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I'm a marathoner that is interested in mixing in some biathlons and triathlons, but I am having trouble finding a starter bike (< $1500) made for a tall man. I am 6'6". Any brands and models that you can recommend that offer a frame that fits someone around my height?
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At 6'6" you're probably going to be looking at the top end of most manufacturers size ranges, road frames of 62cm and above are the range you'll be looking at.
I said "probably" though, you would do best getting yourself to a local shop that knows something about fitting people to frames. Being so far from the average height I'd not risk buying something offline without having tried sitting on anything, particularly as it's your first road bike.
You really should go to a couple of good LBS's and get fit. They'll be able to recommend some different companies that make bikes that will fit your build. There are so many different variables besides just height that it's impossible to recommend a brand based on what you've given. You need to know your stack and reach in order to find the best geometry for you.
Nothing "off the shelf" is going to fit perfectly for you. To mitigate, you'll want to experiment with long seatposts that have set-backs and long stems.
Since you're a marathoner, you're probably quite fit and are limber enough to deal with handle bars that are far lower than the seat. This lower stack height will also help you not be so cramped.
Eventually, you may want to get custom geometry ($$$), but tall folks can get by with frames that don't quite fit. The pros do it all the time.
SOMA makes good quality affordable frames and their ES comes in 66cm. I'm only 6'4 but long in the limbs and I rode that on an extended tour just fine.
The frame will probably set you back $400 or so which should leave room to kit it out.
Just about to ask a similar question, and figured I'd give you what I know so far. I'm 6'8", more torso than legs. 36" inseam, 37" sleeve in dress shirts.
Trek 1.5 is the low-end Trek road bike, aluminum frame, and comes in a 64 or 65cm setup. I have one. It works pretty darn well, out of the box. Both Trek and Specialized make bikes in this size, but not all of their bikes; that said, you're getting started around $1k.
Only change I made was upgrading the shifters on mine; they were terrible.
At 6'6", be wary of your local bike shop, unless you really trust them or they have a great reputation. Sounds like blasphemy to say that, but one of the problems you may have is that many manufacturers may not make a large enough frame for you and you will get sold the biggest thing they have from the brands they carry. Off the top of my head, in non-custom models, Trek and cannondale both make bikes large enough (I have a 6'5" friend on both of those), and I know for sure Specialized and giant do not. 63+cm would probably be your likely range, but a good shop with a fit that you will probably pay 100$ or so for should be able to help you dial that in.
Things other than frame size are important as well. I don't know your dimensions but you're probably wider in the shoulders than most, so you'll want handlebars that fit you well. Stem length is also partially driven by flexibility, so that's a consideration too. Also crank arm length can be tough for bigger guys, the expert in tall bikes is probably Lennard Zinn. He's a big guy himself and a custom frame builder, you may want to have a read through his site and consider some aftermarket options for those components.


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1927 Cor-Ti-llac - November 2012 Early IronWritten by Eric Geisert on November 1, 2012
Buzzy Fenn
Jackson, New Jersey
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Having something to call your own has always been at the cornerstone of the hot rodding phenomenon. Having something that was different than what everyone else had is the challenge and, with the T-bucket being a perennial favorite since the hobby started many decades ago, it is a difficult task to come up with something new in that genre.
But Buzzy Fenn, a retired New England tug boat captain, figured it out. If you combine the best from a Ford, a Cadillac, and a Corvette, you might achieve individuality. For his ride Buzzy wanted a new drivetrain for reliability and the look of the flatbed delivery trucks he remembers seeing as a child in New York City.
He started collecting parts at the Carlisle swap meet with the purchase of a Corvette C4 rearend and soon built the 2x4-inch frame to get things going. He then retired from his job, moved to Jersey, built a big garage, and spent a few years handcrafting the body for his T.
He got the 500-inch Cad motor from a buddy in the Fossils of South Jersey Car Club and, after getting with Harry Reed Racing to fabricate a special IFS system for the car, it was slowly becoming a roller.
Buzzy made the lower body panels from a fiberglass supermarket sign and cardboard packing forms. The tunnels for the headers were formed using oatmeal cereal containers, which were 'glassed over and then removed after being soaked with warm water.
Multiple layers of fiberglass were used in creating all of the body parts, including the dash and inner rear fenders. To be able to see better out of the C-cab, porthole windows from a '56 Thunderbird were added. Buzzy then cordoned off an area of the garage with plastic to make his own paint booth and painted the car himself using DuPont urethane paints. The base C-cab and body came from Rod 'N Race Fiberglass, now owned by ScottRods in Monroeville, Ohio.
Buzzy also installed the upholstery and, after five years of forming and fabricating, was able to take it down the road. Buzzy reports the car turns like it's on rails, rides soft, corners flat, and steers easy—everything you want in a "regular" car but that much better in a one-off hot rod you built in your garage you built yourself!


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- Physically Based Deformable Models in Computer Graphics by Andrew Nealen, Mathias Muller, Richard Keiser, Eddy Boxerman and Mark Carlson (Nice survey paper of the field)
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Unanswered: Load the store of combobox while intializing the window
I've a window. In that window i've one combobox witha store. I want to mask the window until the store completes loading data. This i can achieve by writing this.setLoading(true) in store before load and this.setLoading(false) in load.
But When i'm using above approach the mask is displaying after clikcing on the combo trigger. That means store is getting loading after clicking on the trigger. Instead of that i want to load the store while intializing the window.
How can i achieve this?
19 Nov 2012 10:52 PM #2
use "autoLoad: true" config of store class
Hi Url,
Give autoLoad: true config to your store class.
http://docs.sencha.com/ext-js/4-1/#!...e-cfg-autoLoadsword-it.com, Sencha Developer House in Turkey - Istanbul University Technopark Suite 204.
19 Nov 2012 11:05 PM #3
Hi Sword
Thanx alot for your response.
It's working fine.


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This grouping of two test rovers and a flight spare provides a graphic comparison of three generations of Mars rovers developed at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. The setting is JPL's Mars Yard testing area. Front and center is the flight spare for the first Mars rover, Sojourner, which landed on Mars in 1997 as part of the Mars Pathfinder Project. On the left is a Mars Exploration Rover Project test rover that is a working sibling to Spirit and Opportunity, which landed on Mars in 2004. On the right is a Mars Science Laboratory test rover the size of that project's Mars rover, Curiosity, which is on course for landing on Mars in August 2012
- President Barack Obama congratulates NASA scientists on Mars rover landing
- The rover landed 1.5 miles from its target on August 6
- The rover eventually will head to Mount Sharp
- Obama jokes he's considering getting a mohawk after "Mohawk Guy"
(CNN) -- "Mohawk Guy," a Mars rover flight director, isn't just a social media sensation -- he made an impression on President Barack Obama, too.
"I, in the past, thought about getting a mohawk myself, but my team keeps on discouraging me," Obama told scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in a phone call Monday broadcast on NASA TV.
"And now that he's received marriage proposals and thousands of new Twitter followers, I think that I'm going to go back to my team and see if it makes sense," he said to the sound of laughter from dozens of NASA employees.
Obama called NASA mission specialists to congratulate them on the successful landing of the rover Curiosity, which reached Mars one week ago. He praised them for their achievements in the phone call, which was both laudatory and lighthearted.
"Mohawk Guy," whose real name is Bobak Ferdowsi, has become famous for his look during the rover landing last week. As the world waited for Curiosity to touch down, Ferdowsi sported a red-and-black mohawk with yellow stars dyed on the sides of his head.
"It does sound like NASA has come a long way from the white-shirt, black dark-rimmed glasses and the pocket protectors," Obama told Jet Propulsion Laboratory Director Charles Elachi and colleagues. "You guys are a little cooler than you used to be."
More seriously, Obama thanked the scientists for devoting their lives to the cause of exploration outside our planet.
"What you've accomplished embodies the American spirit," he said. "Our expectation is that Curiosity is going to be telling us things that we did not know before," he said, and that the rover will lay the groundwork for an even more "audacious undertaking," which would be "a human mission to the red planet."
Curiosity is about the size of a sport utility vehicle and weighs 2,000 pounds. The mission costs about $2.6 billion.
The rover, after traveling for more than eight months, safely landed on the surface of Mars before 2 a.m. E.T. on August 6. The landing process was dubbed "seven minutes of terror" and involved the world's largest supersonic parachute and a sky crane.
Despite the complicated landing mechanism, the rover landed about 1.5 miles from its target, which was still well within the range where scientists expected it to arrive.
"It's really mind-boggling what you've been able to accomplish," the president told the NASA mission specialists. "And being able to get that whole landing sequence to work the way you did is a testimony to your team."
The rover will head toward Mount Sharp, a 18,000-foot high mountain about 7.5 miles south of where it landed. Curiosity will climb at least a small portion of this mountain, which is composed of layers of rock that have built up over time. Using its science tools, the rover will test for organic molecules, which would indicate the planet could have once hosted life.
Curiosity is supposed to last for two years on the red planet, but previous missions suggest that it could go longer. NASA had planned for twin rovers Spirit and Opportunity to last only 90 days, but Spirit persevered from 2004 to 2010, and Opportunity is still chugging along.
Obama may be busy with the upcoming election, but he said he'd still like to know immediately whether Curiosity finds life -- even microorganisms -- on Mars.
"If in fact you do make contact with Martians, please let me know right away," he said, receiving more laughter. He added, "I've got a lot of other things on my plate, but I suspect that that will go to the top of the list."


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President Obama has conceded to religious leaders outraged over a new health care policy regarding contraceptives, offering a compromise Friday.
"Religious liberty will be protected," Obama said in a press conference, announcing a compromise that shifted the burden from religious-affiliated employers to their insurance companies.
At the center of controversy over the past few weeks was a new policy scheduled to be implemented in August as part of the Affordable Care Act. Preventative services for women, which includes contraceptives, will be mandatory for employers to include in their health care plans, and must be covered without charging a co-pay or deductible.
"Religous or not (women) should have that option so I think that's a good thing," Colorado Springs resident Tammy Levy said.
In January, the administration announced that exemptions to the new law would not be made for employers at religious-affiliated institutions, outraging many in the religious community who saw the move as too much government overreach into matters of the church, as well as forcing employers to go against their moral conscience.
Churches were exempted, but organizations such as universities and hospitals were required to comply.
Under the amended law, which Obama elaborated on Friday, religious organizations will not be required to provide contraceptive coverage, pay for it, or refer employees to places that would offer it. The onus will be placed on the employers' insurance companies, who will be required to offer women contraceptive coverage directly and free of charge if their employer will not.
"I think it was a step in the right direction. I'm not sure it should be mandated by anyone that anyone should have to provide that," Springs resident Ebony Kolozsy said.
The White House is adamant that they are not abandoning their position that all women should have guaranteed access to free preventative care, including birth control, and will continue to make it mandatory for all but religious employers to offer it.
"No woman's health should depend on who she is or where she works, or how much money she makes. Every woman should be in control of the decisions that affect her own health. Period," Obama said Friday.
The White House hopes Obama's compromise will quell the firestorm that has erupted over the last week. GOP presidential candidates wasted no time turning the policy into an election issue: Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum both called the measure an assault on religion. House Speaker John Boehner threatened legislative action.
It was flawless timing for Republicans, who found themselves struggling to downplay positive economic news in the wake of better-than-anticipated unemployment and job-creation numbers released in January. The economy has long been seen as Obama's Achilles heel going into the presidential election. The contraceptive policy gave the GOP a chance to pivot from the economy onto social issues, with cries of First Amendment infringement appeasing a base largely disenchanted with their presidential prospects.
"In imposing this requirement the federal government has drifted dangerously beyond its constitutional boundaries encroaching on religious freedom in a manner that affects millions of Americans and harms some of our nation's most vital institutions," Boehner said earlier in the week.
Senate Democrats blasted Republicans Wednesday for turning contraception into an ideological battle.
"Women in this country are tired of being treated like a political football by Republicans in Congress who have tried continually and are continuing to try to take away their benefits--to take away their rights," Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., said.
"We want to make sure that the religious freedom of all Americans is protected and that means the women who work for institutions which serve the general public," Boxer added. "It's medicine--and women deserve their medicine."
Obama addressed the political circus surrounding the policy in his speech Friday.
"I understand some folks in Washington want to treat this as another political wedge issue. But it shouldn't be. I certainly never saw it that way. This is an issue where people of good will on both sides of the debate have been sorting through some very complicated questions."


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The half-time introduction hails the interim manager's words of wisdom as the Blues overturned a two-goal deficit to peg back Manchester United and force a replayChelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel has hailed Rafael Benitez's half-time team talk as key to the Blues' forcing a FA Cup quarter-final replay against Manchester United.
The interim boss has endured heavy criticism during his short stay at Stamford Bridge and recently hit out at supporters for booing him instead of backing the team.
However, Mikel has come out in support of the Spaniard after Chelsea overturned a two-goal half-time deficit to draw 2-2 with United on Sunday.
|Chelsea are 8/11 with Paddy Power to qualify for the next round of the Europa League
"We came out in the second half and started to show a bit more character, a bit more belief that we could come back into this game. We got the first goal, then the second and we started to believe we could win it."
Chelsea have suffered of late, trailing Steaua Bucharest 1-0 from the first leg of their Europa League last-16 tie while they face a fight with the likes of Tottenham and Arsenal for a Champions League berth next term after their Premier League form faltered.
But Mikel believes that the second-half revival at Old Trafford could kick-start the Blues' campaign heading into the final few weeks and has called on the club's fans to back the team from the stands.
He added: "The character we showed in the second half is something we can keep going. Let's hope this is the performance that puts us back in a good place and we can keep going and end the season well.
"It is natural to lose confidence if things aren't going well and sometimes it doesn't help either when the fans are not happy, when they get at you a bit if you give the ball away.
"That brings pressure but this is our job. The fans pay to watch and we have a responsibility to give them something back and make sure we play well. It's really important for us that they are behind us."


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Just to include something that starts to answer my own question Topological Quantum Computation Lecture notes covers a lot of the Mathematics of the Fractional Quantum Hall effect, or topological quantum computation. Such as Ribbon Categories, Modular functors, etc Does anyone have other recommendations, for fusion algebras, the underlying representation theory,and quantum topology. Are Kevin Walkers TQFT notes good for instance? I understand a lot of Chern Simons theory, but still have problems and most of CFT is alien to me. So what are some good sources for the Mathematics of the Fractional Quantum Hall effect and Topological Quantum Computation. I appreciate however that the vast majority of the literature from a Mathematical point of view is in Topological Quantum Field Theories. Audience: I'm a Mathematics Masters student with a BSc in Physics, so can stomach a fair bit of quantum mechanics. I do however find the literature on CFT to be intimitating!
Here is a review of FQHE for mathematicians.
The fractional quantum Hall effect contains much semiconductor physics that will likely only distract you, as a mathematician. In particular, it is not even established whether the fractional quantum Hall effect supports a topologically nontrivial phase at all. (Much of the uncertainy comes from the fact that the two-dimensional electron gas actually extends in the third dimension.) From a mathematical perspective, this link contains a variety of pointers to the literature:
http://www.math.ucsb.edu/~jliptrap/ is a link to some recent work in Quantum Topology, at UCSB by a PhD student of Zhenghan Wang. There is some mathematics of the fractional quantum hall effect there.


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Carnival ship Triumph - The cruise line has refused to reimburse the US 780,000 dollars the government spent coming to the aid of the disabled cruise ship and its passengers and crew in the Gulf of Mexico earlier this year.
GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. (AP) -- Police in north Alabama say a pilot is unharmed after his small plane crashed in Lake Guntersville.
Guntersville police officer Ryan Bradford says the pilot was having engine trouble Saturday when he crash landed in the lake about 35 miles southeast of Huntsville.
Bradford says fishermen who witnessed the crash pulled the pilot from the water and took him to land. He says the pilot escaped uninjured and no one else was aboard the single-engine plane.
The name of the pilot was not immediately released.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- Two bills that would further regulate and lower interest rates on payday loan and title pawn industries have been referred to subcommittee, a process that sometimes means death for legislation. But supporters hope something will be done in the current session to make the loan transactions more consumer-friendly.
BAY MINETTE, Ala. (AP) -- Owners of an Alabama pet rescue where hundreds of animals were found malnourished, dead or dying last year will avoid jail time. Roberta and Sharon Dueitt pleaded guilty to animal cruelty charges Friday. Authorities say 71 dogs and 46 cats were saved from their Summerdale pet rescue.
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) -- A company that makes tent-like shelters for the U.S. military says it plans to move 110 jobs from other states to its operation in the Huntsville area. DHS Systems LLC is relocating some operations from Orangeburg, N.Y., and Crestview, Fla., later this year to a new 130,000-square-foot addition in Limestone County.
MIAMI (AP) -- Carnival Corp. is indicating it will not reimburse the U.S. government for hundreds of thousands of dollars in costs to rescue its disabled cruise ship in the Gulf of Mexico.
Carnival told U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller of West Virginia in a recent letter that maritime tradition is to render assistance to anyone in need. Rockefeller asked Carnival if it would reimburse the Coast Guard nearly $780,000 in costs to respond to the Carnival Triumph when it lost power in February after an engine fire.
Thousands of passengers were stranded for five days in squalid conditions while the Triumph was towed to Alabama for repairs.
Carnival told Rockefeller that its ships are frequently called upon to help other damaged vessels or with rescues at sea.
Rockefeller is calling the response shameful.
Migrant rafters rescued by 2 cruise ships
MIAMI (AP) -- Two cruise ships have rescued migrant rafters off the Florida Keys.
U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer Mark Barney said that the Disney Wonder and the Carnival Conquest both spotted "rustic vessels" in separate incidents Friday afternoon.
According to a Carnival statement, the Conquest picked up 13 Cuban nationals about 40 miles from Key West. The ship was expected to rendezvous with a Coast Guard cutter near Key West to transfer them.
A Disney statement says the Wonder picked up eight people about 45 miles from Key West, but their nationality wasn't immediately known. The company was working with the Coast Guard to determine its next steps.
Crews on both ships provided their new passengers with food, water and medical attention. No injuries or deaths were reported.
It wasn't immediately known what would be done with the migrants, but Barney said undocumented, non-U.S. citizens heading toward American waters are usually repatriated to their home countries.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- Wildlife officials say a rare Florida panther seems to be doing well in the wild after being raised in captivity.
The male panther was rescued as a kitten with its sister in 2011 after their mother was found dead. The cats were raised with limited human interaction at a conservation center in northeast Florida.
The male was released April 3 in southwest Palm Beach County. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission biologists have been tracking the animal's movements. They said Friday that the panther isn't having any trouble hunting so far. It killed a coyote within its first 24 hours of freedom and later hunted down an armadillo.
The female was released in southwest Florida in February. Both panthers are wearing collars to help researchers track them.
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) -- The mother and older sister of a coastal Georgia teenager charged with killing a baby last month are pleading not guilty to charges that they tried to dispose of a gun police believe was used in the slaying.
The Brunswick News reports that Karimah Elkins and her 19-year-old daughter, Sabrina Elkins, entered written pleas Friday. Both are charged with evidence tampering in the case against 18-year-old De'Marquise (deh-mahr-KEESE) Elkins. He faces a malice murder charge and other counts in the March 21 slaying of 13-month-old Antonio Santiago in coastal Brunswick.
An indictment accuses the two Elkins women of disposing of a .22-caliber pistol in a small saltwater pond where it was later found by police. The gun is being tested to determine whether it matches the weapon that killed the child.
Authorities ID man killed in Ga. police shooting
ALPHARETTA, Ga. (AP) -- Authorities say a 52-year-old suburban Atlanta man shot and wounded an officer and a female driver before police fatally shot him at the end of a chase in Fulton County.
On Saturday, an investigator for the Fulton County medical examiner identified the suspect slain in Friday's incident as 52-year-old Curtis Hicks of Marietta. Investigator Mark Ruffin said he had no further details.
Alpharetta police spokesman George Gordon said Friday that an officer was shot three times after stopping a truck for a tag violation. He said the shooter fled and wounded a second person, a female driver, while firing at police.
Authorities say officers shot and killed Hicks after he crashed, exited his car and shot at them.
Gordon said both the wounded officer and woman were expected to survive.
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) -- Federal authorities say a Georgia-based soldier and his wife pleaded guilty to swindling more than $150,000 worth of goods from the Army. 29-year-old Bo Dukes billed the Army for televisions, cameras, power tools and other goods that were shipped to his home.
Goats return to UGA to eliminate invasive plants
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) -- The goats are back to work on the campus of the University of Georgia.
UGA says the herd has returned to its temporary grazing area along Tanyard Creek on the north campus. The goats are part of an experiment in "prescribed grazing," a process that uses livestock to remove invasive vegetation from the banks of the stream and other patches of forest on campus.
The goats will be working on kudzu, English ivy, privet and other invasive plants.
The university says over 200 volunteers worked more than 500 hours last year to help clean up the area, plant seeds to help stabilize the soil and cut down vegetation too tall for the animals to reach on their own.


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It was a slow start for the Leavenworth girls' basketball team Friday, but ultimately the finish was all that mattered.
Trailing 19-12 to Emporia after two quarters of play, the Lady Pioneers kicked its game into high gear to blow past its hosts. A 40-point second half, which included eight points from Emma Zeck in the fourth quarter alone, allowed Leavenworth to beat Emporia 52-45.
The victory pushes LV into the championship game of the Glacier's Edge Girls Basketball Tournament today, which starts at 2 p.m. inside Emporia High.
Leavenworth, 7-4, will take on Topeka Seaman, 10-2.
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North Branford's explosive offense will test Ansonia
EAST HARTFORD — Back in July, Ansonia coach Thomass Brockett and North Branford coach Mark Basil had a chance meeting at a Wallingford Stop & Shop and conversed about their teams' prospects.
With Ansonia sliding down to Class S this season from Class M in 2011, Brockett had an inkling that the two schools could meet in the postseason if everything went according to form.
The two teams will indeed meet Saturday morning at 10:30 at Rentschler Field for the state Class S title.
"Last summer, Mark was telling me how proud and excited he was about his team," noted Brockett earlier this week at the CIAC championship luncheon. "After watching them on tape, he should be excited. Don't worry about what league (Pequot Conference) they play in. North Branford is a great football team and pose a great challenge for us."
The Thunderbirds dominated their first two opponents in the playoffs. They topped Trinity Catholic of Stamford, 49-28, in the quarterfinals Nov. 28 and then disposed of Woodland, 62-27, in the semifinals Sunday.
North Branford quarterback Brandan Basil, the coach's son, has thrown for 2,793 yards, 40 touchdowns and only seven interceptions while running back Dale Hausman has rushed for 1,311 yards with 13 TDs.
Against Woodland, Basil threw for 201 yards, connecting with Chris Caron six times for 109 yards, while Hausman ran for 181 yards and two TDs. Teammate Joe DeLucia rushed for three scores as well against the Hawks, but he can also catch the ball, as indicated by his 42 receptions this fall. Caron leads the team with 48 receptions for 933 yards.
"We feel we have a great offense and feel we will be able to score points," said Hausman. "We'll be ready."
Basil knows that for the Thunderbirds to have a chance to win, a lot will depend on his decision-making.
"I need to keep the offense upbeat and maintain the momentum, and get us down the field," said Basil. "We have to limit the time that Ansonia's offense is on the field."
Brockett said that Basil's throwing touch and arm strength make him among the state's elite quarterbacks.
"He is everything you want in a high school quarterback," said Brockett, adding that Basil reminds him of former St. Joseph quarterback Joe Della-Vecchia, who led the Cadets to the 2010 Class S state championship win over Ansonia.
As good as their offense is, the key for the Thunderbirds will be on defense, which must find a way to contain Ansonia's record-setting junior tailback, Arkeel Newsome, sophomore quarterback Jai'Quan McKnight, senior wide receivers Andrew Matos and Ryan O'Connor, and senior tight end Raeshaun Finney.
Matos, O'Connor and Finney all made great catches in the 41-13 semifinal win over Hyde on Sunday.
"We know they have a lot of speed," said Hausman. "We were able to force a lot of turnovers against Woodland, and we hope to do the same thing against Ansonia. We know that we have to keep an eye on Newsome's cutback ability."
North Branford linebacker Gary Falanga said his defense will need to keep a close eye on McKnight because of his ability to both run and pass effectively.
"That is a real challenge for us facing a multi-skilled quarterback like McKnight," said Falanga. "We know what he can do with the ball in his hands. Overall, we have to make key stops."
Against Hyde, the Chargers were stopped on two fourth-down plays inside the red zone and also missed out on a field-goal attempt in the first quarter. In the second quarter, Newsome fumbled deep in Hyde territory, ending another drive.
That was the only turnover for the Chargers in the two playoff wins.
From what Mark Basil sees, the Chargers' versatile offense is effective based on McKnight's play-action ability and putting Matos in motion and his potential to get open down field and make big plays.
Matos, at 6-foot-1, and Finney, at 6-3, will likely poses mismatch problems for the Thunderbirds' secondary. "Matos and Finney are very impressive," said Basil.
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quote: The CAFE increase will limit choice of vehicles, force auto manufacturers to make certain types of vehicles, and make people spend more money.Both involve increased costs, but one limits choice and freedom less.Even better would be to let the free market come to an equilibrium.We are exporting large quantities of gasoline. We aren't hurting for it. Not even close.


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I found a recipe in English that mentions a "pinch" of something. English is not my first language, and Google shows that "pinch" has many meanings. Do I have to pinch it with my fingers, or can i find a suitable amount of milliliters to use?
A 'pinch' is the amount of powder/whatever that can be trapped between one's thumb and fore finger.
Usually if amounts are indicated in pinches it means that exactictude is not required, and you can follow, at least in part, individual taste. If measurements are critical, like in the amount of gelatin you need for a certain texture, or certain amounts in patisserie, you will find indications in grams or ounces.
I wouldn't go crazy about finding a metric or imperial equivalent of the "pinch", also because the original recipe writer very likely did not mean it that way - you would just be obsessive, not precise.
if you want to be technical about it, a pinch is 1/32 of a teaspoon, if that helps. shrug
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Donald C. Mahaffey a 17 year resident of Kettle Falls, Wash., graduated to be with his Lord and Savior peacefully in Spokane, on October 20, 2013, five days before his 71st birthday. He was born October 25, 1942, in Aberdeen, to James and Kay (Compton) Mahaffey.
When Don was 16 he joined the Marine reserves. Following his graduation from J.M. Weatherwax High School in Aberdeen, Don enlisted in the Marine Corp. His daughter, Torie was born in 1962, and then he was deployed to Vietnam in 1963, where he spent the next couple of years before returning home after being wounded twice. He received two purple hearts and was retired out. While overseas he earned his 4th degree black belt in karate.
Don met Dee Dee and they were joined together in marriage in Seattle in June of 1967. Later that year he talked Dee Dee into moving to an Island in Alaska, where he said there were no spiders, so she was happy to go with him. While there, Don worked as a policeman and he quickly found out that there were spiders on that island. They soon moved back to Washington when she became pregnant. He eventually went to work for the U.S. Post Office at the bulk mail facility in Federal Way, WA in the 70's and retired from there in 1995.
Don loved working on projects, especially ones that were crafted from wood. He spent countless hours working on their home in Kettle Falls, where he built a huge portico and deck on the house. From this labor of love, he and Dee Dee shared many hours together relaxing and enjoying their surroundings. In his later years, Don loved to preach the gospel, read the bible and many books about biblical teachings and relationships with Christ. He also loved his guitar, which Dee Dee said was Don's second wife. Don enjoyed watching the History Channel. Don loved his Savior, the Lord Jesus, and his family above all others. He was very proud to be a veteran, also had an extreme love for his country and being a true patriot. Don enjoyed listening to the blues and smooth jazz music as he worked on all sorts of projects. He will be greatly missed, but we will see him again.
Don is preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his wife, Dee Dee of over 46 years; son, Shannon Mahaffey and wife, Kim; daughter, Torie Lewis and husband, Robert; brother, James Mahaffey and wife, Sutton; brother, Alan Mahaffey; seven grandchildren; four great grandchildren; numerous nieces; nephews; and cousins; along with his honorary sons, Mickial Woods and Cesar Valdez.
A memorial service for Don will be held at the Kettle Falls Grange, at 2 p.m., Saturday, December 14, 2013, with a potluck to follow. Please visit the online memorial and sign the guestbook at www.danekasfuneralchapel.com. Memorial contributions may be given to Wounded Warriors. Danekas Funeral Chapel & Crematory was entrusted with the arrangements.


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Pair of newcomers win Ironman Lake Stevens titles
The finish, though, was no surprise at all.
The 40-year-old Alexander, an Australian professional who is a three-time Ironman world champion and a two-time 70.3 (half Ironman) world champ, toured the swimming, biking and running course in and around Lake Stevens in 3 hours, 55 minutes and 23 seconds to beat runner-up and fellow Australian Luke Bell by 36 seconds.
The women's winner was American pro Meredith Kessler of San Francisco, who finished in 4:18:05 (15th overall), a little more than five minutes better than runner-up Melanie McQuaid of Victoria, B.C.
Alexander, who lives and trains in Boulder, Colo., had initially planned to race last weekend at the Vineman 70.3 in Windsor, Calif. But his wife Nerida became sick and ended up spending five days in the hospital -- including two days in intensive care -- with a viral illness that led to breathing problems.
With three children and an ailing wife to look after, Alexander had to cancel his California trip. But with his wife at home and improving -- "She's a lot better than she was a week ago," he said -- he made a late entry into the Lake Stevens race.
It was his first time competing in Lake Stevens and he made it a memorable debut by completing the 1.2-mile swim in 24:01, the 56-mile bike ride in 2:16:28, and the 13.1-mile run in 1:12:49. Alexander was all alone in the final straightaway, and he crossed the finish line with a big smile and hands upraised in triumph.
Afterward he spent a few minutes chatting amiably with race officials and spectators, and looking no more weary than if he'd been returning from a leisurely Sunday stroll.
"I had a good day," Alexander said. "I heard it was a very challenging course, and it was. But I always enjoy these sorts of course because I think they're a good test of your fitness. ... I was a bit below my best in the swim, but I think I biked and ran pretty much as well as I can. So I'm happy to win."
Likewise, Alexander was delighted with the support of fans who cheered on a field of approximately 1,400 athletes.
"I love races in smaller towns because that tends to be the case," Alexander said. "The people in the town really get behind the race, and it's awesome that everyone comes out. Today the whole course was lined on the run and it's nice to have people cheering you on like that."
Kessler was also making her first appearance in Lake Stevens and she breezed to a victory in the women's pro division. McQuaid had a slight lead as the two completed the bike leg, but Kessler slipped in front early on the run and went on to win convincingly.
The course "is a good one," Kessler said. "It's a beautiful lake ... and the bike course is pretty stellar with lots of twists and turns. And I loved the run."
It was, she added, "probably my favorite Ironman course. To be able to go through town a couple of times and see all the people cheering. ... I was smiling ear to ear. I even took my sunglasses off so I could look people in the eye and thank them for cheering. The fans were first class, cheering on everybody."
The race began at 6 a.m. with fog and cool temperatures, though the day slowly and steadily became brighter and warmer. Kessler called it "perfect race weather. You couldn't ask for better weather for racing."
The first age-group (non-pro) finisher was Reece Edwards of Australia, who won the men's 18-24 division and was ninth overall in 4:11:53. The top Puget Sound-area age-group finisher was Andrew Mullenix of Seattle, first in the men's 30-34 division, who stopped to kiss a few loved ones before crossing in 4:17:21.
Among Snohomish County athletes, the top finisher was Colby Titland of Everett, who placed sixth in the men's 40-44 division (43rd overall) with a time of 4:32.28.
The field included 915 men and 438 women, including 28 male pros and 15 female pros. Almost every American state and Canadian province was represented, along with 23 other nations.
Ironman 70.3 Lake Stevens
Top finishers at Ironman 70.3 Lake Stevens
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1.2-mile swim, 56-mile bike ride and 13.1-mile run
Top finishers from each division listed with their city/state or country and overall time
Craig Alexander (Australia) 3:55:23
Reece Edwards (Australia) 4:11:53
David Larpenteur (Spokane, WA) 4:25:42
Andrew Mullenix (Seattle, WA) 4:17:21
Matt Smith (Denver, CO) 4:25:43
Jason Sandquist (Canada) 4:20:40
Victor Renard (Kennewick, WA) 4:33:26
Jon Rushton (Great Britain) 4:42:17
Jonathan Wiedemann (Seattle, WA) 5:03:42
Harold Frobisher (Boise, ID) 5:17:17
Ron Dent (Durango, CO) 5:31:50
Robert McClure (Mercer Island, WA) 6:00:48
75-79 and 80+ divisions had no entries
Meredith Kessler (San Francisco, CA) 4:18:05
Brittany Braden (Goleta, CA) 4:43:34
Lauren Barnett (Dallas, TX) 4:29:01
Ashley Johnson (Dallas, TX) 4:34:06
Erin Crum (Boise, ID) 4:48:34
Sydney Cornell (Parker, CO) 4:46:28
Kathy Winkler (Mill Valley, CA) 4:57:07
Margaret Hepworth (Boise, ID) 5:17:19
Jeri Howland (Corte Madera, CA) 5:39:27
Marilyn Pinquoch (Anacortes, WA) 6:50:57
65-69, 70-74, 75-79 and 80+ divisions had no entries
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World of Warcraft has always been notorious for having tons of video game and pop culture references and Mists of Pandaria tries really hard to set a new record. Here's what we dug up so far. Let us know in the comments if you've found others.
Mild spoilers below!
Defeat Sif From Dark Souls
Battle For Toad Eggs
The Arrow Finds Its Way One More Time
Do The Barrel Roll! Do It!
Harvest Pandaria
Don't Let Foreman Mann Scream
Doh! The Goggles!
The Darkmoon Rabbit And The Holy Loot
Find The Ex-Drummer Of Nirvana In Kun-Lai Summit
Magical Anime Pools
Find A Lonesome Flying Tortoise
This Might Be The Weirdest Looking Duke Impostor Ever
Prepare For Explosions
First You Gotta Do The Truffle Shuffle
Why So Obvious?
Defeat A Slightly Different Conan
Fight Jungle Book's Shere Khan
Blizzard Loves British Rock
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EA Week - May 2011 on Steam for $0
EA Week begins today! Be sure to check back every day for more great deals.
Today's deal's are for Dragon Age I (all variants) & II
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This shouldn't have the for $0.00 in the title. It is very misleading.
@segafanalways: it's a week of deals, so each day the deal will change and so will the price. the URL link takes you to the page which shows the deals at large.
if you prefer, put $2.50 in your mind and start there, as the list of items will be at least that or higher. for instance, Need for Speed: Undercover is part of today's deal at $2.50: http://store.steampowered.com/app/17430/?snr=1_7_7_230_150_4 or http://deals.woot.com/deals/details/12dfbb8f-1886-49ac-8758-774d1b431df0/need-for-speed-undercover-pc-on-steam
do you feel you are being duped since it's doesn't say some variable price? if that's the case, i'd suggest making a suggestion to deals dot woot to add variable pricing. as it stands, i'm behind my post. i don't see the value in adding a price if the post contains multiple deal prices.
@jockovonred: You just don't put anything in the price spot and nothing will show up. If you put zeros like you did then it says its for $0.00 which makes it sound free.


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"hahahaha what dumbasses they spelled burger king 'buger kin'"
"har dude...har"
"har dude...har"
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sarcastic laugh- way better than lol
"har har har har"
by Cracked Eg March 05, 2004
The basic lyrics for almost every Mumford & Sons song.
Person 1: Do you know that Mumford song that goes like "har, har, har"?
Person 2: Which one?
Person 2: Which one?
by HearmeHar September 23, 2012
a shortened version of haha, lol, or any other phrase that has become basically cliche.
"did you see that girl's face?"
"har, yeah."
"har, yeah."
by Preston.. May 31, 2008
Can also be read/said as "Harr", "Harr harr", etc. You may also use all capitals, if trying to get the point across. It is indeed another form to laugh, which indeed makes everyone else giggle. Squares really only don't know what this esquisite word is. It is used by many people, and German teachers, around the globe.
Abigail: OMG my house reeks like salt
Maddie: HAR HARR HAR! abs, you're hilaious!
Maddie: HAR HARR HAR! abs, you're hilaious!
by apizzle October 04, 2007
To make a joke that plays with someone else's words and you think is really clever, but when you say it everyone thinks it is dumb and they laugh at you, but you never admit it is stupid.
Man 1: "Dude, my uncle is running for mayor"
Man 2: "Well, I hope he doesn't get tired while he's running!!"
Man 1: "Dude, why do you always HAR when you are with me?!"
Man 2: "UGHHH!!! I HATE YOU!!!"
Man 2: "Well, I hope he doesn't get tired while he's running!!"
Man 1: "Dude, why do you always HAR when you are with me?!"
Man 2: "UGHHH!!! I HATE YOU!!!"
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A New Look at an Old Yoga Pose
Ever felt yourself going through the motions of a yoga pose without focus or purpose? I think most yogis who've been practicing for a while have this experience, at least sometimes.
Several years ago, I found myself rushing through the Sun Salutation, praying for the series to end so I could move on to asanas I enjoyed more. I hated the way the pose strained my wrist and left me breathless, and it seemed to take forever to get through five or six of them. But since appreciating whatever you're doing is a key spiritual teaching, I knew I had to do something to change my perspective.


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KILLEEN (November 19, 2012) --- Police were looking Monday for a man who held up a busy barbershop Sunday in Killeen.
Officers were sent to Kay's Barber Shop Sunday night in response to a report of the robbery.
Witnesses told them a man came into the shop while customers were inside and demanded money.
One female employee said the man was wearing a mask and acted like he had a gun.
"His hands were there inside the shirt and he pointed at me…and he said give me the money and I just waited a bit and then he started opening the drawers everywhere," the employee said.
The employee said she didn't know for sure if he had a gun, but gave him the cash anyway.
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The 7 Most Extreme Lies Ever Told to Get Out of Something
There are a number of perfectly reasonable excuses to avoid doing something you don't want to, but sometimes reason just won't cut it. A simple "I don't feel well" didn't fool your elementary school nurse the 80th time you used it, so it likewise isn't going to fool your boss. That's when you need an ironclad excuse that no one would ever question.
But bullshit is a powerful weapon, one not to be used lightly. If you don't know what we mean, consider these cautionary tales of insanity.
#7. Faking a Child's Death to Extend a Vacation
What sucks about vacations is that they end. This is why most companies have rules against taking sick days right after your vacation is over -- the urge to extend the party for a couple of days is just too strong. So, most people just suck it up and drag themselves back to the office. New York school employee Joan Barnett is not most people. In order to get some additional time off during her school's spring break, she told her employers that her daughter had died in Costa Rica and she needed to go to the funeral. And, if you don't already see what's terrifying about that, wait until you hear how far she had to go to pull it off.
"Hi, Cadaver Warehouse? What do you have in kids' sizes?"
Because in order to verify this claim, she was required to fax in a death certificate for her nonexistent daughter, Xinia Daley Herman, which is required documentation for school officials (which makes us think they've had employees pull the "fake dead relative" trick a few times before). So, she made one of those. Now all she had to do was make a heartfelt call to the school to explain her situation, and by "make a heartfelt call" we mean "force one of her real daughters to call."
Yep. One of Barnett's daughters, at the command of her own mother, called the school to let them know that her "sister" had tragically died of a heart attack in Costa Rica, which must have been preceded by one of the most awkward and morally bankrupt mother-daughter conversations ever. Barnett then made another daughter call the school later that day to report the death again, just to make sure.
"Just like my sister said, she was devoured by scarabs. Yes, like in The Mummy."
Her ploy worked, and Barnett spent a relaxing two and a half weeks in Costa Rica with her employer none the wiser. That is, until one school official with the eye of Columbo noticed that the fonts on Barnett's death certificate were different from the ones that are normally used on such documents (presumably comic sans or wingdings). This led to more digging, which uncovered the fact that Barnett's trip to Costa Rica was three weeks before the day she claimed her daughter had died. Also, the Costa Rican government helpfully pointed out that the identification numbers on the certificate corresponded to a man who had died in 2005.
Caught in her lie, Barnett did what any of her students would have done -- she forged another death certificate, changing the date to fit her story. Her bosses found a long enough pause in their hysterical disbelieving laughter to fire her, and she was charged with a misdemeanor for the forgery.
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Whereupon she tried to get charges dropped by forging a third death certificate.
#6. Faking Death to Avoid Traffic Tickets
In the real world, there are usually two reasons people fake their own deaths: either they're in trouble with the law, or they owe so much money that it's better to just fly away and start over under a new name. So maybe it makes sense that Kimberly Du thought about doing the same when she owed some fines to the government. Only in this case, it was just some traffic tickets amounting to about $500.
Last year, half the Cracked staff fled to Mexico just to avoid $1.50 in library fines.
But, rather than take on a paper route to earn some extra cash, Du faked an obituary from the Des Moines Register's website to say that she had died in a car accident. She also mailed a written letter to the court alerting them of her demise and bearing her mother's forged signature (a tactic you may recognize as one children use to avoid letting their parents know they got a D on their shoebox diorama).
Her plan worked, at least initially. The day after the letter arrived at the court, the district judge threw out the arrest warrant for her outstanding charges, as well as her current tickets, because who the hell would lie about such a thing to get out of a few hundred bucks' worth of tickets? Truly, Du had outsmarted the system.
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"I couldn't figure out their E-Pay system, so this seemed like the easiest option."
Well, right up until she got pulled over by the police and given another traffic ticket, about three weeks later. The police, rather than shooting her in the head and putting out an APB for a necromancer, realized that she probably had been lying about the death thing.
"She has a pulse? No sir, something about this just doesn't add up at all."
Du, somehow lacking the foresight to consider her horrible driving as a complicating factor in her plans to avoid ever paying fines for her horrible driving, was busted for the unpaid fines, as well as some brand new forgery charges, totaling $500 and two years of probation.
Now brace yourself, because this next story will ruin your faith in humanity.
#5. Faking Cancer for a Wedding
It was one of those heartwarming stories where everybody joins in to make a dying person's dream come true. Jessica Vega wished for the perfect wedding, but unlike most women, she had a case of terminal leukemia, and who is going to want to marry that bullshit? But in true fairy tale fashion, she found a guy, at which point the entire community went to bat for her. They all believed, along with Vega's husband-to-be, Michael, that she had only a year to live.
"Sure, I'll sign whatever pre-nup you want."
So, they all reached out to the media, asking for donations so Vega could have her dream wedding while she was still strong enough to walk down the aisle. The campaign was so successful that they wound up with enough donated cash to send Vega and her husband on a fully paid trip to Aruba for a dream wedding that cost thousands of dollars. And at this point, knowing the premise of this article, you're squinting at your monitor and muttering, "Oh, no. No, she didn't ..."
She did. After the wedding, time passed and Michael began to notice that Vega wasn't dying. Curious, he began calling numerous doctors in the area, but none of them listed Vega as a patient. She had never been treated for leukemia in her life, because she'd never had it.
"If you really loved me, you'd let me biopsy your femur!"
Understandably upset at being tricked into marriage by the irresistible lure of terminal cancer, and being unwillingly placed in the center of a quite frankly horrifying scam, Michael divorced her and revealed her shenanigans to the media. Vega was charged with six felonies and put in jail to await her trial.
"Wait! I'm cured! I've been retroactively cured! It's a time-traveling miracle!"
#4. Staging a Mugging to Explain Missing Oprah Winfrey Show Tickets
We may not have a lot of Oprah Winfrey fans in our readership, but she does happen to be one of the most famous, and richest, entertainers on the planet. So when her four-hour final show was announced, people all over the world flocked together to wish her farewell, including other confusingly famous people, like Madonna, Tom Hanks and Tom Cruise.
Understandably, only so many people could be granted admission to see the airing in person, and the far more important celebrities got first dibs. The rest of the seats were given to 13,000 fans through a lottery on Oprah's website. But 44-year-old Robert Spearing wasn't aware of this lottery, and as such, did not win.
"Come on, the average person is more likely to be butchered by an angry spouse than to win the lottery."
This was a problem, because Spearing had unwisely promised his wife that they would see the final screening, with no clear idea how or where he would get tickets. He was terrified to disappoint his wife, an Oprah fan with high expectations (it would be the equivalent of promising Ted Nugent tickets to the type of person who listens to Ted Nugent and failing to deliver, only with more bullet holes in your corpse).
When it became obvious to him that there was no conceivable way for him to get Oprah tickets unless Jesus Christ tap danced down a rainbow and handed them to him, he cut his head with a rock and told his wife he had been mugged.
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Presumably, the mugger was Jonah Hill trying to steal back his obesity.
Spearing claimed that two men in their 20s, one Hispanic and one black, beat him up and stole his Oprah tickets, because that totally sounds like something that really happened. Police searched for the perpetrators, probably curious to know what type of violent street criminals even knew about Oprah's final show in the first place, but when they went to question Spearing again, he confessed and told them it was all a lie.
Spearing was charged with disorderly conduct and filing a false police report. He was released the next day on a $2,000 bond, which was posted by "a relative," a phrase here meaning "not his wife." Hilariously, he was due back in court at the exact time the Oprah episode would be airing on TV.
"Everyone in the audience is getting a PRESIDENTIAL PAAAAAAARDON! You get a pardon! And you get a pardon!"


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How to Machine-Sew Steeks
If you're knitting a sweater or other garment, you need to create steeks wherever you have a seam. When machine-sewing your steeks, before you cut a piece of knitted fabric, secure the knitted stitches around the planned cut using a sewing machine.
Measure and mark for armhole steeks.
Armhole steeks are simply straight slots cut into the sides of the completed body tube. Measure the tops of your completed sleeve tubes, and then mark the armholes to the same depth with waste yarn, as shown
Measure and mark for neckline curves.
Place waste yarn markers for your neckline curve, measuring the neckline depth specified in your pattern, down from the top, then across the bottom, and then diagonally across the corner.
Mark for center front openings.
Place a yarn marker directly down the middle of your center front steek.
With the machine set to a medium-length straight stitch, sew down the center of each column of stitches adjoining the yarn marker.
It's easier to see machine-sewn steeks from the wrong side of the knitting. Check before you cut. Although machine-sewn steeks are versatile and durable, they are unsightly, too. Plan on covering them either with a knitted binding (for garment edges) or with ribbon or bias tape (for inside steek edges).
Sew another set of 2 stitching lines down the column of stitches 2 columns away from the first.
This amounts to the outside pass.
Cut vertically through the waste yarn marker with sharp sewing shears.
Learning to make professional-looking steeks gives your garments a finished quality.
Cut the neckline curves close to the 2nd row of machine stitching.
Follow the curve closely as you cut.


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What RPM packages are required to install vim on a recent version of Fedora?
On a modern Fedora, run
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Note that vim-minimal only installs /bin/vi with no modern enhancements nor online help, for use when only the root partition is available. I guess you want vim-enhanced or vim-X11.
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I had self-studied Griffiths(~ 4 chapters), and Sakurai (~2.5 chapters) for quantum mechanics some months ago. Now, I have to take a course in QM this sem, and I want to further my understanding of basic QM. I am looking for a textbook that is more advanced than the one mentioned above, possibly more mathematically inclined, and that will give me a different perspective. In particular I am looking for a book that is more modern and discusses QM, through examples in modern theoretical physics. Also, I have been trying to study QFT, but I think I lack in my understanding of QM, and don't have enough intuition (I don't know if it is possible to develop physical intuition in QM. But I at least want to develop some kind of mathematical intuition).
One book that comes to mind is Ballentine - Modern QM. But I went through it, and I didn't find it that detailed. So, it would be great if you could recommend some other book.
I also know about Cohen-tannoudji et al, and I don't quite like it.
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Is there a way to remove Styrofoam bits from my equipment efficiently?
If you have an air compressor, you can get an attachment called an air blow gun.
Since Styrofoam is so light, you should be able to simply blow it away. This tool is also helpful, if you want to make your friends laugh.
If you don't have a compressor, you could use canned air to blow the Styrofoam away.
If you don't have that either, you could always use your lungs.
Thanks BMitch for pointing out the more obvious solution... Use a f***ing ShopVac!
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I've read definitions of MAC and HMAC, but can't say I've completely grasped the differences.
- What are principle differences?
- When to use one and when the other?(Typical Use Cases)
As Chris Smith notes in the comments, HMAC is a specific MAC algorithm (or, rather, a method for constructing a MAC algorithm out of a cryptographic hash function). Thus, HMAC can be used for any application that requires a MAC algorithm.
One possible reason for requiring HMAC specifically, as opposed to just a generic MAC algorithm, is that the HMAC construction actually provides (as long as the underlying hash function satisfies the appropriate assumptions) stronger security properties than what's required of a MAC. For example, nothing in the definition of a secure MAC algorithm (resistance to existential forgery under a chosen-plaintext attack) says that the MAC output can't reveal information about the plaintext to an attacker. If the plaintext is secret but the MAC is public, that would obviously be bad. HMAC, however, is guaranteed not to reveal any information about the plaintext as long as the underlying hash function is secure.
In particular, Bellare has shown that HMAC is a pseudo-random function (PRF) as long as the compression function of the underlying hash is also a PRF, and a "privacy-preserving MAC" (PP-MAC) as long as the compression function of the underlying hash is also a PP-MAC. Both of these are strictly stronger security properties than what's required of a plain MAC; in particular, being a PRF is a very strong security property — it essentially says that there's no practical way for an attacker to say anything about the output of the function based on the input, or vice versa, except for the obvious fact that the same input always yields the same output. There are many use cases for which a PRF will do whereas a plain MAC may not; HMAC, instantiated with a secure hash function, can be used for those.
Also, as Chris notes, some other MAC algorithms require a random IV to be secure; HMAC does not, so it can be used even in situations where deterministic output is required, or where messages must be kept as short as possible.
As for why you might not want to use HMAC, well, one reason is that it's not really optimized for speed. Dedicated MAC functions, particularly those based on universal hashing (the Carter–Wegman construction) like UMAC and VMAC, can be significantly faster. Also, MACs based on block ciphers (such as CMAC) can be very useful on limited platforms where an efficient block cipher primitive (like AES) is available but a secure hash function is not.


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Is there an example of an infinite group G acting on a set X such that each non-identity element of
G fixes exactly two elements of X, and some two elements of G have in common exactly one fixed point in X.
(This is impossible if G is finite.)
Is there an example of an infinite group G acting on a set X such that each non-identity element of
G fixes exactly two elements of X, and some two elements of G have in common exactly one fixed point in X.
Find a nontrivial group that acts on a set in such a way that each nontrivial group element fixes exactly one point but they don't all fix the same one -- for example, SO(3) acting on the projective plane in the usual way.* Now add one more point fixed by everybody.
Now I suppose you will ask for a transitive action.
EDIT: It can be done if G is finite, as Victor Protsak points out in a comment.
NEW EDIT: This answer was nonsense. Each element of order $2$ in SO(3) fixes infinitely many lines through the origin.
In fact, I claim that a finite group cannot act on a set in such a way that every nontrivial element of $G$ has exactly one fixed point, unless either the group or the set has exactly one element.
FINAL (?) EDIT: After several false starts, here is what I have learned about finite group actions in response to this question.
Recall the following useful fact:
(0) When a finite group $G$ acts on a finite set $X$, then the number of $x\in X$ fixed by $g\in G$, averaged over all $g$, is the number of orbits of the action.
This can be proved by comparing the two ways of counting the set of pairs $(g,x)$ such that $gx=x$. An immediate consequence of (0) is:
(1) If a finite group acts transitively but not trivially on a set, then some element of the group has no fixed points.
You can also use (0) to show:
(2) When a nontrivial finite group acts on a set in such a way that every $g\ne 1$ has exactly one fixed point, then apart from free orbits there must be exactly one orbit, of size $1$.
With a little more work than that, you can show:
(3) When a nontrivial finite group acts on a set in such a way that every $g\ne 1$ has exactly two fixed points, then apart from free orbits there must be either exactly two orbits, both of size $1$, or else exactly three orbits. In the latter case, either
(a) The group has order $12$ and the orbit sizes are $(6,4,4)$, or
(b) The group has order $24$ and the orbit sizes are $(12,8,6)$, or
(c) The group has order $60$ and the orbit sizes are $(30,20,12)$, or
(b) The group has order $2k$ and the orbit sizes are $(k,k,2)$.
By thinking about groups of order $12$, $24$, and $60$ and noting that the hypotheses rule out nontrivial normal cyclic subgroups, you can show:
(4) In each of cases (a), (b), and (c), the only possibility is the one you are already thinking of, corresponding to the action on the $2$-sphere of the symmetries of the tetrahedron, cube/octahedron, or dodecahedron/icosahedron.
(5) In case (d) there is the dihedral group acting on the $2$-sphere, but there are also plenty of other examples, all of them semidirect products based on actions of a group of order $2$ on a group of order $k$. If $k$ is odd then the group of fixed elements must be trivial; if $k$ is even, it must have order two.
(6) I believe that in all of these cases it is impossible for two elements of the group to have only one common fixed point, so I agree with the OP that the kind of example asked for in the question would have to involve an infinite group. Is there an easier way to see this?
One way to get an example is to let $F_2$ be the free group on two generators, then consider the collection of all maximal cyclic subgroups and choose one representative $H_n$ for each conjugacy class. $F_2$ then acts by left multiplication on the disjoint union of the left coset spaces $F_2/H_n$. Since maximal cyclic subgroups in $F_2$ are malnormal, each non-trivial element will have exactly one fixed point. Hence we can do as Tom Goodwillie suggests and add a global fixed point.
I'm not sure how one would get a transitive action, but one thing which might help in this direction is that Ashot Minasyan, building on the work of Denis Osin, shows in Lemma 3.4 of http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/54841/ that there is a countable torsion free group containing a malnormal copy of $\mathbb Z$ and having every element being conjugate to an element in $\mathbb Z$. It follows that this group acts transitively on a set such that each non-trivial element has exactly one fixed point.
The trivial group acting on a one-point set. Ha, ha. Or maybe you meant the two elements in the last clause to be distinct; it's ambiguous.
Consider the action of $\mathrm{PU}_2$ of projective transformations of the complex projective line $\mathbb P^1(\mathbb C)$ represented by unitary matrices. The fixed points of a non-identity element in its action on $\mathbb P^1(\mathbb C)$ are its two eigenspaces (there are exactly two as we have identified all scalar matrices with the identity element and any element of $\mathrm{PU}_2$ is diagonalisable). Furthermore, there are two elements that have exactly one eigenspace in common.
Addendum: I just now realised that this is essentially Tom's example with a twist that makes it work: Look at the action of $\mathrm{SO}_3$ on the set of oriented lines through the origin. We have $\mathrm{PU}_2=\mathrm{SO}_3$ and the action on $\mathbb P^1(\mathbb C)$ is just this action.
Failure: Having realised this I also see that this example fails. The last condition is not fullfilled, for any non-identity element $g$, an element that fixes one of the fixed points of $g$ also fixes the other. This is clear in the $\mathrm{SO}_3$-model. In the $\mathrm{PU}_2$-model it follows because the second eigenspace is the orthogonal complement of the first.
Addendum: The double covering situation with oriented lines covering non-oriented ones turns out to be the reason why the last condition is not fulfilled. In fact asssume that we have a $G$-set $X$ fulfilling the first but not necessarily the last property. By throwing away the orbits with trivial stabiliser we may also assume that every point has a non-trivial stabiliser. Now define a $G$-graph $\Xi$ with vertex set $X$ where $x$ and $y$ are connected when they are both fixed by the same non-identity element of $G$. The last condition is now equivalent to some connected component of $\Xi$ containing more than two elements, hence if it is not fulfilled we get a double cover $G$-map $X\to\pi_0(\Xi)$.
The following was inspired by Jesse Peterson's answer.
Let $M^n$ be a closed hyperbolic manifold, eg a surface, and consider the action of $\Gamma=\pi_1M$ on the boundary at infinity of hyperbolic $n$-space. Then each $\gamma\in\Gamma\smallsetminus 1$ has precisely two fixed points, namely the end points of its axis of translation.
Any non-commuting pair of elements whose axes share an end point now provide an example of the kind required. It isn't too difficult to construct explicit examples.
As Torsten Ekedahl points out, the last sentence should have read 'It's impossible to construct such examples'! In particular, this doesn't work.


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So, guess what? I'm disappointed, along with the other 57 million people who voted for Mitt Romney. Even still, disappointment and failure are never excuses for any of us to give up. From that first big slug in my gut after my husband was killed in 2001 until this day, the one thing that has kept me grounded is my faith in God and the knowledge that things will get better over time.


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Here's a pano I took at Biosphere 2 which is near Tucson, Arizona
Constructed between 1987 and 1991, it was used to explore the complex web of interactions within life systems in a structure that included five areas based on natural biomes and an agricultural area and human living/working space to study the interactions between humans, farming and technology with the rest of nature.
It also explored the possible use of closed biospheres in space colonization.
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Leftover pulled pork has to be one of the most versatile meats around. Often after trying out new rubs or sauces I am left with a quantity of pulled pork to play with.
I love samosa's. I love the curry overtones the spiciness and the crispy texture.
After spotting a package of premade samosa wraps I thought this may be an excellent way to make a nice appetizer using pulled pork.
- 1 pkg Samosa Wraps qty 30
- 8oz Chicken Stock
- 2 cups Pulled pork (finely shredded)
- 2 medium potatoes peeled and diced
- 1 carrot finely shredded
- 1 cup frozen peas
- 1/2 large onion finely chopped
- 1 tbsp minced garlic
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil or ghee
- 1 tsp roasted ground cumin
- 1 tsp turmeric
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp Hot Garam Masala ** Optional
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
Vegetable oil for frying.
Sautee the onions and garlic in vegetable oil (or ghee if you have it) until softened. Add the spices. Sautee for 5 more minutes making sure to scrape the bottom with a wooden spoon. Add the potatoes, peas, carrots and chicken stock. Stir the mixture together thoroughly and cover. Simmer on medium low heat for 20-30 minutes until the potatoes are fork tender. Uncover and add finely shredded pulled pork. Set aside to cool for 30 minutes.
When the mixture is cool its time for the assembly. Take 2 tbsp of the mixture and add to the bottom of one samosa sheet. Fold in triangular shape see below:
Prepare the "glue" to seal the samosa. Remember kindergarden? That paste they made you make > its time to revisit that! Mix 1/2 cup water with 3 tablespoons all purpose flour. Use this and a paintbrush or pastry brush to seal the edges.
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper & repeat 29 more times (you will get faster – trust me) When you are done. Leave them on the counter to air dry for 30 minutes. (Or be like me and just run around picking tiny terrorists up from after school activities running behind like a madwoman as always – if they air dry for longer its not a big deal.)
I split the 30 samosa's in half. 15 to the oil and 15 to the oven.
If using the oven place the samosa's on an elevated baking rack. Bake at 350F for 15 minutes. Then broil at 400F for 5 minutes each side or until crispy.
If deep frying (my personal favorite!) set up your frying station. Paper toweling and a spider are essential. Make sure your vegetable ( I used canola) oil is 350F . Just say no to soggy samosa's!
Fry in batches turning the samosa's often until golden brown and crispy. Approx 10 minutes for each batch.
Yummy deep fried crispy goodness.
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