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Fix $n>4$. Is there a characterization of the set $T_n$ of all natural numbers $t$ such that there is some graph on $n$ vertices with exactly $t$ distinct triangles? For example, it's clear that {$1,2,\ldots,n$} $\subseteq T_n$ and $\binom{n}{3}-1 \notin T_n$; what else can we say?
I will argue that the following are true:
For $n \gt 14$ the largest members of $T_n$ are precisely
A simple construction and simple bounds are enough to show that $T_n$ contains all integers less than $\binom{n}{3}-n^2.$ The same simple construction with more sophisticated bounds evidently shows that for any $\epsilon \gt 0$ and all large enough $n$, $T_n$ contains all integers less than $\binom{n}{3}-\epsilon n^2.$
First a side result. Every integer can be expressed as a sum of three triangular numbers. I asked elsewhere : What is the smallest positive integer $s=s_m$ which can not be written in the form $$s=\binom{a}{2}+\binom{b}{2}+\binom{c}{2}$$ subject to $\max(a,b,c) \le m?$ For now I will say that obviously, for all $m $, $s_m \ge \binom{m+1}{2} .$
Consider this simple construction: Start with $K_{n-3}$ which already has $\binom{n-3}{3}$ triangles. Adjoin three further vertices $u,v,w$ with no edges between them but allow each to be connected to all, some or none of the other $n-3$ vertices. This will allow all triangle counts of the form $\binom{n-3}{3}+\binom{a}{2}+\binom{b}{2}+\binom{c}{2}$ subject to $\max(a,b,c) \le n-3$ and hence at least everything from $\binom{n-3}{3}$ up to $\binom{n-3}{3}+\binom{n-2}{2}-1=\binom{n}{3}-(n^2-5n+8).$ We may assume by inductive hypothesis and a few very small examples that using $n-1$ or less vertices we can get all counts up to $\binom{n-1}{3}-((n-1)^2-5(n-1)+8)=\binom{n-3}{3}+n-5.$ Hence we can get all counts from $0$ up to $\binom{n}{3}-(n^2-5n+8)$ using this construction.
If I understand a rather impressive answer (in a comment) to my question, for any $\epsilon \gt 0$, $s_m \ge (3/2-\epsilon)m^2$ for all large enough $m.$ Hence for large enough $n$ we can get all counts up to $\binom{n-3}{3}+(3/2-\epsilon)(n-3)^2=\binom{n}{3}-(\epsilon n^2+O(n)).$
Consider now the largest counts in $T_n.$ They must result from removing only a few edges from $K_n$. Suppose that $c$ edges are removed and let $H$ be the graph formed by the removed edges. If $H$ is $c$ disjoint edges, this kills $c(n-2)$ triangles. In general the number of killed triangles is $c(n-2)-p-2t$ where $t$ is the number of triangles in H (since these triples get counted three times by $c(n-2)$) and $p$ is the number of paths of length two in $H$ which are not part of a triangle in $H.$ To find the exact spectrum of values requires not an enumeration but simply a classification of which triples $c,p,t$ represent possible values for the edge,path and triangle count of graph. Hence all triangle free graphs with $v$ vertices, $c$ edges and degree sequence $d_1,d_2,\cdots,d_v$ give (when removed) the same count: $\binom{n}{3}-\sum_1^v\binom{d_i}{2}.$ We need not know how many ways a certain degree sequence can be obtained, only if it can be realized in at least one one.
As Gerhard Paseman mentions, this may be as hard as enumerating all graphs. If that is indeed the case, you may want to check out this paper by Alon, Yuster and Zwick. In it, they mention that given a graph $G=(V,E)$, it is easy to count the number of triangles in $G$ in $O(V^\omega)$-time, where $\omega<2.376$ is the exponent of matrix multiplication. They generalize this by presenting an $O(V^\omega)$ algorithm for counting the number of $k$-cycles in a graph for $k \leq 7$. An elegant technique in this area is the so-called colour-coding method.
Edit 1. A partial answer to unknown's question is that, $k \in T_n$ for all $k \leq n^{3/2}$ ($n$ large). To see this choose $j$ maximal such that $\binom{j}{3} \leq k$. By making a clique on $j$ vertices, and then taking a disjoint union of triangles on the remaining vertices, we can make a graph with exactly $k$ triangles provided $k-\binom{j}{3} \leq \frac{n-j}{3}$. After some number crunching, this is possible provided $k \leq n^{3/2}$.
Edit 2. Here is some information for $k$ which are not in $T_n$. As Gerhard notes, removing an edge from $K_n$ destroys exactly $n-2$ triangles. Thus, $\binom{n}{3} - t \notin T_n$ for all $t=1, \dots, n-3$. The next triangle-densest graph is obtained by removing two incident edges, which destroys $2n-5$ triangles. Thus, $\binom{n}{3} - t \notin T_n$, for $t=n-1, n, \dots, 2n-6$. The next two triangle-densest graphs are obtained by removing a matching of size 2, which destroys $2n-4$ triangles, or the edges of a triangle, which destroys $3n-8$ triangles. Thus, $\binom{n}{3}-t \notin T_n$ for $t=2n-3, 2n-2, \dots, 3n-9$.
We can give a construction showing that all counts up to $(1+o(1))\binom n3$ can be obtained, confirming Terry's probabilistic approach. Consider graphs consisting, apart from isolated vertices, of a sequence of cliques of size 3 or more, where each clique overlaps the previous one in two edges and otherwise has new vertices. If the cliques have size $k_1,k_2,\ldots,k_m$, then the number of triangles is $t=\sum_{i=1}^m \binom{k_i}{3}$ and the number of vertices is $n\ge 2+\sum_{i=1}^m (k_i-2)$. So the question is, for which $n,t$ do these inequalities have a solution $k_1,k_2,\ldots,k_m$?
Turn it around and ask: given $t$, what is the least $n$ for which there is a solution? (Larger $n$ are obtained by adding isolated vertices.) An upper bound is given by the greedy solution $n=N(t)$: choose $k_1$ to be as large as possible with $\binom{k_1}{3}\le t$ and continue recursively in the same manner. Since $t-\binom{k_1}{3}=O(t^{2/3})$, the $k_1$-clique dominates $N(t)$. To get an explicit bound needs some care, but wouldn't be difficult. I'm pretty sure it shows that, for large $n$, there is a solution for $0\le t\le\binom n3-O(n^2)$.
ADDED: Here are some tentative values of $[n,\Delta_n]$, where the first missing number of triangles is $\binom n3-\Delta_n$. From $n=13$ onwards, I won't swear to them. I just computed all the graphs within 16 edges of a complete graph and counted their triangles. Most seriously, I only eye-balled the output for missing values and could have missed some. The larger values are wobbling around near 0.3 $n^2$.
[4, 1], [5, 4], [6, 6], [7, 11], [8, 19], [9, 23], [10, 27], [11, 31], [12, 42], [13, 47], [14, 52], [15, 66], [16, 72], [17, 78], [18, 98], [19, 105], [20, 112]
I don't know that it would be as hard as enumerating all graphs. There are more than $2^{\binom{n}2}/n!$ graphs but less than $\binom{n}{3}$ possiblities for the number of triangles. Perhaps not a lot fewer though.
$T_4=\{0,1,2,4\}.$ Removing $k=0,1,2$ disjoint edges yields $\binom{n}{3}-k(n-2)$ triangles and removing $2$ non-disjoint edges $\binom{n}{3}-2(n-2)+1.$ These will be the largest four numbers in $T_n$ so $T_5=\{0,1,2,3,4,5,7,10\}.$
It starts to seem easier to have $U_n=\{x \mid 0 \lt\binom{n}{3}-x \notin T_n \}$ so $U_5=\{1,2,4\}.$ The previous comment is that $U_n$ contains all the integers from $1$ to $2n-6$ with the exception of $n-2.$
Once $n \ge 6$ there are $4$ possible cases for removing $3$ edges yielding $\binom{n}{3}-3(n-2)+j$ for $j=0,1,2,3$ Putting this together with the previous observations and the fact that $T_5 \subset T_6$ is enough to establish that $T_6=\{0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,16,20\}$ so $U_6=\{1,2,3,5,6\}$
The reference given by arun, if correct (which I have no reason to doubt) gives
$U_7=\{1,2,3,4,6,7,8,11 \}$ and $U_8=\{1,2,3,4,5,7,8,9,10,13,14,19\}.$ I'll let someone else check the intermediate cases. The last one (if I have not made an error) says that $U_{12}=\{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,21,22,23,24,25,26,31,32,33,35,41,42\}$ f
LATER As Gerhard notes, so far I used an enumeration of all graphs with 3 edges along with a reported enumeration of all graphs with up to $12$ nodes (although only the statistics which gave non-zero counts, not the counts themselves). However less detailed constructions might yield most of the values. Here is one:
Consider splitting $n$ nodes into two groups, of sizes $3$ and $m=n-3.$ Decree a complete graph $K_m$ on the $m$ nodes and no edges joining two of the other $3.$ Then with the between group edges one can obtain any triangle count $\binom{m}{3}+\sum_{i=1}^3\binom{m_i}{2}$ for any choices of $m_i \le m.$ This (together with the fact that $T_{n-1} \subset T_n$) shows that $T_n$ contains all integers up to $\binom{n-2}{3}$ (and further but not all the way to $\binom{n-1}{3})$ (Any integer is a sum of three or less triangular numbers). So this gets us to $O(\binom{n}{3})$ without any enumeration. Other constructions might get further.
Is it true that for sufficiently large $n$, $\{1,...,n^2\}\subset T_n$?
The number of unlabelled graphs with a given number of triangles is explicitly detailed here for $n \in \{1,...,12\}$: http://www.win.tue.nl/~aeb/graphs/cospectral/triangles.html

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Recently I was exposed to a number of stories where alleged illegal activities (for this case, we can take brute-force) are outsourced to the cloud, and are run by the cloud providers. The providers, e.g Amazon, can be used for the sole purpose of malicious activity - For instance, renting a strong machine with a big number of processors and letting it run some sort of a brute-force, whether offline (a given file to crack) or over the internet.
A real example: (This site), owned by moxie - Supplies cloud services to crack WPA handshakes, and there is no need here to elaborate on the consequences and meaning of the availability of such service.
The question here is a bit blurred, but still important (in my opinion) - Doesn't it cross the line a bit? Of course some legitimate network administrators might use this service for their own organization and for a legit purpose, but I think there is a big window here for criminal activity.


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Water Related Ideas For GTA IV
I originally made this thread back in April 2006, almost a year ago. I figured it's too old to be bumped and moved to this forum, so I'm reposting these ideas.
*Also, any mods who may think this should be moved into the wishlist thread, please let me know and I'll gladly move it, but since it's such a large, detailed, and water specific list, I figured it would be best to post as a seperate thread.
The character's ability to swim was introduced in San Andreas, giving players a whole new under water world to explore! But now, at least I, want more water action!
A few vehicles I think would be interesting to see are jet skis,* cruise ships,**, submarines/submersibles,*** and war related ships (Batlleships, etc.)****
* I don't know about you, but the introduction of motorcycles in Vice City made GTA a more fun game to play. Jet Skis are like the motorcycle of the water.
** Having control of a ship the height of a 10 story building and the length of about 3 football fields, now that sounds like fun to me! Not only being able to drive it, but have access to a fully rendered interior of the ship would be very cool, in my opinion.
*** Imagine this, the further out you go into the ocean in the game, the deeper the water gets. Being able to explore something so vast would require the assistance of a deap sea vehicle. Exploring ship wrecks and the deep sea enviorment in submarines/submersibles sounds like a pretty fun feature to me.
-Being able to explore airplane interiors would also be an interesting feature-
**** There's plenty of attacking and explosions in GTA, but let's expand this a little. So far, the only water related gun fire is the guns on the Predator (police boat). But how cool would it be to control a massive war ship, firing missiles and large machine guns at enemies. Sounds great to me!
Ships and boats being able to take on water, show realistic visual damage depending on the cause of the damage, and realistic sinking animations would be an awesome feature for water vehicles, as well as land and air vehicles, except taking on water and sinking wouldn't really apply to them unless they entered the water.
The water physics and such in GTA could use some improvement. Waves could act more realistically depending on weather, boats, tides, or what is in their path. (Ex. People)* There's really never been "breaking water" in GTA, it would interesting to see it happen and affect players if they happen to get caught in it.**
* Stormy weather causes larger waves. GTA has basically already done this, but say the water gets too rough. Perhaps the water could start spilling onto the land, possibly even causing floods. Different sizes and types of boats create different waves. Rockstar could emphasize this more in the game. The addition of tides in GTA would be an interesting feature. At certain times of the day the tide would be high, then about 6 hours (6 minutes GTA Time) later the tide would be low. And the magnitude of the tides would be different depending on phase of the moon. Water could act as a force on the player pushing them in the direction of the water flow (currents or waves could cause this). The force felt by the player would vary depending on the player's weight (affected by amount of food consumed and working out daily, like in SA).
** Breaking waves would add to the nice "look" of the water. When I say breaking waves I mean seeing barrells in the waves and those points eventually die down as they reach shallower water or the shore. Surfing could also be a cool feature which would put breaking waves to good use.
Other Physics
Sailboats. So far they've only been used in GTA by motors. Wouldn't it be interesting to have an alternate method of moving the boat? A whole new physic could be added for this, wind. Depending on the weather, wind could be stronger, weaker, or maybe no wind at all, and you'll just have to use the motor on the sailboat instead. Wind surfing could be an addition to the game if this were to exist.
Scuba Diving & Snorkeling
So you don't want to take a sub down in the sea, put on your scuba gear and head on down! A meter for your oxygen tank could replace the oxygen meter for just regular swimming. Maybe even a speargun could be added into the game. For the first time, battle your enemies under the water! For snorkeling, no oxygen meter will appear, since with snorkeling there is no limit to your oxygen. Diving under water while snorkeling, however, will bring cause the oxygen meter to reappear and go into affect.
Just a few ideas I thought up while playing San Andreas and hanging around the water earlier that I thought would make an interesting addition to future Grand Theft Autos to come.
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I could see them all functioning successfully in GTA IV, but the snorkeling sounds a bit sketchy.
Aside from all of your ideas, all that's left for my imagination would be clothes getting wet, and maybe slowing you down.
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[QUOTE=Slim Trashman]*** Imagine this, the further out you go into the ocean in the game, the deeper the water gets. Being able to explore something so vast would require the assistance of a deep sea vehicle.
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Hell of a reply there LM
Heh, I wrote about the jet skis before VCS was even announced.
Surfing was just one of those random fun things to possibly see, like skateboarding
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I like all of those ideas. The one with the "deeper water the further you are out" is fantastic. I wouldn't want the map to resize, rather, I'd want it to move. The technical edge of the map would be miles out, and the sea, as you get towards these edges, gets deeper, more rough, there's more rain, there's rock islands (possibly with hidden packages?) and underwater stuff. Possibly there will be a clue, perhaps, ingame, that gives you coordinates for a sucken ship, and there's a hidden item there. It would be almost impossible to find without coordinates.
Which reminds me, coordinates plotting should come into play.
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Freighter possibly, but I was talking more along the lines of actual cruise liners. And the memory wouldn't be a huge problem with these amazing consoles.
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Good point about area ^^^.
I think there'd also have to be huge docks. I'd like to see ones that are better than the average ones we have had in past GTA's. A naval base would be cool too.
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Yeah, even if the cruise ship was only crusing around the city and you couldn't control it, it would still be f*ing awesome. What the hell... implement a mini The Ship game.
There should also be some better way to dock boats and get off without needing to jump and stuff.
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my friend is convinved there must be a secret underwater cavern in SA, so i hope there is one in IV
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The 49ers will be the top seed at next week's Atlantic 10 Tournament which will be played at Charlotte's Transamerica Field, November 8-11.
Prior to the game, the 49ers honored seniors Isaac Caughran, Owen Darby, Jennings Rex, Donnie Smith and Aaron Weldon who were playing in their final regular-season home game.
"We started the game off with a great deal of momentum," Charlotte coach Kevin Langan said. "We scored an early goal and it looked like we would score several more. George Washington scored on a penalty kick after a tussle in the box which set us back on our heels a little bit. We settled down at halftime and were relentless offensively in the second half. We scored a beautiful goal after a great pass from Isaac Caughran and a beautiful finish by Giuseppe. I was pleased with our performance and the mental toughness we showed tonight."
The game-winning goal began when Aidan Kirkbride passed the ball from just at the top of the box to Caughran down on the right side of the field just inside the box near the end line. Caughran one timed the ball to Gentile who ran onto the ball and put it in the back of the net from 10 yards out in the 85th minute. Gentile's goal was his eighth of the season and the 18th of his career.
Charlotte scored the game's first goal when Tyler Gibson took a free kick from about 25 yards out. Gibson nearly scored on the free kick but his shot banged off the far right post. Allen ran onto the ball and put the ball into the lower right corner of the goal in the fifth minute. Allen's goal was his second of the season and the fourth of his career.
George Washington tied the score at one when Kirkbride was called for a foul in the box causing the penalty kick. George Washington's Seth Rudolph converted on the penalty kick for his seventh goal of the season in the 19th minute.
The 49ers defense behind the play of goalkeeper Klay Davis and defenders Allen, David Mayer, Anthony Perez, Aaron Weldon and Biko Bradnock-Brennan was stellar again tonight. The 49ers have only allowed two goals both of them off penalty kicks in their last eight games.
The 49ers dominated the run of play for a majority of the game. Charlotte finished the game with a 22-4 advantage in shots including an 11-0 advantage in shots in the second half. Charlotte also enjoyed a 10-1 advantage in corner kicks. Gentile led the 49ers with seven shots. While, Jennings Rex tallied four shots. Gibson added two shots to the 49ers attack.
Charlotte returns to action in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic 10 Tournament at Transamerica Field, Thursday, November 8 at 8 pm. The tournament field will not be announced until tomorrow so the 49ers are not sure who they will face in the quarterfinals.


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When you learn how much research and realize how interested that artist Patrick Zircher is in the 1920s/1930s era of the Mystery Men, I expect you might be equally intrigued to learn more about this five-issue David Liss-written Marvel miniseries. The first issue, which was previewed by CBR late last week and goes on sale June 8, introduces readers to the first champions of the Marvel universe. As detailed in the preview: "Before Captain America, before The Twelve, there was The Aviatrix, The Operative, Achilles, The Revenant and The Surgeon! What drives these five heroes to pull on masks and take to the rooftops of Manhattan? What dark conspiracy not only brings them together, but threatens to tear the America apart?" In this email interview with Zircher, we discuss his affinity for designing a comic and characters much in the same vein as "Indiana Jones, the Rocketeer, and the Spirit", as well as why the word "zeppelin" is cooler than "blimp" plus many other fun details. My thanks to Zircher for his time and to editor Bill Rosemann for giving Robot 6 readers a look at pages from issue 2. Once you've read the interview, be sure to comment on which Marvel heroes and villains (circa 1930s) you would love to see in Mystery Men.
Tim O'Shea: In terms of designing characters, how enjoyable/empowering is it to venture into relatively unexplored territory (of the 1920s and 1930s) in terms of the Marvel universe with this Mystery Men project?
Patrick Zircher: It's been a gas. Though we approached Mystery Men as belonging to the Marvel Universe, as part of the big, big story– working in an earlier era allows for a lot of freedom. At the same time, all the possibilities for cool ties to the Marvel Universe this series opens has the comic fan in me pretty excited.


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Invitations for the All-University Commencement are mailed to all those who have received degrees or advanced certificates of study in September 2015, and January 2016, and to those who are degree candidates for May 2016. Invitations will be mailed the third week in March to your address on record with the Office of the University Registrar. (If you have moved, please be sure to update your address with the Office of the University Registrar.) May candidates must apply for graduation by February 6th in order to receive an invitation.
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Galerie Trois Points was founded in 1988 by three art lovers (Hence the name of the gallery!) that were idealists and motivated by their passion for contemporary art: Jocelyne Aumont, Éric Devlin and Elena Lee. After six years of collaboration, the members of the trio decided to separate and each go in their own ways. Jocelyne Aumont took direction of the gallery on her own, which she directed until 2009.
For over two decades, a great number of artists have exposed in the gallery – these include artists such as Christiane Ainsley, Paul Béliveau, Stéphanie Béliveau, Sylvain Bouthileltte, Marie-Claude Bouthiller, Paul Bureau, Mario Côté, Michel Daigneault, Robbin Deyo, Marc Garneau, Shari Hatt, Harlan Johnson, Nicole Jolicoeur, Stéphane LaRue, François-Xavier Marange, Marisa Portolese, Marcel Saint-Pierre, Jason et Carlos Sanchez, Horacio Sapere, Marc Séguin, Angèle Verret and Max Wyse – to name a few who have collaborated with the gallery.
Since its very first days, Galerie Trois Points dares to present emerging artists and several of these young artists are now well renowned in the visual arts sphere. The gallery has forged long term relationships with these artists whose reputation is now well established. Some artists are still exposing at the gallery, years after their early beginnings.
Galerie Trois Points was one of the first institutions to invest in the Belgo Building and moved into the structure in 1994 after leaving the old locals of the Galerie Michel Groleau, situated on the opposite side of the street, at 307 West Saint Catherine. The Belgo Building, which will celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2012, is a privileged site for contemporary art amateurs. This old textile factory is now occupied by more than thirty cultural institutions – almost twenty-five of which are galleries or important sites of diffusion in the visual arts sphere.
Since 2009, a new team took the head of Galerie Trois Points: Jean-Michel Bourgeois and Émilie Grandmont Bérubé, the director of the gallery. These new owners wish to revive and vivify mood and spirit of the gallery, positively inscribe themselves in the art milieu, and have a strong desire to defend and pursue Galerie Trois Points' heritage.


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Lunchtime Movie: The Big Wedding
Location:Bluffton Branch
Date & Time:Tuesday, August 20, 2013 - 12:00pm – 2:00pm
Bring your lunch to the Bluffton Branch Library each Tuesday at Noon and enjoy a film. We'll provide dessert! Full movie listing is available at the Bluffton Branch Library.
Showing: The Big Wedding (R, 1 hr. 29 min.)
An uproarious romantic comedy about a charmingly modern family trying to survive a weekend wedding celebration that has the potential to become a full blown family fiasco. With an all-star cast lead by Diane Keaton, Robert De Niro, Susan Sarandon, Robin Williams, Katherine Heigl, Amanda Seyfried and Topher Grace.


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It may seem too early, but it's not!
Along with your exams, essays, projects, readings, and assignments, make sure to put another thing on your list—preparing for next year. With only a few weeks left in the semester and summer on the horizon, it may seem too early to start planning for August, but thinking ahead is the only way to make sure you're getting the most out of every year in college. So many students miss out on an amazing experience in academia simply because they don't plan ahead. Don't end up regretting a missed opportunity! Here are a few ways how. Internships – Getting experience outside of the classroom is possibly the most important part of your college education, so make sure to intern early on. Starting to intern as early as freshman year allows you to have longevity if you continue to intern at the same place throughout college, or if you try a different internship every semester you can gain many experiences and build your résumé. Internships are truly the foundation of your college career, so start building it now.
"The gap between what I've learned in classes versus what I've gained from my internships is enormous. My internships have given me the resources to understand what my career will entail and have confirmed what I want to do with my future. They have given me exposure to the real world." – Amanda Kudron, senior
Study Abroad – Join the 18,000 CU-Boulder students who have taken advantage of this incredibly rewarding opportunity. Studying abroad means unforgettable adventures, priceless educational experiences, and a better understanding of the world. It's imperative to plan if you want to study abroad—language requirements, classes, housing, and finances are only a few elements you need to think about. But if it's right for you, studying abroad is totally worth it.
"Concerning study abroad specifically, starting early is the best thing to do, and anyone can get funding—you just have to look for it. It's an incredibly humbling and eye-opening experience." – Miranda Bodas, junior
Classes – Being on the ball with classes can really make or break the next semester, so meet with your advisor to create a plan for classes before your registration time. Figure out what classes you need and want to take, make sure those classes aren't conflicting times, and check to see if spots available. If you can, it's great to have classes either Monday, Wednesday, and Friday or Tuesday and Thursday to have the other days open for internships, working, or just studying. Major/minor – If you haven't declared you major, that is definitely first priority. If you have, think about the possibility of picking up another major, a minor, or a certificate program—and what it would entail with required classes and workload. Figuring this out early on will help you use your credits wisely and graduate in a reasonable amount of time. (Not that it's bad to be a super senior…or super super senior…) Consider talking to advisors or other students for advice.
"As someone who's changed their major three times, I've come to the conclusion that I could have saved myself a lot of headaches and credits by knowing what I wanted to do from the beginning." – Ryan Brauchler, senior
Your Life – With a year (or another year) of college under your belt, look back and see what you did right, what you did wrong, and what you just didn't know until now. Take some time to reflect and figure out behaviors you want to continue, change, or add for next year. Anything from studying, to partying, to working out, to eating habits are all lifestyle choices that can be reevaluated and changed if need be. Another year is another opportunity, so make the best of it. College is really as great as you make it—whatever you put in is what you will get out. CU-Boulder is an incredible school and offers so many resources, experiences, and opportunities for its students. Not taking advantage of these is simply a waste of tuition. Creating a plan in advance for each year of college is the easiest way to make yourself available to everything your education has to offer. So take some time to make next year the best year possible! —Maggie Schoonmaker, Junior, School of Journalism and Mass Communication


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Basic arithmetic seems to escape the authors of your feature on tax who claim the average family receives £22,289 worth of services in return for a tax bill of £5,000. A family earning £24,000 a year indeed pay £5,044 Income Tax, but in addition they would pay £2,640 National Insurance, 17.5% VAT, Council Tax and other assorted taxes on savings, fuel, alcohol, tobacco and so forth. In reality, their total tax bill will be over £10,000. Similarly, many of the costs cited are ridiculous: how many families call out two fire engines for two hours every year at a cost of £1,096? You compare the cost of state education with the cost of private education - with no mention of any differences in quality. These are just three of many flaws in the article. Is it really credible that civil servants can spend £450bn of taxpayers' money better than the people who have earned it?


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Can you buy and drink a beer (such as Miller or Budweiser) at a bar owned by non-Jews?
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According to the Shulchan Aruch (YD 114:1) it is forbidden to drink beer in the same place as non-Jews do, i.e. bars. This is not a kashrus concern, but rather is forbidden out of concern that Jews will come to socialize overly much with non-Jews and come to eat with them. The Rama there writes that the custom in ashkenaz was to be lenient on honey and wheat based alcoholic drinks. However, barley based alcoholic drinks (such as beer) remain forbidden. (The Shach understands the Rama to be permitting barley as well. The Gra and the Peri Chadash there both reject the Rama's leniency.)
With regards to other hard liquor, there is a difference of opinion. Some achronim (Aruch Hashulchan 114:11 among others) say that drinks like rum and cognac are permitted to drink at bars because they are very expensive and were not a part of the original decree not to drink. However, in our times this might be a difficult case to make considering that these drinks are very commonly consumed in bars (see SHU"T shevet halevi 2:43).
Some authorities (chochmas adam, pischei teshuva ibid.) actually assume that this decree includes drinking tea and coffee in coffee shops with non-Jews because the same issue of socialization is a concern. There are some poskim today that actually reccommend not drinking in Starbucks because of this. However, many are lenient on this point (particularly if the leniency is utilized occasionally).
However, it should be noted that all of the issues above are not applicable if you take the beer out of the bar and drink it elsewhere (see Shulchan Aruch ibid).
As most kosher agencies will tell you, any plain, unflavored, domestic beer poses no kosher problems. The ingredients are straightforward and all kosher, bishul akum isn't an issue (that's another topic), and the prohibition on non-Jewish wine was only on grape products.
As discussed elsewhere, you are allowed to use a clean non-kosher cup for cold food (but not to use the same non-kosher cup on a regular basis). So the bar's glassware is fine, assuming it's clean.
The Gemara had discussed a separate prohibition of socializing with non-Jews over alcoholic beverages; there's much discussion as to what happened to this prohibition (or in what context it applies). Ask your rabbi about this, as well as whether barhopping is a good idea spiritually in general.
Eastern European Jews had a history during the 17th through 19th centuries for making a living out of being inn keepers and the trasportation of alcohol. Inn keepers made sense since they provided a temporary home to the numerous Jewish merchants traveling about. But what is less known, many of the inns also ran the local bar where non-Jewish militia would come to socialize. Since Jewish literature is full of stories concerning the huge numbers of Yidden inscribed in the various armies it would stand to reason that many of the Jewish merchants and soldiers joined the Gentiles while drinking at the inns. Could the difference be that the inn's were owned bt Jews and the bars in the original poster's question concerned non-Jewish ownership. If the concept is not to eat at each others tables because food and drink will lead to merryment, friendship and ultimately inter-marriage and assimilation, I wonder if there are any sources forbidding Jews from owning bars.
The restriction against drinking non-Jewish wine does not extend to other alcoholic beverages.
So assuming the beer is Kosher, it should be OK to drink it in a non-Jewish owned bar.
However, if they also serve wine or non-Kosher beer, you may need to bring along your own cup or drink from the bottle/can.


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National Preservation Week
In honor of Preservation Week, we want to remind our Connections readers that anyone can sign up for a free webinar Preserving Your Personal Digital Photographs sponsored by the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS) group. (The link is on the Connections page.)
Digital photos are fragile and require special care to keep them accessible. But preserving any kind of digital information is a new concept that most people have little experience with. Technologies change over time and become obsolete, making it difficult to access older digital photos. Learn about the nature of the problem and hear about some simple, practical tips and tools to help you keep your digital photos safe.
The online instructor is Bill LeFurgy, Digital Initiatives Manager, who has worked for the National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program at the Library of Congress since June 2002.
The free webinar will air on Thursday, April 26, 2012 beginning at 2 pm. It's a good idea to register TODAY - just in case there are some glitches in using your computer tomorrow. ALCTS is a Division of the American Library Association.
Visit Connections (beaufortdistrictcollectionconnections.blogspot.com)for registration information.


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Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Courts Informational Pamphlet
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Phone: (276) 386-7341
Fax: (276) 386-2840
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General District Judges
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- Hon. Shawn L Hines
Juvenile and Domestic Relations Judges
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General District Court Civil 1st & 3rd Tues., 1:00 p.m. Criminal 1st, 2nd & 3rd Thurs., 9:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m., County Officers including Game & Forest Officials 1st & 2nd Thurs., 1:00 p.m., Citizen Complaints (Without Attorneys) 1st & 2nd Thurs., 2:00 p.m., Citizen Complaints (With Attorneys) 3rd Thurs., 1:00 p.m., Citizen Complaints with Co-Defendants or Cross-Warrants (No Attorney) 3rd Thurs., 2:00 p.m., Citizen Complaints with Co-Defendants or Cross-Warrants (With Attorney) 4th Thurs., 9:30 a.m., County Investigators 4th Thurs., 1:00 p.m., Bad Checks (No Attorney) & CDI Violations Cases 4th Thurs., 2:00 p.m., Bad Checks (With Attorney) Traffic Tues., 9:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m., State Troopers (except 5th Tuesday) 2nd Tues., 1:00 p.m. & 2:00 p.m., Town of Weber City (Grouped by Officer) 4th Tues., 1:00 p.m. & 2:00 p.m., Town of Gate City (Grouped by Officer) Juvenile & Domestic Relations Court Wed. (except 2nd & 5th Wed.), 9:15 a.m., Traffic Cases 2nd Wed., 9:30 a.m., DCSE Cases 2nd Wed., 1:00 p.m., Alcohol & Drug Court 2nd Wed., 2:00 p.m., Scott County Dept. of Social Services Cases 1st, 3rd & 4th Wed., 1:00 p.m., Custody & Visitation 4th Mon., 9:30 a.m., School District 4th Mon., 1:00 p.m., Contested Cases (With Attorney) 4th Mon., 2:00 p.m., Contested Cases (No Attorney)
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Voters reject high school funding in Indian Creek
May 8, 2013
WINTERSVILLE — Voters in the Indian Creek Local School District rejected at a 3.5-mill bond issue Tuesday that would have funded a new high school building and other district improvements....
The last three elections, March and November of 2012 and May of 2013, all Rocchi and his board accomplished was to waste more than $10,000. In this article he state: "We're not going to sit back and wait. We're going to make our decisions and move on." That probably means another wasted $3,000 in November. It is a shame he and his board aren't made to pay for these special elections. Hopefully, when board members are up for re-election they will be challenged by those who wish to represent the majority of the voters.
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The "safety of our students." What a farcical statement! The superintendent really means the "safety of our cushy, administrative salaries." He knows perfectly well that Indian Creek was hoping voters would NOT show up, and that the levy would pass by a few dozen votes. Had more taxpayers shown up at the polls, this unneeded tax levy would have been crushed by an even heavier "No" vote. We are on to this scam. Put the issue on the ballot again, and we will campaign vigorously to defeat it.
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STEUBENVILLE - An Ohio Department of Transportation worker walking the hillside above state Route 7 first saw the 3-foot long flat stone protruding from the ground.
And, after a careful examination of the stone, the worker knew he had discovered a surveyor's marker that had been placed by surveyors on the hill side in 1830.
"The hillside was heavily wooded with thick brush, so it's not surprising no one has seen this marker for some time. One of our staff workers from the District 11 planning and engineering office determined the historical significance of the stone, so we contacted Jefferson County Engineer Jim Branagan and asked for suggestions on where the stone should be placed. Jim agreed with our staff the best place for the marker would be the Historic Fort Steuben," related Becky Giauque of the ODOT District 11 office of communications.
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TOUCHING HISTORY — Judy Bratten, executive director of the Historic Fort Steuben, traced the letters and numbers carved into an 1830 sandstone surveying stone that was found on a steep hillside above state Route 7 near Rush Run. The Ohio Department of Transportation brought the stone marker to the fort Thursday because ODOT is removing tons of rock and dirt to eliminate mud slides in the area. Joining Bratten, were, standing, from left, Terry Papola, a volunteer at the fort; Jerry Barilla, president of the Old Fort Steuben Project; and Adam Lytton, ODOT project manager for the Rush Run project. - Dave Gossett
"We knew we had to move the stone because of the planned removal of the hillside above the highway near Rush Run. It is part of a $22 million landslide repair project to eliminate the mud slides in that area. So we put straps around the stone and pulled it to the top of the hill, where we placed it in a vehicle. It was a lot easier pulling it up the hill than trying to get it to the bottom of the steep hill side," explained ODOT Project Manager Adam Lytton.
And, on a cold, windy Thursday afternoon, Lytton delivered the stone marker to its new home at the Historic Fort Steuben.
"I have never seen a marker with so much detail work carved into the stone. On one side of the flat sandstone is the date 1830. On the front of the stone is carved Range 2, Township 5 and Section 8. Those letters and numbers refer to the Seven Ranges of Ohio which includes Jefferson County. This is truly an historical discovery and I am glad we were able to save the marker and bring it to the fort, where a surveyor's museum is set to open later this year," Lytton added.
The Seven Ranges of Ohio included what would become Monroe, Harrison, Belmont and Jefferson counties, and portions of Carroll, Columbiana, Tuscarawas, Guernsey, Noble and Washington counties.
According to Philip Lawrence of the Jefferson County engineer's office, "finding this marker is amazing."
"Given the steep terrain of that hillside it makes you wonder how they got the stone to that point and put it in the ground. A 1901 topography map suggests the hillside was as steep back then as it is now. The hillside was cut back in the 1960s when the highway was expanded to four lanes," explained Lawrence.
"And with such a commanding view of the Ohio River, that hillside was probably a prime piece of property at one time," Lawrence added.
Lawrence said records indicate Jefferson County Surveyor William Lowry probably had the 1830 stone marker placed on the hillside and it was probably replaced in 1880 by county Surveyor Henry Lewis.
"But the property on the hill side was included in the original survey of the Seven Ranges," said Lawrence.
"This is quite a significant discovery because so few markers were actually set. It is almost like finding an artifact," he remarked.
"We plan to start a surveyor's museum in one of our blockhouses this spring to show the skills and techniques used by the surveyors who first arrived in the Ohio country in 1786. The original Fort Steuben was constructed and manned by the First American Regiment to protect those surveyors as they roamed the Ohio lands," cited Judy Bratten, executive director of the Historic Fort Steuben.
"We will be receiving a donation of surveying equipment from Professor Thomas Besch of the University of Akron when he retires. He will also work with us to obtain additional appropriate artifacts and surveying tools for our museum," said Bratten.
After Jerry Barilla helped unload the 300-pound stone marker from the ODOT vehicle, the president of the Old Fort Steuben Project said it was exciting to handle the marker that had been placed in the ground 183 years ago.
"To put my hands on the same stone that was handled so long ago by surveyors is a moving experience for me. This will be a great learning experience for the students and adults who visit our fort every year. This is a significant piece of history for our area and we can now share it with everyone here at the fort," declared Barilla.


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I was recently reading an old program from Ballet Nacional de Cuba from october 2000, when Mme. Alonso organized a program called "Gala tribute to George Balanchine" during the XVII Havana Ballet Festival. The program notes is based in an interview in which Mme. Alonso describes some of her experiences working with Mr. Balanchine. I thought it would be a good idea to translate some of these notes . Here they go:
[size=3]Mme.Alonso: "Tribute to Balanchine".
"In 'Theme and Variations' Igor [Youskevitch] and i developed a hard and passionate work. We both were achieving our own particular concept of the PDD, with an essentially expressive feeling, like a dialogue, very warm and personal and way far from the usual form established by Balanchine. That's why we couldn't avoid , on the execution of the new choreography, to interpret it in our own way, as much as what the enormous technical demand would allow to. To give a sense of dancing to a melody, to express a sensibility, to follow a theme, to achieve a humanization, or in other words, to make a duo between a man and a woman. As it was expected, Balanchine noticed, but for some reason, he didn't criticized us; he stared at what we did, silent, but he respected it. He only told us:
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My first NN3 MII panorama
The location is the American River Parkway in Sacramento, California.
It's 3 rows of 10 images. I didn't do a nadir, zenith, or bracket images for this one, as it was the first one I've done so far. At this point I'm stitching with Hugin, and using the PTgui trial to convert to QTVR. I'm still undecided whether I'll go to PTgui completely. I'd like to bracket images, but it appears PTgui will only do that with a more expensive license. I'm not sure of whether or not I'll make enough use of it yet.
On a side note, I had to clone out 25 cigarette butts, one beer bottle, and an unidentified can.


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My comments were in regards to this question being closed (which is now re-opened and locked).
There was growing support for the comment I made, but the comment being deleted is [in my opinion] rather totalitarian. Are all StackOverflow members required to share the same opinion about the site and the people that run it? What is this, North Korea?
In my experience, 130-odd upvotes for a question is rather rare, so to me it would seem like the community wants to see answers and considers it a good question. All it takes is 5 rule-enforcers to say "nup, not having this" and all of a sudden the question that the community wanted answers to is no longer answerable.
The "community-driven" model of SE sites has [in my opinion] turned into "a site where people mostly nominate themselves to become moderators moderate community-provided questions and answers".
I don't think I'm the only one that thinks this, does anyone else feel similar?
Since I am particularly bad at getting my point across, what I am specifically trying to discuss is the deletion of a comment I made about SO being monotonous. Robert Harvey pointed out that it was likely due to it being flagged 3 times and was automatically deleted, which I think is acceptable. I thought that it was removed by a mod because it appeared to me that the comments were selectively deleted by a mod (when truthfully all of them should have been deleted) just to get rid of the comment I made about SO.


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Ha ha, so true.
Ha ha, so true.
Sure, but I don't care too much for the genre.
I care for the genre, and having seen plenty I just don't see anything special about it.
Yeeeeaaaahhh... Not really anything that made it stand out there.
Ended up seeing Skyfall.
I found it a lot better than Quantum, but not nearly as good as Casino Royale. The villain was good and they didn't fuck up Q as much as I figured they would.
One thing I didn't like about it was there wasn't really a female lead like in every other one. Yea, there was Moneypenny, but she wasn't the love interest andI think it's a step closer to how a Bond movie should be, but it's still got a little ways to go. Maybe they should just stop trying to make new Bond stories. Get back to Spectre and write some good shit.Spoiler!that other chick died in like 5 minutes.
Taken's got nuffin' on Action Jackson.
Today The two story Down the End of the Road near Mary's who has a bad cough or The House at the End of the Street was watched.
Didn't quite know where they were going ect, but overall just meh.
Hey look what I found. It's the 1954 version of Casino Royale.
Watching it now and American Bond is horrible in so many ways. Peter Lorre saves it as the villain though. He's magnificently sinister in just about everything he did. It's like the man was part reptile.
It's also interesting how they adapted the torture scene for their particular audience. Obviously they couldn't have a dude get beat in the nuts on fifties television, but what they went with instead has a fairly high emasculation factor in its own right.
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Nobody has any idea what the fuck is going on, but it appears that there's more to the suit than what we've seen.
Yeah, I thought it was black before?
The theory was that the black wasn't complete, which may be true. That second one looks like it'll probably be some kind of "combat" armor or an upgrade or something.
Watched Kairo (aka Pulse) yesterday. It was spooky in lots of places but it needed some establishment and then it kinda lost the plot for me and we just skipped to the end.
Young Adult was good.
Half Nelson was interesting and Ryan Gosling is still super hot and cute as a coked up disappointment.
Rewatching TDKR and reminding myself of a whole bunch of inconsistencies whilst seeing a few new ones.
Spoiler!Bats gets the edge over Bane in the end by smacking his little face-based apothecary up, right? When they first clash in the sewer that thing takes plenty of hits. I guess one could say Batman wasn't so strong at that point but still.
Spoiler!The second time around he cuts Bane's tubing with his arm blades, just before Selina blasts him from the Bat-bike.
Also, literally any film can be picked apart for logical inconsistencies, as I recently demonstrated with The Mist. For whatever reason the internet felt a special need to go there with TDKR. As if the mass murder on opening night didn't bring enough negativity.
The day after the film's release someone had posted a C-blog where that was all he did, just went through and listed around ninety bullet points, with all of it being the usual complaining for the sake of complaining. I started to go through and counter each claim but by the time I got to the second one I was like, why bother? It would have been a prolonged conversation with someone who only wanted to diminish a good thing. It makes more sense to appreciate that good thing while allowing the feeble minded to wallow in a false sense of cleverness.
...not that the last part is directed to you, of course. It's just that, fuck, nobody but me really understands how awesome that movie really is. I kind of feel sorry for those whose lives haven't been touched by the Bat-Lord. He saves, you guys.
Complaining for the sake of complaining is a pretty common thing on the front part of the site. Most of the internet, really. That tendency is what I referred to when using the term to describe a C-blog.
As far as this particular film - for whatever reason, there was a clear trend at first where everyone wanted to go over it with a magnifying glass. Every review I saw in the first week or so included silly crap like, "the film doesn't make sense because how did he get back to Gotham after escaping the pit?"
I can tell you why the details of his return weren't explained. It's because they weren't necessary, they would have contributed nothing to the greater theme, and the running length was around three hours already. Expositional shortcuts such as these can be found in nearly any film and the view taken of them in this case was noticeably disproportionate.
Rises was a massive disapointment, but still a pretty effortless watch. Will buy.
Begins > TDK >>> Rises.
Well, at least you managed to identify the order they were released in. Big day for you!


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Sing some Brubeck.
Or just come and listen.
Out goes the invitation from Steve and Marti Spurlock, who founded the Civic Choral Society in 1971 to provide quality sacred choral music in the area. They hope to hear from former participants interested in being a part of a local informal tribute to the late jazz great Dave Brubeck.
In its history, the Civic Choral Society had Brubeck as its most memorable guest, an artist who had dedicated some of his time to writing sacred choral music and who performed with the Civic Choral Society on five occasions - in 1980, in 1982, in 1985, in 1991 and finally in 2007.
His death on Dec. 5, 2012, at the age of 91 - just a day shy of his 92nd birthday - got the Spurlocks to thinking they wanted to do something locally in honor of him.
That being the case, the Spurlocks are organizing an informal "Sing Some Brubeck" session on Jan. 21 beginning at 6:30 p.m. at First Westminster Presbyterian Church located at 235 N. Fourth St., Steubenville.
"It's going to be an informal celebration of Dave Brubeck and his music, and we have a brass ensemble and a jazz trio, and we're going to get together and play and sing and reminisce about the five concerts we had with him," said Steve Spurlock.
In an e-mail alert about the event, Marti Spurlock invited message recipients to "come as you are and bring someone with you to either sing or listen (no charge!). We'll sing some Brubeck choral music from cantatas we've done before. (See if you still have your music. We'll make some copies, too.)"
Marti Spurlock notes the "Brubeck jam session" will include local musicians Lou Casini and Sunny Sunseri.
"Half of the fun will be the work...as always! The other half will be retelling stories of Dave's five trips here. Oh, and the other half will be seeing each other again," Marti Spurlock wrote.
"We're going to sing some pieces we've done before," she said.
"Immediately after his passing, we started thinking let's do a benefit concert or something," Marti Spurlock said when contacted by phone. "We decided to sit down and just do them," she said of Brubeck's works the choral society performed with him in years past.
The tribute is open to those who want to sing and those who want to listen. It's a one-time event, and there's no charge, according to Marti Spurlock.
Steve Spurlock said doing Brubeck's music the first time around required intensive learning.
"Now I appreciate what Dave was doing from a whole different point of view. When we were learning it, we were busy. Now we will get together and celebrate the music and the message. I am hoping to have enough in each part to sing the music whether it's 20 or 200," Steve Spurlock said.


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General: Solve complex architectural design problems through analysis of problem elements and synthesis of problem elements into coherent design solutions.
• Read and understand assignment requirements.
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Pallets: First PECO-operated pallet depot opens in Hazelton, Pa.
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PECO Pallet recently announced the opening of the first PECO-operated pallet depot in Hazleton, Pennsylvania.
This brand-new facility leverages the PECO team's extensive depot experience to create a true center of excellence. In addition to sorting, repairing, storing, and reissuing pallets, this depot will also provide a place to develop operational best-in-class processes that will be implemented across PECO's North American depot network.
The Hazleton Depot, which opened on January 2, 2013, has a focus on workstation layout and state-of-the-art equipment designed in an effort to minimize operator steps and maximize pallet quality. The new facility will be fully ramped up by July 1, 2013.
The PECO Hazleton Depot is located about 95 miles north of Philadelphia and makes an excellent showplace for customer visits, employee training, and other company events. There is a professional conference room for meetings or training sessions.


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I'd like to have Instant notifications by email of answers to my questions. Can this be implemented?
What is meta?
- Any Stack Exchange user can ask a question
- The community provides support, votes on ideas, and reports bugs
- Your voice helps shape the way Stack Exchange operates
If we make the email too aggressive, it's a substitute for visiting the site, and it kind of destroys the whole community aspect.
Email is for the less urgent stuff where you're busy and don't have time to check the site.
Part of the implicit contract at SO is that you "pay it forward" and help others answer their questions while you're getting an answer to your own question.
Instant e-mail notification of an answer is a must-have feature of any site like this. Someone usually asks a question when he has a problem, yes? - a problem that he usually wants to solve as fast as possible. So he wants to know immediately when there is some help available for solving his problem.
I don't understand why the notification is daily. That is almost useless. Questions get anwsered really quickly here, in a matter of a hour or two or three. Why add another 20 hours of delay before the asker can make use of the answer? It's a awful waste of time to sit on the site for an hour or two just checking if someone answered my question.
So subscribe to the RSS feed.
This is an old topic, but I'd like to add my 2 cents. While I'm not a heavy contributor by any means, I answer my share of questions, and I often find that if I don't answer the question within minutes after it's posted, I get no feedback from the OP. This makes me suspect that the OP never receives notification of the reply. Prompt user notification in this case might encourage people like me to keep posting answers.
Although I why people would not like this (inbox getting flodded with answers), I would be good if we were given the choice. There have been certain questions where I would love to have instant emails.
I really think this is a must-have feature. You can be all idealistic over how to use this site, but don't forget that many are here to ask a question to get an answer. SO is amazing in the sense that both the quality and the timing of the answer is superb. On multiple occasions I posted a complex question or something that I was stuck for hours with, went of for a coffee, to find back multiple answers that solved my problem. That is tremendous value being offered, I cannot get this anywhere else.
Sometimes, it takes a little longer to get an answer, I may continue to try to solve the problem myself and eventually answer my own question. Or I may go do something else. In both cases I am repeatedly refreshing my question page just to see if any new answers arrive because the notification is not instant. I find this to be a needless gap in the usability of an otherwise awesome Q & A concept.
I also do not agree that this is an anti-social feature. The quality and responsivenees of the SO community is the key selling point here. If people make use of that you should cherish that just like most people leech and not contribute to Wikipedia. It is not anti-social, it is simply making use of. Most people's lives consist of getting things done, contributing to communities is not the priority, although it should be encouraged.
Furthermore, it could actually improve the social-ness of the community. Many questions follow a conversational pattern. There are requests for clarification, "have you tried this" comments, etc. The faster the response, the better the conversation. Instant notifications help in that aspect.
Although I personally would hate it, I could see a user preference that someone could set which sent twitter messages to them on new answers, comments, etc.
I also wouldn't mind seeing a more active notification system like the big orange bar that flashes on the top of the page when you first log on or when you receive a badge.
Or as Joel said below, you could use the RSS feeds that are available. Those would allow you to get pretty instant notification of new activity.
I couldn't agree more. But it may take some time to be implemented, if ever...
I do think this will be implemented sooner or later, though. Back when this question was asked, there was no email notification system whatsoever. Now, there is the unified notification on top of every SEN site and while it has no RSS it does send out inbox only notification emails (every 3 hours, as of today).
So, other than having a stackexchange site open all the time, there is at least one other way to receive nearly instant notifications: Apps! In chrome, to me, this means Stack Alert. For mac, there's also Newt.


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I'm particularly looking ones which detect vulnerabilities in C/C++ code. I've seen a bunch of proprietary tools but no open source ones.
closed as off-topic by TildalWave, Jens Erat, Gilles, Bob Brown, Rory Alsop♦ Jan 26 '15 at 12:13
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Fortify released RATS: http://code.google.com/p/rough-auditing-tool-for-security/. You can try it, however, I am not very pleased with both commercial and open-source tool results. Probably commercial tools shows a bit better results. The problem is that today a lot of obvious bugs becomes extinct due to several reasons. Yes, there is still buggy and crappy software (and will always be), and such tools will find those bugs, but not those tricky. Most of work you still have to do manually.
David Wheeler of FlawFinder has a great list of (30) OSS/FS & (14) Proprietary static analysis tools:
"Good" in this case is mostly contradictory to "tools for scanning source code". Especially the free ones - not knocking opensource here, most of the commercial ones suck too.
The best (commercial) tool I've seen (and I've researched this quite a bit) - was Checkmarx by a wide margin. (Disclosure - though I don't work for them, I have worked with them in the past).
Note that all those are commercial, and quite expensive at that.
Lower down on the list are the free / opensource tools - simply because these do simple text searching, pretty much what you could do with e.g. grep.
If you were looking outside C and C++ - its not much different, except for some OWASP tools, e.g. O2 for .NET, LAPSE for Java...


text: Most artist say that hands are by far the most difficult of the anatomy to draw. I can finally admit to that theory that it's true, at least for me. So, I made this tut on drawing hands, since there are limited ones. It's not the best but I plan on uploading another one regarding hands within a month or two for better quality and more advanced at attempting this difficulty.


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The image below can be obtained by adding WorldTimeZone layers to the JSAPI map:
wmtsLayer = new esri.layers.WMTSLayer("http://servicesbeta4.esri.com/arcgis/rest/services/WorldTimeZones/MapServer/WMTS", options);
tiledLayer = new esri.layers.ArcGISTiledMapServiceLayer("http://servicesbeta4.esri.com/arcgis/rest/services/WorldTimeZones/MapServer", { opacity: 0.5});
I believe this issue is that the WMTS scale values are based on 0.28mm/pixel instead of 96 DPI.
Is there a way to make these two layers align correctly?
Because a proxy is required I cannot provide working source but I did paste my code here.


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St. Tropez Suite | 1 King
What Makes This Room Different
France may be miles away, but these suites capture the style of the exotic country – perfect for your romantic rendezvous. Located inside Paris Las Vegas, this one bedroom suite offers simple, yet elegant touches. From deep-set windows and ornate chandeliers to pastel and antique gold-accented décor, these suites capture the spirit and charm of France. Enjoy a relaxing, intimate dining experience in the comfort of your room. Each suite includes a separate dining area and a whirlpool tub.
Square Footage : 1,470-1,560
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Furniture : Sitting Area and Dining Table
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I haven't ever studied fluid dynamics before and may mix something here, so please, be patient :).
Given flow potential of the form (homogeneus flow over a dipole):
$$ \phi = u_\infty x -\frac{M}{2\pi} \frac{x}{x^2 + y^2} $$
how do I calculate pressure field? I know the answer is like below, and it's derived using Bernoulli's principle. I just don't know how to get there analytically.
In my materials the answer is:
$$ C_p = \frac{p-p_\infty}{\frac{1}{2} \rho u_\infty^2} = 1 - \left( \frac{u}{u_\infty}\right)^2$$
but I don't understand where it comes from.


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I have a scenario where I need to create an application page that is installed to the ECB menu of a specific list only. Is this possible? or is the only way to do it associating the elements file with a list type e.g. task list?
Yes it is possible to do that: create ECB items menu only for a list....and even better decide at runtime how many items to put in the ECB menu. For this you need javascript skills.
SharePoint give us some hooks to add custom ECB items using javascript. This hook is the js function: Custom_AddListMenuItems(m, ctx). But the problem is how to add dynamic items in the ECB right ? The solution I've used was to implement a synchronous Ajax call to a custom aspx which returns a xml with items and their actions. Here is the code:
This script must be placed in a webpart next to the list webpart (in a Content Editor Web Part for ex.)
The idea is not mine, here is the original article. Hope this will help.
It must be attached to a list template (if you are using the server side features), that has a specific id. I recommend that you create a feature with a hidden list template and list instance and then attaches your ECB to that list template.


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BEIJING, China (CNN) -- China on Thursday unveiled the elite group of leaders who will set the agenda for the country for the next decade, presenting them to journalists from around the globe after months of secretive bargaining and abundant speculation.
The seven members of the committee that sits atop China's political system strode out onto a stage in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. They were led by Xi Jinping, who takes over from Hu Jintao as head of the Communist Party, which has ruled China for more than 60 years.
He will be joined on the Politburo Standing Committee, the party's top panel, by Li Keqiang, Zhang Dejiang, Yu Zhengsheng, Liu Yunshan, Wang Qishan and Zhang Gaoli.
A far cry from the relentless media campaigns and frequent public appearances of U.S. presidential candidates, the efforts to determine who ended up on the Standing Committee have taken place behind closed doors, part of a once-in-a-decade leadership transition.
Despite the spectacular economic and social changes China has undergone in recent times, the party has maintained a tight grip on power and upheld its obscure methods for selecting its top leaders.
The consequences of the leadership handover are significant for the nation's 1.3 billion citizens, its neighbors in Asia and the United States, which is warily watching China's economic and military rise.
The initial phase of the process concluded Wednesday, when President Hu Jintao brought the Communist Party's 18th National Congress to a close amid heavy security in Beijing.


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I have a MySQL DB with innoDB tables. the DB size is about 30GB. I am using
ALTER TABLE table_name CONVERT TO CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_general_ci; to change all the tables characters set and it takes forever!!
is there a way to speed up the process?
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I have a MySQL DB with innoDB tables. the DB size is about 30GB. I am using
I suggest you to move the data to temporary table prior to ALTERing it. Should there is any foreign key referencing this table, it should be dropped prior to truncation and recreated after the content restored.
Hope this would help.
1- Create a table of the desired structure, but without any indexes.
2- Load the data into the table to build the .MYD file.
3- Create another empty table with the desired structure, this time including indexes. This will create the .frm and .MYI files you need.
4- Flush the tables with a read lock.
5- Rename the second's table's .frm and MYI files, so mySQL uses them for the first table.
6- Release the read lock.
As some have indicated above, importing the data into a new table rather than trying to alter your existing one makes the most sense to me.
Since you are using innodb, you can disable the doublewrite option temporarily. This has worked for me in the past when restoring data.
This configuration option disables "stores all data twice, first to the doublewrite buffer, and then to the actual data files"
Once you've restarted MySQL to update its configuration.
Export the data using mysqldump
mysqldump --single-transaction --default-character-set=utf8 -u user -ppassword mydb nameoftable > /tmp/extracted_table.sql
Then create the new table, load in the data using mysql
mysql --default-character-set=utf8 -u user -ppassword mydb < /tmp/extracted_table.sql
Add your indexes
Remove or comment out the skip-innodb_doublewrite variable and restart mysql.


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About 1 in 5 teenagers have depression at some point. Your teen may be depressed if they are feeling sad, blue, unhappy, or down in the dumps. Depression is a serious problem, even more so if these feelings have taken over their life.
Your teen is more at risk for depression if:
If your teen is depressed, you may see some of the following common symptoms of depression. If these symptoms last for 2 weeks or longer, talk to your teen's doctor.
Notice changes in your teen's daily routines that can be a sign of depression. Your teen's daily routines can change when they are depressed. You may notice that your teen has:
Notice changes in your teen's behavior that could be a sign of depression. They could be having problems at home or school.
Teens with depression may also have:
If you are worried that your teen is depressed, see a health care provider. The health care provider may perform a physical exam and order blood tests to make sure your teen doesn't have a medical problem.
The health care provider should talk to your teen about:
The health care provider should ask about drug or alcohol abuse. Depressed teens are at risk for:
The health care provider may speak with other family members or your teen's teachers. These people can often help identify signs of depression in teenagers.
Be alert to any signs of suicide plans. Notice if your teen is:
Call your health care provider or a suicide hotline right away if you are worried that your teen is thinking about suicide. Never ignore a suicide threat or attempt.
Call 1-800-SUICIDE or 1-800-999-9999. You can call 24/7 anywhere in the United States.
If you notice:
Most teenagers feel down sometimes. Having support and good coping skills helps teens through down periods.
Talk with your teen frequently to check in with them. Ask them about their feelings. Talking about depression will not make the situation worse, and may help them to get help sooner.
Get your teen professional help to deal with low moods. Treating depression early may help them feel better sooner, and may prevent or delay future episodes.
US Preventive Services Task Force. Screening and treatment for major depressive disorder in children and adolescents: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement. Pediatrics. 2009;123:1223-1228.
Zuckerbrot RA, Cheung AH, Jenson PS, Stein REK. Identification, assessment, and initial management guidelines for adolescent depression in primary care. Pediatrics. 2007;120:e1299-e1312.
Cheung AH, Zuckerbrot RA, Jenson PS, Ghalib K. Treatment and ongoing management guidelines for adolescent depression in primary care. Pediatrics. 2007;120:e1313-e1326.
Bostic JQ, Prince JB. Child and adolescent psychiatric disorders. In: Stern TA, Rosenbaum JF, Fava M, Biederman J, Rauch SL, eds. Massachusetts General Hospital Comprehensive Clinical Psychiatry. 1st ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier;2008:chap 69.
Antidepressant Medications for Children and Adolescents: Information for Parents and Caregivers. National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). January 13, 2010. Accessed March 25, 2012.


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5 Apr 2013 8:51 AM #1
Unanswered: writing file from binary string problem
hello guys,
i'm creating a pdf document and have the base64 string. i decode the string to a binary string and save the document with the ion writefile function but on saving it will change mutation letters like Ä, Ö, Ü (würzburg).
But when i copy the binary string from the console and past it into a file it will not change.
var byteString = atob(pdf.getBase64Text()); console.log(byteString); Ion.io.writeFile(Ion.io.tempPath + 'test.pdf', byteString); Ion.util.openUrl('file:' + Ion.io.tempPath + 'test.pdf');
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Is the byteString a "String" or a Number[] (array of numbers/bytes)? If the data being passed is a String, we automatically decode the string from the JavaScript UTF-16 representation into a UTF-8 encoding for writing to disk. When it's a Number[], we take each number as an unsigned 8-bit integer and write it directly to disk in binary form.
18 Apr 2013 2:29 PM #3
the byteString is a 'String' not a Number Array
19 Apr 2013 6:17 AM #4
Hey guys,
we have a big problem with the Ion.io.writeFile() Method.
We have a bas64 string and try to save it with your Ion.io.writeFile() method.
The pdf looks like (see screenshot) and we spend about 5 days to fix this problem by ourselvs.
The code is:
var dataUTF8 = unescape(encodeURIComponent(pdf.getBase64Text())); var dataBINARI = window.atob(dataUTF8); // we also tryed it without window. Ion.io.writeFile(Ion.io.tempPath + 'test.pdf', dataBINARI); Ion.util.openUrl('file:' + Ion.io.tempPath + 'test.pdf');
If we use the latest Chrome with this code:
var theUrl = 'data:application/pdf;base64,' + pdf.getBase64Text(); window.open(theUrl, '_blank');
the pdf is generated properly (see second screenshot)!
2013-01-01 16_10_11-data_application_pdf;base64,JVBERi0xLjQNCjEgMCBvYmoNCjw8L1RpdGxlIChTYW1wbGUg.png
So what are we doing wrong??
sincerly steffen(DOT)brunner[AT]itizzimo(DOT)com
20 Apr 2013 3:32 AM #5
Hello guys,
I have fixed the problem i have find a way to convert the base64 to an numeric array
Kind regards
22 Apr 2013 9:35 AM #6