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People walk in the rain outside International Monetary Fund (IMF) building in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2013, as the meetings of the IMF and World Bank started. In the run-up to meetings of the IMF, World Bank and the Group of 20 major economies, global financial leaders have been sounding loud warnings about the possibility of a US debt default as well as potential damage from the partial government shutdown if it continues. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- World finance officials have pledged to deal with new risks to the global recovery while keeping up pressure on the United States to address a market-rattling default on U.S. debt.
The International Monetary Fund's policy committee says the U.S. needs to take "urgent action" to address the budget impasse that has blocked approval of legislation to increase the government's borrowing limit before a fast-approaching Thursday deadline.
Global finance officials nervously monitored talks between Democrats and Republicans as the IMF and World Bank met over the weekend in Washington.
BEIRUT (AP) -- The leader of al-Qaida has urged jihadis in Syria to unite, an appeal likely aimed at rival affiliates of his terror network fighting there to oust President Bashar Assad.
Ayman al-Zawahri says fighters must "rise above organizational loyalties and party partisanship" and unite behind the goal of setting up an Islamic state.
However, he suggests he will not impose unity, saying in an audio message Friday that "what you agree upon will also be our choice."
Two al-Qaida-linked groups have emerged in Syria's civil war -- Jabhat al-Nusra and the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham. The first is commanded by a Syrian, the second by an Iraqi, but both are loyal to al-Zawahri.
Al-Zawahri also urged Syrian regime opponents not cut deals with Westerns and secular groups.
JERUSALEM (AP) -- The Israeli military says it has discovered an underground tunnel dug from the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip into Israel.
The military says it believes the Islamist group, which governs the Palestinian territory, dug the tunnel to carry out an attack or to kidnap Israelis.
The army said Sunday it discovered the tunnel a week ago, after finding an opening near a kibbutz along the Israel-Gaza border.
The army statement also says the tunnel is 1.5 miles (2.5 kilometers) long and appears to have been recently dug and in use until its discovery.
Hamas has dug tunnels into Israel in the past.
In 2006, Hamas militants sneaked into Israel through one such tunnel, kidnapped a soldier, and held him hostage in Gaza for five years.
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israel's prime minister is reaching out to Europe for support in pressuring Iran over its nuclear program ahead of talks.
An Israeli government official said Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with the French President and the British Prime Minister this weekend.
Netanyahu said sanctions imposed on Iran are close to `'reaching their objectives" and should be increased. The official spoke anonymously as he is not allowed to discuss the issue.
Iran's new president has adopted a softer tone to the West in a move that critics dismiss as a trick aimed at removing biting sanctions.
Talks on Iran's nuclear program are set to resume in Geneva next week.
Israel views a nuclear-armed Iran as a threat to its very existence. Iran says its nuclear program is peaceful.
CAIRO (AP) -- Security officials in Egypt say a former leader of the Muslim Brotherhood has been referred to trial on charges of insulting the judiciary.
The officials said 85-year-old Mahdi Akef was referred to a criminal court Saturday. No date for the trial has been set.
Akef was arrested in July as part of a wide government crackdown against the Brotherhood following the July 3 ouster of President Mohammed Morsi. Akef already faces charges of allegedly inciting violence.
The new case comes from when Akef called the judiciary "sick" and "corrupt" in April during the height of a power struggle between Morsi and the judiciary. He later tried to distance himself from the remarks.
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to journalists.
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) -- The leader of Libya's Muslim Brotherhood political party says the country's prime minister -- who was briefly abducted by militia members earlier this week -- has failed and needs to be replaced.
Mohammed Sawan, leader of Justice and Development party, told The Associated Press in a telephone interview Saturday from Benghazi that the parliament is "seriously searching for an alternative" to Ali Zidan. Sawan says mismanagement by Zidan's government might have led to "irresponsible actions" by individuals, referring to Zidan's kidnapping.
On Friday, Zidan blamed political rivals' militias of orchestrating his abduction, but didn't name them. Sawan says Zidan told his lawmakers that he didn't mean Muslim Brotherhood.
The Brotherhood came in second in the country's first parliamentary elections last year. It has five ministers in Zidan's government.
ISLAMABAD (AP) -- Pakistan's army chief says the country's powerful military supports government efforts to negotiate with militants but will keep open the option of launching possible military operations against them.
Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani said in a speech Saturday that the army would be happy if talks lead to peace. But he warned the military had the ability to handle the issue by force if needed. He also reminded Pakistanis of the threat the militants once posed when they got within 100 kilometers (60 miles) of the capital, Islamabad.
The new government of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said it supports peace talks over military operations to end years of fighting that has killed thousands. But so far the talks have made little progress.
UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- Indian actress Freida Pinto urged the world on the International Day of the Girl Child to ensure that 66 million girls who are not in school today get an education.
The "Slumdog Millionaire" star told an event sponsored by the U.N. children's fund, UNICEF marking Friday's second annual observance of the international day that she had a chance to be educated and "I feel every girl in the world, in respect of where she comes from, what her social status is, needs to be given the same,"
UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake was presented with a "Girl Declaration" from thousands of people around the world at the event calling on world leaders to urgently address the plight of 250 million girls worldwide who currently live in poverty and face discrimination.
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) -- The death of wartime Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap has triggered public mourning in Vietnam the likes of which have been unseen since Ho Chi Minh passed away more than four decades ago.
And given the current leaders, it may not be witnessed again, according to many of the 150,000 people who lined up to pay respects to the so-called "Red Napoleon."
The ruling Communist Party orchestrated the sendoff, and Giap's body was laid in state in Hanoi on Saturday. The country's top leaders paid their final respects, and unrelated public events were cancelled.
Giap is best remembered for leading Vietnamese forces to victory over the French at Dien Bien Phu in 1954. Throughout most of the war against the United States, Giap was defense minister and armed forces commander.
ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- A very strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 has struck west of the Greek island of Crete.
The Athens Geodynamic Institute said the quake took place at 4:12 p.m. (1312 GMT), 68 kilometers (42 miles) west of the city of Chania, in Crete, and 279 kilometers (172 miles) south of Athens. The epicenter was 23 kilometers (14 miles) under the sea.
The earthquake was also felt in Athens. Local media in Crete reported some damage to buildings but firefighters in Chania say there was no serious damage and no emergency calls.
PANAMA CITY (AP) -- A Panamanian official says the two Cuban MiG-21 jet fighters found aboard a seized North Korean cargo ship were in perfect conditions to operate and that the 15 plane engines are new and could be used as replacements.
The official says the assertion by the Cuban government that the military equipment was obsolete is incorrect.
The official spoke Friday on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to be quoted by name.
He said the shipping of the weapons between Cuba and North Korea is part of an agreement between those two countries and that Cuba was going to receive $200 million for them.
After the seizure, Cuba said the cargo included "obsolete defensive weapons" they were sending to North Korea "to be repaired and returned."
LIMA, Peru (AP) -- A bus has plunged off a cliff into a river southeast of the Peruvian capital of Lima, killing 50 people, including 13 children.
The accident occurred Friday night after the bus left the provincial capital of Santa Teresa. It fell about 650 feet (200 meters) into the chasm. Authorities said bodies were found as far as 330 feet (100 meters) away from the impact site.
Firefighter Capt. David Taboada said no survivors were found. He also said authorities had not determined the cause of the accident.
The high-altitude roads of the Peruvian Andes are notorious for such bus plunges, with poor farmers comprising many of the victims.
SAO PAULO (AP) -- A ranch owner has been sentenced to more than 100 years in jail for ordering and taking part in the 2004 killing of five landless farmworkers who occupied his property in southeastern Brazil.
The website of the judiciary branch of the state of Minas Gerais says Adriano Chafik received a 115-year sentence, while his employee Washington Agostinho was sentenced to 97 years. But under Brazilian law no one can serve more than 30 years in prison.
The two are free pending the outcome of their appeal processes.
Killings over land conflicts in Brazil are common.
According to the watchdog group Catholic Land Pastoral, more than 1,500 rural activists have been slain in Brazil over the past 25 years.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) -- Guyana's government is calling for face-to-face meetings with Venezuelan officials after the seizure of an American-chartered ship in disputed waters revived a decades-old territorial dispute between the two South American neighbors.
The ship was conducting a seismic survey under contract for Anadarko Petroleum Corp. on Thursday when it was stopped by a Venezuelan navy vessel and ordered to sail under escort to Margarita Island. Five American oil workers were on board.
Houston-based Anadarko said it was working with the governments of Guyana and the U.S. to secure the release of the crew and the vessel.
Guyana's Foreign Ministry Saturday said that it had requested a meeting next week to discuss the latest developments, which threaten to scare away much-needed foreign investment.
The State Department declined to comment.


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Issue Date:
February, 2012
The February issue of Environment & Climate News reports on Climategate 2, the release of more than 5,000 emails revealing misconduct and fraud among prominent scientists at the heart of the assertion that humans are causing a global warming crisis. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is in damage control mode.
Also in this issue:
- Utah state and county officials are suing the federal government, claiming the Interior Department and Bureau of Land Management improperly have claimed ownership of hundreds of road segments.
- Floyd County, Virginia is considering banning structures taller than 40 feet on ridges within the county. Although the ordinance would apply to most structures, the proposed ban has been drafted in response to local concerns about potential siting of wind farms.
- High-level negotiators are attempting to reach an agreement on competing Marcellus Shale oversight bills that have passed the Pennsylvania House and Senate. The most contentious disagreements involve the amount of hydraulic fracturing impact fees.
- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved Florida's plan to reduce nutrient levels in waters within the state. EPA's approval heads off a brewing legal battle in which the federal agency had threatened to impose its own restrictions on Florida waters.
- North Dakota is suing Minnesota over a state law that impedes utilities from entering into new contracts to import coal-fired power from other states.
- Chinese solar power companies reported larger-than-expected losses in the third quarter of 2011, with few buyers lining up to purchase solar power equipment. The companies are trying to stay afloat by selling excess inventory at below-production costs.
Newspaper Articles in this Issue
Four Pinocchios for WashPost Fact Checker– January 9, 2012
Explaining the Myths and Dangers of Anti-Humanism– January 6, 2012
Pennsylvania Legislators Negotiating Fracking Bill– January 5, 2012
With Time and Reflection, Fukushima Lessons Taking Shape– January 5, 2012
Chinese Solar Companies Losing Money– January 4, 2012
Attorney General: Renewable Power Driving Up Massachusetts Prices– January 4, 2012
Perry Attacked in Iowa for Opposing Ethanol Subsidies, Mandates– January 3, 2012
Wind Turbine Ban Proposed in Virginia– January 2, 2012
EPA Approves Florida Water Standards– January 2, 2012
Dutch Pull the Plug on Offshore Wind Subsidies– December 30, 2011
Utah Sues Feds over Road Closures– December 29, 2011
North Dakota Challenges Minnesota Power Restrictions– December 29, 2011
Montana Officials, Feds Negotiate Bison Relocation– December 28, 2011
Climategate 2 Reveals Further Scientific Misconduct, Doubts– December 28, 2011
BrightSource Ivanpah Project Following Solyndra Path?– December 28, 2011
Oil Production Keeps Recession at Bay in North Dakota– December 20, 2011
Obama, Congress Reverse Horse Slaughter Ban– December 20, 2011

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Why, at least as it seems to me, in past centuries mathematicians worked alone, while currently most of them work in pairs/groups? Reasons might be rooted in Mathematics, or Sociology, and so on..
Mathematics is getting bigger and more complicated, so, although this depends heavily on what exactly you are doing, in general it is harder to complete projects alone and more beneficial to combine the expertise of multiple people.
Better communications must surely play a role. Travel is easier, faster and more convenient, and telecommunications helps to – not least the Internet, of course. Even today, I have the distinct impression that collaboration within a single department is relatively rare. Certainly most if not all of the long running productive collaborations I know of involve mathematicians in different countries, often on different continents.
Michael Nielsen describes how things have changed in http://michaelnielsen.org/blog/the-future-of-science-2/ and how Newton and the like would keep their discoveries secret and publish things only as anagrams so that they could claim priority. It was a different culture.
See also: http://whatisresearch.wordpress.com/2009/02/02/on-new-modes-of-mathematical-collaboration/
Today mathematics is a profession with tens if not hundreds of thousands of mathematicians and mathematical scientists in the world.
Hundreds of years ago there were only small numbers of mathematicians at any time, so the opportunities for widespread collaboration just weren't there.
From my (CS) perspective there are at least 2 forces which encourage working in pairs/groups. Teaching limits ones time and one has students, so one works with students. Secondly, funding schemes often encourages collaboration between various parties (I'm thinking large European projects here). Even local (Belgian) funding schemes favour consortia to individuals.
At least part of the answer to your question will be hard to measure/document. For example, it's reasonable to believe that at least some of the mathematicians we think of as working alone in past centuries in fact discussed their ideas with, and received valuable insight from, their wives. Many people believe, for instance, that Mileva Maric collaborated on some of Albert Einstein's 1905 papers. Given that as late as the start of the last century top mathematicians had a hard time finding publishers if they were female (Emmy Noether spent many years where the only way she could give lectures was for David Hilbert to sign up as the official instructor), it's likely that some mathematicians let their husbands publish solely in order for the publication to happen at all.
But this is all rather speculative. I mean only to highlight one way that the historical record can be systematically distorted. There are bound to be others, and I, necessarily, don't know of a lot of examples to prove that it was.
This won't be a large reason, but some papers were probably jointly written so that someone could get a lower Erdos number.


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10 Wendy's Frostys/Frosties for $1 for $1
Now through 10/31/12 at participating Wendy's locations, donate $1 to the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption and receive a coupon book containing 10 coupons good for 1 Jr. Frosty (6 oz.) each. At my location, you can also redeem two of these coupons for a small or three for a medium Frosty, not sure how widely accepted that practice is.
Only available in person. Coupons are good until Feb. 1, 2013. When I went in, there was no limit on how many donations you could make.
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great for halloween, you know for the good kids....
Says minimum donation is $5.
@arndta0718: Not sure where you saw this, but if you found it on a web site, then it doesn't apply to this promotion- you can only get these books in person, at a participating Wendy's location. I'm hoping this doesn't run afoul of the DW rules, seeing as you can't buy it online, but that's the way it is.
From the linked web site:
Every fall, buy Jr. Frosty Halloween coupon treat books for only $1. Wendy's donates 90% of all treat book sales to the Foundation. And in Wendy's Wonderful Kids markets, all of the proceeds are used specifically to fund grants to support Wendy's Wonderful Kids adoption recruiters. Since the fundraiser began in 1992, it has generated millions of dollars for the Foundation, and all donations go to help out the communities in which the money was originally raised. Last year, the Halloween program raised $2,149,000.
I already have the get a free frosty for a year key tag that I got when I donated $1. No limit to it's usage, either. I can get one every day of the year.
@dazoneranger: WHAT?! What is this key tag you speak of?!?!?!
@hokietoes: This was discussed here back in January: http://deals.woot.com/deals/details/0eba1efc-60f1-47f0-9000-3dcd267c6c8f/free-wendys-frosties-for-all-of-2012-w-key-tag#58
These coupons go into 2013 unlike the tag, however, so if you have a keytag, donate a dolla' and have more free Frostys for a couple more months!
Because I'm evil, I'm going to head down to Wendy's and buy ten at full price. Muhahahahahahahah!
@hokietoes: My biggest regret of 2012: Not seeing this woot. You have to buy something to get your free frosty.
Think of the children!
@dazoneranger: You just caused me for search for one of these on Ebay.
Regarding the Key Tag: You only get a free Jr. Frosty if you order something else as well. You can't just walk-in/drive-up and "show your key tag for a free jr. frosty". I got one, but rarely use it... Anyway, the jr. frosty's are so small they can be downed in a couple of gulps if you like brain freeze ;-O
Frosties are the best, especially since they added Vanilla Frosties
every time I get a large classic chocolate , and every time they give me a spoon and a straw.
its impossible to use a straw its soo thick
needles to say I have a straw collection growing
@jasonanaggie: Good post - too bad it looks like there are more bigots downrating it.
and to continue to downrate it...
I remember getting these as a kid, and being disappointed in getting a dixie-sized cup that was 3 bites. Of course you are not required to buy something else, but expected to. Would you really make a special trip just for a tiny cup of frosty?
@charitwo: There has only ever been Vanilla Frosties.
@jasonanaggie: Thanks for bringing your political views into the discussion...
Go to the store. Buy the biggest tub of cheap chocolate ice cream you can find. Put it in your freezer. When you have an urge for a frosty open the freezer, pull the ice cream, fill a glass, add milk and stir.
You can get 10 milkshakes out of this for a total of $5. You'll save that much in gas running back and forth to Wendy's, and I guarantee it tastes a ton better. Plus it's instant gratification.
Disclaimer: You may end up being a much bigger person in one year. Of course, if you're downing a Frosty every other day, the same will be true.
A small vanilla frosty only has 280 calories. A small original chocolate frosty has 300 calories. That is not that bad for an occasional treat. They also both have protein and calcium and are relatively low in fat.
I don't think you missed anything this year. Guessing from your name your in southwest Virginia. When this deal hit again this year I talked to the manager at the c-burg Wendy's who said that she could not get enough sponsors to do it this year. So the tag was a participating stores type deal.
I have one of the tags. I refuse to carry it on my keychain. I don't go there often, but almost every time (and at different locations) I initially forget to ask for the Frosty. When I go for my wallet to show them the tag they knew what I wanted even before I finished saying. "Oh, and I have one of those tags for a Frosty". They never made me show it.
@wuz314159: Actually, chocolate was their original single flavor, they added vanilla much later.
@fit410s: You don't need a spoon OR a straw. What you need are fries for dipping.
@wuz314159: Were you serious? Are you serious? Can he be serious? How can anyone not know about the chocolate frosty? That's the only flavor they had for the longest time, vanilla only came out within the last decade
Boy, some of you are just downright "cold"! ; )
@cf: This logic is why America has such a problem with obesity... it's sad.
Edit: To clarify before anyone flies off the handle.. I'm not blaming Wendy's or frosty's or anything specific. I'm blaming the way people think about these things. They justify whatever they can so they can feel good about eating unhealthy foods.
@ki4rxm: absolutely the only way to eat an ORIGINAL Frosty. dip your fries in them.
Wendy's employees, please stop asking what flavor. when i want a Frosty, you may assume I want the chocolate. If I wanted a vanilla frosty (which is never) I would ask for a VANILLA FROSTY.
big·ot (b g t) n. One who is strongly partial to one's own group, religion, race, or politics and is intolerant of those who differ.
I think there are enough bigots to go around.
I do this every year at Taco Cabana, buy a book of 10 coupons for $1, each good for a bean and cheese taco. I think the funds go to a support-the-troops organization. I used to give them out to trick-or-treaters but I get so few anymore I have given up (I am the only house in my neighborhood that participated, so the kids went elsewhere). Now I just buy them and give them out to friends and co-workers with a piece of candy stapled to them for Halloween. I could get the Wendy's coupons and give everyone a bean taco, a little frosty and a piece of candy for less than a quarter each. I also get extra Taco Cabana coupon books and give them to homeless people. I'd rather give them ten tacos than $1, especially since my $1 goes to charity as well.
@moondrake: I love that idea! Although the homeless people would need to be near the restaurant or it wouldn't be very nice (if they are truly homeless).
@ramyg4: I believe, as the poster of the deal, that many of the downvotes are primarily for the fact that @jasonanaggie introduced his own political/religious/anti-whatever-or-whomever rant and opinion into a deal discussion. This deal is/was in no way related to Chick-fil-a, and I personally will continue to downvote anybody who continues to bring it up in this discussion. Rebuttal enough? That is all.
Now back on topic. Go buy Frosty coupons! And @moondrake - great idea!
To this deal, I say "w00t"
This deal is/was in no way related to Chick-fil-a, so let's keep it/personal attacks/and meta moderation discussion out of here. Thanks for understanding.
Also mmm, fries dipped in a Frosty.
@dazoneranger: sure, but you gotta buy a meal. Of course you can do that every day of the year too!
@ki4rxm: I'm glad this raised $2,149,000 for recruiters salaries but how many kids were successfully adopted?
@fastbill: A few facts:
When assisted by the Wendy's Wonderful Kids program, older children and those with emotional challenges are over 3 times more likely to find a permanent home.
Overall, children in the program are more than 2 times more likely to be adopted.
8,170 children have been worked with; 5,422 children have been matched, 550 children are currently in pre-adoptive funded homes, and 3,079 children have been adopted.
Also, that money does not only go to funding people or adoption practices; they also award grants to services that assist adopters and adoptees and finance free tools that can be used by anybody in the adoption process.
I love the vanilla too but you can't deny the original chocolate, man!!
Did I get ripped off? I bought 3 booklets for a dollar each and just noticed that each booklet contains only 5 coupons? The front page even says 5 FREE Jr. Frosty Coupons. I'm in Oregon
@jambajuice: How could you get ripped off? Even with only five coupons they are still only twenty cents a piece! And the money goes to a good cause.. don't forget that.
I literally just got mine 20 minutes ago. I had forgotten all about it and just wanted a double cheeseburger! Then they asked me at the drive through speaker if I wanted to donate and get ten free Jr. Frosties... so of course I said yes!
I'm looking at the coupon book right now and it says 10 FREE JR. FROSTY COUPONS and does in fact have ten coupons inside.
Of course this is in the St. Louis area so maybe they are handling it differently in Oregon...
@autotechinstl: Ripped off in that for the $1 donation, I should have received 10 coupons. But instead, I have 5 coupons. Are Wendy's franchised? That's pretty lame in my market where my dollar is only worth half as much as in St. Louis and elsewhere.
FYI I got the 10-coupon packets in AL. Maybe it's region- or location-specific? Well, probably, not maybe, more likely.
@jambajuice: Well I live in northern California, where my dollar is probably "worth" less than in Oregon, and I also got the 5 pack, and think I still got a pretty sweet deal.
It's only a dollar, and it goes to a charity supporting kids without families. I think a little more perspective is needed.
@ki4rxm: Cool. Worked as a Foster Parent for ten years. Saw a lot of abuses of the system that's supposed to help kids. Really pissed me off and made me leary of adoption and fostercare "charities". Wendy's needs to do a better job of putting what they do out there.
You wanna know how I know america is obese. This is the #1 deal on woot. The end.
@fastbill: Not a problem, I was leary too, that's why I checked.


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Even pop star gods can't predict everything, a conceit proven in Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie's "The Wicked + The Divine."
|June 19th, 2014
She-Hulk #5
In "She-Hulk" #5 by Charles Soule and Ron Wimberly, She-Hulk and her crack legal team of Angie Huang and Hellcat investigate leads about the Blue File and a mysterious lawsuit that no one remembers.
|June 16th, 2014
Original Sins #1
The events of Original Sin stir up secrets and consequences for Deathlok, the Young Avengers and Lockjaw in "Original Sins" #1.
|June 13th, 2014
Uncanny X-Men Special #1
"Uncanny X-Men Special" #1 kicks off a crossover story between Cyclops' X-Men team, Iron Man, and Nova, but Sean Ryan and Ron Ackins's story feels startlingly average.
|June 11th, 2014
Loki: Agent of Asgard #5
The real nature of the mission and the real agent of Asgard are both revealed in Al Ewing and Lee Garbett's "Loki: Agent of Asgard" #5.
|June 9th, 2014
Black Widow #7
|June 9th, 2014
Inhuman #2
Charles Soule and Joe Madureira's "Inhuman" #2 is supposed to be one of Marvel's big new comics, but unfortunately comes across as lackluster.
|May 30th, 2014
Fantastic Four #5
James Robinson and Leonard Kirk deliver a grand tour of the Marvel Universe and begin dealing with the ramifications of the assault on New York in "Fantastic Four" #3.
|May 29th, 2014
All-New Doop #2
In "All-New Doop" #2 by Peter Milligan and David Lafuente, Doop woos Kitty while continuing to assist in the events of the "Battle of the Atom" storyline.
|May 26th, 2014
Elektra #2
W. Haden Blackman and Mike Del Mundo's visually stunning "Elektra" picks up the pace in the second issue as our anti-hero finally finds an active voice.
|May 26th, 2014
Black Widow #6
Natasha brings an old nemesis into S.H.I.E.L.D. as a prisoner, but all goes horribly wrong in Nathan Edmondson and Phil Noto's "Black Widow" #6.
|May 9th, 2014
She-Hulk #4
Charles Soule and Javier Pulido wrap up their Doctor Doom story in "She-Hulk" #4, and while it's a little too much superheroing versus lawyering, the overall result is still a fun enough conclusion.
|May 9th, 2014
Uncanny Avengers Annual #1
Rick Remender and Paul Renaud introduce the Avengers of the Supernatural, courtesy of Mojo in "Uncanny Avengers Annual" #1.
|May 2nd, 2014
Silver Surfer #2
Dan Slott and Michael Allred's "Silver Surfer" #2 manages to be quirky, charming, and still full of adventure all at once, as the Surfer goes up against the Never Queen.
|May 2nd, 2014
Iron Patriot #2
The Iron Patriot isn't the only one in dire straits as organized terrorist attacks are committed throughout the country in Ales Kot and Garry Brown's "Iron Patriot" #2.
|April 28th, 2014
Fantastic Four #3
James Robinson and Leonard Kirk deliver a grand tour of the Marvel Universe and begin dealing with the ramifications of the assault on New York in "Fantastic Four" #3.
|April 28th, 2014
Elektra #1
Elektra leaves New York City on a hunt for the assassin to end all assassins in "Elektra" #1 by W. Haden Blackman and Michael del Mundo.
|April 23rd, 2014
Winter Soldier: The Bitter March #3
Despite being the middle installment of five, "Winter Soldier: The Bitter March" #3 provides readers with a marvelous introduction to the Winter Soldier of the Col War era from writer Rick Remender and artist Roland Boschi.
|April 21st, 2014
Secret Avengers #2
Black Widow, Spider-Woman and Hawkeye rush to save Nick Fury Jr. and Agent Coulson from a fiery space death in Ales Kot and Michael Walsh's "Secret Avengers" #2.
|April 14th, 2014
All-New Doop #1
Peter Milligan and David Lafuente's "All-New Doop" #1 is charming and fun, but ultimately lacks substance.
|April 11th, 2014
All-New Ultimates #1
The All-New Ultimates have assembled in Hell's Kitchen, where Roxxon and The Serpent Skulls are causing problems in Michel Fiffe & Amilcar Pinna's "All-New Ultimates" #1.
|April 11th, 2014
Superior Foes of Spider-Man #11
"Superior Foes of Spider-Man" #11 turns the spotlight on Grizzly and the Looter by writers Tom Peyer and Elliott Kalan respectively, but adds in a one-dollar price increase.
|April 11th, 2014
Loki: Agent of Asgard #3
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This month, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) came out with an estimate of the costs of the "Secure America Through Verification and Enforcement Act" ("SAVE Act," HR 4088) that showed that implementing "SAVE" would cost the government billions of dollars in spending and cause the government to lose billions of dollars in tax revenue. This week we highlight two new documents that look at the costs of SAVE and impact of E-Verify.
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Source: TOOLS OF THE TRADE Magazine Publication date: April 19, 2012
By Greg DiBernardo
Today's cordless drills are significantly better than the ones I used four or five years ago — they have more power and greater runtime, and take less time to charge. Many of them are lighter, too. The most obvious change has been the move from nicad to lithium-ion batteries, with lithium-ion becoming the de facto standard for pro-grade tools. But it's not just the batteries that have gotten better; now motors are smaller and more efficient, and chargers charge more effectively, because they communicate with the batteries.
For this article we looked at compact and heavy-duty cordless drill/drivers with 1/2-inch chucks. I evaluated these tools by using them myself and by sending them out with my remodeling and deck-building crews.
I didn't perform runtime testing, but the editor of this article did; the results can be found in the sidebar .
All the drills we tested are 18-volt models, except for the Hilti, which is rated for 21.6 volts. We included it because it's not any bigger than an 18-volt tool.
A compact 18-volt battery pack contains a string of five 3.6-volt cells wired in series (5 x 3.6 = 18) and is typically rated at 1.5 amp-hours (Ah). Full-size 18-volt packs contain two such strings wired to each other in parallel, a configuration that increases the storage capacity to about 3.0 Ah without affecting voltage. A 21.6-volt battery contains more cells — there are six cells in a compact version and 12 cells in a full-size pack.
Some contractors are very focused on runtime, but it's rarely an issue for us. I keep plenty of spares around, and in the time it takes to drain a battery there is nearly always time to charge a spare. It might be different if we drilled hole after hole or drove lag after lag, but that's not how we work. If you're doing the kind of production work where you can outpace the charger, then you'd do well to stick to corded tools.
For me, one of the most important things about a battery is the number of tools it works with. I regularly use cordless drills, impact drivers, recip saws, circular saws, hammer drills, and angle grinders, and it would be hard for me to buy into a battery system that did not include those tools. Your list of must-have tools may be different; before you buy into a system, find out which tools are in it.
Tool companies typically produce two different 18-volt drill/drivers: large heavy-duty models and smaller compact models. Most heavy-duty tools have all-metal chucks and come with 3.0-amp-hour batteries and side handles. Compact tools usually ship with 1.5-amp-hour batteries and have plastic-sleeved chucks.
Makita makes three 18-volt drills — a heavy-duty model and two compact models. The compact models (center and right) are nearly identical. The blue version (LXFD01) has a long belt hook and ships with 3.0-Ah battery packs, while the white one (LXFD01CW)has a short belt hook and includes 1.5-Ah packs. Either compact tool can use either pack, but the 1.5-amp-hour packs do not fit the heavy-duty model.
With their large motors, heavy-duty gearing, and — in most cases — all-metal chucks, heavy-duty tools weigh more than compact models, even without batteries. Compact tools come with smaller batteries and typically have plastic chuck sleeves (meaning the gripping surface is plastic).
The small drilling and driving tasks that I perform on a day-to-day basis — installing cabinet hardware, driving drywall screws, drilling small holes, and so on — can usually be done with a compact drill. But if I need to use a large-diameter hole saw, spade bit, or auger, I'll go with a heavy-duty drill, even though it means handling more weight.
While most 18-volt drills have two gear settings, the DeWalt DCD980L2 and the Makita BDF451 have three, which allows you to better match power to the task at hand. I like this feature, but it wouldn't greatly affect my purchase decision.
I found myself gravitating toward the tools with the highest maximum rpm, because they drill noticeably faster with twist bits and small spade bits. Both DeWalts top out at 2,000 rpm; their nearest competitor is the Hilti, which tops out at 1,800 rpm. Many models are significantly slower.
Rpm and other information can be found in the spec boxes for the tools (Go to specs). We did not include a torque specification, because manufacturers don't adhere to a common test standard, and their published specs frequently bear no relation to how powerful a tool actually feels. For example, Bosch's compact model is rated at 600 inch-pounds of torque, and Ridgid's at 535 inch-pounds — yet the Ridgid feels more powerful. We noticed this a lot in our testing: The published torque specs weren't a reliable indicator of how the tools compared to each other in use.
The heavy-duty tools from Makita and DeWalt have three-speed transmissions and mode switches that allow the user to go between drill and drive without changing clutch settings. None of the other drills have more than two speeds, though the Festool and the heavy-duty Milwaukee do have mode switches.
The dial on the Festool controls an electronic clutch that cuts power to the motor at the desired level of torque. The Metabo has an electro-mechanical clutch that cuts power to the motor after the clutch engages.
A battery gauge can tell the operator how much "fuel" is in the tank. The gauges on the Bosch, Metabo, Milwaukee, and Ridgid batteries are activated by pressing a button, and can be read on or off the tool.
Festool's battery gauge is on the drill and displays the level of charge whenever you squeeze the trigger. Hilti's gauge is activated by snapping the battery into the tool. Neither gauge works unless the battery is on the tool.
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Gran Torino (2009) [Blu-Ray] for $7.99 + free shipping
Boy am I a fan of this movie! The main character is a racist pig, but he does it in a loving way.
Its a wonderful film if you haven't seen it!
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The $5 deal on this from Walmart is still active: http://deals.woot.com/deals/details/8924c246-753d-41d9-a105-d33d74a1bb9e/gran-torino-with-bd-live-blu-ray#6
Not trying to push that just because I posted it, but thought it was worth a mention because for me it comes out to less than $7.99 with shipping and tax included.
Very Nice deal! I wish I would have posted that ;)
Get off my lawn!!
But it's a great movie, yes.


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How does one measure the brightness of a star?, I did not find anything on the internet.
A device called a photomultiplier is attached to a telescope.
Computer software compares the data from the target star, the reference star, and the dark sky to remove as much noise from light scattered by the atmosphere as possible. It's important to know how much of the measured light is coming from the sky and subtract it from the light measured from the target.
Often, this same procedure is repeated with a series of filters to get the luminosity of the target star at many wavelengths. Searching for a variable star's period requires switching from target star to reference star to dark sky time after time, hour after hour, night after night.
I paid my way through college doing this.


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Sources: Samsung [1], [2], AnandTech, The Verge
quote: Also if you rewind to 52 seconds, you'll see lag again when swiping through the installed apps. It's laggy crap, but the Fandroids won't notice because they're used to lag and crappy apps.
quote: I accomplish the same on the iPhone by putting the most commonly used apps in the first page and the rest in folders on 2nd and 3rd pages. If I have to quickly find an app, there is the search function.
quote: I used android and know the distinction between an app drawer and a desktop. I personally don't care for it as it's just another thing I have to maintain, and move apps back and forth...
quote: Still does not excuse lagginess, not one bit. All those icons take 1-2MB max, which is nothing on a phone with 2GB memory.
quote: Apples approach: Don't do it, just tell people they don't want it and its not useful.


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Specially selected for the TheWhiskyBarrel.com's exclusive Burns Malt series we have selected a single hogshead sherry cask bottling from the lost Littlemill Scotch malt whisky distillery.
Littlemill distillery was situated in the town of Bowling, Scotland and is considered a Lowland Scotch. The distillery closed in 1994 before being destroyed by a fire in 2004. Consequently few independent bottlings are ever released.
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The task is to find the sum of all numbers (positive integers) that consist of at most $n$ digits, which sum up to $k$ (where $1 \leq k \leq 9$). For instance, if $n=2, k=3$, the desired sum equals $3 + 12 + 21 + 30 = 66$.
What I've come up with is the following, rather nasty recurrence ($a_{k, n}$ denotes the sum we are to find):
\[ \begin{split} & a_{k, 1} = k \\ &a_{k, n} = \sum_{i=0}^{k}i \cdot 10^{n-1} \cdot{n - 2 + k - i \choose n-2} + a_{k-i, n-1}. \end{split}\]
I obtained the latter formula by the following observation: the most significant digit in an $n$-digit number can be anything from $1$ to $k$. Each choice of such a digit $i$ contributes $i \cdot 10^{n-1}$, times the number of possible arrangements of digits at the less significant places, to the overall sum. There's ${(n-1) + (k-i) - 1 \choose k-i} = {n - 2 + k - i \choose n-2}$ such arrangements. Then (again, for each $i$), we must recursively include the contribution of "shorter" numbers ($n-1$), which meet our criterion $(k-i)$, to the sum. Finally, we count in the numbers whose length doesn't exceed $n-1$ (that's why the summation begins with $i = 0$).
This formula seems to work (I checked it for some small $n, k$). However, I've been aiming for a better solution - using such a recurrence for higher $n,k$ means an awful lot of computation. Is there a way to obtain a closed-form expression - by either simplifying my result or applying a completely different approach?


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U.S. Twin Birth Rate at All-Time High
Jan. 4, 2012 -- More pregnant women are getting more than they may have expected, according to a report on 30-year trends in twin births.
In 2009, 1 in every 30 babies born in the United States was a twin, compared with 1 in every 53 babies in 1980, according to the "Data Brief" from the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics.
That represents a 76% jump in the twin birth rate.
Of note though, more than half of twins born from 1980 to 2009 were low birth weight, or less than 5 1/2 pounds, according to the report. One in 10 was very low birth weight, or less than 3 pounds, 5 ounces. Only 1 in 100 single babies is very low birth weight, notes researcher Joyce Martin, MPH.
When Martin first started studying twin birth rates years ago, she says, the impact on the mom's and babies' health tended to get overlooked. Instead, Martin says, "The idea was, 'Isn't this cute?'" Most twins do well, she says, but they are more likely than single babies to experience complications related to prematurity and low birth weight, such as breathing problems.
Martin and her co-authors attribute the increase in the twin birth rate mainly to the expanding use of fertility treatments, namely ovulation stimulation medications and in-vitro fertilization.
The other major factor is the older age of mothers. In women who've conceived without the help of fertility treatments, the chance of having twins increases with age and peaks in the late 30s.
In 1980, about 20% of all births (singles and multiples) were to women aged 30 and older. In 2000-2009, they accounted for more than 35% of all births.
Twin Birth Rates Highest in Women 40 and Older
Because fertility treatments are more commonly used in older women, twin birth rates have been highest among women in their 40s since 1997, the authors write. In 2009, 7% of babies born to women 40 and older came in pairs, compared with 5% of births to women 35-39, and 2% of births to women under 25.
The tide may be turning, though. The pace of the increase in the overall twin birth rate, which on average rose 2% a year from 1980 until 2004, did slow to less than 1% annually from 2005-2009, the authors write.


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I´m currently using my Mac with Lion. Using Bootcamp I installed Windows 7. I also have an Android phone. Now I´m looking for a calendar software that allows me to synchronize between all three OS. It should not be an online solution.
Your best option is probably Google Calendar. It is an "online solution", but you don't have to make use of the webapp at all, just use it as a method to sync.
For OSX, you can use iCal synced to Google Calendar using CalDAV. It's not perfectly polished, but it works fine. You may need to enable any other calendars via the Delegation tab, under Accounts in the iCal preferences.
I'm not an Android guy, but I think Google Calendar support should be automatically set up when you activate your device with a Google account.
For Windows 7, it depends what app you're wanting to use. It looks like they removed the Calendar app from Vista. The simplest option may be this desktop gadget that syncs to Google Calendar. If you're looking to use other software, Google provides a sync option for Outlook, or you can use anything that supports the CalDAV standard.
Selecting bootcamp severely narrows your options.
The prevailing solution for nearly all calendar clients is to use CalDAV/Exchange for sync. Unless you are OK with storing your calendar data on a file server (like TimeCapsule) or FAT external storage that will let a cross-platform client that use one common data store sharing the same file format, you will need to have one if your OS to mount the others native file system to read/write the calendar data.
Once you get that working, you can decide how best to sync your mobile device.
My guess is nothing self-contained will be workable and you will either host your own CalDAV store locally or co-located (hello lion server!) or you will have to relax your exclusion of online solutions.


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Currently, I am using Symantec's PGP desktop whole disk encryption for my Mac. After hearing that FileVault was insecure and supposedly easily crackaable.
However, PGP has been around for a long time, and I've hear rumours that the NSA has backdoors to all of the main encryption methods (could likely be horse-dookey), but with a supercomputer like this, who needs a backdoor? http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2012/03/16/nsas-new-data-center-and-ultra-fast-supercomputer-aim-to-crack-worlds-strongest-crypto/
Is PGP safe against a behemoth like this?
Is there anything better nowadays, which is practical to use for basics like securing a text file, disk, or email (Not in research / academic phases)?


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I have an activity showing preview from camera, so it need to be set as landscape only. At the bottom (regardless of device rotation) I want to show a text view. I am using OrientationEventListener which gives device's orientation from its natural position. I can implement a solution which works well on portrait default devices but to make it work also on landscape default devices I need to be aware of running on such a device. Thus the question is how to check it?
We started with Q&A. Technical documentation is next, and we need your help.
Whether you're a beginner or an experienced developer, you can contribute.
How to check device natural (default) orientation on Android (i.e. get landscape for e.g., Motorola Charm or Flipout)
This method can help:--
Well, you can find out what current orientation is the way @Urboss said. You cannot get the layout (landscape/portrait) that way ofcourse, so you'll have to get the screen width/heigth to check if the current (be it changed or not, but you've checked that ;) ) position is landscape or portrait:
(so if the rotation is 0 and you get landscape with above metrix, your device is default landscape. If the rotation is 90 degrees and you're portrait, the default is also landscape, and so on)
Thanks to diyism's excellent answer above, I also added the logic to check the actual orientation position (landscape right, portrait, landscape left, portrait flipped): Here is the code:
This code is also posted here: http://www.pocketmagic.net/?p=2847
After hours and hours of trying to figure this out. It's not possible. However, the closest thing you can do is to set the orientation to "NOSENSOR"
What this will do is set your application to the natural orientation of the device. At this point you can get the height and width of the display using the DisplayMetrics class, and calculate if you are in landscape or portrait. After you then figure out if it's landscape or portrait, you can then do this
Where XXXX is either LANDSCAPE or PORTRAIT.
The case where doing this may not work is if you have a slide out keyboard.
Here's my solution:
Display.getRotation() is only supported in API level 8 or higher so if you need to support older devices you'll need to call Display.getOrientation().
@Urboss, it can't. You need to know the default orientation of the device first, because both methods return the changes based on it (I mean, if the default is portrait, the result you are looking for will be 1 or ROTATE_90 -so it is landscape-, but, if the default is landscape, the result is 0).
And as far as I know, finding the default orientation of the device is not trivial :(
Anybody can throw some light in this topic?
My solution(tested at HTC desire and SamSung galaxy tab 10.1):
its very simple to solve this
int orient=this.getResources().getConfiguration().orientation;
if it return 1 or 2
1 is portrait 2 is landscape
It can be done using Display.getOrientation() or Display.getRotation() (for API level >= 8).


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Let $(R,\mathfrak{m})$ be a Noetherian local ring of positive prime characteristic $p$ and let $F$ be the Frobenius functor. Write $d$ for dimension of $R$. Assume that for some $0\leq i< d $ the local cohomology module $\mathrm{H}^i_{\mathfrak{m}}(R)$ is of finite length. If we write $\ell(\cdot)$ for length of a module of finite length, I am interested to know whether it is true that $$\ell(F(\mathrm{H}^i_{\mathfrak{m}}(R)))=p^d\cdot\ell(\mathrm{H}^i_{\mathfrak{m}}(R))?$$ The trivial case is when $\mathrm{H}^i_{\mathfrak{m}}(R)=0$. Any results from the literature in special cases where this formula holds, or any example in which the formula does not hold would be interesting. I don't know of any special case or example, except for the trivial case.
Let $p=2$, $R=k[[x,y]]/(x^2,xy)$. Then $H^0_m(R) \cong R/m= k$. $F(k) = R/m^{[2]}= k[[x,y]]/(x^2,xy,y^2)$ has length $3 \neq 2\times 1$.
In general for a finite length module $M$, the condition that $\ell(F(M))=p^d\ell(M)$ is pretty restrictive. For $M=k$ this forces $R$ to be regular (Kunz). Also, when $R$ is a complete intersection such condition forces $M$ to have finite projective dimension, see Claudia Miller's survey.


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In group theory, the single most important piece of information about a group is its cardinality, which is of course either finite, countably infinite, or uncountably infinite. Usually, however, uncountably infinite simply means a cardinality of $\aleph_{1}$, the same as $\mathbb{R}$. My question is: is there anywhere that groups with cardinality strictly greater than $\aleph_{1}$ arise naturally? Of course, it is easy enough to construct groups with arbitrarily large cardinality, but I cannot recall ever seeing them used.
In line with Joel's answer, my favorite "outrageously large group" is the group $G = \operatorname{Aut}(\mathbb{C})$ of field automorphisms of the complex numbers. It has cardinality $2^{2^{\aleph_0}}$, which is pretty scary. But that's just the beginning of how large it is. For instance, from the study of real-closed fields, one can deduce that the number of conjugacy classes of order $2$ elements of $G$ is also $2^{2^{\aleph_0}}$. It is also an extension of the absolute Galois group of $\mathbb{Q}$ (a profinite group which is conjectured to have among its quotients every finite group, up to isomorphism) by the huge simple group $\operatorname{Aut}(\mathbb{C}/\overline{\mathbb{Q}})$.
I would expect that automorphism groups of natural structures would count as natural groups in your sense. But automorphism groups of uncountable structures often have size larger than the continuum. In general, the size of the automorphism group of a structure of size $\kappa$ is bounded above by $2^\kappa$, which is strictly larger than $\kappa$, and this upper bound is often reached, when the structure is insufficient to restrict the general nature of automorphisms. For example, the number of bijections of an infinite set of size $\kappa$ with itself is $2^\kappa$.
I am sure that you will be able to construct many other natural structures of uncountable size $\kappa$, whose automorphism groups have size $2^\kappa$, and these would seem to the sort of examples you seek.
P.S. Let me also note that your remark that the reals have size $\aleph_1$ is only correct when the Continuum Hypothesis holds. In general, the size of the reals, also known as the continuum, is $2^{\aleph_0}$, which is also denoted $\beth_1$, whereas $\aleph_1$ is simply the first uncountable cardinal.
Does a group showing up in a College Algebra (pre-calculus) course count as arising naturally? I'm pretty sure we teach students to add two functions (from the reals to the reals) pointwise to get a new function, even there. Of course, on the one hand really we only ask them to deal with the countable subset of functions with a finite description, and on the other hand Abelian groups are not as interesting, but technically that defines a group with cardinality greater than the continuum. (We also define inverse functions and composition, but at first glance it seems that strictly monotone functions must have only continuum cardinality.)
Any product group like $\{0, 1\}^I$ for index sets $I$, using mod 2 addition coordinatewise. It's just (isomorphic to) the power set of $I$ using symmetric difference as the addition. It's of course also a ring (pointwise multiplication / intersection ). These Boolean groups often come up in general topology.


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Suppose a simple graph has $n$ vertices and $m$ edges. If the vertices are labelled, then each edge then corresponds to a transposition in a natural way. A theorem in Godsil and Royle's Algebraic Graph Theory, section 3.10, asserts the following:
If the graph is not a tree, then some product of the $m$ distinct transpositions is not an $n$-cycle.
For example, consider $K_4-e$, i.e. the graph with vertex set $\[4\]$ and edges $\lbrace 1, 2\rbrace, \lbrace 1, 3\rbrace, \lbrace1, 4\rbrace, \lbrace 2, 3\rbrace$, and $\lbrace2, 4\rbrace$. Then $(1 2)(1 4)(1 3)(2 4)(2 3) = (1 4 2 3)$, a 4-cycle. However, $(1 2)(1 4)(1 3)(2 3)(2 4) = (1 3).$
Unfortunately for me, the proof is left as an exercise, which I cannot solve. Can anyone help?


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I'm reading a proof of Arnold's theorem about analytic linearization of analytic circle diffeomorphisms. The following result is used in the proof and I don't see why it should be true.
Let $S_\sigma= \{ z:|\Im z|<\sigma \}$. We have a function $h$ that is holomorphic on $S_{\sigma-\delta}$, and is real-valued on the real-axis. We are also give that for $z \in S_{\sigma-\delta}$ we have $|h(z)|<\delta$, and for $z \in S_{\sigma-2\delta}$ we have that $|h'(z)|<1$. Let $H$ be defined by $H(z)=z+h(z)$, so $H$ sends any point $z \in S_{\sigma-\delta}$ less than $\delta$ far away from itself.
I want to show that $H(S_{\sigma-2\delta})$ contains $S_{\sigma-3\delta}$. We have that $h$ sends the real axis to itself, so $H$ does also. As well, because $h(z)<\delta$ for $z \in S_{\sigma-\delta}$, for $\Im z=\sigma-2\delta$ we have $\Im H(z) > \sigma-3\delta$, and for $\Im z = -(\sigma-2\delta)$ we have $\Im H(z)< -(\sigma-3\delta)$. The text seems to conclude from this that $H(S_{\sigma-2\delta})$ contains $S_{\sigma-3\delta}$. This would follow from the above facts if we knew that $H(S_{\sigma-2\delta})$ had to be simply connected, but why should this be the case? (I hope I said enough to make it clear why this WOULD follow if we knew that the image were simply connected.)


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As a rider...this completely blows. It's heading right back to the days of dealers holding all the cards and telling customers it's "buy this model here that you don't really want or you won't get anything at all...or I can put you on a 1 to 2 year waiting list for a small, non-refundable deposit of $1000 if you like". Ugh, I'm repulsed just thinking about it. Let's hope it doesn't actually get to that.
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As an investor, this is great news (and not unexpected). Harley has been making a concerted effort to keep supply just short of demand. They've also been making efforts to improve the flexibility of their manufacturing so that the model mix is in line with demand (not over-producing Road Kings, for example, while under-producing Ultras). That will indeed protect that profit margin.
As a rider...this completely blows. It's heading right back to the days of dealers holding all the cards and telling customers it's "buy this model here that you don't really want or you won't get anything at all...or I can put you on a 1 to 2 year waiting list for a small, non-refundable deposit of $1000 if you like". Ugh, I'm repulsed just thinking about it. Let's hope it doesn't actually get to that.
Just bought a bike in July....the guys at Milwaukee Harley had to trade with a dealer in Ohio to get the bike i wanted due to the lack of inventory in the area. At first i was surprised and disopointed in the lack of negotiation power this left but I feel as a new Harley owner this also protects the used value of my bike...Hide replies
That's true. Scarcity may be a pain in the initial purchase, but that resale value cannot be beaten!
This past summer I sold my 2003 100th anniversary Ultra with 6k miles, Rheinhart exhaust and power commander package for $13,750. A couple from Canada bought it. My local harley dealer offered me eight grand for it. I originally had it sold for 14,500 but the guy backed out (wifey wouldnt let him buy it). I recently saw a similar bike on Ebay sell for less than 10 grand. So dont be surprised the value of your bike doesnt hold up.
This will only be temporary. Wait lists, higher margins, and no room for haggling is a situation that is unsustainable. Harley-Davidson knew this years ago, and with metric brands still gaining traction there is substantial risk of driving customers to other brands.Hide replies
Years ago Harley did not have any control over the demand. The booming economy combined with the right demographics coming into more money and more free time simply caused demand to skyrocket. Harley did everything they could to increase manufacturing, expanding York, opening Kansas City manufacturing and moving engine production to the Menomonee Falls plant in addition to the old Capitol Drive plant.
What you say is true, "Turfscape". I worked at Harley from 2003 to 2008 and saw first hand how H-D ramped up production specifically so that bikes could sell at MSRP instead of above it. We knew the "wait list" situation would begin to work against itself.
Even if the current tight inventory is deliberate, it will be tough to sustain it for very long. I think the metric brand cruisers aren't as good as H-D's, but they've done good enough to pick away at Harley's position. Harley will have to be more innovative to sustain high margins rather than just playing the inventory game...
Turfscape is one of the upper management dreamers that are out of touch with reality. Harley giving loans to itself using the HDFS system was one of the big reasons it got itself into trouble in '09. Things began to deteriorate under Ziemer, and are just disastrous under Wandell. This guy actually believes that H-D is returning to what it was under Teerlink. Teerlink was a good businessman who genuinely cared about H-D, employees, and customers as well as shareholders. Wandell is a hatchet and nothing more.
All employees once cared about about H-D, now very few do. Soon many customers will feel the same once they realize what has happened to the company. Starving them for an overpriced, poorly engineered, and untested Chinese piece of American Iron will drive more to the cheaper and better engineered Japanese product. Turfscape will need to find another CEO butt to kiss.
If I walked into a Harley dealership and could not get the bike I wanted without waiting, paying a premium or whatever -- I've actually been considering a new Road King -- I'd take my money to a Victory or Triumph dealership and buy a bike from them instead.
I'm the customer, it's my money, and H-D is not the only game in town. (At least it's not for me.)
Point is, if Harley is trying to appease their existing customer base, then a low inventory situation is fine. But if they're looking to expand that base and attract a new set of Motor Company loyalists, it's not.Hide replies
That Triumph Thunderbird seems to be a very nice alternative.
Road King is a terrific choice Jim. You would never regret it. I'm sure if they didn't have the Road King you wanted, they'd work with you on it. There's also multiple dealers in the area. If you wanted a brand new one I'd suggest going in January or February if you want the pick of the litter.
Yeah, I like the T-Bird a lot. Took a short, fairly gentle test ride on one a few weeks ago.
Terrific performance (from what I could tell, anyway) and I think one of the best looking crusier-type bikes around.... except for that giant, black radiator, which needs some blinged-up chrome trim or something.
Probably the best part about it is that it does not look like every other cruiser on the road, which should attract free-sprited riders who don't feel a need to conform to the whole Harley thing.
Great bike.
There are still plenty of excellent deals on private party used bikes. Dealers are dealing on used, too. This is not a sellers market, and I suspect it will still get worse. The basics haven't changed - no cash and no jobs.
This is called supply and demand selling principles. Keep the inventory low and get more of the consumer's money. In short it could be called greed or the CEO's mis- understanding of the economy and those who make less than his over paid salary with stock option's and the golden parachutes. What's the difference between this CEO and a Basketball player? His HarleyHide replies
Your rant seems pretty far off the mark. Harley has a direction to keep supply just shy of actual demand for strategic reasons. Does this impact the consumer? Yes. But, ultimately, the buyer is still making a decision whether that Harley has value for them. This is a DISCRETIONARY purchase. It's not like Harley has a monopoly on a vital need for society...they're not restricting the supply of milk, or wheat. This isn't intended to be a product for every single household in America.
Would you rather H-D overproduce and sit on thousands of unsold bikes?
Would you rather H-D lower their prices and turn their product into a commodity like socks, where price is the only thing that matters?
And, as far as the CEO goes...compare his compensation with the return on that investment. What has happened to the value of the company under Wandell? It's increased something like 38% during a difficult economy. His compensation compared to other Fortune 500 CEOs when measured against that kind of return is a relative bargain.
And as far as misunderstanding the economy, H-D has increased both sales and market share over the last 3 years. How is that misunderstanding the economy?
I'm not eager to give up bargaining power to the dealer when I next look to trade in and trade up. But, to claim that Harley's CEO is making a mistake with this direction is pretty far off track.
GM, Chrysler, and Ford used to overproduce every year. Apparently the idea was, if they had the capacity to produce more vehicles, why not do so instead of leaving the plants idle?
The result was parking lots full of inventory, huge consumer incentives to more that inventory, degradation of the perceived value of the product, and the inability to earn a profit.
The auto companies eventually learned the folly of overproduction; they don't do it anymore. And neither, apparently, does Harley.
And that's just good business practice. It's the CEO's job to keep the company profitable and to maintain the value of the brand name. It's surely not his job to give away the product.
it's a discretionary spend item that no one can affordHide replies
No one, except the 250,000 people who bought the bikes this past year?
Yeah, that's why Harley hasn't sold a single motorcycle this year, Audiot.
I have to applaud those who still want to buy some (mostly) American made products because when manufacturing disappears the US is done. But, Wippy knows this too and he is the equivalent of China because he puts the money in his pocket and not into modern manufacturing process.
Sysint, saying something repeatedly doesn't make it change from opinion to fact.
Turfscape, maybe you would have something to stand on IF HD did anything efficiently. But, they do not. They ship parts across multiple states to make a motorcycle. If they would clean up their manufacturing act you could find they could realize profit there without raising costs to the consumer.
This CEO Wippy Wandell finds it easier to get a bigger bonus by making less product and keeping demand up. I cannot say it doesn't work for him, but he could care less how much you pay for a Harley. If you want to pay more for less that is up to the consumer. It won't stop Wippy from multi-million dollar bonus situations. He will bleed employees and consumers before he puts a dime into modern and efficient manufacturing because he is lazy and likely incapable to improve manufacturing. HD hired a bonus generating hatchet man, not a guy who can actually develop an efficient and modern manufacturing process.Hide replies
Yeah, I've read your post...it's the same one you've posted for every Harley story since JS started allowing comments.
Maybe you should try something new, like NOT living in 1993 all the time.
Let me know one thing Wippy has done to improve manufacturing efficiency. Pick 2011. Let's hear it. I keep waiting. The answer is nothing. So, hardly is this 1993. Currently the hatchet man is in rape/pillage mode.
He has threatened three states with moving and got employee concessions along with big bonuses. This he has accomplished.
I'd rather support companies that actually give a damn about manufacturing. Apparently a rare concept these days.
Turfscape - I think what it really means for me is I have to forget helping out American workers with my discretionary spending and head over to the Triumph dealer and get one of those nice looking Blue Triumph Thunderbird models with the white stripe and a bunch of accessories instead of what I was considering purchasing at the HD dealership to trade in/up one I already have because I just can't bring myself to a $3,000.00 premium that I know goes straight into Wippy's pocket. Wippy isn't worth 3k to me.
Go visit York.
I have visited York. York is having severe quality problems thanks to Wandell's underpaid/no benefits casual workforce and outsourcing quality issues. York is in now needing full time mechanics to fix bikes coming off the line that aren't right.
Too bad Barrett is on the H-D payroll and doesn't report what is actually happening at H-D. Anybody can reprint an H-D press release and stick their name on it.
Sales were up last quarter, but the stock dropped because of York issues.
Now over 308,000 bikes are on recall thanks to Wandell outsourcing the development and testing of brake light switches.
Yeah, real efficiency...
Wandell: The casual workforce will begin at Pilgrim PTO in 2012.
Reality: Engine/Transmission issues coming soon.
Wandell: Product Development & Testing outsourcing will increase.
Reality: Expect more quality and recall issues.
Wandell: More cost effective Chinese parts being used on bikes.
Reality: PO'd customers and more quality problems (beyond the current Chinese part problems)
Mr. Wandell doesn't understand or probably doesn't care what H-D means to it's customer base. He is cutting and chopping like he did at Johnson Controls. He doesn't seem to realize that there aren't many people walking around with "Johnson Controls" tattooed on their bodies. When he alienates the customer base, he will take his millions and move on.
Also, upper management is currently confused as to why both salary and hourly morale is in the toilet...there will probably be a mass salary exodus coming early next year. Many good people will be lost, and the unmarketable employees will be left. Not a good way to run a company.
Either he is blind, stupid or ignorant if he is trying to make the company better. I'm betting he just wants to milk his millions and bail.
You may see an AMF sticker or 2 get past inspection on a new bike...Many at York feel that the company has returned to the AMF days. I tend to agree.
Wandell is useless for anything bedsides budget cuts and trying to make himself look good to the stockholders by using cheaper products and offshore labor. It was just as evident when he was at JCI as it is now at Harley. Oh, and the company has a bad quarter or misses their earnings targets? Layoff as many American employees as you can and cheapen the quality of your products.
I finally see that they are investing in manufacturing infrastructure upgrades at York. So, this is better than absolutely nothing. I still don't understand why they ship parts all across the country unless it helps Wippy fight labor better than being under one roof. Can't max the bonus when a plant walks out on strike in one location.
sysint, it would be really nice if just once you explored an issue before forming and repeatedly spouting your opinion. Please, go explore manufacturing costs in the global society...you will quickly see that there is no data that shows an advantage based on geography for the independent development of components for assembly of a larger, final good.
It's nice to think that there are these places where a single idea is born and then brought all the way to fruition in one, clearly delineated spot...one magical building. That way, we know where to go to cast our reverence. But, it's just not reality...not for anything in modern manufacturing. It's an antiquated notion to think that single design-source-fabricate-assemble-distribute operations are the best path to efficiency and quality. There are many specialties involved. There are many regulations involved. There are many, many, many suppliers involved in modern manufacturing, whether you're talking about motorcycles, light bulbs or sewing machines.
Turfscape, Let BMW know they build their bikes all wrong and it would be better to truck things 1,500 miles between operations for final assembly. Quality levels are always higher in house... I am involved in manufacturing and know what it takes to get something done. There is no real reason other than labor control to split up the two locations outside of MKE. But, don't fool yourself into thinking an operation cast about the country is going to perform better than a well thought out process under one location. I've done it both ways and got schooled in the last few years just how fast, adept and efficient one roof manufacturing actually is. I can show you a couple places where this is happening. One in particular involving the absolute latest in technological advancement for its industry... in one clearly delineated spot... one magical building.
The other thing factoring in here is nothing HD is doing is bleeding edge technology. These processes exist and have for quite some time.
Sysint, what are you referring to? BMW US manufacturing does final assembly in the SAME way that Harley does. Engines are produced in Europe and shipped to Spartanburg where they are married to the chassis and the vehicles are finished for sale in North America.
Harley produces powertrains in Milwaukee and ships them either to Kansas City or York where they are married to the chassis and the vehicles are finished.
I get that you have strong feelings about the HD brand. Most people do. But don't pretend that you have some sort of informed, unbiased position on the company or its direction.
Unc1eChubby, the recall issue has been discussed in detail. The issue is because of engineering designs that took place years before Wandell was brought in as CEO. It's not a manufacturing flaw. It has nothing to do with the talent or dedication of the fine people working on the lines in York or Kansas City.
Turfscape- The development and testing was not done at the PDC. Wandell wants to increase outsourcing. Nobody said it was York's fault. Now if the testing would have been done at the PDC like it should have been, I'm sure the fine people who were still there would have warned upper management of potential failure, just like the Chinese batteries, Chinese screws, Chinese fuse in Dyna, and the 6 speed neutral issue. If upper management would have chose to ignore it due to re-engineering costs vs. recall costs, then so be it.
The problem is they were blind sided by it because it was outsourced. Now Wandell wants to outsource more.
You upper Management goofballs had better get ready for damage control mode once many employees get the STIP check in their hand, because the "talent and dedicated fine people" in the company are fed up with the BS. Head to York and find these "dedicated" people. Morale at York is pathetic, and Milwaukee will soon be the same.
Again, the brake light issue was in development and testing YEARS before Wandell came to Harley. But, please don't let facts get in the way of your extreme bitterness.
Waste of money. Maybe for a millionaire, a hog may be fun, but for someone trying to live on a limited income, its useless. Spend the money on a Kia.Hide replies
You do realize that Harley's are not marketed as a utility vehicle for those on a limited income, right? Your statement is a little like saying cars are a waste of money because someone trying to survive on unemployment can't eat a car...they need food instead.
A Harley is intentionally positioned as a discretionary, aspirational purchase. But, beyond that, one definitely does not need to be a millionaire to own one.
Wow, I own one, not a millionaire and I'm on a limited income. Never found it useless, I enjoy it every chance I get and have no problems affording it. Maybe you should give up all your hobbies since I feel they could be a waste of money and should spent on a lame car.
Ok making somthing more than its worth aint going to work . Im buying a Honda Gold wing.Hide replies
You probably won't when you see the price on those if you believe what you wrote.......
I think he perceives better value for the money. So, he is getting 3k more of actual bike parts. If he bought a HD he is simply handing that extra premium to Wippy Wandell to feed his bonus and not getting it in product.
...but the resale value is great! Especially when you don't give Wippy 3k more on your new model.
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The Elder Scrolls Online won't require PlayStation Plus on PS4Written by: / / 7 Comments
During E3 2013 Sony announced that a PlayStation Plus subscription was required to participate in online multiplayer on PS4. However, the platform holder quickly clarified that certain online games such as free-to-play and massively multiplayer online titles wouldn't require Plus membership in order to lower the barriers to entry as far as these types of games are concerned.
The Elder Scrolls Online developer ZeniMax Online Studios recently reiterated this point during a Q&A with the PlayStation Blog regarding the upcoming PS4 version of this highly anticipated MMORPG, stating:
"A PlayStation Plus membership is not required to play The Elder Scrolls Online. PS4 players will only be required to pay the same monthly subscription associated with The Elder Scrolls Online that PC and Mac users will pay — nothing more."
In contrast, the game's publisher Bethesda recently told Joystiq that Xbox One users will need a Xbox LIVE Gold subscription to play The Elder Scrolls Online.
The game is due out on April 4th on PC and Mac, with a release to follow on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in June. Beta sign-ups are still available for all platforms at The Elder Scrolls Online's official website.
Catch up with the game with El33tonline's previous and continued coverage, as well as our hands-on preview from gamescom 2013.
Source: VG247
Tags: bethesdasoftworks, playstationplus, theelderscrollsonline


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