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Is there a way to change file picker dialog path input? I would like to type the path myself instead of clicking buttons to specify the destination path. In Nautilus I can hit Ctrl+L, to show the path text box. In Save page as dialog the same shortcut takes me to name text box.
I have my nautilus set to always show the location bar instead of the buttons and in Firefox, I see the location bar by default too (what you want, I believe).
To do this you have to change a gconf/dconf entry.
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From 12.04 LTS and up:
You might need to restart nautilus (with
In Ubuntu 12.04 and up, you can use Ubuntu Tweak to set by default the address bar in Nautilus.
So, open Ubuntu Tweak, go to Tweaks tab, select File Manage and put ON this field: Use the location entry instead of the pathbar:
From terminal you can make the same thing using the following command:
Now, when you are in the Save File window dialog, in the field Name, if you insert an absolute for the file to be saved, that file will be saved in that path:
And when you are in the Open File window dialog, in the field Location, if you insert any location path do you wish and press Enter, you will be directed to that location
This setting is now, in later vers of Ubuntu, changed with the dConf editor. Changing as above does not work. info about dconf v gconf: When to use gconf vs dconf?


text: I know almost everyone that comes to Dragoart has heard of Final Fantasy and Cloud Strife. Today I will go ahead and use a suggestion by showing you "how to draw anime Cloud", step by step. I know Cloud Strife is kinda already an anime character because of the movie, but this is my female interpretation of Cloud. Besides the Katy Perry anime lesson, this one also happens to be one of my favorite as well. I love how even though this is a female, she still looks very much like Cloud and can totally pass as his sister. The hairstyle, cut off style shirt and hip style pants makes this version of Cloud attractive and fun to recreate. I know you will enjoy drawing anime Cloud Strife because I liked making the lesson. I shall return with some other cool tuts so keep those eyeballs peeled.

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I have developed a REST application and one of my application's case is that:
User makes an operation at server side. Everything goes well server accepts data correctly however some error occurs as like communicating with database. I don't want to return it with an error code I want to send it with a success code but has a body that indicates error. I want to send error codes for 500, 404 and etc. Is my design is correct and which status code should I return for my case?


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Police have been searching for a Sumner County, Tennessee jail escapee who got away in Bowling Green Wednesday afternoon.
The inmate was arrested Thursday evening, thanks to a tip.
35-year-old Stevie Robertson was in jail for sexual exploitation of a minor, and a judges order allowed him to come to Bowling Green for a doctor appointment with his father-in-law. That's when police say he escaped at the White Castle on Scottsville Road.
He was later reported to be at his mother's home, where she says he was planning to surrender. She says he then told her to get out of the truck they were in and drove away.
Robertson was found Thursday night at the Country Hearth Inn and Suites in Horse Cave near exit 58 on I-65.
"Kentucky State Police was notified by the janitor at the Country Hearth Inn stating he had just watched the five o'clock news with WBKO, and said he saw Mr. Robertson's picture. I believe the car was run at that time. He also recognized the car, contacted the Kentucky State Police Post. We were able to run the tags at that time and found it was Mr. Robertson's vehicle," said Kentucky State Police Trooper Jonathan Biven.
Trooper Biven says Robertson was registered at the motel under a different name.
KSP says when they arrived at his motel room, he willingly surrendered.


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What licenses are required to connect and communicate over a non-Apple hardware to and from iPad/iPhone?
I have non-apple hardware which I want to connect to iPad and communicate with it by writing a program.
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In more than 40 years at WBKO, Gene dedicated herself to our community through countless hours supporting efforts like The Jefferson Awards, Kids on the Block, and the Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce.
"Mama Gene," as she was affectionately known, mentored literally hundreds of young broadcast professionals passing through our doors.
Visitation for Gene will be at J.C. Kirby & Son Lovers Lane Chapel from noon until 2:00 p.m. Sunday April 22, with a memorial service immediately following.
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For those of you that happen to cycle through rough neighborhoods and are able to do concealed carry of firearms... Wondering what you wear to conceal them that works well while cycling. Obviously the standard cycling outfit isn't going to do any good whatsoever... Various back/fanny packs seem like they'd be inconvenient. Most jackets that would work fine while walking would tend to "ride up" I'd think. Just curious as to what works and what doesn't work.
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Seems like stuff made for joggers could work for cycling.
Would a small triangle frame bag work? The kind I'm thinking of seem about the right size to hold a small-to-medium pistol, and fit on the rear end of the top tube. Some sit on top, secured by the seat post, some hang under, secured by the seat tube. Lots of options...
Or a frame bag designed to attach to the front of the top tube. Or a handlebar bag...
A thread on this subject on Bikeforums ran to pages and pages... Some expressing utter horror that a bicyclist would feel the need to be armed, others ridiculing the whole idea, others with decent suggestions. I'm a cop, I know that numbers of cyclists ride in conditions that are less than optimal. We have had armed robberies and muggings of cyclists here in St. Louis, usually the bad guy is after the high-end bike. As well, mountain bikers have been attacked by cougars in Western states. Bicycling magazine detailed several such incidents while I subscribed. Rare, but possible.
First up. Having the weapon concealed on the bike is rather a bad idea if the intent of the bad guy is to steal the bike... Your first indication of anything wrong might simply be a pedestrian knocking you over at an intersection. Now, he's got your pistol too...
Unfortunately, cycling gear isn't much designed for concealed-carry. I have a little Taurus 2" 38 special as an "off-duty" weapon. Drops right into my jersey pocket.
I have a Bike Nashbar frame pack that would definitely fit a compact frame handgun:
Just ran across a line of holsters that look interesting. Relatively low cost, so I may have to try one out to see how well it works. http://www.pistolwear.com/
First off you'll have to wear mostly regular clothes.
Using an inside-the-waistband holster will suit you well. You can tuck a shirt in over the holster, then if you wear a jacket over that, it will be completely hidden.
I have an MTAC holster, and I sometimes carry when I am buying or selling stuff from craigslist. I've never had issues where it became visible that I was carrying.
I have one like the Nashbar frame pack, different brand but substantively the same thing. Sucks that my Kahr PM-9, small though it is, adds pounds to my ultra-light bike, but in certain areas, I'd much rather not leave my firearm at home.
One option that works well for me is using a belly band holster and a Ruger Lcp. It hides easily under my cycling jerseys and is comfortable and secure even on 70+ mile rides in the heat of summer. The only real issue is that the sweat can corrode the non stainless slide and spare magazine. If you can spring for it get your slide and magazine covered at Robar in their NP3. If not be sure to clean and re oil your gun after every ride.
I pedaled my bicycle from Seattle to key west carrying two guns . I used two safepacker holsters strapped through the waist band for a Fannie pack which was attached around my waist. Just Google safepacker holsters to get to the sites . On the early portion of the trip I carried a 44 magnum Alaskan redhawk, then switched it out with a glock 20 and ruger 380 incase my primary malfunctioned .I switched the 44 magnum to the glock 20 after I was out of the mountains. My every day carry on my bicycle around Miami beach is a glock 29 and a ruger 380 still using two safe packer holsters.glock29's are serious firepower as is the glock 20 and 44magnum Alaskan red hawk.
The 44 magnum will will take care of all natural threats I am told while the glock 20 has a tad less firepower.
I use an Assault III backpack with a waist strap and a drop leg holster modified to attach to my hip using the leg platform as a pad. I have a Glock 29 and it works well on a mountain bike.


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There are two types of people who sometimes object to participating in interfaith ceremonies: religious and irreligious.
First the religious. After the horrible shootings in Newtown, Connecticut, the local clergy sponsored an ecumenical prayer service. While I don't believe there is a deity who listens to prayers, I do understand the value of a community coming together publicly to mourn such a tragedy. One victim was a little girl who had recently joined Christ the King Lutheran Church. Its pastor, Robert Morris, gave the benediction. President Barack Obama and Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy attended.
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In this January 2012 photo provided by the Newtown Bee, the Rev. Rob Morris sits in his office at Christ the King Lutheran Church in Newtown, Conn. The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod denomination is reprimanding Rev. Morris for participating in an interfaith vigil on Dec. 16, 2012, after the Sandy Hook massacre. The denomination bars joint worship because it doesn't want to appear to mix its beliefs with those of other faiths.
Pastor Morris had made it clear that participants at the service did not necessarily endorse one another's theological views. Nonetheless, up the Lutheran authority chain Pastor Matthew C. Harrison, President of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, reprimanded Morris for participating. Pastor Harrison said he feared such ecumenical activities might give the impression that it doesn't matter who God is, how to worship Jesus, and what we need to do to get to heaven.
After the rebuke raised a public outcry, I was hoping to hear an apology, and there was one. Unfortunately, the apology did not come from President Harrison for having criticized Pastor Morris's attempt to comfort grieving people who might have had different beliefs about an afterlife. The apology came from Pastor Morris, who humbly acknowledged that his participation was offensive to his church. He also promised never again to take part in such ecumenical activities.
I've noticed that religious believers tend to fall into two categories: those who place behavior above belief, and find in their holy books an obligation to advocate for social justice; and those who place belief above behavior, and think of this life as preparation for an afterlife. I certainly prefer the former view. I was sorry to learn that Pastor Morris felt he needed to apologize for the "sin" of putting behavior above belief.
Many irreligious people also object to participating in interfaith ceremonies. The word "interfaith" is meant to be inclusive, and to some degree it is. Jews, Muslims, Hindus, and other minority religions can comfortably participate with Christians in interfaith activities. While such inclusive intentions may be honorable, a lot of atheists and humanists feel uncomfortable with the term "interfaith" because we have no faith in deities. A name change would be ideal: Inter-worldview? Interbelief? Faith and values? A better phrase?
Regardless, most of us non-religious do like collaboration with religious people to achieve our common goals. An added bonus is that negative stereotypes might change when religious people and atheists get to know each other in this way.
As an open atheist, I've participated in a number of interfaith dialogues, mostly with progressive religionists who are comfortable working with people of other faiths and none. They can more easily collaborate with us on good works than with conservative religionists, whose primary interest in those outside their narrow belief system is to proselytize. I've even heard a scriptural basis for their not working with us, from II Cor. 6:14. "Believers must not commune with unbelievers. What fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness, light with darkness, believers with infidels?"
I think it's terrific when inter-faith groups invite atheists to participate. Even if the gatherings start and end with a prayer, I feel everyone benefits and everyone matters in addressing the common cause. Some of those praying know we are there despite what we view as meaningless prayers, and they often try to accommodate us in other ways. Sometimes they acknowledge in their prayers that there are good atheists working alongside them. Occasionally, they might even invite one of us to give a humanist invocation.
Representatives of the Secular Coalition for America were pleased to meet in 2009 with Joshua DuBois, then-director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. It was a step forward for atheists and humanists to get this small place at the political table. We had a frank dialogue with DuBois, who seemed to understand our disappointment that President Obama has continued President Bush's faith based programs. DuBois recently left his position, and we haven't seen any substantive changes in the issues we addressed. Nevertheless, I hope atheists and all others who support separation of church and state will have many opportunities to express our concerns to whoever replaces DuBois.
It's a lot easier to change what we don't like from the inside than from the outside.
Proposals to mix faith and government need input from citizens who rely on reason as well as the faithful. Just like communities that come together during times of crisis to grieve.
Herb Silverman is founder and President Emeritus of the Secular Coalition for America, author of "Candidate Without a Prayer: An Autobiography of a Jewish Atheist in the Bible Belt," and Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Mathematics at the College of Charleston.


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Llandaff Cathedral (Eglwys Gadeiriol Llandaff)
John Prichard, J. P. Seddon and others
Victorian restoration, 1843-1869; south-west tower and spire, 1869
Cardiff, Wales
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Photograph and text Jacqueline Banerjee, 2009
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Llandaff Cathedral is picturesquely situated in a leafy hollow just below Cathedral Green, and close to the River Taff — from which Llandaff takes its name. The building stands on an ancient site; the rumour that the see had its origins in the second century may be implausible (see "Llandaff Cathedral"), but there is evidence for sixth-century worship here, and the earliest parts of the current building date from the twelfth century, with the Chapter House dating from c.1250. After the Reformation it fell into a state of "unparalleled neglect and ruin" (Freeman 79). An eighteenth-century attempt at restoration in the classical style, complete with "plaster, whitewash, urns, and conventicle windows" (Freeman 85), focused on the choir while letting the nave go roofless. When the diocesan architect John Prichard and his partner J. P. Seddon came to it in the nineteenth century, this earlier work was swept away and a much more thorough and sympathetic restoration and rebuilding programme undertaken, in the Gothic style. Victorian projects of this kind were given a bad name by Ruskin and Morris, but there was no riding roughshod over noble remains here. On the contrary, the past was used as a guide; and, where little or nothing was left, as in the case of the collapsed southwest tower, the desire for harmony was pre-eminent. Generally known as "Prichard's Tower," this part of the cathedral is much admired, especially as Llandaff is unusual in having two towers at the west front. Prichard himself is depicted at the head of one of the new supporting columns, "bearing the mighty tower on his shoulders" (Davies 7). A brass plaque nearby, in what is now the cathedral shop area, reads: "In Memory of the Great Architect J. Prichard, Restorer of This Cathedral. Born May 6 1817. Died October 13 1886." Prichard is buried along with his father (for 35 years vicar-choral of the cathedral) on the south-east side of the cathedral, beyond the Chapter House (see Ellis).
Members of the PreRaphaelite Brotherhood were commissioned for the internal decoration of the cathedral, and among its points of special interest are the brilliantly coloured Rossetti triptych (originally intended as a reredos) in the Illtyd Chapel near the west entrance: this is considered Rossetti's first important commission ("Chronology"). Porcelain panelling by Edward Burne-Jones, and Morris windows designed by Burne-Jones and Ford Madox Brown, can also be seen. Some of these are of special interest. For example, in a memorial window of 1869, typical Morris minstrel angels hover above Burne-Jones's King David, St Stephen and Samuel: this is the first version of Burne-Jones's Samuel figure, used later at Jesus College, Cambridge and elsewhere (see Cormack 28). Below that are three New Testament scenes, including that of Christ blessing the children, a theme of which Burne-Jones seems to have been particularly fond (cf. the one at Jesus Church in Troutbeck, Cumbria). The first of the Morris windows to be ordered was given by Prichard and his sisters, in memory of their parents.
The cathedral was very badly damaged in the air raids of World War II, and then painstakingly rebuilt and restored from 1949-1960 under the architect George Pace; it was restored again from 1985-1990, and work of this kind still continues today. The most celebrated additions have been the East window by John Piper and the polished aluminium figure of "Christ in Majesty" (1954-5) by Sir Jacob Epstein, overlooking the nave from a concrete arch designed by Pace. Unusually, there are no transepts, which perhaps focuses the eye more on this dramatic piece.
For all its vicissitudes, this is now a beautiful and welcoming cathedral. Looking across benignly at it from the edge of Cathedral Green is a fine statue of James Rice Buckley, long-serving Vicar and then Archdeacon of Llandaff, by the Cardiff-born sculptor William Goscombe John.
"Chronology." (Walker Art Gallery site on Rossetti.) Viewed 3 September 2009.
Cormack, Peter. Illustrated Catalogue for Morris & Company's Stained Glass for the Chapel of Cheadle Royal Hospital". London: Haslan and Whiteway, 2008. This beautifully illustrated catalogue is available here. Viewed 3 September 2009.
Davies, Chrystal. Around and About Llandaff Cathedral. Much Wenlock, Shrops: R. H. Smith, 2006.
Ellis, Megan. "Prichard, John (1817-1886)." (Welsh Biography Online). Viewed 3 September 2009.
Freeman, Edward Augustus. Remarks on the Architecture of Llandaff Cathedral: With an Essay towards a History of the Fabric. London: Pickering, 1850. Available here. Viewed 3 September 2009.
"Llandaff Cathedral," The Saturday Magazine (No. 143) 27 September 1834: 113-5. Viewed 3 September 2009..
"A Short History: Historical Landmarks" (on the Llandaff Cathedral website). Viewed 3 September 2009.
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This is discussed in the standard textbooks on algebraic topology. Pick a presentation of the group $G = \langle g_1,g_2,...,g_n|r_1,r_2,...r_m \rangle$ where $g_i$ are generators and $r_j$ are relations. Then we have a wedge of $n$ circles and attach two-cells to the wedge sum according to the relations $r_j$. Denote the final space $X$. Then van Kampen says $\pi_1(X)=G$. While usually $X$ is not a manifold, it is well-known that every finitely generated group $G$ can be realized as the fundamental group of some 4-manifold $X$. Can someone sketch the proof? Also, if $X$ could not be some manifold of dimension $<4$, what is the obstruction?
Theorem. Every finitely presentable group is the fundamental group of a closed 4-manifold.
Sketch proof. Let $\langle a_1,\ldots,a_m\mid r_1,\ldots, r_n\rangle$ be a presentation. By van Kampen, the connected sum of $m$ copies of $S^1\times S^3$ has fundamental group isomorphic to the free group on $a_1,\ldots, a_m$. Now we can quotient by each relation $r_j$ as follows. Realise $r_j$ as a simple loop. A tubular neighbourhood of this looks like $S^1\times D^3$. Do surgery and replace this tubular neighbourhood with $S^2\times D^2$. This kills $r_j$. QED
There are many restrictions on 3-manifold groups. One of the simplest arises from the existence of Heegaard splittings. It follows easily that if $M$ is a closed 3-manifold then $\pi_1(M)$ has a balanced presentation, meaning that $n\leq m$.
Other obstructions to being a 3-manifold group were discussed in this MO question.
A slightly different way of proving the same is the following.
Take a wedge of n circles, one each for the generators. Now attach a disc for each relation. Imagine this complex $X$ sitting inside $\mathbb{R}^5$. By general position and finitely presented nature of $G$, the discs have no intersections in the interior. Take a tubular neighbourhood of $X$ in $\mathbb{R}^5$ and then take its boundary. One can check that this is a $4$-manifold with the required property.
Yet another explanation of the same constructions given above is to add 1 and 2 handles to the 4 ball according t the given presentation, obtaining a 4 manifold $X$ with boundary. Now the boundary of $X\times I$ (i.e. the double of $X$) has the same fundamental group by Van Kampen and the fact that $\partial X\subset X$ induces a surjection on fundamental groups (turning $X$ upside down shows that $X$ is obtained from $\partial X$ by adding 2 and 3 handles).
Since the first homology=abelianization of $\pi_1$ of closed 1 and 2-manifolds are known, it is easy to see most groups dont occur for $n=1$ or $2$. For $n=3$, another algebraic obstruction is to observe that if $\pi=\pi_1(M^3)$, then $H_2(M)\to H_2(\pi)$ is onto, and if $M$ is orientable, then $H_2(M)=H^1(M)=H^1(\pi)$. So if $H^1(\pi)$ is smaller than $H_2(\pi)$, it cannot occur (for an oriented 3-manifold, in any case).


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Let $\Gamma$ be the set of all closed $C^2$ curves in the plane which enclose unit area and let $\Omega$ be the set of all subsets of $\mathbb{R}^2$ that are enclosed by some curve in $\Gamma$. Now let $f: \mathbb{R}^2\rightarrow\mathbb{R}$ be a real-valued function on the plane. How can we find the set $\omega\in\Omega$ with boundary $\gamma\in\Gamma$ such that $ \int_\omega\ f\ $ is minimized?
A related question (with a more physics-style interpretation): Let $\Omega$ and $\Gamma$ be as before. Let $u(\vec{x})$ be the real-valued function on the plane that solves the PDE $$ \Delta u(\vec{x}) = 0\ \text{for } \vec{x}\in\omega $$
$$ u(\vec{x}) = 1\ \text{for } \vec{x}\in \partial\omega, $$
where $\omega$ is some set in $\Omega$. How can we find the $\omega$ that minimizes the quantity $\int_{\gamma}|du/dn|^2$ where $\gamma$ is the boundary of $\omega$ with unit outward normal $n$ ?
I'm more interested in finding out which branch of mathematics studies questions like this and what concepts/tools are important to approach questions like this. Any references or suggestions to similar problems are greatly appreciated. (A friend suggested I tag this as geometric measure theory, but I don't know how appropriate that is)


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I just set up a new Arch with Gnome 3.2. Until now, everything seems to work fine, except for the brightness adjustment. When I try to adjust the brightness from within the Gnome settings or with Fn+☼↑, the screen flickers for some seconds and afterwards the brightness stays the same (Fn variant) or has changed (Gnome settings). It seems like some other part of the system insists on keeping the brightness as is, there is a fight and this other part wins.
The Hardware is a Samsung N130 Netbook with an Intel 945GME graphics controller.
update: The culprit of this manifests itself as this line in
samsung_laptop: SABI set command 0x01 failed with completion flag 0xaa and data 0xff
Some research led to this, which says that a patch for the problem is on its way into the 3.2 kernel.


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LAMATRICE, Elvira M., 76, of Steubenville, died Sunday, December 2, 2012, at Trinity West.
She was born March 23, 1936, in Steubenville, the daughter of the late Angelo J. Sr. and Margaret Fornsaglio Lamatrice; Elvira is also preceded in death by one brother, William Lamatrice and one sister, Rose Marie Lemsky.
Surviving are her two brothers, Salvatore "Sam" (Judi) Lamatrice and Angelo (Kay) Lamatrice, Jr. both of Steubenville; nephews; Angelo J. (Leanna) Lamatrice, III, David (Christy) Lamatrice and Joseph (Andrea) Lamatrice; niece; Margaret (Pete) DeFranks; great-nephews; Angelo J. Lamatrice,IV, Luca DeFranks; great- nieces; Sofia, Emilia, Giulia and Stella Lamatrice.
Elvira was a member of Triumph of the Cross Catholic Church; the former St. Anthony Catholic Church, was retired from The Ohio Bureau Employment Services in Columbus with 26 years of service and was a graduate of Catholic Central High school class of 1954.
Calling hours are Wednesday 4-8 p.m. at the Mosti Funeral Home, Sunset Chapel, 4435 Sunset Blvd. A funeral liturgy with mass will be celebrated 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Fr. Tom Nau celebrant. Burial at Mt. Calvary Cemetery.
There will be a vigil service 4 p.m. Wednesday.
Memorial contributions may be given to Catholic Central High school, Lanman Hall renovations, 320 West View, Steubenville.
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HONOLULU (AP) - Stanford snapped defending national champion Baylor's 42-game winning streak Friday, winning 71-69 when player of the year Brittney Griner missed a short turnaround at the buzzer.
Griner scored 18 of her 22 points in the second half, helping the Lady Bears rally from a 14-point deficit in the first half. Her shot at the buzzer bounced off the rim and Stanford celebrated the victory. It was the Lady Bears' first defeat since losing to Texas A&M in the regional finals of the 2011 NCAA tournament. Baylor went 40-0 last year.
Chiney Ogwumike scored 18 points to lead the fourth-ranked Cardinal (3-0), who lost to Baylor in the national semifinals last season by 12 points. Her reverse layup gave Stanford a four-point lead with 22 seconds left.
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Hi, this is Eric Maurice.
In a previous blog entry, we invited customers to provide feedback in regards to the content of the Critical Patch Update advisory for Oracle Sun products. Such feedback is very valuable, and continues to drive the definition of Oracle Software Security Assurance policies.
As a result of the feedback received, Oracle has updated its policies to include the mapping of each vulnerability's CVE number to the particular Solaris package patch version (patchid), in all future Solaris CPU Patch Availability Documents. The updated policy will be effective with the October 2010 Critical Patch Update onward.
With the Critical Patch Update, Oracle's objective is to positively influence the security posture of all customers by providing the most effective vulnerability remediation program in the industry. This means not only producing effective, fully tested, security patches on all supported platform and version combinations every quarter, but also providing sufficient information about the newly-fixed vulnerabilities to enable customers to make proper patching decision and effectively manage their security management costs.
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It's now official - Madonna's goal of returning to Wheeling Island can be achieved without leaving the friendly confines of Jimmy Carey Stadium.
The 10-0 Blue Dons are the number one seed in the West Virginia Class A playoffs, which begin this weekend. Doug Taylor's crew will host 16th-seeded Tucker County, 6-4, on Friday. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
Tucker County dropped its regular season finale to Clarksburg Notre Dame. Other losses were to Moorefield, Oakland, Md. Southern and East Hardy.
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WEEK 12 — Weirton Madonna's Eliott Nero runs the ball.
-- Mike Mathison
ON THE RUN — Big Red's Mandela Lawrence-Burke carries the ball.
-- Ron Gardner
LOOKING AHEAD — Catholic Central's Stone Romano look for daylight.
-- Mike Mathison
Madonna and the Mountain Lions met in the 2012 playoffs, the Dons earning a 20-14 victory in double overtime.
Meanwhile, Big Red and Catholic Central now know where they are heading for their regional semifinal games.
Big Red, 7-4, will test 8-3 Maysville at 7:30 p.m. on Friday in St. Clairsville. Reno Saccoccia's club is the eighth seed in Division IV, Region 13 while the Panthers finished fourth.
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STEUBENVILLE - Tickets for Steubenville Big Red's Division IV playoff game against Zanesville Maysville and St. Clairsville at 7:30 p.m. Friday will be on sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday and from 9 a.m. to noon Friday at Big Red's ticket office.
Cost is $7. All tickets are $9 at the gate. The school will receive a portion of the presale tickets only.
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STEUBENVILLE - Tickets for Steubenville Catholic Central's Division VII?playoff game against Glouster Trimble at Zanesville High?School will be on sale from 9 a.m. to noon Wednesday through Friday in the school cafeteria.
Cost is $7. All tickets are $9 at the gate. The school will receive a portion of the presale tickets only.
Catholic Central, 9-2, has a date with unbeaten Glouster Trimble, the top seed in Division VII, Region 25, on Saturday in Zanesville. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.
Madonna wrapped up its perfect regular season by drilling Clay-Battelle 35-6 Friday. Of the 10 Blue Don wins, six came against playoff qualifiers (Beallsville, Wheeling Central, Bishop Donahue, Clarksburg Notre Dame, Catholic Central and Clay-Battelle).
In the victory over the Cee-Bees, Ross Comis had a game to remember. He ran and passed for a combined 312 yards in the first half alone. Comis finished with 254 rushing and 176 passing. The senior signal caller scored once on the ground and threw for two more.
During the regular season, Comis passed for 1,299 yards and added another 1,254 via the ground.
Eliott Nero had his usual steady game against C-B, gaining 106 on 18 trips and scoring twice. He has rushed for 1,289 and 19 scores.
Will Bowser hauled in seven Comis tosses for 122 yards and a score. Friday's effort gives him 35 grabs for the season.
Should Madonna survive its initial playoff test, it would advance to face the winner of the eight (Wahama) versus nine (Clay-Battelle) contest. Wahama earned a 43-42 overtime victory over Madonna in last year's Class A title game.
Big Red and Maysville locked horns in the 2012 playoffs, the Red earning a 28-0 victory at Harding Stadium. That contest represented the initial post-season appearance for the Panthers of coach Craig Clarke.
Saccoccia's squad advanced by ousting top-seeded Newark Licking Valley, 28-14. Maysville scored a 35-14 win over Columbus Bexley. The Panthers actually helped Big Red get into the playoffs with their last-second Week 19 victory against Claymont.
Jordan Hayes ran for 155 yards in the Maysville quarterfinal victory. Big Red held the Panther ace to just 36 stripes last season. Two of the three Panther losses came to playoff teams (John Glenn and Tri-Valley). Sheridan handed Maysville its other setback.
In the victory over Licking Valley, Big Red received 270 rushing yards from Johnnie Blue (96), Robert Hayden (92) and Mandela Lawrence-Burke (82).
Lawrence-Burke also threw for 122 with Lucas Herrington grabbing five for 68.
The other Region 13 semifinal game matches second-seeded Indian Valley against number three Philo. That contest will be played at Meadowbrook High School.
Catholic Central earned its first playoff victory since 2005 (also the last time the Crusaders hosted a post-season game) by downing Racine Southern 35-7. The Tornadoes got on the board first before Central reeled off 35 unanswered points.
The Trimble Tomcats are 11-0 for the first time in program history. The number one seed blew out Beallsville 61-0 in the quarterfinals. Trimble owns a 42-14 victory over Racine.
Trimble, based in Athens County, recorded its school-record eighth shutout against Beallsville. The Tomcats picked off six passes and returned two for touchdowns.
Brenton Colabella threw for 115 yards and a pair of scores in Central's win over Southern. The record-setting senior quarterback is just two stripes away from a 2,000 yard season.
Aleks Porreca hauled in four Colabella tosses for 65 yards and a score. Johnny DiCarlantonio grabbed the other scoring toss.
Khalil Jones had a monster game for the Crusaders. He rushed for 101 and two scores. He turned an interception into six points. Jones also had a 42-yard kickoff return which led to Central's initial touchdown.
Trimble is in the playoffs for the 10th time. The Tomcats sport a 4-9 post-season record.
Number two Shadyside meets sixth-seeded Caldwell in the other Region 25 semifinal. That game will be played in New Philadelphia.
Glimpse of future:
Central fans caught a glimpse of the future via the Crusaders' last defensive stand Saturday.
Sophomore John Fallon and freshman Vinnie DiCarlantonio both tipped away passes downfield and freshman Daniel Harris batted a ball at the line of scrimmage to end Southern's last drive.
"Our young kids have gotten a lot of playing time this year in different games," said Central coach Steve Daley. "I was happy they were able to get in this game in the playoff atmosphere, and they did what they needed to do."
With youth comes:
Reno Saccoccia truly believes that "with youth comes enthusiasm."
"Our young guys play with enthusiasm and when you have older kids with enthusiasm, that's even better," he said recently. "Great things can be done with you play with enthusiasm. It covers up a lot of mistakes."
The Big Red coach received some very enthusiastic performances from some of his young players at Licking Valley.
Lawrence-Burke, the sophomore quarterback, ran for 82 yards and a score in addition to passing for 122. He also had two interceptions.
"He's such a big complement to that running game," Licking Valley coach Randy Baughman stated. "With his ability to slash and create plays on his own, it's hard to stop."
Herrington, a junior, caught five Lawrence-Burke passes for 68 yards. His 27-yard grab off a flea-flicker was the key play on Big Red's first scoring drive.
Jalen McGhee, just a freshman, made a few key stops for the Big Red defense.
Sophomores William Poplowski and Timmy Albertson were part of the offensive line which opened big holes for the running backs.
Keep it going:
Before the 2013 season began, Daley noted one of Central's goals was to stay in the playoffs for more than just a week (the Crusaders lost their post-season opener a season ago). Now, he states, the goal is "to keep things going."
"We have our momentum back now," he pointed out following the quarterfinal victory. "In the second half, we looked like the team that played the majority of the year.
"We have a tough opponent coming up in Trimble. I told the kids I have nothing better to do. I'm sure my wife has a lot of chores lined up for me, so I told them, let's practice another week."
Grand guys:
Brooke's Nick Ossman went over the 1,000 yard rushing mark in Friday's 48-12 loss to playoff-bound Cabell Midland.
The senior was credited with 133 stripes on 21 trips. That effort gives Ossman 1,041 for the season. He scored 12 touchdowns and averaged seven yards a tote.
Junior quarterback Aaron Walker threw for 203 and both Bruin touchdowns. Walker finished with 1,013 passing yards. Sophomore Thomas Cole was on the receiving end of six Walker aerials for 93 stripes and a score. Cole caught 28 balls on the season for 484.
Joe Staffilino wrapped up his Brooke career with four catches, good for 110 and a touchdown. The Bruins finished their season at 3-7.
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Big Red is in the Ohio playoffs for the 13th straight year. Thanks to the victory at Licking Valley, Big Red stands at 11-2 in first round games during the current post-season streak.
Steubenville was one of three number eight seeds to knock off a number one in the first round of the Ohio tournament. Delphos St. John's and Doylestown Chippewa were the other eight seeds advancing.
Steubenville, however, has fallen the past two seasons in the regional semifinals. Youngstown Cardinal Mooney clipped Big Red 24-22 in 2012 and Millersburg West Holmes earned a 35-7 win last season.
Big Red's all-time playoff record now is 48-22.
Top stats:
Running wild: 254, Comis, Madonna, 21 carries, touchdown; 133, Ossman, Brooke, 21 carries; 106, Nero, Madonna, 18 carries, 2 touchdowns; 101, Jones, Catholic Central, 11 carries, 2 touchdowns; 96, Blue, Big Red, 20 carries, touchdown; 92, Hayden, Big Red, 15 carries, touchdown
Gunslingers: 203, Walker, Brooke 10 of 19, 2 scores; 176, Comis, Madonna, 10 of 14, 2 scores; 122, Lawrence-Burke, Big Red, 12 of 17; 115, Colabella, Catholic Central, 10 of 16, 2 scores
Hands team: 7, Bowser, Madonna, 122, touchdown; 6, Cole, Brooke, 93, touchdown; 5, Herrington, Big Red, 68; 4, Staffileno, Brooke, 110, touchdown; 4, Porreca, Catholic Central, 65, touchdown


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After three months of waiting, St. Croix Valley Raceway finally got a shot of perfect summer racing weather as they hosted their Ultimate Kids' Night event on Friday. On a night that was capped with loud and colorful fireworks, kids reigned supreme with free treats, driver autographs, trophies and bikes – donated by the track, the Northern Vintage Stockcar Racers and several of the track's regular drivers.
After some quickly run heat races and a driver autograph session, the Pure Stocks led off the feature racing with a thrilling photo-finish. Second heat race winner Mason McEvers and newcomer Kyle Runkle paced the filed to green and McEvers nabbed the top spot on lap one. By the second circuit, Jake Silbernagel took over the lead and Krysta Swearingen and Ben Kaphing joined the fray a lap later. At the race's halfway mark, it was a two car battle between Silbernagel and Kaphing, with Silbernagel holding a one to two car length advantage. As the lead duo passed the white flag, Kaphing got up on the wheel pulled alongside Silbernagel. The pair was dead even out of the last turn and they remained welded together at the door handles right to the finish line – where Silbernagel edged his front bumper across the stripe first by the slimmest of margins. The clean sweep win capped Silbernagel's first career win as a Pure Stock pilot. Behind Kaphing, Swearingen, Runkle and "Jet Lag" Wigchers rounded out the top five.
The Future Four main event, while not quite as exciting as the Pure Stocks, still provided plenty of suspense. Kris Kaphing and Derek Reding brought the Fours to the start with Kaphing getting the jump on Reding. Third starting Dylan Roberts quickly worked up to second, followed closely by heat race winner Damon Roberts. For the entire distance, the Team Rollover cars kept Kaphing within striking distance, but Kaphing stayed smooth and strong to the checkers, picking up his second in three weeks over Damon and Dylan Roberts, Brock Anderson and Kayla Lallier.
In Vintage competition, the full-bodied division win went to Greg Scheffer, who subsequently presented his trophy to Kaden Kobs, and the Super Modified winning trophy went home with Nick Betterley, courtesy of race winner Dennis Olson.
The fireworks weren't just contained to the skies, unfortunately for Micro Sprint racer Ty Sampair. Heat race winner Collin Olson and Sampair led the Micros to green and Olson took the point looking for his second win of the season, followed closely be Sampair. As Bryan Patrick, Allison Berger, Grant McIntosh and Sandy Traaseth spread out around the track, Sampair chased Olson continuously, never more than a handful of car lengths back. Coming into the final set of turns, Sampair worked under Olson but going into turn four his micro slid up into Olson and hopped wheels with the leader. Sampair first barrel-rolled then did a pirouetting end-over-end flip, landing hard on his left side. Sampair was shaken, but eventually cleared by track medical observers, and both he and Olson were eliminated from the race. In the two lap dash after the restart, Bryan Patrick bested Berger, McIntosh and Traaseth.
The WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds came trackside for their twenty lap finale with Craig Elliot and Josh Bazey showing the way. It was Bazey who grabbed the early lead over Tony Schill and Elliot. Like the do each week, the Midwest Modifieds fanned out into three separate grooves as myriad drivers determined who would get the honor of challenging Bazey. Joining Elliot and Schill were Ryan Olson, John Remington, Mitch Weiss, Kevin Marlett, Justin Oestreich and Joe Chaplin Jr. Out front, Bazey maintained about a four car length advantage, with Schill and Olson eventually settling into second and third. Schill was unable to continue after a late caution that caused still more jumbling in the running order. After the restart, Oestreich ran as high as second for a lap, but with his right rear tire losing pressure, he began to fade while Marlett and Chaplin were coming on strong to challenge Olson. At the final SCVR red-and-white checkered flag it was Bazey picking up his first Valley win of the summer in front of Olson, Marlett, Chaplin and Weiss.
The UMSS Traditional Sprints were the last group to race prior to the big pyrotechnics display, with Cam Shafer and Ken Bradwell bringing the fifteen car field to the start. Shafer squirted out to the lead, chased by Rob Caho Jr., Johnny Parsons III, Mike Mueller and Bradwell. While the leaders mostly worked the cushion, the middle of the racing pack was seeing competitive racing in middle and lower grooves as well. A number of cautions slowed the race, but upon each restart, the reigning Open Wheel Nationals champion Shafer had the speed required to keep all challengers at bay, picking up the clean-sweep win for his second of the summer. Rounding out the rest of the top five were Caho, Bradwell, Parsons and Jimmy Kouba.
The remainder of the schedule at The Valley is chock full of unique events, with an Free Food encore night coming up this Friday, August 9, featuring buy-one-get-one-free specials on select menu items. The following week is Thunder in the Valley #5/Kouba Memorial with the UMSS winged sprint cars. In a recently announced schedule change, the WISSOTA Street Stocks have been added to Fan Aprreciation Night, Friday August 23, and late model fans are eagerly anticipating the return of WISSOTA Late Models to the quarter-mile for Bullring Blast #2 on August 30. Details for these events and other happenings at the track can be found at the track's website, www.SCVRaceway.com.
Race summary (unofficial)
Pure Stocks: Heat 1 - Jake Silbernagel, Ben Kaphing, Kyle Runkle, Kyle Dahlheiemer, Jon Wigchers. Heat 2 – Mason McEvers, Krysta Swearingen, Kaylee Remington, Casey Ogilvie, Jason Havel.
Feature – Jake Silbernagel, Ben Kaphing, Krysta Swearingen, Kyle Runkle, Jon Wigchers, Mason McEvers, Casey Ogilvie, Kyle Dahlheiemer, Kaylee Remington, Jason Havel (DNS).
Future Fours: Heat - Damon Roberts, Dylan Roberts, Derek Reding, Kris Kaphing, Nicki DuBois, Brock Anderson, Kayla Lallier, Chris Arnett
Feature – Kris Kaphing, Dylan Roberts, Damon Roberts, Brock Anderson, Kayla Lallier, Nicki DuBois, Derek Reding, Chris Arnett.
UMSS Micro Sprints: Heat – Collin Olson, Ty Sampair, Bryan Patrick, Allison Berger, Grant McIntosh, Sandy Traaseth.
Feature – Bryan Patrick, Allison Berger, Grant McIntosh, Sandy Traaseth, Collin Olson, Ty Sampair.
WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds: Heat 1 – Tony Schill, Ryan Olson, Josh Bazey, Kevin Marlett, Joe Chaplin Jr., Vince Corbin, Jason Schill (DNS). Heat 2 – Justin Oestreich, John Remington, Mitch Weiss, Craig Elliott, Greg Arnt, Kyle Hallin, Tony DuBois.
Feature – Josh Bazey, Ryan Olson, Kevin Marlett, Joe Chaplin Jr., Mitch Weiss, Craig Elliott, John Remington, Vince Corbin, Justin Oestreich, Tony DuBois, Kyle Hallin, Tony Schill, Jason Schill, Greg Arnt.
UMSS Traditional Sprints: Heat 1 - Rob Caho Jr., Kevin Bradwell, Lucas Milz, Mike Mueller, Brian VanMeveren, Wes Hendrickson, Adam Taubert, Joe Jesmore. Heat 2 – Johnny Parsons III, Cam Shafer, Jimmy Kouba, Jack Clark, Denny Stordahl, Tom Porter, Jesse Tripp
Feature – Cam Shafer, Rob Caho Jr., Kevin Bradwell, Johnny Parsons, Jimmy Kouba, Brian VanMeveren, Mike Mueller, Lucas Milz, Tom Porter, Wes Hendrickson, Jack Clark, Adam Taubert, Denny Stordahl, Jesse Tripp, Joe Jesmore.
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The Seahawks won't be on the clock in today's first round unless they trade up, which is unlikely.
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When the three-day NFL Draft kicks off with the first round tonight, the Seahawks will be merely spectators having traded their first-round pick to Minnesota to acquire Percy Harvin.
"It's weird," Schneider said.
The Seahawks theoretically could trade back into the first round, but consider Schneider's history. Every trade the Seahawks have made under Schneider involving only draft picks has involved going back, not forward. So,it's incredibly unlikely that the Seahawks will be making a pick tonight.
So what does a GM do with his time when he has to wait another day to start adding to his roster? Well, Schneider did joke he might go watch the draft at Dino's Pub, which is just across I-405 from the team's headquarters.
Wait, he was joking, right? Schneider is such a laid back guy -- he's as likely to be heard quoting Will Ferrell as he is the draft philosophies of his mentors in Green Bay -- it's actually not that far-fetched to picture him sipping a Manny's while watching the first round with Seahawks fans. But assuming that doesn't really happen, what will Schneider and Carroll be doing tonight?
"We're just going to sit there and Youtube Percy Harvin highlights," he said.
While there is an element of humor in that comment, Schneider and Carroll do feel like they're leaving this weekend with a first-pick, just one who has spent a few years in the league already. Schneider has explained on a few occasions that they see Harvin as a better talent than just about any offensive skill player in the 2013 draft. So, rather than give up a pick to move up in the first round and get someone like West Virginia's Tavon Austin, the Seahawks instead gave up this year's first-round pick and a third-rounder next year to get a proven player.
If ever there was a draft to make such a move, it appears it was this one. Draft pundits seem to agree that the 2013 draft class is not very strong at the top, which is why there is little consensus about how the first round will play out. So, the Seahawks might have picked a good year to move out of the first round and take their chances with Day 2 and 3 of the draft.
"When you look at this draft it's very unique," Schneider said. "It's the most unique draft -- and honest to god, I'm not just saying this because we don't have a first-round draft choice this year, I felt that way a little bit when we made a deal with Percy. But now the closer that we've gotten with this thing it's kind of stood out that the first round is just a wide variety of players and it's really going to be your favorite flavor of ice cream, really. ...
"It's hard to figure out for us right now how it's going to go."
Just because the Seahawks don't have a first-round pick doesn't mean they can't improve their team this weekend. Because the 2013 draft class lacks top-end talent, a lot of people are calling it a bad draft, but those who really pay attention say it's not weak, it's just not loaded at the top. If any team is going to take advantage of late-round depth in the draft, recent history tells us the Seahawks have a good shot at being that team.
"This has been portrayed as a weak draft, and that's not the case," CBSSports.com draft analyst Rob Rang said. "It's lacking in the dynamic skill position players at the top of the draft, it is lacking there. But this draft is strong on both lines, strong in the defensive backfield. I talked to a guy who has been scouting in the league for 25 or 30 years, and he's saying there are more draftable guys this year than in years."
Lacking first-round talent but deep throughout? That sounds like a perfect setup for a team without a first-round pick, but with 10 picks in the final two days. When you add to the mix Seattle's track record drafting in the mid-to-late rounds under Schneider, Seahawks fans should have plenty to look forward to even if Seattle isn't part of the first-round excitement.
Since Carroll and Schneider took over in 2010, the Seahawks have drafted five players who have been to a Pro Bowl or been named first-team All Pro. Two of those, Russell Okung, and Earl Thomas, were first-rounders, but the other three -- Russell Wilson (third round), Richard Sherman (fifth) and Kam Chancellor (fifth) -- were taken after the first two rounds.
Seattle's mid-to-late round picks also have included fourth-round pick K.J. Wright, a two-year starter at strongside linebacker; sixth-round picks Byron Maxwell and Jeremy Lane, both of whom saw significant playing time at cornerback last year; seventh-round pick J.R. Sweezy, who split time at guard with John Moffitt, a third-round pick; and fourth-round pick Robert Turbin, who had 354 rushing yards and 181 receiving yards as Marshawn Lynch's backup.
"If you go and look at rosters, you look at all the guys where all the quality depth is and the majority of teams are not built -- you have to do well in the first round, don't get me wrong -- but if you can hit on guys along the way and fill specific positions, you're going to be able to sustain success," Schneider said.
Having a pick today might be nice for Schneider, but his late-round history and the addition of Harvin are enough that he can enjoy the first-round even if it is a little weird.
Of note
The Seahawks signed quarterback Jerrod Johnson, a former Texas A&M standout who went undrafted in 2011.
Johnson, 24, most recently played for the Sacramento Mountain Lions of the United Football League. He was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles after the lockout ended in 2011, but was cut during training camp. He also spent time with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
As a junior at Texas A&M, Johnson beat out current Miami Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill for the starting job and threw for 3,579 yards and 30 touchdowns with eight interceptions. He had shoulder surgery prior to his senior season and ended up struggling that year, eventually losing the starting job to Tannehill.
Johnson gives the Seahawks four quarterbacks on their roster along with Russell Wilson, Brady Quinn and Josh Portis.
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2013 NFL Draft Position Breakdown
Each day this week, The Herald takes a look at some of the top position players in the 2013 NFL draft.
Today: Receivers and tight ends
Player rankings via CBSSports.com
1. Tavon Austin, West Virginia
2. Cordarrelle Patterson, Tennessee
3. Robert Woods, USC
Seahawks prospectus: Before the Seahawks traded for Percy Harvin, this was a position that made a lot of sense for them in the first round, but instead they used that first-round pick on a proven talent. With Sidney Rice, Harvin, Golden Tate and Doug Baldwin, the Seahawks are very solid one through four, but it still would not be surprising to see them look to add depth in the late rounds to compete for the final roster spot or two at the position.
Tight end
1. Tyler Eifert, Notre Dame
2. Zach Ertz, Stanford
3. Travis Kelce, Cincinnati
Seahawks prospectus: Zach Miller was Russell Wilson's favorite target in the postseason, but that doesn't mean the Seahawks wouldn't love to give their young quarterback another tight end who can make plays in the passing game. Head coach Pete Carroll has been looking for a dynamic two tight-end combo for a couple of years. John Carlson was supposed to be that player with Miller before he suffered a season-ending injury in 2011. And Seattle acquired Kellen Winslow in a trade before last season hoping he was the answer, only to cut him. And while Anthony McCoy showed signs of improvement last year, this is still a position the Seahawks are likely to address in the draft, perhaps even with their second-round pick.
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One of the best Christmas stories is "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens. Ebenezer Scrooge is the greatly unappreciated main character. Scrooge is a rich, miserable and mean-spirited kind of guy. Yet, when the chips are down, Scrooge meets the challenge. He creates a middle-class job for Bob Cratchit and provides for his coal-warmed health.
Joining with like-minded, well-to-do associates, Scrooge makes life a little better for widows and orphans. Without Scrooge's intervention with the public health system, Tiny Tim would surely have perished.
Best remembered is the magnificent Christmas goose delivered to Bob Cratchit and his family. Scrooge would probably be more favorably remembered if he insisted that his goose be cooked by the government and given out in equal portions to all, whether they paid taxes or not.
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Does anyone have good examples of a space $X$ and a map $f: X \to X$ so that $f_*: H_*(X) \to H_*(X)$ is the identity but (e.g.) $f_*: H_*(X; \mathbb{F}_2) \to H_*(X; \mathbb{F}_2)$ is not the identity?
Edit: As mentioned in the comments, $f_*$ is an isomorphism on the mod-2 homology, but I don't see why it needs to be the identity. More precisely, the exact sequence $$ C(X; \mathbb{Z}) \overset{\times 2}{\longrightarrow} C(X; \mathbb{Z}) \longrightarrow C(X;\mathbb{Z}/2) $$ gives an exact triangle in homology, which in turn induces a 2-step filtration on $H_*(X; \mathbb{Z}/2)$ (where one step is the image of the map $H_*(X;\mathbb{Z}) \to H_*(X;\mathbb{Z}/2)$). The assumption that $f_*$ is the identity on integral homology implies that it is the identity on the associated graded space to this filtration, but that still doesn't imply it is the identity.
I came across a similar phenomenon in the context of Heegaard Floer homology, with the rings $(\mathbb{Z}/2)[U]$ and $\mathbb{Z}/2$ playing the roles of $\mathbb{Z}$ and $\mathbb{Z}/2$.


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What would you call a person who doesn't want to learn new things and even maybe thinks that this is unnecessary since he knows enough already? An ignorant person?
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though it has a primary definition of intolerant, also has the meaning of unreceptive to new ideas.
If you consider Mitch's close-minded a good answer then there are similar idioms that are possibly applicable, for example:
None of these are specific to learning so you should use them in a clear context.
Now let me focus on a different perspective - desire to learn new things often stems from curiosity, so here is a list of some antonyms of curiosity
Again none of these terms is specific only to a person who does not want to learn new things, but they all might be applicable and true of such a person.
Maybe if you combine some of the first sort and the second you might arrive to interesting expression applicable to your case; or you might want to think about why the person you are trying to describe does not want to learn new things and a better phrase or a word might present itself.
EDIT: Also, there is a third perspective, someone who is not studious is unstudious (synonyms: unscholary); both of which are not very common, but might just be a right word for your case.
Keep in mind that they do not imply "that they might even think it is unnecessary since they know enough already".
I always call them Luddites if they're opposed to new technology and the knowledge needed to make use of it.
One term I sometimes use is: Willfully ignorant (adjective). Willful ignorance (noun). Other variants are wilfully and wilful (although they are not found in my computer's dictionary, they can be found on Google).
That may or may not apply to your particular case, depending on what exactly you are after. For example, if it is clear that the person has ready available access to sources to learn something new, knows about it, but still just doesn't do it, and thus remains ignorant, I believe this term can be used.
As well as the various good examples above, you could describe such a person as a "stick in the mud" (sometimes hypenated as "stick-in-the-mud"). This isn't an exact fit, but the basic meaning of "someone who is not open to change" has a strong connection to being unwilling to learn too.
(Aside: I find the first Wiktionary definition I linked to odd and unconvincing. You could infer that a stick-in-the-mud would be a party pooper, but it's not a synonym.)
Possibly an old dog, as in the idiom, You can't teach an old dog new tricks:
I'll submit: "Stubborn", for the implication of being settled on ones opinion / knowledge, and unresponsive / unwilling to extend or change it.
"Know-it-all" may fit that description quite well.
try philistine
To help me focus and stay true to OP's question.
Someone who believes they know enough of everything there is to know. Someone who doesn't want to learn new things is also a person who doesn't listen and refuses to admit their knowledge could be expanded upon.
As I live in Italy there's is only one person I can think of who fits that description to a "t".
Silvio Berlusconi
I am not being facetious. In Italy we have the expression: Berlusconiano and it is used to describe pretty much someone who believes they are irreprehensible. (You could translate it to "Berlusconian").
Failing that, the word arrogant I believe fits the criteria requested.
Negligent (in studying, learning new things)
The person neglects the fact that he needs to learn new things.
Note that I have a very specific scenario in mind. I'm not sure if it applies to what the OP has in mind. This scenario is the following:
He works in the IT area and knows some technologies (e.g. programming languages) and uses them at work. He doesn't think that that he needs to know any of the new technologies that are coming out. However, in IT things change quite fast and his knowledge may soon be out-of-date due to the new technologies. He neglects that with the assumption that he simply doesn't need to learn anything new as if what he already knew was everything he needed to know for the rest of his career.
In the Comfort Zone
Example from Merriam-Webster:
How about "unteachable"?
It's got some biblical connotations, i.e., "an unteachable spirit".
"Teachable": Capable of being taught; apt to learn; also, willing to receive instruction; docile. (http://machaut.uchicago.edu/?resource=Webster%27s&word=teachable&use1913=on)
An unwillingness to learn would be considered unteachable, I suppose.
(P.S. - I didn't want to post the hyperlink directly; I'm new here, so I'm not sure what etiquette applies. Googling the term obviously brings up a whole lot of answers.)
An unteachable person. An indocile
I don't want to make this a political discussion, though I do think my answer proves a worthy interrogation of the political terms I allude to.
A 'conservative' is exactly a person who is philosophically averse to the new. Convservative cultures prefer existing norms over those newer behaviours that arise through the inherent change that exists in the world. Conversative politics infers an aversion to new ways of conducting business . . . the tried and true over the innovative. I think it's the perfect term that the poster is looking for.
"Yahoo," as invented by Swift.
Smarty Pants is the term that comes to my mind. Though frequently childish it can also used (more in the UK) as a sarcastic term among adults.
I think you are asking for a kind of person that is not interested in external ideas or even in their own ideas—people that are not interested in anything or anyone, not even in themselves, and only live as they can. I could call those kind of people "suicide", cause the tools of humans are the knowledges and the information. If we don't have some knowledge, we are putting our existence at risk.
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The 5 Most Badass Teams of Famous People To Ever Join Forces
What fan of the Avengers and the Justice League hasn't also spent hours staring out windows or lying awake in bed thinking, "Sure, superhero team-ups are neat, but what about my favorite historical figures? Who is out there to write their crossovers?"
Well ask no more, because someone has finally stepped up to pen those stories, and his name is history. We already live in a world in which brilliant, crazy and influential people have teamed up in unlikely partnerships. The results were usually insane, if not world-changing.
#5. Mark Twain and Nikola Tesla Hang Out, Test Inventions
One was a droll, sarcastic satirist; the other was a celibate mad scientist. Both of them were brilliant and probably a little bit crazy, but in completely different ways. That's why Mark Twain and Nikola Tesla have to rank right at the top of the "We'd love to hear what they talked about when they were alone" list.
"Later, we discuss and solve world crises. Now, we fuck about with lightning."
Twain and Tesla's friendship was forged more or less from geeking out as fanboys of one another. Tesla had read Mark Twain before coming to New York City to invent the 20th century, and the only thing Twain knew of Tesla was his AC polyphase system. As Twain wrote, "I have just seen the drawings and description of an electrical machine lately patented by a Mr. Tesla, and sold to the Westinghouse Company, which will revolutionize the whole electric business of the world. It is the most valuable patent since the telephone."
So when the two met at parties around New York City, the relationship developed like a childhood friendship where one kid has a bunch of cool toys and the other knows a bunch of great jokes. Twain would even visit Tesla's workshop and offer himself up as a guinea pig for Tesla's new inventions.
"Hell yes I want to get up in there."
During one such playdate, Tesla revealed his mechanical oscillator that could produce alternating currents. One of the side effects was apparently some pretty substantial vibrations, which Tesla suspected might be therapeutic. Sure enough, this was all Twain needed to hear, and he immediately volunteered to be a test subject.
Twain leaped into the lap of the machine and told Tesla to zap his brains out. After a few minutes of insisting that he felt like the machine was giving him, "vigor and vitality," Twain quickly realized what he was actually feeling was the machine literally shaking the shit out of him. He had to rush to the restroom, thus proving Tesla had discovered the first and only electric laxative.
Shits and giggles: achieved!
Oh, and what we said earlier, about how we wish we could listen in on their conversations? Well, we do have letters, like this one from Twain about Tesla inventing a "destructive terror." And no, we're not making this up:
"Let's create a great big destructo-button and put a sign on it saying 'DON'T PUSH THIS BUTTON.' It'll totally work."
Judging from the world wars that eventually broke out, Twain and Tesla never got to be superheroes together. Such a shame, too. If there was ever a duo that could have wiped out war if given enough electricity and shit-machines, this was it.
#4. Leonardo da Vinci and Niccolo Machiavelli Hatch an Evil Scheme
One was the artist/inventor/scientist/all-around genius who painted the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper and who was perhaps the greatest creative mind in human history. The other was the writer/philosopher/evil mastermind who helped invent modern political science, and whose name became synonymous with deceit and manipulation. It's hard to imagine what Leonardo da Vinci and Niccolo Machiavelli could possibly have in common, other than the fact that they were both way ahead of their time and would both appear in Assassin's Creed II.
There are thousands of 14-year-olds who learn all their history from Ubisoft.
Well, it turns out that when you get an evil genius and brilliant inventor together, you get a supervillain scheme. And by that we mean Machiavelli hired da Vinci to help him steal a fucking river.
It would take a man with da Vincian balls to heist a geographic feature.
Machiavelli had a position in the Florentine Republic and was looking for a way to screw with Florence's arch-nemesis city, Pisa. He enlisted the help of da Vinci, assuming the man might be able to invent a doomsday weapon capable of stabbing Pisa with a giant spike or something. Instead, their target was the Arno River, which passed through Pisa as well as Florence. Leonardo, thinking outside the box as always, suggested, "Why don't we just steal it from them?"
Underneath this beautiful river study he absent-mindedly doodled an early version of the AK-47.
Sure enough, Leonardo's blueprints for the operation were a brilliant Renaissance equivalent of the Death Star. He would have irrigated the entire Arno River Valley with canals, locks and dams, rerouting all the water directly to Florence and literally hanging Pisa out to dry.
These are either his plans or the blueprints to a steampunk snake superweapon.
Sadly (or happily, if you're rooting for Pisa), the plan was too awesome for 16th century technology. The channels dug to divert the river were too shallow. When they tried to make the channels deeper, a storm destroyed its walls, killing some of the workers and prompting others to get out of the henchmen racket.
Even though the team-up wasn't successful, it encouraged Machiavelli to leave politics and write one of the most influential pieces of literature from the Renaissance: The Prince. Even more remarkable, it led to one of the most famous paintings in the world by Leonardo da Vinci.
You know the one.
Seriously. That background in the Mona Lisa is the same damn river he tried to divert. Da Vinci selected the Arno River for the painting specifically because he knew it well enough to obsess over it long after the plot with Machiavelli failed. Just as most people have that man or woman in their lives who got away, da Vinci had an entire body of water.
#3. A CIA Agent, a Comic Book Legend and a Makeup Artist Rescue Hostages
One was the guy who did the makeup effects on the film Planet of the Apes, the other a comic book artist who co-created the X-Men, The Incredible Hulk and The Fantastic Four. They and the CIA teamed up to save some damned hostages using a plan that was less James Bond and more Austin Powers.
In 1979, radical supporters of the Ayatollah Khomeini attacked the U.S. embassy in Tehran and took everyone hostage ... everyone but six employees, who managed to escape and find refuge in a Canadian ambassador's home. But those six refugees were stuck in hostile territory, with no one to help them. The CIA needed a way into Tehran to mount their rescue. CIA technical operations officer Anthony Mendez came up with one of the most elaborate and quite frankly ridiculous ideas possible.
"From now on, we play by Hollywood rules."
He'd need help to pull it off. Enter Hollywood makeup artist John Chambers and comic book artist/illustrator Jack Kirby. Mendez took one look at the both of them and said, "Yes, this is exactly the team I need." He called the operation "The Canadian Caper." No, really.
Holy Unsettling Book Cover, Batman!
He knew that, despite the radicals taking over an embassy and declaring jihad against the U.S., the Iranian government was actively trying to attract foreign business into the country. Mendez thus entered Tehran claiming to be an Irish film producer there to scout the location for his (completely fake) sci-fi epic, Argo. To sell the story, Chambers and Mendez created a fictional production company called Studio Six Productions. They named it that partially to honor the six people they intended to save, and partially because Mendez wanted to make Iran feel extra shitty once they figured out what had happened.
They came up with a fake movie script (a script of an abandoned project Chambers had on hand) and had Jack Kirby create fake concept art.
Turns out the afterlife also has TSA body searches. They just happen in the crotch of a giant Mayan God.
Kirby went so far as to design an entire theme park to go along with the movie called Science Fiction Land that contained magnetically levitated elevators, a control room staffed by robots and a dome that was twice as tall as the Empire State Building. It was like everyone involved in the Canadian Caper had a hard time weighing the prospect of being caught with making something as radical as possible.
"Next, we'll build a massive oil drill and claim it's a space dock."
With all the bullshit ready, Mendez entered Iran while his "equipment" was being sent via diplomatic pouch to the Canadian embassy. The pouch, in reality, contained the Canadian passports, costumes, Kirby's art and filming equipment that would let them pretend they were doing movie stuff. Mendez met with the refugees, explained the cover story and assigned them new identities and roles in the production of the movie, to which they almost certainly replied, "No. That's ridiculous. Send the real CIA."
"No. No way this is your plan. Is that a napkin?"
Eventually the refugees got into their "movie people" costumes, disguises that included unbuttoned shirts and silver medallions, and it worked. Their fake documentation and cover story allowed them all the freedom to walk around Tehran without problems before they eventually boarded a plane and got the hell out. It was likely the only time in history where a plan that was legitimately "So crazy it might work" was actually successful.
Argo is finally getting filmed, but instead of a sci-fi extravaganza it will be based on the real events, with Ben Affleck as Mendez.


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