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Humans have not set foot on the moon since December 14, 1972, when astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt of the Apollo 17 mission departed the lunar surface to return home. Thankfully, Cernan and Schmitt, a trained geologist, collected 110 kilograms of lunar material—the largest-ever haul of moon rocks and soil—before heading for Earth.
That material is still yielding new insights into the moon's history, as evidenced by a paper in the July 2 issue of Science claiming the first solid evidence for graphite, the form of carbon commonly used as pencil lead, in a lunar sample.
Andrew Steele, an astrobiologist at the Carnegie Institution of Washington, and his colleagues analyzed an Apollo 17 sample with a technique called Raman spectroscopy, which gives a detailed chemical composition of the material under study.
The researchers found dozens of graphite particles in a small dark patch on the sample—a region just 0.1 square millimeter in area—as well as seven needle-shaped rolls of carbon called graphite whiskers. This is not the first time that carbon has been found on the moon; other samples have yielded traces of the element implanted by the solar wind or locked up in carbide compounds. But discrete, micron-scale pockets of graphite appear to be a unique find.
Terrestrial contamination of the Apollo sample appears highly unlikely, because the deposits exist below the surface of the sample, and graphite whiskers only form in extremely high temperatures that the sample has not likely seen since its formation.
The researchers conclude that the graphite inclusions stem from a meteorite strike, probably during a period of intense impacts about four billion years ago known as the late heavy bombardment (LHB). The moon's craters preserve a valuable record of the LHB, whose effects have largely been erased on Earth by weathering and geologic resurfacing.
The graphite fragments, Steele says, "are a remnant of basically a carbon-rich dust after an impact from a meteorite containing carbon, or the carbon may have condensed from a gas" released by an impact. If the former scenario proves to be the case, the graphite flecks and whiskers may be intact fragments of the meteorite that excavated the giant Serenitatis impact basin near the Apollo 17 landing site.
Paul Spudis, a lunar scientist at the Lunar and Planetary Institute in Houston who did not contribute to the new research, says that the graphite indeed appears to have a violent origin but that it is less clear just which impactor produced it. "I would say that their interpretation of the origin of this stuff is reasonable," Spudis says. "It probably is a remnant of some impactor." But he adds that the impactor may not have been the same one that carved out the massive Serenitatis Basin. He and a colleague wrote a paper in 1981 suggesting that the impact-melted rocks collected during Apollo 17 may stem from multiple impact events.
Whatever the case, it is clear that the scientific resources gleaned from the Apollo program are far from exhausted. The development of ever more sensitive microscopy and chemical-analysis techniques will continue to produce new insights from existing samples into the foreseeable future—good news, considering that no nation appears to be close to returning humans to the lunar surface. "There is a lot still to be learned from these samples," Steele says. "They do represent a treasure trove of data that people will be looking at for generations."
Getting the Lead out: New Look at Apollo 17 Moon Sample Reveals Graphite Delivered by a Lunar Impactor
Nearly 40 years after the last manned moon mission, NASA's Apollo program is still producing new findings
Humans have not set foot on the moon since December 14, 1972, when astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt of the Apollo 17 mission departed the lunar surface to return home. Thankfully, Cernan and Schmitt, a trained geologist, collected 110 kilograms of lunar material—the largest-ever haul of moon rocks and soil—before heading for Earth.


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"8 New Child Sex-Abuse Lawsuits," NBC 10, by Jackie Gailey, September 18, 2012
Excerpt: "Eight new civil lawsuits claiming the Archdiocese of Philadelphia covered up child sex abuse allegations are being filed in Philadelphia.
Two alleged victims of priest sex abuse spoke at a news conference on Tuesday, about their experiences and why they decided not to conceal their identities in the civil lawsuits."
Editor's note: This must have been a very difficult day for the two victims who spoke at the news conference. Their courage does so much for all the others who share their horrific experience. Keep them in your prayers. – Susan and Kathy

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Use this calendar during your morning routine, Math block, or at any time during the school day. Students will enjoy the colorful and theme-based graphics while reinforcing previously taught skills or newly introduced concepts. A 100% interactive calendar designed for PROMETHEAN/ACTIVBOARD that will allow you to reach different learning styles and learning levels.
What I personally love about the calendars is that my students are exposed to different Math areas that will be covered later in the school year in a very fun and interactive way, so by the time we revisit them students already have a good grasp of the concept.
Each calendar includes
Each calendar includes
❀ Monthly calendar with icons to mark special days and birthdays.
❀ Daily attendance
❀ Daily work, today's date, high frequency words.
❀ Interactive weather
❀ Weather graph with graph analysis questions.
❀ Interactive thermometer/ Link to consult your own weather in the National Weather Service website.
❀ Days in school: Counting jar
❀ Number of the day: Different ways to show a number (Picture, number word, tally marks, number sentence, odd and even)
❀ 120 Board. Adding and subtracting 1 or 10 to a number.
❀ Place Value
❀ Ten frames
❀ Money
❀ Patterns. Translate to letters and numbers
❀ Time. Interactive clock and blank clock to show the time.
❀ Problem of the Day. Step by step problem solving steps.
Available for SMARTBOARD, MIMIO, and EASITEACH.
Available in English or Spanish.
You might also been interested in these products.
ACTIVBOARD Calendar Math- 13 Month Set Spanish
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ACTIVBOARD Calendar Math-Febrero (Spanish)
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A dental implant is a titanium post (like a tooth root) that is surgically positioned into the jawbone beneath the gum line that allows your dentist to mount replacement teeth or bridge into that area. An implant doesn't come loose like a denture can. Dental implants also benefit general oral health because they do not have to be anchored to other teeth, like bridges.
Implants 101
Medically Reviewed By Colgate Global Scientific Communications
A dental implant can do wonders for self-esteem, because it feels and looks like a normal tooth. Many people who were shy about smiling because of a space from a lost tooth feel more comfortable after a dental implant. Beyond the aesthetics, a dental implant also makes it easier to eat and speak, because a titanium post secured directly in the jaw holds the implant in place.
Good oral health habits are required for the implant. You must floss once daily and brush your teeth two to three times at day. In addition, you should visit your dentist every six months for an exam and cleaning appointment.
If you are considering dental implants, you need to have healthy gums and adequate bone to support the implant. If your bone is too thin or soft and unable to support an implant, you may require a bone graft. Or if there is not enough bone height in the upper jaw or the sinuses are too close to the jaw you may require a sinus lift. A sinus lift is a surgery performed by an oral surgeon or a periodontist. During surgery bone is added to the upper jaw between the jaw and the maxillary sinuses, in the area of the molars and premolars. Implants are usually more expensive than other methods of tooth replacement. The implant itself can cost between $1,000 and $2,000 each, and there is an additional cost for the crown that is attached to the dental implant. If you are missing a tooth and believe a dental implant might be the right solution for you, start by consulting your dentist.
American Dental Association considers two types of dental implants to be safe for use. They are:
- Endosteal Implants
These are the most common type of implant and are surgically placed directly into the jawbone, they are also called root-form implants. These are typically shaped like small screws, cylinders or plates. In order for an endosteal implant to be successful the bone needs to be deep and wide enough to provide a secure foundation. Once the surrounding gum tissue has healed, a second surgery is needed to connect a post to the original implant. Finally, an artificial tooth (or teeth) is attached to the post-individually, or grouped on a bridge or denture.
- Subperiosteal Implant
This type of implant consists of a metal frame that is fitted onto the jawbone just under the gum tissue. As the gums heal, the frame becomes fixed to the jawbone. Posts, which are attached to the frame, protrude through the gums. As with endosteal implants, artificial teeth are then mounted to the posts.
Oral Care Center articles are reviewed by an oral health medical professional. This information is for educational purposes only. This content is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your dentist, physician or other qualified healthcare provider.


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This Litefelt rain-resistant hat is made in the outback style for those who prefer a look that is a little more rugged. The wider brim provides extra protection from the elements and the sun. The Outback Lite felt goes from the morning commute to the pre-dawn hike effortlessly. This hat is water repellent and totally crushable, built to bounce back from whatever nature might throw its way.
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Crown: 4 1/2"
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Call of Duty: Black Ops II has sold an estimated $500m worth of units in tis first 24 hours.
That beats the $400m made by last year's Modern Warfare 3 in the same period.
What hasn't been revealed, though, is how many units the game sold. Modern Warfare 3 managed 6.5m units in its first day. Black Ops II's unit sales remain a mystery.
With first day sales of over half a billion dollars worldwide, we believe Call of Duty is the biggest entertainment launch of the year for the fourth year in a row," Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick stated.
Life-to-date sales for the Call of Duty franchise have exceeded worldwide theatrical box office receipts for Harry Potter and Star Wars, the two most successful movie franchises of all time. Given the challenged macro-economic environment, we remain cautious about the balance of 2012 and 2013."


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300 Dwarves
About this game
300 DWARVES is the tale of an epic dwarven mercenary band with axes for hire to anyone willing to pay in gold or treasure.
When the once peaceful kingdom is attacked by the green horde it's up to you to prepare its defense. Thus begins the epic journey to save the world from the green menace! As the dwarven commander, you will lead the band into battle.
The choices you make will decide whether your dwarves make it or not. As an old dwarven proverb says:
"What is better than a big axe?" "An even bigger axe!" A classic tower defense game, featuring beautiful, hand drawn graphics, animations and rich, captivating storyline - 300 Dwarves offers a variety of unique towers, upgrades, and special powers as you travel the diverse lands of the kingdom.
Face off against small goblins, tough orcs, and a menagerie of other creatures and enemies in this hilarious twist on tower defense that features challenging levels and intense gameplay that can thwart even the most skilled strategist.
- Battle the green horde in this hilarious twist on tower defense!
- A captivating epic story accentuated by beautiful, hand drawn levels!
- 40 unique towers, powers and technologies!
- Battle a multitude of enemies across different environments!
- Challenging levels and intense gameplay that can thwart even the most skilled strategist


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Local Producer Profiles
We work with over 1,000 local farmers and vendors across our beautiful state. While we can't list them all, we've highlighted a few of the local farms and producers that have become familiar names to many of our customers. Learn about these amazing producers and feel more connected to the products found at City Market. We are seeking even more local vendors to help us fill in the gaps that exist in local product availability; if you or someone you know is a local producer looking to reach a broader market, send them our way.


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Gassing by David Olère. 131x162 cm, A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, New York.
The container in the lower right is labeled Zyklon B.
David Olère: L'Oeil du Témoin/The Eyes of a Witness. New York: The Beate Klarsfeld Foundation, 1989, p. 54.
Reprinted with permission from the Beate Klarsfeld Foundation.
A Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust
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Good, but lacks Conviction
Splinter Cell: Conviction was, in my opinion, a superb new direction for the Splinter Cell series, but a fair few fans were unhappy with the changes Ubisoft made. It's hardly surprising then, that Splinter Cell: Blacklist pulls the classic trick of making the old seem new again, bringing Sam Fisher's stealthy adventures closer to their roots.
However, unable to quite abandon Conviction — and the potential new fans it won — Ubisoft has also unsurprisingly sought a compromise between the new and the old. Features from Conviction have been married to Blacklist's more traditional design, and the result is a game that's quite entertaining, if somewhat unsure of itself.
Splinter Cell: Blacklist (PC, PS3 [reviewed, campaign], Xbox 360 [reviewed, online])
Developer: Ubisoft Toronto, Ubisoft Shanghai (Wii U version)
Publisher: Ubisoft
Released: August 20, 2013 (NA) August 23, 2013 (EU)
In a somewhat canned and pedestrian narrative, Blacklist's plot revolves around a terrorist organization planning to attack the United States of America. Sam Fisher is back — no longer voiced by Michael Ironside — to deal with a shadowy organization known as The Engineers. He's joined by the team at 4th Echelon, including a new sidekick in Briggs, whose sole job is apparently to make things feel as much like Call of Duty as possible.
Fisher's adventure will take him across the globe from Libya, to Iran, to Britain and the United States, but for all its globetrotting subterfuge, Blacklist's world feels small and isolated. As well as telling a rather mundane and predictable story culled from a thousand spy thriller movies, the plot is rather uneventful and seems unable to decide what it wants to say. That, and the ending comes off as total gibberish.
From the 4th Echelon's Paladin spy plane of mystery, Fisher can suit up, chat with supporting characters, and undertake missions. Story stages, co-op and challenge maps, as well as the competitive multiplayer are all selected from one digital map of the world — known as the SMI — and handily labeled for your convenience. With money earned and passive challenges beatable across every mode of play, there's a commendable attempt at blending all of Blacklist's gameplay offerings together into one cohesive unit. The use of one map littered with icons is a bit overly busy, but the sense of unity generally works out well.
With the ability to replay any mission and a selection of elimination, wave-based, and stealth-only challenges to choose from, heavy emphasis is placed on earning cash and powering up your perfect vision of Sam Fisher. There is a variety of outfit pieces to choose from, as well as new goggles, a respectable pool of weaponry, and wonderful gadgets including the nonlethal bow with interchangeable arrows, the remote-controlled Tri-Rotor drone, and the classic Sticky Camera.
The sense of personalization is carried over into the gameplay, with players graded on getting through levels using Ghost, Panther, or Assault tactics. Points for Ghost activity are earned by totally sneaking through a level without disturbing enemies — the toughest prospect, with the highest reward. The Panther style is closer in spirit to Conviction, with Fisher actively stalking enemies to distract, outflank, and ultimately take out of the equation. Assault play should be pretty self-explanatory, taking opponents head-on with assault rifles, grenades, and melee kills. Ubisoft's done a laudable job of making Blacklist accessible without undermining what makes Splinter Cell enjoyable, and while Assault may seem like an attempt to make the game easier, it's actually a lot simpler to use Panther tactics, while Ghosting a section is ultimately the most satisfying route — if it's pulled off well!
While the flexibility is at least appreciated, the game does sometimes try and bottleneck players in a somewhat cloying contrivance of variety. As well as areas where sneaking by totally undetected is mandatory, there are also some overhead missile strike sections and even a first-person shooting stage, with any solo missions involving Briggs designed to look and sound like those military shooters the kids love so damn much.
In its attempt to bring more of Conviction into the Splinter Cell basics, Blacklist preserves the "Mark and Execute" ability, where you can use an Execute gauge to select and automatically take out targets in range. The "Last Known Position" feature also returns, with a ghostly outline showing players where enemies think Sam Fisher is. Interrogations are back, but are not as interactive as last time, with the "Spare or Kill" choices punctuating enemy encounters coming off as fairly meaningless and cynical.
These features were designed for a different kind of stealth game, and don't always work so well in Blacklist. Levels don't feel designed with Mark & Execute or Last Known Position in mind, and they don't feel as useful as they did last time. Sometimes the predatory stealth fails, with enemies randomly spotting Sam as he lies in wait for an ambush, and A.I. in general fairly finicky on whether it can see players or not. Ultimately, the Conviction elements seem thrown in for their own sake, and offer no real value to the game.
This may be good news for fans of Chaos Theory, however, as Blacklist does boast some great level design, plenty of gadgets to play with, and the welcome return of night vision, which can be upgraded to full-on Predator-Robocop vision. Setting up traps, luring guards with noisemakers, and using pipes, ducts, and ledges to worm one's way around the environment make for some undeniable fun, though it can be jarring for stealthy players to suddenly find themselves in the cover-based shootouts and other action sequences sometimes tossed into the mix without warning.
One other issue with the game is how easy it is to earn cash. While there's a lot to spend the money on, it's given out so readily that you'll have upgraded the Paladin and gotten access to your favorite inventory items after a handful of missions. I obtained the exact loadout I wanted with hours left on the clock, and felt no further incentive beyond that. Too much cash, and not enough to spend it on, somewhat tarnishes what is otherwise a fun idea.
To be quite fair, the story-based campaign missions aren't all that enjoyable, suffering from a plodding pace and writing that's simply too cliched to be interesting. The situations Sam finds himself in are all fairly played out in the stealth genre already, and do very little to make themselves more exciting. The challenge maps are far more interesting, and surprisingly, it's the co-op (either local or online) that manages to make the experience more engaging. Playing through missions with a partner adds a sense of dynamism to the gameplay that the sterile and predictable solo mode sorely needs, and while it can often be more difficult to sneak through the environment as a two-person unit, it's altogether far more rewarding to pull off.
Online multiplayer is also a highlight, and while it may sadden Fisher fans to hear that, it must be said that Spies vs. Mercs is notably superior to the campaign. Once again, teams of players take turns as stealthy spies and action-oriented mercenaries, with the former attempting to hide from the latter and complete objectives without being found and blasted.
The "Classic" mode is everything you could want — two quick-witted spies pitting their non-lethal gadgets against slower, first-person shooting, lethal mercs. A new "Blacklist" mode further evolves the idea, however, with custom loadouts and four-on-four matches with a variety of game types. Using the money earned in all areas of the game, players can buy all manner of gadgets and weapons for their Spy and Merc, just like do with Fisher. Many of the tools are designed to counter the opposing team, such a mask for the Spy that can Counter the Merc's gas grenade, or a disruption field that Mercs can employ to jam Spy gadgets.
Spies vs. Mercs is where the real heart of Blacklist lies. It's more action-oriented and quicker paced than previous iterations, while the ability to customize means players can find their own unique style within the two fundamental classes. Sometimes the balance can be a bit off — Spies in particular get big advantages over Mercs with the right tools — but the overwhelming sense of paranoia involved makes the larger scale multiplayer more amusing than ever.
It's a shame, then, that Blacklist's visuals are pretty unimpressive, bordering on ugly. Cutscenes feature screen tearing while environments are marred by muddy textures. Animations are twitchy and most of the effects, be they lighting, explosions, or fire, are all fairly outdated. Loading times are also egregiously lengthy, making the poor visual quality all the more confusing. Sound design is fairly bland too, with droning music and voice acting that lacks any sort of verve — especially the new and unremarkable Fisher. That said, whoever voices the main villain does a bang-up job!
As with so many recent Ubisoft releases, how much you enjoy Splinter Cell: Blacklist depends on how willing you are to enjoy every feature it crams into the overall package. The campaign itself is fairly middling, and can be blazed through in the usual eight-to-ten hour timeframe, but if you talk to your supporting characters and access the ton of extra mission content, you can double the bang for your buck. With Spies vs. Mercs getting so much attention, you'll want to indulge in some multiplayer too if you really want to get the most out of what's on offer.
The good news is, if you're up for some cooperative stealth and mercenary antics, Splinter Cell: Blacklist is right up your alley. If all you desire is more Sam Fisher action, however, you may come away feeling a little shortchanged.


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Mills asks the kids a series of questions about how the world will change in the future and how they feel about technology. The kids' parents include Google's cafeteria line cooks, an Apple engineer, a Cisco worker, a customer service person, an entrepreneur, and a PR person at a tiny start-up.
Among the interesting answers about what the kids think the world will look like were theories that there would be a lot more technology and art and danger, but less natural wildlife. One kid noted that the world would be trashed unless we figure out a way to fix global warming and that the world would run out of fossil fuels. Another kid commented that regular "farming by hand" wouldn't exist.
Still another commented that "in the time of Socrates they were much smarter because they used their brain more." The same kid noted that we now make computers do things for us and "that's the good part, we won't have to use our brains." One kid speculated that everyone in the future would talk like Biff's grandson from Back to the Future.
An aspect of the interview that will surprise precisely nobody was the amount of technology our kids have. One girl answered that she has an "iPhone, iPad, two iPod Touches, iPod Nano, a desktop..." But what was interesting to me was the kids' hyperawareness that technology may have a detrimental impact and their expectation that it would.
Many of the kids thought the world would be overrun with technology in the future. One said that people would have less personal interaction and say hi to each other from computers, even though social skills develop better "in-person."
Another kid speculated people wouldn't be as good looking because they would work from home and have conference calls through the television, while sitting on the couch. They probably wouldn't speak well because they would just be typing. In spite of their opinions that technology may have harmful effects in the future, most of the kids wanted to keep some form of technology when asked to choose what they would keep, if they could only keep one possession.
According to Mike Mills in an interview with journalist Gideon Lewis-Kraus, the kids in Silicon Valley had a more bleak vision about the world's future than kids he interviewed in Silver Lake (LA). If you're interested, you can listen to a podcast of an interview with Mike Mills by journalist Gideon Lewis-Kraus or read it here. (Access details through July 1 also available there).
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Top Hat is a teaching response platform that helps professors engage their students inside and outside the classroom. It is a software based "Clicker" and digital distribution platform which students access via their existing personal devices (e.g., phones, tablets, laptops, etc.).
Top Hat is a teaching response platform that helps professors engage their students inside and outside the classroom. It is a software based "Clicker" and digital distribution platform which students access via their existing personal devices (e.g., phones, tablets, laptops, etc.).
To learn more about Top Hat visit the CPI website here: https://brocku.ca/pedagogical-innovation/teaching-tools/classroom-response/
To learn more about Top Hat visit the CPI website here: https://brocku.ca/pedagogical-innovation/teaching-tools/classroom-response/
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External tools are supplementary to the list of internal tools (e.g., Lessons, Announcements, Assignments, etc.) that can be added to your Sakai site. To add an external tool to your site follow these steps. What follows is a description of the primary external tools integrated into Brock University's LMS.
- 1 TurningPoint Clickers
- 1.1 Using the Turning Point 8 Integration as a Course Instructor
- 1.2 Using the Sakai Integration as a Course Instructor
- 1.3 Using the Sakai Integration as a Student
- 2 Course Readings
- 3 Hypothesis
- 4 Etherpads
- 5 Order Textbooks
- 6 Piazza
- 7 Top Hat
- 8 Videos
- 9 More questions about the Site Info tool?
TurningPoint Clickers
TurningPoint Clickers is an integration with Turning Technologies clickers. It allows students to easily create a Turning Technologies account and connect their hardware or software clicker information with the account. Instructors can then retrieve this information via the TurningPoint 8 local client.
Using the Turning Point 8 Integration as a Course Instructor
The primary use of the integration by instructors takes place in the Turning Point 8 local software. There are multiple options for download that are provided at: TurningPoint Downloads. There are both install versions for your local machine and no-install versions that you can save to your Turning Technologies receiver. The Turning Point 8 software is also available on classroom computers across the campus.
Downloading a Course from Sakai
- Open TurningPoint Desktop and sign in to your Turning Technologies Account.
- Select the Manage tab.
- Click the Course drop-down menu and select New. The Create Course window opens.
- Select the Download from LMS radio button and click Create List. The Connect to Integration window opens.
- Select the appropriate Integration from the Integration drop-down menu (Sakai SSO).
- Enter the Server (See Brock server information below).
- Click Connect.
- Then choose Brock Login at the top right, and login with your firstname.lastname@example.com username and password. Once you've successfully logged into Sakai choose Finalize Connection.
- Select the course or courses to import. Optionally, select the Select All checkbox to import all courses.
- Click Import. A confirmation box is displayed.
- Click OK. The course is added to the left panel of the Course Overview screen.
- Select the course to view the participant information. The imported course contains the following information: device ID, license status, first name, last name, user ID, email.
Brock Server Information
The Brock specific configuration information is as follows: Integration: Sakai SSO Server Address: https://lms.brocku.ca
Using a Sakai Course in TurningPoint
- Open TurningPoint Desktop and sign in to your Turning Technologies Account.
- From the Polling tab, select the course and the polling environment. NOTE: A Sakai participant list must be loaded prior to running a session.
- Run and save the session.
- Close the polling environment to return to the TurningPoint Desktop Dashboard.
Exporting a Session to Sakai
- Open TurningPoint Desktop and sign in to your Turning Technologies Account.
- Select the Manage tab.
- Select the participant list and click Results Manager in the lower right corner of the window. NOTE: A Turning Technologies Account license is mandatory. If a participant does not purchase a Turning Technologies Account license, his or her score will show as an asterisk in all TurningPoint Desktop participant reports. Furthermore, his or her score will export as "0" to an Excel workbook and will not be exported to an LMS.
- Click Integrations. The Connect to Integration window is displayed.
- Select Sakai from the Integration drop-down menu and enter the Server Address in the box provided.
- Enter your Sakai Username and Password and click Connect
- Then choose Brock Login at the top right, and login with your email@example.com username and password. Once you've successfully logged into Sakai choose Finalize Connection.
- Select Export Session(s).
- Select the column(s) to be exported and click Export. The Export to Integration window is displayed.
- Click Export.
Next Steps: Log in to your Sakai account to view the exported results data.
Enabling the Integration of TurningPoint in Your Sakai Site
Login to Sakai and navigate to the course in question. Then choose Site Info > Manage tools. Scroll to the bottom of the long list of tools and click the Heading labelled External Tools. This menu lists the external tools we have integrated with Sakai. Check TurningPoint Clickers > Continue. The next page will give you a summary of the new tools you are adding to your site. Choose Finish to complete the process.
Using the Sakai Integration as a Course Instructor
As a course instructor accessing the tool in Sakai will list the participants of your course who have registered their clicker. As this part of the integration is primarily to allow students to register their clickers there are no other features for instructors.
Using the Sakai Integration as a Student
- Log into Sakai.
- Select your course.
- Click the TurningPoint Clickers tool on the left hand side of your site.
- Enter all required fields as noted by the asterisks and click Finish.
- Enter your license code and device ID in the appropriate boxes and click Redeem or Register.
- Click Finish. You should have a check mark for license, device, and learning management system.
Common Student Problems
I'm Not Receiving a Mark in Sakai Assuming your clicker is properly communicating with your instructors receiver, this is likely because your grades are not being transferred to Sakai. During the instructors grade upload process only students who are actively licensed will have grades transferred. To ensure your grade is transferred you need to ensure you have an active license attached to your Turning Technologies account. You can verify this by choosing the TurningPoint Clicker tool in Sakai and checking if you see an active license under the "Subscriptions" heading. If you see a yellow exclamation mark instead, you do not have an active license. You will need to purchase a license from the campus bookstore or from Turning Technologies directly before your marks are uploaded to Sakai.
Missing a License? If you have an X below License it is because you have not yet applied a license to your account.
- Log into http://account.turningtechnologies.com, select Profile from the left menu and click Manage Licenses. Click Add a License.
- Enter the code in the License Code field and click Redeem.
- To purchase a license from the Turning Technologies Student Store visit http://store.turningtechnologies.ca.
- Purchase your items.
- Complete Steps 1 and 2 with the purchased code.
I've Lost My License Code In order to recover a license code you'll need to provide proof of purchase for the response device to the Turning Technologies support team. Once provided they can generate a new code for you. Their Technical Support Team can be contacted at: 866-746-3015.
Missing a Device ID? If you have an X below Device it is because you have not yet registered a device to your Turning Account.
- After purchasing your device from the University Bookstore, log into http://account.turningtechnologies.com to add your device.
- Select Profile from the left menu and click Manage Response Devices. Click Add a Device.
- Enter the Response Device ID and click Redeem.
Missing Learning Management System? If you have an X below Learning Management System it is because you are not linked to Sakai.
- Sign out of your Turning Account.
- Navigate to your Sakai and log in.
- Select your course.
- Click the TurningPoint Clickers Tool.
- Sign into your Turning Account. The check mark under Learning Management System will be visible.
Course Readings
Course Readings is Brock University Library's Course Readings tool powered by ARES.
Reserves/readings lists can contain recommended or required readings, such as print and electronic books, journal articles, and content from external websites, to support course work. Students that visit the Course Readings tool and use links to listed items will be sent directly to the resource in the Library's collection or across the Web. In the case of resources provided through subscriptions, automatic authentication will occur.
Configure Course Readings
When the Course Readings tool is added in Sakai, clicking on it will open the Ares log-in page. Please log in with your Campus ID and Password. Ares will display all of the course sites you are associated with that have been activated by Library Reserves staff. If you see the No Courses Found message, please contact Library Reserves staff at firstname.lastname@example.com to activate your course site.
Instructors are welcome to submit their syllabus to firstname.lastname@example.com. Library Reserves staff will add your course readings to the Ares platform, ensuring copyright and accessibility compliance.
To learn more about Hypothesis visit their website here.
An Etherpad is a web-based collaborative real-time editor, allowing authors to simultaneously edit a text document, and see all of the participants' edits in real-time, with the ability to display each author's text in their own colour. Text is synchronized as each contributors type, so that everyone viewing this page sees the same text. Each author has different colouring for whatever they type. Those with access can use the Time Slider feature to see how the pad progressed.
In contrast to a wiki, Etherpads can be used only for rich-text. Multimedia of any kind (images, video or audio) can not be included. An Etherpad instead focuses on creating a single document with a number of collaborators in real time, removing the preview/save part of wiki instead creating an experience more like regular word precessing, except with all collaborators at their own keyboards.
Example of an Etherpad
This video includes an example of multiple users collaboratively editing one document. Each colour denotes a different user. Multiple users are able to modify the document at the same time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggEb-QKDtnE
How to Access an Etherpad
Once enabled, any instructor in an Isaak/Sakai course site can create Etherpads just for that course's participants. The instructor can further limit access by adding a password to a pad and only sharing the password with specific groups.
Student Access to an Etherpad
In the Etherpads tool students will automatically see any pads you create within the site. For example if you created a new pad in the ASTR1P01 FW 2014 Isaak/Sakai course site all of the students within that site would be able to access the created pad. The following year when teaching ASTR1P02 FW 2015 you would have to recreate these pads again as the pads are only available to students in the site they are created in.
Student names will automatically be sent to the Etherpad to help identify the users editing.
Students will have full access to edit the content of the Etherpad and all edits will be kept in the timeslider section of the pad.
Order Textbooks
Order Textbooks automatically forwards your students to the appropriate Campus Store resources for your course. This includes textbooks, course packs, lab equipment, etc. Please note that these resources will still need to be communicated to the Campus Store as per the normal Course Adoptions process before they are available in this tool.
The order textbooks tool will direct your students to this link: https://campusstore.brocku.ca/CourseSearch/mycourses
For additional help they can visit: https://campusstore.brocku.ca/live-chat/
Piazza is a third-party forum tool that can be integrated into course sites to manage student Q&A. There may be associated costs for adoption.
Piazza Features
- Real-Time Q&A
- No need to refresh the browser, everything happens right before your eyes. Designed to model face-to-face interactions
- Post Questions
- Spark discussions or let students take the lead
- Post Polls
- Get quick results, answers, and/or feedback
- Intuitive Answer Format
- Collaboration is proven to enhance learning – inspiring Piazza's wiki-style, single answer sections for instructors and students
- Follow-up Discussions
- There's always room to be confused – foster new discussions and debates easily organized around class topics
- Participation Statistics
- Sortable and exportable – everything you'd ever want to know about your class and students
- Multimedia Embedding
- Add images, files, videos, and more right into your discussion
- Endorsements
- Don't waste time replicating quality content – endorse student questions and answers
- Mobile Apps
- for iPhone, iPad, and Android – free and replicas of the web version
A full listing of all features and more about Piazza can be found at https://piazza.com/
Top Hat
Top Hat is a teaching response platform that helps professors engage their students inside and outside the classroom. It is a software based "Clicker" and digital distribution platform which students access via their existing personal devices (e.g., phones, tablets, laptops, etc.).
To learn more about Top Hat visit the CPI website here: https://brocku.ca/pedagogical-innovation/teaching-tools/classroom-response/
This tool can be used to upload and share video files. It is powered by Echo360, a video platform CPI has contracted to host private video. To learn more about the videos on Sakai check out What is the Videos tool? and Enable the Videos tool.


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Mobile World Congress 2013 pulled up stakes yesterday in Barcelona, but the buzz will echo worldwide for quite a while. While fewer companies are unveiling flagship devices at the big industry shows, one new entrant into the mobile sphere definitely caught our eye: the ASUS PadFone Infinity.
Image via ASUS.com
Not to be confused with ASUS's 7" phablet Fonepad, the PadFone Infinity is the company's third version of its two-in-one phone/tablet, and it has taken major strides beyond its predecessors, the PadFone and the PadFone 2.
On its own, the handset is a 5" LTE phone, powered by Qualcomm's 1.7 GHz Snapdragon 600 Quad-core CPU, with 2 GB of RAM and the integrated Andreno 320 GPU that can crank out 1080p video sweetness (improving on the PadFone 2's 720p), and with 64 GB of onboard storage. Also included is 50 GB of free ASUS Webstorage for two years.
The PadFone Infinity ships with Android 4.2 Jelly Bean (although the demo video embedded below says 4.1) and is the first in its family to sport an anodized aluminum unibody with a brushed-metal back case.
Image via ASUS.com
But slide it into the PadFone Station, and suddenly you're holding a full-HD, 10.1" tablet. Basically, it's like getting two devices on a single carrier contract.
The devices' battery performance is fairly impressive, at least when taken in tandem. The phone lists 19 hours of 3G talk time, which can triple when connected to the Station. The phone's battery claims 6.5 hours of browsing and nine hours of video playback, to each of which you can add 7.5 hours when connected to the Station.
The phone's 5" display–up from 4.3" and 4.7" in the first two generations respectively–features 1920×1080 pixels (the same as the pad's 10.1" screen) with a resolution of 441 PPI. (Compare at 326 PPI on the iPhone 5's Retina Display.)
Image via ASUS.com
The dimensions of each device are relatively svelte. The phone is 8.9 mm thick, tapering sharply to 6.3 mm at the edges, and weighing in at 141 grams (roughly 5 ounces, for the metrically challenged). The pad is 10.6 mm thick and adds 530 grams (nearly 19 ounces) to the overall weight.
On the chassis you'll find a MyDP port, which supports Micro-USB 2.0 and 1080p video-out, 3.5 mm audio, and a Nano SIM slot. The front camera shoots 2 megapixels, while on the rear is an almost obscene 13MP, f/2.0 camera that features a burst mode of 8 frames per second. It shoots 1080p MPEG4 video at 30fps or 720p at 60fps.
ASUS says the PadFone Infinity will be available in April in Taiwan and in "selected other countries from early Q2 2013" at the hefty price of 999 euros (roughly US $1,300). Sadly, there is no word of a U.S. release.
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The Klondike gold rush shook the Yukon on the eve of the twentieth century and stands today as the defining era in the taming of North America and especially Canada's Great North. The history of how a handful of colorful characters sparked the largest mobilization of gold seekers in history is brought vividly to life in this debut graphic novel by the cartoonist Zach Worton. His stunning depictions of the Canadian wilderness are as much a part of the action as the key players: the prospector George Carmack; the racist prospector Robert Henderson; "Skookum Jim Mason," a Native American posthumously credited with discovering gold; "Soapy Smith," a noted con artist; Belinda Mulrooney, perhaps the first female involved in the gold rush to become rich; and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.Worton draws the reader into an absorbing historical tale of political intrigue and personal adventure, played out amid the free-for-all atmosphere of the Wild West.
Drawn in an inviting, engagingly detailed style, The Klondike also features notes and introductory texts accompanying each chapter, and a thorough, illustrated index of all the key players in the gold rush, as well as a glossary featuring notes about "How to Pan for Gold" and tips on how to spot the differences between "fool's gold" and the real thing.


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China's Skyscraper Boom: China Attempts to Build Tallest Building in 90 Days
China is growing in all directions, particularly upward. The country is now home to a third of the world's 100 tallest buildings, and it does not plan to slow down construction.
According to the Shanghaiist, an English-language newsblog on Chinese topics, on average, a new skyscraper is erected in China every five days. It no longer comes as a surprise that China is estimated to surpass the U.S. in its total number of total skyscrapers, defined as buildings exceeding 500 feet (150 meters), by 2017. China's current skyscraper count is estimated at 470, compared with the U.S.' 533.
(The Ark Hotel on Day 15, after construction was competed. Source: Daily Mail)
China's ability to build skyscrapers at a fast rate is nothing new. Earlier this year, the 30-story Ark hotel in Changsha, Hunan province, was built in just 15 days, by China's Broad Sustainable Building Corp., a company specializing in sustainable architecture. Though constructed very quickly, the hotel passed tests by the China Academy of Building Research. Its builder boasted that the hotel can withstand a 9 magnitude earthquake.
The same construction company, the Broad Group, has taken on another challenge, and it hopes to build a much bigger skyscraper in just three months, also in Changsha. According to online design magazine Denzeen, the building has been dubbed "Sky City" because when finished it will reportedly include a school, a hospital, 17 helipads and apartments that can hold 30,000 people.
("Sky City" tower digital projection. Source: The Broad Group)
The building will break ground on construction in January. Developers plan on not only to achieve a feat by speed, but also by height. The new "Sky City" building will stand at 2,749 feet (838 meters), 32 feet taller than the current tallest building in the world, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai.
(What the Ping'an International Finance Center will look like in Shenzhen. Source: KPF)
However, competition within the nation is also heating up. The Wuhan Greenland Center adjusted its original construction design from 606 meters (1,988 feet) to 636 meters (2,086 feet) to beat the Shanghai Tower, which is finishing construction and stands at 632 meters (2,073 feet). Later, the Ping'an International Finance Center in Shenzhen also revised its construction plans to be even taller than the Wuhan Greeland Center, from 588 meters (1,929 feet) to 646 meters (2,120 feet).
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Baltimore, USA and an introduction to Freak Flag America
We recently caught up with Baltimore-based photographer Rob Brulinski, who shared this Baltimore retrospective photo essay with the Darkroom. Over the next four months, he and partner Rachel Younghans will hit the road documenting eccentric people who make up the more unique side of America. What follows is Brulinski's account of his experiences in Baltimore.
I'm a photographer because I enjoy telling stories and I've come to understand that people inherently like being noticed.
As a resident of Baltimore, you don't have to go far to run into peculiar characters.
But Baltimore comes with a stigma: that violence runs rampant, city hall is corrupt, drugs flow freely in the streets, and whatever else suburban adults saw on The Wire. Even though they hold some truth, I've learned to see past that, but I haven't been immune to it.
I still have that awful memory of being jumped, strangled and nearly killed in a parking lot by a man who -– by the mercy of some god — tripped and fell headfirst into a wall allowing me to free myself and run off. I've seen countless car windows smashed and looted more times then I can remember.
Street photography in Baltimore can easily inspire the same fear as war photography.
Once near Lexington Market, a police officer pointed a Taser gun at my forehead, demanding that I "stop photographing and leave the sidewalk" just as the woman in the driver's seat was dragged out, while another woman in the passenger side seat went into childbirth labor. What a sight that was.
But for every distressed occurrence is an equally delightful memory.
I witnessed more than twenty young men, known as the 12 O'Clock Boyz, on dirt bikes and ATV's weaving around moving cars on Howard Street, driving masterfully with their front wheels raised in the air as they hopped sidewalks. As I watched from the sidewalk, one of the dirt bikers in mid-wheelie slapped me a high five! I remember my daily encounters with "Wheelchair Tony," a well-known homeless man in Mount Vernon. He spent his birthday asking Hispanic construction workers to sign his birthday card as he stole beer from the liquor store refrigerator. His whole week was devoted to finding card signers. I also recall being able to purchase soap, stamps and bottled water on the metro subway (yes, a Baltimore subway exists) all while sharing a nice conversation about the rainy weather with an upbeat call girl.
Being a willful resident of Baltimore has greatly influenced my imagination. My work documents the adoration of youth, religious artifacts, the symbolism in flowers or death and the occasional waving American flag. I don't believe that my work would have been the same anywhere else in the world. My last book, titled The Copycat, allowed me to appreciate all sorts of folks for their own reasons (particularly the weird ones) and it's a topic that I'll be working on for a long time to come.
And so on Sept. 15, my partner Rachel Younghans and I will embark on a four-month road trip across America in search of eccentric people to interview and photograph. Our project, titled Freak Flag America, will exist for the next several months as a journal website, and will eventually become a hardcover book.
We're spending our days exploring what generates identity and how America's infinite microcosms define themselves.
Most nights will be spent camping in a tent the size of a bathtub in National Parks, campgrounds and possibly a few front yards. We are completely dedicated to the notion that America is a land of a thousand living folklores and we invite you to follow the journey. America is a place of widespread families and eager travelers, of wild stories and decent memories.
We need your American support! Point us to people to interview, places to visit, and (most importantly) couches to sleep on!
Project: Freak Flag America (FreaFlagAmeri.ca) | Facebook | Twitter
Rob Brulinski is a Baltimore native and son of a working class family. He is a DIY creative artist, director and author. He spent six years of his early life working at a civil engineering company before taking creative arts on as his full-time job. His last book, The Copycat, received national recognition.
Rachel Younghans grew up on a farm in Forest Hill, Maryland. She is a recent graduate of University of Maryland with a certificate in Geographic Information Science. She is an upcoming airbrush fashion designer, videographer and writer. They co-operate Wild Horses Studio.
Brulinski and Yonghans will share stories from the road for their upcoming project Freak Flag America.
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Flood2007 Action/Adventure | Drama | Suspense/Thriller | Documentary
The citizens of London must grapple with one of the greatest environmental crises in British history, and the possible obliteration of the city itself, in Flood, a natural disaster opus from director Tony Mitchell (Supervolcano). In present day England, a colossal storm hits the North Atlantic Ocean just outside of the UK and moves toward the Scotch mainland, laying waste to the town of Wick. Some predict that the crisis will die off; not so Professor Leonard Morrison (Tom Courtenay of Billy Liar), who worked arduously on the Thames River barrier. Morrison presciently foresees the system moving across the Thames barrier, where it will gain added strength from the year's unusually high tide and inundate London with a wall of water. In desperation, Leonard contacts daughter-in-law Sam (Jessalyn Gilsig), Director of Operations for the barrier, and warns her of the impending destruction; Sam's estranged husband (and Leonard's son) Rob (Robert Carlyle), who is employed as an engineer on the Barrier, and Police Commissioner Patricia Nash (Joanne Whalley) also become involved. As the water hits - just as predicted - these officials declare a city-wide state of emergency and must take extreme measures to keep the pending disaster from spiraling out of control and claiming untold numbers of lives .~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide


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I started making this early enough in the day that not everybody was hanging out in the kitchen yet. The kids were doing homework or watching tv or running wild, I can't remember. Hubs was at his usual station in his work shop (aka the garage). But once I had it sort of all together and simmering on the stove, hubs walks in and lets out one of those involuntary "ooohhh" or "mmmmmm" sounds as soon as he opened the side door (which is off of the kitchen). So of course he moseys over to see what's cooking.
Hubs: "Oh! Are you making mole?"
Me: "No. Well. Sort of, actually. Penang mole."
Hubs: {eyebrows raised...quiet...shrugs} "Okay. Smells good."
And we enjoyed it just as we would have enjoyed a mole dish. There was a pleasant, slow heat lingering inside of this complex, flavorful sauce. And although it got a big messy trying to eat it wrapped in a lacy pancake (tortillas don't have holes), we managed. And we liked it.
- 4 dried red chiles
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- 2 Tbs. coriander seed
- 1 Tbs. cumin seed
- 1 tsp. fennel seed
- ½ tsp. turmeric
- 8 oz. shallots, peeled
- 1 (1") piece fresh ginger, peeled & finely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, peeled & finely chopped
- 6 macadamia nuts
- 2 lbs. chicken thighs, bone-in (or breasts, legs, or a mix)
- 2 large red potatoes, cut into ½" chunks
- 1 Tbs. vegetable oil
- 2 stalks fresh lemon grass, cut into 2" lengths & flattened w/ side of a knife
- 14 oz. (1¾ c.) coconut milk
- 1 c. water
- 2 tsp. salt
Serve this delicious curry with Roti Jala. If you don't have a roti jala pourer, you can make your own by punching 6 holes through a small tin can from the inside out. I used a long nail and a hammer...and widened them a bit with a wide screw. I then sanded off the jagged edges on the bottom...washed it...et voila!
- 1 c. all-purpose flour
- ½ tsp. salt
- 10 oz. coconut milk, stirred well
- 1 tsp. vegetable oil
- 1 large egg
- oil for skillet
February. Eek. I'm only half a month or so tardy. Does it count that I actually made it in the correct time frame...just didn't post it? I'm thinking yes.
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Microsoft has announced the upcoming end of mainstream support for SQL Server 2005 SP2 on January 12, 2010, and for SQL Server 2008 RTM on April 13, 2010. This just means that you need to upgrade to a newer Service Pack by then (which you should do anyway, IMHO).
They also announced that there will be fixes for a number of security issues in SQL Server 2005 SP2 and SP3 that they rate as Critical in this month's "Patch Tuesday" coming on October 13, 2009. As far as I can tell, SQL Server 2008 is not affected by these issues. My test and production database servers are all running SQL Server 2008 SP1 or better, so I don't have worry about either of these items.


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Salvage/Public T-shirts pay tribute to traditional surf culture
Going Public
There are some things your man refuses to compromise on.
- Moving his big screen TV out of the bedroom.
- Playing video games until 4 a.m.
- Getting rid of ratty, old T-shirts touting corny sayings (if you see "I'm With Stupid" one more time…)
Actually, we might be able to help you with that. Take a look at Salvage/Public, a new line of organic, surf-inspired men's T-shirts. No juvenile phrases or cartoons here – just clean, simple designs that pay homage to Hawaii's traditional surf culture, like "1779 – Surfing an essential part of Hawaiian culture," a nod to the earliest written account of surfing. Or "Pigs, Logs, Fish, Guns, Eggs," a list of different surfboard types. Or "1912 – Duke Kahanamoku wins Gold"… well, you probably don't need an explanation for that one.
The line is the brainchild of Joe Serrao, a Kamehameha graduate who grew tired of working in commercial real estate and decided to combine his passions of fashion and surfing in a new mission: to "salvage" areas of traditional surf culture and make sure they're not lost to the "public." That means photographing and screening pivot fins and Alaia surfboards in addition to key surf phrases and dates in his Kakaako studio.
While Serrao may not sound like an average Joe, he still designs with the typical guy in mind. He's adamant about a black, white, and grey color scheme (though there's a fun, colorful neck label made from repurposed Aloha print sewn on the inside), and adopting a nostalgic, vintage aesthetic (your man might not even realize these shirts are brand new).
Serrao also special orders 100-percent-organic, lightweight cotton shirts made in the U.S.A. that are so super-soft, your guy won't mind if you switch out a few from his closet.
In fact, he'll love them so much, he might even consider putting the toilet seat down.
Whoa. One compromise at a time.
$48, available at Oliver Men's Shop, 49 Kihapai St., and coming soon to Owens & Co., 1152 Nuuanu Ave. For more information, visit SalvagePublic.com.


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Remember our Ikea kitchen cabinets for the basement bar?
Well, they have been installed for quite some time but missing a key piece to make them complete. Just like Beyonce, they needed a little sparkle to know we loved them. So, I put Mathlete to work putting the handles on them.
We started by putting painters tape on each one.
Then, using his ruler, Mathlete created the center point.
From there, he measured and created the two holes for each handle.
Before drilling, he used the level to make sure the holes were level before drilling.
Once the holes were drilled, we just screwed the handles in from the backside.
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Pretty simple · DO NOT post full resolution screenshots! You can use the "mogrify" command (pacman -S imagemagick) to make a thumbnail of your screenshot:
$ cp screenie.png thumb-screenie.png
$ mogrify -resize 20% thumb-screenie.png
Twenty percent of the original size is great for 1024x768 screenies. You can then upload these images to your server and use the following code to show them on the forum:
This displays the thumbnail as a link to the screenie like this:
· If you do not have your own upload space you can upload to http://art.archlinux.org and link your shot here (with text) for discussion
· Several websites also offer free image hosting, of these ImageShack is very popular and does a neat auto thumbnail:
You should use the "Thumbnail for forums (1)" link code that is supplied to post here
· Once the new month begins please do not post new screenies in the old threads!
I guess is the standard question. Where did you get that background?
holy SH*%! that looks awsome 8)
E17 says: Thanxs, I'm cool 8) haha
rmbalfa: Here's the wallpaper (at desktopgirls.com) cheers!
Arch GNU/Linux 0.7.1 (Noodle)
Linux 2.6.14-archck1
my first fvwm. i like it a lot. stole most of it from stonecrest :oops: i changed a bunch of stuff though. i'm also using his drop down terminal thingie, from here. i just wish gaim windows weren't so big and ugly.
OI... where did teh stegasaur come from... he's not in my cow
yes he is..... MAN COWSAY....... doh sri
FVWM in red.. I wrote a little imlib2 app that takes a wallpaper, resizes it to your screen resolution, and adds the tinting at the bottom for the eye-candyish dock effect. Adds less than 2 seconds on fvwm startup on my 600mhz box too (imlib2 rules)! So now the wallpaper isn't hardcoded in my config anymore, which is nice.
I am a gated community.
I went back to Xfce4. Now to discover why Xfwm4 does not load at the start of it, even after clearing my settings files.... :
Here are some of my Fvwm.
I change some things:
-new Icons
-change position of my autohiding terminal, ncmpc and panel.
-smaller taskbar.
autumn is defiantly here :?
Gnome 2.12, with the usual Edge icons, and a wallpaper from totalityeclipse.com:
I've changed the GTK theme - it's Industrial-Bright, a theme I created using Whiteplate, Clearlooks-Bright, and vim. :oops:
(Look at Firefox's location bar and you can see those abominable sliding fonts...)
Edited the GTK theme to match the season and background, and I call it Clearlooks-Autumn. I also fixed the xfwm4 error.
(Look at Firefox's location bar and you can see those abominable sliding fonts...)
I do not have that issue.... Perhaps aliased fonts hurt Firefox like they hurt my eyes.
I do not have that issue.... Perhaps aliased fonts hurt Firefox like they hurt my eyes.
Antialiasing is turned on.
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I do not have that issue.... Perhaps aliased fonts hurt Firefox like they hurt my eyes.
Antialiasing is turned on.
Egad, where? I see it nowhere so it must be hiding!


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ATLANTA — Paul Pierce battled through another tough shooting night to score 36 points and the Boston Celtics wiped out Atlanta's 11-point lead in the second half even without Rajon Rondo, stunning the Hawks 87-80 on Tuesday in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference playoffs.
The series is tied 1-1. Game 3 is Friday night in Boston, and Rondo will be back for the Celtics in that one, his shorthanded team having claimed the home-court edge. The stellar point guard sat out a one-game suspension for bumping an official in the opener.
The Hawks appeared to be in control when they pushed out to a 65-54 lead late in the third quarter. But Boston sliced it to 66-61 by the end of the period, and Pierce led a dominating fourth.
The Celtics were up 74-72 when a quick spurt essentially finished the Hawks, especially when Josh Smith went out late in the game with a sprained left knee.
Joe Johnson turned it over, part of another tough game for the Hawks star, sparking a fast break that ended with a give-and-go from Avery Bradley to Pierce for a dunk. After Jeff Teague missed badly on a jumper, Pierce came down and hit his first 3-pointer of the series after missing his 10, stretching the lead to 79-72 with 3½ minutes left.
The Hawks called a timeout, but no need.
This one was over.
Atlanta's last hurrah ended when Johnson missed a free throw with a chance to close the gap to two points with 1:35 remaining. Kevin Garnett was hacked at the other end and made both his foul shots, Johnson missed a wild 3 from the top of the key and chants of "Let's go Celtics!" erupted at Philips Arena while the red-clad fans headed for the exits.
Pierce scored Boston's first nine points but struggled mightily through the second and third quarters. He finished 12 of 26 and came through when the Celtics needed him, especially with the offense a bit out of sync without its floor leader — heck, he even dropped to his knee and Tebowed when it was apparent the Celtics had this one all locked up.
For good measure, Pierce also led his team in rebounding with 14. Garnett had 15 points and 12 rebounds, while Bradley, who shifted over to take Rondo's spot at the point, had 14 points but only three assists — a far cry from what the Celtics usually get out of that position.
Johnson had 22 points but never got many open looks, hitting just 7 of 17 from the field. Smith had 16 points and 12 rebounds, the state of his knee now becoming a major concern for the Hawks, who already have played most of the season without Al Horford.


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When light or matter is consumed by the overwhelming gravitational pull of a black hole, neither has any chance of escaping. In a white hole the opposite is true; light and matter can escape, but there's no chance of them getting back in.
What's interesting is that you've actually simulated the latter scenario in your kitchen sink countless times, through a phenomenon known in the field of fluid dynamics as a "hydraulic jump."
Hydraulic jumps (various incarnations of which are pictured above) are pretty awesome in their own right; fuckyeahfluiddynamics explains:
Hydraulic jumps occur when a fast-moving fluid enters a region of slow-moving fluid and transfers its kinetic energy into potential energy by increasing its elevation. For a steady falling jet, this usually causes the formation of a circular hydraulic jump-that distinctive ring you see in the bottom of your kitchen sink. But circles aren't the only shape a hydraulic jump can take, particularly in more viscous fluids than water. In these fluids, surface tension instabilities can break the symmetry of the hydraulic jump, leading to an array of polygonal and clover-like shapes. (Photo credits: J. W. M. Bush et al.)
Hydraulic jumps have fascinated scientists for at least a century; and in 2010, researchers managed to demonstrate that these jumps are actually analogous to event horizons at the boundary of white holes.
Wired's Lisa Grossman elaborates:
When a stream of tap water hits the flat surface of the sink, it spreads out into a thin disc bounded by a raised lip, called the hydraulic jump… More recently, physicists have suggested that, if the water waves inside the disc move faster than the waves outside, the jump could serve as an analogue event horizon. Water can approach the ring from outside, but it can't get in.
"The jump would therefore constitute a one-directional membrane or white hole," wrote physicist Gil Jannes and Germain Rousseaux of the University of Nice Sophia Antipolis in France and colleagues in a study on ArXiv Oct. 8. "Surface waves outside the jump cannot penetrate in the inner region; they are trapped outside in precisely the same sense as light is trapped inside a black hole."
The analogy is not just surface-deep. The math describing both situations is exactly equivalent.
Read more about the researchers' experiment over at Wired.
3-sided clover (Bush et al. 2006)
4-sided polygon (Bush et al. 2006)
8-sided star (Bush et al. 2006)
Cat's eye (Bush et al. 2006)
5-sided polygon (Bush et al. 2006)