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What are the reasons to cross-process (developing C-41 film in E6 chemistry or vice versa) films? How repeatable are the results with the same film? In Flickr they all look different and you never know if this is the result of chemical or additional digital processing so realistic examples are also welcome.
Repeatable? Definitely.
Using the same film, cross-processing has perfectly repeatable results, but it helps to be specific: the negatives will turn out the same, positives (virtually always scans) may not, and it's the positives you see on Flickr and elsewhere.
The reasons for this are pretty simple: both the film emulsions and processing chemistry (both E-6 and C-41) are highly standardised. If either one changed unexpectedly to any degree, you'd get unpredictable results regardless of whether you were cross-processing.
Scans (especially of E-6 in C-41, but the reverse as well to some degree) admit much more variation - if done at the lab, it depends on the machine, it's presets, how much effort the operator takes, and whether they're familiar with cross-processed negatives. When people scan at home, they might do so with different goals in mind - some may want the extreme colour casts, some may prefer to correct the image to almost "normal", and anywhere in between. The results are like you see: the same film (even the same image) can have wildly varying results depending on its treatment.
I should add that this is true to some degree of any negative film – there is always much more room for variation in the colour balance and treatment when converting to positive than when shooting direct positive film.
Why? Good question.
I don't think there's a general answer to "why" - often it's just a matter of enjoying the look (like with any other film/technique), following a fad (they've happened a few times), or even not having easy access to E-6 processing. If there is a general reason "why," then I don't think it's significantly different to any other film. For example, original Agfa Precisa1 yielded a high-contrast image with exaggerated blues, but otherwise mostly neutral colour shifts, and an almost-clear base. As a result, it was reputedly used for commercial shots of blue jeans.
The above makes "realistic" examples difficult, but here's some mine (otherwise it's impossible to comment on processing/lighting) to display the kind of range you can get, shot on Precisa:
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Going back to the question of repeatability, even with such a broad range of outcomes, in the same situation I'd have every confidence of getting the same result.
1 Current new/in-date Agfa Precisa is not manufactured by Agfa, but is a different emulsion packaged under the brand. It's reported to have a greenish cast when cross-processed (I haven't tried it myself).
The reason is to achieve this special "cross-processed" look with colder shadows, warmer highlights and more color contrast.
In film photography results are repeatable only for the given exact combination of film, chemicals and the developing process details: length, temperature, etc.
In digital photography results are absolutely repeatable.
However nowadays people call almost any color distortion "a cross process", which renders the term too general to mean something.
The results are actually pretty repeatable if (and that is important for ALL darkroom work) you keep all variables the same. You will have to use the same chemicals, the same development times and the same temperatures. Even the same drums/tanks. If you vary at least one of the variables the result get less predictable. This applies to standard color and black and wite processing too. Just not quite to the same extend because the negs and chemicals have been designed and tested for the standard processes. Predicability increases again when you get some experience playing with the variables.
If you do not develop yourself you will have to trust the lab of your choice and hope that they will keep their machines always well calibrated and stay with the same chemical brands.
But to be honest, for me the exciting thing about cross processing and the main motivation behind using it is unpredictablilty.


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Working Moms-to-Be: Preparing for the Hospital
- Your "bag of waters" breaksThe bag of amniotic fluid that cradles your baby may rupture at any time during labor. It might be small dribbles of fluid or a sudden flood. Don't confuse this with small gushes of urine when you sneeze or cough.
What should you do?
Use a sanitary napkin (keep one handy at work and in your car) to catch the flow, and call your doctor, birth attendant, and/or labor coach. Alert your doctor, birth attendant, and/or labor coach that you're ready to go to the hospital because there is always a risk of infection even when contractions are not present.
- A "show" appearsEither before or during labor, you'll pass a plug of thick, blood-stained mucus. Labor pains may begin within forty-eight to seventy-two hours after its appearance.
What should you do?
Wait until regularly spaced pains begin in your abdomen or back (indicating a back labor), or your water breaks, before calling your doctor or midwife.
- Regular contractions beginLabor pains feel like persistent bad menstrual cramps, a dull backache, or shooting pains in your legs. They should be stronger and more frequent as time passes and each one should last for at least forty-five seconds.
What should you do?
Ask a nearby coworker to help you time regular contractions (once every fifteen to twenty minutes) jotting down the time each one begins and ends. Follow your physicians directions for when to call him or herprobably when your contractions are ten minutes apart and last forty seconds or more. If you wont have time to go home first, or have your designated driver meet you at work because you're actively in labor, notify your boss that your labor has begun, and ask a close coworker to drive you directly to the hospital.
Depending on how much privacy you have, use the following techniques to help you stay relaxed until it's time to leave for the hospital:
- Kneel with your legs apart, upper body relaxing against pillows or a pile of newspapers. You want your baby to move down so keep your torso upright as much as possible. Relax to a sitting position between contractions. If you find it necessary to lie down, lie on your side, not your back, with pillows supporting your head and upper thighs.
- Place one cushion on the seat of a chair and another against the back while you sit facing the back of the chair, resting your head on your arms.
- Urinate often to reduce the pressure on your uterus and your bladder.
- Walking the aisles and corridors of your building will strengthen the contractions and speed up a sluggish labor.
- During a contraction, look at a fixed spot, or recite a poem, or say a prayer if you're so inclined, to take your mind off yourself. Concentrate on getting through one contraction at a time.
- Breathe deeply and evenly at the beginning of a contraction and at the end, inhaling through your nostrils and exhaling through your mouth maintaining a steady rhythm. Limit shallow breathing to avoid dizziness.
- If the contractions are accompanied by a strong urge to push, it's a sign that the second stage of labor is beginning. Or, you may feel as if you have to have a bowel movement. Call for your designated driver to get your hospital bag and leave for the hospital as soon as possible. In the meantime, during a contraction, take two short inhalations followed by one long exhalation; that is, say, ha, ha, blow. Then kneel down, lean forward, rest your head in your arms, and stick your bottom in the air. This will make pushing more difficult and reduce the urge. Breathe out slowly when it fades.
- Avoid food and drink during labor to reduce the chances of vomiting. If you must have something, stick to light, easily digested carbohydrate foods, such as bread, fruit, rice and pasta; and light protein foods, such as cheese and yogurt.
- Overcome nausea between contractions with small sips of cool water, or slowly eat dry toast and crackers. Keep frozen cranberry or grape juice in the office refrigerator. Crushed ice made from these juices or plain ice helps to ward off nausea.
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Friday, April 02, 2010
Bonus Post #2: A Different Method for Calculating Volatility-Adjusted Price Targets
This will be my second and final bonus post on the topic. As with the earlier one, I will be keeping it on the site for a limited time as a thanks to current readers. If the ideas interest you, you might want to print the post out or jot down the relevant ideas.
In this post, I will explain how I calculate the daily price targets that I post each morning via Twitter. I'm in the process of tweaking my weekly target calculations and will wait for a future occasion to share those.
The calculations begin with the day's pivot level, as I define it:
Pivot = (H + L +2C)/4
Today's pivot price is defined as the average of yesterday's high price plus yesterday's low price plus two times yesterday's closing price. That gives us an approximation of yesterday's average trading price.
Going back to late 2002, we touch the pivot level during today's trade on 70% of all trading days. This is a useful "reversion" target if we open above the pivot, but cannot sustain buying or if we open below pivot and cannot sustain selling. (The current day's VWAP for the index futures contracts is generally my first reversion target).
As mentioned in the earlier post, the overnight high and low price and the prior day's high and low are generally my first price targets. Along with the pivot level and VWAP, those are generally targets for the first trades I will place during the day. Once I know those targets, it's a matter of: 1) discerning the balance between buying and selling sentiment, as well as sector and intermarket dynamics, to gauge direction; 2) assessing today's volume relative to yesterday's (and the prior five days' average volume) to gauge evolving volatility; 3) executing the trade in the identified direction at a price that provides a favorable level of reward relative to risk; and 4) holding the trade to the price target most likely to be hit given the market's current strength and volatility.
(The above paragraph is a concise description of how I trade on the day time frame).
The price targets above the prior day's high are identified as R1, R2, and R3. The price targets below the prior day's low are identified as S1, S2, and S3.
To calculate this levels, we need an estimate of recent volatility. That estimate in my calculations is the median daily price range for the past five trading sessions in SPY. Thus, each day we calculate the Daily Range: DR=((H-L)/O)*100. That is the difference between the day's high and low prices divided by the opening price multiplied times 100 (to give us a percentage). The Volatility estimate (V) for our calculations is the median of the prior five days' DR values.
As I mentioned earlier, going back to 2002, the median volatility for the prior five days correlates with today's volatility by .80. Knowing V gives us a good idea for today's DR.
So now we can define our R and S price targets:
R1 = Pivot + (.60*V)
S1 = Pivot - (.60*V)
Going back to 2002, we touch R1 or S1 about 84% of the time. If the volume today is anything like yesterday's volume, R1 or S1 should be hit during the day.
R2 = Pivot + (.80*V)
S2 = Pivot - (.80*V)
Going back to 2002, we touch R2 or S2 about 66% of the time. If today's volume is above average, we should hit R2 or S2 during the day.
R3 = Pivot + V
S3 = Pivot - V
Going back to 2002, we touch R3 or S3 about 50% of the time. If today's volume is meaningfully above average, we should hit R3 or S3 during the day.
R4 = Pivot + 1.2 V
S4 = Pivot - 1.2 V
Going back to 2002, we touch R4 or S4 about 36% of the time. We need to see volume today much greater than the recent average volume to have confidence in hitting R4 or S4.
Obviously, you could define R5 and S5 levels (and beyond) accordingly for relatively rare occasions of high volume trending and range breakouts.
These price levels were calculated and tested empirically in Excel using historical data. They are not based on any Fib or any other numerical scheme.
A worthwhile tweak on the above methodology would be to use today's Open price in lieu of the Pivot for the calculations.
Another tweak substitutes weekly data for daily data to use for swing trading.
Another tweak is to adapt the formulas to different trading markets.
Knowing how far a market is likely to move in a direction is invaluable in guiding the placement of stop and exit levels and calculating the risk/reward parameters of a trade. By adjusting price targets for recent volatility, traders can adapt quickly to faster and slower market conditions. The price targets are not necessarily hard exit levels; rather, they provide anticipation of where those proper exits are likely to occur.
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- Tariq said...
Hi Dr. Steenbarger,
can the same approach be used to calculate "effective price targets" as outlined your previous post and " Volatility- Adjusted price targets" for individual stocks? What are your observations if you backtested this method on individual stocks.
Tariq Malik
Hopkinton, MA
- BirdMan said...
Thanks for this - and all your posts! Have a good holiday weekend.
- SSK said...
Hello Brett, Thank you again for your insights on how you incorporate volatility into your equations. Best SSK
- Ahmed said...
Thank you Dr. Brett, your generous as always. God bless you and your family.
- Zen said...
Thanks Dr Steenbarger!
Question - I tried to run this same pivot calculation against a stock (CROX), and the range values seem exceedingly high. Do you know if these calculations work on individual stocks?
Thanks again!
- wildman said...
Dr. Brett, as always, you show us as a smart scientist in this fascinating field. Thank you again.
- Matthew C. said...
Thanks very much for offering this to your readers Dr. Brett. You're a man among men.
- Jarl said...
I have been using your pivot point calculations for awhile now and have found them to be very helpful for trading the ES using your conversion factor.
Thanks for sharing the logic behind your backtested formulas!
- teds said...
You stated that your pivot calculation is designed to "...give[s] us an approximation of yesterday's average trading price"
Why not use yesterday's closing VWAP value? Wouldn't that be by definition be a closer approximation of yesterday's average trading price?
- Joshua said...
Very interesting...
Did you get meaningfully different results with the average 5-day volatility vs. the median. I have to assume you tried that variation.
Anyway, thanks for posting the secret sauce!
- flan4 said...
How do you determine your constants, i.e. .60, .80, etc. You mentioned that one would need to taylor the constants to different markets. How would one go about determining what constants to use, based on what?
Thanks for sharing!
- Gary said...
I am sorry but I cannot get the numbers to work in the formulas on this post. Is there anyone I can email about this to see an example? I have plugged the numbers into the SPY for today and cannot get the R1, etc.
- Joshua said...
Depends on what platform you're using but I probably can...
[pdxjosh81 at gmail dot com]
- stretch said...
Hi Brett,
I've been doing some calculations using this formula and noticed that since 2012 the correlation between the prior 5-day DR ave and tomorrows volatility has dropped significantly. I see the correlation now around 0.34 if I use data from 2012 onwards. I'm at a loss to explain why, and would love to hear your thoughts on this (and the larger question of how to approach a perceived breakdown in a statistical relationship).
- Brett Steenbarger, Ph.D. said...
Great observation, Stretch. It is not unusual for relationships to break down during regime changes, making it crucial for traders to adapt. In the case of tracking volume, the past X days give some guidance for anticipating the current day's volatility, but the lower correlation means it's even more important to update those estimates with real time observation of how the current day's volume at each point in the day stacks up with the average for that time of day.


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I have a command button in ArcMap, this command button working to add a new field to a specific table in ArcCatalog.
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Hello Everyone, It's been a while since I've been back here. our last project ( Xetrex ) launched on iOS and I have been doing post mortem and marketing.
After that we started our next game! We have a base GDD setup but it's missing a lot because we have game mechanics and characters drawn out but not a lot else. There is no story or setting. This is a huge problem and we are looking for someone (or multiple someones) to help fix this.
Our concept art is under way to help give the game a look and feel, but before we start creating backgrounds we should really figure out if this is something we should do in a desert or jungle, maybe the surface of the sun? Who knows?
I can fill in anyone interested if they want to take a crack at it. Just send me a pm and I'll get back to you asap.
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I've love to give it my best shot. But I'll be honest, all I've got under my wing is about four years of Creative Writing experience.
I'm also more of a fantasy writer than anything else, and I'm a huge character development person. Give me a feel for what characters you've made and their personalities and I can probably cook something up.
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Guest stars galore as "CSI", "Castle" and more pack in familiar faces for finale season
There will be no shortage of famous faces as 2012's finale season shifts into high gear with old characters returning and new ones making their debuts. Let's take a look at what you can expect as your favourite shows pull out all the stops:
The Big Bang Theory
There's a '90s reunion scheduled for the hugely popular sitcom just in time for Howard's bachelor party. According to The Hollywood Reporter, former "Grace Under Fire" star Casey Sander will reunite with the former boss Chuck Lorre, the creator of both "Grace" and "BBT." Sander was cast as Mr. Rostenkowski, Bernadette's father. He pays the gang a visit as they prepare for his daughter's upcoming wedding to Howard.
Desperate Housewives
The women of Wisteria Lane are poised to welcome back former resident Katherine Mayfair. As reported by The Huffington Post, Dana Delany is set to reprise her former role in the "Desperate" series finale airing in May. The Hollywood Reporter adds that "Everybody Loves Raymond" matriarch Doris Roberts will also make an appearance in the last episodes of the season as Gabrielle's new employer.
Two and a Half Men
Ashton Kutcher, Jon Cryer and Angus T. Jones will welcome two new guest stars on set before their season is through. According to Zap2it.com, former "Seinfeld" star Jason Alexander is scheduled to appear in the penultimate episode. The actor confirmed the news via his Twitter account, but did not reveal any details about his role. Kathy Bates is also set to appear on the series. As mentioned by The Hollywood Reporter, Bates will reprise the role of Charlie Sheen's deceased character Charlie Harper (as his ghost) in early May.
Over on the crime-procedural side of television, "Castle" is set to reunite space cowboys Mal and Jayne from the short-lived sci-fi series "Firefly," according to Tvline.com. Adam Baldwin will join his former co-star Nathan Fillion as detective Ethan Slaughter, an agent who encourages Castle (Fillion) to use unorthodox methods to solve cases.
The Mentalist
TVline.com also reports Canadian actress Emmanuelle Chriqui will guest star on the season finale as Lorelei, a potential love interest for Patrick. Known for her work on "Entourage", Chriqui will reportedly recur in the fifth season.
Criminal Minds
Tvguide.com reports that "Battlestar Galactica" actress Tricia Helfer will guest star on "Criminal Minds." She will play a dangerous bank robber in the finale.
Former "Frasier" star Peri Gilpin (Roz) has been cast as Allison, the wife of "CSI" agent D.B. Russell, played by Ted Danson. As reported by The Hollywood Reporter, Gilpin will make her first appearance in the season 12 finale, and recur next season.


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16 Nov 2012 9:51 AM #1
List of changes from 2.0 to 2.1
Is there a document that lists the detailed changed between 2.0 and 2.1?
I think I remember seeing a changelog document for some of the release candidates in a sticky post, but now I can't find any of them. I want to find a list so I can try to track down a bug that has come up in my code related to docking.
16 Nov 2012 11:53 AM #2
Found it.
For future reference, all releases include a release-notes.html file in the base directory that shows a full history.


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2. To act as load balancing cluster for my JSP dynamic web document I developed.
I would prefer to develop one cluster solving both the purposes, but in worst case would expect my cluster to atleast facilitate with the first purpose.
I would also prefer to develop a cluster which does not have a bottleneck of one node which if fails shall imply failure of the whole system. Instead, I want my cluster to continue working with remaining nodes even if few (even the most important) nodes fail...
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Admission to the galleries is free for everyone on the first Sunday of the month. On February 5, March 4, and April 1, you can see three stunning exhibitions. Sunday, March 4 is also Super Sunday: Block Party with special activities for all ages.
David Smith: Cubes and Anarchy takes a fresh look at the famed sculptor's work, focusing on his interest in geometry. The exhibition features a number of previously unexhibited works on paper.
In her film Points on a Line, Sarah Morris takes viewers to modernist landmarks by Philip Johnson and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe while investigating the connections and power structures that shape the built environment.
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Hi, i know that it is consistent with ZF without choice that the reals are the countable union of countable sets. Is there any good reference to read a proof? Thanks
T. Jech, The Axiom of Choice. This particular proof appears in Chapter 10.
Essentially, the forcing goes through collapsing all the $\aleph_n$ (for finite $n$) to be countable, so in the full generic extension $\aleph_\omega$ of the ground model is countable too, but if we take permutations based on conditions based on finitely many collapses, then $\aleph_\omega$ of the ground model is not collapsed, and thus it becomes $\aleph_1$.
It is not difficult to show that if the ground model satisfied GCH then every real number in this symmetric extension came from a collapse of some $\aleph_n$, and those are countable. So we have that the real numbers are a countable union of countable sets.
There are many references in Andres Caicedo's answer here: http://math.stackexchange.com/questions/16246/ In particular he refers to Jech's book "The axiom of choice" for a proof of this result.


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Hello Everybody.
I need some more examples for the following really interesting phenomenon:
A function from the class ... is one-one iff it is onto.
Some examples I know:
1) Finite set case: functions from $\lbrace 1,2,\dots,n\rbrace$ to itself is one-one iff onto.
2) Linear operators $T\colon V\rightarrow V,$ where $V$ is a finite-dimensional vector space is also one-one iff onto.
3) Linear operators of the from (I-K) where K is some compact operator acting on a Banach space satisfies this property. This is the famous result of Fredholm.
It is very easy to find domains where the result fails.
I remember my teacher telling me that 'compactness is the next best thing to finiteness', hence this result which trivially holds in the finite case can happen only in the compact setting. I would like to know, if this is really the case or are there any other examples?
Thank you in advance.
EDIT: Looking at some answers, I thought it is better if the scope of the question is broadened.
Does injection (surjection) imply surjection (injection) and isomorphism/isometry? (i.e. by assuming one-one can I get ontoness and structure preserving properties free)


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Mobile online shopping growth in the United States has been fueled this year by the massive migration of consumers to smartphones, the explosion of highly innovative use-cases deployed by retailers and third-party players, and a significant shift in consumer behavior as more consumers choose mobile shopping over traditional online shopping," commented ABI senior analyst Mark Beccue.
In Japan, where mobile online shopping has been commonplace for several years, mobile is responsible for nearly 17% of all e-commerce sales. But the success of mobile online shopping will not be confined to the United States and Japan. In 2015, ABI Research believes, mobile online shopping will be responsible for $163 billion in sales globally, 12% of global e-commerce turnover.
Mobile marketing practice director Neil Strother added, "Beyond direct sales generated via mobile, innovative retailers will use mobile online shopping to introduce a broad- range of mobile marketing campaigns and CRM programs."


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Praveen proposed that Noisebridge fiscally sponsor the new Oakland hackerspace's fundraising activities. We deferred until Kelly the Treasurer had a chance to chip in with her opinion.
Praveen proposed that Noisebridge fiscally sponsor the new Oakland hackerspace's fundraising activities. We deferred until Kelly the Treasurer had a chance to chip in with her opinion.
== End of Meeting ==
== End of Meeting ==
* [[PGP|PGP Key Signing]] could happen now, check the [[PGP|list]] to
* [[PGP|PGP Key Signing]] could happen now, check the [[PGP|list]] to the .
* Return the [[membership binder]] to
* Return the [[membership binder]] to rightful location.
* Clean and tidy the meeting notes, then save them to the wiki.
* Clean and tidy the meeting notes, then save them to the wiki.
* Send a summary of the meeting notes to the discussion list.
* Send a summary of the meeting notes to the discussion list.
* Enjoy the company of your fellow hacker
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The 227th Meeting of Noisebridge
Note-taker: Danny
Moderator: Zephyr
Introduction and Names
- Invite a knowledgeable volunteer to explain what Noisebridge is about:
Noisebridge is a 501c3 nonprofit that provides a space for creation, collaboration, and learning about technology and creative projects. Noisebridge provides space, power tools, and infrastructure to help the public learn new skills and create cool things. Noisebridge continues to exist through and depends entirely on membership fees and donations. Our code of conduct is 'Be excellent to each other'."
- Invite a knowledgeable volunteer to give a brief primer on consensus process: We agree and so should you! Only paid-up members can block consensus.
- Introduce any new or unusual moderation techniques that you may be using during the meeting like: direct responses, limited speaking time, orderless stack, &c.
- Round of introductions (remember, announcements come later):
- What's your name,
- are you a member,
- what do you do, and
- if you are new: how did you hear about Noisebridge?
- Zephyr
- Eric -- makes 16mm films! Maybe teach a 16mm film collective! Workshops!
- Justin -- moved here about 5 months ago. I live in the mission!
- Carlos -- I'm working on libnotify
- Isis -- I'm still battling with the Great Firewall of China. Great firewalL WILL MAKE TOTAL DESTROY
- (The Man They Call) Za -- I'm interested in authority (the least amounts of it)
- Nick -- I'm using a javascript database.
- Liz -- I just made cute mintyboost charging kit. Helping Malaclyps with killer robot.
- Steffen (spook)-- I iOS program, and getting interested in Node.js. In and out of Noisebridge, I was curious about the radiation detector project. Everyone agrees that email@example.com would know.
- Eric -- He is the guy who edits wikipedia. Also interested in non-English language Dr Seuss
- Snail -- I don't remember what I do. Always starting projects, sometimes going back to them.
- Steve -- BRAINZZZ computer interface. Rebuilding brain interface for MC Hawking.
- Alex -- makes Code Hero.
- Danny -- I'm a retired trial lawyer. Heard there was an electron microscope. Interested in joining a
- Danny -- I'm writing this sentence.
- Leif -- I'm interested in counterantidisintermediation.
- Andrew -- UI designer.
- Mike -- work with leif on deep hack, digital spelunking for the 21st century, getting down and dirty with the insides of computers. Also technowander, not a quartermaster, or ombudsman.
- Elyane -- a filmaker. Interested to do a workshop in film.
- Bruno -- from Vienna, doing startup with seven other people. Wants to talking about delegated voting.
- Evan -- says don't use ArchLinux, whatever you do. A CONTENTIOUS POINT OF DISCUSSION.
Short Announcements
Toorcamp! Toorcamp! Toorcamp! We are still collecting people for Toorcamp. There is a bus going to Toorcamp! It's a hacker thing in the woods. Some discussion ensues about the Magic Seatless Occubus that is going to Toorcamp. There will be ham radio.
New or Stale Events
Membership Binder
- Invite a knowledgeable volunteer to describe membership, and the application process.
Being a member of Noisebridge is not like being a member of a gym or your local chess club. Anyone can come to Noisebridge to hack and learn: you don't need to be a member for that. At Noisebridge, membership is something different: it means taking responsibility and committing to help to maintain, improve, and govern Noisebridge. As a member of Noisebridge, you don't just come here to hack and learn, you actively work to improve what you see around you, help to deal with problems, and make this community better than it is today.
If you want to show your commitment to Noisebridge and the community here without becoming a capital-M-Member, consider being a Noisebridge associate. Associates pay their dues to the treasurer just like members, use the space just like members, and are valued participants in the community just like members. The difference is that associate membership doesn't involve consensus: there's no need to go through consensus to become an associate, but associates don't get to block consensus either.
Financial Report
- Funds in bank: I think we're doing okay.
- Noisetor (See the bulletpoints at the bottom of http://noisetor.net/finances/#summary):
- There are $1974.25 earmarked NoiseTor funds
- Colo service has been paid through Jul 7, 2012
- There are enough funds to pay for an additional 2 months of colo
- This information was updated at Tue Jul 31 20:30:03 2012
Consensus items
You may wish to invite a knowledgeable volunteer to repeat a brief primer on the consensus process.
Proposals from last week
(Add any items which pass or are blocked to the Consensus Items History page.)
Malaclyps: Worried that if we spent 10 Gs on party + sent someone to Singapore, he'd feel guilty because he works w/ foundation. So this 10 grand will go to our prudent reserve. So wouldn't spend it on specific projects, just 2 months' rent. Other objection: Teal foundation connected to peter teal, and p teal connected to overbone? and overbone connectedc to the legbone and + connected to data mining for THE MAN (i.e. u.$. govt)
Leif: Fact that Teal works for state not his objection, more that BofA said when someone should hack ... tea had their name on a very bad idea, that was the first he heard of them. Also not a fan of teal's wealth: PayPal + Facebook. Agreed long ago at last meeting to stand aside but thinks we really, really shouldn't do this; it's not as no-strings as it's being made to sound. Understands we can pay rent,disingenuous, but if they wanted to sue, which he doesn't think they do, they could. And it's important to understand that we are entering into a contract that says this $10,000 is only for operating expenses + we can give them a receipt, but that doesn't make him feel any better about this.
Don't see a problem. That's what they *want* us to spend it on.
Leif: But we'rre ALREADY paying our rent.
Can use other donations for other things.
Macalayps: The counter thing is: by saying " i love peter teal" worked w/ teal found a lot in past couple of years, not sure he can speak to many different connections to everybody else, but I can really say they would be totally happy spending this on rent, I'm totally happy being the person saying we spent it on rent, I have a continuing relationship with them so I would lose a lot more than just getting sued as a board memeber, so willing to put a lot more than that on the line for this, including my current job.
Alex: Dealings w/ paypal mafia
At Hackmeet a while ago, a friend of his "hazed" him for wearing Hack the Future shirt. Feels bad being associated with tear on the face of it, but the shirt is for an org called hack the furuture and a bunch of ppl work at , just hackers like us who happen to work for a shady company.
Asked him right out, "What the hell? How do you explain your own actions?" said they wanted to make this software to make sure no one would abuse sw like it.
But there's a thing this is about, which is the 20 under 20... Speaking tomorrow at hackademic camp. unschooling folks...originally asked by danielle abt coming to nb, sorry, really busy. hasn't seen contract till tonight but only has obligation of 1 501c3 to another
teal fellowship is just a bunch of smart kids under 20, and we should welcome them.
I hope when someone says, "I heard about this from the teal fellowship," that we don't attack those newcomers.
There's the utiopian positive arm of tf, and then abi evil capitalist arm, but utopians are awesome.
Other thing brough up, T-shirt as example; the fact that you're wearing it "excuses them" because using Alex' social capital of wearing shirt.
Malaclyps: different from the teal foundation
also don't thing tf is particularly interested in riding off Noisebridge's social capital
or would even think of it
Danny: they have plenty
Alex: When there's a direct "this is going into bed with this," but it's enough places removed it shouldn't be an issue. Used to black-marker all Microsoft logos off his shirts but hasn't gotten around to it with Hack the Future tees.
Danny: proposes putting up for consensus.
Leif: Stops paying Noisebridge dues for 1 year. will probably spend his personal surplus on nb projects
Zephyr: proposals for next week...
Danny: No, no, no! Consensus! You need to do the magic words.
Stand aside? Block?
As such, it is the consensus of Noisebridge that we are taking this money.
Danny: Yuck!
Snail: Do-overs?
feels like ppl really want to use the money to do "something"
Is that consensus? I don't think it is.
Is anybody about taking this money?
Alex: I am!
Formally noted what it is spent for
Snail: + we don't have long discussions on what it's spent on
Danny: prooposes it's the con
Trying to find wording that makes us feel better abt taking $$$.
If we're worried it's not consensus we should do it.
Worried Leif + Carlos aren't happy.
Carlos agrees with Leif.
Alex missed last discussion, doesn't want to rehash, but what in particular about PT?
Carlos feels like it's another individual who's washing their money with a non-profit. Happens a lot in the Bay. I cannot assure to you that Peter does that, but don't have time nor info for that, but as an individula wants to defend himself with facts, know what is really going on?
Danny heard it was a sort of money-laundering tax dodge; this isn't how tax dodges work, he doesn't pay any less tax.
Leif: Him, no but his foundations
A charitable foundation is very much a tax shelter; that may be pejeorative, the tax shelter isn't illegal, but it's true.
He's a wealthy libertarian. All billionaries have nonprofits + it's not because they're all really nice people. The rule is they have to spend 5% of total vlalue + don't pay taxes on profit from investments so he can give away + invest in for-profit enterprisees
His wealth is in this foundation, no?
Doesn't actually work that way. for instance if I'm a 501(c)3 + you decide you're going to invest in a non-profit, there is intense shit you have to go through with the board. It's not his money, the board controls it.
But there is multi-generational keeping-it-in-the-family, but this is 1st gen. No, he doesn't pay taxes, but it's not really his money anymore, even if he gets a director's salary.
What Leif says, on multigenerational level, has merit but in single generation doesn't work that way.
Zephyr: Have we arrived at any new conclusions about our stance?
Carlos: Nothing against ... but believes Noisebridge can really succeed independently.
Danny: I do, too.. I've been wavering on this too, and I think the thing that convinced me is to push this more was that we get a fair bit of our money that we use on a regular basis from checks of this size - maybe not quite, but one month ago we got one for $5,000 from a Silicon Valley charity, so it's my feeling that money, aside from this contract that we have to sign, is pretty much part of the ebb and flow of money that we get, and how we get money is to get donations like this. Agrees we need to maintain independence, but our independence depends on sporadic charity of individuals like this + doesn't really change how we work.
Alex: reason for previous statement: not a great outcome if everyone feels like this is dirty money + these are bad people. All these super-science save-the-world type of projects... doesn't think they're evil + thinks if a bunch of people from 20 Under 20 show up, it's a good source of new awesome hackers, and there's a bunch of people from paluntree r who already show up to use Noisebridge.
Leif: They're as welcome as anyone else to use Noisebridge, and they're welcome to be members but that's not related to the grant.
other than being its reason for existing.
alac. like to try to rejoin the consesnsus, reword to say we're going to use money exclusifvely for paying rent
Why not just break it down + pay a bit of 12 months' rent per month?
Does anyone have objections to moving on?
Leif: Should write down how many people are standing aside: at least 2 + maybe more... There were 4 two weeks ago, and Danny withdrew it.
Danny: Because if there were 4 stand asides we should talk abt it some more. Not saying this as a threat, but he's only doing it this week because there was a strong consensus that he should do it one more week, but he's not going to bring this up again. And the foundation is totally fine either way.
Anyone else want to voice?
No one want to devote 10 meetings to talking about what to do with $10,000.
We have gone to 4 with this
Standing aside: Leif, Carlos, El Presidente - doesn't want her executive powers to present a conflict of interest.
Wording of the consensus: It is consensus of Noisebridge that the grant be accepted, and the money be used exclusively for paying operating expenses.
Proposals for next week
(Add any new items for consensus to the Current Consensus Items page.) God forbid
Does anyone think a fundraiser with a goal? Alex's roommates think a big giant cartoon thermometer is the way to go
Discussion Items
If an item of discussion drags on too long, further discussion may be postponed until after the meeting ends. During discussion, it is not necessary to write down exact what each person says. Record the topics of discussion, and any items of consensus or controversy here. Detailed descriptions of the conversation should go on the discuss page for this meeting. Praveen proposed that Noisebridge fiscally sponsor the new Oakland hackerspace's fundraising activities. We deferred until Kelly the Treasurer had a chance to chip in with her opinion.
End of Meeting
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I would like to say something like "Please use your mouse to hover over the attribute icon," but I do not know the Chinese equivalent for "hover over" in terms of technology. Would 停留 be understood, or is there a better way to say it?
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It's called (鼠标)悬停 in mainland China.
If you search this phrase on the internet you'll see more examples how it's used, e.g.
You should note that many Computer related words are translated very differently in mainland China ('zh-cn' in locale terms) and other Chinese speaking regions, especially in Taiwan where there is a complete different set of words. You may want to update your question to clarify your user locale. If it's different from 'zh-cn' you may want to wait for another answer.
so what you mean can be you just wanna "say" it in spoken language, or what you really want is put it into something technical like a user's manual where you're pretty sure that it'd better be formal language construct.
When you wanna just "say" it casually, in spoken language, em, take me as an example, I just say:
Of course, this doesn't necessarily mean a better one. But in the terms of natural feeling, my example shows a commonly used one in my area. You don't wanna presume that all people say it in the same way in such a vast piece of land. Mandarin is one way to make people from different area understand each other, but yet this way has not yet achieved one hundred percent victory.
停留 is a good one too, I use that sometimes and heard about people use that too.
If you need any reference to proof what I'm talking about here is not non-sense or want me to make things clearer, please leave comment.
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I'm using Postgres 8.4 right now. Performance has started to become an issue as our tables have grown in size and our queries in complexity, so I've started to look into some performance tuning, but I am not an expert at all in this stuff.
I've noticed that the manual mentions a few times that a good way to improve performance is to use better cost constants for the query planner, but it also says that there is no simple way to figure out what cost constants to use.
I think that the constants might be problematic right now, since estimated costs don't seem to be a steady multiple of actual execution time - it varies from 30x to about 600x, even after running VACUUM ANALYZE recently. (I don't know whether this is a valid way to check try to see if the constants are set well, correct me if I'm wrong on that)
So, I'd like to set better constants for the query planner. How do I go about doing this? Should I just tweak things up and down at random until it seems faster, or is there anything I should do that's more formal? Are there any guidelines based on hardware or anything?
By the way, if the answer is "Don't worry about it, other things will be way more important to improve first," that's fine - for my actual real-world case, I'll work on other stuff. But for the sake of others, it would still be good to know how one would improve the constants if everything else has been improved.


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Complaints can be mailed directly to BBBs for the price of a postage stamp. Or, anyone can file a complaint online with the BBB, for free, by visiting www.bbb.org and clicking on "File a Complaint."
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For a real breakfast treat try cutting up smoked duck sausage into about 1/4 in cubes and scramble with eggs. Just before eggs are done stir in grated smokey gouda cheese. Can't be beat.
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I have an Old Smoky and use an adjustable heat plate, or the charcoal/wood double barrel or the gas bbq On this sausage I used apple chips. smoking got me thinking. I also use (I know) a liquid hickory..One of my favorites.....can of salmon, finely diced celery and chives. mix about 2 tbs mayo and a tpsp. or to taste of liquid smoke. pack it in endive and sprinkle lunpfish eggs over the top. that is some fine eating.
That does look tasty.Do you smoke it yourself and how does a person know it is smoked enough................................We use to have a old shack on the dairy with a metal drum on the floor and wood rods and hooks for hanging linguica for smoking. I was just a kid but I can still remember the smell of the smoke and i would open the door and get a good whiff of the cooking meat it was awesome.The old ways are almost gone the knew generation like myself are not doing it anymore it is kind of sad.It is a Portuguese tradition making your own linguica.
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Nuclear Waste Seeping From Container In Hazardous Wash. State Facility
They thought they'd managed this problem a few years ago. But Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee got a disturbing call Friday from Energy Secretary Steven Chu: Nuclear waste is leaking out of a tank in one of the most contaminated nuclear waste sites in the U.S.
Inslee released a statement, saying a single shell tank at Hanford Nuclear Reservation is slowly losing between 150 and 300 gallons of radioactive waste each year. All of the liquid was removed from the tank in February 1995; what's left is toxic sludge. Inslee said "Fortunately, there is no immediate public health risk. The newly discovered leak may not hit the groundwater for many years, and we have a groundwater treatment system in place that provides a last defense for the river. However, the fact that this tank is one of the farthest from the river is not an excuse for delay. It is a call to act now."
Northwest News Network reporter Anna King, who's tracking the Hanford site, found activists who say there's a worse problem than the leak: Now that the tank is breached, where will officials put the toxic waste?
"Tom Carpenter heads the Seattle-based watchdog group Hanford Challenge. He says Friday's news highlights the fact that there's little space to move highly radioactive waste to. So Carpenter asks, 'If you have another leak, what do you do? You don't have any strategy for that.' And the Hanford Advisory Board and the state of Washington and Hanford Challenge and others have been calling upon the Department of Energy to build new tanks. That call has been met with silence."
Hanford has been in existence since the 1940s, when the site was used to prepare plutonium for bombs. As NPR's Martin Kaste tells our Newscast Desk, federal officials have spent many years and billions of dollars cleaning up the reservation, including efforts to protect the nearby Columbia River. There are 177 tanks holding nuclear waste at the Hanford site; Gov. Inslee says 149 are single shelled, like the leaking one. Worse, they've outlived their 20-year life expectancy.
The waste mitigation work now faces a predicament with the impending sequester, the automatic across-the-board federal spending cuts that are set to take effect March 1 unless Congress reaches a different arrangement on a spending plan. Inslee says this will mean layoffs at Hanford and could even stop work there. He termed the combination of the leak and the budget cuts the "perfect radioactive storm," according to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
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If traveling on an EU Passport you will still need to bring additional materials to Florence to show proof that you are a student of the program.
Student visas are issued by the Italian government via Italian Consulates located in various cities throughout the world. Each Consulate has jurisdiction over the surrounding regions. You can only apply to the consulate to which your address of permanent residence is assigned.
Please note: only a Consulate General can issue a visa, not an Honorary Vice Consulate. If you fall under the jurisdiction of a consulate that covers a wide area (many states) and cannot go in person to an appointment but there is an Honorary Vice Consul closer to your home, you should contact them to see if they are able to pre-approve your materials. What this means is they will look over everything and stamp it or give you some sort of letter which will allow you to mail it to the Consulate General giving you exemption from going in person.
The full list of US Consulate can be found here.
The list of definitions to the right should be used as a guide of materials needed for a complete application. Keep in mind this is just a suggested guideline and you must confirm with the consulate's website for the most update requirements.
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You're required to register with the immigration service upon arrival, an important and mandatory step. The staff in Florence will guide you through the procedure and discuss additional immigration requirements when you arrive.
Italian law requires all non European students to register within eight days of their student visa start date by applying for the permit of stay for temporary residents or Permesso di Soggiorno. It is very important that you do not lose the required documents, so make sure to put them in your carry-on luggage when you travel to Italy! There are additional and mandatory steps to complete once you're in Florence, but the staff will advise you of these when you arrive.
You will need:
If you are traveling on a passport other than US or EU, you should use this tool to determine if you do in fact need a Student Visa and what materials you will need to submit. Make sure to indicate that you are staying more than 90 days and the reason for your visit is Study: Application to Italian University.
This tool can be found on the consulate's website at
New policy: several Italian consulates now require that the bank account be in the student's name as either the primary account holder or a joint account holder. Please be aware of this change in policy.
Beth Haymaker, Director of Global Programs
New York University
Liberal Studies
726 Broadway, New York, NY 10003
Tel: 001.212.998.7146 • Fax: 001.212.995.4771 http://liberalstudies.nyu.edu
You will need to submit 3 more as part of your Permesso application. (So, make sure to have four copies in total.)
See provided sample visa application (in Forms section of this page). Make sure to use a mailing address that falls under your consulate's jurisdiction;make sure that you also closely follow the sample application. The number of days noted on the sample must be used since the visa is only for the duration of the program.
This letter is provided by the Liberal Studies NYU Office of Global Programs and signed by Beth Haymaker clearly stating the program dates, student name and student ID number.
This letter is provided by the NYU Office of Global Programs and is written in Italian. It is signed by the Sabrina Melillo, Immigration and Facilities Coordinator clearly stating the program dates, student name and student ID number.
Must be notarized.
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Blood drive Saturday in honor of Jack Bartosz and Christopher Schraufnagel
The American Red Cross is holding a blood drive Feb. 8 at Lake Country Lutheran High School in Hartland in memory of Jack Bartosz and Christopher Schraufnagel, who died of cancer in 2012.
Jack died at age 10 after a seven-year battle with neuroblastoma, and Christopher died at age 8 after a 17-month battle with brain cancer. Both received multiple blood transfusions while undergoing chemotherapy treatment.
The drive is planned for 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the school, 401 Campus Drive, Hartland. All presenting donors will receive a sub from The Picnic Basket Restaurant and a coupon for a pint of frozen custard from Culver's.
To make a blood donation appointment, please call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit redcrossblood.org. Walk-ins are also welcome.
Winter storms and freezing temperatures forced the Red Cross to cancel about 770 blood drives in January, resulting in more than 25,000 uncollected blood and platelet donations. Historically, during the winter months, fewer donors make time to give blood because of competing activities, inclement weather and seasonal illnesses. However, every day, the Red Cross must collect about 15,000 pints of blood to meet the needs of patients at approximately 2,700 hospitals and transfusion centers across the country, including 46 in Wisconsin. Blood donations of all types are needed to maintain an adequate supply for patients, and donors with types O negative, O positive, B negative and A negative are especially encouraged to give.
Lake Country golf courses bucking national trend, staying busy
It happened in the bowling business beginning in the late 1990s. Over-saturation with too many bowling centers, increasing costs to participate and several other outside factors all but destroyed the sport in Wisconsin and throughout the country.
At one time, Pewaukee, Hartland, Okauchee and Oconomowoc had as many as eight bowling centers. Now just one center remains, Mapleway Bowl in Oconomowoc, with just eight lanes.
Many people thought the same thing would happen to the sport of golf, not only in the Lake Country but around the state and in many parts of the country. Over-saturation was considered to be the biggest problem, while rising costs also threatened to keep many regular players off the courses.
Two significant U.S. economic recessions definitely hurt the sport in 2001 and again in 2007 through 2009. Popular courses suffered a decrease of business, estimated between 10 to 20 percent, and even more depending upon location.
Some golf websites have reported business down nationally about 10 to 15 percent since 2005. Hundreds of courses have closed, and there's no doubt business will never be anywhere like it was in the heyday of the 1980s and 1990s.» Read Full Article
Michna to perform at Center for Life Enrichment
Jessica Michna will perform as Cordelia Harvey in "Angel in a Gray Bonnet" Wednesday, Sept. 14 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Center for Life Enrichment at 1306 W. Wisconsin Ave., Oconomowoc.
Cordelia Perrine Harvey came to Wisconsin as a young school mistress. She soon met and married Louis Harvey, who became Governor of Wisconsin. Cordelia's life unraveled when she was widowed after less than three months in the Governor's Mansion. She would set aside her grief to become the healing angel of a nation racked by the civil war. Some consider her to be the mother of the modern Veteran's Administration.
Lunch and performance cost $25. To register, send payment to Center for Life Enrichment, 1306 W. Wisconsin Ave., Oconomowoc, WI 53066. Please include names of attendees and contact phone number. Go to www.shorehavenliving.org to learn more.
12-year-old Pewaukee girl in car-bike accident dies
The 12-year-old girl struck by a vehicle on Prospect Avenue in the City of Pewaukee on July 19, died last night, according to a release from the Waukesha County Sheriff's Department.
The girl has been identified as Ashlyn Flegel from Pewaukee.
Lake Country celebrates National Night Out
Several Lake Country police departments are taking part in the National Night Out campaign that aims to improve community-police relationships through food and events.
Take a look at what's planned in your area.
WHAT: The Oconomowoc Police Department is partnering with Target to host events at the YMCA at Pabst Farms for activities and food.
WHEN:5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 2.» Read Full Article
Town of Lisbon to get mobile app, new website
Town of Lisbon — The town plans to launch a mobile app along with a new website.
Through the app, residents can pay taxes and get access to town board and plan commission packets and agendas.
Currently, the town uses Point and Pay through Waukesha County for tax payments, but the app would allow the town to develop more online payments independent of the county. Town Treasurer Nicole Theys said that during tax season, residents can sometimes make more than five online bill payments per day.
"The app will link them to all the information on the site," explained Town Administrator/Clerk Matt Janecke. "One of the key features for me would be citizens can report problems."
The preliminary mockup of the website, which was shared at the July 25 town board meeting, features more color than the former site, and has far less text on the home page.» Read Full Article
Lisbon OKs purchase of Lied's property
Town of Lisbon — The town board agreed on July 25 to purchase the former Lied's Nursery property, 3-1, but not without several concerns raised by board members.
As part of the agreement, the town will pay $1.7 million for the property near Town Linie Road and Highway 74 (Main Street). The town has not voted on what it will do with the land officially, but the board discussed selling the land to a developer, and potentially turning the area into a tax incremental financing district.
One concern was that the electorate at the annual meeting approved the purchase of 65 acres, not the full 71.6 acres that encompasses the site. Land owner Jim Forester wants to retain 6.5 acres. To resolve the problem, the town will purchase the entire site, then transfer 6.5 acres back to Forester.
"This was difficult," said Town Chairman Joe Osterman. "We went back and forth on this entire thing."
Town Administrator/Clerk Matt Janecke noted the potential for Menomonee Falls to purchase the property and annex it if a decision were not made immediately.» Read Full Article
Dousman Derby Days coming this weekend
Prepare the frogs.
The 61st annual Dousman Derby Days kicks off this weekend.
The festival, known for the state's championship frog jump competition, starts Friday, July 29, and ends on Sunday, July 31, with a parade followed by live music by the University of Wisconsin-Madison marching band.
The event draws hundreds to Dousman each year for the diverse schedule of events that include a softball tournament, carnival rides and live music by local artists.
Derby Days started years ago when the American Legion was trying to raise money for a music hall, which is now the community center, and has grown into one of the larger festivals in the area.» Read Full Article
Taste of Lake Country joined by Waterfront Art Fair this year
Don't let the name fool you. You can get much more than a taste at the North Shore Bank Taste of Lake Country.
Feel free to eat the entire thing. And then go hunt down offerings from other area eateries.
Food from more than a dozen restaurants will be featured at the event on Wisconsin Avenue along Pewaukee's lakefront. The free, two-day Taste runs from 5 to 10:30 p.m. Friday, July 29, and 4 to 10:30 p.m. Saturday, July 30.
It's Positively Pewaukee's largest fundraiser of the year, said Positively Pewaukee Executive Director Elaine Kroening.
"The goal is to bring people to Pewaukee to see and enjoy all the wonderful things we have here," Kroening said. "This event is what keeps the doors open at Positively Pewaukee, so it is the most important event of the year for us."» Read Full Article
Improving economy, shrinking labor pool leaves Lake Country restaurants scrambling for workers
It's hard to find good help. Just ask restaurant owners in the Pewaukee area.
An improving economy, shrinking labor pool and workers just restless for new opportunities have left many restaurant operators scrambling to fill shifts.
That's the case for Jeanine Knutson at the 5 O'Clock Club.
Knutson, who owns and operates the eatery on Peterson Drive with her husband Richard Knutson and son Jason Knutson, said they've had five employees quit since June.
The employees left for various reasons, Jeanine said. Two were college graduates who left for jobs more advantageous to their careers. Another wanted to pursue a different career path.» Read Full Article
Shortage in volunteer firefighters and EMTs prompts legislative committee
The last few years have been tough on area fire departments that depend on volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians (EMT's). Departments, statewide, have had a hard time keeping volunteers engaged, covering daytime shifts at the firehouse and paying them enough to spend time away from their families.
A bipartisan legislative committee, chaired by State Senator Steve Nash (R-Whitewater), begins meeting this month to address some of the issues these rural or small town departments are having and the shortage of volunteers.
The committee, which includes area fire chiefs from Palmyra and Watertown, as well as the president of the Milwaukee Professional Fire Fighters Association and the director of the Wisconsin Office of Rural Health.
"We're trying to find ways to assist departments," Nass said.
Societal changes in the last 10 to 20 years have changed the way many departments operate.» Read Full Article
Community helps Big Bend teen get needed service dog
Village of Big Bend — Sydney Rohmann is learning that dogs can be so much more than just a best friend.
Dutch arrived on the Rohmann's doorstep July 17. After months of searching and waiting, Sydney, 20, was finally able to snuggle with her service dog.
Sydney has a series of genetic disorders that often leave her tired and in pain. Due to her Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome she often uses a wheelchair to get around and has the tendency to faint because of her postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS).
When Dutch arrived, he came with months of training already under his doggy-belt. His trainer, Jessica Benz from Ultimate Canine, came with him from Indiana to Wisconsin to help Dutch transition from Benz to Sydney.
"He's learning still," Benz said. "He's working to get used to Sydney."» Read Full Article
Get to know your county clerk candidates
Waukesha County voters will have a chance to determine their county clerk on August 9. Incumbent Kathleen Novack will face experienced clerk Gina Gresch for the four-year term. With the election quickly approaching, here's what you need to know about the candidates and the position of county clerk.
What does the county clerk do?
The county clerk primarily works on election administration, but is also responsible for legislative support and administrative duties that include distributing marriage licenses and passports as well as budget administration for the county clerk's office.
Get to know your candidates
Kathleen Novack» Read Full Article
Oconomowoc family perseveres through their child's death to host Jackson's Jam at Okauchee Lions Park
After the heart-shattering loss of their young son, Jackson, an Oconomowoc family is building a legacy in his memory to help others.
Amy Reese said the family's nonprofit organization, JR Hearts, has created an event that will do just that.
Jackson's Jam is planned for 1 p.m. Aug. 6 at Okauchee Lions Park. Plans call for it to become an annual fundraising event hosted by the organization, with proceeds providing financial assistance to families of children facing medical issues.
"Our goal is to raise a minimum of $10,000," Reese said. "This is our initial fundraising event. Hopefully, we far exceed that.
"We're hoping to have at least 400 people attend. It's going to be a very fun day, lots of kids activities and lots of music throughout the day and great food."» Read Full Article
Lake Country police advise safety when playing Pokemon Go
Nationwide, Pokemon Go players have been robbed and assaulted, and others have crashed their cars while playing the game, but so far the app hasn't led to any big problems in Lake Country, local police said.
"We haven't had any accidents, no one walking into traffic or anything like that," Pewaukee police detective Craig Drummy said.
Police in Lake Country said that although no citations have been issued to players, they are seeing players in parks after hours or on private property.
"They're in areas that they're not supposed to be like outside of normal park hours," Drummy said. "Our parks close in the village here at 10 p.m., so if they're not in a public place or if they're on the park's property after 10, then we just ask them to leave."
Pokemon Go is a GPS-based smartphone app. Players must walk around to locate and catch different characters, and locations such as libraries or restaurants can be "Pokestops," where players can find in-game items. Players can use their Pokemon to battle at "gyms," which can be found at physical locations.» Read Full Article
Woman moves into 'miracle home' in Mukwonago
Barbara Saladin had to brace herself on the door as she walked into her newly remodeled home.
"I'm just overwhelmed. This is gorgeous, just beautiful," Saladin said. "He would have been so happy."
"He" is her husband Joe, who died of cancer last fall. It was Joe's dream for Barb to live in a beautiful home with no repairs to worry about. That wish has come true.
In an effort spurred by the Mukwonago Home Depot, volunteers are giving Barb, 79, the house that her husband always wanted her to have.
The relationship between the Saladins and the local Home Depot store began in 2015 when Joe needed to repair a tractor. The store sent tool technician Rich Springsteen to the Saladin house on Lake Street. He and Joe, both veterans, became fast friends.» Read Full Article


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My personal programming background is mainly in Java, with a little bit of Ruby, a tiny bit of Scheme, and most recently, due to some iOS development, Objective-C.
In my move from Java to Objective-C I've really come to love some features that Objective-C has that Java doesn't. These include support for both static and dynamic typing, functional programming, and closures, which I'm trying to leverage in my code more often. Unfortunately there are trade-offs, including lack of support for generics and (on iOS at least) no garbage collection.
These contrasts have lead me to start a search for some of the programming languages that support the following features:
- Object Oriented
- Functional Programming Support
- Closures
- Generics
- Support for both Static and Dynamic Typing
- Module Management to avoid classpath/dll hell
- Garbage Collection Available
- Decent IDE Support
Admittedly some of these features(IDE support, Module Management) may not be specific to the language itself, but obviously influence the ease of development in the language. Which languages fit these criteria?


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It is straightforward to construct proper uncountable subgroups of $\mathbb{R}$. One can construst a basis for $\mathbb{R}$ over $\mathbb{Q}$, and then there are many possibilities (just consider the group generated by the basis or the vector subspace generated by some proper uncountable set of the basis).
However, the first step (constructing the basis) requires the axiom of choice.
So does anyone know of any proper uncountable subgroup of $\mathbb{R}$ that does not require choice to construct?
or is this not possible.
Meaning are there models not involving choice where every uncountable subgroup of $\mathbb{R}$ is equal to $\mathbb{R}$.


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WACO (November 16, 2012)—One man was injured early Friday morning when the vehicle he was driving crashed and overturned on Waco drive.
Police said a driver was westbound just after 3:30 a.m. on Waco Drive at New Road when he lost control of his car, hit a support wire on a utility pole and overturned.
The driver, who was not seriously injured, told officers at the scene he didn't know what happened.
He was treated at the scene by EMS personnel but was not taken to a hospital.
Police found a plastic baggie of what they believe was marijuana lying on the roadway but said they could not confirm that it belonged to the driver.
The driver was alone in his car.


text: Hello Dragoart members! So I was randomly drawing yesterday and I somehow ended up drawing a cub like creature that looked a lot like a Sabertooth tiger. Then I realized that what I was drawing was in fact exactly what I thought it was. Now today I am going to teach you "how to draw a Sabertooth" for kids, step by step. This is going to be an easy task to take on and when you are done I hope that you will all enjoy this lesson because this Sabertooth for kids is actually cuter than a real deal beast from thousands of years ago. I actually made a lesson on another beast that was around the same time that this guys was. The end results for both are guaranteed to please anyone that tries to take on drawing a Sabertooth tiger for kids. Peace out people, and I hope you enjoy your artistic day!


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Despite the modest rise of about 100,000 bpd, demand was the second lowest in March since 1997, the API said. Demand for gasoline, the most widely used petroleum product in the country, fell 2.3% in March to a 13-year low of 8.4 million bpd. First-quarter gasoline use was off 1.7% from a year earlier.
By DAVID BIRD
NEW YORK -- US oil demand rose a slim 0.6% in March from a
year earlier, to 18.3 million bpd, the American Petroleum
Institute said in date available Monday.
Despite the modest rise of about 100,000 bpd, demand was the
second lowest in March since 1997, the trade group said.
In the first quarter 2013, demand dropped 0.4%, to 18.33
million bpd.
"Tepid growth and high unemployment are still burdening the
economy and holding demand down," John Felmy, API's chief
economist said in a statement accompanying the data. "The
recovery is a sputtering engine with a cylinder or two still
not firing."
Demand for gasoline, the most widely used petroleum product
in the world's biggest oil consumer, fell 2.3% in March to a
13-year low of 8.4 million bpd. First-quarter gasoline use was
off 1.7% from the same time in 2012, at 8.336 million bpd.
The US Energy Information Administration has said increase
in vehicle fuel-efficiency is cutting gasoline consumption.
Demand for distillate fuel rose by 5% in March from a year
earlier and gained 1.3% in the first quarter from the 2012
US temperatures in March were the coldest for the month in
11 years, a chilly turnabout from warmest-ever temperatures a
year earlier, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration said earlier this week.
Jet fuel use fell 2.6% in March on a year-on-year basis and
was 4% lower in the first quarter than in the same period in
The boom in US crude oil output from drilling in shale oil
fields continued in March, with output climbing 13.8% from a
year earlier, to 7.146 million bpd, a 21-year high for the
month. First-quarter crude output climbed 14.1% year-on-year to
7.08 million bpd.
Rising domestic output slashed crude oil imports in March by
7.2% from a year earlier, to 8.134 million bpd, the lowest
March level in 15 years. First-quarter crude imports averaged
7.964 million bpd, down 7.8% from the same period a year
In March, total crude and refined products imports were 10
million bpd, in March, the lowest level for the month since
1998 and down by 5.3% from March 2012.
First-quarter total imports were down 6.5% from the same
period a year earlier, at 9.986 million bpd.
Inputs to refineries rose in March by 0.4% from a year
earlier, to 14.866 million bpd, but first-quarter processing
lagged the 2012 first quarter by 0.6%.
Gasoline production fell by 0.9% year-on-year to 8.7 million
bpd, a five-year low for March. The extra supply allowed for an
increase in refined products exports, which gained 1.2% in
March from the year earlier level, to 3.1 million bpd.
Distillate fuel production at 4.3 million bpd, rose 1%
year-on-year to its second highest March level. Distillate
output topped demand for the fuel by around 400,000 bpd.
The refinery utilization rate averaged
83.9% in March 2013, up 0.1% from the prior month but down 2.0%
from a year earlier. API said refinery operable capacity was
17.718 million bpd.
Crude oil stocks ended March at 387.9 million bbl, a 32-year
high for the month. Stocks rose 2.3% from February and were up
5.4% from the March 2012 level.
End-March gasoline stocks at 221.2 million bbl were down
3.9% from February, but were up 1.1% from year-earlier levels.
Distillate fuel stocks ended at a five-year low, of 114.8
million bbl, down 14.2% from a year earlier.
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The Warren County Justice Center was built five years ago with security in mind.
"We have seen some threats toward the judges, typically those are spontaneous."
Deputy Brent Childers says keeping people safe is their top priority.
"It can happen anywhere!"
And other deputies like Jo Beckley agree.
"We've had people bring switchblades, knifes, butterfly knives, guns, we find them in their purses and we've had people lay them on the table."
From wherever you park until you walk into the front door there are a constant set of eyes watching.
"Everything is monitored by cameras throughout the building," Childers said.
Prisoners are escorted by unarmed deputies through a tunnel that connects from the Warren County Regional Jail to the justice center and are kept in holding cells handcuffed and sometimes shackled outside the courtroom.
If a situation were to arise, prisoners wouldn't have a place to go because every door is guarded and they would need more than a key to get through.
Warren Circuit Judge, John Grise, says he know the dangers of his job.
"Judges to an extent are always vulnerable."
Which is why he says being aware is very important.
"We feel very safe here, the security measures in place are very good and well thought out."
Authorities at the Warren County Justice Center can have the whole building on lockdown by the touch of a button.
Two weeks ago in Chicago, a federal judge came home to find her mother and husband gunned down. Authorities immediately drew up a list of people who might have had cause to be angry with the judge or her lawyer husband. The list ran 600 names long.
In Atlanta, a man being escorted into court for his rape trial on Friday stole a deputy's gun, killing the judge, and 2 other people.