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Urgent: Build a hybrid mobile app
Orçamento $250-750 USD
The project aims to create a market platform for fine arts.
The app should have the following screens-
Login Screen - The app should allow a user to login using his/her social network identity such as facebook/google+.
Feed Page - There should be a feed page which should hit the APIs to get a list of paintings and display them (refer Instagram feed). It should have support for likes and comments.
Profile Page - It should have a user profile page that allows him/her to manage one's buyer/seller accounts.
Add/Edit Painting Page - It should allows users to Add or Edit the details for their existing paintings.
Painting Detail Page 1 - This screen in addition to details of the painting and painter, should allow one to make bids for the painting shown in a telescopic view.
Search Page - It should hit the server with search term and display a list of results
Notifications Page - It should contains the notifications regarding paintings such as a seller accepting the bid for a painting or that the painting is sold and off the market
Payment Page - Should allow payment through Patym Wallet
The wireframes linked to the project provide visual clues to each of the above mentioned functional requirements.
Since the actual implementation should be supported by both Android and iOS, platforms like Apache Cordova can be used. We're running on a strict schedule and are looking for a final product within 2-3 weeks.
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Last week Maker's Mark sent communication out through their Ambassadors membership program that they were reducing the percentage alcohol from 45% to 42% (90 proof to 84 proof). This angered me greatly. Not because I drink a lot of Maker's Mark, but because clearly others do. I saw reducing the proof as a slap in the face to consumers. Chuck Cowdery posted some excellent thoughts on this on his blog if you'd like some more back story. Obviously I'm sure Maker's Mark wouldn't have made that decision were it not for parent company, Beam. But nevertheless the backlash was intense.
Today, Maker's Mark issued the below statement on their website. I for one applaud them. This is the way it works in today's digital age. The power of social media and the ability for company's to read and process what is being said about them, made it far easier for Beam and Maker's to address this. Companies are ran by people (and bottom lines), and they make mistakes. What's important here is they corrected it. As angry as I was about the decision in the first place is as pleased as I am to see the change of heart.
Smart move Maker's Mark!
You spoke. We listened.
Dear Friends,
Since we announced our decision last week to reduce the alcohol content (ABV) of Maker's Mark in response to supply constraints, we have heard many concerns and questions from our ambassadors and brand fans. We're humbled by your overwhelming response and passion for Maker's Mark. While we thought we were doing what's right, this is your brand – and you told us in large numbers to change our decision.
You spoke. We listened. And we're sincerely sorry we let you down.
So effective immediately, we are reversing our decision to lower the ABV of Maker's Mark, and resuming production at 45% alcohol by volume (90 proof). Just like we've made it since the very beginning.
The unanticipated dramatic growth rate of Maker's Mark is a good problem to have, and we appreciate some of you telling us you'd even put up with occasional shortages. We promise we'll deal with them as best we can, as we work to expand capacity at the distillery.
Your trust, loyalty and passion are what's most important. We realize we can't lose sight of that. Thanks for your honesty and for reminding us what makes Maker's Mark, and its fans, so special.
We'll set about getting back to bottling the handcrafted bourbon that our father/grandfather, Bill Samuels, Sr. created. Same recipe. Same production process. Same product.
As always, we will continue to let you know first about developments at the distillery. In the meantime please keep telling us what's on your mind and come down and visit us at the distillery. It means a lot to us.
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Starting today, RadioShack is offering a compelling promotion for those in the market for a new iPhone.
The electronics retailer is offering the iPhone 5S for free as long as you're willing to trade in your old iPhone 4s.
As is the case with most promotions, you'll have to commit to a two-year contract with AT&T, Sprint, or Verizon.
You can also purchase a 16 GB iPhone 5s for $99 without trading in your old iPhone.
This is a $100 discount compared to the standard iPhone 5s price of $199 on a two-year contract. The promotion was originally spotted by 9to5Mac before it was made public on Thursday.
RadioShack says that your iPhone 4s must be "eligible" for a trade-in, which means it'll have to be in decent shape for the deal to apply. There's no mention of how long the promotion will run, but it's valid whether your shopping online or at one of RadioShack's brick-and-mortar locations.


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A friend of mine recently asked my advice. Apparently his twelve year old nephew is turning out to be "quite the geek". As my friend described his nephew's love to take stuff apart and make something new with it, I could tell we had the beginnings of a fine young maker.
The challenge is that the boy's parents are not necessarily so technical. They know that he built something out of an Xbox and laptop, but they cannot begin to explain what it is. They've tried to support him by getting him some kits from Radio Shack, but he wasn't really challenged by them.
My friend turned to me for some suggestions for challenging kits that would not "do any damage to the house". So here is my list of...
Resources for Young Makers
#1: Let's Make RobotsLet's Make Robots website. If you think your own young maker would like robots, this is a great place to start. Joining Let's Make Robots is free and they do have some younger members. There are lots of supportive people and example projects on the site, such as the Start Here robot project, pictured below.
#2: MAKE MagazineMAKE is another good resource. They have subscription print and online versions, as well as free projects posted on the Make Projects website. They also sell kits and parts at the Maker Shed. Projects and articles are organized by topic; there's something for everyone.
#3: Instructables
Another great website is Instructables. This is a free site with loads of projects. Just about anything you can imagine, all submitted by members.
Since the content is member-submitted, the quality does vary a bit. There are many very good step-by-step projects, listing parts and materials needed.
Instructables even runs contests to encourage makers to share their knowledge.
Projects are organized into various topics, and the whole site is a searchable wealth of collected practical knowledge.
#4: Adafruit
Another wonderful company is Adafruit. They are an open source hardware electronics company, with a strong social network. Adafruit was started by Limor Fried (aka Ladyada), pictured on the cover of Wired Magazine to the left.
Limor started the company to create a "place online for learning electronics and making the best designed products for makers of all ages and skill levels." That's an admirable goal, and they are a driving force in today's maker movement.
Adafruit specifically created some skill badges for young people at the Adafruit Academy. The badges are like Scouting badges, except on subjects like soldering, using a multimeter, programming, and much more.
There is also the Lady Ada website, which includes projects and resources to help you make stuff.
#5: DIY.orgdiy.org. Kids can join (with parents' assistance) and do projects and challenges to earn skill badges.
Unlike Instructables, MAKE, or Adafruit, the whole site is designed around kids.
They even created a video "Anthem", encouraging kids not only to build, make, hack and grow, but also to share what they learned with others on the site.
There are plenty of other resources out there, far too many to list. However, I would recommend that young makers pick just one or two places to start with. Finding a good resource and a supporting maker community is the best way to start. Hopefully, something in the list above to appeal to the maker in your family.


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Note: For those who don't know there are only 10 problems that can be voted thumbs up or thumbs down every day and these problems are the 10 least recent. Also a problem with three thumbs up will be posted to the site and taken out of queue. Only one problem can be posted to the site per day. Also if a problem gets 3 thumbs down it is deleted.
Btw: for those who like an extra challenge what if one problem is submitted every 3 days?
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Three Red Spots Mix it Up on Jupiter
This sequence of Hubble Space Telescope images offers an unprecedented view of a planetary game of Pac-Man among three red spots clustered together in Jupiter's atmosphere. The time series shows the passage of the "Red Spot Jr." in a band of clouds below (south) of the Great Red Spot (GRS). "Red Spot Jr." first appeared on Jupiter in early 2006 when a previously white storm turned red. This is the second time, since turning red, it has skirted past its big brother apparently unscathed. But this is not the fate of "baby red spot," which is in the same latitudinal band as the GRS. This new red spot first appeared earlier this year. The baby red spot gets ever closer to the GRS in this picture sequence until it is caught up in the anticyclonic spin of the GRS. In the final image the baby spot is deformed and pale in color and has been spun to the right (east) of the GRS. These three natural-color Jupiter images were made from data acquired on May 15, June 28, and July 8, 2008, by the Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2).
Ray Villard
Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, Md.
Amy Simon-Miller
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md.


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Ok. Here's an HP roll. I don't suppose you do Roll against, for those two 1's?At 2011-09-18 20:40:47, TKtheExiled (uid: 23196) rolls: 6d12 Result: 38
You know... If Enchantress gets in and uses that Dhampir, a killer out-of-combat healer could be made using the Shadow Sun Ninja prestige class. Hit him with "Touch of the Shadow Sun"s negative energy to heal Milarca (since that seems to be a thing that happens according to the Pathfinder SRD), use resulting positive energy to hit someone else to heal them six seconds later for the same amount. The perfect out-of-combat setup. Though in the event of Enchantress not playing, a substitution can be made using an undead frog or squirrel or whatever.I think there was mention of healing people by sticking a shiv into them somewhere in the OOC thread. Unfortunately this method can only heal by punching. Also spells.
There is a lovely feat called tomb tainted soul that can allow anyone to be healed by negative energy. Anyone who feels they need more accessible healing might take a look at it. Out of combat I can use charnel touch without limit for healing. In battle I'm throwing quite a bit of negative energy around as well. Though in battle healing is really a waste of just about anyone's actions, especially a disabler.
still looking for players?
Ulth, small question about changing my original build. Would I be allowed to use the "unarmed swordsage" adaptation from page 20 of the Tome of Battle instead of taking Monk levels? The character seems a little cluttered with all the monk abilities and bonus feats. I means losing Evasion, but at least I'll have less multiple classes floating about giving different skills, BAB and saves at different rates. Spoiler: Click to Show/HideTo create a monklike character with a tremendous array of fantastic moves and strikes, give the swordsage the monk's unarmed strike progression and remove his light armor proficiency.If it's permitted, would you be able to give a ruling if the above means it loses the "wis bonus to AC when wearing light armor" in exchange for the monk's unarmored AC, or would it keep the light armor version (for use with the barbarian/cleric armor profs)?
See, I was thinking about joining this game, but when I build a gestalt character, it's so broken I feel sick...
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Judging from its less than lukewarm response, National would clearly prefer to ignore the Electoral Commission's well-crafted recommendations for improving MMP. So the governing party is desperately trying to manufacture not just one excuse for doing so, but several.
In a perfect world, National would put self-interest very much in second place, including that of allies Act and United Future.
In a perfect world, National would adopt the commission's wish for the "one-seat threshold" to be axed and join forces with Labour to secure a majority in Parliament of sufficient number to justify doing so.
National would likewise call on Labour's backing to enact the commission's partly compensating recommendation for the party vote threshold to be cut from 5 to 4 per cent.
The commission's plea for the so-called "coat-tails" clause to be abolished, however, looks like falling victim to National's self-interest.
As long as that provision remains on the statute books, there is a chance - however slim - that Act leader John Banks and United Future leader Peter Dunne could bring one or two extra MPs into Parliament at the next election, thereby upping the chances of the centre-right remaining in power.
Speaking the day after the commission's final report on the future of MMP was tabled in Parliament, the Prime Minister yesterday pretty much flagged that the one-seat threshold would remain.
It was important, he said, that governments contemplating changes to the voting system were seen to be fair and even-handed. Translation: ditching the one-seat threshold would not be fair on Act and United Future.
It was important there was a consensus in Parliament for passing new legislation. Translation: there is insufficient consensus.
It was normal for a Government to accept some recommendations made by an organisation like the Electoral Commission. Translation: we will reject recommendations we don't like.
The commission was "just another body" which "looked at things" and took a perspective which it thought was right. Translation: what the Electoral Commission thinks is not that important and governments can get away with ignoring what it has to say.
National should not get all the credit for being so self-serving. Labour's support for dumping the one-seat threshold has to be put into context. None of its allies rely on that provision to get their MPs into Parliament.
That makes Labour's drafting of a bill to enact the commission's recommendations exactly on a par with what National is doing - playing politics with a matter which should be above politics.


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A debate round has two teams with two debaters each and a Speaker. The Speaker serves as both the judge and arbiter of the rules during the round. Note here that "Speaker" always refers to the judge from this point forward. One team represents the Government, while the other represents the Opposition. The Government team is composed of a Prime Minister, who speaks twice, and a Member of Government, who speaks once. The Opposition team is composed of a Leader of the Opposition, who speaks twice, and a Member of the Opposition, who speaks once. The Government proposes a specific case statement, which the government team must demonstrate to be correct. The Opposition does not have to propose anything, but must demonstrate that the case statement is not correct. The Speaker decides at the end of the round, based on the arguments made in the round, whether the Government has proved its case or whether the Opposition has disproved it. The team which met its burden more convincingly wins.
Order and Timing of Speeches
- Prime Minister Constructive (PMC): 7 minutes
- Leader of the Opposition Constructive (LOC): 8 minutes
- Member of the Government Constructive (MG or MGC): 8 minutes
- Member of the Opposition Constructive (MO or MOC): 8 minutes
- Leader of Opposition Rebuttal (LOR): 4 minutes
- Prime Minister Rebuttal (PMR): 5 minutes
New Arguments
New arguments can be made at any time during the first four speeches. These speeches are called constructives. New arguments cannot be made during rebuttals, the last two speeches of the round. The Prime Minister can, however, respond to new opposition arguments that were made during the MO. So the PMR may contain new responses, but not new arguments.
Points of Information
During the PMC, LOC, MG, MO debaters may rise to ask the debater who is speaking a question or insert a short statement. The procedure for this is as follows:
1. The debater who wishes to ask a Point of Information (POI) rises from his or her seat, places one hand on top of his or her head and extends his or her other arm to signal that he or she has a point.
2. The debater who is speaking may choose to recognize the point or not. If the debater does not want to recognize the point, he or she simply says "No thank you," or waves the questioner off. The questioner then sits down. A debater may not simply interrupt if his or her point is not taken.
3. If the debater who is speaking recognizes the point, then he or she says "On that point" and allows the questioner to give their point. At any time, the debater whose speech it is may stop the POI and tell the questioner to sit down.
The debater who is speaking does not have to recognize or refuse the point immediately. She/he can leave the questioner standing until it is convenient for the debater who is speaking to indicate whether the point will be entertained. Some debaters ask a special form of POI called a point of clarification. Clarification means that a debater does not understand the case or a particular argument. If possible, the speaker should try to answer the clarification to ensure a confusion-free debate round. Do not abuse the idea of clarification by asking too many clarification questions or disguising arguments as clarification.
Points of Order
A point of order is raised when a competitor believes that one of the rules of debate is being broken. There are two circumstances during a debate round under which a debater should raise a point of order. The first is when the debater who is speaking has exceeded her/his grace period. The second is when a debater introduces a new argument during one of the two rebuttal speeches. The procedure for either point is as follows:
1. The debater rises from his or her seat and says "Point of Order."
2. The debater who is speaking stops their speech.
3. The debater who rose on the point indicates what rules violation they are raising the point on by saying "the speaker is overtime" or "the speaker just made the new argument _____ which is new in rebuttal."
4. The speaker of the round, who has been judging the debate, will rule the point "Well Taken" or "Not Well Taken."
A well taken point means that the speaker must conclude their speech if they are over time or that the new point will not be considered as it was offered during a rebuttal. A not well taken point means that the speaker disagrees with the point and will allow the debater to go on speaking or will consider the argument as not being new. The speaker, not the debater who is speaking, may also rule the point "under consideration," which means that the speaker will determine whether the point is true at a later time. "Under consideration" only applies to new arguments in rebuttal, not to time limits.
Although debaters may break other rules, for example, the Government may run a specific knowledge case, debaters do not need to bring up these violations on points of order. These violations should be mentioned during a regular speech. A debater may not argue about a point of order. Once a debater has stated a point, all debaters must remain quiet while the speaker rules on the point.
Points of Personal Privilege
These are almost never used. Do not rise on a point of personal privilege unless you have been deeply insulted on a personal level by an intentional attack on your person. The procedure for a point of personal privilege is:
1. Rise and say, "Point of personal privilege."
2. The speaker will say "Point well taken" or "Point not well taken."
3. The debate continues, while the speaker notes down any serious offences.
Points of Personal Privilege may also be used for a personal emergency. Note: Speakers will take into consideration extremely rude behavior without any debater raising a point, so there is no need to do so.
Cases and Resolutions
APDA has very few rules and regulations regarding cases. Debaters should, however, clearly understand how a case functions in a debate round and how each side may defend and attack the case. The term "case" refers to the position the Government team has chosen to defend. Some people also use the term "case" to mean the entirety of arguments presented by one side in a debate round. In that sense, both Government and Opposition could have a case. The rules and regulations apply to the first meaning of the word "case." Throughout these rules, assume that "case" refers to the position of the Government and the arguments that team has advanced for that position. Cases must link appropriately to the resolution. The resolution will be read when pairings are announced. A resolution can be a phrase or sentence that forms the starting point for the debate. The Prime Minister begins each debate by repeating the resolution and verbally connecting that resolution to the case statement of the government team. There are three types of links which the Prime Minister may be called on to make:
Loose Link
The most common type of link, a loose link means that the PM only has to make a passing connection to the resolution. The link cannot be a voting issue in the round and the resolution will often be something outrageous. If the resolution were, "Attack dogs have all the fun," a suitable loose link could be: "Attack dogs have all the fun. Their viciousness makes them successful. I want to talk about some other vicious people, the New York City Police department. I propose that each New York City police officer be required to spend one day a year in a public school teaching students about their rights under the constitution." This example demonstrates that a loose link resolution will often be unrelated to the case statement of the Government.
Tight Link
A tight link forces the Prime Minister to link to and argue a case that complies with a position prompted by the resolution. Examine the tight link resolution "This house would legalize freedom." The Prime minister could link to a case about legalizing drugs, legalizing gay marriage or embargoing China until it granted freedom of the press. A link to the case "We should fix an explosive collar around every US citizen, so that we can terminate trouble makers" would be poor, because the fascist policy proposed above does not legalize freedom in any meaningful sense. Poor tight links can be a voting issue against the government.
Straight Link
This type of link means that the resolution is the case statement. "The United States should assassinate Saddam Hussein" means just that - kill him. It does not mean maim, wound, embargo or anything else. Not following a tight link would be a big mistake, because the judge cannot vote for you. Do not try to dodge the meaning of the resolution by using obscure definitions of words. The term "United States" in the example resolution does not mean "United States of a Free Kurdistan." It means "United States of America."
Cases have three other requirements. They must not be status-quo. That means they cannot support a position that people generally agree on or that has already been enshrined in law. The case The United States should not allow child labor would be unacceptable, because child labor has already been outlawed. This rule applies primarily to policy cases which propose a specific law or plan, because the total of all current laws and plans and traditions constitutes the status quo. Cases also cannot be tight or tautological, and they must not be specific knowledge. These conditions are discussed below.
Tight Cases and Tautologies
Tight cases are cases which the opposition does not feel they are able to argue the opposition side of fairly. Even if there are some minor arguments for opposition, a case is tight if it does not allow the opposition to make arguments which could beat the case. "People should not be dragged from their homes randomly by boyscouts and subjected to electro-shock therapy" would constitute a tight case. Even if someone could conceive of a good reason to shock random people or a possible psychological benefits to young boyscouts from earning their torture merit badge, the case falls to the government side easily. Tautologies are one step further. These are government case statements which are self-evidently true. Earth is smaller than the Sun, for example, is a tautology. There can be no argument with this factual statement. More commonly, a tautology occurs when a certain position is the only option; e.g., "Clinton is the best Democratic president since 1981."
If a PM proposes a tight case, the LO must point this out during the LOC. Ordinarily, the LO would then propose an alternative version of the case statement which the opposition would be willing to oppose. If the Government team accepts this alternative, then the debate can be judged as if the alternative were the original case statement. If the LO does not propose an alternative or the government does not accept the alternative then the key issue in the round is whether or not the governments case is tight or tautological. If the opposition proves that the case is tight, then the opposition wins. If the government proves that the opposition could have beaten the case, then the opposition loses. Regardless of how the round goes, both sides should try to argue their side as effectively as possible.
Please note that you should offer reasons why a case is tight. "I am not good enough to beat this case" does not mean that the case is tight. "No moral person can argue for the torture of innocents without cause" does constitute an argument for tightness. Certain cases may be considered "APDA tight." That means that although some people argue for each side of the debate, the general characteristics of APDA as a community of college students make the opposition side too difficult to defend. Legalizing sodomy may be debatable, but a vast majority of APDA debaters would support that case, so the case could be considered tight. Debaters who choose to run a government case in favor of banning sodomy would be forced to defend the position they choose.
Specific Knowledge Cases
Sometimes the government team will propose a case that deals with specialized subject matter that makes the case un-debatable. The case "NASA should replace the current sealant used on the space shuttle with hypoxynucleotide-C4598" would be specific knowledge. It may be that there are very good reasons to replace the compound or to keep the old compound, so the case would not be tight. The subject matter of the debate, however, would revolve around very specific scientific knowledge which only chemical engineers would have. The opposition should stand up in the LOC and say that the case is specific knowledge and attempt to debate or argue whatever they can. Even though I do not know about those particular chemical sealants, for example, I could argue that the old sealant must work to some degree, because we have been launching so many shuttles during the past six years. I could further say that NASA has limited funding and should concentrate its efforts on the Mars program instead of sealents which do not constitute a significant threat. All of those arguments can be made without knowing about the specific topic. The government team would be heavily penalized for running a specific knowledge case and the opposition would win in the above example. Parliamentary debate does not allow evidence. Debates which require research may well be considered specific knowledge, unless the Government team can adequately explain all of the relevant information.
Most cases will not be as clear cut as the one above. The standard we apply on APDA is that of the "reasonable college student." A well-informed student should be able to debate the topic. Debaters may also think of a New York Times standard. "Could I read and debate about the subject of this debate based on information available in the New York Times?" This means that discussing WWII or the Kosovo conflict would be fair game. The standard should not be abused by arguing that a person could read all about a specific merger deal in the business section, so a debate about the merger of two European software companies would be general knowledge. General knowledge would be found on the front page or in major articles in the national or international sections of the paper.
The fact that an individual does not know about a particular area does not mean that it is specific knowledge. Important events in history, major works of literature and current events are general knowledge. The opposition team can, however, ask the Government team for an outline of the facts in a particular case. The Government team must disclose all the information. They may not try to win by concealing the truth. Even cases which could be specific knowledge are not if the Government teams does an adequate job of explaining the situation and giving the opposition team the facts required to construct an opposition. One could, for example, run a case about Korean War policy provided that they outlined who fought in the war, the general political circumstances of the time and any major events that had recently occurred. The Korean War began in the 1950s, so the government would mention that after WWII the world had polarized along capitalist and communist lines and that the USSR had demonstrated its nuclear capability prior to the start of the war. The United States presence in the Philippines might also be relevant, but the grain production in Outer Mongolia for the years 1955-60 would not be relevant; the Government team would be expected to know and outline for the Opposition US military presence in the far east, but not specific, unimportant events. Despite the fact that the Korean War is a major event in the 20th century, the Government team must be prepared to outline the conflict for uninformed opponents. The Opposition should also be given ample opportunity to ask questions about the case and the time period.
Many APDA debaters know a lot about certain specific areas, for example, constitutional interpretation. Although a successful debater should probably learn about some of these topics, the burden rests with the government to adequately explain what the debate is about. The case "The Supreme Court should reverse its ruling in Ambach v Norwick" would be specific knowledge unless the government clearly laid out the issue in the case and framed a debate which someone without legal training could win.
Other specific knowledge topics could include baseball realignment, a particular movie or your favorite TV show. The fact that MASH and Seinfeld had high TV ratings does not mean that everyone should be expected to know the details of the characters or anything about certain plot lines. The government can still make a good debate about specific knowledge by introducing the case and explaining the situation properly.
Time/Space Cases
The Government may choose to run a special kind of case referred to as time-space. Time-space means that the Government team places the judge in the role of a particular person or decision making body at a particular time in history in a particular place or position. The judge must then decide the round based on the viewpoint of those people in that situation. The case "You are Bill Clinton in 1991, do not seek the Presidential nomination" would be a time-space case, because the judge must adopt the persona of Clinton and view the round from the perspective of 1991. Note that the government does not have to specify each parameter or person, time and place. If these factors are not specified, assume the reasonable or average circumstance. The example above does not specify a particular place, because the decision to run for the nomination was made over a period of time in several different places. When no person is included, assume the persona of an average person. If Government does not specify a time, assume the current day. The Opposition should always have the opportunity to ask the Government exactly who, when and where a particular case is set. To introduce a time-space case, the Prime Minister should specify that the case is time-space and then clearly tell the judge "You are ____. The time is ____. You should [insert the case statement]."
Time-space cases are subject to all of the rules for regular cases, including tightness and specific knowledge. Two extra rules must be considered in a time-space situation. First, events that have not happened yet or facts that are not yet true in the specified time period may not be used in a historical case. If the Government team has set its case in the 1800s, the Opposition cannot make arguments about nuclear war or personal computers. This rule has a nuanced exception. A team may refer to future events in order to prove facts that have occurred in the time of the case, if the validity of their facts is questioned. Examine the following example. The Government team runs a case about India a year before India tested its nuclear weapons. The Government chooses to make the speaker the government of India. The Opposition teams makes an argument about Indias nuclear capability to which the Government responds that India does not have nuclear weapons. The Government team has not told the truth. India did have nuclear weapons a year before it tested them and the speaker, acting as the Indian government, knows that India has nuclear weapons. In order to prove the fact about Indias nuclear capability, the Opposition may remind the judge that India tested it nuclear weapons a year after the time of the debate, which means that their weapons were ready or nearly complete at the time of the debate. The Indian government would know that, but the judge and the Government team might not. The only way for Opposition to prove its assertion about current facts (in the time of the case) is to talk about events that have not yet happened. This does not violate time-space, because the actual argument the Opposition makes uses only facts that are true at the time of the case. The future event only proves the validity of the Opposition argument. The Opposition could not assert that India will test nuclear arms in a year or that Pakistan will test nuclear arms in response. Opposition cannot argue that because the Indian government could not be sure that it would test, it could only be sure that it did have the weapons to test. The Indian government would also not know about the exact state of the Pakistani nuclear program or Pakistans plans to test. The Opposition could argue that India would have some idea that Pakistan had an advanced nuclear program, but could not state the facts with the same clarity as facts about the Indian government. If the time-space case had made the judge the Pakistani government, the Opposition could argue about the exact state of the Pakistani arms program, but would have to be more vague about the Indian program, because the speaker has different knowledge depending on which role the speaker adopts. The second extra rule deals with the nature of making the judge a particular person or group. People are not the same and do not view arguments the same way. Adolf Hitler and Ghandi have very different views on arguments about war, race and religion. The psychology of the judges persona should be considered when judging the round or making effective arguments. Consider the case "You are Hitler, do not attack the Russian during WWII." This case has many great arguments for it. No army has successfully survived the Russian winter. The Russians could be conquered later, after the fall of Britain. Fighting a war on two fronts will be very hard. The case, however, should not win. Adolf Hitler does not think like a rational person. He believes his armies are invincible, his conquests pre-ordained. The Opposition should point out these character flaws and then make arguments that do appeal to Hitler. The Russians are of inferior racial stock. Their communist ways have left them weak. These arguments would not be particularly effective in an ordinary debate round, but they have devastating effects in the context of a particular time and place. Given these rules, the Government team must be careful to construct a case that can be argued from both sides. Cases which give the speaker an extreme set of psychological characteristics will often be psychological tautologies or psychological falsisms. A psychological tautology is a case that cannot be argued against because of the speakers assumed psychology. "You are the Orthodox Jews of the Shas party, do not give up your claim to Jerusalem" would be a psychological tautology because this group of Orthodox Jews has a religious zeal that defines their character and does not permit negotiation on Jerusalem. "You are Yoda, surrender to the dark side of the force" would be a falsism, because Yodas personality would never permit him to go to the dark side.
Cases and Casing
Creating fun and debatable cases can be difficult, so many debaters think of cases in advance. The process of coming up with cases is called "casing." Although people think of ideas in advance, debaters should not research or over-prepare. Debaters should also refrain from running the same case too many times. Debating the same topic can be boring. Debaters often do not argue as effectively about an issue they have talked about too much. Debaters who rely on a small number of cases, moreover, do not develop the ability to debate about many different issues and will not enjoy success against better teams.
The LO may elect, in the LOC only, to propose a counter-case. This case should be different from the status quo (the current situation in the world) and must be mutually exclusive with the Government's case. Mutually exclusive means that one could not do both what the Government and the Opposition propose. If, for example, the Government proposed that we legalize drugs, then the Opposition could propose that we switch strategy in the drug war while leaving drugs illegal. One cannot legalize drugs and have a war on illegal drugs at the same time. The Opposition could not, however, propose that we educate the public about the harms of drug use, because education can be done regardless of whether drugs are illegal. If the Opposition proposes a non-mutually exclusive counter-case, they will not gain credit for any arguments that stem from that case. Sometimes, the Opposition may propose a case which is not mutually exclusive by itself, but then demonstrate why the Opposition case will work better than the Government case or the Government case plus the counter-case. The Opposition has demonstrated that its case is superior to the Government case and that the Government case should not be adopted. Judges should allow this strategy. In the above example, the Opposition could say that education will solve most of the problems that legalizing drugs would. That would be non-mutually exclusive, so the judge should not credit the Opposition team for that type of counter-case. If the Opposition team argued, however, that education was more effective when drugs were illegal and that legalization did not solve any problems that education could not solve alone, then the Opposition would have presented arguments against the Government case that proved that the counter-case was preferable to the status-quo or a combination of the government and counter-case. That argument would aid the Opposition considerably.


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If China's growth is subsidized at all, it's surely subsidized by the amount of goods we buy from them.
But they are a growing competitor with the United States and clearly want to control Asia and the Pacific.
Meanwhile, we have a border problem with Mexico, another country with a lot of impoverished citizens. If we're going to do a lot of trade with a country, Mexico makes a lot more sense than China. Improving their economy could eventually totally eliminate the problem of undocumented "illegal" workers coming across the border for work.
Yet, I hear neither candidate promoting this idea? Why don't they?
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That's like saying, "I really need to budget better so I can just pay off my house." You don't just make a few changes and then pay off your house - you just keep making payments for decades. In the case of the U.S./China trade deficit, there is no end to the payments that includes Americans continuing to enjoy such a higher quality of living than the Chinese.
The quality of living of the Chinese has a long way to go, looking at the country as a whole, but it nevertheless is allowing for a growing middle class and actual millionaires and billionaires.
I realize you're Canadian, and that as an American, I should know more about my country than you do, but until recently, I've been out of town, so to speak - under whose Administration did this begin? We're speaking of bonds here, right? The Chinese bought up our debt?
Archae, I don't know if you want to blame politicians, as even most economists didn't see this coming (unless they were profiting from it). I think the real, long-term problem is that most Americans don't understand how the world and economy works, as well as they understand (say) Beavis and Butthead, or Rush Limbaugh.
No, I blame the few who own the politicians.
And the only way we can fix that is to enlighten the voters. I'm not saying it's easy, but is there an easier way?
As of about a year ago China held 1.15 trillion dollars of the 15+ trillion dollar federal debt.
This is less than our annual deficit, in other words China holds less than one year's budget overrun as debt.
Furthermore as of a year ago, the amount of debt China holds was declining. In other words they are _already_ unloading our debt.
Yeah, and Chase Manhattan unloaded a bundle of toxic mortgages to Goldman Sachs - didn't help those who owed on those debts however.
Didn't say that it would.
There are a ton of people here who seem to think China holds most or all of our debt; I just wanted to point out that it is not even remotely true.
Debt, or treasury bills? China may not hold several trillion worth of U.S. treasury bills, but their foreign reserves are several trillion into the black - the net result being that they are holding the chips that America lost betting on balloons.
I was referring to the federal debt; most people here have been talking about that. (e.g., references to them calling in debt if the US government doesn't play nice, clearly refer to the federal debt held by China)
Of course they've been getting lots of cash from the American public buying their products. (That's how they made the money to lend to our federal government!) What usually happens in cases like that is they simply spend the cash themselves, or invest it somewhere. When it's American dollars, however, there is more of a tendency to sit on them because the buck is regarded as a reserve currency. But this is not debt; my holding 10,000 bucks you paid me for something does not indebt you to me unless, of course I lent you the money to buy the product. (I don't think China is doing that but I could be wrong.)
(If people ever decide it's not a good reserve currency, *watch out* because they will be looking to get rid of dollars, and trillions of dollars of liquidity will suddenly be... quite liquid.)
The problem is that US$ flow to China bu Chinese Yen do not flow to the U.S. (because the U.S. has little that China wants to buy). At the end of the trading day China has to do something with that cash - and the people from whom they buy oil would prefer payment in something OTHER than the US$.
Buying treasuring bills is just a way of sending some US cash back to the US$ so Americans can keep buying Chinese product. In other words, US$ is of very little value to the Chinese - they just don't have any other customers who consume so much.
This is devaluing the US$ everywhere - even the Canadian Loonie is worth more now. The only reason the U.S. dollar continues to hold any value is that all western economies are sinking.


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Oracle has made public its release of an "out-of-cycle" security patch to address recently identified vulnerabilities in Java 7. Reports suggest that the vulnerabilities have been "widely exploited" and so Oracle has moved to push the update out "out-of-cycle" in this way.
Tech newswires have reported use of these vulnerabilities in targeted attacks by hackers using the Metasploit tool and Blackhole exploit kit. In terms of form and function, the Java vulnerabilities are said to allow attackers to use a custom-built web page to coerce systems into downloading and running malware that does not have to be coded in Java.
After much public discussion and pressure from the security community as a whole, Oracle has moved to release the out-of-cycle security, recognizing the severity and seriousness of the problem.
NOTE: The next official release of Java was not scheduled until the 16 October.
"Due to the severity of these vulnerabilities, the public disclosure of technical details, and the reported exploitation of CVE-2012-4681 'in the wild', Oracle strongly recommends that customers apply the updates provided by this security alert as soon as possible," the company said.
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Time Out says
This restaurant next to Finsbury Park station established its reputation soon after opening in 2008. It's still nigh on impossible to get a table without booking – even on our early-evening midweek visit, several hopeful diners were turned away. All's not lost if you don't bag a seat, however, as they do offer takeaway.
The dining room – like the menu – blends Korean and Japanese influences; there's a Shinto lantern by the door, and Hangul calligraphy and Korean masks on the walls. Prices are impressively low: a capacious bowl of yukkaejang was a mere £3.50. Thick with chilli flakes, the broth contained a generous quantity of deliciously tender shredded beef. A mountain of bokum bap (fried rice) came studded with crisp-fried pork belly pieces, spring onions and scrambled egg. The plump grains were resonant with ground black pepper and sesame oil.
The Japanese side of the menu offers sushi, sashimi, tempura and donburi dishes. Dotori isn't known for its sparkling service, but we found the staff warm and efficient. Even on an off-day, it's hard not to be forgiving, thanks to the well-prepared and well-priced food.
3 Stroud Green Road
|Tube: Finsbury Park tube/rail
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Users say (45)
Average User Rating
4.2 / 5
Rating Breakdown
- 5 star:29
- 4 star:8
- 3 star:1
- 2 star:1
- 1 star:6
Please come back soon!!
It's close now hopefully will reopen soon.
A real gem.
Permanently closed
Great food and friendly staff. I even like the fact that you have to go there to book a table. It's sad to see it closed. Hopefully, it is only for refurbishing.
Fully yummy every time
Best food this side of Korea
amazing quality of food!
Despite the inconvenience of booking being nigh impossible, the food and low cost make it 5 stars for me
Voting for Dotori as they have closed down and hope they will reopen
Delicious sushi, the best I've tasted. Friendly staff.
Fantastic food at reasonable prices. Sushi and Korean - what more could you want.
As my other half says - the Korean BBQ pork will change your life. I actually prefer the sushi which is some of the freshest I've had in London - and not just the same old avocado and salmon, they're have a few more unusual fillings. My only criticism would be it's very difficult to get a table, but this is due to the small number of settings, which actually help add to the intimate feel. Be sure to book!
This restaurant is lovely. And delicious. BUT... the 'discretionary service charge' automatically added to your bill DOES NOT go to the staff. Which I find appalling. Please consider asking for it to be removed and leaving them cash instead. I hope the owners consider changing this policy to fall more in line with what I think their customers would want.
If you want amazing tempura prawns with a light crispy batter, Dotori is the place. From the HWEDEOPBAP a Sashimi served on a dome of rice covered in a circle of raw vegetable thins served with a spicy and sweet sauce, very fresh. Stop in for a Special Bento Box with a selection of Teryaki (chicken or Salmon), yaki gyoza, Tempura prawns and 4 pieces of Sushi - extremely filling. Lastly if your a fan of Korean BBQ I would recommend the Dakbulgoggi, which comes with a side of rice and lettuce with some peanut sauce.
Definitely worth booking a table be it by yourself or in a group the food will have your coming back again and again.
It's hard to put into words how enthralled we were to go to this restaurant. After checking numerous reviews with a fine tooth comb, we knew this would be a struggle, but as they say, don't forget the struggle don't forget the streets - the streets being where I wish I had been for the approximate 2hours and 36 minutes I was in Dotori and the struggle being the whole dining escapade.I didn't think we would get a table. I said to my tall friend 'Hey, maybe we should try somewhere else', but him being the sexist pig he is and not listening to a damn word I say, we went anyway, AND LOW AND BEHOLD, we got a table. I thought for once, maybe I'm wrong, maybe he can have this one, but oh how right I was, yet again.
I think it took approximately 1 hour and 8 minutes for our food to come, which was madness. It's Sunday, freaking Sunday! My tall friend made many joke about the salad being our dinner, I didn't find it funny but laughed anyway because I didn't want him to feel bad for making me wait so long to eat, I was freakin' starving and it was 100% his fault.
Anyway, he got tired of waiting and went to the bathroom, but he's really tall and has long legs and he pretty much got stuck between two tables and almost cleared the couple next to us' table of their delicious food that I wasn't allowed to eat.
So off he went whilst I was at there almost crying with laughter/awkwardness at the whole situation.
When he came back, I was glad because that meant I could escape for a bit but banged my knee on the creepy knee high table next to the door and it really hurt, like REALLY hurt. I googled the symptoms and I think I should have gone to hospital but I was just so hungry, I had invested the time in waiting for my food, I couldn't quit now, the race was almost over.
And then, the food came. And it was really nice. Not worth the wait but nice all the same. 2/5 burgers rating.
Amazing food!!!
Best Korean and Japanese food in London!
Best restaurant I have been to in London in a very long time. It is also excellent value for money. I have been searching for a decent replacement to the much loved but now defunct BuSan, the Korean restaurant in Highbury in Islington whose owners have now retired, and this is it. It has a great mix of Korean and Japanese food, and many items I have not tried before. It is small, tightly packed, loud and studenty. The food is excellent. The service is a bit over-worked and they are difficult to get on the phone, but you can't have everything. If it was less crowded it would be more expensive. This is not the place for a romantic night out, but it would be a good place to go with friends for some great food.
This place is a tightly packed little gem. The food is excellent and the staff are never rude and always do their best. All the negative comments on here about the service are in my opinion nonsensical, the reason for any of those occurrences are purely down to the popularity of the restaurant and its manic busyness - they are trying their best to accommodate as many people as possible in a relatively small space. If you can't get a seat or have to wait for a table, even if it means coming back another day, do it!
Took ages to discover it despite using the station all the time. Super restaurant, great little side dishes and really affordable soups (the Yukaejang was great, spicy, generous portion) which means even if your a bit strapped for cash you can have a nice dinner. If you sit at the window counter you can watch some of the crazies in the pub over the road too.
This place is amazing, I still can't believe it took me a year of living in Finsbury Park before I visited. The prawn bibimbap, bbq beef and all of the sushi I have sampled have all been wonderful. The sushi is so fresh (note: it tends to come out after the rest of the food). If you're not sure what to have, the Japanese & Korean Set menu A for 2 is delicious and great value at £26. The seating is quite cramped but you hardly notice once you start eating....and I think the place has a warm atmosphere. The staff are incredibly hard working and not at all unfriendly. You need to book a good few days in advance to get a table.
Awful. Booked a table for myself and two guests- arrived 5 minutes early and they'd already given it to someone else. Ruined evening, terrible service.
Best Japanese restaurant so far.We really recommend it.It is just lovely.We tried almost everything on menu and never was disappointed.Me and my boyfriend are both chefs so......Enjoy!!
The food here is seriously good. I am going to try and eat here again tonight, but it will probably be fully booked. Agree with comments below on service.. They simply don't have the space or manpower to cater to everyone, but if you get a table the food more than makes up for it. Seriously - who gives a crap about the service if your food arrives on time and its cheap and amazing?! I don't go to a restaurant to speak to waiting staff.. In a sea of chicken shops, this is easily Finsbury Parks best restaurant (by a country mile). Try seasons too - another great restaurant nearby.
Really good food for a really good price, the service was friendly. Could not ask for more in a local restaurant. Will definitely be back again. Just a word of warning... book in advance, we went on a Tuesday night and there was still a big queue past 9:00 pm.
This is a real 'cheap-eat' winner - the set meal is the best value in London. The service isn't great but they are not rude, just understaffed and rushed off their feet. If you are looking for attentive service then you have to pay for it. Definittely will go again and again.
The food is good, but the service so poor that the experience was thoroughly miserable. Will not be going back.
Great food, but let down by poor service. It's not that the staff aren't friendly, but they don't seem to mind providing inattentive service. In the past I have had to wait quite a long time for food and had an order for my girlfriend turn up ten minutes after my food arrived. On my last visit, I waited a good 5 mins by the door being ignored by staff. When I approached a waitress, they told me that my reserved table was not available and I would have to wait for a table to become free. After waiting a while, my girlfriend and I left. We explained why we were going to a waitress and she didn't seem that bothered that customers were walking out. I think I'm going to give up on this restaurant. Dotori could be so much better if its staff just tried.
great Korean food at great price! Highly recommended. Especially their Korean set meal
Food is incredible, some of the best I've eaten in London
The food was good but the service was so poor that I am not sure if I want to return.
Some of the best and most reasonable Korean food I've eaten in London. Bulgoggi was melt in your mouth. Lovely service and pretty space. There was a queue out the door after we sat down on a saturday eve. Fantastic!
Excellent restaurant, our favourite
Excellent food, very authentic atmosphere. And it's too popular! So if you want to go there, even on a week night, you need to book at least 2 days in advance - we called on Wed to book for Thur night and can only get a 9pm slot.
It closed.
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The purpose of this site is to gather comments, gripes, insights, and complaints about the difficulty of implementing, using, managing, and coping with business software applications in the real world.
For the past 25 years I have consulted with direct commerce companies in specifying, selecting, and implementing order management and fulfillment applications, along with eCommerce and database marketing solutions. In the last ten years, the job has become increasingly difficult because of what I perceive to be a growing gap between what users expect of systems and what they are actually able to provide. It is a stubborn fact-of-life that all users struggle with, and which I can only imagine is equally frustrating on the development side.
As Charles C. Mann wrote five years ago, "many software engineers believe that software quality is not improving. If anything, they say, it's getting worse."
But this is more than misery seeking company. The comments and input gathered here will eventually make their way into a monograph on the subject. I invite your frank comments and contributions. If you wish to participate anonymously, that's fine. If you identify yourself, I will confirm with you what I may publish as a result of this fact-finding mission. But either way, please share with us your horror stories about systems that hope to be enabling solutions and turn out to be quite the opposite. And thank you in advance for your participation.
I have set up "Categories" for you to respond to in an effort to bring some order to impending chaos. But being sensitive to the limitation of categories (as any developer has long since learned to be...), I have included some generic categories for input that doesn't fit well anywhere else. Select "General Overview" for some of my own very general comments on the subject.
Ernie Schell, Director, Marketing Systems Analysis, a div. of Systems Consulting International, LLC
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