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Bloop's Heroes and Villains. Survival/backpack. TreatStudios. Why I hate Star Trek. Why I hate Star Trek I have a confession to make: I hate Star Trek.

Why I hate Star Trek

Let me clarify: when I was young — I'm dating myself here — I quite liked the original TV series. Description of formulas to count the occurrences of text, characters, and words in Excel. Understanding XML Namespaces. Aaron Skonnard DevelopMentor Updated July 2002 "Understanding XML Namespaces," by Aaron Skonnard first appeared in MSDN Magazine, July 2001.

Understanding XML Namespaces

This updated version is used with permission. Copyright © 2001 Microsoft Corp. and CMP Media LLC. Tamaskan Dog. The Tamaskan Dog is a crossbred dog of sleddog type, originating from Finland, and as of 27 November 2013, has been recognized by the American Rare Breed Association, and the Kennel Club of the United States of America, two related dog fancier and pedigree registries.[1][2] It is a highly versatile dog that can excel in agility, obedience and working trials.

Tamaskan Dog

It is also capable of pulling sleds, which is inherited from its Siberian Husky and Alaskan Malamute ancestors. Morphologically, Tamaskans have been bred to look like wolves and have a notable lupine appearance. Although there are a little over 400 registered Tamaskan Dogs worldwide, increasing interest has resulted in their spread throughout continental Europe, the UK and the USA, as well as Canada and Australia. Description[edit] Are you looking for a book to read? I compiled a lot of the book lists on Reddit : AskReddit.

StockChase. 17 years old genius Madeon mashups 2.5 hr set in 3:25 minutes EPIC mix : videos. As photo-realistic as gaming gets right now. : gaming. Anthony Bourdain Answers Reddit Questions. No Reservations Premieres TONIGHT 7/11 @ 9 E/P‬‏ Ralph Langner: Cracking Stuxnet, a 21st-century cyber weapon. How digital detectives deciphered Stuxnet, the most menacing malware in history. It was January 2010, and investigators with the International Atomic Energy Agency had just completed an inspection at the uranium enrichment plant outside Natanz in central Iran, when they realized that something was off within the cascade rooms where thousands of centrifuges were enriching uranium.

How digital detectives deciphered Stuxnet, the most menacing malware in history

Natanz technicians in white lab coats, gloves, and blue booties were scurrying in and out of the "clean" cascade rooms, hauling out unwieldy centrifuges one by one, each sheathed in shiny silver cylindrical casings. Any time workers at the plant decommissioned damaged or otherwise unusable centrifuges, they were required to line them up for IAEA inspection to verify that no radioactive material was being smuggled out in the devices before they were removed. Hexagon.cc. RegExp - MDN Docs. Summary The RegExp constructor creates a regular expression object for matching text with a pattern.

RegExp - MDN Docs

For an introduction on what regular expressions are, read the Regular Expressions chapter in the JavaScript Guide. Constructor Literal and constructor notations are possible: /pattern/flags; new RegExp(pattern [, flags]); Parameters pattern The text of the regular expression. Weird things customers say in bookshops. I love our customers, I really do.

weird things customers say in bookshops

But some days we get some strange people in our shop. Here are some gems I'd like to share. Customer:: Hi... erm... are you a library? Customer: Excuse me, do you have any signed copies of Shakespeare plays? Me: Er... do you mean signed by the people who performed the play? Customer: Hi, I'd like to return this book, please. Person: Hi, I'm looking for a Mr. Soul of Songwriting. How to tie the Prusik Knot. History: The Prusik knot was developed in 1931 by Dr.Karl Prusik (sometime president of the Austrian Mountaineering Club and often misspelled "Prussik".)

How to tie the Prusik Knot

It appears to be identical in structure to a knot described by Ashley for hoisting a spar. Abraham Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs and diagrams of Maslow's motivational theory - pyramid diagrams of Maslow's theory. Home » leadership/management » maslow's hierarchy of needs Abraham Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs motivational model Abraham Maslow developed the Hierarchy of Needs model in 1940-50s USA, and the Hierarchy of Needs theory remains valid today for understanding human motivation, management training, and personal development.

Abraham Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs and diagrams of Maslow's motivational theory - pyramid diagrams of Maslow's theory

Indeed, Maslow's ideas surrounding the Hierarchy of Needs concerning the responsibility of employers to provide a workplace environment that encourages and enables employees to fulfil their own unique potential (self-actualization) are today more relevant than ever. "I think I have split personalities," said Steve, being frank. : funny. PGjSP.jpg (540×720) The Grand Rapids LipDub (NEW WORLD RECORD)‬‏ I wrote a letter to Sierra when I was 9. Look who responded.... : gaming.

Mike Tyson Highlights - Destroyer In Prime‬‏ What's a useful/cool skill that only takes five minutes to learn? : AskReddit. The Lego Barad-dûr: 50,000 pieces, 2 months to build, pure awesome. "I can't exactly tell you how many parts are in the model, but I ordered about 25,000, and the same amount of parts came from my own stock," Kevin Walter told Ars.

The Lego Barad-dûr: 50,000 pieces, 2 months to build, pure awesome

"My final guess is more than 50,000. " I first saw the images of his Lego model of Barad-dûr when another member of the staff posted images while we talked about stories we were working on. It's a huge construction, and without detailed source material to build from, the creator had to go by eye as well as trial and error. Walter began work on the model in late 2010, and the actual construction took around two and a half months. Unlike other Lego builders who use computer programs to plan their creations, Walter just relied on images of a Weta collectible model of the tower.