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Ahead for the Olympic movement: trying to heal political discords caused by the US boycott of the last seven months; trying to define who is an amateur athlete and who is a professional; and trying to improve doping control to uncover drugs now undetectable.
These three themes emerged during the Moscow Olympics, as Lord Killanin handed over to Spanish businessman and diplomat Juan Antonio Samaranch as president of the International Olympic Committee.
The specter of the boycott hung over the Moscow games, the most politically controversial since the Berlin games of 1936. In addition, a number of deliberately political protests took place. They ranged from an Italian demonstrator in Red Square (deported the next day after being kicked and punched by KGB agents) and a statement by French athletes deploring armed intervention into othprisoners in the USSR.
The surprise was not that these events occurred. It was that there weren't more of them, given the passions aroused by Soviet troops in Afghanistan.
Every games produce politics of one kind or another. As Lord Killanin remarked, every host city tries to use them to boost itself.
The difference here was that Moscow was trying to advertise and proclaim an entire social system, one whose ideology is basically opposed to the ideals of the West. No amount of soothing words from Soviet games organizers could hide the fact that the basic political conflict in the world today is between Western Judeo-Christian concepts and Marxist, materialistic atheism.
The two exist in a state of continuous tension -- and as a result, the decision of award the games to Moscow, takthe tension to the sports world. The Afghan boycott was simply the outgrowth of this tension, rather than the cause.
New IOC president Samaranch told his first press conference in Moscow Aug. 4 that "many elements" of the Olympic movement had been destroyed in recent months. The task now, he said, was to rebuild, to "recreate harmony."
He conceded that the games "could have been much better" if the boycotting countries had attended. But the Olympic movement remained strong, he maintained. The Moscow games saw 36 world records broken. The IOC supported the games in Los Angeles in 1984 and would continue to support them.
Mr. Samaranch was not satisfied with the current definitions of who was a professional and who was an amateur athlete, and said the IOC would keep studying the issue.
Meanwhile, the issue of drugs and detecting them in athletes emerged again. The head of the IOC medical commission, Prince Alexandre Merode of Belgium, said here Aug. 3 that not one single case of doping had been discovered at the Moscow games.
But Prof. Arnold Beckett of Britain, an IOC expert on drugs, who appeared with the Prince, qualified that comment. He said methods of detecting the most commonly used muscle-building drug -- anabolic steroids -- had greatly improved in recent years. But, he warned, there was reason to believe that some athletes in Moscow had been taking another substance, called testosterone, which could not be detected because it was naturally present in men and, to a lesser degree, in women.
In this sense, Dr. Beckett suggested that Moscow's clean bill of health may have been deceptive. All of which is relevant to the Los Angeles games in 1984 -- not least the high cost of making the necesary doping tests which reportedly exceeded $1 million at the Lake Placid winter Olympics.
In addition, past IOC president Lord Killanin has raised questions about the way the International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAFF) has handled drug cases. Several East European women, suspended for 18 months, were suddenly reinstated after only 10 months, in time to compete in Moscow. Two won gold medals.
On another issue, the future siting of the games, at least some political wrangling might be avoided by holding the games in Greece every Olympic year, where they began.
Mr. Samaranch said he expected an IOC report within several months, but he indicated that Los Angeles was certain in 1984 and that the 1988 games would be awarded to cities early next year.
Contenders include Calgary, Alberta, and cities in Sweden and Italy for the Winter Games; and Nagoya, Japan, and Melbourne, Australia, for the summer games


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Bad Boy
Bad Boy is a pioneer in the alternative sports lifestyle industry. Founded in 1982 in San Diego, CA, BAD BOY quickly built a name for itself by sponsoring athletes and events in surfing, skateboarding, and motocross. Bad Boy sponsored some of the biggest names during this time including Sunny Garcia (World Champion Surfer), Mark Gonzales (Pro Skateboarder), and Ricky Johnson (Multiple time Super Cross champ and AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famer).
By the early 1990's, Bad Boy expanded into martial arts via sponsorship of legendary Brazilian Jiu-jitsu black belt Rickson Gracie and Mixed Martial Arts champions such as Vitor Belfort and Frank Shamrock. The team expanded by supporting young fighters in MMA tournaments like Mark Kerr, Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira and Mark Coleman.
Bad Boy is dedicated to supporting the action sports athlete and providing high-quality products that enhance the athlete's training, performance, and lifestyle. Bad Boy distributes innovative, lifestyle and performance products on 6 different continents. Bad Boy has decades of experience creating authentic, competition-quality gear.
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Darin Brunstad
Darin is married to Master Sergeant David Brunstad; they serve in the Air Force National Guard. Darin represented gay military partners to the CRWG at the Pentagon. He and David have many media credits including; "The Story with Dick Gordon" and Darin is "currently blogging their story at Gay Soldier's Husband.
Andrew is an Army Veteran who served over 8 years in the Indiana Army National Guard. During that time, he served in Afghanistan and Iraq. He has a Bachelor's of General Studies Degree with minors in Telecommunications and Business Information Technology. Andrew has participated in multiple LGBT speakers panels since 2009, and currently serves as the LGBT Special Emphasis Program Manager at the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System in Ann Arbor, Michigan. In addition to coordinating LGBT activities and events at the VA, he is also training to become an Equal Employment Specialist in the Veterans Health Administration.
Rebekah Montgomery
Rebekah is a US Army Reserve Chaplain. As a military chaplain, she is proud to support all of our service members and military families and is honored to offer pastoral, spiritual and religious support to those in need.
Beverly Schmidt-Rodriguez, PhD, LPC, RN, CCM
Beverly is a psychologist and nurse, living in National Harbor, Maryland.
She is a sustainer in the Junior League, with an extensive background in public affairs, and human rights advocacy. Being part of a military family has made her acutely aware and sensitive to the issues faced by all military families.
Samuel Toba, PhD
Samuel is the spouse of an active duty service member stationed at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and Co-founder of MPFC.. He has over 15 years of non-profit experience in seeking funding, building community outreach projects, and developing programs. Dr. Toba also served as an executive board member to Immigration Equality, a national organization fighting for equality under U.S. immigration law for LGBT and HIV positive individuals.


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Particle physics and the Universe
Particle physics and the Universe
Antimatter might sound like science fiction, but it's very much science fact. We think that half the Universe was made of it at the Big Bang, although it is very rare today. Understanding why so much antimatter disappeared so quickly, to allow our matter-dominated Universe to form, is one of the biggest challenges in particle physics today. Tara Shears will describe how particle physicists explore the structure of the universe, where antimatter fits in to that picture, where the problems are in our understanding, and how we are trying to find out more with experiments at CERN, the European laboratory for particle physics, and on the International Space Station.
About Tara Shears
Tara Shears is a Professor of Physics at the University of Liverpool. Her research focusses on testing aspects of the Standard Model of particle physics using the LHCb experiment at CERN's Large Hadron Collider. Tara is particularly interested in understanding the reasons why that there is so little antimatter in the Universe. Tara has been awarded two prestigious fellowships, including one from the Royal Society, in recognition of her work and she became the first female physics professor at the University of Liverpool. During her career Tara has been very active in public engagement and she is also Chair of the STFC's Education, Training and Careers Committee.


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Bill Murray Gets Champagne Poured on Him by Nick Offerman & David Ross at ESPYS 2017! (VIDEO)
Bill Murray is having the time of his life at the 2017 ESPY Awards!
The 66-year-old actor took the stage during the awards show on Wednesday night (July 12) to accept the award for Best Moment on behalf of the Chicago Cubs winning the 2016 World Series.
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Bill Murray
Bill was presented the award by fellow actor Nick Offerman before MLB baseball player David Ross joined the guys on stage where he did an interpretive dance.
The guys then cheered with a couple bottles of champagne before pouring them all over each other!
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Funny, true anarchists are opposed to government control and support the individual's right to make their own living free from government intrusion. They also support private property. These attacks seem mostly against business owners and not the government. If they are "anarchists," they need to learn what an anarchist system really is. These vandals seem to follow a "anarcho-communism" system. Or as I like to call it "communism."
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Felicia Pitre was elected to the office of Dallas County District Clerk on November 6, 2014 taking office on January 1, 2015. Ms. Pitre brings thirty years of non-profit and public service management to the position; eight years of which have been the in district clerk's office managing the 13 civil district courts, and for the last four years, managing the 17 criminal district courts. Felicia spearheaded the Felony courts' digital records initiative and implementing new electronic resources to improve the efficiency of the courts.
Felicia is originally from Lake Charles, Louisiana and moved to Dallas twenty-five years ago. Her Creole family has lived in the bayous of southern Louisiana for three-hundred years. Felicia is well known for her community involvement and volunteer activities assisting young families, the elderly, job seekers and facilitating offender re-entry.
In her first term as district clerk, Felicia will be focused on improving the accessibility and efficiency of electronic filing in the civil and family courts by implementing the new public Odyssey portal and making changes to the office's business process to enhance timeliness of filing and delivery to the courts. Felicia will oversee the deployment of a new case management system in the juvenile courts and will be working closely with the juvenile court judiciary to ensure the security of highly sensitive records. Felicia will also bring her lengthy experience in the criminal courts to address existing issues in the recording and transmission of documents and working with other county stakeholders to implement a new electronic case management system in the future.
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Government contractors had to halt plans this week to ramp up their removal of debris from the October wildfires after federal officials received formal challenges to two contracts recently awarded for the work in Sonoma, Napa, Mendocino and Lake counties.
The Army Corps of Engineers learned Tuesday night of the protests against the agreements covering the remainder of the public fire cleanup programs in Northern California. Both Burlingame-based ECC, which was awarded a $475 million contract for the Sonoma County cleanup, and Minnesota-based Ceres Environmental Services, which received a $160 million contract for the other three counties, had to suspend work associated with those agreements as a result, a Corps spokeswoman said.
The contract challenges, filed by Florida-based company AshBritt Inc. with the U.S. Government Accountability Office, call into question whether crews will be able to meet the Corps' target dates for completing the fire cleanup. Corps officials hoped to have Sonoma County debris removed by the end of February, and the cleanup in all four counties was 43 percent finished as of Tuesday afternoon.
"We realize this mission is critically important," said Corps spokeswoman Nancy Allen. "We are working with our state and federal partners to do everything we can to resolve this as quickly as possible, and we really want to enable the communities to recover."
Allen said it was too soon to estimate what delay, if any, the contract challenges would cause, but some debris removal work remains unaffected.
The Corps had previously granted emergency orders to jump-start the debris removal, and AshBritt is still finishing its work authorized through that process.
An AshBritt representative couldn't be reached for comment Wednesday night.
ECC participated in the earlier stages of debris removal, too, but had already finished its initial work. Before the objections were filed, the company was preparing to send about 30 crews out Friday under the new contract, according to vice president of operations August Ochabauer.
"We had good momentum going," Ochabauer said. "Our plan is to hit the ground running and ramp up very quickly and really get going at a very high level of productivity. When you have to put on the brakes, it's always a little frustrating."
About 150 union-trained equipment operators are ready to join the debris removal program as soon as they're called, said Chris Snyder, district representative for Operating Engineers Local 3. Those workers, many of whom have already participated in the cleanup effort, will wait until the contract challenges are resolved.
"Our members are extremely frustrated, because they want to get out there and work, and a lot of them have been laid off," Snyder said. "They're just eager to get out there and be part of the cleanup and the rebuild of the community."
This story appeared in the Press Democrat.
Read more about how North Bay business is recovering from the October fires: nbbj.news/2017fires


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Louann Morehouse, who moved to New Orleans in 1987, loves fresh greens, so it's no wonder she's attracted to gumbo z'herbes, which is made with many different greens in the same pot. Her recipe is from Rima and Richard Collin's "The New Orleans Cookbook, " published in 1975 by Knopf. (More gumbo recipes and stories.)
Morehouse, a Florida native, first prepared the traditional Lenten dish about 17 years ago for Christmas Eve, when she and her husband, Robin, and their children, Caitlin and Lucas, who were very young, lived in Nova Scotia. The gumbo has since become one of the family's all-occasion favorites.
Over the years, the Lakeview resident has put her stamp on the original recipe given below. For example, in place of the veal she substitutes additional baked ham. Also, she omits the marjoram and tinkers with the amounts of other spices used.
She often substitutes chicken stock for the water and adds green bell peppers and celery to the roux along with the onions.
She always puts turnip greens and either collards or mustards in the gumbo. But when she's rushed or can't find fresh greens, she resorts to frozen ones, which she adds after the fresh greens are cooked. For the best tasting gumbo z'herbes, she advises never substituting frozen greens for more than one-third of the total greens used.
"I love greens and always like to eat something extremely nutritious, " says Morehouse, who is executive director of the Tennessee Williams Festival. "The gumbo is delicious and is actually better the day after it's made. And it goes really well with cornbread."
Gumbo z'herbes
Makes 8 or more servings
Greens, at least five types (seven or eight is better), one bunch each: collard greens, mustard greens, turnip greens, green onions, parsley, watercress, spinach, beet tops, radish tops, small head of green cabbage, chicory, carrot tops
2 quarts plus 1/3 cup cool water, divided 1/2 cup vegetable oil
(2/3) cup flour
1 cup chopped onions
1/2 pound lean baked ham, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
1/2 pound Creole (Polish, French garlic) smoked sausage, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
1/2 pound lean veal, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
1 large ham bone
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon dried marjoram
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/8 teaspoon ground cayenne
2 whole bay leaves
6 whole allspice
2 whole cloves
Boiled rice, for serving
Wash greens thoroughly, taking care to remove all sand; trim off tough stem ends or discolored outer leaves. Place greens in a colander, and rinse under cool running water. Let excess water drain off, then place damp greens in a heavy eight-quart pot. Add one-third cup cool water to pot and place over high heat.
Bring liquid at bottom of pot to a boil, then cover pot tightly, reduce heat to medium, and cook until greens are tender, 12 to 15 minutes. Drain greens in a colander placed over a large bowl to catch liquid formed during cooking; reserve liquid. Chop greens fine and set aside.
In the same eight-quart pot, washed and well-dried, heat oil over high heat. Reduce heat to low and gradually add flour, stirring constantly. Cook, stirring continuously, until roux is golden brown (the color of peanut butter). Promptly add onions; cook five minutes, stirring well. Thoroughly mix in cubed ham, sausage, veal, and reserved greens cooking liquid.
Gradually add greens, then ham bone, salt, marjoram, thyme, ground peppers, bay leaves, allspice and cloves. Slowly add two quarts cool water, stirring well. Bring to a boil, then slowly simmer for 1 1/4 hours. Serve over rice.


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Meet Our Staff
Jen Brockman joined the University of Kansas community in the Spring of 2016 as the director of the newly formed Sexual Assault Prevention and Education Center. She has worked since 2001 in the field of victim advocacy and prevention in three different states at community programs, flagship institutes, and state coalitions. She received a Bachelor of Arts in 2003 from Drury University in Criminology and Sociology and a Masters of Arts in Organizational Leadership in 2009 from Gonzaga University.
Dustin serves as a Program Educator for the Sexual Assault Prevention & Education Center. In this role, Dustin is responsible for bystander intervention and men's engagement programming. He came to KU in the fall of 2012, working in the Student Involvement and Leadership Center for four years. Prior to KU, Dustin earned his Master of Education (MEd) in Higher Education Administration and Student Affairs from the University of South Carolina. Originally from Durham, California, Dustin earned his Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in Political Science from California State University-Chico. Dustin is currently working on his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Higher Education Administration. In his free time, Dustin serves as a Victim/Survivor Advocate for the Sexual Trauma and Abuse Care Center.
Sony began working as a Prevention Educator for the Sexual Assault Prevention and Education Center in the summer of 2017. In this role, Sony is responsible for programming on the subjects of healthy relationships and consent education. Prior to working in the Sexual Assault Prevention and Education Center, Sony worked at KU as an academic advisor for the School of Education and Assistant Director in the Emily Taylor Center for Women & Gender Equity. As a student at KU, Sony was a Resident Assistant in Oliver and Ellsworth Halls. Sony is a Lego enthusiast and can frequently be found enjoying the sights and sounds of downtown Lawrence.
Sony received a BA in English, a BSJ in Strategic Communications, and a MSE in Higher Education Administration, all from The University of Kansas.
Kierra serves as a graduate assistant for the Sexual Assault Prevention and Education Center. Kierra earned her Bachelor of Science (BS) in Psychology and is currently working on her Master's of Business Administration in Marketing (MBA) at the University of Kansas. Kierra is responsible for coordinating the University's bystander intervention workshop, Jayhawks Give a Flock, and will assist with SAPEC's programming with KU student-athletes.
Jaclyn serves as graduate student staff for the Sexual Assault Prevention and Education Center. Jaclyn earned her Bachelor of General Studies (BGS) in American Studies with a minor in Sociology. She is currently working on her Master's of Higher Education Administration (MSE) at the University of Kansas. Jaclyn is responsible for coordinating the peer educator program, social media, and programming initiatives.
Zyrie is a Social Welfare and Gender Studies double major seeking proficiency in Korean. He is currently an undergraduate and a member of the scholarship hall community. He worked with SAPEC for a year as a volunteer peer educator and now works as an employee, alongside his job in the African and African-American Studies department.


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When nothing prints, there are three general areas to check:
The printer hardware
The network
The LP print service
If you get a banner page, but nothing else, this is a special case of incorrect output. See Troubleshooting Incorrect Output.
The hardware is the first area to check. As obvious as it sounds, you should make sure that the printer is plugged in and turned on. In addition, you should refer to the manufacturer's documentation for information about hardware settings. Some computers use hardware switches that change the characteristics of a printer port.
The printer hardware includes the printer, the cable that connects it to the computer, and the ports into which the cable plugs at each end. As a general approach, you should work your way from the printer to the computer. Check the printer. Check where the cable connects to the printer. Check the cable. Check where the cable connects to the computer.
Problems are more common with remote print requests that are going from a print client to a print server. You should make sure that network access between the print server and print clients is enabled.
If the network is running the Network Information Service Plus (NIS+), see System Administration Guide: Naming and Directory Services (NIS+) for instructions to enable access between systems. If the network is not running NIS or NIS+, before you set up print servers and print clients, include the Internet address and system name for each client system in the /etc/hosts file on the print server. Also, the IP address and system name for the print server must be included in the /etc/hosts file of each print client system.
For printing to work, the LP scheduler must be running on the print server. If it is not running, you need to start it using the following command:
# svcadm enable application/print/server
In addition to the scheduler running, a printer must be enabled and accepting requests before it will produce any output. If the LP print service is not accepting requests for a printer, the submitted print requests are rejected. Usually, in that instance, the user receives a warning message after submitting a print request. If the LP print service is not enabled for a printer, print requests remain queued on the system until the printer is enabled.
In general, you should analyze a printing problem as follows:
Follow the path of the print request step-by-step.
Examine the status of the LP print service at each step.
Is the configuration correct?
Is the printer accepting requests?
Is the printer enabled to process requests?
If the request is hanging on transmission, set up lpr.debug in syslog.conf to display the flow. See Debugging Printing Problems.
If the request is hanging locally, examine the lpsched log (/var/lp/logs/lpsched).
If the request is hanging locally, have notification of the printer device errors (faults) mailed to you, and re-enable the printer.
The procedures found in Troubleshooting Miscellaneous Printing Problems use this strategy to help you troubleshoot various problems with the LP print service.


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Over the past few days I've been running into a team made up of two Fragments of Anger and a Lil' Ragnaros named Fnale. I have a counter to this team so any time I encounter this player, I concede and queue up my counter hoping to catch the player on the requeue. I run a fox that almost solos the two angers and then follow up with a Zomstrock Carpnado on the Lil' Rag.
I have yet to lose to this player because...well...because he or she never adapts. In fact, so thorough is this player's commitment to this composition and play style that he or she does the same exact moves every time and they perform these moves at a regular pace--no thinking in between and no hesitation.
I'm convinced this is a bot. Hell, if I was playing as this team, I wouldn't even both against a team running a fox.
Anyone else had experience with a Lil' Rag named Finale or any other suspiciously botty players?
Thank you Finale, you always guarantee me a win.


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Machine Learning Tea
Machine learning reading group as of 2017
The current machine learning group meets Thursdays at 3pm in 228 Malone. Papers are announced on the ml-reading group mailing list
old machine learning tea reading group
The Johns Hopkins Machine Learning Tea is an informal gathering of students and postdocs interested in machine learning and statistics. We typically meet every week while class is in session. Announcements and discussion are posted to firstname.lastname@example.com, and you can sign up by visiting this link http://ml.jhu.edu/signup . Snacks and, of course, tea will be served (and there's an espresso machine nearby for coffee). The tea is inspired by similar traditions at Gatsby, Toronto, MIT, and Berkeley.
Where: Hackerman 306
When: 4:30PM on Thursdays
The format is a 10-15 minute mini-talk followed by time for questions and discussion. On occasion, we may have an open forum rather than a talk. The format for the talks is very flexible, e.g. tutorials, derivations, work in progress, puzzles. We may also present papers from conferences such as ICML, AISTATS, NIPS, although there is a separate ML Reading Group (and the NLP Reading Group reads a lot of ML papers too).
Spring 2012
- Feb 9 - Neal's Slice Sampling (Matthew Gormley)
- Note: We will meet in 320, opposite from 306.
- Feb 16 - "Ideal" Slice Sampling (Nicholas Andrews)
- Damien, P., Wakefield, J. C. and Walker, S. G. (1999). Gibbs sampling for Bayesian nonconjugate and hierarchical models by using auxiliary variables. J. R. Stat. Soc. Ser. B Stat. Methodol. 61 331–344.
- Kalli, Maria and Griffin, Jim E. and Walker, Stephen G. (2011) Slice sampling mixture models. Statistics and Computing
- Antonietta Mira, Luke Tierney (1997). On the use of auxiliary variables in Markov chain Monte Carlo sampling. Scandinavian Journal of Statistics
- Feb 23 - Beam Sampling for Inference in Structured Models (Jason Smith)
- Paper: http://mlg.eng.cam.ac.uk/jurgen/pubs/icml2008ihmm.pdf
- Slides: http://mlg.eng.cam.ac.uk/jurgen/pubs/crism2008ihmm.pdf
- Mar 1 - Nonparametric K-Means (Michael Paul)
- Paper: http://arxiv.org/pdf/1111.0352
- Mar 8 - Expectation Maximization (Scott Novotney)
- http://www.cs.uoi.gr/~arly/papers/SPM08.pdf
- Mar 16 - Global Optimization (Juri Ganitkevitch)
- M. A. Osborne, R. Garnett and S. J. Roberts (2009). Gaussian processes for global optimization In: 3rd International Conference on Learning and Intelligent Optimization (LION3), Trento, Italy.
- Mar 22 - Spring "break"
- Mar 29 - Locality-sensitive hashing (Travis Wolfe)
- Apr 5 - Random Forests (Xuchen Yao)
- Apr 12 - TBA (Volunteer!)
- Apr 19 - TBA (Frank Ferraro)
- Apr 26 - TBA (Volunteer!)
Spring 2011
- May 3 - Combining structured predictions from multiple "experts" without any supervised data (Alex Klementiev)
- Apr 26 - Rare class prediction (Juri Ganitkevitch)
- Apr 19 - Hyperparameter estimation in Dirichlet process mixture models (Nicholas Andrews)
- Apr 12 - Dirichlet processes and DP mixture models (Adam Teichert)
- Weekly Tip: Ever wanted an exceptionally high-quality, fast random number generator for Java? It claims to be about a third faster than Java.Random.
- Apr 5 - Permutation tests (Xuchen Yao)
- Mar 29 -
Paired permutation tests (Xuchen Yao)Predicting self-training performance (Scott Novotney)
- Mar 22 - Spring "break"
- Mar 15 - Dual Decomposition (Michael Paul)
- Weekly Tip: When optimizing a non-convex function with L-BFGS, dumping the history (approximation to the inverse Hessian) whenever the algorithm thinks it's converged can help avoid local optima. This comes from a post by Aria Haghighi on the Q/A section of MetaOptimize. Thanks to Markus for finding this.
- Mar 8 - Video lecture on reinforcement learning for autonomous helicopter flight (Wes Filardo)
- Feb 22 - Decision theory for statistical inference (Joshua Vogelstein)
- Check out the webpage! Alternate link.
- Weekly Tip: GmailTeX. Enough said.
- Feb 15 - Metric Learning (Delip Rao)
- Weekly Tip: The prior proportions <math>\vec{\tau}</math> of a hierarchical Dirichlet process can be sampled by simulating how new components are created for <math>n_{m,k}</math> draws from the Dirichlet process with precision <math>\alpha \tau_k</math>, which is a sequence of Bernoulli trials.
- See Section 6.1.12 of "Mixture Block Methods for Non Parametric Bayesian Models with Applications" for details.
- Feb 9 - Robust parameter estimation in Bayesian networks (Ves Stoyanov)
- Weekly Tip: The number of connected components of a graph is equal to the number of zero eigenvalues of the graph Laplacian.
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I want to get the music's playing volume. Not the overall volume of the sound, but get the volume of instruments playing or a song went silent for example.
I did try getVolume, but it doesn't look like it is what I am looking for.
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Tipperary footballers beaten despite brave display against Kerry
Tipperary 0-10 Kerry 0-16
Tipperary's footballers put up a spirited performance before losing to All-Ireland finalists Kerry in the Munster Senior Football Quarter-Final at Semple Stadium on Sunday.
Tipp started brightly and led by 0-3 to 0-1 before Kerry took a grip on the game to lead at half time by 0-9 to 0-6.
However two points from Alan Maloney and another from Hugh Coghlan, when his piledriver was tipped over the bar by Kerry goalie Brendan Kealy, left just a point between them 9 minutes into the second half.
With Peter Acheson outstanding and Paddy Codd, Brian Fox and Hugh Coghlan all working overtime Tipp pushed their more illustrious opponents all the way, although Kerry held on to book a semi-final place against Cork.
Tipp will be in action again in the All-Ireland qualifiers on June 30.


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A private investigator (often abbreviated to PI and informally called a private eye), a private detective, or inquiry agent, is a person who can be hired by individuals or groups to undertake investigatory law services. Private detectives/investigators often work for attorneys in civil and criminal cases.
In 1833, Eugène François Vidocq, a French soldier, criminal, and privateer, founded the first known private detective agency, "Le Bureau des Renseignements Universels pour le commerce et l'Industrie"[1] ("The Office of Universal Information For Commerce and Industry") and hired ex-convicts. Official law enforcement tried many times to shut it down. In 1842, police arrested him in suspicion of unlawful imprisonment and taking money on false pretences after he had solved an embezzlement case. Vidocq later suspected that it had been a set-up. He was sentenced to five years and fined 3,000-francs, but the Court of Appeals released him. Vidocq is credited with having introduced record-keeping, criminology, and ballistics to criminal investigation. He made the first plaster casts of shoe impressions. He created indelible ink and unalterable bond paper with his printing company. His form of anthropometrics is still partially used by French police. He is also credited for philanthropic pursuits – he claimed he never informed on anyone who had stolen for real need.[2]
After Vidocq, the industry was born.[citation needed] Much of what private investigators did in the early days was to act as the police in matters for which their clients felt the police were not equipped or willing to do. A larger role for this new private investigative industry was to assist companies in labor disputes. Some early private investigators provided armed guards to act as a private militia.[2]


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Hi, my name is Elizabeth Beu. I guess if I had to explain my life to you, I would say that it has had a little bit of everything in it. On the other hand, people that really dont know me as well would think that I am happy all the time because I smile a lot. In reality, I am not happy all the time. I get the same emotions that everyone else gets, but some of the time I dont show my emotions to people. I have experienced disappointment, sadness, happiness, loneliness, frustration, being scared and being angry. All of these emotions that I have felt and experienced have helped me become the person that I am today.
From the time I was in 1st grade until 5th grade, elementary school was hard for me. Not because of the academics, but because of the social part of school. I was an A and B and an honor roll student every year in elementary school. Social in elementary school I was shy and I had a speech disability apraxia. When I would start to talk to kids, they would either not want to talk to me or they would make fun of how I talked. All of this going on made me feel sad and angry because kids where making fun of my talking and they didnt want to talk to me or get to know me as a person. I felt lonely, because I didnt have any friends to hang out with or talk too. In a conversation with a kid, it was hard to get the words out in time or even talk to that kid to say what I wanted to say. This caused me to get frustrated because of my disability. This made my confidence to talk to people go way down to where I didnt want to talk to anyone. I also didnt want to go to school because I knew that if I went to school, I would get made fun of and I didnt want to get made fun of. Finally in 5th grade I stood up to one of the kids that were making fun of me for all of those years. How I stood up to this kid is that I pushed her out of the four square line. I push her out of line, because she dished me in line and because I didnt have the words to say something. We had to go down to the discipline room, which was my first time ever going there. We sat down and talked and the only thing that the discipline teacher could say is that I wasnt that nice little girl any more.
From 6th grade through 9th grade I went to Marburn Academy, a privet school for people with learning disabilitys. I didnt want to go there at first, because I wanted to go to Woodward Park for middle school a Columbus Public School. Why I went to Marburn in the first place was because I wasnt talking to many people and I was going to go mute, not talk at all. I wasnt talking, because of people making fun of me and I didnt have any confidence in myself to talk to people. I also went to Marburn because of my reading skills. My reading skills where low and Marburn had a reading program that was called Wilson. In the Wilson reading program you progress in reading at your own pace. When you first start the Wilson program you get tested to see where you should begin reading at. Once you have been tested you begin at the level that you test out at. I started out at level 1.1 which was the lowest level that you could start out on. This program helped me to read. By the end of 8th grade when the reading program stopped I was on level 9.1. This was a big improvement in my reading skills in only three years. When I was there I got good grades and I was more social. I was an A and B student there. Social for the first time, I had three friends that I could hang out with in school and out of school. The students that I was with didnt make fun of the way I talked. I got confidence in myself to talk to the other students. When I talked they would listen to me and they got to know me as a person. I am glad I went to Marburn. Leaving Marburn was sad, but it was time for me to get on with my life.
From 10th grade through 12th grade, I went to Beechcroft High School. Before I went to Beechcroft, I had a tour of the school and I talk to one of the LD student that was going to Beechcroft at that time. She said If you tell anyone about your disability or that you have a disability, thoughts students that know that you have a disability will make fun of you. So when I went to Beechcroft, I didnt talk about my disability. Thismade it hard for me to fit in anywhere socially, to talk to the other students, I wasnt myself and I tried to be someone that I really wasnt at Beechcroft. I got As and Bs all the way through high school. I got made fun of by the other students at Beechcroft for the way that I talked and because I had a disability. When this started happening to me again at Beechcroft, my confidence to talk to the other students went down. Some of the students didnt know if I could talk because they never heard me talk before and when they did hear me talk, they were surprised that I could talk. I had two 11th grade years at Beechcroft, just for me to grow as a person more.
I played on the volleyball team at Beechcroft and I got made fun of by the other girls that were on the team, because of my skill level and the fact that I had a disability. How they would make fun of me, is if I had a class in the LD room and they had a class across the hall from me and they saw me in there, they would point at me across the hall and start to laugh at me. They didnt want to have me as a partner in practice or before games to warm up there volleyball skills. They didnt want to sit by me or even get to know me as a person. I tried out for the Beechcroft basketball team two years in a row and I didnt make it, because I dribbled the ball to high and that is apart of my disability. When I didnt make the team a student that made the team started to make fun of me, by playing a one on one game with me and having her other teammates watch while she bet me, to prove to her teammates that she was a better basketball player then I was. When I lost the game that student and her teammates that were watching her play me would start laugh at me.
The students that were regular students that I hung out with at Beechccroft, said to me that other students in their classes would say to them, Why do you hang out with someone who has a disability? They would say, Because I like hanging out with her. Even on the school bus the students would make fun of me. They would not let me sit by them and they would make fun of my talking. One day when I got on the bus, this student wouldnt let me sit down again. I got tired of him not letting me sit down beside him, so I push him to the other side of that set, so I could sit down. After that day the students let me sit beside them.
Before my second 11th grade year at Beechcroft, I went to Career Camp and being there, got me into Special Olympics. Being in Special Olympics has really been a good thing for me. I started in Special Olympics five years ago. My first sport to play in Special Olympics was basketball. I started out that basketball season, sitting on the bench and not getting to play that much. Since the half way point of that season when the coach put me in as a starter, I have played in every basketball game, the entire time. I have improved my skill level each year on the basketball team. Special Olympics for me, has been some place where I can go and have fun playing sports and not have to worry about people making fun of my skill level or how I talk. It is also a place where I can be myself. I am looked up by other people on the basketball team and I lead by example on the team. I also havgotten confidence to talk to more people and I have gotten to know people. Through the five years that I have been in Special Olympics, I have competed in basketball, track, volleyball, softball, and swimming. My favorite sport to compete and play out of all of these sports is basketball.
After I played basketball for Special Olympics for two years and was a starter for one and a half years. The student from the Beeechcroft basketball team that always wanted to play me, all the time all four years of high school, wanted to play me again in 12th grade. This time things went differently. She started to play me and she thought that she was going to bet me easily. She thought wrong. She didnt know that I had been a starter on the Special Olympics basketball team. We started playing each other and she noticed that my basketball skill level had improved. I started to bet her and she gave up on the game and let me win. She decided that she didnt want to play me anymore, I just laugh in my head.
My best year at Beechcroft was my 12th grade year; I went to Beechcroft half the day and I went to Northeast Career Center for Professional Internship Program half the day. In the Professional Internship Program you learned computer skills and you get an internship using these skills. I almost didnt get accepted into the program because of my disability. The teacher that would be teaching that class thought that I couldnt handle the work. She put me on a trial period, to see if I would be able to handle the work. I was able to do the work and I got the outstanding student award at the end of the year in her class. That year at Beechcroft, I made one friend that I could hang out with in school and out of school.
After I graduated from Becchcroft, I went to the Youth Leadership Forum held in Columbus, Ohio every year at the Radisson Airport Hotel. This was a four day conference for people who have all different disabilities. When I first went there I didnt know what to expect. Through out the four days that I was there, they had big and small group discussions about what it was like for you to have your disability. They also had speakers some with and some without disabilities, to give us encouragement. I got confidence in myself, that week to talk to other people and to just be myself. I learned that week through the group discussions and the speakers, that the delegates at the conference had similar experiences in school as me, with students making fun of them because they had a disability. This made me feel not so lonely, because I knew people that understood what I went through at school. At the end of that week, we each had to make a goal for ourselves. My goal was to tell people in City Year about my disability, instead of hide it.
After the conference I went to City Year. City Year is a community service organization for 17 to 24 year olds. In City Year sixty corps member that are different from you, are divided into teams so that they can serve for a year in five schools. Sometimes you do service with your team and sometimes the whole corps together does service around the city. When I first started City Year, I didnt know what to expect. I went in there the first day shy and I didnt really talk to many people. The next week, the whole corps went to camp. At camp, we got to know each better and I talked a little bit more to the corps members. I prepare a speech for that week that talked about my disability. I didnt give the speech, because I was scared and I didnt know if the corps members would accept me, if they knew I had a disability. One session we did as a corps was a stereo typing exercise, you had to write down what you thought about that person on a card. That person got all of the cards back, that other people in there group wrote down about them. When I got my cards back from everyone in the group, one of my cards said that I was dumb, stupid and retarded no offense. I felt mad, sad and hurt by the words. The person, who I thought wrote the words down because he got there that day, didnt write those words. I finally found out at the end of that week, what corps member wrote those words. I was put on a team with these two corps members. This made me want to tell people about my disability. The next week, I got permission from one of the people on staff to give my speech. My speech went well and I was accepted by the other corps members that year. I found out later that year, when I went to Cleveland to meet City Year Cleveland corps members, with some of the corps members from City Year Columbus that the person that was in charge of the corps members from Columbus said, That she didnt think I would make it through City Year that year, but she was wrong. Why she thought this was because of what happened earlier in the year with the stereo typing exercise. She thought that I wasnt strong enough to put that be hide me, but I was. City Year was a good experience for me to have. Over the two years that I was a City Year corps member, I grew a lot as a person, I got confidence to talk to people and I told people about my disability.
After I finished City Year, I got a job at Meijer as a bagger and I am going to Columbus State Community College. When I first started at Meijer, I was shy and didnt really talk to that many people, but now I talk to more people. At Columbus State I have gotten to know people and I have told people about my disability.
Now you have heard, most of my experiences of what I have gone through living with this disability. It wasnt all happy and it sure wasnt that easy, but I think going through these experiences have helped me grow and made me a stronger person today. I hope my story gave you an idea of what it is like to live with apraixa. Thank you for listening to my story.


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Sloan, whose 15 seasons with Utah is the longest tenure among any coach or manager in the four major professional sports, said Tuesday he has agreed to a contract extension that will keep him with the Jazz through 2006.
"When the season was over I was very concerned about whether I would be able to put the energy into it," Sloan said. "But I think after you have a chance to get away from it a little bit and kind of see what your thoughts are, those questions are pretty much answered."
Sloan, 61, who still had a year remaining on his contract, was considering retirement after the Jazz was knocked out of the playoffs in the first round for the third consecutive year.


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Schoolchildren across America have forever loathed the dreaded summer reading list. Having just completed a grueling academic year filled with long division and state capital memorization, most kids cringe when that inevitable envelope from next year's homeroom teacher arrives, prompting a non-optional trip to the public library. Pre-emptive homework? Leave us alone! A similar bitter pill is in order for some Congressional leaders. This summer, Americans should request that two prominent Democrats take a few moments away from sandcastle construction or lemonade stand operation ($1.99 per cup after taxes) to read two books that may help clarify some recently-demonstrated confusion.
Pupil: Sen. John F. Kerry (D-MA)
Quote: "We were basically at peace [before September 11th]."
Assignment: Willful Blindness; A Memoir of the Jihad by Andrew McCarthy
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Senator Kerry's rhetorical gem reminds tens of millions of Americans why they pulled the lever for President Bush four years ago. America was by no means "at peace" on September 10, 2001; A ruthless cabal of killers had declared war against us many years earlier, but we were disastrously slow to acknowledge the battle. Usually one hand clapping results in silence, but Al Qaeda's lone hand produced quite a bit of noise in the decade leading up to 9/11: Six civilians dead and hundreds injured in the 1993 World Trade Center attack. Dozens of American military personnel killed in the Khobar Towers and USS Cole bombings. Hundreds slain in explosions at the US embassies in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam. Radical Islam was doing its very best to get our attention, but willful blindness from both political parties swept the continued threat under the rug until 3,000 innocent Americans were slaughtered. Tragically, this blindness still afflicts many Washington elites.
To prove this single ludicrous assertion wasn't a fluke, Kerry has spent the last week defending the man who upstaged him at his own convention in 2004. Presumptive Democratic Presidential nominee Barack Obama has been extremely supportive of efforts to confer the rights of US citizens to terrorists, and John Kerry is reporting for duty to defend him on this point. The Kerry-Obama propensity toward tackling terrorism as if it were an exercise in law enforcement is symptomatic of a pre-9/11 mentality that the nation cannot afford its leaders to adopt.Andrew McCarthy is the former federal attorney who prosecuted the perpetrators of the first World Trade Center bombing. His book outlines, in excruciating and frustrating detail, the folly of wearing legal blinders when confronting the terrorists' declared war against us. Indictments and subpoenas simply won't deter hijackers and dirty bombers. Kerry's preposterous assertion about pre-9/11 peace, and his apparent enthusiasm for the Boumediene Supreme Court decision, must sound like nails on a chalkboard to McCarthy. After all, he's experienced firsthand the profound inadequacy of the American criminal justice system in dealing with our mortal enemies. Kerry should take a day off from windsurfing and read McCarthy's important book.
His book report is due before he once again accuses John McCain of being "out of touch."
Pupil: Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)
Quote: "Some of the success of the surge is [due to] the goodwill of the Iranians."
Assignment: Moment of Truth in Iraq by Michael Yon
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It requires ever-increasing doses of cognitive dissonance to deny the overwhelming success of the troop surge in Iraq, yet Speaker Pelosi has rigidly peddled misplaced doom and gloom for years. She recently added an astonishing twist to her negativity by recognizing the hard-fought gains in Iraq, but crediting them to the enemy. One wonders if the troops have fully recovered from the utter shock of hearing the Speaker of the House attribute their accomplishments to the people who are trying to kill them. It's insulting enough for politicians to blindly deny American achievements for political purposes, but going so far as to praise the enemy represents a new, despicable low.
In fairness to Pelosi, Iran has exhibited a few genuine signs of goodwill over the last few months. Its president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, recently remarked that Israel "has reached the end of its function and will soon disappear off the geographical domain." He also referred to our stalwart Middle Eastern ally as a "stinking corpse." Those unconditional sit-downs with President Obama are going to be a hoot. In addition, everyone from General Petraeus (pronounced "betray-us") to ABC News has reported that Iran is providing logistical and material assistance to extremists who are murdering and maiming both American and Iraqi forces. Perhaps this brand of treachery passes for "goodwill" in certain chic San Francisco neighborhoods, but it's generally frowned upon in a combat zone.
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As yet another shooter amongst a sea of similar high quality titles, DirtyBomb has a really hard stand to set itself apart from the rest. In addition to that it's also a free to play title, which brings a lot of additional questions to the table: Is the F2P-model worth your time or is it one big grind – or is it even pay to win? Those are questions you might ask yourself when you see "just" another shooter that looks pretty much no different from the rest.
But before you run away, take your time to read this article – DirtyBomb has just hit "Open Beta" phase and is well-worth a second look.
What's it all about?
DirtyBomb is set in a futuristic London, depicting a rather grim future. The eponymous destructive force has brought poisonous havoc upon our world, which is now economically driven by PMCs and war machinery. But despite that rather dark setting the game itself is rather nicely designed, showing futuristic cityscapes in a rich color palette which vastly differs from the usual "fps-brown" you get to see so often. The design even includes subtle use of flashy neon colors and modern shapes that remind me of DICE's "Mirror's Edge" in many aspects, a design approach that is very intentionally underlined by the kinetic and speedy nature of the game. All characters in this game move pretty fast and can double or even triple jump up a wall to reach new areas – which feels very fluent and close to the gameplay you know from Quake or Unreal Tournament. It's quite apparent that the inofficial predecessor "Brink" had a huge influence on this game.
This strong focus on movement and split-second decision-making is a defining key feature of DirtyBomb: You have to act and react first, surprising your enemy with quick attacks around the corner or by coming from unexpected directions in order to get to your objective. Running in blindly will not get you far as each character dies with a couple of well-placed shots. Luckily, most of the maps have a lot of thought put into their layout, allowing for alternate routes to choose when you hit that impenetrable wall of enemies.
And let's not forget objectives: All the maps are heavily designed around various tasks that your team needs to fulfill, ranging from simple "destroy the objective" goals to more complex "repair and guard the vehicle" mission and therefore heavily influence the choice of classes you should bring along. For both defenders and attackers there's always something to destroy or repair, opening and closing alternate routes for your team in the process. This keeps the pace in the game on a high and healthy level throughout matches which last 10-15 min. each. Currently there are not too many different maps and only 2 modes to choose from, but each of these options seems to have a lot of thought behind and has a lot of quality feel to it already.
DirtyBomb sports a solid class system that offers various female and male protagonist of varying physique and size. These "mercs" have one or two individual active or passive class abilities, all of which are catered towards co-dependent roles and team play. Basically this means that you can fight by your own, but will do much better when you act together. While not quite as charismatic and distinct as the cast of Team Fortress 2, the mercs all have a very individual look and shape as well as a bit of personality to them. The similarities with TF2 don't stop here, as most mercs also define themselves via their nationality and some hilarious one-liners, making them feel just deep enough to allow for some personal identification.
As of this article there are a total of 12 mercs available in the game, with a lot more to come in near future (as implied by Nexon's own Wiki). Such a vast selection of classes is bound to have some overlap of abilities, but each merc still has enough defining traits and passive bonuses to allow for a specific style of play. If you're the kind of player that likes to ignore objectives and instead run around as a pure killing machine or are rather the supportive type you can do just that and still rank high in the point based mission stats screen.
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Once you start playing you will soon notice that you only have 2 mercs available: "Skyhammer", a grunt-of-all-trades type with a good main weapon and a powerful airstrike and "Aura", a quick but fragile medic that has a quite capable shotgun and powerful healing dispenser at her disposal – and I might add that healing and reviving is pretty rewarding in this game, even better than in TF2. Both starter classes are accompanied by a weekly rotation of 2 additional mercs which can also be played to their full extent and completely free of charge. The starters are equally powerful to all other classes available in the game, so you don't feel hard-pressed to buy into more power but only into more variety for your matches.
By using loadout cards you find (or buy) randomly during your sessions you can define the weaponry of your mercs and add random passive benefits. Loadouts come in different rarity levels, all of which can be won by opening random cases. If you are out of luck you can still "fuse" lower quality loadouts into higher level ones for any merc you want, thus allowing you to get to the loadout and rarity level you like. Having the possibility to use 3 different mercs to select prior to each mission adds a lot of spice and variety to your game, as you can quickly adapt and switch the role (or armaments) of your character depending on how your mission progresses.
Loadouts and mercs are unlocked by ingame-credits (and of course real money), ranging from prizes of 15000 for a specific loadout to 50000 for newer mercs (which are not more powerful than others). While not being as complex than the weapon modding system of Brink or Blacklight Retribution, the loadout system adds enough complexity and motivation to keep you hunting for better cards that may offer a better combination of perks and weapons that you already have.
This leads to the question of grindiness. By playing on a daily basis (let's say 30-60 min.) you can easily earn 1000-3000 in-game credits. Regular boosters and events quickly help to ramp up that value. Fulfilling regularly respawning mini-objectives like "play 3 games with a certain merc in your squad" grants you another income. As mercs start with 30000 credits, unlocking them is doable on a weekly basis, but can feel a bit grindy at times – more price range diversity would do the game good, especially as newer mercs start rolling in on a quick pace. In regards of real money the individual merc price point ranges around a steep 10$, which may be set so high to encourage players into buying the merc starter pack on steam.
This may also be my biggest point of critique on DirtyBomb at this point: progression is a bit too much based on "a carrot on a stick", starting you off quite quickly at first but slowing down the pace noticeably once you buy your first merc and hit the higher levels that require vastly more XP to gain. The merc starter pack may be a nice alternative, but leaves a salty taste in your mouth as you don't unlock all the mercs currently available in the game, not to mention all of their possible loadout combinations. Here's hoping that Nexon reconsiders their price point for individual mercs and maybe even offers a "full game" purchase in the near future that lets you avoid the grind if you want.
DirtyBomb may not win design prices on its graphical side or mission design, but it does a core thing rather well: it's fast, it's very skill and team based and it runs on a fluid 60FPS on my mediocre spec machine. The menus however could use a redesign as they feel sluggish and "separated" due to many smaller transition and loading screens. The game runs stable, but transitioning in between mission-screens and the actual game can take up to 30-60 seconds between each round, which takes away from the otherwise good pacing the game has to offer.
A special note for shooter newbies: the game is quick to get into and understand, but quite challenging to play and master. Even if all the weapons ingame are hitscan-based and have very little recoil to them, hitting the fast enemies requires the same reaction speed like for example a match of Quake Arena. There is no sophisticated damage model in the game, but aiming for the head is greatly rewarded.
That doesn't mean that the game falls short on the tactical side: communicating with your teammates, playing the objectives and chosing the right class at the right time are essential parts of your match and have a huge impact on the amount of fun you get out of playing this game. At the current point I'd recommend giving DirtyBomb a quick look and try some of the classes during the free rotation. As it stands now the amount of maps, mercs and modes is still something that needs additional work, so I'd recommend holding back your wallet until Nexon comes up with new concepts of monetizing their game.


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A checklist of key questions to ask as you work on your draft:
| Does the lead grab the reader?
And, just as important: Does the lead flow smoothly into the theme and the rest of the article? Remember that by now you know far more about your topic than the reader. Try to read your opening with fresh eyes: Is it crafted to intrigue someone coming to this subject without your passion and acquired expertise? Then make certain that the attractive road you've started the reader down doesn't lead off a cliff—your lead has to lead somewhere—to a theme that flows seamlessly into the body of the piece.
| Can you summarize the main theme of your article in a title and subtitle?
It's easy to lose track of your main idea as you spin out a story; on rereading, make certain that your focus has remained as sharp and clear as when you started. If you can state your theme in a title, you know you've got a clear focus. (Now is the time to finalize the title for your article anyway, so spend some time on this point.)
| Is your theme clearly encapsulated in your hook? Is your hook "high" enough?
The reason for double-checking your focus right after the lead, after all, is that your hook had better reflect that focus—and soon. As you examine the clarity of your hook, check too to make sure it comes soon (high) enough in the piece. Buried hooks are the bane of editors and readers; on the other hand, it's almost impossible to plant your hook too high in the story.
| Does each paragraph or section flow easily into the next?
Here's the time to test all your transitions. Seek out and destroy any interruption in the flow of your article. Rough transitions may be simply a sign of poor linking between paragraphs—fixable by tweaking a few words or switching a phrase—or they may be a red flag signaling something's out of place.
| Is everything that belongs together placed together?
If you're covering points A, B, C and D, do you say everything you need to say about C in one spot, or are little bits of C scattered throughout the piece? Some bits of your main points will wind up elsewhere in your article, of course, to do the work of your lead, hook and conclusion. You might need to use an example from C in your lead and another in your hook. But everything else about C belongs in your C section-not scattered here and there in the A, B and D portions. (Here's where rocky transitions may warn you that something is out of place.)
| Does the rhythm move the reader along?
Look at both your overall, larger rhythms and the individual rhythms of sentences and paragraphs. Watch out for a pace that's too breathless, or too languid. You'll need built-in resting places for the reader—but not too many, or too long. Within the larger rhythms of your writing, check for sentences that run on too long, or sentences that seem too staccato. The same goes for paragraphs: After a series of long paragraphs, give the reader a break; too many short paragraphs placed one after another, on the other hand, can be just as wearying. Variety is the key to making your rhythm work.
| Does your ending tie it all together?
Some articles can just stop, but only when all that's come before leads to a conclusion that's not only natural and logical but that supports the story's focus. Other articles demand a more overt ending strategy that hammers home your main thesis. And some can even have surprise endings—but the surprise should never be truly out of the blue, but rather a revelation that makes all the previous material more meaningful and whole.
| Have you written to the right length?
Surgical removal of extra adjectives and adverbs and general tightening of your prose can usually solve a length problem, but sometimes you need to tinker with your structure to reach the right length.
Examine each point you make with these questions in mind:
- Does what comes next logically follow? (If not, you have what is known as a non sequitur—an unexpected, and disconcerting leap from one point to the next.)
- Does the evidence you present actually support your point? Look for logical leaps and factual holes, for what lawyers call "assuming facts not in evidence."
- Have you left out something that "everybody knows" when "everybody" really doesn't? Do you introduce new terms and ideas at the proper points, or must the reader skip around to understand what you're saying?
- Does everything read as if it belongs to the same article? In short, do a unity check. This means being alert to nuances of tone and style as well as spotting content that simply doesn't belong.
This checklist comes from the course titled Focus on Writing Nonfiction For Children
When you take this course, you'll learn:
- How to match your topic and audience
- How to develop a research plan, including the use of interviews
- How to hook your audience with a strong lead
- How to write the conclusion
- How to market yourself and your work


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Selena Gomez glams up the red carpet at the 2011 MTV Movie Awards held at Universal Studios' Gibson Amphitheatre on Sunday (June 5) in Universal City, Calif.
The 18-year-old Monte Carlo actress wore a Giambattista Valli dress and Casadei heels for the big event where she'll be presenting an award on stage. She accessorized with a Cecelia clutch.
Earlier in the day, Selena took over Ryan Seacrest's job as the radio DJ on the American Top 40.
"Hey guys! I'm taking over for @RyanSeacrest on @AmericanTop40! Dim the lights and here we go!" Sel tweeted at the start of her stint.


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Barnette Law Offices is a Nashville law firm that practices criminal defense law. The firm's attorneys have experience representing clients in DUI, domestic violence, debt collection abuse, and personal injury proceedings. The law firm won the Avvo Clients' Choice Award in 2015 for Debt Settlement.
Nashville, TN(615) 585-2245
Colavecchio & Colavecchio specializes in Nashville criminal law, and takes cases related to DUIs, drug offenses, alcohol-related offenses, major assault and homicide, and parole violations. The firm also practices immigration law and business law. The family-owned law firm has more than 20 years of legal experience, and its attorneys are members of American Bar Association, the Nashville Bar Association, and the American Immigration Lawyers Association.
Nashville, TN(615) 242-3333
Collins Law Firm represents clients in DUI cases such as first DUIs, second DUIs, DUI test refusals, DUIs with drugs, child endangerment, and sobriety test cases. Collins Law Firm is rated AV Preeminent and has been included in the 2015 Super Lawyers Rising Stars list. The attorneys at Collins Law Firm are members of the Tennessee Bar Association, the National College for DUI Defense, and The National Trial Lawyers Top 100.
Nashville, TN(615) 610-0728
The attorneys at Freeman & Fuson have more than 25 combined years of legal experience. The firm practices criminal law, including vehicular assault and criminal law cases. The law firm also handles personal injury, family law, and civil litigation proceedings. Freeman & Fuson can be reached seven days a week, 24 hours a day. The law firm is BV peer review rated and is a member of The National Top 40 Under 40.
Nashville, TN(615) 298-7272
Hollins Raybin & Weissman defends clients against DUI charges, multiple offense DUIs, implied consent DUIs, vehicular assault charges, child endangerment charges, and vehicular homicide charges. The law firm is a member of The Best Lawyers in America and SuperLawyers, and won Nashville Business Journal's Best of the Bar 2013 recognition and Best Lawyers' Best Law Firms 2014 recognition.
Nashville, TN(615) 256-6666
Kenneth J. Phillips Attorney at Law is a Nashville law firm that provides defense in cases involving DUIs, criminal law, family law, divorce, and wills. The firm is accredited by the Better Business Bureau with an A rating and has an Excellent Avvo rating for Featured Divorce Attorney. The firm has received praise for its attorney's compassion, hard work, and care for his clients.
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Lannon & Williams Trial Attorneys has served the Nashville area for more than 21 years. The law firm represents clients in DUI charges, drug offenses, homicide charges, domestic violence charges, and vehicular homicide charges. The firm also practices personal injury law. Clients have praised Lannon & Williams Trial Attorneys for its attorneys' timely communication and care for their clients.
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Law Offices of Adrian H. Altshuler & Associates specializes in criminal defense and DUI law. The Nashville firm's attorneys are available 24 hours a day to answer their clients' questions. The firm also practices personal injury law, criminal law, family law, and wills and probates. The firm is accredited by the Better Business Bureau and won the 10 Best in Client Satisfaction in 2015 and 2016 by the American Institute of Criminal Law Attorneys. The firm is also a member of The National Trial Attorneys Top 100.
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The Law Offices of James Flexer is a local law firm that represents clients in Nashville DUI cases. The firm also handles drug offense cases, domestic violence and assault charges, violent crime cases, and vehicular homicide charges. Additional practice areas include divorce and family law, personal injury law, and Social Security Disability law. The firm is accredited by the Better Business Bureau with an A+ rating and has received praise for its professional, knowledgeable attorneys.
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Law Offices of John Day, P.C. handles Nashville DUI cases. The law firm also takes business litigation cases. The firm's lawyers have more than 70 years of combined experience, and Attorney John Day is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and is board-certified as a Civil Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. The law firm is rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell.
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Ortale Kelley Law Firm has served the Nashville area since 1971. The firm advocates for clients in criminal law cases, including DUIs, drug crimes, drug-related traffic offenses, and vehicular homicide. Ortale Kelley Law Firm also practices banking law, corporate and business law, insurance coverage, product liability, and personal injury law. The firm has earned an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell.
Nashville, TN(615) 256-9999
Ridings Law Group, PC is a Nashville law firm with expertise in criminal law. The attorneys have experience advocating for clients in first, second, and subsequent DUI proceedings and underage drinking cases. The firm also handles felony, misdemeanor, domestic violence, sex crime, and violent crime cases. David G. Ridings is a member of the Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the Fraternal Order of Police.
Nashville, TN(844) 384-3283
Robert T. Vaughn, Law Office advocates for clients in Nashville DUI cases. The firm practices all types of criminal law cases, including theft, burglary, drug possession, domestic violence, homicide, conspiracy, and white collar crimes. Robert Vaughn is a member of the Advisory Board of the NORML Legal Committee, the Nashville Bar Association, the Tennessee Bar Association and the Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
Nashville, TN(615) 259-1230
Saenz & Maniatis, PLLC practices criminal defense law in Nashville. The law firm also practices family law, immigration law, and naturalization law, and represents clients in cases such as DUIs, suspended license cases, drug possession, assault, theft, and prostitution. The firm's attorneys are members of the Nashville Bar Association, the Tennessee Bar Association, and the Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
Nashville, TN(615) 366-1211
Sandra L. Wells is a law firm based in Franklin that provides DUI defense. The law firm also represents clients in traffic ticket disputes, domestic assault cases, kidnapping cases, theft cases, and aggravated assault cases. Sandra Wells is a member of The National Trial Lawyers Top 100. Clients have praised the law firm for its attorney's attention to detail, attention to client questions, and hard work.
Franklin, TN(615) 414-1329
Shipman & Crim advocates for clients in DUI cases in Nashville. The law firm handles first, second, and subsequent DUI cases, driving on a revoked or suspended license cases, vehicular assault cases, and vehicular homicide cases. The attorneys are members of the Nashville Bar Association, the Tennessee Bar Association, the American Bar Association, and the National Organization of Social Security Claimant's Representatives.
Nashville, TN(615) 829-8259
The Law Firm of Lowery, Lowery & Cherry, PLLC represents clients in any types of DUI arrests. Founded in 1962, the firm advocates for clients in criminal law cases including drug possession, assault and battery, burglary, fraud, and domestic violence. The attorneys have more than 70 combined years of legal experience and have received the AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell.
Lebanon, TN(615) 454-9404
The Law Office of Bryan Stephenson advocates for clients in first, second, and subsequent DUI charges. The Nashville law firm also defends clients in criminal law cases and expungement cases. Bryan Stephenson has practiced law for more than 10 years, and clients have praised the attorney for his thorough work, attention to detail, and good communication.
Nashville, TN(615) 515-5110
The attorneys at Turner Law Offices have experience representing clients in criminal law and DUI proceedings. The firm handles cases involving felonies, homicide, kidnapping, fraud, alimony, and driving offenses. The law firm, based in Franklin, won the Avvo Clients' Choice Award in 2016 for DUI and DWIs. The attorney is a member of the Virginia State Bar.
Franklin, TN(615) 979-6401


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Castletown Golf Links
Castletown Golf Club
Pro Shop opening hours are:
April to October
Tues - Fri: 08:00 - 18:00
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The Golf Shop at the Links is stocked with a fabulous range of high quality products.
Our ladies and mens clothing brands include Peter Miller, Oscar Jacobson, Wolsey, Nike, Adidas and many more.
We have an exciting choice of footwear and specialise in Footjoy, Ashworth, Nike and Adidas.
Come and try our club fitting service. We have all your favourite brands available.
Please call 01624 822211.
Course Open from 8am daily please. Trollies should please be kept away from tees & green surrounds. Thank you
Sunday 19th August 2018
Multi-times golfer of the year Dennis Moore (10) re-emerged to win the Club sponsored Stableford with 40 points at Castletown on Saturday. Moore N/R'd the 2nd and double bogeyed the Road Hole but completed the remainder in a solid three over par. Four pointer birdies on the 4th and 6th helped him turn with 19 and a procession of pars and nett pars added 21 on the back nine.
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Sunday 12th August 2018
Jonathan Wild (17), who is having lessons with Charlie Simpson, was the runaway winner on an outstanding +10 in the club sponsored Bogey competition at Castletown on Saturday. Opening with a birdie Wild recorded two more in an amazing one under gross par front nine. A late couple of double bogeys were Wild's only negatives so he finished with 77, nett 58, after application of a two stroke mixed tee amendment.
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Sunday 5th August 2018
Former captain Chris Kelly was delighted to secure the SMP Partners sponsored monthly Medal by one shot with an 85, nett 64, at Castletown on Saturday. Putting with aplomb Kelly birdied the 2nd and the 17th and was particularly pleased with his long iron approach shots which led to seven pars and five bogeys. Bunker blues and chunky chips accounted for six shots squandered over the 6th and the 7th. Kelly also lost another four with double bogeys on the 3rd and the 12th.
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Discussion in 'Black Hat SEO Tools' started by YSL, Nov 6, 2009.
Anyone have issues harvesting urls from google recently?
how could you have an issue with this? They can't do anything to prevent it once the page has loaded, you should never use a bot to click on search results, if thats what you're doing as they catch on pretty fast but just harvesting... as long as you are setting appropriate delays between pressing "next" it should be ok but you need to let it wait a while in between, I'm not sure on the amount of time but think of how fast a person would go through a page of results so it has to be reasonable.
Unless you're doing massive scraping runs, you ought to go through their search API. Much more convenient than conventional scraping, IMHO.
I've scraped a few million hits from google.
I am writing an article about it at the moment and free source code (php) to be released soon.
I would suggest using the search API as well.
When I first started scraping google links I remember having to make a slight work around. The pattern of the tags that set the actual page URLs apart from everything else changed each time I opened the page with my program.
My first program matched the related searches which returned urls like
So I just did a preg_replace of the beginning part with http:// and I got the final url.
That would be cool.
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Pancakes on the Mountain
Flippin' Pancakes
327 Mt Dandenong Tourist Road, Sassafras
03 9755 1466
We stopped by Flippin' Pancakes on our way back down from an excursion up the mountains during ANZAC long weekend. Let me just say, entering the car park from the road and parking was an adventure in itself. The entrance was a steep upward drive. Felt like it was on a 50 degree angle!
Flippin' Pancakes came highly recommended by a friend of mine who is a Mt Dandy resident. Walk in and it was like one big antique function room with aged maroon carpet. But it had a very warm and inviting homey cottage feel. Although I did find it a bit odd when I saw a disco ball was hanging on the wooden frame above us.
The serving sizes make the prices a very reasonable deal, in comparison to Pancake Parlour. I shared the savoury Saucy Bird crepes so I could have enough room to try Gone Bananas for dessert.
The Saucy Bird ($12.90) are crepes filled with chicken and mushroom, similar to the Chicken Nicoise special at PP. It was tasty with generous chunks of meat, but nothing mind blowingly good.
Gone Bananas ($12.90) was one large crepe packed with soft, warm banana pieces, marinated with maple syrup, cinnamon and cointreau, similar to the Jamaican Banana at Pancake Parlour. It would have maybe been better on pancakes rather than crepes. But each to their own. I love anything and everything cinnamon! Their pancakes are nice and fluffy, with generous serves of fruits/topping.
And another thing – They make one of the BEST vanilla smoothies I have ever tasted!! How can plain vanilla taste so good? I don't know, but it is. I shit you not.
Very accommodating staff, especially with our group of 8 and our split bill request. Perfect for a relaxing Sunday brunch when time is not of the essence.


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From ESET
Around 16% of employees boast that they still have full access to the systems of all their previous employers, Help Net Security reports. Many others have access to two or three.
The survey was conducted at a recent IT conference, and 270 current IT workers answered the questionnaire. Workers who still had access to one previous employer didn't stop there, the survey found.
Of those who had access to one previous employer's systems, nearly a quarter could still access their last two employers, and 16% said they could access the network of every company they ever worked for.
Shockingly, while 86% of companies had strict policies on allowing contractors permanent access to networks, 16% did not, the report said.
Leaked credentials are often the "key" to large-scale data breaches. In Verizon's report on corporate security in 2013, We Live Security reported that more than three-quarters (76%) of network intrusions relied on weak or stolen credentials – a risk that Verizon describes as "easily preventable".
Philip Lieberman, CEO and President of Lieberman Software, said: "The results of this research shows that a fundamental lack of IT security awareness in enterprises, particularly in the arena of controlling privileged logins, is potentially paving the way for a further wave of data breaches."
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The name Dmitri is a Greek baby name. In Greek the meaning of the name Dmitri is: Earth-lover. Of Demeter. Demeter is the mythological Greek goddess of corn and harvest. She withdraws for the part of the year her daughter Persephone must spend with the god of the underworld - the reason for winter.
The name Dmitri is a Russian baby name. In Russian the meaning of the name Dmitri is: Earth-lover.
People with this name have a deep inner desire to serve humanity and to give to others by sharing money, knowledge and experience, or creative and artistic ability.Expression Number: 1
People with this name tend to initiate events, to be leaders rather than followers, with powerful personalities. They tend to be focused on specific goals, experience a wealth of creative new ideas, and have the ability to implement these ideas with efficiency and determination. They tend to be courageous and sometimes aggressive. As unique, creative individuals, they tend to resent authority, and are sometimes stubborn, proud, and impatient.
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