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November 26, 2007, - 2:31 pm
Hilarious: Humans Develop Feelings for Their . . . Roombas?
By Debbie Schlussel
Remember the Steven Spielberg ("Abu Spielberg") movie "AI: Artificial Intelligence"? Probably not, since it bombed at the box office. A main theme of the movie was that humans were prejudiced against artificial humans.
Well, as with "Munich", real life yet again proves Steven Spielberg completely wrong.
In fact, humans are developing feelings for their "Roombas," the robotic disc-shaped vacuums that spin around cleaning up. It's ridiculous, but true. These people are called "Roomba-attached individuals." Yes, it does sound like a mental illness.
Dressing Your Roomba in Costume:
A Symptom of Roomba Love Disorder
AP reports that people are giving them nicknames, worry when they signal malfunctions, and treat them like a trusted pet. People are dressing their Roombas up in costumes, and there are absurd websites (My Room Bud and Roomba Romance) devoted to Roomba worship. I kid you not. I'm waiting for the founding of the North American Man Roomba Love Association (NAMRLA).
This is too funny. I think it's time to bring Blade Runner Rick Deckard out of retirement:
They give them nicknames, worry when they signal for help and sometimes even treat them like a trusted pet.
A new study shows how deeply some Roomba owners become attached to the robotic vacuum and suggests there's a measure of public readiness to accept robots in the house – even flawed ones.
"They're more willing to work with a robot that does have issues because they really, really like it," said Beki Grinter, an associate professor at Georgia Tech's College of Computing. "It sort of begins to address more concerns: If we can design things that are somewhat emotionally engaging, it doesn't have to be as reliable."
Grinter decided to study the devices after she saw online pictures of people dressing up their Roombas, the disc-shaped, self-directed vacuums made by Burlington, Mass-based iRobot Corp.
"This sort of notion that someone would dress a vacuum cleaner seemed strange," she said. "A lot more was going on."
She enlisted Ph.D. student Ja Young Sung, who studies "emotional design" – the theory that certain types of design can influence consumers to become emotionally attached.
The Roomba seems to have earned quite a following. More than 2 million of the robots have been sold . . . .
The first phase of the project, which involved monitoring an online forum devoted to the site, revealed people who named their Roombas, traveled with them and one owner who introduced the machine to his parents.
Others reported their efforts to "Roomba-ize" their homes so the robot can roam the floors more easily. Some bought new rugs, pre-cleaned the floors to clear the robot's route and purchased new refrigerators with a higher clearance so the machines can clean under them easier. [DS: Incredible. These people are buying clean carpets to make it easier for their robotic carpet cleaner?!]
"I was blown away," said Young Sung. "Some Roombas break a lot, they still have functional problems. But people are willing to make that effort because they love their robot enough."
The next part, which studied 30 committed Roomba users, revealed 21 of them gave their robots names. And another 16 talked about the robot as a "he," arbitrarily assigning the robot a gender.
The third phase of the study, presented last week at the Ubiquitous Computing Conference in Austria, focused on more traditional users. Polling 379 U.S. users, it found that some would pre-clean their homes before using the machine, and that it seemed to make males more excited about the chore of vacuuming.
"The female of the house says, 'You take care of it – it's your toy,'" said Young Sung.
Gosh, even with a robot to do the work, some women are still complaining about doing housework. Go figure.
Forget about gay marriage. Pretty soon, people will be demanding Roomba marriage.
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Debbie,
I was reading your piece here and was astonished to see such hate. You are nothing more than a Roomba-phobe. That is right, the ACLU is already adding this term to Wikipedia as we speak, so they can call you and others like you a bigot. Why are people in this country who have an attraction to a round disc put through such hell? They have feelings, too. I would appreciate if in the future, you are more sensitive. We at the Roomba-bow Push coalition would be willing to forgive you if you would make a million dollar contribution to further the cause.
Ford Jones on November 26, 2007 at 3:53 pm
Nice piece of parody Ford. He he heee. As far as Speilberg, doesn't he and all the other Hollywood nit-wits ever get tired of preaching morality to the masses? Of all the professions and/or segments of society, Hollywood is the last one who's gonna give me moral lectures.
Rich B on November 26, 2007 at 4:31 pm
Do these things work? Seriously, anything that means I have less cleaning to do I could appreciate (admitting something close to admiration for the Senseo in the kitchen).
dm60462 on November 26, 2007 at 4:45 pm
I can't beleive what I just read!! Either I am losing it or Debbie is losing it. Time for a reality check. YAMMA HAMMA DEB!!!! joe, map, mn
JoeBoy on November 26, 2007 at 5:18 pm
Yes, Roombas really work. We have one and it does an amazing job of vacuuming. However, they do tend to break down rather frequently, so buy an extended warranty policy.
On a different note, what does it say about our society that there are people who develop "feelings" for self-propelled vacuum cleaners? And that stories are written about such people in a serious, not mocking, tone. The idea that any human irrationality or depravity (so long as no one gets hurt, of course) is just another way of expressing our "individuality" is part of the not-so-long slide into decadence and ultimate oblivion that are society is currently undergoing.
Sometimes it is really hard to be optimistic about the health, strength, and future of our country.
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Published: Jul 02, 2009 at 05:17 AM
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Bears' burning fantasy question:Is Jay Cutler still an elite fantasy quarterback?
The Chicago Bears won the Jay Cutler sweepstakes during the offseason, acquiring the quarterback from the Denver Broncos in a monumental deal that included Kyle Orton and four draft picks (one of which turned into Robert Ayers). But while the move improves the Bears' offense, it hurts the value of Cutler in fantasy football drafts.
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Cutler put up 4,526 yards and 27 total touchdowns under former coach Mike Shanahan, who built his entire offense around the gunslinging quarterback. In Chicago, a team that has leaned on the run ever since the days of Red Grange and Bronko Nagurski, Cutler has no chance to throw the ball 616 times, like he did in 2008.
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They employ either a stream of water, or microbursts of air with water or mouthwash droplets, to blast out food particles, other debris and bacteria from between the teeth. Because there is no string involved, there is less gum pain for those who are sensitive. Those with braces benefit greatly from these flossers, as they clean food out of the braces quickly and effectively, as well.
Do They Clean Up Better?
Many studies have been done in the last 50 years testing the ability of the power flosser versus traditional floss. One study from the Journal of Clinical Dentistry found that with the power flosser, used with manual brushing, there was a 74.4 percent reduction in plaque as opposed to a 57.7 percent reduction with string floss and manual brushing.
There have also been studies done showing a greater reduction of gum bleeding and gingivitis with power flossing. Even, with these studies, though, dentists tend to still favor string flossing, as the scraping motion removes plaque as opposed to just rinsing it off, as power flossers do.
The most important thing, above all, to keep in mind is that, no matter which method you use, flossing is a necessary part of keeping our teeth and gums healthy. Truly, the best method is the one you'll actually use! As always, make sure you're also coming in to see us regularly for checkups and cleanings!


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Officers and Board of Directors Slate for 2019
Upon review of the candidates selected from the open member solicitation process, the Nominations Committee, chaired by ASE Past President, Dr. Allan Klein, has nominated the following candidates for Officers and Directors of the American Society of Echocardiography.
Please vote for the officers and directors using this ballot. You may write in nominees in the blank spaces instead of the persons nominated. You may only vote for one person for each position. The new Officers and Directors will be introduced at ASE's Annual Awards Presentations and Edler Lecture plenary session in Portland, OR, on Saturday, June 22, 2019 at ASE 2019. Your ballot must be received by May 17, 2019. Please review the slate below to make your decisions. Thank you.
Officer Nominated to Presidential Ladder (One-Year Term – Expires June 2020)
Raymond F. Stainback, MD, FASE
Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Heart Institute, Houston, TX
Dr. Stainback is Associate Professor of Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine and Chief of Noninvasive Cardiology at Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center and Texas Heart Institute, Houston, Texas. He has practiced general cardiology at this facility and with Hall-Garcia Cardiology Associates at Baylor College of medicine for over 20 years, where he has also directed the echo lab.
Dr. Stainback has a superb record of volunteer service in numerous organizations, including the ASE. He recently served as an ASE Board member. He has served on ASE's Membership, Advocacy, and Scientific Sessions planning committees and on the ASE's Echo Appropriateness, Quality, and Point of Care Task Forces. He represented the ASE on the ACC Foundation's Appropriate Use oversight committee for several years and co-authored a variety of ASE documents, including the quality guidelines. He recently chaired the ASE guidelines writing group for "Echocardiography in the management of patients with LVADs."
For over 15 years, Dr. Stainback has been an ASE representative for the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC), where he served as an ICAEL board member, as IAC – Echo division Board President, and most recently as Board Chair for the IAC parent company. Dr. Stainback is a founding member and long-time President of the Greater Houston Society of Echo-Vascular.
Dr. Stainback received his medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine and his internal medicine and general cardiology fellowship training at Vanderbilt University. He then completed an advanced clinical and research imaging fellowship at the Cardiovascular Research Institute at the University of California, San Francisco.
Officer Nominated for Secretary (Two-Year Term – Expires June 2021)
Matt Umland, ACS, RDCS, FASE
Aurora Health Care, Milwaukee, WI
Mr. Umland is the Echocardiography Quality Director/Advanced Cardiac Sonographer at Aurora Health Care, Milwaukee, WI.
He ensures clinical imaging compliance and achievement of quality standards for the echocardiography departments and assists in the development of operational policies and procedures related to echocardiography quality standards. Mr. Umland assisted in the development of a cardiac sonography program at Aurora.
Mr. Umland actively participates in ASE activities, including serving on the Awards Committee and Scientific Sessions Program Committee. He has worked with the program directors of ASE's State-of-the-Art Echocardiography and Echo Florida courses for many years by coordinating the setup of the learning labs. He has served as faculty at national and international conferences. He is a former board of director with ASE and a contributor to the first ASE echocardiography textbook (Dynamic Echocardiography). He is currently serving as chair of the Committee on Accreditation for Advanced Cardiovascular Sonography.
Mr. Umland received his radiologic technologist degree from the Community College of the Air Force in Wichita Falls, TX, his BSRT from Mid-Western State University (Radiography Science Program), and ACS designation while at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
Directors Nominated to Serve Two-Year Terms (Terms Expire June 2021)
Alan S. Pearlman, MD, FASE
Emeritus Professor of Medicine
University of Washington School of Medicine
Dr. Pearlman is Emeritus Professor of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Past-President of the American Society of Echocardiography, and emeritus Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography.
Dr. Pearlman has been dedicated to the advancement of cardiovascular ultrasound and ASE for his entire career. He has served ASE in many capacities, including service on 19 different committees. He was ASE's 10th President from 1995-1997, and chaired the Legislative and Regulatory Committee (1997-2001) and the Advocacy Committee (2001-2007) before becoming the JASE Editor-in-Chief in 2008. Dr. Pearlman is also the only member to receive the Meritorious Service Award twice, for his major contributions in two important, but considerably different, areas. As a past president, Dr. Pearlman will bring to the board an historical overview of past Society initiatives and a knowledgeable view of the field of echocardiography.
Dr. Pearlman received his BA from Williams College and his MD from Harvard University. He completed his internship and medical residency at the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston, MA. He was also a clinical associate at the National Heart and Lung Institute in Bethesda, MD, and a research fellow at the Hôpital Cardiovasculaire et Pneumologique, Lyon France.
Peter Rahko, MD, FASE
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Dr. Rahko is Professor of Medicine in the Cardiovascular Medicine Division of the Department of Medicine at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison, WI. He is the Director of the adult echocardiography lab at UW Hospital and Clinics. He also is the Medical Director of the Echocardiography Section of the School of Diagnostic Ultrasonography at UW Madison.
His clinical interests include noninvasive imaging characterization of ventricular structure and function in patients with heart failure and heart failure devices. He also is involved in echocardiographic evaluation of patients with structural heart disease, particularly in candidates for intervention. He has an active practice in general cardiology and a specialized clinic for the medical management of cardiomyopathies and end-stage heart failure, including the evaluation of innovative pharmaceutical and device therapies for heart failure. He actively works with the interventional team in the cath lab. He implemented an echo-based screening program for detection of heart disease in varsity athletes and implemented this as a part of the medical evaluation of all incoming athletes to the university.
Dr. Rahko is a long-time member of ASE. Over the past 16 years, he has co-chaired multiple regional and national meetings and presented many lectures as invited faculty. He has been a member for the Scientific Sessions Program Committee, Advocacy Committee (2016 co-chair), ASE Foundation Annual Appeal Committee, POCUS Writing Committee, and the Echo Measures Poster Writing Committee. He has been an ASE liaison to the AMA Subspecialty Section on Cardiovascular Medicine since 2007. He has assisted in ASE abstract grading from 2012 to present, and he serves on the JASE Editorial Board. Dr. Rahko recently served as co-chair of the writing committee for the TTE guidelines that were published in January. He also led an ASE webinar on the same topic.
Dr. Rahko completed his internship and residency at Indiana University. He completed his fellowship in cardiology at the University of Pittsburgh.
Geoffrey Rose, MD, FASE
Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute at Atrium Health
Dr. Rose is President of the Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute at Atrium Health in Charlotte, NC. He had previously served as SHVI's Director of the Cardiac Ultrasound Lab and as Chief of Cardiology. In addition, he serves on the Board of Advisors for the Carolinas Physicians Alliance, Atrium Health's clinically integrated network.
Dr. Rose has been an active member of the ASE for 20 years and a FASE since 2002. He has a long record of service, volunteering for at least six standing committees and several ad hoc positions, including ASE representative to the AMA RVS Update Committee (RUC). He served as Chair of ASE's 2017 Scientific Sessions. He has also played an active role in the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC). He served on their Board of Directors and other leadership positions, including a two-year term as President.
Independent of his expertise in echocardiography, Dr. Rose has gained considerable creditability within the cardiology community for his understanding of the business of cardiology. This has been evidenced by his role in developing and regular participation in the annual "Value Summit" at the Scientific Sessions. In addition, he has been appointed to the Planning Committee of ACC's annual Cardiovascular Summit and serves as member of its standing faculty.
Dr. Rose received his MD from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. He completed his internship and residency at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, and his clinical and research fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Vandana Sachdev, MD, FASE
Dr. Sachdev is a Senior Research Clinician at the National Institute of Health (NIH) and the director of the echo lab in the Cardiology Branch of the National Heart Lung Blood Institute (NHLBI), a position she has held for the past 17 years. She is an accomplished investigator as evidenced by her more than 70 publications in the field of cardiology. She has directed the echo core lab for two multi-center trials, one evaluating drug therapy for pulmonary hypertension in sickle cell disease, and the other evaluating the epidemiology and testing for Chagas Disease.
Dr. Sachdev has played an active role within the NIH, serving as a member of the NHLBI Institutional Review Board. In addition, she is an advisor to the Heart Failure and Arrhythmia Branch, advising on strategic vision and the creation of a new clinical trials network. Her clinical experience has been recognized by the NIH, and she was the recipient of the NIH Clinical Center Director's Award for Clinical Care in 2010.
Dr. Sachdev is a highly regarded expert in echocardiography. She has taken an active role in ASE, serving on the Guidelines and Standards Committee. She is currently a member of the ASE Workflow and Lab Management Task Force, and she also serves on the Research Committee. In addition, she is a reviewer for some of the top journals in the field, including the Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography and the JAAC Cardiovascular Imaging, as well as the American Heart Journal. She has also served as faculty at ASE's Annual Scientific Sessions.
Dr. Sachdev earned her undergraduate and medical school degrees at the University of Michigan where she also completed her first- and second-year internal medicine residency. Her third-year internal medicine residency was at George Washington University, and her cardiology fellowship was at the University of Maryland in Baltimore.
Jennifer Schaaf, BS, ACS, RDCS, FASE
The Christ Hospital Network
Ms. Schaaf is the Assistant Manager, Cardiovascular Imaging Services/Echo Lab Technical Director, at The Christ Hospital Health Network, Cincinnati, OH.
She has worked in the field for the past 15 years and is an avid supporter of continuing education and professional development. She has been a part of two published articles on transcatheter aortic valve replacements. She has demonstrated commitment to ASE by earning the FASE designation and has been promoting FASE to the other sonographers in her lab. By example, she was the first sonographer in her area to achieve the Advanced Cardiac Sonographer credential.
She has supported ASE in numerous efforts including volunteering on the Research Awards Task Force and ASE's new ImageGuide Echo Registry Committee. She has been an invited speaker for ASE's Scientific Sessions as well as a poster presenter. She was also highlighted as an ASE Sonographer Volunteer of the Month.
Ms. Schaaf received an associate degree of applied science (cardiovascular technology) and a bachelor's degree in Exercise Science from the University of Toledo.
Cathy West, MSc, AMS, FASE
Royal Brompton Hospital
Ms. West is the Principal Echocardiographer at Royal Brompton Hospital in London, England. She is a highly respected and accomplished cardiac scientist and sonographer. She began her career in Australia and has more recently established herself as an esteemed cardiac sonographer in the United Kingdom. Her clinical interests are contrast echo and are increasingly focused towards adult congenital heart disease, but she is also experienced in clinical echocardiographic research and has a growing publication list.
Ms. West enjoys a worldwide reputation for excellence. She is a popular conference presenter and is frequently invited to give lectures. Her strong international connections in Australia, Europe, and the UK will help ASE expand in these areas.
Ms. West has contributed at high level to many ultrasound-related organizations. This includes serving on the Board of Directors for the Australian Sonographer Accreditation Registry [ASAR] as well as the Board of Examiners for the Australian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine. Furthermore, she has led or co-led numerous projects at hospitals in both Australia and the UK. She has served as faculty for ASE's Scientific Sessions.
Ms. West received a Master of Science (Clinical Physiology), a Diploma of Medical Ultrasound (Cardiac), a Graduate Certificate in Management (Queensland Health) and holds Congenital Echocardiography Accreditation with the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI), and Accreditation with the Australian Sonographer Accreditation Registry (ASAR).
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I have been overhauling my machine because the arm refused to swing from left right. It was siezed. In order to gain access the the mechanism I had to remove the two bolts in the inside of the column that when loosened allow you to set the arm position accurately to 90 degrees. However, I am experiencing great difficulty in aligning the column with the two threads in the brake assembly to screw in the two bolts and reassemble it. Any suggestions? I already have a manual.


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Missing debt mountains: a 'What if?' poser from the BIS
Brian Bollen 13:19, 18 September 2017 News
For traders News and features News Missing debt mountains: a 'What if?' poser from the BIS
More than US$10.7tn of debt globally is not being recorded on any balance sheet anywhere, according to a just-published paper from the Bank for International Settlements (FX swaps and forwards: missing global debt?).
A key finding of the paper is that non-banks outside the United States of America owe large dollar sums off-balance-sheet through foreign exchange swaps and forward contracts. "The total is of a size similar to, and probably exceeding, the $10.7 trillion of on-balance sheet dollar debt," say the authors.
Even when this debt is used to hedge FX risk, it can still involve significant maturity mismatches, something which was once anathema to practising bankers. While the volume of missing debt could have issues for financial stability, say the authors, these are hard to assess.
Further study required
Compiling a credible answer would require further study and detailed analysis than the data that are currently available to the BIS permit. They concede, however, that much of the missing could well be hedging FX positions. This, they say, works for financial stability rather than against it. In theory.
The authors, Claudio Borio, Robert Neil McCauley and Patrick McGuire, say the paper frames the relevant issues and puts forward some answers. To do this it combines data on the total value of derivatives contracts from the Bank's own statistics with data from a range of external sources.
The result is a broader picture of how much debt might be missing, where in the world it might be and the uses to which it is being put. On the basis that some currencies are more equal than others, the authors focus mostly on the US dollar.
Claudio Borio, head of monetary and economic department, BIS
Dollar dominates
"We estimate that non-bank borrowers outside the United States have very large off-balance sheet dollar obligations in FX forwards and currency swaps," they write. "They are of a size similar to, and probably exceeding, the $10.7 trillion of on-balance sheet debt."
On the other side of the ledger, they add, as much as two-thirds of dollar-denominated bonds issued by non-US residents could be hedged through similar off-balance sheet instruments. They say that that fraction seems to have fallen as emerging market borrowers have gained prominence since the GFC (global financial crisis).
The total outstanding of FX swaps/forwards and currency swaps was $58trn at the end of 2016, the authors calculate. This compares with global gross domestic product of $75trn, the value of global portfolio stocks ($44trn), international bank claims ($32trn) and global trade (£21trn).
Rollercoaster trajectory
The figure has risen by more than four times since the early 2000s, though on a rollercoaster trajectory. It tripled in the five years to 2007 before falling significantly during the GFC. The authors identify a reduction in hedging needs following the rout in trade and asset prices as the most likely reason for this fall.
The majority of the contracts involved are short-term agreements. Around 75% of positions taken had a maturity of less than a year at the end of 2016. Only a few percentage points went beyond five years. The dollar's share is 90%, rising to 96% in trades between dealers. The instrument of choice is the FX swap.
The conclusion to the paper states that obligations to pay dollars incurred through FX swaps/forwards and currency swaps are functionally equivalent to secured debt. In contrast to other derivatives, agents must repay the principal at maturity, not just the replacement value of the position.
The paper comprises something of a call to arms for an improvement in data collection and analysis. The authors say a fuller assessment would require better data to help evaluate the size and distribution of both currency and maturity mismatches.
They say the analysis also points to deeper and more complex questions about the accounting conventions themselves. At issue is the definition of derivatives and control, which gives rise to the asymmetric treatment of cash and other claims in repo-like transactions.
These questions, together with their regulatory implications, would merit further consideration, the authors conclude.


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Most people already realize Gatlinburg, Tennessee is an amazing destination for romance, especially on Valentines Day. What tends to be overlooked, is Gatlinburg has a lot to offer for families as well.
Ripley's Aquarium is an amazing family destination. The entire family will enjoy the playful penguins, sleek sharks and shimmering jellyfish. The sea life is absolutely beautiful, and there is a lot to learn about numerous interesting creatures. The Aquarium features an underground tunnel called Shark Lagoon, surrounded by sting rays, ten foot long sharks, turtles and thousands of fish. The tunnel is 240 feet long, and one of the biggest in the world. An afternoon spent watching the penguins being fed is certain to make an everlasting memory.
The view from the Gatlinburg Space Needle will be appreciated by the entire family. The panoramic view showcases the Smoky Mountain valley, and the peak of Mt. LeConte. This is the second highest peak in the Smoky mountains, and the observation tower provides a spectacular view. The Gatlinburg Space Needle was built in 1969, and is 407 feet tall. The view during sunset is sensational, and the lights from Downtown Gatlinburg delightful. The Iris Theatre is an additional bonus, and hosts numerous performances and funs shows. This is quality time with the family, and a whole new perspective of Gatlinburg.
Ober Gatlinburg is the place to take the family for a winter adventure. The park has ten different ski trails, including trails designed for beginners. Experts offer lessons in both snowboarding and skiing, and snow tubing is always a fun option. The kids will love sliding down the big hill on an intertube. Provided the tracks are not frozen, the Ski Mountain Coaster is the perfect adventure. The family can enjoy ice skating, browse through the shops, and enjoy a meal together at the food court.
This community features the biggest collection of traditional artists and crafters anywhere in the United States. The eight mile loop is filled with more than 100 different businesses including soap makers, glass blowers, woodworkers and potters. All the businesses and shops are open throughout the winter with the same variety available the rest of the year. The family can watch the glassblowers making their amazing creations, and see the pottery as it is formed and shaped. This is a part of the Appalachian culture at its very best.
After spending the day enjoying everything Gatlinburg has to offer, there is nothing quite like relaxing in front of a roaring fire in one of our nice warm cabins. Cobbly Nob cabins are peaceful, quiet, and an excellent way for the family to connect with nature. The views are breathtaking, and the sun reflects the icicles, and snow on the trees in detailed glory. This is an opportunity for a family to talk, laugh, play board games, enjoy delicious family meals, and spend time enjoying their own little world.
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Mainstream Go Sightings
apetresc
Post subject: Mainstream Go Sightings
#1 Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 7:24 pm
Location: Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
Rank: AGA 1k
GD Posts: 1190
Universal go server handle: apetresc
I found an instance of a Go reference in the outside world, and noticed that the old GD thread for collecting these had not been recreated. So here it is
I'll get things started. An Eclipse developer posted a Go-centric blog posting to Planet Eclipse, a feed that is read by thousands of Eclipse developers and users. Not only is it good publicity, but it's very interesting for us Go players because it implies that Jean-Loup Gailly, one of the authors of the very famous gzip compression algorithm, was an active Go player on IGS. Interesting!
The road to wisdom? Well, it's plain, and simple to express: Err, and err, and err again; but less, and less, and less!
Tyson2011
Post subject: Re: Mainstream Go Sightings
#2 Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 10:53 pm
Location: North Dakota
KGS: Tyson2011
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlEEUTTesHM
domino's commercial
"Only a warrior chooses pacifism; others are condemned to it."
Rank: StillInTheKyus
GD Posts: 21
KGS: Rafa
In Criminal Minds season 1 on the first episode when they are at the suspect house they find a Go board with stones played on it, And one of the characters(Reid) talks about it
There´s always more important things than someone´s dreams.
#4 Posted: Wed May 19, 2010 10:59 am
For a decent reference to references to Go in media: http://senseis.xmp.net/?ReferencesToGo
a1h1 [1d]: You just need to curse the gods and defend.
Good Go = Shape.
Associação Portuguesa de Go
xed_over
#5 Posted: Wed May 19, 2010 12:02 pm
Phelan wrote:
I wished I knew how to create aliases in Sensei's -- cause I can never spell "periodicals" correctly, and "newspapers" finds nothing.
xed_over wrote:
It seems herman has already created it.
#7 Posted: Wed May 19, 2010 4:14 pm
rubin427
#8 Posted: Sat Jul 03, 2010 9:14 am
I started reading a new web comic. I haven't yet formed an opinion on the series as a whole, but, out of the blue we get some immortal deities playing Go...
Dream Go: http://blipcomic.com/206/
Sorry: http://blipcomic.com/207/
Naughty Dream: http://blipcomic.com/208/
Till Next time: http://blipcomic.com/209/
#9 Posted: Sat Jul 03, 2010 5:15 pm
Location: Columbi, Sc
KGS: Thomato
IGS: Thomato
Online playing schedule: Before work or on days off.
Rafa wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POCtnn4BsC8
"I'm here to play go and chew bubble gum, and I'm all out of gum"- misquoted duke nukem
Harleqin
#10 Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 3:41 am
Lives in sente
Rank: German 2 dan
I do not know whether this counts as "mainstream", but this programmer used a nice example:
http://github.com/raganwald/JQuery-Combinators
A good system naturally covers all corner cases without further effort.
#11 Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 6:04 pm
Rank: SDK
Durarara!
Well, at least it's the board. But rage not, it's not like the guys didn't know anything about board games. That crazy guy in the anime plays with different board game stones on different boards, all mixed up.
edit: eww, sorry for the file sizes.
edit2: note how both black and white emphasize influence over territory
willemien
#12 Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 2:46 am
Rank: EGF 12kyu
DGS: willemien
I posted all new sightings on differend pages in sensei's library.
Please do add more. (here but preferably on sensei's)
http://senseis.xmp.net/?AnimeAndGraphicArts
http://senseis.xmp.net/?CelebrityGoPlayers
Promotor and Librarian of Sensei's Library
#13 Posted: Sat Dec 04, 2010 5:34 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMQmnp6GTJ8
shows a Go board at beginning
#14 Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 5:23 pm
Rank: -
There was a whole category about Go on Jeopardy tonight. The clues were all quite easy for anyone even a little familiar with the game.
xDragon
Location: around
KGS: xDragon
Perception wrote:
was looking it up, apparently it was a new episode today. was about to make a new topic actually
as i recall, the 2000 question was about a liberty, 1600 about an atari, 1200 about the army it was associated with, 800 about which color went first, 400 about the country of origin. so yea
they got all of them except the 1200 and 1600 one. the category was called "go" and designed in such a way to look like a go board. a board was seen in the 2000 one, but obviously it had no depiction of a real game, just showing what a capture looked like
Rank: 2D KGS
LR24 wrote:
I just finished this series, it was a lot of fun. It was also cool was like "now they are in check... or is it atari?"
"There are no limits. There are plateaus, but you must not stay there, you must go beyond them. If it kills you, it kills you. A man must constantly exceed his level." -- Bruce Lee
Post subject: IBM Watson vs. Jeopardy stars
#17 Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2010 4:57 am
Nice! Is the episode available on the TV network's website?
On a related note, IBM's Watson vs. top Jeopardy players for US$1,000,000 will be aired on Feb 14,15,16, 2011:
http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2 ... rdy-stars/
I don't know if it's available on the network's website. I just happened to catch it on TV.
shapenaji
#19 Posted: Fri Dec 17, 2010 10:52 pm
Location: Curacao
Rank: AGA 6d
TRON Legacy... go see it, Flynn plays go! I'll see if I can find a screencap
From Olivia wilde, who plays "Quorra": http://www.timesunion.com/entertainment ... 901194.php
Q: Is there a hidden, nerdy Olivia Wilde?
A: (laughs) I don't think it's hidden at all. There's one scene -- I'm showing Sam around the safe house and I show him a game of Go. That was my nerdy idea because Go is the one game that humans consistently beat computers at. (Takes on excited nerd voice) "We should have something about Go, because people who know about it will know computers can't beat humans and it'll be this cool reference to what humans can do that computers can't." So we had that line where I say, "Flynn usually beats me." I think that people who know might get a little bit of a chuckle out of that.
Tactics yes, Tact no...
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Post subject: Go parlor in third season of 24
Here's a link to the Go parlor appearing in the third season of 24.
Stay out of my territory! (W. White, aka Heisenberg)


If your smartphone's storage capacity is never enough for your needs, KINGMAX has you covered. The Taiwanese manufacturer has just introduced the world's first 64GB microSD card, which should be plenty of storage for even the biggest digital hoarders out there.
Just think about it – teaming your smartphone with a 64GB microSD card means that you can carry around a ton of photos, songs, and videos without worrying much about running out of space. KINGMAX's 64GB microSD card should be able to hold about 30,000 digital photos in their original resolution, over 2,000 audio albums, or more than 24 hours of 720p HD video. Besides that, the module is rated as Class 6, which means that the microSD card should be able to read and write data at speeds of over 48Mbits per second. KINGMAX has also implemented error correction control, promises low energy consumption, and tops everything with a lifetime guarantee.
So how do you get one? It is too early to say – pricing and availability are still to be announced, and other manufacturers might come up with 64GB microSD cards of their own. There are still too few devices that support microSD cards of that size anyway, so we wouldn't expect to see 64GB ones earlier than the end of this year.
I know rite? No doubt this is gonna touch the 200 mark so this won't even be an option for me for about another year.
This is awesome and everything, but what devices on the market can use it, other than computers? Most cell phones are limited to 32GB expandable memory (to my knowledge), unless the OEM just states 32GB because it's the largest available at the time of manufacture.
This is great news for all the top smartphones coming soon,64gb is huge but also its cheaper to gain this memory in a micro sd card form than internal memory,for instance theres generally around 100 euro of a difference between the 16gb iphone 4 and the 32gb iphone 4 despite people being easily able to pick up a 16gb micro sd card for 30 odd euro,or maybe perhaps this price difference is entirely down to apples greedy overpricing policies. Still its good to see smartphones able to booth up these memory cards in the near future!
I remember reading that 32GB was the "theoretical maximum" for microSD format. So much for that! Sure do wish I could find the article, though.
Technically correct and incorrect at the same time. Companies advertise storage in binary. You're thinking of decimal. It is 32GB in binary storage though. The fastest and easiest way for me to compute binary storage is with xGB(.93)=Storage. A lot of SSDs nowadays are being advertised in decimal storage. ie. MacBooks are advertised in decimal for their storage. This is often where you hear Apple users talk about how they're getting the real advertised storage.
Lexar has 128 GB. See it on Wikipedia.
Hopefully phones in the near future will be able to support these.
I rather see faster speeds than size- for example I'd like to see Class 10, 5,10,15,20...32GB size cards.


In this session, we'll explore coding activities that can be used to help support the 8 Standards for Mathematical Practice.
1: estimation180.com - Great activity for generating math conversations in your classroom.
Handout and additional information to help you implement this.
This book provides additional information on how to implement this in your classroom.


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In Swedish prehistory, the Vendel Period (;  540–790 AD) appears between the Migration Period and the Viking Age. The name is taken from the rich boat inhumation cemetery at Vendel parish church, Uppland. This is a period with very little precious metal and few runic inscriptions, crammed between periods with abundant precious metal and inscriptions. Instead, the Vendel Period is extremely rich in animal art on copper-alloy objects. It is also known for guldgubbar, tiny embossed gold foil images, and elaborate helmets with embossed decoration similar to the one found at Sutton Hoo in England.

During the period, the Elder Futhark writing system was abandoned in favor of the Younger Futhark, virtually simultaneously over the whole of Scandinavia. There are some runestones from the period, most notably those at Rök and Sparlösa, both from c. 800. Other written sources about the period are few and hard to interpret: a few Icelandic sagas, the tale of Beowulf, and some southern European writers. Earlier Swedish historians tried to make use of these to create a coherent history, but this effort has largely been abandoned, and the period is now mostly studied by archaeologists.

Swedish expeditions began to explore the waterways of what was to become Russia, Ukraine, Belarus at this time.

Background
The Germanic Iron Age is divided into the Early Germanic Iron Age (EGIA) and the Late Germanic Iron Age (LGIA). It is particularly for Sweden that the late Germanic iron age spanning between 550–800 is called the Vendel era. In Norway and Finland it is more common to refer to the period as the Merovingian Age, while the Danish refer to it as the Younger Germanic Iron Age.

The late Germanic Iron Age begins with the fall of the Western Roman Empire and the rise of the Gothic kingdoms in Europe, later replaced by the Franks, the Lombards and the Avar Khaganate. After the Western Roman Empire fell, gold became scarce and Scandinavians began to make objects of gilded bronze, with decorative figures of interlacing animals. During the early Germanic Iron Age, decorations tended to be representational; the animal figures were drawn in more basic forms. In the later Germanic Iron Age, artistic styles became more abstract, symbolic, and intricate, including figures with interlaced shapes and limbs.

The upheaval in Europe appears to have lessened somewhat due to the gradual cessation of the Gothic Wars. Emperor Justinian's Eternal Peace (532) with the Shahanshah Khosrau I of Iran as well as the Byzantine reconquest of the Italian peninsula with the capitulation of the Goths south of the Po river (555), the completion of the Byzantine reconquest (562) may be seen in context of what has been described as the Vendel period. The Merovingians have united the Gaulish Romans and the Belgae. The Franks establishing the Merovingan dynasty as "Kings of the Franks" (since 509).

In Uppland, in what today is the east-central part of Sweden, Old Uppsala was probably the centre of religious and political life. It had both a well-known sacred grove and great Royal Mounds.

Burial customs
Several areas with rich burial gifts have been found, including well-preserved boat inhumation graves at Vendel and Valsgärde, and tumuli at Gamla Uppsala. These were used for several generations.

Some of the riches were probably acquired through the control of mining districts and the production of iron. The rulers had troops of mounted elite warriors with costly armour. Graves of mounted warriors have been found with stirrups and saddle ornaments of birds of prey in gilded bronze with encrusted garnets.

Rich grave goods indicate a royal or high status burial. For example chess pieces made of ivory in the Roman style are found in the western grave, and buttons made of gold and three Middle Eastern cameos have also been found along with Frankish clothes made of gold thread.

Games were popular, as is shown in finds of tafl games, including pawns and dice.

The Sutton Hoo helmet closely resembles helmets found in Gamla Uppsala, Vendel and Valsgärde, sharing elements such as boar imagery and pressblech foil decoration, showing that the Anglo-Saxon elite had extensive contacts with Swedish elite.

Written sources
Mounted elite warriors are mentioned in the work of the 6th century Goth scholar Jordanes, who wrote that the Swedes had the best horses beside the Thuringians. They also echo much later in the sagas, where king Adils is always described as fighting on horseback (both against Áli and Hrólf Kraki). Snorri Sturluson wrote that Adils had the best horses of his days. The epic of Beowulf also describes legendary tales about the Swedish Vendel times, including great wars called the Swedish-Geatish wars between the Swedish house of Scylfling and the Geatish house of Wulfling.

Due to Beowulf and Norse sagas possibly independently mentioning some of the Swedish legendary royals some of them could be historical.  Geats could have been a part of the Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain. They probably did not have any major role but could have been described by English sources as Jutes. The Wulfling dynasty in Geatland might be related to the house of Wuffingas.

See also
Battle on the Ice of Lake Vänern
Ship burial
Stone ship

References

Sources

 Jesch, Judith (ed.) (2012). The Scandinavians from the Vendel Period to the Tenth Century: An Ethnographic Perspective, Boydell Press, 2012.
 Harrison, Dick. Sveriges historia: 600–1350. Norstedts. Stockholm: 2009.
 Hyenstrand, Åke. Lejonet, draken och korset. Sverige 500–1000 [The Lion, the Dragon, and the Cross. Sweden 500–1000]. Enskede: TBP, 2002.

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Early medieval archaeological cultures of Europe
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By Hannah Jones
On a Friday back in February, Kirsten and I attended the Detention Forum annual social event, which was in the form of a discussion 'salon', focusing on the question "what is immigration enforcement doing to us?". There was a great turnout for an event confronting such a grim issue on a Friday evening. Many of those in attendance had also spent the day discussing immigration detention too, as part of the Forum's campaign for a limit on the amount of time that people can be kept in immigration detention (the UK is the only European country where this can be indefinite).
Detention Forum Salon February 2015. L-R Ben du Preez, Aderonke Apata, Hannah Jones, Kirsten Forkert, Harley Miller, Ian Dunt, Eiri Ohtani. Photo courtesy of The Detention Forum.
We had been asked to share some of our findings as a way of kicking off the panel discussion. It was a lively discussion, and while there wasn't much chance for the audience to engage with the debate in the room, several people there did make comments through Twitter (see #DFSalon for a taste of this). One comment in the discussion which seemed to resonate very strongly was the need to confront how immigration enforcement is no longer just about passport checks at the border, or even just uniformed officers patrolling the streets. Landlord checks being piloted in the West Midlands mean all private landlords are charged with verifying the immigration status of any prospective tenant, under threat of fines, and it seems many are already making decisions based on guesswork. NHS staff are being asked to request proof of immigration status from patients, when they could be spending time on healthcare. Universities – and 'even' prestigious private schools – are being required to report to the Home Office on the attendance of overseas students, with some setting up 'immigration offices' within the university and many going over and above the legal requirements, in fear of having their ability to host lucrative international students taken away. While university staff may try to avoid this – and to try avoid breaking the law on discrimination – by abiding by their union's guidance and applying any such checks to all students, the consequences of missing a 'monitoring point' cannot be the same for UK and EU students as they may be for non-EU students, who risk being deported. Some of these instances of everyday passport control may be shocking, but also note that it has become unremarkable that employers now ask for a passport before issuing a contract of employment. In the case of employment, this is asked of everyone; in many of these other cases, it is likely that only those who 'seem like' they may not have citizenship or entitlement will be asked to prove they belong.
This takes us back to another key point raised at the Salon. Journalist Ian Dunt, who was also on the panel, made a strong argument for the need for news and comment stories to be 'relatable', that is, in order to care about an issue, or even read to the end of an article, readers should be able to see that it could happen to them or someone close to them. The example was given of another panellist at the event, Harley Miller. As she outlined in her presentation to the Salon, her encounter with Home Office Immigration Enforcement happened suddenly and was shocking to her, those around her, and the many people who picked up and followed her story as it went viral online. As an Australian previously married to an EU citizen, who had lived in the UK for many years on a perfectly legal visa and working in a highly skilled profession for the NHS, her life was turned upside down when the Home Office refused to renew her visa and her status in the UK – her home – became 'illegal'. For Dunt, this story is one that 'ordinary people' can relate to, because they can identify with Harley and imagine themselves in her position, much as the campaign group BritCits has taken off as the clampdown on immigration rules increasingly affect all British citizens who might want to marry someone from outside the EU.
This raises interesting questions when we look at some of the results of our national survey[1] on reactions to immigration enforcement measures among the general population. When we asked people who were aware of Immigration Enforcement branded vans on UK streets how they felt about seeing these vans, 31% of people said they felt reassured that the government was taking action against illegal or irregular immigration. 28% said it made them concerned that some people are being treated with unnecessary suspicion. And 16% said it made them think that illegal or irregular immigration might be more widespread than they had realised. This suggests that, like many of the measures the government is using to demonstrate 'toughness', these vans barely reassure more people than they worry – and they actually increase worry among a significant number of people who see them.
But then look at the breakdown between the reactions of white majority respondents, and ethnic minority respondents, to that question. More 'white' respondents (34%) were reassured than for the population as a whole. And far fewer ethnic minority respondents (21%) were reassured by these vans. This was reversed for those who were concerned that the vans may indicate that some people were being treated with unnecessary suspicion – only 25% of white respondents thought this, but 36% of ethnic minority respondents. That is, ethnic minority respondents were much more likely to see the enforcement vans as a stunt, but also as a stunt that could result in unfair treatment. Ethnic minority respondents were also much more likely to be aware of these vans (23%) than white respondents (16%).
This suggests that there may well be a connection between being able to see oneself in a situation, and how one reacts to it. That ethnic minority respondents were so much more likely than white people to worry about people being treated with unfair suspicion as a result of more high visibility immigration enforcement raids may well have something to do with their experience of being unfairly treated with suspicion in similar situations. As one of our focus group respondents told us,
"people can't tell who is legal or illegal and they make judgements based on your appearance, sometimes that changes when they hear your accent"
So what do people mean when they say 'ordinary people'? Aderonke Apata, who also talked about her experience at the Detention Forum Salon, is an 'ordinary person' too. Actually, she's extraordinary in many ways – her survival and her campaigning, and her recognition as a role model attest to that. But she is also ordinary in that her main demand is 'I want to be who I am'. In order to survive, she had to flee the country she lived in, survive the murders of many people close to her, endure immigration detention in the UK where she also experienced homophobic harassment, and sleep on the streets to avoid deportation to a country where she would be punished for her homosexuality with up to 14 years in prison. She is continuing to appeal her asylum case after the most recent ruling on her case by a High Court Judge on the basis that he did not believe she is a lesbian, despite her providing evidence of her relationships with women. It might be hard for many people in the UK to imagine that series of events happening to them. But maybe they could imagine themselves or someone they know being persecuted for their sexuality. And maybe it doesn't take such a great leap to see the connections between that, and Aderonke's experience.
Ian Dunt argued that the politicians, journalists and decision makers still tend to be middle class white men who will identify more with 'people like them' (as London Mayor Boris Johnson's statements on UK-Australian immigration seem to attest). But there is nothing particularly 'ordinary' about politicians, journalists and decision makers. Isn't it time that campaigners, commentators and others recognise that 'ordinary people' are not made in the image of the London elite, but have lives and experiences that are complex, diverse, and that can allow for identification with and care for people in all sorts of situations – including immigration detention?
And time too for journalists, campaigners, and even social researchers to start to recognise that many 'ordinary people' have been on the sharp end of immigration enforcement for a long while?
Ordinary people are not just subject to immigration enforcement, they are also increasingly being required to enact it. What is this doing to all of 'us'?
[1] All statistical data in this article is based on a face-to-face survey conducted for Mapping Immigration Controversy project by Ipsos MORI, 15 Aug-9 Sept 2014, with nationally representative sample of 2424 adults.
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