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If you have bad breath, it's important to remember that the only way to truly attack halitosis is to have a proper oral care regimen that you follow every day. While this may sound like common sense, you may be surprised to learn that Americans received an average score of "D" on a national dental health quiz administered by the American Dental Association (ADA). People were unaware of some of the most important ways to keep teeth healthy and avoid bad breath, such as when to replace their toothbrushes and how often to go to the dentist. "The results of the survey were quite shocking and really show how important it is for people to become more involved in their own oral health," said William R. Calnon, D.D.S., ADA president and a practicing dentist in Rochester, New York. October is Dental Hygiene Awareness Month, and in honor of this occasion, now is a good time to go over some dental care basics and learn why practicing proper oral care is crucial if you want to alleviate bad breath. Keep that bacteria in check First, you need to understand what causes oral hygiene problems such as tooth decay, red puffy gums, and halitosis, and that's bacteria. Your mouth has so much bacteria in it that if you were able to see them all, it could take all week. According to Dentistry IQ, nobody knows for sure how much bacteria there is in the mouth, but they do know that it multiplies fast. In a perfect environment, such as a Petri dish, some species of oral bacteria can double their numbers every 20 minutes. Bacteria also eat and produce waste like most other living organisms, wreaking havoc on your gums and dental enamel and causing some nasty bad breath. This is why you need to brush, floss and use alcohol-free mouthwash and oral care probiotics. These products are designed to help keep bacteria in check and introduce healthy bacteria in the mouth to counteract the bad. Steps to follow So what should you do to fight bacteria and keep your mouth healthy? Well, the steps are simple but, you have to do them every day. You can't brush a few days a week and think you're doing the trick, since bacteria in the mouth are constantly growing. This is why you have to brush twice a day, every day, and floss at least once. Also, you should be using alcohol-free mouthwash daily, not only to prevent bad breath, but to keep from developing dry mouth. The bacteria in your mouth can thrive when there are insufficient amounts of saliva to wash them away, which is why you should avoid alcohol-based mouthwash. You should also avoid snacking between meals, since eating throughout the day will keep your teeth coated in sugar and leftover food particles. Many people mistakenly believe that sugar causes cavities, but in reality, it merely acts as a snack for the bacteria in your mouth. So, stick to three meals a day and consider using alcohol-free mouthwash throughout the day to wash away any remnants of these meals. Remember, you shouldn't brush after every meal, since this may wear away tooth enamel. Twice a day is enough for a healthy mouth. Keep all of this in mind as you celebrate Dental Hygiene Awareness Month.
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Chocoholic? Ice Cream Obsessive? A Guide To Making Dessert For Dad
It's tempting to make a list of "dad desserts" that just includes everything beer and broey (as much as desserts can be such a thing.) But you know what? Dads are just like us. Some like chocolate. Some like vanilla. Some are cookie monsters and some want nothing more than a pint of ice cream that they can ruin for the rest of us. Click through the slideshow for inspiration for dads of all kinds.
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Illinois woman accused with husband of binding children sentenced in Kansas to probation
LAWRENCE, Kan. – A suburban Chicago woman was sentenced Wednesday to one year of probation after two of her children were found bound and blindfolded in a Walmart parking lot in Kansas.
Deborah Gomez, 43, and her husband, Adolfo Gomez, 52, of Northlake, Ill., have been in custody since they were arrested June 13. Police found two of their children, ages 5 and 7, bound by their hands and feet in a Walmart parking lot in Lawrence. Three other children, ages 12, 13 and 15, were inside the family's vehicle unrestrained.
Deborah Gomez pleaded no contest last month to three counts of child endangerment.
Adolfo Gomez, who also pleaded no contest to two counts of felony child abuse and three misdemeanor counts of child endangerment, is scheduled to be sentenced in Feb. 8.
Angela Keck, Deborah Gomez's court-appointed attorney, said her client was an unwilling participant in binding and blindfolding the children, which Adolfo Gomez did to ward off demons. Keck said Deborah Gomez has since been freed from her husband's influence.
Deborah Gomez said at her sentencing Wednesday that she hopes to work toward regaining custody of her five children, who have been placed in protective custody, The Lawrence Journal-World reported (http://bit.ly/W7A3ds).
"I love my children very much," Deborah Gomez said.
She also said that if she gets permission from probation officials she plans to move to Arizona, which is where the family was headed to visit relatives when the parents were arrested in Lawrence.


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Iconic brand launches authentic new Texas Toast Bacon Cheese Thickburger
ST. LOUIS, Mo. – September 29, 2010 – How can you tell if you're looking at a real Texan? Some say it's the cowboy hat, others say the boots, but the real way is the buns. To honor this Texas tradition, Hardee's® is introducing the authentic Texas Toast Bacon Cheese Thickburger®, which features two thick pieces of grilled Texas Toast in place of the ubiquitous hamburger bun. And, in addition to introducing the new southern sandwich, Hardee's is also introducing a new southern spokesperson – fashion and Sports Illustrated® swimsuit model Julie Henderson of Houston, Texas. The commercial featuring Henderson will begin airing in Hardee's markets on September 29, 2010.
"Texas is the definition of 'all-American' and our new Texas Toast Bacon Cheese Thickburger is a great all-American burger," said Brad Haley, Hardee's executive vice president of marketing. "With thick, grilled Texas toast, tangy BBQ sauce, bacon, American cheese and a charbroiled, 100% Black Angus beef patty, it's pretty hard to turn down, y'all."
The spot was created by Hardee's longtime advertising agency Mendelsohn|Zien. The ad was also directed by Chris Applebaum, the same director who brought Paris Hilton and Padma Lakshmi to the small screen in their famous burger commercials. The ads and behind-the-scenes footage will be available for viewing on the Hardee's YouTube channel. Additionally, beginning October 5, fans will have a chance to win an autographed picture of Julie which will be one of the prizes on The Wheel of Awesome™ application at the brand's Facebook page. Followers of the Hardee's Twitter stream will also have the chance to win the coveted photo.
The Texas Toast Bacon Cheese Thickburger features a charbroiled 100% Black Angus beef patty, crispy bacon, melted American Cheese, red onions, tomato, lettuce and Sweet Baby Ray's® BBQ Sauce all piled between two slices of thick, grilled Texas Toast. In true Texas fashion, it is available at Hardee's in 1/4-, 1/3-, and 1/2-pound sizes, with a starting price of $2.79, or $4.79 for a small combo with Natural Cut Fries and a beverage. Prices may vary by location.


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Thanks to Chris Eissens, who sent in this Photoshop tutorial for beginners -- "How To Create A Polar Panorama Effect In Less Than Five Minutes" will show you how to create your own polar panorama effect "small planet" in a view simple steps in Phototshop. It will only take a view minutes to get this amazing effect. Chris writes :
Earlier this week I showed you a great collection of polar panorama photographics. Which is a technique used in Photoshop to create your own "little planet" from a single panorama photo. In this tutorial I will show you how to create your own polar panorama effect in a view simple steps.
1. To start this tutorial you need to create a panorama photo or get one from the internet. I found this great looking 360 degree shot created by André Karwath and can be downloaded here.
2. Now open this photo in Phototshop -- I use Photoshop CS4.
3. Create the file : To create the polar panorama effect we will need a square image, so first we will change the image size. To do this you go to Images > Images Size, edit the height to match the width and make sure that "Constrain Proportions" is turned off.
It should now look like the image here.
4. Rotate the Image : We now need to rotate the image 180 degrees. Simple click "Image > Image Rotation > 180″
Your work will now look like this:
NEXT : We add the Polar Panorama to the image . . . .
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University Health Services recognized for quality laboratory servicesUniversity of Hawaiʻi
University Health Services has received national commendation for its medical laboratory services. The lab has met all criteria for accreditation by COLA — the Certification Organization for Laboratory Accreditation. Accredited status is granted only to laboratories that apply rigid standards of quality in day-to-day operations, demonstrate continued accuracy in the performance of proficiency testing, and pass a rigorous on-site lab survey.
In addition to continued accreditation, the Health Services lab has received the Laboratory Excellence Award for 2006-2007. This is COLA's highest commendation, for "outstanding performance in quality patient testing and overall exemplary application of the principles of laboratory practices."
University Health Services was established at the Manoa campus in 1932. It is staffed by physicians, nurse clinicians, nurses, and other support professionals. A wide range of medical services and programs are offered — including a general medical clinic, a women's health clinic, a sports medicine program, and nutrition, dermatology, pharmacy and clinical laboratory services. Health Services also provides campus-wide health promotion programs and student training, employment and volunteer opportunities.
The primary service population is the students of UH Manoa, although the clinic is open to UHM faculty and staff as well as students from other campuses.
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Alpheidae is a family of caridean snapping shrimp, characterized by having asymmetrical claws, the larger of which is typically capable of producing a loud snapping sound. Other common names for animals in the group are pistol shrimp or alpheid shrimp.[citation needed]
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The family is diverse and worldwide in distribution, consisting of about 1,119[1][better source needed] species within 38 or more genera.[2] The two most prominent genera are Alpheus and Synalpheus, with species numbering well over 250 and 100, respectively.[3][4] Most snapping shrimp dig burrows and are common inhabitants of coral reefs, submerged seagrass flats, and oyster reefs. While most genera and species are found in tropical and temperate coastal and marine waters, Betaeus inhabits cold seas and Potamalpheops is found only in freshwater caves.
When in colonies, the snapping shrimp can interfere with sonar and underwater communication. The shrimp are considered a major source of noise in the ocean.[5]
The snapping shrimp grows to only 3–5 cm (1.2–2.0 in) long. It is distinctive for its disproportionate large claw, larger than half the shrimp's body. The claw can be on either arm of the body, and, unlike most shrimp claws, does not have typical pincers at the end. Rather, it has a pistol-like feature made of two parts. A joint allows the "hammer" part to move backward into a right-angled position. When released, it snaps into the other part of the claw, emitting an enormously powerful wave of bubbles capable of stunning larger fish and breaking small glass jars.[6]
Some pistol shrimp species share burrows with goby fishes in a mutualistic symbiotic relationship. The burrow is built and tended by the pistol shrimp, and the goby provides protection by watching out for danger. When both are out of the burrow, the shrimp maintains contact with the goby using its antennae. The goby, having the better vision, alerts the shrimp of danger using a characteristic tail movement, and then both retreat into the safety of the shared burrow.[7] So far this association has been observed in species that inhabit coral reef habitats.
Eusocial behavior has been discovered in the genus Synalpheus. The species Synalpheus regalis lives inside sponges in colonies that can number over 300 members.[8] All of them are the offspring of a single large female, the queen, and possibly a single male. The offspring are divided into workers who care for the young and predominantly male soldiers who protect the colony with their huge claws.[8]
Pistol shrimp have also been noted for their ability to reverse claws. When the snapping claw is lost, the missing limb will regenerate into a smaller claw and the original smaller appendage will grow into a new snapping claw. Laboratory research has shown that severing the nerve of the snapping claw induces the conversion of the smaller limb into a second snapping claw. This phenomenon of claw symmetry in snapping shrimp has only been documented once in nature.[9]
Snapping effectEdit
The snapping shrimp competes with much larger animals such as the sperm whale and beluga whale for the title of loudest animal in the sea. The animal snaps a specialized claw shut to create a cavitation bubble that generates acoustic pressures of up to 80 kPa at a distance of 4 cm from the claw. As it extends out from the claw, the bubble reaches speeds of 100 km/h (62 mph) and releases a sound reaching 218 decibels.[citation needed] The pressure is strong enough to kill small fish.[10] It corresponds to a zero to peak pressure level of 218 decibels relative to one micropascal (dB re 1 μPa), equivalent to a zero to peak source level of 190 dB re 1 μPa m. Au and Banks measured peak to peak source levels between 185 and 190 dB re 1 μPa m, depending on the size of the claw.[11] Similar values are reported by Ferguson and Cleary.[12] The duration of the click is less than 1 millisecond.
The snap can also produce sonoluminescence from the collapsing cavitation bubble. As it collapses, the cavitation bubble reaches temperatures of over 5,000 K (4,700 °C).[13] In comparison, the surface temperature of the sun is estimated to be around 5,800 K (5,500 °C). The light is of lower intensity than the light produced by typical sonoluminescence and is not visible to the naked eye. It is most likely a by-product of the shock wave with no biological significance. However, it was the first known instance of an animal producing light by this effect. It has subsequently been discovered that another group of crustaceans, the mantis shrimp, contains species whose club-like forelimbs can strike so quickly and with such force as to induce sonoluminescent cavitation bubbles upon impact.[14]
The snapping is used for hunting (hence the alternative name "pistol shrimp"), as well as for communication. When hunting, the shrimp usually lies in an obscured spot, such as a burrow. The shrimp then extends its antennae outwards to determine if any fish are passing by. Once it feels movement, the shrimp inches out of its hiding place, pulls back its claw, and releases a "shot" which stuns the prey; the shrimp then pulls it to the burrow and feeds on it.[citation needed]
When in colonies, the snapping shrimp can interfere with sonar and underwater communication.[5][15][16] The shrimp are a major source of noise in the ocean[5] and can interfere with anti-submarine warfare.[17][18]
More than 620 species are currently recognised in the family Alpheidae, distributed among 45 genera. The largest of these are Alpheus, with 283 species, and Synalpheus, with 146 species.[19]
- Acanthanas Anker, Poddoubtchenko & Jeng, 2006
- Alpheopsis Coutière, 1896
- Alpheus Fabricius, 1798
- Amphibetaeus Coutière, 1896
- Arete Stimpson, 1860
- Aretopsis De Man, 1910
- Athanas Leach, 1814
- Athanopsis Coutière, 1897
- Automate De Man, 1888
- Bannereus Bruce, 1988
- Batella Holthuis, 1955
- Bermudacaris Anker & Iliffe, 2000
- Betaeopsis Yaldwyn, 1971
- Betaeus Dana, 1852
- Bruceopsis Anker, 2010
- Coronalpheus Wicksten, 1999
- Coutieralpheus Anker & Felder, 2005
- Deioneus Dworschak, Anker & Abed-Navandi, 2000
- Fenneralpheus Felder & Manning, 1986
- Harperalpheus Felder & Anker, 2007
- Jengalpheops Anker & Dworschak, 2007
- Leptalpheus Williams, 1965
- Leptathanas De Grave & Anker, 2008
- Leslibetaeus Anker, Poddoubtchenko & Wehrtmann, 2006
- Metabetaeus Borradaile, 1899
- Metalpheus Coutière, 1908
- Mohocaris Holthuis, 1973
- Nennalpheus Banner & Banner, 1981
- Notalpheus G. Méndez & Wicksten, 1982
- Orygmalpheus De Grave & Anker, 2000
- Parabetaeus Coutière, 1896
- Pomagnathus Chace, 1937
- Potamalpheops Powell, 1979
- Prionalpheus Banner & Banner, 1960
- Pseudalpheopsis Anker, 2007
- Pseudathanas Bruce, 1983
- Pterocaris Heller, 1862
- Racilius Paul'son, 1875
- Richalpheus Anker & Jeng, 2006
- Rugathanas Anker & Jeng, 2007
- Salmoneus Holthuis, 1955
- Stenalpheops Miya, 1997
- Synalpheus Bate, 1888
- Thuylamea Nguyên, 2001
- Triacanthoneus Anker, 2010
- Vexillipar Chace, 1988
- Yagerocaris Kensley, 1988
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- ^ A. Anker; S. T. Ahyong; P. Y. Noel; A. R. Palmer (2006). "Morphological phylogeny of alpheid shrimps: parallel preadaptation and the origin of a key morphological innovation, the snapping claw". Evolution. 60 (12): 2507–2528. doi:10.1554/05-486.1. PMID 17263113.
- ^ W. Kim; L. G. Abele (1988). "The snapping shrimp genus Alpheus from the Eastern Pacific (Decapoda: Caridea: Alpheidae)". Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 454 (454): 1–119. doi:10.5479/si.00810282.454.
- ^ Fenner A. Chace, Jr. (1988). "The Caridean Shrimps (Crustacea: Decapoda) of the Albatross Philippine Expedition, 1907–1910, Part 5: Family Alpheidae" (PDF). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 466: 1–99.
- ^ a b c "Shrimp, bubble and pop". BBC News. September 21, 2000. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
- ^ Maurice Burton; Robert Burton (1970). The International Wildlife Encyclopedia, Volume 1. Marshall Cavendish. p. 2366.
- ^ I. Karplus (1987). "The association between gobiid fishes and burrowing alpheid shrimps". Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review. 25: 507–562.
- ^ a b J. E. Duffy (1996). "Eusociality in a coral-reef shrimp". Nature. 381 (6582): 512–514. doi:10.1038/381512a0.
- ^ M. R. McClure (1996). "Symmetry of large claws in snapping shrimp in nature (Crustacea: Decapoda: Alpheidae)". Crustaceana. 69 (7): 920–921. doi:10.1163/156854096X00321.
- ^ M. Versluis; B. Schmitz; A von der Heydt; D. Lohse (2000). "How snapping shrimp snap: through cavitating bubbles". Science. 289 (5487): 2114–2117. doi:10.1126/science.289.5487.2114. PMID 11000111.
- ^ W. W. L. Au; K. Banks (1998). "The acoustics of the snapping shrimp Synalpheus parneomeris in Kaneohe Bay". Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 103 (1): 41–47. doi:10.1121/1.423234.
- ^ B. G. Ferguson; J. L. Cleary (2001). "In situ source level and source position estimates of biological transient signals produced by snapping shrimp in an underwater environment". Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 109 (6): 3031–3037. doi:10.1121/1.1339823. PMID 11425145.
- ^ D. Lohse; B. Schmitz; M. Versluis (2001). "Snapping shrimp make flashing bubbles". Nature. 413 (6855): 477–478. doi:10.1038/35097152. PMID 11586346.
- ^ S. N. Patek; R. L. Caldwell (2005). "Extreme impact and cavitation forces of a biological hammer: strike forces of the peacock mantis shrimp" (PDF). The Journal of Experimental Biology. 208 (19): 3655–3664. doi:10.1242/jeb.01831. PMID 16169943.
- ^ Kenneth Chang (September 26, 2000). "Sleuths solve case of bubble mistaken for a snapping shrimp". The New York Times. p. 5. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
- ^ "Sea creatures trouble sonar operators – new enzyme". The New York Times. February 2, 1947. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
- ^ Stuart Rock. "Submarine hunting in Somerset" (PDF). thalesgroup.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2018.]
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- ^ Sammy De Grave; N. Dean Pentcheff; Shane T. Ahyong; et al. (2009). "A classification of living and fossil genera of decapod crustaceans" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Suppl. 21: 1–109. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-06.
External linksEdit
|Wikispecies has information related to Alpheidae
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Alpheidae.
- How snapping shrimp snap, University of Twente
- Article on pistol shrimp going into physical details
- Radiolab Podcast: Bigger Than Bacon The history and science of snapping shrimp for children and adults


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1954 Ford F-100 - One Happy Camper
Stan and Mary Ann Ferguson's '54 Ford F-100
In late-1954, Ford Motor Company introduced a unique model F-100 known as the Camper Special. According to various Effie experts, it featured (among other items) a '55 Ford grille, 12-volt charging system, a heavy-duty towing package, and numerous other items found on the '55 Ford F-100 production models. "When we bought our F-100 in 1985, we had no idea it was a Camper Special-at least, you wouldn't have known by its appearance. The truck had a connecting rod sticking out of the side of the original 292ci Y-block, and the bed was filled to the rails with trash!"
In the process of ordering new parts, Stan was informed by the Ford truck parts expert in nearby San Antonio that his weary vintage hauler was a special model. "After cross referencing the VIN number using Ford's official factory records, the data confirmed that it was one of the Camper Specials produced sometime around late 1954 or early 1955. Perhaps that's why the inside of the bed was perfect. There wasn't a dent or ding anywhere!"
Armed with this knowledge, Ferguson decided to build a show 'n' go winner. Starting with the chassis, Stan ordered a new set of F-100 mono-leaf front springs along with a 3-inch dropped front axle acquired from Golden Valley, Arizona's Mid Fifties F-100 Parts. He installed a set of Classic Performance GM-based ventilated rotor front disc brakes and Classic Performance master cylinder, a set of Edelbrock IAS shocks, and a rebuilt '54 Ford F-100 steering box. "Nothing fancy, just the right stuff," says Ferguson. In the rear, Ferguson installed a new set of stock ride-height F-100 mono-leaf rear springs with a pair of Edelbrock IAS shocks and a stock rebuilt 3.92:1 Ford F-100 rearend. Wheels and tires on the pickup consist of a set of 17x8 Billet Specialties Vintec wheels wrapped with P235/45R17 fronts and P255/50R17 rear BFGoodrich Radial T/As.
Credit for the outstanding Ford Red paint and bodywork goes to Gilbert Sassenhagen, while those flame pinstripes are the handiwork of Mike Hartman. Stan used a combination of NOS and reproduction Ford trim items in the truck's rebuild, along with a set of Hagan Tri-Bar halogen headlights. The wood in the pickup bed is hand-hewn white-oak hardwood cut to Stan's specifications and then refinished by Stan and his son Jason.
On the inside you'll find a pair of Volkswagen bucket seats and a set of RodDoors flamed door panels covered in black and red Masterpiece Upholstery. Also along for the ride is the aforementioned Lokar shifter, a set of classic white-face Ford Racing gauges, an ididit six-way tilt steering column, a Billet Specialties steering wheel, and a Jensen Audio system.
Completed at a cost of the average new economy car, Stans Ferguson's Effie has captured 100-plus trophies and plaques. But that's not the reason why he built it. "I wanted to build a cool truck that could just as easily haul a load of hay as be driven to a local rod run. After all, that's why Ford built 'em in the first place. We just love our Ford Camper Special!"


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Multiple outlets have reported that the posted speed limit on a highway stretch between Austin and San Antonio will be changed to 85 miles per hour, making it the highest in the nation.
The portion of the I-35 toll road has become increasingly crowded, the AP said. The new speed limit will go into effect this fall, according to the Wall Street Journal's Nathan Koppel.
The AP says most highways in the U.S. top out at 75 m.p.h., while some highways in rural West Texas and Utah have 80-m.p.h. speed limits."
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Facebook is now working on ways for children younger than 13 to access the social network.
The tech company is testing connecting to children's accounts to their parents,' so it can bypass its ban on users under 13, according to the Wall Street Journal. The new mechanism could also charge parents for games or virtual goods bought by children.
As we wrote about earlier, although the age limit on Facebook is 13 as set by the federal Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998, many of its users are younger. The WSJ estimated that about 55 percent of 12-year-olds have a Facebook account.
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The younger kids often lie about their age to gain access and many parents are OK with it, according to the New York Times.
"Recent reports have highlighted just how difficult it is to enforce age restrictions on the Internet, especially when parents want their children to access online content and services," Facebook told the WSJ. "We are in continuous dialogue with stakeholders, regulators and other policy makers about how best to help parents keep their kids safe in an evolving online environment."
But since we all know that children under 13 are using Facebook, isn't it wiser to have parental controls on it? While COPPA was created to protect children, this new mechanism sounds like it's a good compromise of parental permission and oversight.


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5 am Juli 13, 2015
This place was perfect. The room, bathroom, and common area was just as clean as any hotel. The king-size bed was wonderfully comfortable, and the jacuzzi was such a treat. And the B&B is literally a 5-min walk from the downtown area. Sure, you don't have a window overlooking the falls, but you don't get a room like that even in one of the expensive hotels unless you pay a LOT more. The generous breakfast (eggs, bacon, pancakes/waffles, yogurt, fresh fruit, fresh coffee, OJ) was delicious and will keep you full until the middle of the afternoon. It was also nice that breakfast was served 9-10 -- some B&Bs serve breakfast so early that you have to set an alarm to make it in time. Suzan, the innkeeper, was just wonderful, too. She is so nice and friendly, available to chat and answer questions, but never detained us when we wanted to be on our way. We are SO glad that we stayed here. Not one single complaint.
3,6 am Juni 22, 2015
Walking distance to the Falls so that was great. Breakfast was basic, but good and plentiful. Susan was very helpful and friendly. We'd stay here again.
5 am Juni 11, 2015
The stay was great, clean, the room was the right size for two people and the food was great. Suzan was a great host, e-mail her about a late arrival and she had a hand written note with all the info and her cell phone number if there was a problem. Walking distance to Falls and Casino. Would stay here again.
Antwort des Gastgebers
Hello, thanks for the lovely thoughts, it was a pleasure to serve you
- Suzan (innkeeper)
3,0 am Juli 20, 2012
Not as nice as all of the B&B's along River Rd, but a better location, a short walking distance to the Falls and all of the action in town. Get the Phillipsburg room if it's available; the Georgetown has a nice bathroom with a jacuzzi tub but the bedroom is pretty small; the Savannah has a small bedroom and small bathroom. There were several stains on the carpet, but overall the cleanliness was good. Breakfast was fine but nothing special; we had pancakes, eggs and bacon the first morning, waffles, eggs and bacon the second morning, and french toast, bacon and eggs the third morning; I really wish they'd splurged and spent the extra couple of dollars to serve real maple syrup instead of generic pancake syrup... this is Canada! The hostess was friendly and helpful.
5 am Juli 05, 2012
We had a wonderful stay at this B&B which was in an outstanding location. Our room was large, spotless and was great to bring our kids along. The sofabed was a great addition and our host was gracious enough to make up the bed just for,our kids, they said the bed was so comfortable and just loved it. We were awakened to a delicious large breakfast which was more than we could eat. Our room had a king size bed and a super large jacuzzi tub, the kids thought it was big enough for a pool. Our host is not only friendly but also a Somelier and directed us to the best wineries in the region. Our kids left with a few toys that Suzan even had for them, truly an outstanding experience!
2,4 am Juni 30, 2012
We are experienced B&B'ers, and this was a bit of a strange experience. The host does not live at the house, but she comes and cooks breakfast. She left us a nice note with a code in so check-in was smooth. While the "Inn" is very very close to the falls, the home is not as well kept as we would have expected. There were several bird nests in the soffit on the outside of the home (so the birds were basically in the homes attic); and the carpet in the room was really stained. Moreover, the pull-out-bed was torn, with the springs broken. The host was very very nice and cooked us an adequate breakfast, but we feel like this is more of an Inn rather than a B&B and is not cared for like other B&B's that we have frequented. Overall a bit of a disappointment, other than the very good location.
4,2 am Januar 06, 2012
This B&B was charming and a wonderful place to ring in the New Year. As we told the innkeeper, Suzan, while checking out, we recommend the Bluecrest and would stay there again - with pleasure!
5 am November 04, 2011
We stayed at the Bluecrest in October and loved our stay. It was so close to the Falls we could just leave the car and walk a mere five minutes away. The breakfast was plentiful and delicious and the room was so cozy with a fireplace and very large whirlpool/jacuzzi bath. The bed was oh so comfy and the sheets very soft. Definitely will return.
4,2 am August 15, 2011
The room (actually a suite) was outstanding. It was very quiet and comfortable. The location of the facility is certainly well located for visiting the falls and other activities in the city. A short walk puts you at the falls or a bus stop for visiting other venues. We parked our car on arrival and didn't use it until we were ready to leave. Suzan had a family emergency arise during our visit but we were well taken care of by her next door neighbors. We will not hesitate to stay here again when we visit the area.
4,8 am August 04, 2011
My fiance and I stayed here for 3 days.(We got engaged at Niagra Falls). The room came with fireplace and jacuzzi tub(big enough for 2). Breakfasts were great and the owners were friendly and cordial. This is within walking distance of the falls and all the sites. I would not hesitate to stay there again. I also liked the free parking!
4,2 am August 01, 2011
Location was incredible. Walking distance to Niagara Falls and Clifton Hill (full of restaurants and shops), which really saves you from paying for parking. Breakfast was great and the hosts were very friendly and accommodating! We would definitely stay there again. :)
4,0 am Mai 30, 2011
My husband and I stayed here for the first time Memorial Day weekend 2011. Suzan and her mother Flora were very kind and hospitible towards us. Suzan upgraded us to a beautiful room with a Jacuzzi and it was way more than we expected! Our stay there definately made us feel like home and the breakfast was delicious! We loved the setting of the home, in a very quiet neighborhood away from the tourist area, but still close the the falls. You could walk there, but we mostly drove to the attractions. We will definately stay here again on our next trip to the falls! Thanks Suzan and Flora!!
5 am Mai 29, 2011
You are missing out if you stay anywhere else in Niagara. Suzan and Flora are both welcoming and amazing people. It is DEFINATELY our home away from home. Our ONLY regret is that now we have 4 kids, we don't get to stay with Suzan more often!! :o)
4,4 am April 16, 2011
We were the only people staying there during our off season trip. Despite only one room being occupied we were treated to wonderful breakfasts and a kind reception.
4,6 am November 07, 2010
My wife and I have been traveling hear for several years now. South West Airlines fly's into Buffalo. We rent a car and drive over to the Canadian side. Check out the falls, then head up to wine country. It's a great weekend ( we often extend or stay past the weekend). The accommodations at Bluecrest are great. Love the home made jam....
5 am November 05, 2010
Terrific hostesses, wonderful location -- close to downtown but quiet area, delicious breakfast The Vincents
4,8 am Oktober 25, 2010
We absolutely loved our stay! The room was very clean and the Inn was within walking distance of pretty much everything. The jacuzzi was great after a long day of walking around. Definitely recommend the waffles they made for breakfast.
4,6 am Oktober 12, 2010
The best location of all the B&Bs on the Canadian side, in our opinion. Quiet neighborhood and easy walking to the Falls and people mover stop. Suzan was so kind to accomodate us an extra night when my husband got sick. Great suggestions for wineries in Niagara on the Lake. Would RECOMMEND this to everyone !! (LOTS of hot water for the tub too !! )
Antwort des Gastgebers
Thanks for the nice review. I am glad you enjoyed your stay with us in Niagara. It was a pleasure having both of you stay with us and I happy we had a suite for you for the extra night.
- Suzan Bazon (Innkeeper)
5 am September 10, 2010
We stayed at the Bluecrest for 2 nights and it was one of the best experiences we ever had. Susan and her mother Flora were amazing. They made us feel right at home. We stayed in one of the 2 bedroom suites with the jacuzzi and traveling with a 5 year old, it was wonderful to be able to put her to bed at night and being able to close the door and relax. The location was incredible as well, all the major attractions were within a short walking distance. I can't forget the breakfast - YUMMY!! This place is hard to top!!
5 am September 04, 2010
We have now stayed at the Bluecrest over ten times! We love it more and more everytime. We feel like we are visiting family as we are greeted by Suzan or her mother Flora who know our names and remember us. We always love the delicious hearty home-baked breakfast and the spacious Jacuzzi suite with king-size bed and large two-person tub. We feel so special when we can make a reservation just by calling and no longer have to give all of our info or a deposit. Thanks for making us always feel at home.
5 am August 31, 2010
I am very impressed with the full breakfast! There is much more than hearty bacon eggs, there was home-made delicious pancakes and blueberry french toast, fresh fruit and home-made preserves. So much food we did not have to eat lunch! Very few B&Bs offer such an amazing hot breakfast. The location is the best in Niagara we walked to the Falls in less than 8minutes! We watched the fireworks from the front porch which was spacious and covered, just gorgeous! There was also a huge deck in the back of the property to unwind. We have already booked again to go back. Great service, great location, great sitting areas, could not ask for more. Rooms were spotless with antiques carefully selected. A dream vacation.
3,6 am August 29, 2010
I have to say that the hospitality was outstanding, the people where very friendly and professional. But this is not a place I would go back to. There was no place to sit outside and relax, there is also no view of the city or the park, just a back street with un-kept homes and gardens. The rooms where very clean and the bed was very comfortable, I find it a bit outdated however. I had hoped for a bit of a larger selection for the breakfast, because if you don't like bacon and eggs you are going to go hungry. The coffee on the other hand was amazing. The location was exceptional because everything is within walking distance, and overall I had a nice experience but I wouldn't go back.
5 am August 16, 2010
Bluecrest B&B provided a spotless, effortlessly simple room en suite. The location is convient to everything Niagara has to offer. The breakfasts were first class! Everyone was so friendly. We knew we'd stumbled across a gem, when we found out that other guests were repeats. We would definitely recommend Bluecrest!
5 am Juli 27, 2010
This was the first b&b that we stayed in, and had no idea what to expect. We have done quite a bit of traveling and found this charming place that was way more then we could have imagined. The location was walking distance from the falls, casino, indoor water park and other tourist attractions, but far enough away that there was no traffic or noise. It is 15 minutes from the wine route, Niagara on the lake was a few minutes away, and other local activities were very close. Suzan and her Mother made you feel like family every morning with a wonderful homemade breakfast and a smile to start your day. The charming room, lovely people, and great location persuaded us to stay an extra night because everything was so perfect. Starting on our drive home, we were already planning our next trip to visit the inn, and plan on returning for years to come. Thank you Suzan for making this a memorable trip. . . See you Soon! Patty and Anthony
5 am Juli 26, 2010
Suzan and Flora are very friendly. The breakfast is fresh and delicious. The location is excellent! Sits on a quiet street but just five minutes from all attractions. The house is very cozy with clean and comfortable. We enjoyed our stay. It was better than staying in a good hotel! A Suzan e a Flora são muito simpaticas. O café da manhã é fresco e delicioso. A localização é excelente! Fica em uma rua tranquila porém a poucos 5 minutos de todas as atrações. A casa é muito aconchegante com quartos limpos e confortáveis. Nós aproveitamos nossa estadia. Foi melhor que ficar hospedado em um bom hotel! Sandra e Alisson jul/2010 Brazil
5 am Juli 21, 2010
Susan and her mother Flora our wonderful. We were greeted with a warm welcome. Breakfast was served every morning with a warm smile and great food. Susan took time out of her busy day to make sure our needs were taken care of. If we had any questions she was always just a phone call away if she was not there. We are already making plans to stay there again in the fall. I would highly recommend this bed & breakfast to everyone that asked.
4,8 am Juli 14, 2010
The breakfast was wonderful - fluffy pancakes, eggs, bacon, juice, toast, coffee and fresh fruit - a feast! The inn keepers were friendly. It was a short walk to the falls and the casino and most attractions.
3,6 am Juli 06, 2010
This B&B is within blocks of the Falls and other attractions on the Canadian side of the border. Breakfast was delicious, and Suzan was helpful and friendly. We would stay here again.
5 am Juni 10, 2010
We stayed for the first time at Bluecrest in June. We were shocked at the low rate offered through Bed and Breakfast.com online bookings for a stay. We couldn't believe we had a luxury room with a comfy king-size bed, two-person jacuzzi tub and fireplace and extra seating area in our room at this rate. Not to mention an in-room fridge, free internet access and the most delicous breakfast. This huge breakfast with eggs, waffles, bacon and more was such a treat. The host Suzan and her Mom Flora were a delight to chat with. We will definitely be back!
2,8 am Mai 29, 2010
We both r seniors and wanted to spend the night at Niagara Falls after seeing a Shaw festival show on Victoria weekend's Sunday. We were hoping to visit the Casino and take a leisurely walk in the Park. But both of us were tired and were happy to see the comfortable bed in our room. Suzan came out to meet us when we arrived with a friendly greeting. She was concerned for our well being when she saw my spouse's severe restricted mobility due to arthrities giving us that extra feeling of welcome. We know now where we would be staying on our next visit and will gladly recommend Bluecrest to others.
5 am Mai 27, 2010
We stayed with the Bluecrest on the May 24th long weekend. It was a great stay. It is hard to find a B&B in Niagara that will do a full, hot, home-baked breakfast. From the pancakes, eggs and bacon, home-made preserves we were delighted. The elegant and comfortable rooms with a king-size bed and large two-person spa-like tubs completed out stay. Highly recommend.
5 am Februar 19, 2010
We only spent one night, but the service was very good, and we would recommend the Bluecrest B & B.
5 am Juli 20, 2008
We just spent two nights at the Bluecrest and I have to say that it's one the best places we have stayed in a long time. The service along with the GREAT breakfast is second to none. It is walking distance to all attractions and restaurants, just park and walk the entire stay. We will be back soon and recommend it highly to everyone. Thank you Suzan and staff
4,8 am Juni 24, 2008
Bluecrest had beautiful rooms and the location was very convenient (a 5 min walk to the falls and easy walk to restaurants). The staff was very helpful with offering suggestions of things to do. We had an excellent time during our two night stay. Would definitely stay there again. No negatives.
5 am Dezember 19, 2007
Hello, I am a Regional Manager for a large company in Toronto and I have held meetings at the Bluecrest for three consecutive years. Members of my sales team spend a luxurious night at the Bluecrest Bed and Breakfast, awaken to a delicous home-baked breakfast offered. We then spend the day in the spacious breakfast room and hold our Management meeting. Suzan prepares a delicious lunch for us and afternoon dessert. It is truly a spendid way to inspire my team! Internet access and overhead projection is provided and computer access for my team. To top things off, the B&B is a mere five-minute walk to the Casino and the Falls. The cleanliness and attention to detail is second-to-none.
Antwort des Gastgebers
Thanks for the pleasant comments! It is always a pleasure having your team stay with us and it is fun having over 30 people spend the afternoon for a function.
- Suzan Bazon (Innkeeper)
4,6 am September 24, 2007
The Bluecrest was beyond wonderful. It was so close to everything, cleaner than any hotel, and the hospitality was the nicest we have ever received, anywhere. And the breakfast was out of this world... It was so lovely that we can't wait to return.
5 am September 18, 2007
What a gem to find in the Niagara Falls area. A perfect place to stay with a wonderful host. From the food to the room, everything was perfect.
Antwort des Gastgebers
Hello, Thank you for posting your kind thoughts. We are glad you enjoyed your previous stay with us at Bluecrest!
- Suzan Bazon (innkeeper)
4,0 am August 22, 2007
super clean very comfy just like home.very helpful and friendly much more than we expected we will be going back
4,6 am Juli 24, 2007
My husband and I stayed at bluecrest for the second time. We have stayed in the greenbrier and phillipsburg suites and both were fantastic and clean and inviting. The breakfast at blucrest is amazing and we ate too much both days! Suzan is so friendly and answers any questions quickly. I would recommend this to anyone staying in niagara falls.
5 am Januar 28, 2007
My husband and I have spent over 25 nights in Suzan's lovely B&B over the past few years. It is truly the best we have ever encountered and Suzan is the ultimate hostess! Uhmm! Those delectable breakfast crepes are calling my name!


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|2008-05-17, 16:43
|Link #41
AS Oji-kun
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Next to oto-san
Age: 70
One problem I can see in creating developer interest is that anime viewers probably make up a very small fraction of the universe of mplayer users. Moreover most of those people are watching XviD in AVI files; a quick perusal of any non-anime torrent tracker shows that. So I can see why the mplayer developers probably think there are other things that require their limited resources before they get to ordered chapters in Matroska. Iit also seems like ordered chapters only have a substantial benefit in series programming, where there's repeated content from episode to episode. People watching one-off shows like movies won't be looking for support for ordered chapters either.
As long as this is used to split OP/EDs from episode content, I don't really care. If I want to watch the whole episode I'll just put the three pieces into my smplayer playlist. If we start seeing more fine-grained "chapterization" (to coin a term), say splitting the segments before and after the mid-program break into separate files, I'd find that annoying and unnecessary.
I understand how this might benefit encoders, and I understand the arguments in favor of reducing download sizes and disk storage, but I still don't see why this is being posed entirely as an either/or question. Why can't we have both chapters and complete episodes? From the discussions presented here, it doesn't sound like it's going to be particularly easy for the viewers to reassemble the files unless they're pretty handy with things like mkvtoolnix. Would it be that much more of a burden to distribute complete episodes as well?
|2008-05-17, 17:17
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x264 Developer
Join Date: Feb 2008
|2008-05-17, 18:22
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AS Oji-kun
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Next to oto-san
Age: 70
Reread my post. I wasn't talking about the developers; I was talking about mplayer users. The discussion here has focused on whether the user community will bring sufficient pressure on the developers to add support for ordered chapters. A quick Google search with "site:lists.mplayerhq.hu" brings up just a handful of postings about this subject on the mplayer-users list (and not a whole lot of postings on the other mplayer lists either). I stand by my claim that anime viewers are unlilkely to represent a substantial fraction of the mplayer user community.
|2008-05-18, 16:50
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: ISDB-T
Age: 33
A nice guy by the name of Mosc has written a program that automatically un-orders the ordered chapters for you by scanning all MKV's in a given directory, and outputs a .bat file that runs mkvmerge a lot to put linked files back into normal files.
Download here: http://upload.riposte.nl/upload/ChapterUnorderer.7z
Usage: chapterunorderer <source directory> <destination batch file>
(without <>'s)
Requires that dumpsuid and mkvmerge are in your PATH (current directory works for dumpsuid; the mkvtoolnix package automatically adds itself to the PATH when installed so mkvmerge should already be there).
|2008-05-18, 17:19
|Link #45
Senior Member
Long story short: we do all the work, and this make that said work easier, so we (at least I) will continue to do so
|2008-05-19, 14:10
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Yuki-ist and Hina-geek
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Los Angeles
There is one other question about linked .mkv I found in my archive of the mplayer-users list, and the only reply brings up the security question again.
I don't subscribe to the dev lists, but it's nice to see that there is some (guarded) interest in adding the feature.
Not that I use VLC, but if the feature is added to ffmpeg, does VLC also pick up the ability to play Ordered Chapters?
|2008-05-19, 14:52
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|2008-05-19, 17:19
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|2008-05-20, 01:46
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AS Oji-kun
Join Date: Nov 2006
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WanderingKnight tells us the devs are concerned about linking to files "behind the user's back" as it were. But suppose you put reasonable constraints on the files, like they must reside in the same directory as the linking file and carry appropriate permissions. Perhaps I think too much in *nix these days, but isn't that a sufficient security model and one that can be implemented cross-platform? (Maybe not in Windows?)
I'm also a bit curious as to how a linked file might pose a threat per se. I admit to not reading the Matroska specfication, but can the linked files be anything besides other Matroska files? Why would a linked file pose any greater threat than any other Matroska file?
So what really is the security threat involved in ordered chapters, and is Haali somehow immune to these threats? Inquiring minds and all that.
|2008-05-20, 10:19
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I'm not entirely sure about what exactly the issue is, either, but I'm no coder, so I didn't want to delve much into it. I see how there could be an issue with remotely accessed files, but with local files I don't see much of a problem, even less on Linux since you don't really run mplayer as root as you do on Windows.
|2008-05-26, 07:11
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Apparently lots of people are having problems with DirectVobSub not noticing subtitles after a linked OP or ED file plays. I'm one of them, and just looking around I found FOUR more threads here with the exact same problem.
See: This thread and This thread and This thread (Formula started using split chapters for Shugo Chara), and even earlier in the thread we're in right now.
I'm having this problem, and I'm running Vista, the latest version of CCCP, a slightly older CoreAVC, and MPC. I use CoreAVC to play MKV files and not FFDshow.
The solution to this problem is very simple, I've found. After the OP plays (and subtitles fail to appear), double-click on the green DirectVobSub arrow in the taskbar. DirectVobSub settings will appear. Next, change the tab from "Main" to "General". For whatever reason, at this point VobSub "wakes up" and realizes there are subtitles again, and begins displaying correctly.
If anyone knows what is going on here, I'd greatly appreciate it if you could lend some advice. It's not a life-threatening problem, but it is annoying to have to "wake up" VobSub every time after you play an OP file.
Thanks for listening - and hopefully people will realize now that this is a specific problem with the new chapter system and not someone's individual PC. Perhaps it's an issue with CoreAVC (edit: just tried it running FFDshow, no change), or perhaps its something with VobSub, I don't know.
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|2008-05-28, 06:06
|Link #53
Join Date: May 2008
For those using Linux, I have made a patch for ordered chapters for mplayer, so if you are daring enough to use the development version just download the subversion version of mplayer and take my patch from the development mailing list archives. Even if (big if) my patch is approved it will probably take a long time until it makes it into a release version.
|2008-05-28, 08:11
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Le Mans, France
No problem with Shugo Chara.
With Kurenai I have a little problem after the ending the video simply stop instead of showing the preview (episode 6, 7 and 8).
Edit : now mplayer refuse to play the latest mkv release done by Eclipse or GG. I think I will remove th patch for now
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|2008-05-28, 15:02
|Link #55
Join Date: May 2008
file. Did you use the smaller version?
I tried some stuff from GG, apparantly it is ok to skip the chapter end times.
Gotta fix that, new patch soon.
Edit: new patch available
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|2008-06-13, 12:49
|Link #57
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
Funny. People usually forget... or rather don't know about an amusing fact - all endings in almost every TV series are different. Not the background video itself, but credits with all seiyuu, animators and all those people. Even though there is probably one or two people who reads them and barely five who cares - those are different.
Openings, on other hand, are the same throughout a whole series, or a significant part of series.
"Who needs those credits", you might be saying right now, but for the release to be complete those need to be present.
PS I, personally, don't like OC because that's a stop halfway through to promised DVD-style navigation inside a single file (which wasn't implemented in Matroska yet, AFAIK).
|2008-06-13, 14:34
|Link #58
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: England
Age: 33
I don't think people are unaware of that, it's just they assume their audience isn't interested in the credits anyway. I'm not a fan of it myself because I do occasionally need to check credits and the video is the best source, but I can understand why they do it. It can take a fair bit of time because it needs re-timing, possibly editing so karaoke isn't blocking text etc, then re-encoding, whereas using an existing encode can be as simple as muxing in with a chapter file. It's not just the ordered chapter folks doing this though, many fansub groups have been doing it with all their releases for ages, infact it's probably the norm.
I'd appreciate it if subbers left the ED in each episode as it is. They never usually need as many bits as an OP, so there won't be a significant loss in video quality of the rest of the episode, and retiming is easy with Aegisub. I can undertstand entirely why someone would want to encode the OP seperatly in many cases, especially Kurenai's OP, has a massive effect on the quality of the whole episode. Using ordered chapters just to save bandwidth though is just silly.
|2008-06-13, 21:29
|Link #59
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
I just wonder... I'm watching Deculture's Zettai Karen Children fansub right now, they're like magic, those encodes, just silly 170 megabytes (704x400, needless to say) but looking as clean as day. Maybe the quality problem is not really in space economy?
|2008-06-14, 08:30
|Link #60
Excessively jovial fellow
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: ISDB-T
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Compressibility varies from show to show, from episode to episode and from scene to scene. It depends on a lot of factors like sharpness, amount of motion, detail levels etc etc. Some shows (or certain episodes of some shows) can easily be squeezed into 100MB or less per episode and still look good, others require 300+MB even for SD resolutions. Making anime episodes at 704x400 look good at 175mb per episode isn't difficult, it'll work fine for most shows.
The thing is that in many cases the OP/ED has a lot of very high-motion material that is not easily compressible, and cutting this out can save a lot of space, regardless of how well the rest of the show compresses and/or what the target size is.
On another note, this endless whining about the precious ending credits is getting tiresome. The three people who care can obviously read Japanese or the credits would be useless, so why aren't they watching raws? Also, as Doughnuts points out, it has for a long time been quite common to make one lossless encode of the OP/ED and then splice that in for each episode.
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The Friday Times in Lahore has come under cyberattack. Earlier Friday, its website could not be accessed.
Najam Sethi, the paper's editor, told CPJ that someone has "launched an attack on the websites of both The Friday Times and Vanguard Books [the book publishing and distribution company that owns the Times]. A tsunami of killer spams and log-ins have clogged the sites and blocked them."
Sethi and Jugnu Mohsin, the Times' publisher, have been under threat -- as he puts it, "from state and non-state actors" -- for years. The earliest mention on CPJ.org I can find of their travails is from May, 1999, when Sethi was beaten and arrested in his home by intelligence service agents under Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
Most recently, things began to deteriorate after May 2 last year, when Sethi became critical of the military establishment's "complicity or incompetence" in the Osama bin Laden affair.
This is the first time the paper's website has come under attack. But, Sethi says, "One of our staff had received a warning three months ago telling them to 'advise me' to desist from criticizing the establishment." Sethi also points out that Vanguard is the Pakistani publisher of books by Hussain Haqqani, Ahmed Rashid, and Steve Cohen, most of them in English and Urdu, all of them critical of the military establishment.
Why an attack now? The last few issues of the paper have carried some hard-hitting editorials and articles on the role of the military and the Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate in politics and foreign policy. The current issue, which came out late last night, was also tough, Sethi said. "I can only presume that my recent TV programs and Friday Times editorials coupled with some articles by others which have been critical of the national security establishment of Pakistan have provoked this attack," Sethi said in an email exchange.
Such denial-of-service attacks are relatively new to Pakistan's Internet. What's more common has been what Danny O'Brien, CPJ's Internet advocacy coordinator, calls "arbitrary and secretive censorship of online journalism sites." This week, Pakistan's High Court of Sindh at Karachi ruled that such censorship was "in violation of Pakistan's constitutional protections for due process and free expression," as Danny reported yesterday. The ruling derailed plans by the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority to install a massive website blacklisting system.


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Hey Rob, hope you have a great birthday. Gonna get to do a cache today? Have fun!
Hey Rob, hope you have a great birthday. Gonna get to do a cache today? Have fun!
Happy Trails!
happy, happy!
"life is short...make a mess of it!"
Happy Birthday!!!
Happy Birthday!
Have a happy, happy day!
~ Beach Comber ~
Have a great day! Maybe you'll get a lobster dinner this weekend
Nice meeting you this summer at Rick & Donna's!
Thanks for the Birthday wishes Y'all, I did manage to get out and do some caches, 3 for 5 for yesterday. I Really have to log a DNF on a puppy too So I did not break 200 but really soon And went out to a nice dinner with TAT, my daughter and Grandson. Thanks again and see you on the trails to the next FTF
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the realization that there is something more important than fear."
"Death is only one of many ways to die."
Happy Birthday - sounds like you had a good time. On to a new year and great adventures!


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"Dope Caused Her Downfall...Annie Oakley is Now in Jail...Her Appetite for Drugs Drove Her to Steal the Trousers of a Negro"
It turned out--not that William Randolph Hearst and his papers were terribly interested in looking deeper into the matter--that the woman in these lurid headlines was a burlesque dancer sometimes known as "Any Oakley," and not the country's most famous sharpshooter as reported. But similar stories around the country devastated the real Annie Oakley, or Annie Butler as she was known in 1903.
"The terrible piece...nearly killed me," she recalled. "The only thing that kept me alive was the desire to purge my character."
Character was everything to Oakley, who had made a career out of treading the thin line between besting her male competition and reassuring them that she was still the little lady. Roles were reversed in her Victorian-era marriage: She traveled the world supporting her husband with her phenomenal rifle skills and showmanship, and she taught more than 15,000 women how to shoot for self-defense. But she opposed women's suffrage, and she was so careful to maintain a demure appearance that she sewed her own modest skirts when she was the star attraction of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
Most newspapers retracted the drug story within a day, but it wasn't enough for Oakley, who embarked on a six-year courtroom tour to clear her name. And when she took aim in these speeches, "Little Sure Shot" rarely missed. Oakley won 54 out of 55 libel cases she brought against newspapers from St. Louis to Scranton.
When the trials were over, Oakley had spent more money than she had recovered from the papers. But as biographer Glenda Riley notes in The Life and Legacy of Annie Oakley,Oakley had regained control over her reputation--and more importantly, her livelihood--by fighting through to the end. "Had Annie failed in her quest for what she called justice," Riley writes, "she might have never worked again. Her place in history might have been that of a money-hungry, vindictive ex-star."
So how did Oakley win over the public at the trials, and what you can you learn from her famous courtroom testimony?
- Appearance counts. The original newspaper articles made much of "Any Oakley's" disheveled, slovenly appearance. The real Oakley's look in court went far in combating the false story before she even opened her mouth to speak. The newspapers now said she "bore the appearance of a kindly schoolteacher," with her neat dress, a black veil lifted when she took the stand and prematurely gray hair piled on her head. Then, as now, juries--a very important kind of audience--can be influenced by appearance.
- Know when it pays to stay calm...Reporters and juries were won over by Oakley's "polished courtesy," according to biographer Shirl Kasper. Oakley's answers were delivered in a "well-modulated and low voice," even in response to questions like, "Aren't you the woman who used to shoot out here and run along and turn head over heels, allowing your skirts to fall, and you wore buckskin leggings?" Oakley coolly replied: "I beg your pardon, you're wrong. I never wore buckskin leggings, neither did I allow my skirts to fall. I am the lady who shot."
- ...But don't be afraid to fight back. Oakley kept her cool for the most part, but her rare outbursts were memorably cutting. Pressured by aggressive defense attorneys in Charleston, she minced no words before threatening to leave the courtroom: "If the gentlemen who fought for South Carolina during the Civil War conducted their defense with as much cowardice as the defense has been conducted against one little woman in this suit, I don't wonder that they received such a sound thrashing."
Oakley was also the star of a 1894 film by Thomas Edison, when Edison captured her marksmanship on a prototype movie camera. Little Sure Shot, indeed.
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Andrew Dignan necesitaba un nuevo diseño de otro y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 43 diseños de 15 diseñadores freelance.
Filmmaker in a Box: A Case Study of a Micro-Budget Feature Film
We are independent media distributor specializing in low budget films and documentaries. We have made several small films and are taking this opportunity to create a product that will educate and inform filmmakers about the process of making a small film from top to bottom, covering every single element of the process. We have been real D.I.Y.'ers for years and want to pass along the knowledge we have accumulated and applied in the production of an independent feature film.
This product is aimed at independent filmmakers looking to either make their first film or those who have previously made films with a great degree of difficulty. It is also aimed at college students, either entering or just graduating from film schools, looking for a leg up on their peers. We imagine someone who purchases this product would also purchase such software as Final Draft, Final Cut, some form of scheduling and budgeting program (Movie Magic, Entertainment Partners, Gorilla, etc...). We are targeting consumer who possess more than a passing curiosity in filmmaking and would use the lessons found within this product to go make their own film. It is educational/instructional first, entertainment second. This product could range in cost from $199 to as high as $399 and should reflect a well-educated, discerning consumer. This is not likely to be an impulse purchase.
This is the key art for a multimedia educational DVD set meant to serve as a case study of how to make a low-budget, independent film. This product will feature over 18 hours of behind-the-scenes inforamtion on 10-12 DVDs including:
Detailed interviews with the entire cast & crew.
Discussions on: casting, funding, contracts, schedule, budget, every day of production, technology, editing, writing, sound, music and more.
It will also contain contracts, call sheets, schedules, script drafts – all in their entirety – including every line of the actual budget.
We expect this product to retail in excess of $199 and it should be presented as a high quality, professional product.
The design must be tabloid size (11x17) at 300 dpi. The design must incorporate the logo concept, although the designer has free rein in altering the logo colors to suit/compliment the design.
The product is aimed at young, professionally-driven, independent filmmakers and should reflect their interests. It also should allow for things like endorsement quotes (mock up place holders). You don't need to list the features so much as convey what the product is like in a visually arresting way.
This is an excellent opportunity for future work as we will likely employ the winning designer to come up with the rest of the packaging.


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Earlier this week Blizzard published a Dev Watercooler describing the changes in raiding in Warlords of Draenor. I don't think anything in this article was news, in that all of these changes had been announced at Blizzcon. The major addition was a detailed discussion of the rationale behind the changes.
But this post isn't about dissecting that discussion – I agree with pretty much everything Ion wrote in regards to the "why" of the changes. Instead, I want to revisit a topic that we've touched on before: raiding, burnout, and loot.
The key points of the watercooler article that are relevant to us are these:
- LFR, normal, heroic, and mythic raids are on separate lockouts. In other words, you can run each one for loot each week.
- LFR, normal, and heroic are flexible-size loot-based lockouts, which means you can run them as many times per week as you like, but you'll only get loot from the boss the first time you kill it on each difficulty.
- Mythic is a fixed-size boss-based lockout, meaning that it works just like MoP normal/heroic raid lockouts do. Once you kill a boss, you get an instance ID and you're stuck with that instance ID all week.
- LFR will likely not contain set items and specific highly-sought-after trinkets in order to prevent heroic/mythic raiders from feeling like they need to run LFR.
Again, most of this is not news – the last bit is the only tidbit we didn't already know last November. However, the watercooler triggered a lot of the same negative reactions that were elicited after the announcement at BlizzCon.
In particular, raiders complained that in order to remain competitive, they would feel pressure to clear the same instance several times a week on different difficulty levels to maximize loot income. This in turn contributes to higher burnout rates amongst those raiders and a less fun experience. Our own Anafielle has been one of the more vocal people involved in this debate, even as far back as the early days of LFR.
Why Should Blizzard Do Anything?
You could argue (and many people have) that this is a self-inflicted problem. That these hardcore players are victims of their own inability to set boundaries, and that they just have to learn to manage their time better. I don't think that's a reasonable response, because it glosses over a lot of subtleties about the differing motivations gamers have, how we approach games, and the behavioral psychology involved in playing a game. I also think it incorrectly assumes that this is an issue which only affects mythic raiders.
Some players simply cannot enjoy a game unless they feel they're doing everything they can to advance their character. This isn't a new phenomenon, and it isn't limited to mythic raiders. I've known players who never stepped foot in a heroic (MoP) raid, but still felt this way about their character. It's sort of the "type A personality" equivalent in gaming, and I think every raider has a little bit of that tendency in them. For some people, it's the cause of the bulk of the satisfaction they get from a game.
You may recall that I've covered this topic once before, when flex raiding came out, so I won't re-hash all of the arguments for why raider burnout is a legitimate concern. It's also got strong similarities to the issues raiders had with the valor point grind before the introduction of heroic scenarios. Each of these activities adds a chunk of time that a raider can spend to further their character, raising the bar a little bit higher. And there's a strong social incentive to do so in most cases. Perhaps your guild explicitly states that they expect it of you, or maybe peer pressure is enough because you don't want to be "that guy" that's letting down the team.
So rather than brushing the issue aside with an "it's not my problem" response, it's worth considering the situation with a critical eye and asking, "is there a good way to fix this?"
Cumulative Loot
The last time I touched on this topic, I laid out several potential systems that removed or reduced the incentive raiders had to run lower difficulty levels of the same raid. Some of them, like the increased ilvl gap between LFR and Normal, have already become a reality. But the one I want to dwell on today is a system I called the "Cumulative Loot System."
The idea I've liked the most so far is one proposed by Thels. …. In short, when you kill a normal or heroic boss, you also automatically get your personal loot rolls for LFR and/or Flex. You could imagine various permutations of how this would work; maybe a normal kill gives you your LFR roll, while a heroic kill gives you both LFR and Flex rolls. But the simplest case is just that you get both rolls on any normal or heroic kill.
The basic premise behind this system is that if you can kill a boss on heroic mode, then the normal and LFR versions are obviously beneath your skill and gear level. There's no challenge involved in doing so for your raid group anymore, it's just an arbitrary time sink that's probably not very much fun. But due to the way loot drops are structured, there may be a significant benefit to doing so thanks to set items and trinkets.
So instead of asking you to dump that time into the drudgery of another instance clear, it just gives you that loot when you kill the boss on heroic in addition to your usual heroic loot.
In other words, the system accepts that it is the game's fault that it is providing an incentive for you to do busywork. It's sort of like your professor writing an exam problem that's a little too hard, and then giving you a bit of a curve to compensate. Not that I've ever done that. I'm just saying… some professors might have. At some point in history. Definitely not me though.
When I mentioned this idea on Twitter yesterday, it set off a flurry of retweets, favorites, and responses. So I felt it was worth clarifying some of the details in a place where I'm not limited to 140 characters at a time.
The idea is most succinctly explained via an example. Let's say my raid group kills the new boss Ogre McOgreton on mythic difficulty. He drops mythic-quality loot just like usual for my raid leader to distribute. However, at the same time, I get the option to automatically get the results of my personal loot rolls for that boss from heroic, normal, and LFR difficulties. Doing so "consumes" my loot lockout for that boss on each of those difficulties that week.
Note that this isn't guaranteed loot, because it's a personal roll. I'm not suggesting the boss drops X additional heroic-quality items for your raid leader to distribute. I'm suggesting that the game makes up to three extra loot rolls for you, using the personal loot system, for each of the lower difficulty levels. Sometimes you might get 3 items from those three rolls (one heroic quality, one normal quality, one LFR quality). Other times you'll get no items (use your best sarcastic Pat Krane voice and say "Triple Gold! Thanks Blizz!"). But no matter what, your loot lockout for that boss is flagged so that you don't need to run the lower difficulty levels.
Recall that in Warlords, LFR, normal, and heroic all use loot-based lockouts. So being locked to a certain boss doesn't prohibit you from joining a new group and killing that boss on that same difficulty again, it just prevents you from getting loot from the boss a second time. So this system doesn't prevent a player in a guild clearing mythic difficulty from joining his friend's raid and helping out. It just removes the loot-based incentive to do so, provided that player opted to get their loot during their mythic raid.
It also doesn't penalize guilds that want to clear a lower difficulty early in the week and attempt a harder difficulty later in the week like a shared lockout system (i.e. MoP normal/heroic) does. If you clear normal (WoD) quickly and decide to give heroic (WoD) a try, great – you'll get better loot when you kill that first heroic boss. One way to think of it is as a one-way lockout system – it only locks you out of lower difficulties (after giving you the loot, of course!).
There's one significant modification suggested by Brian Packer that I think really makes the idea shine. He suggested that this system be integrated into garrisons via a follower mission. In other words, if I kill Ogre McOgreton on mythic, it unlocks a follower mission to "retrieve" my extra loot from LFR, normal and heroic. The next time I go back to my garrison, I can tell my follower to go "loot the body" or some such, and the next day he'll return with my extra loot rolls.
This solves pretty much all of the major problems with the idea, most of which involved UI concerns like "how does this work with loot spec" and "how do I tell the game whether I want to use each roll or not." It codifies the system as an optional thing rather than automatic, and the follower mission interface can handle the choice of different quest for each difficulty level and loot spec. It also puts a nice linkage between raiding and garrisons without relying on raw power boosts or buffs, so it's not in any way mandatory.
I'll also note that it still leaves open the possibility of setting up multiple runs combining mains and alts to more effectively funnel loot to a group of main raiders. In theory, you might still get more efficient loot allocation pulling those sorts of tricks, because you can funnel everybody's loot "rolls" to the people who need it. But Cumulative Loot does severely reduce the benefit of doing that, simply because the personal loot rolls are guaranteed to be for the spec you want. If you go the "funnel via alts" route, the boss could drop three bows in a raid with no hunters. It basically reduces the reward-to-time-spent ratio of having multiple alt runs to the point that it's not even worth considering for guilds outside the top 10 or 20.
Summa Cumulative Laude
In the eight or so months since that last blog post I've discussed the idea with a fair number of people. The criticisms generally fall into one of two arguments, neither of which holds much merit in the Warlords raiding system.
The first criticism is that it means fewer mythic and heroic raiders will participate in LFR, and that those players are necessary to carry LFR groups kicking and screaming to their eventual loot drops. While this may be at least partially true in the Mists of Pandaria LFR design, the blog post by Watcher explicitly states that it is not the case in Warlords. LFR is being tuned around the expectation that those players are not present. Which also means it's no longer a limitation to this sort of loot system.
The second and most common response has been, "but that just gives mythic raiders loot they didn't earn." But that argument is fundamentally flawed because it's built on an incorrect assumption.
When you kill a Mythic boss, what do you "earn" exactly? What's the appropriate reward for doing that? Higher-ilvl loot, obviously, but how much higher and how much more? We've seen various different iterations of this in wow's history, where killing hard-mode bosses rewarded more loot (Ulduar) and/or higher-ilvl loot (Ulduar and everything since). But the amount of extra loot has changed, as has the ilvl gap.
The truth is, the "amount" of those extra rewards is completely arbitrary. It's whatever Blizzard decides it's worth. They have an incentive to make it worth enough that people want to engage in all levels of content, of course. But whether you take the idealistic stance that they're doing it to make the best game possible or the pessimistic stance that they just want to maximize subscriber numbers, either way, their choice is pretty much arbitrary. It is based more on relative ilvl gaps and power increases than on some nebulous idea of "mythic boss A is X% harder than heroic boss A, thus should give Y additional loot." And in fact, as we've seen, one of the factors that goes into the determination of those ilvl values is how much incentive it gives players to run lower difficulty tiers!
When people suggest that Mythic raiders would be getting gear they "didn't earn," they're making the implicit assumption that such a nebulous connection exists, when in reality, it's an arbitrary reward. It's a lot like complaining about having 10 levels per expansion instead of 5 because it'll take so much longer to level. There's an implicit (and incorrect) assumption in there that a "level" is some well-defined quantity of experience or time, rather than an amount set arbitrarily by Blizzard to ensure that reaching max level takes around 20 hours (or whatever their target is). And that incorrect assumption means the whole argument topples over under scrutiny.
I'm not suggesting that this is the only way to address raiders' concerns of multiple loot lockouts. But out of all of the solutions I've seen, this one seems to have the most positives and fewest negatives. As I mentioned in August, it's got plenty of additional benefits:
- Since everyone gets extra loot, it feels good. It feels like a bonus, whereas the traditional shared difficulty lockout feels punitive and restrictive.
- It makes it clear that the real reward is time – specifically, time you don't have to spend mindlessly clearing the same instance and can spend on other things.
- It eliminates worries about LFR or normal mode loot being attractive to mythic raiders, which means that LFR and normal loot can be significantly better (i.e. a smaller ilvl gap). That makes LFR and normal raiders happy.
It's pretty rare to stumble across a system that works this well without any major downsides. And yet, here it is. I'd also like to point out that I shouldn't get most of the credit for the idea. It first came up in discussions with Thels on maintankadin, and of course Brian Packer gets all the credit for the exceptional idea of tying it into garrisons.
What I like most about the system is that it's intuitive. If I clear a challenge mode in time to get the gold achievement, I don't need to go back and clear it again to get the silver one. It's clear from my accomplishment that I can do that, so the game doesn't ask me to go back and spend another 20 minutes proving it. There's no reason raiding can't work the same way.
From a skill perspective, it's sort of like performing a track and field event. If I can clear a 4′ hurdle track, it's pretty clear I can clear a 3′ one, or a 2′ one. There's little point in making me re-run those to "prove" anything – it's not a test of my skill at all at that point, it's just another chunk of time I need to spend to clear a trivial hurdle (yes, I just used a hurdle metaphor in a hurdle analogy). Cumulative Loot just builds that into the reward structure. It says "sure, here's the loot from all the lower difficulty levels that we know you can clear, great job on the mythic kill."


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Dear old Andy favours the Tower of Babel as the root of our languages, including Chinese.
Now, however, Ken's native Australia has been touted as the real source. Will there be trouble in t'tower?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3309697/Is-new-Stonehenge-Amateur-historian-claims-proof-mysterious-rock-formation-hidden-Australian-bush-holds-clues-origins-language.html#ixzz3r07JpWtSIs this another new Stonehenge?
Amateur historian claims to have proof a mysterious rock formation hidden in the Australian bush holds clues to the origins of language[


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Bamboo has taken on a new life as it is appearing in a number of new products due to the quality, sustainability and that it simply is as soft as a baby's bottom. Bamboosa decided if it is that soft then why not create natural and organic clothing and accessories using bamboo.
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text: Dick Blick Will Pull Skin Candy Tattoo Ink Off Shelves By John Dick Blick Art Materials announced on March 31, 2012 that they would no longer carry Skin Candy tattoo ink on the store's website. In a statement posted on the company's Facebook page Blick spokespeople said, "These inks will remain part of a short-run promotion in our retail stores that will end in May." The announcement comes on the heels of an immediate uproar collectively expressed within the tattoo community at large when Blick began carrying Skin Candy over a month ago. However, the statement does raise concerns about whether or not Blick will continue selling the tattoo ink in their retail outlets after May and what exactly is Blick's, "...customer registration process designed to prevent customers, especially minors, from purchasing the products inappropriately." Click this link to read full statement: http://www.facebook.com/BlickArtMaterials/posts/258763884216447 (Full statement also on expended page.) Blick Concerned Customers: Blick appreciates the recent feedback from customers about the Skin Candy brand of tattoo inks. As a result, we have decided not to sell the Skin Candy brand online at www.dickblick.com. While these inks will remain part of a short-run promotion in our retail stores that will end in May, we have used your feedback to create a customer registration process designed to prevent customers, especially minors, from purchasing the products inappropriately. We do not carry — and have no plans to carry — tattoo ink injecting needles and other equipment necessary to perform "below-skin" permanent tattoo art. Blick's intent was to carry a product that would be safe for "on-the-skin" temporary and semi-permanent tattoos. Please be assured that we will continue to research how we can better serve the on-the-skin tattoo market without carrying products that serve the below-skin market. Thank you again, Blick Art Materials