There are two main types of keyloggers – hardware and software keyloggers.
Hardware Keyloggers are hardware-based tools that record keystrokes. They may reside within the keyboard circuitry or the keyboard casing (therefore almost impossible to detect), or a dongle between the keyboard and the computer (eg a PS2 adaptor or a USB adaptor).
The Windows Kernel. The 'guts' of the Windows system may be infected by keyloggers. Hard to write, and really hard to combat.
Windows 'hooks'. Windows gives the hook-based keylogger advance warning of every keystroke that is made – before it ends up on the applications.
Passive methods. The keylogger continually 'polls' Windows to see if a key is pressed…and which key is pressed.
Software keyloggers can be installed without your knowledge and without you installing any software. All it takes is you going to a hacked website, and you could have one.
It does help for you to have a good virus checker, and some anti malware software, but even then, recent studies have shown that you can be infected by keylogging trojans…even if you have up to date anti-virus software. There is no way to be totally safe when using your keyboard.
Neo's SafeKeys v3 provides great keylogger protection.
The way it does this is simple – you don't use your keyboard to enter or manage your passwords. At all. Ever.
This is the best way to defeat hardware and software keyloggers.
Please note that it is safer when you do not use the injection mode – we have been informed that some keyloggers can pick up the injected text. However, if you use the injection mode in conjunction with a program like KeePass, you are still afforded good protection.
Clipboard logging is a common feature of trojans, viruses, keyloggers and other malware. Whatever you copy to the clipboard is stored, then transmitted to the trojan/virus 'bad guys'.
Be aware of tools that say they offer clipboard logger protection – if you can use your clipboard, then keyloggers can also use it. In short, there is no way to protect your passwords if they are cut/pasted through the clipboard.
Neo's SafeKeys provides 100% clipboard logger protection by never using the clipboard. The clipboard isn't used in the transmitting of your passwords. At all. Ever.
What is Mouse Position Logging?
Prior to screen logging becoming a standard feature, mouse position logging was sometimes used to defeat people using the on-screen keyboards on banking websites.
How does it work? Each time you click, the coordinates of your mouse are captured by the virus/trojan. Because the banking website's on-screen keyboard is the same height/width every time, the virus/trojan writer can know with a pretty good degree of certainty the on-screen keys you've clicked.
Every time Neo's SafeKeys is run it starts up in a different position on the screen and has a different height and width.
The "Resize SafeKeys" button will also reset Neo's SafeKeys' height/width and position, whenever pressed.
'Field scraping' is a term we use to describe a technique used by quite a few commercial keyloggers to grab your passwords directly from the password field.
How does it work? Using Windows API commands, programs can ask Windows for a list of controls in a program (like buttons, text boxes and picture controls). From this, they know about the text boxes in the program. They then ask Windows whether the text boxes have a password mask (ie if there is a password hidden by '****' askerisks).
Here's the scary part – they can even get Windows to give them the password – behind the '****' password mask.
Neo's SafeKeys never stores your real password behind the '****' password mask. It keeps your password safely locked away 'behind the scenes'. Keyloggers/viruses/trojans will only ever get a list of '*' asterisks.
Neo's SafeKeys transfers your password when you drag and drop the password from Neo's SafeKeys to a destination program (eg. Internet Explorer).
As you are not typing your password, you are not using the clipboard or cut-paste methods, keyloggers cannot capture your password during the dragging and dropping process. In short – we have not seen any keyloggers that are able to capture dragging and dropping. We don't even know how it could possibly be accomplished.
Some programs don't accept dragging and dropping – these include some great programs like KeePass, Roboform, Opera, Excel and World of Warcraft.
However, Neo's SafeKeys v3 now has an 'Injection' mode, which allows you to move your passwords to these programs, in a drag-and-drop manner, quite safely.
Please note that it is safer when you do not use the injection mode – some keyloggers can pick up the injected text. However, if you use the injection mode in conjunction with a program like KeePass, you are still afforded good protection.
Standard Entry – click the on-screen keyboard buttons to register your password, prior to drag-drop to the target program.
Hover Entry – hover your mouse over the on-screen keyboard buttons to register your password.
Hidden Mouse and Hover Entry – your mouse will be turned into a little grey dot while you hover your mouse over the on-screen keyboard buttons to register your password.
Neo's SafeKeys can import new on-screen keyboard layouts. You can create your own.
You'll notice that Neo's SafeKeys v3 will save your settings (but NOT your passwords) in a NSKconfig .ini file. Create a copy of this file (with a new name), and then edit this file.
The buttons are ordered by row, left to right, lowercase and uppercase. Simply replace the characters you wish to change, then import using the option on the "Keyboard Layout" menu.
If you send us an email of a particular language layout, we're happy to place this on the site for other people to use.
Using this mode, use the mouse to click the on-screen keys to enter passwords.
Using this mode, hover the mouse over the on-screen keys for a period of time to enter passwords. The hover entry delay can be set – between 500 ms (0.5 seconds) and 2500 ms (2.5 seconds).
Some keyloggers take screenshots every time you do a mouse-click. Use this mode to defeat this keylogging method.
This mode changes the mouse cursor to a small grey dot. Using this mode, hover the grey dot mouse over the on-screen keys for two seconds to enter passwords. The hover entry delay can be set – between 500 ms (0.5 seconds) and 2500 ms (2.5 seconds).
this mode 'hides' the mouse when you have it over the on-screen keyboard.
This mode also will help protect you against "shoulder surfing" (people looking over your shoulder to see what you click).
With this, you can use Neo's SafeKeys v3 with programs that do not usually accept drag-drop – this means that you can now be protected when entering master passwords for KeePass and Roboform, and when using Opera, Excel, World of Warcraft and others.
When using 'Hover Entry' or 'Hidden Mouse and Hover Entry' modes, the computer will beep when an on-screen key is registered.
If this is enabled, all text in the password box will remain after it's been dragged and dropped to another application.
If this is not enabled, the text will be cleared after every drag-drop.
This feature toggles the password mask. If the Password Mask is enabled (default), your password is hidden behind * characters.
For example, if your entered password is "password123!", the Password Mask is enabled, you'll see "************" in the password field. If the Password Mask is disabled, you'll see "password123!".
Obviously, it is not very secure to have the Password Mask disabled; field scrapers can grab your password.
However, if the Password Mask is disabled, Neo's SafeKeys will register tab key presses and enter key presses. This way you can potentially type a small memo using just the on-screen keyboard.
For convenience, you may set the transparency of Neo's SafeKeys – from 30% transparent to 99% transparent.


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Niners suspend running back Brandon Jacobs
Getty Images file photoBrandon Jacobs was suspended by the 49ers for the final three regular season games.
SANTA CLARA — The 49ers suspended running back Brandon Jacobs on Monday for the final three regular-season games following a series of posts on social-media sites addressing his lack of playing time, including one during the weekend saying he was "on this team rotting away."
The 49ers made the announcement about two hours after coach Jim Harbaugh's news conference, but provided no explanation for why Jacobs had been disciplined. It is doubtful he would return for the playoffs.
Harbaugh declined to address Jacobs' comments, even when asked whether Jacobs was still on the team. He said he was invoking his "Fifth Amendment" right.
The 30-year-old Jacobs has five carries for 7 yards while playing in only two games with the NFC West-leading Niners (9-3-1). He spent his first seven NFL seasons with the New York Giants and has called this his "worst" year — though he knew he was joining a crowded backfield that features three-time Pro Bowler Frank Gore as one of the faces of the franchise.
Jacobs was inactive Sunday while rookie LaMichael James made his NFL debut, rushing for 30 yards on eight carries, and reserve Anthony Dixon scored a 1-yard touchdown.
In recent days, Jacobs posted a series of photos of himself playing for the Giants — and even a picture of his two Super Bowl championship rings, side by side.
"I am on this team rotting away so why would I wanna put any pics up of anything that say niners," Jacobs said in an Instagram post Saturday. "This is by far the worst year I ever had, I'll tell you like I told plenty others."
On Twitter later, Jacobs said: "I don't understand why people are angry at me because I wanna do what I am paid to do, I am a competitive person, I think people should be mad if I didn't wanna play. … As for all of my Instagram photos I don't have any niner pics, if you'll find me some pics I'll put them up."
Jacobs, hampered by a left knee injury earlier this season, spends approximately 20 minutes before games punching the goal-post padding. He has said it is his way of dealing with the situation.
Last month, Jacobs posted advice on Twitter with a reference to never working "in a place where you hate your boss so much, you should always be happy at work" with a hash tag of "YouLiveAndYouLearn."
His post came the same day Harbaugh was hospitalized for a minor procedure for an irregular heartbeat.
Jacobs then said people shouldn't "assume" his remarks were football-related.
49ers vs. Patriots
WHEN: Sunday, 5:20 p.m.
WHERE: Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Mass.
TV: NBC (KNTV, Ch. 11)
RADIO: KNBR (680 AM), KSAN (107.7 FM)
Gore reaches two milestones in Niners win
Cal's Allen Crabbe ready to trade hoops with Creighton's Doug McDermott

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") deems it appropriate and in the public interest to institute public administrative and cease-and-desist proceedings pursuant to Sections 203(f) and 203(k) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the "Advisers Act") to determine whether William J. Lieberman ("Lieberman" or the "Respondent") willfully aided and abetted violations of Sections 206(1) and 206(2) of the Advisers Act committed by a registered investment adviser.
In anticipation of these proceedings, Lieberman has submitted an Offer of Settlement ("Offer") which the Commission has determined to accept. Solely for the purpose of these proceedings and any other proceedings brought by or on behalf of the Commission or in which the Commission is a party, and without admitting or denying the findings contained herein, except that Respondent admits the jurisdiction of the Commission over him and over the subject matter of these proceedings, Respondent consents to the issuance of this Order Instituting Public Proceedings, Making Findings, Imposing Remedial Sanctions, and Issuing a Cease-and-Desist Order ("Order").
Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that administrative and cease-and-desist proceedings pursuant to Sections 203(f) and 203(k) of the Advisers Act be, and hereby are, instituted.
William J. Lieberman, 34, resides in Corte Madera, California, and was the vice-president of Capital Markets Research Company ("CMR") from April 1994 through August 1998. From May 1994 to August 1998, Lieberman was also a registered representative associated with a broker-dealer. Lieberman no longer works in the securities industry.
Lieberman aided and abetted the undisclosed receipt of commissions by CMR, a registered investment adviser. Between May 1994 and December 1997, CMR obtained the commissions while it was providing supposedly unbiased referral of clients to another investment adviser whose role was to manage the clients' funds. Lieberman aided and abetted CMR's violations of the antifraud provisions of the Advisers Act by receiving the commissions knowing, or recklessly failing to know, that CMR had not disclosed them to clients.
CMR does not manage client funds. Instead, it provides consulting services, which includes supposedly unbiased advice about which investment advisers should manage client funds. CMR has referred most of its clients to a particular registered investment adviser. Paul Edward Holl ("Holl"), president of CMR, arranged for that investment adviser to direct trades through a particular brokerage firm, and for the commissions on those trades to be assigned to Lieberman, who was a registered representative of the brokerage firm. Holl directed Lieberman to turn the commission checks that he received from the brokerage firm over to CMR. Between approximately May 1994 and February 1997, Lieberman received $125,747 in commissions and turned them over to CMR. From March through December 1997, Lieberman continued to receive commissions amounting to $4,937. At Holl's direction, Lieberman no longer gave them to CMR, and his CMR salary was reduced by the amount of the commissions. CMR failed to disclose the receipt of these commissions by CMR and Lieberman.
Based on the foregoing, from approximately May 1994 through December 1997, Lieberman willfully aided and abetted CMR's violations of Sections 206(1) and 206(2) of the Advisers Act because of his knowing or reckless participation in a scheme in which CMR failed to disclose a conflict of interest by receiving undisclosed compensation.
In view of the foregoing, the Commission deems it appropriate and in the public interest to impose the sanctions specified by Lieberman in his Offer.
C. Lieberman shall, within thirty (30) days of the date of this Order, pay a civil money penalty in the amount of $10,000 to the United States Treasury. Such payment shall be : (1) made by United States postal money order, certified check, bank cashier's check or bank money order; (2) made payable to the Securities and Exchange Commission; (3) hand-delivered or mailed to the Comptroller, Securities and Exchange Commission, Operations Center, 6432 General Green Way, Stop 0-3, Alexandria, VA 22312; and (4) submitted under cover letter which identifies Lieberman as a Respondent in these proceedings, and states the file number of these proceedings, a copy of which cover letter and money order or check shall be sent to Helane L. Morrison, Assistant District Administrator, San Francisco District Office, Securities and Exchange Commission, 44 Montgomery Street, Suite 1100, San Francisco, CA 94104.
1 The findings herein are made pursuant to Lieberman's Offer and are not binding on any other person or entity in this or any other proceeding.


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ICE BREAKER Why did you start going to Timber Lake Christian Church. Usually there is something pulling a person to that particular church AND there is often times something pushing them to go. That which "pulls" is usually something good in the church, that which "pushes" is usually something difficult in your life.
12. What can TLCC do to assist you to become an Epaphras to someone you know?
13. Which element do you think you need to grow more in your spiritual life – Love the Lord? - Matt. 22:37-38; Learn the Truth? - John 8:32); Light the World? - Matt. 5:14,16; How can this CARE group help you?
What verses in Colossians relate to our call and opportunity to LOVE the Lord?
What verses in Colossians relate to our need and opportunity to LEARN the truth?
What verses in Colossians relate to our call and opportunity to LIGHT the world?


In July taxes may be the furthest thing from your mind. In 10 Important Tasks for Your Mid Year Checkup I reminded everyone to assess their tax situation. Here's a tax question that came up recently. With sky high gas prices, it could be a situation that affects many of you.
Mileage Rate Increase in 2008. The first thing Kyle should know is that the IRS raised the mileage rate as of July 1 for the remainder of 2008. The first six months of 2008 will be at 50.5 cents per mile and the last six months of 2008 will be at a 58.5 cents per mile. For anyone computing business mileage, you will need to make two computations – one for each part of the year.
IRS mileage rate 2009: 55 cents per mile.
IRS mileage rate 2010: 50 cents per mile.
IRS mileage rate 2011: 51 cents per mile through June 30, then 55.5 cents per mile.
IRS mileage rate 2012: 55.5 cents per mile.
IRS mileage rate 2013: 56.5 cents per mile.
IRS mileage rate 2014: 56 cents per mile.
IRS mileage rate 2015: 57.5 cents per mile.
IRS mileage rate 2016: 54 cents per mile.
IRS mileage rate 2017: 53.5 cents per mile.
Yes, Kyle can deduct the unreimbursed portion of business mileage (approximately 27 cents per mile in Kyle's case before the increase). Because Kyle is an employee, the mileage is classified as an employee business expense.
The deductible mileage is only for business travel and does not include commuting miles (from home to your main place of business and return).
Unfortunately, Kyle can only deduct the mileage if he is itemizing his deductions. If he takes the standard deduction, he's out of luck. In addition, because employee mileage is a miscellaneous itemized deduction, the deduction is only for any amount above 2% of AGI.
Compute the number of business miles multiplied by the IRS standard mileage allowed amount. Subtract the reimbursement you have received from your employer. The remaining amount will carry forward to Line 21 on Schedule A.
You can take your mileage tax deduction when you file online using TurboTax.
I took a business trip in my POV yesterday, but with the total trip only being about 2 miles I didn't record it. Almost every business trip I take gets combined with a personal trip, which makes tracking them extremely difficult. I usually only make trips to the post office or bank, which are both on the way home from my day job. It's just easier combining trips than recording them to save a couple bucks at tax time (at least in my situation).
Don't forget mileage to/from medical events, as well as parking fees! Long ago I recorded roundtrip mileage for all the places we visit, and now, at the end of the year I do a report in Quicken and can easily total mileage, fees.
Obviously, the value of tracking this depends on your personal situation.
Thank you Madison! I really appreciate the effort you have put into this website and my question.
It's great to know that mileage can be deducted. I like this site! It's loaded with helpful information.
Great question and Thanks for the work here to get the answer. That is what I found out in the past when trying to deduct excess work mileage. The problem is the 2% floor. You have to do a lot of driving and still lose $2000 on a $100K income. At least you might get something but that is a huge hit. My employer only reimburses for less than $0.40 per mile. I have to drive a ton before I could deduct anything on my taxes. And as we all know, the IRS isn't exactly generous with the $0.58 per mile number.
Thanks for the include. Figuring mileage and what's deductible (and more importantly, what's NOT) is sometimes a pain. My company is still stuck at the Govt. per-diem rate, which is trailing the IRS rate by $.08/mile. I may have to deduct it next year on taxes, separately.
@ George and Randall: It sounds like lots of companies aren't keeping up with the IRS rate. That's unfortunate, especially with gas prices so high.
Is it ok to round up to the nearest mile?
I've struggled with mileage tracking for years and years – tried about 100 apps and nothing ever really did what you would "think" they'd do. BUT… I bought The Mileage Ace about 6 months ago and I would recommend this to everyone. It's the first mileage tracker I've ever seen that truly captures every single mile, and it does it totally automatically. You owe it to yourself to at least go check it out – it's about 100x better than any app I've seen and it pays for itself because every single mile is logged.


Our diverse, unbiased responders will tell you which cover art they like best — and why.
Test market your book covers quickly and privately with our unbiased audience.
I chose option "B" because the title of the book is more unique and thought provoking. The description gives me a good idea what this book is about and what I can get out of it. The image on the front cover of the book is more appealing in comparison the the image for option "A".
I like B because I'm more interested in knowing how people manipulate others so I can avoid being manipulated. The topic of option A doesn't appeal to me in the least, although there's probably a market for it. It sounds like it involves being mean, cheating, etc.
I think B is the more intriguing title and the subtitle also gives the reader a much better idea about what the book will be about. I think A is just kind of confusing and doesn't really get the author's intention across well.
Personally, I wouldn't buy a book that was a "Ruthless Guide to What [I] Want." It sounds manipulative (and I know, that's the point!). But honestly, the subtitle "Understanding the Dark Arts..." is more... acceptable.
This to me means that you are helping you self become successful by stacking the deck in your favor. I dont think that you need to manipulate people, You just need to be able to one up them.
I think the main title would be more attention getting to the intended audience. The Devil's Playbook could turn some people off or give them the wrong idea of what the book is about.
First of all, I like the color. It's more eye catching. Second of all, I like how the figure is walking on a path. The figure on option B appears to be at the end of a road, almost as if he is walking into the ocean. It's much more foreboding, where as choice A is much more of a hopeful look.
I would pick choice B because I positioning of the words better. The title at the top with the tagline description directly underneath and lastly the authors name at the bottom. That puts everything in order for me to see this cover and make a choice on purchase.
I feel like this discusses more than what meets the eye. It makes me want to jump feet forward into something and leaves an aura of mystery surrounding itself. I feel like the main message is conveyed.
the image of the beach is much more appealing and would be a goal for someone looking at the nomadic lifestyle while the other image seems like someone trudging through a desert.
I choose A because I like the idea of the person walking a path to unlocking the secrets of being a vagabond in the graphic. I also like the orange color, it catches the eye.
This is the better choice, A, because the design is more neutral and attention grabbing. It peaks my interest and is not over powered by one line or another. I like the colors used and the tearing of the page to reveal a traveling man.
I like choice B with the orange background and man in the path better. Though, I do think both will work well. Just seems that choice B is more attention grabbing for a book cover and makes you more interested.
I like the illustration of this cover better, the effected of the ripped page and how there is a person inside I think that it makes a better point since its like a glimpse to our the inside of our minds.
This is a tough one as I think they are both well designed covers. I think Option B fits the title of the book much better. I think it displays the idea of a journey and exploration well.
I like that this cover is more creative and looks like you are ripping open a package to reveal a secret. The cover makes me think that the book will be more creative as well.
The guy in the pic appears to be moving up, as in going in a more positive direction. The other has a long and winding road ahead of him, which is more negative in my opinion.
Option B looks like one of those books they do throwback covers one, like Catcher in the Rye. If I saw that book in a book store I would assume it was an old book reprinted.
Which book can teach you how to lead employees in your office?
I feel like option B shows the "boss" looking the most confident and surrounded by other coworkers. Option C shows a similar scene, but because the man is not looking straight ahead, he appears more detached and pensive which doesn't make me feel that he is as authoritative. Option A's photo seems to not really relate to the main topic of the book. The man is completely alone, back turned, and looking into the distance, so I don't get the same strength from this image. Option B clearly gives me the strongest illustration of "leadership."
A is better because the cover doesn't look goofy and it helps sets the tone of the book (someone looking for answers through a self-help book). Red is a better color than green (it emphasizes and gives more impact) and the pose of the man in front looks better for one fulfilling the role of a boss. The green man's pose looks like one you can't take seriously (due to his costume).
C is the most dynamic visually. The boss on the cover looks powerful but not too much like a caricature. The red also indicates someone who is powerful and a leader. Choice B is too much like a cartoon character or superhero. Choice A is not at all exciting or passionate. It's too contemplative and doesn't indicate leadership.
Option A has a very classy almost timeless book cover design. it looks like "Negative Self-Talk" and than you notice the "love your" art at the top. That's the only thing that's slightly off about this cover, the heart design looks nice and it helps get the books point across. I would definitely want to pick this book up in a store. Option B looks like a terrible women's self help novel, way too loud, the text is so big it's hard to understand what the title is, it's almost modern art it's so senseless.
The other one honestly looks like it was thrown together in adobe illustrator, while this one looks like a real book you'd fine on a shelf. The formatting is good, and the graphic is a nice touch.
I chose A because the other choice is not as appealing and its harder to read. Choice A has it where I can read in order instead of jumping all over the place to read the title.
I like the book cover in choice A. More descriptive and a better use of the layout and whitespace. Good reviews also on the cover. Choice B seems to be screaming at you.
Option B is much more visually appealing and relatable. The man in the image of Option A wouldn't fit in with most people's self view and would turn a number of people off on the book itself. Option B is more relatable and fits better with the topic and them of the book. Option B would get a wider audience of people interested and willing to pick the book up off the shelf and see what it has to offer.
The little heart logo for "negative self-talk" looks very out of place on both covers. I chose B because with just a colored script it looks less out of place, but my ideal cover would be A, with the author's photo, WITHOUT the weird illustrated heart.
To me, this cover has a warmer, more inviting illustration on it. The over cover has a very bright and almost jarring white background with dark colored lettering on it. Option A's softer hues are easy on the eyes.
I think the font and layout pulls me in more. It looks like the book would be more interesting than Option A. It looks less clinical and like a potentially more light, potentially humorous read.
It catches the attention better. in A, the author looks like a regular guy (of course) just like me. B is more mysterious and 'bigger' like it holds secrets that us regular guys dont' know.
Which cover do you prefer for a book about balancing life as a working parent?
I prefer the size of the text and the font for the phrase at the top, 'The Busy Mom's Guide To..." I don't like the larger graphic of A. It seems to emphasize the mother's legs too much. I also like the way the author's name is in B. (Thought I might add below the name what LMFT stand for.) I also don't like to orange-y color of the Title and author's name in A. And just noticed the phrase at the top is also in that color. And that font is smaller than in B.
I am choosing A because the image is bigger and therefore seems more important and I like that. I also like the orange font because it adds an additional element of character to the cover that choice B just doesn't have.
I like the bigger font used on the top of the page and the black stands out so much better than the lighter color. Even though the picture isn't as big, the cover stands out much more than choice A.
I like the closer clearer image on the covee..I like the wording at the top..under that title better. Would grab my attention...make me pick this book up and see what it's about.
The term "your" in the title (your house, your fire) imply ownership and responsibility. It infers that the book will provide guidance for what an individual can do to prevent fires. It suggests that by taking personal responsibility for "your" house, you can possibly prevent a fire that without following the advice in the book, may be "your" fault, and that seems helpful to me.
It just sounds more professional and I like the layout of the pages better. From the Ash makes if seem like you are rebounding from something-- you're getting up from the ashes and starting again. The other makes it just seem negative where from the ash makes it sound like you're finding the good within the bad.
The "Your" really drives home the fact that it could happen to you. It's not some abstract concept of a fire at some house, it's YOUR house. More attention-grabbing. Also, the "Special Edition" being larger than the rest of the text that follows really makes it stand out that there is added content.
The title in option B scares me. I know it could happen to me, but I don't care to be reminded of that fact. Option A talks about the book being a guide to planning, protection, and recovery, which makes it more relevant to me and is not scary.
Which book layout and subtitle is more appealing?
All the covers are very similar and not particularly appealing, but I prefer Option B because it references setting goals, not just achieving them. Personally, I think choosing goals strategically is just as important as achievement. In addition, the tag "best-selling author" is not all that telling since there are any number of lists an author could land on. Being a NYT best-selling author, for instance, is much more meaningful than being a Luxembourg's best of nonfiction self help by international authors best-seller. (I say this as someone who has worked with authors.) Overall, though, I can only rate all of them 2 stars because nothing about the cover or the subject matter is particularly attention-grabbing or compelling. It sounds and looks like yet another old white guy trying to tell people how to live.
I prefer A for two reasons. One is that I feel like the word Achieved sounds more empowered than the words Setting and Getting, and I prefer A and C to B. That being said, I don't necessarily respond much to whether or not a book is a belt-seller, and I think that C has a more cluttered appearance than A does. So, given the purposes of the book---A is my favorite overall, then C, then B.
How well do you like this cover for a sci-fi novel with a woman protagonist? Give a star rating and why. Five stars means you love it and so on.
Overall I really like it! It draws you in and makes you very interested to learn what it's about. The only thing that throws me off a bit is the type inside the box, I wish the image, box and type were scaled and positioned so the type could have somewhat more consistent margins above and below the text, and more of a margin between the box and the text on the sides.
I like the fact that the story has a woman in the lead role but this cover doesn't do anything to suggest the themes or subjects of the story. It just looks like stock photography. itdoesn't even suggest sci-fi. It could be a romance novel, a western, a period drama, anything. It needs a context for the image and additional visual clues.
I don't get that this is a Sci-fi book by the cover alone. Though I have no issues with a woman protagonist or a woman on the cover, I feel that a full faced picture for the cover doesn't give me any hints as to what the book is about.
It's okay, but not great. Really I wouldn't mind seeing this without the box. The box feels very out of place for it. The rest of it is nice, the face and expression on her face are good given the name of the book.
It really depends whether it reflects the contents accurately, but I just have to assume it does. I like that the focus is the eyes + title. The photo doesn't seem good enough quality to print so large, though.
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Today Swansea's premiere video games development company, Floating Point Studios Ltd, has been awarded the Knowledge Exploitation Fund scholarship grant. Knowledge Exploitation Fund (KEF) is a scholarship grant supported by the Welsh Assembly Government and European Union Structural Funds and is designed to build upon collaborative research and development between Welsh universities and private industry in Wales to aid in creating a sustainable knowledge based economy built upon entrepreneurship and innovation. Floating Point Studios Ltd was incorporated in July 2008 and was the Swansea Metropolitan University's first spin out games development studio, as well as the first limited video games development company in Swansea.
In order to receive the KEF scholarship Floating Point Studios worked very closely with the Swansea Metropolitan University and with the Flexible Support for Business programme (previously G2E). Floating Point Studios' original application to KEF was sent out in the months after the company's incorporation and during October 2008 a conditional offer was received. In order to meet some of the conditions set out by KEF, Floating Point Studios' invited the gaming community to help with gathering data for a response and this invite was met with massive support, which made all the difference in being awarded the scholarship. A major part of Floating Point Studios' business plan is strong interaction with the gaming community, of which the entire team are proud members of and can often be found playing Left 4 Dead, the Quake Live Beta and Warhawk (among many others). With the extremely positive interaction with the community so far Floating Point Studios plans to continue this communication and increase the company's focus upon it.
With regards to being awarded the KEF grant, Floating Point Studios owner and lead game designer Julian Hainsworth said "To be awarded this scholarship is fantastic and it is definitely going to be a huge help to us throughout 2009. Additionally it is splendid to see and to be part of the Welsh Assembly Government's and European Union Structural Fund's investment into the video games industry, it really is brilliant to be developing and to own a company in an area with such a forward thinking Government who will not only invest into the games industry by will also invest during times of such economic hardship."
Floating Point Studios Ltd would like to extend their thanks to everyone who helped the studio gain the KEF grant, in particular: the BA creative computer games design students at the Swansea Metropolitan University, K. Penaluna, A. Hughes and everyone at the Swansea Metropolitan University, to C. Gahan and the people at the Flexible Support for Business Programme, to the PC Gamer and the N4G forum users, to the people at AceGamez.com, SpawnPoint.com, and the MediaWhoreNetwork.com and to those who emailed in answers to the KEF response questionnaire.


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You Could Win $50K at the National Black MBA Association Scale-Up Pitch Challenge!
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Do you have a big idea that you would like to get in front of early-stage investors and venture capitalists? Here is your chance. Applications are now open for the 2019 National Black MBA Association Scale-Up Pitch Challenge. The winning team will be awarded a $50,000 grand prize. Additional prizes will be given to second place ($10,000), third place ($1,500), and the People's Choice winner ($1,000).
It's not a secret that black startup founders struggle to gain visibility and funding in the venture capital world. According to a 2015 CB Insights analysis, black founders received just 1% of the funding provided by VCs, and the statistics haven't gained much momentum since then.
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Matthew Griswold had been making cast iron hollow ware for the better part of two decades before first putting the Griswold name on a skillet. Having been in business with his cousins, the Selden brothers, since 1868, the name Griswold was originally seen in the mark "Selden & Griswold", on various pieces of hollowware. Griswold bought out his relatives' interest in 1884.
The name Griswold alone on a trademark would then first appear on a handful of pieces in the form of Griswold's first stylized logo, known as the "Griswold's Erie Diamond", and next when the sixth series "ERIE" skillets were changed to read "GRISWOLD'S ERIE", around 1906. This second trademark containing the Griswold name would be short lived, however, as traditional block lettering would begin to be replaced by stylized logos by many makers. The last surviving text-only trademark would continue to be seen on the Victor economy line of skillets, to which "THE GRISWOLD MFG. CO." had been added mid-way through their period of manufacture.
The first "Griswold" trademark to be used across virtually all production, and perhaps the most iconic, is known as the "slant logo". As with later Griswold trademarks, it consisted of a cross inside a double circle, with the name GRISWOLD spanning the horizontal arms of the cross. "Slant" because of the stylized italic lettering used for the name. While "trademark" is the more properly applicable term, "logo" is often used and should not be regarded as incorrect.
The slant logo was generally of the same diameter on most pieces, with exceptions made for pieces like lids, where a reduced size version was used. There exist a few pieces with what is sometimes for lack of a better term called a medium slant logo. Slightly smaller and proportionally different from the normal slant, it may have been the result of a prototype pattern being used for actual production. The slant logo was seen on both heat ringed and in rare cases smooth bottom skillets, as well as on pans marked "ERIE" and "ERIE, PA, U.S.A.", being referred to by collectors as "Slant Erie" and "Slant EPU", respectively. On the older, "ERIE" marked pieces, the trademark was typically not as heavily incised as on the later "ERIE, PA, U.S.A." pans.
Later, around 1920, the slant logo was updated, with the lettering being changed to a block style. The overall weight of the logo would become more bold as well. This logo would come to be known as the "large block logo" or "LBL", the "large" referring to the lettering and differentiating it from a later revision with smaller lettering. The addition of descriptive markings such as "CAST IRON SKILLET" and the appending of ", PA, U.S.A." to the "ERIE" made the LBL markings more complex than on any other Griswold skillet, and perhaps the most attractive to collectors.
The slant logo's use would continue for some time into the large block logo era, with old patterns seen modified to add the other inscriptions characteristic of the large block pieces. It would be some 10 years before the slant logo disappeared from production altogether.
Some minor variations in the large block logo are seen, most notably on the #4 and #5 smooth bottom skillets. On these, the lettering is proportionally not as tall as on most. The large block logo also is seen on both heat ring and smooth bottom skillets, but only with the "ERIE, PA, U.S.A." designation.
About 1939, the logo was reduced in size, likely the result of all but the largest skillet patterns being replaced outright, rather than just being modified, as was previously seen. This assumption is borne out by the lack of "ghost" markings being seen on most of these later pieces. Along with the logo shrinkage, the overall weight of the lettering, cross, and circles was reduced, and inscriptions like "CAST IRON SKILLET" were eliminated. The "ERIE, PA, U.S.A." was also shortened to "ERIE, PA.". As such, it would appear the markings were made plain enough to simply be stamped into blank working patterns. This trademark would be known to collectors years later as the "small block logo", abbreviated "SBL".
At some point, the slant logo made a brief appearance on a handful of smooth bottom skillet sizes. Exactly when and why is uncertain. Some date them the same as the similarly marked heat ring versions, while others place them much later, early in the small block era. The old catalogs don't seem to be of much help in clarifying this issue. Were both heat ring and smooth bottom versions offered simultaneously, or were the obsolete heat-ringed patterns perhaps dug out and modified into smooth-bottomed simply to provide enough working patterns to keep up with demand? In either case, the scarcity of these pieces makes them highly collectible.
Briefly, around 1955 according to dateable examples, it appears the logo was once again poised for revision. Only seen on a couple of pieces, this logo was essentially a smaller version of the "large block", but still larger than the "small block". This logo is known to collectors as the "medium block", or sometimes the "late large logo". It is theorized that this logo might have replaced the small block had Griswold not been bought out by the company which also owned Wagner.
Although normally incised, the trademark was in some instances seen as raised, these being confined mainly to the tops of some lids, implements like food choppers, and, as was normal for all but the earliest Griswold designs, their waffle irons. (Raised markings were typically not seen on surfaces subject to constant wear, and, if so, such practice was usually quickly abandoned.) When seen on an iron or aluminum lid, the trademark is referred to as the "button logo", and is in some cases seen with only a single circle.
A paradox exists between the logo as most commonly seen incribed on the cookware and that seen on Griswold printed publications such as catalogs, bulletins, and on letterhead. In print, the tips of the cross are closed by straight lines, whereas on the cast iron, it is the inside circle which forms the boundaries. Only on a few pieces, typically cast aluminum, does the logo have the additional line segments seen on the printed logo. Additionally, the print logo typically has the lettering in the early slant style.
The Griswold trademark would undergo more changes after the acquisition by Wagner. It would appear the company which owned Wagner was more interested in only using the Griswold name and not so much its classic designs. Griswold-marked pieces after the buy-out appear to be from modified Wagner patterns, with hastily-concocted versions of the Griswold trademark applied. Use of the Griswold trademark in any form would be discontinued after 1973.
Using this table, the approximate time period of manufacture of a Griswold trademarked skillet can be determined.
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10 Facts only True Harry Potter Fans know
It would be a massive understatement if we said that Harry Potter is a huge franchise. It's ginormous.
The crew of three and everyone else on the cast has found its way into fans' hearts to what has now become much more than just a couple of movies.
But with so much happening in the wizard universe, there is always something that even the biggest fans don't know, or just miss, no matter how much they immerse themselves into the books and movies.
So, let's go over some pretty magical Harry Potter facts, some from the backstage, some from the plot of the books and films, and maybe you won't know a few of them. Who knows, after reading you might be able to ace every Harry Potter house quiz ever.
1. Schoolwork and the cast
During the filming of a couple of first movies, the main cast was still going to school. Normally, they had to meet deadlines, turn in homework and oftenly, catch on schoolwork on set, just so they can keep up.
2. Who was the first to be cast?
While it would make total sense for the first person to be cast for the movie to be Daniel Radcliffe, it really wasn't! The first actor to score a role was Robbie Coltrane, or you may better know him as Hagrid.
Robbie Coltrane as Hagrid in Harry Potter
Fun fact, Rupert Grint didn't audition normally. Instead, he recorded a tape rapping about why he would be a great fit for the role of Run Wisley. Emma Watson, however, auditioned for her role at her school.
3. Who played Hedwick?
It's always fun when a movie has animals on set, but it's definitely challenging. In total seven different owls played the role of Hedwick throughout all movies. Not to disappoint, some of them had pretty cool names like Oh Oh, Oops and Swoops. All owls were from Massachusets. Maybe they were siblings?
4. Dementors are mainly based on J. K.'s battle with depression.
This would make so much sense. In an interview, J. K. Rowling herself made it known that Dementors, as creatures, are based on her own experiences with battling depression through the years.
Now you will look at the soul-sucking creatures in a different light.
5. All of the food in the grand hall was real!
During some scenes, there was a lot of food on set. So much so, that it would make a lot of sense if the crew used props instead of real food.
But everything was real! We're talking hundreds of people on set, everyone having a full-sized meal in front of them. Now that's attention to detail and devotion to make everything look amazing.
6. Alan Rickman knew more than other actors on the cast
When you have to build a character, you as an actor need to know the full picture. Unlike Harry, Ron, and Hermione, who grew as characters throughout the movies, Alan Rickman had to play Snape, which was an already established character. While Snape did grow during the movies, he played such a crucial role, that J. K. Rowling, let Alan Rickman in on a lot more stuff than anyone other in the cast, helping the actor give a true representation of the character.
Alan Rickman as Snape in Harry Potter
7. Keep out
A little known fact is that if muggles stumbled upon Hogwarts, they'd see a building in pretty bad shape with the sign "Keep out! Dangerous".
8. Unlikely fit
We all know who Draco Malfoy is. The slick-back blonde played his role so well, we hated him since the first movie. But at first, Tom Felton auditioned to for the role of Harry. Can you imagine him playing the lead?
9. Platform 9 ¾ is a real-life location
Yup, you can find it in King's Cross station and even get yourself some memorabilia. They even have the trolley halfway in the bricks for your to snap a cool photo with!
10. J.K. Rowling and Harry share a birthday date
This is a pretty cool fact! We can only guess how much Rowling has incorporated of herself into Harry, but giving the main character the same birthday as yours must mean that it's a lot.
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Here are the stories on Texas Standard for Friday, February 5, 2021.
Statewide Poll On 2020 Election And COVID-19 Vaccine
Kirk Watson, dean of the Hobby School of Public Affairs at the University of Houston, talks to the Standard about a new Hobby poll that shows 1 in 5 Texans will not get the COVID-19 vaccine.
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Texas school districts are waiting for word on how much money they'll receive from the state this semester. Those dollars are directly tied to how many students are going to school. And that number has plummeted during the pandemic. Texas Public Radio's Camille Phillips explains why districts are struggling with lower attendance and want to see the policy continue.
Walmart Shooting Witness Deported
A witness to the El Paso Walmart mass shooting was deported last week despite having applied for a visa that protects crime victims who help law enforcement. The woman says she told immigration authorities she was helping investigators but was deported anyway. KTEP's Angela Kocherga has more from El Paso.
Dallas-Kansas City Football Connection
It's been quite a while since a Texas team has made it to the Super Bowl. The Dallas Cowboys haven't played for a championship since 1995. And the Houston Texans have never been to the big game. But on Sunday, when the Kansas City Chiefs square off against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, there will at least be a team with a Texas tie playing for it all. Before the team was based in Kansas City, the city of Dallas had two pro football teams: the Dallas Cowboys and the one that got away. Michael MacCambridge, an Austin-based sports journalist whose books include "Lamar Hunt: A Life in Sports," talks to the Standard about that other team.
SpaceX Versus The FAA
This week SpaceX launched its Starship rocket prototype from its launch site in Boca Chica, Texas. It exploded on landing. A prototype of a similar rocket crashed in December. And both launches, it seems, ran into trouble with the Federal Aviation Administration. In a tweet last week, a frustrated Elon Musk went after the FAA, saying that its "space division has a fundamentally broken regulatory structure." Eric Berger, who has been reporting on it for Ars Technica, talks to the Standard.
Owen Wilson On 'Bliss' At Sundance Film Festival
A Legendary Public Housing Development Demolished In Fort Worth
The Cavile Place public housing development in southeast Fort Worth was a landmark for almost 70 years. Commonly known as the Stop Six projects, the city is tearing the whole thing down to build new housing as part of a yearslong revitalization effort. KERA's Miranda Suarez reports on what some people hope – and fear – might come out of that.
Typewriter Rodeo: 'Getting Tired Of (Writing Poems About) COVID'
In this Week in Texas Politics with Alex Samuels, a political reporter for The Texas Tribune, the Standard discusses the governor's State of the State address, a new assistance program for renters in Texas and President Biden's immigration strategy.
All this and Texas News Roundup, plus Shelly Brisbin with the talk of Texas.
New Statewide Poll Reveals Deep Divisions About Voter Fraud And The COVID-19 Vaccine
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When a person's blood is analyzed under a microscope distinct blood differences are visible. In the early 20th century, an Austrian scientist named Karl Landsteiner classified blood according to those differences. Landsteiner observed two distinct chemical molecules present on the surface of the red blood cells. He labeled one molecule "A" and the other molecule "B".
A blood type (also called a blood group) is defined as the classification of blood based on the presence or absence of inherited antigenic substances on the surface of red blood cells (RBCs). A series of related blood types constitutes a blood group system, such as the Rh or ABO system. The frequencies of the ABO and Rh blood types vary from population to population.
Blood Type A - If the red blood cell has only "A" molecules on it.
Blood Type B - If the red blood cell has only "B" molecules on it.
Blood Type AB - If the red blood cell has a mixture of both "A" & "B" molecules.
Blood Type O - If the red blood cell has neither "A" or "B" molecule.
In most cases, blood typing is not conclusive when attempting to determine, include or exclude an individual as the parent of a child or children. While blood types are 100% genetically inherited, the environment potentially can determine which blood types in a population will be passed on more frequently to the next generation. It does this through natural selection. Specific ABO blood types are thought to be linked with increased or decreased susceptibility to particular diseases.
RH factor in blood types stands for "Rhesus Factor". Blood tests were performed on Rhesus monkeys and the Rh+ and Rh- factors were isolated. An antigen found in the red blood cells of most people: those who have Rh factor are said to be Rh positive (Rh+), while those who do not are Rh negative (Rh-). What about the meaning of RHD- Rh blood group, D antigen . The rhesus complex is not just one antigen, but several, when someone is told to be Rh+, it usually refers to the D antigen (one of the components of the Rh complex), because it's the most common, and the easiest to identify, however it's not the only one.
According to the American Red Cross the rarest is AB(-), present in 1% of the Caucasians, in African Americans it is even rarer. B(-) and O(-) are also very rare, each accounting for less than 5% of the world's population. Some people with rare blood types bank their own blood in advance of surgical procedures to ensure that blood is available to them.
A blood type is considered rare if fewer than 1 in 1,000 people have them. One of the rarest blood types in the world is Rh-null, which lack any antigens in the Rh system. There are only 9 active donors in the community of rare blood donors that have Rh-null blood. Rh-null is considered a universal blood for anyone with a rare blood type within the Rh system. However, anyone who has Rh-null blood can only receive Rh-null blood in a transfusion.
See our list for other amazing facts about human blood and the heart.
Type A - Flourishes on vegetarian diets, "the inheritance of their more settled and less warlike farmer ancestors," says D'Adamo. The type A diet contains soy proteins, grains, and organic vegetables and encourages gentle exercise.
Type B - The nomadic blood type B has a tolerant digestive system and can enjoy low-fat dairy, meat, and produce but, among other things, should avoid wheat, corn, and lentils, D'Adamo says. If you're type B, it's recommended you exercise moderately.
Type O - Your digestive tract retains the memory of ancient times, says D'Adamo, so your metabolism will benefit from lean meats, poultry, and fish. You're advised to restrict grains, breads, and legumes, and to enjoy vigorous exercise.
Type AB - Has a sensitive digestive tract and should avoid chicken, beef, and pork but enjoy seafood, tofu, dairy, and most produce. The fitness regimen for ABs is calming exercises.
NOTE: Critics cite a lack of published evidence backing D'Adamo's blood type-based diet plan.
Legend has it that blood type tells about personality.
Type O is a confident leader.
A total of 35 human blood group systems are now recognized by the International Society of Blood Transfusion (ISBT).
With regard to transfusions of packed red blood cells, individuals with type O Rh D negative blood are often called universal donors, and those with type AB Rh D positive blood are called universal recipients.
A popular belief in Japan is that a person's ABO blood type is predictive of their personality, character, and compatibility with others.
Your body carries around four to six liters (7 to 10.5 pints) of blood.
About 5 million Americans need blood transfusions every year.
Almost half (48%) of the UK population has blood group O, making this the most common blood group.


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The Isle of Arran: poetry, pints and a perfect storm
When I tell people I study Scottish Literature, they probably get some image of crazy writers on a Hebridean surf-drenched rock, calling out Hugh MacDiarmid poems to the wind with their throats still searing from a single malt whisky. A couple of weekends ago, I am happy to say the reality did not disappoint.
Sandy reciting 'On a Raised Beach'
Every year or so, the Scottish Literature department takes a bunch of students out to the nearby Isle of Arran. Arran is easy to get to from Glasgow – you could theoretically get there and back in a day. In order to enjoy the trip without the stress of making one of 5 daily ferry sailings, however, you should spend at least one night there if you can. Three Scot Lit staff, 22 undergraduate students, myself and my fellow PhD pals, Kirsty and Sandy, met outside the University of Glasgow at 7am to get the bus to Ardrossan, which takes about 90 minutes. From there we sailed on the one of the now familiar CalMac (Caledonian MacBrayne) ferries to Brodick. It's only a 55 minute ferry, and though the sea looked pretty rough, it wasn't that bad once we'd left the seemingly constant high swell of Ardrossan behind.
Windswept and interesting on the sailing to Brodick
From Brodick it's another half hour or so on the bus to the other side – the windier side – of the island to Blackwaterfoot, where the wonderfully 1970s Best Western Hotel was our home for the next three days.
Best Western Kinloch. Blackwaterfoot
We launched pretty much straight into presentations. Each of us students, all 25, were tasked with giving a 10 minute presentation on 'an aspect of Scottish literature or culture that interests you". It was a suitably eerie first session, with the devil, gothic, necromancy and beheading all on the table. In the second session we discovered a forgotten First World War poet, Joseph Lee and Sandy gave a heroically concise history of verse translation in Scotland, among other gems.
Dinner introduced us to the surprisingly epic standard of dining at the Best Western Blackwaterfoot. Three huge courses later (completed by a Bailey's and Nutella cheesecake I would travel back to Arran for) we dragged our sated selves back to the seminar room for the film. One of the professors, my former supervisor, gave an academic introduction to the film, because when you enter into the world of academics, it is no longer possible to watch films without analysing them in their historical and cultural context. The film was a new one to me, a great 1980s Scottish comedy (of course) called Restless Natives, in which two young Scots hold up tourist buses in the highlands and become local legends, apologising as they relieve the thrilled American bus-loads of their cash.
Restless Native introducing a film
By the next day the storm had begun to intensify a bit, but it was still at about normal island level of wind and drizzle, if the locals and ventifacted trees were to be believed. Kirsty started us off with the Gorbals boys and we stayed in Glasgow for most of that session including two on Alasdair Gray, until it was my turn to speak about Harry Potter. Yep, Harry Potter. Most people, including Scottish literature scholars, are surprised when I say that around 10,000 words of my thesis are dedicated to Hogwarts, but that famous institution is located in Scotland after all, the first book of the series was written on a Scottish Arts Council grant and Rowling donated one million pounds to the campaign to keep Scotland in the UK. So she certainly deserves her place in my PhD on writers an the independence referendum. Plus, I got to spend the summer re-reading Harry Potter.
Gorbals Boys statue
As the presentations drew to an end, one girl began a passionate discussion with her talk on 'chavs' – I'd define it for non-UK readers but the result of the discussion was that the word is both offensive and impossible to define. One of the final talks was on The Incredible String Band, a 1970s Scottish folk/psychedelic group, the last remaining member of which Sandy and I had seen performing at Celtic Connections just a couple of weeks earlier.
The afternoon was a chance to get out and explore Arran a bit further, and we were all going to visit King's Cave – the cave where King Robert the Bruce is said to have seen the spider that inspired him. The weather wasn't amazing but drizzle and a bit of wind wasn't going to put people from our latitudes off! So we blithely set out across the stormy beach, Sandy regaling us with Hugh McDiarmid poems in the building storm – very atmospheric, especially the Eemis Stane! When we reached a certain point about half the group decided to go back before the storm got too intense. Unfortunately that included all the people who actually knew where they were going, but the rest of us didn't quite appreciate that as we persevered.
Dressed for the weather and/or a raid
When we got the the end of the beach we spent some time searching for something that looked like a place medieval kings might enjoy some bug-watching, but without result. By this time the wind had built quickly into a gale that I later learned was gusting at over 100kph. We hadn't really noticed with the wind behind us, but turning side on the rain came into our faces like little bullets so we all had to hold various items of clothing over our eyes in order to see where we were going. As we couldn't find the cave and it was quickly becoming quite dangerous to even be outside, we decided to turn back and put it down to a classic Hebridean experience. It took a long, long time to get back against the storm, but eventually we all trudged in, completely soaked through. It took about 10 minutes of standing in the shower before I could feel the temperature of the water, but I do love a good storm!
After another impressive three course meal, we began a short open mic session. Ella, an Australian exhcange student I was happy to inform of the cricket score, started us off with an incredibly moving rendition of 'And the Band played Waltzing Matilda'. I have never been so moved by any ANZAC remembrance as I was by this one on a little island off the cost of Scotland. I then joined her for our duet of the Crowded House classic, 'Better be Home Soon'. It was a joy to be singing again, and one of my favourites from home as well. Sandy perfomed a small section of 'The Tempest' in honour of the whistling we could hear even over the singing, and he was followed by a Joseph Lee poem, a fast-paced Gaelic song and the song of a Spanish region one of the other exchange students was from. The others all stayed up into the small hours, but Kirsty and I were both feeling a bit average so ended up in our shared room watching 'Jurassic Park'. This uncharacteristic behaviour had us wondering if the ghost of Mrs. Doyle was haunting the teacups in our room, a theory supported when I just about blew out of the window in order to see how strong the gale had become.
Ella singing
Fortunately, by the next day the wind had abated and we were able to enjoy the day without too much fear of getting stranded. We began with a slightly hungover version of Call My Bluff, a game where you have to guess which of three definitions of a word is the correct one. They were all obscure Scots words of course! Probably my favourite was 'tipsie dipsie', which sounds so much like one of those innocent granny-type phrases Scots is famous for, but in fact refers to a violent altercation!
The Scots Call My Bluff panel
After lunch we left our Blackwaterfoot home for the last time and set off on a bus tour of the island. Whichever way you looked there was beautiful island scenery, and we also got to check out a ruined castle and, most excitingly, my first ever proper Scottish standing stones! The Machrie Moor standing stones are in several circles and because the weather had washed out a lot of the track we could only see the first one, but it was still extraordinary. They're about 4000 years old and mark a burial site, but we still don't know what they were used for originally, as the circles are older than the burials.
One of the Machrie Moor Stone Circles
I had imagined Arran as a little one town island, with a few paddocks and a nice coastline, but in reality it was much larger and more varied. There are around half a dozen settlements, surrounding mountains high enough to still be capped with snow, pine forests, and deer and sheep farms, even the occasional Highland Coo. It's been inhabited since the Neolithic era, so the whole place is what Kirsty would call a palimpsest of historical memory. It's well worth the short journey from Glasgow, and if you can, bring a couple of pals who can quote Scottish poetry when the weather gets rough!
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Q: What will be the total number of distinct combinations when we roll an untraditional dice multiple times I have an untraditional dice with four rolling faces [1, 3, 4, 6], and if we roll it twice, it will generate combinations of [2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12] total 9 distinct numbers.
If we extend this problem and roll this dice more the twice let's say 4, 6, or some big number n times what will be the total number of distinct output it will generate?
Is there an approach to solve this problem generically which can be applied to dice with some different faces? Instead of brute forcing and writing a program for it.

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This study was done to evaluate the potentials of the utilization of glycerol for intravenous alimentation. A solution of twenty per cent glycerol in Ringer's lactate with Sorensen's phosphate buffer was administered to New Zealand White rabbits and adult mongrel dogs. Three rabbits received thirty consecutive daily glycerol infusions. Daily food and water intakes and urine volumes were recorded. Rectal temperatures were taken preinfusion and hourly postinfusion for six hours. A control group of three rabbits received Ringer's lactate with Sorensen's phosphate buffer. Weekly blood samples were obtained via cardiac puncture. At the completion of the study the rabbits were sacrificed and tissues obtained for histopathological studies. Three experiments were done using adult male mongrel dogs. Each dog received a single intravenous injection of twenty per cent glycerol in Ringer's lactate with Sorensen's phosphate buffer. The rate of infusion and volume of solution administered varied in the different studies. Blood and urine specimens were studied at thirty minute intervals to determine any changes caused by the glycerol injection.
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I read this last night, and was so cross I had to turn my computer off. Don't post angry, the advice is … well, I'm still angry.
Surely, writing this kind of article, designed to cause comment and controversy, and to raise one's profile, is the same as the attention-seeking he accuses coeliacs of?
Does he think my 1-year-old was attention-seeking when she vomited at nearly every meal and suffered truly vile diarrhoea several times a day for months? When she refused to eat, because it just brought her pain? Or when she no longer had the energy to play?
Does he think that she was a fraud when I had to put her in the same size nappies as her 3 month old sister, because she'd lost so much weight? Or when her feet didn't grow for months because of malnutrition?
Does he think the team of doctors who diagnosed her via a series of blood tests and a biopsy decided to confirm her in her fantasy world?
Does he think she should just be quiet, and get on and eat gluten, with all the predictable side-effects of intestinal damage, and with the concomitant risk of cancers, infertility, osteoporosis, tooth decay and all the other results of malnutrition?
where were all the coeliacs when we were kids? Where were these battalions of people who couldn't eat bread or pasta because it made their tummies hurt?
Jay, they died. Probably of what used to be called 'a wasting disease'. I've seen my daughter wasting away, and its not nice. I hope that neither of your sons develop coeliac disease.
I think you owe my daughter an apology.
It would be nice if he actually engaged in the discussion. Lucinda put up a very considered and balanced response and so far we've heard nothing. He's not coming out of it looking too good I think.
I've added a comment too. One would have expected better from the Guardian. I was one of those coeliacs when he was a kid, only I didn't know it at the time. How different my life would have been if I did!
I only have one thing to say – what an uneducated idiot.
I'm probably preaching to the choir here, but I'm sure LOTS of people who had undx'ed CD were like me — incredibly, confusingly ill, dx'ed with multiple chronic problems but NOT CD, since it was just commonly understood.
On top of undx'ed patients dying from intestinal cancers, depression and many even more serious (though depression is bad enough) neurological disorders are common in CD patients. It's my theory that a lot of suicides are of undx'ed CD patients. The vague illnesses, the "craziness", the fogginess, and then on top of that, being called hypochondriacs by the general public and even by doctors can exacerbate mental problems, leading to suicide.
Good job you did get diagnosed – even if it did take until the diagnosis of your son to get there!


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I'm impatient, anyone who knows me well knows that's a fact. You know that scene in Bridewars when Liv runs into her boyfriend's office screaming and demanding why he can't ask her to marry him already. That's my life, on the inside I'm ready to have a panic attack at a moments notice.
I half blame Disney movies (I'm a giant Disney princess fan) and I have a theory that I like to call the Ariel principle. She had three days to make Prince Eric fall for her (AND IT WORKED??) so basically I give myself three days for anything until I'm discouraged.
Okay that's a bit of an exaggeration because I know things take time and you work hard for what you want.
My head also is in the clouds a good 99% of the time, so I know what holding out hope for the impossible means. In the little areas of life though, I'm the most impatient. The waiting for a response when you sent it .3 seconds ago, slow drivers (this is my downfall and where I need to pray to the Lord for the strength and forgiveness), impatience because food doesn't make itself (Can I get an amen!?), etc.
Here is what I realized lately though, none of this matters Brooke- get out of your own head (!!!) Life is so much more than those defining moments, getting what we want, or feeling like we will never amount to those things we wanted to do or be. Life is about taking the time to enjoy the ride, to lean on God when you feel like you might break down and start acting like a two year old in the middle of a beach... life is about embracing the wait.
I admit for a couple of days I was wrinkling my nose like a four year old being forced to eat broccoli because all my life I put off learning patience. I mean this is embarrassing to admit, but I would strategically word my prayers so I would never ask for patience (yes, I can be that stubborn) I heard the horror stories you wait in agony for days, weeks, sometimes years. I thought I was going to be kicking and scratching my entire way through this lesson, and I know it's only the beginning- but I feel oddly comforted. I wake up eager to figure out what I'll learn for the day and I can't wait to open my journal and talk to God.
Yesterday I was overwhelmed and burnt out and was journal-ing a prayer out to God when I felt him speak to me (and it was incredible, it was the first time in a long time I felt like I was slowly figuring out life) and he whispered to me "You wait Brooke, that's all you do,"
I will leave this post with this quote from a Proverbs 31 devotional "Embrace The Wait"
God steps in to be our portion for that day. He is in the wait and we'll sense that if only we will look for Him rather then always looking ahead to the next stage of life.


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Malaysia: Jungle Joy Ride
Text: Simon Thomas	• Photography: Simon and Lisa Thomas
Under a royal blue sky, we're hurtling south along a smooth multi-lane freeway amid a sea of rolling greens hills. Waves of lush forestation, palm farms, and tea plantations stretch into the horizon. Malaysia is a dynamic melting pot that Malays, Indians, Chinese, and a host of others call home—and where the best of each fuses into a culinary and social scene unlike anywhere else in the world.
My R 1150 GS pulls firmly as I lean into a fast bend with Lisa just a few feet behind me. We're among 25 new friends and BMW riders who've joined us to provide an escort into one of Asia's most vibrant countries, Malaysia.
The Petronas Towers, a Modern Marvel
Ivan, on his R 1200 GS, is just ahead; we'd met him months ago in northern Thailand and gratefully accepted his offer of an apartment room in Kuala Lumpur (or KL) for our first few nights here. Hard on the throttle, we're 125 miles north of KL and working to keep up with the rapid pace of our group. We slice through the center of the Kinta Valley and past the Perak State city of Ipoh with its architectural mélange of colonial austerity and Chinese shop fronts. As evening sets in, we've exchanged countryside for suburbs, and our freeway is now lit in fluorescent orange and bright neon blues resembling a scene from the sci-fi adventure film Tron. We merge carefully into the traffic entering Greater Kuala Lumpur, a city that 1.6 million people call home. Surrounded by car exotica, we ogle the latest and greatest offerings from BMW, Mercedes, Porsche, and Ferrari before finally reaching Ivan's sky-rise apartment in Damansara Perdana, one of KL's wealthier suburbs. Our band of riders has shrunk to three as each has peeled off to find their own way home.
The past few days have given us a chance to acclimatize to KL's modern-day tempo. We're on the bikes and have moved away from the speeding freeway that encircles KL. We navigate the city center's complex and congested one-way system at a more familiar pace. Neatly painted markings on black asphalt denote motorcycle parking only. We are dwarfed by Malaysia's crown jewel that looms overhead, The Petronas Towers. Designed to symbolize Malaysia's advancement on the world stage, thousands of steel and glass panels stretch almost one-third mile into the sky. On the 41st floor, the famous Skybridge spans the distance and joins the 88 sparkling stories. As night falls, we are perched on the 33rd floor of Traders Hotel, which boasts one of the best views across Kuala Lumpur. We can't help being impressed with the Petronas Towers as they dominate the skyline and send beams of vertical light into the low cloud base.
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SLAVIA PRAGUE will take on Chelsea in the first leg of the Europa League quarter-finals tonight. Here's what TV channel to watch the European clash on.
The first leg of the Europa League quarter-finals kick off tonight with two English teams still in the run for European glory in the prestigious tournament.
Arsenal and Chelsea are two of the last eight remaining teams in the competition and The Blues will enter the pitch as heavy favourites as the game against Slavia Prague begin.
The two clubs will be meeting in a competitive encounter for the first time in their history with Slavia Prague facing an English opposition for the first time since losing to Aston Villa in the UEFA Cup during the 2008-09 campaign.
The Blues have had a tough time this season and will aim to be crowned UEFA Europa League winners in May.
Maurizio Sarri's men are heavy favourites, but the game away from home will be anything but easy.
Chelsea thrashed Dynamo Kiev in the previous round and have been handed what many consider a favourable draw in the final eight.
However, in the last round Prague knocked out five-time winner Sevilla and should not be underestimated.
Jindrich Trpisovsky's men have only suffered two defeats away from home - losing only to Bordeaux and Zenit St Petersburg respectively.
The Czeck side are also unbeaten in the last give games at the Sinobo Stadium, establishing themselves as credible opponents for any team remaining in the Europa League.
The Blues boss Sarri hinted this week Chelsea star Eden Hazard is likely to be rested due to a busy schedule of both European and Premier league games - with an important night against Liverpool coming up this Sunday.
But Chelsea should welcome Marcos Alonso back to the pitch after a hamstring injury, while Davide Zappacosta is expected to rotate in at right back to give Cesar Azpilicueta some rest.
Sarri will want to keep his important first-team options in top condition, which could see a front three of Willian, Pedro and Olivier Giroud deployed.
The Slavia Prague vs Chelsea clash starts at 8pm tonight.


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While attending a kid's birthday party with my niece and nephew at Glacier Ice Arena, I was convinced to give hockey a try…..So I did…. and I was terrible at it. I spent most of that first skate falling down. I was so sore the next day, I couldn't leave the couch! But, I had so much fun trying that I decided to stick with it…and met the most amazing ladies in my MsConduct teammates.
Do you have any pre-game rituals before stepping on the ice? No, but I like to color coordinate the tape on my stick with my laces and bandana I wear in a game… not exactly a ritual, but quirky.
What is something people don't know about you? I love Smores! I make them all year round – in the microwave, on the stove, over a campfire… anytime I can!


The 20th edition of the Central American and Caribbean Games was held in the city of Cartagena, Colombia. The tournament began on July 15 and ended on July 30.
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