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A green oasis located in the center of town, the sanctuary is open for hiking or strolling the one-mile nature trail from sunrise to sunset.
This nine-hole course is a par 35.
Ride the Big Eli Wheel at Community Park. Similar to the Ferris wheel, Eli Wheels are more compact and easily movable. The Eli Bridge Company still manufactures these wheels and other amusement rides in Jacksonville.
Great family fun at this completely remodeled bowling alley.
This nine-hole, par 31 course includes a driving range.
This 18-hole course is a par 72.
18-Hole, 6414 yard, par 72 public golf course. Front nine opened July 4, 1993; Back nine added July 4, 2002. Bentgrass greens, bluegrass/rye mix fairways, tees, and rough. Banquet facility to accommodate up to 110 guests and clubhouse seating for up to 200. Full service pro shop fully stocked with golf clubs, balls, equipment, clothing, towels, hats, and shoes.bPractice facilities include drivingvrange with three target greens, chipping and putting green, practice bunker.
This beautiful 18-hole course is situated on rolling elevations, with fast and true greens. Crane Creek also has a clubhouse, driving range, food service and a bar.
Crazy Horse is a 55-acre campground blanketed with rolling hills, hiking trails through wooded land, and two large ponds for fishing, boating, and a swimming beach. A lodge for rest and relaxation and a playground for the little ones makes this campground a great place to get away for the season or the weekend! Check out our wide, level sites with full hook-ups as well as our primitive camping area. Call 217-886-2089 or stop by and see us. We're located 8 miles north of Jacksonville and 25 miles west of Springfield, and we're happy to show you around!!
Downtown Jacksonville Walldog Murals
Completed in the Summer of 2006, these 10 murals depicting historic Jacksonville scenes and events were handpainted by more than 50 sign painters and graphic artists from as far away as Scotland and New Zealand.
This 18-hole, par 71 course has water on 11 holes, many mature trees and several elevation changes.
Emma Mae Leonard Wildlife Sanctuary
Watch Birds, waterfowl and other life in their natural habitat. Recently refurbished wooden docks and trails are a nice addition.
The Henson Robinson Zoo is home to animals native to Australia, Africa, Asia and North and South America. Over 90 species of native and exotic animals are housed here among naturalistic exhibits. Special events are held throughout the year and provide many hands-on experiences for children and adults alike. Also, take a "Zooper Edventure" with the zoo's education programs for children ages 2 to 17. Facilities include a gift shop, concessions and a petting area.
Illinois Route 66 Scenic Byway
The experiences you'll find here are as unique, fun and memorable as the road is long. Route 66 defined a remarkable era in our nation's history - and it lives on today in Illinois Route 66's many roadside attractions, museums, restaurants - and the shining ribbon of blacktop we call The Mother Road. Illinois' stretch of this mythic road boasts the highest density of kitschy, interesting things to do you'll find from here to California. So, join us for the far out journey that never ends on Illinois Route 66.
The Illinois State Fairgrounds encompasses over 360 acres of land that is fully fenced for added security. The landscaping and scenery throughout the grounds provides one with a sense of hospitality and homeyness. Springfield and Illinois offer the finest in services and recreational opportunities available anywhere. With over 1,500,000 visitors each year, guests will surely have a pleasant experience while making their own history here at the fairgrounds.
Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area
Approximately 5,000 acres are timber, while there are 46 miles of trails for activities including horseback riding, hiking, mountain biking, and bicycling. Boating is permitted. Camping with electricity.
The theme park offers miniature golf, go-karts, batting cages, carnival rides and an arcade. While the water park features a wave pool, bumper boats, water slides, paddle boats and a lazy river. Catch a movie at the old-fashioned drive-in, adjacent to Knight's.
All the beauty and excitement of the great outdoors awaits you at Lake Jacksonville. Whatever you're looking for in outdoor recreation, fishing, sailing, swimming, skiing, canoeing, hiking, and picnic areas you'll find it here.
Full-service marina with slip rental by day, week, month and season with certified mechanics on duty. Cruise or fish on beautiful Lake Springfield on your rental pontoon boat, personal watercraft, conoe, kayak or paddleboat. Have a family or company outing on the 35 foot Party Barge.
Not your ordinary youth baseball and softball parks, the fields here are entirely covered in Players Turf, making it virtually rain-out proof and allowing for a variety of different levels of play. Facilities are lighted, and include 20-foot scoreboards, concrete dugouts, concession stands and sound systems.
This golf club features an 18-hole, par 72 course and driving range.
Lincoln Memorial Garden Nature Center
Located on the shores of Lake Springfield and designed by landscape architect, Jens Jensen, five miles of wooded trails lead you on a journey through the Illinois landscape Lincoln walked.
Longbridge features a nine-hole, par 36 course.
This easy to traverse asphalt trail, starting in Sprigfield, winds you through wooded landscapes, over bridges and alongside a well-groomed community park.
A multi-purpose recreation complex that provides leisure endeavors for all ages, including public ice skating, group skating, lessons, and learn-to-play hockey. In the summer enjoy the outdoor public pool.
This nine-hole, par 32 golf course has three water holes, a driving range and a practice green.
This beautiful 1.4 mile long piece of restored hand-laid brick road is a segment of 66 done in 1931 and placed over a concrete roadbed. Route 66 at its best.
Pasfield features a nine-hole, par 34 course.
This 18-hole, par 72 course includes a driving range.
This state-of-the-art playground also boasts a splash and play pad that is accessible to people of all abilities. This free park is open year-round, with the splash pad available from Memorial Day to Labor Day.
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66 sites and 66 hook-ups.
A 9.960-acre bottomland environment of sloughs and backwater lakes, Sanganois is managed primarily to provide a refuge for migratory waterfowl and a public duck hunting area.
The 200,000-sq.-ft. Scheels has everything you need to scratch your activity itch. From name brand equipment and gear for running, hiking, biking water sports and so much more.
This beautiful, well-maintained 18-hole course has a long front nine with mature trees, and a short tricky back nine with water, bent grass, trees and greens.
Skateland of Jacksonville is the sister rink of Skateland South in Springfield, IL. Whether you are looking for a good way to celebrate a special birthday or if you are just looking to have some fun with the family, come on out to Skateland! Please contact us with any questions you may have, (217) 243-4121.
With special attention to individuals with cognitive and physical needs, this state-of-the-art park is both peaceful and accessible. Check the treeless treehouse for a towering view of the park.
The Double J Campground & RV Park
104 sites and 104 hook-ups.
The Farm includes 23 theme gardens, a rustic shop in the barn featuring herbal gifts and supplies, picnics, hayrides and a greenhouse.
This nine- and 18-hole championship golf course features a driving range and practice green.
This scenic, wooded 18-hole public golf course features a fully stocked pro shop.
Home of the LPGA State Farm Classic and designed by Robert Trent Jones, Sr., this course received a 4-star rating from Golf Digest.
A 2.2 mile run paved trail on Springfield's southwest side, beginning at Robbins Rd. and continuing to Park Street.
Washington Park Botanical Garden
20 Acre site with Rose Garden, Rockery, and Fountain Beds, perennial border along with domed conservatory.
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Artist Spotlight: Ephraim Moses Lilien
Lilien introduced groundbreaking efforts in book art, which were illustrated methodically in India ink. His first endeavor was Juda (1900), a book of biblical poetry by a Christian friend, Börries Freiherr von Münchausen. It was followed by Lieder des Ghetto (Songs of the Ghetto) (1903), which contained Morris Rosenfeld's translated Yiddish poems about the suffering masses in the Diaspora. Unlike Juda, which focused on the proud ancient Hebrews, Lieder des Ghetto concerned the torment of a displaced people with hope for future redemption in the Promised Land. Although Lilien traveled to Palestine and helped found the first Jewish art institute in Jerusalem, he and his wife, Helen Magnus, an assimilated Jewish intellectual, grew increasingly absorbed in German bourgeois life and he never emigrated.
Sources: Artistic Expressions of the Jewish Renaissance and Wikipedia.
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UNH ski racer podiums at NCAA nationals
Sam Coffey, a Snowmass Villager and member of the University of New Hampshire's ski team, was aiming to reach the top five, or even the podium, in the giant slalom event during the NCAA National Championships in early March.
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BELLMEAD (February 5, 2013)--It's an eyesore she can't stand anymore. 56-year-old Bellmead resident, Angela Cleghorn, is fed up with seeing mountains of trash, garbage, and junk in her neighborhood.
Cleghorn lives in the 4500 block of Michigan street in Bellmead. She's been a resident of the neighborhood since 1990, but lately she claims people have been violating numerous city ordinances in her area.
"To live in my neighborhood, you'll need a malaria and tetanus shot," Cleghorn said.
Cleghorn claims that various neighbors illegally dump garbage within the neighborhood, visibly keep it on their lawns, and fail to upkeep vegetation.
The worst of the mess can be found in an abandoned house near Cleghorn's home.
"People in my neighborhood come over into this abandoned house, and throw garbage and junk off their property they don't want," Cleghorn said.
"I call it Calcutta Street. It looks like a slum."
Cleghorn owns an empty lot next to her home. She spent an estimated $5,000 to pave the lot and place fencing around it.
She feels the gratuitous garbage in the neighborhood is devaluing her property.
"I'm not even going to be able to make any money off my property," Cleghorn said.
"No one would enjoy coming down this street. It's downright scary."
According to the City of Bellmead's municipal codes, if a property is in violation of an ordinance, the city can notify the property's owner of the violation. The owner then has ten days to fix it.
If the owner doesn't comply, the city can abate or correct the violation.
Yet, after countless e-mails to the City of Bellmead, Cleghorn says nothing is being done.
"The abandoned houses, the junk, and the garbage are still here," Cleghorn said.
Bellmead Mayor Pro Tem Kevin Wilson told News 10 the city is aware of the dilapidated homes and illegal dumping and said he's looking to use money funneled through the city's Economic Development Corporation to fund a project to tear down condemned homes.
Wilson estimates about 30 to 40 homes should be torn down at a cost of $8,000 to $15,000 per home, which would require as much as $500,000 to fund the effort.
Essentially, the code enforcement officer would divide the city into zones, and identify homes that are not up to code and are uninhabitable, he said.
Wilson says it's a problem that can deter potential residents and businesses from relocating to the area.
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Compost Bins are great at accepting most any type of material thrown at them. They can be considered the traditional choice and a great starting point for those new to composting or the seasoned gardener alike. The compost bin is the cornerstone of a successful garden.
Compost Tumblers help to inject oxygen into the compost mixture, making them some of the most efficient compost tools available today. With very little effort, compost can be mixed, a process that is crucial to the natural breakdown of organic materials. These composters make it simple for everyone to have composting success.
The main draw of kitchen composters is their convenience. Some kitchen models are a simple container with a carbon or charcoal filter that is kept on the counter. More advanced electronic models can actually complete the composting process right in the kitchen. Food waste is automatically mixed and heated, greatly increasing the efficiency and lowering the turnaround time it takes to make rich nutrient-filled compost. Either way, the kitchen composter offers convenience that is unparalleled.


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BARA, Pearl Janie, 88, of Wintersville, OH, passed away Saturday, Sept. 29, 2012, at Dixon Health Care Center, Wintersville, OH.
She was born Dec. 31, 1923, in Alvy, WV. The daughter of the late Claude and Este McIntyre Wright.
She was raised by her foster parents, Frank and Grace Giboney. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Andrew Bara Jr.; twin sons, Andrew and Alexander Bara; sisters, Pansy "Patty" Nichols, Barbara Little; and brother, Lester McIntyre.
Pearl was an honorary member of the New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, East Liverpool, OH. She retired from Kusic and Haines stamping plant at Half Moon Industrial Park, Weirton, WV in the production of ironing boards.
Surviving are her daughter, Betty Owens (Rolland) of Wintersville, OH; grandsons, Brent Owens (Kim) of Chicago, IL, Corey Owens (Stephanie) of Killeen, TX; great-grandchildren, Anthony and Andrew, Kendalyn and Madison; also several nieces and nephews and sisters, Leah Blackstone of Weirton, WV, Hazel Hoover of Georgia.
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Anyone have any bonsai trees?
I want to bring a piece of wilderness to my desk and was looking at several different bonsai options. I love the outdoors and would like something to remind me that its not all about work! I was hoping for something of the pine tree variety but it seems most pines do best outdoors. Anyone have any experience with bonsai trees and maybe an idea of one that is easy to manage?
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I only drink shots of sake when I hear "bonsai!" now-a-days, but if I needed a trouble-free, indoor, forgiving plant I'd look toward the Ginseng Ficus Bonsai Tree.
Bonsai are extremely difficult and very time consuming. My dad has 26 $1000+ trees and he has been doing it for 22 years. Even with all that experience, the best tools, and studying under masters of the art, he still has trees die sometimes. Bonsai are very beautiful but the real art is keeping them alive. My dad always recommended that if I ever got a bonsai, I should get one from someone who grows bonsai.
Sorry, but I can't help. What I can do is post this JoCo song that mentions bonsai trees. Incidentally, you should get one. Bonsai trees are awesome.
I have tried to maintain a bonsai before and find them pretty difficult and time-consuming.
A much easier plant that will add some green to your desk is the "lucky bamboo" plant. They seem to need little more than water now and then:
@thewronggrape: I second bamboo. I've never cared for a bonsai tree before, but I have had bamboo and as long as it has water it'll live. It's a tough little plant.
I have a Bonsai in my kitchen right by the window. I have it almost 2 years now and as far as watering, I have not had any issues with, I find it the easiest plant I ever had, We had cactus in the same spot and it did not look good after 2 years.
You'll have to pick one for the conditions in the place you'll want to keep it. Pines do best when they're brought or kept outside most of the time. There are a number of flowering varieties that do well indoors depending on how much light you're going to be able to give them. I suggest not buying from the local hardware/garden center but going to someone that specializes.
Bonsai Trees can be any species of tree. http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonsai As noted by other Wooters they can be a real pain in the gluteus maximus depending upon the species cultivated. The major problem with many Bonsai is they are outdoor trees with a NEED for cold time being forced to live indoors where hefty cold time is not possible. I was recently given a "Curly" Japanese Willow [by the founder of Flora Designs in NYC] which can serve very well as a Bonsai. One major advantage of this species is that it adapts very well to all weather conditions including extreme cold and heat. It will do better if cultivated and kept outside and can grow to about 30 feet if allowed. However, if you want to try your hand at Bonsai, this tree has wonderful branches and designs in its corkscrew anatomy especially the branches are cornerstones in floral designs [search curly willow branches]. Curly can be kept in a pot and alternated between in and outdoor time with extended out-time.
Don't have one, but went to a bonsai tree museum this summer in Japan. Fantastic!
@thewronggrape and @miyoshinum5 I know your recommendation was in response to @davidschronic post, but I was excited to hear about your good results with bamboo because I am always looking for plant options that might survive my daughter's brown thumb. Thanks for your suggestion!


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All Jules Scott wants is to live a normal, quiet life—preferably one that doesn't include ghosts. Jules's talent for communicating with the dead has brought her nothing but trouble. Despite her best efforts, needy spirits always find her and draw her into their otherworldly drama. When one implicates her in a series of deadly crimes, she may need to entrust her secrets to the person least likely to believe her…
He'll do whatever it takes to catch her.
Detective Seth English can't get distracted from the big case he's working on, not even by his alluring new neighbor. He doesn't believe that Jules had anything to do with the string of robberies-turned-murders that he's investigating, but when she keeps showing up in all the wrong places, his gut tells him she knows more than she's letting on. To solve his case, he'll need to expose what the sexy redhead is hiding—no matter how impossible the truth may be…
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I'm so excited to be here talking about one of my favorite topics: Ghosts. I've always loved a good ghost story. Growing up, I read tales on everything from the Woman in White wandering a lonely stretch of highway in North Carolina to the ghosts of Virginia Beach. There's even a legend about one of my favorite places to go for brunch, Doc Taylor's. It's said, long before the house was converted into a restaurant, Doc Taylor's was the place where bodies of shipwreck victims were stored until burial. Today, folks claim to see faces in windows, unexplained noises around the building, and strange cases of objects moving—all by themselves. Kind of creepy, but oh, so exciting.
While many people fear ghosts, I've always found their stories fascinating. But I must confess, while I can really get into the spirits—pun definitely intended—I always wished for a happily ever after for each specter. It's the romance author in me.
So it was only natural that I put a couple of ghosts in my debut novel, Spirited. The ghosts in this book are lucky enough to find a living person who can see them and communicate with them. Just one small snag, she doesn't want to be a psychic. And she definitely has no interest in helping the dearly not-so-departed.
Unfortunately for my heroine, Jules, ghosts are rather tenacious. When they've got something to say, and have finally found someone capable of hearing them, they're going to be heard. This leads to more than one awkward and humorous moment for Jules.
Honestly, if you could talk to ghosts, really talk to them, what would you do? Happy reading!
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Could you provide a proof of Euler's formula: $e^{it}=\cos t +i\sin t$ ?
Could you provide a proof of Euler's formula: $e^{it}=\cos t +i\sin t$ ?
Assuming you mean $e^{ix}=\cos x+i\sin x$, one way is to use the MacLaurin series for sine and cosine, which are known to converge for all real $x$ in a first-year calculus context, and the MacLaurin series for $e^z$, trusting that it converges for pure-imaginary $z$ since this result requires complex analysis.
The MacLaurin series: \begin{align} \sin x&=\sum_{n=0}^{\infty}\frac{(-1)^n}{(2n+1)!}x^{2n+1}=x-\frac{x^3}{3!}+\frac{x^5}{5!}-\cdots \\\\ \cos x&=\sum_{n=0}^{\infty}\frac{(-1)^n}{(2n)!}x^{2n}=1-\frac{x^2}{2!}+\frac{x^4}{4!}-\cdots \\\\ e^z&=\sum_{n=0}^{\infty}\frac{z^n}{n!}=1+z+\frac{z^2}{2!}+\frac{z^3}{3!}+\cdots \end{align}
Substitute $z=ix$ in the last series: \begin{align} e^{ix}&=\sum_{n=0}^{\infty}\frac{(ix)^n}{n!}=1+ix+\frac{(ix)^2}{2!}+\frac{(ix)^3}{3!}+\cdots \\\\ &=1+ix-\frac{x^2}{2!}-i\frac{x^3}{3!}+\frac{x^4}{4!}+i\frac{x^5}{5!}-\cdots \\\\ &=1-\frac{x^2}{2!}+\frac{x^4}{4!}+\cdots +i\left(x-\frac{x^3}{3!}+\frac{x^5}{5!}-\cdots\right) \\\\ &=\cos x+i\sin x \end{align}
Proof: Consider the function $f(t) = e^{-it}(\cos t + i \sin t)$ for $t \in \mathbb{R}$. By the quotient rule \begin{eqnarray} f^{\prime}(t) = e^{-i t}(i \cos t - \sin t) - i e^{-i t}(\cos t + i \sin t) = 0 \end{eqnarray} identically for all $t \in \mathbb{R}$. Hence, $f$ is constant everywhere. Since $f(0) = 1$, it follows that $f(t) = 1$ identically. Therefore, $e^{it} = \cos t + i \sin t$ for all $t \in \mathbb{R}$, as claimed.
Let $\mathbf{A}$ be an $n \times n$ matrix. Recall that the system of differential equations
$$\mathbf{x}' = \mathbf{Ax}$$
has the unique solution $\mathbf{x} = e^{\mathbf{A}t} \mathbf{x}(0)$, where $\mathbf{x}$ is a vector-valued differentiable function and $e^{\mathbf{A}t}$ denotes the matrix exponential. In particular, let $\mathbf{J} = \left[ \begin{array}{cc} 0 & 1 \\ -1 & 0 \end{array} \right]$. Then the system of differential equations
$$x' = y, y' = -x$$
with initial conditions $x(0) = 1, y(0) = 0$ has the unique solution $\left[ \begin{array}{cc} x \\ y \end{array} \right] = e^{\mathbf{J}t} \left[ \begin{array}{cc} 1 \\ 0 \end{array} \right]$. On the other hand, the above equations tell us that $x'' = -x$ and $y'' = -y$, and we know that the solutions to this differential equation are of the form $a \cos t + b \sin t$ for constants $a, b$. By matching initial conditions we in fact find that $x = \cos t, y = \sin t$. Now verify that on vectors multiplying by $\mathbf{J}$ has the same effect as multiplying a complex number by $i$, and you obtain Euler's formula.
This proof has the following attractive physical interpretation: a particle whose $x$- and $y$-coordinates satisfy $x' = y, y' = -x$ has the property that its velocity is always perpendicular to and has proportional magnitude to its displacement. But from physics lessons you know that this uniquely describes particles which move in a circle.
Another way to interpret this proof is as a description of the exponential map from the Lie algebra $\mathbb{R}$ to the Lie group $\text{SO}(2)$. Euler's formula generalizes to quaternions, and this in turn can be thought of as describing the exponential map from the Lie algebra $\mathbb{R}^3$ (with the cross product) to $\text{SU}(2)$ (which can then be sent to $\text{SO}(3)$). This is one reason it is convenient to use quaternions to describe 3-d rotations in computer graphics; the exponential map makes it easy to interpolate between two rotations.
Edit: whuber's answer reminded me of the following excellent graphic.
This is what is happening geometrically in whuber's answer, and is essentially what happens if you apply Euler's method to the system of ODEs I described above. Each step is a plot of the powers of $1 + \frac{i}{N}$ up to the $N^{th}$ power.
One could provide answers based on a wide range of definitions of $\exp$, $\cos$, and $\sin$ (e.g., via differential equations, power series, Lie theory, inverting integrals, infinite sums, infinite products, complex line integrals, continued fractions, circular functions, and even Euclidean geometry) as well as offering Euler's formula up as a tautology based on a definition. But let's consider where in one's education this question arises: it's usually well before most of these other concepts are encountered. The complex numbers have just been introduced; the Argand diagram is available; $\exp(x)$ is most likely defined as the limiting value of $(1 + x/n)^n$, and $\cos$ and $\sin$ are defined as circular functions (that is, as arclength parameters for coordinates of the unit circle). So the question deserves a response in this context using mathematics accessible to someone at this level.
Accordingly, I propose that we interpret $\exp(i x)$ as the limit of $(1 + i x/n)^n$, because at least one understands how to compute the latter (as iterated multiplication of 1 by $1 + i x/n$), one at least vaguely intuits what the limit of a sequence of points in the complex plane might mean, and one has learned that $\cos(\theta) + i \sin(\theta)$ is quite literally the complex number plotted at $\left( \cos(\theta), \sin(\theta) \right)$ in the plane.
It seems natural to evaluate the limit by looking at its modulus and argument separately. The modulus is relatively easy: because $|1 + i x/n| = \sqrt { 1 + (x/n)^2 }$, the modulus of its $n$th power equals $\left( 1 + (x/n)^2 \right) ^{n/2}$. We can exploit the one limit assumed to be known:
$\left( 1 + (x/n)^2 \right) ^{n/2} = \left( \left( 1 + x^2 / n^2 \right) ^ {n^2} \right) ^ {1/{2n}} \simeq \left( \exp ( x^2 ) \right) ^ {1/{2n}} \to 1$.
(There's some hand-waving in the last two steps. This is characteristic of limiting arguments at this level. Those of you who can see where the rigor is lacking also know exactly how to supply the missing steps.) Whence, whatever $\exp( i x )$ might be, we deduce it should lie on the unit circle.
Now we turn our attention to the argument of the limit. The sequence of arguments
$\left( 1 + (x/n)^2 \right) ^{1/2}, \left( 1 + (x/n)^2 \right) ^{2/2}, \ldots, \left( 1 + (x/n)^2 \right) ^{k/2}, \ldots$
obviously is non-decreasing, because it's a geometric sequence with multiplier of 1 or greater. That is, each successive multiplication by $1 + i x / n$ is expanding an original right triangle with vertices at (0,0), (1,0), and (1, $x/n$), but in the limit the amount of expansion is reduced to unity, as we have seen. In the Argand diagram we're just laying out similar copies of this original right triangle, placing one leg of each new copy along the hypotenuse of the previous one. In the limit, the length of the small leg (originally $x/n$) therefore remains constant. These observations imply that near the limit, we can take all these $n$ little triangles to be essentially congruent, whence the length of the path traced out by the succession of images of the small leg must be extremely close to $n (x/n) = x$. This pins down where on the circle $\exp( i x )$ must lie: it is the point reached by traveling (signed) distance $x$ counterclockwise along the circle beginning at (1,0). To anyone exposed to the definition of $\sin$ and $\cos$ in terms of circular functions, it is immediate that the coordinates of this limiting location are $\left( \cos(x), \sin(x) \right)$ and we are done.
HINT $\:$ Both $\:\rm e^{ix}\:$ and $\:\rm cos(x) + i \; sin(x) \:$ are solutions of $\;\rm y' = i \; y,\;\; y(0) = 1, \;$ so they are equal by the uniqueness theorem. Alternatively, bisect into even and odd parts the power series for $\:\rm e^{ix} \:,\;$ i.e.
$$\begin{align} \rm f(x) \ \ &=\ \ \rm\frac{f(x)+f(-x)}{2} \;+\; \frac{f(x)-f(-x)}{2} \\ \\ \Rightarrow\quad\quad \rm e^{ix} \ \ &=\ \ \rm\cos(x) \ +\ i \:\sin(x) \end{align}$$
REMARKS 1.$\;$ Uniqueness theorems provide powerful tools for proving equalities for functions that satisfy certain nice differential or difference (recurrence) equations. This includes a large majority of functions encountered in theory and practice. Such ideas lie behind algorithms implemented in computer algebra systems, e.g. search the computational literature using the terms "D-finite" and/or "holonomic" functions. For a less trivial but still easy example of this technique see my recent post which proves the identity
$$\rm \frac{sinh^{-1}(x)}{\sqrt{x^2+1}} \ = \ \ \sum_{k=0}^\infty\ (-1)^k \frac{(2k)!!}{(2k+1)!!} \: x^{2k+1}$$
For a simple discrete example see my post here where I remark that $\rm\; 13 \:|\: 3^{n+1} + 4^{2n-1} =: f_n \;$ follows from $\;\rm f_2 = f_1 = 0 \;$ and the (obvious) fact that $\;\rm f_n \;$ satisfies a monic 2nd order linear recurrence. Namely let $\;\rm S\; f_n := f_{n+1} \;$ be the shift operator. Then $\;\rm S - 3 \;$ kills $\rm\; 3^{n+1} \;$ and $\;\rm S - 16 \;$ kills $\;\rm 4^{2n-1} \;$ therefore $\;\rm (S-3)\:(S-16) = S^2 - 19\: S + 48 \;$ kills their sum $\;\rm f_n \:,\;$ i.e. $\;\rm f_{n+2} = 19\; f_{n+1} - 48\; f_n\;$. Therefore $\:\rm mod\:13:\ f_2 = f_1 = 0 \;\Rightarrow\; f_3 = 19\: f_2 - 48\: f_1 = 0 \;\Rightarrow f_4 = 0 \Rightarrow f_5 = 0 \Rightarrow \cdots\Rightarrow\; f_n = 0\: $. Hence $\:0\:$ is the unique solution of the above recurrence that satisfies the intial conditions $\;\rm f_2 = f_1 = 0. \;$ This is simply an obvious special case of the uniqueness theorem for difference equations (recurrences). Once again, by invoking a uniqueness theorem, we have greatly simplified the deduction of an equality.
Notice that, above, we don't need to know the precise recurrence relation. Rather, we need only know a bound on its degree, so that we know how many initial terms are needed to determine the solution uniquely. In practice, as above, one can often easily derive simple upper bounds on the degree of the recurrence or differential equation - which makes the method even more practical.
2. $\;$ Generalizing the above bisection into even and odd parts, one can employ n'th roots of unity to take arbitrary n-part multisections of power series and generating functions. They often prove handy, e.g.
EXERCISE $\;$ Give elegant proofs of the following
$\quad\quad\rm\displaystyle sin(x)/e^{x} \quad\:$ has every $\rm 4k\;$'th term zero
$\quad\quad\rm\displaystyle cos(x)/e^{x} \quad$ has every $\rm 4k+2\;$'th term zero
See the posts in this thread for various solutions and more on multisections.
Well this question actually boils down to "How is the complex exponential defined?"
Here is my view of this problem:
$$f(x+iy)= e^{x}(\cos(y)+i\sin(y) ) \,.$$
Then $f$ has continuous partial derivatives $f_x$ and $f_y$, and verifies the Cauchy-Riemann equations, thus it is analytic.
Moreover, for any $z_1,z_2 \in {\mathbb C}$ we have
$$f(z_1+z_2)=f(z_1) f(z_2) \,.$$
Last but not least $f(x)=e^x$ for all $x \in {\mathbb R}$.
In particular we showed that $e^x$ can be extended to an analytic complex function, and the theory tells us that such extension is unique.
Now, since $f(z)$ is the unique analytic extension of $e^x$ to the complex plane, and it also satisfies the exponential relation $f(z_1+z_2)=f(z_1) f(z_2)$, we call this function $e^z$.
My favorite proof involves nothing but basic integration (of course it still secretly relies on complex analysis, but looks extremely explicit and straightforward). In fact, this is based on the historical observation made by Bernoulli, which became the first hint of this famous identity.
Now integrate both sides just as you would integrate real-valued functions of this form:
Replace $x=\tan(y/2)$ and exponentiate (and I'll replace $e^c$ with just $c$ for simplicity):
After the multiplication of both the denominator and the numerator by $\sin(y/2)-i\cos(y/2)$, the right hand side is simplified to
$$\frac{\sin(y/2)-i\cos(y/2)}{\sin(y/2)+i\cos(y/2)}=\frac{(\sin(y/2)-i\cos(y/2))^2}{\sin(y/2)^2+\cos(y/2)^2}=(\sin(y/2)-i\cos(y/2))^2=-\cos y-i\sin y.$$
Substituting $y=0$, we see that $c=-1$, therefore
$$e^{iy}=\cos y+i\sin y.$$
I'll copy my answer to this question:
Let $f(x) = \cos(x) + i\cdot \sin(x)$
Then $$\begin{align*}\frac{df}{dx} &= -\sin(x) + i \cdot \cos(x)\\ &= i \cdot f(x) \end{align*}$$
So that $$ ∫(\frac{1}{f(x)}) df = ∫i \cdot dx\\ \ln(f(x)) = ix + C\\ f(x) = e^{ix + C} = \cos(x) + i \cdot \sin(x)\\ $$
Since $f(0) = 1, C = 0$, so: $$ e^{ix} = \cos(x) + i \cdot \sin(x) $$
How about the Laplace transform of
$$\exp(i t)=\cos(t)+i\sin(t)$$
Let's evaluate the Laplace transform of the two sides of the formula:
Now, let's multiply both sides by $s-i$ :
"Combining" the answers from Qiaochu Yuan and Isaac one can also directly evaluate $\begin{bmatrix}x \\ y \end{bmatrix} = e^{\mathbf{J}t} \begin{bmatrix}1 \\ 0 \end{bmatrix}$ with $\mathbf{J}=\begin{bmatrix}0&1 \\ -1&0 \end{bmatrix}$ (note that $\mathbf{J}^2 = - \begin{bmatrix}1&0 \\ 0&1 \end{bmatrix}$) as follows:
$$ e^{\mathbf{J}t} \begin{bmatrix}1 \\ 0 \end{bmatrix} = \left( \mathbf{J}^0 + \frac{t}{1!} \mathbf{J}^1 + \frac{t^2}{2!} \mathbf{J}^2 + \frac{t^3}{3!} \mathbf{J}^3 + \frac{t^4}{4!} \mathbf{J}^4 + \cdots \right) \begin{bmatrix}1 \\ 0 \end{bmatrix} \\ = \left( \begin{bmatrix}1&0 \\ 0&1 \end{bmatrix} + t \begin{bmatrix}0&1 \\ -1&0 \end{bmatrix} - \frac{t^2}{2!}\begin{bmatrix}1&0 \\ 0&1 \end{bmatrix}-\frac{t^3}{3!}\begin{bmatrix}0&1 \\ -1&0 \end{bmatrix}+ \frac{t^4}{4!}\begin{bmatrix}1&0 \\ 0&1 \end{bmatrix}+\cdots\right)\begin{bmatrix}1 \\ 0 \end{bmatrix} \\ = \begin{bmatrix} 1 + 0 - \frac{t^2}{2!} - 0 + \frac{t^4}{4!} + \cdots \\ 0 - t - 0 + \frac{t^3}{3!} + 0 + \cdots \end{bmatrix} \\ = \begin{bmatrix} \cos(t) \\ - \sin(t) \end{bmatrix} $$ The result is a parametrization of a helix curve. That means Eulers formula simply shows how one can parametrize a helix using the exponential function.
The result can also be written like $$ e^{\mathbf{J}t} \begin{bmatrix}1 \\ 0 \end{bmatrix} = \left( \cos(t) + \mathbf{J} \sin(t) \right)\begin{bmatrix} 1 \\ 0 \end{bmatrix} $$ making the connection to the traditional form of Eulers formula manifest.
It should be noted that with $\mathbf{K}=\begin{bmatrix}0&1 \\ 1&0 \end{bmatrix}$ the following relation can be proved in the same way: $$ e^{\mathbf{K}t} \begin{bmatrix}1 \\ 0 \end{bmatrix} = \left( \cosh(t) + \mathbf{K} \sinh(t) \right)\begin{bmatrix} 1 \\ 0 \end{bmatrix} $$
An easy way out to answer the question is when we try to extend the definition of exponential to complex plane in a "nice" way (read "nice" as holomorphic) we then end up with this definition. And as you are probably aware there is only at most one such extension. So if we want to define our exponential in the complex plane such that the exponential function is holomorphic, and it matches with the conventional exponential function on the real line, we end up with $e^{it} = \cos(t) + i \sin(t)$.
All the other answers I think are circular in some sense.
For instance, how do we know that we can expand $e^{i x}$ as a power series. All we know is that we can expand $e^{x}$ as a power series when $x$ is real. We do not know apriori that the expansion can be carried forward if $x$ happens to be complex.
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why would it suggest topping chicken with it? am I getting the definition of vegan wrong?
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It's not vegan if you top it with parmesan cheese, either.
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hi, it's not vegan if you add egg noodles.
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I am grateful to you for sharing your vegan recipes with us. I have a comment to make about the website. It would be helpful to give us all of the recipes on one page so we could choose which one works with our ingredients on hand. Scrolling through is time consuming and might lose folks looking for a "quickie recipe".
Vegan cooking is not difficult. I suggest you work with some sauces that include garlic, citrus, and nutritional yeast and/or nuts for added flavor. Keep salt out of it as much as possible. You can use coconut milk for creaminess. I use herbal seasonings that have no salt to help the vegies taste more interesting. If I've grown my own, that's great! Friends bring things that I can blend easily when dried that will last awhile as a saltless blend. Just about anything works.
We can have gourmet food every day, Just a touch of love creates magic. Simplicity is the best way to go for benefits of health and budget. Maybe publish the food combining rules and very simple recipes for health and budget as a part of your magazine.
I don't eat or promote meat eating as a lifestyle now. I really hope your magazine will go more toward not eating meat. We do have choices. Please present them more fully. Thank you.
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Purple Pride was overflowing Friday night at EnergySolutions Arena.
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Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard, less than a year removed from his days as a Weber State star, was in town to go up against the Utah Jazz. And a large contingent of Wildcat fans, along with what sounded like several hundred more Lillard fans, got to see him put on a pretty good show.
Lillard had a game-high 26 points in Portland's 86-77 loss, as he scored in a variety of ways — 3-pointers, dazzling drives to the basket, including a couple of highlight-reel dunks, and a couple of mid-range jump shots, too. He poured in 20 second-half points, 14 of those coming in the third quarter when he put on without question the most impressive performance on the court.
Indeed, more than midway through the 2012-13 NBA season, Lillard is well on his way to winning the Rookie of the Year award.
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Weber State has a rich basketball tradition going back more than 50 years. Former Wildcat coach Dick Motta went on to win an NBA championship and is one of the league's all-time winningest coaches; another former Weber coach, Phil Johnson, was an NBA Coach of the Year and served so many seasons as Jazz head coach Jerry Sloan's wise, loyal sidekick; the Wildcats have won a bundle of conference championships, earned plenty of NCAA Tournament trips and own a couple of giant-killing victories over Michigan State and North Carolina, and a handful of former Weber State players like Eddie Gill have had their moments in the big boys' league.
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When people picture what goes on in the Supreme Court, they imagine austere justices arguing and deliberating on issues that will decide the fate of Law itself.
However, the Supreme Court, like any other court in the land, hears more than one case per day. This means that it does happen, however rarely, that the justices are forced to preside over bullshit. And since the justices are human beings just like us, they can't help but call it out when they see it ...
#5. "But Bertman's Counsel (So Far as the Record Shows) Is Not Superman ..."
One of the most smartass rulings in Supreme Court history came about because of some spoiled tomatoes. In short, a tomato supplier named Joseph Bertman got sued by the U.S. government because the goods arrived spoiled. The court sided with Bertman because it wasn't his fault -- it was the shipping company's screwup.
Now, if you lose a court case and want to appeal, you have 60 days to file it. And if the government was going to appeal this case, Bertman was going to have to respond within that same deadline. So the government simply waited to file until right before closing time on the 60th day, so Bertman wouldn't have a chance to do his part.
Bertman fought the government's dickery all the way to the Supreme Court, where Justice Hugo Black put Bertman's predicament into words we can all understand:
"I am aware of the argument that an able, alert, ever-diligent lawyer could have, had he tried hard enough, discovered that the Government had appealed -- even in the closing hours of the sixtieth day. I do not doubt that had Bertman's counsel been Superman, his X-ray eyes would have told him that a notice of appeal was being filed blocks away in the courthouse, or had he been a lawyer with no clients but Bertman he could have spent the sixtieth day hovering at the clerk's office to see whether the Government would file a notice of appeal. But Bertman's counsel (so far as the record shows) is not Superman, nor should the law expect him to be."
Though it did turn out that he was the Incredible Hulk.
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Despite Justice Black's eloquent argument, Bertman lost. Technically, Uncle Sam didn't break any laws, and unfortunately the courts are there to declare only what is illegal, not what is merely shitty. The lesson is apparently that the next time you're up against the government, maybe you should hire Superman as your lawyer.
#4. "We Justices Must Confront What Is Indeed an Awesome Responsibility ... to Decide What Is Golf."
The legal lunacy began when Casey Martin, a professional golfer, requested that the PGA allow him to play every round of an upcoming tournament riding a cart instead of walking from hole to hole. You see, Martin was born with a syndrome known as Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber, which besides sounding like two of the three worst attempts ever at cheating at Scrabble, also denied him full use of his right leg.
Plus, he wanted to "tear ass and do doughnuts and shit."
The PGA turned down Martin's request, pointing out not only that Martin would have an unfair advantage against his competition, but also that walking is a fundamental aspect of golf. Martin figured this was the same as any other workplace discriminating against somebody with a disability, and he sued. Somehow, the issue of whether wheels and a cushioned seat are appropriate golf equipment was deemed so important that it wound up before the Supreme Court ... where the justices found it to be a face-palmingly ridiculous waste of their time.
It was apparent they'd need the curly wigs for this one.
Justice Antonin Scalia, the Supreme Court's funniest judge (There was a scientific study done on this. Seriously.), was at his sarcastic best when he remarked:
"We Justices must confront what is indeed an awesome responsibility. It has been rendered the solemn duty of the Supreme Court of the United States ... to decide What Is Golf. I am sure that the Framers of the Constitution ... fully expected that sooner or later the paths of golf and government, the law and the links, would once again cross, and that the judges of this august Court would some day have to wrestle with that age-old jurisprudential question, for which their years of study in the law have so well prepared them: Is someone riding around a golf course from shot to shot really a golfer? Either out of humility or out of self-respect (one or the other) the Court should decline to answer this incredibly difficult and incredibly silly question."
Hey. There is nothing silly about golf carts.
The Verdict:
Sarcastic commentary aside, Martin won his case. So if you ever feel like a round of mini-golf and the attendant tries to kick you out for driving your custom off-road golf cart on the course, you tell him the Supreme Freaking Court of the United States gave you permission.
#3. "Notwithstanding Nightmarish Images of Out-of-Control Flatware, Livestock Run Amok, and Colliding Tubas ..."
In the town of Tecumseh, Oklahoma, parents and school officials finally had it up to here with all these damn drugs and these damn kids. They decided to use the tiniest excuse possible to subject the greatest number of schoolchildren to mandatory drug testing, and they settled on testing anyone who wanted to be in extracurricular activities. So from then on, all extracurriculars would require drug testing. All of them.
Lindsay Earls, who was a member of choir, the marching band, the Academic Team and the National Honor Society -- and would thus have been mandated to piss in a cup at least four times solely under suspicion of nerdity in the first degree -- filed a lawsuit on behalf of the students.
Earls cited the Constitution, in which the Fourth Amendment grants you privacy and requires that authorities have reasonable suspicion to search you. Lawyers for Pottawatomie County, where Tecumseh is located, countered that children on drugs pose a physical danger to themselves and others while performing any extracurricular activity. Even chess.
And let's face it, that is clearly a gigantic bong.
Since they were fighting the War on Drugs and this was the children we were talking about, the legal fires remained lit until the case was heard before the Supreme Court. Once it got there, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg tried to speak for those few adults who hadn't lost their minds:
"The School District cites the dangers faced by members of the band, who must perform extremely precise routines with heavy equipment and instruments in close proximity to other students and by Future Farmers of America, who are required to individually control and restrain animals as large as 1500 pounds ... Notwithstanding nightmarish images of out-of-control flatware, livestock run amok, and colliding tubas disturbing the peace and quiet of Tecumseh, the great majority of students the School District seeks to test in truth are engaged in activities that are not safety sensitive to an unusual degree."
In other words, "... seriously?"
The Verdict:
Justice Ginsburg may have tried to be the voice of reason here, but Earls actually lost this case. In a 5-4 vote, the Supreme Court found that the children don't need none of that highfalutin' privacy. Although most high schools in the country don't test students for drugs just for belonging to the math team, if you want to join it in the town of Tecumseh, you're going to have to piss in a cup, Junior -- or no Trig Olympics for you!


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Inside the plugin folder check for File: jigoshop_taxonomy.php Line no: 120
You will see
Update it as needed.
As has been note by Geert, you should not edit plug-in files: changes will be overridden with an update (... and you really should be keeping your plug-ins up to date...). The best thing to do is...
Ask the plug-in developers to add a hook to filter the label
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Playback struggles to keep up on my Phenom 9550 Quad-Core. Image also gets garbled every now and again indicating possible seek issues.
Tue, 12/30/2008 - 23:38
Thank you very much for your report. FFmpeg has timestamp AVCHD decoding issues. This is a know issue. As for speed, Nvidia submitted a patch to implement hardware decoding in FFmpeg. If it gest implemented, a lot of people will be interested to have it in Nvidia. Otherwize, we will try to drop B-Frames. Read: http://www.kdenlive.org/forum/know-issues-about-kdenlive-071
Also thank you VERY MUCH for the footage. This is what helps us work on bugs and reproduce them.
If you don't mind, I will upload your footage to our website for speed and to be sure it is safe.
Thu, 01/01/2009 - 10:09
I switched to unsupported as the AVCHD format probably does not allow to create large projects because of seeking and speed issues. This will allow to fix things more quickly I hope.
Wed, 11/16/2011 - 09:03
is there something new about support this camera since 2008? I am still doing workaround by converting AVCHD to MPEG before editing (I thought it was because my old hardware). Now I'm planning to buy new PC and found this page little bit surprised that camera is not supported at all.


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Wednesday, August 10, 2011
S'mores Martinis: Drink Your S'mores!
Today looks to be a beautiful day, and I'm sure we'll have some S'mores in some form to celebrate. One variation on S'mores I've never posted is for adult S'mores: S'mores Martinis. Following are two different recipes for S'mores Martinis!
Just a bit of history. If you're not familiar with s'mores, they're made by sandwiching a toasted marshmallow and a piece of chocolate in between two graham crackers. The name S'mores (alternatively Smores) comes from the two words "some more," because everyone always want s'more. This American treat was developed by the Girl Scouts in the early part of the 20th century, making use of the newly mass-produced marshmallow. Marshmallows were easy to transport, as were candy bars and graham crackers, and the marshmallows could be toasted over a fire to make a fabulous campfire treat in a situation where other types of sweets would have been difficult to come by. Of course, the quality of the chocolate and marshmallow, and even the graham crackers (if you make your own) will vary, but S'mores aren't about haute cuisine, at least not at my house.
So today in honor of the S'mores holiday, I thought you might want to Drink Your S'mores! Here are two recipes for S'mores Martinis! Both recipes make four glasses. First recipe adapted from MyFind. Second recipe adapted from the Evite Blog. Let me know which you like best!
2 oz Chocolate Vodka
2 oz Bailey's Irish Cream
2 oz Cream de Cacao
2 oz Vanilla Vodka
2 oz Heavy Cream
Graham Crackers, Crushed
Chocolate Syrup
12 toasted mini marshmallows or 4 large marshmallows (use a kitchen torch or skewer and hold over flame)
Dip the rim of 4 martini glasses in chocolate syrup and then into the crushed graham crackers. Chill glasses in freezer.
Pour all remaining ingredients except marshmallows into martini shaker filled with ice and shake until well blended. Strain and pour into chilled glasses.
Skewer toasted marshmallows on cocktail stick and place across rim.
8 oz vodka
2 ozs chocolate liqueur
Graham crackers
Marshmallow creme (Marshmallow Fluff)
Miniature marshmallows
Pour vodka and chocolate liqueur into pitcher and stir. Refrigerate for several hours until the mixture is very cold.
Put crushed graham crackers in small bowl.
Lightly coat rims of martini glasses with marshmallow creme.
Dip each glass into bowl of graham cracker crumbs. Shake bowl gently to cover marshmallow creme with crumbs.
Put prepared glasses in freezer.
Skewer and Toast marshmallows over open fire or with kitchen blowtorch.
Pour drink mixture into 4 prepared glasses. Add skewered toasted marshmallows for garnish.
Round-up of S'mores Recipes, including a History of S'mores on National S'mores Day, last year. Original 1927 Girl Scout Recipe
Traditional S'mores on the Grill
S'mores Brownies using a Brownie Mix
Brownie S'mores from Scratch
S'mores Cupcakes
Chocolate Chip Cookie S'mores (2 recipes)
Chewy S'mores Bar Cookies
S'mores Pie
S'mores Ice Cream Sandwich
S'mores Ice Cream Pie
S'mores in the Microwave
Wacky Candy Bar S'mores
Peanut Butter S'mores
Photo #1My Find
Photo #2 Evite
6 comments:
- Erin said...
I cannot believe I forgot today was s'mores day! I had it written on my calendar and everything. I'm glad someone posted something for this momentous holiday! On heck of a drink you've got here.
- August 10, 2011 at 8:01 AM
- Janet Rudolph said...
Thanks, Erin, thought it was best to list 2 variations. They're both a bit sweet, but then so are S'mores!
- August 10, 2011 at 8:04 AM
- Nancy J. Parra said...
Oh, my gosh, those look yummy. Must try. Thanks for posting!
- August 10, 2011 at 9:55 AM
- Valerie said...
I've never wanted to reach through my screen more than I do right now! Wow...just wow. :D
- August 10, 2011 at 10:42 AM
- ~~louise~~ said...
Happy S'mores Day Janet!!! I hope you don't mind but I'm going to "capture" one of those gorgeous looking drinks to include in the post I did for S'mores Day today. It looks absolutely heavenly!!! I only wish I would have had a chance to drop by sooner.
Thank you so much for sharing...
P.S. I will of course include a link for that "sinful" recipe!
- August 10, 2011 at 8:56 PM
- Pattie @ Olla-Podrida said...
These look incredible! We never had anything like this in Girl Scout camp! Thanks for posting, I'm going to try one of these (or both!).
- August 12, 2011 at 5:03 PM


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Can anyone suggest how I might go about looking for young developers who can help me turn linux-based ideas into products (initially unpaid)?
I am a Business Analyst not a coder and have a couple of workable ideas. I don't have the budget to pay but do have enough to fund hardware, software etc and would cut them in significantly if the products became reality. I don't think the dev effort would be too massive, more a case of bolting existing technologies together.
I am based in London so someone local would be best.
Can anyone suggest how I might search for someone who would be interested?
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Just a basic point-set topology question: clearly we can detect differences in topologies using convergent sequences, but is there an example of two distinct topologies on the same set which have the same convergent sequences?
In a metric (or metrizable) space, the topology is entirely determined by convergence of sequences. This does not hold in an arbitrary topological space, and Mariano has given the canonical counterexample. This is the beginning of more penetrating theories of convergence given by nets and/or filters. For information on this, see e.g.
In particular, Section 2 is devoted to the topic of sequences in topological spaces and gives some information on when sequences are "topologically sufficient".
In particular a topology is determined by specifying which nets converge to which points. This came up as a previous MO question. It is not covered in the notes above, but is well treated in Kelley's General Topology.
The cocountable topology on an uncountable set is undistinguishable from the discrete topology if you can only use sequences.
Just another example. Consider the Banach space $\ell^{1}\left(\Gamma\right)$ , $\Gamma$ being an infinite set. Then the weak topology and the norm topology have the same convergent sequences (Schur' Theorem), while they are clearly distinct.
There is a category of "sequential spaces" in which objects are spaces defined by their convergent sequences and morphisms are those maps which send convergent sequences to convergent sequences.
As stated above, all metric spaces are sequential spaces, but so are all manifolds, all finite topological spaces, and all CW-complexes.
To build this category, one actually just needs to look at the category of right $M$-sets for a certain monoid $M$. Consider first the "convergent sequence space" $S:=${$\frac{1}{n}|n\in{\mathbb N}\cup${$\infty$}}$\subset {\mathbb R}$. In other words $S$ is a countable set of points converging to 0, and including $0$. Let $M$ be the monoid of continuous maps $S\to S$ with composition. Then an $M$-set is a "set of convergent sequences" closed under taking subsequences.
The category of $M$-sets is a topos, so it has limits, colimits, function spaces, etc. And every $M$-set has a topological realization which is a sequential space.
I like the following example. Let $D$ be an infinite discrete space and $\beta D$ its Stone-Čech compactification. Then a sequence in $\beta D$ converges if and only if it is eventually constant. Thus convergent sequences do not distinguish between the compact topology of $\beta D$ and the discrete topology on its underlying set. Obviously - the same holds for every refinement of $\beta D$.
In the space $[0,\omega_1]$ with the order topology the point $\omega_1\in\overline{[0,\omega_1)}$, but for every convergent sequence $(x_n)_{n\in\Bbb N}\subset[0,\omega_1)$, $$\lim_{n\to\infty}x_n<\omega_1.$$


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Lunchtime Movie "Not Fade Away"
Location:Bluffton Branch
Date & Time:Tuesday, June 18, 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 "Not Fade Away" (Rated R, 1 hr and 52 minutes)
Set in suburban New Jersey in the 1960s, a group of friends form a rock band and try to make it big.


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Duke University Professor Orin Starn casts his anthropological eye on two topics most academics wouldn't touch: celebrity scandal and golf.
By dissecting the social, economic and political strands of "Tigergate," Starn's book The Passion of Tiger Woods: An Anthropologist Reports on Golf, Race, and Celebrity Scandal gets at the heart of American culture in the 21st Century.
Duke University Professor Orin Starn answers questions about his new book "The Passion of Tiger Woods" and American golf culture during a live "Office Hours" conversation January 26, 2012. Duke alumnus and PGA golfer Joe Ogilvie comments in a video via Skype. Moderating the conversation is David Jarmul, associate vice president of news and communications at Duke. Learn more at http://www.dukeofficehours.com and http://www.dukeupress.edu/Catalog/ViewProduct.php?productid=49086&viewby=author&lastname=Starn&firstname=Orin&middlename=&sort=newest.
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For years students at Western Kentucky University have complained about the lack of efficient parking on campus. And for years administrators have struggled with how to combat the problem. A new parking structure could be the remedy they've all been looking for.
Betsy Duncan had no idea Western Kentucky University administrators are planning to build a new parking structure. But she thinks it's a good idea.
Duncan says, "Hopefully provide more parking spaces. Cause I know sometimes I come to class and I drove around for 20 minutes and I just live right down the road.
Western's director of planning, design, and construction says a lot of planning went into the new structure.
Ed West, Director of Planning, Design and Construction, says, "We spent about five months studying the best location. We originally thought we would add on to this structure but a lot of economical reasons we decided that we would go to the location we selected."
Ed West says the architecture in this parking structure- built in the 1970's- isn't very flattering.
West says, Cold, plain, monotone, very dated, but West says the new parking structure that will be built between LT Smith Stadium and Diddle Arena will look so much nicer
West says, "This new parking structure will not be like that. It will be a brick structure and it will closely mimic the look of the new Downing University Center- with exterior facade."
The location is also a high point for sports enthusiasts.
Jolleen Murphy, a WKU student says, "I think it'll make a lot more parking for people that are coming to sporting events."
The new structure will add ample space for students and sports-goers.
West says, "We're looking at a ground level and five floors there and addition to that add two floors later. We will be designing it so we can expand up to seven floors."
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Columbia College-Salt Lake City to hold commencement ceremony Oct. 13
(Salt Lake City)- Columbia College-Salt Lake City will confer 82 associate and bachelor's degrees upon graduates at a commencement ceremony at 2 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 13, at the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center in Salt Lake City.
Dr. Anthony Alioto, professor of history, will give the commencement address. Alioto has served as the Althea W. and John A. Schiffman chair in ethics, religious studies and philosophy at Columbia College since 2002 and is the author of two books. The degrees will be conferred by Dr. Gary Massey, associate dean for Adult Higher Education and the director of the Online Campus.
"For Columbia College graduates, the commencement ceremony is the culmination of their hard work and dedication to improve their lives," Massey said. "We are proud to celebrate the accomplishments of each graduate on this special day."
Columbia College, founded in Missouri in 1851 as Christian Female College, was the first women's college west of the Mississippi River to be chartered by a state legislature. The college changed its name to Columbia College in 1970 when it became coeducational.
Located off Interstate 215 one-half mile north of the E-Center, Columbia College-Salt Lake City was established in 1975 at Fort Douglas Army Education Center. Today, it continues to serve adult learners in the Salt Lake City area.
Columbia College provides accredited, affordable on-campus and online degrees, serving nearly 25,000 students each year through its 32 Nationwide Campuses, Online Campus, Evening Campus, Day Campus and Graduate Studies Program.


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NeWo Technologies
Nepp, a 2001 Towson graduate and captain of the football team, earned All-Conference & All-American honors for his play on the offensive line during his tenure. Nepp, who specializes in product development and marketing, also holds a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Maryland.
In 2009, Nepp and his business partner founded NeWo Technologies, a leading electronic product development firm that brings wholesale research and development to the masses. Based in Towson, Md. and serving the local technology corridor, NeWo specializes in concept to prototype engineering.
Prior to starting his own firm and embracing his entrepreneurial spirit, Nepp served as the Managing Director for a technology firm based in Severn, Md., that provided wireless technology for a wide range of clients in the television and film industry.
"Giving back to my alma mater is my duty," says Nepp.
"From knowledge to memories, Towson has given me so much. I feel everyone gains when we choose to help however and wherever we can."
He continues, "Towson University, the football program and its coaches have had an unbelievably positive and direct impact on my life. Being a student-athlete at Towson teaches young men and women about more than winning and losing. Student-athletes have the unique opportunity to come to understand the core values of the University and lessons about respect, integrity, and character - all key factors in a successful career on and off the field of competition - are a regular occurrence."
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11-LED Adjustable Camping Light Lantern super bright for $2.49 + free shipping
With coupon code MLCK829KNL1, first 500 orders (less one for me). A nice little light; I keep one in each bathroom (fits neatly in the medicine cabinet) in case of power failures at awkward moments. "Higher Rating Product" at Meritline. Ships from China, usually pretty quick. Requires three AA batteries (not included).
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Use one of these when backpacking. Not nearly as bright as an actual lantern, but great to hang up in my tent.
Perfect for hanging from a patio umbrella.
In for two. They have a 2-pack for $7.99, if you want more and can't use the code. I got two singles with the code for $7.49 + tax in Cali. I figure they will be good to through in the camping tote. I just have to remember to bring the batteries.
Have one of these,not bad but a lot of glare. Works better if it's hung above you rather on a desk or table. Used it during a power outage and for the money it's worth having.
Be sure to check the free shipping box so you don't have to pay $1.99 shipping
I have one of these and they are great to set up in tent or put on a table for some light. One funny feature is actually the box. It has pictures of the lamp photoshopped into various scenarios of people using them. Saved it just for that. I love meritline!


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When playing bridge which bids need to be pointed out/alerted?
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In general you must alert when your bid does not conform to the expectations of the people at the event/table you are playing at.
Various organizations and clubs have more specific bids and conditions that you must alert on. Some have bids that never require alerts.
You need to use "alert" when you are bidding a special convention that your opponents would reasonably be expected not to know.
One example is my "one and a half" bids using a forcing one club or one diamond.


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A man was shot in his leg near the Capitola wharf just after sunset on Wednesday.
Firefighters and paramedics said they found Isaias Escobar Flores suffering from a single gunshot wound on the 5000 block of Cliff Drive above Capitola Village at 6:15 p.m.
Flores was in a car with a friend, and they both refused to cooperate with investigating police detectives.
Flores was airlifted to a Bay Area trauma center to be treated for non-life threatening injuries. No arrests have been made.
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Brenda Mitchell, former Chief of Staff for the Montgomery Police Department and Director of the city/county Emergency Management Agency, has been named Director of Police Operations at Auburn University at Montgomery. Beginning Aug. 1, Mitchell will oversee AUM's day-to-day police operations, law enforcement services and crisis response measures.
"I am excited about what Chief Mitchell brings to not only the campus police department, but the entire university – particularly the expertise she will provide in creating public safety programs," said Ricky Adams, AUM's chief risk management officer and Senior Director of Public Safety.
Mitchell has served the City of Montgomery for 25 years. Before becoming second in command of the Montgomery Police Department in 2011 when she was appointed as its first Chief of Staff, she served as Police Major, commanding four of the five divisions within the department, including the Patrol Division, Detective Division, Training and Recruiting Division, and Juvenile Division.
An AUM alumna, Mitchell earned a master's degree in criminal justice from the university in 2008. She received a bachelor's in criminal justice from Alabama State University in 1985. She brings to her position numerous certifications in emergency management and police operations and has received professional training from the FBI Law Enforcement Executive Development Association. She is a member of the National Police Chiefs Association.
In the community, Mitchell volunteers for the United Way, Family Sunshine Center, Sanyo, Pre-Trial Diversion Committee, Child Protect, and the Department of Human Resources. She is a member of St. Paul A.M.E. Zion Church of Shorter and she and her husband, Kenneth, have one daughter, Kendra.
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well the 1st post here is a little late but when i want some music i get it from YouTube usually. just download the video under an MP3 format and you are done.
same here with youtube. i have a Firefox addon that does the trick pretty well and also allows you to save music under numerous formats.
YouTube has countless free music videos and songs. I use the youtube music downloader to download them to desktop


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The Ministry of Finance released on December 20, 2010, the following report on the highlights of the State Budget for the fiscal year 1432/1433 (FY2011), the outcome of the fiscal year 1431/32 (FY2010) and recent economic developments.
Outcome of Fiscal Year1431/1432 (2010):
The Ministry of Finance projects actual revenue to be SR 735 ($196) billions in 2010 and actual expenditure to be SR 626.5 ($167.1) billions. Increases in actual over budgeted expenditures in 2010 of SR 86.5 ($23.1) billions reflect increases in expenditures as a result of the 13th month salary, increase in expenditures on projects in the Two Holy Mosques and other Mashair, implementation of new compensation system for universities faculty, adjustment in military salaries, and the cost of increased admission to universities as well as abroad scholarship program.
Total number of government projects signed with the private sector in 2010 were 2,460 with a total value of more than SR 182.5 ($48.7) billions, an increase of 26 percent over 2009.
Preliminary estimates indicate that the value of public debt will decline from SR 225 ($60) billions at the end of 2009 to SR 167 ($44.5) at the end of 2010, which represents 10.2 percent of projected GDP for 2010. The stock of debt is totally domestic.
The National Budget for 1432AH/1433AH (2011)
The followings are the main highlights of the 1432AH/1433AH (2011) budget:
Total revenues are projected at SR 540 ($144) billions.
Government expenditures are budgeted at SR 580 ($154.7) billions.
Fiscal deficit is projected at SR 40 ($10.7) billions.
The national budget for 1432AH/1433AH (2011) will continue to focus on enhancing the development process and ensure that the investment programs remain conducive to strong and sustainable economic growth. The budget puts emphasis on optimizing the use of available resources and giving priority to projects that ensure balanced development as well as more employment opportunities and job creation. Specifically, focus will be on education, health, social and security services, municipal services, water and sewage services, and roads and highways. Moreover, the budget attaches a particular importance to projects related to research and development as well as science and technology projects for the e-government.
The 1432AH/1433AH (2011) budget includes financing for new and on-going projects with a total value of SR 256 ($68. 3) billions.
Appropriations for the main development and public service sectors for 1432AH/1433AH (2011) are as follows:
Education and Training:
a. Total expenditure amounts to SR 150 (US $40) billions, representing 26 percent of FY 2011 appropriations and an increase of 8 percent overFY 2010 appropriation.
b. Continued implementation of King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Public Education Development Project (Tatweer) amounting to SR 9.0 billion through the Education Development Holding Company owned by the Public Investment Fund (PIF).
c. New projects include 610 new schools (in addition to 3,200 schools currently under construction and more than 600 schools completed in FY 2010) and rehabilitation of 2000 existing school buildings.
d. For higher education, the new budget includes appropriations for the completion of construction of campuses for the newly created universities including housing of faculty. Furthermore, the scholarship program (first and second phase) will continue next year.
Health and social Affairs:
a. Total expenditure amounts to SR 68.7 ($18.3) billions, an increase of 12 percent over FY 2010 appropriation.
b. Projects include new primary care centers throughout the Kingdom, 12 new hospitals. At the present, there are 120 hospitals under construction with a capacity of 26,700 beds.
c. For social services, the new budget includes appropriation to build sport clubs, social centers, social welfare and labor offices. In addition, it includes further support for poverty reduction programs that will shorten the time frame required to eradicate poverty.
Municipality services:
a. Total expenditure amounts to SR 24.5 ($6.5) billions, an increase of 13 percent overFY2010 appropriation.
b. New project include inter-city roads, bridges, and road lights, which should help ease traffic bottlenecks. It also includes other environment-related projects.
Transportation and telecommunication:
a. Total expenditure amounts to SR 25.2 ($6.7) billions, an increase of 5 percent over FY2010 appropriation.
b. New projects include roads totaling 6,600 km to be added to 30,200 km of roads currently under construction. Also, the budget includes appropriations to build 4 new airports and rebuilding of Jeddah's King Abdulaziz International Airport. In addition, the budget includes projects to build additional berths and enhancing the power network in some ports.
Water, Agriculture, and Infrastructure Sector:
a. Total expenditure amounts to SR 50.8 ($13.5) billions, an increase of 10 percent over FY2010 appropriation.
b. Appropriations for new projects include enhancing water sources, dams and wells, as well as expanding and improving water and sewage networks. There are also allocations for new water desalination stations and upgrading existing stations. New projects will be undertaken in the industrial cities of Jubail, Yanbu, and Ras Azur to accommodate new investment projects.
Specialized Credit Development Institutions and Government financing programs:
Specialized credit institutions (Real Estate Development Fund, Saudi Industrial Development Fund, Saudi Credit and Saving Bank, Saudi Arabian Agriculture Bank, Public Investment Fund, and Government Lending Program) will continue to provide loans to the industrial and agriculture sectors, housing, and small and medium enterprises which will support job creation and enhancing growth prospect.
It is estimated that SR 47 ($12.5) billions will be disbursed in 2011 by these Institutions. The total value of loans provided by these institutions since their inceptions amounts to more than SR 414.3 ($110.5) billions.
Economic Developments in 2009
1. Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
According to Central Department of Statistics and information, GDP is estimated to reach SR 1,630 ($434.7) billions in current prices in 2010, reflecting a growth of 16.6 percent compared to 2009. Private sector is estimated to grow by 5.3 percent in current prices in 2010.
In real terms, Overall GDP is estimated to grow by 3.8 percent, with government sector growing by 5.9 percent and private sector by 3.7 percent in 2010 and its contribution to GDP is expected to be 47.8 percent. All components of the GDP recorded positive growth in 2010. In particular, the non-oil industrial sector is estimated to grow by 5.0 percent; construction sector by 3.7 percent; electricity, gas, and water sector by 6.0 percent; transport and communication sector by 5.6 percent; wholesale, retail, restaurants, and hotels by 4.4 percent; and finance, insurance and real estate by 1.4 in constant prices.
2. General Price Level
Inflation, as measured by the cost of living index, is estimated at 3.7 percent in 2010, while the non-oil GDP deflator showed an increase of 1.5 percent.
3. Foreign Trade and balance of payment
According to the Saudi Arabia Monetary Agency (SAMA) preliminary data, total exports of goods are estimated to be SR 886.3 ($236.3) billions in 2010, representing an increase of 23.0 percent over 2009. Non-oil exports of goods are estimated at SR 124.2 ($33.1) billions, reflecting an increase of about 14.0 percent and representing 14.0 percent of total goods exported.
Total imports of goods are estimated at SR 326.2 ($87.0) billions in 2010, representing a growth of 0.7 percent compared to 2009.
According to the Saudi Arabia Monetary Agency (SAMA) preliminary data, trade balance is estimated to record a surplus of SR 557.9 ($148.8) billions in 2010, an increase of 41.4 percent compared to last year, as a result of the increase in oil and non-oil exports and the low growth in imports.
Current account is estimated to record a surplus amounting to SR 260.9 (US $69.6) billions in 2010 compared to SR 78.6 ($21.0) billions in 2010, an increase of 32.0 percent.


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I want to make an app like "10,500 cool facts"
Basically, there is some text on background, and then the user will shake, or slide right/left to navigate between the different facts.
I am new to iPhone programming/SDK, so wondering if anyone could help me get started. How do I implement a shake / slide function?


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Obrastzova's April 23 O/O debut is sold out.
Yes, I noticed that when I tried to book.
Maybe a hotel concierge can find alternatives?
Oh no - what torture to be in town and not be able to see Obraztsova's debut. I'm sure you'll find a way. Do they sell returns on the day of the performance?


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I have find some time to determine the optimal setting for Sigma 8mm F3.5 Canon and Nikon on R1.
Here is a table to show the settings.
I would appreciate if users can test the validity by making a pano using my value(s).
I will make integrated rail plate for selected tilt angles. I will give 10 free copies for responders (one each) of each mount. $10 in value.