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Following section 1.4, which is entitled "Constructions Using Amalgams" is the innocent-enough looking exercise:
Show that the group defined by the presentation (presumably on the generators $x_1, x_2, x_3$)
$x_2x_1x_2^{-1}=x_1^2 $
$ x_3x_2x_3^{-1} = x_2^2$
$ x_1x_3x_1^{-1} = x_3^2$
is trivial.
Now, if one simply (well, not simply in practice but simply as in I could write code to do it much more easily than I can actually do it myself...one quickly loses track of inverses etc. and discovers new magical relations that are, in fact, too good to be true) manipulates relations, writes certain words and then tries to move generators past each other, one can obtain this result. Which leaves me to wonder: why precisely is this exercise here?
Guess 1: This exercise stands in contrast to an example in this section where we have the same set of relations except on 4 generators, so 4 relations, and so the same kind of proof does not work out at all (you can no longer move all the generators past one-another); in fact Serre uses amalgams to demonstrate that the aforementioned group contains the free group on two generators. One may perhaps be tempted (as I was, indeed, for way too long) to attempt to use amalgams to solve the exercise which is the topic of this post, to no avail. Maybe the point here is that sometimes amalgams get you nothing; that some types of questions lend themselves to proof by generator and relation manipulation but others to more "abstract" diagram chasing?
Guess 2: There is an elegant proof somehow using amalgams and it escaped me.
Guess 3: Some other reason.
Anyway, perhaps from my years of secondary, college, and finally graduate math textbook experience, I feel somehow uneasy solving an exercise at the end of a section without employing any tools at all from that section. I worry I've missed the point.
Any ideas? (Excluding perhaps that I am overthinking this and need to let it go?)

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Selflessness isn't often used by a college football coach about a team with an undefeated season, but it was among the first things mentioned during Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer's wrap-up press conference
"The memory that I'll always have of this season ... is just the complete selflessness (of the players)," said Meyer who went on to describe it as "the best I've seen."
Meyer isn't the only one to refer the players' unselfish attitude. After the OSU-Michigan game, several Buckeyes commented about it.
OSU junior wide receiver Corey Brown said, "It's been our motto the whole season: to win as many games as possible for the seniors. We wanted to send them out the right way because they didn't deserve this bowl ban but they never complained about it. They came every day and worked at practice, and that's why coach Meyer calls them the most unselfish group."
Meyer also said the team is incredible, mentioning the players' "character, determination and genuine love for one another. ... It's real, I witnessed it. I saw it.
"I saw a team that had holes and they filled the holes."
Now the team and coaches are moving forward to next season, and there's work to be done with the remaining players as well as with motivating younger players.
Meyer said the greatest form of teaching for football specific drills is video rather than just yelling about what should be done. Mentioning there will be a wall dedicated to this team, he went on to say, "There will be a multitude of ways I'm still working on, being as creative as we can on showing them (younger players) the selfless approach to this great game."
In addition to admiring the players' attitude, the coach also commented, "This team has grown to the point where it can play anybody in the country."
He said the weakest area of the team right now is linebacker and added, "I'm not talking about Ryan Shazier. I think he's an excellent linebacker."
Shazier, according to the coach, has become a big-time linebacker, and he made the turnaround during the OSU-Purdue game. "I think Luke Fickell did a really good job with him."
Meyer said he's worrying "about the corner a little bit."
The coach referred to the quarterback as "the most unique position in all sports." He indicated it was comparable to a center in volleyball, a position that his daughter plays.
After noting the "quarterback has to run the show," he said that wasn't done by Buckeye QB Braxton Miller a year ago and not earlier this year.
The coach said Miller's accuracy in passing and accuracy in the pocket also have shown improvement, but still have a long way to go.
Noting Miller had called the team together, he added, "His growth has been experiential."
Later in the press conference, he said, "I think Braxton will become the best quarterback in America," but he's not there yet.
As he looked forward to next football season, Meyer said his concern is complacency, and it's important to make sure that doesn't take place.
"We need an angry team," he said. "We're going to try to push their buttons to get an angry team."
The press conference wasn't without humor. At one point, Meyer interrupted to jokingly remark about an individual in the crowd who was wearing a blue shirt.
He also told of his contract with his three children about attending their activities and taking care of his health while coaching. In fulfilling part of the contract, he received two tickets for running red lights. The action was caught on traffic camera and when notified about the matter, he thought a staffer who had used his car had been responsible for the tickets. He then realized the incidents occurred when he was on his way to his son's football game.
Meyer's wife had sent texts - "You'd better get here." He was late, but he saw the game.
MILLER is the only quarterback from the Big Ten Conference and the only sophomore among 10 candidates to be a finalist for the Manning Award created by the Allstate Sugar Bowl in honor of the college football accomplishments of Archie, Peyton and Eli Manning.
The only quarterback in the nation who is 12-0 as a starter this year, he is the Big Ten Conference's Graham-George Offensive Player of the Year and is the Big Ten recipient of the Griese-Brees Quarterback of the Year award in addition to being a Heisman Trophy candidate and one of three finalists for the Davey O'Brien national quarterback award. Miller also is one of the Walter Camp Award's 15 "players to watch."...
OSU SENIOR defensive end John Simon was named the Smith-Brown Defensive Lineman of the Year by the Big Ten Conference, and senior linebacker Zach Boren, who selflessly switched positions just past midseason from starting fullback to starting linebacker received the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award.
Simon and Boren also received special praise from Meyer who said they were "incredible people," and "I'm a much better human being for being around them."
They were two of seven Buckeyes named first-team all-Big Ten and another eight players were either second-team or honorable mention all-Big Ten. ...
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Today's card and video is from the Just Because Cards Cricut cartridge! This is a project I made a couple of years ago and it's still one of my favorites! I just love this paper line, Max and Whiskers from Basic Grey for all those pet layouts and cards. I thought it would be a perfect match with this "doggone good" card!
Here's some info on the cuts:
Card, dog (with layers and "Doggone Good" word art: cut at 5-1/2"
Circle cut at 3-1/4" and 3-1/2"
Envelope: Used
Little inside dog cut using Sticker Feature key at 2"
This is the envelope and card together. I decorated the envelope with another little dog and mounted him on a tag punched with a new EK Success punch. Ribbon is from Papertrey Ink. Max and Whiskers Paper from Basic Grey.
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) _ A Democrat in the Kansas House is criticizing Republican Gov. Sam Brownback's reorganization of state social service agencies because new names for two departments come with a projected $220,000 cost.
The reorganization took effect this week. It's part of Brownback's larger effort to overhaul the state's $2.9 billion-a-year Medicaid program, which covers health care for the poor, disabled and needy.
The administration contends the overhaul, which turns the program's management over to private insurance companies, will result in better-coordinated care and save more than $1 billion over five years.
But Rep. Sean Gatewood, a Topeka Democrat, is skeptical of those projections. He said Friday that even if the Medicaid overhaul makes the program less costly, he questions whether the state needed to rename two agencies, creating additional administrative expenses.


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Nearly 12 percent of children (about 1 in 9) in the United States are using some form of complementary health product or practice, such as chiropractic care, deep breathing, and yoga. Mind and body interventions are physical techniques usually administered by a trained practitioner or teacher to help improve health and well-being, but there are things older kids can do on their own (or with the help of a parent or caregiver) such as practicing relaxation techniques and deep breathing, especially to help manage pain.
While most mind and body practices, in general, appear to be safe if used appropriately, the limited research done on the safety of mind and body practices for children has found the following:
- Acupuncture appears to be safe for most children when performed by appropriately trained practitioners, but a 2011 research review concluded that unwanted side effects can occur when acupuncture is done by poorly trained practitioners.
- Massage therapy is one of the most commonly reported complementary health practices for children with cancer, but direct pressure over a tumor should be avoided.
- Relaxation techniques are generally considered safe for healthy people, including children. However, there have been rare reports that certain relaxation techniques might cause or worsen symptoms in people with epilepsy or certain psychiatric conditions, or with a history of abuse or trauma.
- Severe complications can occur from spinal manipulation used to treat infants and children, but they appear to be rare. Spinal manipulation should never be relied on as a primary treatment for serious conditions, such as cancer.
- There are numerous ongoing studies to determine the benefits and harms of these and other mind and body practices in children.
It's important that parents talk with their child's health care provider about any complementary health approach that is being used or considered, and parents should encourage their teenagers to do the same. For tips about talking with health care providers about complementary health products and practices, see NCCIH's Time to Talk campaign.


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This question is NOT:
what does John Bunyan believe about predestination
is predestination biblically accurate?
This question is:
Does "Pilgrim's Progress" take a position on predestination?
And if so, which chapter / section?
This question is NOT:
This question is:
I can't point to a particular chapter but the entire book is written as if the author rejects predestination in the Calvinist sense. (Meaning irresistible grace)
The entirety of the book is written as if our choices matter - as if we have a choice. Based on that, I'd say that the book does take a position opposed to predestination in that sense, but I can't give one chapter/section that specifically makes an out and out statement.
Here is an argument in favor of Pilgrim's Progress supporting predestination.
The names of the characters defines their behavior.
Faith, Christian, and Hopeful made it to the heavenly kingdom.
Timid, Athiest, Ignorance: not so much.
Furthermore, characters do not change their name. [For example, there is, afaik, not a section which details how "Christian" used to be named "Unbeliever" and then later changes his name.]


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Would you buy Canada's glow-in-the-dark coin?
So Canada is releasing a collectible coin that's actually pretty cool. I must say I'm tempted to buy it, but then I think "Do I really want to support those terrorists to the north?" (LOL)
I'm trying to justify spending $30 plus shipping on a coin- not even a fancy silver coin or anything. Just a cool dino coin. Would you buy it?
Hopefully this link works- It'll take you to the Canadian mint page
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it's radioactive and they use it to track your every move...
since they add the french version to everything, I don't buy anything 'cept hockey pucks from canucks, EH.
No, I'm not going to pay $29.95 (Canadian) for a 25 cent coin.
This reminds me of the scammy companies that "colorize" US quarters and dollar coins and then sell them for $29.99 on late night TV. No thanks.
@kamikazeken: Ca y est! Je t'aime plus!
Just wow! Sadly people will be all over this and they will make a ton of money.
Nope. I looked at it, and thought it would say it's got some silver in it.. but nothing. No sale!
@90mcg112: I wonder what a cashier's face would be if you used one of those bad boys to pay.
I'd buy it if there was some kind of deal where they doubled the offer, and all I had to pay was separate processing and handling. Maybe if it came with a state of the art LED book-light too. Yeah, I'd definitely want that.
I saw this and immediately messaged my friend in Toronto with "seriously?" :) Mostly because yesterday we were talking about these...
Canadians are cool.
first Looney's and now these? wonder if people still find Canadian quarters in their change. Now that I don't live in MI anymore, I hardly see them.
The Royal Mint is a for profit corporation, so it isn't exactly like the U.S. Mint or Bureau of Printing and Engraving. If you think it is cool, then buy it, but don't expect that it will significantly appreciate in value.
@wilfbrim: Oh, so then it is like those scammy companies on late night TV?
You know the ones that have the really teeny-tiny print at the bottom of the TV that says "The Scammy Mint Corporation is not affiliated with the US Mint or federal government even though we call ourselves a Mint and make it seem like the items we sell are official, but they're not, and we said so right here in 4 point font, so you can't sue us...."
I'll just settle for finding one in my change from the store. (Always finding Cannuck coins in my change.)
@90mcg112: Not quite. It's as if you combined those scammy companies with the real U.S. Mint. This place actually does mint coins for the Canadian (and other) governments that are real, legal tender.


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Learning communities come in many different flavors but at their core they are usually curricular structures that connect two or more courses around a common theme to be taken by a cohort of students. Some are purely residential, some are for residential and commuting students, and still others have no residential requirements. A learning community allows for interaction with others who share similar interests, thereby developing a common commitment to each other's personal and academic success.
In addition, ongoing interactions with peers and faculty members assist students in making personal meaning of their academic experiences. A learning community is geared to make a student's transition from high school to college easier. As students experience new freedoms along with new routines and challenges, a learning community helps them get on the right footing and provides ongoing support to make any necessary adjustments through the first year and be successful as they move towards graduation.
Bellarmine University has six learning communities (brief descriptions below). Five are focused around a curricular theme (Brown Leadership, Eureka, Galileo, Environmental, and Honors) and one (Pioneer Scholars) is extra-curricular in nature and is designed specifically to support first generation students through social networking and peer mentorships.
The Brown Leadership Community is a two-year program for first and second year students (residential and commuter) that develops and integrates leadership, civic engagement, and critical thinking skills of young men and women by addressing the benefits, responsibilities, and opportunities for leadership and service. Students join the Brown Leadership Community as first year students. The Brown Leadership Community is open to all majors except those majoring in the health sciences, sciences, and mathematics. Social justice is the bedrock upon which the Brown Leadership Community is grounded as exemplified by Bellarmine University's mission to "develop the intellectual, moral, ethical, and professional competencies for successful living, work, leadership, and service to others." As community members progress through the classes and co-curricular activities, they develop an understanding of these challenges and opportunities, first at the Bellarmine community level, then within the Louisville community, and into the global community. Residential students in the Brown Learning Community will live together on two floors of Petrik Hall which is designated as the first year learning community residence hall. Brown Leadership Community members cannot belong to any other learning community except the Pioneer Scholars Program (must be a first-generation student – see description below). Learn more on our Brown Learning Community page.
All first through fourth year Bellarmine students (both residential and commuter) majoring in Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Computer Science and Computer Engineering can join the Eureka Learning Community. All incoming National Science Foundation (NSF)-STEM scholarship recipients are required to participate in the Eureka Learning Community and will reside together in the second floor of Siena Quarto. Throughout their college years, members of the Eureka Learning Community will receive strong academic support and counseling, faculty and peer-tutoring, group study sessions, research opportunities with faculty, and innovative out-of-class activities that has been designed by their respective department. Eureka Learning Community members will be closely mentored and advised by a designated faculty in their respective major to ensure satisfactory performance and successful completion of degree from Bellarmine University. All Eureka members are strongly encouraged to take part in faculty mentored research projects in their respective major, and will have an opportunity to present their research work (talks and posters) at local, state, regional or national scientific conferences or meetings in their respective fields. Eureka Learning Community members cannot belong to any other learning community except the Honors Program and Pioneer Scholars Program (must be a first-generation student – see description below). Learn more on our Eureka Learning Community and the NSF-STEM Scholarship page.
The Galileo Learning Community is for first year students (both residential and commuter) and focuses on the exploration of the connections between the Mind, Body, and Spirit. Galileo is specifically designed for students majoring in the health sciences (Exercise Science, Pre-Nursing, Respiratory Therapy and Medical Lab Science) and those thinking of a career in the medical sciences (usual majors are Biology and Biochemistry & Molecular Biology). Galileo students take five courses together (three in the fall and two in the spring) as well as engage in an extensive array of co- and extra-curricular activities linked to the Galileo theme. Residential students in the Galileo Learning Community will live together on two floors of Petrik Hall which is designated as the first year learning community residence hall. Galileo Learning Community members cannot belong to any other learning community except the Pioneer Scholars Program (must be a first-generation student – see description below). Learn more on our Galileo Learning Community page.
The Honors Program provides enrichment opportunities for exceptionally talented, creative and academically committed students and seeks to create an intellectual community in and extending beyond the classroom walls. The program connects students with Bellarmine's best faculty through small classes and participation in out-of-class activities. Students learn in a collaborative environment where their ideas and research are treated with respect. As a community of scholars, students and faculty work enthusiastically to achieve the following objectives:
In addition to developing higher order skills in self-expression, critical thinking, information gathering and problem solving, students will
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The Pioneer Scholars Program is a first-year experience program for first-generation college students designed to offer these students greater support and direction regarding the academic, social, emotional, and financial aspects of college success. The program focuses on the intricacies of transitioning from the high school environment to the college atmosphere by introducing students to resources available to enhance and promote overall success as a student and young adult.
Through small groups, the students are introduced to other first-generation college students in their incoming freshman class, assigned an upperclassman first-generation college student mentor, and connected to resources that will help students become engaged and succeed on campus.
Pioneer Scholars can also be members of any of the other learning communities at Bellarmine. Learn more on our Pioneer Scholars page.
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University is a program for 20 first-year residents and commuters majoring in
environmental disciplines or demonstrating exceptional interest in sustainability.
These students will support each other in the courses they take together, in
environmentally conscious living, in service projects benefitting the greater
community, and in co-curricular experiences such as hiking and canoeing.
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6 Judges Who Went Completely Insane on the Bench
We would like to think that the men and women who administer justice are more intelligent, rational, calm and responsible than the rest of us. We would be wrong. Judges are human beings, too, and when they get bored or angry, they become lunatics just like everyone else.
Unfortunately for them, but fortunately for us, their day of not giving a fuck at work is recorded forever in the public record.
#6. Party On Plaintiff, Party On Defendant
Two things happened in 1992 that lead to this most excellent of judicial opinions -- a boat exploded in a marina in Florida, setting other boats on fire, and Wayne's World came out in theaters.
Via Moviegoods.com
Resulting Wayne and Garth impersonations caused the national murder rate to triple.
The presiding and awesomely named Judge Paine was apparently a big fan, as his remand of this appeal was full of more Mike Myers catch phrases than a middle school talent show. His short opinion was separated into four paragraphs with the following titles:
- "Hurling Chunks"
- "Like a Winged Monkey Flying Out of the Ashes"
- "A Schwing and a Miss"
Surely you're thinking to yourself "No way!"
His enthusiastic disregard for professional legal conduct aside, Judge Paine's implementation of the dialogue is just plain baffling ("like a winged monkey flying out of the ashes" does not appear once in Wayne's World and seems more like something a hobo would say before playing a harmonica with his asshole). His ultimate ruling against the appeal of Prime Time Charters Inc. (owners of the exploding boat) concludes with the following:
"Prime Time's removal ... is a defect deemed "way" improvident ... Prime Time's most bogus attempt at removal is "not worthy" and the Defendants must "party on" in state court."
*Sigh* Go ahead, you deserve it.
Just to make it clear, there is no known connection between the case at hand and Wayne's World. No one involved in the case was named Wayne, there was no party on any of the boats and there were no gloriously inexplicable Meatloaf cameos -- nothing at all that would prompt Judge Paine to sprinkle his ruling with references to the movie. He presumably saw it the night before and was profoundly impacted, along with a nation of 14-year-olds. We're still searching the records for his next case after he saw Austin Powers.
We know it's there. It has to be there.
But it's not like his catch-phrase-filled document actually affected the ruling at all. Unlike ...
#5. Phone Rings, Judge Loses Mind
Judge Robert M. Restaino was overseeing hearings in a domestic violence program where defendants are judged as to whether they should be put in jail or given probation with a rehabilitation program. Being short on prison space, the latter option is almost always chosen. But one day, with a courtroom full of convicted domestic abusers, somebody's cellphone went off. Judge Restaino proceeded to go apeshit, demanding:
".. .bring it to me now or everybody could take a week in jail and please don't tell me I'm the only one that heard that .... Everyone is going to jail; every single person is going to jail in this courtroom unless I get that instrument now. If anybody believes I'm kidding, ask some of the folks that have been here for a while. You are all going."
Via Godamnit.com
Judge Robert M. Restaino, just before sprouting horns and causing an explosion with his mind.
None of the men came forward. The proceedings continued, and as each man took the stand to answer questions about the progress of his treatment program, the judge also asked him about the cellphone. No one would fess up, so the judge ruled against them each time. For one defendant after another, Restiano revoked his release and sent him off to jail, saying:
"Ultimately when you go back there to be booked, you got to surrender what you got on you. One way or another we're going to get our hands on something."
Via Niagra-Gazette.com
"Don't worry, citizens, you're safe now."
Yes, you're not allowed a cellphone in jail, so by sending everyone to jail, Restaino was sure to get the offending phone. And so he sentenced them, by the dozen.
Three defendants told the judge that their jobs would be at risk if they were incarcerated. One defendant said he was supposed to be in school. Another said that he had a doctor's appointment later that might result in surgery, and yet another claimed that his mother was actually having surgery. One defendant, with previously exemplary behavior in the program, begged the judge to postpone his jailing until the following week so he could make a scheduled meeting to see his little girl. Every single one of these people, a total of 46 in all, was handcuffed and taken to the County Jail.
The guilty party was never discovered, and most of the jailed men were released the following week by a more rational judge. Still, Judge Restaino had solidified his reputation as a man who would not take one ounce of shit from a noisy cellphone.
Even if it did cost him his job.
#4. Rock-Paper-Scissors for Justice
Via ABC News
Most witness testimony doesn't happen in a dramatic confrontation on the witness stand -- it's done months before trial, in some neutral location with both lawyers present. But as you can imagine, picking the "neutral" location can be a contentious issue, as with everything else in a lawsuit.
The lawyers are supposed to work this out among themselves, but in the case of Avista Management v. Wausau Underwriters Insurance, they couldn't agree, so they asked the court to pick one for them. That's an easy way to piss off a judge, since this is supposed to be routine. It's basically like a couple of employees each refusing to put paper in the copier because they insist it's the other one's turn, and demanding the boss decide.
Via Underneaththeirrobes.blogs.com
Unfortunately, their boss is a world-class smartass.
Judge Gregory A. Presnell, eager to demonstrate just how much of his fucking time they were wasting, ordered that the lawyers:
"... shall meet on the front steps of the Courthouse .... At that time and location, counsel shall engage in one (1) game of 'rock, paper, scissors.' The winner of this engagement shall be entitled to select the location for the 30(b)(6) deposition to be held somewhere in Hillsborough County during the period July 11-12, 2006."
"The loser shall eat one (1) handful of my shit."
Perhaps they were embarrassed by the order, or perhaps they were both unsure of their skills as rock-paper-scissors combatants, but the two lawyers quickly decided upon a suitable location, making the game unnecessary. However, they still had to formally ask the judge to call the game off, as his little joke was now an official order. Had they not gone through with the game, they both could have been held in contempt of court and, if the judge felt like it, tossed in jail.
"We're about to play a little game I like to call rock-paper-dick."


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The biggest problem for me are distractions that slow down my progress. Too often instead of pushing the main task forward I switch to the other task/check my email/etc. It doesn't mean I'm procrastinating (though sometimes I do). It's more like I multitask too much.
I'm trying to use the pomodoro technique for this, which I really like so far. It turns out it's not a big problem for to focus on a single task for 25 minutes. But doing so I realized an important source of my distractions: wait times. I'm a software engineer and sometimes (some days its often) I need to wait for several minutes for some processes to finish (e.g. compiling code, deploying to production, etc.) While I'm trying hard to eliminate those, I don't think I can completely do that.
These wait periods are usually when I switch to another task because I don't like spending time doing nothing. What do you think I should do during these moments? Should I stare blankly at my monitor? Any ideas?


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Be nice if SOMEWHERE in the description of this wide format printer, ECOST would tell you exactly how wide the format is. Nothing on the page lists the maximum width of the media.
HP specs state paper up to 13" wide, and up to 43.9 inches long, ex.13x19
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I've been told that it's really difficult to get to the falls themselves. Wikitravel seems to indicate you can only fly in. What options exist for getting to a great view of the falls themselves?
I did some research and collected various answers:
From about.com there are two possibilities:
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Very interesting information can be found on Backpacker-Tours. They do not only explain how to get there but also mention a price and duration. Similar information can be found on World of Waterfalls. They also explain in very detail how to get there.


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The Benefits of Vitamin E
Antioxidant Vitamin
Antioxidant Vitamin
Vitamin E is an antioxidant, which may help protect your cells from damage. This essential nutrient occurs naturally in many foods, is available as a dietary supplement, and sometimes is added to processed foods. Vitamin E is fat-soluble, which means your body stores and uses it as needed.
Collectively, the term vitamin E describes eight different compounds, but alpha-tocopherol is the most active in humans.
Click through the slideshow to learn more benefits of taking vitamin E.
Longer Cell Life
Longer Cell Life
You've probably seen rust on your bike or car. A similar process of oxidation and accelerated aging takes place in your body when cells are exposed to molecules called free radicals. Free radicals weaken and break down healthy cells and may contribute to heart disease and cancer.
These molecules form as a result of normal body processes and cause damage that shortens the life of your cells. According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Vitamin E is a powerful antioxidant that may help reduce free radical damage, slowing the aging process of your cells.
More Research Needed
More Research Needed
Research has investigated the use of vitamin E as treatment for a variety of degenerative diseases, including hardening of the arteries, high blood pressure, heart disease, and cancer.
However, according to the Mayo Clinic, those studies have failed to find a reduction in the incidence of those conditions. Aside from treating vitamin E deficiency (a rare condition), there is a lack of proven medical uses for vitamin E.
Extra Protection
Extra Protection
Vitamin E may help people with higher environmental or lifestyle risk factors. Cigarette smoking, exposure to air pollution, and high exposure to ultraviolet rays from sunlight increase free radicals. Vitamin E may help repair damaged cells.
Don't worry about getting too much vitamin E. It's difficult to over-consume vitamin E in your regular diet. According to the NIH, when you obtain your vitamin E from food sources, it's neither risky nor harmful.
Supplements: Don't Go Overboard
Supplements: Don't Go Overboard
While overdosing on food-based vitamin E is unlikely, the NIH reports that taking high doses of this vitamin in supplement form can cause serious side effects. One serious side effect is an increased risk for bleeding, particularly in the brain.
According to the Institute of Medicine, Food and Nutrition Board, if you're using synthetic supplements, dosages should not exceed 1,000 international units (IUs) per day. The recommended daily allowance (RDA) for ages 14 and up is 15 mg.
Check the Label
Check the Label
Two types of vitamin E are sold as supplements: the natural form (d-alpha-tocopherol) and the synthetic form (dl-alpha-tocopherol). The natural form is slightly more biologically active, so the recommended daily allowance is lower (22.4 IU's versus 33.3 IU's of the synthetic form).
Check the label to determine which form of vitamin E you have and to ensure you're getting the appropriate dosage.
Ways to Get Your E
Ways to Get Your E
The following foods are good sources of vitamin E:
- Dry roasted sunflower seeds, 1 ounce (7.4 mg)
- Dry roasted hazelnuts, 1 ounce (4.3 mg)
- Dry roasted peanuts, 1 ounce (2.2 mg)
- Dry roasted almonds, 1 ounce (6.8 mg)
- Spinach, boiled, ½ cup (1.9 mg)
- Broccoli, chopped and boiled, ½ cup (1.2 mg)
- Kiwifruit, 1 medium-sized (1.1 mg)
- Mango, sliced, ½ cup (0.7 mg)
- Tomato, raw, 1 medium-sized (0.7 mg)
Extra E
Extra E
If you're looking for an easy way to get enough vitamin E in your diet, add a tablespoon of wheat germ oil to a recipe, or snack on sunflower seeds. This will provide over 20 mg of vitamin E—more than a full day's requirement. Make a kale or spinach salad and toss in some hazelnuts to get a crunchy boost of vitamin E. Getting creative will help you reap the many benefits of vitamin E in your diet.
- Dietary supplement fact sheet: vitamin E. (2011, October 11.) Office of Dietary Supplements. National Institutes of Health. Retrieved May 16, 2013, from http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/VitaminE-HealthProfessional/
- Vitamin E. (2011, February 8.) Medline Plus. National Institutes of Health. Retrieved May 16, 2013, from http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002406.htm
- Vitamin E. (2012, September 1.) Mayo Clinic. Retrieved May 16, 2013, from http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/vitamin-e/NS_patient-vitamine
- Dietary reference intakes for vitamin C, vitamin E, and carotenoids. (2000.) Institute of Medicine. Retrieved May 16, 2013, from http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=9810&page=186
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Maybe This Wasn't a Super Idea After All
In case you hadn't noticed, the weather in the New York area right now isn't exactly ideal for sipping cocktails on balconies, staging an elaborate street party or sitting in an open-air stadium for the better part of four hours.
In other words, the kinds of things you would do at the Super Bowl.
But next year, for better or worse, the biggest sports event of the year is shifting to a region that is currently shivering through an unusually severe cold snap.
This week's frigid temperatures have highlighted the singular challenges that will confront the metropolitan area when the region hosts the first cold-weather Super Bowl at MetLife MET -0.73 % Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., on Feb. 2, 2014.
These include, but aren't limited to: how to keep public transport running smoothly; how to keep 82,500 fans warm in an outdoor stadium in early February; and how to host the Playboy party if everyone is under five layers of clothing.
As temperatures in New York have dipped into the teens this week, the idea of playing an outdoor Super Bowl in the North has sent a chill through the NFL coaches and executives huddled in Mobile, Ala., (Thursday's forecast: a high of 69 degrees) for the Senior Bowl.
The 53-Week Forecast
Does the current Siberia-like quality to the air in the New York area portend a frigid Super Bowl next year?
Mid-to-late January is typically the coldest week of the year in the New York City area, and on average it only warms up only slightly by early February. That's the bad news.
However, digging deeper, things get a bit more promising. Looking back at local weather statistics, only one time in the past six years has there been an all-hands-on-deck-style snowstorm in early February in and around New York City: the nutso "Snowmaggedon" nor'easter in 2010 that shattered snowfall records up and down the East Coast. However, Newark got less than two inches from that storm.
The good news is that the long road to spring has typically already started in the tri-state by the time the calendar rolls over to February. In fact, only a single day in any month in the last five years—Jan. 16th, 2009—was colder than Wednesday's high of 20 degrees in Newark. Over the last 80-plus years New Jersey temperatures on Feb. 2 have ranged anywhere from the single digits to more than 60 degrees. That variability seems to be increasing in recent years, but temperatures on the warmer side of that range have become a bit more common.
If you trust the numbers and don't think recent climate-crazed extreme weather will try to pull another fast one on the New York metro area, Super Bowl organizers can rest a little easier with the knowledge that this week's crazy cold is just about as bad as it gets in winter these days. –Eric Holthaus
"I think the weather up there would be an issue," said Reggie McKenzie, the Oakland Raiders' general manager. "For what that game has become, with all the festivities and the hoopla, it will be hard."
Ever since the league agreed to stage Super Bowl XLVIII in a place where snow and freezing temperatures are a possibility for game day, there has been plenty of skepticism about the decision.
The Super Bowl has always been held in warm-weather cities, like New Orleans, Tampa or San Diego, or in the controlled climate of a dome, where a roof shields fans from the weather outside. But MetLife Stadium has no roof, meaning fans may be exposed to temperatures that would be better suited for downhill skiing.
Of course, it is no certainty that the weather for the Super Bowl next year will be as severe as it is right now. For that matter, it is no certainty the weather next week will be quite so bad either. "I think everybody is hoping it won't be the type of weather they're having now," said Atlanta Falcons coach Mike Smith.
But there is one thing we can say with some confidence: You won't need to worry about packing your sandals. The average high temperature in East Rutherford during the first week of February is 39 degrees.
Of course, chilly weather doesn't always put a downer on the Super Bowl. Last year, Indianapolis hosted the game and though it was played inside a dome, the 40-degree weather during the week didn't stop the city from earning rave reviews.
Not every NFL coach is sniveling at the idea of ditching his sideline sun visor for a Windbreaker and a pair of mittens. Some say that arctic conditions would be a welcome return to the game's earliest days, when everyone wore leather helmets, played both ways and big games had iconic names like the Ice Bowl.
"If you go way back, there have been some legendary games in adverse weather conditions," said Steve Spagnuolo, the former Giants and current Saints defensive coordinator. "I think it's terrific. But I'm a little partial to New York."
For others, it is about time that the biggest game of the year was staged in a climate that cold-weather teams are accustomed to. For years, the Super Bowl has been played in the sort of cozy, air-conditioned environment that only a handful of NFL teams get to enjoy. Next year's Super Bowl will tilt the balance toward teams that have learned to deal with rainfall, uneven footing and a stiff breeze.
"It will definitely be an advantage for a team from cold weather," said former Bengals tight end Rodney Holman, adding that Cincinnati's old Riverfront Stadium used to give the Bengals a major edge when facing warm-weather teams late in the year.
When the Bengals routed the San Diego Chargers in the 1981-82 AFC title game, which was so icy that it became known as the Freezer Bowl, Holman said that the Chargers players "figured they were whipped before they even got off the plane."
But it isn't only the teams that stand to benefit from the wintry location that have gotten behind the New York-New Jersey Super Bowl. Monte Kiffin, the new Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator, says even teams used to playing in microclimates will quickly warm up to a subzero Super Bowl if they make it to the big game.
"If we got to the Super Bowl, I wouldn't care where it was at," he said. "It could be in Alaska and I wouldn't complain."
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This is a Steam key. Once purchased, simply run the downloader and you can click on show key. Take the key and activate within Steam. (Games\Activate a Product on Steam).
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Plus $5 promo credit.
"Order this product between now and 12/31/2012 and receive a $5 promotional credit good towards any of the "Editor's Choice" game downloads in the month of January 2013. You will receive an email with your promotional code and redemption instructions."
Excellent price. If I hadn't already bought it for $20, I'd be on this in a heartbeat.
Wow, this is a great deal! Usually you will find this good of a deal with older games but Lego LOTR was released only a month ago. It is getting above average reviews. The PS3 version is being retailed for $49.99.
And a $9.99 credit towards the "Airmech Holiday Gift Pack" (that makes it free).
And a $9.99 credit towards the "Adventure Quest Worlds Amazon Warrior Armor" (free).
@blaineg: I couldn't find that information on the Amazon page. Where can I find that? Thanks.
They also have the new Scribblenauts Unlimited for 7.50$!
@peaceetc: I got all the bonus content info in an email with my order.
[expletive deleted] Just spent $10.50 on this yesterday. :(
@mleejr: Thanks for the info!
hope you guys have better luck with it then I. It takes about 2 hours to download then when I go to play it a box pops up and says its starting and then nothing happens. :-(
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1) Open up Steam (or download it and create an account, if you don't have one)
2) Click "Add a game" in the lower left hand corner of the Steam client
3) Click "Activate a product on Steam"
4) A box with a EULA will pop up. Agree to relinquish your first born child, then click "Next"
5) Enter the product key code that was given to you by Amazon.
6) If you can't find the product key from Amazon, or didn't know you had one, it will be on your Amazon account page under "Your Account/Your Digital Games and Software".
Good luck!
@javalux: it must of been the computer I was trying to install it on I put it on another computer and it works fine. thanks for the advice.
@peaceetc: They came in separate emails after buying it.
Heck of a deal. Could not resist! Even might start playing Airmech now with that extra promotion!
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It says in Hayom Yom (22 Adar Aleph) that the Rebbe Rashab (5th Lubavitcher Rebbe, 1860-1920) said that one one is not required to eat bread by the third meal because the third time it says "hayom" (the three meals are derived from the three "hayom" mentioned in chumash) it says "Hayom lo" which means today no.


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The party of the year returns—in 3D! Off the Grid fills three different dimensions of the center all night: our café, Mershon Auditorium lobby, and our black box performance space. Just like last-year's sold-out party, this version promises to move your senses through time and space—and far off the grid—all night long. Nonstop dance sets from New York City legend Mike Simonetti, DJ Patrick, DJ Brooke LaValley, and Rainer will keep you moving. So will the tantalizing aromas and tastes of delicious eats from over a dozen Dine Originals Columbus restaurants.
If art keeps you moving, you can wander through two stunning exhibitions—David Smith: Cubes and Anarchy and Sarah Morris: Points on a Line—before they close on April 15. Or take a break to watch My Own Private River, a new video project by actor and artist James Franco based on noted director Gus Van Sant's My Own Private Idaho, in the Box video screening space. In the lower lobby and café, you'll experience a colorful installation by residency artist Ernst Caramelle.
The VIP pre-party in Mershon lobby starts the evening at 7:30 PM, with first crack at food, drink (plus a couple of complimentary ones), and making the scene. Or—new this year—you can come early and get in the mood at a screening of a cult classic, 1968's BOOM! at 7 PM.
Don't get shut out: suit up and buy your tickets for what promises to be the year's most photographed and talked about party. All proceeds once again benefit Wexner Center educational programming.
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(From the article): A leadership circle is a unique engagement of members of the corporate family. It is a thinking-intensive forum created to expand horizons and raise new possibilities. One business unit director for the media company commented to me that, after the first few meetings of the leadership circle, discussions were happening that had been previously missing from all past strategic dialogues. "We simply had never had a forum for having such discussion among peers from across the organization," he shared with me one day, "and once we got started, the benefits became evident to all of us." With a universal need for companies to find new ways to either take existing corporate capabilities and move them in new directions or to start developing the capabilities required to keep the company moving forward, forming circles may be the best way to start solving that need.
If you're looking for powerful fuel for your leadership, look at optimism. Winston Churchill used to say "A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty." Maybe that's why optimistic leaders are usually more successful than pessimists.
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(From the article): Remember that happier equals healthier. There is evidence that the immune systems of optimistic people are stronger than those of pessimists. Stay positive and you may be able to enjoy better health.
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Being a leader doesn't mean you know everything there is to know about leadership. In fact, the best leaders are the ones who pursue their own education. Leadership, after all, is not about being an expert in your industry -- it's about being an expert in people management. Making time to [...]
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(From the article): Observe Others, Read, Get Coaching Leadership is a skill that can be learned despite many believing that we are born with leadership abilities or not. We typically learn leadership in one of two ways, we work for a bad leader and say, "I'll never do it that way," or we work for a good leader and say, "I'll do it like that." Over time, we develop our style, but it can be improved and accelerated by books and personal coaching. – Chris Robinson, R3 Coaching
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If you can influence and have an impact on others, you're a leader.
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(From the article): No matter what title you have, no matter where you work, or who you work with-if you're influencing others and making change happen, you're a leader.
Great leaders truly value their people, and demonstrate that sentiment. This post details three ways leaders show they value their people.
Via Kevin Watson
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(From the article): Great leaders show an interest in their people's jobs and career aspirations. They look into the future to create learning and development opportunities. They find out what motivates their best people by getting to know what desires will drive each tribe member. This is about emotional engagement.
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Article ends with a great question "In what meaningful and sustainable ways do you value your people at work?" People feeling valued precedes them living values, and delivering value.
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Judge Blocks Cuomo Cuts for Schools
A judge temporarily blocked Gov. Andrew Cuomo from withholding $260 million in state aid from New York City, saying students shouldn't be punished for the failure of the city and its teachers union to reach a deal on a new evaluation system.
Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Manuel Mendez issued the ruling in connection with a lawsuit filed earlier this month that argued Mr. Cuomo's plan would deprive public schoolchildren of a constitutionally protected right to a "sound, basic education."
From the Archives
- At Deadline on Evaluations, Cuomo Toughens Stance 2/20/2013
- Race to the Top Funding Appears Safe 1/31/2013
- Teacher Evaluation Deal Falls Apart 1/17/2013
"Innocent students that had no influence over the legislative process or [evaluation] negotiations were potentially placed at risk academically," Justice Mendez wrote in a Tuesday ruling that became public on Thursday. The judge said the state can't hold back the money until the lawsuit is resolved. A spokesman for Mr. Cuomo said the state intends to appeal the decision.
The governor had set a January deadline for school districts to comply with a 2010 state law requiring an evaluation system for all teachers. The vast majority of districts reached deals that set up four-tiered rating systems based in part on student scores on standardized tests.
New York City and a handful of small districts, however, couldn't reach agreements with teachers unions. The city was docked about 3% of its annual state aid, or about $260 million, for missing the deadline.
The lawsuit was filed by attorney Michael Rebell, who successfully argued in a previous landmark case that the state had been violating the constitution by shortchanging New York City students. Mr. Rebell first sued in 1993 in a fight that became known as the Campaign for Fiscal Equity case. After more than a decade of litigation, courts in 2006 endorsed then-Gov. George Pataki's plan to increase school funding by $2 billion. Since then, however, Mr. Rebell and others have argued that the state has failed to fulfill its obligations.
The new lawsuit, filed on behalf of nearly two dozen parents and students, seeks to build off the precedents in that case.
In its argument against the new suit, the state said $260 million was a "relatively small amount" of the New York City school budget and said the failure to reach a deal has the potential to cause more harm by jeopardizing federal grants that are contingent on the state having a teacher evaluation system in place.
The judge noted the governor has decided to impose a teacher-evaluation system on the city if the two sides can't reach a deal by June. "There are alternate means of achieving [evaluation] goals while preserving federal grant funds without the long term effects of financial sanctions on the students," he wrote.
A spokesman for State Education Commissioner John King, also named in the suit, said, "In light of the department's role in this process, it would be inappropriate to comment at this time." Union spokesman Dick Riley said, "If the mayor hadn't blown up the negotiations, there would be a new teacher evaluation system, not a lawsuit."
Mayor Michael Bloomberg and schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott have warned that schools would have to freeze hiring and cut after-school activities and other programs to make up for the midyear funding cut.
"We've said all along that students should not be penalized for the UFT's failure to negotiate, and our goal has been and continues to be a fair and effective evaluation system," Deputy Mayor Howard Wolfson said Thursday.
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I have recently installed on Mac OS X Lion 10.7.4 the GDAL Framework 1.9 with Python bindings from [http://www.kyngchaos.com/software:frameworks][1].
I need to add the following Programs folder to my ~/.bash_profile as described in the ReadMe file:
export PATH=/Library/Frameworks/GDAL.framework/Programs:$PATH
This is what's currently on my ~/.bash_profile:
# Setting PATH for Python 2.7
# The orginal version is saved in .bash_profile.pysave
export PATH
What is the right syntax for adding the new path?
I am new with everything (Mac, Python and GDAL) so please excuse me if I wasn't clear.
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I am developing Android an game. It's going to be a top-down shooter with stealth features. I am now thinking about how to the make controls. Most top-down games are now twin stick (joystick on the left and right sides) but I need more buttons (for choosing weapons, commanding your squad, and using skills).
So here are my ideas:
- Two (virtual) sticks like in other games, when you tap somewhere on the display, a circle with buttons appears, where you can choose abilities or weapons.
- One stick on the left side for walking, shoot where the second finger is pressed, weapons and skills on the right side.
What do you think is the best? Or do you have any other idea? I want to choose the most intuitive and simplest.


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Grim Diablo III: Reaper of Souls TV spot releasedWritten by: / / 3 Comments
It's been almost two years since Diablo III launched on PC and during this time Blizzard has gradually ironed out many of the issues that plagued the game at launch. On March 25th Diablo III's first expansion, Reaper of Souls, will be released for PC and Mac, giving fans access to a number of exciting elements including a new playable character, additional chapter, increased level cap and the all-new Adventure mode.
Blizzard recently unveiled a TV spot for Reaper of Souls featuring snippets from the expansion's dark and dramatic CGI cutscenes. Check it out below:
Head over here for El33tonline's previous coverage of Diablo III which includes our review of this massive action RPG.
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I'm looking for an oven and wanted to know if there is any difference between a gas or electric oven when it comes to baking things like cakes, biscuits and scones?
For baking cakes and breads it is important to control the humidity in the oven. In early stages of baking one typically needs the humidity to remain in the baking chamber, which is hard to do with a gas oven. Two of the bakeries near my house use electric ovens with brick lined baking chambers; the other uses gas.
Gas and electric ovens can be built to bake the same way if cost is not an issue. Most home gas ovens will circulate the combustion products (mainly water vapor and carbon dioxide) in the cooking chamber. As the flames burn, combustion products need to be vented out of the baking chamber. Electric ovens also need vents in the baking chamber to help maintain the pressure as the air inside expands.
Steam is essential in the initial stages of baking for good crust formation in breads and crack-free cake surfaces. The oven cavity can hold much more steam than released from the gas combustion and it is my inference that the steam content of an electric oven will be higher (I cannot find published steam measurements inside ovens). After the dough expansion, the vapor coming off of the dough or batter needs to removed quickly for browning and for the inside to cook well. The constant flow in a gas oven makes it better at that. In an electric oven a peep or two during the last baking stages will handle excess moisture.
Two bakeries near my house use electric ovens, the other, which makes excellent French baguettes, uses a gas oven. The baker there has had both electric and gas ovens and he prefers the caramelization of the gas oven. But note that he can handle the moisture problem with the steam injector of his professional gas oven. He also noted that using gas ovens require skill as they have temperature and moisture quirks.
Recipes may be adapted to either gas or electric ovens. In the US the majority of recipes are designed for the electric oven (they're more popular).
Electric ovens produce a very dry heat, which for some cooking processes may be preferable.
Gas as it burns gives off a certain amount of water vapour and doesn't dry out the ingredients as much and it may take slightly longer to get a golden brown finish.
There various schools of thought about this. One thing I have noticed is that many professional kitchens still employ gas over electricity, but this may be due to economics rather than for effect.
The reason dual-fuel range/oven combination units are so popular is because (generally) a gas flame for the range is preferred, while the dry, even heat of an electric oven is preferred.
Also, though I cannot quote a particular source, the heat of an electric oven is supposed to be more consistent than gas, presumably because of the more easily controlled heating element.
Whichever oven you use accuracy is one of the most important feature for cooking - invest in an oven thermometer to make sure the thermostat is set correctly. To even the temperature in an oven (reducing fluctuations from cycling) put a pizza stone or thick unglazed tile on the bottom rack of your oven.
First and foremost, add a pizza stone to your oven. You could even use unglazed tile from a hardware store. The extra mass will prevent oven temperature fluctuations.
As a baker of 23 years i can tell you, with electric oven you have control over botom heat and top heat as you need for some products where a gas oven you dont have.
If you are making just bread great,however lots of other things need higher bottom heat than top such as sweet doughs so it will not be black on top! And if you are using Tins!
I would say either, but do consider a convection oven.
The keys to baking are:
A couple of links on convection ovens. http://www.finecooking.com/articles/convection-ovens.aspx http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convection_oven
There are a number of posts on the forum recommending the use of oven thermometers and also keeping a pizza stone in an oven. These recommendations help achieve the goals of accurate temps and even heat.


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In what has become an annual tradition, CMT televises the search for the newest members of the Dallas Cowboys cheerleading squad for the 10th year. For the 2015 season, squad director Kelli Finglass and choreographer Judy Trammell must replace 13 veterans who have left the team. Former Cowboy cheerleader Melissa Rycroft assists Finglass and Trammell in judging the contestants, whom she also mentors through the intense training and dynamic dance sequences that help determine which recruits ultimately make the team. The women competing for their spot on the squad -- which includes wearing the coveted blue-and-white uniform -- this year include a former member of the USA gymnastics team and a biomedical engineer.
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Using Bible Gateway John 3:18 is shown to be the words of the author, John, in the NIV translation:
Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God's one and only Son.
But in NKJV, they are shown as the words of Jesus:
"He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God."
What evidence exists for whether these are words of Jesus or John?


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I know the effect of IS and VR, but what exactly is going on when they're enabled... how do they work from a technical standpoint?
You have gyroscopes and electronincs which detect camera shake, and then move parts of lens (in case of IS lens) to compensate the movement of camera. In-camera stabilization moves whole sensor.
Illustration of in-lens IS from Canon description page:
The Wikipedia article on Image Stabilization has quite a bit of information. Below are some of the relevant sections.
For in lens stabilization:
For in camera stabilization:
And finally, for video, there is software based image stabilization that occurs during post processing.
KenRockwell.com also has a great article on how the two work, with practical information including where it will help (low light and hand jiggle), and where it won't (aircraft vibration).