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The 6 Dumbest Mistakes of Supposedly Smart Movie Characters
Movies have given us no shortage of wily and resourceful characters who can seemingly think their way out of any jam, be it with technical wizardry, combat experience, or supreme galactic mind powers. However, some of these characters, in the midst of using their wits to topple complicated obstacles, manage to inexplicably overlook some painfully obvious things that come back to bite them directly on their brilliant asses.
#6. Iron Man -- Tony Stark Forgets to Check Up on His Billion-Dollar Company
Iron Man clubs us to death with the idea that Tony Stark is the hippest genius in the history of goateed science. He farts out impossible technology like he's microwaving tater tots, constructs the most advanced suit of armor ever created while being held prisoner in a hollow mountain in the middle of Afghanistan, and is able to douchequip his way into women's pants on a daily basis.
"Before we do this, you should know I have hepatitis A through Z."
Tony is a billionaire because he is the head of Stark Industries, a company primarily concerned with making weapons for the military, which of course allows him to become a superhero in his off hours.
The Big Twist:
Tony thinks he's going to spend his superhero time Iron Manning terrorists to death, but the surprise twist is that his true enemy is someone close to him. His lifelong friend and mentor, Obadiah Stane, has been secretly selling weapons to terrorists, because there's apparently more money in that. He is, in fact, the one who originally set Tony up to be captured at the start of the movie.
"I see no way that not deleting this video can come back to haunt me."
After his plan to have Tony killed fails, Obadiah makes a move to take control of the company by filing an injunction against Stark with their board of directors behind his back, a fact he shockingly reveals to Tony at some weird tuxedoed science fair.
But How Did He Not See This Coming?
Hold on just a damned second. Tony isn't an entry-level worker or mid-level manager at Stark Industries. He is the fucking CEO. His name is on the goddamned building. Why the hell didn't one of his 7 billion phones and/or answering services ring the instant the injunction was filed? Why didn't Pepper, Tony's personal assistant who handles every single aspect of his life, pass on the information?
Her punishment? She's named CEO in the next film.
We are assaulted to the point of irritation with the idea that Tony is a cosmic genius, yet he makes absolutely no effort to pay any attention to what is happening with his company. And don't say he was a hands-off inventor who didn't really get involved with the business side of things -- after three months of being held hostage by cave terrorists, the first thing he does is completely restructure the business by dissolving the weapons manufacturing arm. It's incredibly important to him, and therefore baffling that he wouldn't check in from time to time to see how everything was progressing in the wake of his job-destroying mental breakdown.
But he's too busy screaming at robots in his basement and zipping around Ferris wheels in his rocket suit to be bothered with any of that bullshit. If Tony had decided to check out the proceedings, he would've noticed that Obadiah was trying to lock him out, which in turn might have prompted him to take a closer look at what his partner had been up to for the past several months, thus uncovering Obadiah's nefarious plot (which, to be fair, seems to change on a scene-by-scene basis). But Tony, the business-savvy super genius who could've hacked any secret file on Obadiah's computer with a sidelong glance, didn't think to make even a cursory checkup on something that was surely big enough news to hit the front page of The Wall Street Journal.
#5. Aliens -- Ripley Should Have Immediately Known She Was Being Set Up
After the events of Alien, Lieutenant Ripley is picked up in her escape pod by a team of deep space salvagers after floating in the cosmos for half a century. She debriefs her former employers about the horrible star beast that face-murdered her entire crew, at which point they offer to send her right back to the planet where she found the damn thing in order to help some Marines investigate why none of the colonists there have answered their phones in three months. They even offer to send a company representative with her to oversee the operation.
The Big Twist:
Of course, the good guys arrive and are immediately attacked by swarms of aliens (that's not the twist -- that part was given away by the title), but the big complication comes when it's revealed that the company was in on it! The company rep, Carter Burke, tries to screw all of them over, because it turns out the goal was never for them to succeed -- the goal was to capture a live specimen of one of the aliens.
The lesson, as always, is never trust a collar popper.
But How Did She Not See This Coming?
This all must have seemed rather familiar to Ripley. In the first film, she intercepts a secret message from the company instructing one of her fellow crew members, Ash, to retrieve the alien at all costs. Ash (who turns out to be an android) interprets "at all costs" to mean "stab Ripley with a porno magazine," which he totally tries to do in order to keep her from destroying the alien. Essentially, Ash was under direct orders from the company to either kill or sacrifice his entire six-person crew in order to retrieve a phallus-headed space demon.
Yet for some reason, Ripley doesn't find her new mission to be the least bit suspicious. Her employers (the same ones who fed her crew to an alien last time) are sending her down to a planet (the same planet where they initially found said alien) to investigate the sudden disappearance of hundreds of people (who all work for the same alien-feeding company).
"We're calling the mission Project: Alien Capture because we're capturing the ... uh, planet back from the aliens."
What's worse, Carter Burke is like a walking red flag waving in Ripley's face for two-thirds of the movie. She agrees to go to the planet only after Burke promises that they will destroy any aliens they might find. As soon as they do find aliens, however, he vehemently objects to any and all suggestions of eradicating them (including bombing the entire facility from orbit, which would've saved us all a lot of time). Ripley then discovers log records indicating that Burke, acting on behalf of the company, specifically sent the colonists to go looking for the aliens, resulting in every last one of them getting killed. So she confronts Burke, vowing to make him pay for his crimes.
However, rather than share this absurdly crucial bit of information with any of the Marines, Ripley decides to go take a nap, because she apparently believes that Burke won't try to kill her in her sleep, even though he's already sent hundreds of people to their doom (by the way, this is precisely what he tries to do). Only after Burke's attempt to unleash a pair of face-raping stellar crabs on her is thwarted does Ripley finally reveal his nefarious plot to the rest of the Marines.
At which point Bill Paxton heroically offers to shoot him in the face.
And at no point do the Marines look at Ripley and say, "Wait, isn't this the exact thing that happened to you last time? Either you're the most understanding woman in the world or you're really slow to catch on to things."
#4. Die Hard -- John McClane Somehow Doesn't Figure Out That the Terrorists Have More Explosives
In Die Hard, John McClane systematically outwits and kills a dozen terrorists led by Alan Rickman's fake German accent in a Los Angeles skyscraper. We learn early on that this is not in fact a terrorist attack, but a very elaborate robbery of the building's vault.
The Big Twist:
Oh, shit, the building is rigged to explode! The bad guys are going to blow up the building and the hostages with them, because they think it will help them escape. McClane foils the robbery, but fails to prevent them from blasting the building in half, since the fact that this was the terrorists' plan comes as a complete shock to him.
"Terrorists ... explode things? Who knew?"
But How Did He Not See This Coming?
One of the first bad guys McClane perforates with the bullets of justice is carrying a duffel bag loaded with bricks of C4 and about 87 detonators, way more than the explosives in the bag would require. Obviously, this bag is fairly important to Alan Rickman's plan, because he immediately throws a murderous tantrum demanding them back.
In response, McClane takes the small amount of C4 in the bag, jams a few detonators in it, and drops it down an elevator shaft, incinerating a few of Alan Rickman's henchmen and, as far as McClane knows, disposing of all their explosives. But Alan Rickman doesn't stop pitching a fit about the rest of the detonators. He even gives some hapless loser pretending to be McClane's friend a 9 mm face-ectomy and threatens to start executing hostages one by one after McClane steadily refuses to hand them over.
"Can you at least kill the assholes in accounting first?"
"Well screw you too, Sheila!"
This is a hint and a half that there are more explosives somewhere in the building (judging by the sheer number of detonators McClane is still lugging around, there are probably a lot more). Why else would the terrorists be so desperate to get the detonators back? Does he think they're rentals that have to be returned to the bomb store?
To be fair, McClane maybe couldn't have anticipated that Alan Rickman would literally blow the roof off of the joint, but he should have at least suspected that there were one or two more bombs still stashed somewhere. But this doesn't dawn on him until they finally meet face to face and yet another demand for the detonators is issued. By then it's far too late, and Alan Rickman consumes the top floors of the tower in a cataclysmic explosion that destroys a helicopter and leaves McClane swinging from a fire hose and swearing at everything.


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Since he is completely uncomfortable talking about his magical anus and the songs it sings, let's talk about poon.
I for one, would love to hear "Pussy Stories, From Jonathan Holmes." That would be the greatest new weekly feature, ever in the history of new weekly features for a video game discussion podcast.

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I have ubuntu 12.04, and 2 languages on my keyboard. Every time the screen goes black it requires my password, which is in English. But the language set is the one I have used last. How can I make it use English by default in the login screen? I am also ok with no password, it is my home computer.
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To disable asking for your password when booting your computer we can change the user settings from System Settings... - User Accounts (accessible from the menu in the top right corner when clicking on the cogwheel).
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To disable this security feature open System Settings... - Brightness and Lock:
Havent tried output but I think you can try with something like this:
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Save and exit. Logout / Login or reboot the machine to apply the effect.
You can change the login keyboard preferences using System Settings, Region and Language, System tab:
Here you click Copy Settings. You should make sure that the current layout is english, otherwise you will stick with the previous layout. It will ask you for your password.
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30 Oct 2012 1:34 AM #1
Remote ComboBox on a Grid
I have the requirements of having a combo in a grid. This combo must be remote, since its values may change depending on another value of the Bean Model.
For example, lets say that grid lists school subjects, and in a combo we must select a teacher for each subject. But combo musn't display every teacher, only those who can give that subject.
So I need a remote combo for an entity (Teacher), but each row will have different values for same combo (they depend on SubjectID column).
Any suggestions?
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31 Oct 2012 4:26 AM #2
This is what I finally did, maybe is usefull for someone.
I introduced two fields,
private ComboBox<TeacherComboCustom> teachersCombo mapSubjectIdListOfTeachers Map<String,List<TeacherComboCustom>>
I also introduced a Renderer to the Teacher Column, where it looks into the map if that subject has already teachers. If it has not, calls an RPC method, and on the onSucess method for that call, introduces new values into mapSubjectIdListOfTeachers.
The editor for that column, on the preProcess, cleans teachersCombo (removes all from the store), then goes to mapSubjectIdListOfTeachers to get elements to add to the store.
Hope it helps someone. Not very proud of what have I done, but works fine!


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All-Chrysler Nationals 408 Small BlockWritten by on June 22, 2010 You Can Have This 408 Small-Block Just By Attending The All-Chrysler Nationals In Carlisle, PA
It's the time of year when car guys get their machines out of hibernation, wash the winter's worth of dust off of them and make plans to drive, race, and or improve their cars. One again, it's time for the All-Chrysler Nationals held each year in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Each year, the folks at Carlisle Events, Muscle Motors of Lansing Michigan, and us here at Mopar Muscle magazine, work together to build a cool engine that one lucky show participant or spectator can win.
This year, we chose to build an LA-based small block, in order to make sure that even the small block guys have a chance to win something cool. This year's engine features a seasoned Magnum block, RHS' new cast-iron cylinder heads, a complete Eagle rotating assembly, Comp Cams valve train and cam, an Edelbrock intake, and an Ultra Holley carburetor.
The engine is a pump-gas friendly 408-inch stroker that will be right at home in any muscle car or street rod. Now, we couldn't give an engine to someone with actually dyno testing it, now could we? Well, we could... So, once the guys at Muscle Motors had the engine together, it was time to hook it to the lie detector.
Keeping in mind that this is a pump-gas friendly engine with a hydraulic camshaft, when the numbers came in at a respectable 439 horsepower at 5,900 rpm, and 493.9 lb/ft of torque at 3,900 rpm, we were more than satisfied.
Once again, the guys at Muscle Motors have assembled an engine that will make any Mopar enthusiast proud to open his or her hood at a cruise night, or at the weekend street/strip event.
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The bottom side of the engine features an Eagle rotating assembly kit, PN 20502. This kit includes a 4.00-inch Eagle cast-steel crankshaft, and we had Eagle balance our assembly.Since this is a Magnum style block, a roller cam was the obvious choice. A Comp Cams' PN 20-813-9 Extreme-Energy stick with .544/ .541 inch lift, and .236/ .242 degrees of duration at .050-inch lift was chosen.The kit also comes with I beam connecting rods, forged pistons and moly file-fit piston rings, and main and rod bearings. We ordered our pistons with a .030-inch overbore. Again, having Eagle handle the balancing chores meant we got a product ready to go, and we didn't have to mess with it.We also turned to Comp for the Timing chain and gears, as well as the rest of the needed valvetrain partsThe heads on this engine are RHS' new Indy X head. This cast-iron replacement head is better than OE, with its 62 cc closed chamber design, and 179 cc intake runners. Since the head's come without valves, Milodon also supplied the valves.The intake is a dual plane design Edelbrock Air-Gap, so streetability is not a problem, and the engine will also breathe very well at its upper rpm range.Knowing that streetability is a key need of this engine, a Holley 750 c.f.m carburetor was chosen. We actually went with the Ultra series with black billet metering-plates and base. It's a mechanical secondary carb with proven performance.


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Erin Snyder and Andy Jones are announcing their engagement.
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Would cooking meat and milk in the microwave be prohibited on the biblical level or just a rabbinical level prohibition?
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Consult your local Orthodox rabbi.
But, to possibly point others in the direction of interesting answers, I have heard it argued that a microwave is considered akin to toledat ha-chama. See here and here.
In terms of cooking on Shabbat, there seems to be one understanding that it is merely a shinui (e.g. Rav Moshe Feinstein); and another understanding that it simply is not considered bishul (Rav Shlomo Zalman Aurbach), which makes for derabanans in certain cases. This distinction is made in regards to the korban Pesach, matza, challah, etcetera. Maybe we can extrapolate from this and extend it to cooking milk and meat, according to the latter opinion? A close examination of the sources would be required.


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Bloggers and backseat critics alike are outspoken in their case against the rampant use of Photoshop to alter and perfect women's appearances -- like, "coughing up $10,000 for unretouched photos of Lena Dunham's Vogue shoot" outspoken. For all of the constant chatter surrounding the subject, it's rare that the subject (or victim?) of the retouching actually calls out a magazine for the practice in question. (Hey, we don't blame them -- if we were appearing in a national publication, we'd hope they hit our blemishes with the Blur tool, too.) Leave it to Nicki Minaj to be the one to come forward and confirm what we already know -- duh, that was Photoshopped.
The rapper took to Instagram on Thursday with a little evidence of "when retouching goes wrong." Minaj posted her ESPN "Music Issue" cover as it appeared on newsstands, then followed up with her own unedited photos from the shoot. She noted, in true Nicki fashion, "I love my personal unretouched photos where my forehead doesn't mysteriously grow in length." You tell 'em, Nicki!
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New to the world of panoramics (have done hand-held) and am thinking of buying the M1-L.
After looking at the FOV chart for a 200mm lens on full frame I notice that the FOV would be 7.5 in portrait orientation. Given that the upper rotator has positive stops every 7.5 degrees, it means I can't have overlap just by feeling/hearing the rotator movement as I would have to move the dial back an increment (I assume). Yet, looking at the specs. on the M2 I notice that the upper rotator has positive stops every 2.5 degrees which is a much better option for this FOV. If I purchased the M1 is the upper rotator interchangeable or have I got it completely wrong? I live in the UK and don't see any mention of the M2 on the official resellers' site.
Thanks for any help/advice.
EDIT: Do the charts on the NN site have the overlap took into account?


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Mary K. Ballard, 67, passed away December 13, 2012 in Wichita. She was born January 13, 1945 in Newton, Kansas, daughter of Wilbur and Wilhelmina (Weigand) Prouty. Graveside services were held 2:30 p.m. Wednesday Dec. 19 at Spring Grove Cemetery in Anthony. Visitation will be held 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Prairie Rose Funeral Home in Anthony.
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5 Shocking Ways Monkeys Are Just as Dysfunctional as Us
#2. Monkeys Lie and Manipulate Each Other
We've told you before that many animals, including monkeys, possess an astounding range of calls to communicate and describe predators, which is how they can warn other members of their community when they see something dangerous lurking around. What we didn't mention is that some of them use this incredible ability to bullshit each other.
We can hardly blame capuchin monkeys of South America for being deceiving little bastards, because life for these poor guys is very much like being perpetually stuck in high school. The low-ranking monkeys are constantly having their food taken away by high-ranking jerks, and there's nothing they can do to stop this abuse from happening -- except lying their pants off.
The nose should have been a giveaway.
You see, when they find something tasty that they want to hold on to, the low-ranking monkeys will sometimes give a false warning shout to make everyone else haul ass, even the head monkeys, so they can eat without anyone bothering them. This is the equivalent of a high school nerd calling in a fake bomb threat so he can eat his fill of Jell-O cups in the cafeteria. Check out this video of a monkey who yells "snake" so that he doesn't have to share an egg:
When researchers noticed that the monkeys were doing this, they started performing some experiments, and they found that when they placed highly valued banana pieces near the monkeys, they were 10 times more likely to give out false alarms. Scientists still aren't sure if those monkeys actually understand that they are lying or if they simply learned to associate certain calls with getting more bananas for themselves, but the result is the same: All the other monkeys are getting conned out of their food.
"It was horrible, you guys. I've never seen a snake gulp down so many bananas."
Of course, this strategy involves some risks: Rhesus macaques, for example, punish members that are caught cheating the group out of food, presumably by tying their tails around their behinds and performing pantsless wedgies. In order to get away with it, these macaques would have to be capable of premeditated crime, but no monkey would be smart enough to do something like that, right?
#1. Monkeys Are Capable of Premeditated Crime
A few years ago, a group of researchers studying rhesus macaques in Puerto Rico were using lemons to see if the macaques could understand that one plus one equals two, for a study called "Monkeys: How Stupid Are They, Really?" However, when their lemons started disappearing, the researchers ended up proving something a lot more interesting: These macaques are master criminals, and they can even put themselves in the place of a human to avoid getting caught.
Monkeys may not understand addition, but they're pretty good at subtraction.
The researchers noticed that the macaques were systematically robbing them blind, snatching up the lemons every chance they got, to the point where they couldn't even finish the experiments they originally wanted to do. This proves that monkeys: A) really like lemons and B) fucking hate math. But beyond that, what surprised the researchers the most was that the macaques actually understood what the humans could see and hear and used this information to plan out their crimes.
For example, in one test, researchers placed fruit in two boxes: one had bells on it and the other didn't. The monkeys watched them being set up, so they knew which box made a sound when it was opened. As soon as the researchers turned their heads, the sneaky little bastards automatically went for the quieter box and stole the fruit.
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"Look, behind you! It's Full House's John Stamos!"
Think about what this means: The macaques weren't just running in and stealing the food; they were actually thinking ahead, carefully considering what they knew about the humans and planning the theft in such a way that they didn't get caught. They were George Clooney in Ocean's Eleven and the researchers were Andy Garcia.
The experiments concluded that rhesus monkeys have the ability to deduce what others perceive based on where they're looking or what they're hearing. In other words, while the researchers were trying to study the monkeys, the monkeys were studying them. We're assuming that no one heard from those researchers again and they're now in some sort of makeshift monkey lab in the middle of the jungle.
All of these relatively recent discoveries are interesting to researchers, because by looking at the negative conduct of our primate cousins, we can also find out more about the roots of our own behavior and learn from that. So the next time someone at work accuses you of something you didn't do, just yell "snake," snort some coke and watch porn. It's only natural.
Monte writes comics for the monkeys over at RealToyGun.com, and you can check out his blog.
To better know more of our furry friends, check out 6 Insane Dog Behaviors Explained by Evolution and 6 Adorable Cat Behaviors With Shockingly Evil Explanations.


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Where can someone get policykit related tools?
And if getting them is not an option: Where can I get a full GUI configuration tool for this system? This is a gui-related policy/authorization system as far as I can understand it, there must be a GUI configuration interface somewhere correct?
Either that, or:
How can someone completely get rid of PolKit/PolicyKit?
Is that even possible? Will apps that do support policies see that it's gone and rely on sudo/gksu/group:admin/something else?
It's a pain and I'm having a terrible experience with any gnome administration/configuration programs that use the policy system. They have problems even when run as root!
Am I alone in having a huge headache in trying to figure out how to fix the default (broken) policies?
As far as I can see it has been configured to work fine when you're using a GUI session (ie gnome) while sitting in front of a real monitor,keyboard,mouse; but other than that, it all breaks down.
This question is related to this one.
And one Final question:
Do all Ubuntu versions/Other linux distros that have policykit installed have the same problems?
I'd imagine not; ie. Does 10.04LTS have these problems? or debian? or something else entirely?
It's the 4th day I've been fighting with this, and there's no end in sight. Any help would be appreciated


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Are there any tools that can automatically generate properly formatted citations (from bare URLs?) Bare links on Wikipedia are supposed to be replaced with properly citations. Are there any tools or software to make this easier?
I made such a tool. It's a bookmarklet that generates the references in a single click.
You can find it here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Ark25/RefScript
It works with the following newspapers: BBC, Daily Mail, Daily Mirror, The Daily Telegraph, Huffington Post, Huffington Post Canada, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, The Times of India, Financial Times, The Economist, Wall Street Journal, Business Week, Ars Technica, TG Daily
The problem (for me) is that I have to teach the script how to handle each website. Another problem the newspapers change their formatting of their pages sometimes, and then I have to update the script. If there would be a W3C standard for presenting the four required fields: title, date of publication, names of the authors and name of the publication, then the script would be much shorter, won't require updates and it would work with any publication that implements the standard.
You can support my request for implementing such a standard here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Community_Engagement_%28Product%29/Process_ideas#Make_life_easier_for_the_editors_-_generate_references_in_one_click
Also check this question: Unified standard for publication date and author name in newspaper articles
Wikipedia itself has a limited number of citation helpers. On your Preferences page, Gadgets tab, set "Citation expander", which is described here. Then when you are editing a page, there will be a "Cite" toggle which will show a toolbar where you can choose a template, such as "cite web" for a basic url reference. There is also support for automatically filling in info given a DOI or some other IDs.
Here, you can find an online tool that can automatically generate references for Google Books articles: https://reftag.appspot.com/ You can also generate references for DOI and the New York Times.
Reflinks (click the "interactive" tab) is an external took that completes bare references already present in the article. It attempts to automatically fill in fields such as title and publisher by taking them from the webpage. However, the tool is not perfect, and you should inspect each reference and fix any inaccurate or missing fields.


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Let $A$ be an algebra over a field (group rings $k[G]$ for group cohomology, the Steenrod Algebra). We want to compute, say, $Ext_A(k,k)$, so let $F_*\to k$ be an $A$-free resolution. Elements of $Ext^j_A(k,k)$ can be represented as Yoneda extensions, essentially exact sequence $k\to M_1 \to ... \to M_{j} \to k$, which we denote $\mathcal{X}$, and a chain map map $F_*\to \mathcal{X}$ with the cocycle, $F_{j+1}\to k$, on one side and the identity map $k\to k$ on the other. Using pushouts one can, given a cocycle, generate $\mathcal{X}$, but the modules in $\mathcal{X}$ can be rather large.
My question is then this. Is there a way to either generate a "small" extension (measured however you'd like, perhaps the size of an extension should be the largest dimension over $k$ in any bi-digree) representing a cocycle, or given the a Yoneda extension, is there a way to make some sort of local change to it that can make it "smaller" (in which case we can search for a "local optimum").
This question is motivated as a workaround to the problem presented by Bob Bruner's in http://www.math.wayne.edu/~rrb/papers/yoneda.pdf.


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Robert Scharf
Robert R. Scharf, a 16-year resident of Colville, passed away on June 2, 2011 at the age of 68. He was born Jan. 20, 1943 in Hannibal, MO, the son of Bill and Marie Scharf. Before moving to Colville, Robert worked at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard in California for 20 years. In his spare time, he enjoyed computer programming, metal fabrication, and most of all, working in his machine shop. Robert is survived by his wife Lynda of Colville; a brother, Nick Scharf and his wife Jenny, San Francisco, CA; his sister-in-law, Kathy Waldburger, of Colville; cousins, Hollybeth Anderson, Decatur, GA, and Susan Scharf, Willits, CA. Memorial contributions may be made to the Colville Food Bank. Danekas Funeral Chapel and Crematory has been entrusted with the arrangements.


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Verdict to be announced at 10 a.m. today
March 17, 2013
STEUBENVILLE — The world has been watching the rape trial of two Steubenville High School student-athletes unfold during the past four days....
Booze is still no excuse. They have a superiority complex from being treated as untouchable. This was given to them because of their status as athletes. The solution, suspend athletic competition for SHS for 5 years.
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The punishment for the boys in about right. They are young dumb and full of testosterone so what do we expect when they get hammered on booze. It is the parents who should have made sure the boys were taught how to behave and it is the parents who allowed their kids to run around all night getting wasted. Shame on the parents.
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How sad that if these kids are found guilty they will serve only 4 years in the juvenile system and this victim will he to live in her prison for the rest of her life. What about the parents of these kids who were drinking? Are they not going to take any responsibilty for underage drinking or was the drinking not at someones house. I hope justice is served . I do not know if these men are guilty or not because I have not heard the testimonies and do not want to jump to conclusion.
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The verdict today must not end the investigation that brings the guilty to justice. There are others who must account for their actions. Did this "coach," aware of the possibility of rape, attempt to shield the alleged perpetrators? How did such arrogance grow where he thought he had the right to mete out, or not, the appropriate punishment for an alleged rape?Where is the backbone, if that's what is needed,of the superintendent and principal, afraid to sanction a teacher who appears to value victories more than the victim? This community will not move past this stain until and unless complicit adults are brought before the bar.
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Take this photo off of this page! This family snickered and commented while Jane Doe testified. They should not be photographed as loving people when we all know what character these parents have....NONE!
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Guilty! They should have been tried in an adult court and be spending a good part of the rest of their lives in prison for what they did. They are RAPISTS plain and simple. 5 years in juvenile detention hardly is justice for what the victim went through that night.
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Chasing light and movement, this may be fun!
Great app, but beware, especially if their are geeks in your neighborhood who know you have the robot. (You were going to show it off?) Since the programming/video occurs over wireless protocol, it would not take much hacking to break the protocol and take over running the robot. i.e. someone hacking could use your own robot against you for nefarious reasons: theft, curiosity, or to see what you are doing in your own home, and could show up on the internet. So make sure your robot is in the closet, power supply is off, or a heavy towel is placed over the unit, when it is not in use.
I'm a sucker for this kind of stuff. But should be fun to chase the dogs around the living room. Hope they don't turn on me and destroy the robot! BTW - just ordered up some super-bright and infrared LEDs and will be installing the lighting hack to improve camera performance. If nothing else, it'll be something else to bother the dogs with. (Geez I need a life!)
I don't get it. What is this?
@neutronned: is it wrong if i would enjoy tormenting my cats in the same manner??
i already do this with RC helicopters that i bought from woot... :)
hmm now to remote control the car :P all ready has sync built in. Car drive to work! yes master


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After following the tutorial here I ran into a problem. Here is what I did.
On my server I installed
nfs-kernel-server and edited the
/etc/exports file to include the folder I want to share:
/var *(rw,sync)
On my client machine I edited my
fstab file to include share:
//128.251.xxx.xxx/var/ ~/uslonsweb003 nfs #username=[username],password=[password], 0 0
Entered command:
sudo mount -a
which gives this error:
mount.nfs: remote share not in 'host:dir' format
Where did I go wrong with this setup?
Also if there is a better way (using command line) to setup a folder share on an Ubuntu 10.10 server that will be accessed by other linux and windows machines please let me know.
The mapped drive is now not letting me create,edit,delete files or folders (readonly access) my configuration is as follows:
client fstab file:
128.251.xxx.xxx:/var /home/coreyf/uslonsweb003 nfs rw,hard,intr, 0 0
server exports file:
/var *(rw,no_root_squash,sync,no_subtree_check)
Using Allans solution my drive mounted correctly however after putting
rw,intr as my additional parameters I cannot create, edit and delete folders/files.


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Joan Jett was honoured on the night with an award for 'Rocker of the Year', later taking to the stage with Armstrong to perform 'Don't Abuse Me' from her 1980 album 'Bad Reputation'. Watch footage of that beneath. The event - which raised money for music education and music-related schemes in America's public schools - also saw live performances from Alice Cooper, Brody Dalle, Bikini Kill's Kathleen Hanna teaming up with Beastie Boys' Ad-Rock, and more.
Full article and video at NME: HERE


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Dakota Wesleyan University junior Jared Stearns is a finalist for the Sales and Marketing Executives Inc. scholarship competition which will be announced next week in Sioux Falls.
Stearns, of Canton, is an accounting major at DWU and learned about the opportunity during the fall semester when his professor, Monty Bohrer, brought it to his attention. Bohrer is an associate professor of business administration and economics and as the director of business graduate programs at DWU.
The award is based on academics, leadership and community service. The presentation of the award is April 22 in Sioux Falls, and awards range from $1,000-$3,000.
"I have held a couple of different leadership positions over the past year," Stearns said. "I am a resident assistant and also serve as secretary for the Dakota Wesleyan Enactus chapter."
Stearns has also worked as an accounting tutor for the past two years, as well as participated in DWU Service Day, Mitchell Weekend Snack Pack Program, New Student Orientation, and volunteered for the Special Olympics bowling tournament.
"During spring break I went on a mission trip to Omaha where I helped at a couple of different homeless shelters and served," he said.
Stearns is the son of Craig and Lee Stearns, of Canton.


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To the editor:
I have never been what you would call "proud" to say I have lived all of my 56 years in Jefferson County, but the recent high-profile rape case now has me glad that my daughters have either left, or soon will leave, this "Little Chicago" of a county that some self-appointed elite seem to think is their personal monarchy.
I am ashamed that local media did not cover this case until being embarrassed by the outside media who felt this crime was important enough to bring to national light and keep it from being swept away.
These media outlets such as New York Times, Cleveland Plain Dealer and CNN did us a favor keeping the "connected" in the county from allowing this crime to die or be swept away.
Local television did not seem to want to investigate this crime until being "called out" on camera by a member of the first Anonymous rally.
I am ashamed that during a clip played Jan. 4, that Sheriff Fred Abdalla showed more passion stating he knew who Anonymous was, where he lived, who his mother and father are and who his brother is than when he spoke about this horrendous act that this unconscious girl endured, documented by the infamous 12-minute video he spoke about.
Ruined lives, sheriff? Who of those involved or who had knowledge of this crime "life" was more affected than the victim?
My question: Why did he not show this passion when discussing the girl who was possibly raped in the earlier part of the interview? Why was local media not investigating as they are now? Why does my brother in Columbus have to call me to give details of Jefferson County issues during the last 20 years that are not reported locally?
Sorry it had to come to this, outside media and groups rallying the people to keep this issue in the open, but after a while, I guess we all just got tired of the rebirth, or continuation, of "Little Chicago"
I have never written a letter to the editor before or spoke my mind in public, but the time is now to stand up and be heard, if not, politics as usual will continue.
Do you hear the people sing, singing the song of angry men ...?
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WACO (October 25, 2012)--Texas State Technical College police are investigating an attempted suicide that happened Monday night in front of a campus apartment complex.
A spokeswoman for TSTC said at around 8:30 p.m. Monday a student attempted suicide in front of the Red River apartments, a campus housing complex.
The student's name has not been released.
The student's condition was not disclosed Thursday but the spokeswoman said the incident is being investigated as an attempted suicide.
The spokeswoman said it is against school policy for a student to possess a firearm on campus.
The parent of another TSTC student who witnessed the event said a male student shot himself in the head.
The parent said she had not been notified that a students had a weapon on campus and that there had been a shooting.


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We know The rainbow is a bad Omen. Is one allowed to tell a friend when he sees one, in order to allow him to make a Bracha or should he hold back as it is a bad sign?
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Per Mishna Brura (229:1), when one sees a rainbow he should not inform a friend about it, but rather make a bracha and keep it to himself.
As noted by Gershon, this is Mishnah Berurah citing the Chayei Adam. It seems that there might be room for manipulation according to other posekim. Thus:
For instance, the Aruch HaShulchan, which some people pasken like over the Mishnah Berurah, writes in the same siman, 229 that the prohibition is just staring, not simply looking. And he does not cite the Chayei Adam about not telling a friend, and so does not bring it down lehalachah. This might well make sense, since you would not be causing your friend to violate any issur, if you are just telling him so that he can make the beracha.
Of course, consult your local Orthodox rabbi, who will in all likelihood tell you to follow the Mishnah Berurah. :)
Rabbi Moshe Kohen of Gerba Tunisia writes (Bris Kehuna Ma'areches Kuf, Ois Daled):
I personally would say slightly different. If Hashem didn't want everyone to know about the rainbow, why show it just to a select few? Is it they who are the bad people and have to mend their ways while the others who don't see it themselves are all tsadikim and have no tshuva to do?


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When smoking in a spherical grill like the Weber One-Touch, will the result be different then when a real smoker is used? What is the difference?
No, it won't be different. It is, however, a bit harder.
The issues are mainly:
That said, I smoked for years on a Webber grill, and it worked just fine. I did, however, upgrade to a Big Green Egg at the first available opportunity. The results are more consistent and the process is much easier. But you'll be fine getting started with the webber.
Assuming you are using wood chips in both cases to generate smoke, the main difference is the distance from the heat source. In a smoker, the smoke from the coals has time to cool before reaching the meat, which cooks the meat indirectly, and at a lower temperature. You can get similar results with the normal grill by using indirect heat (placing the coals on one side and the meat on the other), and further separating the the meat from the direct heat by placing some foil between the meat and the coals.
Here is an interesting article on turning your normal kettle grill into a smoker: http://simplyrecipes.com/recipes/how_to_turn_your_kettle_grill_into_a_smoker/
The results aren't really any different between a Weber kettle and a smoker. What does differ is the process. You will have a more difficult time controlling temperatures in a kettle. While you can effectively maintain low temperatures with the grill, bear in mind that it was not designed for that purpose, so you will have to monitor it pretty carefully. Also, your food will be closer to your fuel -- there is no escaping that -- so you will have to rotate the food to ensure even cooking.
However, the results come out largely the same. I use a Weber Smokey Mountain for most of my barbecue, but if I don't need to go as long, I'm doing less quantity, or I want to go with much higher heat, I'll still set up the kettle.


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The Night World isn't a place. It's all around us, a secret society of vampires, witches, shapeshifters and other creatures of darkness that live among us. They're beautiful and deadly and they could be anyone you know. The Night World's laws say it's alright to hunt humans, to kill them, to toy with their hearts. However, there are 2 things they forbid; to let humans find out about the Night World, or to fall in love with them.
The powers of the earth are rising, at the end of the millenium. The year is 1999 and the Night ppl are developing new powers, and older creatures are waking up. Four Wild Powers have been born to either save the world for humans or destroy it. Four Wild Powers, with blue fire in their blood. Four less one and Darkness triumphs. There is a prophecy that Circle Daybreak have found to search for the powers:
One from the land of kings long forgotten
One from the hearth that still holds the spark
One from the day world where 2 eyes are watching
One from the twilight to be one with the dark
3 of the Wild Powers have already been found; just one remains. A group of Night World vigilantes who call themselves the New Order Of Night (NOON) have uprisen, determined to kill the Daybreakers that wish for unity between the Night and human worlds. The council has been taken over by Mordred Redfern, the corrupt and power hungry brother of Hunter Redfern. All he wants is for the Night World to prevail, so he turns a blind eye to NOON's activities. Even when they openly kill humans. Circle Daybreak find themselves in a desperate fight to find the last Wild Power before it's too late and the millenium arrives.
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The Mixer Brush simulates realistic painting techniques such as mixing colors on the canvas, combining colors on a brush, and varying paint wetness across a stroke.
The Mixer Brush has two paint wells, a reservoir and a pickup. The reservoir stores the final color deposited onto the canvas and has more paint capacity. The pickup well receives paint only from the canvas; its contents are continuously mixed with canvas colors.


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It was working fine, now it's stopped. I select a symbol in my C code and the Code Definition Window stubbonly asserts that "no definition selected". Also if I select "Go to definition" for a function then VS says "The symbol '' is not defined event though it is. The code compiles fine by the way.
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Firefly: The Complete Series [Blu-ray] for $17.99
Five hundred years in the future, there's a whole new frontier, and a crew of the Firefly-class spaceship Serenity is eager to stake a claim on the action. They'll take any job, legal or illegal, to keep fuel in the tanks and food on the table. But things get a bit more complicated after they take on a passenger wanted by the new totalitarian Alliance regime. Now they find themselves on the run, desperate to steer clear of Alliance ships and the flesh-eating Reavers who live on the fringes of space.
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Darn you beat me to it!
Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!
Not a great deal. But this is Firefly after all. Buy three and turn two friends into Browncoats!
@bdutton: seriously, I got this for $9.99 a few weeks ago.
Great series, but I had trouble loading Disc #3, returned it for another - still "Invalid Region" on Disc #3 - so if you get this - try to load disc #3 right away.
I got several DVD (not Blu-ray) on Black Friday at Best Buy for $5.88 each...
Still - a great series, and don't forget to also get Serenity to watch after watching the series.
I'm pretty sure this is on Netflix/Prime.
@bdutton: Five turned Browncoat to date - working on more. I'm on a mission!
but why just stream it when you can support such a wonderful show...
=( there is still a piece of my heart missing... SOO many questions!!!!
I will upvote Firefly/Serenity deals every time I see them because I have a pipe dream that if enough people buy them they will do a second season or sequel.
Last week, after years of strangers and friends raving about this show, I finally started watching the first episode. Is there a point that it starts getting good? Because so far, I'm not seeing what the big deal is.
I've told myself I'll give it two more episodes to pick up.
@tcanning: its not for everyone... but it speaks to me... I just love the storyline the guns and the girls =P
and o yea did I say action?
@tcanning The first episode kind of thrusts you in awkwardly. I felt the same way at first. After another episode or two, I couldn't stop watching though.
Not that I have a Blu-ray player, but does Blu-ray release offer any additional stuff over the original DVD release?
And seriously, if you have not watched Firefly... IT ISN'T TOO LATE!!! This show is so good and I am not even a Whedon wonk (never watched Buffy or Dr. Horrible, but I did see some of that show with the brainwashed people with that cute girl from Bring it On, yeah, I watched it... Eliza Dushku...)
@tcanning: It really really really really hasn't aged well. There's a good chance those strangers and friends saw it back when it first came out, or when it got cancelled, or when the ensuing crushing buzz machine was... buzzing.
I watched it a year or two ago for the first time, and while I suffered my way through the entire series, it just seemed dated and cheesy. And not in a good way.
@tcanning: I felt the same way for the most part. The first episode actually didn't air originally because hardly anything was going on in it. I think it did ultimately, but after the second epsiode. Things start picking up as you get to the third and fourth. I just felt it got better and better as it went along.
@firebert: Besides in increase in resolution, there's new extras on the Blu-ray not on the DVD. A 28-minute mini-reunion with Joss Whedon, Nathan Fillion, Rob Glass, and Alan Tudyk (recorded in 2008), and a commentary tack for "Our Mrs. Reynolds" featuring the same.
@starbob: The pilot was actually the last episode to air before the show was canceled, after 10 episodes! (3 episodes never made it to air) I watched the show as it aired and loved it after the first episode aired, "The Train Job." That said, it does pick up a bit, especially from the pilot, and it may not be to everyone's tastes. I don't really see it as dated though, since it was going for a stylized old-west-meets-outerspace theme.
Thanks for the info. Sounds like I need to push through the first episode. I figure all I have to lose is about 12 hours of my life that I'd normally be sleeping or watching something else.
Besides, I'd like to have some insight on all of the Firefly-reference TeeFury and Woot shirts.
@firebert: Better quality, duh. I can never watch in 480 i again, and at 240 hz mmmmmmm.... Tosty
J&R Music currently has this set for $14.99 at:
Shipping to my address bring the final cost to $17.98 which is a penny less than Amazon before shipping.
Not the lowest I've seen it. I bought it when it was $12.99 awhile ago.
I can't think of Firefly and not think of Sheldon Cooper hating the Fox network...


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My girlfriend gets very sleepy while exercising and yawns all the time. We have searched online but couldn't find any answers except a few brief mentions of several possibilities, like heart or blood pressure problems (she has very mild anaemia), sleep depravation (not at all, she sleeps a lot - she can sleep 11 hours during the night and still take a nap in the afternoon) or fatigue (also not the case, on the contrary, she has been having a very sedentary life lately, unfortunately).
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I am specifically interested in the period right before the beginning of the newspaper era (which I'm broadly defining as the 18th century) so let's say 1600-1700. Was there a phenomenon like our present day "current events" that people, ie commoners, would be aware of? Or, were the going ons of royals, and sovereigns mostly the province of the elite?
It probably depends on where. One important social meeting place at which news would be exchanged was actually coffeehouses. This holds true for the Ottoman Empire, which originally popularised the drinking of coffee after the taking of Yemen. From there it spread to Europe, where coffeehouses also became an important focal point for the transmission of information.
Even after newspapers emerged, coffeehouses had an important role as few people were actually literate and their price could still be prohibitive. Instead newspapers would be read aloud for the patrons of coffeehouses.
I wouldn't be surprised if similar public places (perhaps serving tea or tobacco) existed in other parts of the world.
I imagine the town crier would have been an important source of news prior to mass-literacy.
One must also mention the pamphlet, which was mighty popular back then. Here is what the Britannica has to say about the 16th century:


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I use quite a number of boxplots in my writing, and have chosen
pgfplots as my plotting solution for a number of reasons (one of which is the benefit of having the data to build the plot in the
tex file itself).
The state of affairs regarding boxplots in
pgfplots 1.8+ has improved a lot since I first started using them, but since I normally use
R for analysing my data, and since this strikes me as a relatively common setup, I was wondering how people did it, to see if we can come to a common best approach.
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Torrington Scholarship gala a success
The Torrington Civitan Club is pleased to report a net profit of $2,100 was made from our fourth annual Scholarship Fundraiser Dance, which was held April 6. The event was well-attended, and supported by community members. We want to express our gratitude to everyone who purchased admission or raffle tickets, or donated items for gift baskets. The event wouldn't be successful without their enthusiasm, generosity and continued support. Thanks to their contributions, the Torrington Civitan Club has awarded thousands of dollars in scholarships to area high-school students. Scholarship winners and their parents are presented certificates and checks at our June dinner meeting. Students and their families are grateful for individual recognition and financial assistance.
There are a few individuals and businesses that deserve recognition and special thanks. In particular, we acknowledge Paul Samele and his staff of professionals for hosting the event and tending to the needs of patrons. Talented musicians of the "Night Moves Band" entertained us and kept us on our feet the entire evening. Kent Hutchison, winner of the 50/50 raffle, generously donated his $131 back to the club. This year, we added a gift-basket raffle that raised $350 on gifts donated by club members and area businesses. Thank you to West Side Package Store, Fairview Farm, the Warner Theatre, Backstage, Marino's Restaurant and Inspired Touch LLC, for generously contributing products and gift certificates.
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I always believed that life after the military would be greener -- greener as in the piles of money to be made. As a junior captain, transitioning out of the Army after five years, my salary and benefits were nothing to scoff at. But I was optimistic that I would bank significantly more in corporate America.
Three months after my separation from active duty in 2001, I landed a management position with a leading national services provider.
While I was excited that my starting salary exceeded my previous pay, I was rather deflated after discovering that my new $55,000 annual salary gave me less disposable income than my $48,000 military compensation.
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I'm currently learning SML and I have a question about something I have no name for. Lets call it "type alias" for the moment. Suppose I have the following datatype definition:
datatype 'a stack = Stack of 'a list;
I now want to add an explicit "empty stack" type. I can to this by adding it to the datatype:
datatype 'a stack = emptystack | Stack of 'a list;
Now I can pattern match a function like "push":
fun push (emptystack) (e:'a) = Stack([e])
| push (Stack(list):'a stack) (e:'a) = Stack(e::list);
The problem here is that
Stack([]) and
emptystack are different but I want them to be the same. So every time SML encounters an
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I came across this question:
You are given a paragraph , which contain n number of words, you are given m threads. What you need to do is , each thread should print one word and give the control to next thread, this way each thread will keep on printing one word , in case last thread come, it should invoke the first thread. Printing will repeat until all the words are printed in paragraph. Finally all threads should exit gracefully. What kind of synchronization will use?
I strongly feel we cannot take any advantage of threads here but interviewer is trying to understand my synchronization skills?
No need of code, just put some thoughts. I will implement by myself.


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If someone wears a talis and likes to keep it bunched up on his shoulders rather than hanging down his sides, and also plans to sometimes have it over his head and sometimes not, what's a good way for him to prevent its falling off his shoulders?
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For shoulders, it helps to wear a jacket with pads.
To keep my talis from falling down when covering my head- when I first wrap myself, I give my head a lot of slack in the talis, so that it might cover half my face. Then I put the shoulders on. When I subsequently cover my head, the extra slack stays in back by my neck so that it doesn't pull on the shoulders.
(If you want to spend money, there are other options.)
Bunching the side material under rather than over the material that lies on the shoulder seems to keep it in place better.
I bought a no-slip tallit, It works great and I rarely have it fall off. The fabric is woven into boxes, which not only create a lot of friction but it looks pretty too. What helps a lot here is also what YDK suggested, with covering your whole head with a piece of the tallit before pulling the tallit up onto your shoulders. I'm not sure why, but it really reduces the tug and slipping.
I also highly suggest a tallit clip, and or, tucking the tzizit into a belt.
First of all, anyone out there who is frustrated by tallit slippage should take comfort in knowing they are not alone. Tallits have always slipped and they always will. Even the Gemara talks about how to deal with a tallit that slips off (in terms of the bracha). But as the respondents noted, wearing a jacket with padded shoulders helps, refining your technique helps and buying a "non-slip tallit" helps.
Just to follow up on what Avi wrote, to read more about these new non-slip tallits, refer to "The Non-Slip Tallit: Myth or Modern Breakthrough?" on my site.


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Assume that the Continuum Hypothesis holds. If F is an uncountable field of real numbers, does F always necessesarily contain a proper uncountable sub-field? Are there many specific uncountable fields of real numbers whose existence can be proved without assuming the Axiom of Choice?
Take a compact Cantor set $K \subseteq \mathbb{R}$ of Hausdorff dimension zero. Actually we need all cartesian powers $K^n$ of dimension zero as well. The field $\mathbb{Q}(K)$ generated by it is uncountable, but still of Hausdorff dimension zero, so it is a proper subfield.
I think the following argument ought to answer your first question, but I haven't checked the details. An uncountable subfield F of R will contain an uncountable polynomially independent subset (by Zorn's lemma). And any proper subset of that polynomially independent subset will generate a proper subfield of F.


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Bathroom safety - adults
Alternative names
Older adult bathroom safety
What to consider at home
Staying safe in the bathroom is important for people with joint pain, muscle weakness, or physical disability. If you have any of these issues, you will need to take precaution in your bathroom.
Bath or shower
To protect yourself when you take a bath or shower:
- Put non-slip suction mats or rubber silicone decals in the bottom of your tub to prevent falls.
- Use a non-skid bath mat outside the tub for firm footing.
- If you don't already have one, install a single lever on your faucet to mix hot and cold water together.
- Set the temperature on your water heater to 120° F to prevent burns.
- Sit on a bath chair or bench when taking a shower.
- Keep the floor outside the tub or shower dry.
The toilet
Raising the toilet seat height can help prevent falls. You can do this by adding an elevated toilet seat. You can also use a commode chair instead of a toilet.
Consider a special seat called a portable bidet. It helps you clean your bottom without using your hands. It sprays warm water to clean, then warm air to dry.
Safety bars for the bath and toilet
You may need to have safety bars in your bathroom. Grab bars should be secured vertically or horizontally to the wall, not diagonally.
Do not use towel racks as grab bars. They cannot support your weight.
You will need two grab bars: one to help you get in and out of the tub, and another to help you stand from a sitting position.
When to call the doctor
If you are not sure what changes you need to make in your bathroom, ask your doctor for a referral to an occupational therapist. The occupational therapist can visit your bathroom and make safety recommendations.
Denson, KM. Home care. In: Duthie EH, Katz PR, Malone ML, eds. Practice of Geriatrics. 4th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2007:chap 10.
Rubenstein LZ, Dillard D. Falls. In: Ham RJ Jr., Sloane PD, Warshaw GA, et al., eds. Ham's Primary Care Geriatrics: A Case-Based Approach.. 6th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2013:chap 20.
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Higher standards? An April 15 Associated Press report noted the developers of the GED high-school equivalency test are pushing for a newer version "because nearly all states are adopting tougher math and reading standards to ensure students are prepared for college." That's interesting. In February, The Washington Post published an open letter from recently retired high-school teacher Kenneth Bernstein to college professors. According to Mr. Bernstein, in recent years — especially since the adoption of the federal No Child Left Behind law in 2002 — standards for virtually all high-school testing have been relaxed; consequently, students are less prepared for college work. "They (students) may be very bright. But we have not been able to prepare them for the kind of intellectual work that you have every right to expect of them," Mr. Bernstein wrote. That's a pretty sad commentary, and one can't help but wonder where the AP got its information.
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I'm very interested in using an online backup service to keep my data safe from malfunctioning hardware. And I am, of course, willing to pay for the service.
However, I don't want my data to be accessible by anyone other than me - and that's including the backup service itself. The online backup services I've seen do seem to use strong cryptography for the connection to their server, and keep the data secure and encrypted on their storage space too. But I what I haven't seen advertised is giving the user an option of encrypting the data with the user's own passphrase, at the client side, so that the service provider cannot have access to the data. Well, without a quantum computer, that is.
I know I could keep my data encrypted by using an encryption software like TrueCrypt, and then back up the encrypted data storage - but I really don't want the hassle of keeping all the data on my home computer constantly encrypted. I also expect there would be some hassle from the backup process. And the whole reason for using an online backup is not having to deal with all the hassle.
Are there online backup services that:
- Encrypt all data with my passphrase before it gets sent to the server
- Use strong cryptography for the encryption
- Do not store or transfer my passphrase anywhere (or keep it stored strictly client-side)
I do realize if I lose my passphrase, the backup becomes useless. This is not a problem, since I'm not going to forget my passphrase. Or if I do, tough luck for me. :)
I also realize that since I'd be most likely using a proprietary software, all it takes from the software provider is an update that makes the software send my passphrase to them. The only true way to ensure privacy would be to use a known open-source software. However, I'm not worried about this risk. (By that thinking, my data is already compromized by any proprietary software I run, regardless of whether it's backup related software or not.)
The software would be mainly for Windows use, but linux support is a nice addition.
Since there are some inane restrictions for cryptographic algorithms in some parts of the world, I'll also mention that I need the service in Europe.
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The Prepared Childbirth Class covers what to expect during labor and childbirth, the role of the birth coach, natural relaxation and coping methods and provides information on the types of anesthesia available for women in labor. A tour of the OB unit is included.
The Saturday Series class meets from 9 a.m to 12:30 p.m. for two consecutive Saturdays. You must attend both sessions.
The registration fee covers educational materials for you and your partner and both sessions. It is usually best to attend in or near your last trimester.
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These high-calorie recipes are especially for teens with cystic fibrosis (CF). Teens with CF may need additional calories to meet their nutritional needs. Check out these delicious recipes:
Alfredo Pesto Pasta
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Baked Beans
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Southern-Style Beef Pie
Strawberry Banana Smoothie
Sweet Potato Casserole
Tex-Mex Sausage and Scrambled Eggs
Trail Mix
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The conference switch, among several other things has fans looking forward to WKU athletics in 2014.
Fans are saying WKU is moving in the right direction, moving to win more championships.
Besides the new conference alignment, WKU fans have several other things to be excited about.
"We get possibly more television exposure, possibly better recruits here, because we just got Bobby Petrino in here from Arkansas, and it will be a big boost to the athletic department-- money-wise and getting better players," says WKU sophomore, Brian Goodman.
"Southern Miss., last year what we played them I think it was the biggest crowd of the football season, and the biggest crowd in a long time here at WKU," says WKU sophomore, Cameron Levis.
From a bowl game appearance, to a new football coach, to a Sun Belt Conference championship, WKU fans see the potential of this athletic program.
"It's a more solid feed for the fans, being able to cheer harder, cheer louder for the Tops," says WKU Junior, Will Paschall.
"Ever since making the move to Division 1, I just think we need to keep the ball rolling. Western played Kansas to the wire, and probably should have beat them the other night. I don't see how you can't be excited about Ray Harper and the basketball team," Goodman says.
Western will move into the conference with several rival teams.
"Conferences were made for geographically purposes, and I still believe in that, and I think it's a great fit for us being that a lot of the old Conference USA schools moved to the new Big East, and a lot of the old Sun Belt schools are moving to Conference USA," Levis says.
"It's going to be kind of the same previous to the switch, a lot of the same teams like Middle Tennessee it looks like are going to Conference USA, so it should be pretty fun," says WKU Junior, Neil Cavanah.
As the money comes in with the conference switch, students hope to see more fans attending the games.
"We could possibly expand the football stadium or add more seats in Diddle Arena, you know if you get more fans down here, you get more excitement going on," Goodman says.
The university still has one more year in the Sun Belt Conference, but fans look forward to all the new things coming to WKU athletics.


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How Is It Transmitted?
People cannot get swine influenza from eating pork or pork products. Most influenza viruses, including the swine flu virus, are not spread by food. Eating properly handled and cooked pork products is safe. No food safety issues have been identified, related to the flu. Preliminary investigations have determined that none of the people infected with the flu had contact with hogs. The virus is spreading by human-to-human transmission.
Swine Flu Symptoms
Symptoms of swine flu are similar to those of seasonal flu and include:
Lack of appetite
Runny nose
Sore throat
What To Do If You Get Sick
If you are sick, you should stay home and avoid contact with other people as much as possible to keep from spreading your illness to others. If you become ill and experience any of the following warning signs, seek emergency medical care.
In children emergency warning signs that need urgent medical attention include:
Fast breathing or trouble breathing
Bluish skin color
Not drinking enough fluids
Not waking up or not interacting
Being so irritable that the child does not want to be held
Flu-like symptoms improve but then return with fever and worse cough
Fever with a rash
In adults, emergency warning signs that need urgent medical attention include:
Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath
Pain or pressure in the chest or abdomen
Sudden dizziness
Severe or persistent vomiting
Steps You Can Take To Stay Healthy
Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze
Throw the tissue in the trash after you use it
Wash your hands often with soap and water, especially after you cough or sneeze
Alcohol-based hands cleaners are also effective
Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth. Germs spread that way
Try to avoid close contact with sick people.
If you get sick with influenza, CDC recommends that you stay home from work or school and limit contact with others to keep from infecting them
Links And Other Resources
The Department of State Health Services (DSHS) has a toll-free information line to answer any questions you may have about the swine flu. The number is 1-888-777-5320
World Health Organization Human Swine Influenza Site
CDC Human Swine Flu Investigation Site


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