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I came across this image of an artist on a website. I was wondering what this type of effect on images was called and how I can post process my photos get this effect?
I came across this image of an artist on a website. I was wondering what this type of effect on images was called and how I can post process my photos get this effect?
For a free program that will convert any image to a multi sheet half tone image see comment at end.
This appears to have been "screened" possibly with a physical screen layer but more probably in an image editor.
The effect is a variant of "half toning".
From above, the "old way" is:
With CS3 and above
Excellent wikipedia discussion which goes into the historical background and gives a good feel of the uses which are made of this effect - usually with much lower dot sizes. View this image from a distance such that the dots are not able to be individually resolved:
Expansion - Right eye (left as we view it).
Half toning is used to produce an apparent grey scale image in processes that can only produce on/off 2 level monochrome - such as newspaper printing presses.
From Wikipedia (above ref)
Rasterbator - Free half tone conversion program. - excellent.
The Rasterbator is a free raster conversion program which outputs a half tone version of an input image. The user can control number of sheets in output image. dot size and a bit more. Version 1.21? available here
Use too large a max dot size compared to selected total image size and you can get "modern art" with no obvious relationship to the original. Ask me how I know :-).
This allegedly supplies a link to an online version but I get "permission denied".
The main effect is called "halftoning".
You can get to it in the GIMP using Filters→Distorts→Newsprint. In most other image editors, it's available through the Filter or Effects menu, and is usually labeled "Halftone". In Photoshop, for instance, it's "Filter→Sketch→Halftone Pattern...". In PaintShop Photo Pro, it's "Effects→Artistic Effects→Halftone...".


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See the 85 page. Stole from the member's shelves and from me. -- Rayc
See the 85 page. Stole from the member's shelves and from me. -- Rayc
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== Shawn Landden ==
== Shawn Landden ==
Banned by consensus. See [[http://pastebin.com/82m0uhC4 here]] and [[https://www.noisebridge.net/pipermail/noisebridge-discuss/2013-March/034968.html here]]. Photo http://i.imgur.com/vxaV6Ms.jpg
Banned by consensus. See [[http://pastebin.com/82m0uhC4 here]] and [[https://www.noisebridge.net/pipermail/noisebridge-discuss/2013-March/034968.html here]]. Photo http://i.imgur.com/vxaV6Ms.jpg
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People who have fucked up, to the point where they are no longer welcome at Noisebridge, may have their pictures posted on the cork board to the left of the elevator (top floor). If you have photos of banned individuals, please e-mail them to noisebridge-discuss.
This person named Ilya was behaving irrationally, and confused his own backpack with Patricks, causing suspicion that he was intending to steal things. He also put on Patricks' clothes and said he thought people were allowed to use whatever items were in the space. He had some small, and not particularly valuable, items that he had pocketed, and had stashed random, not valuable, items in the bathroom. He was unable to explain his behavior to Dr. J and was handed over to police, who did not take him into custody, and he was told not to return to Noisebridge.
He was with his brother Alex who did not do anything sketchy and should not be banned. -jake
This guy went into the back classroom and took Rayc's wallet out of his backpack. Rayc saw him with the wallet in his hand and the guy tried to say it was his. He then started running towards the door and was tackled by Jake. We made him show us that nothing was in his pockets, and he kept avoiding the big pocket in the front of his jacket. This pocket turned out to have Sasha's smart phone. During the search his crack pipe fell onto the floor and broke into many pieces. We let him go and told him not to come back.
Was helping with the Noisebride ustream webcasts. He was asked not to come back due to allegations of organizing illegal activities from within Noisebridge and theft. He had a proxy return to the space a few days later on his behalf to retrieve blankets, etc. that he'd apparently stashed in the darkroom. What his proxy took was apparently not the blankets that he wanted, and he shortly thereafter came upstairs and went into the darkroom, himself leaving with a couple bedsheet-lookin' things. The fabric his associate had taken was found in a heap at the bottom of the elevator and returned to the darkroom. Several days later he returned to Noisebridge with his hand shoved in a gym bag, claiming he had as he continued pushing past people to get into the main space, screaming constantly about killing eveyone and then himself. that everyone was to leave, or he would kill them all. He also claimed that the cops were hot on his trail and would arrive at Noisebridge at any moment, and that he intended to provoke a suicide-by-cop. Not sure on whether or not he did have a gun people were not taking a chance as they filed for the exit. However, Derek, Jedi, Rayc, Ben, stayed behind, calling him on his bullshit, four people swarmed him as he made a b-line sprint for the fire escape. They wrestled him to the floor and removed his bags away from him. Jedi arm barred and escorted Jonathan down the stairs to the sidewalk where he instantly sought out the nearest quickly-amassing phalanx of squad cars. Immediate consensus was that he is not welcome in the space again.
Male, early 20's, Asian, black beard and hair, 5'8". Please post photo if available.
For more information on Nyle, see 85. Nyle has been spending a whole lot of time at the space recently - perhaps half his days. He never hacks anything and makes no secret of the fact that he never will. Jesse Z and Alan asked him to not come back repeatedly (February - March '12). If he does come back, please escort him out and tell him that he can explain himself at a Tuesday meeting if he would like to.
See the 85 page. Stole from the member's shelves and from me. -- Rayc
This was a total mistake. This is one of the few real hackers at this space. He donated a server rack, tons of books, helped out quite a bit, didn't add to the whining or political bs at the space and then one of our less favored members robbed him and his boyfriend backed him until finally after months of attempts at banning him, successfully had him banned. mostly due to his failure to show up at the weekly meetings which was more of a dramaspace meet than a hacker space meet in his words.
Shawn Landden
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BH seems to be divided into several different approaches. What is the Grammatical Historical Approach and what are the primary ways that it differs from other modern approaches?
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First of all, the historical-grammatical approach requires certain assumptions, definitions and foundations. Some of the other frameworks will probably have very similar foundations.
Broadly, the grammatical-historical principle works within these points to understand the text. In other words, the language, culture, environment, practices, etc. of the authors and original readers are foundational to a correct understanding and application of the text and its principles. Many other principles also factor into this - for example, a determination must be made as to whether a passage is descriptive or prescriptive. (Does it contain a command that must be followed, or describe an event that happened?) Is it literal or allegorical? Furthermore, an understanding of the culture will aid in determining whether a prescriptive passage is still effective for today.
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Adam wasn't allowed to eat meat. After the mabul (Flood) we were suddenly permitted to eat (Bereshit 9:3). What changed (ie what was the reason we weren't allowed to before, why are we allowed to now and what changed after the flood)?
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Tosafot (Sanhedrin 56B) says that Adam HaRishon was able to eat meat that had died by itself he just was not able to kill the meat and eat it. However, if one of the limbs of the animal fell off by itself, he was not allowed to eat it, because of the prohibition of Ever Min Hachai.
Rambam holds that Adam wasn't given the prohibition of Ever Min Hachai. The Kesef Mishna explains that this is because Adam wasn't permitted to eat meat at all.
Rashi on Chumash (Genesis 1:30) says that Adam and Chava were not allowed to "kill animals and eat meat", and commentaries disagree on the exact scope of this prohibition. The Gur Aryeh (quoted here) says that Rashi is saying that Adam was forbidden to eat meat at all. The Mizrachi says that Rashi is saying that humans were only not allowed to kill animals, (quoted here, original here).
R' Yehuda Ben Besaira says (Sanhedrin 59B) that while Adam HaRishon was in Gan Eden, the angels roasted meat for him.
Here are the stages of eating meat:
As an aside, here is an interesting article from the Journal of Halachah and Contemporary Society regarding Vegetarianism From A Jewish Perspective. This article also touches on some of these issues.
The Sforno says the world had been in a state of perpetual spring before the flood (hence lifespans in the hundreds of years), and thus the world was such that humans didn't need to eat meat to stay healthy. After the flood, it was needed.
I believe it's Rav Kook who suggests that before the flood, people forgot that there was any distinction between them and animals; after the flood came the reminder, yes killing animals for food, no killing people.
The Midrash Agadah (attributed to Rabbi Mosheh HaDarshan), also quoted by Torah Temimah (note 66), answers that the reason why Adam wasn't allowed to eat meat was because before he sinned, everyone (including animals) was supposed to live forever. Therefore, he wasn't permitted to remove a life from the world. After his sin, it was determined that everyone (including animals) would eventually die. Therefore, from the time of Noach, he was allowed to kill an animal for his benefit since it would die anyway. The reason why it wasn't permitted to Adam immediately after his sin is so that a person doesn't rise in status as a result of his sin.
Rav Simcha Wasserman explains why after the Mabul he began to eat meat. R' Wasserman says this indicates the new lower level of Kedusha. The sin of that generation was stealing. After the Mabul, the world continued but on a new lower spiritual level. Man now had to depend on another creature's flesh for survival, Mida K'neged Mida for the sin of stealing. The meat, representing heavy physicality, reminds us of where we are and where we could be. Although this represents a bleak picture for mankind, there is a tikkun, for everything in Judaism. The potential for tumah has an equal potential for kedusha. When a righteous individual is nourished by food derived from an animal, the food is elevated immeasurably.
Noach's generation had forgotten the difference between humans and animals (in the generation of the flood, people drew up marriage contaracts between two men, or between people and animals). Telling Noach that people could eat the flesh of animals was intended to drive home the distinction between humans and animals.
The basic answer is since Noach representing Humanity as a whole feed the animals and Kept them alive so to now they6 feed us and keep us alive even though the Gemara says an Am Haaretz should not eat meat.
In addition to the sages' thoughts on this, as mentioned by other answers here, another possibility is from the Tenakh itself, in Bereishit 3, as animals were used for human purposes:
Additionally, shortly after the garments of skin, the first instance of divine approval of animal death for sacrifices appears:
If, by this time, animals were being used for clothing and for offerings, and both were approved by G-d, one may suggest using animals for food was likewise approved.
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STEUBENVILLE - After shadowing Dr. Howard Peterson off and on for some time, Dr. Doyoung Choi has joined his practice.
Peterson, an orthodontist, has been practicing since 1967.
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NEW ASSOCIATE — Dr. Howard Peterson, left, has welcomed his new associate, Dr. Doyoung Choi, to his practice. Choi earned her dental degree from West Virginia University in 2010 and her master's degree in orthodontics from the school in 2013. — Linda Harris
Choi recently earned her master's degree in orthodontics from West Virginia University.
A native of South Korea, she came to West Virginia 10 years ago, studying biology at Wheeling Jesuit University from 2003 through 2006, when she won early admission into the West Virginia University School of Dentistry.
She earned her dental degree in 2010 and immediately entered WVU's orthodontics program. She graduated in April.
Choi said she'd shadowed Peterson "off and on" for some time and is thrilled at the chance to work alongside him.
"It's close to my family," she added. "My brother is still at Wheeling Jesuit (studying chemistry). All of my family went to Wheeling Jesuit, and my husband works in Pittsburgh, so it's close by."
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She also has a sister still in dental school at WVU. Her uncle, Dr. J. Dyer, had been a periodontist in Wheeling before his retirement.
Though her parents still live in South Korea, she said they are able to visit them periodically.
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Suppose $A$ is an $m\times n$ real matrix and we need to find $||A||_p$ for $p \notin \{1,2,\infty \}$. What is the most efficient way to compute $||A_p||$?
Here's one naive approach I can think of. Sample random points ||x|| on the unit hypersphere , computing $||Ax||_p$ for each such and take the maximum. What I would like to know is the runtime of this approach for the "average" A,and how we can optimize this for special classes of matrices( like Diagonal, Orthonormal, etc.)?


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Battling the Bully! (Japanese: ダブルバトル!ピカチュウ・ワルビルVSペンドラー・ガマゲロゲ!! Double Battle! Pikachu - Krokorok VS Scolipede - Seismitoad!!) is the 17th episode of Pokémon: BW Rival Destinies.
After the events from the last episode, the Sunglasses Krokorok has returned once again to challenge Ash to a battle bent on defeating his rival, Pikachu after he followed them for a long time from Nimbasa Town, Nimbasa City, Driftveil City, and Chargestone Cave. During a rival battle, Krokorok got blasted off while Pikachu is knocked for a loop and is seen rolling into the next town. Pikachu is then found by a little boy name Nick who apparently had no confidence in himself. Ash and co. run into Krokorok again and find Pikachu with Nick. He explains that his friend Glen started something every time always saying the word "Let's Battle!". Meanwhile Glen and Shaun are having a Pokémon battle just for fun which causes Glen to start a fight with Shaun when Blitzle dodged Patrat's Tackle. Can Ash help this budding young trainer how to battle right so he could battle his friends with his Pikachu? And will they receive help from an unexpected source?
Episode Plot
The Sunglasses Krokorok attacks Pikachu, who dodges. Iris remembers this Krokorok, who evolved from a Sandile. The Krokorok remembers it followed them from Nimbasa Town through Nimbasa City across Driftveil City and to Chargestone Cave. Ash thinks Krokorok wants to battle Pikachu, who uses Iron Tail, but Krokrok digs. Krokorok attacks, but misses, so uses Stone Edge. Pikachu uses Electro Ball to counter it, but in the collision, a blast sweeps Pikachu and Krokorok away. Pikachu rolls down a slope and falls through a tree into a boy's hands, electrocuting him. The boy thinks Pikachu is a new species of Pokémon, and a pre-evolved form of Zekrom. Pikachu simply thinks the boy should cool down.
The boy asks Pikachu to be his friend. He shows Pikachu to his fellow friends, telling he belongs to his father. One remembers this is actually Pikachu from Kanto, as he was at Saffron City to see it. The other boy proposes a battle, taking the boy's Poké Balls, even if he claims it belongs to his father. The boy leaves with Pikachu, claiming his mother calls him. As the heroes search for Pikachu, they encounter Krokorok, who is looking for him. Krokorok feels something and goes away, so the heroes follow it. The boy asks Pikachu if it is caught or wild, then asks if he knows other moves, besides Thunderbolt. Ash replies he knows Quick Attack, Electro Ball and Iron Tail, making Pikachu glad his trainer came.
The heroes introduce themselves, while the boy is Mick. Mick asks Ash if he can borrow Pikachu, as he wants to defeat his friends, Glenn or Sean. Cilan asks of him to explain why does he need Pikachu. Meanwhile, the two boys have a battle. Patrat uses Tackle, but Blitzle dodges. The other boy is furious, as it was a cowardly move to dodge, thinking he should've attacked back. Mick explains Glenn is the one who challenges to a battle, but he does what he wants. Iris asks if they are too young to battle, but Cilan replies these battles may be just for fun. Mick confirms that and tells when Sean got Patrat and Blitzle, Glenn took Patrat for the battle. Mick wanted to have a battle, but was brushed off to get a Pokémon of his own. Mick wondered where would he get a rare Pokémon and then Pikachu fell down on him.
Ash decides to lend Pikachu. However, Mick is told to train with Pikachu, to know him better and prepare for the battle. Krokorok volunteers to battle, while Ash reminds this is Mick's first battle. Mick orders Thunderbolt, but Pikachu questions that. Still, Pikachu uses Thunderbolt, but does not have an effect on Krokorok. Pikachu uses Quick Attack, hitting Krokorok, but he and Iris remind Mick the battle is not over yet. Pikachu uses Iron Tail, but Krokorok digs, surprising Mick. Krokorok attempts to crunch Pikachu, who uses Iron Tail on it. The attack blows Krokorok's sunglasses off, making it upset, so Krokorok puts them back. It tries to use Crunch, but misses. Ash stops Krokorok and sends Tepig.
Meanwhile, the boy, Glenn, won the matches. Sean is worried, as Patrat and Blitzle are worn out. Glenn wants to battle Mick, even if his story about Pikachu is fake. He orders Sean to get more Pokémon, surprising him. Pikachu uses Quick Attack and clashes with Tepig's Tackle. Cilan stops the match, telling Mick he will be a great trainer one day. Ash and Iris support the claim. Ash advises Mick to battle or catch Pokémon with his heart united. Suddenly, Glenn appears, who scolds Mick and challenges him to a battle. Sean sends the Pokémon his father lended, a Seismitoad and a Scolipede. Glenn tells it will be a double battle, but Sean and Mick remind him Mick has only Pikachu. However, Krokorok volunteers to join the battle.
Cilan decides to stop the match when needed. Pikachu uses Thunderbolt, while Sean orders Seismitoad to intercept, as it has no effect on it. Scolipede uses Poison Tail, but Krokorok uses Stone Edge, though Scolipede dodges. Sean tells it could've used Protect, but Glenn yells at him. Pikachu uses Electro Ball and Krokorok Crunch. Scolipede uses Sludge Bomb to intercept Electro Ball and Seismitoad Drain Punch on Krokorok, but both fail and get hit instead. Cilan cancels the match, declaring Mick the winner. Glenn is mad and goes to hit Mick, but Ash stops him. Sean is also tired of Glenn, as now his father's Pokémon are injured. Cilan gives him some healing food to feed the Pokémon.
Glenn takes the food and feeds the Pokémon himself, admitting this was a fun battle. Glenn apologises to Sean and Mick, the latter thinking they can have another battle someday. Suddenly, Krokorok crunches Pikachu, so Ash pulls it, but gets shocked by Pikachu. Ash thinks it wants to settle things with Pikachu, being its rival. Krokorok starts with Crunch, but gets hit by Quick Attack. Krokorok uses Stone Edge, though Pikachu dodges, but gets encased. Krokorok digs and hits Pikachu. Pikachu uses Thunderbolt on the ground, creating a small hole, causing Krokorok to trip over. Pikachu uses Quick Attack, knocking Krokorok's sunglasses off. Krokorok tries to find them, while Ash explains to the boys he wants to battle fair and square, waiting for Krokrok to get its glasses back.
Krokorok puts them on and uses Crunch, but collides with Pikachu's Iron Tail. Krokorok is defeated, but stands up and leaves, saddened. Ash advises it to come with him, as it has nowhere to go and will have a good time with Ash. Krokorok agrees and lets itself be captured by Ash's Poké Ball. The boys admire Ash's new catch, while the heroes continue the journey.
Who's that Pokémon?: Krokorok (Japan), Scolipede (US)


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Marvel Avengers Action Figures, Set of 8 Value Pack for $15
Walmart has the the Marvel Avengers Action Figures, Set of 8 Value Pack for $15 with free site-to-store or pay $1.97 shipping.
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My neighbor got these over the summer for his eight year old and they started fading/ cracking after a trip into the bath tub.
I know, they're cheap, right? I just can't see getting these for kids if they're going to fade once they get wet. you know, kids put them in their mouths, etc.
8 action figures, but they are all Captain America and Iron Man variants. No Thor or Hulk.
@ocnomad: well thats lame
"Each set of 8 figures is a different assortment," and it says Thor is a possibility, but I guess that means repeats are a possibility too.
They had these at my WalMart on Black Friday. Pretty random assortment -- there are Iron Man, Captain America, and Thor figures, but you'd have no way of knowing what you'd get. I didn't see any Hulks.
I don't know....$15 for 8 figures is cheap, but if you get a dud, and get nothing but re-paints of the same figure, i don't know what kid would get much value out of it....nice to have a "back-up" of a figure incase one does break, but it's essentially getting 2-3 figures in a kids eyes
The packs we bought on Black Friday had Hulk, Thor and a few others from the Captain America and Thor movies. Maybe we just got lucky. We did have to paw through the stacks though. Other thing is it is 8 different figures per package. Since we bought two packages we wound up getting a few duplicates, but with two kids, it quieted the fighting right down.
cheap price. even if it's random, you could still get for a few different kids or give to the toys for tots bin. definitely good for that...
These aren't full size, they are the 4" figures.
Wow - who lets their kids put any Chinese made toys in their mouths? If they're at that age find some toys that can be chewed (without any Lead worries)
@mocauth: I grew up on the stuff.
I saw these on black friday and almost bought them, but build quality looked horrible.
I thought I would update on my purchase: I bought two sets. While I did get a duplicate Iron Man Mark VI and duplicate Ultimate Iron Man, I did receive a Thor, two different Captain Americas, Red Skull (awesome!) Volstagg, Whiplash Vanko and War Machine amongst some generic trooper and agents. I'd say that's a pretty decent mix of major characters for the cheap price. Plus they all come with some cool accesories. I'd say this was a solid deal.


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There is a saying in the world of dog care and training: "Your dog is smarter than you think." If you don't give your dog something to do, he or she is going to find something to do. Chances are, you're not going to like what they find for themselves.
Since the day I brought home my first dog, a Pembroke Welsh Corgi, I have known this to be true. I was rewarded for my belief when I asked my canine trainer friend, Allison Jamison Woosley, for some advice on keeping dogs mentally stimulated, and she responded with the very same phrase.
The reasoning is simple according to Jamison Woosley. "Consider being trapped inside a house with absolutely nothing to do for eight or nine hours. Dog's can't watch TV or read a book, or even dust or vacuum to keep themselves occupied.
I think most humans, after a nap perhaps, would go stir crazy. It's no different for your dog, and your dog is asked to do this in many cases day in, day out up to five days a week."
When dogs create something to break up the monotony, we usually consider the results to be destructive. They will tear up shoes. They will rip the stuffing out of your couch. They will spend all day barking.
My Corgi, Bailey, spent her days chewing through the baby gates we used to keep her confined to the kitchen area. Even if your dog does manage to behave for the hours you're gone, as Jamison Woosley puts it, "By the time you get home from work they are likely to be wound up and hyper for any interaction, right when you are exhausted from a long day of work."
The good news is that it's really pretty easy to keep your dog occupied. If your dog is like most, acquiring food or treats is a great motivator. You can even turn your dog's breakfast into a game that lasts for much of their morning. Several different dog toy and product brands make puzzle games for your dog. Instead of putting food in their bowl, you put the food or treats inside the puzzle, and your dogs will spend hours getting it out. My favorite product brand is Kong because most of their toys are tough enough to withstand a lot of chewing.
Jamison Woosley suggests there are less expensive ways of doing the same thing, using empty paper towel rolls with the ends folded, or an empty peanut butter jar. Of course both will likely be shredded by the end of the day, which is better than your shoes.
One of my favorite suggestions by Jamison Woosley is the "Find It" game, which she describes this way.
"'Find It' means something is buried and they should seek it out. Start easy by placing a treat on a chair and say 'Find It.' Offer praise when they get the treat. Eventually you can hide treats all over the house and when you leave, cue your dog to start the hunt game of 'Find It'."
Finally, if your dog is social, you might consider taking him or her to doggie daycare while you're gone to work, or hiring a dog walker to break up the monotony and work out some excess energy. Even a few times a week can make a big difference.
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I have a group of objects [ circle and some lines] in a group. i wish to rotate the entire group by an angle[say 90] where the rotation being on the center of the circle. Yet when rotating the group it doesn't rotate on the offset it set to be the center of the circle.
Any help or comments will be appreciated thanks!.
@JohnWiseman as requested here is my code.
var x = petridishGroup.getChildren()[0].getX();
var y = petridishGroup.getChildren()[0].getY();
var offX = x + petridishGroup.getChildren()[0].getRadius().x;
var offY = y + petridishGroup.getChildren()[0].getRadius().y;
petridishGroup.setOffset(offX, offY);


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I have this complex equation $|z+2i|=| z-2 |$. How can i resolve it? Please help me
We have $|z+2i|^2=| z-2 |^2$, which implies that $(z+2i)\overline{(z+2i)}=(z-2)\overline{(z-2)}$, that is $(z+2i)(\overline{z}-2i)=(z-2)(\overline{z}-2)$. This implies that $$z\overline{z}-2iz+2i\overline{z}+4=z\overline{z}-2z-2\overline{z}+4,$$ that is $-iz+i\overline{z}=-z-\overline{z}$, or $$i(z-\overline{z})=z+\overline{z}.$$ Now if we write $z=a+bi$, we get $i(2bi)=2a$, or $b=-a$.
The geometric way
The points $z$ that satisfy the equation are at the same distance of the points $2$ and $-2\,i$, that is, they are on the perpendicular bisector of the segment joining $2$ and $-2\,i$. This is a line, whose equation you should be able to find.
The algebraic way
When dealing vith equations with $|w|$, it is usually convenient to consider $|w|^2=w\,\bar w$. In your equation, if $z=x+y\,i$, this leads to $x^2+(y+2)^2=(x-2)^2+y^2$, whose solution I'll leave to you.
Let $z=a+bi$ be a complex number that satisfies $$|z+2i|=|z-2|.$$ Remember that for any complex number $c+di$, the definition of $|c+di|$ is $$|c+di|=\sqrt{c^2+d^2}$$ So, we have that $$|z+2i|=|(a+bi)+2i|=|a+(b+2)i|=\sqrt{a^2+(b+2)^2}$$ and $$|z-2|=|(a+bi)-2|=|(a-2)+bi|=\sqrt{(a-2)^2+b^2}.$$ Are you able to solve for the values of $a$ and $b$ such that the two expressions above are equal?


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I too want to learn hacking as I have passion of doing so, and i have a bit of experience hacking Gmail.
As i hacked my friends ID which took just 5 days.
As i hacked my friends ID which took just 5 days.
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Sunrise Beach firefighters and a member of the Mid County Fire Dive Team went into the water, hooked a cable to the truck and pulled it out. Missouri State Highway Patrol were also at the scene.
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Using ArcGIS Desktop 10.0, is it possible to click anywhere on the map (projected to British National Grid), but return the coordinates in WGS84 lat long?
To do this with arcobjects you could implement ITool. If using 10.0, you might find it easier to create a tool add-in.
In ITool.OnMouseDown take the x and y and convert it to an IPoint using IDisplayTransformation.ToMapPoint.
I'm not that familiar the the British National Grid, but it appears that a datum transformation is required when projecting to WGS84.
So, use ISpatialReferenceFactory.CreateGeoTransformation to create the appropriate datum transformation, and ISpatialReferenceFactory.CreateGeographicCoordinateSystem to create the target (WGS84) spatial reference.
Finally, cast the point into IGeometry5 and call ProjectEx, passing the target spatial reference and the geotransformation. IPoint.X and IPoint.Y should then represent longitude and latitude of the point where the user clicked.
If you use the identify tool to click anywhere on the map, you can change the type of units displayed in the location bar. There is a (very tiny!) button at the end of the location bar that when clicked will open a menu displaying a list of unit types to display. Simply select Decimal Degrees or D/M/S to get your lat/long.
edit: Here's a screenshot:
Another simple option is to switch your display units to Decimal Degrees (Data Frame Properties, General tab - set Display: to Decimal degrees). Then you can see the units in DD displayed at the bottom/right as you move the mouse cursor.


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I am not very familiar with the world of virtualization, but want to explore the opportunities.
Most of our developers currently develop on their local machines; I want to see if this can be made a bit more streamlined and give everyone a virtual machine to work on. Each VM should be an exact copy of a 'base' VM and I should be able to easily create new VMs.
Apart from knowing some of the brands out there - VMware and Virtualbox being the ones I am most familiar with - , I really don't know enough to make a solid choice.
- 3-5 VM's. Should be pretty easy to create additional ones
- Cheap / free: preferable choice would be to install the VM software on our existing Windows 2008 server so that we can experiment with it before actually deploying a dedicated server for it.
- VMs only need to run a LAMP stack, no GUI. No need for massive amounts of CPU/RAM.
- What would be the best choice considering these requirements?
- What platform do I need to host this? Is it possible to use our current server for this?


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I am writing a program to parse a file. It consists of a main loop that parses character by character and treats them. Here is the main loop:
char c;
char * ptr;
for( size_t i = 0; i < size ; ++i )
ptr = ( static_cast<char*>(sentenceMap) + i );
c = *ptr;
__builtin_prefetch( ptr + i + 1 );
// some treatment on ptr and c
As you can see, I added a
builtin_prefetch instruction, hoping to put in cache the next iteration of my loop. I tried with different values :
ptr+i+10 but nothing seems to change.
To measure performance, I use valgrind's tool cachegrind, which gives me an indication of the number of cache misses. On the line
c = *ptr, cachegrind records 632,378 DLmr (L3 cache miss) when
__builtin_prefetch is not set. What's weird though, is that this value does not change, regardless of the parameter I set to
Any explanation to that?


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Scenes with Golf Carts: I hate to mention this, but in the repugnant Tomcats, Gary Busey's no talent son runs over a female golfer with a cart & doesn't even notice or care. Nothing equals great comedy like misogynistic scenes like that.
Best Series Finales: Angel was good, but nothing tops The Shield's swan song. Where to begin? The fate of Shane & his family, Vic & Claudette's face to face in the interrogation room, Claudette helping Dutch with the pyscho teenager, Ronnie taking the fall & his reaction to Vic's betrayal, & Vic having to wear those dorky dress clothes & basically being emasculated at his new "job".
For cartoons, Spiderman The Animated Series had a crazy finale. They threw in everything & the kitchen sink in that one: Alternate realities, almost all the bad guys, Uncle Ben, & Stan Lee in cartoon form(!).
Worst Series Finales: It wasn't horrible, but I was disappointed with La Femme Nikita. To me, it just didn't fit with Nikita's character to become the leader of Section One & to find out that Michael & Nikita were not going to be together.


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The house was owned by former Seattle Sonic and first round pick {A href="http://www.komonews.com/news/local/192433591.html"}Robert Swift. He lost the home to foreclosure last year. The Dalzells bought it, but Swift has been living in it ever since.
"He never came to the door, he never talked to any of us. We came multiple times. We sent him letters. We left him letters," Ko-Dalzell said.
At some point this past weekend, Swift and others moved out of the home. The Dalzells had their first full look inside Monday.
"It was a shocker. It was definitely a shocker," Eric said.
Animal feces clogs the deck. Walls are punched out on different levels of the house. One even has an autograph. Pizza boxes and beer bottles are piled on the kitchen granite.
Multiple guns were found in the home. Some appear to be air guns, but live ammo was also found. Dalzell said they also found a handgun.
A makeshift shooting range is in the basement storage area. Eric Dalzell said load-bearing beams have graze marks from bullets, and part of the home's foundation appeared to stop some of the slugs.
A box of letters from colleges around the nation sat pushed against a downstairs wall. It looked like another trash box. Crests and logos of UCLA, Arizona, UConn and others are jammed together as untold memories of what could have been for Swift.
He never attended one of those powerhouse schools. He didn't even open some of the letters. Swift was drafted right out of high school to play in Seattle as a pro.
After injuries and a stint playing in Japan, he moved back to his mansion in Sammamish. Only now, with the threat of eviction looming, Swift left the house on the hill.
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From Google Books' Ngram Viewer:
Notice that the "hasst" form gained popularity towards the end of the 19th century, only to drop again in favor of "haßt" later on. I noticed the same pattern on other words using the ß. Why?
From Google Books' Ngram Viewer:
Notice that the "hasst" form gained popularity towards the end of the 19th century, only to drop again in favor of "haßt" later on. I noticed the same pattern on other words using the ß. Why?
There were two spelling reforms of the German language: 1876 and 1901. That's approximately the time period of the popularity peak.
At that time the German language wasn't as regulated as it is today. Konrad Duden started to harmonize the German language around 1871. Before it was more "Wild West" than typical German "standard for everything".
The "s", "ß" and the long s ("ſ") were always part of these reforms. E.g. Duden had the opinion you should write like you speak (what would mean "ss" in hasst, because it is a "short" sound). But for the noun "Hass" it wasn't common to use "ss", because (I think) there was always a special "s" in German when standing at the end of a word.
So opinions differed and the reform from 1901 cleared some of these disputes (more or less). So my guess is that this popularity peak is due to the reforms and their disputes, which occurred around that time period.
Just an idea:
The first typewriter started at this time. When I check the German Wikipedia for Schreibmaschine, the first German typewriter was produced 1882/83.
Perhaps they used typewriter without
Adelung vs. Heyse
In the "II. orthograhische Konferenz" held in 1901 it was decided to follow the rules of Adelung who wrote in his "Grammatisch-kritisches Wörterbuch der Hochdeutschen Mundart":
This means in the example given that an 'ss' is written by 'ß' in case an 'e' was thrown away, as would be the case in "haßt" derived from "hasset".
By introducing this rule officially in 1901 we may explain why there is a decrease of 'ss', and an increase of 'ß' starting from this date. Favouring 'ss' earlier comes from the concurrent rule of Heyse that was officially introduced in the "I. Orthographische Konferenz" in 1876 and was reintroduced in the "Rechtschreibreform 1996".
Note: This rules may explain most variations in orthography of 'ss' vs. 'ß' however the example I gave in my comment above on "Straße" vs. "Strasse" does not fit. It may therefore be more than that.


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- Click on Add next to Qual. score.
- Click on Save.
Each keyword gets a Quality Score on a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is the lowest score and 10 is the highest. Keep in mind that Quality Score is intended to give you a general sense of the quality of your ads, but it doesn't take into account any auction-time factors, such as someone's actual search terms, type of device, language preference, location or the time of day. Similarly, the components of Quality Score that you see in your account – expected clickthrough rate (CTR), ad relevance, and landing page experience, each with a descriptive estimate such as "average" or "above average" – also don't consider auction-time factors.
Instead, every time one of your ads competes in the auction, AdWords calculates real-time measurements of expected CTR, ad relevance and landing page experience that, together with your bid and other factors, produce a score called Ad Rank. It's this auction-time Ad Rank – not the Quality Score estimates you see in your account – that determines where your ad appears on the page or whether it appears at all.
How the components of Quality Score affect Ad Rank
Every time someone does a search that triggers an ad that competes in an auction, we calculate an Ad Rank. This calculation incorporates your bid, auction-time measurements of expected CTR, ad relevance, landing page experience and other factors. To determine the auction-time quality components, we look at a number of different factors. By improving the following factors you can help improve the quality components of your Ad Rank:
- Your ad's expected CTR: This is based in part on your ad's historical clicks and impressions (excluding factors such as ad position, extensions and other formats that may have affected the visibility of an ad that someone previously clicked)
- Your display URL's past CTR: The historical clicks and impressions that your display URL has received
- The quality of your landing page: How relevant, transparent and easy-to-navigate your page is
- Your ad/search relevance: How relevant your ad text is to what a person searches for
- Geographic performance: How successful your account has been in the regions you're targeting
- Your targeted devices: How well your ads have been performing on different types of devices, like desktops/laptops, mobile devices and tablets
How ad quality affects you
The quality components of Ad Rank are used in several different ways and can affect the following things in your account:
- Ad auction eligibility: Having better quality components typically makes it easier and cheaper for your ads to enter an auction. Our measures of ad quality also help to determine whether your ad is qualified to appear at all.
- Your actual cost per click (CPC): Higher quality ads can often lead to lower CPCs. This means that you pay less per click when your ads are higher quality.
- Ad position: Higher quality ads lead to higher ad positions, meaning they can show up higher on the page.
- Your keyword's ad position bid estimates: Higher quality ads are typically associated with lower first page bid estimates, top of page bid estimates and first position bid estimates. That means you're more likely to get your ads on the first page of search results with a lower bid when your ads have high quality components (expected CTR, ad relevance and landing page experience).
- Eligibility for ad extensions and other ad formats: Some ad formats require a minimum ad quality threshold to show. In addition, your Ad Rank determines whether or not your ad is eligible to be displayed with ad extensions and other ad formats, such as sitelinks. Because Ad Rank is a function of the components of Quality Score, higher quality ads can increase the likelihood that your ad is displayed with extensions and other formats.
In a nutshell, higher quality ads typically lead to lower costs and better ad positions. The AdWords system works best for everybody – advertisers, customers, publishers and Google – when the ads that we show are relevant, closely matching what customers are looking for. Relevant ads tend to earn more clicks, appear in a higher position and bring you the most success.
New keywords automatically get a Quality Score of 6 and a value of "average" for their expected click-through rate (CTR), ad relevance and landing page experience. That's because when you add a new keyword, the system that calculates its 1-10 Quality Score doesn't have any information about that keyword's past performance. And Quality Score is based on a keyword's historical performance. It usually takes about a day for the Quality Score system to have enough performance data to begin setting a different Quality Score and value for expected CTR, ad relevance and landing page experience.
If your Quality Score and "average" value don't change after a few days, it's likely to be because the system has determined that these are good estimates of your Quality Score and expected CTR, ad relevance and landing page experience.
Bear in mind that the actual quality of your ad and its Ad Rank are calculated differently from the 1-10 Quality Score. That's because unlike Quality Score, ad quality and Ad Rank take into account auction-time factors, like a person's search terms, location and which one of your ads is being displayed. An ad's auction-time quality and Ad Rank don't incorporate its keywords' 1-10 Quality Score estimates. So if you restructure your account, such as moving keywords to a new ad group, your Ad Rank and ad quality won't change, even though the new ad group's keywords might all initially have a Quality Score of 6. Learn more about ad quality.
Next steps
- Learn how you can improve your ad quality.
- Learn about Ad Rank.
- Watch a video to learn more about the ad auction.


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Combining the timeless appearance and enduringly popular tone of the "0" body style with a 12-string configuration has resulted in this unique new model. With a sound that belies its small size, the 0 12-String has exceptional note separation with a quick attack and beautiful harmonic complexity. The smaller body dimension and short 24 7/8" scale also imparts a percussive quality to the note attack that makes this an exceptional finger style and recording guitar. With a sound and feel all its own, the 0 12-string brings something new to this classic design.
Standard Features Include:
- Select sitka spruce top
- Mahogany back & sides
- Black/white wood nitrate strip rosette
- Tortoise-style top/back body binding
- Black/white wood purfling with 1-style walnut backstrip
- Pre-war scalloped bracing
- Tortoise-style celluloid pickguard
- High gloss nitrocellulose lacquer finish
- Mahogany neck
- Square slotted headstock with volute
- 15 degree headstock angle
- Ebony peghead overlay with inlaid Collings logo
- Ebony fingerboard with ebony belly-style bridge
- Mortise and tenon hybrid neck joint
- 20 Frets, neck joins the body at the 12th fret
- Modified V neck profile with 2 13/32" string spacing
- 14"-26" Compound fingerboard radius
- 1 7/8" Bone nut and drop-in saddle
- 24 7/8" Short scale Length
- Medium 18% nickel-silver fretwire
- Mother of pearl dot fingerboard inlays
- Fully adjustable truss rod
- Ebony bridge pins and end pin
- Golden Age Restoration tuners with cream or black buttons and 15:1 ratio
- Recommended string gauge - D'Addario EJ-38 (.010"-.047")
- Collings deluxe hardshell case by TKL
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- Body Length: 19"
- Body Depth at Side: 4"
- Lower Bout Width: 13 3/4"
- Total Length: 39 1/2"
- Scale Length: 24 7/8
- Standard Nut Width: 1 7/8"
- Factory Strings: D' Addario EJ-38 (.010"-.047")
- Recommended Gauges:
- Interview: Bill Collings interview from Acoustic magazine
- Acoustic Guitar Options: Neck Profile and Bridge Options Diagram
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Great for loose-leaf tea or iced filterbag tea.
This tea pitcher offers dual-purpose function along with fun details, like a vine-leaf handle and peach-colored lid knob featuring the Tazo® Rococo pattern. Designed exclusively for Tazo, the 67-fl oz pitcher includes a deep infuser that lets you brew delicious and smooth-tasting loose full-leaf tea—or remove the infuser to use with Tazo® iced filterbag tea. The BPA-free plastic withstands both hot and ice-cold water temperatures and is dishwasher and refrigerator safe. Holds up to 67 fl oz. Tongs included to easily remove iced tea filterbags.
- Dimensions: 3.75"D x 9"W x 10.5"H
- Capacity: 67 fl oz (2 L)
- Construction: PCGT
Brewing with Tazo® iced tea filterbags:
- Bring fresh filtered water to a boil.
- Pour boiling water over the filterbags in pitcher until it is half full.
- Let it steep 5 minutes and then remove the bag with the tongs.
- Fill pitcher to top with COLD water, serve over ice.
- Refrigerate after brewing and enjoy the results within 24 hours.
Brewing with Tazo® loose full leaf tea:
- Bring fresh filtered water to a boil.
- Follow packaging instructions of your favorite loose full leaf tea.
- Double the amount of tea required, which typically will be 4-8 teaspoons per 8 fl oz of water.
- Put the tea in the infuser.
- Fill pitcher halfway with water heated to the recommended temperature and steep for the recommend time.
- Once the tea has steeped, remove the infuser and fill the pitcher the rest of the way with cold water.
- Serve over ice.
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I love the Tazo pitcher with infuser. I liked it so much I purchased one for my daughter. It looks great on the dining room table even with fine china or everyday dishes. Order one and you won't be sorry.
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I am an AVID and particular tea drinker, and while I drink a teapot of hot tea every morning even mid-summer, my husband can't get behind hot tea in summer. This tea pitcher allows him to drink his favorite kinds of tea - iced. I had no problems with my loose leaf tea in the strainer - anytime you use loose leaf you're bound to get a few flecks that the strainer doesn't catch, but the holes are quite small and catch what it should.
The size is great - very slightly smaller than I imagined it in my head, but all the better for more storage space in the fridge, and it makes it easier to drink the iced tea before it goes bad.
Very pretty pitcher, and the orange handle seems sturdy. I was glad to have gift cards instead of having to pay for it all, but I'd still say all in all, it's a great buy.
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I love this pitcher. It only take a couple minutes to have great tasting water that is good for you.
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I really like the handle on the pitcher and am looking forward to making some tea.
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Handle is easy to hold and pour even when the pitcher is full. I have dried fruit with bigger chunky pieces. The long cylinder holds these big pieces as well as the small ones without leaking through the holes. The steeped tea is already brewed perfectly. The loose tea cylinder is easy to remove even though it is coming out of hot water.
I love this purchase and have no complaints about this product.
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I bought this pitcher to use with loose tea leaves. The tea I have says it is whole leaf tea which is supposed to work with this pitcher but the tea gets through the little holes and into the pitcher and then I have to filter it again. I bought this pitcher because it is BPA free and safe with hot and cold water but it needs a better filter. The other pitchers I looked at had more of a mesh type filter to hold the tea leaves. It is disappointing because it is a nice looking pitcher but since it doesn't do what I want it to it is not worth the cost. Maybe I can find another filter to use with it.
Comments about Tazo® Tea Pitcher with Infuser, 67 fl oz:
This pitcher makes it easy to make delicious iced tea. I have made iced tea with both tea bags and loose tea since I received this pitcher. Very easy to do and the tea tastes great with that good strong tea flavor. I drink iced tea every day and I am able to easily keep good fresh tea going with this pitcher. The pitcher is also easy to clean.
Comments about Tazo® Tea Pitcher with Infuser, 67 fl oz:
tried the flavor tea and my own tea. steeps quickly. maybe try a heavier handle on your next design(pitcher very heavy when full). great value for the money. would recommend for anyone as an alternative to non-electric tea maker . nice and sturdy design, easily washable. love the color.
Comments about Tazo® Tea Pitcher with Infuser, 67 fl oz:
I ordered this pitcher because of its size and for the infuser. It is exactly what I wanted and I am really impressed by the quality of the pitcher. I use it primarily for loose leaf tea and the infuser works really well. Thank you.


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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The United States must secure its rights for rare minerals and oil under the ocean before countries such as China begin to infringe on the country's territorial rights, according to the nation's top diplomat and U.S. military leaders.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey urged a Senate panel Wednesday to support a long-opposed international sea treaty that they said will also strengthen the nation's ability to apply military sea power.
Testifying before the Senate Foreign Relations committee in a rare appearance together, the three leaders called on the Senate panel to approve the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Seas because it was a "matter of utmost security and economic urgency."
The treaty would give the United States a 200-mile exclusive economic zone off of its coastlines as well as access to mineral and other natural resource rights within that area but allows other signatories the right of transit within the economic zone.
The treaty has been mostly ignored by the United States since 1994. More than 160 nations have signed the treaty; the United States is the only major nation that has not.
"Some of us have had the opportunity in the past to evaluate this treaty and even to vote on it in this committee. I am personally deeply supportive of it, and I believe it is now more urgent than ever that we ratify it because to remain outside of it is fundamentally directly counter to the best interests of our country," said Sen. John Kerry, a Massachusetts Democrat and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations committee.
Proponents of the treaty said approving the treaty will strengthen the United States' hand against developing countries like Russia and China, which are already staking out claims in the Pacific and the Arctic.
Kerry said it would also give U.S. oil and gas companies the certainty they need to make "crucial investments to secure our energy future."
But members who are against it said it will tie the hands of the U.S Navy to operate freely around the world as well as forcing the United States to submit to other accords not agreed to by the U.S. government.
"This treaty would subordinate American sovereignty to the United Nations, impose an international tax on U.S. energy production that would raise costs for American families and act as a backdoor Kyoto Protocol that could allow foreign nations to regulate U.S. energy emissions," according to Sen. Jim DeMint, a South Carolina Republican.
Clinton denied the claims by DeMint and others on the panel, saying she is certain approving the treaty would be in the best interest of the United States, not other countries.
"I believe so vehemently that acceding to this treaty is in America's sovereign interest, or I would not be sitting here," Clinton said.
Kerry won't bring the treaty to a vote before the presidential election so that electoral politics won't be involved in the debate on the issue.
He said he would also hold more hearings prior to a vote to address concerns dissenting members have on the treaty.


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GENESEO, N.Y. - The State University of New York at Geneseo is launching an awards program to recognize outstanding Geneseo alumni educators who have made a profound impact on individual students, schools and communities.
Three of the college's alumni will be honored through the Geneseo Distinguished Educator Awards Program, an annual undertaking by the Ella Cline Shear School of Education. The school is inviting administrators to nominate up to two education professionals per school who have made significant contributions both in and out of the classroom. Nominees must be a SUNY Geneseo alumna or alumnus who received an undergraduate or graduate degree from the college. He or she must work or have worked as a teacher, guidance counselor, school psychologist, librarian, administrator or staff member who impacts the daily lives and educational experiences of K-12 students. Retired educators are eligible, and awards also may be conferred posthumously.
Nominations for this year's program are to be postmarked by March 23 and must come from a superintendent, principal, vice principal, dean or department chair. A copy of the application is available to download at go.geneseo.edu/educatorawards.
A panel of education professionals and faculty from the School of Education will select the award winners based upon their professional achievements since graduating from the college. The three winners will be honored during alumni weekend in July at a complimentary champagne reception, which all nominees will be invited to attend.
"These awards will honor Geneseo alumni in the field of education who have gone way above and beyond in their commitment to superior educational practices," said Osman Alawiye, dean of Geneseo's School of Education. "Recipients of this award not only teach and serve, they inspire young people to achieve more. They represent the legions of extraordinary teachers and professionals all over the world who shape our society through the education of today's students."
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I looked in The Pomodoro Technique book and didn't see this referenced, but what should you do if you know you can't finish a Pomodoro? Let's just say I'm using 25 minute work blocks and 5 minute rest blocks for 30 minute Pomodori. If it's not 8:10am and I have a meeting at 8:30am, I can't finish my 25 minute work block before my meeting.
The two options that I've thought up already:
- Take a longer "break", but be productive with it. Use it to reprioritize my tasks by going through my list of unplanned/urgent tasks and eliminate ones that are not necessary and order to the others into my list of planned tasks, or perhaps eliminate some smaller tasks such as gathering tools and supplies for up coming tasks.
- Run a normal Pomodoro. Void the Pomodoro when the meeting starts, since it was unfinished. Go to the meeting, then resume with a 5 minute break to reassess the current status of the tasks, add new tasks, and reprioritize.
I'm sure there are other options. What would you recommend in this situation, and why would you recommend it?


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If we wanted to know if a particular domain has had SSL certificates issued to it by CAs in the past, that are now revoked/expired, is there is a resource that has that information?
Probably not.
Firstly, from a privacy point of view:
This being said, assuming that this is about a host that's publicly visible, you may be able to query the notaries used by systems like Convergence to help you find a number of certificates that may have been valid for a host name, but not necessarily all of them.
It's still possible to have multiple certificates, from multiple CAs (commercial or internal), all valid at the same time. The fact that one users sees a valid certificate from a particular CA doesn't mean that another won't see another certificate, also valid, from the same or another CA. This can happen on large sites (that would use DNS load-balancing, for example), as illustrated in this Security.SE question.
In addition, anyone ca issue a certificate for any host. I can issue a certificate for