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I need help, I dunno what Im supposed to do. Everything that needs to be initialized I feel its coming from classes and interfaces that havent been implemented yet :/
This assignment builds on Program 3. Your system should be organized as follows:
A package named games. In the package are these types (a type is a class or interface):
A class named Game. This is an abstract class that can be extended to create classes for specific games that are played on a square board, like checkers, chess, and tic-tac-toe. The Game class has one instance variable that is an object in the Board class. Its methods should be public, but its instance of Board should be default. If it has any other instance variables, they should be private.
An interface named Moves. It specifies the methods that are to be implemented by the Board class.
A class named Board that implements Moves. You should be able to use the Board class from the previous assignment with some changes. The Board class and its methods are public, but its variables should be private. In particular, it has an nXn array that represents the game board, and it must be private. The main modifications that you have to make are to allow game pieces of different kinds. For example, in checkers, pieces can be red or black, and they can be regular checkers pieces or kings, giving a total of four kinds of pieces. (You don't need to know what these mean to do this assignment.) Each kind of piece is identified by a unique code. Squares on the game board can be unoccupied or occupied by a single piece of some kind. Use the following codes to indicate the occupancy of a square:
0: unoccupied
1: red checker
2: black checker
3: red king
4: black king
A class named Checkers, which must be a direct subclass of Game. The Checkers class and its methods should be public, but its variables should be private.
A class named TestCheckers containing a main program that thoroughly tests the Checkers and Board classes. TestCheckers should not be in the package games.
abstract class Game{ Game(int n){ n = 8; } Game(final Game agame){ n = agame.n; } abstract void display(){ for(int x=0;x < 8;x++) { for(int y=0;y < 8;y++) { System.out.print("0"); } System.out.println(); } } } Interface Moves{ void remove(int row, int col); void place(int piece, int row, int col); int show(int row, int col); } class Board{ implements Interface Moves; extends abstract class Game; public Board(int n){ int board[][] = new int [8][8]; int value = board[row][col]; } public Board(final Board oldboard){} public void remove(int row, int col){ if(row > 8) System.exit(1); else if(col > 8) System.exit(1); else if(row < 0) System.exit(1); else if(col < 0) System.exit(1); Board[row][col] = 0; } public void place(int piece, int row, int col){ Board[row][col] = 1; } public int show(int row, int col){ int value = Board[row][col]; if(value == 0){ System.out.println("Your move has been made!"); }else if(value = 1 || 2 || 3 || 4){ System.out.println("This space is occupied."); } } } class Checkers{ extends class Board; Checkers(){} Checkers(final Checkers game){} void remove(int row, int col){} void place(int piece, int row, int col){} int show(int row, int col){} void move(int fromrow, int fromcol, int torow, int tocol){} void display(){} }


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Who knows how many times a broken ball joint or worn-out bushing has cost a racer a good finish. Bushings definitely fall under the "mundane" category, but things can quickly get exciting if they are not doing their job.
The number one goal for a racer is to have his ball joints and bushings tight, greased, and free from crash damage. If these are in check, the suspension will be able to do its job. After every race, the suspension should be cleaned with the rest of the car and the parts inspected. Mangled parts should be replaced. If you don't have the money to replace them, why bother going to the track and risking a failure that costs you even more? Get the right parts and take care of them.
Advanced racers will be able to tune their suspension with some of the more intricate parts like adjustable-height ball joints (for camber gain), different ball joints than stock (by using a reamer to change the taper in the spindle), and more. If you don't understand that stuff, check with the suppliers listed at the end of this article. For now, making sure everything is hunky-dory in bushing-land will keep you busy enough.
Quick Tips1. Many dirt racers don't run the rubber boots on their ball joints as they trap dirt during racing and hold water from the cleaning process.
2. Grease is your friend in racing. Make sure ball joints and bushings work freely by keeping them liberally greased.
3. Use castle nuts and cotter pins on your ball joints. We've seen plenty of nuts come off ball joints, but that shouldn't happen. Use the right parts and you won't have to worry about it.

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Tom McCarthy has yet to write a bad film, so news that he's been hired to bang out a fifth movie is to be celebrated.
McCarthy has been hired to write "Home Movies," about a man who can travel back in time via his home movies and do things a little differently, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Jared Stern ("Mr. Popper's Penguins," "Bolt") was the film's original writer.
McCarthy's served as writer-director on "The Station Agent," "The Visitor" and "Win Win," and shared a writing credit on the brilliant "Up," so the guy gets story. Additionally, he's a talented character actor who's shown up in films like "Fair Game" and "Michael Clayton," and played a scumbag reporter on a season of "The Wire."
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Yeah, he occasionally pops up in films like "Little Fockers," but you don't pay the bills being an under-appreciated writer-director.
If you're one of the 300 million or so folks who hasn't seen "Win Win," starring Paul Giamatti as a lawyer/wrestling coach who ends up taking in a talented teen from a troubled family, do so--it's funny, touching, smart, thoughtful... and loaded with great acting from Amy Ryan, Bobby Cannavale and newcomer Alex Shaffer.


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Cinedigm CEO Chris McGurk broke from the traditional gloom and doom many Los Angeles Film Festival keynoters have expressed regarding the future of showbiz. Noting that one previous speaker said, "and I quote: "The sky really is falling", McGurk pointed out that "the only thing Hollywood has done better than building an industry is predicting its imminent demise." Once again "doomsayers seem to be proclaiming the Seven Signs of the coming Indie Apocalypse" but McGurk said he sees "the Seven Signs of its Renaissance" — thanks to lower production and distribution costs because of the "digital revolution." Despite having what he described a reputation as being "a suit" he said "I think I've actually become somewhat of a softie in regard to at least one aspect of the film business. Somewhere along my corporate ride in Hollywood, I fell in love with independent film." McGurk sees enormous targeted opportunities for filmmakers, distributors, marketers and exhibitors. And variety that can satisfy broadly different kinds of people who love movies.
Summarized and paraphrased, here is McGurk's speech:
My current role again has me highly focused on independent film, as chairman and and CEO of Cinedigm, an end-to-end digital distribution company for indie content. Digital distribution is a godsend, McGurk maintains, and not the enemy as some content.
"It is estimated that by the end of THIS year over 80% of theaters in the U.S., and over 60 percent of theaters in the world will be digital. For you, the audience, the big advantage of digital theaters is that every print is as pristine as the ones that studio executives see in their screening rooms. And those digital prints will ALWAYS remain that way. No more movie experiences where the images are so scratched, the entire movie looks like the climactic scene in The Shawshank Redemption.
But, digital goes way beyond improving the look of films. It will soon be key to delivering a far greater and more vibrant variety of content into theaters.
The studio system deteriorated in the 1960s because the huge overhead of backlot filmmaking was making movies prohibitively expensive. Expenses soared again in the early 1990s resulting in 1991's Katzenberg Memo, which cautioned against what he called the Blockbuster Mentality that was driving runaway production costs. He was motivated to write the memo because of the enormous budget of the Disney film, Dick Tracy, which cost a grand total of … $46 million."
These days, the major studios consider $46 million an arthouse budget. Tentpole film productions routinely run $250-$300 million, with marketing costs to match. As a result, even major blockbusters are only generating single-digit returns. And when one of those films tanks, the write-offs can be devastating, and we have seen a couple of instances of that recently.
There a signs that this business cycle is once again repeating itself, setting the stage for the Seven Signs of the Renaissance of Independent Film, which I would now like to share with you.
Sign Number One: The Production Revolution. High-resolution digital cameras and computers mean that the cost of of making a theatrical quality movie has plummeted.
Sign Number Two: The Distribution Revolution
Just like the indie boom of the 80s and 90s, new forms of distribution are central to the coming resurgence. Digital is the friend and not the enemy of the filmgoing experience. It has done much more than give you scratch-free prints. It is also the enabler of Sign Number One – the drop in production costs. And it is underpinning Sign Number Two, which is completely transforming distribution.
First of all, there is digital distribution into theaters. Massive numbers of film prints — at $1200 a pop plus freight charges — are no longer necessary. The process has been replaced by satellite and hard-drive delivery at less than one-tenth the cost.
The impact of digital distribution goes far beyond the theaters … and into the home and mobile platforms. There is cable and satellite Video on Demand, Amazon, iTunes, Xbox, Hulu, Vudu, Netflix, TVOD, AVOD, FVOD, SVOD, regular VOD — All those VOD acronyms that everyone talks about and very few understand what they really mean.
This "digital revolution" means that, just as happened in the '80s, there is an exploding demand for filmed entertainment and huge competition among digital retailers. It's an "arms race" to ensure that each one has a high quantity of high quality content to drive viewership, whether ad-supported, subscription-driven or transactional.
Margin Call as a landmark example. It wasreleased last October 21 on just 199 screens. That same day, it was also released on VOD, allowing in-home viewing for about $8. Two months later, it was put out on DVD. The movie cost $3.5 million to make and took in $4 million on VOD, $5 million in domestic theaters and another $5 million internationally. So it was solidly profitable before it even went into other ancillary markets… something that rarely happens with major studio releases. Margin Call provides a glimpse of the kinds of distribution opportunities that are now available for independent films.
The coming renaissance of indie film will be advanced by the same driver that propelled the first one in the '60s – lower production costs – and also the same driver behind the second one in the '80s – expanded distribution platforms. That's an incredibly powerful combination.
On to the third sign: Big Talent is Into Small Films. There's been a very interesting phenomenon underway recently. Bigger and bigger stars are willing to make smaller and smaller films. In addition to Margin Call, which starred Kevin Spacey, Demi Moore and Jeremy Irons, there's Bernie with Jack Black, Shirley MacLaine and Matthew McConaughey, or Hysteria with Maggie Gyllenhaal, or A Dangerous Method with Keira Knightley and Viggo Mortensen or Melancholia with Kirsten Dunst or the upcoming 360 with Jude Law and Anthony Hopkins or The Paperboy with Nicole Kidman, John Cusack, Zac Efron and Matthew McConaughey.
Major talent behind the camera is also attracted to indie production, including directors such as Ron Howard, Paul Thomas Anderson and Darren Aranofsky, and screenwriters like Scott Frank, Mark Boal and Peter Morgan.
One reason is the dramatic drop in the total number of theatrical releases. In 2010, about 100 fewer movies with budgets above $1 million were produced than in 2008. This is almost a 25% decline. Unavoidably, fewer movies result in fewer jobs. Talent at all levels has to look beyond the major studios for work.
Secondly, the emphasis on big budget comic book films has actually reduced the demand for big name actors. When you're counting on Thor to open a movie, you don't need Tom Cruise.
Third, actors want to, well, act. So, even if they get a high-profile part playing a Marvel character, they often still want to take on the challenge of something less … muscular. So, many are willing to take serious pay cuts for the chance to play a more complex, challenging and less mainstream role.
All of this increases the viability of independent films.
Then there is the Fourth Sign of the Indie Renaissance: Exhibitors want independent films … desperately. Less than 5% of seats are occupied in theaters Monday through Thursday … and only about 15% on an annualized basis. Yes, over a 12-month period, movie theaters are 85% empty! This resulted in the two largest theater chains – AMC and Regal – forming a new indie studio, Open Road Films.
Exhibitors also will need to be more flexible about release and DVD windows. Blockbuster franchises need a longer theatrical window, but indie films that are released on a few hundred screens need quicker transition to ancillary markets to survive.
Which brings me to the Fifth Sign of the Indie Renaissance: Narrowcasting. For the right program and the right price, those empty seats can be filled and that popcorn can be sold. He cited the record-breaking performance of The Avengers. An incredible 22 million people in the U.S. and Canada saw the film during its first week. But that leaves 323 million people who didn't!
There are a whole lot of people who aren't so excited about watching highly pain-tolerant men save the world. They are instead interested in a wide variety of other subjects that they'd like to see up on the big screen. Look at the success of live, digitally-delivered productions of the Metropolitan Opera, which have been booked into targeted theaters near where opera-lovers live. Or, at the other end of the branding spectrum, there is the Kidtoons series, which our company distributes, that are targeted to children and their families and play exclusively at weekend matinees.
The creative possibilities are endless: Action sports series, comedy nights, educational extension programs during the day, ballet, Broadway and other cultural programming, and so on. The idea is to fill seats by precisely aligning content with avid audiences in a communal setting.
In essence, the strategy is to program a targeted digital theater footprint by day and daypart almost like a TV network.
And it doesn't have to be top-down programming. There are innovative new services like Tugg, Gathr and Cinedigm's own crowd-sourcing platform that allow people to vote online for content they'd like to see in theaters. Once enough people sign on, the movie is booked and seats get filled.
All of this will require a modification of expectations on the part of filmmakers. They have been conditioned to believe that getting "validation" for their films requires a release into more than 500 screens. That model rarely works anymore because it's very unlikely there will be a financial return on the cost of the big national TV media buy that's required to support such a wide release.
The new narrowcast release strategy, combined with the kind of creative windowing we saw with Margin Call, will get filmmakers access to more eyeballs under an economic model that is more likely to generate real rewards.
Of course, narrowcasting won't replace blockbuster filmmaking. The 20 million people who want to see Avengers 10 during opening week can still get their fix. But there are millions more who want something else. And they want to see it together in a theater. We can give it to them.
The Sixth Sign of the Indie Renaissance complements the Fifth: Targeted Marketing
Once you narrowcast into a theater, it is invaluable to then use targeted marketing to make the right people aware that the right programming for them is in their local theater.
And the best tool for doing this is social media.
Or, let me put it this way – Those of you who bought the Facebook IPO, hold on to your stock. Social media is still the future.
And movie marketers have a big advantage in this space. Just consider old-fashioned TV commercials. Nowadays, millions of people speed through them on DVRs. However, there's one kind of commercial for which viewers regularly hit the stop button on their DVR – ads for upcoming movies.
This is because everybody hates commercials, but everybody loves movies. That's why people stop to watch the spots for upcoming films. And that's why people will also stop what they're doing on a computer or mobile device to click on an appealing piece of movie marketing.
And that brings me to the Seventh Sign of the Indie Renaissance:
More dollars … and, by the way, more euros and yen and pounds and pesos and rubles. Because, make no mistake about it, the same hopeful signs that we are now seeing at work in this country are at work around the world.
I'm sure you've all heard the truism that cinema exists at the intersection of commerce and art. Well, I'm originally a numbers guy and, in our business, there's a foolproof equation: More commerce equals more art.
So, if you like the art of film, you should like anything that helps the commerce of film. And that's what all of the other six signs of the Indie Renaissance do: They help generate more of the money filmmakers need to make films.
• The first sign makes it cheaper to shoot a film,
• the second makes it easier and more efficient to distribute a film on multiple platforms,
• the third brings in bigger stars to act in a film and better writers and directors to create it,
• the fourth addresses exhibitor demand for independent film,
• the fifth makes it possible to narrowcast a film into high-yield theaters,
• and the sixth allows for targeted marketing directly to the people most likely to go see a film.
All of these add up to a more profitable business, which inevitably adds up to a more productive and expanded business. Which means that, as in the first golden age of independent film that started in the late '60s and in the second one that started in the late '80s, all of you movie lovers will have more movies to love at the multiplex … or on your TV or your computer or your iPad … or other devices yet to come that will provide even more digital canvasses for today's cinematic artists.
Because we're dealing with a bright Renaissance and not a dark Armageddon, I'm going to depart from apocalyptic tradition and add an eighth sign.
It's really nothing new, and that's why it's so important. I hinted at it when I was talking about marketing, and it's simply this: People love the movies.
This is why the Oscar broadcast is still one of the highest-rated shows every year.
This is why magazine covers still feature movie stars. This is why, even with our big-screen high-def, surround-sound TVs, we still want to go out to watch a movie in the dark with a bunch of strangers who BOND with us over the film… laughing, crying, being scared together … in a social experience that is almost tribal in nature.
So, I will confidently predict that we are about to see cinema history repeat itself yet again. In the past, whether it was the arrival of sound or TV or home video, each time new technology came on the scene, it was initially viewed as the enemy. Instead, each time it led to new paradigms of success. I am confident that the same will be true of digital technology … and the sky will continue to remain right up there where it belongs.
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"We will be watching sentiment and momentum closely for divergences and other signs of exhaustion in the days ahead; the decline that follows the next peak should be one for the record books."If you ever considered subscribing to Prechter's services, this is the time to take a look because in the next few weeks the trade of a lifetime is expected. You can click any of the Elliott Wave International links on this page (in which case I get credit) or you can go to their web site directly.
The quote above is from tonight's Short Term Update, used without permission, but I don't think they will mind in light of my nice plug above.


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According to this article, we're supposed to believe that prisoners being held at Gitmo are being treated as if they're merely guests of the goverment, while the only real abuse is directed at the guards.
However, it's far more likely that the government is sending military members back to the states with strict orders to report that all is well at Gitmo. It's easy to get them to do that, after all, especially if the person in question is an officer with a pension on the line, as with the person who gave the information for this story. It's even easier when the military member knows that they, too, can be declared an enemy combatant and simply disappear if they dare to speak the truth about the atrocities they have witnessed. There is also the fear that they will be discharged due to a nonexistent "personality disorder", and thus shamed and stripped of the civilian benefits of having served voluntarily and honorably in the armed forces.
That's nothing new, incidentally. The military was discharging soldiers on the basis of alleged preexisting personality disorders in the early 1980s, when I served in Air Force Intelligence Operations. Those airmen were not mentally ill, and in fact were extraordinarily good at their specialties; however, they had committed the unspeakable crime of not remaining silent against what they perceived to be wrong, and branding them mentally deficient is the military's way of silencing them. Once they are so categorized, the military can easily discount anything they may later say against the military's interest. But, I digress.
Like so many in the current administration, this Brigadier General (for those unfamiliar with military ranks, that's a one-star General) believes it's acceptable to hold people in a lawless prison environment long-term with no charges, and no hearing, because they're "enemy combatants" …… and he really and truly thinks there's a difference between enemy combatants and prisoners of war, which causes Geneva Convention protections to not apply to enemy combatants. Yet the only real difference is that prisoners of war are captured while engaging in war, while enemy combatants are, for all intents and purposes, kidnapped. In other words, while he is willing to toe the military line and is quite successful in that position, in the civilian world his brainwashing would render him, for all intents and purposes, useless.
If prisoners at Gitmo are specifically classified as not being prisoners of war, for whom torture is forbidden under the Geneva Convention, does the government actually expect us to believe that these men are not being tortured? It's quite obvious that the only reason to classify them differently is so that they can be tortured without violating the Convention.
What's most sickening about this particular article, beyond the brainwashing aspect, is that it is being distributed and touted as truth on a discussion list for paralegals, who should definitely know better than to mindlessly accept what the government says. Or maybe, just maybe, these particular paralegals know just enough to be dangerous. (more…)


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What Makes Blanket Yarn so Great?
One of our latest rag rug products is this fabulously cosy blanket yarn. It has fast become one of our favourite materials to rag rug with for a number of reasons:
1) It's 100% wool, so is not only super soft, but also excellent quality. It's an absolute pleasure to work with, and any rug or cushion made in blanket yarn will last for generations.
2) Fabric yarn comes pre-cut into strips, which saves on cutting time. We recommend cutting the strips in half for ease of use and to make them go further, but that takes considerably less time than breaking down any item of clothing into strips.
3) It looks gorgeous when rag rugged. The texture and depth of colour is just lovely. Don't believe us, check out our Blanket Yarn Inspiration Blog Post here.
4) It's sustainable. Our blanket yarn is made from offcuts from blanket production in Yorkshire, so you can rest assured that every ball you use is less wastage going to landfill.
5) It goes far. Blanket yarn is thick, which means that it covers the hessian much quicker than most fabrics. This means that you can rag rug further apart and your rag rug creation will be done in no time.
Blanket Yarn - Mixed Pinks:
So, you're convinced about the virtues of blanket yarn, but what is this listing?
Here, you can buy either 500g or 1kg of blanket yarn in a mixture of different pinks (and maybe some purples). The colours and selection may vary slightly from those in the photos, but we will send out a variety of balls / hanks in complementary shades.
If you particularly like any of the specific blanket yarns in the photos, you can write the individual names when you check out. We will endeavour to take your preferences into consideration, but cannot guarantee availability.
Blanket Yarn Inspiration Blog Post:
Intrigued by our blanket yarn? Don't forget to check out our Blanket Yarn Inspiration Blog Post to browse some of our blanket yarn creations and for tips on usage.


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On May 23, ABC's "Lost" will conclude with an epic two-and-a-half hour series finale – an episode that, in true "Lost" fashion, may leave as many questions as answers for the sci-fi drama. But before the head scratching begins, AccessHollywood.com has racked our brains, poured over our DVDs and scoured Lostpedia to bring you 10 of the show's biggest scenes and boldest moments in chronological order. Beware: the jungle is full of spoilers.
1) Smokey Arrives
The "Lost" pilot was full of dozens of memorable moments, but perhaps none as important as the introduction of the smoke monster – a creature thought for months by "Lost"-watchers to be anything from a dinosaur to mere imagination until ultimately being revealed in the fifth and sixth seasons as the show's ultimate antagonist — a man-turned-monster who eventually took on the form of the deceased John Locke in an attempt to escape the island. After Flight 815 crashed, "Smokey" made his presence known by tearing the plane's pilot out of the cockpit with a "Jurassic Park"-esque roar.
2) Claire Gives Birth
"Do No Harm" in season 1 marks two milestones for "Lost" – Claire giving birth to baby Aaron and the show's first castaway death, as Jack is unable to save Boone after a jungle injury in which he fell while trapped in a crashed plane. The happier news came after Claire was abducted by the Others' Ethan and used as a test case in the Others' studies of pregnancy on the island.
3) Down The Hatch
Season 1 ended with the show's biggest cliffhanger yet – what's in the Dharma Initiative's Swan Hatch (we had no idea what it was at the time)? After blowing it open, Jack, Locke and Kate realize in the beginning of season 2 they're not alone, discovering Desmond Hume within and kicking off a series of events that ends with the hatch's explosion in the season finale.
4) Michael Shoots Ana Lucia & Libby
After the introduction of "The Tailies" in "The Other 48 Hours" – survivors from the other half of Oceanic Flight 815 – early in season 2, the show proceeded to kill them all off, with the saddest deaths coming as Michael gunned down Ana Lucia and Libby in "Two for the Road." Michael, blackmailed by the Others and desperate to rescue his son, Walt, shot them to rescue Others leader Benjamin Linus in a trade for his boy. The only current surviving Tailie is Cyndi the stewardess, who joined the others, reappearing in season 6.
5) Kate & Sawyer's Cage Sex
In "I Do," tensions mounted as Jack operated on Ben, and Kate and Sawyer were held captive in the Others' cages – meanwhile, the Jack-Kate-Sawyer love triangle came to a head as the latter two made love in captivity, footage Jack soon saw on the monitors inside the Others' compound.
6) Locke's Daddy Drama
"Lost" is nothing if not a show about Daddy (and sometimes Mommy) issues, but "The Man From Tallahassee" took the cake. After giving his father, Anthony Cooper (the original con man "Sawyer"), his kidney, Locke learned he'd been conned by his old man in Season 1's "Deus Ex Machina." Two seasons later, Locke found his dad in another con – after confronting him, Cooper pushed him out a window, paralyzing him from the waist down. Later, we learned it was Jacob's touch that saved his life.
7) "The Constant"
One of "Lost's" most beloved relationships is that of star-crossed lovers Desmond and Penny – and never was their love better showcased than in season 4's "The Constant," the staff pick for AccessHollywood.com's favorite "Lost" episode of all time! Desmond travels back and forth through time, encountering Daniel Faraday, as his brain becomes increasingly unstable, but ultimately, his feelings for Penny – and a well-timed phone call – save his life.
8) Juliet Sets Off The Bomb
As season 5 drew to a close, the season finale ended with a bang – a nuclear one, courtesy of Juliet smashing away at a 1950s bomb. Or did it? The "The Incident" cliffhanger didn't quite get answered as season 6 kicked off, with the show ending up between two realities — the "flash sideways," in which the bomb seemed to have gone off and changed the flow of time — and the somewhat uninfluenced world of the island in "real time" (whatever that means at this point in the series!)
9) Jacob Shows His Face
The season 5 finale also offered another shocker – the reveal of the godlike Jacob, the man behind Ben, Richard and the Others' missions for decades, perhaps even centuries. And also, we meet his arch-rival, the yet-to-be-named Man In Black. Of course, no sooner did Jacob show his face than Locke – revealed to be the Man In Black – convinces Ben to kill him.
10) Desmond Sees Sideways
Working under Charles Widmore in the flash sideways reality, in season 6's "Happily Ever After," a near-death experience with Charlie reveals to Desmond a vision of previous "Lost" events – and his life with Penny lost to changes in the space-time continuum. The epiphany sets him on a course to open the eyes of his Flight 815 colleagues – leading directly into the show's final episodes.
What will happen next? Tune in on May 18 (for the penultimate episode) and May 23 (for the series finale) on ABC to find out.
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Do you think I have a little too much time on my hands? :)
2.) avoid chores.
3.) ditto work.
4.) waste time.
5.) giggle out loud.
6.) all of the above.
I'll be gone for 6 days, leaving this morning, on a road trip to Oregon. My last bird is leaving the nest, starting her new life as a college freshman. And I will be driving away (from college) as a new Mama of faraway children. 992 miles away. Oh dear.
It'll be alright. I'm sure.
Here she is yesterday, see her running down the path to the beach? I hope she adjusts ok, this will be her first time to live away from the ocean (and me). Oh, I know, it'll be waiting for her when she gets back.
and so will I. ♥


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On the subject of solar energy.
I am not an engineer or physicist but I know some basics so I'm not claiming to know everything here but just hear me out.
Let me firstly restate your idea in bullet form.
- Place water in a vacuum sealed container.
- Create partial vacuum to lower pressure.
- Direct sunlight onto water vessel to heat it.
- Since the pressure is now lower than normal the water boils at less than 100C.
- Water vapour is directed to turbine to generate electricity.
- Waste water recycled into cool vessel for reuse.
The problem as I see it is that your setup as described is self-defeating.
Firstly it will take energy to create the partial vacuum to decrease the pressure in the enclosed vessel. So you already have to create more energy than this for the system to generate a surplus of electricity.
Secondly if you lower the pressure to make the water boil at a lower temperature then you wouldn't be able to use the vapour to power a turbine. As soon as the water vapourises the pressure in the enclosed vessel increases and the vacuum pump will be working to draw it out of the vessel to maintain a lower pressure.
If you turn the vacuum pump off after creating a partial vacuum then the pressure will rise until the boiling point of the water is back at, or above, 100C.
Basically the vacuum pump renders the turbine inoperative because the turbine requires a positive pressure to move it, and therefore generate electricity. Whilst the vacuum pump is generating a negative pressure, and also using up electricity.
Wow, that sounds bad.
Since it sounds like you have pretty good access at your hosting provider how about a short-term fix?
You could use procmail and a list of email addresses to generate a whitelist program that will only let sender's you know to get through?
I was going to e-mail you but I figured you might not actually get it.
Also, I'm in the market for a good hosting provider so any and all suggestions to my e-mail address on my page please...points will be given for db access, custom perl libs, dns admin, good e-mail setup, IMAP servers blah blah blah...


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This is good news for Emily Thorne.
Ashley Madekwe, who plays social climber Ashley Davenport, is leaving Revenge, Deadline reports. Madekwe was allegedly not picked up for story line reasons.
Her character Ashley Davenport recently finished running PR for Conrad Grayson's gubernatorial campaign (while scheming with Jack and others along the way), but now that Conrad's been elected to office, it seems her time in the Hamptons is done.
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Revenge, which struggled throughout its second season, seems to be paring down the sometimes overwhelming soap. Prior to Madekwe, the show had already cut two main characters, Declan Porter (Connor Paolo) and Amanda Clarke (Margarita Levieva). The series creator Mike Kelley was recently replaced as showrunner by Sunil Nayar.


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Grains fell sharply today with corn down 13 ½ cents, beans down 15 cents, and wheat down 16 ¾ cents.
Every night we seem to be finding positive support but immediately met with sell pressure on the open of the day session. Again outside markets were unfavorable early but found plenty of support to finish the day. The Dollar still finished stronger and crude oil 2.40 lower and may have contributed to the downward pressure today.
US corn, soybeans, and wheat world demand is all rather week due to the fact we are being undercut by foreign competition. We haven't even seen an offered price for Egyptian tender in months because we are so far under Russian and Australian wheat. Russia even sold corn to Spain today! Feed wheat is cheaper than corn, so for the first time in 3 years we are having massive worldwide competition. As long as this continues this demand is going to shift and is not something we are going to get back. On top of this, we are coming to expiration of the ethanol subsidies. I can see many reasons for this market to head lower, and unless yields come down a bunch, I don't see a whole lot of reasons to go higher.
Technically December corn broke back below the 200 day moving average today as well as the near term trendline. This could cause further downside technical weakness for corn. Soybeans are trading well below their major moving average levels still and have recently given a bearish crossover on the Exponential Oscillator (see chart). We obviously look at fundamentals above all else but it just goes to show we are also finding some technicians that may also be selling into this market.
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Demon Hunter Unleash New Single 'My Destiny' Off of 'True Defiance'
Demon Hunter have released their new single, 'My Destiny,' off of their upcoming disc 'True Defiance,' which is due out April 10.
Frontman Ryan Clark says, "'My Destiny' is definitely one of my favorite tracks on the new album." He continues, "It shows just how much the band has progressed over the years. Like many traditional Demon Hunter tunes, it has a little bit of everything, and I think it flows really well through both heavy and melodic territories."
'True Defiance' is produced by Aaron Sprinkle (Anberlin, Emery) and mixed by Jason Suecoff (All That Remains, Trivium). The band's forthcoming album is their follow-up to 2010's 'The World Is A Thorn.'
Clark goes on to say "We've been extremely underwhelmed with metal for the last five years or so, and that's been the fuel to create this record. With an extreme over-saturation of false, fleeting, trend-hopping noise in today's metal scene, we had to make something we've been longing to hear. Something truly meaningful and artistic. Something our fans would love and something that will turn the heads of those who have ignored us for the past decade."
Demon Hunter are gearing up for a European tour with support from Deadlock, Nightrage and Insense.


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NMS Girl Of The Day #20 – Cara Jackson
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Thank you to everyone who very kindly said that they quite enjoy these cheesy little NMS Girl Of The Day blurbs that I write every morning. You've filled on Online Guy with good vibes this morning and as a reward I'm going to do exactly the same thing I do every morning: namely post a smoking hot NMS Girl Of The Day for your enjoyment.
I'll let you know that there's some fierce competition, rivalry and hi-jinx going on in the Sports Illustrated HQ as we try to pick the NMS Girl Of The Day each morning. People are punting their favourites, checking statistics to see which post gets the most views and trash talking the selections of others. It's quite heated stuff!
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Watermelon Krispie Treats
Eating outdoors, enjoying picnics and BBQ's with family and friends is always one of the highlights of my summer. When planning food (or dessert) for a picnic or BBQ, I need treats that travel well, can handle being left out in the heat, and are easy to eat. Rice Krispies Treats are an ever popular option for casual summer events. I love "fancy" rice krispies treats and am always on the lookout for creative and delicious variations. Last summer, I bookmarked these adorable Watermelon Rice Krispies Treats by Dine and Dish and I've been waiting for an opportunity to give them a try. This past weekend, we headed out of town for a family reunion and these cute rice krispies treats were the perfect dessert to bring along. I placed them on the dessert table and all the kids made a bee-line right for them! These are quite easy to make, and will draw lots of oohs and ahhs!
Watermelon Krispie Treats
Yield: 16-18 slices
These cute treats are perfect for summer get togethers
For the green (rind) outer ring-
4 cups Rice Krispies cereal
4 cups mini mashmallows
3 Tablespoons butter
green food coloring
For the red (watermelon) center-
5 cups Rice Krispies cereal
5 cups mini marshmallows
3 Tablespoons butter
red food coloring
Chocolate covered sunflower seeds, or mini chocolate chips
Prepare 2- 8" cake pans by greasing with butter or non-stick spray.
Make the green (rind)-
Add 4 cups rice krispies to a large bowl, set aside.
Melt 4 cups marshmallows and 3 tablespoons butter in a large bowl in the microwave about 2 minutes, or until very puffy.
Carefully remove from microwave, stir, and add in green coloring.
Pour green marshmallow mixture over the bowl of rice krispies. Stir mixture together, quickly, using a buttered spatula.
Working quickly, divide the mixture between the two prepared cake pans, and press along the sides of the pans, creating a ring about 1.5 inches tall and 1-1.5 inches wide/thick. Rub a bit of butter on your hands as necessary, to prevent the mixture from sticking to your hands.
Make the red (watermelon) center-
Repeat as above, using the ingredients listed (left).
Press red mixture into the center of the two cake pans, press down and smoothign the top surface with a buttered spatula.
Add "seeds"
I added chocolate covered sunflower seeds, using a tiny bit of melted chocolate to keep each seed in place.
Notes- I used the microwave to melt the marshmallows, but of course feel free to melt the butter and marshmallows on the stove top if you wish.
For the coloring- I used 1 drop of Americolor gel in Mint Green for the "rind", and 2 drops of Americolor gel in Super Red for the "watermelon"
Recipe Source- Adapted from Kellogs Rice Krispies
Idea Source- Dine and Dish
(shared with permission)
Assembly- Press the green "rind" around outside edge of a prepared cake pan, then make up the red "watermelon" mixture and press it into the center of the pans.
The original idea source, Dine and Dish, used flavored drink mix in the mixture to add watermelon flavor, to match the watermelon look. I didn't try that this time, but I think it's a fun idea!
I added some "watermelon slices" onto pretty paper straws (first creating a hole using a wooden skewer). I loved the look of them on the straws and think these would made adorable favors or take-home treats, wrapped in cellophane bags, and tied at the base of the watermelon.
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Jean Harrington on why she couldn't consider buying a daffodil for Daffodil Day – until now…
I've always been a great sport, and would consider myself an altruistic person. I have enthusiastically fundraised for different charities over the years, and partook in dinner dances, fun-days, table quizzes, sponsored fasts, sponsored walks and parachute jumps (just the one actually!). When a friend suggested that we run Dublin's Mini Marathon for the Irish Cancer Society, I didn't hesitate. I had seen thousands of women running for them year after year and was aware of the amount of people whose lives were touched by cancer. I always considered myself lucky that I never actually needed their services.
One day, this all changed.
When my father was first diagnosed with cancer in May 2003, his consultant decided not to do chemotherapy on him, but said that to remove his tumour first would be the best course of action. I didn't know anything about cancer, so I decided to ring the Irish Cancer Society's helpline to see if they had any advice they could give me.
The lady who answered the phone was very polite and concerned, but said she was unable to help, and there was no nurse present who could take my call, but she took my number and said I would get a call back.
Two weeks later my Dad was admitted to hospital, where he underwent microsurgery, to allow the surgeons ascertain the size and extent of the tumour. He told me that everything appeared to be fine, and they scheduled his operation for 23 May. Dad assured me that everything was under control, but I like to get a second opinion. Just before his operation, I rang the cancer helpline again, seeking reassurance that this was the best course of action. Again, I was told that there was no nurse available to take my call, but once again a kind lady took my name and number and said I would get a callback.
The operation to remove the tumour from his stomach was deemed successful by his surgeons; even though they were surprised to discover that it was the size of a football. I expected that this was the beginning of his recovery, and that every day after that would be a day of healing. Once again I was wrong.
He developed an infection, and his body started to shut down in shock and protest at the scale of operation. Ten days after they removed his tumour, he was put onto a life support machine. I was inconsolable. I was angry. I prayed for a miracle.
I wanted someone to blame. I rang the Irish Cancer Society's helpline for the third time; I wanted them to tell me that it would be okay; that he would come around. Once again, a kind lady told me that no one was available to take my call, but that a nurse would call me back.
When the nurses switched off Dad's life support machine, I still hadn't spoken to anyone in the Irish Cancer Society. They clearly were short of resources, but rather than rally round them and start fundraising so they could help the next person, I'm afraid to say I lost myself in grief and blame. When I saw anyone selling daffodils for them, I would glare at them, willing them to ask me to buy a daffodil so I could tell them my feelings. Luckily the volunteers were wise enough to let me pass by unobstructed.
This grief and anger stayed for many years, longer than I expected it to. When I heard the ads for Daffodil Day year after year, it brought back my familiar feelings of loss, pain and grief. This year, however, the anger was missing. I seem to have finally accepted that my Dad, Robert Harrington, who died at 55; six weeks after being diagnosed with cancer, is no longer in my life. I miss him SO much, and I feel a great sense of loss that he is not involved in my life. But I also accept it. This year, almost eight years after my father's death, I think I'm ready to buy a daffodil.
NOTE: A friend who was fundraising for the Irish Cancer Society made contact with them last year on my behalf. They apologised for the situation I had been in (no apology was needed), and they said they have remedied the personnel problem. People who need to talk to someone about cancer should have no problems getting through to the right person there, and shouldn't be put off by my story. My mother had a cancer scare late last year, and when I rang them, I was immediately put through to a nurse who advised me on the best course of action.
National Cancer Helpline: 1800 200 700 (Mon-Thurs 9-7, Friday 9-5)
Jean Harrington still doesn't know what she wants to be when she grows up. For that reason, she does lots of things. She thought she'd like to be a writer, so she writes books. She thought publishing might be fun, so she also publishes other people's books. Musicians are cool, so she plays the cello with a band and an orchestra in an attempt to stay cool. Then she started dabbling in teaching, as she thought that would be a suitable career for a mother (which she is). She should be too busy to blog, but when she started Tweeting (@jeanharrie) she realised 140 characters just wasn't enough for what she had to say so she blogs at http://jeanharrington.ie


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I will be vending my jewelry at Goth Night on Easter March 31 2013
Here is some of what I made…
And some journals I am covering
I will be vending my jewelry at Goth Night on Easter March 31 2013
Here is some of what I made…
And some journals I am covering
This is my day to day Twitter feed, I have a separate one for Weight Loss Surgery stuff @Its_still_TRina
I am a woman in my 40's (born 12-7-68) from Boise Idaho. I am an artist, a writer, a crafter, a liberal, a giver, a decent person, I am an Eclectic, a mix of Goth, bohemian, geeky nerd artist.
I am married to and madly in love with a man 16 years my junior (shhhh dont tell him he thinks I am 25...JK) I try to live my life to the fullest, I love to spend time talking to a wide variety of people and hanging out with my friends doing all sorts of things, watching movies, having coffee or going out to clubs though I dont drink for health reasons.
I enjoy people who have a dark sense of humor and weird outlook on life yet manage to be positive overall, I despise having other people's unwanted drama dumped on my lap because for some reason people feel the need to drag me into their drama. I am always willing to listen to a friend who needs me but I find many other people are just looking for an audience.
I am a geek/nerd and I enjoy webcomics, role playing games (World of Darkness games, Vampire, Changeling and Werewolf) and I enjoy odd little gadgets.
Everything in my life is in flux, I am changing all the time right now, I had Duodenal Switch Weight Loss Surgery on April 24th 2010 to help with the arthritis that has caused me trouble for years now. I am trying to redefine myself and I am not sure who I will be in the coming years. I have lost over 240 pounds before and after surgery which is changing a lot about my body and how I deal with the world. I also have Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and I am finally realizing that many of the things I have spent years hating myself for thinking they were due to being fat and lazy is related to much maligned and little understood illness that I have had for going on 30 years. I go in and out of remission with this illness and have good times and bad.


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Oh yes. I did have fun. I did frolic. I had fun frolicking through the park. I had fabulous fun frolicking through the park. Say that 10 times!
The Afton 25K/50K race is absolutely top notch. 2008 brought a new race director to the race. John Storkamp. He did a wonderful job. He was (he looked and acted) calm, cool and collected. He didn't seem stressed, he seemed to have fun. Not only did he direct the race; he also created the awards. The medals around our necks (which volunteers helped to create) and the prints he created for the top finishers. Amazing. Kudos to John and Cheri, and to the volunteers that manned the start/finish and all of the aid stations.
Today promised to be Afton-esque. Hot and humid with a nice breeze which later became a stiff wind. Perfect. It reached 89F.
Hammer Nutrition again provided a zillion packets of gel for each station and HEED, as they did at the Superior 25K/50K. This just makes the race so much easier for me! I didn't have to carry anything but a bottle and I didn't need a drop bag for HEED. Awesome. I didn't eat any solids. I consumed 240 ounces of HEED and 6 gels, 24 oz of water.
I've never had so much to drink during any race before. Ever. The aid stations were 3 miles apart and I filled my bottle at every one, draining it before the next one. My clothing was very white and salty post race. My skin looked like a salt mine. I had NO swelling as I didn't take any E/SCaps. I seem to get enough salt from the HEED. Something else I have finally figured out this year.
For the race I had a few goals going through my brain. First goal: A PR. My fastest Afton 50K time is 609. I wanted to run 608 for sure. Second goal: Break 6 hours. I thought I could. Third goal: PR Superior 50K time of 557. I wasn't sure of this. It's strange, but in the past I have run Superior 50K faster than Afton 50K and Superior is a tougher course. As I was running today I realized it must be because for Superior I am post McNaughton 3 weeks and have had a few days of light recovery running, then heavy training. For Afton I am deep into training for a summer 100 so I am tired. I use both of these runs as training runs so I don't taper. Well, my finish today didn't live up to that idea. Goal 4: AWARD. I wanted one of John's prints. How wonderful it would look on my wall of fame. Ha on the fame.
I did something I haven't done before. I looked at the entrants to see how many women over 40 were running. Hey, I wanted to see if I could win a print! There were 11 of us listed in the 40-49 age group for the Masters award. I knew John was giving 1, 2 and 3. I also knew that Eve Rembleski (ROCK ON EVE!) would win the woman's and as there were no doubling of awards the first master woman was still up for grabs. I figured I'd come in 4th in the batch which was too bad because 4 didn't get an award. Oh well. Onto Goal 1-3.
My god, people near my home shot off fireworks all freaking night. I went to bed at 11 and woke up every 35 minutes to boom boom boom. Topaz was a nervous wreck, Toffee was sleeping on my head, it wasn't a good night. 400 came too early.
I made it to Afton in plenty of time to get my packet from Tom and Nancy, my awesome Marmot shirt and had some time to visit with Deb, Maria, Pierre and many others. We lined up near the back and listened to John's go.
I wanted to really blast the downhills. I'm lacking in this area and with Leadville approaching, I figured this is a great place to do it. I had great success with the hills. I wore my Garmin 50 and saw that the downhills were sometimes a sub 7 minute mile pace. Granted, they only lasted a short time, but I'll take what I can get!
First loop I ran a bit with Pierre and Doug, talking Leadville. Doug has paced out there and Pierre has run it. I love listening to other's stories. Eventually I ran off and never really ran with anyone through the rest of the race. I didn't listen to my ipod until the last half of the last loop. I was just enjoying the warm air, all of the volunteers, the beautiful scenery that the Afton State Park offers.
I came into the 25K mark at 248. E Fisher Drew gave me a gentle pat and a 'go' to get out and get running. Thanks E! I needed that. I realized I could PR and break 6 hours. I felt fine, nothing hurt, I wasn't tired at all. I thought maybe I should have gone faster.
Second loop I had to go pee for the first time which is crazy in itself. I usually pee at least once an hour. As I walked into the bushes I fell! I tripped over a stump and cut my knee. I couldn't believe it. It was only bleeding a bit, but still. Fall while walking.
I walked up some of the huge monster hills, but otherwise I ran the race the best I could. When I didn't see anyone in front or in back of me I decided to play my ipod for a while. Nobody every came up on me. I began to pass some men but never saw any women out there. I began to wonder where I was in the field of girls.
As I came into the final aid station I gave Jefferey a quick hug and asked Tom for the time. I asked him if I was going to break 6 hours. Isn't that ridiculous. Me who is running the race, asking Tom, who is working the aid station if I am going to break 6 hours. How silly of me. Nancy yelled YES you can, go!
I went. I ran as fast as I could that last section. It is the most difficult section for me. It's the snowshoe trail and rooty and rocky. I need to watch where I am placing my feet. Most of the Afton course is runnable, but this section is a slow runnable for me. I still hadn't looked at my watch. I just wanted to run hard and break 6 hours. I didn't know if I could or not but I knew if I looked at my watch and thought I could, then I would let up. I didn't want to let up.
I finally heard some female voices in back of me. They turned out to be Pam and Kami. I asked Kami if she was from Monticello, as I recalled seeing her listed as a finisher last year, and Monticello is only a few miles from where I live in Big Lake. Yes, it was Kami from Monticello. We chatted and grinded to the finish line. I crossed the line in 5:50
I reached all four goals. I PR'd my Afton time, I broke 6 hours, I PR'd my Superior 50K time and I won an award: First Master Woman. I love it!
After I ran into the finish line it was time to catch up with everyone. I sat with Eve and Wynn. Eve BROKE her woman's course record set last year again. She finished in 413! Get this. She forgot to take today off, she is working right now. Yeah. After running a 413 50K!!
I had fabulous fun frolicking through the park.
Saturday, July 05, 2008
7 comments:
- keith said...
awesome job, julie!! you're looking so dang strong!
- Runner Susan said...
awesome Julie!
WOW!!! Way to meet all your goals! That looked and sounded like fun!
- Helen said...
Great job Julie! have to say nabbing the Artwork was one of my goals also - awesome runner, RD and artist - the boy John has many talents!!
- Tom said...
Julie; You rock!!!! Great job.
- SteveQ said...
I'll have to try frolicking some day. Thanks for carrying me for a few minutes out there.
- Kel said...
Congrats on a great run Julie! I had to bug out a little early, so I didn't get to see a lot of the 50K folks at the finish. Great job!
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Some of the passes he's thrown have been really good today. Our defense is definitely nothing to write home about but Ponder has made some big plays today.
Ponder looks really good
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October 23, 2011 at 8:14 pm |
Only completed 13 of 32 for like 40%. Nothing to write home about. Had a few good plays. Anyone an improvement over washed up McNabb