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Geocaching.com has a listing of fundamental placement guidelines that include legal and and other restrictions like cache saturation. What are some more informal guidelines to follow when placing a cache?
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Here is my list of places to avoid:
There are also some less obvious but still bad locations. Quite recently there was a fair amount of friction among different groups of outdoor lovers in certain area when someone placed several caches directly at established but unofficial wilderness campsites. It may seem like a good idea, the places are usually somewhat known, some of them has been in use for many decades and accumulated interesting history, but think about how annoying it could be when you are waking up in the morning, getting out of sleeping bags, cooking breakfast, packing, etc. and bunch of people show up and start wandering around, poking here and there, looking for hidden caches. Most of these locations have their unwritten rules, generally respected by backpackers, however, a lot of cachers do not know these rules and will not follow them, which will cause additional conflicts. I know of at least two such sites that were recently abandoned because someone placed a cache there and because of problems that it caused. One of these sites have been in use for over 50 years.
As you point out, there's a number of legal guidelines they enforce and if the cache contravenes any of these it won't even be published (they check each one before it goes live.)
But in terms of other areas that wouldn't necessarily be advised:
Also worth mentioning are caches which are difficult or dangerous to get to - but these don't make them bad caches per-se, on the contrary one of the best caches I've found has fitted this description. But you need to be very careful that when doing this you advertise it as such. A lot of people seek out extreme caches, but someone expecting a nano stuck on a lampost and finding he has to cross the Niagra falls on a tightrope isn't going to be too happy ;)


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If I had to choose just one article of baby clothing as my "can't live without," it would be the bodysuit, no contest.
This is one of the easiest tops to dress baby and change them in (the snaps on the bottom are ideal for quick diaper changes). Another great thing about these outfits is how you can pair them with pants, skirts or leggings. My son has worn one of his classic bodysuits with fleece pants, dress pants and jeans. You can use them to create many different looks for your little one without having to worry about matching as most of them go with just about everything.
Tie & Suspenders
Why bother with the tie and suspenders if you can have them all-in-one soft and comfie bodysuit? This is such a fun outfit that can be paired with any pant for a complete holiday look.
Where can you find it? SewBeachyBoutique on Etsy.
Nice? Maybe...
I'm a big fan of tongue in cheek sayings – especially on baby bodysuits. This green number states "I've been (relatively) nice this year!"
Got to love that honesty ;).
Where can you find it? PigeonCameraDesigns on Etsy.
Matryoshka Doll
Russian nesting dolls have always been a favorite of mine and tend to make an appearance during the holidays. A tiny pink ruffle adds a sweet touch to this appliqued outfit.
Where can you find it? Boboandcoco on Etsy.
Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer
Available in 5 different sizes (from newborn to 12-18 months), this adorable Rudolph bodysuit has it's very own red butotn nose. The snowflake fabric used adds a nice festive touch.
Where can you find it? MyCoatOfManyColors on Etsy.
Minnie & Bows
It isn't holiday-themed, but the colors are definitely suitable for Christmas! Minnie's signature polka dot bow is covered in red and silver glitter for a glamorous finish. The best part? She autographed this bodysuit, especially for your own mini.
Where can you find it? Disney Store.
Twins First Christmas
What better way to celebrate your twins' first Christmas then with matching bodysuits? This set is for boy and girl twins, however you can customize the order for 2 girls or 2 boys if need be.
Where can you find it? Coutureforkids on Etsy.
Classic Cutie
Red is a color that looks great during the holidays, but should absolutely be worn year-round. Your little one can wear this puff sleeved classic Minnie piece from now until she outgrows it.
Where can you find it? Disney Store.
Build a Bodysuit
Yes, yes you can build-your-own bodysuit. This brilliant set comes with a white bodysuit, red and white striped suspenders, a green tie, green bow tie and red vest. Use one of these accessories, two or all of them to create different looks. Why can't they have something like this for dads? My husband would love it!
Where can you find it? NoahsBoytiques on Etsy.
The Complete Holiday Outfit - Disney Baby Style
Most bodysuits are sold as is, but this? This is a complete holiday outfit! This gorgeous bodysuit with tartan bow detaling is designed 'fooler-style' so that the snowflakes are hidden under the skirt, creating the look of a regular top. You can mix and match both pieces, wearing the tulle tutu skirt with other tops or creating a more casual outfit with the bodysuit and a pair of jeans.
Where can you find it? Disney Store.
Santa's Already Here!
I bet you didn't realize Santa was already in your home. And if he hasn't arrived yet, chances are he will making his grand debut quite soon! Dress him up in his traditional outfit with this themed bodysuit.
Where can you find it? SnickerDoodleSpokane on Etsy.
The Cardigan Bodysuit
I think this is just genius! This bodysuit set includes a short sleeve red and white striped baby bow tie bodysuit and a cardigan bodysuit to wear over top. You can pair both of these with some spiffy pants for an adorable look, or wear one at a time.
Where can you find it? Haddonco on Etsy.
Personalization at its best! You can customize this bodysuit with any saying, word or name, choosing from a huge selection of fabrics.
Where can you find it? AppliqueonesiesbyLiz on Etsy.
Pink Christmas Anyone?
I'm sure most little girls dream of a pink Christmas. Mine sure did! This bodysuit is embroidered in pink and silver, offering an incredibly girly take on the holidays.
Where can you find it? EllaLuBoutique on Etsy.
He's a Mean One
Mr. Grinch! The story starts off on a sour note, but ends on a much happier one and to be honest, Christmas just wouldn't be Christmas without the story of The Grinch!
Where can you find it? Itsaboytique on Etsy.
Glittery Minnie Pant and Bodysuit Set
Here is yet another great outfit set including both the bodysuit and a pair of classy black pants featuring ruffled detailing. The glittery red bodysuit featuring Minnie Mouse, has built-in snaps that grow with your baby.
Where can you find it? Disney Store.
The Comedian
Do you have a little comedian on your hands? Something tells me this adorable red and green bodysuit would work quite well with his personality.
Where can you find it? TheCraftyMenagerie on Etsy.
Keep An Eye On Those Cookies...
So that's where they went! ;)
"I Ate Santa's Cookies" is printed on this super fun and hilarious bodysuit for your baby.
Where can you find it? Shoptheittybitty on Etsy.
Who Needs Mistletoe?
Just give me a kiss already? No doubt your baby will be getting lots of loving with this bodysuit!
Where can you find it? Sewsosweetdesigns on Etsy.
Has Your Toddler Been - Nice-ish?
You have to love the honesty! The long sleeves are sure to keep your baby warm during chillier days and I'm sure family and friends will get a kick out of the saying "Dear Santa, does "Nice-ish" count?" Where can you find it? mmhandmades on Etsy.
Just Like The Real Thing
I really like how real this bodysuit looks. Just the top of the tie is sewn, so that the remainder 'moves' just like papa's. There are even little buckles to replicate real suspenders.
Where can you find it? Shopantsypants on Etsy.
The holidays brings out a whole new category of bodysuits. Ones with tongue-in-cheek sayings, brilliantly designed pieces with accessories attached, or entire outfit sets. With the holidays just weeks away, I wanted to give you plenty of time to browse and shop. Keep in mind that most of these can be purchased in many different sizes but with the holidays fast approaching some may be out of stock, so you see something you like, don't wait too long to snap it up!

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What are the normatization or standard (not necessarily fancy) symbols to use for the Laplace and Fourier transform operators? By "normatization" or "standard" I mean "technical standard" or "technical normatization".
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According to ISO 80000-2*), clauses 2-18.1 and 2-18.2, the Fourier transform of function f is denoted by ℱ f and the Laplace transform by ℒ f. The symbols ℱ and ℒ are identified in the standard as U+2131 SCRIPT CAPITAL F and U+2112 SCRIPT CAPITAL L, and in LaTeX, they can be produced using
The standard adds that (ℱ f)(ω) is often denoted by ℱ(ω) and (ℒ f)(ω) and by ℒ(ω). That is, the operand function can be omitted (implied), if it is evident from the context, so that the transform operator symbol is used as such to denote the transformed function.
*) "Quantities and units. Part 2: Mathematical signs and symbols to be used in the natural sciences and technology"; a footnote adds: "Title to be shortened to read "Mathematics" in the second edition of ISO 80000-2. Published in 2009; can be purchased from ISO members. The ISO 80000 series of standards has superseded the ISO 639 series as well as ISO 1000.
Have a look at the trfsigns package. It provides macros for transformation signs, eg:
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I have several classes all of which show the same problem when they compile - "undeclared variable". Needless to say all the variables are, as far as I can tell, declared. The one pattern I seem to be able to find is that the compiler only complains when they are used as parameters. Otherwise the compiler recognizes them.
I won't bore you with the entire code, here's a sample.
in FindWord words is flagged as undeclared.
Here's one more
Here token is flagged when passed to strcpy (but not strlen or push_back) as is rsc_id when passed to MAEINTRESOURCE and LoadResource.
What's the cause of these errors. They're driving me nuts.
I won't bore you with the entire code, here's a sample.
#pragma once #include <map> using std::map; #include <string> using std::string; #include <vector> using std::vector; #include <algorithm> class Dictionary { private: vector <TCHAR*> words; LONG ref_cnt; string module; USHORT rsc_id; Dictionary (string module, USHORT rsc_id); Dictionary (HMODULE module, USHORT rsc_id, LONG key); bool FindWord (string searched) {return binary_search (words.begin (), words.end (), searched);} static void init_Mutex (void); public: virtual ~Dictionary (void); static LONG LoadDictionary (string module, USHORT rsrc); static void UnloadDictionary (LONG key); static void UnloadDictionaries (INT size, LONG keys []); static bool FindInDictionary (string searched, LONG key); static bool FindInDictionaries (string searched, INT size, LONG keys []); };
Here's one more
Dictionary::Dictionary(string module, USHORT rsc_id){ HMODULE hmodule = LoadLibrary (module.c_str ()); HRSRC rsc = FindResource (hmodule, MAKEINTRESOURCE (rsc_id), RT_RCDATA); TCHAR* chWords = (TCHAR*) LoadResource (hmodule, rsc_id); TCHAR* token = strtok (chWords, "\0"); TCHAR* new_string = new char [strlen (token)]; strcpy (new_string, token); words.push_back (token); while (token = strtok (NULL, "\0")){ TCHAR* new_string = new char [strlen (token)]; strcpy (new_string, token); words.push_back (new_string); } FreeLibrary (hmodule); this->module = module; this->rsc_id = rsc_id; InterlockedIncrement (&ref_cnt); }
What's the cause of these errors. They're driving me nuts.


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I have a house guest incoming that has celiacs and I know that it means they can't eat gluten. But does that mean that I need to yank everything that has wheat out of my kitchen for the duration? I need to know if this something that gets set off just by looking at wheat or if it's tolerable in small quantities.
i am celiac, ideally you should clean your entire kitchen, clean out your silverware and utensil drawers and wash all utensils in the dishwasher. Wipe all surfaces and sinks with bleach wipes. Scrub all pots and pans, to remove gluten films then wash in dishwasher. give all dishes to be used a run through the dishwasher.
off limit items are, seasoned pans (cast iron, or porcelain), earthenware, pasta pots, strainers, toasters, cooking stones, wood spoons or utensils, cutting boards, blenders and crockpots.
to avoid contamination use fresh mayo, mustard, peanut butter jars, etc. do not use any ingredients such as sugar that may have been contaminated with flour from use while baking.
because you are not familiar with ingredients that contain gluten, use only pure ingredients if you are cooking for your celiac guest.
avoid spice blends.
hope this was a bit of help.
For most celiacs, it is any trace of gluten. That means that you don't want something to touch gluten and then touch the food a celiac will eat (example: a butter knife used on toast and then double dipped back into the butter will contaminate the butter). My gluten-free friends have suggested that they are better judges of ingredients, as well, as gluten hides stealthily in things like chicken broth injected into inexpensive chicken brands.
You can probably keep your gluten products in the kitchen, just make sure when making gluten-free food that everything is clean.
Apart from the official recommendations (20 PPM), this is also individual. You should hear with your guest what applies for this person. Some needs a very strict clean environment, while others tolerate some minor contamination.
Clean cooking
Normally, you don't need to remove everything with gluten from your kitchen, as long as you keep products with gluten separate from the gluten-free products you plan to use in your gluten-free cooking. You should also not bake anything with flour when having gluten-free products in the open. After baking/cooking with gluten contained products, you need to be thorough in cleaning up in the kitchen afterwards. It would be best not to bake anything with flour when you friend is in the house, because flour dust will float around in the air. But just having the flour packed away in a cupboard or drawer will normally not be a problem.
Practical tips
Bread meals can be a challenge, but as long as you keep some basic rules, this will go smooth. To be sure nothing you serve to your guest have been contaminated, you should buy new food to be sure butter, spreads, meats, jam etc. are clean. You can put out a mug with some clean knives and spoons that you can use to take from the jar/box, and lay it on the side of your plate before applying with your own knife on the bread.
I beleive the Celiac Foundation's definition for "Gluten-free" is having less than 0.06 parts per BILLION of gluten. Yes, I'm serious. For example, just removing the coutons that have already been added to a salad won't do the trick. You have to never have put the coutons in the salad to begin with. (this comes from experience at a restaurant that supposedly knew what gluten-free meant).


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Admire Japan's beautiful spring cherry blossoms on this 3-hour guided walking tour. You'll start with a jaunt through famous Ueno Park, one of the most scenic locations in Tokyo to see the wonderful pink and white blooms. Marvel at this glorious natural vision before stopping for some traditional Japanese refreshments. You'll then head to the 17th century Kaneiji Temple before visiting Yanaka. Take in this historic neighbourhood's Edo-period buildings and stroll through streets lined with yet more picture-perfect blossom trees.


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I trying to pass some variable to the callback function through add_meta_box. Knowing that there is $callback_args that can be use to pass the variable. But somehow I just can't get it work within a class. This is my codes
class myclass{
//.....blah blah....adding action
function add_ex_field() {
add_meta_box( 'apextadmin', __( 'My Custom Field', 'myplugin_textdomain' ),array($this,'the_callback_function'),post,array('test'=> $param));}//the $param is some value that saved in my option table.
function the_callback_function($post, $metabox){//do I need to include these two parameters? because they gave me error!
echo '
testing field
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echo $metabox['args']['test'];
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District in Despair
March 21, 2013
EASTERN OHIO school districts are all fighting budget shortcomings. Some worse than others. The Switzerland of Ohio Local School District finds itself in one of the most unenviable positions....
Districts DO get oil and gas money. And this levy costs $12 to the average tax payer. And that buys a heck of a lot considering what $12 buys anymore. You're looking at pay to play, maximum students per classroom (35), upwards of 40 teachers with families, mortgages, bills just left out in the cold. Let's hope that the voters of Monroe County see the light and vote to pass this levy. If not, they're going to regret it. Maybe not immediately, but in the very near future. VOTE YES!!
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These superintendents need to go to county commissioner meetings and ask why some of the oil and gas revenues can't go to the schools instead of trying to shove levys down peoples throats that they can't afford.
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I didn't lock the screen on my OpenSuse Linux and let my girlfriend do all evil things when I was sleeping. Is there a way to find out if she deleted any files from my PC?
I was looking at the "Date Modified" timestamp of my folders and then I tried to delete something and that date didn't change. I was also looking at logs in
/var/log, but I don't know where exactly to look and also haven't found anything.
I think she deleted files by moving them to the trash can and then emptying the trash can and I think that this procedure will be in some log.


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Tablet for a child
I have a nephew I'd like to get a tablet for but I'm having a hard time finding what I want.
He's 11 and I thought I'd find a kid's type tablet but the ones I've found are only up to age 10. I was thinking of an adult tablet but I don't want to buy him something with internet access. Or is that something I can remove? I'd like to find a modest product he can watch movies on, listen to music, play games, etc. Does anyone have any ideas for me?
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Pretty much anything actually useful will have internet access.
If I might ask, what is the problem with an 11 year old having internet access?
The parental controls on the ipad are solid. They built it into the OS for exactly this situation. The only downside is the ipad's price. The Kindle Fire is nice, and much cheaper, but it's not the same thing. There are tablets, and there's the ipad. I sound like a fanboy, but it's the truth.
As a parent of 9 (almost 10) and 13 year old boys, I have to say I think your nephew would be disappointed with a child's type tablet. The companies that manufacture these really dumb them down and add a lot of "babyish" type features (sounds, bright colors).
If you want to get him something he can really use, I would go for a regular tablet. There are so many apps out there that will be very useful for him - especially for school. Kids are required to do a lot of internet research for school now. My 13 year old has an ipad and takes it to school for note-taking. My 9 year old has an Ipod Touch that he does a lot of internet research on and we're debating between an Ipad and a Kindle Fire for him for Christmas.
As @rprebel mentioned, the parental controls on the ipad are very good. If you go with another tablet, discuss with nephew's parents and see what they can do as far as limiting his internet access. With Fios, we are able to turn off wireless on a specific time schedule
There are ipads, and there's the tablets. I am a fanboy, and it's the truth.
Even if it has Internet access, you can limit that at home by making sure your using an access code on your wireless router and not putting the access code in on the tablet. You can do all the updates and downloading of apps yourself.
As far as going out where there might be free access Wi-Fi, you should be with him and can control that personally.
Just a thought.
And I agree that a 10yr old will be disappointed with a child's tablet. They're in the computer labs at school almost every day and exposed to a lot of technology.
First of all, I would clear it with his parents if you haven't already. I have an 11 year old that really wants an iPod touch this year, but I'm not ready to get him one. I prefer to keep his internet access on our common family computer at this point. He is also not on Facebook or other social networking sites yet. In my opinion, middle school is a time period where it is really easy for kids to say awful things behind the shield of a computer. I think my son is a great kid and I don't expect him to get in trouble, but I prefer to wait until his decision making is a little more mature before making this leap. Just my opinion.
I got a touchpad for my 6-year-old niece back when it was on sale. You are better off buying a fully-functional tablet now (with some type of insurance/damage policy) and letting the little guy grow up with it.
I have seen the "kid-friendly" tablets and they will not serve his needs. He's going to need a real one with internet access in a year anyway.
If you really want to thwart internet access, change the wifi password at his home and tell his parents to not let him roam places with public wifi. Although, I am not sure why you think not allowing internet access will somehow protect him from the ills of the world. Mubarak tried shutting down the internet in Egypt and it didn't work out too well for him. People still found a way around it and so will your nephew. The best thing you can do is hope his parents taught him about responsibility and trust.
A Flintstones Vitamin Tablet. Then send him to play outside.
I didn't see this mentioned, but what's your price point? That might help in getting some better recommendations.
There's some good technology out there for an 11 year old, both tablet (iPad2, Galaxy Tab 10.1, EeePad Transformer, IdeaPad K1, Thrive, etc) or e-reader based (Nook Tablet/Color, Kindle Fire, etc).
Also form factor is something to consider. Some tablets are 10 inches (thereabouts). Perhaps a 7 inch tablet (like the forthcoming Galaxy Tab 7.7) would be better for smaller hands.
Some of these can be spendy, so knowing your breaking point is a good thing to consider.
Getting something with a little older technology will help keep the price down and it may help teach the youngster something too (like how to get the most of out of older technology by hacking/rooting it)...just an idea.
Kids are amazingly tech savvy. I believe in nurturing that. I personally would not limit technology/learning how it works. My son built his first gaming computer when he was 11. He is now 13 and has modded out our Touchpads with Cyanogen (Android), SuperNES for Mario Bros., Nintendo 64 etc. and this week will throw Linux on there.
Let the kids explore.
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@baqui63: Hi, I don't mind you asking at all.
Giving an 11 year old a tablet with internet access is basically giving him unsupervised access, and that's not what they want. Obviously, he'll be taking it with him everywhere and his parents aren't always going to be able to supervise his access. Even when they're with him it's not as if they'll be looking over his shoulder checking where he is online.
Children need to be monitored very carefully where the internet is concerned.
@rprebel: I hear you. But since this is for someone who's only 11, I don't think he'll mind not having the real deal.
@thunderthighs: Now that's a good idea.
Although he'd have access on it if he were at a friend's house so that would only work at his house. But still a good idea.
I'm wondering if the way to go is to simply remove the browser software. Is that an option?
@alpayton: His parents are the ones who'll be buying and giving it to him, but since they know less than nothing about computer technology :), Auntie is doing the research for them.
@jasmine - You are a good auntie! :)
I think whether you can disable the browser will depend on the tablet. I know on the iPod touch there is a setting that will allow you to turn off browser functionality. You should be able to look up this info on the Internet for specific tablets you are considering.
@alpayton: Thanks!
As a parent myself... my biggest worry is paying a great deal of money for a tablet that my 11 yr old ends up loosing or damaging after only a few weeks. I too think a tablet is a great idea but would like to see a solution that isn't expensive but offers the same functionality of a full tablet.
I have found such a solution with the KIZTEK Socializer at only $135.
The tablet is 7" screen tablet that allows you to read books, play games, play music, view photos, surf the internet, download apps, watch movies, check email, and even has a schedule, clock, and calculator built in.
Its not an IPAD but it also doesn't cost some $500 either. Also they are selling the tablet with a leather case and keyboard.
You can check it out at http://www.kiztek.com/specials
I got the inexpensive Coby for my 2-year-old and it's worked great with a little work. She watches videos, plays the children's games and some of the timewaster games (angry birds, etc).
The lock keeps her off the internet except when I need to add software.
Although this thread is old, I'll add this link for those looking for a "new" answer:
The Tabeo tablet is a Kid-Friendly, Android-based device that will price at around $150 on debut.


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How to understand the concept of compact space
I am learning some analysis on my own and
what is the motivation to consider compactness?
eg. I do not understand why having the property of reducing a cover to a finite cover is important.
I'm sure there is a good answer to this and I'm interested to hear your replies!


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al.cap wrote on Jan 6, 2013 8:13 AM:
blue star wrote on Jan 6, 2013 10:00 AM:
Thomas Cigas wrote on Jan 6, 2013 11:12 AM:
roy wrote on Jan 6, 2013 3:11 PM:
Actually, you don't need a permit to carry. When the government decides to confiscate our guns,the only thing that will matter is having a gun and lots of ammo.
So it comes down to how many gun owners are willing to sacrifice their lives to fight the government?
All you mothers, wives, daughters, and grandmothers better write to Obama because there will be a loss of husbands, sons, brothers, and grandsons that will NOT give up their guns if this comes to pass!!! "
al.cap wrote on Jan 6, 2013 7:44 PM:
"the beauty of the second amendment is that it will not be necessary until the government tries to take it away." "
KITTY wrote on Jan 6, 2013 8:27 PM:
KITTY wrote on Jan 6, 2013 10:20 PM:
"We'll see," he said.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/07/29/scalia-opens-door-for-gun-control-legislation/#ixzz2HFwlmYLu "
Seamus wrote on Jan 7, 2013 12:06 AM:
John Kanca wrote on Jan 7, 2013 7:17 AM:
John Kanca wrote on Jan 7, 2013 7:24 AM:
If assault weapons are banned then only Mexican drug cartels will have assault weapons, 2000 of them courtesy of this adminstration. "
al.cap wrote on Jan 7, 2013 8:28 AM:
if you think the US military would participate in killing US citizens, you're nuts. most would sit out or join the resistance. that's what happens when corrupt governments are desperately trying to hold on to power. not to mention, armed citizens outnumber military and police at least 26 to 1, more likely 50 to 1. and that only accounts for registered weapons. "
conservative1 wrote on Jan 7, 2013 10:07 AM:
Excellent Letter Mr G.
Kitty do you think the 300 police officers in this city could win a fight with the thousands of armed citizens?
US having guns is the ONLY reason tea party rallies, and Wall ST protesters are not treated by our government like protesters are treated 3rd world countries. "
ROY wrote on Jan 7, 2013 11:19 AM:
You watch way too much FOX NEWS.
I'll say it again: You assume, guess, wish, and are expert of everything...
Dr Oz, Joe Biden, and Dr. Joyce Brothers need an assistant. "
KITTY wrote on Jan 7, 2013 12:44 PM:
Citizen 4 Fairness wrote on Jan 7, 2013 2:22 PM:
KITTY wrote on Jan 7, 2013 2:33 PM:
al.cap wrote on Jan 7, 2013 3:12 PM:
make no mistake, they are going to push. it's been the plan all along. the problem is they really have no idea what they're asking for. "
Seamus wrote on Jan 7, 2013 5:17 PM:
Brian wrote on Jan 7, 2013 5:57 PM:
Bob wrote on Jan 7, 2013 6:17 PM:
al.cap wrote on Jan 7, 2013 7:31 PM:
seamus- stay safe, go home at night. "
GeorgeK wrote on Jan 7, 2013 7:53 PM:
@Kitty @Citizen 4 Fairness
I'm done lecturing both of you. Most especially Kitty, who is clearly the most unenlightened, unintelligent sheep living among us. If you think for a second that police or military are going to do the bidding of government and start mass confiscation of guns, you're wrong. Seamus hit the nail squarely on the head, any officer or enlisted man can refuse to comply with an unlawful order, same for LE agencies.
And stop, please stop, with using the children as a scapegoat to push your anti-gun agenda. Its sickening really. I have no doubt that you may feel bad for the loss of life that occurred but to use it continuously on every article since then as a reason for new legislation borders on disrespect. In all seriousness, a few of us here have mentioned that many children die everyday from a variety of reasons. Some from illness, car-accidents or whatnot. But not a peep from you or your buddies. And god forbid I mention abortion, I get a tirade from some no-name poster about the finer points of the whole Sandra Fluke debacle. However, we miss the main picture, that more lives are lost to abortion everyday than have ever been lost in all the mass shootings combined since we've been keeping track. And it is not for the reason that I want to bring abortion into the debate, but it is incredibly telling that someone who says we need to talk about the cause of 27 deaths more intently than the cause of millions of deaths. You are basically saying some lives are worth more than others. I admire that you may want to prevent unnecessary deaths, all law-abiding citizens do, but to assign more or less value to ones life based on the cause of death is atrocious.
As for the guns, who cares what us law-abiding citizens have. What right of yours is it to choose what the rest of us have? None of us here tell you how to live your life. I suspect you might want to consider not telling us how to live ours. If you don't like guns, fine. No one is forcing gun ownership on anyone here. But what you are doing, is forcing the idea of gun 'dis-ownership' on us. That isn't very fair. It also defeats the whole mantra of citizen 4 'fairness'. "
KITTY wrote on Jan 7, 2013 8:47 PM:
Citizen 4 Fairness wrote on Jan 7, 2013 9:14 PM:
Sami6 wrote on Jan 7, 2013 9:19 PM:
But the last I checked we still had three branches of government.
What section of the 14th Amendment are you referring to? "...bounties for services suppressing insurrection or rebellion"?
I know your O'Bama fancies himself as a dictator. "
conservative1 wrote on Jan 7, 2013 10:00 PM:
After he raises the debt ceiling, he can use chemical weapons on us. Very Funny. You lefties act like America is 2000 years old and nothing is going to or could change. In a blink of an eye we could end up with a dictator and all be enslaved. Then you'd be scratching your head wondering what happened. And ya Kitty, YOU have argued for guns to be confiscated. "
al.cap wrote on Jan 7, 2013 10:20 PM:
and i don't have a clue what "us" you refer to. "
LanMan wrote on Jan 7, 2013 10:36 PM:
KITTY wrote on Jan 7, 2013 10:52 PM:
I don't think obama will do it ......time will tell....i am not a constitutional scholar and neither are you.....but obama is ....jeff rosen says it's legal.....the court will decide.....not you...... "
KITTY wrote on Jan 7, 2013 10:57 PM:
Citizen 4 Fairness wrote on Jan 7, 2013 11:05 PM:
KITTY wrote on Jan 7, 2013 11:18 PM:
al.cap wrote on Jan 8, 2013 5:09 AM:
that's the difference. i would give my life in defense of this nation and the principles on which it was founded.
this hypothetical crap has gone too far. obviously, no one wants anything like this to happen. let's hope the fools on the hill have the sense, and leadership ability to craft legislation that keeps everyone happy. "
saints wrote on Jan 8, 2013 7:25 AM:
Larry wrote on Jan 8, 2013 8:10 AM:
The "assault weapon", and I believe it is just that, (its not a varmint rifle), is perhaps THE GUN the founding fathers had in mind when they sought to guarantee the public's right to bear arms. I can understand this, although I am skepticle that this generation of boys who like to play soldier actually possess the moral fibre and honor of character to actually do so. Never the less a gun that gives some measure of parity with government forces was the intent of the ammendment, and while they acknowledged that the public would intitially be beaten back by government forces, the fathers felt that such a gun would give them the opportunity, at least, to mechanize a method through which the people would prevail in the end. I am extremely tired of people who are too "modern" and intelligent in their own minds to understand that the ANCIENT and ETERNAL rules of governmnet apply as surely now as when the Fathers framed the consitution.
The only question is , do men own assault rifles, or children. And do these quasi educated children have a hope in heck of sifting through the propoganda that owns all our minds to overcome the artificial differences between us that the media has embedded. In this I tend to doubt our modern day ability to to contest tyranny.
Regardless, there's no moral superiority in forsakeing the sacrifice of a million americans just because tragic events keep occuring , that are a result of our failure at every turn to manage our difficulties like men. "
Seamus wrote on Jan 8, 2013 8:59 AM:
The true capabilities???.... I work for a government agency including the military...I must be missing something... Put the foil helmet back on kitty. "
roy wrote on Jan 8, 2013 9:04 AM:
If Lanza had an "Automatic Weapon" , the entire school would have been massacred.
But Kitty does have an "automatic mouth"...
BTW, when the government decides to confiscate our guns, they do have weapons that fire heat rays, sound waves to sicken you, electromagnetic devices to diable you and God know what else. Their satilites can find the smallest things and who knows what is in the Earth's orbit.
So, us gun owners will loose, but life in this country will never be the same. They better build bigger cemeteries. "
blue star wrote on Jan 8, 2013 10:13 AM:
" @al and lanman I like the way you completely ignored the fact that 4 innocent college students were gunned down in cold blood excerizing a peaceful protest that is a constitutional right.
@C4F The Kent State riots, and subsequent events were brought about by communist inspired protests to the war in Viet Nam. We were fighting communists in Viet Nam, and their leader,(General Giap) had been to Moscow where he was given support. He knew that the war would become unpopular at home and that was his road to victory. As it turned out that is what happened.
The last time I heard, the communist party advocates the overthrow of the Government (the U.S. Government), in favor of communism. Those kids may have been innocent dupes, however their cause was was to provide aid and comfort to the enemy.
How many friends did you lose in the Viet Nam War? Where were you during the cold war? In case you weren't aware it was no joke. "
KITTY wrote on Jan 8, 2013 10:51 AM:
Citizen 4 Fairness wrote on Jan 8, 2013 11:05 AM:
blue star wrote on Jan 8, 2013 11:13 AM:
KITTY wrote on Jan 8, 2013 11:24 AM:
al.cap wrote on Jan 8, 2013 11:57 AM:
Seamus wrote on Jan 8, 2013 12:43 PM:
al.cap wrote on Jan 8, 2013 1:11 PM:
NWO wrote on Jan 8, 2013 1:18 PM:
~unkown "
Seamus wrote on Jan 8, 2013 1:35 PM:
Citizen 4 Fairness wrote on Jan 8, 2013 1:39 PM:
@Seamus, it really kills me how everyone says that the armies are keeping safe, but from, what, we are the aggressors in all of these countries except for 911, we are the ones that are invading them, not the other way around, In truth foreign wars make us less safe because it gives them reason to retaliate. "
KITTY wrote on Jan 8, 2013 1:50 PM:
blue star wrote on Jan 8, 2013 2:06 PM:
@C4F Where did you say you were during the cold war?
As I said, the kids were innocent dupes. They were used by the communist party in America. Which was very active at that time, and helped to make the war unpopular at home (on the campuses). I think if you knew the story you might feel differently, you seem to mean well.
P.S. Just to be clear, I did not shoot anyone, and don't have any plans to at the moment. Outside of that I don't need your help in squaring things with the Creator, but thanks for the thought. Save it for yourself. "
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Citizen 4 Fairness wrote on Jan 8, 2013 6:13 PM:
I say that good luck in the afterlife because you don't care about the loss of life you think that your second amendment are more important than peoples lives. Don't worry about me, I'm not I don't have any reason to. "
GeorgeK wrote on Jan 8, 2013 6:13 PM:
If Seamus' word means nothing, speaking from experience, then there is no cracking the thick ignorant shell that is Kitty and friends.
What I do know is Al warned me, thanks for that, but it was worth a shot. But I am happy to know that out of posters on this board, we out number Kitty and friends at nearly a 7-to-1 ratio.
Kitty, C4F, enjoy living in your 'internet warrior' bubble. "
KITTY wrote on Jan 8, 2013 6:32 PM:
KITTY wrote on Jan 8, 2013 6:42 PM:
chastised me for.......but when roy says it you back down....just goes to show your disrespect for intelligent women. "
KITTY wrote on Jan 8, 2013 7:41 PM:
Speaking on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" Tuesday, Retired Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the former commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, said some weapons should be carried only by soldiers, not civilians.
"I spent a career carrying typically either an M16, and later an M4 carbine," he said. "And an M4 carbine fires a .223 caliber round, which is 5.56 millimeters, at about 3,000 feet per second. When it hits a human body, the effects are devastating. It's designed to do that. And that's what our soldiers ought to carry."
The general added, "I personally don't think there's any need for that kind of weaponry on the streets and particularly around the schools in America. I believe that we've got to take a serious look. I understand everybody's desire to have whatever they want, but we've got to protect our children, we've got to protect our police, we've got to protect our population. And I think we have to take a very mature look at that." "
Seamus wrote on Jan 8, 2013 7:54 PM:
@C4 ... You are correct and I fear my children will be having these conversations. "
Citizen 4 Fairness wrote on Jan 8, 2013 8:03 PM:
Seamus wrote on Jan 8, 2013 8:33 PM:
I posted my previous comment prior to this manic rant.
Yes kitty I guess you can say he has more experience than I do, however it's his personal opinion as its stated.
Does that mean the opinion of an accountant is any less because you have NO experience in this arena?? "
Sami6 wrote on Jan 8, 2013 8:42 PM:
O'Bama is NOT a Constitutional Scholar, he was a guest lecturer. That is a far cry from being a Scholar. Check it out. "
KITTY wrote on Jan 8, 2013 8:58 PM:
KITTY wrote on Jan 8, 2013 9:02 PM:
Seamus wrote on Jan 8, 2013 9:38 PM:
KITTY wrote on Jan 8, 2013 10:16 PM:
al.cap wrote on Jan 9, 2013 5:15 AM:
stay safe "
Steve Grammatico wrote on Jan 9, 2013 7:19 AM:
al.cap wrote: "if you think the US military would participate in killing US citizens, you're nuts."
Bingo. First of all, the Posse Comitatus Act (1878) forbids the use of American troops on American soil (not applicable if we're defending against foreign aggression). Secondly, even if a president were inclined to ignore the law, it is incomprehensible commanders (or their troops) would obey the unlawful order.
Governors control the National Guard, not the Feds. While it is conceivable that a governor might cede control of his state's national Guard to the U. S. government, it is again highly doubtful National Guard commanders or their troops would act against the people after an unlawful order to do so ("Go out there and disarm everyone.") And keep in mind there are now 30 Republican governors.
Does anybody think the police, state troopers, county sheriffs are going to attempt top disarm 100 million people?
And that's the key to what the Second Amendment is all about: 50, 75, 100 million armed citizens cannot be disarmed by any government force or edict. And all armed citizens act as a check on a government gone rogue, which is exactly what the framers intended.
The only way we can be disarmed is if we allow ourselves to be. Ain't gonna happen. Went to Cabela's today. They're almost cleaned out. Obama's done more for firearms proliferation than any president in history. How richly ironic. "
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blue star wrote on Jan 9, 2013 5:45 PM:
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blue star wrote on Jan 9, 2013 7:06 PM:
.................. it was above not below, and it was was......................... "
KITTY wrote on Jan 9, 2013 7:16 PM:
blue star wrote on Jan 9, 2013 7:19 PM:
KITTY wrote on Jan 9, 2013 7:57 PM:
Seamus wrote on Jan 9, 2013 11:28 PM:
KITTY wrote on Jan 10, 2013 11:21 AM:
Seamus wrote on Jan 10, 2013 11:51 AM:
conservative1 wrote on Jan 10, 2013 5:09 PM:
We have an obligation to defend freedom around the world. Whether it's the Vietnamese, the Europeans, Iraqi's, whoever.
Police Chiefs and Military Leaders are always going to be for gun control. It makes their jobs of controlling the people easier. "
conservative1 wrote on Jan 10, 2013 5:12 PM:
What happens if we do raise the Debt Ceiling.
1)Obama keeps spending at record speed
2)Taxes go up for ALL OF US
3)Eventually the dollar and the US implode like Greece. "
blue star wrote on Jan 10, 2013 6:35 PM:
"I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies.If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around the banks will deprive the people of all property - until their children wake-up homeless on the continent their fathers conquered." "
al.cap wrote on Jan 10, 2013 6:45 PM:
blue star wrote on Jan 10, 2013 6:56 PM:
Time to clean house again, a la McCarthy. We are infested, and not with great Patriotic minds.. "
Sami6 wrote on Jan 10, 2013 8:58 PM:
In case you didn't know it he crowning achievement was as a community organizer. He was in fact an attorney but had to surrender his law license for reasons we will never know because his record has been scrubbed.
As you know he became a US Senator by default when another corrupt Chicago went to prison.
If we were able to peal back several layers of this man's background we would all be surprised.
BTW when did this Constitutional Scholar live in Connecticut to be assigned a SS# with the first three digits relegated to CT? "
KITTY wrote on Jan 11, 2013 12:09 AM:
The debt ceiling is to pay accrued bills...if we don't raise it our moodys will be lowered.....costing billions of dollars....you can't use the same mind set as you do for your household budget when speaking of the largest economy in the world.....you don't understand government finance.....also when regan raised the debt ceiling 17 times when he was in office where were all you conservatives then......it was raised every time he requested it and no one republican or democrat questioned it......
@SEAMUS.....they never give the original value on any used items......guns usually get 40 to 70% of original value at retail (a good investment indeed.....clothing is only worth 10 to 20% of it's original vlalue)...less if sold to a dealer......they would never give you any tax.....in a buy back it's a flat dollar amount......of course it would be totally voluntary
@SAMI......He is a brillant ivy league educated man.....the university of chicago calls him a law professor.....thus a constitutional scholar......source factcheck.org......check it out........as far as all your birther garbage......it has been disallowed by the ninth district court of appeals in dec 2011.....really stop listening to rush......and trump........ "
stopbushnow wrote on Jan 11, 2013 9:02 AM:
A court official confirms that no public disciplinary proceeding has ever been brought against either of them, contrary to a false Internet rumor. By voluntarily inactivating their licenses, they avoid a requirement to take continuing education classes and pay hundreds of dollars in annual fees. Both could practice law again if they chose to do so. "
conservative1 wrote on Jan 11, 2013 9:45 AM:
@Sami6 Agreed. Lawyers HA! The most secretive man on the face of the planet and WE elect him President. It NEVER would have happened if he was white. The Soros crowd knew they would get 95%+ of the black vote. If he is so brilliant why cant we see his school transcripts? How did this poor young man afford to summer on the mainland and live in Hawaii? How did he pay for all the expensive universities he went to? How did he travel to banned countries if he is an American? Finally, what kind of man leaves his own brother living in poverty in Africa? "
ROY wrote on Jan 12, 2013 9:23 PM:
Regardless of what laws govern this country, powerful people can overthrow them. But that's not my point.
You and I know the government posses superior weaponary. And if gun confiscation became reality, I know some of us gun owners would resist. And I know we would be beaten and killed.
Here is where we separate... I choose to resist gun confiscation and there will be a number of others as well.
Kitty, you will be left standing, to see the ugly consequenses, and I will be dead...
I wish you well for what the future will hold for America. God Bless you. "
KITTY wrote on Jan 12, 2013 10:18 PM:
blue star wrote on Jan 13, 2013 9:18 AM:
ROY wrote on Jan 13, 2013 4:18 PM:
Blue star, I have lots of help..... maybe a few thousand gun owners. Just like the Alamo. "
blue star wrote on Jan 13, 2013 5:47 PM:
After initial expressions of outrage, lawmakers and the White House are getting down to counting votes on what can actually be achieved on Capitol Hill, where limits on gun rights have has been a taboo for more than a decade.
On Sunday, top gun lobbyists predicted that there's not enough support in Congress for a new ban on assault weapons and that even curbs on high-capacity magazine clips were in doubt. "
KITTY wrote on Jan 13, 2013 11:46 PM:
ROY wrote on Jan 14, 2013 1:55 PM:
I hope your correct.
Nervertheless, I always watch my back because anything is possible....Maybe someday I'll meet you in an old folks home. Until then, Peace be with You !!
Roy "
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I'm far from being a database expert, so please feel free to let me know I'm doing it entirely wrong. I'm trying to create a set of tables that has the following basic rules:
There are companies, managers and employees. Managers can only belong to one company, but employees can belong to more then one manager. The table structure I've come up with is something like this:
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Does this structure seem reasonable? I thought I need something like "Managed By" since an employee can have multiple managers.
What I'm boggling on is now how do I manage to grab the records I'd want. For example:
- Get all employee names belonging to a certain manager
- Get all employee names belonging to two certain managers
- All employees to the same company
edit: I think I'm getting the queries figured out but this still feels unweidy, so any help on the table structure would be appreciated.
The fact I'm having problems writing queries for this information makes me think I've done something fundamentally wrong with the table structure. Hopefully someone here can set me right?


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Former Niner Kris Rochelle was added to the coaching staff in time for the 2010 season and finished his fourth season back at his alma mater in 2014. He worked as hitting instructor and with the catchers and infielders on the defensive side. He also oversaw field maintenance, equipment and the team managers. He was the primary assigner of summer league player placement.
Rochelle had his pro playing career cut short, playing parts of three seasons of professional baseball following his 2007 graduation and subsequent drafting by Detroit in the 22nd Round of the Major League Baseball Amateur Draft. He last played professionally for two seasons with the Washington Wild Things after a season with the Oneonta Tigers.
In 2013, the 49ers finished 45th in the country in hits, and had the second-best league hits total and batting average. Charlotte also had a league Co-Player of the Year, junior Justin Seager, who was among the league leaders in most offensive categories and one of the national leaders in doubles.
The 2011 season saw the 49ers tie the 2010 mark for fielding percentage en route to their fifth conference title and third NCAA Regionals appearance. The 2011 squad had its seventh season with over 100 stolen bases and eighth season hitting 20 or more triples in school history.
In the 2010 Atlantic 10 regular season championship season, Charlotte hit .327 as a team (their fourth-straight season hitting over .320) and set a school record for defense, tallying a .969 fielding percentage.
Rochelle holds the distinction of hitting for the highest batting average for a single season at Charlotte since 1998. He became the sixth player in team history to hit over .400 for a season after winning the Atlantic 10 batting title with the .404 average in his 2007 season en route to the Niners' return to the postseason. He was a major factor in the team leading the nation in earned run average (2.64) as he caught all but 4.1 of the nearly 550 innings played that season. Also in his senior season, Rochelle led the conference in on-base percentage (.502), while second in hits (92), walks (44) and runs scored (64). He was seventh in total bases (132) and 12th in RBI (50).
He was drafted in the 50th round by the Cubs out of high school at Mills Godwin in Richmond, Va. He was an All-State catcher his senior year, while runner-up for the District Player of the Year honors as a junior as his high school team won back-to-back District and Region Championships as a junior and senior. He played for a two-time American Legion state championship.
His 2007 degree from Charlotte is in Earth science. He lives in Harrisburg.
Drafted in 22nd Round by Detroit Tigers in 2007 MLB Amateur Draft
Sixth 49er in team history to hit over .400 in a season
At Charlotte - 2007: Tied for eighth all-time for career games played and tied for seventh in career doubles at Charlotte... Led team with a career-high .404 average en route to the team's first Atlantic 10 Championship and third NCAA Regional berth... He was Charlotte's fourth league batting champ, and was the first of two at Charlotte to win the Atlantic 10 Conference batting title. Caught all but four of Charlotte's 549.1 innings for the season while collecting 92 hits... Drew a team and career-best 44 walks for an on-base percentage of .502... Threw out 19 of 49 attempted stolen bases...
2006: Had 12 multi-hit games, including a trio of three-hit games... Has seen a decline in strikeouts in each of his three previous seasons... Threw out 20 of 28 baserunners attempting to steal, fourth-best in the A-10... Picked off 10 more baserunners... Batted .349 (15-for-43) when leading off an inning...
2005: Improved across the board with career highs in every statistic while lowering his strikeout total ... Named Conference USA Hitter of the Week on March 7, after hitting .500 and slugging .857 with four extra base hits and 7 RBI in a 4-0 week ... Second on team with 44 RBI and 23 extra-base hits ... Tied for team lead with six home runs ... Two-run home run in the 11th inning gave Charlotte a 6-4 win over Duquesne on March 11 ... Team was 6-0 when he homered ... Four of his homers came with two outs ... Batted .358 with 15 extra-base hits and 27 RBI in 22 non-conference games ... Hit .339 at home ... 15 multiple-hit and 13 multiple-RBI games ... Hit primarily in the cleanup spot (41 games) ... Made 26 starts behind the plate, and played first base 17 times ... Dean's List and Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall, 2005) ...
2004: Opened his career hitting safely in five straight games ... would go on to have a team-leading 13-game hitting streak (March 14 to April 3) ... collected 17 hits (.309) and 11 RBI in that stretch ... had at least one hit in 38 of 51 games overall, including 36 of his first 41 games ... started all 51 games played, including 23 at catcher and 27 as the designated hitter ... two home runs at cross-town rival Davidson, helping Charlotte to a 10-3 win ... homered in four other games, including three against C-USA foes (Tulane, Saint Louis and Houston) ... third-most at-bats on the team.
At Mills Godwin - Drafted in the 50th round of the 2003 draft by the Chicago Cubs. Earned all-state honors as a catcher his senior year. Named first-team all-region as a senior. Named all-district three times. As a junior he was runner-up for district player of the year. Member of a team that won back-to-back district and region championships as a junior and a senior. Played on a two-time American Legion state championship team.
Personal - Parents are Robin and Tina Rochelle. Earned a degree in Earth science from Charlotte in 2007. Birthdate is September 22.


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- Most images you see of the solar system are 2D and all planets orbit in the same plane. In a 3D view, are really all planets orbiting in similar planes? Is there a reason for this? I'd expect that the orbits distributed all around the sun, in 3D.
- Has an object made by man (a probe) ever left the Solar System?
Nic and Approximist's answers hit the main points, but it's worth adding an additional word on the reason the orbits lie roughly in the same plane: Conservation of angular momentum.
The Solar System began as a large cloud of stuff, many times larger than its current size. It had some very slight initial angular momentum -- that is, it was, on average, rotating about a certain axis. (Why? Maybe just randomly! All of the constituents were flying around, and if you add up those random motions, there'll generically be some nonzero angular momentum.) Because angular momentum is conserved, as the cloud collapsed the rotation rate sped up (the usual example being the figure skater who pulls in her arms as she spins, and speeds up accordingly).
Further collapse in the direction perpendicular to the plane of rotation doesn't change the angular momentum, but collapse in the other directions would change it. So the collapse turns the initial cloud, whatever its shape, into a pancake. The planets formed out of that pancake.
By the way, you can see the signs of that initial angular momentum in other things too: not only are all of the planets orbiting in roughly the same plane, but so are most of their moons, and most of the planets' rotations about their axes as well.
We don't know, but there what I gather is the typical pattern of hypothesis, accretion disc theory, which attempts to find a model dynamic that could explain what we see, particularly in our own solar system, which is the only one we have very complete information about. In addition to seeing that our own solar system's planets all orbit in the same plane, we can also observe many disc distributions around other strong gravity wells, which we also call accretion discs.
As I understand it, the reason for most orbiting matter to end up in the same plane goes something like this:
I think the assumption is that there was a lot of dust fairly homogenously distributed over a region greater than the solar system. Conglomerations convert the dust into a random distribution of globs and gravity eventually pulls most of the globs into larger globs (protoplanets) which have growing escape velocities while enough dust remains. The globs combine until most of the mass is in one large concentration or another, typicaly one largest one, but sometimes two or more.
Just as gravity pulls most nearby dust at a similar velocity into the largest local accumultation, joining it, a system full of globs (orbiting a protostar in a random spherical cloud of orbits) would have the globs interacting with each other by gravity, resulting in unstable paths and more and more collisions. The more an orbit gets randomly changed, the more likelihood of it hitting something (proto-star or proto-planet globs) and joining it, and also cancelling some velocity in the collision. Even though inertia would still fall towards a random cloud of orbits in no particular plane, once the cloud randomly ends up with any amount of concentration of large globs in the same rough plane, that plane will have more net attraction, and more chances for collision capture, than other planes, and as that plane captures matter from orbits in other planes, the deviation will get absorbed in collisions, and the matter in that plane itself will be pulling on the other matter in that plane, resulting in more and more deviation-cancelling collisions in that plane. I.e. It would be a positive feedback loop effect. However, the stages and numbers involved though are all unknown, so even if the theory makes sense, the actual situation might not tend to work out that way, because the theoretical effect might not be anywhere near enough in practice to have the result we see. We don't know both because we don't know the details of the initial state that formed our star or others, and I think it would be a daunting task to try to model the progress of any such over so much time (and to do it many times to see trends and possibilities).
There is also an effect where energy taken from the rotational momentum of matter being pulled into a mass is released in bipolar jets, which I don't quite get the physics of, but others do, and there are spectacular observations clearly showing it.
A possibility that occurs to me, is that maybe what actually happened, either just in our case, or maybe in most or all star formation, is that two enormous dust fields with different overall velocities intersected - that intersection (it seems to me) would tend to be a plane locally, and would result in friction, velocities and concentrations focused in one plane from the start. Maybe dust clouds stay dust clouds except where two dust clouds with different velocities and sufficient density meet in the right way, and this tends to lead to an orbital plane, along with the tendencies in the accretion disc theory.
However, having said all that and looking through various articles to check it, I ran into a pretty great site full of explanations of things with an Accretion Discs section that goes into lots of detail, which I highly recommend: http://www.scholarpedia.org/article/Accretion_discs


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School is back in session and one thing I've learned is that college towns have some of the best places to eat. My homework revealed the Ol Stuga in Lindsborg was a finalist last November in Good Morning America's "Best Bites Challenge: College Edition" to find the best college town hangout with great food and a cool atmosphere. One of the reasons for the Ol Stuga's high marks was the Brent Nelson Sandwich, so my assignment was to give this concoction a taste test.
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If I select some text by dragging the mouse cursor over it, it gets highlighted as it should; but if I then bring up the context menu, the highlighting vanishes (not a problem in itself), and it's as if I hadn't selected anything. "Cut" and "Copy" are greyed out in the menu. I think it has something to do with mouse buttons. To drag the cursor and select, I have to press on the mouse pad (like pressing the left button); and to bring up the content menu, I have to hold down the command key and press again. It's normally control + press that brings up such menus, but with RSyntaxEditPanel I have to use command + press.
If I change in mouseReleased in RTextAreaMutableCaretEvent in RTextArea to use MouseEvent.BUTTON1_MASK instead of MouseEvent.BUTTON3_MASK, the menu comes up whenever I do the equivalent of left click, which is what I have to do to move the caret using the mouse. There's probably some way to make the menu come up with control+press, which might work, but I don't know what it is.
Also, if I select some text as above, copy it with command-C (this works), and try to paste it using command-V, I have to do command-V twice to make the pasted text appear. It looks like the first command-V doesn't have to be a command-V; moving the mose cursor and clicking to set its position will also work -- and that will often be what someone does when cutting and pasting.
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This is a take on a fish cake from an Indian cookbook I have. While the nori flakes do give some sea-like flavour, the end result is nothing like a fish cake, of course, but still tasty. I actually liked these better the next day after being fried up in a pan. I think it's because the potatoes firm up a bit and are less gooey. Still, either version is pretty good and the kids loved them.
Makes 20 cakes
- 1 pkg extra firm tofu
- 4 medium potatoes, peeled, boiled, and coarsely mashed
- 4 green onions, finely chopped
- 1 green chile, seeded, and finely chopped
- 1" piece of ginger, minced
- 1/4 cup cilantro, finely chopped
- 1 tbsp nori flakes
- 1 tbsp ground flax seed
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- salt and pepper to taste
- 3/4 cup soymilk
- 1/2 tsp apple cider vinegar
- bread crumbs
Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
1. While potatoes are cooking and cooling, crumble tofu into a bowl. Add green onions, chile, ginger, cilantro, nori flakes, flax seed, cornstarch, and salt and pepper. When potatoes are cool enough to handle, mix into the tofu. Knead a bit with your hands to being it all together.
2. Whisk cider vinegar into soymilk. Shape potato mixture into patties, dip in soy milk, then roll in bread crumbs, pressing the patty into the crumbs to get a good coating. Place on prepared baking sheet.
3. Bake for 30 mins, turning patties after 20 mins. Serve with chili sauce.
Monday, February 1, 2010
Tofu and Potato Cakes
This is a take on a fish cake from an Indian cookbook I have. While the nori flakes do give some sea-like flavour, the end result is nothing like a fish cake, of course, but still tasty. I actually liked these better the next day after being fried up in a pan. I think it's because the potatoes firm up a bit and are less gooey. Still, either version is pretty good and the kids loved them.
16 comments:
- Cara Sheppard said...
These sound fabulous! Definitely on the menu this week :)
- February 1, 2010 at 10:02 PM
- blessedmama said...
Mmm, always on the lookout for stuff the kiddies will eat. And, I like the addition of flax seed. That's something we're incorporating more and more over here. Another delicious looking post.
- February 1, 2010 at 10:34 PM
- grey said...
Interesting. I bought some nori 2 years ago with the intention of blending it up with silken tofu and galangal, chilli and garlic to try and make vegan Thai fish cakes. But I hate nori so its still in the cupboard. Anyway this recipe looks easier than what I had in mind (i wasn't sure how I was going to get it to bind) so I might give yours a try.
- February 1, 2010 at 10:51 PM
- Kristine said...
YEAH! YES! this is EXACTLY what I wanted!! Super recipe! THANK YOU!
- February 2, 2010 at 5:22 PM
- cage said...
Looks great - I'm going to try this with okara pulp from my soymilk instead of tofu, and maybe some Old Bay!
- February 2, 2010 at 7:36 PM
- Oraphan said...
Oh Yum! Your tofu and potato cakes look so yummy!!! I love this simple recipe and all the ingredients are easy to find. So glad to know your kids loved them:)
- February 3, 2010 at 1:22 AM
- cammu said...
Looks verry good.
- February 3, 2010 at 5:26 AM
- Brenda W. said...
Nathan .. a question on the tofu: is that one 12.3 oz package of the shelf stable silken tofu (Mori-Nu, etc) or one 16 oz package of "regular" tofu that comes packed in water?
Or maybe it doesn't matter, since it looks like the tofu's purpose is as a binder of ingredients.
Thanks for another great recipe! Can't wait to try it.
- February 3, 2010 at 11:33 AM
- Vegan Dad said...
The okara is a brilliant idea. I need to make some soymilk . . . .
I use water-packed tofu (http://www.solcuisine.com/products/sol_tofu.html). I don;t think silken would be good here since the tofu really is for texture and protein, not binding. You want some small chunks for a little something to chew on.
- February 4, 2010 at 12:45 PM
- Suto said...
These look yummy! I will try them next week. Funny, they look like the Japanese potato croquettes that are very popular but alas not usually vegan. I may try them with panko breadcrumbs to make them more Japanese-style. Thanks!
- February 4, 2010 at 4:52 PM
- Amie said...
Love the blog (bought the book too). Made this tonight - it was delicious. I had to make a few subs just because of what I had on hand. I used 2 sweet/2 reg potatoes, dulse flakes instead of nori, added a bit of nooch to the breading (1/2 panko, 1/2 italian). I also dredged it in veganaise. It was great! I pan fried it right after it came out of the oven just enough to brown it. I also think a hint of Old Bay seasoning would be fantastic.
- February 4, 2010 at 9:31 PM
- tasteofbeirut said...
I have had a couple of boxes of tofu forever in the fridge; you are giving me some great ideas on how to use it!
- February 5, 2010 at 8:54 AM
- Vegan Fox said...
These look fantastic! I'm sure these will be on the menu in the near future, thanks!
- February 6, 2010 at 12:08 PM
- Em said...
I had these the next day and they were very nice.
We served them with a vegan wasabi mayo. Just perfect.
- February 12, 2010 at 1:02 AM
- marylamb said...
I also used half sweet potato and half regular potato, because I love me some sweet potatoes. And I added some panko to the bread crumb mix along with a little salt and pepper. DELICIOUS! I am excited to bring this to the 4th of July party today. Thanks vegandad.
- July 4, 2012 at 12:41 PM
- marylamb said...
I also used half sweet potato and half regular potato because I love me some sweet potato. I also added panko, salt and pepper to the bread crumb mix. DELICIOUS! I am excited to bring this to the 4th of July party today. Thanks vegandad!
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On Stack Overflow, I am noticing a trend of there being almost 10 answers to a question, with an accepted answer, and no one voting (not even the asker not voting for the accepted answer). What's happening?
What is meta?
- Any Stack Exchange user can ask a question
- The community provides support, votes on ideas, and reports bugs
- Your voice helps shape the way Stack Exchange operates
As a raw data point, from these stats graphs:
I think it is because the questions are not getting the views that they did back then and there's a strong correlation of views to votes.
Personally, with the above in mind, I know that climbing the SO ladder would take a bit of work providing great questions and answers. Although I'm familiar with many topics here, it's hard to compete with other well established users for getting those answers out there in the hopes that there will be enough people around to vote up without the fear of being accused of posting duplicates. Back in the day, that used to be common practice in many cases, now you're likely to get downvoted instead. As far as questions go, it's hard to ask a good/popular question that isn't a duplicate nowadays because many of them were already asked.
As a side-effect, I don't really browse Stack Overflow just to read questions and answers most of the time, I'm generally looking for unanswered questions hoping to be the first to answer. That means questions that already have answers might not get a view from me, a potential answerer or voter. Part of that is my fault admittedly but you can probably understand the dilemma. If I genuinely see a faster (or better) answer that I would have written myself, then I'd upvote it. Perhaps offer come comments to supplement the material if there were some important points not mentioned. But these answers doesn't get the votes unfortunately since there simply isn't enough people reading them.
Because of the solstice lunar eclipse.
Or just because a lot of folks take vacation around the end of the year.
Or maybe because of complicated sunspot patterns...
Anecdotally I have noticed this too, over the last 6 to 8 months, and i don't think it is related solely to the volume of questions. I think Jeff M has the answer:
People have changed their usage pattern. As the easy questions have all been asked a billion times and the questions have got harder and more specific, it is harder to build rep on the site these days, so users are browsing for questions where they have a chance of being singled out as the answer. I would wager that even Jon Skeet isn't getting as many votes on his new answers as he was 9 months ago, simply because users are browsing past the questions.
Maybe the solution is not another badge, but to award a small amount of rep (say 10 or 20) for using up all your votes. I'm sure the guys here can come up with some clever algorithmn for awarding the rep, like the user has to use the votes over a 6 to 12 hour time frame (eliminating from contention all those who use their votes willy nilly in their first hour on the site), and the votes have to be spread across a range of answerers and tags (once again avoiding those who just splurge the votes to get the rep).
Sometimes I invest a lot of time to make good answer - the complex one which describes the problem and possible solution deeply. Even such answers are in my opinion voted very poorly. I think problems are:
Getting Nice answer is probably the best achievement I will ever get on SO. But I'm still happy to answer questions and helping people - and I guess it is the purpose of the site.
Also I think that reputation is making even more reputation.
Maybe we need a nice badge for people who initiate enough 'close by exact duplicate' rituals.
I've noticed the trend too (anecdotal evidence, I know). A related problem is that a lot of questions which deserve to be closed stay at 3 or 4 close votes / idem for questions which ought to be migrated.
I'm wondering if the sheer number of sites that scrape SO data and repost it could be affecting the equation. When I do a google search on something, frequently a "clone" site like "efreedom" shows the answer before the stackoverflow answer in the pagerank.
How many people are just not getting to SO because they stumble across SO information elsewhere?
The hot questions get a lot of views.
With that out of the way, the rest of the questions get hits mostly from diligent SOers who scrounge through the questions or through Google.
Due to the specific nature of questions that get asked(a lot of common questions may have been covered by now on SO) most new questions aren't likely to be widely searched. This lends itself to two problems.
1) new questions may not get enough answers
2) Answered questions may not get enough views.
A question after being asked, stays on the front page for some time(On SO this time can be really short, due to volume of questions being asked or answered), which is enough for the moderators and diligent SOers to answer the question. The answering of the questions brings it back to the top of the homepage. Now if the question is interesting enough or if the answer given has something which can spark a debate, the question tends to get more answers and continues to stay on the homepage. If this goes on for long it gets into the hot questions list(?). Otherwise once the question is answered the tendency to re-answer decreases and the question disappears from the homepage. The same thing happens if no one answers the question.
The traffic which comes from Google is mostly looking for a solution. This user mostly does not have a SO account. The users that come to an unanswered question generally use the back button on the browser. (Rarely they may answer.) Since the user is not likely to have a SO account, the user is unable to upvote the question or any answers(if they land at an answered question).
Some of this Google traffic gets converted to SO users. A lot of questions thus get asked by first time SO users who may or may not register. Since they do not have any reputation, they cannot upvote answers even if they are satisfied.
I guess, that is the reason for fewer upvotes now that SO is maturing. However that is certainly not all bad. Users which find SO through Google and return often to the site, start asking more questions and thus earn reputation and the ability to upvote, which will balance the upvotes issue and other issues in the long run.
In the initial phase SO may have grown very quickly due to common questions. The next growth phase will be slower, but given SO's hold over most programming related search results, this phase will only strengthen it.
(Personal view.Off the top of my head, no reasearch, no sources.)
The problem may be with the sheer volume of answers.
(waits for other answers equally as valuable to get posted)


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Randy Meyers, 59, of Ionia passed away March 17, 2013 in Lowell. He was born Oct. 21, 1953 in Ionia the son of Lewis and Edna (Priest) Meyers.
Randy loved music. He played guitar in his own band, Lorjens Rule. He sang and wrote songs that were produced on the band's CD. This was done while he lived in Oklahoma for over 20 years. He had many friends there that he called family. He also loved to hunt and fish.
Randy is survived by his children, Tonya (Mark) Prelesnik of Crystal, Nicole Meyers of New York and Cory Meyers and wife of Oklahoma; special, step children, Lynn, Jennifer and Eddie Giambelluca; sisters, Shirley (James) Lytle of Lyons, Lillian (Tom) Tefft of Ionia, Sally Lauer of Sheridan and Laura (Al) Martin of Lyons and eight grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
A visitation will be held Friday, March 22, 4-7 p.m. at Lake Funeral Home in Ionia. Visitation only.
Memorial contributions may be made in Randy's name to American Cancer Society. Online condolences may be made at www.lakefuneralhomes.com.
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