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A classical example that's given for probability exercises is coin flipping. Generally it is accepted that there are two possible outcomes which are heads or tails. However, it is possible in the real world for a coin to also fall on its side which makes a third event ( $P(\text{side}) = 1 - P(\text{heads}) - P(\text{tails})$ ?). How would a mathematician go about calculating the probability of that? Could it be done by simply using respective surface areas or would a proper model be more complex?
I covered this question at my Fair Dice column. If you flip your coin onto sticky pitch, it has a much better chance of landing on edge than if you flip it onto a smooth granite surface. The potential to bounce makes a huge difference.
Roughly, you're looking at a 3-state object. Each time it lands, it will lose some energy, and the chance that it will change to a different state varies with the energy. The amount of energy necessary to topple from one state to another will let you build a transition matrix, and then multiply a series of these together to get expected behavior on a given surface.
More is at the site dicephysics. Cylinders of various size were mechanically rolled thousands of times on a variety of surfaces. Results closely followed the Energy State model of my thesis on dice.
Toppling must be considered. Many objects have unstable sides, and will topple away from them. There is a Unistable polyhedron which will always eventually roll to the same face each time it it tossed.
Experiments and models of physical coin flipping are given in:
Diaconis, Holmes, and Montgomery, Dynamical Bias in the Coin Toss comptop.stanford.edu/preprints/heads.pdf
Murray and Teare, The probability of a tossed coin falling on its edge, Phys. Rev. E. 2547-2552 (1993)
abstract of 1993 paper: "An experiment is reported in which an object which can rest in multiple stable configurations is dropped with randomized initial conditions from a height onto a flat surface. The effect of varying the object's shape on the probability of landing in the less stable configuration is measured. A dynamical model of the experiment is introduced and solved by numerical simulations. Results of the experiments and simulations are in good agreement, confirming that the model incorporates the essential features of the dynamics of the tossing experiment. Extrapolations based on the model suggest that the probability of an American nickel landing on edge is approximately 1 in 6000 tosses."
While I am and always have been a big proponent of the edge factoring into probability in just a quirky enough way as to disrupt an absolute $50-50$ "fair" game and create the equivalent to the least profitable house advantage in existence kind of like $0$ and $00$ on a roulette wheel, the idea that the probability is as good as $1$ in $6000$ or $.0166%$ seems kind of high even for a nickel.
I guess I think about it in terms of if possibility exists in any way, regardless of probability, in the moment of the flip is the coin in a state of fluctuation that is suggestive of one of $2$ outcomes but indeed it is not a definite zero-sum game in that a $3$rd party, as moronic as his speculation may be, could be the benefactor of the outcome should he place his position on a "house" win... I dunno, it's that kind of stuff that distracts me from learning anything productive! :)
of course it depends upon the thickness of the coin , if the thickness is much then the chances of finishing its motion on the side could be infinite coz it has infinite points on its side.


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Barrett: We need a regional plan for a new arena
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Milwaukee has a basketball team?Hide replies
Yes they do. In fact, they are ranked 8th in the East. If the playoffs were to start today, they would be in it.
I've got a great plan for the new arena. Let's not build one! and sell the entire team to another city so they can deal with the costs of building an arena. And then anyone who wants to go see a Bucks game can also move to this other city. Because I'd rather have less people in MIlwaukee to clear up that traffic problem we seem to be developing. And above all, it clears the fan base for an NHL team to move to Milwaukee. Seriously, do a double check - the NBA HATES MILWAUKEE. Let them leave & play somewhere they want to be. Wisconsin is much more suitable for a hockey team.
The NBA doesn't hate Milwaukee. The Bucks needs to start winning more games to bring out higher number of fans. When they went to the post season a few years ago, that placed was PACKED and entergized with fans.
Same thing happened with the Brewers. They were not winning, people did not bother to come see them play. What has happened as of lately? They signed one of the best players in MLB and started to become a more competitive team. Since 2008, Brewers have 3M fans show up in each season. Smallest market in MLB bringing out over 3M ... The Bucks can do the same if they become a more competitive team.
Maybe you should go to a game or two instead of complaining. Bucks have fans whether you know it or not.
Playoffs? Don't talk about PLAYOFFS. You kidding me? Playoffs?
I think the city should exercise eminent domain on the Catholic Church's properties on the lakefront and use that for the new arena. Take the seminary, the last thing the world needs is more Catholic priests!
If the NHL should ever come to Milwaukee, it won't be in the Bradley Center. Not when Seattle, Quebec City, and Markham, Ontario (a suburb of Toronto) are building new arenas right now and hoping to land NHL teams of their own.
Please tell me what makes you think Milwaukee would support an NHL team? People complain about the ticket prices for NBA games but the NHL has some of the highest ticket price averages among major sports. If you don't like the Bucks or the NBA that's fine. Just don't go to the games or watch them then. But I'm sick or people saying just let them leave. That's such a shortsighted argument. I'm sure there are a lot of people in Milwaukee who don't care for baseball. But I'm also willing to bet that the majority of those same people don't want the Brewers to just up and move out of Milwaukee.
They are 8th in a terrible division full of terrible teams. The league needs to contract.
@NYost3 - actually you're wrong, the 8th seeded team in the Western Conference only has one less loss than the Bucks.
"If the playoffs were to start today, they would be in it."
Oh, how nice! You can have a losing record and still make the playoffs. Why not just give everyone a participation award too.
Your comment suggest you don't pay attention to the Bucks. You're just here to b**** and moan.
They're 26-28. "If the playoffs were to start today", they'd be the only team in the playoffs with a losing record.
That has nothing to do with whether or not I pay attention to the Bucks, it's just the truth.
The Bucks have remained above .500 majority of this season up until their skid last week. you know... teams to have bad streaks. It's about of sports. If you actually paid attention to them more, maybe you would have known that.
It's obvious as day and night you could give a rats a** about the Bucks or the NBA for that matter. And that is fine. You don't have to but do not act like you have any idea of what' s going on with this team besides doing a Google search of their record. They are actually quite a talented team and has looked better since Skiles left as coach.
Again, youre just here to b**** and moan.
Sad times we live in when presenting factual information is considered b****ing and moaning.
It's even sadder when the person complaining is one who doesn't care about a team at all.
Can you tell me were the Bucks rank defensively in the NBA?
18th in scoring defense. 14th in opponents FG%. 11th in opponents 3pt%. They do create a lot of turnovers though, second best in the league.
None of these rankings would put them at 5th or 10th as you suggested earlier this morning.
"They have a top 10 defense in the NBA. Maybe top 5 since I last checked."
Congratulations hearts, that 8th place wins you the right to get destroyed by the HEAT.
Do you know the Bucks record against the Heat in match ups this year? Why don't you go look it up so you can become informed properly.
Jokes on you for you ignorant comment.
Right hearts, because we ALL KNOW the regular season is the prefect indicator of what will happen in the playoffs.
If you think beating the Heat in a couple of games during the season means they'll be able to do it in a seven game series, the only one who's ignorant is YOU.
@ Lg
Please be quiet. You've shown you don't know what you're talking about and continue to speak in circles.
You could not tell me the Bucks record against the heat this year. Simple question you were unable to answer. The rest of what you said is hypothetical and quite frankly, I have no time for the childish games.
Maybe watch a few of their games first before you continue to embarrass yourself to someone who actually does pay attention to them.
You truly are a dope hearts. In the 2010-11 season, the Bulls were 3-0 against the Heat in the regular season. The Heat blew them out 4-1 in the playoffs that year.
Anyone who ACTUALLY follows sports KNOWS that the playoffs are a COMPLETELY DIFFERENT beast and the regular season means nothing. If you want to continue to show your ignorance by pretending the regular season match-up matters, please do so, it just makes the rest of us look better......
LG Don't you think that Derrick Rose's season ending knee injury may have had an effect on the outcome of the Chicago-Miami series?
If the "regular season" was the true measure, how come they don't give out the trophy then?
It's the PLAYOFFS that count.
Buy hey, if thinking those regular season victories mean anything helps you sleep at night, enjoy the blissful ignorance....
Back in December of 2012. The Bucks were one of five teams to beat Miami multiple times, winning the season series 2-1
Yes. You can now close your mouth.
indrained - the Bucks will be embarrassed by the Heat should they meet them in the first round. If they are lucky, they may win one game of the series. That is the truth....you just haven't accepted it yet.
More hypotheticals. "will be..." is not definite. I have no idea why you use the Heat as an example when they have played them extremely well this year as well as the Celtics.
THAT is the true because it's a FACT. ..you just haven't accepted it yet.
God speed.
@LGrepublican - you may want to do your research about how the Bucks fared against the Heat this season before making your comment about being 'destroyed' by them.
See above mke. A couple of years ago a whole lot of Bulls fans thought that 3-0 record against the Heat in the regular season would translate into a playoff victory.
How'd that work out for them?
I don't care one rats *** about the Bucks or the NBA. If Tommy wants a new arena let him and his posse pay for it. NO TAX MONEY !!!!!!!
How did the Brewers do last season with their taxpayer funded stadium? Did they even make it into the post season?
Stick it to 'em Tommy, Part II.
how about renaming and changing it to the Milwaukee Regional Area Bucks or the Wisconsin Bucks. Milwaukee Bucks sounds too local.Hide replies
What good does that do? I do not understand the point...
Everything is local in sports. ..
The Packers? Are they local? They play in Green Bay but it is fair to say that most of the state (except Madison) supports them
indrained......if it is local, let Milwaukee pay for it.
That is not how sports business operates. Sorry you're now just being informed of this.
But drained.....you just said "Everything is local in sports"
@ Looney
Yes. As far as a name goes. Have you ever heard of the LA Regional Lakers? The GB Regional Packers?
What team in pro sports has "regional" affiliated with them? How are all pro sports stadiums in America paid for? I will give you a moment to think...
They could be like The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
How about The Milwaukee Bucks of North Fourth Street?
The Bradley Center is MORE than just a sports arena.
That's what many, many fail to remember.
Really??? Aside from being an ugly eyesore, how is it more than just a sports arena? (Except for the fact that they have a few overprices, no talent shows every year?)
The best way to support the idea of a new arena is for the Bucks to start winning and selling out tickets. I have gone to a few Bucks games. The bring out a decent amount of fans for a regular game but there are still tons of seats available. The only way of filling the stands and being more economically sound is to WIN.
If they make it to the post season, they will sale out for sure.
I am going to the game on March 15 when they play the Heat. Got my tickets last week and majority of the seats were gone. That is what needs to happen on a consistent bases and not just win certain opponents comes to town.
So we have a two parts here. Bucks needs to win and the fans needs to buy tickets and support them.Hide replies
LOL Fans... there are no bucks fans in milwaukee. you're currently seeing the upper limit to how many people will ever go to a bucks game. No one wants to support a league that hates the city it plays in. Let em go.
If they are a regional/state team (they aren't) then perhaps another city should step up with a financing plan. Lots more room in the burbs and fans don't have to deal with the deadzone that is downtown Mil.
WOW!...Watch out NY, LA, Chicago...I'm sure a new arena would immediately make the Bucks a title contender!
And a trolly stop at the front door...amazing!!!Hide replies
I love sarcasm, the problem is some people think it's serious!!!
Saying a sports complex is critical. Then asking taxpayers to foot the bill. Is a little like Wal Mart saying we would like to sell you crap. Build us a store.
Oh... wait..... They sort of do that.
Capitalism is busted.
Cuts lay ahead.
Lets start with no longer supplying for profit entities a place to do business.
That is what the "profit" is supposed to cover. Not fatter dividend checks to shareholders.
If the argument they present is we could do that. But stuff will not be so cheap.
So be it.
Transparency must be brought back.
Let us see what the cost of life is.
Stop hiding it in a maze of complex funding that is forever more passing the buck to someone else.
Either way, we are paying.
For once, I would simply like to know the real cost of stuff.
That way I can decide for MYSELF. If I want it or not.
I am sick and tired of paying part of the bill so YOU can enjoy stuff I could care less about.
Sports complexes are pretty high on that list.
Especially since I helped pay for the ones we have now.
STILL can not afford to go see any of the teams playing there.
Partly because the jobs they provide are not all that.
Partly because despite getting public funding. The ticket prices are not any cheaper for those who helped build the complex they use to make a profit. Still out of my reach.
At least museums and such have days where people who foot the bill get free entry.
Not that doing that would really change my tune on funding.
I might still not even want to go.
Sort of like saying build a Wal Mart. You get an extra 10% off if you live in the tax zone that helps build the store.
Not much help if I refuse to shop at Wal Mart on a principle.
You might say my problem, not yours.
I am sick of it being my problem.
The solution is NOT to blindly join the masses.
It is to eradicate the problem of funding for profit business with tax dollars.
Somehow we survived before we did just that.
We will again.
The Bucks are terrible. The only way this happens is if the trolley car does not happen and somebody reigns in the free spenders over at MATC.Hide replies
Bucks are terrible? They have a top 10 defense in the NBA. Maybe top 5 since I last checked. how many games have you watched? how many games have you attended this season?
Terrible is being kind. Since 2000, they've made the playoffs only 5 times (losing in the first round 4 of those 5) in a league where under .500 usually gets you in.
Gee, where was the regional cooperation by this same mayor who dictated the terms under which HE would sell water to the city of Waukesha, take it or leave it? It's your team, you had a free arena for the last 25 years, you figure out how to get another one.
You are a hypocrite. Where are you on selling water to Waukesha. No water for Waukesha? Then pay for the Bradley Center yourself.
Turnabout is fair play. It sucks doesn't it Tommy?Hide replies
Barrett's idea of regional cooperation is when the region pays for what he wants.
Selling water to Waukesha isn't just the City's decision.
But keep telling yourself that if it helps you sleep at night.
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A few months ago, I asked a Question at Workplace on skills advancement, in short I started my career as PHP developer and I'm now interested in RAILS development. I've spent some time learning rails and now I believe I am in a position to understand the ruby code.
I followed zombies tutorials, codecademy tutorials, and have been though the Agile and dev books.
Now the problem is that, as I added RAILS in my resume and I am getting calls on the basis but when they came to know that I am not a proper RAILS developer then no one actually is taking me seriously they only count me as a PHP developer, I asked from few of my friends and they are suggesting me to do freelancing work, but I am not counting it in my option as 1)Most of the projects are deadline specific and require team efforts(I am a single man army) 2)I dont want to cheat them by making false promises just for my own sake.
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"One of our main objectives with the SEEDS RAP is to bring students from different academic backgrounds together and have them work together to learn about sustainability," said Professor Susan Clarke, faculty director of the SEEDS RAP.
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As an introduction, students from both new RAPs are required to take a course titled Social Innovation and Design for Sustainable Communities, which highlights the multidisciplinary aspect of the programs. Architecture assistant professor Matthew Jelacic serves as the faculty in residence for both of the RAPs, and is one of the professors team teaching the course.
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The RAPS also will have an annual theme, and this year they are focusing on food.
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One of the most critical components on any race car is the fuel system. From the cell to the pump to the lines, your choice of products can impact your performance on track. With that in mind, we'll go through the fuel system on Circle Track's latest pavement project car point by point starting with the cell. We'll get to plumbing the whole system and the pump itself at a later date.
This car has been designed to run some of the most pretigious Super Late Model races in the country, such as the Snowball Derby, the Winchester 400 and so on. Those races are long which means it's critical that we design our fuel system to carry as much gas as possible. An extra lap can mean the difference between winning and loosing.
We're going to race primarily under CRA's Super Late Model rules, which state that the cell must have a maximum capacity of 22 gallons, be equipped with at least two (2) protective straps completely around it and be mounted securely behind the rear axle of the car. In addition, the car must have a minimum 1/8-inch steel or aluminum plate, between the fuel cell and rear end, which we actually modified for our own purposes, as you'll see in the following pages. A standard rubber type cell in a steel container with ball valve type fuel shut off placed at the point the fuel exits the cell and a safety bar behind the cell is the standard. We settled on an ATL cell because of their quality and ease of installation. ATL ships their cells to you complete and ready to drop into the car. Billy Hess built the chassis and designed all of the brackets necessary to accommodate our chosen cell. Check it out.
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We used a brand-new ATL fuel cell in our project car, but if you are looking at reusing a cell or even the steel container there are a number of things you need to consider before just dumping gas in and going racing. First and foremost, the whole cell, rubber bladder, foam, and filler neck needs to be thoroughly inspected. Pay particular attention to the foam. Over time it can degrade and get sucked up into the fuel lines.
At the end of every season, the fuel cell in any race car should be drained, cleaned and dried out. It needs to be stored in a cool, dry place to maximize its life expectancy. In the case that did not happen, check for any residual fuel left in the cell. Not only is this bad for the cell, but any gummed up fuel can also cause havoc in your carburetor or engine.
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Blue Chips Receive a Fed Bounce
Dow Industrials Climb 55.91 Points as Central Bank Reaffirms Stimulus Stance; FedEx Heads South
Stocks rose as the Federal Reserve's promise of continued easy-monetary policies helped offset the latest flare-up in Europe's debt crisis.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 55.91 points, or 0.4%, to 14511.73, for its second straight day of gains. The blue-chip measure rose as much as 91 points in intraday trading, briefly moving above its intraday record from last Thursday.
The Standard & Poor's 500-stock index tacked on 10.37 points, or 0.7%, to 1558.71, while the Nasdaq NDAQ -0.16 % Composite Index rose 25.09 points, or 0.8%, to 3254.19.
The broad gains, which saw all but one of the 10 S&P 500 sectors finish in positive territory, came after the Fed said it would continue buying $85 billion in bonds each month to support the economic recovery. At a news conference, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said he didn't see the recent stock-market gains as out of line with historical patterns and underscored the central bank's commitment to monitoring developments in Cyprus.
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"The biggest risk for the current bull market is a policy mistake by the Fed, or the European Central Bank, or the Bank of Japan, or the European Union, and we got a good sneak preview of that with Cyprus," said Burt White, chief investment officer at LPL Financial in Boston. "Fortunately, $85 billion a month is an enormous amount of stimulus, and that trumps virtually all other uncertainties, as bad as Cyprus is."
Leading the stock gains Wednesday were the two consumer sectors, consumer discretionary and consumer staples. Coca-Cola KO -0.05 % led the Dow components, rising 54 cents, or 1.4%, to $39.87, while American Express AXP -0.51 % advanced 87 cents, or 1.3%, to 66, and Walt Disney DIS 0.04 % picked up 63 cents, or 1.1%, to 56.94.
Industrial and telecommunications stocks were the weakest performers. Caterpillar CAT -0.19 % dragged on the Dow, falling 1.33, or 1.5%, to 86.94, after the heavy-equipment maker reported accelerating retail-sales declines for the three months ended in February, with particular weakness in the Asian-Pacific region.
Also giving investors pause was FedEx, FDX 0.28 % which tumbled 7.33, or 6.9%, to 99.13, after the package-delivery company's quarterly earnings missed analyst estimates. The company reported weakness in the international airfreight market and provided a downbeat current-quarter earnings outlook.
The Dow Jones Transportation Average, an index of 20 railroad, shipping and airline stocks, pulled back 0.4%.
After the market's strong, steady rise to kick off the year, investors have been wrestling with a bout of volatility in recent days, thanks in part to concerns over a bailout of Cyprus's banking system.
"I don't think Cyprus is completely behind us—it will continue to raise its head—but it was really more of an excuse for the market to take a little bit of profit," said Robert Pavlik, chief market strategist at Banyan Partners.
European markets gained ground. Cyprus Finance Minister Michalis Sarris, in Russia to discuss financial support, said talks were "very constructive" but that there was no agreement on potential loans.
The Stoxx Europe 600 edged up 0.3%, snapping a three-session losing streak. In London, the FTSE 100 gave up 0.1% for its fourth straight loss, after the U.K. said the number of unemployed in the three months ended in January rose, the first increase since the three months to January 2012.
In China, the Shanghai Composite Index climbed 2.7%, led by banks and developers, to a two-week high, ahead of Thursday's release of preliminary manufacturing data. The Japanese market was closed for a holiday.
Crude-oil prices rose 0.9%, to settle at $92.96 a barrel, but gold slipped 0.2%, to settle $1,607.50 a troy ounce. The dollar fell against the euro but rose versus the yen. Demand for Treasurys fell, pushing the yield on the 10-year note up to 1.936%.
In corporate news, Adobe Systems ADBE -0.59 % climbed 1.71, or 4.2%, to 42.46, as subscriptions for its digital creative and marketing services topped expectations.
Lennar LEN.B -3.30 % picked up 1.98, or 4.8%, to 43.40, to close at a five-year high, after the home builder's quarterly earnings blew out estimates amid strong revenue growth and double-digit-percentage growth in orders and backlog.
Williams-Sonoma WSM 0.11 % gained 4.64, or 10%, to 49.85, after reporting better-than-expected quarterly earnings and revenue. The housewares and furniture company also increased its dividend and approved $750 million in stock buybacks.
Among new listings, Model N surged 4.48, or 29%, to 19.98, after the company, which makes revenue-management software for pharmaceutical and technology companies, sold more shares at a higher price than it had originally indicated.
Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals finished flat after the clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company priced its shares at $7, below its previously indicated range.
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text: Pretty boy James from Team Rocket is one of my favorite characters from Pokemon because he is such a spoiled primadonna. His agent partner is Jessie, and when you first see them together you think they are brother and sister. That was my first impression when I watched the trio trying to steal Ash's Pikachu. They continuously go on these rampages where they will stop at nothing until Pikachu is theirs. They are seemingly joined at the hip as they and their Pokemon Meowth try their hardest to succeed. Drawing James was just as fun to tackle as Jessie was. He is going to be a little bit easier because he has shorter hair and no lips. When you're done with James, you should show folks your accomplishment. I will return with more drawing fun so stay tuned in. Peace out people!


text: Evernote is a fantastic program that I have used extensively in my internet marketing business as well as for a lot of personal stuff. What does Evernote do exactly? Well, it does a lot of things. At first it might strike you as a simple note-taking program. You can set up Notebooks for different projects, [...] Read more »


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Known major issues in Animator 1.2
List of major bugs and issues discovered in Animator 1.2:
- Reflection does not render properly when an object has a transform applied to it. It renders correctly in the browser when exported.
- The "Min length" scene property if set to a specific value and not "auto" will cause the scene-end action not to be fired on Firefox browsers. Workaround is to add an extra keyframe at the end if you want to extend the length of a scene and leave the "Min length" property set to auto
- Safari on Windows does not seem to support the current CSS3 specs needed to play some animations
- Safari (< 5.1) on OS X has bug when animating colors that sometimes makes the initial color come back when the animation is done.
- Android (2.2, 2.3) have issues displaying rotation/scaling.
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Scratch Lab Adds Support for Sony F65 Dailies
Follows Announcement of 48 fps Stereo RED Epic Workflow
Assimilate (Santa Clara, CA) said today that its $4995 Scratch Lab system for production dailies supports the Sony F65 digital cinema camera. Earlier this month, the company announced that Scratch Lab could also handle RAW footage from the Red Epic in stereo, direct from camera, at 48 fps. Along with already implemented support for the ARRI ALEXA, the Vision Research Phantom, the Panasonic P2, the Canon EOS C300, 5D, and 7D, and the GoPro, Assimilate claims Scratch Lab supports more native camera formats than any other production dailies system.
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Does anyone know of a all-in-one privacy policy generator that they have used and can recommend?
I've no idea what country you're in, so here's some that cover the major countries:
(It's about the same price nomatter which currency you buy it in, I have bolded the UK version as per your comment)
Full disclosure: I know the people that run this website. In fact I've worked with them in the past, and we use their services my workplace.
This one's a little old, but I've used this free app from IBM to great success in generating privacy policies a P3P policies: http://www.alphaworks.ibm.com/tech/p3peditor
Iubenda have a policy generator with a lot of nice modular bits you can include, like which services are used on your site and hence what information is collected. They then provide you with an image link to the generated policy, a bit like Creative Commons licenses are often displayed.


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20 Dec 2011 12:22 AM #1
Gallery linked to remte server
Hi! In my local storage I've a list of items and for each item I show a detail. In each detail page I need to open a new page with a gallery (jquery style) with images linked to remote server. Can you suggest me solutions for manage cool galleries using Sencha Touch?
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Dynamic Pawn Play in Chess
How to Use Your Pawns to Fight for the Initiative and Central ControlProduct Code: B0066GB
Publisher: Gambit
Author: Drazen Marovic
Year of Publication: 2001
Pages: 256
Notation Type: Figurine (FAN)
Book DescriptionThis book tackles fundamental questions such as: 'How should pawns be used to fight for the centre?' and 'How does the central pawn formation affect planning for both sides?' These issues are central to understanding chess. Marovic discusses central pawn-structures and their impact on play both in the centre and on the wings. He begins by surveying how the pawn's role in controlling the centre has been developed over the last 150 years, and how this has led to the refinement of concepts such as the 'dynamic' backward pawn and the positional exchange sacrifice. The bulk of the book is devoted to discussions of the main type of centre: Open Centre; Closed/Blocked Centre; Fixed Centre; and in particular the Mobile/Dynamic Centre.
Drazen Marovic is a grandmaster from Croatia, who has won medals as both player and trainer for various national teams. His pupils include Bojan Kurajica, World Under-20 Champion in 1965, and Al Modiahki of Qatar, the first Arabian grandmaster. Marovic has a wealth of experience as a writer, editor and television commentator on chess. He is currently the trainer of the Croation national team.
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text: James McFadden of Follansbee, left, and John Cox of Weirton polish panels of the Moving Wall, a half-size replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., that arrived at the Follansbee Middle School football field Thursday. The monument was assembled at the site by volunteers with the Follansbee American Legion Post, Ohio Valley Veterans Memorial Squad and Steubenville chapter of the Vietnam Veterans Support group and other community members under the direction of staff with Vietnam Combat Veterans Ltd., which has brought it to locations throughout the U.S. A Navy veteran, McFadden will be the guest speaker at a memorial service held at 11 a.m. today at the site. The Moving Wall will remain at the scene through Sunday during Follansbee Community Days. After the festival begins this afternoon, parking won't be available at the school, but shuttles may be taken from the following sites along state Route 2: Jo-Jon's near Mahan Lane, James Funeral Home, the Brooke County Senior Center, Follansbee City Building, former site of Farmer Frank's and Domino's Pizza. -- Warren Scott


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My OpenID provider decided to stop providing OpenID without warning. Is there any way to access my account, or am I SOL? I haven't been able to find any sort of support email on the StackOverflow.
Note that this question is different from the "My OpenID provider is shutting down, what do I do?" since my OpenID provider has already shut down


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Most recently - Paula Newby-Fraser - 8 Ironman Hawaii World titles, 24 Ironman victories career.
Past - Chris Evert, she was nothing but class on and off the court.
My all time favorite female athlete would be Michelle Akers, US soccer player and member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame. She's a leader and an incredibly strong and passionate person, which is why I like her. She suffered from chronic fatigue syndrome and would often times need IVs during or after games and you could see it in her face that she really left it all out on the field cause she just loves the game and loves to win for her teammates. Solid athlete in my book!
Michellie Jones
Verena "Vreni" Schneider /Switzerland/alpine skiing
With five Olympic medals &mdash three of them gold &mdash in her collection, Swiss alpine skier Vreni Schneider is considered the top female ski racer in Switzerland and one of the best female skiers the world has ever seen. Born in 1964, Schneider's winning streak during the 1988-1989 season &mdash when she took 14 World Cup races, a record she still holds today &mdash and her performance at the Olympics were among the achievements that earned her the moniker the "Swiss Sportswoman of the Century." Schneider retired in 1995 and now runs a ski and snowboard school in her hometown of Elm, Switzerland.
She is amazing!!
Good call! I follow the Olympics very closely
but I only vaguely remember her accomplishments. "Swiss Sportswoman of the Century"... not bad at allthat's impressive.
jensterling, do you ski much?
Gail Deavers......she is by far the best athlete in my eyes. I had a chance to talk with her one on one a couple of times and she's the most positive person I've ever met in sports! Her work ethic is unbelievable!
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I find that people generally distinguish between love and infatuation. Is there a physiological difference between the two? Or are they biologically identical, and the difference is circumstantial?
Assuming that our emotions are the psychological manifestations of chemical changes in our bodies (an assumption I have no trouble with but one that others may take umbrage at), any emotion will be different.
If your brain can distinguish between two emotions, then the underlying chemistry through which these emotions are expressed will be different.
This is not to say that we, as scientists, can quantify this. Definitely not today at any rate. Simply that there will almost certainly be a physiological difference between any emotional state that can be differentiated by your brain. Otherwise the brain would not register different emotions.
Human language has different words for different feelings. There is often a type of feeling "continuum" with different words representing different ranges on this scale. For example:
How you decide to qualify an emotion you are feeling is more a question of semantics than biology. The point I am making here is that each point on that scale (and every point in between that we haven't explicitly assigned a word to) will represent a slightly different mix of various chemical signals in your body.
If your question is more about the English language words love and infatuation, their definition and distinguishing between them, try posting on English.SE.
Using the Triarchic Theory of Love proposed by Robert Sternberg, love is divided into three components:
Using the theory's particular Infatuation is just the passion portion of love which is lacking in intimacy and commitment required for Consummate Love or True Love.
Physiologically speaking, this is when a certain sense of dependency comes in and as we know from years of addiction research, there is a physiological difference between liking sex physically and liking sex with a particular person for non-physical reasons.


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TORONTO - Craftsman makes a variety of quality tools.
Fortunately for the Red Knights, Shane Sears' tool of choice Thursday evening was a bat. With two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning, Sears singled home Carley Cooper with the game-winning run enabling the Toronto softball team to rally for a 5-4 victory over visiting Oak Glen.
"We knew going into the game that nothing was going to be easy for us," Toronto head coach Gene Ciciarelli said. "The girls showed a lot of patience and poise at the plate. We had a good batting practice session yesterday. The girls were swinging at pitches in the strike zone.
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MAKING THE TAG — Toronto catcher Kayla Brown tags out Oak Glen's Jordan Cunningham during Thursday's 5-4 win by the Red Knights in Toronto. The teams combined for 22 hits, four strikeouts and no walks.
-- Fred Younce
"We told them to hit the pitches they could hit. They were waiting on their pitch, and they hit the ball. That is something we have really emphasized that."
The teams combined for 22 hits, just four strikeouts and no walks.
"We hit the ball," Oak Glen (6-17) head coach Michelle McHaffie said. "We made progress. They definitely came ready to play today. They wanted to play. I am not disappointed in that."
The Golden Bears were able to do more damage with the bat as Oak Glen outhit Toronto, 15-7.
Unfortunately the girls from Hancock County left several runners stranded, and to make matters worse, the Golden Bears had two girls thrown out on the bases and included one at the plate.
"That is something we can learn from," McHaffie said. "We told them to be more aggressive on the bases. You need to take chances to win games.
"This game is something we can build upon unlike our last game."
Sears' single made a winner out of Cari Horne.
Sears and catcher Kayla Brown each contributed two singles and an RBI, Horne delivered a run-scoring single and Myranda Blanton and Chelsea Anderson each added RBI.
Jordan Cunningham took the loss. The senior struck out three.
"Jordan threw the ball well," McHaffie said. "That might be the best I have seen her throw.
"We battled. We weren't the home team. Toronto was the home team and not us. Hopefully, things will change when we are the home team on Monday."
Offensively, Ashley Pryor produced a single and a run-scoring double, Logan Andrews, Mikayla Crane and Cunningham all collected run-scoring singles and Casey Patterson and Shayni Vega each tallied two base hits.
"They swung the bat well," Ciciarelli said. "It was the way the game was going. I think Cari felt she was in control. Her control might have been a little off. She was around the plate.
"I don't know how she was throwing her breaking ball. Sometimes with the cold weather it is hard to throw the breaking the ball. It was a little nippy today, but she battled."
The Golden Bears struck first with a run in the top of the first inning. Young reached on a base hit and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt. Pryor reached on a base hit, and after the second out, Cunningham followed with a single scoring Young.
Oak Glen added to its lead with a run in the top of the second.
With two outs, Young reached on an error and scored on a single by Andrews.
Toronto tied the score in the bottom half of the inning with two unearned runs. Emily Anderson and Lexie Berger reached on back-to-back errors, and both scored on groundouts - by Blanton and Chelsea Anderson.
The Golden Bears had a golden opportunity to break the tie in the third, but Berger threw out a sliding Cunningham, who was trying to score on a flyout to centerfield.
"That catch and throw by Lexie was the play of the game," Ciciarelli said. "Blanton also made a nice catch in right field, and Sears made the diving catch at second base. Those were all good plays."
Oak Glen pushed two runs across in the fourth to regain the lead. Vega led off the inning with a bunt single and scored on a two-out double by Pryor putting the Golden Bears back out in front 3-2. Pryor scored on a single by Crane for a 4-2 advantage.
Toronto plated two runs in the fifth to tie the score as Horne and Brown belted back-to-run run-scoring base hits.
The Golden Bears got one runner on in the sixth and again in the seventh, but they were unable to bring the runner home.
Both teams are scheduled to return to the field at 5 p.m. today on the road. Toronto will play at Bridgeport, while Oak Glen will travel to rival Beaver Local.
Toronto 5, Oak Glen 4
Oak Glen 110 200 0 - 4 15 4
Toronto 002 020 1 - 5 7 2
OAK GLEN (6-17): Cunningham (LP, 3K, 0BB) and Crane; Young S; Andrews 2S, RBI; Pryor S, D, RBI; Crane 2S, RBI; Cunningham 2S, RBI; McGaffic S; Murray S; Patterson 2S; Vega 2S.
TORONTO (10-5): Horne (WP, 1K, 0BB) and Brown; Schaming S; Sears 2S, RBI; Horne S, RBI; Brown 2S, RBI; Blanton RBI; C. Anderson RBI; Cooper S.


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The Date class in JavaScript.This class not only makes the manipulation of dates easier (regardless of which date format you prefer) but it also handles time as well.
Defining Dates
To be able to use the Date class we need to define objects of that type. To do this we use a command very similar to that which we used to define arrays.
The way to define an object as a date is like this:
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var myDate = new Date;
For example, to set our date object to 15th April 2006 you can specify the following immediately after the above declaration:
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myDate.setMonth(3); // January = 0
Comparing Dates
One of the most useful areas where using the date class is useful is where you need to either compare two dates or to change a date or time by a specified amount. For example let's say that we want to compare today's date with the 15th April 2006. Is today before or after that date? To do this we need to add the following code to what we have already defined above:
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var today = new Date;
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alert('today is before 16th April 2006');
alert('today is after 15th April 2006');
Changing Dates
As well as comparing dates we can also easily manipulate dates. For example say that we need to work with the date exactly one week in the future All we need to do with a date object is to add 7 to the days portion of the date like this:
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Just posted: Dionne on Cruz, Boehner & the shutdown
Now on the website: At the end of Day 1 of the government shutdown, E. J. Dionne Jr. writes on the real goal of the right wing:
Can anyone now doubt who is responsible for Washington's dysfunction? The Republican right still does not accept the legitimacy of Barack Obama's presidency. This is why much of the government shut down.
The issue here is not that Congress failed to reach a "compromise." The Democrats already have compromised, lopping about $70 billion off their budget proposal, to the dismay of many liberals. That was meaningless to a tea party crowd that seems to care not a whit about the deficit, despite its fulsome talk. It will be satisfied only if Congress denies health care coverage to about 25 million Americans, which is what "repealing Obamacare" really means.
It needs to be said over and over as long as this stupid and artificial crisis brewed by the tea party continues: Financing the government in a normal way and avoiding a shutdown should not be seen as a "concession." Making sure the government pays its debt is not a "concession." It's what we expect from a well-functioning constitutional system. It's what we expect from decent stewards of our great experiment. The extremists who have taken over the House do not believe in a normal, constitutional system. They believe only in power.
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What is telling is that even among "the Five" on Fox News all agree that the Republicans have lost on this issue. Big Time. There is real fear about losing in 2014. The Democrats had their biggest fund raising day ever yesterday. Feebly Republicans are not citing the glitches in signing up for health care and saying that premiums are increased for everyone. Glitches always happen. As far as all the facts on Obamacare, we will eventually be able to understand the costs.
But as of now Ted Cruz and Co are in big, big trouble.
Anybody who has ever been up 21 hours straight reading Dr. Seuss (what mother with a sick toddler hasn't?) can start thinking up a lot of crazy stuff. The sad thing is that instead of telling Ted Cruz to lie down and take a nice nap, the GOP is following his lead. I've written my elected governmental officials about my outrage and frustration for whatever good that's going to do. The appropriately named Yahoo reports that what's been trending all day today are that viral video of the woman who quit her job, Frito pie, Oscar Pistorius, the bikers who attacked the SUV in Manhattan, and Lily Collins. Government shutdown isn't even on the list.
Not that I think President Obama and the Democrats have manipulated the situation to their political advantage.
Rather I'm beginning to think that if the "Banana Republicans" stick to their racist inspired ideology and bring down the whole economy, it just may be a big enough political earthquake that could shake the House majority loose from Republican control.
Not minimizing all the pain to millions of people this will cause, maybe we should just keep feed the House Republicans enough rope to hang themselves?
I'm a Federal employee who's also the primary wage-earner in our (two-income) household.
I'm locked out of my workplace today because Congress -- specifically, the House of Representatives -- cannot see a way to do its duty under the Constitution to fund the national government appropriately, with no sign of when they intend to resume doing this job.
But, you know, as I sit here and worry about whether we'll be able to pay our mortgage and make our car payment, pay our daughter's grade school tuition and meet the many other routine, not-by-any-means irresponsible or extravagant financial obligations we have (among them charitable giving to our parish and diocese), I'm starting not to care exactly who in elected office is responsible for the shutdown. I just want someone to find the spirit and courage to exercise leadership and get the country past this shutdown and out of crisis governing.
Maybe this one day can be spent pointing fingers and dissecting which faction/individual(s) is/are to blame. Did the disciples do some of this Good Friday night and into Holy Saturday? But what I'm looking for is a skip-ahead to Pentecost -- now! :: Heather Feeney (15 years in Federal service)
The Tea Party folks who are primarily responsible for shutting down the government are nothing more than anarchists. They are not patriots in any respect. These rabid screwballs have the same mentality as the radicals who worked to destroy the Union that Abraham Lincoln was trying to preserve. They are doing this because they oppose a law passed by Congress, signed by the President and determined to be constitutional by the Supreme Court. If the Republicans want to repeal the law and deny millions of health care, they can work to gain control of both houses of the U.S. Congress and win the presidency. Until then, they have a law that needs to be honored and not attacked via anarchy and terrorism.
I know that the Tea Party kooks got their entree into the House because of the Republican gerrymandering in so many congressional districts. What I want to know is how is it possible that a political party can draw the districts so unfairly? Is it because of the state laws? If so, doesn't such gerrymandering violate the Constitution somehow? It certainly waters down some people's votes in national elections, so it would seem that the U.S. Supreme Court should have an interest in this. It just seems so grossly and patently unfair.
My two cents on how the patently obvious gerrymandering was accomplished. Understanding begins, I believe, with accepting as largely correcty a quote attributed to the former Speaker of the U.S. House Tip O'Neill: "All politics is local"
At the local level a great deal of, if not most, politicians who rise to the top and stay there do so based on their knowledge of "where the skeletons are buried". Whether friend or foe is not important. A friend today may be an foe tomorrow. The method works. As they rise from city to county, from county to district, from district to state.....you get the picture....they retain the methods that worked for them. They have little choice. Their "skeletons" are now in the same "closet".
Is politics the problem? Nope. Politics is just us trying to move towards a common good. It's the clearly identifiable, small band of thugs who make it more than obvious they will do harm if questioned. Does it have to be this way? Nope. I do believe the current Pope is making it more than obvious a good person can change a great deal of how we perceive ourselves and our institutions. He seems wisely to be leaving the "skeletons" to God. I also believe President Obama is likewise struggling to make a constructive difference. Unlike the Pope, Obama is, of course, a politician. And he seems to accept that reality. Thank goodness.
Ann: I suspect that the Democrats are ... and have been ... just as guilty of gerrymandering as is the current coven of Tea Partiers.
The ability to do that is the problem, not necessarily who is doing it.
How to correct it? Maybe some disinterested party subject to approval by the sitting legislature and, if necessary, ratification by the state judiciary.
As is, gerrymandering is a self-perpetuating system of rule of the many by the select few.
Curial, right? Oops ... curious.


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Bring Autumn Inside
I'm sure you can feel it — the change that's in the air all around us.
It's been a spectacular autumn so far, and I've been spending as much time as possible going on long hikes. Perhaps I should feel guilty about the chores I'm neglecting, but I cannot resist the spectacular display beckoning outside my window. The smell of cool, crisp air and sound of rustling leaves instantly put me in a good mood.
I have always felt the healing energy of nature, and lately I have connected even more deeply with the cycles of each beautiful and fleeting season. I used to dread the end of summer, but with age (and lots of yoga), I am now grateful to live in a place that has four distinct seasons. I embrace change — after all, it is inevitable.
Being in balance with our outer world brings more harmony to our inner world, both psychically and physically. As the colder weather sets in, we transform our habits as well as wardrobes and, hopefully, our home environment.
Here are a few easy ways to welcome the fall season in your home:


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Arsenal Finds Winning Formula
Manager Wenger's Midfield Options Have Added 'Grinta' to the Gunners' Game
The summer transfer window has been closed for a month, but around Arsenal, inevitably, it still infuses every narrative. The latest one will unfold Tuesday night at Emirates Stadium, when Arsenal takes on Napoli in the Champions League: a story of two summer signings. On one side, there is Mesut Özil, the big-name playmaker that Arsenal broke the bank to acquire from Real Madrid. And, on the other, there is Argentina striker Gonzalo Higuaín, the player Arsenal wanted before he joined Napoli instead. Their combined transfer fees exceeded $100 million.
With three assists in four games, Özil has already made an impact for Arsenal, just as Higuaín certainly would have too. But another one of Arsenal's summer signings is showing that impact doesn't have to cost a fortune: midfielder Mathieu Flamini, a 29-year-old who cost exactly nothing.
After his AC Milan contract expired over the summer, Flamini asked to train with Arsenal, his club from 2004 to 2008. The idea was to stay in shape during his job-hunt. As it turned out, he didn't have to hunt very far.
"Many people questioned us when we did that," said Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger, who is known for signing promising young talent, not older known quantities. "But since he plays, he has done very well. Overall, I think the most important is the balance of the team."
In recent years, Arsenal has been accused of lacking that equilibrium between stylish attacking players and defensive enforcers. Too often, more physical opponents found the team could simply be bullied into some kind of defensive calamity.
But this season, without compromising Arsenal's trademark passing philosophy, Wenger has found a solution to complement his usual crop of stylish attacking players with a little more resilience in midfield.
"We have many players who can play this role," Wenger said Monday, highlighting the work of Mikel Arteta and Aaron Ramsey, who is currently in the form of his life playing alongside Özil.
But they don't all do the job the same way. Ramsey has played a more offensively minded game this season, even though he is among the Premier League leaders in tackles per game with 5.5. More intriguing is the comparison between Arteta, who mainly played in the holding midfield spot last season, and Flamini, who has occupied it lately in his absence. Look at where on the field they touch the ball most and the difference between them becomes obvious.
Last season, Arteta took 13.1 % of his touches in the attacking third, while Flamini had 10.8% in four league appearances this year, according to data from Opta Sports. Another 14.2% of Arteta's possession came in his own defensive third. But Flamini, in stark contrast, has the ball in the defensive third almost 27.28% of the time.
And still, from that position, Flamini average more touches of the ball in a match than all but two of his teammates—Ramsey and Özil.
Flamini isn't just passing the ball around back there, either. In a tough game against Stoke City last month, Flamini put his qualities as an organizer on display. Even with the ball at the other end of the field, he spat orders constantly, rearranging defenders and gesticulating at opposing runs that hadn't happened yet.
Wander into his patch of the field and he'll tell you, in no uncertain terms, where you should be.
"I'm never surprised by the improvement of the players," Wenger said. In this case, he was answering a question about striker Olivier Giroud, but it could easily apply to half a dozen members of his squad so far this season. "It gives me a little bit the feeling that we do the right things with the players, so I don't want to diminish that too much."
Because he's never been the most technically gifted player, Flamini's traditional statistics don't jump off the page. (Which could be why his profile on the statistical website WhoScored.com harshly states, "Player has no significant strengths.") His run-constantly, hound-anything-that-moves approach is also the reason he has made only a handful of appearances for the French national team, which tends to favor technical maestros in midfield over equally valuable mop-up men like Flamini.
During his first stint with Arsenal, Flamini had more yellow cards (21) in over 150 appearances than he had goals (8) and assists (8) combined. And yet, AC Milan saw enough to snap him up in 2008. Flamini has what the Italians call "grinta," a word for aggressive determination that, fittingly, is also used to describe fast cars.
There, too, his disciplinary record ran longer than his scoring distinctions. That probably isn't in his job description for this stint at Arsenal. Though if it were, he'd be on the money already. In three league starts, he has no goals, no assists, three yellows.
It's not the typical formula for an Arsenal midfielder, but with Arsenal off to its best start in six years, it's working.
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Wow - 1000 posts! Keep up the good work Heinz! As for the body, I have a D700 w/grip.
Wow - 1000 posts! Keep up the good work Heinz! As for the body, I have a D700 w/grip.
Thx Dee Dee,
Be sure I will go on. Cause I like NN and the friends on the forum.
A short consequence of using a grip : you will get a higher LRS = lower rail setting with a higher torque to the system. So you have to re level the system to be in level.
What is the profit of a battery grip? Quicker frames per second, more battery power. Towards the torque on the system. A second fully charged battery in your backpack and there is no need of a battery grip.
A better way to walk around the "bottle neck" during bracketing set up is to use a high speed CF Card with 90mb/sec for example and get rid off the higher torque. This is my personal experience. It also saves a lot of time to back up the info at home.
Even with battery grip using a bracketing setup you might feel the camera is stopping to shoot the last two shots of the bracketing set up. Why? Cause it takes time to store info on the CF card. Meanwhile you are waiting to get the storage ready and the camera will take the last two shots, everything might have changed on site: cars have moved, people are walking around to another place, trees or water with waves have moved.
For me, the better solution is to raise ISO to get shorter shutter speed, high performance CF card and to get along without battery grip. Does not matter if 9/11 pics per second, the last bottle neck is the buffer of the camera shooting in CH mode.
And let me tell you, with or without battery grip, once you get to the bottle neck of storing infos to the CF card and camera inside buffer, you will be stopped. Does not matter with or without a battery grip. This is my personal experience with D700 and even with D3 combined with Sandisk Extreme Pro with 90 mbps. Taking multi row panos with bracketing shots.
There are a lot of guys out there who like the battery grip, for me personally, I do not like it. To me there is no sense to wait for the last 2 pics/second to be backed up to CF card because of the real bottle neck. Storing as quick as possible with a high speed CF card will really be in advantage of the profits of a battery grip.
I'm not saying that I'll be using D700 w/grip for panos. It's just that I normally have it always attached. Probably,I won't be even using 14-24 or even more so 24-70 all that often for panos. Still, since I already own these lenses I might be tempted to give it a try one day. I'll be getting D3s soon so, it'll be similar size to the D700 w/grip. My question stands: Does the nadir adapter solve the issue for the 24-70 on D700 without the grip (or D3s) ?
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Vincen, you are so bloody right. I got the whole parcel in safe order.
Opening the parcel I did not succeed to reach the parts. Someone inside was fighting with swords to keep me away from them.. Showing my order papers to him, I succeeded.
This new Nodal Ninjian is really a tough guy.! (parcel included a Ninja Fighter 5x4 cm to protect the products).
Thx to your extraordinary service Vincen, I can test the nikkor 24-70/f2.8 with D3 with the 210mm upper lower rail _M1 for those who are waiting for results..
Plus the Zenith Nadir Adapter for R1 and the stop set for the 10.5 fisheye lens for R1.
Enough to do.
Thx once again and cheers,
BTW: Do you know why France won't get the efforts to shut down all nuclear energy plants like Germany? Cause Sarkozy is to small in height to be able to reach the switch
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Hi and welcome to the forum,
a month ago EVI out BE was asking for a panohead. http://www.panoguide.com/forums/qna/9393/ clicking on EVI you can see the profile and can send an IM.
My experience with our resellers in NL: when they have to order something, it will take weeks to get it. The better stock and delivery is cameranu.nl, Foto Konijnenberg is just second choice.
The best choice to get your hardware as quick as possible in our area is Vincen, french distributor, in Grenoble. Great stock, he gets new equipment continuously in short periods of time, great knowledge, great panorama shooter. I had to wait for MFR 210mm 1 week, 2days of delivery from France to NL. www.magasin/skivr
For the people thinking "what is heinz talking about in the post above......"
Explanation: Heinz is replying to my fist post on this board, which has for some dark reasons disappeared after a day.
I probably offered my Nodal Ninja Ultimate M1-L with RD16 to cheap on ebay. I will not post the link again, otherwise this post will get deleted as well. You easily find it (Only one NN from belgium on ebay)
Anyhow, i will introduce myself (again). I'm new to the forum and just got my hands on a NN M1-L.
Marvelous quality although the downside is the weight which does not make it easy for travelling, which i really like to do.
I working with a D3 and a 14-24mm nikkor, which is to big for a zenith shot. The M1 nadir will change this.
I read in old post that Nick Fan thought the M1 Nadir should be available in july 2011. Now it that month, maybee Nick can tell us more please. Will the M1 nadir be available very soon? Thank you
Setting up and getting the right settings for the M1-L is much more difficult as i thought it would be.
I used several methods and my last 'the grid method', but i still keep small stitching errors although PTgui gives me Optimizer results "This is very good" of "This is good". I'm puzzeld about this and think it must be the setting on the tripod head which are wrong.
I'm using a Kirk BL-D3 (L-bracket) on my D3
I matched the L-bracht midpoint with camera to the midpoint on the clamp on the upper rail and should be in the middle.
I use a lower rail setting of 18,2 and an upper rail setting 14,6
Any one with a similiar setup? What are your LRS en URS?
Tips for the L-bracket to be in the right spot on the clamp? How do you avoid shifting the L-Bracket to high or to low on the clamp when attathing the camera to the tripod head.
Your post was more for the selling of your M1L so we merely moved it to the classified section of the forum. You can see the thread here:
Thanks Bill
Hey Heinz.
How are your tests with the nikkor 24-70/f2.8 going?
Hello there group!
I am thinking about getting a new head mainly for gigapan takes. I'm planning to use it with a 5D (hopefully mkiii in a near future) and right now either with a Canon EF 100mm USM macro or the rather big Canon EF 28-300 L IS USM.
Will the new M series be a good choice for this?
One other thing i don't have too clear is the 7.5 degree "positive" stops of the upper rotator. Does this mean that these are "lockable" stops?
Any other suggestions for this setup?
thanks a lot!
I have a couple of more questions regarding the ultimate m for gigapanning.
Can the vertical lock be freed? (as in NN5) Say that for framing reasons sometimes I like to start my gigapan tilt at -2.5 and then increment by 7.5º steps (this is NN5 style for 200mm).
What would then be the mininal vertical increment? From what i see in the photos there are fixed marks every 7.5º but also I've seen two little calibration marks that should allow +- 7.5/2 ? ... is this right? Is the minimun vertical increment then 3.75º if unlocked?
I've read that the ultimate m2 will account for 400mm lenses ... any ninja-leaks about this?
thanks a lot ... your help will be much appreciated,
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Thanks Vincèn ;) ... help much appreciated! ... my NN5vsM1 starts to make sense!
So I'll assume then that the minimal vertical step for m1 is 7.5º (starting at 0º) ... just out of curiosity, what are the two little calibration marks then for?


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In " The Big Bang Theory", Rajesh from India is shown to be very shy and can't speak in front of Women without first drinking alcohol. But all of a Sudden, in Season 5 Episode 20, he is shown to be dating Laxmi, without any reference to his hesitation?
Raj has not yet overcome his "shyness" regarding women, not even with Penny.
Without any real evidence, it is my experience that when I have noticed Rajesh talking to women, he always has a drink within reach. Most times in early episodes, it is in his hand suggesting easy writing, but lately the placement is more subtle. I always look for that drink to be within reach, or if not, back to the last place he sat or entered from. Sometimes it is necessary to count the beer bottles on table tops, etc. I cannot recall any time when it was not evident.
UPDATE: Here's a screen shot of their dinner date where her wine glass is in full view, but his is obscured by the salad bowl, but still evident
In an interview with the Hollywood Reporter, actor Kunal Nayyar talks about his character's development with regards to women, explaining that his newfound confidence is a result of his having spent the night with Penny at the end of season 4:


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Sometimes, when e-mailing with someone, I feel that it's not productive to wait for their answer, and sometimes you don't understand the answer or you need to ask more questions to fully understand it.
So, how can I communicate in a more productive way?
In which cases should I be using e-mail?
How do I ensure that my e-mail gets a clear and fast response?
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The judge ruled that Ripkowski suffers from bipolar disorder.
Ripkowski's attorney says his client has suffered from the condition since age 16.
Ripkowski was scheduled for execution on Feb. 20.
Harris County Assistant District Attorney Hardaway said a new execution date could be set if Ripkowski's mental condition stabilizes.
Authorities say Ripkowski strangled the toddler's mother on Dec. 22, 1997 in Salt Lake City, Utah and then drove to Houston with the 2-year-old girl, Dominique Frome.
On Christmas Day, they say, he smothered the toddler and put her body in a suitcase, which he left by the side of a road in Houston for nearly a week before he retrieved it and buried it.


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(From WIBW) -- President Obama said Wednesday no decision has been made on a potential military missile strike in retaliation for Syria's "conclusive" chemical weapons attack against its own people.
Senator Pat Roberts told 13 News the President "should get Congressional approval" before doing that.
A strike appears imminent, even before Congressional members return from their August recess. Roberts said the quick action would "be a mistake, even though the President has to act."
Roberts urged the President to ask Congress first, then make his case for a strike to the American people. The veteran Senator said the situation is certainly nothing new, that even two years ago, the White House made its case for retaliation with any crossing of the red line by using poison gas or chemical weapons against protesting Syrians. He praised Secretary of State John Kerry for being "very declarative" on the country's intentions.
"If you back off and don't do anything, that sends the wrong message to radical Islam elements that you're weak. I also worry about the situation of who you're working with. Two years ago, new political leaders emerged. Now you've got two Al Qaeda groups fighting with each other in that mix. You should be careful who you ask for."
Roberts also encouraged the White House and Pentagon to make its case to Americans on which kind of military strategy would work in Syria. The Senator says in his travels back home this month, he's heard Kansans say they do not want the U.S. to get involved in Syria, and especially don't want any boots on the ground.
"The President is in a pickle. We're in a pickle. They've got Russia and Iran. We've got Saudi Arabia, Britain and France in a coalition of the willing."
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5 Ridiculous Lies That Fooled The Whole World
#2. Lin Chunping Makes Up a Bank and Fools China
In 2010, Lin Chunping became a financial celebrity, sort of like a younger, Chinese Warren Buffett. Somehow, even though Lin had jack shit in the way of banking qualifications, he had managed to negotiate the rights to a bankrupt American bank -- the Delaware-based Atlantic Bank, which had gone under in 2008. He renamed it the totally legit-sounding USA New HSBC Federation Consortium Inc., presumably hollowing out the base of an undersea volcano for the home office.
"The laser crocodiles ran into production issues, but we finished the acid pit well ahead of schedule."
Lin now had $40 million in deposits lined up, and as a result of his success, he landed a cushy position on a Chinese government advisory board. Meanwhile, the notoriously censored state-run media in China declared his business skills to be "legendary."
Well, that's one way to put it.
Lin Chunping, seen here frolicking in a mystic glen.
The Con:
The problem with becoming a media sensation is that sometimes the news is read by people who actually know things. In Lin's case, journalists familiar with American banking took the wild step of actually double-checking his claims. It's not just that he was exaggerating his success with the Atlantic Bank in Delaware, it's that there was no such bank.
Nor was there any HSBC-licensed bank in Delaware (by then they weren't entirely convinced that Delaware was even a place).
Lin admitted that he'd made "exaggerations" to gain social status, which makes us wonder if he wasn't just telling all of this to a cute girl at a party when some government official overheard and said "You're hired!" The truth can't be much stupider, since either way it appears that in China, if you use strong enough words and enough exclamation points, no one will double-check a thing on your resume.
Also, for Chinese police, the week is apparently one long casual Friday.
#1. Andrew Wakefield Screws the MMR Vaccine
The MMR vaccine is an immunization shot you probably got as a baby that is supposed to prevent the measles and other diseases. These days, quite a few parents refuse the shot, because they heard somewhere that the vaccine somehow causes autism. They may have heard it from Jenny McCarthy or some other actor, but the whole thing goes back to a shady scientist named Andrew Wakefield.
A man with a face only a fist could love.
In 1998, Wakefield and 12 other scientists published a paper on 12 kids who had gastrointestinal and developmental issues. According to their totally objective parents, these issues only showed up after the kids got their MMR vaccine. After a crazy battery of tests that included sampling the kids' intestines and stabbing needles into their spines (as we have written countless times before, science is at its best when it is scaring children), Wakefield concluded that there might be some link between the MMR vaccine and the various ailments that had befallen the children.
Just like that, Wakefield became the champion of the anti-vaccination movement, spurring on a generation of parents who forgo vaccines for fear of giving their children autism or other developmental disorders.
"You know, some babies actually like whooping cough."
The Con:
First, let's make it clear: The science shows that vaccines do not cause autism. If you don't believe the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, you can look at the tens of thousands of non-U.S. children whose autism (or lack thereof) hasn't been tied to vaccines (or lack thereof). However, the subject has been the source of fierce controversy over the past few years, and what is so terrifying about the sudden drop in vaccinations (other than the now-epidemic levels of previously controlled diseases) is that most of the controversy came from dime-store scientist Andrew Wakefield.
For starters, Wakefield's own scientist couldn't duplicate Wakefield's results. Wakefield also manipulated his data to ensure that children who were sick before getting the vaccine were reported as only being sick after. He flat-out changed results he didn't like or that didn't completely agree with his hypothesis, all while performing needless, painful tests on children.
We've mapped the whole situation out, in case you find it hard to follow.
So why would he do all that?
Well, there's the patent for a new MMR vaccine that Wakefield filled out before he published his paper, and the money he accepted from a legal aid fund that was trying to sue vaccine manufacturers (it's almost as if he had a massive financial stake in scaring people into believing that the MMR vaccine was dangerous).
The paper was so flawed that 10 authors and the publisher of the journal it appeared in have retracted the work. That's right -- the people who helped create and publish the paper now say that it's bullshit. But don't worry -- stuff like this has a way of hanging around forever -- just ask the people who are still insisting that fluoride is poison 70 years later.
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WEIRTON - City Council on Monday asked the West Virginia Public Port Authority to take an in-depth look at the local port's operation and, if cause is found, to replace its officers and directors as is deemed necessary.
Ward 3 Councilman Fred Marsh, who co-sponsored the resolution with Ward 6 Councilman Dave Dalrymple and City Manager Valerie Means, said it's incumbent on WVPPA Executive Director Doug York to "look into the reports everybody has been receiving and clear this up."
"There's been a lot of discussion over the last week and a half," he said. "I liken it to a family member being sick and taking them to the doctor - you've got to get them checked out and (if a problem is suspected) maybe even do a biopsy."
Marsh said it's time to put "questions and concerns" surrounding the port to rest.
"I know an audit has been started by (State Auditor Glen B. Gainer)," he said. "But I also believe the Port Authority has a (responsibility) to police its own agencies ... and if there is a problem, to correct it."
The resolution, which passed on a 7-0 vote, asks the WVPPA to take "immediate action" to investigate and, if warranted "take any and all corrective actions necessary." It suggests WVPPA has a "moral and ethical obligation" to the people of Weirton to address questions surrounding the port's organizational structure, "including facts about their subsidiaries, financial information, cash management and transparency, background history of the principals involved, ... allegations of non-payment or delinquent payment to vendors, allegations of non-payment of employees, clarification of employee classifications, reports of alleged threats of Eminent Domain as a means to acquire property, statements of unfounded authority to other parties and authorities, and other items of concern."
The resolution also acknowledges the port's key role "as one of many vital tools available to drive economic growth and diversity with a region or community" but said the city's "questions and concerns have not been satisfactorily answered ... to a level that meets the city's responsibility to its taxpayers and citizens."
"There's been a lot of innuendo, a lot of talk going around the community over the last year, year and a half," Ward 6 Councilman David Dalrymple said. "We've tried to address it, get some answers. Some we've got, some we haven't. I really think it's time to clear the air and get everyone sorted out, find out what is going on at the port authority."
Dalrymple said that conceptually, a port "is a great idea for our community."
"But I've been concerned with it for a while and I know others have concerns," he added. "I believe we've done what we're supposed to do" as council representatives.
"It's a shame to be in this position," Ward 7 Councilman Terry Weigel said. "They are a state agency, reporting to the WVPPA. I would think WVPPA would also be asking questions. It's a shame it has to come down to us hearing all the questions, asking questions, and not getting answers."
Mayor George Kondik said he was in his second term as Ward 5 representative when the idea of developing Weirton as an inland port first surfaced by then-Gov. Wise in 1993.
"This is not an attack on the port," he said. "We're asking what they're doing here, what's going on, and we all hope they give us a favorable grade."
Council took the action nearly three months after it had joined with the Brooke and Hancock County commissioners in asking Senate President Jeff Kessler to initiate a post-legislative audit of the port's operation to address a variety of concerns ranging from the port's organizational structure and transparency to the role being played by Karl Keffer, who was previously associated with a port project in the Eastern Panhandle and was named in a pair of lawsuits alleging his company had failed to pay two vendors for hundreds of thousands of dollars in work they'd done for him on that project. Default judgments in those breach of contracts suits against Keffer totaling more than $500,000 are on the books in Berkley County and Fairfax County, Va., where the suits were filed.
WAPA Chairman B.J. DeFelice said the organization "stands by its welcoming a review and audit" and invited council to "come to our meetings, come and see and understand. They have an opportunity. It might help with their confusion also."
He said WVPPA is "involved weekly, they are aware and involved and we are aligning to all their projects."
Until last week, Keffer was described as an adviser to DeFelice. However, the board last week voted to appoint Keffer to serve as interim director for a 90-day period.
"We believe in (Keffer's) experience and background," DeFelice said. "I'm chairman of WAPA, I've been trying to play numerous parts and because of that, it adds confusion.
"Mr. Keffer's background in port development, federal contracts and federal programs, his understanding is significant. As a board we're pleased with his background and experience."
DeFelice said WAPA has the authority to make the appointment, though if the state were to object "we would reconsider as a board."
"Our board knows most and best what we do," he said. "We have the authority to make these decisions. We believe we're doing what's in the best interests of (the port)."
How many votes Keffer garnered is not known, though it is known the decision was not unanimous.