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Let k be an algebraically closed field. It's well known that every complete curve, period, is projective. Also, that every smooth surface is, and that there are smooth 3-folds which are not, and people go to reasonable lengths to include these examples all over the place, so they're easy to find. However, Hartshorne does say that singular complete surfaces are not all projective. Is there a simple example? A complete normal surface that is not projective? Is there some "least singular" possible such surface? I suspect that normality is too much to hope for, but I can't quite phrase why I think this, so is every normal complete surface projective?
There is a construction of a proper normal non-projective surface here .
There is an example given by Nagata in his paper "Existence theorems for nonprojective complete algebraic varieties" in the Illinois Journal, but I don't know where this is available on the web.
Over a finite field complete + normal implies projective for surfaces.
A simple example of a proper non-projective surface can be found in Vakil's AG-notes:
There is also an example in an Exercise from Hartshorne's Algebraic geometry involving infinitessimal extensions which I am trying to understand.
Let me recall some definitions and properties in the first place:
Then Hartshorne suggests that we perform the following computation: let $X=P_k^2$ and consider the sheaf of differential 2-forms $\omega_X$; then $H^1(X,\Omega_X^1)\cong H^1(X,\omega_X\otimes \mathcal{T}_X)$ and a nontrivial extension $X'$ of $X$ by $\omega_X$ is given by the cocylce $\xi \in H^1(X,\omega_X^1)$ given over $U_{ij}=U_i\cap U_j$ (where the $\{U_i\}$ are the standard open subsets covering $P_k^2$) by $\xi_{ij}=\frac{x_j}{x_i}d\left(\frac{x_i}{x_j}\right)$. This is our target proper non-projective surface and in order to see that it is indeed non-projective we shall prove that it has no ample invertible sheafs (in fact no invertible sheaf at all, namely $Pic X'=0$). We have a short exact sequence
$0\rightarrow \omega_X \rightarrow \mathcal{O}_{X'}^{\ast} \rightarrow \mathcal{O}_X^{\ast} \rightarrow 0$ inducing a long exact cohomology sequence $\cdots \rightarrow \underbrace{H^1(X,\omega_X)}_0 \rightarrow \underbrace{H^1(X',\mathcal{O}_{X'}^{\ast})}_{Pic(X')} \rightarrow \underbrace{H^1(X,\mathcal{O}_X^{\ast})}_{Pic(X)} \stackrel{\delta}{\longrightarrow} \underbrace{H^2(X,\omega_X)}_k \rightarrow \cdots$
and in order to see that $Pic X'==$ it suffices to prove that $\delta$ is injective and nonzero. Since $Pic X\cong \mathbb{Z}$, any invertible sheaf is of the form $\mathcal{L}=\mathcal{O}_X(d)\cong \mathcal{O}_X(1)^{\otimes d}$ and it suffices to see that $\delta(\mathcal{O}_X(1))\neq 0$. I am confused as to how to carry out this computation since I guess I still do not understand very well the correspondence between infinitessimal extensions and the cohomology group. What I intend to do is to compute $\delta$ explicitly in the standard way, namely via the diagram
$\begin{array}{ccccccccc} 0 & \rightarrow & \check{C}^1(U,\omega) & \rightarrow & \check{C}^1(U,\mathcal{O}_{X'}^{\ast}) & \rightarrow & \check{C}^1(U,\mathcal{O}_X^{\ast}) & \rightarrow & 0 \\ && \downarrow && \downarrow && \downarrow && \\ 0 & \rightarrow & \check{C}^2(U,\omega) & \rightarrow & \check{C}^2(U,\mathcal{O}_{X'}^{\ast}) & \rightarrow & \check{C}^2(U,\mathcal{O}_X^{\ast}) & \rightarrow & 0 \end{array}$
The cycle corresponding to $\mathcal{O}_X(1)$ in $\check{C}^1(U,\mathcal{O}_X^{\ast})$ is $\left(\frac{x_1}{x_0},\frac{x_2}{x_1},\frac{x_0}{x_2}\right)$. How does it map down to $\check{C}^2(U,\omega)$?
Thanks in advance for any insight.


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BETHANY - The Franciscan University of Steubenville men's tennis team defeated host Bethany College, 7-2, Tuesday.
"Everyone had to step up," head coach Jeremy Ellis said. "The guys are always excited to play and we are deep enough where we have the flexibility to play at any time."
While having just 24 hours worth of preparation for the match, the multi-purpose courts at the Bison's facility provided an extra obstacle for the Barons.
"It took a while for us to get acclimated to them," Ellis said. "When the ball hits the floor it likes to skid. It requires faster reflexes than a normal tennis floor."
Junior Jack Bruce had no problem with the abbreviated schedule or facility. Bruce won his singles matches 6-4 and 6-2.
"Jack played really well," Ellis said. "He is one of those players that returns a lot of balls and waits for his opponent to miss."
Bruce held his own against his consistent competitor and set the example for the rest of his team. He accredited his strong day to an unlikely source.
"The reason I won was because I started lobbing the ball just like my mom taught me," Bruce said. "My backhand was also really strong and I was putting my shots down the line and putting them away."
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My daughter (2.5) loves colouring books, but she uses pretty much one every day. Could someone recommend a decent free online resource of printable materials for children? (at 2.5 years of age these would be mainly colouring books, but maybe some games would be more appropriate for older children). Ideally in pdf format for high-quality printouts.
Here are a few places that I have found that are kind of home school related but I figure I will use as color pages to help my kids learn as they are playing.
Here are some pinterest searchs that may have what you need:
Often if you go to the websites of her favourite characters websites (Peppa pig, for example) you'll find things to print for colouring in ("things to do" or "activities" normally).
Another approach you may want to consider is something that can be reset, for example:
1) White-board
2) Blackboard
3) A reusable colouring book like ReColoritz
One quick idea that comes to mind is all the line-art or black-and-white clip art in your computer's office suite. If you have MS Office then there is a huge library of clip art, and even more available online.
You could select a bunch of suitable images and print them out. If you do this, do a quick calculation on printing costs first, because it might still be cheaper to buy a stack of books than a stack of ink cartridges...!
I saw a link to the following website and remembered your question. This site has paperdolls from 27 different countries you can print, color, and play with.
Make Your Own
Also, you can scan the picture books, comics, stories, etc... that you already have at home and remove the colors using a photo/image editing software. That way you get neatly defined coloring books with familiar characters, and tons of possibilities. You can of course do this with just about any image, but obviously picture books have neatly defined drawings and it's just the reverse of the processed they went through (they're usually inked and then colored).
Pro-tip 1: digitally cut out some of characters or background elements and you can then make new scenes, or even build new stories with your child. Variation: do a cartoon/picture mad-lib.
Pro-tip 2: Buy a cheap thermal laminator so you don't print hundreds of pages for coloring and other activities per month, and so you can reuse them multiple times. I don't do this all the time because I think it's important the kids learn to draw on paper with pencils, but sometimes using a laminated version with markers makes your life a tad easier. So for the less serious activities I find that pretty useful. Plus you can then use the laminator for other uses (posters to pin on the wall, protecting good drawings you want to keep, etc..)
You can search Google Images or bing images for a character of her choice with keywords like
In Google Images selecting for black and white images can save you the need for additional keywords.
The sites that come up in the search often have a collection of coloring pages.
I just came across this description on how to create coloring book pages from your own photos:
(hat tip to Lifehacker.)
Even my kid love to color a lot, he loves super heroes like spider man, pokemon etc., i regularly download from MomJunction , even they have many cartoons , animals, alphabet etc.
There are many pages two of my favorite are: http://www.coloring.ws/coloring.html and http://www.crayola.com/free-coloring-pages/
The first one is great because there is a wide range of pages and can be searched by something that interests your child. The second on is Crayola's site - this site is great because it has more than just coloring pages, it has a variety of projects as well, which may be great especially as your child grows. I have found if you are looking for something specific, search that topic and coloring page and you will generally find free pages to print off for example "bear coloring page" will provide you an extensive list of pages.
This is an old question but I thought I would add another website to the table.
We https://MandalaFree.com at our house. It has adult and kids Mandalas and we enjoy coloring and bonding with our 5 year old daughter. It seems to settle her down after a big day and helps the adults too.


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22 Nov 2012 7:33 PM #1
Tried to generate app GS > "Failed to determine framework name"
I'm on Mac OS X Mountain Lion, I downloaded:
- SenchaCmd-18.104.22.168-osx
- SenchaSDKTools-2.0.0-beta3-osx
- sencha-touch-2.1.0-gpl
It's all installed in:
When I try to generate my first app usingCode:
sencha generate app GS ../GS
Failed to determine framework name. Please ensure this command was issued from either a framework or application directory
But the commandCode:
sencha generate app
Sencha Cmd v126.96.36.199 [ERR] sencha.generate.app requires these parameters: path (The path for the generated application)
Do you have any idea where this error comes from?
Thanks for your help,
- Victor
23 Nov 2012 12:09 AM #2
You do not need SDK Tools ... I would remove them as Sencha Cmd replaces them.
Sounds like you are not running the command from the framework folder. For getting started, see these guides:
This particular issue is covered here:
http://docs.sencha.com/ext-js/4-1/#!...mand-section-4Don Griffin
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24 Nov 2012 7:22 PM #3
It's work. Thanks for your message.
What I've done:
cd /Applications/Sencha/sencha-touch-2
sencha generate app GS ../GS
7 Feb 2013 1:03 PM #4
Had same issue.
You don't need the Sencha-Touch-SDK as the Sencha-CMD replaces it.
Delete the SDK and install CMD as per the documentation.
For the 'sencha' command use the -sdk flag to tell it where ext-js or sencha-touch lives.
Like this:
sencha -sdk /Applications/Sencha/sencha-touch-2 generate app GS ../GS
Hope this helps someone else.
7 Feb 2013 2:38 PM #5Don Griffin
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25 Oct 2013 1:01 AM #6
The docs should be clearer on this
I am trying to follow the documentation for Sencha Cmd, but it is not very clear on this subject.
In the section on generating an app
it talks about 'SDKs':
"Important: The above command must be able to determine the appropriate SDK."
However, in the error message it talks about frameworks:
"Failed to determine framework name"
Also, there is a specific section about setting up a workspace, that talks about managing frameworks
It says:
"The location of Sencha Ext JS or Sencha Touch (i.e., the "SDK" or "framework") is stored as a configuration property of the workspace."
(I guess here it is made clear that SDK and framework are equivalent..)
It then goes on to explain how to set the framework location... This suggests to me that Sencha Cmd 'knows' from the config which framework I am using and since I have only one it seems weird that I have to add the -sdk flag anyway...
I guess once you know how it works the docs do make sense... But at that point you don't really need them anymore. Maybe you should start the docs by explaining the relationships between Framework/SDK, workspace and application.
Also this part of the error message is super confusing:
[ERR] Failed to determine framework name. Please ensure this command was issued from either a framework or application directory
It doesn't make any sense in my mind to run a generate app command from the application directory. I understand this message is probably generic. What I am saying is that it's probably worth it to make the first steps of setting up a new workspace and new app so obvious and dummy proof even people like me get it right away. Because it will be the first thing most people will be doing with Sencha Cmd, getting confusing error messages right away is a real turn down.
25 Oct 2013 3:01 PM #7
To help you with the error you are getting I will need to know the exact command you executed and the current directory when you executed it. There is a bug template link in my signature that will help.
In the guide you mention, I assume you entered something like this:
sencha -sdk /path/to/SDK generate app MyApp /path/to/MyApp
sencha generate app MyApp /path/to/MyApp
sencha generate workspace .
Before any of these things exist, Cmd still needs to know the framework/SDK you want for an app - so current directory or "-sdk" switch provide that.
Even when you are in a workspace alone, there is no way to know *which* SDK you are wanting: Ext JS or Touch. In an app that is different of course since the app has to target one SDK. This comes in to play if you generate a workspace and place apps below there in the file system.
But for starters it would be best to focus on the initial failure to received at Step #1.Don Griffin
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30 Oct 2013 6:18 AM #8
Wow thanks for your detailed response!
I initially found this thread because I was searching for the error message, trying to figure out what info was missing. Then I kinda put two and two together and figured out that I had to add the -sdk flag (or change dir to the ext folder) and that indeed fixed it. So I decided to just type up my experience as feedback for you guys.
About the naming consistency... That is sooo hard to get right! I know all about it, our software also has these small inconsistencies all over the place.
Probably the best thing is to just explicitly mention that framework and SDK are equivalent somewhere at the start of the docs for Sencha Cmd. The section that currently mentions this is a bit 'hidden' in the back
Thanks again for your reply!


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GENESEO, N.Y. - One of the oldest residence halls on the SUNY Geneseo campus is now the newest and most environmentally friendly following a two-year renovation, and the college conducted a re-dedication ceremony Feb. 7 to celebrate.
"Residence halls for us are not just places to sleep and do laundry, they are really living and learning communities at the heart of what it means to be a nationally ranked public liberal arts college," said Geneseo President Christopher C. Dahl. "This incredible, new repurposed building is an 'extreme makeover' with eco-friendly features. Such projects help us focus on serving our mission to combine a rigorous curriculum with a rich co-curricular life to create a learning-centered environment for out students."
Monroe Hall re-opened this semester to 170 students and staff after undergoing its first renovation since opening in 1961 and is now one of the most energy-efficient residence halls on campus. Even construction waste that accumulated during demolition was recycled, according to David Norton, project manager in SUNY Geneseo's Office of Facilities Services and Planning.
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In the lobby of Monroe, students can see how much energy is saved in comparison to other buildings on campus via a screen display. In addition to new rooms and suites, each floor has a laundry room and kitchenette, and a computer program even alerts students when a washer is free.
"I volunteered here to help students move into the renovated Monroe, and the excitement I saw in the student's eyes was more than familiar because I lived here when I first came to Geneseo," said Michael Cooke, a senior at Geneseo and a resident assistant in Monroe. "I was proud to call Monroe home and I hope the current students will be, too."
Robert Bonfiglio, vice president for student and campus life, told the gathering that the building is all about the educational experience.
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Injuries to the fingertips are common in accidents at home, work, and play. They can occur when a fingertip slams in a car door, while chopping vegetables, or even when clearing debris from a lawnmower or snowblower.
Fingertip injuries can be crushing, tearing, or amputating injuries to the tips of fingers and thumbs. Injury can include damage to skin and soft tissue, bone (distal phalanx), or to the nail and nailbed. The tips of longer fingers tend to be injured more often because they are last to escape from harm's way.
Fingertips are rich with nerves and are extremely sensitive. Without prompt and proper care, a fingertip injury can disrupt the complex function of the hand, possibly resulting in permanent deformity and disability.
A doctor should examine an injury to the tip of a finger or thumb.
When preparing to see a doctor:
- Elevate the injury and apply ice to reduce bleeding and swelling
- Cover the fingertip wound with a dry, sterile dressing
- Immobilize the affected hand and wrist with a short splint
If a fingertip is completely cut off:
- Gently clean the amputated part with water (preferably saline)
- Cover it in gauze wrap
- Put it in a watertight bag
- Place the bag on ice
- Do not put the amputated part directly in ice. You could further damage it.
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To plan your treatment, it is important for your doctor to know the circumstances of the injury. Your doctor will want to know if you have any other medical problems, such as diabetes, and whether you take any medications. Your doctor may ask several of questions:
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- Is the injury on your dominant hand?
- What do you do for a living and for recreational activities?
- Have there been other hand problems caused by conditions like osteoarthritis, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis? Is your tetanus immunization current?
Physical Examination and Immediate Care
Your doctor may give you an injection (digital block anesthesia) to relieve pain in the affected finger. He or she will wash out (irrigate) the wound with a saline solution to make it easier to see the wound clearly. He or she will look for exposed bone, missing tissue, and injury to the nail.
After examining your finger, your doctor will thoroughly clean (debride) the wound, removing dead tissue and contaminants. This will reduce the chance for infection.
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The goal of treatment is to have a pain-free fingertip that is covered by healthy skin. Your hand should be able to feel, pinch, and grip, and you should be able to perform normal hand functions. Your doctor will also try to preserve the length and appearance of your finger.
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Reconstructive flap surgery. It may also be necessary to cover the wound with new skin, as well as the fat and blood vessels underneath. This is called reconstructive flap surgery. The flap of skin and soft tissue is taken from a healthy part of the same hand. Some areas of the hand that are used as donor areas are the injured finger itself, an uninjured finger, and the palm of the hand. A skin graft is used to cover the donor area and help it to heal.
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It typically takes a few weeks for the flap to heal over the wound and establish a blood supply from its new location. When this occurs, the flap will be detached from the donor area.
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Just in case anyone missed my little side (snide) comment (or 2silent's not-so-subtle one), there's already a big player involved in fatbikes. That would be QBP - Quality Bicycle Components. QBP owns both Surly and Salsa in full, as well as a bunch of other brands - 45 NRTH, Handspun Wheels, Problem Solvers, Whisky Parts, Foundry Cycles and others. They're also the biggest wholesale distributor of bike parts to shops for a huge number of brands.
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They're a privately held company, so their revenue is not public info, but there's info out on the web saying it was $150 million (gross) back in 2008. Assuming decent growth, it's probably at least $200 mil a year by now. Not exactly in the same league as Trek or Specialized (both around 500 or 600 mil a year?), but not "small" by any measure.
The individual companies work at throwing off that "indie" vibe, but they function more like one of the big guys - design bikes here and manufacture them in Asia. The Surly division is big enough to have a "Brand Manager" - he even blogs about his job on Surly's site.
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Born on July 24, 1944, in Weirton, WV, Nick was a son of the late Tony and Theodora Sfikas Apesos. He was also preceded in death by a son, Michael Mackey, and a brother, Tom Apesos.
A Vietnam veteran, Nick was a recipient of the Purple Heart. He retired from Weirton Steel after 38 years in the blast furnace, where he worked as a blower and tended the stoves.
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/usr folder needs to get moved to a new partition. How can I do this without erasing the contents?
Can this be done while Ubuntu is running, or do I need to use the LiveCD for this?
Can this be done while Ubuntu is running, or do I need to use the LiveCD for this?
It would be safest to use a Live CD, but you could do:
See below for details on each step.
Note that you can't mount the new partition on
Copying the files
I would use
Editing /etc/fstab
You need to know the UUID of your new partition. You can see the mapping by doing:
And then add this line to
Change the UUID to your UUID, and change
Delete the old files
After the reboot, the old files in
But some slight mistyping (say, hitting Enter when you'd only typed
Since most libraries that are used are in /usr, I would not recommend to move this directory while running Ubuntu. In fact, you probably get error messages when you try to do this. Hence, the best is to use the LiveCD.
You can use several possibilities to move/copy the files cp, rsync etc. you want to make sure that any symlinks are created and not just copied. cp and rsync both have options for this.
After moving the files to the other partition you need to add another mount in /etc/fstab to mount the new partition to /usr.
Attention: I have no idea what I'm doing, I'm just copying commands and doing as suggested by the others. This may be the incorrect way to do it, but it works for me (for now, at least).
This is how I've done it (following the Hamish's answer and the comments):


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By roomba lover
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About Me Frequent User
Comments about iRobot AeroVac™ Upgrade Kit, Black:
i love the way that the bin holds the amount it dose. i have a 595 and its never failed
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Makes it even easier to own a Roomba
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Cleaning brushes used to be something I did every week. This update made that pretty much unnecessary. Got rid of the biggest maintenance task of the vacuum cleaner.
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I've had my IRobot Series 500 for over 5 years. I thought it was convenient and fairly effective. I bought this upgrade kit and it's like a whole new machine. It runs much quieter and for a longer time. But the thing that amazes me is the amount of pollen it picks up. We are in the middle of tree pollen season and everyting in the house is green. It actually picks it up and puts it in the dust bin. AMAZING!!
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The upgrade aerovac upgrade has restored my faith in my Roomba.
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The bristle brush of the upgrade kit fit loosely in my roomba550. The green ends wore off in 3 weeks and the roomba started making loud noises when cleaning. I use roomba to clean my bedroom everyday as I share the space with my 2 month old baby.
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I am so impressed with this upgrade kit. It really keeps most of the hair off the brushes and puts in it in the bin. This has exceeded my expectations.
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I have a rottweiler who sheds like crazy. I don't have to keep my broom in the kitchen anymore. I love my irobot 560 and now everyone will turn on the machine to vacuum the floors. My husband and I think this is the best thing we have spent money on. It is so worth it. Mine also came with the upgrade kit free and its great. I've already recommended this to several people.
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how about hepa filters in the kit
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there are hepa filters out there for the roomba but not for the aerovac kit. would like to see that in the near future. so far my roomba maid is working great.
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The AeroVac is way more powerful than the older unit. The old bin could not pick up the little bits of paper from a hole puncher, but this one can fine. In addition it even picks up pennies and heavier objects which the older bin could not. It picks up about 1/3 more dust in my apartment as well. Very pleased!
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By European in Town
from Monument, CO
About Me Meticulous Cleaner
I've bought the upgrade tool kit end of October. I've regularly received the package, but with my big surprise, when I opened the package I only found the Vacuum bin. All additional things (3 filters, brush, etc) were missing!!I've contacted the customer support by e-mail but I've never received a reply. Regarding the Vacuum bin itself, I'm glad to say that it's definitely better than the old version. So I would recommend it, if Irobot would really send at your home what you've paid for, i.e.: Vacuum bin, replaceable filters, brushes, etc.Totally unprofessional!
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Does the NES version of Yoshi (a.k.a. Yoshi's Egg, Mario & Yoshi) have an ending when playing the B-type game, or does the game just keep getting faster?
If there is not an ending, how many different fruits are there on the interstitials?
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#3. Pamela Anderson
For years, Pamela Anderson graced the television screen as a lifeguard in Baywatch who saved lives thanks to the buoyancy of her boobies.
If Marilyn Monroe was our fathers' blonde bombshell, Pamela Anderson, no doubt, was ours. Many a young man remembers where they were when they first watched that glorious rack on a swing in Barb Wire (in their bedrooms with doors locked and shades pulled). As do they remember how many countless hours it took to download the grainy 10-second bits of her sex tape that were available online, only to witness Tommy Lee honking a boat horn with his dong.
Okay, okay, there's more to Pamela Anderson than her boobs and her questionable taste in men. She's worked with PETA on their anti-fur and vegetarian campaigns, and has participated in fundraisers to raise money in the fight against AIDS. So even if you still think she's just a big ol' pair of boobies, she at least has used said boobies for good and not evil.
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Born somewhere in Canada, probably to a pack of Molson-drinking timber wolves, Anderson actually became famous for being Canada's Centennial Baby in 1967--the first baby born after the clock struck midnight on Canada's 100th birthday in which they celebrated banding together under one lunatic. Or something like that.
Upon graduating from high school, Anderson moved to Vancouver and became a fitness instructor. It was here that during a CFL game (that's Canadian Football League for anyone who cares) Anderson's image graced the jumbotron while she was wearing a Labatt's t-shirt. The crowd got one look at her legendary chest and freaked the hell out. She was brought down onto the field where she received a huge ovation. It's unclear if they kept playing the game at this point, or if anyone was coherent enough to notice, but we like to think that Canadian football games are called all the time for "crowd's inability to handle wicked hot girl shown on jumbotron."
Labatt's quickly signed her to a modeling contract and, soon, Hugh Hefner was knocking on her door to pose for his magazine. So, we guess there's something we can actually thank Canada for.
That's what we're talking aboot!
#2. John Wayne
If Marilyn Monroe was the quintessential Hollywood Bombshell, John Wayne was the quintessential badass. Charles Bronson, Clint Eastwood, Sly Stallone; all of them took lessons from The Duke.
Wayne would make himself a staple in the Western genre by starring in such films as The Searchers, The Alamo and True Grit. He also made his rounds in the War genre with films like The High and the Mighty, Island in the Sky and The Green Berets, a pro-Vietnam film. That's right; he just didn't give a shit.
By the time he was done, he would appear in 171 movies over 50 years. That's like one movie every three months.
What Happened?
Born Marion Robert Morrison (we'd go with John Wayne, too), the Duke grew up in California after his family relocated there. Having a natural athletic ability, he played football for his high school team which won the state championship in 1924. He attended USC on a football scholarship and would've continued, if not for an unfortunate injury sustained during the impressively unmanly activity that is bodysurfing. Injured and unable to pay for school (he lost his scholarship), he dropped out of USC.
To make ends meet, Wayne applied for jobs at the local film studios in the area. Not as a silver screen badass, just doing any damned thing. He wound up getting a job working with the props department at Fox.
Whenever they needed extras for movies back then, they apparently just grabbed whoever was standing around. Because Wayne had the build of a football player he got early roles like "football player in background" and "football player on sideline." In 1931's The Deceiver he played a corpse.
But then he caught his big break. And as it often happens, his big break wasn't a role, but a person. Wayne became friends with legendary director John Ford, who pulled some strings and got Wayne his first leading role, and later cast him in Stagecoach. That movie made Wayne a star and gave birth to "The Duke," the drawling caricature Wayne would play in movie after movie after movie after movie (just repeat that 150 more times).
#1. Johnny Depp
Edward Scissorhands. Captain Jack Sparrow. Raoul Duke. Mort fucking Rainey. All legendary roles that probably wouldn't be quite as legendary had they not been played by Johnny Depp.
Initially, Depp had no intentions of being an actor. When he was younger, his mother gave him a guitar as a gift and he had his sights set on being a rock star, and even ended up performing in various garage bands. Eventually, Depp dropped out of school to dedicate more time to his music. When he tried to return, his principal actually advised him against doing so, and to follow his dreams instead.
Despite having the world's coolest principal, his hopes for a career in music began to dwindle. Depp married a make-up artist who introduced him to Nicolas Cage, who told the young hopeful to try acting (advice we continue to offer Cage to this very day). Instead, Depp divorced the make-up artist, probably because she introduced him to Nicolas Cage.
What Happened?
Just like Gibson, one day, for no discernible reason, Depp accompanied a friend named Jackie Earle Haley to an audition for a horror movie about an ugly janitor who kills children through their dreams.
It was there that Wes Craven spotted Depp and asked him to read for the part of the protagonist's boyfriend who dies in the most vomit-inducing way possible. Depp nailed the audition and went on to become an iconic movie actor, while his friend was doomed to roles as smelly hippies, smelly perverts and smelly psychopaths.
The lesson? If a friend asks you to drive him to an audition, fucking do it.
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I made some Thai red curry a few days ago. It turned out pretty well. The only problem is that it was fairly runny. I thickened it up with a slurry which helped a bit. I doubt a roux would have any more thickening power. I'm sure there's got to be a better way. Thanks in advance!
First, start your Thai coconut curry sauce in a separate pot (i.e. the coconut milk and later the seasonings; no meat , no vegetables, etc.). Make sure to shake the can of coconut milk before opening to ensure it is not separated. Add 1/2 the can to the pot. Bring to boil, reduce temperature and allow the mixture to reduce to almost a paste like texture. This will allow the coconut flavors to intensify, and give you a thicker starting point.
The key is to reduce some of your sauce before cooking everything else; if you attempt to reduce your entire sauce with the vegetables, they will overcook because the process takes too long. Once reduced, add the other 1/2 of the coconut mixture. You end up with a very silky, smooth coconut sauce. Afterwards add your curry paste, fish sauce, sugar, Thai basil etc.
When you open a can of coconut milk, it usually has separated, with the thick stuff at the top, and more watery business at the bottom. Don't shake or stir it! Start your curry with just the thick stuff, and then thin it as needed with the remainder. I would definitely not add a starch-based thickener. That isn't traditional in Thai curries and will inevitably make them a little gloopy.
Some things I might try:
Cornflour or Arrowroot - Normal thickening agents might help
Half and Half - Replacing half of the coconut milk with coconut cream.
Reducing it down more - this will have the bonus of concentrating the flavour even more.
Using less coconut milk overall?
I've only found this using low quality coconut milk. Trying a different brand or adding a thick coconut cream (or even coconut butter should fix it). There can be a massive difference in what you get quality wise so it's worth experimenting.
I tend to use those solid blocks of dried coconut
A runny curry means you haven't cooked it long enough and/or you have used coconut milk with a low percentage of solids. Authentic curries never contain any type of starch (flour).
So, buy coconut milk (or cream) with the highest percentage of solids that you can find. Next, use more paste. If you are happy with the spice level and you still need more paste you can add bell peppers to the paste. Match colours of course. This will make the paste a little more watery but it'll still work very well.
Last of all, use a better curry method to cook it.


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howto implement a progressbar with json store
Iam trying to implement a progress bar for my charts because it takes some time to get the large json file and display it in the charts.
I found some examples at sencha docs but I dont understand it completely...
Can someone explain me how it works?
I know javascript is not multi-threading and I read some posts that people put something like that in their json results: {"success":true, "progress":0.2} and then update the progress bar on success with the progress value.
Is this the only and correct way?
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How can algorithms which partition a space in to halves, such as Suport Vector Machines, be generalised to label data with labels from sets such as the integers?
For example, a support vector machine operates by constructing a hyperplane and then things 'above' the hyperplane take one label, and things below it take the other label.
How does this get generalised so that the labels are, for example, integers, or some other arbitrarily large set?


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Tutu-inspired vintage-50's wedding gowns!Searching for a friend, Hepburn's as a first choice...
Posted 02 April 2011 - 04:42 AM
Anyway...just looking at the pic I'm thinking..."Giselle Act II!!"...It just looks like a tutu! Not too far from this Markova's pic(Lovely, right...? )
Still...it has been hard to find. The most of the sales on Ebay with the 50's criteria gets us usually to something like this...not very appealing.
This is another option, which even being more covered, I think is cute too...
Posted 02 April 2011 - 09:30 AM
Edited to add: Here's another confection! The site (Blue Velvet Vintage) includes vintage-inspired and genuine vintage garments (like this one). It's wonderful!
Posted 02 April 2011 - 02:15 PM
Yes, I had noticed that we had more options under the cocktail dress criteria, which is what Hepburn's just looks like, with the easy addition of a bouquet, veil and gloves.
What really inspired our searching was the ballet-themed thing. Looking at old pics, back when the Giselles skirts used to be very ample and fluffy and not too long, was the real inspiration, just as in this beautiful pic of Spessivtseva...
Posted 02 April 2011 - 03:47 PM
Cristian, maybe take a look at this site when you get a chance - they have vintage formal and informal wedding gowns, veils and complete wedding paraphernalia. Some of the gowns are reproductions, and some are genuine vintage. The beautiful Spessivtseva's costume in the photo is quite similar to some of the apparel on the website.
Posted 02 April 2011 - 10:32 PM
Posted 03 April 2011 - 02:05 AM
Posted 03 April 2011 - 08:32 AM
From Marie Taglionis Sylphide
To Anna Pavlovas Giselle
To Helen Roses model for Grace Kelly in High Society
To Audrey Hepburns Givenchi for Funny Face
To Alicia Alonsos Giselle ca.1950s
To Giambattista Vallis Spring 2009 Collection.
Posted 03 April 2011 - 10:35 AM
I love all of those images, and of the dresses there simply can't be one more sublime than Hepburn's. Honestly, it's just so refreshing to see these. Thank you!
Posted 03 April 2011 - 11:20 AM
I like this one...
Oh, so do I!
So do I. Very similar to the one my step-niece wore for her wedding just a few years ago. Same line, with a strapless, fitted bodice and a full, Romantic tutu net skirt.
Posted 03 April 2011 - 03:55 PM
I like this one...
Oh, so do I!
So do I. Very similar to the one my step-niece wore for her wedding just a few years ago. Same line, with a strapless, fitted bodice and a full, Romantic tutu net skirt.
That's definitely the most "tutu-like" of them all...the skirt is very ample, and not too long. Also is just as simple as a tutu. I don't like too much embroidery or lace on wedding dresses. Definitely a classic. The model's pose is also very "Dior-New Look" like...the hair and makeup perfect. The shoes are too high though...
Some pearls around her neck would be fine too...
Posted 03 April 2011 - 04:57 PM
Absolutely, I agree. Platform spike heels have no place with this simple, elegant look - and pearls would have been a lovely addition.
The shoes are too high though...Some pearls around her neck would be fine too...
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If a splitting atoms / fusing isotopes (fission bomb, fusion bomb) yields more energy than chemical changes (TNT, et al) yields more energy than physical change (hydrogen bonds forming during water condensation), then why doesn't the trend continue BELOW the atomic level, or do physicists have no clue about that stuff yet? I know we cannot examine things more elementary than atoms, but are there any models or theories yet?
Let me first express my agreement that in terms of pure energy I am in concurrence with the points made in the comments. That is, the energy availability from any amount of matter is $E=mc^2$ and thus, complete annihilation is the best you can do. We have no near-term energy sources that could get this limit, although energy extraction from black holes could. Energy from BH Hawking radiation would be 100% efficient conversion of matter into energy and would still probably be called nuclear power. To end the conversation at this point, however, would be showing a major lack of creativity, and I think wouldn't do justice to the true strangeness of the universe. That said, the rest of my answer will necessarily have subjectivity, because the argument in terms of energy availability alone is finished.
One could argue that energy reuse offers "more energy" in a certain sense. This is a complicated and sometimes confused argument. For a conceptual tool, let me turn your attention to the concept of concentric Dyson Spheres. It has been argued (really just in science fiction) that each sphere would be able to use the waste radiation from the last sphere. Ergo, the power output from the star, $\dot{Q}$ is used in full by each shell. So if there are $N$ shells, one may naively argue that the total energy used is $N \dot{Q}$. The problem is, the more shells you have, the lower quality of energy each shell gets! Even if such a society uses space-age solar photovoltaic panels, they can not violate the fundamental Carnot efficiency limit. Formally, let me claim that the useful energy is less than the thermal energy, which can be directly related to Einstein's matter-energy equivalence.
$$\dot{Q}_{useful} < \left( 1- T_C/T_H \right) \dot{Q} $$ $$ \dot{Q} = mc^2$$ $$\dot{Q}_{useful} < \left( 1- T_C/T_H \right) m c^2 $$
This implies $\dot{Q}_{useful} < m c^2$. So even though we have changed the nature of the problem we're looking at, we're still not going to do better than the theoretical nuclear limit. In other words we haven't "beat" nuclear power. That doesn't mean there's nothing to the concept of "negawatts", but we have to change the problem yet again. If we venture into the softer sciences, our energy use is only to some particular useful ends. Discussions about the evolution of technology often focus on computation for instance. So let's say we're interested in floating operations per second. We can get so many computations per unit energy.
$$FLOPS = \alpha \dot{Q}_{useful} $$
As an alternative to unlocking more energy, or using more energy efficiently, we can improve the efficiency of the thing we're doing. A good subsequent question is then if there is a theoretical maximum to the value of $\alpha$, and I believe the answer is "yes". The Heisenberg uncertainty principle will require a minimum amount of energy for any deterministic calculation, else the calculation becomes probabilistic. This is the concept of quantum computers. If we could build quantum computers, they would be fundamentally limited by the energy available.
There is another argument as to why this $\alpha$ must have a maximum. Hopefully I can find this link later and add it later, but there have been actual demonstrations that showed computer memory can be used to store information and make decisions about a quantum system, causing this system to "violate" the second law of thermodynamics. The specifics are not terribly important for this answer, but the argument goes that if you could store information with infinite efficiency and could do computation with infinite efficiency, you could then, one way or another, become a Maxwell's demon. I find this to be a fairly convincing argument.
This brings me to another potential "answer", which is that any Maxwell's demon could eventually be configured to reuse energy indefinitely. This would violate the limits I've discussed so far, and violating those limits would functionally unlock infinite energy. Infinite energy is greater than any nuclear energy resource, QED. Obviously, the problem is that Maxwell's demon doesn't exist. Still not satisfied? Maybe you're still interested in finding a loophole. You wouldn't be alone.
Frank Tipler is a real scientist, although I'm not sure if what he writes as popular literature could be called science. I'll quote Wikipedia, because I'll be honest that even I don't understand this:
Ah ha! As per my arguments, computational capacity diverging to infinite would necessarily imply an energy source or "method of use" that surpasses nuclear power.
In short, the 2nd law of thermodynamics will ultimately prevent anything from surpassing a perfect nuclear source of energy, but maybe if threw the end of the universe, or the multiverse, or something else like that into the mix, there could be a loophole that would open up an even greater resource, but I'm pretty sure it would require redefining spacetime itself somehow.
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Was a little bland. I added more garlic and some creole seasoning. Was not very impressed with it. Refrigerated the left overs for lunch the next day, since it wasn't that bad. Believe it or not, it actually tasted better cold.
Hamburger Buddy
From EatingWell: September/October 2007, EatingWell for a Healthy Heart Cookbook (2008)
Very finely chopping onion, mushrooms and carrots in the food processor is not only fast—it makes the vegetables hard to detect for picky eaters. They also form the base for the sauce of this ground beef skillet supper. Make it a meal: Serve with a green salad.
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Great recipe to sneak in extra vegetables and easy to make gluten free. I made ours with the following gluten free substitutions: brown rice elbow pasta (instead of whole-wheat pasta), gluten free flour from Bob's Red Mill (instead of all-purpose), and gluten free Worcestershire sauce (Lea & Perrins Worcestershire sauce). I also used ground turkey instead of ground beef and Greek yogurt instead of sour cream. Brown rice pasta cooks a little differently from traditional pasta - I recommend cooking it less than the recipe/pasta manufacture suggests so that the pasta doesn't get mushy.
I've made this twice: the first time exactly as the recipe stated. It was alright, but a bit bland. I re-read the reviews and did the following: Added 1 finely diced green bell pepper, used all low-sodium beef broth and no water, cut the thyme to 1/2 tsp., added 1/2 tsp. marjoram and 1 1/2 tsp. Montreal Steak Seasoning, 2 Tbs. worchestershire sauce, and used 6 oz whole-wheat Omega 3 maceroni and 1/4 cup fat free sour cream. Oh, and I added an extra clove of garlic and a bay leaf.
These additions took the dish from just okay to AWESOME!!! My husband wants this in the regular rotation! It was SO great with the additions! Granted, we aren't feeding any children so I spent the time to finely chop everything (I don't mind) - if you don't have good knife skills or are short on time, then use a food processor. Oh, and I didn't even need to add the flour slurry - it was thick and rich, not soupy at all! Really great when you want "comfort food" that's healthy!! I will use ground extra-lean turkey next time! Wonderful!! Well worth the time to chop up everything! Tasty, filling, and very satisfying!
I made this for the first time last night. My family absolutely loved it, even my picky eater. I had some of the leftovers for lunch today, and it tasted even better! I did add extra spices to give it a little more oomph. I will be making this again for dinner.
My mother was too cheap to make anything from a box and I grew up to be a food snob, but my trashy partner insisted we try Hamburger Helper, so this dish was the compromise. Next time I'll read the reviews first. I was out of Thyme (seriously) so I used Italian Seasoning instead, added extra garlic, an extra tbsp of Worcestershire and shredded the veggies instead of pureeing. Loved the appearance and texture, but it was way too bland. Next time I'll do as others have suggested by adding tomato paste, salsa and wine or hot sauce... or even buy that stuff in the box.


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Police say Neely's husband caught the duo after he used a gps app to track his wife's phone. The tracking device lead him to a parking lot where they were having sex.
She claims a "midlife crisis" caused her actions and told police the 16-year-old kept asking her for sex. According to the student, they had sex more than once, Neely denies it.
The teacher was released from jail Sunday on $15,000 bail and she was also fired from the Community Christian High Academy.


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I downloaded Komparator source from this page. The INSTALL file in the source say the following:
Unpack komparator4-xxx.tar.bz2, and open a shell inside this directory
mkdir build
cd build
cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=`kde4-config --prefix` ..
sudo make install
I unpacked the file, make the directory, entered this, but when I have tried to
cmake (sentence Nº3) the terminal print the following errors disabling me to make & install:
CMake Error at /usr/share/cmake-2.8/Modules/FindKDE4.cmake:98 (MESSAGE):
ERROR: cmake/modules/FindKDE4Internal.cmake not found in
Call Stack (most recent call first):
CMakeLists.txt:2 (find_package)
CMake Warning (dev) in CMakeLists.txt:
No cmake_minimum_required command is present. A line of code such as
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should be added at the top of the file. The version specified may be lower
if you wish to support older CMake versions for this project. For more
information run "cmake --help-policy CMP0000".
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More mushroom love!
Chantal Martineau from (one of our favorite sites) Food Republic, interviewed Ariane during the wild mushroom harvest dinner at North Square Restaurant. Here's what she learned…
In Season Right Now: Wild Mushrooms
Nov 29, 2011 9:01 am
Fungi and games with D'Artagnan's Ariane Daguin
Hedgehog, fried chicken, cauliflower, canary, lobster. An odd menu, right? Well, not so weird, it turns out: these are all wild mushrooms available through D'Artagnan, the foie gras and truffle specialist and purveyor of other fine meats and mushrooms to restaurants around the country.
D'Artagnan's founder, Ariane Daguin, is something of a mushroom expert. She peels off their Latin names the way other people call out their favorite bands. Over a recent fungus-laced meal, that began with wild mushroom soup and ended with white truffle ice cream, she discussed her job as fungus hunter.
Why are November and December such big months for mushrooms?
In the Northern hemisphere, it's the end of the fall and in the Southern hemisphere, it's spring. So both seasons are good times for mushrooms. What's particularly exciting in the Northern hemisphere, especially at the end of November, is that the truffles are coming in.
How did truffles get to be so prized?
There are recipes from Escoffier where he is using 10 kilos of truffles and sometimes not even to eat—just as a decoration around the dish. So, there was a time when truffles were really plentiful. I wouldn't say it was like potatoes, but there were more. Now, as cities get larger and the size of the woods diminishes, there are less truffles.
At D'Artagnan, how do you find what mushrooms are in season?
We have a purchasing team that is looking at the whole world as a sourcing possibility. For example, I always thought that morels came at the start of spring (because I was raised in France). But the more east you go — Russia, Turkey — the earlier they come. And we do that with every wild mushroom. Going back to truffles, there used to be none in the Southern hemisphere. Now, there are growers in Australia. So, we can have black winter truffles in the middle of the summer.
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I have a love-hate relationship with the month of December, especially the end of it, those final days when I realize one year is ending and another one is about to begin.
I love the idea of a fresh start, how January can promise to be the beginning of new things and better ways.
I feel compelled to write a book, run a marathon, organize my sock drawer and rearrange the living room furniture - all on Jan. 1.
Let's just say I have this euphoric feeling fueled by January's arrival and resolutions to do this and do that.
I picture myself the little engine that should and shall. Choo-choo!
At the same time, though, I hate to admit that December sounds that shrill whistle heralding the end of another whirlwind 12-month period of my life that didn't necessarily produce the results I had anticipated it would.
I'm a caboose derailed.
And my sock drawer remains a disaster zone despite last December's enthusiasm that I could get it all under control, that all the socks would be matched happily ever after and be in their neat little color-coded stacks.
I sulked and sighed a little over all this on Christmas morning after about my fifth cup of coffee, 11th cookie and third handful of white chocolate covered pretzels. And a grape or two out of guilt.
It didn't help matters much to sit on the living room couch at my mother's and watch Christmas morning television.
I flipped through the channels, amused to first settle on what was obviously a pretty slow news day given the morning anchors were involved in a seminar on how to make the perfect ugly Christmas sweater.
Then I caught a little Dr. Oz, discovering the reason that three out of four of us women are so tired and without energy is due to low magnesium levels. And here I just figured it was because we get up way too early, go to bed way too late and in between we do way too much.
Another remote control flip, and I landed on "Titanic."
Now there's a happy holiday flick.
Ever the optimist, I actually watched some of it hoping for a different outcome.
My wiring such as it is, however, I can only sulk for so long because sooner or later, I find something to laugh about or give me a fresh perspective.
In this case it was a Christmas card on the coffee table where I had returned the TV remote. The card was to my mother from my aunt in North Carolina. It read: "To my sister who taught me so much. I remember our walks to the library and how you asked me to name the composers and all the symphonies they wrote."
That would be my mother who as a teenager in Wheeling during the 1930s was far more interested in learning to play the violin and pass on knowledge to her younger siblings than be distracted by the advances of would-be suitors or other "normal" youth interests.
I'll bet she never thought twice about the condition of her sock drawer.
Happy New Year.
And may your December-January angst be light.
(Kiaski, a resident of Steubenville, is a staff columnist and features writer for the Herald-Star and The Weirton Daily Times and community editor for the Herald-Star. She can be contacted at email@example.com .)


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Made Greener Tumbler - Metallic Neutrals, 16 fl oz
Like sunshine in a bottle, a good cup of coffee can really brighten your day, and our Made Greeer Tumbler is a great way to enjoy it. Made in the USA from 35% post consumer material, this sturdy acrylic tumbler showcases a sunburst design with gold accents reminiscent of the sun's rays. The 16 fl oz tumbler's double wall construction helps keep your hot coffee or tea warm while hands stay comfortably cool. Lid includes a secure silicone seal. Starbucks name on side. BPA-free. Dishwasher and microwave safe.
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So which is it, Starbucks? You can't have it both ways.
Other than that, it is cute tumbler to use in spring and summer and I hope it lasts--I won't put it in the dishwasher, just to protect my investment.


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|Director of Athletics
Dan Radakovich became Clemson's 13th director of athletics on Dec. 1, 2012. He came with a wealth of experience after serving in significant athletic administrative roles at Miami (Fla.), Long Beach State, South Carolina and Louisiana State in addition to athletic directorships at American University and Georgia Tech. His administrative career spans over 26 years.
Under Radakovich's leadership, Clemson enjoyed another outstanding fall campaign in 2014. In addition to 38 newly-graduated student-athletes, several fall programs excelled on the field as well. The men's soccer team earned an ACC Championship in thrilling fashion, and the women's soccer team returned to NCAA Tournament play. The football team again continued to record wins, finishing the season with a fourth-consecutive 10-win season, tying the school record.
College football entered a new era in 2014 with the College Football Playoff, and he was at the forefront. He was one of 13 people, including one of only five FBS directors of athletics, to be named to the committee.
His selection to the committee is another testament to the level of respect he carries on a national basis. In 2012, he was named by NCAA President Mark Emmert as one of 10 directors of athletics to a new advisory commission charged with making recommendations for the future of NCAA rules and policies.
In his first full year as director of athletics in 2013-14, Clemson had a strong all-around performance on the field and in the classroom. Clemson was one of just three programs nationally to win at least 11 football games, 23 men's basketball games and 36 baseball games over the course of the academic year. Each of the Tiger sport programs exceeded the NCAA baseline standards for Academic Progress Rate, and six programs posted perfect 1000 single-year scores, including men's and women's cross country, diving, women's soccer, women's tennis and volleyball.
Six of Clemson's athletic teams and more than 53 percent of all student-athletes posted a 2014 spring semester GPA of 3.0 or better, and student-athletes earned a cumulative GPA of 2.90.
In 2013, the football team finished with an 11-2 mark, a No. 7 national ranking in the USA Today poll and a top-10 ranking in APR score. The men's basketball team reached the NIT semifinals in New York and the baseball team reached the NCAA Tournament for the 27th time in the last 28 years.
In women's sports, the tennis team reached the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament for the eighth time in the last 10 years and the golf team finished with a No. 14 national ranking in its first year of competition.
Those programs, plus the men's tennis and men's soccer teams, earned team bids to NCAA Tournaments.
He has always been a director of action when it comes to facilities, and in his first year, projects were put in place at the West endzone of Memorial Stadium and a new player facility at Doug Kingsmore Stadium. He also announced plans for a rebuilt Littlejohn Coliseum.
The Tiger program had a strong finish to the 2012-13 academic year under Radakovich's guidance. It finished with eight different teams achieving top-25 status. There were two ACC Championships recorded by the women's track program. Both indoor track teams had top-25 finishes and both tennis teams had top-25 finishes in the spring.
Radakovich came to Clemson from Georgia Tech, where he served with distinction for six years (2006-12). Just Clemson's fifth director of athletics since 1940, he replaced Terry Don Phillips, who retired after over 10 years directing the program.
During his career at Georgia Tech, it had 51 teams advance to either NCAA Tourney play or bowl games in his six years. That includes five sports (football, women's basketball, softball, women's tennis, men's golf) that made the postseason every year. The baseball program missed just once.
A total of 11 different sports programs finished in the top 25 of at least one major poll 27 times. That includes a National Championship women's tennis program in 2007, just its second team title in history. There were 14 ACC titles celebrated in addition to nine regular-season conference or division titles.
The football program played in a bowl game each year he was at Georgia Tech, including the 2010 Orange Bowl, the program's first BCS-level bowl appearance since the 1967 Orange Bowl.
On an individual basis, the program had 51 first-team All-Americans in 10 sports, 30 academic All-Americans, two national coach-of-the-year selections and two national player-of-the-year selections. The program had 13 ACC Coach-of-the-Year and 13 ACC Player-of-the-Year choices as well.
The construction of new facilities or upgrades to existing ones was a focus of Radakovich's tenure with the Yellow Jacket program, and it certainly is at Clemson as well. The John & Mary Brock Football Practice Facility, which opened in 2011, and McCamish Pavilion, which opened for basketball in 2012, are two of the top facilities of their kind in college athletics.
Radakovich also initiated the Athletic Director's Initiative Fund, started in 2006, which raised cash and pledges of more than $12 million.
The Aliquippa, Pa. native was first made aware of Tiger athletics through the basketball exploits of Butch Zatezalo, who was from the same town. Zatezalo was a three-time All-ACC Tiger whose legendary 25-point scoring nights received a lot of attention in Pennsylvania in the 1960s when Radakovich was a youth.
Prior to his tenure at Georgia Tech, Radakovich worked as a senior associate athletic director at Louisiana State from 2001-06. He had many responsibilities that dealt with the football program and worked closely with then Head Coach Nick Saban, including the year (2003) the Tigers won the National Championship.
He became a director of athletics for the first time at American University in Washington, D.C. in 2000.
Between the 1994-00 seasons, Radakovich served as chief financial officer at South Carolina. During that time, he worked with current Clemson football administrators Woody McCorvey and Brad Scott.
He gained experience on the West Coast from 1989-94, when he was a senior associate athletic director at Long Beach State. He got his start in administration at Miami (Fla.) in 1983 as the athletic business manager.
Radakovich is a 1980 graduate of Indiana (Pa.), where he earned a bachelor of science degree in finance. He was also a football letterman and student coach with the Crimson Hawk program. He was enshrined into the Beaver County Sports Hall of Fame in 2008 and was recognized as a distinguished alumnus from Indiana (Pa.) in 2009.
He earned his master's degree in business administration from Miami (Fla.) in 1982.
Radakovich, born June 9, 1958, and his wife, Marcie, have two sons, Christian, a 2012 Georgia Tech graduate, and Grant, a student-athlete who plays football at Mercer.


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HOUSTON (April 4, 2013) – The Rampage had a 2-0 lead entering the third period, but were unable to hold off the Aeros, as Houston (34-24-5-5) claimed a 3-2 overtime victory over the Rampage (29-31-2-6) on Thursday night at Toyota Center.
Rampage forward Jack Combs tallied a goal and an assist in the defeat. Combs now has six goals and four assists in 10 games for San Antonio since being acquired via trade from Bridgeport on March 14.
Scott Timmins also lit the lamp for the Rampage, his second goal in as many games, and netminder Dov Grumet-Morris made 40 saves in the defeat.
San Antonio is now 4-4-1-0 against the Aeros this season with three more games to play against the divisional rival – two of which will be played at Toyota Center.
Both teams started the game conservatively, and neither recorded a shot until six minutes into the action. Houston tallied the first shot on goal in the game, but the Rampage struck first on the scoreboard.
Timmins, who was serving a penalty, hopped out of the box and took a pass from Combs. Timmins charged at Aeros goaltender Cody Reichard and beat the Houston netminder high at 15:42 of the first period on San Antonio's third shot on goal.
San Antonio was outshot 8-3 in the first seven minutes of the second period, but Grumet-Morris made several impressive saves to preserve the lead. The best of the bunch came when he made a sprawling save from his stomach by throwing up his glove at the last second to deny an Aeros forward on the doorstep.
Combs tallied his second point of the night when he lit the lamp at 11:46 of the second period to give the Rampage a 2-0 lead. Defenseman George Hughes sent Combs a perfect pass in the slot and the Rampage winger was able to fire it past Reichard.
The Rampage were outshot, 16-7, in the middle frame, but held a 2-0 lead after 40 minutes of action. Entering the game when leading after two periods, San Antonio owned a 14-3-1-4 record.
Houston made it a one-goal game with a power-play goal from Chad Rau 42 seconds into the third period. Timmins attempted to clear the puck and it hit off Rau's visor and snuck behind Grumet-Morris to make it a 2-1 game.
The Aeros had another power-play opportunity two minutes later, but Grumet-Morris made an amazing post-to-post save with his left pad early in the power play to keep the Rampage in the lead. However, Houston tied the game at 14:15 when Jason Zucker capitalized off a Rampage turnover. Zucker spun around in the slot before depositing a backhander low past Grumet-Morris to tie the game at 2-2.
Neither team was able to light the lamp in regulation and the game went to overtime. In the extra session Zucker capitalized off a rebound to give the Aeros the extra point on the night. Zucker now has 12 points (seven goals, five assists) in eight games against the Rampage this season.
The Aeros outshot the Rampage, 43-17, on the night and went 1-for-3 on the power play, while San Antonio was 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
The Rampage return to AT&T Center tomorrow (Friday) night at 7:30 p.m. against the Hamilton Bulldogs on a KZEP Dollar Drink Night. Tickets for all remaining Rampage home games start at $10 and can be purchased at the AT&T Center Southeast Box Office, by calling a Rampage representative at 210-444-5554 or online at sarampage.com


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What evidence is there that John was aware of the Synoptics when he wrote the Fourth Gospel?
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One thing we might note is the familiarity with parts of the Synoptic tradition which the author assumes of his reader. For instance, in John 1:40, the author introduces Andrew as Simon Peter's brother before having introduced Simon Peter. In 2:1f the author speaks of Jesus' mother, never introducing her as Mary. And in John 11:1-2 Lazarus is introduced as being from Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. The author elaborates that it was the Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment and wiped his feet with her hair - a story which isn't recounted in the same Gospel for another chapter.
Andreas Köstenberger in his Theology of John's Gospel and Letters makes what is in my opinion a strong argument that John positions himself (also cf. John 1:18 and 13:23) to give a supplemental view to the Synoptics which plays out in the transposition of many of the major Synoptic themes:
He lists about twenty or so of these transpositions, some more convincing, some less. But the overall effect is to build a persuasive case that the author of the gospel intentionally wrote the gospel to supplement what was already in the Synoptic tradition. Essentially the Fourth Gospel's silence on so many of the key events and themes in the Synoptics diminishes the chances that it could be accidentally different.
The fourth evangelist must have known the basic literary structure of Mark's Gospel: Starting with John the Baptist, baptism of Christ, the call of the disciples (Joh 1:35-51) and ending with Passion and Resurrection of Christ.1
Some more compositional analogies:
There are also some analogies with Luke:
Though there are some who try to give reasons for a chronological priority of John before the synoptics2, a majority assumes that John had known the synoptics.
1: Petr Pokorný, Ulrich Heckel, ''Einleitung in das Neue Testament'' , 547ff.