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| Meche, Helen, Hydrocarbon Processing Staff, Houston, TX
Haldor Topsøe has selected
UOP LLC, a Honeywell company,
to provide technology to purify hydrogen from a
steam-reforming unit to be installed at the Antipinsky refinery
in Tyumen, Russia. Honeywells UOP Polybed Pressure Swing
Adsorption (PSA) system will recover and purify hydrogen to
help the refinery meet the increasing need
for clean transportation fuels such as diesel and gasoline.
The new hydrogen unit, which is scheduled to start up in
2013, is part of the refinerys plan to increase its
capacity of crude-oil processing by as much as 7 million tpy.
It will also enable production of fuel products that meet the
European Unions Euro-5
emission standards aimed at reducing emissions from light-duty
Axens has been selected to supply a technology license for a new
Prime-G+ unit to desulfurize FCC gasoline at
Lukoils Kstovo refinery in the Nizhny
Novgorod region of Russia. The unit, which has been designed to
treat more than 1.1 million tpy of cracked gasoline, will
produce a high-octane stream, resulting in refinery gasoline pool sulfur levels
as low as 10 ppm.
The Linde Group has an engineering contract
from SIBUR LLC for the licensing and front-end
engineering and design (FEED) of what is reported to be one of
the worlds largest ethylene plants in Tobolsk, Western
Siberia, Russia.
The ethylene plant is to be built at the petrochemical complex
ZapSibNeftekhim in Tobolsk, which is being planned by the
company ZapSibNeftekhim, a SIBUR subsidiary.
Once finished, the new plant will produce around 1.5 million
tpy of ethylene, 500,000 tpy of propylene and 100,000 tpy of
butadiene from the feedstocks ethane, propane and
Lindes FEED services will provide a foundation for the
detailed engineering and construction phase. The services
also include a cost estimate, which will be used by SIBUR to
inform the final investment decision.
Linde is constructing a 500,000-tpy polypropylene plant at
SIBURS Tobolsk site, which is set to go onstream next
year. This project is said to be one of the key
investments in Russias petrochemical industry.
CB&I has been awarded a $40
million-plus contract by Nizhnekamskneftekhim
OAO (NKNK) to provide front-end engineering and design
(FEED) services for a new ethylene plant. The work is scheduled
for completion in 2013.
CB&Is project scope includes FEED for a 1
million-tpy ethylene plant, a related butadiene-extraction unit
and a pyrotol unit, including offsites and utilities.
Technip has been awarded two front-end
engineering and design (FEED) contracts by
ZapSibNeftekhim, an affiliate of
Sibur LLC. The plants will be
located in Tobolsk, Russia.
The first contract concerns a linear- low-/high-density
gas-phase polyethylene plant; the second is for a high-density
slurry-phase polyethylene plant. Each plant will consist of two
parallel production trains with a total capacity of 1.5 million
tpy of polyethylene. Both will be developed using INEOS
Technologies licenses.
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The following essay was submitted by Alli Remily as part of our #Write2Win Contest. It was one of our favorite submissions, so she's won a prize and we're reposting it here.
The one thing nobody ever tells you about college is how completely alone you feel. For the first time in your life, you are supposed to do everything on your own when just a few months ago everybody held your hand. It's scary. The thing is, you're so excited to finally get to do whatever you want, to become an adult. But it's hard, a lot harder than anyone thinks. I go to college in another state, so I don't have the luxury of going home any weekend I want and have my family cook me food and do my laundry. But I wouldn't trade it for anything.
My parents always wanted me to go to college in state but I fell in love with my out-of-state college when we first visited. So going to college 5 hours by car away from my parents has taught me not to give up when things get rough. I had a terrible first year of college. I was constantly homesick, crying all the time, and even having dinner with my family over Skype instead of with people from my dorm. It was really hard for me to make friends. But I knew that I couldn't just give up and go home, no matter how much I wanted to. It'd be a slap in the face to all the people who never get the chance to go to college. Continue reading "#Write2Win Essay: Homesickness Doesn't Go Away, It Gets Easier"


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Why Are Girls So Stressed?
In This Article:
A hundred years ago, the famous educator Charlotte Perkins Gilman wrote that "the progressive education of a child should be, as far as possible, unconscious. From his first eager interest in almost everything, up along the gradually narrowing lines of personal specialization, each child should be led with the least possible waste of time and nervous energy."
Yet as I speak with groups of parents around the country, attend school events in my own community, and collaborate with colleagues, I often see that families intent upon raising accomplished children are doing exactly the opposite--and as a result find themselves in perpetual states of nervous energy. At PTA meetings, athletic events, and even on grocery lines, I hear mothers and fathers worrying about their daughters' grades in school, status with friends, progress in extracurricular activities, and chances of getting into first-rate colleges. Driving much of these parents' preoccupations are understandable fears that (1) their girls may not be doing well enough, and (2) there is something else they should be doing to help them succeed.
Adolescent girls express these same concerns. It does not matter whether I am speaking with middle school or high school students, either from urban areas or privileged suburban neighborhoods, or whether I am meeting with teens in focus groups or consulting privately with them in my office. Almost without exception they tell me that they feel stressed by pressures to excel.
Although most look forward to seeing their friends in school, and many enjoy a particular teacher or subject, teen girls universally dread seemingly insurmountable piles of homework and never-ending tests. They worry about completing their assignments well enough to maintain their grades--and also finishing them fast enough to keep up with their friendships and hobbies, practice their musical instruments, play sports, participate in school clubs, and look good.
And yet, despite feeling "totally stressed out," "overwhelmed," and "completely exhausted," many girls today think even doing all this is not enough. They believe they should also be doing everything perfectly. Responding to one of many harmful messages of this culture, they equate being successful with being extraordinary. These teens think that besides acing every subject, they must also star in their school plays, shine in music, excel athletically, be popular, and win awards. Like many parents, these teen girls consider weakness in any area unacceptable. But such goals are unrealistic, if not impossible, to achieve.
Emily, my friend's delightful, spunky twelve-year-old daughter, puts it this way: "I feel like I have to have great grades, be in good shape, eat right, do lots of activities, and have a million friends. It's hard for me, but some people are just able to do all this." With this mind-set, many girls develop the mantra, "I just need to work harder," driving a relentless, unsatisfying, and ultimately self-defeating quest for perfection.
It's a Girl Thing
Although parents often describe their daughters' experiences in middle school and high school as worlds apart from those of their sons', the extent of gender differences is rarely recognized. Boys are not immune to stress, but teen girls are far more prone to taking on intense pressures to succeed academically and socially. Girls also perceive that despite what boys may or may not accomplish during adolescence, males usually get higher paying and more prestigious jobs later on. How they process this information affects their views of themselves as well as their possibilities for the future. In general, these four factors distinguish teen girls from their male classmates.
More on: Teen Stress
From Stressed-Out Girls: Helping Them Thrive in the Age of Pressure by Roni Cohen-Sandler, Ph.D. Copyright © 2005. Used by arrangement with Penguin Group (USA) Inc.
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Major League Baseball on Monday suspended 13 players, including New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez, after an investigation into the use of performance-enhancing drugs.
The league suspended Rodriguez for 211 regular-season games through the 2014 season, but the 38-year-old slugger said he planned to appeal. Twelve other players have accepted 50-game suspensions without pay.
A-Rod and the other players are accused of having ties to the now-shuttered Biogenesis anti-aging clinic in south Florida and taking performance-enhancing drugs. Rodriguez has denied the accusation.
"I'm fighting for my life. I have to defend myself. If I don't defend myself, no one else will," he told reporters after the league announced its decision.
The last seven months have been a "nightmare," he said.
It "has been probably the worst time of my life for sure," said Rodriguez, "obviously for the circumstances that are at hand and also dealing with a very tough surgery and a rehab program, and being 38."
Asked directly whether he had used performance-enhancing drugs, he declined -- repeatedly -- to comment.
"I think we'll have a forum to discuss all of that, and we'll talk about it then," Rodriguez said.
Earlier in a written statement, he said that he was disappointed with the penalty and intends to appeal. He thanked family, friends and fans for their support and stressed that he was eager to get back on the field with his teammates.
His suspension is set to go into effect on Thursday, the league said. But officials also said that Rodriguez could keep playing if he appeals.
He arrived Monday in Chicago, where he played in a night game against the White Sox. The Yankees' roster listed him in the starting lineup, batting fourth and playing third base.
At his first at-bat, Rodriguez was met with boos and some cheers from the crowd. He hit a single to left field.
Before the game started, Yankees manager Joe Girardi said Rodriguez's suspension wouldn't affect the team.
"He's here. He's going to play," Girardi told reporters. "It really doesn't change anything for us."
Major League Baseball's sweeping investigation shows a change in how officials handle performance-enhancing drugs, CNN sports reporter Rachel Nichols said.
"It used to be that baseball protected its own," she said. "And now we're seeing other people in the clubhouse, from managers to the players, saying, 'You know what? Go after these guys. We don't want them in the game.'"
On Monday, Commissioner Bud Selig said the league had no choice but to investigate the allegations in order to "maintain integrity, fairness and a level playing field."
"Despite the challenges this situation has created during a great season on the field," he said, "we pursued this matter because it was not only the right thing to do, but the only thing to do."
Sports Illustrated writer Ben Reiter described the suspension of Rodriguez as "unprecedented."
"The sheer magnitude of the suspension is just one we've never seen before," he said.
Union: 'We agree with his decision to fight his suspension'
The league said Rodriguez's punishment is based on his alleged use and possession of banned performance-enhancing substances, including testosterone and human growth hormone, for multiple years.
Officials also accuse him of "engaging in a course of conduct intended to obstruct or frustrate" their investigation into the matter.
The Major League Baseball Players Association said Monday that it's standing behind Rodriguez.
"We agree with his decision to fight his suspension," the union said in a written statement, adding that it believed the league's commissioner "has not acted appropriately."


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Somehow I got wondering about the following question today:
Suppose $Q_1,\ldots,Q_n$ are random (uniformly sampled) $d \times d$ orthogonal matrices.
What is the expected value of the quantity $\|\sum_i Q_i\|$?
Additionally, suppose I actually generate random skew-symmetric matrices $S_1,\ldots,S_n$, and then obtain corresponding orthogonal matrices via the matrix exponential, $e^{S_i}$.
What is the expected value of the quantity $\|\sum_i e^{S_i}\|$
EDIT: From the comments (and from Mikael's answer) it seems like this is a tough question. But already the case with large $d$ is quite useful.


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Is there a way to move the links such as Add New Appearance Comments into one menu
Here's an example of how to unset the comments link if the default status is 'closed' (offers 2 different approaches).
You can use
Set and re-order
Add the following calls to your
Add a single item & sub menu item
You can also use the
I can't think of how to make this guide more complete, but anybody can feel free to edit my answer and add everything that could be useful.
It is not possible to "move" - you must unset the item and add new to your structure in the Admin Bar. See the link from the answer on Rays comment.


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CAIRO — Supporters and opponents of Egypt's president on Sunday grew more entrenched in their potentially destabilizing battle over the Islamist leader's move to assume near absolute powers, with neither side appearing willing to back down as the stock market plunged amid the fresh turmoil.
The standoff poses one of the hardest tests for the nation's liberal and secular opposition since Hosni Mubarak's ouster nearly two years ago. Failure to sustain protests and eventually force Mohammed Morsi to loosen control could consign it to long-term irrelevance.
Clashes between the two sides spilled onto the streets for a third day since the president issued edicts that make him immune to oversight of any kind, including that of the courts.
A teenager was killed and at least 40 people were wounded when a group of anti-Morsi protesters tried to storm the local offices of the political arm of the president's Muslim Brotherhood in the Nile Delta city of Damanhoor, according to security officials.
It was the first reported death from the street battles that erupted across much of the nation on Friday, the day after Morsi's decrees were announced. The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media, identified the boy as 15-year-old Islam Hamdi Abdel-Maqsood.
The tensions also dealt a fresh blow to the economy, which has suffered due to the problems plaguing the Arab world's most populous nation since Mubarak's ouster.
Egypt's benchmark EGX30 stock index dropped 9.59 percentage points Sunday in the first trading session since Morsi issued his decrees. The losses were among the biggest since the turbulent days and weeks immediately after Mubarak's ouster in a popular uprising last year. The loss in the value of shares was estimated at close to $5 billion.
The judiciary, the main target of the edicts, has pushed back, calling the decrees a power grab and an "assault" on the branch's independence. Judges and prosecutors stayed away from many courts in Cairo and other cities on Sunday.
But the nation's highest judicial body, the Supreme Judiciary Council, watered down its opposition to the decrees on Sunday. It told judges and prosecutors to return to work and announced that its members would meet with Morsi on Monday to try to persuade him to restrict immunity to major state decisions like declaring war or martial law or breaking diplomatic relations with foreign nations.
Morsi supporters insist that the measures were necessary to prevent the courts, which already dissolved the elected lower house of parliament, from further holding up moves to stability by disbanding the assembly writing the new constitution, as judges were considering doing. Both the parliament and the constitutional assembly are dominated by Islamists. Morsi accuses Mubarak loyalists in the judiciary of seeking to thwart the revolution's goals and barred the judiciary from disbanding the constitutional assembly or parliament's upper house.
Opposition activists, however, have been adamant since the crisis first erupted that they would not enter a dialogue with Morsi's regime before the decrees are rescinded.
Protesters also clashed with police at Cairo's Tahrir Square, the birthplace of the mass protests that toppled Mubarak, and in the side streets and avenues leading off the plaza. The Interior Ministry, which is in charge of the police, said 267 protesters have been arrested and 164 policemen injured since the unrest began a week ago, initially to mark the anniversary of street protests a year ago against the nation's then-military rulers. Forty-two protesters were killed in those demonstrations.
The ministry did not say how many protesters were injured in the latest clashes in Tahrir, but security officials put the figure at 260.
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January 17, 2012
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In the 13th century, Mongol hordes invaded most of the known world and Genghis Khan's nobles had strong legacies to rule in China, Iran and Central Asia in the the following centuries. What about the Mongol soldiers and common people in the areas? Were they assimilated or dissolved in any sense or do the descendants of Mongols still live in areas other than Mongol proper?
Wikipedia provides an excellent answer on the Descendants of Genghis Khan.
Some of the main points:
It is also worth noting The Ian Ashworth Effect also mentioned in the link above and in this SE Skeptics discussion:
It has been claimed and researched (link to paper) that:
The conclusion from Skeptics was that the research stacked up:
The vast majority of Genghis Khan's Mongols either were driven back to Mongolia or were absorbed into the general population of China. Some modern-day Chinese do retain their Mongol heritage as evidenced in the following linguistic map of Mongol Languages:
Some of the Mongol populations include: Bonan, Mongour, Dongxiang, Yugur, Sogwo Arig, Sichuan Mongols, Yunnan Mongols. Thanks to Dagvadorj for correcting me and pointing that out.
Genghis Khan's empire had at least four main parts: (modern) Russia, the Middle East (mainlhy Persia), Central Asia (Kazakhstan), and China-Mongolia.
The soldiers who occupied the first three parts (mostly) intermarried with local women. In China-Mongolia (under Kublai Khan), many Mongolians intermarried with Chinese. Only a few Mongolians (between modern Mongolia and Lake Baikal) remained relatively "pure," which is why there are so few of them today. The genes of the others ended up elsewhere.


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These are a few of my new favorite things from this past year!
Colins Creek Barbecue Savory Pecan Rub
I love this rub. Its really an exciting blend of spices that pairs well with so many meats and seafood. Chris Jones Pitmaster from Colins Creek gave me a bottle to sample earlier in the year and I liked it so much I got a case of it. (love the rib rub too!)
Plowboys has long been a favorite rub company of mine. This year they came out with Fin and Feather. Delicious on lots of items from seafood to chicken.
Also a Jerk rub thats awesome !
You can get these items at Great Lakes BBQ Supply Company~! I have shopped with them many times and their customer service is top notch!
Jamaica Pimento Charcoal
I picked up a case of Jamaica Pimento Wood Charcoal to play with earlier this year from Ontario Gas Barbecue
For the first time in the Canada, PIMENTO WOOD CHARCOAL!
While I will always use Basques all Natural Hardwood Charcoal for day to day use it is fun to play with unusual charcoals to add a different flavor layer to your food!
Made from the wood of the Jamaican Allspice tree, this lump charcoal is all natural.
No fillers or chemical binders! Lump charcoal burns cleanly with no chemical after taste.
These 9 lb. boxes are a 50/50 blend of Pimento Wood and Log Wood. Why the blend? Production of Pimento Wood Charcoal is minimal. A scarce resource! Most street vendors in Jamaica use this combination of charcoals to give that unique taste to their dishes. If you crave original Jamaican Jerk, Pimento Wood & Log Wood completes the authentic island flavour.
The Charcoal Room at Ontario Gas BBQ is so much fun. They are always trying to bring new and interesting charcoal.
Strube briskets are delicious. Kobe-Style Wagu Beef. Strube Ranch is a family owned and operated business with 100 years experience raising beef. I had a lot of fun playing with these briskets this year. Available from Big Poppas Smokers.
My competition equipment lineup changed a bit this year. An Onyx Oven was added thanks to the folks at BBQ guru. I have had so many enjoyable BBQ experiences with it. The very first time in competition it scored a 180 (perfect KCBS) in brisket. Love using it. Love the fact that paired with the Digi Q it can run on very little charcoal for hours. It helps make great meat!!
Custom heavy duty fabricated rib racks for my Traeger. I got them as a gift for Christmas last year and used them throughout the year. They are so much better than any other rib rack I have owned. A lot easier to clean as well. Available at my favorite Brantford Butcher Strodes by fabricator Mark Offenhammer. These are a wise BBQ investment.
Global Chef Tweezers
These tweezers were given to me by my Sister in Smoke Angie Quaale from Well Seasoned. They were awesome for box adjustments while competing.
Cast Iron Pig Soap Dish – Business Card holder.
Shelly from Desperado's BBQ told me about this awesome business card holder from the Mast general Store in South Carolina. By the end of the day every BBQ'er around had snapped them up in a flash. Perfect for any BBQ lover.
Paella Pan
Love using this on my charcoal grills. So much fun.
Southern Style All Natural Unbleached White Grits from Old Mill of Guilford NC.
Grits and BBQ go together like PB&J. Love these for their texture and flavor!! I always thought I hated grits until a few years back I had real grits instead of instant. I have been hooked ever since.
I love Pork. So why not use a Pork that's chock full of Omega 3 & raised without antibiotics . Willowgrove Hill has terrific pork and pork products.
Char-Broil America Grills. I received this cookbook from Chef Barry Martin earlier this year at the NBBQA convention in South Carolina. I adore this guy.
His enthusiasm for all things grilling and BBQ is wonderful to behold. This book is full of mouthwatering recipes and pictures you want to eat they look so good.
Little sugar piggie sprinkles/quins for sweet stuff. Why ? They are pigs. They are cute and they are adorable. Plus add them to some pig candy bacon cupcakes and it rocks. Mine came in a three pack with chickens and cows too!
Deliciously indulgent. This stuff is perfect for sitting back relaxing and having a wonderful time doing nothing but stoking some charcoal and watching meat grill.
I fell in love with this libation earlier this year. Many a bottle was used this past year in the Diva Q camp. (of course it was for sauce making………. yeah sure…we will go with that.) Try one of my favorite cocktails – I call it the Long Weekend made with JD Honey.


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Dissapointingly, the skeletons of Hellraid are animated better than a Harryhausen filmWritten by: / /
Even if you didn't know it, chances are that you've seen one of the many films created under the guidance of Ray Harryhausen, or at the very least other works inspired by his creations – Mighty Joe Young, Clash of the Titans, The 7th Voyage of Sinbad and in particular, Jason and the Argonauts, must surely have seeped into your range of cultural references by now.
The signature of Harryhausen's films was the appearance of mythical beasts, horrific monsters and other creatures that were superimposed into live-action scenes using models, brought to life using stop-motion animation techniques which resulted in a charming visual aesthetic unique to the method – the skeleton warriors in Jason and the Argonauts epitomise the result.
Why am I going on about antiquated animation techniques in films? Mainly because I really want to see the effect applied to games, but disappointingly (for me) Techland's Hellraid won't grant me my wish.
That doesn't mean the look and movement of the skeleton warriors you'll fight in Techland's four-player co-operative dungeon crawler are any less impressive – quite the opposite. In the video below, you can see how Hellraid's monstrosities are brought to virtual life thanks to motion capture:
Hellraid – AI Animations of the Skeletons with Gameplay
Hellraid is due for release sometime in 2014 on PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 – find out more about the first-person slasher with El33tonline's previous and continued coverage.
While you're here, you can find out more about how Techland is working to make the game's first-person sword fighting feature-rich and fun to use:
Hellraid – Sword Fighting in Developer Diary
Tags: hellraid, rayharryhausen, techland, trailer


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what is option_name on database that store the information of current initiate widget in frontend sidebar ?
what is option_name on database that store the information of current initiate widget in frontend sidebar?
Sidebar widgets are stored in multiple places in the database. To be perfectly honest, I think it would be next to impossible to have your theme create a pre-populated, widgetized sidebar when it first installs.
However, there is still a way to set up a default widget display for when you install a theme the first time. If you take a look at the default TwentyTen theme, you'll see that it defines a list of "default" widgets that will be loaded if the user doesn't have a dynamic sidebar:
This code block hard-codes a search widget, an archives widget, and a meta widget. Pretty basic, but it means new blogs will always show something useful in the sidebar even if the owner hasn't had the chance to customize the site just yet.
If you're shooting for creating "a list of widgets that is automatically installed when a theme registers for the first time" then this is the safest, and friendliest way to do it.
Solved. What EAmann said is right. The problem is in the configuration of the widget system in WordPress. For every multi-instance widget such as text, The information is stored in a different option name where the value of every widget store in a serialized manner.
The trick is about how we store the serialized text widget's information that sometimes has special chars. We must use heredoc. The use of heredoc is to avoid the situation when a string must contain ['] and ["], because both can not be use on one line together.
Now we can store them in the database:
PS: If we store multi-instance widgets then we should remember that the widgets have their own configuration. For example, text widget is stored in 'widget_text'


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I have the RB3 for Wii bundle, and I have Xbox guitars, microphone, and drums. If I purchase a Wii RB3 MIDI adapter, can I use my Xbox instruments on my Wii?
No, the MIDI adapter allows instruments that output MIDI signals to be used as game controllers. None of the current game controllers output MIDI, the purpose of the MIDI adapter is to allow you to use real electronic instruments like a standard MIDI keyboard (as in piano keyboard), or a standard electronic drumset as controllers in RB. The RB3 Squier "Pro Guitar" (which is actually a real electric guitar) also requires the MIDI adapter to use. (The RB3 Mustang Pro Guitar does not require a MIDI adapter, but still wouldn't work on a Wii.)
If it's any consolation though, the microphone should work, since it should just be a standard USB mic, which works on any system.


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5 Mind-Blowing Ways People Solved Unsolvable Cold Cases
If you've never watched a cop show before, a "cold case" is a crime that has gone unsolved for years or decades, despite everyone's best efforts. Time goes on, evidence rots, witnesses forget their testimony or just die of old age, and the chances of ever closing the case drop to near zero. But sometimes, even the coldest of cases get solved decades later, just out of the damned blue, in the strangest ways possible ...
#5. A Deathbed Confession and an Old Train Ticket Solve a 55-Year-Old Murder Case
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Let's get through the depressing parts of this one straight away: In 1957, second grader Maria Ridulph was kidnapped from her yard and murdered, her body found months later 120 miles from home. Despite a massive national manhunt that involved everyone up to and including J. Edgar Hoover and President Eisenhower, the killer got away with it. No one was convicted, and the case went unsolved.
All of Hoover's creepiness was to no avail.
Now, let's fast forward to 2008 and the deathbed of an old Illinois woman, who grabbed her youngest daughter's hand and uttered the words: "John did it, and you have to tell someone." The daughter knew what she was talking about and alerted the authorities. There was only one problem: The "John" in question -- the old woman's son, one Jack Daniel "John Tessier" McCullough -- was a model citizen with an airtight alibi: He had been in another town during the abduction, enlisting in the Air Force and undergoing their physical. He had since become a decorated Air Force and Army veteran who had risen to the rank of captain and was awarded a bronze star for his service in Vietnam. Hell, he had even been working as a goddamn police officer at one point.
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"Serve and protect? Ah, shit."
Still, a dying mother's accusing finger is enough to raise a few eyebrows. The cops started circling around McCullough, but quickly found that they couldn't break his alibi, which had been backed by his family and, oh yeah, had held up for more than five goddamned decades. Yet the police persisted and reinterviewed a bunch of people connected with the suspect. One routine interview with a former girlfriend led to her giving the investigators an old photograph from their time together. When the photograph was inspected, something fell out from the back:
A train ticket from the time of the kidnapping.
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And a small mountain of empty condom wrappers.
A government-issued train ticket, of the sort they give out when you're about to, say, enlist in the Air Force and take the physical in another town. And it was unused. In other words, he had never taken the trip he claimed in his alibi. The police immediately named him a suspect and put him in a photo lineup, where an eyewitness who was playing with Maria on the night of her abduction easily identified McCullough as the kidnapper.
Because of the crime's peculiar nature, the 73-year-old McCullough was charged under the laws of 1957 and sentenced to serve the rest of his "natural life" in prison. The case remains the oldest solved cold case in history, and serves as a neat way to keep criminals who think they got away with it on their toes in the retirement home.
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These three have 19 murders between them.
#4. Nuclear Bomb Testing Solves a Missing Child Case (And Likely Many, Many Others)
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Nuclear bombs tend to be bad news for everyone, unless you happen to be a nuclear themed superhero or SpongeBob SquarePants. However, nuclear testing is not completely without benefits. Just ask the family whose missing-child case was finally solved after 41 freaking years ... thanks to the weird after effects of all those nuclear explosions.
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Can't we ever just have a nice, consequence-free apocalyptic fireball?
See, back in the Cold War era, America did a bunch of above-ground nuclear testing to brace for the eventual hell that seemed destined to break loose between them and the Soviets. A byproduct of these tests was carbon-14, an isotope that spread all across the globe. It turns out the radioactive isotope that reckless 1950s scientist types were pooping all over the world did leave an imprint ... on people's teeth.
The dental enamel of everyone who lived through (or were born during) the Cold War carries traces of carbon-14, making their mouths a tiny bit radioactive. This makes radiocarbon dating an effective tool in determining the time of death and age of victims in forensic cases where teeth are available. Literally all the scientists need to do is compare the carbon-14 records to how much of the stuff the victim has on his teeth, and they can determine a birth date within a few years.
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"He was born 31 years ago. And his teeth were last flossed ... 29 years ago."
So, they found they could use the accelerator mass spectrometry radiocarbon dating process on all of these bones the local law enforcement happens to have laying around. This version of the process gained the rather more awe-inspiring name of bomb pulse analysis. And that's how the accelerator mass spectrometer became the most badass solver of cold cases this side of that crappy TV show.
It's also the worst roller coaster ride ever.
In one case, the police had been struggling for years to identify a John Doe whose skull had been found in a river in 1968. All they knew was that it belonged to a kid. The bomb pulse technique was able to place his birth year between 1958 and 1962, which, combined with other CSI techniques, allowed them to finally identify the remains of the missing child ... 41 years after the initial discovery.
#3. Seattle Detectives Release Cold Case Playing Cards, Solve Murder
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As any good law enforcement officer knows, the key tip to solving a case can come from anywhere. In one particularly difficult murder case, that "anywhere" was a hardened criminal and his pack of playing cards.
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"I have a heart of gold. And a shiv of soap, but that's beside the point."
In 1979, Susan Schwarz was shot and strangled in her home in Snohomish County, 15 miles north of Seattle. The case was an instant dead end. No one had a clue about a possible motive, and even less about the culprit. Lacking any clear-cut evidence, the investigators went through the motions and the case went unsolved for 32 years.
Enter Jim Scharf and Dave Heitzman, two Snohomish County detectives who came up with a completely new way to solve cases: playing cards. It was essentially a regular deck of cards, only with faces and data of missing people in the area that are current cold cases. As clever as that was, it was just step one in their master plan. Step two involved taking these decks and handing them out to the prisons all over Washington State, in hopes that some bored con playing poker or solitaire recognized the people on the cards. Step three: If a prisoner tipped the detectives on the fates of these people, there would be a reward.
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Apparently, it's possible to make a game of prison cards even more depressing.
Take a moment to wonder at the simple brilliance of the plan. The prison system is filled with connections, eyewitnesses, tips, and hints that the cops could have missed. And with the right incentive, be it money, a will to correct past wrongs, or just snitching on a guy they hate, a prisoner can be perfectly willing to aid the police. This is what happened with the case of Susan Schwarz: One con recognized the victim's face on one of the cold case playing cards and alerted the authorities. This caused the police to reopen the case three decades after the crime, examine the evidence, and eventually convict a 57-year-old man from Seattle.
The exact tip the prisoner gave the authorities was not disclosed, but it is believed that the man (then just a boy) was an eyewitness to the crime, and the killer had threatened to kill him too if he ever told anyone. After a hard-knock life and a prison sentence or six, such threats were now old hat, so he had no problem spilling the beans once he learned the case was still open.
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"I did it in exchange for a pack of playing cards NOT covered in dead people's pictures."


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Health & Parenting
Is Your Child Playing the 'Choking Game'?
April 16, 2012 -- It was a typical, relaxed Saturday in the Grant home. Jesse, 12, was playing video games with his 10-year-old brother and his cousin.
But while waiting his turn, Jesse ducked into his bedroom, closed the door, and accidentally hanged himself with a computer cord while playing a solitary "choking game."
That was seven years ago this week, and thanks to Jesse's mother, Sharon, and other victims' parents, the so-called game has garnered increasing attention from the media and academia.
A new study, from a survey of nearly 5,400 Oregon 8th-graders, shows that 6.1% said they'd tried the choking game at least once, which is consistent with previous studies from other states and Canada. Of those who reported participating in the choking game, 64% said they had done it more than once, and 26.6% reported doing it more than five times.
The game goes by many names -- "Knock Out," "Space Monkey," "Flatlining," or "The Fainting Game" to name a few -- according to the new report. Players apply pressure to the main artery in their neck, with a belt, towel, rope, or other item, to limit oxygen and blood flow to the brain. Their goal: a "high" once the pressure is released and blood and oxygen rush back to the brain.
Deaths Probably Underreported
Between 1995 and 2007, there were 82 U.S. deaths attributed to the choking game in children 6 to 19, according to the CDC. However, the scientists write, that's likely an underestimation because it includes only deaths covered by the media. And, says researcher Robert Nystrom, adolescent health manager at the Oregon Public Health Division, some deaths from the choking game end up being classified as suicides.
Kids have been playing the choking game for at least half a century, but YouTube and social media have made it more pervasive than ever, Nystrom says.
And if children have tried it once, they're likely to try it again, the Oregon survey shows. Two-thirds of the kids who said they'd ever tried it had tried it more than once, and more than a quarter said they'd tried it more than five times.


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Have you met Cybex? The German company is new to the U.S. this past year, and its stylish strollers, car seats and carriers are quickly finding their way into celebrity homes and parents' wish lists.
All the items in the line come in gorgeous saturated colors—jewel tones with details in contrasting shades. The styling is definitely Euro-chic, but the products are also really well constructed, durable and smart.
The new 2.GO carrier is impressive on paper and in person. Recommended for use from 3 months to 5 years (!), the weight range is an incredible 8 to 40 pounds. As your child grows from newborn to toddler to preschooler, different carry positions are available. The front facing in and hip positions are great for use from 3 months; the front facing out, "mobility seat," and back positions are options beginning at 6 months. The last two positions provide baby with much more freedom of movement above the waist, so she won't feel as constricted.
I really love how adjustable this carrier is. The shoulder and waist straps adjust to fit mom or pop, of course, but there's lots of room to accommodate different baby sizes too. Outside zippers allow baby more space on her top and bottom and allow the contrasting color to show through. The bottom of the carrier is meant to be worn wider around baby's bum, allowing her to take a "spread squat position" so her legs aren't just dangling; this makes for a comfier, bone-healthier ride.
And while baby's sitting pretty, mom's not too bad off either! The shoulder straps are lightly padded, and a clip behind the back (or above the breast, depending on the position) provides extra support. The waistband is thickly padded, and it really takes some of the pressure off the shoulders, which is super important as baby grows and moves toward that 40-pound max weight. While it's not difficult to get started, you will want to read the instructions to make sense of the straps and buckles involved, and figure out all your options. Most adjustments will need to be made before you add baby, although some small changes are easy to make with baby in place.
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I know, I know, another WSG post… that's where I'm spending 99% of my time, so I guess that will be reflected in my posts.
WSG is a game about flags and the people that carry them.
It's something you have to keep foremost in your mind when playing the game because it's very easy to get the scent of blood and lose focus.
There are things that can easily change your focus:
- Farming
- Enemy names
- Vendettas
Farming is something I understand well, having been on the receiving end for so long. The tide has turned recently for the Alliance and more often than not now we are wielding the plows and the Horde are the freshly tilled earth.
Farming is exhilarating, the complete domination of your opponent sends chills through your spine.
I have seen many games lately start with farming (where traditionally that came when the battle was already won), 10 minutes of frenzied fireballs, arrows, heals and bladestorms.
I have been enjoying these games a lot, as I mentioned the other day I don't mind a low scoring game and often these games reduced to a 15 minute flag chase are just that.
However the purpose of the farm needs to be understood.
It's to completely demoralize the enemy. Make them feel like they are rezzing with their pants around their ankles.
This is particularly effective if:
- The enemy flag carrier (efc) is farmed as well, giving the impression it is pointless to attempt the flag carry.
- We aren't going for the flag. This makes our intention loud and clear.
No, we are not struggling to grab and cap a flag, we are farming you!
Just don't forget the flag carrier! Don't let the scent of blood filling your senses distract you from the primary goal.
Enemy names
Enemy names can also be a distraction. Sometimes they stick in your mind as offensive or stupid and you just can't help yourself, you start to hunt them down, consciously or unconsciously.
We had a couple of Pallies last night that just stuck with us, that became our primary targets. Loldruid and Pallymoron (not actually his name, it's close, but we changed it because it was appropriate).
They both caught our attention initially because they were playing the game and carrying the flag.
At first Loldruid had the full support of this team. He was a healer and had two pallies and a shaman as heal support. Thus we needed to keep our attention on him while peeling (usually via death) his healers.
As the game went on, they no longer ran in packs, they were too busy dealing with our effective midfield farming.
Which left Loldruid as our plaything. Play we did, as a cat with a mouse. Whenever he exited the tunnel (always the tunnel? Don't make life too easy for us), one of us would be waiting to tease him through the midfield, where Alliance would disengage and then destroy him.
Pallymoron… we started to drop the Pally bit as it was superfluous.
Always the GY… well nearly always, there was one attempt at the ramp, but I was waiting for him.
Running alone, dying alone.
Whole midfield to run through and he would run unsupported directly at our pack.
He would arrive at the scene of a battle after 4-5 of us had dispatched his team mates… riding right to us, only realizing that he needed to run when he was at 20% health… dead.
It got to the point where with 5 minutes left on the clock he tried to snatch a dropped Alliance flag from his teammates dying fingers.
Dragons Breath prevented that and then he felt the full weight of our wrath while he futilely struggled towards our flag room.
At 20% health he disappeared… poof… gone… My guess is his final keyboard shortcut was Alt-F4.
/salute Loldruid and Pallymoron
Yes, you got our attention because you tried. You became our primary targets. As much as we constantly destroyed you and mocked you (if only on voice chat), you were our focus because you were the only threats in those BGs.
When I grow up I want to be a priority kill
I often wonder (OK, fantasize) that I am a Horde team's primary kill target.
No matter what happens in a game you will always find me close to one of two things and both are flags.
I'm either running the flag (or protecting our flag carrier), or chasing down the efc.
It is not unusual for me to chase an efc from our flag room to theirs. I may not kill them (although I often do), but I hinder their run with Blastwaves, Dragons Breaths, Frost Novas, Polymorphs and Cone of Colds… As well as the obligatory Ring of Frost in their tunnel.
I wish I could see Horde chat, as I am confident that (assuming they are communicating at all), it would be filled with:
Kill that Gnome!
Stop the Mage!
Everyone kill that f'n Gnomeaggedon!
I am reasonably confident of this, because usually at some point, I become the focus of the Horde's attention… sometimes the flag carrier's too… idiot, my intention is to slow you, so why do you turn around to smash ineffectually against my Iceblock?
Chasing enemy names is all well and good as long as it serves the end goal and doesn't just become a vendetta.
Vendettas normally commence when a particular player hurts you… hurts you bad. More often than not the damage done is to your ego.
- One shot?
- CC'd
- Unkillable healer?
Whatever the case, they become your focus, complete and utter focus.
You are chasing the flag carrier when out of the corner of your eye you spot your vendetta target.
You veer from the flag carrier and start chasing the vendetta target.
You would follow that player right down his Internet cable and wrap your hands around his throat and bang his head on his desk until he was at the very least unconscious, if not a bloody pulp in your hands.
If you could…
The next best option is to follow him around the battleground, at any cost, death not being a deterrent. When you Rez, you run straight past the efc to track him down.
If the vendetta target could, they would take you and 3 of your team mates to some remote corner of the map and laugh at you while you futilely waste your life and the battleground clock in your vendetta.
Don't chase Gnomeaggedon to the exclusion of all other objectives!
I can live without the flag if I can take 3 of you out of the battle.
To be able to "CC" more than one enemy player purely by running away from the battle, for minutes at a time.
My work is done!
Maintain your rage, but put it in a box to unleash at the right time.
We were in a WSG the other night and found ourselves facing an Enhancement Shaman that made ALL of our lives difficult.
Several people expressed their wish to kill that shaman before the end of the game. The same was expressed multiple times on our voice chat as well.
We carried out this vendetta correctly. We never lost focus of our primary objectives.
Return our flag, cap theirs.
Seconds before the BG ended, 3-5 seconds (I know I only managed to get off a couple of casts), we all found him midfield at 40% health.
He died.
Scoreboard popped up.
We successfully accomplished two goals.
We won the game.
We killed the shaman.
Don't get dragged away from the primary goal for the sake of a vendetta. What do you think will hurt them more:
- Giving them honor kills, or
- Letting them, as best on field, watch the game slip out of their grasp.
That's the time to kill them!
When you play BGs like WSG, you need the lust for blood and at times a frenzy is appropriate, just make sure it is the appropriate time and not just the scent of blood filling your senses!
Gnomer and Out!
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6 Oct 2011 10:38 PM #1
Extra vertical spacing on doLayout in vbox layout
My window has a vbox layout.
I added 2 items(a child window with a form in it and a spacer) to the window before rendering it.
Then I added a grid to the parent window at runtime and did a doLayout().
This caused some extra vertical spacing to appear between the child window and the spacer.
I want all items to have a fixed height.
Please help with this.
var childWindow = new Ext.Window({ closable: false, width: 660, height: 50, plain: true, frame: false, layout: 'fit', style: { border: '1px solid black' }, items: statisticsForm }); var mainWindow = new Ext.Window({ id: 'overviewWindow', closable: true, width: 700, height: 600, plain: true, modal: true, layout: 'vbox', items: [childWindow, { xtype: 'spacer', height: 20 }] }); //The dynamic part follows mainWindow.add(grid); mainWindow.doLayout();
7 Oct 2011 3:52 AM #2
Putting a window inside a window is something I've never done, nor considered doing (though I've not seen it explicitly forbidden). It probably causes problems. The child window should be a panel, or even not exist at all and just stick in the statisticsForm directly.
9 Oct 2011 10:42 PM #3
Thank you, Uberdude!!
Indeed, removing the child window did the trick.


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WACO (February 5, 2013)--Orange cones and mounds of dirt draw attention to the dozens of construction projects underway in Waco that are part of a plan put in place in 2007 to attract $1 billion in development in the downtown area over the course of a decade.
Chris McGown with the Greater Waco Chamber of Commerce is keeping tabs on the progress.
He says about 700 residential units have been built downtown in the last three to five years; thousands of square feet of office and retail are now open; Baylor's new football stadium is going up; new interstate bridges are being constructed, and the Waco Convention Center, which McGown calls one of the crown jewels of downtown, has been renovated.
And in the first months of 2013, McGown says developers are half way to meeting the $1 billion goal.
"We just finished the Super Bowl so I figured it'd be a good time for our halftime scorecard," he said.
"(There's) $520 million in new development…downtown and there's another $380 million in development right now, so we're well on pace," he said.
New restaurants such as the Miraj Mediterranean eatery are popping up and old venues such as the Hippodrome are coming back to life.
But the resurrection goes beyond businesses in the town square.
There are signs of a new 30 unit gated town home community going up at South 7th Street and Cleveland Avenue.
But the thing developers are most excited about, McGown says, "Is taking good advantage of the tremendous opportunity that we have on the riverfront."
Waco officials are now looking for more developers to submit plans for construction projects to be built on 16 acres of city land along the Brazos River.


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PTE301: Prin Engin (2014-2015)
CURRICULUM PROGRAM: Career and Technical Education
COURSE TITLE: Prin of Engineering
COURSE LENGTH: 18 weeks
SUGGESTED PREPARATION: Engineering Drawing/CAD
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Principles of Engineering prepares students for careers in Engineering and Engineering Technology. The course sequence focuses on duties and tasks performed by professionals in Engineering as well as pre-employment and employment skills.
Major Concepts/Content: The Principles of Engineering course is designed to provide students with an exposure to the various engineering and related career choices. Students will explore careers in engineering, ranging from engineer technicians to professional engineering specialties. The content includes, but is not limited to, studying the process of engineering and engineering systems. Student design teams will be involved in problem solving projects that will require formulating plans for product development; developing preliminary designs; preparing detail, assembly, and layout drawings; developing prototype models; using two- and three- dimensional CAD workstations. Students will use the Internet as one of many tools in researching their project designs. A variety of computer software programs will be used in developing a presentation of final project solutions. This course is strongly recommended for students aspiring to become engineers, architects, and engineer technicians.
Major Instructional Activities: Instructional activities are provided in the engineering technology laboratory setting, using hands-on experience with equipment and materials related to course content. Student teams will be required to plan, design, and produce projects; develop solutions through problem solving activities, present ideas and information orally and in writing. Students will investigate content-related occupations, assume leadership roles and work cooperatively.
Major Evaluative Techniques: Students will be evaluated through laboratory content and practical tests. Projects will be analyzed and evaluated for meeting the essential objectives, creativity, and presentation quality. In addition, the students will be evaluated on their ability to cooperatively work together and solve problems.
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Hi. I have been struggling with this question for a while now.
Given a domain $\Omega \subset \mathbb{C}^n$, $\Omega^\prime = \Omega \cap \mathbb{R}^n$, and an analytic function $f: \Omega \longrightarrow \Omega$ such that $f_{|\Omega^\prime}$ is a (real) constant, under which assumptions on $\Omega$ and/or $\Omega^\prime$ can one conclude that $f$ is constant on the whole domain $\Omega$?
The case $n = 1$ is quite classical. For $n>1$, assuming $\Omega$ is a pseudoconvex domain does not really help, and I'm not sure of what can be said about real domains of the zeros of an analytical function of several complex variables.
Thanks for any clue about this.


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July 08, 2013
My love affair with winter in Cape Town
I have a bit of a thing for fireplaces, not to mention my love affair with food and my growing wine collection, and winter is the perfect time to indulge in all of them.
Tempting as it might be to hibernate at home, winter is my favourite time to dine out in Cape Town – on the condition that a crackling hearth, glass of good red wine and delicious food are on offer. There is no shortage of any of these in the Mother City. If I have to single out a favourite winter dining spot that excels in all these aspects it would be Societi Bistro. Situated in Orange Street in Gardens, it has a charming, homely ambience. Stefan Marais is a talented and passionate young chef and his personality is reflected in the flavours of the bistro-style food served. The quaint bar, leafy terrace and big fireplace add to the appeal of this inner-city restaurant.
The many wine routes in and around Cape Town have become one of our destination's greatest assets, with up to 70% of visitors to Cape Town including a visit to one of our wine routes in their itinerary. All of our wine routes have three things in common – excellent wine, superb cuisine and some of South Africa's most beautiful landscapes. I love exploring some of the lesser-known routes and estates and have discovered some wonderful new wines for my collection.
For winter I have stocked up on some Hermit on the Hill Syrah from the Durbanville wine route and red wines from Waterkloof wine farm situated on the slopes of the Schaapenberg in Somerset West. The restaurant and tasting room boast a 360-degree fireplace and jaw-dropping views over the Helderberg.
The 96 Winery Road restaurant remains another favourite dining experience with no less than three fireplaces to cuddle up next to, while enjoying the food and wine from the local area (the restaurant boasts over 320 vintages).
You can never have enough bottles of Klein Constantia Vin de Constance in your wine collection and I have made sure I am well stocked for winter. The dessert wine from the Constantia Wine Route is one of only five South African wines ever to earn a classic Wine Spectator 95-point rating and the first non-red to achieve this. If you are in the area, hungry and in need of cosying up in front of another fireplace, while dining on some of the best-rated food in the world, treat yourself to a visit to La Colombe.
Nature is at her showiest in winter in Cape Town and it is a great time to get outdoors. I love wading through a forest just after it has rained. Put on your wellies, pack a picnic basket, stocked with wine, breads and cheeses from one of Cape Town's organic markets (I love the Bay Harbour Market in Hout Bay) and head out to Newlands, Cecilia or Tokai Forest. Visit hikecapetown.co.za for advice on Cape Town's hiking trails.
A friend of mine, who writes a blog worth subscribing to if you have young ones, cisforcapetown.blogspot.com, reminded me about Kirstenbosch Garden's winter wonders programme. They have a wonderful programme for the winter school holidays with puppet shows, garden walks, story-telling and even a frog awareness talk. The full programme is up on their website. I'll definitely be taking the kids to play in one of the most beautiful gardens in Africa, while they get to learn more about our special environment. It is also a good opportunity to try out the new Moyo Kirstenbosch restaurant – I hope it has a crackling fireplace and a good wine list.
Some of my favourite live music venues in Cape Town are Mercury Live & Lounge, The Assembly, Zula Soundbar and &Union.
While the temperature might drop in Cape Town during winter there are plenty of things to keep me busy, entertained and warm. So, get out there and fall in love with winter in Cape Town!
Visit www.capetown.travel for more information on what's on in Cape Town.
Mariëtte's top winter choices:
• Societi Bistro
Opening times: Monday to Saturday: 12h00 to 24h00.
50 Orange Street, Gardens, Cape Town
Telephone: +27 (0)21 424 2100
• 96 Winery Road
Opening times: Monday to Sunday: 12h00 to 16h00 (lunch); Monday to Saturday: 18h30 to 22h00 (dinner).
Winery Road, Zandberg Farm, Somerset West
Telephone: +27 (0)21 842 2020
• Hermit on the Hill
Email: email@example.com
Telephone: +27 (0)83 357 3864
• Waterkloof
Tasting Lounge is open from Monday to Sunday: 10h00 to 17h00
Telephone: +27 (0)21 858 1292, email firstname.lastname@example.com or visit www.waterkloofwines.co.za
• Klein Constantia
Open in winter: Monday to Friday: 9h00 to 17h00 and Saturdays: 10h00 to 16h30
Email: email@example.com
Telephone: +27 (0)21 794 5188
• La Colombe
Opening times: Monday to Saturday: 12h30 to 14h00; 19h00 to 20h45; Sunday: 12h30 to 14h00.
Constantia Uitsig Wine Estate on Spaanschemat River Road, Constantia
Telephone: +27 (0)21 794 2390
• The Fugard Theatre
Corner Caledon and Buitenkant streets, District Six, Cape Town
Telephone: +27 (0)21 461 4554
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
• The Bay Harbour Market
31 Harbour Road, Hout Bay
Telephone: +27 (0)82 570 5997
Email: email@example.com
• Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden
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This image shows a typical chin-on-the-chest position with an arm held up to the side of the face. A knee is just visible to the left of the image with a loop of umbilical cord above it. Your baby now is likely to be in a head down position but there's still time to change.
Most umbilical cords finally grow to be about the same length as the baby (although there are exceptions), reaching a final length of 20-23.5 in (50-60 cm). The umbilical cord has up to 40 turns along its length and these turns are seven times more likely to twist to the left than the right. The coiling pattern was in place nine weeks after conception, with more coils at the baby's end than the placental end; this may be a response to your baby's movements. The cord contains three blood vessels: two arteries taking deoxygenated blood and waste from your baby to the placenta and one vein carrying oxygen-rich blood from the placenta to the baby. The cord diameter is usually less than 3/4 in (2 cm) and the blood vessels are embedded in and protected by a layer of jelly. The watery composition of the jelly, together with the cord's coiling pattern, prevents compression of the cord.
After the birth, your doctor will check the number of vessels in the cord since in 1 percent of singleton pregnancies the cord contains only one umbilical artery.
Some pregnant women experience restless legs syndrome (RLS), whereby they have an irresistible urge to move their legs. It most commonly happens while resting, so can be very disruptive to sleep. The exact cause isn't known but it may be related to an imbalance of a brain chemical called dopamine. The level of dopamine can be affected by a lack of iron. Restless legs syndrome will pass once you're no longer pregnant. To minimize the effects of restless legs syndrome:
A low birthweight is less than 5 1/2 lb (2.5 kg) and although the majority of small babies thrive, some do have difficulties. Most low birthweight babies are small because they are premature. There are many ways you can reduce the risk of your baby being a low birthweight: eating adequate amounts of healthy food to gain the right amount of weight (see How much weight will you gain?), not smoking or drinking alcohol, reducing stress, and keeping all prenatal appointments so that your health-and your baby-can be monitored.
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For more readability, appeal and understanding, should a tagline for a site homepage say:
"Do this to obtain that" or "Obtain that by doing this" ?
In other words, which one should be first: goal or action?
The tagline would appear right below a tool's name/logo. This tool requires a mechanic action from the person to obtain a result/satisfaction. The goal is something everybody does on a daily basis. We are offering a new way of doing it.
We want the reader to understand:
- what the tool does
- the required action to make it work
This is not a CTA, or instruction. It is just a tagline located below the logo on the homepage of a site dedicated to this tool.


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So let's say we have an AC current of 120 V at 60 Hz. Then i's waveform would be $$f(t) = 120 \sqrt{2} \cos(2 \pi 60 t)$$ Or rather the amplitude times $\sqrt{2}$ times $\cos(2 \pi \times\text{frequency}\times t)$, right?
And if so, then the "real voltage" would be 120 V, and the spikes would be at $120\sqrt{2}$.
And so evidently the peak power dissipated would be the peak voltage divided by the resistance.
But what about the average power? It said to integrate the power over one cycle of the waveform. I tried both $$\int_{0}^{1/60} \frac{f(t)^2}{R} dt $$ and from 0 to 1/120 but I've gotten the wrong answers. What am I doing wrong?


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What do you do with left over tomato paste?
I have many cans of tomato paste, and I just want to get some ideas about how to use them up.
I have many cans of tomato paste, and I just want to get some ideas about how to use them up.
marked as duplicate by Aaronut Mar 13 '11 at 1:01
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If you only use tomato paste infrequently, then you could do as I do: when opening a can (typically only to use a tablespoon full for a recipe), I divide the remainder of the can into tablespoon-sized portions, wrap them individually in plastic wrap, and freeze them until required.
To store tomato paste..
Tomato paste can be stored in fridge for a long time as Doug pointed out. You can try to use the ice cube trays and spread it out into it, then freeze it and take it out and put it into resealable ziplock bags.
Easy recipe concerning tomato pastes..
1/ Spread on french bread, Add plenty of cheese, Sprinkle herbs mix on (Basil comes to mind) and you have a mini pizza 2/ Mix olive oil (4 tablespoon) : Tomato paste (2 tablespoon) : Minced garlic (2 teaspoon) together in that proportion. Stir-fry until garlic become golden brown. Then store in fridge. Toss with spaghetti (salted with kosher salt when cooked) when needed. 3/ Pizza!!!!!!!


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The 6 Most Ill-Conceived Weapons Ever Built
#3. The Ridiculous FP45 Liberator
The French Resistance is one of the most famous guerilla organizations in history, and the one thing keeping the French from looking totally incompetent during the biggest war the world has ever known. The United States really wanted to help them out, but they also wanted to not spend a lot of money doing it. Thus, the FP45 Liberator was born: a weapon specifically designed to be low in cost and easy to mass produce.
The average cap gun today has a higher build quality.
The Liberator was also seemingly designed to suck balls.
First of all, the gun had an effective range of about 25 feet, which coincidentally is about as far as you could throw it. The idea behind it was that a resistance fighter could use it to sneak up on an unsuspecting Nazi, shoot him at close range and then steal a weapon that didn't completely suck.
If all the Nazi was carrying was a corkscrew and some lint, you were still trading up.
However, if you missed that first shot then you were completely fucked, because the Liberator was a single-shot gun. In order to reload it, you needed to force a wooden dowel down the barrel of the gun and retrieve the spent shell casing, which is never something easy to accomplish when there's a pissed off German coming directly at you.
To top it all off, the gun was shipped in a cardboard box with a comic strip instruction manual:
Via Genitron.com
And a little sign saying "Ages 4 and Up."
It's like they took some cheap toy guns from the dollar store and retrofitted them to fire live ammo. Despite all the obvious shortcomings, the U.S. government actually produced a million of these guns with plans to secretly drop them all over occupied Europe. Historians claim that only a few were actually used by resistance fighters, probably because it was very hard to carry one of these things without feeling like someone at the other side of the Atlantic was laughing at you.
"Hahahahahahahahaha, oh shit, hahahaha"
#2. Canada's Useless World War I Rifle
It turns out a lot of the world's most inept weapons are a direct result of England being a jerk to its colonies. When Great Britain told Canada to provide troops for the war effort back in World War I, Canada happily obliged. When the Canadians asked the British for weapons to equip themselves with, however, they were told to bugger off. So, with no other choice, they sent their forces into battle equipped with a gun 100 percent made in the land of the maple leaf: the Ross Rifle.
Via Vaarok
The hollow stock holds a small, emergency supply of poutine.
The Ross Rifle was a fine, reliable weapon ... as long as it didn't get dirty or wet. Then, because of various design flaws, it turned into a useless piece of shit and a serious threat to the life of the person who fired it.
"We're proud of you! But we still buy our weapons from the lowest bidder."
Like many weapons of the day, the Ross Rifle didn't handle dirt and grime in its inner workings very well. Unfortunately for the Canadian troops, wars tend to be fought in rather messy places, which meant that their rifles were constantly jamming and misfiring. Cleaning the rifle required the soldier to completely dismantle the mechanism -- which sucked for them, because the parts were extremely difficult to take apart, even more difficult to put back together and remarkably easy to break. For instance, when the rifle was fired, the bayonet on the end would often go with the bullet, falling right the fuck off.
If that soldier had been using a Ross, the bayonet would have ended up in his foot.
And that's not even the most dangerous thing about the Ross Rifle: it could also end up shooting the soldier in the face (the wrong one, that is). You see, when the gun was dissembled for routine cleaning, it could be put back together so that the bolt would fail to lock, but a round could still be fired from it. This horrifying design flaw could result in the bolt flying out the back of the barrel at about the same speed as the bullet.
Via Service Publications
And you can see how this could be a problem.
In the end, most of the Canadian troops ended up dumping their useless rifles in the battlefield and scavenging the weapons of dead British soldiers. The Ross was still favored by snipers, though, since under good conditions they were very accurate -- and also because snipers have a death wish, anyway.
The only job sexier than "sniper" is "astronaut sniper."
#1. The Gun Shield
In the mid 1500s, Italian gunsmith Giovanni Battista believed he finally answered the question men had been asking themselves since the invention of guns: "How can I shoot the bastard in front of me without giving him a chance to shoot me back?" In 1544, Battista displayed his fantastic invention to King Henry VIII, who was so impressed that he immediately ordered 100 of them for use by his personal bodyguards.
The fantastic invention? A shield with a pistol sticking out of it
Via Royal Armouries, The Independent
Needs more barrels.
On one hand, the obvious advantage of shaping your gun like a shield is that it offers you the same protection as one. On the other hand, shields are also heavy as fuck. They have to be in order to accommodate all that armor that's keeping you from being dismembered. That's one thing they never tell you in the movies, probably because they can't risk giving Brad Pitt a hernia with a realistic prop.
Most of the weight in that fake shield comes from the little motor massaging Pitt's back.
So it's pretty hard to aim a pistol when you're holding up a 30-pound shield, especially when that pistol is the shield. The Gun Shield proved to be impossible to aim unless it was set down on a hard surface ... defeating its whole purpose. Also, all guns back in those days were muzzle-loaded. Once you blew your load, how are you even supposed reload the thing without exposing yourself? The logical solution was to carry an additional shield for those occasions -- and if it came equipped with some sort of gun, even better.
Via Higgins Armory
Behold the Gun Shield ... Shield.
Despite the King's enthusiasm, the Gun Shield was never a hit -- perhaps because it relied way too much on your opponent walking in a straight line as you shot him and agreeing to give you arbitrary time outs.
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New York City will please lovers of music and film, comedy and art, and everything in between. Shoppers can splurge on Fifth Avenue, or bargain at thrift stores in Greenwich Village. You're in one of the most culturally diverse, exciting cities in the world, so see a live performance, eat at a world-class restaurant, or seek out a quirky, off-the-beaten-path activity. If it exists, New York has it.
Must see in New York City
Every first time visitor should witness the buzz of Times Square, appropriately nicknamed the Crossroads of the World. The Statue of Liberty is not only a majestic work of art; she's an essential history lesson on American immigration. Rockefeller Center is where the city of your imagination becomes a reality—ice skate on the famous rink, take a television studio tour, see the giant Christmas tree, and take in one of the best city views at the Top of the Rock.
Where to stay in New York City
The proximity to major city sights like the Empire State Building and Central Park makes Midtown Manhattan convenient for families. Kid-friendly restaurants such as Junior's and John's Pizzeria are an added bonus. For young travelers looking to party the night away, Chelsea has a trendy nightclub scene with plenty of hotels to stumble home to afterwards. Slip on your dark sunglasses in the morning and head to brunch at Cookshop, whose chefs pride themselves on their seasonal menu, or Cafeteria, serving an eclectic menu 24 hours per day. For budget minded travelers, prices ease up considerably once outside of Manhattan, so consider staying in Long Island City, Queens. It's convenient to Manhattan, but also up-and-coming in its own right, with the contemporary exhibition space of MoMA PS1, the intimate Noguchi Museum, and the fresh meals at Sage General Store.
Best and worst time to go to New York City
The weather is the most temperate in May, September and October. Crowds will be a little thinner in the early autumn months. January and February bring howling winds and the occasional massive snowstorm, which can make air travel unpredictable.
Where to get lost in New York City
Wander the narrow streets of the Lower East Side, which was a thriving immigrant community in the early 1900s. To hear some of those immigrant stories, go to the Tenement Museum. When you get hungry, order a pastrami on rye at Katz's Deli, a New York institution since 1888.
The best deal in New York City
Central Park offers solitude and relaxation, but visitors can also toss a Frisbee at Sheep Meadow, jog around the Onassis Reservoir, go to the zoo, or catch a free concert, movie, or play.
Transportation in New York City
The New York subway will take you almost anywhere you need to go. For the few pockets not covered by the subway, taxis or Uber can fill in the gaps. Subway service can be confusing on weekends due to track maintenance. Check mta.info for delays or reroutes.
Getting in from JFK, LaGuardia, and Newark
The AirTrain at JFK connects to the subway. From LaGuardia, New York City buses depart frequently and provide service to Manhattan. Taxis are plentiful, but don't accept solicitations from drivers inside the terminal; go to the taxi stand. Bridge tolls will be added to your total fare. From Newark, the AirTrain connects to NJ Transit, which provides service to Manhattan.
Local tip for visitors to New York City
New Yorkers are generally friendly, but direct. They want to help you navigate the city as efficiently as possible. Don't be afraid to ask a local for directions, and don't mistake abruptness for rudeness. We're trying to get you on your way as quickly as possible.
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It seems like Kano could've easily gone a different direction and focused on striking, weapons, or even a general sport. Why did he have such a keen focus on grappling in particular?
On Modern jujitsu by Tomiki, Kenji there is a nice diagram (see below) that explains the evolution of old style jujitsu, striking arts, and weapon arts into modern budo practices. In this paper, we have a quote from Kano-sensei from 1926 about past and future judo:
This, along hints within the rest of the article, seems to point that safe competition was a (the?) factor that pushed Kano-sensei to move into the close grappling range.
Kano wanted to make his Judo system something that could be done at full speed and force yet which did not seriously injure anyone. He realized that only this way could people continue to make progress over time, and it was this personal progress - building character along with skill as a result of continuous effort over time - that became Judo's focus. That was Kano's number one guiding principle when founding Judo.
And it's obviously true. You can't come back tomorrow if in training today you get broken bones, sprained limbs, and popped joints.
At the time, this was counter to the prevailing attitudes and philosophies of his contemporaries teaching jujitsu. They all had the idea that you couldn't even do randori (sparring), because the techniques were too deadly. People would get seriously hurt. So they didn't even try. Instead, they limited their focus of practice to solo and partnered kata and drills.
What we call "jujitsu" today was, back then, various Samurai "ryu" (clans). Each ryu had collections of techniques involving throws, joint locks, submissions, striking with the hands, striking with the feet, and weapons such as sword, staff, bladed chain, rope binding, knife, spear, bow-and-arrow, etc. Some ryu specialized in grappling, others specialized in sword and other things, but they all had broad knowledge of the other aspects of self-defense and warfare. (And actually, the focus of most of the older ryu was warfare, not self-defense, and so sword, spear, bow-and-arrow, etc. were often much more developed than their grappling was.)
Kano took the grappling techniques and some striking kata of different Japanese ryu which specialized in grappling to make Judo. But he never was able to incorporate striking into randori, because there was simply no way to practice it at full speed and power without people getting hurt. That would be a necessary requirement before being incorporated into his randori.
And what role striking would play in Judo randori was also uncertain. Was striking merely supposed to be used to help unbalance or distract opponents? Or would points be awarded for strikes along the same lines that they are awarded for throws?
So striking didn't fit in nicely into Judo randori. I imagine Kano contemplated limiting striking to certain techniques that would not cause as much damage, such as an open palm strike to the chest or a slap to the face, similar to Sumo wrestling. He might have even played with this with his senior students. But for whatever reason, he wasn't able to merge the striking into his grappling randori.
Of course now we have Brazilian Jiujitsu, which incorporates strikes into a system of techniques that derives primarily from Judo. But even BJJ does not permit strikes during competition. For that, you go to the next evolution, which is MMA. But while it's possible to "spar" in MMA and not get hurt, you won't be as lucky when you go all-out in actual MMA competition.
So as far as I'm concerned, nobody including Kano has been able to incorporate striking, at full speed and force, with grappling safely. If it's just sparring (light to medium force)? Yes, that can be done successfully. With full speed and force? No. The same level of control as grappling just isn't there with striking.


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Do you prefer to stay home, or do you want to come with us?
Should I prepare dinner, or are we going to go to the restaurant?
Are the questions correctly written?
Is there a preferred way to write such questions?
Are the questions correctly written?
Your approach to writing these two-in-one questions is correct. You write the first question, add a comma and "or" and then ask the second one with a question mark at the end. Multiple options can be separated with commas.
Yes, it's written correctly. I'm not sure what you think could be incorrect, though. If you're worried about the usage of the comma before "or", your usage is correct.
What you're doing here is combining two questions or two independent clauses with a coordinating conjunction, which conjoins two or syntactically identical units. The comma before the conjunction (when dealing with two clauses) is stylistic and optional, though I'd personally recommend it.
Your examples look perfect.


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Specifically, if $\rho$ is such that $\zeta(\rho)=0$ and $\max_{\rho}\Re(\rho)= \Theta$, can anything interesting be said about the number/distribution of zeros on the vertical line $\sigma=\Theta$?
Clearly this question is almost as hypothetical as they get, so I welcome conditional answers (though not on RH please), consequences of the Bohr-Landau theorem, consequences of the known behavior of $\zeta(s)$ in the critical strip, etc.
Maybe you know something along the lines of ``If there are finitely/ infinitely many, then...''?
I am also interested in why your answer may simply be ``No.''