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quote: Lets be honest. There are three Android trolls on this site. Retrospooty, Reclaimer77 (who I'm sure is the same person) and CheeseW - who is basically a loyal monkey to the first two.
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The Hopf fibration is a famous map S3 --> S2 with fiber S1, which is the generator in pi_3(S2). We can model this map in terms simplicial sets by taking the singular simplicial sets of these spaces and the induced map of simplcial sets. But this model is HUGE and isn't really useful for doing calculations. Does anyone know a nice small model for this map in terms of simplicial sets? Something suitable for computations? This map is also the attaching map used to build CP2 out of S2, so I would equivalently be interested in a small combinatorial model for CP2.
There is a paper [MathSciNet] of Madahar and Arkaria called A minimal triangulation of the Hopf map and its application. They find a triangulation from a 12-vertex 3-sphere to a 4-vertex 2-sphere. The minimality is in Section 6.a. I hope this is useful.
Now, this gives the map the structure of a map of simplicial complexes. Choose an ordering of the vertices such that the map in the paper respects the order. This then gives you a model of the map on finite simplicial sets.
Here is one thing to try. Start with the smallest simplicial model for S1 (the 1-simplex modulo its boundary). Take the free group in each degree (but force the basepoint to be the identity). The resulting simplicial group FS1 is a model for ΩS2; furthermore, being a simplicial group, it's a Kan complex. Thus, we know there must be some map f: S2->FS1 which represents the generator of π2ΩS2; the group of FS1 in degree 2 is not too big, so it should not be hard to write this down explicitly (I haven't tried, though.)
Of course, you really want a map S3->X, where X models the 2-sphere. Since FS1 is a simplicial group, let X=BF1, it's classifying space. X is a model for the 2-sphere, and I expect that if you examine it closely, you will see the "suspension" of f corresponds to some explicit 3-simplex in X, which is your model.
I'm not sure this counts as a "combinatorial model", of course.
(I have a vague memory that Dan Kan did something like this in one of his papers in the 50s. Is that right?)
There is a small simplicial set description of the Hopf map in Clemens Berger's thesis, Exemple 1.19, pp. 45-47.
Here's a different answer. The Hopf fibration S3 -> S2 is a principal U(1)-bundle, which means it is the pullback of the universal U(1)-bundle along a map S2->BU(1).
There is a simplicial model E->B of the universal fibration over BU(1) which is a Kan fibration: since BU(1) is K(Z,2), you can take B to be a simplicial abelian group associated to the chain complex C concentrated in degree 2, and E is the simplicial abelian group associated to an acyclic complex A which has a surjective map to C. Now pull back along S2->B and get a bundle Y->S2, and there you are. The simplicial set Y will be a model for S3.
You ought to be able to trivialize the bundle over each hemisphere and loop at the transition function on the equatorial S^1 (which is presumably the identity map S^1 \to S^1 acting as rotations on the fiber). Using this, it shouldn't be hard to write down an explicit geometric simplicial approximation to the Hopf map. Alternatively, you could model S^1 as a simplicial group (the free abelian group on a 1-simplex and its degeneracies) and get a simplicial principal bundle on S^2 (which you should be able to model with one 0-simplex, one 1-simplex (the equator), and two 2-simplices) from this transition function.


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Star Wars Galaxies: Game Update 10 Publish Notes, June 2, 2009
Star Wars Galaxies: Game Update 10
Publish Notes, June 2, 2009
* Introducing Battlefields to Star Wars Galaxies: There are four new PvP regions added to the game. Each is a battlefield complete with its own objectives. To play on one of the battlefields you simply need to use the /battlefield slash command.
* New Rename Command: A /rename command has been added to allow you to rename your character. A character must be at least 90 days old before he/she can be renamed. There is a 90 days wait before the character can be renamed again. Run the /rename command and follow the on screen instructions.
* Community Requests: Introducing "Shared No-Trade"! This new feature allows for a no-trade item to be shared with other characters of the same account. Many no-trade items have already been converted to this new feature.
* Introducing Battlefields to Star Wars Galaxies!
o There are four new PvP regions added to the game. Each is a battlefield complete with its own objectives. To play on one of the battlefields you simply need to use the /battlefield slash command.
o This will bring up a user interface allowing you to view battlefield status or to queue up for one.
o Players can queue up as a group; the group leader does this, or can queue individually. Groups are chosen at a higher priority than singles. Singles will be used to fill empty places in the battlefield teams.
o Once a battlefield has enough members ready to participate, a gunship will arrive to take you to the battle!
* Players have to be members of the Rebel or Imperial army, to join a battlefield. Each faction (team) can have up to 16 players, with a minimum of 4, on the battlefield at a time.
* Participating in a Battlefield will award the player Battlefield tokens. You get 5 for winning, 3 for a tie, and 2 for losing. You can then spend these tokens at your factions vendor:
o Imperials: Speak to Staff Sergeant Rothax in Talus' Imperial Outpost
o Rebels: Speak to Staff Sergeant Levardio in Rori's Rebel Military Outpost
o These Staff Sergeants will sell you all new weapons and armor.
* Buffs that are normally removed during death, now simply lose 10% of their total duration from their remaining duration if the death was PvP related.
* Covert opposite faction players that are dueling will now correctly death blow incapacitated players.
* Attacking an incapacitated player in a guild war will now deliver a death blow.
* Battlefield 1 is named "Massassi Isle" and its objectives are to destroy your enemy command terminals while defending your command terminals.
* Battlefield 2 is named "Jungle Warfare" and its objectives are to destroy/defend command terminals, while a central command terminal can be captured repeatedly.
* Battlefield 3 is named "Bunker Assault" and its sole terminal objective is in one base, which allows for frantic and fast paced combat.
* Battlefield 4 is named "Data Runner" and its objective is to get vital data to a communication tower or prevent data from getting to a communication tower.
* Battlefield score board shows the player's faction, kills, assists, captures, deaths, damage, and healing for improved detail in exported lists.
* Players in groups should automatically leave their group, when joining a battlefield. A two minute setup time is available to re-group before a battle begins.
* Logging out removes you from the battlefield queue, if you are in the queue.
* When requesting to be queued into a battlefield, a message is displayed stating that you are attempting to join.
* Lopsided teams will be balanced by placing the extra players back to the top of the queue.
* A warning that you are being sent to a battlefield is displayed.
* Terminal labels show up on the overhead map and are colorized based on who controls them.
* Battlefield invitations time out after 30 seconds, to allow for faster back-filling of rejected invitations.
* Waypoints to objectives are purple and are displayed when an objective is in danger.
* GCW diminishing returns are now a flat 10% per deathblow up to 50% maximum penalty.
Game Play
* A /rename command has been added to allow you to rename your character. A character must be at least 90 days old before he/she can be renamed. There is a 90 days wait before the character can be renamed again. Run the /rename command and follow the on screen instructions.
Community Requests
* Introducing "Shared No-Trade"! This new feature allows for a no-trade item to be shared with other characters of the same account. Many no-trade items have already been converted to this new feature.
User Interface
* Build-A-Buff now displays the recipient's name while you are building the buff.
* The Emperor has begun cracking down on illegal enhancement shops! All Entertainers must now register their enhancement packages with the Empire. This step is done for you automatically but requires a small amount of participation from the Entertainer applying the enhancement.
* Build-a-Buff window now supports Double-Clicking to add/remove buffs to or from a buff package.
* NPC's spamming a response to clicking on them repeatedly has been fixed.
* Due to some of the changes to your expertise, you have had your expertise's reset upon logging in.
* When Without a Trace expires, it will now go into smoke bomb stealth.
* Fixed issue with razor cat heroic jewelry set bonus using diminishing returns.
* Protective armor expertise now also protects energy.
* Balanced armor now requires you to purchase all 4 points in Protective armor.
* Opportunity now increase crit chance by 2% per point.
* Jagged Edge now only gives 5% damage increase per point.
* Reduced how often assassins mark procs.
* Fixed Cooldown firing when you attempt to go into sneak while in diversion (from decoy.)
* Without a Trace is now tied to Smoke Bomb.
o This means that if you have WaT, when you use Smoke Bomb, it will automatically call WaT.
o The WaT command has been removed
* Covert Mastery has now been tied to Without a Trace.
This means your DoTs will only clear when you use WaT (now tied to Smoke Bomb.) There is now a five second recourse debuff on spies who attack from stealth.
o This means if you attack from stealth, you have to wait 5 seconds before you can go invisible again.
o Without a Trace will still put you in stealth.
Beast Master
* Fixed issue with Beast Supplement E listing Condor Dragons, when really F is for them.
* Droid 8T88 and Mustafarian Costumes are now available for purchase from the storyteller vendor.
* Costumes you already know will be marked as such in the vendor list of a storyteller vendor. Note that you will have to refresh the window if you learn a costume while it is open.
* When you examine Costume Instructions, it will show whether or not you already know that costume.
* Costume instructions purchased from a storyteller vendor are no longer No Trade.
* You may now specify how many holoshrouds you would like to purchase instead of having to purchase them one at a time.
* Fixed some issues where special effects were visible to players who were not part of that storyteller's story.
* Storyteller prop "Supply Palette 01" can now be properly deployed.
* You may not use a costume while a Force Ghost.
* The expertise "Quick Fix" has been disconnected from the Lucky line of expertise, due to it being an unrelated expertise for that tree.
* Reduced Serotonin Boost and Cure Afflictions Action cost by roughly 25%.
* GCW points have a bonus inside of battlefields of 50% and GCW points are distributed normally outside of battlefields.
* GCW Decay has been reduced by roughly 20%.
o Amount to offset Decay is now:
+ Lieutenant approximately 6000
+ Captain approximately 6500
+ Major approximately 7200
+ Lieutenant colonel/commander 8200
+ Colonel approximately 9600
+ General approximately 12000
* Characters on free CTS source galaxies that do not qualify for free CTS are now available for paid CTS from the CTS web page.
* Speak with Hraykken Bender, one of the Leaders of the Meatlumps gang, at the Meatlump Hideout in Coronet to start a new set of quests that make a start at continuing the Legacy quest line. Keep an eye out for some familiar faces along the way!
o New Level Content in the 62-65 level range.
o If you haven't yet gained access to the Meatlump Hideout, look for some Meatlump Stooges in Coronet to get started.
City House Packup
* Overview
o If your character owns a structure inside of a Player City, you are now required to log in with that character at least 1 time in a 90 day period. Both Citizens and Non-Citizens are affected by this rule. Failure to log in over a 90 day period will result in:
+ Your structure being flagged for packup (Zoning Violation)
+ Your character being removed as a Citizen of that Player City (if you were a Citizen)
* Safe House System
o We understand that there may be circumstances that prevent a character from logging in within a 90 day period due to real life situations; such as Military Deployment. In order to assist these structure owners and their community, Mayors have been given the ability to 'protect' a limited number of their Citizens if needed. The following is a rundown of how the 'Safe House' system works:
+ Mayors can access the Safe House options via the City Terminal.
+ Mayors can only protect Citizens. Non-Citizens can not be protected.
+ A Mayor can protect up to 20% of the required citizens for the City's current level.
# Level 1 City can protect 1 Citizen.
# Level 2 City can protect 2 Citizens.
# Level 3 City can protect 3 Citizens.
# Level 4 City can protect 6 Citizens.
# Level 5 City can protect 8 Citizens.
o Only structures inside of the City Limits can be protected. Structures outside of the city are not affected by this system. Structures inside of a different City will be flagged for packup if they qualify.
* Citizens that are 'protected' will receive the following benefits:
o Protected Citizens will remain Citizens while they are protected.
o Protected Citizens' structures, if inside of the City offering protection, will not be flagged for packup (Zoning Violation).
* Down-Ranking/De-Ranking Cities
o If a Player City down-ranks and exceeds its 'Safe House' maximum limit, the Mayor will have 4 days to correct the discrepancy. After 4 days, any Safe House overages will be automatically corrected by the Safe House system. If a Safe House is removed due to an overage, the Citizen that has logged in most-recently will be removed this will continue until the Player City Safe House count is within the limits of the system.
* Packup Requirements
o The following criteria must be met at the time of packup in order for the system to successfully pack up a structure that is flagged as a 'Zoning Violation':
+ The Player City must be at least 3 weeks old in order for structures to be flagged for inactivity.
+ The owner must be offline for 90+ days.
+ The structure must be inside of a Player City at the time of packup.
+ The structure can not be protected by the Mayor at the time of packup.
* Note: This system is separate from the original House Packup System. There are no rewards for packing up houses under the City House Packup System.
Bug Fixes
* Fixed abilities that determine action costs based on percentage, rather than flat amounts, not taking the general action cost reduction modifier into account when charging action. This affects the following abilities:
o Medic:
+ Bacta Corruption
+ Blood Cleansers
+ Cure Affliction
+ Electrolyte Drain
+ Rheumatic Calamity
+ Revive Player
+ Area Revive
+ Resuscitate Player
+ PVP Area Revive
+ PVP Resuscitate Player
+ Serotonin Boost
+ Serotonin Purge
+ Thyroid Rupture
* Spy:
o Smoke Bomb
* Entertainer:
o Void Dance
o Unhealthy Comfort
* Beast Master:
o Heal Beast (Mark 1)
o Heal Beast (Mark 2)
o Heal Beast (Mark 3)
o Revive Beast
* POB Ships once again have a Permissions option when accessing the Ship Permissions Terminal.
* Beast Encoder: Fixed an issue that could cause a beast encoder on a POB ship to stop working.
o NEW: A Beast Encoder in your structure or POB ship will always offer the option to reclaim any pets stored within it even when the device might otherwise be inactive or not working.
o NEW: In the event that a beast encoder stops working for whatever reason, you will have the option to reboot the device in an attempt to re-activate it. Rebooting the device will not harm any beasts stored within it.
* Fixed an issue that caused various spawners stop spawning mobs.
* Various 'instant respawn' locations have been given a delay before they will respawn mobs.
* Vendors in a structure that is re-deeded or destroyed will now move to their owners Datapad.
Thank you for this update post, Sehtii!
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Milwaukee Tape Measures
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The first tapes to be offered will be 16- and 25-foot magnetic models. At some point in the future Milwaukee will offer non-magnetic tapes and plus tapes in 30- and 35-foot lengths.
The belt clip is a wire bale – which is said to cause less wear to the pockets it's clipped onto. Note the open area at the bottom and the wire loop where the hook butts up to the case. The cutout allows you to slow the retraction of the tape or hold it out without using the lock. The loop keeps your finger from being pinched when the hook slams into the case.
David Frane_ToTT
To demonstrate the tool's resistance to dirt and grit Milwaukee attaches the tape to the side of a sandblasting case with the blades passing through the side of the enclosure. The Milwaukee is on top; the tapes below are competing models that have been painted gray to make them hard to identify.
Here's what the tapes look after sandblasting. It took less than 5 seconds to blast the numbers off the lower two tapes. The tape at the top is Milwaukee's. It has been sandblasted for about 30 seconds and yet it's still in good shape.
Michael Davis
The end of the tape has two magnets; one faces out and the other faces down.
This summer Milwaukee announced a new line of tape measures and I asked them to send one for testing. They sent the 25-foot magnetic model (48-22-5125). I've been using it for a couple of months and am impressed by its durability and features.
Milwaukee says they've run this tape (another one, not mine) through a drop test, and it stood up to as many as 200 impacts from a height of 10-feet. I've dropped mine from 8-feet onto concrete a few times, and it still works perfectly.
According to the manufacturer, the blade is made with a nylon bond technology that makes it more resistant to grit than other tapes. To prove how durable the markings are Milwaukee performs a demonstration (which I saw at a media event) that shows its blade being sandblasted alongside two competitors' blades. It takes only a few seconds to clean the number off the competitors' blades. Sandblasting cause minimal damage to the Milwaukee's blade; after 30 seconds it looked almost new.
Dual magnets near the hook of the tape allow you to stick the end of it to steel studs, conduit, and the like. While useful for the trades that use those materials, the magnetic feature has forced me to change some of my habits. I've always kept my tape in the outside pocket of my tool bags, along with the smallest fastener I'm using. That doesn't work with a magnetic tape because the fasteners in the pouch will stick to it. I fixed that problem by emptying out a pocket and devoting it to the tape alone.
The blade is 1 1/16 inches wide and the manufacturer says it has 9 feet of standout. The farthest I could extend it before it flopped over was 8-feet 3-inches (not a deal breaker for me). The blade is clearly marked on both sides, so if you're in an awkward position and can only see the bottom of the tape, you can still get a measurement.
By placing your finger behind the finger guard and applying slight pressure you can stop the tape wherever you like without using the blade lock. The guard keeps your finger from being pinched when the hook hits the case.
What I like best about the Milwaukee tape is the 12-inch architectural scale on the back of the blade. I'm good at scaling drawings in the field with a tape measure, counting out eighths and quarters to get a dimension, but it's easier to do with an architectural scale. The scale is one of those, "Gee, why doesn't everybody do it," ideas.
To reduce wear on pockets and tool belts the belt clip is a wire bale instead of a flat piece of metal. It does a good job holding the tape in place; there's nothing worse than climbing to take a measurement and then realizing your tape fell to the ground.
The first Milwaukee tapes to be released are 16- and 25-foot magnetic models. In the future they will offer a full line of magnetic and standard (non-magnetic) tapes in 16-, 25-, 30-, and 35-foot lengths.
I've seen the 25-foot magnetic model (48-22-5125) online for between $21 and $25 – a price that's in line with competing magnetic models. Milwaukee says their reinforced housing and nylon blade technology will allow their tape to last up to 10 times longer than competing models. If that's true, then this is not only a really nice tape; it's a good value too.
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text: December 10, 2012 | Posted by Emily Catherine Hootkins |On November 27, 2012, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in US Airways, Inc. v. McCutchen. The question presented before the Supreme Court was �whether. . . Section 502(a)(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) authorizes courts to use equitable principles to rewrite contractual language and refuse to order participants to reimburse their plan for benefits paid, even where the plan�s terms give it an absolute right to full reimbursement.� Despite the specificity of this question, the topics considered during oral argument were far-reaching and suggest that the Supreme Court�s eventual opinion may also stray from answering the narrow question presented. <>>Appearing on behalf of Petitioner US Airways, Inc., in its capacity as fiduciary and plan administrator of the US Airways, Inc. Employee Benefits Plan, was Neal Kumar Katyal. Mr. Katyal argued that �because the plan�s claim here is one for an equitable lien by agreement . . . equitable defenses . . . offer no help to Respondents.� (Official Transcript � Subject to Final Review (�Transcript) at 4:16-19.) Justice Sotomayor quickly jumped in with the first question, asking �if you go to equity, why aren�t you bound by equity?,� to which Mr. Katyal responded �the rules in equity say that it is the agreement that controls . . . when we�re talking about an equitable lien by agreement.� (Transcript at 4:20-12 and 6:5-8.) <>>Shortly after Mr. Katyal�s overview of Petitioner�s position, argument was diverted into a discussion of the adequacy of the plan�s reimbursement language. Apparently, during lower court proceedings, the parties cited to and relied upon the Summary Plan Description, rather than the plan itself. Justices Ginsburg, Kennedy and Sotomayor pressed Mr. Katyal to identify controlling plan language. Mr. Katyal responded that Plaintiffs had waived any argument regarding the sufficiency of the plan language, and had even conceded in their brief that the plan language was clear. Justice Scalia supported attempts to gloss over this side argument, asking �I didn�t think we took this case to review the plan. . . . had that point been raised, we would not have taken the case.� (Transcript at 10:10-16.) However, the other Justices attention to this issue raises a real possibility that the Court will revisit its discussion in CIGNA v. Amara regarding the supremacy of plan language in comparison to language in a summary plan description. Of particular interest would be a confirmation for the benefits community that language in a summary plan description can rightfully be given controlling weight if (as in this case) there is no conflicting plan language. <>>Assistant to the Solicitor General Joseph Palmore argued on behalf of the United States, as amicus curiae. In supporting its position that the common fund doctrine should be considered, Mr. Palmore argued that �a plan can�t add to or subtract from the powers of the court in equity under Section 502(a)(3).� (Transcript at 30:1-3.) He further advocated the position of the United States �strikes the right balance and in particular it avoids the negative recovery scenario that is a particularly harsh result of Petitioner�s position.� (Transcript at 33:2-4.) Chief Justice Roberts pointedly criticized Mr. Palmore for disingenuity in the amicus brief describing the Secretary of Labor�s change from its prior position as based on �further reflection.� (Transcript at 31:20.) Chief Justice Roberts admonished, �It wasn�t further reflection. We have a new secretary now, under a new administration, right?� (Transcript at 31:21-23.) <>>Arguing on behalf of McCutchen/Respondents was Matthew W.H. Wessler. Mr. Wessler advocated, �in our view, when an insurer sought to enforce through an equitable lien by agreement a claim or a lien on a fund, it must agree to take that relief subject to the way equity would have treated the claim.� (Transcript at 46:1-5.) Thus, Mr. Wessler argued that the plan�s reimbursement should be limited by the common fund doctrine, which would reduce the plan�s claim on the fund by the lien for attorney�s fees expended in securing the fund. Some of the Justices pushed back on this idea, with Justice Ginsburg asking �[w]hy is the plan unjustly enriched by receiving exactly what the plan entitles it to receive?� and Justice Breyer asking �it�s just your lawyer who�s going to come at the end of the queue, okay? What�s � why is that unfair? (Transcript at 40:20-21 and 42:25-43:1-2.) <>>In sum, oral argument shed some light on the Supreme Court�s current thoughts on McCutchen, while leaving much answered. The ERISA community will now have to sit back and wait to see whether the Supreme Court will resolve the question of whether �equitable defenses� can trump express plan language to limit a plan�s recovery under � 502(a)(3). It will also be interesting to see whether the Court�s eventual opinion revisits a discussion of Amara and the supremacy of plan language. <>>To see the transcript from the oral argument, click here.


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WHEELING - West Virginia Senate President Jeff Kessler expects his bill to reduce annual table gambling license fees for the state's four casinos to pass out of the chamber today.
As the bill was amended and passed by the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday, it will no longer make purchasing new slot machines more expensive in exchange for reducing the annual table gambling fees for the tracks from $2.5 million to $1.5 million.
"It will take the money from the fund for lottery administrative fees," Kessler said of the $4 million reduction in funding for senior citizen health care that will be created by lowering the fee for all four casinos.
Kessler, D-Glen Dale, originally proposed reducing the annual fee for table gambling for Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack, Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack and Resort in Chester and the Mardi Gras West Virginia Casino & Hotel near Charleston from $2.5 million to $1.5 million.
He had planned to maintain the $2.5 million fee for the Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races, citing that facility's extraordinary profitability compared to the others.
That measure - which would have reduced the amount collected from the fees to $7 million - would have covered the gap by diverting $3 million from the purse funds for thoroughbred and greyhound breeders. However, an amendment by Sen. Herb Snyder, D-Shenandoah Junction, would have replaced the lost funding by taking it from subsidies on new slot machines, thus making them more expensive for Wheeling Island and other casinos.
Kessler and Sen. Rocky Fitzsimmons, D-Wheeling, said the bill now would provide the fee reduction for all four tracks - but for just one year.
"This is a short-term fix for a long-term problem," Fitzsimmons said.
Jim Simms, outgoing president and general manager of the Wheeling Island facility, said the track may not renew its table gambling license in July if the annual fee is not reduced because the Wheeling facility is on pace to run its tables at a $1 million operating loss in 2013.
He said the track has 105 employees whose jobs are directly tied to table gambling.
"We really appreciate the support from the senators who recognize our situation. We really have been impacted by the out-of-state competition and need some immediate relief," Simms said upon learning of the Tuesday developments.
The legislative session ends April 13, but bills must be out of their chambers of origin by the end of today. A version must pass in both the Senate and House of Delegates before it can be signed into law by Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin.
Kessler recognizes the competition Mountain State casinos will face moving forward, so he wants to evaluate how the money drawn from them is distributed.
"We need to look at the distribution of all the gaming monies we have in the state - who is getting what, when, where and why," he said.
Under state law, the West Virginia Lottery Commission directed at least $92 million in subsidies to greyhound and thoroughbred breeders during fiscal 2012, according to commission spokesman Randy Burnside.


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Let $n$ be a positive integer.
Does there exist a number field $K$ such that the number of solutions of the unit equation $$a+b =1, \quad a,b\in O_{K}^\ast$$ is at least $n$? Can we write down such a number field explicitly?
I know that the number of solutions is always finite in a fixed number field.


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This blog is about new paperless reading materials like downloadable audio books, ebooks, and online magazines, made available to you through the Appleton Public Library. I plan to provide helpful tips on using these new products, along with reviews of audio books, music on cd, and movies on DVD and Blu-ray. The library is changing as rapidly as your access to media and the Internet. We want to keep on top of the trends and bring you information and entertainment in a way that fits your life today. -Beth
Interested in family history?
Fri, Oct 25, 2013
Thanks to everyone who came to Genealogy 101: Where to Start last Saturday. For those who weren't able to attend, here are links to Appleton Public Library publications and websites related to genealogy.
Find Your Family: Selected sources for genealogy work at the Appleton Public Library
Trace the History of Your House
Fox Valley Memory: A collaborative digital library of local history information for the Fox Valley area of Wisconsin.
Historic Photos Index: A partial index to photos from books in the Wisconsin Collection, generally scenes from Appleton history. The photos may be viewed in the library or requested as photocopies for a fee. Photos are not available online.
Platbook Index: This is a name index to four plat books for Outagamie County: Platbook of Outagamie County, WI (1889), Platbook of Outagamie, WI (ca. 1910) Standard Atlas of Outagamie County (1917) and Atlas of Outagamie County (1942). The originals are shelved in the Wisconsin Collection at the Appleton Public Library.
Veterans' Grave Registration: This database contains information on over 500 Fox River area deceased veterans from the War of 1812 to World War I.
The Appleton Public Library also provides access to Ancestry Library Edition (in the library only) and Heritage Quest (in the library or at home using your library card). They provide access to vital records, census records and images, military records and so on.
For U.S. government websites which help you find family information, a list is here.
One good place to look for sites on a topic is Cyndislist.
There are many ways to find your ancestors, from visiting cemeteries to traveling to other countries; armchair research or calling distant cousins. Enjoy your quest to find out more about your family's history!
Interested in learning about your family?
Fri, Oct 18, 2013
Did you grow up with stories about a grandfather who worked on the railroad, or a family who sailed to America? Are you related to an important person? Do those unlabeled photos taken a hundred years ago make you wonder who they are and how they fit with your family?
Many people become interested in their family history as they grow older, or their interest is piqued when their children come home from school with a request for a family tree. Perhaps you stumbled across the TV show, "Who Do You Think You Are?"
Genealogy is one of the fastest growing hobbies in the U.S. It combines detective work, reading, travel (sometimes), photography, fashion, technology and the science of DNA.
Starting your family tree is easy, but when researching it can be hard to know where to begin. Here's help:
Genealogy 101: Where to Start
We will go over the basics of starting a search for your family history. Topics will include organizing your information, local sources, including those at Appleton Public Library, and what to look for on the Internet. The slides and handouts will also be posted to next week's Pulp-less Fiction blog, if you are unable to attend.
If you are already interested in family history, did you know that the Appleton Public Library has Ancestry Library Edition available for free inside the library? We also have HeritageQuest available to use online with your library card.
The second floor of the library has the Wisconsin Collection, which includes city directories, Appleton school yearbooks, plat maps, history books of the area and the state, and much more. On the main floor you can access microfilm of the Appleton Post-Crescent and earlier newspapers on microfilm, or other newspapers online from the library or from home.
New features for Zinio and IndieFlix
Fri, Oct 11, 2013
Recently Zinio changed the method of delivering downloadable magazines to library patrons. Previously you could choose a magazine subscription, which automatically added new issues to your account. With the new method you log in through the APL Gateway and choose each issue of each magazine separately.
This makes possible a great new feature--you now have access to back issues. The number of issues available depends on the publisher, but you should be able to go back at least a year for many magazines. Click the current cover of the magazine, which will bring up a page with that issue as well as those from the past.
Click on a cover to checkout and download that issue.
Read as usual.
If you are unfamiliar with Zinio, check out the Zinio brochure.
IndieFlix has an all-new interface which makes it easier to navigate. They have also retooled the site so it will automatically adjust to the size of the device you are using. This will make it much easier to watch films.
The toolbar along the left side links you to everything you need. You can save a list of favorite films in MyFlix. Discover highlights films you may want to watch; in categories like Staff Picks, Trending, and Recently Added.
You can still search in All Films, using filters to find the perfect film for you! Or use Channels to find films by genre, film festival or web series. There is a regular Search feature as well.
Your settings can be changed in My Account. You can also set up your Roku or Xbox from here. It is also the spot to go to when you wish to log out.
If you're new to IndieFlix, check out our brochure.
These features have improved access to both magazines and films, so take advantage of these free films and magazines, available from Appleton Public Library!
Free magazines through Zinio with your Appleton Public Library Card
Thu, Sep 19, 2013
Zinio provides access to downloadable magazines which can be read on your favorite devices. You can choose from 100 popular magazines and subscribe for free using your Appleton Public Library card.
On the www.apl.org web site, click the Zinio logo on the right hand side, below the picture of the Infosoup library card. Each time you choose free magazine subscriptions you must enter through the Recorded Books Gateway. The Gateway also provides access to IndieFlix to stream thousands of independent films for free, if you create a free IndieFlix account.
If you currently have an IndieFlix account you can use the account information to log into the Gateway (2). If not, you should create an account (1). You can find out more by exploring the Gateway (3).
You will enter your library card number with no spaces; then click "next". Follow the instructions to create your account. Once you have logged into your Gateway account, click Zinio and create a Zinio account. The Zinio account allows you to open your magazines in the Zinio app.
Log in to the Zinio Gateway. Here you will choose your free magazine subscriptions.
Many devices will allow you to download the free Zinio app from their app store. The app allows you to download magazines to your tablet or other device. While you need to choose your magazines in the Appleton Public Library Gateway, once you have subscribed to a magazine you can open the Zinio app or go to the www.zinio.com site and log in to read the issues. If you download them on your device they will be available even when you are not connected to the internet.
There are 100 popular magazine titles available for download:
Be sure to download each issue by clicking on the down arrow on the magazine cover when it becomes available. Once the next issue comes, if you haven't downloaded the first one it will become unavailable. After you read an issue you may choose "edit" to remove that issue. You may still "restore" the issue if you wish to read it again later.
You may also purchase other titles that the library does not provide. You can do so at www.zinio.com by adding a private account to pay with a credit card. This is separate from your library Zinio account, though you can read both of them in the Zinio app.
Now you can forget that slippery stack of expensive paper magazines and sign up for free magazine subscriptions through the Appleton Public Library!
Steampunk Saturday is September 21
Fri, Sep 6, 2013
Steampunk is a type of science fiction that usually features steam-powered machinery in a 19th century setting. It has been described as "the past that never was": an alternative history rooted in the Victorian era's perspective of the world, culture, fashion and manners. In this world the internal combustion engine or electricity were never used, and fantastic machines were created to accomplish similar tasks. Steampunk writing appears in genres such as fantasy, horror, romance and historical fiction as well as science fiction. Examples of steampunk books are the novels of Scott Westerfeld, Gail Carriger, and Cherie Priest.
The Steampunk genre now encompasses books, comics, film, music, art, drama and even lifestyle. It is incorporated into film in movies like Hugo, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, and the recent Sherlock Holmes films starring Robert Downey Jr., as well as appearing in a totally Steampunk animated movie, Steamboy.
Steampunk remakes history in a way enjoyable to many people.
Please join us at the Appleton Public Library on Saturday, September 21, from 10:00am to 2:00pm to learn more about Steampunk. Catherine Noble-Beyer will give two short presentations, one explaining what Steampunk is, the other about choosing a persona and creating an appropriate costume, with tips on adapting clothing and creating inexpensive accessories. Jerry Beyer and Catherine Noble-Beyer will judge the costume contest.
You will have a chance to create a fascinator to wear in your hair or a military-style ribbon to pin to your costume. Don't forget to make a mustache monocle!
Wear your best Victorian or Steampunk outfit and enter the costume contest to win great prizes; or merely pose for your free Victorian souvenir photo.
Ken Vinson, gamer and co-author of Brass & Steel: A Game of Steampunk Adventure will be demonstrating the game in Room D. Stop by and give it a try, or enter to win a copy as a door prize.
We will be making mini-journals, and fantastic paper toys--Steampunk origami style. Examples of the crafts are in the display case across from the elevator at the library, along with some unique items shared by local Steampunks. There will be great door prizes including Steampunk books, Mustache Mania, Writer's set, and more. The program was a lot of fun last year so we hope to see you here on September 21!
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I was told to make the printer print faster.
Serious, and I was written up for failing. The boss wasn't very tech savvy and didn't understand why I couldn't speed it up.
Implement all the features we'd already sold. I just kept my head down and kept working, and let the higher-ups realize what was going on.
Not assigned to me per se but just what my thoughts were on...
"Could we build [something that mimics Excel functionality] as an online product, in a few months time?"
Online spreadsheet functionality. The thing that the two greatest software companies in human history (Microsoft and Google) are working on. And you want to create a basic engine plus functionality that doesn't currently exist in either. In only a few months time. Using the talent we have in-house.
I was asked to figure out a way to determine when and if a thread would stop. This was so we could find and prevent all these multi-threaded bugs. Guess they'd never heard of the halting problem. (then again, they also didn't believe in locks, mutex's, or using any sort of synchronization methods.)
The sales´s guy asked me what should we do to stop bugs in product.
My answer was: Sell it only after we finish it! :O)
I was asked to implement search, in 2 days for our enterprise app... not too bad. I can do that. I specifically noted:
Just so you know, I'm not google, so the fancy ranking and auto-suggestions and all of that... not likely gonna happen, especially not in 2 days.
3 days later: "But google does..."
It isn't an official assignment (yet) but the owner of this company keeps asking to put absolutely everything about our business "On the Cloud". Lucky for me, I'm not the one responsible with formulating a reply to this :)
I was once asked to fix a report because the data in it didn't match a different report (with different query criteria) that was run two months earlier. It took a year to get it through the user's head that even if the criteria had been the same, the data changes over time!
My friend asked me to make him a website.
With C++.
Once I was asked by an old, nearly senile man to make a program to win a lottery.
He showed me his "theories" he came up with after analyzing 20 years worth of records and that if I just made a program that followed his rules, he would pay me.
I and another couple of programmers were once asked why we couldn't find an algorithm to determine where holes were in 3-D geometries composed of triangles (STL files, for those who know them, and not exactly conforming to the proper specification of no-holes-allowed). My boss didn't seem to understand how hard it could be, because after all, he could just look at the rendered model and point to the holes in it.
Once I was tasked with creating a 1:1 translation of Access VBA code to PL/SQL. Things went relatively well, until I found out that deep within several nested IFs and LOOPs of a procedure, it would open a yes-no-dialog and ask for another decision by the user. The best I could offer, and eventually implemented, was to add another parameter to that procedure; if it ran into that branch, it would rollback, return a special status that instructs the GUI program to ask the user, and then restart the procedure with an extra parameter.
(not me, but a co-worker) Long ago, I worked building Windows software that could control and monitor industrial machinery. One option for connecting to the machinery was to dial in via a modem.
A large customer called a high-level manager with a problem: They could not connect to a remote facility because they kept getting a busy signal (they were sharing the hardware line with a voice line or something)
When my coworker found that the problem was not a software fault, but that the phone line really was busy, the manager responded "That's ridiculous. Can't you code around that?"
I once was asked to fix regex that was being used to parse C# function declarations because the QA team had found a way to break it. This unfortunately is not a possible task as function declarations cannot be described as a regular language in C# (attributes, generic types, attribute arguments, etc ...).
I resolved the problem by simply explaining that it was an impossible task and detailing a few examples with nested generic types. Management didn't believe me at first (was 2 weeks into the job) but I was able to explain the problem to a couple of senior developers and they in turn convinced management. Eventually they decided to have a best effort regex and add a real parser in later.
Automatically generate a list of all valid search combinations that return results from the database. While not logically impossible from the standpoint of coding, given that the size of the database was always growing, it was highly unpractical and the sever would eventually slow to a crawl while trying to generate combinations.
8-10 years ago, we had to write "a web app" that did what our desktop product did in about 2 weeks. The website turned out to be almost all client-side Javascript scripting ActiveX to replicated the desktop product. The only server-side processing involved generating options for client consumption.


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"Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer."
-Michael Corleone (Al Pacino) in "The Godfather Part II."
A friend recently lost her husband at a young age. She told me that men started coming on to her at the funeral. I see it all the time.
The first thing I tell lottery winners, widows, widowers or others who come into large sums of money is to watch out for their family and especially for
newfound "friends."
The line from "The Godfather Part II" about keeping your friends close and your enemies closer works the opposite for people with sudden money. People are usually smart enough to keep their enemies at bay, but it's often the friends who are grabbing for their wallet.
I see hundreds of people walk into my office with lots of money only to come back broke a few years later.
Family and friends were the downfall almost every time.
My father was a professional gambler who was the ultimate creature of the streets. Dad had a mantra: "Tell me who your friends are, and I will tell you who you are."
Dad saw many people brought down by the people they befriended. One of my favorite movies on that theme is Al Pacino's movie, "Carlito's Way." Al Pacino stars as a man trying to break away from his "friends" who ultimately bring him down.
It is a struggle many face in life. The winner inside them can be brought down by friends, family and coworkers.
The worst instincts in people come out when there is money involved.
Selecting friends is a tricky concept.
When my daughter, Angela Luhys, was in the dating world, she developed a concept that she called the "trailer park test."
When a man tried to impress her with material possessions, she always imagined if she would still like him if he lived in a trailer park instead of a nice house.
If she decided that she would still like the guy if he lived in a trailer park, he stayed. If she decided that his money played into how she viewed him, he went.
Angela, who wants (and deserves) full and total credit for coining the phrase "trailer park test," works with me at the McNay Group, where we deal with injured people, lottery winners and others who come into sudden money.
We realized that the "trailer park test" is not just a dating tool; it is a way to measure how people interact with anyone with money.
The person who gets a large sum of money should do a "reverse trailer park test" on their potential posse. Ask themselves if the "friends" or new "romantic interest" would still be in their life if they lived in a trailer park.
Some simple rules for friendship to prevail:
1. Never lend money to anyone. You are a person, not a bank.
Follow the advice of William Shakespeare. In Hamlet, Lord Polonius said, "Neither a borrower nor a lender be; For loan oft loses both itself and friend, And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry."
In modern terms, "Friends don't borrow money from friends. That is what banks are for."
Most of the time, the friend subconsciously (or even consciously) considers the loan a "gift" and, as Shakespeare noted, it usually ends the friendship.
2. If someone needs an expensive gift to be your friend, they are not actually your friend.
3. If you like hanging out with wealthy people, pick up the check when you dine with them.
My dad had many celebrity and wealthy friends and was always the first to grab a check. Many people expect to be "treated" when they are dining with a wealthy person. It's amazing how some can have "short arm disease" when the check arrives.
Dad was the opposite. He found that wealth was one byproduct for people living interesting lives. He was glad to pick up the tab to be in their inner circle. He was the kind of friend a wealthy person wants to have. Thus, his world was filled with them.
4. Friendship is a lifelong journey, not a drive-by experience.
My new book is dedicated to my grandson and my friends who stood up for me at my wedding. The men have all had successful careers and are wonderful role models for children. They have also been my friends for many decades. I meet people who seem to trade in their friends for a new group every year or so. They try to be with the "in crowd" or never get too deep into getting to know someone.
All relationships require trust, love, giving, commitment and flexibility. People who have totally invested in their relationships are less likely to fall prey to an "entourage" or "posse" wanting their money.
Since family and friends are the primary reasons that people blow a lump sum, if you can invest in good quality relationships, you can go a long way toward maintaining financial success as well.
Don McNay of Richmond, Ky., is the best-selling author of "Life Lessons from the Lottery."


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Hi,have you a good reference (books) for the study of polynomials with one variable or many variables ? Thanks for your help.
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Hi,have you a good reference (books) for the study of polynomials with one variable or many variables ? Thanks for your help.
Don't hesitate to correct my English.
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There is Polynomials by E.Barbeau contains all the basics, and has a lot of exercises too.
On a similar spirit is Polynomials by V.V. Prasolov.
I've found the treatment in both these books very nice, with lots of examples/applications and history of the results.
Oh, and in case you are interested in orthogonal polynomials, I believe the standard reference is Szegö's book.
J. V. Uspensky, Theory of Equations
It is actually the theory of polynomial equations...
For those with an inclination towards number theory, "Squares" by Rajwade might be interesting.
McKee and Smyth, eds., Number Theory and Polynomials, being the proceedings of a workshop held at Bristol University, 3-7 April 2006.
Langevin and Waldschmidt, eds., Cinquante Ans de Polynomes - Fifty Years of Polynomials, proceedings of a conference held in Paris, 26-27 May 1988,
An idiosyncratic but very interesting book is Schinzel's "Topics on Polynomials" (not 100% sure that's the exact title, book is at my office).
Serge Lang once gave me a nice little booklet with a red cover. The title was something like "Polynomials: A beautiful high school topic". I remember it had some stuff about the abc conjecture. I can't seem to find my copy right now, though. I can't find it online, either.
you can buy the book higher algebra by hall and knight.


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I currently trying to create a template that I could use for tests, and one thing I've always liked is when the possible points a question was worth was listed right next to the question itself.
In the past, the way I've done this is to forego the
enumerate package, and just manually type numbers in, such as:
$(+5)$ 2. Let $U_0 = 9$ and let your common ratio be $\frac{1}{2}$. Find an explicit formula for the sequence and use this formula to find the tenth term of the sequence. Round your answer to the nearest thousandth. \vspace{2in}
But for a template, it'd be nice to take advantage of the numbering the
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The Age-Old Question: How old is too old?
My DH and I went to Utah on vacation. While there we had a blast hiking, rafting, 4-wheeling, canyoneering, and rock climbing. Hiking and mountain biking are things we have always done. We are in pretty good shape for 57 and 39 year olds. However, while there we fell in love with the sport of Rock Climbing. While living in Houston doesn't seem to present an abundance of opportunity to rock climb, Austin isn't that far (and my daughter being at university about 30 minutes away from Austin seems fortuitous). Plus, there are 3 rock gyms within 1 hour of me. I was so ready to take up the sport I have already purchased harnesses and gear for us as well as passes to the nearest gym. My husband and I have been debating on how old is too old. He is of the opinion that "we" are too old to start up a new hobby. That rock climbing is too strenuous and we will not continue on this path unless we lived in an environment that fostered the sport (ie: Utah). I am of the opinion that life is too short!
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Life is too short, regrets are often too many.
Remember: "old-age" backwards is just "ega-dlo" so... you know... food for thought.
Too old? Bah. You're still kicking. Get climbing!
Go for it! I don`t think there is an age limit on trying new things.
If it is something that you both enjoy doing, and it engages your body and mind (which helps keep you young and vital), sounds good to me. As you are both fit enough to participate in rock climbing and do not know what the future holds, seize the time to pursue this new interest now.
Surely there will be time to ponder the what-ifs and I-shoulda things when (and if) you are limited in physical capacity much later down the road.
"We are in pretty good shape for 57 and 39 year olds. " - is he 57 and you 39? i wonder if there's a deeper issue at play here. mabe he's worried that it won't be too long before he isn't able to keep up with you, and rockclimbing mite make it more obvious. he just mite need some reassurance that 57 ain't too old.
There was just a story about a one hundred year old guy breaking a record for a 100k (62 miles) bicycle run. 4 hours 17 minutes. Ask him how old is too old.
Exactly what @fenriq said, just live life to your fullest!
And a related story:
So my Grandma is 80 years old now and she just immigrated from the Philippines to the US and we took her to Universal Studios Hollywood for the first time a couple weekends ago.
What did we make her ride? Everything.
The Revenge of the Mummy was a roller coaster. The Jurassic Park ride had a pretty high drop water ride. The tram ride was pretty bumpy at some point. And the Transformers ride is like.. not sure how I can explain it.
But she absolutely loved every single ride and laughed all the way though it.
So no, there is no such thing as being too old for anything.
@joshobra: That's cool. My great grams played basketball with us every Christmas until she broke her hip at 97.
I don't think I will ever be too old to enjoy things, but my husband has a different outlook. He is more for longevity while I am more for fun. Why lead a long boring life when you can lead a short, infamous one.
@no1: That is funny considering he at 57 is in better shape than I am at 39.
Still, if the above wasn't true, you may have been on to something. However, we hike approx 20 miles most weeks (give or take a few depending on area choice) and bike about the same. We go to the gym (new members) 6 days a week. While hiking in Arches (Devil's Garden Trail, 7.2 miles, strenuous) last week, I was out of breathe going up a fin, and he was laughing at me for being so. If I would have had the air, I so would have hit him. :)
I worked with a doctor in Houston that put us all to shame. 53 and a marathon runner. You're only as old as you allow yourself to be. I'm getting into the best shape of my life (and I'm still outta shape) at 38. You only live once-go for it!
You're never too old to try something new, and rock climbing need not be that strenuous, and can be quite exhilarating. However, you can be getting too old to heal from injuries that dangerous sports entail, at 47 I'm becoming more aware, primarily from like aged friends' injuries, that I wouldn't recover from broken bones or significant wounds like I used to. If there are rock walls nearby it'll be easy to establish confidence and skills to safely tackle many routes.
@pg318: I agree on the injuries. Having severe arthritis in my hands and elbows is a downfall to leading an active life. But, I have also learned that exercise in all its many forms actually helps to alleviate the presence of injury. Exercise helps with coordination and allows muscle to do its job, support the bones.
@pyxientx: the age thing wouldn't be an issue, except he's the one who thought the two of you were too old!
Start it up. I climb all the time and some of the best climbers I know are older and can out climb me for days. You don't have to be crazy strong, and the better your technique gets the less you will need strength. It's also just a lot of fun and a great way to stay in shape.
You're not too old until you can't hike your gear in, hold a belay rope, and hang on. Go for it!
You are only as old as you feel...go for it!
@jsimsace: i feel like i'm 200 years old.
To old is when you injure yourself doing something you once did with ease
I do believe you must be prudent & know your own limitations. Agree w/@klozitshoper. And that reminds me; I may be too OLD to game a rigged system. Thank you @lumpthar.
Sorry, for the diversion, OP. Didn't mean to get totally off-topic. Just a little thread-blending.
There are days we all feel decrepit, I am sure.
Thanks everyone for helping me persuade my loving, caring husband that I have not gone farther off the deep end than he thought. We go rock climbing at the gym Saturday. Yea
@gmwhit: Since this has served its purpose (my husband finally gave in to the inevitable), you may hijack ^ I mean blend^ this thread to your hearts content.
I live in Houston and I rock climb on the reg! I'm not very good but its fun and pretty cheap. I goto Stonemoves on FM 1960 but I'm 25 so I'm not sure what its like, If you work hard enough you should be able to have fun and get a great work out.
@jseureau: I checked into Stone Moves, but Texas Rock Gym had a deal on Living Social last week, so it won out. We will probably try Stone Moves at some point, though. Neither of them are close to where I live, but this is Houston and we are all used to driving forever to get anywhere.


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I rarely use coconut milk, so it's not something I like to keep around the house. On the rare occasion I do use it, most of it goes to waste because I only need a little bit. How do I make it at home, and can I make a low calorie version?
Most fair sized Asian markets carry boxes of powdered coconut milk/cream. The shelf life on these products is generally quite good, and allow you to make just the amount (and strength) of coconut milk you want by simply adding water.
I don't know about the "low calorie" part of your question but if you take a container of coconut milk and freeze the left over portion in an ice cube tray, and store the ice cubes in a ziplock in your freezer they should last a good long while allowing you to use them in smaller portions in the future.
As for "making your own at home"... first you plant a coconut....
You can make coconut milk at home by using dessicated coconut powder available at stores. Take the coconut powder and make it fine by wet grinding in the mixer (you will be able to extract more milk this way). Take lukewarm water (helps extract the milk better). Add this water to the powder when running though the mixer. (Not too much or the coconut milk will spill over when grinding). Take a wide-mouthed sieve and filter the wet powder through the sieve into a vessel. You can obtain more milk by running the powder through the mixie again with more water. However, this milk will be watery and not as good as the first run.
Well, if you want to make coconut milk from scratch you would first have to get a dried coconut. This is a coconut that's a dark brown colour on the outside. You will know that it's good if when you shake it you hear liquid slushing around inside. Use a hammer to crack open the nut and drain out the liquid (which you can drink). Take a knife to pry the white flesh from the coconut shell and be careful so as not to cut yourself. Chop these into smaller pieces, put in a blender along with some water. Strain and use the liquid as desired.
To make coconut milk, I either use frozen shredded coconut or whole coconut from Indian stores. Take a cup of shredded coconut and add 1/2 cup of lukewarm water (lukewarm water brings out the maximum milk and beautiful white color). Blend it nicely for a minute or two until all the flakes are ground thoroughly. Strain the ground mixture using a thin kitchen cloth colander. We call this extract as "First milk". You can use the residue to make "thin coconut milk" (follow same steps). We call this second extract as "Second milk". I'm pretty sure you cannot extract coconut milk from bakers coconut. In Indian cooking, First milk and Second milk makes difference when you add them in a curry. The order in which they are added also makes difference to a dish.
Here is a recipe using fresh mature coconut to make coconut milk like it is traditionally made. http://ilovetraditionalfoods.blogspot.ca/2013/02/how-to-make-coconut-milk.html
After making coconut milk, don't throw out the pulp because you can make coconut flour out of it. http://ilovetraditionalfoods.blogspot.ca/2013/02/how-to-make-coconut-flour.html


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It is known that the Cheeger constant of a hypercube graph $Q_n$ is exactly $1$, regardless of its dimension $n$. Is $1$ also an upper bound on the Cheeger constant of nontrivial induced connected subgraphs of $Q_n$?
The Cheeger constant $h(G)$ is also known as the edge expansion or the isoperimetic number.
To indirectly address a comment,
here are the Cheeger constants of more graphs:
$h($$Q_n$$) = 1$
$h($$P_n$$) = 1 / \lfloor n / 2 \rfloor$
$h($$C_n$$) = 2 / \lfloor n / 2 \rfloor$
$h($$K_n$$) = \lceil n / 2 \rceil$


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