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South Dakota Corn Utilization officials announced Wednesday that the organization will serve as title sponsor of the South Dakota Showdown Series, a new, year-long collegiate athletics and academic competition between South Dakota State University and the University of South Dakota. Joining South Dakota Corn President Chad Blindauer in making the announcement were SDSU President David Chicoine, SDSU Director of Athletics Justin Sell, USD President James Abbott and USD Director of Athletics David Sayler.
The South Dakota Showdown Series, presented by South Dakota Corn, will operate on a point system in which each school can earn a maximum of 24 points per year based on head-to-head competition and Summit League Championship finishes between the South Dakota State University Jackrabbits and the University of South Dakota Coyotes in a total of 17 men's and women's sports. There is an academic component as well, and the university compiling the most points by the end of the school year will earn bragging rights to the specially designed traveling trophy.
"South Dakota Corn wanted to play a part in bringing this milestone rivalry series to life," said Blindauer."Agriculture is South Dakota's number-one industry. It makes sense to team up with these academic powerhouses. We want to tell the story of how we are producing more with less and doing it in an efficient, effective and environmentally sound way. We are proud to serve as title sponsor for the South Dakota Showdown Series."
The inaugural competition is under way now, with points already beginning to accumulate for the 2012-2013 school year. The football game on Nov. 17 will be the next head-to-head athletic competition between the two schools that will impact the point system. In addition to focusing on the points earned by both schools respectively, promoting values of good sportsmanship will be strongly emphasized among SDSU and USD fans. Also, student-athletes who are South Dakota natives will be highlighted throughout the year based on their performances in academics and athletics.
Throughout the school year, fans can visit www.sdcornshowdown.com to track progress and see point totals for their favorite team. Additionally, fans will be able to access the Showdown site via the schools' official athletic sites: www.gojacks.com or www.goyotes.com.
Complementing the competition aspect, SDSU, USD and South Dakota Corn have designated Feeding South Dakota as the non-profit organization to benefit from the rivalry series' launch. As the state's primary hunger relief operation, Feeding South Dakota feeds thousands of people every year and provided 10.1 million meals to individuals in need in 2011. It was imperative to both schools and South Dakota Corn that Feeding South Dakota benefits, and concessionaire Aramark is ensuring that happens as fans attending Showdown Series' head-to-head athletic events are encouraged to make a monetary donation for Feeding South Dakota while making their concession purchases.
"On behalf of more than 375 student-athletes at the University of South Dakota, I am grateful to the South Dakota Corn Utilization Council for sponsoring the creation of the South Dakota Showdown Series," said Sayler. "It is exciting for all involved to participate in this academic and athletic competition, as it will highlight the great student-athletes at both institutions."
"We've had a long and storied tradition; a great history and rivalry," said Sell. "This is an opportunity to recognize that. We'll be respecting that tradition and hopefully creating some new ones, especially through our relationship with South Dakota Corn. Not only will the Showdown Series highlight our athletic programs, but it will showcase the priorities we place toward academics, sportsmanship and community service."
Spearheading this initiative with the schools and South Dakota Corn are Jackrabbit Sports Properties and Coyote Sports Properties, the multimedia rights holders for SDSU Athletics and USD Athletics respectively.Both are properties of Learfield Sports, which manages multimedia rights for more than 50 collegiate institutions and associations and celebrates a 40-year history this month. Other Learfield Sports' schools hosting rivalry series include Oklahoma/Oklahoma State (Bedlam Series) and Iowa/Iowa State (Cy-Hawk Series).
For additional information on Learfield Sports (www.learfieldsports.com); South Dakota Corn Utilization Council (www.sdcorn.org); Feeding South Dakota (www.feedingsouthdakota.org); or Aramark (www.aramark.com) visit these respective corporate sites.


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I want to know a single word which denotes the idea of full or maximum utilization, such as the words exploit or milk. But the trouble is, they both have a negative tone to them. Is there a positive word which can be substituted for 'best use' etc.
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I think it's worth pointing out that exploit doesn't always have a negative connotation, particularly in the context of exploit the benefits of... (or, exploit the advantages of...)
Most online dictionaries I consulted showed two definitions - one positive, and one negative. Moreover, the positive sense of the word was usually listed first. From Merriam-Webster's:
Nonetheless, the negative connotation is undeniably there. If you're looking for a synonym without that negative connotation, you might try leverage (already suggested) or harness.
I'm not up-to-date with the latest trends in business jargon, but I know that leverage supplanted utilize as the favoured term for "get the most from". Optimize also has some currency.
As you say, exploiting people is not OK, but business jargon gets around this by either dehumanizing (are humans really just annother "resource"?) or recasting in a positive light.
In other words:
I suggest maximize:
What about 'capitalize on'? To my my American ear it does not sound negative, but maybe it isn't 'correct'.
In Spanish, there is such a verb: aprovechar. But there doesn't seem to be any single English word that captures all of that, without also being prone to pejorative use.
Several phrases, like take advantage of, utilize (or use) efficiently, and so on, present themselves, but in the end they are always about efficiency of manipulating or producing objects, not about people. So there's no way to get rid of the pejorative impulses that surround these terms; they're unavoidable whenever more than one person is involved in the resource being efficiently used or the advantage being taken.
For a more positive connotation that doesn't sound too "corporate" you might try synonyms from the agricultural realm such as: harvest or cultivate.
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Although it can be somewhat easier to find a good family day care or day-care center than to find someone who will care for your baby at home, this search also takes time. Start looking as soon as you've made the decision to go back to work. You'll be glad you took the time to do it right.
You can find a good day-care provider using many of the same resources used to find a nanny or sitter. For instance, the classified section in your local newspaper probably has dozens of ads for child-care centers as well as several for family day-care providers. Also check under Day Care in the Yellow Pages of your phone book. You should find both centers and family providers there, too.
Word-of-mouth is the best way to find family day-care providers, so ask clergy members, your pediatrician, and your neighbors. You should especially take the time to consult other parents, who are often much more willing to share information when talking about out-of-home care.
If you're looking for a larger day-care center, don't forget to ask your employer. Often, employers, such as hospitals, corporations, and sometimes unions, provide the best center-based care. Large employers have come to recognize that providing quality day care can attract valuable new employees and keep the employees they already have happy.
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Whether looking for a family day-care situation or a larger day-care center, always take the time to visit the site with your baby before registering your baby. Look around and see what the caregivers are doing with other children your baby's age. Do the caregivers seem attentive to the infants in their care? Do they talk to the babies? Form an overall impression and ask yourself: Will you feel comfortable leaving your baby there?
Should you ever have second thoughts about the quality of care your child receives? Maybe if you consistently or repeatedly observe:
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Check references as thoroughly with day-care providers as you would with someone you're bringing into your own home. After all, if your darling will be spending a significant amount of time there, you'll want to know what other parents think of it.
As you tour the site and talk to the caregivers, pay particular attention to the following considerations:
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Is the changing area well away from the eating and playing areas? Does the staff clean and disinfect the changing table after each use? Do they wash their hands before and after each changed diaper?
- Size. Count the number of infants (including your own) and the number of caregivers. With infants, who need a lot of individualized attention and do not participate in group activities, the ratio should not exceed three children for each caregiver.
- Staff. Ask about the staff's training and experience. Find out how many work fulltime and how many work part-time. (Hiring part-time workers who get no benefits is a cost-saving measure that may indicate less training, dedication, and overall quality.) You might also want to know how management conducts background checks on its staff members and the turnover rate among the child-care staff.
- Licensing. All day-care centers should have state licenses. (Few family day-care providers do.) Have state reviews ever turned up any violations? If so, what were they and what changes were implemented to address the problems?
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Let $C(N,k)$ be the smallest positive integer $x$ such that $[1,x]\subset \mathbb{Z}$ contains $k$ disjoint intervals $I_1, ..., I_k$ of $N$ consecutive integers that are all composite. (For example, $C(2,2)=15$, with $I_1=[8,9]$ and $I_2=[14, 15]$.)
I am interested in the asymptotic behavior of $C(N,k)$ for various fixed values of $k$. Clearly $C(N,1) \leq (N+1)!+N+1$. Also if $M$ divides $N$, and we have $k$ disjoint intervals of $N$ consecutive composites, we can break each interval up into $N/M$ disjoint intervals of $M$ consecutive composites, giving a total of $kN/M$ intervals, and so $C(M, kN/M) \leq C(N, k)$.
So, we have $C(N,k) \leq C(kN, 1) \leq (kN+1)!+kN+1$.
However, these bounds give $15=C(2,2)\leq C(4,1)=27\leq 5!+5=125$, which doesn't seem very tight. Can anyone come up with better bounds or asymptotics?
The gap between primes is something like $O(\log(N))$, and so maybe $C(N,k)$ grows sort of like $O(ke^N)$?


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That seems like a reasonable upgrade to me. Radeon HD7950 3GB is slightly slower than Radeon HD7970/R9-280X but it is noticeably less expensive.MrBerg wrote: CPU: Lynnfield Core i7-860 2.8 GHz 4-cores/8-threads
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NovusBogus wrote:Free games are always good but do bear in mind that DX:HR can be had for almost nothing (believe it was even in a humble bundle) and Tomb Raider has already dipped below 10 bucks a couple times, so the only meaningful subsidy is on SR4 (which given the post-THQ landscape will probably make its way to the bargain bin in short order).
southrncomfortjm wrote:No one is mentioning Sleeping Dogs and that game was great. It's a very well done game that is basically a living, breathing Hong Kong crime drama with Arkham Asylum/City like melee combat. Highly recommended as part of the bundle or not - I got my copy for $6, no reason you can't find that price again.
Other than that, I'd second (third?) the recommendation for Tomb Raider and throw in a +1 for Far Cry 3. I loved releasing tigers and starting fires to send an outpost into mayhem while calmly sniping all the pirates. Blood Dragon is also fun, but its really just a smaller version of FC3 with everything glowing neon.
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I love this movie. It never got the credit or popularity it deserved.
Funny, it never got the credit or popularity it deserved. Just like the TV show.....
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Deal woot has Serenity if your a guy. Princess Bride if your a chick.
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The bottom line: Bitdefender Internet Security 2012 makes a convincing pitch as an easy Windows security option. It's got an enormous selection of features, but the best one means you'll never see another security notification again unless you get infected. And the price is competitive, striking a good balance between value-added features and cost.
Bitdefender Internet Security 2012 presents a convincing alternative to its better-known competitors. It's a strong program, with all the major tools that users expect, and some additional useful tricks in its arsenal. When it comes to efficacy, Bitdefender isn't the best in every area, but it's definitely competitive and priced lower.
Editors' note: Portions of this review are based on CNET's review of Bitdefender Total Security 2012.
Bitdefender's installation still aggressively detects other security programs you have installed. It won't play well with the small subset of programs that are designed to supplement the major suites, like Malwarebytes. It won't install if you have even remnants of them left. To ensure that Bitdefender installs cleanly, our advice is to use an uninstaller tool like Revo Uninstaller to keep program detritus from causing conflicts. The option in last year's version that allowed concurrent installations appears to have been removed.
Bitdefender still offers a highly customizable installation experience, but it's no longer the default. Now, installation will pause in the middle so you can register, and then zip along. It finished in around 2 minutes, which the company says is half the time the 2011 version takes. At the end of the installation, the program notifies you that it has completed a preliminary virus scan to ensure that it wasn't installing on an infected machine.
Uninstallation was a fast and painless process, and the program even allows you to choose whether to reactivate Windows Defender and Windows Firewall. A few Registry entries were left behind, though.
For the second year in a row, Bitdefender has overhauled its interface. The new look sports a dark theme, not unlike Norton, and retains the modularity of last year's Basic interface, but the rest is entirely new. Gone are the Intermediate and Advanced interface designs, replaced with a less chaotic, more mainstream approach. A big notification status ring at the top of the interface warns you of your security status, with green for secure, yellow for problems that "require attention," and red for immediate security issues. Generally, we think that in the world of complex security threats, a simplified, two-status system of red and green works better than one with an intermediate status. Nevertheless, this year's interface is definitely easier to use than last year's.
Next to the colored status ring are links to Events, Settings, and AutoPilot. Events takes you to a log of recent security events, and it cleverly uses a Facebook-style red-circle notification pop-up to tell you when something has happened requiring attention.
What has been retained from last year's version is the user's ability to choose which security modules live front and center. By clicking the arrow to the right of the main four tools or clicking the row of gray dots, you can scroll through a variety of features and click and drag to reorder them. Leaving them in their default locations will suit most users, however. Antivirus, Firewall, Antispam, and Update are the first four that you'll see; they have a unified look, each with an icon at the top and manage or update toggles at the bottom.
The Settings window is remarkably easy to use, with tabs that repeat the options presented in the main window. Each tab on the left reveals related tabs on top when you click on it, such as Advanced settings under General, or Quarantine under Antivirus. Sliders make it easy to toggle settings, so you can quickly change the antivirus scan, for example, from Aggressive to Normal to Permissive.
Features and support
Bitdefender Internet Security 2012 offers a competitive selection of tools and options. Along with antivirus and anti-malware detection and removal engines, the suite has phishing protection, a spam guard, chat encryption, multiple scan levels, a firewall, parental controls, a system performance optimizer, file encryption, and online backup.
There aren't many changes to Internet Security in this year's edition. Last year the company moved most of its scanning, but not all of it, to the cloud. However, traditional, locally based virus definition scans are still a component of how Bitdefender protects you. The reputation engine in Bitdefender doesn't fully ignore files that it's identified as safe. Based on a geometric progression algorithm that looks at when a file was last accessed, Bitdefender will occasionally look at safe files to ensure that they haven't been turned into sleeper agents. The virus detection engine has been improved this year to look at processes while they are running, while Bitdefender's own processes were moved to the kernel to make it more difficult for threats to circumvent the suite. In turn, this has reduced the suite's impact on system resources.
What is new is the AutoPilot, a smart system that sets most notifications to silent, automatically deals with most threats encountered, and basically ensures that your security is running but not bothering you. Similar to Bitdefender's competitors' "silent" or "gaming" modes, it's on by default, so you could conceivably install Bitdefender and never look at it again. The toggle for it lives at the top right of the main interface, so people who want more control over their security can easily deactivate it. Bitdefender 2012 also has a gaming mode that only silences notifications.
The browser add-on for Firefox and Internet Explorer has been wisely done away with, replaced by a module that will protect you across all five major browsers by scanning Web traffic before it reaches the browser. Meanwhile, a vulnerability scanner will check your computer for outdated programs, drivers, and patches, and recommend solutions.
The Bitdefender Safego tool has been integrated into the suite, too. It performs link scanning for Facebook, with plans to include Twitter support soon. On Facebook, it will scan your news and wall feeds. It's also available free to all Facebook users, and the company's Android app remains free to all as well.
The rescue mode changes are extremely useful. If threats like rootkits can't be removed easily, the computer is rebooted into rescue mode. Bitdefender's rescue mode differs from its competitors' because it creates an encrypted, self-contained Linux OS file on your PC that the rescue mode boots into. It also adds Linux as an option to your boot BIOS.
One area where Bitdefender has reduced the excellent in-program support it offered last year is that video tutorials that used to be included with the program have been moved to the Web. The customer support number is buried in the Bitdefender Web site, as is the link to the live chat support. Direct access from the program's interface would be useful, especially if your Internet connection isn't working. Sadly, burying the support number is nothing new in the security suite business.
When compared to Bitdefender Total Security 2012, which is $20 cheaper, Bitdefender Internet Security lacks the online backup and file synchronization tool called Safebox, the system tune-up feature, file encryption, and file shredding.
Bitdefender Internet Security 2012 shares the same detection engine as its less feature-laden siblings, Bitdefender Total Security 2012 and Bitdefender Antivirus Plus 2012, so all three are discussed here.
Bitdefender isn't the biggest name in security, but name recognition doesn't equal efficacy. In a real-world test, Bitdefender completed its initial scan during installation in 3 minutes, 16 seconds. During two subsequent uninstalls and reinstalls, the installation scan consistently took more than 4 minutes. After the installation scan, the suite averaged Quick-scan completion in 2 minutes, 9 seconds, over three runs, about 1 minute slower than last year.
The Deep scan averaged 1 hour, 32 minutes, 49 seconds over three installs, about 38 minutes slower than last year's real-world scan time average.
CNET Labs' benchmarks found that Bitdefender benchmarked well, but with room for improvement. Note that while last year's benchmarks were tested on the basic installation of Windows 7 x64, CNET Labs is now using a Windows 7 x64 test bed running Service Pack 1. So while results are more comparable than they would be with, say, a Windows XP computer, there's still a notable difference between the test computers.
Bitdefender 2012 showed fast but not stunning scan times, with Total Security 2012 scoring 920 seconds, Antivirus Plus 2012 hitting 996 seconds, and Internet Security 2011 completing in 969 seconds. However, the suites' impact on boot time was less tolerable. Antivirus Plus added 17 seconds to the boot time; Internet Security added 19 seconds; and Total Security slowed the PC boot cycle by a remarkable 21.6 seconds. Likewise, the impact on shutdown times was also problematic, with Antivirus Plus and Internet Security adding around 11 seconds to shutdown, and Total Security extending shutdown by 25 seconds. Compared with last year, when Bitdefender slowed boot time by around 6 seconds and shutdown time by around 2.25 seconds, this is a clear step backward for the suite.
On the less critical but still important tests of MS Office performance, iTunes decoding, media multitasking, and Cinebench, Bitdefender did much better. The scores for all three suites were among the fastest we've seen thus far this year.
Please note that since Bitdefender 2012 is one of the first suites to be released this season, suite comparisons and ratings may be adjusted at a later date.
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Note: All tests measured in seconds, except for Cinebench. On the Cinebench test, higher numbers are better.
Independent testing agency AV-Test.org has marked consistently high scores for Bitdefender Internet Security 2011 during the first two quarters of 2011. On a Windows 7 computer, Bitdefender scored 6 out of 6 on Protection, 4 out of 6 on Repair, and 5.5 out of 6 on Usability, for an overall score of 15.5 out of 18, clearing the minimum of 11 for an AV-Test.org certificate and earning the highest score of the first quarter.
In the second quarter, on a Windows XP computer, Bitdefender Internet Security 2011 did even better. The suite hit 6 out of 6 on Protection and 5.5 out of 6 on both Repair and Usability, for a total of 17 out of 18, once again becoming the highest-scoring suite.
Note that AV-Test.org defines its categories as follows: "The 'Protection' covers static and dynamic malware detection, including real-world zero-day attack testing. In case of 'Repair,' we check the system disinfection and rootkit removal in detail. The 'Usability' testing includes the system slowdown caused by the tools and the number of false positives."
Third-quarter results aren't in yet, but results shared by AV-Test.org with CNET indicate that the suite continues to perform well. It notched a 99.53 percent malware detection rate, higher than the overall average rate of 96.14 percent in July 2011 certification testing. The suite was able to remove 93.6 percent of active malware infections, higher than the industry average of 80.7 percent, and 90 percent of rootkit infections. However, the rootkit infection detection and removal rate matched the industry average. In AV-Test.org's zero-day attacks test, Bitdefender blocked 100 percent of the attacks, compared with the average July 2011 certification results of 85.7 percent. The suite also did not find any false positives.
In short, AV-Test.org found Bitdefender 2011 and the new 2012 to be highly effective security protection, and both were progressively more effective than Bitdefender 2010.
The most recent AV-Comparatives.org Whole Product test, which looks at on-demand scanning, retroactive tests, and "real-world" guards including cloud-based protections, puts Bitdefender 2011 in the top four suites tested. The June 2011 test found that it blocked 98.8 percent of attacks and threats thrown at it, only behind F-Secure, Panda, and Trend Micro. Meanwhile, looking at Whole Product test results cumulatively from January 2011 to June 2011 found that Bitdefender 2011 came in second only to F-Secure, blocking 99.1 percent of threats.
A third testing lab, Dennis Technology Labs, had slightly less good news for Bitdefender from its January 2011 test, although the results were still strong. In its test of high-end suites, including Bitdefender Total Security 2011, Dennis Labs placed Bitdefender fourth, behind Norton 360 v5, Trend Micro Titanium Maximum Security 2011, and ESET Smart Security v4. Note that Norton 360 v5 was updated about six months after its competitors, in March 2011, and although ESET last received a major update in April 2009, it has been receiving minor updates regularly.
It's fair to conclude that according to third-party tests, Bitdefender has been highly effective over the past year, and if that's your most important standard then you'd be aiming high by choosing it. However, when it comes to system performance, specifically start-up and shutdown times, Bitdefender has room to improve.
Bitdefender Internet Security 2012 has a competitive range of features and offers top-notch security, held back only by its deleterious impact on your boot and shutdown. Throw all that together, keeping in mind the seamless AutoPilot system, and you've got the makings of a sleeper hit.
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What's new in this version:
- Rescue mode--Reboots your computer in a trusted environment, which is used for cleanup and restoration
- Virtualized Browser--Isolates the browser from the operating system in a Bitdefender-provided environment to block web-based threats
- Autopilot--Provides a hassle-free experience by making optimal security-related decisions without input from you
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As an independent software programmer it is very tricky and time consuming to understand these patents. I would say it is impossible for me. Do software patents have a lifetime? If they do, it would mean, that in a few years we do not have to care about software patents anymore.
One problem with our patent system is that it is actually somewhat difficult to figure out whether a patent is still in force. There are a few steps that get usually you to the answer:
The following steps apply to Utility Patents in the US. The same rules apply to all utility patents regardless of whether the subject is a software patent or something else.
If you follow these steps then you'll get to the right answer in the vast majority of cases.
In the US, software patents are same as normal patents. However there is another type of patent called the design patent which is for industrial designs. User Interfaces can be protected by design patents e.g., this one here is for Facebook's UI.
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I am not very sure about the position in rest of the world.
According to this article on Wikipedia, software patents have a lifespan of around 20 years.
It can be complicated - you have to look for some clues on the front page of the patent - but generally it's 20 years after the filing date. For more info Google for "patent expiry".
There is no such thing as a software patent in the U.S. . Software per se is not a category of patentable subject matter.


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11 Bad-Good Horror Movies You Need To See
Here are eleven of the worst-best horrible wonderful retarded awesome movies ever made, what makes them bad, what makes them good and why you ought to watch them.
WHY IT'S BADThis is one Peter Jackson's early films, back before he began winning Oscars for The Lord of the Rings and being the size of an elephant. Believe it or not, Jackson used to make schlocky zombie films (as well as unwatchable puppet movies like Meet the Feebles) instead of epics about little hairy-footed people and CGI-fests about giant apes. Actually, come to think of it, maybe it's not all that hard to believe. Still, this movie is about a thousandth of the budget of Jackson's later films, and it shows.
WHY IT'S GOODThis zombie movie is schlocky in the best sense of the word. There's so much blood and gore that it's beyond ridiculous, to the point of being laugh-out-loud funny. At no point does Dead Alive take itself too seriously, particularly when the best character of all time, Father McGruder, is introduced and says the following:
WHY YOU NEED TO SEE ITJust to behold the greatness and awfulness of Peter Jackson before studios started puking money at him.
ALSO CHECK OUT...Bad Taste, Jackson's very first movie, a gross-out extravaganza about aliens. Featuring a young, thin Jackson himself as a guy who loses the back of his skull.
WHY IT'S BADLet me count the ways. Not only is it the third sequel to a film that didn't need any sequels to begin with, it also happens to feature exactly zero chainsaw deaths. Keep in mind that the film is titled Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation. No chainsaw deaths. Add to that the fact that the only ostensible plot twist is all but given away on the DVD cover (Spoiler Alert! Matthew McConaughey is crazy!) and that for some inexplicable reason Leatherface has decided to become a transvestite, and you've got one hell of a stinker.
WHY IT'S GOODIt stars Renee Zellweger and Matthew McConaughey as Scared High School Girl and Crazy Tow Truck Man, respectively. Not only that, but these two very young, desperate soon-to-be-stars are just trying their damndest to put something of value into this movie. The result? Some glorious overacting by everyone in the cast, especially one scene where Crazy Tow Truck Man gaudily howls after Scared High School Girl as if he were confused for a moment and thought he was in a werewolf movie.
WHY YOU NEED TO SEE ITTo see two now A-listers slumming it in their early careers in what must still serve as a face-reddening embarrassment every time it comes up in conversation.
ALSO CHECK OUT...Leprechaun, which most assuredly still makes Jennifer Aniston have night terrors.
WHY IT'S BADBecause, as a parody, it fails completely. Made at the tail end of Leslie Nielsen's period of actually making decently funny movies, Repossessed was the beginning of his descent into being involved with embarrassing garbage like 2001: A Space Travesty, with its idea of humor being a priest training for an exorcism by boxing a fast bag and exorcising the devil with rock and roll. That's not funny, it's just...kinda dumb. And including Linda Blair as the possessed housewife (essentially reprising her character from The Exorcist) is not cute or clever -- it's simply a reminder that this movie is a failed parody of a movie that was actually good.
WHY IT'S GOODBecause, despite the fact that it completely falls flat in terms of being intentionally funny, it still succeeds in being unintentionally funny. Leslie Nielsen's mugging performance is so awful that it's actually kind of endearing, and the possession special effects are actually laughably worse than they were 17 years earlier. Linda Blair's attempts a humor are sort of cringingly entertaining as well, and the inclusion of a character who's a stereotype of a stereotype (Ned Beatty's televangelist) is some kind of weird meta-funny.
WHY YOU NEED TO SEE ITBecause this movie taught me what an aglet is -- they're the plastic things on the ends of shoelaces. (Linda Blair's character is named Nancy Aglet.)
WHY IT'S BADBecause it basically all takes place in a warehouse basement, for one thing. Also, there's a scene where some punks go to a graveyard and dance that makes me embarrassed not only for the punks, but for any dead people that they may be dancing on. The punks, also, are the most stereotypical teenagers you can imagine, in the worst possible way. Also, the explanation for the zombies' existence (chemical spill causes rain that raises the dead) defies the zombie movie convention of just having no explanation (there's a reason for that -- the explanations, like this one, are usually incredibly stupid).
WHY IT'S GOODIt has the coolest zombies ever. Forget 28 Days Later, this was the original fast-zombie movie. Not only that, they talk. In fact, to my knowledge, this is the only zombie movie that actually features the zombies saying "Braaaaaains!" which may make it worth seeing in itself. Also, there's a scene in which, after the zombies have killed and eaten a group of paramedics, a zombie grabs the CB radio in the ambulance and insists that the dispatcher "Send...more...paramedics!"
WHY YOU NEED TO SEE ITBraaaaaaaaains!
ALSO CHECK OUT...Return of the Living Dead 3, the greatest zombie love story ever told.


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BRIDGEPORT - The Bridgeport and Martins Ferry Party Centers, along with the owner of both locations' residence was raided Friday by the Belmont County Drug Task Force under suspicion of selling synthetic marijuana.
Arrests and officials charges are pending, the severity of which will be determined by the total amount of synthetic marijuana that was obtained.
The charges will be trafficking in synthetic marijuana.
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SOME?OF?the items, along with cash, confiscated during a raid by the Belmont County Drug Task Force is shown.
The Drug Task Force seized money, three safes, sales receipts and shipping orders along with all traces of synthetic marijuana found at all three locations.
"It sickens me, even after receiving a letter from the Belmont County prosecutor asking for businesses to quit selling the synthetic marijuana," Martins Ferry Police Chief and DTF Commander John McFarland said.
"It is getting into the hands of kids. That these businesses continue to do this is beyond me. But hopefully, this is the end of it."
All businesses in the county recently received a hand-delivered letter, asking the owners to stop selling this product.
McFarland also wanted to thank all the departments that contributed to these bust, which includes Bridgeport Police Department, Belmont County Sheriff, Martins Ferry Police Department, Shadyside Police Department and Barnesville Police Department.
A few weeks ago in March, the Shadyside Party Center, Bob's Cheap Smokes, the Trading Post in Bridgeport and the home of Debbie DeAngelis (Trading Post owner) were raided for the same reason.
"The Drug Task Force has faced a new front in their battle against illegal drugs and that new front is synthetic marijuana," said Belmont County Prosecutor Chris Berhalter at a press conference following the first round of raids. "This is a recent phenomena that our county has faced and in looking at how our county addressed it, you're looking at a group effort with law enforcement from the attorney general office to the Drug Task Force to the sheriff's department as well as other law enforcement agencies of Belmont County assisted."
The K-2, which is marketed as a legal product, contains dangerous and banned substances. Law enforcement agencies have seen a rise in crime that has been directly linked to the consumption of this product.
There has also been severe addiction and medical issues as a result of using K-2.
"To attack the problem head on, local businesses were notified that these products are, in fact, illegal and we asked them to immediately stop the sale of these products and to immediately remove them from their stores," said Berhalter. "And as much as we excepted, most of the businesses upon being notified of this did just that, remove these poisons from their shelves."
McFarland had warned at that press conference that if any business continued to sell the synthetic product, they would be dealt with in a similar fashion.
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A car became stuck after it slid partially under a school bus Wednesday morning in Lansing, a police spokesman said.
There were passengers on the bus at the time but no injuries were reported, according to Lansing Police Chief Steve Wayman said.
He said the accident occurred on West Kansas Avenue. He said the road was slick as a small car slid under the back of the bus. The bus' passengers were transferred to another bus. And the car eventually was freed from the bus.
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Now suppose you have a graph whose vertex set is partitioned into $A,B,U$ and define for every vertex $u \in U$ the "AB-degree" of $u$ as $\Delta_{u}=d_{A}(u)-d_{B}(u)$.
My interest is in the special case when each vertex in $A \cup B$ has exactly $d$ neighbours in $U$. Obviously then $\sum_{u \in U}{\Delta_{u}}=d(|A|-|B|)$.
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Moen T8342EP15 Chrome Shower System Trim Package with 1.5 GPM Single Function Shower Head Less Rough-In Valve from the Commercial Collection
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Technical Specs
|Exploded Parts
|Installation Guide
|Specification Sheet
|ASME Approved
|ASME Code
|Approved for Commercial Use
|Bodysprays Included
|CA Drought Compliant
|CSA Approved
|CSA Code
|Connection Size
|Country Of Origin
|Diverter Included
|Diverter Location
|Wall Mounted
|Eco Friendly
|Escutcheon Included
|Faucet Type
|Shower Faucet
|Flow Rate (GPM)
|Handle Material
|Handle Style
|Handles Included
|Single Function
|Handshower Flow Rate
|Handshower Included
|Hose Included
|Hose Length
|Installation Type
|Wall Mounted
|Integrated Diverter
|Manufacturer Warranty
|5 Year Limited
|Number Of Handles
|Pause Control
|Pressure Balanced
|Product Class
|Scald Guard
|Single Function
|Showerhead Diameter
|Showerhead Flow Rate (GPM)
|Showerhead Height
|Showerhead Shape
|Showerhead Width
|Slide Bar Included
|Spray Pattern
|Spray Settings
|Commercial, Transitional
|Valve Included
|Valve Type
|Pressure Balanced
|Vandal Resistant Screws
|Volume Control
|Wall Supply Included
|Water Efficient
|WaterSense Certified
This product has additional required/recommended options. To configure, add to your cart.
Diverter Rough In Required
Rough In Valve Required
What's Included:
- Single function shower head
- Single function hand shower
- Slide bar with hose and wall supply
- Shower arm with flange
- Single handle diverter and mixing valve trim
Product Features:
- Covered under Moen's 5-year limited commercial faucet warranty
- Premier finishing process - finishes will resist corrosion and tarnishing through everyday use
- Single function shower head
- Single function cartridge - one handle controls both volume and temperature, with a separate handle to control water transfer functions
- Posi-Temp® pressure balancing valve cartridge maintains water pressure and controls temperature
- Designed to easily install with standard U.S. plumbing connections
- ADA compliant
Product Technologies / Benefits:
WaterSense / Eco-Performance:Moen is making a global difference by partnering with environmental organizations and creating eco-friendly products. WaterSense products feature a flow optimizing aerator; these products use less water without sacrificing performance.
- Posi-Temp® Valve: A pressure balancing valve that maintains water temperature within 3° F. Built-in temperature limit stops allow you to control how far the handle rotates, in effect controlling the range of water temperature. The Posi-Temp® offers the best water flow available for any comparable valve.
Valve Trim Specifications:
- Temperature dial swings 270°
- Escutcheon (Cover Plate) Diameter: 7"
- Diverter Escutcheon (Cover Plate) Diameter: 5"
- Rough-in valve and diverter valve are sold separately - when adding to cart, valve options will be offered
Shower Head / Hand Shower Specifications:
- Single function shower head/hand shower with full spray pattern
- Flow Rate: 1.5 GPM (gallons-per-minute)
- Hand Shower Height: 8-1/8"
- Shower Head Width: 3-9/16"
Types of Valve Inlet / Outlet Connections:
- T8342EP15: This model
- T8342: This model with 2.5 GPM shower head and hand shower
- T8342NH: This model without shower head
- 8342: This model with rough-in valve and 2.5 GPM shower head and hand shower
- 8342EP15: This model with rough-in valve
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4 Questions from the Community
Yes, they can. On this model the diverter will divert the water from the shower head or handheld or both at the same time; the rough-in valve that controls this function has a 4 port function, so you can divert water up to 4 ways. Anytime you have a bundled unit like this with a diverter it is crafted for the use of being able to divert the water functions.
Can the handheld shower head and fixed wall shower be used at same time?
Yes, they can. On this model the diverter will divert the water from the shower head or handheld or both at the same time; the rough-in valve that controls this function has a 4 port function, so you can divert water up to 4 ways. Anytime you have a bundled unit like this with a diverter it is crafted for the use of being able to divert the water functions.
Yes, the Moen T8342EP15 has a transfer valve that will allow you to have the water going individually on 2 ports.
Does this system allow for both the showerhead and handshower to work at the same time?
Yes, the Moen T8342EP15 has a transfer valve that will allow you to have the water going individually on 2 ports.
The Moen T8343EP15 is the version with a tub spout included.
Can a tub diverter be added to use as well?
The Moen T8343EP15 is the version with a tub spout included.
The Moen T8342EP15 can be used with an additional hand shower, though you would need an additional diverter.
Is it possible to add a second handheld shower only in a different location in a large shower?
The Moen T8342EP15 can be used with an additional hand shower, though you would need an additional diverter.
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Moen® products have been manufactured under the highest standards of quality and workmanship. Moen warrants to the original consumer purchaser for as long as the original consumer purchaser owns their home (the "Warranty Period" for homeowners), that this faucet will be leak and drip-free during normal use and all parts and finishes of this faucet will be free from defects in material and manufacturing workmanship. All other purchasers (including purchasers for industrial, commercial and business use) are warranted for a period of 5 years from the original date of purchase (the "Warranty Period" for non-homeowners). This warranty is applicable only to faucets purchased after December 1995 and shall be effective from the date of purchase as shown on purchaser's receipt. Faucets purchased prior to December 1995, Moen warrants to the original consumer purchaser that this faucet will be leak and drip free during normal domestic use for as long as you own it. If this faucet should ever develop a leak or drip during this time, Moen will FREE OF CHARGE provide the parts necessary to put the faucet back in good working condition.
Moen warrants to the original consumer purchaser all other aspects of this faucet to be free from defects in material and workmanship for two (2) years from date of purchase except for decorator finishes which are warranted for (1) year from date of purchase. A replacement for any defective part will be supplied free of charge for installation by the consumer. Defects or damage caused by the use of other than genuine Moen parts are not covered by this warranty.
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CHARLESTON - West Virginia must ensure that every child finishes third grade reading at that level, offer full-day preschool in all 55 counties within three years, and allow local control of school calendars, Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin said Wednesday in his State of the State address.
The Democrat also vowed to pursue a recent study's recommendations for easing inmate crowding, predicting $116 million in freed-up funding for public safety over the next six years.
"What we learned was simple: substance abuse is a huge part of prison overcrowding, and the high re-offending rate intensifies the problem," Tomblin told the Legislature and other state officials in a packed House of Delegates chamber.
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Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin, a Democrat, is joined by President of the Senate Jeffrey Kessler, left, and Speaker of the House of Delegates Rick Thompson, right, applaud during the annual State of the State speech on Wednesday in Charleston. Tomblin replaced former governor Joe Manchin III in 2010 and is beginning his first full term in the office. -- Associated Press
Tomblin said he'll also propose greater powers for the highways commissioner to partner with private companies on road projects. He also wants lawmakers to create a public nonprofit to oversee redeveloping former industrial "brownfields" sites, and loosen a law he said threatens employers if they don't pay departing workers within 72 hours.
Seeking business tax cuts and targeting state regulations and the court system, Republicans lawmakers found job-creating proposals "glaringly missing" from the speech, said House Minority Leader Tim Armstead.
"We have 60,000 of our fellow West Virginians who aren't working, and I didn't really hear any proposals that I think will put people back to work," said Armstead, R-Kanawha.
While touting signs of a stable financial picture, Tomblin outlined a lean spending plan for the budget year that begins July 1. It includes $4.45 billion from general tax and lottery revenues, a nearly $129 million drop from the current budget. It reflects cuts previously called for by Tomblin, which total around $75 million.
The proposed budget avoids tax hikes, layoffs, or tapping emergency reserves, he said. It keeps intact funding for the PROMISE college scholarship, public school funding, and once-threatened day care subsidies for low-income parents. Medicaid spending, meanwhile, will increase $142 million to keep pace with costs.
A coalfields native, Tomblin re-affirmed his support for mining. The industry has lost 5,000 state jobs within the last year, and state revenues have suffered as well.
"I believe in the production of coal, its value to our country, and I will continue to do everything that I can to fight the EPA and its misguided attempts to cripple this industry," Tomblin said to a standing ovation.
Education dominated the 44-minute speech. Tomblin drew heavily from a much-discussed audit that contrasted hefty spending - the proposed budget will devote $2 billion to public schools, or 46 percent of general tax and lottery revenues - with bottom-of-the-barrel student performance rankings.
"Education in West Virginia must change, and that change begins now," he vowed.
Tomblin declared as unacceptable the state's 78 percent high school graduation rate, and National Assessment of Educational Progress rankings that show West Virginia below average in 21 of 24 categories. For his third-grader reading goal, Tomblin proposed requiring preschool for 4-year-olds, is enlisting the state Board of Education to make sure all elementary school teachers have that specific training, and supports the nonprofit Benedum Foundation's efforts in this area.
"If a child cannot read at grade level by the end of the 3rd grade, bad things happen," Tomblin said. "They will remain poor readers in high school, and they will be more likely to become high school dropouts."
The school calendar proposal aims to help counties meet the 180-day target for instruction by making better use of 12 days set aside for other purposes. Tomblin said state students only averaged 170 days of instructional time last year.
The education measures would also pay for the state's nearly 700 qualifying teachers to renew their National Board Certification every 10 years, require updated programing at all vocational schools and harness technology to improve individual student learning through such efforts as the national Project 24 campaign led by former Gov. Bob Wise.
Citing the audit's description of a top-heavy education bureaucracy and rigid rules, Tomblin wants teacher training shifted to counties, and principals and teachers given a greater voice in hiring. Such statements won praise from Judy Hale, president of the American Federation of Teachers-West Virginia.
"While it's going to be a tough session, I'm really excited about it, because we need to concentrate on education," said Hale, whose group isn't giving up on seeking teacher pay raises.
The governor also called for other factors besides seniority to decide hiring choices. But while advocating community oversight of schools, Tomblin cited the 26 percent drop in the number of students over the past 30 years to say "that does not mean we can and should provide all the current administrative overhead to each of our 55 county school boards."
That line was met with silence, but Tomblin received one of several standing ovations when he said "there is no greater force for educational achievement than a dedicated parent."
President Dale Lee of the West Virginia Education Association, which advocates for teachers and principals, agreed afterward.
Tomblin also proposed updating state law overseeing pipeline safety, following the December rupture of a natural gas line in Sissonville that destroyed a section of Interstate 77 and torched four area homes.
He called for fines of up to $200,000 per violation, per day. Another proposal aims to ensure that law enforcement can pull over and test drivers under the influence of drugs. The governor also launched FaceYourFutureWV.com, a website offering help to West Virginians who can't pass a drug test needed for work.
Wednesday's State of the State was Tomblin's first since he won a full term in November. The session runs until April 13.


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FastMail allows you to log in to your account using alternative login methods in addition to your "master password". The five main alternatives are:
Additionally, you can allow full access, or only restricted. With restricted access, you can only log in to the web interface or FTP, not use IMAP/SMTP etc. You also can't permanently delete anything and you have no access to settings. Restricted access shouldn't be considered an entire security solution. It's a best effort feature, but we don't audit it regularly as new features are added or modified
Regardless of the access restrictions, you still require your master password to access the Settings → Password & Security → Alternative Logins screen, change your master password, or change your backup email address.
You can revoke access for any alternate logins you create by clicking the Del link for that login on the Alternate Logins screen.
Note: The Settings → Password & Security → Alternative Logins screen will not appear when you log in to your account using an alternative login. You can only gain access when you are logged in with your master password.
When you create a one-time password set, a page with 100 randomly generated passwords is presented for printing. You must print it before leaving the page, because it's not cached and you can't view the passwords again. You can use these passwords in any order, but each one can only be used once.
If you provide an optional "Base Password" then it must be prefixed to each one-time password as you log in. For example:
Also, if you have a Base Password, you can enter it by itself to find out the number of the lowest unused one-time password from the set (handy if you haven't been crossing them out).
You can only use one-time passwords for web and FTP access (not DAV, as it requires the same password be used multiple times).
To use SMS Passwords, you must first have a mobile/cell number defined on your default identity, and you must also purchase sufficient SMS credits via the Advanced → Purchase SMS Credits screen.
You are required to enter a Base Password to create a SMS Password set, because you'll need it to be sent an SMS. To get a new password SMSed to you, enter your username and the Base Password only. When you get the password SMSed, enter it after the Base Password as in the one-time password system:
You must use an SMSed password within 24 hours or it expires. You can only use SMSed passwords for web and FTP access (not DAV, as it requires the same password be used multiple times).
Regular passwords are just the value that you enter for Base Password. They work for all services if full access is granted (otherwise just web and FTP).
Regular additional passwords are equivalent to your Master Password except that they can't be used to change backup email or passwords.
Rather than being a "single use" password like the first two options, these passwords can be used multiple times, making them suitable for DAV, IMAP or SMTP.
Note: You must set "Full Access" or you will be restricted to FTP and the web interface only, because they are the only services with access control built in.
The first time you log in, a hard expiry time of 1 hour in the future is set — so if you log in once, then log in again 50 minutes later, the last session only has 10 minutes before it times out.
SMSed 1-hour passwords both also must be used within 24 hours from being sent (and for implementation reasons, the 24 hours is until the end, so if you use them after 23 1/2 hours you will only get half an hour of use!)
FastMail supports using a YubiKey to log in to your account via the web interface. This can either be used as a one-factor (YubiKey only) or two-factor (YubiKey and password) login method.
Currently we authenticate against the Yubico online web service rather than our own validation server. This means that by default your YubiKey should work "out of the box" with the AES key that was in it when it was shipped.
For more details on YubiKey logins, please refer to our 2-factor authentication help page.
FastMail supports using a Google Authenticator client (or more generally, an OATH TOTP client) to log in to your account via the web interface. For more details, please refer to our 2-factor authentication help page.
If you'd like to fully disable IMAP or POP access to your account, you can do so at the bottom of the alternate logins screen. Note that FastMail will still pull mail from your external accounts via POP account links, it's just no external clients will be able to access your mail via IMAP and/or POP login.


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Sergei Millian was promoted to V.P., Associate Real Estate Broker with NestSeekers International on January 6, 2011.
Mr. Millian specializes in representing foreign investors, Russian oligarchs and pied-à-terre lifestyle individuals. Mr. Millian serves as President of the Russian American Chamber of Commerce in the USA and has been featured in business programs of "Fox Business", "Voice of America"," Voice of Russia", and reviews by Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Forbes, New York Times, Daily News, "Washington Life" magazine, "Craine's New York", and has worked as exclusive selling broker for projects with Donald Trump and Jorge Perez.
His integrity, attention to detail and listening skills have not only earned him great reputation in real estate industry, but most importantly the respect of his clients. These assets are crucial to determine the exact property type and area his customers want, and in securing that special home of their dreams or investment property in the United States whether it is New York, Atlanta, Miami or any other major destination.
Mr. Millian attended the Academy of Business Administration by the President of the Republic of Belarus, where he studied international law and graduated from Minsk State Linguistic University, where he studied Foreign Languages and Diplomacy.
In 2005, Mr. Millian was elected Director of Russian American Federation.
In the 2006-2012 period Mr. Millian delivered over 200 speeches and presentations on the topics of doing business in Russia and US-Russia business, economic, commercial, and investment relations at such prestigious venues as European Parliament(Brussels), international conference "Russia and The WTO", Russian National Exhibition in Chicago, Moscow International Energy Forum, Columbia University, Berkley University, Southern Center for International Studies, Federal Reserve Bank, etc.
In 2010, Mr. Millian established International Business Development Center on New York's Wall Street at the Russian American Chamber to assist the Russian entrepreneurs in entering the US market with maximum speed and minimal risk and expenses.
He speaks five foreign languages fluently: English, Russian, Belarusian, Italian, and Spanish.


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I wonder If anybody knows a clever and new way how to make a transition between two background images? I know there are multiple tutorials out there just most of them are outdated and old.
I wonder if there is a clever and modern CSS3 way of doing something like this.
I have a simple logo.png set as background to a
div.logo (I want it to be set as a background image not via
img src). And when I hover over it I want a smooth transition to "logo-hover.png" which is the same file just in a different color.
Any ideas how to do this nowadays?
My approach would be this:
- I create a outer container around
div.logo wich position relative. I position two divs inside of it with position absolute on top of each other. The div.hover is set to
display:none and if I hover it I use css3 transition to animate it's opacity.
Is this the only way of doing this? I'd actually love to use a pure css way where I don't have to add an additional div with the hover state to the dom itself.
Any ideas on that matter?
Thank you in advance.


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Via Reddit: Sadly…as true today as it was when it was spoken.
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Unfortunately, NYU does not have the ability to change visa requirements, nor does it help if we call consulates or embassies on your behalf. Though we're happy to help you in whatever way we can, the decision to issue you a visa rests solely with the consulate or embassy. Below you'll find instructions for getting your visa, along with sample visa applications and supporting materials. Bear in mind that information is tailored for US students and that incoming students are best served by getting information from their local French consulate.
ALL non-EU citizens studying abroad in Paris for a full year MUST obtain a Long Stay Study Visa before arriving in France.
You will work with a Consulate General of France to obtain your visa. The application process varies among consulates, so work closely with your particular consulate and check their website often.
Long Stay Visa Application general guidelines can be found on the Freshman blog.
Note: Campus France and the French Consulate offices are not affiliated with New York University. They are entities of the French government and may create and/or change processing procedures or fees for obtaining a student visa at any time and without notice. It is your responsibility to follow the most up-to-date and accurate instructions as reflected on the French Consulate/Embassy websites.
CampusFrance keeps track of all "foreign" (non-French) students studying in France: students who are directly enrolling in French Universities and students on study abroad programs (that's you!).
You MUST register with CampusFrance BEFORE you can apply for your student visa!
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Insurance: Sometimes You Need It, Sometimes You Don't
Disability Insurance
What would happen if you had a serious accident while skiing that resulted in a head injury? Pretty gruesome to think about, huh? Still, nobody is immune to accidents or injury. You have a greater chance of being disabled by age 65 than dying, and if you were hurt and unable to work for a long period of time, you'd be out of luck. You'd be a little less out of luck, though, if you had disability insurance, which would provide you with an income to live on until you could work again.
Shoe Me the Money
Disability is not an old person's condition; it's the inability to work because of a physical or mental condition. More than one third of all disabilities are reported among people who are under 45 years old.
Most large companies provide disability insurance to employees who are unable to work because of a physical or mental disability. But if you work for a small company or are self-employed, you might have to buy it on your own. If you can't afford to be without a paycheck for an extended period of time, you'd better have disability insurance. By the way, if you don't work, you can't get disability insurance.
How much disability insurance you need depends on how much money you have. If you've been living paycheck to paycheck and have no money saved, you'd better have enough insurance to cover the full amount of your paycheck. If you have enough money in the bank to live off of for six months or a year, you can skimp a little.
Disability insurance becomes increasingly important as you gain dependents. If you're married and your spouse doesn't work or doesn't earn enough to support both of you, then you can't be without it. If your spouse is making enough to support both of you, then it's not as important. Once you have kids, however, you've got to have disability insurance, unless your spouse makes enough money to support the entire family for an extended period of time.
Dollars and Cents
If you don't have disability insurance through your employer, you might be able to purchase it through a professional organization in which you're eligible for membership. Groups are often able to buy insurance for less than individuals, so you should be able to get a better rate. The American Medical Association, National Education Association, Writers Guild, CLU, and ChFC Society are all professional organizations. If you need coverage, find out if you can qualify under such a group.
Make sure you know what is included in your disability coverage if you get it through work. Many people don't take the time to find out, and you can't depend on the benefits department to seek you out and tell you that you're eligible for coverage. Most companies have short-term and long-term provisions, so if you find out you need an operation and will be out of work for a couple of weeks, you'll want to know whether you're eligible for benefits.
If you need to buy your own disability insurance, go for the longest elimination period (the number of days you must be disabled before the insurance kicks in) you think you could handle. This will result in a significantly lower rate. A 90-day elimination period often is recommended, but you'd need to be able to support yourself (and your family, if applicable) for that period of time.
Also, be sure you understand how the policy defines "disabled." Some policies require that you be hospitalized in order to receive benefits. You should look for a policy that will keep paying you as long as you're unable to perform the duties of your job.
Don't depend on government programs such as Social Security or Worker's Compen-sation to provide you with benefits in the event of a disability. If you are eligible for coverage, your benefits won't be as much as you need. Also, your chances of being injured off the job are probably as good, or better, as those of being injured at work. You need coverage in the event of any disability.
Life Insurance
You need life insurance so that your family will have financial support if you die and thus can no longer provide for them. If you're single and without children, then you probably don't need life insurance. If you do, the amount should be only enough to cover your funeral, final expenses, and any outstanding loans. If you're married but have no kids, then you should think about life insurance if your spouse would have to drastically change his or her lifestyle if you died. If you have kids, you need life insurance.
Show Me the Money
Term life insurance is a policy in which you pay an annual premium, in exchange for a predetermined amount of money that will be paid to your beneficiaries if you die during the term that you're insured. Cash-value insurance combines a life insurance policy with a type of savings account, where you actually earn interest on part of the money you pay into the plan.
Dollars and Cents
Cash-value insurance can cost up to eight times as much as term life insurance for the same amount of coverage. Unless there are special circumstances, like if you're very wealthy and anticipate an estate-tax problem if you should die, term insurance is a better deal for young people.
How much life insurance you need varies depending on your situation, but experts say it should be for five to eight times the amount of your current salary. After you figure out about how much coverage you need, it's time to decide what kind of coverage you want. As mentioned briefly earlier in this chapter, there are two basic types of life insurance: term insurance and cash-value (sometimes called whole-life) insurance. Nearly everyone (except for those who are rolling in wealth) benefits more from term insurance than cash-value insurance when they are young. Cash-value insurance makes sense for older people, but for people in their 20s and 30s, term is probably better.
Term life insurance is the least-expensive kind of life insurance. In exchange for your annual premium, term life will give a predetermined amount of money to your beneficiaries if you die during the term in which you're insured. All you need to do is keep paying the premium. The premium, however, will keep increasing as you get older and someday might be prohibitive. It's a good idea to review your policies periodically to be sure they make sense for you.
The other kind of life insurance, cash-value insurance, combines life insurance with a sort of savings account. Your premiums not only insure that your survivors will receive money if you die, but some of the money from the premiums is also credited to an account that will increase in value as long as you keep paying premiums.
Cash-value insurance might sound like a better deal because you think you'll be getting something back from it. An agent hawking cash-value life insurance will tell you that after you pay on the policy for so many years (usually 10 or 20), your policy will be all paid up, and you won't have to make more payments. The problem is, that cash-value insurance is much more expensive to buy than term when you are young, and the only reason you might be able to stop paying premiums at a certain time is that you've already paid in a great amount of premiums. Agents love cash-value life because they get a much higher commission from selling it than they do on term policies. Don't let an agent or broker talk you into buying cash-value insurance. At this point of your life, it's not likely that you'll need it.
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Excerpted from The Complete Idiot's Guide to Personal Finance in your 20s and 30s © 2005 by Susan Shelly and Sarah Young Fisher. All rights reserved including the right of reproduction in whole or in part in any form. Used by arrangement with Alpha Books, a member of Penguin Group (USA) Inc.
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1005.8ci Godfather Big Block Engine - The Biggest Rat Ever!Written by on November 1, 2012 At 1,005.8 ci, the "Godfather" is the biggest big-block engine ever built
Big is a relative term, since it always requires some level of qualification or comparison to justify. For example, 496 ci sounds like a lot of engine, until it's sitting next to a 572, which itself is smallish next to a 632ci, 10.2-inch deck Merlin-based big-block Chevy. And even that's laughably miniscule when stacked against the offerings in the world of Pro Stock drag racing that soar up into the 700 to 900ci range. And we're still talking about comparatively puny traditional pushrod-style automotive V-8s here. Plenty of military and industrial engines push more air in one cylinder than all of those engines combined.
But in our world of hot rodding and racing, the limit for traditional-style blocks has always been in the three-digit range. That's because the thing about creating more cubic inches is that you can only bore and stroke just so far before you bump up against the physical limitations of the block. Going for more means the block itself has to grow on every axis to accommodate bigger slugs, and in the cylinders more throw from the crank, and reach from the rods. Basically you have to design a bigger big-block. The only question is just how big do you want to go? Historically, the glass ceiling has always been the magical fourth digit. There just hasn't been a traditional-style block that could package parts large enough that wouldn't burst through. Until now, that is.
Sonny Leonard Racing Engines has always specialized in "big." Their smallest offering comes in at around 611 ci and reached all the way up to 940 ci. Never satisfied and always looking to innovate and improve, Leonard decided it was time to create the biggest big-block on the planet: a 1,005.8ci behemoth with an unreal 5.220-inch bore and a 5.875-inch stroke. Leonard calls it the "Godfather," and it's hard to fault that bit of bravado since he can back it up with numbers like 2,150 hp at 8,000 rpm and 1,500 lb-ft of torque at 6,200 rpm on 112-octane fuel. That's naturally aspirated, by the way.
Previously, Leonard had always theorized that a 1,000-plus cube drag race engine just wasn't feasible considering the criteria required to make it live and produce power that justified the all clean sheet design it would take. Prodding from CEO Racing's Craig Olson is what finally pushed Leonard to accept the challenge. Olson, a loyal customer, wanted something bigger and badder than the Leonard-built 935ci engine he used to set the record in Top Sportsman with a 6.25 pass at 223 mph.
Please understand, calling the Godfather a "big-block" is little more than an aesthetic classification, since it shares absolutely nothing with traditional GM and aftermarket-based big-block Chevys, other than the main and rod journal sizes and bellhousing bolt pattern. Nevertheless, we just couldn't resist the chance to take a peek at some of the specialized outsized components that make this engine possible. We feature a lot of really big, really powerful engines in PHR, but this bad boy takes the cake.
Will it Fit?
Surprisingly, it might. The Godfather is 34 inches wide at the valve covers' outer edges, and from crank centerline to the top of the throttle body it's 26.5 inches. Lengthwise, it is 32 inches from the flywheel flange to the crank bolt—that's only 1.4 inches more than a stock big-block Chevy!
"Big is a relative term … 496 ci sounds like a lot of engine, until it's sitting next to a 572…"
"Leonard decided it was time to create the biggest big-block on the planet: a 1,005.8ci behemoth…"
"…in our world of hot rodding and racing, the limit for traditional-style blocks has always been in the three-digit range."
"Sonny calls it the 'Godfather,' and it's hard to fault that bit of bravado since he can back it up with numbers like 2,150 hp at 8,000 rpm…"
By The Numbers
1,005ci Big-Block Chevy
|Sonny's Automotive Racing (SAR) billet with 2-inch raised cam
|Sonny Bryant billet crankshaft
|GRP billet aluminum
|SAR custom pistons
|ATI Super Damper
|Timing set:
|Jesel beltdrive
|Oil pan:
|custom Dailey Engineering
|Oil pump:
|custom Dailey Engineering 7-stage lightweight dry-sump system
|Cylinder heads:
|Sonny Leonard CNC-ported Special Edition hemispherical heads
|Rocker arms:
|SAR/T&D/Jesel shaft-mounted rocker system
|SAR sheetmetal Pro Stock intake with SAR/Accufab throttle bodies
|Engine management:
|BigStuff3 EFI
|MSD Performance
|custom 70mm camshaft with 121 LSA, 1.300-/1.315-inch valve lift and 290/319 degrees duration at .050
|keyed Cam Effects roller lifters with 0.950-inch wheels in a 1.095-inch body
|?-inch diameter; 11.300-inch intake, 12.735-inch exhaust
|custom MSD beltdrive
|Plug wires:
|MSD Performance
|Valve covers:
|Sonny's billet valve covers
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Check out the "Godfather" versus a standard GM big-block; the crank centerline stands at 12.225 inches from the deck while the big-block checks in at 9.80. It's also about 8 inches wider at the top of the valve covers and the cam bore is raised nearly 2 inches to make room for the crank's massive throw. Options include water jackets, stock big-block water pump mounts, and side engine-mount lugs. Shown here is the full-race block with no water jacket.Lift numbers like that require a stronger cam core. Here's a closer look at the drastic difference in base circle versus a standard big-block cam (left). The practically rectangular lobes are ground on a 121-degree lobe-separation angle with a 118-degree centerline. The intake is advanced 3 degrees.You can't use standard GM paired guide bar roller lifters with their wee little 0.842-inch body to transmit 1-inch-plus lift, so Leonard relies upon burly keyed Cam Effects or Jesel roller lifters with 0.950-inch wheels in a 1.095-inch body that could practically double as small casters.Coming in just a bit under 6 inches, the 5.875-inch stroke of the Godfather's billet steel crank (left) is comically larger than a common 4.25-inch-stroke 454 unit (right).The valves will never see all that lift if the pushrods buckle under pressure, so rather than ⅜-inch pushrods, the Godfather uses ⅝-inch pushrods—11.300 inch on the intake, and 12.735 inch on the exhaust.Every part of the Godfather's crank (right) grew except the bearing surfaces; it still uses big-block Chevy main and rod bearings.Most 540ci big-block strokers use a 6.385-inch rod (bottom). To create 1,005 cubes, the Godfather requires rods in the 8-inch range. The GRP aluminum rod shown here is only for full-race versions; the aforementioned street versions will get billet steel rods.Pondering how much work it would take to get one in a muscle car? If you're up to the challenge, Leonard's got you covered. Godfather number two was actually built as a slightly less radical pump-gas version intended to go in a street car down in Australia. That one "only" makes 1,650 hp at 7,000 rpm, and 1,400 lb-ft at 5,700. Why? "For the bragging rights," was the response.
The fabricated sheetmetal intake mounts four 2.750-inch (id) two-barrel Accufab throttle-bodies that flow 924 cfm each for a total of 7,392 cfm from all eight. Eight 65-lb/hr main injectors and eight 35-lb/hr supplemental injectors are used to fuel the Godfather. The supplemental injectors only come on under WOT.


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An amusing way to get back at a friend by hiding a cup full of shit in the person's room. Then watching the unsuspecting victim try to find out where the smell is coming from. Depending how bad you need to get back at them determines how hard the "shitcup" should be hidden.
Alan was trying to pick up my girlfriend the other night so I "shitcupped" his bedroom and he still has no ideas why his room smells like shit.
by BH1672 November 03, 2006
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A cup... full of shit...
That dude just shitted in a cup. My god nancy! its a shitcup!
by Someotherguy October 19, 2004
A cup of human or animal shit that you leave near a heat source that is not visable. The cup and odor are a slow brewing present to leave friends and enemies.
The weather is cold today and I have to drop a serious turd. If i leave this shit cup on the radiator under the desk, I bet the entire house will enjoy my stench tommorow.
by bourdonj January 22, 2011
Meme found on 4chan. Used as an alternative to spidey to derail threads. Super Badass.
Oh not another spidey derailing...Look! Here comes shitcup!!
by Sister Michael II January 04, 2012
One who tends to post retarded things that have no relation.
that fucking shitcup made another fucking thread
by devicenull March 14, 2003
See: Fletch
That pussy was such a shitcup for whining about a papercut.
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Avery Weigh-Tronix Limited acquires Central Weighing Limited
Avery Weigh-Tronix Limited, a business unit of Illinois Tool Works, today announced it has acquired Central Weighing Limited. Avery Weigh-Tronix is a global supplier of weighing solutions, operating out of Fairmont, Minn., with headquarters in the UK.
Central Weighing specializes in vehicle weighing, tracking and management systems. It also offers a unique web based tracking and monitoring system developed for municipal vehicles and the waste industry marketed under the Exactrak name.
Avery Weigh-Tronix is a leading edge global manufacturer and supplier of high quality industrial weighing products and systems. The acquisition of Central Weighing will facilitate the pooling of technological resources, complimentary product and service capabilities of two market leaders. It also reinforces the commitment by Avery Weigh-Tronix to providing smarter innovative products and achieving greater reach to the global marketplace with expansion into both existing and growth markets.
"Avery Weigh-Tronix is one of the leading industrial scale and weighing system manufacturers in the world. The acquisition of Central Weighing will bring a new depth of innovative products, allowing us the opportunity to expand our global reach and bring added value to the market by leveraging existing distribution networks," said Peggi Trimble, General Manager, Industrial Division at Avery Weigh-Tronix.
Avery Weigh-Tronix has its headquarters in Birmingham, England with operations in North America, Ireland, France, Austria, India, Malaysia and China.
Central Weighing is based in Kidderminster, England and operates worldwide.


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Do there exist nonconstant real valued functions $f$ and $g$ such that the expression: $$f(x) -v/g(x)$$ is maximized at $x = v$ for all positive real $v$?
Take $f(x)=(x+1)e^{-x}$ and $g(x)=e^x$, then $f(x)-v/g(x)=(x+1-v)e^{-x}$ and the derivative with respect to $x$ is $(v-x)e^{-x}$.
By the arithmetic-geometric mean inequality, when $v$ is positive $$-|x|^{\frac{1}{2}}-\frac{v}{|x|^{\frac{1}{2}}}$$ is maximized at $x=v$ and $x=-v$.
Let $f$ be arbitrary (but non-constant, real-valued, and differentiable), let $h$ be any antiderivative of $f'(x)/x$, and let $g=1/h$; then $f'(v)g'(v)=v$, so $f-v/g$ has a critical point at $x=v$. Now you can look for conditions under which that critical point is a maximum.
The following calculation suggests that a nice probability interpretation may exist for any solution one can construct.
$u(x) = f(x) - v/g(x)$ and all its $x$ derivatives are linear functions of $v$ with coefficients that are functions of $x$.
Thus, to have an extremum at $x=v$ the first derivative $u'$ must be of the form $(v-x)M(x)$. Integrating the $v$-degree 0 and 1 parts of this equation produces $f$ and (the reciprocal of) $g$. Algebraically this will be equivalent to Gerry's solution.
The interesting points are that:
So there might be a simple probability inequality lurking behind most of the solutions.