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Preface – this discussion originated in another thread which can be viewed here:
I should point out, that I have not deeply studied any religious texts, or for that matter, any philosophical ones, and I have no specific position whatsoever. This has no bearing on anything, but some of the arguments for and against seem to be ad hominem, so I say that just to avoid those from the beginning. If you have no interest in this subject, don't bother posting at all.
There are several questions it seems to me, left unanswered by monism and dualism. To say dualism is dead seems to be a bit premature.
Where do abstract ideas exist?
What is our brain doing when we think abstractedly, and where in the brain does it do this?
How does monism resolve the "illusions" of free will and self?
If monism is correct, abstract ideas must exist in the physical world. Where do they exist? Some say that abstract ideas only exist when we think of them, but this poses more problems than it solves. If we take the idea that abstract thoughts only exist in conscious minds, if there are no conscious minds, or, if no conscious mind is thinking of an abstract idea at that moment in time, does the idea no longer exist? If none of us think about the number 1 or 2, and abstract ideas only exist in conscious minds, that would mean that 1 or 2, at that point, do not exist at all. Intuitively, this seems incorrect, and dare I say, a "conscious-centric" worldview, which seems to arrogantly suggest that the humble numbers 1 and 2 do not exist without us.
To look at it from another perspective, let us consider an abstract law which exists in the universe. For example, gravity. If none of us think about gravity, we must still accept gravity still exists and acts in the universe. That must mean that gravity has a place in the world without conscious minds. What about numbers?
To continue the monist problem, where does gravity exist in the physical world? Or E=mc2? If monism is correct, we ought to be able to look closer and closer and perceive gravity, or another law. We ought to be able to look close enough and say, "This is a gravity. This is an E=mc2." This does not seem likely, even if we had the most powerful perceptive faculties imaginable. However, everything else in the material world operates in a space. Two balls, one red and one blue exist in space. We can say, "This ball is red, that one is blue. They are not the same." The balls exist, they operate in the physical world, the same as gravity, and E=mc2, but the balls are divisible. We can break them down and find that fundamentally they are the same particle. But these particles exist in space, separate from each other. How would we break down a gravity? What would it's constituent parts be? Everything we say materially exists operates in space and is divisible down to fundamental building blocks. Gravity exists in space but where, and what can it be broken down to? We cannot avoid the issue by saying gravity exists everywhere because that would mean we are made up of fundamental particles of gravity, yet so far we consider ourselves to be built up of minute particles. If we are just fundamental blocks of gravity, what about other physical laws?
The Ancient Greek and Indian philosophers were able to intuitively suggest that solid objects are actually made up mostly of space. This is completely counter-intuitive and if I were alive at that time and they told me I would have thought them mad. To say a solid table is mostly space seems wrong, yet they were found to be correct.
If our brains are simply sense perceiving and translation devices, how did they arrive at this conclusion? Where did this idea come from, where in the brain was this done and how? If our brains are simply sense perceiving organs that must mean there is a site in the brain which has something akin to an electron-microscope (when thinking 'micro' abstractedly) or a high powered telescope (when thinking 'macro' abstractedly, for example in pre-scientific theories about the Big Bang/creation of the universe). Where is this site in the brain, and how does it see that far? Monism MUST say that there is a device like this in the brain, if so, where is it, and how does it do this? Furthermore, if this was simply a perceiving organ, why do we have the ability to create abstract ideas as well as perceive them?
From a monist's perspective, "free will" and "self" are illusory, because everything is determinable by the fundamental laws of the universe. A monist must therefore consider both an illusion, which would suggest all conscious minds are suffered from some kind of dementia. If our senses of selves and will are delusional, how can we trust our other senses? This seems dangerously close to slipping into solipsism, and if we can prove nothing else, as Descartes said, the one thing we do know is that we exist. If the only thing I can prove to exist is myself, yet this is an illusion, does not monism slip gently into solipsism at its most fundamental state?
The dualist stance would solve a lot of these questions, but pose more of its own.
A dualist world which consisted of thought/matter, and our consciousness as some sort of window between the two solves the problems of where these abstract thoughts exist which seem problematic from a monist standpoint, as they would exist in some sort of universal other place where the abstract ideas which shape our world formally exist in their entirety and can be seen in their pure forms. The problem for dualists to solve is how we are able to see this other world, where in our material brains does this window exist? As a kind of point of singularity? Where precisely could a dualist point to and say, "This is the material site of our window?" A dualist must resolve this point if they are able to say where the point of interaction between the two worlds exists.
A dualist can also site a "will" or "self" at this point of consciousness, and resolve the monist problems with free will and self, but dualism still has to resolve the problem of where this point exists materially, as everything else we can prove to exist has a "place" in the material world.
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Anon, you're confusing the forces with the concepts defining them - the forces exist everywhere, the concepts exist in the minds of Man and possibly other sentient beings throughout the universe.
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Anon, you're confusing the forces with the concepts defining them - the forces exist everywhere, the concepts exist in the minds of Man and possibly other sentient beings throughout the universe.
Yes, I repeated my comment, because you rephrased, then repeated your question, the very thing that Heather found so irritating.
The concepts don't exist, except in the minds of sentient beings capable of conceiving them - the phenomena which the concepts describe, exist in their appropriate places. By this, I mean that if a tree fell in space, of course it would make no sound, but within an atmosphere, it would produce sound waves, regardless of whether or not there was a listener. The falling tree existed, until it finished falling, then it was no longer a falling tree. The sound waves existed, and they will continue to spread further and further from their source until, bit by bit, they are absorbed by objects they encounter, but these are phenomena that are described by concepts, not the concepts themselves.
The concepts do not exist except in the minds of sentient beings capable of observing phenomena and describing them with said concepts.
Now, by all means, rephrase your question and repeat it again, then we can both continue wasting our time.
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So, if I understand you correctly, your position is this:
The effects of pure concepts exist in the material. The concepts themselves in a pure form do not exist anywhere.
A conscious mind evolves. Now the concept in it's pure form exists in the mind of the consciousness, through it's perception of the effects of said concept on the world. If consciousness then dies, the pure form now no longer exists anywhere, but it's effect would still act in the material world.
How could something have an effect but not exist in a pure form. Matter presumably exists in a pure form somewhere, perhaps physics will discover it. But thought cannot have a pure form? Why?
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I have no idea what your definition of "pure" is, which leaves pure concepts, and pure form without definition.
Reply by Anon
So the problem is semantics? For matter, the pure form would be the kind of particles we are currently searching for. A particle which could comprise all matter, by itself or with another indivisible particle.
You've studied no religious or philosophical texts - and it seems very clear that you likely haven't studied any texts. All of this has already been clearly distilled for you but you just return to the same questions and seem to think that repeating them is creating a case for your dogma. You are going to get little other than ad homs until you either read a few books or actually study the answers people provide you.
For starters, just about anything related to science and/or philosophy - anything that would actually give you a foundation for an idea rather than trying to start a discussion by spewing ignorance. To understand exactly where 'ideas' exist (which really shouldn't be that hard, but you seem unable to absorb new ideas) I would recommend Dennet - Consciousness Explained, and V.S. Ramachandran - The Tell-Tale Brain.
I'm not overly familiar with the concept of dualism, and I don't want to create a counter- argument to something that is not definitive of your thought.
My understanding of this dualism idea, is the concept that the mind/personality/awareness of a person could be in some way separate from the grey squishy matter that constitutes the human brain in its physical sense. That both exist and are wrapped up together, but that the "mind" can somehow exist separately from the "matter".
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Many amusing stories have been told of Dick's outbursts and I do smile when I hear them, but really, I only ever witnessed the more gracious side to his personality as a director. Working downstairs no doubt helped. After my very first scene (Thief splashing into moat) had been shown in rushes I passed Dick on the stairs later that morning. He was deep in conversation with two or three other VIPs - probably Roy, John L. and Peter (Bond), but as I'd only been at the studio a few weeks I wasn't sure who they all were, only who I was -- nobody. So I shuffled past them all with my head down. I was halfway down the stairs when Dick broke off from his conversation, turned round and said, "Great splash!" before continuing his discourse.
While it's probably true that he knew such comments could make you cancel your plans for the evening, sharpen your pencil and work until midnight instead, it's moments like that which stay with you forever. A lesser director might build you up with a trace of condescension, yet Dick had a way of drawing out the best in many people and making you feel your contribution was much greater than it actually was. That's a rare gift. Whether it was because I was so far down the food chain doing only effects, or whether it was because I was more keen than artistic, or whether it was just beginner's luck I can't say, but it's the highest part of a human being which steps aside and allows a far dimmer light to shine to its brightest potential for a brief moment.
I think I was about 9 years old when the scene was first animated by Ken Harris. I remember well the awe of seeing a dope sheet with the names: Ken/Dick/Jane in the 'animated by' tick box and knowing that the scene had remained boxed up all the way through my school and college years. I guess we've all got memories like that from The Thief....
You might want to track down John Cousen, if you haven't already, he animated all the witch's vapour effects. Graham Bebbington and Lynette Charters were the other two effects animators from the Forum days. Heather Tailby did a scene or two also. Lynette did most of the animation - sand dunes, clouds, etc. - in the opening sequence with the prophecy. And Julie Penman was everyone's hard-working assistant and carried so much of the workload with very little credit. When you have Julie assisting you, your workload is lifted off your back on angels' wings...
The bubbles... (see 4/14/2008 post)
Neil set the style for the outlines for the first 15 feet or so, then handed the sequence over with the brief that they should move more like breasts, adding with an oblique glance, "Those are Dick's words, not mine!"
Not sure I was up to the challenge and thinking this might be more of a bloke's job, I nevertheless finished the rest of the bubble animation, then set about experimenting with the reflections, distorting all those little tiles on the floor.
The bubbles on most of those Thief scenes were animated on three levels with the idea that when shot on different passes, the bubbles behind would still be seen through the bubbles in the foreground. They ended up being painted all on the same level as it would have been too expensive to paint and shoot with three levels, so a lot of that detail and also the depth was lost. After the first scene was approved on twos and I was told to put it on ones I saw at first only the size of the job - I think it was about 80 odd feet - that first scene where the Thief squeezes out of the hole. "He wants it on ones", I moaned when I got back downstairs, "It'll take forever." "Well, you're not going anywhere, are you?" John C. quipped in response. He was right, I wasn't going anywhere - not for a long time! I was of course thrilled when it was actually finished on ones (due in large part to Julie who handled much of the assisting for the sequence and also kept track of all the different levels and who was working on what). The experience taught me not to look at the whole mountain, just the next two or three steps ahead. In proportion to the rest of the film it wasn't a mountain anyway, just a small hillock, but it's still the longest and largest scene I've ever worked on.
The day the studio closed I was in Wales. Lynette called me in the morning with the sad news and I jumped straight into my car. Four or five hours later I was in Camden joining in with the lamentations and farewells of my comrades. Dick's first words to me were "Sorry we couldn't finish your bubbles on three separate levels." I was shocked because nothing was further from my mind. It was really quite humbling because he'd just lost his whole film and I wanted to say something to him that wouldn't sound completely lame, yet he magnanimously drew the attention away from himself and was really there for all of his crew. But then that was how he was on so many occasions that I recall.
I know a man's grace doesn't sell many tabloid newspapers and wouldn't raise a chuckle over a few pints in the pub, but it's a side to Dick that is very real and perhaps gets eclipsed by the more 'colourful' facets of his personality when stories are being told. Because of his kindness, his encouragement and the example he set as a hard worker rather than a delegator, the year and a half I spent working under his direction is right up there as a 'Jim'll Fix It' episode in my life. (Actually, it was John Cousen who fixed it for me to work there, but that's another story...)

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In my last article, I stressed the importance of producing professional-quality video content when optimizing videos for search visibility. This article tells you how to choose and work with a professional video production partner(s) and how to choose a video host for displaying your videos.
Choosing Your Videographer
You'll want to choose a videographer who can best integrate with your search marketing work, making your job and theirs easier and more productive. Even if you are multi-talented in possessing both professional-caliber video production and optimization skills, it's best to leave as much of the production and infrastructure work as possible to full-time professionals.
Establishing a partnership with a professional involved in the actual production and editing of the video material (aka a videographer), along with a specialized hosting plan for all your video media, will not only make you a more effective video optimizer, it will also provide your audience and clientele with better performance quality and a better user experience. Below are some tips for choosing and working with a videographer.
Pre-existing content. Point your preference toward a videographer who already has produced a decent amount of video content (clips) for your target market. This will enable you to readily optimize and promote existing video, rather than be delayed by a startup production schedule. Professional videographers will already have 1 to 3-minute sample clips readily available for clients, which is the ideal length for presenting as optimized online clips.
Video encoding. You want to make sure you have a videographer who can transcode (code from the original large file size video to a much smaller file size video) to any and all of the popular multiple video formats used for common online viewing, whether it be for a client Web site or video search engine. These formats should include:
- Windows Media Files (WMF)
- Flash (FLV)
- QuickTime (MOV)
Video files require separate audio transcoding. Your videographer should also know how to convert the audio format of your video files to multiple bit rates in both MP3 and AAC. (AAC can offer even better compression rates than MP3, along with more versatility.)
While there are some freeware and shareware software tools for transcoding (including the popular QuickTime Pro), they are rather limited in their format choices, and painfully slower in transcoding compared to professional-caliber software. Your own videographer should be equipped with, and skilled in using, a professional video transcoding software that can handle multiple file formats and codecs, plus do both progressive downloads (e.g., YouTube), and streaming media files (e.g., Google Video).
A few popular professional-level programs providing these features are Sorenson Suite and AutoDesk Cleaner (for Mac). One new program that just came out, which I personally use and recommend for videographers who work with Macs, is Flip4Mac's Episode Pro, which has outstanding quality-to-filesize-to-speed ratio. (Albeit at the higher price scale.) For video that needs to be extracted from DVDs and CDs, your videographer should know how to use a special media extractor tool such as Miraizon's Cinematize Pro.
Working With Your Videographer
Once you've selected your videographer, below are a few tips on how to work together for your online video promotion.
Clip selection. Select pieces that show the best transfer of quality of the videographer's work to the online medium. Pieces with at least some close-ups are especially good for transcoding, as they can showcase better image quality without requiring higher data-transfer rates and download speeds. Be sure to have your videographer blend these pieces with animated (but not overwhelming) text graphics, and a soundtrack.
Dual watermarking. When working with the videographer's own original and copyrighted content, have the videographer watermark the end of all the video clips with your company partnership info. This will clearly establish the partnership and dual branding, while respecting your videographer's copyrighted work. View example.
YouTube account. Set up a YouTube account for your videographer that features all of your dual-branded clips. Here's an example of what I use with one of my own videographers.
Choosing a Video Host
If you are committed to showcasing and optimizing multiple media files that you expect to be crawled and indexed by the video search engines, then a streaming media server will work far better for hosting your video files than a Web hosting account.
"Multimedia streaming is very CPU intensive and tends to bog down the performance of the Web server," says Eyal Menin, President of uValut and author of The Streaming Media Handbook. Hosting video files on a standard Web host account can put you at a severe disadvantage. It will eat up a considerable amount of bandwidth (and add unexpected charges to your Web hosting rates), not to mention significantly slower download speeds or even dropped clips when you're building up an audience that is trying to access the same video at the same time.
If you have a considerable amount of video content and are expecting a sizeable audience from your search marketing efforts, you should host all of your video files on a separate server. Ideally, this would be a streaming media server.
Hosting your video on a separate media server can provide multiple advantages:
- Higher performance network backbone to handle all your videos of any length and file size.
- Options for both streaming and progressive downloads.
- Ability to detect the browser's bandwidth speed, delivering a video with the data rate that best matches its speed.
- Digital file protection for files you want indexed in video search results, but secure from copying onto third-party Web sites.
The advantage of having a separate streaming video hosting account is it has a higher performance network backbone to handle multiple views of your videos, and can best stream large file sizes and lengths. Streaming can be more user-friendly for your audience since it allows users to go directly to any point in a video without making them wait for the download to get to that point.
"Streaming video accounts allow you to stream your video in real time," explains Streamhoster co-founder Michael Barsoumian. A streaming video account allows you to randomly seek any position in the video immediately. You have no progress bars, almost instant startup, and can jump to any point in the video at anytime. This is not possible if you use your Web hosting account to display the video.
Now, the tricky part: when running streaming media, you need a separate server for each media type. Streaming Windows Media files can only run off of a Windows server, streaming QuickTime video files can only run off of a QuickTime streaming media server, and Flash streaming media files can only run off of a Flash streaming media server – and all three are separate outfits. Fortunately, there are streaming media hosting companies that can handle multiple or specialized file formats. It's rare, however, to find a company that can effectively handle all three media formats.
My own experience when weighing performance, affordability, and customer service is to use Streamhoster for Windows Media and QuickTime video files (hosting accounts start at $15/month), and uValut for Flash video files (hosting starts at $50/month – expect higher rates when working with Flash media formats).
Remember these requirements when selecting video partners for your own video search marketing:
Videographer criteria:
- Required: Pre-existing content, transcoding software.
- Recommended: Separate computer for transcoding video media files (allowing for faster project completion times).
Video media hosting criteria:
- Required: Streaming media capabilities, at least one of the following file formats: WMF, MOV, FLV, easy FTP or Web upload of video files.
- To Consider: Multiple file formats, usage statistic reports, copy protection.
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15 Apartments on Film That We Wish We Owned
[Editor's note: While your Flavorwire editors take a much-needed holiday break, we'll spend the next two weekends revisiting some of our most popular features of the year. This post was originally published July 20, 2011.] Tiny bathrooms, creepy Craigslist roommates, mice-infestations — typical apartment living is nothing like the movies. Our fifth-story walk-up is a far cry from the spaces we dreamed of when still living with Mom and Dad; there isn't even one spiral staircase or floor-to-ceiling window. Looking back, we realized that many of our dream apartments were inspired by our favorite films. As a follow up to our list of the best movie bedrooms, we've rounded up 15 big-screen flats that are simply too good to be real, from Auntie Mame's city splendor to Patrick Bateman's minimalist bachelor pad. Add your suggestions in the comments.
Brontë Mitchell's apartment in Green Card
While Green Card is a fairly forgettable romantic-comedy from the '90s, we could never forget environmentalist Brontë Mitchell's unbelievable New York City apartment. Kitschy, homey, and featuring a greenhouse, it defies the popular notion of Manhattan as a colorless, concrete jungle. Hell, if it would help us score an apartment with a hand-tiled pond and indoor atrium, we too would be willing to marry Gérard Depardieu.


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Ode to Eclipse Bug 8009
Ode to Eclipse Bug 8009
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Some people reading this post will already know about the bug of which I speak. For those of you who are unaware, I give you Eclipse bug 8009. This is the Eclipse Bugzilla entry for the absence of split editor windows in the popular IDE. The bug is now over 10 years old. The bug has a very rich history, and I encourage you to read through at least a portion of the thread. One of my favorite parts is at the very end of the comment history, where folks raise a glass to toast the 10 year anniversary of the bug. I also enjoyed the attempt to fill a virtual tip jar with money to bribe the developers to implement this feature. It looks like they raised at least $270.
I recently had the unfortunate experience of revisiting this bug (hadn't seen the thread in a while) because of the newly released Eclipse 4.2 (Juno). At SlickEdit, we are currently working on our next version of the SlickEdit Core for Eclipse plugin, which will be built on Eclipse 4.2. In Eclipse 4.2, the split editor window problem has again become a major hurdle. I'll refrain from voicing any dissenting opinion about the new UI released in Juno, though all the criticism seems to be warranted, and focus on the issue at hand. Several plugins, ours included, have implemented their own ways of providing split editor window capabilities within Eclipse. These implementations may have relied on internal APIs (bad practice), but there was no publicly available way to go about providing this feature. So we did what we had to do to provide what our customers wanted. Eclipse sure didn't seem interested in actually providing a way to split an editor window in their IDE (remember, 10 years). And please don't say, "Click and drag the window."
Enter Juno, the new Eclipse workbench UI, and API changes which have broken these implementations. Of course there is no guarantee that internal Eclipse APIs will not change or break between releases, so this to no fault of Eclipse. Although maybe if the bug was addressed sometime in the last 10 years this wouldn't be such a problem in the first place.
For now we are left searching for another workaround, and checking the status of this epic bug. The comment history has gone through a civil phase, a nasty phase, and then what seems to be phases of disbelief, and now acceptance. I really just wanted to share this thread to some who might not have seen it before. Maybe now you feel a little bit better about some of the long-standing bugs in your code. I hope we don't ever have to toast them.
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Welcome to Texas on the Potomac's "The Week Ahead," a preview of events to come on Capitol Hill and at the White House this week.
This week's report was written by William K. Moore of ViaNovo.
Putting partisanship aside, Congress will strive to complete action this week on an appropriations measure to keep government operating through the end of the fiscal year and reaffirming sequestration spending cuts. The Senate hopes to pass the bill Monday, permitting the House to clear the bill before Congress leaves town for a two-week recess. President Obama leaves midweek for a three-day visit to Israel and the West Bank, the first foreign trip of his second term.
Placing partisanship at center stage, the House will debate the 2014 budget this week; the Senate will take up the budget after recess. House and Senate budget committees adopted competing resolutions last week that mark the boundaries of the fiscal debate. The House Republican plan would balance the budget in 2023 by cutting projected spending $4.6 trillion, eliminating the 2010 healthcare reform benefits (while retaining its revenues), converting Medicare to a voucher, block granting Medicaid and overhauling the tax code.
The Senate plan would raise taxes by nearly $1 trillion over ten years, reduce projected Medicare spending by $275 billion, but contains no structural reforms in entitlements, and build on 2010 healthcare reform.
The White House will release its budget plan April 8.
No one anticipates the budget blueprints will be compromised in a conference committee. Expectations are that President Obama's courtship of congressional Republicans will help provide the foundation for a budget deal later this summer that will strike a balance somewhere between the House and Senate budget visions.
The current debt limit will expire May 19, but default won't loom until early August. Over the summer, President Obama hopes to negotiate a budget deal that will put the fiscal Perils of Pauline behind him, allowing him to deal with other issues, such as energy, immigration and gun violence. The likelihood of success is growing, but below 50 percent.


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How To Recycle?
How Do You Successfully Recycle in On-Campus Housing?
- Use blue bins to store your recyclable products inside rooms until bins are full.
- Take outside to the recycling station located nearest your building. Sort the contents into the appropriate containers (aluminum, cardboard, plastic #1 and #2, paper, tin, newspaper/magazine, glass) for our recycling crew to pick up and take to the Gunnison County Recycling Center.
- Smile and appreciate being a part of saving the environment.
How Do You Successfully Recycle in Academic Buildings?
- Use labeled bins conveniently located throughout the buildings. Aluminum, cardboard, plastic #1 and #2, paper, newspaper/magazine and glass.
- The recycling crew will sort and take material to the outside recycling stations. These stations are emptied twice a week. The materials are then taken to the Gunnison County Recycling Center for further processing.


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When designing precision electronics or performing a detailed worst-case analysis, one quickly learns to consider parameters that may not be so important in other applications. One of the more interesting things to learn is that the tolerance of a resistor is just the starting point. It does not actually define the maximum or minimum value the resistor could be within your circuit.
The key parameters associated with a resistor are as follows.
Tolerance: This defines how close to the nominal value is allowable for the resistor when it is manufactured. A nominal 1,000Ω resistor with a tolerance of ±5% will have a value ranging between 950 and 1,050Ω. This value will be fixed; the value of the resistor will not vary during its life due to the tolerance. However, the engineer has to consider the tolerance in design calculations and ensure the circuit will function across the entire potential value range.
Temperature coefficient: This describes how the value of the resistor changes as a function of temperature. It is defined as parts per million/Kelvin; common values are 5, 10, 20, and 100 PPM/K. Actually, the best way to think of this is parts per million per ohm/Kelvin. A 1,000Ω resistor with a temperature coefficient of 100 PPM experiencing a ±60K temperature change over the operating temperature range (240-360K, based on an ambient room temperature of 300K) will experience a resistance change of ±6Ω based on its nominal value. Obviously, the lower the temperature coefficient, the more expensive the resistor will be. (This is the same for low-tolerance resistors.)
Resistor self-heating: For really high-precision circuits, it is sometimes necessary to consider the power dissipation within the resistor. The resistor will have a specified thermal resistance from the case to ambient, and this will be specified in °C/W. The engineer will know the power dissipation within the resistor; this can be used to determine the temperature rise and hence the effect on the resistance.
To determine the maximum and minimum resistance applicable to your resistor, you must consider the tolerance, the temperature coefficient, and the self-heating effect. As you perform your analysis, you may notice some of the parameters are negligible and can be discounted, but you have to consider them first to know whether or not you can discount them.
For some precision circuits (gain stages in amplifiers, for example) it may be necessary to match resistors to ensure their values are within a specified tolerance of each other and have the same temperature coefficients.
In certain circuits, it is also important to make sure that critical resistors are positioned correctly to ensure both terminal ends of the resistor are subjected to the same heating or cooling effects. Otherwise, the Seebeck effect may need to be considered. When using forced airflow, for example, it may be necessary to ensure that both resistor terminals are perpendicular to the airflow, so the component is of uniform temperature.


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Mark Cannizzaro Talks Jets Turmoil
Kenny Ducey and Chris Marasco Talk Jets with Mark Cannizzaro of the NY Post
By Chris Marasco
Mark Cannizzaro of the New York Post joined Kenny Ducey and myself to talk about the Jets struggles this season. Mark gave his insight on different topics ranging from Mark Sanchez to Tim Tebow to the future of the Jets coaching staff.
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Will World Cup hero Mario Götze dare? A ring on the hand of his friend Ann–Kathrin Brömmel ensures speculation. Does the couple about engaged?
Ann Kathrin Brommel celebrating Mario Götze birthday.
Mario Götze had a birthday on the third of June, he and his nice girlfriend had nice time with friends.
Ann Kathrin Brommel was the most beautiful as always!!!
Ann-Kathrin Brömmel: Shitstorm against Mario Götze's girlfriend
Photos of her are really a delight, Ann–Kathrin Brommel, 25, is considered Selfie Queen of the Internet. But now she makes a recording of displeasure on her Instagram page. The girlfriend of football player Mario Götze, 22, is known to like to post sexy pictures of herself. But now she has overdone it for the taste of her fans! She lolls astride and only in a fat–belabelten underwear in the picture. A denim shirt of their kicker friend she has swung loosely around his waist. Obviously reason enough to Shitstorm the net.
"Please stop 'to point to so embarrassing pictures"
At the sight of his friend the soccer colleagues of Mario Götze should have their pleasure … Whether the young footballer that's embarrassing? Hardly likely! Certainly the proud sexy on his girlfriend will be.
However, Instagram users will find the image of Ann-Kathrin slightly shameful! "Please stop so embarrassing pictures to show the slowly too far! I like you, but please do not" disgusting "pictures," writes a member of Mario Götze-Fanclubs under the photo. Some other comment is simply "embarrassing" only. But there are also fans who see the beauty still great. "Such images belong to their jobs," says a supporter.
An interview with Ann Kathrin Brommel
Some brand new photos of Ann Kathrin Brömmel
Ann Kathrin Brommel stars in advert
Ann Kathrin Brommel stars in an energy drinks advert called Effect.
We are not sure if this drink s good , but one is sure- beacause of Ann Kathrin Brommel we will try it!!!
Ann Kathrin Brommel as a TV journalist
Ann Kathrin Brömmel is very good as TV journalist. After the World Cup 2014 he became very popular and she is prefered as any social activities.
Here is an small videoclip Ann Kathrin Brommel is at the role of TV presenter.
Ann Kathrin Brömmel im GQ Shooting Erste Liga GQ
Some short video of Ann Kathrin Brömmel super model shootout
Ann Kathrin Brömmel is became extreemly popular after the World Cup final in Brasil.
Ann is very popular for all kind af advertising, her popularity grownt several times after the World Cup 2014
Mario Götze went to deserved vacation on boat in Ibiza with lingerie model girlfriend Ann Kathrin Brömmel after the World Cup victory
- Götze spotted in Ibiza with model girlfriend Ann Kathrin Brömmel.
- Ibiza their favorite place to rest, its not their first time there
For Mario Götze, life just keeps getting better.
After winning the World Cup for Germany with a decisive extra-time goal, the Bayern Munich player took a deserved holiday with his beloved lingerie model girlfriend Ann Kathrin Brömmel in Ibiza.
Ann Kathrin Brömmel linegrie model Mario Götze girlfriend. When the met each other the spent time together in Ibiza the love tis place!!
Ann Kathrin Brömmel die Freundin von Mario Götzes ist die "beliebteste Spielerfrau"
Fußball Star Mario Götzes (22) hat mit bundesteam zwar gerade das Weltmeisterschaft-Finale gewonnen.Ann Kahtrin Brömmel war mit alle Spielerfrauen an das
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Vaginals in the Crux Basement
I've had "For Reverend Green" by Animal Collective stuck in my head all day, and it wasn't until I got off work and started pedaling towards the Crux House that I figured out why I like that song so much. It's essentially a bunch of totally strange, disparate sonic elements, but they've been identified and recast as new ingredients of a cohesive composition with structure, melody, and form. It combines just the right amount of adventure in creating a familiar end result, which is how all good songs that get stuck in your head should be.
I was still thinking about this when I made my way down to the basement at the Crux House tonight to watch a band from San Diego, whom I knew nothing about, called Vaginals. Three girls, one guy, and in devout subscription to the hipster code, no "the."
The band started playing, and I was immediately intrigued at how off the wall they were. Weird singing! Discordant guitar solos! Everyone playing unusual instruments in different keys!
But as their set plodded on, the potential faded along with any initial thrill. Vaginals seem to view adventure as both the means and the end, with no solidified result other than ingratiation. The totally strange, disparate sonic elements were all there—lots of cool shit like delayed vocals, thumb piano, modified synthesizer, harmonica, cello, maracas, haphazardly-played drums—but none of them ever came together to resemble what's commonly referred to as a song.
Okay, okay, there were two things that sounded like songs. One of them started with the line "I'm not waiting around for your review" (which I hope is actually the case, because they're not likely to appreciate this one very much) and ended with the hopelessly steamrolled-into-the-ground doll reference: "I'm not one of those perfect Barbie girls." The other one rhymed "Slim" with "Jim" and "Gin" and "Him" over and over again in a screeching fake Southern accent. You get the picture.
Near the end, during a Residents cover, just for a quick second, I saw their singer crack a rare smile, and it was then that I realized what had been missing. Where was the fun?! It's fine to be art-school charlatans who make crappy noise that makes no sense, but damn, at least have some fun while you're doing it. Realistically, that's the only way anyone's gonna take you seriously, unless it's 1965 and you're John Tchicai.
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If you have never done yoga naked you should. This week on moneytalks Havoc pays a few girls to come back to the gym and do some naked yoga. Next we are on the streets looking for someone to jerkoff our porn stud with a robo dutch rudder. We pay this one girl to come back to our van and jerk our boy off with our robo hands. Our crew is feeling naughty inside a clothing store for the main event. We have plenty of cash and have all kinds of titties popping all over the store. This one dude comes in and gets a nasty wedgy but of course we break him off a bit of green. Whitney walks in with her cute Georgia accent and has Jmac drooling like a lil school boy. It is hard to keep this animal controlled so we have to bring out the cash quickly. This lil Georgia peach is gorgeous. Jmac is fucking stoked and he makes sure he gives this beautiful babe the lovin she deserves.
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I think I got a bolt "kit" from Rick's a few years ago and it had the stud.
There is a Paragon bolt that will work here and is just about right on the money,Jerry
I have a good RH water pump stud but I don't have a LH stud. My alternator bracket is just bolted to the water pump with a bolt and the bracket appears to be spaced to far in toward the block when you look at the adjust bolt connection at the top of the alternator...the outside bracket kicks out at the end of the two brackets. It appears that there should be a stud there instead of a bolt. Does anyone have a good number for the correct stud that would fit there? I can't seem to find any part number in any of the books and manuals that I have. Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance,Sonet


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Wabash junior Geoff Lambert qualified for the NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field National Championships with the fifth fastest seed time, but he nearly brought home the national title after a courageous race in the finals. Leading down the main straightaway, Lambert ultimately finished second in the 800-meter run finals to earn All-America honors for the second time in his career.
Click here to see photos from the national meet.
The Chesterton, Indiana native crossed the finish line in 1:53.84, trailing only Jimmy O'Brien from Ohio Northern. O'Brien won with a time of 1:53.48. The talented runners (pictured below right) ran side-by-side over the final 200 meters with Lambert just ahead until the final 50 meter sprint.
Lambert won the first heat of Friday's semifinals with a time of 1:55.07, the top time among the 11 national qualifiers. However, about two-thirds of the way through the qualifier, Lambert was spiked by an opposing runner on his left ankle and sustained an injury.
Running in lane four in the championship race and with his ankle tightly wrapped, Lambert fell behind the lead pack early and got boxed in. Twice he built momentum for a run to the front and each time was rebuffed. Finally, Lambert burst through the pack with 150 meters to go. He held the lead at turns three and turn four, but O'Brien nipped him down the stretch.
"I'm really proud of Lambert's courageous effort," said Wabash Track Coach Rob Johnson. "He had bad position through most of the race and ended up having to run up and around a few guys. He's just a super kid and a great athlete."
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Saturday afternoon in a 3-1 win against Marshall at Ken Dugan Field at Stephen Lee Marsh Stadium Sinclair struck out 11 batters, a team season high, in seven innings. It was his first win for Lipscomb Bisons. In his first start of the season Feb. 19 against Bradley he also pitched seven innings in a game that last 13.
Sinclair has not allowed a run in his first 14 innings. He gave up two hits against Marshall. Left-hander Blake Fonfara, one of four relievers used in the game, gave up the run to Marshall in the eighth.
"He just puts up zeros," said Lipscomb coach Jeff Forehand. "When he gets in a bad situation it doesn't faze him. When there are runners on base he is like a bulldog out there."
Sinclair, a right-hander who transferred from Butler Community College, is not known for being a strikeout pitcher, but he has 18 in his two outings.
"He needs to keep thinking that he is not a strikeout pitcher," Bisons' pitching coach Tyler Shrout said. "Marshall's hitters were swinging at a lot of pitches in the dirt. His hard slider was a good pitch. He got ahead in the count and they had to swing at that pitch."
Sometimes a junior college transfer has problems making the adjustment to NCAA Division I, but Sinclair has not faced any obstacles.
"I just come in and throw strikes," Sinclair said. "The defense plays behind me. I get in a groove with my catcher and that is about all it takes.
"I'm not up there trying to strike people out. But if they want to swing over pitchers that is fine with me."
The Bisons wanted to strike early and they did with two runs in the second inning. Josh Chism led off the inning with a single to left field. Tennyson Dodd flied out to center and Ricky Coleman struck out swinging. Chism stole second during Coleman's at bat. Brett Teschner singled to left to bring in Chism with two outs. Kyle Henry doubled to left center to score Teschner.
The Bisons added another run in the fourth. Chism opened the inning with a walk. Dodd grounded out to the shortstop which moved Chism to second. Coleman put down a bunt and was safe at first, advancing Chism to third. Teschner hit a fly to left field that brought Chism across the plate on the sacrifice.
In the eighth Marshall strung together three singles to break the shutout.
Once again the bullpen pitchers got their share of the work. Fonfara and right-hander Mike Grace struggled in relief, but right-hander Chad Fromm pitched two-thirds of an inning without giving up a hit or a run. Left-hander Gil Rehwinkel did not allow a hit or a run in the final 1.1 innings to pick up his first save of the season.
"Chad got Marshall to ground into a double play and then Gil got the next guy out," Forehand said. "That is all we can ask.
"We have been talking and preaching this all year long. I tell them that as a relief guy they may have one batter or four or five pitches. They need to have great stuff right when they step on the mound. We did the same thing in the first game with Marshall but it didn't work out."
Henry's double was the only extra base hit for either team. Williams stole his fifth base of the season. Coleman stole two bases in the game.
Victor Gomez had two hits for Marshall.
The Bisons had six hits off of four Marshall pitchers. Marshall connected for five hits.
"We have to get the offense going a little bit more," Forehand said. "We had some opportunities where we didn't capitalize."
The three-game series ends Sunday at 1. Right-hander Dannie Strable, 1-0 with a 1.50 earned run average, will start for the Bisons.
The Bisons are 4-3. Marshall is 3-2.
"Marshall has a solid team," Forehand said. "Their three, four and five hitters are really good. Their bullpen is solid. They have a great leadoff batter. They have some weapons that can hurt you."
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Molly was a milk maid. She milked cows and tended to them sending them into the field. She dreamed all day, while her hands worked hard on what she was told to do. Molly had been sold a cow by a man named Jack, and that in and of itself made her happy, because now, just for some beans, she'd gotten her OWN cow. She didn't need to work for Mister Onery any longer.
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But one day, the cow fell ill. It did not produce any milk, and Molly found herself in dire straits. She didn't know what to do. So she went to a doctor. He said he did not heal cows.
She went to a lawyer, and he said he did not heal cows, but he could sue doctors. She did not need a doctor sued, and she did not have the money to pay the lawyer.
She went to the castle, and asked a man there if he could heal her cow. The man, kind, said no, but he could talk to a lawyer. So she took the man to the lawyer, who then sued the doctor, who then treated the cow.
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Dan P., a popular contributor and avid fan of both this blog and the Texans, has offered a preview of the Texans vs Jets game.
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Ps. I won't spoil it for you and tell you what his score prediction is 😉
In the 3rd Star Wars movie, Return of the Jedi, Admiral Ackbar excitedly recites his famous warning, "It's a Trap" as the rebellion has been suckered into an attack on the Death Star and the Imperial fleet. Now I could digress and start discussing with the under-30 crowd how Episode 3 is not the same as the 3rd Star Wars movie and how NO ONE ever called the first movie "New Hope" until the 2000's. "New Hope" sounds like a 2016 campaign slogan – but again, I don't mean to digress.
Anyways – this week, I'm betting that Gary Kubiak is playing the role of Admiral Ackbar to help deflate the large heads his minions must be building up after a 4-0 start to the season. The Monday Night game with the Jets has trap game written all over it.
Why this game could be a trap
1) The Jets are spending a week having their manhood questioned by a volatile and some may argue unstable coach. Would you want to repeat a 34-0 shellacking and walk back to the sideline to face Rex Ryan?
2) The Jets are a home team on Monday Night Football. They know that the other 30 teams will be watching this game and their "friends" around the league will be tweeting, texting and sending snail mail to them based on what they see. They will want to give it their best.
3) The Jets are not the 0-4 Browns – they are 2-2 and tied for their division lead going into this game. They have a lot to play for and they could be a dangerous team.
4) Yes, they lost 34-0 to the 49ers, but the game was only 10-0 until well into the 3rd quarter. A long fumble return and a blocked punt gave the 49ers a TD and the ball at the 4 yard line prior to a TD, respectively – inflating the final score.
5) The only Texans – Jets common opponent is the Dolphins, who both teams beat. (OK the Texans drilled the Fins, while the Jets won by 3 in OT).
6) The Texans know they are really good rather than think they could be good. If their confidence slides over to arrogance they could struggle.
The Matchup – Overall
On the flip side of the trap discussion above (the dark side?), the Texans have been on a super roll through the first quarter of the season, while the Jets have been stumbling along and have suffered a couple of extremely critical injuries – losing Darrelle Revis (their version of JohnJo) after the 2nd game and placing their best receiver Santonio Holmes on IR this week after a foot injury in game 4.
The Texans are the only 4-0 team in the AFC and may be getting a nosebleed as they have never even reached 3-0 before this season. Note: The Oilers never had a 4-0 start in the many years they were here.
The Texans have a 2-1/2 game lead in their division after 4 games and might have a 3 game lead except for the Colts bye week. They are winning easily even with obvious problem areas rearing up in each game. They are being recognized as the best overall team in the league (except by certain local football columnists).
The Jets at 2-2 have beaten two of their divisional rivals in the Bills and Dolphins and have been beaten soundly by two highly thought of teams in the Steelers and 49ers. As CD, pointed out during the weekly chat – the Jets are coming off of playing the best overall team in the NFC (sorry Falcons) in the 49ers and their reward is to play the best overall team in the AFC in our Texans. After the two major injuries, the terrible performance against the 49ers and with so much self-inflicted drama with the Tebchez, Sanbow QB "controversy" – this game could be the one that either starts them on the path back to the playoffs or off a cliff to a 5-11 type year.
The Texans on Offense
We often criticize Gary Kubiak for the instant doghouse he builds for those who show any signs of fumbleitis. But it is impossible to look at the 4-0 Texans and not realize that their offensive success is tied to not making mistakes. With 3 sacks and 2 turnovers after 4 games they are pace for only 12 sacks and 8 TO's by year's end. That is insanely good.
Factoid – In a minute and 52 seconds in the 3rd quarter on Monday night Tony Romo had as many turnovers as the Texans have had in 4 complete games.
Not surprisingly, the only close game the Texans have played was the Broncos game where they suffered their only 2 turnovers. Anyone who saw that game knows those 2 TOs were the biggest obstacle to the Texans pulling off another 20+ point win.
At his current pace – Matt Schaub will not reach the 4000 yard mark. Who cares? He has been extremely efficient, has made great decisions, has avoided sacks and has utilized all the weapons at his disposal. Going back to his last 4 starts before his 2011 injury (where the Texans only had 3 TO's) – Matt is 8-0 and the Texans average score has been 31-12.
Matt has his QB rating up to a career high of 105.2 (that is Brady-ish efficiency) and is at the bottom for certain QB stats that have to make Coach Koobs happy – tied for 26th with only 1 interception and is 32nd and last in sacks with 3. Nine of his teammates have caught his passes and 5 different receivers have teamed with him for scores.
As has been noted – the Texans have not been as efficient running the ball in 2012 – they are #1 in attempts, but only 9th in yards gained and their 3.7 yard per carry average is tied for 20th in the league. Now part of this is tied to the team running with big leads against stacked D's, but they also have not been explosive as Foster has a long run of only 22 yards after the 1st quarter of the season. Maybe, as chemistry develops with the newbies on the right side of the o-line this area will improve.
The larger concern is the 400+ carry pace that Arian Foster is tracking right now. Getting more carries for Tate, closer games and a little looser play calling by the Coach (oh, the horror) might also raise the number of pass attempts and take the load off of our favorite in-house vegan.
For those of us hoping to see the development of the next generation of wide receivers we have had only had a few scattered highlights to placate us. WRs not named Johnson or Walter (Jean and Martin) have averaged 1.5 receptions / game in the young season. In truth AJ is still the number 1 target and the number 2 WR is actually tight end Owen Daniels who is on pace for about 900 yards. Casey with 12 shorter catches and Graham with 3 longer receptions have been important targets for Schaub. One of the biggest differences this year has been with the lack of yard production out of the RB's. Foster and Tate combined are surprisingly on pace for more receptions than last year (72 vs. 63) but their projected yardage is way down (projected 370 yards this year vs. 715 actual last). But, if Arian hits on one of those 60 yard receptions that could change in a hurry.
The Jets on offense
When you look at the numbers you can almost see why the Jets owner is pushing for Tebow to start over Sanchez. Sanchez has never been very accurate, but he has been awful this year – hitting on 49% of his passes and only 44% the last 3 games (note – Tebow's career % is 47.5%). And this year Tebow has doubled Sanchez's completion % – OK, he hit his only pass and it ended up in a fumble.
In a scenario very reminiscent of last week with Chris Johnson – Shonn Greene as the Jets main running back comes into the game with a terrible 2.8 yd/ carry average. After Greene – 2nd year man Bilal Powell has a better average on a lot less carries and Tim Tebow is over 4 yards / carry on 9 attempts so far. The Jets 3.2 yards/ attempt is 30th in the league.
Even with Sanchez's inaccuracy, the Jets move the ball through the air – they have 40 1st downs passing vs. a miserly 14 on the ground to this point. That just became more difficult as their most reliable receiver – Holmes hits the IR. Expect more catches out of Jerome Kerley and rookie Stephen Hill. Hill is the speedster out of Georgia Tech that the Texans had an eye on in this year's draft and the two of them could be dangerous with big yards/catch averages and 2 TDs each to date. With Dustin Keller hurt most of this year – the Jets have not been utilizing their TE's much – Jeff Cumberland leads with 11 catches for 88 yards.
The Texans on defense
JJ Watt is "on pace" for 30 sacks this year. Reminder – the 2010 Texans had 30 sacks as a team! But this is not your grandpa's Texan's defense – they are 1st in the NFL for points, yards, 1st downs, TD's rushing, and Net yards per passing attempt.
Their Achilles heel to date sticks out like a sore thumb – they are allowing 4.3 yards / rushing attempt which is 23rd in the NFL. Luckily with holding fair sized leads in each game – the other team's have been steered towards passing to get back in the game – but after the Titans kept running CJ last week you have to wonder what will happen in a closer game. Can the Texans turn off the faucet when it matters?
At this point – the linebackers have to be considered the weak point of the defense. Cushing is leading the team in tackles, but Reed and Barwin have combined for only 1.5 sacks and Bradie only has 9 tackles and 4 assists after 4 games.
While overshadowed by El SWatto – Antonio Smith has been good at the other end with 2 sacks and a forced fumble.
In a bit of a shocker – Kareem Jackson is leading the team in interceptions (2) and is tied for the lead in passes defended (5). Yes, he is targeted more than Johnathan Joseph, but he has grown into a solid CB in his 3rd year. The safeties Manning and Quin have been very solid and it is unfortunate that Demps went down as he was playing a big role too.
Jets on defense
The Jets defense has been about as effective at stopping the run as Jim Lehrer was at stopping presidential debaters from going over their 2 minutes. They are giving up almost 5 yards a crack and are 31st in yards and 32nd in rushing TD's. In an ironic twist – after placing shutdown corner Darrelle Revis on IR after game #3 the Jets probably were expecting the 49ers to attack them through the air. Nuh-uh. The 49ers ran 44 times for 245 yards in crushing the Jets. As porous as we picture the Texans rush defense – they have had 3 games allowing less than 80 yards, while the Jets have had 3 games allowing more than 185 yards rushing. Ouch!
The Jets pass defense looks much better in comparison, grading out well on yards allowed, but that is because team's run on them so much. They are middle of the pack on yards per attempt and only have 5 sacks on the season – 2.5 less than you know who.
Their defense has forced 6 turnovers in their two wins and none in their two losses.
Special teams
The Jets have two good return options as Joe McKnight is averaging more than 27 yards per return and WR Kerley has an impressive 17 yards / return on punts. New punter Robert Malone has a not too impressive 37 yard net with one block on the season. Nick Folk is perfect on 6 FG's, but none have been over 40 yards.
The Texans keep waiting for the ticking time bomb of Trindon Holliday to break one or to get replaced. His 23 yards / return on kicks and his 9.6 yards / return on punts pale in comparison to the Jets duo. But it only takes one.
Donnie Jones has a very pedestrian 38 net yard average, but has dropped 3 inside the 20. Shayne Graham has been as advertised – a perfect 7 for 7 on FGs inside 50 and 0 for 1 outside 50.
On paper – the Texans should be able to bury a Jets team coming off a demoralizing loss and missing important cogs from their offense and defense. They need to take this one seriously and to date they have. They need to win the turnover game, perform better on the offensive and defensive side of the running game and everything should fall in to place. And they should heed Admiral Ackbar's warning about a trap before they take the field.
Final Score Texans 31 – Jets 7
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Nokia has released a new flagship model in the USA at CES in Las Vegas on Monday and we were on hand to have a play.
Called the Nokia Lumia 900, is it a new version of the company's Nokia Lumia 800 released in November, but this time sports a number of improvements and extra features, all in a package that continues the same design ethos.
So what do you get?
Well the biggest and most obvious change is the move to a 4.3-inch AMOLED screen that makes the whole device just seem bigger. On the spec sheet that doesn't sound like much, however those .6-inches make a really noticeable difference.
If you've held the Lumia 800, this model will make your hands feel ever so slightly smaller. Next to the iPhone with its 3.5-inch screen the Nokia Lumia 900 is a giant, but in a good way. The exact measurements are 127.8 x 68.5 x 11.5mm and it weighs 160g.
Because of the AMOLED technology, the screen is stunning. Nokia did a really good job with the screen on the Lumia 800, and the Lumia 900 is no different. While the resolution is still only 800 x 480 (Microsoft is to blame for that) the graphics of Windows Phone 7 are crisp, colourful and bright.
But it isn't just about a slightly bigger screen to differentiate the Lumia 900 from the lower spec'ed Lumia 800, there are other treats in store for the Americans.
Nokia has also added a front facing 1.3-megapixel camera that has a bright wide angle 28mm lens. A quick play and it certainly feels like it. Self portraits will get you in the picture without having to stretch out your arm like an idiot and it also means that you don't have to be in bright sunlight for video calling (the only option is via an app called Tango at the moment).
The second big and very much welcomed design change is the removal of the protective flap found on the Lumia 800 for the Micro-USB socket.
While it does mean that the design isn't as flush and concealed, it will make a big difference when it comes to plugging the phone into the charger every day and open up the possibility for docking stations, although at the moment that would mean the UI is upside down.
On the inside AT&T customers who opt for the Lumia 900 will get access to the carrier's LTE 4G network. We jumped on the connection surfed to Pocket-lint.com and the page loaded very fast, very fast, indeed.
What this is likely to do to the battery life is anyone's guess, but if that isn't an issue then from what we've seen you aren't going to be disappointed.
Elsewhere however the hardware on offer is the same as the Nokia 800. That means a 1.4GHz processor, 512MB of RAM and an operating system that zips along nicely.
We've been using the Nokia Lumia 800 since launch and the performance of the Lumia 900 is the same until you start browsing the Internet on LTE, and then the 900 wins hands-down.
So what's the verdict?
The bad news for readers outside of the US is that Nokia has said there are no plans to take the Lumia 900 overseas. The company has been clear that this is a WP7 handset designed for an American audience that likes the bigger screen size and LTE connectivity.
The good news for Americans is that all the whinging you've been doing about how the Brits have had the Lumia 800 since November has been worth it. Nokia has delivered what looks to be a very strong WP7 phone that has the power not only to impress those keen to go Windows Phone 7, but also those tempted to switch from Android and the iPhone.
There is no reason why the Nokia Lumia 900 shouldn't do really well when it hits the shops in the coming months.
Expect a full review from us shortly.


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This caught my eye on Accurateshooter.com the other day . A blurb article from the Shot Show that was talking about new products mentioned a new / revised powder from Alliant Powder . "Reloader 16".
The reason it got my attention was they stated it was just slightly faster than the 4350 powders and in the same pressure range as the 4350 powders . But the best part of this new formula was the increase in temperature stability , claiming it was the most temp stable powder ever created .
Definitely worth looking into if temperature changes can become a issue in your area .


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Buddy Holly Bio:
Charles Hardin "Buddy" Holley was born in Lubbock on September 7, 1936, the fourth child and third son of Lawrence Odell "L.O." Holley and his wife, the former Ella Pauline Drake. He was nicknamed "Buddy" because, as his mother once confided, "Charles Hardin was just too long a name for such a little boy."
Buddy Holly was raised in a musical household. His mother Ella was an excellent vocalist, having sung duets with her sister from an early age. Oldest brother Larry studied classical violin, Travis played accordion, and Pat played piano and sang. Buddy's father, "L.O.," was the designated listener. "He couldn't carry a tune in a bag," Travis recalls.
Buddy, however, was quite another story. As a child, he showed a quick aptitude for music, taking violin and piano lessons, and later steel guitar lessons.
When Buddy entered J.T. Hutchinson Junior High School in 1949, he was already an accomplished guitarist, banjo player and mandolinist. He and fellow 7th grader Bob Montgomery listened to the radio religiously, learning the repertoires of Hank Williams, Bill Monroe, Flatt and Scruggs, Jim & Jesse and the entire casts of the Louisiana Hayride and Grand Ol' Opry. A local group, The Mayfield Brothers, were also an early influence.
Buddy and Bob would form several country groups during their junior high and high school years that included Larry Welborn, Don Guess, Jack Neal, Sonny Curtis, Jerry Allison and other young Lubbock area "pickers." The boys would play at school functions, talent shows, car dealerships, grand opening promotions, parties -any venue that would give them experience in front of an audience and exposure for their music. "We'd play for the opening of a pack of cigarettes," says one former bandmate.
If there was a single influence that indelibly shaped Buddy Holly's life and music, it was Elvis Presley. By the time Elvis first barnstormed through Lubbock in early 1955, Buddy and Bob (along with Larry Welborn) were starring on their own Buddy & Bob Show on Lubbock's KDAV radio Sunday Party. They were also opening shows for the big country acts at the Fair Park Coliseum and local clubs.
The boys were familiar with Presley's early Sun Records That's Alright Mama and Good Rockin' Tonight, as well as black rhythm and blues picked up from powerful late night radio stations in Memphis and Shreveport. But seeing "The Hillbilly Cat" in person at Fair Park Coliseum and the Cotton Club was something else. "Presley just blew Buddy away," recalls Sonny Curtis. "None of us had ever seen anything like Elvis, the way he could get the girls jumping up and down, and that definitely impressed Holly. But it was the music that really turned Buddy around. He loved Presley's rhythm --it wasn't country and it wasn't blues --it was somewhere in the middle and it suited just fine. After seeing Elvis, Buddy had only one way to go." Buddy himself would later tell Billboard columnist Ren Grevatt that "without Elvis Presley none of us would have made it." Rock 'n roll had taken hold of Buddy Holly -- and vice versa.
Buddy Holly was no overnight sensation. His first recording contract, with Decca Records in Nashville, was the result of being in the right place at the right time. In October of 1955, Buddy & Bob performed as the opening act for a country package show at the Fair Park Coliseum that included Bill Haley & The Comets. Also in attendance was Eddie Crandall, a Nashville talent agent and Marty Robbins' manager, who liked what he saw and heard in Holly's spirited performance. Crandall quickly helped broker a Decca recording contract for Buddy (Bob was not included) through music publisher Jim Denny.
Buddy would record only a dozen tracks for the label, primarily using veteran session players under the direction of producer Owen Bradley. While Sonny Curtis, Don Guess and Jerry Allison would also be used on various tracks, Bradley pushed for a formula country sound with predictable arrangements -- and, sadly, received predictably disappointing results. Holly's two single releases, Blue Days Black Nights/Love Me and Modern Don Juan/You Are My One Desire went nowhere and his Decca contract was not renewed. Years later, Owen Bradley would reflect, "We had been very successful with a country format; we were all into country, and it's hard to change patterns. Buddy couldn't fit into our formula any more than we could fit into his -- he was unique, and he wasn't in a pattern. We didn't understand, and he didn't know how to tell us."
John Wayne's famous line from The Searchers was more than just the inspiration for Buddy Holly & The Crickets' first big hit. That'll Be The Day really sums up the spirit of determination -- the refusal to quit -- that sustained Buddy Holly after the Decca debacle. Returning from Nashville, Buddy began an intensive period of practicing, performing and songwriting with drummer and best friend, Jerry Allison. The two were well known at various independent studios around the West Texas area where they would cut demos. One such studio was owned by Norman Petty in Clovis, New Mexico, a hundred miles northwest of Lubbock. Built in 1955 to record his own group, the Norman Petty Trio, the studio was considered state-of-the-art by 1956 standards. Petty was a gifted engineer as well as musician, and would record numerous hopeful singers and local bands, including Buddy Holly and his friends. And it was there in the early morning hours of February 25, 1957 that Buddy Holly, Jerry Allison, Larry Welborn, Niki Sullivan and Gary and Ramona Tollett met to record That'll Be The Day. The rest really is rock 'n roll history.
No mention of Buddy Holly or his music is complete without The Crickets. The original lineup included Buddy Holly, vocal & lead guitar; Jerry "J.I." Allison, drums; Joe B. Mauldin, bass; and Niki Sullivan, rhythm guitar. Sullivan would leave the group after their first national tour in the fall of 1957, and the band continued as a threesome.
The Crickets were not simply back-up musicians. The Buddy Holly "sound" is built around the close interplay of Holly's voice, open-chord guitar strumming and Jerry Allison's syncopated drumming. There is a tightness, a oneness to Buddy and J.I.'s playing that has rarely been equaled. "We listened to the same music, played the same licks, and had the same job of filling up the holes in our sound that we just knew what the other was going to play," says J.I. Although some records would be issued under Buddy Holly's name alone, it was The Crickets who played on most of them. The sound of the Crickets inspired legions of young rockers worldwide, including two lads from Liverpool who named their group, The Beatles, after the boys from Lubbock.
On March 1, 1958, Buddy Holly and The Crickets began a 25-day tour of England.
Many rock historians point to this tour as a major turning point in popular music. The British loved American rock 'n roll, and the personal appearance of one of their favorite groups gave young English rockers a first hand look at how the music was actually made.
Paul McCartney would later recall watching Buddy Holly perform on Sunday Night at The London Palladium television program just to see which chords Holly used and where he placed his guitar capo.
Drummer Bob Henrit, who played with Adam Faith, would also add: "Jerry Allison was a schooled drummer and we weren't. Every drummer played Peggy Sue hand to hand, but he played as a paradiddle. We didn't even know what a paradiddle was! And the way he played Oh Boy was subtle. He was putting something into rock we weren't seeing. We were emulating him without realizing what he was doing."
Even Holly's physical appearance –– black horn-rimmed glasses and 3-button Ivy League jackets –– would influence early English rock fashions.
When the "British Invasion" began in the early '60s, it was led by musicians such as Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Keith Richards and others who were forever moved by Buddy Holly and The Crickets' visit to England a few years earlier.
It is entirely fitting that the Rolling Stones' first big hit was Buddy Holly & The Crickets' Not Fade Away.
In June of 1958, he met and fell in love with Maria Elena Santiago, a receptionist at Peer Southern Music in New York. The two were married on August 15, 1958.
As Holly became more sophisticated in the business of music, he was no longer content to have his affairs managed by Norman Petty, and the two ended their business relationship in October.
The Crickets and Buddy would also part ways. Pressures of the road, business dealings, and Holly's recent marriage had caused dissension between Buddy, Jerry and Joe B., and the three severed their relationship after a final tour in the fall of 1958.
Discouraged, but still very determined, Buddy and Maria moved to an apartment in New York City's Greenwich Village where Buddy concentrated on songwriting, developing his solo career, and producing young, upcoming artists.
While Buddy's financial affairs were being resolved, General Artists Corporation, his booking agency, offered a temporary source of cash –– a 3-week tour through the frozen Midwest beginning January 27, 1959.
Because of his split from The Crickets, Holly recruited guitarist Tommy Allsup (who had played on several of Buddy's recordings and tours), drummer Carl Bunch, and KLLL disc jockey turned bass player, Waylon Jennings. Dubbed the "Winter Dance Party," the tour also included Ritchie Valens (a 17-year old Californian whose record Donna was at the top of the charts), J.P. Richardson, a 28-year old disc jockey from Beaumont, Texas better known as "The Big Bopper," and Dion and The Belmonts, a popular teenage vocal group from New York City. A young unknown singer named Frankie Sardo and several horn players rounded out the entourage.
Almost immediately, the tour was plagued with problems. The busses were poorly heated and prone to frequent breakdowns. Below-zero weather dogged the group as it criss-crossed Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota. Holly's drummer would eventually suffer frostbite, and colds and flu quickly spread among the performers.
By the time the tour limped into Clear Lake, Iowa on the evening of Monday, February 2, Holly had decided to charter a small plane for himself, Allsup and Jennings to fly to the next venue in Fargo, North Dakota following two shows at Clear Lake's Surf Ballroom. At the last minute, Jennings gave up his seat to The Big Bopper (who had the flu); Tommy Allsup lost his seat to Ritchie Valens with a flip of a coin.
At approximately 1:00 a.m., the Beechcraft Bonanza plane took off from the nearby Mason City airport. It crashed less than five minutes later, literally flown into the ground by a pilot blinded by bad weather. One of the greatest rock 'n roll artists of all time lay undiscovered in a frozen Iowa wheat stubble field until well after dawn.
Buddy Holly's influence on popular music is enormous. The recordings he made in Clovis are extraordinary for their ingenuity and high level of engineering. Long before overdubbing became a common practice, Holly was "layering" his records with multiple vocal and instrumental lines (as he did on Words Of Love and Listen To Me).
He was an experimenter as well. Anything was fair game –– J.I.'s drumming on a cardboard box, playing electric guitar through an organ speaker, adding a delicate celeste –– if it fit the musical textures Holly was painting.
That Buddy Holly and The Crickets could make it all sound so easy that any high-school garage band could play right along is a testament to their genius. Holly's trademark "chord lead" style of rhythmic guitar playing can be heard in every rock 'n roll band since, from the Beatles to the kids next door.
For musicians, his spirit and creativity remain basic lessons on how rock 'n roll music should be played. The enormous joy that his music still brings is an inspiration for why it is worthwhile to do so. His friend Sonny Curtis expressed it best when he said that Buddy Holly lives whenever rock 'n roll is played.
Bio from: http://www.buddyhollycenter.org/
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Assistant Property Manager
Largo, FL 33770
Job Description
Pinnacle is a national real estate provider that manages and invests in multifamily residential communities. As one of the nation's largest third-party managers of multifamily housing, Pinnacle serves 32 states. Headquartered in Dallas, Pinnacle has offices in 16 cities across the nation.
Pinnacle provides its team members with an exceptional company culture. Every team member plays a vital role at Pinnacle, so we provide them with the training, support and tools needed for success. Pinnacle offers exceptional career paths, and joining our team can lead to an exciting and fast-paced career. We are looking for true team-players who want to learn and advance in the industry.
We offer a total compensation and benefits package to help with your needs today and build for your future tomorrow. Pinnacle values diversity and is committed to equal opportunity in employment. We offer a safe, healthy work environment for employees through a commitment to maintaining a drug-free workplace. At Pinnacle, success is about more than having a healthy bottom line, and we are committed to making Pinnacle an amazing and unique place to work for each member of our team.
About the job…..
As an Assistant Property Manager at Pinnacle you are an important piece of the onsite management team. You help guide the ship, so to speak, of a Pinnacle community under the direction of the Property Manager. The Assistant Property Manager is a business leader who focuses on resident customer service and assists in managing operations, leasing activity, renewals, collections, financial reporting, supplies, and communications of a multi-million dollar apartment community. This position requires unmatched customer service and individuals who thrive in a customer-centric, fast-paced environment. Be ready to be busy!
- Address the concerns of current and prospective residents in a friendly and professional manner.
- Helps set the standard on how other staff member engage prospective and current residents.
- Tours and leases apartments as necessary.
- Helps with training staff as necessary and models effective sales techniques on a daily basis.
- Leads rent collection efforts, specifically with delinquent residents. This may involve lease termination and legal action if necessary.
- Assist in managing the property's budget by making sound fiscal decisions to increase the net operating income of the community.
- Help maintain the accuracy of resident ledgers and files.
- Inspects apartments during move-in and move outs, walking apartments and the community as needed.
- Fills the role of acting Property Manager in their absence.
- Perform any other related duties as required or assigned.


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A terrible Darkness awakens in Egypt! Can you unlock ancient puzzles and solve riddles to defeat this evil? Travel through Egypt and collect the ancient pieces of Crystals of Power needed to fight the Darkness once and for all!
Swap till you drop with this exciting blend of arcade action and match-3 fun. Drag colorful blocks in one of 4 directions to connect 3 or more. With so absorbing puzzling fun, you'll never want to stop swapping!


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Aliens vs. Predator released today, and PC players are stuck with peer-to-peer matchmaking for a little longer while Rebellion gets a dedicated server ready "in the next few days," according to the studio.
In a Steam forum post today, Rebellion had this to say:
Rebellion are busy preparing the dedicated server for the Aliens vs. Predator community. We hope to have a beta release with reduced functionality out in the next few days and further updates to improve functionality and fix bugs over the next few weeks. The files will be available to download from the "Tools" tab in the Steam client and will be a free download.
If that's not good enough, well, that's what the singleplayer campaign's for, I guess.
Aliens vs. Predator PC Dedicated Server Available "In The Next Few Days" [VE3D]


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The Apple Loophole: iOS 7 Upgrade Impacts on Mobile Networks
By Patrick Tan, General Manager, Network Intelligence, Alcatel-Lucent
Note: Originally posted in Alcatel-Lucent Analytics Beat blog
Similar to previous iOS updates, over 50% of Apple device users upgraded their device to iOS 7 within 2-3 days of its release, 30% upgrading within the first day. Apple made improvements to their software release process to ensure mobile networks are protected from these techno-hungry iPhone users. Specifically, the notification announcing availability of the new iOS is staggered over a few days to help spread out the signaling load. They also implemented a "no-greater than 100 MB app size" policy which restricts apps over that size from downloading over mobile networks. And Apple's iOS 7 update came with a mandatory WiFi-based upgrade path.
So, quiet day on mobile networks on September 18th? Not quite – iOS 7 update came with a hidden cost to mobile operators. But, only systems correlating signaling, volume, applications and device data – down to the iOS version – could detect these trends.
In this blog, we report on Apple iOS update trends discovered using the Alcatel-Lucent 9900 WNG on mobile networks worldwide.


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