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MAG401A: GeometryA (2013-2014)
CURRICULUM PROGRAM: Mathematics
COURSE TITLE: Geometry A
COURSE LENGTH: 18 weeks
Major Concepts/Content: This course is designed to develop and promote student reasoning and problem solving involving geometric concepts and properties. Topics of study will include deductive reasoning using points, lines, and planes; segments, angles and triangles; quadrilaterals; polygons; and three-dimensional figures. Algebraic concepts are integrated with the geometric concepts throughout the course. Applications to real life situations are prevalent throughout the course.
Major Instructional Activities: Instructional activities include teaching students to plan, organize, and complete various forms of proofs using deductive reasoning. This course involves inductive reasoning, extended projects, classroom presentations by students, open-ended investigations, and written justification by students of the solution to the problems. Cooperative learning techniques and appropriate technology should be utilized throughout the course. Students should have access to calculators at all times.
Major Evaluative Techniques: Many evaluative processes will be used to assess student's written and oral work. These include but are not limited to multiple-choice, short-answer, discussion, or open-ended questions; structured or open-ended interview; homework; projects; journals; essays; dramatization; and class presentations. Students will also be required to successfully complete written tests, which present problems with a range of difficulty based upon expectations for the course. Testing formats will include restricted time tests, take-home tests, oral tests and student produced tests. Assessment methods can be supplemented by student-produced analysis of problem situations, solutions to problems, reports on investigations, and journal entries. Students will be provided the opportunity to do chapter projects that capture the concepts and skills presented throughout the chapter unit that emphasizes real world situations
Course Objectives: Upon successful completion of Geometry, the student should be able to:
- Use undefined terms of point, line, and plane in the Euclidean system
- Use basic geometric terminology accurately, and deduces information about basic geometric figures in solving problems
- Simplify radicals when working with the Pythagorean Theorem and special right triangles
- Dilate geometric figures in the coordinate plane
- Prove or disprove conjectures about properties of geometric figures symbolically and with concrete materials
- Solve practical problems by applying properties of lines, planes, angles, and arcs
- Use congruence and similarity in describing relationships between figures (including polygons, angles and sides of figures)
- Compare figures in terms of their symmetries using, for example, concepts of reflection, rotation, and translation
- Applies properties of general and special right triangles to solve practical problems
- Use trigonometric functions and special right triangle ratios to solve practical right triangle problems
- Classify and analyze geometric figures and proves simple things about them using deductive methods
- Use and understand relationships created by parallel lines and their transversals
- Explore geometry using paper folding and computer software
- Derive and use distance, slope, and mid-point formulas
- Organize, analyze, and display single-variable data
- Formulate hypotheses to answer a question and uses data to test hypotheses
- Recognize dependent and independent events in probability situations
- Utilize algebraic methods to find missing information about sides, segments, and angles in geometric figures
- Measure angles and segments and calculates areas and volumes
- Construct geometric figures using a straight edge and compass (and/or Mira, Patty Paper)
Course Notes: First Semester of Geometry-to be offered only during the Spring Semester


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Admissions Policies, Requirements and Procedures
Applicants seeking admission to graduate programs at Mississippi Valley State University must be admitted both to the Graduate College and the degree program.
Graduates of regionally accredited institutions in the United States who do not intend to seek an advanced degree from Mississippi Valley State University, but wish to take courses, may register as non-degree status student. A non-degree student, who subsequently seeks full or restricted admission, must complete an application for admission to the Graduate College and be accepted by a department and the Graduate College for the degree study.
Non-degree students initially granted permission to take graduate courses on a non-degree basis are permitted to take up to nine semester hours of graduate credit. If a student later chooses to undertake a graduate degree program, only nine semester hours taken as a non-degree student may be applied to a program.
To be eligible for admission to the Graduate College, the following requirements must be met:
Admission to a degree program is made in the fall or spring semester. The deadlines for fall and spring applications are March 15 and September 15, respectively. Applicants for conditional status must meet appropriate admission criteria before registering for classes. This policy applies to both regular semesters and to summer school.
Admission of Undergraduates to Graduate Courses
Senior undergraduate Mississippi Valley State University students who have completed all required courses and are within six hours of graduation may enroll for a minimum of six semester hours of graduate work. To be eligible to take graduate courses, undergraduate students must have a grade point average of at least 2.50 overall and in their major field.
Re-Admissions to the University
Graduate students who withdraw from the University in good standing or who have been suspended for academic deficiencies must apply for re-admission by submitting an application to the Graduate College. Re-admission is not automatic nor does it necessarily reinstate the student. The Graduate Council must approve all applications for re-admission to the Graduate College for students who have been suspended for academic deficiencies.
Students who have previously attended the University and have a break in attendance of one or more terms must file an application for re-admission. Re-admission documents required include an official transcript from each institution attended since leaving MVSU, and, if a degree has been received from another institution, an official transcript showing that degree.
Students must meet the minimum admission standards of the University and be in good standing at all institutions attended since leaving MVSU in order to be eligible for re-admission.
Questions concerning re-admission should be directed to the Graduate College.( 662-254-3050/3051)

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Against All Odds, People Are Very Excited to Eat Taco Bell Breakfast Next Week
A.M. Crunchwraps are free, thanks to a stolen base during Game 1 of the World Series.
A.M. Crunchwraps are free, thanks to a stolen base during Game 1 of the World Series.
So excited, so excited, so scared!
The University of Kentucky's John Calipari is requesting unlimited free food for student athletes.
Plus: Handsome Coffee pops up at Joe, free iced coffee for cyclists, and more of today's leftovers.
This one's for you, cheapskates.
Macaron Café is expanding and giving the goods away.
It's 7-Eleven's "birthday," so they're giving the cold stuff away.
In the FiDi from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
And don't forget it's also National Doughnut Day!
They won't be fancy, but they will be free.
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ScoutMob is giving them away, with no apparent strings attached.
Anytime you work in a phrase like "slam dunked some sage onto your taste buds," you're going to win one of these contests.
Over 45 chefs and mixologists will be in attendance.
Just tell us about your all-time best street food experience.
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I am adding kml file to the google maps (api v3). Now the problem is that on google earth and google maps the accuracy of my kml decreases to kilometers. I am designing constituency boundaries and i need that to be accurate. Files are properly rectified, projected to WGS1984. In ArcGIS they give proper locations but when i plot their kml, it somehow is not that accurate. In addition, I am unable to go with point data in kml files. I mean they do not show the points neither go to its location.
For such conversion I often use the free and opensource tool ogr2ogr
An easy to use command line. A cheatsheet with must common command from Boston GIS
It would be something like: ogr2ogr "KML" output_filename.kml input_filename.shp
Maybe this conversion is more accurate. I hope it helps.
The Layer to KML (Conversion) tool in ArcGIS converts the data to an image, which may be distorting when displayed at large scale. You could try increasing the DPI.
You can also export the data in vector format using the Export to KML tool. You may run into performance issues if the dataset is very large, but it should give much higher intrinsic quality.


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Trials FusionWritten by: / / No Comments
What is frustration? What causes it? Well, frustration is an emotional response related to disappointment and anger, and usually happens when you continue to fail at a given task.
If you want to play Trials Fusion you'll need to get used to frustration because it's a game that will test your levels of patience, but then again, Fusion is so much fun that it would be silly if you didn't play it.
What You Need to Know
Trials Fusion is the latest a series of physics-based platform racers, based on the real sport. You control the rider on a motorcycle and have to navigate over a number of obstacles, but it's the physics factor that makes for a very challenging task, but also a very rewarding one.
What's New?
There are some major additions to Trials Fusion over previous Trials games, the most important of which is that you can now perform freestyle tricks. In previous games you could only do front and back flips but in Fusion all of the cool tricks are here, from the Superman to the Dead Body.
The game also features a more futuristic setting while another big addition is that you now have a chance to ride a quad bike which adds a whole new level of challenge. Each level also includes three unique challenges for additional experience points to unlock more gear for your rider and bikes.
What's the Same?
Trials Fusion still has the same gameplay features as the older games with some minor improvements to the controls and physics. It also includes a track editor again and friends leaderboards with local multiplayer making a return for some great fun and very funny moments.
You'll Enjoy Trials Fusion If You Liked…
… previous Trials games.
… physics-based racers and puzzle games.
… frustration (just kidding).
What I Liked
– 4.) Trials Fusion features some epic level designs and certain tracks may just make you scream out "That was awesome!" when you get through them successfully.
– 3.) I really like the available customisation options for your rider and the bikes themselves. The more you level up the more choice you have and giving your rider a unique look is great.
– 2.) The level of detail Redlynx has added to the visuals is just mind-blowing. Previous Trials games have looked good, but don't come close to what Fusion achieves.
– 1.) Having the ability to do 'Freestyle Motocross' (FMX) stunts is one of the best features in the game. I have always said that the series needed a stunts ability and it works so well with the huge tracks and some sick jumps. Everyone likes to show off from time to time, and I'm no different!
Favourite Moment
When I first unlocked the FMX tricks and the quad bike, I was overjoyed and naturally had to use both at the same time. Doing a Superman during a double backflip and landing it with a quad bike is awesome.
What I Didn't Like
– 3.) Trials Fusion has some skill games for you to test yourself with and while some might sound very challenging, when I played them they were rather easy.
– 2.) While performing tricks on a normal track, Redlynx doesn't always display if you successfully pulled off the trick or not which makes getting the challenges more difficult as you don't know if you're succeeding or not.
– 1.) There are many instances in the game where the rider's physics go wild, and sometimes he is all over the show when I was trying to perform an FMX trick forcing me to cancel the trick. Sometimes it causes the bike to perform differently to how you intended.
Least Favourite Moment
There was a very tricky part where I had to do three bunny hops over a couple of platforms, but the physics kept making me fail the challenge because the character physics caused the bike to react wildly. I managed to finally pass the level without any faults.
Trials Fusion Review – Launch Trailer
What's Extra?
There is a slight learning curve with the track editor, but sadly it excludes the ability to create supercross tracks like in Trials Evolution. There are Uplay rewards that add some extra rider customisation options, though, like a massive squirrel head.
The Bottom Line
Trials Fusion is awesome, visually stunning, amazing fun and frustrating all at the same time, and even if you have to redo a track over and over there's never a dull moment – it's all about perfecting your skill. I highly recommend Trials Fusion.
This Trials Fusion review was conducted on PC
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Very few African Americans make it to the finals of CBS' hit show 'Survivor: One World.' But in the twenty-fourth season, runner-up Sabrina Thompson beat the odds and earned $100,000. Though she may have come in second-place, Sabrina's giving spirit proves she's still a winner.
In an interview with EBONY.com, the former TV-producer turned Brooklyn high-school teacher talks surviving 'Survivor,' her new endeavor to take kids around the world, and her advice to Black women on reality shows.
EBONY: 'Survivor' is such an intense show. How did you get into the mindset to compete?
SABRINA THOMPSON: [Laughs] Girl, you have to be a little bit crazy to be on that show. It's not for the meek and mild! I only had three weeks to prepare to play the game, but I'd watched it enough to know you can't get too far with a bad attitude and I saw the other Black women on the show who were really good and really smart women, but they were very also aggressive. I have an aggressive personality too, but I knew I wouldn't last long if I kept that up. I kind of mastered the middle ground. I had to lay low in the beginning and that's how I made it all the way to the end. It's sad, and I hate to play the race card, but a lot of times, [networks] cast the stereotypical Black woman on shows like this, and I knew that if I would even remotely speak up, I would be seen like some angry Black woman. So, I had to be the peacemaker around the camp. That was my strategy.
EBONY: How were you able to downplay your personality in order to avoid the pitfalls of the stereotypical Black woman?
ST: It was really hard, but when a million dollars is on the line, I listen more and I shut my mouth. Part of the game is deception. It wasn't the weird animals or lack of food that got to me during the competition, it was the lying. I'm a very black and white kind of person. I'm not into lying because you start lying, you have to top that lie with another lie and another lie and that is just too much energy. But, I played the game as close to my regular personality as possible. My strategy was to just keep it real. People love people who are loyal, even when a million dollars is on the line, so that's how I was able to keep the respect of everyone in the game and make it to the end without people voting against me.
After "Survivor," I turned over a big check to my church, which does such great things in the community, and I just told God, "Have your way. Use me however you want to use me."
Subscribe to EBONY today!
Connect to Black America.
We are not "old Black" nor "new Black" we are ALL Black.
EBONY: You weren't even supposed to be on 'Survivor.' It was really a mistake on the part of the producers that you were chosen because they confused you with another woman. Why do you think this opportunity was placed into your life?
ST: I don't believe in accidents at all, but basically the producers had already chosen the contestants they wanted but the Black lady that they'd chosen had the exact same name as me. Every time they Googled that woman, information about me popped up and they just decided that they liked me better and they sent me an email asking if I wanted to be a contestant.
I do believe everything was designed by God because I was working as a teacher in New York and I had just received a letter from the state Department of Education saying that, due to budget cuts, they were laying off teachers and my name was on the list of teachers that could be laid off. I'd been teaching for 5 years, so that was God transitioning me out of that life in a really big way. So I obviously jumped at the opportunity to be on 'Survivor,' and it was the wildest ride ever.
When I was on the island [in Samoa], and it was the closest I've gotten to God in my life. I had time to reflect on the things. You have no cell phone, no computer, and no conversations with people other than those on the island or yourself. You start to think why are you here on this earth? I got a lot of clarity, and as a second place winner, I got $100,000 and I played a game that I'm proud of and my family is proud of, so I am satisfied. I'm excited about what's coming next.
EBONY: You've got your jewelry line, beanpYe, your work as the Vice Chair of the Women in Entertainment Empowerment Network, and your photography company. What's next for you?
ST: Well, my passion is to work with kids, but no longer in the classroom setting. I teach in a very unconventional way. In winter 2013, I'm launching the Teen Travel Society, a travel academy and


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Congratulations!! To both you and Oliver of course -- it is an achievement for both and a lot of work -- I bet you were delighted. Aren't you pleased you did this 'test run' and now have this under your belt? icon_banana
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I have a title bar on the top of my page and it has one button on the right. I need the title to have word wrapping when the title is to long for one line. Is there any way to do this?
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The School of Law-Camden is a leading center of legal education. Its faculty is internationally recognized in a number of fields including constitutional, criminal, health, and corporate law. Its alumni are leading members of the bar in public and private practice settings throughout the nation. The school is well represented among the state and federal judiciary. The law school is a member of the Association of American Law Schools and is on the list of approved schools of the American Bar Association. It offers a three-year course of study for full-time students and a four-year, part-time program leading to the awarding of the Juris Doctor degree. The law school had its origin in the South Jersey Law School, which was established in Camden in 1926 by Arthur E. Armitage, Sr., and an interested group of citizens. In 1950 the School of Law was merged with Rutgers University and, along with the Newark Law School, became part of the State University School of Law. In accordance with a resolution of the Board of Governors, the Schools of Law of Camden and Newark were established as autonomous units on July 1, 1967.
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text: Dr. Who played by Matt Davis is the eleventh incarnation of this character. This popular British TV series is the longest airing science fiction series in television history. Please join me in "How to Draw Dr. Who." Do fav, comment, and vote, and I will certainly reply back. Hope you enjoy this one. Thank you, everybody.


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NYU has a wide array of on-campus jobs available, such as: administrative assistants, photo imaging technicians, IT techs, phone surveyors, housing resource center assistants, tutors, research assistants, newspaper reporters, medical assistants, gym personnel, sales assistant, etc.
NYU CareerNet, the Wasserman Center's online job and internship database, is a great resource for searching for student employment. While NYU CareerNet lists many available positions, it is not the only way to find and secure employment. We encourage all students interested in working on-campus to call, email, or visit NYU employers of interest to see if they have any openings available.
On-Campus Employment forms and instructions are available by logging onto Albert and selecting " Wasserman On-Campus Student Employment Registration" at the bottom-right of the screen.
You will need to complete the Initial Appointment Form B on Albert and visit the Wasserman Center in person to have your forms approved, if:
You will need to submit the Reappointment Form A via Albert, but are not required to visit the Wasserman Center in person or submit another Form I-9 if:
If you have not worked at NYU before or if it has been more than three years since you have worked at NYU, you must bring in original, signed, unexpired documents within three business days of your start date for I-9 processing. Please note: For students who are 25 and under, NY state requires the use of at least one document during I-9 processing that indicates the student's date of birth for proof of age. Documents that include the date of birth include the U.S Passport, Permanent Resident Card, Driver's License, and Birth Certificate.
The I-9 must be completed within three business days of your start date. If you do not have the documents handy within that time frame, you cannot work. Therefore, it is important that you bring your documents with you when you visit the Wasserman Center to have your forms approved.
By law, the Wasserman Center is required to see original, signed, unexpired documents in person when completing our portion of the I-9. We cannot accept copies under any circumstances.
Effective 4/9/11, the New York Wage Theft Prevention Act amends and strengthens Section 195 of the Labor Law. Upon hire, all student employees will receive and sign a notice from the NYU hiring department. This notice will include employer information, the employee's rate of pay, frequency of pay, and overtime pay rate.
Similar to jobs and internships, professional behavior is expected for all on-campus positions. A successful employee is reliable, listens carefully, works diligently, and ensures that all sensitive information is kept confidential. Confidential information regarding students, alumni, employees, parents, and all departmental activities and correspondence should not be shared with NYU students or the community. In addition, NYU supervisors expect that all student employees work well with others, make contributions to the department, and maintain a positive attitude.
NYU myTime is a University-wide, web-based timekeeping system that provides NYU with a system for tracking time worked, time off balances, and work study balances (if applicable). It provides administrators, staff, and hourly student employees with online access to vacation, sick, and personal time balances. You should follow the clock in / out procedures designated by the school / unit in which you work.
Students must be enrolled in a minimum of three (3) credits OR have Full-Time Equivalency to be eligible for On Campus Student Employment.
Student employment positions' hourly salaries vary based on a number of factors, including: the hiring department's budget, the student's number of hours worked, the student's current Federal Work-Study funds, etc. Student employment positions pay a minimum of $9 per hour, which is the current NY State minimum wage. On average, most student employment positions pay $9-15 per hour. Graduate and doctoral student pay can reach up to $40+/hour.
When classes are in session students may work up to 20 hours per week. When classes are not in session (i.e. Winter Break, Spring Break, and Summer Break) students may work up to 35 hours per week, which is the standard NYU full-time work week.
Students are allowed to hold multiple positions on campus, but may not exceed the maximum hours allowed per week as described above.
Student employees are paid bi-weekly and are strongly encouraged to use NYU Payroll's direct deposit, as it is the fastest, most convenient, and most secure way to receive payroll. Note: this is separate from the Bursar's tuition reimbursement direct deposit enrollment. As an alternative, student employee paychecks can be distributed to your supervisor at your NYU department.
It is extremely important that you give a copy of your approved On Campus Student Employee Application to your supervisor as soon as possible, because it contains vital information that they will need to enter you into NYU's Payroll system. From the time that your supervisor submits your paperwork for processing, it generally takes 4-6 weeks before you receive your first check
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Do different colored champions have different bonuses, and, if so, what are they?
I.e. Are green champions the same as red champions?
Do different colored champions have different bonuses, and, if so, what are they?
I.e. Are green champions the same as red champions?
I've been experimenting for a while with these "Champions". These are results of my observations:
Naturally these are only examples, I've done a lot more observations of this kind, but these seemed the most relevant.
The general feeling I got from these experiments is that the color is purely aesthetic. It looks like that a champion has Double HP + Double damage + guaranteed random drop (the drop is chosen between those indicated as "Pickup items" in the post already linked by Raven). Also the randomness seems to be confirmed by this Formspring post by McMillen himself: the drop is chosen at the moment of death, it's not predetermined.
Colored enemies are "rare spawns" (or "Champions", if you want to think in Diablo terms). They have a greater chance to drop items on death than their non-tinted brethren, but also have more damage and health.
Officially, this is known as "Champion Form".
Edmund, one of the devs, briefly discussed this in one of his development blogs.
The colored enemies ("Champions") are tougher, sometimes faster or having extra abilities. Two different colors will generally have the same abilities, but their drop will be different.
From what I have observed: there is no pattern, as this is random from every new game (Like the pills' effects, it's randomly selected at the beginning). But in a given play, if a green champion drops you a dime, then each subsequent green champion will drop you a "money" rewards.
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KILLEEN (November 9, 2012)—The American Red Cross was assisting a Killeen family Friday evening after some elementary school children arrived home to find black smoke filling their house.
The children arrived home at around 3 p.m. Friday and entered the house at 3903 Littlerock Dr. through the back door only to encounter smoke.
They got out and called 911.
Firefighters were able to contain the fire damage to the master bedroom, but smoke damaged other parts of the house.
A fire official estimated damage at about $10,000.
A woman and three children live in the house, the official said.
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Shelters and Soup Kitchens weren't the only places serving up hot meals for the hungry this Thanksgiving Holiday.
One Bowling Green man opened his doors to welcome in strangers for a free meal and good conversation.
From turkey and ham to casseroles, cakes and pies, James Conner's residence on Greenwood Alley might have looked like most others on Thanksgiving day... but there was more than just family at his gathering.
Since 1998, James Conner has been inviting any and all in need to join him for Thanksgiving. At first, he entertained a dozen or so guests... but that has grown to more than thirty guests who come and go throughout the day.
Family and friends say he's always been very giving and they're proud of James. But for James, he just says it's a really good feeling knowing that he was able to feed someone who was hungry. And some might say his guests came away from their Thanksgiving feast with more than just food, as they took with them the true spirit of giving.


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Causes of Septic Problems
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Building another absorption field is sometimes the only cure for septic fields that have lost their efficiency. Resting a field for a year can restore it to near original capacity. Having two fields can extend the life of a septic system, and is often the best approach in areas where the ground contains a significant amount of clay.
Septic tanks, by their nature, accumulate solid material over time. About 50 percent of this material will decompose, thanks to the bacteria that are naturally present in all septic systems. The rest has to be pumped out on a regular basis. If too much of it accumulates, it can cause several problems.
First, the solids take up too much space in the tank, which greatly reduces the tank's treatment volume. In other words, it can't hold household wastewater long enough to adequately treat it. As a result, the tank has to release partially treated wastewater into the septic field. Over time, these wastes can clog the field and reduce its disposal capacity. In other words, the field simply won't work as well.
Solids can also reach the outlet level and flow into the leaching bed, where they plug the pipes or the bed. The result: a clogged septic field. If the tank's baffles are working properly, they'll prevent this, but baffles can disintegrate or collapse, especially in older tanks that have seen many years of service.
Both scenarios can be hazardous to the environment and your health, as they can contaminate drinking water supplies. They can also have a significant effect on your property values. Finally, they can create a big hole in your wallet, as repairing a septic system can mean digging out the old system and relocating the drain field. Depending on where you live, you might be required to replace the entire system and any damaged landscape.
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Rollcage Safety - Race SafelyWritten by on January 27, 2011 Safety Equipment Isn't Just Your Helmet, Belts, And Seat. It Also Includes How Well Your Race Car Is Constructed
Sure, the usual stuff you think of when you talk about racing safety is important-critical even. We're talking about your helmet, seat, and five-point harness, head-and-neck restraint, and even the fire bottle. But none of those are the most important when it comes to keeping you in one piece in the event of a hard wreck. Not even close.
And if you race any amount of time, it's not a question of if, but when you're going to be involved in a hard wreck. You can be as careful as you like, but that still doesn't account for the other competitors on the racetrack with you. So what is the most important safety component, you ask? It's the car that surrounds you.
A properly built race car goes a long way in protecting your body from the forces involved in a violent collision. This includes both dissipating energy before it gets to you and keeping damaging objects-such as other race cars flying by at high rates of speed-from getting to you. We recently visited the shops of Leavitt Racing to talk with both Steve Leavitt Sr. and Jr. about the finer points of constructing a safe race car. Leavitt Racing has built NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series cars for years and has begun expanding its focus on Saturday night-level racing chassis.
The information they provided should be invaluable for anyone looking to either repair an existing car, build their own, or purchase a car-either new or used.
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This can be more difficult if you're inspecting a painted chassis, but the most important thing is to check the quality of the welds. Most Saturday night cars will have MIG welds (as opposed to the more labor-intensive TIG welding method), and when done well are very strong. The weld bead should be consistent with minimal to no spatter. There should also be a bit of a color pattern radiating out from the weld, as you can see here. This shows that the welder used plenty of heat so the weld should have good penetration into the tubing. If you don't see this, there is the potential that the weld bead can simply be sitting on top of the metal and the joined pieces of tubing can be easily broken apart in the event of a wreck. Finally, notice that there is a single weld bead all the way around. This is a sign that the builder took the time to notch the tubing precisely and there is a good, tight fit. If you see beads on top of each other or beside each other, you can probably assume the welder is trying to fill inOne thing that veteran chassis builder Steve Leavitt says many fabricators neglect to do is chamfer the ends of the tubes to be welded. A good chamfer will encourage a good, deep penetration of the weld bead.For comparison, this is an unchamfered piece of tubing. The notching work is good, which provides a nice, tight fit, but you can see how it would be easier for the weld bead to simply sit on top of the tubing this way.Take the time to inspect how the 'cage is attached to the framerails. On a Street Stock where the 'cage often must be welded to sheetmetal, there should always be a large metal plate welded between the end of the tubing and the sheetmetal to keep it from ripping off. And even on a purpose-built race chassis like this, the ends of the tubing should never be simply welded to the framerails. Leavitt says he's seen the tubing be ripped right off the framerails in a hard hit-even if they were welded properly. By adding a gusset wherever a part of the 'cage connects to the framerail, he can significantly increase the surface area of the weld-and the strength of the connection between the 'cage and the frame.This shot shows the driver's door bars. Notice the two vertical braces supporting the bars right at the location of the driver's hips and legs. You could use less tubing (and save a little weight) by connecting the braces to the bottom bar, but Leavitt points out that this won't help the driver much. In the event the driver takes a hard hit from another car right in the side, that car's bumper will probably hit right about the second bar up. That's why these braces are there.Whenever possible, Leavitt never has a tube simply end in a 90-degree joint with another tube. Instead, he will brace it with another tube on the other side, as you can see from many of the tubes in this 'cage. You will also notice lots of triangulation going on here.A straight piece of tubing is a lot stronger than one that is bent, even if the work has been done on a mandrel bender. Although lots of bends are necessary on a racing chassis, Leavitt says he tries to keep as many straight pieces of tubing as is possible. As an example, he points to the downward sloping bar on this truck chassis. Racers must put a piece of Lexan between the bottom of this bar and the top of the truck bed, called the "Romeo Window." On the right side, this window can keep the air from hitting the spoiler, so Leavitt must bend the tube to minimize the area. This isn't as big a deal on the left side, however, so he's able to leave it straight.Leavitt points to the area just behind the crossmember where most rear clips will bend. He says it's rare that a hit at the back of the car will damage the center section of the chassis. "Once you get past the rear suspension pickup points," he says, "about the only thing we're doing back there is holding up the fuel cell, so it's easy to create a crush zone that will protect the rest of the car."
Here's a wider view of the same area. Leavitt says this repair, when done correctly, should be just as strong and reliable as the original chassis. But if you're looking to purchase a car and the owner tells you it has never been reclipped, you should be able to notice this right away.One problem with repairing a race car is it can be quite difficult to access behind body panels, firewalls, or other components to do all the welding that must be done. Sometimes it requires cutting away a lot of stuff that's otherwise OK and creates a lot of extra work. Make sure you look behind bars to make sure welds cover the entire circumference of the tubing and that the person who made the repair didn't take any shortcuts.Leavitt pointed out this car that had just arrived at his shop for repairs. The team had already cut away many of the damaged tubes, including this area. You can see flat spots in the tubing created by a grinder. Leavitt says that the flat spots create thin areas in the tubing and weakens it. When cutting away bars and grinding off the weld, you have to be very careful to follow the contour of the tubing that's to remain and not grind into it too much. It takes a steady hand and a lot of experience to be good at this.It can be a lot more difficult to examine a painted chassis. One clue, however, is chipped or flaking paint around a weld. This can be a sign of a flexing and cracking weld.These two tubes connect the driver's door bars to the front clip of the car on the left side. They aren't really structural-their main purpose is to protect the driver's feet in case he or she takes a hard hit between the front of the door and the fender.This vertical bar helps to keep the roof from caving in if the driver ever finds himself on his lid. It's a critical bar and usually has more wall thickness than the horizontal bars attached to it. The vertical bar should always be one solid piece with the horizontal bars spliced on either side of it, not the other way around.This piece of plate metal keeps part of another car or anything else from slicing between the door bars and stabbing the driver in the torso or legs. Notice the holes in either side? It may not be obvious at first, but those holes are critical any time you weld a plate in place that covers the entire area in order to provide access for rescue workers to use the Jaws of Life to cut away the door bars and get at the driver if they need to.We had to look a while, but Leavitt finally found an example of a poor weld on a car that came in for some repairs. This is a seat mounting tab that's difficult to reach; a race team had added it after the car was basically finished. You can see that the weld bead isn't consistent, there's lots of splatter, and there are welds on top of other welds. In a bad wreck this weld will probably hold, but it certainly doesn't inspire the same confidence as many of the other welds we've shown you previously.
Likewise, take a look underneath the car to make sure the fuel cell isn't the lowest point. If both rear tires are flattened or something else happens, there should be a part of the chassis that drags the ground first so that the fuel cell is still safely up in the air.While we were in Leavitt's shop, he pointed out one particular chassis under construction that was using entirely TIG welds. Leavitt said the team wanted to see if the more precise welding method saved any weight. So far, he says, it hasn't, but his crew has invested an additional 30 man hours making all the welds.


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California resident Frank Steward Jr. died Tuesday, May 22, 2012, near Hesperus. He was 65. The cause of death was vehicular homicide when the Stewards� motorcycle was hit by a car. Mr. Steward�s wife of 44 years, Jesi, was also killed in the incident.
The Stewards were en route to Kansas City, where their son Frank Steward III was retiring after 20 years in the Army and graduating from college at the same time.
Mr. Steward was born to Jeanette and Frank Steward Sr., on Nov. 6, 1946, in Fresno, Calif. He earned a bachelor�s degree from the University of California at Berkeley.
On Sept. 3, 1967, he married Jesi Newman in Fresno.
Mr. Steward worked as a civilian in personnel for the Air Force for 30 years. His work took the Steward family many places, including Yokota, Japan, from 1988 to 1990.
In his retirement, he became an accomplished woodcarver, creating mostly masks and totem poles in the manner of Northwestern Native American tribes.
Mr. Steward was active in Alcoholics Anonymous and enjoyed riding his Harley-Davidson. He took many road trips, both with his wife and with friends.
Mr. Steward is survived by his sons Frank Steward III of Yakima, Wash., Adam Steward of Las Vegas and Eric Steward of Carmichael, Calif.; mother, Jeanette Steward, of Coarsegold, Calif.; and five granddaughters and one grandson.
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LAMPASAS (November 20, 2012)--A Lampasas restaurant was severely damaged by fire Sunday morning in what investigators are calling an arson.
The Lucky Ranch Grill, at 311 East Third St., was closed at the time of the fire, which was reported at around 10:20 p.m. Sunday.
Lampasas Fire Chief Terry Lindsey said firefighters got the fire under control quickly and were able to prevent the flames from spreading throughout the building as well as to other structures in the area.
Lindsey said the inside of the structure on the southeast side suffered the heaviest damage from fire and heat.
Lampasas police and fire investigators remained at the scene throughout the night and investigators from the state fire marshal's office arrived Monday to investigate the blaze.
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I need a temporary email to register on one web service and not to receive spam later. But the thing is that they block emails from all known temporary and public email services. Is there a temporary email provider which registers a random domain, provides an email for temporary use and then cancels the domain? So I need an email like firstname.lastname@example.com, and not the one like firstname.lastname@example.com. And 10minutemail.com is not suitable since its domains are known to the web service.
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Mailinator will accept mail for any domain - so if you have a domain of your own, or if you want to register one yourself, you can point the MX records for a host/domain name to mailinator, and then pick up the email thru Mailinator's web interface.
The best idea maybe would be just to register an own domain and set up an E-Mail server (or just use Google Apps) with an catch-all address. It is very unlikely that your domain will get on the service's blacklist.
If you don't want to register your own domain for use with Mailinator you can use a free service like no-ip.com.
You will need an email address to sign up though ;-)


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Emperor Kangxi, especially towards the latter part of his reign, firmly believed that China was in a secure economic position and the treasury was adequate. To stimulate economic activity, he froze all head taxes, (tax based on population count). This was also done because he wanted a more accurate census from local officials, who tended to under report in order to pay less taxes. By freezing this head tax, did Kangxi unknowingly trigger an unsustainable population growth? Or did he simply get a better head count without further consequences? Were there any significant consequences to this action?
I dug up a population graph for China, and actually the timing is not as bad for that theory as you might think.
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If you follow the link to examine the graph's data more closely, it looks like the inflection point happened sometime in the century between 1650 and 1750. Kangxi reigned from 1661 to 1722.
However, there doesn't seem to be any historical consensus on what caused this growth. Lots of other things were changing in China then. There was a great migration of people from the North to the South. The Qing drastically reformed the tax system to lessen local corruption. The wealth of the country greatly expanded. I even found one source that mentioned that the Chinese developed a new variety of wheat around 1650 that allowed them to start double-cropping.
My own personal opinion on the matter is that changes in the rate of population growth are generally driven by changes in the marginal benifit to a fertile couple of having another child. If you aren't a farmer, and you live somwehere that discourages child labor, then more kids would just be a drag on the family. If you are a farmer, but your land is already giving all it can, then more kids would just be a drag on the family. However, if some innovation allows you to get better yeilds if you can put in more work on it than you are currently capable of doing (eg: fertilizing, pesticide application, double-cropping, etc), then suddendly an extra set of hands could make the family much better off. This is why currently underdeveloped agricultural societies are having a huge population boom, while industrialized countries now have declining populations.
So if I were to look somewhere for an explanation of the Qing population explosion, it would be Chinese farms.
The premise sounds unlikely, unless Chinese people of the period had either effective birth control (of what form?) or were killing children after birth, e.g. by exposure. Otherwise population growth is much more frequently limited by infant mortality, war, disease, availability of food etc etc.
People will keep having sex, whatever you do; unless there's some other way to deal with the consequences, babies will keep resulting from it. Don't see any way round that really.
NORMALLY, cutting taxes is a good measure that stimulates the economy. (Ask any American "supply side economist.) One of the side effects is that it stimulates population growth. That's also usually a good thing.
Unfortunately, China seemed to suffer from these effects, because it fell into the "Malthusian trap" population growing faster than resources. Thomas Malthus' grim vision for England was "defeated" by the industrial revolution. But it had some application to China, which did NOT enjoy an industrial revolution in the 18th and 19th century, but rather much later.


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When trying to backup using deja dup to an FTP server, I find it takes about eight hours to backup what little I have in my home directory. This is a laptop, and so I have only had the time to have it make one complete backup. This worries me and I would like to have it upload faster. Is there some setting I can change to make it go faster? I'm already running low on Ubuntu One space and want cloud backup. Any suggestions?
You are looking at about 3 hours per Gigabyte backed up at that upload speed. That assumes it stays constant and you aren't using the connection for anything else. I've already entered the values for your connection speed, with one Gigabyte of data, that link is here.
This is a common problem with asynchronous connections like home ADSL. The more data you want to send into the 'cloud', the more this becomes an issue. Some services like Amazon's S3 allow you to mail a hard drive to them so you don't have to spend weeks uploading. It's not cheap though.


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I have to write a synopsis to submit to an agent. Are there any guidelines for writing a good synopsis?
Most important part is, reducing the story to the core plot. Some say you should only need three pages to summarize your story, some say one page should be enough. But if you can reduce its core to three sentences, then you are on the right track.
Impossible? Only three sentences? Imagine a friend asks you to summarize the Lord of the Rings for him. He never read one of the books or saw one of the movies. Do you really need three pages/one page to do it? Or can you do it with only three sentences? See, and LotR are three volumes, so you can condense your story, too.
Look at it from the agent's perspective. He gets 30 synopsis a day. He must flip through them and decide, which one is worth it. He cannot delay it, because tomorrow he'll get another 30 synopsis. Look at what you have written and ask yourself: Would I choose this, if I were an agent?
If the answer is yes, put your three sentences summary into the cover letter and your one page summary into the synopsis ;)
BTW: Randomman159's link says that the editors usually read your sample chapters first. That's not true. They read your cover letter first. Better make it good. And short.
A really useful website you might want to look at is
Sorry i can't really summarise :P
One thing that helped me was to look at each chapter and write down the big plot elements that happened in that chapter. I don't outline before I write so it was kind of after-the-fact to do this, but it helped me so I could just flesh out a little bit when writing my synopsis.


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Granite City Food & Brewery is a polished casual American restaurant featuring fresh, high-quality menu items prepared from made-from-scratch recipes. Signature dishes include Signature Meatloaf, Big Show Burger, Maple Bacon Flatbread, Mahi Tacos as well as burgers, sandwiches, salads and steaks. Granite City Food & Brewery's signature brews, which are made on-site, include The Duke (Pale Ale), The Bennie (Bock), The Batch (Double IPA), The Northern (American Style Light Lager) and The Stout. Seasonal brews are featured throughout the year.
A family-friendly restaurant featuring Prime beef burgers, thin-crust pizza, and craft-brewed beers, including 6 brewed on the premises.
Our original concept was simple: to serve fresh, seasonal Breakfast and Brunch food in a unique way. Breakfast Burrito, Croissant Sandwich and Vegetarian Croissant Sandwich are as popular now as they were then. Our seasonally changing pancakes and french toast creations continue to draw in new customers, tourists, and die-hard fans alike. Interested in Lunch? No problem! Monday through Friday we offer a special lunch menu from 11-2:30pm.
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A Community-Supported Brewery since November 2014. Located in Evanston, Illinois, Sketchbook creates a common culture among local craft beer enthusiasts.
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Located in Boystown, Cell Block is long known as one of Chicago's premiere gay clubs. The front bar has a dance floor, DJ and live entertainment.
Drew's On Halsted a great place to have dinner drinks and late night food. The quality is always the freshest and of the highest standard, bringing the food and service to a higher level creating a modern American bistro.
Come and experience refinement and individuality at Chicago's first Mexican steakhouse. Featuring steaks, chops and seafood with a Mexican flare.
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Tutto Fresco is a cornerstone in the Chicago community and has been recognized for its outstanding Italian cuisine, excellent service and friendly staff. Our Italian restaurant is known for its modern interpretation of classic dishes and its insistence on only using high quality fresh ingredients.
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What pen and paper system would come closest to the advancement mechanics of the computer game Diablo - in particular class advancement with a talent/ability tree?
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I don't know how well it represents the game, but there is an officially licensed series of Diablo II supplements for D&D 3rd edition.
@Sebsmith's answer contains information directly from these books. Favor voting on his answer over voting on this one.
Okay, so I dug out my copy of the D&D Diablo 2 Diablerie, and it doesn't map abilities quite the way the computer did. For instance, you can't buy an ability again for better effects. Instead, it appears that it transforms abilities into D&D equivalents and splits them into six groups. At most levels you get a "magic ability" from one of the groups, and which one depends on the group level you are at. A few classes, like the Necromancer and Sorcerer get access to spell levels instead of most "magic abilities," but the spells seem game based glancing through them. The place the book best lets you emulate Diablo is with the item creation, since it has a long series of table to make rolls on, many of which have sub tables.
I'd be happy to edit this answer if you or anyone else has more specific questions about the book.
To begin, we must deconstruct Diablo:
Looking at the wiki:
Now, no single game is going to give us everything. Looking at the diablo experience, we have a game and a meta-game. The game is the frenetic clicking during combat, carefully spamming your abilities to eliminate large groups of mobs. In a way, this would be best approximated by a turnless system.
Items follow a theme and variation on base item quality, then slot, then adjectives:
Giving us a "Bronze Hand-axe of Strength" for example. This is best accomplished through a card-based item system, where you have a deck of base items (sorted by "difficulty") with a prefix deck and a suffix deck. The high level of weapon simulation is not appropriate for a PnP game, and therefore we won't look too closely at reach or swing-speed, unless the opportunity presents itself.
The items and "what trees do I level" mechanic form the basis of the meta-game. While a minimalistic game can simulate the choice of trees by offering unlimited options, the abstractness of the minimalistic system prevents the player from gaming the meta-game and coming up with fun/optimal combos in their skill trees.
(This could actually be a fun game to design, almost a cross between magic and a traditional game, but I digress.)
Using Aces and Eights (their showdown suppliment) as a base for the game is a good start, as that removes the turn-taking mechanics of traditional games and replaces them with a "real-time" feel. While it's not frantic action, it's hard to simulate frantic action with any kind of mechanical complexity.
Mapping the item mechanics and the meta-game mechanics will be slightly more difficult. Items can be handled by mapping the ranged and melee weapons of the game to the iconic Diablo weapons. Here, take the trees and stats from diablo II directly, merely translating the numbers into A&8 scale.
Items can be created on 3 index card decks. The main deck is the "drops" deck, indicating the weapon, and its number of prefixes or suffixes. Draw on the prefix or suffix decks until a legal item is found.
While this will take some effort to port, the real-time chart of A&8 will go well with the feel of Diablo. The shot clock will lend a feeling of Diablo's pixel level simulation. Taking the talent trees from Diablo directly solves the problem of the meta-game, requiring only a translation schema to work within A&8's stats.
Many of the Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay games have class levels with extensive talent trees as part of them.
Yeah I know, but stay with me for a moment. The background/flavor is very different but I think the system fits very nicely with the requirement of having "treed" abilities.
Just take a look at some examples from the official Exalted Wiki:
However, magic (or rather, "Sorcery") does not work along the same lines (and does have certain power level issues) but for the rest I'd say the system mimics D2's skill trees quite well.
One that, while the details differ, looks to have a similar modality, is Dragon Age Set 1.
Another, that, surprisingly for me, just occurred to me as having treed fantasy powers: Legends of Anglierre. (FATE system.)
It seems to me that Dungeons & Dragons (Fourth Edition) is pretty much a dead-on natural fit for a Diablo-like experience.
Feng Shui is probably pretty close - many treed abillities. However, many of the abillities are modern/scifi, so you might have to trim some options to make it work.


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Wish I could. I have a lot of question to ask. First I would ask him to unfold their search algorithm in detail. That's what each and every SEOs are fighting for. Then I would say that whenever they would update in their Algo , they would inform me beforehand.
is social bookmarking has any influence on SERP ranking?
SEO Feature in Google Search?
What i have to do to be in google development team..
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Because that's my dream job!!
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I've read several question about slow cooking, but I don't know what is it and what it's good for. Can someone explain it? Thank you!
Generally, slow-cooking means any food preparation method which relies on using low-heat for a long amount of time. Barbecues, smokers, luau pits, and low-heat ovens could all qualify. The benefit of slow-cooking, generally, is that food becomes incredibly tender, as all of its connective tissues break down. Also, flavor can infuse over time and provide deeper results than with virtually any other method. Lastly, long-cooking times create a celebratory atmosphere where food is the focal point of a social gathering.
Specifically, slow-cooking refers to the 'slow-cooker' a counter-top set-up which has a large, electronically heated ceramic bowl and a glass lid. It usually has only a few settings, such as 'low', 'medium', and 'high'. The benefit of slow-cooking in a slow-cooker is mainly convenience. These units are safe enough to turn on before work and return to before dinner, with fully-cooked, piping hot food ready to go. The slow-cooker is geared towards 'one-pot' recipes, which means they require minimal food preparation. You simply cut up the ingredients in fairly large chunks, add seasoning, and liquid, and that's it. They are a favorite of working parents, but increasingly, also a device for more advanced experimentation.
The way I've heard the term "slow-cooking" used, it generally implies several things.
The cooking vessel can be ceramic, cast iron pot, heated rock, regular oven, etc. The most important thing is that something is actively or passively regulating a constant, low cooking level.
However, when someone says "slow-cooker" in america, they are almost always referring to an electric crock pot, with a main earthenware vessel, glass lid, and basic temperature controls.
Although hot smoking can technically be a method for cooking food slowly in even heat, I haven't heard it referred to as "slow-cooking" because it's lacks the moisture trapping aspect.
Edit: Forgot about the second part of the question.
Slow cooking is good for cooking large things to an even level of doneness without drying out or burning.
You can also slow cook using a dutch oven. These are versatile enough to be used in the stove, but for a truly slow cook, you should bury it in the ground.
All you do is dig a hole wider and deeper than your oven, line the bottom with stones, and make a charcoal fire in it. Once your coals burn down put your oven on top (set some coals aside), put the remaining coals on top, and cover it in a few inches of dirt. About 6-8 hours later your food will be done. I've had some amazing pulled pork this way. :)
I'm a braising fanatic, and I can't stand those stupid counter top crock pot things. Small, erratic, unnecessary. Better to leave something cooking on your COUNTER than in your stove? I don't think twice about leaving a dutch oven in the stove overnight, at a low temperature. The stove is designed to contain high heat in the exact way that my counter top is not.
A good dutch oven is a must, if you don't have a convenient cooking pit, and learning to turn huge roasts that most people have only had has dry, hard to slice cinders, into melt-in-your-mouth delicious meat so moist and tender you can carve it with a spoon...It's a skill worth acquiring.
Slow cooking is done in a slow cooker or crock-pot. A description is found on Wikipedia here.
Basically it allows you to throw food in it and leave it to cook. It takes much longer to cook then on the stove or in the oven but you can leave it and forget about it while it is cooking. Most cookers allow you to set them to high or low and set a timer. If the timer runs out and you aren't there the automatic ones set it to warm so your food stays hot for when you get home. I don't recommend leaving it if you are cooking meat though.
Lorenzo, I've posted a question about slow cooking. When I use that term, I mean cooking in a particular cooker that has a ceramic bowl(s) with a lid and that can be left plugged into the electricity for long periods of time without worries.
The base of the slow cooker has a heating element that cooks the food in the ceramic bowls (crocks). It is very useful for people who work all day and want dinner done when they get home. This is because all the ingredients are added at once, the slow cooker is plugged in, and it cooks slowly throughout the day.
I even use mine when I'm home but don't want to bother watching my food cooking. I spend 4 months of the year in Lombardia but I don't remember seeing slow cookers there...but surely they are there.
Slow cooking is especially good for tough cuts of meat as they cook slowly and get very tender!
The one I have has 3 crocks...2 quarts, 4 quarts, and 6 quarts. One US liquid quart = 0.95 liters.
Some interesting answers here, only one of which even gets close to answering the question in my opinion.
What is slow cooking? As it says, it's cooking something over a long period of time.
What's it's good for? Now this is the key question. Why would you want to cook something for a long period of time if you could cook it quickly and get the same result?
What it's good for is tougher, less expensive cuts of meat that you cannot cook to a satisfying tenderness using quicker methods. To obtain the tenderness required, you have to cook it for a fairly long period of time.
The tougher the cut of meat, the longer you're going to have to cook it for.
Therefore I believe the correct answer you're looking for is, slow cooking is good for tough, cheap cuts of meat.
Slow cooking developed from a time when populations simply didn't have the financial resources to be able to afford the better, tender more expensive cuts of meat and had to make do with whatever they could afford and these were invariably less favoured, tougher cuts no-one else wanted. To make them edible, they cooked them on a low heat over a long period of time, hence slow cooking.
As others have said, slow cooking involves prolonged cooking at low temperatures. Meat starts to contract at temperatures past 100 degrees F and will begin to surrender its juices once it reaches 140 degrees.
Cooking at temperatures higher than 140 degrees will decrease cooking time, but the core temperature of the meat should not exceed 150 degrees. At 160 degrees it will be overcooked.
Update: There is a factual error in my answer above. Collagen starts to break down at around 160ºF (71ºC) so meat that is stewed will need to reach and maintain a temperature of at least 160ºF for 2 to 6 hours. The meat will only be 'succulent' if there is plenty of connective tissue (i.e. collagen) in the meat to begin with.
As stated several times already, slow cooking tenderizes. It also breaks down proteins into free amino acids, like glutamate, which increases the savory umami taste of many foods.


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I have a permutation that has been expressed in disjoint cycles (this isn't my actual question, this is an example done in lectures which I'm trying to understand):
(a b c)(d e f g h i)
Now the procedure taught to calculate the sign of the permutation is to multiply the signs of the disjoint cycles, but in the example it is written:
$ (-1)^2 \cdot (-1)^5 = -1 $
Why is it being raised to the powers of 2 and 5? Should it not be 3 and 6 because that is the length of the cycles?
Because when I try my question, I calculate the inversions of the permutation and using that gives me the sign to be negative, but the disjoint cycle has 8 "elements" so $ (-1)^8 = 1 $, which is not negative.
So does that mean you always do $(-1)^{\mathrm{(Length\, \, of\, \, cycle\, \, - 1)}} $ and then multiply like this?


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The headphone jack on my MacBook Pro stopped working. It was working fine, then just spontaneously stopped while I was using external speakers plugged into the output jack. Now, neither speakers nor 3 different headphones have sound. The internal speaker on my MacBook Pro still works.
This happened to me yesterday. I tried three different headphones.
I had this same problem with my MacBook Pro 13" (mid-2009) running OS 10.6.8. Somewhere on the internet I found the answer. After plugging in the headphones and looking at the System Preferences/Sound, you may not see (in theis model) the option for Headphones, only for Internal Speaker. (Of course, you must first check that the audio port is selected for output, since this Mac has only a single port audio. Also, that the mute is not selected.) After seeing no Headphone option, put the Mac to sleep and wake it up again. Voila! Your headphones/external speakers will work.
Does anyone know what the permanent fix is for this problem?
If you see red glowing light coming from it try the toothpick approach: take a toothpick and poke around in the jack until light turns off.
Try resetting PRAM.
Restart your machine and hold down Command ⌘+Option ⌥+P+R all at the same time as soon as it turns on. Keep holding until it resets.
Let me tell how I solved my problem (that was: internal speakers worked whereas the headphones plugged in didn't):
That was it! The headphones worked again.
But why? To my understanding the reason is that Apple attaches the sound-on-or-off-state to the current output device.
So switching off the sound while having plugged in the headphones makes the headphones be silent. Plug them off and you will hear the internal speakers. Plug them in again (after a minute or after half a year) and they still will be silent. Because YOU switched off the sound OF THE HEADPHONES (some months ago).
(It is the same the other way round. But in that case you probably would try the F10 button ...)
(Note: you can see this behaviour also with the checked or unchecked mute button in System Preferences > Sound > Output, as mentioned in a post above. Its state depends on the selected output device.)
I'm not sure if it's a hardware issue for you; if you go under System Preferences → Sound → Output, you should see Headphones as one of the output devices. Most likely the audio is being directed to some other output device (like Soundflower or Boom). Just make sure that Headphones is selected.
In the sounds control panel with the sound output tab selected, be sure to have use audio port for output, rather than input... this was why mine was not working.
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For games of Burning Wheel, what do you consider to make a good roleplayer, as a GM? What are some things to avoid? Socially, what type of player makes it enjoyable to GM a game?
I'm mostly focused on Burning Wheel, but general advice is great too.
For games of Burning Wheel, what do you consider to make a good roleplayer, as a GM? What are some things to avoid? Socially, what type of player makes it enjoyable to GM a game?
I'm mostly focused on Burning Wheel, but general advice is great too.
Many of the following are about stuff around the game; very little is actually "in the game" stuff.
Edit due to reduction of question:
Aramis' list is nice, but one thing that often sets a player apart for me, is having a purpose for their character.
Nothing makes a character realistic, like having goals and desires that they will actively work towards throughout the game. Usually "I like money, I do job for money" isn't all that wonderful, but a character with real direction can truly inspire me as a GM and can created a lot of wonderful situations for all.
General RPG questions seem to be covered, so I thought I'd drop some BW specific advice.
The player has three responsibilities:
1) Write beliefs that tie into the campaign's situation and aggressively seek out situations that address those beliefs. Also, when those beliefs are resolved, re-write their beliefs that are in line with the changing focus of the campaign.
2) Master the game a little bit at a time. Don't try to learn every bit of BW at once but if you see a Range and Cover coming up in the next game, or a big Resources roll that you want to make, re-read that section.
3) Keep track of artha earned and skills tested.
No-one has mentioned the Adventure Burner yet. While The Burning Wheel is the rules themselves and Monster Burner is about how the system works under the hood, the Adventure Burner is about how to most effective run and play the system. Just as Monster Burner is more than just monsters, Adventure Burner is much more than building adventures:
I just finished reading it, and I learned a lot of use for both players and GMs. It's full of focused advice on every aspect of the system, how they relate, and practical how-to instructions for making the system fire on all cylinders.
I think these 25 player responsibilities and 20 GM responsibilities are a pretty cool summary. Each of these points has more detail in the original article:
25 player responsibilities
20 GM responsibilities
The comprehensive list above is very good.
One of the most important things you can do as a player is to play socially- in other words- look for opportunities to make your fellow players shine. If there's a locked door and you are playing the beefy fighter.. let the thief have a chance to pick it before you break it down. If there's an encounter with demons, turn to the cleric or wizard and say "what can you tell me about these monsters? You should be an expert.."
Roleplaying happens when the players make it happen, but it doesn't have to be about all of the players interacting with the GM. Some of the interactions should be player-to-player as well.
Also, in the case of player vs player conflict- know how to simultaneously manage a conflict in character while you cooperate out of character to build an interesting scene is a key skill.
Do what you can to keep the game going- look for possibilities and follow-on action and consequences that are interesting but don't stop the action.. and don't leave it up to the GM to 'rescue' a scene by retconning anything.


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5 Famous Musicians Who Correctly Predicted Their Own Death
We're all going to die; that's about the only thing we all have in common (well, that and pooping). But even though we already know what happens at the end of our story, we don't know the details. Plane crash? Maybe. Disease? Possibly. Too much cocaine snorted off the body of a nubile young prostitute dressed like Bozo the Clown? Probably. But who knows when and how death's grim hand will come to us?
Musicians, apparently. We covered some of these soothsayers before, but it's way more common than you think. Just take ...
#5. Marc Bolan (T. Rex) -- "Solid Gold Easy Action"
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Ever wonder why the glam rockers of the '80s could score more tail in a week than any of us will see in a lifetime? Blame Marc Bolan and T. Rex, one of the first major bands to transform men wearing glitter and makeup from easy targets into butch sex gods. Although many of their songs were about typical guy things, like cars and sex with women, they also pushed the envelope with the occasional song about cars and sex with women who are actually men, as in 1972's "Solid Gold Easy Action," which went: "I know you're shrewd, and she's a dude / but all I want is easy action."
No, a pissed-off dude in a dress didn't stab Bolan to death with a pair of giant stilettos or anything. The really creepy lines are right in the beginning:
"Life is the same
and it always will be
Easy as picking foxes from a tree."
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But slightly harder than digging weasels out of a crock pot.
What the hell does that mean? Do ... do people go fox picking, like apples? Is it really easy? It actually sounds pretty difficult, and ... bitey.
The Eerie Prediction:
Four years later, on September 16, 1977, Bolan was riding in a car driven by his girlfriend, who had been drinking. She swerved off the road and drove into a tree, injuring herself and killing Bolan. So that covers the tree part of Bolan's deadly prophecy. But what of the fox? Well, here's the car:
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See that license plate? It reads FOX 661L.
The car that killed him was a fox. Wrapped around a tree. They had to pick him out of it.
Be careful when you jot down whatever gibberish comes to mind for an easy rhyme, songwriters. You might actually be crushed between the moon and New York City someday.
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From their #1 single "Smothered by a Thousand Beautiful, Naked Women (feat. New York Philharmonic)."
#4. Proof -- "40 Oz" and "Like Toy Soldiers"
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Occasionally rapper Proof would join up with Eminem and others in the group D12, which performed the song "40 Oz," a stirring ditty about Dorothy coming to grips with her impending mid-life crisis on the mean streets of Emerald City. Or booze; the lyrics could honestly go either way.
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There's also some evidence that it's an impassioned love ballad written for Vernon Schillinger.
At one point, Proof raps, "I'm in the club to beef, you gotta murder me there." Now, admittedly, pretty much every rapper on Earth says that about four times an album, but still, you hardly expect him ...
The Eerie Prediction:
... to be in the club, beefing, and get murdered there.
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Putting something of a damper on the evening.
On April 11, 2006, Proof was shooting pool and got into an altercation with Keith Bender, a Desert Storm veteran. Bender's cousin happened to be the club bouncer and did not understand the intricate protocol of proper beefing. A fight broke out in which Bender was shot, so the bouncer grabbed a gun and fired. Thus was Proof killed over what should have been a relatively harmless Stage 2 Beef Initiation, at best.
While that's plenty eerie, hip-hop is rife with depictions of fictional murders. What's one more, right? Well, it wasn't just Proof who predicted it; his best friend saw it coming as well. One year after "40 Oz" and one year before Proof's death, Eminem released a video for his song "Like Toy Soldiers," featuring heart-warming imagery such as this:
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Despite the title, it sadly bears no resemblance to the classic 1991 Lou Gossett Jr. film.
Yes, that's Proof, playing a guy who just got shot to death outside a nightclub. Remember, this is Eminem, one of the most famous rappers on the planet. He could have picked basically anybody he wanted for the role of "friend who gets violently shot to bits." However, in a case of terrifying precognition, he selected Proof. And the camera kept panning back to his lifeless corpse throughout the video, lest we forget just how dead this guy is.
We've said it before, and we'll say it again: Eminem is some kind of warlock, and you should never say his name three times in a dark place.
#3. Jackie Wilson -- "Lonely Teardrops"
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One of Jackie Wilson's biggest hits, 1958's "Lonely Teardrops," dropped so many giant 1950s panties, you could have swaddled Godzilla in their bulk. When he soulfully belted out the line, "My heart is cryin', cryin'," the neglected womenfolk of 1950s America realized that male emotions weren't just for draft dodgers anymore. Of course, it cast a bit of a pall on all that sexy, sensitive crooning when he ...
The Eerie Prediction:
... died of a massive heart attack while singing it.
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If only he had lived long enough to be crushed by the Statue of Liberty.
On September 29, 1975, Wilson was performing on Dick Clark's oldies tour. He started singing "Lonely Teardrops," and right when he hit the "my heart is cryin'" line, he had a massive heart attack.
Not just while singing the song -- during that very line.
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Even in death, showmanship counts.
The crowd thought this was just Wilson being a dramatic performer, a la James Brown and his whole "wounded showman" routine. It was only when he didn't get up after a couple of minutes that everybody realized something was wrong. However, a couple of minutes is all an unconscious, oxygen-deprived brain needs to shut down, and Wilson lapsed into a coma. He remained comatose for close to nine years, before passing away in 1984.


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A quotient map is a surjection $\mathbb{f} : X \rightarrow Y$ such that; $O$ is open in Y $\Leftrightarrow$ $\mathbb{f}^{-1}(O)$ is open in X.
This is an excercise in one of the later chapters of some book on topology basics. I'm quite inexperienced in constructing examples. So any help would be appreciated!