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Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Special Illustrated Picto-Blag Update!
Those of you who've been around for a while probably know that a common response to Randy's comics is "this would have been a lot better if it wasn't trying to be a comic." It's often just Randy puzzling out some problem or other, and in the end he tries to shoehorn in a joke or something and it just makes it annoying. We eventually started calling this concept Randall Munroe's Illustrated Picto-Blag, and assumed he would never actually do it.
This is basically that. There are two of them up so far: one about throwing a baseball at the speed of light, and one about guessing on the SAT. Predictably, the one about the baseball is better, but here's the thing: they're both pretty good. I mean, it's nothing to write home about, but it's something I can see being an entertaining read. He's doing them once a week.
Maybe he'll eventually give up on comics and the world will be a better place!
142 comments:
"...every living ex-President and every member of the main cast of Firefly..."ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 10, 2012 at 2:34 AM
Rob, you're a fucking idiot. The baseball one was awful. "I looked up about what happens when stuff moves really fast and now, in a freshman-worthy feat of plagiarism, I'm going to rephrase all the ideas without citation and add some bullshit of my own. Then draw some mushroom clouds because LOL SCIENCE = EXPLOSIONS."ReplyDelete
With a comic you at least have the weapon of brevity to act as a shield against triviality of content. what-if appears to be what happens when you put a 16 year old girl's stream-of-consciousness generator into the mind of a mediocre physics undergrad.Replies
cool story broDelete
- AnonymousJuly 10, 2012 at 3:00 AM
Rob, you're a fucking idiot. The story was awful.Delete
i just wanted to be cool :(((Delete
- weaselsoupJuly 10, 2012 at 3:28 AM
you will always be cool rob. don't listen to themDelete
- AnonymousJuly 10, 2012 at 3:42 AM
weaselsoup clearly agrees with Anon@2:34 but still fancies Rob. And the genitalia speak louder than the mind.Delete
- AnonymousJuly 10, 2012 at 3:46 AM
rov dont let the h8terz tel u othrwisDelete
ur specal idivdual bro we all behin u
- BrandonJuly 10, 2012 at 1:35 PM
Way to provide your own interpretation. Until then you're just a troll.Delete
- AnonymousJuly 10, 2012 at 10:07 PM
That's not fair. Rob may be an idiot, but he is also incredibly lazy and flatulent.Delete
- AnonymousJuly 11, 2012 at 12:31 PM
2:34 complains that xkcd is not nerdy enough, and panders to a lower class of science geek. Maybe he should read spikedmath instead, the cunt.Delete
- AnonymousJuly 11, 2012 at 1:43 PM
Well, 12:31, I just read the current strip and I'm already put off for life.Delete
- AnonymousJuly 10, 2012 at 5:22 AM
The SAT one is wrong for several reasons. A "perfect score" is just a 2400. It doesn't mean getting every question correct. If everyone guessed randomly, their answers would correlate with the correct answers in a Gaussian distribution. Calculating how many of those would be in the score band sufficient to be scaled to 2400 would involve kind-of college math, instead of high school math, so Randy can't be asked to do that.ReplyDelete
Also, leaving questions blank does not lose you points. Wrong answers lose points. Not answering at all neither gains nor loses points. Since Randy is obsessed with high school even now, you'd think he would know that.
Randall you could not be more wrong.ReplyDelete
The mass of a regulation baseball is 5 oz, which in non-archaic units is 0.1417 kg.
The relativistic mass is the rest mass (0.1417) times the Lorentz factor (γ) which is defined as
γ = 1/√(1 - β²) (where β is the fraction of the speed of light it is going, in this case 0.9. As β tends towards 1, γ tends towards infinity)
= 1/√(1 - 0.9²)
= 2.294
Relativistic mass is 0.1417 × 2.294 = 0.325 kg
The amount of mass converted into energy is therefore 0.325 - 0.1417 = 0.1833 kg
And according to the famous formula
E = mc²
= 0.1833 × 299792000²
= 3.937 Megatons (TNT equivalent)
Actually that seems about right.
- AnonymousJuly 10, 2012 at 9:15 AM
That makes at least two xkcd readers who can do A level Physics (from the days of the glorious Nuffield syllabus, anyway).Delete
Still, two more than I expected.
I'm no physics specialist, but don't the particles from the original air-to-ball fusion reactions trigger additional fusion reactions, which in turn shoot off more particles? From what I understand, this event uses the mass of nigh unto all the air in the stadium to create the explosion.Delete
No, I don't think it's possible for the fusion to consume all the air in the stadium. If it did, the chain reaction would probably keep going and ignite the entire atmosphere. Since this can't happen (although there were much greater minds who thought the first atomic bomb test would do this, seriously, a guy with a nobel fucking prize got this wrong), I'm assuming it's mostly the mass of the baseball.Delete
i didn't know they made a nobel prize in fuckingDelete
that's pretty badass
Hehe, Enrico Fermi, you badassDelete
- AnonymousJuly 13, 2012 at 1:55 PM
"....The mass of a regulation baseball is 5 oz, which in non-archaic units is 0.1417 kg....."Delete
They don't teach the Law of Significant Figures in Engerland?
How does one gain accuracy or significance through a mathematical operation?
- AnonymousJuly 13, 2012 at 3:04 PM
5oz.... several equations later FOUR SIG FIGS!Delete
wow physics is amazing
- AnonymousJuly 15, 2012 at 8:40 AM
Significant figures apply only to experimentally measured data. One can safely assume that the regulation baseball weight is specified to be 5 oz, without error bars: i.e. 5.000 oz. The point of not including extra signficiant figures would be to be conservative about the precision with which the quantity is known. For example, a 5.9 ounce baseball would weigh something in the neighborhood of .17 kg, which is wrong. However, though it is not included, it is a reasonable assumption that the weight of a baseball is defined to several decimal places (that is, it is NOT 5.9 ounces, or anywhere close), and in fact verified by more careful measurement. Given the anal nerdiness of baseball regulations, I am sure they do not just stick it on a 1 ounce precision meat scale. Determining the mass of the ball to .001 ounces may be a little much, but certainly to .1 or maybe even .01, with the last digit as we all know, being estimated by the experimenterDelete
- AnonymousJuly 15, 2012 at 10:23 AM
8:40, ALTF is afaicr a medical doctor. In all my years I have never found a doctor to be adequately numerate. This is unfortunate because it is unusual to find a practising doctor who does not believe that they have adequate ability in everything.Delete
At least the researchers go to the stats guys for advice, though.
- AnonymousJuly 10, 2012 at 7:00 AM
Ron Paul 2012ReplyDelete
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- AnonymousJuly 10, 2012 at 8:57 AM
- AnonymousJuly 10, 2012 at 9:21 AM
When a site becomes ad-supported you know that it's shit. The reason is simple: anyone who supports the concept of commercial advertising must have such a broken worldview that everything they say is going to be horribly wrong.Delete
It's a lot like trusting a Holocaust denier to become President/PM - sure, they may try their very best not to come out in campaigning with the message that THE JEWS ARE INVOLVED IN A WORLD BANKING CONSPIRACY AND THE HOLOHOAX WAS A COVER-UP TO GAIN SYMPATHY but you just know that, having gained the seat of power, they are going to slip some Jew-killing somewhere into their term of office. It'd be irresistible - like being a TSA scanner officer or a gymnastics judge and not jacking off at least once under the desk.
- AnonymousJuly 10, 2012 at 10:06 AM
how the hell does it cost $250,000 to run a website?Delete
- AnonymousJuly 10, 2012 at 10:15 AM
wait, they want $1 million to remove all adsDelete
- AnonymousJuly 10, 2012 at 3:12 PM
They rely on the comic as their source of income. They need the Kickstarter to reimburse the total projected income that would have been provided by ads for the totality of their future plus the cost of the tier rewards. What they may be forgetting is that the tax office is going to have a field day if they get that money all at once.Delete
Anyway, if the top stretchgoal was the permanent closure of Penny Arcade, the creators of the site running off with the money never to share their banality with the public ever again, I would donate substantially to the cause. I'm that bad with my money.
Note to Randall: same goes for you if you ever started such a campaign, buddy.
I think you're missing the worst part of this Kickstarter - it is only for one year's worth of advertising. Next year they'll have to do it again. Penny Arcade makes a million dollars PER YEAR.Delete
- AnonymousJuly 11, 2012 at 5:23 AM
Capn: This is why any time someone claims that capitalism rewards hard work I laugh in their faces.Delete
- AnonymousJuly 11, 2012 at 5:26 AM
I don't get it. If they want to offer a version of the site without ads, why don't they just link to Adblock on the home page?Delete
- weaselsoupJuly 11, 2012 at 5:38 AM
the fun part is that people are paying up to like have lunch with Gabe or whatever. presumably he promises not to call them a fucktard for the durationDelete
- AnonymousJuly 11, 2012 at 6:41 AM
I'm sure it's not much different from paying for a dominatr.. wait, what are gay male dominatrixes called in the "scene"? Dominators?Delete
I can't believe that 19 attention-seeking fucks pledged $500 each to have Gabe and Tycho retweet one of their tweets.Delete
- AnonymousJuly 11, 2012 at 11:51 PM
I can't believe that society doesn't immediately appropriate the bank accounts of those people.Delete
Anyone who does such a thing is clearly stupid, so the fact that they have $500 to give is evidence of fraud or serious error.
there are plenty of stupid rich people out thereDelete
- AnonymousJuly 12, 2012 at 1:45 AM
- AnonymousJuly 12, 2012 at 3:27 AM
They could have been bought by advertisers. $500 is a pretty small price to pay to have "BUY DIET COCAINE COLA" retweeted to what is presumably a reasonably large audience.Delete
I hope that is what happened, because then everybody can respond with "LOL ironic."
- weaselsoupJuly 12, 2012 at 6:14 AM
that's a really dumb way to spend that much on advertising. They've got, what, 90,000 followers each? sounds like a lot, but some of those will have RTs turned off, many more will ignore them, many of them will be bots, etc. tweets from people with 1 million plus followers can have an effect but even then it's hard to guarantee it will be a worthwhile one. you could buy loads of much better advertising for that.Delete
- AnonymousJuly 12, 2012 at 9:52 AM
I think I'd spend 2 x $500 to get them each to confess to kiddiefiddling and/or murder. In an acrostic or something. That would be worth it. Unfortunately I don't have Randall's genius when it comes to wordplay.Delete
Good luck doing that in 140 characters. Twitter sucks.Delete
so, I'm actually surprised at how slowly this is raising money. maybe it's because the funding goal is so ridiculously high, but given Penny-Arcade's vast army of followers I expected them to at least reach their funding goal by now. I'm guessing it's because they are basically offering absolute fuck-all for most of the accessible price-points. a digital download of a book of comics which are available online for $25? that's a little boring.Delete
pretty much every other big kickstarter campaign out there offers/offered something at just about every level (sometimes the $1 and $5 level are left out, depending on the nature of the project). and by 'something' I mean something tangible: a digital download, a physical copy, and etc.
most kickstarter projects are a chance to preorder something cool. the penny-arcade one is just them saying 'hey, if you're willing to give us money, we won't say no.' I'm not necessarily opposed to this sort of thing, but I wish they'd do something cool with it. it looks like people aren't as enthused about it as they are for other kickstarters, also.
i might be wrong, of course. i always feel like most kickstarter campaigns are like anything else: there's a rush of enthusiasm at the beginning, then a slow trickle, and maybe a small rush of enthusiasm at the end. but either way, when this one inevitably reaches its funding goal (only 30k short as of this writing) it won't be nearly as exciting as when AFP made a million on her new album, or when various other webcomics have run successful campaigns. it will be proof that someone with enough fans online can basically get money without doing anything at all.
- AnonymousJuly 12, 2012 at 11:51 PM
it will be proof that someone with enough fans [...] can basically get money without doing anything at all.Delete
The nature of the gods has changed, but the nature of religion stays the same.
- weaselsoupJuly 13, 2012 at 12:03 AM
in the PA report this week - Kuchera criticises crappy kickstarters that don't actually promise anything much...Delete
mind you i'd pay amanda palmer not to play music anywhere i can hear it. maybe negative, i'll give you a quid to shut up & go away, kss are the future
- weaselsoupJuly 13, 2012 at 12:07 AM
the real winner are kickstarter themselves, who sit back, collect their percentage and accept no risk or responsibility. soon people are going to cop on to this & go back to plain old preorderingDelete
- AnonymousJuly 13, 2012 at 1:44 AM
What do you fellows get an hour?Delete
Oh, for playing we get-a ten dollars an hour.
I see. What do you get for not playing?
Twelve dollars an hour.
Well, clip me off a piece of that.
Now, for rehearsing we make special rate. That's-a fifteen dollars an hour.
That's for rehearsing?
That's-a for rehearsing.
And what do you get for not rehearsing?
You couldn't afford it. You see, if we don't rehearse, we don't play, and, if we don't play... that runs into money.
- AnonymousJuly 13, 2012 at 8:49 AM
@weaselsoup: Every time someone says "X cuts out the middleman!", where X is typically Amazon or eBay or iTunes or Kickstarter or whatever, I want to kick them in the genitalia and point out that they should be grateful that my response omitted a kick in the genitalia.Delete
- weaselsoupJuly 13, 2012 at 10:00 AM
is that you in the video there Capn?Delete
- weaselsoupJuly 13, 2012 at 10:06 AM
anon, indeed. i'm looking forward to the inevitable massive scam that makes a million and then sends everyone a 'digital download' (as opposed to what other kind of download?' of a picture of a horse's arse with 'hahahaha' scrawled on itDelete
- AnonymousJuly 13, 2012 at 2:45 PM
@8:49 The issue with Kickstarter "cutting out the middleman" isn't about the middleman's fees, it's about publishers getting to arbitrate what they release on the basis of market trends. Crowd funding has given a chance to a lot of niche projects that would never have been funded otherwise. At least, not without the creator either compromising on his/her vision or struggling under the burden of a hefty loan.Delete
Of course, with Penny Arcade being long been established as an endeavour far more successful than it ever deserved to be, this doesn't apply to them at all.
- AnonymousJuly 13, 2012 at 3:19 PM
2:45, you're talking like mutuals haven't existed for centuries.Delete
Of course, this is the degenerate case where the investors end up with no proprietary interest in an on-going concern, merely a t-shirt/Digital Download/whatever.
So my first paragraph should have said "you're talking like religions haven't existed for millennia".
Not that that is new to the Interweb. The UK's first straight commercial ISP, Demon Internet, was started up on the condition that a couple of hundred people pay a year's subscription in advance. It did receive some external investment, but this was in the time before people could bullshit-inflate their costs to passive moron consumers. So the level of funding required was quite reasonable for such a pioneering service.
I'll have a billion dollars for my forthcoming port of Angry Birds to the Amiga now, please.
- AnonymousJuly 13, 2012 at 3:38 PM
No I'm not. I wasn't using the term "crowd funding" as a synonym for "Kickstarter." The benefit of Kickstarter specifically as opposed to similar methods is exposure, a familiar brand name that people feel they can trust to hold their credit card number without making a charge unless the minimum funding goal is reached, and ease of use for project creators who have little real business acumen (and so have a good chance of ultimately blowing the money, but that's another issue.) None of this stuff has anything to do with cutting out middlemen so I wasn't able to mention them.Delete
There are plenty of stupid projects being funded through it, but Wasteland 2 would never have gone into production without it, so it's a-OK in my book.
- weaselsoupJuly 14, 2012 at 12:19 AM
is the ouya that big scam maybeDelete
- AnonymousJuly 14, 2012 at 3:38 AM
@3:38, "X wouldn't have happened without Y" is one of the most tedious arguments for capitalist hero-worship. X may have found a better way of happening without Y.Delete
As to "holding your credit card number", wtf? Why can't people make a pledge and, if the "minimum goal" is reached, then be asked to pay up? If people are really interested in committing their money and not making foolish spur-of-the-moment decisions which they can't change, then that would surely work. This glorified escrow service appears to be worse than an escrow service.
- AnonymousJuly 14, 2012 at 5:27 AM
Sure, dude, I can tell you think you're pretty insightful. Good for you. Keep it up. Maybe you'll reach some degree of intelligence before your bubble bursts. Fake it 'til you make it, they say.Delete
- AnonymousJuly 14, 2012 at 12:21 PM
5:27, kinda annoying when everyone in a room is against you, isn't it? You have a religious devotion to some Thing but people keep pointing out the flaws. And when you can't argue your case, you tell everyone who criticises your Thing that they must be stupid. After all, how could anyone smart (or average, even) not have an equal admiration for your Thing?Delete
Damn, you've found out my secret identity.
- AnonymousJuly 15, 2012 at 4:53 AM
No, 12:21, I know you're thick because of your leap of logic that convinces you I have some sort of devotion to Kickstarter. I have made one pledge on Kickstarter ever. Its existence doesn't matter to me. But simply from the fact that I'm unconvinced by the severity of your contempt you figure me to be kneeling before an altar. You'll probably grow out of it though, so whatever.Delete
- AnonymousJuly 15, 2012 at 10:28 AM
4:53, how many days is it now that you've been arguing about how little the existence of Kickstarter matters to you?Delete
you are both fucking moronsDelete
- AnonymousJuly 16, 2012 at 12:39 AM
Rob, you wrote the original awful review therefore everything you say is invalid.Delete
- AnonymousJuly 10, 2012 at 9:59 AM
Wow. This site is astonishing in its hypocrisy.ReplyDelete
I came to this place looking for relief from the elitist, nerd-pandering, circle-jerking hive-mind that xkcd and its fanbase have become. What I've found has been repetitive, unfunny memes and copypastas, snobbish elitism, and the same kind of "look-at-me, look-at-me" attitude that I saw on the xkcd forums, except dressed up in offensive statements rather than "geeky" references. The whole experience felt uncomfortably familiar. You have more in common with the xkcd-fen than you think.
I especially find it hilarious how all of you are CONSTANTLY falling over yourselves to prove that you're the most SHOCKING and UNCARING commenter of them all. After awhile, it just starts to get sad. What's the point of any of it?
There are legitimate points of criticism in these comment threads, don't get me wrong - they're the only reason I keep coming back here - but the bad far outweighs the good here. Just my two cents.Replies
- AnonymousJuly 10, 2012 at 10:12 AM
- AnonymousJuly 10, 2012 at 10:39 AM
Wow. 9:59 is astonishing in its hypocrisy.Delete
I came to this thread looking for relief from the elitist, nerd-pandering, circle-jerking hive-mind that xkcdsucks and its fanbase have become. What I've found has been repetitive, unfunny memes and copypastas, snobbish elitism, and the same kind of "look-at-me, look-at-me" attitude that I saw on other xkcdsucks threads, except dressed up in cookie-cutter meta-criticism rather than offensive statements. The whole experience felt uncomfortably familiar. You have more in common with the xkcdsucks-fen than you think.
I especially find it hilarious how 9:59 is CONSTANTLY falling over himself to prove that he's the most HIGH-HORSE-RIDING commenter of them all. After awhile, it just starts to get sad. What's the point of any of it?
There are legitimate points of criticism in 9:59, don't get me wrong - it's the only reason I am responding - but the bad far outweighs the good here. Just my two cents.
- AnonymousJuly 10, 2012 at 12:51 PM
What's your point, 10:39?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 10, 2012 at 1:20 PM
Why do I keep getting Muslim dating ads on this site? Is Rob part of an international Islamic conspiracy?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 10, 2012 at 1:36 PM
I don't see how anyone can take this blog seriously since Carl left. Or at least since Rob started posting these one-liner embarrassments in place of reviews. This opinions of this blog used to come from a salient artistic position/taste, even when I disagreed with Carl or guest posters, I could follow their reasoning.ReplyDelete
You've abandoned that. You assigning comics arbitrary grades with zero explanation, seemingly for no other reason than you feel obligated to say they're bad. There's no logic anymore. Good art, poor art, topical joke, outdated joke, geek reference, historical reference, clever pun, paraprosdokian, it doesn't matter, Rob will say it sucks, and it's up to the commenters to argue for him.
For a blog that's accused Randall of laziness so often, it's a remarkably lazy system.Replies
- AnonymousJuly 10, 2012 at 2:04 PM
tl;dr don't criticise Hitler until you've led a country to greatness.Delete
you know the first time you posted this i was like 'man this comment is boring' but then the second time i was like 'holy shit he's right i'm going to start posting real reviews now, nobody has ever called me lazy before'Delete
- AnonymousJuly 13, 2012 at 2:59 PM
I come to this website to see people complain about xkcd. It's one of the only places you can find that. dgaf what else it contains and neither should you.Delete
- AnonymousJuly 15, 2012 at 2:23 AM
don't tell me what i should or shouldn't doDelete
only if you don't tell me what i should or shouldn't tell other people to do.Delete
- AnonymousJuly 10, 2012 at 3:06 PM
All I have to say is that if you swing, it's still a strike even if the ball hits you. You don't get to take first base.ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousJuly 10, 2012 at 4:43 PM
He doesn't have time to swing YOU FUCKING MORONDelete
- AnonymousJuly 10, 2012 at 11:10 PM
"(The center of the cloud) hits the bat first, but then the batter, plate, and catcher are all scooped up ... "Delete
This would only happen if the batter has swung.
- AnonymousJuly 11, 2012 at 8:35 AM
maybe the pitcher knew what was about to transpire so he aimed the ball at the current position of the bat (over the batter's right shoulder) rather than where the bat is going to be.Delete
- AnonymousJuly 11, 2012 at 10:17 AM
I'd think that the cloud would then hit the batter first in that case, since it's too big to whizz by his head and knock the bat without hitting his head (whereas the ball itself could do this).Delete
- AnonymousJuly 13, 2012 at 9:06 AM
"The cloud would hit the batter" - the Internet is for porn.Delete
- AnonymousJuly 10, 2012 at 3:59 PM
Rob has only said like a million times that the only reason he posts "reviews" at all is to provide a framework for the comments threads. If they're shitty (which I'm not arguing with) it's because they're not supposed to make up the bulk of the content anyway.ReplyDeleteReplies
yeah basicallyDelete
i mean, i occasionally put a modicum of effort into saying something but i have no more fucks to give
it is, however, fascinating to see how many people still complain about the quality of the reviews when it's really obvious how little i care about them
- AnonymousJuly 10, 2012 at 4:46 PM
Fucking hell Rob, the quality of your defence of the quality of your reviews has really gone downhill over the past six months. Put a bit of effort in or I'll stop masturbating to that revolting avatar image you use for your blogger account.Delete
- weaselsoupJuly 10, 2012 at 11:49 PM
they're just jealous. where are their reviews, etcDelete
rob, yesterday: http://tinyurl.com/5vxzwqkReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 10, 2012 at 11:02 PM
Chris chan's court findings have just been released. Bastards got 1 year of probation, community service and has to get a psych eval... Thoughts?ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousJuly 10, 2012 at 11:24 PM
None of this would have happened if he had done Megan when thought he had the chance.Delete
- AnonymousJuly 13, 2012 at 2:58 PM
- AnonymousJuly 13, 2012 at 3:13 PM
Sonichu.com, of course, the number one source for all the lurid details of this fascinating man-child's every move.Delete
I think it's great how we all talk about stuff and pretend like we have valid opinions when 20 years ago we were all watching Ren and Stimpy. At what point, exactly, did we decide it's okay to start acting like we're grown up?ReplyDeleteReplies
hi randallDelete
sup brah?Delete
- AnonymousJuly 12, 2012 at 3:23 AM
You really are a bamf Randall, keep on making the world a better place, man.Delete
- AnonymousJuly 12, 2012 at 3:28 AM
At what point, exactly, did you decide a person's opinion is invalid just because he appreciates quality animation?Delete
I think you missed my point.Delete
For the record, Ren and Stimpy is the shit.
- AnonymousJuly 12, 2012 at 9:52 AM
I must have. What was it?Delete
- AnonymousJuly 12, 2012 at 9:53 AM
The shit, like 7:42 said.Delete
- AnonymousJuly 13, 2012 at 6:58 AM
Rob said,ReplyDelete
".....I mean, it's nothing to write home about,...."
In your estimation what would be something about which to write home?
Today's comic: in which Randall fantasizes about doing something mildly amusing that he is too lameass to do in real life.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 13, 2012 at 8:51 AM
What the fuck are ".net pages"? Is Randall displaying yet another fundamental technical misunderstanding?ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousJuly 13, 2012 at 9:12 AM
Randall lives in an alternate universe. As in our own universe, domain registrars don't simply hand out .gov, .mil or .edu addresses to anyone. Unlike our reality, the registrars apply equally stringent standards to .com and .org addresses. You need to submit a corporate charter to receive a .com or be a recognized 501c3 to get a .org. The government requires all content on websites with these TLDs to be verified by the fact-checkers at Wikimedia LLC. In this reality, Geocities is the largest internet company (having bought out Google and Yahoo). Geocities has also positioned themselves as the exclusive registrar for the .net TLD. They hand these .net addresses out like candy; absent the strict fact-checking standards for the other TLDs, .net addresses are known for hosting sites with questionable content.Delete
And what's wrong with Questionable Content?Delete
Two days later, and no one's stepped in to bash QC? Man, you've changed, xkcdsucks.Delete
- weaselsoupJuly 13, 2012 at 9:55 AM
does he mean the microsoft .NET programming framework thingy?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 13, 2012 at 12:27 PM
I don't know about you guys but I think Randall nailed this one. I especially like how he has the guy yelling "sploosh" as he comes down the slide. That's the best part of water sliding in my opinion, the yelling of 'sploosh' at the end.ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousJuly 13, 2012 at 1:46 PM
Well, there's a new fetish I've just learned about.Delete
And since I spent last weekend in a tent/field in the south-west of England surrounded by billions of other people seemingly far more willing than I was to be there, I can only assume one reason.
- AnonymousJuly 13, 2012 at 3:20 PM
Amazing that fetish magazines still exist. Don't they have the internet in Britain?Delete
- weaselsoupJuly 13, 2012 at 3:36 PM
no the queen banned it last weekDelete
- AnonymousJuly 14, 2012 at 1:47 PM
weaselsoup, i'm calling you out. you're not really british, are you?Delete
- Ranarius WebfootJuly 14, 2012 at 2:44 AM
Wait, isn't there like this huge buffer zone where if you score above this many right answers on the SAT, you get an 800 even if you didn't get everything right? You don't NEED to get every question to ace the SAT, right?ReplyDelete
I mean, I probably did, but......Replies
- AnonymousJuly 14, 2012 at 2:57 AM
SAT-style tests are a stupid way of measuring anything, and getting everything "right" is little more than a measure of how unimaginative you are when it comes to choosing between alternatives.Delete
When I did those sorts of tests before college, I got excellent marks. A couple of mathematics degrees later, I do worse, because what were then less obvious alternatives now seem equally obvious to me, and it becomes a matter of guessing the limitations of the examiner. I can understand how a child genius would do quite badly at that sort of test.
- AnonymousJuly 15, 2012 at 5:00 AM
Absolutely. I missed 2 questions on the math portion of the SAT yet still got 800.
The questions I missed were both low-difficulty questions. (They were all "weighted" on a scale of 1 to 5.)
- AnonymousJuly 15, 2012 at 11:39 AM
lol at peoples hilariously conspicuous attempts at casually letting slip that they got 800s. "why yes i do agree koalas are the cuddliest of bears, i remember getting that question on the SAT i scored 800 on but it totes wasnt a big deal its just that you brought it up is all."Delete
- AnonymousJuly 15, 2012 at 12:07 PM
Koalas are not bears, shitdick. Also I lost my virginity when I was 15 to a hot senior and slept with a 27 year old woman when I was 17.Delete
- Ranarius WebfootJuly 15, 2012 at 12:30 PM
Who's trying to be casual? I got a perfect 1600, and then I got 800 on some SAT IIs, and I taught myself calculus well enough to get a 5 on the AP exam. Suck it down.Delete
- AnonymousJuly 15, 2012 at 1:24 PM
11:39. I know, it's pathetic. When I was at MIT, some idiot would try to brag about his SAT score and we'd be all like, of course you got a perfect score on that silly test, everybody here did. Show us something impressive.Delete
- AnonymousJuly 15, 2012 at 2:32 PM
Yeah, I remember visiting MIT before receiving an offer to study the Cambridge maths tripos.Delete
Unlike you guys I didn't do very well at the SATs. But I didn't need to as I was already published and had won various national maths competitions. Unlike my achievements, the SAT doesn't really measure creativity or talent, and a college which takes any notice of SAT scores is going to miss out on a lot of excellent people whose ability lies further than robotic multiple choice.
- AnonymousJuly 15, 2012 at 5:07 PM
MY HOUSE HAS F0RU BATHROMS IN UR FACE BITCH I WINDelete
- AnonymousJuly 15, 2012 at 11:07 PM
ha. stupid americans think their tests mean anythingDelete
- AnonymousJuly 16, 2012 at 10:43 AM
gotta hand it to you asshat 1600/2400 is pretty impressiveDelete
- Ranarius WebfootJuly 16, 2012 at 6:42 PM
MY NOT-THAT-HARD ACCOMPLISHMENTS 8 YEARS AGO ARE MEANINGFUL, DEAL WITH ITDelete
this blog is still going? wow. just wow. so much hate.ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousJuly 14, 2012 at 10:12 AM
you're still visiting this blog just to criticise it? wow. just wow. so much hate.Delete
- AnonymousJuly 14, 2012 at 10:50 AM
this is my first visit in a yearDelete
- AnonymousJuly 14, 2012 at 12:22 PM
So either you've been sitting here refreshing since 7:19 AM or you're a liar. Either way you should feel embarrassed.Delete
- AnonymousJuly 14, 2012 at 1:49 PM
this hog is still blowing? wow. just wow. so much gate.Delete
- AnonymousJuly 14, 2012 at 1:54 PM
I am sorry but you have Asperger syndrome.
- AnonymousJuly 14, 2012 at 2:05 PM
@1:54, stop hitting yourself.Delete
- AnonymousJuly 14, 2012 at 2:35 PM
@2:05, stop shitting yourself.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 14, 2012 at 2:45 PM
@2:35, but it turns your sister on so.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 15, 2012 at 8:25 PM
Ah, but 2:45 - how can I break it to you gently? Well, the truth is that I don't have a sister.ReplyDelete
Perhaps you are thinking... of your sister?
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- AnonymousJuly 15, 2012 at 9:12 PM
@8:25 no, it's just how I refer to you after I've slip you a mickey and dropped a long blonde wig on your head.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 16, 2012 at 6:02 PM
Ah, but 9:12 - how can I break it to you gently? Well, the truth is that I don't have a head.ReplyDelete

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NORTHPORT | The Northport City Council has reached an informal consensus that it wants current interim chief Kerry Card as the city's permanent police chief.
NORTHPORT | The Northport City Council has reached an informal consensus that it wants current interim chief Kerry Card as the city's permanent police chief.
The council came to the agreement during a work session Thursday night.
"After going through the interview process, I thought each candidate brought something to the table," said Councilman Steve Acker. "But my feeling is ... that the best overall candidate is Card. We've made progress, and the department has made headway from where we were then to where we are today."
If selected, Card will officially replace former Police Chief Robert Green, who left in July. In March 2012, Green was put on administrative leave during an audit that found he had used coercion, threats and punishment as "power tools of intimidation" to run the department.
The outside audit recommended that Green be fired and that the city conduct a nationwide search for his replacement. The audit also suggested a long list of actions that needed to take place to turn the department around.
Since Green's absence, Card has been acting as interim, making the same salary Green did, $83,000 annually. City Administrator Scott Collins has said the city will increase the salary to the $90,000 range for the right candidate.
Candidates interviewed for the position were Capt. Kevin Leib, who has worked in the department since 1983; Lt. James Carpenter, who joined the department in 1997; Lt. Tommy Kimbrell, who has been with the department since 1995; and interim chief Card.
During his interview, Card said he had the confidence to do the job because he's already been doing it for almost a year.
"For the last year, I've had the day-to-day management of the Police Department ...," Card said during his interview. "I've gained some confidence and certainly had on-the-job training and feel that I can be an effective police chief for the city."
Card has been with the Northport Police since 1990. Prior to becoming interim chief, he served as a captain and was also the department's public information officer.
Council President Jay Logan said he thinks the department has drastically improved in Green's absence, especially in employee morale, and that speaks for Card's leadership.
"I'm looking at it holistically — where our department was six to 12 months ago and where we need to be, and knowing who can get us to that point," Logan said, adding that he felt that Card is the best person for the job.
Councilman Rodney Sullivan agreed. Although Councilman Bart Harper could not attend Thursday's meeting, he had written a letter to the council stating his support of Card for the job.
The lone dissenting voice was Councilwoman Judy Hayes, who said she felt that Carpenter was also an excellent person for the job, and that Card was in her "top two" selections for the role. She said she was most concerned with complaints and phone calls she receives from officers within the department that complain of favoritism.
She said she was worried that might continue under Card, or might continue until the city is able to hire more police officers. The city is planning to hire six new officers this year.
"If you want morale to go up, you are going to have to hire more people so they don't have to work 16-hour days," Hayes said.
No one in the department works 16-hour days, Collins said.
Hayes said that she had made a decision that she would vote to go along with the majority on the decision, and therefore she would support the selection of Card. Because no votes can be taken during a work session, the council is likely to approve the hire formally at its next meeting Monday at 6 p.m.
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1st place Feature: Brains without Supervision: The not-so-calm-before-the-storm of Hurricane Sandy.
2nd Place Feature: Shark: New York artist Pat Oleszko helped Osmar Ramos-Caballero of Holyoke with his costume of a BP employee being eaten by a shark. Oleszko had a costume-themed "Global Warning! Writhin' See/Change" group for First Night.
HM Feature: Surprise Kiss: Father "Doc" Conway of St. Peter Church received a kiss from Anette Haynes while walking through the Bowdoin-Geneva neighborhood.
2nd Place General News: Waiting for Caleigh: Lisa Harrison and brother-in-law Anthony Harrison waited at the Harrison home for word of Anthony's daughter, Caleigh. Two-year-old Caleigh disappeared on a beach and was believed to have been taken by the sea.
3rd Place Spot News: Forever Gone: Summer Anderson, 16, hugged friend Jason Beausolei, 16, as D'Angela Alberty looked on after the fatal car crash that took the life of Michaela Smith on the corner of Route 140 and Walnut Street in Foxborough.
HM General News: Stations of the Cross: Marlene Texeira of Dorchester and parishioners from St. Peter Parish performed the Stations of the Cross ritual on Good Friday in the Bowdoin-Geneva neighborhood.
HM General News: Newtown: Mourners grieved outside of Honan Funeral Home on Main Street, Newtown.
1st Place Pictorial: The Eagle has Landed: The Boston College Eagle mascot skated among the celebratory debris after BC defeated Ferris State 4-1 to win the 2012 Men's Frozen Four National Championship.
2nd Place Pictorial: Untitled: Young men practice parkour moves off a beachfront wall in Cape Verde.
HM Pictorial: Cranberry Bog: At the Carlisle Cranberry Bog, high winds helped blow the cranberries toward the shore, making the job a bit easier for Francisco Guttierrez and Cristobal Lopez.
HM Pictorial: Stripes: Salt piles under cover in red, white and blue tarps in Chelsea by the waterfront dwarf cranes and bulldozers which were hardly used last winter because of the unusual warmth.
1st Place Portrait Personality: The Writer: Prize-winning writer Edith Pearlman was photographed at her home.
HM Portrait Personality: Fashion Designer: Fashion icon Marilyn Riseman at a show of her dresses at the Boston Design Center.
HM Portrait Personality: John and Tosca: John Lorimer Worden III at his home in Arlington with his parrot Tosca.
3rd Place Portrait Personality: Brendan: Brendan Ridge, of the Boston Rugby Club in Watertown.
1st Place Sports Action: Intercepted: Jamie Sawler caught an interception in the annual Mud Bowl, a mud football tournament in North Conway, N.H.
HM Sports Feature: Untitled: Doc Rivers and Kevin Garnett on the sidelines during the Heat-Celtics NBA playoffs in 2012. The Celtics lost the series to the Heat.
2nd Place Animal: Kaplan Family Hospice House is a 20 bed facility run by Hospice of the North Shore & Greater Boston. The house provides end-of-life care, along with grief resources, for families.
3rd Place Animal: Seamus Healy drove in the annual St. Patrick's Day parade.
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HM Animal: A hawk sat on a branch above a pond as an oriole fluttered above.
A picture of former President George Bush hung along a country road in rural Vermont.


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Edit: Seattle signed Cliff Avril while I was compiling this, which pretty much proves my point about wanting to address DE in FA. I had us signing Abraham, but this works too.
Note: (I would sign John Abraham in free agency as a 1 year stopgap for LEO). In order to mix things up, I will not include Ryan Swope, John Simon, or Armonty Bryant in this version- although I would surely draft all of them if I had the chance. In fact I'm going to try to go with mostly new names in this one, so expect a few surprises:
2nd round: Zach Ertz, TE, Stanford
3rd round: Menelik Watson, T, FSU
4th round: Lavar Edwards, DE/DT, LSU
5th round: Micah Hyde, CB, Iowa
5th round: Mark Harrison, WR, Rutgers
6th round: Denard Robinson, RB/WR/KR, Michigan
7th round: Knile Davis, RB, Arkansas
7th round: Courtney Gardner, WR, Sierra
UDFA targets:
Quinton Dial, DE, Alabama
Jordan Rogers, QB, Vanderbilt
Cooper Taylor, S, Richmond
Abry Jones, DT, Georgia
Brandon Hepburn, LB, Florida A&M
Zach Ertz really hurt his stock at the combine with some worrisome measurements and an unremarkable performance. He still has some of the very best tape of the TEs in this draft, and he has the kind of well rounded skillset Seattle could really go for. He's a steal at the end of round 2, and I think there is a substantial chance he will fall into the late 2nd range. His acquisition also gives Seattle the insurance policy they need if they want to approach Zach Miller with a restructure attempt.
Menelik Watson was initially tabbed as a mid round pick before a wave of hype over his athleticism put him in the late 1st round discussion. Then he pretty much tanked his combine, with a series of athletic performances that were shockingly below average. Watson is new to football and was really banking on his athleticism to carry his stock. Post combine- I think he is probably back in the round 3 or 4 range, but we'll see. I think he's impressive enough on tape athletically that I'd happily pull the trigger on him in the late 3rd as a high upside prospect.
While I am personally a fan of Breno Giacomini, he is a free agent after this season. So is Paul McQuistan. Will Seattle pay $$$ to keep them around while they have to pay players like Browner, Thurmond, Baldwin, and Chancellor? They may decide against it. That might explain why there is a rumor out there suggesting they like tackle Jordan Mills earlier than you'd expect.
Lavar Edwards played defensive end for LSU, but his size (6'4", 277), length (35.5" arms), 40 time (4.80), and athleticism are highly reminiscent of Jason Jones. This is a blind pick- because I have no idea how Edwards would translate inside. He might dominate, or he might flounder. He has the measurables of an elite DT/DE hybrid though, and while his tape doesn't blow you away, he plays the run well and plays with high effort. I would expect Edwards to be pretty high on Seattle's draft board, but I would be patient and wait til round four to get him. He probably won't be our savior in 2013, but he's an interesting option with good upside.
Micah Hyde is a well rounded, highly under-rated CB who will slip in this draft due to there being a ton of corners running in the 4.4s. Hyde ran a 4.56, about the same time that Richard Sherman had. Not many NFL teams use slower CBs, but Seattle does. This is a proactive pick since Thurmond, Browner, and Chancellor will all be free agents next season.
Mark Harrison is one of the better tall receivers in this draft. He runs in the 4.4s at 6'3", 231 pounds (Andre Johnson type measurements). Harrison is not a project either- he has pretty good tape and can really accelerate after the catch. He was overshadowed by Mohamed Sanu and Brandon Coleman the last couple years, but when they leaned on him in the past he was an explosive deep threat receiver. You can read more on Harrison here. Seattle still needs a 2nd big receiver as Sidney Rice insurance, the same role that TO and Edwards were brought in for last year.
I see Denard Robinson as more of a RB than WR, and with Leon Washington gone Seattle has openings both at WR and RB. Robinson is mildly redundant with Percy Harvin on board, but I just can't say no to a player with Robinson's physical talent in the 6th round. Robinson runs one of the smoothest and shiftiest 4.43 forties you will see. He is a natural runner and I think you could fit him in a Leon Washington type role and not lose much. If he turns into a Percy Harvin type WR down the road, that's a nice bonus as well.
Does Knile Davis last this long after a 4.37 forty? He probably shouldn't, but he might. That's how rough his last two college seasons were. In 2010, Davis looked like a breakout star in a power zone styled running game that resembled our own. He has megastar potential down the road in Tom Cable's system, but he's also a big enough risk to possibly last this long. Though Davis ran a very fast time, I think he's similar to Ahman Green in that he's more of a power runner than a speedy runner. Green also had a surprisingly fast 40 time but didn't play ultra fast.
Courtney Gardner is another high risk high upside project. I think he's at least as gifted physically as Cordarrelle Patterson. 6'3", 215, 4.4s. He has agility after the catch that you never see from players that size. He wasn't invited to the combine, which hints that the NFL does not think he's a draft pick worthy player. Seattle could wait til UDFA to get him, but I'd rather not risk it.
Quinton Dial is an athletic 318 pound defensive end that was essentially Nick Saban's Red Bryant at Alabama last season. Dial moves much better than Red Bryant does at a similar size. I'd be willing to spend a draft pick on Dial to see what he can do for us, but most draft projections indicate that I won't have to.
Jordan Rodgers may not be a classic read option QB, but neither is Russell Wilson. Both are classic point guard types instead, using their quickness and mobility to extend plays. Rodgers seems like a quality prospect, but is being overlooked because he's 6'1" and because his older brother (Aaron Rodgers) casts quite the shadow. Of course, Jordan only stands 1" shorter than his brother. Does 1" really make that much difference? In a very weak year for late round QBs, Rodgers could make a nice UDFA get to compete as a backup.
In terms of size, strength, explosiveness, and athleticism, Cooper Taylor is a lot like a faster Brandon Browner. Taylor played strong safety at Richmond University (a division II school), but has the toolset to play several different positions in Seattle's secondary. A draftable player, I have him as a UDFA target in this version.
I think Abry Jones will be "just a guy" in the NFL, like a poor man's Allen Branch. But with Jason Jones gone, and Allen Branch/Clinton McDonald both remaining in free agency, Seattle is going to need to stockpile some bodies at DT. Abry Jones is a good choice. He isn't spectacular, but he's well rounded and a natural football player.
Brandon Hepburn is just a name out of a hat with sub 4.7 speed and late round credentials. I highlight him only because he's the type of linebacker I expect Seattle to pursue in this draft. A roster fringe type. I could see them targeting AJ Klein if Klein slides into the very late rounds.
So why so much offense?
In 2011, the Seahawks finished with statistically a top 10 defense and a bottom 5 offense. It was widely expected that Seattle would draft heavily for offense that year, and most mock drafts outside of SDB had Seattle going WR or OL in the 1st round. Completely understandable.
Then the actual draft happened. 10 draft picks. Just 3 were for offense, and 7 went to defense. WR wasn't drafted at all, and guard wasn't taken until the 7th round. A lot of people questioned going so defense heavy when the team clearly needed help on offense far more. Today, nobody questions that draft. It was easily the best draft of any team in 2012, IMO.
The Percy Harvin trade tells me that Seattle intends to win games with offense in 2013. Why not make moves to solidify it further? Imagine Lynch, Rice, Harvin, Miller, Ertz in our two TE formation. Is there a better collection of weapons in the NFL? Harrison would be a nice weapon off the bench and Davis, Watson, Robinson and Gardner all offer massive home run potential down the road.
Further, there just isn't great value in round two and three for defense. Where you do see value is areas like offensive line, wide receiver, and tight end. With almost no chance for an impact 3-tech at #56, Seattle should and probably will turn their focus to adding players that might not have played DT but have the tools to be Jason Jones types in the middle rounds. Guys like Lavar Edwards, Malliciah Goodman, Joe Kruger, John Simon. It's not a great situation at DT, but I think the Harvin trade coupled with their lack of urgency for free agent DTs signals that Seattle is fine with punting a surefire answer at 3-tech for a year and gambling with a later pick instead.
With Cliff Avril signed at LEO, there aren't really any needs on defense left. It would be nice to add some bodies at DT and in the secondary, but this isn't a top priority. Pete Carroll's tone regarding linebacker makes it sound like a late round or UDFA priority. He seems happy to go with Smith/Morgan at WILL next year, and to be fair, both are very fast linebackers and have played well so far.
With this type of draft, Seattle takes a bit of a gamble at 3-tech, but I think at a minimum we'd hold steady in the pass rush and enter next year targeting DT as a top priority. We'd still win a ton of games with an offense that on paper should be #1 in the NFL.


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Center for the Study of Complementary and Alternative Therapies (CSCAT) faculty members and collaborators are dedicated to exploring complementary health-enhancing approaches in the context of rigorous science; educating and training students at all levels; and disseminating evidence-based information to other professionals and to the public.
Given the explosion of technology in healthcare beginning in the 1980s, and its growth particularly within the past three decades in nursing, the founder of the CSCAT (Ann Gill Taylor) became most interested in the decline of comforting, caring touch by nurses when providing care for patients. Especially in the critical care units, nurses' touch may be more often associated with carrying out procedures that inflict discomfort and pain to the patient as opposed to providing comfort, certainly in the short-term. Thus, whenever making rounds in the critical care settings two decades ago, Taylor and a graduate student began their interaction with patients (those who were conscious enough to speak and not intubated) with very basic questions such as, "What is going on as far as your (the patient) comfort enhancement/pain management?" and "Have you received comforting, caring touch from any nurse or other healthcare personnel since you have been hospitalized?" These questions were asked when Taylor and graduate students rounded in the 10 adult critical care units within University Hospital over a 30-day assessment period. The results from the data collected during this time revealed that only one patient—a male patient told us, "My back was hurting so badly the other night that my wife gave me a back rub, which helped a bit." Upon exiting this patient's room, the graduate student and Taylor spoke about the alarming and disappointing findings from their survey, although it confirmed Taylor's perception that comforting, caring touch—foundational to the practice of nursing—was not prevalent in the delivery of care in our acute care setting.
Having gathered the 30-day survey data, Taylor and the critical care graduate students developed a protocol whereby comforting, caring touch could be reintroduced in these settings three times a day for about 10 minutes each time (procedural touch to be avoided during these 10-minute periods of time). The touch was to involve an independent nursing action such as a warm or cool cloth to the patient's forehead; a gentle hand, foot, or back massage; or simply a gentle human touch to the patient's hand or shoulder while compassionately communicating with the patient. The form of comforting, caring touch was guided by patients' requests or the nurses' perception of needs for those patients who could not communicate.
Near the time the graduate students and Taylor were completing the development of the protocol to reintroduce comforting, caring touch in the critical care settings within University Hospital, the Office of Alternative Medicine (created by NIH in 1991; became NCCAM in 1998) released a one-time, one-year call for grant applications to develop a foundation of scientific data that could lead to larger studies, as a first step to investigate and validate complementary and alternative treatments. Of the initial 42 one-year awards, the University of Virginia received an award for a massage protocol to reduce pain. Shortly thereafter came the NIH call to establish four CAM centers, two of which would be east of the Mississippi and two west of the Mississippi, with the focus of one center to be on CAM modalities related to cancer and other immune diseases and the focus of the other to be on pain and pain management, including cancer-related pain. With the advent of this call, Taylor refocused her attention to apply for one of these centers given that her professional career had been devoted to providing comforting, caring nursing to patients. She was the only nurse in the country to apply for one of these awards and, even more relevant, perhaps, she did so within the conservative environment of the University of Virginia. In the end, NIH funded 11 such centers, with Taylor and her center team receiving one of these initial center awards. Thus, the Center for the Study of Complementary and Alternative Therapies (CSCAT) was founded.
The Center's mission has been to serve as a mechanism that stimulates research of rigorous scientific and technical merit related to complementary health-enhancing approaches to reduce pain and pain-related symptoms that often include anxiety, depressed mood, fatigue, and sleep disturbances, as well as a poor health-related quality of life. Populations in which studies are conducted are primarily chronic disease population, although Taylor had conceptualized the Center while working within the critical care setting. Over the past two decades, the research themes in the CSCAT have been pain and other symptom management, with particular attention given to persons with fibromyalgia and other chronic painful conditions. In summer 2000, the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) awarded two CSCAT collaborators (Skalak and Tuttle) support for two R01s under the Frontier Medicine category of bioelectromagnetics; in October 2000, the CSCAT received two NCCAM awards (T32 and K30 awards). The CSCAT continued to investigate static magnetic fields over the next 5 years with the Administrative Core supported through institutional support and philanthropic gifts. Taylor also received an R21 from the National Cancer Institute in 2003.
The CSCAT has promoted information exchange through seminars, generated new research ideas, and fostered interdisciplinary collaboration among students and faculty over the past two decades. Our goal has always been to bring together a critical mass of experienced researchers in a supportive, yet scientifically rigorous environment, to conduct quality clinical and biomedical research.
Given the work of the CSCAT research team and its collaborators, we believe that we offer others here at the University of Virginia a superb CAM clinical research training and career development environment; thus ensuring increased likelihood that efficacious therapeutic paradigms will continue to emerge as contributions to integrative, holistic healthcare. The University of Virginia provides an excellent environment for training with its state-of-the-art research facilities, basic science laboratories, engineering technologies, biostatistical support for our interdisciplinary teams' research, and its prior history in the conduct of CAM-related research.


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LIRR begins $40-million station modernization projectWritten by Jenifer Nunez, assistant editor
The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority's Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) began a $40 million construction project to modernize the LIRR's Massapequa Station on May 17.
During the next two years, the LIRR will replace the station platform, canopy, staircases, elevator and escalator, as well as the platform waiting room, lighting, public address system and signage. The railroad is also starting work on the installation of a pocket track just east of the station that will improve train service and frequency, as well as on-board seat availability.
The project represents the biggest improvement effort at Massapequa Station since the station was raised from street level in 1953. The LIRR will carry out the work in three phases arranged to ensure that train service continues uninterrupted throughout the project, though some schedule changes may be necessary at times.
"This station rehabilitation project is part of the MTA's ongoing commitment to Long Island and will benefit thousands of customers along the South Shore who depend each day on the LIRR to get them to work," said Thomas Prendergast, MTA interim executive director.
The Massapequa Station Rehabilitation Project is expected to create between 50 to 100 construction-related jobs and be completed in 2015.
The station renovations are part of a multi-phase initiative to improve infrastructure and train service in Massapequa, a station that serves approximately 6,000 customers every weekday
The pocket track is one of several infrastructure improvements the LIRR is making in anticipation of the completion of the East Side Access project, which will enable Long Islanders to travel directly to Grand Central Terminal and the East Side of Manhattan for the first time beginning in 2019.


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As expected the viewer is presented with a rusty view that presently can be seen by the general public. In the next stage the rusted iron reinforcements and screws on the back will be replaced by weather-resistant metal ones (see stage 2 starting in May 2006.)
Auguste Rodin
Occasion for the Restoration
Restoration Concept
Stage 1
The placement of the support construction
The mounting of the support construction
Securing the support construction to the Gate
Drilling of the base
Cutting of the base and lifting
Movement of the structure by means of chain hoists
View of the back of the monument
Stage 2
Cleaning and conservation of the front of the Gate
Initial tests
Methodologies for the exposure of the metal
Stabilization with Incralac®
Protective layer
The «Battista» Example
Stage 3
Measures undertaken on the back side
The support structure
The substitution of the lower support structure and frame
The building of the transportation frame
Moving The Gates of Hell on to a low bed trailer


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Ever wonder what all the Nokia wireless charging pad can work through? The obvious question would be "Can the wireless charger operate through a protective case?" but Windows Phone Central reader Nisse Tuta took things a bit further.
From a sock to a cooking pot, the wireless charger was put through the ringer of sorts. The Nokia Lumia 920 successfully made contact through every object except the metal cooking pot. The charging connection was even successful while holding the Lumia 920 a few inches above the charging pad.
I just wonder if Nisse had have put the Lumia 920 in the pot then placed the pot on the charger would it have worked. You can catch the full discussion on Nisse's wireless charging experiments here in the Windows Phone Central Forums.


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== Applying Patches ==
== Applying Patches ==
Revision as of 13:10, 1 December 2010
The following patches are recommended for OJS 2.3.3-3.
Applying Patches
Patches can be applied to the codebase using the GNU Patch Tool (available on most *NIX platforms, and as a free download for Windows-based systems).
Each entry below links to the Bugzilla record for the bug in question. Patches are linked from there. Patches against OJS should be applied with the -p1 option from within the OJS installation directory; patches against the PKP library should be applied with the -p1 option from within the lib/pkp subdirectory.
For more information on how to apply patches, please see this discussion in the PKP support forum.
Note that security-related and other critical patches will be clearly identified as such; otherwise, patches should not be considered critical.
- Bug #6246: OJS 2.3.3 upgrade fails on PHP4
- Bug #6219: Subscription end date resets to expiry default
- Bug #6097: Unexpected counter log data loss on upgrade
- Bug #6133: Upgrade to 2.3.3-3 Doesn't correctly update version
- Bug #6115: citation assistant: remap ctrl+a = save+approve and ctrl-c = cancel to make sure that copy/paste is not overridden
- Bug #6119: "References" header appears when there are no references
- Bug #6048: Fatal error searching submissions from Editor home
- Bug #6220: Upgrade process incorrect for OJS 2.1.1 and prior to 2.3.3
- Bug #6226: HttpsPolicy tries to return undefined constant.
- Bug #6248: Article commenting comments outdated (PKP part of patch only)
- Bug #6255: Fixed join condition on editor submission fetch
- Bug #6080: TinyMCE uses HTML entities rather than UTF8
- Bug #6246: Upgrade fails on PHP4 due to incorrect false return
- Bug #6258: Correct index warning for reviewer statistics
- Bug #6249: Fix public commenting function name
- Bug #6257: Upgrading from 2.x to 2.3.x orphans some plug-in settings due to upper/lower case change in plugin_settings.
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On Thursday, the Rangers will wipe their hands clean of Wade Redden and move on.
The much-maligned defenseman, who never lived up to a 6-year, $39 million deal signed in 2008, is expected to clear waivers around noon on Thursday. At that point, the Rangers are expected to buy out Redden from the remaining two seasons on his deal.
(Canadiens forward Scott Gomez is expected to receive a similar fate.)
The NHL originally settled on allowing each team two amnesty "compliance buyouts" for smoother transition down from a $70.2 million salary cap to a $64.3 million cap in 2013-14. They were not to take place until next summer.
Both the Rangers and Canadiens told Redden and Gomez to not report to camp. There was no NHL roster spot for them. And rather than send them to the AHL, where anything more than $900,000 now counts against the cap, teams did not want to risk injury. Injured players are not eligible for participation in the compliance buyouts.
So, the NHL and NHLPA agreed this week to allow each team to buyout one player from their roster before this shortened season.
The caveat: players bought out prior to this season will be paid their full salary for this season. Teams will also be hit with a full salary cap for this season. Players will still become free agents immediately. The buyout will essentially go into effect next season, with the team responsible for a two-thirds payment on the remaining salary, with the salary cap hit being spread out over double the term remaining.
For example:
Wade Redden - Defenseman - New York Rangers, 35 years old
Original deal: 6 years, $39 million, to expire after 2013-14 season
2012-13 salary: $5 million (prorated). 2012-13 NYR cap hit: $6.5 million
---if bought out Thursday, immediate free agent ---
2013-14 salary: $1.65 million. 2013-14 NYR cap hit: $1.65 million
2014-15 salary: $1.65 million. 2014-15 NYR cap hit: $1.65 million
---contract terminates---
Redden would become a free agent on Thursday. He can double-dip and be paid by both the Rangers and a new club for this shortened season.
Are the Flyers interested?
The Flyers are in need of defensive help. Andrej Meszaros (Achilles) may not start the season. Erik Gustafsson (ankle) and Marc-Andre Bourdon (concussion) are not healthy.
"I am of the belief that you can never have too many defensemen," Flyers GM Paul Holmgren said last week.
Redden, 35, has been buried in the AHL for the last two seasons with the Connecticut Whale, where he collected 62 points in 119 games. He did not play during the lockout.
Redden has good hockey sense. He's experienced, has played in the playoffs. He's been noted as a good locker room presence. He makes a good first pass. But his foot speed is in serious question.
Amazingly, word is making its way through the rumor mill that despite his client's lack of high-level activity, agent Don Meehan of Newport Sports will be seeking somewhere around (a prorated) $1.5 million or $2 million for this season. That's a steep price.
I'm going to say it's unlikely to happen, give a lot of circumstances.
Had Redden become a free agent when the CBA was ratified, as opposed to now, the Flyers would be a lot more interested, according to a source.
For one, the Flyers just committed to defenseman Kurtis Foster. They signed him to a one-year, $950,000 contract on Sunday, the first day of free agency. We delved into Foster's injury history in detail this week. If healthy, he could be an asset. But he is still a third-pairing defenseman.
The Flyers have an abundance of third-pairing defensemen: Bruno Gervais, Foster, Andreas Lilja (waived Wednesday) ... you could just as easily replace those names with Oskars Bartulis, Ryan Parent and Lukas Krajicek for fun (or indigestion).
For the Flyers, cap space isn't an issue.
But contract space is the issue. The Flyers are currently committed to 49 contracts out of the league maximum of 50. They need to keep room for Scott Laughton, who does not currently count among the 49, since he is likely to stick with the Flyers for at least the opening weekend of the season with Danny Briere (wrist) out of the lineup.
If Laughton were to play in 6 games this season, he would not only burn 1 year of his entry-level deal, but he would also put the Flyers at the 50-contract limit.
Yes, the Flyers can make any sort of deal with another team to get rid of a contract at a moment's notice most times. They could theoretically sign a player like Redden now, have Laughton play 5 games and then send him back to OHL Oshawa.
I get the sense now, though, that the Flyers are less interested in Redden. Particularly at that steep price.
Still, if Redden were to somehow get down to a $1 million number, or even less, I believe a number of teams would be in line for his services. The Islanders are one rumored team. Edmonton and Columbus may also be interested. The Flyers could then be in the mix.
Something to think about.
CAP CENTS: Since the Flyers will not be near the $70.2 million upper-limit for this season, I've gotten word the team is likely to leave Chris Pronger (concussion-like symptoms) and Matt Walker (hip/back) on regular injury reserve for as long as possible. Since the salary cap is calculated based on days (99 this year) and not a full season or games, each day under the salary cap (and not in LTIR mode) would bank the Flyers more space. The Flyers would move either Walker or Pronger to LTIR if necessary to make a major transaction before the April 3 trade deadline.
THE NOODLE: Carolina placed former Flyer Andreas Nodl on waivers on Wednesday. Nodl, 25, did not rack up many points (7) last season after being claimed off waivers by the Hurricanes from the Flyers.
Nodl still has strong ties to the Flyers organization. He also spent a good bit of time working out in Philadelphia toward the end of the lockout, after returning from playing in his native Austria.
Nodl, who scored 11 goals in 2010-11, never really seemed to be one of Peter Laviolette's guys. Two drawbacks on a claim: Eric Wellwood already provides a similar style of game... and the Flyers' contract issues as explained above.
BOBBY BIG WHEEL: Local product Bobby Sanguinetti, who was born in Trenton but played a big part of his youth hockey in and around the Philadelphia/NJ metro area before moving to the OHL, finally appears to be a lock to make the Carolina Hurricanes this year.
It's been a long road for Sanguinetti, a 2006 1st rounder by the Rangers, who has tallied just 8 NHL games so far. The AHL All-Star defenseman netted 50 points in 60 games with the Carolina Checkers last season.
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The Cocoa House Chocolate Tasting Tour
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Thursday, 18 October 2018 from 16:00 to 16:45 (SST)
Join us at York Cocoa House for a tasting tour around the Chocolate Shop.
Take a journey through the world of chocolate, tasting as you go. You'll learn how to taste chocolate like a professional and then apply your newly found skills to be able to test and taste the chocolates we offer at York Cocoa House, from single origin chocolates, freshly made truffles, prototypes and seasonal specialities.
Each week we'll taste new chocolates, flavours and give you a chance to test our latest batches of chocolates made by our chocolatiers. If you're feeling very adventurous you'll even taste cocoa liquor, cocoa nibs and the raw cacao beans themselves as you learn your own chocolate favourite.
Special Dietary Requirements: Please note that we will be tasting ingredients that contain dairy and soya, and they may contain traces of nuts and gluten. If you have any special dietary requirements not listed here please contact the organiser for clarification in advance to discuss.
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Substitution of the corroded static elements such as reinforcements, anchors and screws (on the back side) with high-alloy chloride-resistant metal devices.
The major works on the back side of The Gates of Hell began in August. Michael Salzgeber and Samuel Zubler, two engineers of Firma Wetter, were put in charge with the planning and execution, in collaboration with the restorer Joseph Ineichen.
Instead of working on the actual poured bronze figures, this stage of the project was dedicated mainly to the substitution of the original and now fully corroded static elements such as the reinforcements and anchors.
In the past months a new support structure made of high-grade metal has been planned and built. In addition to the narrowly defined material requirements and the precise execution and mounting, the support structure needed to meet another set of important criteria: it needed to be such as to allow for an additional frame to be easily installed in order for the Gates to safely travel to the Royal Academy in London.
Auguste Rodin
Occasion for the Restoration
Restoration Concept
Stage 1
The placement of the support construction
The mounting of the support construction
Securing the support construction to the Gate
Drilling of the base
Cutting of the base and lifting
Movement of the structure by means of chain hoists
View of the back of the monument
Stage 2
Cleaning and conservation of the front of the Gate
Initial tests
Methodologies for the exposure of the metal
Stabilization with Incralac®
Protective layer
The «Battista» Example
Stage 3
Measures undertaken on the back side
The support structure
The substitution of the lower support structure and frame
The building of the transportation frame
Moving The Gates of Hell on to a low bed trailer


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How much of my overall room remodel should be spent on flooring?
There's no right or wrong amount of money to spend on flooring. As one of the most used items in the home, flooring can make a big impact, dramatically changing the overall look and feel of a room. The budget you determine depends largely on the value you place on this long-term investment. However, the most important factor is to choose flooring that matches your lifestyle and design needs. Be sure to consider the resale value of your home when making flooring decisions. Use our SelectAFloor Finder to help narrow your search to flooring products that best fit your specific wants and needs.


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Hinds-Bock Industrial high speed multi-piston, cantilevered depositors are designed to work over conveyors in production bakeries. These industrial depositors are available in many configurations, including vertical designs to take up a limited amount of space on the line.
The equipment provides high speed accurate depositing of muffin, cake and snack batters with or without particulates, and can be used for gluten free products. Speeds are up to and over 1,000 per minute depending on pan configuration, deposit size and batter viscosity. Change spout tooling adds versatility enabling these machines to deposit into multiple panning patterns. Machines feature the latest electronic controls and an extremely robust design.


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Wojtek fought in World War II for the Polish Army famously in Italy at Monte Cassino. He carried ammunition (heavy artillery shells) for the troops. Wojtek was a Syrian brown bear cub adopted by soldiers of the 22nd Artillery Supply Company of the Polish II Corps. In 1942, a local boy found a bear cub near Hamadan, Iran. He sold it to the soldiers of the Polish Army stationed nearby for a couple of canned meat tins. As the bear was less than a year old, he initially had problems swallowing and was fed with condensed milk from an emptied vodka bottle. The bear became quite an attraction for soldiers and civilians alike, and soon became an unofficial mascot of all units stationed nearby. Because of this, he was officially drafted into the Polish Army and was listed among the soldiers of the 22nd Artillery Supply Company of the Polish II Corps. [Source: Wikipedia article]
Happily, this heroic bear survived the war and settled down to live in Edinburgh, Scotland (in the zoo). The bear used to be visited by Polish veterans and they would greet him with some Polish and the bear would sit up and beg for cigarettes!!! Apparently, Wojek, like many army troops like cigarettes and beer. Wojetk finally passed in 1963 (about age 21).
Well I am happy to say that Wojtek is getting a monument in Scotland. See the article here . He has a Facebook page too. An even better story about Wojtek is here. Back in January 2008, they started to work on honoring this amazing bear and to educate people about Wojtek, according to a BBC article.


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Ceramic knobs paint a loveable and charming picture of nature, so opt for these cabinet knobs if you want a quaint and amiable nature theme. Hand painted ceramic knobs are delightful and friendly, while printed flower knobs will have a more shabby chic air about them. Ceramic knobs are always fashioned in light, fresh colors for a sweet atmosphere that everyone enjoys.
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Provincial Level 1-2 Men
February 9 @ 8:30 am - 11:30 am
An event every week that begins at 8:30 am on Saturday, repeating until June 8, 2019
Invite Only
Each gymnast follows a tailor-made training program, allowing him to progress through the competition levels, from Provincial to National levels, at his own pace.
Men's gymnastics is a sport that exemplifies strength and dynamic ability. Many of the participants in men's gymnastics experience the thrill of defying gravity, and performing skills that would seem impossible to the average individual.
Men's Artistic Gymnastics is comprised of six exciting and demanding apparatus: Floor Exercise, Pommel Horse, Rings, Vault, Parallel Bars and Horizontal Bar.
Men's artistic gymnastics is the best way to initiate strong physical basics for all other sport development. Those athletes that choose to continue on with gymnastics past the introductory stages will enjoy the fun and challenge of further developing their coordination and concentration. Most male gymnasts begin at an early age, but will continue on in the sport into their late 20's at the international level.
To see further information on enrolling for the Boys Intro/Pre-Competitive classes, please check out the Recreational Girls and Boys section.
For information on Competitive Men's classes, please contact Celia Champion, our Facility Manager in the office.


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Driving carries extra risk for them.
This calculator uses Institute research to show how changes to state provisions might affect collision claims and fatal crash rates among young drivers. For every state and D.C., the Institute has estimated the effects of strengthening or weakening five key graduated driver licensing provisions: permit age, practice driving hours, license age and night driving and passenger restrictions. The projections are based
on research showing what matters most when it comes to preventing fatal crashes and collision claims among teen drivers.
Graduated driver licensing laws and insurance collision claims frequencies of teenage drivers
Graduated licensing laws and fatal crashes of teenage drivers: a national study
Find out more about calculator methodology.
Overall estimates are based on the combination of
the individual GDL component
effects shown below.
The first step to becoming a licensed driver is a learner permit. In this stage,
teens can only drive with adult supervision. States can reduce teens' fatal crashes by raising the minimum permit age.
Minimum permit age ranges from 14 years to
16 years across the United States.
Most states require a minimum number of supervised hours behind the wheel before progressing from the
learner stage to an intermediate license.
Requiring more practice hours reduces the number of collision claims filed for novice drivers.
Across the United States, required practice amounts range from
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The older teens are when they first become eligible for a license, the fewer fatal crashes there are.
Increasing this minimum age is a proven way to reduce crashes and deaths among young drivers.
Minimum license age ranges from 14 years 3 months to
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Most states restrict teens in the intermediate stage of licensure from
driving without adult supervision at night. Starting times vary. Restrictions that start at 9 p.m. reduce teen
driver fatal crash rates an estimated 18 percent and collision claim frequencies an estimated 8 percent, compared
with no restriction.
Night driving start times range from 1 a.m. to 8 p.m. Restrictions in some states vary by the time of year.
When a beginning driver travels with other teens in the car, the risk of a fatal crash increases. Most
states limit the number of passengers that may ride along with intermediate-stage drivers without adult supervision.
When teen passengers are prohibited, 15-to-17-year-old drivers' fatal crash rates are 21 percent lower than when two or more are allowed.
Allowing only one teen passenger reduces the rate 7 percent.
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Friday, March 30, 2012 - Ludvig and Rado - FULL CONTACT
Ludvig and Rado - FULL CONTACT
Ludvig Hofta returned to casting again recently, after a long absence. We were also looking for someone to team up with Rado Viker for a scene, so we put the two of them together. What a great pairing it turned out to be too. The scene starts with Rado clearing tables. Ludvig arrives, in a foul mood, and on the phone abusing his girlfriend. It appears that he has stood him up. Although the bar is closed Ludvig insists on a drink and will then leave. Having been given the drink Ludvig chats with Rado and eventually persuades him to take the place of his girlfriend, upon the promise of some money. Ludvig begins to kiss Rado, and undress him. He soon has him naked and very hard indeed and Ludvig sucks on his cock. He is an experts cocksucker and really goes to town on Rado's cock and balls. Then Ludvig gets his own cock out, and it too is fully erect. Rado begins to suck him, his is directed by Ludvig on what to do and sucks that big cock and sucks on the balls too. Next Ludvig has Rado move, with a leg up on the table, so that his ass is exposed and ready for rimming. Ludvig's tongue hits the hole and rims it real well, sucking the cock some more too. Then he wants to fuck that nice ass, and readies his cock for action. He rams his dick deep in Rado's ass and fucks him real hard and fast, working that hole to perfection. Then he has Rado lay on the table, with his legs up, and slams his dick back into him to fuck him some more. From time to time he pulls out and sucks on Rado's cock again. Then he wants more than just sucking, so he sits his ass on Rado's rock hard cocka nd begins to ride it as fast as he can. As he rides that cock Ludvig wanks himself and is ready to shoot his load. So he quickly dismounts and presents his throbbing cock to Rado. The cock shoots a nice big load over Rado's face and he then sucks it to drain it completely. Ludvig bends to kiss him and then begins to suck his cock, getting him ready to cum as well. Rado shoots his load as Ludvig wanks him. His mouth closes over the shooting cock to suck it dry. Then they kiss to bring a wonderful scene to a very nice close.
... more about Ludvig and Rado - FULL CONTACT further in this newsletter
Our Coming Soon Set Preview
Artur Lafek is a beautiful guy, with a great personality. We paired him up with Paul Fresh for this full contact scene and both guys were very good indeed. The setting for the scene is wrestling, and the guys warm up together and then start wrestling. It isn't too long, though, before their thoughts turn to other things. They start to caress each other and Paul gets naked. As he kisses Artur his hand rubs over the see-thru wrestling suit, feeling his cock. They both lay down and Paul wanks his hard cock as he laps at Artur's dick thru the suit. Then Arturn's cock is released from its covering and Paul can really start to suck it good. Next Paul climbs over Artur so that they can suck each other in a 69. Pauls cock is deep in Artur's throat for a good sucking. Then Paul stands, with Artur kneeling, and positions his balls for Artur to lick. Artur licks at the balls and sucks on Paul's cock, and then he rims Pauls hot ass too. Paul is ready for more and lays down, so that Artur can sit on his big fat cock and ride it. He bounces on that cock and then leans forward so that Paul can do the fucking, nice and deep. A change of postion sees Artur face down with Paul reall slamming his dick deep in that ass. Paul is soon ready and blows a nice big load all over Artur, who proceeds to suck the spent cock. Paul then leans over and watches as Artur wanks himself to a very nice climax. Paul takes the cock in his mouth to drain it completely bringing the scene to a very nice ending.
There's no time to record a Vlog today as I'm off to shoot the Easter Wank Party. I have posted the final sneak preview of the Airport Security on the Blog. Please take a look.
A great line up is the order of the day for this newsletter, starting with Rado Viker and Ludvig Hofta. Then we have Gregor Pytel's session stills, Olda Rosler's Erotic Video, Radek Filipec's session stills and a bonus Cumshot Cumpilation #2.
Our castings today are very good too, with Alex Jurco, Viktor Manda and Ludvig Hofta. I think I will go with Viktor as my pick of the day.
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