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6 Famous People Who Eerily Predicted Their Own Deaths
#3. Mathematician Correctly Calculates the Exact Date of His Death
Abraham de Moivre was a renowned French mathematician who famously worked on mortality tables with Edmond Halley (of comet fame). That means he spent his whole life studying death through numbers -- using math and formulas, de Moivre produced a theory that you could figure out a person's life span based on death rates. By doing so, he also single-handedly threw every school kid's "Why am I going to need to know math, I'll never use it" argument out the window.
As if that wasn't enough, he was awesome in Young Frankenstein.
The Prediction:
When de Moivre was 87, he noticed that he was sleeping 15 minutes longer each night. Still obsessed with math and death, he speculated that when those 15 minutes added up to 24 hours, he would simply not wake up.
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"Three months? That's just enough time to empty the wine cellar."
According to his calculations, the date of his death would fall on November 27, 1754. Guess what happened on that day.
What Happened:
Apparently de Moivre wasn't one to go back on his speculations. Once you make a prediction like that, it becomes harder to, say, just not go to bed one night to throw the mathematics out of whack. After all, his reputation as a statistician was on the line here. And so he dutifully kept his routine and continued to rise and shine 15 minutes later each day ... and sure enough, the day that those minutes added up to 24 full hours, he died. The date was November 27, 1754. His official cause of death? "Somnolence." Apparently they wouldn't accept "Math."
Math, the silent killer.
So the next time you oversleep, that definitely means you are inching closer to death. We do wonder if de Moivre would be a 300-year-old immortal today if he'd just bought an alarm clock.
#2. Schoenberg Feared the Number 13, With Good Reason
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Arnold Schoenberg was one of the most important and hugely influential composers of all time, having introduced an "atonal" style of music that scandalized critics and listeners in the 1920s -- he was like a better dressed Marilyn Manson, in that sense. His music was abhorred by the Nazis, and he was kicked out of Germany, so he must have been doing something right.
Also, his grave is a fucking cube.
The Prediction:
Schoenberg had a crippling fear of the number 13. He was born on September 13 and spent his whole life sure that he would die on the 13th of a month. His irrational phobia got worse every year, and he started going out of his way to avoid the number -- when he wrote an opera titled "Moses and Aaron," he realized the amount of letters added up to 13 (or "12A," as he called it), so he changed "Aaron" to "Aron." He once remarked, "It is not superstition, it is belief."
"Mainly because 'superstition' has 12 letters, and that's way too close."
But that's silly, of course. It's not like a number can actually kill you. Um, right?
What Happened:
As it turns out, Schoenberg's phobia wasn't so irrational. On his 76th birthday, a fellow musician, Oskar Adler, wrote him and said that the following year might be one to watch out for, as 7 + 6 = 13, which, yeah, was kind of a dick move, Oskar. Never tell Oskar Adler you're afraid of spiders because he'll throw one in your face while you sleep, people.
Anyway, the warning made Schoenberg more anxious than usual -- he always looked out for years that were multiples of 13, but he'd never considered that the ones that add up to 13 could be a problem, too. And so, on Friday the 13th, 1951, Schoenberg decided to stay in bed all day, since this has proven to be an effective method of avoiding being run over by trucks or crushed by falling boulders. After making it through the entire evening without event, at 11:45 p.m., Schoenberg's wife leaned over and told him, "You see, the day is almost over. All that worry was for nothing."
#1. Popular Radio Host Accidentally Announces His Death on the Air
If you like baseball, you might know Frank Pastore as a Major League pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds and Minnesota Twins in the 1970s and '80s; if you're into Christian radio, you probably know him from the most listened to Christian talk show in the United States, The Frank Pastore Show; and if you're into freaky coincidences, then you know him from the following story.
Oh, and if you like 72-ounce steaks, you know him for eating one in nine minutes. Shockingly, this had nothing to do with his death.
The Prediction:
On his November 19, 2012 broadcast, Pastore and his listeners were discussing some of his favorite subjects, namely the immortality of the soul and riding bitchin' bikes. Pastore remarked:
"You guys know I ride a motorcycle, right? At any moment, especially with the idiot people who cross the diamond lane into my lane, without any blinkers -- not that I'm angry about it -- at any minute, I could be spread all over the 210."
You can listen to the exact moment he says that here:
There are those who believe you should knock on wood to keep the things you say from happening. Frank Pastore was not one of these people, apparently.
What Happened:
About three hours after he said that, Pastore was riding his motorcycle on the 210 freeway when a 56-year-old woman driving a Hyundai Sonata drifted into his lane and collided with his bike. Pastore fell on the freeway, just as he'd predicted during his show, suffered massive head injuries, and died a month later after being in a coma. And no, the woman wasn't an angry listener trying to show him up: His death was ruled accidental.
As far as unfortunate coincidences go, that about takes the prize, but on the other hand, the whole point of Pastore's last show was "Don't worry about me -- my soul is doing fine somewhere else, gorging on steaks the size of galaxies."
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In the final test, people who order well-done go to straight to hell.
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The LA Galaxy have inked three players to new contracts, including veteran and playoff hero Mike Magee.The LA Galaxy have signed three players to new contracts ahead of the 2013 MLS season. Midfielders Mike Magee and Colin Clark, along with goalkeeper Brian Perk, will all be with the two-time defending MLS Cup champions in 2013 as the club's roster takes shape heading into the preseason.
Magee played a major part in the Galaxy's run through the 2012 playoffs, scoring three times to help propel the team to a second straight league crown. Entering his 11th MLS season, Magee has eight goals in 17 career playoff games and has played in three of the last four MLS Cup finals.
Perk appeared in seven games for the Galaxy in 2012, the most in his career, and should provide cover for newly-signed veteran Carlo Cudicini while giving Bruce Arena an alternative in goal during CONCACAF Champions League play. Perk played in three CCL matches this past year.
Clark, a seven-year MLS veteran who has spent time with Colorado and Houston, was selected by the club in Stage 2 of the MLS Re-Entry Process last month.

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I need help for some different result.
1. in my localhost using windows 7 the icon image on a button is show up, but when I upload to web server using ubuntu server the icon image is not show.
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2. And second problem is between IE and Firefox. I load a php page to panel, when I view on IE there is a space (large space), but on Firefox there is normal.
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"It wasn't until I reached late middle age that I could even begin to acknowledge that being Mary's twin was a central fact, perhaps the central fact, of my life," Shawn writes. "All I did feel was a kind of blank place inside, where memories and feelings should have been."
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An award-winning composer, Shawn is also author of Arnold Schoenberg's Journey—which won the 2003 ASCAP Deems Taylor Award—and the critically acclaimed memoir Wish I Could Be There: Notes From a Phobic Life. His essays have also appeared in The New Yorker, Atlantic Monthly, The Musical Times, and The Times Literary Supplement. For more on his work, click here.


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Abe Tells Obama Japan Will Boost Its Defense
WASHINGTON—Japan's new Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told U.S. President Barack Obama he will boost his country's defense capabilities in response to rising tensions in East Asia, a move that could ease pressure on the U.S. at a time of a shrinking defense budget.
During their first meeting since Mr. Abe's party returned to power in December, the two leaders agreed to act resolutely against North Korea as it continues to develop its nuclear-weapons program. Mr. Abe called for additional sanctions against North Korea, as he pledged closer cooperation with the U.S. and South Korea, a neighbor with which Japan has had frosty relations despite their close economic ties.
Mr. Abe said he and Mr. Obama agreed that the security alliance between Japan and the U.S. is improving after a period of occasional bumps during the prior three years when his long-ruling conservative party was in Japan's opposition.
"The U.S.-Japan alliance is the central foundation for our regional security and so much of what we do in the Pacific region," Mr. Obama said after a bilateral meeting with Mr. Abe at the White House.
Mr. Abe said he discussed recent tension between Japan and China over a group of uninhabited East China Sea islands, an issue that has concerned U.S. officials.
"I told Mr. Obama that Japan intended to respond always calmly and that's exactly what we have done up until now," Mr. Abe said. "We agreed the existence of the Japan-U.S. alliance does contribute to the stability of the region."
Japan and the U.S. also issued a joint statement saying the countries are continuing to discuss Japan's participation in negotiations over a regional free-trade pact known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership. "The two governments will continue their bilateral consultations with respect to Japan's possible interest in joining," the statement said. "While progress has been made on these consultations, more work needs to be done."
At a news conference, Mr. Abe said he hoped to decide quickly whether Japan would formally join the Trans-Pacific trade talks. He said he confirmed with Mr. Obama that Japan needn't promise in advance to give up tariffs on some agricultural products with "sensitivities" at home.
Separately, Mr. Abe said he hoped to pick a new governor of the Bank of Japan quickly on his return to Tokyo.
To help ease the steep costs of energy imports following Japan's nuclear accident in 2011, Mr. Abe told Mr. Obama that he would like the U.S. to allow exports of natural gas to Japan, a Japanese official said. Washington currently limits exports abroad other than to its free-trade agreement partners.
Mr. Abe said that since he took power in December, he has promised an increase in Japan's defense budget for the first time in more than a decade and allowed a boost in the size of Japan's military personnel. He also said Japan intends to ease its domestic laws that severely limit the operational scope of its military so the nation can play a bigger role in the security alliance to ensure regional stability.
Such a change would allow Tokyo to shoot down a missile flying to the U.S. from North Korea, or allow Japanese troops to fire at enemy forces if friendly troops came under fire during peacekeeping operations. Mr. Abe also promised to host a second unit of X-band radar to boost ballistic missile defense in East Asia.
Mr. Abe's Liberal Democratic Power swung back to power in December elections, pledging a more assertive foreign policy and a stronger military. Such comments made Japan's Asian neighbors, particularly China and South Korea, nervous.
During his whirlwind visit to Washington, Mr. Abe's displayed his enthusiasm for a stronger Japan. As he greeted reporters on his plane to Washington, he wore an aviator's jacket labeled "Japan Air Self-Defense Force." On Friday morning, the prime minister ventured in freezing temperatures to lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery.
After a meeting and a working lunch with Mr. Obama, Mr. Abe headed to a Washington think tank, the Center for Strategic and International Studies, to deliver a speech in English titled "Japan is Back."
He reviewed his "Abenomics" policy, which has set off a strong rally in Japan's long-dormant stock market. He called again on the central bank to ease monetary policy and said his program of stimulus spending would lift economic growth by two percentage points and create 600,000 jobs.
"I make a pledge. I will bring back a strong Japan," Mr. Abe said.
Mr. Obama didn't make specific comments about Mr. Abe's economic policies, the Japanese official said. Some European officials have criticized Tokyo's monetary easing and the sharp drop in the yen's value that has resulted.
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Consider the following integral
$$\int_0^1 (1-x^n)^M \,d x$$
It converges to $0$ as $M\to\infty$, but I would like to find bounds on the convergence rates. What I mean is that it is straightforward to find constants A and B such that
$$\frac{A}{M}<\int_0^1 (1-x^n)^M \,d x<\frac{B}{M^{1/n}}$$
However, is it possible to obtain identical upper and lower bounds? The claim that I have is that the lower bound can also be made of the form $A'/M^{1/n}$, but I have not been able to prove it.


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PARIS - There's a new Gathering Place in the community.
The Paris Presbyterian Church has renovated the western wing of their facility, turning it into a coffee house as part of a community outreach ministry. The congregation wants to give back to the community and create a space where residents from all age ranges can gather and share coffee, conversation and companionship, members said.
The space has been given a complete renovation, with congregants gutting the space and installing new walls and floors. Church members have furnished the area and provided a television. Local plumber Joe Poremski donated his talents, doing all the plumbing work for the project, and Patete Kitchen and Bath Design Center donated a complete kitchen set-up, complete with light fixtures and cupboards. Matt Rhoades laid the ceramic tile. Renovations began in July, and the finishing touches have recently been put on the space.
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The Gathering Place opened the week before Christmas, and volunteers were on hand to pour a cup of coffee and offer free gift-wrapping services.
That's only the beginning, said the Rev. Tina Hosler.
"There really wasn't any place to stop and have a cup of coffee and conversation," she said.
A Wii system has been donated, and she said the church would like to set up Wii bowling tournaments, with senior citizens playing during the day and young adults during the evenings. Hosler also said she would like to have music on Friday nights and welcomed any community members with musical or vocal talents to contact the church if they are interested in performing.
"We are open to suggestions from the community," she said. "We are still in the planning stages with a lot of things."
Audrey Shaw, congregant and volunteer, said the church members also hope to have "mother's day out" events in which local mothers can meet up and bring their children along to enjoy a play area.
"We're trying to reach every age group," she said.
Hosler added the church is working with the Weirton Medical Center to offer a regular grief support group.
She said the group is in need of volunteers to act as hosts and hostesses, to make coffee and provide companionship for those visiting.
"They would basically be a greeter and welcome people in," she said. "We want to reach out to the community and have a place for people to go and socialize and have fellowship with each other."
The Gathering Place is open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday at the church's facilities located at 127 Steubenville Pike. It is also open between the 8:45 a.m. and 11 a.m. worship services Sundays.
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I was working on something and stumbled upon the following situation. I have in front of me a configuration $L$ of lines in $\mathbb{R}^{3}$ and say I consider the graph $G$ having as vertex set $L$ with an "edge" between two lines $l_{i}$ and $l_{j}$ if they interesect (again, in $\mathbb{R}^{3}$). Consequently, if we have such an edge, we can associate with it the plane determined by the lines $l_{i}$ and $l_{j}$. Now, note that these "edges", as planes, have the special property that every two of them intersect exactly once. Thus, what I'm trying to do is embed this graph in $\mathbb{R}^{2}$ or on a surface to get a new graph $G'$, isomorphic with $G$, which is a so-called "thrackle", i.e. it has points as vertices, and they are joined by Jordan arcs or maybe some algebraic curves, so that every two such edges/arcs intersect exactly once. Can I do this?
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It still wasn't clear as of press time Monday whether there would be a partial shutdown of the U.S. government. But at least some local federal employees and services could be affected if a deal was not reached to avoid the shutdown, officials said.
The government shutdown was set to go into effect Tuesday unless Congress and the president reached a deal to keep the government funded.
At Fort Leavenworth, all active duty military personnel were expected to remain on the job. But many civilian employees could be furloughed during the shutdown, according to fort spokesman Jeff Wingo.
He said Department of Army civilians were expected to report for work Tuesday even if there is a shutdown. But by noon, they in essence would be furloughed except for certain employees.
He said the exceptions generally extend to people involved in the "protection of life and property."
Wingo said the missions of the military prisons and the Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth would continue during the shutdown even if some civilian employees are asked to stay home.
Munson Army Health Center at Fort Leavenworth will remain open if there's a government shutdown. All services will be available at the health center, but patients should expect delayed services and increased wait times due to reduced staffing, according to Munson spokeswoman Dianne Knowles.
At the Eisenhower VA Medical Center, people should expect that any services related to health care will remain fully functional if there is a government shutdown, according to VA spokesman Shawn Hoffman.
"Now there are other VA services that would be affected," he said.
Employees at the U.S. Penitentiary in Leavenworth were not anticipating furloughs if there is a government shutdown, according to prison spokesman Treavor Kroger.
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GENESEO, N.Y. - Faculty from SUNY Geneseo are joining colleagues from other SUNY campuses in authoring "open textbooks" with support from libraries to help reduce the cost of higher education.
State University of New York libraries are collaborating with SUNY faculty on innovative publishing initiatives to develop free online textbooks through the Open SUNY Textbook Program, a new academic- friendly publishing model.
The program will produce 15 free online textbooks this year, thanks to the support from a SUNY Innovative Instruction Technology Grant (IITG) and library funding, the time and talent of librarians and consultation by SUNY Press. The program includes:
With only a two-week call for proposals to SUNY faculty, the program received 38 proposals for open textbooks. When the participating libraries realized how many great proposals they received, and grant funding limited the possible number to publish to four textbooks, libraries stepped up to the plate to contribute additional funding to help produce even more textbooks than originally planned. The new goal is to publish 15 excellent textbooks in disciplines across the curriculum: one each in anthropology, business and music; two each in computer sciences, education and math; and three each in English and the sciences.
"It is inspiring to see how many SUNY faculty are interested in producing innovative high-quality textbooks that reduce college costs for students, and to see how many libraries are eager to help provide support and service," said SUNY Geneseo Library Director Cyril Oberlander, principal investigator for the program and project editor. "Faculty and libraries can create incredible opportunities for higher education to share resources globally and also to meet local needs."
Participating and supporting libraries include: The College at Brockport; SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry; SUNY Fredonia, SUNY Geneseo; University at Buffalo; and SUNY Upstate Medical University. SUNY Morrisville has offered to assist with copy editing some of the textbooks.
Libraries demonstrate they are willing to contribute time, talent, and funds to support this innovative publishing program. Publishing tasks and roles are expected to be sourced, much like at university presses. Librarians, however, will be key to offering these authors a range of invaluable services such as copy editing, loading and proofing files, applying metadata, indexing, or offering support with resources and interactive content strategies.
"I am very impressed with the mutual interest and responsiveness of SUNY faculty authors and reviewers, and librarians to produce high quality open textbooks," said Oberlander. "The librarians are developing new editorial workflows and services, incorporating instructional designers, and significantly contributing to open education. Producing innovative open textbooks can help reduce the cost of higher education to students, and it can also reduce the cost to libraries and institutions."
"Open e-content for courses can help to lower textbook costs for students, provide a showcase for SUNY faculty authors and enrich partnerships with academic libraries. This is a win for everyone," said Mary Jo Orzech, director of Drake Memorial Library at the College at Brockport.
"The State University of New York has over 450,000 student enrollments. If we can create open textbooks that save one out of 10 students $30, the total savings will be over $1.3 million," said Carey Hatch, associate provost for academic technologies and information service for SUNY. "Librarians have been at the forefront of the digital revolution in higher education, and it is good to see them assuming a leadership position in this new form of content creation and distribution."
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I've been working on the following homework problem:
Consider a function $f : (0,∞) → \mathbb{R}$ and a real number $a > 0$ such that $f(a) = 1$. Prove that if $f(x)f(y) + f(\frac{a}{x})f(\frac{a}{y}) = 2f(xy)$ for all $x, y ∈ (0,∞)$, then $f$ is a constant function.
I've gone through several steps, and been able to derive the following two relations:
$f(x) = f(\frac{a}{x}) = \frac{1}{f(\frac{1}{x})}$ (Conversely, $f(\frac{1}{x}) = \frac{1}{f(x)}$)
$f(1) = 1 = f(a)$
But now I'm stuck. I think I'm close, but I can't figure out how to make the jump to show how this implies the function is constant. Can anyone point me towards the next step?


text: As an avid fantasy reader, I often find that most novellas involve a lot of rambliong, and very little story. However, I recently ran across one which is just the opposite. while spending a few minutes searching through Amazon's Indie kindle ebooks. I found a book marked for sale at the price of $3.99, and the page count was just over 40. this did not seem right, so I checked out the short blurb. Well then, it sounded very different than most fantasy shorts, so I spent the 4 bucks. I could always use it for fodder for my next "that was a bad book" rant. Well, as you can imagine, it was not a long read. However, much to my delight, those few page held an enormous story full of adventure, and the most ecxiting characters I've ever encountered. James brooks has world building down to an exact art! this guy will be big! My hope, is some of you guys check out the novella. My question is, have any of you found short writings, involving large stories? Please mention them on this thread. I want to know if I've missed any other great writers out there simply because of the length of their writings.


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1964 Plymouth Belvedere - Rocket ScienceWritten by on September 16, 2011 What one man builds when not working on the space station
"I saw these cars back in the '60s, and the reason I looked far and wide for a car was to basically have my passion come true. It has tremendous horsepower and terrific eye appeal." -John Mai
What one man builds when not working on the Space Station
Precision. The owner of this impressive '64 Belvedere knows something about it. John Mai's company, Midway Machine and Instrument Company in south Houston, Texas, has manufactured parts that were used on the space station. Before that, John worked for Grumman Corporation as a machinist working on the LTA8 LEM trainer that helped the astronauts train for landing on the moon. Later, Mai was involved with wind tunnel testing the F14 fighter. Really impressive credentials if you ask us.
Back in his early twenties, John was working at a Dodge dealership and watching Chrysler's lightweight cars scream down the track whenever he could. Of course he wanted one, but they were rare and expensive even back then so the dream had to wait until much later in life.
Well, much later didn't make it any easier to obtain his dream car. It might be easier to fund your own space mission than to acquire and restore an original A864. Besides, John wanted to enjoy driving the car he had waited so long for, so he decided to build a sleeper with the lightweight look on the outside and packed with a lot of modern technology.
An internet search led him to Muscle Car Restorations in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, where owner John Balow and the rest of the MCR staff helped Mai put together a plan to finally give birth to his lifelong dream car.
Perhaps the wait was a good thing, because the huge advances in automotive technology since his youth will now allow John to not just go fast but also be comfortable while he's doing it.
Sure the car has to look the part with the Hemi hoodscoop, the single headlight grille, and the dog dish caps on steel wheels, but let's toss the van buckets in favor of a pair of Corbeau Moab seats with lumbar support and a Simpson harness. While we're at it, what's wrong with some Vintage Air A/C, a one-off custom Budnik steering wheel designed by Allan himself, a pushbutton for starting the car, and molding the tachometer and shift light into the dash? While you're modernizing, you might as well round out the interior with an overhead console for mounting the Clarion stereo system controls for the trunk installed system. And yes, the back seat has to go and the full cage needs a swing-out/removable driver's bar.
Naturally there is a Hemi, but this one's got an extra hundred inches over stock. The correct cross-ram intake is a must, but who says you can't run internal injectors and hide a pair of FAST throttle bodies under the stock air cleaner? Mai did the machine work to the intake and custom-built the fuel rails that were necessary to fit the injectors inside the manifold. Power steering and hydro-boosted Wilwood four-wheel disc brakes are just as much safety items as they are luxury options with a car like this.
John did elect to run a TorqueFlite with a manual valvebody and a 10-inch converter. But keeping with his memories, the '64 is still shifted with the original pushbuttons on the dash. It would be difficult to second guess the 3.73 geared Dana 60 out back and mini-tubs that allow John to sneak 295/65R15 Mickey Thompson drag radials on 15x10-inch steels inside the stock fenders.
Just to add a little bling, John EDM machined his own "Belvedere" scripts for both of the front fenders, the taillight panel, and the glovebox door. And under the hood, he asked MCR to use some stainless steel bolts that he manufactured himself. They have two sets of six flats with one rotated 30 degrees from the other so the heads will accept both six and twelve point sockets.
Sure, the original dream has been modified over time, but a lot of what John has been able to realize couldn't have been imagined back then. This car may not be just what he was longing for in his youth but you can rest assured that John has precisely what he wants today. mm
Fast Facts
'64 Plymouth Belvedere
Owned by John Mai, South Houston, Texas
Mopar Power
- Engine: A 528 crate Hemi was installed just as it came from Mopar except for the cross-ram intake and a FAST XFI fuel injection system. Fuel injection doesn't really improve the max power output but really makes a big difference in the drivability of an eight-barrel Hemi. In order to retain more of the stock appearance, though, the injectors were hidden inside the intake.
- Transmission: John chose a 727 and a 10-inch converter for a good balance between the track and the boulevard. He also went with a manual valve body in this pushbutton car so he must have a tough left thumb.
- Rearend: Dana 60 with 3.73 gears. Set it up and forget about it.
- Horsepower and performance: HiTech Motorsport in Elk River, Minnesota, did the dyno work and tuning of the FAST XFI system, and managed to find 619 horsepower and 648 lb-ft of torque-about what the original lightweights produced back in their day. John's Belvedere was still too new when we photographed it to have been to the track yet but it will perform respectfully no matter what John decides to do with it.
High Impact
- Body: Completely restored to look like a lightweight including a steel reproduction Hemi scoop and a single headlight grille. Mini-tubs easily allow for the 295 Mickey drag radials.
- Paint: PPG Deltron Dark Gray Poly. This thing will attract more than enough attention without being painted red.
- Interior: The Auto Top Shop, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, did all of the stitching inside the car. This is one area where John departed from the original (which had nothing to do with comfort) with full custom seats, door panels, and even a custom case for the removable part of the rollbar. Rich carpet covers the whole interior and the fully upholstered trunk. Dynamat sound deadener helps keep the road, exhaust, and engine noise in check. The dash is a mix of old and new with a molded in tach and shift light, built-in gauges, and A/C vents.
Sure Grip
- Suspension: .960-inch torsion bars work the front with Super Stock 456/457 springs in the rear.
- Brakes: These cars were never known for their stopping ability. Wilwood discs all the way around plus a hydroboost system bring some balance to the Hemi under the hood.
- Wheels: Stock steel with dog dish caps. Well, they look stock. The rears are now 15x10 inches.
- Rubber: Coker Classic 235/75R15s look like original bias-plies but bring modern radial performance. The Mickey Thompson 295/65R15 drag radials are just legal enough to cruise with.
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If you're going to customize an interior, putting the stereo controls in a custom overhead console definitely works....upon further inspection, you'll notice those are not carburetors. They're throttle bodies for the fuel injection.Rounding off the modern touches is a set of brakes from Wilwood and the hydroboost brake booster. A 528 Hemi probably doesn't make much vacuum, so the hydroboost comes in handy.
Just like in 1964, real race cars didn't come with back seats. John's car, however, does have a little more material covering the metal.


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I created a class "String" and placed that in package "java" [ actually i wanted to create java.lang to see which class is loaded by classLoader as
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We're a team of developers working on some PC applications. But we have also witnessed a trend in the market towards writing more and more mobile sites and mobile applications.
Is it time for developers to shift to mobile programming?
We're a team of developers working on some PC applications. But we have also witnessed a trend in the market towards writing more and more mobile sites and mobile applications.
Is it time for developers to shift to mobile programming?
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No ~ Web and desktop applications are here to stay
Mobile phone development will not be replacing either desktop or web development for the foreseeable future. I do see a further shift away from what was traditionally thick client desktop applications towards more rich web applications or cloud computing.
Mobile phones will be an extension to this paradigm rather than a replacement.
Trial mobile phone development
Unless you are happy with a complete paradigm shift. I would recommend that you pick up both iPhone and Android development in conjunction with what you do currently. Most independent software development companies are now picking up mobile phone development as an addendum to their current skill sets to give a value added experience to their clients.
The cost of re-skilling your staff and learning new development frameworks and idiosyncrasies of each of the platforms can be challenging to say the least. However not impossible. That would be up to you to decide how best to go about it.
What happens with mobile vs. desktop applications is not the same as with web apps vs. desktop apps.
Actually, if you watch Microsoft PDC, Google I/O or other events, they all agree that we are moving forward client-server architecture.
The situation with mobile devices is different. It's not "we have desktop on one hand, and mobiles on other hand", but rather "we have a multitude of devices like mobiles, PDA, tablets, laptops, desktops, etc., and we must target them all".
This means that if you're a company which builds websites, you can't tell: "We build websites for desktops, and we also build websites for mobiles". You rather say: "We build websites which are compatible with all devices including smartphones", like you say "We build websites which are compatible with the five most used browsers".
This being said, today, we are unable to target everything at once. Most websites have a fixed layout for desktops/laptops, and a separate layout for mobiles. This is because:
If you follow the logic, on one hand we will see the improvement of hardware and connectivity of smartphones, and on the other hand, we will be able to design interfaces fluid enough to adapt themselves to the size of the screen, from a tiny screen of a smartphone to a huge TV screen.
That's why you don't "switch" to mobile development, but it's a good idea to learn how to develop applications which can be used on those devices too. Like you haven't "switched" to Google Chrome when it appeared, but you had (and you still have) to check if your website is compatible with IE7 to IE9, FF3 to FF5, Opera, Safari and... Chrome.
¹ The date is purely hypothetical. Any resemblance to any real date is a coincidence.
Ask a marketing expert - I think this is called "distribution channel strategy" or something like that.
If you have an old desktop app that you can monetize on a second time, do it. (What do you think about this analogy... it's a bit like a movie-company selling its new movie first by bringing it into theatres, then selling dvds, then selling it to TV stations, then on-line distributors, then internationally). This article explains what I mean Hollywood's Profits, Demystified - this article even goes one step further... a company can post a loss due to not breaking even w.r.t. development costs (e.g. for the movie, or for the PC app) but compensating it with wins for porting it to mobile platforms and doing some accounting tricks to masquerade the profits.
In the end, it is an individual decision...nobody else around here knows (if it would be feasible for the legacy software you have in your "solution portfolio").
A lot of companies are starting to jump on the mobile market. But it can often go hand in hand with desktop or web development.
If you're developing a website it may be time to look if you can provide an interface for it through a mobile specialized website. You can provide a subset of your regular website.
It's often an extra way to provide information when your users aren't able to use a PC. It's all on top of your existing apps.
It will never be the sole computer for everyone. In the distant future, there will be no distinction. The hardware devices will take many form factors (laptop, hand held, ear bud, projector for monitor, wireless keyboard and toe controlled mouse) but they'll all run the same opperating systems and apps. Your 'desktop' client app may have a mixture of centralized code and dynamically loaded local code seamlessly working in harmony on different devices, servers and networks. The refrigerator will keep your food an your data cool.
My guess is, we'll all still be sitting in a chair when we're using our IDE.
If it is right for your applications, then the answer may well be yes.
This might give you a new distribution channel, or may give you an edge over your competitors.
But I don't think this is a "yes or no" question.
Analyse whether this will help your application, do market research, don't just do it for the sake of doing it.
If you develop for mobile you have to focus on the users needs because the display space is limited. This increases quality.


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Reviewer: Eric Shinohara MD, MSCI
Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania
Last Modified: May 28, 2008
Presenter: Mark Ingram
Presenter's Affiliation: University of Pennsylvania
Type of Session: Poster
Materials and Methods
Comprehensive nodal irradiation included the porta-hepatic, celiac, superior mesenteric, and peri-pancreatic nodal regions.
Plans were calculated using the Eclipse Proton Convolution Superposition algorithm.
Plans were done using a scatter beam system supplied by Ion Beam Applications (IBA) proton therapy systems.
Compensators and blocks were used to increase conformality with the target volume.
Author's Conclusions
Clinical/Scientific Implications
Pancreatic cancer has an extremely poor prognosis and local recurrences are a major problem. Local control is important not only in the curative setting but also in the palliative setting to prevent pain syndromes due to celiac axis invasion. However, concurrent chemoradiation can be quite toxic and without proper nutritional and fluid support it can be difficult for patients to complete treatment without interruptions. By increasing the conformality of radiation therapy it may be possible to decrease the dose to normal tissues, decreasing toxicity. Additionally, it may allow the dose of radiation used to be increased, improving local control. It may also allow the concurrent use of chemotherapeutics which have a radiosensitizing effect such as Gemzar, which is only rarely used due to combined toxicity. However, with less normal tissue being irradiated it may be possible to deliver radiation concurrently and safely with such agents, which may improve the local effects of radiation as well as decrease distant failures. We may see even less normal tissue toxicity with the use of scanning beam protons and intensity modulated proton therapy (IMPT).
However, clearly greater conformality comes with risks, the most significant being margin misses. There is still breathing motion which must be accounted for in the treatment of pancreatic cancer and with protons, this will become even more important to account for. Clearly clinical trials are needed and as more proton facilities become available these will hopefully move forward.


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I'm wondering whether you can tell quickly just from looking at a Lagrangian whether a given point $q^0$ is an equilibrium point. Obviously all you have to do is verify it satisfies the E-L equations, but they are messy in complicated situations. Is there a conceptual shortcut I could take, or am I expecting too much?
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Hello there..,
We need a type assist similar to the following as in finance.yahoo.com where the text field size is less than the results table width, but gxt combo box with type ahead is forcing the results table width is same as the combo box width. Can I have the results table width more than the combox box width, I mean I should have shorter combo box width but results with many columns so the results table should have more width as in the yahoos example, can someone please help.
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A = hash("blue" + X);
B = hash("pink" + X);
If A and the literals are known and X is unknown, are there attacks on B aside from the attacks on directly on hash()? In other words, is B safe?
Would it be better to reverse the concatenation?
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I'm having trouble finding the closure in the definition of a blow-up. For example, take the following example, with a node at $(0,0)$ (and at some other points) (it's not a homework question, just a concept that I'm stuck on!). $xy=x^6+y^6$. Then the blow-up should be the closure of this set, taken over all $(x,y) \neq (0,0)$: $ \{ ((u,v), (x,y)) \in \mathbb{A}^{2} \times \mathbb{P}^{1} | uy=vx, xy = x^6 + y^6 \}$.
How do I explicitly find the closure of this set? I understand the fibre of the projection map at the singular point should consist of two points (both of which are non-singular) - why is this so, and what are those two non-singular points (in the smooth variety that is the resolution)?.


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Minister of Finance and National Economy Dr. Ibrahim Al-Assaf, addressing the opening session of the Saudi-Russian Joint Commission in Moscow today, advocated economic cooperation between the Kingdom and the Russian Federation as the world's largest exporters of petroleum and petrochemicals. Both countries, he added, not only have vast reserves of crude oil, but also have suitable environments for investment. The Saudi economy, he said, is attractive for investment, and the Kingdom's economic policy is based on the principles of free enterprise. At the moment, Saudi Arabia produces about five percent of the world's petrochemicals, marketing them in 75 countries.
Dr. Al-Assaf went on to describe the Kingdom's privatization strategy as aimed at enabling the private sector to play an important role in the process of economic development. The rate of inflation is very low, and the Saudi currency is stable and strong. Saudi exports to Russia amounted to about SR 7.16 million [U.S. $ 1.91 million] in 2001, while its imports from Russia that year amounted to SR 384.5 million [$ 102.67 million]. Dr. Al-Assaf expressed the hope that more joint Saudi-Russian projects would be set up, there being only one at the moment, and urged the business sectors in the two countries to exert further efforts for exploring new horizons of commercial and investment cooperation between the Kingdom and Russia.


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Demons Souls USA JB PS3-MOVESep 12
King Allant the XII, the last king of Boletaria, searched tirelessly to expand his might. The Nexus, a great ice shrine nestled in the mountains, bestowed the power of the souls onto him, bringing prosperity to his kingdom. Still unsated, he returned again to the Nexus, where he foolishly awakened the Old One from its eternal slumber. This long forgotten evil, now wrought upon Boletaria, plunged the realm into darkness and fog. A mighty demon horde poured into the kingdom, devouring the souls of men.
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Cornelia Brown surprised herself when she was gripped by the sudden, inescapable desire to move with her husband to the suburbs. Her mettle is quickly tested by her impeccably dressed, overly judgmental neighbor Piper Truittthe embodiment of everything Cornelia feared she'd find in suburbia. With Lake, another recent arrival, Cornelia shares a love of literature and old moviesas she forms an instant bond with this warm yet elusive woman and her perceptive, brilliant young son, Dev. But there are shocking secrets and unexpected surprises lurking beneath the peaceful veneer of suburban lifeand nothing is quite what it seems.
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I wanted some insights about the integral in equation A.5 (page 19) in this paper, http://arxiv.org/pdf/1301.7182.pdf
What is the derivation of this?
Is there something more general from where this comes?
If the $\vec{k}-\vec{q}$ of the denominator were replaced by $\vec{k}+\vec{q}$ would the only change be an overall factor of $(-1)^d$?
One sees the Laurent series kind expansion of the Gamma function as stated in equation 3.8 (page 14). How can one use that to find the possibly similar pole structure in the RHS of the the integral in A.5?


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Chinese Mustard Greens – aka Gai Choy, Gai Choi (Brassica juncea)
Shur told me that there are over 50 varieties of Chinese mustard greens alone, with appearances and flavors that vary widely. The variety pictured below from the Minneapolis Lyndale market is called Bau Sin.
These greens reminded me of red komatsuna, a variety of Japanese mustard greens that I had received in one of my CSA boxes. Japanese and Chinese mustard greens are similar.
Mustard greens are from the brassica family and are distantly related to cabbage, kale, broccoli and brussels sprouts. Like the other greens I profiled on Monday, these greens are very nutritious, providing vitamins K, A, C, folic acid and antioxidants.
Chinese Flowering Cabbage – aka Choy Sum, Yu Choy, Chinese Spinach, Oilseed Rape (Brassica rapa)
The vendor said that typically this wouldn't have quite so many flowers, but the hot weather that we'd experienced earlier in the week had caused the plant to bolt and send up flowers.
Typically, you cook and eat the entire plant, including leaves and stems. Shur said that opinions differ about eating the flowers: the Laos, Thai and Hmong prefer to eat the flowers, while Chinese and Vietnamese preparations often leave them out. To prep the greens, just snap off the woody part at the base of the stalk (similar to asparagus), then you're ready to cook.
When I made the choy sum, I did this and left the rest of the stalk whole. In the end, these pieces were too big; next time, I'll cut the stalks into pieces so they are easier to eat.
Chinese white cabbage – aka Bok Choy, baby bok choy, white cabbage, pak choy, pak choi (Brassica rapa)
The flavor of bok choy is slightly bitter. This vegetable is a natural for stir fries, braises or soups, with its crunchy stalks and tender greens. Baby bok choy is slightly sweeter and more tender than regular bok choy.
There are many ways you can stir fry bok choy but the recipe I keep going back to is one from Deborah Madison for tofu with bok choy. It's extremely simple and quick to make, perfect comfort food for a busy weeknight.
Finally, still a mystery to me:
Are these Chinese mustard greens? Or napa cabbage?
I purchased both of these bunches at the Minneapolis market from separate stands on the same day. The vendor who sold me the one on the left said it was Chinese mustard greens, and the vendor who sold me the one on the right said that it was Napa cabbage.
Come to think of it, this looked similar to a green I received in a Harmony Valley Farm CSA box that was also identified as "napa cabbage", though it looked to me more like romaine lettuce. The giveaway that it is not romaine lettuce is the distinctive white rib running through each leaf's center – this marks it as from the choy family of vegetables.
Still, this doesn't look like the napa cabbage which I've been familiar with buying in the store. [Sigh.] I'm still learning.
Here's a good photo illustration of other Asian greens that I came across recently; you may find it helpful too.
Okay, the million dollar question – what to do with Asian greens? The short answer is to stir fry them, braise them or add them to soups. The good news is that many of these greens are interchangeable and simple preparations with garlic, soy sauce, ginger, oyster sauce, etc. seem to work well.
Here are some recipe ideas for Asian mustard greens, choy sum and bok choy, gleaned from the Internet and assembled into a master list from my previous IN SEASON posts about bok choy, red komatsuna and hon tsai tai.
Mustard greens with garlic, onions and sesame oil (Simply Recipes)
Sauteed komatsuna with basil (Chubby Bunny Recipes)
Tahini-soy sauce greens (Worden Farm)
Komatsuna greens in ginger almond miso sauce (Cupcake Punk)
Hon tsai tai with soy sauce and oyster sauce (Tucson CSA)
Asian greens with garlic sauce (A Mighty Appetite)
Soy glazed baby bok choy (A Veggie Venture)
Tofu with bok choy (Green Your Plate)
Sweet and spicy stir fry (A Good Appetite)
Simple almost spring vegetable stir fry (Beth Dooley for Star Tribune)
Spicy stir fry chicken and greens with peanuts (Harmony Valley Farm)
Skirt steak and bok choy stir fry (Martha Stewart)
One last thing – I'm giving a Market Talk about greens at the Minneapolis Farmers Market tomorrow morning, Saturday June 18th, at 10:30 am. I'll be demonstrating some of the recipes mentioned during my posts this week. If you're at the market, please stop by and say hello!
Have you cooked with any of these types of Asian greens yourself? What's your favorite way to prepare them?


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At Easter brunch, I presented my daughter with a gift - the snowman's missing arm.
And guess what?
We were both very happy as you can be about such things. Well, maybe even a little giddy-gleeful, truth be told.
She was surprised but glad I had finally found it, although it was sadly a few months after she had taken this big outdoor Christmas decoration to her own home for the holidays.
At the time, this was at my encouragement after I'd loaded her car with anything else she wanted from the house - in my mind what paralleled an early big spring pickup where you get rid of everything you don't want.
Here - take this, take that.
House purging, you know.
Anyway, I was encouraged in having come across the snowman's arm quite by accident, that I had at least found something in my pursuit of looking for something else, in this case Better Half's cell phone.
It turned up missing when he went to use it one day here recently - a discovery that led him to call me at work on the good old-fashioned land line at home to ask me what I'd done with it.
"Are you kidding me?" I thought and asked out loud with equal parts of amusement and annoyment.
"I can barely keep track of my own phone," I reminded him.
There was a silence. A long one.
I could hear him thinking not good thoughts about me and my purse-digging, whining, what-did-I-do-with-my-cell-phone ways.
If I keep losing my own cell phone, surely I must be responsible for the absence of his as well, right?
"Did you look for it?" I asked the inevitable stupid question, followed up by Dumb Question No. 2: "Did you call yourself?"
The long sigh that whooshed through the tin-can lines assured me of what we both already knew.
It was surely somewhere.
But man, is it ever playing one heck of a game of hide and seek, and Better Half and I are making the big "L" loser signs on our foreheads.
Unless, of course, you count the snowman's arm as a small victory.
Or the recipe book I had misplaced, the one that had this chicken pita bread and sauce dish I had threatened to make. (I assumed it was missing because no one was enthused at the prospect of being a new recipe guinea pig.)
I really thought our luck was about to change when after months of wondering what became of the mane and tail brush I got in my Christmas stocking for my horse Coffee, I finally found it.
For some reason, I had tucked it away in the saddle bags on the saddle I have in the living room.
I was so happy about that I wanted to call Better Half on his cell phone and tell him.
But I had to settle for a high-five with the snowman.
(Kiaski, a resident of Steubenville, is a staff columnist and features writer for the Herald-Star and The Weirton Daily Times and community editor for the Herald-Star. She can be contacted at email@example.com.)


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I've seen all the videos of deep fried turkey fireballs. but I've also heard deep fried turkey is really great. How do I safely deep fry a turkey? What causes the explosions?
The other answers touch on the fact that its the release of water from the turkey that interacts with the oil, causes the oil to overflow, and then ignite the burner.
Generally, this happens pretty shortly after you put the turkey in (due do any moisture on the outside of the bird).
To do it safely don't bank on the fact that you've removed all the water - do two additional things:
@ChrisWalker, below in the comments, also provides a method for making sure you don't put too much oil in the pot and thus cause a spill over.
The explosion is caused by steam causing the oil to boil over, which then ignites when it reaches the burner.
Alton Brown has a show on it: Fry Turkey Fry (1/3), Fry Turkey Fry (2/3), Fry Turkey Fry (3/3)
Ice or water meets 400-degree oil and voila, explosion. Once again I will direct attention to Alton Brown's Good Eats episode "Fry Turkey Fry," in which you can learn all you need to know about how to fry a turkey SAFELY and TASTILY.
The best way to deep fry a turkey is, to first buy some quality peanut oil. Using the wrong type of oil can cause a fire/explosion or cause your turkey to taste burnt. You should brine your turkey as well, helps out a lot. Make sure you dry your turkey out and off as much as possible, this step is important! Water and oil can also cause over boiling of your oil and cause a fire. You can use a dry rub, which I love, to season the bird safely for frying. If you do use a dry rub, a very light coating of olive oil will help your seasoning stick to the bird. Get everything you will need to cook, heat source and a 30 quart pot is best, and take it outside away from children pets and any structures. After you have the peanut oil and a great cooker ready, you should bring the oil to 325 degrees Fahrenheit, then turn off your heat source and lower the bird in. After about five minutes of safe cooking, turn your heat source back on. Keep your oil from 325 to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. It will take at least an hour for most turkeys to cook. Happy Turkey Day!


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Welcome to WhoLovesHockey.org, official site of the TJ Reinsch
Youth Hockey Foundation. A 501(c)(3) charity dedicated to
promoting the introduction of youth hockey to children,
supporting those who currently play and to promote awareness to
the autoimmune disease TTP.
6th Annual TJ's Memorial Cup Adult Hockey Tourney December 26, 2015
The 2015 Memorial Cup golf adult hockey golf tourney has been scheduled for December 26th at the IBP Ice Center. Again, the 12 team tourney will fill up quick so it's important skaters register in advance by using the link below. Click here for the dedicated page.
TJ's Tin Cup Raises $12,000
The 4th annual TJ's Tin Cup charity golf tourney was yet again a record breaking fundraiser for the foundation. 144 golfers participated in what was a fantastic day for September golf. More than $12,000 was raised in the event that proved to be the most successful fundraising event in the history of the TJRYHF.
4th Annual TJ's Tin Cup Golf Tourney Announced
Mark your calendars for September 6th, 2014 for the 4th annual TJ's Tin Cup charity golf tournament. This years tournament will be held at Two Rivers Golf Course in Dakota Dunes, SD. Registration is now open for individuals and teams. Only $75 per player includes 18 holes of golf, several prize entries, and the dinner banquet. Shotgun start at 1:00 PM. For more information and online registration click here.
Rockey Mountain Tuff Hockey Training Camps come to Sioux City
Dan Davies, a product of the Siouxland Youth Hockey Association and former teammate with TJ Reinsch, brings his hockey camp to Sioux City this summer. Click this link for Sioux City dates Rockey Mountain Tuff Hockey Camp
Ames American Legion #37 NASCAR Party Benefits Foundation
Over $2600 was raised at the American Legion #37 NASCAR party in Ames, IA held on April 27, 2013. The annual event held by the American Legion Post 37 chose the TJ Reinsch Youth Hockey Foundation as the recipient beneficiary for the past two years. The events have raised over $6500 total for the foundation.
Lincoln Squirts win 2nd Annual TJ's Cup
The 2nd annual TJ's Cup Squirt hockey tournament was held in Sioux Falls March 2-3. Teams that participated were: Lincoln, Sioux City, Sioux Falls Orange, Sioux Falls Blue, Mitchell, Omaha, Luverne and St. Peter/LeSeuer. Lincoln won the tournament beating Sioux City 3-2. More than $2000 was raised for the foundation which will put that back to good use by promoting learn to skate events for kids ages 4-10 in the Sioux Falls area.
3rd Annual TJ's Memorial Cup Adult Hockey Tourney
Sunday December 23rd the IBP Ice Center will host the third annual Memorial Cup adult hockey tournament. The "Lobster" style tourney is open to the first 60 skaters and registration will fill up quickly! Advanced registration and the team schedules are available by clicking here.
Free Learn to Skate Signup with Siouxland Youth Hockey
Once again the TJ Reinsch Youth Hockey Foundation is covering the registration fee for new first year skaters ages 4-8 who wish to play ice hockey in the Siouxland Youth Hockey Association. All boys and girls are welcome to free "Learn to Skate" sessions sponsored by the foundation beginning on September 9th. Siouxland Youth Hockey registration for new skaters is also September 9th between 4 PM - 6 PM. To signup for the free learn to skate sessions, email your skater(s) Name, Address, Age, and Phone to email@example.com for registration.
2nd Annual TJ's Tin Cup Golf Tourney Scheduled
Whispering Creek will be home again for the 2nd annual TJ's Tin Cup Golf Tourney scheduled for June 2nd, 2012. The 1PM shotgun start will certainly fill up quickly as it did last year so reserve your spot today. $75 per player in advance / $85 day off. Awards ceremony, and dinner banquet follows the golf outing. For more details, click here.
Try Hockey For Free in Sioux City February 18th
It's that time again this year to invite boys and girls of Siouxland to register for the Try Hockey For Free skating event to be held at the IBP Ice Center February 18th. The event is open to boys and girls ages 4-9 years old. Any type of helmet and gloves are needed to attend. Skates are provided. To register, visit www.SiouxCityHockey.com
Sioux Falls Bantams to Host TJ Tourney
The Sioux Falls Bantam A Travel team will be hosting a tournament in Sioux Falls the weekend of Feb 24-26th. Organizers are calling the tournament the TJ Cup in honor of our former Midwest Varsity Coach and Director of Coaches, TJ Reinsch, who passed away 2 summers ago from an autoimmune disease. The teams playing in the first annual tournament are The Sioux Falls Flyers Bantam A Blue, Luverne Cardinals Bantam A, Devils Lake Bantam A and Omaha Jr. Lancer Bantam AA. These games will be the only home games the Sioux Falls team will play all year. The prime time game will be Saturday, February 25, at 8:00 pm when the Flyers play the Omaha Jr. Lancers at the Expo. The Jr. Lancers also have a Sioux Falls connection. Jamison Westaby will be coming back home to play against his old team. The Flyers played the Jr. Lancers earlier this year and lost in a close game 2 - 1. Come out and support the our Flyer Bantam Team.
2nd Annual Memorial Cup Adult Tourney Success
Nearly 60 skaters attended the 2nd annual memorial cup in Sioux City at the IBP Ice Center. What has become a very popular event, 12 teams took part in games being played all day. The tournament was sponsored by Kevin O'Dell Electric and American Family Insurance. The funds raised from this event will be used to sponsor the Try Hockey For Free events February 18th in Sioux City.
NHL Players Association Awards Equipment
The TJ Reinsch Youth Hockey Foundation has been awarded 15 complete sets of youth hockey equipment from the National Hockey League's Players Association "Goals and Dreams" fund. Chairman of the Goals & Dreams fund, Devin Smith, commented on the success of the program. "Over the last 11 years, NHL players have donated more than $19 million to fund and assist grassroots hockey programs around the world. We've sent equipment everywhere from Australia to South Africa, Europe, Malaysia and North America. The biggest obstacle in participating in hockey is the cost of equipment. Our goal is to bridge that gap for less fortunate children". TJ Reinsch Youth Hockey Foundation Vice-President, Burke Lake, says the equipment will be used as loaner equipment for first year skaters to help offset the initial costs of starting youth hockey, as well as, kids who participate in the foundation "Learn to Skate" events that they host throughout the year.
Learn to Skate program planned for Sioux City
The TJ Reinsch Youth Hockey Foundation is sponsoring a 3-week learn to skate program free of charge to any boy or girl, ages 4-10 years old. Beginning Sept. 11, each participant will receive skating instructions that beginners need to make ice skating more enjoyable. Each 1 hour session follows the USA Hockey curriculum for new skaters. Participants also receive a $50 voucher towards the cost of registration fees to Siouxland Youth Hockey. This program is open to the first 80 kids who register and who have never been registered with Siouxland Youth Hockey in the past. To register, send an email with each child's name and age to firstname.lastname@example.com. Registration deadline has been extended through Sept.11, 2011.
Sioux Falls Golf Tourney Scheduled for August 20th
The TJ Reinsch Youth Hockey Foundation and the South Dakota U14 and U16 national teams will be the beneficiaries of the 2011 Attic Open Golf Tournament. The Sioux Falls event will be held at the Spring Creek Golf Course. This 4-man scramble is sure to be a great time for all. For more info click here.
TJ's Tin Cup Golf Tourney Draws Over 100 Golfers
More than 100 golfers teamed up to participate in the first annual TJ's Tin Cup Golf Tourney held on May 21st. Whispering Creek golf course hosted the tourney in Sioux City. Foursomes from throughout the Midwest competed for dozens of prizes and the championship cup, and enjoyed a catered dinner and silent auction following the tournament. Tournament title sponsor, Kevin O'Dell Electric, and dozens of other Siouxland businesses helped to make this primary fundraising event a huge success for the foundation raising over $10,000. This year's tourney was co-hosted by the Siouxland Youth Hockey Association and the proceeds will assist in promoting new skaters into the youth hockey program.
Ames American Legion Post 37 Fundraiser Raises $3800
Over 300 people attended the 3rd annual American Legion Post 37 NASCAR party held Saturday April, 30th in Ames Iowa. The TJ Reinsch Youth Hockey Foundation has been selected as the fundraiser beneficiary for 2011. Gift bags were given to the first 200 people, and dozens of silent auction items, and more than 100 prizes were raffled. Special guest, Iowa Lt. Governor, Kim Reynolds was in attendance and gave a special salute to legion members for their service to our country and recognized the TJ Reinsch Youth Hockey Foundation for strengthening youth hockey in Iowa. A special thank you to organizer's Kathy and Sarah who started the work for their annual fundraiser over 3 months ago. For more information about American Legion Post 37 click here.
Try Hockey for Free event held for kids
The IBP Ice Center was home to 90 kids who registered for the "Try Hockey for Free" event sponsored by the TJ Reinsch Youth Hockey Foundation on February 19th. USA Hockey certified coaches volunteered to assist kids ages 4-9 in learning to skate, hold a hockey stick, and shoot a puck. The kids experienced hockey drills designed to help teach the basics of skating and becoming a hockey player. Click here to see more photos.
TJ Reinsch Memorial Cup raises $1500
More than 40 players and 200 hockey fans turned out for the 1st annual TJ Memorial Cup Adult Hockey Tournament held at the IBP Ice Center December 26th. Players from around Siouxland and as far away as Des Moines, Lincoln, and Omaha participated in a this uniquely formatted tournament. The tournament was sponsored by Joe Morton Insurance, American Family Insurance, Chesterman's Bottling, and Lewis Bowl. The foundation was able to raise $1500 from this event and will help to conduct "learn to skate" lessons to kids between the ages of 4-10 years old and play youth hockey in Sioux City. Thanks to all of our players and sponsors for making this first event a great success! See the KTIV 4 story here and thee KCAU 9 story here.
Memorial banner unveiled
Wednesday November 17th, 2010 the TJ Reinsch Memorial Banner was unveiled at the IBP Ice Center during the Sioux City Metros vs. Sioux Falls Flyers high school hockey game. The Siouxland Youth Hockey Organization and the Sioux City Metros celebrated TJ's career as a player and coach. See the local media stories on KCAU TV and KTIV TV
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The Saudi government Public Investment Fund signing a SR270 million ($72 million) management consulting services contract with the American engineering construction company Fluor for the $7 billion railway project linking Riyadh with Jeddah, Arab News reported today. The contract calls for Fluor to oversee the work of the contractors and experimental operation of the railway project over a period of seven years. The contract is part of a railway project connecting Kingdom's west coast with its east coast.
The daily reported that Saudi Railways Company (SAR) Board Chairman Mansour Al-Maiman said the line would start from Jeddah Islamic Port to Riyadh to be connected with the existing 450 km line between Riyadh and Dammam, with a second 115-km new line planned to connect Dammam with Jubail on the Arabian Gulf.
The design speed of passenger trains is expected to be 250 kph (155 mph) and 140 kph (87 mph) for freight trains and will cut passenger travel time from 12 hours to six and cargo from nine days by sea to 12 hours by train.
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Now I have setup a virtual host for my new Symfony project.
For every request I make, I get this error:
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Columbia Law School Hosts Young Eisner Scholars Program
The NYC YES program recently completed summer sessions at William C. Warren Hall
Earlier this year, the Young Eisner Scholars (YES) program expanded to New York City, with Columbia Law School serving as a resource to help facilitate its growth.
Columbia University asked YES founder Eric Eisner '73 to bring his program to the New York City public school district covering Central Harlem in the autumn of 2012. He quickly accepted the invitation, recruiting longtime friend and educator Zachary Susskind as program director. In March of this year, the pair began meeting with seventh- and eighth-grade students from Columbia Secondary School, the Frederick Douglass Academy, Renaissance Leadership Academy, the John H. Finley School, and the Thurgood Marshall Academy for Learning and Social Change. By April, approximately two-dozen children were selected to participate.
For the remainder of the academic year, Susskind led weekday sessions with the students in their respective schools, as well as Saturday meetings at Columbia University's Hamilton Hall. Academic sessions at NYC YES are focused on "literate math thinking," a way of using math to improve students' language skills and thought processing. According to Susskind, students learn to become more precise and accurate in their language usage as they explain their way through difficult word problems.
In mid-July, Susskind began hosting these academic sessions at the Law School, where meeting space was made available so that NYC YES students had the room necessary to work both individually and in groups. NYC YES also had access to projectors, screens, and white boards, so that Susskind and his students were able to collaborate on exercises in a seminar-type setting.
"In terms of providing the space and being so open and hosting us, [this partnership has] been spectacular," Susskind says.
NYC YES further expanded this past August with the addition of Program Manager Justin Hicks. And, this month, one of the very first Young Eisner Scholars, Chris Bonilla '16, began his legal studies in Morningside Heights, further linking YES and the Law School. Bonilla graduated from Columbia College in 2009 and worked with YES in Los Angeles before returning to New York City to pursue his law degree.


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When the people sing the song, we use do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, ti, si, ect, but some time I hear that the music people say A, B, C, C flat, ect.
Is their relationship or are they two different things?
When the people sing the song, we use do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, ti, si, ect, but some time I hear that the music people say A, B, C, C flat, ect.
Is their relationship or are they two different things?
Do-re-mi-etc. is "sol-fa" or "solfege".
Sol-fa represents a major scale, with Doh being the first note, Re being the second, and so on. I'm sure you can sing that scale.
The A-G note names are absolute names for a certain note. An 'A' is an 'A' no matter what key you are performing in.
There are two variants of sol-fa. Fixed doh and Movable doh.
Fixed doh is used in China, France, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Romania, Russia, South America and parts of North America, Japan, and Vietnam.
In fixed-doh, Doh is always equivalent to C; Re is always equivalent to D; and so on.
Movable Doh is used in Britain, Germany, Indian classical music, and the United States.
In movable-doh, you can pick a different pitch to start on, and sing Do-re-mi-... starting at that note. What you are doing when you do that is singing the major scale in different keys.
If you are singing in C major, d,r,m,f,s,l,t,d is C,D,E,F,G,A,B,C
If you are singing in D major, d,r,m,f,s,l,t,d is D,E,F♯,G,A,B,C♯,D
... and so on.
In both forms, there are other phonetic names for sharp and flat names. The complete list is on Wikipedia.
On a Fixed Do scale the A Note is assigned to La, the A was assigned because it has the precision of the frequency (440 Hz) which doesn't have decimals, so it's easier to remember. So you end up with a correspondence as follows
A = La
Take into account that while on the english notation (A,B,C,D) you start on the 400 Hz note which is A4, on fixed Do you start on the first discernible note (which is C0 at 16.3516 Hz)
By the way the note names on the Fixed Do scale come from a poem of the benedictine monk "Paul the Deacon" which goes like this:
Ut queant laxis
And the Ut was replaced by Do to make it easier to say on the Romance languages
Solfege (do, re, mi, ...) is a numbering system which starts from the first note of the scale (do=1, re=2, ...). Solfege identifies the position of the note in the scale.
Pitch names are a numbering system which starts from a particular sound (A440 or concert A=1, B=2, ...). Pitch names identify the sound of the note in the scale.
Take an example. Say you are singing a song that's in F major. The pitch names for that scale will be F G A B♭ C D E F, and the solfege for that scale will be do re mi fa so la ti do.
Now, sing that song in G major. The pitch names will change to G A B C D E F♯ G, but the solfege for that scale will still be do re mi fa so la ti do.
If you have ever looked at pop sheet music in Spanish, you'll see that they don't use "C, D, E, F, G, A, B" at all. They only call notes by their Fixed Do names.
In Spanish sheet music, a C dominant 7 cord is called "Do7". A G# dominant 7 chord is called "So#7".


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What factors affect soil hydration and crop growth time? What is the most efficient layout of dirt and water to grow crops?
Like Brant said, tilled soil will stay tilled if it has a water tile four blocks or less away. Even though a large field of crops would result in the quickest growth time, this is not necessarily the most efficient method of farming as you would need to crouch to avoid the trampling of crops, and it's not easy to access each tile.
There is a thread on the Minecraft Forums with various farm designs - here are two of them (credit to Hans Lemurson of the forums):
The tilled blocks are raised so you won't trample crops as you collect them, and the water tile in the middle ensures that all the crops are exposed to the water. The nice thing about this design is that you can elongate the design simply by repeating the middle row (the one with water in it). The walls of the farm serve a double purpose - keeping animals out and serving as a back wall so that harvest crops bounce back to you.
(Oh, and the chest at the door is good for storing excess seeds or wheat.)
This is a spiralled variation of the farm. The crops are one continuous "shelf", so can hold the mouse button and move as you are planting or harvesting.
To be hydrated, tilled soil needs have water up to four blocks away, either on the same level as the soil or one level above it. This means a 9x9 field with a single block of water in the middle will be fully hydrated.
Growth time is a little bit more complicated. The Minecraft wiki has more information including the formula the game uses to determine growth rate, but it would seem that the quickest-growing crops are those surrounded by crops on either two sides. In other words, plant in straight lines. Avoid large fields and L shapes. If using large fields then alternate crops every row.


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Service, Spirituality, and Social Responsibility (SSSR) is the umbrella under which these three distinct areas of programming flourish on the Wheaton campus.
What's the connection between the "three S's"? They are all ways Wheaton students explore, articulate and live their values and find their own unique place in the world.
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Join Oracle Insurance at IASA 2013
By Calvin Glenn-Oracle on May 30, 2013
This is the theme for the 2013 IASA Annual Education Conference and Business Show that begins Sunday, June 2nd at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland (Washington, DC area). Oracle Insurance will be there connecting with industry friends including customers, partners, and fellow vendors.
With the uncertainty in the global insurance market caused by the global financial crisis, rapidly evolving technologies, as well as shifts in customer preferences, insurers realize that big changes are necessary in order to face today's market dynamics as well as take advantage of opportunities to innovate and gain a competitive edge. Oracle invites you to stop by Booth #817 at the IASA Annual Educational Conference and Business Show to learn how its flexible solutions can help insurers navigate the change necessary to meet today's challenges and have the business agility to be prepared for the future. Oracle Insurance solutions represented include:
- Rating and Distribution Management
- Billing and Financial Management
- Communications and Document Automation
- Analytics Applications
Additionally, be sure to attend these Oracle Insurance Vendor Connect Tours during IASA:
- Financial Software & Systems (#888)
Monday, June 3, 9:50 a.m. – 10:50 a.m.
- Rating, Product Definition & Configuration Tools (#986)
Monday, June 3, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
We look forward to seeing you next week at IASA!
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"It is a great advantage to a president and a major source of safety to the country, for him to know that he is not a great man." — Calvin Coolidge
WASHINGTON — Energetic in body but indolent in mind, Barack Obama in his frenetic campaigning for a second term is promising to replicate his first term, although simply apologizing would be appropriate. His long campaign's bilious tone — scurrilities about Mitt Romney as a monster of, at best, callous indifference; adolescent japes about "Romnesia" — is discordant coming from someone who has favorably compared his achievements to those of "any president" since Lincoln, with the "possible" exceptions of Lincoln, LBJ and FDR. Obama's oceanic self-esteem — no deficit there — may explain why he seems to smolder with resentment that he must actually ask for a second term.
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