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Water sports are more than fun and are appreciated by people all around the world. Watersports aren't just fun but are quite beneficial for the health also.
According to many researchers, water sports help to improve the mood too. They could instantly make you feel better and can help you to get rid of physical, in addition to emotional stress. They can build your strength and excitement in your life, making you a much more active part of society. Here we have six amazing water activities that are a must to try.
Out of this numerous water sports, among the most budding water experiences is wakeboarding. It is quite like water skiing where the rider rides on a single plank, towed behind a ship so you can slide through the water. It's easier to perform when compared to other water sports, which require more focus on equilibrium. It's one of the newest water sports, which is slowly being noticed by adventurers who see various areas of the world to indulge in water adventure activities. People have started to prefer wakeboarding to water skiing as it needs less speed and focus on balance; however, more wind is called for in wakeboarding as compared to other water activities.
Knee Boarding
One of the first steps before you head to hard-hitting water game, Kneeboarding is a perfect alternative for beginners, and those who want to delve deeper into water adventures. Done with the help of a knee-board, it requires less focus on equilibrium than water-skiing and is lots of fun nonetheless.
More of a calm, exploration game, kayaking is the perfect water sport activity for people who wish to spend the day paddling along the mangroves, backwaters and mini bays. When the weather permits, it can be one of the most fun water sports during monsoon season. Take the time to plan a suitable kayaking trip once the weather is suitable.
Sailing on a Yacht
Another great experience is taking a ride on a yacht where you can witness the beauty of the sea and relax & chill out in the peaceful surroundings of the sea, and you'll definitely collect some magical moments in your life. There are several options for cruising on the sea while enjoying activities like sunbathing, fishing, snoozing, eating & dining, and needless to say, romancing. However, if you are considering going on a brief river boat cruise, visit Mandovi River to get one of the best river cruise options.
Paddle Boarding
Do not confuse this water sport with that of an easy surfboard. Paddleboarding may look like the easiest thing to do at first sight, but in fact, it is among the most difficult water adventure activities and demands a lot of strength to carry out especially because you need to stand up with only one paddle in hand while canoeing. This activity is the latest addition to the list of most thrilling water sports in the world, which is quickly growing in popularity. The sport was started by Thomas Edward Blake in the early 1930s.
White River Rafting in Goa
Looking for river rafting? Well, Goa Tourism Development Corporation (GTDC) recently introduced white river rafting in Goa on the Mhadei River, in a little village called Ustem in Valpoi, Sattari. Nolanville Wildlife Removal started this wonderful sport in collaboration with a company named Southern River Adventures and Water Sports Pvt. Ltd.. People who love adventure sports will find this place no less than heaven, as it is surrounded by beautiful trees and plant vegetation. Foreign travelers adore this place and see it in large numbers every year.


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Want to achieve a noticeable improvement in your health and wellbeing? Our classes are designed with results in mind, we offer a tailored approach that enables you to achieve your health goals, from feeling stronger and looking healthier to rehabilitation reducing your stress or pain.
You will see and feel an improvement in your physical and mental health, we are a community founded on the principles that working-out should be the highlight of your day, fitness classes should be both effective and fun!
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We understand that change isn't always easy, that the first step can be the hardest, that's where we come in. Our practitioners are trained to the highest standard and we will be with you every step of the way on your journey.
Being a member comes with more than just access to our excellent Pilates and Yoga classes, join today and get discounts on our highly recommended Holistic Therapies as well.
What makes Seagrass different?
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We can help you start your journey to better health. Seagrass Wellness is a supportive community where no matter your age, size or experience level, you will be welcome.
Our approach is holistic meaning that we treat the mind and body as a whole, so for us, the social side of Seagrass is just as important as the exercise or treatments. Our combination of mindful movement classes, therapeutic treatments and social events sets us apart from most other wellness centres.
Our members work hard on their health goals and we make sure that they have fun while doing so, put simply – you need to move well, eat well and think well to be well.
Experience the very best in health, fitness and therapies in our beautiful boutique studio with a unique social atmosphere
The fitness world is changing, gone are the days of big corporate gyms, where the instructors don't know your name or care about your journey. The one size fits all model of group exercise is outdated and unsafe. Large class sizes mean that clients don't get the individual care and attention that they deserve to make sure that they are working to the correct level for them.
Our Intimate class sizes mean you get a great workout and unparalleled attention, ensuring that all your needs are met, be it extra help because of an injury or you may need that extra push to meet a sporting goal. Former professional dancers Marcela Almond and Lauren Keerie combine many years of practical and teaching experience and are dedicated to helping you on your wellness journey.

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Jon attended the University of South Carolina where he was involved in a campus ministry, Campus Crusade for Christ (Cru). It was this experience that God used to call Jon into full-time ministry. After spending several years of working with college students in Campus Crusade, he and his wife attend Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis, MO. He is married to his wife, Janelle. They have two children, Anna Kate and Knox.
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These luxuriously indulgent chocolates raise the standards and are a wonderful treat to gift your friends and family with – if you can keep your hands off of them!
To make the caramel sauce, place the butter, sugar, condensed milk, caramel and sea salt into a saucepan and heat until the butter has melted.
Pour the sauce into a jar and allow to cool fully and leave to chill in the fridge.
Break up half of the chocolate into a bowl over simmering water (make sure that the water is not touching the bottom of the pan)
Bring the temperature up to 42°C/110°F, then remove from the heat and allow to cool. Continue to monitor the temperature until it reaches 32°C/90°F.
Carefully spoon the chocolate into the moulds using a decorating brush or the back of the teaspoon to smooth. Tip the mould up to remove any excess chocolate, pouring it back into the bowl.
Chill the moulds for 10-20 minutes, until the chocolate has set.
Once the chocolate has set, fill the moulds with the caramel sauce (do not overfill)
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(CBR) In a perfect world, "Con Air 2" already exists. It once again stars Nicolas Cage as Cameron Poe and John Cusack as Vince Larkin, except this time, they battle an army of cyborg prisoners who have contracted Cyrus the Virus, all aboard a prison vessel floating toward Mars.
Sadly, we do not live in a perfect world. As such, "Con Air in Space" doesn"t exist. But Simon West shares that vision of perfection. Speaking with Screen Daily, the man behind "Con Air" and "The Expendables 2" talked about how he would only make a sequel to the 1997 action film if he could really push it outside of the box – outside of our planet, actually.
"There are always rumors about a 'Con Air 2,'" he said. "I would do it if it was completely turned on its head. 'Con Air' in space, for example – a studio version where they"re all robots or the convicts are reanimated as super-convicts, or where the good guys are bad guys and the bad guys are good guys. Something shocking. If it was clever writing it could work."
It works in our hearts, Mr. West.
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What are the entry fees for competitions?
Studio Owners can contact our office for entry fees. We have some of the most competitive fees in the industry!
How do you register for the competitions?
Only Studio Owners and Teachers may register for competitions. We have an online entry system that is easy to use and helps to make the registration process organized and efficient. Only Studio Owners may contact our office for entry instructions.
Is videotaping/taking photographs allowed at competitions?
For the safety of your dancers, we DO NOT allow photos or video of routines on stage at our events. We do have a professional media company (DRC Video Productions and Dance Snaps) at all of our events. After the event every family/dancer will receive FREE access to photos & videos of routines that they perform in that will be accessible online.
What is the age cut-off for age categories?
All ages for competitions are as of January 1st, 2019.
How many acrobatics/gymnastics tricks can we have in a routine?
Up to five before it has to be entered in Open or Acrobatics. Character, Cheerleading, and Musical Theater there is no limit to the number of tricks. Ballet & Novelty NO Acrobatics/Gymnastics Tricks! We do not apply point deductions if a category change is made.
Do you have a limit to how many solos a dancer can perform?
We do not limit the number of solos a student can perform. We do reserve the right to limit the number of solos by an individual that can place in Top Score Rankings.
Do you have a Regional Titles Competition? How do you enter?
This year at Boogie Fever USA we are adding a Regional Titles Competition. You enter online for the Title Competition with your studio entry. If you wish to be considered for Title then you check the box for Title on the Solo Entry and an additional entry fee will be applied. If a dancer has multiple solos only choose one. If soloist entered for title meets the score requirement they will be announced as a Title Semi-Finalist and eligible to compete in the National Title Competition. From the Semi-Finalist at each Regional the Judges will choose a Regional Title Winner for each Age Division. LEARN MORE
Do you accept Independent Entries?
We DO NOT accept independent entries for competitions, you must be registered with a studio in order to compete at Dance Machine ANDC. We do allow independent registration for our conventions, you can contact our office if interested in attending a convention as an independent.
How do you schedule competitions?
Boogie Fever USA does not have a general scheduling format, which we follow at our regional competitions. Every regional schedule is set up based solely on the breakdown of entries by solos, duet/trios, groups, and productions for that particular event. We do not have this breakdown in numbers until all of the entries have been processed and at that time we set up a schedule which will best accommodate the participants at that regional. We would rather go later on a Saturday so it is not a late night on a Sunday when participants have school or work on the next day. This would not always be possible if we had a general format.
When will we get a schedule for the competition?
We will send out a schedule via e-mail to studio directors 8-10 days before the event, we will send it sooner if it is ready. We post the General Schedule Online about 7 days before the competition.
How are photogenic entries submitted?
Entries must bring to the competition a recent 5 x 7 or 8 x 10 in black & white or color to the competition. Please write name, age, and studio on the back of the photo. Photos will be returned at the competition but contestants are responsible for retaining their photo on that day. Dance Machine ANDC is not responsible for any damages to the photograph submitted. You must enter photogenic on the day of competition. You do not have to be a registered competitor to enter the photogenic category, but you must be affiliated with a registered studio. DO NOT SEND PICTURES OR MONEY FOR PHOTOGENIC ENTRIES-you must enter at the competition. There is a $45.00 fee per photo entered in the photogenic category. Each photogenic entry will be awarded a trophy and receive a rating. Overall Photogenic Awards will be based on the number of entries submitted. All Photogenic Awards will be presented with Group Awards for the corresponding age division.
How are routine critiques given to studios?
Each judge will give an audio/video critique using Video Judge facilitated by DRC Video Productions. Scores and Video Judge Critiques will be uploaded to studio accounts by the Tuesday after a competition.
What awards do you give?
Adjudicated Rating System
**Each judge awards a point value to each routine…then the three point values are added together and divided by three to get an average. That average determines the Rating that the routine will fall into.
Diamond (282-300), Ruby (270-279), Emerald (261-269), Sapphire (250-260), and Amethyst (249 or less)
Top Score Overall Awards
Age Divisions are TINY 6 & under,MINI 7-8, PETITE 9-10, JUNIOR 11-12, TEEN 13-15, SENIOR 16-19, ELITE 20 & up
Each Competitive Level…RECREATIONAL, INTERMEDIATE, and ADVANCED all receive Top Score awards for Solo, Duet/Trio, Small Group, Large Group, and Production within the Competitive Level and Age Division. Top Score Groups in each level and division are awarded an Boogie Fever Trophy plaque and Top Score Group and Production Champions are awarded a Champion trophy.
SHOOTING STAR Awards are presented to outstanding performances and innovative/creative choreography. Shooting Star Awards are given for Solos, Duet/Trios, and Groups. Shooting Star Awards are selected by Judges and Boogie Fever Staff and are not directly related to Adjudication, Rating Awarded, or Top Score Placement.
Entertainment, Crowd Pleaser, and Choreography Awards are presented in the Group and Production Divisions. These awards can come from any Competitive Level and are not directly related to the Adjudication, Rating Awarded, or Top Score Placement.
At the National Championships all of the above awards are presented and then the Super Grand National Champions to the highest scoring routines of the entire national finals in each competitive level for 12 & under and 13 & up.


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The continued safety, well-being, and success of our students, teachers, staff, and community has always been our top priority as we navigate the complex and evolving coronavirus crisis. To this end, we are updating our reopening plan to begin the school year in a fully online-learning model for all students which will continue through the last week of September. All students in grades 1-12 will begin on August 18, kindergarten students will begin on August 20.
La seguridad continúa, el bienestar, y el éxito de nuestros estudiantes, maestros, empleados, y la comunidad siempre ha sido nuestra prioridad más importante a manera que enfrentamos la compleja y evolucionante crisis del coronavirus. Con este fin, estamos actualizando nuestro plan de reapertura para comenzar este año escolar en un modelo de instrucción completamente en línea para estudiantes hasta finales de septiembre. Hemos actualizado el calendario para que todos los estudiantes en los grados 1-12 comiencen el 18 de agosto, los estudiantes de jardin de infantes comenzarán el 20 de agosto.
Now, with Wonders Technology's teaching tools, educators can teach students as young as four years old how to program complicated technology, such as robots and 3D printers. The Tech Tray works as an input so that students without reading or typing abilities can easily get up and running. By replacing core programming words with building blocks, we've simplified the process into something that is not only easy and fun but also paves the way for plenty of deeper learning. Learners can place the blocks on the tray in a bunch of different patterns to make a robot roll around in different ways. Wonders Technology has started testing with students at Indian Peaks Elementary and the results are encouraging! With a tiny bit of explanation, the first graders were able to use the Tech Tray to make the robot move forward and take a right hand turn in under twenty minutes. The third graders exceeded our expectations and could have gone on to algebra- or recursion-related concepts after just fifteen minutes of practice with the tray. The students also provided valuable feedback regarding ease of use, what they would like the Tech Tray to look like, and ideas for other technologies they might want to control with the tray. Ideas included robotic pets, a crane, and other insightful technologies. We gently explained that the school scheduling technology was not on our list, so the busses could not be plugged into the tray. Wonders Technology is thankful to Indian Peaks Elementary for the opportunity to involve their students in our prototyping efforts. Fun was had by all and the students and teachers informed our design process a lot!
What is the Tech Tray?
Wonders Technology's Tech Tray is a new way for students to create computer code. The Tech Tray is designed to help students create computer code intended to run on a multitude of outputs such as robots, musical synthesizers and 3D printers.
The Tray-
The full sized tray has 48 different slots where students can place building blocks. Students then press one of the output buttons, labeled Robot, Music and 3D Printing, to pass the code to a connected output. The student generated code is translated on a translator unit before the output attempts to run the code and perform the action that the student created. The translator unit will also display the student created code in both block and the pertinent programming language (C/C++, JAVA, Python, Logo, etc) as well as displaying a fun analogous image with the intention of helping the user understand the code as it is being created.
Once students have created code they then press one of the outputs buttons to send the code to a waiting robot, synthesizer or 3D printer.
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The tray works by using many different building blocks, each with a code function or output action labeled on the block. The colors of the blocks corresponds to the type of action the block causes the output to perform. Ie. green blocks make the robot move, yellow blocks help the robot do mathematical procedures. Blocks may be placed in a 2D manner in any of the 48 slots provided on the board. Students may also stack the blocks for certain applications, creating a 3D effect.
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Younger students just need a positive first experience with tech to form a creative and inquisitive bond with technology for life. The Tech Tray starter blocks do just that by allowing students to get the output to perform a function by placing a single block. Multiple blocks may be placed so the output performs multiple function. The starter blocks are two colors, which represent the two discrete types of information or procedures that are used to cause the output action. The second set of blocks necessitates two blocks in order to perform the same functions that the students previously created with a single start block. Ie. The starter block for "Move forward 10 cm" is both green and blue to signify that when using the second set of blocks the student needs to find one green block (move forward) and one blue block (the number 10). By scaffolding the learning process this way our goal is to give easily achieved successes as well as an opportunity for stretch goals.
The instructions for the Tech Tray are written in an easy to understand manner, with illustrations such that even someone without the ability to read can follow them and program a robot.
Beginning goals of the curriculum include simple algebraic concepts, iteration, equalities and inequalities, critical thinking, geometric angles and functions.
The technology is designed to interact with a multitude of outputs and the catalog will grow steadily with time to include different introductory concepts such as languages, physical sciences and finance as well as more advanced concepts for older ages such as chemistry, cryptology and FPGAs.


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If you are a total programming freak and don't want to miss out any opportunity for coding, then you might need a good Android code editor. The Android Code Editors will allow you to check for error and look over some of the wayward lines of the code. All of these actions can be done in your handy Android device. You can entertain yourself with programming anywhere at any time. There are lots of available Android code editors in the market but choosing the right one is the difficult job. There is a wide range of options and you can choose according to your specific needs.
Here in this article we will be presenting you with a list of fifteen best Android code editors which are available for free of cost in the web. So, Just install one of these in your Android phone or tablet and then you can access codes in different languages and you can edit and run the programs in your Android smartphone. The best of the bests Android code editors available in the market are as follows.
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This is a very good text editor program and offers an integrated development environment for the Android platform devices. It supports more than 40 different programming languages and you can also compile and run any program also.
It is a basic source code editor for devices with Android operating system. It is quite similar to the Notepad++ and supports many languages like Java, C, C++, etc.
This is an application which allows only reading the program code with syntax highlights and you cannot edit with this app. This is a very small application.
Syntax Highlighted Code Editor
As the name says it all it is an application which has the ability of editing many different program languages with the syntax highlighted.
Java Code Viewer enables to view program codes and with syntax highlights for Java, CSS, ASP, PHP, C, C++ etc.
This is a powerful app which allows a user to actually design or develop Android Applications in your Android device only. This is a complete package and you can really visualize and create your application without any difficulty.
This application is mostly used by expert programmers and it allows its user to directly create Android applications in their Android device. It doesn't have a good user interface, but is very useful to a professional Android application developer.
Terminal IDE is a great application with an overall C, C++, Java, HTML support kits. This is an extremely user friendly software with simple open source applications and a working soft keyboard.
This is very handy software for programmers who are interested in C language. It is a very good compiler of C programs and is extremely functional.
This is a basic C compiler running on an Android device. If someone is only interested in C than this is for them.
This is only for them who whole heartedly love C# and for them it is a haven in their pocket. A mini compiler always ready to perform.
C++, Java Programs & Reference
This app has got the best collection of programs and is very useful to beginners and you can download extra libraries to aid you more in programming complex programs.
This is again an Integrated Development Environment and supports HTML, CSS, PHP and many more. This application literally turns your Android device to a mini development computer.
This is classy software, but it is quite easy to use and has great features like themes, syntax highlights, snippets and many more.
This is a powerful Android application which enables you to edit and write program codes in your smartphone. It can also be used as e-book reader, text editor and is very easy to use.


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Windows 10 dropped last week, and the reviews so far have been very positive. More than 14 million people downloaded the operating system in the first 24 hours. The OS is being hailed as the "Windows 7" to Window's 8's "Vista" and has a bunch of impressive new features, giving you every reason to upgrade 10 Compelling Reasons to Upgrade to Windows 10 Windows 10 is coming on July 29. Is it worth upgrading for free? If you are looking forward to Cortana, state of the art gaming, or better support for hybrid devices - yes, definitely! And... Read More .
Even more importantly, Windows 10 will be the last time you have to formally upgrade Windows. All future releases will happen as updates to Windows 10 The Latest Windows 10 Version Won't Be the Last One What is the latest Windows 10 version? How long is it supported? And why did Microsoft switch to a service model? Answers within! Read More .
All of which is great news for Windows users. However, with so many new (and potentially new) users, the popularity has attracted some nasty characters. Unfortunately, a number of scammers are taking advantage of the enthusiasm and confusion for Windows 10, with several new scams targeting Windows 10 customers. Luckily, if you keep your wits about you and know what to look for, it's easy to stay safe. Here's what you need to know.
Phone Scams
This phone-based scam been around for a while Anatomy of a Scam: The "Windows Tech Support" Con Examined They're constantly on the prowl: cold calling scammers claiming to be from "Windows Tech Support". We were targeted by one of these con artists and here's what happened. Read More . Here's one scam call from a year ago:
With the release of Windows 10, these scammers have put a new twist on it.
The scam goes something like this: you get a cold call from someone claiming to be from Microsoft support or some other tech support organization. They offer you something (fixing an "error" with Windows 10 they detected, or helping you upgrade to Windows 10). At some point, you give them access to your machine via a remote access application 12 Excellent, Free Screen Sharing & Remote Access Tools You Haven't Heard Of Yet Thanks to remote access, you can see and control screens from anywhere. This can save time and confusion when you are in a meeting or want to help someone. Keep these screen sharing tools close... Read More like TeamViewer, allowing them to install spyware that can steal financial information. They may also try to get you to pay for their "help."
How to stay safe:
- If you receive a call claiming to be from Microsoft, ignore it. Microsoft support and other legitimate tech support organizations will never cold-contact you by phone.
- Never give a stranger remote access to your machine.
- Always do software installation / upgrades from an official source (like the Microsoft.com website)
Email Scams
Microsoft has actually sent out official emails alerting people that they successfully reserved copies of Windows 10, as part of their staggered release scheme. Unfortunately, this has allowed scammers to create their own emails that resemble real Windows 10 alert emails, but actually direct users to malware.
One popular scam email picked up by Cisco Security offers users a "Free Windows 10 Upgrade." Via either a link or attachment, the user is prompted to install what seems to be a Windows 10 upgrade file, but is actually a piece of malware called "CBT-Locker." This is just one example of Windows ransomware Avoid Falling Victim To These Three Ransomware Scams Several prominent ransomware scams are in circulation at the moment; let's go over three of the most devastating, so you can recognise them. Read More , and encrypts your files, deletes the originals, and then ransoms the key back to you via an anonymous Bitcoin payment. The email for this version of the scam looks like this (via the Consumerist):
This kind of malware has become increasingly popular, and can be very destructive to small businesses and the elderly, who may have important or sentimental data, but not the technical savvy to back it up off-site. It's nasty, and the ransom can be expensive.
Other variations on the scam might install adware, or malware that steals financial information for identity theft. Luckily, like the phone scam, scams of this type are pretty easy to avoid.
How to stay safe:
- Remember that Microsoft will never send you a download link or attachment. Ignore any emails like this.
- Always use the official website to initiate any downloads or upgrades.
- Be skeptical of emails that have unprofessional formatting, errors, or typos.
- Even if emails seem to come from a "Microsoft Support" email address, use caution – this information can be easily faked The 7 Best Sites to Prank Your Friends With Fake Email Messages Want to send fake emails to prank your friends and family? Here are some of the best prank email generators out there. Read More .
How to Really Upgrade to Windows 10
There are a few easy ways to upgrade to Windows 10 legitimately.
Via the Upgrade App
If you have Windows 8.1, you can reserve a copy using the "Get Windows 10" App, which appears as a small white windows icon on the right hand side of your task bar. Clicking that allows you to reserve a copy. Microsoft will notify you by email (without a download link) when your copy is available, and you'll be able to upgrade from within Windows itself, via the same app (which will reappear).
Don't see the icon? Check out our guide to using the "Get Windows 10" app Can't See the Windows 10 Upgrade Notification? Here's How to Enable It. Are you also not seeing the Get Windows app on your Windows 7 or 8.1 devices? Let us show you how to enable the upgrade notification or cancel the upgrade in case you changed your... Read More .
Via an ISO
If you don't have a valid copy of Windows 8.1, you may need to do a fresh install from an ISO, and move your files over manually. To get to the official ISO, Google "Download Windows 10 ISO – Microsoft." The official download page should be in the first few results – useful information to share with friends and family interested in upgrading to Windows 10.
Either way, look for the green lock in your browser bar to verify that you're on the official site. From there, the site will direct you to burn a disc or bootable USB drive. You'll be able to use your existing Windows product key to complete the installation.
Spotting Scams
In general, scams aren't that hard to spot. If you stick to safe general principles, like being wary of cold contacts and always downloading software from official sources, you'll be safe from most scams and other "social engineering." Be careful, and make sure your friends and family are on the lookout for their own electronic safety.
Have you received on of these scam messaged? Just excited for Windows 10? Let us know in the comments!
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Oooh, the new Vitamin Water comes with promises to make me strong like bull- and that shit's blue to boot.
Unfortunately, I cannot successfully implement this in my fetish-related dog training repertoire, as the ensuing libation is not toilet water blue, but more of a petrichor, stormy steel blue. You read me, Crayola? I swallow words and shit gold.
I decided to drink this during a lull of working through a collection of archives for one of my classes (making sure the cap was fully secured!) to see if it did make me more resilient and strong to onerous tribulations like professorial criticism, poor organizational skills, and rusted paper clips. It did not do so, and when I later tripped down a short flight of stairs, I was surprised to find that I felt actual pain from the fall.Vitamin Water, is this all a lie?
So with feeling sturdy clearly not in this drink's agenda, I opted to focus on the flavor. Vitamin Water calls Stur-D blue agave, passion fruit, and citrus, but I'd call it a tasteless melange of flavors best allocated to the teenage girl drugstore perfume section than the beverage chambers, because this is absolutely rank. I started drinking it with the assumption that it tasted a little herbal, like tea or a poorly made Arnold Palmer, with some passionfruit thrown in for effort, but it seemed to combine the worst of all possible flavors. The "herbal" agave part was honeyed and sickly sweet. And for the record, agave doesn't seem like a good ingredient for resistance and strength. I mean, come on- one tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor? And the passionfruit had that fake floral, musky lingering taste that a person experiences when they've had one too many dates with a girl named Princess. Sigh.Basically, what we had at the end was an overly sweet, weirdly floral, fake tasting "tropical" beverage in a strange color and little to no appeal. I finished half of this and then kept looking at it in my hand. I just had no will or desire to finish this- and you know what that means. This was disappointing. I was really jazzed to try this and told all of my friends, and now I have to rescind my excitement and stop writing "Mrs. Stur-D" on my notebooks in Sharpie marker.


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Film noir greats 'Shadow of a Doubt,' In a Lonely Place,' Double Indemnity' and more on the big screen in LA
By Mr E Man and Michael Wilmington
"Shadow of a Doubt" (1943, Alfred Hitchcock) is the 1 p.m. matinee Tuesday, Feb. 4, at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA).
A bright and beautiful small town girl named Charlotte "Charlie" Newton (Teresa Wright) is bored. Bored with her well-ordered home in her Norman Rockwellish little city of Santa Rosa, Calif., – where trees line the sunlit streets, everyone goes to church on Sunday and lots of them read murder mysteries at night. Charlie has more exotic dreams. She adores her globe-trotting, urbane Uncle Charlie Oakley (Joseph Cotten) – for whom she was nicknamed – and is deliriously happy when he shows up in Santa Rosa for a visit.
But Uncle Charlie has some secrets that no one in his circle would guess – not Uncle Charlie's adoring sister (Patricia Collinge), nor his good-hearted brother-in-law (Henry Travers), nor their mystery-loving neighbor Herbie (Hume Cronyn), nor Charlie herself. Uncle Charlie, who conceals a darker personality and profession beneath his charming persona, is on the run, pursued by a dogged police detective (Macdonald Carey), who suspects him of being a notorious serial killer who seduces rich old widows and kills them for their money. As handsome, cold-blooded Uncle Charlie, Cotten, who also called "Shadow" his personal favorite film, is, with Robert Walker and Anthony Perkins, one of the three great Hitchcockian psychopaths.
"Shadow of a Doubt," released in 1943, was Hitchcock's sixth American movie and the one he often described as his favorite. As he explained to François Truffaut, this was because he felt that his critical enemies, the "plausibles," could have nothing to quibble about with "Shadow." It was written by two superb chroniclers of Americana, Thornton Wilder ("Our Town") and Sally Benson ("Meet Me in St. Louis"), along with Hitch's constant collaborator, wife Alma Reville. The result is one of the supreme examples of Hitchcockian counterpoint: with a sunny, tranquil background against which dark terror erupts.
On Thursday night at 7:30 p.m., the American Cinematheque presents a Nicholas Ray night at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood: "Johnny Guitar," starring Joan Crawford and Sterling Hayden, and "In a Lonely Place," starring Humphrey Bogart and Gloria Grahame. As Jean-Luc Godard said: "Nicholas Ray is the cinema." And speaking of Godard, the AC's Aero Theatre is hosting a Godard retrospective, starting Feb. 20.
Femmes fatales don't particularly like birthdays, but here's an exception: "Double Indemnity" turns 70 this year! Did you know Raymond Chandler made a cameo in the film? Read the story here.
And be sure to attend on Sunday, Feb. 9, at the Aero Theatre in Santa Monica: Barbara Stanwyck biographer Victoria Wilson will sign her book and introduce a screening of "Double Indemnity" and "The Bitter Tea of General Yen." The signing starts at 6:30 p.m. and the show starts at 7:30 p.m.
Wilson has two other signings coming up; for details, call Larry Edmunds Bookshop at 323-463-3273.


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First things first. Despite being represented as 0's and 1's, binary is not actually made of them. It can be any two distinct states; it's commonly represented as zeroes and ones because "00011101" is much easier to read and comprehend than "off, off, off, on, on, on, off, on". The states can be hole or no hole (ye olde punchcarde), voltage/no voltage (RAM), magnetic field polarities (Magnetic Disks), reflective/not reflective (Optical Discs, e.g. Compact Discs), or anything else; the binary 0s and 1s are simply practical methods to represent the state of the electronic hardware. Which state represents which "digit" varies by architecture, but it's canonical to say either 0 or "off" and 1 or "on". Nowadays in some cases, it is not even a state that is represented by ones and zeroes, it is the change of the state, with 1 being an increase of some value, and 0 being a drop, for example.
A bit is one of these pieces of information. Its value - the state - can either be 1 or 0. A bit is the smallest single unit of information possible in an electronic device. Everything you work with on your computer is composed of nothing but a long series of bits, and all numbers are internally represented as a binary number. It is technically possible to build a computer that counts in regular decimal numbers, and some early ones were in fact built this way, until the benefits of a binary system were understood, but bits are used for various reasons: they're easier to handle, the underlying electronics are cheaper, and because it also allows for logical operations in addition to your standard addition and subtraction. In practice, it's common to write binary numbers in hexadecimal (base 16), because hexadecimal is easier to read than binary and converts easily to and from binary.
A byte is a set of eight bits. Why not ten, since we count in base ten? Because a byte is exactly two digits in hexadecimal and is large enough to be useful. A single bit isn't very useful, which is why from the earliest days of computing they were grouped in bytes, (which is actually a pun). They usually were the smallest unit that could be looked up in memory. On the other hand, while processing information it was usually handled in different groupings based on the Central Processing Unit design, called 'words', and each computer had its own word length. Some computers, especially military ones, could have decidedly odd word lengths, like 21 or 37 bits, and thus byte length varied from 5 to 11 bits (a word length usually being a multiple of a byte length). Smaller processors and microcontrollers could even have a sub-byte word lengths — for example, Intel 4004, the very first microprocessor ever, had a word that was 4 bits long. There is even a term for 4 bits, a "nybble" or "nibble," since it's "half a byte."
When they were building minicomputers and mainframes in the 1950s and 1960s nobody knew exactly what standard for byte and word size would become standard. Control Data made 60-bit word Cyber mainframes and six-bit bytes; Digital Equipment Corporation made 36-Bit DEC 10 and DEC 20 mainframes with 9 bit bytes, and other companies picked other sizes. Standardization wouldn't occur until someone made a huge number of sales.
It was the IBM System/360 mainframe of 1964, an incredibly influential computer system, that standardized the 8-bit byte, because it was one of the first systems geared for text processing in addition to pure number crunching. It encoded text as 8 bits per symbol, so it was quite logical to have a 8-bit byte; the computer could then address each symbol separately, saving the work on transcoding. For the same reason it also codified words constructed out of bytes before that the "byte addressing" described above wasn't a given, a lot of machines had pure "word addressing", without breaking it to bytes. This resolved a conflict between processing, where a longer word is more efficient, and addressing, where a shorter word is more efficient. Each address in the 360 corresponded to one byte, but it processed data in words that were four bytes (32 bits) long.
A byte has 28, or 256 unique combinations to work with. For example, a single byte can represent any integer between 0 and 255, or between -128 and +127 if you use one of the bits to indicate whether the number is positive or negative (27 = 128). The maximum representable number is always one less than two to the power of the number of bits, because zero takes up one combination of all the possible bit permutations.
So, what does that 8-bit, 16-bit, 32-bit, or 128-bit on a gaming system mean?
It means word length. Computer processors deal with words, and it's easiest to use words that are a multiple of the eight bit byte. In most cases, this doesn't matter. You can still program a 16-bit processor such that it displays numbers above 65,535 (assuming that you have enough RAM to do so); it will simply use two words to store the number. It's not going to block you from getting a high score or anything. These limitations can be gotten around with clever programming and knowledge of binary arithmetic.
However, the processor is limited in two ways. First, word length; specifically, it can only access one word in one operation. A 16-bit processor has to use two add instructions to get the answer to the question, "What is 70,000 + 1?" through integers, while a 32-bit computer can do so in one instruction. This has a knock-on effect on the speed of the processor; while a 16-bit and a 32-bit processor might both have the same absolute speed rating (say ten million instructions per second, or 10MHz), the 16-bit processor will require twice as many instructions, and therefore twice as much time, to handle numbers which don't fit in a single one of its words.
Second, the size of the address space. This is how the processor finds data to work on, and where to put the new data once it's finished processing. This is also measured in bits, but in this case, the decimal number created by the string of bits defines how many memory locations the processor can see. And what's at each location? Traditionally, one byte. So a 16-bit address space means that the processor can see 65,536 one-byte memory locations (known as 64 kilobytes, or 64KB, or 64K). A 32-bit address space can see 4,294,967,296 bytes, or four gigabytes, or 4GB. Note that address zero counts too, so in addressing, you use the power of 2 without any subtraction.
This is actually a significant problem today. Memory is so cheap that 4 or even 8 gigabytes of RAM have moved from being easily within reach of the average customer into the thrift store world, and programs are getting to the point where they can make use of it. But processors, operating systems, and software with 32-bit address spaces are limited to 4GB in total.note PC games like Supreme Commander have issues with this, for example. To compound the problem, graphics cards need address space for their Video RAM, and many other devices use some of it as well, so the amount of actual RAM that a processor can see is usually limited to half of its address space. This problem is solved by increasing the address space to 64 bits, or 16 exabytes, so large it makes 4 gigabytes look like a speck. (In theory, anyway; most such processors are actually artificially capped at 48 to 52 bits.) Considering that the difference between 232 and 264 is so enormous, and considering also that modern IC manufacturing technology is getting to the point where transistors just can't be made any smaller, that should last us a while.
What's this mean in practice? More bits means you can discuss much bigger concepts without needing goofy programmer-unfriendly solutions. It means that you can get better graphics and larger environments, as larger textures and bigger levels can be loaded into memory. It's not the only important thing: there's not much benefit if you don't have processor speed, memory, graphics processing capability, and storage space for the relevant stuff to float around in first. In addition, 64-bit addresses take up twice as much space as 32-bit addresses, meaning more memory is required for the 64-bit system (although usually not as bad as double, since not everything needs to be replaced by a 64-bit version).
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Grating couplers are an efficient means for fiber to chip coupling, as they require no facet preparation and enable wafer scale testing. While grating couplers are commonly used in silicon wire waveguides, their application to micrometric silicon-on-insulator rib waveguides is complicated due to the presence of high-order Bloch modes. We study the Bloch modes behavior and their excitation determined by access waveguide design. The latter is implemented to enable single Bloch mode excitation. The use of a design process based on modal analysis is proposed. A grating coupler is proposed in silicon-on-insulator with 1.5µm thick silicon layer that achieves a coupling efficiency of 65.6% at 1.55µm. The structure, including interconnection waveguides, access waveguide and grating can be fabricated using a single lithography step.
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The Virgil Thomson Documentary is a PBS/American Masters documentary film chronicling the life and works of composer-writer Virgil Thomson, a Kansas City native son. Before its national airing on American Masters, the film is slated to premiere in 2020.
As a lifelong Kansas Citian, it is a specialpleasure for usto create, for a national audience, a televisiondocumentary that sheds renewedlight on the rich musical andcultural heritage of our community. We alsobelieve that there is a great mission fit between your organization and our project. Virgil Thomson'sconnection to Kansas Cityis not simply that of a man who was born here and moved on. On the contrary, his creativity was deeply informed by his exposure to our city's musical heritage of blues and jazz, his days of playing the organ in local churches, his wide-eyed exposure to a growing metropolis, and finally his connection to the vastness of the prairie landscape and his observations of agrarian and river life.
Among the most captivating footage gathered is a performance of nearly a dozen of Thomson's works at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts Helzberg Hall produced in collaboration with then-director Jane Chu. Since filming the Kauffman Center footage, which will be our major visual through line of the film, we have captured interviews and performances in New York City, atthe Tanglewood Music Center,San Francisco, and at both YaleUniversity and UMKC.
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Many people never even take into consideration that their driving habits are costing them a substantial amount of money, but when you watch people drive you know they could save money. It's not possible to change how much money you will be charged when fill up at the pump, but you can change how often you need to fill up. One of the primary errors we do is many of us accelerate the engine too often. A large proportion of drivers are forever accelerating, and you'll notice this if you just watch how people drive. It doesn't matter if people ought to or not, many simply have their foot stuck on the pedal until they are forced to brake. This seriously affects fuel economy and there are many other reasons why it should not be done.
If you are coming to a red light, there is no reason to speed up. Just what is faulty with taking your foot off the gas and coasting? This will help you to keep your brakes from wearing out too rapidly also as you are coasting, the light may turn green so you may not even need to use your brakes. Your vehicle should use a lesser amount of gas while it was coasting, and less gas not having to start from a complete stop. Since the light happens to be red and you must stop anyway, why speed up to it? Very same thing when you've got a turn to make, there is no basis for accelerating until you turn.
If you do this, you must brake hard in order to make the turn. You won't need to brake overly hard as you turn if you let go of the gas pedal. Your fuel economy will improve and it will extend the life span of your brakes. This too pertains to tailgating other drivers since you are going to be riding on your brakes and hitting the acceleration. Not only would it result in an accident, but you are only wasting gas.
Driving aggressively is only going to result in more grief in the end with possible tickets, wasted fuel and potential accidents. If you don't rush, you're going to get to your destination in about the same time and you will save on fuel and lower the amount of wear and tear on your vehicle. In addition to that you're going to be a lot less stressed out, particularly at other drivers.


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In 2011, Giuliano Mignini, the prosecutor responsible for making a pig's breakfast of the Monster of Florence case and damaging, possibly beyond repair, the futures of Raffele Sollecito and Amanda Knox, defended himself against charges that he's a conspiracy buff this way:
"Why do they call it a conspiracy theory?" he asked. "What does 'conspiracy theory' mean? How can you call a conspiracy theory the fact that more than one person did a crime together? Why are they called conspiracy theories? Caesar was killed by 20 senators. Is that a conspiracy theory? It's normal that people work together. I remember Ruby and Oswald together. Ruby killed Oswald to shut him up. I could see that on TV. Why did he kill him? He was afraid he was going to talk."
I don't agree with Mignini on much, but I'll go this far with him. Conspiracies do happen. We've lost at least one and possibly two presidents to assassination conspiracies. 9/11 was certainly a conspiracy involving 19 men with financing from Osama Bin Laden. The Oklahoma City Bombing was mostly Timothy McVeigh's responsibility, but two of his friends were involved.
The question is how we can distinguish between a reasonable inference of conspiracy and a conspiracy theory based on paranoid logic. Feeling is not enough. As Kathryn Schulz reminds us, being wrong feels exactly like being right. So we need some criteria to help us separate sense from nonsense.
1. Has the theorist considered Ockham's Razor?
Ockham's razor is a philosophical principle. It's been stated many ways, but the best known formulation goes like this: if two competing theories explain a phenomenon equally well, the simpler one is more likely to be correct.
Why should this be so? Because if a more complicated theory performs only as well as the simpler one, it is likely the former theory's complications are superfluous. A more complicated theory should have more explanatory power if it's to be preferred over the simpler one.
When testing for a conspiracy, it makes sense to try to whittle events down to their simplest terms (without ignoring facts) and work out whether the crime could have been caused by a single agent, or had to have been done by multiple persons acting in concert. In the case of 9/11, it's clear we can't hold a single person responsible. The crime involved four nearly simultaneous hijackings, each requiring multiple agents to carry them out. An inference of conspiracy is reasonable and in line with Ockham's razor.
It should be pointed out here that employing Ockham's razor does not, on its own, falsify more complicated theories of events. It just encourages us to look first for simpler explanations unless the drift of evidence forces us to embrace more exotic solutions.
2. Does the theorist have any biases against the accused conspirators?
Biases are the bane of clear thinking, and unfortunately, we all have them. Fundamentalist Christians believe that there's a secular (or sometimes secular/Muslim) plot to destroy Christianity. American right-wingers thought the communists were conspiring to take us over through water fluoridation. In the 19th century, Anti-Masonics were convinced that the secret society of Masons was planning to destroy the American Republic. Anti-Vaxers think that pharmaceutical companies, whose business practices they dislike (and there are sound reasons for disliking them), are conspiring against their children and giving them autism. Birthers believe President Obama, whom they hate, must have been born in Kenya and that a 46 year conspiracy put him into power. Nazis thought that the Jews, their eternal enemy, had conspired to use both capitalism and communism to crush the Aryan race.
The list of biases we entertain is endless, and it typically starts with hatred and fear of some other, a member of what sociologists call an out-group. The conspiracy minded will transform this person or group of persons into figures of pure malevolence:
The enemy is clearly delineated: he is a perfect model of malice, a kind of amoral superman—sinister, ubiquitous, powerful, cruel, sensual, luxury-loving. Unlike the rest of us, the enemy is not caught in the toils of the vast mechanism of history, himself a victim of his past, his desires, his limitations. He wills, indeed he manufactures, the mechanism of history, or tries to deflect the normal course of history in an evil way. He makes crises, starts runs on banks, causes depressions, manufactures disasters, and then enjoys and profits from the misery he has produced. The paranoid's interpretation of history is distinctly personal: decisive events are not taken as part of the stream of history, but as the consequences of someone's will. Very often the enemy is held to possess some especially effective source of power: he controls the press; he has unlimited funds; he has a new secret for influencing the mind (brainwashing); he has a special technique for seduction (the Catholic confessional).
–Richard Hofstadter The Paranoid Style In American Politics
It's tempting to think of people we dislike this way, to assign them powers we wish we had, and to condemn them for moral failings that allow us to assume a position of righteousness. They are ruthless for evil, giving us permission, if not the duty, to be equally ruthless for good.
Bad results can come from thinking like this, which is why, even when we feel justified in believing the worst about people we dislike, it's best to pull back and assess whether we're really looking at them as they are.
3. Does the theory explain every fact in terms of the conspirators' agency when coincidence explains just as well?
One of the cliches of detective fiction is the detective who, dissatisfied with a neat solution to the case he's working on says, "I don't believe in coincidence." Inevitably, the detective turns out to be right. The coincidence in question always, when examined closely, unravels the criminal's master scheme.
The thing about coincidences though is that, however unlikely they may seem, given the sheer number of people in the world, even the most unlikely ones will probably have happened to someone, like the guy who won the lottery three times. Because coincidence is much more common than we think it is, we tend to imagine that there's something underneath every coincidence we encounter, something with intent, like psychic powers or conspiracies.
Here are some 23 coincidences that 9/11 truthers like to imagine add up to conspiracy. I won't debunk all these, but #2 is a useful example.
The Project for a New American Century (PNAC) was a neo-con think tank stacked with future members of President George W. Bush's entourage including Dick Cheney, Jeb Bush, Paul Wolfowitz, Donald Rumsfeld, Scooter Libby and Richard Perle.
In September 2000, PNAC published a controversial and aggressive study called "Rebuilding America's Defenses." Among very concise outlines on military expansion in the Persian Gulf, the paper deduces "the process of transformation, even if it brings revolutionary change, is likely to be a long one, absent some catastrophic and catalyzing event — like a new Pearl Harbor."
They say that if you want to find out who started a war, ask: "Who ended up with something in the end?" Post September 11, the four horseman of PNAC (Cheney, Wolfowitz, Libby and Perle) were the main catalysts for moving into Iraq despite no WMDs. Is it all just a coincidence that the policy they advocated was fulfilled after only a year of power?
Is it all just a coincidence? I'm confident the answer is yes.
It's one thing to say that Cheney and his buddies took advantage of 9/11 to pursue their favored middle eastern policies. That's what history's opportunists do. It's something else to prove that they orchestrated 9/11 to give themselves this opportunity, and appeals to coincidence are not sufficient proof. Yes, they spoke about a "New Pearl Harbor", but that's another coincidence, made sinister only with hindsight. It's an American habit to refer to events and personages of World War II when selling our foreign policy to others and to ourselves. That's how every adversary we go to war with is turned into the next Hitler. It's why people like Cheney always denigrate diplomacy as appeasement. The PNAC didn't invoke Pearl Harbor as code for their plan to mount a false flag operation. (If they were really planning one, why bother dropping the hint?) It's because they, like a lot of us, have World War II metaphors on the brain.
4. Does the conspiracy require superhuman powers of coordination, planning, and execution?
The thing about real life conspiracies is that stuff goes wrong, even with the successful ones.
John Wilkes Booth's conspiracy to kill Lincoln didn't stop at Lincoln. Two of his minions were supposed to kill Secretary of State William Seward and Vice President Andrew Johnson. Seward, though wounded, survived his assassination attempt, while Johnson's assassin got drunk and failed to carry out his assignment. And Booth blew his getaway, getting his spur caught in the Presidential box's bunting as he leaped to the stage, breaking his leg. He was lucky to get out of D.C. alive, but didn't make it much farther.
That this happens is a great indicator that conspirators are not "perfect models of malice" but ordinary human beings–prisoners, as we are, of a contingent world.
Conspirators in paranoid-land, by contrast, are capable of extraordinary feats. Their workmen can plant all the charges necessary to bring down two huge skyscrapers without anyone noticing them. They can manipulate terrorist organizations to claim responsibility for their actions. They can fake air crashes and hide all the passengers and crew for twelve years without anyone getting wise.
This would require incredible powers of coordination and planning and execution, getting large numbers of people unrelated by profession, personal relationship, or ideological commitment to agree to a scheme because…well, because it's just too darn good, I guess. What are the odds of anyone successfully assembling such a coordinated group of strangers, getting them all to the right places, and executing the plan without anyone getting wise or any participants defecting? Very, very low.
The same goes for any theory that can only work if one of the participants can control the media, befog minds, appear/disappear without a trace, or summon secret assistants. Unless the theorist has extraordinary evidence to back up such claims, treat them with extreme caution.
5. Does the conspiracy theorist connect many of his dots with speculation or post-hoc rationalization instead of inferences based on evidence?
Everybody speculates. All the time. It's instinct, honed by millions of years of evolution. Animals that hear a noise in the bushes and leap to the conclusion PREDATOR, run and (probably) live. Animals that pause to judge until all the facts are in may discover the noise was nothing to worry about, but they also may be lunch.
Our brains are terrific at speculating, which not only facilitates our survival, but is also the source of much of our creativity and empathy. It allows us to imagine ourselves in circumstances we're unlikely to encounter and feel compassion for those we otherwise couldn't understand. It's the basis of my chosen art.
But here's the thing about speculation, or let's just use its synonym, guessing. It can be right, but it can also be wrong. And wrong guessing has its consequences, as one of my heroes, Kurt Vonnegut, pointed out:
Human beings have had to guess about almost everything for the past million years or so. The leading characters in our history books have been our most enthralling, and sometimes our most terrifying, guessers.
May I name two of them?
Aristotle and Hitler.
One good guesser and one bad one.
Even in that pair, the good guesser, Aristotle, guessed wrong sometimes, while the bad guesser, Hitler, guessed right sometimes. But whoever's doing it, guessing has a reasonably high error rate. This means that the more guesses that underlie a theory of events, the greater the chances that the theory in question is wrong.
Of course, evidence can turn up which can substantiate a guess, at which point it's no longer a guess but a legitimate hypothesis. Conspiracy theorists often either skip this step entirely and assume their guess has been confirmed (begging the question), or they seek only evidence confirming their guess while ignoring evidence that falsifies it. The latter often leads the conspiracy theorist to dismiss evidence with strong inferential power in favor of evidence with weak inferential power.
How do they dismiss evidence with strong inferential power, you ask? Simple, though the patented conspiracy theory cleaning action of Post-Hoc Rationalization (trademark pending).
Post-hoc rationalization is best understood as the other end of speculation. Speculation is usually a first response to an event and is instinctive. Post-hoc rationalization, as the "post-hoc" in the name suggests, occurs after obtained evidence concerning an event has been gathered. A post-hoc rationalization is a form of speculation meant to explain away evidence contrary to a belief. Holocaust deniers are masters of this.
Let us examine how the convergence of evidence works to prove the Holocaust, and how deniers select or twist the data to support their claims. We have an account of a survivor who says he heard about the gassing of Jews while he was at Auschwitz. The denier says that survivors exaggerate and that their memories are unsound. Another survivor tells another story different in details but with the core similarity that Jews were gassed at Auschwitz. The denier claims that rumors were floating throughout the camps and many survivors incorporated them in their memories. An SS guard confesses after the war that he actually saw people being gassed and cremated. The denier claims the confessions were forced out of the Nazis by the Allies. But now a member of the Sonderkommando–a Jew who had helped the Nazis move dead bodies from the gas chambers and the crematoria–says he not only heard about it and not only saw it happening, he had actually participated in the process. The denier explains this away by saying that the Sonderkommando accounts make no sense–their figures of numbers of bodies are exaggerated and their dates incorrect. What about the camp commandant, who confessed after the war that he not only heard, saw, and participated in the process but orchestrated it? He was tortured, says the denier. But what about his autobiography, written after his trial, conviction, and sentencing to death, when he had nothing to gain by lying? No one knows why people confess to ridiculous crimes, explains the denier, but they do.
–Michael Shermer Why People Believe Weird Things (215)
This is just the deniers getting warmed up. Shermer goes on to show them explaining away 18 different kinds of evidence, including forensic evidence taken from the camps; photos taken by bombers on their way to attacking the IG Farben plant showing evidence of prisoners being marched toward the crematoria; the minutes of the Wannsee Conference and diary entries from Himmler, speeches by Himmler, Goebbels and Hitler suggesting both homicidal intent and orders to commit genocide; the population statistics suggesting a large number of excess deaths in the populations of European Jews and Roma. Deniers swat away at all them with post-hoc rationalization. It's a key component of their ideological immune system.
Beware any conspiracy theory that depends on frequent speculation or dismisses contrary evidence by post-hoc rationalization. It may be right, but the overwhelming odds are that it's wrong.
Conspiracies sometimes do happen. 9/11, the Holocaust, and the Lincoln assassination are just three examples. So it's a bad idea to dismiss them out of hand. But wrong conspiracy theories can do tremendous damage, to people falsely accused, to institutions, to nations, and to the world. Conspiracy theories sow fear and mistrust, and incite violence.
I'll leave where we began, with Amanda Knox's prosecutor. In his handling of the Kercher murder, and the Monster of Florence case, he's shown a penchant for leaping to conspiratorial conclusions, in the process making most of the mistakes I've listed here. That he's managed to convince others of his theories doesn't surprise me–I've lived long enough to see humanity fall for a lot of BS–but it does demonstrate just how hard critical thinking really is, and how few of even our most educated neighbors are practiced at it.
I doubt it's possible to turn Mignini around by pointing out his errors in reasoning. But it is essential to speak to the uncommitted and unaware, and not just to tell them that a conspiracy theory (or any other belief) is bunk, but to show them how they can work these issues out for themselves. By getting people to recognize their own susceptibility to paranoid conspiratorial claims, we might be able to limit the damage that charlatans like Mignini can do.


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iDentifi is an app that empowers visually impaired individuals to gain more independence in daily tasks like grocery shopping, self-navigating in indoor environments, and reading. It uses artificial intelligence to enable a visually impaired user to click a photo of virtually any object or piece of text, and then speaks aloud a description of the object in an image or dictate any text in the image to the user. Furthermore, all of the app's functionality works in more than 25 languages. Finally, the app features an interface designed with visually impaired users in mind, while also giving users the option to choose from three different modes of object/text recognition as well as how fast they want the app to speak.
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Turns out one tiny hassel in Sencha Touch 2 is that the segmented buttons look terrible. Here's how you add an image to your segmented button, customizing it to your website/app.
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Scrolling External Web Pages in Sencha Touch
This is the solution to the issue with scrolling External Web Page links in Sencha Touch 🙂
Sencha Map & TabPanel Size Issue [FIX]
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Use Custom Button Icons in Sencha Touch
Sencha touch comes with an array of beautiful icons for almost every need of your app. However, if you've made a few apps you'll realize that not all the icons in the resources folder work in the iconCls. Also, at times you may need to make your own app specific icons and personalize your app. This is a very easy process. And I'm gonna take you through the steps after the jump 🙂
Sencha form disabled field color problem
This is a short post. I've been struggling on both the iPhone and the iPad to make the form fields look pretty. A very basic problem that comes up is that when the fields are disabled, the text background becomes grey but at the very end of the field, the background goes white. This makes it look really ugly on the GUI…. As though it isn't rendered completely.
This is a work around to the problem that I found somewhere on the internet after the jump 🙂
Using Netbeans IDE With Sencha Touch
After testing several IDEs (including but not limited to Eclipse, Aptana Studio 3 and WebStorm), my personal favorite is stillNetbeans and this tutorial will walk you through harnessing the IDE's code completion and set up a Sencha Project.


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If George O'Leary gets his way, Chris Williams won't see the playing field this coming season.
Earlier this month, Williams was shot twice the arm at a bar near the UF campus. While the injuries weren't life-threatening, the recovery time is sufficient that O'Leary wants to see the defensive back sit this one out — athletically and academically — instead of missing a month or more of the 2015 season.
"With that injury alone, [it] was a eight- to-10 week injury, so I would say, again, I'm leaning more toward medical withdrawal to stop his eligibility so he doesn't have this year count and bring him back in January," O'Leary said regarding Williams' status. "The police are involved with what took place there, so it's really their response, not mine as far as what transpired."
Williams spent last season as a member of UCF's scout team, using a redshirt year as a true freshman. In UCF's spring game, Williams recorded 10 tackles and an interception, which was returned for 52 yards. Based on that performance, and the fact that the Knights are replacing all four secondary starters, Williams was being looked upon a likely starter.
Additionally, O'Leary acknowledged that wide receiver Taylor Oldham likely won't return until October after sustaining a significant ankle injury during the spring. Oldham caught three passes for 35 yards as a redshirt sophomore in 2014, but, like Williams, was expected to be more of a contributor due to attrition at the position.


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We are so proud of this iconic structure being chosen by CNN as one of the Worlds Most Beautiful piers yesterday. The distinctive whale bone structure has also won the South African National Award for Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement.
Although the pier has been featured in thousands of images, this Umhlanga pier isn't just a place to grab a great photo. What many of these visitors don't know though is that the pier was actually built to assist with the dispersal of storm water into the sea.
Before the pier was built storm water used to be discharged onto the beach at Granny's Pool. A large underground box culvert was constructed from Lagoon Drive and the pier is a continuation of the culvert, taking the water directly into the sea.
Both locals and tourists love taking a walk onto the 80 meter long Umhlanga Pier to enjoy the view of the coastline and the Umhlanga Lighthouse close by.
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Back to Journals » Open Access Journal of Clinical Trials » Volume 7
Conducting clinical trials in emerging markets of sub-Saharan Africa: review of guidelines and resources for foreign sponsors
Authors Puppalwar G, Mourya M, Kadhe G, Mane A
Received 10 November 2014
Accepted for publication 7 January 2015
Published 24 March 2015 Volume 2015:7 Pages 23—34
DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/OAJCT.S77316
Checked for plagiarism Yes
Review by Single-blind
Peer reviewer comments 2
Editor who approved publication: Professor Greg Martin
Gaurav Puppalwar, Meenakshi Mourya, Ganesh Kadhe, Amey Mane
Medical Affairs, Wockhardt Limited, Wockhardt Towers, Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai, India
Abstract: Clinical trials provide a foundation for new drug development processes, as well as for product license extensions for existing therapies. The reduction in the amount of time and cost to conduct a clinical trial becomes important, as competition to bring a new drug to the market is increasing, and so is the search for new markets. Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia offer a diverse patient population, as well as a comparatively research-friendly and ambitious government to develop these countries as pharmaceutical and health sectors of excellence. All these countries have their own guidelines to conduct clinical trials that feature some similarities and some subtle differences. Over the last decade, the guidelines have been evolving to provide a good ground to foreign sponsors, which carry out clinical trials while keeping the interest of patients as a priority. In the advent of these evolving guidelines, it becomes important for a foreign sponsor to understand and be aware of these guidelines before carrying out clinical trials. The present paper attempts to collect and compile all information available regarding the guidelines on the conduct of trials by a foreign sponsor in these five countries, which are available at government websites and search engines. The information gathered was organized into simplified flowcharts for easy understanding and usage. A clear understanding of the guidelines can effectively reduce the challenges faced for conducting clinical trials in these countries.
Keywords: informed consent, ethics, drug development, emerging markets
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