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Joined: 27 Sep 2013
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Posted: Mon Oct 07, 2013 6:59 am
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new to this forum, but been reading lots and find it extemely usefull!
so i figured i would ask for some advice.
so i have been riding a mistral comp sst 12ft 240L with a 6m2
i weigh about 195 lbs / 90 kg
i am at the stage where i can get in/out of the harness
get planning sometimes in 15-20 knots, trying to get back enough to get into the footstraps and really get some speed.
so my question is about mast placement, i read contradicting statements on this forum, mostly move mast back in high winds, but then sometimes move mast forward to get more mast base pressure and get planning.
can anyone explain? or give me tips?
now that i am trying to plane i need to lift my centreboard, and tips on getting upwind with the centreboard up?
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Posted: Mon Oct 07, 2013 8:08 am
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Your board is a longboard with a mastrack. The mastrack allows much more adjustment than typical shortboard 8" mast box. The front part of the mastrack is to be used in non-planing condition, to optimize the glide without pearling the nose in the chop.
The back part of the track is for planing. I guess the back 10" are usefull for planing. When most people talk about front and back, they say it based on the 8-10" shortboard adjustment range.
To go as fast as possible, you want to put the mast back. This will get the board to ride more on it's tail, reducing the wetted area. If it's too far back, the board will be moving around and too hard to control.
With the mast forward (10" from back), the nose will ride lower. This creates less resistance when not planing, and I assume this is why this promotes earlier planing. On a plane, the wetted area is bigger with the mast forward. The board will ride slower and will be easier to control. If the nose is too low, it will catch the chop and you might fall! You will need to bring the mast back a bit. When you start using the straps, you will also figure out that you need to raise the boom with the mast forward, in order to keep everything balanced.
Unfortunately, I don't know well your board, If I was using it, I would try it with the mast 10" from the back, with the boom a bit high. If you always plane in front of both straps, this means you will have to bring the mast back to be able to get in the straps.
As far as going upwind off the plane, you are always better to use the centreboard. If you just want to regain terrain while waiting for the next puff, you can always put your weight on the windward rail, to depress it. This creates some sideways resistance, but way less efficient than the centerboard. If planing well powered in the straps, you need to put your weight forward and the sail backward a bit and well sheeted to make progress upwind.
Hope this helps.
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Posted: Mon Oct 07, 2013 8:34 am
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mast base position will also effect your boom height relative to how far back you may wish to step on the board. as the base moves back, it will make the boom height more comfortable stepping into the back straps.
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Posted: Wed Oct 09, 2013 11:46 pm
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Tip for better upwind angle while planing. A mistake that I made early on and still make occasionally is to try to go upwind as soon as I'm on the plane. First get into an efficient, balanced position hooked-in and in the straps. Then build up speed. At higher speeds you can turn upwind and maintain a much better angle than if you try to turn upwind just after getting on-plane.
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Posted: Thu Oct 10, 2013 1:44 am
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Since the board is probably so old the mast base and foot strap position will be different with modern sails as opposed to the sails of the boards era.
I would raise the boom way up to at least shoulder height (with the rig not attached to the board and standing upright on the grass you should be able to just get your arm over the boom so your arm pit is hooked over the boom) then try and sail as fast as you can really hanging off the harness, try and go for the front footstrap, if it's just too far back start moving the mast track backwards.
Of course you may discover at this time that the fin is too small.
Sails of this era were pointy at the top not square and had a much longer boom length meaning the mast track was much further forward if any of that makes sense.
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Posted: Thu Oct 10, 2013 7:22 am
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Newer boards (late 1990s to the present) have mast tracks a lot further back overall than older boards (1980s - early 1990s). It's because the force from newer sails comes more from the front and lower half of the sail, so the whole sail needs to be further back on the board for force to line up with the resistance of the fin. If the sail force and the fin resistance don't line up you get a variety of awkward symptoms, including not being able to get in the back footstraps.
Your board is old, so unless your sail is also old, you'll need to be put the mast base as far back as it will possibly go. Of course even then it might be hard to get in the back footstraps, and you might have problems like the bottom of the sail rubbing the deck of the board.
The reason you put the boom high is so it won't be too low on you after you lean the sail back and move to the back of the board. If the boom is too low on you it's hard to transfer your weight to it, so you end up "heavy footed" and unable to plane.
To not lose ground against the wind when the centerboard is up you need to do a couple things. At slow speed, you need to tilt the board towards you a bit by putting weight on your heels, so the bottom of the board provides resistance. One you're going faster, though, you should level out the board because the faster water flow around the tail fin will help it provide enough resistance all by itself. Also, non-tilted board will plane much better.
Bigger tail fin will help you plane and maintain your ground against the wind without having to dig in the edge of the board.
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Posted: Thu Oct 10, 2013 8:57 am
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You should specify what sail you are using. Also, 15-20 knots is a large range and people tend to exaggerate the wind speed or leave out the gust factor. At your weight you could very likely be underpowered with the 6.0 making it harder to plane in the lighter winds.
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Posted: Thu Oct 10, 2013 9:36 am
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Hey thanks everyone!
so ya im using an old longboard, mistal comp sst
and old sails that came with the board.
and when sailing in the 15-20 knots (avg), i only got planing a couple times, so i am pretty sure i was planing due to gusts which were probably at least 25 knots, i would guess
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Posted: Thu Oct 10, 2013 10:44 am
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Having sailed an Exocet Pacer Hybrid board (with c/b) and an older Fanatic Megacat (both with modern sails), my experience is that it is waaay more efficient to use the centerboard to get upwind. It is actually quite fun, esp. in the moderate breezes that you are talking about as the board loads up and you can rail it up and actually stand on the windward rail and begin to plane on the leeward rail all while pointing as high as a good sailboat. (mast track forward or just back of forward).
then, when you have gotten well upwind, turn off wind (bring up c/b first), move mast track back, and blast off wind in straps. practice jibing as you broad reach downwind, then turn upwind, practice tacking, repeat, rinse, repeat.
great fun and great training for more high-performance sailing in the future.
this is, of course, IMO and based on several years of experience.
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Posted: Thu Oct 10, 2013 3:35 pm
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Good advice here, and overall you definitely need to take your time and try various settings to see what works best. You can even go all scientific and use a tape measure and take notes on the various setups that you've tried, and what works best. Heck, I've done that myself and I'm not ashamed.
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How do you think that parishes should handle it when the bishop issues a pastoral letter by video?
I've had to set up multiple televisions for this four or five times. I remember the process quite well. I can hook up multiple screens to a single player and run audio through a sound system. Once, in an unprepared parish, I held a microphone to the sound grid on a projector. Having monitored the message for four or five Masses on a weekend, I don't recall any of the details. On the other hand, it happens so infrequently that parishioners may well remember the details.
When the bishop sends a video message, I'm a good soldier and I make the best of what the parish provides me. I'm usually the most technologically savvy person on staff, so it's always left to me to coordinate the presentation. But I'm also an acoustic musician, and I believe in the personal connection between a person speaking or making music with a minimum of in-between stuff. I acknowledge this is just my idealism.
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Showing hymn-words when there are more people present than you own hymnals for?
I will say that the assembly sounds great when their noses are not in a book.
Let me say that as a skeptic, I'm not totally closed to the idea. If a priest wanted to work with a photographer, that might be a great collaboration, like music & lyrics, or ice cream & cake. The last priest I knew who worked with a visual medium, employed a power point to enhance his "sermon" on respect for life–it was a Votive Mass for Life. He used it to cite long stretches of church documents. Eye-catching and accurate. Notable for being different.
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Wednesday, March 13, 2013
~a new hutch~
44 comments:
- Little Cottage on the Pond said...
Lovely! I would have carried that one on my back to get it home :)
- March 13, 2013 at 6:52 AM
- jessica said...
So so so beautiful!!!! Live how you repurposed the old shelf/doors!!
- March 13, 2013 at 6:59 AM
- ~ Lisa ~ said...
Now I know the trick when you have a "must have" find. Texting my husband and asking him how much he loves me... LOL
What an absolute beauty to add to your dining room. This is why I love coming to your blog for ideas and inspiration.
Thank you for sharing all that you do. I'm in love too.
~ Lisa ~
- March 13, 2013 at 7:03 AM
- Wendy said...
So beautiful, Melaine, and a perfect addition to your home. I love how you accessorized, too. Hooray for Ruffles and Rust! :)
- March 13, 2013 at 7:09 AM
- deborah said...
You have a great eye for design. It looks beautiful!
{the white chair}
- March 13, 2013 at 7:32 AM
- Stacey said...
Looks fantastic!
- March 13, 2013 at 7:38 AM
How excited you must have been when he said "I Guess"! Good for you, can I ask where did you purchase the small white urn/vase?
- March 13, 2013 at 7:47 AM
- Amber Koogler said...
Love the faux shutters!
- March 13, 2013 at 7:55 AM
- THREE MANGO SEEDS said...
I'm in love with it too. I can't stop looking at it. LOL Great find!
- March 13, 2013 at 7:57 AM
- Lauren Zuzic said...
I love your new piece and the way you accessorized it! I love getting a new hutch! You have inspired me to take a walk about to see where I can put a new one!
- March 13, 2013 at 8:03 AM
- Acorn to Oak said...
Great find! I love it! Your dining room looks great!
- March 13, 2013 at 8:41 AM
- Terry Moore said...
Drooling over your stunning dining room and that buffet/hutch. I have one kinda like it but wow what an impact yours is.
- March 13, 2013 at 9:59 AM
- Barb @ The Everyday Home said...
LOL, you sound just like me. I recently texted my hubby a picture of a new stacked washer and dryer and said simply "please?" He replied..."if you must." Well, of course I "must." :) Love your hutch and the color combination. And of course you filled it with so many pretties. Thanks for sharing.
- March 13, 2013 at 10:01 AM
- Between You and Me said...
i absolutely love it!!!
- March 13, 2013 at 10:03 AM
Perfect fit
- March 13, 2013 at 10:14 AM
- Ashley C. said...
LOVE it! I was just at Ruffles & Rust yesterday, and could've bought the whole store! So many fun treasures for spring!
- March 13, 2013 at 10:47 AM
- [email protected] said...
Gorgeous your taste is flawless ;) I loved the old look too. The old doors make great shutters as well.
- March 13, 2013 at 10:54 AM
- Patricia Whitney-Jones said...
Absolutely perfect!!! The shelves made into shutters was a great idea as well. I wish I could still shop by myself and decorate, paint, etc. Those days are pretty much over for me since my strokes. But I still enjoy seeing what others do.
- March 13, 2013 at 10:55 AM
- marty (A Stroll Thru Life) said...
Oh my, it is fabulous . Love the grey and white and it is styled so beautifully. Hugs, Marty
- March 13, 2013 at 11:33 AM
- Lisa Marie Wells {Not Too Shabby Mama} said...
Love, love, love it!! and love the old door as shutters!! So clever! Gorgeous as usual!
- March 13, 2013 at 11:40 AM
- AntiqueChase said...
Well "yes" rhymes with "guess"... good enough for me!
LOVE IT. and all the styling!
- March 13, 2013 at 11:52 AM
Ready for it????.......
I am positive this hutch feels its in a good home too!
Haha, I agree it's the best when something of mine that I loved goes to somebody's house that I know will love it as much. Yes, it doesn't have a heartbeat, but it has heart!!! Seriously woman, Amazzzing!
And just saw Beetle-mania, totally hearts about it!!
- March 13, 2013 at 12:21 PM
- Flower Patch Farmgirl said...
- March 13, 2013 at 12:36 PM
- Lorraine Finkbeiner said...
So beautiful! Fits just perfectly with your beautiful home!
- March 13, 2013 at 2:57 PM
- Nola Grasby said...
So beautiful-your home looks gorgeous would love to see more.
- March 13, 2013 at 3:17 PM
- Alyssa Teer said...
I love this piece. It is beautiful with your slate floors.
- March 13, 2013 at 3:43 PM
- Gee Singh Newbanks said...
Score!!! That was a fantastic find.. so luvly. You accessorized it wonderfully .
Cheers, Gee
- March 13, 2013 at 4:47 PM
- Life Between Potato and Rice said...
Lovely hutch !
- March 13, 2013 at 6:28 PM
- Stephen Saint-Onge : Designer Dad Blog said...
Love the new addition. Shooting a guest bedroom makeover tomorrow - that chair in the last shot would have been a perfect addition to the room! Looks great.
- March 13, 2013 at 7:21 PM
- March 13, 2013 at 9:51 PM
- iska_k said...
It is gorgeous!!! Regarding beffets ... it is my dream, empty space in our dinning corner is waiting for it for a long time. I have read many posts about beautiful buffets recently and I hope I will have similar one soon :) Cheers!
- March 14, 2013 at 12:28 AM
- Brooklyn Limestone said...
So lovely as always. And Im crushing hard on your bentwood chairs. I keep thinking about using them for my dining room but the rattan seats bother me. How do you like them?
- March 14, 2013 at 5:30 AM
- Painting Artist, Inc- Port St. Lucie, FL Painting & Pressure Washing said...
WOW, this is gorgeous!! What a great and lucky find.
Painting Artist, Inc.
- March 14, 2013 at 5:31 AM
- Alli - Cottage Inspiration said...
Absolutely beautiful! And your shelves are now shutters? PerfectionI
- March 14, 2013 at 5:42 AM
- Rie said...
- March 14, 2013 at 6:15 AM
- Sandi @ The Primitive Skate said...
What a beautiful piece. I love your new hutch and how you displayed everything.
Also loving the shutters you made.
- March 14, 2013 at 6:57 AM
OH.MY.GOD. What an incredible find - and it looks absolutely perfect in your dining room! And I too love what you did with the door - stroke of genius! I am a new loyal follower! Great Work!
- March 14, 2013 at 8:08 AM
- Mindy Whipple said...
I love this hutch - well actually I love your entire dining room :) And I always love when a husband will say, "I guess". That's always a yes in my book!
- March 14, 2013 at 2:03 PM
I love it so fits in your room!! Exquisite....
- March 14, 2013 at 3:59 PM
- Lisa @ Fern Creek Cottage said...
Love your new hutch! It looks so fabulous!! You are going to have fun playing with the shelves. I really love the door shutters too! Everytime I fall in love with your dining room you do something new that makes it even better...I don't know how you do it! :)
- March 14, 2013 at 5:16 PM
- amy of four corners design said...
love the hutch...love what you did, turning shelf into shutter even better...
- March 19, 2013 at 12:51 PM
- [email protected] said...
Ruffles & Rust is one of my new favorite destinations since moving here! What a great find; it's beautiful.
And I have to ask...are your dining chairs from Restoration Hardware?
- March 19, 2013 at 8:25 PM
- Carla said...
Love the new hutch. What a cool name for a shop..Ruffles and Rust.
- March 21, 2013 at 9:44 AM
- SHERRY HART said...
Love your new addition and of course what you did to repurpose the shelves!!!
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The Nokia/Microsoft alliance had been conspicuously quiet on the US front, prompting us to wonder whether it was tentative about jumping into the fray with iOS and Android. As it appears, the companies were waiting for the grand stage of CES to makes its big announcements.
The Lumia 900, like its little brother (the Lumia 800), sports a 1.4GHz single-core Qualcomm CPU, 512MB of RAM, and an 8MP "Carl Zeiss" camera. The biggest differences are that its ClearBlack display is super-sized to 4.3 inches (from the 3.7 inches of the Lumia 800), it packs an LTE radio, and it has a front-facing camera. Of course the upgraded hardware will add a little weight: 160 grams to the Lumia 800′s 142 grams. Like the 800, the Lumia 900 runs Windows Phone 7.5 Mango.
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When should a minor L'Chatchila be the one lighting the Chanuka candles?
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The Yalkut Yosef in the name of the Moadei Hashem page 117: mentions that when lighting the Chanuka candles in Shul there is L'Chatchila supposed to be a Minyan there. He mentions that you can include children into this Minyan, and if you do include children into this Minyan then you should L'Chatchila Davka have a child light the Menora.


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There is nothing like inspiring a young mind with a good book that is rich in scientific facts delivered with pizazz and rich illustrations or startling photographs. In order to tame your wild one—or at least tap into his belief system—lessons in animal humanity and conservation are not to be missed. Many experts suggest that self-esteem, self-confidence, non-verbal communication, compassion, and empathy are all strengthened when a child learns to take care of an animal.
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Hot 100 2014: Lee and Maureen Hooson, Mococo
Hot 100 2014: Lee and Maureen Hooson, Mococo
Lee and Maureen Hooson know the meaning of hard work. Last year, they relocated their Liverpool store to a space five times the size, incorporating a whole new shopfit. Two days later, they unveiled their first pandora charms online store in Wigan, and most recently they have created a Mococo bridal jewellery collection. If theres one retail duo to emulate, its these two, who have forecast their business to turn over £8 million this year.
The Liverpool store is beautiful, its amazing, I love it, enthuses Maureen. It has really helped to identify us, because from the Liverpool store we have developed our own style so when you walk in to a pandora charms sale shop, you know where you are. These new-look boutiques are all about the branding a rich, regal purple has become the Mococo signature, teamed with black and white display cases and branding focused on the letter m.
After expansion in 2012 and 2013, Lee and Maureen now oversee six stores in the Liverpool and North Wales area. But with six pandora animal charms stores come challenges and the husband-and-wife team say cash flow is always number one priority, making them all the more shrewd with decisions. But one decision that is set to pay off has been the creation of Mococos very first bridal jewellery collection. Weve been asked many times in the past year for engagement rings, Lee reveals. Weve been very brand-oriented to date, but our customers have got confident shopping with us and now they want to buy their engagement ring from Mococo. As a result, the couple have called in the services of a former Boodles designer and together they have created a highly-accessible range of 18ct wedding and pandora glass beads engagement rings that incorporate silver, with prices from £265 for a wedding ring. It gives very good value for money but with a luxury feel, says Maureen. Were also looking into future jewellery ranges of our own as we want a healthy collection of our own designs.
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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 46 diseños de 20 diseñadores freelance.
Appetite for Disruption
I am an a successful entrepreneur who is starting a website/brand Appetite for Disruption. It will be at http://www.richlazzara.com.
We live in an era of relentless change. New technologies and business models emerge almost overnight. Advertising, retail, manufacturing, media, financial services —no matter what business you're in (Graphic Design), you've felt, or are about to feel, the shock wave that disruption brings.
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We will bring insight to you on the latest trends, technologies and techniques helping you to navigate your way to success. Your ability to embrace the disruptive forces in the business environment is the difference between evolution and extinction.
Entrepreneurs, male, age 20-50, moderately tech savvy, open minded, embracing of change, attracted to future ideas, constantly looking to learn and evolve
Color - Blues, Silvers, Black, modern tech colors for male audience
Symbol - name is long so would like some symbol/icon to go with it
Style - Contemporary, Business, modern
Since the name is so long it would be fine if the symbol/icon was the dominant visual part of the logo with the name being small and/secondary
Other than that Im looking for something that a disruptive designer would come up with, not the norm.
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Dear Friends,
I'm sharing an Excel Add-Inn file developed by me for convert Number to Words, and convert the Number format to Indian Style(INR)
Download the Add-In file from below link, installed and use the following formula
Formula for Number to Text =BKNTXT( )
Formula for Number format to INR =BKNTXT( )
This will convert Number up to 9,999,999,999.99, also convert decimal place and minus numbers.
please give me your feed back and valuable comments
Binu Kochupurackal
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Step onboard - an extraordinary charter experience awaits you.Unique is a high performance 16.3m sailing catamaran that was built for speed and pleasure - her custom rig and cutting edge sails give Unique swift sailing speeds. If you're not yet a sailing enthusiast, don't worry she is comfortably balanced by her 8.6 metre beam so you don't spill your wine whilst sailing!
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Byrd's 22 lead Purdue to victory over Clemson
CLEMSON, S.C. -- D.J. Byrd 20 points and six 3-pointers in the first half as Purdue built a big lead and held on to defeat Clemson 73-61 in the ACC/Big 10 Challenge on Wednesday night.
The Boilermakers (3-3) won in the conference challenge for a fourth straight year and did on the strength of their early outside shooting. Byrd was 6 of 9 from beyond the arc while Purdue had seven threes overall to lead 42-22 at the break.
Clemson (4-2) cut the 23-point lead to 68-59 on Adonis Filer's three with 1:31 remaining but got no closer. The Tigers played without suspended leading scorer Milton Jennings, who was arrested on a drug possession charge earlier Wednesday.
Byrd finished with 22 points and Terone Johnson 13 for Purdue.
Devin Booker had 18 points to lead the Tigers. Bernard Sullivan started in place of the 6-foot-9 Jennings and missed both shots he attempted.
Jennings was charged with possession of less than an ounce of marijuana or 10 grams or less of hash. Police say they went to Jennings on-campus apartment after a disabled smoke alarm sent authorities a signal. It was the third time in past 11 months Jennings has missed time due to suspensions for various violations.
K.J. McDaniels was Clemson's only other player in double figures with 15 points.
A.J. Hammons and Ronnie Johnson each had 10 points for the Boilermakers.
Clemson hoped to build on winning the last two games at last week's Old Spice Classic in Orlando, Fla. But things went wrong for the Tigers even before the game with Jennings transgression. The team's only other upperclassman, the 6-foot-8 Booker, missed afternoon shoot-around because of a family illness, although he returned in time to start against the Boilermakers.
Booker quickly got things going with a 3-pointer and a jumper for Clemson.
Then Byrd began his outside shooting show. He hit four straight 3-pointers during a 21-4 run as Purdue moved in front for good, 23-9. When Clemson scratched back within 25-17, the Boilermakers took off again. Terone Johnson converted a three-point play and Ronnie Johnson a 3-pointer. Moments later, Byrd screamed in celebration after canning his sixth three of the half put Purdue up 36-18.
Jennings' absence was felt underneath as the Boilermakers had a 22-6 rebounding edge the first 20 minutes. Clemson had held its five opponents to less than 60 points, its longest streak in 15 years when Rick Barnes was coach.
Purdue almost stopped that in the first half, going 16 of 28 (57.1 percent) to lead 42-22 at the break. Byrd was 7 of 10 from the field overall. Byrd took just two shots after the break and finished 2 points shy of his career best.
Anthony Johnson opened the second half with a 3-pointer for Purdue for its largest lead 45-22.
The Tigers tried to rally, but the hole was far too deep. Purdue's lead shrunk to 59-47 after Damarcus Harrison's jumper with 7:32 to go. But Terone Johnson and Anthony Johnson followed with baskets to restore the margin.


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For our design project we are working with a client in Wisconsin to help them remove snow from their roof-mounted solar panels in the winter. We are designing a system to spray water a vertical distance of 40-50 ft.
- Flow rate coming from the hose in the house measured at 4.9 $\frac{gal}{min}$
- The pressure is being pumped to the house from a series wells at 60 psi
We want to increase this flow rate to 10 $\frac{gal}{min}$ to help melt the snow off the panels more effectively. Our idea was to use a 100 gallon storage tank, we would fill this with the garden hose, and have water leave the tank to get our desired flow rate.
From the tank the hose would approximately be 50 ft. in length, and at the end of the hose we were planning to use nozzle designed to give us a solid stream.
If from the tank the water leaves at 10 $\frac{gal}{min}$, using the inner diameter of the hose (0.62992 in.) we calculated the velocity of the water to be 3.1375 $\frac{m}{s}$. Will this velocity stay constant until the end of the hose and be the Vin for the nozzle? Then if we had a nozzle diameter of 0.2 in, using $A_{in}V_{in}=A_{out}V_{out}$ we calculated the water leaving the nozzle to be at a velocity of 31.09 $\frac{m}{s}$. Using the trajectory equations
$$R= Vi^2sin\frac{(2 θ)}{g}$$ and $$h=Vi^2*sin^2\frac{θ}{2g}$$
we found our stream would travel R=92.58 m and h=62.55 m Could we put a valve at the bottom of the tank, and get that flow rate and velocity to shoot the water that distance, or will we have a problem with pressure with this system? If we use a pump to pump out the water at 10 gal/min would the water still be able to shoot that far, or would we have to model our system similarly to a pressure washer and have a pump attached closer to where we would be spraying the water from?


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Institutional Research
The Office of Institutional Research provides information about Salve Regina, ensures the accuracy of vital University statistics and reports this data to a broad spectrum of consumers. The office conducts research and analysis in support of the University's decision-making processes and coordinates the timely submission of reports, surveys and responses to information requests from both internal and external agencies.
The Office of Institutional Research completes a wide variety of student outcome assessment projects and major survey research projects for admissions and student affairs marketing. The office is responsible for reporting from University databases and providing analytical support for several other recurring projects, including Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System coordination, New England Commission of Higher Education reporting, retention and graduation rate studies, NCAA surveys and enrollment projections.
Common Data Set
The goal of the Common Data Set is to improve the quality and accuracy of information provided to prospective students and their parents. A collaborative effort between data providers in higher education and publishers such as the College Board, Peterson's and U.S. News & World Report, the Common Data Set is a set of clear, standard data items and definitions rather than a survey instrument.
The Common Data Set provides information on the following topics: General information; enrollment and persistence; first-time, first-year (freshman) admission; transfer admission; academic offerings and policies; student life; annual expenses (tuition, fees, room and board); financial aid; instructional faculty and class size, student-to-faculty ratio; and undergraduate degrees conferred by area of study.


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Direct connection from Exit 14 of Tenjin Station on Fukuoka City Subway Airport Line. 6 min walk from Exit 5 of Tenjin-Minami Station on Fukuoka City Subway Nanakuma Line. 8 min walk from North 1 Exit of Nishitetsu Fukuoka Station on Nishitetsu Tenjin Omuta Line. 5 hours by Shinkansen from Tokyo Station to Shin-Osaka Station. 2.5 hours by Shinkansen from Hakata Station to Shin-Osaka Station. 5 min by Fukuoka City Subway Airport Line to Tenjin Station.
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North Carolina doesn't have a teachers union, and Phil Berger knows it. The word "union" implies that teachers have the right to collective bargaining and the right to strike for better working conditions � neither is permitted under state law. Yet the Senate president pro tem insisted on deriding Monday's event in support of public education as union activity.
North Carolina doesn't have a teachers union, and Phil Berger knows it. The word "union" implies that teachers have the right to collective bargaining and the right to strike for better working conditions � neither is permitted under state law. Yet the Senate president pro tem insisted on deriding Monday's event in support of public education as union activity.
Berger, R-Rockingham, and his like-minded political colleagues apparently believe that the only "right" teachers have is the right to sit quietly and take it when the Honorables and the governor attempt to "improve" public education by adopting policies that punish and demoralize the professionals who are in the best position to put those improvements into practice.
Berger went after the N.C. Association of Educators, which he believes was behind the push for a "walk-in" staged at many schools across the state, including in the Cape Fear region. There were numerous variations on the theme, from an organized gathering around the flagpole to a simple show of support by dressing in red.
He and like-minded lawmakers chose to assail the event as "bully tactics." But it is teachers who have felt bullied of late, what with a new law that takes away tenure by 2018, arbitrarily decides that only 25 percent of teachers deserve a $500 raise � and only then if they give up tenure early � and removes the financial incentive for teachers to pursue advanced degrees.
New Hanover County school board member Tammy Covil expressed concern that the event could be interpreted as political. Most teachers didn't see it that way. Regardless of whether it could be construed as political in some way, it would be counterproductive to attempt to punish teachers who participated.
This was a show of frustration, but also a tangible way to show how many people are working with our children every day � despite the challenges.
The reality in most places was different from what Berger and his allies described. While a social media campaign for a walkout was initially planned, it turned into a �walk-in� � teachers, other school employees, parents, volunteers and even some students across the state staged assorted variations on the theme.
At many schools, the event consisted mainly of wardrobe statements, as teachers and administrators wore red in a show of solidarity. A few schools had short gatherings before school, so as not to take away from instructional time. Some participants took the opportunity to state why they went into teaching. Most considered it an upbeat and positive event.
For his part, Gov. Pat McCrory was more conciliatory, noting that teachers have some legitimate concerns and complaints. (However, he did sign the legislation that prompted one recent walk-in.) He also announced formation of a teacher advisory council, with four members from the Cape Fear region, which was to meet Tuesday.
If McCrory and lawmakers actually listen, they may hear some very good suggestions. Teachers are on the front lines every day, dealing with problems that many politicians can't even begin to imagine. The good ones � and they represent more than 25 percent of the workforce � know where problems exist, and they often have some creative answers for addressing them.
Imagine! An attempt to enlist teachers in the ongoing effort to improve public education in North Carolina. It boggles the mind.


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OziRacer necesitaba un nuevo diseño de impreso o envases y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 36 diseños de 8 diseñadores freelance.
I have created a new range of colouring books where the pages can be coloured in torn out and then turned into envelopes, ready to send off to friends and family.. We have a website with a temporary logo at our website: http://www.tearawaybooks.com
I would like the logo updated, a cover for the 1st book created and a header card..
TearAway Books - Our tag is 'Colour Your Way with TearAway'
We have created a new range of colouring books where the pages are designed to be coloured in, torn out, the pages flip side has markers where they fold/stick together to become their own envelopes ready to send. Each book comes with pencils and stickers and stamps, so it's a complete activity pack.
We need cover to be eye-catching. The most importing thing is that it clearly promotes how different our colouring book is to the normal book… As this is what will get a prospective client interested. It is an A4 size cover.
The cover we want designed is called '16 Special Events' and covers everything from Christmas, Birthday, Mum, Dad, Grandma, Grandpa, Easter, Valentines day... Basically as many special events as we can. It doesn't have to be called this so new names are welcomed.
We will also need a header card that will be used to go above the book.. This can be used to promote its features. It needs to be double sided. On the front feature the logo, and perhaps some 'call outs' statements to get people interested. On the back have the same and leave the bottom right corner for a bar code.. I can email this art file to the successful designer.
We want these books to get children interested in sending letters as well as explore their own creativity in colouring each page.
Our Books have 4 steps
- Colour In
- TearAway
- Fold & Seal
- Stamp & Send
- I want to modernise the logo..
- I have an existing cover already and I can email this to you. This would be a good guide to use.
- We have use characters throughout the book and I can email copies of these for you to use as a guide.
- I dont want this to look a normal colouring book..


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Cases against Department of Family and Children Services employees were heard in magistrate court April 3 by Lamar County Magistrate Judge William Thomas. He dismissed charges filed by Pike County resident Randall Moss against guardian ad litem Charles O'Neill Jr., former DFCS employee Michelle Madewell, Liz Fordham, Joan Oxley and DFCS director LaResa Price. Madewell also filed for a criminal warrant against Moss for harassment and false allegations but those charges were dismissed by Thomas as well.
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Theme: Vietnam War Pre-Owned Andy's Picks Punched Air Combat
The content is a Excellent punched copy bagged and ready to play. Odd scuffing to box and 1 corner is taped.
Downtown depicts the great air battles that spun out across the skies above "Downtown" Hanoi during the Vietnam War. The game covers the gamut of operations in the deadly Route Package 6 strike zone, from the gradualist Rolling Thunder campaign of 1965-1968, to the hammer-blows of the 1972 Linebacker operations, culminating with the "Christmas B-52 bombing" campaign that brought the Vietnam War to a conclusion.
Downtown recreates the entire air raids in detail. The U.S. player is the raid commander, marshalling packages of 30-70+ Air Force or Navy aircraft, comprising bombers, fighters, defense suppression, jamming, and recon planes. The North Vietnamese (DRV) player manages a network of AAA and SAM anti-aircraft defenses supported by a "thin red line" of MiG fighters.
With great detail built onto a simple game system, Downtown features fast and accessible gameplay. There are 16 raid scenarios, 3 multi-raid campaign games, and 42 aircraft types, from MiGs to B-52s and Wild Weasel defense suppressors. Full orders of battle for U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy raids are supplied, including formations, weapons, and aircraft carrier compliments.
As the North Vietnamese player, set up flak traps and SAM ambushes while the "Yankee Air Pirates" try and rush your missile defenses. Fend off enemy jamming and shepherd the enemy into kill zones. As the U.S. player, plan your missions, fight your strike aircraft through the SAM belt, and lay down bombs on-target as MiGs stalk you amongst the clouds.
You're going Downtown, where all the lights are bright...
Game Components : 560 full-color die-cut counters : One 22"x34" full-color mapsheet : U.S. and DRV Log Sheets : 5 11x17 Full Color Player Aid Cards : 2 8-1/2x11 Full Color Player Aid Cards : 40-page Scenario Book : 48-page Rule Book
TIME SCALE 1 minute per turn
MAP SCALE 2.5 miles per hex
UNIT SCALE Flights and batteries
Complexity High : Solitaire Suitability Low
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SACRAMENTO — When Gov. Jerry Brown called on his fellow governors at a conference in Washington last week to embrace a California-style pursuit of cleaner air, he was doing more than reinforcing the state's image as an environmental trailblazer. He was trying to protect its economy.
Brown needs other states and the federal government to adopt key elements of California's environmental agenda, such as reaping more energy from renewable sources and capping greenhouse gas emissions, if those programs are to be successful here.
The state's aggressive pursuit of environmental goals has provided a new impetus for green jobs and federal subsidies. But the programs are costly to businesses, raising the price of their energy and forcing them to upgrade to cleaner manufacturing technologies.
If others don't go green, California could become an outlier, saddling businesses with costly new power while neighboring states continue to use traditional, cheaper energy, experts say. If the efforts under way in California spread to become the new normal, however, all will benefit from economies of scale.


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James L. (Jay) McClelland (born December 1, 1948) is a Professor of Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience at Carnegie Mellon University. He is best known for his work concerning Parallel Distributed Processing, applying connectionist models (or neural networks) to explain cognitive phenomena such as spoken word recognition and visual word recognition. McClelland is to a large extent responsible for the "connectionist revolution" of the 1980's, which saw a large increase in scientific interest for connectionism.
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McClelland born on December 1, 1948 to Walter Moore and Frances (Shaffer) McClelland. He received a B.A. in Psychology from Columbia University in 1970, and a Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania in 1975. He married Heidi Marsha Feldman on May 6, 1978, and has two daughters.[1]
Career Edit
In 1986 McClelland published Parallel Distributed Processing: Explorations in the Microstructure of Cognition with David Rumelhart, which some still regard as a bible for cognitive scientists. His present work focuses on learning, memory processes, and psycholinguistics, still within the framework of connectionist models. He is a former chair of the Rumelhart Prize committee, having collaborated with Rumelhart for many years, and himself received the award in 2010 at the Cognitive Science Society Annual Conference in Portland, Oregon.
In particular, McClelland and collaborator David Rumelhart are known for their debate with Steven Pinker and Alan Prince. McClelland and Rumelhart claimed to have proven that humans could learn language (in particular, the past tense) without language-specific hardware. Pinker and Prince demonstrated that they had not done so. In response, McClelland has continued to revise his connectionist model.
In fall 2006 McClelland moved to Stanford University from Carnegie Mellon University, where he was a professor of psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience. He also holds a part-time appointment as Consulting Professor at the Neuroscience and Aphasia Research Unit (NARU) within the School of Psychological Sciences, University of Manchester.
Awards Edit
- Mind & Brain Prize[2]
- Grawemeyer prize in psychology, 2002[1]
- William W. Cumming prize from Columbia University, 1970[1]
- Research Scientist Career Development Award from the National Institute of Mental Health, 1981—86, 1987—97[1]
- Fellow, National Science Foundation, 1970—73[1]
- Rumelhart Prize, 2010[3]
- He is a recipient of the William James Fellow Award
See alsoEdit
- Artificial neural networks
- Cognitive science
- Connectionism
- TRACE model of speech perception
PDF files available from links on McClelland's homepage
Book ChaptersEdit
- McClelland, J. L. (2006). How Far Can You Go with Hebbian Learning, and When Does it Lead you Astray? In Munakata, Y. and Johnson, M. H. Processes of Change in Brain and Cognitive Development: Attention and Performance XXI. pp. 33-69. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Rogers, T. T., and McClelland, J. L. (2005). A parallel distributed processing approach to semantic cognition: Applications to conceptual development. In L. Gershkoff-Stowe and D. Rakison (Eds), Building Object Categories in Developmental Time.
- McClelland, J. L. (1996). Role of the hippocampus in learning and memory: A computational analysis. In T. Ono, B. L. McNaughton, S. Molitchnikoff, E. T. Rolls and H. Nichijo (Eds.), Perception Memory, and Emotion: Frontier in Neuroscience. Oxford: Elsevier Science, Ltd. 601-613.
- Plaut, D. C., McClelland, J. L., and Seidenberg, M. S. (1995). Reading exception words and pseudowords: Are two routes really necessary? In J. P. Levy, D. Bairaktaris, J. Bullinaria, and P. Cairns (Eds.), Connectionist models of memory and language (pp. 145-159). London: UCL Press.
- McClelland, J. L. (1993). Toward a theory of information processing in graded, random, interactive networks. In D. E. Meyer and S. Kornblum (Eds.), Attention & Performance XIV: Synergies in experimental psychology, artificial intelligence and cognitive neuroscience, pp. 655-688. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
- McClelland, J. L. (1992). Can connectionist models discover the structure of natural language? In Morelli, R., Brown, W. M., Anselmi, D., Haberlandt, K., Lloyd, D. (Eds.)
Minds, Brains & Computers, pp. 168-189. Ablex Publishing: Norwood, NJ.
- McClelland, J. L. (1989). Parallel distributed processing: Implications for cognition and development. In Morris, R. (Ed)., Parallel distributed processing: Implications for psychology and neurobiology. (pp. 8-45). New York: Oxford University Press.
- McClelland, J. L. Mirman, D., and Holt, L. L. (2006). Are there interactive processes in speech perception? Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 10(8), pp. 363-369.
- Bybee, J. and McClelland, J. L. (2005). Alternatives to the combinatorial paradigm of linguistic theory based on domain general principles of human cognition. The Linguistic Review, 22(2-4), 381-410.
- Lambon Ralph, M. A., Braber, N., McClelland, J. L. and Patterson, K. (2005). What underlies the neuropsychological pattern of irregular > regular past-tense verb production? Brain and Language.
- Mechelli, A., Crinion, J. T., Long, S., Friston, K. J., Lambon Ralph, M. A., Patterson, K., McClelland, J. L., and Price, C. J. (2005). Dissociating reading processes on the basis of neuronal interactions. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 17(11), 1753-1765.
- Mirman, D., McClelland, J. L. and Holt, L. L. (2005). Computational and behavioral investigations of lexically induced delays in phoneme recognition. Journal of Memory and Language, 52, 424-443.
- Maia, T. V. and McClelland, J. L. (2004). A re-examination of the evidence for the somatic marker hypothesis: What participants know in the Iowa gambling task. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 101, 16075-16080
- Mirman, D., Holt, L. L. and McClelland, J. L. (2004). Categorization and discrimination of non-speech sounds: Differences between steady-state and rapidly-changing acoustic cues. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 116, 1198-1207.
- Rogers, T. T., Lambon Ralph, M. A., Garrard, P., Bozeat, S., McClelland, J. L., Hodges, J. R., and Patterson, K. (2004). The structure and deterioration of semantic memory: A neuropsychological and computational investigation. Psychological Review, 111, 205-235.
- Rogers, T. T., Rakison, D. and McClelland, J. L. (2004). U-shaped curves in development: A PDP approach. Journal of Cognition and Development, 5, 137-145.
- Usher, M. and McCelland, J. L. (2004). Loss aversion and inhibition in dynamical models of multi-alternative choice. Psychological Review, 111, 757-769.
- Bird, H., Lambon Ralph, M. A., Seidenberg, M.S., McClelland, J.L., and Patterson, K. (2003). Deficits in phonology and past-tense morphology: What's the connection? Journal of Memory and Language, 48, 502-526.
- Lupyan, G. and McClelland, J. L. (2003). Did, made, had, said: Capturing quasi-regularity in exceptions. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, 2003.
- McClelland, J. L., Plaut, D. C., Gotts, S. J. and Maia, T. V. (2003). Developing a domain-general framework for cognition: What is the best approach? Commentary on a target article by Anderson and Lebiere. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 22,, 611-614.
- McClelland, J. L. and Rogers, T. T. (2003). The Parallel Distributed Processing Approach to Semantic Cognition. Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 4, 310-322.
- Munakata, Y. and McClelland, J. L. (2003). Connectionist models of development. Contribution to a special issue on Dynamical Systems and Connectionist Models. Developmental Science, 6:4, 413-429.
- McCandliss, B. D., Fiez, J. A., Protopapas, A., Conway, M., and McClelland, J. L. (2002). Success and failure in teaching the [r]-[l] contrast to Japanese adults: Predictions of a Hebbian model of plasticity and stabilization in spoken language perception. Cognitive, Affective and Behavioral Neuroscience. 2:2. 89-108.
- McClelland, J. L., Fiez, J.A. and McCandliss, B. D. (2002). Teaching the /r/-/l/ discrimination to Japanese adults: behavioral and neural aspects. Physiology & Behavior, 77, 657-62.
- McClelland, J. L. and Lupyan, G. (2002). Double dissociations never license simple inferences about underlying brain organization, especially in developmental cases. Commentary on a target article by Thomas and Karmiloff-Smith. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 25, 763-764.
- McClelland, J. L. and Patterson, K. (2002). Rules or Connections in Past-Tense inflections: What does the evidence rule out? Trends in Cognitive Sciences. With *McClelland, J. L. and Patterson, K. (2002). `Words Or Rules' cannot exploit the regularity in exceptions (Reply to Pinker and Ullman).
- McClelland, J. L., Patterson, K., Pinker, S. and Ullman, M. (2002). The Past Tense Debate: Papers and replies by S. Pinker and M. Ullman and by J. McClelland and K. Patterson.Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 6,456-474.
- Usher, M., Olami, Z., and McClelland, J. L. (2002). Hick's law in a stoachastic race model with speed- accuracy tradeoff. Mathematical Psychology, 46, 704-715.
- McClelland, J. L. (2001). Cognitive Neuroscience. In N. J. Smelser and Paul B. Baltes (Eds.), International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences. Oxford: Pergamon, 2133-2139.
- McClelland, J. L. (2001). Failures to learn and their remediation: A Hebbian account. In J. L. McClelland and R. S. Siegler (Eds.) Mechanisms of Cognitive Development: Behavioral and Neural Approaches. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 97-211.
Lambon Ralph, M. A., McClelland, J. L., Patterson, K., Galton, C. J., and Hodges, J. R. (2001). No right to speak? The relationship between object naming and semantic impairment: Neuropsychological evidence and a computational model. Cognitive Neuroscience. 13:3, 341-356.
- Movellan, J., and McClelland, J. L. (2001). The Morton-Massaro Law of Information Integration: Implications for Models of Perception. Psychological Review, 108, 113-148.
- Patterson, K., Lambon Ralph, M. A., Hodges, J. R., and McClelland, J. L. (2001). Deficits in irregular past-tense verb morphology associated with degraded semantic knowledge. Neuropsychologia, 39, 709-724.
- Usher, M., and McClelland, J. L. (2001). On the time course of perceptual choice: The leaky competing accumulator model. Psychological Review, 108, 550-592.
- McClelland, J. L. (2000). The basis of hyperspecificity in autism: a preliminary suggestion based on properties of neural nets. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 30, 497-2002.
- Plaut, D. C., and McClelland, J. L. (2000). Stipulating versus discovering representations Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 23.
- McClelland, J. L., and Plaut, D. C. (1999). Does generalization in infant learning implicate abstract algebra-like rules?
- McClelland, J., Thomas, A., McCandliss, B., and Fiez, J. (1999). Understanding Failures of Learning: Hebbian Learning, Competition for Representational Space, and Some Preliminary Experimental Data. In J. Reggia, E. Ruppin and D. Glanzman (Eds.), Progress in Brain Research. Volume 121. Disorders of Brain, Behavior and Cognition: The Neurocomputational Perspective, Amsterdam: Elsevier, 75-80.
- McClelland, J. L. (1998). Connectionist models and Bayesian inference. In M. Oaksford & N. Chater (Eds.), Rational Models of Cognition. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 21-53.
- McClelland, J. L. and Chappell, M. (1998). Familiarity Breeds Differentiation: A Subjective-Likelihood Appoach to the Effects of Experience in Recognition Memory. Psychological Review, 105, 724-760.
- Munakata, Y., McClelland, J. L., Johnson, M. H. and Siegler, R. S. (1997). Rethinking Infant Knowledge: Toward an Adaptive Process Account of Successes and Failures in Object Permanence Tasks. Psychological Review, 104, 686-713.
- McClelland, J. L. and Goddard, N. (1996). Considerations arising from a complementary learning systems perspective on hippocampus and neocortex. Hippocampus, 6, 654-665.
- McClelland, J. L. (1996). Integration of information: Reflections on the theme of Attention and Performance XVI. In T. Inui & J. L. McClelland (Eds.), Attention & Performance XVI: Information Integration in Perception and Communication. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 633-656.
- Plaut, D. C., McClelland, J. L., Seidenberg, M. S., and Patterson, K. (1996). Understanding normal and impaired word reading: Computational principles in quasi-regular domains. Psychological Review, 103, 56-115.
- McClelland, J. L. (1995). Constructive Memory and Memory Distortions: A Parallel-Distributed Processing Approach. In D. L. Schacter, (Ed.), Memory Distortion. Cambridge, MA: Harvard, 69-90.
- McClelland, J. L. (1995). A connectionist approach to knowledge and development. In T. J. Simon and G. S. Halford (Eds.), Developing cognitive competence: New approaches to process modeling. pp. 157-204. Mahwah, NJ: LEA, 601-613.
- McClelland, J. L., McNaughton, B. L., and O'Reilly, R. C. (1995). Why there are complementary learning systems in the hippocampus and neocortex: Insights from the successes and failures of connectionist models of learning and memory. Psychological Review, 102, 419-457
- Usher, M. and McClelland, J. L. (1995). On the time course of perceptual choice: A model based on principles of neural computation. Technical Report PDP.CNS.95.5, Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA.
- O'Reilly, R. C., and McClelland, J. L. (1994). Hippocampal conjunctive encoding, storage and recall: Avoiding a tradeoff. Hippocampus
- McClelland, J. L. (1994). The organization of memory: A Parallel Distributed Processing perspective. Revue Neurologique (Paris), 150, 8-9, 570-579.
- McClelland, J. L. (1994). The interaction of nature and nurture in development: A parallel distributed processing perspective. In P. Bertelson, P. Eelen, & G. d'Ydewalle (Eds.), International Perspectives on Psychological Science, Volume 1: Leading Themes. United Kingdom: Erlbaum.
- McClelland, J. L., and Plaut, D. C. (1993). Computational approaches to cognition: Top-down approaches.
- Plaut, D. C., and McClelland, J. L. (1993). Generalization with componential attractors: Word and nonword reading in an attractor network Proceedings of the 15th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society, 824-829.
- Hoeffner, J. H., and McClelland, J. L. (1993). Can a perceptual processing deficit explain the impairment of inflectional morphology in developmental dysphasia? A computational investigation. Proceedings of the 25th Annual Child Language Research Forum.
- Movellan, J. R., & McClelland, J. L. (1993). Learning continuous probability distributions with symmetric diffusion networks. Cognitive Science, 17, 463-496.
- Nystrom, L. E., & McClelland, J. L. (1992). Trace synthesis in cued recall. Journal of Memory and Language, 31, 591-614.
- Cohen, J. D., Servan-Schreiber, D., & McClelland, J. L. (1992). A parallel distributed processing approach to automaticity. American Journal of Psychology, 105, 239-269.
- Servan-Schreiber, D., Cleeremans, A. & McClelland, J. L. (1991). Graded state machines: The representation of temporal contingencies in simple recurrent networks. Machine Learning, 7, 161-193.
- McClelland, J. L., & Jenkins, E. (1991). Nature, nurture, and connections: Implications of connectionist models for cognitive development. In K. Van Lehn (Ed.), Architectures for Intelligence, pp. 41-73. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.
- Farah, M. J., & McClelland, J. L. (1991). A computational model of semantic memory impairment: Modality- specificity and emergent category-specificity. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 120, 339-357.
- Cleeremans, A. & McClelland, J. L. (1991). Learning the structure of event sequences. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 120,, 235-253.
- McClelland, J. L. (1991). Stochastic interactive processes and the effect of context on perception. Cognitive Psychology, 23, 1-44.
- Taraban, R. & McClelland, J. L. (1990). Parsing and Comprehension. A multiple constraint view. In Rayner, K., Balota, M., & Flores D'Arcais, I. Comprehension processes in reading. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.
St. John, M. F., & McClelland, J. L. (1990). Learning and applying contextual constraints in sentence comprehension. Artificial Intelligence, 46, 217-257.
- Cohen, J. D., Dunbar, K. and McClelland, J. L. (1990). On the Control of Automatic Processes: A Parallel-Distributed Processing Account of the Stroop Effect. Psychological Review, 97,, 332-361.
- Seidenberg, M. S. and McClelland, J. L. (1989). A Distributed, Developmental Model of Word Recognition and Naming. Psychological Review, 96, 523-568.
- McClelland, J. L., St. John. M., and Taraban, R. (1989). Sentence comprehension: A parallel distributed processing approach. Language and Cognitive Processes, 4, SI 287-335.
- Cleeremans, A., Servan-Schreiber, D., & McClelland, J. L. (1989). Finite state automata and simple recurrent networks. Neural Computation, 1 (3), 372-381.
- Hinton, G. E., & McClelland, J. L. (1988). Learning representations by recirculation. In D. Z. Anderson, (Ed.), Neural information processing systems (pp. 358-366). New York: American Institute of Physics.
- Elman, J. L., & McClelland, J. L. (1988). Cognitive penetration of the mechanisms of perception: Compensation for coarticulation of lexically restored phonemes. Journal of Memory and Language, 27, 143-165
- Rumelhart, D. E., McClelland, J. L., and the PDP research group. (1986). Parallel distributed processing: Explorations in the microstructure of cognition. Volume I. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
- McClelland, J. L., Rumelhart, D. E., and the PDP research group. (1986). Parallel distributed processing: Explorations in the microstructure of cognition. Volume II. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
- McClelland, J. L. and Elman, J. L. (1986). The TRACE Model of Speech Perception. Cognitive Psychology, 18, 1-86.
- McClelland, J. L. and Rumelhart, D. E. (1985). Distributed memory and the representation of general and specific information. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 114, 159-197.
- McClelland, J. L. (1985). Putting knowledge in its place: A scheme for programming parallel processing structures on the fly. Cognitive Science, 9, 113-146.
Elman, J. L. and McClelland, J. L. (1983). Speech perception as a cognitive process: The interactive activation model. ICS Report No. 8302, Institute for Cognitive Science, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093.
- Rumelhart, D. E., and McClelland, J. L. (1982). An interactive activation model of context effects in letter perception: Part 2. The context enhancement effect and some tests and extensions of the model. Psychological Review, 89, 60-94.
- McClelland, J. L. (1981). Retrieving general and specific information from stored knowledge of specifics. Proceedings of the Third Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society 170-172.
- McClelland, J. L. and Rumelhart, D. E. (1981). An interactive activation model of context effects in letter perception: Part 1. An account of Basic Findings. Psychological Review, 88, 375-407.
- McClelland, J. L. (1979). On the time relations of mental processes: An examination of systems of processes in cascade. Psychological Review, 86, 287-330.
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Profile details: James Lloyd McClelland. URL accessed on August 7, 2012.
- ↑ MIND & BRAIN PRIZE - Center for Cognitive Science [1]
- ↑ Recipients
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The fact that Charlie Kaufman is making a new film is, in and of itself, incredibly enticing. The fact that Kafuman's new film will focus on the back-and-forth between an online movie blogger and a filmmaker ups the interest level even more. Now Kevin Kline has joined the cast of Frank or Francis and will be playing two supporting roles, bringing my excitement level into the "dangerous to your health" category. Variety reports that Kline has joined the Hollywood satire that features Jack Black, Steve Carell, and Nicolas Cage. Black plays an Internet troll who writes movie reviews for a living, while Carell is playing a somewhat pretentious filmmaker who happens to be cheating on his wife. As for Cage? He's playing a character called The Emcee, an actor famous for big-budget commercial fare whose last hit was the movie Fat Dad. Obviously.
Hit the jump for more, including details on Kline's incredibly strange roles.
According to the report, Kline will be playing a character named Richard, the brother of a director whose calling card is Hiroshima, the highest grossing film of all time. Additionally, Kline will be playing Richard's Head, which is an animatronic head that helps Richard's brother "develop a completely inoffensive product that will have the broadest possible appeal and zero artistic integrity." So, yeah. Never doubt Kaufman's knack for the unique.
As previously reported, Frank or Francis will also be a bit of a musical. Kaufman stated that it's not a musical of the conventional sort, but it has about 50 songs in it. Kaufman is, of course, responsible for writing such fantastic fare as Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Adaptation. He made his directorial debut in 2008 with Synecdoce, New York. Production on Frank or Francis is schedule to begin in January.


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Brinion: yo guys where are you all??:) tierd of being only one online in kin all the time:D. The record is up at 4 persons online at the same time. really nice. But we need to beat that so get online !!!!! :)
Brinion: For me cancelling forum is ok. But if you guys come back and raids starts again, are you going to open it again then??
Kaska: Guys, last forum post was over a week ago, previous one 2 weeks agro, we are only getting one shout every few days and no event organized for weeks already... I am cancelling the hosting of this forum, unless somebody else wants to take care of the payments... drop me a message if so, I ll wait a few days before cancelling
petrinimli: hi guys i am in a greek kin now , but i have to say that with you had better communication, think that i'll come back soon
Brinion: Kin is going great atm:) only me and isx online:D
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Archery, firing range and motocross draws students
November 17, 2010 | Lynchburg, VA
Stadium lights draw thousands of fans to Liberty University's campus on Saturday nights. On certain weekends students have trouble finding parking spots at LaHaye as traffic spills over from the Ice Center's lot.
Mainstream sports such as football and hockey are most commonly patroned by students, but Liberty tries to offer students a wider variety of recreational opportunities mostly unknown to students.
According to Mountain Property Supervisor Jon Wallace, students are allowed to ride their dirt bikes on certain trails around Snowflex. There is a storage facility at the complex where students can store their bikes.
There is also a motocross track on Lone Jack Mountain off of Lone Jack Road, but students are required to have club memberships to ride there.
Wallace has semi-pro experience, and he watches students ride in order to make sure they are able riders.
"[I have] had a couple that are too sure of themselves," Wallace said.
Wallace restricts the less capable riders to the trails while those he deems fit have access to the motocross track.
Wallace said in addition to the mile and a half motocross track, Lone Jack Mountain has about 12 miles of trails.
There are approximately 35 members of the dirt bike club this year.
"We [have not] really started a motocross team," Wallace said. "We have to find some [students] who want to be consistent with it."
For many years Liberty has owned acres of forested land between Liberty Village and the Paintball course.
"The chancellor wanted to develop it for student use and having an archery team was a top priority for us," club sports coordinator Kirk Handy said.
Liberty has owned a 10-acre archery range for three years. It is only for club members, but Game Operation Administrator Carter Browning said they often find students trespassing.
In front of a storage shed are a few targets where archers can sight in from 20, 30 and 40 yards. The targets, which look like deer, are kept in this shed.
A trail starts behind the shed and winds through the course.
Archers pair up and go through the course, keeping score on scorecards. There are 25 targets in the course and usually takes about two hours to complete, Browning said.
"All of this land is taken care of by the archery club," Browning said.
The club hosted two events in September, Browning said. There were about 50 people from the community who participated.
Liberty offers an archery class, but the class does not use the course.
Liberty also offers a shooting range for students who would rather not carry bows and arrows but choose guns and ammunition instead.
The Liberty Police Department operates a gun range on university property in Campbell County, according to Police Chief Colonel Richard D. Hinkley.
"[The Liberty University Police Department] does teach safety courses that are open to students and employees," Hinkley said.
It is an outdoor range and participants can practice with handguns and rifles.
Hinkley said it is free for students, but they are required to make an appointment to use it.
"They just have to attend the safety class then notify us in advance when they are planning on coming during the two days it is open to them," Hinkley said.
Students must also bring their own ammunition and guns.
"Students who live on campus are required to store personal firearms at the Police Department," Hinkley said. "Lockers are provided and students must provide a lock."
Whether it is extreme sports, archery or target shooting, Liberty University seeks to expand its bubble geographically and in the opportunities it offers its students.
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FLORHAM PARK, N.J. - Dennis Thurman has about "10 different looks."
Each facial expression has a meaning, a purpose. And in the course of their decades-long friendship, Tim McDonald has figured out just about all of them.
That's because Thurman has used most of them on his former pupil.
"You know when you're screwing something up," McDonald, the Jets' new secondary coach, said in a sit-down interview along with Thurman, the team's new defensive coordinator. "He just gives you that look, so you've got to get it fixed.
" . . . I've noticed they've changed over time. They've gotten a little grumpier," he added, eliciting a laugh from Thurman. "And it just depends on how he tilts his head and which eye goes up, or which eyebrow goes higher."
Thurman -- who possesses a rare talent for delivering blunt honesty and a well-timed one-liner at the same time -- ran the Jets' secondary the past four years. But now, after his promotion to defensive coordinator this offseason, he's happy to fade into the background. Now the stage is set for McDonald, 48, to improve upon the foundation laid by Thurman and Rex Ryan.
On the surface, the personalities of the seemingly reserved McDonald and the straight-talking Thurman appear to clash. "But once he gets to know you, we're much more alike than we are different," Thurman said. "He thinks he's a comedian, actually, and he doesn't realize he'd be starving if that was his job."
Jets players are quick to point out that it's impossible to compare anyone to Thurman. But McDonald's NFL credentials speak for themselves: 13 seasons, six Pro Bowls and a Super Bowl championship in 1994 with the 49ers.
"He commands immediate respect," second-year safety Josh Bush said. "Whatever he says, you're going to listen to right off the bat."
But before McDonald was hoisting the Lombardi Trophy, he was in St. Louis and Tempe, Ariz., under the tutelage of Thurman, a position coach for the Cardinals starting in 1988.
The Cardinals traded defensive back Leonard Smith to Buffalo that year in order to get McDonald, the 34th overall pick in the NFL draft, into the starting lineup.
"Not saying Leonard wasn't easy to coach," Thurman said. "But Tim was easier."
And from there a bond was born.
Teacher & student
Asked to share what he's learned from Thurman over the years, McDonald smiled and replied, "The game, pretty much."
When Thurman, 57, describes his friendship with McDonald, two simple words come to mind.
"Powerful. Inspirational," he said. "He listens. It's important that if you're going to talk to someone that they're listening and your conversation can go back and forth. It's never been one-sided."
After coaching two years at his alma mater, Edison High School in Fresno, Calif., McDonald coached Fresno State's secondary in 2012. But when former Jets defensive coordinator Mike Pettine left to join the Bills, McDonald called Ryan to interview with the Jets. In January, he was hired.
Soon after, McDonald called Thurman to tell him the good news. "I'm coming to New York to take a bite out of the Apple," he said.
But Thurman is adamant that McDonald was on the Jets' radar because of his credentials, not their friendship.
"It wasn't just, 'OK, we're friends. You get the job,' " said Thurman, who helped mold future Hall of Fame safety Ronnie Lott during their playing days at USC. "He had to go through the process, and in going through the process, he didn't just impress me. I knew what he was made of. But he obviously impressed Rex and the new GM and the other people he had come in contact with. So he earned the job."
Building blocks
Though the Jets' defense ranked second against the pass (189.8) and eighth overall in 2012, McDonald has inherited a secondary with only three players (Antonio Cromartie, Kyle Wilson, Isaiah Trufant) with three years of experience in the system.
The new position coach also doesn't have the luxury of a healthy Darrelle Revis at his disposal.
"Don't get me wrong; Darrelle Revis is a great, great player and will go down in history as one of the best players to ever come through here. But this defense was pretty good last year," McDonald said. "There's some good football players here and we will respond in the ways that we need to respond.
"But you know," he added with a laugh, "I thought he would be here. I thought [safety] LaRon Landry would be here. But I do understand this: In the NFL, the only thing that stays the same is change. No one is immortal . . . As long as we can get the most out of the guys, I really believe that we have a chance to be pretty good."
They think rookie Dee Milliner does, too.
It's Miller time
Although the former Alabama standout has been sidelined since his March shoulder surgery, the coaching staff sees potential in the 21-year-old.
"Talent, athleticism, the ability to do all the things that you want done," Thurman said. "Some guys that go out now and play corner, they just want to cover people. He doesn't mind tackling, he doesn't mind getting involved in the run game . . . When you look at him, you have the thought in your head that this guy can become one of the better corners in this league because he has the ability."
Milliner won't be the next Revis, McDonald cautioned, but "he's going to be a special player in his own right. The kid can do it all. He was the No. 1 corner in this draft for a reason: He's long, he's rangy, he's cat-quick and he'll make his share of plays. And eventually, we'll be talking about, hopefully down the road, somebody trying to replace Dee Milliner."
As Thurman had a hand in molding Revis' career, McDonald will serve in the same capacity with the rookie cornerback. And Thurman already has taken a step back, allowing his successor to shape the secondary as he sees fit.
"The most important thing I can do to help Tim is to back away," said Thurman, who also stands off to the side while Ryan leads the defensive installs during practice. "If I'm hovering over in his meeting room or hanging around every one of his drills, then it'll look like I'm still doing it. I don't want that. I want them to understand who their coach is."
But every now and then, Thurman shoots McDonald one of those "looks." And it feels just like old times.
Said Thurman: "Whether we're working together or apart, we're still going to be great friends."
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