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I am trying to better understand how unique factorization of algebraic integers in an algebraic number ring implies that the class number of that number ring is 1.
I am asking for some examples of this to get me started.
I am trying to better understand how unique factorization of algebraic integers in an algebraic number ring implies that the class number of that number ring is 1.
I am asking for some examples of this to get me started.
I'm not sure what you mean by giving you examples... the abstract argument seems simple enough to me:
Every principal ideal that is generated by a prime element is a prime ideal: suppose $ab\in (p)$; then $p|ab$, and since $p$ is prime, $p|a$ or $p|b$, so $a\in (p)$ or $b\in (p)$. Conversely, a nonzero principal ideal is prime if and only if the generator is a prime element.
Suppose $\mathfrak{M}$ is a maximal ideal of the number ring; let $a\in\mathfrak{M}$. Then $a = p_1\cdots p_k$ for some primes $p_i$ by unique factorization into primes, hence $(a) = (p_1\cdots p_k) = (p_1)(p_2)\cdots(p_k)\subseteq \mathfrak{M}$. Since $\mathfrak{M}$ is maximal, it is prime, so there exists $i$ such that $(p_i)\subseteq \mathfrak{M}$. But since $p_i$ is a prime element, then $(p_i)$ is a prime ideal, and in a number ring every nonzero prime ideal is maximal; hence $\mathfrak{M}=(p_i)$. Therefore, every maximal ideal is principal; in particular, every nonzero prime ideal is principal, since nonzero prime ideals are maximal.
Now let $\mathfrak{I}$ be any ideal; if $\mathfrak{I}=(0)$, then it is principal. Otherwise, $\mathfrak{I}$ is a product of prime ideals by the Fundamental Theorem of Dedekind Domains, so $\mathfrak{I}=(p_1)\cdots (p_k)$ with $p_i$ a prime element (since primes are maximal, which are principal, and therefore generated by prime elements); but $(p_1)\cdots(p_k) = (p_1\cdots p_k)$ is principal, so $\mathfrak{I}$ is principal. Thus, if you have unique factorization, then every ideal is principal, and therefore the class number is $1$: given any two nonzero ideals $\mathfrak{I}$ and $\mathfrak{J}$, we can find elements $a$ and $b$ such that $\mathfrak{I}=(a)$ and $\mathfrak{J}=(b)$, and therefore we have that $b\mathfrak{I}=a\mathfrak{J}$, hence $\mathfrak{I}\sim \mathfrak{J}$ in the ideal class group. Since this holds for any two nonzero ideals, the ideal class group consists of exactly one class.
The key really is that you have unique factorization into prime ideals and that nonzero primes are maximal; without that, you would be out of luck. One problem with the simplest examples ($\mathbb{Z}[i]$, $\mathbb{Z}[\sqrt{-2}]$, for instance) is that are also Euclidean domains, so that's really how you get the unique factorization (as a further consequence, a prior one already being that it is a PID). I think the smallest imaginary quadratic which is a PID but not Euclidean is $\mathbb{Z}[(1+\sqrt{-19})/2]$, and I'm not sure I would want to try to work out explicitly the argument above with specific elements of that ring.
This is actually a frequently used (e.g. in the theory of divisors) fact of commutative algebra. A noetherian domain $A$ is a UFD if and only if every prime ideal of height one (by Krull's principal ideal theorem, this is the same thing as being minimal over a nonzero element) is principal (which corresponds, with a little work, to the statement that the Weil divisor class group of a normal ring is trivial iff it is factorial). In the case of a Dedekind domain (of which a ring of integers in a number field is a paradigm example), this means that every prime ideal is principal (as $(0)$ obviously is). In a Dedekind domain, every ideal is a product of prime ideals. So if every prime ideal is principal, so is every ideal. This is the statement that the class number is one.
So this answers your question by reducing it to another result. You can find the proof and discussion of this result as Theorem 18.6 in
$\rm PID\:$s are precisely the $\rm UFD\:$s having dimension $\le 1\ $ (i.e. every nonzero prime ideal is maximal). Therefore $\rm UFD $ Dedekind domains are $\rm PID\:,$ so they have trivial class group. Here's the key result:
THEOREM $\rm\ \ \ TFAE\ $ for a $\rm UFD\ D$
Proof $\ $ (sketch of $1 \Rightarrow 2 \Rightarrow 3 \Rightarrow 4 \Rightarrow 5 \Rightarrow 6 \Rightarrow 1$)
$1\Rightarrow 2)$ $\rm\ \ P\supset (p)\ \Rightarrow\ P = (p)$


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Since I started to use XeTeX, I found out that having many font families installed is very useful when we want to change the look of the document?
Does anybody know a place to get good fonts (if possible, families)?
If you're looking for free license fonts, try FontSquirrel.
You have to be somewhat careful looking for fonts online, since some of the so-called "free font" pages online are distributing fonts illegally. FontSquirrel at least provides info on the license.
Wikipedia has lists of Open source typefaces and Free software Unicode typefaces. In particular, anything based on the fonts freed by URW++ usually looks decent.
Here is a LaTeX font related site. Not sure if it is related to xetex or not?
SIL International maintain a list of free fonts covered by the Open Font License. As examples, Inconsolata, Linux Libertine, Andika, Gentium and STIX.
Not updated for a few years, the Unicode Font Guide For Free/Libre Open Source Operating Systems still has some useful information.
The Gnu freefont was designed with "desktop publishing" in mind but also, to quote from their own write up, they "are especially pleased with the Mathematical Operators range, with which most of the glyphs used in LaTeX can be displayed."
Finally the TUG fonts page includes many free fonts with details of licenses.


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Though he fought only once in 2012 and spent two months in jail, Floyd Mayweather Jr. earned $85 million last year. He is the highest-paid athlete in the world. Where he stands in the boxing world, however, is rather more complicated.
Saturday in Las Vegas, Mayweather will face Robert "The Ghost" Guerrero in his first fight since he pleaded pleading guilty to a misdemeanor domestic-violence charge. And while Guerrero, a lanky southpaw, is a gritty high-volume banger who could give him trouble, Mayweather has already firmly and unquestionably established himself as the planet's premier pugilist. This has been so since December when Manny Pacquiao, his longtime rival for the pound-for-pound crown, was nearly decapitated by Juan Manuel Marquez, a man who was an easy mark for Mayweather.
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Whether he will is a matter of debate. But it is an argument that is less about ability than accomplishment. Simply put, the question facing the 36-year-old Mayweather is this: What is his signature fight? Has it even happened yet? And will he be remembered most for never getting in the ring with Pacquiao, the one fighter who might have been his equal?
Sugar Ray Leonard, who had to contend with Roberto Duran, Marvin Hagler and Tommy Hearns in his day, doesn't believe Mayweather faced the level of competition he was exposed to. Still, "Mayweather is the total package," Leonard said. "He is fast and can punch. He is a great boxer and he is tough. He will always reach deep inside and find a way to win."
Laughing, Leonard continued, "The only way to beat the man is the way I beat his father, who had that same style, but was not as good. Throw a lot of punches. Hit him everywhere and move."
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I've heard reference in other questions on this site that seem to indicate a belief that Genesis was written by "the same man." What do we actually know about wrote Genesis (whether a single, or multiple authors)?
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There are two theories:
Those are the two main theories. Unfortunately, we don't have any way of truly knowing who wrote Genesis. That's the reason for the varying theories.
Tradition says Moses compiled the book of Genesis, along with writing the rest of the Torah.
However from Wikipedia:
It is rather unclear who actually put the words to paper.
This Answers in Genesis article argues that Moses did indeed write Genesis:
The answers in Genesis article claims to prove this conclusively. However, I think the best we cay say is that we are unsure.
Genesis/Exodus/Leviticus are a compilation of several narratives, all dating to the 10th century BC or thereabouts, which are evident by the seams in them, and by the radically different styles. They are considered to be compiling Jewish narratives to make a unified tale which will bring the disparate tribes together in a kingdom.
There are three major threads:
Yahwist (J)
This author is first rate, one of the greatest writers in history, if not the greatest. She writes about God in a very visceral, fully embodied fasion. She tends to emphasize the stories of women, providing first person internal monologues from the point of view of Eve, Rebecca, Sarah, and provides a wonderful story of female attempted seduction in Genesis 39. For this reason, I refer to her as a "she", although this is obviously uncertain.
You can identify J easily by reading the narrative. There is no doubt when she is writing. She consistently uses "Yahweh" as God's name, or "Yahweh God" in Genesis 2. She writes internal monologue and easy natural dialogue. She tends to write stories of women in detailed human terms, and of men in distant heroic terms.
The quintessential Yahwist narrative is exemplified by the following passage in Exodus, chapter 33, verses 17, in my translation, available here :
The idea of seeing God's back, as He is moving away, lifting an enormous palm from a nook in the rock to uncover his mighty passing form, is simultaneously beautiful and haunting, and masculine erotic.
Elohist (E)
Elohist has a less fleshy description of God than J, and the drama is not as tense. Elohist writes about blessings and omens a lot. Here is some E (Genesis 48, in my translation, available on Wikisource ):
E uses "El Shaddai", which is a weird monicker for God. He also has the extraordinary "I am that I am" (more literally, "I'll be what I'll be"), which is followed by a Yahweh tack-on with an obvious seam.
Priestly (P)
Priestly can't write to save his life. He is almost surely a Levite priest, who is trying to canonize Leviticus law by attaching it to the timeless masterpieces produced by J and E. Priestly's voice is heard at the end of Exodus and throughout Leviticus.
A typical Priestly passage (Leviticus 11, vs 41-45) in my translation, available on Wikisource:
This block is particularly repetitive, but even this example does not do justice to Priestly's cloying, unnecessary, mind numbing repetitions. Things are a "comforting smell to Yahweh" six times in a chapter, detailed grilling instructions are repeated, detail by detail, three times for three only slightly different situations. Priestly is boring, uninspired, pedantic, and generally unreadable. One of the best things about Christianity is that you can ignore nearly everything he wrote.
Priestly is also the master of stilted narrative. Here is Leviticus Chapter 10 (my translation, on Wikisource) :
This is so stilted and badly written. Aaron's sons are immolated in his presence, and there is none of the drama of Lot running from the fire and brimstone, pleading with God to let him find shelter in a Mizar. None of the beauty and elegance of Jacob's pining for his lost son, prayed by wolves. No sign of the genius of pacing or drama of Genesis and the early half of Exodus. Their crime basically amounted to cooking communal meat on a grill different from the communal grill.
The only line of genius which can be safely attributed to Priestly is Leviticus 19:18 (in generic translation--- I went with "You loved your compatriot as yourself", but this phrase is famous.)
This is surely his, because it is embedded in a set of verses that repeat "I am Yahweh" for no good reason again and again and again.
Redactor (R)
The Redactor is whoever put the narratives together to make a whole. This is probably Priestly, the way I see it. You can see the redactor at work at several places, where verses are inserted for no reason other than the discomfort of the editor at what is being said.
consider Genesis 18, verses 16-22 in my Wikisource translation:
There is an obvious break in the otherwise extraordinarily beautiful narrative, coming right after "I disguise from Abraham that which I am doing." The thing that God wishes to disguise from Abraham is the destruction of Sodom and Gommorrah, but as the angels walk toward the city, Abraham argues with God about the destruction.
Anyway, redactor didn't like that God is diguising something from Abraham, and so stuck in the completely inane two verses that follow, which simply repeat promises of God to Abraham from other passages, which are completely out of context here.
Unlike other translations, the translation above seeks to preserve the tone-deaf narrative and horrible writing style of redactor, which match the tone-deaf narrative and horrible writing style of Priestly. I don't see any reason to think they are separate authors.
There is also the issue of the "and Aaron"'s in Exodus. These read more naturally if omitted, so that God is speaking to Moses only. But the Exodus author tacks on "and Aaron" in many places, some places where it mismatches with the singular tense of the verb! This is R at work, although I don't see any reason why this isn't P.
Arguing against identifying R with P is the fact that while common authorship of writing of great genius is easy to identify, all hacks of the same era write alike.
There is supposedly a D author, the Deuternomist, who continues the narration into Deuteronomy and perhaps Judges. I didn't translate those books, so I can't judge.
As for other authorial guesses, I think that the author of psalm 137 is also the author of lamentations, either in whole or in part. The word choice and the strange baby imagery is so distinctive.


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6 Brilliant Ways Hostages Outwitted Their Captors
#3. Hostage Escapes from Kidnappers by Dragging an Entire Bed Down the Street
The Kidnapping:
In January of 1986, Mohammed Sadiq al Tajir was walking to his home in London when he was taken hostage by four guys. Turns out Tajir was the brother of billionaire Mohammed Mahdi al Tajir, the Arab ambassador in London, and the son of two people who are really into the name Mohammed. The kidnappers asked $71.5 million for Tajir's return, and in the meantime chained him by his arms and legs to a bed in a windowless room.
After being kept drugged and blindfolded for 10 days, Tajir woke up one morning to find a note that promised he would be released soon, but also that they would totally kill him if he screamed for help. Tajir, still chained to the bed, obeyed his kidnappers' orders and just laid there in silence. He'd waited almost two weeks to be released, what difference did one more day make?
And the cuffs were comfortable enough, if a bit sticky.
But Then ...
A few hours later, Tajir said, "OK, screw this," and just got up and walked out of the room ... with the bed still behind him. Completely ignoring the "We're gonna kill you if you make any noise" part of the letter, Tajir managed to drag the bed down the stairs, through the front door of the house and down the streets of the South London suburb where he was being kept. Tajir knocked on the door of the nearest house: The woman who lived there later said, "To my astonishment when I opened the door, I saw a fine-looking gentleman in pajamas padlocked to a bed."
We don't actually care what it really looked like -- this is how it appears in our heads.
Once the cops freed him from the bed, Tajir found out that his brother, one of the richest men in the world, had spent the past week talking down his ransom from $71.5 million to $3 million, which he'd paid to the kidnappers the day before ... so, apparently, they were being honest when they said they'd release him soon, and he'd risked his life for nothing. Still, at least he had the satisfaction of depriving them of a perfectly good bed.
Canopy and all.
#2. Kidnapped Bus Driver Hulks Out, Saves 26 Schoolchildren
The Kidnapping:
Kidnapping a bus full of schoolchildren sounds like something that could only happen in movies, because who would be horrible (and cliched) enough to actually do it? The answer is Frederick Woods, James Schoenfeld and Richard Schoenfeld, three armed men who in 1976 stopped a school bus in Chowchilla, California, and took 26 children and one driver as hostages. Also, this happened in the middle of July, which means that on top of everything, these kids were being forced to go to summer school.
Forever remembered by the kids as "Oh This Is Some Bullshit Right Here" Day.
As the kidnappers tried to figure out what to do next and how to spend the $5 million they planned to demand from the 26 families, they forced the kids and the driver into a moving van buried in the middle of nowhere, closing off the top with no way for them to get out.
But Then ...
Even though the kidnappers had threatened him with guns, bus driver Ed Ray wasn't impressed. He had more pressing matters on his mind: It was his job to get these 26 children back home, and he wasn't gonna let being buried in some damn hole several miles away from the middle of nowhere stop him from doing that. Ray looked around: The only thing he had to work with as a means of escape were a pile of (hopefully unsoiled) mattresses inside the cramped van.
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It was either using them to escape or eating them over the next week.
Ray and some of the older kids stacked the mattresses up and reached the top ... only to find the entrance blocked by a few hundred-pound car batteries the kidnappers had dickishly put there as extra insurance. Through sheer force of will, the 55-year-old driver managed to lift off the batteries while balancing himself on an unstable pile of 14 mattresses, then helped the kids exit their underground prison one by one and guided them to safety.
Soon, the kids were back with their parents, but by then the kidnappers had realized what had happened and were long gone. That's when Ed Ray, the most overqualified school bus driver, stepped in again: Through hypnosis, Ray remembered the license plate of the kidnappers' vehicle and put the douchebags in jail.
Via Sfgate.com
"I only did that because my therapist said there was no way to deliver a drop-kick via hypnosis."
#1. Captured Journalist Escapes the Taliban by Playing Parcheesi
The Kidnapping:
In November of 2008, New York Times reporter David Rohde was in Kabul researching a book about American involvement in Afghanistan when he was kidnapped by the Taliban (that's why we do all our research on Google). Rohde, his translator and their driver were held captive just over the border of Pakistan as their kidnappers made outrageous demands to the U.S., like releasing all remaining Taliban prisoners or paying tens of millions of dollars as ransom.
After seven months of being constantly threatened with death by bearded men carrying rocket launchers, the whole situation was starting to get a little old for Rohde and his translator (the driver was suffering from a serious case of Stockholm syndrome and had started carrying an assault rifle). Unfortunately, it didn't look like it was going to end in a good way.
It's the ones in the fake beards you have to watch. They're already angry about that whole beard thing.
But Then ...
In June of 2009, Rohde and his partner formed an ingenious plan to escape -- and by ingenious we mean so improbable and foolish that the translator himself described it as a "suicide mission." Step 1 in Operation "Let's Get the Hell Out of Here" was simple enough: Parcheesi. Just play lots and lots of games of Parcheesi so the guards get bored and fall asleep.
"I saw this on Bugs Bunny once. Trust me."
Shockingly, it worked: Rohde's translator kept the guards up late playing "checkah" (a version of Parcheesi played in Pakistan) in order to tire them. Once the guards were fast asleep, the two hostages slipped away from the Taliban complex by climbing over a five-foot wall using a rope they'd stashed some days earlier. Then came the second step in their plan, called running like hell.
They weren't out of the woods yet, though: Once they had managed to reach a Pakistani army base, they were mistaken for Taliban suicide bombers and almost shot on sight. After clearing up the wacky misunderstanding, Rohde was allowed to call home and was soon back in the U.S. Meanwhile, the Taliban have declared a jihad on Parcheesi and all board games, but we're actually pretty OK with that.
"Jengahu Akbar!"
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Charlotte 49ers head football coach Brad Lambert named Drew Dayton Inside Linebackers Coach and Dayton joined the staff July 1, 2012.
Dayton, a 2003 Wake Forest grad, has coached at Duke for the past six years.
"Drew brings us a lot of experience on the defensive side of the football," Lambert noted. "He's worked with both the secondary and the linebackers. He also worked extensively with special teams. He's from North Carolina and that was important to us from a recruiting standpoint. He's the kind of guy we want working with our young men."
Dayton, a defensive back during his four-year playing career with the Demon Deacons, has handled Duke's Defensive Quality Control for the last three years. Prior to that, he spent one year at Duke Defensive Graduate Assistant and two years as Duke's Offensive Graduate Assistant. He began his coaching career as defensive secondary coach and recruiting coordinator at Lenoir-Rhyne from 2003-05.
While playing at Wake Forest, Dayton helped the Demon Deacons to victories in the the 1999 Aloha Bowl and the 2002 Seattle Bowl.
Dayton is a native of Spruce Pine, N.C.
Masters of Humanities, Duke, 2008
Bachelor of Science, Wake Forest, 2003
Coaching Experience
Duke, 2006-12
2009-Present: Defensive Quality Control, Duke
2008-09: Defensive Graduate Assistant, Duke
2006-08: Offensive Graduate Assistant, Duke
2003-05: Ass't Coach (Secondary)/Recruiting Coordinator
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1999 Aloha Bowl Champions
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the problem with the free money
I've heard people say that the $500k is a good thing, or the $500k is not good because they want to earn it themselves.
Well here's what I think... $500k is not going to ruin the game either way. That's chump change at the higher ranks. What is going to ruin the game is R* focusing on GTA$ instead of fixing the serious gameplay flaws like keeping your friends in one session and giving worthwhile activities to progress together. And give us heists already.
If anyone has played WoW before, it's like you go into a zone and for the next 20 levels there's literally only 1 quest that's worth doing because all the other quest rewards and xp are terrible. But there's an ability to replay this quest so you do it because that's the only efficient way to level up. So Blizzard nerfs the replaying of the good quest, doesn't add in better quests or scale up rewards, and gives away what seems like a lot of money (because you're low level) to keep people from seeing the real problem.
I really feel that if R* wants to encourage us to play other gametypes, the other activities need to have comparable rewards.
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Honestly i think rockstar should just make rewards higher, both money and the +RP.
+RP isnt much of a problem to me but i would like to level up faster considering i must be level 70 something just to lower my car on competition suspension.
Everything is way too expensive for the cash the missions give you, i dont have the time or patience to sit there playing mission after mission all day and night, sometimes waiting for players to join in before i can even start. Each mission takes atleast 15 minutes from driving there, shooting it up, stealing meth and driving back.
So if i make a lousy 20 grand, which barely buys you shit, i wouldve completed 10 missions which are mostly the exact same thing.
I cant be fucked driving to del perro pier, shooting the lost members, stealing meth and driving back to geralds 10 times. Really? I havent even bothered with missions, all ive done is sold cars to los santos customs and taken part in a few survival missions. But I just dont have the spare time in my life to put in the time it takes to get any decent progress in the game.
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I saved up enough money doing the Gerald Missions and selling stolen cars for me to get a moderate apartment (140K). That was last week and I haven't really touched online since. There's not really any draw for me, and all the, as I like to call them, COD assholes shooting on sight doesn't help. I figure I'll dip my toes in in another week or two and see what's changed. Hopefully this thing can become much better, as I had been looking forward to the concept since it had been introduced.
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This game is suppose to last you a long time, while they may have failed on the variety of missions you can't blame them for making it take so long to progress. In something like this you're not suppose to be past level 50 in the first week, when you'd play the game normally that is. It should take you a long time to get a decent sportscar, you shouldnt drive around in your bugatti out of your 400k appartment in the first week. It should mean something when you do, like investment wise.. that you put alot of hours in normal leveling up. To each his own ofcourse, but it doesnt suprise me that the game bores you if you replay the same mission over and over and over because you wont settle for less than 9k in 10min.
I really don't see the issue. I think the half million is a really nice gesture, it's better than nothing.. if you don't want it just pass it along to someone that does. Im undecided wether or not Im gonna give it away but I surely do appreciate the gesture on their part.
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You're saying people should take a long time to rank up? Meanwhile people are almost lvl 200 running around with tanks, miniguns and RPGs, with millions of dollars, with no possibility for the rest of us to catch up.
I know what a long term MMO looks like, I've played WoW consistently since 2004, and there's always something good to do for progressing your character. If people ever exploited something (since as gold duping or chinese gold farmers), Blizzard would not just patch it but also fix the game to discourage the need to do that and encourage something better. In this case, R* has patched it but instead of fixing the problem they toss some scraps your way and offer you some micro transactions for your real dollars.
Nobody wants to grind missions or rig races, of course it's not fun, but there's no other good method to get XP and money. R* took away the mission replays cause people were making too much money, not because they were making good XP. Because that gets in the way of the micro transaction business. Yet we don't hear what their plans are to improve the progression experience.
Now I'm only looking forward to heists whenever they add them, hopefully they have good payouts & XP.
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Those level 200s should learn to fcking pace theirself and have fun instead of endless farming, I cant imagine the game being any fun if you are that obsessive about it (the lvl 200 guys).
To be fair there are dozens of gametypes to earn money from. Its just not always as profitable, but does that really matter so much? Do you really have to have everything right now, instead of saving up for stuff over a longer period making it actually worth something. Well play it as you like ofcourse but I think any game gets boring after so many hours. You probably got more hours out of this game than many other games, so you cant really say rockstar didnt give you value for your money. They couldve just gone with gta 4 style mp again so atleast give them the benefit of the doubt and have a little patience for the rest of the stuff to come.
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I can see where you are coming from. Why would I chase down a couple of cars around LS. When I can do the mission to blow up the cars at the dealership. And do it in less time. I'm looking forward to this cash. I'm very poor compared to others. It doesn't seem right that 12 days into the game and people are at lvl 200 with millions to spend. But I guess if they got the time to play and farm, they deserve it.? Maybe take a break from all your hard work and play some golf.
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They haven't released any notes on what they are doing to fix progression. No details about heists like when it comes out, how they work, how much XP and money they give, how many can do it, how often they can be done, what level you all need to be, etc
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I seem to have been misunderstood. I haven't been grinding missions. I'm only a little past level 14 on the character I've had since day 1 (luckily, I've only lost about 4 hours of play time.) I'm just playing the ones that pop up, but I have to reiterate that there is no draw. There is no hook to keep me playing. I don't really feel any reward when I do something. I've pretty much been soloing all the missions. When you add to that the fact that the apartment is just a bigger garage, and the Call of Duty guys who could give a fucks less about trying to work together, you get an overall unsatisfying and unpalatable experience. From my perspective, the Single player gives me more of a sense of accomplishment, and I was pretty much broke that entire time as well.
The online experience has hit a plateau for me, and unless something changes, I won't be able to justify spending any more of my time there. Nobody is more dejected about that fact than I am, because I wanted this to be great. Hell, the reason I spent this much time (Nearly 40 hours) with it was because I was hoping that it would have SOME kind of payout. But you know what they say, hope is what you do when you've given up trying.
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What is cold crashing?
When is it done?
How long does it take?
Best temperature to make it happen?
What is cold crashing?
Cold Crashing
Why It's Done
When It's Done
Cooling Rate and Time
Temperature Ranges
Cold crashing is a technique to get the yeast to flocculate (settle to the bottom of the fermenter). This is generally done to get clearer beer (or wine).
It should be done when fermentation is complete, since there will be very little (if any) fermentation activity afterwards. This is because you are effectively removing most of the yeast from the beer. This is not a reliable way to stabilize the beer, though, so I would not recommend thinking of it for that. You should still assume that there is active yeast in the beer, and if you were to add more fermentable sugars to the beer (e.g. to backsweeten or to prime it for bottle conditioning), fermentation may restart.
This process takes at least a couple of weeks, though the longer you do it, the more effective it will be.
Regular refrigerator temperatures (in the 30s F) should work pretty well.


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I want to add a box message to pop up before execution of a button tool. When I click a button which will do geoprocessing, i want a box to appear on view before processing with message that i am about to do xxx processing. Any suggestions how to do it?
The geoprocesing framework has a standard user interface for built-in geoprocessing tools, models and script tools. Unless you are doing something that really requires its own specialized user interface, you should stick to the framework.
See the following help topics for more information:
If you will be upgrading to 10.1 soon you might also be interested in Python toolboxes and Python add-ins.
Unfortunately the python framework implemented in ArcGIS (referred to above) is very limiting. For people that are used to professional design systems like visual studio, this stuff will pull your hair out. Even the add-ins dont get you forms with controls, just single controls on the ArcGIS toolbars. Most developers want to develop interfaces (e.g. forms with controls)
If you want complete control over ArcGIS systems you need to code up in Visual Studio and Arc Objects.
See this StackOverflow post. Note that doing any sort of user interface in a geoprocessing tool is kind of a no-no and may annoy your end users.


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I have Precise and i want to get my iphone working with Rhythmbox, i have the latest package, but dont know how to install, the installer instructions look like gibberish to me.
I have not added the
Simply open the Software Centre and type libimobiledevice in the search box, you should see a result like the following;
Select it for installation and once complete you should get the following;
You should note that the version in the software centre is 1.1.1-4 and according to the developers website it is the development release.
Launchpad has packages for all versions of Ubuntu from Oneiric to Quantal
Do this in terminal
If it says Package not found(it will most probably then):
If that does not work manaully download the ppa files for maverick(links below)(these are packages for 32 bit)
Just type in the Terminal (Invoke it by pressing Cltr + Alt + T) this:
From what I know, the package is already included in the default repositories.


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Peugeot HR1 Concept 2010 is based on several different body designs: city run-around, coupe and SUV. The end result: an urban hybrid concept car. Measuring only 3.67 m, it has very short front and rear overhangs. The HR1 Concept derives its design styling from the SR1 Concept car. The HR1 shares the same expressive headlamps with their finely chiselled design and the single "floating" front grille which seems to be detached from the rest of the body, as the SR1.


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October 12, 2013
This year's Sophia Women's Conference will give the women of Loyola University an opportunity to gather together for a few hours of prayer and celebration.
In the style of a mini retreat, Loyola women who wish to participate will pray, reflect and grow with their sisters in small groups, individually, and as a collective unit.
The Conference will be held in Fava Chapel on Saturday October 12, 2013 from 11:00am-2:00pm. Snacks will be provided. No registration is required, and all Loyola women are welcome.


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To the editor:
Isn't it about time the far-right conservatives orbiting beyond the boundaries of intelligence try a re-entry into the real world?
The commander-in-chief isn't coming for anyone's cats, six-toed or otherwise. This kerfuffle began nine years ago and dealt with making sure the cats were taken care of according to the Animal Welfare Act. The Hemingway Museum appealed the rulings in court, the latest of which again sided with the Department of Agriculture. The museum is unaffected by the ruling because of a settlement reached in 2008 that granted it an exhibitors' license if it heightened the fence, used better food bowls and upgraded cat shelters. This tempest in a cat box doesn't deserve mention.
And he's not coming for your guns. Really, 20,000 gun control laws? According to the Brookings Institute, "The most informative answer (concerning gun laws) ... is about 300 major state and federal laws and an unknown but shrinking number of local laws."
I was unable to find any proof of 500 Americans being bludgeoned to death with hammers each year. Anybody?
Another "misconception" is the 23 'anti-gun' executive orders that President Barack Obama allegedly signed. They were executive actions which can refer to anything done by the president. Like sending a Valentine.
Most Americans support gun control. The most recent (Jan. 29) polls show that 89 percent support closing the gun show loophole by requiring background checks for all firearms sales; 69 percent support banning the sale of semiautomatic assault weapons; 68 percent support banning the sale of large-capacity ammunition magazines. More than 80 percent favor prohibiting "high-risk individuals" from having guns, including those convicted of a serious crime as a juvenile or those convicted of violating a domestic-violence restraining order. Majority rules, right?
I haven't written to the editor in several weeks, hoping for a post election let-up in the lies, distortions, name-calling and sheer hatred that engulfs this page every Sunday. Elite liberals being 'gleeful' over the Newtown massacre? Communist nuts invading the government? Given the amount of space afforded them here, one would never believe that these letters represent a small minority of people whose made-up outrage and half-truths serve only to stir up their small 'cadre of comrades' in neighboring bunkers.
Perhaps the solution lays with the newspaper. The Herald-Star owes it to its readers to make sure whatever appears on the letters to the editor page contains at least some modicum of truth. One can have an opinion, but when that opinion is based on misconceptions or outright falsehoods, it's time to take action. It brings to mind something I read about a liberal talk radio host in New York taking a call from a man accusing Obama of staging the Newtown massacre to win the election. When the radio host reminded the caller that the election was long over when the murders took place, he replied, "That's your opinion." No, it's a fact and that's what really matters in this world.
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Rule #1 - If you make a request, you must include a link to the source code. If no source code exists for the project, then it cannot be ported.
Rule #2 - Do not request a project that has already been rejected. The list of rejections is in this post. Read them carefully.
Rule #3 - Do not request feature enhancements of existing emulators here. This is for new projects only.
Rule #4 - Do not spam this thread.
Violating any of these rules will first result in a warning. Subsequent violations will result in a ban.
List of Rejections
SNES - I'm not doing it. Get over it.
Visual Pinball/Visual PinMAME - There is no source to Visual Pinball. Therefore, there can be no port of this project. Pinmame is just one part that would need to be ported. It emulates the machine logic. Visual Pinball is the part that actually has the pinball table graphics/sounds/gameplay. If the source for Visual Pinball becomes available in the future, you may post about it in this thread. You should be absolutely sure the source is available, however, or else you risk getting a warning/ban. Do not post a link to the PinMAME site. As already stated, that is not the piece that is needed.
N64 - I'm not going to do a separate port when Surreal already does a great job.
Cassini/Saturn - While technically the source is available for this Saturn emulator, it is primarily one (very) large assembly file which looks like it was created by simply running the GiriGiri EXE file through a disassembler. Porting x86 assembly to the XBox is not generally a problem, but in this case the code makes all sorts of calls to Windows GDI routines that are not implemented in the XBox SDK. This means that in order to port it, I'd have to implement those API calls myself or try to hand-edit the assembly file. Both of those tasks would be extremely tedious and therefore this project is not something that particularly interests me.
Jaguar - There is no open-source emulator that runs fast enough on the XBox to be playable. Do not post links to Project Tempest or Virtual Jaguar because both of those require something along the lines of a 2Ghz CPU. If a new open-source Jaguar emulator emerges in the future that does not require such a fast CPU, then please post about it here.
Gamecube - There is currently no open-source emulator that would run fast enough on the XBox to be playable. I would be extremely surprised if a Gamecube emulator ever ran fast enough to be playable in the XBox. If you post a request for a Gamecube emulator, it will almost certainly result in a warning or a ban. You had better know exactly what you're doing when making such a request.
Playstation 2 - There is currently no open-source emulator that would run fast enough on the XBox to be playable. I would be extremely surprised if a PS2 emulator ever ran fast enough to be playable in the XBox. If you post a request for a PS2 emulator, it will almost certainly result in a warning or a ban. You had better know exactly what you're doing when making such a request.
Dreamcast - There is no open-source emulator that is worth porting at the moment. Chankast is not open-source, so do not request it.
Web Browsers, JAVA, Flash, anything related to HTML - I have absolutely no interest in porting a web browser or anything like that.
FPS Games - This includes things like Doom, Quake, Half Life, etc, etc. I can't stand FPS games, so I'm certainly not going to waste my time porting any of them.
MUGEN - At the time of this writing, the source code does not exist for this project. I've seen the OpenMugen website, but it does not look like it is anywhere near a playable state. If the MUGEN source becomes available in the future or if OpenMugen ever becomes playable, then you may post about it here. Do not make the request without really making sure first, however.
GLTron - I played it. It did not rock my world. No interest.
RAINE - No. Don't ask.
Descent 1,2,3 - No.
Enemy Engaged : Comanche Hokum - Not interested.
KOF91 - Not interested.
OpenMortal - Not interested.
FreeDOS - I looked at it a long time ago. It is not an MSDOS emulator or simulator. It is a free DOS (disk operating system) alternative that is somewhat compatible with MSDOS. If you're looking to play MSDOS games on it, you're mostly out of luck. It does not play much at all. DOSBox does a far better job in that department.
EMU7800 - This is written in C# which is not compatible with the XDK. I have no desire to completely rewrite it.
Open Transport Tycoon - no interest
DVDx / DVD Ripper - no interest
Super Mario Clone - no interest
Macintosh 68k - no interest
PC2E - This project has ceased development and MednafenX-PCE is leaps&bounds ahead of it anyway.
VirtualBoy - alg5 is currently porting one
Homeworld/Civilization or games of that ilk - no interest
Frozen Bubble - I actually do have a fair amount of interest in porting this, but unfortunately it's written in Perl which would mean I'd have to also port a Perl interpreter - which is a rather daunting task. I can't say there will never be a time where I will have the proper motivation/time/energy to do this, but it is very, very unlikely.
Dink Smallwood - This was actually one that I had put on an internal "potential" list a long time ago. Unfortunately, the code is heavily littered with Windows GDI/MFC calls. It would be very painful to try and port this.
Mini-Racer - not interested
Star Control 2 - not interested
SIMH - not interested
Freecraft - not interested
Zinc - not interested
Fenix - not interested
xPDF - not interested
Gens Plus - absolutely no point
FreeSCI - use DOSXBox
FooBillian - not interested
FreeCNC - not interested
FreeSpace - not interested
FreeCiv - not interested
Racer - not interested
OpenOffice - not interested
QEmu - not interested
Allegiance - not interested
EMU486 - not interested
DCMOTO/Thompson 8bit - not interested
Nestopia/Nintendulator - no
AdriPSX - I see no compelling evidence that it is more compatible than PCSX
Desmume(NDS emulator) - There is no open source NDS emulator that has decent compatibility and that would be fast enough to run on the XBox.
pSX - Author has stated he will not release source. Period.
Paintball - no - this is a FPS
Ultrastar - Intersting, but programmed in Delphi.
SDLMAME - no point
Privateer/Wing Commander - not interested
Flightgear - not interested
UFO Alien Invasion = not interested
The Genius - not interested
Danger from the Deep - not interested
Troll Bridge - the author himself states that it's "not really playable" so I don't see the point
Scorched Earth 3D - not interested
Army/Military/War games in general do not appeal to me at all
List of Potentials
This is a list of new projects that I may do in the future:
Atari 7800 - See MESS
Commodore 16/+4 - maybe, but not likely.
BBC emu - maybe.
Caprice - Maybe.
PC-98 - maybe.
NeoCD/SDL - maybe
Original Final Burn (not Alpha) - within realm of possibility, but rather low in probability.
MESS - not likely. I may get around to ripping out certain sections e.g. A7800, Coco
Coco - see MESS
Vecrex - see MESS
SimCoupe - maybe
Neverball - maybe
Tux Racer - maybe
Spectrum/FUSE - maybe
Enigma - maybe
TI-99 - maybe
Wargus - maybe
Zelda Classic - I spoke to the people involved - they don't want to give out the source. Period.
Troubles of Middle Earth - maybe
Falcon's Eye - maybe
Daphne - maybe
Directmvs/Softmvs - maybe
Exult - maybe
XRoar(Dragon32/64) - maybe
Planeshift - interesting - not sure about how usable it is in its current state and having all the controls work from an XBox controller seems clumsy - but maybe
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Ayn Rand = Paul Ryan = "I Got Mine, Screw You!"
The TRUTH about Paul "Ayn Rand" Ryan. Don't keep this secret…share it with everyone you know. Unfortunately, there is something here for everyone to hate!
1. His economic plan would cost America 1 million jobs in the first year. Ryan's proposed budget would cripple the economy. He'd slash spending deeply, which would not only slow job growth, but shock the economy and cost 1 million of us our jobs in 2013 alone and kill more than 4 million jobs by the end of 2014.
2. He'd kill Medicare. He'd replace Medicare with vouchers for retirees to purchase insurance, eliminating the guarantee of health care for seniors and putting them at the mercy of the private insurance industry. That could amount to a cost increase of more than $5,900 by 2050, leaving many seniors broke or without the health care they need. He'd also raise the age of eligibility to 67.
3. He'd pickpocket the middle class to line the pockets of the rich. His tax plan is Robin Hood in reverse. He wants to cut taxes by $4.6 trillion over the next decade, but only for corporations and the rich, like giving families earning more than $1 million a year a $300,000 tax cut. And to pay for them, he'd raise taxes on middle- and lower-income households and butcher social service programs that help middle- and working-class Americans.
4. He's an anti-choice extremist. Ryan co-sponsored an extremist anti-choice bill, nicknamed the 'Let Women Die Act,' that would have allowed hospitals to deny women emergency abortion care even if their lives were at risk. And he co-sponsored another bill that would criminalize some forms of birth control, all abortions, and in vitro fertilization.
5. He'd dismantle Social Security. Ironically, Ryan used the Social Security Survivors benefit to help pay for college, but he wants to take that possibility away from future generations. He agrees with Rick Perry's view that Social Security is a "Ponzi scheme" and he supported George W. Bush's disastrous proposal to privatize Social Security.
6. He'd eliminate Pell grants for more than 1 million low-income students. His budget plan cuts the Pell Grant program by $200 billion, which could mean a loss of educational funding for 1 million low-income students.
7. He'd give $40 billion in subsidies to Big Oil. His budget includes oil tax breaks worth $40 billion, while cutting "billions of dollars from investments to develop alternative fuels and clean energy technologies that would serve as substitutes for oil."
8. He's another Koch-head politician. Not surprisingly, the billionaire oil-baron Koch brothers are some of Ryan's biggest political contributors. And their company, Koch industries, is Ryan's biggest energy-related donor. The company's PAC and affiliated individuals have given him $65,500 in donations.
9. He opposes gay rights. Ryan has an abysmal voting record on gay rights. He's voted to ban adoption by gay couples, against same-sex marriage, and against repealing "don't ask, don't tell." He also voted against the Hate Crimes Prevention Act, which President Obama signed into law in 2009.
10. He thinks an "I got mine, who cares if you're okay" philosophy is admirable. For many years, Paul Ryan devoted himself to Ayn Rand's philosophy of selfishness as a virtue. It has shaped his entire ethic about whom he serves in public office. He even went as far as making his interns read her work.
If there was ever any doubt that Mitt Romney's got a disastrous plan for America—he made himself 100% clear when he picked right-wing extremist Paul Ryan as his running mate. Paul Ryan is bad for America, but we can't beat him if Americans don't know everything he stands for.


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I have this error in Logcat
Failed to find provider info for com.facebook.katana.provider.AttributionIdProvider
When I use Virtual device the app seems to ignore this error and I am able to login facebook. However if I run the app on a device, then Login dialogue does not appear, just a white screen. I have tried to run key hash many times and I do not think this caused the errors
Anyone could help me?
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Deluxe Red Suite | 1 King or 2 Queens
What Makes This Room Different
Measuring 720 - 945 square feet, each Paris Las Vegas Deluxe Red Suite features a true contemporary feel complemented by a chic color palette. The suite offers one king plush pillowtop bed with an oversized padded headboard (select suites) and elegant accent curtains. The spacious powder room features marble interiors, European fixtures and, in some cases, private dressing areas. Every suite includes a whirlpool tub, wet bar and a sitting area.
Square Footage : 720 - 945
Smoking/Non-Smoking : Non-smoking; optional in select suites
Workspace : Yes
Furniture : Sitting Area with Table, Wet Bar
Window Treatments : Elegant Curtains
View : Varies
Decor : Distinctive Modern French; varies
Sheets : Triple
Mattress : Plush Pillow Top King
Refrigerator : Yes
Phone : Wall-mounted
Bath Products : Gilchrist & Soames
Vanity : Yes
Makeup Mirror : Yes
Tub/Shower : Both
Whirlpool : Spa Tub
Shower Head : Standard
Hair Dryer : Yes
Television : HD Flatscreens
Telephone : Yes
Alarm Clock : Yes
Iron w/ Board : Yes
Coffee Maker : Yes
Iron w/ Board : Yes
iPod Stereo : iHome Docking Station


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I am trying to add a background frame around my sections and subsections. The frame should be colored (in an 80% gray) and span the \textwidth.
I have tried a few (uninformed) approaches and succeeded in coloring either the section number, the period after the number, the title or a little part of the title.
I tried to make sense of the 'titlesec' package, to no avail.
How do I do this?


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Hotel Los Jeronimos
Hotel los Jeronimos is a fantastic 2-star property located in the beautiful city of Granada, just opposite the Monasterio los Jeronimos offering stunning views of the Monastery.
There are 30 guestrooms including double and single rooms. The rooms are spacious and comfortable, equipped with bathroom and balcony.
Guests can have a delicious buffet breakfast every morning.
Some of the facilities that hotel los Jeronimos offer include: 24 Hr Front desk, lift, hall, just to name but a few.
Hotel Los Jeronimos has an acclimatized terrace offering stunning views of Granada. From this terrace located in the hotel's Attic, guests will be able to admire the historical heart of the city, the Albaicin and the Alhambra. It opens from 15:00 and coffees, drinks and light snacks are available.


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Spiked with lots of zesty lemon, this delectable chicken stir-fry has a colorful mix of snow peas, c…View slide
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What are the most important points I should look for in a heart rate monitor? I am looking at only using it when I work out (so not a fitbit, etc for sleep). I want a hrm and not just a glorified pedometer. I want to make sure its accurate, can tell me total calories burned, and optionally uploads to computer and/or has a chest strap.
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The main things to look for in a heart rate monitor for exercise workouts is its accuracy, readability, functions and ease of use.
Accuracy - Check your radial pulse and compare it to the heart rate monitor for accuracy. At rest you can check it for 60 seconds. During exercise you can check your pulse for 6 secs and multiply by 10. If you need a heart rate monitor for cardiac rehab, ask your healthcare practitioner for recommendations.
Readability - If your vision is a factor make sure that the display is large enough and clear enough for you to read it easily while exercising. A night light or backlight function can help readability especially in dim light.
Functions - As you mentioned you want estimated calories burned and the ability to transfer data to your computer. Other considerations are the ease of set up, ability to set target training zones, alarms or percent-of-max heart rate display, lap timers, water resistance, and the ability to change the battery by yourself vs having to send it back to the manufacturer for a new battery.
Ease of Use - Having more functions than necessary can complicate its use, so choose according to your goals. Consider the chest strap comfort and ease of application.
Price and warranty are also a consideration.
I think it comes down to preference as long as it takes your heart rate accurately. I prefer the HRMs that provide a strap that goes around your chest. Most machine will pick up on this so you won't always need your watch (unless you have timers set up on them).
You can test the watch by finding your pulse (in your dominant hand) on the thumb side of your forearm near your wrist. Feel your pulse and count. If you count for 15 seconds multiply by 4 and then look at the monitor and see if it is close! Counting to 60 will be more accurate (no need to multiply by anything since you've counted for a minute).


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I try to install
s3cmd into my debian etch, but the following error message comes up:
root@NAS-01G:~/src$ sudo apt-get install s3cmd
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
or been moved out of Incoming.
Since you only requested a single operation it is extremely likely that
the package is simply not installable and a bug report against
that package should be filed.
The following information may help to resolve the situation:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
s3cmd: Depends: python-support (>= 0.7.1) but 0.5.6 is to be installed
E: Broken packages
I'm thinking of upgrade to
python-support 0.7.1, will this break my system?


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I have a weird issue on my Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830 with baseband s5830XXKPP (bought in Mexico), whenever I'm doing anything (playing a game, using a web browser, etc), after a certain time (like a minute or so), the screen turns off, but whatever app I was using at the time stays there (sometimes I have to lock and unlock the phone to see whatever is on the screen again, and some other times, after blacking out it shows again, but brighter), it's really annoying and I'm not sure what happened (I recently upgraded from 2.3.4 to 2.3.6 and I didn't have that problem before). My brightness is set to the minimum and I've set the Screen timeout to 10 minutes. Does anybody know why this happens and how to fix it?
Ok, I found out the reason for this problem is the band differences on the 3G:
And the incompatibility with the current firmware I had (I updated to CyanogenMod 7.2.0 and still had the same issue), so for a quick fix, I went to:
And that took care of the issue, however, for a full solution, flashing a latin (like the Brazilian one) with a Modem file like the kp7 or kpl should take care of the problem.


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Can anybody recommend me a decent Signal Analysis/Processing textbook. If possible one that deals a little with MATLAB. I have an little knowledge of Real Analysis and fourier transforms. Wavelets i have only had a brief introduction to.
Edit: Sorry for the vague state of the question, I was hoping for a text that would give a decent background to time-Frequency linear methods including; FFT, windowed FFT, Filtering & wavelets. Also an introduction to non linear signals and the related methods.
Some methods of particular interest are the smooth windowed Wigner-Ville,Goertzel's algorithm and Prony's.


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All Rendering attempts crash while editing standard def videos. This started appearing when I upgraded to Fedora 17.
Here is the error log:
[dv @ 0x829dac0] Estimating duration from bitrate, this may be inaccurate
[dv @ 0x82a4c40] Estimating duration from bitrate, this may be inaccurate
[dv @ 0x82d46e0] Estimating duration from bitrate, this may be inaccurate
[dv @ 0xb5e106a0] Estimating duration from bitrate, this may be inaccurate
[dv @ 0xb5e18300] Estimating duration from bitrate, this may be inaccurate
[dv @ 0xb5e46d60] Estimating duration from bitrate, this may be inaccurate
[swscaler @ 0xb0592520] Warning: data is not aligned! This can lead to a speedloss
Kdenlive version: 0.9.2
MLT version: 0.7.8
ffmpeg version: 0.10.6-1fc17
Video is rendered however it usually has audio sync problems. I use this program for creating roll ins for a cable access show every two weeks. At this point I CONSIDER THIS PROJECT BROKEN AND UNUSABLE.
what additional information is needed to solve this problem?
Has MLT or ffmpeg changed? When I used this tool under fedora 16 it worked nicely.
Do I need to compile from source rather than installing binary packages?
Finally you guys are driving me to seriously consider a "real" video editing package such as final cut pro on a Mac.
I'd like to stay with open source projects however when once working processes break and I spend hours trying to solve issues only to find out many of the issues are compatibility problem between underlying tools I get seriously annoyed!
So lets get this issue solved!
Sun, 12/02/2012 - 22:34
"This started appearing when I upgraded to Fedora 17"
What has that got to do with kdenlive?
"Has MLT or ffmpeg changed? When I used this tool under fedora 16 it worked nicely."
What about asking on a Fedora forum?
"Finally you guys are driving me to seriously consider a "real" video editing package such as final cut pro on a Mac"
Go get a mac then.
"At this point I CONSIDER THIS PROJECT BROKEN AND UNUSABLE."
bye then, or try again with a bit more humility.
Sun, 12/02/2012 - 23:38
First rule of OS or Application upgrade when in a 'working time is money pressured environment' is test first and ensure an OS or application upgrade doesn't break anything including device support, XP -> Windows 7, 32bit OS to 64bit, that goes for open source or commercial applications.
Second, no OSS developer owes anyone anything, they do it in their own time and with little thanks and face a multitude of problems, ffmpeg / libav no exception.
My suggestion fwiw is file a bug report.
Sun, 12/02/2012 - 23:47
Hi Jeff
If you want something stable - why not start replacing Fedora with something like Mint or openSUSE?
I do use openSUSE and do not have problems with rendering:
kdenlive 0.9.2 (packman repository)
MLT 0.8.6 (packman repository)
ffmpeg 0.10
openSUSE 12.1
or maybe you use your own made render profile?
So what is your source material?
What project profile do you use?
What render profile do you use?
Hope you get it sorted out...
Kind regards,
Mon, 12/03/2012 - 07:09
If you're going to move to another Linux distro, then I'd choose Ubuntu because there are PPA packages built nearly daily thanks to sunab, also the build script works well.
We've, being the Ubuntu users, probably the majority, have had occasional problems in the past with kdenlive / MLT / distro incompatibility for a few days but the PPA ability is very useful for updates.
Each has there own preferences to distro but in nearly 20 yrs of using Linux and moving from one distro to another including Gentoo years ago, in recent years Ubuntu has proven to be the most trouble free, for me at least, others may disagree.
Mon, 12/03/2012 - 08:15
"this started appearing when I upgraded to Fedora 17. "
restore your previous version of the OS !!
Mon, 12/03/2012 - 09:30
Ubuntu doesn't really mean missing KDE Window Manager, you could just install vanilla Ubuntu and add KDE after like any other WM its there in the Ubuntu repos.
Yes it does mean Gnome as well but either skin that down to minimal libraries if thought of both WM's feels like 'bloat'.
Used to enjoy Definitive Redhat distro's but then Fedora was born as the more 'pure' community maintained, non proprietary version and all that but I could never get on with it.
Anyway hope the problem is resolved for you soon, one way or another.
Mon, 12/03/2012 - 19:55
Well Jeff...
I know about such struggle to start another distro once you made your choice.
At first I didn't want to use openSUSE, but it wasn't based on any experience. Once I tried it out I found that the best that I could handle. So after a d-tour to Mint I went back to openSUSE (though I liked Mint as well).
But back to kdenlive...
If I where you I would first transcode the .flv to.dv and test if it plays well on a dv device. Than I would start a DV project with only .dv source material.
If possible - avoid the transcoding if your are able the record or get the source in dv format from the start.
In openSUSE I found getting kdenlive and mlt from the same repository also helps to avoid problems in kdenlive.
And - if you want to stick to fedora you are right - try to build kdenlive with the build script.
And finally - openSUSE is default KDE, but you also might use Gnome3, Cinnamon/Mate, LXDE or XFCE.
GOOD luck,
Kind regards,
Mon, 12/03/2012 - 21:19
If I could offer another angle if you are doing real time-sensitive production work why not use a more static distro to actually get your work done on one partition and then use whatever distro-flavor-of-the-month on another.
I develop AV Linux which aims to provide a stable production environment for both Audio and Video, it is intentionally NOT cutting edge and intended to be installed and for the most part used and left alone, important updated packages are provided occasionally. It can also be run from a USB key so if you find yourself in another 'Fedora' predicament you simply boot off your AV Linux Key with a known working version of Kdenlive and get your work done.
The proof is in trying it, have a look here:
**NOTE** AV Linux 6.0 has a decent version of Kdenlive 0.9.3 from GIT but there are updated MLT and Kdenlive packages available. They have been tested specifically for rendering issues and work well.


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When learning country/place names or reading about non-Chinese people in the media I see the same characters used for similar phonemes (see these celebrities). What rule or list do the writers follow when 'coining' a hiterto untranslated name into Chinese?
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The following are standards for transliterating foreign names into Mandarin Chinese. There are a lot of exceptions due to historical reasons but new names are mostly following these standards:
Above are for names. I don't think there are rules/standards for any proper noun. As the other answer suggested, sometimes the translation is semantic, mixed semantic/phonetic or something else. Even for phonetic transliteration, people may choose characters to represent subject feelings or style over the one specified by the standard. In the past there were also incidences that one proper noun had multiple translations and eventually one defeated the others.
No list. It would be easy to make a list because it would be all characters (point 3). In general I think these are the rules:
The standard
I just mean x character has been used before, lets use it again because folks already know about it. Really just based off 2 and 3 below.
The frequency/stroke count of the character.
I feel like Starbucks is an interesting example, a phono-semantic one too.
The last two characters are the most interesting because they have no meaning and are used because of their sound and frequency/stroke count.
The desire to represent one's style.
I've never heard about a law that saws parents cannot use x character to name their children. I think such censorship would cause a revolution before youku got shutdown. So following this point theoretically any character is up for grabs.


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Let $Y$ be a discrete stationary stochastic process. Suppose that $Y$ is not $n$-step Markov for any positive integer $n$. Let $Z$ be a 1-block factor of $Y$. For what condition on $Y$ or the factor map, will $Z$ be Markov?
The problem has been well-studied when $Y$ is assumed to be Markov. Then $Z$ is a hidden Markov chain. However, I am not familiar with any literature addressing the question when $Y$ is not Markov. Any references would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.


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Originally posted by Lokigamer:
as for the other glitch, it has been here since i Started hitting pillars back around march, why is it still here?
power going down as you lose ships in pillars is important and altering to the game. it can be cruel and unfair to many players. i've personally witnessed where i have gone down to 1 mobile fortress and 1 mother ship and still read full power and faced a pvp opponent at the same level as when i started. because pillars fall too fast to do a full refresh, with anything less than the fastest internet, doing so would be nearly a 1/4 of the time a pillar is up to hit, becoming a detrimental setback to hitting. if your running a team hit on a pillar and you have that glitch of power not going down, you hurt yourself and team, but refresh will stop your galaxy from doing anything on a pillar forcing us to suck it up and hit anyhow or quit the pillar. this problem effects too much and has been here too long, someone needs to fix it. that is not an ultimatum, its a request, however i know many players who have left the game leave because of things like this that make them think the game is against the player too often. i don't agree, but i don't like seeing fuel to the fire especially as detrimental as this.
I thought this bug might have been fixed at some point…
If it has been fixed, it has now returned.


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As part of our ongoing commitment at Defamer to bring our readers as many balls as possible, we follow up Tuesday's offering of Project Runway contestant Jack Mackenroth's Bobbsey Twins with a link to this handsome photo-suite of Jackass star Steve O getting into the Family Jewels premiere spirit by baring his own on the red carpet.
Draped sensitively over the makeshift Dr. Pepper pipe he used only moments before, we think it's safe to say that the Ralph Lauren company can expect a steep uptick in sales of their fetching Polo boxer shorts after the Xtreme stunt idiot's manplums wind their way 'round the internet.
- Steve-O = Comic Genius [SplashNewsOnline]


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Gov. Tom Corbett FILE PHOTO: Tom Corbett takes the oath of office as Pennsylvania's 46th governor.
Antonio Rodriguez Antonio Rodriguez was arrested after being linked by DNA to the sexual assaults and strangling deaths of three women in the Kensington section of Philadelphia. The arrest came shortly after a news conference at which Capt. James Clark said Rodriguez was being sought as a "strong" person of interest in the murders. The attacks, in what's called the Kensington Strangler case, had left the neighborhood shaken and police feared that outraged residents might have taken matters into their own hands.
Natural Gas Explosion January 18: A natural gas explosion killed a young PGW worker in the Tacony section of Philadelphia (Credit: Jim Melwert)
tacony gas explosion mark-keeley Friends and family gathered Saturday to remember the life of 19-year-old Mark Keeley, the PGW first responder who was killed in a gas main explosion earlier this week.
tacony gas explosion Mark Keeley died while responding to a leak in a high pressure gas main in the Tacony section of Philadelphia. The main ruptured, injuring four other PGW first responders and a Philadelphia firefighter.
sex-abuse-5-shot-dl Edward Avery, Charles Engelhardt, James Brennan, Bernard Shero, and William Lynn are charged in connection with sex crimes against children in the Philadelphia Archdiocese.
ed rendell Feb. 7: In an email sent to friends, former Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell announced that he and his wife, U.S. District Court Judge Marjorie Rendell, would be living separately now that they have left the governor's mansion.
holy-family[1] February 24: The embattled basketball coach at Holy Family University, John O'Connor, who came under fire after a videotaped incident at practice, announces his resignation. The coach apologized for knocking sophomore Matt Kravchuk to the floor during a January 25th practice, bloodying his nose.
royal wedding local watch party April 29: Members of the British Officers Club of Philadelphia gathered in the ballroom of the Merion Cricket Club to watch the royal wedding.
royal wedding couple April 29: The Delaware Valley had a few of its own royal weddings.
magee-herb-denardo[1] April 4: Herbert Magee inducted into Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. (File photo by Mike DeNardo)
flashmob1[1] August 5: After a series of flash mob attacks in Philadelphia, Mayor Nutter issues a city curfew for teens.
irene in philadelphia Hurricane Irene rips through the area, damaging several properties, killing people and causing mandatory evacuations in some areas.
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darby flooding irene Hurricane Irene rips through the area, damaging several properties, killing people and causing mandatory evacuations in some areas.
Delaware Valley Rattled By Earthquake August 23: A 5.9 magnitude centered northwest of Richmond, Va. shook most of the East Coast, including Philadelphia and New York City. (Credit: Montgomery Maxton Photography)
tacony-basement-suspects1 October 15: Linda Ann Weston, Gregory Thomas and Eddie Wright were taken into police custody after three people were discovered locked the basement of a Tacony home.
tacony basement Police say three people we allegedly held captive in this Tacony basement.
tacony victims October 15: Tamara Breeden, Derwin McLemire, and Herbert Knowles, were found locked inside a room in the basement of a home in the 4700 block of Longshore Avenue in the Tacony section of Northeast Philadelphia.
Joe Frazier Nov. 14: Funeral services were held for former Heavyweight champion Joe Frazier at Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church, in Mt. Airy.(Credit: Getty Images)
jerry_sandusky (Former Penn State defensive coach Jerry Sandusky arrested amid child sex abuse allegations.)
Penn State Community Reacts As Trustees Fire Coach Joe Paterno
STATE COLLEGE, PA - NOVEMBER 10: A news van is flipped over as students and those in the community fill the streets and react after football head coach Joe Paterno was fired during the Penn State Board of Trustees Press Conference, in downtown Penn State, in the early morning hours of November 10, 2011 in State College, Pennsylvania. Paterno and Spanier have lost their positions amid allegations that former former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky was involved with child sex abuse. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
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STATE COLLEGE, PA - NOVEMBER 12: Penn State fans smile and sing before taking on Nebraska at Beaver Stadium on November 12, 2011 in State College, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
Occupy Philadelphia 1 Protesters rally against corporate greed in Philadelphia.
occupy-wedding-story[1] After three weeks of occupying Dilworth Plaza, a couple with common interests gets married.
Nutter Beats Brown Nov 8: Philadelphia mayor Michael Nutter is re-elected to a second four-year term in office.
mumiacuffed[1] Dec. 7: Philadelphia's district attorney has decided not to continue to pursue the death penalty against Abu-Jamal.
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How is it possible to access microbiome data like that found here? I'd like to perform analyses on similar type of data, but cannot find OTU data like that at the Human Biome Project. Thanks for any leads.
This .csv files (comma-separated value) can be imported into Galaxy (usegalaxy.org)
I recommend that you take a look at that web app, it has many build in applications for analysis.
Also this site has a lot of quick video tutorials.
The data that you are pointing to are files in .csv (comma-separated value) format. They can be opened, after downloading, by any standard spreadsheet programme, including Excel, as well as programmatically (e.g. in Python using the csv module)
Apologies if you understood this and were asking for something more.


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Mens elegant stripe robe kimono in Burgundy or Blue for $15.99 + free shipping
Elegant charmeuse stripe kimono robe with side pockets and matching belt.
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For the man whose home smells of rich mahogany and many leather-bound erotic books.
That is SO me!
If I had heated floors I would buy this and walk around barefoot. ;~)
Good for the sexually super-active man !
I just wanna undo that belt....
I'll bet Clint Eastwood has this exact robe.
I think that the manufacturer could have come up with a better name than "jizz" for itself (although they spell it "Gyz", who are they fooling?)
@magic cave: You can see that guy in less clothing here: