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The Real Lesson of the Lucent-Alcatel Affair
By Stephen Baker
In hindsight, it just doesn't seem fair. For years, we in the media have been focusing on global hotshots like Nokia and Vodafone. And poor old Alcatel, sitting just a 10-minute walk from this Paris bureau, went virtually unnoticed.
Size wasn't the problem. Alcatel, with sales in 2000 of $28.2 billion, passed any girth test. Trouble was, in the markets that seemed to matter most -- the Internet, for example, and mobile phones -- Alcatel was an also-ran. Despite an impressive turnaround by CEO Serge Tchuruk, Alcatel lacked star power. Oh, it was viable, all right. The company earned fair-to-middling profits, gained some share in American markets. But still, what kind of story would that be? France's Alcatel: One Viable Company.
Then, in late May this hulking neighbor of ours made its unlikely move for greatness. In a chateau south of Paris, Tchuruk and his team negotiated to buy Lucent Technologies, the fallen American giant, for $24 billion. Suddenly the eternal also-ran was gunning for the top spot, or at least something close. Had we misread the company? Was this ordinary Clark Kent of a company going to flex hidden muscles and take off like Superman?
Turns out the answer was no. The Lucent deal fell through the evening of May 29, when the two sides failed to agree on who would control the combined company. And hours later, there was Tchuruk warning that profits would sink as Alcatel restructured yet again. The bills for this latest revamp would amount to $2.7 billion. Alcatel, it appeared, was heading back to its work-a-day struggle for viability.
It was with sadness that we kissed a great story good-by. It promised wonderful dramatic elements: French-American cultural clashes, life-and-death struggles at Lucent (an American icon, no less), rip-roaring battles with Cisco and Nortel. This Alcatel-Lucent combination would have kept us busy for months, even years. But no. Now Alcatel, still a regional player (and a hurting one at that), limps off for another cure.
Even a failed deal like this one, though, shows us how the technology world is changing in this post dot-com era. The most important change? Here was a technology deal, one of the biggest of all time -- and the focus wasn't technology.
Let me explain. A year ago, technology was the force that promised to change the world. Tech leaders like Oracle's Larry Ellison, Tom Siebel of Siebel Systems or, most famously, Cisco Systems' CEO John Chambers, paid house calls to the leaders of blue-chip companies and scared the daylights out of them. They convinced the moguls that without the latest Internet systems, these blue chips might as well fold their tents.
The Net loomed like a giant storm, a force of nature, and the choice was to harness it or be swept away. This pitch transformed Cisco and others into titans in their own right. And Alcatel? Tchuruk's company joined the hunt for its share of that Net magic, spending some $17 billion on Internet companies in North America.
But when Tchuruk was angling to buy Lucent, he wasn't after technology. Lucent's technology, in fact, is very similar to Alcatel's own. In today's fretful climate, the miracle machines that turned so many heads a year ago now whisper just as many broken promises. Tchuruk, in tune with this new tough-minded era, was hunting for a harder currency. He wanted Lucent's customers. Give me customers, big corporate customers, he was saying. Open the door for me at AT&T and Verizon Communications, and I'll come up with the technology to sell them.
This was a deal for the post dot-com age if there ever was one. Geography shone brighter than glittering new routers or 40 gigabit fiber. Alcatel had Europe. Lucent provided the United States, which alone accounted for 40% of the global telecommunications market. Sure, neither company was a picture of health, especially the faltering Lucent. But thanks to geography and size, this trans-Atlantic combination stood a chance to survive.
Before the deal collapsed, analysts were predicting that a wave of competitors would follow this trans-Atlantic lead. The thinking was that Nortel, for example, would need to beef up its European presence to battle Alcatel-Lucent. And Germany's Siemens would need a spot in the U.S. Maybe those two would join forces.
Now, in the absence of an Alcatel-Lucent pairing, do telecom manufacturers still need to straddle oceans? Could be. Now that Tchuruk and Lucent's Henry Schacht have shown competitors that a trans-Atlantic giant is possible, don't be surprised if competitors start staking out positions. The big players include Nortel, Siemens, and Britain's Marconi. And to gain U.S. customers, Europeans could target a host of smaller U.S. companies, says Kenneth M. Leon, an analyst at ABM Amro in New York. He points to Redback Networks, Tellabs, and Advanced Fibre, which all have lots of customers -- the new currency of choice.
And of course, there's a chance that Lucent's efforts to go it alone will come up short. In that case, maybe even Lucent and Alcatel will hook up again. It still would make for a great story.
Baker covers technology from BusinessWeek's Paris bureau. Follow his Euro-Tech columns twice a month, only on BW Online
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Charles Schwab fixed-income strategist Kathy Jones is out with a new white paper on bond investing in today's rate-challenged environment. While not offering any radical strategies - Schwab basically recommends a core portfolio of high-quality bonds plus a dash of riskier, higher-income assets - its a handy overview of current conditions and a quick primer on various fixed-income asset classes. A sampling of thoughts from Schwab:
- Even though the municipal bond market will be challenged by a weak economic recovery and rising public service costs for at least a decade to come, munis remain relatively attractive overall, offering more yield than Treasuries, tax advantages and a relatively stable income stream.
- Most investors should limit the amount of aggressive income investments, such as high-yield bonds, to no more than 20% of an overall fixed income portfolio.
- Investors may also want to reconsider strictly passive strategies as major bond indexes have become less diversified in the past few years, with a higher concentration of longer-maturity government debt. Schwab suggests supplementing core government bond holdings with high-quality investment-grade corporate bonds of intermediate duration to help diversify portfolios.
- Schwab likes bond ladders, which are designed to create a predictable income stream by spreading out bond maturities over time. If interest rates move higher, you can reinvest short-term bonds at higher rates. If rates stay low, you still have some bonds locked in for the longer term at higher yields. "Ladders may not outperform portfolios with more narrowly targeted maturities, and bond prices will still decline if interest rates rise," Jones writes. "But we see the benefits as outweighing the risks for many investors in a low-interest-rate environment."
- Schwab also explores preferred securities, lately an appealing alternative to investors looking for higher yields, cautioning that preferreds may not be appropriate for all investors. Preferreds rank lower than bonds in a company's capital structure and are considered "loss absorbing" securities. In the event of a default or distress, the dividends or interest payments from preferreds would be cut before interest on bonds. Many preferreds are callable, lack a maturity date and are sensitive to interest-rate risk. Most issuers of preferred securities are banks and financial companies, which can inadvertently lead to a concentrated position in the financial sector, and preferreds may be less liquid than other securities issued by the same firm.

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Glad that it worked out, and I think your followups to the sherriff are really great. Too few people take time to let the BOSS know how the employees are doing a GOOD job.
This is a discussion on Wife got pulled over while carrying today... within the Concealed Carry Issues & Discussions forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; I get a call at work from my wife and she tells me that her HCP got her out of a speeding ticket today. (She ...
I get a call at work from my wife and she tells me that her HCP got her out of a speeding ticket today. (She has a bit of a lead foot)
She was tooling on down the interstate at about 78mph and a Shelby County S.O. car pulls her over. He walks up to the passenger side window and asks her to produce her drivers license and proof of insurance. When she open up her purse and takes them out he catches sight of her carry permit. He asks to see it, then when he makes sure that it is not expired asks if she has the gun on her. She says yes and that it is on her right hip. He asks her to see it. She lifts her cover garment and un-holsters (he asked her to) and unloads the gun, an XD .40sc and hands it to him with the action open.
He admired the gun, said he liked the grip and asked her how she shoots with it. They talked about her gun and what he carris on duty for a bit, then, he gave her the XD back, gave her her HCP, DL and insurance card back and told her he knew she was one of the "good guys", that he was glad to see her carrying, that he wished more people would carry too and to slow down and be careful. Then said goodbye!
Now, that is one heck of a good traffic stop if you ask me! She got his name and we have already emailed the Sheriff and told him of the professionalism of his Deputy.
You have to love the LEOs that know that more guns carried by private citizens is a great thing!
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Glad that it worked out, and I think your followups to the sherriff are really great. Too few people take time to let the BOSS know how the employees are doing a GOOD job.
I will support gun control when you can guarantee all guns are removed from this planet. That includes military and law enforcement. When you can accomplish that, then I will be the last person to lay down my gun. Then I will carry the weapon that replaces the gun.
You Guys Took The Extra Step On Making Sure The Sheriffs Office Gets To Recognize The Guys That Do The Job In A Profetional And Courteous Way!!
"You can say 'stop' or 'alto' or use any other word you think will work but I've found that a large bore muzzle pointed at someone's head is pretty much the universal language."
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That was a good refreshing story.
Liberty Over Tyranny Μολὼν λαβέ
You did good sending an email. All too often people will only contact them with complaints. An "atta boy" never hurts anyone.
Which reminded me to send an "atta boy" to Pop Guns for the excellent service I received when I was in Indy in February...been busy with work and it slipped my mind...shame on me!
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"An unarmed man can only flee from evil, and evil is not overcome by fleeing from it."
- Col. Jeff Cooper, USMC
Yes, "atta boy's" are great.
Just be sure not to add "and I'm so greatful the nice officer didn't give me a ticket." One word here---profiling. The partner I ride with is much less likely to give a ticket to someone that is probably a straight up law abiding (except for that silly speed limit sign) responsible citizen. And getting your CCW gives him that impression. I educated my partner and some others in our department when Ohio got there CCW and later updated the carry protical for inside a vehicle.
It is always nice when a LEO does the catch and release, of a solid citizen. A follow up is a great idea, any pat on the back from the populous is appreciated.
"Hell of a thing, killin' a man. Take away all he's got and all he's ever gonna have."
- William Munny (Clint Eastwood in the Unfrogivin)
The graveyards are full of indispensable men. Napoleon Bonaparte
My Idea of a fair fight is beating baby seals with a club
Good story. I know you realy appreciated the Officer being professional with your wife. I hope his department gets word to him of the "atta boy" He might even be a member of the forum, if not tell him about it.
Great story & i too think a good idea to give an "atta boy", its nice to hear of a friendly LEO as we have so many over excited & "iam the man" attitudes around here......
No ticket...no major expense.
I like the 'catch and release' term!
It's nice to know that the CCW refers to 'the good guys'...we know that the Brady's don't think that way...
Stay armed...stay safe!
Proverbs 27:12 says: The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and suffer for it.
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It is a nice story right up until the part where she had to disarm! For What Purpose? It is much safer in the holster where it should have stayed and a traffic violation is no reason to have an otherwise law abiding citizen disarm in a vehicle on the side of the road. I just don't agree with an officer disarming me without cause or if I was doing something else wrong just to see what I carried or wanting to fondle my weapon.
I know SIXTWO, you will have a comment about what I am saying. But regardless of what you might say in defense of this, my argument stands!
Train and train hard, you might not get a second chance to make a first impression!
I vote for Monica Lewinsky's Ex-Boyfriend's Wife for President.....Not!
Always enjoy reading about positive interactions with LEOs. Most I've met have been really good, common sense folks but there are, unfortunately, a few Rambos with badges out there.
Of course you know, that stop would've gone even smoother had she been packin' a .45 instead of that "short and weak." (j/k) Good job to both of you.
When she called me and told me about the stop I had much the same reaction. I wanted to know why he felt he needed to disarm her but she says it wasn't like that. He just wanted to see the gun because he had never held an XD before. He asked her to unload it.
It wasn't so much an order for her to take the gun out and hand it to him as he was asking to see the gun because he had never held an XD before.
She says he was by far the nicest and most professional officer she has ever been pulled over by. And she has been pulled over by a few LEOs. Like I said, she has a bit of a lead foot.
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I understood it that way too, but disarming/unloading/reloading/rearming on the side of the road in a traffic stop (where she or anyone would be a bit nerves) to see how cool the gun she is carrying is to me, stupid and unnecessary. Unless I am doing something very wrong other than just a traffic ticket infraction I don't like the idea.
However, I am glad the stop went well, there is something about show and tell on the side of the road I don't like. If she had said no to the officer (like I would have) she would have probably gotten a ticket, I am sure she felt some what obligated though, after all she was speeding.
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From Exalted - Unofficial Wiki
Artifact Creation Rules [Bare Bones]
Note: theses are unofficial pre-Power Combat rules for artifact creation from Elizabeth Dierdre, an author of The Book of Three Circles.
Part 1:
Barebones Artifact Armor Rules:
Soak Total / Commitment:
- Lvl 1: 8/2
- Lvl 2: 12/3
- Lvl 3: 16/4
- Lvl 4: 20/6
- Lvl 5: 24/8
These points go into Lethal on a 1:1 basis, into Bashing on a 1:2 basis. At least 25% or 1/4 in either soak category.
Mobility Penalty / Fatigue:
- Lvl 1: 0/0
- Lvl 2: -1/0
- Lvl 3: -1/1
- Lvl 4: -2/1
- Lvl 5: -2/2
Spend 2 soak to reduce either number by 1. Increase either number for soak on a 1:2 basis, but no more than 1 increase on either side for artifact 4-5, no more than 1 increase total for artifact 1-3.
This would mean that a lvl 5 chain swathing would be L/B: 18/20 Mobility Penalty: -3 Fatigue Value: 3 Commitment: 8
These rules would mean that the following entries on the chart would be changed thus:
- Artifact 3 / Reinforced Breastplate (L/B): 11/9
- Artifact 4 / Articulated Plate (L/B): 13/14
- Artifact 5 / Superheavy Plate (L/B): 16/16
Part 2:
Artifact Weapon Rules:
These revisions assume that the baseline weapon in Exalted is the Daiklave, and that weapons of rating 4-5 usually have weird stuff to enhance their value.
- Lvl 1: 3
- Lvl 2: 5
- Lvl 3: 8
- Lvl 4: 10
- Lvl 5: 12
- Level 1 Weapons (Goremaul): +6L Damage, Commitment 3
- Level 2 Weapons (Daiklave): +8L, Commitment 5
- Level 3 Weapons (Grand Daiklave): +10L, Commitment 8
These numbers assume weapons with 0 Speed, 0 Accuracy, 0 Defense, a minimum Strength or Dexterity requirement equal to the artifact's level. Adding an additional requirement (Another Attribute, Brawl, Martial Arts, or Melee) adds +1 damage. The requirement is typically the artifact's base rating (1-3, before adding extra levels due to funky shit), but can be as high as the rating + 2.
Increasing the Attribute requirement by 1 dot adds +1 damage. Decreasing the Attribute requirement by 1 dot subtracts +1 damage.
Increasing the commitment cost by one artifact level adds +1 damage. Decreasing the commitment cost by one artifact level subtracts one damage (level 1 artifacts drop to 2 motes, 2 motes drop to 1, and 1 to none).
To give weapons Speed, Accuracy, and Defense bonuses, reduce damage. Each point of damage reduction adds 2 points that can be used elsewhere. To increase damage, reduce other bonuses by 2 points per point of damage increase. Points can also be shifted from Speed, Accuracy, or Defense to one of the other two on a one for one basis.
Weapons that inflict Bashing damage add +1 damage.
Additional special abilities increase the artifact level (and the appropriate commitment cost, but not the Attribute minimum) according to the following:
- Increase by one dot :: Add one ability equal to the new level or two equal to the artifact's original level.
- Increase by two dots :: Add one ability equal to the new level, or two equal to the artifact's original level + 1.
A single power can be split into two powers one level lower than the original - so an artifact of Level 5 can have two level 4 abilities, or one level 4 ability and two level 3 abilities. Or, to be gratuitous, one level 4 ability, one level 3 ability, one level 2 ability, and two level 1 abilities.
Use the guidelines in Book of Three Circles to determine what's appropriate at each level.
Core book Weapons:
- Daiklaive :: Speed +3 Accuracy +3 Damage +5 Defense +2 Artifact 2 Minimum Strength 3 Commitment 5
- Goremaul :: Speed +0 Accuracy +1 Damage +6 Defense +1 Artifact 1 Minimum Strength 2 Commitment 3
- Grand Daiklave :: Speed -3 Accuracy +2 Damage +11L Defense +1 Artifact 3 Minimum Strength 4 Commitment 8
- Serpent Sting Staff :: Speed +4 Accuracy +0 Damage +4L Defense +4 Artifact 2 Minimum Dexterity 4, Martial Arts 4 Commitment 5 Special: Attempts to trip or Disarm with the Serpent-Sting staff are at -1 Difficulty
- Dire Lance* :: Speed +4 Accuracy +2 Damage +4L Defense +0 Artifact 2 Minimum Strength 1 Commitment 5
- Dire Lance** :: Speed +10 Accuracy +2 Damage +3L/+12L Defense -2 Artifact 2 Minimum Strength 2 Commitment 5 Special: The +12L damage is for using the weapon in a charge, reflecting the quadrupled bonus a normal lance also receives.
- Grimcleaver :: Speed +0 Accuracy +2 Damage +7L Defense +0 Artifact 2 Minimum Strength 2 Commitment 5
- Reaver Daiklave :: Speed +0 Accuracy +2 Damage +8L Defense +0 Artifact 2 Minimum Strength 3 Commitment 5
- Smashfist :: Speed +4 Accuracy +1 Damage +4L Defense +1 Artifact 2 Minimum Strength 2 Commitment 3 Special: Cannot parry lethal attacks without a stunt.
- Slayer Khatar :: Speed: +0 Accuracy +0 Damage +2L Defense +0 Artifact 2 Minimum Strength 1 Commitment 0 Special: Damage inflicted on inanimate objects is doubled. Commitment cost reduced four times. Base artifact level 1. The Slayer Khatar does not receive modifiers for material bonuses.
Part 3
Thrown Weapons:
Thrown weapons sometimes have two sets of traits - one for use in hand-to-hand, and one for use at range. What this means in practical terms is that the basis for a thrown weapon's rating is its thrown traits, with its hth traits based on that.
As with brawl, melee, and martial arts weapons, thrown weapons go up to three dots in terms of raw power level absent any kewl powerz. Most of the rules for construction for close combat weapons apply to thrown weapons, with exceptions noted.
- Level 1 :: +4 damage, range 20, rate 2; melee capability +4 damage
- Level 2 :: + 6 damage, range 30, rate 2; melee capability +6 damage
- Level 3 :: +8 damage, range 40, rate 2; melee capability +8 damage
- Level 1: 1
- Level 2: 2
- Level 3: 3
- Level 4: 4
- Level 5: 5
Damage can be exchanged for Accuracy on a 1 for 2 basis, for range on a 1 for 10 yards basis, or for Rate on a 2 damage for +1 Rate (max Rate 3). Melee capability can be sacrificed for a +2 bonus to damage. Subtract 10 yards from range to add +1 damage.
Thrown artifact weapons can have rates as high as five, but this is a special artifact power above and beyond the standard rate rules as above, and should be handled on a case-by-case basis.
Thrown artifact weapons can be purchased as "returning" at the cost of increasing their artifact rating (and thus commitment cost) by one dot. Thrown weapons that "return" whirl back through the air at the end of the turn. However, this will not occur if their return is blocked or they travel more than 100 yards from the wielder. In these cases, the wielder must recall them through Elsewhere as a reflexive action by spending a mote of essence. The weapons can be recalled until the invested Essence fades (about a day after they've last been touched). This is nearly verbatim from the "Lightning Torment Hatchet" description in Exalted , page 345.
Thrown artifact weapons can be purchased in sets by increasing the artifact rating by one. The number in the set is equal to the weapon's rate. The commitment cost for the set is based on the new level, not on the cost per weapon. Each additional dot adds another full "set."
Both of the above options can be purchased, increasing the artifact's rating by two dots.
Material Bonus for thrown weapons:
- Orichalcum: + 1 accuracy, +1 damage, +10 yards ranges
- Moonsilver: +1 accuracy, +20 yards range
- Jade: +1 rate, +10 yards range
- Starmetal: +2 damage
- Soulsteel: +2 accuracy
For hand-to-hand use of thrown weapons, use the material bonuses as described on page 341.
Example Thrown Weapons
- Whirling Fury (Chakram) :: Accuracy +2 Damage +2L Rate 3 Range 30 Artifact 1 Commitment 1 No melee capability
- Winged Edge (Hatchet) :: Accuracy +2 Damage +6L Rate 2 Range 20 Artifact 2 Commitment 2
- Winged Edge (Hand-to-Hand) :: Speed +2 Accuracy +2 Damage +4L Defense +0 Minimum Strength 2
- Doom Spike (Javelin) Accuracy +4 Damage +5L Rate 2 Range 50 Artifact 3 Commitment 3
- Doom Spike (Hand-to-Hand) Speed +2 Accuracy +2 Damage +4L Defense +2 Minimum Strength 2
- Skullcracker (Throwing Baton) Accuracy +2 Damage +4B Rate 2 Range 20 Artifact 1 Commitment 1
- Skullcracker (Hand-to-Hand) Speed +1 Accuracy +1 Damage +3B Defense +2 Minimum Strength 1
- Stinging Wasp (Throwing Knife) Accuracy +4 Damage +3 Rate 3 Range 30 Artifact 2 Commitment 2
- Stinging Wasp (Hand-to-Hand) Speed +3 Accuracy +3 Damage +2L Defense +0 Minimum Strength 1
- Lightning Torment Hatchets :: Accuracy +2 Damage +5L Rate 2 Range 30 Artifact 5 Commitment 5 Special: See Exalted , pp 345-346. Lightning Torment Hatchets are level 2 artifacts with the "set" and "returning" rules applied. It costs 5 motes to commit both. The 5th dot comes from the "Lightning Torment" power. Lightning Torment Hatchets do not receive modifiers for material bonus.
- Lightning Torment Hatchets (Hand-to-Hand) Speed +4 Accuracy +0 Damage +4L Defense +0 Minimum Strength 2
(possible consideration: level 5 actually costs *6* motes to commit, which would bring the LTH further in-line with the core rules.)
Mini comment on the weapon creation rules: Trading 1 point of +damage for 2 points of +accuracy is something that you should always do, as much as you can. Why? Because on average, 2 dice will roll 1 success, which will add 1 to your damage, so if you hit the +2 acc is equivalent ot a +1 damage, and this change makes you more likely to hit. (Even worse, if you are using Hungry Tiger Technique, that +2 acc is equivalent to +2 damage.)
The exception, of course, is if you intend to be using some kind of auto-hit charm.
- finbury
- That's not the only problem. See WireOfInfinitePrecision. - Raindoll
Question, How do you handle Hearthstone Slots? A Grand Daiklave is supposed to have 3 of them and the points are already balance out here. - Malikai
These are Elizabeth Dierdre's unofficial developer errata. I assume that one just puts on as many slots as one wants, or that a Level 2 weapon comes automatically with 1 slot, and a Level 3 with three. Look at DariusSolluman's work for a more rigorous interpretation.- willows
Anyone attempt to convert these rules to support the Power Combat settings? - Alderaad
- See PowerCombatArtifactCreation. The current version does a nice job for hand-to-hand weapons, if I do say so myself. :) (Ranged weapons and non-weapon artifacts are unchanged in Power Combat, so there isn't a need to make new rules for creating those kinds of artifacts.)\\
- Raindoll


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Couldn't get into Catherine Swanson's show at Spring Fashion Week in New York City this past September. Someone forgot to mail an invite. It could have been intentional. We'll never know. It took some backbone to even ask for an interview with a designer who's line we couldn't see. If we couldn't get into the show, why would she even talk(in a 45 minute interview no less). Come to find out that Cat Swanson is not only down to earth, but she knows a thing or two about design. She also knows adversity. She survived a plane crash in 2004 that saw the loss of her father. She's had a war of words with The New York Times. Swanson even had some in the media challenge her ascent to the tents in Bryant Park. Through it all she has persevered and plans on being there again, with our special invite in the mail … we hope.
PD: What are you doing right now?
CS: I am in the middle of a transition. I am in the process of moving to New York. November I am finalizing the sale.
PD: So you're moving from Texas to Brooklyn? That is a trip.
CS: Yeah I am excited about it though. I am really ready for a change.
PD: Where were you born?
CS: I was born in Agana, Guam. My father was in the Navy, my mother taught English at the University of Guam.
PD: What was it like growing up there?
CS:I had the most amazing childhood as a girl or any child for that matter. I had a wonderful family. I am the eldest of 4 children, two sisters and two brothers. My family loved to travel. They were very adventurous. I had a really rich childhood. Growing up in southeast Texas, the only thing difficult about that was that I wasn't surrounded by big things or anything inspiring. It is kind of dull growing up in a small town so it kind of forces you to be creative.
PD: So when did you move from Guam to Texas?
CS: When I was four years old. Early childhood was me on the beach. (she laughs)
PD: You go to Texas, what got you into designing?
CS:I was first really interested in fashion photography and the whole fantasy aspect. I was interested in the fantastic and larger than life. My parents were plain people. They didn't focus at all on fashion. You always are interested in things you don't see and that you are not around. Although my father was a physician, he never put an emphasis on appearance.
My parents would shop at Wal-Mart. Fashion in general was so foreign to me.
PD: You get into designing and then you move to London. Why?
It was so inspirational and one of the best decisions I have ever made in my life. I never took fashion seriously. Didn't have art schools in my area where I was growing up. I learned how to sew and that was about it. When I got to college I was pre-med and also took English, but then decided it was not for me. So I decided to get into fashion. When I finally decided that's what I wanted to do, I jumped in feet first. I accelerated my graduation at the University of Texas, then went to London. I took some courses at Central Saint Martin, then apprenticed under Arcadius who was fantastic.
PD:What was it like working for him?
CS:It was just really fun. For me it was the first time I really got to work with in a group atmosphere with designers from all over the world. My Personal experience at the University of Texas was that we never got a chance to work as a group it was mostly one-on-one. I got a chance to work with people from Denmark and Italy and basically all over. I mean it was fantastic. I got the opportunity to go to Poland because he was working on an Opera. He did Don Giovanni and it was just an amazing experience really altogether. It was my first experience at fashion week in London and it was a chance to see things behind the scenes.
PD: Do you see a difference in the design approach between Americans, English, French and Italians?
CS:Definitely. Definitely. Well I think it depends also I'm sure with the design studio your with. I mean Arcadius was so out there and focuses on art and on creating something that is artistic and raw and inside from a concept.
I think a lot of American designers are more commercial. But I think the market reflects that as well. The American market is a lot more commercial. Not to say that there is no creativity or artistry in American fashions.
PD:Other than your line, what lines did you love seeing at this past fashion week in New York, Paris, Milan and London?
CS: I loved Chloe, Viktor and Rolf, I absolutely loved Nicolas Ghesquière of Balenciaga, that was my absolute favorite. I loved McQueen and Gaultier, I can go on.
PD: What was the hardest thing about launching your line?
CS: It would probably be, besides financial, which is something that every designer goes through, realizing that you have to run a business. It was not all about design. I was desiging a lot more when I was at Arcadius than working for my own line. I have to wear so many hats and do so many different things. You don't have time to design that's probably the most difficult thing.
PD:Do you think that your design suffers as a result?
I think if I had more time, if I had months to design lines I would hope it would be better. I think for most designers that would be the case.
PD: What were some of the mistakes you made on the way to your success?
CS: There are a lot of things that I would do differently but I am a strong believer in fate. But as far as mistakes, it would probably be focusing too much on press as opposed to sales. But everything that I've done has been a pretty natural progression. I always listen to my heart when it comes to things like that. Most often that not it works.
PD: Your first line was called Tiger Lily. Where dd you get the name from?
CS: The whole concept of my collection was the femme fatale. The contradiction of woman, of strength and feminitity. Tiger lily is a contradiction in itself you have lily soft and beautiful, and a tiger that's fierce and ferocious. It encompasses the whole thing.
PD: As a young designer, what do you think of shows like Project Runway and Tommy Hilfiger's show?
CS: I haven't really seen Tommy Hilfiger's show. Project Runway I think it's entertaining to watch it. You can see that people on the show have talent I don't think it's the correct way to go about breaking into the fashion industry.
PD: Why not?
CS: Because I don't know if people tend to take them as seriously. But I don't know. What might work for somebody might not work for somebody else. I don't really have an opinion on that. If they can make it that way from doing something like that, then way to go! (laughs) It doesn't seem like the real world to me. Maybe that's what I mean when I say people don't take them seriously. Because I watch the show, then I go to my office, I work then go to my office and actually work.
PD:Charlize Theron calls you and says "I need a fabulous piece for the Oscars two weeks from now", what do you do and how do you put it together?
CS: I would probably … I'd go to the library or a good archive and probably look up glamorous stars from the '30s and '40s because of the type of glamour that she has. The modern starlet. I would look at what she's worn in the past, things that look beautiful on her, kind of get the feel of her and go from there.
PD: Walk me through a day with Cat Swanson.
CS: Wake up. Eat a littl
e breakfast. I usually go to work with my fiance, he's a menswear designer, follow-up with my salesperson. Right now we're working on fabrics for the fall, delivery dates, check-in with current retailers, how they are doing with the line. There are always things that pop up. The day just gets taken up. I go through color choices or inspirations that I am feeling at the moment. Right now we are busy with holiday and accessories. So a little bit of everything.
PD: Other than you, who would you say has been your harshest critic?
CS: The infamous New York Times article. That was probably the funniest thing. I have never talked to anyone ever, I mean any press; so having them call me up I was like WHOA. It was an article that got a lot of attention and it benefitted me but I had a tough time with the article because a lot of the things in the article wasn't entirely true and it definitely wasn't a positive.
PD: What was that whole thing about? Don't mean to open old wounds, but we never got our hands on the article so what was it about?
CS: The point of the article was to say that the tents are now opening up for anyone who can afford to make a show in the tents and that season. Jennifer Nicholson (Jack Nicholson's daughter) was having her first show in the tents, I was showing at the tents and all of a sudden it was a big thing to have a bunch of new designers at the tents. And I really got criticized for stepping into the tents for my first season. But looking back at it, it really wasn't a bad thing. It got me a lot of publicity and being in the tents, it's in the center of everything. And if you are going to do something, you want to get your name out there and have people recognize who you are. And you know it was my first season, so if you're going to be criticized for any season it should definitely be your first season. It was just kind of a shock to me to see a negative article before anyone had even seen my collection. Including Vanessa Gugliotta who wrote the article.
PD:You remember her name?
CS: Yeah, I do. She was actually kind of, I wouldn't say a friend, but kind of knew my cousin and works for New York Magazine now. So I called her up and told her someone from the New York Times called, can you give me some tips? She was like tell her everything. I was naive. There were certain things you don't talk about, people can twist what you say. So basically I was just very naive.
PD: Would you say you are guarded now?
CS: I wouldn't say guarded but I am definitely more careful.
PD: Do you think you had an unfair advantage getting into the tents the way the New York Times article portrayed it, as opposed to other young struggling designers who may not have had the opportunity you did?
CS: That's what was kind of funny. Because the reason I got into the tents was that I had already sent the 7th on sixth people my sketches, samples and had a great press company behind me. I had all the things in a row that you need to get into the tents. So as far as it being an unfair advantage, I don't know. You can also say is it an unfair advantage for people who are friends with all the buyers at Sak's, Bergdorf's and Barney's who all of a sudden start appear in these boutiques? What about a designer in Chicago for example who is outside the industry but who might be very talented but doesn't have the contacts to get where he needs to get? That's why you have to put yourself in places like the tent. You do what you have to do. Life isn't fair and this industry definitely isn't fair.
PD: When you are not wearing your own designs what are you wearing?
CS: I am probably wearing vintage or stuff from a thrift store because I can't really afford the stuff that I really would want to wear.
PD:Are you serious? Even now as a designer you can't afford the things that you want to get?
CS: No of course not. All the money I have I just put back into my company. I think that I could get this great thing or I could put the money right back into my company. Like right now I am wearing a vintage sweater and a top from H&M.
PD: What fashion trend do you absolutely abhor?
CS: Uggs. Never liked uggs. And Bling. Just keep the bling to a minimum.
PD: Where did you get the strength to press on after the plane crash?
CS: Strength comes from within, strength comes from the love you're surrounded by, by your family. This is my dream. This is what I always wanted to do. Even when I was in middle school I designed things. To have people like my father who put a lot of effort, time and energy into helping me get to where I was for my first season and all the time I put into it, so I wasn't about to just let it disappear. The strength came from the love around me and the presence of my father's spirit. My fiance and family also helped.
PD: Your spring 2006 collection features a lot of metallic colors flowing pieces, asymmetrical skirts, what was the throught process behind the design?
CS: I wanted the silouette to be loose and flowing. I was thinking along the lines of Greece and Turkey. I wanted a resort-like quality. A sort of sophisticated elegance.
PD: Do you take time off from designing?
CS:(she laughs) I wish!! I feel like I don't get enough time to design. But I try to get away. It's like a 10-piece band, you have one guy playing every instrument. That's how I've been the last few years. I am getting married in May. I'm planning for my honeymoon and that will be my first vacation in awhile.
PD: Are you nervous about getting married?
CS: No. The only thing I am nervous about is the dress because I am designing it myself and I am doing this thing where I make it, then I think gross and move on to the next thing. And I just keep doing that.
PD: What's in your CD player right now?
CS: Depends on the mood I'm in. I like classical stuff. I like fun stuff, I listen to Weezer the Puretones.
PD: Do you get fan mail?
CS: I get e-mails from time to time from students.
PD: Is there any such thing as a secret to a designer's success?
CS: If there is any secret it would probably be, to be true to yourself.
PD: If you stopped designing tomorrow what would be doing?
CS: I would maybe pick up a camera and become a photographer.


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Re: Overriding Power
I don't think it's a good idea to remove the Orderless attribute from Times.
Instead, use the operator NonCommutativeMultiply (**), or one of the many
other operators Mathematica supplies which have no builtin meaning. If you
want to provide some more details on your package, perhaps somebody will be
able to give you some more explicit advice.
Carl Woll
Physics Dept
U of Washington
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Subject: [mg26860] [mg26808] Overriding Power
> Hello,
> I am working on a package that deals with non-communative multiplication
> and I have run into a problem with the Power function. As we know
> Power[a b,n] (where n is an integer) automatically gets converted to
> Power[a,n] Power[b,n]. However, with non-communative multiplication (I
> have removed the Orderless attribute from Times to make it
> non-communative) this isn't valid. Is there any way I can stop
> Mathematica from automatically doing this conversion?
> Jeff
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> Remove the *NOSPAM* to reply.
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Leslie Proll [2], Director of LDF's D.C. Office writes an op-ed in the Miami Herald on the dearth of black appellate court judges in the Eleventh Circuit:
The government shutdown epitomizes the dysfunction caused by a small faction of Congress. But for federal judicial nominations, which require the advice and consent of the Senate, obstruction is nothing new. The confirmation process has been broken for some time. The result is a judicial vacancy crisis that harms the administration of justice and, just as important, the diversity of the federal bench.
Sen. Marco Rubio has blocked the nomination of William Thomas to Florida's federal district court. Thomas is the first openly gay African-American nominee to any federal court. Sen. Rubio s own 64-member judicial search commission supported Thomas as did the senator, initially. Sen. Rubio has now withdrawn his support, effectively denying Thomas a confirmation vote by the Senate. This obstruction, in the face of a superbly qualified candidate, is cause for great concern. But it is not the only issue looming for Florida's federal judiciary.
Another issue concerns the racial diversity of judges on the federal appellate court that serves Florida, Georgia and Alabama, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. With the ever-shrinking docket of the U.S. Supreme Court, the Eleventh Circuit is effectively the court of last resort for residents of these states. Twenty-five percent of the residents are African-American, giving the Eleventh Circuit the highest percentage of African Americans of any circuit court in the country.
Although there are 12 judicial seats on the Eleventh Circuit, only one is held by an African American. Judge Charles Wilson, from Florida, was appointed by President Clinton in 1999.
Only one other African American has ever served on this court. The Eleventh Circuit was created in 1981, when Congress divided six states comprising the Fifth Circuit into two circuits. At that time, Judge Joseph Hatchett, also a Floridian and the only African American on the Fifth Circuit, was reassigned to the Eleventh. When he retired, Judge Wilson took his place.
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I am looking for a way to enhance my coming soon template. It looks pretty good in my opinion so far. I only need to enhance the look and feel of my countdown timer. I have it working although it is only text, No styles. I know of a basic style (circles) like in this theme here -> http://themeforest.net/item/four-circles-responsive-coming-soon-template/full_screen_preview/5125846
Now I know I cant copy from a tutorial or rip of someone's code. I am just looking to be pointed in the right direction. Can someone please tell me were I might learn about enhancing my countdown timer like the theme above.
Who said you can't copy from a tutorial? I've seen codrops tutorial demos being sold here all the time.
If you find a good tutorial that teaches you how to build a countdown jQuery plugin, use it,. as long as it is part of a bigger whole, there shouldn't be a problem at all.
And check this plugin. Maybe it is of any help.
Check this one right here:http://1stwebdesigner.com/demos/coming-soon/
And this one is cool too:https://github.com/Reflejo/jquery-countdown
I have completed the counter. It is the circle animation that I would like to know how to do. Any ideas?
RubenBristian said
Is there a way to make this plugin responsive?


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"As a player, the odds are diminishing by the hour. It wasn't something that was planned like that. I always envisioned coming back someday and having a year or two in MLS, but the years are catching up with me now, so the odds decrease as the days go by."
-- American goalkeeper Brad Friedel, who at age 43 has re-signed with Tottenham Hotspur, on the prospects of
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The top prize at this year's Intel International Science & Engineering Fair (ISEF) went to a 16-year-old from Taiwan who found a bacterium present in mealworm beetles that is capable of decomposing Expanded Polystyrene (EPS).
With the help of two microbiologists, the student, Tseng I-Ching, vivisected more than 500 beetles in her research. The unnamed bacteria is part of the mealworm digestive tract, although her project did not indicate how long it would take for the EPS to be broken down.
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Cielo Mare Apartment
Via Botteghelle 18-20, Trapani, Italy
- Air conditioning
- Free Wi-Fi
- Self-Catering Facilities
- Bicycle Hire
- Breakfast Not Included
- Cable TV
- Cooker
- Cots available
- Free City Maps
- Free Parking
- Fridge Freezer"
- Hair Dryers
- Hot Showers
- Linen Included
- Luggage Storage
- Outdoor Terrace
- Towels Included
- Utensils
Check-in / Check-out
Earliest check-in: 00:00
Latest Check-out: 10:00
- Child Friendly
- Credit Cards Accepted
- No Curfew
- Non Smoking
- Taxes Not Included
Group booking?
Group of 15 or more traveling to Trapani?
Private Rooms
Standard 2 Bed Apartment Ensuite
Sleeps 2
Room types
Private Room
Private Bathroom
Standard 3 Bed Apartment Ensuite
Sleeps 3
Room types
Private Room
Private Bathroom
About Cielo Mare
The apartments Cielo Mare represents the best solution for a stay in Trapani thanks to their great position so close to the beaches of the historical centre, the port, the boarding point towards Egadi Islands and the stops of the bus from/to Trapani and Palermo airport AST and Terravision.
Accommodation Information
Our apartments are equipped with the following comforts:
-air conditioning (summer/winter)
-private bathroom (bidet, shower box)
-towels and bed linen
-equipped kitchen
-independent access 24h
-free parking in the neighborhood
Being in the historical center the apartments are close to several pizzerias, restaurants and recreational places.
Location Information
Located near:
- the North Walls, the fish market and Garibaldi Street 0 mt
- San Francesco church, 500 mt
- Ligny Tower, 500 mt
- the Cathedral, 800 mt
- Port and boarding point to Egadi Islands 500 mt;
- shuttle bus stop from/to Trapani airport an local transport 500 mt
- sea and beaches 50 mt
Other distances:
-Segesta, 30 min by car
-The natural reserve of Saline, 15 min by car
-Mozia and Stagnone, 30 min by car
-San Vito Lo Capo 45 minutes by car
-Erice Mountain. 25 min by car
Cancellation Policy
Customers can cancel their reservation free of charge up to 1 day before arrival. After this date, charges will be applied by the property up to the first nights cost of the reservation, unless otherwise stated in the property's conditions. Deposits paid are non refundable.


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Friday, January 11, 2013
Food Distribution Rescheduled (General Services)
Location: Leupp Food Distribution
Leupp Food Distribution in Greaswood on Thursday January 10th is rescheduled to Friday January 11th. Any questions please call Leupp Warehouse at 928-686-3220.
TWO HOUR DELAY (School Announcements)
Location: Crystal Boarding School
Crystal Boarding School will have a two-hour delay for school bus pick-up due to the weather conditions on Friday, Jan. 11th, 2013. Parents are to either bring their children to the school or let them wait at the bus stop two hours later than their usual time. Classes will start at 10A.
W2's Ready/Nazlini Chapter (General Services)
Location: Nazlini Chapter
Pick-up your W2's at Nazlini Administration Office, Nazlini Chapter.
NN Tribal Clothes are Ready (School Announcements)
Location: Many Farms Community School
Parents, Navajo Nation Tribal Clothes are ready to be picked up at Many Farms Community School. Please pick up as soon as possible. If you have any questions, please call Parent Coordinator @ (928)781-6221 ext: 274.
W2's Ready/Bahastl'ah Chapter (General Services)
Location: Bahastl'ah Chapter House
W2's ready to be picked up for Public Employment Program (PEP) and Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) employee's that worked for the chapter in the year 2012. If they are not picked up by January 31,2013, we will mail them out the next day.
Chapter Meeting CANCELLED/Smith Lake Chapter (Meeting)
Location: Smith Lake Chapter
Smith Lake Chapter Meeting for today, Jan.11,2013, has been CANCELLED until further notice..
2013 Spring Registration for Many Farms HS (School Announcements)
Time: 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM
Location: Many Farms HS
Enrollment for new students will begin on Monday, January 07,2013 and end Friday, January 11,2013.
Navajo Tribal Ranch Meeting (Meeting)
Time: 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Location: Navajo Technical College
There will be a Navajo Tribal Ranch meeting at Navajo Techincal College, Multi-Purpose room. Questions: please contact the Tribal Ranch Program at 928-871-7043/6635.
Special Commission Meeting/Steamboat Chapter (Meeting)
Time: 9:00 AMLocation: Steamboat Chapter
2013 Northern Agency Chapter Inauguration (Public Event)
Time: 9:00 AMLocation: Walter Collins Center, Upper Fruitland, NM
Any questions regarding the Inauguration, please call the Navajo Election Administration at 1-800-775-8683
Chapter Administration will be CLOSED/Upper Fruitland Chapter (General Services)
Time: 10:00 AMLocation: Upper Fruitland Chapter
The NN Ignauguration for Northern Agency, which will be at Walter Collins Center in Upper Fruitland at 10AM.
Tolani Lake Water Users Association (Meeting)
Time: 10:00 AMLocation: Tolani Lake
Chapter Meeting: Blue Gap/Tachee Chapter (Meeting)
Time: 10:00 AMLocation: Blue Gap, AZ
Steak Sale (Fundraiser)
Time: 10:00 AM to 1:59 PM
Location: Fort Defiance, AZ
Steak Sale Luncheon includes, Totilla, Green Chili, Salad, and a Baked Potato. Drink Included for $8.00Support 6th Grade Tse Ho Tso Honor Student.
Planning Meeting: Ojo Encino Chapter (Meeting)
Time: 10:00 AMLocation: Ojo Encino, NM
GED Classes have been cancelled, chapter will be notified when classes resume.
Chapter Meeting/Dennehotso Chapter (Meeting)
Time: 10:00 AMLocation: Dennehotso Chapter House
All Dennehotso Chapter Communitymembers are invited to PLEASE attend the Chapter Meeting to support the Incoming New Chapter Officers. Find out how you can help plan to improve your everyday living in Dennehotso to have water, electricity and new economic development.
Chapter Meeting/Baahaali Chapter (Meeting)
Time: 10:00 AMLocation: Baahaali Chapter
Lunch will be served, Please Attend!!
Special Meeting/Klagetoh Chapter (Meeting)
Time: 1:00 PMLocation: Klagetoh Chapter
Klagetoh community are welcome to join the meeting.
Veteran's Meeting / Tsidi To'ii Chapter (Meeting)
Time: 4:00 PMLocation: Birdsprings Chapter
Regular Chapter Meeting/Kayenta (Meeting)
Time: 5:00 PMLocation: Kayenta Chapter House
Nazlini Community School Special Board Meeting (Meeting)
Time: 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
Location: Nazlini, Az
Governing School Board Meeting
Ft.Defiance-District 18 Council Meeting (Meeting)
Time: 6:00 PMLocation: Red Lake Chapter
Ft.Defiance-District 18 Council Meeting will be at Red Lake Chapter.
New Beginnings Revival (Religion & Culture)
Time: 6:30 PMLocation: Many Farms, AZ
at West Mesa Church, John Tsosie's Residence at 3 Miles West of Many Farms Conoco Station. Preaching by: "Present The Truth" Ministry. Come & Hear the word of God and Be Bless.
Fellowship Service (Religion & Culture)
Time: 7:00 PMLocation: Gallup,NM.`
Fellowship Service at Arviso's Residence,19 miles South hwy 602. Speaker: Pastor Gilbert Maria from Ramah, NM. Music- "Divine Destiny"
Youth Rally Revival/Rock Point, Az. (Religion & Culture)
Time: 7:00 PMLocation: Rock Point,Az.
Youth Rally Revival and Harrison Mann Ministry of Kaibeto, Az. 7 miles South of Rock Point Mustang Store. Prayer for the Youth, Come expecting from God...You're Invited....
Gods Army Revial/Pueblo Pintada (Religion & Culture)
Time: 7:00 PMLocation: Pueblo Pintada Full Gospel Church
Pastor Andy Jim-4 miles northeast of Pueblo Pintado Store, with Jerry DuBois.


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hi, I am unable to make a dropdow submenu, if you can give an example with the code. Thank you.
there are styles included for dropdown menu. You can see them in any HTML file. Are you maybe refering to second level dropdown? If so, just drop us an email and we'll give you the code
That's right, I mean the dropdown menu on the second level.
I've just sent you email with required code . Let me know if you'll need anything else.
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Hi, I have downloaded the Kreator Theme. But not able to see the setting icon tab – left hand side.
Can you please help? Thanks, Fenil Shah
You mean the the tab on which you choose the layour type, color styles and patterns? You are opening the page using which browser?
Hi emergingfive,
if you mean on style selector, it is not included in download version. It is only used for presentation purposes .
but if i want the other color theme, then what to do… kindly suggest…
You can use any of the predefined color styles or use your own color. SImply replace default-color.css file with one of the predefied color css files (You can see more details in documentation). Other options is to open default-color.css file and simply replace the color with your own . You can read documentation for more info on this.
ok…thats fine….and what about pattern style..
To change a pattern, you only need to change body class, for example body class="pattern-5" (or 1, 2, 3, 4).
Patterns only work for boxed layout. You can find them in img/ folder of your template.
To appy them, you can add the body class like pixel-industry wrote you.
Another way is to open your style.css and add this line to body selector at the top replacing the background-color line:
background: #eee url('../img/patt1.png') repeat;
so it looks like:
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Re: Re: Folding Deltas
Zhengji Li wrote:
> Integrate[DiracDelta[t], {t, -a, a}] = 1, where a > 0.
> Maybe Mathematica think Integrate[DiracDelta[t] DiracDelta[t - 2] ,
> {t, -3, 3}] is a little bit complicated. (As far as I know, the result
> should be 0)
> But, Integrate[Anything, {t, a, b}] + Integrate[Anything, {t, b, a}] =
> 0, so you will get the result.
> On 5/9/05, baermic at yahoo.com <baermic at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>Can anyone help to verify in Mathematica the expression given by Rota
>>Convolution ( Sum of DiracDeltaFct ** Sum of DiracDeltaFct) == Sum
>>(DiracDeltaFct + Values).
>>I tied
>>Integrate[DiracDelta[t] DiracDelta[t - 2] , {t, -3, 3} ]
>>which does not evaluate;
>>Integrate[DiracDelta[t] DiracDelta[t - 2] , {t, -3, 1} ] +
>>Integrate[DiracDelta[t] DiracDelta[t - 2] , {t, 1, 3} ] == 0
>>( I use ver 5.1 with W2k)
Actually the product of delta functions is not defined. This is because
it is not possible to make it well defined. For example I could give
limiting approximations to the integrand that make that integral give
any result, not just zero. There are also other ways to show it is not
well defined.
The original note was a bit unclear but I the correct form of the
identity in question uses convolution of deltas, not product. Also there
is a minor typo at the web page for Rota's talk. The idenity boils down
simply to
delta(a_i) * delta(b_j) = delta(a_i+b_j)
where '*' denotes convolution, not ordinary product. This follows from
basic rules of convolution, translation, and the fact that delta(0) is
the identity element for convolution.
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They only do limited batches partly out of good marketing, but also because each batch is slightly different as Vince refines the designs. Nice to see a company actively trying to improve their product at each turn. Drop Gus a line to see if Grab & Pull will be stocking any of the Batch #7, or alternatively get in touch with Vince directly (that's how I've always bought my SYRs)
Is it just me or is every A2 gi sold out pretty much ? Struggling to find a decent one at A2.
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A Greenpeace investigation using its ship the MV Amazon Guardian in May and June in the area of the Amazon where WTK gets its logs, uncovered several illegal log rafts. These logs included the increasingly rare Samauma tree, known locally as the 'Queen of the Forest' because it towers above its neighbours, reaching 30 metres in height and 3 metres in diameter".
Later this month leaders of the big industrialised countries will meet in Japan to discuss the international illegal timber trade. Tony Blair has already promised to take action to stop the import of illegal and destructively logged timber into the UK. He has also recently thanked Greenpeace for "the important role Greenpeace is playing in tackling illegal logging"(3).
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Don't want to spend $300 on a BCBG dressç If you're lucky, you can find one at Rag Trade for $30. You can also earn a little cash on the clothes you haven't worn for four years, the ones lying wrinkled and unused in a cobwebby corner of your closet. If you would rather barter for something in the shop, that's fine too. Like any secondhand shop, Rag Trade carries a rotating stock of wares that ranges in style from vintage to contemporary. There's also a section devoted to new clothes by local designers and by London-based Religion (not to be confused with the brand of jeans). Feel good about shopping here: Rag Trade is pro-conservation, and even the price tags are recycled.
Maybe South Florida doesn't seem like the best place to pick up knitting as a hobby after all, summer is upon us. But there are always babies to crochet blankets for, relatives up north who need hats and scarves, and the three cold days next winter. Elegant Stitches carries more than 700 different yarns and offers knitting and crochet classes for $45. The shop also has patterns, books, kits, and needles. For the truly dedicated, the store organizes a November knitting cruise on Royal Caribbean.
Light catches your eye from all directions in the Gem and Bead Gallery. Everywhere you look, there are glistening gemstones of all varieties amethyst, rose quartz, and glass beads that look almost exactly like them. Coral branches, turquoise chunks, and amber circles; jade beads and freshwater pearls. You can buy anything, from a $1000 sapphire to adorn that perfect solitaire, to $1 glass beads for a hippie love necklace. The Gem and Bead Gallery is a direct importer of gemstone beads, colored crystals, horn beads, Swarovski crystals, and pearls. The store attracts customers who are practiced jewelers, as well as first-time bead stringers. To that end, they offer hands-on Monday and Saturday classes that range from $30 to $35. From beading to pearl knotting, you can learn how to do it and then successfully make it here. Few things are cooler than being able to chirp, "Thanks, I made them myself," when you're inevitably complimented on your amazing new earrings.


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Property Taxes Law Guide – Revision 2010
Revenue and Taxation Code
Property Taxation
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Chapter 10. Rights of Purchaser of Tax-Deeded Property, or Any Other Person Claiming Through Him, to Bring Action to Determine Adverse Claims to or Clouds Upon Tax-Deeded Property Purchased From the State
Section 3968
3968. Effect of decree. The decree, after it has become final, is conclusive against all the persons named in the complaint who have been served and all unknown persons and the heirs and devisees of any named defendant served as in this chapter provided.
History.—Added by Stats. 1943, p. 2745, in effect August 4, 1943. Stats. 1945, p. 2159, in effect September 15, 1945, added the balance of the sentence after "who have been served."


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Michael Jackson – Smooth Criminal
Very Cool, I love all of them!
Check out 2 of my horror musics if you like: HERE YOU GO
I was a bit disappointed that mine are not scary enough to be in that list, but I respect your decisions, keep up the good job guys, HAPPY HALLOWEEN !
Congrats !
The numbers you're talking about are WAY out of my league..
I'm happy whenever I get to $50
Maybe my Items sucks… I need to produce better quality stuff, I hope it will make a difference.
then one day I'll be able to post: " 1,000$ in one month ! " ...hehe
Congratulations Alex!
It's amazing, thanks for the post Arik
I'll be happy to have one
December 8
Thanks Elreto
Arik, those tuts looks amazing even from the very first look !
Mafloral – I think it will be awesome in the "shiny" 2D Look you should give it a shot
for the specific character I used my Wacom Cintiq all the way, but sometimes I use the intuos too. (the Cintiq is my best friend when it comes to speed and high quality hehe)
Good luck with the book, sounds like a fun project
Here you go:
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Thanks Guys!
Maybe I'll make one that will teach how to draw basic face or something, line-by-line because I get lots of requests from my YouTube channel messages to make a video tutorial, I guess people want to learn how to draw more then the shading and lighting itself.
But I'm not sure that it's something PSD Tuts are interested in because it may look very basic for those who can't really draw but look for techniques to developed, maybe I should ask them
HollowIchigo – This is awesome !
BTW – Arik, I think it will be cool if you'll post your Tutorial here (any of them) people should know more about Tuts+
if I would use something like this:
I think people would be panicked away, that's why I chose a simple shaped creature.


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The use of gold is one of Pickard's trademarks and it definitely shows on this plate. This pretty plate has two thin gold rings and one large gold ring within the design, plus has a gold rim. The larger gold ring is outlined in black and has 3 designs interspersed around it. The design is made up of purple morning glory flowers and vines accent with gold. There are no chips or cracks; manufacturing anomalies do exist, the occasional tiny iron speck, dust 'bump' in the glaze, etc.
Please see our larger matching plate PLT117, they would make an awesome pair.
Backstamp: WA Pickard Maple Leaf Mark 7, ca. 1912-1918
Plate measures: 6 ¾"
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I just picked up a Voice of Music 560A record player. I found it in a local thrift shop. I took out the amp so I can do some work on it: clean it and recap it. It has two 6V6 tubes, one 12AX7, and one 5Y3. Can anyone tell me anything about it? Thanks.
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