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This is specific to Canon, but what is the difference between EF and EF-S lenses?
EF-S lenses are specifically designed for APS-C digital bodies and optimized for the fact that they have smaller sensor and mirror. EF-S lenses are marked with a white dot on the mount instead of red one that EF-glass has, and can be only used on EF-S compatible bodies (almost all of smaller-sensor Canon DSLRs, up to EOS 7D).
Film and larger-sensor digital cameras (5D, 1D, 1Ds) take only EF lenses. If you have a camera with EF-S mount support (such as EOS 7D, 50D or 500D), you can use both EF and EF-S lenses.
Any EF fit lenses you own (usually marked with a red dot near the EOS mount) will work fine with the 5D mkII
Any EF-S fit lenses you own (usually marked with a white dot near the EOS mount) won't work or fit the 5d mkII, as these are designed to fit crop sensor cameras like the T2i and not full frame sensors like the 5D mkII
As an addition, some non-canon brand lenses designed for crop sensor cameras do still come with a EF mount, so they will fit on a 5d mkII, but often won't fit the full frame of the image. I have a Sigma 8-16mm that is EF fit and you can see the lens hood on a full frame until you zoom in to around 14mm. It works fine however
EF-s lenses are a slightly different format whereby the rear element sits closer to the lens, this is possible due to the smaller mirror with APS-C sensor. The distance from the back of the lens to the image plane is known as the back-focus distance, hence the s in EF-S standing for short back focus. Other manufacturers have lenses designed for smaller sensors with appropriately smaller image circles but they don't have a different back focus distance.
Having the lens sit slightly closer does make it slightly easier to design wide angle lenses, however I've heard the reason Canon introduced EF-S lenses was so they could scale down existing lens designs as a base for the optical design to avoid having to start from scratch. Hence the EF-S 60mm macro is a 1:1.6th scale EF 100mm macro etc.
It's often said you can't use EF-S lenses on a full frame body (such as the 5D, 1Ds) but this is not strictly true. Canon use a different shaped rear baffle to physically prevent you mounting as the mirror could hit the lens and cause damage. However this can be removed to allow mounting, and since the rear element moves when zooming there are positions that allow shooting. Vignetting is a problem as EF-S lenses project a smaller image circle, but again the image circle can get bigger while zooming so some focal lengths work ok.
Using an EF-S lens on a full frame body would be extreme however the 1.3 crop APS-H sensor of the 1D line is quite amenable EF-S lenses, and the Canon EF-S 10-22mm in particular. Whilst you can't go wider than 12mm, you do get a 12-22mm providing a sorely needed ultra wide option for the 1D. You do get some vignetting at 12mm, which can be fixed apparently if you Dremel off the filter threads :-O
EF was the mount for the new EOS system that replaced their FD mount in 1987.
EF-S lenses are specifically designed for the smaller APS-C sensor size, like on the Rebels. They're not compatible on full-frame cameras. These cameras have a white square on the mount's surface, along with the typical EF red dot that all EOS cameras have.
The EF-S lenses are specially constructed for cameras with smaller sensors, so it can't be used on a camera with a full frame sensor. That back lens of an EF-S lens is further back, so the mirror of a full frame camera would hit the back of the lens.
An EF lens is made to cover the full frame, so it will also work on cameras with smaller sensors.
The image circle of an EF-S lens is smaller than the one of an EF lens, to correspond with the smaller sensor. When you use an EF lens on a camera with a smaller sensor, you will simply use a smaller part of the image circle. This has the positive side effect that it will reduce the vignetting significantly.
Generally an EF-S lens is cheaper than the corresponding EF lens, as it can be constructed with smaller optical lenses, and it can make use of the extra space inside the camera given by the smaller mirror.
EF-S lenses are a specific mount that was designed to better suit the new digital bodies. EF Lenses can be used on both digital and film EF mount bodies, but typically EF-S lenses are not backwards compatible to EF mount film bodies.
Small sensor Canon DLSRs will accept both EF-S and EF lenses, but canon made it physically impossible to attach a EF-S lens to the full frame cameras (5D & 1Ds) (due to mirror interference as @Guffa points out). This makes the Ef lenses more versatile as they will work with all canon EOS cameras.
If canon ever make full frame sensors standard on its DSLRs your collection of EF-S lenses will be worth a lot less. This is probably part of the reason that there is no EF-S "L" lens. The LONG-term resale value of EF-S lenses are a bit more doubtful than EF lenses.
Some of your lenses might be usable on the 5D; others might not be.
Specifically, any EF lens will be usable, but EF-S lenses won't be (see this question for the details). EF lenses have a red dot by the lens mount, and EF-S lenses have a white dot.
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The streak of armed bank robberies in Bowling Green continued today, this time on Chestnut St.
It happened around 11 this morning when police say a man armed with a gun walked into First Security Bank, and demanded money.
The only customer inside at the time of the robbery says she was scared for her life.
"I heard him say give me your money and no ink pad. That's all I heard him say. That's how I knew what it was, what was happening. And I called him a freak when he went out the door and I told him he shouldn't be robbing a bank," says Genia Short who was the only customer in First Security Bank when it was robbed.
She says she never expected to be in a bank while a robbery was taking place.
"He was wearing all black clothes-- black clothes, black hat. Just your typical bank robber person," she says.
"The man is described at a 6' to 6'2'', white male he was dressed in all black and had some sort of a black mask covering his face over his face. It covered the side of his head and the front of his face as well," Bowling Green Police Public Information Officer Ronnie Ward says.
Police say he showed the gun, but he did not use it.
Amanda Martin's grandmother-in-law is a teller for the bank.
"She called her oldest grandson and she told him she's okay. She's just really shook up. I used to work down here with her and i don't think she's ever been robbed," she says, "I have three kids and when I worked there, I only had one and I was pregnant with my twins. It definitely crossed my mind everyday walking in. What if something happens? But, It's so rare because most of the people that come into this bank you know."
"The tellers did what he said so they wouldn't get hurt, like they are supposed to I guess," Short says.
Police says the thief ran away from the bank with an undisclosed amount of money.
"He went right up toward the library that's all I could tell police," short says.
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How do you approach resolving a situation where a teacher and your child are having a major conflict? When your child comes to you complaining about "unfair treatment" from a teacher, how do you identify where the problem is really coming from, without making your child feel like you aren't supporting them?
Here's one blog where a parent discusses his child's dissatisfaction with a teacher's approach to science lessons, and how he (the parent) dealt with that.
(I got that link from this answer: How do you handle a teacher that teaches pseudo science? )
It's not a great fit, because the teacher was in the wrong and the parent had law to back him, and a sympathetic head teacher. But the general approach seems sound.
There's a whole spectrum of solutions here, depending on how subjective the point in question is and what your personal opinion of the matter is.
First get the facts, if there are any. Assuming the matter is important enough (and rare enough), get the teacher's version too. Listen to your own gut feeling regarding who's (more) right. Now consider what outcome you really want from this conflict: sometimes a victory can hurt more than letting it go.
With regard to supporting the child, I don't think you would always take the child's side. The child is better served by learning that you are a just and fair parent because you take both parties' version into consideration. If you decide that the child is right, then throw as much energy into his defence as you feel fitting in the situation. If you feel the teacher is right, gently but clearly make him understand that the teacher is, in fact, right.
Seriously, read the book Counseling The Culturally Diverse (it blatantly puts out there the mass racial and socio-economical discrimination that still occurs today in very subtle and slick ways).
Teachers, counselors, ect. seem to try to act like the problem is in the child, when that's not always the case, and finally, its documented! Amen!
The book is by Sue and Sue; people showing how people like to take the easy way out. They like to blame the target instead of those really causing or contributing to the conflict. Its not always the kid. Then the parents are made to feel like its their parenting strategies (exactly like the "sweep It under the rug" comment above).
Stand up for your children at all times when in any doubt, and never assume. Question.
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I recently purchased the NN5 and it's definitely a beefy unit!
I have my Canon 40D with WFT-E3A wifi grip on it.
I just got my pneumatic air mast (for pole aerial photography) and did a few trial runs. I sent the mast up with a motorized pan/tilt head, with the NN5 and Canon40D/WFT-E3A on it, that's about 10lbs of gear.
At 49 feet (fully extended) it worked great, eventhough I did have guy wires on the mast and it was leaning over a few feet (that means even more force on the joints on the NN5)
It worked flawlessly!
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This is the wave by fans. Does it satisfy the wave equation?
With the football stadium wave, the thing is that each person acts individually and everyone behaves differently. If you assume they react all under the same conditions (e.g. they see their direct neighbor standing up), with equal reaction time (a key quantity here) and they all move up and down in the same manner (for example like one smoothed out cosine bump), then you can view it as a wave on a torus shaped grid, their seats being the grid points. I can't see which particular equation that system will fulfill though, if you make some sort of continuum limit.
This video is somewhat related (and also pretty cool). It gives a straightforward idea of the field concept, emerging through distinct living agents.


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I am looking for some kind of notebook and a pen to keep inside my wallet to note down my thoughts when I don't want to use my smartphone?
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2. Saturday's observance will include musical performances as well as a youth and young adult dance ministry. Sheriff Andy Dedeke will be the guest speaker. A victim of domestic violence also will speak, according to Gloria Swanagan, human resources administrator for the Alliance.
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These are the notes from the The 281st Meeting of Noisebridge. Note-taker: FIXME YOUR NAME HERE; Moderator: FIXME THEIR NAME HERE.
- One or two bullet points of high-level meeting summary.
Short announcements and events
Cancellation of Rebase meetings. Rebase meetings have been suspended for low attendance. Many of the participants remain interested in do-ocratic improvements in the space
Progress of 9/1 Hackathon and Noisebridge apps? Robert: hackathon update started working on the features: built out todo list and wiki. Been making great headway. Django and Python. http://noiseapp.herokuapp.com/ written in Rails. IOS app developed that pushes to the Ruby on Rails app. Carlos suggests putting this on Noisebridge's gethub
Josh: been here before and wrote an article for shareable magazine. Here to recruit. Coalition of Local LTFM applications. Common Frequency at Davis is the coordinator and organizer. I will talk about this. Go to CommonFrequency.org for more info. David: Oct 6th Event. Art Group from Austria regarding Sex and Technology. There is something on the Wiki about it. One of the days is here. Other events are academic and there is a gala opening party as well. Sort of the only thing of its sort in this country.
Membership Binder
- The name of the applicant, the week of their application, and their sponsors.
Financial Report
- Funds in bank:
- Noisetor (See the bulletpoints at the bottom of http://noisetor.net/finances/#summary):
Consensus items
Proposals from last week
(Add any items which pass or are blocked to the Consensus Items History page.)
- Robert proposes a person must have at least a minimum of one active project to be at Noisebridge
- seriously? who do you think shwould decide what constitutes an "active project"? authoritarian nonsense like this shouldn't make it past discussion. noisebridge i am disappoint to see this listed as a potential consensus item. whoever proposed this should lurk moar and/or stop trolling.
- Pidgeon proposes to ban Dru from Noisebridge until there can be a confirmation that he does not jeopardize Noisebridge as a safespace
Proposals for next week
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- Harvey is unwelcome at Noisebridge. He is prohibited from entering the space or participating in the community. Proposer: Adam.
- Chris aka Raging Bull should be banned permanently from the space after physically assaulting a member of the noisebridge community. Proposer: Ryan.
Discussion Notes
Pidgeon: Learning lock picking
Adam: working on the front
Emma: Just graduated. Visiting.
Josh: works on python stuff
Kevin: working on web design
Carlos: Knight of the Lamb
Jarrod: Note Taker,
Cynthia: retired Physician. Kitchen hacker
Robert: I do STuff (sic)
Douglas: Audio hardware hacker
J.C.: Moderator,
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Approximately one third of patients with prostate cancer receive androgen deprivation therapy (ADT). This treatment is associated with higher incidence of fractures and increased mortality of fractures. However, only a minority of patients receiving ADT has their bone mineral density (BMD) documented before or after initiation of ADT. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine whether the implementation of a screening and treatment protocol reduced the rate of osteoporotic fractures in men with prostate cancer receiving ADT.
This study included 1482 patients with prostate cancer receiving leuprolide identified in the electronic medical system of Kaiser Permanente Southern California. Of them, 1071 were included in the Healthy Bone Program (HBP) comprising BMD measurement by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry and treatment. The indications of anti-osteoporotic treatment were established using T-score corresponding to the number of standard deviations below the mean in young healthy adult men. Men with T-score ≥-2.5 were advised on smoking cessation, regular exercise, adequate calcium intake (1200 mg/d) and adequate vitamin D intake (400-800 IU/d). Men with T-score <-2.5 were also treated with pharmacological intervention (mainly bisphosphonates). The remaining 411 men received standard care. Strict exclusion criteria were used to reduce the selection bias.
The men who were included in the HBP had much lower incidence of hip fracture (5 vs 18 fractures per 1000 person-years). After adjustment for confounders, patients who were not enrolled in the HBP had a fourfold higher risk of hip fracture compared with the HBP patients (hazard risk = 4.19, 95% confidence interval 1.92 – 9.13, p<0.001).
In this study men with prostate cancer receiving ADT and enrolled in an active screening and treatment protocol experienced 72% lower rate of hip fracture compared with the nonscreened group. This difference may seem astonishingly high; however, two facts need to be remembered. Some older men have low BMD and high risk of fracture. ADT accelerates bone turnover leading to a rapid bone loss associated with a deterioration of bone microarchitecture and higher bone fragility. This rapid bone loss may be particularly dangerous in men with low BMD at baseline. ADT-induced hypogonadism may also result in rapid loss of muscle mass and strength leading to a higher risk of falling. Thus, the detection and treatment of men with low BMD may decrease markedly the risk of fracture. Moreover, the implementation if lifestyle changes may have a beneficial effect on bone and muscle.
Some limitations of the study have to be recognized: retrospective identification of patients, observational design, potential imbalance in risk factors and medical care between two groups of men. However, despite these limitations, the paper and accompanying comment are important because they raise two major points. Firstly, ADT increases bone fragility. Thus, critical judgment of indications for ADT is necessary before its initiation in order to avoid the severe adverse effects. Secondly, the implementation of an osteoporosis management program in patients with prostate cancer receiving ADT may have a beneficial effect.
Reference: Zhumkhawala AA, Gleason JM, Cheetham TC, Niu F, Loo RK, Dell RM, Jacobsen SJ, Chien GW. Osteoporosis management program decreases incidence of hip fracture in patients with prostate cancer receiving androgen deprivation therapy Urology. 2013 May; 81(5):1010-7.


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The project was helmed by Framestore's Interactive Producer Jonny Dixon, Installation Director Robin Carlisle, and Art Director Anthony Gibbs. Thanks to Dixon and Carlisle's previous success with innovative projects like Ralph Lauren's 4D building projection, the pair are recognized by the fashion industry as digital pioneers. Hence, Framestore was chosen for the task of heightening the Valentino exhibition experience.
The team's first brief was to use Valentino's work as the basis for an animation that incorporates the fashion icon's enduring insignia, the rose. The result is a stunning visual, inspired by Valentino dress designs, projected onto a giant five-meter three-dimensional rose. The projection starts with a photo-real rose that blooms out until it maps onto the surface of the three-dimensional structure. The team has designed an animation that takes us through the ages and some of the iconic designs of Valentino Garavani.
Due to the three-dimensional surface of the structure, two projectors were needed to make sure the imagery reached deep into the rose's crevices, without creating distortions or shadows. To achieve this proprietary software was developed that could calculate and map simultaneous positions of corresponding pixels from each projector.
Framestore's second installation features an atelier table that incorporates an animated timeline of Valentino's career. The timeline comes alive via collections of images that are projected from above, courtesy of four synched projectors. The projection has been designed and animated so visitors can enjoy the experience from all sides of the table.
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Why did humans/animals evolve to become self-aware of their own thoughts. That is, why don't humans act and compute like a machine, or walking zombie. In my mind, such creatures would still be as smart and equally capable of surviving, the only difference being they don't experience the phenomenon of self-awareness. (To understand my question think: unconsciously sleep walking)
There have been many proposals over the years as to why human consciousness has emerged and how, or even what it is.
Most of us will not be surprised to know that there is no consensus about an answer here. Its hard to draw a trend from a single example.
Here is a little survey of the one's I've heard.
These theories, from when I was a student are so discounted now, you can't find too much record of anymore since they were pre-internet and also they seem so unlikely now.
More modern theories have locked onto social configurations of human societies which drive intelligent adaptations. This is stemming from observations that human evolution (the rate at which genetic variants are retained in the gene pool) are accelerating since humans have become social.
These new theories while standing on some amazing evidence are still feeling around in the dark - stuff about how social interactions have created a preference for intelligence-like traits. There is probably something to that - once intelligence gets a toehold it is a clear advantage. But how did it show up only once and why us? I think that's the hard part that science has, for the moment, given a rest.
I don't think you can ever ask or answer for that matter WHY questions in biology. The only answer there is: because it works. Asking why questions implies that there was a reason, and reason cannot exist alone by itself. Reason is held by someone or something. And reason is something that doesn't exist, it is something we created and use for our own purposes and we cannot attribute it to anything else having one. Now, if you asked "how?", that's an answer biology was created for.
There could have been many outcomes to everything in biology but this is the one that appeared and works. This doesn't mean that it is some sort of theoretical or practically optimum, but the law of this universe is survive long enough to improve if needed.
I know that this is an opinion, but it's as close to the answer that you can get. If someone gives an answer to the WHY question, you could never prove it, or you could find evidence for all the possible reasons. And we can't also tap into the reasons of the universe because our intellect and modes of expression are way lower than the universe has.


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February 20, 2013
At the foot of greatness: University of Cape Town – a photo essay
Founded in 1829, the University of Cape Town (UCT) is the oldest and one of the most prestigious learning institutions in South Africa.
Resting at the foot of Devil's Peak, UCT incorporates the Faculties of Science, Engineering, Commerce and Humanities.
The campus houses the wisdom of ages past and imparts knowledge to young minds within the walls of its ivy covered buildings.
The university also features 36 different sports clubs and 80 student societies, which ensure that each student is presented with a holistic educational experience.


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I am installed Ubuntu on Virtual Box, and use xshell (a remote terminal application) to ssh to ubuntu. when I hibernate computer during night, after powering it on, the session is expired and I should to ssh to ubuntu again. Is there is way to configure ssh to nut expire during hibernation or after hours of ideal connection? I use Fedora to, if configs have differences please mention it. I use Windows 7.
Try tmux. On the server side:
After logging in, start tmux.
If the connection breaks, log in again via ssh and reconnect the tmux session. To discover the session number:
The output might be something like this:
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Connect to the tmux numbered session like this:
Then you are right back where you left it.
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The public has decided and the member who was eliminated was iluvdolphin6! Congrats to her for working so hard! The following members are still competing in this competition and are the only ones allowed to post here:
THIS IS NOT A DISCUSSION THREAD NOR IS IT THE PLACE TO SUBMIT HANDDRAWN DOLLS! Before you post here, I suggest you stop. All non-entry posts will be deleted. If you have questions, direct them to Silver_Wolf_Kitty. If you want to discuss the contest, the official Miss TDP clique(found here) is suggested.
1. Character. When entering Miss TDP, you need to enter with one character and stay with it the entire time. This means that your dolls hair, eye, and skin colour must remain the same throughout, unless otherwise stated in the round theme.
2. Base. You must use the same base set throughout, so pick one with a variety of poses. This base should also be medium in size for handdrawn dollers (comparable in size to the "Moe" bases here: DHF : Doll on the Hill Factory). Dollmaker users should use the shuni style base.
3. Theft. No stealing the work of another. This applies to both handdrawn and dollmaker participants, so do not submit a doll that someone else made or, for handdrawn dollers, mix and match pieces of completed dolls that are not your own. All work should be original and failure to comply will result in disqualification.
4. Props. Props and backgrounds are encouraged, but should not be massive. We will ask too large of entries to reduce their size, so be reasonable.
5. Transparency. We ask that all dolls have transparent background and is a GIF file. If you dont know how to do this, see the following thread: How to Make Backgrounds Transparent
6. Forbidden. Sexually explicit, nudity(artistic nudity must be okayed first by Silver_Wolf_Kitty), or overly bloody dolls are forbidden. Entering one could result in disqualification.
7. Theme. Every doll should relate to the theme. While we encourage creativity, failure to keep with the theme can get you eliminated automatically that round.
8. Judges. No one is allowed to use friendship or promises to sway a judges decision. Threats, bribery, and attempts to interfere or discover the judges decisions in anyway will result in disqualification. Arguing with the judges can result in an automatic elimination.
9. Competing. You can only submit one entry for each cometition, so choose wisely. The rules are being changed to allow crossover, but we ask that handdrawn dollers stick to the dollmakers if they are inclined to compete in that arena.
10. Animation. Animation is forbidden in the competition. We understand that many users like glitter, blinking, etc, but it takes away from the creativity and creates an unequal playing field for those who cant animate.
The audition round procedures are no longer in place, these are the procedures that will be followed in the future.
1. Participants enter a doll every two weeks in the set thread. They may enter it sooner, however further edits are not allowed after the doll is entered. No matter what, the two weeks are a guaranteed time slot(unless all entries are received before it).
2. Any participants who fail to meet this deadline will be eliminated. Deadlines are not being extended for anyone, so do not ask. Special extensions may be asked in the event of a long trip or medical/family emergency, but you must contact Silver_Wolf_Kitty immediately if this occurs.
3. After two weeks(or when all dolls are entered), the judges will then provide critique on each entry and select a bottom two for the round.
4. Several days are given for voting on who should stay. Voting will be a public affair, but you shouldnt worry about hurting feelings. All you have to do is vote in the voting thread poll for the doll you think should go.
5. Votes are counted and the bottom participant is eliminated, then the next round begins.
The theme for round four is "Anime". This means that competitors need to select an anime or manga character and doll them. We are allowing anything to be chosen rather than limiting competitors, however, it is highly encouraged NOT to do extremely popular animes such as Naruto, Full Metal Alchemist, etc. Think of it this way: if it is extremely popular and has tons of fangirls, you shouldn't do it. We want creativity, not regurgitated themes. Competitors are permitted to change their character's hair and eye colors this round, but not their skin unless they PM Silver_Wolf_Kitty to ask. Please include reference pictures and the manga and character's names so it can be looked up by the judges. If you are doing an original in-character outfit, explanation is also required as to how it is in-character.
When your doll is ready, we ask participants to post their dollmaker doll in this thread. Round four will close the evening of October 7th! After that, the judges will submit their critiques and then public voting of the bottom two for the round will begin.
Q. Are we supposed to copy from a picture and provide a link to the picture we have copied from or can we do our own version of our chosen character?
A. I'd suggest using a reference picture and doing the actual character, but it'd be alright to do your own version, as long as the outfit is in character and explained.
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Character name: Tammy
Anime: Kiki's delivery service. (Film)
Tis Kiki from Kiki's delivery service. (Hope that's ok)
It is said that when a witch turns 13 she must spend a year in a new town to establish herself as a full witch. The film gives an idea of Kiki's experiences in this new town.
As always she is accompanied by her cat Jiji and is carrying her radio.
Kiki is always seen wearing this purple dress and she also rides her mother's broom. She was originally going to take her own on her adventure but her mother thought she should take this one instead as a reminder of her.
I used various different makers on TDP. I drew in the musical notes with paint and that's about it.
Reference pic!
Judges' Critiques
Yay! A cat! I love cats and I'm glad you included Her's. I think you did very well in making this doll. You have plenty of props and I think it ties together nicely. I only have one issue and it's that she looks a little odd. I understand she's sitting on a broom, but it just looks funny. Other than that she's a perfect Kiki!
Looks a lot like the reference picture, and the music notes are a nice touch. However, the doll does not look as tho she's sitting on the broom; more as tho she's standing next to it and is somewhat shorter than normal. Also, the hair doesn't look quite right, nor do the shoes.
Anime: Peach Girl
Character: Diandra
Diandra is playing Momo Adachi from Peach Girl. (Click) Momo is sadly misunderstood and is called a party girl by others because of her peach colored hair and persona. Momo just wants someone to understand her. Compared to the other girls in her school, Momo has very tan skin compared to the very pale girls. I've tried to replicate her school girl outfit, which is the one most seen in the episodes. Momo means peach in Japanese; possibly a reference to her hair.
Judges' Critiques
Hmmm...While this doll looks like her character in costume I don't see an ounce of her personality. I'm not understanding where her "party girl" comes into play...? Also the white in the enclosed parts of the text is distracting. I think this doll is put together well, but it abruptly stops there unfortunately.
I like this doll a lot; the schoolgirl outfit is almost exactly the same as in the reference picture, tho the high heels are a little improbably. My only problem is that there's no background, and that the hair is a shade to dark to fit the picture.
Character name-Ebony
Anime Character-Ran Tenjinbashi from Sukumizu Police
Ref Pic- http://i646.photobucket.com/albums/u...ashi_thumb.jpg
Ref Link- Ran Tenjinbashi - 天ç¥æ©ãè*ï¼ã¦ãããã°ããããï¼ - Sukumizu Palice - ããã¿ãããªã¹ - Anime Characters Database
I had fun dolling her and I think the outfit is cute, she has a grenade strapped to her thigh if anyone dares to mess with her and I also gave her a cute police hat to finish the outfit off.
There is not a lot of Information relating to this character and all I know is that she is part of a group of anime police which is set in a beachy tropical setting, Sorry that's all the info I can give.
Judges' Critiques
I think you did a fabulous job portraying your anime! She looks perfect, everything is put together perfectly and her scene and props do her and her story complete justice! I have no issues with this doll what-so-ever.
I adore this doll. The doll looks exactly like the reference pic, even to the little details like her costume and her gun holster. The hair is also exactly like the picture. The background also is good, it really brings out the storyline of the anime. All in all, an extremely good effort.
Character name: Piper
Anime: Black Cat
Anime Character: Eve
Reference Pics: [Click1] [Click2]
Link to an anime info page: [Click]
(The link will take you to the wiki for the manga of Black Cat, but it was later made into an anime show [it even says so on that page])
Eve was a difficult character to doll, which I didn't know until I started ^_^. There's another anime character who looks reeaally similar to her, so it was confusing trying to find pictures of Eve and find out if it was Eve or the other character. I didn't really know of a background or prop to add to the doll, as I've never watched Black Cat before. Her hair looks kind of funny, I know. Over than the difficulties I had, it was pretty fun!
Judges' Critiques
Cute! I love the hair (even as a little too big it's still cute!). Her costume is perfect and aligned perfectly. There's nothing 'wrong' with this doll, but it could definately have been spiced up. Even just putting her in a matching background would have worked (she looks hard core so a metalic background or even just a dark paterned background would have worked). I can understand not knowing about the character, but that shouldn't limit your own creativty.
A nice looking doll; a lot of effort has obviously gone into making it. A background would have been nice, but the clothes do look very good and match the reference pic. The ears aren't quite centred right and the ears and tail could be a shade or two lighter, so they show up better, but apart from that, this is very good.
Character: Nelly
Anime: Sailor moon
Anime Character: Mina/Sailor Venus
I Chose to do Sailor Venus because I remember watching Sailor Moon as a little girls and loving Mina because she was girly and glamorous, even though she was an outcast. The thing she is holding is her magic love chain. this is one of her Sailor Scout powers.
Dollmaker(bow, legs, hair color)
TDP Shuni maker (skirt)
SabresxRock (hair)
TDP Harry Potter Maker (shirt)
Reference Pics:
Pic 1: Click
Pic 2: Click here too!
Judges' Critiques
I like that you chose a character than Nelly could stand in as. I think the doll is well put together and I'm glad you chose to include her 'power'! I only have one issue and that the shading of certain areas are way off, thus distracting the doll. Her face doesn't match the skin because it lacks similar shading and her shoes lack shading as well, which does not match the shading of the rest of her outfit. A more 'complete' look would have worked better.
The doll is well put together; however, it doesn't really capture the character of Sailor Venus at all. It really could be any blonde doll dressed up in the outfit. The chain is a good touch tho and almost saves this doll from being mediocre.
"I feel you breathing... Everywhere...The rain, the hay... please. Please Wendela."
Ok, here is my entry, at the very last second!
From what I can gather, she is a character from a game called Ricotte ~Songstress of Alpenbul~. Her name is Fiore and she is one of 3 daughters. She is a young widow (hence the sad face) and she loves to cook. That's about all I could find and translate. The pic cuts her off at the waist, so I had no idea what type of dress or shoes she was wearing, although i did find her a cute necklace.
Reference pic: here.
Judges' Critiques
I think you did VERY well on turning your doll into Fiore. I also admire that just because the ref. pic was limiting that you didn't let it stop your creativity! She's well put together and looks so cute! I would have liked to have seen a prop however. Perhaps a black rose or cobwebs to better show her widow-ness. Good job though!
The doll matches the reference pic well and is very well put together; however a background or a prop could have helped this doll be spectacular. There really isn't much that helps it stand out from the crowd, altho it is very well made.
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When: Friday, January 25th from 6:30-8:30pm
Where: Jackson Hole Town Square
Event Cost: Free
Details: The International Pedigree Stage Stop Sled Dog Race was founded in 1996 by Frank Teasley to make sled dog racing more accessible to the public.
The grand kick off is to be followed by free and fun activities in all the communities along the race route as this biggest sled dog race in the lower 48 winds its way through snowy Wyoming toward its Park City, Utah, finish on Feb. 2.
Twenty-two teams will depart from the starting line in Jackson's Town Square on January 25 at the start of the International Pedigree Stage Stop Sled Dog Race (IPSSSDR). The race, the largest sled dog race in the lower 48 states, will continue from Jackson to separate stages in the small Wyoming communities of Lander, Pinedale, Cora, Big Piney, Marbleton, Alpine, Kemmerer, Diamondville, Evanston, Mountain View and Lyman before finishing in Park City, Utah on February 5.
Communities on the race route host various festivities to welcome mushers and dogs as they speed through town, offering Dutch oven dinners, flapjack frenzies and musher mania events that include a human sled dog race and snowshoe softball.
Friday, January 25 Jackson Hole, Wyo.
Saturday, January 26 Travel to West Yellowstone, Mont.
Sunday, January 27 West Yellowstone to Idaho
Monday, January 28 Alpine, Wyo.
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Wednesday, January 30 Lander , Wyo.
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Friday, February1 Kemmerer, Wyo.
Saturday, February 2 Uinta County, Wyo. **course goes into Utah
The International Pedigree is one of our favorite winter events in Jackson Hole. We are now offering a 20% discount at the Anglers Inn to all attendees of this event!


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8 Child Prodigies So Amazing They'll Ruin Your Day
#4. Okita Soji
Okita Soji, who lived in mid-1800s Japan, is a bit different than the rest of the names found in this article. While the other people listed here were remarkable because of their mental abilities, Okita Soji was a prodigy at kicking ass. When most of us were still struggling with cutting our own meat, Okita began learning advanced sword fighting techniques at age 9 and at the age of 12 he defeated a master swordsman in combat (legend has it he underestimated his young opponent, spending most of the battle pretending to steal Okita's nose).
Okita would officially become a master himself at age 18 and then become a founding member of the Shinsengumi, a legendary police force featured in TV, movies, comic books and video games in Japan to this day. While most of the guys on this list will make you feel stupid, Okita Soji isn't content unless he makes you feel like less of a man.
What we were doing at that age:
Our skill at beating on our siblings with cardboard tubes was legendary.
#3. Kim Ung-yong
This Korean super-genius might just be the smartest guy alive today (he's recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as having the highest IQ of anyone on the planet). Granted his record doesn't quite have the cachet of other Guinness records like "World's longest midget toss" or "Oldest male stripper", but it's still fairly impressive.
Kim entered university as a physics student at the age of three. We're not sure how many parties he got invited to at that age, but word has it nobody shotguns a juice-box like Kim Ung-yong. Later at the ripe old age of seven, Kim was invited to the United States by NASA to study, although to be honest we're guessing he was invited because they suspected him of being an alien.
What we were doing at that age:
Research on what different stuff does when you put it in the microwave began (a study that continues to this day).
#2. Gregory Smith
Born in 1990, Gregory Smith could read at age two and had enrolled in university at 10. Yeah, we know what you're thinking, "So what? Enrolling in college before the age of 12 doesn't impress us anymore! Hell, compared to that Kim Ung-yong you just mentioned this Greg Smith kid seems like a bit of a dumbass."
So what makes Gregory Smith special enough to earn the prestige of being mentioned in a Cracked article?
Well, research shows that a lot of child prodigies are, to put it delicately, dicks. They tend to either know they're awesome and aren't afraid to flaunt it, or they're anti-social weirdos. Greg Smith, however, actually decided to put his intelligence towards the betterment of his fellow man though, founding an advocacy group for peace and children's rights.
Gregory may or may not be from the Village of the Damned
He met with Bill Clinton and Mikhail Gorbachev, spoke in front of the UN and was nominated in 2002 for the friggin' Nobel Peace Prize. Sadly he was beaten out for the honor by Jimmy Carter, possibly because of the final round where the contestants have to wrestle.
What we were doing at that age:
We dutifully sold candy bars to raise money for some damned cause or other, mostly by having Mom sell them at the office.
#1. Pablo Picasso
The popular image of Picasso (who's full name was, seriously, Pablo Diego Jose Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno Maria de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santisima Trinidad Martyr Patricio Clito Ruiz y Picasso) is of the artist in his later years when Picasso was a lovable mistress-hopping misogynist who created art so filthy it would make a construction worker blush. Well, assuming you could make out what was going on.
Picasso made art for most of his 91-year lifespan, and he got an early start. His artistic endeavors had to be briefly delayed until he learned to talk, but once that little hassle was out of the way he immediately insisted his father hand over his brushes and teach him to paint, and nobody says no to Picasso (a fact many a model in her early-20s would learn in later years).
Before the age of 12, Picasso had a total grasp of the fundamentals of art and was producing photo-realistic anatomical sketches, and in his teens he was already considered to be a mature artist who was producing significant works. In an ironic twist considering his amazing abilities as a youngster, as an old man Picasso largely took to drawing child-like pictures, often in crayon. But hey, he was Picasso, he could have taken to finger-painting in pudding and the pictures would still be selling for millions today.
Picasso's famous Kiss My Ass, I'm Picasso (1972)
What we were doing at that age:
The latest triumph in our "Turkeys made from tracings of our hands" series was on display at the prestigious Frigidaire gallery.
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A teenager was killed when a car went of the road and into a pond Sunday northwest of Leavenworth, according to a report from the Kansas Highway Patrol.
Desirae N. Crossland, 15, Atchison, was taken to the hospital but her injuries were fatal, according to the report.
She had been a passenger in the car that went off U.S. 73-Kansas 7 Highway in the area of 179th Street. The accident was reported at 5:48 p.m. Sunday.
The 2002 Pontiac Sunfire had been traveling east on U.S. 73-K-7. The car began to drift to the left. The driver, Felicity A. Crossland, 18, Atchison, over corrected to the right and then to the left. The vehicle went off the road to the left and went into a ditch. The car went through a fence and then rolled over into the a pond, according to the report.
According to Undersheriff Ron Cranor, when sheriff's deputies responded to the accident, the vehicle was submerged in the pond and at least one person still was in the car. Two others were able to get out.
The driver and another passenger, Kelsey M. Essig, 18, Atchison, were injured and taken to the hospital, according to the KHP report.
All three of the vehicle's occupants had been wearing seat belts.
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15 Nov 2007 9:39 AM #11
Sorry for my English.
I understand.
I try to change by easy way this code:
script.setAttribute("type", "text/javascript");
script.setAttribute("type", "text/xml");
Is posible by changes in your override code, proccesing the two most popular types of reponses in client? (JSON and XML). Now only processing JSON?
I think that your override should be included in future versions of Ext. The cross-domain request are in the top of actual web applicattions.
Thanks in advance,
15 Nov 2007 11:26 AM #12
Im trying to use the override too. I am able to run the example just fine, but when i run my own application code i get the following error in fireBug which says invalidLabel? Anyone have any ideas? Thanks!
15 Nov 2007 12:22 PM #13
What does your response look like?Jeff Howden
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15 Nov 2007 12:43 PM #14
Here is my response:
Also, I missed this earlier, but i guess my response has to be wrapped in a callback function. If this is the case, it seems i have to set this up on the server so my response should be:
myCallBack ('{"status":"success","connectionId":"6F2A9B03326B26DC"}')
This ok when i have control of the server response, but about the case where I am accessing data from a server whihc is out of my control. Please correct me if I'm not understanding this correctly. Thanks.
15 Nov 2007 12:56 PM #15
oops my original response string was:
{"status":"success","connectionId":"6F2A9B03326B26 DC"}
15 Nov 2007 1:44 PM #16
Animal. Will this work with the 1.1.1 release?
15 Nov 2007 3:08 PM #17
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15 Nov 2007 11:15 PM #18
16 Nov 2007 8:08 AM #19
I`m using Animal`s override and able to get the callback from the server.
Can I use script tag the same as normal AJAX calls in the sense that I can make two asynch requests?
I`m creating two connections objects con1 and con2.
Requests are being sent as a result of user actions.
There could be a state where both con1 and con2 are running so before I`m making a request I`m doing a check:
if(!con1.isLoading()) { con = con1; console.log('con1'); return true; } else if(!con2.isLoading()) { con = con2; console.log('con2'); return true; } else return false;
When looking at firebug console and sending requests with a delay time < 30 second I get:
con1 con1 con1 ...
con1 con2 con1 con2 ...
I tried the same with normal AJAX calls and I get the expected behaviour.
Is timeout the only error exception I can get when using script tag?
18 Nov 2007 9:40 AM #20
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This works.
The server MUST respond by calling the specified callback to get the data "into" Ext.
Here is what I am hoping (probably somewhat pretentiously) will become a "reference implementation" of Ext with cross-domain Ajax. It's a Flickr control Panel.
It's not finished, but try it as far as it goes. It's commented, so you should be able to see what it does. It unzips into examples/<whatever>
Search the forum: http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=01...%3Az7of1ufqccu
Read the docs too: http://extjs.com/deploy/dev/docs/
Scope: http://extjs.com/forum/showthread.ph...642#post257642
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The Sexual Violence Research Initiative is proud to announce the 3rd international conference on sexual violence research, SVRI Forum 2013. The aim of SVRI Forum 2013 is to promote promising practices for preventing and responding to sexual and intimate partner violence. The Forum 2013 will be co-hosted by Partners for Prevention.The scope of the SVRI Forum will expand in 2013 to include both sexual violence and intimate partner violence. This extension of the scope of the SVRI Forum encourages examination of the overlapping nature of these acts of violence. The SVRI Forum 2013 will also link the child protection and SGBV fields and promote cross sectoral dialogue and exchange on primary prevention of child abuse and neglect especially when linked to future prevention of sexual violence perpetration and victimization.The objectives of SVRI Forum 2013 are to:
Researchers, activists, donors, service providers and policy-makers from across all sectors are therefore invited to submit abstracts, according to the SVRI Forum 2013 themes:
Within these themes, abstracts which include a life-course perspective; address under-researched areas such as disability and sexual abuse; the role of faith based organisations and other community based institutions in responding to and prevention sexual and gender based violence, as well as abstracts which address men and masculinities; and gender and prevention of sexual violence and IPV are particularly encouraged. Priority will also be given to abstracts that detail responses and prevention programmes that incorporate multi-sectoral and cross sectoral strategies or have findings of interventions and longitudinal studies.We encourage participants to use the SVRI Sexual Violence Research Agenda as guide in developing abstracts. In the coming weeks we will give more details about the venue, call for abstracts, pre-conference workshops, prize-giving and more.
[1] http://www.svri.org/forum2013/registration.htm
[2] http://www.nsvrc.org/states-territories/outside-us-and-territories
[3] http://www.nsvrc.org/event-location/international
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All my bags were packed, and I was ready to go.
I was ready to follow the Big Red baseball team through a potential state playoff championship run as it made its way to Huntington Field in Columbus.
An admission I have to make is that I have never competed, coached, or covered a championship team. Thus, it was an exciting thought that was so close.
Instead, I had to do what I always do when I spend an extended amount of time with a team when their season comes to a close. I look its coach in the eye and tell them, "Thank you for having me along for the ride."
Unfortunately, Steubenville's card was drawn Friday, and I had to do the same with Big Red skipper Fred Heatherington.
Big Red fell just short of its ultimate goal to become one of the final four baseball teams at the Division II level and potentially compete for the state title after losing to Columbus-Desales 10-8 in the Elite 8 round of play.
The pain seen in the eyes of the kids was overwhelming. Even their staunchly dry and witty coach was welling up considering the kids he watched grow as ball players and men during their eight years together.
Despite the negative emotion swirling around the moment, it made me think of a day months ago when my cantankerous colleague, Fred Younce, came into the newsroom during the beginning of baseball season and regaled me of stories about Big Red's dugout. He laughed about the things he overheard while taking pictures of the day's game.
A twist of scheduling later in the season gave me the opportunity to see what all of the hullabaloo was.
I listened. I watched. I laughed.
I don't think a day will go by that I won't automatically think "scratcher" after somone says 'back'. If you don't watch Family Guy, you wouldn't get it. If you weren't in that dugout, you wouldn't get it.
Each of the seniors among an experienced team had their moments throughout the season.
Anthony Pierro was as competitive as anyone on the field. He also seemed to be leading off every time Big Red had one of it patented rallies. He sat in disgust at the back of the dugout when the rest of the bunch were awarded the Regional runners-up trophy.
Jordon Meyer must have hit a home run every single game I attended, or at least it seemed like it. Despite his talent I may remember him better because of chatter barked at him while at the plate Finding Nemo-style. Nine. Nine. Nine.
Josh Mamula couldn't get his picture in the paper no matter how much he begged, and believe me, we tried. He was also the most underrated player we covered all year. He just flatout produced, even without some of the fanfare of his teammates.
Darin Heatherington and former Colorado Rocky great Andres Galaragga are so eerily similar, the "Big Cat' nickname was appropriate for both. Even still, Darin's moment, and maybe the moment of the year for the team, was when Darin embraced his father and head coach, Fred Heatherington, once the regional game came to a close.
Dominic Garay, a quiet and stoic team leader, nearly gave everyone a heart attack singling home the game winning run after the team was down 5-4 to Chillicothe-Unioto in the regional semifinal game.
Joe Garay couldn't withold the onslaught of emotions after his high school baseball career came to a close. "Meatball", I had the picture. I wasn't going to let that be the one that made the front page of sports.
Lucky McClurg was the ringleader in the dugout. Many of the aforementioned cries from dugout were started by the Big Red third baseman.
I'll forever have the picture of a foul tip richochetting into a Big Red batter's groin on my computer in case I need a good laugh. I won't name names, but his father made sure to reciprocate his conversation with said player, "Yeah Dad, I don't need a cup."
All of these moments will be cherished by myself, despite just being the big guy at the end of the dugout usually joking with the boosters or in the way of the water fountain.
This group were regional runners-up. They were ranked first in the state. They were Ohio Valley Athletic Conference Class AAAA champions.
Yet, what I remember about that last title was that it wasn't even the most important event of the day. Prom was. They walked on and off the field, all business.
Despite not reaching its overall goal as a team, the Big Red baseball team proved to have the heart of a champion and a will to succeed.
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About Meetings
We meet every Tuesday at 8 PM US/Pacific at 2169 Mission St., San Francisco
Every week, Noisebridge meets to discuss issues relevant to our community. The meeting is for members and non-members alike: everyone is welcome.
Agenda items tend to typically include introductions, updates on projects happening in the space and upcoming events. Meetings normally end with general socializing and in depth discussion of any topics brought up earlier. If you have a topic that you'd like to discuss at next week's meeting, please add it to the agenda.
Meetings -- like all things -- at Noisebridge operate by consensus. If you've never seen consensus in action before, you may find your first meeting much less perplexing if you read about consensus first.
- Make sure to look at meeting instructions! These contain the agenda, and plenty of tips for making things run smoothly.
- Please be aware that Regular Members may or may not decide to attend any particular meeting at their own discretion and/or as their schedules permit.
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Single Mothering: Life After Divorce
In This Article:
Building a Better Balance
There is a fine line between enjoying a healthy relationship with your children and making them the center of your universe so you can avoid getting back into the adult world. If you make your children the center of your world to the exclusion of everything else, you and they will have a much harder time if you find a new mate in the future. You limit your options and may create an emotional dependence that is not good for your child. If you are a single parent you do not want to create a situation that stifles growth and independence.
A child can never get too much love and support. One of the fun parts of being a mother is the chance to develop a whole new relationship with your child. You may have more time to spend with your child as a single parent because you do not have the distraction and demands of a mate, but you want to avoid leaning too heavily on your child for emotional support.
When I was a single mother and my older daughter was three years old I loved taking her places with me. It was a wonderful time that both of us still remember. She was great company and I was grateful that I was not so distracted by conflict to have missed out on the bonding that took place. I made special efforts to go to fun places because it was good for both of us.
Learning to Say No
I did, however, get into some bad habits that you would do well to avoid. My daughter and I had a little too much fun accumulating things. It is very hard to say no to a child when it is just the two of you. You want to overcompensate for so many things. There is nothing terminally wrong with it, but habits are difficult to break.
As the child grows older and develops more expensive tastes you will probably not have the budget to keep up the pace. You also don't want to send the message that your child is entitled to compensation because something's wrong with her. I have had to undo some of my earlier choices. It is easier to set better limits from the beginning. Single moms sometimes have trouble with the "n" word. We are afraid that somehow our children will stop loving us.
Maneuvering Around Manipulation
Discipline works with divorced children as well as it works with children from intact homes. It is just a bit more difficult to administer because of all the mixed emotions involved. You don't want to lose your temper, as is perfectly normal under the stress of a divorce. But you do not want to be afraid to be firm.
Just keep this in mind: Children in single-parent homes are master manipulators. Unless you are a clinical child psychologist you will never fully know when you are being played. Your children don't do it with malice. They just learn how to get what they want by playing all sides toward the middle. They have instincts to create equilibrium in any way they can—sometimes by manipulating parents to buy this and buy that.
Keeping the Peace with Your Ex
Your children's manipulation can also extend to the creation and maintenance of conflict between you and your ex. Children sometimes create situations to keep their divorced parents battling. It is a mechanism to maintain security with the emotions that are already known. Conflict has a type of comfort zone if it is what the child knows.
Be aware that your child may be the mastermind of some pretty intricate schemes. You don't want to be overly paranoid. You do not have demon possession in your midst. You just need to stay focused on what you know is right for your family unit. Do not get pulled in directions where you do not want to go.
More on: Dealing With Divorce
Excerpted from The Complete Idiot's Guide to Motherhood © 1999 by Deborah Levine Herman. 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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A strange twist of fate brings Elizabeth Jones face-to-face with her idol, the brilliant, eccentric historian Margaret Rosenberg, at the Copenhagen Airport. An even stranger accident makes Elizabeth the esteemed scholar's new private assistant. But luck can go from good to bad in an instant--and less than twenty-four hours later, the great lady is kidnapped by persons unknown. Suddenly desperate in a foreign land, Elizabeth must cast her lot with Rosenberg's handsome, insufferable son Christian in hopes of finding her vanished benefactor. On a trail that leads from modern wonders to ancient mystery--from the bustling city to the beautiful, perilous countryside--a determined young woman and an arrogant "prince" must uncover shocking secrets carefully guarded in the beautiful Danish city. And they must survive a mysterious affair that is turning darker and deadlier by the hour.
About the Author
Elizabeth Peters earned her Ph.D. in Egyptology from the University of Chicago's famed Oriental Institute. She was named Grand Master at the inaugural Anthony Awards in 1986 and Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America in 1998. In 2003, she received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Malice Domestic Convention. She lives in a historic farmhouse in western Maryland.


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STEUBENVILLE - City Council members and administration officials will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday with a representative from the state auditor's office to discuss a performance audit of city employees and services.
City Manager Cathy Davison said the city's finance office is projecting a balanced budget for 2012 and a cash surplus carryover into 2013.
"But as of now we are projecting a little over $800,000 projected general fund deficit for 2013 that we need to eliminate. The performance audit will give us suggestions on how we can operate more efficiently moving forward," Davison said.
"As of this point we anticipate a carryover of $422,000 into 2013. We have reached that level by working more efficiently and by clearing purchase orders from our books. We also laid off the four part-time recreation aides last week, and the Community Service Program supervisors are finished for this year," Davison explained.
"We will finish this year with a balanced budget but we are facing a general fund deficit next year and need to plan for the future of our community," added Davison.
Davison also said five current city employees have indicated an interest in the pending $10,000 retirement and resignation incentive program.
City Council is expected to vote at the Tuesday night regular council meeting on the incentive program.
Interested employees will have until Dec. 27 to officially sign up for the incentive program and will have to leave on Dec. 28.
"We are going to continue to look at additional cost-saving measures, including our employee health care and our building and engineering fees. Our fees are based on 1964 levels and need to be updated. Unfortunately some people still believe these fees should be free but we cannot continue to operate that way. Building and engineering fees are charged all across the country," said Davison.
"We are also looking at a lighting assessment. The city currently pays for all street lights and traffic signals. Part of the performance audit would be a calculation of a fee for street lights," she added.
"One employee represented by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 2015 is set to be laid off. But that number may change as we move into 2013. Additional jobs may have to be cut in 2013," Davison said.
"We need to develop a long-term solution and not go through this every year. We need to look at efficiencies and determine the services we can provide for our residents. We can't operate one year at a time. We need to look at an overall long-term plan for the future. We have to change how we do business moving forward," Davison stated.
"I have been asking for solutions and suggestions since August. We have heard the complaints, but it is time for all of us to work together on a solution," commented Davison.
Earlier this week Davison said city officials are considering the sale of 9 acres of city marina property.
"The marina area north of the boat launch area has long been under used. There is interest in river front property, and Progress Alliance Executive Director Ed Looman showed the property to an interested developer already and there may be more parties interested in looking at the property," Davison said Wednesday night during a special parks and recreation board meeting.
"If the property is sold my recommendation would be to put the proceeds from the sale into the recreation operating fund. The site has everything a developer would look for with access to river, rail and highways," Davison noted.
City officials are planning a townhall meeting for January or February to discuss financial issues facing the community.
"We want to have a citywide meeting after the first of the year to discuss our strategies as we face a projected budget deficit in 2013. The citizens have to know we are researching every way possible to deal with these issues," Councilman at large Kenny Davis said at the Wednesday night meeting.
"Cathy has given us a report on peer cities on their staffing levels and how they operate. We want to get ideas from other communities. We want to educate people on what we are up against. This will help residents understand why we are doing what we have to do," Davis explained.
"The townhall meeting will be a two-fold meeting. One we will discuss plans for the future of the city. We will details what financial issues we are facing and how we hope to deal with those issues. Second we will discuss the health care program we have for city employees," said Davison.


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I use Google Maps to plan my bike routes inside Paris. However, it is missing height graphs of the routes (which is essential for biking). I would like such a site that would be capable of this. I may be Paris-only and in may be in French.
I think what you probably want is the OpenStreetMap powered OpenRouteService.
When using OpenRouteService, once it has calculated your route, then in the Extras/Download area there's a link for Route Profile. Click that, wait while it processes, and you'll get the profile you're after. You get profiles that look a little like this:
If you want to try it out, and see a steep climb profile, try this link and then click the Route Profile when it has loaded. It's a long long climb up from the centre of Heidelberg to the lookout above it, but much more fun done the other way round ;-)
OpenRouteService will work anywhere there's good OSM coverage for, so you'll be fine in Paris, but you might hit the odd area in the countryside without all the off-road routes. It's available in a few language, including in French, so that part of your question is covered too!
You could use GPSVisualizer. You can easily plan your tour with Google Maps or whatever tool you like and then use GPSVisualizer to genera a height chart.
For example I used Google Maps to navigate from Sacre Coeur to the Eiffel Tower:
And here is the corresponding height profile:
Garmin Connect http://connect.garmin.com/course/create
I can't screenshot, but here is a screenshot of it:
Then pop it into your garmin device for directions on your bike :)


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Children's Health
2 Cups of Milk a Day Optimal for Most Preschoolers
Dec. 17, 2012 -- Milk is an important source of vitamin D and calcium in young children's diets. But drinking more than two glasses a day may lower how much iron is stored in their bodies, raising the risk for anemia, a new study suggests.
When researchers looked at daily milk intake as it related to iron and vitamin D levels in about 1,300 preschoolers, they found that drinking 2 cups of milk a day seemed optimal for most children, says lead researcher and pediatrician Jonathon L. Maguire, MD, of St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto.
Vitamin D and iron are important nutrients for growing children. Iron plays a critical role in brain development. Iron deficiency has been linked to problems in movement. Vitamin D is important for many reasons, including bone health.
Milk is one of the best sources of vitamin D and calcium, while iron-fortified cereals and meats are among the best sources of iron.
Drinking 3 cups or more of milk was associated with slightly lower ferritin levels in the blood, but the levels were still within the normal range for most children. Ferritin levels indicate how much iron is stored in the body.
The more milk the children drank, the lower their ferritin levels tended to be.
"Milk is an important source of nutrition for young children, but the message to parents is that too much of a good thing may come with a trade-off," Maguire says.


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Yellen Would Bring Tougher Tone to Fed
Some Say Potential Chairwoman's Leadership Style Would Contrast With Bernanke's
Janet Yellen, the lead candidate to succeed Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, brings a demanding and harder-driving leadership style to the central bank, in contrast to Mr. Bernanke's low-key and often understated approach.
Ms. Yellen, the Fed vice chairwoman, is highly regarded by many central bank staff members, who call her an effective leader with a sharp mind. But she has clashed with others and left some hard feelings in the wake of those confrontations, according to interviews with more than a dozen current and former staff members and officials who worked with her directly in recent years.
Most agree that Ms. Yellen—who has climbed the ranks from Fed researcher to Fed governor and regional Fed bank president, in between stints outside the central bank—is exacting and exceptionally detail-oriented.
At Fed policy meetings, Ms. Yellen is courteous, respectful, serious and meticulously prepared, according to officials who have attended meetings with her. She has staked out strong positions in favor of the Fed's easy-money policies that sometimes put her at odds with opponents of the policies, these people said.
When Lawrence Summers, the former U.S. Treasury secretary, was seen as the favorite to succeed Mr. Bernanke next year, his sometimes-combative style received substantial attention. Ms. Yellen often was described as milder-mannered and better at building consensus.
Mr. Summers announced a week ago he was pulling out of consideration for the Fed chairmanship, citing a potentially acrimonious confirmation vote in the Senate.
Now that administration officials term Ms. Yellen the front-runner, her leadership and management style are drawing more scrutiny. President Barack Obama is expected to announce his nominee in coming weeks.
People differ over Ms. Yellen's style and its effectiveness. Many senior Fed officials, including those who have opposed her on tough policy questions, say the 67-year-old Brooklyn, N.Y., native would be easy to work with if picked to lead the institution.
"She listens to all sides of a debate," said Jeffrey Lacker, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, who wants the Fed to end its $85 billion-a-month bond-buying program, which Ms. Yellen has strongly supported.
Some others who have worked with her behind the scenes disagree.
Dick Anderson, who served a brief stint as the chief operating officer of the Fed's Washington board, ending in December 2012, said, "Yellen's abrasive, intimidating style is probably more suited for a 'Mad Men' era as opposed to a modern office environment."
Mr. Anderson and Ms. Yellen clashed over a plan he proposed to cut spending by regional Fed banks, which she thought reached beyond his job description and resisted, according to people familiar with the matter.
Her style, Mr. Anderson said, sharply contrasted with Mr. Bernanke's style and wouldn't serve the Fed well.
A Fed spokesperson declined to comment on the matter.
A harder-driving style by the Fed chief, if Ms. Yellen adopts one, could push the central bank toward more decisive action, but also could make an already fractious institution even more so.
The process for making interest-rate decisions has been unruly at times for Mr. Bernanke. The 12 regional Fed bank presidents are vocal and often have sharply divergent views; his six fellow Fed board governors are quieter publicly, but their strong private views can have a big influence on decisions. He has worked patiently behind the scenes at times to forge policy compromises.
Ms. Yellen has pushed the Fed to use low-interest-rate policies to spur faster economic growth and bring down unemployment, but some other officials doubt the policies work and worry they will have negative unintended consequences such as higher inflation. That disagreement hangs over current decisions about whether to start pulling back the bond-buying program.
If she becomes the Fed's leader, Ms. Yellen would be challenged to balance the demands of maintaining the institution's collegiality against her own drive to move the place toward her sometimes strongly held beliefs, including her support for easy-money programs.
In the process, both insiders and outsiders would be watching to see if she attempts to impose more discipline on the 18 other policy makers, some of whom publicly air their divergent views.
"Speaking with fewer voices is quite desirable," said Alan Blinder, a Princeton University professor and former Fed vice chairman. "The question is, can anyone accomplish it? I'm not sure anyone can at this point. But Janet Yellen, who has watched the [Fed] from every vantage point, probably has the best shot at it."
Every Fed leader brings to the job a different style. Alan Greenspan's quiet authority was rarely challenged during his 18-year rule. His predecessor, Paul Volcker, clashed with governors appointed by President Ronald Reagan.
Ms. Yellen has had tense relations at times with Fed Governor Daniel Tarullo, the Fed's point person on bank regulatory issues, according to people who know them. But Ms. Yellen seemed to signal they were on common ground in a speech in San Diego earlier this year when she endorsed his views on regulation.
Ms. Yellen and Mr. Tarullo don't have disagreements on any substantive issues, said a person familiar with their relationship.
"She is very much a consensus builder," said San Francisco Fed President John Williams, a Yellen fan who served as the San Francisco Fed bank's head of research when she was bank president, speaking in an interview in April.
As evidence, Mr. Williams pointed to an important but little-noticed "statement of objectives" that Ms. Yellen helped the Fed craft nearly two years ago. It established a 2% inflation target and a framework for the central bank to think about attaining its other goal of low unemployment.
The statement, which shapes many of the Fed's decisions, was hotly debated for months with many differing opinions, but a Fed committee Ms. Yellen ran completed it despite disagreements about what it should say.
Still, Ms. Yellen has been a polarizing figure among some Fed staff members in Washington, according to several current and former staff members. An armada of more than 300 Fed staff economists plays a central role in examining the banking system, analyzing the economy and formulating policies.
Ms. Yellen led reviews of the Fed's research divisions after becoming vice chairwoman. In the process, several people said, Ms. Yellen ruffled feathers in the Fed's important monetary-affairs group, which was exhausted and depleted by the financial crisis. This group does most of the ground work formulating the Fed's interest-rate decisions.
Yet some other Fed staff members described Ms. Yellen as an excellent collaborator, citing her intellect, organization and support for them and their work.
—Victoria McGrane contributed to this article.
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I am hoping to install some drapes in our bedroom. In my experience, the curtain rod always slides into itself or over the mounting hardware while I am opening or closing the curtains. Is there a way I can mount it so that it stays static while I open and close the drapes?
How can I install a curtain rod so that it doesn't slide on the mounting brackets when opening and closing the curtains?
Typically curtain rod brackets will have a Set Screw, which is used to prevent the rod from moving.
If your bracket does not have a set screw, check to see if there is a hole where one should be.
If you have a hole but no screw, you'll have to find a screw that will fit in the hole. Make sure it's a Machine Screw with a flat end (not pointy), so it will work properly. Finding the proper size screw might be a bit of a challenge, so it's probably a good idea to take the bracket with you to the hardware store.
If you don't have a hole for a set screw; or any other mechanism to prevent the rod from moving, you might be able to add your own. Doing so will require a drill motor, the proper drill bit, a center punch (if the bracket is metal),and a tap.


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3:30 am Race morning, Deb getting ready in the hotel room.
Drew, Deb's brother, is ready to go
Deb and Drew not long before the start
Gathering for the start
Deb, Drew and Fred, Drew's pacer and crew
Kathy Lang, Jim Ballard and Deb
Runners lining up
Almost time!
It's 5am and they're off!
Drew just came into the Big Mountain aid station
Fueling up for the next section with Fred's help
Goings on at Big Mountain aid
The entrance to the weigh in
Runners come down that hill
Here comes Deb!
...and feeling and looking great!
Does this woman look like she's run 50 miles?
Deb's come and gone...
Andrea Feucht on her way and looking good, too!
Joe Hayes and Barb Sorrel about to leave Big Mountain
I'm now at Lamb's Canyon waiting for Deb
Very busy aid station
Runners come up from there
Family and friends waiting for their runners
Sean Cunniff from Santa Fe
Reece Catron from Fort Worth, Texas
Reece is doing great!
(He finished in 29+ hours)
Jack Kurisky from Virginia Happy Trails
Drew comes in looking strong
Deb comes in soon after Drew
Kevin Z. came out to help do some Deb crewing
Deb's ready for the cold night!
I walked her the 2 miles up to the trail head
I won't see her again until around 4:30am at Brighton
Brighton aid station
She's all fueled up and I'm now pacing out of Brighton
We caught up to Drew and Fred on the climb up out of Brighton
We stayed with them off and on for the next 15 miles or so
Deb's running strong!
Like the Energizer bunny!
It was nice and getting warmer now that the sun is out
...and the miles tick on by...
Just looking around at the awesome views
Cold without the sun
I forget which aid station this is, it was mile 83+.
The scrambled eggs were great!
That's Drew ahead with the green shirt tied around his waist, he was having a little trouble eating here and it was the last we saw of him, hoping he'd catch us later...
Fred and Drew
Deb and Drew
Dave Hunt sprained his ankle and wouldn't be able to continue, runners coming in continually
The views were great
Nice runnable trail
Deb taking a much needed break and eating a gel
Small minimal aid station around mile 87
The finish is down there to the left
Tim Seminoff ahead of us, I think this downhill was called the Dive.
Pot Bottom? Mile 93ish...Deb was crankin after filling her belly and had already left without me!
Running downhill with about 4 miles to go
Taking a short walking break before resuming the downhillin'
Now on the road to the finish with Kevin up ahead
And Deb finishes! 33:13!
Deb with RD John Grobbens
The back side of the finish line
Drew finished about 15 minutes after Deb in 33:28
Drew and Deb, brother and sister team...
Think they're tired?
Deb is!
Drew didn't waste anytime getting himself cleaned up
Ann and Matt...
Matt ran 31+ hours
The Crimson Cheetahs for this year
Deb getting her buckle
The 2nd fastest time for over 50....the fastest time for 58!
Drew up getting his buckle
Happy brother and sister
She loves her bro...
Drew and Reece show off their buckles


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When I'm about to install a program in the terminal it wants the password:
[sudo] password for xxx:
But when I want to type my password it happens nothing. What should I do?
When I'm about to install a program in the terminal it wants the password:
But when I want to type my password it happens nothing. What should I do?
Even though no characters appear when you type your password, you are actually typing your password.
So type password, then hit Enter and see the magic.
Passwords are hidden so no-one can see over your shoulder when you enter it. It's a security measure.
For security reasons there is no feedback of passwords given in the terminal. Read the following discussion on reasoning behind this and why this will not be implemented:
In this discussion, and also given in the answer to a corresponding question at superuser
There is an option to enable password feedback for
To enable password feedback by asterisks
We then will have to add
Password is not shown when you write it in the terminal after the
Nothing is supposed to happen, just type the password and hit Enter.
When using the terminal, for security reasons (Like if someone is standing just behind you and has nothing else to do but stare at your screen while you type a password) you will never see your typed password. You are effectively typing it even if you don't see it.
So just type your password and press ENTER
Here I am checking one of my drives. As you can see, it would look like I did not type my password but I indeed have.
For security reasons, characters typed in at the password request prompt are not echoed back to the terminal. Type your password and hit enter. The characters are there, you just can't see them, that's all.


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Rest, a site-specific installation by the Austrian artist Franz West is currently on view at Dia Center for the Arts, New York. The installation opened September 16, 1994. Franz West has installed twenty-seven welded steel couches and accompanying tables on the rooftop at Dia. The project will continue at 548 West 22nd Street through October 30, 1994. Hours are Thursday through Sunday, 12 noon to 6 p.m.
Inviting the viewer to participate and interact with his objects, West speaks to two audiences: both to those who appreciate the conceptual and art historical strategies he employs in his art making, and to those who simply enjoy the works utilitarian properties. The slip covers for the couches (designed and fabricated by collaborator Gilbert Brettenbauer), have been sewn into bold patterns of black and white, reflecting the urban landscape, in both its physical and cultural characteristics. A Version, a video by collaborator Bernhard Riff, will be on view in the Video Salon throughout the duration of the exhibition.
West began making Paßstücke(Fitting Pieces) in 1976, and metal sculpture/furniture in the mid-eighties. During that decade he exhibited widely in Europe and elsewhere, representing Austria at the Venice Biennale in 1990. In 1989 a large show of his work was presented at The Institute for Contemporary Art, P.S. 1 Museum, in Long Island City. From September 17–October 22, 1994, he will be showing new work at the David Zwirner Gallery in New York.
Funding for this project has been provided by the Austrian Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs, the Austrian Cultural Institute, New York, and the Austrian Ministry of Education and Art. It originated at The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, and has been reconceived for Dia.
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A player of mine in a recent game of Pathfinder was playing a Lawful Neutral Magus and was about to drink blood from a fallen spellcaster to get his prepared spells for the day by using the spell Blood Transcription. This spell has the [Evil] descriptor, but my player mentioned he was Lawful Neutral and it's only an act of pragmatism to get more spells... Thus it's not "Evil" from an alignment perspective.
We argued for a while but his point was that it's act of pure pragmatism to get more spells. As a Lawful Neutral character, it's within the limits of his alignment. I thought it was simply evil and wrong and would earn an alignment change.
Is casting this spell evil either as a result of the [Evil] descriptor, the fact you drink someone's blood during it, or both? Is the act of drinking a fallen sentient opponent's blood evil even if you do it as an act of pragmatism? Should this spell be reserved to evil spellcasters or trigger an alignment change?