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For some constant vector $\vec{A}$, and for $\vec{r}$ the position vector with respect to the origin, describe the loci of points defined by the following equations:
a) $(\vec{r} - \vec{A}) \cdot \vec{r} = 0$
b) $(\vec{r} - \vec{A}) \cdot \vec{A} = 0$
I'm not sure how to interpret these. I should be able to look at these and decide that they are circles or whatever have you, but I can't seem to come up with anything that makes sense. I have tried writing out the terms, but nothing enlightening has come to me.

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The 2013 Sugar Bowl champion Louisville Cardinals are having an autograph session for fans this weekend.
Coach Charlie Strong and the team will sign autographs from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. EST Saturday on the concourse of Papa John's Cardinal Stadium. The school says fans can have two items autographed by players and coaches and can have photos made with the Sugar Bowl trophy.
No. 22 Louisville defeated heavily favored No. 4 Florida 33-23 in last week's Sugar Bowl in New Orleans.
The autograph session is free and open to the public.


text: Can you guys believe that I never did a tutorial on "how to draw Timmy" from South Park step by step? I was going through the South Park section on Dragoart looking for Timmy and I didn't find him anywhere. I immediately was baffled and knew right away that Timmy had to grace the pages of Dragoart. How can I have lessons on almost all the main figures of South Park, but not have Timmy Burch. Sometimes Timmy will get mixed up with being Jimmy, and Jimmy is sometimes mistaken for Timmy. Timmy Burch is the boy that moves around in a mechanical wheelchair because he is disabled both mentally and physically. He is voiced by Trey Parker, and if you ask me Trey does an awesome job portraying Timmy. Like his friends, Timmy goes to kindergarten and knows all of the South Park figures like Kyle, Kenny, Eric, Stan, Butters, and even Jimmy. I'm not really sure what his handicap is, but I think he has some form of Tourettes because of the way he shouts or blurts out his name as well as other random words. The hardest part to drawing Timmy is probably going to be his wheelchair. Other than that you should have a relatively simple and fun time tackling this tutorial. If you love South Park the way I do, you will really enjoy this lesson. Adios people and good luck.


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How do you figure out the exact time how long to cook something?
Do you use binary search?
How do you figure out the exact time how long to cook something?
Do you use binary search?
It is very simple.
If you cook the same dish a few times, you can average it out. A lot of cook times are approximate anyway; you have to check the dish a bit before it should be done to make sure it hasn't cooked faster than expected.
Cooking is not an "exact science" in my view. You're not always using the "exactly" same temperature, "exactly" the same amount of oil/water, or cooking a cauliflaur of "exactly" the same size as before.
I think that lots of it comes from experience, sometimes you just "know" that something is ready even though you cooked it 30 seconds less long than the last time you prepared it.
Expanding on Jefromis comment, I didn't mean to dispute that, of course, you should have an idea of how long you approximately need to cook something. I usually use recipes off the internet or from one of our hundreds of cookery books as a starting point, whenever we try something new for the first time.


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Is it true that the cardinality of every maximal linearly independent subset of a finitely generated free module $A^{n}$ is equal to $n$ (not just at most $n$, but in fact $n$)? Here $A$ is a nonzero commutative ring. I know that it's true if $A$ is Noetherian or integral domain. I thought it was not true in general but I came up with something that looks like a proof and I can't figure out where it went wrong.
I think I have a counter-example. Let $A$ be the ring of functions $f$ from $\mathbb{C}^2 \setminus (0,0) \to \mathbb{C}$ such there is a polynomial $\widetilde{f} \in \mathbb{C}[x,y]$ such that $\widetilde{f}(x,y)=f(x,y)$ for all but finitely many $(x,y)$ in $\mathbb{C}^2$.
Map $A$ into $A^2$ by $f \mapsto (fx, fy)$. We check that this is injective: If $fx=0$ then $f$ is zero off of the $x$-axis. Similarly, if $fy=0$, then $f$ is zero off of the $y$-axis. So $(fx, fy) = (0,0)$ implies that $f$ is zero everywhere on $\mathbb{C}^2 \setminus (0,0)$.
We now claim that there do not exist $(u,v)$ in $A^2$ such that $(f,g) \mapsto (fx+gu, \ fy+gv)$ is injective. Suppose such a $(u,v)$ exists. Let $\widetilde{u}$ and $\widetilde{v}$ be the polynomials in $\mathbb{C}[x,y]$ which coincide with $u$ and $v$ at all but finitely many points. Let $\Delta=\widetilde{u} y - \widetilde{v} x$. Since $\Delta$ is a polynomial which vanishes at $(0,0)$, it is not a non-zero constant. Thus, $\Delta$ vanishes on an entire infinite subset of $\mathbb{C}^2$. Let $(p,q)$ be a point in $\mathbb{C}^2 \setminus (0,0)$ such that $\Delta(p,q)=0$, $\widetilde{u}(p,q)= u(p,q)$ and $\widetilde{v}(p,q)=v(p,q)$.
So $q u(p,q) - p v(p,q) =0$. Since $(p,q) \neq (0,0)$, there is some $k \in \mathbb{C}$ such that $(u(p,q), v(p,q)) = (kp, kq)$. Take $f$ to be $-k$ at $(p,q)$ and $0$ elsewhere; let $g$ be $1$ at $(p,q)$ and $0$ elsewhere. So $(fx+gu, fy+gv)=0$, and the map $(f,g) \mapsto (fx+gu, \ fy+gv)$ is not injective.
We have to prove that $m \leq n$ if there is a monomorphism $A^m \to A^n$. Since this is given by a $n \times m$ matrix with entries in $A$ and every finitely generated ring is noetherian, it is enough to consider the case that $A$ is noetherian.
Now you already know the proof for this case, but I just add it. Pick a minimal prime ideal $\mathfrak{p} \subseteq A$. This exists since $A \neq 0$. Now localize at $\mathfrak{p}$. Then we may replace $A$ by $A_{\mathfrak{p}}$, and thereby assume that $A$ is a $0$-dimensional noetherian ring, thus artinian. For such a ring it is known that the length of finitely generated modules is finite, and additive on short exact sequences. In particular $m * l(A) \leq n * l(A)$. Since $l(A) \neq 0$ is finite, we get $m \leq n$.
By the way, the assertion can be generalized to the infinite case:
Proof: Let $B$ be infinite. Representing elements of $L$ as linear combinations of elements in $B$ yields a map $f : L \to E(B)$, where $E(B)$ denotes the set of finite subsets of $B$. Now let $F$ be such a finite subset with $n$ elements. The finite case yields that there are at most $n$ linearly independent elements in $\langle F \rangle$, thus also in $f^{-1}(F)$. Now we use cardinal arithmetics:
$|L| = \sum_{n > 0} \sum_{F \in E(B), |F|=n} |f^{-1}(F)| \leq \sum_{n > 0} |B^n| = \sum_{n > 0} |B| = |B|.$
EDIT: See the comments; this does not answer kwan's question yet.
Assuming that $A$ has a maximal ideal $\mathfrak{m}$ (for example, by using Zorn's Lemma), one can proceed as follows: if $M$ is a free $A$-module with basis $(v_i)_{i\in I}$, then $M \cong A^I$, whence $M / \mathfrak{m} M \cong A^I / \mathfrak{m} A^I \cong (A / \mathfrak{m} A)^I$. This is a vector space over $k := A / \mathfrak{m} A$ of dimension $|I|$. Since over fields, all vector space bases of the same vector space have the same length, and since the $k$-vector space structure of $M / \mathfrak{m} M$ is independent of the choice of the basis, this shows that all $A$-bases of $M$ have the same cardinality.
I don't remember where I first saw this though... maybe someone else has a reference? I saw this first in the case that $A = \mathbb{Z}$ and $\mathfrak{m} = (2)$ for free abelian groups $M$, to show that the rank is well-defined.
I have spotted the mistake in my proof. So here is the "wrong" proof:
Let $v_{1},\ldots,v_{m}$ be linearly independent elements in $A^{n}$, where $m\lt n$. Write them as $n$-tuples of elements in $A$, thereby forming an $n$-by-$m$ matrix. Linear independence of $v_{i}\ $s means that the rank of this matrix is $m$. So there is an $m$-by-$m$ minor with non-zero determinant. By exchanging rows if necessary, bring these $m$ rows to the top part of the matrix. Now add a colomn to the right side of the matrix whose entries are $0$ except at the $n+1$ th position, where the entry is $1$. Then the new $n$-by-$(m+1)$ matrix has rank $(m+1)$ and hence the $(m+1)$ columns, the first $m$ of which are the $v_{i}\ $s, are linearly independent.
The mistake was the notion of rank of a matrix. When the entries are not from integral domain, the proper definition should be the largest integer $m$ such that there is no nonzero element in the ring annihilating the determinant of every $m$-by-$m$ minor. In the above example, I can't conclude that the rank of the $n$-by-$(m+1)$ matrix is $(m+1)$.
With this, I can now exhale a sigh of relief and continue believing that this is not true in general. (By the way I also know that it is true for free modules of infinite rank)


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I'm not native English speaker, so I wonder why forces like policemen and firemen and such use Mayday instead of the simpler Help. What is origin of this habit?
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This question is too basic; it can be definitively and permanently answered by a single link to a standard internet reference source designed specifically to find that type of information.If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.
Mayday comes from the french venez m'aider, which translates to "come help me". This was simply formalized as official in the 1940s. Any other phrase could have been used; mayday is just what stuck.
Technical terms like "mayday" have several advantages over just use an already existing common term like "help!":
I think this explains everything. I quote here the corresponding paragraph of the article in Wikipedia:


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'Roots of evil' cartoon offered food for thought
This is in response to Michael Ramirez' Jan. 2 cartoon, "The Roots of Evil," which cited exposure to violence; dissolution of the family; decaying morality; mental illness; apathy; desensitization; lack of social contact; pop culture and unearned fame as being among the causes of the Dec. 14 Sandy Hook Elementary school massacre in Newtown.
One can check off a couple of these, perhaps add a few more, and relate them to the tragedy that occurred in Newtown. Gunfire caused the death of innocents, but was not the root cause. The roots of evil have been growing in America for many decades; gun control does not address any of them.
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Reviewed By Eduardo G (Naples, FL) Reviewed for a 2015 Subaru XV Crosstrek —7/28/2015 5:27 PM
The product is not a perfect fit, because they didn't have one for my Subaru. However, the one for the Outback was similar in size, so I ordered it, and it fits pretty well - I'm satisfied. I previously bought one for a Camaro, and they are well built and fit perfectly to the mirrors.


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Prove $$\lim _{x \to 0} \sin\left(\frac{1}{x}\right) \ne 0.$$
I am unsure of how to prove this problem. I will ask questions if I have doubt on the proof. Thank you!
Prove $$\lim _{x \to 0} \sin\left(\frac{1}{x}\right) \ne 0.$$
I am unsure of how to prove this problem. I will ask questions if I have doubt on the proof. Thank you!
Consider the sequences $$x_n = \dfrac1{2n \pi + \pi/2}$$ and $$y_n = \dfrac1{2n \pi + \pi/4}$$ and look at what happens to your function along these two sequences. Note that both sequences tend to $0$ as $n \to \infty$.
Here's an intuitive answer, just to shake things up. The limit of a function as it approaches some point is the value you expect the function to take at that point$^1$ based on what it does nearby the point. If you can't form any expectations about the function's value, the limit doesn't exist.
Now take a look at the function in question:
Can anyone possibly form expectations about where that function should be at $0$?
Of course, once you have the intuition, you have to actually write down the proof. For that, you need to remember the definition of the limit and formalize why you can't figure out where $\sin(x^{-1})$ "should" be at $0$.
in order to prove the limit $\not=0$, only need to find a sequent $\{x_n\}\rightarrow0$,but $\sin(x_n) \not\rightarrow 0$. and the below is the construction.
To show that, some limit of some function does not exist it is better often use Heine definition of limit, which states that a function $f(x)$ has a limit $L$ at $x = a$, if for every sequence $\{x_n\}$ , which has a limit at $a$, the sequence $f(\{x_n\})$ has a limit $L$.
Thus, by the above definition, you need to find(it is already done for you, in above answer) sequences $\{x_n\}$ and $\{y_n\}$ such that $\lim x_n=\lim y_n=0$, but $f(x_n)\neq f(y_n)$.
As a complement to Marvis' answer and to Neal's drawing, consider $$ x_n(\delta) = \frac 1{2n\pi + \delta}. $$ Then $$ f(x_n) = \sin(2 n \pi + \delta) = \sin (\delta) \underset{n \to \infty}{\longrightarrow} \sin(\delta). $$ Choosing $\delta$ such that $\sin(\delta) = y \in [-1,1]$, we see that using an appropriate sequence $x_n(\delta)$ converging to $0$, we can approach any value between $[-1,1]$. Since $|f(x_n)| \le -1$, this explains the ugly behavior of the function near $0$ as seen in Neal's graph.
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I was curious as to know in what Pokemon installments can I catch a shiny Pokemon and how. Can anyone tell me?
Shiny Pokémon can be encountered in any core-series game from Gold and Silver onward. "Shinies" are Pokémon that have an alternate coloration from others in its species.
What is a Shiny
Whenever a Pokémon is generated by the game, there is a slight, fixed random chance that it will be shiny. This chance can be raised in certain circumstances; see the remaining sections.
"Generated" means:
Pokémon retain their shiny status through evolution and form changes. However, the exact coloration may be different (e.g., Shiny Charmander is yellow, Shiny Charizard is black).
Shiny Pokémon are indicated by a sparkling animation when they appear in battle, and a star or sparkle symbol on their status screen.
Each Pokémon form has precisely one alternate shiny coloration, and they differ only by color.
What is Not a Shiny
Shiny Pokémon are not to be confused with form differences or gender differences, which a handful of species have, and sometimes look very similar to shinies. Each form will have its own shiny variation, as well. For instance, Shellos has two forms, which differ both in color and head design.
Additionally, the N64 Stadium games will give slight alternate coloration to Pokémon with certain nicknames. These are not shinies, and in fact, Stadium 2 features both shinies (called "Color Pokémon") and these nickname-variations concurrently.
Finally, though all games have programming for shiny versions of all Pokémon, there are a few instances where a Pokémon will never be shiny, which are noted below.
Generation I - Red, Green, Blue, Yellow (Game Boy)
There is no direct support for shiny Pokémon in these games.
However, for compatibility reasons, the data that Generation II uses to determine shininess is also available in Generation I. Therefore, it could be said that Generation I does have Shinies, they just don't appear as such until they are traded forward. See the next section for why this is.
Generation II - Gold, Silver, Crystal (Game Boy Color)
The chance for wild encounters and NPC gifts being shiny is
To preserve backward compatibility with Generation I, this information is encoded in part of the Pokémon's hidden statistical information, called Individual Values (IVs). This means that Generation I Pokémon, when traded to Generation II, also have a
Increased Rates
Pokémon hatched from eggs inherit IVs from their parents, meaning the chances can be skewed as high as
The Crystal-exclusive Odd Egg has an increased chance of producing a shiny:
Guaranteed Encounters
Each game has a single Pokémon that is always shiny: a Gyarados in the middle of the Lake of Rage, encountered as part of the story.
Excluded Pokémon
Due to the way IVs are used for multiple things in these games, a few shinies are impossible:
Generation III - Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed, LeafGreen (Game Boy Advance)
The chance for wild encounters, NPC gifts, and hatched eggs being shiny is
The data structure was overhauled in Ruby and Sapphire, separating battle statistics from shininess. The shiny calculation has thus been revamped, producing the same probability without being tied to gameplay-altering statistics.
Generation IV - Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold, SoulSilver (DS)
The chance for wild encounters, NPC gifts, and hatched eggs being shiny is still
Increased Rates
New is the so-called "Masuda method" (named after the developer who hinted at it to players): if two Pokémon are originally from two different real-world countries and can breed, the probability of their eggs producing shiny Pokémon is raised to
The post-game of Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum gives the player the Poké Radar item, which is used to create special shaking-grass encounters. Chaining these encounters together increases the probability that one of those grass patches will sparkle, guaranteeing a shiny encounter there. The probability rises as high as
Guaranteed Encounters
As HeartGold and SoulSilver are remakes of Gold, Silver, and Crystal, they also have a fixed encounter with a shiny Gyarados. Unlike the original version, though, if you defeat it, it will reappear after you beat Lance.
Generation V - Black, White, Black 2, White 2 (DSi)
The chance for wild encounters, NPC gifts, and hatched eggs being shiny is once again
Increased Rates
The Masuda method probability has risen to
In Black 2 and White 2 only, if you manage to catch all non-event Pokémon in the National Pokédex, you will receive the Shiny Charm, which automatically raises all shiny probabilities by
Guaranteed Encounters
Black 2 and White 2 have two guaranteed shinies:
Excluded Pokémon
Three Pokémon are unable to be shiny:
Generation VI - X and Y (3DS)
The chance for wild encounters, NPC gifts, and hatched eggs being shiny has risen to
Increased Rates
If you stand in the same spot and continually use a fishing rod, and get a hit every time, the rate apparently increases (the exact rate is not yet known).
The Friend Safari, a post-game venue, has a higher chance of shiny encounters (estimated to be
The following return from previous generations. Bulbapedia hypothesizes that the rates are simply double from their earlier rates, but this appears to not be 100% proven.
Excluded Pokémon
Gen. | Base | Masuda| Extra | % | % | Chances --------|-------|-------|------- I (GB) | N/A | N/A | II (GBC)| .012 | N/A | = 100%: Story Gyarados = 14%: Odd Egg (C) III(GBA)| .012 | N/A | IV (DS) | .012 | .061 | = up to 0.5%: Radar (D/P/P) = 100%: Story Gyarados (HG/SS) V (DSi) | .012 | .073 | = 100%: Prize Gible (B2) = 100%: Prize Dratini (W2) = 100%: Prize Haxorus (B2/W2) + 0.024%: Shiny Charm (B2/W2) VI (3DS)| .024 | .146* | = up to ??%: Fishing = 0.195%: Friend Safari + 0.073%: Shiny Charm (except for Friend Safari) * estimated
* I'm unsure of the details on when Roaming Pokémon are generated. If anyone has additional information, please comment!
Shiny Pokemon have existed in the series since Generation II (Gold/Silver/Crystal). While Shiny Pokemon were originally based off of their IVs ("Individual Values") in Generation II, they are now based on a hidden number called the "Pokemon ID" or PID. Since Generation II, they have had a one in 8192 (one in 4096 since Gen VI) chance upon encounter to exist (determined at encounter-time). Methods exist to increase the chance of getting a shiny Pokemon:
They are, in the end, just a differently-colored Pokemon, however. You catch them the same way you do any other 'Mon - with a Pokeball (or better) and some luck.
They started appearing in Gold and Silver and have appeared in all games after.
They are randomly appearing pokemon (with some exceptions: red Gyrados in rage lake being one) and you catch them like any other wild pokemon.
You can find shiny pokemon in generation 2 and onwards. The odds of encountering a shiny is 1/8192. It is unlikely that you will encounter a shiny, but it is possible.


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Which of the following sentences is correct?
- A variety of dishes are being prepared.
- A variety of dishes is being prepared.
I believe that both can be used, though I'd stick with the plural use of the verb. What do you think?
Which of the following sentences is correct?
I believe that both can be used, though I'd stick with the plural use of the verb. What do you think?
Both sentences are grammatical. The first makes us aware of the individual items in the variety. The second foregrounds the variety itself.
Here are the actual usage stats from the British National Corpus (BNC) and the Corpus of Contemporary American English (COCA):
For those unfamiliar with the query syntax,
An important thing to note is that this has nothing to do with the verb immediately following the plural noun. We can move the verb directly in front of "a variety", but the preference for plural agreement doesn't change:
In short, plural is the agreement of choice on both sides of the pond, though interestingly considerably more so in the US.
And as you pointed out yourself in comments elsewhere on this page, this is not really surprising, but in fact perfectly in line with how similar constructions such as a number, a lot, a total, etc. behave. This is sometimes referred to as notional agreement or notional concord:
In Wikipedia, the corresponding entry is to be found under synesis:
I would say that for "a variety of dishes", the verb should agree with either "variety" or "dishes", depending on which is the actual noun the verb acts on. There are a variety of phrases "a [noun] of" for which this is the rule (although for most phrases "a [noun] of", the verb must agree with [noun]).
Here is a variety of examples, the first two of which sound wrong (and alter the meaning) if you change the verb.
The dishes individually aren't essential; it's having the wide variety of them that is.
You don't serve the fish with the variety, just with one of them.
Both the individual dishes and the whole variety of them are being prepared, so either verb works.
The case of "a number of" is clear, logical and natural: "A number of customers has complained about this" just sounds weird, while "The number of complaining customers has increased" sounds fine. If we apply the same logic to "variety of" (and why shouldn't we?), these sentences sound fine: "The variety of such systems has quickly expanded." Or, "A variety of such systems are equipped with lasers."
"A variety of food IS available" but "a variety of dishes ARE available".
"A variety of" is a phrase that means "a large number of". This means we assume, if a variety exists, then there are more than one type of item. Hence, plural. You wouldn't say "ten dishes is available", you'd say "ten dishes are available".
The noun that follows the phrase "a variety of" is the important part (food/dishes). When the noun is singular, so is the verb.
Also, to Ashley, who questioned the correctness of "I'm shocked by the number of people that does not know how to spell the name of their street", try substituting the pronoun for the phrase "the number of __". Such as:
If you're talking about a number of people, then it is referring to more than one person, ergo, plural.
"A variety of dishes are being prepared" is grammatically incorrect. Many people make this common mistake, and most people wouldn't notice if you made it, but the verb is supposed to agree with the word "variety," not with "dishes." "Dishes" are not the subject of the sentence. Therefore, "a variety... is prepared," not "a variety... are prepared." See, if you take the phrase out, the answer becomes obvious. Likewise, it would be "there IS a variety," not "there ARE a variety" of dishes.
"A lot of," "a number of," and "a variety of" are quantifiers. If you say "There is a variety" you mean a variety in the sense of a single kind, not a lot of different kinds. I hope you'll find is useful.
How could "A variety are being prepared" be correct? It doesn't sound correct and I don't think any parenthetical remark or subordinate phrase would change that.
Perhaps you are thinking of "Various dishes are being prepared".


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Charlotte 49ers head men's basketball coach Alan Major announced the promotion of Ryan Odom to associate head coach, May 6, 2014. Odom is in his fifth year on the 49ers coaching staff and his first as associate head coach. Prior to joining the 49ers coaching staff, Odom spent seven years as an assistant coach at Virginia Tech.
During Odom's time at Charlotte, the 49ers have captured the 2013 Great Alaska Shootout and 2014 Puerto Rico Tip-Off titles and earned a bid to the 2013 NIT. Last season, the 49ers received votes in the AP and the Coaches Polls for the first time since December, 2009. In 2013, the 49ers won 21 games which marked the program's first 20-win season since 2007-08, and with another winning season in 2014, the 49ers posted back-to-back winning campaigns for the first time since 2007. Charlotte has posted a victory over a top 15 team in three of the last four years.
A 1996 graduate of Hampden-Sydney College, Odom was a member of two-time ACC Coach of the Year Seth Greenberg's first staff at Virginia Tech. In his seven years, the Hokies went to the 2007 NCAA Tournament and four National Invitation Tournaments. He joined the Hokies after a three-year stint as an assistant to Jeff Jones at American University. Odom was responsible for the coordination of recruiting efforts and assisted with the on-court development. Before American, Odom spent one season as an assistant coach at UNC Asheville for head coach Eddie Biedenbach. Prior to that, he served two seasons as an assistant coach at Furman under Larry Davis and one season under Greenberg at South Florida as an administrative assistant.
"Ryan is one of the outstanding assistant coaches in the country," Major said. "He has a great feel for the state of North Carolina and the southeast region with strong ties in Virginia and North Carolina."
Odom was a four-year starting point guard at Hampden-Sydney and served as team captain as a senior. He helped the Tigers to an 80-30 overall record during his playing career and twice led teams to the NCAA Division III tournament. He finished his career as Hampden-Sydney's leading three-point shooter and was fourth all-time in assists.
"I am fortunate to work at Charlotte for Alan Major," Odom said, whose brother Lane coached for the 49ers for two years (1998-00). "I appreciate his confidence in me and I look forward to helping him, the staff, and players pursue excellence in all areas of our program"
He and his wife, Lucia, have two sons, Connor and Owen. Odom is the son of Dave Odom, who retired in 2008 as the head coach at South Carolina.


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Kraus Sinks and Faucets
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Somebody who teaches guitar told me that 1234 means down down down down, and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and means down up down up. But why? What do these numbers represent?
If you are playing a song that has four beats in a bar (it's in 4/4 time), you can easily strum on each beat of the bar with a down-strum. By using only down-strums you can play steadily, with an even volume. If you want to play twice as fast (in other words, play eight strums per bar), you can play in between the beats with an up-strum. Your right-hand moves at just the same speed, but because you are now strumming up in between your down-strums, you are playing twice as many strums, and twice as fast.
In his book The Ultimate Guitar Tutor Tom Fleming describes this as "The Puppet Rule". If you tap your foot on each beat of the bar, you play as though your strumming hand is connected to your foot with a piece of string. So, when you tap your foot you play a down-strum, when you lift your foot you play an up-strum.
The music below shows how this works with an Em chord. In the first bar there are four down-strummed 1-beat chords. In the second bar there are eight chords, which are twice as fast and alternate up and down strums.
Some extra bits to add to Bob's answer.Unless you're pretty good at changing chords, don't bother trying the second bar strum pattern, as the last up-strum gives you half the change time that you had in the first bar. A lot of self-taught guitarists get round this by doing the up-strum with open strings.In some keys you can get away with it. In most, it sounds naff and amateurish.
When you've mastered both patterns, try to vary things by strumming, say, 1,2,3and4. Or 1and2 3 4. There are very many combinations - just play the ands, and you've got a reggae type rhythm. Don't forget that you could leave out one or more of the down-strums, etc, to give a total of absolutely loads of different strum patterns, without changing the up/down movement of that arm.


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This guide presents practical information about software- and hardware-based solutions that take advantage of Intel technologies and McAfee solutions, such as Intel® Trusted Execution Technology (Intel TXT)1 for establishing trusted server pools and Intel Advanced Encryption Standard New Instructions (Intel AES-NI)2 for enhancing the performance of data encryption solutions. It covers McAfee* Management for Optimized Virtual Environments Antivirus (McAfee* MOVE AntiVirus) for efficient virtual machine scanning and McAfee Application Control and McAfee Change Control, which work together to protect servers. It also discusses how Intel Expressway Cloud Access 360 (Intel ECA 360) and Intel's strategic partnership with McAfee can extend trust across federated clouds.
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Should I write APIs in US spelling or British spelling? Or should I provide with mapping both of them to a single one and internally using anyone which I like so that both of them works ? At present most of the APIs are with US spelling. What is the solution for it?
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Hunt was one of at least three appointments made this year by Gov. Pat McCrory to serve as special Superior Court justices. The judges will rule on civil and criminal matters throughout the state in cases in which sitting judges have been recused.
Fifteen Superior Court judges are appointed to five-year terms and serve across the state. The special honors are often picked to cover some of the toughest or contentious cases in Superior Court.
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Gorgonzola Garden Salad
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Gorgonzola is a special treat, and it enhances the dark raisins, walnuts, and mandarin oranges in this salad.
Serves: 4 servings
- 8 cups mixed salad greens or torn butter crunch or romaine lettuce
- 1 can (10 ounces) mandarin orange sections, well drained
- 1/2 cup diagonally sliced celery
- 4 thin slices red or sweet white onion, separated into rings
- 1/4 cup crumbled Gorgonzola or blue cheese
- 1/4 cup dark raisins
- 1/4 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
- 1/2 cup bottled nonfat or low-fat raspberry or balsamic vinaigrette salad dressing
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- Arrange 2 cups of the salad greens on each of 4 salad plates. Top the lettuce on each plate with a quarter of the mandarin oranges, 2 tablespoons of celery, and a quarter of the onion rings. Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon each of cheese, raisins, and if desired, walnuts.
- Drizzle 2 tablespoons of the dressing over each salad, and serve immediately.
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6 Bizarre Forms of Discrimination That Can Lose You a Job
#3. By Blood Type (aka Bura-Hara)
Type "Japan" into the Cracked article search bar and hit "enter," and you'll find that we've probably written more about it than Batman and Tesla combined. Their weird approach to just about every aspect of day to day life helps us put bread on the table. The last thing we want is to come off as racist in an article about discrimination, so let's acknowledge that it is probably just our narrow Western sensibilities that make us think Japanese culture is ridiculous. That said, you can guess that if the Japanese are going to do workplace discrimination, they're going to do it their own way.
The is how they do sex.
Bura-Hara is the Japanese practice of discrimination by blood-type. It's based on the myth that your blood-type determines your personality, proving again that people will spare no expense thinking up new ways to groundlessly wedge large tracts of society into a tiny box. Folks with type-O, they say, are more likely to be energetic and social, while type-B are just selfish, whiny jerks. Just like most of the new-age gibberish that passes through Oprah's book club, the appeal is in how scientific it sounds to the layperson.
"They got charts!"
While most people may only consider blood-type profiling to be just another horoscope novelty, it is becoming an increasingly popular way to discriminate against others. Even politicians, including the former prime minister, feel the need to state their type. Additionally, kindergartens are being split up based on blood-type, as are dating services. Perhaps worse, job seekers are now being asked their blood-type during their interviews. If you want to get a job in Japan, you really don't want to have type-B blood.
"This guy's blood looks an especially douchey shade of red to you?
Of course, the whole thing's deeply rooted in Nazi ideology. When Hitler started trying to breed a master race, his allies absorbed some of the Nazis' extremely feeble grasp of science. The notion that blood-types determined personalities died out after the war... until the 1970s, when it was brought back into vogue by some absolute nobody who everyone decided to listen to for some reason. We're guessing he was type-B.
#2. By Height
Quick, think of every role Danny DeVito has ever played. Greedy, unpleasant used-car salesman; greedy, unpleasant con-man; greedy, unpleasant penguin mutant. It's not just because DeVito really is a creepy little dwarven bastard--though that may also be true. Remember all the times he played the foil to Schwarzenegger's tall, handsome, nice guy? It's because we subconsciously hate short people. No, really.
Hate, and fear.
It's so bad that, for some reason, we imagine nasty people like Napoleon to have been really short, even though that's totally not true. And as some studies have already found, taller people are approximately 73 percent more likely to land a job when they're up against a shorter, but similarly qualified, applicant. This may also help explain why shorter people tend to earn less than taller people. It's estimated that shorter people earn around $800 less per inch per year.
We guess having a whole ton of short kids would work out alright, fiscally.
As Volvo found, heightism and sexism can be rolled into one big discrimination extravaganza. A Volvo factory applied a minimum height requirement of 163 centimeters for all their workers. Not only did this get rid of all those pesky short people, but because this knocks out only one percent of the male population but a whopping 25 percent of the female population, it gets rid of all those pesky women too.
Also, in China, it's fairly common procedure to set height requirements for ordinary jobs. Also, they have a midget theme park there. So, there's that.
It's not often we're stunned into speechlessness. Way to go, China.
#1. By Your Astrological Sign
For a pseudo-science that's only survived because editors feel a need to fill the last page of the newspaper with more than just comics, it should go without saying that astrology is an utterly useless way of hiring people. But of course, that's such a Pisces thing to say.
Stupid Pisces. Always migrating upstream.
India, for example, is crazy about it. The Indian Council of Astrological "Sciences" reports a growing trend in employers hiring astrology consultants to help them decide who to employ and who to fire. The best thing about this job is that you get to reap a fabulous paycheck for writing a bunch of gibberish like "If Mars is in the third house suspected by Moon and Mercury, one has a tendency to betray those who believe in him." Who is going to dispute that? Are you going to argue with science?
"Yes John, I'm afraid you're going to gun down half the office in a drunken rage next Thursday. Don't blame me, it's Jupiter's fault."
Austria goes a step further. Just last year, an Austrian company decided to hire people born under only five certain astrology signs. According to a spokesperson, it's not like they're a bunch of superstitious nuts; they're just using "the same scientific methodology for making their choices that medical researchers and sociologists routinely use all the time without any dispute or controversy whatsoever." There's that magic word again: science. It makes the most outlandish claims seem suddenly reasonable.
And how did the government react? They shrugged their shoulders and decided it's all above board. It's only a little bit of discrimination, after all, and besides, it's not like they've ever let someone's own crazy prejudices get out of control before. Wait, was it Hitler or Charlie Chaplin who was born in Austria?
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If the matrix is positive definite, then all its eigenvalues are strictly positive. Is the converse also true? That is, if the eigenvalues are strictly positive, then matrix is positive definite? Can you give example of 2x2 matrix with 2 positive eigenvalues but is not positive definite?
I think this is false. Let $A = \begin{pmatrix} 1 & -3 \\ 0 & 1 \end{pmatrix}$ be a 2x2 matrix, in the canonical basis of $\mathbb R^2$. Then A has a double eigenvalue b=1. If $v=\begin{pmatrix}1\\1\end{pmatrix}$, then $\langle v, Av \rangle < 0$.
The point is that the matrix can have all its eigenvalues strictly positive, but it does not need to be symmetric.
This question does a great job of illustrating the problem with thinking about these things in terms of coordinates. The thing that is positive-definite is not a matrix $M$ but the quadratic form $x \mapsto x^T M x$, which is a very different beast from the linear transformation $x \mapsto M x$. For one thing, the quadratic form does not depend on the antisymmetric part of $M$, so using an asymmetric matrix to define a quadratic form is redundant. And there is no reason that an asymmetric matrix and its symmetrization need to be at all related; in particular, they do not need to have the same eigenvalues.
The converse will be true if the matrix is diagonalizable. That's why the counter-example given by Ronaldo (edited by KennyTM) is not diagonalizable. If $B$ is diagonalizable, then $B=P^TAP$ and $y^TBy=y^TP^TAPy=x^TAx=\sum d_ix_i^2$ (where $P$ is an orthogonal matrix whose transpose is its own inverse) as in the answers by Soarer.
Spectral theorem for non-diagonalizable matrix gives rise nilpotent matrices, i.e. $$A=\sum_i (\lambda_i P_i + N_i)$$ where $P_iP_j = \delta_{ij} P_j$, $N_iP_i=N_i$ etc. ($P_i$'s are projection matrices and $N_i$'s are nilpotent matrices corresponding to eigen-values $\lambda_i$).
As posed, the answer to the question is no, if $\mathbf A$ is not symmetric. Counterexample:
$$\mathbf A = \begin{pmatrix} 7 & 1 \\ -20 & -2\end{pmatrix}$$
with positive eigenvalues $3$ and $2$. $\mathbf A$ is not positive definite, that is, $\mathbf x^\top \mathbf A \mathbf x$ is not a positive quadratic form.
Of course, as pointed out by many, if in addition we require that $\mathbf A$ be symmetric, then all its eigenvalues are real and, moreover, $\mathbf A$ is positive definite if, and only if, all its eigenvalues are positive.
True. If you consider a diagonal matrix $A = \mathrm{diag}(d_1,\cdots,d_n)$ where each diagonal entry $d_i$ is positive, then clearly it is positive definite, since $x^TAx = \sum d_ix_i^2 > 0$ unless $x = 0$ ($x_i$ are the components of vector $x$.)
Now apply spectral theorem for symmetric matrix to reduce to the diagonal case.
For a matrix to be positive definite:
1) it must be symmetric 2) all eigenvalues must be positive 3) it must be non singular 4) all determinants (from the top left down the diagonal to the bottom right - not jut the one determinant for the whole matrix) must be positive.
If a 2x2 positive definite matrix is plotted it should look like a bowl. If the matrix is singular then it's a trough which follows the vector which takes the matrix to zero. If the sum of the cross terms is bigger than the trace then the plot is a saddle at zero.


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Will this lens work for spherical panos? Just a matter of simply taking more shots, or is the post process that much more difficult as well?
Also, will Hugin work sufficiently for stitching spherical panos?
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Learning Disability or Behavior Problem?
Q: How can you tell after only two months in kindergarten that a child has a learning disability versus a behavior problem?
A: The answer is you can't -- or at least not easily. First of all, children develop at different rates and the range of what's "normal" in children in kindergarten is quite wide.
A lot of children get identified as students with a learning disability in the second or third grade, because that's when the curriculum (especially reading-related subjects) starts to get much more difficult. It is difficult to identify a learning disability in younger children, since the expectations of teachers are so broad, and teachers tend to expect much more variation in children's ability and rate of learning. However, some behaviors in young children have been shown to be linked to later learning disabilities. A child who exhibits several of the following behaviors may be showing the symptoms of early learning disabilities:
- Seems clumsy and bumps into things or people.
- Has uneven profile of skills; talks really well, but can't zipper or button.
- Looks but doesn't seem to "see"; watches but doesn't respond to what he sees.
- Appears to be listening, but doesn't understand what is said.
- May have very short attention span.
- Understands well, but has difficulty expressing himself in words.
- Acts younger than his or her chronological age.
- Either overreacts or underreacts to things. Emotions may not match events.
- Seems disorganized, chaotic. Takes more time to get ready and do things.
It's often the case that undiagnosed and untreated learning disabilities lead to feelings of frustration and failure in young children. What a teacher might see is a child who acts up or who is resistant or oppositional in order to avoid that thing that he or she dreads most -- learning.
It's very important to rule out underlying learning disabilities as a possible cause of a child's inappropriate behavior. It's also important to realize that unfortunately, some little children have underlying emotional problems that take a real toll on learning. If a pre-schooler is spending a lot of his/her time worrying about something, or hearing voices that aren't there, it is no wonder that he or she has "holes" in learning that look very much like learning disabilities.
The key to answering the dilemma of whether the problem is related to learning or behavior is a multi-disciplinary evaluation carried out jointly by teachers, psychologists, pediatricians, and anyone else who provides service to the child.
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Party Basics
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- Pictionary Whether you make your own set or buy the game, Pictionary is a great group game just about anyone can play.
- Twister Yes, it's kitschy, but isn't that the point?
- Taboo This cheeky game is a great ice-breaker for adults who think they know one another. Don't take the game too seriously, and you'll have a great time.
- Hide-and-seek Best played outdoors, in a park or while camping, hide-and-seek, when played with adults (especially those who have been drinking just a little bit), can be just as fun as it was when you were a kid.
- Trivial Pursuit It's a classic, with good reason. Playing in teams allows to you match skills and knowledge, and players can have a great time arguing about their final answers.
- "I Never" This sorority-days holdover is actually quite fun in the right company. A drinking game, one person states something they profess never to have done, such as making out in public, and whoever has actually performed this feat takes a drink. Yes, this isn't a very mature game, but if begun at the right time, with the right group of people, you'll have a fabulous time.
- Cranium Another game marketed for adults, Cranium contains a little bit for everyone: trivia, acting skills, drawing, and modeling with clay. Best suited for smaller gatherings, Cranium is one of the more fun games to emerge in recent years.
Hiring Entertainment
If you have the inclination, consider hiring professional entertainment for your party. Although not every gathering or budget! is suited to this type of activity, a little creativity and effort on your part can make your evening's entertainment spectacular.
Instead of hiring your brother's garage band, why not explore one of these ideas?
- Music Quality performers are always welcome at any party, especially when they function more as ambience, rather than the central focus. Consider a string quartet, jazz trio, or even a harpist, all of whom can add wonderful atmosphere to your gathering without overpowering it. If you're working with a limited budget, but are dying for professional musicians at your party, contact a local university or music school, where you can often find talented students who are more than happy to play for the exposure and a small fee.
- Live entertainment A hypnotist, comedian, or balloon artist can add a lively, silly element to the right party, such as a barbecue, retirement or reunion party, children's party, or picnic. Before you dismiss this idea as childish, think about it: What could be more entertaining than a group of adults laughing their heads off at a professional clown?
- Services A really creative hostess will have fun planning special services for the right party: a psychic, a tarot card reader, or a palm-reader for a Halloween party; an esthetician for a Beauty Night; a 5-minute masseuse for a Happy Hour; or even a babysitter for a party at which several children will be present. Think about the theme of your party and your guests' needs and preferences, and then look through your local community paper to discover what kinds of services are available near you.
If you have the budget for a professional entertainer or service provider, don't skimp on quality. Ask for references, attend an event at which the pers
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The inspiration from this came from repeatedly seeing maple-glazed-something-or-another all over the place here lately! Well, I guess it is that time of year. I ended up serving these chops with Shortcut Red Beans and Rice as a side, since I already had the chops thawed out when I decided I also had a taste for red beans. Yep, that's how I roll when I cook!
This is a wonderful glaze with just a bite of Cajun spice to kick things up just a bit. Be sure to spoon some of that delicious sauce over each pork chop before you serve them - you won't want to miss that. And remember, chops cook pretty quick, so keep an eye on 'em. Nothin' worse than a chewy, tough pork chop.
I'm pretty sure that this sauce would be excellent on baked chicken. I'll be tryin' that soon enough!
Spicy Maple Balsamic Glazed Pork Chops
From the Kitchen of Deep South Dish
1/4 cup of chicken broth
1/2 cup of real maple syrup
2 tablespoons of balsamic vinegar
1 teaspoon of Slap Ya Mama, or your favorite
Cajun/Creole seasoning, or to taste
Bring mixture to a boil; reduce to just slightly over medium and cook until slightly thickened and reduced to about half; set aside.
Pork Chops:
1/2 tablespoon of olive oil
4 to 6 pork chops
Lawry's seasoning salt
Chili powder
Heat olive oil in large skillet over medium high heat. Season one side of chops with seasoning salt and chili pepper. Place chops into skillet with seasoned side down and season the top. Sear, turn and brush with the balsamic maple reduction. Continue brushing and turning until chops are cooked through. Time will depend on the thickness of the chops. Pork chops cook fairly fast, so take care not to overcook them! Spoon remaining sauce over chops before serving.
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