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50 Prison Slang Words To Make You Sound Like a Tough Guy
By Matt Soniak
We've been just a little bit obsessed with old timey and subcultural slang here at the Floss as of late, and today we're going to mine one of the richest sources for weird slang and code-talk: criminals. Here are some choice bits of prison lingo we've gathered from slang dictionaries, true crime stories, prisoners' memoirs, and correctional officers.
1. All Day: A life sentence, as in "I'm doin' all day."
2. All Day and a Night: Life without parole.
3. Back door parole: To die in prison.
4. Beef: 1. A criminal charge, as in "I caught a burglary beef in Philly." 2. A problem with another convict, as in "I have a beef with that guy in Block D."
5. Brake fluid: Psychiatric meds.
6. Bug: A prison staff member considered untrustworthy or unreliable.
7. Bug juice: Intoxicants or depressant drugs.
8. Buck Rogers Time: (early to mid 20th century) A parole or release date so far away that it's difficult to imagine.
9. Bum Beef: A false accusation/charge or wrongful conviction.
10. Cadillac: An inmate's bunk. Also, Cadillac Job, an easy or enjoyable inmate work assignment.
11. Catch a ride: A request to a friend to get you high.
12. Cell Warrior: An inmate that puts on a tough front or runs their mouth when locked in their cell, but is submissive or cowardly when interacting with other prisoners in the open.
13. Chin Check: To punch another inmate in the jaw to see if he'll fight back.
14. Cowboy: A new correctional officer. Cowboy spelled backwards, is yobwoc, or a "young, obnoxious, bastard we often con."
15. Dance on the blacktop: To get stabbed.
16. Diesel Therapy: A lengthy bus trip or transfer to a far away facility, or even an incorrect destination, used as punishment or to get rid of troublesome inmates.
17. Ding Wing: A prison's psychiatric unit.
18. Dipping in the Kool Aid: Attempting to enter a conversation the person has no place in or is not welcome in.
19. Doing the Dutch Or the "Dutch Act," to commit suicide.
20. Dry Snitching: To inform on another inmate indirectly by talking loudly about their actions or behaving suspiciously in front of correctional officers; supply general information to officers without naming names.
21. Duck: A correctional officer who reveals information about other officers or prison staff to inmates.
22. Fire on the Line: A warning—"correctional officer in the area."
23. Ghetto Penthouse: The top tier of a cell block.
24. Four piece or four-piece suit: A full set of restraints, composed of handcuffs, leg irons and waist chain, and security boxes to cover the restraints' key holes.
25. Grandma's: Or Grandma's House, a prison gang's headquarters or meeting place, or the cell of the gang leader.
26. Heat Wave: The attention brought to a group of inmates by the action of one or a few, as in "Joe and John got caught with contraband, and now the whole tier is going through a heat wave."
27. Hold your mud: To resist informing or snitching even under threat of punishment or violence.
28. I got jigs: To keep look out or watch for officers, as in "I got jigs while you make that shank."
29. In the car: In on a deal or a plan.
30. Jacket: 1. An inmate's information file or rap sheet. 2. An inmate's reputation among other prisoners.
31. Jack Mack: Canned mackerel or other fish available from the prison commissary. Can be used as currency with other inmates or placed in a sock and used as a weapon.
32. Jackrabbit Parole: To escape from a facility.
33. Juice Card: An inmate's influence with guards or other prisoners. "He should have gone to the hole for that, but he's got a juice card with one of the guards."
34. Keister: To hide contraband in one's rectum. Also known as "taking it to the hoop," "putting it in the safe"and "packing the rabbit."
35. Kite: A contraband letter.
36. Monkey Mouth: A prisoner who goes on and on about nothing.
37. Monster: HIV. Also known as "the Ninja."
38. Ninja Turtles: Guards dressed in full riot gear. Also known as "hats and bats."
39. No Smoke: To follow staff's orders without resisting or causing any problems, as in "He let the guards search his cell, no smoke."
40. On the Bumper: Trying to get "in the car."
41. On the River: Time spent at the Louisiana State Penitentiary, which is surrounded on three sides by the Mississippi River. As in, "He did 20 years on the river."
42. Peels: The orange jumpsuit uniforms worn by prisoners in some facilities.
43. Prison Wolf: An inmate who is normally straight on "the outside," but engages in sexual activity with men while incarcerated.
44. Rabbit: An inmate who has a history of escape attempts or has plans to try to escape.
45. Ride with: To do favors for a fellow convict, often including sexual ones, in exchange for protection, contraband, prison currency, or commissary items.
46. Ride Leg: To be friendly with or suck up to staff in order to get favors.
47. Road Kill: Cigarette butts picked up from roadsides by prison work crew. They're brought back to the facility and the collected tobacco is rerolled with toilet paper to smoke.
48. Stainless Steel Ride: Death by lethal injection.
49. Three Knee Deep: To stab someone so that they're injured, but not killed, usually as a warning.
50. Wolf Tickets: To talk tough or challenge others, without any intent to back it up with action or violence, as in "He's just selling wolf tickets."


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Part I (Analog Dialogue 30-3) covers basic operation of the current-feedback (CF) op-amp. This second part addresses frequently asked questions about common applications.
Q. I now have better understanding of how a current feedback op-amp works, but I'm still confused when it comes to applying one in a circuit. Does the low inverting input impedance mean I can't use the inverting gain configuration?
A. Remember that the inverting mode of operation works because of the low-impedance node created at the inverting input. The summing junction of a voltage-feedback (VF) amplifier is characterized by a low input impedance after the feedback loop has settled. A current feedback op amp will, in fact, operate very well in the inverting configuration because of its inherently low inverting-input impedance, holding the summing node at " ground," even before the feedback loop has settled. CF types don't have the voltage spikes that occur at the summing node of voltage feedback op amps in high-speed applications. You may also recall that advantages of the inverting configuration include maximizing input slew rate and reducing thermal settling errors.
Q. So this means I can use a current feedback op amp as a current-to-voltage converter, right?
A. Yes, they can be configured as I-to-V converters. But there are limitations: the amplifier's bandwidth varies directly with the value of feedback resistance, and the inverting input current noise tends to be quite high. When amplifying low level currents, higher feedback resistance means higher signal-to-(resistor-) noise ratio, because signal gain will increase proportionally, while resistor noise goes as √R. Doubling the feedback resistance doubles the signal gain and increases resistor noise by a only factor of 1.4; unfortunately the contribution from current noise is doubled, and, with a current feedback op amp, the signal bandwidth is halved. Thus the higher current noise of CF op amps may preclude their use in many photodiode-type applications. When noise is less critical, select the feedback resistor based on bandwidth requirements; use a second stage to add gain.
Q. I did notice the current noise is rather high in current feedback amplifiers. So will this limit the applications in which I can use them?
A. Yes, the inverting input current noise tends to be higher in CF op amps, around 20 to 30 pA/√Hz. However, the input voltage noise tends to be quite low when compared with similar voltage feedback parts, typically less than 2 nV/√Hz, and the feedback resistance will also be low, usually under 1 kohms. At a gain of 1, the dominant source of noise will be the inverting-input noise current flowing through the feedback resistor. An input noise current of 20 pA/√Hz and an RF of 750 Ω yields 15 nV/√Hz as the dominant noise source at the output. But as the gain of the circuit is increased (by reducing input resistance), the output noise due to input current noise will not increase, and the amplifier's input voltage noise will become the dominant factor. At a gain, of say, 10, the contribution from the input noise current is only 1.5 nV/√Hz when referred to the input; added to the input voltage noise of the amplifier in RSS fashion, this gives an input-referred noise voltage of only 2.5 nV/√Hz (neglecting resistor noise). Used thus, the CF op amp becomes attractive for a low noise application.
Q. What about using the classic four-resistor differential configuration? Aren't the two inputs unbalanced and therefore not suitable for this type of circuit?
A. I'm glad you asked; this is a common misconception of CF op amps. True, the inputs are not matched, but the transfer function for the ideal difference amplifier will still work out the same. What about the unbalanced inputs? At lower frequencies, the four-resistor differential amplifier's CMR is limited by the matching of the external resistor ratios, with 0.1% matching yielding about 66 dB. At higher frequencies, what matters is the matching of time constants formed by the input impedances. High-speed voltage-feedback op amps usually have pretty well matched input capacitances, achieving CMR of about 60 dB at 1 MHz. Because the CF amplifier's input stage is unbalanced, the capacitances may not be well matched. This means that small external resistors (100 to 200 ohms) must be used on the noninverting input of some amplifiers to minimize the mismatch in time constants. If careful attention is given to resistor selection, a CF op amp can yield high frequency CMR comparable to a VF op amp. Both VF and CF amplifiers can further benefit from additional hand-trimmed capacitors at the expense of signal bandwidth. If higher performance is needed, the best choice would be a monolithic high speed difference amplifier, such as the AD830. Requiring no resistor matching, it has a CMR > 75 dB at 1 MHz and about 53 dB at 10 MHz.
Q. What about trimming the amplifier's bandwidth with a feedback capacitor? Will the low impedance at the inverting input make the current feedback op amp less sensitive to shunt capacitance at this node? How about capacitive loads?
A. First consider a capacitor in the feedback path. With a voltage feedback op amp, a pole is created in the noise gain, but a pole and a zero occur in the feedback transresistance of a current feedback op amp, as shown in the figure below. Remember that the phase margin at the intersection of the feedback transresistance and the open loop transimpedance will determine closed-loop stability. Feedback transresistance for a capacitance, CF, in parallel with RF, is given by
The pole occurs at 1/2πRFCF, and the zero occurs higher in frequency at 1/[2π(RF||RG||RO)CF]. If the intersection of ZF and ZOL occurs too high in frequency, instability may result from excessive open loop phase shift. If RF → ∞, as with an integrator circuit, the pole occurs at a low frequency and very little resistance exists at higher frequencies to limit the loop gain. A CF integrator can be stabilized by a resistor in series with the integrating capacitor to limit loop gain at higher frequencies. Filter topologies that use reactive feedback, such as multiple feedback types, are not suitable for CF op amps; but Sallen-Key filters, where the op amp is used as a fixed-gain block, are feasible. In general, it is not desirable to add capacitance across RF of a CF op amp.
Another issue to consider is the effect of shunt capacitance at the inverting input. Recall that with a voltage feedback amplifier, such capacitance creates a zero in the noise gain, increasing the rate of closure between the noise gain and open loop gain, generating excessive phase shift that can lead to instability if not compensated for. The same effect occurs with a current feedback op amp, but the problem may be less pronounced. Writing the expression for the feedback transresistance with the addition of CIN:
A zero occurs at 1/[2π(RF||RG||RO)CIN], shown in the next figure (fZ1). This zero will cause the same trouble as with a VF amplifier, but the corner frequency of the zero tends to be higher in frequency because of the inherently low input impedance at the inverting input. Consider a wideband voltage feedback op amp with RF = 750 ohms, RG = 750 ohms, and CIN = 10 pF. The zero occurs at 1/[2π(RF||RG)CIN], roughly 40 MHz, while a current feedback op-amp in the same configuration with an RO of 40 Ω will push the zero out to about 400 MHz. Assuming a unity gain bandwidth of 500 MHz for both amplifiers, the VF amplifier will require a feedback capacitor for compensation, reducing the effect of CIN, but also reducing the signal bandwidth. The CF device will certainly see some additional phase shift from the zero, but not as much because the break point is a decade higher in frequency. Signal bandwidth will be greater, and compensation may only be necessary if in-band flatness or optimum pulse response is required. The response can be tweaked by adding a small capacitor in parallel with RF to reduce the rate of closure between ZF and ZOL. To ensure at least 45° of phase margin, the feedback capacitor should be chosen to place a pole in the feedback transresistance where the intersection of ZF and ZOL occurs, shown here (fP). Don't forget the effects of the higher frequency zero due to the feedback capacitor (fZ2).
Load capacitance presents the same problem with a current feedback amplifier as it does with a voltage feedback amplifier: increased phase shift of the error signal, resulting in degradation of phase margin and possible instability. There are several well-documented circuit techniques for dealing with capacitive loads, but the most popular for high speed amplifiers is a resistor in series with the output of the amplifier (as shown below). With the resistor outside the feedback loop, but in series with the load capacitance, the amplifier doesn't directly drive a purely capacitive load. A CF op amp also gives the option of increasing RF to reduce the loop gain. Regardless of the approach taken, there will always be a penalty in bandwidth, slew rate, and settling time. It's best to experimentally optimize a particular amplifier circuit, depending on the desired characteristics, e.g., fastest rise time, fastest settling to a specified accuracy, minimum overshoot, or passband flatness.
Q. Why don't any of your current feedback amplifiers offer true single-supply operation, allowing signal swings to one or both rails?
A. This is one area where the VF topology is still favored for several reasons. Amplifiers designed to deliver good current drive and to swing close to the rails usually use common-emitter output stages, rather than the usual emitter followers. Common emitters allow the output to swing to the supply rail minus the output transistors' VCE saturation voltage. With a given fabrication process, this type of output stage does not offer as much speed as emitter followers, due in part to the increased circuit complexity and inherently higher output impedance. Because CF op amps are specifically developed for the highest speed and output current, they feature emitter follower output stages.
With higher speed processes, such as ADI's XFCB (extra-fast complementary bipolar), it has been possible to design a common-emitter output stage with 160-MHz bandwidth and 160-V/µs slew rate, powered from a single 5-volt supply (AD8041). The amplifier uses voltage feedback, but even if, somehow, current feedback had been used, speed would still be limited by the output stage. Other XFCB amplifiers, with emitter-follower output stages (VF or CF), are much faster than the AD8041. In addition, single-supply input stages use PNP differential pairs to allow the common-mode input range to extend down to the lower supply rail (usually ground). To design such an input stage for CF is a major challenge, not yet met at this writing.
Nevertheless, CF op amps can be used in single-supply applications. Analog Devices offers many amplifiers that are specified for +5- or even +3-volt operation. What must be kept in mind is that the parts operate well off a single supply if the application remains within the allowable input and output voltage ranges. This calls for level shifting or ac coupling and biasing to the proper range, but this is already a requirement in most single-supply systems. If the system must operate to one or both rails, or if the maximum amount of headroom is demanded in ac-coupled applications, a current feedback op amp may simply not be the best choice. Another factor is the rail-to-rail output swing specifications when driving heavy loads. Many so-called rail-to-rail parts don't even come close to the rails when driving back- terminated 50- or 75-Ω cables, because of the increase in VCESAT as output current increases. If you really need true rail-to-rail performance, you don't want or need a current feedback op amp; if you need highest speed and output current, this is where CF op amps excel.

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Earlier today, Wizkid fired shots at Linda Ikeji on Instagram.
Popular blogger, Linda Ikeji has swiftly responded after pop star, Wizkid stormed her Instagram page to blast her and call her names.
Linda Ikeji who is often referred to as the most popular blogger in Africa, replied Wizkid on her blog.
Below is what she wrote:
So my darling little 'friend' Wizkid came on my IG page this morning to blast me for writing yesterday that he was given quit notice at the Lekki home he claimed he bought some years ago, which he actually rented. He threatened to beat me up...called me an ugly old bitch...(I'm ugly? lol) says I don't have a man (crying over that..) and called my mum a loser...(what a child).
Anyway, all that don't matter, people have said worse to me...what I wanted to address is the part where he said I slept with his director and he left me in a hotel...that one I will definitely want to address because some people actually believe it. That my dear friends, is a lie! Please continue...
First and foremost, I've never met Wizkid one on one. I've only seen him once in real life on stage at a show a few years ago. I've never met anybody who is his director. Guess he put that line in his comments to defame me. You that mad that people now know the house is not yours? Lol.
Trust me, if I knew someone was Wizkid's director, I'd rather kill myself than sleep with him or any other entertainer for that matter (except maybe he's my husband..hehe) because I know how some of these entertainers are...they kiss and tell a lot. You can't afford to be messing around in their circle. So, no, I have NEVER slept with Wizkid's director. I live a celibate life..most of the time. (Though, that has to end soon...I'm getting old and missing out on that part of life...lol)
I've always been an advocate of women respecting their bodies and owning their own. And I feel sex should only happen when you're in committed relationship (that is if you can't wait till marriage) and I recommend celibacy for a long as you're not committed to someone. There's absolutely no dignity in sleeping around and messing around with different men. It's ugly and God don't like ugly. So no, I'm not that woman, and will never be that woman. Nice try, Wizkid!
Having said that, I'm sure, you wonder why Wizkid is so mad at me? To be honest, I don't know either. All I know is that his beef with me started a long time ago but he decided to start bashing me online after I refused a meeting with him. A few months ago, he asked his PR people to contact me, that he wanted to talk to me. For some reason, he thought I didn't like him and I was hurting his image online. He wanted to see how I could write more positive things about him but I turned down the meeting. Not that I have anything against him, I sincerely don't! I think he's an amazing talent and one of the few music stars in Nigeria with a midas touch. So this wasn't personal. I just didn't want to meet him. If he lobbies me then it means I won't be able to write anything about him anymore...and my job is to write...about everything, including entertainers.
I am cordial with some of them...many of them I have never met. I try to stay away from gatherings where they are because the more friends you make in the entertainment industry, the less you can write. And that will inadvertently affect your work. The few ones that I call acquaintances, it's hard to write about them because you feel you're cool with them and even when you write, they call you to complain. So, the fewer 'friends' I have in the entertainment industry, the better my job will be.
So Wizkid can bash me all he wants...but I will continue to do my job. Maybe he thinks the more he bashes me, then I will stop writing about him? Won't work. But meanwhile, if he tells a lie about me, I will address it. LIB plans to be around for a long time...some of these people will come and go! :-).
Thanks everyone and Wizkid fans for reading my response.
Oh and by the way, did I mention that his Porsche car is also on hire purchase? Oh shit, I just mentioned that! And no, darling, you're not 25! We know your real age! Continue to have an amazing career while I watch and continue to celebrate you.


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The garments I sent to New York to be a part of the conference Underpinnings: The Evolution of Underwear from the Middle Ages through Early Modernity at Binghamton University were returned to me.
Even though the boxes were filled with things I had made it was still fun to open them up. It felt like Christmas. The people at the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies at Binghamton took such good care of everything I sent them. As anyone who has participated in events and had their work carelessly handled or lost knows, it is a pleasure to work with people who appreciate your contributions and take the time to properly care for the items you share with them. Thank you to Heather and the rest of the team at Binghamton!


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King's Bounty: The Legend is an adventure game with tactical turn-based battles and role-playing elements. In a fairy tale fantasy world of fearless knights, evil mages, wise kings and beautiful princesses the player controls a hero. Leading their character through the game world, exploring it, commanding armies in battle and accomplishing various quests can mean great reward or huge defeats.
Gameplay is divided into two major sections: adventure mode and battle mode. While playing in adventure mode the gamer controls their character in real-time. With several classes available at the start of a new game, the player moves through the adventure map seeking various treasures, fighting monsters and accomplishing quests tasked to him by the local stewards. Once in battle mode the gamer assumes the role of a war chief, leading his troops in tactical turn-based combat. Battles take place on land or sea, in dungeons or castles or even in some items! The hero himself doesn't participate in the combat, but can assist his troops by casting spells or summoning different creatures.


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Girls aren't the only ones who unhealthily obsess over their bodies. New research reveals that teenage boys are just as plagued by impossible "beauty" standards when it comes to body image, and are perhaps damaging their health trying to attain physical perfection. First of all, welcome to the club, boys! Secondly, haven't you been here for a while now?
Researchers at the University of Minnesota School of Medicine wondered if "increasingly muscular" media images and the availability of supplements affected the "muscle-enhancing" behavior of young people. They found out it did, with about 40% of teenage boys using protein powders and 6% of them using steroids.
In reporting on the study, The New York Times treated its findings as an indication of a new trend: boys have problems and are not immune to societal pressures of physical appearance. And it's widespread, with teenage boys supposedly using the tried-and-true girl tactics of sharing their multi-layered, self-imposed mindfucks and thus infecting other children:
On Tumblr and Facebook, teenagers post images of ripped athletes under the heading "fitspo" or "fitspiraton," which are short for "fitness inspiration." The tags are spinoffs of "thinspo" and "thinspiration" pictures and videos, which have been banned from many sites for promoting anorexia.
However, at the time of this writing, searching for "fitspo" on Facebook or Tumblr didn't bring up any results of teenage boys, but instead, posts by teenage girls of the typical "thinspo" variety (paparazzi shots of Nicole Richie, photos of Victoria's Secret models' stomachs, tips on how to not overeat at Thanksgiving, etc.). Also, were we really supposed to buy that teenage boys are aware enough of women's issues to even reference "thinspo" got themselves?
And if this is, indeed, some kind of epidemic, it's not that new. The story of how surprising it is that boys are putting their health and lives at risk because they suffer from body image issues is a trend piece that reappears every few years.
In 2000 it was called "the Adonis complex" after the book that identified the health crisis.
In 2004 "a growing number of teenage boys" were becoming body-obsessed.
In 2006, it was "manorexia."
But also in 2006, "perfect body obsession [was] driving teenagers [to] risk health with steroids."
In 2009, "manorexia" had a bit of a resurgence.
In 2010, teen bodybuilding became an obsession (again).
And in 2011, "manorexia" was on the rise (again).
And now, in 2012, The New York Times is blaming TV for boys' body-image issues:
Many of these boys probably see themselves in Mike Sorrentino, "The Situation" from the "Jersey Shore" series on MTV, or the Adam Sackler character, on the HBO series "Girls," who rarely wears a shirt or takes a break from his crunches.
Suddenly six seasons of The Situation has more sway than hundreds of years of hot-bodied Renaissance statues from whence the term "chiseled" actually originated? Psh. If anything, those sculptures and paintings indicated how media images of male bodies haven't really changed that much, and certainly not in comparison to how often the ideal body for a female gets a revision. From Botticelli to flappers to Marilyn Monroe to Twiggy to J. Lo, the expectations of women's bodies drastically change. Women will never be able to keep up with how we're supposed to look because the connotation and definition of "fat ass" seems to change almost yearly.
None of this is to say, however, that men don't feel pressure. Our culture values the thin and the muscular, not the fat, and this applies to men, too. But hardly to the same degree; you're certainly not going to see fat sitcom wives anytime soon.
So while we can empathize with young men dealing with the anguish that can come with not liking what you see in the mirror, most guys will could never even begin to scratch the surface of understanding the widespread, crazy body image shit that goes on in girl culture. Until the extreme focus on one's physique becomes an inherent part of "boy culture," there's no comparison.
Muscular Body Image Lures Boys Into Gym, and Obsession [NYT]
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|Llewellyn's 2019 Daily Planetary Guide
|Yoga for the Creative Soul
|The Pure Heart of Yoga
To begin, open all windows and doors to allow negativity to easily vacate your house. The act of opening up your house at the very least replaces the stale air with fresh. It is also part of the ritual of purification and is symbolic of your intention to clean the house. Fresh air and sunshine also help sweep and burn away negativity.
As with most magical deeds, household purification must be backed up with physical work; thus a purification of the house begins with scrubbing the floors and washing the windows. Because like attracts like, dirty, unkempt houses—with no order whatsoever—practically invite disturbing vibrations. Even if your home isn't scrupulously neat, it's in order if you know where everything is.
While cleaning the house, see yourself washing away all the sorrows and problems that have accumulated there. Even if you are unable to see or sense them, imagine their presence anyway. See the dirt in the water (on the sponge or mop) as containing that negativity. Immediately dispose of such contaminated water outside. After vacuuming, remove the bag, take it outside and replace it with a fresh one.
Once the house is physically clean, you are ready to start the magical purification.
The Element Purification
Light the incense and candle. Stand before the table and open yourself to your home. Feel its energies. Really tune in to any impressions you receive.
After a moment, hold you hands over the assembled tools and say something like the following (feel free to improvise):
I charge you, tools of the elements,
Take the dish of salt and, moving clockwise around the house, throw a pinch of salt into each corner of every room, saying the following or similar words:
By the powers of Earth, I cleanse this house!
In your imagination, see the salt burning away negativity as you sprinkle and toss it. Your purification will be as strong as your visualization.
Also throw pinches into cupboards and closets, through open windows and doors, into attics and basements, and in the garage.
Next, set the salt down and pick up the censer. While incense smokes, carry it on the same route you used with the salt. Holding it before open windows and doors and in the corners of each room, visualize the smoke clearing away all negativity and evil. Say the following at regular intervals:
By the powers of Air, I cleanse this house!
Once you have walked through the whole house, return the censer and take the lit candle on the same route. Again, visualize, moving clockwise and holding the flame before windows and doors, seeing it shining forth with magical power, burning away negativity. Every so often say:
By the powers of Fire, I cleanse this house!
Finally replace the candle on the table and take up the bowl of water. Sprinkle water throughout the house in every corner and exits and entraces. Toss some drops at an through windows. See and know that the water is washing away ills with a tidal wave of magical power. Say the following:
By the powers of Water, I cleanse this house!
Set the bowl on the table and stand for a few minutes in the house. It should feel calmer, more peaceful, fresh and clean. If not, repeat the ritual.
Close the doors and windows, and, if time permits, leave the salt, incense, candle and water together on the table until the candle burns itself out and the incense is reduced to ash.
Excerpted from The Magical Household by Scott Cunningham and David Harrington
Scott Cunningham practiced magic actively for over twenty years. He was the author of more than fifty books covering both fiction and non-fiction subject matter; sixteen of his titles are published by Llewellyn Publications. ...


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Designing a house in Luz-Lagos, in the south of Portugal, in a truly interesting location facing the sea, was defined by a set of guidelines, namely: - The creation of a contemporary architectural element; - Respect for and connection with the surrounding area, natural and built upon; - The use of local materials and building techniques; - Deciding the solar orientation and having effective wind protection; - Making the most of the excellent location and its panoramic views; - Creating a gentle interior/exterior transition. So that the exterior is a pleasant space for living and leisure.
These guidelines result in a set of white volumes, free and organically grouped, culminating in a semi-circular opening, which embraces the pool and opens out to the privileged sea view. This results in the central terrace, the main space of the house, where the privacy is felt and where the horizon is predominant. It is around this terrace that the functional organisation of the house is structured, on one floor. There are five bedrooms with bathrooms and a large living room which leads to the kitchen. The garage, technical and service areas ensure the smooth running of the house. The house is all in white. It is a southern house, and as such the light is intense. It is this light, with its strong, distinct shadows, that gives colour and meaning to the white that covers the building. The strong presence of water and the landscaping surrounding the area accentuate the tranquility of the place.


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4. I, Robot Use this thread to discuss I, Robot by Isaac Asimov. https://www.scientix.eu/et/c/message_boards/find_category?p_l_id=588349&mbCategoryId=601101 2023-09-27T16:21:17Z 2023-09-27T16:21:17Z RE: Share your classroom ideas here Maria Melniciuc https://www.scientix.eu/et/c/message_boards/find_message?p_l_id=588349&messageId=605363 2017-04-30T23:01:55Z 2017-04-30T23:00:40Z Activity 1 (6 hours)
The students will work in groups of 3 on the next topics
-Robots: early beginnings
-Robots in the 19 th century
-Robots in the 20 th century
-Robots nowadays
-Robots in the space
-Industrial robots
-Humanoid robots
-Robots in literature
-Robots in movies
Each group will make researches on the topic and will create a Padlet which will contain different informations including the documents and presentations they created, videos and links for this subjects. Posters and infographics will be created too. For better results in collaboration the students will use GoogleDocs.The groups will present their work in front of the classroom.Each group will create a quiz in Google Forms and all the students will answer the questions . The teacher will create an evaluation form and each group will be grading others groups work.

Activity 2 (2 hours)
Starting from the 3 laws of robotics formulated by Asimov and the Tedex video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KaGZhB0WkI students will debate about the future of robots and if we should be afraid by robots evolution.
Practical activity (12 hours)
The students will create a robotic hand https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLxWBVZ25rk using the Microsoft Education lesson plan https://onedrive.live.com/view.aspx?resid=D1EAAFC0BDFA320E!1171&ithint=onenote%2c&app=OneNote&authkey=!AByHJXUeyR8LDRM . We have the list with the materials needed ,too (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/education/education-workshop/january.aspx) . Maria Melniciuc 2017-04-30T23:00:40Z RE: I Robot Robert Baldursson https://www.scientix.eu/et/c/message_boards/find_message?p_l_id=588349&messageId=605097 2017-04-30T17:51:09Z 2017-04-30T17:51:09Z Thank you so much for sharing Nectara  It is interesting how you manage to make the lesson plan cross-curricular, so it also challanges ethical, historical and social issues in addition to those that are purely technological or engineering. Robert Baldursson 2017-04-30T17:51:09Z RE: We, Robot Robert Baldursson https://www.scientix.eu/et/c/message_boards/find_message?p_l_id=588349&messageId=605093 2017-04-30T17:47:17Z 2017-04-30T17:47:17Z Ok, excellent, thank you for sharing Yoni this very interesting lesson plan  Robert Baldursson 2017-04-30T17:47:17Z RE: I, Robot - Pre- and post-reading tasks Maria Teresa de Paiva https://www.scientix.eu/et/c/message_boards/find_message?p_l_id=588349&messageId=605018 2017-04-30T14:26:59Z 2017-04-30T14:26:59Z Hello Daniela!

Very complete and interesting Activity based on "I, Robot" - Congratulations! You had a lot of work, and, for sure, I'll "study" your ideas before start my work with students about the book!

About what Asimov could guess (the premonitions...), I found very curious the asteroid mining by big robots, because last year I was with some students at Web summit, Lisbon, "sponsored" by Planetary Resources (http://www.planetaryresources.com/#home-intro ), an US enterprise that has the same goal! And, last year too, a student of mine presented a work about microrobots at her coleagues, in class (because of High Tech Electrical Engines they sould choose to aply some basic eletricity concepts)! Maria Teresa de Paiva 2017-04-30T14:26:59Z RE: Share your classroom ideas here Maria Teresa de Paiva https://www.scientix.eu/et/c/message_boards/find_message?p_l_id=588349&messageId=605006 2017-04-30T13:14:30Z 2017-04-30T13:14:30Z FreedomOh what a pleasure
Not fulfill a duty,
Having a book to read
And not doing it!
To read is a bore,
To study is nothing.
The sun shines
Without literature
The river flows, good or bad,
Without original edition.
And the breeze, that one,
Is so naturally matutinal,
As time has no hurry...

Books are papers painted with ink.
To study is a thing that is indistinct
The distinction between anything and nothing.

So much better, as there is fog,
To wait for King Sebastian,
Whether he comes or not!

Great is poetry, the kindness and the dances...
But the world's best are the children,

Flowers, music, the moonlight and the sun, who sins
Only when, instead of creating, dries.

More than that
It is Jesus Christ,
Who knew nothing about finance
And there is no evidence that he had a library...

Fernando Pessoa, in 'Songbook'
(Copy from http://www.wordsandquotes.com/poem/freedom-fernando-pessoa)

Before writing this post, I thought I had to speak about Pessoa, my favorite Portuguese Poet: so lucky me – The Poem Liberty, talks about the freedom of having a book to read and just don't do it, and about children! (And much, much more…). So, I couldn't finish to read "I, Robot!", from Asimov, (a little bit because I was lazy J!), but what I read, the first 4 Chapters, are enough to see it's a great book for my youngest students, who are still a little bit children (like all of us!).
I have to confess the English version of the book, I bought last Wednesday, was not very easy to read for me, in a rapid way, so I had to take, to be fast, a PDF document, translated to Portuguese by a Brazilian (http://www.planonacionaldeleitura.gov.pt/clubedeleituras/upload/e_livros/clle000024.pdf)
As Literature is about language, I have to say that the written Portuguese, is very different, in Portugal and Brazil (I prefer the European written Portuguese…). The spoken Portuguese, is also very different (as all foreigners can hear!), but, for me, Portuguese from Brazil is the most beautiful spoken language, it has so much musicality that Brazilian songs, written by great Brazilian Poets, can't be unknown! (Our Portuguese Fado is very nice too!)
One of the activities I propose, for "I, robot!", is precisely based on a video clip of Chico Buarque, a Brazilian singer (writer and composer!) of Freedom – João e Maria ("Hansel and Gretel", a possible translation…). You can see, please, the video clip here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=596g2wg4uXQ and an English translation of the lyrics here http://lyricstranslate.com/en/jo%C3%A3o-e-maria-hansel-and-gretel.html . It's a "Love Song", but it's written in "Childish Language". It starts with "Now, I was the hero…", a typical expression children use when they play pretending they are someone else…
So, the first Project Activity I propose would start with the reading of one chapter of "I, robot", in Portuguese Language, or English (students could practice their English…), exploited in the lessons of the Portuguese or English by the Language Teachers ("I, robot!" is included in our "National Plan of Reading", to improve reading habits in our students). In Science Classes (namely Physics and Chemistry) students would exploit the scientific references of the story: for example, the text, from "Runaround" Chapter - "The robots started off, the regular thudding of their footsteps silent in the airlessness, for the nonmetallic fabric of the insosuits did not transmit sound. There was only a rhythmic vibration just below the border of actual hearing." – it´s amazing to exploit a lot of acoustic concepts … And the book is full of other physics (astronomy) and chemistry references... Finally, with the help of Computer and Art Teachers, students would do a video clip, telling the story of the chapter they exploited, relating it, of course, with a scientific subject… To motivate for the "I, robot video clip", students could get inspired too in "One Minute Physics" little "movies" – See, for example, this one "Guns in space" – not a one minute one, but very interesting when we talk about "I, robot"! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYf6av21x5c.

The other activity I propose, and I'll try to do it with my 8 th grade students next time, it's to use Lego Robots, to exploit Optics: "How Does a Robot see", is the name I choose for the activity. To get motivated for robotics, students are invited to read the book, and, or, see the movie based on it (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I,_Robot_(film) ) and after, they will do a little program for the Lego Robot to move, based on color sensors. In fact, I already asked some students to see the movie (they haven't heard about it, but they get enthusiastic to watch it at home…), to try to involve them to start programing with Lego Robots. With this activity, I would like to initiate students (and me J!) in Programming and make them learn a little bit more about the physics of color sensors…
I tried to see the "I, robotics" movie myself and it was not available at my "home video club", but, what I read of the Asimov Book was already enough to understand that it has a lot of potentiality to develop SETAM educational activities. As a Physics Teacher, I consider the 3 Asimov Laws of robotics, can be compared with the 3 Newton Laws, in a scientific way as they include, in my humble opinion, the bases of Programming Languages, as Newton Laws determine the Mechanics of robots… But, maybe more important, they can be exploited in an humanistic way to discuss our fictional existences, as our, great Poet, Fernando Pessoa, does with is heteronymous… As Fernando Pessoa was a bilingual poet (he lived part of his childhood in South Africa) I finish my post with an English Poem:
How Many Masks Wear WeHow many masks wear we, and undermasks,
Upon our countenance of soul, and when,
If for self-sport the soul itself unmasks,
Knows it the last mask off and the face plain?
The true mask feels no inside to the mask
But looks out of the mask by co-masked eyes.
Whatever consciousness begins the task
The task's accepted use to sleepness ties.
Like a child frighted by its mirrored faces,
Our souls, that children are, being thought-losing,
Foist otherness upon their seen grimaces
And get a whole world on their forgot causing;
And, when a thought would unmask our soul's masking,
Itself goes not unmasked to the unmasking.

Fernando Pessoa, in 'English Poetry - 35 sonnets'

 Maria Teresa de Paiva 2017-04-30T13:14:30Z RE: We, Robot yoni kuner https://www.scientix.eu/et/c/message_boards/find_message?p_l_id=588349&messageId=605000 2017-04-30T10:52:34Z 2017-04-30T10:52:34Z Thank you,
The age of students is 10 years or older. So the PA has been able to handle the mission.
The task can be adapted to a wide range of levels and skills. Young or low-level students will design a robot model. High-level students will be able to actually build and program a robot from whatever possibilities are available at the school. yoni kuner 2017-04-30T10:52:34Z I, Robot - Pre- and post-reading tasks Daniela Bunea https://www.scientix.eu/et/c/message_boards/find_message?p_l_id=588349&messageId=604334 2017-04-28T16:58:19Z 2017-04-28T16:58:19Z I believe science fiction has always induced human mind to pursue scientific aims considered only hypothetical before. I am a teacher of English as a foreign language at a secondary school (students aged 11-19), and I have always tried to inspire my learners to engage more thoroughly with STEM subjects using science fiction stories (abridged at times, depending on their level of English).
Isaac Asimov is one of my favourite science fiction authors, and what I best admire about him is his never-ending enthusiasm, but also his ability to make us readers see the world from a different point of view while exploring concepts of society and technology with all their consequences.
I have prepared a learning unit on "I, Robot", supported by tasks to be done on the computer connected to the Internet available here: http://susanisaacandtherobots.weebly.com/. Various activities come together to integrate technology in the classroom. I have devised the tasks with great care, and I am set to keep adding to the site to make it even more useful. A wide array of apps have been used so far to develop the activities presented, such as: Padlet, Answer Garden, Hot Potatoes, My Language Exchange, Study Stack, Word Art, Learning Apps, Jigsaw Planet.
The scheme comprises pre- and post-reading activities. The students are asked to work as a whole class, in groups, in pairs or individually. The objectives range from improving each of the 4 main skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing), opening towards creative thinking, encouraging critical thinking to increasing familiarity with vocabulary items for meaning-making, understanding the importance of key-words, recreational problem solving, expressing opinions and bridging the gap between work and play.
All the 16 activities of the learning unit are described in the Teacher's Guide I am attaching. In short, my ideas for the Scientix competition are as follows:

Before reading:
As a lead-in activity, students go to http://susanisaacandtherobots.weebly.com/unravel-a-puzzle.html and individually move the pieces of the puzzle to position them in relation to one another to have them connect and form the cover of the first edition of the "I, Robot" collection. Next, students bounce ideas off one another and seek information, explanations and advice about the Frankenstein complex nowadays. Isaac Asimov said he wrote the stories in order to get away from the Frankenstein complex – the worry that technology (especially robots) would destroy humanity. Does this complex still exist today? Are people still afraid of technology and what it might lead to? Students provide examples, descriptions, predictions etc. Next, students go to http://susanisaacandtherobots.weebly.com/girls-in-science.html and collect examples of names of women scientists and women writers (science fiction was invented by a woman, Mary Shelley...) in the real world, and interesting women characters in fiction. They also add descriptions of life and achievements, pictures, links etc.

After reading:
In pairs, students pick a scene from the framing narrative and act it out.
Next, they go to http://susanisaacandtherobots.weebly.com/about-robbie.html and individually solve a crosswords puzzle by filling in empty spaces with words that best complete the summary of the story "Robbie". After that, they each imagine they are Gloria, Mrs Weston or Mr Weston and write a thank-you note to Mr Struthers a day after the Westons' visit at US Robots following their reading of famous thank-you notes here: http://mentalfloss.com/article/29959/11-amazing-thank-you-notes-famous-people.
To get the summary of the story "Reason", students go to http://susanisaacandtherobots.weebly.com/about-reason.html and individually fill in each gap with the most suitable words.
Students then practise writing monologues – Gregory Powell's thoughts when Michael Donovan left to get their spacesuits so that they could enter the mine in "Catch that rabbit".
Students then go to http://susanisaacandtherobots.weebly.com/about-evidence.html and each uses the cards to study/recall "Evidence" with auto play, and then plays to see how many they know by putting them in the Know or Don't know stacks.
Students go to http://susanisaacandtherobots.weebly.com/the-three-laws.html to see a model of a word cloud, then go to WordArt https://wordart.com/ and individually turn the 3 robot laws into a visually stunning word cloud of their own.
Students then go to http://susanisaacandtherobots.weebly.com/robots-and-humans.html and individually match characters and descriptions.
Next they go to http://susanisaacandtherobots.weebly.com/favourite-robot.html and individually vote for their favourite robot.
Students go to http://susanisaacandtherobots.weebly.com/play-hangman.html and individually play Hangman to guess a verb invented by Isaac Asimov.
As a whole class discussion, students talk about how different people deal with science and the unknown, and then about the connections nowadays between science and the world of work and daily life.
In groups, as a wrap-up task, students search for YouTube video clips that could stand proof to Isaac Asimov's premonition that children in the 21st century might form intense emotional attachments to electronics, like in "Robbie", and present their findings to the class.

I hope you like my ideas and will use my site with your students.
Thank you.
Daniela. Daniela Bunea 2017-04-28T16:58:19Z I Robot Nectara Mircioaga https://www.scientix.eu/et/c/message_boards/find_message?p_l_id=588349&messageId=603901 2017-04-27T18:06:51Z 2017-04-27T18:06:31Z Hello
My name is Nectara Mircioaga. I teach Tehnology in Tehnological High School "Constantin Brancusi".
I chose I robot by Isaac Asimov.
Students are aware of the achievements of the impact of technology on human lives and apply their technical knowledge. Students will be able to develop XXI skills, such as scientific literacy, creativity, communication, collaboration, curiosity, initiatives, social and cultural awareness, engineering skills and programming.
First we'll have a brainstorm session on the 3 laws of robotics. Are they current? Could we add anything else?
Then we discuss about loopy simulation
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We'll read the last chapter of Evitable Conflict and we'll look at how current it is today.
Here we will identify knowledge of geography, history and technology from the book.

Then we will split into groups and each group will have a robot to design.
First they will have to agree on the robot they are going to accomplish. How should it look? What does he have to do? In the framework of the lesson, the students will build a robot (with previous knowledge) inspired by what they choose and they will hsve to present and illustrate it.

We will use the Lego mindstorm kitThen we'll introduce our robot and its features.
Based on the Evidence chapter, we will discuss the ethical issues that can occur when building a robot.
https://www.lego.com/en-us/mindstorms/build-a-robot Nectara Mircioaga 2017-04-27T18:06:31Z RE: We, Robot Robert Baldursson https://www.scientix.eu/et/c/message_boards/find_message?p_l_id=588349&messageId=603206 2017-04-27T11:50:45Z 2017-04-27T11:50:45Z Thank you Yoni for sharing your idea and lesson plan with us, very interesting, especially how you link it to the concept of STE(A)M! Your lesson seems to integrate many different elements in STEM education and critical thinking of students. Out of curiosity, how old should the students be in order to participate in your lesson? Do you think both very advanced and less advanced students could participate equally? Robert Baldursson 2017-04-27T11:50:45Z RE: Future books Robert Baldursson https://www.scientix.eu/et/c/message_boards/find_message?p_l_id=588349&messageId=603195 2017-04-27T11:46:33Z 2017-04-27T11:46:33Z That's a very good question Irma. Did you find it difficult to find hard copies of these 8 books that Scientix selected for this discussion? Robert Baldursson 2017-04-27T11:46:33Z We, Robot yoni kuner https://www.scientix.eu/et/c/message_boards/find_message?p_l_id=588349&messageId=602526 2017-04-25T13:51:52Z 2017-04-25T13:51:52Z Inspiring students ...
In the STEM classes I try to expose students to the issues of the impact of technology on humans. To inspire the students to think about what his world would look like in the future. And to deal with issues of ethics and science.

These topics can be discussed at any age according to the appropriate level.

I really liked the stories in the book and the fact that these are short stories, so it's easier for children to connect, and each group can read a story.
The class will be divided into nine groups, each group will receive a story, read it and discuss the story and events of the story.
Each group will have to plan how to present the story to the rest of the group when they have many means available.

In the framework of the play, the students will build a robot (with previous knowledge) inspired by the story that will help them to present and illustrate.

In this lesson, students will be able to develop engineering building skills, programming and excelling in front of an audience.
The lesson will also allow students to integrate the subject of art. yoni kuner 2017-04-25T13:51:52Z Future books Irma Hoxha https://www.scientix.eu/et/c/message_boards/find_message?p_l_id=588349&messageId=601570 2017-04-23T16:18:14Z 2017-04-23T16:18:14Z I wonder if my daughter's children will have opportunity to read books in hard copies and enjoy reading as much as my daughter does so far.
We love such wonderful books which gives positive feelings Irma Hoxha 2017-04-23T16:18:14Z Share your classroom ideas here Robert Baldursson https://www.scientix.eu/et/c/message_boards/find_message?p_l_id=588349&messageId=601140 2017-04-23T08:50:46Z 2017-04-23T08:50:46Z Use this thread to share your classroom ideas inspired by I, Robot by Isaac Asimov. Looking forward to hearing your ideas!
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If you missed our first two installments of "Stepping Up," where we talked about the offensive line and the wide receivers, be sure to check them out.
It wasn't hard to identify the secondary as a massive problem area last season. A perceived area of strength going into the season, the Irish defensive backs were a massive disappointment, failing to make many big plays, and far too often getting beat for one instead. The veteran cornerbacks that many had high hopes for disappointed almost to a man, as veterans like Rasheon McNeil, Darrin Walls, Gary Gray, and Robert Blanton all had major lapses in coverage, and played well below expectations last season. Meanwhile, the transition of Harrison Smith back to safety was a disaster, and the combination of run-support heavy Kyle McCarthy and the enigmatic play of Sergio Brown left the Irish defense without a capable centerfielder, something that spells disaster for a team trying to play a Cover 2 scheme.
The returning secondary is truly a mixed bag. On the edges, the Irish only lose Rasheon McNeil from the cornerback rotation, returning Walls, Blanton, and Gray, the three corners that played the most minutes in the defensive backfield. At safety, the Irish lose their top two contributors in McCarthy and Brown, in addition to backup Ray Herring, though they do get Harrison Smith back after a lost season spent transitioning between safety and outside linebacker.
While poor pass defense can hardly be blamed solely on defensive backs, corners and safeties are the last line of defense and will always be the ones on the hook when a pass play goes for big yardage. Regardless of the ineptitude of the pass rush, there was still no excuse for a secondary that gave up way too many explosive plays and made a habit of giving up career days to opposing quarterbacks.
While new defensive coordinator Bob Diaco and new defensive backs coach Chuck Martin have their hands full, they've got a group of players that come with a lot of talent. Every cornerback on the roster was a well-regarded recruiting prospect, and they've all got plenty of experience to lean on. And while Harrison Smith's maligned minutes are the only ones that truly return at safety, a clean slate might be the best thing for everyone involved.
The Irish not only have to replace minutes, they need to replace the bad memories of a defensive season gone awry. Here are the key losses, important returning players, and the defensive backs that need to step it up.
If there was a highlight for the Irish secondary, it was Kyle McCarthy. McCarthy was the epitome of a program player, a guy that paid his dues on the way up and played two stand-out seasons as a starter. While I wasn't as high on his tackling prowess as my colleagues in the broadcast booth, McCarthy's obscene two-season stat-line made him the only Notre Dame defensive back to eclipse 100 tackles in a season, and he achieved that feat twice. McCarthy also chipped in a team-high five interceptions.
The time is now for cornerback Darrin Walls. There is no more waiting for the former blue-chip cornerback. He's back for a fifth-year at Notre Dame and hopefully will blossom under the regime change. Robert Blanton also returns, likely humbled from a sophomore season that had to be disappointing after such a strong freshman campaign. Gary Gray will likely be fighting for a starting job as well after wrestling one away during the second half of last season. Gray made a few big plays, but Irish fans hope he'll bring a new confidence to the field as a senior. At safety, Brian Kelly already mentioned that Harrison Smith has been impressive during offseason workouts and will return to safety after being flip-flopped around the past two seasons.
While every position is a clean slate for the Irish, no group needed it more than the secondary. Last year, the problems seemed to be between the ears more so than athletically. The secondary never seemed to master the new principles of the blitzing Cover 2 scheme that Jon Tenuta employed, and too often the defense was just plain beat on coverage that was fundamentally puzzling. For the Irish defense to play up to their skill level, here are a few guys that'll need to play big:
Harrison Smith: Nobody needed a regime change like Smith did. The Tennessee native had a rocky season that saw him become the ire of many Irish fans, but enters the season with two years of eligibility remaining. Moving Smith from undersized linebacker to safety expected to play deep coverage is a lot to ask of a young player, especially one that likely relied on a lot of gambling to compete against players that sometimes outweighed him by 100 pounds.
Jamoris Slaughter: Slaughter is the type of guy better classified as a football player than either a cornerback or safety. Slaughter was given a shot late in the year to win a job in the secondary after others played their way out of contention, but he never truly seized the moment. That said, the previous coaching staff believed he was a sound tackler with good speed and ball skills, and has to think that a job in either nickel or as a starting safety is a very real possibility.
Zeke Motta: Motta is a guy that made an immediate impact on special teams. He's also a jumbo-sized safety that has great football instincts and his eyes on a starting safety position. While I've got no idea if Motta can be a guy that plays great in space, if his play on special teams is any indication, he'll be flying around the field looking to make tackles if he's given his chance.
Dark Horses: Expect another McCarthy to start working his way onto the field, as Danny is reportedly the better athletes of the two brothers.
Fifth-year senior Leonard Gordon should contribute as a safety or corner (Thanks, Zach.). From a physical standpoint, early enrollee Chris Badger looks ready to go on special teams at the very least. E.J. Banks redshirted last year, but might be ready to take a shot at a job in the secondary as well.


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British Museum, London - looking through the plantings for the Australia exhibit.
British Museum, London
Sutton Hoo helmet!
If this only had tassels.....
British Museum, London
Mummified cat, Egyptian exhibit
British Museum
The Rosetta Stone - a tick off my "Bucket List" of things to see before I died.
British Museum, London
British Museum
British Library in the foreground; St. Pancras hotel and Eurostar terminal right behind. View from our hotel room, London.
Big Ben
Westminster Abbey - largest indoor graveyard. At times, quite moving; at others, a bit creepy, if we're honest.
West Entrance, Westminster Abbey. The lovely Duchess of Cambridge entered these doors a commoner and left a Duchess. Nice work if you can get it.
London Eye, Thames River.
One of the see through capsules on the London Eye. I will tell you that the A/C in this capsule worked surprisingly well.
An Engineer's view of the Eye.
Heading up, but looking back....
Millennium Bridge - or, as our guide called it - "The Big Wobble".
Looking down from the London Eye on the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben on the far side; tube station on the left. You can see the spires of Westminster Abbey as well.
View down the Thames from the London Eye.
On the water tour now - cominug up on Parliament and Big Ben.
Waves from onlookers are supposed to bring good luck, particularly if they aren't immediately preceded by rubbish being tossed down.
The London Eye
The OXO tower, as viewed from the Thames.
The Big Wobble.
London Bridge - which, thankfully, wasn't falling down as we cruised past.
Iconic Tower Bridge.
Tower of London, with Traitor's Gate in the foreground.
Would Shakespeare recognize his rebuilt Globe Theatre?
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We are looking for some Guest Designers for the Fall until Christmas!
Who: Merry Monday Christmas Card Challenge
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You will be expected to create one card per week during the term and to comment on the entries from participants. 😀
Please email Lesley at thepaperplayers @ yahoo.ca (no spaces) to apply.
Please send the email with your name, the link to your blog and attach three of your favourite Christmas cards that you have created in the past. You must have a blog to apply. No previous DT experience necessary! We welcome all product and design styles but please note, this is not a selling platform.
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A new trailer for LEGO Marvel Super Heroes has been released at Gamescom featuring the Sentinel of the Spaceways, the Silver Surfer.
LEGO® Marvel™ Super Heroes are back, this time revealing the brick-building plot of the game, with an all-new new trailer just in time for Gamescom! Do you have what it takes to destroy Dr. Doom and his Dr. Doom Doomray of Doom?
See some of your favourite Super Heroes and Super Villains of the Marvel Universe in interacting in the trailer, including Dr. Doom, Dr. Octopus, Spiderman, Hulk, Thor, Iron Man, Nick Fury, Wolverine, Storm, Cyclops and more!
LEGO® Marvel™ Super Heroes features an original story crossing the entire Marvel Universe. Players take control of Iron Man, Spider-Man, the Hulk, Captain America, Wolverine and many more Marvel characters as they unite to stop Loki and a host of other Marvel villains from assembling a super-weapon capable of destroying the world. Players will chase down Cosmic Bricks as they travel across LEGO Manhattan and visit key locations from the Marvel Universe, such as Stark Tower, Asteroid M, a Hydra base and the X-Mansion.
Set for release this autumn, the game will be available for Xbox 360®, PlayStation®3, Wii U™, Nintendo DS™, Nintendo 3DS™, PlayStation® Vita, PC, as well as next-gen consoles Xbox One® and PlayStation® 4.


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FOSTER and Specifi Europe have entered into a partnership that provides all customers with access to the FOSTER digital catalog.
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Myrine was founded in 2010 by the Fouyn family.
Their entrepreneurial spirit and 29 years of experience in manufacturing and producing women's and children's apparel are the bedrock of this Antwerp-based brand.
Today their extensive knowledge and know-how is used to create unique clothing for urban Amazons and one-of-a-kind women.
This magical brand can be discovered in high-end boutiques all over Europe, Japan and Canada.


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Welcome home to The Villas at Keaton Woods, an amazing tree-lined enclave of Luxury villa home sites in a fantastic O Fallon location by Bridgewater Communities, your villa experts. This premier location offers an intimate, wooded setting with only 2 cul de sac streets and no through traffic. The final phase is now open. Many home sites have lake views and there is over 6.5 acres of greenspace in the community as well as a walking trail that winds throughout the neighborhood. These luxury villas have impressive curb appeal with king sized brick facades, Quarry-cut stone accents, low maintenance vinyl siding, architectural shingles, full yard sod, professional landscaping and lawn irrigation. Choose from 5 well-designed floor plans ranging from 1,600 to 1,885 square feet. Free standing and attached home-sites are available as well as a variety of expanded garage options. These open, spacious floor plans offer luxurious Kitchens, large Great Rooms, main floor laundry rooms, generous Master Suites with walk in closets, hardwood flooring in the Entry, brushed nickel door hardware, 32" interior doorways, 6 panel doors, Low E windows, R 38 attic insulation and so much more. A monthly fee covers lawn care, irrigation, landscaping, common ground maintenance and snow removal (per C & R's). This convenient location is near restaurants, shopping, medical facilities, recreation, parks and Lambert International. There is easy access to Highways I-64, I-70, 364 and Chesterfield Valley is less than 10 minutes away. Due to rapidly changing construction costs, prices are subject to change. Elegant designs and superior quality in an excellent location!
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BHAGAVATA SUBODHINI is a systematic study guide to Srimad Bhagavatam. Bhagavata Subodhini unveils the exciting structure and flow of the Bhagavatam cantos by giving the connections between chapters, subsections, and verses in a lucid and colorful manner based on the commentaries of Srila Prabhupada and Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakur.
Bhagavata Subodhini Canto 7 is the fifth volume of the series, and gives a bird's eye view of the expanse and the depth of the most enchanting pastimes of Lord Narasimha-deva, the selfless and seamless devotion of Prahlada Maharaja, and the gist of the Varna-ashrama dharma, along with many original illustrations.
Maintaining a similar style like that of his previous volumes of Bhagavata Subodhini, Gauranga Darshan Das presents this volume on the Seventh Canto for easy readability and assimilation of its contents and delight in the splendor of its message.
With simplified flow charts, summary tables, diagrams, additional notes from the commentaries of acharyas, special descriptions of vital verses, interesting thematic compilations, and many other features, Bhagavata Subodhini becomes a constant companion for all Bhagavatam lovers as acknowledged by several readers across the globe.
Bhagavata Subodhini simplifies the apparent complexity of understanding the Bhagavatam, by integrating the explanations of our beloved acharyas, thus catering to the taste and needs of avid readers, scholars, and newcomers.
The Bhaktivedanta Vidyapitha Research Centre and Tulsi books happily launch this volume for the auspicious occasion of Narasimha Caturdasi.
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Gauranga Darshan Das is the Dean of Bhaktivedanta Vidyapitha (www.vidyapitha.in) at ISKCON Govardhan Eco Village (GEV). He teaches scriptural courses at several places in India. He has written study guides including Bhagavata Subodhini, Caitanya Subodhini, and Gita Subodhini, and compiled vital scriptural verses in the form of the Ratnamala and Tattvamala series. He runs a free monthly e-magazine called Bhagavata Pradipika and regularly writes articles on spiritual subjects.
Paperback: 176 pages
Publisher: Tulsi Books
Language: English
Author: Gauranga Darshan Das (Dean of Bhaktivedanta Vidyapitha Research Center)
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Get Over Your Abs
"Abs in a Box." Abs in a tube. Ab makeup. Ab surgery. America! Abdicate your ab addiction!
Electro-abs are not the answer! Another week, another story in the New York Times Style section about abs. Sure, you could slather $70 lotion all over your belly and maybe "tighten it up" a little bit. Or you could be like this dude Stefan Pinto (pictured) and chronicle your "bare midriff" on Twitter. But would you be able to look yourself in the mirror tomorrow?
We can't answer that for you.
Abs are just a bullshit vanity muscle. (That reminds us: stop doing curls, too). Abs never helped you beat a saber-toothed tiger or haul a boat over the Andes. You know who cares about abs? David Barton and Dave Zinczenko. If you your role models are David Barton and Dave Zinczenko, well, you're already beyond our help. But we can honestly tell you that the ab obsession is—like Spanx for men and needlessly fancy male underwear—just another way for the system to get rich by undermining you, as a man.
LaDainian Tomlinson squats 800 pounds and has a 40 inch vertical leap. You think he has "nice abs?" Well, he probably does. But they're not what make him great. That would be his hardcore attitude.


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HANNANT, O. M., BINGHAM, P. A., HAND, R. J. and FORDER, Sue (2008). The structural properties of iron in vitrified toxic waste ashes. Glass technology, 49 (1), 27-32.Full text not available from this repository.
A statistical approach has been utilised to characterise the structural and chemical properties of vitrified model sewage sludge combustion ashes. A d-optimal design has been applied to determine the effects of the compositional variability of vitrified wastes on iron redox and coordination as measured by 57Fe Mössbauer spectroscopy. Several Fe sites have been observed through the deconvolution of Mössbauer spectra, representing the Fe2+ oxidation state and tetrahedrally and octahedrally coordinated Fe3+ ions. The interdependency of iron redox and iron coordination is demonstrated, and suggests that conversion of tetrahedral Fe3+ to octahedral Fe2+ preferentially occurs upon increasing Fe2+/ΣFe. For Fe2+/ΣFe=0·30-0·89, the abundance of octahedrally coordinated Fe3+ remains approximately constant whilst tetrahedrally coordinated Fe3+ exhibits a linear decrease in its abundance with increasing Fe2+/ΣFe ratio.
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Adafruit GPS logger shield kit - v1.1
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GPS shield for Arduino kit with data-logging capability. After building this easy kit, you can create your own geo-locative project. Please note that this shield does not come with a GPS module, they are sold separately (see below)
This shield is designed to make GPS projects straight-forward and easy. Plug in a supported GPS module and run any of the example Arduino sketches for parsing GPS data (NMEA sentences), logging to a FAT16-formatted SD flash memory card and storing analog sensor data along with precise location, date and time in CSV format.
The shield is designed specifically for use with the EM-406a module: the small surface-mount GPS connector is pre-soldered for you. (It is a high-quality engine with quick time-to-fix and excellent reception, even in downtown New York City!) It can also be used with a Tyco A1035D, EB-85A or Lassen IQ module (see the webpage for more details).
GPS module, Arduino, and SD memory card are not included. Please check the parts list to see what is included. Please note that the library is rather bulky, requiring 12K of flash and more than 1/2 K of RAM for buffering SD card memory blocks. The examples work fine on ATmega168-based Arduino (or compatible) but for more complex projects I strongly recommend upgrading to an ATmega328!
Run-time is approximately 3 hours with a 9V battery and up to 12 hours using a MintyBoost, assuming no power-saving features are enabled.
Project details with example code, schematics, power usage, etc. are all available on the webpage so check that out!
Technical Details
- Dimensions(PCB only): 69mm x 53mm x 1.6mm (2.7in x 2.1in x 0.06in)
- Dimensions(assembled - no GPS module): 69mm x 53mm x 12mm (2.7in x 2.1in x 0.5in)
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The signs are ominous, and strangely familiar: communal warfare raging in the politically volatile Muslim Northern regions, with supporters of the ruling party stabbed, hacked or shot; churches, mosques and homes burned; and hundreds believed dead and tens of thousands more displaced. That's the scene so far in parts of Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation, following its latest round of presidential elections.
Gubernatorial elections in at least three Northern states this week were postponed because of the violence.
The incumbent, President Goodluck Jonathan, of the ruling People's Democratic Party, has appealed for calm after being declared the winner April 18 with 57 percent of the vote — thus avoiding an expected second round of balloting with his main rival, former Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, who received 31 percent. Buhari is a Fulani from the predominantly Muslim North; Jonathan is an Ijaw from the predominantly Christian South.
In his recent address, Jonathan harked back to the bloody events that set off the country's North vs. South civil war almost 45 years ago. "If anything at all, these acts of mayhem are sad reminders of the events which plunged our country into 30 months of an unfortunate civil war," said Jonathan.
Today as many as 40,000 people have been displaced, according to the Red Cross, with many of them seeking refuge at police and military barracks. Even the home of Nigeria's vice president, Namadi Sambo, in Zaria in Northern Nigeria, was torched, forcing him to flee. Many supporters of the PDP have met a similar fate.
The scenes are reminiscent of the events that began in January 1966. Back then, in the country's first unsuccessful military coup, mostly Ibo junior officers murdered Prime Minister Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa and much of the country's Northern civilian and military leadership. A July countercoup reinstalled Northern leadership, ushered in military government and eventually sparked pogroms in the North in May, July and September — carried out in part by government troops — that left as many as 40,000 people dead, many of them Christian Ibos.
Nearly 2 million people soon became refugees. The Ibo-led breakaway Republic of Biafra was declared a year later before a Northern-dominated federal government crushed the rebellion in January 1970. More than 1 million people died in the war. Can this country of an estimated 125 million people be brought back from the brink?
In evoking Nigeria's civil war, Jonathan may have done more than sound an alarm about the West African nation's political instability. He may unintentionally have made a bad situation worse.
"It's as incendiary a thing as he could say," says Jean Herskovits, a retired academic and a longtime Nigeria analyst. "To say this is about the same grievances as '66 is an insult."
Yes, Herskovits said, the present crisis has taken on ethnic, regional and religious dimensions, much like the Biafran War. But more important, she said, today's unrest is a reaction to the pervasive culture of corruption that has long gripped the country, "a rejection of 12 years of PDP" government malfeasance. According to Herskovits, young people in the North pinned their hopes on Buhari as an agent of change, a presidential candidate who could end corruption.
Instead, she says, "we are heading toward exactly what we don't want, which is civil war. People up North are already talking about it."
Already, the Nigerian Independent Electoral Commission has had to postpone balloting in three Northern states because of the tenuous security situation. Buhari has been barred from traveling to one of the states.
How much worse will things get?
A lot will depend on legal challenges to the election results. The United States and much of the international community declared the balloting free and fair. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, in a speech congratulating President Jonathan, said, "this election represents a positive beginning for Nigeria." But pronouncements from outside have done little to calm the situation.
But almost from the beginning, many have been skeptical of the election results, even in a country where allegations of electioneering — real or imagined — are routine. Despite the widespread use of social media to monitor the balloting and track results, there is a general belief among many Nigerians that elections are won and lost not at the polling station but as the votes are tabulated — a process that remains secretive.
The ruling PDP was defeated in the first two rounds of elections for Nigeria's parliament. And although many polls picked Jonathan to win the presidential polls, few predicted that he'd win with a large-enough margin to avoid a second-round runoff.
Buhari supporters with the Congress for Progressive Change are launching challenges in 11 Northern states, where Jonathan received a quarter of the vote in constituencies that already voted heavily against the ruling PDP in the parliamentary rounds.
Jonathan's apparent re-election upsets the unspoken "rotation," in which Northern and Southern leaders alternate terms as president. Olusegun Obasanjo, a Yoruba from the West, was elected and served two full terms as president. Umaru Yar'Adua was elected amid charges of fraud in 2007. He had not served a full term before he died of pericarditis in May 2010 after a lengthy illness.
"Nigeria has depended on a tacit political balance between the North and the South its entire postcolonial existence," says Mark Quarterman, an analyst with the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C. "When this has broken down, we've seen the worst excesses. A ticket balancer has now become president, but regional allegiance has always trumped party allegiance. The question is: Wouldn't the supporters of the party, with Jonathan at the bottom of the ticket, support the ticket with Jonathan at the top of the ticket?"
The Nigerian media have been filled with vitriol from both the winners and the losers, replete with charges of tribalism, regionalism and religious chauvinism. The army, perhaps the country's most vital institution, has shown no signs of splintering. And the national police, with a reputation for brutality and corruption, have so far not been accused of abuses in controlling postelection violence.
The future of the nation may lie in the hands of the Supreme Court in the capital, Abuja, which will be the final arbiter in deciding the validity of the results of the presidential elections. This eventuality may bring back other memories from another time and another country — the aftermath of the 2000 presidential elections in the United States.
Both supporters of Vice President Al Gore and Gov. George W. Bush immediately decided to accept the court verdict that put Bush in the White House. So did their supporters. Now Nigerians may face the same situation of abiding by a result with which they may not agree.
"If we are serious about preventing collapse there, the politics of bargaining and compromise are most important," says Sulayman Nyang, the former chairman of Howard University's department of African studies. "Both sides have to be willing to accept a ruling of the Supreme Court, as we did in this country in 2000. We're on the brink. If Nigerians don't get their act together, we're facing a serious problem. Nigeria exploding is the worst thing that could happen to the Africans."
Sunni M. Khalid is the managing news editor at WYPR. A former foreign correspondent, he has traveled and reported widely in Africa and the Middle East.