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November 25, 2013 by GirlGoneGeekBlog
Straight Outta Gotham: Geek Culture + Hip Hop Culture
Other, Random Geekery, The Internets
blog, hip hop, rap, Straight Outta Gotham, tumblr
There's a unique bond that hip hop culture and geek culture share. If you're a fan of both, you may have noticed their similar themes like alter egos, counter-culture and escapism. I'm one of the many that exist in that Venn diagram overlap where geek meets rap. A few weeks ago, I finally decided to mashup my love for these two sub-cultures with the tumblr, Straight Outta Gotham, where I feature rap lyrics that make geek references. The title of my blog came from N.W.A's infamous Straight Outta Compton album. The G'ed up Batman mascot is made by the talented Steve Seeley.
Kanye West on "Guilt Trip"
SoG's origin story began when I had one of those Oprah "ah ha" moments while listening to "Knuck if you Buck" by Crime Mob. "Knuck if you Buck" is one of my favorite southern rap songs. There's just something about it that always gives me life. So one day, I was cleaning my room, rappin' and dancin' along to the song and then M.I.G.'s verse came on, "Jumpin' off from on the stage/ throwin' bows like Johnny Cage". In that moment, Straight Outta Gotham was born. Now, I've heard this song countless times and that Mortal Kombat line always made the gamer in me smile. I knew I wasn't the only one who loved hearing geeky references in rap songs so I stopped cleaning up (because I didn't feel like it anyway) and started brainstorming how I could make it a thing. A few hours later, it was an official thing with "Knuck if you Buck" being my first post.
SoG includes everything and anything that falls within the geek realm. I knew rap had geek references, but I didn't realize just how much. There are a few rappers that I can always count on to show their fanboyness in a song. Pretty much all of Odd Future are geeks, which shouldn't be a surprise. Lupe Fiasco is practically an otaku if his newest project "Testuo & Youth" wasn't a big enough clue. Eminem used to collect comics when he was younger and Childish Gambino is the epitome of a blerd. Wu-Tang Clan is practically a given and the rapper Danny Brown seems to like a little bit of everything. Then of course there are random rappers here and there that have a little geek in them… But let's be honest, don't we all?
It's so much fun finding geeky references for Straight Outta Gotham. I also take submissions, so if you heard something nerdy, send it my way!
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September 12, 2013 by GirlGoneGeekBlog
What I See Project
geek girl, self-esteem, what i see project
The What I See Project is a global online platform that recognizes and amplifies women's voices. Through each person's unique and honest answer to the universal question, "What do you see when you look in the mirror?", women from all over the world, myself included, can be empowered by relating to each other's words.
When I was asked to be apart of the What I See Project, I was honored. I had no idea how I planned to answer the question, "What do you see when you look in the mirror?" Especially on film. But once I hit record, everything else just flowed out and came naturally. We are complex beings, so when we look in the mirror, we see all of those complexities as well. We see our insecurities, our goals, our accomplishments, our failures. For me, in that particular moment, I was taken back to when I was young and my parents would tell me I always had to work twice as hard for anything because I am a woman of color. I've carried that with me throughout life and it's shaped how I navigate through the world. Even the geek world. I feel a sense of responsibility as a geek girl of color to voice any misrepresentation and underrepresentation I see in the geek sub-culture. You never know the impact one conversation, tweet or blog post can have.
I encourage you to submit your own What I See video. Since February, there's been over 500 contributions from eleven different countries. The project aims to provide a safe environment where women can share their struggles, achievements and inner thoughts, and express themselves freely through a website that appreciates them for who they really are.
http://www.whatiseeproject.com
Next up in the What I See Project is the very beautiful and stylish, Callie Thorpe, at fromthecornersofthecurve.com!
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Deniath- The Flash Sale Site by Geeks for Geeks Relaunch
The Internets, Wear
action figures, collectables, deal of the day, deniath, flash sale, Geek, geek merchandise, geek toys, sale, toys
You've probably heard about them and maybe you're even apart of them. You know, those deals-of-the-day invite-only sites with discounts so crazy you swear it must be illegal but you don't dare ask. There are dozens of them, most notably Gilt and Rue La La focusing on fashion. But guess what geeks, we have one now too! And it's name is Deniath.
Deniath is a members-only flash sale site for pop culture, geek collectibles and merchandise. The deals are actually for 72 hours (even better than 24) and up to 70% off! After a brief hiatus Deniath has relaunched with new brand partnerships, revamped blog and a sweepstakes with Newsarama.
I am personally excited about Deniath. As you well know, when us geeks love, we love hard. And we want to own, rep, display and wear those obsessions we love so dearly but all of that fandom can really start to add up. And this is when Deniath swoops in and saves the day (aka our wallets) like a good superhero should. Because at the end of the day, who doesn't love a sale?
I was able to interview the CEO and Co-founder of Deniath, Wade Sugiyama, check out the interview below.
Special Deniath Offer for Girl Gone Geek Blog Readers!
You can receive a free invite code from Deniath for a limited time. All you have to do is email community@deniath.com before Wednesday, November 23rd at 12am EST and type "Girl Geek Blog" in the subject line. Enjoy!
Girl Gone Geek Interview with Deniath's CEO and Co-founder Wade Sugiyama:
Girl Gone Geek: What is Deniath's origin story?
Wade Sugiyama: Prior to Deniath, I worked at WizKids Games, where I had the privilege to work on some amazing games like HeroClix, Pirates of the Cursed Seas, and Star Wars PocketModel TCG. While there, I often worked as an exhibitor at many different consumer conventions like San Diego Comic Con, where I would usually find some new thing to "geek out" on. But, outside of the conventions, it seemed difficult for customers to constantly find new products and services that interested them. In addition, finding something new and cool at a convention was often overwhelming, not to mention an expensive endeavor for a regular consumer.
Then, my partners and I stumbled across private-sale e-commerce and its rapid success in the fashion industry. The model regularly provided customers with brand-specific deals at an entry-level price, making it easier for customers to try different products and learn about new companies that might interest them. We believed that, given the right geek adjustments, we could build a tailored experience that generated the same excitement, while effectively introducing customers to new geek obsessions.
GGG: Where did the name Deniath come from?
WS: What I can tell you is that it is a made-up word. The true meaning behind the name is something that we will be revealing to our members over time. It's derivation has everything to do with our future plans for the site and what we believe we can build.
We wanted to pick a name that we could ultimately define for ourselves and that wouldn't explicitly pigeon-hole us into any particular type of site.
As a result, we've gotten some pretty interesting guesses regarding its meaning and I'm actually intrigued by others' interpretations of the name.
What does it make you think of?
GGG: It makes me think of a Greek goddess or a fancy Shakespearean way to say deny, which I'm going to guess isn't what you were going for. So why the brief hiatus?
WS: Like any business, we really had no idea how the market would react to Deniath when we first launched.
We had an extremely small team with minimal funding and activity started to pick up rapidly; which was wonderful, but honestly we struggled to expand as fast as the business was growing. So, we took some time off to get all our ducks in a row, build bigger and better partnerships, revamp and improve the site, hire an awesome team, and prepare for the true potential of this company.
If you weren't a member before, I think you'll find it pretty cool; if you were, you only got a small taste of what we will become.
GGG: Some people may want to know why a membership for the site is necessary?
WS: For many of us, the value of getting a deal or being a part of something is heightened by a sense of exclusivity. We want the Deniath experience to be just for geeks, and we want our members to feel like they are a part of something special. Our members-only experience also enables us and our partners to be more creative and exclusive with our offerings.
That being said, our goal is never to exclude anyone. If you have a friend who is already a member, they can invite you, or you can sign up for the wait list on the site itself and your request should be processed in a few business days.
GGG: Besides catering to geeks, what makes Deniath different from the other deal of the day sites?
WS: Our goal is to become a much more comprehensive and in-depth geek experience rather than just a deal of the day site. Some of the beginning elements of that include our newly revamped blog, brand specific deals, and our belief in excellent customer service. Upcoming additions to the experience will include a mobile app, Deniath coupon deals, and Deniath Member Services. We want our members to feel like they are a part of something and that they are listened to and cared for. We've spent an enormous amount of time on the relaunch and we look forward to both our older members enjoying the changes and captivating an entire new audience as our community grows!
GGG: What do you see for the future of Deniath?
WS: We envision Deniath evolving into the ultimate geek experience! Our deals are simply the first step to making that a reality. Over time, we will build the ultimate geek experience, piece by piece, collectively with our members. For now, that's all we can really say about what we will become. There are a lot of different projects and initiatives in the works, and as we are able to announce them we most definitely will!
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August 26, 2011 by GirlGoneGeekBlog
I'm all Sw'geeky Clean Again!
Tech, The Internets
So like many other wordpress users my blog was recently hacked by this terrible terrible timthumbs.php. After I dyed the white Rouge-like streak that developed in my hair from my stress, and I tried my very best to fix it by diving headfirst in forums and getting to the bottom of it. So I followed all the steps I found and was pretty sure I cleaned up my precious. But not sure enough (don't judge I never said I was a tech geek!)…
Just in case I didn't get all the baddies out my site I was willing to go to the extremes to not only clean up my site but hopefully not lose my beloved newb and vet readers. I was well on my way to completely deleting my blog and wordpress and uploading it all over again bit-by-bit which almost gave me an aneurism just thinking about it and how I would probably screw it up. But instead I signed up with Sucuri Security and they will keep my site geeky clean and annihilate all the baddies (this is not an ad for them, they and a friend just saved the day and my mind and deserve a shout out). Also Tony Zeoli of has been beyond helpful!
I adore my readers and fans from the bottom of my 8-bit heart and I sincerely apologize for any inconvenience or frightening thoughts or this may have caused anyone.
If in the very unfortunate event you get a warning from my site, please contact me asap at girlgonegeekblog[at]gmai.com thanks!
July 29, 2011 by GirlGoneGeekBlog
28 Geeks Later- A Short Zombie Film
Movies & Television, The Internets, Zombies
28 geeks later, funny, zombie short film, zombies
"I just don't think we should run, it's not what I grew up with.", said one zombie to another. These nerd zombies bitch and groan about how inauthentic they are because they can think, and talk and run. Which is exactly what you'd imagine a bunch of infected undead nerds doing during the inevitable apocalypse. This funny short zombie film was written by Tyler James Nicol
and stars Duchess Jenean L. Skappak, JJ Webb and Tyler James Nicol.
From their Youtube: Continue reading →
March 17, 2011 March 17, 2011 by GirlGoneGeekBlog
Misery Bear Goes to Work
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bbc, bbc comedy, comedy, funny, humor, misery bear, misery bear goes to work, web series
Misery Bear is a web series by BBC Comedy about a melancholic teddy bear and his depressing life. The episode below, Misery Bear Goes to Work, is about Misery Bear and his mundane 9-5 life, much like the humdrum life of many people. Misery Bear had an especially rough especially Christmas which you can see here. Misery Bear somehow manages to be really funny and really sad at the same time. How? Just watch for yourself.
Check out BBC Comedy for more videos of Misery Bear's gloomy existence.
[Source: Geekosystem]
March 6, 2011 March 6, 2011 by GirlGoneGeekBlog
Sunday Funnies- Blame it on Computer
Sunday Funnies, The Internets
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"Happens to me all the time." *In Flo from Progressive voice*
[via Toothpaste for Dinner]


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NASA Africa Mission Investigates Origin, Development of Hurricanes
Scientists from NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, universities and international agencies will study how winds and dust conditions from Africa influence the birth of hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean.
The field campaign, called NASA African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analyses 2006, runs from Aug. 15 to mid-September in the Cape Verde Islands, 350 miles off the coast of Senegal in West Africa. This campaign is a component of a much broader international project, called the African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analyses, aimed at improving the knowledge and understanding of the West African Monsoon.
Researchers will use satellite data, weather station information, computer models and aircraft to provide scientists with better insight into all the conditions that enhance the development of tropical cyclones, the general name given to tropical depressions, storms and hurricanes. This research will help hurricane forecasters better understand the behavior of these deadly storms.
"Scientists recognize the hurricane development process when they see it, but our skill in forecasting which weak system will intensify into a major cyclone is not great," said Edward Zipser, mission chief scientist, of the University of Utah, Salt Lake City. "That is why NASA and its partners place a high priority on obtaining high-quality data for weak disturbances, as well as those already showing signs of intensification."
For hurricanes to develop, specific environmental conditions must be present: warm ocean waters, high humidity and favorable atmospheric and upward spiraling wind patterns off the ocean surface. Atlantic hurricanes usually start as weak tropical disturbances off the coast of West Africa and intensify into rotating storms with weak winds, called tropical depressions. If the depression continues to intensify and reaches wind speeds of at least 39 mph, they are classified as tropical storms. Hurricanes have winds greater than 73 mph.
To study these environmental conditions, researchers will use NASA's DC-8 research aircraft as a platform for advanced atmospheric research instruments. Remote and on-site sensing devices will allow scientists to target specific areas in developing storms. Sensors on-board the aircraft will measure cloud and particle sizes and shapes, wind speed and direction, rainfall rates, atmospheric temperature, pressure and relative humidity.
The campaign will use extensive data from NASA's fleet of earth observing satellites, including the Tropical Rainfall Measurement Mission, QuikSCAT, Aqua, and the recently-launched Cloudsat and CALIPSO. These advanced satellites will provide unprecedented views into the vertical structure of the tropical systems, while the field observations will help validate data from the new satellites.
To better understand the physics of hurricanes, researchers are seeking answers to questions about hurricane development, air currents and the effects of dust on clouds.
During the field campaign, scientists hope to get a better understanding of the role of the Saharan Air Layer and how its dry air, strong embedded winds and dust influences cyclone development. The layer is a mass of very dry, often dusty air that forms over the Sahara Desert during the late spring, summer, and early fall and usually moves out over the tropical Atlantic Ocean.
As part of looking at the Saharan Air Layer, scientists want to better understand dust's effect on clouds. Some evidence indicates that dust makes it more difficult for rain to form. Cloud models need to account for any such effect, so measurements of cloud droplet concentrations and size in clean ocean air and dusty air from the Sahara need to be made.
Researchers also will look at what happens to air currents as they move from land to ocean waters. Information on clouds and moisture, heat, air movement, and precipitation in an unstable atmosphere will be collected, analyzed and then simulated in computer models. Understanding hurricane formation requires measurements from very small to very large scales, from microscopic dust and raindrops to cloud formations and air currents spanning hundreds of miles.
For more information about NASA's hurricane research, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/hurricane
Other media contacts: Ruth Marlaire, Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif., 650-604-4709; Rob Gutro, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md., 301-286-4044; Alan Buis, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., 818-354-0474; Chris Rink, Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va., 757-864-6786; Steve Roy, Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala., 256-544-6535; Carmeyia Gillis, NOAA, 301-763-8000 ext. 7163; and Jana Goldman, NOAA, 301-713-2483 ext. 181.
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For other uses, see Fairview, Alberta (disambiguation).
Fairview is a residential neighbourhood in the south-east quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. It is bounded to the north by Glenmore Trail and 66 Avenue S, to the east by Blackfoot Trail, to the south by Heritage Drive and to the west by Macleod Trail. Fairmont Drive bisects the neighbourhood from north to south and Chinook Centre is located north-west from the community. Fairview features homes built in the late 1950s and early 1960s on what are now considered large lots. Many are in the 1,000 sq ft range with most being bungalows. Many homes are still owned and occupied by the original owners.
Fairview was annexed by Calgary in 1956. It is represented in the Calgary City Council by the Ward 9 councillor.
In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Fairview had a population of 3,623 living in 1,606 dwellings, a 2% increase from its 2011 population of 3,552. With a land area of 1.3 km2 (0.50 sq mi), it had a population density of 2,786.92,790/km2 (7,218.17,220/sq mi) in 2012.
Residents in this community had a median household income of $54,116 in 2000, and there were 17.1% low income residents living in the neighbourhood. As of 2000, 17.7% of the residents were immigrants. A proportion of 18.9% of the buildings were condominiums or apartments, and 27.9% of the housing was used for renting.
The community is served by Fairview Bilingual Elementary & Junior High public school as well as by the West Island College (private).
Fairview is served Calgary Transit Bus Route 10. The Heritage CTrain Station serves Fairview.
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(Mard - 05/06/2017) Demand for organic farm and other products has increased significantly both in Việt Nam and globally, and this is good news for businesses investing in the field, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Deputy Minister Trần Thanh Nam said many countries had begun to adopt organic agricultural practices, and the area under organic farming is increasing.
Though it is still very modest compared to the total farming area, businesses and organisations apply international organic standards, and certified organic products are exported to many markets, including the US and EU, he said.
According to the Việt Nam Organic Agriculture Association, the country exports small quantities of organic products like tea, shrimp, rice, cinnamon, anise, and attar.
There are also some successful organic models to grow tea and vegetables by Ecolink and Ecomart, vegetables by Organik Đà Lạt, a unique thick-skinned orange in Tuyên Quang Province, rice by Cà Mau-based Viễn Phú Green Farm and others.
In the domestic market, organic-certified products and products with environmental-friendly certification are increasingly seen in supermarket shelves, shops and websites, with cosmetics, milk, fruits and vegetables, attar, spices, coffee and tea being the most popular.
For instance, Organica, which sells imported and local fruits, vegetables and many other products, is a familiar address to many consumers in HCM City and Đà Nẵng.
Lotte Mart now has shelves for displaying organic products, mainly shampoo, facial cleansing milk and shower cream.
To meet the increasing demand for organic products, domestic retailers and businesses are seeking collaboration and investment opportunities in the organic agriculture sector to reduce costs.
Saigon Co.op recently unveiled four groups of products under the Co.op Organic brand: rice; cucumber, squash, tomato; choy sum, mustard green, water spinach; and basa fish fillet and black tiger shrimp.
The company invested in a 300ha organic farm in Cà Mau Province growing agricultural produce certified by the USDA, JAS of Japan, the EU, and Naturland, Diệp Dũng, Saigon Co.op chairman, said.
The co-operative recently signed agreements with Vinamit JSC, Germany's Binca Group, international organic certification organisation Control Union, Peterson Consultancy, and Vietwatch to develop its organic products to international standards.
Nguyễn Lâm Viên, general director of Vinamit Joint Stock Company, said signing the deal with Saigon Co.op would help promote locally-made organic products.
Dũng said Saigon Co.op would continue to expand its list of both food and non-food organic items, and seek to become a leader of the organic production-processing-distribution- consumption chain in both the Vietnamese and export markets.
According to market research company Nielsen, more consumers want products that are good for their health and do not hurt the environment.
Experts said organic agriculture offers advantages like lack of pesticides residues, helping increase the value of agricultural and aquaculture products and having a greater likelihood of being accepted in choosy markets.
But companies in the field also face many challenges, they said.
There is no domestic certification organisation for organic products and growers have to depend on foreign organisations.
Prof Dr Phạm Văn Biên, former director of the Institute of Agricultural Science for Southern Việt Nam, said "Việt Nam still lacks national standards and a comprehensive legal framework for production, certification and quality control of organic agricultural products. The Government should soon have in place policies, mechanisms and a national standard system to make it easy for businesses and farmers".
Nam said his ministry had worked with relevant ministries to counsel the Government in setting up a legal framework and national standards for organic farming to boost organic agriculture and building brands for organic products.
The country has enough natural and social conditions to develop organic farming, especially products like vegetables, fruits, rice, tea, and fisheries, he said.


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Tales of Statisticians
Adolphe Quetelet
Quetelet was born in Ghent, to a French father who had established himself there ten years earlier, and a Brabantine mother. The son successfully negotiated the upheavals which were being caused by the 1790 transition from the Austrian to the French Republican educational structures in the Austrian Netherlands, showing in the process a talent for the uses to which new institutions can be put. This skill was to serve him well in later life.
His father's death in 1803 left the family in want, and after leaving the Ghent Lycée in 1813, Quetelet became a mathematics teacher in the Ghent municipal college. At this time he was much interested in the arts. He apprenticed to a painter, turned out acceptable paintings of his own, wrote poetry, and with his friend and fellow Franco-Belgian Germinal Dandelin, collaborated on an opera. The University of Ghent was founded in 1817. In 1819, Quetelet received its first doctoral degree, for a thesis on the focal curve (a result improved on in 1822 by his no less versatile operatic collaborator Dandelin). In October of that year, equipped with this new distinction, he became a professor in Brussels, the city where he was to live for the rest of his life.
In 1823 Brussels became again part of the southern Netherlands. Quetelet made contact with the Minister of Public Education, and interested him in the founding of an observatory in Brussels. Quetelet was sent to Paris to learn the requisite techniques. Among the things he learned, from contacts with Laplace, Fourier, and Poisson, was the central importance of probability theory in astronomy.
Back in Brussels, Quetelet gave popular lectures at the Brussels Museum on probability as well as astronomy and physics; he added to his knowledge (and his collection of scientific instruments) by visiting other centers; he founded a journal. In 1826, being increasingly interested in the social aspect of his probability studies, he published a paper on the laws of births and mortality in Brussels, and subsequently advocated a complete population census, which was ordered by the government in 1828. In that year, Quetelet was appointed astronomer of the Brussels Observatory (which at that time was still 4 years short of completion).
This appointment survived the Belgian Revolution of September 1830, and Quetelet, now a Belgian, remained a scientific and public figure of importance for the next quarter century. In 1834 he was elected Permanent Secretary of the Brussels Academy of Arts and Sciences (later the Royal Academy of Belgium), and held that position until his death. Also in 1834, the Brussels Museum was absorbed into the new University of Brussels, and Quetelet's series of lectures, still popular, and indeed drawing European audiences, was ended. He declined a chair in the University, and in 1836 resumed his lectures at a new venue: the Military School of Brussels (founded in 1834). His broader public included a total roster of more than 2,500 correspondents, from the American President Garfield (who asked about improving the American census) to Gauss, and not excluding Goethe, who showed Quetelet special hospitality when he visited Germany in 1829.
At first, the normal curve had been invoked chiefly in the study of observational errors in astronomy. But the circle of Laplace, especially Poisson, had also been interested in social applications. Quetelet pursued this line. He considered such individual phenomena as variation in body measurements (an interest going back to his period as a painter) and such social phenomena as the incidence of crime. In 1831 he issued pamphlets on both these subjects. In the latter, he enunciated his two central principles for the study of mankind at large:
First: Causes are proportional to the effects they produce. If a man can lift twice as much as another man, he is twice as strong as that man. Study of man's moral qualities is possible only if this principle can be applied to them also.
Second: Exact conclusions are possible only with large numbers. "The greater the number of individuals, the more the influence of the individual will is effaced, being replaced by the series of general facts that depend on the general causes according to which society exists and maintains itself."
The moral regularities, the aggregates of individual choice, which Quetelet himself investigated included age-specific crime rates for men and (separately) for women. These results were included in a larger treatise, published in 1835, on the development of human faculties, with the controversial subtitle Essai de Physique Sociale. Also arousing lively reaction was a term used in the book: l'homme moyen, the demographically average man, the human being with his individual wishes and peculiarities canceled out, and thus entitled to represent the nation. Questions of determinism arose. Discussion ensued. The discussion did nothing to damp Quetelet's reputation, and in 1836 he became the tutor of Albert of Saxe-Coberg, who later, as "Prince Albert," the consort of Queen Victoria, facilitated Quetelet's contacts with British scientists, including Babbage and Malthus. The excitement aroused by these visits among English scientists had an influence on the later establishment of the Statistical Society of London (subsequently the Royal Statistical Society), and contributed their share to determining the style and scope of later British statistics, and indeed social thought. Prince Albert's address to the fourth meeting of the International Statistical Congress (London, 16 July 1860) unmistakably shows the continuing influence of his tutor Quetelet.
To the 1869 second edition of his 1835 treatise (in which the controversial subtitle became the main title), Quetelet added observed regularities in the number of suicides from year to year, and in the rate of marriage for each sex and age group. This "moral statistics" of Quetelet is the distant progenitor of the modern science of sociology.
Quetelet did not find in these observed social regularities evidence of divine will, as some had done. He attributed them to social conditions, which were themselves liable to change or be changed. In social phenomena, he found two levels of causation:
One is the constant factors of age, sex, profession, educational level, and economic and religious situation. The seasons are a fluctuating, but predictably fluctuating, example of a constant factor. Quetelet considered and analyzed these factors in various combinations, in the process anticipating the multivariate analysis of later times.
Any free will admitted to the equation (and at times, Quetelet seemed to assign it little or no effect) is in the category of accidental or "perturbative" causes, not operating in a constant direction, and tending to cancel out when humanity is considered in bulk. Such effects are like variations from probability in a tossed coin; unpredictable, but tending to average out in the long run.
In 1844 he first published the fact that variations in physical characteristics were symmetrically distributed about the mean, as would be anticipated by the binomial or normal distribution. He was able to derive a theoretical frequency distribution which closely predicted the observed variation in height, weight, or chest circumference of various groups in the population. This has philosophical import: it assigns the human ideal not (say) to the most evolved extreme, the highest end of the distribution, as cultured persons had invariably done up to that time, but rather to the term in the middle, the least extreme, the value with the most examples in that population.
That shift of emphasis in effect made the "average man" the ideal citizen.
In most of Quetelet's work, however, there are very few numbers. He worked with the numbers at his disposal, essentially those available from public records. The social biometrics of the English school in the early 20th century can be seen as a systematic effort to provide Quetelet's theories with facts upon which they can be properly tested. Quetelet also failed to adequately separate what he sometimes called latent tendency, though he identified it very clearly:
"This probability may be considered as giving, in cities, the measure of the apparent tendency to marriage of a Belgian aged 25 to 30. I say apparent tendency intentionally, to avoid confusion with the real tendency, which may be quite different. One man may have, throughout his life, a real tendency to marry without ever marrying; another, on the contrary, carried along by fortuitous circumstances, may marry without having the least propensity to marriage. The distinction is essential." (1848)
Among the philosophical issues raised by Quetelet's theory of social regularity, and also by the contemporary writings of Buckle, are questions of individual free well, and, ultimately, of individual responsibility for crime. In Quetelet's own formulation, "Society prepares the crime, and the guilty person is only the instrument by which it is executed" (1835). An opposing German school, headed by Wilhelm Drobisch, argued on the contrary that individual will is not some practically negligible factor, but the prime determinant of action. Equally controversial are questions of the effect, and the desirability, of legislation intended to improve social conditions.
Quetelet's statistical activity reached a peak of influence when he organized the first international statistical conference in 1853. A stroke in 1855 left him still active but no longer productive, and the last twenty years of his life were spent in diplomatic and literary support of previously held positions. The early measurement work of Quetelet is trivially memorialized in the Quetelet Index of Obesity.
To put it in non-Continental terms: height in inches squared, divided by 23.4, equals the weight in pounds of the QI threshold.
The policy debate which Quetelet's social statistics engendered raged until the end of the nineteenth century and burned on through the twentieth. Philosophically, it is still with us. It is his larger legacy.
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Why would Mnangagwa set himself or Mthuli Ncube for failure?
Instead of being lauded for this magnanimous gesture, Mnangagwa got a string of insults like why he was in the office while his main rival Nelson Chamisa was paying condolences to cholera victims including Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front supporters, or where was the $17 billion in Foreign Direct Investment that he said he had sourced in the run-up to the elections, and even that at 76 he should retire.
The odds are stacked against him but Mnangagwa has nothing to lose. Like the legacy that brought him to power, he wants to prove that though he was one of former President Robert Mugabe's most trusted lieutenants for almost five decades, he is different from his mentor. He is better than his mentor and he can indeed turn Zimbabwe around and thus establish his own legacy as the person who rescued the nation.
He has already proved that he is serious by appointing a trimmed cabinet which has technocrats like Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube and Mines Minister Winston Chitando.
While Chitando is a member of ZANU-PF and was elected on the party ticket, all eyes are focussed on Ncube who is not a member of the ruling party, yet he has key problems to solve like the current cash crisis, the shortage of foreign currency, the huge domestic debt and the international debt which includes arrears to the World Bank and the African Development Bank.
While Ncube has an impressive CV, critics, including fellow economists, are already setting him up for failure arguing that he will be frustrated by politicians. This argument has not basis at all and seems to be solely based on what Mugabe's administration did to technocrats like Nkosana Moyo and Simba Makoni just to name a few.
Ncube is no fool. He would not have left his lucrative job in Switzerland unless he was assured he would have free reign. He too, after the Barbican Bank debacle, also wants to prove that he can turn his country around. He has too many people watching him- his students at Wits and Oxford and his colleagues at the African Development Bank.
A win for Ncube is a win for Mnangagwa so why would Mnangagwa put any spanners in the works for him?
Although this was meant to ridicule Ncube, Moyo tweeted way back after Mnangagwa took over that he was Zimbabwe's richest man. Although also meant to deride Mnangagwa, It backfired with people saying if he was that rich, he was the best man to turn the country around.
So why would Mnangagwa set himself up for failure? Or why would he set up Ncube for failure because Ncube's failure is Mnangagwa's failure too.


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What does DEI mean in the metaverse?
A look at how the Horizon Creator Community centers diversity, equity and inclusion.
By Holly Quinn / @harlequinn823
Jan 2, 2023 9:00am
A wheel of diversity in HIV Awareness World. (Screenshot by Holly Quinn)
The metaverse — or more accurately, the continually evolving Horizon Worlds platform — is not meant to mirror the outside world exactly.
The Horizon Creator Community, which is made up of many of the long-term, core user creators updating the Meta-backed Worlds daily, specifically centers diverse voices and prioritizes collaboration. The group defines diversity as "embracing what is different, displaced and pushed away, and making room to be surprised and grow."
The community's goal is to build a place where no one doesn't belong, because Worlds draws people who in many cases feel like they don't belong in other spaces. They may feel that way because of racism, homophobia, transphobia, misogyny, religious or cultural marginalization, or the broad spectrum of ableism toward people who are neurodivergent, mentally or developmentally disabled, chronically ill or physically disabled.
You might be tempted to think that the metaverse could be a utopia where things like race, sexual identity and disability simply cease to exist — but that's far from the goal of prioritizing DEI in the Horizon Creator Community. Through Worlds, users can not only connect with people who share their own marginalization, they can immerse themselves in the experiences of people different from themselves.
"Especially in VR, for a lot of people, physical reality is not working out socially for them," said Ruth Diaz, client and village coordinator for VRinReview, a VR-based company that creates digital spaces (aka worlds, lowercase) in Worlds with DEI intentionality. "It's not meeting their needs, so social VR is a new opportunity to try to find the village we're all seeking."
Many of the people coming in with one or more of marginalized characteristic often have little experience talking about it in physical reality, per Diaz. Thus, their goal in their everyday, regular life "is to blend in — but in virtual reality that becomes just not as engaging," she said. "We want to be known as our full selves when we spend time in VR, learning how to talk about these things a different way to not just be entertained, but be educated and engaged with each other in meaningful relationships."
Here's what that looks like in practice:
Honoring World AIDS Day
Diaz led a team that created the all-volunteer-created world HIV Awareness and Allyship for World AIDS Day on Dec. 1. On the day, there was an event there that included a live panel and educational resources, as well as interactive VR art pieces, including a walkthrough tribute to a father lost to HIV by his now-adult child. The world is accessible to explore at any time, and there are plans to add more installation art and have a bigger event next year.
HIV Awareness and Allyship Day. (Screenshot by Holly Quinn)
The Lorraine Motel
Ashley Briley, a Black woman creator and the cofounder of VRinReview, remembers Worlds in its pre-beta stage, and how the Horizon Creator Community broke down barriers that easily could have become baked in.
One of the early worlds is The Lorraine Motel made by user nikke41 as an educational tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King. The recreation of the motel in Memphis where Dr. King was assassinated, now the National Civil Rights Museum, remains a favorite of Briley's.
"What endears me to this world is that this was an early world," she said, noting it lacks some of the features of more recent worlds but remains impactful. "A lot of skill is evident to me, but people who might have come in later might not appreciate just the time and commitment that went into creating this space. That alone shows me what reverence the creator had for the topic, and it's creating the culture and the spaces when you do that."
Today, some of the most active creators on the platform are Black, building worlds that educate and open up space for topical discussion like "Ask the Q/Speak Your Truth" by Burdenofproof, as well as places created for fun, like virtual clubs with events featuring DJs or comics. Even if you're not a VR user, you can glimpse the culture on Instagram and TikTok.
The Lorraine Motel in VR. (Screenshot by Holly Quinn)
Our Safe Space
Created by ANGLtheARTIST, Our Safe Space is a world that deals unflinchingly with mental illness. Angl tells their story through four separate hallways that represent different dissociative identities. In the center, visitors can travel to a core room where they can sit and share their own stories, listen or spend time quietly contemplating.
Angl educates visitors on their recent mental health diagnosis, Diaz said, "doing it in a way where when you float to the very final scene, it's a safe place for [Angl] to be in and talk to people, but it's also a representation of [Angl's] inner self. It's brought a lot of very diverse people together to hang out and talk."
Our Safe Space. (Screenshot by Holly Quinn)
A museum of microaggressions
Diaz's next project that is currently under construction is a virtual museum of microaggressions.
"Have you ever heard of microaggressions as a metaphor for mosquitos?" she asked. "One of the innovative pieces is a game with mosquitoes as microaggressions."
The microagressions world is expected to launch in 2023, and will have tours available.
"I believe toxic culture is born of uniform perspectives," Diaz said. "So if we don't know our own diversity, we start to dichotomize people around us. We make them objects. But if we have representation of diverse voices in any given social VR experience, we're more respectful and more human. And so diversity reminds us continually to practice being human and not believe we have the right answer and continue to listen instead of letting toxic culture take control in virtual reality."


Howard E. Greenberg, President of Howard Properties, Ltd. has announced that his firm has represented TMPG Media Innovation/TMPG Cloud in a long-term headquarters lease for 9,626 SF at 711 Westchester Ave. in White Plains. The building is located in the White Plains Office Park, which is owned and managed by Normandy Real Estate Partners. Mr. Greenberg represented the tenant in the transaction.
TMPG and TMPG Cloud are consumer activation specialists, who use promotional media as a catalyst for bringing brands and consumers together in meaningful ways. The Company creates custom marketing promotions for clients including American Express, Ford Motor Company, LG Electronics and Wheat Thins crackers. The TMPG companies produce promotions as custom programming, extensions of promotions to radio station websites and streaming programs, as well as social media, video blogs, email blasts and text messaging, using the latest digital technologies.
TMPG's new headquarters space is as innovative as its promotions, including contemporary colors and patterns, and a work environment uniquely suited to the creative and collaborative workstyle of the company.


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I just read about Roxy...One of my oldest friends that I could always share anything with. She was always there for me to talk or make me laugh. ..Blessings and prayers to Dale and Dion.. I definitely will miss her.
Roxy, thank you for your final visit. I enjoyed your many visits with the girls, our lunches, our talks, and our sharing of intimacies. In this life you were a strong and remarkable person who touched many hearts, if only for a moment. Your spirit lives on in all of us for all eternity. Dale and Dion, may your sorrow be brief and your happy memories live on forever.
Roxy, you are so missed, but your smile still brightens our world. Your generosity will live on in our hearts. Our sincerest condolences to the Rick family. You are in our thoughts and prayers.
Safe in the arms of Jesus. Thanks for all your kind words and understanding you gave me when it came to losing my son. Your smile will always be remembered.
To the family, please accept our deepest condolences for your dear loved one. The bible assures us that Jehovah God is aware of our pain and he is near to the brokenhearted (Psalm 34:18). It also gives us the promise that there will be a resurrection and that God will bring an end to death once and for all (John 5:28,29; Revelation 21:4). From that point on we will never have to feel the pangs of death again. We pray these words and scriptures are able to bring you some comfort.
Steve, we are so very sorry for your loss.
Roxy, you will be missed. Condolences to Rick and the entire family.
I love you dearly, my treasured friend. I will miss your bright smile horribly. Rest In Peace & know you are missed.
You're kindness and generosity will truly be missed.
My sincere condolences and thoughts are with the entire family. Roxy was a kind, giving and thoughtful individual, a true friend and biker family to so many of us. I'm fortunate and blessed to have had her in my life.
Our deepest condolences to the family. A lovely lady and wonderful member of the KMC. She will be missed by all who knew her.


Hollybeary Creations : Teacher Appreciation!
Happy Monday everyone.. This week over on the Your Next Stamp Blog we are celebrating Teachers! Teacher Appreciation week is coming up and May and the Design Team members are sharing fun projects all week long.
I created two fun treat bags using the new Spectacular Teacher Set and Dies. Head over to the Blog for all the details and more photos.


Embassy of Jamaica Says Farewell To Charge d'Affaires. – DW.
Washington DC – Mrs. Marsha Coore-Lobban, Deputy Chief of Missions at the Embassy of Jamaica in Washington D.C., will officially depart the United States to Jamaica after completing her tenure as Charge d'Affaires of the Embassy of Jamaica.
At a well attended farewell party organized under the Patronage of Her Excellency, Audrey Marks, Mrs. Coore-Lobban was showered with gifts, smiles and well wishes from her colleagues, co-workers, members of the diaspora and close friends.


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Eks-the participant "Houses-2" Alena ashmarina will become a mother for the second time
Star telestroke that built a relationship with Ilia Grigorenko, preparing for the replenishment of the family. Alena ashmarina is a short term pregnancy. A young woman receives congratulations from users of social networks.
31-year-old Alena ashmarina, known to viewers due to the participation in the projects "Holiday in Mexico" and "Dom-2", and shared good news. As it turned out, the young woman is going to be a mother again.
In the microblog Alena had a picture taken during the ultrasound. The TV star has promised to keep up to date with the subscribers on your page in Instagram. She admitted that dwells in the seventh heaven from happiness.
"Well, that was the difficult first trimester. My little waving miracle mom handle! Wanted to share my joy with you and to start blogging about the pregnancy. Ask your questions I will answer in the posts and in the comments. Tonight will choose the next theme from the comments. I with pleasure with you will share my feelings, emotions and most importantly experience! I tell you right now I am extremely pleased and happy. With Ilya [Grigorenko] we live in different cities. But I repeat – I am happy beyond measure! Love you all, you expect your questions and topics," reported ex-member of telestroke.
Social media users congratulated Allen with the upcoming replenishment in the family. "How cool", "Very happy for you", "When to give birth?", "It's a miracle", "Children are happiness", "I thought that you are pregnant", "take care of yourself", "success and strength", commented followers Asmarinos.
Users of social networks assume that the child's father was another ex-member of telestroke Ilya Grigorenko, with which it built relationships in the reality show and its perimeter. The followers asked Alain why she went with the chosen one, and expressed hope for a speedy return of the young man.
Recall that Alena is also a charming mother Patricia, who appeared in her marriage with Herman by Asmarina. However, the relationship between the young people was short-lived. When the girl turned three months old, her parents decided to separate.
At various times she has participated in the second season of the project "Holiday in Mexico" and looking for love on "the House-2". Originally ashmarina expressed sympathy Gobozova Alexander, who at that time was married with Allianoi Ustinenko. After some time the young woman shifted her focus to Yegor Holavina, and then started to try to build a relationship with Ilya Grigorenko, going through a breakup with Tatiana Kyrylyuk.
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It's "Back to the Future" Day!
"Back to the Future" Day has finally arrived!
(CNN) - In "Back to the Future Part II," Marty McFly travels to October 21, 2015, to save his children, yet to be born in "Back to the Future's" 1985.
The plot gets tangled -- by fixing one thing, McFly and Doc Brown (and the villainous Biff Tannen) create a number of new messes -- but what remains is the film's vision of a year that was still more than a quarter-century away when the movie was shot and released in 1989. The entire trilogy is even being rereleased Wednesday, so you can see for yourself.
The film's record isn't bad, given that director Robert Zemeckis wasn't pleased with setting part of "Back to the Future II" in 2015.
"I always hated -- and I still don't like -- movies about the future," he says in a new book, "Back to the Future: The Ultimate Visual History." "I just think they're impossible, and somebody's always keeping score."
What 'Back to the Future' got right about 2015
In the Internet age, Zemeckis has grounds for concern. Over the past few years, Photoshopped images of "Future's" DeLorean time machine have popped up on the Web, insisting that TODAY is "Back to the Future Day." And now that the day has actually arrived, there have been countless articles (like, frankly, this one) and videos about what the film and its screenwriter, Bob Gale, got right about 2015.
What did 'Back to the Future II' get right?
As with other movies dealing with the future, such as "2001: A Space Odyssey" (set in the early 2000s) or "Blade Runner" (set in 2019, which will be here before you know it), the predictions of "Back to the Future II" are hit or miss: big-screen TVs, yes, Mr. Fusion, no; virtual-reality goggles, yes, "Jaws 19," no.
Coincidentally, perhaps the most important invention in the film is one behind the scenes: the VistaGlide motion-control system, a computer-operated camera operation that enabled Michael J. Fox to seamlessly share all those scenes with himself. The software was written by an Industrial Light & Magic developer, Bill Tondreau, specifically for the movie and was a milestone in moviemaking technology.
Still, it says something about the popularity of the trilogy that here we are, 26 years after the release of "Back to the Future II" (and 30 years after "Back to the Future"), and we care enough to "keep score." Even "Back to the Future" stars Fox and Christopher Lloyd discuss the topic in a new Toyota ad.
There's one prediction that could be aced in the next couple weeks. According to the film, the Chicago Cubs win the World Series in 2015 (over Miami, a city that didn't have a baseball team in 1989).
As of "Back to the Future" Day, those Cubs are in the National League Championship Series, one step short of the big prize.
If they do go all the way, perhaps the Chicago-born Zemeckis won't mind a little score-settling.
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PŘÍHODA s.r.o. were the first manufacturer worldwide to introduce negative pressure ducting onto the market. It is made with a square or triangular shape. The principal is based on sufficient stretching of all ducting walls by means of a tensioning system. The construction enables simple disassembly and re-installation. Laser cut perforations are used to allow the air into the duct.
3/ What is the service-life duration of Prihoda Fabric Ducts?
This is not a short term solution. Diffusers made from good quality fabrics will last for fifteen years or longer. Light fabrics (approx. 100 g/m2) with maximum permitted number of 50 washing procedure or the cheap, (usually polyethylene foils susceptible to tearing) may have limited durability.
4/ What is the pressure loss of a Fabric Duct?
In a well designed straight diffuser there is an almost constant static pressure throughout. The fabric perforation is calculated based on the average value of the static pressure. In other words, the diffuser is designed based on the external static pressure of the system. Shaped pieces (bends) and turbulence equalisers present certain pressure loss which needs to be taken into consideration. Loss caused by friction is usually minimal due to the decreasing air speed inside the diffuser. The minimum utilisable pressure is 50 Pa, however light material will inflate from 20 Pa.
5/ What do you do with diffusers when they get clogged by dust or other contamination?
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8/ Does the Fabric Duct function as a filter at the same time?
If permeable materials are used, the fabric functions as a filter for the part of the transferred air that goes through the fabric. As the fabric contamination gradually increases, the pressure loss grows and the air flow decreases. Therefore, it is necessary to wash the fabric. We consider the utilisation of microperforated or laser cut perforated fabric to be by far the best solution. Although perforated fabrics do not function as filters they do not change the pressure loss value and the number of necessary washing procedures significantly drops. We are a manufacturer of distribution (not filtering) ducts and diffusers.
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Complaining about the heat over cocktails al fresco on rooftops with our toes out and our hair up. It seems like only yesterday.
As we do every Sunday, some friends and I hit the beach last night for a round of volleyball. We routinely arrive an hour prior to sundown, bum around for a bit, volley for a bit. By sunset we're already three games deep and ready to wrap it up. However, last night, the sun was gone before the nets went up, proof that this summer thing is coming to a close.
There are still a few rooftops I have yet to visit, a few patios I have yet to try. Mahalo comes to mind, the new Hawaiian fusion eatery that just opened to mixed reviews in Wicker Park. Even if their tuna poke isn't up to par, their brightly hued porch would make the perfect IG backdrop.
I haven't been sailing. In fact, aside from a trip or two on a water taxi, I haven't stepped foot on a boat this year.
Signing up for Divvy, Chicago's bike-share service, was another item on by summer bucket list. Never happened.
My Evernote is full of 5Ks I never ran.
Basically, the best part of Chicago came and went and I'm left with regrets.


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CEE-HOPE, Jabez Place, CHIYOWO team up against sexual violence
As part of activities marking the recent 16 Days of Activism to End Gender-Based Violence, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), the Centre for Children's Health Education, Orientation and Protection (CEE-HOPE) partnered two other NGOs to sensitize children at Makoko in Lagos, Nigeria's biggest slum settlement.
The NGOS, Jabez Place, a sexual violence awareness organization and the Children, Youth and Women Empowerment Initiative (CHIYOWO) engaged the over 60 children drawn from Makoko and other places across Lagos.
Jabez Place led by Adesola Alamutu, a gender rights activist and founder of Children and the Environment (CATE) and Iquo Diana-Abasi, a poet and writer, enlightened the children on how to stay safe and avoid being sexually violated, stressing that the COVID-19 period has led to increased rates of rape and other forms of sexual violence. Also in attendance and giving similar advice was Yemi Oni, Head, Legal Services, Lagos State Ministry of Justice.
They also encouraged the children to be alert, self-aware and confident and to report attempted violation to their teachers and other authority figures around them.
CHIYOWO Initiative's representatives, Onyeka Titigbe and Lameed Opeyemi, sensitized the children, both boys and girls, on the need to imbibe a good reading culture as it helps to widen the horizon of their knowledge and also imbues them with a heightened sense of self-awareness about their rights and the confidence to report and prevent potential child abuse.
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CHIYOWO also donated 300 copies of books including story books and those on various topics to CEE-HOPE.
Betty Abah, CEE-HOPE founder, expressed gratitude to the speakers for coming to enrich the children's lives. She also described CHIYOWO's gesture as life-enhancing.
"The sensitization –talks on sexual violence prevention to these teenagers are simply priceless considering the high incidences of sexual violence especially against young persons that we face in the course of the pandemic.
"The books donation from CHIYOWO is equally priceless, as you never can tell the extent of impact of these books, and as we say, 'Readers are leaders," she added.
The books, Abah said, would go to CEE-HOPE'S community libraries in Makoko, Monkey Village (Lagos) and Agbado Ogun State.
The event also marked the official offering of CEE-HOPE'S new ICT and Youth Hub at Makoko. The youth centre is also CEE-HOPE'S sixth opening for the year. The other five are located in Monkey Village (Lagos) two in Benue, one in Kaduna, one in Jos, Plateau State. Out of the six, three are located in orphanages across Jos, Makurdi and Kaduna while the rest are in marginalized communities.
CEE-HOPE works with vulnerable and at-risk children in marginalized and hard-to-reach communities across the country.
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I've read a series of very informative posts which have led me to checking my targa roof drains.
My drains seem to be clear - I've passed air up the way with no resistance and found no gunk etc... however, the plastic inserts are missing on both sides (clearly somebody has been fiddling in the past) - how critical are these?
Also, does the drain hose just sit on the rail below? It doesn't seem to connect to anything.
Hopefully, a picture is attached below!
I should add that both rear seats are damp.
If you are talking about the B pillar (middle drain) there is a little extension pipe to direct to the hole below, if this doesn't meet I assume water will run down the rail until it drips off into the rear seats and carpets.
There is also a clip the pipe sits in to make sure it is in the correct place then a small cable tie to hold it in place.
That's the one! It was your guide I was following (thank you very much btw!) - I couldn't see any hole below, so basically have an open pipe that sits on the rail.
Does the hard plastic piece (that's missing on mine) connect to anything below?
The plastic pipe end just sits above the lower drain hole and drains under the car from there. As you saw I extended my hard pipe as the original didn't look to reach so well.
This is how it looked when I pulled the curtain back. Looking back at it there appears to be a hole of some description near the hose opening, but not quite aligned.
Thank you! I'll get some pipe and see if I can fix it. It seems like quite a bizarre set-up, but I guess it works when's it's right.
Just pulled the curtain back and took a pic of mine, not easy to get the camera in but the hard plastic tube pretty much dips into the drain hole making sure any water does go down there.
Brillint. Thank you mate - I'll go stick a bit of pipe in.


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Labour councillor Mary Montague made the comment during a cabinet meeting at the council headquarters in Eastwood.
Councillors were presented with a report which showed that East Renfrewshire Council (ERC) received 1024 requests for information in 2014, an 11 per cent increase on the previous year.
Cllr Montague, who represents Netherlee, Stamperland and Williamwood, was one of several elected members who expressed concern about the amount of time and money the process of responding to FOI requests was costing ERC.
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Disq facetiously surrender to the void in their video 'Daily Routine'
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By Victoria Wasylakon January 8, 2020
Photo Credit: Sean Kelly
Disq need you to know that there's such a thing as smashing the repeat button a few too many times.
Gearing up for the release of the new record Collector (out March 6 via Saddle Creek) the Wisconsin band has shared their newest single and video, the equal parts cynical and cyclical "Daily Routine." The tune fleshes out a facetious take on slipping into the void of a unsatisfying day-to-day rut, layered over their stringy, dingy guitar melodies.
"'Daily Routine' is a song about an intense personal struggle," shares guitarist and vocalist Isaac deBroux-Slone. "In dark times, life can feel like a cycle that I'm trapped in — repeating over and over with no means of escape. It's easy to fall into a void, thinking that everybody else has it all figured out, while losing sight of the fact that many others feel exactly the same way."
"The tongue-in-cheek lyrics are a coping mechanism for me as sometimes being able to laugh at my own situation is the only thing that can make me feel better," he adds. "Sonically the song ended up a loose template for the sound of many other songs on the album; expressing feelings simply through loud guitars."
Tune in to "Daily Routine" below, and catch Disq with Pom Pom Squad at Great Scott on April 9.
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New Delhi: Amid current global economic uncertainties, employers are adopting temporary recruitment policies that give them the freedom to add or remove staff from their payrolls as needed, staffing services firm Manpower India said.
"Temporary recruitment may overtake permanent in the short-term, with employers preferring the flexibility of being able to add or remove staff from their payrolls as needed," Manpower India managing director Naresh Malhan said.
Citing the global economic turmoil, many employers around the globe are trying to find ways of containing costs and are cautious about hiring decisions by making do with the people they have and only resorting to hiring for positions that they deem critical to their business execution.
This trend is being reflected in the recently announced layoffs in the international as well as domestic markets.
"As the global economy gains traction, we will see employers regain confidence and become more willing to add permanently to their payrolls," Malhan added.
Some key markets, such as the United States, United Kingdom and Spain, are clearly struggling to gain traction in the current downturn while others, such as France and Germany, appear to be holding their own.
Manpowers Employment Outlook Survey data for the fourth quarter indicates weaker job prospects in the finance and business services sector across Europe.
This is most apparent in the United Kingdom, where employers are reporting the weakest job prospects in this sector since 1999 and the least optimistic national outlook in 14 years, Manpower said.


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Video: Censorship Vs. Localisation: My thoughts on that thorny subject
Just as a quick note: While this video discusses Tokyo Mirage Sessions, I don't have any footage of that, so instead I've just pulled together a whole lot of fan service game footage, but that stuff is fun.
The whole "censorship" debate has blown up a bit over the last week, and while I'm always a bit hesitant to talk about this stuff these days (because it's a zero-sum game with the sensitivities people have over it), I did feel the need to do this video, more for a broad sense, so that I can link back to it into the future.
It is a hot topic, but I wanted to take something of a nuanced look at it, looking at why games a "censored", and whether that really is censorship or, often, simply a case of localisation.
Not that people are wrong to criticise poor localisation either! It's just that I feel it's important to make that distinction so that, as an industry, we can progress the conversation and better engage with it.
Anyhow, don't hate me for this video if you have different views - in fact, I'd love to hear them! I'm hoping that this can kick-start some interesting and productive conversations about something pretty important to anyone who enjoys games from Japan.


Like many Jewish holidays, food is the center of the celebration during Hanukkah. The eight day festivities are chock-full of presents, candle lighting and super delicious (but equally messy) latkes. Enjoying the Festival of Lights doesn't mean your kitchen has to suffer! Here's how to enjoy latkes without enduring a grease-fest.
Note: If you're planning on painting your kitchen anytime soon, it's very important to remove the grease first because the stains will bleed right through the new coat of paint.
1. Mix ½ cup of vinegar with ½ cup of hot (but not scalding) water.
2. Using a washcloth or soft towel, blot the greased-up wall carefully. Don't scrub, because you'll damage the paint!
3. With a second towel, rinse the area with warm water.
4. Allow your walls to dry. If the grease stain is still there, it's time to break out the big guns: dish soap.
5. Squirt a small amount of dishwashing soap onto the greasy wall. Blot, don't scrub, the soap into the wall using a soft cloth in hot water. Then, rinse the area with a second warm cloth. You might have to rinse the area a couple of times to remove all of the suds.
Now that you can clean the grease-mess with ease, go latke-crazy! If you're looking for an alternative to traditional potato latkes this year, try this carrot-apple latkes recipe from An Edible Mosaic – sour cream optional!


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The Washington Post stood by their sources, as one would expect, even after Lee said it was gossip and he had looked into it for himself a week before the Washington Post allegation came out.