Brutality to one's opponent and damage to their own body are not mutually bound. I think the psychology of aggression is what causes the damage to the practitioner, but being brutal does not require aggression. A true professional who immerses him or herself into violent situations in order to make a living should reach a point where they do only what's necessary to get the job done and go home. Joint, nerve, and brain damage arise from improper practices. Why hit the skull with one's knuckles, damaging them, when the neck is only a few inches away? Why become overexcited and adrenally charged when the situation requires calm and decisive action? Why spar with a person who wants to kill you? Martial arts that enforce mandatory aggression (Krav Maga for example) in order to be effective are just as terrible as the ineffective arts that make non-aggression mandatory. One damages your body and psyche through training, while the other leaves your body and psyche unprepared for high-stress encounters.
That's not true. The cookie is retrieved on visiting the site--no clicks required.
"In multiple tests by this blogger with both Internet Explorer and Firefox, merely visiting pages on the White House blog causes YouTube to set a long-term tracking cookie in the browser--even if the user does not press the play button to start the video."
RTFA
Keanu Reeves would make a decent Vicious. And I agree, I spent a good five minutes trying to think who could play Spike. I got nothin. Maybe Johnny Depp, he's at least played so many exotic parts that one more probably wouldn't phase him.
This concept is often useful to play off of with an opponent. A strike is much more potent if the opponent doesn't see me wind up, clench my shoulder, or hear my sharp intake of breath... all of the clues that typically accompany a strike. When I strike someone in this "casual" manner, it's incredible how often they don't see my fist coming right at their face... even when we're training at slow speeds for safety. This also gives strikes the illusion of being much more powerful than they really are, due to the surprise. The human body instinctively prepares for the shock when it becomes aware of all these context clues preceding the strike.
This is also interesting to experience as a martial artist. In one instance, I clearly saw a staff being swung at my face (), but the way the person was swinging it (one aspect of this was they they didn't appear to be paying attention to me), for some reason my brain didn't register any danger... so I didn't move away, and... CLUNK.
Apparently they have flat out refused to cooperate with any agency requests for customer information, as well as consistently donating money to the ACLU. They use the Sprint network though. So would Sprint be able to hand over information on Credo Mobile customers? I'm not sure.
http://www.credomobile.com/
"Or you can join CREDO Mobile -- which is fighting to expose the administration's illegal spying program and bring all those responsible to justice -- including Bush himself. CREDO Mobile is brought to you by your friends at Working Assets. It's the same great wireless service we've offered for years, with a new name to reflect our commitment to causes we believe in."
Rather, this one is mostly devoid of stars, gas and other normal matter, and it's also strangely empty of the mysterious "dark matter" that permeates the cosmos.
If dark matter is supposed to be undetectable hypothetical matter, and no other matter exists in this void, then how did they determine that the void was empty of dark matter? IANAA (I Am Not An Astronomer).
Where in the article did it say that? The article more implies that the device can be recharged once it's back in the right hands. There is also no mention of whether or not this feature is optional. Maybe some sort of password protection on an iPod will allow the user to switch on the theft-protection and also re-enable the charging circuit should their stolen device be returned? Speculation at best... both in this comment and in the article. The summary is just misleading.
But what about with 27^2 parties? Each party would have a unique combination of the qualities in each of the 27 parties. Did I make a C in discrete math for a reason? I can't remember.
Alsø wik . . . Alsø alsø wik . . . Wi nøt trei a høliday in Sweden this yër ? . . . See the løveli lakes . . . The wøndërful telephøne system . . . And mäni interesting furry animals . . . Including the majestik møøse . . . A Møøse once bit my sister . . . No realli! She was Karving her initials øn the møøse with the sharpened end of an interspace tøøthbrush given her by Svenge - her brother-in-law -an Oslo dentist and star of many Norwegian møvies: "The Høt Hands of an Oslo Dentist", "Fillings of Passion", "The Huge Mølars of Horst Nordfink"...
My dad was finally diagnosed with ADHD about two years ago (he said he doesn't know how the hell he got through med. school). He's been taking Strattera and has been blown away by what he's able to do now... e.g. read through an entire magazine article in a completely linear fashion. He used to have to jump around from section to section. He said his emotions even feel a more clear and connected as well... something my mom even remarked on.
Also, if you want to look at things on a larger scale... what types of people would be most prone to migrating to a new land (e.g. America or "out West")? Obviously not all of them would fall into the AD[H]D category, oppression is another cause... but some people also don't just pack up and leave to a new uncivilized territory when oppressed.
My pinky toes are evolving away... they don't even really touch the ground when I stand. My great-great-great-great-great-great-grandchildren won't haven them provided they only breed with other people containing the superior evolving-foot gene. Muahahah!
Yeah, this was cut/pasted from the book description with a little bit of editing. Referring to it as a major innovation is kind of a sham. MIT's Alloy Analyzer does the exact same things, and it's been around since 1997. The only real convenience is that it sticks to the UML standard. And who uses UML anyways?;)
I agree. One of my friends has seen his fair share of violence and gore-filled video games and movies... he says they don't affect him at all now. He said he was driving down the road one day and saw a car wreck. The guy had been driving a convertible and somehow he had been decapitated and ejected from the vehicle. His body was lying on the side of the road, uncovered as EMS had yet to arrive on the scene. He said he had to pull over about thirty seconds later and vomit, and it took him another hour or so to quit shaking.
The complexity of your nervous system and what is required to completely overwhelm it takes much more than a videogame can provide. If you want to become desensitized to blood and gore, then be around it. If you want to become desensitized to gunfire, then be around it. If you want to become desensitized to death, then be around it. The Russian Spetsnaz special forces train their elite this way... their training exercises include heavy exposure to blood and guts (usually from animals), visiting morgues and car wrecks, and experiencing their physiological responses to their own body being broken and cut in different ways. It's almost criminal the type of training they undergo. The mind understanding that "it isn't real" makes a complete difference in the involuntary responses. I would think that only a "matrix-type" virtual world would be enough to desensitize a solider to the several aspects of war.
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Brutality to one's opponent and damage to their own body are not mutually bound. I think the psychology of aggression is what causes the damage to the practitioner, but being brutal does not require aggression. A true professional who immerses him or herself into violent situations in order to make a living should reach a point where they do only what's necessary to get the job done and go home. Joint, nerve, and brain damage arise from improper practices. Why hit the skull with one's knuckles, damaging them, when the neck is only a few inches away? Why become overexcited and adrenally charged when the situation requires calm and decisive action? Why spar with a person who wants to kill you? Martial arts that enforce mandatory aggression (Krav Maga for example) in order to be effective are just as terrible as the ineffective arts that make non-aggression mandatory. One damages your body and psyche through training, while the other leaves your body and psyche unprepared for high-stress encounters.
That's not true. The cookie is retrieved on visiting the site--no clicks required. "In multiple tests by this blogger with both Internet Explorer and Firefox, merely visiting pages on the White House blog causes YouTube to set a long-term tracking cookie in the browser--even if the user does not press the play button to start the video." RTFA
If I had the mod points... I almost spit my coffee all over the screen. Thanks for the laugh.
Keanu Reeves would make a decent Vicious. And I agree, I spent a good five minutes trying to think who could play Spike. I got nothin. Maybe Johnny Depp, he's at least played so many exotic parts that one more probably wouldn't phase him.
Well, that's not surprising considering that we are from the Slow Zone, and it looks like we're deeper in than we previously thought.
Hahah, I remember seeing 5 people pulled over on that road all at once. It's just too much fun to swing around that last bend!
Moore's Law relates to the rate of how many transistors can be packed onto a... oh... wait... *slowly walks away and hides behind a tree*
*mumble* *mumble*... black threads running on the same CPU as the white threads... *mumble* *mumble*... get it? get it?
This concept is often useful to play off of with an opponent. A strike is much more potent if the opponent doesn't see me wind up, clench my shoulder, or hear my sharp intake of breath... all of the clues that typically accompany a strike. When I strike someone in this "casual" manner, it's incredible how often they don't see my fist coming right at their face... even when we're training at slow speeds for safety. This also gives strikes the illusion of being much more powerful than they really are, due to the surprise. The human body instinctively prepares for the shock when it becomes aware of all these context clues preceding the strike.
This is also interesting to experience as a martial artist. In one instance, I clearly saw a staff being swung at my face (), but the way the person was swinging it (one aspect of this was they they didn't appear to be paying attention to me), for some reason my brain didn't register any danger... so I didn't move away, and... CLUNK.
Apparently they have flat out refused to cooperate with any agency requests for customer information, as well as consistently donating money to the ACLU. They use the Sprint network though. So would Sprint be able to hand over information on Credo Mobile customers? I'm not sure.
http://www.credomobile.com/
http://www.credomobile.com/ "Or you can join CREDO Mobile -- which is fighting to expose the administration's illegal spying program and bring all those responsible to justice -- including Bush himself. CREDO Mobile is brought to you by your friends at Working Assets. It's the same great wireless service we've offered for years, with a new name to reflect our commitment to causes we believe in."
If dark matter is supposed to be undetectable hypothetical matter, and no other matter exists in this void, then how did they determine that the void was empty of dark matter? IANAA (I Am Not An Astronomer).
"Indefinitely"?
Where in the article did it say that? The article more implies that the device can be recharged once it's back in the right hands. There is also no mention of whether or not this feature is optional. Maybe some sort of password protection on an iPod will allow the user to switch on the theft-protection and also re-enable the charging circuit should their stolen device be returned? Speculation at best... both in this comment and in the article. The summary is just misleading.
FUDdy duddy.
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I didn't hear anyone whining or getting in a huff. He's stating his situation pretty clearly and reasonably. Sheesh...
Mod parent UP!
But what about with 27^2 parties? Each party would have a unique combination of the qualities in each of the 27 parties. Did I make a C in discrete math for a reason? I can't remember.
What is the ratio of students applying to and students being accepted for SoC projects?
What is the ratio web startup failures to massively successful web startups?
Play with the odds a little. Which option is a better resume builder? Is it possible that some people aren't concerned with the money?
This is far from, "Enough said".
Boom Shakalakalaka!
Alsø wik
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Alsø alsø wik
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Wi nøt trei a høliday in Sweden this yër ?
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See the løveli lakes
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The wøndërful telephøne system
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And mäni interesting furry animals
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Including the majestik møøse
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A Møøse once bit my sister
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No realli! She was Karving her initials øn the møøse with the sharpened end of an interspace tøøthbrush given her by Svenge - her brother-in-law -an Oslo dentist and star of many Norwegian møvies: "The Høt Hands of an Oslo Dentist", "Fillings of Passion", "The Huge Mølars of Horst Nordfink"...
My dad was finally diagnosed with ADHD about two years ago (he said he doesn't know how the hell he got through med. school). He's been taking Strattera and has been blown away by what he's able to do now... e.g. read through an entire magazine article in a completely linear fashion. He used to have to jump around from section to section. He said his emotions even feel a more clear and connected as well... something my mom even remarked on.
Also, if you want to look at things on a larger scale... what types of people would be most prone to migrating to a new land (e.g. America or "out West")? Obviously not all of them would fall into the AD[H]D category, oppression is another cause... but some people also don't just pack up and leave to a new uncivilized territory when oppressed.
My pinky toes are evolving away... they don't even really touch the ground when I stand. My great-great-great-great-great-great-grandchildren won't haven them provided they only breed with other people containing the superior evolving-foot gene. Muahahah!
Yeah, this was cut/pasted from the book description with a little bit of editing. Referring to it as a major innovation is kind of a sham. MIT's Alloy Analyzer does the exact same things, and it's been around since 1997. The only real convenience is that it sticks to the UML standard. And who uses UML anyways? ;)
I agree. One of my friends has seen his fair share of violence and gore-filled video games and movies... he says they don't affect him at all now. He said he was driving down the road one day and saw a car wreck. The guy had been driving a convertible and somehow he had been decapitated and ejected from the vehicle. His body was lying on the side of the road, uncovered as EMS had yet to arrive on the scene. He said he had to pull over about thirty seconds later and vomit, and it took him another hour or so to quit shaking.
The complexity of your nervous system and what is required to completely overwhelm it takes much more than a videogame can provide. If you want to become desensitized to blood and gore, then be around it. If you want to become desensitized to gunfire, then be around it. If you want to become desensitized to death, then be around it. The Russian Spetsnaz special forces train their elite this way... their training exercises include heavy exposure to blood and guts (usually from animals), visiting morgues and car wrecks, and experiencing their physiological responses to their own body being broken and cut in different ways. It's almost criminal the type of training they undergo. The mind understanding that "it isn't real" makes a complete difference in the involuntary responses. I would think that only a "matrix-type" virtual world would be enough to desensitize a solider to the several aspects of war.