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Saving for College: Best Advice for Families
The Hard Reality of Tuition Costs
The headline in the morning paper says it all: "Tuition Devouring More of Family Income." It seems that tuition costs aren't just rising steadily, like a financial iceberg that we will inevitably hit. They're also responsible for a huge, gaping hole in family income, more than previously realized. And, the less families earn, the harder they'll get hit.
A study by the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education found that for families at or near the bottom of the income ladder, tuition at public colleges and universities equaled 25 percent of income, up from 13 percent in 1980. The richest 20 percent of American families, meanwhile, continued to spend just 2 percent of income on tuition, with no change in 20 years. During the same time-period, tuition costs at state schools rose 107 percent, when adjusted for inflation.
Rather than ignore the looming reality or prepare to drown in a sea of debt, financial planners suggest that parents become savvy savers and start making use of the growing number of options to finance a child's education. We've has assembled an all-star team of experts to provide perspectives and strategies:
Q. How much has the college tuition landscape changed in 20 years?
Miller: It's 180 degrees different. When I was looking for colleges for my sons a generation ago, a financial planner told my husband and me that we should save $100,000 for each child. I thought the man had lost his mind. Today if I were going to send my son to an out-of-state public university or a good private college, the cost would be more than double that. The likelihood is great that you will not pay 100 percent of the cost from your own pocket, but let's focus on what you can realistically put aside today and what's the best way to save that money.
Hurley: The change has been tremendous. Twenty years ago there were very few investment tools specifically designed for college. In the last two years federal and state governments have come out with unprecedented help for families.
Case: I've been here (at Amherst College) 20 years. Costs have increased substantially, but so have aid amounts. The total cost for tuition and other expenses is roughly $39,000 next year at Amherst. So for a family with an income of $120,000, are they going to qualify for aid? Yes. But what's expected of them, if they don't have much in assets, is still going to be roughly 20 percent of their income. Those families typically cannot rearrange their expenditure patterns to meet that cost. So they can borrow against future income or take from savings. I think most families would prefer to do the latter.
Save for Retirement or College?
Q. True or False: Even though college costs will be enormous, you still should save for retirement first.
Miller Absolutely true in 10-foot letters. You can borrow for college. You cannot borrow for retirement. College lasts four years; retirement lasts much longer.
Hurley: Another reason is this: College is typically an investment that returns higher income in the future, through children's increased earnings. A retirement fund can also be used as an emergency fund for college. If you have an IRA you can withdraw money for college without incurring the premature withdrawal penalty. That's been true since 1997.
Case: A lot of times we see families drawing on retirement income. We tell them that's unwise. We think you should keep it in that fund and go out for a parent loan, because if you withdraw you have effectively stemmed the flow of compounding on those resources.
Q. If you are a young couple just getting established, does it make more sense to sock money into a 401K account, or split savings between a 401K retirement plan and a 529 (state-run college savings plan)?
Hurley: For most people, the answer is put it in a 401k, especially if an employer is doing a match.
Miller: Sock it in the 401k, and also look at a Roth IRA. Then, if you have additional discretionary income, identify ways to save it for college.
Q. What about the theory, "The fewer assets I have, the more financial aid my child will receive."
Hurley: That's the way the system is geared right now. In essence it does reward families that spend now, save later. But if you have the dollars, you are going to have more choice when it comes to a school. You aren't going to have to follow the aid dollars. Another consideration is that financial aid changes all the time. The way the rules work right now may not be the way they work in 15 years when your child goes to college.
Miller: The financial aid formulas are more income-intense than asset-intense. If the focus is on earning need-based aid, you need to find ways to reduce your income. The more you transfer income to assets, the better, in the years prior to your application.
Case: Income is the major factor. Regardless of what you have in the bank, the expected contribution will be the same for two families earning the same amount of money, even if one family made a decision to go to Europe every summer while the other saved for college instead of taking vacations. The need analysis is a snapshot in time. It doesn't look back and try to make a judgment on how a family did or did not accumulate assets. If a family doesn't have assets, it can't draw on them. So their only choice is a parent loan.
Q. Let's look at state college savings plans, the 529s. First, if I want my son to go to the University of California, do I have to put my money into the California plan when Nebraska's has a better rate of return?
Hurley: No, not at all. You can put your money in any state plan and use it essentially for any accredited college or university. In fact, there may or may not be any incentive to put money into your own state's plan. A lot of states do provide incentives, such as upfront tax deductions for contributions, or beneficial treatment of accounts in determining eligibility for state financial aid programs. New York does this; it doesn't count the money invested in the state's 529 plan as an asset. Some states, including Minnesota, Louisiana and Michigan, actually offer matching contributions for families below certain income levels.
Q. What's the difference between a 529 plan and a Coverdell Education Savings Account?
Hurley: The Coverdell can be withdrawn tax-free not just for college, but also for K-12 education expenses anything from tutoring and tuition to books and home computers. You're limited to $2,000 per year per child, whereas there are no annual limits with the 529. Each 529 plan established its own overall account-balance limit; the highest right now is $305,000 in South Dakota. The Coverdelll has age limits on the beneficiary he or she must be under 18 and the account must be used by the time the beneficiary is age 30. With a 529 you can set aside money to return to graduate school yourself. With the 529, the state handles investment options. With the Coverdell, you do.
Miller: A Coverdell is a child's asset. When I have worked with families that want their children to attend private school, I advise them to use the Coverdell for tax-advantaged money for elementary and high school years, and a 529 plan for college.
Pre-Paid Plans and Age-by-Age Advice
Q. What about pre-paid tuition plans, now available in 18 states?
Miller: Generally they are very good for citizens of that state, if the child is likely to stay in the state to go to school. The pre-paid plan can be a very good place to have your money if there are double-digit inflation increases in your state colleges, which we are seeing at public institutions across the country. But there are big restrictions ad limitations from state to state.
Hurley: These plans are a type of 529, but more like an insurance policy that promises to pay you a certain bundle in the future in return for your upfront investment. Most are designed for students who will be attending a public institution in that state, although all have provisions for use at out-of-state schools. Prepaid plans can hurt financial aid significantly, because they reduce eligibility on a dollar-for-dollar basis.
Q. What if I can't save anything for college, because I'm spending my education dollars on private school tuition or tutoring now?
Miller: That's a tough situation. Most families can't afford private school, elite colleges, and a comfortable retirement. This is where you have to sit down and set realistic expectations.
Case: Three years ago I was interim dean of admission here, and certainly I saw differences on applications that could be attributed to income. Be it private school or tutoring, music lessons or summer opportunities all of these are enrichments that make a child more attractive to an institution. But applications at highly selective colleges are also read in context. This particular student went to public school. Were there honors or advanced placement courses offered? Did the student take advantage of those?
Q. What's the best "saving for college" advice if you have a baby?
Hurley: If you have a qualified retirement plan, that's your first choice.
Miller: Stay out of credit-card debt. If you're in it, get out and never go back there. Next step is to pay yourself first. Decide what you're going to save and where you're going to save it, and build your budget around what's left after you've made savings.
Q. If you have a 10-year-old?
Hurley: Look at how you are investing. At this age you may be more accepting of risk because dips in the market are likely to be averaged out with bull markets. A lot of 529 plans have strategies that automatically change the asset allocation, as the child gets older.
Q. If you have a 15-year-old?
Miller: If you have a teen and haven't saved anything, it's time to readjust life and start living as if you're making tuition payments right now. Pretend your child is going to college next year. Using your income today, see what families are expected to contribute at a college of your choice. That's your savings target.
Q. What's bad advice about college savings?
Case: The most frequent discussion has to do with assets in the child's name. The federal assessment formula for student assets is 35 percent, and some institutions use 25 percent, so it's five to seven times the rate it would be if it were in the parent's name.
Miller: Beware of jumping into a 529 plan if someone tells you, "Buy this state's plan, but I won't tell you about any of the others." I've heard it said that 20 percent of young people don't go beyond freshman year. So if you save for four years in a restricted plan without other children to name as a beneficiary, then you have to pay income tax rather than capital gains, plus a penalty.
Q. Should I assume as a parent that when my child is accepted to college I'll be able to talk the financial aid officer into giving me more aid, or matching another school's offer?
Miller: Don't count on it. Schools are increasingly unable to negotiate offers and you don't know what the situation will be in the year that your child will apply.
Case: It depends on the institution. Those that give need-based aid, the Ivy League schools, are going to use a formula based on family resources to provide aid equal to full need. Still others have merit-based aid programs. Brandishing a letter from another institution that also awards aid on the basis of need, but that measured the aid in a different way, would cause us to say, "Hmm, let's look it over again and perhaps have an interview with the family." It happens. But the majority of institutions in the country can't meet full need because their resources are limited.
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"Preventing Tobacco Use Among Youth and Young Adults" emphasizes Dartmouth research on influence of smoking in movies on youth smoking
Yet for each of those deaths, at least two youth or young adults younger than 25 become regular smokers each day. And almost 90 percent of these replacement smokers smoke their first cigarette by age 18.
"Preventing Tobacco Use Among Youth and Young Adults," the new report issued by the Surgeon General of the United States, is packed with similar grim statistics. In a nod to research conducted by Norris Cotton Cancer Center's James Sargent, MD, the report points out that media images of smoking have a profound impact on the young.
Smoking in Movies
"The evidence is sufficient to conclude that there is a causal relationship between depictions of smoking in the movies and the initiation of smoking among young people," the report states, citing the Dartmouth research. "This was one of only seven causal statements in the entire text, and most of them had to do with smoking and disease. This conclusion speaks to the strength of the evidence developed by the behavioral scientists in our Cancer Control Research Program," says Sargent. "Smoking in movies now ranks along with peer smoking and tobacco marketing as one factor considered by the Surgeon General to cause youths to smoke, and this conclusion has enormous policy implications."
"Pressure will mount on the movie industry to rate movies with smoking 'R.' Such a policy would reduce youth exposure because producers would eliminate the smoking from movies targeted at youth to retain those viewers, just like they currently do with sex, violence, and profanity," says Sargent, co-director of the Cancer Control Research Program at the Cancer Center and a Dartmouth-Hitchcock pediatrician.
The "Epidemic" of Teen Smoking
The Surgeon General's report, the 31st annual tobacco-related report issued since 1964, called tobacco use among youth aged 12 through 17 years an "epidemic." The causal health effects from smoking at a young age include nicotine dependence, reduced lung function and retarded lung growth, and early cardiovascular damage. Among youth who persist in smoking, a third will die from smoking, half of them during middle age.
The report emphasizes that state prevention programs are critical to stemming and controlling this epidemic. Successful multi-component programs have been proven to prevent young people from starting to use tobacco in the first place and the programs more than pay for themselves in lives and saved health care dollars. Successful strategies include mass media campaigns, higher tobacco prices, smoke-free laws and policies, evidence-based school programs, and sustained community-wide efforts. Effective programs could cut youth tobacco use in half within a decade, the Surgeon General estimates.
Stopping Tobacco and Saving Millions of Lives
"We know what works to prevent tobacco use among young people," states Surgeon General Regina Benjamin, MD, MBA, in the report's preface. "The science contained in this and other Surgeon General's reports provides us with the information we need to prevent the needless suffering of premature disease caused by tobacco use, as well as save millions of lives. By strengthening and continuing to build upon effective policies and programs, we can help make our next generation tobacco-free."
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When installing my vinyl windows should I put a nail into every little hole around the window? It has a flange that has many little holes around it. Also what size nails would you recommend? Finally do I need to secure the window to the inside of the rough opening, as you do with a door?
Yes put a nail into every hole. I would recommend galvanized nails that are 1 to 2 inches in length. If there is nothing behind the flange but plywood, anything over an inch and the nail will just be sticking through the plywood.
I assume you will hit some framing behind the playwood, so a little longer and you will hit that. I looked over my new vinyl windows in my sunroom and there are no attachment points on the inside of the window.
I don't recall doing anything on the inside of the window when installing. The most important point I remember was with the flashing on the outside. Start at the bottom, then the sides, then the top so that water can be properly channelled away. There is a video below in the comments showing an installation. I remember it was pretty straight forward, just made sure the windows are level.
Yes, I'd recommend putting a nail in every single hole, roughly 1.5 inches in size. I believe what you have are new construction windows because they're equipped with the nailing flange along the outer frame. Typically, vinyl replacement windows don't come attached with this kind of flange for easy installation.
From personal experience, installing a nail in every hole is wasting time and materiel. Most instructions recommend every other hole, which will cover any unlikely warranty issues.
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I just installed Ubuntu 11.10 onto a brand new hard drive with no other drives attached. After the install my system time was 2:45 PM instead of 7:45 AM. Why the change?
Ubuntu assumes that your hardware time (bios time) is in UTC time. When you provide the timezone (whilst installation) it will shift system time according to your timezone.
You probably have local time (GMT+5 I guess) set in BIOS.
This is a common problem when you have multiboot configuration with one system assuming BIOS is in UTC time (Linux) and another assumes BIOS is in local time (Windows).
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Most of us aren't crazy about needles, and many people just plain freak out around needles. Recently, I had a patient tell me, "I've had diabetes for 19 years, and I still have trouble with the needles and insulin injections — I even have a couple of tattoos!"
In years past, we diabetes educators at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., promoted the longer, 1/2 in. (12 mm) insulin injection needles for our overweight patients. But we've recently adjusted our recommendations after doing a literature search for peer-reviewed studies and publications on needle length published last year. Our questions as we did this search were:
What we found is that the shorter, less intimidating, needles of 5/16 in. (8 mm) provided the same blood glucose control as the longer, 1/2 in. (12 mm) needles, with no increase in insulin leakage at the site. Those studied also reported less pain and increased satisfaction.
We now recommend that overweight or normal weight adult individuals use the shorter 5/16 in. (8 mm) insulin syringe needle. However, technique is important when injecting insulin and can make a big difference in the absorption and dosing. The preferred injection site is the abdomen, although other sites can be used. And a person should inject straight in at a 90-degree angle, holding the needle in place for a count of 10 before removing. Very lean people using 5/16 in. (8 mm) needles may need to pinch the skin and inject into a skin fold to prevent the possibility of injecting into muscle. Individuals already using the 1/2 in. (12 mm) needles should also use a skin fold.
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The author cites a second study verifying the effectiveness of 4mm-5mm syringes:
Wendy, Try the 4 mm: don't pinch and go straight in and if it is not affecting your blood glucose you can stay with the shorter needle.
My personal pharmacist talked me into longer needles and I use 8 mm. I am obese, especially in the abdomen. But my dietitian and the pharmacist at work are suggesting I switch to 4 mm.
I use a mini needle (not micro) and have found that pinching up really helps, both on my stomach and on my thigh. It's difficult to remember to wait those ten seconds after the injection when one is in a hurry. Thanks for the reminder.
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Honey is as versatile as sugar, and better for you than corn syrup in these honey bran muffins.
Serves: 12 muffins
- 1 1/4 cups wheat bran
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- Place the flour and baking soda in a large bowl, and stir to mix well. Add the bran mixture and the honey, oil, egg whites, and vanilla extract, and stir just until the dry ingredients are moistened. Fold in the apricots or prunes.
- Coat the bottoms only of muffin cups with nonstick cooking spray, and fill three-fourths full with the batter. Bake at 350°F for about 15 minutes, or just until a wooden toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean. Be careful not to overbake.
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Use caution on what defines a true 'safe distance'
Ive written previously on
hydro and pneumatic testing and how its an
engineers responsibility to question dangerous
conditions.1,2 Unfortunately, I still see failures
and have been asked what is a safe distance to be at when
performing a pneumatic test.3,4
When defining safe
distances from a pneumatic explosion, a major concern is
defining the numerous flying fragments. To understand the
energy involved in pneumatic testing, the pressurized air will
be treated as a compressed spring. The energy released will be
used to propel a fragment horizontally. Fig. 1 shows a
fictitious gas spring in a vessel with a spring constant,
k, in lb/in., and compressed d, in. The diameter of
the fragment is D, and the pressure is p,
lb/in.2 In this example, d could be the length of a
pipe or the diameter of a vessel, d. The pneumatic
spring constant is:
k = p 3 (π/4)
D2 / d (lb/in.)
The potential energy (PE) in a
spring is:
PE = ½ k X
d2 = ½ p X (π/4)
D2 X d in.-lb
The kinetic energy (KE) of the
fragment W is:
KE = ½ (W/g
Equate KE = PE and solve for
fragment velocity, V:
(p X / W
)1⁄2 in./sec
This velocity can now be used in a
simple trajectory calculation to estimate the distance that the
fragment will travel horizontally. R is the horizontal
range that W travels at initial velocity, V,
from a height, h, ft:
( 2 X h/32.2
)1⁄2 ft
Fig. 2 represents the
fragments flight path with averaged velocity. Fragments
of different sizes will have varying ranges. Stating a safe
distance isnt possible unless you know the size. For
example, with a 200-lb/ in.2 pneumatic explosion of
a pipe with D = 10 in., h = 10 ft and d = 50
in, a fragment, W = 0.1 lb, will have R =
1,800 ft. However, with a fragment of W = 25 lb and
R = 114 ft, there are many possibilities.
Options such as localized
hydrotesting with small volumes involve sections of pipe
instead of the whole pipeline. Nondestructive testing of welds
and critical areas is another option. Consider reviewing the
historical hydrotesting of a modified vessel and only testing
the portions that were modified can be used. This may require
temporary weld on caps. Strive to recognize codes if you must
pneumatically test. Remember: There may be no
reasonable safe distance or exclusion
zone. The safe distance specified could reference a blast
pressure wave, not flying fragments.
A ruptured 25-lb pipe-end fragment
with an air volume of 140 ft3 at 200
lb/in.2 is like a locomotive engine traveling at 15
mph or one pound of TNT. All possess about 1.5 million ft-lb of
KE. It is something to seriously consider when discussing
pneumatic testing. HP
1 Sofronas, T., Case 34: Hydrotesting
or pneumatic testing, Hydrocarbon Processing, September
2 Sofronas, T., Case 65: Taking risks and
making high-level presentations, Hydrocarbon Processing, November
3 Pneumatic Test Explosion in Shanghai LNG
Terminal, Chemical & Process Technology, March 2009.
4 Pneumatic Test Failure in Mississippi
Pipeline Project, Chemical &
Process Technology, July 2009.
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T. Sofronas
Thank you for your comments. The equation was correct in the magazine but in error here. rho 3 should be p and d should be delta in some of the equations. Must have been a problem going electronic. 24 is correct as 1/12*1/2.
vincenzo puccia
probably two printing error: the 3 number in the pneumatic spring constant and the 24 under V (1 ft=12 in, not 24)Thank YouVP
franco balestri
In the final formula for R, velocity V should be divided by 12 instead of 24?
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WACO (December 18, 2012)--Residents of neighborhoods that will be in the backyard of Baylor new stadium, are voicing opinions about future game-day parking.
Baylor and The City of Waco have held public meetings to help residents near the new stadium adapt for the future and parking was addressed at a recent public meeting.
Residents such as Wannika Muhammad questioned if parking, like at Floyd Casey Stadium, would overflow into nearby neighborhoods.
"I think people overall just want to know what Baylor's next steps are so we can plan our lives accordingly," Muhammad said.
Many can easily tell when it's game-day in Waco.
Manuel Vara can whenever cars begin to overflow onto his street behind Floyd Casey Stadium but he doesn't let the traffic get him down, he takes advantage of it.
"I charge for parking on my lawn and in front of my home," Vara said.
"I normally can make around $2,500 a season doing it."
At the public meeting last Tuesday, residents had mixed opinions regarding game-day parking in neighborhoods.
But residents such as Muhammad think it's a good idea.
Muhammad owns an empty lot near her home.
She recently applied to make the lot commercial.
Her intention, is to provide parking for her trucking company and for future Baylor fans.
"If somebody wants to pay a small fee and park on my property, then I should be able to reap those benefits," Muhammad said.
The City of Waco says there are no current residential parking restrictions near the site of Baylor's future stadium yet.
If residents wanted street signs that say "No Parking During Game-day," they would have to take it up with The City of Waco.
But the decision, if made, could be worth some easy cash. Vara said when the University of Texas played Baylor at home in 2011, he made an $735.


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I've just read through Mongoose Traveller, and as I understand it the lack of conventional character development (perceived as the increased value of numeral signifiers) isn't a bug but a feature - yet how is character development realised? I assume it's done by gaining contacts/allies, equipment and money. Are there any other means to mirror the advancement of a character that is regularly used not only in Traveller but generally in systems with a similar premise?
This question doesn't refer to one-shots, of course, only to long-term campaigns. Additionally, I consciously chose "development" and "advancement" and avoided "improvement". My question doesn't aim at an alleged Traveller-equivalent of "levelling up".


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CAPE CANAVERAL (October 8, 2012)—A SpaceX Dragon capsule loaded with almost 900 pounds of supplies was en route to a rendezvous with the International Space Station Monday.
The capsule was launched Sunday night on top of a Falcon 9 Rocket on first of a dozen commercial supply missions under the company's $1.6 billion contract with NASA.
"We are right where we need to be at this stage in the mission," said Elon Musk, CEO and Chief Technical Officer, SpaceX.
"We still have a lot of work to do, of course, as we guide Dragon's approach to the space station. But the launch was an unqualified success."
The capsule is carrying 882 pounds of supplies including chocolate-vanilla swirl ice cream for the three station residents and will return to Earth with a 1,673-pound load of material including nearly 870 pounds of scientific research.
A Dragon was launched on a test flight to the space station in May, but its load included nothing vital.
Dragon will reach the orbiting lab Wednesday and will remain docked for nearly three weeks before returning to Earth with an even bigger load.
"Just over one year after the retirement of the space shuttle, we have returned space station cargo resupply missions to U.S. soil and are bringing the jobs associated with this work back to America," NASA Administrator Charles Bolden said.
SpaceX operates a rocket testing facility in McGregor west of Waco and is considering a site in South Texas as a possible spaceport.


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TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) -The dangers of texting while driving are obvious, yet countless teen and adult drivers still use their phones to communicate while behind the wheel.
In an email from AT&T company spokesman Chris Lester, AT&T has learned that 75% of teens surveyed say texting while driving is normal among friends.
AT&T is hoping that a new campaign called "It Can Wait," will lead consumers to make texting while driving socially unacceptable.
The campaign begins before your first phone call. With large removable stickers reminding the consumer that "texting can wait." Phone packaging also includes other large stickers and information to educate buyers of the dangers of distracted driving.
A young driver himself, Michael Williams says, "It's important to me because I drive and there's other people on the street and I wouldn't want to get in an accident because of them.
Dana Bassett, an experienced driver says, "You see the commercials and it really makes you think of when people lose loved ones over a text, I think its a great idea."
Technology has simplified communication so much so that we feel we can use it while operating a vehicle. Even though it causes over 100,000 accidents a year, we still feel we can text and drive.
Young driver Danielle Sipe understands how difficult it can be for teen drivers, "I can't say that i don't do it but it does make you feel like you need to watch what you are doing and pay attention."
It doesn't just begin and end with teens though. The survey revealed that 77% of teens have seen their parents text and drive. AT&T reps also say that texting drivers are twenty three times more likely to get into an accident.
The "It Can Wait Campaign," will be taking pledges to stop texting and driving beginning September 19th on their website www.itcanwait.com.


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I would expect that the black plate is not glued to the top of the rotator. I ordered the set to change NN3 MKII rotator to RD8 / RD16 to test this for forum questions. The plate has a very tight fit to the rotator once it is placed. So I had to remove it with a thin knife being placed in the middle of the black plate and softly bended up on the side of the pins. Then it came loose again.
I just tested it as Nick recommended, even with the long screw the pole can be fixed with the plate on top of the pole.
BTW: when you order the QR Mini System, this will add a longer screw than the normal screws which are used to connect the lower rails to the RD 8/16 rotators.


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is there an English translation of the book by Guy Barles, "Solutions de viscosite des equations de Hamiltion-Jacobi"? Springer-Verlag
It's extremely unlikely that this 1994 Springer book has been formally translated into English, since neither Springer's site nor MathSciNet lists a translation. In fact it's uncommon for most French mathematics books to be translated "officially" into English, a subject which has come up in many other posts on MO. By various historical accidents, the most common languages used internationally in mathematics are English, French, German, Russian (with English becoming most standard as has happened in areas like trade and aviation). Naturally there are some research papers and even books in those languages which get translated unofficially into other languages and circulate privately. But French is usually considered manageable by advanced students who already know English. Translating advanced books into any language is seldom an attractive commercial venture, even for big publishers like Springer.


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TEMPLE (December 18, 2012)--Temple Heat Basketball, a team created to keep children off the street, is asking for the public's help in raising money for much-needed uniforms.
The team is currently selling Christmas singing telegrams to help pay for their January tournament, however, Coach Rebecca Thompson said it isn't enough.
"The boys are growing out of the youth-sized uniforms that we have at hand. Some of my boys cannot attend tournaments due to the fact that I do not have a uniform that will fit them at this point," Thompson said.
"All tournament fees and associated costs are paid for by money donated from the community," she continued.
The 6th grade boys' select basketball team was designed to not only create a love of the game, but teach discipline, respect and the importance of good grades.
If grades are not acceptable, the children cannot play.
For more information, contact Rebecca Thompson at (254) 421-0983.


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Just posted to the website, our January 24 issue. Among the highlights: The first part of an exclusive excerpt from Elizabeth A. Johnson's forthcoming book, Ask the Beasts: Darwin and the God Love (subscription required). An excerpt from the excerpt:
"Ask the beasts and they will teach you," we read in Job (12:7). My new book takes its title from that verse, placing the natural world as envisioned by Charles Darwin's theory of evolution in conversation with Christian belief in a loving God who creates, redeems, and promises a blessed future for our world. When we ask the animals and plants about their origin and relationship with God, a picture emerges of how they are cherished by divine love prior to, and apart from, the emergence of humanity. The evolution of the human species introduces sin into the world, seen today in our destruction of habitats and the resulting extinction of species. In this context, listening to the beasts fosters a deep ecological ethic as humans aim to replace their domination over nature with mutual regard and responsible care in the community of creation. The goal of this dialogue is to discover how love of the natural world is an intrinsic part of believers' passion for the living God—to practical and critical effect. In this essay, the first of a two-part series, I hope to make clear how Darwin's work changed our understanding of nature and humankind's place in creation.
Also featured in the new issue: Jo McGowan with a personal reflection on moving her aging father into assisted living, Margaret O'Brien Steinfels on the peril of letting an ally determine our foreign policy, and Nick Ripatrazone on a new book of poems from Averill Curdy.
And we've also posted E. J. Dionne's latest column, on the problems New Jersey governor Chris Christie could face with conservatives in the still unfolding "Bridgegate" scandal.
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I was hoping that the excerpt of Johnson's book might illuminate the recent discussion on vegetarians and animals vs. humans, but it does not seem helpful.
On the other hand Jo McGowan's personal reflection was very moving.
Among the letters, there is a letter from dotC commenter David Pasinski! Thank you!
Her new book takes its title from that verse, placing the natural world as envisioned by Charles Darwin's theory of evolution in conversation with Christian belief in a loving God who creates, redeems, and promises a blessed future for our world.
If one really embraces Darwin's theory of evolution then it must be done completely. This means that even Christianity must be reevaluated in the light of the evolution of religion, faith, and the evolution of morality. The literature is out there. There is no turning back or staying in place. Forward is the only direction if one takes the evolutionary evidence seriously.
More than 150 years after the publication of The Origin of Species Darwin's work still has a central place in the science v. religion debate because the theory of evolution more than any other scientific finding, has shaken the faith of fundamentalist believers, turning many 19th and 20th century scientists into secularists, and the secular scientists now view religious belief as fundamentally irrational.
But this battle between science and religion isn't just about the truth of Darwin's theory. It's a conflict between Darwinism and what the philosophers call 'scientism' or "reductive materialism", the philosophical position which asserts that only matter exists, so the only kind of causality which is real is physical causality. This in turn implies that there can be no immaterial God who creates and orders the cosmos.
The scientism of today's scientists is itself an offshoot of Enlightenment rationalism, which has prevailed in the Western groves of academe since the 17th century. It, however, is being seriously challenged. The question is: what, if anything, will end this dominance of materialism or even rout it? Will it finally be ousted or rendered extinct by the challenges of some sort of spiritualism or Nietzschean will-to-power or existentialism or pragmatism or some as yet unidentified hybrid or mutant philosophy? Or will some sort of non-philosophical world view, maybe an anti-rationalism, or some mere personless outlook supplant it, say, some sort of Buddhism?
Or should we perhaps be on the lookout for a new St. Benedict to emerge, as Alasdair Macintyre hoped one would? I wonder what St. Johnston will propose.
"In this essay, the first of a two-part series, I hope to make clear how Darwin's work changed our understanding of nature and humankind's place in creation." E. Johnson
Darwin is center stage in academia as we know. The implications for the future of faith and moral agency are enormous. The blossoms of the past and the fruit of the future will shape the precarious twenty-first century.
Just wondering why it takes several days for the Kindle version of my subscription to download. I thought I would get it faster than the paper version, but just checked this a.m., and it's still not available.
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Elizabeth A. Johnson (born December 6, 1941[1]) is a Christian feminist theologian. She is a Distinguished Professor of Theology at Fordham University, a Jesuit institution in New York City. She is a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Brentwood.
Neutrality -- noninvolvement in disputes.
Being a Christian feminist theologian, distinguished professor of theology at Fordham, a sister of St Joseph, are these qualifications for being an authentic scholar? The Catholic Church's main problem is not all the usual complaints we have been reading about for eons. The Church's main problem is that it is afraid of stepping outside the box of indoctrination. If it did this step out, many of its problems would be solved in a short time.
It has to keep up with the mainstream of the advance of human knowledge. But its refusal and denial keeps the great exodus of authentic Catholics reinforced and the Catholic Church seemingly fading into extinction. Does a more or less two thousand year old institution that does not keep up intellectually think that it can sustain this unsustainable position much longer?


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text: I saw the comment that Angryvideogamer asked on what gangster character I was going to upload next, and to answer your question I thought it would be awesome to make a tutorial on "how to draw gangster Mario", step by step. I know many of you are probably wondering why I drew Tweety the way I did, and I know that he is a boy. I just wanted to create a side if Tweety that wasn't seen before or has but never addressed. Having said that let me get back to this submission on gangster Mario. I figured since Mario is such an important figure, and since he is such a well-recognized character, it would only be right to do a lesson on the harder side of Mario. I was going to do Daffy but I thought someone from a game should be drawn first. Mario is always seen as a friendly spirit who is always doing something for other people and friends. This is a cool version of Mario which shows a side of him that you rarely or never see. I think you will enjoy learning "how to draw gangster Mario" step by step. The instructions are going to be simple to follow which means getting a drawing done on a gangster version of Mario is going to be a cinch. I shall return later guys and with my return I will bring new tutorials.


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We all know that dark leafy greens are awesome for you. Kale always ranks at the top of the list as a super veggie. This month's Nutrition Action newsletter reminded me of this fact with their veggie chart. I must admit, though, that I am always a bit stumped when it comes to finding exciting ways to serve greens. Simple steaming or sauteing always results in a chorus of "eeewwwws"from the kids. And sometimes I go crazy and cook them with a few splashes of white wine and lemon juice. This recipe, however, are by far the tastiest method of serving greens I have come across yet. And the kids like them! I used swiss chard because it cooks quickly, but you could use kale or collards as well.
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We all know that dark leafy greens are awesome for you. Kale always ranks at the top of the list as a super veggie. This month's Nutrition Action newsletter reminded me of this fact with their veggie chart. I must admit, though, that I am always a bit stumped when it comes to finding exciting ways to serve greens. Simple steaming or sauteing always results in a chorus of "eeewwwws"from the kids. And sometimes I go crazy and cook them with a few splashes of white wine and lemon juice. This recipe, however, are by far the tastiest method of serving greens I have come across yet. And the kids like them! I used swiss chard because it cooks quickly, but you could use kale or collards as well.
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- Meg said...
Looks delicious! I have never had swiss chard.
- February 26, 2009 at 9:22 PM
- Mary said...
I love collard greens, and I can't wait until summer when I can get them fresh at the farmer's market. I've been sauteeing greens using the ginger/mirin/sesame oil method from Veganomicon, but I've been afraid to try anything else-- too many bad experiences with mushy steamed spinach. I need some options, though, so I'll certainly give this a try.
- February 26, 2009 at 9:40 PM
- shelby said...
I just bought a bunch of greens, I think I'll try this out!
- February 26, 2009 at 11:04 PM
- Vegetation said...
Mmmm I love my greens sauteed! Looks great!
- February 27, 2009 at 12:26 AM
- vegetarianzoe said...
Seems tasty. Did you ever try some Indian recipes for serving greens? Though I don't know how kids appreciate spices...but greens are one of our favorite dish here!
- February 27, 2009 at 6:49 AM
- carrie said...
Yum....I love my greens. Probably one of my favorite things to eat (yes, crazy, I know). Liquid smoke in greens is awesome. This is also another fantastic way to prepare greens.
- February 27, 2009 at 7:56 AM
- Heather said...
Last month's Vegetarian Times has an easy but good idea for dark green vegetables: saute garlic & leeks, then add the greens. I love the leek-chard combo!
- February 27, 2009 at 9:50 AM
- Kelly said...
That looks delicious. I love the addition of liquid smoke. I imagine that does a great job of replicating what a ham hock would offer. Nice job.
- February 27, 2009 at 9:53 AM
- Babette said...
Greens taste awesome I find.
Have you tried kale chips? These could be very popular with kids, I assume.
- February 27, 2009 at 10:17 AM
- Craig Photography said...
thanks for the tip, I will try it tonight...
- February 27, 2009 at 11:57 AM
- dreaminitvegan said...
Can't get enough greens! I like how you cooked these. I can eat them any way but my husband and son, they like them better in soups and other things.
- February 27, 2009 at 12:18 PM
- Eating Consciously said...
I love swiss chard. It's just so beautiful ;)
- February 27, 2009 at 12:21 PM
- Susan G said...
This is exactly how I make them - they are delicious!
- February 27, 2009 at 12:28 PM
- Laci said...
So simple yet tastey! can it be made with spinach or kale instead o swiss chard? Thanks for all the great recipes! :)
- February 27, 2009 at 4:27 PM
- helloveggie said...
Great looking dish. I love kale. Have you tried it in a brothy soup with lots of garlic and some brown rice? It's delicious, D and I can't get enough =)
- February 27, 2009 at 5:42 PM
- Anonymous said...
A way I like to serve collard greens is to chop then into relatively fine pieces and sauté them with diced onions, diced yellow bell peppers and garlic. I then mix them with cooked whole grain rice, make a tasty flavored thin cashew sauce mix it all together and bake it covered in the oven for about 30 minutes at 220 C. If you are into fake cheese, after you remove the cover put grated fake cheese on the top and bake for about 5-10 more minutes until the "cheese" melts. If you are in the mood for mexican style, sprinkle some sliced olives on top and serve with fresh salsa.
- February 27, 2009 at 9:16 PM
- Chelsea said...
Thank you so much for posting this! I have been in a rut lately with my greens, and my hubby just isn't a fan of kale, no matter how I cook it... I really hope this fixes that problem! Many thanks!
- February 28, 2009 at 12:30 AM
- JohnP said...
Those look great - although I can tell from the photo that you didn't cook them nearly long enough for authenticity! :)
- February 28, 2009 at 9:28 AM
- Vegan Dad said...
Give a Canadian boy a break! Ha ha. Yes, I did not cook these for hours like collard greens. I like some bright green colour and some texture, which is why I went with the quick cooking swiss chard. Kale and collards would have to be cooked longer.
- February 28, 2009 at 9:41 AM
- Anonymous said...
You can saute the Swiss Chard stems before you add the leaves in order to give them more time to cook through. Then add the leaves to saute with olive oil, oinions and garlic
"sweating" them covered and then adding water and covered( this keeps some of the greenness ) to let them cook down a bit with Bragg's Liquid and nutmeg lends a Greek feeling like the filling in Greek spinach pie add nutritional yeast. This can be pureed with an immersion blender and used as the filling for raviolli too
- February 28, 2009 at 10:57 AM
- bellacola said...
I really need to get liquid smoke.
I love greens cooked with sauteed garlic and ginger, and cooked with some sherry and a bit of sugar, topped with soy sauce. YUMMY!!!
- March 1, 2009 at 11:51 AM
- VeganFoodieJA said...
I love greens! My mom is watering by reading this post!
- March 2, 2009 at 10:07 AM
- DJ said...
Great tip - my kids tend to pointedly ignore their greens so I'm always on the lookout for ways to jazz 'em up!
- March 4, 2009 at 9:09 AM
- Ashley said...
I made my kale this way last night, and WOW! New favorite! Thank you!!!!! So awesomely delicious :)
- March 5, 2009 at 1:29 PM
- lazysmurf said...
you might try this recipe
I think it is really kid friendly (except for the title) any yummy too.
- March 12, 2009 at 10:28 AM
- Emili said...
my little brother, age 11, LOVED mark bittman's kale with double garlic (and this is a kid who lives on chicken nuggets, lean cuisines, and mac 'n cheese). it comes out very sweet and delicious. you might want to try it out! i'll definitely be trying this recipe.
- March 13, 2009 at 7:45 PM
- Gary said...
Made this with kale - delicious!
- May 26, 2009 at 8:30 PM
- Emily said...
I subbed collard greens, upped the garlic, and ditched the hot sauce. It was so tasty with some chickpeas and roasted tomatoes stirred in at the end. Thanks for the recipe inspiration!
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'Cyber Monday,' 'Giving Tuesday;' Then 'Weeping Wednesday?'
After Grey Thursday, Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and No Clever Name For It Sunday, we're on to Cyber Monday and already looking ahead to Giving Tuesday.
Which raises a question: What about Wednesday?
The Sunday of the first big shopping season of the holidays doesn't seem to have been given a special name by the news media or the retail industry. It sort of gets lumped into the Black Friday hooh-hah. Maybe there's also a smidgen of respect for Sunday.
But what about the middle of this week, following all the fuss? At least one Twitter user (DJ Official) is suggesting "Weeping Wednesday ... the day after you get the bill."
Of course, it won't be a Weeping Wednesday for somebody if he or she (or they) win the record Powerball jackpot — now set at around $425 million.
We'd welcome other suggestions for Wednesday in the comments thread.
As for the news about how the holiday shopping season is going and what it bodes for the economy:
— "Early Sales Pay Off, For Now: Retailers See Strong Weekend, But Worry Spending Could Falter; Online Booms." (The Wall Street Journal)
— "Cyber Monday Sales Could Reach $1.5 Billion; Black Friday Spending Surpasses $1 Billion For First Time." (MarketWatch)
— "While holiday shopping appeared to be off to a good start, analysts cautioned against reading too much into one weekend's numbers. Retailers have to sustain the initial burst through the November-December holiday season, which can account for a third of annual sales and 40 to 50 percent of profits for the year." (Reuters)
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I have an opportunity to purchase a rarely used Canon Speedlite 430EX flash. I admit I know next to nothing about flashes but want to learn the basics with this one. I understand that this is an older unit and that a Canon flash should be compatible with lenses and body. I have a "newer" 60D body and Canon lenses. Will there be any compatibility issues?
No. On the 430EX product page it says:
Compatibility between Speedlites and bodies is very good within the Canon world. You don't always get 100% of all features, but the reason for this is generally obvious. For example, older bodies cannot program the radio trigger in the new 600EX-RT from within the camera's menus. But, you can program the optical trigger from the 5D Mk II menus. Further, it works as a normal on-camera flash on any EOS body, and it will work as a radio trigger if you set the triggering up using the on-flash controls.
The other direction — newer body, older Speedlite — tends to work without fuss, too. I've used an ancient 380EX on my 5D Mk II several times, for example. If you go with an old enough flash, like an EZ series, you will lose out on body features like E-TTL, but that should also be unsurprising.
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A cryptography teaching & learning session at Noisebridge, run by participants. Probably will have some kind of hands on component, too.
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Is it possible to live in a recreational paradise such as Southwest Colorado, yet lack a connection with nature? How many Durangoans have an encyclopedic knowledge of Phil�s World or Test Tracks but know little of the plant life that teems between the trails?
My own efforts to identify trees and flowers beyond icons such as ponderosa and columbine tend to fail, and my desire to supplement dull backpacking rations with berries and leaves is held back by a fear of picking something delicious but deadly.
To combat my ignorance, I signed up for an Edible and Medicinal Plants weekend in Santa Fe. A similar workshop will take place near Durango next week. These events are led by Doug Simons, an expert in wild foods, herbal medicine and the art of living outside with minimal technology.
During 20 years spent exploring the wilderness of the Southwest United States and Mexico, this contemporary hunter-gatherer spent a decade eating solely foraged foods and made fire only with a bow-drill. During this decade, Simons relied on his two trusty burros for transportation and rode in a car just once, to travel to Mexico�s remote Copper Canyon, where he spent months with the reclusive Tarahumara people.
�I�ve led a pretty boring life,� Simons quips.
Brought up in Kremmling, he knew early on that he did not want to be the mechanic that his father wanted him to become. In his teens, he began what he describes as an �apprenticeship to the plants� and since then has treated hundreds of people with herbal medicine. During his long training, Simons studied with traditional healers in the Lakota and Navajo nations.
In person, Simons is much more approachable than his intimidating r�sum� would suggest. He begins the workshop by asking participants what they want to learn, and when I shared my concerns about poisonous plants, he pointed out how few of them exist.
�Nature is not malevolent, once you get to know her,� he reassured the group.
Simons offers a refreshing contrast to the suffering and showmanship of TV shows such as �Man vs. Wild� and �Survivorman.� Living comfortably with nature and appreciating her gifts is the theme of the workshop. In addition to sharing numerous sources of tasty and nutritious greens, nuts and tubers, he demonstrates his �remedios� for conditions as varied as toothache, migraine, stomach upset, diabetes, sunburn and snake bite � all treatments passed down by oral tradition for generations and employed by Simons himself during travels far from modern medical care.
As an added bonus, a morning is spent creating traditional woven baskets from cattails. This is far from being just a plant-identification class, although we did get to know dozens of plants, from the familiar � there are scores of uses for pi�on pine and prickly pear � to rare �shamanic� plants that Simons introduces in reverent tones.
Simons passes on his knowledge thoughtfully, with respect for the native wisdom he has inherited and an eye toward conservation. He insists that before collecting a plant, participants build a relationship with it � a process he calls �courtship� � so that they understand how and when to harvest without affecting the plant�s chance of survival.
Simons believes that the way we behave toward individual plants has global implications and that we no longer can afford to see plants simply as objects for our use.
His message is simple, and timely: �The only way to change the way we interact with the Earth is to remember that everything is alive and that everything is related.�
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Best Weird Humanoids: Milwaukee
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You've seen 'em, those guys who paint themselves gold or silver, stand like statues in tourist areas, and then pass the hat for contributions. Well, these guys are better. They're red, they have tools, and they kept their hats on so I did not have to donate.
Best Ice Sculpture: Makita
When you see an ice sculpture, you know you're at a festive event, like a wedding or STAFDA party. The tool depicted in this sculpture is Makita's new 7 1/4-inch dual-battery cordless circular saw. But enough about tools, let's hear more about parties…
Best Booze Dispenser: Makita
You didn't think the ice sculpture in the previous slide was just to look at—did you? Of course not! In a feat of engineering second only to that of putting two 18-volt batteries into a single tool, Makita came up with this clever way to chill booze: Pour the drink into a hose that passes through a block of ice and it will be cold when it comes out at the bottom. And as if that were not enough, the drink is served in a glow-in-the-dark martini glass—Makita teal of course.
Best Greeter: DeWalt
Uncle Sam wants you. And DeWalt does too—to eat, drink, and smoke cigars at their party.
Best View: DeWalt
It's hard to argue with the view from the balcony of the Foundation Room lounge on the top floor of the Mandalay Bay Hotel, which is where DeWalt held their party. If you've been to this lounge you'll be surprised to hear it's on the 44th floor. The elevator buttons say it's on the 60-somethingth floor. It's not, but then we are talking about Vegas—where few things are what they seem.
Best Performance: Milwaukee
Milwaukee held its event in the main room at The House of Blues. The band—a mix of professional and amateur musicians—was excellent. The pros live in the Milwaukee area; the amateurs work for Milwaukee Electric Tool. There was an ever-changing cast of characters on the stage and I recognized a few from the tool company.
Best Door Prizes: Makita
That's a lot of stuff to give away. And give it away they did; I saw any number of folks walking around with these prizes later on in the evening.
Best Motorcycle: DeWalt
This one was easy; DeWalt was the only company that had a motorcycle at its party. It was a nice bike— a Harley Davidson Road King—and my first thought upon seeing it was "how did they bring that thing up in such a small elevator?"
Best Looking Ladies: Makita
Makita's food spread was less impressive than in previous years but their goodwill ambassadors, Señorita Makita and Miss Makita, were as charming as ever. When I arrived at the party they were signing posters of themselves posing with various Makita power tools—though for the life of me I can't remember what any of those tools were. I must have been distracted.
Best Looking Guitar: Milwaukee
You have to love a customized guitar; I don't know who that is playing it, but he was great. The guitarist in back—with the bow tie and red hat band—is Tim Brasher, Director of Brand Marketing at Milwaukee Electric Tool. Other folks from the tool company joined the band during various parts of the performance.
Best Dressed: DeWalt
The statue at the entrance to the Foundation Room lounge was garbed for the party in a simple but elegant t-shirt. I was going to say a Zen-like calm pervaded the event—but really; it was a much better party than that.
Best Overheard Conversation: DeWalt
This photo of fellow revelers at the DeWalt party was shot with the special "What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas" camera setting. On the elevator down from the event I overheard the following conversation:
Guy: I don't think I have ever left the Foundation Room before ten.
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Me: Yikes, it's almost ten! I have to get back to my room and go to bed (Okay, I didn't actually say that—but I did think it).
Each year, in November, the big tool and fastener companies meet with their distributors at the Specialty Tools and Fasteners Distributors Association (STAFDA) annual convention. This year it was held at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, and I was there to report on the new tools that were being unveiled. I'll tell you about those tools in the coming weeks, but this story is about the convention—specifically, the evening when manufacturers entertain the folks who distribute their products. Typically, 10 or so tool companies hold parties, and there's a subtle competition to have the best.
This year I stopped in at several parties. Mind you, it was strictly business; I only went so I could report on them to you. In keeping with the competitive nature of the parties I decided to describe them in terms of the best things I saw while there. You can see them in the slideshow on the left side of this page. They include:
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How to capture the exact series name from item click on a line chart
I am trying to capture the exact series name from the item click on a line chart my code looks like the following
function showChart() { var store = Ext.data.JsonStore{ ( fields: [ 'date', 'sales', 'rev' ], url: 'chartRender.jsp' root: 'data', autoLoad: true } ); var chartPanel = new Ext.Panel ( { title: 'Sales and Revenue Chart' renderTo: 'container', width: 1000, height: 500, layout: 'fit', items: { xtype: 'linechart', store: store, xField: 'date', xAxis: new Ext.chart.CategoryAxis( { title: 'date' } ), yAxis: new Ext.chart.NumericAxis ( { title: 'USD' } ), series: [ { yField: 'sales', displayName: 'Sales' }, { yField: 'rev', displayName: 'Revenue' } ], listeners: { itemclick: function(o) { // HOW DO I GET THE NAME OF THE SERIES THE USER CLICKED? // WHAT IS THE "o" OBJECT BEING PASS IN AND WHAT METHODS OR CONTANTS CAN I CALL ON IT? // THE CODE BELOW ONLY GIVES THE INDEX TO THE STORE BUT DOES NOT SAY WHICH SERIES WAS CLICKED BY THE USER var rec = store.getAt(o.index); } } }); }
Please help the Ext JS Documentation is not very good and I get confused just trying to find what other listeners can I use and how to use them. I have been trying to figure this out for two days with no progress.
3 Jun 2010 7:08 AM #2
I figured this out using FireBug in FireFox. It turns out that the "o" object being passed into the ItemClick function has other public properties and one of them seriesIndex. So my listener code is revised to:
listeners: { itemclick: function(o) { //THIS SERIESINDEX POINTS TO WHICH FIELD WAS SELECTED //IF YOUR FIELDS ARE IN SOME ARRAY THIS WILL WORK NICELY -- I JUST WISH THERE WAS GOOD DOCUMENTATION ON THIS alert ( "Selected: " + o.seriesIndex ); var rec = store.getAt(o.index); } }
21 Nov 2010 7:26 PM #3
Thanks for your help, bigroweddogg. It has puzzled me for several days.
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We call a set $A\subseteq \mathbb R^n$ a $2$-distance set if for each $v_i,v_j$ in $A$, $i\neq j$, $|v_i-v_j|=r$ or $s$. Find an upper bound for the number of the elements of $A$.
Our Teacher proved that $|A|\le \frac{n^2+5n+4}{2}$ using linear algebra, but I read somewhere that $|A|\le \frac{n^2+3n+4}{2}$. Any good upper bound is welcomed!


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NEW CUMBERLAND — While Hancock County school children were taking a break this summer, contractors were hard at work making improvements to several schools....
Hey Juslin I bet if Justin Hayward was on the Board of Education you would not be talking like this !!!
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Well isn't it just wonderful that the upgrades to the schools are finally finishing...yet the College-type sports stadiums have been done for at least a year now...shows the screwed up priorites of this school board...for years they have wanted consolidated because of declining enrollment...yet they spent huge amounts of our tax dollars building "fields of dreams"....delusions of grandeur, mnore like it....the existing stadiums could have had modest improvements and more money should have been spent to educate our kids...but I guess the board members had to have the shiny new stadiums as their legacy...vote all of them OUT!!!
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The commonwealth's previous health care system, while not perfect, was designed specifically with Massachusetts' needs in mind. Obamacare, by contrast, took a one-size-fits-all approach to 50 states with 50 very different sets of needs. It was then, and remains now, bad medicine for what ails our state.
Unfortunately for all of us, 75 percent of state representatives supported Obamacare. The passage of time, however, has proven the wisdom shown by the opposition of these legislators.
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