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Keyswitch improvements
This suggestion comes from many many ours or searching for a solution to my East West template. Unfortunately, it's not quite there yet.
I'm working with Cubase 9.5 and expression maps. For those who might not know, Cubase's expression map is a very handy way of assigning keyswitch instruments to different parts of your score. You can also use it to assign different midi channels so you can build your own ''keyswitch instruments" in a multi-timbral instance of Play. You can have up to 16 articulations of your choice of the 1st violin on one instance/track for exemple.
There are 2 problems to this setup. One is that whenever I stop playback, the midi channel resets to CH1 and so does my articulations. That does not happen with real keyswitch instruments. I can start and stop playback and the chosen articulation stays selected.
The second problem with midi channel switching, is that it's maxed at 16 articulations per instance/tracks.
Unfortunately, As of now, Hollywood Orchestra only offer very limited and small KS instruments. Other libraries like Symphonic Orchestra's 18v or Gypsy's Violins the 18v offers 20 to 30 articulations on a single patch. That is way more that the 16 midi channels can offer in my current setup.
Can we expect some improvements in this area on future Play updates? I would really love to be able to chose and assign all the articulations I want of an instrument to a single KS instance.
Another HUGE advantage to KS instrument that when selecting your mic positions, you dont have to do it 16 or 23 times for a single instrument.
That's the kind of workflow improvement I would gladly spend my money on.
François Beauvais
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Peter Schwartz's SkiSwitcher macro and scripts for Logic Pro X have made it possible to have multi-articulations in an instance work like keyswitch patches, as well as KS, but better, because you always hear the correct articulation anywhere in the project when you click on a note. Changing an articulation later is just a matter of changing the MIDI channel. So I no longer really need Play to be able to do this.
I thought Cubase Expressions Maps was similar but I have no experience with it.
I wrote to support on the the SkiSwitcher website asking a few questions but I never got an answer.
But maybe you could answer this. One of my question was if it was Logic only plugin and if the KS where made using the midi channels.
Midi channels switching, that I can do inside Cubase with expression maps and a multi-timbral instance of Play so I would not need a 3rd party plugin for this. It works pretty well besides the fact that it's 16 channels only and always reverts to Ch1 when I stop playback.
I works perfectly if it's recorded in the expression map's CC lane or timeline but when playing around, before actually recording the notes, it's very frustrating.
I've actually discovered a way round that yesterday. I use arturia's beatstep but you could use any midi controller that has an arpeggiator or step sequencer built in. I have is setup running a single note sequence at 64th notes at a very fast tempo. I then change that note with a rotary knob on the beatstep to choose the midi channels assigned those notes chromatically in my expression maps.
So now, whenever my playback stops, Cubase tries to revert the track to Ch1 but the arpeggiator does not allow it. It actually changes to Ch1 for a fraction of a second but it's too fast to hear or even notice.
But it's still a workaround and requires a second controller with a step sequencer or areggiator.
All of this would be a lot simpler if we could build our own KS patches inside Play 6.
François Beauvais
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Sounds like either Cubase has a problem or your understanding of how Expression maps works is incomplete. Not sure which, as I don't use it.
It's hard to explain because technically, it works 100% when you write down the music. It's just not practical when playing. Anyway that all should be in a Cubase forum.
Now this suggestion is for EW to integrate the ability to build our own KS instruments. There would be great advantages to that like mentioned in the OP.
16 channel is often enough I agree. But on a few instruments like the Jazz Trombone in Hollywood Orchestra, it's not.
The ability to mix the mic positions from a single patch and have it impact all the articulations loaded in the KS patch would be a huge time saver. Right now if I want to move the close mics for 1st Violin, I have to go manually change it to the 16 articulations in my muti-timbral template.
Thanks for the suggestions though. Too bad SkiSwitcher is only for Logic. I would have given it a shot.
François Beauvais
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Well, not interested in starting a DAW war, just saying that as someone who uses Play, Kontakt, UVI, Engine, etc. it is just no longer an issue for me with Logic Pro.
But all this is besides the point. The point is that EW could implement a KS builder that would benefit all users regardless of the DAW you're using. It could go beyond 16 articulations and bring a better workflow environment for every single Play users.
Don't forget the ability to mix the mic positions globally for all the articulations of a patch when they are KS instruments. I guess that might not be an attractive feature for a Composer Cloud members who only gets 1 or 2 mic positions. But for everyone how has 3 to 5 mic positions and likes to take advantage of them, it's a nightmare to mix. When there's up to 16 channels to move for a single instrument, I often end up not taking full advantage of them just because it's too long of a process.
François Beauvais
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Hi guys,
I'd also love to see comprehensive key switch patches in Play, for the Hollywood strings sections especially. I use Reaper, which while it doesn't have anything like expression mapping built in, is extremely flexible and easily customised, and I found a plugin for it to support building my own key switches (using a MIDI channel switch method) pretty easily.
In the process of doing this however I came to see what's probably the reason why EastWest haven't just gone ahead and provided these kind of key switches for us within Play. There are significant complications that come up in terms of playability, due to the fact that there are several different control schemes used across different articulations. Short sounds use velocity to control dynamics, some long sounds use CC1, others use CC11. So sure, you can set up key switches to cut around between legato and sustain patches, but unless you stick to patches that use the same CC mappings it's frustrating trying to get a smooth expression curve that flows over the top of the articulation changes.
Just my thoughts on the matter of course.
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A good keyswitching system would be fantastic. For things like the mixing of mic positions, that would be also be great if that could be CC assignable so users don't have to go into the interface to adjust these settings. For someone like me who uses a multiple computer set-up, I find myself reaching for Kontakt libraries more frequently because of ease of use on things like this - I have a control surface mapped to purge/load and fader control all of the mic positions individually and would LOVE to use this in PLAY too.
Without naming names, there is another company that produces a great build-your-own keyswitch patches that also enables a legato functionality BETWEEN articulations (e.g. you can have a legato transition from tremolo to trill to sustain, etc.). This is a really great way of adding an extra layer of playability.
In regards to the different CCs on different patches - there are a bunch of unused generic CCs that could easily be repurposed to allow for a more consistent CC mapping across the board that doesn't get confusing.
Tom Rackham - www.tomrackham.com
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Just remembered something else that got a bit weird when I was playing with this (sorry, it's been a while since I did these experiments actually, a bit hazy on some of the details). Anyway there was some odd behaviour with slurs and portamento patches when you started using MIDI keyswitches to stick other articulations between such notes. Basically you wouldn't get the slide into a note triggering properly - or might in some situations even get it triggering in from the wrong direction, sliding up instead of down or vice versa - because the last preceding note the portamento or slur patch was "aware" of wasn't the last note played in the line. If that makes sense.
Something like that anyway. I do remember that between slur/port issues and the hassle of sorting out the differing CCs, I pretty much gave up on my DIY keyswitches and went back to just using separate tracks for the major string articulations.
Which all boils down to - yeah, I'd love to see them properly implemented too!
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A Jordan guard wearing the traditional Kefieh.
We were in the roman theater of Jerash.
Cropped, cloned out few elements, USM applied.
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oochappan (4984) 2005-09-30 8:13
Hi Steven
A pleasant smile he got and a very nice coloring for this close portrait using a short DOF to spot him totally out,very well captured.
tinamunk3 (6408) 2005-09-30 8:31
Hi Steven,
Very nice and sharp portrait - he looks like an oil-sheik :-)
It looks like something is going to happen - like his face will open up..... - if you know what I mean.
Sorry for asking (I'm a REAL amateur) - but what is USM?
:-) Tina
jrzufferey (7305) 2005-09-30 9:23
Salut Steven,je trouve ton portrait parfaitement bien réussi. Ciao/jr
rbcy1974 (20758) 2005-09-30 11:00
Salut Steven
Cest une superbe portrait, mais je pense que tu l'as trop centré, autrement cest superbe.
pilpel-adom (3018) 2005-10-03 11:00
Nice portrait, Steven! His eyes are very bright and reflect the outside world, as he sees it...Great moment you captured here.
jkos (981) 2005-10-04 10:58
I love those facial closes.
Do you usually ask for people to pose?
I imagine people would get shy
with a 200mm tele! Nice work with DOF!
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March 22, 2019
Do you ever look around your house and wonder, "how and when did I collect all this junk?" After seeing this home, we here at SF Globe are definitely considering a simpler life!
Chris Heininge comes from a family of "gifted craftsmen, artists, and designers." His family has designed and built over 100 homes in Oregon, Washington, and Arizona. It's no surprise that with such experience, their homes have been catching the attention of many new and old homebuyers.
Influenced by his teenage years as a Christian Missionary in Japan, Hong Kong, Macau, and India, Chris adopted the principle of "tiny living." He loved the Japanese tradition of a beautiful, simplistic life without material objects crowding it.
While living in Aurora, Oregon in 1999, Chris began building the first in his series of tiny homes. He saw that people were moving away from the idea of "McMansions" and enjoying the efficiency of "tiny living." The tiny homes not only cost less to build, but they're also cheaper to maintain.
Here is an overview of one of Chris's mobile tiny homes.
Here's the view from the outside:
Living room view from the kitchen:
The stairs to the loft with storage space underneath and a cozy fireplace:
The kitchen with all-new appliances (all included in the price of the home!):
The loft bedroom:
The bathroom with a full-size jacuzzi and bath tub:
Part 2 of the bathroom; cabinets can be replaced with washer and dryer:
All of this goes for about $70,000. That's about a quarter of the average price of a home in Oregon. Would you toss your belongings for a home like this? Let us know in the comments below.
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Chicago Sun-Times tech columnist Andy Ihnatko's name has long been associated with Apple products. He's written quite a few books about Apple's software and hardware, and is a regular on the popular Mac Break Weekly podcast.
I suspect those who care deeply about tech partisanship have referred to him as a "fanboy" a time or two.
So it was something of a shock when I spotted this item from him at TechHive: Why I switched from iPhone to Android.
Yes, Ihnatko did what I did not: Left the iOS world for Android. Specifically, he traded in his iPhone 4S for a new Samsung Galaxy S III.
Ihnatko says he's been carrying an S III since the summer, but only as a Wi-Fi device. In January, he switched from an AT&T unlimited data plan to the 5 GB plan. Exactly why he changed plans when he changed phones – you don't have to do that with AT&T – is not clear, but he mentions the inability to tether your phone or use it as Wi-Fi hotspot with the unlimited option.
He begins his explanation for switching with this:
Here's what changed: Android got great. The OS got great, and the hardware got great. One of the sweet benefits of being a tech columnist is that I get to try out every significant new phone for a month or so. Time after time last year, I'd pack up and send back another flagship Android phone, switch back to my iPhone exclusively, and spend the following few weeks missing a great feature of the Android phone's hardware or OS that I'd come to rely on during my testing.
And so, by the end of the year, the idea of continuing to use an iPhone exclusively, or even as my primary phone, was no longer appealing. That's why I willingly parted with my unlimited data plan. On my new LTE plan, I can swap my iPhone's SIM with other phones and get the high speeds all of the other digital features of the AT&T network.
He also emphasizes that his experience isn't meant to be an argument for everyone switching to Android, but rather is his personal tale. And he still thinks Apple is doing well with its smartphone platform:
In this three-part epic, I'm going to walk you my decision. It's the story of why Android 4.1 and the S3 got me to switch. No way is it an argument about why anybody else should drop their iPhones and switch to a flagship Android phone.
This isn't the story about how Apple has lost its way and no longer innovates. It hasn't and it still does. This is merely the story of one dude who got a new phone. Nonetheless, my tale presents a picture of the strengths of modern Android.
In part one, Ihnatko goes offers two of his first four reasons for switching: Better keyboards (plural), and a bigger screen.
He complains about typing on the small iPhone screen, and particularly about the placement of the speech-to-text button:
As for speech-to-text, I can truthfully say that I activate it every time I write anything longer than a sentence or two.
This isn't a compliment. It's a major source of pain. The microphone button is crowded right next to the spacebar, and iOS speech-to-text activates with a single careless tap instead of with a deliberate tap-and-hold. When I'm typing fast, I'm accidentally triggering speech-to-text All. The. Freaking. Time.
It drives me bananas. iOS speech-to-text is like the waiter who keeps interrupting my dinner conversation to ask how I'm enjoying the meal. It could improve its performance by a thousand percent if it would just stay the bloody hell out of my way.
He prefers the Swype-style keyboard, which lets you slide your finger from key to key rather than tapping. And he particularly likes SwiftKey, a $4 replacement keyboard that I also prefer when I use an Android smartphone.
Ihnatko also likes the larger screen on the S III, saying it presents more information and gives him more room to type and navigate. It's also a better experience when it comes to reading, he says:
The Galaxy S III's screen has roughly the same pixel density as the iPhone 5 (they're both greater than 300 ppi). When I'm reading a book, I can see more of the page, and the wider content margins are more comfortable. I get to see more of a map without having to zoom or scroll. I can see more of the email message, and more of the article in my newsreader. A movie or video is large enough that I feel as though I'm seeing all of the rich HD detail I was meant to see. When I'm reading comics, I don't need to keep twisting the screen to read panels that have different orientations.
The screen of the iPhone 5 sometimes makes me feel like I'm reading a grocery receipt, not a book. And I never used to read from my phone in bed. Now, if my (still quite beloved) iPad is downstairs and the Galaxy S III is on the nightstand, I'll spend an hour reading from the Samsung rather than risk cold feet.
In part two, he adds two more reasons: App collaboration and customization. Ihnatko likes the fact that Android apps can talk easily to each other, something they cannot do easily on the iPhone. And he loves that he can customize his S III to his own way of working – again, something not easy to do on the iPhone.
He will continue his series with a third installment on Android's downsides. I'll link that here once it's published.
The reaction he's gotten has been interesting, with some Apple devotees considering his move akin to treason.
@ihnatko @techhive It's kind of like family. Now that you left the fold, you are no longer my Apple kin. You hath forsaken us. Unfollow.
— Steve Woolley (@swoolley) March 5, 2013
As I said, I took a similar journey last year but arrived at a different place: After coming very close to switching to Android, I stuck with the iOS platform and got an iPhone 5. A lot of what Ihnatko writes here resonates with me. And while I do feel like I made the right decision given the options at the time, there's no guarantee I'll do that when my current AT&T contract ends in 2014.
For example, I'm pretty intrigued with the Galaxy Note II. Depending on how that device evolves – and what moves Apple makes between now and next year – I could find myself joining Ihnatko in making the leap.


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Dave Dunwoody
Dave came to WUWF in September, 2002, after 14 years as News Director at the Alabama Radio Network in Montgomery, Mobile and Birmingham and a total of 27 years in commercial radio. During that time, he also served as Alabama Bureau Chief for United Press International.
The Trion, Georgia native was news director at stations in Anniston, Scottsboro and Fort Payne in Alabama, where he also broadcast football, basketball and baseball play-by-play. Dave also "spun the hits" at rock and country music stations in Lafayette, Albany and Rome, Georgia and in Burlington, North Carolina.
During his time at WUWF, Dave has earned a B.A. in Communication Arts/Journalism at the University of West Florida (Class of 2012). He's married to the former Linda Shiell, a Pensacola native, and they live in Pensacola with their cats Gigi and Lucy. Dave is also a passionate fan of Georgia Bulldogs and Atlanta Falcons football; the Atlanta Braves, Pensacola Blue Wahoos, Pensacola Ice Flyers, and Tampa Bay Lightning. His hobbies include comedy writing, guitar and computer sports games.


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This is a meta post describing two features on this blog that I don't think I've documented before. Apologies for the navel-gazing, I hope there's enough useful information here to make it worth reading
Most folks read my blog through the RSS feed, but those who peruse the web version get to see many different forms of navigational aids to help the user around the website. Since the blog runs on Drupal , I get to deploy all sorts of fun stuff. One example is the Similar Entries module, that uses MySQL's FULLTEXT similarity to show possibly related posts1. This allows you to jump around on the website reading posts similar to each other, which is especially useful for readers who come in from a search engine result page. For example, they may come in looking for Magic Bus for the iPhone , but given that they're probable iPhone users, they may be interested in the amusing DIY iPhone Speakers post.
The Timeline Footer
However, given that this blog has amassed about a thousand posts over seven years now, it becomes hard to expose an "overview" of that much information to the reader in a concise manner. Serendipitous browsing can only go so far. Since this is a personal blog, it is interesting to appreciate the chronological aspect of posts. Many blogs have a "calendar archive" to do this, but somehow I find them unappealing; they occupy too much screen space for the amount of information they deliver. My answer to this is a chronological histogram, which shows the frequency of posts over time:
Each bar represents the number of blog posts I posted that month, starting from August 2002 until now2. Moving your mouse over each bar tells you which month it is. This visualization presents many interesting bits of information. On a personal note, it clearly represents many stages of my life. June of 2005 was a great month for my blog — it had the highest number of posts, possibly related to the fact that I had just moved to Bangalore, a city with and active Blogging community. There are noticeable dips that reflect extended periods of travel and bigger projects.
In the background, this is all done by a simple
SELECT COUNT(*) FROM nodes GROUP BY month type query. Some smoothing is applied to the counts due to the high variance, for my usage, Height = Log base 4 (frequency) gave me pretty good results. This goes into a PHP block, which is then displayed at the footer of every blog page. The Drupal PHP snippets section is a great place to start to do things like this. Note that the chart is pure HTML / CSS; there is no Javascript involved3.
The Dot Header
Many of my posts are manually categorized using Drupal's excellent taxonomy system. A traditional solution to this is to create sections, so that the user can easily browse through all my Poems or my nerdy posts. The problem is that this blog contains notes and links to things that I think are "interesting", a classification that has constantly evolved as my interests have changed over the past decade. Not only is it hard for me to box myself into a fixed set of categories, maintaining the evolution of these categories across 7+ years is not something I want to deal with every day.
This is where tags and automatic term extraction come in. As you can see in the top footer of the blog mainpage , each dot is a topic, automatically extracted from all posts on the website. I list the top 60 topics in alphabetical order, where each topic is also a valid taxonomy term. The aesthetics are inspired by the RaphaelJS dots demo, but just like the previous visualization, it is done using pure CSS + HTML. The size and color of the dot is based on the number of items that contain that term. Hovering over each dot gives you the label and count for that dot, clicking them takes you to an index of posts with that term. This gives me a concise and maintainable way to tell the user what kinds of things I write about. It also addresses a problem that a lot of my readers have — they either care only about the tech-related posts (click on the biggest purple dot!), or only about the non-tech posts (look for the "poetry" dot in the last row!).
This visualization works by first automatically extracting terms from each post. This is done using the OpenCalais module (I used to previously use Yahoo's Term Extractor, but switched since it seems Yahoo!'s extractor is scheduled to be decommissioned soon). The visualization is updated constantly using a cached
GROUP BY block similar to the previous visualization, this time grouped on the taxnomy term. This lets me add new posts as often as I like, tags are automatically generated and are reflected in the visualization without me having to do anything.
So that's it, two simple graphical ways to represent content. I know that the two visualizations aren't the best thing since sliced bread and probably wont solve World Peace, but it's an attempt to encourage discoverability of content on the site. Comments are welcome!
1 I actually created that module (and the CAPTCHA module) over four years ago; they've been maintained and overhauled by other good folks since.
2 Arnab's World is older than that (possibly 1997 — hence the childish name!), but that's the oldest blog post I could recover.
3 I have nothing against Javascript, it's just that CSS tends to be easier to manage and usually more responsive. Also, the HTML generated is probably not valid and is SUPER inefficient + ugly. Hopefully I will have time to clean this up sometime in the future.


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H&M shirt, Topman jeans and belt, Zara driving shoes
Another shirt stolen from my brother; love the picnic gingham. H&M dress shirts fit almost perfectly aside from the longish sleeves. I wish someone would bring the label over here!
Tango dress, F21 braided belt, JS Dany heels, accessories from everywhere
My mom bought this dress for herself and decided last minute that it wasn't really her style.
Lucky for me that it came free-sized! The tie-dye pattern looks fresh in an urban setting but I wouldn't wear it to the beach.
Lucky for me that it came free-sized! The tie-dye pattern looks fresh in an urban setting but I wouldn't wear it to the beach.
Speaking of beach, we just came back from Batangas and I think I applied sunblock a little too sparingly. I look like a lobster in this shot! Thank goodness the redness is evening out and developing into a better brown.
Happy Birthday polish on a bright yellow base from The Face Shop
Given the fact that we both work 2 minutes away from Market Market, it's funny that our cumulative visits probably amount to less than ten. So just for giggles, we decided to explore some unknown territory and check out this huge mall.
Apparently, it's bigger than we anticipated. We only had an hour and a half so we ended up going to Metro Department Store and half of the Fashion Market. Here are some of the things that caught our eye...


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Make no mistake about it – the Buffalo Bills are losers. Sure there will be all sorts of press about how a young and injury-riddled team almost pulled off the biggest upset of the season, how they played an excellent game and how they may not be as bad as everyone thought, but in the end they are losers. You know it. I know it. Losers.
There are no "almost winners" in the NFL. There is no prize for second place. The only way you can be remotely happy about last night's disaster is if you bet on Buffalo and got points – then you made some money. Too bad they don't determine league standings on bookie payouts.
What you're certain to hear about is how long-suffering Buffalo fans once again were emotionally brutalized by their team at the hands of America's Team, the Dallas Cowboys. It's an easy story for national reporters to write – a bunch of blue collar bumpkins from the frozen wasteland of upstate New York get all excited to see their team bring home the glory only to suffer yet another soul-crushing defeat. You'll see comparisons to the four Super Bowl losses, the Music City Miracle, and if you're lucky, the Dallas "No Goal" goal.
You'll see people falling all over Tony Romo, the next Bret Favre, and watch him ride off into the sunset a happy man despite his 5 turnovers. They'll call it resiliency, but I'll be blunt – he sucked and was handed the win by a bunch of expert choke artists. Nonetheless, there he was, smile and all, being interviewed at the end of the game – "I'm going to Disney World" (and I'm going to jump off a bridge). He'll be doing Pepsi commercials on his bye week and the Bills will be figuring new ways to suffer painful defeats.
When you talk with other Bills fans you'll hear from the blindly optimistic masses about how well the defense played, how encouraging their intensity was, how this was a game for which we should be proud, how we could have easily been 3-2 at this point in the season. To these people I say, wake up – accept reality. The Bills are not 3-2. Failing to win games that should have been won is not encouraging. Intensity and heart mean nothing at the end of the day if they don't translate into wins. Stop accepting mediocrity and making excuses – we all deserve better.
If you live outside of Buffalo you'll be asked how in the world the Bills could have lost that game – how they could have blown so many chances. As if losing isn't bad enough, explaining the shortcomings of your team to every Patriots fan in town is what you'll be doing. It's enough to make you want to drink a tall glass of Draino.
The worst part about it all is that there are no good answers as to why the team blew it. As far as I can tell, it was just destiny that the Bills would lose – that same destiny that plagued the Bills in week 1 when they lost on another last second field goal to Denver. 5 weeks into the season and the Bills have lead two games up until the only point where it mattered – the final score. Simply unfathomable.
So how did it all go wrong?
Was it the interception Trent Edwards threw as the Bills were about to score in the fourth quarter? Up by 8, if the Bills put ANY points on the board they are up by two scores. The Bills were so deep in Dallas territory that even a sack could have kept them in field goal range. Instead, the rookie does the only thing he can't allow to happen – he throws a horrific interception that robs the Bills of points and puts Dallas in scoring position.
Was it that the Bills couldn't sustain a drive to put the game away after collecting a 5th interception?
Was it that the Bills had no downfield passing game and their best player, Lee Evans, became the invisible man yet again?
Was it that a worn out Bills defense couldn't stop a long drive that ended in a touchdown for Dallas?
Was it when Terrence McGee failed to capture a game-clinching 6th interception that hit him right in the chest?
Was it was the failure of the Bills to end the game by collecting an onside kick? None of the Bills even touched the ball on a kick they knew was coming and had to recover.
Was it giving up 2 small but critical sideline passes at the end of the game that put the ball in field goal range for Nick Folk?
Pick your turning point, pick your moment of meltdown – any of the above actually explain where the wheels came off the cart. Any of these are unforgivable – simply unforgivable.
So here we sit and listen to how the Bills needed to execute "one more play", how crushing this defeat is. I'm tired of it. Sick and tired of it. I feel sick to my stomach and my head is pounding.
I don't want to see a bunch of guys snatch defeat from the jaws of victory multiple times every season. I don't want to wait until next year to have a squad that might just squeak into the playoffs (but probably not – that's a few years away). I don't want to hear how great Tom Brady, Tony Romo, Teddy Bruschi and Bret Favre are. I don't want to be pitied as a long-suffering loveable loser. I don't want to be mocked for wearing my Bills hat or jacket. I don't want to wait for Ralph Wilson to die and see the Bills move out of town. I don't want to be a loser anymore.
As a fan I feel like I'm holding up my end of the bargain. I buy tickets and go to games. I buy merchandise. I am a card-carrying member of the Bills Backers. I am raising my kids to be the next generation of fans (child abuse, I know). I cheer with all my heart and watch every game.
But what have the Bills done to hold up their end of the deal? They've gone 7 seasons since going to the playoffs. They've put me through some of the worst defeats a football fan would ever want to see. They've made me, and the rest of their fans, the laughingstock of the league – a bunch of followers too stupid to know when to give up and stop the pain. They've made Bills fans settle for losses as long as "they played well". They've made us comfortable with a mediocre product year after year.
I know I'll be doing some serious soul searching during the bye week, as will many other fans. I can only hope that the Bills organization does the same and doesn't come out with same tired old excuses about playing a heroic game and just needing to make a few more plays – that's just not cutting it anymore. Enough. No Mas. We all deserve more.


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Dear Cellular Automata folks, I am pleased to announce the winners of the latest Pattern of the Year competition.
1. Caterloopillars (49 stars)
Previously, all engineered spaceships had speeds that were either fixed (Caterpillar) or adjustable but always very low (Gemini). Caterloopillars have the best of both worlds: their speed is variable, and the fastest ones can travel as quickly as c/4. So far all caterloopillars have been orthogonal, but a project to build one with adjustable slope is underway. By Michael Simkin, David Bell, et. al.
2. Copperhead (47 stars)
In addition to being the first of its speed, this c/10 orthogonal spaceship is so small that it is surprising nobody discovered it before. Its small size allowed the creation of a 22-glider synthesis, and a gun was made soon afterwards. A pseudo-tagalong found a bit later made it possible to create c/10 puffers and rakes. Much of copperhead's fame is due to the mystery surrounding its discovery: it was posted by a newly-joined anonymous user who got inactive afterwards. By zdr, Simon Ekström, et al.
3. Grandfather-less Pattern (39 stars)
"Is there a configuration which has a father but no grandfather?" This is the statement of the grandfather problem, one of the longest-standing open problems in Life, having been unsolved for decades in spite of a $50 prize offer from John Conway Himself in September 1972. It was only this year that the first grandfather-less pattern was discovered using a SAT solver. By mtve.
4. Spaghetti Monster (31 stars)
5. 8-bit Computer (28 stars)
6. Herschel Splitter (19 stars)
7. Bumper (14 stars)
8. New Gun Periods (12 stars)
8. Statorless p5 (12 stars)
10. Aperiodic Tiles (11 stars)
11. Rich's p16 (10 stars)
12. Small GoEs (9 stars)
13. p7 Sparker (6 stars)
13. 15-bit SL Syntheses (6 stars)


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42 U.S. Code § 247d–1 - Vaccine tracking and distribution
The Secretary, together with relevant manufacturers, wholesalers, and distributors as may agree to cooperate, may track the initial distribution of federally purchased influenza vaccine in an influenza pandemic. Such tracking information shall be used to inform Federal, State, local, and tribal decision makers during an influenza pandemic.
The Secretary shall promote communication between State, local, and tribal public health officials and such manufacturers, wholesalers, and distributors as agree to participate, regarding the effective distribution of seasonal influenza vaccine. Such communication shall include estimates of high priority populations, as determined by the Secretary, in State, local, and tribal jurisdictions in order to inform Federal, State, local, and tribal decision makers during vaccine shortages and supply disruptions.
The information submitted to the Secretary or its contractors, if any, under this section or under any other section of this chapter related to vaccine distribution information shall remain confidential in accordance with the exception from the public disclosure of trade secrets, commercial or financial information, and information obtained from an individual that is privileged and confidential, as provided for in section 552(b)(4) of title 5, and subject to the penalties and exceptions under sections 1832 and 1833 of title 18 relating to the protection and theft of trade secrets, and subject to privacy protections that are consistent with the regulations promulgated under section 264(c) of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. None of such information provided by a manufacturer, wholesaler, or distributor shall be disclosed without its consent to another manufacturer, wholesaler, or distributor, or shall be used in any manner to give a manufacturer, wholesaler, or distributor a proprietary advantage.
The Secretary, in order to maintain the confidentiality of relevant information and ensure that none of the information contained in the systems involved may be used to provide proprietary advantage within the vaccine market, while allowing State, local, and tribal health officials access to such information to maximize the delivery and availability of vaccines to high priority populations, during times of influenza pandemics, vaccine shortages, and supply disruptions, in consultation with manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers and State, local, and tribal health departments, shall develop guidelines for subsections (a) and (b).
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, $30,800,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.
As part of the National Health Security Strategy described in section 300hh–1 of this title, the Secretary shall provide an update on the implementation of subsections (a) through (d).
Section 264(c) of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, referred to in subsec. (c), is section 264(c) of Pub. L. 104–191, which is set out as a note under section 1320d–2 of this title.
2013—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 113–5 substituted "$30,800,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018" for "such sums for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2011".
2006—Pub. L. 109–417 amended section catchline and text generally, substituting provisions relating to vaccine tracking and distribution for provisions relating to establishment of capacities to combat threats to public health.
2002—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 107–188 substituted "five years" for "10 years".
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Conservation & Environment, Tropical Dry Forest Conservation & Community in Costa Rica by Elizabeth Smith
In August 2010 I ventured out on my own to Costa Rica. When I arrived at the airport, I waited outside for the Projects Abroad staff to pick me up. I was a bit disorientated to begin with as it had been such a long flight but as soon as they picked me up they explained that I would be taken to a hotel to rest after my journey. The hotel -staff were all incredibly friendly and welcoming which helped me relax. At breakfast the next morning I met six other new volunteers who were joining me on the 2 Week Special. We began to bond over some typical Costa Rican papaya and then set off on our journey into the jungle.
The remaining eight 2 Week Special volunteers had arrived the night before and had already settled in, but after having our first meal of rice and beans we all got a chance to introduce ourselves. Meicel, the cook, was incredible and catered to my vegetarian needs. She was so creative with managing to make every meal of rice and beans seem different! We had an induction on the first day which was interesting and made me realise that I was actually living in the jungle!
On the Tuesday we went on a 16km (10 mile) trek to a waterfall in the middle of the jungle. It was hot and humid and most of the walk was up steep hills but it was worth it! We were accompanied by all the long-term Projects Abroad staff – Joe, Richard and Oscar who kept us motivated. We all got to swim in the waterfall, which was amazingly refreshing, and even got to have our lunch in it! Later that afternoon we had a two hour salsa class which was great fun and very unique as it was in a bar, in the middle of the jungle!
Wednesday consisted of clearing trails so that the main road leading up to the camp would not flood during wet season. It was lots of hard work, but very worthwhile and made a lot easier by the stunning surrounding views. After lunch, we went to the local swimming pool where we were surrounded by jungle, cows, horses, mountains and palm trees which made it all very dreamlike! We then took part in the bat project where we set up nets in order to catch them and collect data about them. My group caught two mother bats with their babies and a few others and it was amazing to see them up so close!
Thursday was another adventure day where we abseiled down 17m into a dark cave which we then explored, squeezing through tiny gaps and, at one point, they switched off all the lights and we were sitting in complete darkness. After climbing back out of the cave we went to the viewpoint and saw all across Nicoya – the gorgeous nearby town. In the evening all the volunteers went down to the bar to get to know each other a bit better and we all practiced our salsa moves.
At the weekend we travelled into Liberia, the second major city in Costa Rica, where we met our host families. I was staying with another girl and our host mother was incredibly kind and caring and made us both feel very welcome and comfortable. Her son also took us out to explore a bit of the town and we even saw a gymnastics meet which his daughter was participating in.
On the Sunday we drove to an activity centre where we went on a zip wire through the jungle. After our activities we had a buffet lunch and then went horse-back riding through the mountains. To finish off the day we went to a sauna, put mud all over ourselves and then went into hot springs to clean ourselves off.
We spent our second week volunteering at a day care centre where we were worked with the children and got to read children's stories to them in Spanish. It was hard work helping with the children but felt like it was very worthwhile and made us all feel like we were helping to make a difference. In the afternoons we painted a mural to make their playground look nicer and more welcoming. During the rest of the week we got to spend more time working with the children and then went on a trip to a beautiful beach in the Gulf of Papagayo. The water was so calm and warm, and we were surrounded by golden sands and jungle and it was spectacular. Friday was my final day with the group and it felt very emotional when I had to start saying goodbye to everyone.
My trip to Costa Rica changed my life. Seeing how much I could do for others and how welcoming and friendly people can be really puts your life into perspective. I now live by the Costa Rican phrase 'Pura Vida' – pure life, and always try to replicate the warmth and friendliness they showed me. If you are planning on going there, I am very jealous! You will have an amazing time, make fantastic friends and gain memories which will last a life-time. Projects Abroad is a terrific company, not once did I feel unsafe, all transport was arranged and they accompanied us where necessary. So, thank-you to all the Projects Abroad Staff and to anyone who is planning any sort of adventure – enjoy it and take every single opportunity!
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The steel has a zinc-alloy treatment which offers extra protection, coated to the base steel. For pre-painted models we rely on Colorbond, so you can be assured your finish will resist chipping, peeling and cracking. Non-combustible, weather-resistant and secure, your EasyShed will perform as perfectly as any high-performance zinc aluminium cladding used in domestic construction.
Our high-tensile 0.35mm Bluescope steel is the thickest sheeting material used in the Australian garden shed market. Our products are fabricated from steel coils, which we then process through modern roll-forming machines. The end result is a ridged, high-performance steel sheet with a structural strength that is second to none in the industry.
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Anchor Set For Concrete Slab
Each of the concrete anchors in the pack comprises 3 components. (1) A galvanised "L" shaped steel angle bracket, (2) A nut & bolt to secure bracket to the wall, and (3) A dyna bolt to fix to the concrete slab.
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EasyShed Skylights can be added to most sheds and positioned as required at the time of installation. We recommend not having more than one skylight per side of the roof for structural purposes. The skylight is made in the same profile as the shed roof.
The Skylight does not need the sheets cut (you simply overlap the roofing sheet). You can cut the skylight using normal scissors if you wish to change the size of it.
Five (5) Blade louvre window
EasyShed Lockable Louvre windows are available with most sheds. It allows access for natural light & ventilation. The window sits in the space on top of the cut down wall sheet, at the top of the wall panel. It is recommended that window be fitted in the wall panels of the shed that have a roof section overhanging them. The louvre window is designed to fit above a wall sheet of 780mm size. It will not fit above slightly narrower sheet widths of 710mm size. If Gable end required, client will need to cut sheet and let us know, so we dont cut a sheet that sits under the roof overhang. Also the smaller sheds may require the window be placed on the back of the shed.
|W:0.61m H:0.73m
25 Colorbond Colours to choose from
The EasyShed range has 25 Colorbond Colours to select from. Grey, Green, Cream and Zinc are our standard colours. The rest are our premium colours that other shed companies do not offer. So there may be an extra fee especially if the standard colour is on special.
If the Premium colours are not available in the accessories list, please request a quote for the additional price.
** Please note that Tuscan Red is no longer available.
EasyShed Sliding Doors Optional
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True but considering that many of the top foreign players play in the Premier League, they seem to manage.
Well, who won the last two World Cups?
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Not every Republican learned Todd Akin's lesson from 2012 – and Democrats noticed.
This week alone: Sen. Saxby Chambliss blamed sexual assaults in the military on hormones, conservative pundit Erick Erickson credited biology for male dominance in society and Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant said working moms are making kids fail in school.
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Democrats and liberal groups are seizing on these comments to reignite their 2012 strategy — rally the base to raise big money and put Republicans back on defense with women voters ahead of the mid-term elections.
"Women voters are paying attention — this week was a big reminder that the GOP assault on women's rights continues," said Jess McIntosh of EMILY'S List.
The group, which helps pro-choice women get elected to office, is planning to use Chambliss' remark in an email blast and social media campaign called "Great Moments In GOP Women's Outreach."
Inside the Senate, Democrats are beginning meetings to strategize their messaging on the issue, according to a Senate Democratic aide.
"This is not an issue for Harry Reid or Chuck Schumer to jump into. This is an issue for Patty Murray and Claire McCaskill and the women senators to jump into," the aide said. "We will take advantage of it, but this is the mold of the Planned Parenthood fight and the Blunt amendment fight. The female senators will take the lead. Part of the advantage of having a large number of women in your caucus is having people who are effective messengers on issues like this.'
( Also on POLITICO: Wasserman Schultz hits Chambliss on 'hormones')
Republicans pushed back at the moves, accusing Democrats of politicizing issues like military sexual assault that should be bipartisan.
At the National Republican Senatorial Committee, GOP operatives sought to squash the controversy, trying to head off a rehash of lessons learned from the last election cycle, after which Republicans promised to be more sensitive when talking about women's issues.
"As a woman, the politicization of sexual assault or rape is offensive in and of itself. This is an important conversation to be had in congressional committees – it shouldn't be used as a page in Democrat politicos' playbooks looking to exploit this tragedy for political gain," said Brook Hougesen, NRSC spokeswoman.
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"If Democrats want to debate the 'war on women', look no further than the agenda set by Harry Reid and Chuck Schumer," Hougesen said, turning the issue to the economy. "Women have had a difficult time finding work, and juggling multiple jobs and their personal lives with Democrats controlling the economy and the government for the last five years."