Saturday, December 12, 2009
Engineering Academy...
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E mule plus...
eMule Plus is a new generation eMule compatible client created to improve the original GUI and to bring you the best experience ever. Give it a try and feel the boogie ;) eMule Plus does not contain any spyware, adware or the like. It's an open source project released under General Public License (GPL). It's free to download and use.
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The Egyptian GNU/Linux User Group
EGLUG exists to serve the Egyptian Free/Open Source Community
From: http://eglug.org/user/28580
Directory Programming .NET
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Danelink.com
About being Danish, finding Danes outside Denmark, etc.
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"Bollywood Online on IndiaFM : India's premier Bollywood portal"
AKA www.indiafm.com
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Boardnation Message Board Hosting
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Bleacher Report
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USCatholic.org
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The Frisky
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Kotaku..
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IO9
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Revision3 Forums
Support forum for Revision3.com website, RSS, and media issues.
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ISPsystem.com Forums
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The Ultimate Baby Fabric
Get easy tips on maximizing baby's snooze time from our sleep experts.
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Tweenjo - I'm So Glad I Was Fired - Tweenjo
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Directory Programming .NET
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JPS Interactive
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MyP2P Forum
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CFD Online Discussion Forums
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transmediale
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My LEGO creations
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Green America's National Green Pages?: Green Earth Bamboo
Our mission is to harness economic power—the strength of consumers, investors, businesses, and the marketplace—to create a socially just and environmentally sustainable society.
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Peterson Efestivals
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PinksPage.com
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Ringlink :: Free CGI Perl program for running webrings
The Ringlink Project - An open source project aiming to further develop the Program, and support its use.
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Backpackers Ultimate Guide
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poMMo Community Forums
poMMo is a PHP Mass Mailer. Welcome to our community!
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SRC : Forum
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The Joyent Community
* Enterprise class foundation of virtual appliances deployed in an ecosystem of the highest grade networking, routing, load balancing and persistent storage – we call them Accelerators.
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OpenWrt
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Gear Live Forums
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Avidemux2 Forum
Whine here if there is some improvement needed concerning usability / interface
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WikiMatrix / Profile - Compare them all
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Forum GLPI-Project
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SOUTHERN forum
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ForumMatrix - Compare Them All
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Copyright Advisory Network
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LightNEasy Support Forum
LightNEasy is not only a CMS, It actually creates plain, pure web pages for your whole website, making it SEO friendly and fast loading. Each time you add a page, alter the menus, it regenerates all pages again so that they remain fully integrated.
Search engines, like Google, prefer simple HTML or PHP pages and simple links to follow from page to page. LightNEasy in fact generates all the pages of your website, and what search engines find is a series of pure pages that link to other pages, instead of some fancy php scripts and strange urls.
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The SMPlayer Project
One of the most interesting features of SMPlayer: it remembers the settings of all files you play. So you start to watch a movie but you have to leave... don't worry, when you open that movie again it will resume at the same point you left it, and with the same settings: audio track, subtitles, volume...
From: http://smplayer.berlios.de/forums/profile.php?id=988
Papier Mache
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phpFreeChat - Web2.0 AJAX chat server - Forum
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Thursday, December 10, 2009
Wizcode
Relax, and talk about anything non-Wizcode LLC related. No topics off-limit but please be civil and respect other people's point of vie
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CSS Drive forums
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The Priests
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The Verve Forum
I’ve always wished they’d open a show with that song. the way Nick’s guitar reaches out and then pulls back in. thought it’d be a great way to reach out an pull the audience in for the adventure verve was about to take them on. I’ve only heard a live version of it once, only from a sound check in 93, but sounded fantastic.
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Gear Live Forums
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ProVideo Coalition
ProVideo Coalition FAQ
What is the ProVideo Coalition?
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Kindle Board
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RWI Forum -
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Qnet.org.au
The site was born out of a need for young same sex attracted people to have a safe place online to make links with like-minded people. We recognise the difficulties experienced by young queer people in an often homophobic world.
Following the launch of Qnet in 2003, we are relying on the input and enthusiasm of our young queer community to maintain its course. Constructive critiques are always welcome, especially if accompanied with a proposed solution!
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EmuTalk.net
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Jaguar Forums - Jaguar Enthusiasts Forum
Need help with Jaguar Forums? Ask. Have a suggestion to better Jaguar Forums? Tell us here.
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Tesla Motors Club Forum
According to the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, EU regulators have given Chinese carmaker BYD permission to use their F3 hybrid and E6 sedan to shuttle conferencegoers to and from their hotels. That means dignitaries will get the chance to test the E6’s purported 186 mile range and 15 minute rapid charge time.
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AlliedModders
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Science Forums, The Original -
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Advanced Media Network ::: AMN Forums
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WebSphere Community Forum
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Agile Web Solutions Support Forums
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Driver Heaven
Read more: Hardware Reviews, Tech News & Discussion Forums - DriverHeaven.net http://www.driverheaven.net....
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fring forums
video calls with
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for Nokia and iPhone!
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fring forums
video calls with
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The DIS Discussion Forums - DISboards.com
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Sweetwater Forums
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Picnik
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Fontlab
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F1 in Schools
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Forums | MacLife
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poMMo Community Forums
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Let's Go Travel Guides The Leader in Budget Travel
We write for readers who know there’s more to travel than sharing double deckers with tourists and who believe that travel can change both themselves and the world—whether they plan to spend six days in Hawaii or six months in Favignana . We’ll show you just how far your money can go, and prove that the greatest limitation of your adventures is not your wallet, but your imagination.
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dezinedepot
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Open Source Software, Questions, Stories and Community
The end of the year is a time when many businesses--large and small--consider their financial positions, and their financial strategies for the coming year. There are quite a lot of open source tools, ranging from accounting applications to business intelligence software, that can help with this kind of analysis. We've done a number of roundups on these tools, and here are three of our most popular posts on business financial management and intelligence.....
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Bleacher Report
Tiger Woods Scandal
Indianapolis Colts
Saints Football
LA Lakers
Notre Dame Coach
Florida Gators
Alabama Football
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Magento eCommerce Software for Growth
Control every facet of your store, from merchandising to promotions and more. There are no limits to creativity with Magento.
Expand Your Market
Reach more customers by creating targeted micro-sites using Magento's multi-store retailing functionality.
Attract + Convert = Growth
Magento's SEO features and user experience will attract and convert more qualified customers, leading to business growth.
From: http://www.magentocommerce.com/boards/member/241845/
Live Journal
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Bio Image Suite from Yale
Discussion of issues relating to moving data back and forth between Bio Image Suite and other software. ....Bio Image Suite from Yale
From: http://research.yale.edu/bioimagesuite/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=13157
Gizmodo
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Pixelpost Forum
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Dance Forums
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ConceptArt.org Forums
from around the world.
We are a community funded from within,
and with the support of our sponsors and professionals on the site.
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Digital Grin Photography Forum
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AddonInteractive Company Forums
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Serchen Interactive Forums
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OnlineGames.Net - Game Forums
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Unicyclist Community
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Foxit Corporation Forums
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iSilo forum
* Added ability to open .pdb files from file managers.
* Added support for Android running on other than ARM processors, such as LiveAndroid.
* Added the current path to the title bar in the document list view.
* Miscellaneous fixes.
From: http://forum.isilo.com/member.php?u=25152
Sony Pictures
* By The People: The Election Of Barack Obama
* Cliffhanger Ec
* Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs
* Damages - Season 2
* District 9
From: http://boards.sonypictures.com/boards/member.php?u=75498
Domain Name Talk
* Filter domain searches using extensive search criteria
* Export domain deletion results to CSV files
* Receive daily deleted domain email alerts
* Find deleted and pending .com, .net and .org domains
* Get Deleted Domains before anyone else
From: http://www.deleteddomains.com/domains-forum/member.php?u=3235
Propeller.com
From: http://www.propeller.com/member/mikehill586/
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Online degree forum
These online programs are not an alternative for those who can not attend a traditional education program, they are rather designed for adults who have specific goals and limited available time.....
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Injury Update Forum
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IObit.Com Forums
"Novel Freeware to True Defragmentation!"
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Puget Computer Forum: Gaming, Video Editing, Laptops, Servers
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NBGA Forums
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Republika Forum
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Fuel Economy, Hypermiling, EcoModding News and Forum - EcoModder.com
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Website Builder Community Forum
Soholaunch is an easy-to-use website creation tool to help you build, maintain, and manage your personal or business website. It runs right from your website, making it easy to take shopping cart orders online, create forms, and edit site pages from any computer in the world!
From: http://forum.soholaunch.com/members/bancorn68.html?simple=1#aboutme
Futuremark / YouGamers Forums
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Soulforce Community Forums
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Tiffen Community
Tiffen award-winning filters have been improving images for over 70 years. Our ColorCore™ technology allows us to control the color and density of every Tiffen filter. Consistency, superior quality, engineering excellence, innovative design and a 10-year warranty make Tiffen filters the overwhelming choice of moviemakers and professional photographers worldwide.
* Tiffen Digital HT
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* Steadicam
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* Stroboframe
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* Domke Bags
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* DFX Software
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* Lowel Light
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* Kodak Wratten Filters
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* Saunders Trimmers
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* Tiffen Sundries
Tiffen Quallity Control and Calibration Devices standardize and control light exposure for many applications and industries including photography, graphic arts, and optical systems. Available in formats for both light transmission and light reflection. Accessories include cleaning solutions for optical lenses.
* Zing Designs......
From: http://www.tiffen.com/forum/member.php?u=1199&tab=aboutme&simple=1
PhotoPost Community
PhotoPost is photo sharing gallery software for your site that lets your users upload photos to galleries and to interact in photo discussions. Install it yourself, or let us get your gallery up and running in one day.......
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Quintessential Forum
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HowtoForge Forums | HowtoForge - Linux Howtos and Tutorials
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MP3Car.com
By: Robert Wray on 12-08-2009 in Products and Technology
TomTom and TeleAtlas use their crowd sourced contributors to plot worst congestion in the United States.
Congestion is considered traffic that is 70% or less of the posted speed limit.
TeleAtlas has an audio podcast on this here and a full press release here......
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Small business forum Australia
Australia's community for solo & micro business
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Google Earth Hacks Forums
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fxForums
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Chengo Chinese
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Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Memory Research Misses The Obvious
Research laboratories around the world sought the location of human
memory. The research had followed diverse leads. One clue related to the
branched inputs of nerve cells, called dendrites. Branch growth was
assisted by a protein called cypin. Some memory disabilities were
related to deficits in cypin. So, one possibility was that nerve cells
grew new branches to store memory. New branches could represent added
memory. But, human memory was ...
The search to reveal a mystery
Research laboratories around the world sought the location of human
memory. The research had followed diverse leads. One clue related to the
branched inputs of nerve cells, called dendrites. Branch growth was
assisted by a protein called cypin. Some memory disabilities were
related to deficits in cypin. So, one possibility was that nerve cells
grew new branches to store memory. New branches could represent added
memory. But, human memory was immense. People were reported to be able
to recognize, with 99.5% accuracy, any one of 2,500 images shown to them
at one second intervals. Each of those images contained millions of
pixels of specific information. When the size and scale of human memory
was considered, the idea of branches, however microscopic, growing to
add memories sounded perilously cancerous.
More hints
LTP was another possibility. High frequency stimulation of the dendrites
of a neuron were known to improve the sensitivity of the synaptic nerve
junctions. Such activity was seen to be "remembered" by the cell through
greater sensitivity at specific inputs. Neurochemicals at the synaptic
junctions were also known to increase such sensitivity. But, while the
process enhanced memory, LTP failed to offer a global hypothesis about
how memory could be stored.
Without answers
The hippocampus was also mentioned in connection with memory research.
Damage to this organ, a component of a region of the brain called the
limbic system, was known to cause patients to forget ongoing events
within a few seconds. But, incidents from childhood and early adult life
were still remembered. Memory had faded from a couple of years prior to
the event that caused damage to the hippocampus. Older memories were
still retained by the patient even without the hippocampus. Evidently,
the organ did not store such memories. It could play a role, but the
actual storage of memory remained enigmatic. In the end, all science did
know was that memory resided all over the system and that one particular
organ helped the formation of memories.
Combinatorial coding
Yet, the answer to the memory enigma had been staring them in the face
for years. That happened, when science acknowledged the use of
combinatorial coding by nerve cells in the olfactory system.
Combinatorial coding sounded confusing and complex. But, in the context
of nerve cells, combinatorial coding only meant that a nerve cell
recognized combinations. If a nerve cell had dendritic inputs,
identified as A, B, C and so on to Z, it could then fire, when it
received inputs at ABD, ABP, or XYZ. It recognized those combinations.
ABD, ABP, or XYZ. The cell could identify ABD from ABP. Subtle
differences. Such codes were extensively used by nature. The four
"letters" in the genetic code – A, C, G and T – were used in
combinations for the creation of a nearly infinite number of genetic
sequences.
Highly developed skill
It was combinatorial coding, which enabled nerve cells of reptilian
nosebrains to recognize smells and make crucial life decisions since the
beginnings of history. Such sensory power had been developed in animals
to a remarkable degree. Research showed that dogs could register the
parameters of a smell and then pick it out from millions of competing
smells. The animals could detect a human scent on a glass slide that had
been lightly fingerprinted and left outdoors for as much as two weeks.
They could quickly sniff a few footprints of a person and determine
accurately which way the person was walking. The animal's nose could
detect the relative odor strength difference between footprints only a
few feet apart, to determine the direction of a trail. Recording and
recognizing ABD and DEF enabled animals to record and recall a single
smell to differentiate it from millions of other smells. Inherited
memories of millions of smells decided whether food was edible, or
inedible, or whether a spoor was life threatening. The system had both
newly recorded and inherited memories, which enabled them to recognize
smells in the environment.
Inherited and acquired memories
While such remarkable odor recognition skills were known for ages, it
was only in the late nineties that science discovered combinatorial
coding. A Nobel Prize was awarded for the discovery of the use
combinatorial coding by the olfactory system in 2004. The olfactory
system used the coding to enable a relatively small number of olfactory
receptors to recognize different odors. Science discovered that
particular combinations could fire to trigger recognition. In the
experiment scientists reported that even slight changes in chemical
structure activated different combinations of receptors. Thus, octanol
smelled like oranges, but the similar compound octanoic acid smelled
like sweat. We remembered the smell of oranges. Even the smell of sweat.
Which meant that the system remembered those combinations. But science
failed to recognize the true significance of combinatorial coding when
they searched for the location of human memory. Millions of combinations
were possible for the nerve cell with inputs from A to Z. But nerve
cells had thousands of inputs. If nerve cells remembered combinations,
then that could be the location of a galactic nervous system memory.
Global applications
Combinatorial coding could provide immense intelligence to the nervous
system. The wonder of nature was the enormous scale, scope and
sensitivity of its reporting systems. The mind had this vast army of
scouts, reporting back on millions of tiny sensations - the heat of sun
and the hardness of rock. Pain on the skin too was a report. When their
impulses were received in the cortex, you felt pain. In the earlier
example, with combinatorial coding, a cell could fire for ABD and be
inhibited for ABP. If the pain reporting nerve cell recognized inputs
from its neighbours, it could also respond to neighbouring pain and fire
to report sympathetic pain. It could respond to touch and inhibit its
own sympathetic pain message. The cell could respond to context.
Pattern recognition
Nerve cells didn't receive just a few inputs. They received thousands.
So, pain could be sensitive to context. Inherited memories in
combinatorial codes could enable the system to recognize and respond to
patterns in context. Combinatorial coding could explain the mind as a
pattern recognition engine. But science worked on the assumption that
the neurons in the brain did not recognize, but did computations. The
search for a mathematical formula which could simulate the computations
of the mind goes on. But, if you assumed pattern recognition, you just
stepped out of the mathematical maze. Unfortunately, the recognition of
patterns was too formidable a task for computers. The diagnosis of
diseases was a typical pattern recognition problem.
The pattern recognition difficulty
The obstacle was that many shared symptoms were presented by different
diseases. Pain, or fever were present for many diseases. Each symptom
pointed to several diseases. In the customary search, the first selected
disease with the first presented symptom could lack the second symptom.
So the back and forth searches followed an exponentially expanding
trajectory as the database increased in size. That made the process
absurdly long drawn – theoretically, even years, when searching
extensive databases. In the light of such an impregnable problem,
science did not evaluate pattern recognition as a practical process for
the nervous system.
An instant pattern recognition process
There is an Intuitive Algorithm (IA), which follows a logical process to
achieve real time pattern recognition. IA was unique. In a feat never
achieved by computers before, IA could almost instantly diagnose
diseases. IA used elimination to narrow down possibilities to reach the
correct answer. In essence, IA did not calculate, but used elimination
to recognize patterns. IA acted with the speed of a simple recalculation
on a spreadsheet, to recognize a disease, identify a case law or
diagnose the problems of a complex machine. It did this holistically and
almost instantly, through simple, logical steps. IA proved that
holistic, instant, real time pattern recognition was practical. IA
provided a clue to the secret of intuition. The website intuition.co.in
and the book explain IA in detail.
Seamless pattern recognition
The mind was a recognition machine, which instantly recognized the
context of its ever changing environment. The system triggered feelings
when particular classes of events were recognized. The process was
achieved by inherited nerve cell memories accumulated across millions of
years. The memories enabled the mind to recognize events. Similar
inherited memories in nerve cells enabled the mind to trigger feelings,
when events were recognized. And further cell memories caused feelings
to trigger actions. Actions were sequences of muscle movements. Even
drive sequences could be remembered by nerve cells. That was how we were
driven. So the circuit closed. Half a second for a 100 billion nerve
cells to use context to eliminate irrelevance and deliver motor output.
The time between the shadow and the scream. So, from input to output,
the mind was a seamless pattern recognition machine.
Intuition and memory
Walter Freeman the famous neurobiologist defined the critical difficulty
for science in understanding the mind. "The cognitive guys think it's
just impossible to keep throwing everything you've got into the
computation every time. But, that is exactly what the brain does.
Consciousness is about bringing your entire history to bear on your next
step, your next breath, your next moment." The mind was holistic. It
evaluated all its knowledge for the next activity. However large its
database, the logic of IA could yield instant pattern recognition. Since
that logic was robust and practical, intuition could also be such an
instant pattern recognition process. Intuition could then power the mind
to instantly recognize an infinite variety of objects and events to
trigger motor responses. Each living moment, it could evaluate the
context of a dynamic multi-sensory world and its own vast memories.
Those memories could be stored in the combinatorial codes of nerve
cells. The Nobel Prize should have been awarded not for the discovery of
combinatorial coding, but for the discovery of human memory.
Men - Why Do You Batter Women?
the deep corners of Africa, is it not only surprising and also shameful
that some men batter their wives?
In this century when we all talk of exploring mars and reaching help to
the deep corners of Africa, is it not only surprising and also shameful
that some men batter their wives? Whatever we say, we cannot deny that
women are getting battered. A syndrome has also been names after this -
Battered Women syndrome. Why should men beat women? Let us look at this
barbarism.
Frustration must be one of the reasons. Do men enjoy taking out their
frustration of career failures and problems on women? Or they are
sadists? If they do not like their woman, they should separate. How can
they be allowed to beat women? That is reprehensible and barbaric. How
can an educated man beat a woman? What drives him to do that? Is their
any profile of such men who do this?
What if the woman is not meek and retaliates. There will be bloodshed.
Why a beautiful relationship reaches such depths is beyond my
imagination and thinking. How society allows this. Why such men are not
boycotted from the society? What is the problem with such men that they
batter their woman?
As men, we are protectors of women and not supposed to beat them. Why do
we men do it? In a survey in India, it was found that a majority of men
who beat women come from highly educated class. This is more shocking.
These men keep a mask of good behavior in society and beat the woman in
the confines of their home. Please let all men decide that come what
may, they will never ever batter their woman. That is inhuman.
Men’s Formal Dress
sign that you are having a move up your career path or it is your first
formal charity event. As you read the invitation you see listed among
the details "black tie". Does that mean you need to wear a tuxedo? Will
a suit do just as well?
If you want to feel comfortable and impress your host, determine what
formal attire is expected based on the terms used in the invitation as
well as the many choices ...
When you receive an invitation card for the formal party, this may be a
sign that you are having a move up your career path or it is your first
formal charity event. As you read the invitation you see listed among
the details "black tie". Does that mean you need to wear a tuxedo? Will
a suit do just as well?
If you want to feel comfortable and impress your host, determine what
formal attire is expected based on the terms used in the invitation as
well as the many choices available to you.
1. Black Tie is a common reference to a formal affair. If the invitation
specifically states 'black tie' you WILL be expected to come in a
tuxedo. You do not have to wear a black tuxedo - a grey tuxedo would be
equally acceptable.
You may also prefer to add some color or distinction to your outfit by
choosing a cummerbund, vest and tie that is a patterned or solid color.
Choose a sophisticated cuff link and finish the look with black patent
leather shoes.
The variety of styles available today allows you to customize your look
with the cut of the coat, the color of your accessories and they style
of neck wear. Depending on the event and your hosts you may determine if
too much self-expression would detract from the evening. If you are
unsure it is wise to stick with traditional black and white.
2. White Tie is the most formal dress request. It requires a strict
attention to tradition and does not permit the guest to deviate from an
accepted standard.
A White Tie event requires the men to be wearing a black, full dress
tailcoat, wing collar shirt, white pique vest and tie. You may also wish
to add such elegant touches as a top hat, cane and white gloves.
3. Traditional (or Formal) Morning Attire - Another take on formal wear
for day time events is the traditional morning attire. The most formal
suit is composed of a grey cutaway coat, striped trousers and grey vest
with a wing collar shirt and ascot. Less formal dress would substitute a
Stroller coat; lay down collar shirt and four-in-hand tie.
For non-traditional formal wear at a day time event you can wear a black
or grey tuxedo or even a white tuxedo for warm weather events.
4. Semi-formal allows the guest to wear either a black or grey tuxedo or
a suit. Seasonal appropriate colors can be used for day time affairs.
Mind Control Over Teenages
The Mosquito™ ultrasonic teenage deterrent is the solution to the
eternal problem of unwanted gatherings of youths and teenagers in
shopping malls, around shops and anywhere else they are causing
problems. The presence of these teenagers discourages genuine shoppers
and customers' from coming into your shop, affecting your turnover and
profits. Anti social behavior has become the biggest threat to private
property over the last decade and there has been no effective deterrent
until now.
Acclaimed by the Police forces of many areas of the United Kingdom, the
Mosquito ultrasonic teenage deterrent has been described as "the most
effective tool in our fight against anti social behavior". Shop keepers
around the world have purchased the device to move along unwanted
gatherings of teenagers and anti social youths. Railway companies have
placed the device to discourage youths from spraying graffiti on their
trains and the walls of stations.
With an effective range of between forty five and sixty feet Compound
Security Systems' field trials have shown that teenagers are acutely
aware of the Mosquito and usually move away from the area within an
average of 8- 10 minutes. The system is completely harmless even with
long term use. The Times newspaper in England reports that the device
was first used at a Spar shop (convenience store) in Barry, South Wales,
where the owner Robert Gough was enthusiastic about the device's success
in driving away the local youths. "Either someone has come along and
wiped them off the face of the earth, or it's working" he is quoted as
saying. Since then, there have been literally hundreds of successful
reports not only from police and local authorities, but also from
business owners.
It seems that there is a very real medical phenomenon known as
presbycusis or age related hearing loss which, according to The Merck
Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy, "begins after the age of 20 but is
usually significant only in persons over 65". It first affects the
highest frequencies (18 to 20 kHz) notably in those who have turned 20
years of age". It is possible to generate a high frequency sound that is
audible only to teenagers.
Is your business suffering from anti social youths driving your
customers away or generally causing damage or nuisance?
Are you bothered by crowds of teenager's hanging around your street and
making life unpleasant?
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Modern Technology Makes People Accepting of Elective LASIK Surgery
can have just about any cosmetic operation done the way they want, with
very little inconvenience. And with people's free income growing, more
and more elective procedures are being done these days, especially to
help people stay youthfull. Thanks to cosmetic operations, people can
look young, and thanks to procedures such as LASIK, people can function
"young" (i.e., keep their youthful vision). Many of these surgerys
offer a fast, outpatient surgery and a quick recovery that normally
lasts no more than a few days. What's more, even though some of these
surgeries are invasive, polls show that many people are much more
willing to undergo an invasive operation.
Welcome to the 21st century where, thanks to modern increased tech,
patients can have just about any cosmetic operation done the way they
want, with very little inconvenience. And with people's disposable
income growing, more and more elective procedures are being done these
days, especially to help people stay young. Thanks to cosmetic
operations, paients can look young, and thanks to procedures such as
LASIK, people can function "young" (i.e., keep their youthful vision).
Many of these surgerys offer a fast, outpatient surgery and a quick
recovery that normally lasts no more than a few days. What's more, even
though some of these surgeries are invasive, polls show that many people
are much more willing to undergo an invasive operation.
So who performs most cosmetic surgerys? Whether you're thinking of
LASIK, PRK or IntraLase, or some other cosmetic surgery, it's wise to
work with someone who is recognized as competent in his field. Some
studies show that most patients have a strong desire to have their
operation done by a skilled doctor with a lot of experience and training
in the field they work in. A small minority of patients have their
cosmetic surgery done by a general medical doctor, however the vast
majority are done by doctors. Furthermore, there is an increasing
number of technicians who are now doing complex procedures.
A technician? Is this safe? it depends. There are some procedures that
are fairly simple with a low risk factor. With these procedures, it's
probably safe for the patient to be treated by a technician. But in the
event of an invasive procedure such as LASIK, you should only rely on an
experienced, competent professional in this field. He should be a
physician and she should be up-to-date on all the latest methods and
technology. Preferably, you should look for somebody who has done at
lest 500 similar procedures during the past year.
In looking at a doctor's credentials, there are several questions you
should ask. First, ask candidly if he or she has any valid or previous
malpractice suits against him. Also, ask what area they consider their
specialties. If anything sends up a red flag in your mind, you should
look elsewhere for your surgery. It's important that you follow the
facts and also follow your gut. This is important for both your health
and your appearance.
The chances of you running into complications are largely related to the
skill level of the surgeon you get to do the procedure. If the doctor
you select has done hundreds of LASIK procedures successfully, you have
a much greater chance of having success with your own LASIK operation.
Conversely, if you go with an MD with little experience in the field,
simply to save your funds, you run a greater risk of experiencing some
complications following the procedure.
Remember: This is not a field where you should bargain shop. In the
area of elective operations, you almost always get what you pay for. So
look first at the doctor's credentials. Then if the procedure seems too
expensive, talk bout what financing options are available to you.
Monday, December 7, 2009
Money- The Paradox Of Money
without which lot many things cannot be done.
Money is probably the most commonly word used around the world. Money,
without which lot many things cannot be done. If one has no money, one
will have trouble even feeding oneself, leave aside shelter etc. What
should be our attitude towards money? How much money should we
accumulate and how much should we give away. How many morals and
principals can be broken to get more money? And why should we earn more
money than absolutely essential? There are many questions about money
that come in to mind. Because since ages its money and power that has
motivated human beings.
For few of us power matters more than money. And paradoxically money
always brings power with it. But power may or may not bring in money.
For example if you are the most important person of your country but
highly principled, you will have total power but very little money. On
the other hand some corrupt dictators have accumulated money beyond any
imagination.
For few of us there are other pursuits than money and power. A good
scientist gets more excitement with his inventions than any amount of
money or power. For each of us there is a different motivator. Money
seems to be one of the most common motivator. Cutting costs, raising
prices and making more profits, this is the mantra of most of the
industries and enterprises. Stock market has attracted people since long
only because of the probability of making quick money. Why should
lotteries become popular? Should not we depend upon our hard earned
money? But lottery tickets are bought around the world. Buyers hope that
they may get lucky and earn more money than they could otherwise on a
single day. Gambling of all types is again driven by money as the only
factor. We can list as many activities as we wish that are driven by
attraction for money.
Does money and more money and much more money than others give more
peace of mind? Does it give more happiness or more contented life? The
answer is not yes in most of the cases. Rather more money brings in more
problems. Where to invest? Which bank to choose? What about those who
are always requesting for donations and loans? How to keep them away?
And what to do with money after one has met all the needs? Buy a still
bigger mansion or holiday all the year or begin collecting antiques?
Money. If you have less, you want more and if you have more you don't
know what to do? That is the paradox of money.
Moral Dilemmas
How does one act so that one does not repent afterwards?
What is right and what is wrong? Who decides what is morally correct?
How does one act so that one does not repent afterwards? This moral
dilemma has been the subject of discussion since ages and many of us
come across crossroads in our life when we are unable to decide about
the morally correct action. Let me discuss this with a hypothetical example.
In my example, I have a couple deeply in love with each other. The
husband is very protective and cannot bear someone even looking at his
wife. The wife is an uneducated lady with no knowledge of any trade.
Both love each other very deeply. One bad day, the husband is diagnosed
with cancer and may die if not treated immediately. The family has no
savings and the husband loses his job because of his sickness. The wife
is helpless and does not know what to do? For her the future means
watching her husband die slowly and surely.
One fine day, the wife announces that she has got some kind of night
job, which will pay for the medicines. She gives a rough description of
the job and money begins coming in. The medicines get bought and hope
returns again about the life of the husband. As destined, the husband
comes to know that the wife was prostituting her body to get money to
save him. He confronts the wife and she confesses and raises the
question - I had two choices. Either to wait and watch you dying or sell
myself but save you. The husband is hurt beyond measure and wants to
know if she was aware about his protective nature? The wife says that
she knows everything and hates herself more everyday. Takes bath
hundreds of times to cleanse herself, but cannot wash the mutilation her
body is going through. But this is better than your death, says the
wife. One day after that, the husband commits suicide after the wife
leaves home. After her return, she also commits suicide.
Who was morally right? Or both were right? Or both were wrong? Would it
have been better to commit suicide after realizing that there were no
options right in the beginning? We can think of all the different
possibilities and may never reach a conclusion of what was morally
right? Or each of us will reach his/her own conclusion depending upon
one's idea about what is moral and what is immoral.
Sunday, December 6, 2009
Must Knows About Snowmobile Parts
snowmobile and start having fun exploring challenging new terrain or
even taking a more serious pursuit and taking part in racing events.
If winters just around the corner then its time to get our your
snowmobile and start having fun exploring challenging new terrain or
even taking a more serious pursuit and taking part in racing events. To
do this however it is always best to make sure your snowmobile parts are
at there very best to maximize the enjoyment you can get out of snowmobiles.
Luckily with enough research into snowmobile parts you will be able to
find dealers all around your area with a large variety of different
parts in stock all with unique styles so you can create your very own
one of a kind individualized snowmobile as you can choose what parts you
want to upgrade depending on the cash situation. You can tune the
steering how you like it to get the maximum potential out of your
snowmobile.
Different parts for your snowmobile will include Engine parts, Body
parts, suspension parts, traction parts, steering parts and accessories
like lights and seating. Within all of these categories of snowmobile
parts you will encounter several more parts for example if you're
looking for some steering parts you will have the options to choose from
the ski handle, steering boots, steering stopper the list goes on. There
are just that many different parts you will be spoilt for choice. Be
sure to pick ones that will work fine with your specific snowmobile and
the best bet it to find the most popular pieces on the internet to
ensure you get the best deal. As well as parts for your actual
snowmobile there are even more! You then need to start looking at parts
such as clothing and helmets to guarantee you're always safe if the
unfortunate was to happen as it can be quite a dangerous sport.
There are so many snowmobile accessories that you can basically build
your very own unique snowmobile if you have the time and money to buy
the bits and pieces, things that are customizable are foot pads, handle
bar hooks, hand warmers, mirrors and basically every body panel you can
see. As a mater of fact almost everything you see can be changed and
upgraded giving your snowmobile the edge over all of your friends.
Like everything mechanical be sure you know what you're doing in the
event of tampering with how the engine works or any engine parts such as
the pistons, gaskets, fan belts or the exhaust system as incorrect
installation can lead to tragic ending. Always take the proper
precautions when upgrading or modifying your snowmobile to make sure no
one gets hurt. There are many online shops in today's world in which
you can buy your snowmobile parts at the best prices but be sure to ask
questions if you're not sure if they will fit on your make and model or
if you're wanting a recommendation on the best parts based on your price
budget and I'm sure a member of staff will assist you as soon as possible.
Mystery Shopping Explained
enjoy. With this business, there are no real requirements you need to be
able to apply to become a mystery shopper. However, you should not that
some niche areas have certain requirements, but for the most part the
only limitation is that you be of legal working age. As with any job,
you must be dependable and reliable, while representing the mystery
shopping company you will not be able to cancel or mis...
Mystery shopping is a work at home business that many people has come to
enjoy. With this business, there are no real requirements you need to be
able to apply to become a mystery shopper. However, you should not that
some niche areas have certain requirements, but for the most part the
only limitation is that you be of legal working age. As with any job,
you must be dependable and reliable, while representing the mystery
shopping company you will not be able to cancel or miss jobs on a
regular basis or you run the risk of losing the position.
Other qualities you should possess, is observation, you should be able
to be very aware of all your surroundings, because this is required for
mystery shopping. You will be asked to make specific notes of various
aspects and report them back. You may also be required to have internet
access, if you are reading this article, you likely have that aspect
taken care of already. In mystery shopping you are given detailed
instructions by the company as what they want you to do.
They will want you to visit a particular store on a specified day, what
you do at the store can vary depending on the particular company and
what they hope to gain from the mystery shopping experience. You may
have only have to report on the appearance of the store and the overall
helpfulness of the staff. On the other hand, you may be given very
specific and detailed instructions. For example, you might need to ask
for a specific product or member of the sales staff, you could also be
asked to make a particular statement on the policy of the store.
Mystery shopping can take place in a variety of establishments, for
example you could be asked to visit a particular fast food restaurant, a
casual restaurant, department stores, retail or grocery stores. The time
spent at these varies depending on the instructions the mystery shopper
receives. Mystery shopping has turned into a very lucrative business for
many people and it allows people to earn money by doing what they like
to do… SHOP!
N.O.W and Coach Paterno
Every now and again a story comes along that really burns your backside
and recently in the news there's been talk about the National
Organization for Women making a huge deal about some words coach Paterno
of Penn State said during a press conference concerning a Florida State
football player and the situation the player finds himself in concerning
allegations a woman has made against him.
The FSU player Nicholson who is a very good player was held out of the
bowl game between PSU and FSU over allegations that he was involved in
some sort of situation with a woman.
Paterno was asked about it during a press conference and Paterno who is
always a gentleman of good nature and sense basically said it's tough
out there in the world and you have to be careful and kids have to be
smart and know who they're getting involved with and so on and so forth.
The coach was not accusing Nicholson and he was not accusing this woman
of anything in my mind he was merely stating the situation of the world
today and the need to be careful in it.
The womans organization took a hissy fit and asked for the coach to be
removed after all these wonderful years of service and after all these
years of looking after kids and making sure they graduated and got good
grades because I suppose they think he wasn't sympathetic enough to this
woman who is making the accusations against this player.
My feeling on this is when did we on this planet become guilty until
proven innocent? In this country we are supposed to be innocent until
proven guilty. I am wondering really why Nicholson of FSU was not
allowed to play and what was the basis for not allowing him to play?
Anyone can make an accusation against someone of anything but until
there is proof of a crime an allegation is just an allegation.
Let's say it turns out Nicholson is indeed innocent then can he sue this
woman and turn back time to play in the biggest college game of his
life? He'll get nothing and still miss the biggest college game of his
career because someone alledged something which in my mind is not fair
in the least.
Don't get me wrong if indeed evidence comes forward to find Nicholson
did do something then I feel for this girl and her family but let's
remember that it's innocent until proven guilty folks and lets not bring
out the firing squad when good coaches and good men give an opinion.
Let's see the evidence and have it bring out the facts first before we
make our decisions on Nicholson and we certainly should not involve a
great coach and a great man in this nonsense for making a comment.
I'm disappointed that a national organization would be so quick to jump
on an innocent man and a good coach and role model over his comments
that to me seemed fine. The National Organization for Women or NOW as
they are known should be ashamed really and should get facts on cases
and get evidence before they send out the axe man.
Nascar Races: Hot Tips to Car Racing
and the NASCAR teams and circuit in particular.
What to Look For While Betting on NASCAR
Auto racing such as Formula One and other races such as the Indy 2000
are big hits internationally. Millions of fans crowd stadiums to watch
the different cars race by. The screech of burning tires as they spin by
you is an experience that very few forget.
NASCAR is one of the largest racing organizations in the USA. With
millions of fans around the country, and some of the most expensive race
cars and teams put together you can see how NASCAR and betting go
together like peas in a pod. But today we are going to talk about the
teams crews.
The great thing about NASCAR is that it is an individual sport and a
team sport at the same time. So when we start talking about sports
betting, or race betting, the options that we have are spread out and
full of potential, although we are going to focus on the teams part today.
Now on any given day a NASCAR driver can come back from last place and
win a long and tough race. Certain things must happen for a gambler to
win his bet just like certain things must happen for a circumstance like
this to take place. This is where the team comes into play.
Sports betting and betting on NASCAR is and around the clock job; the
teams mechanics are working on the cars days in a row to get ready for
the start time, changing fuel capacities, and tuning up the engines due
to weather conditions as well as fitting the correct tires to the
surface. A teams crew can make all the difference on race day whether
that driver will win or lose. If the car is not running at full
capacity due to some over looked object that needed tweaking, the driver
may lose serious horsepower from his engine and lose valuable seconds
here and there on the track.
Now again in NASCAR there is so much telemetry and science that go into
these cars; that the teams will drive a car all the way to the finish
line burning off fumes to maybe win the race, or have the race blown
because the car ran out of fuel after the last turn. The amount of gas
they carry in the car determines weight, how fast the car will move
under certain conditions and for how long the car will travel without
needing to refuel.
This is what can make betting on NASCAR races so interesting is the
amount of variables and how they change minutely due to a change in air
temperature or how the sun is beating down upon the asphalt or what wind
speeds from which direction.
I hope that this article helps you understand better the ins and outs of
car racing in general and NASCAR races in particular. If you are not a
fan, try and visit one of the tracks while a race is in progress. It
will astound you. If you wish to learn more about auto racing or about
the NASCAR race circuit visit