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October 2014: A Nightmare on Google Street
Is SEO the latest casualty?
Lately, it seems all anyone can talk about is the supposed demise of search engine optimization (SEO). Is there any validity to it? To make a long story short, yes and no.
Let's start with the doomsday predictions.
If you talk to companies that focus on producing content, most will cheerfully tell you that SEO is "done."
Search engine marketing companies are gleefully singing the same tune. Many SEM firms are recommending that clients focus their resources on ad retargeting and PPC advertising.
PR firms are also climbing on this hysterical bandwagon. Most of them claim that reaching out to the media is the key to Internet marketing success.
Let's not forget the internal practice marketing squad, which would prefer to focus on print as well as internal programs, such as referral systems and teaching staff to more effectively answer phone calls and schedule appointments.
Reputation management firms believe that only reviews are sustaining SEO.
And then there are the social media aficionados who don't believe in anything that doesn't involve a "like" or a "re-tweet."
Last but not least are the link companies, the traditionalists of the Internet marketing world. The purists of this group, of course, insist that SEO is alive and well, and that the key to top rankings and traffic is still (and always will be) a robust network of inbound links.
The frightening reality? All of the above are (partially) correct.
Just a few years ago, all that was required for a strong SEO presence was a bunch of inbound links with moderately pertinent anchor text. The origin of the links was not important. Next came a period during which both the anchor text and the link origin mattered, but wasn't a life or death situation. During this time, a strong link network was also enough to make up for a mediocre site structure or borrowed written content.
Obviously, this is no longer the case. In today's environment, SEO must be balanced with other elements, and Google can no longer be fooled. If you think you're going to get away with a package of links from mediocre websites, think again. You can also forget trying to repackage the content on your website for use on your blog and social media. And if you have manufactured an absurd number of positive reviews while your competitors have only a few, Google is on to you. It's not worth it because, as we all know, Google has proven itself capable of reacting quickly and without mercy.
A New Solution Brewing
But enough with all the negativity.
Despite the ever-changing Internet landscape, you can still achieve online visibility and quality branding for your practice. As ever, your website's content, design and structure remain critically important. Bolster this with reputation management, social media and some PR endeavors, and you'll achieve success.
High-quality content is foremost among the abovementioned elements. Google wants to see that you are providing a unique resource to those seeking information. So if you haven't already, can the canned content immediately. Your content should highlight the various procedures you offer and anything else you feel patients might want to know about you or your practice. It's also important to update your website as you add new procedures and services.
The importance of your website design cannot be overstated. Specifically, it is imperative that you have a dynamic website that includes interesting graphic features such as slide galleries, infographics, quizzes and charts. Your site should be engaging, capable of holding your visitors' interest and designed to convert visitors to patients.
As for social media, it's true that Google responds well to likes, Tweets, followers and other social media elements, all of which demonstrate that people like your website and/or your practice. Reviews are also extremely important, as are links from quality websites.
Public relations has been and continues to be important. Google's spider continually meanders through the websites of TV channels, magazines and newspapers, so if your PR firm can manage to get you mentioned, this will validate your existence to Google and boost your brand, not to mention your traffic and search engine rankings.
Search engine optimization is not dead; far from it. But there is no longer a one-size-fits-all solution, nor is there a silver bullet. In today's environment, achieving and sustaining a successful and dominant online presence requires a combination of customized strategies and tactics that leverage your strengths in your market.
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Cursed Links: The Chains that Bind You
All search engines, and particularly Google, have been aggressively targeting websites that have bad links pointing to them. As a result of major Google changes, such as the Penguin update, many sites have been penalized – and their online presence been dramatically diminished. The only course of action if you feel your site has been damaged due to bad linking strategies is to work with a professional company such as Ceatus, as the work involved is very technical and time consuming.
Enter if you DARE!
Find out why the Queen Mary is known as "the haunted ship." Search for ghosts by candlelight in Charleston. Walk in the footsteps of the Salem "witches." All this and more awaits you in our list of haunted houses and ghost tours!
They are dying to show you around…
Waverly Hills Sanatorium
Will You Commit Yourself?
Described by Belanger as "a downright creepy place," the Waverly Hills Sanatorium in Louisville, KY, was the spot where thousands of tuberculosis patients died. People report seeing shadowy figures and Belanger says he has even heard of a shadowy figure crawling toward someone on the tour. One of the most famous aspects of the Waverly Hills Sanatorium is the Body Chute or Death Tunnel, once used to transport the bodies of deceased TB patients from the hospital to the bottom of the hill to trains or hearses, according to The Waverly Hills Sanatorium site.
Every Friday & Saturday night September 26th – November 1st – 7:30 pm to midnight
For private tours and times visit the website below.
Patient Intake here: http://therealwaverlyhills.com
Salem Haunted Footsteps Tour
Salem, Massachusetts
Would You Like to Hang Around?
Arguably another of the country's most haunted cities, Salem has seen its fair share of scary phenomena. Home to the infamous witch trials in the 1600s, Salem was the site of at least 20 so-called "witch" executions. Voted one of the best haunted tours in the world, your witch hunt starts at Salem's oldest cemetery then continues to the Witch Trials Museum and ends at the Turner-Ingersoll Mansion. This mansion is said to be haunted by Susannah Ingersoll, the cousin of Nathanial Hawthorne who presided as judge in the Salem witch trials.
Nightly in the month of October: 7:00 pm and 8:00 pm
http://www.salemhistoricaltours.com/?page_id=67
French Quarter Phantoms: Ghost and Vampire Tour
Would You Like Some Southern Hosfatality?
Disease, disaster, sinister spirits, and murder most foul: French Quarter Phantoms' New Orleans Ghost tour and Vampire Tour combo is spooky fun! Join the walking tour for historically accurate tales of local hauntings and vampire lore. Your Ghost and Vampire walking tours are guided by master storytellers who are fully licensed by the City of New Orleans. It's the French Quarter you want to know, as only we can show it to you!
7 days a week: 6:00 pm and 8:00 pm nightly
http://www.frenchquarterphantoms.com/ghost-and-vampire-tour
The Myrtles Plantation's Mystery Tours
St. Francisville, Louisiana
Can You Hear the Pitter Patter of Feet?
Voted one of the scariest places in the world and one of America's most haunted homes, the Myrtles Plantation is home to at least seven documented ghosts, including one very revengeful maid, Chloe. She was hung in the home after she poisoned and killed the plantation owner's wife and two children. She is said to walk the halls every night at 3 am. In addition to Chloe, there are other spirits, including a man who was shot on the 17th step of the front stairs, a Civil War veteran and a murdered caretaker, who is often found at the gates urging people to leave. Enter if you dare!
Friday-Saturday: 6:00 pm, 7:00 pm, 8:00 pm
http://www.myrtlesplantation.com/tours.html
The Whaley House
Are You Dying to Visit?
Located in San Diego, California, the Whaley House has been called "the most haunted house in the U.S." Built in 1857 by Thomas Whaley on land that was once a cemetery, the house has since witnessed dozens of ghost sightings.
Some of the other ghostly encounters include:
The spirit of a young girl who was accidentally hanged on the property.
The ghost of Yankee Jim Robinson, a thief who was clubbed to death and who can be heard on the house's stairway where he died, and has sometimes been seen during tours of the old house.
The red-haired daughter of the Whaleys sometimes appears in such realistic form that she is sometimes mistaken for a live child.
October 18: 10:30 pm – midnight
Start your ghost haunt here: http://whaleyhouse.org/tourghosthunting.htm
Charleston's Candle-Lit Ghost Hunts
To See or Not to See?
As evening descends and the shadows of the night emerge, you embark upon the most unusual adventure of your life… an adventure into the unknown! This unique tour takes you through historic Charleston's most infamous haunted locations. In the tranquility of the night, your guide explains the unearthly details of murder in cold blood, suicide, lost love, hanged pirates in the Provost Dungeon, voodoo curses and alleyway duels! All by candlelight!
7 days a week: 7:00 pm and 9:00 pm
Fridays and Saturdays: extra 10:45-midnight tour
Call or E-mail for Reservations: (843) 813-5055 / nsherron@gmail.com / http://www.charlestonghosthunt.com
Estes Park, CO
Will You be Staying Awhile?
Host to the filming of "The Shining," the Stanley Hotel is also the home of many haunts and ghosts of centuries past. Room 217 is still kept up by the ghost of Ms. Elizabeth Wilson, the chief housekeeper, at The Stanley Hotel in its very early days. Guests staying in that room encounter extra housekeeping services, including having their things put away or unpacked. Stay the night or take a tour of the various paranormal areas of the hotel. Come out, come out, wherever you are.
For tour times and dates call the hotel at 970-577-4000 or check in here:
http://www.stanleyhotel.com/tours
The Queen Mary: Ghost and Legends Tour
Find out why the Queen Mary is known as "the haunted ship" in this interactive, special-effects adventure. Watch your step as you are guided through the innards of the Queen Mary, because you never know what lurks. Explore the old boiler room where sweltering heat and tight quarters were a recipe for disaster. Visit the damaged hull that split the ship, leaving few survivors, and check out the old swimming pool where swimmers are regularly spotted despite the fact the pool has no water. Relive tales of paranormal incidents, accidents and ghost sightings. The Queen Mary is full of mystery and lore, and the Ghosts & Legends Show is sure to leave you asking the question, "If it wasn't a ghost, what was it?" Summoning believers daily.
Monday-Thursday: 11:00 am to 6:00 pm
Friday-Sunday: 11:00 am to 9:00 pm
Boarding here: http://www.queenmary.com/attractions-events/ghosts-legends.php


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What are the penalties for drug trafficking in Maryland?
It is no secret that facing drug charges in Maryland means that you are facing some very serious penalties. Drug trafficking is one of the most serious drug charges that you can face in this state. There are some important points that those who are facing drug charges in Maryland should be aware of as they make their way through the criminal justice system.
How is drug trafficking classified?
Drug trafficking is a felony charge in Maryland. Criminal charges for selling drugs, which is sometimes a charge that is used in conjunction with drug trafficking charges, is also a felony charge. It is possible to face drug trafficking charges for illegal drugs, as well as controlled substances.
What are some elements of a drug trafficking charge?
Criminal charges for drug trafficking are usually filed if a person has a large amount of drugs on him or her. In some cases, drugs combined with a large amount of money might lead to a drug trafficking charge.
What is the penalty for drug trafficking?
Drug trafficking, including the trafficking of heroin, in Maryland carries a possible penalty of 20 to 40 years if you are classified as a drug kingpin. A fine of up to $1 million is also possible.
If you are facing drug trafficking charges, you should be aware of the options you have for your case. While there is no promise of being able to work out a plea agreement, that might be one option to explore. Various other defense options are possible, so you must make sure that you make a choice that you are comfortable with.


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Q: iPhone - Playing sound when device locked/silent mode but allow apple alarm to sound I have an app called Light Alarm that plays different sounds as the alarm approaches.  I have always used the following code:
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I use this code to ensure the sounds play even if users have forgotten to switch off 'silent mode' before they go to bed or their device locks.
However, an unwanted side effect of the above code is that if the main apple alarm goes off, it appears on screen, the device will vibrate (if active) but no sound will play.
Does anyone know how I can still have my sound play when on silentmode==ON and when device is locked, but also allow Apple's alarm app to sound?
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And when I right click them and click open, none of the apps will open.
Any idea why? I don't have the DAQC2Plate connected yet but this should work without connecting it right?
You likely need to contact the seller to get updated software and instructions.


Hotmail wants me to Upgrade to IE6, Huh?
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I got this little chuckle when I opened up a hotmail account today.
Kind of pathetic imho. But gives an indication that firefox must be really making in roads in market share and Microsoft is at least taking notice.
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NGC 5102 (również PGC 46674) – galaktyka soczewkowata (E-S0), znajdująca się w gwiazdozbiorze Centaura. Została odkryta 21 kwietnia 1835 roku przez Johna Herschela. Galaktyka ta należy do grupy galaktyk M83. Jest jedną z galaktyk soczewkowatych położonych najbliżej Ziemi. Charakteryzuje się małą aktywnością gwiazdotwórczą.

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The Sixth Annual New York City Poetry Festival
On the last Saturday and Sunday of July, poets and poetry lovers braved the rain and boarded the ferry to Governor's Island.
Gigi Hadid is looking sultry, sleek, and slick-backed for the summer.
Girls vs. Sex & The City: Which Do You Relate To?
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Breaking it Down: Dudes, Dreamboards and Dates
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I Might Be Alone Forever and That's OK
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — General manager Jerry Reese has accepted responsibility for the New York Giants' dismal play in a season that started with legitimate Super Bowl hopes and now sees them mired with one win in seven games.
Speaking as the Giants prepared to leave for their bye week, Reese said he put the current roster together so the blame falls on him.
The 54-year-old believes that the Giants have good players, they can make adjustments and they will perform well in their final nine games.
Reese insisted that no one is going to lie down.
"If you want me to get up here and have a tantrum, I am not going to do that," Reese said near the end of his 20-minute news conference.
If the Giants don't turn things around, this will be the fifth time in six years that they will have missed the playoffs. That will leave Reese's future once again in the hands of co-owners John Mara and Steve Tisch.
The Giants had created great expectations last season, ending a four-season playoff drought by posting an 11-5 regular-season record under new coach Ben McAdoo.
However, Reese said the team bought into the hype about this being a title contender this season, and it has not played with the same hunger as a year ago.
"I know we played hard in some games but there is a difference in playing hard and having that hunger that you have to have to win in this league," Reese said, adding it's a hard lesson for players to learn after they seemingly found a way to win all the close ones last season.
Now in his 11th season as general manager, Reese refused to point fingers, particularly at the offensive line, which has struggled the past two seasons.
It was the one area that he opted not to fix in the off-season, saying he felt the young group he had was all coming back, had some continuity and had shown flashes last season.
It has not worked out, although Reese feels the line has improved as a whole and so has left tackle Ereck Flowers, who gets much of the criticism directed at the line. Surprisingly, Reese didn't know if Flowers will remain the left tackle long term.
Reese said there were some veteran offensive linemen available but he did not want to sign any older players, opting to keep the line young.
Reese's other big move was signing veteran free agent wide receiver Brandon Marshall. He was hurt early, never did much and was lost for the season in the same game that claimed offensive catalyst Odell Beckham Jr. Both had season-ending ankle surgeries.
Being in contention for the No. 1 overall draft pick — only Cleveland and San Francisco have worse records — has Reese on the hot seat.
"I've been doing this over 10 years now and every single time — I've been left for dead a lot of times since I've been doing this job and that's just part of the business, it comes with the territory," Reese said.
The general manager said Eli Manning has to play better, like everybody else. He added that McAdoo also had to improve and he thinks he will.
"Here's why I think that, is because, it's important to him, number one," Reese said. "He's a hard worker, he's smart. He's smarter than all of us in this room, I can tell you that. It's not even close, all of us together, he's smarter than all of us.


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About Lodz
ESN-EYE was originally founded as European Youth Exchange Poland (EYE Poland) on May 31st in 1999 as a part of broader structure - EYE Network which had its sections all over the Europe.We were and we still are a non-profit and apolitical organization that is working at the Lodz University of Technology (TUL).
During our activity as a part of EYE Network we organized a lot of events whose main goal was to increase European identity, promote Erasmus Programme and help Erasmus students while studing at TUL.
Not only were we participating in EYE Network projects, but also we were taking opportunities to organize our own events. These events were mainly made to help Polish students to find work after graduation and also to help first year students to integrate with one another.
EYE Poland was the first to organize the "Employment for Youth Event" in 2004, which later turned into "Academic Job Fairs" (Akademickie Targi Pracy) that now are popular among all people studying in Lodz and the biggest Polish enterprises.
Unfortunately after a few years EYE Network fell apart and EYE Poland's work in this international structure was stopped. However, we did not give up and still were working to help Erasmus and Polish students, through organizing many conferences, trainings and workshops.
In 2007 EYE Poland made efforts to become a part of the Erasmus Student Network (ESN) - an organization whose mission and activities were very similar to ours. These efforts bore fruits on October 21st - EYE Poland became one of ESN sections working at the biggest European universities.
Participation in ESN gives us many opportunities to develop ourselves, acquire new experiences and broaden our knowledge about working as a part of a huge organization.


I think by the day is thru poor Mr. Smith will be a nervious reck.
Naa, Mr. Smith is made of sterner stuff. Although this is pretty crazy for a 1st day.
Ooooh yeah. I got the reference, there. "Samuel Providence", all right.
I have very brief moments of cleverness.


Charles Fleeting Impulse 31" X Whispering Firs Vanilla Sundae 31"
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Darros Apache Dancin Wolf 30" X NFCS Princess Caroline 31.75"
SOLD!!! Thanks and Congratulations to Kimberly Mcgowan and her daughter Mairghread Mcgowan of Los Gatos, CA!
SOLD!!! Congratulations to Coufal Ranch of Idabel, Oklahoma! This is a refined ROWDY Grandson that will stay very small. His cannon bone measured 6 1/2". He is a dark red dun with a white blaze face. he will remain under 28" tall at maturity. He has straight legs with a great bite and a small dished head on a long neck.He measured 24 1/2" tall on 10/25/2003. His sire is a 31" Rowdy son and his dam is a 33" double bred Komoko mare. He will make a great little show colt and then your future herd sire.
SOLD!!! This colt's sire is 29", his dam is 29.25". He is a very small colt and is going to stay well under 28" at maturity. He has a perfect bite and has refinement with the prettiest little dished head on a long neck.


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The University of Delaware Early Learning Center is a collaborative learning environment in which the the center, university and community work together to provide an early learning experience that supports each child, their families as well as future educators. While each classroom my vary to reflect the ages of children, their interests and teaching style of the educator, the ELC philosophy is interwoven throughout the program. We believe that we are not just teaching for today, but for the future and this is reflected in three principles.
We believe that individuals should value their talents and abilities by taking care of their emotional, spiritual, physical and mental healthy. We demonstrate this belief among the children by supporting their emotional development, teaching them appropriate conflict resolution and creating opportunities for individual reflection. For the families we serve, we invite participation in family engagement events sharing their cultures with the ELC community. For our future educators we offer our space as a practicum site in order to share their talents and gifts as well as a safe space to grow their skills for future use.
Respect for others is accepting that there are differences in beliefs, cultures and values. This involves keeping an open mind and actively listening to each others perspectives without judgement, bias or assumptions. We invite children and their families to share in classroom specific and center wide events their family beliefs and traditions in order to build a safe community of acceptance.
We have a community approach to respecting our environment. We seek to create sustainable, safe and secure centers where teachers, children and families work together. We provide routines, order and calm to our day by taking responsibility for our shared and individual spaces and resources.


I received a call from the school at around 4pm yesterday and was informed by the teacher that Pearl is having high fever. I quickly called Clet up and get him to attend to Pearl as I was unable to come out from the office that time. Clet decided to buy fever medication for Pearl on the way to the school so she won't have to wait till home to be given medication. We only let her brought along cough mixture to school without expecting her to get fever too. The daddy must have spread the viruses to her, my poor little Pearl. She stayed with her baby sitter today since the school does not encourage student with fever to be sent to school fearing that the sickness would spread to other kids, which is fair. She is now down to flu, cough and with mild fever hanging there. Hope she will get better soon.


The winger has scored 98 goals for the English side in 300 appearances. He has claimed two Premier League titles during his time in west London, along with FA Cup, League Cup and Europa League triumphs.
Despite Blue's struggle last season, the Belgium International featured regularly for them and managed to score 17 goals in all competitions. He was very influential against Manchester United in the final of the FA Cup as he scored the winner in the 1-0 win, helping the team to grab their 8th FA Cup title.
Though the Premier League giants finished 5th in the Premier League and missed out on the the Champions League Football for the upcoming season. It's the second time the club have missed out on a top 4 place in the past 3 years.
The 27 year old has been one of the stand out players in this year's World Cup, scoring 3 goals and assisting 2. Though Belgium were defeated by France in the semi-finals but they defeated England in the third place play off.
Former Chelsea midfielder Craig Burley has urged Hazard to join the Spanish side and feels it is the perfect time for him to move in order to become the best.
Burley told ESPN FC: "At the end of the day, he has been there six years.
"It has been very fruitful for him, changes are afoot at Chelsea, Sarri is a very good coach and plays attacking football.
"But can any player really turn down Real Madrid if they come knocking at the door?
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5 Best Sega Mega Drive Emulator Free Download
Many gamers have fond memories of the Sega Genesis (also referred to as the Sega Mega Drive). Console fans like to reminisce by playing familiar old Sega Mega Drive games. The previous generation wants to share their gaming experience with their children. To do this, they need to have their old system lying around or utilize a Sega Genesis emulator.
The emulator is a program that allows you to play software from an alternate gaming system on your PC or other devices. This program lets people without the classic gaming console play Sega Mega Drive on their computer. Different emulators have different characteristics. Most emulators run a little slower than the original system; there can be some noticeable lag with particular emulators.
Expect the best Sega Mega Drive emulator to mimic the speed of the original console. It would be essential to have superb sound quality replication to make the simulation feel realistic. Also, it should not have a high cost associated with it.
Arguably the best Sega Genesis emulator that fits the above criteria is the MD.emu. This software was free at first but now costs $4.99 to own. Over 50,000 people have downloaded this emulator to play their favorite games.
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List of Best Working Sega Mega Drive Emulator
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MD.emu
To play your favorite Sega Genesis electronic games, you need to download MD.edu. This program allows you access more than the Sega Mega Drive console. It grants access to Sega CD and Mark III games. This software is versatile because it provides opportunities to play more nostalgic games from other consoles.
You will find that this emulator is the most compatible and stable option available to play Sega Mega Drive games. It supports games under the following formats: .bin,.sms, .smd, and .gen. These extensions allow users to play a wide variety of games.
The computer code uses C++ language. This code allows the following operating systems to embrace the emulator: Linux, iOS, Android, and WebOS.
The makers of the app strive to find technical fixes for their users' many devices. The app website lists an email address for Android phone users to contact for serious help. The email to contact is [email protected] It's good to keep the email address on hand. You most likely will never need it, but if you do, you will have it available.
By people sending in their log files, the people behind the app solved various device compatibility issues. The communicating of app errors resulted in more Android phones becoming compatible with the app.
The app asks consumers to report anything that makes the app unusable on their android devices. They mention two specific situations: black screens and forced closures. Other serious issues can also occur, so feel free to contact them rather than opine the app's failure to work on your Android phone. Remember, the problem could be fixable.
The care behind the program is one of the best things about the app. You can be confident that there is someone who cares about your specific issues.
Another app highlight is its interwoven features that make the app unique.
The emulator outperforms others because of its exhaustive list of features.
You can find support for hardware controllers and cheat codes.
With the emulator, you can play a 4-player game.
The auto-save function keeps gameplay simple. There is no fear of losing your place after tirelessly climbing levels with auto-save.
The emulator allows you up to 10 slots to store your progress.
The Sega Mega Drive emulator provides HID Bluetooth/USB game pad and keyboard support as long as the operating system recognizes the input device.
Close to perfect high-quality sound reproduction.
How to install the emulator?
The installation process for the emulator is pretty straight-forward. Just follow the steps laid out below, and you should have no problem setting up the software.
Go to the app store and search for MD.emu. Just click on the app and purchase it.
The next thing you will need to secure is a file manager. Download the program and install it.
You can download a free manager for your Android phone by searching for the Astro file manager.
If you do not have an unzipping feature on your device, you will want to download one.
Next, you will need to find some ROM files to play. No ROM files come with the emulator, so you will need to find some games to download.
Games are easy to find by searching for free ROMs. Note some ROMs come zipped. If your files do, you will need to have them unzipped because the emulator does not support zipped files.
Make sure the ROM files are for the Sega Genesis.
Open the file manager program you installed previously and select downloads. You will want to create a folder that you can use to store all of your ROM files.
Scroll down the downloaded files list and select any games that you have stored. Extract your files. When extracted, choose the game file and move it into the folder you just created.
Open the MD.emu file. Click on upload game. Tell the emulator where to locate your installed games. Click on the location of where your folder (for your Sega Genesis games) resides. Follow the path until you get to the exact folder you created. Select the game you would like the emulator to read.
When done, your game should start running on your device.
In conclusion, if you want to play Sonic the Hedgehog or another Sega Mega Drive game, you will want to download the MD.emu. The actual console simulation makes gameplay a pleasure; it boasts realistic visuals and accurate simulation. No other emulator matches the features available or allows users as much freedom.
With multi-player game options, you can interact with friends in a fun way. You can save your game's progress and utilize familiar cheat codes. Downloading and installing the emulator is simple and convenient. It supports several devices, including your computer or your Android device.
There are tons of ROMs to download and play. Getting started with your first game is a quick process; especially, if you already have games ready to play. You could be playing your favorite old game in a manner of minutes using the MD.emu emulator.
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The rise of 'volcano tourism' – a disaster waiting to happen
The 2010 eruption of Eyjafjallajökull kick-started a global movement of 'volcano tourism' Credit: Getty
Greg Dickinson
9 December 2019 • 12:17pm
The eruption of New Zealand's White Island volcano, which has left five dead and several more unaccounted for, is a stark reminder of the risks involved in volcano tourism.
The island, off the east coast of New Zealand's North Island, is regularly visited by tourist groups, although questions will be asked as to why trips are allowed to the active volcano when an alert of a possible moderate eruption was issued.
Known in Māori as Whakaari – translating as "The Dramatic Volcano" – White Island is the most active cone volcano in New Zealand and has had several eruptions over the years, including one in 2016.
Here we take a look at the rise of 'volcano tourism' – and ask: is it time we stopped visiting active volcanoes on our holidays?
Were there warnings that an eruption was imminent at White Island?
At a press conference this morning, Dr Ken Gledhill from GNS Science said: "It showed increased activity for the last few weeks, so we raised the alert level. But it looks like mostly, there will be an eruption like this, then a moment of quiescence."
A level four alert was issued for the volcano, meaning a "moderate volcanic eruption" was possible. The scale runs from zero to five – the category for a major eruption.
Gledhill added that they cannot be certain that there won't be another eruption in the next 24 hours.
How do tour operators sell visits to the volcanic island?
Some of the tourists were from a Royal Caribbean cruise ship Ovation of the Seas, which is currently docked in the city of Tauranga, not far from White Island.
On their website, Royal Caribbean describes the tour as "an unforgettable guided tour of New Zealand's most active volcano". They add that, once on the island, "gas masks/breathing apparatus helps you get us close to the roaring steam vents, bubbling pits of mud, hot volcanic streams and the amazing lake of steaming acid."
On whiteisland.co.nz, which is currently down but viewable as a cached site from 2am GMT on 7 December, it says White Island is home to "unmatched geothermal activity" and describes the island as "like nowhere you've been before".
White Island started erupting at 2.11pm local time on Monday 9 December Credit: New Zealand Herald/George Novak
Are tourists warned of the dangers before visiting?
On the Royal Caribbean page, there is no mention of the potential dangers of an eruption.
On the official White Island website whiteisland.co.nz (cached from 7 December) it reads: "Whakaari/White Island is currently on Alert Level 2. This level indicates moderate to heightened volcanic unrest, there is the potential for eruption hazards to occur.
"White Island Tours operates through the varying alert levels but passengers should be aware that there is always a risk of eruptive activity regardless of the alert level. White Island Tours follows a comprehensive safety plan which determines our activities on the island at the various levels."
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Will the rest of New Zealand be affected by the eruption?
Police are warning people who live close to White Island to "be aware of the potential for ashfall" and to stay indoors. The eruption is not expected to affect those living on the North Island.
"It was kind of almost like a throat clearing kind of eruption - and that's why material probably won't have made it to mainland New Zealand," said Dr Ken Gledhill.
Gallery New Zealand volcano
What is behind the rise of 'volcano tourism'?
The allure of climbing on top of an active volcano is nothing new – we have been doing it for centuries – although we can date the recent rise of 'volcano tourism' back to the Eyjafjallajökull eruption in 2010.
When the Icelandic volcano brought air traffic networks to a halt, the island received unprecedented publicity and subsequently experienced a tourism boom for those who had glimpsed images of its natural, untouched volcanic landscapes. In recent years tourism numbers have reached the point where some have claimed it has "turned into Disneyland".
Volcano tourism is also particularly popular in Japan, Hawaii and New Zealand. A Google Trends chart shows the rise of searches for the words "Volcano Tour" since 2004.
Is it time we stopped visiting active volcanoes?
Professor of Volcanology at the University of Manchester, Mike Burton said: "Visiting active volcanoes obviously carries a degree of risk. In volcanic systems which have infrequent eruptions such as White Island, the risk of an explosion occurring during any particular visit is quite low but clearly if there are always visits going on the probability that someone gets involved in an event like today increases.
"One of the major challenges in visiting an active volcano like White Island is that even a small explosion can be quite hazardous because people are standing in a position which is very close to where the eruptions can occur. So in effect the big choice is to either restrict access completely or not.
"Approximately 10,000 people have visited White Island every year and so it is a very popular destination and a fascinating place to visit. Local volcano monitoring by GNS had detected signs of increased SO2 degassing prior to the eruption, but this can also occur without producing explosions.
"We still need to study and improve our understanding of these volcanic systems before we are able to accurately predict their behaviour, particularly for quite small explosive activity which typically have limited precursors. This is why further volcano research is needed, but it may still be that there is an inherent risk in such visits."
Over 10,000 tourists visit White Island volcano each year Credit: iStock
Amy Donovan, a geographer from the University of Cambridge and author of a Royal Geographical Society paper about the risks of volcano tourism, last year told CNN: "Volcanoes are one of the forces of nature that truly are beyond human power to control. We can't do anything about eruptions, other than get out of the way."
In the paper, Donovan warns of the dangers of so-called 'volcano tourism', and says that tourists who aren't aware of the volatile nature of eruptions put emergency services at risk if they need to be rescued.
"Many active volcanic countries face the dilemma of wanting tourists, but also wanting to keep people safe, which creates a difficult conundrum."
How can you stay safe, if you want to visit an active volcano?
On the website volcano-tourism.net, which is run by Dr Patricia Erfurt, a research scientist at Geotourism Australia, guidelines are offered on safe volcano tourism.
She says: "All visitors to volcanic environments need to be made aware of the potential and individual dangers relating to a particular area" and educated about "the difference between acceptable and unacceptable risk."
She adds that more emergency shelters are needed, and that volcanic environments should be graded according to the potential risk factors of visiting.
What are the world's most popular volcanoes? And what are the risks of visiting them?
Kilauea volcano, Hawaii
Last May Kilauea volcano erupted, prompting a state of emergency and the evacuation of thousands of residents in the surrounding area.
While it's not the biggest volcano in Hawaii, Kilauea is the archipelago's most active – it has been consistently spewing out lava since 1983.
Volcanoes National Park is one of the major attractions for the nine million tourists who visit Hawaii each year. Suspended in a near-perpetual state of eruption, Kilauea can be viewed from the 11-mile Crater Rim Drive which circles the caldera, while the 19-mile Chain of Craters Road leads to the point where lava dramatically enters the ocean.
However, last year's eruption reminded of the dangers associated with volcano tourism. Following the eruption authorities warned of subsequent "lava inundation" fire, smoke and the possibility of additional earthquakes.
Volcanoes National Park is one of Hawaii's leading tourist attractions Credit: iStock
Mount Vesuvius, Naples
Lurking menacingly over Naples, Vesuvius is situated in the most densely populated volcanic region in the world. The last major eruption was in 1944, but another one is due. Nevertheless, visitors can still climb to the summit of this dangerous volcano, which can be reached via mountain roads and hiking trails.
A reminder of the force of Vesuvius can be seen in nearby Pompeii, an ancient Roman settlement that was buried during an eruption here in AD 79. Most residents perished, but the city, which remained lost until 1599, was preserved beneath thick layers of ash.
Mount Fuji, Tokyo
Located less than ninety miles from Tokyo, Mount Fuji is one of the most recognisable landmarks in any Asian country.
Like Vesuvius and Volcanoes National Park in Hawaii, the volcano is a major tourist attraction – visitors can hike the 12,388-foot mountain in around six hours.
The volcano last erupted in 1707 and has not shown signs of activity in recent years. However, a recent report released by a government disaster planning study has warned that an eruption would paralyse Tokyo, cloaking the city in more than 10cm of ash.
Mount Fuji has not shown signs of activity for centuries Credit: Getty
Residents of Quito, Ecuador live in constant fear of "the big one", referring to a major eruption at nearby Cotopaxi, which could wipe some of the Ecuadorian capital off the map.
This stratovolcano spewed ash in 2015, prompting a state of emergency, but a major eruption hasn't happened here since 1903. When it does, the main fear is not the ash or magma but the giant glacier that sits atop Cotopaxi, which will melt and cause huge mud slides in the event of an eruption.
Despite the threat, hikers continue to climb the 5,807m volcano – if they can stand the altitude.
Mount Etna, Italy
Another brooding Italian volcano, Mount Etna looms large over Sicily and offers regular pyrotechnic shows. Despite frequently spewing out ash and lava, visitors can get relatively close to the action by hiking its rugged flanks.
Mount Etna, looming large over Sicily, offers regular pyrotechnic displays Credit: Getty
At a more reassuring distance from the caldera, the Circumetnea Railway offers scenic three-hour trips around the base of the volcano.
Mount Merapi, Indonesia
Volcanoes abound in Indonesia, but Mount Merapi is the country's most active. Straddling the border between the provinces of Central Java and Yogyakarta, the last major eruption at this 2,914m volcano was in 2010, which resulted in the evacuation of everyone living within 20km of the crater. Scores of people were killed.
Nevertheless, visitors continue to flirt with danger on a hike to Mount Merapi's summit, departing from the village of Selo on the north face of the volcano.
Merapi is the most active volcano in Indonesia Credit: Getty
Teide, Tenerife
The wine that William Shakespeare loved was loaded onto vessels in the coastal town of Garachico in Tenerife and shipped to Canary Wharf in London, which, incidentally, takes its name from the Canary Islands. Unfortunately, Garachico's reputation as an international port disappeared overnight in 1706 when an eruption at Teide destroyed the town.
It's a reminder of the power of this volcano, which, despite being active, can be explored via a cable car and various hiking trails.
Mount Arenal, Costa Rica
One of the world's most active volcanoes until just a few years ago, Arenal in Costa Rica is also one of its prettiest. Rising dramatically from the surrounding jungle, its vertiginous flanks are blanketed by hardened lava fields and exotic flora.
Don't be fooled by its beauty, though: an eruption here in 1968 destroyed the nearby town of Tabacon, which is one reason why climbing Arenal is not permitted. It is, however, possible to explore the volcano's foothills, where endemic wildlife abounds. Eruptions, much to the disappointment of tourists and local hoteliers, ceased in 2010 – but the beautiful cone (when it isn't covered in cloud) and local wildlife more than make up for the lack of lava.
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Q: Anyone know what navigator.platform returns on Chrome OS? I have code to detect operating system:
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but I don't know (can't find) the navigator.platform value for Chrome OS,
does anyone know?

A: navigator.platform does not return a string that uniquely identifies ChromeOS.
Using the JavaScript console on Google Chrome in my Chromebook (HP Chromebook 11), navigator.platform returns:
navigator.platform
"Linux X86_64"
Instead use navigator.userAgent.
navigator.userAgent returns a substring "CrOS X86_64" that is unique to ChromeOS.  Sample return value from the JavaScript console on Google Chrome for my HP Chromebook 11 is below.
navigator.userAgent
"Mozilla/5.x (X11; CrOS X86_64 13904.97.0) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/91.0.4472.167 Safari/537.36"


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Q: Right database for machine learning on 100 TB of data I need to perform classification and clustering on about 100tb of web data and I was planning on using Hadoop and Mahout and AWS.  What database do you recommend I use to store the data?  Will MySQL work or would something like MongoDB be significantly faster?  Are there other advantages of one database or the other?  Thanks.

A: The simplest and most direct answer would be to just put the files directly in HDFS or S3 (since you mentioned AWS) and point Hadoop/Mahout directly at them. Other databases have different purposes, but Hadoop/HDFS is designed for exactly this kind of high-volume, batch-style analytics. If you want a more database-style access layer, then you can add Hive without too much trouble. The underlying storage layer would still be HDFS or S3, but Hive can give you SQL-like access to the data stored there, if that's what you're after.
Just to address the two other options you brought up: MongoDB is good for low-latency reads and writes, but you probably don't need that. And I'm not up on all the advanced features of MySQL, but I'm guessing 100TB is going to be pretty tough for it to deal with, especially when you start getting into large queries that access all of the data. It's more designed for traditional, transactional access.


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I am SO excited! Yippee!!!


Canadian maple leaf symbol, surrounded by lettering and a unique serial number that was assigned to each bike sold in Canada.
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A Traditional Virginia House Honors Its 18th-Century Roots
The client's large art collection was shipped from Paris in the wake of World War I.
By Carrie Nieman Culpepper
Luke White
Carrie Nieman Culpepper: Some interesting people must live in this house. It's definitely rooted in traditionalism but worldly and fresh.
Molster: I think of it as boho meets Virginia gentleman. She's Charlestonian and had a very Southern upbringing, but she teaches meditation and is quite relaxed and informal. Her husband is a Virginian and an attorney. He's got his library with volumes on Virginia history, and she has all of her Buddha statues.
Didn't the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts own this house?
Molster: Yes! My clients bought it about three years ago from the museum. It was called the Oaks and dates from the mid-1700s. Its original site was outside of Richmond, but it was picked up and moved to the city in 1927. I don't know if you remember, but it used to have floral wallpaper in the hallway.
Was there anything sacred that couldn't be changed?
Molster: We upgraded all of the systems, and I convinced the owners to open several of the doorways, but it was essentially a renovation within the footprint. There was a question of whether or not to paint over the dark woodwork, so we had a restoration specialist take a look. He was fine with repainting most of it, but in the small back stairwell, he discovered a banister and handrail that are even older than this almost 300-year-old house. He told us flat out we could not paint them.
How did you grapple with all that woodwork in your design?
Molster: That old, mellowed wood really started speaking to me. We kept 75 percent of the wainscoting and window trim — stained poplar — which we polished and waxed. It marries the architecture with the furnishings and the client's art.
What's the story of that incredible collection of paintings?
Molster: Most of the work is by Mary and William de Leftwich Dodge, a mother and son who are distant relatives of my client's. The artists were Virginians who lived in Paris before World War I. During World War II, when so many public and private collections were being pillaged, the European relatives in possession of the works shipped dozens of the paintings to my client's grandmother for safekeeping. When the war was over, they wrote to retrieve the collection, but it would have been so expensive to send it all back, they ended up telling her to keep it. Mary was known for her portraits, and William became a famous muralist with pieces in New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art and a commission at the Library of Congress. There are also contemporary works in the house from several Richmond and Charleston artists.
I notice you took a different approach to displaying the art in each room.
Molster: With such an abundance of canvases, I divided them into groups. I clustered examples of specific genres: landscapes in the bedroom, female portraits in the dining room. I measured the wall and then taped off the same amount of space on the floor, where I began laying out the paintings for color and balance. Often, I'd hop on a ladder to get perspective. The living room's gallery wall features some of the couple's favorites. It's a mix of everything: high and low, old and new, antique and modern.
Was it challenging to design around such strong historic architecture?
Molster: We decided to fight fire with fire. We wanted the interior furnishings to be as strong as the architecture. Scale was key. The art goes all the way up to the crown moldings, and the curtains hang from floor to ceiling. There are generous light fixtures and significant, tall lamps. Everything has a feeling of muscularity and presence. The color intensity has a continuum throughout the house — the study's palette of bluish green with red feels powerful, while the living room has that great pump-kin color and big art. That's what creates cohesion — proportion and strength.
See more photos of this gorgeous home:
This story originally appeared in the April 2018 issue of House Beautiful.
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Q: A better way to access n-d array element with a 1-d index array in C++? Recently, I'm doing something about C++ pointers, I got this question when I want to access elements in multi-dimensional array with a 1-dimensional array which contains index.
Say I have a array arr, which is a 4-dimensional array with all elements set to 0 except for arr[1][2][3][4] is 1, and a array idx which contains index in every dimension for arr, I can access this element by using arr[idx[0]][idx[1]][idx[2]][idx[3]], or by using *(*(*(*(arr + idx[0]) + idx[1]) + idx[2]) + idx[3]).
The question comes with when n is large, this would be not so good, so I wonder if there is a better way to work with multi-dimensional accessing?
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;

#define N 10

int main()
{
    int arr[N][N][N][N] = {0};
    int idx[4] = {1, 2, 3, 4};
    arr[1][2][3][4] = 1;
    cout<<"Expected: "<<arr[1][2][3][4]<<" at "<<&arr[1][2][3][4]<<endl;
    cout<<"Got with ****: ";
    cout<<*(*(*(*(arr + idx[0]) + idx[1]) + idx[2]) + idx[3])<<endl;
    return 0;
}

output
Expected: 1 at 0x7fff54c61f28
Got with ****: 1

A: I figured out a way to solve this myself.
The idea is that use void * pointers, we know that every memory cell holds value or an address of a memory cell, so we can directly compute the offset of the target to the base address.
In this case, we use void *p = arr to get the base address of the n-d array, and then loop over the array idx, to calculate the offset.
For arr[10][10][10][10], the offset between arr[0] and arr[1] is 10 * 10 * 10 * sizeof(int), since arr is 4-d, arr[0] and arr[1] is 3-d, so there is 10 * 10 * 10 = 1000 elements between arr[0] and arr[1], after that, we should know that the offset between two void * adjacent addresses is 1 byte, so we should multiply sizeof(int) to get the correct offset, according to this, we finally get the exact address of the memory cell we want to access.
Finally, we have to cast void * pointer to int * pointer and access the address to get the correct int value, that's it!
With void *(not so good)
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;

#define N 10

int main()
{
    int arr[N][N][N][N] = {0};
    int idx[4] = {1, 2, 3, 4};
    arr[1][2][3][4] = 1;
    cout<<"Expected: "<<arr[1][2][3][4]<<" at "<<&arr[1][2][3][4]<<endl;
    cout<<"Got with ****: ";
    cout<<*(*(*(*(arr + idx[0]) + idx[1]) + idx[2]) + idx[3])<<endl;

    void *p = arr;
    for(int i = 0; i < 4; i++)
        p += idx[i] * int(pow(10, 3-i)) * sizeof(int);
    cout<<"Got with void *:";
    cout<<*((int*)p)<<" at "<<p<<endl;

    return 0;
}

Output
Expected: 1 at 0x7fff5e3a3f18
Got with ****: 1
Got with void *:1 at 0x7fff5e3a3f18

Notice:
There is a warning when compiling it, but I choose to ignore it.
test.cpp: In function 'int main()':
test.cpp:23:53: warning: pointer of type 'void *' used in arithmetic [-Wpointer-arith]
         p += idx[i] * int(pow(10, 3-i)) * sizeof(int);

Use char * instead of void *(better)
Since we want to manipulate pointer byte by byte, it would be better to use char * to replace void *.
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;

#define N 10

int main()
{
    int arr[N][N][N][N] = {0};
    int idx[4] = {1, 2, 3, 4};
    arr[1][2][3][4] = 1;
    cout<<"Expected: "<<arr[1][2][3][4]<<" at "<<&arr[1][2][3][4]<<endl;

    char *p = (char *)arr;
    for(int i = 0; i < 4; i++)
        p += idx[i] * int(pow(10, 3-i)) * sizeof(int);
    cout<<"Got with char *:";
    cout<<*((int*)p)<<" at "<<(void *)p<<endl;

    return 0;
}

Output
Expected: 1 at 0x7fff4ffd7f18
Got with char *:1 at 0x7fff4ffd7f18

With int *(In this specific case)
I have been told it's not a good practice for void * used in arithmetic, it would be better to use int *, so I cast arr into int * pointer and also replace pow.
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;

#define N 10

int main()
{
    int arr[N][N][N][N] = {0};
    int idx[4] = {1, 2, 3, 4};
    arr[1][2][3][4] = 1;
    cout<<"Expected: "<<arr[1][2][3][4]<<" at "<<&arr[1][2][3][4]<<endl;
    cout<<"Got with ****: ";
    cout<<*(*(*(*(arr + idx[0]) + idx[1]) + idx[2]) + idx[3])<<endl;
    int *p = (int *)arr;
    int offset = 1e3;
    for(int i = 0; i < 4; i++)
    {
        p += idx[i] * offset;
        offset /= 10;
    }
    cout<<"Got with int *:";
    cout<<*p<<" at "<<p<<endl;

    return 0;
}

Output
Expected: 1 at 0x7fff5eaf9f08
Got with ****: 1
Got with int *:1 at 0x7fff5eaf9f08

A: The way you constructor your algorithm for indexing a multi dimensional array will vary depending on the language of choice; you have tagged this question with both C and C++. I will stick with the latter since my answer would pertain to C++. For a little while now I've been working on something similar but different so this becomes an interesting question as I was building a multipurpose multidimensional matrix class template.
What I have discovered about higher levels of multi dimensional vectors and matrices is that the order of 3 repetitiously works miracles in understanding the nature of higher dimensions. Think of this in the geometrical perspective before considering the algorithmic software implementation side of it.
Mathematically speaking Let's consider the lowest dimension of 0 with the first shape that is a 0 Dimensional object. This happens to be any arbitrary point where this point can have an infinite amount of coordinate location properties. Points such as p0(0), p1(1), p2(2,2), p3(3,3,3),... pn(n,n,...n) where each of these objects point to a specific locale with the defined number of dimensional attributes. This means that there is no linear distance such as length, width, or height and conversely a magnitude in any direction or dimension where this shape or object that has no bounds of magnitude does not define any area, volume or higher dimensions of volume. Also with these 0 dimensional points there is no awareness of direction which also implies that there is no angle of rotation that defines magnitude. Another thing to consider is that any arbitrary point is also the zero vector. Another thing to help in understand this is by the use of algebraic polynomials such that f(x) = mx+b which is linear is a One Dimensional equation, shape(in this case a line) or graph, f(x) = x^2 is Two Dimensional, f(x) = x^3 is Three Dimensional, f(x) = x^4 is Four Dimensional and so on up to f(x) = x^n where this would be N Dimensional. Length or Magnitude, Direction or Angle of Rotation, Area, Volume, and others can not be defined until you relate two distinct points to give you at least 1 line segment or vector with a specified direction. Once you have an implied direction you then have slope.
When looking at operations in mathematics the simplest is addition and it is nothing more than a linear translation and once you introduce addition you also introduce all other operations such as subtraction, multiplication, division, powers, and radicals; once you have multiplication and division you define rotation, angles of rotation, area, volume, rates of change, slope (also tangent function), which thus defines geometry and trigonometry which then also leads into integrations and derivatives. Yes, we have all had our math lessons but I think that this is important in to understanding how to construct the relationships of one order of magnitude to another, which then will help us to work through higher dimensional orders with ease once you know how to construct it. Once you can understand that even your higher orders of operations are nothing more than expansions of addition and subtraction you will begin to learn that their continuous operations are still linear in nature it is just that they expand into multiple dimensions.
Early I stated that the order of 3 repetitiously works miracles so let me explain my meaning. Since we perceive things on a daily basis in the perspective of 3D; we can only visualize 3 distinct vectors that are orthogonal to each other giving you our natural 3 Dimensions of Space such as Left & Right, Forward & Backward giving you the Horizontal axis and planes and Up & Down giving you the Vertical axis and planes. We can not visualize anything higher so dimensions of the order of x^4, x^5, x^6 etc... we can not visualize but yet they do exist. If we begin to look at the graphs of the mathematical polynomials we can begin to see a pattern between odd and even functions where x^4, x^6, x^8 are similar where they are nothing more than expansions of x^2 and functions of x^5, x^7 & x^9 are nothing more than expansions of x^3. So I consider the first few dimensions as normal: Zero - Point, 1st - Linear, 2nd - Area, and 3rd - Volume and as for the 4th and higher dimensions I call all of them Volumetric.
So if you see me use Volume then it relates directly to the 3rd Dimension where if I refer to Volumetric it relates to any Dimension higher than the 3rd. Now lets consider a matrix such that you have seen in regular algebra where the common matrices are defined by MxN. Well this is a 2D flat matrix that has M * N elements and this matrix also has an area of M * N as well. Let's expand to a higher dimensional matrix such as MxNxO this is a 3D Matrix with M * N * O elements and now has M * N * O Volume. So when you visualize this think of the MxN 2D part as being a page to a book and the O components represents each page of a book or slice of a box. The elements of these matrices can be anything from a simple value, to an applied operation, to an equation, system of equations, sets or just an arbitrary object as in a storage container. So now when we have a matrix that is of the 4th order such as MxNxOxP this now has a 4th dimensional aspect but the easiest way to visualize this is that This would be a 1 dimensional array or vector to where all of its P elements would be a 3D Matrix of a Volume of MxNxO. When you have a matrix of MxNxOxPxQ now you have a 2D Area Matrix of PxQ where each of those elements are a MxNxO Volume Matrix. Then again if you have a MxNxOxPxQxR you now have a 6th dimensional matrix and this time you have a 3D Volume Matrix where each of the PxQxR elements are in fact 3D Matrices of MxNxO. And once you go higher and higher this patter repeats and merges again. So the order of how arbitrary matrices behave is that these dimensionalities repeat: 1D are Linear Vectors or Matrices, 2D are Area or Planar Matrices and 3D is Volume Matrices and any thing of a higher repeats this process compressing the previous step of Volumes thus the terminology of Volumetric Matrices. Take a Look at this table:
// Order of Magnitude And groupings
-----------------------------------
Linear         Area          Volume
x^1            x^2           x^3
x^4            x^5           x^6
x^7            x^8           x^9
x^10           x^11          x^12
...            ...           ...
----------------------------------

Now it is just a matter of using a little bit of calculus to know which order of magnitude to index into which higher level of dimensionality. Once you know a specific dimension it is simple to take multiple derivatives to give you a linear expression; then traverse the space, then integrate to the same orders of the multiple derivatives to give the results. This should eliminate a good amount of intermediate work by at first ignoring the least significant lower dimensions in a high dimensional order. If you are working in something that has 12 dimensions you can assume that the first 3 dimensions that define the first set of volume is packed tight being an element to another 3D Volumetric Matrix and then once again that 2d order of Volumetric Matrix is itself an element of another 3D Volumetric Matrix. Thus we have a repeating pattern and now it's just a matter of apply this to construct an algorithm and once you have an algorithm; it should be quite easy to implement the methods in any programmable language. So you may have to have a 3 case switch to determine which algorithmic approach to use knowing the overall dimensionality of your matrix or n-d array where one handles orders of linearity, another to handle area, and the final to handle volumes and if they are 4th+ then the overall process becomes recursive in nature.


Like a tote bag but are forever on the cusp of a panic attack because you don't trust the strength of the handle? Well then, ditch the one you got for free and actually spend some money on a sturdy, hefty one. What's a few quid for piece of mind? Now, and only now, can you once again carry heavy things down the street! 57 bananas, here we go!
YOU COULD GET THE MATCHING PAIR OF PANTS!! PIAOW PIAOW PIAOW!
Lovely and clean, these, aren't they? Not for long, buster, not for long. Unless you do what's right, and only wear these in the day, and after you've checked the weather forecast. Raining? Nope. Going to a bar? Nope. Spelunking? Yes, you would look very good doing it, but no, don't, because what's 'looking good' when you've just slipped on a rock, duffed up your nice creps and torn your Achilles at the same time? Quite a lot, sure, but still.
Hey, but these ones? These ones you could wear when it rains, or at a bar, erm, maybe not spelunking, but they'll deal with a bit more of a pummel and probably still look good for it afterwards. Also, they've got a bit of an ugly/chunky aesthetic going on here, so they're very on-trend, but crucially they haven't gone too far with it, so you're not going to end up looking like you're wearing some sort of Spice Girls-era platform monstrosity. Unless you want that, of course? Nowt wrong with that. Go on, get yourself down to Cyberdog, you wacky old thing.
Nice little bag, here. Maybe the price tag isn't so nice or little, but you're getting quality with Coach, so it's worth the investment. As long as you don't buy it and then immediately take it spelunking.
We're getting into overshirt weather territory, everyone, so you'd better start thinking about getting a few choice ones for when our old friend "Mrs Sun" packs it in for the autumn. This one? Yes, a good, nice, great one. Do it up, leave it open, it's entirely up to you. That's the great thing about fashion - it's you that dictates how you wear it. Course, putting your legs through the sleeves and wearing it like some sort of giant open-arsed baby-grow might be taking it a bit too far, but who am I to stop you?
Nice trousers, got a stripe on them, get your ankles out, under thirty quid, why are you wasting time not buying them?
That is a good price for a coat. You don't want to go too low and obviously it's quite difficult to go too high, so a lovely little £150 will get you a good-quality mac like this one above. Coats have got to get you through a bit of a battering, so it's worth slapping down a relatively decent bit of wedge on one.
Also, something something blah blah another joke about spelunking that definitely won't make anyone laugh but hey it's the last item so let's just punt everything at the wall and hope it sticks. Bye!


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These hands have seen many years.
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What's standing in the way of you and an awesome life?
Sometimes it's tough to see what's holding us back. In general, we don't have a great track record of diagnosing our own personal issues. Others are much more skilled at pointing out areas of our life that could use some improvement.
Even when we are able to pinpoint the issue, it's not always easy to alter our course. We offer excuses, rationalize actions and justify our way out of change. We'd rather keep hurting our chances at an excellent life than face the harsh realities of what are our faults.
I've never been to war. I've never even served. I don't know what it's like to stand in the heat of battle, wondering whether those moments will be my last on earth. I can't imagine what level of courage that takes.
Yet we have had in our nation's history men and women who faced those moments because of a deep and abiding passion for something very dear.
Like you, I've always believed in the concept of freedom. God first, country second was what we were taught at my school growing up. We even had an annual Patriotic Day school program in May to celebrate our countries' freedom.
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June 18, 2016 Sandee McGlaun	3 Comments
I've been a fan of the show Madam Secretary from the first episode, so when the second season debuted this year, I brought new hubby Steve into the fold. Quickly hooked, he suggested we go back and watch the first season on Netflix. When we finished it and went trolling for something else to watch, we landed on Scandal. Steve was a little less intrigued than I, but we decided to try a couple of episodes before deciding whether to continue.
Soon, I couldn't stop.
Kerry Washington as Olivia Pope
Scandal, like Madam Secretary, is a drama set in and around the White House. In Madam Secretary we follow Elizabeth McCord (Tea Leoni), former CIA agent turned secretary of state, as she navigates foreign affairs and her family life. In Scandal, the main character is Olivia Pope (Kerry Washington). Pope is a professional "fixer" who left a position at the White House to put some distance between herself and the President, with whom she began a tumultuous affair during his election campaign. She opens Olivia Pope and Associates, a private consulting firm that specializes in helping high-level clients navigate and mitigate potential scandals. Spoiler alert: she's a little less than successful at leaving her love affair with the President behind.
Scandal's take on government is, I hope, pure fantasy, because if it represents what truly goes on behind closed doors in Washington, it's not a pretty picture. Most of the characters are schemers and rogues: corrupt, manipulative, even murderous. Sex, torture, and intrigue abound. Yet despite (because of?) their flaws, the characters are complex and compelling, and every episode ends with a cliffhanger of one kind or other. It's addictive storytelling. Still, everyone is so dirty, so seamy, so wretched. I feel guilty watching, like I need a shower afterwards, and not because of the steamy sex scenes.
In fact, the show's portrayal of romance is one of the things that bothers me most. It gets love completely wrong.
Fitz and Olivia
I know: it's television, not reality. But a lot of people's ideas about love are influenced and shaped by media interpretations. All indications are we're supposed to empathize with Olivia, the series' protagonist, but it's hard to when an otherwise intelligent and compassionate female character throws herself under the bus for "love" repeatedly. President Fitz is controlling and emotionally manipulative. More than once Olivia tells him no, she's done, good-bye; he refuses to respect her wishes and let her go. That's not swoon-worthy—it's stalking. When the President directs his agents to bring Olivia to him, she berates him for treating her like a possession, but makes out with him under a tree before the scene is over. Romanticizing a no-means-yes scenario? Disturbing and dangerous. It's hard to stomach that this is "true love"—what the show wants us to believe Olivia and the President share—composed as it is of frequent arguments, insistent and usually rough sex (often in public or risky places), lots of agonizing, and fretful tears.
Maybe the show's creators are counting on us to understand that Olivia gets it wrong, to recognize that her skewed sense of love is, in fact, a fatal flaw. We live in a world that gets moony over the machinations on The Bachelor, though, so I'm guessing the average viewer isn't that discerning.
Olivia, brooding
I almost threw in the towel in season two, when former suitor Edison returns to Olivia's life. Spoiler alert: Edison is a genuinely good guy, kind and caring. He knows and brings Olivia's favorite take out, shows up when she's in crisis, communicates clearly and honestly. When he proposes, she accepts, then (surprise) agonizes, and finally declares she can't marry him after all. Why? She doesn't want the simple, supportive love he has to offer. He tries to tell her that love isn't supposed to hurt, but she insists she wants—and I quote— "painful, difficult, devastating, life-changing, extraordinary love."
I wanted to scream.
Back in April, on a chilly Saturday morning, two students at the college where I teach got married in a simple backyard ceremony. The bride went barefoot and wore a simple lace dress. Her one-year old daughter walked with down the aisle with her, as the groom smiled and waited, nervously pushing up his glasses. I trembled for them; so young, so many changes and choices ahead.
But I was reassured by their vows, in which they eschewed the idea of soulmates, the concept that another person would complete them or make them whole. "I come to you as a whole person," the bride declared. They vowed to challenge each other to be and to become their best selves, to support one another as each sought to do so.
That, my friends, shows a much better understanding of true love than a feverish sex scene in a closet. That is a love more Edison than Fitz, a love with the potential to be genuinely life-changing and extraordinary. And that is a love I can root for.
If only the Olivias of the world could be as smart with their hearts.
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April 8, 2015 Sandee McGlaun	4 Comments
We're all a little weird. And life is weird. And when we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours, we join up with them and fall into mutually satisfying weirdness— and call it love—true love. ♥
-Robert Fulgham
Wishing you a world full of weird and a week filled with happiness!
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