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Bringin' It Down A Notch Or Two PT 2Written on March 4, 2003 Wrappin up the TCI Frontend at Temecula Rods & Customs
Well, I don't figure most of you were as anxious as I was to see the suspension upgrade on my '55 pickup get finished, as I had been driving around for a few months with an airbagged four-link rear and a parallel-leaf I-beam front--you can imagine the type of battle the two were having with each other! Since Total Cost Involved was pretty bogged down with their daily grind, the decision was made to have the TCI air-spring IFS installed by Brian Jendro and his crew at Temecula Rods & Customs. I've known Brian for many years (he actually bagged my '54 Chevy Bel Air almost 10-years ago), so the quality of his shop's work was never in question. We set aside a week in November, and the following documentation should be a good indication that everything went just as planned.
The removal of the stock front suspension revealed that at one point in the truck's history, a little fender-bender caused some tweaking in the left-side framerail. While the damage was ahead of where the TCI crossmember was to go, Brian didn't want any geometry problems; so some heat and a port-a-power were used to cure the situation. From there, it was simply a matter of following TCI's measurement references in the directions in order to locate and weld the three-piece crossmember in place. In those same directions, it states that the factory motor-mount crossmember need not be removed. Because it looked awkward and out of place, it was removed anyway and subsequently replaced with a mandrel-bent tubular piece. For more added strength, boxing plates are provided with the kit, but again, Brian went a step further and added plates from the crossmember forward, as well.
The remainder of the job primarily consisted of installing components for the running brake and airbag lines, reconfiguring the steering (with Borgeson joints and an RB's Obsolete Column Saver), and making sure everything fit and functioned properly--which it did. The last order of business was to get the truck properly aligned, but before doing that, we had to figure out just where we wanted the frontend at ride height (this is where pressure gauges are necessary--but not always perfectly accurate). With all said and done, I was left with a nice 50-mile drive from Temecula to Riverside for the initial break-in, and happy to report not a single problem (even to this day).
As much as I bragged about having a stock-suspension daily driver pickup, I'm eating my words now that I've got a few hundred miles on the odometer with the IFS! Now, I'm not saying there's anything wrong with parallel leaf/straight axle setups--but once you go independent, there's no going back! Plus, with the addition of the Firestone airbags with individual manual-valve controls, I've got the best of both worlds.
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Didn't want to bore you with the menial tasks of removing the front sheetmetal, engine/trans, and stock suspension--here are the '55 framerails in the nude, ready for new suspension. At the time this photo was taken, the left-side framerail had been straightened and a piece of square tubing tack-welded at the front to keep everything true.The TCI kit comes with laser-cut boxing plates, which are made a bit oversize for better flexibility with fitment.On the driver's side, the top of the framerail is notched for steering clearance; it was filled with steel prior to fitting and welding the plates.Once the boxing plates were taken care of, the three-piece crossmember was located (based on wheelbase measurements and TCI's specs) and tacked in place.Next, the stock motor-mount crossmember was removed (rivets drilled, then cut in half). In its place, the rails were boxed from the new crossmember forward for added strength.Furthermore, Brian mandrel-bent a round tube support member, which may later also be used to mount a custom trans cooler.With the frame pretty much handled (all but final welding), Eric and Brian rough-assembled the entire frontend, including bags, brakes, and steering rack, to determine ride height and related issues (like checking caster). This particular kit is specifically designed by TCI to work with airbags only, so the tasks of making or modifying spring cups and control arm platforms were alleviated.
With that said, let the welding begin! Eric spent the better part of a day welding and grinding, welding and grinding, making the frame and its new appointments look beautiful, all the time paying attention not to deplete structural integrity by removing too much weld.The next day, while I was frolicking at the office, the TR&C boys stuffed the engine and trans back in place to mock up the engine mounts--this is what I came back to. While the suspension was still mocked up, the upper shock mounts were also welded in (even though they come as "bolt-on" items).Over the weekend, Brian treated the frame to a healthy dose of gloss black paint so that we'd be rearing to go Monday morning with the final assembly. Obviously, the rack-and-pinion was the first item to go on.We had various parts such as the dropped spindles, caliper brackets, airbag cups, and sway bar powdercoated gunmetal gray (at Precision in Temecula) to complement the frame's new finish.The tie-rod ends were also powdercoated; but the control arms, on the other hand, were supplied by TCI in polished stainless, so the completed frontend ensemble is anything but bland. Eric set the toe and camber as close as possible before we took the pickup for an official alignment. The Firestone bags were equipped with 90-degree, 1/4-inch air fittings as well.After receiving a good Simple Green bath, the 327 and 700-R4 were ready to be reunited with the '55.At first there was a bit of doubt regarding the clearance of the steering components, but once the engine was in snug, the Borgeson U-joints and intermediate shaft fit perfectly. Per their recommendations, we used a vibration-damping joint to connect the column (which was modified with the use of an RB's Obsolete Column Saver).With wheel bearings packed and dust caps snapped, the shocks and calipers were hung and flex lines strung; the brakes weren't bled until the residual check valves were installed.
Save for the front sheetmetal group, this was what I was eagerly awaiting. Besides the minor framerail glitch, the installation went without incident. Matter of fact, the crew at TR&C was quite pleased with the ease of install the TCI kit offered.Our last task was a quick trip over to Old Town Tire Service for an old-fashioned alignment. Before doing so (and this is pretty important), we made absolutely sure that the frontend was at the exact ride height and referenced that off the pressure gauges. Since the steering rack is manual, less caster was given than would have been for a power setup so steering would be a little easier.No more speedboat pickup--the '55 finally has an all-around acceptable stance. To give the truck a bit of a '60s custom look, I tried on a set of Cragar's new S/S 2000 five-spokes with thin-whitewall Toyo radials. Between that, the big-diameter Americans, or the traditional Cokers and Wheel Vintiques steelies, I don't know which to keep!


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NAMM is the musical instrument industry's annual woohoo of a trade show where all the big names show off the fancy new wares they want the musicians of the world to embrace. But if you don't actually go to the show, the best part is watching demo videos full of crazy sound and batshit blinking lights. Here's our favorite stuff from this year's show, complete with the desire inducing videos.
Korg MS-20 Mini is a scaled down version of a classic 35-year-old analog synthesizer
Dave Smith has been making crazy versatile (and crazy expensive) synthesizers for more than 30 years. He calls the Prophet 12 his finest work yet.
Moog Sub Phatty demonstrated with music by Flying Lotus and animation by Lilfuchs
The Livid Base software controller combines a grid of colorful pads with capacitive touch faders.
Arturia SparkLE is a compact drum controller and step sequencer that works with your computer.
The Novation Launchkey software controller and MIDI keyboard works with both your computer and your iPad.
Super weird Brett Domino cover of Justin Bieber featuring the new Dubreq Stylophone S2, a redesign of a classic metal keyboarded synth.

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Usually the Riemann zeta function $\zeta(s)$ gets multiplied by a "gamma factor" to give a function $\xi(s)$ satisfying a functional equation $\xi(s)=\xi(1-s)$. If I changed this gamma factor by a non-zero constant complex number, the functional equation would still hold.
More generally, for zeta functions of number fields, one gets a gamma factor for each real place and a gamma factor for each complex place. In a parallel universe, we could have defined the gamma factor for each real place to be (say) $\pi^{1/2}$ times what we usually use, and the gamma factor at the complex places to be (say) $1/2$ of what we usually use (and I think I was taught to use $2.(2\pi)^s$ so we could just knock off that first 2) and all functional equations would still be exactly the same (because the extra factors would be the same on both sides).
More generally, for Dirichlet $L$-functions and Hecke $L$-functions: I now need a gamma factor for the sign function on the non-zero reals, and again we could use a different choice.
Now some general yoga of gamma factors tells us that really there are only 3 choices to be made (because Hodge structures basically always decompose into the types covered above)---and I've mentioned them all already.
Upshot: did we, at some point, make 3 arbitrary choices of constants, and the entire theory of $L$-functions of motives wouldn't care what choices we made, so we could have made other choices? Note for example that conjectures on special values of $L$-functions don't take the gamma factors into account (well, the ones I know don't; they predict values of the incopleted $L$-function without the gamma factors). Note also that when defining these things for Hecke characters a la Tate, again pretty arbitrary choices are made at the infinite places---there is no one canonical function that is its own Fourier transform, because we can change things by constants again.
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Cynical senators and the NRA
A week before the U.S. Senate failed to muster the 60 votes needed to advance legislation for background checks for gun buyers, Connecticut Sen. Christopher Murphy declared that the political influence of the National Rifle Association is a myth.
Murphy was surely right in regard to NRA influence in Connecticut. The state's gun laws were regarded as especially tough even before the law this month in response to the Dec.14 Newtown massacre. A year ago, a statistical study by Paul Waldman of the magazine The American Prospect concluded that NRA contributions and endorsements have had "virtually no impact" on the outcome of congressional elections.
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roy wrote on Apr 22, 2013 9:47 AM:
" How do low life people like Malloy, Murphy, and Blumenthal get elected? People in Connecticut who elect them must stupid pond scum as well.
I hope gun organizations sue this miserable state to repeal Malloy's new unconstitutional gun laws. "
I hope gun organizations sue this miserable state to repeal Malloy's new unconstitutional gun laws. "
FREEPRESS wrote on Apr 22, 2013 8:32 PM:
" You were doing OK until you said "... conservatives and Republicans who want to make sure that criminals and crazies can get guns as soon as they're out.". NOTHING Could be further from the truth. If anything, we conservatives don't want them let out in the first place. You have lost credibility in the eyes of so many because of that crass, inappropriate statement. "
roy wrote on Apr 23, 2013 8:09 AM:
" Why would they listen to their constituents. Their gun grabbing constituents are all Communists trying to confiscate our guns.
An, they will get their GOLD STAR from Obama for conspiring with him.
The NRA WILL influence new gun laws. "
An, they will get their GOLD STAR from Obama for conspiring with him.
The NRA WILL influence new gun laws. "
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Irish Pizza? Yes! This is pizza re-imagined with traditional Irish sausage and potato pie ingredients (plus a few others). I have never had potatoes on pizza before, but it just seemed like a good idea. Turns out, it is a good idea. If you are looking for something a little different then give this pizza pie from the Emerald Isle a try.
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Irish Pizza
Irish Pizza? Yes! This is pizza re-imagined with traditional Irish sausage and potato pie ingredients (plus a few others). I have never had potatoes on pizza before, but it just seemed like a good idea. Turns out, it is a good idea. If you are looking for something a little different then give this pizza pie from the Emerald Isle a try.
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- Ron-Kat said...
Sorry to bother you with what be a time-wasting question but there's no search function. :-)
I'm wondering what 'breakfast sausages' are?
- April 23, 2008 at 11:35 PM
- Vegan Dad said...
Oh, drat, I forgot the link to the sausages. I have fixed it now. Also, there should be a "search this blog" box in the very top left (or am I the only one who sees it as the blog administrator?).
- April 23, 2008 at 11:43 PM
- Jan Scholl said...
so what do you suggest for a substitute for the mushrooms? those things have sent me to the ER a couple of times! I can't imagine leaving nothing there.
btw-my favorite pizza is garlic and peanut butter!
- April 24, 2008 at 2:09 AM
- Anonymous said...
I love potato on pizza...although I have never put it on homemade now I might...
- April 24, 2008 at 7:22 AM
- VeggieGirl said...
Oooh, LOVE the mix of Italian and Irish cuisine, all in one meal :0)
- April 24, 2008 at 7:36 AM
- Vegan Dad said...
Hmmmm, good question. The mushrooms were awesome, but sertainly not worth a trip to the ER. I suppose you could go for more of an Irish stew taste and roast wedges of onion and cloves of garlic (actually, this would be a pretty good addition to the recipe above). I think roasted leeks would also be good. You could also roast carrots, but I am not sure what I think about the carrot+pizza dough taste--might be a little weird.
- April 24, 2008 at 9:05 AM
- wikberg said...
I've been planning to make a potato pizza tonight since yesterday! Great minds think alike, and all that.
Mine's an effort to use up baby-shower-tea-sandwich ingredients, though. I have vegan cream cheese with lemon and dill added, and tons of parsley and dill. I'm going to make a pesto with the herbs, so the base will be the pesto and the cream cheese. Then the potato and a few leftover cherry tomatoes... I can't wait!
- April 24, 2008 at 10:33 AM
- Carrie said...
Oh wow, what a creative idea for a pizza!
- April 24, 2008 at 11:55 AM
- Alice (in Veganland) said...
I love pizza and I love potatoes: I don't see how this could go wrong. And I also think that roasted garlic would be a nice addition!
- April 24, 2008 at 12:45 PM
- Katie said...
OMG that looks SOOOOO Good - I have to make it!
- April 24, 2008 at 1:08 PM
- Agathe said...
I'm planning to do a pizza tomorrow, i take the white sauce idea !
- April 24, 2008 at 4:31 PM
- Ron-Kat said...
Hi Vegan Dad,
Thanks for the sausage link (no pun intended :-) ).
Yes, I can see the search feature in the top left corner there. My inexperience with blogspot had me looking down the right-hand side of the blog side for it.
I can't wait to make this pizza, it looks really delicious. Thanks for putting it up (and all your other goodies. As a 'vegan dad' and family cook, I really appreciate your time and effort).
Ron from DownUnder
- April 24, 2008 at 5:08 PM
- Erin said...
Oh my, that is pizza heaven! I have to stop looking at it now, or I might start licking the screen.
- April 24, 2008 at 5:40 PM
- Happy Herbivore! said...
glad to see im not the only one diggin' on mushrooms lately! this pizza is great - and I love the idea of it. Hell yes Irish can be pizza!
- April 25, 2008 at 1:29 AM
- Janet said...
This pizza looks great. I especially like the idea of a non-tomato sauce.
- April 25, 2008 at 7:57 PM
- John R. Maass said...
Shouldn't there by Jameson's somewhere in this recipe?
- April 29, 2008 at 9:10 AM
- Vegan Dad said...
Yeah, and some brown sauce!
- April 29, 2008 at 9:21 AM
- alaskaVeg*n said...
I made this last night & it was great! Thanks for another terrific recipe.
- June 11, 2008 at 2:49 PM
- Emily said...
my girlfriend made this last night and it was fantastic. unfortunately didn't have any spinach but it was still really great. we also sliced up some ready-made vegan chorizo sausage for in place of the breakfast sausages- so i guess she made an irish/mexican pizza. i echo the roasted garlic sentiment- roasted garlic would be great on this pizza.
- September 5, 2008 at 11:16 AM
- The Red Menace said...
When I first moved to South Korea, where they put potatoes on pizza all the time, I thought it was strange... but now it's my favorite topping! They use "jo-jo" style wedges, but I think potato slices would be just as lovely. Thanks for this awesome recipe! -- a redhead who will be eating this with some Jameson nearby :)
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I am used to writing the names of categories in sans-serif. Thus, for the category of R-modules, I have been using
However, the kerning/spacing this produces has never been pleasing (click for larger version):
Playing around a bit, I think maybe I'm not crazy, but perhaps there's something actually wrong with how the hyphen is being spaced in sans-serif. For example, the following code
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I'm not sure how to calculate lengths in LaTeX, but just by putting a ruler on my screen, I'm sure this is uneven.
Now, I wouldn't expect it to be even in the usual serif font, because then
M is not a fully symmetric letter, but in the sans-serif font, it seems to me that
M is completely symmetric and should be spaced as such.
So, I suppose I have three questions:
- Is this how it is intended to look, or am I doing something wrong?
- While it seems like an error to my sensibilities, is there a reason why it might have been intentionally designed this way?
- How can I get the spacing on each side of the hyphen to be equal in sans-serif, particularly for my original goal of writing the category of R-modules?


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At this point we are ready to render our project and see how it looks on our TV, PC, ... If you've followed the steps until now, your screen should look like this one:
You have a title clip in track #0 with a crossfade transition between it and the other clip in track #1. Another transition (this one made by you!) between this clip and the one in track #2 and a greyscale effect applied to this clip.
Now follow some steps to create a DVD with this project. With Kdenlive you'll be able to easily create a DVD video structure and burn it (if you have installed the program k3b). You will also add a simple menu with chapters and even with an intro movie if you like.
To create a DVD video, you can follow these steps:
- Select the menu option Render -> Export to DVD. - You'll be presented with a window to enter export details:
- In this screen you should enter the folder name where the DVD structure should be created and the DVD format (PAL/NTSC). Be sure that the option "Render file now" is selected.
As you can see, in this screen it's also possible to define the DVD chapters and also to create the DVD from an existing video file (.VOB), but for the moment we are not going to use these options. For further details see this page.
- Press the "Next" button. In the following dialog you can select to create a DVD menu or not. If you want to, check the "Create Menu" option and the rest of the data will be accessible.
You can choose to use a plain colored screen for your menu (click on the color box to select it), an image file or even a movie file (enter the path and name if selected). Also, you can define a pause between chapters if you have created such.
In the "Buttons" tab you can define the title text, font and size and the different colors for the button depending on status (not selected, selected, pressed).
In the "Intro" tab you can indicate a video file to be presented before the menu appears in the screen (like an introduction video).
- When you've entered data, press again the "Next" button. Kdenlive is now ready to generate the DVD using the program DvdAuthor. Click on "Generate DVD" to do so.
A message will appear telling you to continue working while the video is generated. You can see progress in the "Status Bar".
When the process is finished, you may choose to work with the generated DVD externally (you'll find the Audio & Video directories in the specified path) or return again to this screen by selecting menu option Render -> Export to DVD. If you decided to go on with Kdenlive, you'll have options to directly burn your video (using k3b), preview it (using Xine) or edit again the structure (using QDvdAuthor).
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The final rule sets an average fuel economy requirement of 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025 for each auto maker's fleet, the same level the administration initially proposed in November 2011. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney opposes the standards set by the Obama administration.
By RYAN TRACY
WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration on Tuesday will make
final new fuel efficiency standards for passenger cars, pickup
trucks and sport-utility vehicles.
The final rule will set an average fuel economy requirement
of 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025 for each auto makers
fleet, the same level the administration initially proposed in
November 2011.
That standard had been expected after the Obama
administration negotiated the details with auto makers and
other stakeholders last year.
These fuel standards represent the single most
important step we've ever taken to reduce our dependence on
foreign oil, said President Barack Obama in a statement
It'll strengthen our nation's energy security, it's
good for middle-class families and it will help create an
economy built to last."
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has said he
opposes the standards set by the Obama administration, though
he has stopped short of saying he is against fuel-economy
standards altogether.
Romney campaign spokeswoman Andrea Saul said last week:
Governor Romney opposes the extreme standards that
President Obama has imposed, which will limit the choices
available to American families.
The administration estimated that as a result of the
standards, an average family would save more than $8,000 by
2025 on fuel costs at current gasoline prices, while the cost
of a vehicle would rise as much as $1,800.
The fuel savings will more than make up for any
increase in the cost of an automobile, Transportation
Secretary Ray LaHood said on a conference call with
We are raising the bar and ensuring that Americans are
preparing for fluctuations in gas prices. We are also giving
manufacturers the regulatory certainty they need to build more
efficient cars.
The auto industry has favored national standards for years
to avoid having to comply with different laws in different
But the industrys main trade group sounded a
cautionary note on Tuesday. Gloria Bergquist, vice president
for public affairs at the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers,
said that the new standards would be difficult to meet without
infrastructure to support them, such as electric-vehicle
charging stations or refueling stations for gasoline
alternatives like natural gas and more efficient diesel
Just a mandate to build the vehicles may well fall
short, Ms. Bergquist said in an interview. If we
really want to reduce fuel use, we need to develop the fuels,
the charging stations, and the technology at the same
The White House said the standards include targeted
incentives for more advanced electric vehicles, hybrids,
natural-gas vehicles, and other alternative vehicles.
It left the door open to making adjustments, saying the Environmental Protection Agency and
the Department of Transportation may revisit the standards
after they take effect to review their effectiveness and
make any needed adjustments.
The standards finalized Tuesday cover vehicles with model
years 2017 to 2025. A separate rule boosts fleet fuel economy
to 35.5 miles per gallon by the 2016 model year.
The rules will require fuel-economy improvements sooner for
passenger cars, allowing more time for changes to the
sport-utility vehicles and pickups.
Asian auto makers' fleets are dominated by passenger cars,
while Detroit auto makers rely more heavily on pickups and SUVs
for their profits.
The standards also include a limit on carbon dioxide emissions, which are linked to
climate change. The EPA said the rules would reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and other so-called
greenhouse gases by six billion metric tons through 2025.
It is as though we eliminated all of our [carbon dioxide] emissions for one year, said
EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson. It is indeed very
Environmentalists praised the standards. Our nation
will be more secure, our environment will be cleaner, and
consumers will have more money in their pockets as a result of
the new rule, said Phyllis Cuttino, director of the clean
energy program at the Pew Environment Group, in a
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Engineers and designers are highly skilled individuals. Forcing them to enter design changes using tables, forms and spreadsheets is unproductive and uneconomical, and it increases the likelihood of human error—this is the way that most instrumentation software systems currently work. For too long, software vendors have denied engineers and designers the simple practicality of a graphical visual engineering interface with "drag and drop" capability and inbuilt intelligence, ensuring changes are automatically replicated into all the associated data and databases.
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Wamogo, Nonnewaug, Terryville advance
Nick Nemergut netted 24 points and all five Warriors starters scored in double figures as Wamogo toppled East Windsor, 69-56, Tuesday in Class S first-round action in Litchfield.
Mark Davis and Eric Davis added 12 points each, Doug Whipple added 11 and Bill Grambo 10 for No. 10 Wamogo (14-9), which will play at Kolbe Cathedral in Bridgeport in the second round on Thursday at 7.
After Nemergut scored 11 second-quarter points, East Windsor played a box-and-one defense on him in the third. Eric Davis responded with three 3-pointers in the quarter. The Warriors, who led by two at the half, finished 19 of 22 from the foul line.
Noah Fersch led No. 23 East Granby (9-12) with 13 points, including the 1,000th of his career. He finished with 1,003 points.
Nonnewaug 48, Tourtellotte 41: Ben Timme scored a team-high 17 points for No. 12 Nonnewaug as it edged No. 21 Tourtellotte in a Class S first-round game in Woodbury.
Trailing 34-30 in the fourth quarter, Nicholas Uberti and Keith Rado knocked off a 9-0 run to give the Chiefs a five-point lead. Uberti had six points and Rado had three.
Greg Porcelli added 10 points for Nonnewaug (13-9) while Dylan Martland contributed seven.
The Chiefs will travel to face No. 5 Old Lyme (16-5), who defeated Canton 55-38, on Thursday at 7 p.m.
Terryville 83, Grasso Tech 45: Tyler Trillo poured in a game-high 33 points for fourth-ranked Terryville as it rolled to victory over No. 29 Grasso Tech in its Class S opener.
Jacob Johnson added 24 points for the Kangaroos (18-5), while Sean Huria contributed nine points.
Steven Robarge led the Eagles (8-13) with 17 points.
Terryville will host No. 13 Haddam-Killingworth (12-9), which defeated Lyman Memorial 67-48, at 7 p.m. on Thursday.
Bunnell 93, Torrington 79: Issac Vann netted a game-high 34 points for third-seeded Bunnell, who hit 26 of 29 free throws as it defeated No. 30 Torrington in Class L first-round action in Stratford.
Matt Nolting added 16 points for the Bulldogs (22-2) while Adam Samuel had 15 points.
Jimmy Moran led the Red Raiders (9-12) with 16 points, and John McCarthy had 15. David Canny chipped in 13 in the season-ending loss.
Middletown 59, Naugatuck 57: Antonio White scored 19 points for No. 15 Middletown as it posted a victory over No. 18 Naugatuck in the first round of the Class L tournament.
With the game knotted at 57, White hit two free throws with two seconds remaining to give his team the final margin.
Jaquan Collins added 13 points for the Blue Dragons (12-9), and O'Brien Watson had 10.
Mick Pernell and Brandon Kuczenski each scored 18 points for the Greyhounds (11-11), while Husani Foote contributed 14.
Maloney 58, Bristol Eastern 48: Jahlil Askew and Kenny Dunn recorded 13 points apiece to lead No. 7 Maloney over No. 26 Bristol Eastern in the first round of the Class L tournament in Meriden.
Rodney Leary and Dalan Duncan added 11 and 10 points, respectively, for the Spartans (16-6).
Ryan Chiasson led the Lancers (9-12) with a game-high 22 points, while Kevin Love chipped in with 12.
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Rockstar Makita Suzuki's Ryan Dungey wore pink gear in his race Saturday night.
Katie Barnum (left), Miss City of Orange 2011, and volunteers from Susan G. Komen for the Cure were with Makita in the pits to meet race fans and increase breast cancer awareness.
The pink theme extended into tool displays, with pink demonstration materials for drills and impact drivers.
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Experience More Rig trimmed with pink as Makita backs Susan G. Komen Foundation at "Supercross Goes Pink" in Anaheim
February 7, 2011, La Mirada, CA – Makita, a worldwide manufacturer of technologically advanced power tools that are more compact with less weight yet deliver industrial strength power and results, went pink at Saturday's Supercross race at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA, in support for the battle against breast cancer.
The Makita Experience More Rig was trimmed with pink in support of Supercross-Goes-Pink at Angel Stadium.
Makita, the Official and Exclusive Power Tool of Supercross for 2011 and a primary sponsor of the Rockstar Makita Suzuki Team, decorated the 53-foot Experience More with pink in honor of the second annual "Supercross Goes Pink" race event in support of finding a cure for breast cancer.
Rockstar Makita Suzuki team riders Ryan Dungey (top-right) and Brett Metcalfe also wore pink gear during their races. In addition, volunteers from Susan G. Komen for the Cure were with Makita in the open pits area before the race to hand out literature and increase breast cancer awareness as part of the foundation's effort to fight the disease.
Supercross fans waiting in line to meet team riders Ryan Dungey and Brett Metcalfe – or to try out demonstrations of Makita's latest power tool solutions – were also greeted by Susan G. Komen for the Cure volunteers providing information and resources on breast cancer, including guidelines for self-exams.
"The Supercross fans have been great. They have been curious and generous, and people are thanking us for being here supporting the cause," said Vernelle Blackwell, a volunteer with the Susan G. Komen for the Cure. "Makita has been extremely helpful. The first thing you notice from a distance are the pink ribbons, balloons, and banners on the Makita rig. I think it's awesome that a tool company would take interest in this cause."
For Makita, the "Supercross Goes Pink" event was an opportunity to get involved not only on the race track, but also in the open pits area where thousands of race fans converge several hours before the race.
"Rockstar Makita Suzuki Team Riders Ryan Dungey and Brett Metcalfe are wearing pink, and they are champions for using their status to promote this cause," said Wayne Hart, Communications Manager, Makita USA. "But as a company, we wanted to do something more to support the efforts of Susan G. Komen for the Cure. We are happy to provide a platform to get in front of race fans and increase awareness, because the survivors and the volunteers who are fighting this disease are the true champions."
Saturday was the second annual PINK themed race in support of finding a cure for breast cancer. The PINK Supercross race will help fund the Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure 60-mile walk. For more information on Susan G. Komen for the Cure®, go to http://ww5.komen.org/
Makita's Accelerated Presence in Racing and Action SportsSupercross is a part of Makita's growing presence in racing and action sports, both as a sponsor and as a power tool of choice in the pits. Makita and Suzuki's long term partnership has yielded over 20 championships in Supercross, Motocross, Superbike, ATV, and Amateur – including Rockstar Makita Suzuki's Ryan Dungey's historic 2010 championship run in Supercross and Motocross. Makita is also a sponsor of the Rockstar Makita LeDuc Racing team in Short Course Off Road Racing, as well as the Scheuring Speed Sports Makita Tools Snocross Team. In addition to live racing, Makita is the Official Power Tool Sponsor of Major League Soccer (MLS), and the Mexican National Soccer Team (FMF) during their competitive matches in the U.S.
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By marg on May 01, 2009
Well its that time of year. Fishing season officially opens in Wisconsin this weekend. I'm getting ready to head north with a friend where we'll gather with more girl friends from across the country in Cable, wisconsin for an annual event that we now call WOWW - Womens Opening Walleye Weekend.
We don't really fish...well there was a time when some of us did fish, but its more about getting away from our lives in the city and heading north to a cabin on a lake where we can sit around a camp fire, laugh until it hurts, share our stories and of course, eat great food and drink lots of gin....
Oh, and of course we'll take a pontoon ride on the lake and who knows one of us might even drop and line or two to see what we can catch besides a hangover.


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(TROY)-- It was a quiet Friday for Larry Blakeney and the football offices at Troy University.
The college football land is collectively counting down the days until kickoff.
In 3 days, roughly 105 Trojans will report for camp. In 6 days the Trojans hit the field. Coach Blakeney says new NCAA rules will only allow two 2-A-Days this year.
Before he worries about who's playing what position or what opponent Troy's playing, Coach Blakeney has his agenda set on two things.
"The number one thing is get them all here safe and sound," said Blakeney.
"Number two is get all of our paper work that we have to fill out every year for NCAA purposes, eligibility, amateur-status, all kinds of stuff and make sure they all have their physicals and uh-all the things that we have to do from a...that standpoint to put them on the field," he said.
When asked about the resignation of Troy Athletic Director Steve Dennis, Blakeney didn't disclose much details, alluding to the fact he hadn't been around to hear much.
"I certainly wish Coach Dennis the very best. I've known him as both a coach and athletic director. I love him. I don't think he'll have any trouble finding work elsewhere and he'll have numerous people here who will recommend him," he said.
Dennis announced his resignation earlier this week, not citing a specific reason.
Dennis' resignation will become effective September 30th, the day after Troy plays South Alabama on the road.
The Trojans open the season on the road against UAB on September, 1st at 12:00 P.M.


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I have a UIButton behind a UIScrollView. The scroll's background is transparent and the button is in the lower right corner. So it is visible.
The problem is that the UIButton does not respond to any touch events when it is below the scroll. What would it require to make it respond to touch events in this scenario?
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Is it true that if a module has a free resolution of length $d$ then any of its submodule has a free resolution of length $\leq d$?
No. A submodule of a free module need not have finite projective dimension. As a simple example let $R=\mathbb{Z}/p^2\mathbb{Z}$. The free module $R$ has a submodule $p\mathbb{Z}/p^2\mathbb{Z}\cong\mathbb{Z}/p\mathbb{Z}$ which has no finite projective resolution.
No, a ring will always be free viewed as a module over itself, but its ideals certainly don't have to be free.
For example, consider the ring $R = k[t]/t^2$ and consider the submodule $I = (t),$ the ideal generated by $t$. Then $R \to I$ by multiplication by $t$ and has kernel $I$. It's then easy to see that $\ldots \to R \to R \to I \to 0$ is an infinite free resolution of $I$ where each map is multiplication by $t$.
Counterexamples can even be found in a domain, by taking rings of higher dimension or singular rings—once you're no longer over a PID, ideals will suffice. Take $R = k[x,y]$, the module $M = R$ itself, and the submodule $M' = (x,y)$. Or, take the ring $S = k[x,y]/(x^3-y^2)$, the module $N = S$ itself, and the submodule $N' = (x,y)$.


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what is the difference between 暖かい and 温かい?
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暖かい refers to the climate or surrounding atmosphere that is warm:
温かい is of tangible things like solids and liquids and it means it is warm to the touch. Also it can be used to describe a "warm heart" :
A similar difference is observed in 暑い・熱い and 寒い・冷たい. 暑い and 寒い refer to weather/environment. While 熱い and 冷たい is used for hot and cold to the touch respectively.


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"The Musser M300K Performer Marimba is built to accommodate the musical performance for the field with a robust frame, as well as the inside concert hall," said Jim Catalano, Musser Business Manager. He continued, "The ability to have one frame that can hold Kelon Synthetic Bars or be interchangeable with Rosewood Bars is a great feature."
The Bars have an exact tuning and balance in 4.3 Octave range, providing the unmistakably unique Musser sound. With scratch resistant and durable silver vein powder coated resonators for full bodied tone.
The M300K Performer Marimba also comes standard with an adjustable gas strut, from 34" to 44", to accommodate the various heights in student performers. It has 8" hard rubber wheels that allow for ease of placement on most any surface. As well, the accessory rack with strong square bars and clamps hold a wide variety of additional cymbals, snare drums, etc.
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I have a MBA connecting via HDMI to Samsung Monitor. Problem is desktop background for Samsung monitor is not showing. There is only grey desktop and doesn't have any changes even I try to change the image of the desktop at System Preferences. Changes for the MBA desktop is ok. Is that a mountain lion bug?
Restarting the Dock seems to work for me, however I don't know what is causing this grey desktop background.
To restart the Dock, type this into Terminal and press enter:
OS X allows you to select different images for each display. When you open the Desktop section in Desktop & Screen Saver Preferences, you should get one dialog on each screen for choosing a desktop image. Each dialog controls only the image for that screen, so make sure you're setting the image you want on both screens.
I also experienced this problem and found this workaround:
This is no solution for the problem of course, but at least the wallpaper is showing again without rebooting...
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It seems absurd, but from the Wikipedia article on Photosensitive Epilepsy:
Some PSE patients, especially children, may exhibit an uncontrollable fascination with television images that trigger seizures, to such an extent that it may be necessary to physically keep them away from television sets. Some patients (particularly those with cognitive impairments, although most PSE patients have no such impairments) self-induce seizures by waving their fingers in front of their eyes in front of bright light or by other means.
Wikipedia fails to give a citation as to the existence or commonality of this, but it still strikes me as odd.
Have any studies (case studies or preferably experimental results) validated that some PSE patients want or enjoy seizures? Is there some attraction to the causes of these seizures in the patients that causes this behavior?


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Is there a hook/function combination that can be added to my theme's
functions.php to properly disable REVISIONS and AUTOSAVE for the entire wordpress installation? What about if just for a certain custom post type? Searching online gives various hacks from deregistering scripts to tampering with core files. What's the acceptable/correct way to do this?
How to properly turn off REVISIONS and AUTOSAVE for whole site and optionally for a custom post type only
Is there a hook/function combination that can be added to my theme's
This should be placed in your wp-config.php (and no where else):
This is how to modify autosave interval
And this is how to modify post revisions
So to use it in your theme, try to declare appropriate constants in your functions.php file.
I'm also looking for how to disable autosave. But here's what I was told in a Trac ticket:
Placing the defines in wp-config.php is fine until you turn WP_DEBUG on when you will get 'already defined' PHP notices in the debug.log every couple of minutes. Others claim placing these defines above the ABSPATH define will help.
However, I can categorically confirm the best place to put your defines is in a plugin, because the activated plugins are loaded before the WP default defines.
The default defines are protected with if exists tests, hence your plugin loaded defines will take precedence and will not cause a clash nor the repetitive PHP notices in the debug log.


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With over 30 years experience of growing hardy perennials, we have a wide selection of usual and the more unusual, including lots of old cottage garden favourites (many from our own garden), which are now hard to find.
All our seeds are sent in a protective glassine bag which is inside a grip seal bag with the seed name and picture. The comprehensive sowing instructions are sent on a separate sheet with guide lines to each packet of seed you receive.
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Charter the " HOT ROD " at 34 foot Express Sport Fishermen with tower for 3 to view from above. This is a luxury charter for the same price the others charge. When the water gets ruff the others follow HOT ROD back to the harbor.
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Warren County Day Treatment provides opportunities for the students to catch up on their academics and counseling needs. Tuesday afternoon, the center held its second annual awards banquet featuring a play written and presented by the students.
"I really like it; it's the best thing that's happened to me."
Seventeen-year-old Chucky Wells says Warren County Day Treatment changed his life.
"I never made good grades and was always getting into trouble and now I can focus on my life."
Wells says he came to the center before Christmas after he had made some poor decisions. He says he would pick fights in school and argue with his teachers.
While he says that's not a problem anymore, his superiors agree saying they see a big difference.
"They really are making a strong effort to turn things around in their lives."
Director of Warren County Day Treatment, John Chapman says they have around 25 students ranging from 12 years old to 18.
Chapman says the goal for these kids is to have a successful future in and out of the classroom.
The average student takes around seven and half months to complete the program. Most of the students are referred through the Department of Juvenile Justice or the court system.
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5 Modern Sports That Started As Excuses for Sex and Violence
Modern sports all have rich histories full of tradition. Horrible, horrible tradition.
Yes, if you delve back far enough, "tradition" quickly takes a back seat to bizarre custom and wanton brutality. All in the name of good fun, though.
#5. Football: Basically a Town-Wide Riot
American football was cobbled together from a bunch of different sports, as you can pretty much tell by watching it. It's got some rugby, some soccer, some attempted murder. Probably the oldest ancestor was mob football, which was played throughout the Middle Ages and was really closer to a spirited match of Calvinball than anything else.
This medieval football distinguished itself from the modern game by doing away with those silly and pointless conventions we know as "rules." Teams could be as large as they wanted and occasionally involved entire villages, and the only thing expressly forbidden was the killing of opposing players (although many agree this is a fine strategy if it can be done without attracting the attention of the refs).
Anything else was fair game. Unsurprisingly, matches often dissolved from "rioting" into "rioting while things are on fire." The goal of the game was to get the ball to the other team's goal line, which were often put at opposite ends of the town. As a result the field was huge and littered with troublesome obstacles like buildings and the elderly.
Needless to say, there were some accidental deaths and the game was banned no less than 30 times in England over the course of three centuries.
Who's winning? All of us.
Over time, they steadily changed the game as people decided they wanted less murder in their sports. By the 16th and 17th centuries, it was civilized enough to make its way onto university campuses, and a few centuries after that it was all about pads and rules and not stabbing people. Still, to this day after their team wins a big game, some fans like to take to the streets and reenact the old days.
#4. Baseball: Cows and Sexual Innuendo
Long before baseball was a game for steroid-infused musclesaurs, it was a pastime enjoyed by 14th century English women on wooden barn stools.
It wasn't quite baseball as it's played today but rather Stoolball, which immediately suggests people trying to smack turds out of the air with sticks. Unfortunately, it was actually called that because milkmaids used their milking stools to catch the ball. Teams would take turns pitching and batting, with the batter wielding a paddle to prevent the pitch from hitting the milk stool. Why they were doing this instead of milking the fucking cows is not clear in the official rules.
Pictured: The 2008 Kansas City Royals.
But at the core of all this was hot, nasty, 14th century sex.
Most early references to Stoolball say male spectators would watch the women play and bawdily cheer them on, and the winners would be rewarded with cakes, kisses and sexual favors (the logical progression after cake and kissing). Shakespeare even coined the phrase "playing Stoolball" as a euphemism for sex and, quite frankly, we're not clear on why it isn't still used today (for a certain type of sex anyway).
Despite this, games were most often played in churchyards much to the ire of the priests, who tried to discourage matches from taking place presumably by chasing the unruly players in a delightfully madcap fashion while the Benny Hill theme played somewhere nearby.
The game eventually evolved in different regions of England, went through rule changes and merged with other games before making its way to North America and developing into baseball. While it retains the quality of being something you avoid work to engage in, modern baseball is noticeably deficient in the "women," "cake" and "sexual favor" departments.
#3. Basketball: Rocks and Human Sacrifice
You probably already have heard the part about the guy who invented basketball with a peach basket, but the story is much older and weirder than that.
That guy was James Naismith, a coach from Canada that came to teach at a YMCA in the States, where he invented the sport as a way to keep people active during the winter months. But few people know Naismith's terrible secret: His new activity was inspired by a combination of a children's game and ancient Mesoamerican rituals. Sort of like Candy Land mixed with blood sacrifice, only more geared towards the sale of sports drinks.
The children's game was called Duck on a Rock, which involved one child placing a small rock on top of a larger one, and then protecting it from other children who threw rocks in an effort to knock it down. Yeah, they didn't have video games back then.
We realize this sounds nothing like basketball but the most effective way to get past the guard was to softly lob one's rock over their head towards the target rock. Naismith, having played the game as a child, thought this was a good way to provide players of his sport with a challenge, likely because he was struck in the face by one of the aforementioned rocks.
The other inspiration came from Mayan and Aztec ball games, which were decidedly more brutal and/or awesome. The goal of these contests was to get the ball through stone rings located on either end of a large court. The ball itself was heavy enough to cause injuries, and players were even known to have been killed by head trauma, further demonstrating Naismith's love of games that injure people.
Hurry up and take the picture, I need to break someone's nose with this.
The sport was used as a proxy for war, with an additional element of human sacrifice, as either the losing captain or entire teams would be killed after ritual games. That must have made for some tense fucking free throws in the fourth quarter.


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There is no questionning that diabetes is a public health priority. IDF Europe has developped several publications to inform all the stakeholders involved in diabetes about the extent of the epidemic, what is being done and what still needs to be done to counter it:
Access to Quality Medicines and Medical Devices for Diabetes Care in Europe
The IDF Europe study on Access to Quality Medicines and Medical Devices for Diabetes Care in Europe highlights disparities in access to medicines and devices for diabetes care in the 47 countries of the IDF Europe Region.
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Is one allowed to take food into the bathroom? I heard that the prohibiton is only on the type of bathroom used years ago.
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Is one allowed to take food into the bathroom?
Eating in the bathroom is forbidden,(Be'er Heitev O.C. 3:2)even if it is covered.(Lekutei Maharich page 226 (new),Yabea Omer 4:5:3,see Minchas Yitzchok 3:63 who questions the reason not to bring food into a bathroom) we do not find that the poskim expressly prohibit bringing food into a bathroom. Surely b'diavad, food, drinks, vitamins or medicines that were stored there do not become forbidden to ingest.(Minchas Yitzchak 3:63)Some poskim suggest that if possible the food should be washed off prior to eating it.( Yaskil Avdi 7:44:9:page 64, Otzros Yosef )One is permitted to keep medicines in a medicine cabinet that is in the bathroom.(Rivevos Ephraim 1:8:2, 2:6, Teshuvos V'hanhugos 1:11, Shevet Ha'kehusi 2:245)Some say one is permitted to drink water from the faucet in a bathroom (one should obviously recite the beracha outside).(Ohr L'tzyion 1:1, 2:1:9. One should nonetheless try to drink the water outside (Ohr L'tzyion 2:1:9))
What about todays Bathrooms?
There is a major dispute among the poskim whether or not today's modern day bathrooms are considered to be like the bathrooms of earlier times. Ealier style toilets did not retain waste materials and were known as "parsoy."(Gemorah Berochos 26a, Rashi d'parsoy," Shulchan Aruch 83:4.) In present day toilets the waste remains until it is flushed away. Nonetheless, many poskim say that our bathrooms are considered the same as the olden style bathrooms and one can be lenient in regard to the halachos that apply.(Minchas Yitzchok 1:60, Yechaveh Da'as 3:1, Ohr L'tyzion 1:1, 2:1:9, Shearim Metzuyanim B'Halacha 1:2:6) However, most poskim argue.(Har Tzvi O.C. 1:50, Chazzon Ish O.C. 17:4, Igros Moshe E.H. 1:114,Halichos Shlomo Tefilla 20:24, Yabea Omer 3:2) Therefore, in case of necessity one can rely on the lenient view, but l'chatchilah our bathrooms do not have the status of the bathrooms of "parsoy."(Minchas Yitzchok 1:60)
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AUSTIN (October 12, 2012)--Thousands of new signs are going up to remind drivers in Texas of Left Lane for Passing Only laws on highways with 75 mile per hour or higher speed limits.
The Texas Department of Transportation announced plans Friday to post about 3,400 additional signs by next summer in a renewed safety effort.
The 2011 Legislature approved 85-mile-per-hour speed limits for some new stretches of road.
Part of a toll road in the Austin area opens Oct. 24 with an 85 mph speed limit.
TxDOT official Carol Rawson says the left lane-passing signs are meant to help travelers have a safe, efficient and enjoyable trip.
"Reminding the public that slower moving vehicles should use right lanes and that passing vehicles use left lanes will help improve safety on our highways," she said.
"Engineers generally consider highway travel to be the safest when vehicles are traveling at the same speeds," Rawson said.
"The use of these signs will help ensure that vehicles traveling at the posted speed limit will not be impeded or forced to make excessive lane changes when encountering a slower vehicle."


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I don't know much about 32 bit and 64 bit. I had been using 32 bit and it's crashed (not working properly and i don't know how to recover) question here..... and i don't have backup and i run on 3.2 dual core intel processor can you recommend me which would be better, and i do web development(php and mysql) and learning python.
There are no big performance differences between 64 bit and 32 bit in Ubuntu. I tried both for years now. Let me point to the actual PROS and CONS for the 64 bit since you have been in the 32 bit already:
64 bit PROS:
64 bit CONS:
Test out 32 bit if you want but if you have a computer with enough RAM, CPU and a good motherboard (From 2005+) then I would really recommend 64 bit for you.
Hope to have helped.
If you dont have any specific reasons for installing 32 Bit then you should go with 64 Bit. At the following URL you can find the performance comparison of 32 Bit and 64 bit linux versions.
You can see that 64 Bit is faster in many places. You can also have more than 4GB ram in 64 Bit but not in 32 bit. Also there is ubuntu community help page here and they also suggest installing 64 bit.
I am running Ubuntu Lucid 64 Bit on my machine and I dont have any problems. All applications that I need are in the repos and everything works. Back in 2009 I tried 64 Bit version of Intrepid but reverted back to 32 Bit because many softwares didnt have 64 Bit versions then but that is not the case now.
If you have more than 4 GB of RAM go for 64 bit else 32 bit is just fine.
As for this question: If you plan to re-install your operating system completely, choose the 32 bit version. There's really no need for you to try 64 bit.
But it's really not that important. Ask another question here about how to best do that re-installation, keeping your data. Make sure to explain your situation in detail, what hardware you have available (hard disks, usb sticks, cd drives, ..), how your hard drive is partitioned and so on. If you need help figuring all of this out,you can join the Chat room or search the site.
Your problem is quite a difficult one. But we'll help you as best we can.
I find it quite amusing that the usage of 64bit is so closely bound to memory in the machine. 64bit means as well that per processor cycle you are able to process twice the amount of data comparing to a 32bit operating system.
Use 64bit in case you do
I am doing a podcast and using 64bit with my notebook saves a lot of time when doing audio processing (noise reduction, normalizing, compression, ...). My notebook only has 2 GB of RAM.
I've been running 64-bit Kubuntu for years without an issue. I think that any objections to 64-bit are just FUD and you can ignore them.
One relatively new reason to use 64-bit: if you are interested in virtualization, Docker does not run on 32-bit kernels (as far as I know).


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We had so much fun making the roller coasters blogpost that we've been itching to revisit the wonderful world of theme parks. You all know the joys of Thorpe Park, the thrills of Port Aventura, and the exhilaration of Six Flags – we want to find out about something different. Something out of the ordinary, perhaps.
Even the British Royal Family has its ill-fitting pieces; likewise, our fascination with theme parks has spawned some weird and wacky creations.
Having spent hours on the toilet at work, Angry Birds fans will soon be able to enjoy the aggression in 3D at Finland's Sarkanniemi Adventure Park. Game creators Rovio have collaborated to make sure the park is as authentic and attractive as possible. Visitors will be able to play the real thing and will also be able to meet the characters in person. Anger management: a punning business plan.
In light of this recent addition to the weird theme parks family, let's have a look at some unconventional theme park ideas from around the world:
1. Mr. Iron Robot
If you're the kind of person who enjoyed watching Transformers, you might also have wished you were part of the action. Shazam – may your wish be granted: Jiaxing City, in China's Zhejiang Province, is now host to a Transformers-themed park called Mr. Iron Robot.
The creator behind the giant structures is artist Zhu Kefeng. Having spent a decade making robots from recycled metal, Zhu and his team began work on Mr. Iron Robot in 2010. The park now features over 600 creations.
2. Suoi Tien Cultural Amusement Park
As religion can be held accountable for some of mankind's most surreal episodes, it's not a great surprise to find it as the theme of an amusement park. Suoi Tien's inspiration is Buddhism – an integral part of Vietnamese culture for centuries.
Quite a comprehensive theme park, Suoi Tien hosts go-karts, rides, water parks and even parades. Animal lovers can feed the 1500 crocodiles with chunks of meat dangling from the end of a pole, or ride the air cycle over their pond. For a less disturbing thrill, try the boat ride through the realms of Hell, or perhaps take a trip through the cave of innumerable bats.
3. Grutas Park
Lithuania's Dzukija National Park is the location for Grutas Park, which might sound quite unfamiliar. However, the name 'Stalin's World' should conjure sufficiently gruesome scenes in the popular imagination.
The park contains over 100 statues of famous Soviets, which you can tour via a wooden walkway that runs inside barbed-wire fences punctuated by guard towers.
That's not where the fun ends, however; each statue is accompanied by a plaque providing information on the figure's significance in light of the Soviet occupation of Lithuania.
Just in case this oppression and suffering start to get people down, the park also contains a zoo that features ostriches and peacocks; so lighten up a bit, it's not all doom and gloom.
4. Holy Land Experience
It's about time religion came back around to amuse us. Orlando's Holy Land Experience can do just that, thanks to its Christian Karaoke (Make a joyful noise to the Lord!), Calvary replica, and re-enactments of the crucifixion of Jesus – including the whipping post where Pilate had Jesus lashed.
There's a great many attractions here: visitors can take part in a recreation of the Last Supper, reflect on the glory of God at the Crystal Living Water fountains, and go shopping in the Jerusalem Street Market. The live show programme includes the retelling of Bible stories as well as dramatic presentations of the Last Supper and Crucifixion.
If all these thrills and spills prove a bit much, why not drop the kids off at Smile of a Chile Adventure Land and head round to the Prayer Gardens or the Christus Gardens (Bring an unsaved one!) to reclaim some sense of serenity.
5. Loveland
Forget roller coasters and candy floss – a celebration of sex is much more like my kind of theme park. Thankfully the South Koreans and I think alike, and have dutifully created Loveland.
The park features 140 sculptures and a series of sex education films, and demonstrates a level of dedication to coital activity that I can only admire.
The park is relatively small and doesn't take too long to navigate, really – unless you're happy to gaze and ponder the daring and inspiring artworks on display, that is. If you're a bit squeamish when it comes to handling genitalia you might want to bring a pair of gloves or hold your bladder for the duration of your visit. Lost your appetite yet? Time for something more wholesome.
6. Bon Bon Land
The Danes are famous for several disparate things: dogs, Vikings, bacon, and winning the European Cup in 1992. Not quite so famous, perhaps, for a scatalogically awesome amusement park offering a wealth of family fun.
Hundeprutterutchebane – translated as 'Dog Fart Coaster' – allows you to circumnavigate a flatulent dog. Not satisfied with that? Don't worry – everyone has the opportunity to be farted on whilst enjoying this ride.
Not a dog person? How about a vomiting rat, a demented turtle, or a shitting seagull?
Fancy a muffin?
7. Diggerland
I thought there was always more to JCBs than simple construction tasks. Diggerland proves just that. If digging dirt is your idea of a great afternoon, Diggerland might send you delirious with exuberance.
Get into the swing of the bucket coaster, witness the staggering grace of the Dancing Diggers, and leave the park humming Diggerland's catchy jingle. What more could you ask for? – Hook-a-duck, JCB-style? Okay then.
8. Haw Par Villa
Haw Par Villa in Singapore might bring you some good karma. The park was designed by the Tiger Balm Kings – not a cheesy pop group, but the two brothers who invented Tiger Balm.
Haw Par Villa was originally built as a venue for teaching traditional Chinese values. Nowadays, the park has reverted to its original name, Tiger Balm Gardens. It's full of statues and dioramas depicting scenes from Chinese folklore, legends, history and several aspects of Confucianism. Okay, all this sounds quite mild, but those depictions frightfully often take the form of bodies being dismembered, slashed, gashed, ground, bitten and other generally unsettling experiences. Fancy a dip in Filthy Blood Pond? No??
Dirt digging, shitting dogs, blood ponds or a sex theme park…so much choice, such little time. Maybe you can give us some tips on where to start?
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Dan Mangan performs in The Current studios
Vancouver-based singer-songwriter Dan Mangan has been making sturdy, smart music for nearly a decade now. His trademark blend of guitar- and piano-driven indie-rock and folk was first crystallized on his debut EP, All at Once. Mangan soon followed with his debut LP Postcards and Daydreaming in 2005 and his sophomore full-length Nice, Nice, Very Nice in 2009.
In September, Mangan released his third full-length album, Oh Fortune. Relying on a more expansive and ornate sound, with orchestral arrangements featuring prominently on several tracks. Out on the Toronto independent label Arts & Crafts, Oh Fortune caught the attention of music critics and has even performed impressively on the Canadian album charts.
Dan Mangan stopped by The Current studios to chat with Mark Wheat and play a few songs.
Songs played: "Oh Fortune," "Leaves, Tress, Forest" and "Starts With Them, Ends With Us."
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York US 30 Musclecar Madness and Cruise-In - The Days Of YorkWritten by on February 1, 2005 Tearin' Up The Tarmac-'60s Style
In the small town of York, Pennsylvania, about 35 miles southeast of the Carlisle Fairgrounds, an event is growing in prestige-the York US 30 Musclecar Madness and Cruise-In, held in July on a Friday and a Saturday, and the new Nostalgia Super Stock Nationals, held on Sunday at Beaver Springs Dragway in central Pennsylvania.
Held on the same weekend as Carlise's All-Chrysler Nationals, this event also celebrates horsepower, though it is open to all makes and models. The weekend offers a unique, one-time gathering of cars, some fresh from the restoration shop for this event. Though the title is Musclecar Madness, the event also hosts gassers, altereds, funny cars, and dragsters from days gone by. Not only is the show about the cars, but specialized dealers, creative displays, and numerous racing personalities from the past are there. Indeed, it was Bill Stiles-noted Mopar racer and tuner-who first put this event together with former NHRA director Darwin Doll in 2001, and the duo continues to make it grow.
Notable happenings in 2004 included a new Legion of Honor that inducted 12 individuals who influenced drag racing history and a larger-than-ever car cruise. Last year, Mopar Muscle hosted the cruise from Carlisle to this event on Saturday.
On Sunday, the action moved north to the beautiful Beaver Springs Dragway, where dozens of nostalgia racing machines made laps down the quarter-mile. Though it was a 90-minute drive from York to this facility, nobody left disappointed.
Next year, the event will stay on the same weekend: July 8-9 at York; July 10 at the dragstrip. While we understand the attraction of the Carlisle show, should you decide on a change of scenery, this is a great opportunity to relive some of the racing heritage that made Mopar cars of the musclecar era so impressive.
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Bill Stiles, noted Mopar racer and one of the organizers of the York US 30 Musclecar Madness, getting smoke and rubber on the restored '68 Barracuda he once terrorized Division 1 with. The original is now owned by collector Dave Blake. (we won't tell on ya', Bill.)Here is the restoration of the final Sox & Martin Duster, a very trick piece built by Don Hardy for Don Grotheer. Buddy Martin bought it after the team's car was totaled, and Grotheer lost his sponsorship. This car was restored under the direction of collector Dean Klein.The 2004 York US 30 Musclecar Madness once again provided a wide variety of cars on display. Here, a replica A/FX altered-wheelbase Dodge is decked out with injection and ready for a blast down the quarter-mile.The Honker '64 Dodge is part of Don Fezell's collection out of western Pennsylvania. Bud Faubel, who retired from racing decades ago, was on hand signing autographs and meeting fans. He was among the 12 inductees to the new Legion of Honor. He received his award from Bill Stiles (left) and Darwin Doll (right).Mopar-bodied funny cars ruled in the early '70s, and Bob Rosetty's restoration of the Rollin' Stoned 'Cuda was no exception. Joe Jacono, the car's creator and owner, is involved with it again today. He was inducted into the Legion of Honor for 2004.Warren and Sharon Weaver's '28 Dodge, equipped with a 340 driveline, took home the top award in the Special Interest category.Among the personalities who came to the York event was Judy Lilly, Miss Mighty Mopar of days gone by. The Colorado native is seen here with Mike Verbick's cloned '66 Hemi-powered Plymouth post coupe, similar to the car Lilly drove in 1967.
Harvey Richards in the Damn Yankee '64 Dodge fell to the onslaught of Lou Downing in Mike Pearce's AMX in round one.Elvis (Tom Sneden) and the Bob Banning '64 Hemi Dodge have left the building. It is Saturday night, and action was moving north to Beaver Springs Dragway for Sunday.Marco DeSaris of Maryland stands in front of his latest baby, the original '62 Max Wedge Dodge campaigned by Motor Trend magazine. This was the car's formal debut.In the pits at Beaver Springs Dragway on Sunday was Rick DeMarco's restoration of the Mr. Tomato '65 Dodge, a match-race car that made history in Texas back in the mid-'60s.The front plate on Allen Obenchain's big-block '64 Polara says it all, as he gets a little sideways in the water box.Of all the nostalgia class racers, none is better suited for the title than Ken Montgomery. This is the same car that Ken drove at the York Super Stock Magazine Nationals back in 1965, and has served him well as a multi-time national event winner.Bill Murphy and the Jersey Duke Plymouth (once raced by Jack Werst) are up and at it on Sunday. Murphy went three rounds in the eliminator.Travis Hess, son of racer Bucky Hess, was a blast out of the past in his '65 Hemi Coronet. Coached by the old man, Hess went four rounds before falling to Dennis Stabile.


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There is one small issue with Ubuntu that is driving me crazy. Smooth scrolling when reading documents PDF's isn't smooth. I was using evince to read PDF's bigger books 200+ pages. The slightest movement results in a major movement of many pages.
So I blamed evince and the installed xpdf but no its the same thing. Is there anything i can install/fix to allow something scrolling when I read documents?
In LXDE or KDE the PDF viewer has the little up and down scroll arrows in the bottom right corner. Is there anyway to enable these for laptops so we aren't "pulling" at the documents and can scroll ODF's smoothly on laptop's?


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Outside each accommodation at this luxurious Big Sur hotel lies Ventana's true allure: options. Explore the majesty of Big Sur on a hike, kayak voyage, or romantic excursion. Dine in the refined comfort of the Restaurant at Ventana, relish a rejuvenating treatment at the Spa at Ventana, or relax beside one of two outdoor pools. As Ventana is intended to serve as a relaxing and romantic hideaway, guests under 18 are not allowed.
Ventana is an adaptable, diverse destination. With a variety of venues, including two terraces specifically designed for weddings, the resort is a tranquil destination for corporate meetings, intimate celebrations and a variety of other occasions.
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Shortcut to this Page : www.birmingham.gov.uk/ez
Enterprise Zones offer simplified planning, discounts on business rates, and new opportunities to fund infrastructure and roll out superfast broadband, together with enhanced support to attract inward investment.
In total 23 Enterprise Zones were allocated nationally to Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs), who each decided upon the location of their Zone. The Greater Birmingham and Solihull LEP – a partnership of businesses, local authorities and the education sector working to support private sector growth and job creation – chose Birmingham City Centre as the location for their Enterprise Zone (EZ).
Find out more detailed information about the Enterprise Zone here
Where is the Enterprise Zone?
The City Centre EZ comprises 26 sites across the city centre, in seven clusters including those identified in the Big City Plan – the city's strategic vision for the future of the City Centre – as offering significant growth opportunities
- Westside
- Snow Hill District
- Eastside
- Southern Gateway
- Digbeth Creative Cluster
- Birmingham Science Park Aston
- Jewellery Quarter
Further details about the Enterprise Zone sites and the investment opportunities available can be found on the Enterprise Zone website and in the Enterprise Zone Prospectus
It is focussed on economic sectors which are already clustered in the city centre and which reflect the growth opportunities
- Business and Financial services
- ICT Sector
- Creative Industries
- Digital Media
Further details about the Enterprise Zone sites and the investment opportunities available can be found on theEnterprise Zone website and in the Enterprise Zone Prospectus.
What is the Enterprise Zone expected to achieve?
Because the Government allows any business rates growth to be retained within the zone for a period of at least 25 years, it is then possible to reinvest this revenue to unlock the growth potential in the EZ and support delivery of the LEP's objectives for the region. The Enterprise Zone Investment Plan worth £128m, sets out how the uplift in business rates will be used to deliver the first phase of investment in infrastructure to unlock development and growth in the City Centre Enterprise Zone.
its lifetime, when all the development is achieved, the EZ will .....
- Secure 1.3m sq metres of new floorspace, of which 700,000 sq metres for business and financial services, digital media, ICT and creative industries
- Create 40,000 new private sector jobs
- Contribute £2.8 billion to the economy in GVA per annum once the above growth is delivered
- Generate, once fully developed, additional business rates of circa £70 million per annum
To achieve this, the EZ will .....
- Support the realisation of significant growth opportunities through an innovative approach to planning and investment in infrastructure to unlock development sites
- Promote development and investment opportunities through targeted marketing
- Support small and medium sized businesses in key sectors through business rates relief, access to high speed broadband, and simplified planning
More details on these benefits can be found here
Simplified Planning
Two areas of the Enterprise Zone benefit from less stringent planning controls. Find out more about the Local Development orders in Digbeth and Birmingham Science Park, Aston
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So I'm reviewing old homeworks for an upcoming comp sci test and I came across this question:
Say whether the following statement is True, False or Unknown:
The problem of checking whether a given Boolean formula has exactly one satisfying assignment, is NP-complete
My original answer to this was True because it seems to me that you can reduce SAT to this. Here's my solution:
Let's call this problem EX_SAT. Given a boolean formula s, we can construct a TM M where L(M) = SAT using EX_SAT. Assume that we have a NTM P that decides EX_SAT, and a NTM Q that decides DOUBLE_SAT (the problem of determining whether a Boolean formula has two or more satisfying assignments). We that DOUBLE_SAT is NP-complete because we reduced SAT to it in an earlier homework problem.
M = on input s
1. Run P on s.
2. If P accepts, then accept.
3. If P rejects then run Q on s.
4. If Q accepts then accept.
5. If Q rejects then reject.
I see that EX_SAT doesn't have a polynomial time verifier, and I also see the one flaw in this proof is that I also have to use DOUBLE_SAT to complete it - which probably doesn't allow us to conclude that EX_SAT is NP-complete, but I thought I would ask this here because it might aid in my understanding of the topic.
Any thoughts would be much appreciated :)


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Feathers & Friends, the kickoff gala for the ninth annual Ken-Ducky Derby – Harbor House's signature fundraising event – was held Aug. 2 at the Muhammad Ali Center.
The evening featured a live and silent auction, dinner and music. WLKY's Ann Bowdan emceed the event, while WAVE3's Kevin Harned auctioneered.
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