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Is there a saying or word for indicating the overuse of something you just newly learned? Say you were happy with a hammer and a nail and then somebody taught you the virtues of a screw and screwdriver. From then on, every problem incorrectly looks like it can be solved only with the screwdriver.
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You might consider overzealous adopter.
To adopt is to take up and practice or use. An adopter is one who adopts.
To be zealous is to have an enthusiastic commitment to. Add "over" and the sense is that the commitment is extreme or beyond what is called for.
To paraphrase Maslow's Law...
The "standard" version is usually given as If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail, but in practice people often use it in contexts where said hammer has only recently been acquired.
You could say someone who does this is like a kid with a new toy. It often just means someone is particularly pleased, but sometimes includes the connotation of overuse.
Not necessarily relating to a new skill, but "flavour of the month" might be in the ball park if used in the right way:
A slightly oblique suggestion: the Baader-Meinhof phenomenon. It's also known as the recency syndrome, and it describes the situation where you suddenly begin to notice X everywhere moments/days after you first learn about X. To quote people smarter than me: "the belief that things you started noticing recently are actually recent".
The most common example of this is how you seem to suddenly hear a specific song everywhere after someone introduces it to you or calls your attention to it. The song had probably been playing just as frequently on the radio / in stores both before and after you were introduced to the song, but now that your attention has been called to it, your brain picks up new instances of the song being played much more readily than it did before. It's a case of selective attention.
So, to tie this back to your question: you might encounter X events per day that call for the need of a hammer, but before someone gave you one as a present you just glossed over those events, and after someone gave you a hammer you start consciously noticing places you can use it, so that it seems like there's suddenly so much more opportunity to use your shiny new toy.
I like to use the general phrase "[noun] evangelist" because I tend to believe anyone who gets truly hyped about something new falls into that unique—and highly annoying—type of human behavior where they become a pseudo-religious zealot about the topic.
Another method of describing such behavior I use is:
How about more scientific like
Dogmatic (adjective)
Maid sweeps good with new broom!
I cannot find a good reference, I first heard it on an episode of The West Wing. While it seems that people use it (from google hits) I can't seem to find a decent discussion of the phrase. Still its meaning is rather clear.
Another one I have used personally:
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About 30,000 children were kidnapped in the United States last year. In response to that, 29 states have enacted a statewide plan, known as the Amber Alert System.
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What is the highest elevation you have ever been?
I am hiking Mt. Whitney (14,505ft) this weekend leaving tonight after work. It begins at 8,360 ft and the trail climbs an impressive 6100ft over 11 miles. We will be at the trailhead around midnight and hope to summit by 8am. Any Wooters hiked Whitney before? I don't believe I've ever been to an elevation higher than around 12,000 ft. How high have you been? (insert pot joke here).
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I didn't hike, but 14,100, Pikes Peak
I've been up around 38k feet. Airplane.
...about 30,000 feet, give or take. Oh, you meant climbing. I lived in Denver for a while, and I've been in Santa Fe too. Santa Fe is around 7000 feet. I've been in plenty of mountains where the peaks measured at the 14000 - 15000 feet range, but I'm pretty sure that the passes through those mountains are closer to 8000 or so.
@zuiquan: What kind of aircraft was that where you were close to 40000?
Aconcagua* - 22.8k feet
Denali/Mt McKinley* - 22k
Kilimanjaro* - 19.3k
Carstanz Pyramid* - 16k
Mt Rainier - 14.4k
Mt Kosciuszko* - 7.3k
* 7 Summits mountains. Kosciuszko may or may not count depending on whether you include Indonesia as part of the Australia/Oceana continent or not.
Hence my user id. I've only done 4/7...then I got married.
Pikes Peak, also didn't climb (did get sick). Highest thing I've ever climbed besides a tower or two was the Ziggurat of Ur. It's only like 100'....
@first2summit: I bow down to your awesomeness.
@shrdlu: I believe it was a 747 but don't quote me on that.
I didn't hike it but I went to Mount Washington.
Home of the world's worst weather! I stood at the little plaque that says you are at the highest point. :D
I also have visited the visitor centers at Mt. St Helens and Rainier, but those really probably don't count. :)
@first2summit: Sweet! What's next, K2? Everest? or just the boring married life?
Outside a pressurized aircraft cabin the highest I've been was in the neighborhood of 11,500-12,000 feet when I rode in a hot air balloon from Park City, UT.
We were up close to 8k backpacking in Central Idaho last weekend. Highest was probably Timberline ski hill on Mt. Hood, ~ 8500 ft.
And, I've flown, so That's probably the overall highest.
@davidschronic: I'm kind of done with mountain climbing for now. Married life and expecting baby and all. On my last climb, one of the people on our team lost a couple toes to frostbite.
Maybe I'm getting soft but I don't miss it that much. You're always cold, tired, often wet, carrying heavy loads, etc. The lack of air makes sleeping difficult, kills your appetite so you're forcing yourself to eat, stresses your digestive system, and going to the bathroom is less fun than you can imagine.
The good thing is that you do get good stories and camaraderie out of it. I still do the the smaller mountains like the 14ers but I think I'm done with the big mountains.
I know I'm a nerd when I read this as "highest evolution you have ever been", because my mind associates things with Pokemon way too often XD
My highest elevation was around 4,000 meters (internationally they mark everything that way, bleh), in just one of the many huge mountains in Pokhara, Nepal. Pretty incredible :)
pikes peak (around 14,115 ft, by car)
mount evans (around 14,265 ft, by car to the parking lot near the summit then by foot to the top)
El Alto Airport in La Paz, Bolivia at 13,325 ft. which just happens to be the highest airport in the world.
One time my son and I flew to the moon in a helicopter. We ate some moon-cheese and flew home. Best vacation ever.
At least that's the story he tells me.
Under my own steam, Snowmass Mountain in Colorado, at 14096 feet (Wikipedia claims it is 14099 feet, though I'd swear it read 14096 on the little plaque on top way back then). It was back in 1985, when I was still backpacking (before I got married), on a two week trek from the eastern side of the Rockies to the western side.
I've also climbed many of the peaks in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, though NOT Mount Washington (either car or hiking).
Using jet fuel, I believe it was 33,000 on a flight to France in 1992 and before that, about 30,000 feet on a flight to Rio in 1982.
I'm a wimp. Tres Piedras, NM is my max altitude (8100ft, give or take), and it nearly killed me in the figurative sense. I nursed a nose bleed for two days before my travelling companion took pity on me and we drove back down to Taos. 1000ft makes a huge difference...
@baqui63: The Rockies are still growing... Plus with GPS it's easier to accurately measure AGL.
@dmaz: I saw the same thing. :) Outside of a plane flight, mine would be Mount Magazine at a paltry 2,700 feet. It is as beaufiful as it looks though. :)
I passed a sign on the Peruvian section of the Pan-American highway that said 19000ft. Lots of coca leaves were chewed that day to get over the altitude sickness.
Since I live in South Louisiana in an area near sea level (and frequently visit New Orleans which is mostly BELOW sea level), anything vaguely resembling a hill is impressive to me. That said, I've spent a couple of vacations at Lake Tahoe and made it to about 10,000 feet at Heavenly (most of the way via gondola. We hike occasionally, but don't climb (unless you count stairs). Not many climbing opportunities here in the flatlands.
Time I got a free mason jar full of homegrown catnip.
Highest I am know the height of is something like 8,500 feet (last elevation sign was 8,200 but that was not at the top). I may have been higher in a couple of spots in the alps during a vacation but honestly never saw any elevation signs that I remember so I have no idea if it topped it.
@inkycatz: I did the same MT Washington but went up on the Cog Railway
Watching the sunrise at the top of Haleakala on Maui, 10,023 feet.


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It's great that they think hygiene is important. It's a hassle that the bathroom is tied up. How do you get a teenager to be faster in the shower?
It depends on why they are taking so much time in the bathroom. It could be that they are just enjoying the shower. Or they could be practicing different looks in front of the mirror. Or they could be enjoying the privacy of the bathroom - most teenagers don't have anywhere else that provides complete privacy with a locked door. Make sure they have those things elsewhere and they may not take as long.
As a temporary solution you could always turn off the hot water tank when they've been in there too long :)
You should sit down and discuss with your son or daughter what the underlying problem is and brainstorm possible solutions.
Is the problem that his siblings are not getting a turn to shower in the morning? Or it's making them late for school? Is it that the siblings need to get in the bathroom to brush their teeth or use the toilet? Is it that there's only one bathroom in the whole house and everyone's having to hold bodily functions when they need to go because he's showing so long? That other family members are getting cold showers because (s)he's used up the hot water? Is he being not curteous or considerate of other family members? Address the underlying issue as the problem when looking for solutions.
There might be a variety of different solutions that would solve the underlying problem. Perhaps you set a schedule where he has to get up earlier if he wants extended time in the shower (or waits till everyone else is done) and a large wall clock in the bathroom so (s)he can keep an eye on the time so they realize when their allotted time slot is up for shower so other family members can use the bathroom. If he isn't good with the schedule, perhaps you need to get an opaque shower curtain (for privacy) and replace the bathroom doorknob with one that doesn't lock (or use a paperclip to unlock the door from the outside), and allow other family members to come up and use the sinks to brush their teeth etc after whatever time his alloted private shower time is over, so he is not disrupting their need to get ready by a certain time. Perhaps you just need to move toothbrushes or blow dryers or contact lenses or makeup or whatever else moved to a bedroom dressing table, another sink, etc. Perhaps your house is ill-equipped for the number of people, and you need to get a plumber to install a sink outside of the bathroom for toothbrushing or put up a partition so the shower is seperated from the sink? Perhaps you need a full-length mirror in a bedroom? Do you need a better hot water heater so more people can have hot showers? Or a rule about how long showers can be unless you're willing to wait to be the last shower, so everyone can have a fair chance to get a hot shower? Is it lack of planning on your part that things you need to get ready are in the bathroom that could be stored elsewhere? Once you realize why him (or her) taking long showers is a problem in the first place, you'll probably get a lot farther in finding an adequate solution.
You can make a deal with your teenager. Short showers in the morning and if he plans on taking longer showers or a bath he has to wait until he's the last one using the bathroom or take the longer shower at night. When he doesn't keep to that rule, you can agree to turn off the hot water as Grant proposed.
If this is about water costs, you can skip the first part and just agree to turn off the hot water of they exceed a certain span of time. Put a cooking clock in the bathroom, so he can hear it's time to turn off the tap or a cold wave is coming his way.
I can tell you if you want to stop your son or kids to take the longest shower ever... I have a hot water shut off system that I design and install... And how it works is that when your kids are in the shower you Control the hot water by a switch ... But it doesn't turn the water off it leaves the cold water on so they get a cold hit of cold shower ... And you'll get that high pitch screams coming from the bathroom every time... lol
The only thing with this system the kids will hate you for it :(
Replace the doorknob with one that doesn't lock. Let the teen know that after a certain number of minutes (during the high-traffic time of day), others will be free to come in and use the facilities -- even to the point of co-showering!
But please, definitely, allow relaxed showering at some other time of day. The relaxation and opportunity for day dreaming, problem solving, etc., are priceless.
I know it sounds simple, but have you tried just explaining to them why you want them to take shorter showers?
It's not guaranteed to work, but for some teenagers, giving a reason for a rule is better than giving the actual rule - knowing that hot water is limited, that everyone else's time needs to be accounted for, and that their own limited time is also an issue, are all reasons that you should be teaching them, not just "take shorter showers because I said so".
Like @Grant said, there may be legitimate reasons why they're taking so long, so you should find that out as well, and if possible find better outlets for those things with them.
Or, if they prefer taking longer showers, and the issue is simply time in the morning, you could encourage them to shower at night. Just be sure to warn them about the dangers of bedhead, and that they dry their hair out thoroughly afterwards.
Turn down the water heater so it only lasts for 15 minutes.
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Michelle Rhee announced her plans Wednesday to step down after three contentious years as chancellor of Washington DC's embattled public schools.
"I've put my blood, sweat and tears into serving the children of DC over the past three and half years," Rhee said at a press conference, where she was flanked by her patron, Mayor Adrian Fenty, City Council Chairman Vincent Gray, and her interim replacement, Deputy Chancellor Kaya Henderson. Gray defeated Fenty in the city's Democratic primary in September.
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Appointed by Fenty in 2007, Rhee attempted to turn around a public school system where student test scores were among the worst in the United States and the high school dropout rate topped 50 percent.
Rhee introduced new school-level data-collection systems to track teacher performance, gave underperforming teachers an ultimatum to improve their results, and fired more than 1,000 teachers and principals when they failed to do so. Rhee also closed 21 failing schools and raised more than $65 million from private philanthropy for an experimental merit pay program.
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Rhee's reforms also embittered some parents and community activist groups, and enraged the Washington Teachers Union. Unions, including the American Federation of Teachers, spent $1 million supporting Gray's primary challenge to unseat Fenty.
Among city residents' criticisms were that Rhee did not always consult teachers and parents when closing schools, and that she generally did not solicit as much community input as they would have liked.
"I think the most interesting development in K-12 policy over the last ten years has been 'the Rise of the Cool Kids,'" which include Teach for America alumni, Democratic philanthropists, and several foundations, said Matthew Ladner, vice president of research for the Goldwater Institute in Phoenix. "It is telling that the Obama Administration is at pains to align itself with the Cool Kids rather than the unions. Waiting for 'Superman' captures the zeitgeist quite well."
Calling Rhee "the champion of the Cool Kids," Ladner says she took on a difficult job with "laudable zeal."
"I suspect that Rhee and her allies and admirers are sadder, wiser and undeterred," he said.
Advanced Tenure Reform
Although student test scores did rise during Rhee's tenure as chancellor, she will likely be remembered more for her confrontational relationship with the WTU and the new teachers contract she successfully negotiated earlier this year.
The contract includes a pilot merit pay program that would reward teachers for growth in student test scores. Principals may also use performance evaluations to decide whether and how to cut staffing.
Teachers also won a 21.6 percent salary increase through 2012. The average teacher's salary will rise to $81,000 from $67,000, with senior teachers earning more than $100,000 a year.
"Rhee has put tenure reform high on the national agenda for the foreseeable future," said Greg Forster, a senior fellow with the Foundation for Educational Choice. "Lots of people are talking about it, but these things don't get traction until someone somewhere is fighting to actually implement them."
"I don't think we'll see serious tenure reform in the next couple years. These things take time," Forster said. "But the countdown to victory doesn't even start ticking until somebody makes the first big effort. Rhee started the clock."
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Ladner says Rhee's tenure reform proposals are well worth studying, but adds her own tenure was brief. He also praised DC's strong gains on the National Assessment of Educational Progress under steady pressure of losing about a third of their students to charter schools.
"That pressure will not be going away, even if Rhee is," Ladner said. "It remains to be seen what if anything she will leave in the way of a legacy once her successor takes the reins."
Lance Izumi, Koret Senior Fellow and senior director of education studies at the Pacific Research Institute for Public Policy in Sacramento, praised Rhee for firing low-performing principals and pushing for merit pay, along with her "fearlessness in taking on the teachers union, the bureaucracy, and the failing status quo."
"Her resignation is unfortunate because it shows how, at least in the short run, the power of the special interests can defeat reform," Izumi said. "But I think this may be a pyrrhic victory for the unions and the rest of the blob."
Lisa Snell, director of Education and Child Welfare for the Reason Foundation in Los Angeles, says Rhee's biggest legacy is "making it safe for other education leaders and superintendents to start questioning the status quo about how we hire, fire, and retain teachers in the United States."
"This genie is not going back in the bottle and although we have a long way to go, the teaching profession is changing and the unions are no longer free from scrutiny," Snell said.
"I believe Chancellor Rhee was very successful in eliminating inept DCPS administrators and principals who have for years been an impediment to any reform efforts," said Virginia Walden Ford, executive director of D.C. Parents for School Choice. "I believe her legacy will be that she tried to do what was necessary to keep the focus on what was best for the children. In the midst of great controversy, her support for DC Opportunity Scholarship Program was commendable."
"I think DC is losing a real education champion and tremendous advocate for putting the interests of children ahead of the desires of adults," said Robert Enlow, president and CEO of the Foundation for Educational Choice in Indianapolis.
Enlow says Rhee's accomplishments after three years should "embolden other reformers."
"Although her departure shows the difficulties of working inside a system that is fraught with political uncertainty, she proved that it is possible to take on the unions and get real concessions," Enlow said. "I hope her tenure and its impact will spell the end for the unions."
Unfinished Business
Rhee had often told interviewers she viewed the overhaul of DC's public schools as a long-term project, likely stretching across two four-year mayoral terms. Rhee also said Washington would be her one and only school superintendent's job.
"Rhee was overhyped in the sense that reformers need to put broad systemic reforms in place, like the DC charter law, in addition to strong leaders," Ladner said. "Rhee lasted approximately the average tenure for an urban superintendent. Leaders come and go, but the struggle for reform goes on."
"Rhee was not overhyped," said Forster. "What was overhyped was the whole heroic reformer model that says the system can work as long as we put the right people in charge of it."
"Now we know that if you ever really do get the right people in charge of it, the unions just pull out all the stops to destroy those people," he said. "We need to change the system in a way that breaks the unions, and only universal school choice can do that."
Snell agreed, calling Rhee's tenure "a cautionary tale" against relying to heavily on one strong individual rather than legal and structural reforms.
"Charter schools are a case in point," Snell explained. "While there are many charismatic charter school leaders, these schools still only thrive in states where the laws make it easier to open a charter school."
But Walden Ford, a DC mother of three, sounded optimistic. "My hope and the hope of all reformers is that the good work that has been done to improve schools will be continued under the next administration," she said. "We have seen positive changes and I do not think DC leaders will allow things to go backwards."
Ben Boychuk (email@example.com) is managing editor of School Reform News. Rick Docksai contributed to this story.


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text: And that prominent figure is now sitting at home in his underwear, though only because of a handful of percentage points--he could have easily ended up in office next week. In fact, I'm almost convinced that if there had been no hurricane a week before the election, he would have won. That is how easily the people can be swayed at any given moment.


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From my understanding, a fisheye lens usually has a coverage of 180 degrees or close to it. Given the extreme coverage and the availability of software that can turn fisheye images back to a rectilinear perspective, why are fisheye lenses not more popular, considering their usually much cheaper price compared to rectilinear wide angle lenses?
When you correct the distortion in an image from a fisheye lens, you get undesirable side-effects.
You lose a ton of resolution when you essentially crop a small portion of your image. Also because of the curvature of the image retained resolution will not be even across the image, which can wreak havoc with apparent sharpness in a print (or even just a web image).
Lastly it's a lot of post processing work you'd have to do for every image you care about. Life is SO much easier if you get things right in-camera first, or as close as you possibly can.
First, who said Fisheye lenses are cheaper than wides? Currently the old EF 15mm fisheye is sold for ~$650. The EF-S 10-22mm is slightly more than $700 now. You get all the advantages that @Mike listed from the UW, plus a zoom range. The EF 8-15mm Fisheye was just announced and I can't even find a price quote, but given it is an L lens, expect price >>$1,000.
Then, the amount of distortion is such that the correction in post will necessarily result mediocre rectilinear results. The outer areas are just too compressed (spatially) to be expanded while effectively retaining all the fine detail (the sensor's resolution is not infinite!).
Last - who wants to have to deal with this software process every time a wide angle image is taken? It becomes tedious.
A few thoughts that come to mind:
Maybe you could go looking at some lens reviews. photozone.de has some reviews of fisheye lenses among their large number of reviews they've done.
Some people do. Here's a blog post from 2009 about using the Zenitar 16mm fisheye lens and the ways the images it produces can be manipulated. Lots of pictures.
I use a pocket-size fisheye adapter on a superzoom camera as my wide-angle adapter. This affords me a seamless zoom range from 9mm-36mm (35mm-equivalent) focal-lengths on my superzoom cameras. On one camera it even gives me an effective widest aperture of f/2.0 throughout that whole range. The cameras' own zoom lenses then providing focal-lengths beyond that range. I found one fisheye adapter-lens for less than $100 that is nearly 100% chromatic-aberration free, more-so than even dedicated Nikkor fisheye lenses for D/SLR cameras when I've tested the resulting images against each other. When the superzoom camera's zoom+fisheye adapter is set at 18mm fl, then I get a full-frame corner-to-corner wide angle image. Below that then it starts to vignette until I get a full circle fisheye image at 9mm.
Apart from the issues everyone mentioned above:
Focal length not only affects field of view, but perspective and depth of field. Even a 50mm full frame shot will be different than a 32mm APS-C shot with the same framing and composition.
For an extreme situation such as that suggestion in the question, you would end up with a significantly worse image than if you simply used the correct focal length.
Having only recently acquired a fisheye I'm having fun with it but I don't see it as a replacement for a regular wideangle lens. I do see it as an alternative to the very heavy 12-24 zoom I'd otherwise buy (I've chronic back problems, the lighter weight was the deal maker for me to buy a 10-17 fisheye rather than a 12-24), but not a direct replacement (I already own a 20mm f/2.8 so wouldn't need the full 12-24 range anyway).
The Tokina 10-17 has very profound curving at 10mm, reduced to barely visible curving at 17mm. It serves its purpose as an ultra wide lens to give me reach beyond the 20mm I was previously limited to, while offering at the same time a nice toy to experiment and get strange visuals if I want to.
And no, they're not cheap. The 10-17 cost me the same the 12-24 would have from the same product range (Tokina ATX-Pro). I believe Nikon and others have similar price simularities.


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27 Dec 2012 11:58 PM #1
Unanswered: Cannot get Ext.Ux.TabReorderer to work
Hi, I tried to implement the Ext.Ux.TabReorderer plugin in my app, but I can not get it to work. I put the file in public/js directory, and I have set "requires: ['Ext.Ux.TabReorderer']" in app.js .
I also set in the file
alias: 'plugin.tabreorderer'
When I launch my app, it doesn't get to work, and worse, it only displays a blank page. I have two errors in the console (using Google Chrome) :
Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected token '<' TabReorderer:1
Resource interpreted as Script but transferred with MIME type text/html :
"http://localhost/portage/public/Ux/TabReorderer.js? dc=1356681066084" ext-all-debug.js:5528
I do not understand, as I haven't a 'Ux' directory. Please help.
30 Dec 2012 11:03 AM #2
Because of the MVC architecture behind, it looks the path through the class name. If you don't want to use same path; you should set Ext.Loader paths like this:
Ext.Loader.setPath({ 'Ext.ux.upload' : './app/ux/upload', // other paths });"People will never forget how you made them feel."
31 Dec 2012 12:49 AM #3
Thanks for help. It seems that I'm not able to set this path in the file, so, where must I set it ?
20 May 2013 12:44 AM #4
hi , i have set the path but its not working ...


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16 Nov 2012 7:53 AM #1
Custom Properties Help
If I want to add a custom property in Sencha Architect to a view let's say... for example like testVal and I need this to contain a ternary operation like the following:Code:
testVal: Ext.os.is.Android ? 0 : 100Code:
testVal: 'Ext.os.is.Android ? 0 : 100'
So what needs to be done in cases like this, can this be reported as an required functionality?
Thank you !
21 Dec 2012 11:36 AM #2
at the moment, you can't put logic in a configs property value. create the property, then set the value in the init of your container or controller etc.


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High tunnels increase freshness and cash to producers
"We are in a food production revolution," University of Missouri Extension horticulture specialist David Trinklein told agriculture educators recently at MU's Bradford Research and Extension Center.
High tunnels have grown in popularity in recent years, partly because of increased interest in locally grown produce, which tends to be fresher and more flavorful, Trinklein said.
Farmers use high tunnels to extend the growing season, boost production and increase marketing opportunities, he said. "Prices are very strong and interest has been growing," he said.
Although high tunnels resemble greenhouses, they are quite different. High tunnels primarily use solar heat to warm the soil and air. They are less expensive to build and maintain than greenhouses.
Often referred to as "a poor man's greenhouse," high tunnels are constructed "with economy in mind," Trinklein said. They are typically constructed using a single layer of plastic over metal ribs. Side and end walls can be rolled up or down as needed to adjust temperatures through venting. Commercial greenhouses may cost more than $20 per square foot to construct, while high tunnels may cost as little as $3 to $5 per square foot.
Crops are planted directly in the ground and drip irrigation generally is used. Because high tunnels have large doors in their end walls, tilling equipment can be used in them much like in outdoor production.
At night, temperatures in high tunnels average 4 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than outside, protecting plants from frost an extra two to four weeks in spring and fall. Floating row covers placed over crops inside the high tunnel give additional protection from the cold.
High tunnels also offer shelter from wind, hail and insects, reduced disease pressure and the ability to control water supply.
Because of earlier maturity, produce from high tunnels brings in significantly more dollars per plant than conventionally grown plants, with early-season crops commanding the best prices of the season.
Tomatoes are one of the most popular high tunnel plants. "Tomatoes are king," Trinklein said. "Early-season tomatoes are big, big moneymakers," he said, noting that some early-season tomatoes fetched $4 per pound at farmers market auctions last year. Crops such as lettuce and salad greens can be grown in fall and winter, making them marketable to high-end restaurants.
High tunnels do have some drawbacks, Trinklein said. They are labor intensive and require regular monitoring of temperatures. They are at risk of damage from snow accumulation and heavy wind. High humidity in the tunnels early in the growing season can lead to increased disease problems. Finally, construction requires startup costs above and beyond conventional outdoor production.
For more information on high tunnels, go to www.extension.missouri.edu and enter "high tunnels" in the search box.
Information about high tunnel research is also available at www.hightunnels.org, a joint effort of MU Extension, Kansas State Research and Extension, and University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension.
This news release is part of a five-part series on high tunnel production. For the complete series, go to extension.missouri.edu/news.
Source: David Trinklein, 573-882-9631


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Lavash Flatbread Pizzas
If you like thin crust pizza, you'll love these super easy Lavash flatbread pizzas! Kids love them and they take only minutes to prepare.
Lavash is a Middle Eastern flatbread, usually in the deli section of your supermarket or you can find it at Trader Joe's. Last week I posted my quick marinara sauce recipe, which is the perfect sauce for these thin crust pizzas. You can either cut the lavash into 4 squares before you add the sauce which will give you crispy edges all around, or you can make one large pizza and cut it after.
A perfect recipe to make with your kids, they will love making their very own pizza, and they can add whatever toppings they like.
Lavash Flatbread Pizzas
Servings: 2 • Serving size: 2 squares • Old Points: 4 pts • Points+: 5 pts
Calories: 191.8 • Fat: 4.7 g • Protein: 12.2 g • Carb: 23.9 g • Fiber: 1.4 g • Sugar: 1.4 g
- 9×12″ lavash flatbread
- olive oil spray
- 3 tbsp marinara sauce
- 2 oz reduced fat shredded mozzarella
- pinch dried oregano
- 2 tbsp fresh basil
Preheat oven to 450°. If you have a pizza stone, heat it as well.
Spray lavash lightly with oil then top with sauce. Too much sauce will make the bread soggy so don't over-do it.
Top with cheese and oregano, then bake until the cheese melts, about 5 minutes.
Remove from the oven and cut into 4 pieces. Top with fresh basil and eat immediately.


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Is there any way I can retrieve files that were accidentally deleted from the voice recorder on an HTC Thunderbolt?
If the files were stored on a physical microSD card, you may be able to use file recovery software on your computer. There are a number of undelete and recovery software options, but many cost money. http://pcinspector.de has a flash memory recovery tool for free (Smart Recovery handles flash memory).
Writing more data to the card increases the chance that the file will be overwritten before you recover it.


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Does anyone knows disadvantatges on installing a commercial website on Tonga domains? I mean, maybe it is not advisable to link a website for .TO domains (these domains tends to be for torrents, for instance).
When you run a local search, international and local TLDs usually gets more priority compared to all the others TLDs.
It means, if you search on
That said, it really depends on your business. Honestly, I won't really be concerned by search engines. Instead, I would first make sure my business doesn't rely on TLD managed by low-quality authorities to avoid business risks.
One thing to consider is that email from .to addresses is often more likely to be flagged as spam, due primarily to it's common association with piracy and hacker sites. This may well have an effect if your site sends out emails. Other than that, there is the potential problem of visitors making the same association, which could possibly be detrimental.


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I thought Rancer put the cakes bit in?
I thought Rancer put the cakes bit in?
I like the idea, but not all of the threads have them so someone would have to research them all...
And you can undo edits, by doing:
Recent Edits, (diff), then in the top right next to where it says who edited it it says 'undo'. Click that and submit the new entry
I have just had an idea which would help on the club guides(nation) page, where we post about tv money, cup money, cups etc.
Gives more of an in-sight into managing in that country.
We now have badges for every club & team guide page. Well I think so anyway!
You get a big fat
A guide to making a team guide
I've made the page, called Club Guide Template.
Could someone add in how to post images please? I'm still not sure... Cheers
- Upload an image from your computer (you may need to download it first if you're getting the image off google) - http://www.footballmanagerwiki.co.uk...Special:Upload
- Copy & paste the name of the image, including the 'image:' bit.
- Edit page screen.
- [[Image:Image Name|Right/Left/Centred/leave blank if no justification is needed|image size (eg. 120px)]]. An example would be [[Image:Arsenal.jpg|right|100px]]
Good work Jammy, & hope that helps
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K, i've written it in. If you think anything needs changing just say
From tiny acorns grow mighty oaks.
Good work all
I'd just like to say great work lads for all the effort you've put into the wiki recently. Now the majority of our articles have plenty of content, which is fantastic.
I'm going to run through all the articles again now & put a few stub tags on articles that might need a bit more work now.
Cool Alan, great stuff.
This project has really took off and it is much better than I, and I am sure, Alan expected
I've added a line into the FAQ linking this thread and the Wiki itself.
Good work all
Cheers skorp. More advertising for us, which obviously can't hurt
Going by the number of hits this thread has in comparison with the FAQ, I doubt it'll make much difference!
Aye, but most of them hits are from us.
Maybe you should put the link somewhere else... I don't know... maybe the front page
Sorry about my limited stadium articles this week.
I have had coursework but now I have two week holiday starting on Friday, where I will get plenty done.
Glad to hear you'll be back helping us soon Rob
I've set up a useful links page.
Great list mate
But one thing;
That can't be right! Thats insane!
EASTER ftw
Very happy about it
I will get loads of stadium pages done tomorrow.
I will finish off the Championship and Premiership as a minimum.
I think it'd be a good idea to do an article about the in-game easter eggs. Will get cracking on it some time over the weekend.
*shakes head and leaves*
What's going on stig?
Brilliant! I meant to do that you know...
Alan... that was vile.
I genuinely didn't mean that, was just a terrible coincidental choice of words :o
Back on topic - peter, when are you going to start working on the wiki again?
FYI there are some very good league guides, especially of obscure leagues, on FM Britain. They would come in handy for people who like to play with weird leagues or teams, perhaps you should ask them if you can use some of their stuff.
Those guides are excellent! I doubt we'll get permission to use them though.
Reword them and Bob's your sister, i'm pretty sure they have basically reworded wiki descriptions anyway.
Certainly is. Go and do your best to get permission mr representative!
I'll happily write new ones if you wish.
I'll add what I have done, when I get the chance.
Edit: FM Britain have said it's ok to use their guides so that's a lot less work for me
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Great news that. Who wants to add them?
I'll add some happily, but am not a member of FMBritain so can't get them directly off there. Any other way you know, or will I have to sign up?
Hmm, it won't let me register. Says the email address you used is not accepted by this board. Please select a different email address. It's a hotmail.com adress, is that why?
I can put it on the wiki if you like jammy. Also, I think we all need to discuss the format of club guides. I got rid of some of the headers to make it look like wikipedia style intros a few days back, but I'm now thinking maybe we should come up with a new structure. What are your opinions on this?
It'd be great if you could, if not then i'm sure others would be able to do them.
What sort of format are you suggesting? When I made them I made them as similar as I could, depending on what was in each guide.
Anything that stops the index from being the first think you see on the page, with the intro above it. That's what I've done, but then the index looks a bit messy. What do you think yourself?
Yeah, I kind of see what you mean.
The real life information bit now isn't very easy to see, and the index looks a bit lost. I'm not really sure how it could be changed, but it could be better.
Might as well explain it clearer in case some of you don't get me (not aimed at you jammy fwiw, I think you know what I'm on about.
Man Utd Page
Chelsea page
Now, out of those two examples, which do you prefer? My problem with the Chelsea article is that it looks very bare without an introduction. I feel that the nickname, location etc should be put above the index - re-worded & with a bit more information included. What do you all think?
Liverpool Page for example. The real life information is a couple of lines, not including the peice about former managers (which I don't think is really needed, may delete it if no one minds). Yes, it will be a bit of an introduction. But in my opinion it would look a little ridiculous having one or two lines. A paragraph is needed minimum, and that is a lot of work.
Is this openly editable?
I want to try beef up this wiki.
Also is there a set/layout I should follow in order to maintain consistency in the articles appearance?
I'm going to try get a SPL bit done also see my edit.
But for club guides, this.
Club Guides
*Not too serious, just missing introductions for most
AJ Auxerre
Doncaster Rovers
FC Porto
Hull City
Inverness Caledonian Thistle
LA Galaxy
Luton Town
Man City
Preston North End
Real Madrid
Stoke City
Nation Guides
Player Profiles
Anatoli Todorov
Landon Donovan
Bosman Transfers
Manager Options
Training Facilities
Graphics & Skinning
Graphics Packs
Database Editor
How to add your own regen (Doesn't explain how to add the regen at all)
Championship Manager
Sports Interactive
Empty Pages
Chicago Fire
Chivas USA
Colorado Rapids
Columbus Crew
DC United
FC Dallas
Houston Dynamo
New England Revolution
New York Red Bulls
Kansas City Wizards
San Jose Earthquakes
Toronto FC
Dani Aquino
Yeah, so this is how we stand at the moment. Most of these that I've listed (in particular the club guides) have quite a lot of information. It's just that they're missing that extra bit of information that would make them feel complete imo. Just to let anyone that has any knowledge on these subjects know
This has been posted in a seperate topic in the wiki forum as well.
I think we need to do something to make the club guide template stand out more - maybe put it on the front page? Maybe it's time to replace the 'why we set this up' part. Also, I'm going to write up a general guide to making wiki pages.
One last reminder - don't be afraid to add/remove stub tags from pages.
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I think I'm responsible for most of the MLS club pages.
I just need to time enough time to write them.
I'll do the Manager options page now.
It's one of those topics where there isn't a lot to be said. I don't think there's much else to be added
FM-Britain management said we can use any of the Lower League articles as long as there is a reference to the creator AND a link to the original.
In the Database Editor article, why is the FMRTE link there? Thats not about database editor, thats a save game editor I think.
I realise it mentions FMRTE, but imo it would be best to create a save game editor page and link to it in there. Linking to FMRTE in the database editor page could cause confusion imo.
I've made a few changes to that article, do you think it's ready to have the Stub tag taken off? I'm not sure how much more could be put in.
Hold on, I made an editor guide for someone else last week, & sent it through PMs. Hopefully I still have it in my outbox, then it'll just be a copy & paste job!
To whoever made the 'Regen Editing' Article, it really needs finishing. At the moment it is pretty much pointless, as it doesn't explain how to do this.
Also, I'm not sure there is a point in having staff profiles and player profiles. I can't see either getting too many done, so we should mix the two. Views?
I know how to do it
Plus, it was me who made it originally, but let's blame Jod anyway
I will get on to it asap. I have not been on much over the last two weeks so, that is why it is not done.
Upload the screenshots and post them in and I will use them to write some of it.


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TOPEKA, Kansas - Topeka Police say a police officer shot an armed man who was running from them early Wednesday morning.
Around 12:30 a.m., police were led on a chase in the 2800 Block of SE Colorado Avenue in Topeka. The chase ended a few blocks away on SE Michigan Ave. when the two men in the car bailed outside a home at 2728 SE Michigan Ave.
Police say the men were armed, but won't say at this time whether they took aim and/or fired at the officers.
Police fired at least one shot, hitting one of the men. He was taken to the hospital. Police say when he was loaded into the ambulance, the man's injuries were assumed to be life-threatening. The other suspect was taken into custody. Police Chief Ron Miller said both officers involved are uninjured.
Shawnee County District Attorney Chad Taylor was at the scene. He said he knew his office would have some involvement in investigating the incident, so he looked around the scene.
Chief Miller also visited the scene to get an idea of what happened and see the crime scene in person.
"It's been [...] over 3 years since we've had an incident involving any on-duty personnel," Miller said. "And almost three years since there's been any TPD officers involved in any situation of this nature. But we've asked the Sheriff's Office to conduct the investigation so we have an outside agency conducting the initial investigation."
Chief Miller said after the Shawnee County Sheriff's Office concludes its investigation and the district attorney reviews the situation, the police department will conduct an administrative investigation.
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BY nationalising Bradford & Bingley, the Government has effectively written a blank cheque to failing banks, with taxpayers picking up the bill. This demonstrates the full gravity of the Northern Rock decision. The Government now feels duty bound to stop banks from collapsing, no matter what the cost.
The economic consequences could be dire. The Treasury unwisely entered the current slowdown with a large budget deficit. Taking on extra billions of bad debt will send public finances further into the red.
Taxes are therefore likely to rise. There may also be upward pressure on interest rates as the Government borrows more on the money markets. These developments are likely to prolong the economic slowdown and delay the recovery of the banks. They could make further collapses more likely, heaping even larger burdens on taxpayers.
Then there are the problems that come with nationalisation. The 1960s and 1970s showed that government-owned enterprises become bloated and inefficient. Propped up by subsidies, they also damage private sector rivals through unfair competition. Such an outcome would be disastrous for the banking sector. If loan books are not well managed, then bad debts will multiply.
The free-market system is successful because it is highly effective at adjusting to changing economic circumstances. Firms that make bad decisions go under while those that make good decisions prosper. This process is essential if good practice is to proliferate.
Government interventions, such as bailouts and nationalisations, interfere with the market's self-correcting process. This laissez-faire lesson was learnt with manufacturing in the 1980s. The 1981 recession was painful but it ended decades of stagnation and led to strong growth in the years that followed.
Proposals from all three major political parties to make it more difficult for banks to repossess properties are particularly pernicious in this regard. If financial institutions find it harder to collect their debts, then even more of them will end up receiving state support.
Fortunately, in the case of Bradford & Bingley the Government appears to have avoided wholesale nationalisation. Some of the negative consequences of state ownership may therefore be avoided. It seems likely that Abbey, part of giant Spanish group Banco Santander, will buy Bradford & Bingley's savings business. Undoubtedly, the Government would have preferred an HBOS-style takeover of the entire company.
Although it would probably have done little to protect jobs, a full takeover might at least have offered some value to shareholders, many of whom received shares when the building society became a bank in 2000. These former members, who will be lucky to receive any recompense from nationalisation, may now be regretting their decision to demutualise.
The institution's conversion to a bank enabled it to engage in the lending practices that ultimately brought about its downfall. In the context of loose monetary policy and low interest rates, the conservative practices of the building society were replaced by strategies that promised high rewards but failed spectacularly. Shareholders voluntarily accepted the additional risks (and potential returns) attached to bank status and will have to accept their losses.
Indeed, the absence of a suitable bidder suggests that Bradford & Bingley's financial position is far weaker than that of HBOS. In particular, its mortgage business is heavily exposed to the buy-to-let and self-certification markets.
Buy-to-let investors often underestimated the costs of letting property and the length of rental "voids" periods with no tenants and no income. Moreover, encouraged by Government regeneration policies, luxury flats were bought in city centres where the number of potential high-end tenants was limited. Often mortgages were taken out for the full valuation. Developers' discounts were pocketed by the investors and used as deposits for further purchases. An unsustainable bubble was thus created.
Similarly, self-certification encouraged borrowers to exaggerate their incomes to obtain larger loans. Often money was lent to people who traditionally would not have been able to obtain mortgages from banks. The loans often exceeded the value of the properties themselves, with the excess frequently squandered.
As unemployment rises and household budgets come under pressure from rising bills, it is clear that a significant proportion of Bradford & Bingley's mortgages will never be paid back. Unfortunately, taxpayers are now saddled with the bad debts.
But the Government must not shrink from the difficult decisions needed to minimise these liabilities. While one can be sympathetic to the plight of the individuals concerned, nationalisation should not be used as an excuse to delay the repossession of properties or the rationalisation of the bank's structure.
Individuals and firms who behaved recklessly must face the full consequences of their actions if a repeat of the current crisis is to be avoided. But bailouts, whether at the individual or corporate level, reduce the costs of risky and foolish behaviour.
The Government is now forcing those who behaved prudently to pick up the pieces, sending out a dangerous moral message that will have negative economic repercussions for decades to come.
After the disastrous precedent set by Northern Rock, the nationalisation of Bradford & Bingley was perhaps inevitable. The Government can at least minimise the resulting burden to taxpayers by taking a rigorous approach to cutting costs and realising the bank's remaining assets.
Dr Richard Wellings is Deputy Editorial Director at the Institute of Economic Affairs.
See also
'Thumbs down for Bush's bailout' on the
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Palembang Grand Mosque is one of the inheritances of the Palembang Sultanate. This mosque is known as the center of Palembang city. It was built from 1738 to 1748 by Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin I, also known as Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin Jaya Wikramo. Some say it was the largest mosque in Indonesia at that time.
When it was first built, it covered a land area of 1,080 square meters (about 0.26 acres) with a capacity of 1,200 persons. It was then expanded by Sayid Umar bin Muhammad Assegaf Altoha and Sayid Achmad bin Syech Sahab under the leadership of Prince Nataagama Karta Mangala Mustafa Ibnu Raden Kamaluddin.
From 1819 to 1821, a renovation was made by the Dutch colonial government. After that, further expansions were made in 1893, 1916, 1950s, 1970s, and lastly in 1990s. During an expansion in 1966-1969 by the Grand Mosque Foundation, its second floor was built covering a land area of 5,520 square meters with a capacity of 7,750 persons. During renovation and development in 1970s by Pertamina, towers were constructed. The original Chinese style tower was maintained as it is now. This mosque is very typical of Palembang tradition. Most of its timbers have Palembang typical carvings called Lekeur.
At present, the original building of this mosque is located in the middle of a new building, officially inaugurated by Indonesia's fifth president, Megawati Soekarnoputri. Since it is surrounded by the Musi River and its streams, this mosque is located as if it is in the center of the city.
This building is located in the City Center making it easy to find hotels nearby. You can find star-rated or ordinary hotels along Kapten A Rivai, Sudirman, R Sukamto, Veteran, and POM IX Streets.
This mosque is a suitable site for religious and cultural tours because it reminds us of God Almighty and the cultural diversity of Palembang.
You can walk around to explore this great mosque, and visitors will find it unique in every corner of the building.
Palembang is the entry point of South Sumatra province. Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport at Tanjung Api-Api Street is the primary entry way to the provice, and is accessible from Malaysia, Singapore, China, and Thailand. The distance between the airport and mosque is about 6 km. You can go to this historical building by a taxi or rented car from the airport.
In the city center, there are nine types of public transportation including seven city buses from various destinations that can take you to Ampera.


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DNR Selects 2010 Georgia Boating Officer of the Year
SOCIAL CIRCLE, Ga. (2/24/2010)
Search and rescue, boating safety enforcement and boating safety education are just some of the responsibilities of the Department of Natural Resources' Wildlife Resources Division boating officers. The Division recently selected Ranger First Class Mark Stephens as the 2010 Georgia Boating Officer of the Year for his outstanding performance as a boating safety officer on Lake Lanier.
"RFC Mark Stephens performed exceptionally well in all areas of boating safety in 2009," says Acting chief of law enforcement Col. Homer Bryson. "It is obvious that the education and safety of Georgia's boating public is at the top of his list."
As a boating safety officer on Lake Lanier and the Chattahoochee River, one of the busiest and biggest areas in the state, Mark Stephens has to be ready at a moment's notice to go into action. For example, while out on patrol on the Chattahoochee – his quick response saved the life of a swimmer in distress. For this particular effort, Stephens was nominated for the Peace Officers Association of Georgia's 2009 Valor Award.
In addition, Stephens also concentrated on boating safety education. During the year, he presented 22 boating safety programs to various groups and instructed three boater education courses. Stephens responded to more than 90 calls for service and performed 17 on-water search and rescues on Lanier. He also made efforts to make contact with all marinas on and around Lanier to inform them on the new boating registration system so they could better help their customers.
Stephens will receive recognition from the Southern States Boating Law Administrators Association this spring, and will be a candidate for the SSBLAA and the National State Boating Law Administrators Butch Potts Boating Law Enforcement Officer of the Year honors.
Additional rangers nominated for the award by their supervisors for their outstanding work in 2009 are as follows: RFC Bart Hendrix, RFC Robert Timmerman, RFC Chad Welch, RFC Chase Altman and RFC Mark Carson.
For more information on the 2010 Georgia Boating Officer of the Year Award, call the Division law enforcement headquarters office at (770) 918-6408.
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I can show that there infinitely many solutions to this equation. Is it possible that the set of rational solutions is dense?
I think this surface has a rational parameterization in terms of (a,b), given by:
$x = (1 + a + a^2)^2/(9 (3 + a (6 + (-1 + a)^2 a)) b^2) + ((-2 + (-2 + a) a) b)/(1 + a + a^2)$
$y = (1 + a + a^2)^2/(9 (3 + a (6 + (-1 + a)^2 a)) b^2) + (b + 2 a b)/(1 + a + a^2)$
$z = (1 + a + a^2)^2/(9 (3 + a (6 + (-1 + a)^2 a)) b^2) + (b - a^2 b)/(1 + a + a^2)$
For rational (a,b), this should give you a dense set of rational points...
Let me explain where this parameterization comes from, so it'll be clear that this indeed shows that rational solutions are dense.
Consider the (linear, rational) change of variables:
The equation then simplifies to: $p^2+pq+q^2=1/(9r)$. Since the quadratic is psd, for real points we need $r>0$. Each slice (for fixed $r$) is just an ellipse. If $r$ is the square of a rational number (dense on $\mathbb{R}$), we can parameterize all the rational solutions for that slice. Taking the union over real slices (for all $r>0$), we're done.
The answer is yes, the rational points on your surface lie dense in the real topology.
Let's consider the projective surface $S$ over $\mathbb{Q}$ given by $X^3+Y^3+Z^3-3XYZ-W^3=0$. It contains your surface as an open subset, so to answer your question we might as well show that $S(\mathbb{Q})$ is dense in $S(\mathbb{R})$. Observe that $S$ has a singular rational point $P = (1:1:1:0)$. Since $P$ is singular, the intersection of $S$ with a plane $V$ that contains $P$ is a singular cubic $C_V$, with the rational point $P$ on it. It is a well-known and easy fact that on such curves, the rational points are dense (except if $C_V$ consists of three lines conjugate over $\mathbb{Q}$, but there are only finitely many $V$ for which this happens).
Well, in order to approximate any real point $R \in S(\mathbb{R})$ to within distance $\epsilon$, we just pick a plane $V_0$ defined over $\mathbb{Q}$, which we may choose such as to be within distance $\epsilon$ to $R$. But then also the rational points on $C_{V_0}$, which lie dense in its real locus, lie within $\epsilon$ of $R$.


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Friedberg - Linear Algebra p.102
This book states that "a bijective linear map from a vector space to another vector space is called an isomorphism".
As far as know, generally isomorphism means bijective homomorphism and notion for this is $\cong$, NOT bijective linear map.
What is bijective linear map called? And what is the notion for this?


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7 Creepy Urban Legends That Happen to be True (Part 5!)
#3. The Revenge of the Killer Bird
The Legend:
Ever since the curse in "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" was brought on by shooting an albatross with a crossbow, the darker realms of the human imagination have been obsessed with birds haunting people. There's something creepy about birds. Poe didn't need a revenge motive to turn a raven into a nightmare specter. And Hitchcock only proves this truth is timeless: Mad geniuses know that birds have direct access to the irrational fear in our subconscious.
Fun fact: The average crow can fit four eyeballs in its stomach.
The Truth:
There's nothing irrational about our fear of birds. Make no mistake, they are just dinosaurs wearing ridiculous disguises until we drop our guard. A series of real-life feathered revenge killings seem to be channeling the birds of our collective nightmares.
We've already told you how crows have been found to remember human faces and hold a grudge better than humans can.
And Intel warns us that they've recently made peace overtures to the seagulls.
But you probably never thought to be afraid of roosters. They're not the spookiest of creatures, which is probably why cock fighting enthusiasts didn't see the problem with giving them back their razor-sharp dinosaur claws. One gamecock trainer was killed when his prize rooster slashed his throat.
But Jose Luis Ochoa became the true modern day Ancient Mariner. Like the star of Colridge's poem, he had plenty of forewarning that he shouldn't be messing with the bird that would do him in. He persisted with cock fighting despite having been arrested and fined for owning and training fighting cocks in the past. But that didn't stop him from attaching razor blades to his cock and throwing it into the ring on a fateful late January day.
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If we can make this article the #1 Google result for the term "attach razor blades to his cock," we will have made the world a less scary place.
Due to an anonymous tip, the police stormed this particular cockfight. And just like a prison yard shanking, one of the roosters used the chaotic distraction to cut Ochoa. Ochoa fled the scene of the crime with what looked like a minor leg wound, but the razor blade had severed an artery in his leg. By the time he got to the hospital, it was too late for him. While the police never said who phoned in the anonymous tip that eventually led to the raid, we're pretty sure they don't have to.
Somebody get Christopher Nolan on the phone.
#2. The Skeleton in the Wall
The Legend:
While renovating an old building, a construction worker pulls down a wall and finds himself face to face with a human skeleton. It's identified as the body of some person who'd vanished years before. Like a real-life The Casque of Amontillado, the poor guy had been walled in and never heard from again. While his family searched for him, he was just feet away, trapped, then rotting, then presumably making a spooky sound as the wind whistled through his bones. OK, but clearly this one is bullshit. How does someone get trapped in a not abandoned building without anyone noticing? Wouldn't they hear his cries for help? This scary story isn't really very well thought out, is it?
The Truth:
The Abeville National Bank had always used the second floor of their building for storage, but when they found themselves in need of some office space, a crew of construction workers began renovating the second level. When one of them removed a metal plate that had been fastened to the wall, they discovered a long out of use fireplace containing a pile of old rags and tiny bones at the bottom.
Any hopes that these were merely left over from the days when it was customary for rich bankers to use orphans as kindling were quickly dashed when the remainder of an adult skeleton was found just above the fireplace in the narrow flue. Through DNA testing, the remains were identified as those of Joseph Schexnider.
Daily Mail
"The 'X' stands for 'eXceptionally bad chimney sweep'."
Thanks to being on the mostly abandoned floor, his body wasn't discovered when he got stuck in the walls of the local bank, nore was it discovered when he started to stink up the joint. In fact, he had been wedged behind the brick walls of the bank for 27 freaking years as his friends and fellow townspeople did their banking below. So yeah, add "your neighbor who went missing may be decomposing somewhere in the building" to the list of reasons why you hate going to the bank.
We may never know exactly why Schexnider decided to crawl into the chimney space of the local bank. One thing we do know is that space isn't the only place they can't hear you scream.
Just stay out of these things.
#1. The Worst Possible Place to Wake Up
The Legend:
The mourners pass by the casket, giving their last respects. It's your turn, and as you look down into the coffin you think, "Wow, they did a great job, she almost looks like she's still alive!"
"You'd think the funeral director would have at least shaved off the unibrow."
That's when the corpse starts screaming.
The Truth:
It all started when Fagilyu Mukhametzyanov, a woman from the northern Russian city of Kazan, suffered a heart attack, and was rushed to the hospital by her husband. At the hospital she was declared dead by a crack team of physicians, who we suspect were only like a minute away from their lunch break, because it turns out she wasn't dead at all.
Daily Mail
If Fagilyu Mukhametzyanov appears to be alive to you in this picture, you're probably not a Russian doctor.
That didn't stop the woman's family from quickly putting together a funeral for her -- a funeral she rudely interrupted with her screams of terror when she awoke and realized where she was. But hey, while having the body at a funeral sit up and start wailing like a banshee is a bit freaky, in the end your loved one isn't dead after all! That's good news, right?
Right! Except in this case Fagilyu Mukhametzyanov promptly died again. For real this time. The shock of waking up at her own funeral was simply too much for the poor woman and she suffered a second heart attack that totally, 100 percent for-sure killer her for good. At least according to the excellent medical staff that declared her dead the first time. Apparently in Russia the safety coffin is still considered an in-demand technology.
"Should we poke grandma with a stick to make sure?"
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2004: Singer-songwriter and actress Laura Branigan, best known for the top-10 1980s hits "Gloria," "Self Control" and "Solitaire," dies in her sleep from a previously undiagnosed cerebral aneurysm at age 47 in East Quogue, New York.
1986: Actor Ted Knight, best known for his TV roles on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and "Too Close for Comfort," and for playing Judge Elihu Smails in "Caddyshack," dies of complications of surgery for colorectal cancer at age 62 in Glendale, California.
1981: Roger Nash Baldwin, the co-founder of the American Civil Liberties Union, dies of heart failure at age 97 in Ridgewood, New Jersey. Baldwin served as executive director of the ACLU from its formation until 1950 and many of the organization's original landmark cases took place under his direction, including the Scopes Trial, the Sacco and Vanzetti murder trial, and its challenge to the ban on James Joyce's "Ulysses."
1980: Cartoonist Tex Avery, best known for creating the characters of Daffy Duck, Bugs Bunny, Droopy and Screwy Squirrel, dies of liver cancer at age 72 in Burbank, California. Avery, who did his most significant work for the Warner Bros. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios, was also known for developing Porky Pig and Chilly Willy into the personas that are remembered for today.
1980: Actor Macaulay Culkin, best known for playing Kevin McCallister in "Home Alone" and "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York," is born in New York City. Culkin has also starred in movies like "Richie Rich," "Uncle Buck," "My Girl," "The Pagemaster" and "Saved!"
1980: Actor Chris Pine, best known for playing Capt. James T. Kirk in the 2009 film "Star Trek" and its sequel "Star Trek Into Darkness," is born in Los Angeles, California. Pine has also starred in movies like "Just My Luck," "Smokin' Aces," "Unstoppable," "This Means War" and "Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit" (pictured).
1978: The Papal conclave of August 1978 chooses Cardinal Albino Luciani, then Patriarch of Venice, as the new pope to succeed Pope Paul VI. Luciani chose the regnal name of Pope John Paul I, but would die from a heart attack at age 65 just 33 days later. His reign was among the shortest in papal history and he was also the first pope to be born in the 20th century and the last pope to die in it.
1978: Sigmund Jähn becomes the first German cosmonaut, riding Soyuz 31 to the Salyut 6 space station.
1977: German-born illustrator and writer H.A. Rey, best known for the "Curious George" series of children's picture books that he and his wife Margret Rey created from 1939 to 1966, dies at age 78 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
1974: Aviator Charles Lindbergh, the first pilot to fly nonstop from New York to Paris, dies of lymphoma at age 72 in Kipahulu, Maui, Hawaii. Lindbergh made his historic solo flight on May 20-21, 1927, in the single-seat, single-engine monoplane Spirit of St. Louis. A U.S. Army Air Corps Reserve officer, he was also awarded the nation's highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his historic exploit.
1970: To mark the 50th anniversary of the 19th Amendment giving women the right to vote, NOW holds the Women's Strike for Equality. The day included demonstrations and rallies in more than 90 cities in 42 states, including 50,000 women marching down Fifth Avenue in New York City. Nationwide, more than 100,000 women were involved.
1970: Actress Melissa McCarthy, best known for the TV series "Gilmore Girls," "Samantha Who?" and "Mike & Molly," and movies like "Bridesmaids," "Identity Thief" and "The Heat," is born in Plainfield, Illinois.
1969: Elvis Presley's "Suspicious Minds" is released as a single. It reached No. 1 in the United States in early November and would be Presley's final No. 1 single in the U.S. before his death.
1968: Actress Kay Francis, who was the No. 1 female star at the Warner Brothers studio and the highest-paid American film actress in the early 1930s, dies of breast cancer at age 63 in New York City. She starred in movies like "Girls About Town," "Trouble in Paradise," "24 Hours," "I Found Stella Parrish," "Secrets of an Actress" and "Comet Over Broadway."
1968: The Beatles release the single "Hey Jude," their first record under their new Apple label, in the United States. It would be released four days later in the United Kingdom. The record's B-side was "Revolution."
1966: Singer-songwriter and actress Shirley Manson, best known as the lead singer of the rock band Garbage, is born in Edinburgh, Scotland.
1964: President Lyndon B. Johnson is nominated for a term of office in his own right at the Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
1960: Saxophonist, composer and bandleader Branford Marsalis, known for his work in jazz as the leader of the Branford Marsalis Quartet, is born in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana. From 1992 to 1995, Branford was the leader of The Tonight Show Band on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno."
1959: The Morris Mini-Minor is introduced by the British Motor Corporation. The car, popularly known as the Mini, remains successful over five decades later.
1950: Ransom Eli Olds, the pioneer of the American automotive industry for whom both the Oldsmobile and REO brands were named, dies at age 86 in Lansing, Michigan. Olds founded the Olds Motor Vehicle Company in Lansing in 1897. The modern assembly line and its basic concept is also credited to Olds, who used it to build the first mass-produced automobile, the Oldsmobile Curved Dash, beginning in 1901.
1944: A day after the successful liberation of Paris, France, Charles de Gaulle leads a victory parade down the Champs-Élysées.
1939: Major-league baseball is televised for the first time when experimental station W2XBS broadcasts a doubleheader between the Cincinnati Reds and the Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field.
1935: Geraldine Ferraro, who became the first woman to run for vice president on a major party ticket in 1984 as Democratic presidential candidate Walter Mondale's running mate, is born in Newburgh, New York. Ferraro was a three-term congresswoman from Queens, New York, when Mondale chose her to join his ticket against incumbent President Ronald Reagan and Vice President George H. W. Bush. Ferraro also ran for the U.S. Senate in 1992 and 1998, both times losing in the primary election, and served as a U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights from 1993 to 1996 in President Bill Clinton's administration. She died at age 75 on March 26, 2011, while being treated for complications of blood cancer.
1930: Actor Lon Chaney Sr., best known for his starring roles in such silent horror films as "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" and "The Phantom of the Opera," dies of a throat hemorrhage at age 47 in Los Angeles, California. The previous year he had been diagnosed with bronchial lung cancer, which was exacerbated when artificial snow lodged in his throat during filming and quickly created a serious infection. His ability to transform his appearance using his specially developed makeup techniques earned him the nickname "The Man of a Thousand Faces."
1910: Missionary and humanitarian Mother Teresa, who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979, is born Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu in Skopje, Ottoman Empire. She died at age 87 on Sept. 5, 1997.
1906: Albert Sabin (pictured at right), the medical researcher best known for having developed an oral polio vaccine in 1955, is born Albert Saperstein in Bia?ystok, Russian Empire. Sabin's vaccine effectively eliminated polio from the United States. He's seen here in 1985 with Robert C. Gallo (left), best known for his work with HIV and AIDS.
1791: John Fitch is granted a United States patent for the steamboat. The American inventor, clockmaker, entrepreneur and engineer constructed the first steamboat in the United States.
1743: Antoine Lavoisier, widely considered to be the "father of modern chemistry," is born in Paris, France. Lavoisier named both oxygen and hydrogen and predicted silicon. He also helped construct the metric system, put together the first extensive list of elements, and helped to reform chemical nomenclature.
1740: Joseph-Michel Montgolfier, the co-inventor of the hot air balloon with his brother Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier, is born in Annonay, Ardèche, France. The brothers succeeded in launching the first manned hot air balloon ascent, carrying Étienne, in 1783.
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Dakota Wesleyan University has begun welcoming back student athletes and will hold its annual New Student Orientation weekend Saturday-Sunday, Aug. 24-25, with classes beginning Monday, Aug. 26.
"New Student Orientation is a chance for all new students – freshman and transfer students – to get accustomed to campus, residence life staff and the city of Mitchell," said Diana Goldammer, director of student life.
NSO, as it's referred to on campus, is jam-packed with activities, both fun and academic, including a session for parents. To see the weekend's full schedule, visit www.dwu.edu.
"One of the most beneficial aspects of arriving early on Saturday (Aug. 24) is that we have our freshman move-in crew ready at Dayton Hall (the freshman dormitory) to help students and their families make the big move into the dormitory," Goldammer said. "Students, staff and faculty volunteer to lug couches, refrigerators and everything else up to the new students' dorm rooms – it's semi-controlled chaos and it's usually a lot of fun."
Following the "Big Move," students are shepherded through finalization and IT support by their team leaders, and then there will be a picnic for the students and families and bowling in town. Sunday is a mad rush of activities with All College Church in the Sherman Center – open to the entire community – and the annual Freshman Food Drive from noon to 3 p.m. Following the food drive will be a beach party at Lake Mitchell and later that night, a carnival for DWU students on Dayton Lawn, including a zip line.
"I'm really excited for the new events we're adding this year," said Jeff Holstein, a 2012 DWU graduate and student activities coordinator. "The beach party and carnival are new concepts for us, but we wanted to bring something new to NSO and maybe start some new traditions. Beyond having your stuff moved in for free, finalizing for classes, and introducing students to our commitment to service, NSO is geared to give students the chance to hang out at fun events and meet new people. Freshmen will never have a chance like this where they will be put into a group with such a diverse collection of students from different clubs, sports or personalities to network with. I loved my time as a student at DWU and used to volunteer for NSO weekend as a team leader – it's a pretty great job to get to plan for these things now."
The McGovern Library on campus will also begin its fall schedule once school begins. Right now, the library is open from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Beginning Aug. 26, the library will be open from 3 p.m. to midnight on Sundays; 7:30 a.m. to midnight, Monday through Thursday; 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Fridays; and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays.


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