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Measy U4C Review
By Avram Piltch published 13 January 14
The Measy U4C is a powerful quad-core Android stick with built-in camera that lets you enjoy games, movies and even video conferencing on your TV.
Quad-core speeds
Good for gaming
Built-in webcam and mic make conferencing easy
Full Google Play store access
Weak camera image quality
Display limited to 720p
The Measy U2C was our favorite Android mini PC of 2013 for good reason. The dual-core Android device brought a new dimension to the stick computer market by adding a built-in webcam that makes video chatting on your TV as easy as firing up Skype or Google Hangouts. The $79.99 Measy U4C ups the ante by providing a 1.6-GHz quad-core RK3188 processor to go with the same 2-MP camera, external microphone and stock Android OS, but is it worth the money?
The Measy U4C looks nearly identical to its predecessor, though it is black instead of white, and has an external Wi-Fi antenna that its predecessor lacked. At 4.2 x 1.5 x 0.49 inches and 1.3 ounces, the U4C is small enough to fit in any pocket and rectangular enough to be mistaken for a USB Flash drive. This device is a bit larger and 0.1 ounces heavier than the Measy U2C (3.5 x 1.6 x 0.4 inches, 1.2 ounces) but significantly smaller than the CX-919 Android Mini PC (4 x 1.85 x 0.43 inches, 1.6 ounces).
The front surface houses the 2-MP camera lens and a microphone grille, while a microUSB power port and microSD card slot sit on the top. The foldable antenna and full-size USB port sit on the right.
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Connecting to Your TV
The Measy U4C can connect directly to your TV or monitor via HDMI while getting power from the microUSB port and bundled 2-amp AC adapter. The full-size USB port allows you to attach a single peripheral, like a wireless mouse or keyboard, or connect to a hub. You can also connect devices via Bluetooth 4.0 or expand the rather-limited 4GB of internal storage by inserting up to a 32GB microSD card.
However, if you simply attach the Measy U4C to the back of your TV, you won't be able to use the camera lens. Fortunately, for an additional $12, Measy sells the U2C-D dock, which is colored white to match the dual-core U2C, but works exactly the same with the U4C. Adding the dock gave us three full-size USB ports, an SD Card reader and an HDMI port. Using an HDMI cable, we connected this last port to our TV. Better still, the dock's rotating mount allowed us to adjust the camera angle while keeping the device next to or in front of our screen.
Android OS and Interface
Click to EnlargeLike other Android Mini PCs, the Measy U4C boots directly to a stock version of Android, in this case Android 4.2.2. There's no immediate set-up process required, but if you want to use the included Google Play store or Google services such as Gmail, you need to add your account through the settings menu. The U4C has five home screens, adorned by default with leafy green wallpaper and a handful of default widgets and shortcuts on the center home-screen, including a clock, the Google search bar and a Bluetooth/Wi-Fi toggle bar.
Since the U4C, like all other Mini PCs, connects to your non-touch screen, you must do all your navigating via mouse and keyboard. Left-clicking on any object is equivalent to tapping and holding down the mouse button (like long-pressing with a finger).
The right mouse button conveniently serves as a back button, though there are also buttons for software back, home, multitasking and volume in the nav bar on the bottom of the screen. If you want to type, you can use the on-screen keyboard, but we recommend that you attach a physical keyboard.
Click to EnlargeSince it connects directly to your TV and runs any Android app, the Measy U4C makes a decent media player. However, this device has a number of annoying drawbacks. Like almost every other Android stick, the U4C claims to support 1080p definition but only outputs at 720p. While the Android community has developed custom ROMs that enable 1080p on the U2C and several competitors, we could not find any such hack for the U4C.
When we tried playing a locally stored 1080p MP4 trailer for "Iron Man 3," images were sharp and motion was smooth. However, a 1080p QuickTime trailer for "The Hobbit" was a little jerky. When we fired up "Olympus is Falling" and "Sharknado" on the Netflix app, both suffered from blockiness, which was more noticeable when we sat close to the screen. "The Avengers" trailer looked both sharp and smooth in the YouTube app.
If you add additional storage, the Measy U4C can function as an excellent media server. Using the bundled eHomeMediaCenter app, we were able to share our movies and photos folders on our wireless network via DLNA then play them back flawlessly on a Windows 7 PC connected to the same router. The Wifi Display app should enable you to mirror Miracast-enabled devices, but we were unable to get it working with a Surface Pro tablet and a Samsung Galaxy Note 3.
Camera and Microphone
Click to EnlargeFor a device that's made for conferencing, the U4C could use a better camera. Whether we were video chatting with a friend on Skype or shooting stills with the Android camera app, images were noisy, blurry and blocky, a weak combination to say the least. However, the camera functioned fairly well in low light, brightening our face as soon as we turned the lights off in our conference room. The U4Calso captured motion smoothly and provided a fairly wide view of the room.
Because Android is incompatible with most third-party webcams, the convenience of the U4C's built-in camera may override its shortcomings. There's no reliable list noting which external cameras work with which Android sticks either.
On the plus side, the Measy U4C's microphone was extremely sensitive. Our Skype call partner could hear our voice clearly even when we stood 10 to 15 feet from the device. The mic also works really well for issuing voice commands to Google Now. Whether we asked questions about the prime minister of Japan or metric conversions, Google accurately picked up our speech and provided the correct search results and knowledge cards. Unfortunately, while text to speech was enabled, Google did not read the answers to us with audio like it does on Android phones and tablets we've tested.
Performance and Gaming
With its 1.6-GHz quad-core RK3188 CPU and 1GB of RAM, the Measy U4C offered strong gaming performance. We zipped around the track in "Riptide GP 2" smoothly with all the special effects at maximum levels while using a Bluetooth controller. Navigating around the OS, surfing the Web and video chatting were also smooth, though we occasionally experienced moments of lag when switching tasks, launching Google search or returning to the home screen with several apps open.
The Measy U4C offered very strong performance on synthetic tests when compared to other Android Mini PCs we've tested. On Antutu, a synthetic benchmark that measures overall system performance, the U2C scored a strong 17,704, even higher than the CX-919 Android Mini PC (15,432) and Android Mini PC RK3188 (15,550), both of which have the same CPU. The dual-core Measy U2C (9,156) and MK808B (8,336) could not keep up.
With a 400 graphics chip, the U4C's Mali could not only play games, but also achieve a solid score of 3,059 on the 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme test. This is on a par with the Android Mini RC RK3188 (3,175) and better than the CX-919 (2,938) and the MK808B (2,136).
Preloaded Apps
Click to EnlargeAs you might expect, the U4C comes with stock Android apps such as Gallery, Email, Camera, Clock and Calculator. You'll also find such Google mainstays as Search, Talk, Gmail and Maps.
In addition, the Measy U4C comes with a handful of useful preloaded apps, many of which are actually quite useful. Wifi Analyzer shows the strength of different hotspots in your area, while eHome Media Center allows you to share media files via DLNA with other computers on your network. WifiDisplay permits Miracast-compatible devices such as tablets, phones or notebooks to mirror their screens on the U4C. With RKGameControl, you can place a virtual game controller on top of the screen
Surprisingly, the device does not have Google's Chrome browser preloaded, but it is freely available from the preloaded Play store.
Click to EnlargeWith its quad-core RK3188 processor, the Measy U4C is definitely good enough for playing demanding Android games, streaming videos, surfing the Web or even running a local media server. However, the camera's weak image quality mars one of the U4C's key selling points, its ability to turn any TV into a video conferencing station. If you don't need conferencing or if you want to save a few bucks, consider the CX-919, which sells for $62 and has the same features minus the microphone and camera. But if you want the convenience of issuing voice commands from across the room, the Measy U4C is worth the premium.
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Measy U4C Specs
CPU 1.6-GHz Rockchip RK3188 quad-core
Company Website http://www.measy.com
Ports USB, HDMI
RAM Upgradeable 1GB
Size 4.2 x 1.5 x .49
Storage Drive Size 4GB
Weight 1.3 ounces
Avram Piltch
Online Editorial Director
The official Geeks Geek, as his weekly column is titled, Avram Piltch has guided the editorial and production of Laptopmag.com since 2007. With his technical knowledge and passion for testing, Avram programmed several of LAPTOP's real-world benchmarks, including the LAPTOP Battery Test. He holds a master's degree in English from NYU.
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Algerian girl kidnapped, raped, burned to death in revenge attack
By: News Desk Published: 02:10 PM, 7 Oct, 2020
A 19-year-old Algerian girl was kidnapped, raped and burned to death by a man who had previously been jailed for raping her, local media reported.
The charred remains of Chaima Sadou were found on October 2 in an abandoned petrol station in Thenia town, about 60 kilometres east of capital Algiers.
Her mother had demanded her daughter's killer, identified as Rayan, be sentenced to death.
In 2016, Rayan was jailed for three years after he was convicted of raping Sadou. The mother believes the murder was a revenge attack after the jail term.
In a press conference, the public prosecutor revealed more details about the murder. It was learned that the killer told local authorities that "his friend was burned at an abandoned gas station."
According to the statement of the alleged culprit, the facts date back to October 1 at 3pm. The prosecutor reported the criminal said he was with the victim for seven minutes before she asked him to bring her food because she was hungry. He said that once he was five metres away from where he left her, he saw smoke rising from the station.
"An investigation was immediately launched, and the victim's body examined. Several bruises, as well as large wounds on the back of her skull and on the top of her left thigh were found," the prosecutors said.
Following his appearance before the attorney general, the murderer confessed that he lured the victim to the abandoned place, where he raped, beat and burned her after he doused her with petrol.
The perpetrator was subsequently charged with rape and premeditated murder with the use of torture and barbaric methods. The investigating judge ordered the suspect be remanded in prison.
The gruesome murder sparked a widespread outrage throughout Algeria. It caused a stir even in France and on social media where the hashtag #JeSuisChaima was one of the most shared on Twitter on Monday.
Ania El Afandi said on her Twitter account: "He raped her and when she filed a complaint against him ... he killed her and burned her body." El Afandi asked how the man that raped Sadou in 2016 has been left free all these years and for how long rape and violence against women will continue.
Othmane Daas responded: "The solution to end the series of these crimes is the application of the death penalty."
The family of the victim has called for the death sentence. Twitter users widely circulated a video clip showing Chaima's mother demanding retribution, and she received broad support from Algerians. "My daughter was murdered and burnt. I call for the application of the death penalty. That's all I ask," the victim's mother said.
Upon his release he returned to harass the teen and forced her to meet with him only to kidnap her, rape her and kill her, her mother added.
Chaima's mother appealed to Algerian President Abdel Majid Tebboune to implement the death penalty. Tebboune recently ordered the application of maximum penalties, after pressure from large sections of society calling for the re-imposition of capital punishment, without possible relief or pardon against those convicted of kidnapping.
Algeria continues to impose the death penalty to dozens of cases each year, especially for terrorism offences, but it has not been carried out since 1993.
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New York providers push for education-related reforms to combat nursing shortages
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Nursing shortages in New York made headlines this fall when Lewis County General Hospital announced it would stop delivering babies for lack of vaccinated nurses in its maternity ward. Then Mount Sinai South Nassau temporarily closed its emergency department in Long Beach last week, blaming the same problem.
Such events have shed light on what stakeholders said is a longstanding, statewide shortage of registered nurses and nurse practitioners. The shortage predates the COVID-19 pandemic, they said.
Now the healthcare industry is seizing the moment to push lawmakers on reforms aimed at enlarging and strengthening the pipeline of new nurses.
"We must find immediate relief for current workforce shortages, but more importantly, we must also focus significant attention on long-range solutions," registered nurse Bea Grause, president of the Healthcare Association of New York State, said during a Nov. 17 Assembly hearing.
The solutions on the table include legislation to provide a state personal income tax credit to nurse practitioners and other healthcare workers who serve as a clinical preceptor for students—a kind of structured mentorship that bridges the gap between classroom education and clinical hands-on training.
The Healthcare Association, which represents hundreds of systems, nursing homes and other facilities across the state, and the Greater New York Hospital Association are urging lawmakers to devote funding in the upcoming state budget to nursing residency programs. The hospital group, which represents 140 facilities in New York, said in written testimony to the Assembly that funding would go toward a dedicated nurse educator, curriculum development and backfill costs for preceptors.
Stephen Ferrara, associate dean of clinical affairs at the Columbia School of Nursing, said efforts need to start earlier in the nursing career path—as early as primary school, where nurses can help students learn about healthcare careers and encourage them to pursue nursing as a profession.
Creating more space for aspiring nurses is also critical, Ferrara said. An aging faculty population at nursing schools presents the looming possibility of a shortage of educators for the next generation—which he attributed in part to salaries that are lower for teaching than working at the bedside.
"If we don't have a faculty to educate the incoming amount of workforce that we need," he said, "then we're going to end up turning away qualified candidates."
There are limited spots at hospitals and nursing homes for nursing students to gain clinical experience they need to graduate, observers say. Some stakeholders have suggested the state allow hours of clinical training done through virtual simulation labs to count toward the graduation requirement, although nurses caution that in-person and virtual experiences are not interchangeable.
Pat Kane, executive director of the New York State Nurses Association, a union that represents more than 42,000 members, said she theoretically supports the expanded use of simulations, but she said they lack the mentorship aspect of the in-person clinical experience.
"When you're coming into that med-surge unit, the instructor doesn't stay with you the whole time—I'm staying with you," she said during the Nov. 17 Assembly hearing. "That mentoring and talking about what the career is like … are really important conversations."
Ferrara said the state should at least explore the possibility, given evidence that simulations are quality educational tools to prepare nursing students.
The nursing pipeline has big shoes to fill. According to the governor's office, there are more than 9,300 openings across the state for registered nurses alone.
This story first appeared in our sister publication, Crain's New York Business.
Source: modernhealthcare.com
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John Fogerty, Pop Phenomenon
Cosmo's Factory was the fourth, biggest, and best of the astonishing string of five Top Ten albums Creedence Clearwater Revival released in 1969 and 1970. It went on sale in August 1970, well after two of its tracks had stormed radio--the No. 2 "Travelin' Band"/"Who'll Stop the Rain," which began its parabola in January, and the No. 4 "Up Around the Bend," released in April. But as Fantasy most certainly knew, there was a third hit in its grooves, the transcendent "Lookin' Out My Back Door"--the fifth and last No. 2 single for the preeminent pop phenomenon of its brief era, which never had a No. 1--and the album rode all four beloved songs to nine weeks atop Billboard's album chart. Not until February would the Christmas-keyed Pendulum yield the next single, and by then Creedence's pendulum was into its backswing.
I cite these stats not because I love them for themselves, although I do, but because they make clear what a different and comparatively innocent time the '60s-'70s cusp was. Five albums in two years! Singles, sometimes two-sided, tumbling merrily after each other every dozen weeks! Dominating AM radio on an independent label! And strangest of all, roots-rock pioneers a pop phenomenon! But these were the ways of Creedence's time, 15 years into the history of a music that has now lasted 45 even if John Fogerty and the many old-timers who still adore him don't believe the current stuff measures up. And they were the facts of Creedence's place, the Bay Area, where one of rock's most fabled revolutions was powered primarily by guys who'd been hanging at folk clubs five years before. Acid tripped these guys out, and because Creedence came through the ballrooms like every other San Francisco band, they accommodated the space-jam imperative in famous extended workouts on Dale Hawkins's "Susie Q" and Marvin Gaye's "I Heard It Through the Grapevine." But Fogerty's deepest love was the two-and-a-half-minute song of '50s rock and roll. The A side of the "Susie Q" single ran all of 2:16.
Creedence's style is customarily slotted as "updated" rockabilly, and you can understand why. Unlike most ballroom hopefuls, Fogerty wasn't just a white boy trying to sing the blues--he was a white boy inventing his own white-boy blues. The instrumentation was held down to spare guitar-guitar-bass-drums, and his melodic and rhythmic materials were minimal as well. But there was a big, big difference from the halcyon days of Sun Studios--the difference between Carl Perkins's blue suede shoes and John Fogerty's flannel shirt. Fogerty had no taste for fashion, and no high-strung macho in him either. At his best, he didn't sing as if he had anything to prove. When he did--when the sniping of more countercultural rivals combined with the dissension that is inevitable in all rock groups to nudge him toward (a) True Art and (b) True Democracy--Creedence was finished.
Supposedly, this isn't how rock and roll gets to Matter. Supposedly, the great rock and rollers engage in a drama of public self-definition; whatever their technical shortcomings, they make music as if their lives are at stake, and we respond in kind. And for sure that's often the way it is. But not with Fogerty. Again, this was not a guy who snuck back to rock and roll from the coffeehouses. He'd been a rocker since junior high school, a touring musician since before he was 20. Yet there was more of what the folkies were after in his terse, grounded metaphors, not to mention his raceless drawl with its eerie high end, than in all the era's yearning poetry and doleful cries. Maybe he wasn't a natural--that category is a sham. But he sure seemed like one. That's why today's alt-country strivers regard him as a god--and why they try to imitate him the way coffee-house types tried to imitate Mississippi John Hurt and Charley Poole.
Harder than the relentlessly songful Willy and the Poor Boys, simpler than the surprisingly durable Pendulum, Cosmo's Factory opens with "Ramble Tamble," a rave-up that sounds contentless until you notice that its few lyrics list everyday oppressions--crap and mortgages everywhere except on the corner, where there are cops, and the White House, where (in 1970) there are actors. On this album, that's the strategy. Beyond the borderline-sappy "Who'll Stop the Rain" (the greatest weakness of Fogerty's oeuvre is that he never wrote a song praising what makes the crops grow), the only other title that essays explicit social commentary is a second relatively tuneless choogle, "Run Through the Jungle." Yet the fast-moving celebrations Top 40 loved--"Travelin' Band"'s rough-and-ready road moments, "Up Around the Bend"'s party at the end of the highway--are unmistakably situated in the tough-minded context the matter-of-fact protests create. Few rock and rollers have more unreservedly confronted the paradox at the music's heart, which is that the escape it grants its participants must carry within it an awareness of its own limitations if they're not to pay serious consequences later.
Elsewhere there's a Bo Diddley blues and a Roy Orbison whoop-de-doo and a tribute to the King. There's an elegiac closer that signifies the spiritual dimension of home sweet home with a saxophone solo. And there's that final hit, one of the least typical songs Fogerty ever wrote, and in the running for the best. This record has the road all over it, the boys had been touring pretty steady, and "Lookin' Out My Back Door" is the one time Fogerty gets to enjoy the domestic life his modest music evokes. It's also the one time he sounds like a hippie--it's his dope song. But does he get eight miles high? He most certainly does not. He sits on his porch and watches harmless imaginary creatures cavort. I like to think that 30 years later he's still in good with those creatures, and that they're as every bit as harmless as he thought they were.
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Reddit Eyes Performance Ad Dollars With Cost-Per-Click Ads
by Allison Schiff // Wednesday, January 30th, 2019 – 9:00 am
Reddit is getting into the performance marketing game.
On Wednesday, the self-described front page of the internet launched the ability for direct response advertisers to buy any of its inventory across desktop, mobile web and app on a cost-per-click (CPC) basis.
Until now, advertisers could purchase ads on a CPM model – or cost per view for video – which was fine for branding objectives.
But Reddit, which has around 330 million monthly active users, noticed that performance advertisers on the platform were looking to set more DR-focused KPIs, like conversions or traffic goals. They just didn't have the right bid types at their disposal.
Beyond opening up more inventory to a new set of advertising objectives, the introduction of CPC bidding is an "inflection point" for Reddit's overall advertising business, said Zubair Jandali, the company's VP of sales, because it represents another step in the maturation of Reddit's ad offering.
It's also "an example of how we are listening to advertiser feedback," said Shariq Rizvi, who joined Reddit as VP of ads products and engineering in December. Rizvi spent four years at the helm of Twitter's performance ads business between 2012 and 2016.
Reddit beta tested CPC bidding with more than 50 of its advertisers, including Wayfair, job search marketplace Hired and mobile gaming company Kabam. The tests yielded up to 50% better ROI when performance advertisers bid using cost per click, according to Reddit.
Ad monetization has been a top priority for Reddit since the 2015 launch of its self-serve ad platform, followed shortly by the rollout of interest-based targeting, autoplay ads, in-app native ads for iOS and Android and video ads.
Reddit plans to release more performance-focused tools throughout the year, starting with functionality to optimize ad placement based on maximizing ROI, quality and relevance, Rizvi said.
But one initiative that's still not on the immediate agenda is programmatic access, although it's something Rizvi said Reddit "keeps evaluating internally."
"Reddit has a strong history of protecting user privacy," he said. "That is the guardrail we use to look at programmatic."
Reddit has similar guardrails to ensure ads on the platform provide some value, Jandali said, such as access to new, relevant information or a springboard for an interesting conversation. Otherwise, Reddit users can smell brand gimmicks and opportunism a mile away – but it's not true to say that the people of Reddit are categorically opposed to advertising.
"In my experience, it's not that Redditors don't like ads, it's that they don't like bad ads," Jandali said. "On our platform, that means ads that are irrelevant to the community in question and tone deaf in what they convey. But when a brand comes correct – when they know how to engage and who to engage with – we tend to see that Reddit performs on par or better than much of the rest of the market."
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June 2, 2014, 10:35 pm
Tim Tebow "training every day" in hopes of NFL return
By Nicki Jhabvala
Tim Tebow led the Broncos to six straight victories to help them to the AFC West title in 2011. (John Leyba, The Denver Post)
Tim Tebow, the former Florida Gator turned Bronco turned shirtless Jet turned ESPN analyst turned ridiculously muscular casual golfer and tree chopper refuses to give up on playing once again in the NFL.
Tebow, a two-time BCS national champion and former Heisman Trophy winner who was drafted by the Broncos in 2010, played in 17 total games in a blue-and-orange uniform before John Elway signed Peyton Manning. In the regular and postseason combined, Tebow recorded 15 fumbles and nine interceptions in his short career as a Bronco, while ending the 2012 season with the league's lowest completion rate (46.5 percent).
He did, however, lead the Broncos to six straight victories to help them to the AFC West title in 2011.
And he did have a good game in the 2011-12 playoffs — one of his only two playoff games — in which he threw for 316 yards and two touchdowns, including an 80-yard pass to Demaryius Thomas in overtime to give Denver the win against Pittsburgh. Surely you remember the 3:16 game. (Of course, in the next game, against New England, he completed only nine of 26 passes, was sacked five times and sustained injured ribs. The Broncos lost by 35.)
And he did make the entire world want to Tebow.
But since his days of throwing a football and setting trends have ended, he seems to have done pretty well for himself on the air. The SEC Network — which is expected to launch in mid-August — announced a new two-hour game show, "SEC Nation," that will feature Tebow. And in the meantime, he's been speaking and …
"I'm training every day and feel like I'm the best that I've ever been," Tebow told The Tennessean. "I still love it, love playing, talking about it, and I'm just excited about whatever the future holds. Who knows what could happen? But I'm excited about it, though."
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Comment by heykyleinsf — June 2, 2014 @ 11:15 pm
Don't feed the trolls. The only reason the media keeps printing this drivel is because people comment on it.
Comment by bluescreen73 — June 3, 2014 @ 12:34 am
Comment by ChrisInDenver — June 3, 2014 @ 11:15 am
Denver NEVER should have traded him, but rather should have kept him as Manning's backup.
Comment by Heinz Doofenshmirtz — June 3, 2014 @ 5:47 am
Manning already has someone to wash his jock for him. And it's someone who can actually get the laundry into the washing machine, not bounce it four feet in front of the door.
Comment by Shaupeen — June 3, 2014 @ 5:59 am
Nonsense. The odds are 43-8 that Manning will never get us to a Super Bowl victory.
No offense, but your responses here are exactly why Tebow had to be traded. Well, that and you can see how the NFL is just clamoring to find him a job…
Comment by jvill — June 3, 2014 @ 7:31 am
Nonsense. The odds are 4-12 that Tebow will never get any team past 8-8.
Comment by 47YearBroncoFan — June 3, 2014 @ 5:06 pm
That's funny…except to make this statement means you buy the line that the FO sells you that BO is the second coming…
Just look at the way Fox toed the line yesterday when a reporter pointed out that it looked like BO had regressed
Comment by Billy Sastard — June 3, 2014 @ 7:56 am
Osweiler > Tebow
Having said that…all that's really stating is Osweiler is an NFL-caliber QB….back-up or otherwise…
Comment by MikeC — June 3, 2014 @ 7:43 pm
If they hadn't traded him there would have been all the Tebow crazies clamoring for him to start, even as Manning broke all-time records. On top of that, you don't keep a backup QB who has a completely opposite skill set (to be kind) of the starter.
Comment by Jimbotronn — June 3, 2014 @ 6:23 am
good logic…except you have no idea what skill set BO possesses
Good one. Parody, right?
Did you even know what a field goal or first down was before Tebow? What part of no one in the league wants him don't you get?
Comment by baddog — June 3, 2014 @ 2:20 pm
15 fumbles? Why did the lord let that happen?
Comment by Crashing Bore — June 3, 2014 @ 6:11 am
Who cares…why is this news in Denver
Well…you clicked on it….and commented. And it's the #1 story. That's why. For some odd reason this kid attracts readers and page views. It's not complicated.
Because Tim was a Denver Bronco of some "notoriety."
Tebow has lots of talent – but he doesn't have what it takes to be an NFL quarterback. He could be very successful as a multidimensional running back/tight end/H back/ wildcat. He doesn't have the arm or arm speed . BUT NO! God has ordained that he be a quarterback.
I have news for you, Tim: God doesn't concern Himself with who wins or loses in sports and He doesn't determine who plays quarterback. He does provide skill. So dump the ego trip and listen to coaches who view your skills objectively. You still could have a good NFL career – just not on your terms.
Comment by muleman — June 3, 2014 @ 8:14 am
Did he actually say that about God telling him he should be QB? Just curious. I agree with the balance of the post. He could play on special teams, probably make descent $$, and get plenty of endorsements. He's out of the league by choice.
My recollection is Bill Belichick was interested in Tebow as a single wing-type red zone runner. He knew a lot about Tebow from Florida because he and Urban Meyer are good friends. Belichick actually wanted to draft him, but later – but – Josh McDildo beat him to the punch by drafting him in the first round.
Tim can do a lot of things, but none of them well. Quarterback is really his only position and he cannot play it at the NFL level and certainly not in Canada. I don't know about Tim on defense. I also wish no ill will toward him.
Tebow has had his butt kicked on the field and in the media and by almost everyone else in America but the guy just never gives up. That's what I admire about him. No one here can ever convince me that his teammates and coaches didn't love having him on the field. Fans were glued to TV's rooting either for or against when the Broncos were playing.
I really see no reason on earth, even despite his poor throws at times, that he couldn't succeed much like Russell Wilson does for the Seahawks. Tebow is much more comfortable moving his feet while looking over the field much deeper just as Wilson does. I have seen him throw very accurate long passes under that type of offense that I don't think could be denied. He also has ability to run as does Wilson. Put Wilson in the Denver dink and dunk timing offense that Manning makes look easy, and even the biggest Wilson fan knows that he would struggle as much as Tebow. Guys like these have football talent, they just need coaches to build teams around them.
I doubt seriously if he ever played again in the NFL unless he agreed to change positions but I would sure love to see a team take the chance and go for it.
Comment by justabroncofan — June 3, 2014 @ 9:32 am
Except that Russell Wilson can read defenses.
And is much more accurate.
Russell struggles at times. Teams that can keep him in the pocket make him look pretty ordinary. He had some stretches during the regular season where he truly struggled and was the topic of much media criticism, especially reading defenses and bouts of inaccuracy at times. I am sure you both are famiIiar with that right? I have heard some Seahawk fans say they aren't completely sold on the guy. They watch a lot more Seahawk games than we do I bet. I am a fan of Wilson's because I enjoy physical play. I think he has a great future with Carroll as his coach.
I mentioned Tebow's limitations. No way I am saying he doesn't need improvement. I will say though that Tebow is a much better QB when the ground game is clicking and he can use his feet to move the pocket to be able to see farther down the field where he is much more accurate. He throws a beautiful long pass. Much like Russell. Neither one of those guys have much talent in short timing passes from the pocket. It's just not their strength at this point of their careers because of inexperience.
All I am trying to point out is the way the Seattle coaching staff tries its best to put Russell into the best positions to succeed given his talents in their offense. They have a great defense, an awesome power running game, and coaches that are convinced it pays to be physical. He is in very good hands in Seattle. Tebow would need the same type of surroundings if he was to ever get another shot.
Comment by justabroncofan — June 4, 2014 @ 6:43 pm
Tebow could and would have been successful here in Denver , but his head was too big for his helmet. Best case scenario would have been for him to swallow his ego, bury his pride and learn as much as he could from Peyton.
He just couldn't allow himself to be thought of as a lesser player, which he certainly was and is
Comment by Sam Wilson — June 3, 2014 @ 10:03 am
Wrong. He's a big athletic guy that doesn't have NFL QB talent. Not the only thing he's delusional about.
Comment by ab — June 3, 2014 @ 12:23 pm
He could have learned from Peyton, if the Broncos would have tolerated that circus. Problem is, he could not have executed what he learned.
Make this guy go away!!! 😉
Comment by princessfab — June 3, 2014 @ 12:15 pm
If Tebow had a van, he could moonlight as Uncle Rico from Napoleon Dynamite. Crank up some Springsteen "Glory Days" and toss Tebow torpedos to angelic receivers who can leap 25 feet in the air and haul in those passes that mere mortals are not gifted enough to catch.
Comment by Maninthemountains — June 3, 2014 @ 1:02 pm
He could have won state!
This article proves Disqus is a failure, only 28 comments at this point, including mine. With the old format, there would be 12 pages of comments by now. But it is great not to have to listen to the dribble of Hale and Hearty, or Spider, or Mrpuki or NHPeyton and the rest of the eejits.
Comment by Wisdom — June 3, 2014 @ 7:05 pm
For once I agree with you Wisdom, Disquis is an epic fail. I actually like the posters that you mention though. They are much more objective than you are, and their agenda doesn't include wanting the Broncos to lose.
Comment by broncosteviep — June 4, 2014 @ 9:22 am
No, they aren't objective at all. They can not accept any criticism of the Broncos, which is their downfall. I want Denver to win, but am frustrated by the path they've chosen. Denver will never win a Super Bowl with Fox as the head coach, plain and simple. The personnel changes have been baffling, and the front office a failure on personal and business reasons. I have no doubt that Denver will bounce back, but it won't happen until Fox and BO are long gone.
Comment by Wisdom — June 4, 2014 @ 10:26 pm
That is where you lose me Wisdom. What does Brock Oswieler have to do with the Broncos winning/losing a Super Bowl? I don't understand your rationale. He doesn't even play. If your point is that we could have drafted someone else who could have helped us more then I would just ask you "What has Elway shown you in the draft that he hasn't shown me?" I would grade Elway as a "D+" drafter, so if that is your theory, I completely and totally disagree.
I guess after the McDaniel mistake Fox is better than that, but who would you replace him with?
Man this server is HORRIBLE!!!!
Very simple, Manning won't last forever, perhaps a year to two. BO is his backup. He is not NFL caliber, and the team will flounder if he is the go to guy. These are decisions made by the front office. Fox is a .500 coach that has difficulty making good decisions in crunch time. Harbaugh was available at the time we got Fox, but Harbaugh wasn't interested in Denver's offer.
And I totally agree that Disqus and DP adds are lame,and I can't seem to do anything about that on an IPad.
Comment by Wisdom — June 6, 2014 @ 7:09 am
I can't either Wisdom. When I type it lags so bad that I have to keep retyping everything.
You understand Harbaugh hasn't won a Super Bowl either….right? Why is he a better head coach than Fox in your opinion?
How do you know Osweiler isn't NFL caliber? I don't think you can say he isn't anymore than I can say he is. I think it is fair to say the jury is still out on that opinion.
For me, Disqus takes forever to load, and sometimes when I am typing a comment the screen locks up and I have to refresh, and this is on both an iPad and laptop. I don't like the threads either. But I'm sure the DP saves money by going with an off the shelf product, and I don't think the DP cares whether we like it or not.
I didn't think Disqus was a failure until I saw your name.
You suck.
Comment by Shaupeen — June 6, 2014 @ 1:15 pm
Go get ready for your 6th grade field trip.
Bottom line is ..He Can't Throw…
Comment by David Crosby — June 4, 2014 @ 12:16 am
Tebow would have done better than Manning in the last Super Bowl. Why? because Tebow could have made plays by running the ball. On the other hand, Manning was cornered in the pocket, he could not throw but he could not run either because he wasn't mobile. That's why the Broncos were slaughtered by the Seahawks.
Comment by COskier99 — June 4, 2014 @ 2:11 am
Remember, that 80 yard pass to DT fluttered maybe 15 in the air most of it towards the sidelines, the rest was Dameryius Thomas. To give Tebow all the credit for the success of that pass is being really unfair to the guy who got most of the yards on that play and got it into the end zone.
Comment by BoomChuka — June 4, 2014 @ 8:36 am
DT even had to jump for it and break stride to pull it in.
A competent QB would have hit him in step.


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Simmone Mackinnon
Australian-born Simmone Jade Mackinnon was not contemplating returning home until she learnt that McLeod's Daughters was auditioning for a major female role. Simmone had built a steady body of work in the USA but the opportunity was too good to pass up. Her decision paid off as she won the role.
Simmone has been thrilled with her time on Channel Nine's successful drama. "I'm so excited by this role. I work with a very talented cast and crew, I'm back in Australia with family and friends, and as a horse lover I'm happy to have a role where I am able to ride almost every day," Mackinnon said.
Simmone joined the cast of McLeod's Daughters as Stevie Hall, an old friend of Claire McLeod. Her appearance at Drovers Run initially created tension between Stevie and Tess but after Claire's death, the two formed a deep bond while working together to run the property.
"Stevie is a dream role for me. She is lots of fun to play, more so than anything I've played before. She is casual and relaxed and strong-willed … I love all her qualities," she remarks.
A classically trained dancer, Simmone toured with the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Cats before an injury forced her to consider acting. Her first major acting role came in 1998 in the Baywatch Down Under special, leading to an invitation to join the core cast on Baywatch. The dual lead role in the television mini-series Attila, filmed in Lithuania, followed. Simmone has just returned to the USA to complete filming her lead role in the independent film Dominique's Game, also starring Corbin Bernsen (LA Law).
Simmone Mackinnon Facts
Birth Name Simone Jade Mackinnon
Simone Jade Mackinnon
Birthday March 19, 1973 (46)
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Birthplace Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia
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Pennsylvania Court Takes New Approach in Forum Non Conveniens Dispute
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On December 5, 2016, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania denied the appeal of a trial court decision to grant a forum non conveniens motion to dismiss claims brought by European family members following a fatal plane crash. The court rejected the idea that plaintiffs' choice of forum should be given "overwhelming deference." The court also appears to have adopted an approach favoring the qualitative comparison of categories of evidence available in the U.S. and in the alternative foreign forum. Bochetto, et al., v Dimeling, Schreiver & Park, et al., 2016 PA Super 272, Lexis 729 (Dec. 5, 2016).
The case arose from the crash of a twin-engine Piper PA-34-220T Seneca V on September 15, 2009 near Castro Verde, Portugal. The aircraft, which was manufactured by Piper Aircraft in Florida, crashed during a nighttime training exercise, killing the three occupants including a Spanish flight instructor, a student pilot who was a Dutch citizen, and a student pilot with dual Dutch-Australian citizenship. The case was initially filed in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia. The plaintiffs alleged claims based on strict products liability, negligence, breach of express and implied warranties, fraud and civil conspiracy against 14 defendants, all of whom were located in the United States.
The manufacturer and some defendants filed a motion to dismiss pursuant to a Pennsylvania statute recognizing the doctrine of forum non conveniens, Pa.C.S. § 5322(e). Defendants argued that the aircraft was maintained in Portugal, the pilot was trained in Portugal, the underlying accident occurred in Portugal, the Portuguese government conducted the accident investigation, and all of the non-party witnesses and relevant documents were in Portugal, all of the decedents were from Europe, and the real parties in interest were from Europe. The plaintiffs opposed the motion, countering that all the evidence related to the design and manufacture of the aircraft was located in the United States, the negligence claims against the foreign defendants were untenable, and the flight school had a strong presence in the United States.
The trial court granted the motion, and the plaintiffs appealed. Citing Pennsylvania law and Piper Aircraft Co. v. Reyno, 454 U.S. 235, 257–58 (1981), The Superior Court of Pennsylvania held that the trial court erred when it limited its discussion to those forum non conveniens factors that were specific to Pennsylvania, and did not address the network of connections to the United States as a whole. 2016 PA Super 272, Lexis 729 at *6.
The plaintiffs argued that they were due greater deference in their choice of forum in this case because "the choice was between Portugal, where no defendant or plaintiff is located, and the United States where all of the defendants reside, where the evidence supporting plaintiffs' claims is maintained, and where the misconduct causing the accident occurred." 2016 PA Super 272, Lexis 729 at *17.
The appellate court reasoned that although the plaintiffs were correct that their home countries of Spain, the Netherlands, and Australia may not present the most convenient forums, that did not mean that plaintiffs had "free choice" of any other forum since in a global case such as this, no one jurisdiction may stand out as convenient. The trial court was required to give some deference but not overwhelming deference to plaintiffs' choice of forum.
The court analyzed the trial court's methodology in balancing public and private interests, and noted that the trial court did conclude that some items weighed in favor of an American forum. For example, evidence relating to aircraft design, original and subsequent American owners, and maintenance before the plane was sold to a European company were all located in the United States. The appellate court looked approvingly on the trial court's comparison of the availability of other categories of evidence, such as the location of evidence related to more recent aircraft maintenance and pilot error in Portugal. The more relevant evidence was the documentation of maintenance and upkeep after the aircraft was sold to the Belgian company that leased it to the Portuguese flight school. By engaging in such a qualitative assessment of the evidence and its importance, rather than merely counting up items in a list, the appellate court found that the district court did not abuse its discretion and affirmed the dismissal of plaintiffs' case. 2016 PA Super 272, Lexis 729 at * 22.
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Релакса́ция, миорелакса́ция (от  «ослабление, расслабление») — снижение тонуса скелетной мускулатуры. Релаксация может быть достигнута в результате применения специальных психофизиологических техник, физиотерапии и лекарственных препаратов. Считается, что релаксация способствует снятию психического напряжения, из-за чего она широко применяется в психотерапии, при гипнозе и самогипнозе, в йоге и во многих других оздоровительных системах. Релаксация, наряду с медитацией, приобрела большую популярность как средство борьбы со стрессом и психосоматическими заболеваниями.

Релаксация особенно эффективна для людей с повышенным мышечным тонусом. Доказано, что повышенный мышечный тонус ведёт к развитию заболеваний. Для людей с пониженным мышечным тонусом эффект релаксации будет меньше. Резкое или прогрессирующее снижение или повышение мышечного тонуса может быть результатом болезни.

Релаксация в психотерапии
Польза от систематических сеансов релаксации признана в современной психотерапии. В основе теории о положительном влиянии релаксации на психику лежит утверждение о взаимосвязи разума и тела. Известно, что у человека в состоянии стресса тонус мышц повышается. Предполагается, что существует и обратная связь: при снижении тонуса мышц снижается и психическое напряжение. В таком случае уменьшения психического напряжения можно добиться глубоким расслаблением мышц.

Важнейшим понятием при занятиях релаксацией с психотерапевтическими целями является генерализация, то есть распространение и закрепление эффекта релаксации. Несистематические и поверхностные занятия релаксацией дают временный, неполный эффект. Только регулярные занятия с соблюдением методики приводят к стойкой генерализации эффекта и долгосрочному положительному влиянию релаксации.

Психофизиологические техники релаксации
Под психофизиологическими техниками релаксации понимаются методы расслабления мышц посредством разума и упражнений. Для применения данных техник важны удобные условия: отсутствие яркого света, комфортная температура, нестесняющая одежда, отсутствие мешающих шумов и других раздражителей. Нежелательно заниматься релаксацией на полный желудок, так как процесс пищеварения мешает расслаблению.

Прогрессивная мышечная релаксация

Эта эффективная релаксационная техника была разработана американским учёным и врачом Эдмундом Якобсоном в 1920-х годах. Методика основана на простом физиологическом факте: после периода сильного напряжения любая мышца автоматически глубоко расслабляется. Следовательно, чтобы добиться глубокой релаксации всех скелетных мышц, нужно одновременно или последовательно сильно напрягать все эти мышцы. Доктор Джэкобсон и его последователи рекомендуют максимально напрягать каждую мышцу в течение 5—10 секунд, а затем в течение 15—20 секунд концентрироваться на возникшем в ней чувстве расслабления. Важно сначала научиться распознавать чувство напряжения и затем отличать от него чувство расслабления.

Джекобсон изначально разработал около 200 специальных упражнений для напряжения всех скелетных мышц организма, включая самые мелкие. Но в современной психотерапии считается достаточным последовательно упражнять таким образом 16 групп мышц:
 Доминантная кисть и предплечье (максимально сильно сожмите кулак и согните кисть в любом направлении).
 Доминантное плечо (согните руку в локте и сильно надавите локтем себе в корпус или на ближайшую поверхность — кровать, подлокотник, и т. п.).
 Недоминантная кисть и предплечье.
 Недоминантное плечо.
 Мышцы верхней трети лица (поднимите брови как можно выше и широко откройте рот).
 Мышцы средней трети лица (сильно зажмурьтесь, нахмурьтесь и наморщите нос).
 Мышцы нижней трети лица (сильно сожмите челюсти и отведите уголки рта назад, к ушам)
 Мышцы шеи (притяните плечевые суставы высоко к ушам и в таком положении наклоняйте подбородок к груди)
 Мышцы груди и диафрагма (сделайте глубокий вдох, задержите дыхание, сведите локти перед собой и сожмите их)
 Мышцы спины и живота (напрягите мышцы брюшного пресса, сведите лопатки и выгните спину)
 Доминантное бедро (напрягите передние и задние мышцы бедра, держа колено в напряжённом полусогнутом положении)
 Доминантная голень (максимально потяните на себя ступню и разогните пальцы ступни)
 Доминантная ступня (вытяните голеностопный сустав и сожмите пальцы ступни)
 Недоминантное бедро
 Недоминантная голень
 Недоминантная ступня

Под словом «доминантная» имеется в виду правая для правшей и левая для левшей.

Разумеется, существуют и более подробные методики прогрессивной релаксации (на 30, 40 групп мышц, и более) для желающих достичь в релаксации высокой степени мастерства.

Первые два месяца доктор Джекобсон рекомендовал заниматься ежедневно, затем плавно снижать периодичность до 2 раз в неделю. В первый месяц рекомендовалось заниматься 2 раза в день по 20—30 минут. Во второй месяц 1 раз в день по 20 минут. Затем по 10—15 минут.

При достижении определённого уровня мастерства Джекобсон рекомендовал учиться вызывать расслабление просто представляя себе чувство расслабления в определённой мышце, без её напряжения.

Абдоминальное дыхание
Данный метод считается одним из самых простых. Его также называют «диафрагмальное дыхание». Метод предусматривает 1-3 подхода (с перерывами) по 10 дыхательных циклов (вдохов-выдохов), выполняемых следующим образом:
 Медленный вдох через нос. При вдохе следует стараться, чтобы максимально «раздулся» живот, а грудная клетка раздулась не так сильно.
 Задержка дыхания на несколько секунд.
 Медленный выдох, лучше через рот. Выдох должен быть длиннее вдоха. При выдохе из лёгких должен полностью выйти весь воздух, для чего в конце выдоха нужно сделать небольшое усилие.

При глубоком вдохе живот поднимается, оттого что диафрагма — главная дыхательная мышца — опускается очень низко, как бы «раздувая» абдоминальную область. Именно низкое опущение диафрагмы является главным показателем полноты вдоха, то есть полного наполнения лёгких воздухом. А полный выдох при этом обеспечивает полное обновление воздуха в лёгких, чего не происходит при поверхностном дыхании.

Это упражнение способствует хорошему насыщению крови кислородом, при длительной практике способствует выработке правильного повседневного дыхания. Техника также помогает при эмфиземе лёгких.

Метод можно совместить с самовнушением, произнося при каждом выдохе ключевое слово, например: «релаксация», «спокойствие», «безмятежность», и т. п.

Самогипноз (самовнушение)

При самогипнозе релаксация может быть достигнута путём многократного повторения суггестивной фразы, например: «Кисть моей левой руки полностью расслаблена». Подобные суггестивные фразы составляются и повторяются последовательно для всех частей тела. Самогипноз лучше выполнять с закрытыми глазами. Для достижения глубокого расслабления обычно требуется продолжительная практика. Одним из пионеров в этой области был Эмиль Куэ.

Лекарственная релаксация
Релаксация может быть достигнута путём применения особых лекарств — миорелаксантов. Лекарственная релаксация применяется перед хирургическими операциями, при болезнях и травмах. Миорелаксация также является побочным эффектом некоторых других групп препаратов.

Физиотерапия
Релаксации мышц способствуют тёплые ванны и плавный массаж.

См. также
 Медитация
 Йога
 Цигун
 Аутогенная тренировка
 Прикладная релаксация

Примечания

Литература
 Эберт, Д. Стресс и релаксация // Эберт, Д. Физиологические аспекты йоги / Пер. с нем. Р. С. Минвалеева. — Leipzig: Veb Georg Thieme, 1999. — 166 с.: ил. — . — Гл. 5.4.3.

Ссылки
 Relaxation Techniques for Health: What You Need To Know - Подробная статья о релаксации на сайте Национального института здоровья США, 2011-2014
 Пять лучших техник релаксации // BigIdeas.ru, 31 октября 2011 - Краткая подборка техник релаксации (оригинал Top 5 healthy relaxation techniques // Mind-energy, Parapsychology articles and news, 2007 )

Психофизиология
Методы психологической самопомощи
Психотерапия
Йога
Цигун

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February 09, 2001 Sports » Features
Brydon injured, Turgeon flustered at world championships
Less than four days after finishing seventh in the women's combined event at the World Ski Championships in St. Anton, Austria, Emily Brydon's rookie season ended with a crash in a soft snow section of the downhill.
The Fernie skier, having a phenomenal rookie season, caught an edge at full speed in the Feb. 6 downhill and flew into the safety netting, tearing three ligaments in her right knee.
The 20 year old will be sidelined for an estimated six month while she undergoes surgery and rehabilitates her anterior cruciate, medial collateral and lateral collateral ligaments. Her meniscus was also damaged in the fall. She was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment, and will undergo surgery in Vancouver immediately after her return.
Brydon netted a World Cup downhill bronze earlier this season at St. Moritz, Switzerland, and has several top 10 and top 15 finishes to her credit. At the time of the accident she was ranked 24 th in the overall FIS World Cup standings.
Brydon wasn't the only skier to have problems in the women's downhill. A combination of high winds, flat light, deep ruts and changing snow conditions knocked five women out of the race. A heavy blizzard Feb. 2-3 postponed the race for two days while the Austrian army laboured around the clock the push more than 100,000 tons of snow off the race courses at St. Anton.
Melanie Turgeon of Beauport, Quebec, had problems of her own after posting the fastest time in the final training run.
"This is the end of a rough week," said the 24 year old, who is currently ranked 13 th on the overall World Cup list with a bronze and two silver medals. She finished 14 th in the downhill.
"The snow conditions were different today and the visibility was not too good. I couldn't see anything coming down. I made a mistake at the top and I tried to recover all the way down. I went as much to the limit as I could but it was too much to recover."
Michaela Dorfmeister gave the medal-starved Austrian crowd something to cheer about as she led a home country sweep of the downhill podium. Renate Goetschl, the defending world champion, finished second, and Selina Heregger was third.
Previous to the downhill, Brydon was ranked seventh in the combined contest, the best performance for a Canadian athlete since Michelle McKendy finished seventh in 1991. Britt Janyk of Whistler was on pace to break the top five in the slalom event, but straddled a gate in sight of the finish.
"That sort of thing happens in the slalom," said the 20 year old. "I laid it all on the line and went out. I wanted to ski my fastest on the second run, I didn't want to just finish. I felt very solid on my skis but was caught on my inside edge going into a combination."
The men's downhill, Feb. 7, provided more medals for the host Austrian team, and more disappointment for the Canadians.
Hannes Trinkl claimed the gold medal, while teammate Hermann Maier took the silver. German newcomer Florian Eckert took the bronze.
Edi Podivinsky was the top Canadian, 2.64 seconds off Trinkl's pace in 16 th place. Darin McBeath of Calgary was 19 th and Luke Sauder wound up 21 st .
With the snowstorm delaying all of the competitions, the world ski championships will wrap up later this week.
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The legend of Sant Jordi (Saint George)
The other important legend was collected by the Catalan writer about customs and manners Joan Amades who placed the fight of Saint George and the dragon in front of Montblanc town walls.
A long time ago a fierce dragon frightened the people in Montblanc. It ate up the pasture animals to such an extent to threaten the town's population. So as to avoid the attack of the beast it was decided to give it a person every day. There was a draw among the population, the king's family was included in it, and the destiny wanted the king's daughter to be the person chosen. When she was going to be swallowed by the dragon a horseman appeared and saved her of being killed by the dragon. The horseman was Saint George. At the place where the dragon poured out its blood a rosebush with red roses grew. Since then it has been maintained the Catalan tradition in which men give a red rose to their beloved women.
Every year, coinciding with St. George day (23rd April) Montblanc organises a Medieval Week. During two weekends the town revives its medieval origin and the streets, squares and towers are embellished with the noble flags and standards. There are a lot of activities that transport the visitors back to the Middle Age: the performance of Saint George's legend, the scenes of medieval life, the medieval supper, a concentration of dragons and fire, the medieval market, the performance of the Catalan Courts and so on…
The Medieval Week of Saint George has turned into the most important and most famous celebration in Montblanc. It has been designated as a Festival of National Tourist interest in Catalonia and in Spain.
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"""
An Attempted Task class that would evolve organisms to revolve around a point
"""

import time
import numpy as np
from ..gene_alg_2.genetic_algorithm import GeneticAlgorithm

class OrbitalTask(object):
    """
    Allows a robot to orbit around a fixed goal.
    """

    def train(self, robot):
        """
        Trains the task to find the most fit organism. Organisms are stored in a
        log file along with their fitness per generation.
        """

        log_location = 'logs/orbital_'+str(int(time.time()))+'.csv'
        print log_location

        GeneticAlgorithm(
            log_location=log_location,
            gen_size=100,
            num_organisms=1,
            num_genes=8,
            fitness_thresh=0.05,
            elitism_thresh=0.1,
            crossover_thresh=0.8,
            mutation_thresh=0.1,
            fitness_func=self.get_fitness_func(robot)).train()

    def visualizer_test(self, robot, organisms):
        """
        Use the basic visualizer to see what the robot is doing.
        """

        simulation_visualizer = SimulationVisualizer([robot], real_world_scale=2)
        get_fitness = self.get_fitness_func(robot)
        fitness = get_fitness(organisms)
        print fitness

    def get_fitness_func(self, robot):
        """
        Provides a fitness function for the genetic alorigthm to optimize for.
        """

        # Using a closure here so we can hold our single robot instance
        def _fitness_func(organisms):

            avg_fit = []

            for _ in range(3):
                positions = self.run_with_setup(robot, organisms[0])

                ideal_radius = 1.5 # Let it rotate 1m away from goal

                radius_err = np.mean([np.absolute(
                    np.sqrt(position[0]**2 + position[1]**2) - ideal_radius) \
                    for position in positions])

                centroid = positions.mean(axis=0)
                centroid_err = np.sqrt(centroid[0]**2 + centroid[1]**2)

                fitness = radius_err * centroid_err + radius_err + centroid_err
                avg_fit.append(fitness)

            return np.mean(avg_fit)

        return _fitness_func

    def run_with_setup(self, robot, organism, duration=20):
        """
        For training and testing, we want to use the same setup defined here.
        """

        robot.set_random_position(r=1.5)
        robot.set_random_direction()
        return self._run(robot=robot, duration=duration, organism=organism)

    def _run(self, robot, duration, organism):
        """
        Runs a robot through our function, controlled by an organism's genes.
        """

        goal_x = 0.0
        goal_y = 0.0
        positions = []

        for _ in range(int(duration * robot.resolution)):

            curr_w = robot.get_direction()
            curr_pos = robot.get_position()

            curr_x = curr_pos.x
            curr_y = curr_pos.y

            positions.append((curr_pos.x, curr_pos.y)) # store position history

            # Calculate difference between robot position and goal position
            diff_x = goal_x - curr_x
            diff_y = goal_y - curr_y

            # Calculate angle to goal and distance to goal
            # http://stackoverflow.com/a/7869457/2204868
            diff_w = np.arctan2(diff_y, diff_x) - curr_w
            diff_w = (diff_w + np.pi) % (2*np.pi) - np.pi
            diff_r = np.sqrt(diff_x**2 + diff_y**2)

            # Define linear and angular velocities based on organism
            a1, b1, a2, b2, c1, c2, d1, d2 = organism
            forward_rate = a1*diff_w + b1*diff_r + c1*diff_w**2 + d1*diff_r**2
            turn_rate = a2*diff_w + b2*diff_r + + c2*diff_w**2 + d2*diff_r**2

            # Set linear and angular velocities
            robot.set_twist(forward_rate, turn_rate)

        return np.asarray(positions)

if __name__ == "__main__":

    import argparse

    # All tasks should support a standard set of commands similar to this
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
    parser.add_argument('--train', action='store_true')
    parser.add_argument('--visualize', action='store_true')
    parser.add_argument('--gazebo', action='store_true')
    parser.add_argument('--real', action='store_true')

    FLAGS, _ = parser.parse_known_args()

    # Initialize task
    task = OrbitalTask()

    organisms = [[141.013, 1000.0, 0.922, 0.457, 1000.0, 0.327, 1000.0, 0.129]]

    # Create robots, both simulation ones and real ones
    from ..simulator.robot import Robot as SimRobot
    sim_robot = SimRobot(noise=0.1)

    if FLAGS.train:
        task.train(sim_robot)

    if FLAGS.visualize:
        from ..simulator.simulation_visualizer import SimulationVisualizer
        task.visualizer_test(sim_robot, organisms)

    if FLAGS.real or FLAGS.gazebo:
        from ..models.robot import Robot as ModelRobot
        model_robot = ModelRobot(real=FLAGS.real, name="robot1")
        task.run_with_setup(model_robot, organisms[0], duration=300)

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


text:
EU tells the Welsh how to grow their leeks
EU courts Welsh fury with leek rules (The Times, 1 March 2002, page 12)
The Welsh are upset that the European Union has chosen today, St David's Day, to interfere with one of the national symbols of Wales, the common or garden leek. European Union rules intended to make leeks conform to international standards come into effect today, and yesterday Nigel Evans, the Shadow Welsh Secretary, … said he was aghast at the "insult" that the Principality's national emblem should be regulated by Brussels in this unfeeling way on the country's national day.
Dai to save our leeks – Anger as EU tells Welsh all the veg must look the same (Daily Express, 2 March 2002, page 36)
Eurocrats sparked outrage among the Welsh on St David's Day yesterday by ordering that all leeks sold in future must look the same.
Taff on Welsh leeks (Daily Star, 2 March 2002, page 7)
Batty Eurocrats ruined St David's Day yesterday – by telling the Welsh how big to grow their LEEKS. A crazy new ruling says greengrocers can only sell the vegetable if it is at least eight millimetres thick.
Rules have long been in place governing the quality of vegetables. Even before the UK joined the EU it had its own such rules. It seems strange that newspapers choose to ridicule an important and growing concern of many of their readers – that, is the quality of the food we eat. The actions of the EU – at the request of industry and retailers – reflect these concerns. Minimum standards are set to protect consumers so that they can be confident of the quality of the product they are buying. They also ensure a level playing field in the marketing of leeks.
In addition, bureaucrats in Brussels did not dream up these regulations. They have been agreed by national governments, including the UK, and will simply bring the EU into line with standards set out by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. It is purely coincidental that the regulation came into force on 1 March (St David's Day).
Tags: leeks, welsh
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