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I recently (a week ago) got side-kicked with a heel in my sternum pretty hard, enough that it knocked me down (I weigh 215 lbs). Needless to say it was very painful and a week later it still kills if I try and do any pushups or move certain ways. There is no external bruising or anything; it's just very uncomfortable. Any idea how long this will take to feel better? Do I need to go get it checked out? Anything I can do to speed the process?
I occasionally get what I think is a costochondritis flare up, so I can sympathize.
First: If you have any doubt on getting it checked out, even if you think it isn't that big of a deal, it is probably a good idea to do so. There are a host of things that a bunch of people on an internet forum won't be able to tell just by your description, and you shouldn't listen to our advice over that of a professionals anyways. So best practice: if you are still having pain a week after, it is probably a good idea to get it checked out.
Second, at the risk of being somewhat obvious: It will take substantially less time to heal if you just let it heal. It is amazing how many things can slow sternum healing, including doing things like pushups or even some stretching. Certainly things that activate the surrounding muscles, such as pushups, should be avoided.
The standard advice for most injuries applies: use ice and let it rest. Make sure you are getting enough calories (if you have been eating anything less than maintenance, stop that, and consider going beyond maintenance until you are recovered). Then ease yourself back into working out, generally starting with stretching until you are recovered. Avoid sparring or anything that is likely to get you reinjured.


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Co-create to innovate:all of us can be part of something great. PR Salon Event in Amsterdam
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Never heard of Crowdfunding? The real pioneer Pim Betist speaks at the Global BDN Event in Amsterdam
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How To Bootstrap Your Business with Online Freelancers. Elance at Global BDN Event in Amsterdam
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Those who understand compound interest are destined to collect it. Those who don't are doomed to pay it - or so says a well-known source of financial advice. But what is compound interest, and why is it so important? John H. Webb explains.
Is the Universe finite, with an edge, or infinite, with no edges? Or is it even stranger: finite but with no edges? It sounds far-fetched but the mathematical theory of topology makes it possible, and nobody yet knows the truth. Janna Levin tells us more.
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Underlying our vast global telecommunications networks are codes: formal schemes for representing information in machine-readable and transmissible formats. Kona Macphee examines the prefix property, one of the important features of a good code.
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Tuesday, April 18, 2006
High school juniors who attend the Summer Ethics Academy at Columbia College have the opportunity to earn college credit at no cost while they explore ethical issues that are relevant to today�s society. The academy begins June 11 and ends July 1, 2006.
In addition to college credit, students who attend the academy and later enroll at Columbia College as freshmen also are eligible for a $500 scholarship.
Dr. Mark Price, assistant professor of philosophy, history and social sciences and facilitator of the program, says students attending the three-week academy will participate in seminar classes each day, examining and evaluating ethical issues and beliefs in areas such as business, health care, biomedicine and the environment.
Price said the academy also will feature guests from the community lecturing on moral issues confronted in their respective career fields.
"Ultimately, the Summer Ethics Academy will assist students to clearly articulate and defend the theoretical foundations for their ethical beliefs," Price said.
Students who attend the academy also will have the opportunity to taste college life in a highly supervised environment as they reside in residence halls on the Columbia College campus with full access to campus dining, fitness facilities and computer labs. A resident assistant will live with the students and serve as a dedicated liaison.
Students also will participate in weekend activities such as hikes and picnics at Rock Bridge Memorial State Park and the scenic Katy Trail, as well as visits to museums and the Ellis Library on the University of Missouri-Columbia campus.
The academy and all affiliated costs such as room, board and recreational activities are offered at no cost to participants through funding provided in part by a grant from Higher Education and Leadership Ministries through the Disciples of Christ.
To apply for the Summer Ethics Academy, students should complete the one-page application form and submit it with high school transcripts and a short letter of interest in the program and the study of ethics, as well as two letters of recommendation, to Dr. Mark L. Price, Summer Ethics Academy, Columbia College, 1001 Rogers St., Columbia, MO 65216.
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The swap will be held at West Portal Station at the base of Winter Park Resort and will feature individuals and vendors selling last year's stock with savings up to 75 percent. The ski swap, a Winter Park institution for nearly three decades, is open to the public but includes a Friday entry fee of $5 per person or $10 for a family. Proceeds Benefit the Winter Park Competition Center and the Winter Park Ski Education Foundation.
There is no Saturday entry fee, but those looking for the best deals on the best equipment are encouraged to attend Friday because that's when the selection will be at its peak. The swap will feature skis, snowboards, boots, bindings, helmets, and apparel (including outerwear jackets, pants, hats, gloves, socks, and much more). The event features clothing and equipment suited for children as well as adults.
In addition to purchasing equipment, those looking to sell their gently used equipment and apparel are welcome as well. All brands are welcome, but items must be dropped off at West Portal Station between 10 a.m and 3 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 11, with 20 percent of all individual sales retained by the Winter Park Competition Center. Individual sale forms can be downloaded online at www.winterparkresort.com under the "Events" tab .


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it is well known that the subgroups of SL(2,C) can be determined, I am wondering if the same situation is known for SL(4,C).For example, I want to know if group of order 42 can be a subgroup of SL(4,C).Thanks for consideration.
Any group of order 42 is isomorphic to $C_{42}$, $AGL(1,7) = C_{7} \rtimes C_{6}$, $D_{14} \times C_{3}$, $D_{6} \times C_{7}$, $D_{42}$ or $(C_{7} \rtimes C_{3}) \times C_{2}$. (Here $D_{2n}$ denotes the dihedral group of order $2n$.)


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Industry Breaks Survive in Deal
The package that Congress approved this week to avert the fiscal cliff has drawn new attention to a set of tax breaks approved for individual industries such as racetrack owners and makers of electric motorcycles.
The eleventh-hour deal included the renewal of more than 50 expiring tax breaks for businesses and individuals that will cost the U.S. Treasury roughly $71 billion over the next decade.
The package of breaks, which was originally approved last summer by members of the Senate Finance Committee in a broadly bipartisan vote, includes a number of popular tax breaks, such as one allowing individuals to make deductions for state and local sales taxes, and one to help teachers who spend their own money on classroom supplies.
The legislation also included more narrowly targeted provisions, such as the tax credit for buying the motorcycles and the relatively new tax credit for biofuels derived from algae. The bill also gives tax rebates to Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands for rum that is taxed when it is imported into the U.S.
Those industry-specific tax breaks have drawn the ire of government watchdog groups. "These were intended to be temporary. Now, they get renewed mostly without discussion," said Tom Schatz, president of Citizens Against Government Waste.
Every year, Congress renews a series of tax breaks for individuals and specific industries, making temporary features of the tax code into a seemingly permanent fixture. Known as "tax extenders,'' they started more than a decade ago. But the package grew as part of a 2004 jobs act during the George W. Bush administration and has since swollen.
The breaks are often slapped on a must-pass bill at the end of the year, before Congress wraps up its work. And they are often paired with legislation to shield middle-income Americans from the Alternative Minimum Tax. In 2008, Congress attached the tax breaks to legislation establishing the Troubled Asset Relief Program.
The tax breaks were added to the fiscal-cliff deal during talks between the White House and aides to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.). Initially, the White House asked for a permanent extension of these breaks, before accepting a two-year extension, some of it applied retroactively, in the face of resistance from the Senate GOP. Even then, McConnell aides fought the administration unsuccessfully to strip a provision that allows taxpayers to claim a tax credit for electricity generated by wind turbines.
While a number of Plains States Republicans support the measure, the fight stemmed from a philosophical divide about whether the federal government should provide financial support to assist the country's nascent renewable energy industry. Administration officials argue the tax credit gives producers the certainty they need to spend the millions of dollars required to get these new sources of electricity up and running, while many Republicans views these breaks as lost tax revenue.
The final compromise included the package of tax breaks that had been approved by the Senate Finance Committee last August in a bipartisan, 19-5, vote. That measure marked a rare occasion in which the tax extenders were voted on in public by the committee, congressional aides in both parties said. "This was not some last-minute deal," said a spokesman for the Finance Committee.
Lawmakers in both parties expected the Senate Finance measure to be included on one of the last bills to be approved before Congress was to adjourn. "It was an accepted assumption—and there was never any pushback—that the traditional extenders package was going to be included in a year-end deal," an administration official said.
Some lawmakers are openly pointing out the breaks they sought as part of the committee's consideration last year. Sen. Ron Wyden (D., Ore.) sponsored a provision that grants two- and three-wheeled electric vehicles the same tax credit afforded to electric cars in the hopes that electric scooters and motorcycles can become a major export for the U.S.
One provision that has garnered attention allows the owners and operators of racetracks to delay tax payments for construction or facility upgrades. One of the primary beneficiaries is International Speedway Corp., which owns and operates most of the biggest Nascar tracks, including Daytona International Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway.
For decades, the industry had been relying on a tax breaks established for "theme and amusement parks." But after the Internal Revenue Service started to question the use of this tax treatment, the industry in 2004 pushed the then-Republican-led Congress to enact a special provision as part of a broader job-creation measure.
During Finance Committee consideration of the broader tax package last year, Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D., Mich.), whose state is home to Michigan International Speedway, pushed to include the break with all of the other ones. In the past, similar efforts on behalf of this break drew broad bipartisan support.
Cullen Schwarz, a spokesman for Ms. Stabenow, said, "Raising taxes on this industry now would cost jobs and investment across the country, especially in Michigan."
"We're not asking for anything new," said Charles Talbert, a spokesman for International Speedway. "This has been in place for decades, and we've relied on it."
—Sara Murray contributed to this article.
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text: I say in two searchers, and after, join the results, first the results of saint without - Saint and not *-* And after Saint and *-*, the results of the first find was the best, and the second are less important. May be there are an option with configuration for it but I dont know. I dont know if we can make this search like that, Im beginning on swish-e. Cheers De: firstname.lastname@example.com [mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com] En nombre de Franck Dupont Enviado el: lunes, 31 de mayo de 2010 11:49 Para: 'Swish-e Users Discussion List' Asunto: Re: [swish-e] Problem with unique word « Saint » or « Saint* », « Saint » or « Saint- » dont solve the problem. Franck. De : email@example.com [mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com] De la part de Etxeetxe Envoyé : lundi 31 mai 2010 11:24 À : 'Swish-e Users Discussion List' Objet : Re: [swish-e] Problem with unique word Hi all, Franck, you search Saint or Saint*? maybe you can search first saint without - and after saint with - in two searchers? Cheers P.D.: Sorry my English De: firstname.lastname@example.com [mailto:email@example.com] En nombre de Franck Dupont Enviado el: lunes, 31 de mayo de 2010 11:15 Para: 'Swish-e Users Discussion List' Asunto: Re: [swish-e] Problem with unique word Thanks Bharatwaj, But the search options dont help me : I think that the solution may be in configuration. Search results are for an autocomplete field, so users cant use operators. Franck. De : email@example.com [mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com] De la part de Bharatwaj Narayanan Iyengar Envoyé : lundi 31 mai 2010 10:53 À : Swish-e Users Discussion List Objet : Re: [swish-e] Problem with unique wordt Hi I hope this helps In this document several search options will be explained in detail. The search tool is based on SWISH-E <http://swish-e.org/> . So SWISH-E and search Tool will be used interchangeably and all of these options belong to swish-e tool. Boolean Operators You can use the Boolean operators and, or, near or not in searching. Without these Boolean operators Swish-e will assume you're and'ing the words together. The operators are not case sensitive. These three searches are the same: Foo Bar bar foo foo and Bar The not operator inverts the results of a search. not foo finds all the documents that do not contain the word foo. Parentheses can be used to group searches not (foo and bar) The result is all documents that have none or one term, but not both To search for the words and, or, near or not, place them in escaped double quotes: \not\ \near\ Other examples: smilla or snow Retrieves files containing either the words "smilla" or "snow". smilla snow not sense (smilla and snow) and not sense The near keyword is similar to and but implies a proximity between the words. The near keyword takes a integer argument as well, indicating the maximum distance between two words to consider a valid match. smilla near5 snow would match the document if the words smilla and snow appeared within 5 positions of one another. A near search with no argument or argument of 0 is the same as an and search. Wildcards Two different wildcard characters are available, each evoking different behaviour. The * means "match zero or more characters." The ? means "match exactly one character." The wildcard * may only be used at the end of a word. Otherwise * is considered a normal character (i.e. can be searched for if included in the WordCharacters directive). Example: librarian this query only retrieves files which contain the given word. librarian* retrieves "librarians", "librarianship", etc. along with "librarian". The ? wildcard matches exactly one character, but may not be used at the start of a word. Example: s?ow will match snow, slow and show but not strow This: ?how will throw an error. Order of Evaluation In general, the order of evaluation is not important. Internally swish-e processes the search terms from left to right. Parenthesis can be used to group searches together, effectively changing the order of evaluation. For example these three are the same: foo not bar baz not bar foo baz baz foo not bar but these two are not the same: foo not bar baz foo not (bar baz) The first finds all documents that contain both foo and baz, but do not contain bar. The second finds all that contain foo, and contain either bar or baz, but not both. It is often helpful in understanding searches to use the boolean terms and parenthesis. So the above two become: foo AND (not bar) AND baz foo AND (not (bar AND baz)) These four examples are all the same search juliet not ophelia and pac juliet) AND (NOT ophelia) AND (pac) juliet not ophelia pac pac and juliet and not Ophelia Looking at the the first three searches, first Swish-e finds all the documents with "juliet". Then it finds all documents that do not contain "ophelia". Those two lists are then combined with the boolean AND operator resulting with a list of documents that include "juliet" but not "ophelia". Finally, that list is ANDed with the list of documents that contain "pac" resulting. However it is always possible to force the order of evaluation by using parenthesis. For example: juliet not (ophelia and pac) retrieves files with "juliet" that do not contain both words "ophelia" and "pac". Meta Tags MetaNames are used to represent fields (called columns in a database) and provide a way to search in only parts of a document. To limit a search to words found in a meta tag you prefix the keywords with the name of the meta tag, followed by the equal sign: metaname= word metaname= (this or that) metaname= ( (this or that) or "this phrase" ) It is not necessary to have spaces at either side of the "=", consequently the following are equivalent: metaName=word metaName = word metaName= word To search on a word that contains a "=", precede the "=" with a "\" (backslash). test\=3 = x\=4 or y\=5 this query returns the files where the word "x=4" is associated with the metaName "test=3" or that contains the word "y=5" not associated with any metaName. Queries can be also constructed using any of the usual search features, moreover metaName and plain search can be mixed in a single query. metaName1 = (a1 or a4) not (a3 and a7) This query will retrieve all the files in which "a1" or "a2" are found in the META tag "metaName1" and that do not contain the words "a3" and "a7", where "a3" and "a7" are not associated to any meta name. Phrase Searching To search for a phrase in a document use double-quotes to delimit your search terms. \"this is a phrase\" or (this and that) You can not use boolean search terms inside a phrase. That is: this and that finds documents with both words "this" and "that", but: \"this and that\" finds documents that have the phrase "that and that". A phrase can consist of a single word, so this is how to search for the words used as boolean operators: this \"and\" that finds documents that contain all three words, but in any order.. Thanks and regards, Bharatwaj From: firstname.lastname@example.com [mailto:email@example.com] On Behalf Of Franck Dupont Sent: Monday, May 31, 2010 1:51 PM To: email@example.com Subject: [swish-e] Problem with unique word Hello, I've a list of files with towns : 1.txt => "Saint-Sulpice" 2.txt => "Saint" 3.txt => "Saint-Exupery" 4.txt => "Saint-Just" My problem is that when I search the unique word "Saint", the file 2.txt (witch containts only this word) is not the first result. The others files containing "Saint" arrived before 2.txt How can I solve this problem ? Thanks ! Franck. **************** CAUTION - Disclaimer ***************** This e-mail contains PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION intended solely for the use of the addressee(s). If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender by e-mail and delete the original message. Further, you are not to copy, disclose, or distribute this e-mail or its contents to any other person and any such actions are unlawful. 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Choosing a Middle Name
Middle Picking
What's in a Name
Probably the most famous example of someone with a letter name was president Harry S Truman. His parents couldn't decide on which of Truman's grandfathers' names to use—Solomon or Shippe—so they compromised by using the letter S.
Name Dropping
When selecting middle names, keep in mind that shorter ones generally look and sound the best with long first or last names. Long middle name can balance shorter given and last names.
Whatever form of a middle name you choose should, first and foremost, work well with the first name you have selected and with your last name. While it's true that middle names don't get used as often as first names do, these names are often the glue that holds a full name together. They can even bridge the gap between first and last names that don't work too well together, which makes them not only unsung heroes but also great diplomats. See what I mean about how important they are?
For example, maybe you've selected a given name that's somewhat on the traditional side due to a family tradition or preference of your spouse, but you would have liked something a little less formal. Give your favorite the middle spot. Or maybe your ideal given name is on the unusual side. Pairing it with a more traditional middle name may make it seem less odd.
Basic given name/middle name fashion combinations include the ones listed below, although there are certainly others that you can consider as well:
- Formal/informal, such as Katherine Sue or John J.
- Informal/formal, such as Katie Suzanne or J. John
- Traditional/unusual, such as Elizabeth Siena or James Cort
- Unusual/traditional, such as Dakota Marie or Kobi Michael
Middle Moniker Tests
Name Dropping
Even your best efforts at avoiding unfortunate name combinations won't address every possible situation that may arise in the future. There's no way the parents of Francis Lee Bailey could have anticipated the antics of their son, who, as notorious defense attorney F. Lee Bailey, earned the somewhat unfortunate nickname "Flee" based on his erratic behavior during the O.J. Simpson trial.
Middle names should always be tested thoroughly, just as you would when selecting a first name. However, because they're often a last-minute choice, many middle names escape the same level of scrutiny, but they really shouldn't. Unfortunate combinations happen far too often when parents don't pay attention to how the middle name they've selected works in all its many forms and combinations.
- Spell them, again in combination with the first name alone and with first and last names. Be sure to consider all possible variant spellings. Sometimes an altered spelling on a middle name can be even more effective than when used on a first name.
- Say the names you're considering out loud—both in combination with the first name alone and as part of the entire given name. You want to make sure that the middle name you select fits well rhythmically as well as euphoniously.
- Consider all the various name forms and how the middle name will be used. How does a middle initial look in conjunction with the first name? Do the given name and the middle name initials form a pleasing combination? One of my college classmates was named Barbara Caroline, but she was known far and wide as B.C., which suited her elegant yet warm Southern personality to a tee. Remember, one of the key reasons to give a middle name is to increase the number of names that your child can use as he or she grows up. Your Margaret Suzanne may end up being Margaret Sue, Maggie Sue, Missy, Suzie, or just plain Suzanne as she grows up.
- Even if you're using a middle name that you don't particularly care for—maybe it was your compromise answer to your first name selection—do your best to make it work with the other parts of your child's name. It isn't necessary to stick with the most formal form of a name when it's used as a middle name. If you're stuck with something like Susan, maybe you can get away with Sue. Mary could be Marie, or even Mare.
More on: Choosing a Name
Excerpted from The Complete Idiot's Guide to Baby Names © 1999 by Sonia Weiss. All rights reserved including the right of reproduction in whole or in part in any form. Used by arrangement with Alpha Books, a member of Penguin Group (USA) Inc.
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1968 Chevrolet Chevelle SS - Put It Into Overdrive!Written by Johnny Hunkins on September 1, 2008 Contributors: Bob Johnson Yeah, We Got 25 Percent Better Fuel Economy With Our Big-Block '68 Chevelle, But Our Gear Vendors Overdrive Packs Even More Fun Than We Counted On.
Street SweeperAt $4.27 per gallon for 91 octane premium unleaded, the price to fill up the 20-gallon tank in our '68 Chevelle just climbed well over $80. Yikes! On top of that, the actual distance yielded by that gas with our 496-inch big-block and Turbo 400 trans was only about 150 miles. We'll do the math for you: That's about 7.5 miles per gallon. Something had to give, so we contacted the overdrive specialists at Gear Vendors.
We'd heard good things about Gear Vendors overdrives from friends and readers. For one thing, we'd lose none of the strength of our bulletproof TCI Turbo 400 like we might if we switched to a 700-R4, 200-4R, or 4L60E. We'd need none of the complicated programming electronics like we would for a 4L80E or 4L60E. We wouldn't need to break out the chopsaw for tunnel clearance either-only a slight massaging of the tunnel with a rubber mallet would be needed. Traditional overdrive automatics also hunt worse than Elmer Fudd-and that ride is no fun on the highway. We could've gone with an overdrive five- or six-speed manual, but neither of these was right for the street/strip vibe of our Chevelle. The Gear Vendors was our obvious choice, so we made the call.
We spoke to Rick Johnson, the CEO of Gear Vendors, and he told us in no uncertain terms that his 0.78:1 overdrive unit would better our fuel economy by at least 25 percent. Not only that, but his overdrive would be practically indestructible-even behind our big-block-and loads of fun to boot. (Rick's a big fan of splitting gears, which the Gear Vendors overdrive allows because its ratio is split numerically perfect between most transmissions' gears.)
Rick invited us down to the Gear Vendors company headquarters in El Cajon, California (near San Diego), where his crew installed one in our Street Sweeper '68 Chevelle project car. What's interesting to note is that a Gear Vendors installation is remarkably simple. Even with photos, we were out in about five hours. (Try that with a five-speed manual swap.) But you don't have to go to Cali to get one installed-there are certified Gear Vendors installation facilities all over the country. (You can check the Web site or call to find one in your neck of the woods.) In fact, in order to sell a Gear Vendors overdrive, a retailer must be a qualified installation center for the entire Gear Vendors product line.
The short of it: For just under $2,600, you can get a kit for your Turbo 400-equipped GM A-body. Another $750 or so gets it installed for you (it's about $100 less for Camaros and Firebirds), which also includes the cost of shortening your driveshaft. Many Gear Vendors kits are available for Ford and Mopar musclecars, too, and that includes kits for four-speed manuals. While we were there, we got the chance to sample a late-model C5 Corvette, a '32 Ford street rod, and a '56 Chevy truck with a Gear Vendors overdrive, and they were all just as fun to drive.
Yeah, we said "fun." We didn't really expect that an overdrive button could be so cool, but it was a blast to chirp the tires by clicking it on. Likewise, turning it off on the highway, into a non-overdrive passing gear, was a thrill, too. And the icing on the cake: blasting through all the gears, splitting them with the overdrive (that's six in all for our Turbo 400-equipped Chevelle). It was so fun, we almost forgot the initial impetus for going overdrive: better gas mileage.
A careful measure of fuel economy before and after the Gear Vendors installation revealed that even under ideal conditions (55-mph top speed, no full-throttle blasts), the best we could muster on the highway without overdrive was 7.5 mpg. After the install, we easily pulled down 10 mpg, and we were going way faster than 55 mph, more like 65 mph. That's an improvement of 25 percent. Put another way, we could go the same amount of miles from our fill-up for about 20 bucks less-and still have 5 gallons left in the tank. The only question we're asking now is: "Why didn't we do it sooner?"
The Beauty Of Gear SplittingThe first thing most people think about when contemplating the purchase of a Gear Vendors overdrive is the improved fuel economy. The thought coming just after that is imagining what it would be like to extend the life of a high-performance engine by another 25 percent before needing an expensive rebuild. If the credit card isn't out by then, you're a really tough customer, and you may also need to ponder the improved quality of the driving experience that allows you to, say, hold a non-screaming conversation with a passenger, or listen to the radio at a reasonable volume level. We would also like to offer you another reason: gear splitting.
In a drag racing scenario, it is the average power applied over time-rather than fuel economy-that trumps all else. In a perfect world, the drag racer would keep his engine at peak power continuously for the entire run to maximize his e.t. But that can't happen, partly because the transmissions in use behind high-powered engines tend to be simple, beefy two-speed Powerglides, or three-speed Turbo 400s. These transmissions can take loads of abuse, but their limited number of gears necessarily forces the engine out of its optimal operating range at some point.
Enter the Gear Vendors overdrive. For our purposes here, we can take the overdrive concept and turn it on its head. Whatever numerical rearend gear ratio that was optimal (without overdrive) for peak power going through the top end can now be multiplied by a factor of 1.28 for even more grunt off the line. (If you were using a 3.73 gear, a 4.88 gear will now give you close to the same finish-line rpm.) At the point where you run out of gear without the overdrive, kick it into overdrive for the dash to the finish line right in the meat of your power curve. The end result is that your engine stays near its peak longer-and quicker e.t.'s and faster trap speeds are the outcome (you may even find yourself needing only a nominally shorter gear as a result).
But the advantage doesn't end with just having an overdrive. Try splitting the gears between one-two (and two-three if you have a three-speed like a Turbo 400 or Ford C4). You'll stay near peak power for even longer, for improved e.t. Don't believe us? We found Jim Luttrell, a veteran Super Comp racer from Apache Junction, Arizona, using a Gear Vendors overdrive in just such a fashion-with race-winning results. We spoke with Jim about his experience racing a dragster at over 200 mph with a Gear Vendors overdrive, and here's what he had to say:
"I run a Powerglide, and we've worked to split the gears with our Super Comp dragster. For a while, I was just using it as an overdrive to bring the rpm down-to bring it back into the torque curve-at the top of the track. Then we moved to NHRA Super Eliminator in NHRA Division 7, and with the Gear Vendors, we were the only Dragster in the division running over 200 mph on a 7.90-second index-right at 204 mph. With the gear splitting, you take off in First gear, then at a set rpm, the Gear Vendors goes into First-over, with the Gear Vendors engaged. When the transmission shifts into Second-which is High gear in a Powerglide-the Gear Vendors will switch back out. Then later on down the track, the Gear Vendors comes back in to keep the rpm down in the engine's torque peak. It basically makes a two-speed Powerglide into a four-speed.
"We then figured out how to use an MSD rpm-activated switch with a lock on it, and also on the shifter, with another rpm-activated switch. The shifter on the Powerglide and the shifter on the overdrive are not connected-the rpm switch on the shifter turns the overdrive on, and the one on the MSD turns it off. Basically, I don't have to do anything. If there's some human involvement, it isn't going to be consistent. In Super Comp, consistency is the key to winning. The reason why the lock is so important is that on the top of the track, I want the overdrive to stay engaged to where if something happens, I don't want to over-rev the motor.
"Then we wanted even more simplicity, so we stopped using the rpm switches and changed over to timers to activate the overdrive. We still had the switch on the air shifter to deactivate the overdrive on the one-two shift. We also used a second timer to engage the overdrive on the top end. It gave us more consistency. After a few runs on a test and tune day, we could easily move any of the shift points before race day. We did pretty well. We actually won a Wally Award with it in Super Eliminator at the National Open in Division 7.
"I'm making right around 1,900 hp, and this Gear Vendors unit has never come apart, or been checked out. It's still together. I couldn't even guess how many passes I put on it-it's got a minimum of at least 400 passes. It's been in at least three different dragsters since 1997, and behind everything from a carbed big-block Chevy, to a blown Keith Black Hemi. Rick Johnson at Gear Vendors keeps wanting to take it apart and inspect it, but I don't see any reason to. Those guys have just been above and beyond for me."
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The Gear Vendors overdrive kit for the Turbo 400 had everything we needed to add a pleasant 0.78 overdrive to our big-block '68 Chevelle. The kit costs $2,595 (PN 3D0400AFS), and includes everything except labor and a shortened driveshaft.The guts of the Gear Vendors overdrive: A bulletproof mechanical pump at the front of the housing (right) supplies pressure to engage a conical clutch that engages a planetary gearset residing inside an annulus. It's essentially impossible to break, but the practical limit is right around 1,600 hp-not because that's where they're weak, but because the transmission in front of it usually breaks. Sounds like our kind of piece!The '64-72 GM A-body (Chevelle, Skylark, Cutlass, and LeMans) was designed specifically for bench seats, which means unlike the Camaro and Firebird, there's a big pinch in the tunnel right where the Gear Vendors needs to be tall and wide. No problemo-just get out the mallet and hammer the area in front of the crossbrace. This is why there's an extra $100 cost associated with installation in an A-body versus an F-body.This shot shows both the tunnel mod (foreground, near brace) and how easy it is to bolt up the Gear Vendors extension housing, which mates the Turbo 400 to the overdrive unit.Next, bolt the Gear Vendors overdrive/tailhousing assembly to the extension housing. If you haven't clearanced the tunnel enough, you'll find out now. This is the time to add fluid to the overdrive-about 28 ounces of Dextron II for this flat-sump model. Oil change intervals are about 5,000 miles.These two wires energize the overdrive control solenoid, and must be routed to the Gear Vendors electronic control box.Here's the Gear Vendors electronic control unit mounted safely under our dash, with connections already made for the solenoid control, speed sensor input, 12-volt power, thumb button control, and indicator lights.
We're deviating from the standard Turbo 400 A-body installation because our Chevelle originally came with a 307 small-block and a Turbo 350. Last year when we swapped over to the Turbo 400, we just reused the Turbo 350 crossmember in different framerail holes. This put the crossmember in a slightly different place than normal, necessitating a boxed notch to clear the sump on the overdrive. Unless you are mixing and matching engines, transmissions, and crossmembers, you won't need to do this.We elected to mount the two Gear Vendors indicator lights on our Stewart Warner gauge panel. The red light (left) is the Autostart indicator. When the overdrive button is engaged from a stop or a very slow roll, this light will come on. It lets you know that overdrive will automatically engage once you exceed approximately 15-20 mph (the in-shift threshold). The green light is the overdrive indicator, and tells you that the overdrive is now engaged. Overdrive automatically disengages (the out-shift threshold) when vehicle speed dips below 5 mph.You can choose a floor-mounted stomp switch, a dash-mounted slider switch, or a shifter-mounted switch to activate your Gear Vendors overdrive. We chose one on the shifter. This switch from B&M is stocked by Gear Vendors, and fits all B&M Bandit-style shifters. It also happens to fit our TCI Outlaw shifter perfectly. Now it's time to hit the road and try it out.


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I've created a network topology using QGIS, saved it as a shp, imported it into PostGIS using shp2pgsql and I'm now trying to output some of the geometry using mapserver.
Unfortunately mapserver is kicking up the following error:
msDrawMap(): Image handling error. Failed to draw layer named 'ROUTE'. msPostGISLayerWhichShapes(): Query error. Error (ERROR: Operation on two geometries with different SRIDs ) executing query: select encode(AsBinary(force_collection(force_2d("the_geom")),'NDR'),'hex') as geom,"gid" from (SELECT buildingroute.the_geom,buildingroute.gid FROM routetest INNER JOIN buildingroute ON routetest.toid=buildingroute.gid ORDER BY routetest.id ASC) AS foo where the_geom && GeomFromText('POLYGON((-22000000 -11000000,-22000000 11000000,22000000 11000000,22000000 -11000000,-22000000 -11000000))',32709)
Now I don't know a lot about spatial referencing, but I've copied the settings from QGIS and I still get those errors. Here's those settings in QGIS:
The mapserver file I created can be found at http://pastie.org/2202322
If anyone can give me advice on what I need to change in the mapserver file I'd appreciate it.. I expect I've just got the projection settings wrong..


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2012 CCSN CoverageWritten on July 22, 2012
More cars, more people, more to do - that's a solid summary of the 2012 Car Craft Summer Nationals presented by Chevrolet Performance. Once again, Car Craft took over the Minnesota State Fairgrounds in St. Paul and this time we brought more of everything.
The Fairgrounds were packed with row after row of American (and some foreign) iron. The sponsors and vendors definitely brought their A game. Chevrolet Performance brought an impressive display but, arguably, none cooler than the Chevrolet Performance Heritage Engine Display where everyone could get a close up look at legendary engines throughout GM's history, ranging from 1955 to today.
The Pro Builders Shootout pitted some of the top car builders in the nation in a faceoff to see which of their latest builds the public liked the most. The Performance Marketplace lined up tons of parts and tools to drool over. Royal Purple set up the DIY Garage to give seminars and field questions from the go-fast curious. QA1 hosted the Real Street Eliminator Autocross, while Lucas Oil and E3 Spark Plugs handled the Dyno Challenge. The kids had a blast at the Revell Make 'N Take where they could build free model car kits with their parents. TCI customarily wrapped up the day by hosting the TCI Burnout Contest.
Tons to do, for sure, but without the cars, drivers and spectators, it can't be the Summer Nationals. What follows is just a taste of what we saw and all car captions are written in the owner's words. You should see it, too...
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1970 Ford Torino GT, Ray Kobler, W. St. Paul, MN. Cool Stuff: It's a convertible! Hideaway headlights, original drivetrain, restored and painted in a two-car garage
Cool Stuff: 1 of 1045 built in Nissan diesel engine in 1978, 270,000 miles, 4-speed, 2-speed transfer, engine replaced with stock 1980 Nissan turbo dieselCool Stuff: Featured in October 2009 issue of Car Craft (Click Here to See the Article!), 454 small-block, 610 hp, Pro Built 700R4 transmission, Dana 601963 Dodge 440, John Backervilles, Wyoming, MN. Cool Stuff: Featured in the February 2011 issue of Car Craft Click Here to See the Article!
Cool Stuff: My girlfriend! Chevy-powered!, NOS, 9-inch Ford, ladder bar, power steering, 10's in 1/4 mile.1971 Dodge Challenger, Terry & Nance Downs, Maplewood, MN. Cool Stuff: 340 Six-Pak, Color: Citron Yella
Cool Stuff: Kenne-Bell supercharger. Featured in the April 2012 issue of Car Craft. Click Here to See the Article!
1973 Dodge Challenger, Dave McCaw, Coon Rapids, MN. Cool Stuff: 416 cu. in., 480 hp, 520 ft lbs torque
1966 Chevy Impala, E.J. & Rose Hannon. Cool Stuff: Original Survivor – Original Paint. 46,000 original miles. Purchase new at Fletcher Jones Chevrolet in Phoenix, AZ on June 6, 1966 for the total sum of $3,439.80. Spent 24 years in Arizona before arriving in Wisconsin, the Minnesota.1951 Chevy Deluxe, Al McLaughey & Donnie McLaughey, N St. Paul, MN. Cool Stuff: 355/350 family built and painted in our garage
1973 AMC Javelin/AMX, DL Beach, New Brighton, MN. Cool Stuff: Original owner, Wilwood brakes, body modificationsUnder the Chevy Performance tent patrons could fill out a quick survey about what they are thinking about when considering their next vehicle and could request a brochure or just fill out the survey anonymously. Plus, there's a free t-shirt in it.
Cool Stuff: The Corvette Pace Car has a LS9 supercharged 6.2L V-8 rated at 638 hp (476kW) and 604 lb.-ft. of torque (819 Nm).At the Chevrolet Performance Heritage Display there were engines for everyone to inspect beginning with 1955 Turbo-Fire 265 V-8, the first of the legendary small blocks that was in the Corvette, to the 2012 "LSA" 6.2L V-8 SS found in the 2012 ZL1 Camaro to make it the most powerful Camaro ever.The Royal Purple DIY Garage is putting on free seminars on a variety of performance topics to answer questions and get your project build in going in the right direction. Here QA1 is discussing what suspension product to use with what vehicle.
1972 Chevy El Camino, Dean Ondich, Brooklyn Center, MN Cool Stuff: 402 big-block, ghost flames in the "SS" stripes.
Cool Stuff: B&M blower, Holley, Doug's, Hurst, etc etc etc etc. Special thanks to the Brain Trust! Geno Steve
Cool Stuff: 21,000 actual miles, all original, manual brakes, power steering, tilt steering wheel, power back window, AM radio/clock1968 Oldsmobile Delmont 88 Convertible, John, Owatonna, MN. Cool Stuff: 365hp/455ci, posi, tilt, cheap resto, less than $3,400 total invested in car, $98 paint job painted with a roller following directions in July 2007 HOT ROD Magazine.For the second straight year Revell provided free 1/24 scale 1969 Chevrolet Camaro snap-together models for kids and their families to build and take home.
Cool Stuff: 2.5L 6G73 to 3.0L 6G72 engine swap, built transmission, high stall, Road Rage gears, 8 pass cooler, 4/2 piston Brembo calipers with Wilwood/Baer rotors.
Zach Northrup of Chilly Burnsville, MN had his 2005 Ford Mustang GT shod with the new Mickey Thompson Street Comp tires. Zach's car appeared in the March 2012 issue of Car Craft.Click Here to See the Article!
Cool Stuff: LS3, 486hp, 465tq, first LS3 in a stock clip Nova. Featured in the April 2012 LS-Series Power Magazine.


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November 18, 2010
Saskia Sassen and Richard Sennett will be among the panelists at "Linking the Social to the Physical," a discussion on the role of architecture in contemporary cities, on Wednesday, December 1, 6:30-8 p.m. at New York University's Institute for Public Knowledge (20 Cooper Square, 5th Floor Conference Room [between 5th and 6th Streets]). Subways: 6 (Astor Place); N, R (8th Street).
The event, which is free and open to the public, will commence with a keynote address by Ricky Burdett, an NYU Global Distinguished Professor and professor of urban studies at the London School of Economics. The ensuing discussion, which will also include architect David Adjaye, will be moderated by NYU Sociology Professor Craig Calhoun, director of the Institute for Public Knowledge.
Sassen is co-director of the Committee on Global Thought at Columbia University;
Sennett is University Professor of the Humanities at NYU; and Adjaye is principal at Adjaye Associates.
For more information, call 212.992.9561 or click here. Reporters wishing to attend must RSVP to James Devitt, NYU's Office of Public Affairs, at 212.998.6808 or email@example.com. Photo ID required for entry.
Note: Architect Rafael Vinoly had originally been scheduled to be part of the panel. He will be replaced by Adjaye.
This Press Release is in the following Topics:
Arts and Science, Around the Square, Events, Events and Traditions
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Press Contact: James Devitt | (212) 998-6808


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Rocket-armed QB who changed Ansonia football
ANSONIA — With Ansonia High's impressive, proud football tradition, it's difficult for individuals to separate themselves from all the great players within the Chargers program. Yet something epic happened in the backfield with sophomore quarterback Sandy Osiecki at the helm during the 1976 season.
"We lined up in the wishbone and then boom, everyone spread out," said Billy McAllister Jr., an 8th grade waterboy at the time who would join Osiecki in the starting backfield two years later. "He backed up into a shotgun formation, and the crowd went wild that we were running an offense that at the time was pretty rare in high school football. They realized it was a new era coming to Ansonia. It was a very, very memorable moment for the whole program, because it signaled that we weren't afraid to do it with quarterbacks from that point forward."
Osiecki proved to be much more than a divergence from the norm at a school that had a reputation of producing spectacular running backs like Roger Ings, Allan Webb and Roger Goodson. He restored the Chargers' greatness while transforming the program into something more dynamic.
"He just had it all going for him," said coach Bill McAllister Sr. "He could throw the ball unbelievably far with accuracy and touch. When you have someone like Sandy, then you have to change, because he was that good. He changed our whole philosophy as far as Ansonia football was concerned."
Behind Osiecki's leadership and strong right arm, the Chargers snapped an 8-game losing to rival Derby, set the state and New England record for consecutive wins at 36 and began the CIAC championship era with state titles during the first two years of the playoffs.
The two-time All-State quarterback completed 226 of 448 passes for 4,056 yards, 51 touchdowns and 23 two-point conversions.
"At the time, no one was throwing the ball like that," Ansonia assistant coach Bob Lisi said. "The toughest throw for a high school quarterback to make is the sideline throw across the hash, and he could make it consistently. He had a great touch on the long ball. In today's wide-open offenses with the way people are throwing 30-40 times, I couldn't imagine what he would have been able to do. He certainly would flourish."
As it was, his statistics, cannon arm and 6-foot-5, 200-pound frame were enough to earn him a spot on the Parade All-America Team his senior year along with the likes of Dan Marino and John Elway.
Coach McAllister said that at the time, Osiecki certainly belonged with the future Pro Football Hall of Famers.
"I think if he didn't have the injuries he ended up with at Arizona State," McAllister said, "he could have been in the same category on the collegiate level, as well."
Osiecki and Marino roomed together during a recruiting visit to Arizona State, which at a time was one of the premier teams in the country. Marino ended up at Pittsburgh and Osiecki signed with the Sun Devils.
After learning behind future NFL quarterbacks Mark Malone and Mike Pagel, Osiecki earned the Arizona State starting job his junior season. He passed for 100 yards in the first quarter of the season opener against Oregon and then suffered a season-ending knee injury in the second quarter. His replacement, Todd Hons, led the team to a strong season that included a win over Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl, so Osiecki spent his senior season as a backup again.
"I had good breaks, and bad breaks," Osiecki said. "You have to keep plugging away and not dwell on things. Yeah, I blew my knee out, and that really took a lot of playing time and experience away from me that could have made things totally different. But I stuck it out, and things turned out pretty good for me."
Healthy and able to finally showcase his talents again, Osiecki tried out for the Kansas City Chiefs in 1984 and made the NFL team as their third quarterback. He played just one season before the NFL lowered its roster size, causing many teams including the Chiefs to drop their third quarterback.
"I think if I were to have played more in college and had more game-time experience, when I made it to the next level, it definitely would have helped me," Osiecki said. "It just happened for whatever reason. It is what it is, and I wouldn't change anything."
Ahh, but he did change something: the most storied high school program in Connecticut history.
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On Wednesday, August 6th, the Blue Devils Drum and Bugle Corps of Concord, California, descended on Ben Davis High School in Indianapolis, Indiana, for their last rehearsal of the season going into the 2014 Drum Corps International (DCI) World Championships. "This is a very special night for the Blue Devils," sald Al Murray, Product Manager for System Blue, an all-encompassing program of products, education, and publishing created by the Blue Devils and their partners and distributed worldwide. Murray continued, "This rehearsal is the last chance for all the performers to lay it on the line to mentally prepare for what is ahead in the next couple of days." Mark Gifford, Category Manager for King Marching Brass at Conn-Selmer, met with the Blue Devils ahead of their rehearsal and had this to say, "What they do is simply incredible, and to be able to partner with a world-class organization such as the Blue Devils is of great benefit to the music industry and music education."
With an undefeated season behind them, the Blue Devils entered quarterfinals Thursday night poised to make this week an especially memorable one with their show entitled "Felliniesque". Italian filmmaker Federico Fellini was considered to be one of the greatest and influential filmmakers of the 20th century, and this show encompasses a story and a passion that combine the musical artistry and creativity of that time.
After Thursday's performance, the Blue Devils were awarded a score of 98.55, followed by the Cadets (96.925), the Bluecoats (95.8), Santa Clara Vanguard (95.45), and Carolina Crown (94.75). This puts the Blue Devils in a great position going into the semifinals Friday night at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
In addition to the Blue Devils "A" corps activity, the Blue Devils Open Class "B" corps won its fourth DCI Open Class Championship on Monday August 4th in Michigan City, Indiana, with a score of 82.65 and will continue its journey this week as one of two Open Class corps competing in the semifinals this evening.
For more information on the DCI Championships, go to www.dci.org. For more information on the Blue Devils and System Blue products, go to www.systemblue.org.
The Blue Devils organization performs exclusively on System Blue Marching Brass made by King at the Conn-Selmer Facility located in Eastlake, Ohio.
Conn-Selmer is the leading manufacturer and distributor of musical instruments for student, amateur and professional use under the brand portfolio of Vincent Bach, CG Conn, King, Holton, Selmer, Armstrong, Leblanc, Ludwig, Musser, Prelude, Glaesel, Soloist, William & Lewis, Scherl & Roth. With a focus on quality craftsmanship, innovation and superior musical performance, Conn-Selmer operates U.S.A. production facilities.
Conn-Selmer is the North American distributor of Selmer Paris woodwinds and Yanagisawa saxophones as well as the global distributor for Jiggs pBone.
Through its educational program, Conn-Selmer is the industry leader in providing support and advocacy tools tailored to music education.
For more information on the complete line of instruments, services and support available contact Conn-Selmer at P.O. Box 310, Elkhart, IN 46515-0310 U.S.A. or visit www.conn-selmer.com.


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Dr. Wallach discusses the relationship between obesity, excess weight gain and type II diabetes. Asserting that although related the weight gain does not cause the diabetes. Rather that diet and lifestyle led to both disorders. Outlining several Youngevity products and weight reduction plans.
Pearls of Wisdom
Dr. Wallach and Doug discuss discusses a couple of news articles. The first article concerns a report from the National Center for Health Statistics that found a 31% increase in doctor visits in the last 12 years. During the same time span the population only grew 11%. The second article concerns a story from Scotland where a man had cancer surgery. Five years later following a checkup he was never informed the cancer had returned and ultimately he died from the cancer.
Phyllis calls with questions regarding a cat with an enlarged heart. Jacque asks Dr. Wallach about prostate cancer. David's sister has been diagnosed with diverticulitis. Gordie has fibromyalgia.


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What would you do if the internet crashed for good? Would you get used to life with less communication and less "being connected" or would you be pretty bummed for the rest of your life?This is assuming it was not fixed. Perhaps some largescale EMP attack or something that crippled it for the next 50+ years or so.
If the internet crashed for good?
I hope not
radical thought Sam... but I guess there were thoughts on this before and contingency plans are in place...


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October 03, 2013
Carol More follows the colours all the way to #lovecapetown
From the 18th of September to the 7th of October 2013, three international bloggers visit Cape Town, sharing their experiences along the way. One of the bloggers is Carol T More from Brazil.
Having spent quite some time with Carol in the #lovecapetown house, specifically one Sunday morning bonding over koeksisters, we've really gotten to know her a little better and learnt about her hometown in Brazil, her passion for colour and everything aesthetically attractive. Carol is editor of followthecolours.com which is a picturesque story about her passion for the internet, colours and trends. Her passion is what leads her to interesting places around the world and her blog is where she shares her appreciation for innovative and authentic design in the places she vists. We hoped that Cape Town had something new and inspiring to offer Carol, coming from the colourful country of Brazil. Let's see how her journey in Cape Town unfolded during the #lovecapetown campaign.
Here is her #lovecapetown experience in pictures:
Some of her top tweets during her stay in Cape Town include:
I just want to thank you, all the awesome people of @CapeTownTourism. Had the best time of my life! Just #lovecapetown!
@Grootbos 4X4 safari! :) just loving everything here! #lovecapetown #grootbos
@RashiqFataar @TravelBlggr oh, i already miss Cape Town. Just love it! #lovecapetown
I'm falling in love. Street art tour and woodstock exchange. I #lovecapetown very much!
Wake up! It's warmer outside! Perfect day to explore all the colours in Cape Town! #lovecapetown
Our new apartment is awesome at V&A Waterfront! Thanks @noxrentals. We really like it! #lovecapetown
Can you imagine an entire dinner made with ice cream? Yeap! We had it last night at @thecreamerysa and it was awesome! #lovecapetown
I don't know why, but i have the feeling that i'll be back soon. Because i just #lovecapetown.
Read more about the different ways that you can #lovecapetown through Carol's eyes and her colourful impressions of the world on her blog.


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What is the recommended way to typeset algorithms?
For example, I have a question about an algorithm related to automata theory, and I would like to render the algorithm in my question.
In Latex I would use the
algorithmic package and then get on with
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WHILE, etc. This does not seem to work here however, so is it recommended that I format the algorithm in html, with a numbered, ordered list and the individual details in jsmath/latex or is there some other tacitly agreed upon protocol?


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I'm in my LAN segment , my desktops IP is x.x.x.x ; and I'm telneting to router A with its IP y.y.y.y from x.x.x.x .Now telnet session is established between x.x.x.x and y.y.y.y I want to telnet to router B with its ip addr
z.z.z.z, from router A with IP
The chain is
DESKTOP >(Telnet)> Router A >(TELNET)> Router B.
My setup is like this:
- Desktop
x.x.x.xis on LAN seg and in inside zone of firewall
y.y.y.yis on remote side and I've route to it.
z.z.z.zis my real goal
I'm using
y.y.y.y as proxy to reach
z.z.z.z but problem is that, while I directly telnet to
z.z.z.z from
x.x.x.x, logs gets generated in firewall
a.a.a.a which is between
x.x.x.x and
z.z.z.z. That's why I'm using
y.y.y.y as proxy and this session gets less attention.
My question is while I'm having cascaded connection to
z.z.z.z from
x.x.x.x and intermediate router is
y.y.y.y, will the firewall look at this session and will come to know that this cascaded session and desktops end connecting node is
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Whenever I want to copy/paste something in Google Code's issues tool (example), I press CTRL+C, and it triggers the shortcut "compose a new issue", navigating to a new page.
It is very bothersome, as I manage a lot of issues, and I often press CTRL+C.
Is there a way to disable this shortcut?


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|T-Bone's Bullet Points
|Named Craziest Mascot in the American Hockey League by "That's No Bull" magazine.
|Was hired by the San Antonio Iguanas as a Cattle Guard. Later he HERD about an opening with the Rampage and auditioned to be the mascot. His toughest competitor was "The Chicken" but beat him due to the Chicken smelling FOWL.
|Was named the 2005 MVB (Most Valuable Bovine)
|In October 2002 T-Bone appeared in 45 Games- with 45 starts- averaging 2.5 beefy brawls and 12 minutes in the penalty box per game. Not to mention 116.8 giggles per period and 12.4 t-shirts per intermission.
|The only mascot in the AHL who takes part in the "Eat More Chicken" campaign.
|Makes over 150 appearances each year, averaging 22.5 spare rib tickles per visit.
|During 2004 season became the first mascot in the AHL history to make a slap-shot while slapping a player from the opposing team.
|Full Name is BOVINAE ICEHOCKEIOUS. Often referred to as "THE BEEFY ONE".
|Graduated from Brown University in Low Land, Texas. Also known as B.U.L.L.
|Favorite song is the "Hey" song. He gets hungry every time he hears it.
|Favorite Movies: The Incredi-bull Journey, Bull Durham, Home on the Range.
|Favorite musical group is the "Crazy Cow Patties".
|T-Bone has a girlfriend named Patty La Belle, but everyone thinks she's rather RARE.
|The only mascot that personally helps "steer" the stock market into a "bull" market.
|In 2006, he asked every Ice Girl on a date in one game. However, none of the girls had the courage to go through with it because they got "cold feet".
|Started out working for the San Antonio Rodeo in the bull riding competition. Decided to quit because all the cowboys kept "riding" him about never standing on four legs.
|The best mascot in the AHL, and that's no "bull"!