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Missing Opportunities for Polymorphism
Polymorphism is one of the grand ideas that is fundamental to OO. The word, taken from Greek, means many (poly) forms (morph). In the context of programming polymorphism refers to many forms of a particular class of objects or method. But polymorphism isn't simply about alternate implementations. Used carefully, polymorphism creates tiny localized execution contexts that let us work without the need for verbose if-then-else blocks. Being in a context allows us to do the right thing directly, whereas being outside of that context forces us to reconstruct it so that we can then do the right thing. With careful use of alternate implementations, we can capture context that can help us produce less code that is more readable. This is best demonstrated with some code, such as the following (unrealistically) simple shopping cart:
public class ShoppingCart {
private ArrayList<Item> cart = new ArrayList<Item>();
public void add(Item item) { cart.add(item); }
public Item takeNext() { return cart.remove(0); }
public boolean isEmpty() { return cart.isEmpty(); }
Let's say our webshop offers items that can be downloaded and items that need to be shipped. Let's build another object that supports these operations:
public class Shipping {
public boolean ship(Item item, SurfaceAddress address) { ... }
public boolean ship(Item item, EMailAddress address { ... }
When a client has completed checkout we need to ship the goods:
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The ??? parameter isn't some new fancy elvis operator, it's asking should I email or snail-mail the item? The context needed to answer this question no longer exists. We have could captured the method of shipment in a boolean or enum and then use an if-then-else to fill in the missing parameter. Another solution would be create two classes that both extend Item. Let's call these DownloadableItem and SurfaceItem. Now let's write some code. I'll promote Item to be an interface that supports a single method, ship. To ship the contents of the cart, we will call
item.ship(shipper). Classes
DownloadableItem and
SurfaceItem will both implement ship.
public class DownloadableItem implements Item {
public boolean ship(Shipping shipper) {
shipper.ship(this, customer.getEmailAddress());
public class SurfaceItem implements Item {
public boolean ship(Shipping shipper) {
shipper.ship(this, customer.getSurfaceAddress());
In this example we've delegated the responsibility of working with
Shipping to each Item. Since each item knows hows it's best shipped, this arrangement allows us to get on with it without the need for an if-then-else. The code also demonstrates a use of two patterns that often play well together: Command and Double Dispatch. Effective use of these patterns relies on careful use of polymorphism. When that happens there will be a reduction in the number of if-then-else blocks in our code.
While there are cases where it's much more practical to use if-then-else instead of polymorphism, it is more often the case that a more polymorphic coding style will yield a smaller, more readable and less fragile code base. The number of missed opportunities is a simple count of the if-then-else statements in our code.


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BRADLEY COOPER and RENEE ZELLWEGER have reportedly split without ever confirming news they were an item.
The couple started dating in 2009 but neither star has spoken about the romance, with the more public Cooper often dodging the question in interviews.
He dismissed recent engagement stories during an appearance on shock jock Howard Stern's radio show earlier this week (14Mar11) and revealed the wedding band he has started wearing on his ring finger belonged to his late father.
Publicists for both Zellweger and Cooper have declined to comment on the split report, broken by Us Weekly magazine.

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That recipe sound really interesting...bt all truffles are expensive ?
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All fresh truffles are expensive. The ones I love are Italian white truffles. I don't care about French black, as they have less flavor and interest. Oregon white truffles, according to my son who lives in Portland, are weak in flavor, which flavor quickly dissipates once the truffles are dug up. He had last week some "truffle butter" from a neighbor who trained her dog to find them. She got two, marble sized truffles! The truffle butter couldn't have been fresher, but word is the taste is still very subtle. "slightly fungal" was how my son described it. In my book, truffles are not about subtle, so much as intoxication. But there's good news: There is a very good, not wildly expensive white truffle oil to be had. It is the best I have tasted, the most true in sensationand flavor to real Italian white truffles. It's by Bella Famiglia and comes in little bottles. I know, I know. They say it's made with chemicals. My attitude is if it tastes like white truffles, I'll use it.
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You're welcome. Just one more caveat: If you do try an "organic" white truffle oil, you'll be asking yourself what all the fuss is about. I've tried several, each more expensive and tasteless than the next; not one of them had a suggestion of real truffle; truffles themselves have zero oil in them, and they just don't keep their pungent flavor enough to flavor an oil, even if you soak them in oil. But if you pack a fresh truffle in rice or with some fresh eggs, the eggs or rice will definitely take on the flavor. With regrd to the rice, my bet is that the flavor will cook out as you cook the rice, however. If you want to experience something close to the real thing, my solution is to go for the fake, (Bella Famiglia) and save your money for a real Italian fresh white truffle sometime when it is in season - end of Oct to end of Dec, roughly. My son, who knows the diff, sez even the freshest of Oregon ones do not hold a candle to the real thing. But a couple of drops of the BF oil on the bottom, and between the two eggs and on top in that coddled egg recipe DO give you a delicious experience, like the real thing. I suppose in this world there are the purists and the eaters, and I'd be one of the latter)))) I guess one more thing you should know is that one NEVER cooks a fresh truffle. I once ruined a very expensive real one by slicing it into an Alfredo sauce for pasta that I was cooking. The truffles, to my horror, were ruined. I should just have sliced slivers over the served pasta.
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Dilbert et al - I completely go for local produce when I can get it, which is often in Dutchess Cty, NY, in the summer and early fall. I like organic, too, but I don't feel strongly about it, and I don't associate the choice with a moral or political one. I'll buy your regular old broccalli any day before I pay 1/3 again for organic. I prefer local apples species to those from Washington. Are they organic? I don't even know. BUT: with white truffle oil, I am not interested in the nutritional value, nor with the purity. although I'd much prefer a sliced, fresh, $80 Italian white truffle! Barring their availability, I'm only interested in the white truffle flavor and scent...sorry, aroma...and the truffle experience and the joy they add to pasta or eggs or even a nice grilled steak. One only uses a couple of half-teaspoonsful at a time, so I don't care about organic here - if it tastes like white truffle, alrighta! When purity becomes bland, call me a Philastine, and pass the chemicals! Cheers! sp
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the pricing of organic stuff here is curiously convoluted - being on the fringes of Amish country, we get a lot of local organic stuff - and some of it shows up the the supermarket.
small local growers wrap up a couple heads of for example broccoli and sell it $.cc per "package" - the 'big farm stuff' is sold by the pound. if you put the local "here's a couple heads in a package' on the scale, the cost per pound is rather frequently _less_ than the non-organic big business stuff.
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Goodness, Dilbert! Around here the "farmers' markets" sell for top dollar. $7 for bag of arugula weighing less than a pound, maybe 8 or 10 oz. Count your blessings. p.s. I am moving to Portland, Oregon, as soon as I sell my house. If the fresh white truffles won't come to Susan Pettibone, Susan Pettibone will damn well go to the fresh white truffles! LOL Actually, my son and his wife and their two kids live there. They have a chocolate bizz! You might enjoy their web page or facebook page. Facebook is amazing and fun; my kid, Charley Wheelock, just got back from an 8 day "Salon de Cacao" in Peru! All expenses paid. Put on by the Peruvian Trade Commission. The chocolate bizz is called Woodblock Chocolates and is googleable. It's a "bean to bar" chocolate manufactory, and the only ingredients are cocoa beans and cane sugar. Some bars have a light sprinkling of sea salt. Charley sources the beans and does everything from there on to market. The different beans (Trinidad, Venezuela, Ecuador, Madagascar, etc) make for splendid chocolate comparisons. A perfect bizz for Foody-Town Portland. He's the only one doing it in a serious way there, so nice niche, non?
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MERCED COUNTY – Caltrans and the Merced County Association of Governments broke ground today on the State Route 99 Atwater – Merced Expressway (AME) Project, which will widen the San Joaquin Valley's busiest highway and provide motorists a new, safer route to and from Castle Airport Development Center and the University of California, Merced.
"This project is not only part of our overall effort to widen SR-99 to six lanes in the San Joaquin Valley, but as growth continues in the greater Merced region, it is essential that we build a new expressway," said Caltrans Director Malcolm Dougherty.
Phase 1A of the project will build the first section of the AME from SR-99 to Green Sands Avenue. Eventually, the expressway will be extended to Santa Fe Avenue, providing motorists a faster alternate route compared to busy Buhach Road.
The project will also widen SR-99 from one mile south of the Buhach Road Interchange to just north of the interchange. The average daily traffic volume along this section of highway surpasses 50,000 vehicles, and it is expected to grow to nearly 100,000 by 2030.
Crews will replace the existing Buhach Avenue Interchange with the new Atwater-Merced Expressway/SR-99 Interchange just north of Buhach. The new interchange will provide motorists safer access to and from SR-99 because they won't enter and exit the highway via the fast lane. Green Sands Avenue will also be extended to Gurr Road.
Phase 1A will cost approximately $52 million and is financed through Proposition 1B, a 2006 voter-approved transportation bond. To date, more than $16 billion in Proposition 1B funds have been put to work statewide.
This phase of the project will be completed February 2016.
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Our birthdays come around only once a year, and no matter how old we are on that day, it always is fun to be the center of attention for just a little while. Whatever may be challenging in our lives moves to the back burner, for at least a few moments, on the day of our birth.
Sharing that special limelight with someone can be both fun and frustrating, of course. Making memories with family and friends that share your birthday can be a very amazing and rewarding experience, but what about in the workplace? Having a communal birthday serenade with six people from different departments on different floors of your office building—coworkers you don't know at all—isn't as memorable.
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Two major data sets in the last five decades give us a very good look at which days are the most common birth dates in the United States: The New York Times published Harvard University data from 1973-1999 back in 2006, and more recently, The Daily Viz website provided a clear look at birth information compiled by the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics (1994-2003) and the U.S. Social Security Administration (2004-2014).
In both sets of data, the middle of September produced the most-common birthdays in America. In the Harvard data, six of the 10 most popular birthdays fell between Sept. 9 and Sept. 18: The 16th day of the ninth month was the most-common day for birth from 1973-1999, followed by the ninth day of the ninth month. Other popular days in this range were Sept. 17 (fourth most common), Sept.15 (eighth), Sept.10 (ninth) and Sept. 18 (tenth).
The more recent numbers from the NCHS and USSSA echo these dates: Nine of the Top 10 birth dates fall between Sept. 9 and Sept. 20 in these data sets, with the ninth day of the ninth month leading the way. The 16th falls to ninth in this data, but only about 245 births on the average each year separate the top day (Sept. 9) from the 10th day (Sept. 18).
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There no major holidays in the U.S. around this time of year, meaning the children born in this range often have the birthday attention all to themselves (if not a few classmates or coworkers, of course). That seems to be one of the factors in identifying the least-common days for birth, according to the data, since Jan. 1 and Dec. 25 are consistently the most unpopular birth dates.
This trend would indicate a lot of couples/parents plan the birthdays of their children accordingly, to avoid conflict with holidays. Of course, not all pregnancies are planned, but the data collected from 1973-2014 in these studies definitely demonstrates a pattern worth recognizing: The most common birthdays are in the middle of September.
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I look forward to that first perfect peach every summer.
You know the one I mean, right? That firm-fleshed peach that yields to the teeth, the one that is not entirely soft but not as hard as a toddler's head either. The peach that is so bursting with juice that you have to stand over the sink to eat it, and let the juice run down your wrist to your elbow.
That peach.
I haven't had one yet.
Oh, I've had some decent peaches. We have a farmstand here on the island that buys fruit and veg directly from about 20 farmers in Eastern Washington. This couple is in their 70s (I think), yet they are so dedicated to bringing great produce to the island that he drives over the mountains every Thursday to pick up the zucchini, peppers, corn, and nectarines. Last year, they had fantastic peaches. This year, not so much.
It has been a lousy summer, weather wise. (Life wise? Far sunnier than the skies.) It was the coldest, rainiest spring in Seattle history. June was grey and dripping. We've had only 2 several-day bursts of truly hot weather the entire summer. Sigh. These are not the best peach-growing conditions.
(Our cherry tree? No cherries. We saw some green cherries, in the continual process of spring — bare black branch to dark cherries but none of them ripened. None. All our neighbors said the same. It has been a lousy year for the garden.)
The farmers in Eastern Washington must be wanting to smack the weather guy. No good weather means lousy year for their crops means horrible financial situation. So the fact that I haven't had my platonic ideal of a peach yet? I'm not suffering that much.
Still. It's one of the benchmarks of my year. Walking through a pile of leaves and trying to resist the urge to kick. The first time I hear Christmas carols and feel like singing along (that's never as early as the stores want me to sing). The first green vegetables appearing at the farmers' market in spring. And that peach.
(Okay, I should admit that our friend Jon Rowley brought us a box of peaches from Frog Hollow Farm, the legendary farm in California. We were so grateful. They were a couple of days away from Jon's recommended ripeness, so we let them sit. And then life grew busy. We remembered them a couple of days past perfect ripeness, which is why you see that touch of brown up there. Still. Those peaches are astonishing. They just aren't from here.)
It hasn't truly felt like summer around here.
Oh well. That's okay. Just more stone fruits that need to be baked in a buckle.
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The cross-blog event idea works best when you leave your recipe or favorite links (whether to your own blog or someone elses) at all the host blogs. Yes, copy and paste them everywhere! That way, they are likely to be seen by the widest audience. Everyone benefits, and some pretty great dialog starts simmering.
Or think bigger: Publish entire posts of your own, if you wish, and grab the juicy Summer Fest 2010 tomato badge (illustrated by Matt of Mattbites.com).
Next week: tomatoes!
This Weeks Stone Fruit Links
- Marilyn at Simmer Till Done: Cherry Apricot Pie with Ginger-Almond Crunch.
- Sara at Cooking Channel: Savory Stone Fruit recipes.
- Todd and Diane of White on Rice Couple: Riesling Poached Pluots.
- Caroline at The Wright Recipes: Ginger and Vanilla Poached Peaches.
- The FN Dish: Paulas Perfect Peach Cobbler.
- Alison at Food2: Peachy Party Foods.
- Kelly at Just a Taste: Peaches & Cream Cupcakes.
- Liz on Healthy Eats: Puttin Up Peach Pickles, Compote and More.
- Food Network UK: How to Poach a Peach.
- Judy of Divina Cucina: Chocolate Amaretti Baked Apricots.
- The Gilded Fork: dossier & recipes featuring peaches, apricots, nectarines, plums, cherries, almonds, coconuts.
- Cate at Sweetnicks: Blueberry Peach Smoothies.
- Tara at Tea & Cookies: Making Peach Jam.
- Alana at Eating From the Ground Up: Stone fruit slump.
- Caron of San Diego Foodstuff: grilled peach parfait and coconut peach gazpacho.
- Paige at The Sister Project: A Summer Fruit Whatchamacallit (not a pie, not a crisp, but delicious).
- Tigress in a Jam: nectarine preserve with summer savory and white pepper.
Nectarine-Blueberry Brown Butter Buckle
When I saw the nectarine buckle recipe that Deb at Smitten Kitchen had left this out of her upcoming cookbook, I knew two things: 1) now I want that cookbook even more than I did before, and 2) I have to adapt this to be gluten-free. Today.
I must admit that this summer is the first time I have ever baked a buckle. Crumbles? Crisps? Pies? Dozens of times in one season. But a buckle? What is a buckle? And is it very different than a slump? (It turns out that a slump is different as a buckle, but it is the same as a grunt.)
I'll tell you what a buckle is: so wonderfully good that I don't care what you call it. (One of my friends always tells this tired old joke: "I don't care what you call me, as long as you don't call me late for dinner." I still laugh.) But if you must know, a buckle is a soft cake — think sort of sponge cake, sort of angel food cake — with a layer of fresh fruit and a streusel topping.
Danny agrees. This nectarine-blueberry brown butter buckle makes an incredible summer treat, soft and sweet, cake and streusel topping, and the perfect chance to make use of those stone fruits that are less than impeccable. He has been making this as one of the desserts at his restaurant for the last couple of weeks. They don't sell it as a gluten-free dessert. It's simply one of the desserts of the day. It always sells out.
Do you have some not-perfect peaches or nectarines lying around? How about blueberries? Read this recipe for nectarine-blueberry brown butter buckle, then start moving toward the kitchen.
170 grams (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter
40 grams superfine brown rice flour
40 grams amaranth flour
55 grams potato starch
55 grams sweet rice flour
1 teaspoon guar gum
1/2 teaspoon xanthan gum
9 grams (2 teaspoons) baking powder
4 grams (3/4 teaspoon) fine sea salt
6 grams (1 teaspoon) powdered ginger
200 grams (1 cup) sugar
2 large eggs, at room temperature
150 grams (2/3 cup) milk (we used soy milk here)
about 4 cups nectarines (pitted and sliced thick) and blueberries combined
1 teaspoon lemon juice
for the streusel topping
brown butter leftover from the cake
100 grams (1/2 cup) sugar
32 grams superfine brown rice flour
32 grams sweet rice flour
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon fine-grain sea salt
Browning the butter. This takes patience. In a small saucepan set over medium-low heat, melt the butter. Don't touch it. It will start to foam and bubble. Don't touch it. Suddenly it will turn clear, and you'll think you are there. Don't touch it. When the butter turns brown and smells wonderful, touch it. At this stage, the butter can burn quickly. Take the pan off the heat and set aside the butter to cool.
Preparing to bake. Preheat the oven to 350°. Line a 9-inch cast-iron skillet with a circle of parchment paper, buttered on both sides. (Michael Ruhlman just put up a useful sort of post about how to cut a circle of parchment paper.)
Making the buckle batter. Guess what? You won't need a stand mixer for this. Whisk the superfine brown rice flour, amaranth flour, potato starch, and sweet rice flour together, along with the guar gum and xanthan gum. Add the baking powder, salt, and ginger to the bowl. In a separate bowl, stir 1/2 cup of the brown butter and sugar together. Plop in one egg at a time, stirring in between. Stir in the soy milk. Sprinkle the dry ingredients over the wet ingredients, then stir until just combined.
Pour the batter into the pan.
Toss the nectarines and blueberries together with the lemon juice. Arrange them loosely over the top of the cake batter. (If you want to be precise about the arranging, you'll have a beautiful buckle. Me? I wanted to get this cake into the oven. So I'm calling it rustic.)
Making the streusel. Combine the remaining brown butter, sugar, brown rice flour, sweet rice flour, cinnamon and salt. Stir them until the mixture looks like large, damp crumbs. Spread this mixture evenly over the top of the buckle.
Baking the buckle. Slide the cast-iron skillet into the oven. Allow the buckle to bake until the top is golden brown and the cake part is firm. (If you put a toothpick in, you're going to hit wet fruit, as Deb said. Listen to her — don't overbake this.)
Allow the buckle to cool for 15 minutes, then slice it up.
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UCLA head coach Ben Howland announced today the signing of Tony Parker to a National Letter of Intent to attend UCLA in the fall of 2012.
Parker, a 6-foot-9-inch, 270-pound forward/center out of Lithonia, Ga. (Miller Grove High School), is a McDonald's All-American and joins the Bruins' signing class that is currently rated No. 1 in the country and consists of fellow McDonald's All-Americans, Kyle Anderson, a 6-foot-8-inch, 225-pound point guard out of North Bergen, N.J. (St. Anthony High School) and Shabazz Muhammad, a 6-foot-6-inch, 215-pound wing out of Las Vegas (Bishop Gorman High School) and Jordan Adams, a 6-foot-5-inch, 220-pound wing out of Atlanta (Oak Hill Academy).
"It is icing on the cake today to have Tony Parker join this recruiting class," Howland said. "He is a great player that has an unbelievable work ethic. I'm so excited for our program to have a quality big man like Tony join our team and Bruin family. He has all of the intangibles to go with being a very talented player. He is a driven and motivated talent that plays with physicality, toughness, enthusiasm and passion. He's the first player in the history of the state of Georgia to play in and win four straight state championships. He is a winner and has an unbelievably bright future."
Parker led the MGHS Wolverines to four straight Georgia 4A state titles while averaging 16.8 points 11.0 rebounds and 3.0 blocks per game as a senior in 2012. He scored 21 points and had 13 rebounds and three blocks in the state championship win over Southwest DeKalb (Decatur, Ga.) as the Wolverines ended the year 24-9. A two-time gold medalist with USA Basketball, Parker captured an 8-0 record and a gold medal at the 2010 FIBA U17 World Championships in Hamburg, Germany. He also helped USA to a 5-0 record and a gold medal in the 2009 FIBA Americas U16 Championship in Mendoza, Argentina, as he averaged 8.2 points and 6.6 rebounds per game. He contributed 10 points, seven rebounds and two blocks for the East team, which lost 106-102 to the West in the 2012 McDonald's All-American game on March 28. Parker scored eight points and had a game-high 12 rebounds for the East, which lost 99-95 to the West, in the 2012 Jordan Brand All-American Game on April 14 in Charlotte, N.C.
While at Miller Grove HS, he ended his high school career on a 16-game winning streak and an overall postseason record of 20-0 under head coach Sharman White. He was named the Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Mr. Basketball for the state of Georgia in 2012. He was named the Georgia Hoops 2009 Freshman of the Year after averaging 7.5 points and 10.3 rebounds per game while starting 32 contests and leading the Wolverines to a 30-3 record and the first of four state titles. Miller Grove HS went 117-19 (.860) in his four years as a starter (2009-12).
Parker is ranked as the No. 20 player in the nation by Scout.com and ranked No. 26 by ESPN.com and No. 27 by Rivals.com. He is rated as the No. 6 center in the country by Rivals, at No. 7 by ESPN and No. 8 by Scout. He joins Muhammad, who is ranked as the No. 1 player in the nation by Rivals.com and No. 2 by ESPN.com and Scout.com. ESPN and Scout have him rated as the No. 1 small forward in the country while Rivals ranked him as their No. 1 shooting guard. Kyle Anderson is rated as the No. 3 player in the country by Rivals.com, the No. 4 player by Scout and No. 5 by ESPN. Anderson is rated the No. 1 small forward by Rivals and the No. 2 small forward by ESPN and Scout behind Muhammad. The fourth signee of the class is Jordan Adams, who is rated the No. 41 player in the country by ESPN.com. Adams is also rated No. 62 by Rivals and No. 75 by Scout. ESPN rates Adams as the No. 9 small forward in the country while Rivals has him at No. 14 and Scout at No. 16. Muhammad's signing to UCLA jumped the Bruins from No. 12 on ESPN's recruiting class rankings to No. 3. Parker's signing to UCLA jumped the Bruins from No. 3 to No. 1 on that same list. UCLA is the only program to land two of the top five recruits in the 2012 class.


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The Illinois Wind for Schools program has selected six partner school districts for the 2013-2014 school year. According to Wind Energy Program Coordinator Jolene Willis, the program integrates wind energy topics into the classroom, offering curriculum-development resources, teacher professional development, on-site technical assistance, and instructional equipment to middle school and high school teachers throughout Illinois. The program is made possible through Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity grant funding and is sponsored through a partnership with the Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs at Western Illinois University, the Western Illinois University College of Business and Technology, the Center for Renewable Energy at Illinois State University, and the Illinois State University College of Education.
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The Tatums Cradle Their Baby Bump!
Channing Tatum is already being sweet with his baby
People [Magazine]'s Sexiest Man Alive, who announced earlier this month that he and his wife are expecting their first child, posted an adorable picture of himself cradling Jenna Dewan-Tatum's growing baby bump on Christmas Day
"Merry Christmas," th Magic Mike unk wrote on his WhoSay Page here he shared the photo of the couple, both 32, smiling and dressed in matching baseball caps
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Summary: A breathtaking cinematic vision, but deeply flawed.
Rating: ★★★☆☆ (3/5)
I would like to preface this by saying that I am a huge fan of Terrence Malick, particularly of his first two films, Badlands (1973) and Days of Heaven (1978). I also greatly enjoyed The Thin Red Line (1999), though I do not hold it in as high regard as the first two.
And so naturally I entered into the theater earlier today expecting greatness. Upon leaving it, however, I could not help but feel a little disappointed. Perhaps I had raised my expectations too high, but as a whole the movie left me underwhelmed. While the film featured stunning sequences, of undeniable cinematic sublimity, there was a distinct sense in which the movie began to drag (unbearably, in parts). I could find no fault in the acting; Brad Pitt's performance as the father was solid, and the character he portrayed was actually very compelling in his complexities. Even most impressive was the performance turned in by Hunter McCracken, who plays the younger self of Jack O'Brien. Compared to Sean Penn, who played his older incarnation, McCracken was probably featured in double the length in scenes. As a lover of Johannes Brahms, and his immortal German Requiem, I can't say I was let down by the soundtrack, either. In fact, I found the role of music in the film to be one of its strongest elements, both as background and insofar as it was integrated into the plot, through Mr. O'Brien's obsession with the legendary Italian conductor Arturo Toscanini.
The best way to articulate my reasons for disliking elements of The Tree of Life would be to trace it through some of the similarities I see the as having both with films made by different directors, and those made prior by Malick himself. Several key similarities stand out immediately. First, there is Malick's tendency to depict small-town narratives from 1950s America (or a few decades prior). Badlands is the most obvious parallel, though Days of Heaven might also qualify, taking place in the 1920s panhandle. His films also seem to share the presence of strikingly pale or freckled redheads as the main actresses, with Sissy Spacek in Badlands and Jessica Chastain in The Tree of Life.
In each case they are paired with a rather hunky Hollywood star playing characters with distinct Southern accents. To be fair, though, Brad Pitt is already a very well-established actor, whereas Martin Sheen in Badlands was still a relative unknown. Pitt's a celebrity who I tend to mind less than most others. He acts his part well in The Tree of Life. Sheen's performance in Badlands is of a different caliber, however — indeed, one of the most memorable of all time.
Another commonality between Malick's films, which may seem strange to point out, is his repeated emphasis of featuring his characters taking long, sauntering walks along wide and mostly empty streets. This fact is even harder to illustrate. The present dearth of film stills for The Tree of Life, still in theaters, prevents me from finding some of the more blatant examples of these scenes. Of course, this might strike one as a trivial point, but anyone who has seen both Badlands and The Tree of Life will surely notice the prevalence of such scenes in both films and their importance, perhaps, as a motif.
Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Terrence Malick's The Tree of Life (2011)
Scene from Andrei Tarkovskii's Stalker (1979), reminiscent of some of the sequences in Malick's film
Not having read any of the previews surrounding the film, I was especially unprepared for the film's sudden and baffling cosmological interlude, in which the origin of the universe, the proliferation of stars, planets, tides, and organisms is borne out in a series of stunning and unforgettable images. I was, of course, familiar with such sequences, being a huge fan of Kubrick's 2001. So I naturally felt extremely vindicated upon checking the reviews later to see that Roger Ebert as well as a host of others had made a similar observation. Still, though Kubrick's groundbreaking ending of 2001, "Jupiter and Beyond the Infinite," must be seen in some respects as incredibly self-indulgent and cosmo-maniacal (however brilliant it is), Malick's meandering foray into the evolution of the cosmos is still then a bit trying by comparison. This 15-25 minute sequence — I have no idea how much actual time elapsed — struck me as incredibly over-the-top, especially with its dinosaur scenes, which I've since learned have been much-maligned. I couldn't but feel that this portion of the movie dragged along, just as it did later with the overlong portrayal of the three boys' trials of boyhood/adolescence. And while I know the movie only ran about two-and-a-half hours, and though I am an unabashed enthusiast of such epic films as Tarkovskii's Solaris and Kubrick's 2001 (both of which feature long sequences without any dialog whatsoever), I felt that The Tree of Life was hopelessly ponderous. Some of its "deeper" moments were filled with an all-too-knowing profundity, of which I couldn't help but be suspicious the whole time.
One of the parts of the film I most enjoyed, the transition from Jack's birth and early childhood all the way up to his adolescence, where the temporality of the film once again becomes somewhat stable, was pulled off gracefully and economically by comparison. The pattern of disjointed memories from childhood, coupled with the voiceovers, reminded me greatly of Tarkovskii's masterpiece Зеркало (Mirror), as well as parts of his later sci-fi epic Stalker. All three set forth phantasmagorical reminiscences, in an episodic and alogical fashion, by almost a free play of associations. Accompanying all three are whispered voiceovers from some of the film's main characters. Though Malick certainly used this device before in his films, in both Badlands and Days of Heaven, his use in this film actually reminded me more of Tarkovskii's films. Malick's use of this technique is very effective, even if it does not quite equal Tarkovskii's.
I would like to add, before closing, that besides the other mindblowing visuals shown in the film, I thought Malick's camerawork in depicting architecture in the Sean Penn parts of the movie was exceptional. It takes incredible art and skill to show through the camera's eye the rhythm and dynamism of modern architecture's curves, angles, and vortices. Those were some of the parts I most enjoyed. As a lover of architecture, I was blown away.


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Retro "Shaolin" Classic: Only Built for Cuban Linx
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Retro "Shaolin" Classic: Only Built for Cuban Linx - Raekwon, Loud Records 1995
Check this scenario right ... Let's say the classic Godfather movie was set in Staten Island, NYC. And instead of the Corleone family being a powerful Mafia clan dealing in illegal gambling and racketeering, it was instead a street gang dealing narcotics and firearms all through the tri-state area. The director for this flick would probably have to be Antoine Fuqua (Training Day) or maybe the gangsta flick impresario himself, Martin Scorcese. Which director would do a better job is debatable, but the choice for the soundtrack would be easy as cake. Hands down, it would have to be Raekwon the Chef's masterpiece debut, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx.
So how good was the Cuban Linx album? Good enough that I had to do that elaborate "Godfather" set-up just to introduce it. How dope was it? Dope enough that I stayed up late burning the midnight oil coming up with ill analogies, similes and metaphors to describe the album. Try this one on for size ... If the songs on Cuban Linx were crystallized and distilled into liquid form, the resulting serum could be used to inoculate wack mc's against the dreaded SMS (sucka-mc-syndrome).
Okay enough of that - let's get serious. Quite simply, Rae's debut album was the Wu-Tang at its best. Excluding maybe the Wu's debut 36th Chambers and Ghost's Supreme Clientele, the argument could be made that Cuban Linx was the single best Wu outing. RZA was ridiculous with the beats throughout the LP, and the Clan (Chef, Ghost, Deck, Meth, Masta Killa, The GZA, etc) murdered every track.
EXHIBIT 1: The first single off the album, Glaciers of Ice. Yep, you neophytes, the Wu was freaking all that "ice" vernacular before all dem wanksta clones bit the Clan to death. The beat Rza cooked up for this song sounded like a chorus of avenging church bells, and Rae, Ghost and Masta Killa laced the raucous track with wicked gusto. It served as an excellent appetizer for heads craving the solo release from the portly Wu lyricist.
EXHIBIT 2: Rainy Dayz. This melancholy track started off with a sample from John Woo's 1989 classic shoot-em-up flick, The Killer. (If you haven't seen this flick, go to BlockBusters now and cop that shit - Chow Yun-Fat shoots up a storm in this one). If heads thought the Wu was a one-dimensional rap outfit, a listen to this track would crash that premise to pieces. It was one of those street tracks that depicted the gritty project life, but there was a hope that permeated through it that took the track to the next level.
EXHIBIT 3: Verbal Intercouse. The line up for this joint featured Rae, Ghost and Nas and God's Son scorched it with what has to be one of the best series of opening lines ever.
[quote]"Through the lights, cameras and action, glamour, glitter and gold / I unfold the scroll / plant seeds to stampede the globe / When I'm deceased / By then the beast will rise like yeast / To conquer peace / Leaving savages to roam in the streets."[/quote]
Y'all don't even know, I could go on like this for all the tracks on the album. Why do you think so many cats out there still get a hip-hop hard-on whenever the Iron Flag emblazoned with the mighty "W" is waved? It's because the Wu wasn't just a crew putting out music, it was a goddamn movement. Damn, I've gotten myself all hyper over this one. I'm about to slip in my "36 chambers" CD and zone the fuck out.
Cop that new "Lex Diamonds" album when it hits stores today too. Staten Island, stand up!
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When we first saw this living, growing Garden Chair we quickly found ourselves captivated by its whimsical nature and perfect union between pure green design and functionality. But don't be confused. What looks like something straight out of Narnia, is in fact the product of an ingenious method of tree shaping developed by a couple of artists at Pooktre!
Unlike many of the "tree chairs" that have been surfacing lately, the Garden Chair forgoes introducing any man made materials, and remains a completely organic, living piece, meaning no excess, no waste and more oxygen! The unique design also creates a lasting relationship between the user and the object. Each chair has been pre-designed and cared for with the utmost attention – grown, tended to, twisted and formed over the course of 7-8 years – but able to continually change and evolve with or without the same diligence.
The idea first came about over 20 years ago when Peter "Pook" Cook, a free-spirited entrepreneur living in the mountains of Australia, wondered if it would be possible to grow his own chairs. Unaware of anyone else practicing tree shaping in the world, Pook toyed with this idea for years, conducting numerous experiments with various gardening methods and tree types while recording his observations. Eventually, in 1996 his experiments and collaboration with his partner Becky Northey led to the development of a system of tree shaping he dubbed "Pooktre."
Today Pooktre grows 5 pieces a year ranging from coffee tables, bed-ends, candelabras and even quirky "Living People Trees". They also offer their help to others who want to grow their own furniture, and happily invite collaborators who are interested in growing commissioned pieces. Pooktre's designs are unquestionably a unique expression and recall a natural beauty that can often be overshadowed by the sheen modern design.
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The availability of practical applications, techniques, and case studies by international therapists is limited despite expansions to the fields of clinical psychology and counseling. As dialogues surrounding mental health grow in the East, it is important to maintain therapeutic modalities that ensure...
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Big Data Analytics for Smart and Connected Cities
Nilanjan Dey, Sharvari Tamane. © 2019. 348 pages.
To continue providing people with safe, comfortable, and affordable places to live, cities must incorporate techniques and technologies to bring them into the future. The integration of big data and interconnected technology, along with the increasing population, will lead to the necessary creation of...
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Elicitation Strategies for Interviewing and Fieldwork: Emerging Research and Opportunities
Rodney J. Clarke. © 2019. 169 pages.
Genre theory has been used to describe patterns within certain types of mass media, especially patterns associated with written and spoken language. These same methods can be applied to interviewing and the planning and creation of focus groups. Elicitation Strategies for Interviewing and Fieldwork...
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Virtual and Augmented Reality in Mental Health Treatment
Giuliana Guazzaroni. © 2019. 329 pages.
Medical and technological organizations have recently developed therapy and assistance solutions that venture beyond what is considered conventional for individuals with various mental health conditions and behavioral disorders such as autism, Down syndrome, Alzheimer's disease, anxiety disorders...
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Advanced Metaheuristic Methods in Big Data Retrieval and Analytics
Hadj Ahmed Bouarara, Reda Mohamed Hamou, Amine Rahmani. © 2019. 320 pages.
The amount of data shared and stored on the web and other document repositories is steadily on the rise. Unfortunately, this growth increases inefficiencies and difficulties when trying to find the most relevant and up-to-date information due to unstructured data. Advanced Metaheuristic Methods in Big...
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Mental Health Policy, Practice, and Service Accessibility in Contemporary Society
Jennifer M. Martin. © 2019. 323 pages.
Mental health and wellbeing has become an increasingly important issue that impacts communities in multiple ways. A critical discussion on the understanding and access of mental health services by people from diverse backgrounds is important to improving global healthcare practices in modern society....
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The Mental Health Effects of Informal Caregiving: Emerging Research and Opportunities
Debra Gavin Ware, Tarnue Johnson. © 2019. 131 pages.
Because progressive advancements to healthcare practices are leading to longer lifespans, an increased number of aging individuals now require constant care from practiced caregivers. The financial costs of in-home care can be quite high; therefore, many families are opting to stand in as caregivers...
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Next-Generation Wireless Networks Meet Advanced Machine Learning Applications
Ioan-Sorin Comşa, Ramona Trestian. © 2019. 356 pages.
The ever-evolving wireless technology industry is demanding new technologies and standards to ensure a higher quality of experience for global end-users. This developing challenge has enabled researchers to identify the present trend of machine learning as a possible solution, but will it meet business...
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Chronic Stress and Its Effect on Brain Structure and Connectivity
Ana Starcevic. © 2019. 318 pages.
Neuroscientists found that chronic stress and cortisol can trigger long-term changes in brain structure and connectivity in individuals and emphasize the importance of reducing stressful factors in one's daily life. Early exposure to stressful events can make a person more vulnerable to anxiety and...
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Big Data and Knowledge Sharing in Virtual Organizations
Albert Gyamfi, Idongesit Williams. © 2019. 313 pages.
Knowledge in its pure state is tacit in nature—difficult to formalize and communicate—but can be converted into codified form and shared through both social interactions and the use of IT-based applications and systems. Even though there seems to be considerable synergies between the resulting huge...
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Strategic Innovations and Interdisciplinary Perspectives in Telecommunications and Networking
Natarajan Meghanathan. © 2019. 348 pages.
The lack of clear communication, especially internationally, plagues the modern world in a variety of fields. Researchers and practitioners within the modern networking and communication industries strive to discover new and innovative ways for humans to better contact one another. Strategic...
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Journalism and Ethics: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice
Information Resources Management Association. © 2019. 929 pages.
In the modern hyperconnected society, consumers are able to access news from a variety of channels, including social media, television, mobile devices, the internet, and more. From sensationalist headlines designed to attract click-throughs to accusations of bias assigned to specific news sources, it...
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Emotion-Based Approaches to Personnel Management: Emerging Research and Opportunities
Sara Fazzin. © 2019. 235 pages.
Organizations have traditionally focused on competitive advantage strategies to improve their companies. However, new research points to the evaluation of employees' thoughts and emotions in the workplace in order to help shape organizational culture in a way that could react, adapt, and evolve to...
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Positioning and Navigation in Complex Environments
Kegen Yu. © 2018. 577 pages.
The limitations of satellites create a large gap in assistive directional technologies, especially indoors. The methods and advances in alternate directional technologies is allowing for new systems to fill the gaps caused by the limitations of GPS systems. Positioning and Navigation in Complex...
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Centrality Metrics for Complex Network Analysis: Emerging Research and Opportunities
Natarajan Meghanathan. © 2018. 183 pages.
As network science and technology continues to gain popularity, it becomes imperative to develop procedures to examine emergent network domains, as well as classical networks, to help ensure their overall optimization. Centrality Metrics for Complex Network Analysis: Emerging Research and Opportunities...
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Deconstructing Stigma in Mental Health
Brittany A. Canfield, Holly A. Cunningham. © 2018. 307 pages.
Stigma continues to play an integral role in the multifaceted issues facing mental health. While identifying a clear operational definition of stigma has been a challenge in the field, the issues related to stigma grossly affect not only the mental health population but society as a whole....
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Vivek Tiwari, Ramjeevan Singh Thakur, Basant Tiwari, Shailendra Gupta. © 2018. 396 pages.
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Dipak Kumar Bhattacharyya. © 2018. 295 pages.
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Handbook of Research on Psychosocial Perspectives of Human Communication Disorders
Sanjeev Kumar Gupta, Srinivasan Venkatesan. © 2018. 465 pages.
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21% of top IT executives left business posts to become CIOs
49%: the amount of their time CIOs spend on business issues
55%: the amount of their time CIOs wish they could spend on business issues
22% of CIOs cite "cost and budget pressures" as their top frustration
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Its been another tough year for CIOs. Money is tight, budget pressures are high and the strategic imperative appears to be waning somewhat. The result: CIOs overwhelmingly agree they found 2002 more difficult than the previous year—which wasnt so hot either. This months CIO Insight survey of close to 400 CIOs on their background, roles and priorities reveals a growing tension between CIOs strategic aspirations and the bean-counting reality. Helping their companies realize their business strategies remains the top evaluation criteria for CIOs, and aligning IT with business needs is still the top priority, in the view of both CIOs and their bosses. But 40 percent of CIOs say their bosses view managing costs as one of their primary roles, while less than 20 percent view cost management as a primary role for themselves. Most notably, leadership skills replaced business understanding this year as the most important personal attribute required for success as a CIO, suggesting just how critical it is to be able to successfully guide corporations IT efforts through the rapids of economic volatility, business demands and technological complexity.


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Tool 2012 Tour Dates
In what seemed like a cruel, cruel joke, late last week two Tool shows popped up on Ticketmaster and before the day was over, they were ceremoniously removed from the site, leaving fans empty handed.
However, good news, Tool fans! Today (Dec. 13), the dates are back up on Ticketmaster, in addition to a handful of other dates ranging from Nevada to New Jersey, pointing to potentially a full tour in the works.
Audio Ink Radio confirmed with Tool's management that the dates, are in fact, legitimate. No word yet on if and when additional dates will be added, but keep your fingers crossed!
Tickets for all the shows listed below go on sale starting Friday, Dec. 16, but head over to Ticketmaster for all the details.
Tool 2012 Tour Dates [Update - 12 dates have now been announced]:
1/14 - Reno, Nev. – Reno Events Center
1/15 - Las Vegas, Nev., - Mandalay Bay Events Center
1/17 - Tucson, Ariz. – Tucson Arena
1/18 - Albuquerque, N.M. – Tingley Coliseum
1/20 - Grand Prairie, Texas - Verizon Theatre
1/24 - Toledo, Ohio – Huntington Center
1/25 - Toronto, Canada, Air Canada Centre
1/26 - London, Canada, John Labatt Centre
1/28 - Boston, Mass., TD Garden
1/29 - Camden, N.J. - Susquehanna Bank Center
1/31 - Uncasville, Conn. - Mohegan Sun Arena
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My favorite way to use raisins is to caramelize them in a super hot wok, deglaze with some of the beer from primary, then add it all to a secondary and rack the beer onto it.
Special B gives a nice raisin effect
Quote from: benamcg on June 30, 2013, 11:44:15 PMSpecial B gives a nice raisin effectWhat is Special B? Sorry still a little new to this.
Special B is a Belgian caramel malt. http://www.northernbrewer.com/shop/belgian-special-b.html
A bit of molasses at the end of the boil will add to that rummy dark brown sugar note.


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by Tom Utescher
Following a mass exodus of softball players with the class of 2010, Germantown Friends currently has to cope with the loss of just three seniors from its 2011 roster. That gives the Tigers a foundation of athletes with varsity experience going into the 2012 campaign.
This year's senior class is also comprised of three players, centerfielder Allison David, left fielder Lauren Kelly, and first baseman Reem Rosenhaj. The primary pitcher is junior Erica Heinz (who advertises the steak sauce of the same name by wearing uniform number "57"), and the other hurler in the rotation is Becca Bateman, a sophomore who has moved up from last year's JV squad.
Like Heinz, Isabel Linguiti is an 11th grader back from the 2011 varsity, and four of their classmates have just moved up to the first string: Eden Beschen, Rebecca Blaich, Allison O'Connor, and Lydia Wood. In a home scrimmage last week, Beschen started at second base and Blaich was stationed in right field.
The Tigers also started two accomplished sophomore athletes, Rachel Allison and Maddie Andrews. Allison, who earned praise on the soccer pitch last fall, is behind the plate at catcher. Andrews, who seems to enjoy seeing a ball speed towards her, is playing shortstop after serving as Germantown's field hockey goalie at the start of the school year.
Bridget Curtin is the fourth sophomore on the team, and freshman Liana Spiro has also made the varsity roster. Last week Spiro started at first base in place of Rosenhaj, who was temporarily out of action with an injury.
In the early going there have been a few other absences, and in two scrimmages and one official game, head coach Susan Robinson noted "We haven't had our full team playing at the same time. I'm looking forward to having everybody out there before long."
In the one game they've played, the Tigers were edged by Baldwin School, 8-7. There were encouraging signs for GFS, according to Robinson.
"We've been scoring more than last year," she said. "When we get people on base, we've been getting them home most of the time, and part of it is that we've become smarter baserunners. We've been working on thinking through situations when players are on base, and trying to develop good instincts instead of completely relying on the base coaches."
During the school's spring break this week, team members who haven't gone away on vacation can continue to hone their skills. Things get serious in a hurry, as the Tigers return to school on Tuesday, April 3, and play their Friends Schools League opener that afternoon over at Friends Central.
Robinson said that while two-time defending champion Abington Friends graduated some strong hitters and has a new coach, the depth in their program will make the Kangaroos a formidable rival once more. The Tigers are hoping to go in the same direction with their softball franchise, and with 19 players out for the JV squad this spring, interest in the sport is not lacking.


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Air Zenith OB2 On Board Air KitPosted in How To on October 1, 2011
How many times have you gotten off the trail after a long day of four-wheeling only to dread having to air back up again? The problem with most onboard air setups is how long they take to fill the tank or tires.
Air-Zenith, a leader in air-ride technology in the custom and lowered truck scene, has decided to market a kit designed for the off-road crowd. The Air-Zenith OB2 Off-Road Kit features the company's latest compressor, the OB2, a digital pressure gauge with a sending unit, a 5-gallon aluminum air tank with a pressure switch, and a length of 1⁄2-inch braided stainless steel air hose to connect the compressor and the tank.
The key to the kit's performance is the compressor. It features a 0.75hp motor, is rated at 200 psi, and has a 100 percent duty cycle. Flowing 4.25 cfm through a massive 1⁄2-inch air line, a single OB2 compressor will fill your 5-gallon tank to 200 psi in only five minutes and fill from 165 to 200 psi in only 80 seconds. At 200 psi you'll be able to air your massive mudders back up faster than any of your friends. Careful, though. Soon they will be begging to borrow your air!
To see our full install and plumping of the Air-Zenith OB2 Off-Road Kit, click over to 4wheeloffroad.com.


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It wasn't too long ago now that version 3.0 of BlackBerry Media Sync was released. Now we got an update which brings a newer, semi-revamped UI and improved picture synchronization for PC users. Bumped up to version 184.108.40.206, you can now auto update through media sync or just grab the latest version from the BlackBerry Media Sync download site.
Having checked out the latest version, I can see RIM actually worked out some of the kinks in this version. It not only looks better now but actually works much faster than previous versions. Not too sure as to why the Mac version isn't seeing any updates... I'm not a Mac user so those of you who are is the Mac version working fine as is? Or could it use an update as well?


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Hi all -
It's been a while, but there was a paper or dissertation that discussed how to calculate robust ray offsets by pushing the low-order bits of the floats for the vector offset. I can't recall which paper or dissertation; can anyone please post a link?
Looking for robust ray offsets
Must read and other references.
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Re: Looking for robust ray offsets
BTW, I was talking about Carsten Wächter's thesis: http://vts.uni-ulm.de/docs/2008/6265/vts_6265_8393.pdf
Re: Looking for robust ray offsets
FWIW the third edition of Physically Based Rendering has a new section on numerical robustness issues for ray tracing. There are (we think) some new contributions in it, so we've posted a PDF of that chapter in the hopes that people will take a look at it and see if there are any issues before the book goes off to the publisher: http://pbrt.org/fp-error-section.pdf.
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Those watching Jenny McCarthy's debut on ABC's "The View" this morning should keep in mind one thing: She's not qualified in the least to give you advice on vaccinating your children.
McCarthy, the model and TV personality who moonlights as the anti-vaccine movement's most influential (read: dangerous) voice, sells plenty of books, speaks passionately about parenting and cracks off-color jokes. She also peddles the discredited, poisonous claims that the way we vaccinate our children against the diseases that were once regular killers of children places our young ones at greater risk of developing autism -- the kind of conspiracy theorizing that will draw only more eyeballs.
So the suits at ABC who cynically hired McCarthy, who promises to "make hot topics a little bit hotter," can at least be given credit for keeping an eye on their bottom line.
But here's where ABC strays into dangerous territory: As I've written before, McCarthy's target audience is new parents, those vulnerable, hyper-protective types who hit the ground running caring for their helpless children with little else to guide them besides instinct and advice from people who have been there. I say this because I'm just emerging from "new parent" status as the father of twin toddlers, and I can tell you those first few months of parenthood are filled with decisions (like, for example, whether to vaccinate your babies) to be made with your own sleep-deprived, primal mind.
These are the people McCarthy and ABC are after: Easy targets.
So those mothers and fathers at home in the morning caring for their newborns, desperate for someone to tell them what to do, should be more trusting of the advice given by their pediatricians modestly displaying medical degrees and licenses behind their desks rather than a brash TV personality who once bragged she earned her credentials at the "University of Google."
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Running back Chris Johnson isn't the only $8 million man who could be on the outs in Tennessee.
Safety Michael Griffin has an $8 million cap number in 2014. He realizes that could be too high for the Titans to justify.
"I realize I count $8 million toward the salary cap, so I have to worry about myself," Griffin said, via Jim Wyatt of the Tennessean. "At the end of the day, I am questioning my fate. You have to ask yourself, do they think you are worth that? I hope so, but this is a business."
Via Wyatt, new coach Ken Whisenhunt wasn't asked about it during his introductory press conference. Wyatt also points out that new CEO Tommy Smith mentioned during the season that Griffin had played well.
The Titans could cut Griffin after June 1 (or designate him before that as a post-June 1 casualty), taking a $1.8 million cap charge in 2014 and $3.6 million in 2015. Or the Titans could dump him outright before June 1, taking a $5.4 million cap charge — but saving $8 million in cash — in 2014.
A first-round pick in 2007, Griffin signed his five-year, $35 million contract while subject to the franchise tag in 2012.


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