there and it's acting to hook together this dependent clause to "I usually bring a book, some sun screen and a hat" which makes it a complex sentence and we'll talk about those later.
Finally we have got "the beach is ideal because I can either go in the water or lay in the sand." So we already have these two things that we know are being hooked up laying in the sand -- I guess you could lay in the water -- and going in the water so those two things are hooked up and they're hooked up by 'or' but we know 'or' most of the time has a partner in crime and it's usually 'either' when you're given two choices. So 'either' and 'or' are working together here to be a correlative conjunction. So here you can see how conjunctions work together and really how they work to hook things up and make your sentence make sense.


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What's new in Version 0.99
Secret Maryo Chronicles 0.99 has many new features ! Take a look :)
New Enemies
The new Enemies Gee and Eato eagerly awaits to eat your behind. A Gee can be an Electro, Fire or Venom type.
New Level Settings
New Level Settings for Background Speed, Global Effects, Level Autor and Version.
New Sprites
Many New Sprites are available in the Leveleditor.
New Smart Camera
New Smart Camera will further look into the direction you're facing.
Level Editor Multiple Sprite Selection
Level Editor Multiple Sprite Selection allows you to select unlimited Sprites and interact with these selected objects.
New Overworld
The New Overworld awaits you if you finished all levels of the first World.
You can download the new version here.