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7 Ridiculous Origins of Everyday Words
Between technology and pop culture slang, our language is changing at a terrifying rate. Remember when a hipster was an old-fashioned type of pants? Now it's a guy who wears them ironically.
That's why we find it so fascinating to go back and understand where the words we use actually come from; we've already told you about slang terms with racist, criminal and perverted histories. Yet somehow, those aren't even the weirdest word origins we've come across. For example ...
#7. "OMG" Was Invented by a 70-Year-Old British Admiral
As you almost certainly know, "OMG" means "Oh my God, I am probably 12." It is most commonly associated with teenage girls who have, by now, probably forgotten that the word "ohemgee" ever stood for something other than simply "ohemgee" (if they were even aware of that in the first place).
"Fuck you. OMG LOL J/K ;) But no, seriously, fuck you."
Like "LOL," "WTF" and other similar abbreviations, "OMG" gained widespread use in the last years of the 20th century with the advent of instant messaging -- but it actually goes back much, much farther than that.
But It Came From ...
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the first person to use "OMG" was a 75-year-old British admiral, which is about as far as a carbon-based life form can get from a teenage valley girl in a mall texting her friends about Justin Bieber's butt. His name was John Arbuthnot "Jacky" Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher of Kilverstone, and he coined the term while writing his memoirs ... in 1917. Almost 100 years ago.
Via Wikimedia Commons
Another chapter is just John Mayer lyrics written out in semaphore.
The exact phrase was: "I hear that a new order of Knighthood is on the tapia -- O.M.G (Oh! My God!) -- Shower it on the Admiralty!" (his subtle way of hinting that he hoped to be knighted). It's ironic, then, that one of the most popular abbreviations in the world was created by someone who didn't quite grasp the concept of using the acronyms to save time, since he immediately followed the term with the phrase it was supposed to shorten.
However, when you think about it, it makes perfect sense that someone in the navy would create something like this: In the days before VHF and single-sideband radio, ships' primary form of communication was Morse code -- a system that, like early texting, required each letter to be painfully spelled out. Navy men were used to abbreviations, and thus likely to come up with some of their own.
They also invented sexting.
And, since "Oh my God" is an entirely pointless statement, it also makes sense that it wouldn't really catch on among Fisher's peers. Valley girls, on the other hand, are all about pointless statements and uneconomical language (thanks, as we've already pointed out, to Frank Zappa), so this was a natural addition to their lexicon.
As for how they found out about it -- we'd like to think that there had to be at least one teenager in the eighties who was really into obscure documents from early 20th century British naval history.
Sadly, a bullying accident in 10th grade left him permanently swirlied.
#6. "Crunk" Was Invented by Conan O'Brien
Depending on who you ask, "crunk" means "crazy and drunk" or "high and drunk" -- either way, it means you're too fucked up to spell "drunk" properly. It's also the name of a style of music, a combination of hip hop and electronic dance music specifically designed to confuse white people.
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"Is this ... am I supposed to dance now? Do I eat it? Somebody please help me."
Crunk music jumped into the mainstream in 2003 with Lil' Jon's single "Get Low," but you'll never guess where it showed up before that.
But It Came From ...
In 1993, the word "crunk" was introduced to the world at large in pretty much the whitest place possible: Late Night with Conan O'Brien.
Also creator of the "masturbating bear" subgenre of death metal.
That's right, Conan was using the word a full decade before "Get Low" and four years before Three 6 Mafia's "Tear Da Club Up '97" (the first notable crunk single). Late Night writer Dino Stamatopoulos came up with "krunk" (as they spelled it) as a swear word that was supposedly so offensive, even the censors were baffled by it. Stamatopoulos says it was supposed to sound like a combination of offensive words without actually being one, allowing Conan and his guests to drop comments about things being "krunked up" and such -- it probably helped that one of those first guests was Ice-T, a man who could make any word sound like an insult.
We're not saying that Conan was definitely the first person in the world to use this particular combination of letters. Apparently back in the 1980s the word was in use in some Atlanta and Seattle nightclubs to mean "full of energy" or "hyped." But it was Conan using the word on national TV that would, just a few short years later, be followed by the mid-'90s emergence of crunk as a music style. So how about we split the difference and say that someone else invented the word, but that it was Conan who popularized it.
As for crunk's "creator" Dino Stamatopoulos: He would eventually gain some notoriety of his own by playing the character Star-Burns in Community.
Via Ugo.com
Sometimes you have to sacrifice dignity for your craft.
#5. "Boobies" Used to Refer to Underage Girls
"Boobs" is one of humanity's most perfect words. It's one of those words that immediately conjures a certain shape, perhaps because the letters themselves seem to resemble what they describe:
We're pretty sure you can spell the word "BOOBS" using actual boobs to form the letters.
It's weird to think that the word "boobs" could have ever been used to refer to anything other than breasts (shut up, birds don't count) ... which makes its origin somewhat disturbing.
But It Came From ...
According to some experts, "boob" evolved from the Latin word "puppa" -- meaning "little girl."
One more government watch list and we'll have BINGO!
In fact, "boobies" as a reference to mammaries didn't even appear until the 1930s -- it's earliest known printed use is in the novel Tropic of Cancer (1934), in which Henry Miller single-handedly preconfigured much of modern fiction by writing the sentence "She was lying on the ground with her boobies in her hands."
"Also she had breasts."
Before that, "booby" was primarily used as an insult meaning "stupid or childish person" (possibly derived from the Spanish word "bobo"), a usage that remains to this day among people who have apparently never heard of the other, better boobies.
So how did "boobies" go from something insulting to something awesome? The Online Etymology Dictionary claims that "bubby" under its "little girl" definition could have been used as child-talk for breasts, because children are too stupid to notice that only grown women have them. From there it was only a matter of time before this meaning eclipsed the other one, as slang terms concerning body parts tend to do (just ask anyone named Dick).
Especially if they also happen to be one.
#4. "Nimrod" and "Maroon" Come from Bugs Bunny
"Nimrod" and "maroon" are the sort of words that you immediately recognize as insults, even though you have no idea what they mean. "Maroon" kinda sounds like "moron," while "nimrod" is most likely a penis reference of some sort. It can also mean "nerd." "Nimrod" may not be the harshest insult ever, but it's definitely one of the most degrading. In Pulp Fiction, Vincent Vega calls Tim Roth's character a "fuckin' nimrod," and you can literally feel everyone in the room lose all respect for the guy.
However, it turns out one of these words was actually a compliment ... and the other makes you a little bit racist every time you say it.
You can actually make quite a bit of money if you do it right.
But It Came From ...
For centuries, "nimrod" used to mean "great hunter": the term is based on the biblical figure of Nimrod, the great-grandson of Noah and one of the most powerful kings ever. Some sources even link him to the Tower of Babel -- if someone had a shot at overthrowing God, it was this guy. Nimrod was also a mighty hunter, so much so that his name became a synonym with being good at killing things. So how did that change? Well, it was mainly because of these two:
In a 1940s cartoon, Bugs Bunny calls Elmer Fudd a "nimrod" as a condescending jab, kind of like calling your friend "Einstein" after he stabs himself in the butt or something. This wasn't the first time that "nimrod" was used ironically, but it was such an obscure reference that most people watching probably understood it as another word for "idiot," or someone with a severe speech impediment that turns "R"s into "W"s. "Nimrod" continued being used as an insult by Bugs and Daffy Duck in future cartoons, eventually losing the hunting connection altogether.
As for "maroon," that was just Bugs mispronouncing the word "moron" ... what's shocking there is what it used to mean before these cartoons popularized it as a silly insult. In the 1600s "maroon" was actually a word for fugitive black slaves who settled in the Caribbean and fought twice against the British for their independence. There are people in Jamaica who still identify themselves as Maroons and now have to explain "No, not that kind" all the time. Shame on you, Bugs Bunny, we never knew you were so racist.
Just kidding, we totally did.


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Specific Sports Guidelines for Pregnancy
- Jog in the coolest part of the day.
- Jog in air-conditioning if the temperature is above 80 degrees or humidity is above 90 percent.
- Make sure you are always comfortable, not overexerting yourself, but feeling well.
- Consider wearing a maternity support after the 5th month (see figure 15-1B).
- Wear well-cushioned athletic shoes that are wide enough and fit well.
- Wear an athletic bra with extra support.
- Wear layered clothes that can be removed as you warm up.
- Take water with you.
- Stay within a 15-minute radius of home.
- Consider jogging on grass to lessen impact.
- Take a cell phone with you in case of emergency.
- Be flexible with your workout goal and ready to decrease distance if you do not feel well.
- Avoid strenuous hills.
- Stick to populated areas.
- Avoid sprinting.
- Walk if you feel uncomfortable.
- Wear a heart rate monitor and do not let your rate go over 150; 140 if you are over 40.
- Spend the last 10 minutes walking to cool down.
- Avoid crowded pools in which you might be kicked.
- Avoid pools that feel too warm.
- Keep a water bottle poolside and finish it by the time you are done.
- Skip your "no breathers" until after pregnancy.
- Stop and rest if you are short of breath.
- Wear swim fins if you are having trouble moving through the water.
- Stand in the pool or sit at the pool side for five minutes after swimming to avoid light-headedness or dizziness.
- Avoid flip turns if they feel uncomfortable or lead to dizziness.
- Avoid crowded classes where you might bump into your neighbor.
- Leave if the room becomes too hot.
- Have water available, and drink every 10 minutes.
- Work at your own pace, do not push yourself past what makes you comfortable.
- Avoid advanced step or kickboxing classes due to risk of falls.
- Do not participate in any repetitive bouncy or quick-stretching motions.
- In the third trimester, do not lie on your stomach.
- In the third trimester, lie on your side instead of your back whenever possible.
- Use your own towel and wash your hands to prevent illness.
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From The Active Woman's Health and Fitness Handbook by Nadya Swedan. Copyright © 2003 by Nadya Swedan. Used by arrangement with Perigee, a member of Penguin Group (USA) Inc.
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History shows that the Jews started moving out of the Middle East in the 1000s? Until then there were no major Jewish centers outside the Middle East (Babylon, Egypt, etc.) except for Rome. By the 1100's, most Jewish activity took place in Western Europe. What factors contributed to this transition?
Jews had traditionally been a wide-ranging people. They had centers in Europe, Asia Minor, and even India. (When Thomas went to India in 52 AD, for example, he did so in part because there was already a thriving Jewish community.)
Starting in the 50s and 60s AD, many Jews were already being run out of the Israel (think Masada and all that). In 125 AD, Jerusalem itself was emptied of all its Jews, and dispersed throughout the Empire. Many ventured even further.
It isn't so much that Judiasm moved to Europe in the 11th Century, as the fact that the more learned and influential Jews were the ones that had moved abroad. As the various regions in which Jews had established a hold waxed and waned, so too did Jews in those regions. What you're identifying in European Judaism in the 11th Century is the emergence not of Judaism in that area, but rather of Europe itself.
In short, a rising tide lifts all boats.
Major incentives for the disperal of Jews out of Judaea were Roman campaigns, especially the Jewish war of the 60s-80s AD (led on the Roman side by Vespasian and his son Titus) that culminated in the destruction of the Jerusalem temple and the end of the so-called 'temple Judaism' as opposed to 'Rabbinical Judaism', based not on one cult center but rather on the teachings and scripture. Another blow was dealt by the emperor Hadrian, who prohibited circumsision and renamed Jerusalem Colonia Aelia Capitolina; to this day, Hadrian's name is invoked in Jewish context with a spell meant 'let his bones be crushed'.
I think your chronological premise is wrong: there were large Jewish communities in Europe already in the early Middle Ages. For instance, in Germany.


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Here are lines from children book:
"Vorher wollen wir noch darüber sprechen, wie all unsere Körperteile heißen."
"Aber das ist doch kullerleicht", denkt Lisa.
What is meaning of word kullerleicht?
Here are lines from children book:
What is meaning of word kullerleicht?
I don't know the word and I don't think it really exist. I think it is a new word creation. If you search at Google you find the word in a children song. In children songs you often find this kind of new phantasy words.
Google's NGram Viewer doesn't know it, too: Google Ngram Viewer: kullerleicht& declination forms.
It's a combination of
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The Horse Goes VRINSK! 6 Noises Foreign Languages Suck At
#3. Kissing
Signaling love, lust, familial affection or even death (depending on the Italian-ness of the kisser and the number of sweet pinstripes on their three-piece suit), the kiss is an important symbol of the human condition. It can be sweet and poppy, like "smooch," but it should never be vulgar or trivial. But just try telling that to...
Norway - If poorly defined stereotypes and geographical ignorance are right, this is where Vikings live, so we are fully prepared for their imminent failure here. We'd guess they have 800 words for both "fire" and "rape," but we are not the least surprised that they don't have the best "kissing sound." So, what do they call it?
Pretty good job, guys. That's probably what it actually sounds like when you kiss somebody mid-headbutt.
But that's at least in the same ballpark, not like in...
Thailand - What's their sound for the kiss, the gesture of passion and affection? When Romeo leans to the cold flesh of Juliet, to brush his lips against her but one last time before taking his own life--his kiss the deepest, most meaningful, heartbroken, serene movement left in his body--what sound would the Thai say it makes?
Then Juliet wakes up, dances a jig and they both start a jug band.
#2. Balloon/Bubble Burst
This is an easy one. The sound a balloon makes is short, surprising, peppy and full of naive mischief. So fill in the blank, guys: We're going to ____ your bubble.
Indonesia - "We're going to DOR your bubble."
What? What kind of balloons are they selling in Indonesia?
Hungary - "We're going to DOON your bubble."
Man, they're just one letter off from a word we'd totally adopt. "I'm going to Doom your bubble!" It doesn't match the sound, but at least it's badass.
Denmark - "We're going to KNALD your bubble."
No, Danes. Just... just no. You're not.
#1. Rooster Crowing
Oh, Jesus. This is going to be a comedy of errors. The sound a Rooster makes is intricate, striking, fraught with meaning and ever-changing. There's a lot of leeway with this one. Pretty much anything is acceptable. Except...
Armenia - TSOO-GHOO-ROO-GHOO
Did you throw that up in the bathroom of a strip club? What the hell kind of monster chickens do you have that are capable of a hard "G" sound?
The criteria for this was vast, open-minded and broad, yet you still found a way to fail. That was probably the only possible wrong answer to the questi-
Nepal - FROOTTI TOOTTI TU!
Haha, who let you out of your cage, Nepal? Here, let's check back in with English for the grounded, down-to-earth, accurate transcription of the Rooster:
United States - COCK-A-DOODLE-DOO.
We gave you a chance to shine, America, and you strung together two dick references and a poop joke. You know, we learned something today: You can't judge other cultures by their differences, you can only accept and celebrate them, because when it all comes down to it, all that really matters is this:
Matthew Scott (Erman) writes for www.passivevoice.tumblr.com and resides in Columbus, Ohio being generally unfunny while reading his "serious literature" in coffee houses, behind garbage dumpsters and loudly on the street corners.


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Let $f:X \to Y$ be a holomorphic map between two smooth complex projective manifolds. Is there a good notion of pull-back of algebraic cycles by $f$ which preserves degree in the following sense: Suppose $V_1, V_2$ be two cycles in $Y$ with the same Hilbert polynomial and suppose $f^{-1}(V_i)$ are algebraic varieties. Then will the pull-backs of $V_i$ by $f$ have the same dimension and degree (as algebraic cycles)? A small comparison with the divisor case is as follows: As far as I understand that pull-back of line bundles preserves degree in the sense as above. By identifying Picard group with the divisor class group we have a similar statement as above.
Yes, as long as $f^* \mathcal O(1)$ is a rational mutliple of $\mathcal O(1)$. However, we will preserve not the dimension, but the codimension, as suggested by the case of divisors. We use the standard notion of pullback of cycles in algebraic geometry (e.g. Hartshorne appendix $A$). This behaves well with respect to the intersection pairing, so $f^* A \cdot f^* B = f^*( A \cdot B)$.
Next recall that the degree of a cycle $V$ of dimension $d$ is just $V \cdot H^d$, where $H$ is the hyperplance class. Assume $H_Y = q f^* H_X$, and let $k$ be the relative dimension of $f$. Then the pullback of $V$ has dimension $k+d$, so
$f^* V \cdot H_X^{k+d} = f^* V_1 \cdot H_X^d \cdot H_X^k = q^d f^* V_1 \cdot f^* H_Y^d \cdot H_X^k= q^d f^* (V_1 \cdot H_Y^d) \cdot H_X^k$
but $V_1 \cdot H_Y^d$ is just the class of $n$ points, where $n$ is the degree of $V$, so the degree of $f^* V$ is the degree of $V$ times $q^d f^* (pt) \cdot H_X^k$.


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Super Stock Hemi Engine Build - Rebuilding A Legend, Part TwoWritten by on December 5, 2011 Can You Hemi Now?
In the December issue of Mopar Muscle, we introduced this project, a 1968 Plymouth Barracuda Hemi car once raced by the legendary team of Sox and Martin, and described how honored we are to be working on such a historic piece of Mopar drag racing history. Owned by central Florida car collector and Mopar enthusiast Todd Werner, this Barracuda is one of the original BO29 coded Hemi A-Bodies assembled by Hurst, and was driven by Ronnie Sox during the 1974 racing season as the team honored Chrysler's request to boycott the Pro Stock class. Known as the "Protest Car", this Super Stock Barracuda was fitted with specially engineered suspension components at Chrysler's direction, and mechanics Dave Christie and Jake King assembled the car while Jake himself handled building the engine(s). And while the car is a beautifully restored piece, that Jake King Hemi had long been replaced by a tired, worn out street engine unworthy of such a noble home.
You'll remember from part one of this story that when we pulled the tired Hemi from this car and tore it down, we weren't left with much to rebuild. The block was cracked and would have required eight sleeves because the cylinder walls were so thin. The cylinder heads were cracked as well, both in the water jackets and between the valve seats and spark plug holes, so attempting to repair them for use in a performance build was out of the question. Even the crankshaft was trashed, already .030-inch undersized and with spun main bearings, so we had to scramble to find the appropriate parts to complete our engine. Fortunately, friend and Pro Toyz curator Chuck West found a factory block and heads that were buildable, and we got busy calling Summit Racing Equipment, Comp Cams, Indy Cylinder Head, and Milodon for the high-performance parts needed to build a stout Hemi for this Barracuda.
The first step was to define the use of the engine and devise a combination that will best achieve the desired goals. Since this car is part of a collection and will never be raced due to its historical significance, building a SS/AH class-legal Hemi just isn't be feasible. Aside from the expense and time that would be required to build a competitive Hemi, the class rules now are far different than they were in the sixties and seventies, allowing items like custom fabricated intake manifolds that just wouldn't appear correct on this car. An aftermarket block and heads weren't in the equation either, since there were no aftermarket blocks and heads available during the time when this car was raced. This Hemi needed to look period correct, but the owner wanted the engine to "cackle and pop" like a real race Hemi. Since we only know one way to make an engine sound like a race engine, we decided to take advantage of modern internal components and build a true, high-compression race Hemi for this Barracuda.
Using a factory 1968 block, we determined that our engine needed a crank, so we added a little stroke by installing a Scat 4.15-inch stroke crankshaft. Achieving high compression in a Hemi requires careful planning and can lead to several valve-train interference issues, so by adding stroke we effectively increased the compression of this engine, as well as the displacement, without putting the piston any closer to the valves than necessary. Using a set of lightweight Keith Black forged 12.5:1 pistons, we had Auto Performance Engines bore and hone the cylinders to the recommended .0055-inch piston to wall clearance, then mill the deck of the block to get the piston as high in the cylinder as possible. We then calculated the necessary combustion chamber volume and shaved the heads, achieving a true compression of just over 13.5:1. The tough factory connecting rods were inspected and resized, and we installed ARP rod bolts before balancing the entire rotating assembly for smooth operation.
Factory Hemi cylinder heads flow great without much work, but since there's always room for improvement we touched up the ports and bowls, then had APE perform a multi-angle valve job and install Manley stainless steel valves along with Comp PN 948-16 triple valve springs to match our custom solid roller camshaft, also from Comp. Our cam was ground with an LSA of 106 degrees, and features duration at .050-inch lift of 282 and 286 degrees, and a gross valve lift of .672-inch intake and .667-inch exhaust using Indy roller rockers with 1.6 and 1.55 ratio. While we would have increased the lift to around .800 inch if this were a competition engine, the increased valve lift just didn't make sense given the purpose of this build, and would only wear out parts like valve springs and guides.
Other than the reduced valve lift, we built this engine to the same specifications as we would any other race engine, checking and setting bearing clearances and measuring all the critical dimensions such as piston to head, piston to valve, valve to block, and retainer to guide clearance. We degreed the camshaft using Comp's PN 3125KT adjustable three-bolt timing set, and used Clevite bearings and Fel-Pro gaskets from Summit Racing Equipment. Milodon supplied the ¢ inch internal oil pickup, windage tray, and intermediate shaft with a bronze gear which is necessary with a billet roller camshaft. To Maintain a period correct look we're using the fabricated oil pan that came with the car, which appears very close to oil pans used during the seventies, and may be an original Sox and Martin piece.
Assembling a race engine takes time, as the engine is actually assembled several times during the process to check clearances. We also file fit the piston rings for this engine, using the piston manufacturers factor of .004-inch times the bore size. Remember that file fit rings use a multiple of the bore size for an end gap, so the dimension will be slightly different for each different bore size, which is why most manufacturers don't just recommend a specific gap measurement. With everything checked for a final time, we cleaned our parts with soapy water and began the procedure of assembling this 478-inch Hemi.
Once finished with the assembly, we painted the Hemi blue, which was a trademark of King, and fit the theme of this car nicely. With the engine ready to install, we enlisted the help of Garret Struck to give us a hand with the transplant. Not wanting to take ANY chances with this piece of history, a second pair of hands seemed like a good idea. As a historic race car, this Barracuda is equipped with a Lakewood bell-housing, large tube headers, and an already tight engine bay, it takes careful maneuvering to wedge a Hemi in these cars.
After our engine was installed, inspected, and the initial adjustments made, it was time to fire this beast up and hear the new Hemi, and we connected the battery, powered the car up, and bumped the starter. Click. Oops, the battery is dead. So while we waited for the battery to charge we again gave our work a final inspection, deeming the Hemi ready to fire. With a fully charged battery the starter was a little slow due to the compression of this engine, but the engine fired up on the first attempt and idled crisply with some 90 pounds of oil pressure.
We were both grinning from ear to ear as a crack of the throttle yielded immediate response, and the high-compression Hemi with open headers shook the car and rattled the garage like a race engine should. After setting the timing to 34 degrees total advance, we let the engine come to temperature and checked for leaks. We'd love to take this beast to the drag strip, but being installed in a historic car like this Barracuda will prevent us from seeing the engine's true potential at the track. Luckily, Todd regularly displays his cars at events, so we'll be able to hear the Hemi run whenever he brings it out. Hmmm. He doesn't pick the car up until tomorrow, Lakeland has a test-n-tune on Thursdays... No, better not even think about it!
The Pieces
|Part Number
|Scat forged crankshaft
|Keith Black forged pistons
|Comp roller cam
|custom grind
|Comp roller lifters
|Comp timing set
|Comp valve springs
|Manley intake valves
|severe duty
|Manley exhaust valves
|severe duty
|Milodon oil pickup
|Milodon windage tray
|Indy rockers, stands and pushrods
|Bearings gaskets and seals
|Machine work
*These are the prices we got for the parts as of this writing. If they have changed, that's not our fault.
When it comes to projects around here, we love to test the parts we use in our technical articles whenever it makes sense. We're lucky to have access to an engine dynamometer locally, and our tech center in Tampa has a chassis dyno as well. Where we love to test, however, is at the track, because nothing gives bragging rights around the office like a low elapsed time in the quarter mile. There are some instances, however, when dyno or track testing just don't make sense, and this build is one of those cases.
There's no doubt we'd love to make a pass in this car, but there's really nothing to achieve by doing so. Since the car will not be raced competitively, it doesn't matter how quick it is, and the risk of something happening to the car outweighs any reward we may hope to achieve. The same goes for the engine dyno, as the expense just isn't worth it in this case. From experience, we know the approximate power this engine will make-close to 700 horsepower, being limited by the intake and low lift camshaft, and could make more had we not compromised in certain areas given the car's intended use. Additionally, the chassis dyno places a load on not just the engine, but drivetrain components and rear tires as well.
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1 The engine that was in this car had a bunch of problems, rendering most of the parts useless for a race engine build, and to achieve a period-correct look we needed to use a factory block and cylinder heads. Fortunately we found a buildable block and cylinder heads with some help from Pro Toyz curator and Mopar enthusiast Chuck West.2 To accomplish our machine work, we entrusted Auto Performance Engines in Auburndale, Florida. Our block was fully checked, and critical dimensions were corrected in addition to being bored for new forged pistons. The connecting rods were resized and new ARP bolts were installed.3a Since we needed a crankshaft for this engine we ordered a Scat forged unit featuring a 4.15-inch stroke, which along with our .030-inch over Keith Black forged pistons will net a displacement of 478 cubic inches...3b ...Auto Performance Engines balanced the rotating assembly to the same standard as our other race engines.4 The camshaft we chose is a custom Comp solid-roller unit with more than 280 degrees duration @ .050-inch lift and over .670 total lift. A Hemi like this would like more lift, but this cam will make great power and sound the part of a race cam, without abusing the valve springs as badly as a cam with say, .780-inch lift.5 The timing set is PN 3125 from Comp Cams. This set contains billet gears, a Torrington-style thrust bearing, a double roller chain, and provides for easy camshaft timing changes. After lining up our timing marks, we degreed our cam just to check, and found it installed at Comp's recommended specifications.6 Auto Performance Engines had performed the necessary machine work to our cylinder heads, cutting them for compression, installing several guides, and setting the guide height for the additional lift of our camshaft. We also had them perform a race, multi-angle valve job and install Comp PN 948 triple valve springs.7 High compression engines, require that piston to cylinder head clearance be checked in multiple locations. Piston to valve clearance must also be checked, and with extreme cam profiles valve to valve clearance during overlap should also be checked.
9 Milodon provided the intermediate shaft with bronze gear and the 1/2 inch internal oil pickup. We'll utilize these parts with a period-correct fabricated oil pan and Milodon windage tray.10 The engine for this car would have been built by Jake King during the period Ronnie Sox raced this car, so we decided to paint the engine blue just as he would have done.11 With the engine ready we had the car delivered to the shop and wasted no time pulling the loaner engine from the car and installing our freshly built race Hemi. Garret Struck from Inline Performance came by to give us a much needed hand wrestling the big Hemi into the confines of the A-Body's engine bay.12 Race cars are generally easier to work on than street cars, but race cars with Hemis require a little more patience. In time, we had the installation complete and were ready fire the engine and hear it run.13 With a charged battery and full tank of race fuel, our second attempt to fire the big Hemi was successful. With over 13.5:1 compression the starter strained a bit, but once running the Hemi sounded like sweet music through the open headers. Be sure to visit www.moparmusclemagazine.com to see video and hear this Hemi thump.14 We're honored to be a part of this project, and appreciate the opportunity to breathe new life (and a lot of additional power) into a historic race car that happens to be one of this author's favorites, a '68 Hemi 'Cuda. Be sure to catch this car at one of the many events where it will be displayed, including the Mopar Nationals. We think you'll agree when you hear it run that Ronnie Sox, Jake King, and the entire team would be proud of this Hemi.


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TROY, Ala. – Troy quarterback Corey Robinson broke five school records in Saturday's home opener against Louisiana-Lafayette, but the Cajuns took advantage of three Trojan turnovers to come away with a 37-24 victory at Veterans Memorial Stadium.
Robinson broke the Troy career records for total offense (7,591), passing yards (7,786) and passing attempts (1,103), while setting single-game marks for completions and passing yards. Robinson finished 46-of-70 for 485 yards and two touchdowns against the Cajuns; his passing total ranked as the third highest in Sun Belt Conference history and the most in the NCAA this year.
Robinson hit nine different receivers on the night with Chandler Worthy's nine catches for 154 yards leading the way. Eric Thomas also had nine catches for 55 yards and a touchdown, while Jaquon Robinson had six catches for 79 and a touchdown.
The Trojans (1-1, 0-1 Sun Belt) pulled within three, 20-17, on a Will Scott 33-yard field goal with 9:50 to play in the third quarter, but the Cajuns (2-0, 1-0) scored the game's next 17 points to stake a 37-17 lead.
Terrance Broadway needed just five plays following the Scott field goal to put the Cajuns back on the board as he hooked up with Harry Peoples from nine yards out for his only touchdown pass of the game. ULL's backup quarterback opened the drive with a 32-yard run and had a 23-yard completion to Darryl Surgent.
Broadway finished 10-of-16 for 143 yards through the air and rushed for another 43 yards on eight carries. Alonzo Harris led the Cajuns with 137 yards and a score on 21 carries.
Brett Baer hit his third field goal of the night with 3:54 to play in the third quarter and Harris capped the Cajuns' scoring with a 2-yard touchdown run early in the fourth quarter.
Troy ran a mind-boggling 102 plays in the game and racked up 588 yards of total offense. Troy backup quarterback Deon Anthony rushed for a touchdown and was 4-of-5 for 43 yards through the air. The Trojans held the Cajuns to 389 yards of total offense in the game.
Louisiana-Lafayette built a 20-7 lead midway through the second quarter as they took advantage of a Troy turnover and a pair of big plays.
Anthony put the Trojans on the board with an electrifying 11-yard touchdown run on Troy's opening drive of the game. Anthony set up his touchdown run with a 21-yard pass to Justin Albert two plays prior.
Working on a short field, the Cajuns marched 55 yards capped by a 10-yard Blaine Gautier touchdown run to tie the game at 7-all; however the score was costly for ULL as Gautier was injured and did not return to the game.
The Trojans looked as if they were going to answer the score with three first downs on the ensuing possession, but Jermario Moten returned a Worthy fumbled 56 yards for a touchdown to give the Cajuns a 14-7 lead. Baer hit a pair of 25-yard field goals on ULL's next two drives; one was aided by a 50-yard run and the other by back-to-back passes that covered 21 and 32 yards.
Another opportunity for the Trojans to cut into the lead was thwarted by the Cajun defense when Corey Robinson's pass to Jaquon Robinson fell incomplete on fourth-and-2 on the ULL 9-yard line.
The Troy defense held its ground on Louisiana-Lafayette's ensuing possession by forcing a three-and-out to give the Trojan offense the ball back on the ULL 47-yard line.
Worthy atoned for his earlier turnover with a tightrope catch on the sideline that covered 29 yards. Facing third-and-goal from the 5-yard line, the Troy Robinson duo hooked up for the touchdown to pull the Trojans within six, 20-14, heading in the break.
Eric Thomas capped the scoring with a 5-yard touchdown reception from Robinson with just over three minutes to play in the game. It was the first touchdown of the season for Thomas after he caught a Sun Belt best nine touchdowns last season.
The victory by ULL was the first home opening loss for Blakeney in his Troy career (22 years) and snapped a streak of 25 straight home-opening victories for the Trojans.
The Trojans will make history next week when they host Mississippi State in Veterans Memorial Stadium. The visit by the Bulldogs will be the first-ever to Troy by a member of the Southeastern Conference. Kickoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. and the game will be broadcast live by ESPN3.
Scoring Summary
TROY – Anthony 11-yard run (Scott kick), 12:15, 1st 7-0
ULL – Gautier 10-yard run (Baer kick), 3:37, 1st 7-7
ULL – Moten 56-yard fumble return (Baer kick), 1:31, 1st 7-14
ULL – Baer 25-yard FG, 13:18, 2nd 7-17
ULL – Baer 25-yard FG, 7:35, 2nd 7-20
TROY – J. Robinson 5-yard pass from C. Robinson (Scott kick), 0:52, 2nd 14-20
TROY – Scott 33-yard FG, 9:50, 3rd 17-20
ULL – Peoples 9-yard pass from Broadway (Baer kick), 8:16, 3rd 17-27
ULL – Baer 32-yard FG, 3:54, 3rd 17-30
ULL – Harris 2-yard run, 9:14, 4th 17-37
TROY – Thomas 5-yard pass from Robinson (Scott kick), 3:12, 4th 24-37
Troy Head Coach Larry Blakeney
Opening Statement
"I would certainly like to be in here under different circumstances, but all is not lost. We played a pretty good team tonight. I think they've got a chance like us to get better as the season goes on. If we'd just taken care of a few things a little bit better. I think it looks like to me it boils down to rushing the football. Even though we threw it pretty readily, they've always be a team that bends and let you have stuff and have stuff."
"Both teams played awfully hard. Both teams kicked it pretty good. It's a game if we would have played a little bit better and made fewer mistakes that we could have been in the hunt to win it. We couldn't get it done and you have to give them credit."
On ULL's Jemarlo Moten's second quarter 56-yard fumble recovery for a touchdown
"That was de-ja-vu. We had it reviewed and though he (Moten) might have been out of bounds before he fumbled but the review proved it was a legal play. That's a tough, tough chain of events. We're headed down the field moving the ball pretty good and all of a sudden, bang, it's the other way for six."
On Troy's running game against ULL
"We weren't doing a lot of different things so it had to be the team play we were playing. I don't think there was a whole lot of difference. I'm not sure if we would have changed any approach. It looked like to me we were that close to breaking a bunch of runs and there was someone hanging on the edge or we didn't get the outside backer blocked. Basically, we didn't block them enough. I believe we just didn't quite get it schemed up right or we didn't block them fundamentally enough."
On how Troy's turnover affected the game
"I think we probably shot ourselves in the foot with mistakes, missed assignments, and turnovers. Penalties, you could certainly break us down. It's normally mistakes, penalties, and missed assignment."
On the frustration of turnovers and mistakes
"It was difficult for old coaches to, I don't know about the players. You've got to be able to be able to work your way through that. That's coaching, that's learning. All of that is part of football. It's the ebb and flow of football. Don't get to high when it's good; don't get to low when it's bad. We're all humans and everyone handles that heat differently. Sometimes the guy that you least will think will make a mistake, makes a mistake. It's the human element of this game."
On preparation for Mississippi State
"We are going to go back to work tomorrow night. We're going to try to find a way to get better and see if we can get through a game and do some of these things that you have to do right. You may not be able to beat a team, but you sure can't beat a team if you're giving them turnovers, penalties, and that kind of frustration is really tough on you. We're a little bit behind the eight-ball right now, but you'll never know when we'll peak out from behind it."
Troy Player Quotes
Linebacker Dimitri Miles
"We got some good character guys in there, I feel like we can bounce back. It's a tough loss but I feel like we can come back. This one game doesn't determine the conference so I feel like we can come back and make some plays and do some good things."
Quarterback Corey Robinson
On school records
"It's hard to talk about those after a game like this. I guess it's cool to have done this stuff, but I haven't done it alone. I want to thank first off all the offensive lines I've played behind the last three years, as well as all the running backs and receivers who have caught the balls. I want to again thank all my teammates and coaches."
On matchup next week
"We wanted this one real bad. We're not very big fans of each other (us and Lafayette). There's a lot of stuff that happened tonight that we all want back but I know we can't get it back. We got to move forward and get ready for an SEC opponent coming into our stadium. We've got to get a lot better if we want to compete with them and that's what we're going to try and do this week."
On shovel pass interception
"I pitched it to Shawn just like you saw all night, it was crowded and they brought 6 or 7 guys and got us on the call. I pitched it, he kind of got hit and he bobbled and it was a freak accident. He landed on the defensive guys back for a second and the guy grabbed it. You can't control that kind of stuff but we've got to correct the stuff we can fix."
On going down with shoulder injury
"I was rolling out to my left and my shoulder got pushed out of place but they popped it back and I went right back in so it was ok."
Wide Receiver Chandler Worthy
On the fumble in the first half
"I just didn't have good ball security. He got it perfectly and ripped it out and I have no excuse for it."
Going forward after loss
"We've got to come back and hit the weight room hard. We saw a lot that we can improve on. I honestly feel like we hurt ourselves. We've got to come back and work hard and it's going to be a great season."
Coach Mark Hudspeth quotes:
On his Defense/Turnovers/Troy's Offense:
"We talked about it before the game. I told our guys, I guaranteed them that if we won the turnover battle, we'd win the game. I told them I'd walk home if we didn't. I think it was three to zero (turnovers). Defensively, we've got to get a better rush on the quarterback. We bent but didn't break at times. Played well at times, at times gave up some big plays. They've got some big-play playmakers. That quarterback's (Robinson) very talented, so they're a very good offense."
On QB Broadway:
"Terrance prepares like he's the starter. This is two years in a row we've had to come in here and play Troy without our starting quarterback and that's hard. Terrance was prepared, I thought he made some great decisions and took care of the football. "
Winning two straight versus Troy:
"It's important to us. We're just trying to make our mark and we're a work in progress. We're not there yet. We're just tyring to take it one game at a time. And this place here in Troy, and Coach Blakeney's got so much tradition. They do such an unbelivable job and it's very hard to come in here and win in Troy"
Health of Gautier:
"Don't know. We'll run some x-rays on his ribs when we get back but we think everything's going to be fine."
On whether Gautier's injury leads to more playing time for Broadway:
"It depends how he bounces back from practice. We'll determine that when we get back and evaluate him but he's moving around pretty well right now, so we'll see."
On his late-game antics:
"It's hard to beat these guys and I just thought some things got out of hand late. I was just fighting for my guys and we've got to learn to keep our composure at times. It was just a hard-fought game between two teams that really wanted to win the game. "
On whether this win signals changing of the guard in conference:
"I don't know about that. There's a lot of good teams in this conference. It's been a long time since UL's beaten Troy two times in a row, and I know to beat them at home, it's been 24 years. We're just very proud to come over here and win in a place that's tough to come in and win."
On status of player ejected, will he play next week:
"I don't know. We'll have to find a ruling on that. I was disappointed in that, I thought it was sort of provoked. I thought it should have been handled differently but that's neither here nor there. We'll have to wait and see on that."
Troy vs Louisiana-Lafayette Notes
· Captains for Troy were OL Kyle Wilborn, LB Brannon Bryan, RB Shawn Southward and DL Tony Davis.
· Louisiana-Lafayette won the toss and deferred until the second half.
· Quarterback Corey Robinson moved into first place on Troy's career passing yard list with 485 yards in the game. He now has 7,786 career passing yards.
· Quarterback Corey Robinson also moved into fourth place on the Sun Belt career passing yards list with 7,786 career passing yards
· Quarterback Corey Robinson set a Troy school record with 485 passing yards, passing the mark of 477 yards set by Levi Brown against Florida Atlantic on Nov. 21, 2009.
· Quarterback Corey Robinson had 485 passing yards, marking the 14th 300-yard performance in his 27 career games and the second 400-yard performance of his career.
· Quarterback Corey Robinson set career highs with 46 completions, 70 attempts and 485 passing yards.
· Quarterback Corey Robinson set a Troy school record with 46 completions, breaking the previous record of 40 set by Levi Brown against North Texas on Oct. 25, 2008.
· Quarterback Corey Robinson moved into first place in Troy history with 1103 career passing attempts. Robinson's 70 attempts in the game moved him past Brock Nutter (1997-2001) who had 1,037 career attempts.
· Quarterback Corey Robinson became Troy's career leader in total offense with 474 yards in the game (485 pass, -9 rush). He now has 7,591 yards in his career, surpassing the mark of 7,373 yards set by Sim Byrd (1966-68).
· Wide receiver Eric Thomas moved into 15th place on the Troy career leaderboard with 85 career receptions. Thomas caught nine passes on the day after entering with 76 in his career.
· Wide receiver Eric Thomas moved into a tie for 15th place on the Troy career leaderboard with 11 career receiving touchdowns after catching one today.
· Wide receiver Eric Thomas surpassed the 1,000 receiving yard milestone in the first quarter with his four-yard catch. Thomas entered the game with 999 career receiving yards and finished with 1,054 after picking up 55 on nine catches.
· Wide receiver Eric Thomas has now caught a pass in 15 consecutive games. That streak dates back to the 2010 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl.
· Quaterback Deon Anthony picked up his first career touchdown with 12:15 remaining in the first quarter. Anthony's 11-yard touchdown rush put the Trojans ahead 7-0.
· Wide receiver K.D. Edenfield's first career catch came in the second quarter, going for 12 yards and a first down.
· Wide receiver Chandler Worthy recorded 154 receiving yards, marking the second different Trojan to eclipse the 100-yard mark in two games this season. Chip Reeves recorded 125 yards last week at UAB.
· Troy's loss in their home opener snapped a streak of 25 consecutive wins in home openers. The streak was the fourth longest in the nation behind Ohio State (36), Oklahoma (30) and Nebraska (28).
· The loss also broke a streak of seven consecutive victories in Sun Belt openers for the Trojans, the longest streak in the league's history. Troy is now 7-2 all-time in Sun Belt openers.


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Published: Friday, May 2, 2014 at 8:30 p.m.
Last Modified: Saturday, May 3, 2014 at 3:54 p.m.
BATON ROUGE — Interstate 10 over the Atchafalaya River basin has reopened Saturday after a fiery four-truck crash killed two people Friday evening.
State police Trooper Greg Marchand said Ricky and Karen Chester, a husband and wife from Xenia, Ohio, died in the crash. For reasons troopers are still investigating, 56-year-old Ricky Chester didn't stop when he encountered a traffic backup traveling eastbound, and his 18-wheeler hit the back of another. Two more trucks were rear-ended in a chain reaction. The trailer of the first truck that Chester hit fell over the railing of the elevated highway to the ground.
Darren Robinson, a 44-year-old Baton Rouge resident who was driving the truck whose trailer went over the railing, suffered minor injuries. The other two truck drivers were not injured.
The Chesters' truck caught fire, as did the next truck up the chain from Robinson. The Chesters died at the scene. Because of the fire, police couldn't say if either was seat-belted at the time of the crash or if Ricky Chester was intoxicated. The other drivers were not intoxicated.
The highway linking Lafayette and Baton Rouge remained closed until Saturday, prompting delays and a detour using U.S. 190 through Opelousas. Marchand said debris had to be removed and the bridge inspected for safety before it could be reopened. Police kept the westbound side closed so a crane could be used to remove debris.
Westbound I-10 reopened before noon Saturday, while eastbound I-10 didn't reopen until about 3 p.m.
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I would like to know what is an ideal and readable font size that I can use in a business card with the dimensions listed. Not too big but not too small. I was thinking it can be about 7pt for titles and then about 5pt for subtitles but I'm not sure!
5pt is not a readable size, especially if any bleeding or misalignment occurs. Why don't you just print some tests out? Its not like you're printing a poster or billboard. Any printer is big enough to let you test business cards.
Also there is no
I had the same problem when trying to determine the ideal font size for a specific website layout. At a moment I came across a tool, the Golden Ratio Typography Calculator. It calculates the ideal font metrics related to the content width, by applying the Golden Ratio rule.
Now, because there is a relation between web and print dimensions, you can use the Golden Calculator for print as well. It should go like this:
By creating in Photoshop a 85.6mm x 54mm layout @300 dpi (a decent print resolution), the image will be 1011px x 638px.
With that in mind, head over to the Golden Calculator, input 1011 as Content Width and you will get a Base Size of 20px as the ideal font size.
Converting 20px using a converter like Endemo Converter will give you 15 pt for the ideal font size for your business card.
You can go larger and smaller by applying different typographic scales, like x 1.414 – Augmented Fourth or x 1.618 – Golden Ratio. The last one will have the following results:
H1 – 63 pt
More on typographic scales and a tool to visualize these is available at
If you want to know the science behind these formulas, go on and read Chris Pearson's blog entry
I had this same issue when I was making my business cards a few weeks ago. I didn't want to be smaller than 10pt for fear that it wouldn't be readable. However, after printing out some tests I found that 8pt was the perfect size - still readable and everything fit nicely on the card. You could do all one size (IE 8pt) and then bold/italics/different color for headers if that suits you.
If you need any help designing the business card, let me know!


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Russia had the largest number of casualties during WW2, and Russia had taken many Japanese prisoners. So, why didn't Russia receive a reparation from Japan to help boost Russia's economy after the war?
Japan agreed to pay war reparations of 1.3 trillion yen. The Japanese GDP in 1952 was 6,217 billion yen. So the reparation was 20.91% of the Japanese GDP. The Japanese GDP in 2011 was equivalent to $5.869 trillion 2011 USD. So the reparations were equivalent to 1,224 billion 2011 USD. This was all proposed at the Treaty of San Francisco in 1952. The soviet Union, however, disagreed with many points:
They also objected over other minor points. In the end, the Soviet Union refused to sign along with Czechoslovakia and Poland.
It was not until October 19, 1956, that Japan and the Soviet Union signed a Joint Declaration ending the war and reestablishing diplomatic relations.
Do Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands count?
Land-starved Japan ceding territory to the Soviet Union, a nation that ruled a landmass larger than some continents with only twice Japan's population, had to hurt, and bad... and still hurts to this day.


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In two rulings, the Supreme Court gave major victories to same-sex couples. In the first, regarding the Defense of Marriage Act, it overturned a ban on federal benefits for same-sex married couples. In the second, on Proposition 8, a California case, the court dismissed an appeal. This means same-sex couples will be able to get married in that state.
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One of my wooden spoons has mould on it (black spots, not able to be removed by surface scrubbing - I went on holidays without clearing the dishwasher...).
Is there a way to remove the mould? Or should I just buy a new wooden spoon?
If its soaked in the spoon, I'd not risk it for an inexpensive wooden spoon. A soak in a bleach solution is the common treatment though. I'd buy a new one or replace it with a high temp silicone spoon (no unremovable mold issues in the future then!)
rfusca raises a good point - if you're worried that it's actually penetrated deep, you might just replace it.
That said, I'd just use sandpaper. Hopefully it's just a surface stain, and you won't have to take much off, but you'll be able to see how deep it's gotten as you go!


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A rubber viewfinder cover is connected to my camera strap. What's it for, and when do I use it? What happens to a photo if I don't use it?
The viewfinder cover is for when you take long exposures on a tripod. You only want light to come in via the lens, not through the viewfinder. Normally your eye covers the viewfinder and keeps stray light from entering the camera that way.
You really only need to use the viewfinder cover if there is bright light behind the camera. The mirror folds up and cover most of the prisma, so if there is as little light behind the camera as in front of it (as you are making a long exposure) it should not be a problem.


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When I joined Stack Overflow I asked this question. Later on I placed bounty on the question. Unfortunatelly the answer which got the highest upvotes is not answer to my question. My question wasn't probably well explained but how can I avoid that answer which doesn't help me gets half of the bounty?
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STEUBENVILLE - A multi-agency investigation is continuing today into an Internet threat that prompted Steubenville City Schools to be placed on lockdown for 90 minutes Tuesday morning.
Police Chief Bill McCafferty said police patrols have been increased around all city schools today, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation "has been made aware of the shooting threat."
McCafferty said his department participated in a conference call Tuesday afternoon with the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department, the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation, the Ohio State Highway Patrol and the Fusion Center in Columbus.
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McCafferty said the Fusion Center coordinates Homeland Security issues.
"Our investigation is still active at this point. We are concerned about any threats and take this very seriously," said McCafferty.
The lockdown was initiated shortly after 8:30 a.m. Tuesday after City Police received a phone call from the mother of a city school student.
According to the police report, the student had stayed home sick Tuesday and "observed a threat on his Facebook page that was originally a Tweet from KnightSec that stated the kids who have not been charged in the rape case were to come to a certain location or 'I am going to start killing people.'" The juvenile further stated that he tried to access the Tweet again but it had disappeared."
Police searched all city school buildings and determined the threat was not credible and the lockdown was lifted shortly before 10 a.m.
Steubenville Schools Superintendent Mike McVey said he was informed by police about the threat at 8:22 a.m.
"At that time, all buildings were instructed to go on lockdown. A districtwide All Call was sent to notify parents that all buildings were on lockdown and secure," stated McVey.
"At 9:46 a.m. the Steubenville Police notified us the threat was not a viable threat and the lockdown was lifted. Another districtwide All Call was sent to notify the parents that the lockdown was over and the school day resumed," said McVey.
Students remained in their school buildings during the lockdown.
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When a player clicks start, my app immediately switches to the first level. My question is how do I incorporate a smooth transition within Slick?
I'm not sure this kind of functionality is engine-specific. If you have a way of setting a global alpha, then you could do it just fine.
Interpolate the scene alpha and the menu alpha through time, for example, for one second...
We have two objects,
What we do here is increase the alpha of the game, and decrease the alpha of the menu, making it slowly fade away. If you set
I hope I cleared things up.
You can apply transition effects when changing a game state, just use the overloaded method:
On this javadoc page you can see, what transitions are available: JavaDoc: Transition
I have just tried it out in my current prototype and its pretty easy to do. Example of how I made a transition from my main menu state to the gameplay state (the main menu looks pretty ugly and isn't a menu at all, thats because I haven't implemented it yet ;) but I think it should suffice as example.
The code I used to produce this simple transition from the menu to white and then to the game state looks like this:
If you look at the method signature of enterState you see, that the overload will take the state id, a fade out and a fade in transition. I simply took two of the transitions and looked at the constructor of them. There you already see, what options are possible (color and duration in the case of the fade in/out).
Just try out the classes, look at the methods and constructors and try to find out how they work, if to few documentation is provided.
Edit: Make sure that your update and render methods work, even if init hasn't run yet. I think the transitions may cause the render method to be called before init.


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(btw didn't see Audrey Kyle until just now, very nice)
She reminds me of a woman I used to live with. It was a religious experience. Not even kidding.
Love Yo-landi. You should see the short film they made if you haven't already.
She's amazing for more just her looks, definitely. I genuinely admire how she subverts expectations with her outlandish themes.
Her skills are amazing. She's hot no doubt but it's seriously an after-thought because her works are just that good.
Not going to lie, I totally forgot about Minxx. I think I vid chatted with her and Sam Spectre once in oozoo or some other silly program. Felt old and creepy as shit and left after a few minutes.
Hi Minxx!
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Adam Tensta ft. Sophia Somayo - Back Before You Know It (Remix)
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It's A Tensta Thing
Artists from all over the world have successfully entered the American music scene and have managed to gain large fanbases. Now Adam Tensta, a Swedish rapper, is trying his luck with the release of his new single Back Before You Know It, from his international debut album, It's a Tensta Thing. The fast paced techno-style beat goes well with Tensta's quick, catchy flow and brief moments of singing at the beginning, middle, and end (courtesy of remix guest, Sophia Somayo) add a softer side to the rough verses. The album, which was released in Sweden in late 2007, proves that Tensta didn't waste much time getting his music into the DJ Booth.
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Donna Jean Pope, 80, died Nov. 13, 2012 in Spokane, Wash. She was a 48-year resident of Spokane and Spokane Valley. She was born on April 1, 1932 on her grandparents' farm in Enders, Neb., to Clarence and Ethel Embury.
She attended high school in Nehawka, graduating as valedictorian of her class.
She married Donald E. Pope on July 22, 1950 in Nehawka. They moved to the northwest after falling in love with the area while on family vacations, traveling to Oregon and Washington.
Donna taught herself to paint beautiful landscapes in oil. She enjoyed exploring many other ways of expressing her creativity. She also enjoyed gardening and was known for her many plants inside and outside her home.
Donna is survived by her mother, Ethel Embury, of Lakeview, Colo.; sister Marilyn Speakman of Oscoda, Mich.; brother Ron Embury of Golden, Colo.; children Tom Pope (Lorrie) of Valley Ford, Wash., Jane Maines of Toledo, Ore., Sue Morris (Derrick) of Salinas, Calif. , Mike Pope of Vancouver, Wash., and Sharon Vasconcelos (Ken) of Spokane Valley; dear friend Sue Mansir of Spokane Valley; 16 grandchildren; 21 great grandchildren and one great-great grandchild.
Preceding her in death was her husband Don in 2003 and youngest brother Jerry Embury in 2001.
A service will be held Saturday, Dec. 1, 11 a.m. in Nebraska City through Gude Mortuary. Her children will escort her to be laid to rest next to her husband, Don. The details of the location and time will be posted on her facebook page.
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Firefighters arrived at 7:51 to find the home of Robert Randle, 108 N. Alvin, was engulfed in flames on the back side of the residence, according to Montgomery.
Randle, who wasn't home at the time of the fire, said he received a call from his neighbor who told him his house was on fire.
"I'm the only person who lives here. No one was here [during fire]," Randle said. "I'm not sure who called the fire department, but I'm glad someone did."
Although the fire is still under investigation, Montgomery said it was obvious it started in the back room.
"The house wasn't a total loss, but the back part of the home is heavily damaged," he said. "We had the fire under control at 8:32. I'm glad no one was home and no one was injured."
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The mission of the John Brademas Center for the Study of Congress is to increase the understanding of Congress—"the People's Branch" of government— its role in making policy; its powers, processes and responsibilities. The Center's bi-partisan work is aimed at scholars, students, current and future public servants and the public. The Center conducts research, teaches and holds public outreach events—such as symposia and conferences—and hosts policy addresses by members of Congress. Our programming aims to explore issues and problems of the legislative branch from new perspectives. As a part of the New York University's Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, the Center strives to help the next generation of public service leaders develop a deeper understanding of how and why Congress makes decisions. The Center is named for founder John Brademas, who served in the U.S. House for 22 years (1959-81), and served as NYU's President from 1981-91.
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5 Things That Aren't Nearly As Dangerous As Hollywood Thinks
#2. Bathtub Electrocution
According to Hollywood:
It is one of the most common murder methods in Hollywood.
The unsuspecting victim is soaking in a bathtub, while we get a POV shot of two hands holding a radio or a toaster. The victim looks up just in time to see their attacker, then the electrical appliance of doom is tossed into the water. Cut to the rest of the cast, wondering why the lights have flickered, then back to our victim, now dead and smoking.
It toasts bread and vulnerable coeds.
In Reality:
If you're not familiar with how electricity works, let's briefly go over it. Electricity is just a flow of electrons from some place that has too many of them to some place that really wants them. But where they really want to go is to the ground. If generated power is a shipload of sailors on shore leave, the ground is a whore house that's having a two-for-one special.
The light switch is ... a dental dam?
So those horny electrons are going to make a beeline for the ground, and totally ignore anything that doesn't get them there as quickly as they can. This is why a welder could put his hand on a piece of metal that he's zapping hundreds of amps of current through, because the metal is connected to the ground with a big clamp. Compared to the air (which sucks at conducting electricity), the welder's juicy 80 percent water body might seems like a good road to Miss Kitty's House of Ground, but there's a convenient superhighway running through that clamp and electricity will always take the path of least resistance.
So going back to our bathtub, the person sitting in the tub doesn't offer any kind of decent path to ground. In older houses, the drain will provide a nice path (all that copper pipe), and in newer houses with PVC pipe, there may not be a path at all. Not to mention that if you plunge a radio into a bathtub, the first thing that's going to happen is that the water will short out the circuit and trip the circuit breaker.
Depending on the proximity of Rihanna's most recent release, that might be a mercy.
Don't get us wrong -- it is totally possible for electricity to ruin your day in the bathroom. If you're holding a hair dryer and you're soaking wet, your body may very well be the best path from the dryer to ground. And along the way, the current is likely to make a rest stop at your heart, and not pick up the trash when it's done.
But you're still more likely to slip and crack your head on the porcelain.
This is why, if you are in a newer house, your bathroom outlets have little black and red buttons on them. They're supposed to trip and shut off the current if some dumbass tries to dry his mullet in mid-shower.
#1. Gasoline
According to Hollywood:
Drop a cigarette into a pool of gas leading to the car with the bad guys in it, and you're just seconds away from an explosion. Or light the trail of fuel left by a leaking jet on take-off, and watch it turn into a nice fireball (we're looking at you, Die Hard II).
In Reality:
Obviously gasoline is really good at burning, that's why it makes a good fuel. But getting it to explode takes real effort. That's also why it makes a good fuel. You don't want every stray spark doing a Michael Bay on your gas station.
To that end, liquid gasoline doesn't explode at all -- you can drop lit matches into a bucket of gasoline in cold weather, and the match will probably just go out. (NOTE: We said PROBABLY.)
So smoking at the gas pump? Totally safe.
It's the vapor you have to worry about -- those tiny particles swirling in the air are what is catching fire when you throw a match onto a pool of gas. But to get an honest-to-goodness explosion takes a lot of vapor mixed with oxygen, and only in the right amounts. You can get it in tanks with just a little gas left in them, but as the Mythbusters have demonstrated on numerous occasions, you can do just about anything to a car and it won't explode.
Now, if you get a car burning, the fuel tank will eventually burst, and then maybe you'll get a nice fireball as all the gas combusts. But more often than not the fire will just burn steadily until all of the fuel is gone.
You're no fun anymore, gasoline.
Jet planes are even less likely to go Boom. Turbine (jet) powered aircraft use Jet-A, which is an aviation fuel that has a flash point of 100F. So certainly on that snowy day in Washington, John McClane wasn't going to have much in the way of fumes to ignite. Yes, transportation safety guidelines ruin yet another action movie premise. We're wondering if it's all really worth it.
For more things movies got wrong, check out 5 Ridiculous Gun Myths Everyone Believes (Thanks to Movies) and 8 Scenes That Prove Hollywood Doesn't Get Technology.


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Comments about DDF Advanced Firming Cream, 1.7 oz:
Never thought I'd give 2 stars for anything from this brand. I'm not going down to 1 star because it is a decent moisturizer. It's thick enough to be good in cold weather/dry heated indoors. There is not any sunscreen in this so don't look for the SPF info. But firming? No way!
What a shame! and it's SO expensive!
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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- Easy To Use
- Improves Skin Texture
- Minimizes Wrinkles
- Non-Greasy
- Noticeable Results
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Comments about DDF Advanced Firming Cream, 1.7 oz:
I am a 36-year-old woman with some sun damage (I was born in the Caribbean and emigrated as a tween) and a face that perspires in the summer, so even waterproof SPFs eventually slide/rub off. I am *just* starting to notice pronounced smile lines and jowls (my mom has them, therefore I'll have them) and this has noticeably improved the appearance of my laugh lines and my skin definitely feels firmer, my proto-jowls not as pronounced. I use this day and night and my skin feels plumper and just has more OOMPH hours after I've applied it. I would give this product 5 stars except for the price and the SMELL. It doesn't stink, but it certainly doesn't have a mild perfume. The odor, however, eventually fades away once the non-greasy cream is done absorbing, so it's not that big a deal. Recently, I got one acne scar after I started using the cream (not caused by it ... more a side effect from a very vigorous workout session). My very few acne scars (I have normal skin that rarely breaks out ... but I'm a pick-pick-picker) usually fade within six months, but this has speeded up the fading. Lastly, I am not a brand snob. I will literally try any price on makeup or skin creams/hair products as long as they work. This definitely WORKS. I used to use Olay Regenerist and Avon Anew products and this has improved upon those products in a fraction of the time. I wish this weren't so expensive, but I can justify spending the money rather than spending it on 6 jars of cheaper stuff and spend all day slathering on more as soon as it absorbs. I also tried Lancome Genifique Youth Activating Complex in a sample and I like that as well, and it is slightly cheaper, but I can't remember what that smells like. Hope this helps.
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I found Destructoid through the first HAWP episode that aired on Gametrailers, the Bioshock one.
I was made aware of this sites existence though the magic portal of Escapist forums while searching for an explanation of what is Podtoid.
I was forced here by a Turkish gang. I grew to love them as I did this site.
Youtube mate. Glad I just signed up!
Destructoid's Twitch.tv channel
As I was getting into twitch, I care across Foom playing a game on the dtoid channel. It was epic fun, and it just took off from there.
Who is Foom?
I found Destructoid through the Jimquisition. I watched a bunch of them on the Escapist and that led me to Podtoid and then to here.
Same old story-came for the Sterling, stayed for the community.
That is not even the old story.
It's pretty much what I say.
Come for the Journalisms,
stay for the communititties.
Multiple journalasms.
I don't know. What am I doing here and who drugged me? It had to be that evil toaster in The Sink....
Floated over from Japanator. Been reading for years now.
Destructoid is giving away free drugs? no wai. TELL ALL THE KIDS!


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What is the purpose of the tumbleweed badge? Why is asking questions no one answers or looks at a desirable accomplishment?
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
I see it more as a consolation prize. No one looked at your question or answered it, so here's something to hold you over until you get an answer.
I think the purpose of the Tumbleweed badge is (or should be) to bring attention to a neglected and probably esoteric question. Unfortunately it fails in that regard because we only see what users are awarded badges and not for which questions.
So basically this badge would have a whole lot more value if you could browse the questions awarded Tumbleweed.
It seems like the one badge where you could be rewarded for being intentionally mediocre. I could write a well phrased question about a topic that nobody cares about, so nobody answers or even reads it. It would be a valid question, so it won't get closed and would it just sits there until I get a badge.
Maybe there should be a tumbleweed cleaner badge for someone that answers one of these questions, or a tumbleweed question of the day based on moderator selection?
I think the reason is if a question has no answers for a week, it must be pretty hard question! If it was just a crappy question/spam/etc, chances are it would be closed within a week.
That, or it's the the engines way of saying "Sorry, I couldn't get you an answer. Please forgive me :("
I think that it encourages people to not leave the site and ask other questions in the future although they don't get answers for all of their questions.
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Updated this post and the one at Math SE (http://math.stackexchange.com/questions/127866/calculating-a-circle-or-sphere-along-a-vector), hope this makes more sense.
I previously posted a question (about half an hour ago) involving computations along line segments, but the question and discussion were really off track and not what I was trying to get at. I am trying to work with an FPS engine I am attempting to build in Java.
The problem I am encountering is with hitboxing. I am trying to calculate whether or not a "shot" is valid.
I am working with several approaches and any insight would be helpful. I am not a native speaker of English nor skilled in Math so please bear with me.
Player position is at P0 = (x0,y0,z0), Enemy is at P1 = (x1,y1,z1). I can of course compute the distance between them easily. The target needs a "hitbox" object, which is basically a square/rectangle/mesh either in front of, in, or behind them.
Here are the solutions I am considering:
I have ruled this out...doesn't seem practical. [Place a "hitbox" a small distance in front of the target. Then I would be able to find the distance between the player and the hitbox, and the hitbox and the target. It is my understanding that you can compute a circle with this information, and I could simply consider any shot within that circle a "hit". However this seems not to be an optimal solution, because it requires you to perform a lot of calculations and is not fully accurate.]
Input, please! Place the hitbox "in" the player. This seems like the better solution. In this case what I need is a way to calculate a circle along the vector, at whatever position I wish (in this case, the distance between the two objects). Then I can pick some radius that encompasses the whole player, and count anything within this area a "hit".
I am open to your suggestions. I'm trying to do this on paper and have no familiarity with game engines. If any software folk out there think I'm doing this the hard way, I'm open to help!
Also - Anyone with JOGL/LWJGL experience, please chime in.
Is this making sense?


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I've installed Real Player from Medibuntu (64 bits version). It works well to read downloaded Real Media Videos but not for embedded RM Videos.
I've the "Helix DNA Plugin: RealPlayer G2 Plug-In Compatible" within the Firefox about:plugins but embedded videos don't work. Those videos are using this html code :
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Of course The North Face doesn't stop with clothes. They have all the gear you need for your outdoor adventures. Their backpacks and dufflebags, like the Jester daypack and the Terra technical packs, can carry all the gear you need. Once you're at the campsite a Talus, Kaiju, or Stormbreaker tent will not only give you a comfortable night sleep but also keep all of your gear dry and protected.


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5 Crazy Ways the Colors Red and Blue Control Your Life
Imagine that somewhere there is a huge button that will activate a doomsday device that will destroy the planet. Picture the button in your mind. What color is it?
Approximately 100 percent of you imagined a red button, for a lot of the same reasons Darth Vader's light saber had to be red. But society isn't color coded this way just for the hell of it. Your brain and body react to two colors -- red and blue -- in distinct and downright weird ways that science doesn't completely understand. In different situations, red or blue can ...
#5. Give You an Unfair Advantage
We previously mentioned how hockey players who switched to black jerseys suddenly took a turn for the aggressive, because on a subconscious level black signifies sin and death and the worst jellybean. Not only does black spur aggression from the players, but it cues the referees to hand out more penalties because, hey, they must be the bad guys if they're wearing black. But if you want to get on the ref's good side, apparently red is your color.
During the 2004 Olympics, judges were found to award more points to people in red, especially in hand-to-hand sports like boxing, taekwondo, Greco-Roman wrestling and the synchronized bitch slap. A separate study had taekwondo refs watch matches between blue and red competitors, then watch the exact same matches with the colors digitally reversed. Athletes were 13 percent more likely to get points when they wore red.
"Sir, they clearly came in last. It doesn't operate on a 'should have' system."
And if you think that red is only a "power" color because we've been raised to associate it with warning signs and fire trucks, then why do monkeys also react to it? In one experiment, researchers wore red, blue or green before presenting rhesus macaques with dinner. The monkeys didn't have a problem with blue or green, but they treated the red shirts like they were the monkey Grim Reaper presenting death on a plate. Yes, even our poop-flinging cousins think red equals danger. And danger equals power.
"Oh, don't give me that crap. It was a gift from my kids."
This manifests itself in humans in so many ways that you can probably find an example in the room you're in. Like lipstick. A study in France showed that women who wear bright red lipstick get a tip boost from men, which is a big deal because France already includes a 12 percent gratuity charge on receipts (lady patrons weren't nearly as impressed by their red-lipped waitresses). So what if red lipstick makes you look like Pennywise and you prefer peach or nude? Wear a red shirt instead. Another study found that men give 14.6 percent to 26.1 percent more to waitresses wearing red shirts.
The researchers noted that the rise in tips by male customers could be due to red being "associated with an indication of estrogen levels, sexual arousal and health" (hint: all of this comes back to the fact that red is the color of blood), so when a lady wears red, it tricks a man into thinking that she's ready to mate. At which point he will happily give her whatever she wants.
"Can I get your dongs any more boner sex? Sir, why are you looking at me like that?"
It will also lower his IQ, because color can also ...
#4. Manipulate Your Intelligence
Yep, it's been found that seeing red shortly before an IQ test will drastically lower your scores. Students solved significantly fewer problems when red was around because it makes you more cautious. It also causes you to avoid challenging or difficult situations, such as all things Elmo-related. A state of high alert isn't always the best for productive thinking.
So what color returns you to a cool, thoughtful state? The same color that you imagined as soon as we said "cool": blue. Researchers gave over 600 participants six different cognitive tests on computer monitors that had blue, white or red backgrounds. If the task was creative, like brainstorming or drawing a picture out of a bloodstain, participants did twice as well with blue backgrounds as they did when they had red monitor backgrounds.
"For the next experiment, we'll cover half of you in blue spray paint and administer the SATs."
It's not that red makes you stupid, though. In that monitor study, participants actually did 31 percent better at proofreading or solving anagrams when their text was on a red background. Red light is better for anything that requires attention to detail because, well, it gets your attention.
What causes blue to broaden our horizons and red to narrow our thinking? The exact reasons are unknown, but scientists believe it's psychological. Maybe it seems obvious, but blue is associated with the sky and the ocean, two big, open spaces. Basically imagine a kid lying on the ground and staring up at the sky, using his childlike imagination to see the clouds as boners.
"Come, let me embrace his penile fluffiness with vigor!"
But it doesn't just work on your brain. Red can actually ...
#3. Make You Physically Stronger
Not to beat a red horse, but red will actually make you faster and stronger as well. In one experiment, students were asked to squeeze a metal grip while reading the word "squeeze" from a red, gray or blue background. When the word was on a red background, kids squeezed harder and faster, and had to secretly wonder if they hadn't been tricked into jerking off a robot.
"Andy, why do you keep repeating your parents' names?"
And while blue typically does the opposite of red, it also has several unique beneficial physical effects of its own. Blue light helps wake you up ... even if you're blind. You do not have to actually "see" blue for it to alter your body chemistry. There are light receptors in the eye that have nothing to do with vision. When they detect light, especially blue, the receptors repress melatonin, which regulates your sleep cycle. This also has other benefits. People exposed to bright lights that utilized more of the blue spectrum consistently scored higher on memory tests -- guys who sat before an LED screen radiating an azure glow showed nearly a 70 percent improvement in some cases. In fact, blue light is so effective in this regard that researchers liken its effects to a drug.
And if you take blue drugs in a blue light, prepare to have your fucking mind blown, baby.
Unfortunately, all our new electronic devices use more of the blue wavelength because it's easier on the eyes and more efficient to produce (this is why half of the gadgets in your house have little blue LED lights that stay on whether you're using the thing or not). Which is why some scientists are worried that our iPads, laptops and smartphones may be contributing to sleep problems.
"Does anyone know what the bluest level is on Angry Birds? I have a surgery at 1 a.m., and I need to wake the hell up."
Speaking of how your body reacts to light, the right wavelengths can actually ...


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Definición de sector en inglés:
1An area or portion that is distinct from others: operations in the southern sector of the North Sea
Más ejemplos en oraciones
- The belt of southern sectors from Sectors 31 to 49 and Sectors 20, 21, 22 and 23 were affected.
- Illegal rooms have been constructed by city residents on open terraces of the existing block of flats in the entire belt of the southern sectors.
- Combined they account for a huge portion of the beef sector which overall makes up about 90% of meat output in the Irish market.
district, quarter, part, section, zone, precinct, borough, locality, neighbourhood, side;
province, territory, division, region, area, belt, tract, locale
North American informal hood
1.1A distinct part or branch of a nation's economy or society or of a sphere of activity such as education: the government aimed to reassure the industrial and commercial sector
Más ejemplos en oraciones
- As a result, the private education services sector is growing at around 30 percent per annum.
- They also protested against government plans to privatise the public health sector.
- Not that the financial services sector had been slow in its technology uptake.
part, branch, arm, division, subdivision, area, department, category, field, sphere, layer, stratum, corner
1.2 Military A subdivision of an area for military operations.
Oraciones de ejemplo
- The First Battalion of the Black Watch is based in the British sector of southern Iraq, near Basra.
- Smith described the fighting in the southern sector as heavy with 'lots of casualties' among al-Qaida forces.
- This flight concentrated on the role usually played by the helicopter over the southern sector in response to naval tasking.
1.3 Computing A subdivision of a track on a magnetic disk.
Oraciones de ejemplo
- With the appropriate tools, you can create diskettes that have 80 sectors and 24 tracks per sector, giving 1,920KB per floppy.
- The search is complete: the hard disk knows what sector, on what track, on what platter the data resides.
- In other words, you do not have to worry about the cylinder, track or sector configuration of the disk drives.
2The plane figure enclosed by two radii of a circle or ellipse and the arc between them.
Oraciones de ejemplo
- For example, Figure 4a shows three such rings formed from the sectors and rectangle in Figure 3a.
- The protein molecules are modeled as 120 deg sectors of a circle.
- Each group was made up of units designated by letters, which were then assigned appropriate sectors on circles of different sizes.
3A mathematical instrument consisting of two arms hinged at one end and marked with sines, tangents, etc. for making diagrams.
Oraciones de ejemplo
- He also learned on his own how to use a compass, sector, and other instruments to make astronomical predictions, including that of eclipses.
Palabras que riman con sectorbisector, collector, connector, convector, corrector, defector, deflector, detector, director, ejector, elector, erector, hector, injector, inspector, nectar, objector, perfecter, projector, prospector, protector, rector, reflector, rejector, respecter, selector, Spector, spectre (US specter), vector
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i have post created calling graph api
it returns somthing like: {"id":"<UID>_<POST_ID>"}
now i want to hide this post by api call
curl -F "is_hidden=true" "https://graph.facebook.com/<POST_ID>?access_token=<token>
but i am geting this response:
{"error":{"message":"(#100) The parameter reorder_pids is required", "type": "OAuthException", "code":100}}
is here somebody who using api for this? (hiding post) if yes, is it working for you? ;)