This guide covers everything you need to know to swap your BMW with an N52 engine from GM to a ZF6HP transmission! It will not cover the general tasks of how to remove your transmission from your car (which any mechanic can do) but the specifics you need to know for this particular swap.
Thanks to various circumstances, BMW had to fit a certain amount of vehicles in the period from roughly 2006 - 2010 with a 6-speed GM Automatic Transmission, instead of the 6-speed unit from ZF. Usually, all BMWs with 6-Speed Auto were fitted with either the ZF 6HP19/21, ZF 6HP26/28, or ZF 6HP32/34. However, BMW with N52 (and N43) engines were sometimes equipped with the GM unit. Most commonly the GM unit is found in the US-Versions of 325i and 330i (E9x) and the 125i/130i (E8x).
Do I have a GM or ZF in my N52 BMW?
Online part catalogs aren't able to determine whether a certain N52 vehicle at a certain build date got fitted with a GM or ZF unit. (Hint: your BMW Dealer can, based on your VIN. xHP will also tell you "not supported" when a GM trans is in your car) This creates constant confusion among potential xHP customers, whether they can use xHP or not. (xHP only works for ZF) While it is out of scope for us, to redo our development for the few cars with GM unit, it's pretty easy to swap your GM unit for a ZF and take advantage of an immense performance and fun gain. We're not shy to say, you won't recognize your car again. Some might disagree, but even if not "xHP-ed" the ZF is superior to the GM in many aspects, and despite there being some traps, it's easy to swap when prepared with the right parts and knowledge.
First of all, the correct ZF is a direct swap in any BMW with GM 6L45. It will bolt on the engine side and it will bolt to your driveline. As both transmissions were used in production and OEMs always tend to do as few variants of certain parts as possible, this isn't surprising at all. However, some auxiliary things need to be changed and you need to make sure to source the right ZF transmission, which is where your journey should start. We did this swap on 2009 130i (LCI), so the transmission to the source was a 6HP21, sometimes called 6HPTU. TU stands for "Technische Uberarbeitung" and is kind of the LCI version of the 6HP. (Note: the parts catalog ALWAYS spits out "6HP19Z", regardless if the car in question has a 6HP19 or 6HP21. BMW just discriminates against them by PartNo.)
However, you need to make sure you are getting a ZF that matches your car and has the correct TCU fitted. The safest way of course is to source a ZF trans that comes from the very same car and build date, but this isn't mandatory and sometimes not even possible when only GM was used in that period. The 6HP came in 3 sizes and all cars that came with the GM 6L45 need a 6HP19 or 6HP21 for swapping. You can cancel out all other versions. As a rule of thumb search for a 6HP19, if your car is 2006 and before, all others are fine with a 6HP21. NOTE: Although TCUs from non-LCI cars can work in LCI vehicles, you may run into problems. (this depends on the program variant used in the DME and TCU and even may stop working after updating one of them, so don't do it).
How do I find the correct ZF for swapping?
It's pretty easy, to tell if you're looking at a 6HP19 or 21 because it's stamped in the housing on the driver-side. But there's more to consider. There are many different program numbers out there and not all of them will work in your N52 car. The program number can be found on a white sticker, at the driver-side of the transmission, and is preceded by "HW".
For 2005/2006 N52 cars, those are safe to use: 7563275, 7564645
Note: Do NOT use transmissions from X3 E83 or Z4 E85/E86 in your E87/E88 or E9x car. Those communicate on K-Line and you won't be able to reach them through the OBD port. They would need to be bench-flashed before they can communicate in their new environment.
For cars 2007 and above, those are safe to use: 7573661, 7591971
Make sure the transmission comes with the matching torque converter! The one from the GM transmission will not match the ZF trans!
Both lists are not complete, but other HW# may have issues communicating and would need to be flashed before even P/R/N/D shifting is possible.
What other parts do I need for the swap?
- Trans-Support-Bracket: 22326795972
- Oil-Cooler Line Feed: 17227577635 (for E87 130i, check parts catalog for your car)
- Oil-Cooler Line Drain: 17227577636 (for E87 130i, check parts catalog for your car)
If you sourced a trans from a 135i/335i you will need to swap the output flange to # 24207552327 as well. (those 6HP21s had bigger flanges compared to the smaller models)
!! This is important !!
Although the connector on the vehicle loom to the trans is mechanically the same, the pin-out is totally different! Do NOT just plug the new trans in. You will need to open the connector, extract the pins (it is best to get a tool for that, otherwise it's major PITA., For instance, Beta Set 1497/C23), and re-pin as shown below. It's pretty straightforward if you mark all wires before removing them from the connector. Unused wires can be isolated and tucked away in the loom. (ZF has only one permanent positive, whereas GM had 2) Be sure not to mix the wires, as this can lead to permanent damage to the TCU. The picture shows the pin-out on the transmission! (mirrored to connector!) Double and Triple-Check for the right slot on the connector each time you place a wire! The connector usually has the PIN # stamped in, so you can compare it to the pin-out given below.
Getting it to work
Once the transmission is in place and wired, you can check for communication with xHP. It should instantly recognize your car now. If not, you likely have an issue with the wiring!
At this point, you also may open the oil-filler screw slightly and check if there's even any fluid in there. Often used transmissions are emptied at the scrapyard, so you need to fill them up. Even if not, it's likely a good idea to do a service when you're already on it. (new oil, sealings, and filter) Beware when checking oil, it will instantly spill if you open it too wide!
Start the car and check if PRND at the gear lever is working. If not, you likely have an issue with your wiring.
If all is fine, check the oil-level with the engine running according to ZF specs before driving.
Do a short test drive, and see if shifts are reasonably fine. Check if trans reacts to S-Mode at the lever and +/- Steptronic. Check your steering wheel paddles in S.
If you got this far, you can use xHP just like anybody else. Have fun! If you still run into issues, or the app still tells you that your car is not supported, please contact us.
This guide was written to the best of our knowledge but it is still your responsibility to double-check things (e.g. get electrical wiring plans from your very car!) and use common sense when carrying out this swap. We do not take any responsibility for damage caused to your car or the environment due to errors in the guide, installation errors, or non-matching parts.


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I love to pick my own blueberries and thankfully my kiddos do too. We pick several gallons so we can have plenty of fresh berries and also have some to freeze for later use. Right now I have a blueberry pie in the oven begging for some vanilla ice-cream..... Back to the recipe, this is a very good pie recipe in my opinion. This would make a great dessert for the 4th of July. This is What's Cookin on Beaty's Creek.
4 cups of fresh blueberries( I always put a couple of green berries in my pies. I think it makes a difference.)
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 T butter
2 T Cornstarch
1 egg yolk mixed with a little cream
Mix berries with sugar and cornstarch and pour into your pie pan that is fitted with your bottom crust. Now dot the berries with the 2 T butter and cover with top crust. make sure you cut some air holes in the top crust, this will help the steam to escape. Brush an egg yolk mixed with a little cream over the top crust and sprinkle with sanding sugar. Bake on a parchment lined cookie sheet at 425' for 20 minutes, reduce oven to 350' and bake for 25-30 more minutes.

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During the middle of last month Asus started taking orders for its new Asus Zenbook Flip UX360CA convertible notebook with prices starting from $699. Today Asus has published a press release announcing these portable computer systems general availability.
To recap the Asus Zenbook Flip UX360CA is now available throughout the US offering two different storage configurations with either 256 or 512GB of internal storage available priced at $699 or $799 respectively.
Other specifications of the convertible notebook include a 13 inch IPS display offering a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, powered by an Intel Core M3-6Y30 Skylake processor supported by 8GB of RAM.
Other features include connectivity via both 802.11ac WiFi and Bluetooth 4.1 and Asus has included 2 x USB 3.0 ports, 1x USB 3.1 Type-C connector, 1 x micro HDMI port, and a handy SD card reader to expand the storage if required.
The system is also equipped with a 54 Wh battery and the Asus website indicates that other specifications may soon be available offering a Core M7-6Y75 processor, a 3200 x 1800 pixel display and the ability to reduce the RAM down to 4GB and only 128GB of storage. Although any availability for the specifications have not been confirmed by Asus as yet.
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Lalu's pet projects may move to Bengal
NEW DELHI: Nothing seems to be working for Lalu Prasad these days. The RJD chief, who is reeling from the humiliating defeat in Lok Sabha
elections and the subsequent loss of power, may soon suffer another damage as the railway ministry under Mamata Banerjee is considering to shift to West Bengal the two locomotive factories worth Rs 30,000 crore he planned for his home state of Bihar.
Sources confirmed that the ministry was exploring the possibility of moving the two projects -- a diesel locomotive factory at Chapra and an electric locomotive factory at Madhepura -- to Banerjee's West Bengal.
A senior railway official said, "The ministry is exploring the possibility of shifting the project to West Bengal, but the final decision will be taken at the highest level -- Union Cabinet." He added, "The decision on shifting the location will be a political one."
If the plan comes to fruition, it will mark a crushing blow to Lalu, at a time when he is fast losing his supporters to his adversary, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar.
The former railway minister managed to get around serious problems about the viability of their location to get the two loco plants sited in his Lok Sabha constituencies of Chapra and Madhepura.
The relocation of the mega projects in investment-starved West Bengal will give the Trinamool chief a huge bragging point over her rival, the CPM. It will also compensate her for the loss that she suffered under NDA when she failed to prevent the bifurcation of Kolkata-based Eastern Railway to allott a significant part of its jurisdiction to East Central Railway which is headquartered in Hajipur, Bihar.
Interestingly, in that instance, Banerjee was outmanoeuvered by Nitish Kumar, the then railway minister. Nitish had rallied state governments of diverse stripes, using their desire to have railway zones located within their boundaries, to get around the objections raised by Banerjee.
It was just before Lok Sabha elections that Lalu, recognising the heavy odds stacked against him, managed to get the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs to greenlight the Chapra and Madhepura projects with an estimated cost of Rs 30,000 crore.
Sources said that after taking charge of the ministry, Banerjee is understood to have asked Railway Board officials to review all pending projects, including the two Bihar projects.
The fate of the two projects was uncertain even before the change of guard at Rail Bhawan as the mode of implementation was changed many times. The projects, which were initially to be implemented on PPP basis, were hurriedly changed to joint venture. Planning Commission officials handling infrastructure sector were of the view that railway ministry would find it difficult to attract private players even in joint venture mode, considering problems associated with the location -- like law and order, land acquisition and recurrent floods.
Lalu realised this and managed to get Cabinet approval to implement these projects as departmental units.
Elated at the possibility of these projects coming to their home state, a Trinamool functionary described this as a "welcome move".
Action from railway Board New Delhi.


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PADDLES OUT, FRIENDS; IT IS TIME TO BEAT THE ROTTEN CARCASS OF A DEAD WHITE MAN
Back in June last year I wrote Deconstructing Pointy-Eared White Supremacists. It was one of the most linked things I’ve ever written, even though I didn’t think it addressed anything new or broke new ground. I thought I was, frankly, belaboring the obvious.
I was wrong, of course. There was a number of interesting discussions off the site (some of which I joined). But mostly what happened was a flurry of assorted man-child types who came in, absolutely hysterical, to defend Tolkien from charges of… well, anything actually. It’s that thing again with rabid fanboys thinking that their favorite thing being called -ist or -phobic means it’s a personal assault on their sterling characters–which compels them to not only get particularly shrieky, but also to defend their neckbeard icon in such a way as to make it obvious that they are racist, sexist, and homophobic.
In any case, I’m not interested in further debating why/how Tolkien was a racist, sexist bore: they are evident things, and if you have to ask chances are good you are of the “BUT HE COULD NOT POSSIBLY BEEEEEE” camp. I’m more interested in the wonky mental gymnastics people perform in order to make him out to be the most progressive man of his time (lolno), and the cliches people bust out to further said wonky mental gymnastics. Some of them are conveniently listed here. Please imagine the following parts in bold are spoken by a manchild in a high-pitched, obnoxious voice to best capture the experience of engaging with one of them.
He wasn’t racist! LOOK AT THIS ONE SCENE WHERE SAM FEELS SORRY FOR AN EASTERLING MAN, god!
This is the passage in question:
It was Sam’s first view of a battle of Men against Men, and he did not like it much. He was glad that he could not see the dead face. He wondered what the man’s name was and where he came from; and if he was really evil at heart, or what lies or threats had led him on the long march from his home; and if he would not really rather have stayed there in peace.
Now please consider that this is the one single solitary passage in the entire trilogy. They comprise of seventy-seven (77) words. What is the total word count for Lord of the Rings as a whole? In the region of 473,000 words, if the google search I did is any indication.
That’s 0.01628% of the text.
Put that against the rest of the work where these faceless hordes under Sauron, who are of course not Caucasian, are portrayed as either, well, faceless hordes or misguided primitives who need the guidance of the white men to renounce their worship of Sauron, because Whitey is the Mighty, and Whitey knows best. Compare, as well, Tolkien’s thoughts on Jews:
The dwarves of course are quite obviously – wouldn’t you say that in many ways they remind you of the Jews? Their words are Semitic obviously, constructed to be Semitic.
Now consider the dwarves in The Hobbit:
The most that can be said for the dwarves is this: they intended to pay Bilbo really handsomely for his services; they had brought him to do a nasty job for them, and they did not mind the poor fellow doing it if he would; but they would have done their best to get him out of trouble, if he got into it, as they did in the case of the trolls at the beginning of their adventures before they had any particular reasons for being grateful to him. There it is: dwarves are not heroes, but calculating folk with a great idea of the value of money; some are tricky and treacherous and pretty bad lots; some are not, but are decent people like Thorin and Company, if you don’t expect too much.
“The dwarves of course are quite obviously Jews,” eh?
Collolary: BUT TOLKIEN ONLY MEANT THEIR LANGUAGE!1!! This requires the aforementioned mental gymnastics. One does not say “wouldn’t you say that in many ways they remind you of Jews?” when you mean to say “I constructed their language to sound Semitic.” I promise, o neckbeard of little literacy.
He meant to Europeans! God! EYE OF THE BEHOLDER OKAY? Get some perspective, you PC police!
This originates from people pointing out this wonderful, charming quote from one of Tolkien’s letters where he describes orcs like so:
they are (or were) squat, broad, flat-nosed, sallow-skinned, with wide mouths and slant eyes; in fact degraded and repulsive versions of the (to Europeans) least lovely Mongol-types.
According to fanboys, this is not racist in any way whatsoever, and if you think it is, you are applying modern sensibilities to a man of… uhm… the twentieth century. Which is, like, totally hundreds of years ago, man.
Here’s a newsflash, assholes: even in that time saying something like that in public wouldn’t have gotten you kudos. Tolkien’s time? Not exactly the era of the British Empire. Considering that Tolkien himself was a European, what does his acknowledgment of “to Europeans” mean exactly? A tacit admission that he found “Mongol-types” repulsive? Was he under the impression that everyone in Europe was white? Hmm. A bit sheltered of him, isn’t it? One might even say ignorant. One might even say… racist.
He didn’t like fascists! He said so! He said he hated apartheid! That makes him NOT racist! HAH TAKE THAT.
Relevant quotes are:
I have the hatred of apartheid in my bones; and most of all I detest the segregation or separation of Language and Literature. I do not care which of them you think White.
Anyway, I have in this War a burning private grudge–which would probably make me a better soldier at 49 than I was at 22: against that ruddy little ignoramus Adolf Hitler (for the odd thing about demonic inspiration and impetus is that it in no way enhances the purely intellectual stature: it chiefly affects the mere will). Ruining, perverting, misapplying, and making for ever accursed, that noble northern spirit, a supreme contribution to Europe, which I have ever loved, and tried to present in its true light
There’s also an “I have many Jewish friends” clause in there too.
Yelling as shrilly as possible that you are not a sexist, or a racist or a homophobe, does not necessarily mean you aren’t one. For one thing, such declarations predicate on an assumption that you are self-aware. Unfortunately, straight white males are not usually very self-aware. You may think the more repulsive thoughts about Asians possible, and you’d still say “But I can’t be racist! My best friend is a chink!” or “I can’t be racist, I married a Thai woman!” You may defend to the death your right to use “cunt” as an insult, and you’ll still believe you are a Great Defender of Equal Rights. (Yes, I told him I was going to get an iron-toed boot and kick him in the cock after he said that he believed misandry, heterophobia and anti-white racism were real things and just as bad as misogyny, homophobia and actual racism. I regret nothing.)
Tolkien was, in a lot of ways, a proto-neckbeard. He thought he was a pretty progressive guy who would never ever think a single racist thought, but there is a reason neo-Nazis adored (and likely continue to adore) his books; there’s a reason the British National Party did (and for all I know, still do) make Lord of the Rings required reading. It’s not an isolated incident–multiple white supremacist groups honestly thought his works endorsed their principles. While I doubt Tolkien consciously believed all Jews should be eradicated, his treatment of his Semitic analogue in his own fiction is telling. Likely he never thought “women’s only place is on the pedestal,” yet that’s where his female characters generally end up. In short, authorial intent doesn’t matter. The neckbeards of today likewise think of themselves as progressive, liberal, and open to gay marriage–but spend your time in the company of any neckbeard and you quickly realize they are some of the most regressive people you’ll find outside of an Aryan Nation meeting. After a while bleating that you can’t possibly be racist or sexist or prejudiced in any way becomes protesting way too bloody much.
LOTR promotes racial harmony! I mean, elves and dwarves MAKE FRIENDS OKAY LOOK LEGOLAS AND GIMLI.
Consider this guy:
Well, we know someone got all A’s in her womyn’s studies curriculum. [...] Lewis, like most racial panderers, reads race into everything under the sun but there is no place race is more inappropriate to discuss than in reference to this epic work of creative genius.
Perhaps it is really multicultural envy that causes Lewis to praise The Matrix for its African and Asian characters as any honest examination would cause her to admit that the figures she mentions in the film are all members of the same species; whereas those in Middle Earth she describes as being “whiter than white” are often members of differing species. [...] Why does Lewis hold white males in such contempt?
This is an article from 2004 from what I assume is a Men’s Right Movement website. But I’ll bet you anything that these views are both current and held by neckbeards who think they are anti-racist, anti-sexist, and perfectly enlightened saints. A few I have engaged pulled this very same card:
Again: you are counting nonhumans as “white” simply because they have superficial resemblances to human Caucasians. Your obvious underlying assumption is that “whiteness” and “blackness” transcend SPECIES, which is far more racist than anything in Tolkien’s world.
Within Tolkien’s world, which is the context in which the characters live and which governs the assumptions on which they operate, Humans and Elves have separate origins (far more separate, in fact, than those of Caucasians and Negroes in the real world) and very rarely interbreed (there are ballad-cycles sung for millennia about the rare exceptions to this rule).
Compared to these differences of origin, fate and appearance, the minor fact that the Elf might be light-skinned (and we have no evidence, btw, that all Elves are light-skinned) and you were light-skinned would be a trivial resemblance. To put it in real-world terms, some chimpanzees are pink-skinned and some are black-skinned on their faces and palms, owing to melanin variations. Do you imagine that the pink-skinned chimps are closer kin to Caucasians and the black-skinned ones closer to Negroes, on the basis of this single trait? No? Then why do you imagine the same thing about Elves and Dwarves, on the basis of the SAME trait?
I don’t think this requires any commentary.
Tolkien was writing an Anglo-Saxon mythology, of course everyone is white!
This is valid only if you believe there have never been any POCs whatsoever in Europe or specifically England. It requires a staggering amount of ignorance, but then people who defend Tolkien rabidly tend to be burdened with staggering amounts of ignorance. This, incidentally, is what Tolkien actually said:
I was from early days grieved by the poverty of my own beloved country: it had no stories of its own, not of the quality that I sought, and found in legends of other lands. There was Greek, and Celtic, and Romance, Germanic, Scandinavian, and Finnish, but nothing English, save impoverished chapbook stuff.
So “English” to Tolkien was… what? All white, all the time?
Tolkien wasn’t sexist, Eowyn and Luthien are STRONG FEMALE CHARACTERS!1!
Ah, yes. You know, Eowyn and Luthien, women who are entirely defined by men? Luthien, the one who gave up her immortality for a man? When in the entire history of Middle-earth no male elf ever gave up his immortality for a woman.
There’s no end to the creepiness of how women are treated by Tolkien’s narrative. Let’s run down some of the major ones (if I miss any, feel free to contribute):
Luthien - performs heroics for a man (Beren), dies for a man; overcomes Morgoth by dancing and singing, which is peculiarly gendered and sexual (hurr hurr! The only way a woman may defeat a man…). When she passes away, the world mourns her not because she is powerful and heroic: it mourns her because she was the most beautiful woman. She’s so much on a pedestal that it becomes extra special creeptastic when you realize that she’s meant to be Tolkien’s tribute to his wife.
Eowyn – performs heroics because she crushed on a man (Aragorn), almost dies defending a man (Theoden), speaks to other women about once (in the House of Healing), gives up the sword for a man (Faramir) who treats her like a child.
‘What do you wish?’ he said again. ‘If it lies in my power, I will do it.’
‘I would have you command this Warden, and bid him let me go,’ she said; but though her words were still proud, her heart faltered, and for the first time she doubted herself. She guessed that this tall man, both stern and gentle, might think her merely wayward, like achild that has not the firmness of mind to go on with a dull task to the end.
[...]Then quietly, more as if speaking to herself than to him: ‘But the healers would have me lie abed seven days yet,’ she said. ‘And my window does not look eastward.’ Her voice was now that of a maiden young and sad.[...]Then the heart of Éowyn changed, or else she understood it… ‘I will be a shieldmaiden no longer, nor vie with the great Riders, nor take joy only in the songs of slaying. I will be a healer, and love all things that grow and are not barren.’ And again she looked at Faramir. ‘No longer do I desire to be a queen,’ she said.
Eowyn’s problem–and it’s treated very much like one–is that she underwent a “phase” of wanting to compete with the men, which is just not on and entirely childish (whereas riding to war is, for men, a perfectly proper, mature and correct thing to do: the narrative chastises no other character for wanting to go to war, or seeking martial glory–see Gimli and Legolas competing on orc kills). Naturally it takes a man to fix her and love her back into proper femininity; just as naturally she accepts that love as restorative and proper. A woman’s place is to love growing things and healing; ambition, like “desiring to be a queen,” should not exist in a woman–she’s meant to be a man’s adjunct, and if she becomes queen it is only because her husband is king: see also Arwen.
Arwen – she has how many speaking lines in the books? Prizes that exist to be won by a man don’t need to talk, okay? Oh hey, she wove Aragorn a banner! Awesome.
Nienor – where do I even fucking start. She has her memory erased by a dragon, runs through the forest naked, is rescued and falls in love with her brother, and commits suicide after discovering her pregnancy is first-class incest. The narrative then focuses on her brother’s manpain. Finduilas, from the same story, fulfills a similar role–falling in love with Turin, and then dying, all to contribute to said manpain and make Turin super extra sad because abloo bloo bloo emo wangst bullshit.
Celebrian – implied to have been raped by orcs and sailed to the west.
Rose Cotton – does she even talk? She just seems to exist to give Sam a litter.
There are a lot more rapes in Middle-earth. Like, lots and lots. And women who commit suicide. The men are, of course, never subjected to any sexual threat because NO HOMO, NO HOMO. About the only women in Tolkien’s narrative not treated creepily are Galadriel and possibly Haleth, but the former also ends up on a pedestal while the latter is very minor. The next time someone attempts to cite any of the women on this list as evidence that Tolkien was an exemplary feminist, feel free to brain them with a sack of bricks. Twice.
Tolkien wasn’t classist! Samwise Gamgee was a gardener.
Ah, the one commoner in a cast full of landed gentry, princes, kings, aristocrats and descendants thereof. Sam ends up a landed gentry by the way, having inherited Frodo’s stuff. Sam, who always deferred to his Mister Frodo, sir? Tolkien wasn’t exactly Dickens, if you catch my drift.
Ultimately the core of the trouble is that fanboys don’t want to believe that Tolkien’s body of work is anything other than an “epic work of creative genius,” that anyone saying otherwise must either have an agenda, have no taste, or in some way defective. They refuse to consider the thought that Middle-earth fiction has contributed nothing of worth to culture at large, outside of enforcing the straight-white-male hegemony of the genre… which, naturally, they are all too happy to keep up and praise as excellent and worthy. Much of the politics in it will resonate strongly with those believing in the nobility of the bromance, the boys’ own adventure, the exclusion of women outside the sphere of a reward at the end of a quest, someone who keeps the house tidy (or weaves them banners, as it were).
When confronted with the faintest suggestion that anything might be defective in Tolkien himself, or the works he produced, their reactions tend toward the knee-jerky sort:
I got quite offended by this as I have personally never considered Tolkien’s writing racist in the slightest – to me my friend seemed to be putting on all these racist connotations on a piece of work that didn’t have them to begin with. :/
“Your friend might be racist for noticing all of this. =P”
Brought face to face with the cruel ringwraith, he announces that no man can kill him, and she, removing her helmet and revealing her long blond locks, utters, defiantly, “I am no man.” She might as well have thumped her chest and grunted, “I am woman, hear me roar.”
To make it a feminist battle cry is to celebrate where Tolkien would have us weep. It is, in short, one of the most appalling alterations in the film.
…which incidentally cements the truth that the grimdark purveyors/fans, and the Tolkien purveyors/fans are the same people. Try to tell these quotes apart from the ones linked and discussed here. Fanatical Tolkien fans and fanatical grimdark fans are of the same overlapping demographics, the same attitude, the same neckbeardism: feminists are scary, anti-racist critiques are not to be borne, interrogating the text from the wrong perspective, silly ad hominem, the whole lot.
Contrary to the barking of people like Richard Morgan, the fantasy being touted for their gritty maturity today isn’t much different from the regressiveness of Tolkien. The more things change, the more they stay the same.
HOLD ONTO THOSE PADDLES, FRIENDS; WE MAY SOON BE BEATING LIVE WHITE MALES

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In the last blog series, we discussed building better gamers and gamer communities. In this new series, we flip the focus to the fundamental elements of board games, specifically the game mechanics or mechanism. Game mechanics are the rules nuggets which control how the players interact with the game and the game’s response. Examples of mechanics include worker placement, deck building, drafting and tile placement.
Pairing game mechanics to theme is what game designers do. To understand why this is important, picture three vehicles: a go-kart, a bullet train, and a trans-dimensional portal. Each has a certain set of features and offers a different experience. You wouldn’t hop on a bullet train to pick up groceries and trans-dimensional portals don’t make for particularly exciting racing. In this analogy, the theme is the journey and sets not only distance but the obstacles and adversity. The game mechanics are the vehicles and determine how the trip feels, how long it takes, and how to address any challenges along the way.
Innovators create new mechanics which others then explore and improve. (The person who thought to add banana peels and turtle shell launchers to the go-karts was a genius.) These new mechanics can be iterated on so often and so well that they give birth to a sub-genre: collectable card games, train games, and social deduction games. Genre-defining game mechanics have four qualities to note:
Approachability – how easily someone can picture the result of their actions, how easy it is to learn, and how empowered the decisions feel.
Depth/Customization – does the mechanic allow for unique and powerful customization either by the game designers or the players. That customization can be in the form of individual pieces like the text on the Magic cards or the narrative between friends in Dungeons & Dragons.
Utility – good mechanics can find themselves applied to many situations.
Uniqueness – how different from other mechanics. Approachability is often in opposition to originality, but for the Genre-defining mechanics they aren’t mutually exclusive.
Game Mechanics & Innovation
It isn’t only game design that is improving, players gain experience with individual mechanics becoming more skilled and quicker to recognize the strategies involved. As player skill improves, expectations for new titles in those genres drives further innovation.
As the head of a digital board gaming platform, I’m focused on Approachability and Utility foremost. Game Mechanics that folks can easily fall in love with and that I can implement across multiple games. I want players to be able to intuit the rules so they can learn as they play keeping the game social. My goal is to share the love of board games with as many folks as possible despite the distance, state of the world or what technology is available.
Over the next few months, we’ll be marching through the history & evolution of game mechanics: where they come from, why that matters, where they’re going, and how they rate in Approachability, Depth, Utility, and Uniqueness. We’ll talk about which titles do these mechanics best and maybe what the future holds.
About the Author
Jason Wright – Founder, Sovranti
Jason has been leading IT development organizations for 25+ years and “enabling” his weekly game night group for 15. His wife still hasn’t found all the places he hides the board games. These two great passions collide to form Sovranti, a new online board gaming platform.
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In 2010, 61% of US retailers surveyed by Retail Systems Research observed that green initiatives "make good business sense," up from 49% the previous year. However, the report "Lean and Green: Sustainable Practices Are Changing Retail, Benchmark 2010" is not entirely packed with upbeat news. For example, "Retailers feel less obliged this year to pursue green initiatives as a result of consumer demand, as only 52 percent say 'our customers expect us to act,' down from 62 percent in 2009." Yet even in the shadow of this downturn in customer expectations, switch-on retailers are pursuing their greener business practices. "The best performing retailers clearly understand that, even as they wait in frustration for the customer to 'come around,' there remains an opportunity to help get him and her there," the report stated.
"More retailers are further along in a true overhaul process," according to the report. Retailers have realized they can do more good by reducing their own energy costs through things such as better heating and cooling systems. They're even replacing old IT devices with those that are more energy efficient.
Only 4% of the 95 retailers surveyed labelled green as a fad. The report's executive summary concludes that "More retailers than ever believe that environmentally responsible initiatives are just plan good business sense." Although, tucked away elsewhere in this well written and presented report is this little nugget: "It appears that the conviction that green pays off has only grown over the last two years."
The full report, Lean and Green: Sustainable Practices Are Changing Retail, Benchmark 2010 is available as a free PDF download from Retail Systems ResearchRetail Systems Research. Via SNEWS (free subscription required).
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Vehicle tracking systems have a wide range of uses and can be used by companies and individuals alike. One of the markets for such products that is gaining strength at present is public transport. Businesses and local authorities responsible for providing such services are coming under increasing pressure to give accurate information to passengers. Also, having a GPS vehicle tracking system in place can make managing a fleet of buses, for example, much easier.
One organisation that is determined to use such technology effectively is Leicester City Council.
It already has a Star Trak provision in place but it is looking to improve this and, according to reports in the Leicester Mercury, it has invited bids from firms around the world that believe they are capable of achieving this.
Later this year, a seminar will be held at which interested parties will provide greater detail on how they would enhance the vehicle tracking systems.
At present, users of the service complain that it can be unreliable and this is something the local authority is eager to correct.
The city council’s traffic operations team leader, Ed Kocik, commented: “We’re pleased with the level of interest from companies hoping to work with us on the new Star Trak system. We want an accurate and cost-effective system and we’re looking forward to hearing what expertise these firms have.”
Among the countries that have businesses vying for the project are Spain, France, Germany and Canada. There are also three British companies that are keen to get involved.
GPS vehicle tracking systems are seen as particularly useful for public transport providers that operate in busy, congested towns and cities as it can be hard for them to stick to a given timetable. Despite this, dense urban areas are not the only locations in which such technology is utilised.

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Morrisons is launching the first vegan trifle in UK supermarkets as part of its festive vegan range
UK supermarket Morrisons is leading the way when it comes to vegan products having released a number of first-to-market plant-based products such as vegan ‘pork’ pies and mozzarella sticks.
The retailer launched its own-brand vegan range, V Taste, in 2018 with a range of vegan ready-meals and recently expanded the range to include a new line of plant-based meat alternatives.
The retailer has not ignored those with a sweet tooth either having previously launched a vegan sponge cake with a jam and cream filling and also offers vegan cupcakes and doughnuts in its bakery offering.
- Traditional fish and chip shop launches vegan menu and sells out in a day
- M&S reveals the festive vegan products joining its Christmas range
- Asda vegan aisle: The full list of Asda stores getting the new vegan aisle
This Christmas however, Morrisons is launching another first-to-market product as it gets set to release the first vegan trifle in UK supermarkets as part of its festive vegan range.
The fully vegan trifle features fruity strawberry sauce and boudoir biscuits layered with vanilla custard and topped with whipped vegan cream, hand finished with a golden shimmer.
You’ll be able to pick it up in-store from 21st December.
Earlier this year, plant-based desserts brand Freaks of Nature announced plans to launch the UK’s first-ever plant-based and gluten-free trifle in Tesco and Asda although sadly this product is still yet to launch.
Click here to find all the new vegan products launching in supermarkets this Christmas.


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Crucial medical supplies airlifted to north-east Syria to meet ‘desperate need’
at least eight children died last week in a desert camp for extreme cold an lack of medical care
In response to the growing health needs of people in north-east Syria, the World Health Organization (WHO) has airlifted urgent medical supplies to the region, for the second time this month. “Hundreds of thousands of Syrians in the northeast are in desperate need of health care services”, Elizabeth Hoff, WHO Representative in Syria said on Wednesday. Targeting […]
The first advice I got when I arrived was: don’t step on the dirt, only the asphalt or the concrete. the place had been sown with landmines and nobody on my side of the city had the map of where those lethal devices were placed. Take a shortcut to go from one place to another was a creepy risk. Today thousands of refugees risk their lives fleeing from the war in Syria, crossing the Mediterranean, trying to reach Germany.
Some 3,300 people a day still arriving on Lesvos
Despite dangerous sea conditions, the United Nations refugee agency today reported that the number of refugees and migrants arriving on Lesvos continues to be high, at an average of 3,300 people per day so far in November.
The Pope and today's world
Pope Francis has summarised in his message for Easter the conflicts and the problems of today’s World. He asked Christians to pray for those situations but also to act: never “succumb to the pride which fuels violence and war but to have the humble courage of pardon and peace”. He also asked to them “to live in service to one another, not to be arrogant, but rather respectful and ready to help.”
Four years of war in Syria
March marks the fourth anniversary of the uprising against Syrian president Bashar Al Assad which originated the ongoing war. According to the UN, since then, at least 220,000 people have died, 4 million people have fled to neighbouring countries and are refugees and there are 7.6 million internal displaced people. In addition, 12.2 million people continue to need life saving aid. And the fighting continues, every day more complicated with multiple sides and no end in sight.
More than 3 million Syrian refugees
The UN refugee agency says that Syrians have become the second largest refugee population in the world after the Palestinians, overtaking Afghans, who had held that place for more than three decades. According to a report about the situation on mid year 2014, there were more than 3 million Syrian refugees in June which represents […]
Obama's strategy against ISIL
US President Barack Obama announced a campaign of airstrikes in Iraq and Syria to “degrade and ultimately destroy the terrorist group known as ISIL”. He contemplates helping the opposition groups fighting in Syria against the ISIL fighters but not to the Syrian regime that also fights the extremists, because he thinks Al Assad has lost his legitimacy.
ISIL advance in Iraq threatens civilians | Human Rights Watch
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has taken over many areas of Iraq, including Mosul, Tikrit, and towns in Salah al-Din province and there is fear that they will continue their advance towards the capital, Baghdad. The Iraqi Government has asked for help to the US To fight them. Human Rights Watch warns that the advance of ISIL in Iraq and Syria puts civilians in danger.
Al Assad elections
Syrians in the areas controlled by the Government are voting today to elect a president in a election that surely will win Bashar Al Assad. Millions of refugees, internal displaced people and people in rebel areas will not take part on the vote. Al Assad has been criticised for calling an election with the country torn by a fierce war in progress.
The Pope and the Middle East
Pope Francis appealed repeatedly to peace in the Middle East during his visit to the Holy Land in reference to the Syrian war and the Israel-Palestinian conflict. He made an unscheduled stop at the separation wall near Bethlehem to pray there and invited the presidents of Israel and Palestine to go to the Vatican to pray together for peace with him.


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Roscoe is a very sweet and gentle older Treeing Walker hound around 7 years of age and weighing about 55 pounds. He was found in rural MO. after being hit by a car. As a result of being hit, Roscoe had to have his back left hind leg amputated. He had his leg amputated shortly before coming into rescue in January, 2017 and has learned how to navigate without his leg. He is very determined and is doing wonderfully although the laminate floors make him skid and slide at times! He is sometimes hesitant to go up stairs, but he is gaining confidence with that as well. He walks well on a leash but short walks are best due to his amputation. Roscoe had to have some teeth extracted also, so he’s not really into nylabones or other chew toys.
Roscoe would prefer a quieter home. He is fine with children. He gets along with other dogs and cats. Roscoe is an independent, easy going fella, and he would be comfortable being the only dog or just as comfortable having other dogs around. Recently, he has started to run and follow the other dogs. He will also bark at them while they play, so it may be good for him to have some other canines around to give him confidence. Roscoe’s favorite things are treats, lying in the sun, treats, head and neck rubs, treats, howling at sirens and more treats. I think Roscoe feels most comfortable outside as he was probably an outdoor dog, but he definitely loves to be inside to sleep at night or if it’s cold out.
Roscoe is potty trained but his foster home has a doggy door, so he would need time to establish a new routine if his new home does not have one. Roscoe loves his crate and feels very safe in it. He sleeps in his crate every night. The door is left open to the crate and he has access to the rest of the house, but he feels comfortable there. Roscoe is still very timid and learning that he can trust people. He is trying to be more brave and connect with his foster family. He will need some time and patience to trust when he goes to his new home. Roscoe is definitely one of the sweetest and gentle hounds his foster family has ever fostered.
Roscoe can also be trusted to not be crated while left at home alone. He is not destructive and just relaxes.
Roscoe is current on vaccinations, been heartworm tested and tested negative and is on heartworm prevention. He is neutered and micro chipped. He is fostered in MO., but travel can be arranged for his adoption to get this sweet guy to his new home!
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Login details are a set of credentials that allow a user to log in to a website or system.
Some websites provide an option to create an account with their services. In this case, the website will ask for your email address and password. This is also called a ‘sign up’ process.
If you have already created an account on a website, then you can use your login credentials in order to log in. These credentials are usually your email address and password, although some websites may also require you to enter additional information such as your phone number or date of birth.
How to Find Your Login Details?
This section is about how to find your login details. This can be an important thing to know, especially if you are not sure where you put it or if you forgot it. There are a few different ways that this can be done.
The first way is by using your username and password. If you have forgotten both of those, then there are two other ways that you can use to find the information. One way is by going to the “forgot my password” page on the website, which will send your email with a reset link in it so that you can create a new password for yourself.
The other way is by contacting customer service and asking them for the information so they can help you out with getting back into your account again.
How can I check my login details?
Checking your login details is an essential part of any website. If you forget your password or are locked out of your account, there are ways to get back in.
The most common way to check your login details is through the email account associated with the account you are trying to log in to. If you can’t log in using this method, try using the “Forgot My Password” link.
What is an login account?
A login account is a way to identify oneself on the Internet. It’s most commonly used on sites like Facebook, Gmail, and YouTube. A user is provided with an email address and password to create their login account.
They can use this login account to log in and have access to different aspects of the site, such as their messages, profile, inbox, etc., depending on what features.
Logins are like identification cards for people who use the internet. A login is a series of letters and numbers that act as an authentication tool to confirm your identity.
What is meaning of login name?
Login names are the handles that you use to log into various websites or to create an account. They are usually shorter than your name, and they often represent your interests.
A login name provides a user with identification to a computerized network. A user may be required to enter their login name and password, often with each login attempt.
What is the definition of a login?
A login is a username and password combination that must be entered to access a website or service. Passwords and usernames keep information private and secure.
A login is a user name or email address to identify you when you are using a site or service. You may have created a login for your online banking account, your social media account, your work computer.


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Anaheim Marriott Hotel is centrally located in Anaheim, a 2-minute walk from Anaheim Convention Center and 14 minutes by foot from Anaheim GardenWalk.
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- Chris Brown is going to guest star on an episode of black-ish - TMZ
- Josh Gad pays tribute to police officer killed in London terror attack - Gossip Cop
- Vanessa Hudgens and Zac Efron don't talk anymore - Just Jared Jr
- Is Kate Walsh shading former boss Shonda Rhimes? - Wetpaint
- Michael Shannon is reportedly joining Deadpool 2 - Lainey Gossip
- Tom Brady's stolen jersey has been returned to the Patriots - The Hollywood Reporter
Helena Bonham Carter & Eva Green: 'Dark Shadows' in UK!
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If you like green tea, you’re going to like this story! According to a recent study published in the Nutrition Journal, sipping a cup of green tea with a meal may help you feel more full and less likely to go back for seconds. That’s the conclusion of Swedish researchers, who compared the post-meal effects of green tea with plain water.
Researchers observed study participants for two hours after a meal, quizzing them on satiety and how full they felt. Not only did participants report feeling more full when accompanying the meal with a cup of green tea, they were also less interested in eating more of the same food. When washing down the meal with plain water, participants were more likely to go back for seconds. So go ahead and brew yourself a cup of green tea with your next meal!


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The lottery is a form of gambling where people place bets on numbers that have been selected by random chance. It is typically organized so that a percentage of the profits is donated to good causes. Lotteries have been around for a long time and there are many advantages to them, but they also pose some unique problems.
First, there must be a method of recording the keluaran sgp identities and amounts staked by the participants. This may be done by hand, or it can be done with computers. In the latter case, each bettor’s number or symbols are recorded in a computer database, and the odds of winning are determined by a process called a drawing. The results of the drawing are then made available to all bettors.
Second, a lottery must be organized in such a way as to avoid being exploited by criminals or other people seeking to defraud the system. This is because most states have a legal prohibition against gambling and a criminal penalty for anyone who cheats the system.
Third, it must be easy for the public to understand and use. This is because people tend to be swayed by media reports about the winner of a jackpot and they might be tempted to spend their money on tickets without fully understanding how to play.
Fourth, it must be simple to operate and have a fair payout structure. This can be difficult to achieve, especially in a competitive market where there are several different companies competing for your business.
Fifth, it must be regulated by the state or local government. This is important because it enables the state to control the lottery and prevent any abuses that might occur.
Sixth, it must be able to pay out the winners in a timely manner and give them their prizes within a specified amount of time. This can be a challenge for any lottery, but it is particularly critical with daily games where there are fewer winners and larger prizes.
Seventh, it must be financially stable and not subject to any significant volatility. This can be a challenge in some cases, but it is important for any lottery to have enough funds to pay out the winners and keep the ticket prices reasonable.
Eighth, it must have an attractive entertainment value to the players. This can be achieved by promoting the game to children, offering free tickets to the general public, or making the tickets available for purchase at a discount or through a loyalty program.
Ninety-one percent of the people who win the lottery will lose it within a few years, and this is why it’s so important to be responsible when playing. It’s also vital to know how to manage your bankroll and keep your family in the loop if you win.
There are several ways to increase your chances of winning the lottery, but the most effective are to pick numbers that aren’t commonly picked by other players. These include avoiding numbers that are from the same cluster, and avoiding numbers that end with the same digit.

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This Sunday, the Miami Dolphins are asking fans to bring a new, unwrapped toy to donate to Toys for Tots. The team is partnering with the U.S. Marines and will collect toys for local underprivileged kids and families. Marine vehicles and personnel in uniform will be outside all entry gates on Sunday.
The mission of the U. S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program is to collect new, unwrapped toys during October, November and December each year, and distribute those toys as Christmas gifts to less fortunate children in the community in which the campaign is conducted. Through this program, they wish to send a message of hope to less fortunate youngsters that will assist them in becoming responsible, productive, patriotic citizens.
The objectives of Toys for Tots are to help less fortunate children throughout the United States experience the joy of Christmas; to play an active role in the development of one of our nation’s most valuable resources – our children; to unite all members of local communities in a common cause for three months each year during the annual toy collection and distribution campaign; and to contribute to better communities in the future.
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Blending elements of natural design and chic trend, this flawless pouf will serve as the perfect addition to your home décor. Featuring a hexagon geometric pattern printed atop burlap fabric, this piece will surely sparkle in any space. Genuinely faultless in aspects of construction and style, this piece embodies impeccable artistry while maintaining principles of affordability and durable design, making it the ideal accessory for your décor.
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Farrukh Hussain Khan has assumed the charge of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Pakistan Stock Exchange here on Monday.
Farrukh Hussain Khan, who was appointed by the Board of Directors of Pakistan Stock Exchange Limited (PSX) with the approval of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of PSX, has assumed charge with effect from today,” read a PSX notification.
The incoming chief succeeds. Muhammad Rafique Umer who officiated as Acting CEO till the date of assumption of charge by new CEO.
It may be mentioned here that the post of the PSX CEO has been lying vacant since May, 2019 when Canadian-national Richard Morin resigned from his position after he was allegedly found not “fit and proper” for the post.
Morin was hired for a three-year period in January 2018.
He was the first foreign national chief executive officer of Pakistan Stock Exchange.
Moreover, The Pakistan Stock Exchange has experienced a bloodbath on Monday following a spike in new coronavirus cases that refueled investor anxiety about China’s disease outbreak.
The continuous dull and drab activity with bulls and bears managing to secure an upper hand in turns amid absence of several other triggers pushed the benchmark KSE-100 Share Index level below 40,000 after massive drop of 819.55 points or 2.04pc.
As of 11.24am, the Index reached 39,429.67 adopting a negative trajectory for the latest session.
The market opened at 40,238.25. The apex of the day remained 40,249.22 (the previous close on Friday) and 39,425.56, the lowest so far.


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Friday 17 August 2012: The illusion
I have been asked a few times about how I do my macros, but to be perfectly honest, I am a newcomer to macro and although I do understand most of the technicalities involved, I decided to delete the two page essay that I wrote on the subject and instead, decided to talk to you about the illusion.
Macro is not much different than normal photography, in that you decide what you want in focus and what you can live with blurred, but with a depth of field of only half a millimeter to work with, you have to be very selective.
When you pull up your first macro shots onto the hi-def computer screen, there is usually a deflated moan of disappointment as the stark reality of depth of field (DOF) sinks in. "But everyone else's macros are super sharp with acres of DOF, so what am I doing wrong"!
If you asked yourself the above question then you have been taken in by the illusionist and you should go back and have a closer look, or perhaps not! The fact is that the viewer wants to believe in your image and so if you can deliver a few key points of razor sharpness, the viewers brain will fill in the rest. The trick is knowing which bits to deliver.
The general rule of photography is 'focus on the eyes' and this applies to bug shots also, but that is not enough. Generally, you are delving into macro to show a specific feature of the bug, if not then that is the first problem because the available depth of field will not allow you to show the bug in its entirety. Choose one feature, two if you are lucky, plus a piece of eye.
In the above ant shot, the feature that I selected was the near jaw. With experience of shooting ants over the last month, I already knew that both jaws in sharp focus was just not going to happen. But by manipulating the camera angle I was able to cut a slice of ant with the DOF that included the nearest jaw and the eye. With a little more shuffling, I was able to add a hairy leg to the image and the far antenna was a bonus. The illusion was set, the blurry body and far legs merely drop a hint to the viewers brain as to what the rest of the ant looks like.
Viewers like to see the eye facets most of all, you can't usually show the whole eye as it is too large and deep, but just a few facets is enough to set the illusion. Hairs are always fascinating so one or two hairs in focus is enough to set the scene. Mouth parts are powerful too, viewers want to be grossed out by your macro, so details of those alien fingers pulling in the food are always powerful.
Most flying insects have three tiny sensors arranged in a triangle, usually between the eyes and just behind the antennae. It is always a good idea to get at least part of these sensors in focus as part of the eye for a convincing illusion and maybe the root of one of the antennae.
Jumping spiders are a good example of illusion. Such a volumous ball of fluff is impossible to contain within the DOF, but if you can nail the two big eyes, the feelers and a little bit of hairy leg, then the illusion is set, the viewers brain will paint in the rest.
I chose to blip the whole ant today, but there is a powerful crop to be had, taking the focused legs, head and a piece of antenna. This allows more magnification on the blip screen and still there are enough pixels (1200x1200) to go large. I have put this crop in folio.
This particular ant has a very unassuming body and all the interest is around the red head. Had I decided to focus on the body length, I would have lost the hairy legs and antenna and still only captured bits of the body in the depth of field.
There are a couple of other ant species with far more interesting bodies that I will be blipping soon, the body features being powerful enough to carry the image even with the loss of legs and antennae. Hopefully in the next few days, it's all down to the blip monster.
These are purely my thoughts on the subject, right or wrong. You are allowed to disagree and further discussion is welcome, so we can all learn a little more.


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Bishop Hill designated historic site
Bishop Hill UMC was recently designated as a United Methodist historic site.
A marker, issued by the General Commission on Archives and History of The United Methodist Church was dedicated in an Aug. 22 service.
Bishop Hill is historic site 450 among United Methodist historic sites.
The Aug. 22 ceremony marks the end of a process that included application by the church, recommendation by the Conference Commission on Archives and History, approval by a majority of the Annual Conference and final approval by the General Commission on Archives and History.
The church at Bishop Hill qualified for the designation because it is the birthplace of Swedish Methodism. A group of immigrants from Sweden settled in that area in 1846, having fled religious persecution in Sweden due to their dissent from the state (Lutheran) church of Sweden.
They came to form a commune under the leadership of Erik Jansson, bringing their Swedish language and culture with them. Jansson was subsequently murdered and the colony eventually broke up.
In the meantime the colony came into contact with Methodist circuit riders and class leaders. They established a Swedish Methodist Church, which is now the Bishop Hill Community United Methodist Church. As the Swedes moved away from the colony, Methodism went with them, and a Swedish conference was formed. Some former colonists from Bishop Hill returned to Sweden and took Methodism to that part of the world as well.
The ceremony was led by Pastor Ann Champion. Also present were Rev. Dr. Jonathan Dixon, conference chair of the Commission on Archives and History; Rev. Richard Chrisman, conference historian; and Rev. Dr. Don Jones, member of the conference commission and former pastor at Bishop Hill. The historic vignette was given by Ms. Cheryl Dowell, local church historian for Bishop Hill.

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Spuds win! Moorhead takes home MSHSL Nickname Challenge Championship
MINNESOTA – Even though it’s the offseason for high school sports, Moorhead has something to celebrate.
A huge Minnesota thanks to John Millea for creating the MSHSL Nickname Challenge.
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The Spuds have been mashed every once and a while, but they just can’t be beat in this contest! Moorhead High School has won the win the MSHSL nickname challenge. It was a nailbiter between the orange and black and the Blooming Prairie Awesome Blossoms. Moorhead won by 0.8% with 50.4% of the vote on Twitter.


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We like hip hop. Not your mainstream American gangsta crap, though. We like it a bit more musical, a bit more intelligent. Dare we say it, we like it not American.
H2Z, also known as The Hip Hop Zone is a new podcast series from the UK’s leading podcaster, Mr Pete Cogle. Cunningly entitled, it features hip hop.
Episode one has some music from Ireland, Germany, Australia and Morocco as well as the UK.
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Jennifer Lopez, blackmailed by her former driver!
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sued her former driver, whom she accuses of blackmail and asked for compensations. The star says the driver, Hakob Manoukian
, asked the amount of $ 2.8 million, threatening her that if he does not receive money, he will reveal to all media and authorities the discussions he heard in the car while he drives her in various places.
Actress and singer asked compensations of 20 million dollars.
In his turn, Hakob Manoukian sued American diva, claiming he was forced to resign after being insulted in public by J Lo's manager, Benny Medina
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In April 2011, Jennifer Lopez was designated most beautiful man in the world by People magazine in a time when American artist career is back on an upward slope, marked by a new album and the presence in jury of popular show "American Idol"
, which she will leave in the 12th season.
Her dance-pop song "On The Floor" got in the top of music charts of many countries, making the U.S. singer the first single artist who got in first place in the Top 10 Billboard after the song "All I Have" in 2003.
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That, my friends, is a play-doh controller. If you don’t believe me that it works, you can (and should) watch the video here.
That was MaKey MaKey. It’s a Kickstarter by two graduate MIT students who look set to blow out our perceptions of what is and isn’t–or can be–a controller. Through an extremely simple DIY circuitboard that needs no more interaction than a couple clips, you can make seemingly anything into a controller whether it’s a banana, stairs, or pencil drawings.
The circuit and its connections seem to work by magic. In fact, the whole thing almost seems to good to be true. It’s extremely easy to pick up and use but also has room for development should you decide to delve further into the world of electrical engineering.
The project is built around making anything into a controller and could have some very exciting implications for the games space. Some creators like Doug Wilson, who made JS Joust and Mega Girp, have already begun experimenting with the idea of how controllers can effect gameplay. The MaKey MaKey lets anyone explore the same idea without much technological skill required. It’s a really exciting opportunity that may bring us some extremely interesting games and expand the reach of installation games: anyone with a MaKey MaKey and the right supplies could recreate an indie hit in their own backyard.

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This 70s vintage tee features the legendary reggae musician and Rastafarian Bob Marley. The graphic features an image of Marley with the quote "Me love da feel, not da monee."
The early 1970s were formative years for Marley as both a musician and a Rasta. He converted to the religion around this time and found success with his band Bob Marley and the Wailers. The group gained international fame with the release of their albums Catch a Fire and Burnin' in 1973.
With songs like "Rasta" and "Rastaman Chant", Marley incorporated spirituality into his music which naturally turned him into a Rastafari icon. Songs like "One Love" and "Get Up Stand Up" give off universal good vibes and have been well received also.
In 1976, Marley survived an attempted assassination in his home country of Jamaica that prompted him to move to London. There, he recorded the album Exodus (1977) considered to be one of the best of all time. He was diagnosed with melanoma the same year and eventually passed from it in 1981. Fans across the globed mourned his loss, and a state funeral was held for him back home in Jamaica.
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This was a fascinating story where we get to see 3 different women dealing with their own emotional and psychological crisis and the lies they hide behind. What’s really interesting is that the lies are really the ones that they tell themselves: Darlene and her son’s death; Greer and her career and who she has become; Kate hiding who she is and what she wants in an effort to make everyone else happy.
One of the most powerful scenes for me was when Darlene kills the Blue Jay who tried to steal the chick. I was horrified at the visual it created but at the same time it fit perfectly into the turmoil that is Darlene’s life. I also found it interesting that her daughter Kate appears to be looking for that same blue jay in the next several chapters. I’m not sure what that symbolism represented but to me it felt like it just represented everything that was wrong in Darleen and Kate’s life at that moment.
Then there is Greer, the war correspondent who seems so lost and I kept waiting for her to do something drastic to ease her own pain and guilt over the death of Sigrid. I also found myself feeling bad for her because it felt like she was so alone and really needed Darleen, who was just too caught up in her own issues to be emotionally available.
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Ferme Onésime Pouliot is one of the largest berry businesses in the province of Québec. They combine large scale production of fresh strawberries and raspberries with a high-tech nursery business. The latter has a focus on high quality substrate produced long cane and plug plant raspberries, as well as strawberry trade plants.
Visitors to the open day were from Canada and the USA. They included fruit producers, nurseries and crop consultants from a range of prestigious organisations. After the initial introductions and crop presentations, we went out into the field to see the raspberry varieties in action.
Skye raspberry showed vigorous plants with a large number of berries. As a result, the yield potential looked to be significant, both as a standalone variety and when compared to the control types. Although not renowned for its production as a long cane raspberry, Lewis displayed good yield potential with very good tasting berries. Glen Mor was the earliest of the three raspberry varieties to start harvest and we are excited to see final yield, quality and picking profile data at the end of the season.
Having sheltered from a heavy rainstorm, we moved back inside to take a look at and to taste berries that had been harvested the previous day. All three varieties were picked into punnets / clamshells as per a standard commercial harvest. It was really interesting to witness flavour differences between berries straight off the plant and those that the that were one day older. It was also noteworthy how differences in shelf-life potential were likely to develop post-harvest. Additionally, we were excited to receive more general feedback on all three varieties.
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Conducting - MUS 319
The clip above is taken from The Art of Conducting - Great Conductors of the Past.
Consider the following, written by Elias Canetti (from Crowds and Power), cited in Jens Malte Fischer's biography of Gustav Mahler, and how it accurately relates to the concept of the "Maestro Myth":
'His eyes hold the whole orchestra. Every player feels that the conductor sees him personally, and, still more, hears him. The voices of the instruments are opinions and convictions on which he keeps a close watch. He is omniscient, for, while the players have only their parts in front of them, he has the whole score in his head, or on his desk. At any given moment he knows precisely what each player should be doing. His attention is everywhere at once, and it is to this that he owes a large part of his authority. He is inside the mind of every player. He knows not only what each should be doing, but also what he is doing. He is the living embodiment of the law, both positive and negative. His hands decree and prohibit. His ears search out profanation. Thus for the orchestra the conductor literally embodies the work they are playing, the simultaneity of the sounds as well as their sequence; and since, during the performance, nothing is supposed to exist except this work, for so long is the conductor the ruler of the world.'
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23 June 2015
In recognition of today’s National Women in Engineering Day (NWED), we take this opportunity to ‘high five’ the amazing achievements of our women in engineering and help instil a passion for engineering for future generations.
Inspiring positive change through our imagination and expertise is at the core of our vision. Our people are our greatest assets. We invest heavily in our duty of care and commit fully to their career development.
We employ and continue to recruit many talented women. We facilitate flexible working arrangements so that raising a family is perceived as a natural part of a healthy work-life balance rather than an obstacle to a fulfilling career.
Karen Brookes, Group HR Director said: ‘WYG welcomes everyone’s contribution no matter your gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity or disability. Women in particular bring a different approach and way of thinking that enriches the services that we offer to our customers and the culture of our business.’
To support NWED, colleagues from around our regional offices helped break a Guinness World Record for ‘the most people performing a jumping high five simultaneously’.
The event took place this morning at London's iconic Horse Guards Parade, Westminster and was attended by over 800 people from the industry.
The event was opened with an address from Sir Peter Hendy, Commissioner of Transport for London and saw more than 800 women (and men) high five their way into the Guinness World Record books.
Patricia Gill, Director, added: ‘Encouraging and having a diverse workforce means that we have the greatest opportunity to recruit and retain the best staff, ultimately resulting in a high quality service to clients.’
Dr Cecilia Macleod, Director commented: ‘Women engineers are great team players which means that projects they undertake and manage are designed to take advantage of the skill set of the team to ensure delivery of a quality product to the client.’
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