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Posted: July 29 2010 at 6:25pm
Analysis of Lotto Draw History - the Final Word
by Colin Fairbrother
There is no way of telling the start or end of a Lotto history or whether it has been jumbled up without knowing the draw dates or draw IDs which means there is no intrinsic order to the draws - it is simply a bucket of numbers. For a particular time of the day you could set 100 machines or computers to start at exactly the same time and the chances are they will all be different numbers. No draw result is more valid than another and to resolve this scenario a random selection from the 100 results is needed.
The heyday of interest in discussing Lotto in on-line forums and
in particular about using the history of draws to determine the numbers
to play peaked around 2005.
You still have freaky people that actually believe that from the
history of draws for a particular Lotto game the next jackpot number
can be narrowed down. This of course is based on the erroneous
assumption mentioned above that there is a relationship between the
history and the next draw.
There are two principles to keep in mind when discussing the history of draws for a Lotto game: -
In the following table for a Pick 6, Pool 49 Lotto game you can see the chances of success playing all the combinations for the respective Pool. Using only 42 integers from the Pool of 49 you have a 86% chance of success for the 1's but only a 62% chance for the 3's and 38% for the 6's.
The following table shows 34 draws for a 6/45 Lotto Game with the latest draw either at the top or the bottom of the table. Without looking it up the integers for the last draw could be anywhere and not show up as being untoward.
There is nothing to stop a Lotto operator from using blank ping pong balls and writing the integers on them prior to shuffling for the draw. Amazingly, on a forum that caters for the Lotto deranged they bemoan the fact that test runs by the Lotto operator are not revealed as if it would make a difference.What is a Lotto history? It is made up of independent random number selection events that occur at a predetermined date and time by a Lottery Operator after selling tickets where people have nominated a set of numbers which they hope will match as much as is possible with the draw result. The time and date have no effect on the number drawn and serve to identify it only.
Often I have come across the shysters claiming such and such supports their spiel when in fact it it just the natural distribution. Consider a Pick 6, Pool 45 Lotto game. It is possible for all the integers to occur within 8 draws but this is highly unlikely. Here is a more likely distribution (in fact actual): -
Now, you may be tempted to think that the prior six draws has shrunk
the number of integers by more than 50% to 24 from the Pool of 45.
There is a big question about the logic of making an association with an as yet non existent next draw. If you make the association it is made by you and then you must ask yourself the question, "Am I receiving anything extra from that of using any other random selection of six lines from the 8,145,060 possibilities?"
Lotto operators in the main still provide frequency or occurrence and
absence or recency data and charts on their websites. The UK National
Lottery gives for the 6/49 game the ball-set and machine used as if it
mattered. Disclaimers such as this one from Tattersalls in Australia
are not uncommon: -
Introducing Signatures
Top 31 Signatures
Absence or Recency
From the articles there are two overwhelming facts - lack of repetition and inconsistency between ostensibly that which should be giving the best results if there was some correlation between history and the next draw.
The whole scenario of Lotto history analysis thus becomes farcical and results in the whole process being nothing other than a quaint way of jumbling the numbers to produce a set of numbers to play, which is more than likely inferior to random selections.
All the thousands of websites touting history analysis as being some guide to future draws are basing their "analysis" on a false assumption.
The good thing about signatures is that it handles both absence and occurrence or each considered separately.
Consider the oft used method of 5 categories (Repeat, Hot, Warm, Luke, Cold) for each integer with the following 5 signature examples: -Repeat: in previous draw eg HHMMMMMMMM
Hot: 3 or more hits past 10 draws eg MMHMMHMHMM
Warm: 2 hits in past 10 draws eg MMMMHMMMHM
Luke: 1 hit excluding repeat in past 10 draws eg MMHMMMMMMM
Cold: No hit in past 10 draws eg MMMMMMMMMMM A less coloured method is to use P for previous, S for a single occurrence in say the past 10 draws and a number indicating absence but not necessarily ranking. Similarly, use D for a double occurrence, T for a triple or higher occurrence and N for a non-occurrence with a number indicating absence. So, you could end up with a recent 10 draw 6/45 history with the absence number ordered being categorized as _
Alternatively, you could use just four categories and have the previous draw results in H, W, L and C with absence eg
Category Averages
Cat Avg Occurrence
Reasonable Possibilities:
The average for W is 9 but it varies from 2 to 17.
The average for L is 15 but it varies from 5 to 26.
The average for C is 11 but it varies from 4 to 18.
You probably understand my reluctance years ago when writing about signatures to release details of this system with its potential to be misconstrued. The problem is of the 210 Signature Combinations there is no basis for favoring one over the other and when this is combined with the varying number of integers in each signature all 8,145,060 combinations of six integers are possible as it should be, so it's back to randomness and a good template.
If you had 01 only in P00, 2 only in S01, 3 only in S02, 4 only in S03,
5 only in S05 and 6 only in S06 and you played P00 S01 S02 S03 S04 S05
you would have won if the winning number was 01 02 03 04 05 06.
To halve the possibilities in a 6/49 game remove just 6 integers and for a 6/45 game remove 4 or 5. Halving the Pool means just a very small fraction of all the possibilities are considered and this has a drastic effect on the yield. See Analysis of 15 Lotto Number Sets.When considering past draws to bring into a calculation for Pick6 Lotto games with 45 or 49 integers the Pool you need to consider a minimum of 8 or 9 lines and realistically no less than 10 for "due" in the inner range and something like 12 or more to "grade" th "cold" objects An analysis of considerable draws can produce a reference list that rates each signature by the count in the sample for each following winning integer. Then one can count the groups of say, 6 signatures that have preceded a draw and there we find the problem. The more you try to narrow it down by using a longer signature string the less likelihood of a repeat. The more you reduce the signature length the greater the number of possibilities for your slots. Restricting the signature length to about 10 you may get a couple of groupings that repeat twice from a 470 draw sample which tell you to use something like: S06 S06 D02 D04 N10 N10 or W W L L C C
S00 S02 S08 D00 N10 N10 or W L L L C C
A minimum of two repeats is necessary to be of any future use and if used the probability is that a new single occurrence is more likely and even a double before a triple occurrence occurs. Bear in mind that we have at least 6 for H* from the previous draw, and most probably 6 of MH*, MMH*, MMMH*, MMMMH*, MMMMMH* and those alone need up to 36 integers with nearly 2 million combinations! The insurmountable problem is that for say, signature length 12, you have in a Pool 49, Pick 6 game, six possibilities for P if only one appearance in the past 10 draws and then you need to select 2 from say 16 for W, then 2 from say 16 for L then 1 from 11 for C with little difference between them for ranking - this would give 12 very arbitrary combs. The results after many innovations and exhaustive testing using my LottoTester program give at or about thesame yield as using random selections.
In other words you could have just as easily taken whatever number of combinations you wanted to play from the immediate previous draws and simply randomized it for the pool applicable to the game.If intent on using history the likelihood or probability of one of the integers being picked by absence or recency in the past ten draws in a Pick 6 game is given by the following table:-
The likelihood of an integer repeating in the next draw main numbers can easily be miscalculated. In a 2094 draw sample for a Pick 6, Pool 45 Lotto game there are 2 occasions where 4 integers repeat (.1%), 49 where 3 integers repeat (2.3%), 296 where 2 integers repeat (14.1%) and 869 with just 1 repeat (41.5%). The likelihood of 1 or more integers repeating is then 58%, less than the usual figure given of around 74.5% (double counting?).The subject has been exhaustively studied by myself using sophisticated programming techniques and modeling involving many hundreds of hours to the point where I am not being pretentious by saying I am an expert in this area. Of course I realize that rationally it can be dismissed but this is seen as a capitulation by the shysters so more work needs to be done to sway those that have been sucked in by the spiel. Programming is a hobby interest of mine and Lotto is the focus I use with plenty of interesting challenges over the years from around 1999. It means no matter what the dubious claim when using Lotto history I have the wherewithal to shoot it down in flames. There is nothing to be gained over random selections using history no matter what waffle the pseudo-analysts go on with and that concurs with probability theory on independent events. For an example of a Lotto game where the draw is not independent see: PerfectLotto.
For a marginal improvement over random selections you can do no better than my online program
available for a token $5.00 per year subscription.
My program ignores history and concentrates on producing a set of numbers to play by using all integers, not repeating paying subsets and maximizing without "optimizing" the coverage.Recall that H for Hot is 3 or more occurrences of the respective integer in the past 10 draws, W for Warm is 2 occurrences, L for Luke is 1 occurrence, C for Cold is 0 occurrence and the 0 based number after the letter represents absence as in L0 in the previous draw or L9 one occurrence in the previous 10 draws C15 no Occurrences past 10 draws and last occurrence 16 draws ago. To get these wins using absence and occurrence in draw history you would have needed at least two lines and most probably more since only H2W6C13C18 gave 02 03 04 05, only L2L4L6L7 gave 02 03 04 06 and only W1L3L6L6 gave 03 04 05 06.
It could have been obtained by using the template above with this number order which is just one of 5,864,443,200 permutations of 45 from 45 integers: -
The reality is at every drawing everything is new
When you stand back after applying all the sophisticated programming to extract something from history you may realize as I did that you're really just maximizing the best results obtainable from a small number of lines. The same template result for 9 lines in a 6/45 Lotto game can be obtained in a few seconds using pen and paper by randomizing the following lines: -
01 02 03 04 05 06
07 08 09 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30
31 32 33 34 35 36
37 38 39 40 41 42
09 10 11 43 44 45
Using the 6/45 sample history above you could have decided to use: -P01 W01 W02 L01 L02 C01
This gives in numerical order: -
02 07 08 09 10 45
11 12 14 15 28 33
01 16 20 34 39 40
03 04 17 24 27 35
19 21 23 25 30 37
05 18 22 31 36 41
06 13 26 29 42 43
09 10 11 32 38 44
The order used for the 45 integers is: -
02 07 45 09 10 08 12 15 33 11 28 14 20 34 39 01 40 16 27 03 24 04 35 17 30 21 23 25 37 19 31 22 18 41 05 36 06 43 13 26 29 42 32 38 44
Consider the sobering fact that for a Pick 6 Pool 45 lotto game where getting four integers correct has odds of 1 in 733 more than two thirds of the
integers are in the previous 10 draws but this only gives less than one third of the winning Fours. In other words two thirds of the winning Fours require near the full complement of the 45 integer Pool.
For the sample of 2094 draws in a Pick 6 Pool 45 Lotto game probability formula calculates that playing one line should give 2094/733 = 2.86 or 3 wins for a combination of four integers ie a Comb-Four. Each line has 15 CombFours and there are 148,995 possibilities of which only 31,890 occurred. Obviously, with 117,105 having no appearance you are better off randomizing the line played. If you were lucky and five of your plays had 06 24 26 36 you could have won the maximum repeat of five CombFours: -
For the sample of 2094 draws in a Pick 6 Pool 45 Lotto game probability formula calculates that playing one line should give 2094/45 = 47 wins (if paid on) for a combination
of three integers ie a CombThree. Each line has 20 CombThrees and there are 14190 possibilities of which 13450 occurred. If you were lucky and twelve of your plays had 01 18 37 or 05 34 42 you could have won the maximum repeat of twelve CombThrees.
CombThrees Count in 2094 Draws
So, for a Pick 6, Pool 45 Lotto with 14,190 Comb-Three possibilities we have in 2094 draws 11,330 CombThrees that repeated, 2120 that occurred only once and 740 with no appearance.
Consider a simple example where you played the line 01 02 03 04 05 06 for the 2094 draws. Three combinations of four integers wins are expected and that is what you would have got 02 03 04 05, 02 03 04 06 and 03 04 05 06.
You're to be congratulated for thinking Lotto history analysis is as a way to beneficially produce numbers to play in Lotto, irrelevant and is a gigantic con played out by closet or brazen numerologists or despicable opportunists prostituting their integrity for a few lousy bucks and all using the usual trick of assuming something false is true by pandering to something intuitive but incorrect and then constructing a dung heap on thin air.
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The rights and welfare of the Maori population are major issues in New Zealand politics. In the first official designation of intellectual property protection for the Maori, the government in 2009 officially acknowledged that the war dance (haka) performed by the national rugby team belonged to the Ngati Toa tribe. Although the tribe will not be awarded royalty claims, it can address grievances over inappropriate use of the haka. In addition, the government agreed to pay $111 million in compensation—including both rent payments from state-owned forests and greenhouse gas emission credits—to eight tribes as a comprehensive settlement for grievances over land seizures and other breaches of the Treaty of Waitangi. In 2010, the government signed a new agreement with the Maori over contentious foreshore and seabed rights, replacing a 2006 deal that had ended Maori rights to claim customary title in courts of law. Tribes can now claim customary title to areas proven to have been under continuous indigenous occupation since 1840.
In 2010, New Zealand restored full bilateral defense ties with the United States, which marked a significant change in the country's defense and security policies. The United States had ended its previous treaty obligations with New Zealand in 1986 after New Zealand banned nuclear weapons from its ports, a restriction that still stands.
Two disasters struck New Zealand in 2011. In February, a major earthquake hit Christchurch, killing more than 180 people and leaving thousands injured and homeless. Rescue and recovery costs prompted the government to impose major spending cuts to limit an expected budget deficit. In October, a cargo ship ran aground on a coral reef near the North Island port of Tauranga, spilling at least 70 containers of oil and hazardous materials into the water.
In the November 2011 legislative elections, the National Party took 59 seats, and the Labour Party captured 34 seats. Key secured a second term as prime minister by forming a coalition government with the ACT New Zealand Party and the United Future Party.
In 2012, the government introduced controversial revisions to its immigration laws. The changes would allow the government to detain mass arrivals under a group warrant for a period of up to six months for processing. Detainees would have limited rights to judicial review, and family reunifications would be limited for those granted refugee status. While the government maintains that the changes are necessary to deter mass arrivals of asylum seekers and make New Zealand a less attractive destination for human smugglers and traffickers, critics charge that the proposals are xenophobic and unnecessary and run counter to the country's obligations under the United Nations Refugee Convention; New Zealand annually accepts 750 refugees for resettlement through the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and also considers claims from asylum seekers when they arrive in New Zealand. In addition, processing under the new rules would favor those with higher incomes, which the government insists will save taxpayers money and attract more skilled talent to settle in New Zealand. The proposed changes had not been enacted by year's end.
New Zealand is an electoral democracy. A mixed-member electoral system combines voting in geographic districts with proportional representation balloting. As a member of the Commonwealth, a governor-general represents Britain's Queen Elizabeth II as the ceremonial head of state. The prime minister, the head of government, is the leader of the majority party or coalition and is appointed by the governor-general. In 2011, Jerry Mateparae, a former military chief and head of the intelligence agency, was named governor-general, becoming the second Maori to hold this ceremonial post. The unicameral Parliament, or House of Representatives, has 121 members who are elected to three-year terms.
The two main political parties are the center-left Labour Party and the center-right National Party. Smaller parties include the Maori Party, the ACT New Zealand Party, and the United Future Party. Seven of Parliament's constituency seats are reserved for the native Maori population. The Maori Party, the country's first ethnic party, was formed in 2004 to advance Maori rights and interests.
New Zealand is one of the least corrupt countries in the world. It was tied with Finland and Denmark for first place out of 176 countries surveyed in Transparency International's 2012 Corruption Perceptions Index.
The media are free and competitive. Newspapers are published nationally and locally in English and in other languages for the growing immigrant population. Television outlets include the state-run Television New Zealand, three private channels, and a Maori-language public network. There is also a Maori-language radio station. The New Zealand Press Association (NZPA), which once dominated the distribution of domestic and world news to New Zealand media outlets, closed in 2011 as a result of competition from internet-based news sources and the dominance of Australian newspaper chains, which did not use the NZPA's services. The government does not control or censor internet access, and competitive pricing promotes large-scale diffusion.
Freedom of religion is provided by law and respected in practice. Only religious organizations that collect donations need to register with the government. Although New Zealand is a secular state, the government has fined businesses for operating on the official holidays of Christmas Day, Good Friday, and Easter Sunday. A 2001 law grants exemptions to several categories of stores in response to demands from non-Christian populations. Academic freedom is enjoyed at all levels of instruction.
The government respects freedoms of assembly and association. Nongovernmental organizations are active throughout the country, and many receive considerable financial support from the government. In 2011, protesters disrupted oil and gas exploration conducted by Brazil's state-owned energy company Petrobas off the North Island, claiming that development would threaten marine wildlife and coastal environments. The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions is the main labor federation. Fewer than 20 percent of the country's wage earners are union members. Under the 2001 Employment Relations Act, workers can organize, strike, and bargain collectively, with the exception of uniformed personnel.
The judiciary is independent, and defendants can appeal to the Privy Council in London. Prison conditions generally meet international standards, though there have been allegations of discrimination against the Maori, who make up more than half of the prison population. Over the past decade, the police have introduced training to better deal with an increasingly racially and culturally diverse population.
Approximately 15 percent of the country's 4.4 million people identify themselves as Maori. Although no laws explicitly discriminate against the Maori and their living standards have generally improved, most Maori and Pacific Islanders continue to lag behind the European-descended majority in social and economic status. The Maori population has become more assertive in its claims for land, resources, and compensation from the government. A special permanent commission hears Maori tribal claims tied to the Treaty of Waitangi.
Violence against women and children remains a significant problem, particularly among the Maori and Pacific Islander populations. Many governmental and nongovernmental programs work to prevent domestic violence and support victims, with special programs for the Maori community. A 2007 law banning the spanking of children remains controversial because it gives police the authority to determine whether a parent should be charged with abuse. A majority of voters rejected the law in a non-binding referendum in 2009, but the government has kept it in place. The 2005 Civil Union Bill grants same-sex partnerships recognition and legal rights similar to those of married couples.


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+0 votes Kyleen Stoebenau › September 28, 2012
Don't like this course
+0 votes Chris Christensen › May 14, 2011
+0 votes Chad Fernald › March 27, 2012
Be prepared to walk. Very open course.
+0 votes Richard Gallant › October 29, 2012
skip the first 5 holes.unless you like walking
+0 votes Michael Ruth › December 26, 2012
When OB is in play this course can be very difficult and fun. Throughout the winter the grass is short and therefore no OB. Be prepared to walk between some holes as the creator must of had issues while laying out course. ALL OPEN for the most part in winter, over summer still open everywhere but grass is allowed to grow thigh high for OB
+0 votes Todd Slater › June 15, 2014
+0 votes Gary Ruth › December 30, 2013
open, the distance isn't correct on some holes, need concrete tee box.
+0 votes Ben Shelley › January 23, 2014
Course plays better in spring/summer. They mow the fields to accommodate for their annual fall fest concert. Nice flat course that doesn't see too much activity.
+0 votes Kelly Appleby › September 4, 2014
Links style with some tight holes to close out the round. Alot of walking between holes some times
+0 votes Bruno Heisner › August 23, 2015
+0 votes Pete Andrelczyk › April 15, 2016
Lots of walking but a very fun course with a decent layout. Tough jailhouse holes in the woods and a mix of some wide open holes to let it rip. New to the game. Enjoyed it.
+0 votes Mike Andrelczyk › April 17, 2016
I have to agree with the last reviewer - it's a fun course. Yes, you'll have to do some walking, but it's a nice park. Mix of longer open holes and shorter holes where the basket is hidden among trees or between grassy mounds. Bring your Boss, Mako3 and Aviar putter and have fun!


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Airline tarmac delays increase in July
Airline passengers on 13 domestic flights and three international flights were stuck for lengthy delays on airport tarmacs in July, according to new data released by the U.S. Department of Transportation on Thursday.
Of the 13 domestic delays, 12 involved flights leaving New York's LaGuardia Airport on July 22, the day the front landing gear of a Southwest Airlines plane collapsed upon landing, forcing the airport to close temporarily.
The Transportation Department is investigating all 16 tarmac delays. Passengers are not allowed to be held on planes for more than three hours on domestic flights or for more than four hours on international flights without the option of getting off.
The government imposed limits on tarmac delays in April 2010 after passengers were stuck on planes for several hours in a series of incidents. Airlines face fines of up to $27,500 per passenger for breaking the rules. Exceptions to the time limits are made for safety, security, or air traffic-control related issues.
The number of lengthy delays dropped significantly after the rules were put in place, but there's been an uptick this year. From January to July, there were a total of 59 lengthy tarmac delays on domestic flights and six on international flights, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
From January to July 2012, there were 22 lengthy domestic tarmac delays and four international delays. In that same time period in 2011, there were 36 lengthy domestic delays.
Alan Bender, professor of Aeronautics at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, says the increase in tarmac rule violations is probably due to bad weather, unexpected air traffic control issues and other factors beyond anyone's control.
Still, he called the increase "disconcerting."
"The number is still infinitesimal, a minute fraction of 1%, but it is worthy of investigation," he says. "The rule has been in effect for a few years now, and the number and size of fines has been relatively small...quite small. Carriers may feel that they will only get their wrists slapped if they violate the rule--even though the intention was to give them a punch in the gut."
The Transportation Department has defended the new rules, pointing out that tarmac delays were almost a regular occurrence before regulation was put in place. In 2009, the year before the new rules went into effect, there were 747 domestic tarmac delays.
So far this year, there have been five tarmac-delay fines totaling $620,000, up from last year's four fines totaling $455,000.
David Smallen, a spokesman for the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, says many of the this year's tarmac delays were caused by significant events. On Feb. 16 alone, there were 34 three-hour tarmac delays at Charlotte International Airport when it was hit by a snowstorm.
The 16 reporting carriers did do a better job of getting passengers to their destinations on time in July compared with the previous month, with 73.1% of their flights arriving on time in July, up from 71.9% the previous month. But that was a drop from the 76% of on-time flights in July 2012.
Robert Mann, president of R.W. Mann & Co., a New York-based airline industry consulting firm, says weather was probably the main culprit in the year-over-year drop.
"July saw quite a few heavy weather events affecting East Coast hubs, which drive Ground Delay Programs throughout the system," he says.
The carriers canceled 1.7% of their scheduled flights in July, down from 1.8% the previous month, but up from the 1.4% of flights canceled in July 2012.
There were 3.68 reports of mishandled bags per 1,000 passengers in July, down from June 2013's rate of 3.83. That was an increase from July 2012's rate of 3.52.
Bender says that travelers have been trying to avoid checking their bags as airlines have imposed fees. But many airline-branded credit cards now offer travelers the perk of a free checked bag.
"A free checked bag has become one of the major selling points of airline cards, so some people are checking bags again," he says.
Consumer complaints were down from last year. There were 1,295 consumer complaints against U.S. airlines in July of this year versus 2,056 complaints last July.
The most on-time airlines were Hawaiian Airlines, which benefits from mild weather, Alaska Airlines and SkyWest Airlines. The least on-time were JetBlue Airways, American Eagle Airlines and ExpressJet Airlines.


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With the NFL Lockout behind us like an angry Aryan inmate, most of us have begun our annual preparations for our fantasy football drafts. That is, unless you're in one of those leagues that already drafted because your commissioner is an impatient d*ckhead, who probably has a wife he only married because she was pregnant, so he needs anything he can get to distract him from reality. If that's your case, then I'm sorry but this won't help you.
In all honesty, this probably won't help most people. So what is this then? It's my own hastily organized fantasy football position rankings, based on biased logic, gut feelings, and many years of fantasy football angst. All this week and next, I'll be breaking down each position by telling you which players are the best of their class, will give you the best value in later rounds, will cause you to have fits of rage and disgust, and will help you look smart in front of your friends when you draft them. Now, keep in mind – I'm not an expert. I'm not even a guy who knows stuff. I'm just a dude who makes an occasional funny joke and has vague opinions.
But I've won a few leagues over the years and let's face it – we all live for this sh*t. And we want to read every possible ranking and mock draft that we possibly can before we sit down with our notebooks, laptops, magazines and all-around utter hopelessness. For most of us, it's validation. For the rest of us, it's just a way to make worthless games fun. Either way, welcome to my first installment of Burnsy's Bad Advice: Ranking Your Fantasy Football Quarterbacks. And yes, I've based my choices entirely on female celebrities. Because why wouldn't I?


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The Ravens got down to the NFL roster limit of 75 players in advance of this afternoon's league deadline, shifting injured veteran linebacker Jameel McClain and rookie defensive lineman Kapron Lewis-Moore off the active roster to reserve lists.
McClain went from the active physically unable to perform list to the reserve physically unable to perform list. He has a spinal cord contusion and will be sidelined until he has a completely clean X-ray, coach John Harbaugh has said previously.
McClain has no restrictions on his exercise regimen and remains upbeat about his recovery, with Harbaugh predicting that eventually the starting weak-side inside linebacker will ultimately be cleared medically to play.
By beginning the regular season on the reserve PUP list, McClain has to miss at least the first six games.
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Missionaries found thriving Hawkes Bay wine industry
When French Missionaries planted grape vines in the Hawkes Bay soil back in 1838 for their own table and sacramental wine they probably had no idea of what would follow.
Their modest efforts in fact established New Zealand's very first winery and when they sold a parcel of dry reds in 1870 they made what is believed to be the first commercial sale of the country's wine.
These days the Hawkes Bay has over 140 vineyards and 30 wineries and is still at the forefront of New Zealand's wine industry which exports well over a million litres all over the world every year.
The Marist Fathers' pioneering efforts live on at the Mission Estate Winery and if you visit La Grande Maison on the Estate today you can still see one row of Muscat grapes that have been grafted from the very first stock planted by them.
Appreciating the industry that has resulted from those plantings is almost an essential part of any visit to the Hawkes Bay and rates highly in our..
Top 10 picks of things to do in the region:
Wine – enjoy Hawkes Bay's bounty through organised tours, cycle trips or casually dropping in on the many wineries which often also have their own restaurant and cafes attached
Food – the same sunny climate and soils that produce excellent wine grape crops also produce amazing food. Fresh or crafted into tantalising goodies -you must try the local food and a great place to start is at the farmers' markets in both Napier and Hastings
Art Deco – badly damaged by an earthquake in 1931, Napier was rebuilt in art deco style. Today the city has the highest concentration of art deco architecture in the world which you can appreciate simply by walking through the city or by taking a guided tour
Gannet Colony – visit the world's largest mainland gannet nesting site at nearby Cape Kidnappers
The National Aquarium of New Zealand – located right beside the Pacific Ocean in Napier, the aquarium gives you the chance to view hundreds of species of fish found in local waters
Award winning country gardens
Beaches – for everything from sunbathing and swimming to surfing , diving and fishing
Walks – the region is ideal for walking with some favourite spots including Lake Waikaremoana and Cape Kidnappers
Fishing – sea and river
Air New Zealand flies between Hawkes Bay (Napier and Hastings) and Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch linking it with 23 other destinations on its domestic network. For information and to book flights to Napier visit www.airnewzealand.com
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|July 13, 2013 - July 14, 2013
Gillette Castle, overlooking the Connecticut River, and its surrounding 184 acres, located at 67 River Road in East Haddam, was the last home of William Gillette, a famous Victorian actor, director, and playwright who created the detective Sherlock Holmes character for stage.
On Saturday and Sunday afternoons, twice daily from July 6th to August 11th, Gillette Castle State Park visitors are invited to become the 'studio audience' for a free live-action radio drama "Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Speckled Band." Four actors will portray all the characters and sound effects, using the actual 1930 script that William Gillette used for the first-ever Sherlock Holmes radio broadcast.
The 30-minute shows, presented at 1:00pm and 3:00pm, will "bring to life" the genius that was William Gillette. The outdoor performance area is located just steps from the Castle. The public is invited to sit on the bleachers or bring blankets or chairs. If rain, the performance is cancelled.


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I have worked with many clients to improve their intranets. I find that each client has its own language and specific terms that are known by more general terms with intranet professionals.
This can be an abbreviation, acronym, or term used within parts or the whole organisation. While it may help conversations online within an organisation it can often be a barrier to other people not familiar with these terms.
I call this jargon. The risk is people don't ask every time they hear company jargon and take an educated guess what it actually means. Sometimes this is right and helps build up future understanding but many other times it will slow progress or even cause mistakes to happen.
The more jargon used, the harder it is to understand what is meant, and can lead to projects overrunning, costing more, or having a poorer outcome than expected. Some of these costs will show through to the bottom line.
What I don't understand is why more organisations don't recognise this and do something about it. Creating a corporate wiki that is open to every employee to create and edit is a quick, cheap and easy way to turn company jargon into a goldmine of knowledge.
Publishing all the jargon – acronyms, shortcuts, abbreviations – as items in a corporate wiki helps people to understand more easily and quickly what they are. It also helps to prevent mistakes being made and time wasted through misunderstandings.
It will also be a wonderful tool for any newbies being inducted into the organisation's approach, culture and ways or working.
Why not turn all that company jargon into a knowledge goldmine and create a wiki that can contain them for every employee to view, add or edit to?
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Man to Man
The basic level of engagement is man to man, and this is really the basic level of almost all RPGs. Weapons are human scaled in terms of damage and ability.
Parapsychics move to the top end of the man to man scale, as they are able to threaten vehicles and structures, but largely retain their human vulnerabilities.
Power Armor is also top end of the man to man scale, as power armor can carry heavy weapons, but is able to better resist damage.
Vehicle to Vehicle
The realm of most RTS and wargames, vehicle to vehicle generally focuses exclusively on combat. Weapons and damage are scaled to vehicles, and even the lightest weapons are able to instantly kill. Conversely, the majority of human scale weapons are not able to affect vehicles. This is generally speaking, as there are light vehicles such as automobiles and small aircraft that can be very destructible, and there are some infantry/man portable weapons that are able to do a lot of damage, such as the rocket propelled grenade, satchel charges, shoulder fired missiles, and the like.
Mecha are the largest and most powerful vehicles currently in use, and mix the technology of fighter aircraft with the versatility of the infantryman and the armor and durability of a tank.
Tanks are still in the fight, as their armor is impressive, and they can carry heavy amounts of firepower.
Fixed installations and fortresses typically are armed with vehicle scale weapons
Aircraft, fixed wing jet and rotor craft are also vehicle scale.
Ship to Ship
One of the levels in the Cosmic age is ship or capital scale combat. These are the biggest of the big guns and few vehicles can withstand a hit from the guns involved. Weight is less of a concern so when a gun calibre matches a vehicle round, the capital weapon is firing a longer heavier shell.
Surface Naval Warships fire guns that measure in inches instead of millimeters or calibre. They also carry heavy missiles, and in the cosmic era can mount large powerful lasers, rail guns, and particle cannons.
Submarines, less directly armed, are also in this weapon range.
Space Warships are the same as surface warships, minus ballistic guns. They are also much more likely to have energy weapons.
Computer to Computer
cyber warfare is very much different in the Cosmic Era. Given the nature of the Cognitive Network and either borderline sentient or completely sentient computers, cyber warfare can move and flow more like actual combat with rival machines and operators working to destroy the rival. While there aren't blazing guns and lasers, and the pace is most of the time much more like submarine warfare (stealth rather than firepower) and theft and sabotage over collateral damage.
AISCs are the big dogs, veritable gods in the CogNet, since they control it's very existence. Their subordinate computers, the LAISCs and AIs are their avatars and champions.
LAI and SI are the main encounters, along with other human users.
There are servant and protocol programs and constructs that function as tools, weapons, and pets.
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"Star Wars" creator George Lucas is set to marry his longtime girlfriend, Mellody Hobson.
The movie mogul, 68, has been dating the 43-year-old businesswoman, who is the president of Ariel Investments, since 2006.
Hobson has never been married before, while Lucas was wed to Marcia Lucas from 1969 to 1983.
The director/producer has had an eventful past few months – he sold his production company LucasFilm to Disney for a whopping $4.05 billion, then donated the bulk of the money to an education fund.
The mogul and his fiancée rang in 2013 at Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich's star-studded party on a super yacht in St. Barts.


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The Cast of Colony Reveals Their Best Fan Encounters and More
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A list of book releases compiled by Dr. Dobb's to keep you up-to-date on software development tools and techniques.
Android Application Development
Programming with the Google SDK
by Rick Rogers, John Lombardo, Zigurd Mednieks, and Blake Meike
Based on the Linux operating system and developed by Google and the Open Handset Alliance, Android has the potential to unite a fragmented mobile market This book introduces the Android programming environment--including the operating system and SDK--and provides working examples with thorough explanations to demonstrate Android's architectural features and APIs. This practical book provides the concepts and code you need to develop software with Android and convers writing Android applications that take advantage of any core function available in today's mobile devices; creating a complete modular application that makes use of Android's UI elements; the concepts and architecture of a feature set that includes views, maps, location-based services, persistent data storage, telephony services, and inter-process communication; and advanced topics, such as 2D and 3D graphics, debugging, and performance analysis. The book is a natural complement to the existing Android documentation provided by Google. Whether you want to develop a commercial application for mobile devices, or just want to create a mobile mashup for personal use.
Agile Web Development with Rails
by by Dave Thomas and David Heinemeier Hansson, with Leon Breedt, Mike Clark, James Duncan Davidson, Justin Gehtland, and Andreas Schwarz
Rails just keeps on changing. Rails 2, released in 2008, brings hundreds of improvements, including new support for RESTful applications, new generator options, and so on. And, as importantly, we've all learned a lot more about writing Rails applications in the last few years. Rails is more than a set of best practices. Rails also makes it both fun and easy to turn out very cool web applications. Need Ajax support, so your web applications are highly interactive? Rails has it built in. Want an application that sends and receives e-mail? Produces and consumes web services? Supports meaningful URLs? Want to write applications with a REST-based interface (so they can interact with other RESTful applications with almost no effort on your part)? All built-in. With this book, you'll learn how to use ActiveRecord to connect business objects and database tables. No more painful object-relational mapping. Just create your business objects and let Rails do the rest. Need to create and modify your schema? Migrations make it painless (and they're versioned, so you can roll changes backward and forward). You'll learn how to use the Action Pack framework to route incoming requests and render pages using easy-to-write templates and components. See how to exploit the Rails service frameworks to send emails, implement web services, and create dynamic, user-centric web-pages using built-in Javascript and Ajax support. There are extensive chapters on testing, deployment, and scaling.
Ubiquitous Computing: Smart Devices, Environments and Interactions
by Stefan Poslad
Ubiquitous Computing (also commonly referred to as Pervasive Computing) describes the ways in which current technological models, based upon three base designs: smart (mobile, wireless, service) devices, smart environments (of embedded system devices) and smart interaction (between devices), relate to and support a computing vision for a greater range of computer devices, used in a greater range of (human, ICT and physical) environments and activities. The author details the rich potential of ubiquitous computing, the challenges involved in making it a reality, and the prerequisite technological infrastructure. Additionally, the book discusses the application and convergence of several current major and future computing trends. This book provides an introduction to the complex field of ubiquitous computing; describes how current technology models have varying degrees of mobility wireless connectivity and service volatility; and explores how the three core designs (smart devices, environments, and interaction) based upon current technology models can be applied to, and can evolve to, support a vision of ubiquitous computing and computing for the future.


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November 11 — Honoring those who have served.
November 01, 2017
On November 11 of 1918, the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11thmonth, an armistice went into effect, a cessation of hostilities between the Allied Nations and Germany, ending the "war to end all wars." The official end of World War I would not be declared for seven more months, at the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, but the end actually came on that November day, when the truce was signed, the opposing forces laid down their weapons, and the war known as the "Great War" was over. Now, all over the world, people set aside this day, November 11, to honor those who have served their countries well —bravely and selflessly.
Armistice Day, Remembrance Day, Veterans Day. A day to honor all those who have served.
Winging South for the Winter
October 01, 2017
As the days grow shorter and the nights grow colder; as long, languid summer melts into crisp, cool autumn; as nature takes on russet hues and puts on fancy dress; as you marvel at the beauty of the season, don't forget to look up. One of nature's great marvels is the show in the sky as the birds of North America migrate south. Migration is the annual movement of birds, often north and south along a flyway, between their breeding grounds and their wintering grounds. One of the best known, and certainly the most familiar, of North America's migrators is the Canada (not "Canadian") Goose (Branta canadensis). The impressive V-formations of Canada geese flying south are seen all over North America; indeed, Canada geese are found in every one of the contiguous United States and every Canadian province. However, they are not our only journeying birds. "Of the more than 650 species of North American breeding birds, more than half are migratory." Cornell Lab of Ornithology
50 Inches of Rain
September 01, 2017
Hurricane Harvey, now downgraded to tropical depression Harvey, dumped 50 inches of rain on parts of the Texas coast this week. This epic storm has wreaked havoc on a large swath of the southwest and left destruction and devastation in its wake. When a large low pressure system moving in from the sea runs smack dab into a high pressure system over the coast, it's a recipe for a natural disaster. Counter-clockwise circulating air vacuums up moisture from the Gulf, and all that warm, moist air rising up must eventually come down. And come down it did. "Harvey came inland about 200 miles south of Houston, and the outer rain bands pushed into Houston on Saturday. . . Houston lies a few dozen feet above sea level, and during normal rainfall residential yards drain into streets, streets drain into bayous, and bayous carry water into Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico.
But this was not normal rainfall; it was extreme tropical rainfall. Meteorologists measure rainfall rates in inches per hour at a given location. A rainfall rate of 0.5 inches per hour is heavy, while anything above 2.0 inches per hour is intense (you'd probably stop your car on a highway, pull over, and wait out the passing storm). [In the Houston area], from 11pm to 1am that night, 10.6 inches of rain fell, about as much rainfall as New York City gets from October through December. That happened in two hours. Ars Technica
Total Eclipse of the Sun
August 01, 2017
Monday, August 21, 2017. Mark that date in your calendar, because this is one you don't want to miss. On August 21, North America will experience a rare and awe-inspiring astronomical event —a solar eclipse. The last time a total solar eclipse spanned across the continent of North America was almost a century ago—June 8, 1918. The most recent total eclipse of the sun that could be viewed from anywhere in America was 38 years ago, February 26, 1979, and was visible in five US states as well as parts of Canada and Greenland. Needless to say, this just doesn't happen every day.
From One End of this Continent to the Other
July 01, 2017
July 2017. This month, North Americans will be celebrating the birth of their country, their identity as a people and as a nation. From Winnipeg to Washington, D.C., from Calgary to Corpus Christi, from Toronto to Tallahassee, we will watch fireworks and watch parades, we will sing and laugh and make merry. And EAT. Whether your celebration will include barbecue and watermelon, or haddock and butter tarts, there will certainly be some good eats. Join the celebration!
Plant a Garden
June 01, 2017
Summer begins on June 20 this year, so this is an excellent time to begin thinking about a summer garden. A garden can transform a drab yard into a showplace. As you think about your garden, take advantage of all the resources available, and plan before you plant.
First, it is helpful to know some flower basics . . .
Drinking Water Week
May 01, 2017
Did you know that next week, May 7-13, is Drinking Water Week? A week in which we observe the absolute vital role that drinking water plays in our daily lives. A week to celebrate WATER! This year's theme is "Your water: To know it is to love it!" and it encourages us to get to know more about the water we drink.
1 Trillion Gallons of Water
April 01, 2017
1 Trillion Gallons of Water.
Sometimes when we hear numbers that large, it's hard to really conceive of what they mean. How much water is 1 trillion gallons, really?
Well, 1 trillion gallons of water is:
- the amount of water in about 40 million swimming pools.
- the amount of water in about 24 billion baths.
- the amount of water in Florida's Lake Okeechobee (669 square miles).
- the amount of water used in one year by 11 million homes.
- the amount of water wasted every year by household water leaks. Washington Post
That's really an astounding figure. Every year, enough water to serve 11 million homes is needlessly wasted. (EPA ) Down the drain. That leaky faucet or constantly-running toilet is more than just an annoyance; it is wasting water at an alarming rate.
Food & Water: Innovation in Agriculture
March 02, 2017
Food and water. We can't live without them, but many people around the world are living without enough of either. The good news is that amazing work is being done to combat both drought and famine.
We've written about some incredible advances in the production of clean water, including these articles:
- Clean Water Around the Globe (a billboard that actually produces clean water)
- A Book that Cleans Water? (Yes, there is a book that cleans water, and so many more amazing innovations!)
- 663 Million (life-bringing organizations dedicated to giving clean water to those in need)
There are so many more exciting new tools being utilized to give fresh, clean water to the thirsty, including this new and vastly improved solar-powered water purifier.
Technological Breakthroughs from 2016: Can Virtual Reality Help Paraplegics Regain Mobility?
February 01, 2017
Last month we reported on many positive stories from 2016 —good news that you might not have heard: Desalination plants bringing water to the desert, the elimination of measles in all of the Americas, infant mortality rates decreasing in Russia and life expectancy increasing in Africa. Great strides were made in the areas of world health, conservation, and, not surprisingly, technology. This is certainly an era of astonishing technological advancement; the science fiction of yesteryear is the reality of this year. From smartphones to smart watches to smart homes, technology is changing the way we live. And sometimes in amazing ways . . .
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rocco wrote:If you lot are going to make the treck to Bronycon, stop buy the Charity Auction!
3rd printing of Fallout: Equestria Charity Auction Update!
For those of you following along, I recently procured a 2nd copy of the 3rd printing of Fallout: Equestria. By random luck (and Reddit) I some how managed to beg Somber into signing it! Truth be told, he actually offered to sign this copy and deal with the postal system and all that. Well, guess what showed up today!?
For those of you that will be interested, this copy will be going up for auction at Bronycon 2017, at the annual Charity Auction. It will come with a screen print-out of the conversation Somber and I had through DM on Reddit, the book, and the message he left inside to whoever decides to buy it! In accordance with Kkat's wishes, all of the proceeds from the auction will be going to charity.
Sorry, I have limited resorces to work with in terms of posting stuff like this... if it is not allowed, please remove.
also! Before anyone asks... yes, that is a round of 10mm in the center console of my truck!
I hope it will sell well, that's for a good cause


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Read about it in Streetsblog
Dear Supervisor Wiener,
I am writing to ask you to support the TIDF legislation coming before you on November 20th. The TIDF legislation is an important first step in achieving the goals of the Transportation Sustainability Program. Under the TSP, the City will finally invest in sorely needed and overdue systematic improvements to the transportation system.
San Francisco has a "Transit First Policy". We know that transit is critical for our city. We have a problem in that new developments are planned without taking into account the costs they will impose upon the transit system and price mitigation into the planning.
I understand that the non-profit community is fighting to be exempted from the TIDF. While Non-Profits are a vital part of the city, they represent 20% of new development and thus have a large impact on the system. The TIDF update will address this deficiency.
To be clear: the TIDF only applies to net new development. This means a building can be torn down and a new one can be put up in its footprint, and as long as the new building has less or the same square footage as the old building, then TIDF doesn't apply. If the building adds new square footage, the TIDF only applies to these additional square feet. This isn't about punishing non-profits who want to renovate an existing space or build a new development within the footprint of an old building; it's about making organizations who build larger and more expansive campuses and buildings accountable for the added strain being imposed on our transportation system.
The reality is that most small social service providers don't propose new developments. I also understand that small social service providers are proposed to be exempted from the fee, which means that only those non-profits with sufficient funding to build new projects would need to pay their share to recognize the burden they place on the transportation system. Additionally, the TIDF has grandfathering for non-profits, which means that non-profit projects would likely never pay the TIDF, if the TSP can move forward efficiently.
I know that you understand the value of the City's transportation system and can see the many benefits of implementing the TSP. I hope that you won't allow self-interest to undermine a really great program that finally means we will see real environmental mitigation for new development impacts on the transportation system. Thank you for your support.
John Murphy
Here are supervisors email addresses if you are interested in joining the fray.


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East Island City is a neighborhood in Grand Theft Auto IV and Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars located in central Dukes, Liberty City.
It is bordered to the north by Walton Lane, Harrison Street, and the East Borough Bridge and to the northwest by Yorktown Avenue (Steinway); Franklin Street to the west (the Humboldt River); Hooper Street and Livingston Street to the south (Cerveza Heights); and San Jacinto Avenue to the east (Meadows Park). Dukes Boulevard is its primary street.
East Island City is a primarily industrial zone with pockets of urban areas. The western part is dominated by the Dukes portion of the East Borough Bridge, which terminates in EIC, and features a number of warehouses. The Humboldt River promenade, linking Dukes Park north of BOABO, Broker, and Steinway Park in Steinway, Dukes, runs through EIC tunnel underneath in this area. Brownstones are present in the eastern portion, which is also the location of most the neighborhood's attractions and commercial businesses. The center of the neighborhood is home to even more buildings, as well as repair shops and small grocery stores.
Points of interest
- Bank of Liberty
- Cadet
- The Cherry Popper Ice Cream Factory
- Cut the Corner
- Delicious Chinese Food
- Dukes Laundromat
- Go Out
- Inside Track
- Jr. Ray's
- Mech Mechanic Auto Parts
- Ming Inn
- Pill-Pharm
- Scott's Pet Store
- Silverback Studios
- Zhou Ming's Nightclub
East Island City is based on the New York City neighborhood of Long Island City in Queens.
The Liberty City Subway has a station: the Dukes Boulevard Station at the intersection of Dukes Boulevard and Morris Street (at the border with Steinway), however this station is closed for maintenance. The closest in-service LTA station is Huntington Street, in Cerveza Heights.