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Drama, Science Fiction
A streetwise hustler is pulled into a compelling conspiracy after witnessing the suicide of a girl who looks just like her.
1x10 "Endless Forms Most Beautiful"
Aired 9 years ago - Jun 01, 2013
Sarah's last chance to bring her nemesis back to sanity slips away as Art intervenes to get answers of his own. Meanwhile, the Orphans must decide whether to make peace with their creators, as Sarah is forced into a deadly confrontation with their enemy.
Look, I just want you to know, you're not the original.
Orphan Black 01x10 - Endless Forms Most Beautiful Original Air Date - June 01, 2013
Slide it out for two. Here's two.
But in return, you agree to twice yearly medical testing.
So, help me wrap my head around this.
Why the prints match,
You changed the game for everyone, Sarah. Now I can only help you from here.
The agreement defines mutual disclosure
You wanna help? Why don't you tell me why?
Would you also like to remind me my birth mum popped around
We have to know our own biology. That's what this is all about. Right?
Finally ID'd our Jane Doe and she falls under federal jurisdiction.
Dr. Leekie came to see me.
- Nice speech. - Yeah, I'm moved, personally.
You got to be freaking kidding me.
And I think you can prove it scientifically with that,
Dr. Craig Venter
We missed you, sister. Come join us.
It's 324B21.
Not four letters but two. AT and GC.
You killed someone I've been dreaming about my whole life.
Let's see what else there is.
Your track suit?
1x9 "Unconscious Selection"
After Kira's life is threatened, Sarah is on the warpath, but Dr. Leekie makes her think twice about her plans for revenge. Meanwhile, Cosima faces the truth about Delphine, forcing her to choose sides. Now, it's up to Sarah to decide the killer's fate, but the truth about where Sarah came from changes everything.
And we got a smooth little rent boy connected to them both.
She couldn't fool you.
Well, Donnie's staying clear of the house for a few hours, so...
Fetch me something gay.
samples of you and Kira to compare.
Well, don't hold it against me, but I have some bad news.
Yeah, of course.
I will have you back on your couch in a jiff.
Donnie, why don't you go ahead and get us started?
It's all coming back to the Maggie Chen shooting.
They care about us. They, they, they have to.
No. We don't want to harm her at all.
No, no. No, you're not.
You're only making things worse.
The reverend seems all right.
Please listen to me. Just let me tell you this one thing.
Yeah, east platform, north end,
Now you know where she is. Just give her to Leekie.
I mean, we all trusted you.
Well, maybe he acts that way because you blew the roofer at the cabin!
1x8 "Entangled Bank"
Sarah's actions pit the Orphans against each other as she tries to plan her next move. As Paul tries desperately to cover up Sarah's existence, Alison takes vengeance on her suspected monitor, which could cost her everything she holds dear.
On or around November 25th.
If she did, it would be news to both of us.
You know, maybe it was your sunny personality that gave you away.
What? What have I done?
Between the blood loss and the risk of infection in that area...
Delphine...
"Mrs. S says, 'You are in the sunshine.'"
Would you please stop?
Whatever is going on, if it takes one step towards Kira,
I mean, environmental factors like wear and tear can usually differentiate.
Well, there's no confirmation of that in the case file.
Alison!
- I told you to stay away from me. - And I told you you're not yourself.
Got any more?
Olivier Duval.
Fewer air fresheners required.
- I bet you could bench press me. - Easy.
Hey, Delphine.
so hard to their extrapolation of murine models.
You want me to coach you?
Sarah Manning, suicide by train.
I degraded myself,
I don't think I know it.
And you just rest...
She's had contact.
I mean, it can't get any stranger than human cloning.
Okay, so, Helena, Alison,
Yes. You're so lovely.
You know undocumented, outside the system,
It's 15 years ago. Last I heard, he was in prison.
1x7 "Parts Developed in an Unusual Manner"
With Paul missing, Sarah is forced to confront the conspiracy head on. But when Paul learns Sarah has kept essential information from him, the fragile trust between them threatens to shatter. Meanwhile, Cosima grows closer to Delphine and the dangerously fascinating Dr. Leekie.
so you and Beth have identical DNA.
No, we're missing something, from the very beginning, on this thing.
Oh, good. You look a little more important.
Beth's generally a "cold fish."
Let's go over what you know again. There's nine of you.
This is high-level shit, Sarah,
I'm beginning to rethink that.
That's what Felix was told.
We bought this place for you, remember?
The person killing our subjects looks exactly like Beth.
You were one of them.
Oh, no, no, no. He's too old.
but that is not public knowledge.
Yet, Paul, she still seems to share your bed.
Call me as soon as you can.
What do you people want?
-Let's go. -Wrong number.
I told her who I was.
1x6 "Variations Under Domestication"
Sarah's hunt for answers is interrupted by a trip to the suburbs. Alison's paranoia has boiled over, putting all the Orphans at risk. But when Sarah, Alison and Beth's worlds dangerously collide, Sarah must decide who to trust with her secret.
Orphan Black 01x06 Variations Under Domestication Original Air Date May 4, 2013
They go to Olivier.
just stay away.
to get off your chest.
I saw his Ted talk online and... phew.
Oh, no, no.
Who's that?
What's up, Hendrix?
- A potluck, seriously? - Seriously.
♪ I wanna (Ha) I wanna (Ha) I wanna (Ha) I wanna (Ha) ♪
The kids are looking for the gift bags.
[ Sigh ]
You told me yesterday she was fine.
Alison, get your frazzled,
But before we go to the future,
Your glasses,
[ Clatter ]
♪ This is how we do it ♪
not again and not to me.
I screwed up, didn't I?
Alison, Donnie says that he got up
You know, I'm in immunology.
♪ you love me no longer, I know ♪
I'm her acting coach.
No, just pot for me.
with our house and our kids.
[ Crying out ]
Look at them. Hey!
Got a whale on the line.
[Crying] Oh, God, Ally,
After he swore he'd never do it again.
I'm going to get to the bottom of it.
All right. Okay, I'm a man.
You and me end here, Vic.
No one gets hurt.
1x5 "Conditions of Existence"
When terrifying evidence suggests the Orphans are part of a sinister ongoing experiment, Sarah's suspicions turn to Paul, Beth's boyfriend. But her probing inadvertently triggers Paul's own investigation, bringing him dangerously close to the truth. Meanwhile, paranoid Alison piles on a whole new level of complication.
d ooh ooh ooh ooh d
Uh, no thanks.
It's what you wanted, right? Commitment. I'm ready.
Well, somebody must be watching the lab rats... someone we know.
You slept with Beth's boyfriend?
He's our way into this whole thing.
Surveillance shit? Right. Right.
Paul's whole world feels fake now.
No audio files, no video, no transcripts.
I know you can feel it.
That's the one we use for species differentiation.
Sarah, he's falling for you.
God, you're so big.
Yeah, well, we're an ocean apart, so...
You were the one who introduced me to punk rock, though.
You were part of the foster system. I took in kids.
Pouchy, she jumped in front of a train.
You mean something like, uh, this? Wireless, discreet,
- Ahhh! Goddamn it! - Ah, there they are.
No, no, absolutely not.
Colin is the first nice boy I've met in ages.
What are you doing here? Is something wrong?
- like I'm nobody? - I was working a job.
Vic. That's 20k... 15 for your debt,
- You remember? - Yeah, that was
Is every man in your life a complete wanker except me?
If anything else comes up, I'll let you know.
and Paul said no. Why?
- I thought you handed in your sidearm. - Huh?
1x4 "Effects of External Conditions"
Sarah realizes that the Orphans' survival is going to take more than police work. But tracking the killer threatens Sarah's long awaited reunion with her daughter, Kira. As Sarah gets closer to the killer, the killer gets closer to the truth – the ensuing showdown threatens to expose her ruse as a cop.
The only way I'm gonna do that is go back to being a cop.
and then there's you.
My kids thank you, even my ex thanks you.
Looks like it's gotta hurt.
Did you just tell her it wasn't me?
On rush, but we're still a week away from knowing if they match anyone on file.
- You didn't feel it? - What?
Hey, come here.
No. She had a reason.
Are you effing serious?
That doesn't sound okay.
No! No! It's... My God, no! It's not "mate," all right?
- Alone! - Oh my God, bad idea.
Well, but if you were a messed up, abused, loner
Things must be getting uncomfortable there for you now.
I murdered Margaret Chen.
Art, if you're hearing this, you found a body.
She's making sure everything is safe,
This isn't necessary.
The apartment of the woman you killed?
1x3 "Variation Under Nature"
Rocked by the revelation that she and her fellow "Orphans" are clones, Sarah just wants to get her hands on the money and skip town. But Sarah's fake detective ruse stretches thin when the cops find the body she buried and assign "Beth" to the case. As Sarah closes in on the killer, the hunter becomes the hunted.
Freeze! What are you doing in my yard?
What, "never tell anyone about clone club"?
What difference does it make, Fe?
Childs!
[ Door opens ]
I'd say the body wasn't in the ground
to flag a match, yeah.
and I'm already supposed to be dead.
Let me guess...
"Hunted"?
I know, I know. I get it, I get it.
Beth couldn't.
Start calling.
So you didn't like her very much.
inquiry, medication, the whole enchilada.
"Results from central". I'm helping you out.
Around here? Probably homeless.
All right, well, just hold tight.
I'll dress up like a boy.
you can tell me about her will help.
Things have to stay on a need-to-know basis.
So, can you con her bank, or not?
Well, how do you feel about that?
Maybe it's your lady-grip walther.
Phone calls, leaving clues,
What you got there?
780 bain. Bain and heward!
I never should've told you to go after him.
Guess I owe you one.
1x2 "Instinct"
With a body in her car and nowhere to turn, Sarah is forced to continue her con and earn "Beth" a second chance on the force. But with a killer on her tail, her only hope of finding answers lies with another apparent 'identical,' Alison.
To Sarah!
- Hey! - Whoa whoa, take it easy!
Out, Vic!
- Nothing. - Hey!
No! No way. You do it.
"Detective Arthur Bell".
Detective Elizabeth Childs.
Yeah, so?
- Babe, please... - Don't touch me.
Go on upstairs, Kira, love.
Oh, no? You're here at her beck and call, aren't you?
She is trying.
I'm not dirty, I just freaked out.
I wasn't even looking for Yip.
Poogh! And I fired
and, if they find the pills,
What do you mean, like, go back
Busy, obviously.
Is it her?
We had a noise complaint,
Who is this?!
No, I'm sorry. I saw her do it.
What? Why?!
That's not going to work for me.
Serotronax... That one's a stimulant.
and begin.
1x1 "Natural Selection"
Sarah, a streetwise hustler on the run from a lifetime of bad decisions, witnesses the suicide of a stranger who looks just like her. Sarah assumes her identity, hoping that cleaning out the dead woman's bank account will solve all of her problems. Instead, the street smart chameleon is thrust headlong into a kaleidoscopic mystery. After taking on the new identity, Sarah quickly finds herself caught in the middle of a deadly conspiracy and must race to find answers. MORE -LESS
No, but seriously.
I'm here for Kira, Fe.
All right, fine. What about Vic?
Paul Dierden.
Listen! I'm under hook
What? That's not enough.
I'm standing outside Huxley station right now -
♪ My chain hits my chest ♪
to keep the account open,
This card is -
No, you know what? Give me a second.
Ah. Um, well, don't get me wrong -
Lieutenant.
Yeah? Bullshit. Where is she, Felix?
so I'm not sure I should say anything at all.
Every foster kid dreams of their lost family.
It's just a score, Fe.
Oh, yeah. Uh -
I can't sleep.
Well, you want to tell me what happened at the hearing?
Yeah. Yeah, I checked the thing
This is our chance, for me, you, and Kira
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lithium.community.android.sdk.utils.LiUUIDUtils

public final class LiUUIDUtils
extends java.lang.Object

On LIA side fetching is done bu UUID, so this class converts UUID to Client Id.

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static byte[]
toBytes(java.lang.String uuidString)

Converts a UUID String to a byte array.

static byte[]
toBytes(java.util.UUID uuid)

Converts a UUID to a byte array.

static java.util.UUID
toUUID(byte[] bytes)

Converts a byte array into a UUID.

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clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

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toBytes

public static final byte[] toBytes(java.util.UUID uuid)

Converts a UUID to a byte array.

Parameters:

uuid -

Returns:

the UUID byte array.

toBytes

public static final byte[] toBytes(java.lang.String uuidString)

Converts a UUID String to a byte array.

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uuidString -

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the UUID byte array.

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java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if name does not conform to the string representation as described in
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public static final java.util.UUID toUUID(byte[] bytes)

Converts a byte array into a UUID.

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the UUID represented by the bytes passed in.

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Heart-device maker Guidant is struggling in court to resuscitate its failing $25.4 billion merger with Johnson & Johnson, but instead may wind up alone and on life support.
Guidant got hammered on all sides yesterday over recalls of its once-promising heart-implant devices and pacemakers. Shares fell to a 52-week low of $55.26 before recovering to $57.52, off $1.40, on the New York Stock Exchange.
Just after it announced that profits plunged by 57 percent, Guidant disclosed in filings that it had received subpoenas as federal probes widened into the safety of its devices as well as the trading of its stock.
Guidant also sued in Manhattan federal court to force its marriage with Johnson & Johnson, citing a contract clause.
The troubles raise doubts that Guidant might ever be fit enough to crawl back to the merger table – even if it knocks off a big chunk of its merger price.
"The deal seems to have completely fallen apart," said Anthony Sabino, a law professor and securities expert at St. John's University.
Despite Guidant's lawsuit claims, Johnson & Johnson said it used a trigger in the merger contract that lets it walk away if Guidant turned out to be a dog or showed "material adverse" changes.
Guidant may be holding a very weak hand in court.
"It's unlikely that Guidant will be able to convince the court that it's the same company that it was when the deal was signed," said merger lawyer Randy Katz, a partner at Bryan Cave LLP.
Only a week ago the Federal Trade Commission cleared the deal, opening the way for Johnson & Johnson to publicly voice its concerns.
"If J&J had tried to back out months ago before the FTC clearance, it probably would have been forced to hand over the $700 million [break-up fee] to Guidant," said Katz.
Some analysts think a deal might eventually get done if Guidant knocks as much as one-third off its purchase price, to about $48 a share. The original price was $76 a share.
Indianapolis-based Guidant said third-quarter profit plummeted to $65.4 million from $153.6 million, citing a $28 million loss from summer recalls of about 106,000 of its $30,000 defibrillators and about 200,000 pacemakers.
Revenue declined 14 percent to $795 million from $924.5 million.


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Arc A Draw > Arc 호를 그립니다.
Polygon Draw > Polygon 다각형을 그립니다.
Freehand Draw > Freehand 불규칙한 곡선을 그립니다.
Move M Tools > Move 개체를 이동시킵니다.
Push / Pull P Tools > Push/Pull 면을 밀고 당겨서 3차원 모델로 만듭니다.
Rotate Q Tools > Rotate 개체를 회전시킵니다.
Follow Me Tools > Follow Me 경로를 따라서 3차원 모델을 만듭니다.
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Offset F Tools > Offset 동일 거리만큼 떨어진 새로운 선을 만듭니다.
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Dimension Tools > Dimensions 치수선을 그립니다.
Protractor Tools > Protractor 각도를 측정합니다.
Text Tools > Text 문자열을 그립니다.
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Orbit O Camera > Orbit 카메라 시점을 회전시킵니다.
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Zoom Z Camera > Zoom 카메라 시점을 확대/축소시킵니다.
Zoom Extents Ctrl+Shift+E Camera > Zoom Extents 모델이 화면에 전부 보일 수 있도록 카메라를 줌합니다.
Previous Camera > Previous 이전 카메라 시점으로 이동합니다.
Next Camera > Next 다음 카메라 시점으로 이동합니다.
Position Camera Camera > Position Camera 카메라의 눈높이를 지정합니다.
Look Around Camera > Look Around 현재 위치에서 카메라의 시점으로 둘러봅니다.
Walk Camera > Walk 모델을 걸어 다닙니다.
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Board game journalism: Seven ways to raise the bar
Posted on April 3, 2014 by Chris Marling
As a long time journalist/editor by day and board-gamer by night I've spent the past few years immersing myself back into the hobby with the aid of the best reviews, podcasts and videos I can find.
There are some truly outstanding written reviewers out there (Ender Wiggins and Neil Thomson spring to mind), while the cream of the board game videos and podcasts are a great watch/listen. But overall, as is common in niche media, the average standard on offer isn't quite what it could be.
Our great hobby is starting to get more mainstream media attention and I think the majority of us would like to see a continued rise in the number of new gamers. But if we want to be taken seriously, an improved standard of board game criticism would go some way to helping achieve this.
Now before you rush off to find the myriad typos you'll find in my posts, I'm not calling for perfection. When no one is being paid you can't be expected to triple check every sentence and have a team working on every headline. But there are some basic rules which could really raise the bar.
1. Know your history (if you want to review, commentate, debate)
If you have a lack of depth in terms of board game experience; plus a clear lack of respect for popular opinion, don't go near a microphone without first couching your opinions within the context of your experience level. While each of these on its own can be thoroughly entertaining (see below), together they're journalistic suicide.
If you have a lack of experience and knowledge, do not pretend to be worthy of listening to. Your opinion is in no way elevated above that of anyone who has played the odd game, so get off your high horse and stop peddling your opinion as anything other than what it is – one quiet, ordinary voice in a very big crowd. Full of loud, clear voices. With megaphones.
When I interviewed for my first job in a record shop as a teenager, I was given a really tough music quiz. I showed it to friends later and some couldn't get any answers right; because they wanted people who lived and breathed the topic. Similar happened at interview when I went for jobs with specialised media outlets.
This is no bad thing; just because you're an amateur commentator it doesn't mean you shouldn't set yourself the same high standards. Try and play the top 50 games, or at least the best games in every genre you go near. Build an opinion based on something other than liking the sound of your own voice, then come back and gob off about games.
This way you'll avoid the embarrassment of telling us about that "unique mechanic" that's been around for 20 years, or comparing three totally unrelated games to the same one game you've played in a single episode ("Yeah, this one also really reminded me of Agricola. It had a board, some wooden bits, victory points…").
Unless you're one particular guy, it's unlikely you'll have played every game ever – and why should you? Many of them are terrible, derivative, or simply not to your tastes.
However, if you're going to be doing a video or podcast on a particular game or class of games, why not avoiding looking stoopid by spending a minute before you record making some notes? Really little things can save your bacon: jotting down the game/designer's name for example; maybe even learning how to pronounce it.
Or you can go that extra yard and spend 10 minutes looking at other games the designer has released; or is on the way; or came out that year; or from the same manufacturer; or what it ripped off – or what it inspired. If you're recording in a live environment with co-hosts, you should expect and relish follow up questions, not see them as an excuse to laugh in embarrassment and don the dunce's hat once more.
3. Give both sides
If you're giving something (ANYTHING) a good, or bad, review, then give both the designer and your audience the small courtesy of at least glimpsing the other side of the coin. Understand that if you give a universally bad review of a game, then I go and read it has an average 8/10 from 10,000 reviews, I am – without doubt – going to think you're an IDIOT.
And I'm not talking, "Some people will like this game I guess, but it's so boring". That's you not controlling your inner troll (says me…) and it isn't helpful. Instead, see what prominent players/reviewers who like the genre say and report those sentiments; or give the overwhelming view of a game you disagree on, before explaining why your opinion differs.
Otherwise, give away the games you simply know you can't review fairly to someone else; share the love, let them review it. Or at least have the balls to discuss your odd views live with someone who better represents the opinion held by a good number of other gamers.
4. Play the game a few times
On a small number of occasions, I think its OK to review a game after one play. The first is if the game is so unbelievably bad that bringing yourself to play it again would lead to self harm. However, in this case, only review it if it really is the game's fault and not yours.
We're talking ones you'd grade 1 or possibly 2 out of 10 here. Otherwise, bin it or (as above) give it away – why give it air, unless you can make a genuinely funny review by being incredibly mean to it? Even then, don't do this too often as it gets old fast.
Second, I'd say it's OK if you genuinely feel you can make an honest opinion of the game from one play. There are several ways this could happen: re-release of a game you played another version of; a retheme; an expansion; an incredibly simple game; an incredibly long game. I'd still try and avoid it though.
It's amazing how much even a second play can change your opinion of a game. And remember, its not whether you like it that's important; you're asking – and we want to know – is it any good? Factors on one play WILL come into play. Who did you play with? How many people? Did you win/lose? Were you drunk/tired/full of cheese?
Remember, every time you say: "But I think it might be better with three players", 1,000 gamers are standing up in their homes and screaming at their MP3 player, "THEN PLAY IT WITH THREE BEFORE YOU REVIEW IT YOU %&*£**!!"
5. Make clear distinctions between played and previewed (the latter are ADVERTS)
Almost every time I listen to a show now it makes me hate Kickstarter that little bit more. Great, I've just downloaded by favourite podcast! An hour of audio pleasure awaits! Except that 10 minutes in I'm still listening to adverts for games that are not only unavailable, but they're not even out of some first time designer's bedroom notepad, let alone on a boat!
If I could retire tomorrow and spend my days mining old podcasts for their future predictions (enquiries from venture capitalists welcome), I'd love to know the percentage of crap, failed, delayed or otherwise pathetic and embarrassing Kickstarter projects they've bigged up – and are continuing to do so.
What makes it worse is that these boring, pointless segments are not only EVERYWHERE – but because these games aren't out yet, they're just reporting poorly written teasers for them, rather than opinions. "Well that one sounds good, doesn't it Bob?" NO! No it doesn't! It sounded crap on the three other podcasts I heard it on this week and it still sounds crap now!
And what have they replaced? Real news about games about to hit our shelves from manufacturers with experience, a development team, a production schedule, an army of playtesters, a history of good titles. Yeah, why would we want to hear anything about those old guys. Boring…
6. Know your limitations
As I mentioned about 1,000 words ago, neither a lack of experience nor a lack of knowledge is a bad thing on its own in terms of journalism; in fact it can be quite the opposite. If you're severely lacking in one of the other, you simply need to aim and craft your content in a certain way.
In my experience, no one writes 'how to' and 'beginner' content quite like beginners; as long as you have a knack for journalism, you're likely to do a great job. The trick is simply to be honest and couch your experiences in the correct context.
Boardgaming is a a growing hobby, so there's never been a better time to be introducing others to it. This way you not only get to do the learning processes that are so important, but you get to record about them as well.
Alternatively, if you like to be funny or controversial, you can play the ignorant card for shock or laughter value. But if you do, just go for it – don't pretend to be a reviewer who knows what they're talking about if you're reviewing your first euro game – you'll sound like a fool. But if you come in all ignorant guns blazing, instead you're likely to turn some heads for the right reasons.
7. Or finally… fix it in post
When I finish this in a minute, I'm going to go to the pub. Then tomorrow I'll have another read through it, hopefully cut it down in length a little and catch some typos. Finally I'll print it off, read it with pen in hand, and mark up more mistakes. Then maybe I'll post it. And there will still be errors.
In audio and video, this is called post production. Just like sub-editing a piece of written text, it's difficult, time consuming and very much the boring part of the job for most people. Which is why many people rush it, ignore it, or seem to not bother at all. The fact many podcasters say they never even listen to their track back before it goes on air baffles me.
When you're in a room and someone presses record, you're likely to say some stupid shit – just like you'd make a typo or grammatical error. We live in a world where people get upset when others use abbreviations in a non-business online chat environment (QFT I mean WTF?): do you really think these same people think its OK when you're saying the wrong game, the wrong tense, the wrong rules, the wrong designer, the wrong EVERYTHING on your video or podcast? It's only charming the first few times.
I think what annoys me most about the kind of journalism you sometimes see in the audio/video space is that there really isn't any need for this lack of commitment to quality. Sure, it takes longer to make your thing shiny (editing, lighting, cutting etc) but the very last thing that should be overlooked is script quality.
Nor is it space – an argument oft thrown back by TV stations reporting news in a throwaway fashion in five-second sound-bites. We're talking two-hour-long sprawling podcasts here people; you're not losing the depth on the cutting room floor.
And finally, I LOVE BOARD GAME VIDEOS AND PODCASTS! I live on a steady diet of Drive Thru Reviews, The Dice Tower, Boardgames To Go, Rahdo, The Spiel and On Board Games – plus newer titles such as The Game Pit, Push Ur Luck Podcast and The Discriminating Gamer. And not forgetting the Plait Hat Podcast, Rolling Dice and Taking Names, Not just another Gaming Podcast, Flip The Table, The BoardGame PirateCast, Ludology, The Long View, D6G, Boardgame Babylon, The Game Design Round Table… and that's just my current regular roster.
I just had to let off some steam about some of the misleading, uninformed content I've listened to in the hope we can move our hobby forward journalistically.
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13 thoughts on "Board game journalism: Seven ways to raise the bar"
Paul Lister on April 3, 2014 at 11:10 am said:
Great article Chris. I think reviews, positive or negative, are not going to be of much worth unless the reviewer has played the reviewed game a number of times – it depends on the reviewer but I would not feel comfortable writing a review with less than 5 plays under my belt.
Chris Marling on April 3, 2014 at 11:24 am said:
Cheers. Interestingly five plays is the minimum figure I set myself for reviewing a game.
Chris Norwood on April 3, 2014 at 7:26 pm said:
Really great stuff, Chris! I totally agree about pretty much everything you've said here (and have made many similar points myself in the past).
Nothing bothers me more about a new podcast (and some old ones, for that matter) than when they share their obviously uninformed opinion about something that either ignores a very well-known aspect of the game, shows a total lack of preparation/research, or is obviously formed from just one play.
And my personal minimum number of plays before reviewing a game is 3. Usually, it's more like 5 or 6, but I simply will not review any game with less than 3 plays.
By the way, if you're looking for one more podcast to listen to, might I humbly submit Exploring Games to your queue? Other than trying to limit my post-production time, I try as hard as I can to adhere to your guidelines above…
Chris Marling on April 14, 2014 at 1:04 pm said:
Hi Chris, I've checked out your podcast – in fact its on my list here: https://goplaylisten.wordpress.com/2012/08/31/card-and-board-game-podcasts-a-beginners-guide-for-your-ears/
robert0 on April 12, 2014 at 11:41 pm said:
Well said. I don't know if I hit saturation over the past year with board game podcasts but I've stripped most of them out of my circulation for failing at many of the above reasons. I accept that they are often started and maintained as a hobby, but even hobbyists should consider standards of quality as a goal of their podcast.
omucu on April 13, 2014 at 9:58 am said:
I have a website, in romanian, boardgamers.ro. When I started it, i said to myself that I would not review a game with less then 10 plays. I found out that it is hard to do so, so I went down to at least 6 plays. In one of the newest issues of Spielbox magazine it says that they don't review games with less then 6 plays, and they do that after an almost 30 years experience! So I'm sticking to this, at least 6 plays, more to be preffered. You cand do a first impressions article on 2-3-4 plays, but absolutely no review! No way! Never!
Oh, and great article! 🙂
Chris Marling on April 13, 2014 at 11:46 am said:
Paul lister on April 13, 2014 at 10:51 am said:
Another pet peeve is that reviewers/commentators sometimes make the statement – 'there is no game there' or it's not 'game enough for me' without defining what a game means to them.
Richard Dewsbery on April 14, 2014 at 6:57 am said:
Unremitting positivity from certain reviewers causes problems. I can think of two in particular who are almost always "oh gosh, wow!" about almost everything. Yes, every game published *ought* to be playable, well-presented and generally at least "quite good", otherwise the designer, developer, playtesters and publisher all failed to do their job properly. But far from every game published this year is going to be able to compete for attention from either the cash in my wallet or for table time when compared to the *great* games I already have on my shelves from the last 20 years, and I'm not helped in my purchasing decisions by overly-enthusiastic ravings from people who either don't know any better (sometimes because they haven't been playing games more than a few years), or worse don't have to part with their own funds for their games. There's only so much praise a reviewer can heap on *every* game that they review before I start to tune them out.
Though I think that the greatest sin is the rules re-hash disguised as a review, with two sentences of (often unmeritorius) critique at the end. These days I just skip to the last couple of lines – or skip the review altogether.
Totally agree on the first part, while hoping my own reviews weren't being critiqued in the second… 🙂
I agree with Richard – I think a few 'celebrity' reviewers have a very low pain threshold for games – their hobby is playing new games a few times and moving on and so long as the reader recognizes that their needs might not match the reviewers its not a problem. It took me a while to realize that though 🙂 Which Is one of the reasons I enjoy Chris's reviews as he looks at games from a few different stand points.
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Holland is only a province of the Netherlands and not a separate state. Read additional details here: snoring mouthpiece. The Netherlands consist of many provinces. The southernmost and also the annual average in the sunniest province is one of the provinces which consists of several peninsulas, and on dry land access, Zeeland Flanders at the Belgian border.
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Because of the education today requires more than yesterday. And it was the use of information technology in the classroom helps teachers build a more effective learning process. ICT form ability to work with the information, develop communication skills and shape the identity of the "information society". Through the use of computer technology in the classroom given the opportunity to use additional material increases the degree of visibility, increasing motivation and learning, as a consequence – increased interest in the subject, including through the attraction of computer equipment. It is also necessary noted that ICTs can implement the lessons of design and research activities, to engage in process modeling. All this will inevitably lead to the development of creative abilities of students. With the use of computer can carry out integrated lessons with other disciplines.
For us – teachers, who in his time studying the traditional classical pedagogy, didactics and methodology, computer technology will a guide to the innovation occurring in the theory and teaching methods in recent years. These innovations relate to this type of education which aims at the realization of the pledged a pupil capacity, formation of key competencies required for success in life and work. Should also be noted that computer technology not only opens up new opportunities for the teacher during lessons, allowing you to make them varied in form, but also helps to implement differentiation and individualization of learning, to build individual educational trajectory for strong and weak students, to carry out accurate monitoring of their activities. From the above we can conclude on the legality of the introduction of information, including computing, learning technologies in educational process. LITERATURE. 1.Panyukova SV Concept of student-centered learning using information and communication technologies.
Practically every advertising campaign is using the media (the media). The big players who can not afford to progress with the help of the federal media, on the one hand make it easier for a job, getting fairly good effect, on the other hand significantly overpaid. Another disadvantage may be the absence of one of the carriers in certain regions, and the whole audience would be covered within the action. How optimally, and at the same time as efficiently as possible to campaign in the regions? Come to the aid of advertising agencies at the regional level! The only difficulty, the selection of a partner, because the level of professionalism in the regions often lower than in the center. On one of the agencies located in the Chelyabinsk region, described below.
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Different Degrees Of Conflict In A Marriage.
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Forty-six-year-old Alison Curtis became the first woman in Britain to hold a professional training licence, after passing the course with flying colours
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Alison Curtis of Kokoro Boxing Gym has become the first woman in Britain to hold a pro training licence
Lokoro Boxing Gym in Accrington has made history as the first club to ever have a professional female trainer.
Forty-six-year-old Alison Curtis became the first woman in Britain to hold a professional training licence, after passing the course with flying colours.
She has been involved with the club for a decade, working as an amateur trainer alongside her husband Jason, himself a professional trainer.
"My husband and I have been running the gym for about 10 years," she said. "It started as kickboxing and then gradually evolved into boxing. We had a lot of amateur lads coming in, but as they've got better they've started to turn pro, which means they need a professional licensed trainer.
"I had been working with a few younger boys, and as they got better and looked at turning pro I would've had to turn them over to my husband to train, and I didn't want to do that so I decided to apply for a licence."
At first the trainer didn't aim to make history – instead applying for a lower level of qualification. Achieving it would have meant that she would be allowed in the changing rooms and in the corner when her charges were boxing.
"I would have worked kind of as an assistant to my husband, who would have been their main trainer," she explained.
She applied to the British Boxing Board of Control, and was interviewed by the Area Council. It was them who first suggested that Curtis actually apply for a full licence.
She did so after their recommendation, and was lucky enough to find a spot on the training course only three weeks later when another applicant cancelled their place. Before long she was starting her first day – along with 50 men.
"The first thing they asked me was whether or not I knew I was female," Curtis joked.
"It was all good-natured, but they had never seen a woman on the course before so it was strange for them."
And it was because of this that the trainer made sure she gave the course her all.
"I sat at the front of the classrooms and asked a lot of questions, so that they could see I was serious about it," she said. "There are two written exams, so you have to make sure you know your theory as well as the practical stuff."
The hard work paid off, with Curtis achieving a 99 per cent pass rate in her exams. Despite how unusual it was to have a woman on the course, Curtis insists that she was very well supported by those around her.
"I had lots of men coming up to me and shaking my hand," she said.
Her family were also supportive. Curtis and her husband have six kids, all of whom box, and she now helps train her eldest son.
"They all thought it was great," she said.
"Especially the younger ones, they thought it was really cool."
Now Curtis has to get to grips with the demands of training professionals, which she admits is a formidable task.
"It's a full-time job – you have to be there for them to train first thing in the morning," she said.
One of her charges, 25-year-old Artis Ali, has already made the switch to pro, with Shakeeb Ali, 21, set to join him in the next three months.
"This has all been for them," she said. "They basically gave me my marching orders to go and get qualified."
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The art of bonsai cultivating embraces the growing of tiny trees, usually in wee trays, or small pots.
By precision clipping and growing them in small containers, it is feasible to retain their small forms.
It doesn't take long, to learn the basic art of pruning a bonsai plant and give you great satisfaction, but could take, maybe a lifetime to master the art. Japanese, 'shin zen bi' combines the three forces, beauty, truth and essence, as part of the philosophy, behind their form of bonsai.
In their endless for perfection, the Japanese aim for a perfectly natural, though miniaturized look to the tree, or plant. Their bonsai look as though they grew that way, without mans help. That is the aim.
The Chinese tend toward the artistic and more imaginative with their bonsai, growing them into Chinese lettering and mythical life forms, as well as living creatures. Personally, I much prefer the more challenging, but natural miniaturized Japanese form, as it is more pleasing to my eye and senses.
The bonsai art form goes back a long, long way. Starting in China, over 3,000 years ago, traders discovered found bonsai markets and eager pupils outside of Asia, from as far away as the middle east and even Africa. Medical practitioners in the Orient and even Egypt (where samples have even been found in their graves, used bonsai to make many medicinal drugs). There are many different forms and types of bonsai, especially trees. They vary from curved trunks and trailing branches, similar to a tree grown high on a windswept cliff, above a stormy sea, to the more formal, straighter trunk and carefully trimmed branches of a cosseted tree, found in a peaceful garden.
Bonsai growing is a wonderful way for you to to 'connect' with nature, on a spiritual level, or simply enjoy a worthwhile challenge and peaceful, pleasurable pastime.
To help smooth your bonsai road a little, here are seven good tips for you.
1. Watering. Very important, as too much, or too little can kill, or stunt your creation. Don't worry, with a little thought, it is easy to get the balance right and you will always have a healthy friend growing on your window sill, or table.
Two easy watering methods. Your finger, or a water meter.
Your finger method. Simply stick your finger into the bonsai soil. That's it! If dry, water until it starts to drain through the holes in the bottom of the pot. Obviously, you would water less during the winter and more in the summer.
The alternate method is to use a water meter. They always come with full, but simple instructions, so you should have no problems getting the moisture balance right, every time.
2. Feeding and fertilizing your tree/plant. Generally best done in the spring and autumn (fall). Basically, it comprises adding, phosphoric acid, nitrogen and potash. Fertilize twice monthly, in the spring and monthly in late autumn and winter. 3. Choose the correct container. Consider, the size and shape and how your bonsai will look in it. Match up the shape and size of the proposed tree and container, to enhance the overall effect. For instance, it would be a mistake to use a small, delicate container to hold a heavy trunked and larger bonsai.
4. Lighting needs of your bonsai friend. Optimally, most bonsai need a certain amount of sunlight. The exception being if your tree has been heavily trimmed, or recently potted in fresh soil. Then, limit the sunlight temporarily. You may even wish to take it outside for its dose of vitamin D. If you live in a sunlight deprived area, my advice would be to choose a bonsai which is not dependent upon direct sunlight. Some need very little indeed.
5. Study up on the different seasonal, nutritional requirements, for your bonsai. They grow at several different rates and their nutritional needs vary throughout the seasons. It's not difficult. You just need to be aware, that's all.
6. Plan the shape and style of your tree. Remember, you have a large say in the eventual shape and form your bonsai will take. Early planning will save later disappointment.
7. Plan the placement of your little bonsai pal. You will give time, love and effort to your bonsai and this will be returned to you, many time over, by its shape, size and beauty. Therefore, it will need to be perfectly placed in its own, special spot somewhere, to take advantage of all your effort and to let its beauty shine forth and brighten your home, or office.
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Slowly, quietly and deliberately, the Carrabassett Chapter of the New England Mountain Biking Association (NEMBA) is building a world-class system of mountain biking trails in the shadow of Sugarloaf Mountain. I've been riding up there for several years now and I've been extremely pleased at how these trails have been developing. It's really the most exciting thing going on in the Maine mountain biking scene, and there's a lot going on all over the state!
Many of these trails are built to International Mountain Biking Association (IMBA) standards, which means they take a lot of time and manpower to build, but they are built to last. They resist erosion from the four to six-inch rainstorms we now seem to get three or four times a year, and withstand lots of traffic. Each time I go up there are more trails to explore.
This past Columbus Day weekend, I went to check out the newest trails with family and friends. The new crowning achievement is the three and a half mile machine-built Oak Knoll Trail that climbs up to Maine Huts & Trails' Stratton Brook Hut. It's a burly climb that goes on and on but has been built in a way that's very do-able by most competent mountain bikers.
As an extra bonus you can step into the hut and enjoy a tasty snack or even a full meal—just remember to take your biking shoes off. When we arrived there was only a little soup left. I'll take that as a good sign that a lot of people were using the trail. After you've completed the climb and had snacks at the hut, you can turn around and bomb the downhill. Most of the corners are bermed, so you can really left it fly. It's really very comparable to the type of trails you'd find at a downhill system like Kingdom Trails in Vermont.
Oak Knoll is not the only game in town. There is a steadily growing network of single-track at the Sugarloaf Outdoor Center and along the Narrow Gage Trail on the other side of route 27. Be aware that some of this single-track is quite technical and might require a little walking for novice riders. In fact, among my group of friends there is quite an injury list from crashing on these trails: stitches, multiple broken bones and a dislocation or two. Not trying to scare you off but you should give the trails proper respect and don't be afraid to get off and walk a section if it looks a little too challenging for you.
Finally, there are tons of opportunities to explore dirt roads and backcountry trails. My favorite is a loop that goes by Stratton Brook Pond and beneath the Bigelow Range. Again, stunning views are the reward for venturing off the beaten path.
And the best thing of all? It's free! Donations are welcome and I encourage you to throw some money to Carrabassett Valley NEMBA if you use their trails. I imagine there will be a trail fee at some point in the future, but they're probably waiting for a certain number of trail miles to be built. I know it's ski season now, but I can't wait to get up there next year for more riding.


Sam Yagan is the CEO of match.com and co-founder of Excellerate Labs in Chicago. Sam was previously CEO and co-founder of okcupid.com, which was purchased by match.com. He has spent several years as an entrepreneur, first as Co-founder and CEO of TheSpark.com, Inc., maker of SparkNotes, the world's leading brand of educational study aids. More recently, he has served as President of MetaMachine, Inc., developer and distributor of the world's leading P2P file-sharing application, eDonkey. Sam has also served as Vice-President and General Manager at Delias, Corp., and Vice-President and Publisher at Barnes & Noble, Inc.
Sam has a BA in Applied Mathematics & Economics from Harvard College and an MBA from Stanford University's Graduate School of Business.


Seacrest...Rhinoplasty? It appears that Ryan Seacrest has enhanced his appearance with a nose job (rhinoplasty) to decrease the roundness of his nasal tip. He looks more refined and mature in the "after" photo. It is very surprising just how many stars have had rhinoplasty surgery. While some are obvious, there are many celebrities who appear to have had rhinoplasty surgery whom most people wouldn't suspect. Some people whom I believe have had their nose altered include Michelle Pfeiffer, Halle Berry, Julia Roberts, and Jennifer Aniston. For many, it has been an unfortunate prerequisite to stardom.
In my opinion, the nose should never be an attention-getting feature of the face. If the nose attracts attention, it is almost always in a negative fashion. Some examples of this include Ashlee Simpson, Jimmy Durante, and Pinnochio. The best-looking noses blend into the rest of the features of the face, and allow the other attractive features (usually the eyes, cheeks, or lips) to stand out. Hence, a good rhinoplasty de-emphasizes the nose, bringing out other more attractive facial features. This is most recently obvious with Ashlee Simpson or a "Thriller" Michael Jackson. So when this rule is applied to Ryan Seacrest, one can see that his alleged rhinoplasty was very successful. His nose no longer attracts attention.
Hm. Yep, that looks like a good job.
Don't you find that his nose is asymmetrical though? I find his face looks extremely asymmetrical when you see a head on photo.
I'd be interested in hearing your opinion!
I think that Ryan also had his upper eyelids done, too. They used to be heavier.
Either way he looks good. Nice example of "not too much."


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Patti Shock (center) congratulates TISOH graduates.
Patti Shock Honored with 2020 Gala Award for Lifetime Achievement
The pioneer in event industry education will be honored with a Special Events Magazine Gala Award.
Lisa Hurley | Jan 21, 2020
Special Events magazine today announces that the late event education pioneer Patti Shock will be honored with the 2020 Gala Award for Lifetime Achievement. The award will be presented posthumously at The Special Event 2020 in Las Vegas on March 12.
An educator, speaker, consultant and author, Shock spent 28 years as a professor at the University of Nevada Las Vegas, including chairing the tourism and convention administration department. In 2006, she joined TISOH as an academic consultant. She also pioneered online courses for Florida International University and Kennesaw State University.
She described her legacy as her influence: "I love knowing that I have made a difference in the lives of so many people, both students and industry professionals I have mentored over the years."
Describing her career, Shock said, "Rarely do I go to the [Las Vegas] Strip hotels without a former student coming up to speak to me." Indeed, her students have advanced to leadership roles in the hospitality industry, including such luminaries as Daniel Rush, vice president of global sports and events sales at MGM Resorts International, Las Vegas; Michele Polci, CPCE, CMP, director of citywide catering sales in Las Vegas for Caesars Entertainment, Las Vegas; James Gelfand, vice president of catering and special events at PGA National Resort & Spa, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.; Kaye Chon, Dean, Hotel School & Tourism Management, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong; Guy Fieri, restaurateur and television personality, The Food Network; and Yuichi Tanaka, director of event management at salesforce.com, Japan.
History of the Gala Awards The Gala Awards have been given by Special Events magazine, the premier industry publication, since 1986, when the awards honored the "top 10 events of 1985." The awards recognize the finest work in special events worldwide. For the 2020 Gala Awards, the magazine received entries from around the world, including Canada, China, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Thailand and the United States. Members of the Special Events Advisory Board evaluated the entries and determined the nominees.
For a complete list of 2020 nominees, click here.
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On this Veterans Day we still feel the shock of the 13 who were killed and the 43 injured on the base of Fort Hood just 6 days ago.
I have not been injured or nearly killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq. Nor do I personally understand the trials and long road to recovery that the injuries of war demand. In war, these events are called battles. In our own country, by the hand of an American soldier, these events are called a massacre. The victims were hit not by an exploding IED, responsible for close to 85 percent of the injuries and deaths in Afghanistan, they were hit by bullets, dozens of shots fired from a pistol by a psychologically disturbed individual. The victims of this tragedy are not only those who were physically harmed, but also their families, loved ones and comrades. They will need our support, on Veterans Day, and beyond.
Today I say thank you as we commemorate, remember, and honor those who have put themselves in harm's way for their country.
Photo take in Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, HI.
This month marks the 40th Anniversary of Elvis Presley's return to live concert performances in Las Vegas in 1969.
It had been 8 years since Elvis last performed a live benefit concert in Honolulu, his first post-Army appearance, and after 8 years of recording sessions at American Studios and movie making he started his record breaking engagement in July of 1969. When he opened at the International Hotel for a four-week, 57-show engagement, it broke all existing Las Vegas attendance records. At the time it was the largest showroom in Las Vegas, holding more than 2000 people.
You don't have to drink the Elvis cool-aid to know he enjoy Harley-Davidson motorcycles. Elvis became a lifelong bike enthusiast and was a member of the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA). Sometime in 1955 after earning a regular income he purchased his first H-D. It was a small '56 ST165. Your basic entry level model with 165cc that was sometimes incorrectly referred to as the Harley Hummer.
Elvis Presley passed away August 16, 1977. CKX continues to market and TCB for the "King". To commemorate his passing Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc. (EPE) and Graceland H-D are offering to sale five special edition 2009 Harley-Davidson Street Glide with Elvis imagery at $50,731 each. Buyers will be treated to a unique bike delivery experience in Memphis during Elvis Week and can participate in the various Elvis rides.
Photo courtesy of H-D Enthusiast Magazine and photographer Ted Bruehl.


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El programa Weasel (en español, 'Comadreja') es una simulación desarrollada por el etólogo británico Richard Dawkins con el objetivo de demostrar el poder relativo de la selección cumulativa en la evolución de sistemas naturales y artificiales. El nombre Weasel se debe a que el objetivo del programa es producir la frase Methinks it is like a weasel ('yo creo que se parece a una comadreja'), proveniente de la obra de Shakespeare Hamlet.

Contexto del programa

En el capítulo 3 de su libro El relojero ciego, Dawkins ofrece la siguiente explicación del programa, haciendo referencia al conocido teorema de los infinitos monos.

Este ejemplo está diseñado para hacernos considerar la producción de una secuencia de 28 caracteres, asumiendo que cada uno de ellos es seleccionado aleatoriamente. El número de posibles secuencias, dado el alfabeto disponible, es de 2728, o aproximadamente 1040. La probabilidad de que el mono produzca una secuencia determinada es extremadamente reducida. Cualquier secuencia puede ser seleccionada como el objetivo, y todas ellas tienen la misma probabilidad de ser producidas que la secuencia objetivo de Dawkins, es decir, 'ME THINKS IT IS LIKE A WEASEL'.

Sería posible escribir un programa informático que replicara las acciones del hipotético mono de Dawkins, produciendo continuamente secuencias de 28 caracteres sobre la base de un alfabeto de 26 letras y un espacio. Es fácil calcular que, incluso a una velocidad constante de varios millones de secuencias por segundo, el tiempo necesario para explorar todo el espacio de secuencias excedería con mucho el tiempo de vida del Universo.

Dawkins ofrece este ejemplo para ilustrar una concepción equivocada (pero muy común) de la evolución: que las secuencias de ADN y otros compuestos orgánicos como las  proteínas son el resultado de una combinación aleatoria de átomos. Si la selección natural funcionara de esta manera, la probabilidad de que se formara una secuencia de aminoácidos concreta sería extremadamente reducida (lo que se conoce como la falacia de Hoyle). Sin embargo, Dawkins explica que la selección natural no funciona así, sino que procede en pequeños cambios cumulativos. Seguidamente, demuestra que el proceso de selección cumulativa conlleva una reducción muy considerable en el número de pasos necesarios para producir cualquier secuencia posible:

Repitiendo este proceso de selección, una secuencia aleatoria de 28 caracteres evoluciona en pocas generaciones hasta la secuencia objetivo.

  Generación  1: WDLMNLT DTJBKWIRZREZLMQCO P
  Generación  2: WDLTMNLT DTJBSWIRZREZLMQCO P
  Generación 10: MDLDMNLS ITJISWHRZREZ MECS P
  Generación 20: MELDINLS IT ISWPRKE Z WECSEL
  Generación 30: METHINGS IT ISWLIKE B WECSEL
  Generación 40: METHINKS IT IS LIKE I WEASEL
  Generación 43: METHINKS IT IS LIKE A WEASEL

Dawkins concluye así su explicación del programa Weasel.

Implicaciones para la biología

Weasel es una demostración explícita de que la preservación de los pequeños cambios que se producen al copiar una secuencia de genes puede llegar a producir combinaciones complejas en un espacio de tiempo relativamente corto, asumiendo que también exista un mecanismo de selección cumulativo. Este puede ser tanto un agente externo que identifique las mutaciones beneficiosas (selección artificial), o los criterios de supervivencia impuestos por el entorno (selección natural). Aunque la mayoría de las características de un organismo se transmiten a sus descendientes, son las mutaciones inducidas por errores de reproducción las que permiten que algunos descendientes se adapten mejor a su entorno y puedan tener a su vez descendencia. Por el contrario, los descendientes peor adaptados se extinguen. Dawkins explica que:

Con respecto a la posibilidad de usar Weasel para explicar la selección natural, Dawkins reconoce varias limitaciones.

Críticas

El programa Weasel ha suscitado mucha discusión. Algunos filósofos de la ciencia lo han tachado de excesivamente simplista, y algunos proponentes del creacionismo y el diseño inteligente han negado que constituya un ejemplo válido del funcionamiento de la selección natural, ya que requiere que la intervención de un agente externo para seleccionar la secuencia objetivo. Debido a esto, se ha argumentado que Weasel es en realidad un ejemplo de selección artificial automatizada. El proponente del diseño inteligente William Dembski también ha criticado la asunción de que los estados intermedios de la secuencia puedan ser seleccionados únicamente sobre la base de principios evolutivos, y asegura que muchos genes que son útiles cuando se combinan no tienen ninguna función cuando están aislados.

Dawkins ya anticipó muchas de estas objeciones en El relojero ciego, y ha respondido que él nunca diseñó Weasel para ser un emulador de la evolución biológica real. Como demuestra las citas anteriores, Dawkins especificó claramente y desde el primer momento que Weasel representaba un modelo de selección artificial, y que sus únicos objetivos eran (a) demostrar el poder de la selección cumulativa con respecto a la selección no-cumulativa, y (b) exponer la falacia de que la selección natural es "un mono con una máquina de escribir". Un programa de "monos y máquinas de escribir" produciría un sinfín de secuencias aleatorias hasta conseguir producir la secuencia objetivo, lo cual podría llevar muchísimo tiempo. Un programa semejante se podría considerar como un ejemplo del saltacionismo, pero no de la evolución por medio de la selección natural.

Modelos más complejos

En El Relojero Ciego, Dawkins también ofrece un modelo gráfico de evolución genética, usando entidades que bautizó como biomorfos. Los biomorfos son conjuntos bidimensionales de segmentos. Las relaciones geométricas entre los segmentos están controladas por un conjunto de nueve 'genes' que determinan la apariencia externa del biomorfo. Este programa permite que un agente externo seleccione a un cierto miembro de cada generación de biomorfos, siendo posible guiar su evolución hacia ciertas formas como 'aviones', 'pulpos', y demás.

Como simulación, los biomorfos no se aproximan mucho más al comportamiento real de los organismos biológicos, pero aun así son útiles para ilustrar el concepto de espacio genético. Cada gen corresponde a una dimensión, y el conjunto de genes de los organismos vivos constituye una fracción minúscula de todas las combinaciones posibles de genes, ya que muchas de las combinaciones no pueden producir un organismo viable. En palabras del propio Dawkins:

Véase también
 Falacia de Hoyle
 Teorema de los infinitos monos
 Vida artificial

Referencias

Dawkins, Richard (2004) El Relojero Ciego, RBA coleccionables SA.

Enlaces externos

Applet de Java que permite ejecutar Weasel con distintos parámetros Enlace roto.

Vida artificial
Software de simulación

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Every month, five million people move from the past to the future. Pouring into developing-world "instant cities" like Dubai and Shenzhen, these urban newcomers confront a modern world cobbled together from fragments of a West they have never seen. Do these fantastical boomtowns, where blueprints spring to life overnight on virgin land, represent the dawning of a brave new world? Or is their vaunted newness a mirage?
In a captivating blend of history and reportage, Daniel Brook travels to a series of major metropolitan hubs that were once themselves instant cities—St. Petersburg, Shanghai, and Mumbai—to watch their "dress rehearsals for the twenty-first century." Understanding today's emerging global order, he argues, requires comprehending the West's profound and conflicted influence on developing-world cities over the centuries.
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His architecture writing won the 2010 Winterhouse Award for Design Writing and Criticism. To research A History of Future Cities, Brook lived for a month each in St. Petersburg, Shanghai, Mumbai, and Dubai and conducted archival research on a semester-long fellowship at the Library of Congress. Originally from New York and educated at Yale University, Brook lives in New Orleans.
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UTOPIA announces Roger Timmerman as the new executive director
By Jesse | February 8, 2016 - 1:00 pm | February 8, 2016 Cheers, News, UTOPIA
After two years of searching, UTOPIA has announced that Roger Timmerman will be returning from Vivint Wireless to be the new executive director. You may recall that Roger was involved both with UTOPIA and iProvo since the early days (2004, to be exact), so he's bringing a pretty deep understanding of both fiber and municipal networks to the table. I was sad to see Roger go (and you all know how I feel about Vivint), so I'm glad to have him back.
With UTOPIA reaching operational break even and starting to build more network in more places, now is a good time to have someone back in the captain's chair. I hear that in addition to expansions in Midvale, West Valley City, and Layton, the city of Perry is getting a full deployment. Orem also has new councilmember (and UTOPIA supporter) Sam Lentz as their member of the UIA board, so it's possible that there may be some movement there as well.
Tagged Layton, Midvale, Perry, Roger Timmerman, UTOPIA, West Valley City
BREAKING: Midvale is the first UTOPIA city to say 'yes' to Macquarie's Milestone Two
By Jesse | May 20, 2014 - 9:29 pm | May 20, 2014 Cheers, News, UTOPIA
In a unanimous vote, Midvale becomes the first UTOPIA city to choose to move forward with the proposal from Macquarie. Milestone Two will hammer out the fine details of the proposal to build, maintain, and operate the network for 30 years. The city will still need to vote to accept that finalized and detailed offer when it is completed.
Other cities are still taking feedback on the high-level overview presented in Milestone One. Murray will have an open house June 5 at 6:30PM. Centerville and Lindon both submitted detailed lists of questions and got public responses to all of them. This is shaping up to be an incredibly open process, a stark contrast to a UTOPIA that was scared to discuss anything in public for fear of being attacked again.
Keep your eyes open for postings about more upcoming votes and remember, the votes are just to move forward on getting fine details.
Tagged Macquarie, Midvale, Milestone Two, UTOPIA
What does the broadband stimulus mean for UTOPIA?
By Jesse | August 18, 2010 - 2:48 pm | August 18, 2010 UTOPIA
Now that UTOPIA has $16.2M in federal funding, the question is what it's going to do. The money itself is specifically to hook up "anchor institutions" such as schools, libraries, healthcare facilities, and government buildings. This money will be used to run fiber to over 400 buildings in Perry, Payson, Midvale, Murray, Centerville, Layton, Orem, and West Valley City. With those connections in the ground, it will be much less expensive to build out to nearby neighborhoods. That is, provided that your city joined the UIA and is willing to finance the cost of installations. A few cities are either in opposition to or on the fence about joining the UIA, so the fiber would stop at those anchor institutions. Time is limited to get them on the boat, so make sure you're hounding them about joining.
And if you want to, go take a look at the original press release.
Tagged anchor institutions, broadband stimulus, Centerville, Layton, Midvale, Murray, Orem, Payson, Perry, UIA, UTOPIA, West Valley City
Utah Infrastructure Agency Moving Forward
By Jesse | July 9, 2010 - 3:43 pm | July 9, 2010 News, UTOPIA
Remember UTOPIA's new plan to shift the cost of the network from the cities onto subscribers? It's been moving forward in the form of the Utah Infrastructure Agency, a way for cities to bond for construction without having to put taxpayers as a whole on the hook. So far, West Valley City, Lindon, Midvale, Layton, and Orem are on board with Perry and Tremonton deciding to sit it out. Other cities are still considering signing up for it and need to hear from you.
So what exactly does this do? In short, it's the next evolution beyond the SAA used in Brigham City. The SAA model was to find demand, form an SAA, and then get the funds to start construction. The UIA will, instead, get the money first, find the areas of demand, and then start construction once it becomes feasible. Just like the SAA, the subscribers that get hooked up under the arrangement will be the ones footing the bill. This speeds up the process of connecting customers while still continuing to shift the burden of supporting the network away from cities and onto those who get service.
To be quite honest, I can't see why a city wouldn't be all over this. There's no cost to the cities to participate and increased subscribers will only decrease or eliminate the called pledges. Given the benefits to the taxpayer, that they are taken off the hook, you'd think the Utah "Taxpayers" Association would be all for it. (Fat chance, I know.) The good news is that any city that doesn't elect to participate now can always reconsider in the future. If your city has already declined to join (or does so in the future), you can still pester them until they reconsider.
Note: While Orem was part of the founding group of the UIA, they haven't taken an official vote on the matter yet. There will be a public hearing on Tuesday after which the Orem City Council will decide if they will join. They chose the new bond in a 6-0 vote last time around, but the UTA is holding their rally just before the meeting to try and pack the house with opponents and scare council members into reversing course. It's very important that UTOPIA supporters turn out in force both at the rally and the meeting to thwart these efforts. I hear there's going to be a fun surprise for the UTA during their BBQ, so show up and be prepared for a laugh at their expense.
Tagged Brigham City, Layton, Lindon, Midvale, Orem, Perry, SAA, Tremonton, UIA, UTA, Utah Infrastructure Agency, Utah Taxpayers Association, UTOPIA, West Valley City
Broadband Stimulus Applicants Revealed
By Jesse | September 11, 2009 - 10:38 am | September 11, 2009 News
As of a couple of days ago, applicants for broadband stimulus funds are now listed on the NTIA's website. Utah has a number of applicants including the University of Utah, The Utah Transit Authority, and, not surprisingly, UTOPIA.
Several rural ILECs have also gotten into the game including Emery Telecom and Manti Tele Communications. Emery is apparently looking to deploy FTTP to beef up their triple-play offerings and replace their existing HFC CATV network. The finished product would be active Ethernet like iProvo and UTOPIA with up to 1Gbps at each address served. A separate request would use FTTN and wireless to reach more remote areas. Manti, meanwhile, is looking to use WiMax to reach more remote areas that currently do not have broadband service. Both of these projects are good news for Utahns.
Ogden City has also made an application to provide broadband access to government services and underserved residents. There is also an application for what appears to be a city-wide WiFi network. Given their reluctance to join UTOPIA, it's rather surprising that they have done an about-face on city-provided services. My best guess is that they were holding out for someone else to pay for it.
So what about UTOPIA? They made three separate applications totaling around $54M. The only thing available is a general overview, but the requests appear to be targeted at Orem, Murray, Midvale, West Valley City, Layton, and Centerville. One of them hints at using a special assessment area (SAA) to triple the impact of at least $10.5M of the money applied for. Depending on how fast NTIA can review and approve applications, we may soon know if there will be more money for UTOPIA construction in the near term.
With applicants asking for 7 times what's available in the first round, it will be interesting to see who makes the cut.
Tagged broadband stimulus, Centerville, Emery Telecom, FTTN, FTTP, Layton, Manti Tele Communications Company, Midvale, Murray, NTIA, Ogden, Orem, UTOPIA, West Valley City, WiFi, wireless
U-CAN Meeting for November
By Jesse | November 14, 2008 - 1:43 pm | November 14, 2008 Events, U-CAN, UTOPIA
The U-CAN Meeting for November will be held at the Ruth Vine Tyler Library (8042 Wood St. in Midvale) on Tuesday November 25 at 7:30PM. We'll be discussing the new service providers, FuzeCore and Fibernet, as well as some of the new pricing models used in Tremonton.
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How transcendental meditation can prevent war and terrorism
Washington, Sat, 20 Mar 2010 ANI
Washington, March 20 (ANI): A new research paper has pointed how militaries worldwide could use the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi program, founded by Indian spiritual guru Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, as a non-religious and scientifically verified way to prevent war and terrorism.
When used in a military context, these meditation practices are known as Invincible Defense Technology (IDT).
The research paper describes the concept of a "Prevention Wing of the Military," a group of military personnel that practices the advanced TM-Sidhi program twice daily as a group.
A group that reaches a critical threshold in size has been scientifically shown to reduce collective societal stress.
The paper hypothesizes that war, terrorism, and crime are caused y collective societal stress.
he absence of collective stress translates into the absence of tension between countries, between religious groups, or even within individual terrorists.
The paper proposes that, by applying this non-lethal and non-destructive technology, any military can reduce societal stress and prevent enemies from arising.
If IDT prevents the emergence of enemies, the military has no one to fight, so the nation becomes invincible.
Over 50 scientific studies have found that when 1percent of a given population practices Transcendental Meditation, or when sufficiently large groups practice the TM-Sidhi program together twice daily, measurable positive changes take place throughout society as a whole.
The studies show decreased violence, crime, car accidents, and suicides, and improved quality of life in society.
The paper reviews IDT research, such as a study published in the Yale University-edited Journal of Conflict Resolution showing that an intervention by a civilian group in Israel resulted in a 76 percent reduction in war deaths in neighboring Lebanon.
Seven subsequent, consecutive experiments over a two-year period during the peak of the Lebanon war found that war-related fatalities decreased by 71 percent, war-related injuries fell by 68 percent, the level of conflict dropped by 48 percent, and cooperation among antagonists increased by 66 percent.
A follow-up study published in the Journal of Social Behavior and Personality found that the likelihood that these combined results were due to chance is less than one in a quintillion.
A global-scale study published in the Journal of Offender Rehabilitation documented a 72 percent drop in international terrorism when IDT groups were large enough to affect the global population.
According to David R. Leffler, the research paper's author, "This new approach, derived from the ancient Vedic tradition of India, is supported by over 50 scientific studies. IDT can create victory before war, and can assist in peacemaking, peacekeeping, and peacebuilding." (ANI)


The 17th Conference on Mountain Meteorology was held June 27- July 1, 2016 in Burlington, Vermont on the shores of Lake Champlain and was co-chaired by Stephan De Wekker (University of Virginia) and Erik Crosman (University of Utah). There were 155 submissions, with 131 presenting authors from 15 countries. Roughly 2/3 of the papers were given orally and 1/3 were posters. As an experiment, each poster session was split into two periods with a break for oral presentations in between to reduce "poster session fatigue." Feedback on this was mixed.
The "Mountain Meteorology Named Session Award," which replaced the previous "Mountain Meteorology Award," was presented for the first time to Shiyuan (Sharon) Zhong (Michigan State University) for distinguished contributions to the understanding of boundary layers in complex terrain through observational campaigns and numerical simulation. Heather Reeves (NOAA/MRMS) received a STAC Award in Mountain Meteorology in recognition of her creativity in developing and administering the Mountain Meteorology Webinar series. Student awards were presented to Maximo Menchaca (University of Washington) and Carly Wright (University of Reading) who tied for best oral presentation while Jennifer DeHart (University of Washington) was recognized for best poster.
For development and leadership of the MesoWest observational network in support of operations, research, and education to improve understanding and forecasting of mountain meteorology.
For insightful studies of the atmospheric boundary layer and flows over complex terrain using large-eddy simulation.
Mountain Weather Research and Forecasting provides readers with a broad understanding of the fundamental principles driving atmospheric flow over complex terrain and provides historical context for recent developments and future direction for researchers and forecasters.


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It's Prognosis Negative Deuce Four featuring Erika, Kyle, Steven, Warren, and Eric! Join us as we break down J.J. Abram's boldest film to date, Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Dive in and discover if we go type O Neg or Pos!
This is an emergency, non-canonical ProgNeg.
This discussion contains miscellaneous SPOILERS pertaining to the film(s) discussed and possibly Doctor Who! If you are 100% spoilerphobic to films not yet seen, do not complain to us. This episode is mostly negative (though often that is a misnomer) and contains EXPLICIT terms, concepts, and as always expect strokes of innuendo throughout.
This episode was originally recorded December 21, 2015.
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Join us as we dive into TNG's final Crapolalooza, Nemesis. Let the mayhem begin!
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