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Part 2: Three Speeds ForwardWritten by on April 25, 2004 We got the Diplomat now the ffirst item on the agenda is the transmission.
When we took delivery of project Stealth Bomber, the '89 Diplomat police car, we set a goal that would require a fairly stout drivetrain. The first item on the agenda is the transmission. Even though the mileage was remarkably low, the 58,000 miles showing on the odometer were hard miles. The shift quality wasn't great, resulting in early and soft shifts. This, as well as lots of overlap, and a propensity for freewheeling in reverse until the car was good and ready to move, told us it was definitely time for a rebuild. Normally, we would lean towards the more bulletproof 727, especially in a drag application where repeated hard launches take their toll, but in this situation the A999 derivative of the venerable 904 was deemed more than adequate. Remember, our stated goal is a 150-mph capability, so we will maintain the ultra-high 2.94 rear gear, and upon launch the car will not be subjected to much shock. The '89 A999 our police car was equipped with is a wide-ratio transmission featuring a 2.54:1 first gear ratio, a 1.54:1 second gear, and a 1:1 high gear. An autopsy revealed burned high-gear/reverse clutches from overheating, burned bands, and a slightly-mangled, lower/reverse drum thrust-washer. We were fortunate that our 'Flite didn't require any "hard parts," as everything internal was serviceable.
Converting Torque
Project Stealth Bomber has some unique requirements in the torque converter department. We wanted a bit of stall in order to move the less-than-svelte Diplomat off the line with some authority, yet we wanted it to lock up tight on the top end. Having used Continental Converters with great success on past projects, we turned to owner Kris Abrahamson for help with our "unrealistic" goals. We didn't need an off-the-shelf unit, we needed a custom piece to satisfy our performance needs. We brought Kris a slightly-used A500 high-stall converter from an '89 Shelby Dakota we owned nearly a century ago. It differs from other 904-type converters in that it has a high-stall stator inside. This unit was deemed the best foundation, and Kris began by back-cutting the stator to raise the stall a bit more, adding Torrington bearings and a stronger pump drive.
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Here it is, an A999 wide-ratio, 3-speed automatic--slightly used, a bitgrungy, but perfectly serviceable.TransGo provided us with a shift kit to help firm up the shifts on ourworn-out A999 trans. This kit covers all 904 Torqueflites and theirderivatives, including the A500 four-speed, automatic-overdrive units.Included with the kit was this video that shows you how to install thekit from start to finish. It proved invaluable.Once all the mounts, linkage, and brackets are removed, then remove theplate on the tailshaft housing that covers the snap ring. Having access,open the snap ring and lift the tailshaft housing off.With the pan out of the way, the valvebody is now accessible and can bedetached with 10 torx-headed bolts. Hopefully, you drained the transprior to removing the pan!With the six bolts holding the front pump in place removed, you willneed a slide hammer to actually take the pump out of the case. There aretwo 3/8-inch coarse-threaded holes, 180-degrees apart at the 11 and 6o'clock positions (approximately), made specifically for the slidehammer. After the pump is out, you can now remove the input shaft bygrabbing hold and pulling--as long as the forward clutches aren't weldedtogether. Thankfully, ours weren't.In order to remove the spring from the high-gear/reverse clutch drum,you will need a good spring compressor. The snap ring needs to beremoved first. Be very careful while performing this task because thespring is under a lot of pressure. Our high-gear/reverse clutches wereburned up. With the entire transmission apart, it's time to assess thedamage. Fortunately, we had no "hard part" damage and would only have toperform a "soft part" rebuild.A torx wrench and screwdriver will be needed to disassemble thevalvebody. Be careful not to lose any of the check balls.Our grimy trans case was dumped into a sonic cleaning tank. All otherparts received a thorough cleaning in the hot tank. Cleanliness isparamount when rebuilding an automatic transmission.
These five bushings were replaced: high-gear/reverse drum, front pump,front ring gear, extension housing, and pump stator support.The High-gear/reverse clutch drum has a wave-loc snap ring (on right)that holds the clutches in place. We replaced it with a flat snap ringthat will improve the second- to third-gear shift. The wave snap ringwas designed to soften the shift on passenger cars. We like our tranniesto bark the tires on upshifts. A wave-loc snap ring is also used on theinput drum as it softens the engagement into gear from park. You willwant to leave that one alone.(above & below left) The original plastic accumulator was replaced with an aluminum piecefrom an earlier 904 (727s use the same part). Not only is the aluminumunit stronger, it will also provide a better seal than the plastic unit.Transgo's instructions show you what modifications need to be made tothe valvebody. These two holes were drilled in the separator plate.Transgo even provides the correct drill-bits.A new manual valve is provided with the Transgo kit. The manual valvedirects the trans into gear when you move the selector (shifter). The OEmanual valve doesn't allow the transmission to pump oil while in Park,making it necessary to check our trans fluid level in Neutral. Transgo'sreplacement manual valve makes the transmission pump oil even while inPark. This is a particularly important feature that would benefit anyvehicle that spends a good deal of time idling, e.g., emergency anddelivery vehicles, because lube will continually flow through thetransmission. Now we can check our fluid level in Park.The band on the left is a standard 904 band and is 1.3-inches wide. Themost desirable band is the one that came standard in 904s behind 360engines and were 1.75-inches wide. While our A999 came equipped with thewider band, we could not get a replacement in time, so we went with thenext best option, an A500 overdrive band (right) that is 1.6 inches inwidth. Will it hold up to the punishment of our Stealth Bomber? Onlytime will tell.
Here, our buddy and tranny man Neil Kaukola of Bob's Transmission inSimi Valley, California, hoists our refurbished bullet back under theDiplomat.


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This article suggests that feeling tired at 3pm is perfectly normal, and should be countered by simply having a nap.
However, in some workplaces, this isn't possible (a lack of beds for one).
I can work flexible hours, so I can choose when to start my day, or when to have my break. One possibility is to start work at 6-7 am, and finish at 3pm.
What is the best way to counter 3pm slump, if you have to be working then?

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Sunday, June 27, 2010
Trading and Poker: Reaching the Next Level of Success
Well, that's another way poker might be like trading: It's easy to participate, difficult to sustain success. Many just play for the thrills of winning and losing; relatively few systematically learn from experience and build skills over time.
One reason online poker is particularly promising is that players can play so many hands at one time. This allows for the possibility of accelerated learning; the online poker participant can gain years of live tournament experience in a matter of weeks. But this is only possible if the experience is structured in such a way as to generate frequent, timely feedback and goal-focused efforts at improvement.
Imagine a training program for traders in which there is daily observation of leading traders making decisions, frequent interaction with those traders to understand what they are doing and why, and supervision of students' trading decisions by those traders. It would be like having world-class poker champions sitting behind your shoulder as you play, offering immediate observations and coaching. Expertise development that normally might require many years of effort could now occur in a fraction of that time.
That is the vision.
The key is recognizing that it is the structure--and not just the content--of a learning experience that accounts for its success. Most learning efforts fail because there are too few cycles of performance-feedback-goal setting-corrective effort per unit of time and no clear curricular progression guiding the content of those cycles.
Interested in reading more about enhanced learning and developing elite trading skills? Here are a few sources worth checking out:
* Enhancing Trader Performance - This is the book that I wrote to capture the progression of successful traders from novice status to competence to expertise.
* The Talent Code - Dan Coyle's book nicely draws upon research to show that elite levels of performance are as much a function of training as inborn ability.
* Talent is Overrated - Excellent book by Geoff Colvin that documents how the structure of practice is a major contributor to successful performance.
The core concept is that, whether you are a poker player, trader, or something else, you can become much better at what you do by creating more and better learning cycles. For the real champions, nothing less will suffice.
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- RivTrader said...
Hi Dr. Brett,
Nice to see you drop a little bit of post. Just read your previous post, wish not only poker players shall have the opportunity to participate about the trading program you brought up, how about those individual who are learning by themselves, maybe they can participate too!
- Jonathan said...
Hi Dr. Brett,
You might want to make a post on the Two Plus Two poker forum. It is without question the best forum on the web. I'm not affiliated with the site, but used it extensively when I was learning No Hold 'Em. Hope you're doing well.
- E said...
Dr. Brett,
Valuable insight from you as usual.
I believe the crawl-walk-run approach as typically followed is the norm because it allows for a structurally sound foundation.
There are shortcuts and ways to shorten the learning curve I believe, as you suggest, but nothing takes the place of being "seasoned" in the crucible of fire.
A child who touches a hot stove learns the lesson as meaningfully as any "no" spoken from a loving parent.
Having enough capital, having the courage to lose small, and having the patience and discipline to wait for the higher odds trades is significantly important.
The devil is in the details, so the real key..."will we do it?" is still something that must be won in the battle between our own ears.
No guru, market expert, or savvy trader can transfer that skill to another.
Our choice alone.
Hope all is well with your new endeavor.
- Y said...
Hi Dr,
The question is whether not ANYBODY who go through such a rigorous training, with such a commitment from the trainer, will not succeed, regardless if he is a poker player or not.
The question is what the individual done in his life that demonstrate consistency and stamina (like someone who has been working full time for years, army veterans, graduates from tough and demanding degrees etc). Anyway, if you need such individuals to be in the "control" group of your experiment I'm willing to take the chance…
- David said...
Hi Dr. Brett - can you recommend a structured program for traders - I am looking for a program that allows for that cycle of perf-goal setting-feedback-corrective effort that you constantly refer to. Is there a good source you can refer me to?
- Brett Steenbarger, Ph.D. said...
Hi David,
You're asking a great question. I know that SMB incorporated some of these elements into their program when they developed it. Some training programs at investment banks that I've encountered have also drawn on performance principles. Overall, however, I have found few such structured training initiatives in the trading world: most "training" is really didactic education.
- BirdMan said...
Great to see the blog active! Having no particular insight.... my feeling is the succesful live poker player is like a trader in the pit - and the electronic poker player is like the trader working in an office. So I am thinking the people I see on tv probably would not make great screen traders... If you can - keep us updated on how the project shakes out.
- shodson said...
I don't agree that poker players get accelerated learning because they get more "hands". The way I see it, every new bar on a chart, for me, is a new hand, new information about the market, and I have to make a decision on wheter I want to act or not (fold).


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grep, from its man page:
grep searches the named input FILEs (or standard input if no files are named, or if a single hyphen-minus (-) is given as file name) for lines containing a match to the given PATTERN. By default, grep prints the matching lines.
So this is the best tool to search in big file for a specific pattern, or a specific process in the complete list of running processes, but it has a small limit, it searches for the exact string that you ask, and sometime it could be useful to do an "approximate" or "fuzzy" search.
For this goal the program agrep was firstly developed, from wikipedia we can see some detail of this software:
agrep (approximate grep) is a proprietary approximate string matching program, developed by Udi Manber and Sun Wu between 1988 and 1991, for use with the Unix operating system. It was later ported to OS/2, DOS, and Windows.
It selects the best-suited algorithm for the current query from a variety of the known fastest (built-in) string searching algorithms, including Manber and Wu's bitap algorithm based on Levenshtein distances.
agrep is also the search engine in the indexer program GLIMPSE. agrep is free for private and non-commercial use only, and belongs to the University of Arizona.
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I'm in a 4E dnd game, built from lvl1, and we're lvl6 now. My build is a fighter/ranger polearm fighter, kind of a striker/defender build, combining the whole polearm proning with high damage attacks, using either when needed.
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Is there a situation where folding makes sense? Specifically, would you fold based on how much you have to call?
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Over time I suspect that ice crystals will form in the colonies from defrost cycles in the freezer and the moisture in the agar. This will cause rupture of the bacteria membranes and over time may destroy the bulk of the bacteria cells. The plates will also desiccate over time as well from the defrosting cycles of the freezer. You may be able to leave them in the freezer for a while but I can't foresee them surviving indefinitely.
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7 Badass Animals Presidents Have Kept As Pets
The last thing the White House needs is another dog, damn it. That's been the animal of choice for the last several presidents. And so, as Barack Obama harbors Portuguese water dogs, we remember a time when the leader of the free world kept a pet that refused to be tamed--and was often perfectly capable of devouring a human.
#7. Josiah the Badger
Theodore Roosevelt
For most Americans, when the president comes to town they dress up in their best red, white and blue, wave a miniature stars and stripes and hope the most powerful leader in the western world will give 'em a smile.
But in 1903, one little girl--perhaps the most awesome little girl ever born--decided to throw a badger.
That's not a metaphor. She threw an actual badger at President Theodore Roosevelt. On one hand, you wonder how she survived the encounter--this was Teddy Roosevelt, after all. Then again, you realize that in Roosevelt's world, a thrown badger was probably a common form of greeting.
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The first family bottle-fed Josiah until he cut his teeth, at which point the badger would zip along White House floors, nipping and biting at the heels of passers-by. It should be noted that getting your heels bitten by a wild badger was the least-violent greeting one could hope for when passing through the Roosevelt White House .
#6. Old Whiskers the Goat
Benjamin Harrison
If there was ever a creature that hated spending time at the White House more than George W. Bush, it was Old Whiskers.
You might suspect that Old Whiskers was a nickname for the 23rd president, a stodgy ol' coot with more than a passing resemblance to Obi Wan Kenobi...
... but it was in fact the name of the goat he shared an address with, which was given to Ben's grandchildren by the ol' coot himself.
If only Harrison had been as wise as Obi Wan (or any Jedi for that matter, 'cause how cool would it be to have a Jedi as the leader of the free world), he would've thought twice about adding the animal to the stable of pets the first family had already amassed. Upon moving in at 1600 Pennsylvania, Old Whiskers got busy thinking of a way to make the president look like a dumbass.
Why was the goat so bitter? Well, the grandkids used Old Whiskers as a work horse, tying a harness and miniature stagecoach to the goat who would then pull the kids around the lawn of the White House.
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Finally, Old Whiskers decided he'd towed the bratty grandkids for the last fucking time. He took his shot and bolted out the White House gates (Apparently at that time, the White House gates were just sort of left open, just in case one of the neighbors wanted to wander on in and borrow something from the Lincoln bedroom).
What ensued was a wild goat chase down Pennsylvania Avenue, involving the grandchildren and the president himself, clutching his top hat and holding his cane as his constituents pointed and laughed. We have to assume that the whole affair took place in fast-motion while somebody played "Yakety Sax" in the background.
The animal was finally caught and returned to the White House lawn, and everyone shook their head, smiled and thought about what an amusing story it would make for future comedy websites.
#5. Pauline Wayne the Cow
William Taft
Taft was the fattest president to ever grace the White House. Tipping the scales at a weighty 300+ pounds, it seems only fitting the 27th president of the United States would have a cow as his first pet.
Pauline Wayne was quite the heifer herself, although how the Holstein got the name Pauline Wayne is unknown. She was a gift from a Wisconsin senator who presumably thought the always hungry president would slaughter the cow and invite him over for steaks on the grill.
Instead, Taft let the cow graze--and presumably shit profusely on--the White House lawn. In turn, she provided raw milk (and possibly crippling diarrhea) to the first family for the last three years of Taft's presidency.
Although we couldn't find a source on this, it's likely Pauline supplied the gallon of butter that Taft and six White House aides needed to free the president from the White House bathtub every morning.
After a buttery-soft Taft left office, Pauline--the last cow ever to call the White House home--was shipped back to Wisconsin. The steaks were excellent.
#4. Billy the Pygmy Hippo
Calvin Coolidge
Billy the Pygmy Hippo found his way to the White House via Liberia after he was captured there by Harvey Firestone, maker of Firestone tires. There's a certain irony to capturing and enslaving an animal from a country that was founded by freed slaves from the United States, but we digress...
Firestone believed the pygmy hippo would make a wonderful gift for President Coolidge, already a collector of strange and exotic pets. By the time Billy arrived, Coolidge had amassed an assortment of dogs, birds, a wallaby and a domesticated raccoon named Rebecca, a filthy but favorite pet of the first lady.
Just look at how happy that raccoon makes Grace.
But it turned out "pygmy hippo" was a misleading term (no doubt coined by the crooked hippo pet industry) and Billy eventually grew too big to stay at the White House. At this point begins a string of events that would lead Billy to become more influential in the hippo world than Coolidge was among the humans.
First, the Coolidge clan turned him over to the Smithsonian National Zoological Park. He had developed a reputation as being "frisky" and, with zookeepers eager to get their hands on some pygmy hippo baby-batter, he was paired with another hippo, Hannah. The two made lousy parents, culminating in the death of their third child when Hannah rolled over and crushed it.
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Like most teenage parents, the two eventually figured out what to do with the kids: let someone else deal with them. In this case, it was zookeepers from across the country. Over the course of the next 25 years, Billy got busy getting busy with Hannah. In all, she gave birth to 15 of his children. While she spent her days being pregnant, Billy continued to sew his wild oats with another hippo gal pal, Matilda, who popped out an additional eight kids.
Zookeepers were able to breed them and breed them some more, to the point that the majority of pygmy hippos in captivity today are direct descendants of Billy. So, not only did he spread his seed across a large chunk of the globe, but he lived until 1955... outliving Coolidge by 23 years. If hippos had high schools, they'd name one after Billy.


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Hey guys!
Time for another rousing unofficial contest from the community admins. You've heard of Steam, right? The site that allows you to buy PC/Mac games straight to your computer?
In celebration of the upcoming holidays (and a random act of kindness), I'm here to present to you the Steam Game Contest where one lucky winner will receive a Steam game… completely free! Awesome, huh? Let's take a look at what you could win:
"To The Moon" is an indie-RPG developed by Kan Gao with music by none other than Laura Shigihara (Plants v. Zombies credits song anyone?)
The story centers around a dying old man with one last wish… to go to the moon. The problem is – he doesn't know why. With the help of two doctors and a fantastical machine, the team dives deep into his memories and unlocks a hidden secret of love, death, and the realization that life is eternal.
(If that doesn't move you, check out this trailer and then we'll talk… Dem feels.)
So how do you win? EASY! Follow these steps:
1. Post in this thread your favorite indie game.
2. ???
One lucky winner will be chosen on from everyone that posts in this thread to receive the game on Steam. Keep in mind you must have a Steam account to be able to receive the prize. If you don't have Steam, it's free to download and free to make an account. Worth it for a free game, I think.
Good luck to everyone, and thank you for participating in this contest! Show your love. ♥
In the spirit of indie gaming, IAmTheCandyman has added more games. Each game will go to a winner, so we have more chances for people to win!
Here's the additional prizes:
- Bit.Trip.Beat
- Defense Grid: The Awakening
- Rush
- Toki Tori
- 1…2…3…Kick It!
- The Wonderful End of the World
- The Ball
- Dungeon Defenders
So in addition to our original winner, we now have eight other winners, for a total of 9 people in this thread will win a prize. Huzzah!


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If you only have 24 hours to discover Madrid, we recommend a few places that are near the hotel.
Plaza de España is a large square and popular tourist destination in the historic quarter of Madrid. Before Gran Via was built, the square was known as Plaza de San Marcial. It is bordered by two of Madrid's most prominent skyscrapers: La Torre de Madrid (1957) and the España Building (1953).It also features examples of the capital's Modernist buildings: the Casa Gallardo and the Compañía Asturiana de Minas building.
In the centre of the plaza is a monument to Spanish novelist, poet and playwright Miguel de Cervantes, built at the same time the plaza itself was being built. In front of the bronze statues of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza is a rectangular pond which creates one of the most famous images of Madrid with the Torre de Madrid and Edificio España in the background. Originally, the statues stood in the middle of what is now the pond as this feature was added later.
EThe Plaza de España is surrounded by some of the tallest buildings in the Spanish capital. One of them is the Torre de Madrid, which was the tallest building in the city until the construction of Torrespaña. Built between 1954 and 1957, it measures 142 metres in height and can be seen from the Royal Palace. It is located on one of the corners of Plaza de España (at the start of Princesa Street).
The profile of the Edificio España, with its stepped gable in four heights located at the end of Gran Via, conforms with the neighbouring skyscraper Torre de Madrid, making the pair one of the most important architectural assemblies of the city. It was built in 1953 and is the 8th tallest building in Madrid.
On the opposite corner facing Casa Gallardo is the beautiful Real Compañía Asturiana de Minas building, which currently houses the Community of Madrid's Culture Council. Built between 1891 and 1899, it was designed by Manuel Martinez Angel.
On the opposite corner facing Casa Gallardo is the beautiful Real Compañía Asturiana de Minas building, which currently houses the Community of Madrid's Culture Council. Built between 1891 and 1899, it was designed by Manuel Martinez Angel.
The Templo de Debod can be found in the Parque de la Montaña. It is an ancient Egyptian temple over 2,000 years old which was rebuilt stone by stone in Madrid in 1972.
Located opposite the north face of the Royal Palace, the Sabatini Gardens measure 2.5 hectares and were designed in the 1930's in a neo classic style with the typical symmetry of French gardens. Worth visiting to admire the original and geometric shapes of the trees and shrubs.
The Puerta del Sol (Gate of the Sun) originated as one of the gates in the city walls that surrounded Madrid in the 15th century and the name comes from the rising sun which decorated the entry. Although originally on the outer limits of the city, as the city grew towards the east it became a key exit point to the surroundings. Today it is the very centre of the city, symbolised by the "kilometre cero" plaque on the pavement at the entrance of the Post Office, which is the basis of numbering in the Spanish road system.


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A client would like a featured content display that looks exactly like the one here: kroq.radio.com. It's not a slideshow - it's tabbed navigation with pictures through four featured posts. As far as I can see it's just done with CSS, not JS. (Could be wrong.)
I started searching in the WP.org plugin repository but as I wasn't even sure what to call this thing, I felt like I wasn't making much headway. The closest thing I found to what I wanted was Slidedeck which I might go with, but if my client really wants it styled like the KROQ one (with the side arrows and such), I'm not sure if that'd be possible (and if it was I am confident it'd be a huge PITA.)
So my questions are: 1) does anybody know of a plugin that would copy or approximate this display thingy and 2) even if you don't, what the search terms would I use to search one up?


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I'm trying to clear some space on my SD card, so I can run AnTuTu Benchmark. Also, having some extra space for music would be great. I'm assuming apps installed to your SD card can eat up free space faster than you'd imagine. As of now, 19 (out of 65 apps) on my SD card which occupy appox. 197 MB total.
I currently have 1.74 GB used and 103.47 MB free, would my ROM be occupying a lot of space (i.e. needing 4GB of HD space to install Ubuntu/Linux)?
I want to figure out the best way to maximise space on my SD card without haphazardly deleting files. Also, knowing what are key folders would help too.


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On Thursday morning at approximately 3:23 a.m., KSP Post 3 received the report of a collision in the Northbound lanes of I-65, near the 71 mile marker, involving two tractor trailers.
Preliminary investigation shows that James Barnett (40) of Nashville, TN, was operating a 2007 Freightliner, when for an unknown reason, he veered across both northbound travel lanes and struck a 2007 Kenworth in the rear. Prior to the collision, the Kenworth was parked on the right shoulder near the Bonnieville Exit Ramp and was occupied by Jessie Taylor (39) of Harvest, AL and Jeremy Lee (39) of Decatur, AL.
Upon impact, Barnett was ejected from his vehicle. He was flown from the scene to the University of Louisville Hospital, where he currently listed in stable condition. Neither occupant of the Kenworth reported any injuries.


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The Mega Millions jackpot has increased to $540 million, the largest jackpot in world history, lottery officials said Thursday.
The drawing for the massive jackpot will be at 8 p.m. on Friday. Odds of winning the jackpot with a $1 ticket are more than 175 million to 1.
Tuesday night's drawing produced no jackpot-winning ticket; the numbers were 9, 19, 34, 44 and 51, with a Mega Ball of 24. That drawing was for an estimated $363 million jackpot, which would have been the game's third-largest.
The game's previous biggest jackpot was $390 million in a March 6, 2007, drawing. It was split by winners in Georgia and New Jersey.
Like the rest of the country, the current growing jackpot has drawn plenty of interest from ticket buyers on the Central Coast hoping to become instant millionaires.
But the bigger the jackpot gets, the more people are inspired to buy lottery tickets, and the slimmer your chances become of winning.
"I only do it when it's the big one, and I guess everyone has the same logic," Sal Alamillo, of Watsonville, said after buying $20 worth of tickets.
Many lottery players use strategies that they believe will boost their luck, such as picking numbers that include their birthday.
Jose Villa Fuerte thinks lottery luck is all about location, location, location. He drove across Santa Cruz County buying lottery tickets at different stores on Tuesday.
"I've been going town by town. I'm blessed, and I'm next," a confident Fuerte said.
Friday's $540 million prize is payable as an annuity over 26 years. If a winner prefers, he or she could choose a one-time, lump-sum payment, which in this case would be $389 million before taxes.
This prize has been building since Jan. 24 when a Georgia woman won a $72 million Mega Millions prize. She chose a $52 million lump-sum cash option.
Mega Millions is played in 42 states plus the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
A jackpot-winning ticket must match all five numbers drawn from a pot containing 56 balls and then match the Mega Ball, which is drawn from a pot containing 46 numbers.
Jackpots start at $12 million and rise for subsequent drawings when jackpot-winning tickets aren't sold.
Last year, the game stopped just short of breaking its record. A $380 million jackpot was split by two winners, one in Idaho and another in Washington, on Jan. 4, 2011.
The biggest single-ticket win in the other nationwide lottery, the Powerball, was in February 2006 when a ticket held by eight workers at a Nebraska food plant paid a $365 million jackpot.


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I'm not new to D&D--I've been playing since the tail end of first edition--and I've owned my share of Dungeon Master Guides. I've flipped through the 4e DMG a few times, and I'm stuck with one quesiton: Do I really need the 4.e DMG? Is this current edition going to improve my DMing experience? What is essential about it?
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You need the Dungeon Master's Guide or the Dungeon Master's Kit. The former you know about; the latter will be coming out this October. Either will do the trick.
Here's the information you won't find anywhere else:
The last few are the most important, and you can't get them from an D&D Insider subscription.
It's worth noting that the DMG has been errataed, including the monster building rules and the skill challenge rules, so if you can wait till October it's worth doing so, and you probably can. Most of the stuff you want from the DMG is customization; if you run monsters right from the Monster Manual, you can do without that. There are no reviews of the Kit at the moment, but here is an unboxing video.
Of all the editions, the D&D 4e DMG is probably the most important. Although currently with the Rules Compendium you could get away without any of its useful advice if you already have 3.5 DMG2, DMGR1 from 2e, Robin's Laws of Good Gamemastering and several other books, or are just already hot stuff.
You need pages 42 and 43, for improvised checks. Also maybe the monster creation rules in the back. That's it. Also, the NPC creation rules are broken, and don't scale with any other characters, either PC or monster, so ignore them. There also is no RAW for any class after the PHB1, which is probably a sign WotC knows they don't work. You're almost always better off just making (or selecting) a monster stat block to represent the NPC.
Really Really?
Is the Dmg super duper helpful, useful , and stuffed with useful things and information
Yes, quite possibly moreso than any other d&D edition
Not if someone else has a copy you can flick through now and then.
Not as much as the 4e DMG 2 could.


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What's an 'A' Worth?
Many parents pay their kids for top grades. Even when it works, it may not be the smartest investment.
For many parents, paying children for getting A's in school seems like a great way to motivate them. Sometimes it works. But it's not always that simple.
Paying for A's can actually discourage some kids from working hard. It can create frustration and resentment among kids with siblings. In fact, if the ultimate goal is to encourage the character traits that will help children fulfill their potential throughout life, paying for A's can fail.
"It comes down to knowing the child and what they are working through," says Dan Keady, a certified financial planner and director of financial planning at financial-services firm TIAA-CREF.
Facts of Life
Almost half of parents pay kids at least $1 for getting an A, according to a July poll conducted for the American Institute of CPAs, a New York-based professional association. Among those who pay, the average reward for an A is more than $16.
"Paying for grades is one way to prepare them for adult life," says Mark DiGiovanni, a certified financial planner in Grayson, Ga.
"One of the big facts of adult life is that you do get paid for performing well," he says. "So this is a way of showing young people that when you do something well, you can get financially rewarded for it. And when you do something poorly, you don't."
But sometimes it gets complicated. One danger is that students will see the value in schoolwork only when there's a cash payout. "The downside of using money as a motivator is that it discourages true learning and changes the purpose for learning," says Neal Van Zutphen, a certified financial planner in Mesa, Ariz.
That's not just a philosophical issue; it has practical implications. Some students will quit trying to learn once they've earned a reward for reaching a specific goal, experts say. So the student who gets an A without too much effort might coast the rest of the way, never reaching his or her full potential.
For students who have a tougher time in school, paying for A's can have a similar effect. "If they don't get an A they can become discouraged," reducing their drive to achieve their personal best, Mr. Van Zutphen says.
Rather than reward grades with cash, Mr. Van Zutphen suggests that parents identify skills and character traits that can support long-term success: things like self-regulation, determination, curiosity, grit and resilience.
"Encourage them to develop these qualities that demonstrate that they will be able to continue to succeed," Mr. Van Zutphen says. That encouragement can include cash rewards, he says, but other powerful tools include verbal encouragement and praise for children's efforts as well as their accomplishments.
Family Matters
Rewarding effort, not just a specific grade, can be important in families with children who have varying academic abilities. A single standard of achievement for the family may discourage, or at least fail to motivate, kids whose siblings find it easier to get higher grades.
"It wouldn't seem fair for one child to be rewarded for marginal efforts, and the other child not to be rewarded at all," says Mr. DiGiovanni, the Georgia financial planner. "When dealing with children, you should strive to be equitable, which is not the same thing as being equal. This requires greater effort, but I think it can be worth it in the long run."
Deciding on goals that merit rewards can be a discussion between parents and children.
"The kids will many times set the bar higher than the parents would. Kids like to be challenged," according to Mr. DiGiovanni. "The persistence and discipline to get good grades are the real rewards, and they will carry those things throughout their life."
Money Talk
Frequency is another factor to consider. Offering cash every time kids ace a weekly quiz can quickly add up.
"The best number for each family is going to depend on that family's financial circumstances and the age of their children," says Clare Levison, a certified public accountant in Blacksburg, Va.
After financial rewards are doled out, parents have a role in helping the child figure out what will be done with the money. Does the child have total control over it? Should parents insist that some is saved?
One option is to put the money, or at least a portion of it, toward something for the child's benefit—maybe a car, a computer or savings for college. However parents choose to handle this, it's important to keep in mind that the ultimate goal is to encourage behavior that will serve children well for the rest of their lives.
"What will the money be used for? Will this be discretionary spending?" says Jordan Amin, a certified public accountant in Edison, N.J. "If little Johnny gets $10 every time he gets good grades and uses that to buy a new Xbox and there's no savings program put into place, how will that affect his future saving and spending habits?"
Ms. Mantell is a reporter for MarketWatch in Washington, D.C. She can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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6 Terrifying Things They Don't Tell You About Childbirth
#3. Alien-Shaped Heads
By "alien," we're not talking about the guys you picked up at The Home Depot to help deliver the baby. We mean the "Sigourney- Weaver-fighting" kind (whose birth scene prepares you for the gore, if not the pooping).
As it turns out, babies' heads are soft, and don't become hard until months or years after they're born. This explains why you don't usually see them at college parties, crushing beer cans with their foreheads. Well, this and the fact that they weren't invited since they cry all the time, and puke all over the place before the drinking even begins.
Either way, having a soft skull comes in handy when you're trying to be born without killing your mother in the process. Unfortunately, their heads don't instantly regain their shape once they pop out. It takes a day or two of looking like a butt plug before you can take your little-one hat shopping.
#2. Fetal Monitoring
If the doctor feels that your baby is at risk of anything (juvenile diabetes, low birth-weight, high birth-weight, medium birth-weight), or if he just feels that he can charge you more, he may elect to hook up a fetal monitor. That doesn't sound so bad, right? Well, that is because "fetal monitor" is just a nice way of saying "a twisted metal thingy with wires coming out of it that we're going to screw right into your baby's freaking unborn head."
Now, the fetal monitor itself isn't all that scary looking. But the fact that they jam this thing into the babies soft spot while it is still in the womb, and they stick it in there far enough that it stays inside the skull until after the baby is born, will bring back vivid memories of that baby getting hooked up to the Matrix in the first movie.
"OK, now, nurse, hand me my power drill, please."
Couple that with the fact that a baby's heart slows way down during every contraction, which sets off a little alarm on the monitor similar to the one that goes off when a patient flatlines on Scrubs, and you may find that you have shit your pants before the whole thing is over. Don't feel bad though. Like we said, there is a lot of pooping going on at this point, so if you do let one slide, just motion towards the mother when she isn't looking, and plug your nose as if to say, "Yeah, I smell it too. It was her."
#1. The Bill
Births are really expensive. Even a complication-free birth is likely to cost upwards of $10,000 and if your baby comes out and so much as sneezes in the delivery room, this number is likely to start rolling up like a pinball score. Sure, maybe you're one of those fancy-pants families with this New Age "health insurance." But tack on the cost of the car seats, baby clothes, toys, diapers, bottles, play pens and aforementioned placenta memory-erasing Belgian ale, and you can plan on having spent more than your burger-flipping ass makes in a year before you even leave the hospital.
"Is it really worth it?"
So basically it's you letting another man touch your wife's private parts, then writing him a check. Then you watch him speed away in a Lexus on his way to a round of golf being played at some country club that you are now too poor to even clean the toilets of, let alone get a tee-time at. OK, we're probably taking it too far. We're sure they'd let you clean their toilets.
Find out about people who made you terrified of sex a long time before this article did in 5 Sex Experts Who Made the World a Worse Place (To Do It). Or if the article was too late, might as well find out What Responsible Fathers Are Drinking These Days.


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Built on an innovative modern architecture that blends extreme scalability with rich user experience, Oracle Identity Management offers a best-in-class suite of identity management solutions that allow organizations to simplify identity lifecycle management and secure access from any device for all enterprise resources – both within and beyond the firewall.
Oracle provides the industry's most advanced security solution for securing applications, data, Web services, and cloud-based services. Built on a uniquely integrated modern architecture, Oracle Access Management software gives customers the flexibility to deploy a comprehensive solution delivering authentication, single sign-on, authorization, federation, mobile and social sign-on, identity propagation, and risk-based authentication and authorization at the network perimeter.
Oracle Identity Governance empowers user self-service, simplifies account administration, and streamlines audit tasks resulting in a lower overall total cost of ownership for managing identities. By delivering a comprehensive platform for user registration, access request, role lifecycle management, provisioning, access certification, closed-loop remediation and privileged account management, Oracle is delivering a solution that both simplifies the process to address today's requirements and enables organizations to address emerging opportunities.
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Letter from Academy Director Larry Sunderland
Hello To All Chicago Fire Academy Families!
I'd like to take this opportunity to thank you all for supporting the Chicago Fire Academy in 2014 and wish you and your families the very best for the upcoming 2014/15 season!!!
This past year we have expanded the reach of what Chicago Fire Player Development does by welcoming the Kentucky Fire Juniors, Michigan Fire Juniors and the Indiana Fire Academy to the Fire family. Behind the scenes we have worked hard to change our competitive platforms in order to better serve our player development needs. Additionally, we are taking part in a global coaching initiative to provide continuing professional development for our coaches. We continue to explore numerous plans to improve our training facilities and field equipment here at Toyota Park.
Over the years we have collected many trophies, won many matches, placed players in the top college programs and moved players on to the pros. Our programs are considered amongst the top in the country, you can read about our accomplishments on numerous media outlets and over the past decade we have been mentioned on a regular basis as an influencer of positive change on the American soccer scene.
While these accomplishments might be quite satisfying to many organizations we are a little different here at the Fire. Everything mentioned above is done for one reason alone...to build better soccer players. The introduction of the first funded, comprehensive Academy starting at U10 is the most visible commitment the Chicago Fire organization has made in Player Development.
The word "uplifting" is often associated with something spiritual in nature. For me, and I think I am speaking for the entire staff when I say there is nothing more "uplifting" than to see our players implementing a style of play that has become synonymous with the Fire Academy. There is nothing more "uplifting" than to watch our teams string passes together, work as a unit to defend, and implement the tactical ideas that connect all of our Academy teams. There is nothing more "uplifting" than to hear players coaching one another on the field and sounding like their coaches do in training and on the sideline.
While we certainly have our share of struggles on and off the field I am continually uplifted by our Academy players and their teams. The future is promising great rewards. While that has something to do with winning, trophies, accolades and the tangible spoils of success, it has everything to do with YOU! Your commitment, you child's passion and a gift we are all working together to fully develop. The Fire Academy is about a culture of beautiful football! That is what we celebrate and that is what uplifts us.
Larry Sunderland
Director of Player Development
Academy Director/Head Coach
Mission and Vision
To cultivate professional soccer players
To identify promising young soccer players, introduce them to a professional soccer environment with the purpose to advance the most talented of the field to the professional ranks of the Chicago Fire Soccer Club
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6 Romantic Gestures That Backfired Horrifically
Sometimes, saying "I love you" just isn't enough, especially if you have a habit of adultery or punching your girlfriend's mom or whatever. In those cases you have to go the extra mile and do something to prove your love. But be warned: that extra mile is sometimes an insane, depressing one.
#6. Man and His Cheating Tattoo
Right now, somewhere in the world, someone who summoned their inspiration from a bottle of Thunderbird thought to themselves, "I'm getting a tattoo to show my love!" Thus, they'll forever be saddled with "Starla" on their bicep despite the fact Starla now lives across the country with a dude who's on disability.
It could be worse. Alan Jenkins, father of two, husband of 15 years, figured he'd go one better and get a life size portrait of his entire family on his back for just under $1500. The tattoo took 20 hours to complete and probably not once during the entire ordeal did he stop to ponder how ridiculous he'd feel if it turned out that his wife was, say, boning another dude.
Anyway, after almost a whole day under the needle, Jenkins had his wish: A tattoo that made his family look like they were stuck in a cheesy 80s television intro sequence.
Those of you who can't read html will be surprised to know that while Alan was busy loving his wonderful family so much he needed them embedded several layers deep into his back, his wife was riding a fitness instructor 11-years younger than him like a show pony. In fact, we'd imagine his wife was reminded of how much better Kaspars Gavars looked without a shirt on.
Alan had grown suspicious when he noticed Kaspars giving his wife lifts to work. Eventually his wife admitted to the affair and then kicked Alan out of the house so she could move the new man in.
The most disturbing thing about this is the photos that appeared in the Daily Mail. Notice how Lisa is wearing the same fucking clothes and there are the same trees in both shots? It's because they are in the same location. This suggests that Alan had to show up and pose with his family and ridiculous tattoo before his wife went to pose with the dude she left him for. Hey, the paper had to finish their story, and Kaspars's career as a fitness instructor could use the free publicity that banging another man's wife might bring.
#5. The Milkshake Surprise
Originality is a dying art when it comes to wedding proposals, every idea under the sun has been tried at least once before, but there is nothing wrong with dusting off an old chestnut and trying to spruce it up a bit. That's exactly what Reed Harris intended to do after dropping the engagement ring in a big Wendy's "Frosty" milkshake during a social gathering with friends. Nothing says romance quite as explicitly as square beef patties.
Pictured: Romance
The friends were in on the act and had set-up their phones to film the whole event, in a move that might have clued Harris's girlfriend in had he not been careful to invite only the friends who typically film their lunches.
They all sat and watched Harris eagerly wait for his girlfriend, Kaitlin Whipple, to bite into something solid. Except she never did. Impatient, and unable to ponder cause and effect, someone challenged Whipple to a race to the bottom of the Frosty cup. Whipple sucked that ice creamy goodness back like a python devouring the neighbor's Pekinese until she hit the bottom and... no ring.
Then, everyone had that awkward moment when you first realize that something horrible has happened, and then the far more horrifying realization of what the likely solution would be.
Instead of proposing as his bride-to-be stuffed her gullet with migraine-inducing deliciousness, Harris ended up proposing by holding up Whipple's X-ray of her stomach showing the missing ring while his wife-to-be prepared to stuff her face with high-fiber cereals and wait for the ring to come squeezing out the other end of her digestive tract.
Therefore, regardless of how much frantic soapy scrubbing she has done since, when she looks at her left hand she'll always be thinking "This is my shit ring." And yet, she still wears it. That's love, guys.
#4. The Streaker
James Miller figured he'd go out of his way to make Valentine's Day memorable for his girlfriend, and knew that this task would require something above and beyond a box of stale chocolates and six-pack of Pabst from a convenience store.
Somehow he followed a chain of logic that took him from there to stripping down to his underwear and streaking a soccer game while shooting roses from a bow and arrow.
More romance.
Unfortunately no one likes a man in his underwear at a sporting event, and the ones that do can't admit it. So, Miller was arrested. And, since he's in the armed forces, he was quickly notified that he could also face a court martial.
Eventually he was fined a few hundred dollars and banned from all future soccer games for three years. That may not mean much to Americans but this guy's from Europe, so a three-year soccer ban is like not being allowed to have sex (if you have sex in a long, drawn out, low-scoring way).
Worst of all, it turned out that the one person who was supposed to be enthralled, or at least mildly impressed, by this romantic act--the girlfriend--was somehow not swept off her feet. She dumped him, teaching Miller the most important lesson a man can learn: love plus alcohol equals extraordinarily bad decisions.


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STEUBENVILLE - A juvenile judge Friday at the Jefferson County Justice Center ruled there was probable cause for rape charges to continue against two Steubenville High School students and athletes.
Visiting Judge Tom Lipps did dismiss kidnapping charges against Trent Mays, 16, of Bloomingdale and Malik Richmond, 16, of Steubenville. The judge also ruled a charge against Mays of illegal use of a minor in nudity-oriented material will continue.
Mays and Richmond were charged in connection with a sexual assault which witnesses said occurred on the night of Aug. 11 into the morning of Aug. 12. The victim's parents came to City Police on Aug. 14 to make a report.
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Visiting Judge Tom Lipps explains criteria for juveniles to be bound over to adult court.
Lipps said there was eyewitness testimony that sexual conduct occurred. The judge said there was probable cause the victim was drunk and impaired and the juveniles charged knew it.
A hearing has been scheduled for Nov. 1 to determine whether Mays and Richmond will be bound over to adult court or will remain in the juvenile system.
Mays and Richmond will continue to be held in the Jefferson County Juvenile Detention Center.
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RAPE HEARING — City Police juvenile detective Jean-Philippe Rigaud testifies in juvenile court Friday during a probable cause hearing on rape charges against two Steubenville High School students and athletes while visiting Juvenile Judge Tom Lipps takes notes. The judge ordered the rape cases to continue but dismissed the kidnapping charges. The court will next hold a hearing scheduled for Nov. 1 to determine if the juveniles should have their cases bound over to adult court or remain in the juvenile system.
Three fellow Steubenville High School students testified about the incident. Lipps advised the teens of their rights not to incriminate themselves through testimony. Two of the teens had attorneys present when they were testifying.
Joann Gibbs, a forensic analyst of digital media with the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation, said she looked at 15 cell phones and two iPads that were submitted by City Police following search warrants.
She said Apple iPhones with later generation operating systems make it impossible to recover files that are deleted. Gibbs testified she did recover two naked pictures of the victim that were part of text messages sent on Mays' cell phone.
Those involved in the incident were at three separate houses during the night of Aug. 11. There was testimony the victim was highly intoxicated and throwing up at various locations.
Mark Cole II, 17, said the victim was leaving one house and was so intoxicated she could barely walk.
"She wasn't capable of walking on her own and was stumbling as walking," Cole said.
Cole said he shot a video of sexual conduct in his car between Mays and the victim as they were driving to Cole's house. Cole said he later deleted the video from his phone.
He said, at his house, Mays attempted to get the victim to perform oral sex on Mays.
Cole said it "wasn't his place to determine if there was a sexual assault. He said he didn't believe it was necessary to call his mother, who wasn't at home, another adult or the police.
Cole did say the victim wasn't moving at his house when the sexual assault took place.
He said Richmond was lying beside her with his hands around her groin area but couldn't tell if Richmond was sexually touching the victim. He said he didn't intervene because he didn't at any time see the conduct by the defendants as "forceful."
Anthony Craig, 18, said he could see the victim getting more drunk throughout the night.
"Just the way she handled herself and was walking and talking to people," Craig said.
He said he went to Cole's house where Cole showed him a video of what happened in Cole's car.
Craig, who admitted to having a relationship with the victim, said he saw the victim naked in Cole's basement. He said he saw Richmond laying beside her but couldn't tell what Richmond was doing. He said Mays was smacking his penis off her side.
Craig said the victim was not responsive or participating.
Craig said he tried to tell Mays, his best friend, to stop it, and told him not to do anything he will regret.
Craig said Mays told him, "It is all right ... don't worry."
When asked how it feels to testify against his friend, Craig said. "It kills me."
Craig said he took a picture of the incident in case the victim didn't know what was happening. He said he later deleted the picture from his cell phone.
Craig testified Mays sent him a naked picture of the victim the next day.
City Police juvenile detective Jean-Philippe Rigaud said the victim couldn't say if she was raped because she couldn't remember what happened. The detective said there was no photo or video retrieved that showed Mays conducting a sexual act.
Evan Westlake, 17, said he was at Cole's house and was getting ready to leave when he saw the victim naked on her side. He said the victim wasn't moving.
Westlake said Richmond was beside her and performing a sexual act and Mays was smacking his penis off her side.
When asked why he didn't help, Westlake said, "I was stunned with what I saw. I wanted to get out of there. I didn't know what to do."
Richmond is being represented by attorney Walter Madison, who has offices in Akron and Youngstown. Mays is being represented by attorneys Brian K. Duncan and Adam Nemann, both of Columbus.
Assistant Attorney General Marianne Hemmeter and Assistant Attorney General Jennifer Brumby, both with the Ohio Attorney General's Crimes Against Children unit, were assigned to the case after Jefferson County Prosecutor Jane Hanlin stepped aside. Jefferson County Juvenile Judge Sam Kerr asked the Ohio Supreme Court to appoint a visiting judge. Lipps is a retired juvenile judge in Hamilton County.
Hemmeter said there was clear evidence of fingers being used to penetrate the victim.
Defense attorneys argued the issue of consent.
"Because she was silent doesn't mean she was objecting," Madison said.
But Hemmeter presented a different view.
"They knew she was drunk and they kept going. She was a toy to them that night. She was treated like a toy."
The five hours of testimony in the probable cause hearing was preceded by a motion by Madison to close the proceedings to the public and media.
Local media were given time to contact attorney to argue the issue.
Lipps ruled the public interest in the case outweighed the issue of closing the hearing and protecting the privacy of the juveniles charged. He said the court has to protect the dignity of the court and that doesn't happen by holding secretive hearings.


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quote: Correction - the official EPA classification is a plug-in hybrid. The SAE also classifies the Volt as a plug-in hybrid. GM can call it whatever it wants, but it carries no weight because neither the Society of Automotive Engineers nor the Environmental Protection Agency agree with its semantics. Besides, the SAE/EPA also don't really make much of a distinction when classifying vehicles as whether they're series or parallel (or series-parallel) hybrids. As far they're concerned, if it gets it's energy from two sources, it's a hybrid. If you can plug it in (on top of that), it's a plug-in hybrid. Period.The European Union 2007/46/EC also states: "'hybrid electric vehicle' means a hybrid vehicle that, for the purpose of mechanical propulsion, draws energy from both of the following on-vehicle sources of stored energy/power: — a consumable fuel, — an electrical energy/power storage device (e.g. battery, capacitor, flywheel/generator, etc.);" (OJ L 263, 09.10.2007, p.5)Source: www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/phevsbs.shtml
quote: I treat my Chevy Volt as pure EV. I have driven over 29,000 miles and counting without switching over to gas.
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Does anyone know why I'm unable to change notification settings using pynotify?
I can create a notification, modify it (for example so it should show up in the middle of my display), and tell it to display, but it still shows up in the upper-right corner.
And if this is configurable, anyone know how to do so?
I'm running Ubuntu 10.10, using fluxbox.
Here is the function that displays the notification:
def displayNotification(msg):
"""Display the given notification."""
if not pynotify.init("hey"):
displayError("Unable to initialize notification library...")
n = pynotify.Notification("Hey!", msg)
n.set_timeout(2 * 3600 * 1000)
if not n.show():
displayError("Unable to show notification...")
This worked exactly as expected under Arch Linux, before I switched to Ubuntu.


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Linux Tycoon is a management game set in the world of the Linux distributions. We will have to create our distribution with the goal of making it the most used and famous in the world.
An interesting thing of this game is the economical plan that its author Bryan Lunduke is "testing", getting paid by the community for working on open source projects, the goal is to get 4.000 $ in donations every month. In the first month (June 2012) he reached the goal in just 1 week, and so he released this game and other projects he's working on as GPL software, but sadly just the following month he made a sad post on his blog "Open Source Funded By Donations? Not So Much" where in short he wrote ;
Unfortunately things didn't quite work out.
, in my point of view this is not a big surprise, I think that a model of recurring donations is not working at the moment, people prefer to spend a bit more just 1 time for a specific goal, than a bit every month.
So perhaps putting a higher goal, like 10/15K $ to release the game under the terms of GPL would be successful and the community would have gained the game as GPL forever, Blender did this and reached the target of 100K $.
So now the game is released as closed source, the good news is that you can have it for just 4 $, but now let's take a look at the game.


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LightSwitch looks like a real time saver for many apps. Being able to retarget to browser or out so simply is great. Being able to apply new data entry heuristics (from UI Research) to get most efficient table layouts with least keystrokes and mouse movements would seem very welcome. Will there be a Sketchy-style skin? I see need for galary built in to select community text box formats (i.e. phone, email, etc) and shells and layouts. I assume that is comming or is there already.
I would imagine some old MS Access folks are feeling good about themselfs to see a new product take a similar approach and bring it into present time. Is the story on Reports going to be just as cool or do we use ms report control? Thanks. Looks like a great product so far!
I wonder if VS LightSwitch will merge with SharePoint Designer 2010, looks like ideal for online Business App
I had to bail out after 20 minutes. Does the lightswitch tool create C# code that provides all the functionality featured? Do I run the app in the browser or the desktop?
LightSwitch supports development in both C# and VB .NET. LightSwitch applications can be run in the Silverlight 4 Out of Browser host or hosted within the browser.
LightSwitch is about building business applications using data from numerous sources and is not a SharePoint site development tool.
Couple questions, the product looks interesting for sure, I could see using it beyond just business use for quick one off personal data pulling/processing stuff where UI/Data view/entry is mostly optional but tedious to add in later if need arises.
1) Is it easy to bring data from CLR objects (binaryformatter) on the disk to the app?
2) If target system is Windows 7, can LS apps be xcopy deployed when LS app doesn't use Silverlight?
3) Can the backing store for the LS app data be simple CLR objects as well, or what's the lowest latency/init time option you have? Eg. if I know I'm not going to need SQL features, just LINQ to in memory objects, can I have that - I'm mostly after the load of the app being fast and not being impacted by stuff I don't use
What do you get cross the following
Microsoft Access Designer
WCF RIA Services
Cloud Services
You get ...Microsoft Lightswitch!! .....I love the idea
LightSwitch does not have built in support for using persisted CLR object from disk as a datasource. We're working on a blog series that goes deeper into the underlying architecture of a LightSwitch application over on the team's blog: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/lightswitch/archive/2010/08/06/the-anatomy-of-a-lightswitch-application-overview.aspx
All LightSwitch applications are Silverlight 4 applications. THey either run out-of-the-browser (the default option) or in the browser.
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MLB Sandwich Press by Pangea for $14.99 + free shipping
Get ready for baseball season with some toasty goodness!
What baseball fan wouldn't enjoy a panini featuring his/her favorite team? Maybe a toasted cheese featuring the Yankees (Boo!) logo? Maybe a pressed Philly Cheesesteak with the Phillies logo? Or how about some Chicago Cubs waffles? Yes, it can make waffles too! And all at a greatly-discounted price. Many teams to choose from, but not all (sorry Marlins fans - or should I say fan?).
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NY Mets and Texas Rangers are $24.99. KC Royals is $49.99. Not that anyone would admit to being a Royals fan, anyway.
True Blue Royals fan here.
Link was working before, but now it isn't. Not sure what is up with that. If you go to bestbuy.com without a link, you can still find the deal. Maybe a mod could help with that? Any ideas, @ThunderThighs or @JumboWoot?
@pitamuffin: Looks like that one sold out or something. I don't see it on their site any more. I changed it to another team.
cc: @jumbowoot
I've got a brother who's a big fan of both the Cubs and grilled cheese. Perfect combination.
No phillies press. :(
I have the one that says Duck the Fodgers!
Only presses available are all the teams I hate...except maybe the Rangers.
Where is the Cardinals Press?
@mcullers: How dare you?!
I can't believe the first 27 years of my life didn't have this product in it. This changes everything.
@skoffer: Cardinals press must have sold out. That was the team in the original link that I posted and it was available at that time. Sometimes it stinks when your team is good and has lots of fans.
I need to go destroy my perfectly working sandwich press in order to get one of these. I'll start eating sandwiches on a daily basis with this.


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The formula answers: how many tuples $(\sigma_1,\sigma_2,...,\sigma_n)$ of elements of a given group G such that (1) $\sigma_i\in C_i$ , where $C_i$ stands for conjugacy class. (2) $\sigma_1\sigma_2...\sigma_n= id$
I want to know the name and exact content of this formula. Also , is there any connection between this formula and Burnside counting theorem (orbit-counting theorem)? I also want of a proof of the formula using idompotent (perhaps) and other related theorems.
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Gibbs asked the Fox host whether he was anti-Semitic for having Andy Martin on his show.
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The Foreshadowing
Today, Italian gothic doom metallers The Foreshadowing have released 'Seven Heads Ten Horns'. For a preview, a new video for the album track, 'Nimrod (I - The Eerie Tower)', can be viewed now at MetalInjection.netRead More
Necromancing the Stone
If flaccid, identikit, breakdown-laden 'metal' is the disease, Necromancing the Stone is the cure. For a preview of 'Jewel of the Vile', please visit DecibelMagazine.com, where the new single, 'The Descent', is streaming.Read More
After releasing their sixth full-length, 'Great Is Our Sin', last week, Revocation is now launching a new video for the album track 'Arbiters of the Apocalypse'! Directed by David Brodsky, the clip can be viewed at metalblade.com/revocationRead More
The Foreshadowing
This Friday, Italian gothic doom metallers The Foreshadowing will release their fourth full-length, 'Seven Heads Ten Horns'. For a preview of the album, fans can hear the record in its entirety now at metalblade.com/theforeshadowingRead More
Hammers of Misfortune
Today, Hammers of Misfortune have released their sixth full-length, 'Dead Revolution'. To hear 'Dead Revolution' in its entirety, head over to MetalSucks.net for the exclusive album stream.Read More
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If flaccid, identikit, breakdown-laden 'metal' is the disease, Necromancing the Stone is the cure. Today, the band has launched a guitar play-through with Justin Wood for one of those tracks - 'Crusher' - via GearGods.net.Read More
This Friday, Revocation will release their most dynamic record to-date: 'Great Is Our Sin.' Today, the band has teamed-up with BrooklynVegan.com and InvisibleOranges.com for an exclusive album stream.Read More
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After releasing their self-titled debut last month, San Diego metallic-hardcore trio Poison Headache has now announced their first live shows as a group: two dates in southern California with Rotten Sound!Read More
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Temporarily (1 month?) deploy/share a python (flask) web app without expensive/complex hosting.
More info
I've developed a basic mobile web app for the non-profit I work for. It's written in python and uses flask as its framework. I'd like to share this with other employees and beta testers (<25 people). Ideally, I could get some sort of simple hosting space/service and push regular updates to it while we test and iterate on this app. Think something along the lines of dropbox, which of course would not work for this purpose. We do have a website, and hosting services for it, but I'm concerned about using this resource as our website is mission critical and this app is very much pre-alpha at this point.
Options I've researched / considered
- Self host from local machine/network (slow, unreliable)
- Purchase hosting space (with limited non-profit resources, I'm concerned this is overkill)
- Using our current web server / hosting (not appropriate for testing)
Thanks very much for your time!


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How Is Lactose Intolerance Diagnosed?
Usually lactose intolerance is diagnosed based on symptoms and relief of those symptoms when avoiding dairy products. However, certain tests for lactose intolerance may be used to help confirm the diagnosis. Many doctors will ask patients who suspect they have lactose intolerance to avoid milk and dairy products for one or two weeks to see if their symptoms subside. One of the following tests may be given to confirm the diagnosis.
- Milk challenge test: A milk challenge is a simple way of diagnosing lactose intolerance. A person fasts overnight and then drinks a glass of milk in the morning. Nothing further is eaten or drunk for three to five hours. If a person is lactose intolerant, the milk should produce symptoms within several hours of ingestion.
- Hydrogen breath test: The hydrogen breath test measures the amount of hydrogen in the breath after drinking a lactose-loaded beverage. Raised levels of hydrogen in the breath three to five hours after ingestion of lactose indicate improper digestion of lactose.
- Lactose tolerance test: During the lactose tolerance test your blood sugar is measured over a two-hour period after drinking a lactose-loaded beverage. You are required to fast before the test. By measuring the level of sugar in the blood, the test indicates how well the body is digesting lactose.
- Stool acidity test: The stool acidity test is a test for lactose intolerance in infants and young children. The child is given a small amount of lactose to drink. Lactic acid turns the stool acidic. Therefore, children with lactose intolerance will develop acidic stool after consuming lactose.
- Intestinal biopsy: The most direct test for lactose intolerance is biopsy of the intestinal lining to measure lactase levels in the lining. However, these biopsies are invasive and require specialized analysis that is not available at most doctor's offices. Thus, lactase levels are not usually measured through biopsy except for research purposes.
The blood glucose test and hydrogen breath test are not given to infants and very young children, because they may cause severe diarrhea. If an infant or young child is having symptoms of lactose intolerance, your child's health care provider will likely recommend changing from a cow's milk formula to a soy milk formula until the symptoms disappear. Milk and dairy products may be slowly reintroduced at a later time. If needed to confirm the diagnosis, a stool acidity test may be given to infants and young children.
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9 Warm Weather DIY Hair and Skin Care Recipes
Be a natural beauty this spring/summer by whipping up these homemade beauty products
4 teaspoons green tea
1 ounce fresh peppermint leaves
1 cup lavender
2 cups of distilled water
2 teaspoons fresh aloe vera gel
*Note: Lavender can be purchased at most nurseries, and you would use the flower on the lavender stem to make the mist.
Directions: Mix green tea, peppermint leaves and lavender flowers together with water. Steep all ingredients for 15 minutes. Strain through cheesecloth. After those items have steeped, add aloe gel and pour into a glass jar with a spray atomizer. Spritz on skin.
Recipe courtesy of: Melinda Joy Miller and Carla Gentile Day
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Kia Picanto 2012
Today Kia released official pictures of its all-new city car, the Kia Picanto 2012. Kia Picanto will be offered in two body styles, five-door hatchback and three-door body style, with four powertrain options. Kia has plans to reveal the production version of Picanto at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show. (Pictures Updated: 16th August 2011)