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My office is situated right next to a Jewish cemetery. A coworker, noticing the yarmulke on my head, asked me why he sometimes sees stones placed on some of the gravestones. I told him that as far as I know the reason is to show respect for the deceased by showing that someone was there visiting the grave, but I'm wondering if there's a better or deeper reason. I've asked a few locals including the rabbi of my shul, but I have yet to find a good answer.
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A less poetic but more probable explanation than the one SimchasTorah linked to...
Dates back to when grave markers were cairns, which is the biblical meaning of the word "matzeivah" (before we shifted it to mean tombstone). A cairn is a pile of stone. With rain and wind, the pile would shrink. So, out of respect for the deceased, so they not be forgotten, visitors would enlarge the pile of stones by adding to it.
From the Be'er Heiteiv, Orach Chaim 224:8:
Quoted in the "laws" section of the OU/Artscroll Siddur for the House of Mourning.
I heard this morning from Rabbi Shmuel Tendler Shlita - Rabbi of Sons of Israel in Lakewood, that the word Even is an acronym for Av, Ben, Neked or alternatively Eim, Bas, Nekda. That is why we place a stone as we are saying we are a continuation of you. (This only explains why one would place on the grave of a parent or grandparent)


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音素配列論. The set of constraints on how sequences of segments pattern. This forms part of a speaker's internalized knowledge of the phonology of a language. Phonotactic rules are usually prohibitive, not constructive.
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How 「えい」 should be pronounced in the words like 英語, 先生, etc?
P.S.: I heard that 「生」 (せい) in the word 先生 can be pronounced either as [sei] or as [see]. If it is so, is there any semantic difference between these variants?
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Is "あらら" (arara) a word or just a "vocal noise"?
A friend just wrote this as a comment on a photo of mine on Facebook. Is it an actual word or is it what I call a "vocal noise"? By "vocal noise" I mean those things which convey some meaning but ...

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Aspect oriented programming promises to deal with cross cutting concerns, but I'm not completely sold on it yet. Have there been any other attempts to deal with this problem?
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What alternatives are there for cross cutting concerns other than aspect oriented programming? [closed]
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When possible, you can encapsulate cross-cutting concerns into separate modules that are then used throughout the app via dependency injection. This allows you to somewhat decouple the cross-cutting concern implementation from it's use throughout the code.
This doesn't always work elegantly, though. That's the reason people are trying to address the issue with things like AOP.
Two other options that I haven't seen explored yet:
Functional Programming with Monads and Arrows
In FP you represent a cross-cutting concern like anything else: as something you pass in on a function call. Since doing that explicitly gets tedious, you can use Monads (or maybe Arrows) to hide away the extra information being passed along.
The most common AOP example is logging. With Monads, you would create a "Logger" monad that keeps a list of messages. Any functions you perform through the LoggerMonad have the ability to post a log message. With Arrows, you would model the entire data flow of the application, and would work a logging routine into the model where appropriate. I think. Arrows are pretty complex.
Entity/Component-Based Programming
Something I've been researching and experimenting with for a game engine. Instead of "objects" like in OOP, you decompose everything into packets of data (components) and services that operate over a type of component. Components are grouped together by common IDs, like in a relational database, and groups of linked components are the Entities. To add logging in such a system, you would add a new logging service the triggers based on which components are passed through it.
Both methods allows for one to easily work a cross-cutting change in very easily, but both are high-level architectural models. So you would probably need to be using them from the beginning. The Component model can, theoretically, be worked into an existing OOP system. I guess monads could be too if your language is powerful enough.
There are several ways to tackle the problems of crosscutting concerns:
For all of these, I think studying AOP is appropriate. AOP can help you expand your conceptions of code, even if you don't use an AOP language.
In general tagging code elements with a declarative feature, but specifically the Attribute system in the C#/.NET/Mono world.
I'm no expert on AOP, but from reading about it over the years, it has always seemed like a weaker form of the metaprogramming offered by Lisp, especially parts like its metaobject protocol.
This should come as no surprise, I suppose: Gregor Kiczales was one of the authors of AMOP, and later wrote AspectJ for Java!


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Guha Delivers Lectures on the State of Indian Democracy
Acclaimed Indian historian and writer Ramachandra Guha recently presented three lectures at the Law School that examined various influences on Indian society. The event was sponsored by the Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Chair in Indian Constitutional Law and organized by Professor Jagdish Bhagwati. In his concluding lecture, titled "The Past and Future of Indian Democracy," Guha outlined a range of factors contributing to India's democratic achievements and discussed potential threats to its future.


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Area: 26 sq. km.
City: Funafuti.
Terrain: Very low lying and narrow coral atolls.
Climate: Tropical; moderated by easterly trade winds (March-November); westerly gales and heavy rain (November-March).
Nationality: Noun--Tuvaluan (s); adjective--Tuvaluan.
Population (2003 est.): 11,000. Age structure (2002 est.)--33% under 14; 5.1% over 64.
Growth rate (2003 est.): 1.3%.
Ethnic groups: Polynesians 96%, Micronesians 4%.
Religion: Church of Tuvalu (Congregationalist) 97%; Seventh-day Adventist 1.4%, Baha'I 1%, other 0.6%.
Languages: Tuvaluan, English. Samoan, Kiribati (on the island of Nui) also spoken.
Education (2002): Literacy--92%.
Health (2002 est.): Life expectancy--male 64.83 yrs; female 69.23 yrs. Infant mortality rate--22/1,000.
Work force (2004 est.): 6,000.
Type: Constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary democracy.
Independence (from U.K.): October 1, 1978.
Constitution: October 1, 1978.
Branches: Executive--Governor General (appointed by the British monarch on recommendation of the prime minister, who is head of the government, Cabinet. Legislative--unicameral Parliament, also called House of Assembly (15 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve 4-year term. Judicial--High Court with eight Island Courts (with limited jurisdiction). Rulings from High Court could be appealed to the Court of Appeal in Fiji.
Major political parties: None.
GDP (2003 est.): $22.8 million.
GDP per capita (purchasing power parity, 2003 est.): $2,020.
Industry: Types--fishing, tourism (government and NGO officials on business), copra.
Trade: Exports (2004 est.)--$1.45 million; stamps, copra, handicrafts. Major markets--U.K., Italy. Imports (2004 est.)--$22.2 million; food, animals, mineral fuels, machinery, manufactured goods. Major sources--Fiji, Japan, New Zealand, Australia, Germany.
The Western Pacific nation of Tuvalu, formerly known as the Ellice Islands, is situated 4,000 kilometer (2,486 mi.) northeast of Australia. It is one half of the way from Hawaii to Australia. Tuvalu consists of four reef islands and five true atolls. Its small scattered group of atolls has poor soil and a total land area of only about 26sq. km. (less than 10 sq. mi.).
Tuvalu has westerly gales and heavy rain from November to March and tropical temperatures moderated by easterly winds from March-November. The land is very low lying with narrow coral atolls. The highest elevation is five meters above the sea level.
96% of the Tuvaluans are ethnic Polynesians, closely related to the people of Samoa and Tonga. The vast majority belong to the Church of Tuvalu, a Protestant denomination. Their ancestors were converted by Christian missionaries decades ago.
The Spanish were the first Europeans to see the islands in the 1500s. However, in 1819 an American ship captain, De Peyster, named the main island in the group Ellice's Island after a British politician who owned the cargo aboard his ship. In 1841, the U.S. Exploring Expedition commanded by Charles Wilkes visited three of Tuvalu's islands and welcomed visitors to his ships. Other early interactions with the outside world were far less benign--in 1863, hundreds of people from the southern islands were kidnapped when they were lured them aboard slave ships with promises that they would be taught about Christianity. Those islanders were forced to work under horrific conditions in the guano mines of Peru.
Eventually, the islands came under Britain's sphere of influence as the Pacific was divided up in the late 19th century. The Ellice Islands were administered by Britain as part of a protectorate (1892-1916) and as part of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony (1916-74).
During World War II, several thousand American troops were in the islands. Beginning in October 1942, U.S. forces built airbases on the islands of Funafuti, Nanumea, and Nukufetau. Friendly cooperation was the hallmark of relations between the local people and the troops, mainly U.S. Marines and U.S. Navy SeaBees. The airstrip in the capital of Funafuti, originally built by the U.S. during the war, is still in use, as is the "American Passage" that was blasted through Nanumea's reef by SeaBees assisted by local divers.
In 1974 the Ellice Islanders voted for separate British dependency status as Tuvalu, separating from the Gilbert Islands which became Kiribati upon independence. Tuvalu became fully independent in 1978 and in 1979 signed a treaty of friendship with the United States, which recognized Tuvalu's possession of four small islands formerly claimed by the United States.
Queen Elizabeth II is the head of state, represented by the Governor General, who is appointed by the Queen on advice of the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister is elected by the members of the Parliament. The Cabinet is appointed by the Governor General on the advice of the Prime Minister. The legislative branch is a unicameral Parliament also called House of Assembly (15 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve 4-year terms.
Tuvalu maintains an independent judiciary consisting of a High Court and eight islands courts. The rulings of the High Court can be appealed to the Fiji Court of Appeal.
Principal Government Officials
Head of the State (Governor General)--Faimalaga Luka
Head of the Government (Prime Minister)--Maatia Toafa (also Minister for Foreign Affairs and Labor)
Ambassador to the United Nations--Enele Sopoanga
Tuvalu maintains a diplomatic mission in New York at 800 2nd Ave, Suite 400B New York, New York 10017 (tel: 212-490-0534; fax: 212-937-0692).
Democratic values in Tuvalu are strong with free elections every 4 years by universal adult suffrage. Tuvalu does not face serious governance issues. There are no formal political parties in this country of only 11,000 people; election campaigns are largely on the basis of personal/family ties and reputation.
Members of Parliament have very close ties to the island they represent. Often the northern islands in the country compete against the southern islands with the center holding the balance of power. Traditional chiefs also still play a significant role in influencing island affairs, particularly on the outer islands. A long-held distinction between chiefs and commoners is slowly disappearing, and chiefs are now more often selected on merit rather than by birth.
Beginning with the death of Prime Minister Ionatana in late-2000, Tuvaulu has had a number of prime ministers. This in part reflects the pressures affecting the small nation, including the transition from an exchange economy to a money economy, an inherited system of government with only limited regard to Tuvaluan traditions of decision making, and the lack of clear path to implement Tuvalu's vision for the future.
Saufatu Sopoanga, a former civil servant, became Prime Minister in August 2002. He was replaced by Maatia Toafa in October 2004 after a vote of no confidence in August 2004. Toafa is the ninth Prime Minister of Tuvalu and also holds the portfolio of Minister for Foreign Affairs and Labor.
The economy suffers from Tuvalu's remoteness and lack of economies of scale. Virtually the only jobs in the islands that pay a steady wage or salary are with the government. Subsistence farming and fishing remain the primary economic activities, particularly off the capital island of Funafuti. There is no apparent huge disparity between rich and poor in the country.
The Australian dollar (A$) is the currency of Tuvalu. Tuvalu's GDP per capita was about U.S.$2,020 in 2004. Only 30% of the labor force participates in the formal wage economy. The remaining 70% are primarily in rural subsistence and livelihood activities. There is high youth unemployment and few new jobs being created. Meanwhile, there has been an inflow of people from the outer islands to Funafuti. Practical policies are needed for improvements to the livelihoods of the growing numbers of young Tuvaluans who aspire to a more affluent lifestyle than older generations.
About 800 Tuvalu men are employed abroad at any given time as miners in Nauru, or sailors, primarily on German-owned ships. Another 300 sailors are in Tuvalu on well-earned leave between rigorous, 12-plus-month cruises. Remittances from seafarers is a major source of income for families in the country. In 2002, the Asian Development Bank approved an assistance package to upgrade the Tuvalu Maritime Training Institute which trains young Tuvaluans so they can work aboard foreign vessels.
The Tuvalu Trust Fund (TTF), a prudently managed overseas investment fund, has contributed roughly 11% of the annual government budget each year since 1990. With a capital value of about 2.5 times GDP, the TTF provides an important cushion for Tuvalu's volatile income sources from fishing and royalties from the sale of the dot-TV domain. With an initial capital of about A$27 million at independence, it now totals about A$76 million.
Tuvalu is a safe country of unspoiled natural beauty and friendly people. Due to its remoteness, however, but also the current U.S.$600 return airfare to and from Fiji and the Marshall Islands on Air Fiji, only a handful of tourists visit Tuvalu annually. Almost all visitors are government officials, aid workers, non-governmental organization (NGO) officials or consultants.
Government revenues largely come from sales of stamps and coins, fishing licenses, income from the TTF, and from the lease of its highly fortuitous .tv Internet domain name. Domain name income paid most of the cost of paving the streets of Funafuti and installing street lighting in mid-2002.
Tuvalu maintains an independent but generally pro-Western foreign policy. It maintains close relations with Fiji and Australia. It has diplomatic relations with the Republic of China; Taipei maintains the only resident embassy in Tuvalu and has a large assistance program in the islands. No U.S. diplomats are resident in Tuvalu, but U.S. diplomats based in Fiji are accredited to Tuvalu and visit there regularly.
Tuvalu became a member of United Nations in 2000 and maintains a mission at the UN in New York. Tuvalu's only other diplomatic office is its High Commission in Suva, Fiji. Tuvalu is an active member of the Pacific Islands Forum. It also is a member of the Asian Development Bank.
A major international priority for Tuvalu in the UN, at the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg and in other international fora is promoting concern about global warming and possible sea level rise. Tuvalu advocates ratification and implementation of the Kyoto Protocol. Tuvalu also takes an interest in the Republic of Nauru because of about 300 Tuvaluans working there. Many are allegedly owed substantial back wages.
Principal U.S. Officials
(All resident in Suva, Fiji)
Ambassador--David Lyon
Deputy Chief of Mission--vacant
Political/Economic Officer--Edmond E. Seay III
Consul--John Emery
Management Officer--Jeffery Robertson
The U.S. Embassy in Fiji, also accredited to Tuvalu, is located at 31 Loftus Street, Suva. Tel: 679-331-4466. Fax: 679-330-0081. The mailing address is U.S. Embassy, P.O. Box 218, Suva, Fiji.


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Sencha.IO and SSL
One of the common issues with building sites over SSL is the mixed security warnings that occur when you reference images that are not in the same domain over a non-SSL connection. We're using Sencha.IO to access our images, so I thought it would be nice to be able to use it to reference a non-ssl image using the sencha url. It doesn't look like I can use https://src.sencha.io though. Is this something that's been considered?
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I know this thread is kinda old, but this is currently still an issue for me (and that's the only google result). My website being in full SSL, I am unable to use src.sencha.io at all.
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A recent XKCD comic implies that the sky is blue as opposed to violet due to human physiology, and that animals more sensitive to shorter wavelengths will perceive the Earth's sky as the shortest wavelength that they can comfortably see.
Is this phenomenon also responsible for relativistic blue-shifting, as opposed to relativistic violet-shifting? In other words, might different creatures perceive bodies approaching them as violet or even shorter-wavelength colors that humans cannot see?


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According to the recent 2010 United Nations Global Compact and Accenture report titled "A New Era of Sustainability," a survey of more than 750 CEOs from companies around the world, 93% of respondents said they believe that environmental issues will be critical to the future success of their businesses. And, some companies, including National Grid, are even tying executive pay to environmental performance. In this case, compensation is calculated against performance in reaching company carbon emissions reduction targets.
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When Bee woke up, there was a girl standing in her room. "You are me," the girl said. Then she was gone.
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A house fire has killed a man in Somerset.
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Nausea and vomiting during the first trimester of pregnancy, also called morning sickness, can be signs of a healthy pregnancy. A study of more than 2,400 pregnant women associated nausea and vomiting during the first trimester with a reduced risk of early pregnancy loss — particularly for women age 30 and older.
Shortly after a fertilized egg attaches to your uterine lining, your body begins to produce a hormone called human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG). While the cause of nausea during pregnancy isn't clear, nausea typically begins when production of HCG begins. As a result, nausea during pregnancy might indicate that you're experiencing the normal climb in pregnancy hormones needed for a healthy pregnancy.
Other theories suggest that nausea during pregnancy might:
A lack of nausea during pregnancy, however, isn't necessarily a cause for concern. Some women don't seem to experience common symptoms of early pregnancy despite the generous production of pregnancy hormones. Also, nausea can sometimes signal a problem. For instance, severe nausea and vomiting can indicate a molar pregnancy — when the placenta develops into an abnormal mass of cysts rather than becoming a viable pregnancy — or hyperemesis gravidarum, a condition that causes you to lose weight and body fluids and might require treatment with intravenous fluids and medications.
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Would it damage to put out cigarettes on the chassis of aluminum mac books?
I would say that the only damage caused by a cigarette to the aluminum itself would be cosmetic.
Clearly, the pebbled surface will trap nicotine and ash on the Aluminum. I suspect that Apple anodizes their unibody parts - and if so, that creates a hard, durable layer of aluminum oxide that protects the metal from scratches, stains, and further oxidation
I also expect that action would drive most neat freaks up the proverbial wall, but from a chemical and heat aspect - a single lit cigarette doesn't have enough heat to do any damage. It would slightly warm up a small area of the case but do no harm to the insides. Also, I've seen solid aluminum ashtrays in use for tens of years in harsh environments with no real pitting or permanent damage to them. An internet search for "milled aluminum ashtray" or "milled aluminum engine block" will show that aluminum (and aluminum alloys) can stand up to substantial heat in diverse settings.
I would be more concerned at the smoke, tar, nicotine getting inside the display and the Mac, corroding the circuit boards, covering contacts in ports and clogging the blowers over time.
Yes, your cigarette will be irreparably damaged. You will have to replace it with a new one.
The short answer is 'yes,' it will damage the aluminum. The burning cigarette will accelerate the rate of oxidation. Maybe not one cigarette will make a noticeable mark, but given repeated exposure, you would see a difference.
Depends on how soon after lighting you put it out. If you put it out before sticking it in your mouth and inhaling then overall there will be very little meaningful damage
Yes, you can. But the aluminum surface will very likely be stained and contaminated due to the tar and ash getting lodged in the microscopic surface features. This may not be perceptible after an intense cleaning but a thorough cleaning might do actual damage to the surface. In all, this is a bad idea-- like cracking an egg on the hood of your car in the desert to prove that it will cook. Your paint job will never be the same until it is completely redone, and aluminum isn't removable the way paint is.
No, it is simply not possible. Apple only ever released Macbooks in plastic and polycarbonate models. While Apple did announce in October of 2008 an all aluminum MacBook model, the updated line of unibody MacBooks were rebranded as MacBook Pro on 8 June 2009 at Apple's 2009 Worldwide Developers Conference.
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Cooking InstructionsMix the first five ingredients with mixer till well mixed. Pour into a casserole dish. Mix crust ingredients together and pour over potato mixture. Bake at 375 degrees for 30 minutes.


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A mexican or chicano mostly used from mexican to mexican
Frankie your all cano'd out!!
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furious, ready to explode with anger.
"My boss went cano when I told her to suck my dick."
by Pissflaps McNulty February 25, 2004
Cuban slang for an old person with white hair, referring to the sugar color of their hair. Can be used to describe a man or a woman. If used to describe an old man, may also refer to his background as a cane-cutter in Cuba. Especially heard to describe old Cubans around Miami. Somewhat disrespectful when referring to older persons, but acceptable in referring to former cane-cutters.
Yo, Cano, did you used to cut cane in the cane fields. Yo, viejo (old person) I'm talking to you, are you deaf?
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A slang term for a cozy pair of shoes. Shoes that are particularly comfortable, are refered to as "Canoes" because you glide in them like you're floating down a river. On a par with calling your car a "Sled."
Man, these work boots are aching me something fierce. I can't wait to get home and slip on my canoes.
by bigdanshooter November 02, 2010
An incredibley strong male used in the destruction of motor vechiles (mainly cars), with the use of his bare fists
I needed my car crushed, so i went to get Cano
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MARTINS FERRY - If a person has the determination and drive to do something, they can get it done.
That was the case of Haleigh Ossman. The 11-year-old was entered to run in the recently held Runnin' From the Cops' 5K with her mother and a group of their friends. They were preparing for the Tough Mudder obstacle course competition at Powerline Park in August.
However, two weeks prior to the event that winded its way through the streets of downtown Martins Ferry, she broke her lower right leg when she tripped over a dog leash.
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ABOVE: HALEIGH?Ossman poses after the race with Kary Sabry, left, and her mother Jen Ossman on the right.
So, now what?
"We had already made plans to do it (the race), so after I broke my leg, I still wanted to do the race," she explained of her determination. "I figured that if I could walk through Wal-Mart on crutches, I could do a 5K on crutches."
Easier said than done, as she later found out.
"It was a lot harder than I thought it was going to be," she admitted. "The worst parts were the heat and my underarms hurting from the crutches. It was just so long."
Long would be an understatement.
In fact, while the young Shadyside resident was still traversing the final stages of the course with a friend of her mom's and the woman's son, the awards ceremony had already started.
"We were giving out awards and there she came down the street on her crutches," race volunteer Liz Miller, of Quality Motors, recalled. "To have a little girl walk the entire race on crutches is truly amazing."
Miller said that members of the city police department following along with a cruiser repeatedly asked Ossman if she wanted a ride, and each time she politely declined.
"She was determined she was going to finish that race, and she did," Miller added. "(Officer) Bob Walton was giving out the awards and he stopped. Everyone gathered around the finish line to give her a standing ovation. It was really heartwarming."
Ossman said she realized the awards were being given out, but her main focus was on the finish line.
"When I could finally see it, I was like 'thank gosh,'" she said with a laugh. "I was so tired.
"Then I was like, 'they don't even know I'm doing this,'" she allowed. "Then everyone came down to cheer me on. That was really nice. It felt good and i was excited."
Miller added, "there's adults out there that wouldn't have done what she did. We always hear about all the bad things that kids do nowadays, but for a change we saw a young girl do something very remarkable."
Ossman's mother, Jen, admitted she doesn't really remember much about the end of the race.
"I was too busy crying. I was very, very proud of her," her mother beamed.
Did her mother have any reservations about letting her daughter compete on the crutches.
"Not at all. If there's something in her mind that she wants to do, she'll do it. If you tell her she can't, she will do it twice just to prove a point.
"I found it kind of cool that everyone down there (at the finish line) got to see in her what I see every day," Jen Ossman added.
So what was Haleigh's driving force behind her completing the 3-mile competition?
"My husband (James) is in the hospital right now battling kidney disease," Jen Ossman revealed. "He's on the transplant list, and we had a couple of complications last week, but we'll get through it."
Haleigh said there was never a doubt in her mind that she wouldn't be able to finish the race.
"My dad does so much for all of else, I wanted to do the race for him."
Mission complete!
A lot of determination and an endless drive can do wonders.
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The following individuals and businesses, in no particular order, have provided our students with the opportunity to shadow professionals and receive insight into future career possibilities. Thank you for opening your doors to our students and giving them a glimpse into their future.
A heartfelt thanks to: DePuy, a Johnson & Johnson Company; Martin Middle School, Parker Middle School, Taunton Trial Court, Friedman Middle School, Morton Hospital and Medical Center, Old Colony YMCA, Fitness Center and Physical Therapy of Raynham, Wedgemere, THS Audio/Visual Dept., Dighton Veterinary Hospital, GateHouse Media, Taunton Public Schools Technology Dept., Taunton Federal Credit Union, Chamberlain School, Associates for Human Services, Doherty Real Estate, City of Taunton Engineering Dept., Hopewell School, Holiday Inn, Water Corp., Chamberlain School, Leddy School, E. Pole School, THS Industrial Technology, THS/Parker Music Dept., Isabella's Bridal, Mastria Buick and SFG Associates of Lakeville.
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A common query that I get from Spinning® instructors is, "How do I get people to actually listen to what I'm saying?" Sometimes it can seem that we are giving great advice and no one is picking up on it. Whether it's advising a rider to increase their gear, slow down their cadence or simply to release the tension in their shoulders, they just don't seem to be able to hear what we are saying.
Over the years, I have learnt that the first person you have to look at when it comes to coaching, is yourself. They can hear you, it's just that they don't understand what you're saying. We have to find different ways
to deliver the same message to be fully understood.
Knowing the varying learning styles, will equip you to help your riders become more skilled.
Visual Learners: They find it easy to visualise when you ask them to picture something in their minds eye. Use words and phrases like, "see the hill", "focus on the road", "float", "drive", "victory is yours." They like to see the instructor on the bike and respond well to a road map that you might put up in front of the class to show them what's coming their way. Visual learners like time to explore their rhythm, so a longer duration in the same position suits them well.
Auditory Learners: They like to hear what you have to say and will find it frustrating if they can't hear you. Make sure your microphone is at the right volume and your music is not too loud. Use phrases like, "tell yourself you will make it", " listen to the hill, what is it telling you", "how many pedal strokes for every breath in." They like to memorise through steps and systems, so respond well to loops, jumps and ladders. Auditory learners respond extremely well to individual coaching, so get off the bike and get personal with them - they like to be told.
Kinetic Learners: They respond to emotions. Use words and phrases like, "feel the hill under your legs", "absorb the road", "smooth", "strong", "touch." They respond well to the power of suggestion and personal motivation, but need to feel a safe environment to do that in. Allowing kinetic learners to choose their own riding position, (within the Spinning® protocol), will empower them to memorise through movement.
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I'm using Ubuntu 12.10. My PC isn't auto detecting my drivers, I've tried installing the graphic drivers from the additional drivers section, but it shows nothing.
when I open up the "About this computer" tab, I see that my graphics driver is UNKNOWN and my experience is STANDARD. After referring to a lot of forums, I saw that I had to run this command,
lspci | grep VGA
I see this output
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller (rev 09)
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Small Block Chevy V8 SwapWritten by Jeff Smith on November 7, 2011 A V8 for the Sten
It's been a couple of weeks since NMCA's fun, three-day drag race and autocross event in Fontana, California, where I muscled my big '65 Chevelle around a cascade of orange cones in a tight parking-lot course. In most autocross courses, it's possible to be very quick with mediocre horsepower, as long as you've got a small, light vehicle that can negotiate the layout quickly and stay away from the cones. That's exactly what we hope to build with Project Sten. The truck is light at only 2,600 pounds, but the four-banger falls short of mediocre and doesn't have the power to compete even on a short parking-lot course, so that makes the small block Chevy a natural swap. The ideal conversion would be an all-aluminum LS motor, and perhaps there's one in our future, but for now we'll stick with our affordable, if somewhat dated, TPI small block Chevy.
This small block Chevy swap has been done a thousand times, which means it's a really good idea. We're somewhat limited by California smog laws that require an emissions-legal engine, so the TPI motor we outlined last month is not necessarily going to roll the Sten into the 10s in the quarter-mile. But it should produce excellent torque and enough power to make it fun. In addition to dishing out the details involved with stuffing the engine between the fenders, we'll touch on the transmission and clutch pieces, which we'll cover more extensively in an upcoming issue. We couldn't find a used, V8, third-gen Camaro T5 five-speed trans we could trust, so instead we traded a few baubles for a '90 Camaro, V6 trans that we sent to Modern Driveline in Utah for V8 ratios and a rebuild. Though known more for its work with Fox-body Mustang T5s, the company works on GM boxes as well. The stupid-deep V6 gears were removed and replaced with Tremec 2.95:1 First-gear pieces. We have plans to update the rearend, but we'll save that for a later story as well.
For now, the big push is to get the small block Chevy engine in the truck. Our first step was to contact Mike Knell, whom we've mentioned in previous stories. His company, Jaguars That Run (JTR), published an extensive, 220-plus-page S10 V8 swap manual with tons of very specific information. The book is easily worth 10 times what he charges in terms of information that will save you time, grief, and skinned knuckles. If you are considering attempting this swap, buy the book first. We'll hit the high spots of what's needed to get the engine in the truck, but we don't have the space to cover all the details fleshed out in the book. But enough talk—let's get into spinning wrenches.
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The first big task involved yanking the four-cylinder and installing the new motor mounts. The JTR mounts that bolt to the engine are designed to be used with standard 2.8L, V6 engine S10 mounts. Removing the old mounts and bolting in the new ones unfortunately meant we had to remove both lower control arms to access the nuts inside the crossmember. Knell says you can cut a hole in the crossmember, but we chose not to do that.Note that JTR's engine mounts offer tremendous adjustability. Bolted in place on our engine, the mounts in this position placed the engine farthest back in the chassis. This adds much-needed room between the engine and the radiator. There are also two vertical positions for the engine (arrow). We used the upper position because of the pan we chose.An easy mod was to employ our big John Henry sledge and roll that lip at the base of the firewall to gain about 1⁄2 inch clearance for the bellhousing bolts. This was the easy part.To double-check the places we would have to modify the engine compartment, we dropped the TPI motor in place and immediately noticed we'd need to trim the heater box. We also tried the TPI 350 exhaust manifold that Knell's book says won't fit without a major reworking of the frame; he's right, it won't work. It was also clear how much the steering column would have to move to clear the stock exhaust manifold on the other side.We had previously marked where we needed valve-cover clearance on the heater box. We removed it and attacked it with our cut-off wheel. We reversed the piece, welded it back in, and filled the rest of the holes with some scrap tin. Our fabrication skills aren't the best, but it worked.JTR's book is a great resource that we used several times while doing our test fitting. By this time, after almost two days of working on the truck by ourselves, the book pages were already greasy. We have a solid three days into this job, so it certainly isn't a weekend project, even if you have all the parts.The book references moving the factory TPI wiring harness outboard to clear the passenger-side exhaust manifold. This required cutting a 2-inch hole in the firewall and then sealing the original hole with a larger piece of tin. There is also some massaging necessary around this area to clear the exhaust manifold flange.Knell's book outlines the steps required to move the steering column outboard by 3⁄4 inch. This involves removing about 3⁄8 inch of sheetmetal on the outboard side in the indicated area (arrow). It's then just a matter of shoving the steering column over and elongating the mounts.
It may look like an impossible mess, but this new Painless Performance TPI harness isn't really that bad. Each connector is clearly marked and will only fit its intended location. This is Painless' version for our California emissions-compatible package. We also needed the vehicle antitheft (VATS) bypass module, which is a separate part number.We located a compatible factory computer using identification numbers supplied by Painless. We found our computer in an '88 2.8L Celebrity. It required a V8 chip (which are in short supply now) that TPIS supplied, along with a performance chip compatible with our injectors and the TPIS cam and Dart heads.We also ordered a new Optima battery for our conversion. We'll initially run it in the stock location, but because we know the front end weight will be excessive, we'll eventually relocate it to the rear.Placing the 4.3L V6 radiator in the stock location puts the Flex-a-lite 480 fan very close to the water pump pulley. This will make the clearance between the pump and the pulley very tight at less than 1⁄4 inch. The book also mentions relocating a Corvette-style radiator in the forward position to gain clearance. The S10 4.3L radiator is too wide to fit in that position.Stealth Conversions offers these slick, billet aluminum adapter bushings for the upper and lower radiator hoses. They come in various sizes to splice two hoses of different or same sizes. For the price, these are the easiest way to make up a hose you need, plus they come with raised ends to prevent losing the connection under pressure.


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Unicode seems that its becoming more and more ubiquitous these days if it's not already, but I have to wonder if there are any domains were Unicode isn't the best implementation choice. Are there any languages or scripts that Unicode will not work well or won't work at all? Are there any technical reasons to use a different system entirely (other than working with legacy systems)? Naturally, I would assume that the answer is to always use Unicode. Am I wrong?


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Most commands in Latex are written with the arguments inside braces following the command:
\command{arguments}. But text formatting options, like
\em, or
\scriptsize are usually written inside the braces, like
{\em some italicised text}. Why is this? What makes these commands different? I'm particularly asking because it seems to make standardisation - of which LaTeX really appears badly in need - more difficult.
Most commands in Latex are written with the arguments inside braces following the command:
There is a standard. It's a matter of opinion whether it's sensible or not, but it's been there since the release of LaTeX2e.
Let me review the three points.
Font aspect changing commands
The declarative form for changing the font's aspect is formed from a prefix denoting briefly the purpose and by a suffix denoting the attribute that's changed:
The "action form" is a command that takes an argument; all kernel defined commands of this type have a prefix
The fundamental difference is that a declaration's scope is up to the end of the group in which it's issued (or a countermanding declaration).
Two important commands are
Abstract instruction
By "abstract instruction" I mean
The form
Size changing commands
The size changing commands have only the declarative form, as very rarely one needs to set a couple of words in a smaller or larger size. Examples
Their scope ends with the group where they have been issued (usually an environment). If a paragraph must be typeset in a different size it's important to remember marking explicitly the end with
As @egreg has explained, partly it is the way it is because that's just how it is (and was in latex2.09 and plain tex).
Apart from just being a syntax choice, there are also efficiency considerations. As a switch you can go
On the other hand if the syntax were
If you do not like the assignment/switch model and prefer to use a different syntax then LaTeX does offer an alternative that looks more "LaTeX-like" and does not have the problems with parsing massive macro arguments:
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Blue Chips Rally
The Dow Jones Industrial Average kicked off the week with its biggest rally in more than two months as investors looked for signs of a compromise in Washington on the "fiscal cliff."
The Dow industrials climbed 207.65 points, or 1.7%, to 12795.96, ending Monday near session highs. The advance gave blue chips their biggest one-session rise since Sept. 6 and their first back-to-back gains since the presidential election on Nov. 6.
All 30 of the Dow's components rose, with Bank of America BAC -1.29 % and Hewlett-Packard HPQ 0.50 % leading the index higher.
The Standard & Poor's 500-stock index gained 27.01 points, or 2%, to 1386.89. Five of the S&P 500's sectors climbed at least 2%, led by materials and technology stocks.
Only utility stocks fell, compounding losses for the typically defensive sector, which has shed more than 7% this month.
The Nasdaq Composite Index jumped 62.94 points, or 2.2%, to 2916.07. Apple AAPL -0.12 % surged, benefiting from a Barron's story over the weekend that said the stock looks undervalued and could push as high as $800. Shares remain 20% below their all-time high, hit back in September.
Investors said the market remains tethered to news reports about potential progress on resolving the fiscal cliff, the combination of tax increases and spending cuts set to go into effect at the end of the year.
On Sunday, President Barack Obama, who was in Bangkok for a three-nation trip, said he was "confident" the fiscal situation could be dealt with by lawmakers.
"Constructive comments over the weekend are key for the market to feel like, in this postelection environment with all the intense partisan politics, the two parties will be able to get together to avoid the fiscal cliff that would put the economy back in contraction," said Jeff Morris, head of U.S. equities at Standard Life Investments SL. 3.66 % at Boston.
In U.S. economic news, sales of previously owned homes rose last month, beating expectations. Separately, the National Association of Home Builders said its home builders' confidence index rose to its highest level in 6½ years.
Strong readings from the housing market gave a boost to industry stocks. Quanex Building Products, NX -2.34 % which sells products like windows and doors, and Fortune Brands Home & Security, FBHS -0.89 % which makes products like cabinets, advanced.
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European markets rallied on speculation of U.S. fiscal progress. The Stoxx Europe 600 climbed 2.2%, its biggest one-day rise in more than two months, and snapped a three-day losing streak. France's CAC-40 index climbed 2.9%, while Germany's DAX gained 2.5%.
Asian markets were solidly higher, led by a 1.4% gain in Japan's Nikkei Stock Average. The index has climbed for four straight trading days. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index rose 0.5%.
Crude-oil prices rose 2.7%, to settle at $89.28 a barrel as fighting between Israel and Palestinian militants intensified, raising the threat of broader conflict in the Middle East. Gold prices gained 1.1%, to settle at $1,734 a troy ounce. The dollar weakened against the euro but rose versus the yen. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note rose to 1.611%, as prices fell.
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I wanted try Amazon SNS, so I clicked the Sign Up button on its tab on the managament console. Amazon approved my signup and in my account under "Services You're Signed Up For" I see almost all Amazon web services.
Is this normal? Do they sign you up for everything in the hope you will use them? They won't charge me for services I don't touch at all, right?


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I finally decided to clear my hard disk and start over again. I need to install both Ubuntu 12.04 and Windows 7. I currently have two problems:
I have installed Ubuntu on the fresh 320 GB drive, but when I restart I can't boot into my Ubuntu, except when I insert the flash drive I used for the installation of my system during the boot process.
What's the best and easiest way to install Ubuntu 12.04 on a seperate partition, and how do I go about the partitioning?


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Let $\theta_{kl}$ be an angle such that $\cos\theta_{kl}=\frac{1}{2}(\cos(\frac{2\pi k}{n})+\cos(\frac{2\pi l}{n}))$.
Given that definition, if I introduce a new variable $t$ is the following a correct?
$\cos(t\theta_{kl})\approx\frac{1}{2}(\cos(\frac{2\pi kt}{n})+\cos(\frac{2\pi lt}{n}))$
Update: I'm actually interested in the asymptotics of $\theta_{kl}$. By a second order approximation $\theta_{kl}^2=O(\frac{k^2+l^2}{n^2})$. Is it correct? If it is, then the above holds, right? But $\theta_{kl}$ needs to be small.


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Can anyone tell me where the phrase temper tantrum came from?
I found a couple of my usual online sources that just say "origin unknown".
Can anyone tell me where the phrase temper tantrum came from?
I found a couple of my usual online sources that just say "origin unknown".
I found the word tantrum itself in print back to 1675 in Charles Cotton's burlesque, The Scoffer Scoft. In this passage Bacchus recounts to Apollo how he was sodomized by Priapus (Greek god of fertility), who "tilt[ed] his Tantrum at [Bacchus'] Nock":
I searched "Tantrum at my Nock" and found it referenced in Farmer's and Henley's Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present, 1904, which has penis as a second definition of tantrum:
(Slang and Its Analogues also confirms nock as slang for the posterior.)
I can't find any other examples of this euphemistic use of tantrum, but the presence of Bacchus in this passage leads to other clues. From @F'x's "interesting read" link I gleaned this set of definitions of tantrum from Charles Mackay's The Gaelic Etymology of the Languages of Western Europe, 1877:
The blogger of F'x's link dismisses the tarantula connection in favor of the Gaelic lead, but when I searched "tarantula dance" I found this in a 1783 collection of essays:
and this from Freaks and Follies of Fabledom, 1852:
So, if there is this connection between Bacchus and this ecstatic spider-bite dance, it seems plausible that Cotton's use of Tantrum above could be referencing this as well and thus point to an arachnological etymology. On the other hand, pet and hot & heavy work quite well for the euphemism, too.
A note on temper tantrum: I found this phrase back to a 1920 (check) publication referring to a psychiatric case at John Hopkins University from 1918 in Mental Hygiene vol. IV:
Interestingly, I found the words comma-separated as the fifth definition of flink in The English Dialect Dictionary from two decades earlier in 1900:
I think this adjacent use of the words in a such an authoritative work could have easily resulted in the coining of the phrase.
The earliest use found in the Corpus of Historical American English is in The Process of Human Behavior (1929), which according to Google ngram is clearly when it started to see widespread usage:
Most hits of this early period (1900–1930) are scientific or academic writings on human psychology, and the excerpts make it clear that the expression is most commonly applied to children or psychotics.
The uses earlier than 1920 appear sporadic. As temper (late 14th century) and tantrum (early 18th) both widely antedate the phrase itself, I must conclude that it is a construction that was used by some people here and there, until it was used to describe a particular child behaviour (around 1920). It was first used scientifically and became more popular as psychology itself was vulgarized/became fashionable.
On a side note, the etymology of tantrum itself is not settled (as you noted). I found an interesting read here, though it doesn't provide enough hard data to conclude.
While tantrum is of unknown origin, "temper tantrum" dates from 1925-1930.
The phrase feels very natural because of its alliteration. Vis: "tempest in a teapot."
Apparently, in Vedic circles, there was a very taxing and energetic dance called the Trantra. People who practice trantra were called Tantrics and the word tantrum may have possibly been derived.
Very naturally, it got coupled together with the word that causes tantrums.
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I want to deploy a page to the sitepages library. When i deploy this code it does not appear.
However when i go to the url manually e.g. contoso.com/SitePages/mytestpage.html, i get the 'save as' options with the page, which means it has been deployed fine, but i cant figure out why it does not appear in the list.
Below is my code.
Does this have anything to do with the fact that it is a html page and not a aspx page?


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Assuming some large block of text is encrypted with an enigma machine and I only know a small subset of letters before and after encryption, how do I go about figuring out the enigma settings from this point?
According to "Applied Cryptanalysis", the theoretical keyspace of Enigma is approximately $2^{366}$, but due to practical limitations, Enigma as used by the Germans only had a keyspace of approximately $2^{77}$. Given the power of some of the clouds out there (with GPUs and all), I bet you could do a brute-force attack of the 77-bit key space in a reasonable amount of time. Deep Crack could brute-force the 56-bit key space of DES in about 4.5 days. I'd think we could do much better than that today.
If you had a machine 100 times faster than Deep Crack, it would take about 265 years to do the brute force. If you had a thousand of these machines (not unrealistic given cloud computing), you could brute force it in 96 days (10000 machines would make it 9.6 days).
Since you are given a partial plaintext, however, I would think you could even do much better. Cryptanalysts during the war were able to do much better than brute force because of a protocol failure. The people enciphering messages would encrypt a session key with the daily key. They repeated the session key due to transmission errors. This allowed cryptanalysts to do statistical analysis once they had multiple messages captured from the same day. Without additional information from the OP though, it is unclear whether similar protocol weaknesses could be exploited.


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I'm in the process of creating some design guidelines for a big form based application. The application has its fair share of "this information is vital to the users and can't be missed". I've seen that one way of making the interface easier to predict is to work on how we use text.
- What is a header?
- Which text should be bold?
- What size should different text elements have?
These are the kinds of question I want to provide some guidelines for.
At the moment, there are some informal standards that has come in place over the years after talking with users. Often bold is used for data and not for headers, since data is more important than headers and labels.
Size is not used much to allow as much data as possible into the interface and grouping is how different kinds of data is told apart. Headers can usually only be told apart from the rest of the application due to their placement. There are no other clue to tell the users that this is a heading.
What I would like to find are studies and a current guideline on how to work with text layout in form driven applications with huge amounts of data? Where the users focus is reading data and then using that data to put in even more data into the form.


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So like probably many I use Google Reader to manage, read, filter my subscribed rss feeds. Subscribing only as much feeds as you can read doesnt really work. From time to time i delete some feeds, but it still gets more. Same with academic publications - more publishing people - more redundancy.
So the question imho is more, how do I find or better get notice of important rss articles? Articles for example with many comments on a newspaper inidicating a important, funny,... information. How do i find news in feeds im actually seeking for (keywords, topics).
Google Reader offers the sort by magic feature to sort the articles of a feed based on previous rated articles of you (done by like & star button in Google Reader). But despite i rated alot articles, the sorting doesn't look very different from normal chronological order. So this doesn't work well (maybe my subscribed topics are too broad or i have too many feeds, i dunno)
What options does one have to improve this, I'm even considering switching form Google Reader to another software with better filtering, noticing, sorting options.
News aggregator sites like slashdot.org with inherent social rating system i already use. Maybe a option just to switch for mass media information/world news to such services and only use RSS Reader for very specific feeds and authors? Im unsure...


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Created by the "madcap" Professor Cornelius Ampleforth, the romantically- and SWA-appeasingly-named Proprietary Barley Spirit Drink combines the Professor's signature love for infusin' and mixin' with his passion for whisky and the ways and techniques of yore. Yes, yore.
For this thrilling instalment, Ampleforth turned to Spain, and to the mountainous countryside that surrounds Pajarate. It was here that Paxarette was born; a dark, syrupy liquid made by boiling down grape juice and fortified wine. In the past, the Scotch whisky industry made use of Paxarette to season casks, simply by pouring this rich flavouring into the wood, to help impart a fuller, richer sherry character into the whisky that was aged in them.More...
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Is it considered a filming technique to get one-shot frames unnoticeably embedded in movies to subconsciously affect the viewers' mind?
No, its is not considered a filming technique to do this, at least not an effective technique.
It is a bit of an urban legend that subliminal messages are effective. Subliminal stimuli are sensory stimuli that are below a threshold of being consciously perceived - in the context of movies these are usually thought of as single frames spliced into the scene. Classically these are usually thought of in the context of advertising - "Eat more popcorn" - but you could conceive of them being used to influence the audiences response to the movie.
However studies of subliminal stimuli have not really shown that they are effective, and they continue to be an urban legend, alongside the idea that they are somehow 'banned' by regulatory authorities. For more reading on this see the following wikipedia page, and a snopes page on the urban legend. The snopes page highlights that basis of the urban legend was was a falsified scientific study from the 1950's, which has never been replicated, and the legend has been repeated as fact in other media, such as an episode of Columbo from 1973.
The only movie that I can consider using something inspired by this technique is Fight Club, where very brief images including the Tyler Durden character were spliced into the movie before the character was introduced. However these images were several frames long and deliberately long enough to show as 'glitches' for the audience to see, clearly not subliminal. Later in the movie Tyler also describes how, when working as a movie projectionist, he used to splice single frames of pornography into family movies. The use of (almost) subliminal images in the movie are used to hint that the character is somehow not entirely real, but it is also a bit of an 'easter egg' buried in the movie.
Many filmmakers make use of manipulation of the viewers atention, giving information subconsciously, to make them feel in certain ways. For example, this dream scene from The Exorcist (1973), using that single frame techinque.
It could be seen as a rough technique, because it comes from the days when movies where edited literally with sccissors. Nowadays, digital technology allows many other ways to manipulate viewers attention or how information is given.


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I've created a bootable USB and tried a Live CD. Both times when I boot from them I can hear the Ubuntu drums but have only a blank screen. I have an Asus with quad core A6 processor and Radeon HD 6720G2 graphics card.
What should I do to solve this?
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Now I am writing a small package. I have written several files and put them in the same directory. And some files need to read in or include another file in the same directory. But when I simply write the file name there, Mathematica can not find them. Is there a easy way to keep this portability? Thank for your kindly help!
The solution using
Here is an alternative method. There are two cases we can distinguish here:
The solution is to use
Note that
I use this function that works both to notebooks and scripts:
So you can test your script in the command line and in the notebook. For more advanced implementation I recomend Leonid answer.


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Please let me first emphasize that I am not looking for flame wars. I just want advice from people who have real experiences.
I started learning JAVA EE 6 as real newbie and am having a difficult time choosing what tools to use. The first question I have is - what are the advantages of using Scala vs. Groovy with Java EE 6 apps over Java? I've seen on some blogs people mentioning Scala can mean writing less code but as a newbie I don't know what other advantages and disadvantages there are.
The second question is whether I'm better off choosing Netbeans 6.9 or Helios 3.6.1? I realized that with eclipse I can easily mix EE 6 applications with Groovy or Scala without any problems (I only did this by displaying a String message from Scala and Groovy classes.). With Netbeans the only advantage I can think of is having separate Java project libraries and using the jars in my web app. But I also realize to the extent of my little knowledge Netbeans has better support for Java EE 6.
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[One question - isn't the 5th ring just the upper most portion of the 4th ring?
If I recall correctly -- and it's been way, way over a decade since I sat there (for a Nutcracker)-- the 5th ring is a small tier of side-only seats situated above the 4th ring's tier of side seats. I think there's something like 34 or 36 seats up there in total. No center section, just the sides of the horseshoe.


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I want to add led light to the front (and probably back) of the Red Cargo Train but the shape of the light is making me wonder what brick I should use to hold the light. I've never seen these lights used anywhere. I'm thinking I'll need something from a Technik set.
These light fit in a regular Technic hole, and thus have the same diameter as a stud.
I would recommend fitting them in the so-called "Erling" brick; after all, one of its regular (aka "boring") names is "Brick, 1 x 1 with headlight":
The only problem you'll have is that the light extends quite a bit at the back, but you can easily solve that by using a panel of some sort, for example:
I used a grey 4 stud technic brick with 4 holes because didn't have two grey 1 stud 1hole technic bricks. The LED are about 1.33 units high so I had to raise the black platform height to accomodate the width of the LEDs. When I added lights to the Train Engine Operator cabin - I had to create more room inside so the train engine became a bit less sturdy. You can see photos and a video of my solution below.


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UConn men flatten Fordham
HARTFORD — Nobody is foolish enough to dismiss the 20 minutes of basketball the UConn men played in the second half Friday night. It wasn't good in any respect and, in fact, may have been just plain bad. But that first half? Frame it, bottle it, repeat it.


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Ravens cheerleader tryouts 2012
The investment banker, the lumber salesman, the kindergarten teacher and the meteorologist all came out Saturday for the Baltimore Ravens' cheerleading tryouts for one reason: the right to bear pompoms. Read more about the tryouts and watch a video here.
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In this video, Daniel Moth demonstrates features in Visual Studio 2010 that make it easy for developers to debug MPI applications. You can see how easy it is to start using the MPI cluster debugger, which allows developers to easily launch an MPI application on multiple nodes, set breakpoints, and examine the application during the run -- both on a local machine or a remote cluster. In addition, the Parallel Patterns Library (PPL) is also shown, demonstrating how MPI applications can be written using both multiple nodes and multiple threads.
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By Sivakumar Thyagarajan-Oracle on Aug 16, 2007
You might have seen the announcement yesterday in the media or read it via Sun blog posts.
As the contest website says: "... Sun Microsystems is happy to announce the Code For Freedom contest where students across India contribute to the technologies that are empowering the participation age. Participating in this contest will provide you with precious industry experience while still learning in college. And there is more. We in turn reward you for your valuable contribution in taking the first steps towards the open source movement."
Sun's history indicates how a university could help in fostering innovation. One of our founder's engineering skills while at university is well known too.
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Stocks Fall but Notch a Strong January
Stocks took a breather at the finish of a monthlong sprint higher, but the blue chips still marked their best January since 1994.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 49.84 points, or 0.4%, to 13860.58 on Thursday. But the index climbed 5.8% for the month, its best since October 2011. The Standard & Poor's 500-stock index declined 3.85 points, or 0.3%, to 1498.11, but climbed 5% on the month, its strongest start since 1997.
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Some people say cleaning with water removes the taste from mushrooms.
But if I don't use water the mushrooms will carry a lot of dust.
Do you have any techniques for cleaning mushroom so I don't eat crap but don't spoil the mushroom?
Some people say cleaning with water removes the taste from mushrooms.
But if I don't use water the mushrooms will carry a lot of dust.
Do you have any techniques for cleaning mushroom so I don't eat crap but don't spoil the mushroom?
I find that brushes and even paper towels are too rough on mushrooms. I use cold running water and gentle rubbing by hand.
For larger white and crimini mushrooms I typically just brush them off lightly with a dry paper towel. Wet towels tend to smear the dust across the mushroom. I dislike mushroom brushes as they just clutter up the drawers and paper towels are always available if needed.
Button-size mushrooms tend to be more likely to be dusty and are difficult to hold onto so the above method isn't very effective. For these, place them in a bowl of cool water and quickly swish them around. Then lift them out and onto some absorbent paper towels or terry towels and pat them dry. Don't drain the mushrooms in a colander as you'll just be pouring the dust back on them. Don't wash anymore than you intend to use as excessive moisture is the primary enemy of mushrooms and can make them begin to deteriorate. Excessive handling and washing can damage the surface cells which will cause discoloration.
Shiitake and Oyster mushrooms typically don't need to be cleaned in either way as they are rarely dirty.
A small brush (such as artist's brush) can be beneficial for cleaning morels since they are truly "wild" and can have bugs and dirt inside their nooks and crannies.
Alton Brown examined this question in the episode called Myth Busters.
Good Eats: Myth Smashers See scenes 10 and 11.
The conclusion is that you should wash the mushrooms in water. They do not soak water from a quick rinsing.
Read Scene 11 on the fan page.
I use a soft brush (shaped like a mushroom!) and running water. Mushrooms don't absorb very much water, despite what you might think, so it's not a problem to wash them. If you're going to fry them, and are worried about splattering, they'll air dry fairly quickly after washing.
And yes, mushrooms are grown on rotting wood and composted manure. Not going to hurt you, but it's a little distasteful not to wash them!
I'm not a very sophisticated cook so I only ever use white button or Crimini mushrooms. I wash them quickly in a large bowl of water then pour them into a strainer to get rid of the water and finish by "drying" them in a salad spinner. The spinner works amazingly well to remove any water left behind.
I have a small brush (like this one) that I use to "dust off" the mushrooms. I don't use water at all.
I use an 1.5" paint brush to clean mushrooms with. I actually have two, one with the bristles as bought, and another with the bristles cut about half the length. This provides a bit more "scrubbing" if needed.
I also use an 1.5" paint brush when gathering 'shrooms, a quick brush after cutting (no ripping from the ground please), This get's the worst off right away and makes cleaning once at home alot easier.
You have to clean them, since they're covered in dirt. I rub them gently with a wet paper towel so that the skin isn't peeled off too much.
I think this is because if you wash the mushrooms then immediately fry them you incidentally add more water and (partially) steam them.
Wash the mushrooms, pad dry and put them in a cool place on kitchen paper for a couple of hours before cooking. By this time most of the excess water will probably have evaporated.
I use a small knife to remove the small soil/dirt props. Works great. Sometimes I have some water running to clean the knife with, but a board works OK too. This way I don't need to use water or special brushes.
I dont like to clean mushrooms, however my favorite way to clean mushrooms if needed is to dunk them. Get a basket that can close on top. A quart sized berry container is perfect for this.
Put the shrooms into the container. Snap it shut and dunk it in cold water 2, 3 or 4 times. No bruising or damaging of the mushroom cap is needed.
I like to just wet my hands with water and wipe off the dirt. That way the solvent properties of water help to clean it up more than a dry brush or towel would, and I'm not drenching it in water. I always buy them organic considering how close they are to dirt.
A great tip that I learned from a famous French chef is to wash the mushroom skin with lemon juice. He also recommended to cook it on low fire with a little water on a pane until all the initial "green liquid/subtance" comes out (you should throw that liquid away). We did it for the preparation of a "blanquette de veau". The result was very nice.
Peel them!Small knife from underside grab the turned under outer skin between thumb and knife tip and peel the outer skin.
I learned from the best this summer. Maximum a few hours after getting home I clean them using a brush. Then cut off a tiny piece by the foot, just to get rid of the soil.