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iRobot Scooba Battery powers Scooba for two tanks of solution per charge. Get more cleaning time from your Scooba by keeping a second battery on hand and ready to go! Charge one battery in the Charging Base while Scooba is cleaning.This battery is only compatible with Scooba 300, 5900, and 5800.
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Still Running Like New, One Year Later
By Richards Residence
from Canada
Comments about iRobot Scooba® Battery:
I am reviewing the GREY 4100mah battery that came with the Scooba 390. Despite the rather high price, I am completely satisfied with this battery. I don't think others are reviewing the same battery, because I have been running this battery several times per week - for just over a year now - and it STILL lasts for at least two full tanks of cleaning solution, well over 120 minutes.Also, I have left the battery plugged in constantly with no issue. I have to conclude that the older reviews here are for a completely different battery, maybe the old blue style, because this battery is high quality, even the plastic and decals.Despite the harsh reviews, I felt confident enough to purchase a second battery to extend the cleaning time.
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Great product
By Craig
from Edmonton, AB, CA
About Me Homeowner
I have had my scooba for 2 years now. I was very hesitant initially about purchasing the Scooba as the reviews regarding the battery were not good. I had a feeling that the reviews that gave the battery poor performace reviews were due to user error and not a failure on the part of the product. I decided to go ahead and purchase the Scooba and for the first 18 months I used the product on a weekly basis at a minimum. I would leave it charged in at all times when not in use. Then for the last 6 months I never used it but I did leave it plugged in. I cleaned my floors the old fashion way with a mop. I then went to use the scooba and low and behold the battery didn't even last ten minutes. I removed the battery and charged it on the seperate charger and then put it back in. The charge was better but still not what it was for the first 18 months therefor I will be ordering a new battery. The moral of the story everyone is batteries, ALL BATTERIES, are not designed to be plugged in, left charging for extreme, prolonged amount of times and then used infrequently. If you plan on using the Scooba once every few months as some of the reviews on here mention, then don't buy this product. If you want to save yourself some time and have an incredibly clean floor and will use it frequently, you will not be sorry.PS I use the Scooba 380.
(4 of 5 customers found this review helpful)
Bettery scooba does not last
By Bouzzy
from montreal,ca
About Me Busy household
love the products too bad battery life does not last.
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
(8 of 9 customers found this review helpful)
Battery experience and revival
By Bob G.
from San Diego, CA
I see some comments on the battery failing to hold a charge after some months of use. I recently had that experience but found a way to overcome it.The battery had gone dead after not charging it for a month. I normally leave it plugged in and charging, but had to unplug it for some home remodeling. After charging the battery for use, I found that it would power my Scooba for only 5 - 10 minutes, much shorter than the 1.5 or more tanks of water I used to get out of it. I tried a few times with the same result.Eventually I pulled out the battery for a few minutes, then re-installed it. Then I charged it, which took 2 - 3 hours. After that its charge capacity was restored.I don't know for sure what happened. Maybe some power management circuit was in a bad state and needed a reboot, which occurred when I removed the battery for a few minutes. Whatever, perhaps you might try that if your battery is no longer holding a charge.
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Batteries are very poor quality.
By Mici
from Abilene, TX
About Me Working Pet Owner
Once again my Scooba batteries have pooped out. With all my experience (about 8 or 9 years)using this product, the batteries never last. I write the date of purchase on them with a permanent marker so I can track their useful life. These 2 were purchased in August of 2012. They lasted nearly a year. I keep them plugged in all the time except when being used and alternate them. When I see the quick flash, I let it charge over 24 hours before using it again. I dry very carefully and clean around the battery compartment all the time. I am sick of spending money on these batteries. I love my Roomba and Scooba, but I feel like a schmuck sending this company more of my money. I probably will put it away until I can find someone to build me a better battery.
(12 of 13 customers found this review helpful)
terrible battery life
By ts
from high point nc
The product is great but the manufacturer needs to REDESIGN THE BATTERY FOR LONGER LIFE
(21 of 21 customers found this review helpful)
Gutted about battery life
By Stormy
from Sydney
My Scooba has been lightly used. I have maintained my Scooba as per manufacturers instructions and kept my battery on charge when not in use. The Scooba has never cleaned an entire area, NOT EVER, due to poor battery life. Today I set the robot to work in a small bedroom and the battery lasted 3 minutes ( I KID YOU NOT) after charging for 16 hours. Unfortunately, I need to purchase a new battery at $70 a pop plus whatever the shipping costs are. When the robot finally dies (which probably won't be long) I will not buy another Irobot product. I only wish that I had read the poor reviews before purchasing this expensive product. The manufacturers are clearly NOT LISTENING to their consumers.
(14 of 15 customers found this review helpful)
Worst Battery ever
By hard worker
from al
Worst battery life lasts 10 min ever cleaning. Takes all day to clean floors. They have a battery problem and want fix it.
(36 of 37 customers found this review helpful)
Love my Scooba...but not the battery
By In The No
from Fresno, CA
I've had my Scooba for several years and love it. However, as has been said here over and over, the battery life is too short for a [$] item.When new the battery can power through two tanks full of cleaning fluid. However, the decline in longevity becomes apparent before too long. After a year or so, it lasts not much beyond one tank. My last battery died completely just short of two years after receipt. That's $35 per year for batteries.
(45 of 48 customers found this review helpful)
Battery Life
By Jim
from Suwanee, Ga
Regarding the rather consistent comments about battery life, the reality is that it should never be necessary to continuously charge a rechargeable battery, ever. Although conditioning is a common need for such batteries, users having the kind of problems expressed in this forum need to recognize that 1. the company is aware of the problem, 2. the company profits from battery replacement just like printer companies profit from ink, 3. if the company thought something should be done, they would have done something by now. A good company always listens and responds to its customers, especially when it comes to quality control. No excuses.


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THIS YEAR? THE MOST POPULAR TUNES WERE MORE THAN JUST CHART TOPPERS. THEY GOT PEOPLE TALKING. ACTION NEWS REPORTER MARK BARGER GIVES US A LOOK AT SOME OF THE HOTTEST MUSIC OF 2013. ## nats "Like the ceiling can't hold us" SONGS AND PERFORMERS WERE NOT ALL THAT MADE MUSIC MEMORABLE IN 2013.... IT WAS ALSO THE YEAR DIGITAL BECAME THE GO-TO REALM FOR MUSIC. "Beyonce's decision to release her album direct to fans only on Itunes at first and only use instagram and Facebook to promote it really underscores this." BILL WERDE IS EDITORIAL DIRECTOR FOR BILLBOARD MAGAZINE... HOME OF THE WEEKLY HOT 100 SONG CHART FOR 55 YEARS. THEY'VE USED SALES, RADIO AIRPLAY AND DIGITAL STREAMS TO GAUGE SONG POPULARITY ...BUT THIS YEAR, BEGAN FACTORING IN YOUTUBE VIEWS AS WELL. This is increasingly the way people are hearing music first, hearing music the most. Those streams can be responsible, depending on the week, for as much as 20-25 percent of a song's chart performance." ALL THAT IN MIND, BILLBOARD'S NUMBER ONE SONG OF THE YEAR WAS "THRIFT SHOP"..... nats "I'm gonna pop tags" BY THE RAP DUO MACKLEMORE AND RYAN LEWIS. "When people like my mom and dad are talking about 'popping tags', you know a song has transcended the form". nats "Maybe I'm going deaf" COMING IN AT NUMBER TWO....WAS ROBIN THICKE'S UBIQUITOUS HIT, "BLURRED LINES" WHILE THE NUMBER THREE SPOT WENT TO "IMAGINE DRAGONS". nats "RADIOACTIVE, RADIOACTIVE" THAT WAS ONE OF SEVERAL HITS TO PUT THE ALTERNATE ROCK BAND ON THE MAP. "The critics can be tough on Imagine Dragons, but the fans love them." FANS ALSO STILL LOVE TAYLOR SWIFT.... nats "I'm feeling 22" SHE WAS BILLBOARD'S FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR. "She really released a fairly progressive pop album with some electronic sounds and some slightly edgier styles of music and edgier aesthetic So she took some chances with her fanbase and her fanbase really followed." nats "You are my treasure" HONORS FOR BILLBOARD'S MALE ARTIST, AS WELL AS ARTIST OF THE YEAR ...WENT TO THE SAME MAN....BRUNO MARS. "Both of Bruno Mars' big hits really lasted a long time on our charts, so that really helped him. and the other thing is, these were hits across a lot of formats." AND MOMENTUM FROM 2013 WILL CARRY INTO THE NEW YEAR FOR MARS--- HE'S THE HALFTIME ACT AT THE SUPER BOWL. MARK BARGER, NBC NEWS. ##
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It's only been eight months since giving birth to her first born, Blue Ivy, and the rumors haven't stopped popping up about her being pregnant once again.
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Regardless of what it looks like, it's unlikely she'd get pregnant again so close to the last, especially when her career has transformed the way it has since becoming a superstar mom.
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Speaking of babies, the singer was recently mentioned for the "A Star is Born" remake project. In an interview with E! News, Clint Eastwood said that he's not sure if she'll be able to join the cast due to her schedule.
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So as you suggest, its origin could be either poetic or astronomical. Perhaps the latter inspired the former? A lot older than I would have guessed, in any case!
As for alternatives, the most obvious one is simply "[very] rarely". A more interesting one is "black swan", which can be used to describe a very infrequent event.
A Blue moon is the second full moon in the same month.
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Meaning it happens very rarely.
Though Dr Hiscock in one of his books noted this is a modern interpretation of the term "Blue Moon"; Historically it has probably been related to the moon changing colour because of atmospheric conditions (which was even more rare).
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Mango chutney and roasted peanuts join chicken for an unforgettable spread.
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This is the first in what may be a series of questions on the theme "a Banach algebraist/Bear Of Little Brain needs help with algebraic geometry". $\newcommand{\Cplx}{{\mathbb C}}\newcommand{\fg}{{\mathfrak g}}$
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To be honest, what I'm really interested in the matrix coefficient ring of the latter, but according to what I've swotted up on, this is naturally isomorphic in a fairly precise sense to the coordinate ring of the former, in the sense of affine algebraic varieties. Let me denote this ring by $R$.
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Q: I've known my 12-year-old stepson since he was 10. His study habits have been below average. His reading skills are on a second- or third-grade level. Encouraging him to do any type of schoolwork is extremely exhausting and frustrating. I believe he may have ADHD or some other type of disability. I also believe that it would help if he were in a slower reading and math class -- he'd have more self-esteem if it were easier for him to make good grades. My husband doesn't want to believe he may have ADHD or put him in any specialized school programs. Please help! I need some suggestions.
A: Your stepson is very lucky to have such a strong advocate. Even if he does have ADHD, he may very well have other learning problems as well. If he is indeed only reading on a second- or third-grade level, there is a very severe gap between his age and his performance level that could certainly suggest a learning disability. If a learning disability is identified, your school district is required by law to draw up an individual education plan (IEP) to provide your stepson with the services and supports he needs to do well in school.
Your husband needs to know that students who experience these kinds of significant learning problems in school are at high risk for dropping out and/or suffering severe social/emotional consequences due to their academic deficits. The Schwab Foundation for Learning has an excellent website (www.schwablearning.org) with information for parents. You can also contact the Coordinated Campaign for Learning Disabilities at 1-888-GR8-MIND or www.ldonlin.org for additional free information.
There are a number of parent advocacy groups for learning disabilities. They have branches throughout the United States where you can get information and support. Some of these branches hold meetings for parents where they can learn from other parents and professionals. Try the Learning Disabilities Association of America, www.ldanatl.org, at 1-888-300-6710 or the International Dyslexia Association, www.interdys.org, at 1-800-ABCD123.
As far as getting your stepson appropriate services, I'd begin by requesting a free, full psychoeducational evaluation from your local school district. Minimally, you need information about two very critical things to understand your stepson's needs:
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This evaluation should also give you information about specific learning processes, including language skills, memory, and attention. These processes play significant roles in your stepson's learning. It's very important to know what is getting in the way of his progress in school.
Obtaining an evaluation for your stepson does not mean that his school district will automatically suggest a separate class for him. More and more frequently, supports are offered within the regular class for students with learning needs. For example, assistive technology, including books on tape, might be offered to your son so that he can keep up with the content of the materials in his class at the same time that someone is working with him directly on improving his reading skills. This assistive technology could be provided free or at minimal charge to you. You might also want to contact Recordings for the Blind and Dyslexic for more information at 1-800-221-4792 or www.rfbd.org.
No matter what recommendations are made after the evaluation is completed, you have input into what happens next with your stepson. The Complete IEP Guide: How to Advocate for Your Special Ed Child by Attorney Lawrence M. Siegel is an excellent book that walks you through the evaluation process and gives you thorough information about how to get appropriate help for your child.
Knowledge is power. Begin with educating yourself and then you can make informed decisions about the next steps to take for your stepson. Good luck!
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I saw the following theorem in the wiki page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%B6lder_condition
if $f$ satisfies the $\alpha$-Hölder condition $| f(x) - f(y) | \leq C \, |x - y|^{\alpha}$ for some $\alpha>1/2$, then
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Typhoon Haiyan, one of the most powerful storms on record to make landfall, battered the Philippines on November 8 and caused catastrophic damage. World Vision's teams are responding with emergency relief supplies for children and families in desperate need.
Typhoon Haiyan, reported by media outlets as one of the strongest tropical cyclones in recorded history, made landfall on November 8 in Samar, central Philippines.
World Vision has launched an emergency response to help affected vulnerable children and families.
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World Vision opened its first Child-Friendly Space on November 20 in Tabugon, northern Cebu. At least 400 children played and took part in activities in tent spaces set up on the grounds of the Somosa Elementary School, which was badly damaged by the storm.
Forty Child-Friendly Spaces are slated to open in the communities hit hardest throughout the central Philippines.
The storm affected more than 40,000 sponsored children in 20 development project areas where World Vision works, including Bohol, which was badly damaged by last month's earthquake. U.S. donors sponsor more than 5,600 of those children, in Leyte and Antique.
Josaias dela Cruz, World Vision national director in the Philippines, appeals for a compassionate global response. "Please continue to uphold in prayer our responding staff and the suffering people in the Visayas and other typhoon-stricken areas. Now is the time to join our hearts, extend our helping hands, and work together to rebuild and uplift our fellow people's lives."
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In this age of smartphones and wrist mounted training computers so powerful that they would have filled an entire warehouse two decades ago, many runners are constantly looking for a new way to track or record their running and in some cases, make it go by faster! Enter "Zombies, run!".
The inspiration for the game came when one of the co-founders (Naomi Alderman and Adrian Hon) was at a running club meet-up. The group was saying why they were there and wanted to run more. The answers were the fairly to-be-expected, "To get into better shape", "To lose weight", "Training for a race" and the like, until they got to one person who said something completely from left field. "I'm running to be in shape for when the zombie apocalypse happens. I need to be able to outrun them!".
"Zombies, run!" is an interactive, running based game for your smartphone that brings fun to running for those whom running itself isn't much fun. In Season 1, there are ~30 "Missions". Within each Mission there are 6 or seven chapters. These chapters tell a bit of story throughout your run, interspersing the story-telling with music from your own library. Within each Mission there are "Zombie chaser" sections where you (according to the story) are being chased by zombies. These sections seek to get you to increase your pace by about 20% for up to 2 minutes. Think of it like a fartlek…with zombies chasing you!
Thus far, "Zombies, run!" has sold about 300,000 copies (the 5K training version is $3.99 and the "Epic Adventure" is $7.99) and is available for iOS, Android and Windows Phone. Season 2 is currently in the wors and will be out soon. In season 2 there are over 60 missions, an improved user interface and new game play modes which include location based gaming.
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For all non-negative integers $k$ and $n$, $$ \dbinom{k}{k} + \dbinom{k+1}{k} + \dbinom{k+2}{k} + \ldots + \dbinom{n}{k} = \dbinom{n +1}{k+1} $$
How is this a property of Pascal's triangle? I do not see at all how it relates. I'm looking for an explanation, as opposed to some calculation with algebraic manipulations.


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17 Images That Will Ruin Your Childhood
#11. The Time Traveler Just Couldn't Stop Laughing
The Child Saw:
Jurassic Park brought dinosaur mania back so hard that it hasn't completely dissipated 17 years later. And of course we know the T-Rex was made of rubber and enhanced with some CGI. We're not here to tell you that it was in fact full of Chinese orphans or anything.
No, we're going to look at what a T-Rex would actually look like if we brought one back using the miracle of genetic cloning.
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Uh ... what the shit is that?
That, friends, is a rendering by illustrator Sammy Hall, created after scientists in 2004 published a report on how the T-Rex probably had feathers (at least, the ones that lived in cooler climates). Yeah, so imagine the famous jeep chase scene, only it's this in the rear view:
"Eeep! Eeep!"
If it makes you feel better, I can't find any scientific support for its colorings being that, uh, fabulous. For instance, Wikipedia thinks it merely looked like this:
Of course, they didn't know any of this when they shot the movie -- that's something we just found out over time. Time sort of ruins everything.
For example ...
#10. "Mr. Henson, Mr. Jim Henson, Please Report to Baggage Claim Area 3 ..."
The Child Saw:
Hey, it's Hoggle! You know, the cranky dwarf who helps Jennifer Connelly's character in Labyrinth. An important film, since many a young girl learned everything she needed to know about male anatomy thanks to David Bowie's pants, which covered his manhood about as well as the vanishing steam from a hot morning shower.
Anyway. Hoggle. I wonder what ol' Hoggle is up to today ...
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Gah! Kill it! Kill it!
For the love of God, man, do it out of mercy!
That's what 19 years does to a foam and latex animatronic puppet. For reasons unknown, the original Hoggle puppet, instead of winding up in some movie memorabilia museum or auction, somehow got lost in an abandoned piece of unclaimed luggage, where it sat for years.
It was then unwittingly purchased by a company that buys unclaimed luggage from airports in bulk in hopes of finding something valuable. They dug out the now-deteriorated Jim Henson character, called doll collector/restorer Gary Sowatzka and said, "Yeah, uh, we have Hoggle here, and he's a rotted horror."
Sowatzka has restored Hoggle, which is nice, but you can't help but wonder what has become of some of our other childhood icons ...
#9. "Yo, I'll Let You Sit on Me for Some Smack."
The Child Saw:
You know, like Chairy from Pee-Wee's Playhouse!
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OK, we don't know whether that's the actual Chairy or some knockoff that somebody photographed abandoned in an alley. Either way, sooner or later a hobo is going to shit on it.
Though it's probably silly to say that vagrant Chairy (who surely has a heroin addiction by now) ruined our childhood when Pee-Wee himself gave us this mug shot:
... after he was arrested for masturbating in a porno theater. Wait a second ... Paul Reubens was born in 1952. That means Pee-Wee Herman is nearly 60 years-old.
That's the thing about getting famous by playing an immature man-child -- that image kind of gets frozen in the public's mind, no matter how many years pass. Like ...
#8. Urkel Will Wreck You
The Child Saw:
You've got to love the nerd character. So completely ridiculous and non-threatening. No matter how awkward you feel in your own life, you always know you're at least cooler than Urkel.
And if you had an Urkel in your life, no matter who intimidates you or pushes you around, you could always count on being able to stuff him into a locker.
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... And that's actor Jaleel White today. I was going to make some joke about how Urkel could beat us all up now -- but but he was recently arrested for domestic battery, so suddenly that doesn't seem funny any more.
Ah, but kid actors often go off the rails a little bit when they get older. No need to dwell on that. Besides, I actually find this just as depressing:
#7. The Beastie Respectable Members of the Community
The Child Saw:
If by 1987 you were old enough to listen to music, and had negligent parents, the Beastie Boys were the most rebellious goddamned thing on planet Earth. Just like with Pee-Wee, when you get famous as the Beastie Boys and make your mark on music with a song about how your "mom threw away your best porno mag," it's impossible for people not to mentally picture rebellious kids every time they hear your name.
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OK, so since 1987 these guys have aged approximately 40 years. Remember the hilariously old and cranky parents from the beginning of the "(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (to Party)" video?
Any of the current-day Beastie Boys could travel back in time, cast himself as the curmudgeonly old dad and fit right in.
To be clear, it's not that we somehow expect our celebrities to remain ageless. It's just that they look so ... distinguished. If you cast them in a cop movie, they'd be playing the guy on the verge of retirement, urging caution at every stage.


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There's no doubt that Christina Hendricks knows how to make the most of a wardrobe of curve-hugging sheaths and dagger-sharp stilettos, but the Mad Men vixen's latest venture shows a new side to her as she gets cozy in winter woolens for friend Tamara Mello's Blackbird Design House collection. "I have worn Tamara's scarfs, hats, sweaters and jewelry for years," Christina tells PEOPLE. "She's my best friend and we always collaborate, so it was only natural that I would model when she asked!" The designer echoes Hendricks's sentiment, explaining "Christina and I have been friends for a million years. We initially met through our ex-boyfriends who were good friends. Once those relationships ended, we kept each other. In a town where it's really difficult to meet smart, genuine, people we quickly became each other's family." Sharing like minds, however, wasn't the only incentive Mello needed to put her friend in front of the lens. "She's the prettiest person I know, so she would come over for a visit and I would throw a scarf on her and start shooting. There was never a formal photo shoot. No hair and makeup, no lights I shot everything myself. She just makes everything look good with very little effort." The Blackbird Design House collection, which features hand knit designs that incorporate Japanese shibori dying and felting techniques, is available on craft site Etsy.com, with scarves priced from $100 to $130. –Katherine Kluznik Rentmeester
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shipping is 5 bucks each, even if you order more than one
this is 2 channel, which according to the page is up/down and left/right
You need 3 channel if you want to go forward.
Still, this seems like a good deal. Got 2 for coworkers kiddos.
On 2 channel copters, the copter flies forward constantly. You can't hover.
these work pretty well, better than the older ones. Very stable and easy to control
@skoffer: thank you for the clarification
The IR remote is terrible, spend a little more and get one with radio control, you'll be glad you did. IR remote is useless on a bright sunny day or even at distances little more than across a room.
@choppercharles: Simply do to size and weight it should probably be used indoors anyway. If at all.
You can get the Syma S107 for 20-25 bucks shipped sometimes if you catch it on sale. Just watch out for fakes. These are 3 channel and in my opinion pretty decent for the price. I picked one up on amazon with super saver shipping for ~$21 about a month ago.
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I bought the Saturn-X 2-Channel RC Helicopter w/ Gyro, LED Lights, Durable Metal Body & Remote with Built-In Charger. Which hasn't flown since I bought it. I searched every where for trouble shooting ideas but as of now I'm still GROUNDED.
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It's shown by an easy cardinality argument that there are complete second-order theories that are not categorical (have more than one model up to isomorphism). Anyone knows of a concrete example of such a theory?
Thanks in advance
It's shown by an easy cardinality argument that there are complete second-order theories that are not categorical (have more than one model up to isomorphism). Anyone knows of a concrete example of such a theory?
Thanks in advance
I won't actually write down a concrete example (too much work), but here's how to get one. Work with the vocabulary (= language = signature) that has a constant symbol 0, a unary function symbol $S$, a binary predicate symbol $\in$, and two unary predicate symbols $N$ and $P$. The structures I want to consider look like this (up to isomorphism): The subset defined by $N$ is the set of natural numbers, with $0$ as zero and $S$ as successor function; the complement of $N$ is the collection $\mathcal P(N)$ of all subsets of the natural numbers (with $S$ defined in some trivial way there, say as the identity map); $\in$ is the membership relation between the natural numbers and the sets; and $P$ is an arbitrary subset of the complement of $N$. (All of this can be expressed in second order logic.) So there are $2^c$ (where $c$ is the cardinal of the continuum) non-isomorphic such structures, one for each choice of $P$. Let $F$ be the function assigning to each subset $P$ of $\mathcal P(N)$ the complete second-order theory of the corresponding structure, considered, via Gödel-numbering, as a set of natural numbers. So $F$ maps $\mathcal P(\mathcal P(N))$ into $\mathcal P(N)$. The cardinality argument mentioned in the question says that $F$ can't be one-to-one, but you want an explicit failure of one-to-one-ness. So the problem, in a somewhat more general formulation, is to go from an explicit function $F:\mathcal P(X)\to X$ (note that my $F$ is indeed explicit, once you fix a Gödel numbering) to an explicit pair of elements with the same image. Fortunately, that problem was solved by George Boolos, in the paper "Constructing Cantorian Counterexamples" (J. Philosophical Logic 26 (1997) 237-239).
There must be two ordinals $\alpha$ and $\beta$ whose corresponding well-order structures $\langle\alpha,\lt\rangle$ and $\langle\beta,\lt\rangle$ have the same complete second-order theory, simply because there are only continuum many theories in a countable language, but more than this many ordinals.
But perhaps this is what you meant by the easy cardinality argument, and indeed, this easy argument doesn't seem to produce specific ordinals with the same second order theory.
So let me observe that a few large cardinal assumptions can make the situation somewhat more specific.
But I have a feeling, nevertheless, that you may want more specificity that these examples provide.


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It seems to be assumed you will not have any brakes on a fixed gear bike, why?
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The reason is historical. Fixed gear bikes have been traditionally used for track racing, long after most other bikes had switched to using freewheels. In the high-speed velodrome environment, it would be dangerous if the rider in front of you could brake suddenly: you would crash into them, and likely most of the group behind you would join in the fun (this is also true in a paceline or peloton on normal roads). So brakes have always been banned, and aren't really needed on the track anyway.
But track bikes sometimes get retired to road use. And as fixed gear has gotten more popular, many frame makers are building similar bikes for the road. Some of them are closer to track bikes (no brakes), others might include front brakes or both front and rear.
You surely must mean a fixed gear bike.
A freewheeling bike with no brakes is going to require you to stop via crashing, some sort of flinstones-esque maneuver, or a ted shred move.
A fixed gear bike can be ridden marginally safely because the pedals are locked to the rear wheel in both directions, so locking up your legs can slow down the rear wheel.
People do that because they believe it gives them a better connection and feel with the road, a more 'zen' riding experience, and that the bike has better looks. Fixed gear bikes are ridden in track racing with no brakes, and so the track bike origin is part of why people ride them on the street with no brakes.
There are still many people who have brakes on fixed gear bikes. I have a fixed gear, but I have brakes on it because I prefer to stop quickly and safely.
People that ride coasting bikes with no breaks are insane.
Lastly, this excludes coaster braked bikes, which have a brake built in the hub, common on bikes for small children.
A track bike has no brakes because braking would cause a pile up.
When a fixie on the road has no brakes it is because someone is being macho. They will insist they can stop just as quickly or they can always see the road and path ahead. The former being easily disproven and the latter generally being optimistic. There seems to be a fair overlap with the same crowd that shuns helmets in traffic.
I ride a fixie with two brakes (rear rarely used). The bike store near me sells fixed gear bikes set up for both track (no brakes, swept handlebars so as not to catch) and for road (with brakes and regular handlebars).
My fixed gear bike has brakes. And I wear a helmet when riding it. And I don't listen to my iPod while on the bike. I'm the new non-conformist.
I'm not sure about that assumption, while you can ride a fixed without brakes and use solely pedal pressure, I wouldn't want to rely on it on the road.
Track bikes don't have brakes and historically fixies came from the track. My fixed has both front and rear (although I don't use the rear much as it chews through pads) and while I can brake reasonably well with just the pedals, through in the front brake too and I can stop on a sixpence.
Of course, in the UK to be strictly road-legal you must have at least one brake.
Why spoil the clean look of a lumberjack shirt, rolled up jeans and espadrilles with hideous cabling, calipers and pads?


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- Be aware of your surroundings and pay attention to suspicious-looking persons or activities by constantly scanning the area around you.
- If you must park off campus, choose a well-lit and populated area to leave your vehicle. Check the area out when returning to your car; look in and around your car before entering it.
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Kia Motors is an automobile manufacturer headquartered in Seoul, South Korea and is Korea's oldest manufacturer of motor vehicles. While the parent company, Kia Motors Corporation, first started producing automobiles in South Korea in the early 1960's, it has only been selling vehicles in the United States since 1994, under its American sales, marketing and distribution arm, Kia Motors America (KMA). Kia Motors is currently South Korea's second largest automobile manufacturer, behind only the Hyundai Motor Company, which it is now partly owned by. Now part of the Hyundai Kia Automotive Group, Kia Motors operates as an affiliate of Hyundai Motor Company which, after subsequent divestments, currently owns about a third of its stock.
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4. Financial Crisis and Sale
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Founded in South Korea in 1944 as Kyungsung Precision Industry, Kia Motors began as a steel tubing and bicycle parts producer. The company has operated as one of the country's Chaebols since its inception, which is a South Korean form of business conglomerate and typically are global multinational corporations who own multiple international enterprises. In the early 1950's, the company decided that it wanted to start building complete bicycles and it produced Korea's very first domestically built bicycle. In 1952, the company changed its name from Kyungsung Precision Industry to Kia Motors Corporation.
Moving Beyond Bicycles
The company quickly began to expand into other areas of production beyond bicycles in the latter part of the 1950's and into the 1960's, including motorcycles and trucks. The next step was the production of cars, and the company began to move in making that a reality in the early 1970's. In 1973, the company opened its first fully integrated automotive assembly facility, the Sohari plant, and the first Kia built vehicle, a medium passenger car named the Kia Brisa, was released for sale to the local population in 1974. The range of Brisa cars were produced until 1981 when production was halted by the South Korean government in place at the time, who had decided that its automobile industry was growing too quickly and needed to be consolidated. It chose to limit the number of domestic automakers to only those who were in business at the time, including Kia Motors, and it also froze certain areas of those companies' production. So, while Kia was allowed to continue manufacturing automobiles, it could no longer build passenger cars, only lightweight trucks.
Overseas Expansion
Kia began producing cars once again starting in a very limited capacity in 1986 and in much larger numbers in 1987. The company continued to trail only rival Hyundai in its core domestic market, and it began to aggressively expand internationally. It first penetrated Japan and Europe, as well as other regions. Its main source of sales continued to be South Korea but in 1987, the company had a major breakthrough when it reached an agreement to partner with the Ford Motor Company, which gave Kia the opportunity to export automobiles to the largest single international car market, the United States. Kia produced several Mazda-derived vehicles for both domestic sales in South Korea and for export into other countries, including the U.S. First was the model known domestically as the Kia Pride, which was rebadged, marketed and sold in the United States by Ford as the Ford Festiva. Years later, its successor the Kia Avella was rebadged and sold in the United States as the Ford Aspire. It was its partnership with Ford that allowed Kia Motors to get its foot in the door of the American car market.
While Kia had already begun exporting cars to Europe in 1991, it wasn't until 1992 when Kia Motors America was incorporated that it began selling vehicles under its own name in the United States, beginning with the Kia Sephia. It started slowly, like it had done in Europe, first dipping its toes in the water by only selling through limited dealerships in select states on the West Coast. Gradually, Kia rolled out in more regions across the country, jumping on the popularity and profitability of the sport utility vehicle (SUV) segment that had emerged with its Kia Sportage, released in 1995. By the end of the decade, the company had rolled out almost nationwide. One of the companies' main selling points was that their vehicles were affordably priced.
Financial Crisis and Sale
Trouble arose for Kia Motors in the late 1990's however. The Asian financial crisis had gripped much of the continent during 1997 and the company, along with the country of South Korea as a whole, was financially devastated. These financial difficulties forced the company to become stagnant, preventing it from expanding its lineup of vehicles any further in hopes of trying to climb out of its increasing burden. Automotive sales declined tremendously for Kia as well as nationwide and the crippled company eventually collapsed under a mountain of debt. Kia declared for bankruptcy in 1997 and it was put up for sale. Bidding for the company opened in late July 1998 and 51 percent of it was acquired by the Hyundai Motor Company that October, beating out other automakers at auction such as Daewoo Motor and the Ford Motor Company, which had already owned nearly 17 percent of Kia Motors since 1986. Ford divested its interest in the company following it being outbid.
Kia Today
Kia has been dramatically rejuvenated since it was acquired by Hyundai in 1998. Along with its owner, Kia was forced to make a lot of costly changes in order to regain consumer confidence. The company worked on developing a lineup of newly designed vehicles, strongly emphasizing build quality, performance and reliability, which had been a weak point for its vehicles. A substantial warranty program was also introduced, adding to the many improvements that the company has made to bolster its reputation.
Starting in 2005, the company also began to focus more on the European market, which it has identified as its core source for future growth. Since then, it has had much success in many of Europe's automotive market segments, thanks to models such as the Kia Cee'd, Kia Sorrento, Kia Soul and the Kia Rio series. In 2006, Kia Motors America began work on building its first manufacturing facility in the United States and the Kiargia plant began production late in 2009. In 2007, a new distinctive corporate identity was unveiled for its vehicles, with the creation of a grille design known as the "Tiger Nose."
Today, Kia's broad North American lineup of coupes, sedans, crossovers and minivans include the Kia Sedona, Kia Optima, Kia Sorento, Kia Rio, Kia Forte, Kia Soul and the Kia Cadenza, the brands first legitimate foray into the near luxury car segment. Kia vehicles have managed to stand out amongst the crowd for their value, performance and sporty styling. A pioneer in Korea with many firsts under its belt, Kia Motors is now building its automotive future overseas as well.
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Yes, I know you don't make one. But I could use something like that.
You guys are very good engineers and I bet you could come up with an L adapter that could be turned over to fit tripod offsets on either side of the lens.
I have a 20mm T adapter and I only use one side :-)
ALSO -- and this is the point of this missive -- the T adapter is just long enough to prevent me from opening the battery/ card door on my camera so I have to take the T adapter off each time I want to take the card out or change the batteries. So then I have to check the alignment each time. Kind of a pain...
I was thinking about sawing the end off the 20mm T adapter just so I could open the battery door. I'm a little reluctant to do that since I don't know if the T adapter would survive the process as a still usable part.


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I'm using personal kanban and currently have 2 separate boards - one for job hunting and school, one for household chores. Each is has color coded task types in addition. I don't switch between boards very often during the day - generally only when burn out on job hunting approaches.
However, in the fall I will be back to taking online courses that will be pretty intense. I'm thinking of setting up a separate board for each course, still with the self imposed rule of not switching between boards.
Is it wise to have separate kanban boards? Should I more strictly limit the number of WIP (1 or 2 instead of 3) per board or impose a limit across all boards? Or should I try to mix this all into one board? (these boards are online, not physical)


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Is it possible to calculate light pollution values using camera (analyzing camera feed) integrated in new smartphones (8 Mpx camera) but with pretty decent accuracy? Or that is only possible with special equipment?
Using google I found something on that subject here : http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/Astro_p022.shtml. But they are using professional digital cameras.
Thank you in advance!


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./VBoxLinuxAdditions.run it fails.
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CURRICULUM PROGRAM: Special Education
COURSE TITLE: Learning Strategies
COURSE LENGTH: 36 weeks
Major Concepts/Content: The learning strategies course is designed to introduce special education students to concepts that are necessary for them to function in a regular classroom environment. The content includes, but is not limited to, the following concepts: time management, decision-making strategies, following directions, time-on-task behaviors, use of visual aids, organization of work site, organization of information, textbook usage strategies, note taking, test-taking strategies, dictionary reference skills and researching and locating information.
Major Instructional Activities: Instruction will focus on transfer of skills to the regular classroom. Instruction will be provided in the special education class, in regular education classes, in the media center and the school environment.
Major Evaluative Techniques: Students will be evaluated based on the goals and objectives on the Individual Education Plans (lEPs). Evaluation will be based on written work and teacher observation.
Essential Expectations: Upon successful completion of Learning Strategies course, the student should be able to:
Upon completion of the learning strategies course, students should be able to:
- Demonstrate use of time management techniques.
- Demonstrate use of decision-making strategies.
- Follow directions.
- Demonstrate time on task behaviors.
- Use visual aides.
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The 6 Most Pointlessly Elaborate Movie Murder Plots
When you really need something done, the simplest method is almost always the best.
But don't tell that to Hollywood bad guys, who can't seem to kill a single victim without planning out a complex, Rube Goldberg-style sequence that's almost sure to end in failure.
So, we get criminal masterminds using methods like...
#6. Stuntman Mike's Stunt Car in Death Proof
Stuntman Mike, from Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez's ambitious bomb Grindhouse, seduces beautiful women who have nothing better to do but hang out in hole-in-the-wall bars in Middle of Nowhere, Texas.
Then he kills them, either by giving them a ride in the front seat of his stunt car (the driver seat is "death proof" but the rest of the car isn't) and crashing it, or just running them off the road.
The Problem:
Every plan results in his own car getting bashed to pieces. That means every time he scores a kill, he has to come back and rebuild the engine, put in a new suspension, get new brakes, shocks, axles, rebuild the transmission and who knows what else. All of this is after he's released from the hospital, of course.
But that doesn't touch on the most obvious problem: his insurance premiums. We don't even think Geico is going to be all that understanding after about the 12th woman turns up dead in one of his "accidents." Prepare for some skeptical looks from the claims guy, Mike.
A Better Way:
He convinces the drunken hotties to give him a lap dance to some R&B tunes, and then shoots them in the face.
#5. The Cube in Cube
If you haven't seen this cult classic, basically it's Saw, except it doesn't involve a saw. It involves a cube.
A group of random people find themselves trapped in a cube-shaped maze, with no memory of how they got there. As the team moves through the cube, they find that some rooms are safe and some are booby trapped.
One room sprays acid on its victims, another one has retractable spikes, another juliennes its victims with cheese wire.
The Problem:
In order to truly understand a murder plot, it's important to understand the motive. And, after watching the entire movie, there doesn't seem to be any. The creation or creator of the Cube is never explained, and neither is the reason for these particular people being trapped there. In other words, the message is that life's a bitch and then you get a face full of acid.
"Is this one of the retarded acid cubes or one of the regular retarded cubes?"
But let's just assume for the sake of argument that the Cube's creator intended to teach people how to work together by putting them in a situation they could only escape from by pooling their resources, skills and knowledge. Wouldn't it be simpler and cheaper to just send them to a team-building weekend in the woods where they could learn the same things by crossing rope ladders and solving toothpick puzzles?
"Let's make this bigger. And with acid."
And if that is indeed the lesson, how are they going to spread their message when they are all dead and the only guy who makes it out alive is the one with autism?
A Better Way:
The Cube's creator points a gun in the face of his victims and tells them to "Cooperate, dammit!" Then he shoots all of them, minus the autistic one, in the face.
#4. The Remote-Controlled Car Bomb in The Dead Pool
The Dirty Harry series officially ran out of steam by the fourth film in the franchise, and then it jumped the shark in a remote control car.
In The Dead Pool, a serial killer is once again stalking the streets of San Francisco, killing people to rig a "dead pool" (a betting pool on what famous person will die next). Dirty Harry Callahan is on the list and the killer decides the best way to off the 60-year-old man is by going after him with an explosive radio controlled car.
Unfortunately, the killer doesn't realize that Dirty Harry's actual car can out run the radio controlled car, so a chase ensues with Dirty Harry's car, the killer's car and the killer's tiny RC car, which he is controlling with perfect ease while driving his own, full-sized vehicle. Think of it as Bullitt if it were written by a small, confused child.
The Problem:
Just think about the amount of time that had to go into making a remote controlled car-bomb, and somehow making that car run fast enough to nearly keep up with a real car. Then at the end of all that effort, you still have a device that can be thwarted by something as simple as a curb or a small dog.
A Better Way:
Show Dirty Harry your ridiculous killer remote control car. While he's distracted by his derisive laughter, shoot him in the face.


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The 13 Most Unintentionally Disturbing Children's Toys
As clowns have taught us, there is a very fine line between mirthful and downright creepy.
But when you look at some children's toys from the last few decades, you can't help but wonder how in the hell they designed these things without realizing how deeply, deeply unsettling they are. Just take a look at...
#13. Sixfinger
We like to think we're above pointing out that this thing totally looks like a cock, which by the way, it does. A cock that shoots dangerous projectiles that can put an eye out (chew on that, Freud).
But besides clearly looking like something mom mistakenly bought for herself, the Sixfinger fulfills every child's dream of having a grotesque birth defect. As you can see from the downright nightmarish ad, it might as well be a strap-on clubbed foot that's also a water pistol.
#12. The Face Bank
Presumably the Face Bank exists for parents who want to terrorize their children out of ever asking for an allowance.
Seriously, kids would rather swallow handfuls of change themselves than come anywhere near this damn thing. It looks like Leatherface's mailbox. Banpresto, the company responsible for the Face Bank, redesigned their product to make it a little less creepy. The new version looks like someone made Dustin Hoffman into a Gumby character and then chopped the top of his head off.
Oh yeah, totally less creepy without the fucking eyes.
#11. Big Loo the Four-Foot Tall Robot
Besides being a vaguely racist four-foot tall combination of every non-white culture in the world, Big Loo will haunt any corner of the room you stick him in. He has a pendulous right arm perfect for crushing the malleable skulls of small children, and a grin that says, "As soon as you fall asleep, I will wheel myself down the hall and flay your parents alive."
If you want to hear him actually speak, just turn a giant crank on the back of his head and listen as he spits out what sounds like the garbled distress call from Event Horizon.
Also, Big Loo shoots darts from his nipples. From his nipples. The best thing to do if you find this unholy bastard under your Christmas tree would be to chain him up in the closet. And then move out.
#10. Doctor Drill 'n Fill
Nothing screams fun like drilling holes into the face of a fangletoothed Telly Savalas. The "gold-colored compound," presumably included to simulate gold fillings, really just makes it look like the guy ate a fistful of shit on his way to the dentist's office. Maybe next Christmas, Toys "R" Us will put out the "Meth Teeth" edition so kids can delight in ripping molars out of a plastic Jodie Sweetin.
Of course the far more unsettling issue is teaching your kids the lesson that "drilling teeth is fun!" when most of them are perfectly capable of finding daddy's power drill in the garage. What could possibly teach children a worse lesson than that?
#9. Erwin the Little Patient
Ah, here we go. Eviscerate-Me Erwin seems like the type of gift you'd package along with a Cannibal Corpse record and a poster of Marilyn Monroe with the eyes cut out.
We know you're supposed to encourage your child's talents, but give them this doll to cut open and pretty soon they're moving up to frogs, cats, dogs, hookers and federal prison. Although we must admit, Erwin would make the most entertaining Show and Tell day ever.
#8. Blippy in the Box
A jack-in-the-box is already designed to startle a child, so spring-load one with a dead-eyed purple space Hummel and every toddler in the room will have shit tearing through the back of their OshKoshes. There's no reason a catatonic alien doll should ever leap out at anyone unless it's holding a birthday cake or something. And even then we think it should knock first.
But what takes this to the next level beyond simply "startling" is the expression on this fucker's face. Look at it. He's not smiling, kids. That's a look of alien curiosity and/or hunger that we refuse to believe was accidental.
#7. Yodeling Lederhosen
Just squeeze a stumpy orange dick and watch fear come yodeling towards you in a pair of fat dancing ghost pants. This was either invented by a Nazi war criminal or Walt Disney. Maybe both.


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"I don't know how to do that, but if I ran into that problem in a project, here's how I'd go about figuring out how to make it work..."
I will always say "I don't know." with confidence.
Here is an alternative that may play more into your favor. Like my previous idea say it with complete confidence.
We all have blind spots, so saying "I don't know" once, it's not a problem. Saying it many times probably won't get you a job, but there's nothing you can do.
Asking for clarification would be another possible route to take as sometimes questions can be restated to make it easier to answer. That is what I would do if someone were to ask me about something where I don't even understand what is the question.
"I have never worked with ????. When i a had a problem that ???? solves, i instead used (insert real example that relates to my resume here)"
Having every opportunity to prove that you are not lying about projects you worked on, can be much more powerful than knowing a detail
Whatever you say, you should have two things there- honesty and confidence.
if you don't know anything about it, the best thing is to be transparent and admit that. this way you don't waste anyone's time.
but, you better know a little something about everything: and introduction or what's it about or at least the domain to what that question/technology belongs to or what's the reasoning behind the existence of that technology.
show the interviewer you know the world around you.
on the other hand, if you do know a little bit, start from there.
most interviewers will help you, and even provide and explain the answer. this is where it's important to not just play dead. ask questions and try to understand what he/she's saying. make sure you leave that interview with something new.
some people do care about your ability to understand things and about your attitude towards new stuff
1) Can you help me out here by giving some hint.
When I really don't know the answer: "Honestly I don't know. But I'd be very interested to hear the answer."
It's a great way to bound with the interviewer since he/she is now the one under the spot. It shows that you're honest about your skills and eager to learn. Plus if the interviewer has difficulty answering his/her own question in a concise manner it may demonstrate the question isn't trivial.
I feel a really important aspect to these questions is elaborating your thought process. I know that a lot of the interview questions I've had were purposefully designed so that it would be unlikely that I know the answer immediately.
I feel that it is very mature to admit that you do not know the answer, but you should follow through with a methodology for going about trying to solve the problem, just to show your analytical skills.
Can I hop on google for a few seconds? Because when I don't know the answer to something I just go and find the answer....this


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