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MAC Pigment is an eyeshadow that retails for $21.00 and contains 0.15 oz. ($140.00 per ounce). There are 168 shades in our database, which you can select from in the View a Shade dropdown menu below or jump to these sections: Review, or Description.
The average rating based on all reviewed shade(s) in this formula is shown below.
Highly concentrated loose colour powder to create a subtle wash of colour or intense effect. Does not streak or cake. Easy to blend, long-lasting. Limited-edition packaging features Betty. Note: Pigments are sold by weight not volume. Containers can appear to be less than full due to settling of the product.
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Based on 8 Reviews, 75 Quick Reviews
The Good: Blendable (35), Long-wearing (28), Great Value (26), Easy To Apply (25), Smooth (22), Buttery (8), Crease-resistant (8), Travel-friendly (7)
The In-Between: Highly Pigmented (38), Buildable (22), Sheer (10)
The Bad: Fall Out (19), Powdery (15), Fades (7), Chalky (6), Hard To Apply (4), Hard To Blend (2), Creases (2)
8 Written Reviews
By Mariella 6 years ago.
No question that many MAC pigments are messy. When they're highly pigmented and prone to fallout, they seem even messier, as the fallout can make a real mess when you try to brush it away. But Moonlight Night is such a beautiful colour - a deep blackened green/teal that looks fine applied dry but turns crazy amazing applied wet. Not really a daytime eye colour (though I have used it dry, in small amounts and very lightly, in the daytime) but so, so beautiful for when you just have to please yourself. It is so gorgeous that it's actually one of the pigments that is worth the mess and extra effort.
By Mariella 6 years ago.
I got a huge sample of this pigment when it first came out (the MAC gals where I shop are pretty generous). This is a beautiful dark, smokey grey/brown but there is fallout and there are so many pressed shadows that are similar in colour but much easier to use so I didn't buy the full size. It's just a bit too messy for the end result.
By Mariella 6 years ago.
I got a very generous sample of this pigment years ago and I have loved it ever since. A beautiful peachy nude just loaded with sheen. Yes, there is fallout with this but the colour is so lovely that I find it worth the hassle (can't say that about all of MAC's pigments). With all the repromotes MAC does, how I wish they would FINALLY repromote Jardin Aires. I'd be at the store in a flash to get it!
By Mariella 6 years ago.
This is such a wearable colour. I like how it evens out the colour of my lids so that anything else I apply with it looks better. This looks great on its own on the lid or with a subtle brown (Omega, Wedge, UD Naked) to give a bit of crease definition. Makes for a really nice work look - looks like you're not wearing eye makeup but are just blessed with great good looks. Bonus with this is there is little fallout and any that might occur is basically invisible (at least on fairer toned skin).
By Mariella 6 years ago.
I've had Cocomotion for years. It's in the "old" packaging so it represents a great value compared with the newer, smaller containers (less product but same price!). Cocomotion is a stunningly rich golden bronze shade. Pairs well with so many neutral shadows to bring some dazzle to a look. Works great as a "one shadow" product in summer-time. And it's perfect for fall or really for just about any time of the year.
By Sarah 7 years ago.
MAC Pigment is AMAZING! I have nothing bad to say about it, but took off a half a star because I found this pigment faded slightly. JUST SLIGHTLY. Other than that, I am hopelessly in love with this pigment, as it is the most amazing bright magenta you will ever find. NOTE: I purchased this in a PRO store.
By Cortni 7 years ago.
I love how it adds just an extra something special to my eyes on a lazy day. I spritz a little bit of fix plus on a brush and pat Kitschmas onto my lids and as long as I'm careful with how much I put on my brush the fallout isn't terribly bad for a loose pigment. When I layer it over Soft Ochre paintpot, I find that it doesn't crease and stays put on my lids longer and doesn't fall out onto my cheeks throughout the day. I would highly recommend it to someone who's looking to buy their first pigment!


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Histidine is a semiessential amino acid, which means your body normally makes as much as it needs. Like most other amino acids, histidine is used to make proteins and enzymes. The body also uses histidine to make histamine, the culprit behind the swelling and itching you feel in an allergic reaction.
It appears that people with rheumatoid arthritis may have low levels of histidine in their blood. This has led to some speculation that histidine supplements might be a good treatment for this kind of arthritis, but so far no studies have confirmed this.
Although histidine is not required in the diet, histidine deficiencies can occur during periods of very rapid growth. Dairy products, meat, poultry, fish, and other protein-rich foods are good sources of histidine.
A typical therapeutic dosage of histidine is 4 to 5 g daily.
Although individuals with
rheumatoid arthritis
appear to have reduced levels of histidine in the blood,
this by itself doesn't prove that taking histidine will help. One study designed to evaluate this question directly found no significant benefit.
As a necessary nutrient, histidine is believed to be safe. However, maximum safe dosages of histidine have not been determined for young children, pregnant or nursing women, or those with severe liver or kidney disease. As with other supplements taken in large doses, it is important to purchase a quality product, as contaminants present even in very small percentages could conceivably add up and become toxic.
Gerber DA, Tanenbaum L, Ahrens M. Free serum histidine levels in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and control subjects following an oral load of free L-histidine.
Gerber DA, Gerber MG. Specificity of a low free serum histidine concentration for rheumatoid arthritis.
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Details: Horne v. Department of Agriculture
In an opinion announced by Justice Thomas for a unanimous Court, the Justices held that the petitioners may pursue their takings claim. The petitioners are raisin producers that had argued that the government committed a taking – requiring compensation under the Fifth Amendment – by fining them for failing to turn over part of their crop to be withheld from the market and thereby helping to raise prices. The ruling may have broad significance for other regulatory programs under which the government imposes fines for the failure to put property to a particular use. It also rejects the government's attempt to argue that Takings claims often are not ripe because of a lack of final agency action and the availability of other remedies. The Justices conclude that the fine causes a present injury and the statutory scheme is the right way to pursue the Takings claim.
Recommended Citation: Tom Goldstein, Details: Horne v. Department of Agriculture, SCOTUSblog (Jun. 10, 2013, 11:07 AM), https://www.scotusblog.com/2013/06/details-horne-v-department-of-agriculture/


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Bangkok, October 25, 2011 - The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by reports that Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra's government has tried to censor the citizen-journalist website Thaiflood, which has provided crucial news and information about massive flooding that has inundated one-third of the country's provinces. At least 350 people have been killed and millions dislocated by the natural disaster.
Local news reports said the state-run Flood Relief Operations Command had issued a new requirement that Thaiflood submit its reports to the government for approval before publication. Thaiflood had been based in the government's flood relief operations command, where the site's operators worked collaboratively with the government for two weeks. The relationship soured after the government tried to control what Thaiflood published. Emergency officials were apparently upset about one of Thaiflood's high-water warnings, with a spokesman saying the site should not cause "panic."
Minsiri, Thaiflood's founder, told news outlets that he objected to the
government screening his site's reports. "I told them I can't do it
that way. In a crisis, people are waiting for information for their own
survival," Poramote was quoted saying in the English-language daily Bangkok Post. In the piece, Poramote also accused the
government of providing inadequate information and said its crisis management
team was hampered by conflicts.
Thaiflood has now moved its operations to a private office,
where it also publishes Twitter news updates at #thaiflood. The new arrangement
means the site can operate without interference but also without direct access
to the government's flood command center. (The flood command center's offices
were reported flooded on Tuesday.)
"We call on Yingluck Shinawatra's government to stop
interfering with independent news sites that are playing a crucial role in
keeping the public informed about Thailand's flood disaster," said Shawn
Crispin, CPJ's senior Southeast Asia representative. "It is essential in
evolving crisis situations that the public has access to uncensored,
independent news that can be crucial to protecting livelihoods and saving
Yingluck's government has come under widespread media fire for its response to the natural disaster, which now threatens to inundate Bangkok. Different state agencies under her command have made conflicting assessments and predictions about the intensity and direction of the water runoff, which local and international news reports have estimated to represent the worst flooding in Thailand in more than five decades.


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The Best Film Titles of 2011
The Tree of Life: Solid, evocative, stately.
Melancholia: Simple and meaningful, but also easy to remember.
Star Watching Dog: I have no idea what this movie is, but I love this as an idea or as an image, or as a plot for a film. It makes me want to find out which of those three it actually is. If I'm lucky it will be all three.
We Need to Talk About Kevin: This has the right kind of loaded evocation to it. It's great as a long-but-not-too-long title.
Tyrannosaur: Awesome. One word with a huge amount of weight, probably the best title of the year except for the obvious problem that it probably confused people into thinking the film was about dinosaurs. But other than that it doesn't get better than this.
Your Sister's Sister: I don't really know what this means. Is it wordplay? Is there plot relevance? It makes me want to know though.
Another Earth: A brilliant combination of two words that manages in three syllables to open up hours upon hours of thoughts and possibilities.
Outside Satan: I would compare to the previous entry. A great two words that sounds good and suggests a lot of weird things, many of which I can't quite put my finger on. Definitely makes me want to see what happens in the movie.
I Am A Good Person/I Am A Bad Person: Maybe it's too long. And maybe it's totally confusing. But I would watch something called this for sure.
The Rabbi's Cat: Well it sounds like I know upfront two things I can expect to see. And I like both of these things.
The Catechism Cataclysm: Alliteration sucks. Here's an exception that proves the rule.
Blackthorn: I would buy a cut of meat called Blackthorn, I would buy a bottle of wine called Blackthorn, I would vacation in a mountain city called Blackthorn, I would buy an album from a doom metal band called Blackthorn. Blackthorn would be a good word for many things. This time it is a movie.
Gingerdead Man 3: Saturday Night Cleaver: Double puns! Really? Okay fine, sure. It's better than all the Air Bud titles combined.
Red State: Two evocative words, a sort of double-entendre but still easy to remember.
The Future: I would eat a burger called The Future, I would name my car The Future, I would name my dog The Future, I would love for my friends to give me the nickname The Future. So yeah I would watch a movie called The Future.
I Melt With You: Memorable and emotional, it tells me nothing about the film in any literal way, but it gives me some kind of sense of expectation.
Hobo With a Shotgun: Perfect. Truth in advertising; we're all on the same page here.
The Worst Film Titles of 2011
Margin Call: What the hell is a Margin Call? Why would I voluntarily pay for anything called Margin Call. It sounds like something your accountant would suggest, but that's why you hire that guy: to deal with boring stuff like Margin Calls. I would rather be watching a good movie than worrying about a Margin Call. If there are two things, and one is called Tyrannosaur and the other is Margin Call, which do you think I will be buying?
Hugo: Hugo is a stupid little word and I don't like saying it or hearing it. The only thing worse is the original title, The Invention of Hugo Cabret. Gross. Cabret is far too close to Cabaret and Cabaret is least appealing noun I can think of.
Weekend: Wow, title your indie movie the same thing as a famous art film. Always a good idea when your only potential audience is the miniscule slice of people who know this. Watch for the director's next small festival hit, sure to be called The 400 Blows.
The Brooklyn Brothers Beat The Best: Alliteration is the worst.
A Beautiful Belly: Further proof of the above sentiment, only this one is also gross sounding. The only way I can even imagine saying this out loud is if it was the humorous name of a menu item at the best BBQ joint in Atlanta or something.
The Skin I Live In: I blame the second-language aspect here, but something about this sentence is annoying.
Martha Marcy May Marlene: AKA Marble-Mouthed Nonsense. I will concede that this one may be actually brilliant, as everyone who sees the film seems to universally love the title after the face. Still, there is definitely something idiotic about giving yr film a title no one can remember.
Crazy, Stupid, Love.: I hate seeing this written down, I hated typing it, I hate hearing it out loud and I can't imagine speaking it. There is a weird kind of perfection here. Three words that are just fine on their own, but somehow in this order they make me want to die.
Take This Waltz: And shove it.
No One Killed Jessica: Oh well that's a relief, you had me worried for a second there. I guess I can skip watching the movie altogether and go eat some lunch or something.
Water for Elephants: This sounds like part of some little piece of wisdom like "pearls before swine" or something, except that you think about it for five seconds and realize that it isn't and that it's just dumb sounding.
Twixt: This is one of those words that maybe girls under the age of 16 could get away with saying. Or like the name of new line of sexy dolls, like the new Bratz or something.
Soul Surfer: Soul Surfer sounds like the shittiest tattoo idea possible.
The Beaver: This immediately undercuts the notion that it can be at all serious by virtue of the obvious vulgar connotations. Unless of course the writer only chose the word "Beaver" because he thought it would be such a riot to see it written everywhere and to have serious actors say it a million times for two hours. So either way what we have here is totally ignorant or absurdly immature. Count me out either way.
Our Idiot Brother: If I wanted to watch a shitty '90s sitcom I would have stayed home.
This Is Not A Movie: Yes it is.
Benjamin Sniddlegrass and the Cauldron of Penguins: This is so stupid that maybe it belongs on the "Best" list. Nah, maybe not.
Cowboys & Aliens: This and Hobo With a Shotgun are two sides of the same coin. This side is the shitty one that loses all the time.
I Am Number Four: The only way this could be worse is if it was I Am Number Two.
Green Lantern: The discussion surrounding this movie's failure brought up a lot of valuable points: 1) Ryan Reynolds is The Worst, 2) The movie was a piece of shit and 3) Martin Campbell is not an auteur. But the big point I think everyone missed is that The Green Lantern is also just a stupid combination of three English words. I don't care how long he's been a comic book hero, please compare the title of this movie to the other famous DC tentpole franchises: Batman and Superman. And please analyze the various connotations involved in three titles: One is a man who is also a bat, alright cool. The other is a man who is super, yeah alright I bet he's pretty tough. This is a lantern that is somehow green… is this meant to surprise or excite me? "No shit!? All my lanterns are blue, this guy must be AMAZING!" Even The Green Hornet is a better title because it has the word Hornet in it and everyone knows that Hornet is basically the coolest word in all of entomology, with the obvious exception of "Scorpion." No movie with the word Lantern in the title will ever gross 500 million dollars, unless preceded by the words "Harry Potter" or "Twilight." Lanterns suck and somehow this fact is known deep in the hearts of all Americans.
A Good Old Fashioned Orgy: The obvious sarcasm just tells me right away that this is insincere bullshit.
Straw Dogs: As the title for some weird VHS tape you find at the video store and rent on a lark only to be blown away by how gnarly and intense movies were allowed to be in the '70s: Yes Straw Dogs is a great title, and it's implacable weirdness somehow fully encapsulates everything strange an unnerving about that movie. But as the title for a contemporary product on the market for people who have no built-in context I can't imagine anything worse. It might as well have been called Marble Lanterns, it would have done just as well.
Another Happy Day: Either the movie is actually about a succession of days that are happy, or it is very obviously the exact opposite. Both options annoy me and put me off for different reasons. They could have called it Are We Having Fun Yet? and it might have been a bigger hit, but that is equally stupid and probably taken already.


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wondronics necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 58 diseños de 26 diseñadores freelance.
Logo must be professional, simple, and fun.
Desired Color Scheme:
Will consider all colors
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Standard Web Formats (.jpg, .gif or .png); Vector Formats (.eps, .pdf or .ai); Layered Formats (.psd or .tiff)
Please no animations.  We'd like some design ideas for an electronics website. primary products sold are computer parts, home theater equipment, and general electronics merchandise.
Logo can be provided in Vector or  format with nice smoothing, we're looking for something fun, colorful(primary colors), and fairly simple.  Please don't include any characters in the logo unless you can do it well (such as a PC mouse with eyes).  Please show me your creative talents, we have many graphics jobs available if you can capture our idea correctly.  The logo text must include either one of the following: "Wondronics" or "Wondronics.com" you can change capitalization of characters if it looks right.  Possible taglines(if you want to include them) can include something like "Consumer Electronics", "Computer Components", or any other creative terms you can work in to the design.
I've set the length of this contest for 10 days and look forward to seeing all the wonderful creative ideas you graphic designs are great at.
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DDR3 vs DDR2: Fight!
DDR3 vs DDR2: Fight!
By now, you may have heard rumblings about some new processors that have just been announced by AMD. If not, we advise you to check out our initial review of the first Phenom II chip and the recent debut of the AM3 Phenom II processors. These AM3 Phenom II processors are compatible with existing AM2+ motherboards (requiring a BIOS update in some cases) and will obviously work in an AM3 board, as the integrated memory controller supports both DDR2 and DDR3 memory.
Our review touched on the performance of the two lead Phenom II AM3-based models offered by AMD, the quad-core X4 810 and the triple-core X3 720 'Black Edition'. However, that review was conducted on a DDR2 platform to find out its immediate value proposition with lower cost DDR2 memory. Now that we have AM3 DDR3-capable motherboards in our lab, we'll be testing the performance of the Phenom II X4 810 on its native platform using an AM3 socket. Does the new platform lead to increased performance of the Phenom II? That's what we intend to find out.
Before we get to that, let us reiterate what we found from AMD about the DDR3 memory controller on the AM3 Phenom II processors. The official line is that the integrated memory controller on current AM3 Phenom II processors only support a single DDR3-1333 DIMM per channel, so one would likely be limited to 2 x 2GB modules for a total of 4GB memory as the typical configuration. Exceeding this limit would result in a lower memory frequency, i.e DDR3-1066.
Of course, while the official support for AM3 Phenom II is up to DDR3-1333, motherboard vendors have their own ways to 'overclock' this limit. The Gigabyte board that we used for testing, GA-MA790FXT-UD5P claims to be able to do DDR3-1600 and it certainly managed that as we found out:
You can expect other motherboard vendors to have similar, if not even more daring memory frequencies for their AM3 boards. This should come in useful for those with faster memory modules and are keen to overclock the processor/memory for more performance. For our testing today however, we'll be sticking to the official highest rated frequency of DDR3-1333 and looking at the performance differences (marginal if any) between that and DDR2-1066.
Test Setup
Obviously, we needed an AM3 board for our DDR3 testing and the first one that we managed to snag was Gigabyte's GA-MA790FXT-UD5P. This motherboard came with Gigabyte's proprietary Ultra Durable 3 technology which basically means that it has twice the amount of copper in the PCB. It is based on AMD's 790FX chipset but it's paired with the newer SB750 Southbridge. The rest of the test system for the Phenom II X4 810 on the DDR3 platform is as follows:-
- Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P (AMD 790FX + SB750)
- 2 x 1GB Kingston HyperX DDR3-1333 (7-7-7-20)
- Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 200GB SATA hard drive (one single NTFS partition)
- ASUS GeForce 8800 GT 512MB (ForceWare 169.21)
- Zotac GeForce GTX 260 (For World in Conflict and Crysis only, ForceWare 178.24)
- Microsoft Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2
We have reused our scores and CPU comparisons from the Phenom II AM3 article and if you need to refresh yourself, you can check out the test configurations here. Our usual set of benchmarks were used, though like we mentioned in the previous article, we had an issue where SPEC CPU2000 would not complete on the X4 810. The same occurred on the DDR3 platform, so till we have sorted this out, we have taken this benchmark out of the list, leaving us with:-
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It's rare that $600 billion gets called a joke. But these are different times.
As the U.S. readies to join the other Group of 20 nations in Seoul, South Korea, its plan to pump money into the banking system to jump-start the recovery is finding enemies both foreign and domestic – from finance officials in Germany and China to Sarah Palin.
Former vice presidential candidate and Tea Party favorite Palin weighed in on the debate late Monday over whether the plan, known as quantitative easing, would help boost the U.S. economy, calling on Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to "cease and desist."
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"When Germany, a country that knows a thing or two about the dangers of inflation, warns us to think again, maybe it's time for Chairman Bernanke to cease and desist," Palin said in a speech in Phoenix.
Palin was referring to a statement last week from German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble, who said he was perplexed by the move, which aims to boost the economy by making loans less expensive.
The issue, if not Palin's take on it, is sure to loom over the two-day G-20 conference, which opens Thursday.
"I have great doubts about whether it makes sense to pump unlimited amounts of money into the markets," Schaeuble told Der Spiegel news magazine on Saturday. "There is no shortage of liquidity in the U.S. economy. I can't see the economic argument for this move."
More to the point, last week he called the policy "clueless."
Bernanke has been defending the plan almost from the moment it was announced last Wednesday.
In an editorial penned for The Washington Post last week, Bernanke said concerns that the Fed's program would spur rampant inflation were overblown. He has argued that the policy would lead to a stronger U.S. economy, which is good for the world and would eventually lead to a stronger U.S. currency.
The Fed is making the move because unemployment, now at 9.6 percent, is too high and inflation is too low, he argued. "In the most extreme case, very low inflation can morph into deflation (falling prices and wages), which can contribute to long periods of economic stagnation," Bernanke said.
China, Germany, Brazil and a host of developing nations are worried the plan will have the opposite effect. They are concerned that the Fed's move will weaken the U.S. dollar and spark asset bubbles and inflation in their own nations. Pumping $600 billion into the U.S. banking system is likely to lead to lower interest rates and a weaker dollar, which makes U.S. exports relatively cheaper than exports from other nations.
Ma Delun, a deputy governor of the People's Bank of China, said Tuesday he was concerned the Fed's spending spree may undermine efforts to balance out global growth.
The Fed's program "may add risks to the global economic imbalance, put pressure on emerging markets to adjust their international balance of payments and could also stir the formation of asset bubbles, all of which require our vigilance," Ma said in Beijing.
China is concerned enough about that possibility that it has pushed up yields on short-term debt and announced for new rules to slow the flow of "hot money" into its banking system.
There's even worries within the Fed about whether the program could ignite inflation in the United States. Kevin Warsh, a Fed governor with close ties to Bernanke, warned Monday that the program has "significant risks" and said he doubted it would have "significant" benefits for the economy.
But Bernanke drew unusual support from President Barack Obama, who rarely comments on decisions made by the independent Fed.
"The Fed's mandate, my mandate, is to grow our economy. And that's not just good for the United States, that's good for the world as a whole," Obama said at a news conference in India Monday "The worst thing that could happen to the world economy . . . is if we end up being stuck with no growth or very limited growth. And I think that's the Fed's concern, and that's my concern as well."
Some investors were voting with their pocketbooks by buying gold, a safe haven in times of economic uncertainty. Gold hit record highs for a fourth day in a row Tuesday, with futures for the precious metal climbing to $1,422.10 an ounce.
The growing tensions have led some to call for using gold if not as a standard, then at least as a guidepost for currencies. World Bank President Robert Zoellick, a former Treasury Department official, called for a system to use gold "as an international reference point of market expectations about inflation, deflation and future currency values."
Writing in the Financial Times, Zoellick said the system "is likely to involve the dollar, the euro, the yen, the pound and a (Chinese) renminbi that moves towards internationalization and then an open capital account."
Obama turned the criticism around on China Tuesday as he cautioned that the G-20 still had a long way to go to in creating a framework for balanced global growth.
"We still have a lot of work to do," Obama said at a news conference in Indonesia.
"One of the key steps is putting in place additional tools to encourage balanced and sustainable growth," he said. "We have not yet achieved that balanced growth," he added, noting that some countries were intervening in currency markets to maintain an advantage, without naming names.


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What do you do about questions where the OP wants you to test something on a device they don't have? This is a recent example:
Something doesn't seem right about this. For one thing, doesn't that make the question too localized? Tracing down a non-specific error on a specific web page using a specific device is unlikely to be useful to anyone else.
The other issue is that the OP is asking you to do a task for them instead of providing them with some insight or a solution to a specific problem.
Would you flag a question like this, or is it ok?


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Job Description £10.55 per hour. 25 hours per week. The opportunity of joining the Compass pension and share scheme Discounts at various high street stores
Main ResponsibilitiesThe successful Customer Service Assistant will undertake the following duties:
Serve customers with hot and cold food Serve beverages on a counter during service times Ensure all displays, counters and seating areas are presented to the highest standards Assist in the preparation of hospitality, as required Observe and comply with all procedures relating to cash handling and security Till operating
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Snail's Pace: Feeling a little gouged
"On June 2," Mary Walter's email began, "Pace's Transfer picked up our belongings from our house in Charlottesville and delivered them to Arlington on June 3. They were extremely careless, at least until I called their office during the day on June 2. In the process, they gouged a hole in the front door and in three places in the woodwork on the main floor."
Walter claims that when she complained about the damage, "someone" from Pace's came to take a look and "promised it would be repaired.
"In fact," she continued, "I was told someone would come on June 16. No one came or called. I have called them any number of times, and they seem to be stonewalling."
I went to the house on Morris Road, and Walter's daughter showed me the four spots in question: gouges in the front door and the woodwork next to the stairs, and nicked paint in two places in the kitchen. Walter says that the interior walls were repainted several months ago, "and the holes in the woodwork do not enhance the value of the house," which will be rented until Walter and her husband return to Charlottesville in two years.
I called Pace's Transfer three times on July 2, but the man who apparently was in charge, Mr. Trail, declined to return my calls. On my third try I spoke to Mildred, who refused to tell me her last name, Mr. Trail's first name, or his title. When I asked what her position is with the company, she said, "I answer the telephone."
I then called Walter in Arlington, who said that Bob Davis of HasBrouck Real Estate, which is managing the property, had called earlier to say that he'd heard from Trail. The agreement now is that when the new tenants move in on July 10, someone from Pace will arrange to get into the house and do the repairs.
If Pace doesn't follow through, I'll revisit the situation.
Starr Hill redux
Last week I reported on Lynn Ramsson's attempts to get a $24 ticket refund that Starr Hill Music Hall had promised, in mid-February, to send her ["Double-dip: Concert-goers, bring your email," July 3]. Ramsson had purchased the tickets online, but accidentally entered her first and middle names instead of first and last– so that when she and her fiancé arrived at Starr Hill, venue manager Nikki Vinci was unable to find Ramsson's name on her list.
Vinci allowed Ramsson to buy two more tickets and said that if she offered proof of the online purchase, Starr Hill would issue a refund. The next day, February 15, Ramsson forwarded the ticket-seller's confirmatory email to Vinci, along with her address and phone number. Vinci emailed back on the February 16, saying, "I'll be happy to send a check for the tickets." However, the check never materialized, and finally, four months after Vinci's email, Ramsson contacted me.
I spoke with both Vinci and Starr Hill's then-general manager, John Spagnolo, who said they were "doing [Ramsson] a favor" by agreeing to refund her money; he also said they'd sent a check "two months ago." I said that apparently it hadn't arrived, and needed to be resent. Vinci, who has since become Starr Hill's general manager, promised to call Ramsson, get her new address, and send another check. As we went to press, however, nothing had happened– or, at least, I didn't think so.
Turns out Vinci emailed me the day after we spoke, but I never got it (because I gave her the wrong address). Vinci claims that she called Ramsson after talking to me and left a message, but hadn't yet heard back; Ramsson disputes that.
In any case, the check finally arrived on July 7.
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Not a typical tourist destination - Madobak Ugai Matotonan Village
Madobak, Ugai and Matotonan villages are not specifically designed into a tourist destination, but their traditional culture and life are well-preserved, making them interesting places for travelers.
They are Situated in the upper stream of Siberut Selatan. From Muara Siberut, you should take the Purou-Muntei-Rokdok-Madobak-Ugai-Butui-Matotonan route. Each village has its own unique culture.
Madobak, for instance, is famous for its cool Kulu Kubuk waterfall. It has two levels with a total of 70 meters. Each village is also famous for its traditional home, locally known as an Uma, and its traditional ceremony performed by a Sikerei, or shaman.
This traditional ceremony is usually performed during weddings, occupation of a new home, to facilitate healing or to drive away evil spirits. Shaman in these three villages still preserve the use of underwear and headbands (Luat) made of colorful beads.
Some locals also have Mentawai traditional tattoos made of sugarcane and coconut charcoal dye. These tattoos are made using nails or pins, and two pieces of wood as a pad and hammer. According to the local community, the tattooing process is very painful.
You should not miss the unique traditional culture in Mentawai!


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Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. You don't see many 1990s Alfa Romeos on the island.
Actually, you don't see many Alfas on the island, period; our last one was this '65 Giulia SS, which we saw last winter. Before that, we had this 164 L- a '91, just like today's car. What are the odds?
Alfa Romeo stopped selling cars in North America in 1995, and it was pretty clear to car shoppers that they'd be folding their tents for quite a while before that year. That means the original purchaser of this car loved the idea of a sporty Italian sedan so much that he or she didn't give a damn that the car would soon be an orphan, repairable only by cranky non-factory-authorized mechanics using parts shipped from Europe at fabulous expense. We can totally respect that decision.


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The choices in online education have exponentially grown over the last decade. In the beginning, there were only a handful of colleges offering a few majors through convoluted and difficult interfaces. At that time, the choice between attending an online school and a brick-and-mortar institution was a clearer choice. Today, however, the field has broadened tremendously, and with it has come an increase in opportunity and resources. Online education is being taken seriously by institutions of higher learning, and students are flocking to the opportunity to achieve their academic goals while continuing to meet their current obligations to family and career. Here are some points to consider when choosing between online and in-class attendance.
The biggest advantage that persuades many to choose an online degree program is the element of convenience. The opportunity to be free of rigid class schedules means that many who are attending classes to enhance their current career path are able to do so after work. For parents, online class work and attendance can be scheduled around the obligations of child rearing. The advantage for many students that are recently graduated from high school is that attending online opens up the availability of far away colleges without requiring an expensive and often traumatic relocation.
Degree Choice
Information technology is one of the fastest growing job fields in the world, and online schools offer a wide variety of college degree programs for those interested in joining that market. However, there are still many degrees in the sciences and liberal arts that are not available online. Choosing a major was once a difficult choice that students could put off while fulfilling their core class requirements, but now it has become more critical to make that decision prior to enrollment. Prospective students must make the choice of schools based on the degree they desire, but the reality is that some professions can only be pursued through brick-and-mortar attendance. This is most relevant at the undergraduate level. If you are not sure what major you want to study, it may be best to attend a campus-based university, where you have the time and ability to gain exposure to a greater variety of fields of study.
School Prestige
There are two major opinions related to school prestige that differ on their views of its necessity. Some believe that the content of an education determines its value, while others associate college degree value with the name of the institution one has attended. This is a matter of opinion that has evidence on both sides of the argument, but it is a realistic consequence of one's school choice. The advantages of a brick-and-mortar institution can most frequently be associated with the alumni support services and the networking that is achieved while in attendance. When physically attending a school, one's interaction with peers and professors is much more personal and valuable to the future support of one's academic and professional endeavors. In the online environment, everyone is geographically isolated and there is rarely any additional interaction, which means there is little chance of building friendships and professional contacts.
Deciding to attend college online or at a physical campus can be a difficult choice. Selecting between the two options should be made based on which is most complimentary to one's individual goals and needs.
Janet Snyder is a freelance blogger, who writes about options in higher education. Herself a student, Janet recommends getting a masters degree in strategic management to help you on your career path.


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1. What are the titles and URLs of your genealogy blog/s?
My Mouse is Broken - mymouseisbroken.blogspot.com (watch the typing - a simple transposition error in a particular part of the URL takes one to a Bible studies site)
2. Do you have a wonderful "Cousin Bait" blog story? A link to a previous blog post might answer this question.
I've got two - (1) my cousin Sylvia reached out to me after reading a post and we developed a correspondence that got me hooked on researching my Bridge family ancestors, kept in touch to solve some puzzles with this family, and have continued to stay in touch and share information; (2) my friend Jim emailed me after reading this post (I think) and whose story is told in part here.
3. Why did you start blogging? Is there someone who inspired you to start blogging?
No one person inspired me to start blogging. I'd reached a point in my research where writing was an outlet for both frustrations and successes.
4. How did you decide on your blog/s title/s?
I actually created the blog for work-related purposes, to post handouts for a workshop I was teaching, and every title I tried was already taken (usually by someone who abandoned the blog after snagging the title). It was after midnight when my mouse froze, so I picked that as my title. Over time, I've morphed that into my genealogy presence.
5. Do you ever blog from mobile devices? What are they?
I sometimes compose posts on my iPad, but don't think I've ever posted from it.
6. How do you let others know when you have published a new post? The blog's RSS feed, comments on other blogs (usually for SNGF), and I usually tweet new posts.
7. How long have you been blogging?
Almost four years (wow!)
8. What widgets or elements do you consider essential on a genealogy blog?
Archives, search tool, something about the author, permalinks, RSS feeds, and a copyright statement.
9. What is the purpose of your blog/s? Who is your intended audience?
I really started this for myself - to get stories, problems, and the like out of my head. I'm consistently amazed by the people who I discover are readers, take the time to reach out, and who give me encouragement - thank you!
10. Which of your posts are you particularly proud of?
So many, as so many of these have their own stories which have lead me to cousins, new friends, and other connections that it's hard to choose, but I particularly like the Washington Roebling Titanic series (starts here).
11. How do you keep up with your blog reading?
Currently Feedly for traditional reading and Flipboard on my iPad for Twitter.
12. What platform do you use for publishing your blog/s?
Blogger. I keep thinking I might give WordPress a whirl, but Blogger gets the job done.
13. What new features would you like to see in your blogging software?
Not sure - I'm generally satisfied, though any aggravation usually comes from posting, resizing, and captioning images. And I find the font formatting a little frustrating.
14. Which of your posts has been the most popular with readers?
My top five as of today are:
- Emily Roebling Cadwalader: Lying About Her Age, or A Reflection of the Men in her Life?
- New Tag Cloud Tool - Tagxedo
- William Greenleaf reads the Declaration of Independence in 1776 Boston
- Sentimental Sunday - The Music Room at Windyside, Lenox, Massachusetts
- Emily Meigs Biddle Obituary Error
15. Are you a sole blogger or do you contribute to a shared blog?
Sole blogger.
16. How do you compose your blog posts?
In Evernote, and then I copy them to Blogger. This way I have a log of posts that doesn't reside solely on the blog - though I only started doing this last year with the Titanic series.
17. Do you have any blogs that are not genealogy related? If you wish please share their titles and URLs.
Not at this time, no, though I've dabbled with blogging in the past.
18. Have you listed your blog/s at Geneabloggers?
My blog is listed at Geneabloggers, and I'm extremely flattered that someone other than me (no idea who) suggested it for listing.
19. Which resources have helped you with your blogging?
Geneabloggers daily themes, Randy Seaver's SGNF, and Lisa Alzo's Fearless Females prompts all got me started and gave me great ideas when first starting out
20. What advice would you give to a new Geneablogger?
Stick with it and don't stress over it. I post when my research inspires me to do so. I feel guilty when I go for a long time without posting, but I also know myself well enough to know that unless I'm really inspired, I won't turn out as decent a post.


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Microsoft announced Monday that Steve Sinofsky, president of Windows and Windows Live, will leave the company effective immediately.
"It is impossible to count the blessings I have received over my years at Microsoft," Sinofsky said in a Microsoft News Center announcement.
"I am humbled by the professionalism and generosity of everyone I have had the good fortune to work with at this awesome company."
Julie Larson-Green, corporate vice president, program management, Windows client, will become head of all Windows software and hardware engineering.
Tami Reller will stay on as chief financial officer and chief marketing officer while taking on the responsibility for the business and marketing of Windows.
Sinofsky's departure is reportedly mutual, though in the announcement CEO Steve Ballmer said that in order for Microsoft to stay successful, "it is imperative that we continue to drive alignment across all Microsoft teams, and have more integrated and rapid development cycles for our offerings."
Sinofsky recently led the official launch of Windows 8, which Microsoft executives called the most ambitious project undertaken by the company since Windows 95, and the Surface tablet.
He has been with Microsoft since 1989, when he became a software development engineer.
TechRadar asked Microsoft for comment and will update this story if and when the company responds.


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Salaam and Greetings of Peace:
This month of June is the Two Year Anniversary of the Darvish blog. To thank my dear readers, I have permanently lowered the price of Master of the Jinn as a Mobipocket Ebook to just $4.99. You can order a copy HERE.
I have also lowered the price of Master of the Jinn on Amazon's Kindle Book reader to $3.99. Order it HERE.
Of course you can also order it as a pdf ebook directly from me for $5.00. Click the Sufi Novel tab at top or HERE to learn how.
Inshallah, now all can enjoy this Sufi novel and mystical adventure tale at an affordable price :)
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Expert Reviews
2006 Honda Ridgeline
With this new Ridgeline pickup truck, Honda has taken everything that's good about the Odyssey minivan, the Element SUV and Pilot SUV, and made the newest, most innovative pickup truck on the American market.
The all-new 2006 Honda Ridgeline doesn't look or act like any other pickup truck we've ever driven. It has a family storage solution in its bed that no other pickup truck can match. And it won't cost an arm and a leg to buy or to operate. Honda says the main competition for the Ridgeline comes from Dodge Dakota, Chevrolet Colorado, Ford Explorer Sport Trac and Toyota Tacoma on size and function.
Pickup trucks have traditionally been built with a separate nose section, cab section, and cargo bed, bolted to a separate ladder frame, but this first Honda pickup uses both a welded unibody construction and a steel ladder frame, welded together, with the cab and cargo bed made as one piece, with separate subframes for the engine, front suspension and rear suspension. Honda says it is 20 times more resistant to twisting than any other pickup truck, and 3.5 times more resistant to bending. Honda says the Ridgeline can carry 1550 pounds of cargo or tow up to 5000 pounds.
The Ridgeline is one of the nicest midsize trucks we've driven in terms of comfort and ease of use, though some of the others in this class have a bit more dash and flash inside. At the high end, Ridgeline will be offered with a DVD satellite navigation system, displayed on an eight-inch-wide screen, plus XM Satellite Radio, leather seating surfaces and a moonroof.
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Honda Ridgeline RT ($27,700); RTS ($30,075); RTL ($31,490)
Walk AroundWe said that the Ridgeline doesn't look or act like any other pickup, whether it's from America or Japan, and it doesn't. The grille, the front end, the cab shape, the buttresses coming down off the rear of the roof to join the integrated pickup bed, all seem to have been deliberately designed to be shockingly different.
The standard grille looks busy, but an optional grille is available through the Honda accessory program, one of about 50 items already developed for dealer installation. The profile view features a lot of metal sculpturing from end to end that normal pickup trucks with separate beds don't have.
Ridgeline's bed is made of steel-reinforced SMC plastic, not steel with a sprayed-on or slipped-in liner. The cargo bed is five feet long with the tailgate up, and six and a half feet long with the tailgate down, enabling it to carry two dirt bikes or a large ATV. A tubular aluminum cargo bed extender is available for longer loads. There are four large retaining chocks for cargoes, one in each corner of the bed.
The cargo bed features a tailgate that opens normally but also opens like a door, with a hidden latch on the lower right side and hinges on the left, so users don't have to lean across the tailgate to store or retrieve items in the bed or in the storage trunk. The tailgate is retained by a conventional cable on the left and a patented, hidden retainer on the right.
At the rear of the bed is the single feature that separates the Ridgeline from all the rest, a covered, sealed and lockable 8.5 cubic-foot storage compartment that will hold a 72-quart cooler, several sets of golf clubs, or what-have-you, with the compact spare tire mounted forward of that on a sliding, locking tray. The trunk is fitted with a drain plug for those times when ice turns to water, or when accumulated crud needs to be hosed out.
InteriorInside, the Ridgeline is all about comfort, convenience and space, which Honda says it has more of than any other truck in the class. Bucket seats come standard in front with a center console. The split folding 60/40 rear seat is actually comfortable for two adults, with a 24-degree backrest angle, more like a front seat. A 6-foot male driver would be able to fit behind himself in the back seat with ample leg room and knee room.
We found the driver and front passenger seats to be roomy, comfortable and supportive, with plenty of adjustment range for rake and travel. Although the rear doors are shorter than the fronts, standard practice in this segment, there's no problem getting in or out, and the rear seat is nearly as roomy and versatile as the front, with a split/fold feature for large covered cargoes and under-seat storage like an airliner for even more family stuff.
The instruments and controls follow the Odyssey, Pilot, and Element trucks in style and layout, with large, easily readable graphics throughout. The 8-inch screen navigation system, optional on our RTL test model, is a paradigm for size, brightness, contrast and overall ease of use.
Driving ImpressionsThe Honda Ridgeline is a relatively heavy vehicle with its four doors, five seats, all-wheel-drive system and independent front and rear suspension, but the V6 engine is low-down powerful, gutsy and flexible, without the thrashiness of some V6s. The transmission upshifting and downshifting was instantaneous, decisive, and nearly imperceptible. ABS brakes were sure stoppers in an unladen condition with one passenger.
The incredibly high stiffness and strength of this body and chassis combination and the isolation of the drivetrain and suspension from the cab make the Ridgeline a joy to drive. It is quieter and more refined than all of the major competition, all of which we drove on the same day over the same course, without a lot of jarring inputs reaching the driver's seat or fingertips. Independent suspension front and rear is an industry first in this segment, and the ride over choppy surfaces or off-road is excellent.
The stiffness of the body and chassis contributed to crisp, sure handling over twisty two-lane roads in San Diego County. The combination of all-wheel-drive and the industry's only vehicle stability system on a midsize truck lets the driver fly around corners with abandon. It felt lighter on its feet than the Ford Explorer Sport Trac, Toyota Tundra TRD, and Chevy Colorado.
The new Honda Ridgeline borders on the revolutionary, from its dramatic new look to its tailgate and storage innovations to its combination of body-on-frame isolation and unibody stiffness, all at very reasonable prices. We'd like to have more power, but we found little here not to like, bizarre front-end styling aside. Honda says it will have 50,000 of these to sell over the next 12 months, and we say you'd better hurry. For those contemplating a family recreation or commuting pickup truck for the first time, this one goes to the top of the shopping list.
New Car Test Drive correspondent Jim McCraw filed this report from San Diego.


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Composite images are synthesized from existing photographs by artists who make concept art, e.g., storyboards for movies or architectural planning. Current techniques allow an artist to fabricate such an image by digitally splicing parts of stock photographs. While these images serve mainly to quickly convey how a scene should look, their production is laborious. We propose a technique that allows a person to design a new photograph with substantially less effort. This paper presents a method that generates a composite image when a user types in nouns, such as boat and sand. The artist can optionally design an intended image by specifying other constraints. Our algorithm formulates the constraints as queries to search an automatically annotated image database. The desired photograph, not a collage, is then synthesized using graph-cut optimization, optionally allowing for further user interaction to edit or choose among alternative generated photos. An implementation of our approach, shown in the associated video, demonstrates our contributions of (1) a method for creating specific images with minimal human effort, and (2) a combined algorithm for automatically building an image library with semantic annotations from any photo collection.
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A quickfire 66 from Hashim Amla lifted South Africa to 119 for two at tea on the opening day of the first Test after the hosts skittled New Zealand for 45 in an extraordinary first session yesterday.
Fast bowler Vernon Philander took five wickets as the Proteas dismissed the Black Caps in just 19.2 overs, the eighth-shortest completed innings in Test cricket, but they lost captain Graeme Smith in the last over before lunch.
Resuming on three for one, Alviro Petersen and Amla set about steadying the innings and consecutive leg-side boundaries by Petersen from the first two balls of the session eased the pressure.
The prolific Amla then became the main aggressor as he struck three boundaries off wicket-taker Doug Bracewell before taking his team past New Zealand's score in the 12th over with a fine on-drive.
Amla continued his dazzling strokeplay, racing to his half-century from just 55 deliveries with a drive through the covers off Chris Martin.
Petersen was more sedate, but had still contributed 37 by the time Amla brought up the 100 partnership with a single to the cover boundary.
The stand ended 15 minutes before tea, though, as Amla was trapped LBW for 66 after walking across his stumps to a James Franklin delivery.
That brought Jacques Kallis to the wicket and the veteran all-rounder received a rousing reception from the home crowd, needing just 20 runs to reach 13,000 runs in Test cricket.
He had made six when umpire Ian Gould removed the bails and called for the tea interval with Petersen on 45.
Fast bowler Philander claimed five early wickets as South Africa made New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum pay for choosing to bat first.
Philander produced astonishing figures of five for seven as the touring side were dismissed for their third-lowest total in Tests.
New Zealand came into the series in disarray following the controversial sacking of Ross Taylor from the captaincy and Philander struck in the second over when he had Martin Guptill caught behind for one.
That triggered an ignominious procession for the New Zealanders, with Philander removing McCullum, Dean Brownlie and Kane Williamson in his next three overs as the visitors lost their top order for 27 runs inside 10 overs.
Williamson's 13 was the highest individual score and none of his teammates managed double figures.
Paceman Morne Morkel (three for 14) soon got into the act, removing Franklin caught at first slip for one.
Dale Steyn came into the match needing just one wicket to reach the 300 mark in Tests and he returned after a barren first spell to reach the milestone by removing Doug Bracewell's off-stump with a fine out-swinger.
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BUFFALO, N.Y. – Former Canisius College men's basketball player Isaac Sosa has signed a professional contract to play with Penarol in the Argentinian LigaA. Sosa is the second member of the 2013 graduating class to sign a pro contract, joining with former teammate Harold Washington, who recently signed to play professionally in Algeria.
Sosa played in and started all 34 games for the Golden Griffins in 2012-13, where he averaged 11.6 points and 2.0 rebounds per game. The Guaynabo, Puerto Rico native set the school's single-season 3-point field goal record with 95 makes from behind the arc and he finished his only season in Blue and Gold ranked 28th in the nation with 2.79 3-pointers per game and 32nd in the country in 3-point shooting percentage at 40.9 percent for the year. He scored a season-high 25 points in Canisius' win over Manhattan at home Jan. 17 and he knocked down a career-high eight 3-pointers in the team's win over Longwood Dec. 17, leaving him one long-range make shy of tying the program's single-game record.
In addition to his long-range shooting abilities, Sosa was also honored for his work in the classroom as a well. He was named to the 2012-13 MAAC All-Academic Team, the Division I-AAA Athletic Directors Association Scholar-Athlete Team and the National Association of Basketball Coaches Honors Court. He earned his undergraduate degree from Canisius in finance in May.
"I am very excited about this opportunity," Sosa said. "Penarol has been one of the best teams, if not the best, in Argentina. I know that I will be playing a vital role as their shooting guard and I'm ready for that challenge. It is such a privilege to be a part of a winning tradition and I am excited to get started with the team."
Penarol, which competes at the top level of the Argentine basketball system, went 28-14 in 2012-13 and advanced to the LigaA semifinals. The team is based out of Mar del Plata, Argentina and has won four league titles and two FIBA Americas League crowns.


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Don has 25 years experience professionally programming in more languages than he can remember -- from as obscure as Forth to as popular as C. Don can be contacted at [email protected]
Years ago I reviewed a complete bookkeeping system made with only SQL. Many tasks were a stretch for a single purpose language. Adding wrappers in a general-purpose language (like C) would have significantly simplified the code and certainly its operation. I asked the developer about it. He said, "If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail." I have regularly borrowed the quip over the years. It holds true for the software tools that finally have an approved purchase order, languages we learn, design paradigms we assimilate, and, if we honestly admit it, the little math we remember from college. Too often we form our solutions in the image of the tools that are convenient.
Most programming projects rarely use statistics beyond a simple average or a minimum to maximum range. That is a shame because many programming projects would be improved with a quick thumb through our old college statistics textbook. Let's review some math, talk about a few physical realities, and look at a few concrete examples of realizing math in a virtual world with Java.
The examples I present here are all univarite examples for simple illustration. Also, all my examples assume we are looking at a full population and not a sample. Samples require a slight modification to some of the formulas. Simple univarite population calculations make better examples in this basic article.
I encourage you to download the complete source code that's available here and have it available while reading the article. The source code can be executed with the supplied junit classes. My way of encouraging test-driven development -- one of the best improvements to our craft in the last 25 years.
Calculating Univariate Frequency and Mode
A univariate frequency distribution is a single variable distribution. For example, tallying the weight ranges of a population or tallying age groups of a population are univariate frequency distributions. Univariate analysis tallies weight and age separately. Bivariate analysis would tally weight ranges by age groups. Multivariate analysis tallies variables grouped by any number of variables.
In addition to the number of variables there are also different types of variables. A nominal or qualitative variable is a variable that differs in quality but not quantity. An example of a nominal variable is color. We normally create a map of colors (for example, (0,black), (1,red), … ) and use the numeric values to represent color. Tallying modal, the most frequently occurring, qualitative value(s) makes perfect sense. For example, determining black occurred 24 times, red occurred more than any other value, or red and yellow occurred more than the other value is meaningful. However, some statistical calculations of qualitative values are meaningless. Red cannot be the mean, or average, color. Numbers assigned in the map are merely symbols for the color and not an actual measured quantity. So statistics like mean and variance have no meaning for nominal variables.
Rank order or ordinal variables have a dimension of quantity but not with precision. The pain scale used in hospitals is an example of an ordinal variable. It is immaterial if the scale starts at 1 and ends with 10, starts with 0 and ends with 5, or even if the larger number indicates more pain. The exact numbers have no meaning. It is only a vehicle to gauge relative pain. You can calculate the mean for an ordinal value. However, it is sometimes not as useful as the mean of quantitative variables. Often ordinal scales are constructed with the average condition as the middle value. For example, a middle value described as, "I feel normal" would naturally calculate as the mean/median value because the scale was constructed with the middle value being the norm.
Another type of variable is a quantitative variable. A quantitative variable is a variable that has numeric significance. For example, the maximum year of school, the number of children in a family, and the liters of water per container are all quantitative variables.
Quantitative variables can be either discrete or continuous. A discrete variable has a finite number of possible values between any two points. For example, there are no values between three and four children. The number of children per family is a discrete variable. A continuous variable has an infinite number of possible values between any two points. For example, between 1.0 liters and 1.1 liters, a container may have 1.01, 1.001, 1.0001, or an infinitely precise measurement of liters. The number of liters in a container is a continuous variable. However, often discrete or continuous is a blurry distinction that is more a function of our capacity to measure than its genre of data type. Deciliters may be the smallest unit of measurement possible with our instruments. The instrument may randomly report 1.03, 1.02, 0.99, or 1.01 but we are only confident that it contains greater than 0.95 and less than 1.05 liters in those measurements. Our measurement is only significant within one decimal point. So, the frequency for those four values should be four containers with 1.0 liters.
Example 1 works for all the different types of variables I have discussed: quantitative and qualitative; continuous and discrete. The roundData method converts continuous variables into discrete variables by rounding data into discrete bins. The method getAccuracy returns the number of digits that should be considered significant. It indicates data is rounded to the nearest integer if it returns zero. If getAccuracy returns one then it indicates rounding to the nearest tenth. A negative one indicates no rounding. We always by-pass rounding for qualitative variables because rounding distorts the data. The qualitative pairs (9, red) and (11, brown) should never round to (10, green).
Truly continuous data requires a different approach because the math is different for continuous data. For example, the probability of any absolutely exact value is near zero in the probability density function. For example, there is nearly a zero percent chance of measuring a sample with a mass of 1 gram to the atom. So, Example 1 assumes that all continuous data will be rounded into discrete bins. These rounding bins mimic discrete data points to make my examples work. Example 1 also correctly handles multimodal populations because, unlike sword carrying immortals, there can be more than one. The mode(s) are stored in the modes ArrayList.
private ArrayList<Double> modes; private Map<Double, Integer> uniqueValues; public void tallyFrequencyModes() { Integer highestFrequency = 0; Iterator<DataPoint> iterator = getList().iterator(); while (iterator.hasNext()) { DataPoint dataPoint = iterator.next(); // Only tally data that is valid if (dataPoint.isValid() == true) { // Round data based on rounding double effectiveValue = roundData(dataPoint); Integer frequency = uniqueValues.get(effectiveValue); frequency = (frequency == null) ? 1 : frequency + 1; uniqueValues.put(effectiveValue, frequency); if (frequency > highestFrequency) { // Set the max frequency to the new max highestFrequency = frequency; } } } for (Double key : uniqueValues.keySet()) { // Important note: there can be more than one mode // So we are storing the modal values in an array if (uniqueValues.get(key) == highestFrequency) { modes.add(key); } } } double roundData(DataPoint d) { if (getAccuracy() != -1) { BigDecimal bigDecimal = new BigDecimal(Double .toString(d.getNumber())); bigDecimal = bigDecimal.setScale(this.accuracy, BigDecimal.ROUND_HALF_UP); return bigDecimal.doubleValue(); } else { return d.getNumber(); } } // if accuracy has been set to -1 then no rounding occurs // if accuracy has been set > -1 then number of digits to round public int getAccuracy() { return this.accuracy; }


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Microsoft-Samsung Licensing Deal Tells Us Nothing About The Facts, Just About The FUD
from the trust-us-we're-not-bluffing deptAs Bessen and Meurer's book "Patent Failure" points out, one of the biggest problems with software patents is their lack of well-defined boundaries. This makes it very hard to tell whether newly-written code is infringing on existing patents or not. The threat of treble damages for wilful infringement removes any incentive to try to find out.
On the other hand, many software patents have been issued for basic programming techniques that are obvious to most competent coders, which makes it almost impossible not to infringe on them. Their obviousness means that it might be possible to find prior art to have them invalidated, but that takes time – and lots of money.
Put these two facts together, and you have the perfect situation for patent bullying. Holders of software patents will claim that some of your code infringes on their ideas, and that they could, if they wished, sue you and/or get your product withdrawn from the market. But generous types that they are, they will instead offer a licensing deal that solves all your problems.
The great thing about these licensing deals is that no details need be given afterwards – indeed that's usually a condition of them. So the patent holder can use them to insinuate to the rest of the world that fabulous sums are involved for multiple patent infringements, and that other people had better sign up quick before they get sued for even more.
Back in 2007, Microsoft tried to deploy this approach against companies – and users - using free software, which represented an increasing threat to Microsoft's dominance:
"We live in a world where we honor, and support the honoring of, intellectual property," says Ballmer in an interview. FOSS patrons are going to have to "play by the same rules as the rest of the business," he insists. "What's fair is fair."Significantly, though, Microsoft would never reveal what exactly those 235 patents were, despite repeated calls for them to be detailed so that people could examine the validity of Microsoft's claims. Because of this, the free software world called Microsoft's bluff, refusing to enter into licensing deals; no one was sued.
Microsoft General Counsel Brad Smith and licensing chief Horacio Gutierrez sat down with Fortune recently to map out their strategy for getting FOSS users to pay royalties. Revealing the precise figure for the first time, they state that FOSS infringes on no fewer than 235 Microsoft patents.
More recently, Microsoft has tried again, this time approaching manufacturers with products based on Android, which has free software such as Linux at its heart. Once more, claims that Android infringed on Microsoft's software patents were never specific, but this time it's been more successful in lining up licensing deals with major players, including one with HTC in April 2010, one with Casio, a few weeks ago and one with Samsung this week.
Most news outlets have been proclaiming the latter in particular as a huge blow against Android. But let's just look at what the press release actually says:
Microsoft announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement with Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., to cross-license the patent portfolios of both companies, providing broad coverage for each company's products. Under the terms of the agreement, Microsoft will receive royalties for Samsung's mobile phones and tablets running the Android mobile platform. In addition, the companies agreed to cooperate in the development and marketing of Windows Phone.
Everyone has focused on the part about Microsoft receiving royalties for Samsung's Android products, which would imply that Android does, indeed, infringe on Microsoft's patents. But the press release made no mention of the figures involved, or what precisely they were for. Samsung might have agreed to pay $5 per unit, or 5 cents. And for all we know, that "development and marketing of Windows Phone" might even involve Microsoft paying, say, $5 or 5 cents per Android unit back to Samsung.
In other words, this might well be much ado about nothing, the main purpose of which is to provide Microsoft with more "evidence" that it can wave at other companies when it goes calling for more licensing deals. A separate post by Microsoft's Brad Smith and Horacio Gutierrez spells that out for us:
In the context of all the attention intellectual property matters have received in recent months, it's worth taking a moment to reflect on the meaning and impact of these agreements. The Samsung license agreement marks the seventh agreement Microsoft has signed in the past three months with hardware manufacturers that use Android as an operating system for their smartphones and tablets. The previous six were with Acer, General Dynamics Itronix, Onkyo, Velocity Micro, ViewSonic and Wistron.In other words: "Look, all these companies can't possibly be wrong. There's clearly a big patent problem with Android, and anyone basing products around it had better sign up too."
These agreements prove that licensing works. They show what can be achieved when companies sit down and address intellectual property issues in a responsible manner. The rapid growth of the technology industry, and its continued fast pace of innovation are founded on mutual respect for IP. Intellectual property continues to provide the engine that incentivizes research and development, leading to inventions that put new products and services in the hands of millions of consumers and businesses.
Why might Samsung go along with this kind of thing? Well, because we don't know the details of that licensing deal, it might be receiving more than it pays out – unlikely, but possible. More likely is the situation where Microsoft agreed to help it in various ways with the Windows Phone products that it also produces – after all, Samsung just wants to sell hardware, and doesn't really care which software it runs. There are plenty of legitimate ways in which Microsoft could make Samsung's acquiescence in this licensing game attractive.
And let's not forget that Samsung is currently embroiled in a much more serious dispute around the world with Apple over its Android products. It's a basic rule that you don't fight wars on two fronts if you can help it, so settling with Microsoft – especially if the terms were favourable – makes good sense from a business point of view.
To summarise, then, this high-profile deal tells us nothing about the real terms of the agreement; all we have is a reinforced appearance that Android infringes somehow on Microsoft's (unspecified) software patents – pure FUD (Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt).
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So far we have the following maps revealed:
Zenith aka Ascension
Stonetown aka Zanzibar
Bloodline aka Coagulation
Lockdown aka Lockout
Lockout gameplay
Shrine aka Sanctuary
Here's the Sanctuary announcement from today.
That's not all! We also announced another one of the six re-mastered, reimagined maps that we're doing for Halo 2: Anniversary in Halo: The Master Chief Collection - Sanctuary. If you're at gamescom this week, you can be one of the first people ever to explore the verdant ruins of this iconic map.
Also an MLG Pro gameplay match on Sanctuary.
The map looks very pretty and it appears that the Anniversary multiplayer plays almost exactly like H2. Cuse, maybe you can tell us if you see any differences.


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We have dramatically changed the way we build our yachts and the way in which they are propelled. Traditional values such as fine craftsmanship and great looks remain, as our owners have come to expect, but below the elegant surfaces, things are state-of- In our fiberglass shop we have changed to infusion molding. The process is greener in that it uses considerably less resin, and is cleaner in that the emissions levels are much lower. Less resin means less weight, allowing the hull to run faster and use less fuel. Infusion differs from traditional hand lay-up in that all materials are loaded dry into the mold in a stack, which is then covered with a plastic bag to allow the resin to be infused. This creates a stronger part with higher glass to resin ratios.
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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — In the family of Pennsylvania college football, Temple is like Penn State's kid brother. The Owls inch closer each year to ending decades of futility against the Nittany Lions, only to be outmuscled at the end by their in-state foe.
If this is a rivalry, it's decidedly one-sided — though Penn State's adversity-tested players aren't talking like it is.
"I'm not sure it's a rival. It's not a conference game, but it's going to be a good game," linebacker Michael Mauti said. "They're going to come in here fired up. They're right in our backyard … We have to make sure we have to play four quarters."
The Nittany Lions taught Temple (1-1) a lesson in finishing strong the previous two years. In 2011, Penn State (1-2) pitched a second-half shutout but didn't take the lead until late in the third quarter of a 22-13 win at Beaver Stadium.
Last season in Philadelphia, Mauti's fourth-quarter interception set up the game-winning drive capped by Michael Zordich's 1-yard touchdown run with 2:42 left in a 14-10 win that deprived Temple of a program-defining upset.
Officially, the Temple losing streak in the series stands at 22 games since the seven Penn State victories from 2003 have been vacated because of NCAA sanctions. The Owls tied Penn state 7-7 in 1950, but otherwise have been winless in the series since a 14-0 shutout on Oct. 18, 1941 — or about two months before the United States entered World War II.
But enough about the past.
Temple coach Steve Addazio doesn't even want to talk about 2011, even if the Owls came tantalizingly close to victory.
"I really, frankly don't care about last year," Addazio said this week. "This is the 2012 team … It's about finding out what 2012 is trying to do best. Last year is irrelevant to me because it's a different game with different people."
Addazio has enough worries molding a young team that's also been hit by injuries. Temple has had two weeks to get healthy since its last contest, a mistake-filled, 36-27 loss at home to Maryland.
Center Sean Boyle and left guard Jeff Whittingham returned to practice this week after battling injuries. Freshman Kyle Friend is listed as the starter at right guard.
This may not be the ideal situation against Penn State's front seven, the strength of the team. The Nittany Lions have forced four turnovers each of the last two games.
"If you try to get too 'schemy,' it backfires on you. We don't have the experience up front to handle that," Addazio said. "But to sit here and say that you can feel good (that) you can pound that team? That's not going to happen. You have to figure out how to get things done."
Translation: a team that had three times as many rushing attempts (86) as passing attempts (29) over its first two games may try to air it out a little bit more on Saturday. Quarterback Chris Coyer is 12 of 29 passing for 239 yards and three touchdowns so far this season, along with 133 yards and a score on 30 carries on the ground for the Owls.
The seasoned Penn State defense led by Mauti, fellow linebacker Gerald Hodges and tackle Jordan Hill —all seniors — appears to be prepared for anything. The players liken Temple's offense to the scheme Addazio coordinated at Florida, where he had Tim Tebow at quarterback.
"There are some similarities. There is no question, though, that Coach Addazio has added his own twist to it," Nittany Lions coach Bill O'Brien said. "They play at a very fast tempo … It's going to be a real big challenge for our defense on Saturday."
Penn State leads the Big Ten in turnover margin (plus-5), while redshirt freshman Deion Barnes (two sacks) has emerged as a pass-rushing threat. A secondary maligned on third downs played much better in last week's 34-7 thrashing of Navy, though the Nittany Lions remain last in the conference on opponents' third-down conversions (51 percent).
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First Look: Cocktails at Blue Cow Kitchen, Los Angeles
There's no missing the culinary aspirations of Blue Cow Kitchen, the latest farm-to-table endeavor from Mendocino Farms' Mario Del Pero and Ellen Chen. Emblazoned in lights on the front-facing wall are the words, "Eat Happy." And so the menu is full of familiar, comforting bar bites, sandwiches, and snacks (think root veggie chips, beet marinated deviled eggs, and a tandoori turkey club).
"The idea is that you've had this dish somewhere before, but we're making it better," says Steve Livigni, the mastermind behind Blue Cow's cocktail menu. His vision for the drinks program was similarly minded.
Livigni is known for his heady composed concoctions at La Descarga and Harvard & Stone (where he recently did a Wonka-style cocktail version of a Sunday Supper, complete with a peas and carrots drink and a vodka elixir made with beef bouillon). But he says he's gone simpler at Blue Cow, which in the heart of downtown is already attracting a buzzing happy hour crowd of after work drinkers.
"Every cocktail program has to think about their demographic," he explains, and so he worked with Del Pero to create a more accessible lineup of 12 cocktails that hit a range of spirits—offering modern reinterpretations of classic drinks including a gin and tonic with housemade tonic water, an Old Fashioned on tap, and a bevy of beer cocktails to lure suds drinkers to branch out.
"It's a good introduction to what's happening in modern cocktails," says Livigni. "They're flavors that people can wrap their heads around."
Livigni also honors the after-work mindset of his clientele by aiming to turn around drinks quickly, sticking to fast preparations, including drinks like the Old Fashioned on tap that can be prepped before service and dispensed to order. "We've got 30,000 people on top of us," says Livigni. "They all duck out at 5:00, and it speeds up the process of getting the drinks to them. It maybe takes out an element of show, but I think people are okay with that." It's all part of the drink-happy mentality.
Check out the slideshow for a first look at Blue Cow Kitchen's cocktails.
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