Saturday, October 12, 2013

Live chat: Susan Bennett, the 'voice' of Apple's Siri, today

Times reporter Yvonne Villarreal talks to Susan C. Bennett, the voice of Apple's voice-activated assistant Siri.
She's helped Zooey Deschanel identify the sound of rain. She's helped Samuel L. Jackson findorganic mushrooms for his risotto. Now Susan Bennett, the woman coming forth as the voice of Apple's steadfast assistant Siri, is going to answer our questions (and yours) today in a live chat. But it looks like Bennett took driving directions from Siri because she's going to be a bit late. The chat will now start at 3:00 p.m. Pacific.
Apple recently updated its mobile operating software, iOS 7, replacing the original Siri voice in the U.S. with a male and new female voice.
Bennett, a voice actress who hails from Atlanta, has become SEO gold after revealing that she is the robotic voice — and cultural phenomenon — that had given us directions and told us how many centimeters are in a foot since 2011. (Apple would not confirm Bennett as the voice of Siri, but CNNchecked out the claim with people who represent her legally and a veteran audio-forensics expert, who analyzed Bennett's and Siri's voices and found a 100% match.)

Alien Contacts:

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In the second hour of Wednesday's show, longtime paranormal researcher and investigator James Carmandiscussed his documentary The Hidden Hand (view trailer) which explores such topics as alien abduction and human/alien hybridization. The paradigm that humans are top dog on this planet is turned on its head when we have aliens not only abducting people, but taking their ova and sperm to create hybrids, he posited. Even more unsettling is the notion that the hybrids are being bred to "fold into our society," he said.
 
Many of the abductees seem to have higher than average telepathic or psychic abilities, and the aliens may have selected them to have increased interactions with them, Carman hypothesized. For his film, he interviewed remote viewer Lyn Buchanan who said that in his RV sessions he came into contact with three different ET races. Buchanan also theorized that alien implants might be the result of instruments breaking off when abductees try to fend off the ETs during experiments.
 
The third hour featured two other people interviewed in the The Hidden Hand documentary. First, retired Army sergeant Clifford Stone talked about his some of his ET encounters-- some of the beings appear human-like, while others are composed of just pure energy, and some are so advanced they are actually "1-2 billion years ahead of us," he detailed. Stone revealed that he helped a "grey" alien escape and get back to his ship. Abductee Joni Strother described her traumatic encounters with the aliens, whom she views as sinister entities. Over the years, she believes she's mothered five hybrid children and during a recent abduction she was shown a hybrid camp being guarded by soldiers. There were some 500 hybrids there, and in her interactions with them, they inquired about basic skills such as personal hygiene and how to cook.

How to Read an Electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG)

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http://www.interactive-biology.com - Making Biology Fun. In this video, I go through the P wave, QRS complex, T and U waves of the Electrocardiagram and go into the details of what each of them represents. Enjoy!
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Monday, October 7, 2013

GM Judit Polgar wins Death Match 18 over GM Nigel Short - 17.5-10.5


Death Match 18 - Going Toe to Stiletto

UPDATE: GM Judit Polgar wins Death Match 18 over GM Nigel Short - 17.5-10.5. A longer news article will follow Sunday.

We've had Super-GM clashes before. We've had Europeans play many times, and we've had all-female battles too. But Chess.com has never had a Death Match of this caliber.
Former world title challenger GM Nigel Short and undisputed best-ever woman GM Judit Polgarwill renew their third decade of friendly rivalry in Death Match 18, to be broadcast live onChess.com/tv on Saturday, October 5 at 11 a.m. Eastern, 8 a.m. Pacific.
Short-Polgar, Budapest, 2003 (Photo courtesy Judit Polgar)
Almost exactly 40 years ago, Billy Jean King easily beat Bobby Riggs in the "Battle of the Sexes"tennis match. Did the Chess.com executives have this in mind when scheduling these two players?
"Who's Bobby Riggs?" said IM Danny Rensch, who will be commentating. "Kids," said GM Ben Finegold, Danny's co-host for the match on Chess/TV, in response to Danny's ignorance.
"Honestly, don't tell anyone this, but I just wanted to have one of the best Death Matches come right before my birthday. It's selfish, that's all." Rensch turns 28 not more than a few days after the match.
King and Riggs a few days before their 1973 match
Unlike that match, Short and Polgar have met many times before - some in classical tournaments, but also in a wide variety of other formats. Polgar said she has faced Short in rapid, blitz and blind. Partly due to her beginning a family, she said they strangely haven't played since 2005. "Even though we know each others' strengths and weaknesses, it will be really interesting to meet Nigel for the first time on the Web!"
Although the Death Matches represent a new thinking in blending technology and chess, the pair's most audacious chess match harkened back to the 12th century. Short and Polgar were slated to play a rapid match in 1995 on the Isle of Lewis using the famed Lewis Chessmen. Despite the assurances that they would wear gloves, apparently no promises were made about time pressure. 
A 19-year-old Polgar eyes 900-year-old pieces
In the end, the curators trumped the competitors - the match still took place, with the priceless chessmen loaned by the British Museum only as an art installation. Polgar won both of their encounters - with the Black pieces she found the yet-to-be discovered resources of castling long in what was thought to be a dangerous system for Black against the Alapin (see the scariness inNunn-Sher, Vejle 1994).

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A year later, Short got his revenge by beating Polgar at the 32nd Chess Olympiad in Armenia. Short played board one for England, and his win over Polgar in the final round was the only decisive result of the four boards as England toppled Hungary 2.5-1.5. Team England only lost the bronze medal on tiebreaks to the United States.

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Polgar's 14. Bh6, which opened the long diagonal and helped complete development, was astoundingly similar to GM Walter Browne's 14. Bh6, though Short found a worthy defense.
Between the two, they have played and bested practically everyone who is worth knowing in chess world. "I have defeated 12 World Champions," Short said. "You shouldn't believe everything you read on Wikipedia. Although I only beat Petrosian in a simul and Spassky in rapid chess. The other 10 I have beaten in classical games. Garry (Kasparov) was by far the toughest."
Short giving Kasparov a good fright
Polgar has similarly beaten most of the class of her generation, with one notable exception. "I would still love to play against Kramnik when I am in the best possible [form] for he is the only champion I did not win against yet," she said.
Nowadays, the two remain active in tournaments, but have found other pursuits within the community. Polgar has begun a chess school and written several books. She is hosting the 2013 Polgar Chess Festival on September 29, with Chess.com as a sponsor. The tournament will feature some of the best young players from Hungary against prodigies from the U.S.
Polgar, invading Short's homeland in 2012
Last year Polgar released "How I Beat Fischer's Record (Judit Polgar Teaches Chess)", which Rensch favorably reviewed here. She also just finished the follow-up "GM to Top 10" where she analyzes some of her own games.
As for Short, he has been racking up the frequent flyer miles. Recently he has traveled to tournaments in Thailand, Angola, Tanzania and Canada (winning most), broadcast the World Cup in Norway, and has plans to visit Guatemala for chess. In March, he played "Talking Chess" in Iran, where he kibitzed his in-game thoughts and plans for the live audience.
Short, not afraid of third-world travel
He now puts his total country count at 102, good enough for the Travelers' Century Club. "I will travel almost anywhere once, but prefer visiting more sizable and important countries," Short said. "Of the places I haven't visited I guess Colombia or Cambodia would be somewhere near the top of my list. I also like Africa a lot."
Short during a "chess safari"
Neither player used online blitz much in their formative years. Short said he's only been playing since his rating has been on the decline, while Polgar still prefers the days when players sat down to talk about chess, "spending good and more relaxed time" with each other. She still remembers her first computer, a 286, and now "any amateur can see what kind of mistakes a professional makes just by switching on the engines." Polgar said she is a fan of the live relay of games, and she often finds herself on the couch watching the live moves of tournaments.
As for the Battle of the Sexes, the chess version has a lot to strive for. That 1970s matchup drew more than 30,000 spectators into the Houston Astrodome, still the largest crowd ever to see a tennis match in the U.S. Does Chess.com have similar aspirations for Death Match 18?
"If I don't see at least 50,000 members watching on the livestream server, I may just pack up and start my birthday early," Rensch said.
Rensch has a plan to compete with tennis. Riggs came dressed to the Astrodome as Cleopatra. Look for his own flamboyance on the broadcast:

Join Danny and GM Ben Finegold (his opponent in the above pictured game from the SPICE Cup 2010) on October 5th at 11 a.m. EST, 8 a.m. PAC for all the action. Give your comments here on who you think will win this match. 

Sunday, October 6, 2013

The Magick of Solomon: Lemegeton Secrets Revealed - The Truth about Angels and Demons!



Published on Jan 31, 2013
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Anthropologist and Ceremonial Magician, Poke Runyon explains and demonstrates the authentic techniques of ancient Ritual Magick. Learn how to invoke Angels and evoke Spirits to visible appearance. Stand in the Magick Circle with Masters of the Art as they conjure the Spirits of Bael and Astaroth (Baal and Astarte) to visible appearance in the Dark Mirror upon Solomon's Triangle. Discover the scientific truth and psychological validity behind our own culture's unique and powerful form of Shamanism. Experience the Mystery and Transformative Power of Solomon's Magick!

History of angels



Published on Feb 2, 2013
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Documentary about the history of angels, and their influence on humankind and society both in the past and in modern times. Includes interviews and information about peoples personal experience with angels, such as spirit guides.

Keywords: angels, heaven, god, spirituality, divine beings, spirit guides, astral realms, higher dimensions, art

Mind Over Matter - Telekinesis: 5th Dimension

Mind Over Matter - Telekinesis: 5th Dimension (Paranormal Documentary)

Documentary on telekinesis, and the power of the human mind to impact physical matter and the universe. Science attempts to explain supernatural and paranormal psychokinesis.