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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – MIT generated a late rally in the third set to clinch a 25-17, 25-14, 25-23 victory over WPI in a NEWMAC women's volleyball match on Thursday night. With the win MIT improved to 5-1 in conference play and 20-3 overall, marking its 17th straight 20-win season and 32nd in the 38-year history of the program. WPI, meanwhile, saw its ledger lower to 2-4 in the NEWMAC and 11-6 on the season.
MIT jumped out to a 10-3 lead in the first set, but a pair of kills from seniors Kerrin Beovich (Seaford, N.Y.) and Elyssa Dorenfeld (Reading, Mass.) narrowed the gap to four (11-7) for WPI. Two kills by senior Trinity Leonard (Mill Valley, Calif.) sandwiched an ace from freshman Meryl Gibbs (Bellaire, Texas) to give MIT some breathing room as it eventually captured set point on another strike from Leonard following on overpass. WPI picked up the next three points to make the score 24-17; however, a service error kept the visitors from getting any closer.
Like the first set MIT built a 10-3 advantage in the second stanza which grew to 22-10. WPI capitalized on two aces from senior Alyssa Fidanza (Ellington, Conn.), a Beovich kill, and a hitting miscue to stop the run but MIT replied with three straight points, claiming the set on a strike by junior Rachel Hunt (Arlington Heights, Ill.).
WPI established a 7-3 lead in the third set, but MIT slowly chipped away at the deficit as it evened the score at 11 on a block by freshman Ada Taylor (Durham, N.C.) and sophomore Nicole Gagnier (Atlanta, Ga.) which resulted in a timeout by the visitors. Following the break, WPI converted a pair of miscues and an ace from senior Lauren D'Angelo (Wallingford, Conn.) to surge ahead. MIT matched the effort as Taylor collaborated on blocks with sophomore Jenny Astrachan (Austin, Texas) and Gibbs while picking up a point on a hitting error to knot the frame at 14.
Two more ties ensued until Gagnier's attack gave MIT its first lead at 19-18 and resulted in another timeout by WPI. Back-to-back kills from Dorenfeld sparked a 4-1 spurt which put WPI in front, 22-20. A serving error by the visitors cut MIT's deficit in half while another Taylor-Gagnier block created the eighth tie of the set. Taylor then teamed up with junior Tatiana Berger (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) to deny the WPI attack on its next attempt as a hitting error resulted in match point. Senior Belinda Nwagbara (Santa Rosa, Calif.) extended the frame for WPI with a strike right after coming off the bench, but Berger's kill secured the victory.
Leonard finished with a match-high 11 kills while Gibbs tallied 10 kills and three aces. Taylor racked up nine blocks as Berger added three of her own. Senior Katie Spielbauer (Lakeview, Mich.) led the way with 19 digs as junior Sharon Hao (San Jose, Calif.) bolstered the defense with 10 digs. Senior Alyssa Rothman (Plainview, N.Y.) dished out 16 assists while Gagnier totaled eight assists in the third set.
Dorenfeld posted 10 kills and nine digs for WPI as D'Angelo collected 11 digs. Senior Bailey Sarber (Westerly, R.I.) tacked on nine digs while Nwagbara contributed six kills.
Both squads return to action on Friday, Oct. 12. MIT will begin the first day of its MIT Quad Tournament while WPI will travel to Patchogue, N.Y. for the St. Joseph's College Invitational.


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Rajkumar S had een nieuw logo ontwerp nodig en lanceerde daarom een wedstrijd op 99designs.
Een winnaar werd gekozen uit497 ontwerpen ingezonden door150 freelance designers.
mxbridge is an existing email security service with more than half a million mailboxes. Till now this has been provided along with other services of our company. We are currently in the process of branding mxbridge and market it as independent service.
This is a fresh branding project. Designers can start with a clean slate. Website designing, end user and admin UI work will be following.
Our target audience are small to medium enterprises, ISPs and Email service providers. But end users will be seeing this logo everyday when they login to manage their Email account. This will also be seen by email server administrators on server administration pages.
mxbridge is an amalgamation of the words "mx" and "bridge". mx is a technical term in email and is explained in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MX_record Our clients will have to re-point their mx records from their servers to our cluster of servers to avail of this service. Thus the name mxbridge. If the logo can convey this meaning somehow, it would be excellent.
Logo must contain the word "mxbridge". Any part of the word "mxbridge" can be stylized as the 99 in 99designs and as in Microsoft. Logo can contain other design elements to convey idea of email security (anti-spam/anti-virus) and overall reliability. We prefer a horizontal design
It must accommodate a tag line of 4-6 words. Tentative one "Emails don't bite anymore'".
"mxbridge" is going to positioned as a serious brand (as opposed to flamboyant/wacky). So please keep that in mind especially while selecting colors.
This logo will be used on web pages, printed materials, apparels and stickers.
A recognizable form of the logo should be usable as a favicon
We promise to give feedback on all designs once daily. Please do not hesitate to contact us for any clarification.
Final output should be in a vector format preferably in Adobe Illustrator format. Also do not forget to mention the names of any fonts you are using.
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Federer rallies to win at German Championships
Roger Federer rallied to beat Daniel Brands 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 on Wednesday at the German Tennis Championships in his first match since his second-round loss at Wimbledon last month.sports Updated: Jul 18, 2013 02:42 IST
Roger Federer rallied to beat Daniel Brands 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 on Wednesday at the German Tennis Championships in his first match since his second-round loss at Wimbledon last month.
Using a bigger racket for the first time, Federer served three aces in the opening game but still lost his serve and ultimately the set to the German. The former No. 1 broke once in the second set and twice in the decider to reach the third round.
The 17-time major champion is a four-time winner in Hamburg, the city where he won his first title in 2002 to break into the top 10.
After losing at Wimbledon to Sergiy Stakhovsky - who failed to qualify for the main draw in Hamburg - Federer dropped to No. 5 in the rankings, the first time in a decade that he's been that low.
Brands, who celebrated his 26th birthday Wednesday and received a cake after the match, received few presents from the top-seeded Federer in the last two sets. However, the Swiss star needed four match points to close it out. He finished with nine aces on the clay-court surface.
"It was a tough match, Daniel is playing a very good season," Federer said.
Federer will play qualifier Jan Hajek of the Czech Republic, who beat 15th-seeded Ernests Gulbis of Latvia 6-4, 2-6, 6-4.
Tommy Haas outlasted qualifier Blaz Kavcic of Slovenia 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 to advance to the third round.
The second-seeded Haas blew a 4-1 lead in the third set but held serve and then broke to clinch the match when Kavcic sent a forehand long.
"At the end, it's the victory that counts," Haas said.
Haas was runner-up in the tournament last year and is the oldest player in the top 100 at 35. He is looking for his second title at home this season, after winning in Munich.
Fourth-seeded Jerzy Janowicz of Poland, a Wimbledon semifinalist, prevailed 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (4) over Robin Haase of the Netherlands.
Defending champion Juan Monaco of Argentina, seeded fifth, beat Gael Monfils 6-4, 6-4.
Four other seeded players lost - No. 6 Andreas Seppi, No. 10 Tommy Robredo, No. 13 Mikhail Youzhny and No. 16 Martin Klizan.
No. 11 Feliciano Lopez, No. 12 Fabio Fognini and No. 14 Fernando Verdasco advanced.
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Olympus SCALEVIEW Microscope Objectives Earn Prestigious R&D 100 Award
CENTER VALLEY, Pa., July 16, 2012 — Two Olympus microscope objectives that help scientists see far deeper into contiguous tissue than was ever before possible have been recognized as among the 100 most technologically significant products introduced last year. The Olympus SCALEVIEW 4mm and 8mm microscope objectives have earned the prestigious 2012 R&D 100 Award.
The objectives are significant because they enable breakthrough research on the functioning of the brain and other vital organs. Until recently, brain science researchers using light microscopes sliced thin sections of brain tissue to make observations across large areas. Every cut damaged tissue and potentially deformed the sample, and the tissue itself was so opaque that it scattered most light. But now, researchers can see up to 8mm deep without slicing and see the connections of the brain much more clearly. Understanding the brain, the current great frontier of research, could ultimately help sufferers with Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, autism, traumatic injuries and more.
The new objectives work so well because they were specifically designed and engineered for use with a revolutionary clearing reagent developed by Atsushi Miyawaki and his team at the RIKEN Brain Science Institute in Japan (results published online in Nature Neuroscience: Hama et al. Aug 30, 2011). Using the objectives and reagent together, brain tissue is literally cleared; scientists can now see the brain's interconnectedness as never before.
Now celebrating their 50th Anniversary, the R&D 100 Awards have long been a benchmark of excellence for industry sectors as diverse as telecommunications, high-energy physics, software, manufacturing, and biotechnology. R&D 100 Awards have identified pioneering new technologies such as the flashcube (1965), the automated teller machine (1973), the halogen lamp (1974), the fax machine (1975), the liquid crystal display (1980), the Nicoderm anti-smoking patch (1992), Taxol anticancer drug (1993), lab on a chip (1996), and HDTV (1998).
Winners of the R&D 100 Awards are selected by an independent judging panel and the editors of R&D Magazine.
About Olympus America Inc., Scientific Equipment Group
Olympus America Scientific Equipment Group provides innovative microscope imaging solutions for researchers, doctors, clinicians and educators. Olympus microscope systems offer unsurpassed optics, superior construction and system versatility to meet the ever-changing needs of microscopists, paving the way for future advances in life science.
About Olympus
Olympus is a precision technology leader, designing and delivering innovative solutions in its core business areas: Medical and Surgical Products, Life Science Imaging Systems, Industrial Measurement and Imaging Instruments and Cameras and Audio Products. Olympus works collaboratively with its customers and affiliates worldwide to leverage R&D investment in precision technology and manufacturing processes across diverse business lines. These include:
- Gastrointestinal endoscopes, accessories, and minimally invasive surgical products;
- Advanced research, clinical and educational microscopes and research and educational digital imaging systems;
- Industrial research, engineering, test, inspection and measuring instruments; and
- Digital cameras and voice recorders.
Olympus serves the healthcare field with integrated product solutions and financial, educational and consulting services that help customers to efficiently, reliably and more easily achieve exceptional results. Olympus develops breakthrough technologies with revolutionary product design and functionality for the consumer and professional photography markets, and also is the leader in gastrointestinal endoscopy and clinical and educational microscopes. For more information, visit www.olympusamerica.com.


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Thirteen researchers to visit UvA with Marie Curie Fellowship
Thirteen promising researchers have received a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship to conduct research at the University of Amsterdam (UvA). The projects focus, among other things, on the formation of planets, the regulation of migrant flows and on the mechanisms behind group polarization.
The fellowship amounts to about 180,000 euros for each researcher and is meant to encourage the mobility of researchers across national borders within and beyond the European Union. Alongside the thirteen visiting researchers, three UvA researchers will receive a fellowship to carry out research at an institution within Europe.
The UvA welcomes:
Wahideh Achbari (Psychology) – The Radius of Generalized Trust Among Different Educational Groups: Are Those 'Most People' Out-Groups?
European countries experience an increasing (policy) concern about migration's impacts on social cohesion. Indicators of social cohesion are, however, contested. Wahideh Achbari will focus on the assumption that generalized trust (an often-used indicator) is not the same as a lack of prejudice towards out-groups. She will investigate this often-overlooked relationship. Furthermore, she will focus on the relationship between attitudes and implicit measures (Implicit Association Test) and between attitudes and behaviour in an experimental setting. Her research will enable other researchers to better map social cohesion.
Achbari was previously affiliated with the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and will conduct her research at the Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research (AISSR), under the supervision of Prof. Bertjan Doosje.
Silvia Aru (Social Geography) – A Place for the Asylum Seekers: European Migration Policies and their Socio-Spatial Impacts
Silvia Aru's project aims to assess the complicated field of discourses and practices of regulating migration flows into the EU by focusing on its socio-spatial impact since 2013, when the last Dublin II Regulation was promulgated. On the one hand, she will analyze the very complex stratification of geographical spaces and procedures shaped by the EU and by different national legislation, and on the other she will explore the interaction between the policies and procedures plan and experiences of migrants themselves, often characterized by tensions, resistance and clashes.
Aru is affiliated with the University of Cagliari and the University of Siena, and will conduct her research at the AISSR, under the supervision of Dr Darshan Vigneswaran.
Bert Bakker (Communication Science) – Politics isn't Cool, it's Hot! Beïnvloeden emoties onze politieke attitudes?
Europeans and Americans are anxious about the number of refugees entering their country; angry about unresponsive political elites; or sad how immigrants are treated. How do these emotions influence citizens' attitudes? In his project, UvA researcher Bert Bakker will move beyond self-reported measures of emotions and theorize and assess whether emotions – measured using physiological responses – influence citizens' political attitudes.
Bakker was already affiliated with the UvA. As part of his Global Fellowship he will stay at the Behavioral Foundations Laboratory at Temple University (US) in the year 2017-2018. Bakker will return to the Amsterdam School of Communication Research (ASCOR) in 2018-2019 to conduct the second part of the project in the programme group chaired by Prof. Claes de Vreese.
Gaurav Dugar (Microbiology) – RNA Localization in Bacteria
In his project, Gaurav Dugar will use global approaches to map mRNA localization in the model bacterium Bacillus subtilis. This will be followed by its evaluation by use of high-end cell biology based techniques.
Laura Gangoso (Biology) – Ecological and Evolutionary Consequences of Predator-Prey Phenological Match-Mismatch Driven by Climate Change
Understanding how climate change affects the timing of the food supply and demand in the food chain is of importance to biologists, conservationists and politicians. Laura Gangoso's project focuses on the Eleonora's falcons that breed in August on the Canary Islands and feed their youngsters with songbirds that end up on the islands during their migration southwards. This type of falcon has two genetically determined colour variants. Her main goal is to assess the role of this genetic variation and plasticity in the eco-evolutionary response to Climate Change.
Gangoso is affiliated with Estación Biológica de Doñana in Spain and will conduct her research in the group of Prof. Willem Bouten at the Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED).
Melissa Mcclure (Astronomy) – Initial Conditions of Exoplanet Formation in Protoplanetary Disks
The origin of Jupiter-sized worlds orbiting close to their host stars is not well-understood. Mcclure will use new, precision methods to study where these planets form, identify their building blocks, and track the signatures of their earliest formation.
Mcclure is affiliated with the European Southern Observatory (ESO) and will carry out her research in the group of Prof. Carsten Dominik at the Anton Pannekoek Institute for Astronomy.
Marta Morvillo (Law) – The Constitutional Place of Expertise
Marta Morvillo will explore how constitutional principles can enhance the democratic legitimacy of expert-based decision-making in the EU by triggering processes of mutual learning between European Courts and decision-makers. Her research project will analyze policy fields which are at the same time technically complex and politically controversial, and include both scientific and economic expertise. Through the detection of such mutual influences in relation to expert-intensive decision-making, her aim is to promote a deeper integration of expert knowledge within the EU constitutional discourse.
Morvillo is affiliated with the University of Bologna and will conduct her research at the Amsterdam Centre for European Law and Governance (ACELG), under the supervision of Prof. Christina Eckes and Dr Maria Weimer.
Lea Müller-Funk (Political Science) – Syrian Imaginations of Europe
Refugees' attempts to flee to a certain country are usually preceded by imaginations about possible destination countries. These imaginations not only contribute to refugees' decisions where to seek asylum but also have an effect on how refugees experience realities when they eventually arrive in the destination country. Lea Müller-Funk's research project 'SYRMAGINE (Syrian Imaginations of Europe) focuses on how Europe is imagined by Syrian refugees settling in Syria's neighbouring countries and examines how refugees' imaginations affect their attitudes to seek asylum in European countries.
Müller-Funk is affiliated with the University of Oxford/Sciences Po Paris and will carry out her research at the AISSR, under the supervision of Prof. Hein de Haas.
Gui Leite Pimentel (Physics) – Microscopic Probes of Inflationary Cosmology
The current paradigm for early universe cosmology is the so-called theory of inflation, characterized by an epoch of accelerated expansion of the universe. To understand its origin, Gui Leite Pimentel will identify new particles that could have been produced during this period of inflation, and try to determine whether these particles can have stopped the accelerated expansion.
Leite Pimentel will conduct his research within the research group of Prof. Daniël Baumann at the Institute of Physics (IoP).
Carlo Proietti (Philosophy) – The Epistemic and Dynamic Aspects of Polarization
Group polarization is a collective phenomenon that typically occurs when an initial tendency of individual group members toward a given direction is enhanced following group discussion. With his project, Proietti will unveil the deep structure of the process of information flow and opinion change that generates polarisation in a group. To this end, two main tools are combined: argumentation frameworks (AF) – mostly used in artificial intelligence – and logics of information change (LIC) –developed by logicians. The combination of such analytical tools allows to model the knowledge base of an individual (AF), its modification by the successive steps of information exchange (LIC) and, subsequently, to analyze all critical points where polarisation can arise in a debate.
Proietti is affiliated with Lund University and will conduct his research at the Institute for Logic, Language and Computation (ILLC, Faculty of Humanities and Faculty of Science), under the supervision of Prof. Sonja Smets.
Neil Robinson (Physics) – Dynamics of Two-Component Quantum Gases
Neil Robinson's research will focus on describing quantum gases formed from particles with two internal states, such as an electron's spin or hyperfine levels in Rubidium. Pen-and-paper calculations will be combined with numerical computations to study how interactions modify the properties of these quantum gases, both in and out of equilibrium
Robinson is affiliated with Brookhaven National Laboratory and will carry out his research at the IoP, under the supervision of Prof. Jean-Sébastien Caux.
Itamar Shachar (Sociology) – Conscripted Volunteering: An Ethnographic Study of Community Engagement Schemes in the Israeli Military
Itamar Shachar provides a theoretically-informed, in-depth ethnographic account of a phenomenon that has so far been neglected in the literature. It examines why and how 'conscripted volunteering' emerged and became widespread in the Israeli military, how these volunteering schemes are assembled, organised and managed, and how this new type of soldiers' engagement affects their notions of morality, citizenship and subjecthood. These questions are addressed through in-depth interviews, participant observations and content analysis.
Shachar is affiliated with Ghent University and will conduct his research at the AISSR, under the supervision of Dr Barak Kalir and Dr Erella Grassiani.
Margot Strohminger (Philosophy) – Counterfactual Knowledge from the Imagination
Thoughts about counterfactual situations are a central feature of human cognition, key to planning in any domain of activity: What would happen if I missed a mortgage payment? What if Britain were to leave the EU? It seems that knowledge about counterfactual situations is possible under some circumstances. Margot Strohminger will investigate these circumstances and what role the imagination plays in specifying them.
Strohminger is affiliated with the University of Salzburg and will carry out her research within the research group of Prof. Franz Berto.
UvA researchers going abroad
Simon Broda (Econometrics) – Developing a Financial Econometrics Package for the Julia Programming Language
Broder will visit the University of Zurich and the University of Oxford.
Angela Jager (Art History) – Netherlandish Paintings in Ledreborg Palace: A Multi-Disciplinary Research of circa 600 Paintings
Jager will visit Statens Museums for Kunst in Denmark.
Frederik Zuiderveen Borgesius (Information Law) – How Should Automated Profiling be Regulated?
Borgesius will visit Vrije Universiteit Brussel
About the Individual Fellowship
The Individual Fellowships are awarded to promising, experienced researchers. There are two types of fellowships: the European Fellowships (for researchers moving to or within Europe) and the Global Fellowship (for researchers from Europe going to an institution outside Europe). The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions form part of the European Commission's Horizon 2020 programme.


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Here we go again. After the tragic school killings in Newtown, Conn., the leader of the National Rifle Assn. offers a perfectly sensible proposal to put cops with guns in every school — and people jump all over him.
"A paranoid, dystopian vision," said New York's anti-gun mayor, Michael Bloomberg. "The most revolting, tone-deaf statement I've ever seen," said Sen.-elect Chris Murphy, a Connecticut Democrat.
But the only problem I can see with the NRA's proposal is that it doesn't go far enough. For some reason nobody in this country is willing to admit the obvious, which is that the poor helpless kids in that school could have helped themselves, if only we'd let them.
SLIDESHOW: The 10 trigger-happiest states in America
The time has come to get over our squeamishness and arm the children. If those kids in Connecticut had been allowed to bring firearms to school, it's doubtful anyone would ever have attempted the kind of assault that so tragically victimized them. If anyone did, the combined firepower of 20 or more armed elementary school pupils in a single classroom would put a stop to it, and far more effectively than a single dozing constable summoned from the opposite end of campus.


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Classification of high frequency electromagnetic fields by the IARC
- According to the estimation of IARC, based on current knowledge, there are limited indications that high frequency electromagnetic fields have a carcinogenic effect on humans.
- The indications could not be confirmed in the studies initiated by the BfS within the framework of the German Mobile Telecommunication Research Programme.
- The Federal Office for Radiation Protection has therefore ascertained that according to current knowledge, no health impairments are to be expected from high frequency fields – for example from mobile communications – if limit values are adhered to.
- Until there is a final clarification of these open questions and notwithstanding the already existing provisions for hazard prevention, the Federal Office for Radiation Protection also calls for precautionary reduction of individual exposure and comprehensive information for the population.
In May 2011, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) of the World Health Organization (WHO) analysed the current knowledge of high frequency electromagnetic fields and cancer illnesses and classified these fields into Group 2B "possibly carcinogenic" on the IARC scale. This classification means that according to the estimation of the IARC, based on current knowledge, there are limited indications that high frequency electromagnetic fields have a carcinogenic effect on humans. Group 2B also includes caffeine, pickled vegetables and approximately 250 more substances. Since 2002, low frequency fields have also been classified as "possibly carcinogenic".
Classification based on limited evidence from epidemiological and animal studies
From the viewpoint of a working group convened by the IARC, high frequency fields could possibly be carcinogenic. This, however, has not yet been scientifically proven. Rather, the classification is based on limited evidence from epidemiological observation studies on humans and on limited evidence from laboratory tests on animals.
In relation to humans, studies were rated as informative and taken into consideration only if a localised exposure of the head had actually occurred. The exposure conditions corresponded to those that occur during the use of mobile or cordless telephones. A causal connection between mobile phone exposure and gliomas (malignant brain tumours) as well as acoustic neuromas (tumours of the auditory nerve) has been estimated as possible, evidence for other types of tumour is regarded as insufficient. In contrast to this, the available epidemiological studies on occupationally exposed persons have been judged by the IARC working group to be methodically limited and their results as inconsistent. An eventual correlation between environmentally relevant exposure (for example, in the surroundings of base stations) and cancer has been classified as inadequate. Among the numerous studies that were not considered for classification were investigations concerning other brain tumours, leukaemia, lymphomas, choroid tumours, testicular, breast, lung and skin cancer.
In experimental studies on animals, one out of 7 long-term studies showed an increased number of tumours. In genetically altered and/or cancer-sensitive animal models, there was an increased incidence in 2 of 12 studies and a cancer-promoting effect in 1 of 18 studies.
Hints investigated within the framework of the German Mobile Telecommunication Research Programme
Within the framework of the German Mobile Telecommunication Research Programme, the BfS has followed up these individual indications. The evidence could not be confirmed in the studies initiated by the BfS. The Federal Office for Radiation Protection has therefore ascertained that according to current knowledge, no health impairments are to be expected from high frequency fields – for example from mobile communications – if limit values are adhered to. There are, however, still uncertainties regarding the possible long-term effects of high frequency electromagnetic fields on humans, especially on children. There have not yet been any observation studies of sufficient length to evaluate these conclusively. Until today, even newly published scientific investigations have not been able to significantly reduce these uncertainties. This means that currently, possible long-term effects and effects on children cannot be ruled out (yet).
The Federal Office for Radiation Protection is one of five international scientific WHO collaborating centres, responsible among others for mobile communications. In this function, the BfS advocates continuous and forceful investigation of the remaining open questions related to the health effects of mobile communications.
Until there is a final clarification of the open questions, the Federal Office for Radiation Protection - notwithstanding the existing provisions for hazard prevention - will continue to promote precautionary reduction of individual exposure and comprehensive information for the population. The Federal Office for Radiation Protection is itself active in the fields of research, precautionary measures and information and has correspondingly given appropriate recommendations and suggestions, for example regarding individual use of mobile phones.
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Hi everyone,
I have an application that i need to distribute as a jar but i have no idea how to create the jar archive as well as something called the manifest file. Basically i have only one class and the main is in that class itself. The path of the of the the file i want to archive is as follows:
and the path of my of my jar.exe is as follows:
Could someone also explain(in detail if possible) to me or direct me to an informative website that explains what the manifest file is all about and also how to write a manifest file.
Any help is greatly appreciated
Thank You
Yours Sincerely
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Samuel L. Jackson doesn't need an Oscar
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Samuel L. Jackson doesn't need to win an Oscar to fell he has enjoyed a good career
Samuel L. Jackson doesn't need to win an Oscar.
The 'Django Unchained' star has only received one Academy Award nomination in his long career - for a supporting role in 1994's 'Pulp Fiction' - but doesn't feel he needs a gold statue to validate his work.
He said: "I've had a pretty good career. I don't think it will validate my stature in Hollywood one way or another. I've done some pretty interesting things, and it's been a long and rich career."
The 64-year-old star was crowned the highest grossing actor of all time in 2011 - based partly on the success of franchises in which he's appeared, such as 'Star Wars' and 'The Avengers' - which Samuel believes is reward enough.
He said: "[Winning an Oscar] is definitely not going to help my box-office record."
The actor is set to reprise his role as S.H.I.E.L.D. leader Nick Fury in Captain America sequel 'The Winter Soldier' next year, and expects to appear in more Marvel superhero movies.
He added: "I think I've got four or five pictures left on my nine picture deal. I'll just keep showing up."


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#Pens Matt Cooke greeted Sutter inside the locker room. http://pic.twitter.com/h3z3DjUG
B Sutter in Pittsburgh. An aside, Matt Cooke always working out ... wing for Sid.
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#Penguins Transcript of Brandon Sutter's media availability today: http://bit.ly/N2qhny
How much do you know about the Penguins' style of play?
"It's one that working pretty good for them. They've been a pretty good team for a couple of years now. They're consistent every year. I haven't had a chance to meet (Dan Bylsma) yet. But I've talked to him on the phone and he seems very optimistic about it. You get excited talking to him. The system obviously is an aggressive one. And that's fun. That's they way you want to play. You want to go after teams. You want to go after teams and try to create stuff. I'm looking forward to that."


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Mother's Day High Tea was one of the events going on in the Quapaw Quarter this weekend, but it was the only one devoted to Mom! Each Mom received a rose following a time-honored tradition: red if living, white if not. Guests were entertained by a musical presention that brought a tear to the eye of several mothers. "Think of Me," from Phantom of the Opera was performed by Jena Blair, Sharon's granddaughter. The highlight was a recitation from a May 30, 1909, article from the New York Times describing the country cousin who drank from his "finger bowl", not understanding the quintessential and legendary use of the finger bowl for cleansing dainty fingers. Guests had a good chuckle and sampled the custom for themselves. Lots of tea, scones, and clotted cream, not to mention specialty sandwiches and tradtional English desserts, whetted the palate of male and female guests alike.
Channel 11 heartily agreed and aired a lovely segment on the news highlighting a romantic experience and past traditions, all designed to make Mom's day very special and unique. We hope you all enjoy reading about the event and seeing the video to follow from Channel 11. Catch us again next year.


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - After their undefeated performance in their last three matches, MIT senior Ken Van Tilburg and freshman Matthew Skalak were recently named New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Men's Tennis Doubles Team of the Week.
Van Tilburg and Skalak went 3-0 in the No. 1 doubles position, dropping only 10 games as they picked up wins over teams from Salem State College [8-0], Springfield College [8-6] and No. 13 Bowdoin College [8-4]. As a team, the No. 27 Engineers went 2-1, sweeping Salem State (9-0) and handily beating the Pride (8-1), while dropping a 6-3 decision to the nationally-ranked Polar Bears.


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Nike announces teams that will wear Pro Combat unis in 2011
The teams selected to sport the 2011 Nike Pro Combat system of dress uniforms include Army, Boise State, Georgia, LSU, Michigan State, Navy, Ohio State, Oregon and Stanford.
MSU to wear them Oct. 15th vs. Michigan.
Edit: Rumors on message boards indicate that they will wear their old black and gold / winged-helmet uniform. (yes, MSU used to wear wings, although they look very different from Michigan's).


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BIG "D" Issues For the Cowboys
With all the talk so far this offseason surrounding Mr. Owens, and with free agency starting at the end of this week and the draft right around the corner we need to talk about some big issues surrounding the boys defense.
First, Demarcus Ware, all signs are Jerry is going to break the bank and make him the highest payed cowboy in team history, this is by far the most important move we need to make and would solidify our pass rush for years to come.
On the other side should we let Ellis go? He scheduled to make over $6 million next year for just a 3rd down pass rusher, thats pretty steep! Unless he wanted to take a significant pay cut and less playing time, I just dont see this happening.
Which brings me to Anthony Spencer. Is he ready to play every down and live up to his draft position? He may have the skills, he just scares me. His recent arrest, and if you watched Hard Knocks, remember he didn't show for a treatment on an injury and was fined by Wade. These things make me wonder if he's mature enough to step up and take the position fulltime.
Now lets talk about our unrestricted free agents: Canty, Burnett, and Thomas. Canty would be painful to lose. He has been a solid force on the D-line, but the contract he is looking for might be too rich for our shrinking cap space, which leaves us either starting Jason Hatcher or Stephen Bowen. I think Hatcher would fit well he has showed me some promise in his playing time.
If Thomas and Burnett leave in free agency it would leave the biggest hole in our defense. Basically, it would leave Bobby Carpenter to play next to Bradie James. I dont know your thoughts but thats a frightening thought in my eyes. We all know Ray Lewis is out there and he has said he wants to play in Dallas, but can Jerry afford him?
After D-Ware signs I'm not so sure. Another guy that might be more affordable is Keith Brooking who is suppose to be being released by Atlanta before Friday.
The secondary has potential to be above average. T-New is solid when healthy, but thats the question can he stay healthy? As much as I love the way Roy Williams plays the run and the hits he lays, he just plain stinks in pass coverage. Like Ellis, he is scheduled to make over $6 million this year and might be cut prior to the start of free agency. Its either that or him restructuring to take a major paycut which I don't see happening either.
My thought was to bulk him up and try him in that middle linebacker spot. I don't think that's too far fetched. He is made to hit and I'm surprised I haven't heard anything like that. If he goes, who is playing strong safety?
I don't believe Pat Watkins is ready to step in there so I'd say move Anthony Henry to safety and let Scandrick and Jenkins compete for the corner. My vote, from what I've seen, is Scandrick. He just showed me way more last year than Jenkins did. One thing is for certain, count on the Cowboys picking up more corners and safeties in the draft and even free agency.
I want to hear your thoughts Cowboy fans.


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New Land Release in St Anthony's Estate
Secret Harbour is a prime location on the Perth side of Mandurah. You'll enjoy easy access to the Kwinana Freeway extension and being able to travel in either direction.
Being just 15 minutes from Mandurah's vibrant town centre and Marina, Secret Harbour provides you with outstanding value and wonderful lifestyle activities such as:
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● 6 minutes from the 18-hole Secret Harbour Golf Course
● 7 minutes from the Secret Harbour Foreshore & The Secret Harbour Surf Club
● 3 minutes from the Secret Harbour Shopping Centre
● Fantastic schools and Colleges: Secret Harbour Primary School, Comet Bay Primary School & Comet Bay College
● 4 Minutes to the Secret Harbour Medical Centre
Secret Harbour has become one of the most lifestyle friendly places to live in Western Australia.
Why Choose St Anthony's Estate:
● The Estate boasts - a wonderful standard of housing, with most homes on this most recent release less than 2 years old.
● There's also a beautiful park in the middle of Lennox Drive Secret Harbour that is great for all the family & is pet friendly.
● St Anthony's is NBN ready for your family's future communication needs.
● St Anthony's has big blocks - giving you more room for your new build at a great per sqm price.
● St Anthony's has more choice of block locations with blocks backing onto the Lennox Drive park or facing a park.
You can purchase the block on its own if you want to make future plans or you can choose a builder and create a house and land package.
Lot 215 has an 8m +9m (approx 18m) truncated frontage and is 505 sqm.
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The Nordic Inn is a classic B&B hotel located at the base of MT. Crested Butte surrounded by the high alpine peak s of the rocky mountains. A more beautiful setting cannot be found for your smaller wedding or for housing your wedding guests when using other venues in Crested Butte.
More than a restaurant, it's an EXPERIENCE. Great for large parties and private events. LOBAR got started in 2004 under the guise of being Crested Butte's only night club, but the rouse only lasted 8 days when we added Sushi to our menu and things really took off.
The Aspinall-Wilson Center is dedicated to providing quality facilities and quality service to help make your event a success.
Donita's Cantina can accommodate groups of up to 50 people, easily, with advance notice. Donitas can accommodate larger groups 100+ with extra special arranging. We can create menus for your large groups needs.
The GAC's gallery spaces are well suited to private parties and social events and are available for rent.
2,400 square foot outdoor patio with a full gazebo bar, heaters, 24 beers on tap with an indoor dining room makes the Brick Oven Pizzeria & Pub a great option for your wedding reception or rehearsal dinner, serving everything from pizzas, pastas, grilled steaks, fish and an assortment of appetizers and deserts.
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Maxwells restaurant is located in the heart of downtown Crested Butte on Elk Avenue. We feature hand cut highest quality steaks, pastas, lamb chops, elk, pork chops, fresh garden salads and more. Our dining room may be reserved for parties up to 180 people.
The Crested Butte Mountain Garden is a beautiful wedding and event site tucked in a quiet town park in Mt. Crested Butte, Colorado. The magnificent mountain backdrop and spectacular wildflowers make our garden the perfect Colorado outdoor wedding site, as well as an ideal location for your party or special event.
The Crested Butte Mountain Heritage Museum offers an intimate setting for your private event, amongst artifacts, photographs and dioramas of Crested Butte's past. The Museum has hosted wedding ceremonies, rehearsal dinners, cocktail hours, smaller receptions and private parties.
At the West End Public House we feature comfort food and enticing nightly specials designed by a fine dinging trained chef. We can accommodate large groups, private parties, weddings in private dining areas.
The Nordic Inn is a classic B&B hotel located at the base of MT. Crested Butte surrounded by the high alpine peak s of the rocky mountains. A more beautiful setting cannot be found for your smaller wedding or for housing your wedding guests when using other venues in Crested Butte.
For the past 115 years the Resort has hosted many weddings. We have beautiful wedding sites, outside or inside reception areas and full service catering available. With our riverfront cabins and vacation homes on 90 acres of land your guests won't have to leave the property.
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One could describe the historic Beaver Lake Lodge and Cabins as being at the far side of the town of Marble, Colorado . However, in a town the size of Marble (pop.85,) it is more precise to say that the historic Beaver Lake Lodge IS the far side of the town of Marble. Great for a small town wedding!
The lavishly renovated St. Regis Aspen Resort offers a luxurious spa; world-renowned winter sports like skiing, sledding, and snowboarding; fine dining; and impressive event spaces in Colorado.
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Banquet and reception rooms and comfortable accommodations in an incredible location in Aspen - one half-block from free shuttles, bus service, restaurants, and shops.
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Let's set the scene. It is Bill's birthday and, as he's the boss, he has this rather lovely looking birthday cake:
The cake is cut and passed around to the staff. Milton starts to tuck in...:
.. .and is promptly told off:
Nina (on the right): Now Milton, don't be greedy, let's pass it along and make sure everyone gets a piece.
Milton: Yeah, but last time I didn't receive a piece. And I was told...
Nina: Just pass.
Milton doesn't want to pass and then utters the line that still has me waking up in terror in the middle of the night:
Milton: The ratio of people to cake is too big.
But he's made to pass. Eventually everybody but Milton gets a piece:
Poor Milton. I never want to be in a situation where the ratio of people to cake is too big – surely there could be nothing worse?
Final thought: what particularly pleases me about the cake in this scene is that it is cut and eaten. It's not there for decoration and nothing awful befalls it such as being thrown at someone or abused in some way.
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With Death Where The Bad Rocks Live, C. M. Wendelboe joins the ranks of western writers who follow the path blazed by Tony Hillerman. This is the second novel in his "Spirit Road Mysteries." Wendelboe returns with his flawed hero, FBI Special Agent Manny Tanno on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota.
Although Tanno, a Lakota Sioux, was born and raised on the reservation and briefly worked for the tribal police force, he left as soon as he could. He had the distinction of being an FBI Academy teacher in Washington, D.C., until he was called back to help in a murder investigation on the reservation in Wendelboe's debut novel Death Along the Spirit Road. His apparent inability to solve that murder got him demoted to Pine Ridge permanently.
Tanno is called to a site known as the Stronghold in the Badlands when a body is found in a bombed-out car. A crew, hired by the tribe to locate and dispose of live ammo left over from World War II bomber training practice, has located a body in one of the cars used as targets. This is a 65-year-old cold case that becomes warmer when not one body is found, but three. Two are from the '40s and the third from the 1960s. This begins a trail of events proving that secrets from the past and bodies often don't remain buried forever.
The acting police chief of the Oglala Sioux Police department is Leon (Lumpy) Looks Twice. He and Manny go way back and there is no love lost between them. The chief assigns Willie Runs With Horn to work with Tanno. In the previous book, Tanno took Willie under his wing and helped him learn investigative skills.
Willie has been saddled with training the chief's niece who seems to have a big crush on him. This situation is complicated by Willie's girlfriend being the jealous type. Tanno is also having issues in the girlfriend department and his health is going downhill.
Tanno is dealing with physical and spiritual questions in addition to trying to conduct an effective cold-case investigation. Tanno is not exactly exuding the typical hero stature in this outing.
When the identity of the victims are discovered, the case becomes even hotter. Of the two earlier victims, one was a mining engineer and the other was a revered holy man and artist, Moses Ten Bears.
The newer victim was a missing college student who just happened to be the roommate of Federal Judge Alexander Hamilton (Ham) High Elk.
High Elk has just recently been nominated to the Supreme Court and is facing confirmation hearings. If he is accepted, he would be the first Native American to serve on the high court. High Elk has a connection to Moses Ten Bears as well. His grandfather Sen. Clayton Charles was Moses' best friend. As events from the past loom into the present and new bodies multiply, Tanno must reach into his reserves to discover the killer before he becomes the newest victim.
Wendelboe's 38 years working law enforcement brings genuineness to this Native American police procedural. His experiences working near three Sioux reservations in the 1970s gave Wendelboe plenty of opportunity to see up close and personal the events surrounding the American Indian Movement (AIM), especially on the Pine Ridge reservation.
Since not all on the reservations supported AIM, there were negative consequences in families who had members with opposing views. Wendelboe uses this background to great effect in creating the relationship between Manny Tanno and his brother Reuben, an AIM enforcer, former felon and current holy man.
The harsh landscape of the Badlands, the poverty and the scourge of alcoholism on the reservation make for a sometimes somber setting for Wendelboe's characters.
But the author has wisely added colorful secondary characters who lighten the mood and move the story forward. Fans of Western writing will find significant entertainment within the pages of Death Where The Bad Rocks Live.
Freelance reviewer Leslie Doran may be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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I have arrived in Japan, and the first surprise of the day was finding Naoyuki Tomomatsu's latest outré contributions to the burgeoning(?!) genre of rape/zombie films: Rape Zombie: Lust of the Dead 2 & 3. For those who have read my previous post on the maiden title in this series, and those who are aware of the fact that Japan has practically built up a porn industry based on non-consensual intercourse, this should come as no surprise. For the rest of you…well, watch the trailers below and consider yourselves warned.
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Put Some Pants On That Zombie! A Review Of "LUST OF THE DEAD"
Some of you may recall my recent post about Naoyuki Tomomatsu's latest foray into the zombie genre, the appropriately entitled Rape Zombie: Lust of the Dead. Well, the premiere has come and gone, and while I was sadly unable to attend, I did manage to purchase the DVD (actually released the day before the theatrical showing) and give the film a proper viewing. How good can a film about undead creatures bent on violating the womenfolk of the world possibly be? I probably shouldn't answer that, but I will give you my thoughts and impressions of the latest attempt to send George A. Romero to an early grave. Let's get started, shall we?
The Story
Jumping right into the action, we see Kanae (Asami) going about her daily housework when she is suddenly assaulted by her abusive husband. While being raped, the television begins to broadcast news of mass rape incidents taking place across the city by unidentified assailants who seem to be no more than living corpses. The incidents prompt Kanae to fight back and kill her husband, and we are treated to a crazily edited sequence of news broadcasts as various authorities attempt to make sense of the chaos. It seems that radiation from space has somehow turned non-virgin men into zombified rape demons, whose only weakness is a certain part of their anatomy between their legs. What's worse, the women who are taken by these sex-crazed ghouls are killed almost instantly by the poisonous seed of their attackers. We soon meet up with former office lady Momoko (Saya Kobayashi) and nurse Nozomi (Arisu Ozawa) as they seek shelter in a Shinto shrine not far from Tokyo. In the shrine they meet up with Kanae and schoolgirl Tomoe (Yui Aikawa), who have decided to make a stand with a cache of assault rifles and explosives pilfered from an abandoned military jeep. The two pairs are initially leery of each other, but it isn't long before they come to an agreement and decide that mutual aid is in order. A romance blooms between wrist-cutting Momoko and the older-sister-type Nozomi, both of whom had traumatic experiences at the hands of men. Their sapphic interlude is punctuate by a new surprise: the head of the shrine has been there the whole time, but it seems that his otaku lifestyle and unbroken virginity have somehow protected him from the zombie plague, and he soon proves (somewhat dubiously) useful by providing changes of clothing for Momoko and Kanae, who take on the costumes of a maid and a shrine maiden, respectively. All is not well, however, as North Korea blames Japan for the disaster and declares war, and it isn't long though before the hordes of decaying deviants are knocking at the door. Everything ends in an explosively confusing yet original conclusion that you'll have to see for yourself!
Something that keeps this film from being completely unwatchable is the enthusiasm of the four main actresses, and also the surprisingly well-thought-out televised commentaries that appear interspersed throughout as the four women watch the unfolding situation via PC. The speakers are delightfully ridiculous and over the top (including an outspoken pundit with an eyepatch as a nod to Dawn of the Dead), and the twisted yet strangely convincing explanation of the rape zombie phenomenon as a natural step in the evolution of mankind and the Earth itself is certainly proof that some effort was made to create a unique contribution to the zombie genre. The whole premise is also tied in (albeit shakily) with the Japanese mythology of the sun goddess Amaterasu, and together with the satire of Japan's modern culture make this a uniquely Japanese take on the undead. One of the funniest moments may be when a group of women are watching a North Korean missile soar through the skies toward Tokyo. Rather than screaming or running for cover, they all pull out their cell phones and begin taking photos. As a person living in Japan, I can honestly say that this also may have been one of the most realistic moments in the entire film.
The Bad
As low-budget zombie flicks go, this one certainly suffers a bit. A lot of handheld cameras and uninteresting angles are to be expected from a director who is known for his adult videos, but when it comes to those sequences Tomomatsu certainly does shine, and he even manages to get some decent action scenes with Asami fighting off the zombies as well. However, while the CG is used sparingly and to relatively good effect, the prosthetics and practical effects are sub-par at best, and sometimes just downright painful. That said, the effects aren't really distracting as the characters really drive the story forward, and the film is paced well enough to keep up the audience's interest in what is happening.
Trading in their traditional shambling gait in favor of the undignified waddle of a man with his pants around his ankles, Tomomatsu's ghouls have about as much realism as they do regard for mutual consent during intercourse. The general makeup effects look like something from a cheap Halloween store, while the poorly fitted latex masks appear to be leftovers from Helldriver's scrap bin. Again, one can also choose to look at these shortcomings as a part of the film's charm and, as mentioned above, the effects aren't significantly distracting, especially since the camera is less concerned with showcasing the zombies than it is in getting as many breast shots as possible. Is this something to complain about? I'll leave you to decide. But the answer is no.
And so, in conclusion I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised by Rape Zombie: Lust of the Dead. While I expected a one-trick zombie, I found a unique little film that actually has a fair amount going for it in terms of social satire and comedy. It's a fun little romp through a perverted post-apocalypse world that only Japan could bring us, and so if you have the chance, grab your libation of choice and sit back for what might just be the guilty pleasure of the year!
RAPE ZOMBIE?!? Naoyuki Tomomatsu's "LUST OF THE DEAD"
Well, the zombie boom continues around the world, and leave it to a Japanese director to come up with something so outrageous, so gauche, and so tasteless, that one can only wonder why someone hasn't thought of it before. The title says it all. Ladies and gentlemen, this is Rape Zombie: Lust of the Dead.
Brought to us by Naoyuki Tomomatsu, the co-director of Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl and director of another Japanese zombie schlock film, Zombie Self-Defense Force, this horror/comedy film takes audiences to new levels of undead indecency and reverse necrophilia, featuring a cast of notable AV (adult video) actresses such as Asami (The Machine Girl, RoboGeisha), Arisu Ozawa, Yui Aikawa, and Saya Kobayashi (currently one of Japan's hottest AV stars). According to the Japanese description
Undying rape spirits that have taken the form of human men descend upon helpless women in this sexy/horror/action film. Incidents of rampaging men raping women break out across Tokyo. Refusing to die even after their heads are lopped off and their hearts shot out, it seems that the only way to defeat these creatures is to sever the ****s from between their legs…
Well, if that doesn't sound like a fun-filled romp for the whole family, then I don't know what does! An official selection of the Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival 2012 (February 23 – February 27), the Japanese DVD will be released on March 2, followed by a late-night theatrical event with several other films at Theatre Shinjuku on March 3, with some of the cast and crew in attendance. More info (in Japanese) can be found on director/writer Tomomatsu's blog. You can also Like the film on Facebook here.


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In my last trip log, I left off in the city of Las Cruces, NM, where Michelle and I found a bunch of ghetto-ass streets, teeming with cops and kids with loud cars, as well as a roadrunner constructed out of nothing but old recycled junk. From there, we continued southeast past hundreds of "Native American art" stores in search of a truckstop where we might find shower. We found one, rid ourselves of the Las Cruces scum we had attained from sleeping in a car the night before, and admired the truck stop's outdated strip tease arcade games. Maybe you've seen them before? Basically they're gambling games with pixelated women with huge pink nipples to the side of the dealt cards. We decided to pass on playing though, and continued our journey southeast. And then, it happened. We entered Texas. If this trip has taught us anything, it is that Americans are fascinated with large renditions of everyday objects: everything from lemons to pecans to fiberglass statues of cavemen, truckers, dinosaurs, and blue oxen. I like to think of Texas as the epitome of America ... kind of like the second capitol of the country. The state itself is massive. Any city in this state worthy of putting on a map is huge. The people are huge, the cars are huge, drinks at a restaurant must be close to 1L. Gas in the rest of the country is $.50 to $1.00 more per gallon, and it's just all really flippin' large. That said, it was no surprise to find that once we had entered our first Texas city, El Paso, that an entire Bible verse was written out in large white stones across the whole side of a mountain, accompanied by dozens of stake houses on either side of us as we drove down the road. It was not our kind of scene really, so after Michelle downed a gas station coffee as big as her head, we took off east on Interstate 10, 560 miles to our next destination, San Antonio.
The Interstate is meticulously maintained, and periodically there are signs that say things like, "Litterin is unlAWFUL" or "Drive Friendly" or "You can't afford a DUI!" In it's own right, Texas has some really pretty parts (not around El Paso though, where every once in a while, you'll see a random oil rig out in a field, or a gigantic, majestically-lit cross sitting proudly on a hill.)
Once we made it to our destination, we slept another night under the warm embrace of Wal-Mart, which aside from the San Antonio heat, was nice. We can fold back the seats of Michelle's car, lay out our sleeping pads, and there is actually enough room for Meesh to stretch out. Unfortunately, I was cursed with the height of a normal person ... Also, we have a portable stove, so we can fire it up and cook an awesome meal anywhere we go. After some shut-eye, we awoke in the humidity, and set off destined for the nearby Alamo.
The Alamo is an old Spanish mission that somehow ended up being the site of a battle in 1836 between a huge army of Mexican guys and 5 Texan dudes [including Davy Crockett] trying to gain independence for Texas. Naturally, the 5 dudes were killed, and almost 200 years later Texas is a very different place. The Alamo still stands as a popular tourist destination though, and everyone just talks about how brave the 5 dudes were while clutching their cowboy hats to their chests. Not unlike Michelle's parents' house, they had air conditioning and a bunch of sweet guns. After taking a short tour there, we spent a little more time roaming San Antonio, where I took pictures of a bunch of other big stuff.
Public art.
Statue outside the Alamo.
A head?
The pitiful Texas version of Seattle's Space Needle.
We walked at least a few miles around downtown San Antonio along their river walk, and this was the single piece of graffiti a saw the entire time ... A ketchup bottle.
Despite having low amounts of graffiti, the city still needs to work on keeping their handicapped crackheads from crossing the street, down to a minimum (at least during a green light.)
Soon we made it up to Austin, which according to urban legend, is the hippie liberal oasis of Texas. Everyone in Texas who isn't roping cattle, collecting firearms, watching Fox News, or scheming to destroy a small impoverished nation lives here. Our hosts were artist Michael Sieben and his wife Allison, who were much more than accommodating to us.
One being a ginormous natural spring-fed swimming hole. It was paved on the sides, crystal-clear with no chlorine, and especially refreshing after that previous night spent sleeping in the car. Plus there was some awesome people-watching too.
Allison had really cool red hair.
Michael. Going there was Allison's idea, and was a really great chance for us to sorta let loose and get to know each other, as well as being a nice place to shed the stink outta my pits.
We spent that same evening hanging out in the backyard of a gallery Michael runs with some friends, Okay Mountain. For some reason, their renter didn't want them painting over this old mural on it's side. Notice all the condoms toward the bottom.
There they introduced us to Lone Star, the [self-proclaimed] national beer of Texas. It's pretty much the same as PBR, but with a Texas flair [i.e. red, white, and blue labels with stars and the silhouette of Texas all over it], and you're supposed to drink it with lime salt. I had 2 or 3. Read all about it at puretexanbeer.com. Anyway, here's some of the stuff they had hanging up for a photo show they had just put up the night before.
Adam Schreiber made these, and apparently they were done in a clean room of some computer chip factory.
detail of the not photoshopped photo.
Andy Mattern.
Anna Krachery.
These polaroids were done by Michael's friend, Brian, The Brain, DeLaGarza. I met him while I was there, and he was super nice. He was also the guy who made the Michael Sieben Sent Me website.
After chilling at OKM, we went to a bridge dubbed "Bat Bridge" closer to down town. One million-plus bats live under this bridge, and every night during the summer, at dusk, they come out in a huge swarm to feed on insects. Also, one hundred-plus people come out in a huge swarm to cheer them on as they make their nightly exodus, and I was one of them.
Here's a vid. I warn you, it's kinda crummy.
Another thing we saw in Austin was the Banana Farm. This particular spot isn't known by most folks, but to skaters it stands as a legend. I don't know any of the doods who built it or anything, but I guess they all live in this one house in Austin where they built some huge, dangerous-as-hell ramp in their backyard.
There's Michael standing next to the "Sonny Bono Tree."
A little somthin' he painted for them upon request.
The things a total lawsuit waiting to happen though ... It's full of rusty nails poking out of brittle masonite, and just as we were leaving some kids aged some where around 12 or 13 asked if they could skate the thing. The owners weren't home so we told them they shouldn't, but they waved to their mom, perched in her Lexus, and went on in anyway. Oh well.
To get a better idea of how big this thing is, here's a little movie I made, which sorta scans the whole thing from up top.
While in Austin we also saw that one famous Daniel Johnston mural with the frog/alien guy.


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Tour: Letting Go and Moving On by James Oh
Letting Go an Moving On by James Oh
Publication Date: May 2013
Genre: Nonfiction
"Letting Go and Moving On" offers effective and excellent tips, steps and approaches to help readers to forgive anything which has no value to them especially to set aside hurts and pains. Though it is very difficult, painful and hurtful to let go especially for those involved with a loss of the life of an innocent child, whom the author had been promised.
About the Author:
JAMES OH had served as Financial Controller of several companies inclusive of publicly listed companies, both in Malaysia and Singapore. He has diverse exposure and experience in Accounting, Finance, Treasury, Accounting, Secretarial, Legal, Audit and Corporate Finance.
He is an avid reader of Bible, Management, Economics, History, Finance, Law and Political books. He has strong will, commitment and dedication in expanding his dimension and perspective to achieve his wholesome life. This makes him a unique, special person who is able to walk his talks. He has a remarkable ability to relate and connect real life experience, stories, examples, and concrete practical ideas that deliver instant results which can convince the audience's hearts. He intends to become one of the leading authorities on the development of human potential, personal effectiveness and efficiency by sharing his path of journey. He is an energised person with a wonderful ability to inspire readers of his blogs toward peak performance and high levels of achievement.
He is currently working in various capacities such as Accountant cum Author, Consultant cum Coach and Entrepreneur. In short, ACE.
He obtained a Bachelor of Laws (Hons.) degree from the University of London in 2003 and a Bachelor of Accounting (Hons.) degree from the National University of Malaysia in 1987. He became a Registered Accountant in 1991 and was accepted as a Full Member of Singapore Institute of Directors in 2008, Certified Professional Trainer in 2011 and a Competent Communicator with Toastmasters International Club in 2012.
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Review of 2012 Anime Part 1 ~Winter~
Yet another winter came and went. 24 shows to choose from this time! I always like to watch everything in a year so all was watched yet again unless special circumstances apply! Doing these posts is always super fun with more anime to talk about anyway! Onward with winter aired anime!
Winter this time around gave me a whole lot of anime that I enjoyed. I didn't watch a lot of them till after they were finished airing since I needed an anime break after the holidays. I'll likely do the same this year honestly. I like how it ends up working out for me. Doing things this way puts me even further away from people in the aniblogsphere and on twitter but ehhh I'm finding it harder and harder over the years to want to dive right back into new anime at the start of a new year.
Smile Pretty Cure started but I'm sad to say it didn't live up to my expectations so I'm not too happy about that. At least watching my backlog of Yes, Pretty Cure fills the bill in awesome. The New Prince of Tennis and Danball Senki W weren't watched because I haven't seen any of the rest of their franchises. Someday I hope to get around to PoT but I'm in no hurry to watch a billion episodes of tennis. Amagami SS+I saved myself the trouble with and didn't watch it. I wasn't a fan of the first season and that was way longer than this one. Enough is enough of that for me!
Thermae Romae I have a hard time classifying as a TV show rather than a TV special since it was only 3 episodes. I'd put it at #3 if I did include it though. Man that show was so manly and hot.
Best Show of winter is Natsume Yuujinchou Shi because obviously Poyopoyo Kansatsu Nikki is the show of the year! 2 anime that have awesome cats in it at the top of my list? Can I get anymore predictable?!
Worst Show of winter is Kill Me Baby. I don't understand how anyone could have liked this show... From a terrible OP and ED to ugly characters to ANNOYING AS FUCK characters... Yeah it clearly wasn't made for someone like me.
Here's my big list of Best to Worst shows of winter 2012:
- Poyopoyo Kansatsu Nikki (still airing) 10/10
- Natsume Yuujinchou Shi 10/10
- Ano Natsu de Matteru / Waiting in the Summer 9/10
- Daily Lives of High School Boys / Danshi Koukousei no Nichijou 8/10
- Aquarion Evol 8/10
- Brave10 8/10
- Inu x Boku SS 8/10
- Senki Zesshou Symphogear 7/10
- Rinne no Lagrange 7/10
- Gokujo. Gokurakuin Joshikou Ryou Monogatari 7/10
- Recorder to Randoseru 7/10
- Nisemonogatari 6/10
- Black Rock Shooter 6/10
- Mouretsu Pirates 5/10
- Another 5/10
- Tantei Opera Milky Holmes 2 4/10
- Zero no Tsukaima Final 4/10
- Papa no Iu Koto o Kikinasai! / Listen to Me Girls, I'm Your Father! 3/10
- High School DxD 3/10
- Area no Kishi / The Knight in the Area 3/10
- Kill Me Baby 2/10
Surprise enjoyment: Inu x Boku SS honestly wasn't on my radar. Even better that the bf completely loved it too! Ano Natsu de Matteru romance, drama, drama, and aliens... Yup it found it's way into my heart!
Surprise fail: Mouretsu Pirates still pisses me off and I honestly just don't want to talk about it anymore... Another turned out to be... Another horror anime gone hilariously wrong.
Honorable mentions: Senki Zesshou Symphogear LISTEN TO MY SONG! Area no Kishi SO GLAD YOU GOT CANCELLED! Aquarion Evol HOLES!
366 Days of Anime School Uniforms: 324/366 Daily Lives of High School Boys
Daily Lives of High School Boys cute boys doing cute hilarious things.
There's a few different ones here but all are pretty plain but thankfully not ugly plain. The one we see the most is of course the all blue boy uniform with the red and blue striped tie. The stripped part is a nice twist to the norm. There is a matching girl uniform to the all blue but the bow is all red which is ok by me cause a striped bow would have looked weird. Sadly there is a stupid tan school sweater too...
We of course have the typical sailor suit show up. And we get to see a lovely brown and red plaid uniform with a grey top that can either be the jacket or a school sweater. I find it amusing that all uniforms have red in the tie or bow.
Overall: Ummm no thanks lol.


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This is not an introduction, Andreas Wiig doesn't need one.
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What are you doing this winter?
It's kind of all up in the air right now, but I'm definitely trying to ride as much as I can and have a lot of fun. It's going to be in some more contests this year since I'm doing all the Dew Tour contests. I will film a bunch of webisodes throughout the season, as well. But as far as filming, it's not decided yet.
What do you need to do to push things—to step it up a notch for yourself?
First of all, I need to stay healthy. I just bruised my ankle a couple of days ago, so I have to chill on the couch for a bit now … I get some time to think about some new things to do on my snowboard now and when I'm back in business, it's time to see if I can man-up enough. For sure it's important to ride with people who push you and who you have a good time riding with.
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Do you have some sorta new trick up your sleeve?
I don't have any new ones yet, but I've been thinking about a couple. Just waiting for the pow to see if I can give it a try. For sure want to try some kind of a backside double cork this winter.
So you don't really have plans already lined up?
As far as filming it's not lined up at this point. But I almost have the plan ready. Looks like it's going to be pretty hectic as far as traveling this year because of all the contests. It usually never follows the plan when it comes to traveling, so it's better not to have one. One thing I really want to do is to get a couple of weeks in Europe this winter.
Who do you like to ride with the most?
I really like riding with Torstein Horgmo. He's always super stoked on riding whether it's park or pow. He's a perfectionist when it comes to style and is always fun to watch. Marius Otterstad is always fun to ride with as well.
Do you use any snowboard gear that doesn't have your signature on it?
No, that's totally unacceptable. Ha Ha!
How are you involved in the process of designing your pro model gear?
I usually have the original idea of how I want the final product to be. Throughout the year I have some design meetings with the different brands I ride for. The designers listen to my ideas and thoughts and start to design the product thereafter. It's really cool to follow the whole process of making my pro model stuff. I never even thought I was going to have any.
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What's it gonna take to win the X Games slopestyle this season?
You definitely have to take some risks and not play it safe. And I think it's important to do something that not everybody else does … Your run has to stand out in some way. But most of all, I think you have to show some confidence in you riding—stomp that shit! This probably sounds like something they would say on Sports Center—Ha ha!
What will it take to get video part of the year next year?
A lot of style and creativity. On top of that, invent some new trick. But it's almost just as important how the video part is put together. If the part makes you wanna leave the living room immediately and go snowboarding, it's usually a good part.
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What are you anticipating most for this season?
Long powder days and fun park days with my buddies!
Are you more famous in Norway or the USA?
Where have you been riding early season?
I've been up in Colorado riding Keystone and Breckenridge. It started out really dry, but now it has started dumping.


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|2007-08-20, 16:36
|Link #281
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Hey! i have a question @_@' it could be a silly one, but a question is a question \o/~
well, im using " after effects " and shinjipierre's script, but i cant find the " space control " thing in which people are discussing so much about on the topic... so, would u guys mind telling me where i can find it?
i appreciate any kind of help =D~
|2007-08-21, 13:35
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Iä! Shub-Niggurath!
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The space control is not available in the older versions of shinji's script. I think v0.73 is the latest. After you've loaded the .ass/.ssa, the space control should be the last layer in the timeline, below the text layers.
|2007-09-02, 19:16
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hi, I'm new here, and I've a question for you, I'm creating text effects with AE (not only the karaoke) for an anime movie (1h 30m) and when I finish, I have no idea of how encode them. In the beggining I think I would have to cut the raw in pieces and then, combine the whole video with effects with virtual dub, but now I think this is crazy, I don't even know if that's possible. Later I think that encoding the whole raw with all the effects with after effects would be easier but I change my mind when I imagined that I would be days enconding with AE and the video will be over than 30 gb...
So... I need your help, I'm sure that there is another way to do it, but I don't know it, I have read over here something like encode it as "overlay" or something like that...
Thanks in advance, I'm really lost in the process right now...
|2007-09-02, 19:55
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The overlay method described in various parts of this thread demonstrates how the encoder will overlay the AFX on top of the regular video using AviSynth. This way it's easy for the AFX magician to make the effects and send them to the encoder without actually modifying the video. From an encoding standpoint, it's pretty simple to add the effects on the video, and doesn't require the encoder to make a bunch of separate physical videos before adding em back together.
|2007-09-19, 18:33
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I've been making tests with the overlay and now I have several videos of RGBA effects, but now I need a script for making the effects appear and dissappear at the frame I want. For example, I used this script for an overlay:
DirectShowSource("D:\MU\movie.mp4") sign01 = avisource("C:\maskstart.avi") overlay(sign01, mask=sign01.showalpha()) Textsub("C:\Users\Cyclops\Desktop\subs.ass")
|2007-09-27, 10:01
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following that post I finally completed the avs using overlay, but now i have another problem... at the end of the video, the subs gets delayed about 2 seconds, as if it lost one frame for every overlay I used, is it normal? do you know why is this happening and how can I fix it?
PD: sorry for making so many questions
|2007-09-27, 11:18
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Please post your avs script, might be of some help when troubleshooting your problem.
|2007-09-27, 12:06
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it's like this one:
DirectShowSource("D:\MU\movie.mp4") sign01 = avisource("C:\mask01.avi") sign02 = avisource("C:\mask02.avi") trim(0,500)+trim(501,1000).overlay(sign01, mask=sign01.showalpha())+trim(1001,1500)+trim(1501,2000).overlay(sign02, mask=sign02.showalpha())+trim(2001,0) Textsub("C:\Users\Cyclops\Desktop\subs.ass")
|2007-09-27, 12:47
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Well, DSS doesn't have frame accurate seeking, but that wouldn't cause a 2 second difference (usually it's up to 2 frames, or from what I've noticed). Try setting the fps argument in DSS, that might do some magix. Your best option is to either use something that supports frame accurate seeking (ffmpegsource or DSS2) or convert to lossless. The other thing is that you might have messed up your trims somewhere. And with so many overlays I wouldn't be surprised. Try the function posted in the AviSynth Help thread. It should make it less painful...
|2007-10-04, 12:56
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After hours of wasted time changing fps, converting to avi and other things I decided to see the movie for seeing when it start delaying the subs, and i noticed that in 2 scenes, it made something strange with the sound, so I rechecked the frames in the overlays and i found out that there were two mistaken frames so... it's done, thanks for your help ^^
|2007-10-06, 04:24
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any idea why im still gettin the real annoyin spaces with v7.3?
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|2007-10-13, 18:22
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Question~ ^__^;
I need help on how to do the nice little sparklies that fall from words. Granted, I am still a newbie when it comes to AFX, but I know how to do effects on the words, but making things fall from them has me stumped.
Here's a video on what I'm talking about, since I really don't know how to explain it. The effect that I need help on is after the first line of karaoke (starts at 00:17 on)
Also, how do they do the moving pictures in the background of the karaoke in this video:
sorry for all the questions *sweatdropsweatdrop*
|2007-10-13, 22:35
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Kingofbeer made it so, judging by that alone I think its in ASS
|2007-10-15, 10:47
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Actually ... jfs has done quite well programming all things like guessing/calculating the position of the syllables, so it might be easier to do so in .ass. Of course it's possible in after effects too, but I think it's easier for a starter to use .ass, as there are a lot of example scripts. If you persist in using after effects however, take a look at Trapcode Particular.
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How did you calculate those positions anyway jfs? text box size/amount of characters? Small letters like 'i' give problems then don't they?
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Actually I'd have a question about that. How do I link a generator effect, like Trapcode Particular to the sung syllables while using shinji's .ass import script?
Normally I duplicate the text layer and add 0% opacity to the keyframe style so that only the sung syllable is visible for that layer. Now I would add the effect to that layer and it works like it should since it's only visible when the syllable is sung. But with Particular for example is doesn't work like this since it seems to be ignoring the keyframe styles and the effect is just slammed to the center of the composition.
|2007-10-16, 07:38
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Hmm.. iirc I already posted something about that, exploding syllables into particles.. but here's one line that looks like shinji's Solty Rei OP, not made with shinji's script, but may just work with it.
If it doesn't work.. say so and i'll try figuring out how to make it work with shinji's script.. btw.. take a look at the expression for particles/sec.
Note: this is just for one line.. if you want to do multiple lines you can change the expression so that you still only need one solid with particular and one emitter; example of it is my blue dragon ED for oedipus (one ep release ftw), project file here
Expression particles/sec for one line
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PLYMOUTH - The winds continue to swirl around Marshall County government with the issue of wind energy still being debated.
Proponents of wind energy came before the Plan Commission at their meeting Thursday evening to stand against the banning of the wind energy systems. Their point of view is that the issue is a property rights issue.
"It just goes against the grain to be told what you can and can't do on your own land," said Jerry Gurtner, a farmer from the Bremen area.
He was joined by several other farmers - none of whom had signed agreements with wind energy companies - adding that they felt the policy was short sighted and limited future options for the county.
A back and forth exchange has been ongoing between the Plan Commission, which acts only in an advisory capacity, and the Marshall County Commissioners, with whom the final decision lies.
Earlier deliberations by the Plan Commission blew the ball back into the Marshall County Commissioners court by rejecting the Commissioners request to ban wind energy systems in Marshall County.
Instead, the Plan Commission sent a revised ordinance to the Commissioners regarding Wind Energy Conversion Systems to allow for increased setbacks and restrictions that had been asked for by a citizens group opposing the wind farms in Marshall County. These concerns were based on concerns for public safety, the environment and aesthetics.
The Commissioners - in turn - had asked the Plan Commission to return a revised ordinance that would ban commercial wind farms from the county entirely - a plan they said they would endorse.
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