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One of the things I struggle with most in doing research is keeping my notes organized. Since research tends to do a lot of branching, keeping notes in a linear fashion seems useless to me. On the other hand, this means that I end up with several notebooks that have ideas and dead-ends everywhere. Then if I want to piece parts together, or if I eventually want to go back and re-investigate what looked like a dead-end at the time -- perhaps because I have learned some new tool -- it takes me a long time to find what I am looking for. How do other people surmount these obstacles?
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Whenever I think I've figured something out, I put it in a TeX file. This turns the problem into one of finding the right file among the 1000 tex files on my computer, which is perhaps only a slight improvement. But at least there are tools for this, and I find that if I have to take the time to tex something, I'm likely to remember that I did so.
Of course, this doesn't help for more casual jottings.
Same answer as Charles except I've tried to organize the stuff which is coherent enough to make it to my computer in a personal wiki. I use gitit for various reasons including LaTeX support, but I'm sure there are other options out there. This seems to work pretty well since I can create links between independent but related projects I'm working on.
You should have a look at Dror Bar-Natan's academic pensieve. It's a really impressive effort to live in the future -- it's both an electronic record of virtually all his 'jottings', and an entirely public one as well.
I'm a little less futuristic. I scan all of my notebooks as I finish them (using Berkeley's great high speed PDF scanner), and write an extremely rudimentary index to them. I also number every single page that I write (sometimes the sequence is only approximate, when I have geographically separate notebooks, e.g. office and home). It's great to be able to refer consistently to older sets of notes.
I like using the GNU Emacs Org-mode for note taking. Among the mode's many features are block folding, support for hyperlinks, and support for LaTeX.
An on-line version of the manual is available on the project's web site.
I have a personal online note-taking system not very different from a private area on the nLab, where I can take all sorts of notes under various headings, and I can add headings/pages etc when I need to, and there is a "glossary" section which is "my own little nLab", as well as a search function, and a separate section for research projects/ideas. There is TeX/MathML support, and since it's online I can use it from work as well as from home which is very convenient. If you really want to know more I could send you a link to the thing (email me) - I am a bit reluctant to make it publicly available but maybe I should just follow Bar-Natan's example and let go. The only real technical problem with going public would be finding a reliable server for hosting it, without having to pay too much.
I would have used nLab for all this if it had existed when I started. Maybe you could try this if you haven't already, and if online note-taking fits your taste.
A completely different approach I have (hence a different answer) is to maintain a private wiki... I keep lots of partially written notes on the subjects I'm learning about or on partial approaches in new directions. The advantage is being able to access them from anywhere, without worrying about having a hard copy or the right computer. I organize them in lots of ways (tags, categories, etc.), can search through them easily, and have a history of any changes made. (The site I use is www.wikidot.com)
I'm not always great with organization, but one cool thing I have done is scan my handwritten notes and add them to evernote, which has some really cool handwriting recognition software so I can search through them.
The other thing I do is lots of notebooks with tab dividers, grouped by project.
Well.. for analog .. er.. non-digital notes, they are mostly scribbles of some problem I want to solve..which are all related, because I tend to solve problems that are directly related to my research. I keep two notebooks. I solve a problem in a notebook, and then when I see that my solution got messy.. I move to the other notebook and continue solving maybe browsing at my old solution in the old notebook. So I use one or the other notebook alternatively for trying a problem.. I usually finish the problem in one notebook, but if it gets really complicated the continuation goes on the second notebook.. and I don't try to categorize the problem... I just continue until the notebooks are exhausted then they are archived and I use another set of two new notebooks. Those are my problem and brainstorming notes..
For notes from seminars or whatever else.. I have just one notebook for them all (you dont tend to organize the notes once you reach graduate school and you hardly go to classes). And I usually find what i want in them.. because I dont tend to make notes on seminars talks that I don't understand at all or that I think will not be able help me in the future. And I often take note of keywords rather than the whole seminar talks.
For digital "notes".. they are organized by subject: Algebra, algebraic geoemetry, number theory, topology, ..etc. I often even have folders by names of authors (who are very well known in the field and whose works I often browse) within the say algebra (or whatever) folder. Those are for papers. For mathematical ebooks, I have my own folder I called Mathbooks and I should get organizing them by subtopics as well. I practically live only by digital media.. my 2 notebooks are the only nondigital things I currently depend on in doing research.
I'll echo what Charles said with the addition of using git. You can literally branch your notes just like you would source code and it plays nicely with latex. You can roll back, merge, and share with others very easily. You can tag commits with brief explanations and search those later or use a git visualizer to quickly find something.
Plus all your work is still in text files so you can still use grep and all the usual console tools.
I work on paper notebook with a pencil (I put date here and there as markers). When something is ok I write a small paper (in TeX) with most of the details. Sometimes I publish it. I put everything valuable on my website (published or not). When a notebook is finished I add it to the pile and buy another notebook, pencils are not a problem, I buy them by ten. And, yes, I have also one or two pencil sharpeners.
Works well for me :-)
Whenever I complete anything that might be worth referencing or saving, I type it up in latex, and heap the files in a folder, naming the file with the date I start writing and some keywords. I find that I often have at least a general idea of when I did something, which helps.
Research thoughts are like a tree. Thus linear options like notebooks don't seem to work that well. I would suggest writing all your thoughts on loose sheets and filing them like how you would store a tree in memory. Each parent node keeps a pointer to its children. To mark new nodes in the file, use those colorful stickers that can be stuck on pages which can be seen when the file is closed. These stickers can contain labels, like "new approach 2." Since its a file, you can add extra pages whenever you feel like, and rearrange sections to make it coherent whenever you feel like.
I am a Linux user in an open-source commited university in Caracas, Venezuela, so there is nearly zero limits in the availability of software tools, be it already made or user-defined and honed to my taste, for note taking and organizing. My personal preference in note organization is a no-frills DBMS in MySQL that can be queried online via some small apps in Python or Perl. Granted, as a veteran from the Unix trenches I can say that there is no big surprise for me in the almost harsh way the OS treats the novice user, but even in those cases you can perfectly find a lot of options that offer varying degrees of hand-holding to help you complete your task in less painful ways.
I have been using dokuwiki with a tex plugin for quite a while now to organize my projects, open problems, things I want to read, and a daily research diary. That works quite well and should be usable on most university webspaces (PHP only; no SQL or fancy progams needed on the server).
I use a tablet notebook running Windows 7, so my way is probably not what you're looking for.
I take handwritten notes (my handwriting is rather neat) using Windows Journal. I can save it directly to PDF (if I need to share the notes), or save it in its original format for convenience of editing. Almost all my notes now reside on my hard disk (portability).
I use Mindjet MindManager to create a mindmap of how the notes pertaining to a particular broad topic are related (in content, and time-wise, as further notes are taken). I can easily put in direct (hyper)links to these files right in the mindmap, which is a nice feature since the file is a click away on the map. I can add more notes, web links etc. to the mindmap, as required. I can also link to preprints, journal articles, ebooks (even ebook pages/sections, as I can link to ebook bookmarks on the map) on my notebook, so the note- taking and keeping become quite dynamic, which is nice. With MindConnect, you can also sync the maps online, and even share them with others, or brainstorm with other people on a map online.
I can easily hand-annotate PDF files using PDF Annotator. With a library of ebooks, imagine the web of information you can create right on your computer, in a mindmap. It's quite fantastic. Lots of possibilities there!
I use Jabref to keep notes on particular papers and otherwise keep a single notebook with a table of contents. When it is full I break the spine and scan it. (Looking at the other answers, I see that this is similar to what Scott does.)
For seminars, I just take notes on loose sheets of paper and immediately scan and date them.


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McCall in the fall
Mountain bikers have time to ride some great Idaho trails
|Jesse Taylor of Boise carves the banked corner on Lower Drain trail, which is part of Bear Basin's trail network in McCall, Idaho. (Roger Phillips/Idaho Statesman/MCT)
What would be around the next corner? On the trails at Jug Mountain Ranch south of McCall, an Idaho resort town, you never know, but you can bet it's going to be fun.
The trails at Jug Mountain and elsewhere in McCall are a blast, and surprisingly user friendly.
Why surprising? For one, because mountain trails by nature are steep, and they can be tough to ride. But Jug Mountain's trails allow you to climb gradually on a dirt road before descending on some giggle-inducing single track.
Second, you often can't see the lay of the land in the mountains like you can in the open Foothills, so navigating a trail network can be tricky.
Trails are mapped and marked at Jug Mountain Ranch, so most of the time you will know where you're going, and also how difficult the trails will be.
Ditto for Bear Basin trails west of McCall.
Those two areas are great introductions to riding in McCall, or fun places to ride if you've been there before.
"We've worked to complement what else is going on in McCall," said David Carey, who operates the family-owned Jug Mountain Ranch.
These trails are on a 1,410-acre private residential community and golf course at the base of Jughandle Mountain.
The trails are a mix of Jeep roads (aka double track) and single-track trails built for mountain biking.
They twist and turn through the lush forest and drop onto the low rolling fields near the golf course.
The trails are great for all levels of mountain bikers who have single-track experience. Because they're relatively short, they're also a great place to learn because you won't be deep in the woods if you decide to bail.
There are also some downhill trails that will challenge any rider, and put a big grin on the faces of riders who are game for them.
Watch for the trail markers, and if you see a black diamond, believe it. Expect sheer drops, hard-banked corners and jumps (most of which you can ride over or avoid if you're not a big-air guy).
You will also see some North Shore-style platform jumps, wooden ramp corners and more.
Don't expect any marathon-length trails at Jug Mountain. This is a tight network of trails, most of which you can ride in a day, or possibly an afternoon if you're really fit.
Afterward, you can relax at the clubhouse. Yes, you read that right. Jug Mountain's trailhead is at the clubhouse parking lot. Mountain bikers and golfers share the restaurant and patio dining.
It's part of McCall's come-as-you-are attitude.
"We tried to build Jug Mountain Ranch to emulate what attracted us to McCall; it's casual and low-key," Carey said.
The idea is to bring an "apres-ski" experience to mountain bikers so they can come off the trails and head straight into the clubhouse.
Not only will you enjoy a post-ride beer and meal in a first-class setting, you will help the trails you just rode.
Golfers and bikers both bring business to Jug Mountain Ranch, and that exchange is "how these trails got built and maintained," Carey said.
Getting there: From Lake Fork (about five miles south of McCall on Idaho 55), go east 1.5 miles on Lake Fork Road to the entrance of Jug Mountain Ranch. Follow the signs to the Clubhouse.
For details and maps the Jug Mountain Ranch website — jugmountainranch.com/mtnbiking.html — will have you covered.
These trails are located on public lands managed by the Forest Service and serve double-duty as mountain bike/hiking trails and Nordic ski trails in winter.
The trail network is a mix of Jeep roads and single track. Unlike most other trails in the McCall area, Bear Basin's trails were designed with mountain bikers in mind.
The entire network has a mild 500-feet elevation change between its highest and lowest points, which is far different from McCall's backcountry trails that tend to be steep and rugged.
Most trails are suitable for all levels of riders. They are fun to ride, easy to follow and marked for difficulty.
Short loops through the forest are great fun for novice riders and kids because you're never far from the trailhead.
But this isn't the biking equivalent of a bunny hill.
Check out Upper and Lower Drain trails. They're mind-blowing free-ride trails with high-banked, hair-pin turns followed by a series of jumps.
They're adrenaline-pumping fun that will leave you wondering if you really are on Forest Service land.
Yes, you are.
Maps are available at the trailhead parking area, which also has a restroom.
Getting there: Take Idaho 55 about 2 miles west of McCall and look for the signs on the right to the Bear Basin trailhead.
It's a beautiful time of year to visit and ride in McCall. The summer crowds have thinned, the mornings are brisk and the afternoons typically sunny and warm.
The riding weather will continue into late October and possibly November, depending on when the snow flies.
Pay attention to the weather, but don't let a rainstorm stop your trip. Trails will dry out quickly, and it will settle the dust and improve traction.
If you spend a weekend in McCall, you have a multitude of lodging and camping options. You probably won't have to worry about motels being booked or campgrounds being full, even popular Ponderosa State Park.
The McCall area is home to three commercial hot springs. A soak is a great way to relax after a day of riding to soothe those tired legs.
n Zims Hot Springs, pictured above, is a naturally heated swimming pool with a separate wading pool that's 104 degrees. It's north of New Meadows off U.S. Route 95, about 20 minutes from McCall. For details, go to discovermccall.com/hotsprings.html
n Established in 1870, Burgdorf Hot Springs is a rustic hot springs in the backcountry north of McCall. It's about a 45-minute scenic drive and well worth the trip. Find out more at burgdorfhotsprings.com.
n Gold Fork Hot Springs south near Donnelly features six developed pools in a natural surrounding about 20 minutes from McCall. For more information, visit goldforkhotsprings.com.
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Arrested Development.
Battlestar Galactica (2004)
such a hard choice to pick one.
top gear, Dr. Who, DS9, Voyager, Pawn Stars, Eureka are all good choices for TV
Anything with "Mega" in it. E.G. - Mega Shark Versus Giant Octopus, Megafault, Mega Piranha, Mega Shark Versus Crocosaurus, Mega Python vs. Gatoroid.
Quality movie magic happens in them right there.
I watch South Park, Arrested Development, and Transformers (G1 and Prime) regularly.
@philosopherott: I thought Pawn Stars got taken off a while ago. Is it back?
-Arrested Development
-30 Rock
-Breaking Bad
-The West Wing
-Sherlock (BBC)
-Parks and Recreation (read synopses of season 1 and start watching at season 2, trust me)
-Charlie Chaplin Collection (collected shorts from one of the greatest comedians of all time—the very fact that you have heard of this guy means that his nearly 100-year-old works are worth watching)
Movies (haven't much explored their collection):
-Buster Keaton (Netflix has all full-lengths from this epic silent comedian's collection, beautifully restored. Amazingly modern and hilarious for movies nearly 100 years old. Start with Sherlock Jr. (after a slow start, as modern and mindblowing a movie as they come), The General, and The Navigator).
-Duck Soup (Marx Brothers at their most hilarious and anarchic, and a wry political satire to boot)
Just finished watching Sons of Anarchy
Starting Breaking Bad
Watched & Liked
Walking Dead
How I Met Your Mother
Army Wives
Blue Mountain State
Rules of Engagement
I'm actually currently going thru the seasons of Parenthood. (1-3 on Netflix, season 4 on Huluplus.)
As one of the main characters is a kid with Asbergers, and out son is on the spectrum, it hits close to home.
All in all, a really good show, believable characters, and a plethora of cameo characters to boot, most current is Ray Romano as a bitter, grumpy divorced photographer. Check it out.
can't say i follow many series - more of a movie guy myself.. but my wife loves the original upstairs downstairs on netflix :)
Boardwalk Empire, I love Steve Buscemi in anything!
@eeekdageek: Breaking Bad is AWESOME! I like it better then Walking Dead. MUCH better storyline in my option. Although Walking Dead had better set's and makeup (obviously).
@ohcheri: I agree!! Although I don't think that is on Netflix.
As far as series go, I just re-watched Jericho and started on Wire in the Blood. I recently finished the anime series Darker than Black and have been dabbling in a few others but none have fired my interest yet. I also watch Asian TV series from time to time , I had been enjoying Padam Padam, a Korean series, but haven't watched it in a while. I'm particularly fond of Chinese historical series like Handsome Siblings. The most recent movie I have watched and enjoyed is Little Big Soldier with Jackie Chan. My retired best friend comes over to do handyman work at my house and hangs out with my dog. He's working his way through the entire Star Trek library.
Just got into Trailer Park Boys, which never sounds appealing to someone who thinks they have "sophisticated" taste. But I watched a couple episodes and was pissing myself with laughter; I had to leave the room a couple times I could hardly breathe with tears running down my face. Watched the whole series and was really surprised with the depth of character development. Very satisfying series. Some of the acting is terrible, but you kind of accept it as part of the "style" of the show.
Another series that is awesome. "When We Left Earth" is a discovery documentary about the NASA space program from the mercury missions all the way to the shuttle and present day. Narrated by Gary Sinise. Full of incredible footage and interviews, including with some people who you don't normally see giving interviews on the details of NASA. Very very well done, could almost qualify for Attenborough status.
For movies, nothing too special, but Captain America has been making me pretty happy to watch.
I was able to start my obsessions with Breaking Bad and Sons of Anarchy by watching them on Netflix. During my lunch breaks I like to watch American Dad. They have over 100 episodes up and I can always find one I want to watch again.
Just restarted my Netflix. Thank you and gimme more! The Trailer Park series sounds irresistable.
Love Sherlock (BBC). The shows are so witty, fast-paced, and full of wonderful in-universe jokes that the logical issues don't matter so much. Also I suspect that someone at B Palace likes the show.
@coondogg97: It's definitely on Netflix...I don't pay for any "premium" cable channels so I only see the cool HBO series, etc. when they are available on Netflix.
@ohcheri: Wow, good to know. Thanks!
@thedogma: idk it was my sunday marathon show like 3 months ago.
Eureka and Warehouse 13. And, for nostalgia's sake: Star Blazers.
Lot of the stuff I like has already been mentioned. Doctor who, sherlock, etc.. I've caught up on most of them anyway and I'm sure most people have. Right now I'm watching all of Frasier gotta love a classic.
According to our activity, our favorite is Dinosaur Train (we have a toddler). I was really fond of the "Comedy Central Presents..." series when it was on there (been gone for some time now). Honestly don't have a lot of time to watch TV shows on netflix for ourselves any more, we watch a movie once in a long while though.
I just started doctor who about 3 weeks ago. I'm almost done with Smith's first season :\
Lately I've been watching Frasier, The IT Crowd, Red Dwarf and Fawlty Towers. Next up is Black Adder.
Aw, not many anime fans on this thread...
- Full Metal Panic!
- Full Metal Panic! Fumofu!
It's in english. Yes, it's animated. But trust me, you'll love it.
My wife loves Weeds and Sons of Anarchy and Sparticus.
I like SOA, The Office, and Star Trek (slightly embarrased by that)
we've also seen and liked Arrested Development, Monk, L&O:SVU, 24, Merlin(BBC), and King of the Hill
Bleach. Although I wish they had all of it.
Netflix is great for Anime series with involved plot lines where missing one episode or seeing them out of order leaves you totally lost.
It's Always Sunny, lots of anime available as well.
I've watched a lot of anime on Netflix, but I wish they had an option for subbed since I prefer it to dubbed. There are certain shows that I have to just watch online somewhere because the English dub is so lousy.
And of course, I love just about every show that has been mentioned and have watched it.
Another good one if you're bored is X-Men cartoon series, for a good laugh at the terrible, terrible dialogue and voice acting.
Phineas & Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension, The Simpsons Movie, South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut, Ratatouille, Monsters Inc., Spider-man 2, and some more!


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When I voted in 2008, in 2010 and in last spring's primary, I was surprised by the number of automobiles in the polling place parking lot with non-Ohio plates. Since voting was the only activity occurring at that place, it is reasonable to assume those in the lot were there to vote.
According to an official at the motor vehicle license office, those claiming Ohio residence have 10 days to register their vehicles in this state and pay the appropriate fees. Failure to do this is a misdemeanor and can result in a fine of up to $99, according to Steubenville Municipal Court. Since residence in Ohio is required to vote, it is reasonable to assume that any vehicle owner who votes here must have an Ohio license. It is possible that all the cars I saw were only transporting real Ohio residents to the polls, and the owners were not voting. However, there is one simple way to determine this. I suggest that police monitor the lots around polling places and investigate if those automobile owners coming from the polls to vehicles with non-Ohio plates have, in fact, voted. This is easy to verify, as the name of any voter is recorded and is a public record. If they have voted, this violates the law and they should be punished with a citation and fine.
Besides helping to ensure that our local elections are honest, as has been the supposed concern of some politicians in this state, Pennsylvania and other states, it is possible that the fines which potentially could be collected might help local municipalities fill their depleted coffers. Beyond the potential for monetary benefit, this compliance action is required to ensure that those desiring to make political decisions which impact our communities help financially support the community.
Voter fraud, regardless of the method, challenges the integrity of the democratic process and legitimizes the view of some that they have some God-given right to ignore local law. This election has been, many say, one of the most divisive in our history. Nonetheless, claiming a voting right based on a spurious intention to establish local residency so that one's vote might count more in a swing state than in one's home state, or perhaps, even voting here and in a home state through absentee ballot is never justified, regardless of how strong an individual favors one candidate or another. I think that it is simply a matter of justice that any type of voter fraud be stopped, and believe that asking the police and local elected officials to help do this is within their scope of responsibility.
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Who shoots first in this set?
yeah who shoots first?
Unless I'm mistaken, isn't this the super-doctored version? The shooting is simultaneous, Vader screams NOOOO, all that jazz?
@chronosquall14: Correct. There is no Blu-Ray release of the original trilogy theatrical versions.
Yes, these are the horrible what-was-Lucas-thinking re-edits, and not the originals.
Yeah this is a great deal, but only if you want the godawful doctored versions. Wish he had included the theatrical editions as "special features" like with the regular DVDs
If Han doesn't shoot first, it's not the "Original Trilogy".
Keep looking up. Now that the Lucasfilm Empire is out of George's Rebel hands, just a matter of time until the original trilogy gets re-released. Disney will bring it out of the "Vault" in a couple of years.
So this also has the horrific enya-like ending in ROTJ? Ugh...
It's sad that this is one of the few movies where the theatrical version is the one everyone wants the most. Most other movies you're looking to get the super special remastered mega extended version... but with Star Wars you get the neutered cheesy dated CG effects version that does more to distract than it ever did to improve.
However, I was looking around on Amazon a while back and I seem to remember finding a DVD set of the original series theatrical version. I'll look for it.
edit: Yeah I guess there are a lot of theatrical on DVD but not blu ray. It would be amazing to see the theatrical version get one of those HD makeovers like Star Trek TNG did.
I post Usual Suspects, zero upvotes.
Star Wars, 9 billion upvotes.
Man, woot looooves Star Wars.
thanks for sharing, great deal,
@starbob: Can you PM or post the link to the theatrical DVD's? I've managed to confuse myself a little looking around, and would like to corroborate or deny that I've found the right thing.
Same price on Amazon
Set of prequels eps 1-3 for same price too
Hey port upvote for you and dont worry... I bought The Usual Suspects off your link so yeah.
@f263u: "Keep looking up. Now that the Lucasfilm Empire is out of George's Rebel hands, just a matter of time until the original trilogy gets re-released. Disney will bring it out of the "Vault" in a couple of years."
Ha! You think Disney is going to release the original dirty scruffy-looking scumbag herfherder that Han was? I seriously don't think Disney will ever release the theatrical versions, they love doctoring and cheesy CG every bit as much as Lucas... Han will never shoot first on BR...
@mgherter: Well, it looks like all the versions that are out there are priced kind of crazily.
This is one:
but obviously is one of the most overpriced versions. Some of the versions are a bit cheaper that contain both the special edition and the theatrical edition, but they're still kind of crazy.
It's sad that they they can't even be bothered to print the DVDs anymore. Maybe Disney will do it right...
Ugh, I can't take it anymore. HAN DID NOT SHOOT FIRST. Han only shot. Greedo never even fired in the original version, Han just straight up capped him...like a boss.
@netrngr: haha thanks amigo.


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Painted movie posters rules, particularly when they take gonzo creative liberties with the films' plots, as Ghanaian and Thai posters sometimes do.
But in each of these hand-painted Russian posters, something is fantastically askew. Maybe it's Shrek screaming silently at passers-by or Heath Ledger's Joker looking like he's extremely bored. Here are a dozen posters where everything looks terribly off.
Alice in Wonderland.
Anaconda 2 .
Avatar .
Bruce Almighty .
The Dark Knight .
Hancock .
Harry Potter .
One of The Matrix films.
Star Trek .
Surrogates .
One of the Terminator films.
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Battalion: infantry Regiments were composed of battalions, active service units consisting of about 1000 men under the command of a Lieutenant-Colonel. It was often the case that a soldiers first loyalty was to his battalion; when conditions allowed great efforts were made to ensure a sense of tradition and esprit de corps. During the First World War regiments raised large numbers of battalions.
Brigade: four infantry battalions would be grouped together to form an infantry brigade under the command of a Brigadier General. In 1918 brigades were reduced to three battalions.
Division: three infantry brigades would be grouped together to form a division under the command of a Major-General. The division was likely to have been the largest formation that a soldier would have identified with; they had distinctive insignia and familiar nicknames; some divisional commanders became well known to their men. The division was a self-contained fighting force possessing, in addition to its 12 infantry battalions and Pioneer Battalion, its own supporting specialists, Engineers, Artillery, Transport and Medical units. Its total complement was over 19,000 men.
Corps: divisions (any number from two to six) would be grouped to serve under corps a directing administrative formation responsible for the effective deployment of its divisions in the field. An army corps was commanded by a Lieutenant-General. A corps would be provided with supporting troops often known as Lines of Communication or Corps Troops.
Army: corps would be grouped to serve under an army another higher-level administrative formation responsible for the effective fulfilment of the overall strategic aims of the Commander-in-Chief. An army, commanded by a General, was provided with specialist supporting troops often known as Lines of Communication or Army Troops.
Commander-in-Chief: Armies came under the control and command of the Commander-in Chief (C-in-C) at General Headquarters (GHQ). Appointed C-in-C in December 1915, General Sir Douglas Haig was responsible for the overall conduct of the British Army during the Battle of the Somme (and indeed all British Army operations in France and Belgium); he was promoted Field Marshal on 3 January 1917.


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THE FINAL 49: The Roar Inside
Oct. 6, 2012
by Tom Whitestone
You've got to appreciate these guys.
Think about it. You've played football since you were a kid. You played in the backyard, you played in Pop Warner, you played in Middle School, you played in High School.
Every fall, you played.
And now, you choose to play for the Charlotte 49ers.
Catch is - you don't get to play. Not for a year.
That has to be tough.
Red-shirts, you might say, do it every year, everywhere. But this is a whole team. It's not only you that doesn't get to play - it's your whole team. They don't get to play. So, on any given Saturday, you can't even watch your team from the sidelines. No cheering. No celebrating.
You just keep practicing.
And give them credit. At practices, you see the guys working hard. You realize they aren't just going through the motions. They're not biding their time till next fall. They're getting after it as if they had a game this weekend.
And you also see something else. You see the camaraderie building. You see the slaps on the helmets. You see them sprinting to help each other up. And you see them go after each other hard and then fist bump about it afterwards.
Sure, one thing that they've had since they were kids isn't there right now. They don't get to play the games. But they still have their team.
Just like Pop Warner, Middle School and High School. They still have their team.
Maybe that's what gets them through gameless Saturdays void of cheers and touchdown dances.
Everyone loves the roar of the crowd, of course.
For now, without that roar, they have to be satisfied with the shouts of their teammates and the slaps on their backs. And, they have to be happy "going long" on the practice field. Just like the backyard.
You have to appreciate that.
Knowing there's no game around the bend, you have to appreciate players sprinting into a drill and sprinting back out, taking a knee on the sideline dripping with sweat, and cheering each other during windsprints at the end of practice.
Knowing there's no game around the bend, you have to appreciate the all-out-hustle of a Darius Smalls, who stays with a play from his receiver spot on the right side, during an end-around to the left side, so much so that he's the first on the ground to recover the fumble.
It wasn't for the win. It wasn't for the crowd. It sure wasn't for the roar. It was for the team and it was for the game. It was for football.
What they love about this game. Why they want to play. That's a roar that comes from the inside.
And you don't have to wait till Saturday to hear it.


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How to Spot a Spurious Point Spread
Those of you who bet on sports probably don't need to be reminded that the oddsmakers are pretty good at making point spreads for the NCAA basketball tournament.
But you also know that oddsmakers don't know everything. And in their zeal to maximize the betting, they sometimes put out spreads that are wildly off. Rufus Peabody, the co-developer of the Massey-Peabody NFL rankings, says that in about 7% of college hoops games, the spread turns out to be off by 20 points or more.
Any bettor who can see one of these turkeys coming can make a killing—or at the least, avoid total humiliation.
Since 2007, there have been 28 NCAA tournament games in which the spread was off by 20 points or more. This group includes 15 games where the favorite covered the spread by a lot more points than the line suggested, and 13 games where the favorite failed to cover—and lost. While the sample is a small one, these bad lines do offer some clues about how to sniff out a bad spread.
1. Don't bet against No. 1. Five of these games involved No. 1 seeds blowing somebody out brutally in the round of 64 or round of 32.
2. Cinderella may lie to you.
Last year, No. 15 Norfolk State upset No. 2 Missouri in a game that torched the spread by 23 points. Two days later, oddsmakers sensed the public's gullibility and made the Tides a mere 14-point underdog against Florida. Those who picked the upset watched in horror as Florida won by 34.
3. Embrace 3-point shooters.
In 2011, No. 11 Virginia Commonwealth upset a slew of teams en route to the Final Four. A year earlier, No. 14 Ohio surprised No. 3 Georgetown while No. 12 Cornell trounced No. 4 Wisconsin. These three winners all ranked in the top 35 in 3-point attempts. They all made at least eight 3-pointers in these spread-killing wins.
4. Avoid even matches.
Since 2007, only one game between No. 8 and No. 9 seeds has torched the spread badly enough to make our list. Same goes for all No. 4 vs. No. 5 games.
5. W e're overrated, by George!
Georgetown, George Mason and George Washington combined to make our list four times, all as gigantic losers.


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Suppose Moshiach arrives between Pesach and Pesach Sheni - would we bring a Korban Pesach on Pesach Sheni as we did not bring one for Pesach or was there no Chiyuv in the first place and we would not bring one for Pesach Sheni? (sources please)
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A majority of Jews cannot bring a Pesach on Pesach Sheni. Only a minority can, and only if the majority brought theirs on Pesach Rishon. Pesachim (79a-80b).
In a translation of a talk by the Lubavitcher Rebbe from Shabbos Parshas Emor 5738 (1978), the Rebbe brings that most opinions hold that the Jews will be obligate to bring the Pesach Sheni, and points to the Minchas Chinuch. emphasis mine:
The Relevant Minchas Chinuch is here (first column, 18 lines down). He says that the whole idea of looking whether the majority or minority of people missed the first Pesach (majority - don't do Pesach Sheni ;; minority - do Pesach Sheni -- see @Barrry's answer) is a divine decree and only applies if one is able to do the first Pesach offering. It is therefore clear that if Moshiach comes between the first and second Pesach, everyone becomes comparable to a convert and does bring the Pesach Sheni.
The Minchas Chinuch concludes (and it is apropos), "I write this between the first and second Pesach, may it be G-d's Will that the Temple will be speedily rebuilt before Pesach Sheni, and we will merit and bring the second Pesach offering, Amen and Amen."
In a talk from the last day of Pesach, 1968 (published in Likkutei Sichos, Vol. XII, pp. 216-220), the Rebbe discusses the argument in the Talmud Yerushalmi concerning the Pesach Sheni if the Beit Hamikdash is rebuilt between the first and second Pesach, and explains how it is not arguing with the statement of the Talmud Bavli (Pesachim 80A) that if a majority of people did not bring the first Pesach, they would not bring the second Pesach.
Rav Eliyashiv(v'yishma Moshe) answered that it is a machlokes in the Yerushalmi pesachim 9:1 and lamaaseh we would bring it.see שו"ת יוסף אומץ סימן ו.
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Cinnamon Pancakes with Apricots
Categories: Comfort Foods, Cooking with Kids, Kid-friendly, Vegetarian
Type: Breakfast
Type: Breakfast
These small, light-as-air pancakes make a delicious brunch
Prep Time: 30M
Cooking Time: 30M
Serves: makes 16-20 pancakes
- 9oz ( 250g) ripe apricots, pitted and sliced
- 1/4 cup honey
- 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
For the pancakes
- 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 2 large eggs
- scant 1 cup buttermilk
- 4 tbsp butter, melted, plus more for the griddle
- 8oz ( 230g) farmer's cheese, for serving
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- Simmer the apricots, honey, and lemon juice in a small saucepan over low heat for about 5 minutes, or until the apricots have softened but still hold their shape. Keep warm.
- To make the pancakes, sift the flour, sugar, baking powder, and cinnamon together into a bowl. Make a well in the center. Beat the eggs, buttermilk, and melted butter and pour into the well. Stir until just combined.
- Heat a nonstick frying pan over medium heat. Grease with the melted butter. Using a heaping tablespoon for each, spoon the batter into the pan. Cook until bubbles appear on the surface.
- Flip the pancakes over and brown the other side. Transfer to a clean kitchen towel and cover to keep warm while cooking the remaining pancakes.
- Immediately serve the pancakes on plates, topped with the hot apricot sauce and a scoop of the farmer's cheese.
- Prepare ahead: The apricot sauce can be refrigerated for up to 2 days and reheated.
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H33rsay: The Division has been delayed into 2015Written by: / / 4 Comments
There can be no doubt that Ubisoft's upcoming shared world third-person shooter, The Division, is shaping up to be one of the most exciting games due out in 2014 not only with an intriguing tale to tell, but incredible technology to back it all up – watch a trailer demonstrating the amazing tech over here.
Rumours are doing the rounds today, however, pointing to a possible delay for the game, pushing its release back into 2015 as opposed to late 2014.
The news was sent out by an anonymous source from development team Ubisoft Massive, and while no official confirmation or denial has arrived from Ubisoft just yet, German site GameReactor got the quote from the source, which read:
"The game engine works well, it is not clear but works well. Actual game development has barely begun, however. The fact that Ubisoft issued a 2014 release date seems laughable if I'll be completely honest, we will never have time to release The Division this year. This is a big project, we have very far to go."
For what it's worth, I'm pretty much convinced that The Division will definitely slip into 2015, what with Ubisoft's already heavy action game released schedule for 2014.
This, combined with the publisher's approach to game development very often delaying games (like Watch Dogs, South Park: The Stick of Truth and The Crew), I would say Ubisoft will choose to put The Division out in the first quarter of 2015 (or beyond) to get it done right, and keep the focus on its confirmed 2014 release slate.
What do you think? Hopefully we'll find out soon.
H33rsay is El33tonline's round-up of game industry rumours and speculation where we have looks at unconfirmed and unannounced pieces of news emerging from anonymous tipsters, information leaks and generally dubious sources. It may not all be true, but it's still fun to talk about!
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Citroen revealed the third model in DS line-up : the Citroen DS5. Based on the C-SportLounge Concept, the DS5 is the first Citroen model to feature HYbrid4 diesel hybrid technology, providing 200bhp, 4WD, emission-free electric power for the city; and an acceleration boost function for the open road - with total CO2 emissions of just 99g/km. [Picture Update: Sep 1, 2011]


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This undated photo provided by the Center of Natural Sciences in Prato, Italy, Wednesday, June 11, 2008, shows a deer with a single horn in the center of its head. The one-year-old Roe Deer - nicknamed "Unicorn'' - was born in captivity in the research center's park in the Tuscan town of Prato, near Florence, Gilberto Tozzi, director of the Center of Natural Sciences, said. He is believed to have been born with a genetic flaw; his twin has two horns. (AP Photo/Center of Natural Sciences, ho) ** EDITORIAL USE ONLY **
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) _ A Kansas hunting organization is doing its
part to help food pantries stay stocked with fresh meat while making sure deer meat doesn't go to waste.
The Lawrence Journal-World reports that a group called Kansas Hunters Feeding the Hungry works with 40 locker plants across the state to process deer carcasses and distribute the meat to food pantries.
Tony DeRossett is president of the group. He says that the program satisfies the need for meat while ensuring that hundreds of deer that are killed each season don't go to waste.
Last year, the program arranged for the processing of 1,108 deer
taken during deer-hunting seasons. DeRossett said that totaled
225,000 meals for hungry Kansans.
DeRossett helped found the organization in 2001 after reading
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Looking for coupon codes for Kohls. Already have 15% but was hoping for 20-30% off. Anyone have any codes they would like to share?
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that's what they sent this morning
Thanks @moosezilla and @okham. I neglected to mention that I'd be spending less than $100
You can use the JULY4TH for 15% off any order.


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Germany's First LGBT Parent Counseling Center Opens
Lesbian couple Daniela Kuehling (left) and Emina Sadikovic, who have a 12-year-old daughter, attended the opening of Germany's first LGBT parent counseling center on March 15 in Berlin. The Regenbogenfamilien Zentrum (which translates to Rainbow Families Center) will provide counseling and other services to families with gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender parents. Same-sex marriage is legal in Germany though same-sex couples are not entitled to the same full legal rights as heterosexual couples, and the issue of child adoption by gay couples remains legally somewhat complicated. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
The Lee Boys Just Got Thousands of New Fans
Jeremy Hooper of Good as You talked with the management team that works with The Lee Boys, one of the country's best African-American steel ensembles and one of the two musical acts that the National Organization For Marriage announced as performers at its upcoming "March For Marriage" and convinced the band to pull out of the gig.
Hooper reported that the bandmates, all brothers, "were not aware of what NOM was all about and they want no part. The only statement this band member wanted to give beyond simple confirmation is to say that 'music is about love' and the band 'would never want to offend.'"
Score one for love.
The U.S. Senate Got its First Republican Supporter of Marriage Equality
Ohio Senator Rob Portman today announced "a change of heart" over marriage equality spurred on because his son is gay. Portman is a high-profile member of his party and was often mentioned as a potential vice presidential pick for Mitt Romney. He's President George W. Bush's former budget director. And he credits former vice president Dick Cheney, an advocate for marriage equality whose daughter is a lesbian, with advising him to "do the right thing, follow your heart," according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Portman is pictured above with his son.
One More Nation Gets Marriage Equality
Dexter McNamara (pictured above), chairman of the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indian tribe in northern Michigan, signed a bill that legalizes same-sex marriage, becoming only the third American Indian tribe to do so. Even better, according to NBC News, McNamara then officiated a wedding between two tribal memebers, Tim LaCroix, 53, and Gene Barfield, 60. The ceremony was held in both English and the tribe's native language.
According to NBC, LaCroix, who once worked with McNamara, called to ask him about signing the bill while McNamara was pondering his decision on it. He told reporters, "I started thinking about it, and that's when I decided that, you know, we all deserve to be happy," he said, "and everybody is happy in different ways, they show their love in different ways, and I decided to sign it."
Protesters Rally After Alleged Police Brutality At Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras
Protesters gather in Taylor Square in Sydney, Australia, to protest alleged police brutality at the annual Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade on March 8. Thousands of demonstrators gathered to demand an external investigation after a video was released showing a handcuffed parade goer get thrown to the ground by a police officer. (Photo by Don Arnold/Getty Images)
Stephen Fry Takes on Stupid Laws in St. Petersburg
British actor Stephen Fry (right) speaks with Russian lawmaker Vitaly Milonov as they meet at the city parliament in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on March 14. Fry, who is openly gay, clashed with the Russian politician behind a controversial law in the city of Saint Petersburg that restricts the rights of anything that promotes LGBT issues. Fry, a celebrated actor in the U.K. is best known perhaps but his current recurring role as Dr. Gordon Wyatt, a psychiatrist and mentor, in TNT's Bones.


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Edit I now realize the API is simply inadequate and is not even working. I would like to redirect my question, I want to be able to auto-magically search duckduckgo using their "I'm feeling ducky". So that I can search for "stackoverflow" for instance and get the main page ("http://stackoverflow.com/") as my result.
I am using the duckduckgo API. Here
And I found that when using:
r = duckduckgo.query("example")
The results do not reflect a manual search, namely:
for result in r.results:
print result
Results in:
And looking for an index in
results results in an out of bounds error, since it is empty.
How am I supposed to get results for my search?
It seems the API (according to its documented examples) is supposed to answer questions and give a sort of "I'm feeling ducky" in the form of
But the website is made in such a way that I can not search it and parse results using normal methods.
I would like to know how I am supposed to parse search results with this API or any other method from this site.
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Lamb and Potato Pie
Categories: Cakes/pies, Comfort Foods, Entertaining
Type: Main Dishes
Type: Main Dishes
Nothing says comfort food like a lamb and potato pie.
Prep Time: 20M
Cooking Time: 50M
Serves: Serves 4
- 1lb (450g) all-purpose waxy potatoes, peeled and quartered
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- handful of fresh rosemary sprigs, leaves picked and chopped
- 12oz (350g) leftover roast lamb, sliced or coarsely shredded
- sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 11/4 cups hot vegetable stock
- 2-3 tsp prepared mint sauce
- 1 sheet prepared dough for an 8-9in (20-23cm) pie
- 1 egg, lightly beaten, for egg wash
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- Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C). Boil the potatoes for about 15 minutes until just tender; drain and set aside. Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan over low heat. Add the onion, and cook gently for about 5 minutes until soft. Stir in the rosemary, and add the lamb. Season well with salt and pepper.
- Stir in the flour until blended, then pour in the stock. Keep stirring for about 10 minutes over medium heat until the liquid begins to thicken, then add the reserved potatoes and stir in the mint sauce. Simmer for another 10 minutes. Allow to cool slightly.
- Divide the pastry into 2 pieces, one a little larger than the other. Roll out the larger piece into a large circle on a floured work surface. Use to line the pan, letting the pastry hang over the edges. Roll out the other piece to make a pastry lid for the top of the pie.
- Spoon the lamb mixture into the pastry shell, then sit the pastry lid on top. Moisten the edges of the pastry with water, and pinch together to seal. Trim away the excess. Brush evenly with a little egg wash, and bake in the oven for 40-50 minutes until the pastry is cooked through and golden. Leave to cool in the pan for at least 15 minutes before cutting into wedges to serve.
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How to Handle Back Talk
Did that Come Out of My Child's Mouth?
Back talk: It stings, it shocks, it embarrasses, and it can turn your home into a battleground. Jim Bozigar, head of community outreach at Children's Hospital in Pittsburgh, runs a back-talk workshop for parents. He says that with a little understanding and self-restraint, parents can put a lid on talking back.
"The reasons for back talk are as varied as the personalities of the children who use it," says Bozigar. The child could be hungry, tired, or in a transitional period. But children who talk back usually do have one thing in common: They're trying to separate from their parents and exercise control over their lives.
How should you handle these outbursts? Bozigar suggests parents do some behavior tracking: "For three days, make notes about what your child says, what the situation was, and how you responded. See if you notice any patterns. And keep in mind that when kids talk back, something else is going on underneath. The goal is to help them express it constructively."
Six rules for fighting fair
You won't ever be able to avoid disagreements with your kids, but you can learn how to fight fair. Bozigar suggests that each family member adhere to the following rules:
- Don't attack
- Don't belittle
- Don't condemn
- Define what the problem is
- Define how to rectify it
- Figure out what can be done to prevent it in the future
Common back talk: "No!" and "Why?"
How to respond: Model good behavior. Try saying, "Wouldn't it be nice if we didn't have to do things we don't like to do?" Don't yell back and don't be sarcastic. Your response is going to determine what happens next. Parents will never be able to control their children. The only person you can control is yourself. When you model control, you teach kids how to control themselves.
School-Age Children
Common back talk: "You don't understand!" and "It's not fair!"
How to respond: Kids this age care more about what their peers think than what you think. They'll try to dangle bait to get you going. Don't bite! You'll lose: School-age kids always need to have the last word. Instead, let the child own the problem and empathize with him. Try saying, "You don't think I know what's going on with you right now and that's frustrating, but you're being disrespectful. Please go to your room until you've calmed down and can talk rationally with me."
You'll have to be proactive to keep on top of the "It's not fairs." Limits help kids develop inner control. Set limits for when you think your kids will be ready to cross the street safely, stay up later, go on a date, etc. Then try saying, "You know that in our house the rule is ______"
Common back talk: "What's the big deal?"
How to respond: Instead of taking responsibility, this age group often puts parents on the defensive. Say your daughter borrowed a scarf that had sentimental value and then lost it. You might blurt out, "How could you be so irresponsible!" Look out -- she'll most likely turn that response around on you: "Oh and you've never lost anything before? Excuse me for not being perfect!" Instead of attacking, try talking in concrete terms: "You did this, so I feel this." Use the restraint and respect you'd show a guest in your home. The goal is for you to express your feelings in a way that allows your child to take responsibility for them.
Common back talk: "Leave me alone!" and "It's all your fault!"
How to respond: Beware -- they may look like grown-ups, but teenagers are not completely rational. They think differently than adults and children, and often feel they're invulnerable. Be concerned about their responses and listen to them. Help them to see that you're on their side. If they say they want to be left alone, back off but don't give up. Take a more subtle approach. Write them a note without attacking or blaming, and say that you'd like to hear back from them. Always keep the dialogue open. Try talking in a lower voice. If you model screaming and shouting, that's what you'll get in return. And remember, you are always the authority in your house; you can set limits. As parents, you cannot be friends with your children, but you can still treat them in a friendly way.
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This is a reference request.
The phrase in the title is, if I remember correctly, how Eli Stein described the following set (the definition may be faulty, but I think it is right):
There exists a set $S$, which is a subset of the unit square $[0,1]^2\subset\mathbb{R}^2$ with full Lebesgue measure, with the property that for any point $p\in S$ there exists a line $\ell \subset \mathbb{R}^2$ such that $\ell \cap S = \{ p\}$.
I vaguely remember the theorem being attributed to one of the Rieszes (not sure M. or F.; I might also be completely wrong about that).
Can someone tell me whether my rough statement of the theorem above is correct, and better yet, can someone give a reference to the paper which proved it? (I know a paper exists; I remember digging it up in the bowels of the library when I was a beginning graduate student. I am sad to say that two moves later I can no longer find my photocopy of that article.)


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Might $a(x)$ be irreducible in $F[x]$ but reducible in $F[x]/\langle p(x)\rangle$, where $a(x)$ is not a multiple of $p(x)$?
$F[x]/\langle p(x)\rangle $ does not have to be a field. Could you name an example, preferably one for a field another for a non-field just so I can see the difference?
It was suggested by Arturo that I should re-edit this question since it was not clear enough: Let F be a field, and say $a(x)∈F[x]$ be irreducible. If $p(x)$ is not constant and not equal to an associate of $a(x)$, and we let $R=F[x]/(p(x))$, and identify F with its image in R, can $a(y)$ be reducible in $R[y]$?


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If you're not a big fan of the cold, today may be one of those days where you'll want to have a parka handy…as well as an umbrella!
Our high temps are forecasted to stay below 50 degrees, and tonight's lows will come dangerously close to the freezing mark for the first time this fall.
Rain chances will increase throughout the day and then taper off around supper time. For those of you with weekend plans, you'll be happy to know that conditions are predicted to improve dramatically tomorrow.
Temps should rebound into the low-to-mid 60's under sunny skies. In typical Kansas fashion, though, the winds will get a little gusty each afternoon between now and the end of the weekend. Sustained winds are expected to increase into the mid-teens with gusts of 20+ mph possible.
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James Austin has been named interim dean of CU-Boulder's College of Music, Provost Russell Moore announced today. The appointment is effective on July 1.
Austin, a professor of music education, joined the College of Music in 1994. He has served as associate dean of undergraduate studies since 2006. He was the music education chair from 1997 to 2007. In 2004, the college awarded Austin the Richard Bern Trego faculty fellowship.
"Jim Austin has a long history of service to CU-Boulder and the College of Music as an associate dean, and he is ideally suited to provide steady leadership to the college," said Moore. "I look forward to working with him and his senior leadership team, which includes Associate Deans John Davis and Steve Bruns. The College of Music is in good hands moving into the future."
Austin has been named to the interim post for the 2013-14 academic year while a national search is reopened for a permanent dean of the college.
"I am honored to accept Provost Moore's invitation to serve the College of Music as Interim Dean," said Austin. "This is a critically important transitional period between the long and distinguished tenure of Daniel Sher and that of a new permanent dean. During this time, we have a unique opportunity to recommit to our core missions, explore new possibilities for leadership, and enhance current operational procedures and programs."
Daniel Sher, the former dean of the College of Music, stepped down this month after 20 years in the position. He returned to the faculty and also is involved in community and donor relations for the college.
"With the assistance and support of Associate Deans Steven Bruns and John Davis, as well as other key staff and faculty leaders, I will work diligently to maintain the College of Music's standing as one of the top comprehensive music schools in the country while positioning the unit for continued success in an evolving higher education landscape," said Austin.
CU-Boulder has been cited for three years in a row by the Fiske Guide to Colleges as one of just 25 in the nation -- among a total of 1,200 music programs in higher education -- for its excellence in music and has been ranked in the top 20 among all college, university and conservatory music programs by U.S. News & World Report.
Austin's research interests include student motivation and self-concept development, teacher education, classroom-level assessment, and school and arts policy implications. Before joining CU-Boulder, he taught instrumental music to fourth through twelfth-graders, and was an assistant professor of music education at Ball State University.
Austin earned a doctorate of philosophy degree in music education and a master's of arts degree in music education at the University of Iowa. He earned a bachelor's of music degree in music education from the University of North Dakota.
Photo: CU-Boulder students work with high school and middle school students as part of the Trying on Teaching program. James Austin, now interim dean of the College of Music, developed the program in 2008 with Peter Miksza, assistant professor of music education. The goal of the project is to create a mentoring and hands-on teaching experience for high school students in order to attract high-quality candidates to music education. (Photo by Casey A. Cass/University of Colorado)


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Why are different words 算数 and 数学 used for mathematics at and after elementary school? I understand that the quality is different in that, in the former, the method of solving an equation is usually not allowed, and special calculation methods that developed within the 和算 tradition are used, but is that different enough to be considered as different academic fields? I don't see any more difference between these two methods than the difference between number theory, algebra, geometry, calculus, combinatorics, etc. which are all subsumed under 数学.
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To preface, I think that this question involves something more than just the structure of mathematics in Japan. It might be related to how mathematics are organized generally.
The two fields should be characterized for clarification:
If 算数 refers to the branch of mathematics taught in elementary school which is arithmetic, then that should be referred to specifically as "elementary arithmetic". This is a subset of number theory, but with more constraints.
算数 allows for only the operations add, subtract, multiply, and divide (足す引く掛け割る) which are specific algorithms. 算数 also usually imposes the constraint of using only natural numbers with a standard log scale. Considering this, the operations in 算数 traditionally allow for memorized expected results with possible aid of tools (such as multiplication tables).
When being taught 算数, the goal or purpose in mind is accuracy (正確性). Whether or not an individual is able to use the given numbers and operations appropriately is what defines this field.
However, 数学 deals with the process of arriving to a mathematical answer (論理の正確性). It is irrelevant whether the numerical accuracy is correct or not because that is not the goal of what is being taught. (I'm not sure for Japan, but in America teachers give points only whether the logical thought process was correct in solving the problem regardless of the arithmetic)
As for why these two are treated like two independent fields, I would make a guess that in the daily use of arithmetic (日常的) such a strong emphasis is placed on whether the numerical operations are handled correctly. If you are a cashier, your thought process regarding theories of mathematics are irrelevant compared to whether you can perform basic operations with accuracy.
For this reason, 算数 (which I would refer to as elementary arithmetic) seems to be a separate taught field due to the intended goals in mind.
EDIT: It might be useful to note that while arithmetic can be a field of study, "the practical use of elementary arithmetic" probably does not have enough merit to be a field of study. It has also been stated that elementary arithmetic is a "calculation / computational discipline"
EDIT2: I'm not sure, but I found the term 暗算 (doing calculations mentally) when reading about abacus' or 算盤. I'm not certain, but if 算盤 was used in elementary school, it would allude to doing 暗算 being the focus of the course.
EDIT3: If 算数 as a course includes geometrical aspects (幾何学), then the a similar distinction can be made with analytical geometry (解析幾何学).
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According to this dictionary definition, arithmetic is "the branch of mathematics dealing with the properties and manipulation of numbers." But we all know that math is way more than just numbers. And the definition says it right there: the branch of mathematics. So


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Paul Compagna
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TORRINGTON — Paul "SHORTY" Compagna entered into eternal rest on March 26, 2013. His wife Theresa was by his side.
Paul was born April 21, 1922, in Morrisville, Vt. He was the seventh son of 16 brothers and sisters. He is survived by one sister, Sister Germaine Compagna of Sisters of Mercy in Burlington, Vt. Paul and Theresa moved to Connecticut in the early 1950s, working a farm in Sharon as well as John Wrights Farm on the Goshen Road. Paul worked several years at Torrington Manufacturing Co. and also owned a house painting business. Paul was known to many as "Fiddling Shorty," and was thought to be one of the best fiddlers in Litchfield County. He was one of the founding members of the "American Folk Music Association," promoting country music in Litchfield County.
Shorty was well known for his rousing rendition of the 'Orange Blossom Special' on the fiddle. During the early 1950s, he played with "Geno and the Homesteaders" live every Saturday on radio station WLCR. Shorty also played with Rainbow Valley Boys and most notably Ray Clark and the Country Travelers. His son, Mike, often sat in as drummer with Paul and his band.
Paul was an avid Red Sox fan and often enjoyed watching his grandsons play ball. After Paul and Theresa made their home at Valerie Manor three years ago, various band members often joined Paul in entertaining fellow residents. Paul enjoyed listening to his wife Theresa sing and play piano, and watching the birds. Listening to his vast music collection of tapes of his band brought him great joy. Knowing that his grandsons have continued his love for music made him very proud.
Paul is survived by his wife, Theresa, of 64 years. Family includes Cecile Schaer and her husband, Ray (New Hartford), Lorraine (Lori) Compagna, Monique Compagna (Tarpon Springs, Fla.), Paul (Mike) Compagna and his wife, Anne. Grandchildren include Jason Schaer and his wife, Rebecca, Matthew Schaer and his wife, Carrie (Goshen), and Benjamin and Nicholas Compagna. Great-grandchildren include Jordan, Rosco and Ava Schaer (Goshen), and Mariah Schaer. Paul leaves 36 nieces and nephews.
The family would like to thank the Valerie Manor family for their care, understanding and continued care of Mom.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, April 1, at The Chapel at Hillside Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Folk Music Association or Valerie Manor Residents Trust Fund which brings live entertainment to the residents.
Condolences may be expressed online at www.phalenfuneral.com.
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I'm aware that eating protein is important on the day of your weight lifting session. The most important time to eat protein is right after the session. But I've never heard advice on when to eat and how much protein to eat on off-days. How quickly does your muscle's need for protein diminish over time? My guess is that the 1-2 hours right after the weight lifting are crucial. Then the night of sleep uses moderate amounts. Then on the next day (the off day), you need minimal amounts of protein. Is this correct?
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Actually, the idea that the most important time to eat protein is right after a training session has not real scientific validity. It's a great marketing claim used by shake manufacturers to impress upon you the need to buy their convenience powders. Your body does not suddenly start building muscle immediately after a workout. Protein metabolism is a very well studied process and it happens over a period of days after your training. In fact, your body goes through a diurnal cycle that involves period of net anabolic and catabolic activity.
Therefore, the importance of protein is not the timing of after a workout or even on "off days" but rather on average over a period of time. I wouldn't complicate your nutrition trying to time it specially on on or off days because you don't really know when the "on day" is for your recovery. So you need a steady stream of quality protein every day, and there is no need to spike it at certain periods. Excess protein in a short period of time simply gets converted to sugars and burned as fats, albeit through a highly inefficient metabolic pathway that has the net effect of slightly raising your metabolism.
Most of the "requirements" for protein are overblown as well. This is a two-part whammy, one from the supplement industry again trying to sell protein and two from the bodybuilding industry where anabolic steroids do in fact increase the body's capacity to process protein ... unfortunately, it just doesn't work the same way for natural athletes. While it may come as a shocker because all of the "advice" forums tell you that you need 1 - 2 grams your body weight in protein per day, the truth is that Dr. Peter Lemon conducted intensive research on the protein requirements of both sedentary and athletic individuals and found that there is no benefit of added protein above 1.5 - 2.0 grams per KILOGRAM of body weight, or about 0.8 grams per pound. The World Health Organization has also researched this ad nauseum in the effort to find the most inexpensive form of usable protein to fight starvation. Most of the "high protein" and "protein after workout" advice comes from paid endorsements and studies funded by the companies promoting the product.
I think as long as you eat three regular meals and actually worry about pushing yourself during PT eater than worrying about how much protein you need to drink you will quickly realize that the body takes care of itself and doesn't need as much as you think it might to build muscle And be strong. I'm a firm believer that you can naturally eat healthy and attain muscle mass without being swayed by muscle magazines to buy a ton of powder supplements to spew into your system. A little dedication and tenacity will take you a long way.
Jeremy says 0.8 grams of protein is OK for body builders. That would be 185 grams for 231 pounds. That is higher than anything I have ever seen for body builders. Am I reading it incorrectly? There is certainly nothing wrong with timing your carbs for energy and your protein after your workout. Just don't starve yourself of protein at any time, or you will catabolize your own muscles.
Protein powder, purchased at a good price, is competitive with other foods and has less fat than most sources. Lentils and other beans or combination foods, eggs etc. are also inexpensive. Peanut butter and whole wheat bread with a glass of low fat milk is about as good as you can get. Beans and rice form a perfect protein. Brown rice is whole grain and has more fiber and nutrients.
Running a protein deficiency leaves the body sluggish.
Typically serious bodybuilders and athletes burn some thousand(s) of calories. The less trained bodybuilders and athletes may do a pretty lazy one-two hour session that burns at least 500 but less than a thousand calories.
Obviously the caloric needs increase. The protein should be replaced too but this is more easily missed. One giant candy bar can make up for the former and recharge the body -- leaving an impression of recovery -- but masking an accrual in protein deficiency.
Eventually, any experienced bodybuilder / athlete will note feeling sluggish, lackadaisical and fatigued. An "off week" is usually taken and, following from enough eating and inactivity, the protein deficiency is eliminated.
The body soon recovers. .8 grams / lb is insufficient for heavy anabolic sports. Dr Peter Lemon's own published slides show significantly increased protein synthesis with 1 grams / lb. Popular anecdote agrees.


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While looking over the first chapter of
1) Quantum Fields and Strings: A Course For Mathematicians (P. Deligne, P. Etingof, D.S. Freed, L. Jeffrey, D. Kazhdan, J. Morgan, D.R. Morrison and E. Witten, eds.,), 2 vols., American Mathematical Society, Providence, 1999.
I wondered whether there would be any use to developing a theory of super-von Neumann algebras, mimicking the usual theory. Not knowing whether or not this would be a sterile or trivial exercise, I never tried.
I have always wondered, though:
Would there be any benefit in developing a theory of super-von Neumann algebras, and if so what would the benefit likely be? Particularly, could such a theory tell us anything useful about ordinary von Neumann algebras we otherwise couldn't easily obtain?
Perhaps this is a trivial question, but I'm curious if anyone with broader knowledge can shed some light on this.
Of course, the dream is that looking at something like this would miraculously unveil something cool like a canonical time-evolution on $II_{1}$-factors.
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I have the following problem.
Let $f:D\to \mathbb C$ be a holomorphic function, where $D=\{z:|z|\leq 1\}.$ Let $$f(z)=\sum_{n=0}^\infty c_nz^n.$$ Let $l_2(A)$ denote the Lebesgue measure of a set $A\subseteq \mathbb C$ and $G=f(D).$ Prove that $$l_2(G)=\pi\sum_{n=1}^\infty n|c_n|^2.$$
After a long struggle I managed to come up with the following formula $$l_2(G)=\iint_D |f\,'(z)|^2dxdy.$$ It looks like the right thing to use because $$f\,'(z)=\sum_{n=1}^\infty nc_nz^{n-1},$$ which is similar to what I have to prove. I understand that the $\pi$ will appear when I integrate something over the angle $\phi$ in polar coordinates. But I don't know how to find the square of the absolute value of the right-hand side to even start integrating...
EDIT: The function is supposed to be univalent (one-to-one). (I'm not perfectly sure I'm translating the term correctly. The (Polish) word in the statement of the problem was "jednolistna". I have not met it before.)