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I was reading this question and got to thinking. Can neutrino detectors give us any clue where the neutrinos came from or when a supernova may occur?
Depends on the detection technology.
Note that the direction sensitivity is always for the momentum of reaction products rather than the neutrino itself. In the case of high energy neutrinos the direction of the products can be highly correlated with that of the neutrino, but at lower energies this becomes less true and pointing information is increasingly only good in aggregate.
The experiments that participate in the Supernova Early Warning System are all direction sensitive in some degree or another as the plan is to both alert the light telescopes that an even may be coming and tell them what part of the sky to search.
Non-direction-sensitive detectors also attempt to monitor supernova neutrino pulses, but without direction sensitivity their data will be more useful during the postmortem analysis of the timing difference.
Disclosure: I was associated with KamLAND for several years and am currently associated with two LArTPC projects.
Yes - have a look at the University of Utah neutrino detector which uses paired tanks to detect the direction of a muon by observing the Čerenkov light response in each tank.


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The two Indonesian employees were each jailed for two years over a project to decontaminate 28 plots of land, which prosecutors argued was a fake project and had caused losses to the state.
JAKARTA -- An Indonesian anti-corruption court
on Thursday jailed a second employee of the local
subsidiary of US energy giant Chevron, in a case that has
alarmed foreign investors.
The two Indonesian employees, one of whom was
sentenced Wednesday, were each jailed for two years over a
project to decontaminate 28 plots of land, which prosecutors
argued was a fake project and had caused losses to the
On Thursday the court sentenced manager Endah
Rumbiyanti for "failing to carry out her obligations", a lapse
which it said unfairly benefited two contractors.
On Wednesday the same court sentenced another
manager, Kukuh Kertasafari, for poor oversight of the
Defense lawyer Todung Mulya Lubis told
AFP after the first verdict that they would appeal to
a higher anti-corruption court and international arbitration
was an option.
Prosecutors from the attorney-general's office
argued that the two companies which were contracted to carry
out the clean-up had no qualifications or permits.
They also said the land was never contaminated
in any case, and the project had cost the state millions
of dollars.
Chevron, the country's biggest crude oil
producer, denies the accusations and said the clean-up project
had been given government approval before it began.
Another lawyer for Chevron, Maqdir Ismail, said
Thursday's decision "defies logic" and the trial was intended
"to punish, not to find justice".
Directors of the two contractors have already
been jailed and two other other Chevron employees are awaiting
verdicts, with one of them expected Friday.
Mr. Lubis said the clean-up project was part of a
production-sharing contract (PSC) with the government, under
which breaches should not be treated criminally and should be
settled out of court.
It is highly unusual for the attorney general's
office to intervene in such agreements.
The case has sparked concern among foreign
energy companies and investors, who have battled fast-changing
industry regulations and legal uncertainty in recent years.
Analysts fear it could scare off much-need
investment in the oil sector after the country slipped from
being a net exporter to an importer.
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Punishing is right or wrong is per law and the the country has to protect its people and the environment. Punishing employees is like punishing the servant instead of the boss who planned and asked the worker to do it,, the manager. It is natural and one has to be clear that a foreign investor has interest in his profit and not on the people of the country where he invests.
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I flipped the "on" button, but nothing happened.
So I did it again, this time with all the 4 a.m. conviction I could muster.
Still, the coffee pot stood silent, no water gurgling to transform H20 into my sweet-smelling must-have morning nectar.
I squinted, snarled and swore.
"Fuddy-pudd!!" I muttered to myself as I considered three options:
Hurry up and get to work where there definitely will be coffee freshly brewed;
Make a cup of tea, something I only drink when I feel sick; or
Scrounge around in the basement for a spare coffeepot I assumed we had kept because it actually still worked.
Who keeps a Mr. Coffee Pot that doesn't work, right?
I opted for the latter, only to discover after all the invested effort that it must have been the evil twin of the first coffeepot, both of them conspiring to be on strike and keep my caffeine level at the dangerous zero mark.
Fuddy-pudd again!!
So this was how the day went - not all good, but not all bad - a day like many others.
I had awakened extra early to play catch-up, but that didn't work out so hot, thanks to no at-home coffee to give me that little boost to get jumpstarted.
My hair didn't work out too hot either, courtesy of a classic case of flat hair, which is akin to hat head. They're kissing cousins. But I don't wear hats.
I just have these overnight, all-of-sudden episodes of flat hair.
A good do one day suddenly becomes a desperate I-need-a- haircut kind of situation the next day.
Of course, that remedy doesn't always come to fruition as quickly as I'd like it to since my hair magician Brenda isn't always available at my beck and call.
On this day that began with no coffee and flat hair in need of a trim, I figured at least that I'd stick to my healthy eating guns, content with my morning meal of sugar-free oatmeal and low-fat yogurt.
Then co-worker Esther McCoy arrived in the office, bearing a peanut butter pie, chocolate shavings sprinkled on top.
"Have a piece," the food editor temptress suggested.
Another co-worker watching her calories already was caving, a knife in hand to begin the slicing.
I grumbled a little, whined that I didn't want to.
"Tomorrow is National Pie Day," Esther mentioned in a voice of reason rationalizing kind of way.
National Pie Day.
Gee, I reconsidered in my brain hiding under that head of flat hair.
Who am I to ruin a holiday?
So I had a slice, a so-so sized slice that more than canceled out the sugar-free oatmeal and the low-fat yogurt.
But it was good. Very good.
Later in the day, Better Half and I bought a new coffee pot.
And that surely is "grounds" for better mornings to come.
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FREEPRESS wrote on Mar 28, 2013 5:08 AM:
citizen 4 fairness wrote on Mar 28, 2013 1:21 PM:
conservative1 wrote on Mar 28, 2013 3:09 PM:
conservative1 wrote on Mar 28, 2013 3:14 PM:
Read the 2nd amendment. then pull out your dictionary. look up the words.
The right to bear ANY weapons we can physically carry. "
citizen 4 fairness wrote on Mar 28, 2013 5:36 PM:
al.cap wrote on Mar 28, 2013 7:17 PM:
GAS wrote on Mar 28, 2013 7:46 PM:
al.cap wrote on Mar 29, 2013 9:54 AM:
as always, if safety were the real concern, we'd have armed guards protecting our kids. "
citizen 4 fairness wrote on Mar 29, 2013 7:05 PM:
Seamus wrote on Mar 29, 2013 8:25 PM:
Makes about as much sense as 32oz soda bans and embassy attacks over YouTube videos
It sounds like citizen is the new internet detective with a degree from google...., " the Internet said it so it's true" "
citizen 4 fairness wrote on Mar 29, 2013 8:43 PM:
roy wrote on Mar 29, 2013 9:28 PM:
BUT, they can splatter all the stuff found at Lanza's house all over the front page and make sound like WWIII with SENSATIONISM!! "
conservative1 wrote on Mar 29, 2013 10:34 PM:
Weapons of mass destruction? I don't want a nuclear weapon. I just want my 2nd amendment right to own any gun I can physically carry. That's what it says.
Weapon of mass destruction lol
Do you understand we have 300,000,000 people living in the US. Last year 300 were killed by all riffles added up (assault, shotguns, .22 riffles, hunting riffles. 300 TOTAL. That's .000001% of the population. You're willing to take freedom from the other 99.99999% of us? No way. Sorry
More people die from lightning strikes each year than mass killings in this country.
6000 killed by handguns. That's 20x the amount as killed by riffles. The reason the left has you going after assault riffles FIRST is because it's an easier goal TODAY. If they succeed, they will fool you into going after handguns next. "
conservative1 wrote on Mar 29, 2013 10:35 PM:
KITTY wrote on Mar 29, 2013 11:26 PM:
KITTY wrote on Mar 29, 2013 11:28 PM:
Seamus wrote on Mar 30, 2013 12:12 AM:
I have said before I was assigned to Newtown on December 14th and have children in grade school that went to school the next day. So yeah, I get it.
The AR15 is not a war weapon, it looks like a military weapon but does not function as one.
The bottom line is the shooter, his mother and anyone who knew a sick person had access to ANY weapons are the only reason for this tragedy.... that's it.
An accurate comparison would be, your keyboard is a weapon of mass stupidity. "
Seamus wrote on Mar 30, 2013 2:15 AM:
Kitty your words are pure genious and I didn't realize any of what you were saying until now.... Maybe if you added a ''Bravo'' or ''spot-on''...,I would have seen the light sooner.One can only dare to dream I guess.....Can we talk about pell grants or freddie mac / fannie mae...maybe read ingrediant labels "
al.cap wrote on Mar 30, 2013 6:03 AM:
the only ones falling for that 'wmd' line are either promoting or buying the liberal propaganda. it's purely intended to incite the emotions of the impressionable, which, clearly, it has. "
al.cap wrote on Mar 30, 2013 6:09 AM:
the only ones falling for the 'wmd' line are either promoting or buying the liberal propaganda. it's meant to incite the emotions of the impressionable. clearly, it has. "
al.cap wrote on Mar 30, 2013 8:19 AM:
KITTY wrote on Mar 30, 2013 1:53 PM:
citizen 4 fairness wrote on Mar 30, 2013 3:33 PM:
conservative1 wrote on Mar 30, 2013 5:11 PM:
If there was a police officer there to begin with, would he even have thought of attacking the building.
I would submit an average gun owner could have killed just as many with a 22 riffle, a shot gun, or any handgun. If you don't agree, you don't know guns and shooting.
He fired what? 150+ rounds to kill 26 people? "
Larry wrote on Mar 30, 2013 6:19 PM:
Nationally, it might have been possible- to reduce the size of magazines. However the masters of hyperbole weren't satisfied with that and came after everything from bullets to concealed carry permits - CREATING the resistance that now stymies them.
When the anti gun crowd starts viewing the constitutional rights of others through eyes that aren't blinded by their own hyperbole, maybe common sense answers that are fair to the law abiding will carry the day. Until then.......... "
citizen 4 fairness wrote on Mar 30, 2013 9:51 PM:
citizen 4 fairness wrote on Mar 30, 2013 10:00 PM:
conservative1 wrote on Mar 31, 2013 8:28 AM:
What I don't agree with is letting .000001 of the country taking the rights of the other 99.999999. Is that your idea of democracy?
Concerned I'll ask you the same question Kitty wont answer.
Since there are 300 riffle killings/yr in the US (that includes ALL riffles, shot guns, .22's, hunting riffles and assault style riffles added up). There are 6000 hand gun killings/yr.
Since you are going after ONLY assault style riffles. Even if all 300 were committed by assault riffles.
Would you agree the lives of 300 people killed in one day by one assailant, then no more killed for the rest of the year is more egregious than 16 people killed every day of the year? The 300 gets us to Jan 19th.
Apparently so. Your argument of wanting to save lives doesn't hold water. If you were truly concerned you would be going after handguns, not riffles.
You have a greater chance of being killed by lightning than being killed by a riffle shot. As callous as it may sound with 350,000,000 people in our country, 300 deaths/yr is what a numbers person like kitty would call highly acceptable. it's .000001% Not worthy of attacking our Constitution.
Don't let your attraction to Obama get in the way of the facts. "
conservative1 wrote on Mar 31, 2013 8:37 AM:
Are we going to be the generation to give it away? "
al.cap wrote on Mar 31, 2013 9:27 AM:
can't say it enough.....this has nothing to do with keeping kids or schools safe. "
KITTY wrote on Mar 31, 2013 12:19 PM:
KITTY wrote on Mar 31, 2013 12:22 PM:
al.cap wrote on Mar 31, 2013 1:28 PM:
when the next one happens, after you get your bans, who will you blame then?
copy this and save it. there will be a next time. it will happen to a soft target. you will blame guns...again. everyone will know who's hands are bloody. "
al.cap wrote on Mar 31, 2013 3:42 PM:
"It is interesting that the Democrats claim showing ID when you vote disenfranchises the poor because they may not have ID, yet they have no problem disenfranchising the second amendment rights of the poor by requiring the not only the same ID but raising significantly more barriers like processing fees and course requirements few poor can afford."
not to mention excessive registration fees, punitive taxes, and insurance mandates. seems the plight of the poor only concerns them when they can use it for political gain. "
KITTY wrote on Mar 31, 2013 9:07 PM:
conservative1 wrote on Mar 31, 2013 11:59 PM:
His child was murdered. He is in no condition to make the false statements he was coached to make. Anyone in their "right" mind would not play the pawn.
When you try to take my freedoms away, I will fight like a true patriot. "
conservative1 wrote on Apr 1, 2013 12:00 AM:
KITTY wrote on Apr 1, 2013 1:20 AM:
KITTY wrote on Apr 1, 2013 1:30 AM:
al.cap wrote on Apr 1, 2013 8:06 AM:
next time, like this time, the fault will lie with those who chose the wrong solution to the wrong problem. God bless these kids, and the future victims of the blind left. "
conservative1 wrote on Apr 1, 2013 8:58 AM:
Have you written your apology letters to G Dubbya Bush yet? Because you both owe him one by your own admissions.
Now that "We've" decided semiautomatic riffles are WMD's, You both owe him an apology for saying there were no WMD's in Iraq. Apparently there were THOUSANDS of them there. pfffft
Kitty, I hope I didn't get you in trouble with your downstairs neighbor by letting him know you're stealing his internet. "
Wolcott Fan wrote on Apr 1, 2013 9:38 AM:
KITTY wrote on Apr 1, 2013 1:34 PM:
@CONSEVATIVE..your absurd comments don't deserve any response......when you are in some kind of reality and make a coherent comment .....will respond.......but as long as you compare war to a first grade class room......have nothing to say to you....... "
Wolcott Fan wrote on Apr 1, 2013 2:11 PM:
conservative1 wrote on Apr 1, 2013 7:26 PM:
I can watch CNN to get her opinion if I don't want to read it here. She must watch it down at the corner laundry mat.
The only thing the crying father left off was actually bringing his son's coffin with him as a prop. Maybe the patriots should have paraded Dr Petit in for the hearings too. He could have been asked if he would have liked to have a Bushmaster in his home with a 100 round magazine of exploding bullets when his home was invaded and his family was raped and killed. But then American patriots don't exploit victims like the left does. "
KITTY wrote on Apr 1, 2013 8:46 PM:
manifesto wrote on Apr 2, 2013 4:53 PM:
If you don't own a business or live in a bad neighbor you don't need a gun
..remember the guy tha kill his own son because he though he was a intruder ..he live in a quiet neighborhood and had no need for a gun ..his son is gone now
Ill bet he hates guns now "
conservative1 wrote on Apr 2, 2013 6:06 PM:
I didn't realize only homes in bad neighborhoods had home invasions. Wanna explain that to Dr Petit??
The German Jews didn't think Germany would round them up and kill them either. Nor the millions and millions of others slaughtered by their own governments Manny. Stay home and pray WE keep protecting you.
Kitty why wont you answer my question?? Because you know it negates your argument? "
conservative1 wrote on Apr 2, 2013 6:09 PM:
manifesto wrote on Apr 2, 2013 6:32 PM:
The awser is never ...what im trying to say if you live in a nice town like than you don't need a gun I never had one or the need for one ..went my time comes im ready I made my peace whit God ...there too many guns on the streets something must be done it is sad they had to Waite for thos little angels to die to do something about it ...like I always say
The how are hard headed always gotta see it to believe it "
manifesto wrote on Apr 2, 2013 6:47 PM:
Crime happen everywhere ..the pitit case was one in a million just like a freak accident nothing happens in tha town
I think kitty had enough of you ..lol "
manifesto wrote on Apr 2, 2013 7:18 PM:
There more lanzas out there its just a matter of time ...my niece is a zumba instructor her name is justine do you know her? "
al.cap wrote on Apr 2, 2013 10:24 PM:
Wolcott Fan wrote on Apr 3, 2013 10:19 AM:
al.cap wrote on Apr 3, 2013 6:55 PM:
@manny- i've mentioned my wife's health before. her problems necessitate several stays at yale each year. one night, several years ago, i witnessed a running gun fight on a street near the hospital. to answer your question.....this good ol boy from naugatuck feels much safer packing heat. don't really care what the rest of you do. "
Sami6 wrote on Apr 3, 2013 8:42 PM:
I know what I need, past, present and future. Not sure what your level of knowledge is but your facts have been lacking. In all communities where there are fewer gun laws or gun possession is encouraged, the crime rate is lower.
I can't imagine a criminal contemplating breaking into my house would do so when I have 30 rounds in my AR 15. He will look like a sprinkling can if he breaks in. It's call prevention.
The Pettit murders were one in a million? Get a grip.
On another rebut, it was published shortly after Newtown that the majority of the shooters have been liberal / Dems if they were registered voters.
And as far as Lanza is concerned, his mother is responsible for 50% of the liability. She knew he was unstable but yet she was making "straw purchases". The gun safe was in his room? How transparent is that? Was Dad providing child support for the kid to buy the knives, spears, ect?
There you go again Kitty, Mr. Matoli, father of a murdered Sandy Hook student IS opposed the these draconian laws that would not have made a difference on if they were in effect on 12/11/12. (that's not a typo, I am referring to the day before) This father is not someone you would highlight because it doesn't fit the agenda of you and your liberal kind. "
KITTY wrote on Apr 3, 2013 8:58 PM:
al.cap wrote on Apr 4, 2013 12:38 PM:
blue star wrote on Apr 4, 2013 4:06 PM:
conservative1 wrote on Apr 4, 2013 8:10 PM:
with over 300 million living in the US.
When you put in the 26 killed in Sandy Hook. You're looking at 1 in 1.16 million to use your own logic.
The reason you don't hear about the home invasions that happen every day is because they don't help the gun control cause. Use your brain man.
If you cared about life, you'd be going after handguns not riffles. they kill 20x as many people/per yr "
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KITTY wrote on Apr 4, 2013 11:56 PM:
al.cap wrote on Apr 5, 2013 5:17 AM:
conservative1 wrote on Apr 5, 2013 8:36 AM:
Answer the question. Ms Know it all. and the crickets chirp "
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PYONGYANG, North Korea (From CNN) -- The United States believes North Korea is ready "at any time" to conduct a nuclear test, American officials tell CNN.
"We think they are preparing for a test," one U.S. official told CNN Wednesday. "We are watching it all as closely as we can."
U.S. officials say they are bracing for a third test by Pyongyang "soon," although they caution it's near impossible to predict the timing.
"One thing for sure," a senior official told CNN. "They will definitely test a nuclear weapon. But the tricky thing is, nobody can tell you for your day planner that is when it will be."
One official explained the United States is not certain about the timing of a test because it would happen underground and the final preparations can't be observed by satellite.
But a level of activity has been seen at the site in recent days, including movement of people and equipment that typically would be expected ahead of a test, one of the officials said.
Last week, North Korea said that it planned to conduct a new nuclear test and carry out more rocket launches after the U.N. Security Council voted to tighten sanctions on the secretive regime. The U.N. action was in response to North Korea's successful launch of a three-stage rocket last month that put the satellite Shining Star-3 into orbit on the first anniversary of Kim Jong Il's death. The launch also signaled that the North's long-range missile program now puts the United States within reach.
"If you go by what little activity we see and by their rhetoric, which is usually consistent with their actions, it's a good bet they will do (a test) soon," the senior official said. "The trash talk has reached such a crescendo that by their own ego, we don't see how they back down. But let me be clear, the physical signs don't show imminence, because the major activity is underground."
Declaring the sanctions to be tantamount to "a declaration of war," North Korea's threats of more missile and nuclear tests are part of what it said is a new phase of confrontation with the United States.
Pyongyang didn't say when it intends to carry out the nuclear test, which follows previous underground detonations in 2006 and 2009.
Satellite imagery shows activity at the Punggye-ri site, where those previous nuclear tests were conducted. The images were analyzed by 38 North, a website maintained by researchers at the U.S.-Korea Institute at John Hopkins University. According to their analysis, the roads surrounding the site have been kept clear of snow for the past month and suggest that the North Koreans may have been sealing the tunnel into a mountainside where a nuclear device would be detonated.
Officials say they, too, have also seen the imagery, but say it does not indicate whether the activity is a "real" intention to test, or how soon it could be done.
The administration is not sure if Pyongyang's announcement threatening further tests is an official announcement of an impending launch or a preliminary statement to be followed by announcement of a window of time during which the test will be conducted.
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I am trying to completely remove some of the applications, using Synaptic Package Manager, that I have uninstalled in Ubuntu 11.04. I'm pretty sure I am doing everything correctly. I check the application as "mark for complete removal," but the Apply button stays unclickbable. I also tried 'sudo apt-get purge (application)', and that isn't doing it either. Is this a bug or what?
this has just worked for me:
This command removes an installed package, leaving configuration files intact.
This command completely removes a package and the associated configuration files. Configuration files residing in ~ are not usually affected by this command.
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Coffin Case LF-180 Purse, Black with silver accent for $53.22
Free shipping. Just what your gothy, black heart desires. Pack this with a spare bag of O+ and you're good for a whole night of partying.
Just... don't stay out until dawn.
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Paging Abby Sciuto! This is cute, in a creepy sort of way.
I found it amusing. I know someone it would be perfect for, so I had to pick it up for her.


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an amazing band from wales
untidy minges
untidy minges
"i was down the old nudest beach yesterday, the super furry animals were everywhere"
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one of the best bands in the world. have released six consistently great albums and a couple of EPs. most people are indifferent about them, these people suck balls.
"the furries are fuckin' skill"
"you knows it"
"you knows it"
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A very strange american animated show consisting of really cute animals getting slaughtered brutally in funny ways. each episode lasts about 4 minutes. extremely addictive.
Laa laa la la la, Laa laa la la la....
by Biafra J July 26, 2004
oops, in reference to my last definition of super furry animals, i meant Happy Tree Friends.
Sorry about that. Its sick that acrtoon, but amazingly addictive.
by Biafra J July 31, 2004
The Welsh rock/pop/techno band that has great lyrics and over the wall musical talent.
"Did you go see the Super Furry Animals live when they came to the states?"
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A multi-musical talented group who emerged from Whales in the 90`s. check them out!!
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text: I know almost everyone knows what a lily is and how beautiful they are. What some people don't know is how many different lily species there are. This lesson is going to show you "how to draw a lily for kids", step by step. The type of flower that is in this tutorial is actually called a calla lily, and they are probably one of my favorite lilies to date. You will see these types of flowers displayed in pretty clear vases in your home and garden section at your local home improvement store like Lowes or Home Depot. They are around fifteen dollars to buy in a vase, but they are well worth it. I had a lot of fun making this lily for you all and I have a feeling that more than just 'novice' artists will be tackling the task of drawing a calla lily for kids. I will be back with more detailed and exciting lessons momentarily, but for now have fun with this simple flower tutorial on one of the prettiest lilies. Peace people and enjoy!


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Former Durango resident Michael Robert Aarvold died from complications of a fall Friday, Sept. 28, 2012, in Gunnison. He was 44.
Mr. Aarvold was born to Donald and Jan Aarvold on Jan. 17, 1968, in Torrance, Calif. His family moved to Durango when he was in seventh grade. He graduated from Long Beach High School in California.
On Dec. 6, 1993, he married Kelley Gwen Schaaf in Denver.
Mr. Aarvold worked as a chef throughout his life and loved to cook, his daughter Kourtney Aarvold said. In Durango, he worked at Mama�s Boy Italian Restaurant, Francisco�s Restaurante y Cantina and Randy�s Prime Rib, Seafood and Steak. In Pagosa Springs, Mr. Aarvold was a chef at Chivalry Shark and Boss Hogg�s Restaurant & Saloon.
At the time of his death, he was a chef at Palisades Restaurant & Saloon in Gunnison.
He grew up surfing and sailing in California and loved the ocean. Mr. Aarvold also enjoyed camping, fishing and spending time outdoors.
�Nothing made him happier than to help people and open his heart to everyone he could,� his daughters Ashley and Kourtney Aarvold said. �His smile lit up a room, he was a warm, caring soul. Every day with our dad was special, being with his daughters was a gift, and experiencing his love and unconditional support meant so much to both of us.�
Mr. Aarvold was preceded in death by his wife of 12 years, Kelley Aarvold.
He is survived by his daughters Ashley and Kourtney Aarvold, both of Durango; parents, Donald and Jan Aarvold, of Arboles; brothers Mark Aarvold of Durango and Brad Aarvold of the Four Corners; and sister, Kelly Couzens, of Newport County, Calif.
A celebration of life will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012, at Yamaguchi Park in Pagosa Springs. Located just east of Pagosa Springs High School, the park may be reached by turning south from U.S. Highway 160 on Hot Springs Boulevard, then west on Apache St.
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By Rosemary Wells
Our favorites: Max and Ruby's Bedtime Book, Bunny Cakes, Max's Dragon Shirt
Perfect for: Siblings who drive each other crazy.
The hook: Ruby, the older sister, has a leg up on just about everything. Although Max, the baby brother, can't yet speak, read, or write — and is constantly messing-up — in the 25-plus books, he always gets what he wants (much to Ruby's annoyance), be it the coveted chocolate chicken or the dragon shirt.
By Rosemary Wells
Our favorites: McDuff Comes Home, McDuff's Wild Romp, and McDuff and the Baby
Perfect for: Energetic creatures who mean well, but get themselves into harmless trouble.
The hook: Set in the 1930s, this vibrantly illustrated series of 10 books follows McDuff, a white Scottish Terrier who escapes from a dogcatcher's truck in search of a loving home. Though he finds one in a young couple who feed him rice pudding and sausage slices, the little dog struggles with the same sort of problems a young kid might – from dealing with a new baby in the house to causing a ruckus at a relative's house.
By Else Homelund Minarik
Our favorites: Little Bear, Little Bear's Friend, A Kiss for Little Bear
Perfect for: Young kids who love simple adventures.
The hook: Old-fashioned sweetness. Little Bear loves his Mom, Dad, Grandparents, and friends (Duck, Cat, Owl, Hen, and a little girl named Emily). While the stories are simple, they manage to steer clear of syrupy sentimentality and Maurice Sendak's expressive pen-and ink-illustrations evoke the humor and innocence of a child's world-view.
By James Marshall
Our favorites: Henry and Mudge: The First Book, Henry and Mudge Get the Cold Shivers, Henry and Mudge and the Forever Sea
Perfect for: Boys who love enormous dogs (and the dogs who love them back).
The hook: Perfectly captures the love between a 180-pound, drooling dog and a lonely young boy who — finding himself without brothers, sisters, or friends — can face any struggle (moving to a new neighborhood, being achingly bored at home on a rainy day) with his best friend, Mudge.
By James Marshall
Our favorites: George and Martha Encore, George and Martha Tons of Fun, George and Martha Back in Town
Perfect for: Hippo-lovin' early readers with a sense of humor.
The hook: George and Martha are hippos and best friends. Every bite-sized story (there are several within each book) is wry, sly, and ingeniously simple, teaching lessons that are never didactic and always funny about having good manners, and most of all, being a good friend.
By Betty MacDonald
Our favorites: Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle, Hello, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle's Magic
Perfect for: For advanced readers who wish they had a magic aunt.
The hook: A classic from the 1950s, this five-book series has aged well. Once married to a pirate, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle now lives in an upside-down house and dispenses "cures" to typical childhood ills, including the Never-Want-to-Go-to-Bedders cure, the Slow-Eater-Tiny-Bite-Taker-Cure, and the Answer-Backer cure. Without scolding or nagging, these books offer children a fantasy of an adult who truly understands the complicated troubles that afflict them.
By Cynthia Rylant
Our favorites: Poppleton, Poppleton and Friends, Poppleton Everyday
Perfect for: Young readers who appreciate idiosyncrasies (their own and others).
The hook: When Poppleton, a dandified city pig, decides to move to the country, he must adjust to small-town life and his new group of eccentric friends, including Cherry Sue, the giraffe, and Fillmore, the goat. None, however, are more particular than the porcine hero. The deftly written stories offer kids a wise glimpse into to everyday struggles between very different personalities and the peculiar moments of negotiation that all friendships entail.
By Mo Willems
Our favorites: We Are in a Book!, Pigs Make Me Sneeze, Watch Me Throw the Ball
Perfect for: Early readers (and their parents) with a sense of the absurd.
The hook: This hilariously conceived series stars two friends who couldn't be more different: stodgy, harumphing Elephant and optimistic, zanny Piggy. Each tale deftly explores the nuances of friendship and human (well, animal) foibles to brilliant effect. It's also a wonderful tool for teaching fluency: Because the text involves lots of repetition as the characters pass back ideas or argue — "We're in a book." "We're in a book?!" — no child can read this text in a dull monotone.
By Barbara Park
Our favorites: Junie B. Jones and Her Big Fat Mouth, Junie B. Jones is Not a Crook, Junie B. Jones is Captain Field Day
Perfect for: Beginning chapter-book readers with an irreverent streak.
The hook: Sassy, opinionated, and sometimes downright smart-alecky, Junie B. Jones' grammatically incorrect antics offer girls a glimpse of a take-no-prisoners attitudinous little whippersnapper of their own gender. Role model? Not according to all adults. But for the family that embraces the absurd and young readers who understand the difference between fictional funny and real-life rude, her stories can grab many kids by the lapel and make them chapter-book aficionados overnight.
By Mary Hope Osborne
Our favorites: Dinosaurs Before Dark, Eve of the Emperor Penguin, Blizzard of the Blue Moon
Perfect for: Any child who thrills at the notion of time-traveling to the greatest moments in history.
The hook: This wildly popular, award-winning series of some 46 books and counting features Jack and Annie, who discover a Magic Tree House where they can pick up any book — on pirates, King Arthur's court, ninjas, dolphins, Shakespeare, tornadoes — and enter that world. Every book is a page-turner and will teach your child an encyclopedia's worth of world history, culture, and literature.
By James Howe
Our favorites: Pinky and Rex and the Bully, Pinky and Rex and the Just-Right Pet, Pinky and Rex Go to Camp
Perfect for: For boys who love Pink, girls who loves dinosaurs, and kids who follow their own star.
The hook: Without a heavy hand, Howe's stories teach kids that boys and girls can be whoever they want to be. What's more, they can solve many of the challenges that young kids face – confronting a bully, performing in a school play, or competing in a spelling bee.
By Avi
Our favorites: Poppy and Ereth, Poppy and Rye, Ragweed
Perfect for: Kids ready to confront a little nail-biting drama.
The hook: Poppy is a mouse who lives with her family at the edge of a forest. If this sounds like the premise a lot of saccharine kiddy books with winsome characters whose minor adventures follow well-worn paths, well, think again. Like E.B. White and other literary giants, Avi imbues his little animals with complex characters and heartrending struggles. No spoiler alert here, but the story offers a rare fictional portrayal of death inside a family.


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I would like to find some images in which there are logical inconsistencies. I want to use them for practicing my attention towards those kinds of logical errors (so that I could more easily spot them in my dreams, I am not sure if this works, but I just want to test.). I remember back in the high school someone showed me a picture where one is supposed to find such logical inconsistencies and picture included shadows facing wrong directions, things affected by winds in different directions etc.
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New Earlier, Noninvasive Paternity Test Developed
May 2, 2012 -- Researchers say they've found a way to identify the father of a baby as early as the eighth week of pregnancy.
The new method, reported in the New England Journal of Medicine, uses fetal DNA isolated from the mother's blood.
The test has already been used to prove an affair in a murder trial, and experts say it has other significant medical and legal applications.
"The technology is extremely important and really a very, very significant step forward for medical prenatal diagnosis," says Peter Benn, PhD, director of the diagnostic medical genetics laboratories at the University of Connecticut Health Center in Farmington. He was not involved in the research.
A previous study by the same researchers showed how the test could be used early in pregnancy to determine whether a fetus has Down syndrome, for example.
"That technology will allow genetic disorders to be identified without going through amniocentesis or chorionic villus sampling. That's a very important and useful step forward because those tests are not without some degree of risk to the fetus," Benn says.
Amniocentesis, in which a small sample of fluid that surrounds the fetus is removed and analyzed, and chorionic villus sampling, in which a small piece of tissue from the placenta is removed and analyzed, can cause infections, miscarriages, and birth defects. These tests are not able to be done before 10 to 15 weeks of pregnancy.
"Before we could only rely on tests that were invasive and could only be done later in pregnancy," says Jill Rabin, MD, chief of ambulatory care, obstetrics, and gynecology at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New Hyde Park, N.Y.
"Here you have a blood test with the possibility of giving you an answer so that a woman can decide whether to proceed with a pregnancy or not based on the results of a noninvasive test. That is, right there, a tremendous utility," says Rabin, who was not involved in the research. "This is really cutting-edge stuff. It's very exciting."
Finding Fetal DNA in Mom's Blood
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) -- Kentucky sports hero turned politician Richie Farmer has pleaded not guilty to charges related to his management of the Department of Agriculture.
The 43-year-old Farmer appeared Thursday before U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert Wier in Lexington for a brief arraignment hearing.
His attorney, Guthrie True, entered the plea for him.
Farmer will be free until his trial, set for July 2.
Farmer is a state basketball icon whose jersey hangs from the rafters of Rupp Arena. He was charged in an indictment earlier this week with four counts of misappropriating government property and money and one count of soliciting property in exchange for a government grant.
Farmer served as agriculture commissioner from 2004 through 2011. He could face up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine on each of the five counts.


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6 Horrible Lessons Hollywood Loves to Teach Kids
Let's face it: TV and movies raised us.
So when we talk about the lessons Hollywood teaches kids, don't tell us it's all harmless fantasy. For a generation with one parent in jail and the other passed out drunk at work, the lessons from movies were all we had. And as you'll see, most of them were bullshit.
#6. Your Single Parent is Really Just Waiting for You to Set Him or Her Up!
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Sleepless in Seattle, The Parent Trap, Kindergarden Cop, The Mighty Ducks
There are about 25 million kids in single-parent households in the US alone, and a whole lot of them would like one of those cool dual-parent deals their friends have. Hollywood knows this.
That's why they love to show kids scenarios where they help their parents find romance (just ask the young Lindsay Lohan in the Parent Trap remake!). Hey, look, the new handsome kindergarten teacher just happens to be the ideal match for your spinster mother, and he's a former body builder to boot! The world is magical!
This one has a corollary, which is, "Your step-parents are always jerks who just want to spoil your fun.
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So the movies convince these kids they know everything they need to know to be terrific matchmakers. Now, how exactly how can we expect people who still think girls have cooties to understand the rules of dating? They don't even understand the fundamentals, like the importance of boobies.
So important.
What kids need to learn is that even though the lunch lady may seem cool because she gave you two churros, your dad is more likely to be concerned about her harelip than her mashed potatoes.
And no, it's not a good idea to try to reunite your parents by setting them up on an elaborately conceived "coincidental" meeting while you keep your evil stepmom occupied with childish pranks. If movies worked like the real world, we'd have had nothing but two hours of Lindsay Lohan crying off the pain of being flogged like a redheaded stepchild. Literally.
#5. The Creepy Recluse is Actually the Nicest Person on the Block
As Seen In:
The Sandlot, Big Fish, To Kill a Mockingbird, Star Wars, Home Alone, Toy Story
The scary old lady in the old house, who's rumored to be a witch? She's really just a lonely, misunderstood old woman who just needs someone to talk to. The filthy, scary guy? The one rumored to be a serial killer? Just an eccentric. Why, getting to know either one of these folks could give you brand new insights that will help you mature and grow!
This one also has a corollary, which is, "The mythical junkyard monster is actually a big friendly dog."
In the Real World:
It's obvious that this theme is an attempt to teach kids not to judge a book by its cover. And that's great, but the problem is that sometimes the cover contains valuable information.
Looks (and is) crazy.
In the real world, kids should not talk to the scary man with the moustache, the eyebrows that connect and the windowless van. He did not offer you that candy bar because he is a former baseball star looking to regale you with tales of pitching against Babe Ruth.
And for that matter, in the real world, "Beware of Dog" signs aren't warning you that you'll be covered with Saint Bernard slobber while trying to recover your baseball. It means the dog's owner is tired of getting every time his dog bites off a toddler's arm.
In movies, investigating the scary places always works out for kids. And sure, we should reward bravery, open-mindedness and curiosity. But Hollywood might mention that visiting the creep who walks around in a clown suit sometimes just wins you the chance to appear on a milk carton.
#4. Dares Are Serious Business!
As Seen In:
A Christmas Story, How To Eat Fried Worms, Back to the Future
In movie land, a kid who doesn't live up to a dare is ostracized from the kid community forever. A dare is like a contract. One he never signed, and had never agreed to prior to being told he had to live up to it. But God help the kid who backs down!
In the Real World:
The best possible outcome of taking a dare is winning the adulation of a bunch of people not known for their long memories. If they do somehow remember it, you won't go down as the tough kid who had the courage to meet the ultimate dare. You'll just be remembered as that weirdo who, under mild peer pressure, once ate a dog turd.
(It's just a melted Snickers bar.)
Kids don't exactly have good judgment anyway (another reason they're not allowed to run for office) but having Hollywood depict the guy who eats a handful of earthworms as some kind of schoolwide hero is not going to help the situation.
Of course dares are just lazy devices for screenwriters to get a kid in a ridiculous situation. Sure, they'd like to teach kids to stand up to a crowd of dumbasses, but then how are they supposed to get the main character's head stuck in a toilet? They can either give him a near-psychotic aversion to being called chicken or rewrite the character to be functionally retarded. So, yeah, basically one option.


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The hiccups outnumbered the highlights, and for a while the U.S. racked up fouls faster than points.
The opener wasn�t artistic.
However, it was enough � easily enough.
Kevin Durant scored 22 points in his Olympic debut, Kevin Love added 14, and LeBron James had eight assists as the American men�s basketball team overcame some sloppy moments with a 98-71 win Sunday over France.
�We know everybody else expects us to win by 40 points,� said Carmelo Anthony. �For us, a win�s a win. We expect every game to be like this one.�
Seeking a second consecutive gold medal to match the redemptive one they captured in Beijing four years ago, the Americans expected a tough test from a French team featuring San Antonio guard Tony Parker and five other NBA players. And although the U.S. never was in real trouble � it only led 22-21 after one quarter � there were enough flaws (14 turnovers, 26 fouls) to keep coach Mike Krzyzewski and his staff busy and this superstar-laden squad from feeling too comfortable.
�It wasn�t perfect,� said James, who only took six shots while setting up his teammates. �We�ve still got room for improvement. We had too many turnovers, too many fouls and we had a couple of defensive rebounds we could have come up with. But overall, we played a pretty good game for as close to 40 minutes as possible.�
Kobe Bryant had said this team could beat the 1992 Dream Team that changed international hoops forever at the Barcelona Games. That matchup is mythical, but the London Games aren�t and this U.S. team will have to play much better in upcoming games if it plans to maintain American dominance.
�We know we have to keep going for 40 minutes and play hard,� said Bryant, who only played 12 minutes.
Afterward, Parker, who nearly missed these games after undergoing surgery for a freak eye injury, didn�t want to concede anything to the Americans. But when asked if the U.S. team can be beat, he took a contemplative pause before responding.
�They�re going to be very, very tough to beat,� Parker said.
At times, the Americans� offense was erratic. The U.S missed its first six 3-pointers and settled too quickly for jump shots instead of driving to the basket. But France wasn�t able to capitalize as the U.S. turned up its pressure on defense and forced 18 turnovers.
With first lady Michelle Obama on hand to cheer on the U.S., Durant, Anthony and Tyson Chandler added nine rebounds apiece for the Americans, who will play next Tuesday against Tunisia, beaten 60-56 by Nigeria in the tournament opener.
As they left the floor, the U.S. players stopped to hug Mrs. Obama, who can report back to her commander in chief husband that his favorite team has taken its first step toward gold.
Parker, playing with goggles to protect a surgically repaired left eye, scored 10 points but France fell to 0-5 in Olympic competition against the USA. Ali Traore scored 12 points to lead France, which got few uncontested looks from the outside and missed 20 of 22 3-pointers.
�They pressured us from the start until the end,� said France coach Vincent Collet.
With the U.S. leading 52-36 at halftime, Durant opened the second half with a 3-pointer, Bryant dropped one from long range, and after James dunked an alley-oop pass from Deron Williams, the Americans led 64-43.
Au revoir, France.
The U.S. team�s lead ballooned to 78-51 after three quarters, allowing Krzyzewski to rest Bryant, James and Durant for most of the fourth quarter. With the game well in hand, Krzyzewski even gave 19-year-old Anthony Davis, the top pick in June�s NBA draft, his first taste of Olympic play.
Durant had struggled to score during a recent exhibition tour, prompting James to give his close friend and teammate a pep talk.
�I told K.D. to be himself,� James said. �We need the K.D. who scores. We don�t need the K.D. who defers.�
Unlike his peers, Krzyzewski has the luxury of a deep bench, and he was forced to go it early and often in the first half when the Americans got into foul trouble. They were called for 18 personals and complained about some of the calls. Anthony and Russell Westbrook spent the final six minutes of the second quarter on the bench after picking up their third fouls.
�There were a lot of calls that didn�t seem right,� Anthony said. �One time down the floor they called it this way and one time they called it that way.�
Along with the questionable calls, the Americans took some curious shots early on, and when France�s Yannick Bokolo drained a 3 in the final second of the first quarter, France was within 22-21.
Nicolas Batum, who plays for Portland, thought the U.S. might �panic.�
But James opened the second quarter with a 3, the U.S. quickly went on an 11-0 run, and by midway through the third, Bryant and Co. restored order.
As the U.S. reserves scored on dunk after dunk in the fourth, James and Bryant lounged on the bench.
They know there will be tougher games ahead.
The first one, though, was over.
�We knew this game wasn�t going to be easy,� Durant said. �We know even if we don�t start well we can finish.�
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8 Great Cookbooks for Kidsby Lindsay Hutton
Do you have an aspiring chef on your hands? Cooking together is a great opportunity for family fun and learning. Give your little one a head start in the kitchen with these great cooking-with-kids cookbooks. Your child will learn all about cooking basics while creating delicious, kid-friendly recipes your whole family can enjoy.
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Salad People and More Real Recipes: A New Cookbook for Preschoolers and Up
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Ages 3-5
With a little help from their adult assistants, kids can whip up more than 20 flavorful dishes with the help of this highly anticipated follow-up to Katsen's first book, Pretend Soup. Complete with kitchen safety tips and a special section for adults, Salad People and More Real Recipes is the perfect book to get kids on the right track to healthy, vegetarian eating.
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I sometimes look at the edit history of a question, mostly when something smells "off" in the way it is written. I took a look at the history of this question and it seems like the editor has "writer's envy": the edits do little more than rephrase (poorly in my opinion: how do you "hover a user's question"?) what has already been clearly asked.
Is this a misunderstanding of the purpose of editing on the editor's part? Hubris? Rep whoring? Something else?
Am I just being picky here? It bugs me because I respect an individual's writing "voice" and edits merely for style seem a violation of that. SO/SE isn't about literature per se and so long as the writing is clear, without any glaring grammatical errors, what is the point of making these kind of edits?
In my arbitrary sampling of edits I've seen many instances of this – even one edit which replaced all the contractions (e.g. "I am" for "I'm") – because I guess the editor didn't like contractions. Don't like my use of an "em dash" in the last sentence? Fine, but don't you have better things to do?


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WHEELING - Wheeling Nailers defenseman Carl Sneep says the club is ready to make a move in the ECHL Atlantic Division standings. It's a good thing, because three divisional games are on the docket this weekend.
The Nailers (13-12-6 - 32) welcome the Trenton Titans (14-13-4 - 32) at 7 p.m. today and Saturday at WesBanco Arena, then board the bus to Reading for a 4:05 p.m. skate against the first-place Royals (23-7-2 - 48) on Sunday.
''We fought our way back into the thing and we have a chance to make some moves and keep climbing,'' Sneep said following practice Thursday. ''We're getting to approximately the halfway point of the year, and I think we're getting to the point where it's past trying to learn from mistakes.
''From here on out they start meaning a little bit more.''
Maybe not in the short term, Sneep conceded. But it certainly will have an effect on where things stand both physically and mentally as the season begins to wind down.
''When it gets to the end of the year and it's at the point you need to win these games, establishing dominance and beating teams now, that will lead to more confidence down the road,'' Sneep said. ''If you lose to teams now, when you get to the end of the year and you've been beaten by these teams and they have a winning record against you (it's tough).''
Coach Clark Donatelli has studied the Nailers' most recent game, a 3-2 home loss to Elmira on New Year's Eve. That defeat snapped a string of six consecutive Wheeling victories on home ice.
''Watching the game on tape I think it was a little better than what I expected,'' Donatelli said. ''In our division it's tight. Teams are all pretty evenly matched and anyone can beat anyone on any given night.
''A lot of points here, and especially in the division they mean a lot.''
Donatelli pointed to last year's standings when a victory or loss here or there ultimately made the difference in which teams went to the playoffs and which ones stayed home.
''If history repeats itself, it's all going to be one or two points for us to make the playoffs - I think it came down to that here last year,'' the coach said.
''The conference is really tight.''
To illustrate Donatelli's point, the Nailers are in 11th place in the East - top eight make the postseason - but are only nine points out of fourth.
Around the ECHL
Yannick Tifu of the Royals has been named the Reebok Hockey ECHL Player of the Month for December. Tifu scored eight goals, added eight assists and was a plus-7, helping the Royals to a 10-0-1 record.
The 28-year-old scored at least one point in 10 of his 11 games and tallied multiple points on five occasions.
Wheeling's Luke Pither (14 gp, 7g, 10a, 17 pts) was one of three runner-ups.
Meanwhile, Trenton forward Marcel Noebels is the Reebok Hockey ECHL Rookie of the Month. The 20-year-old scored nine goals and added 12 assists for 21 points in 14 games, as the Titans went 7-4-3.
Noebels tallied at least one point in 12 of 14 games and had five multi-point games, including four points (3g-1a) in a 7-6 victory against Elmira on Dec. 1.


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I'm gonna develop a framework for comet programming, and I can't use Web Sockets, or Server-Sent Events (because browser support really sucks). So, I need to keep the HTTP connection alive, and send chunked data back to the client.
However, problems show themselves as you get into the work:
- Using XMLHttpRequest is not possible, due to the fact that IE doesn't give you
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However, when I look at Lightstreamer demo page, I see that it sends a JavaScript file back to the client little by little and in each step, it sends a call to the function and that function simply gets executed (I can't do this part). It seems that Lightstreamer uses AJAX, since the request simply shows up in Firebug's console tab, but it works like a charm in IE too.
I tried to use every HTTP header field they've set on their request, and no result. I also tried to use HTTP Post instead of HTTP Get, but still got no result.
I've read almost over 20 articles on how to implement comet, but none of'em appear to solve problems I have:
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What does double slashes often found in URL's mean exactly?
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What does double slashes often found in URL's mean exactly?
For example:
Please note that I'm not referring to the beginning right after
That is an error in the programmers'/developers' code. If you compare these two URLS:
They look different but if you were to visit either, both of them would work in most modern browsers.
This is something you want to fix. If you have the double slash it could confuse Google's web crawlers and make them think there is 2 versions of the page.
As mentioned by @RandomBen, the double slash is most likely the result of an error somewhere.
That the page loads has nothing to do with the browser, but rather that the server ignores the extra slash. The browser doesn't do anything special with extra slashes in the URL, it just sends them along in the request:
It looks like current versions of Apache and IIS both will ignore the extra slashes while resolving the path and return the document that would have been returned had the URL not had extra slashes. However, browsers (I tested IE 8 and Chrome 9) get confused by any relative URLs (containing parent path components) of resources in the page, which produces bad results. For example, if a page has:
Upon loading the page
(This obviously won't happen if the URL doesn't have a parent path component (
It is my opinion that Apache and IIS (and probably others) are acting incorrectly as
If you're using Apache with
This will issue a HTTP
The double slash has a meaning when it is used in resource URL's. For example, when it is user in CSS for an URL of a background image:
Here it means this background image is fetching from a different domain other than the domain of the present web page. Or in other words,
But this double slash in between the URL's (e.g.:
As mentioned, some servers are setup to ignore a double slash in the URL path, but Amazon S3 static hosting will not. If you want to handle/ignore them in that case, you can use Redirection Rules in the properties panel.
If you want to ignore a double slash following the domain name then you could use something like this:
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House Speaker Greg Stumbo said Monday he expects some of the proposed changes to be unveiled this week.
The version that cleared the Republican-controlled Senate requires the state to make its full contribution to the pension system but doesn't identify a funding source to do that. Stumbo said the Democratic-led House wants a designated funding source.
It also would create a 401(k)-like hybrid retirement plan that some House lawmakers want to remove from the legislation. Critics said Monday that plan could cost the state an additional $55 million over the next 20 years.
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By TOM FOWLER and BEN LEFEBVRE
Surging energy production in North America is prompting
billions of dollars of investment next year on pipelines and
other infrastructure projects to move oil and gas around the
The existing US pipeline network isn't configured to fully
serve the new production areas in the center of the
country, from North Dakota to South Texas, where oil and
natural gas production have started booming. As a result,
companies are finding creative ways to move those fuels to
market, including a return to early 1900s favorites: iron horse
and barge.
The number of oil-laden tanker trains has grown, as has the
number of river barges pushed by tugboats down the Mississippi
River. Oil pipelines that once pumped crude north from the Gulf
Coast increasingly are being reconfigured to flow south to
refineries there.
Some natural gas pipelines originally built to ship fuel
from the Rocky Mountains and Gulf to the East Coast are little
used because of new natural gas discoveries in Pennsylvania.
Those pipelines are being considered for conversion to handle
"Our infrastructure over the past 40 years has been set up
for this idea of the US as an energy-deficit nation," said
Joseph Stanislaw, an independent senior energy adviser to
Deloitte. "Now we have this tectonic shift where we can become
an energy surplus nation. That means we have to transform,
upgrade and rearrange our logistics."
AECOM Technology Corp., a firm that
does industrial project design, management and
engineering, forecasts that in 2013 as much as $45 billion may
be spent on new or expanded transportation infrastructure,
including pipelines, rail cars, rail terminals and other projects, said Seth Deutsch, an
AECOM senior vice president.
The changes are a boon to railroads, rail car builders and
companies that own and operate terminals for loading and
unloading crude. BSNF Railway, owned by Berkshire Hathaway, has
boosted its oil-hauling capacity from North Dakota and Montana
to nearly 90 million bbl this year from 1.3 million in
Trinity Industries, a manufacturer of rail cars,, has raised
new-car deliveries this year and boosted its lease-car fleet by
18% since 2000. US Development Group LLC, an oil-terminals
firm, opened a new terminal in a Texas shale region this year
while expanding its St. James, La., terminal.
Over the past four years, domestic oil and gas production
has surged thanks to a combination of technologies, namely
hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling, which are
unlocking deposits trapped in shale-rock formations throughout
the country.
There is so much new crude oil production in the central US
that a barrel of crude bought at a key distribution hub in
Oklahoma can cost some $27 less than an overseas barrel. That
has US buyers exploring new avenues to fill up with the cheaper
domestic crude.
"We're moving crude all over the place," said Bill Day,
spokesman for Valero Energy, the world's largest independent
refiner, which this year began shipping 40,000 bpd from
North Dakota via rail-and-pipeline combination to its Memphis,
Tenn., refinery. It also is considering
rail shipments of that oil to California.
Rail cars are proving especially useful for moving crude
from the oil fields to consumers where there are few pipelines
in place able to handle the load. In 2008, there were about
9,500 tanker carloads of oil shipped in the US, according to
the Association of American Railroads, but by 2011 it had
jumped to 66,000 carloads and this year it is expected to top
200,000 carloads.
Moving oil via water is also on the rise. Oil shipments by
barge from the northern U.S. to the Gulf Coast grew to 15.3
million bbl in 2011 from about 3.8 million bbl in 2008, and
will likely top that this year.
Shipping oil via rail is typically more expensive than by
pipeline, however. Loading and unloading rail cars can add as
much as $4.50 to the price of a barrel of oil, according to
data provided by Marathon Petroleum. The transportation costs
of moving oil from North Dakota to the East Coast can add up to
Even so, the delivered crude can still be less expensive than
importing it from overseas.
Another factor in gains by rail transport: New pipeline construction faces legal and
permitting challenges from environmental groups. Local
opposition has prevented pipelines from connecting oil fields
in the middle of the country to refineries on the east and west
coasts, said Brad Olsen, an analyst with Tudor, Pickering, Holt
& Co. "As long as there are no pipes to replace imported
high-cost oil on coasts, rail is the only option."
Growing resistance to new pipeline projects makes the use of existing
pipelines more attractive, industry officials say. Last summer,
Enterprise Products and Enbridge completed work reversing the
Seaway Pipeline so it carries crude oil south to Texas instead
of north to Oklahoma.
Houston-based pipeline giant Kinder Morgan said it is
considering taking an underused section of natural gas pipeline
that runs from West Texas to California and converting it to an
oil pipeline. TransCanada is gauging interest in a similar
conversion in Canada.
Spectra Energy of Houston acknowledged the regulatory
challenges recently when it paid $1.25 billion for the 1,700
mile Express-Platte pipeline that can ship up to 280,000 bpd of
Canadian crude to the US Midwest.
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5 Seemingly Innocent Ways You Risk Your Identity Every Day
#2. Having a Cellphone
OK, you know your phone is capable of gathering data on basically everything you do. But say you've read your EULAs and check out the privacy settings on any service you use. If you disable the storing of location data and steer clear of apps that comb your private info, there's not much to worry about. Just using your navigation app doesn't mean you're broadcasting sensitive data to anyone interested in looking, right?
Allow us several seconds to laugh at your naivete.
As it turns out, the ability to "opt out" of location sharing is only really offered as a "wink wink, nudge nudge" sort of deal.
Apps for both Android and iOS are required to inform you of just what parts of your phone they'll need to access. An e-book reader probably doesn't need to talk with your sent email folder, and your maps app doesn't have much cause to log your calls. That's how it ought to work, in some far-off dimension where advertisers don't treat your phone like a magical market research box. Scientists from Penn State recently looked at 30 popular Android apps and found that two-thirds of the apps misused or suspiciously used private user data.
"Our goof! We promise it won't happen again often."
Innocuous apps were found storing and transmitting location data with "no obvious way" for the user to know. Even when the developers warn you, they bury that warning deep beneath a thick layer of legalese. How many people who give an app access to their Google accounts and network communication realize they're potentially handing the content of every email and text message they send over to marketers? You're probably fine with a location-based app using your GPS data to provide you with a service, but you may not be OK with that same app sending that data off to a marketing firm. Along with your phone number.
"Hey, Sandra! This is Anne with Conglomerated Marketing. I'll be calling you three times a day at wildly unpredictable hours until you decide it's time for Botox."
Several popular apps, like Color, even tap into your handset's microphone to pick up ambient sound data about your surroundings. Users of Color know that they're throwing pictures and other content out onto an unprotected network. But the app contains no explicit warning that installing it turns your phone into a 24/7 listening device.
You should never trust an app with a logo that lazy.
So how about just avoiding apps entirely? First of all, good luck with that. Second, even that won't be enough to protect your location. Apple recently made headlines when researchers found that the iPhone and iPad were storing user location data in an unencrypted file. So even if you do everything right and practice perfect information awareness, it all goes out the window the minute someone forgets to use the padlock.
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#1. Trusting the Experts With Your Data
Let's say you've internalized the lessons of this article well. You don't download any apps on your phone, you never use open Wi-Fi networks and you stay the hell away from Facebook and Twitter at all times. Your Internet experience kind of sucks now.
"I might as well go read a book or something.
You still hand over your data if you know it's going to a giant, trustworthy company, or if the government asks for it. One, you don't have a choice in many cases and two, those guys pay millions of dollars to protect your data from hackers. It's probably safer with them than it is on your hard drive!
Unfortunately, the government, the giant corporations and your hard drive all have one fatal flaw in common: human beings. At some point along the line, your information security rests in the hands of people no more competent than you. They have shitty days, get drunk and go to work with painful hangovers, too.
Above: The guy who keeps your Social Security number secret.
Take the Comptroller's office of the State of Texas. They recently copped to exposing the private data of 3.5 million people. Teachers and former government employees from across the state found that their Social Security numbers, drivers license numbers, names, addresses and birth dates were revealed on the Internet. And it wasn't the work of some nefarious hacker. The Comptroller's office accidentally posted the information on a public, unencrypted Internet database.
The U.S. doesn't have a monopoly on this kind of fuckup. In 2006, Britain's senior tax official mailed off two CDs loaded with personal data for 25 million people. Both disks -- which were not encrypted -- were "lost in the mail." The U.K.'s government topped themselves in 2008, when an estimated 37 million items of personal data were lost across all levels of the government.
We always sort of assumed these guys were more diligent.
And if the government treats your data with all the care of a serial crack mother, private enterprise is no better. We all remember when Sony's PlayStation Network leaked the names, passwords and private home addresses of 77 million users. British Petroleum, too, in an apparent attempt to prove their mastery over all manner of leak, had another disaster in March of 2011. A BP employee "accidentally" lost a laptop filled with unencrypted private data for 13,000 people. And those people were all damage claimants seeking compensation for the Gulf oil spill. If you're paying attention, BP has finally crossed the line from "incompetent evil" to "cartoonish supervillainy."
We're all very proud.
Here's a simple rule to live by: if you put the information online, people can get at it. And if you choose to trust a third party with your data, they reserve the right to get hammered and forget to encrypt it. We all live in glass houses now. Even if you use black construction paper to cover your walls, someone can still shine a flashlight through and get a pretty good idea of what your naked body looks like.
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There are 2 types of minhagim (at least):
Many "minhagim" are halacha, but varying communities will follow different rulings based on the Rav's psak. Many new minhagim of this nature start because a new Rabbi comes to town and changes the custom of which psak to follow. I have seen this happen in a number of places. Right or wrong, the custom becomes significant enough that people who come to town should not act differently- like the evolution of any halacha. (Of course the minhag may only apply until the next Rabbi comes to town.
The other type of minhag enhances other mitzvos. Many minhagim are in the process of development simply because they are brought in the Mishna Berurah. How many people do we see giving tzedaka during v'atta moshel bakol because the MB mentioned that the ARI did it? Or how about minhagim that came about through tziyonut?
In short, minhag is whatever people do and these can change at any time.


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Sullivan: The Beauty Stone – Elin Manahan Thomas, Toby Spence, Rebecca Evans, Alan Opie, Stephen Gadd, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Madeleine Shaw, David Stout, Richard Suart, BBC National Chorus of Wales, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Rory Macdonald
Sir Arthur Sullivan is best known for his famous collaboration with W.S. Gilbert, a supreme partnership the fruits of which have tended to overshadow Sullivan's other musical endeavours. The Beauty Stone falls into this latter category. A serious operatic work of epic duration, composed when Sullivan was at the height of his career, it was a surprising flop at its premiere in 1898, though it did have a run of fifty performances. The audience was expecting something more in the mould of the composer's fleet and nimble comic operas, and was unprepared for a work of such size and seriousness. Sullivan and his librettists quickly made substantial cuts to the dialogue and the score, in the process removing some of the work's most delightful music, but in this new recording all the omitted music has been restored. The strength of the opera is undoubtedly its many fine melodies, superb orchestration, and excellent characterisation, as well as a vivid atmosphere suitably suggestive of the romantically inflected mediaeval setting of the plot. This, the premiere commercial recording of the work, is cast with some of the finest singers on the British stage today and conducted by Rory Macdonald, one of Britain's most talented, dynamic young conductors. This release follows the highly regarded recording of Sullivan's Ivanhoe.
"…In all, this is the best case that one could ever have hoped for on behalf of this neglected opera. That the music proves fully worthy of the effort is recommendation enough. Certainly, this should be explored by more than just the fans of the more normative Savoy canon."
Ronald E Grames – Fanfare – May/June 2014
"...This recording puts the gorgeous score front and center with superb performances… The music is buoyant and joyous … Soprano Elin Manahan Thomas sings with winsome simplicity and purity as Laine, illuminating the character's inner beauty with an almost saintly goodness… the biggest joy comes from the BBC National Chorus and Orchestra of Wales under the direction of Rory Macdonald, which render Sullivan's effervescent melodies with sheer, smile-inducing perfection."
Joanne Sydney Lessner – Opera News magazine (USA) – August 2014
*** (Good Album) *** (Good Sound)
Dominique Joucken – Classica magazine (France) - April 2014
"…this is certainly one of Sullivan's more attractive scores. With an excellent cast on hand, there is a great deal to enjoy here, in a candidate for my 2014 Want List. Highly recommended."
Barry Brenesal – Fanfare – March/April 2014
Music *** (Good) Sound **** (very Good)
Werner Pfister - Fono Forum magazine (Germany) - April 2014
"…There's some lovely playing from the BBC NOW, particularly in the score's more reflective moments. This release will please listeners far beyond the Sullivan Society, whose generosity enabled the recording to be made."
Adrian Edwards – Gramophone magazine – January 2014
Performance **** Recording ****
"…The recording and presentation are admirable …"
Geoff Brown – BBC Music magazine – January 2013
"... The BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales are on great form, inspired by Rory Macdonald's committed and idiomatic direction... it is an important work offering much to enjoy, deserving of this first-class advocacy. Chandos is to be thanked and congratulated on a very worthwhile and rewarding endeavour."
Graham Rogers - International Record Review - December 2013
"... the music proves it is well worth revial. This two-disc boxed set will be a Christmas must for the great company of Savoyards."
Peter Spaull - Liverpool Post - 28 November 2013