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Sources usually mention that dynamically created variables are allocated on the heap, while functions' variables on the stack. Also the ones on the stack cease to exist automatically when e.g. the function which contains the variable exits. If I understand correctly, data fields of class are on the heap. I do not understand, what is meant by 'dynamic'? As I see it, when the code is running, anything being created is created dynamically on the fly, be it function variables or objects with variables inside them. I would be glad for simple explanation. Thanks
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I agree that "dynamic" is a poor choice of words, but we're stuck with it now. It basically means the memory allocation is done explicitly by the programmer, using something like
In most contexts, "dynamic" refers to memory that the programmer explicitly allocates, as opposed to the memory that is allocated as the normal part of entering a function (reserving space for parameters, local variables, etc.).
Let's take the following C function as an example:
When we enter the function, space is automatically reserved on the stack for
When we exit the function, all the elements between "STACK BOTTOM" and "STACK TOP" will be popped (deallocated).
I do not control memory allocation at this level; this is all done automatically for me when I enter and leave the function. However, within the function I want to allocate some memory for
Java behaves ever so slightly differently:
Similar to C, Java will reserve space on the stack for each of
Dynamic pretty much means the number of bytes is not known until runtime:
Having both f(10) and f(22) supported(without separate instances of f) means that the memory block size changes on the runtime.
You should think of the stack as an optimization, an implementation detail. Unfortunately, the abstraction that is memory management tends to be leaky. Some languages leak it a lot (I'm looking at you C) and some leak it...less (i.e. Java).
When you need memory, by default, you can imagine that it all goes in the heap. It's possible, under any set of circumstances, to use heap memory to solve all problems. Allocations to the heap can be of a size unknown until right when you need it, and can live for an indeterminate amount of time. Allowing those qualities comes at a cost though. Different languages manage it differently, but the point remains that time and effort is spent by the language, in some way, to both allocate, deallocate, and potentially defragment memory in the heap.
Not all memory that's needed needs that level of flexibility. There are a number of very common contexts in computer programming in which the memory needed is of a size known at compile time and with a scope that contains certain well defined properties. When you call a method you know that the information in memory that represents the parameter list, the return value, and the local variables is of a fixed size, and you know that all new allocations of memory will leave scope before any memory stored at the time it was allocated. This follows the exact implementation of the data structure known as a Stack.
A stack, as a general data structure, is where the last in is the first out. You push items onto it, and then pop items off of item. The item poped is the item most recently pushed on (that's still in the structure). So we assume that there's a stack that holds onto memory. When we start execution of a new method we know that the memory we allocate for that method (all methods need memory for their arguments, return value, and local variables). If we push all of that memory onto the stack it will need to be pushed off of the stack before any items "above" it in the stack can be pushed off. This is okay. We know that the memory of the method that called "us" won't need to be freed until after we finish, and we know that any methods we call will have their memory both allocated and freed before we need to be freed.
Managing this type of memory is much easier than managing heap memory. It's very quick and easy to add new memory to the stack, and very easy to take it off. The "stack" is really just a long contiguous block of memory with at pointer to the "end" of the stack. Allocating new memory is as simple as increasing the stack pointer and telling someone which addresses they are allowed to access, and deallocating is as simple as decreasing the stack pointer by a fixed value. Adding/subtracting a fixed value to a pointer is very fast and easy for a computer.
So the entire purpose of the stack is not to allow additional functionality; in fact using the stack is more restrictive than using the heap, and most complex programs tend to have at least some situations in which the restrictions of stack memory are prohibitive, so you'll still need a heap. Stack memory simply allows much quicker allocation and deallocation of a certain uses of memory that meet the restrictions of a stack.


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CHESTER - Mountaineer Racetrack and Gaming Resort will conclude its 2012 stakes schedule Tuesday with the 11th running of the $85,000 Sophomore Sprint Championship. The six-furlong event for 3-year-olds will bring the track's stakes offerings for the year to a baker's dozen, for aggregate purses of more than $2.1 million.
"I think we hold our own in that department," said Joe Narcavish, the racing secretary at Mountaineer. "You judge the quality of stakes fields not only by the past performances of the horses who run in them, but by what they do in their subsequent efforts. We do offer lucrative stakes pots, and good money brings quality competitors."
Yes, and here's some proof. On this year's Aug. 4 West Virginia Derby undercard, Tapizar was a 4-length winner of the $200,000 West Virginia Governor's Cup. On Nov. 3, the 4-year-old colt was a 2-length winner of the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile at Santa Anita.
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HAS A CHANCE — Tapizar, shown here winning the $200,000 West Virginia Governor's Cup at Mountaineer on Aug. 4, went on to win the Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile at Santa Anita.
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At Mountaineer, Tapizar, who is trained by Steve Asmussen, was a prohibitive 7-10 favorite. At Santa Anita, he was sent off at 15-1 odds, making him the third longest shot in the field of nine. But in both races, Tapizar clearly proved best.
Tapizar now has a quartet of black-type scores on his resume - he also won Santa Anita's Sham Stakes last year and the San Fernando this past January. Tapizar's career purse earnings total just short of $1 million.
His owners, Joan and Ron Winchell, have suggested Tapizar might continue racing at age 5. If he does, he could try again for a Governor's Cup/Breeders' Cup double. It's a plan with proven results.
Macho Macho, the Asmussen trainee who won this year's West Virginia Derby, has raced once since his Mountaineer effort. He was second in the Pennsylvania Derby at Parx Racing (formerly known as Philadelphia Park) on Sept. 22 - finishing in front of Golden Ticket and Alpha, who had dead-heated for first in the Travers Stakes. at Saratoga.
Bourbon Courage, the second-place finisher in this year's West Virginia Derby (he missed victory by a hard-driving half-length), was a five-length winner of the Super Derby at Louisiana Downs in his next start. And, following that effort, Bourbon Courage closed from seventh position at the eighth-pole to finish second by a length in the Indiana Derby at Hoosier Park.
The connecting threads within these developments make an impressive quilt. Tapizar became a Grade 1 winner with his Breeders' Cup victory. Macho Macho beat a Grade 1 winner (Hansen) in the West Virginia Derby, and was better than a pair of Grade 1 winners in the Pennsylvania Derby.
With his Super Derby performance, Bourbon Courage is now a Grade 2 winner in his own right. Might one (or more) of Tuesday's Sophomore Sprint Championship contenders go on to similar achievements? It has happened before.
Fabulous Strike was the Sophomore Sprint Championship winner in 2006. Under Dana Whitney, he drew off to win by 8 lengths. And by the time Fabulous Strike's racing career ended, he had been victorious in 12 stakes. Five of them were graded, including the 2007 edition of the Grade 1 Vosburgh at Belmont Park.
Ravalo, who won the 2007 Sophomore Sprint Championship (under Whitney as well), is still racing. He has 13 career stakes victories - including a pair in Grade 3 company - and has been stakes-placed on 16 other occasions. Black-type victories by Ravalo have been achieved at Mountaineer, Aqueduct, Belmont Park, Presque Isle Downs, Pimlico Race Course, Monmouth Park, Penn National, Remington Park and Woodbine, nine tracks all told. Ravalo's career purse earnings now total over $1.27 million.
In thoroughbred racing, one never knows just when and from where a future star will emerge. Maybe on Tuesday, at Mountaineer.
Sophomore Sprint Championship Notes: From the rail out they are Whiskey Rebellion (who is graded stakes-placed), Fleet Eagle, Captain Genius, Warrioroftheroses, the filly Nightofsolance, High Native Fly, Steel Man and Jasizzle ... the Sophomore Sprint will be the eighth of nine races on the card and has a scheduled post of 9:55 p.m.


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Kdenlive latest stable release can be downloaded from the KDE servers. (release before 0.9 are still available on our SourceForge page).
Alternatively, you can checkout the development of Kdenlive from the git server:
git clone git://anongit.kde.org/kdenlive
You can also browse source code online (Projects.kde.org | Quickgit).
If you want to build the current stable branch (0.9):
git checkout v0.9
Or to build the current development code:
git checkout master
Then, in the kdenlive directory, where the files have been downloaded to, type:
mkdir build; cd build; cmake .. -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr; make
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Tocllaraju Climber's Log
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|Silvia Mazzani
|North West Ridge
Date Climbed: Jul 22, 2002
|My first 6000, a fantastic route with a short technical pitch in upper part. For me a great satisfaction!
|Posted May 13, 2011 10:20 am
|NW Ridge
Date Climbed: Jul 24, 2010
|Long but incredible day - morraine camp to summit and back to base camp. All the info we had on this route was indicating a moderate climb. Well, moderate my butt .... I don't think there are any moderate (AD and below) routes on any CB 6K peaks this year..
|Posted Jul 25, 2010 11:49 pm
|West face
Date Climbed: Jun 28, 2010
|After an unwanted shot of adrenaline, I dangled in the bergshrund, me and Pablo Puruncajas (ECU)summitted in perfect weather. Spectacular and steep face, the sting proved to be in Tocclaraju's tale with a nasty crevasse at the summit mushroom requiring great alertness.
|Posted Jul 13, 2010 7:06 am
|NW Ridge
Date Climbed: Jun 22, 2008
|Climbed with Dan...it's a long ridge climb except for the last bit which requires some belayed climbing.
|Posted Mar 26, 2010 10:34 am
|So Close
|Good climb up the NW ridge, just short of the bergschrund were able to look to the east and see the sun rise and then look to the west and see the moon set. Just past the bergschrund conditions deteriorated quickly and were unable to get a purchase in the snow. Great climb either way.
|Posted Nov 11, 2009 7:39 am
|NW ridge
Date Climbed: Jul 20, 2007
|Heavy snow the two days prior to our attempt stopped us around 3 hours from the summit. Bummer, probably should have waitied another day for some guided teams to break the trail.
Also, wouldn't waste my time setting up at moraine camp. I would opt to setup higher up on the glacier.
|Posted Oct 20, 2009 1:40 pm
|west ridge
|Climbed the west ridge with Tyler Appetito & Kaveh Kashani. Lots of snow, no tracks or other climbers. Tyler fell into a crevasse 2 times on the descend & weather got bad. Great climb!
|Posted Sep 1, 2009 6:16 pm
|Normal route
Date Climbed: May 29, 2001
|I never felt worse after catching a massive stomach flu on the layover day in Huaraz. Made it but did not enjoy it. Thanks to my friends! I would never have kept going on my own.
|Posted Aug 7, 2009 2:23 am
|via Normal Route variation
Date Climbed: Jul 5, 2009
|Reached the summit led by the guide in training (Aspirante Guia) Marco Pompeyo and with his brother Heimer (porter). Heimer asked me the night before whether he could join us as he had never climbed a 6000m summit, to which I agreed. He was lightly equipped thus I gave him my down jacket for the cloudy night outing. We started from the (first) high camp (5000m) on a rocky ledge at 01:15 and summited at 07:15 via a normal route variation (D), following the beaten path, with limited visibility and wind gusts up to 30 km/h. We were followed by a Spanish party (from Estramadura) and descended all together. The three other parties behind us turned back at different stages.
Normally, "aspirantes" are not supposed to guide clients on 6000m summits but my UIAA membership meaning no obligation of hiring a mountain guide made the point again!
|Posted Jul 7, 2009 3:48 pm
|Route climbed: NW ridge
Date Climbed: Jul 1, 2007
|Climbed with Derek, Oscar, and Carlos - very windy and cold on the way up, but lots of fun! Moraine camp just below the glacier is on of the most beautiful places to camp I've ever been.
|Posted Jul 22, 2008 6:18 pm
|Normal Route
Date Climbed: Jul 7, 2007
|We slogged up the normal route from below moraine camp in a half a day. The top snow/ice pitch was fun, the rest was a slog. The most amusing part of our trip was my loosing my headlamp down a crevasse. The direct route looked more interesting, I wish we had done that…
|Posted Jan 14, 2008 3:09 pm
|west Face
Date Climbed: Jun 15, 2007
|Absolutly fantastic climb, rather long from high camp climbing face with group of 3, but quick and pretty esy descent.
|Posted Dec 12, 2007 1:21 am
|regular route
Date Climbed: Jun 30, 2007
|sketchy snow bridge, but other than that fun and not bad
|Posted Oct 24, 2007 1:27 am
|Highest point
Date Climbed: Jun 15, 2005
|Just beautiful, camped in a slighly lower spot than high camp, with great sunset views. Ice walls were stepped in and fun.
|Posted Aug 15, 2006 9:18 pm
|Tom Fralich
|NW Ridge
Date Climbed: Jul 19, 2006
|Went up to high camp with Adam Jones hoping to climb the West Face, but opted for the NW Ridge due to very high winds on summit morning. It was a fairly long route with some interesting pitches, one being the summit pyramid and the other a 60m section along a rotten, icy cornice just after gaining the ridge. We spent a total of 5 days on the mountain.
Day 1...Hike from Pashpa (3600m) to Ishinca BC (4400m)...about 8 miles
Day 2...Move to High Camp (5100m) in 3.5 hours
Day 3...Storms and bad weather, waiting in High Camp
Day 4...Summit (6032m) in about 7 hours from High Camp, return to BC
Day 5...Hike out to Pashpa
|Posted Jul 20, 2006 11:30 pm
|Route Climbed: West Face Date Climbed: june '05
|Amazing climb!! Phenominal ice before the sun hits. Didn't actually summit. Got 7 piches up (all consistent WI4) and got very sick from the altitude and had to bail. Not hard to bail from the face as long as you know how to do v-threads.
|Posted Oct 3, 2005 9:31 pm
|Route Climbed: Normal Date Climbed: July 25 2005
|Nice climb!! Left at 2am and was on top by 8:30. The wait at the first wall can be tough. I got very cold, also watch out for local guides that climb over you and cross ropes. I got my pack stuck trying to climb up. Otherwise it was pretty smooth.
|Posted Sep 9, 2005 4:37 pm
|Route Climbed: Northwest Ridge Date Climbed: July 27, 2005
|We started several hours after everyone else (last to leave high camp) so we didn't have to wait too long on the way up, but had to wait on the way down. Leaving late made it so the sun was up as we got high on the mountain so it wasn't really cold at all.
|Posted Aug 8, 2005 1:05 am
|Route Climbed: Northwest Ridge Date Climbed: July 19, 2005
|Beautiful day, very warm, no wait at the first ice pitch nor at the Bergschrund, pays to be slow!
|Posted Aug 3, 2005 10:06 am
|Route Climbed: nw ridge Date Climbed: july 27 2005
|very beautiful ridge and mountain. the route is quite easy, the steep sections at the top are not very difficult. the biggest problem is waiting for groups to climb it. the wind can make the wait damn cold. we waited for a group of 4 for almost an hour at the bergshrund. a guide had to turn back because he got so cold while waiting.
also, someone stole the trekking pole i stashed near the bergshrund, so be careful with your stuff.
still, a very asthetic route, depsite the crowds and thieves.
|Posted Jul 28, 2005 8:50 pm


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Have you ever taken a CPR/First Aid class?
I am considering taking an adult CPR/AED class at The Red Cross. The course is $70 each and is a three hour course. I can't imagine I would learn enough in three hours to feel comfortable saving someones life if they start choking around me.
Has anyone ever taken one of these courses? Do you learn enough in three hours or would you suggest something else?
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i used to be CPR/Life guard certified. Its pretty easy stuff to remember. The problem is that the recommended stuff changes year to year. the compression to breathe ratio will go from 10 to 1, to 15 to 1, to no rescue breathes at all, to whatever the powers at be decide. It will give you a general idea of what to do if the need ever arises, which will definitely help your confidence if something is required of you. The most important thing (imo) is that if your certification is set and you try to help someone and they still die (or something else bad) you wont be liable due to the Good Samaritan law. If nothing else itll dissuade you from not helping for legal reasons. Long story short; definitely worth it in my opinion.
I am but work paid for it. Here are some answers from a question I asked last year that may help. http://deals.woot.com/questions/details/84ccd320-f01b-4565-a5d3-3c41fac1033f/are-any-wooters-cpr-first-aid-certified#29
[EDIT] I am still not sure I would use what I learned, but at least I have the info should I choose to.
I took a class just last week actually, I paid $55 (school discount) and it was roughly four and a half hours long. I'm sure it would've taken three if there weren't so many of us that day.
In my opinion, it's definitely worth it. You learn how to save a life in an event of an emergency and you can also "teach" someone (like a family or friend) what you learned.
If I remembered correctly, mines went in this order:
- Intro.
- Anatomy & Physiology (completely basic).
- CPR How-To (dos and don'ts)
- CPR by yourself on dummy.
- CPR with a pair on dummy.
- CPR with AED (Automated external defibrillator; not real).
- Heimlich maneuvers.
- CPR on infants (by yourself then in pairs).
- 25 Question Test (you'll need to pass to get certified but it's fairly easy like DMV).
In my opinion, practicing on dummies through the certification course is way better than watching a tutorial on YouTube (and such). That way you can get the feel of what you're doing and you know you're doing it correctly.
My sister made sure I took it before I was allowed to babysit my then-infant niece.
Honestly, a lot of the stuff was already common knowledge that I already learned in high school and college courses about health. The course took way too long and they gave almost no one-on-one instructional time to us to verify that we could perform the tasks required. We were all stuffed into a high school basketball court and given a card "certifying" that we were trained in First Aid and CPR.
One of the things I learned is that if someone is choking, ask permission before performing the Heimlich. If you break one of their ribs while performing the maneuver and they don't give you permission, you're liable to pay for their medical bills. If they don't give you permission, wait for that person to pass out and then perform the maneuver. Nuts, right?
The latest CPR courses tell people to not do breathing at all. Just keep up chest compressions and that should keep oxygen flowing until help arrives.
I took this same class this past saturday. My work pays for the class as it is a requirement to be employed. I do find it very helpful, especially about the AED, as this is a fairly new device that we have here in our building. The CPR seems to be close to the same as it always was but it is good to get in some practice every now and then.
It's simple stuff, and great knowledge. Also, if you get to practice, you'll be more confident in performing CPR. It's a good thing. It's not comprehensive first aid, just CPR basics.
I was certified for about 8 years while I was a lifeguard, 4 of which I was an instructor for CPR/AED, first aid, and lifesaving. I recommend taking the course so you know what to do in the event of extreme emergency. You never know the curve ball life is planning to throw at you or what situation you may find yourself in.
I was lucky in my time and never had to perform CPR, but there were many cases of minor first aid. If nothing else take that. One of these courses isn't meant to make you a professional medical practitioner but you can be the difference between life and death. Basically you are the first responder. You've got someone and there is no medical help until you call 911 and help them.
As far as the changes in CPR I do have to say with absolute certainty that today I could not tell you what ratio of compression to breaths (or lack of) because it changed every year I was teaching it. The technique is more important the the math behind it.
AEDs can be used by a smart dog.
Took it a few years ago. My partner beheaded the dummy during CPR
Yes, absolutely. Did the British first-aid for adults and their "Save a life" courses from Red Cross long time ago.
Fortunately I have never needed to use it, other than...ahem...on myself when I did something dumb to myself accidentally.
you will get your moneys worth. great class to take
Yes, was a necessary class to take to get my Rescue Diver Scuba Certification. CPR along with a basic first aid class is something I recommend for everyone.
Being medically trained and prepared to handle emergencies is very important.
Also would like to add that my sister and I used to watch our younger siblings and knowing CPR saved both of them from choking to death - both times while a parent went 2 1/2 blocks to the store. I'm a fan of it.
Yes. :$
Yes, take it.
If something happens, at least you have some idea of what to do. Which is better than not having a clue.
I did use it once, and it definitely beats just freaking out.
I used to instruct the ARC CPR/First Aid class when I was in the Navy. The course is mainly common sense on the first aid side and then just remembering the current CPR breathes/compression ratio. And even though the ARC teaches hands-only CPR, full CPR (rescue breaths with chest compressions) is the best option in some emergencies, including those involving infants and children, drowning victims, or people who collapse due to breathing problems
Yep, every two years like clockwork.
It is definately worth it. After taking the course several times I found myself offshore in the Gulf of Mexico and had to use it. We were able to keep the man alive for over and hour and a half till medical personnel arrived. By having the knowledge you lose some of the fear that you will do something wrong and the cert. can protect you from most legal actions.
I take the class every two years as well its a job requirement.
There was a local news story a few years back... a guy collapsed on the golf course. Heart attack, I heard later. The next foursome included a nurse who started chest-only CPR and kept it up till EMS arrived 25 min later (very rural golf course.)
She saved his life, and a few years later he was in much better health and CPR certified himself.
I'd say do it.
My employer provides the instructor but you have to take the class on your own time. It makes it very convenient for people and I think that's why there is such a great turnout for it.


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As in years past, a cattle drive will kick-off the 2013 California Mid State Fair. Traffic will be congested for approximately 1.5 hours, between 10AM and 11:30AM on Wednesday, July 17, 2013, as the cattle make their way through Paso Robles.
The Paso Robles Police Department will be closing various street intersections as the cattle move through the city. The cattle drive will begin at Borjon Auto Center at the corner of Highway 46 and Golden Hill Road, and the cowboys will 'guide' the cattle down Golden Hill Road to Union Road, cross North River Road to the 13th Street Bridge, and then turn right up Riverside Avenue to the Paso Robles Event Center.
About fifty head of cattle will be driven along the streets with the cattle scheduled to arrive at the Paso Robles Event Center between 11:00-11:30AM.
Motorists are urged to be patient, expect delays, and to pre-plan alternate routes to reach their destinations while this event is in progress.


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Ma'ase Rav Siman 39 says that the GR"A would not kiss his Tzitzit during Keriyat Shema. The Kovetz Mepharshim (printed on the side in the Weinrab edition) supposes that he did so because he held that when saying the third paragraph of Keriyat Shema one should gaze at his tzitziyot (see biur hagra O"H on Siman 24 seif katan 8), and kissing them breaks his focus.
I have not the exact halachic sources but read that some poskim considered those kissings during the shema as hefsek, for example : The Vilna Gaon, Chazon Ish, The Steipler, Rav Moshe Feinstein (read there : http://halachafortoday.com/questionsandanswers.aspx)
Also I read once that some don't even grasp their tzitzios during shema like for example Rav Chaim Soloveitchik but that's an other subject.
A practice appeared which was to touch the Tzitzis when saying והיה לכם לציצית וראיתם אותו. This is mentioned in the Tur Orach Chaim at the end of siman 61. Previously, in siman 24, he mentioned a Bal Haitur that explained the practice of people to gather together the strings and put them on their eyes, and rationalized, perhaps they do this because of וראיתם אותו and their tzitzis were worn under their clothes.
The Beis Yosef explains all of this in the light that this practice was originally met with much opposition. The Avudraham quoted Rav Natrunai Gaon said it is haughty to do anything publicly which one is not required to do. The Beis Yosef adds now that there are a small amount of purple that do it, it is no longer haughty.
But the B.Y. goes on to quote the Orchos Chaim who brings Rav Natrunai Gaon, but also brought Rav Moshe Gaon who said the same and explained even further once someone thought about his tzitzis while pouring them on, why would he hold them in his hands afterwards? And according to this, he should hold his tephilin when he mentions them. And if you think he should do this, then when he mentions mezuzah he should go put his hand on that, therefore it is improper. He ends off quoting the Eshkol to look at the tzitzis which the B.Y. takes as meaning he agrees with. The B.Y. points to aforementioned Tur in siman 61 which seems to rule accordingly. And also different between tzitzis and mezuzah by explain tzitzis are right there next to you. The B.Y. goes on to quote many Rishonim who say simply looking at tzitzis is a mitzvah in it's own right which would give credence towards taking care to look at them when mentioning them in Krias Shma.
With all of this we understand the words in the Shulchan Aruch that SOME look at the tzitzis and touch then to their eyes and its good to do and all for the love of the mitzvah. The Ramma adds that some people also kiss the tzitzis for this same reason. The parenthesis erroneously attribute this idea as a quote from the B.Y. It is not. The Ramma wrote in the Darkei Moshe that he has seen people doing this and explained that it is also because of love for the mitzvah.
One more point, as of yet no one has mentioned a multiple kissing process when saying the word tzitzis. From the Ramma and Darkei Moshe it is clear that a single instance of kissing them occurred when reaching the words וראיתם אותו. However the Kitzur Shulchan Aruch mentions a practice to kiss them with every mention of the word. The Kaf Hachaim also brings from חס׳ל who mentions this practice as well.
The Bet Yosef says (paraphrase, see comments) 'some say it is pride to kiss the Tzitzis while praying Shema. And some say there is no pride because it is a very common practice. And the second one is the Minhag.' I guess some people are still Hoshesh to the Isur of Yuhura.


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The most notable change for 2010 was the decrease in the number of infant deaths. "Though 253 deaths among infants remains unacceptable, it is encouraging that 2010 marks the third consecutive year of lower infant deaths in Kansas," said Robert Moser, MD, KDHE Secretary and State Health Officer. Fewer infant deaths were reported in 2010 than in any year since vital records were first collected in 1911; though, the infant death rate in the state, at 6.3 per 1,000 live births, is just now approaching the average rate in the U.S. Kansas continues to see considerable disparity in infant deaths.
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- Author and illustrator Grace Lin says that writing stories helps you connect with who you are. Growing up, Grace didn't feel connected to her roots, and she would sometimes even try to forget that she was Asian! Today, Grace realizes that being Asian is wonderful, and many of her stories are about Asian culture and traditions. Grace's books are inspired by things that are important to her, just as your interests and experiences should shape the stories that you tell. "It's really important to write and create your own stories," Grace says, "because those are the ways that you'll remember your life." Watch the video, and learn more about Grace Lin on The Studio.
- Author Mitali Perkins draws on her own life experiences to write about girls who are growing up between two cultures. Her books tell two kinds of stories—ones to make you laugh and ones to make you think. Here, she talks about the power of telling your own unique story, and how that can change people's hearts. Watch the video, then learn more about Mitali on The Studio.
- Author Sue Macy hopes to empower girls to take charge and test their strength by telling the stories of female athletes and historical figures that you won't read about in any textbook.
- Karen Pillsworth is so good at passing down the stories important to her small town in upstate New York that the mayor made her their official storyteller.
- Author Shirin Yim Bridges loves to tell stories and got started early in life. Here, she talks to you about how stories have the power to change our lives. Watch the video and then check out more from Shirin in The Studio.
- Almost all modern stories are in some way inspired by ones in the Bible. Bible scholar Sister Carol Perry takes the ancient tales, and their characters, and gives them a place in modern life. She also focuses on Biblical stories about women.
- Animals collaborate with natural elements—like fire and earth—to tell Native American tales. Watch as Geri Keams shares the storytelling from her culture. She also talks about how important it is for all young girls to tell their own stories, too.
- To Sue Monk Kidd, telling stories is a way of life. She got her start listening to the tales her father spun as a child. Today her daughter, Ann Kidd Taylor, does the same. Watch as Kidd shares anecdotes from her past and encourages young women to use the power of their voice and share stories of their own.
- Former Girl Scout and U.S. Army helicopter pilot Tammy Duckworth shares the story of how the Iraq War changed her life. Watch as she tells how she overcame a disability to become the woman she is today and hear what she thinks about how much power one voice can have!
- How do Jersey Girl Scouts Get Moving? They get energy from the It's Your Planet—Love It! Journey! Here, they bring energy to their everyday lives with a kickoff event featuring Zumba, healthy snacks, cool science experiments—and sisterhood galore! "To save energy, it takes more than one person to do it," says one Girl Scout who participated. "One reaction makes a whole chain reaction, and then it will spread and spread and spread, and turn into something big that can change the world." These girls are so full of energy, it's hard to believe that they were actually learning how to conserve energy! Watch the video and start thinking about how you'll use your energy to make the world a better place!
- In Villanova, Pennsylvania, the Juniors of Troop 7239 hold their meetings in a historic building known as the Clothier Mansion. Today, thanks to these environmentally conscious girls, this stately Victorian home is very "2013"—because it's going green! Powered up by their Get Moving! Leadership Journey, these Girl Scouts decided to help their meeting place save energy. So they did an audit of the building, studied the utility bills, and even experimented with insulation and conserving electricity. They designed posters and put them up to inspire people to save water, and to really get thinking about what it means to be energy smart. Along the way, these girls decided that an important part of being a good leader is being aware. But the most important aha moment comes from one of the Juniors, who declares: "I decided to be a leader and make my own decisions." Today, from riding their bikes to turning off lights—and even petitioning to change their uniforms—these girls are empowered to lead themselves, and make the world a better place. Katera, their troop leader, sees the difference. "I've seen a vast change in all of the girls," she says, "in terms of their voice and their willingness to take action." Watch the video to see these Juniors Get Moving! Hear why Katera says, "We can do Girl Scouts with this kind of ready-made curriculum." And meet a Junior who says of doing the Journeys: "You're helping the world. You're saving yourself and other people."
- Girl Scouts dancing in Rosie-the-Riveter-style kerchiefs? It's something you might see in Henderson, Nevada! Using the tip sheet and guidelines featured on Girl Scouts Speak Out!, Daisies, Brownies, and Juniors of Troop 138 made a public-service announcement that envisions what they believe the next 100 years can be like for all girls. Their theme? "The Future Is So Bright, It Makes Us Want to Dance!" These Girl Scouts say that there isn't anything that girls can't do and be in the coming century: "a jockey, editor-in-chief, director, rock star, CEO, Nobel Prize winner, President of the United States." Together, they came up with this girl-led video, scripted it, filmed it, and danced out their message to the world! Two days later it was posted online and started getting hits. Their really big moment came when troop leader Tonya Buchan got a call from the GS central office in New York saying that they'd won. The prize? A professional film crew shot their PSA! Volunteer Adonna Miller sees the enduring value of the experience. "I think it's important that everything in Girl Scouts is girl led," she says, "because it gives them empowerment at an early age. Girl Scouts Speak Out! was a great activity for my Daisies, Brownies, and Juniors, because it allowed them the ability to show what they could do on their level." Watch the video to see these girls on set, and think about the difference you can make with your message.
- These Brownies on the go spotted a strip of missing sidewalk in their community that prevented people from riding their bikes, pushing strollers, or using wheelchairs. As one Brownie tells it: "We decided that we were going to put some concrete there because we didn't want anyone going in the streets, because that's not safe." Inspired by their Brownie Quest Journey, these civic-minded Girl Scouts wrote a letter and lobbied city hall for change to promote their community as a healthy place to live. The outcome? Today, there's a new strip of sidewalk where grass once was, and everyone can get around without having to risk danger in the street. The Brownies of Troop 1419 were even special guests on-site on the big day when the cement for the new sidewalk was poured. "Leadership can be defined in a lot of ways," Colleyville, Texas, City Manager Jennifer Fadden says, "but one thing that they displayed here is initiative." The life-changing impact of the Leadership Journeys is evident as another Brownie adds, "I learned that Girl Scouts can go much farther than some people think."
- Who can get a whole school to stop using throwaway plastic water bottles and start drinking from reusable bottles? Brownies can! Inspired by the WOW! Wonders of Water Journey, some second-graders from West Chester, Pennsylvania, started the first green, eco-friendly movement in their school. After learning an interesting fact—a throwaway bottle takes three times as much water as it can hold just to make the plastic—they spread the message of saving water. They also created a Take Action project that had a ripple effect out to the whole district! Watch the video to see how they did it, and hear why their volunteer supporters say the Journey books really helped the process. "It's such an accomplishment for a group of second-grade girls to start with something so small, but yet so important," teacher Amanda Galajda says. As Girl Scout Brownie Lauren tells it: "We can make a big change all together, and change the whole Earth."
- As a volunteer, you might wonder: How do I get comfortable with the Journeys? The answer: You start doing them, and discover that you're providing real leadership opportunities for girls! In this video, you'll meet Purvis, Mississippi, Brownies having a blast—with benefits!—doing their A World of Girls Journey. As young leaders, they identified a need in their community, and worked together to purchase and dedicate a handicapped-accessible swing in a local park. Now that's what we call a Take Action project! Funded by their cookie sales and community support from no less than the mayor, these girls and volunteers came up with a plan and made it happen. As one Brownie tells us, "We wanted to help change our town and make it better." The mayor's review? "It's outstanding for them to step up and be young leaders of the community." This project was completely girl led, with direction from supportive volunteers "who allowed the girls to have a voice." That's what the Journeys are all about. They're the perfect way for you to help your Girl Scouts build courage, confidence, character, and independence—and make the world a better place!
- Join these Indianapolis Brownies and Juniors as they discover the best part of Girl Scouts—sisterhood! They're learning that they're leaders, and that volunteers are there to support them every step of the way. Here, they have fun earning their My Promise, My Faith pins and using their Spanish-language Family Starter books. As one bright Junior says, "It doesn't matter if we're little girls. We can still do anything. We can still climb a mountain. We're unstoppable—that's how we are."
- When girls speak out, success follows! Meet Hareem and Amanda, who entered—and won!—our "Dear Mr. President…" Girl Scouts Speak Out! PSA contest. The girls recently met in Washington, D.C., to spend a great day shooting their video. In it, they share their dreams for the future and talk about how girls can become leaders today. "Changing the world isn't just a man's job," Amanda says. "It's anybody's job." And these Girl Scouts are living proof that you can be heard and declare yourself an advocate for everything you value. Watch the video to meet our winners, hear about what Hareem believes is the "moral challenge of the century," and start thinking about all the ways you can shape your own success story. And don't forget to check out the other fantastic finalists in the contest here.
Success Stories
- When you use 3 Processes, you'll find that volunteering with Girl Scouts is easier—and more fun! Girls get the most out of a project when it's Girl Led (girls shape their experiences by asking questions, offering ideas, and using their imaginations). When girls work together to choose an idea and develop a team plan, they engage in Cooperative Learning. Most important, when you help girls think about what they've experienced so they can apply what they've learned to other areas of their lives, they're Learning by Doing. When you see how well girls can lead, you can relax and enjoy the process. Remember: It's the journey, not the destination, that benefits girls the most.
- Adults help Girl Scouts sell cookies—when they don't help too much! When Girl Scouts sell cookies on their own, they learn valuable people skills, gain from teamwork, practice good business ethics, and teach themselves how to set goals and manage money. Learn what to do, and what not to do, to help girls "learn while earning." Then they can get the most from the Girl Scout Cookie Program—and truly succeed in life!
- Starting with a topic that you feel passionate about, you can change the world one PSA at a time. Watch this quick video to get the best tips and guidelines on how to begin!


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I'd like to ask how can I call the page
www.domain.com/index.php?page=somepage and make the browser show the user in the URL bar the address
www.domain.com/somepage/? How do I do that trick?
I'd like to ask how can I call the page
You'll need a webserver module to do this. If you are running Apache, for example, you can use mod_rewrite to accomplish these type of URLs.
For the .htaccess file you need basic knowledge of regular expressions.
A good start:
As mentioned by Michele, you'll need Apache to do this with mod_rewrite. The above will send all page requests to index.php?page=[somepage], unless the file or directory exists (for things like images).
But you may also want to something more specific so all requests don't get sent to index. You would do something like:
Although this can get messy if you have a lot of pages, so then you might want something like:
This will only send all the requests that match the regular expression
open up .htacess and put that code in there.
read more here http://www.workingwith.me.uk/articles/scripting/mod_rewrite


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Kathy's Brandy Cranberry Sauce
This is an old family recipe that I've had at Thanksgiving for as long as I can remember. It's also my favorite part of Thanksgiving, so much so that I always make extra now that I'm making it myself. It keeps for months because of the sugar and it's amazing on chicken, in sandwiches, … Continue reading
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6 Heinous Criminal Acts From the World of Sports (Mascots)
There's nothing wrong with most sports mascots that a shot of Febreze wouldn't cure, but a rogue few have soiled more than just their costumes.
Drunk with the adoration of the crowd, and probably alcohol, here are some fur-suited performers who betrayed the trust of their fans and took to a tragic and/or hilarious life of crime.
#6. Burnie Goes Caveman On a Judge's Wife
The Miami Heat's mascot is Burnie, some kind of sentient hellbeast made of fire with a green basketball for a nose. So what was his crime? Arson? Please let it be arson.
The Crime:
Aggravated Assault. Shit.
Wes Lockart, as Burnie, decided a female fan would enjoy it if he grabbed her by the legs and dragged her onto the court at an exhibition game. Really, what can go wrong with that? It's all in fun, right?
Well, it turns out the woman wasn't amused, and it also turned out she was Yvonne Gil Bonar de Rebollo, the wife of a local Supreme Court justice. He was, not surprisingly, equally unamused.
Burnie was charged with aggravated assault and battery (although the aggravated part is unclear--maybe because being assaulted by a costumed mascot is extra humiliating). The pair sued for--wait for it-- one million dollars.
She was eventually awarded $50,000, which fortunately for her the team has to pay, since it's hard to imagine someone working as a sports mascot having 50 grand on hand at any given time.
#5. Reedy Rip-It and Slapshot Do Some Unsolicited Boob-Grabbing
We've lumped together Reedy Rip-It (of the Greenville, SC Drive baseball team) and Slapshot (of the New Jersey Devils hockey team) because they have something in common: thinking that mascots are rock stars and the fans are sex-starved groupies, all anxious for some furry action.
Please God, let me touch a boob today.
The Crime:
Groping Female Fans at the Game.
Reedy Rip-It, AKA Cecil Amick was arrested after groping a woman in the most charming of locales: under the stands. After charges were filed it came to light that not only did Amick have a record, but he previously performed as the University of South Carolina's Cocky. You bet he did.
The Drive were quick to point out that Amick was merely a Rip-It understudy, so we can be thankful that he didn't go on the power trip that a bigger head might have created.
Slapshot (played by an unnamed performer) took it even further, going on an all-out grab-fest. The hockey mascot, who dressed like a puck, racked up three official complaints from disgruntled gropees before getting the sack. The Devils retired the now-creepy character and today have a much-less threatening mascot: the actual devil.
#4. Benny the Bull Punches a Cop
Benny the Bull, mischievous monobrowed mascot of the Chicago Bulls, is one of the most popular mascots in the business. He likes to give something back to the fans on occasion, whether they want him to or not.
Thus he decided to bestow his greatness on the Taste of Chicago event in 2006, a festival where the city's finest restaurants serve visitors from around the world. Benny selflessly took it upon himself to entertain the masses by riding through the crowd on his mini-motorcycle. It's important to note that no one had asked him to do this, as Benny had apparently decided on his own that even the fanciest gathering could be improved by a costumed man zipping around the guests on a tiny motorbike.
The Crime:
Misdemeanor Battery.
When a security guard showed up to tell Benny to knock it off, Benny refused, and continued riding around the grounds. A slow-speed chase ensued. When the guard caught up to Benny (who must have mistaken him for paparazzi), he clocked him in the face, knocking his glasses off.
When the guard turned out to be an off-duty police officer, Benny portrayer Barry Anderson maintained that he was "in character" when he hit the guy. Nothing puts a gourmet food-tasting event over the top like a good "in character" cop beating, right? Not surprisingly, the "it wasn't me, it was my anthropomorphic bull alter ego" defense failed, and Anderson was charged.


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text: So here is the new character I was telling you about from the upcoming series on Nickelodeon called 'Sanjay and Craig'. It's based on an Indian boy that is in training to be a snake charmer. The only problem is that he is friends with the snake he is trying to charm, and that snake can talk. Sanjay and Craig do everything together no matter what it is. They swing through the jungle, make new friends, and other exciting stuff that kids like to do. His full name is Sanjay Patel, and it doesn't take long before you realize that this just may be another Finn and Jake type of series. Adios people and enjoy drawing Sanjay.


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- About Team Nutrition
- Join Team Nutrition
- Search Enrolled Schools
- Hoosier Champions: School Nutrition and Activity Success Stories
This publication showcases best practices from schools that implemented GameOn! The Ultimate Wellness Challenge. This new resource highlights fun and engaging nutrition and physical activities conducted in forty Indiana schools with funding from a 2009 USDA Team Nutrition Grant. Game On! is a program that challenges schools to incorporate healthy food choices and physical activity into the daily lives of their students. Hoosier Champions is divided into sections representing different activities or events (Food Tasting, Nutrition Education, School Year Kick Off, Outdoor Physical Activity/Fitness, Family Events, School Clubs, Community Events, Before School Events, Outdoor Physical Activity/Fitness and Engaging Celebrities/Professional Sports Teams).
2014 Team Nutrition Sub-Grantees
- Resources
- Training Materials
HealthierUS School Challenge (HUSSC)
The HealthierUS School Challenge is a voluntary initiative established in 2004 to recognize schools participating in the National School Lunch Program that have created healthier school environments through promotion of nutrition and physical activity. USDA Helps Schools Make Lunchrooms "Smarter". Take the HealthierUS School Challenge using the 2014 Criteria and Guidance.
Click HERE to View Indiana's HealthierUS School Challenge Video Series!
Use the following resources in applying for the HUSSC-S.L.
- Training resources to assist school districts in pursuing the USDA Healthier US School Challenge: Smarter Lunchrooms (HUSSC-SL)
- Tips from Award Winners
- Nutrition Education
- More HUSSC-SL Resources
Engaging Students in HUSSC-SL: Success Stories
- Columbia Falls High School
- Hardin High School
- Park High School
- Skyview High School
- Troy Middle and High School
Additional Information and Resources
- Indiana Team Nutrition Resources
- Fact Sheets regarding the CDC's Nutrition Standards for Foods in Schools:
- For Parents, Guardians, Teachers, and School Staff
- For School Boards, School Districts, and Other School Administrators
- For School Nutrition Service Personnel
- For Students
- Farm to School Program
- Feeding Children with Special Dietary Needs
- Managing Food Allergies Power Point, July 2014
- Free NFSMI Training on food Allergies
- Staff Training: Food Allergies & Anaphylaxis in School, What School Staff Need to Know-Brochure
- Resources on Managing Food Allergies: From 2014 SNA ANC Pre-Conference
- Outline for Feeding Students with Special Dietary Needs (Sept 2012)
One of the Indiana Team Nutrition's goals is to promote nutrition curriculum and education in schools. We have compiled a list of free resources that can be accessed by clicking on the apple to the left.
Eat Smart. Play Hard. offers resources and tools to convey and reinforce healthy eating and lifestyle behaviors that are consistent with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Click on the following links for resources http://www.fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/eatsmartminiposter.pdf and http://www.fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/EatSmartPlayHard.pdf.


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DEMKO, Florence Agnes (Martin), formerly of Weirton, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Tuesday, October 30, 2012.
She was born May 22, 1930, in Parma, OH, to the late George Martin and Celia Jozefkowicz Martin Brzoska. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 49 years, Nicholas Demko; step-father John I. Brzoska; her brothers Nicholas P. Martin and George P. Martin; and grandson, Kelly Youngers.
She and her husband were owners of Nicholas Beauty Salon in Steubenville, OH, and Weirton. For 50 years she enjoyed bowling and served as secretary/ treasurer for several leagues. She was inducted into the WV Bowling Hall of Fame. She was also an avid golfer, enjoyed playing cards and bingo.
She lived the last seven years in Perry, Georgia, where she met many good friends.
Her memory will be ever treasured by her five children, Laura Demko-Higdon of Huntsville, Alabama; George Demko (Lynn) of Port St. Lucie, Florida, Nicholas John Demko of Port St. Lucie, Florida, Pamela Demko Yuill (Barry) of Bonaire, Georgia and Florence Demko Youngers (David) of Colorado Springs, Colorado; and her sister Amelia Sovich (Richard) of Danville, California. Flo was blessed with 13 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren and two great- great-grandchildren.
On Saturday, November 17 from 2-4 p.m., a celebration of Florence's life will be held at Greco- Hertnick Funeral Home, 3219 Main St., Weirton. Interment will be in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens.
Share tributes and memories at www.grecohertnick.com


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Google-talkplugin is not working for me on Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise) 64-bit, I have reinstalled the system many times to get it to work but still it doesn't.
The problem is not with AppArmor as I have checked it with
strace firefox.
Anyone else has it? Do you have any ideas & workarounds? What can I do to help fix it as I couldn't find a Google bug tracker for the plugin?


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Antimicrobial Resistance Activities in the WHO Regions
Regional Office for the Western Pacific
WHO Regional Office
- WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific Homepage
- WHO/WPRO Health Topics
- WHO/WPRO Library and information sources
- WHO/WPRO Press Releases
- WHO/WPRO Resolutions
WHO/WPRO Antimicrobial Resistance
- WHO/WPRO Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance
- WHO/WPRO Press Release - Rising drug resistance undermining health programmes
- WHO/WPRO Press Release - WHO calls for urgent action on antimicrobial resistance
Additional Documents
- Biregional Workshop on Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance and Containment in Asia and the Pacific, Manila, 7-9 June 2005 (892K) (2005)
- Practical guidelines for infection control in health care facilities
- Regional Workshop on the Quality Control of Laboratory Diagnosis and Surveillance on Antimicrobial Resistance, Manila, 21-25 November 1988 (732K) (1988)
Working Group on Regional Information Network on Antimicrobial Resistance, Manila, 7-11 December 1987. (WP) LAB/ICP/CDS/011-E
Scientific Group on the Control of Antimicrobial Resistance, Manila, Philippines, 2-6 December 1985. (WP) LAB/ICP/CLR/002
Scientific Group on the Control of Bacterial Resistance, Manila, Philippines, 26-30 March 1984


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How can one remove the answers that are irrelevant? I have couple of questions which are not yet answered. But it is marked as answered because someone has put an irrelevant answer to it. The owner should be able to vote for removing such entries.
What is meta?
- Any Stack Exchange user can ask a question
- The community provides support, votes on ideas, and reports bugs
- Your voice helps shape the way Stack Exchange operates
I can see this question of yours that doesn't have an accepted answer, it has an attempted answer but, as per your comment, it was truly a further enquiry and should have been a comment. I've flagged that one for you, but you can do this in the future by pressing the
If answers are relevant but in fact wrong, then down-vote.
There are two other questions with unaccepted answers, but relevant, and you seem grateful for the input given, even if not fully accepted.
If the answers are "me too" type posts, spam or offensive then flag these for removal.
However, with answers that are just wrong it's really up to you and the community to downvote and leave comments explaining why the answer is wrong, and perhaps encourage the poster to delete their answer. Please see Shog's answer to this question:
In this case the answer is suggesting a solution and whilst it may not be great, moderators are not really in a position to arbitrarily delete wrong answers. We're not experts at everything, otherwise we'd all be at the top of the rep leagues. I don't know Crystal reports so I can't tell if that answer is even partially correct.
10k users can also vote to have an answer deleted, but again that is a community lead and not moderator driven mechanism. Moderators can cast a binding delete vote but only if there is something very very wrong with the post (such as it being flagged as "me-too", spam or offensive).
In this case the answer isn't "irrelevant" because the poster does try to address your problem with a solution albeit suboptimal.
Wrong answers can also sometimes be beneficial for the "here's how NOT to solve this problem" effect:
If the answers are just wrong, you can downvote them. If they are unrelated, you can flag them for moderator review. (Not-an-answer answers appear to get vaporised very quickly, once someone finds them.)
Check the Unanswered display -- it shows both questions with no answers and questions without up-voted answers. I don't know how many users actively read this query versus the main [Questions] query, but hopefully it is enough to help garner new answers among users not in the The Fastest Gun In The West club.