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MINGO JUNCTION - Village Council on Tuesday agreed to send a letter to Gov. John Kasich opposing a proposed state law that will give the state the authority to collect the village's 2 percent income tax.
Councilman Michael Herrick said proposed House Bill 5 would result in an additional loss of revenue for the village.
The village uses the Regional Income Tax Agency to collect the village's income tax. The state Legislature is proposing creating a uniform tax collection across the state, with the state taking over the collection of village and city income taxes.
Herrick said the proposed bill includes an administrative fee as high as 10 percent for collecting the income tax. Council Clerk John Angelica said R.I.T.A. charges the village less than half of that in administrative fees.
Herrick said the village has lost a lot of state funding in the past several years. He said the village was receiving $160,000 in local government funding in 2012 and it was cut to $112,000 this year. He said there will be a 50 percent cut next year and then the funding will cease.
Herrick said there are numerous municipalities in Ohio suffering serious financial problems and any additional cut will be an extra burden.
He said the village at one time used to collect $3 million in income taxes in the village. The figure has been reduced to an estimated $700,000 this year, mainly due to the closing of the RG Steel plant.
"Now the state wants to take more of it. The governor has bragged he balanced the state budget, but it has been at our expense," Herrick said.
Steubenville City Manager Cathy Davison also expressed concern over the proposed income tax legislation. She said the additional fees that will be charged by the state for administering income tax collections could result in a loss of $400,000 for Steubenville.
"Our local government funding has been cut in half by the state government. The state has repealed the estate tax and now wants to adversely affect the local income tax collection. We cannot afford another move to reduce our municipal income," said Davison.
Councilman John Fabian said state Rep. Jack Cera, D-Bellaire, and state Sen. Lou Gentile, D-Steubenville, have expressed opposition to the proposed income tax change.
Fabian said a letter will be sent to Kasich opposing the measure.
Village resident Kathy Maguschak said there are problems with R.I.T.A. improperly charging residents for fees and penalties on income tax collections.
Council thanked interim village Administrator Howard Armstrong for his five months of volunteering without pay to run the administrator's office.
Armstrong said Tuesday's meeting would be his last.
"It has been a pleasure working with council and the citizens. Hopefully I helped a little. I encourage the position to be filled as soon as possible," Armstrong said.
Herrick said Armstrong did a "fantastic" job, without asking for any compensation.
"On behalf of the people of Mingo Junction, we appreciate what you did. You brought volunteerism back to the people of Mingo Junction," Fabian said.
Council will bring in a resolution thanking Armstrong for his volunteer work as administrator.
Council also approved a resolution noting May as Motorcycle Awareness Month on behalf of the American Bikers Aimed Towards Education.
Council's finance committee will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday.
Council also approved an ordinance establishing new fees for building permits. The prior ordinance was more than 50 years old. Under the new ordinance, there is a $25 application fee. Building permit fees will range from $15 for up to $500 in work to $300 for up to $50,000 in work. No fee shall be required for any normal maintenance and repair provided the work doesn't include any structural changes or expansion of the structure.


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Birmingham City Council's Debt Advice Team
Thousands of people every year, for whatever reason, get into debt. One in four people now use loans or credit cards to meet the basic costs of living. This situation could mean that you get behind with your regular bills such as rent, council tax, phone, electricity or gas.
The Debt Advice Team takes a realistic and practical approach to helping people who are experiencing severe debt problems. Over 2,500 clients make use of our service every year. We can help improve the quality of your life by developing a realistic and sensible debt repayment programme. Our experienced debt advisors offer a structured approach to managing severe personal debt by:
- maximising income (with in and out of work benefits)
- providing budget advice
- preparing a full debt repayment plan
- talking to the people you owe money to.
If you have money worries or need some advice please call the Debt Advice Line on 0121 303 2087. One of our advisors will assess your situation, offer you advice on your particular circumstances and, if necessary, arrange an appointment for you.
Alternatively, the Debt Advice Team Factsheets page provides a series of Fact Sheets highlighting key areas of debt advice including budgeting, contacting the people you owe money to, rent and mortgage issues and paying utility bills (water, gas, electricity and TV Licence).
Our advisors regularly contribute articles to publications giving helpful and topical advice, visit the Advice from the Experts page to see what is available.
Contact Us
To get in touch, visit the Contact The Debt Advice Team page
Other Useful Information
Financial Inclusion Partnership pages have more information, including:
Birmingham On A Budget - A handy booklet giving hints and tips on making the most of your money while enjoying the many activities Birmingham has to offer.
Credit Unions - These are community based organisations which offer access to easy savings plans from as little as £1 a week.
Cool Winter Money Saving Hints and Tips - With the days now getting colder this means winter can be a more expensive time for us all. The England Illegal Money Lending Team and the Birmingham Financial Inclusion partnership have put together short guide on the help that is available to the residents of Birmingham to keep them financially safe over the winter season. You can download the leaflet from the link below.
Useful Resources We have compiled our own shortlist of links to other sites that have helpful advice, support and downloadable leaflets for debt and personal finance.
Money Advice Tools We've teamed up with the Money Advice Service - set up by government and free, unbiased, and independent - to bring you a series of tools and factsheets to help you make the most of your money.

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Let $N,a\in\mathbf{Z}_{\geq 1}$. Define a partial $\zeta$-function as $$ \zeta(s;N,a):=\sum_{\substack{n\geq 1\newline n\equiv a\pmod{N}}} \frac{1}{n^s} $$ where $Re(s)>1$. Let $\omega$ be either the trivial character or the sign character i.e. $x\mapsto sign(x)$. Define a partial $\Psi$-function as $$ \Psi(s,\omega;N,a):=\sum_{\substack{0\neq n\in\mathbf{Z}\newline n\equiv a\pmod{N}}}\frac{\omega(n)}{|n|^s}, $$ for $Re(s)>1$. Then it is well known that $\zeta(s;N,a)$ and $\Psi(s,\omega;N,a)$ admit a meromorphic continuation to $\mathbf{C}$ with at most of pole of order $1$ at $s=1$. If $\omega$ is the sign character then $$ \Psi(s,\omega;N,a)+\Psi(s,1;N,a)=2\zeta(s;N,a) $$ and $$ \zeta(s;N,a)-\zeta(s;N,-a)=\Psi(s,\omega;N,a). $$ Note that when $N>1$, the functions $\Psi$ and $\zeta$ do not have an Euler product. So here are 2 natural questions:
Q1: For a fixed $N$ do we know if there exists a constant $C_N>1$ such that if $Re(s)>C_N$ then $\Psi$ and $\zeta$ do not vanish (if the answer is yes then how to prove it)?
Q2: What do we know in general about the nontrivial zeros of $\Psi$ and $\zeta$?


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Students who have not taken the ACT must take the COMPASS to determine eligibility for placement into dual enrollment courses. Students may take the COMPASS in the Advising and Assessment Center on the Leestown campus Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. through 2:00 p.m. on a walk-in basis. If you live outside of Lexington, you may contact the extended campus closest to you. Please click on the "Campus" link at the bottom of this page for campus locations.
To schedule an advising appointment, please contact email@example.com.


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Creating Web Pages with Word
Trying to get your course content into Bb Learn? If so, skip this tutorial and use the Paste from Word mashup tool instead.
Word .doc
Web .html page
Created for print (fixed page size)
Created for web browsers (adjustable page size)
All content in a single document
Often made up of multiple files
Images are embedded files
Images are linked external files
Formatting is embedded
Formatting can be embedded or linked to an external stylesheet
Underlining shows emphasis
Underlining shows hyperlink
Serif font best for reading print
Sans-Serif font best for reading online
Can use tabs for basic formatting
No HTML code for tabs
|Layout options plentiful
|Layout options limited
Since there are differences between Word Docs and web pages, we want to avoid using elements of word docs that do not translate to web pages.
Keeping track of files
- Start by setting aside a specific folder for saving your web pages. This will make keeping track of web resources easier.
- The .htm file contains the text, the formatting, and links to the images.
- All graphics (images, custom bullets, and background textures) are separate files, usually saved in an images folder, and must be .gif, .jpg, or .png filetypes.
- Files must be in same relative location to each other when moved online. Don't change filenames or the links will break!
- Save with filename using a-z and 0-9, no spaces (use underscore), avoid caps. Keep filenames simple and descriptive.
- Save in area you set aside for web pages.
- A file named index.htm will load automatically when you browse to the folder that contains it.
- Keep the original word.doc in case you need to make revisions later.
Setting a style for web pages
Standard Formatting
Standard formatting is common between Word Docs and HTML pages. Using standard formatting in Word translates your content to standards based HTML code.
- Use a common sans (without) serif font
- Use of multiple fonts is discouraged
- Convert custom text (formulae, arabic or hebrew characters, for example) into a graphic so it will display properly.
- Don't set font size and weight to make headings
- Under Style, use Heading 1, Heading 2, Heading 3, etc.
- Don't type a number or dash for a list
- Under Bullets and Numbering, use Bullets for unordered lists
- Under Bullets and Numbering, use Numbering for ordered lists
- Set style as Normal
- You can use the menu bar or style menu.
Changing Formatting
Don't set font, size, and color individually
- Use either dropdown menu to select style or open the styles panel in the menu: Select Format/Styles and Formatting.
- Under Styles, select Modify Style
- The Normal style is the foundation of all the other styles. When you change something like the font, all the other standard style fonts will change as well.
Adding Links
Types of Links
- to an outside website
- Paste the full URL (http://www.address.com)
- Select New window - target frame
Internal within a single document (these are called anchors)
- Links to a place within the current document
- mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com
In your file structure
- Links to another web page or document within your files
- Attention to file location is important; changes to file names or locations will break the links
Select Insert/Hyperlink
Adding an automatic Table of Contents
- From the menu, select Insert/Reference/Index and Tables
- Uncheck the Show page numbers option
Adding Images
- From the menu, Insert/From File
- Resize, crop, and adjust
- Format picture/Web/Alternative Text
- Image will be compressed when saving as webpage
What cannot be done well in Word
Without a paid plug-in, Word cannot create accessible (ADA compliant) web tables. If you cannot find another way to present data outside a table, you have a few alternatives:
- Download and install the Accessible Wizard for Office plug-in: http://www.virtual508.com/
- Use the Accessible Table Builder in the Tools and Wizards section: http://accessify.com/ (Copy and Paste the generated HTML code to a new page)
- Dreamweaver 8 - professional level web development tool includes ability to create accessible tables
Complex Page Layout
- Complex page layout, such as wrapping text around images, just isn't possible with Word.
- Put large graphics on their own line.
- Put small graphics inline with text.
Important! Save as Web Page...
- Don't use the more easily found default option "Save as Web Page"
- From the Menu, File/Save As/Web Page, Filtered
- Provide a title to describe the page
- Save with filename using a-z and 0-9, no spaces. Keep name simple and descriptive.
- Save in area you set aside for web pages.
- When you are done, you will have a file and an images folder called, for example, word4web.htm and word4web_files.
- Don't rename these files or you will break the connection between the .htm file and the images.
- When you upload these files to a server, you will need to preserve the same relative file structure.
Putting it online
Upload to JAN or another web server
- Use an FTP tool like Fetch (Mac) or CoreFTP (Windows) which you can download from ITS's Software Downloads page.
- Connect to server "jan.ucc.nau.edu" with your username and password. Use secure FTP. The directory or path is "public_html"
- Drag and drop your files into the public_html folder.
- To view your page, open a browser and visit: http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/username/filename.htm


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not for me. and I never have felt that way during pregnancy. I have less self confidence and no interest at all.
But good for you. :)
Working from home helping others get healthier, have more energy and make their financial dreams come true. You can too!
Me too, I mean I dont want it as often but when the hubby gets things started, it really is amazing
Being pregnant has changed my way of loving making..I dont want it as often..I dont even like to cuddle anymore..bc my body just feels reallyyyy HOT!! But def when the husband wants it..it is amazing!
I'm doubly surprised because with my first pregnancy I felt very: back off and do not touch me.
But this time its been a very positive change for sure lol
that's the only reason dh puts up with my moodiness during the first trimester. The rest of the pregnancy I'm all over him hahhahah. My sex drive is not great, but when pregnant it's an everyday thing. The same thing with oral. I get bored giving, but when I was pg with ds I also wanted to do it like every day . DH was in heaven. After my son was born and I was like "don't even look at me ever again" dh would say " I wanna get you pregnant again!" hahha
I thougth it was just me!! We have an amazing sex life anyway and i didnt even think it could get better but OMG it has!! I dont feel like doing it but i always give in and afterwards im always glad i did!
Loving mother to Jacob Dewitt born April 28th 2010!
Baby boy Joseph Eric born August 2nd 2011!
Noah Lee due May 22, 2013
Haley(24)+ DH Joshua(27)
My job? I sell MagicMascara.
DS Silas May2013, DS2 Malachi December2014 + 1Furbaby
I am feeling too queasy to be 'in the mood'. Hoping it goes away soon because I do in fact miss it!
Learn more
Look how far your child has come.
Review your child's growth milestones.
Read about 3 years 1 month : Week 2.
Your growing child
Your 3-year-old: Pearly whites
Your 3-year-old: Power of play
Your 3-year-old: Story time
Your 3-year-old: Using scissors
Your 3-year-old: Manners
Learn more
What's next for your growing child?
Get a glimpse of what's to come.
Read about 3 years 3 months.


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I used to see a Stats link somewhere on the right sidebar of Stack Exchange sites. Now I can't seem to find them.
Where are all the site stats pages?
I was actually looking for the stats where there are Top Answerers, Top Askers, etc. Hence the name Stats pages. I used to find a link to that page on the front page, but now it's gone.
Something like this (from Stack Overflow). I think I remember a page like that for an entire site.


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We get a a lot of questions about Merck's blockbuster asthma drug Dulera. We constantly get questions from asthma patients about "When will Dulera go generic?", "Why can't I buy generic Dulera yet?" and "Where can I find affordable, generic Dulera?
Well, unfortunately for asthma patients, the Dulera patent does not expire until January 2014, which means we won't have a generic counterpart for Dulera in the U.S. until at least then. Brand-name Dulera generally retails for more than $225 for a 30 day supply, so it looks like Dulera is going to be a big drain on the budget of many American asthma patients for a while longer, unfortunately.
However, if you do not live in the U.S. or you are willing to go outside the U.S., generic versions of Dulera are available in other parts of the world i.e. Mexico, Europe, etc. and it's often cheaper than what is available here. If you're thinking of buying generic Dulera from a foreign country, please remember a few things, though:
Can I Legally Bring Prescription Drugs from a Foreign Country into the U.S.?
No, sort of. Under federal law, it is illegal for anyone to except a drug manufacturer to bring in prescription drugs from a foreign country, so no, technically it is illegal for you to buy your prescription drugs from a foreign country and bring them into the United States or have them shipped to you here. This includes drugs which are originally manufactured in the U.S. and exported to a foreign country which you may want to bring back to the U.S.
That being said, the FDA generally does not take action against individuals bringing in small amounts of prescription drugs (usually a 90-day supply) for their own personal use. Of course, enforcement is up to FDA discretion, but their guidelines prioritize going after drug rings rather than your average senior citizen ordering their monthly prescriptions from Canada.
Are the Drugs I buy in a Foreign Country Safe?
Well, maybe. It is hard to say whether the prescription drugs that you purchase will be up to standards comparable to those of the FDA, but if you are actually going across the border to a pharmacy in a foreign country, you should be able to do some research and ask the local pharmacist questions about the prescription drugs you are buying.
However, ordering prescription drugs online opens up a whole gaggle of other risks. First of all, anyone can set up a "pharmacy" online, and it can be extremely difficult to verify that you are actually receiving your prescription drugs from a legitimate source. Some online pharmacies have been known to ship substandard drugs, drugs that are past their expiration date, drugs that are too strong/weak, counterfeit drugs or drugs that have been sourced through countries without adequate safety standards.
In addition, prescription drug trade names are not standard across countries so there is a risk that by ordering Flomax (which in the U.S. is a medication for an enlarged prostate) you will receive the drug known as Flomax in Italy (which is an anti-inflammatory drug).
If you are interested in purchasing your prescription drugs through a foreign country, here are a few safety tips to keep in mind:
• Avoid ordering drugs from an unlicensed pharmacy.
• Avoid ordering drugs which from a pharmacy that does not require a prescription.
• Do not import drug that are not approved by the U.S. FDA. That's still illegal!
• Make sure that the pharmacy that you are ordering from is in a country with adequate safety standards. (Canada is a good bet.)
• Avoid online pharmacies that do not offer any company information, such as an address and telephone number where they can be reached.
• Insist on access to a licensed pharmacist in case you have any questions about your drugs.
• Ask that your order be shipped with the original manufacturer packaging; if that packaging is broken, don't take it!
• Read and understand any website privacy and security policies. Don't risk losing control of your credit card, health and other personal information.
Do you use Dulera for your asthma? Tell us about it!
Join the forum discussion on this post
Related posts:
- Finding Cheaper, More Affordable Dulera… Somewhere
- Generic Drug Questions: When Will Generic Truvada Be Available in the U.S.?
- Generic Drug Questions: When Will Generic Pradaxa Be Available in the U.S.?
- Generic Drug Questions: When Will Generic Cymbalta Become Available in the U.S.?
- Generic Drug Questions: When Will Generic Spiriva Be Available in the U.S.?


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I know that raw chicken generally has a lot of safety concerns. Is there anyway that I can source the chicken to minimize these worries? What are the general concerns? How can I combat them? Are there any other safety concerns I should be worried about?
I'd suggest Consumer Reports as a starting point. They specifically investigated the food safety of chicken in 2010 and found that (among other things):
The same issue seems to come up over and over again in food safety questions, and I really can't stress this enough: Salmonella is not the only dangerous bacteria in food. Campylobacter is just one of many others and produces heat-resistant enterotoxins that simply put, can make you very, very sick. Perfringens is also common, and raw chicken has also been found to harbour Listeria.
I've seen a number of articles and blogs claiming that people "worry too much" and most of them cite Ippuku in SF, which generated quite a stir by serving chicken tartare. It's legal in many countries for a restaurant to serve raw or undercooked food, provided that there is informed consent (the customer is specifically informed or specifically orders that their food be undercooked). However, legal is a very long way from safe, especially when we're talking about raw meat.
Steak tartare is more acceptable because, for some reason, Campylobacter don't like it and the incidence of E.coli is extremely low at only 0.26%. Raw beef isn't totally safe but most healthy people who eat it will not have complications afterward.
So, to summarize:
Conclusion: If you eat raw beef (steak tartare), you're a risk-taker. If you eat raw chicken, you have a death wish. Just say no.
At an absolute minimum, please don't serve this to your dinner guests with assurances that it will be safe. What you do to your own body is your decision to make, but it would be grossly irresponsible to serve anything made with raw chicken to anyone who hasn't been made fully aware of the risks.
P.S. Some of this data may be U.S. specific, but the problem is worldwide. For example:
So don't expect to be safer simply because you don't live in the U.S. If you're planning on doing this, you should check what your country's regulations and current statistics are regarding salmonella, campylobacter, C. perfringens, and listeria, for farms and plants producing chicken meat. That is your actual risk.
Buying "organic" might help, or might not, since organic is currently not a true legal or regulatory category in most regions.
If you want to eat raw Chicken find a good supplier of raw chicken, one were we you can see how they are farmed, or farm them yourself
There are at least four main pathogens to worry about (Campylobacter, Clostridium perfringens, Listeria, Salmonella), but all of them should only be found on the feathers, skin and gastrointestinal tract of a healthy bird
Get to know how it was killed and prepared and be satisfied that it was not contaminated, or you have to do it yourself
If you do it yourself, you need to keep the bird chilled during processing (work in an empty walk in fridge). And you have to sanitise everything during processing
You will probably still need to wash the bird before further processing. When you wash the bird you have to wash ALL your equipment too. See this commercial guide on the steps required haccp_v2ap-ix-4-broilers.pdf
Process the bird as you intend for raw eating and then freeze a sample and take to a food standards laboratory and have it checked. If you comes out clean, repeat a few more times until you are satisfied you can produce clean meat
After all this work even a Chicken burger from Maca's sounds good :-(
In countries where eating raw chicken is socially acceptable (France, Japan, etc) you will often find they have specific breeds of chicken (Blue Foot?) that taste OK raw, and these are specifically farmed and killed for eating raw
I read somewhere that one way to kill most bacterias but still leave the meat raw is to boil it for a just a short while. If you look at this picture you see what I mean.


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The South African game development industry is bigger than you think – amazing stats for 2013 revealedWritten by: / / No Comments
As evidenced by the talent on display at rAge 2013 with no less than fourteen South African game development outfits showcasing their games to the public, the local industry has grown by leaps and bounds in just a few short years.
To demonstrate just how far the South African game dev community has come, Ben Myres, the self-titled 'Social Media Mouthpiece' for local development association Make Games SA, has put together an amazing list of statistics and facts about the creators that are pushing this industry forward in the country.
Did you know that there were no less than five locally developed games that made it through the Steam Greenlight process in 2013, with two successfully making it through the Kickstarter programme?
Did you know that there were a whopping eighteen South African made games released in 2013 across mobile and PC platforms?
Local is Big Overseas, Too
International support for South African games has been incredible with ten locally produced titles invited to be showcased at events around the world, including Minecon, Rezzed, the important Games For Change Festival and A MAZE. 2014 and beyond is already looking fantastic, too, with an additional fourteen games in active development.
Did you think the South African game development industry was small, or even non-existent? It's anything but, with a vibrant and growing community of developers passionate about making games that they love and experiences that you'll enjoy, too.
Get the full list of facts for game development in South Africa over the course of 2013 over here with Ben Myres' excellent round-up and look forward to what the local industry has in store for you right now and in the future.
As always, if you're living in South Africa and interested in developing games, get yourself over to the Make Games SA community and get invested – they're very friendly and always willing to help a fellow dev in need!
Tags: broforce, desktopdungeons, southafrica, southafricangamedevelopment, stasis


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In October 1967, just three years after its hesitant debut in Turin, Lamborghini arrived at the Italian Auto Show with an extraordinary line-up. By this time, the range of cars was truly impressive. Officially, the 350 GT was still available, but it was actually out of production by this time. The golden duo of the 400 GT 2+2 coupe and the Miura galvanised experts, attracting them to the stand of the young Bologna company that, overnight, had become the darling of all car magazines. The prestigious Touring coachwork firm also presented one of its creations at this show, but it was its swansong: the original Flying Star, based on the front-engine chassis of the 400 GT.
The year was 1967, and Lamborghini could now look towards the future far more optimistically. The flood of orders for the Miura pumped new cash into his company, but above all it generated unparalleled interest and publicity. At least in this, Lamborghini had been right on target: a model like this was destined to overwhelm the minds and souls of all car buffs. Lamborghini thus became a symbolic name in the auto world, the emblem of excess, of going 'further' at all costs, of always doing more and better than any rival without preconceptions of conventional limitations. This configuration did not prevent numerous aficionados from buying and appreciating the 400 GT, a serous and mature model by this time, but the Miura gave the company unique prestige.
Once again, the year opened with an extraordinary appearance, and this time the theme – the brainchild of Bertone and Gandini – was an amazing four-seater with a rear engine mounted transversally behind the axle and sensational gull wing doors. The concept of vertically opening doors appeared for the very first time on this exotic vehicle dubbed the Marzal, and in the future this would gradually become the distinctive feature of the top-range Lamborghinis. The Marzal was not destined for production. This did not keep the Marzal from becoming the star of many auto shows and being celebrated on the covers of international magazines. And it was even chosen by Prince Rainier of Monaco, with Princess Grace at his side, to open the Monte Carlo Grand Prix that year. Once again, Ferruccio Lamborghini's flair for publicity proved to be exceptional.
While Dallara and Stanzani worked with the help of New Zealand test driver Bob Wallace to improve the car in production, Ferruccio – ever full of ideas – was pushing to show the world new models. It was not simply a matter of vanity: the presentation of the Miura Roadster at the Brussels Car Show in 1968 also helped test customer reactions to the possibility of introducing a convertible to the range. Despite the professed enthusiasm, however, this model received relatively few orders and as a result, it remained in the glorious stage of the show prototype without any production follow-up. More importantly, however, the Islero GT was introduced in March of the same year. Officially presented to the press on 16 February 1968, at 6,450,000 lire it had a rather steep price tag. Nevertheless, its 300-hp engine made it an automobile that was worthy of its prestigious name, with an increasingly comfortable and well-finished interior. This was the GT that Lamborghini had dreamed of, the natural successor to the 400 GT that had gone out of production after the Touring coachwork company closed. The Islero GT was an impressive-looking, elegant 2+2 coupe featuring the same mechanics as the 400 it was replacing. However, Lamborghini's clientele had become accustomed to the stylish touches of the Miura and as a result, Islero GT sales were somewhat modest.
Instead, a far different kind of success was in store for the other important novelty presented at the Lamborghini stand at the Geneva Motor Show that year. The Espada, remotely derived from the Marzal line, was an extraordinary two-door model with a front-mounted engine and four very comfortable seats. Featuring a 2650mm wheelbase, it flaunted an utterly original and truly innovative style. It marked the fullest expression of what was probably Marcello Gandini's most successful period in terms of creativity. The Espada was nothing short of revolutionary and it was completely new and original, from the balance of the two main volumes to the large rear window, which was actually the hatch of the boot, and on the large flat bonnet that opened up as a single unit, the low and tapered waistline, the rear wheel housing that partially covered the wheels and the NACA ducts on the bonnet. Once again, countless orders were placed, because the Lamborghini name was now firmly established in the concept of the Espada was decidedly convincing.
Despite the logistical and organisational problems of the period, no one could stand idle. The production lines of the three models (Islero, Espada and Miura) had barely been started up in 1969 when improvements began to be considered. The most important operation undoubtedly involved approving an entire series of modifications, which were effectively required for the Miura, and incorporating them into a single new version. The outcome was the S version, created in November 1968. Its presentation was naturally a must at the Turin Auto Show that year, and the new Miura offered customers a 370-hp engine, i.e. 20 more than the previous version. It also featured electric windows, the whole interior was more luxurious by finished and options included air conditioning (an innovation bordering on the extravagant, at least in Europe) and natural leather upholstery. Only the chrome finish on a few minor exterior parts and a small metal S shaped like a lightning bolt, mounted on the tail panel of the car, distinguished the new version of the Miura from the old one, which therefore ended its career. The Islero GT was subsequently elaborated, boosted in terms of power and refinished, and as a result the GTS version was brought out on 31 May 1969. The year 1969 was marked by the temporary stabilisation of the Lamborghini model range.
The Islero GT thus left the stage quietly, though only a relatively small number had been produced (225 between Islero GT and Islero GTS version). What remained were the Miura S and the Espada, restyled and updated in a Series II that was presented at the 1970 Brussels Motor Show, and their production gradually increased. This new series was much improved, was fitted with the 350-hp engine, more powerful ventilated brakes and a more conventional dashboard. It was a glorious year for this model, which represented an ideal winning post not only for the company but also for Ferruccio and the objectives he had set for himself at the start of this adventure. In 1970 alone, 228 Espadas were sold, an outstanding figure for such an expensive and important car.
Lamborghini insisted that it was essential to complement the four-seat Espada and the two-seat Miura with an 'in-between' model, a 2+2 that would represent the finest in the arena of the Italian Gran Turismo. Bertone responded with a model that was essentially the stylistic evolution of the Islero, taking up many elements from the Espada and thus – theoretically – a model that would incarnate its idels. This was the Jarama. Despite its chic launch at the 1970 Geneva Motor Show, however, it failed to make the right impression on car buffs.
By this time, around the world Lamborghini was considered the symbol of excess, of something that went beyond the philosophy and designs of other automotive companies. When it built reasonable, rational cars that were almost normal, it did not respond to these criteria and thus did not achieve the expected success. The other great project that announced and presented in 1970 was another Lamborghini, but a radically new and 'different' one. It was the P250 Urraco once again, the name of a fighting bull. The Urraco featured a 2.5-litre engine specially designed by Stanzani, with single overhead camshaft timing system. It was built to criteria that would permit large scale production (by Italian sports car standards), it had a lovely line designed by Bertone, and – at least on paper – it offered excellent performance at a much lower price than the Miura.
To make this car, Lamborghini expanded the Sant'Agata factory, constructing a spacious new building behind the one already being used, thus adding nearly 500 square metres of new factory space. The basic assumptions couldn't have been better: the car, presented on time at the Turin Auto Show in October 1970, aroused enormous excitement and the orders poured in.
For the history of Lamborghini and for its devotees, the creation of a racing Miura marked a very important moment, and this came about mainly through the commitment of New Zealand test driver Bob Wallace: the Jota. For once, the name of this car did not come from the world of bullfighting, but it had a Spanish flavour nonetheless, since the Jota is a typical dance in that country. The name change was highly significant: in fact, Wallace's work was not merely cosmetic, as was the case with many other designers. He instead created a race car that borrowed only the mechanical configuration from the Miura, particularly the engine transversely mounted in the mid-rear position, and the general lines of the body. Instead, the chassis was completely new, made of tubular elements and bent metal sheets, which were welded and glued for improved rigidity. The body was made of aluminium, the entire chassis had been significantly improved, and the engine power, substantially increased, could crank out 440 hp at 8500 rpm.
The car, thus modified and lightened to weigh just 890 kilograms offered outstanding performance, with acceleration from zero to 100 km/hour in just 3.6 seconds! Externally, the Jota could be recognised immediately because of its streamlined headlamps under Plexiglas covers, the broader wheel housings, particularly the rear ones, the elimination of the grilles on the front hood, the small sliding side windows and the distinctive magnesium alloy wheels. It was an unmistakable, ultra-fast and brutal car, the ideal prelude to Lamborghini's entry to the world of racing. Unfortunately, the Jota had no follow-up. Nevertheless, the Bologna entrepreneur, who in the meantime inaugurated other industrial activities in the sectors of hydraulics and other components, was not one to rest on his laurels. He continued to spur on his technical staff, who - truth be told - needed no encouragement, in order to introduce a complete range of modifications for the Miura (in part derived from the carmaker's experience with the Jota), thus creating the definitive and absolute version of this legendary model: the SV, presented at the Geneva Motor Show in 1971.
Despite this successful evolution, the SV exhibited at the 1971 Geneva Show virtually went unnoticed, and very few credited it with the importance that, over the years, this nearly perfect version of Lamborghini's super car would acquire. The reason was quite simple: everyone was distracted by an even more spectacular and extraordinary car that proved to be the true star, not only at the Lamborghini stand but throughout the entire show. It was a car created through a stroke of combined genius by Lamborghini and Bertone, which the company's trusty deputies Stanzani and Gandini brought to life in record time, as usual. This utterly spectacular model was the LP 500, better known as the 'Countach'.
This was a truly revolutionary car, starting with its line, which was the first thing that left all those who saw it at that Motor Show speechless with admiration. Its sleek and aggressive snout, the flat windscreen connected seamlessly to the front bonnet on one end and the roof on the other, the roof that - in turn - continued over the engine hood, forming a single gradual curve that went from the front fenders to the tail panel of the body. This marked an innovative, astonishing and completely new stylistic concept. Once again, Lamborghini upset preconceived notions.
The changes that were taking place around Lamborghini, however, reflected the social situation around the world, particularly in Italy. Labour unions' unrest in that period created a difficult situation in all factories, particularly at engineering companies in northern Italy, in which the owner's control was openly contested and proper organisation became increasing difficult. For Lamborghini, long accustomed to the direct, sometimes rough, somewhat paternalistic but attentive control of his factories, this new situation became intolerable. In 1972 he sold his majority stake to the Swiss Georges-Henri Rossetti, and the following year he sold his remaining shares to a friend, René Leimer. Thus, the company founder - the man who had been the driving force behind its extraordinary, vital explosion during the first eight years - left the scene for good.


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This three-day event will promote student leadership development, while simulating the political process of The League of Arab States.
Students from universities all over Michigan (and beyond) will form councils and debate issues - just as the Arab League does. The councils that the students will form are: Joint Defense, Palestinian Affairs, Political Affairs, Social Affairs, Economic Affairs and a Court of Justice.
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For some reason, even though there are tons of task management applications out there, I'm not able to find many that have the capability to manage task dependencies. That is to say, if I must do A before I can do B, B should not be presented as actionable until A has been completed. I'm also looking for the ability to have multiple dependencies (C requires both A and B), arbitrary dependency chain lengths (Z needs Y, Y needs X, etc, as many deep as required), and nested hierarchies of grouping categorization (ex. projects can have subprojects, which can have subprojects, ad infinitum).
So, I'm looking for applications that:
- Manage tasks
- Provide a framework to use as you choose to (ex. provide project/status/tag categorization that's user determined)
- Provide the ability to associate and reasonably view and manage task dependencies
- Provide multiple dependencies for a task
- Provide unlimited dependency chain lengths
- Provide unlimited categorization hierarcies
- Are technology agnostic (ie. either web based or platform independent)
I'm definitely not looking for:
- Manual hacks and tricks to manually deal with task dependencies
- Being forced to adhere to any specific methodology by the application (ie GTD)
- Project management software (far too involved and complicated)
- Trivial or toy software (has dependencies but is not 'robust' enough to use continuously as a system)
- Technology specific solutions (windows only, mac only, iOS only)
The two closest things I've found so far, which are close but not quite there:
- Omnifocus - Supposedly has dependencies, but is Mac only.
- Taskwarrior - Has dependencies, but is command-line with very limited UI options, which presents a learning curve.
Are there more/better options that I'm not able to find? I know it isn't a very difficult technical problem, and I'm having a hard time understanding why so few solutions provide it.
Note: I've accepted Emacs org-mode as the best answer to my question. However, I don't currently have time to ramp up on it, so I haven't personally vetted it. My acceptance is based on the answer entirely.


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What tools should every guitarist have to do most small/medium projects for their guitars? (change strings, tuners, knobs, pickups)
A good multi-tool, like one by Leatherman, is a nice addition to your case. They include slot and phillips head screwdrivers, pliers, diagonal cutters (good for emergency wire stripping), a file (useful for fingernails).
In addition, I throw in a small set of real diagonal cutters for changing strings, because they work more easily than the one on the multi-tool. It's surprising how strong strings can be and these will make short work of cutting the string after you've detuned it until its slack.
Finally, I keep a small socket driver sized to fit 1/4" jacks on effects and guitars and amps, because, sure as shooting, they'll loosen.
A small bar towel is good for wiping off sweat and grime; Sometimes we get rushed during set up and don't get a good chance to cool off, so you can drape that over the upper bout of the guitar to keep a sweaty forearm off the finish. Sweat soaks in fast and takes a lot of work to get out so its better to avoid it. Towels also come in handy when you drop an amp on your finger, spill water, soda, beer, etc. Just toss it in the laundry and throw a clean one back in the case.
In addition, one or two small micro-cloths can help for touchups, especially if they have a bit of carnuba wax (or whatever sort of wax you use.)
My final thing is personal choice - I keep all my picks in an Altoids tin. In the old days it would'a been a Sucrets throat-lozenge box.
On top of everything else, it is always useful to have a kit of Allen keys, like these ones are very useful. The smaller ones are used for adjusting action and intonation on some types of guitar bridges, the larger ones, are for adjusting truss rods, if you do that sort of thing yourself.
To add to @the Tin Man's already awesome answer, you can try this little guy out for all the nuts/sockets on your guitar. I don't have personal experience with it, but the concept seems sound.
I usually keep one of these in my guitar case. It's great for doing on the spot setups for other players, and double checking to make sure my own instrument is kosher.
You could also keep one of those little string windy combination peg puller thingees (yes, that's a technical term), but in my experience they are very cheaply made and usually end up breaking after a couple of hundred string changes.
Here is what I have in my kit (although I am sure my kit is probably a little overkill) and to be honest I don't use all of these tools, they're just there in-case I need them.
A guitar-specific multitool (e.g. the Guitar Gizmo or the Roadie Rench) will cover a lot of ground.
Multi-tools made for bike riders can be very handy. They're compact and have screwdrivers, and allen keys built in. Other than that I tend to carry a pair of needle nose pliers with wire cutters built in.
In addition to the Roadie Rench, I have a microfiber cloth (for wiping off the guitar), a CLEAN cotton diaper (for wiping my face and hands), a bar towel (for spills etc.), a spare guitar cable, a spare speaker cable, a spare set of new strings (and the last set pulled off), a dull sharpie pen (for my friends use), a sharp sharpie pen (for me!), a cheap back up guitar strap, a small bottle of Lysol spray & Fabreeze (to disinfect and freshen bad breath mics) (business cards, replacement fuses, a spare phone charger, a regular Bic pen, a spiral bound notepad and a ground adapter plug (to eliminate 60 cycle ground hum).


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I have a decent knowledge of sdl,opengl and fmod. i am looking for a recent tutorial or book on the basic of making a game engine. Most of the book and tutorial i found are using old dead library like glut and glaux or simply outadated like nehe tutorial.
I made a tower defence for a school exam (wich was pretty nice) working 100% without any bug but there is no real structure i got a main.cpp with over 2000 lines . its a litle messy =p download link: http://www.filehost.ws/k7f62z787yd4 by the way i do not own the copyright of this game because it was made for my school. i can share it freely but nobody cant make any money from it without me and institut desgraff allowing it. do not claim to have made this game and etc...
The one thing i would really like to understand is the structure and how everything is linked togheter.
i do not want to use a tutorial to copy it or anything else like that but simply to understand the structure behind it. no server stuff.
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Packaging: Intralox conveyance technology awarded for sustainability
September 01, 2011 - MMH Editorial
Intralox, the global provider of conveying solutions, was recognized for its contributions to the sustainable packaging movement in creating conveying equipment to allow processors to handle new, greener package types at high levels of efficiency. Intralox received the Innovator of the Year award in the Packaging Machinery category of the 2011 Greener Package Awards competition.
As the U.S. beverage market takes strides to reduce greenhouse gas production with new, sustainable packaging designs that use less material and create less waste, it is also searching for the most efficient and cost-effective ways to integrate these package types into production processes.
Intralox's S7000 Switch allowed one major beverage manufacturer to do just that. The beverage producer needed a switching technology to handle its minimally packaged beverages, which were wrapped in shrink film only with no cardboard pad or tray. Conventional switching technologies have difficulty handling new packages like this at high throughput rates due to products tipping over and causing jams. Other technologies like pusher arms falter when handling delicate packages like shrink wrap, causing product damage.
The Intralox S7000 Switch, featuring patented Activated Roller Belt (ARB) technology, effectively handles all package types at high throughput rates (up to 500 packages per minute) without jams or product damage. It can accommodate multiple infeeds and discharges, enabling a nearly infinite number of product trajectories. And because all moving parts are contained within the machine, the S7000 Switch protects the quality of products and minimizes safety risks for workers.
Commented Greener Package Awards judge Barry Sanel of Diageo North America: "I like this technology and the associated reduction in packaging. Based on the beverage packager's volume and how many of these devices are deployed, this should have a big environmental impact."


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In my facebook iframe application, my home page is little long (about 1500px) but the secondary pages are smaller in height.
I see there is a lot of white space between my footer and the facebook's footer in the secondary pages.
I checked the iframe source and found the height property is set correctly, but there is another height value inside style tag which is retaining the homepage height.
<iframe class="canvas_iframe_util noresize" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" id="iframe_canvas" name="iframe_canvas" src='javascript:""' height="600px" style="height: 1566px; overflow-y: hidden; "></iframe>
Below is the code I am using to resize the frame (which is in the master page)
<script src="http://connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js"></script>
appId: 'my app',
status: true, // check login status
cookie: true, // enable cookies to allow the server to access the session
xfbml: true// parse XFBML
My secondary pages are dynamic in size, so I can not use a fixed height. Any help to get ride the extra white space on my secondary pages are highly appreciated.


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This is related to my recent question and would provide a natural positive answer to Question 2. I am sure this must be known to experts.
Question: Is there a monotone injection $(\omega_1,<) \to ([0,1],<)$ ?
This is related to my recent question and would provide a natural positive answer to Question 2. I am sure this must be known to experts.
No, because you could use it to construct an injective map $\omega_1\to\mathbb{Q}$, mapping $\alpha<\omega_1$ to some rational number between $\alpha$ and $\alpha+1$.
Let me add a slightly different argument to Alessandro's quick and clever solution. Assume that $f:(\omega_1,<)\to([0,1],<)$ is an order preserving map. Let $X$ be the range of $f$. Set $a=\sup(X)$, the least upper bound of $X$. Now $X\cap [0,a]$ is uncountable while $X\cap [0,a-\frac{1}{n}]$ is countable for $n=1,2,\dots,$ an impossibility. Question: where did I use that $f$ is o.p.?
There is a far reaching generalization of this due to Friedman and Shelah. Suppose $X$ is a Borel set in a Polish space and $<$ is a linear order of $X$ that is a Borel subset of $X\times X$. Then there is no order preserving map from $\omega_1$ into $(X,<)$.
The Friedman-Shelah result follows from a later structure theorem of Harrington and Shelah who proved that for any such Borel linear order $(X,<)$ there is a Borel measurable order preserving map into ${\bf R}^\alpha$ for some countable ordinal $\alpha$ where ${\bf R}^\alpha$ is ordered lexicographically. The arguments for $[0,1]$ above can be generalized to show that ${\bf R}^\alpha$ has no $\omega_1$-chains.


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I am wondering if there are special classes of graphs that have eigenvalue of -1 for the adjacency matrix. I know that the complete graphs, Kn, have this property, but am wondering if other graphs do as well.
Despite a lot of effort, there's no interesting characterization of graphs with 0 as an eigenvalue. I do not think as much attention has been paid to $-1$, but I'd be surprised if anything useful could be said. The two problems are not unrelated: for example if $G$ is regular then it has $-1$ as an eigenvalue if and only if its complement has zero as an eigenvalue. (If $G$ has $-1$ as an eigenvalue with multiplicity at least two, then its complement has 0 as an eigenvalue by interlacing.
Maybe you should ask which of the eigenvalues should have value -1. For instance when Patrick Fowler and I explored the middle eigenvalue $\lambda_n$ in the decreasing sequence of eigenvalues of a graph on $2n$ vertices, we observed that the value $1/\phi$ occurs quite frequently. We called such graphs golden graphs, since $\phi$ is the golden ratio.
Another class of graphs with $-1$ as an eigenvalue are the bipartite generalized Petersen Graphs. This includes the Desargues graph and the dodecahedron. All generalized Petersen Graphs have $1$ as an eigenvalue, so their bipartite doubles have $-1$ as an eigenvalue. The definition can be found in Bollobas's Extremal Graph Theory. You can see the generalized Petersen graphs have 1 as an eigenvalue by assigning 1 to the "outer" cycle and $-1$ to the other cycle to obtain an eigenvector with eigenvalue 1.
There are a lot of graphs with this property. I just introduce two classes that are very famous:
The Friendship graph $F_n$ that is $K_1\nabla nK_2$, where $\nabla$ means the join of two graphs. These graphs has $n-1$ eigenvalue $-1$.
The second class is graph $K_n$ that is removed $1,2,3$ or $4$ edges from it. So, this class contain also five different classes!!!
There is another interesting class (although it's probably a bit esoteric): graphs with a perfect 1-code. This is shown in Lemma 9.3.4 of Algebraic Graph Theory by Godsil & Royle.


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Just took a nadir shot to look at centre alignment and whilst the white line on the clamp is perfect, the centre mark on my Kirk bracket doesn't run true to the centre screw on the rotator ( I'm sure I read someone else noticed this issue). I'm assuming the tripod screw on the D800 is to the centre of the camera, if anyone knows otherwise I would appreciate it. Anyway I offset the mark a couple of mm and now it runs straight down the line over the centre rotating screw on the tripod. In other words when I take a nadir shot and open it in Photoshop the 2 guide lines meet in the middle of the screw on top of the rotator. Have I done right? Also fine-tuned my settings :
D800 with Kirk 'L' bracket centred using the right placed mark on the bracket
14-24mm @14mm URS 155mm, LRS 135.5mm
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Has anyone had this issue of a project defined as 'Agile' being overrun by requirement changes ? I work on a development project which is run in 4 weeks Sprint but there are always changes in between these Sprints . Is it still defined as Agile then ? I feel it's sort of a sub Agile process - The requirements of an Agile process should be defined at the beginning of a sprint and reviewed towards its end. Am I right in this? Please let me know your experiences in this .
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No, this depends on the nature of the project (and the process).
There are some agile development models where requirements are meant to be fixed during a sprint, and should only change for the next sprint (a prominent example is Scrum).
However, there are also processes where changes can happen almost any time (as long as the customer accepts the delays and the extra work which the change causes). Kanban is often used to manage these workflows (although Kanban can also be combined with Scrum).
Which model you follow depends on the details of each project.
So yes, if the customer feels they need the possibility of constantly changing the requirements, then an agile process can accommodate this. However, the customer should be aware of the consequences of constant changes, and should understand that they will slow down the project.
This boils down to the principles from the agile manifesto - "Individuals and interactions over processes and tools", and "Responding to change over following a plan".
I think the question you should be asking is: Why are you overrun by requirements changes? Common causes include:
Whatever the root problem is, you need to fix that. Drowning it under layers of "Agile" (or any other methodology) won't work.
In Scrum at least, which seems to be the Agile process that's most popular with management types these days, the scope of a Sprint is fixed. If your Sprint Backlog is changing during the sprint, that's not Scrum, it's chaos. The Sprint Backlog should be created at the start of the sprint and remain fixed until the end of the sprint (at which point you create a new Sprint Backlog for the next sprint).
If your Product Backlog is changing during a sprint, it's no big deal. The changes just become new work that's prioritized, estimated, and selected like any other requirement for the next sprint. If the requirements change so much that the Product Owner has to cancel the sprint on a regular basis, though, you've got Trouble with a capital 'T'.
Maybe you need shorter sprints?
For the sanity of the programmers it is best if requirements do not change during a revision/sprint.
In your situation, there are two obvious options:
I highly recommend both.
The main problem is that you believe that you are using Scrum but you don't. Especially your product owner doesn't follow it. In Scrum a sprint is a safe zone and no changes to committed user stories can be made unless current sprint is canceled. It is responsibility of Scrum master to enforce this. If this doesn't work in your environment then it is a process problem = you are not using Scrum.
The simplest change you can do (if you want to follow Scrum) is make your sprint shorter - one week for example. 4 week sprints were considered as option in early days of Scrum but today common is 1 - 2 weeks and 3 weeks is considered as upper boundary. 4 weeks is very long time in changing environment.


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We are feeling a bit better today, but a bit congested. Well, there is nothing like a little spice to clear out the sinuses. Let the Cajun fest begin!
Friday, November 16, 2007
Jambalaya, Cajun Carrots, and Cornbread
We are feeling a bit better today, but a bit congested. Well, there is nothing like a little spice to clear out the sinuses. Let the Cajun fest begin!
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- maybepigscanfly said...
I just recently discovered your blog and I'm really digging it. I think it's awesome that you and your wife are raising your kids on a healthy diet- it's great to see parents who actually care about their family's nutrition!
I love spicy foods so this sounds great! I hope it killed the cold!
- November 16, 2007 at 10:37 PM
- Courtney said...
this looks delicious!
Out of curiosity, what do you send with your kids for lunch? I've always sort of wondered what other kids did- I mostly lived off of PB&J.
Love the blog, it makes me want to park myself in the kitchen and cook!
- November 17, 2007 at 11:40 AM
- bazu said...
Oh man, I love jambalaya. I blogged about our Mardi Gras party, and another party where we made huge pots of it, and our guest ate it up both times. It is the ultimate comfort food!
- November 17, 2007 at 2:41 PM
- Vegan Dad said...
You will have to tell me if this recipe seems like it has the right flavours, since you are a regular jambalaya-maker. I pulled from a few online recipes to make up the spicing for this recipe (ironically, Emeril "Bam!" Legasse's recipe just seemed too bland). As a Canadian, and a non-French Canadian at that, I feel about a far away from the bayou as someone in North America can get.
- November 17, 2007 at 3:03 PM
- VeggieGirl said...
Now this is what I call down-home, Southern comfort food - yum!! I hope you get well soon!! And you're right - the cajun seasonings and spices are PERFECT for clearing sinuses :0D
- November 17, 2007 at 5:16 PM
- Vegan Dad said...
I will be posting something about lunches in the very near future--just trying to perfect a peanut-free, corn syrup-free granola bar recipe (no, they don't sell brown rice syrup here).
- November 20, 2007 at 11:42 AM
- Anonymous said...
hey, Vegan Dad! I made this jambalaya for my boyfriend. I thought it was very flavorful and tasty, but he thought it needed more veggies. next time I will add in some carrots and either broccoli or greens (collards?). he wanted them mixed in, not on the side. I also ran out of water while cooking the rice and had to add more (I used short grain brown rice). I would specify that the rice in your ingredient list is uncooked. I used Tofutti brand sausages and I'll double the chickpeas next time because I love them.
cooking everything together with the spices makes it very delicious! thanks for a good recipe.
Minneapolis, MN, USA
- February 9, 2008 at 12:24 PM
- AB said...
I just discovered your blog, after going vegan almost a week ago. :) I can't wait to continue to look at it for inspiration and ideas. I made the cornbread tonight to accompany some vegan chili I whipped up and my whole family loved it. I upped the maple syrup, like you suggested- from 2 T to 1/4 cup. Keep up the excellent blog and I'll be sending good thoughts for your boys' school!
- April 8, 2009 at 1:53 AM
- Night Bloomers said...
I made this for a potluck with my non-vegan co-workers today and everyone loved it! Thank you so much VeganDad!
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The History Press has published the centennial history of Rutgers School of Law–Newark. The book is edited by Professor Paul Tractenberg; chapter drafts were written by students in his 2008-2009 Centennial Seminar. Tractenberg also has a book contract with Rutgers University Press for New Jersey Goes A-Courting: 10 Legal Cases That Shook the Nation. Most of the cases have a major Rutgers Law School imprint.
For a history of the law school during the period 1984-1995, read "The Wind Was at Our Backs: The Third Golden Period of Rutgers Law School" in the Spring 2009 Rutgers Law Review (61 Rutgers L. Rev. 471) by Professors Gary L. Francione & George C. Thomas III.
A dozen faculty members contributed to the book You Can Tell It to the Judge . . . and Other True Tales of Law School Lawyering, edited by Professor Frank Askin. The 26 essays explain how clinics in constitutional litigation, environmental law, child advocacy, special education, urban justice and animal rights used live clients and current issues to train students to represent the public interest and reform the law while learning the tools of their trade.
"Seizing the Moments: The Beginnings of the Women's Rights Law Reporter and a Personal Journey" in the Spring/Summer 2009 Women's Rights Law Reporter (30 Women's Rights L. Rep. 592) was written by Elizabeth Langer '73. The author was reponsible for establishing the WRLR as a journal at Rutgers School of Law–Newark and was coordinating editor of the first issue published at the school in 1971.
"Rutgers School of Law–Newark and the Legacy of Elizabeth Blume-Silverstein" in the Spring/Summer 2009 Women's Rights Law Reporter (30 Women's Rights L. Rep. 635) was written by Kelly Timoney '09 under the supervision of Professor Paul Tractenberg. Blume-Silverstein was one of the first women graduates of New Jersey Law School (now Rutgers School of Law–Newark).
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The law school kicked off a year-long series of events marking the Centennial with an all-day party on Tuesday, September 9, 2008. Generously supported by the law school Alumni Association, the celebration featured lots of food, stories about the school's history from a panel of senior faculty, and performances by student musicians. Click here to watch the panel presentation during which several long-time faculty members recalled their special Rutgers memories.
Centennial Seminar
On October 20, 2008 the Centennial Seminar taught by Board of Governors Distinguished Service Professor Paul Tractenberg held a special program to celebrate a central fact of the school's history – its commitment to racial, ethnic, socioeconomic, and gender diversity. "Rutgers Law School has changed the face of the legal profession in New Jersey and beyond, and October 20 is a day to celebrate that signal accomplishment," said Tractenberg. The program featured some of the school's most notable alumni/ae from every sector of the legal profession. Click here to watch the video.
Annual Alumni Recognition Dinner
A slide show of the law school buildings that preceded the Center for Law and Justice, faculty portraits and candids, and some of the notable alumni programs and events of recent years helped to celebrate the Centennial during the October 22 Annual Alumni Recognition Dinner. The evening also included the presentation to Dean Stuart L. Deutsch of a Centennial Day proclamation from Gov. Jon S. Corzine.
Justice Ginsburg Scheduled to Keynote Celebration of Women Reshaping American Law
For 100 years, Rutgers School of Law–Newark has been a pioneer in legal education. The founders drew inspiration from New Jersey's groundbreaking legal traditions to establish the law school as a center for innovation. One of their first endeavors was to create a legal education program for women. Fittingly, a premier event marking the Centennial was the February 13, 2009 symposium "Rutgers School of Law–Newark Celebrates Women Reshaping American Law." U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was scheduled to return to the law school where she began her legal teaching career to give the keynote address. Due to illness, her prepared remarks were delivered by Georgetown Law Professor Wendy Webster Williams. The symposium also featured more than a dozen women, several with ties to Rutgers, who have been pioneers in addressing gender discrimination in the legal system and the profession.
Honoring 40 Years of Clinical Legal Education
An all-day conference on April 3, 2009 both celebrated the Rutgers–Newark clinical program and examined the service learning/service-inspiring goals of clinical education as advocated in 1968 by Rutgers law professor and legendary civil rights advocate Arthur Kinoy. The luncheon posthumously honored Kinoy for his vision and leadership in advocating the school's adoption of an extensive clinical program and inspiring many students to careers in public interest law. The luncheon also honored Professor Frank Askin ('66), the most senior member of the faculty, for creating and implementing clinics during his more than 40 years at the law school.
Rutgers Law Review Centennial Symposium
The Rutgers Law Review and Centennial Seminar hosted a Centennial Symposium, "A Legal Education Prospectus: Law Schools & Emerging Frontiers in Curriculum, Lawyering, and Social Justice" on April 17, 2009. The symposium explored the means used by innovative law schools to equip graduates with legal theory and prepare them to become well-rounded professionals with social and global awareness. The first half of the symposium highlighted law school deans and professors who are pioneering the future of legal education in the United States. The second half focused on the role Rutgers Law School has played in inculcating students with public service and public interest values, resulting in our graduates assuming central roles in shaping New Jersey law through a variety of landmark cases.


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Maurice Sendak, RIPlong-time ballet lover, book illustrator, etc.
Posted 08 May 2012 - 04:51 AM
A more complete obituary from the Int'l Herald Tribune:
Although he is, by and far, known as an illustrator of children's books, he designed for opera and ballet in many locales. I recall his having designed a ballet for ABT during the Baryshnikov years, for example.
Posted 08 May 2012 - 08:33 AM
Rest in peace, Mr. Sendak.
Posted 08 May 2012 - 11:20 AM
Posted 08 May 2012 - 12:33 PM
a slip in the program read as follows:
"This ballet is dedicated to Maurice Sendak and gratefully acknowledges his work INSIDE OUTSIDE OVER THERE.
--Twyla Tharp"
p.s. a survey of designers who worked w/ ABT during the first 50 years, compiled in 1990, which includes the Baryshnikov era, has no mention of Sendak. few know better the way the memory can play tricks over the years, but in this case the sense that Sendak worked with ABT seems to be a non-starter. Edward Gorey designed MURDER for a David Gordon production in the Baryshnikov years, but that may be neither here nor there.
Posted 08 May 2012 - 12:52 PM
Posted 08 May 2012 - 03:00 PM
We at Pacific Northwest Ballet are saddened by the news of Maurice Sendak's passing. Each of us has a deep connection to Maurice through treasured tales that were read to us as children. In turn, I loved revisiting favorite stories with my children as they will with their children. His books are part of us and part of a family tradition. At the ballet we have another Sendak tradition equally dear to us: Each winter when we step into the wondrous storybook world of Kent Stowell and Maurice Sendak's Nutcracker. Mischievous mice, an exotic peacock, the Pasha's seraglio and even a curious monster from Where the Wild Things Are create a blissful return to childhood. Many at PNB remember working side by side with Maurice while he discovered the world of ballet and we discovered the alchemy of magic and wonder. We will proudly dedicate this year's Nutcracker to Maurice Sendak, an artist who taught us to dream in color.
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A man was taken to the hospital after he was extricated from a vehicle following an accident in Leavenworth, a police spokesman said.
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29 Jun 2009 8:35 AM #1
[FIXED] [2.0rc1] sorting on a treegrid gives strange results
If you look at http://www.extjs.com/examples-dev/ex...#basictreegrid
When you expand the tree and then sort Author or Genre, the new results sorted is out of alignment with their parents. I was wondering how I could fix this problem since the demo did not address this.
30 Jun 2009 8:00 AM #2
TreeGrid now supports sorting by column. Right now, sorting will cause the tree grid to be refreshed, therefore removing and select and expand state. We will look to change that in the future. I also added a sortingEnabled config to GridView so you can decide if you want sorting enabled.
Changes are in SVN.
1 Jul 2009 8:56 AM #3
Fixed in RC2.
16 Jul 2009 2:40 PM #4
TreeGrid sorting in 2.0
I'm still seeing this happening with 2.0 release code ...
5 Sep 2011 10:11 AM #5
Hi, development team!
I still have this problem in 2.2.3 version. My TreeGrid is bound to TreeStore. When I call TreeStore.sort() method the whole TreeGrid reorders but loses select and expand state. Is it possible to force TreeGrid save its state during sorting and how?
This issue is very critical for me, please help!
5 Sep 2011 10:19 AM #6
http://www.sencha.com/examples/#asynctreegrid). If you require to also persist selection, than you need to manually add this feature, as GXT is currently not doing this.
23 Aug 2012 8:59 AM #7
Even I can see the issue is still there.
I am checking this example:


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I am about to buy an iPad, and was using a friend's device recently. I noticed all these multi-colour intrusive square things I'm completely unused to seeing because I've been using Adblock Plus for years now.
I care enough about not seeing ads to jailbreak a device for it.
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Twelve Mistakes to Avoid in Stepparenting
In This Article:
Below are twelve ways in which people trip in stepfamilies. Become aware of these potential stumbling blocks so you can keep both your balance and your blended family intact.
- Being impatient
Biological families are created slowly, with the couple having time to get used to themselves as a unit and each other's extended family before a child comes into the fold. In a blended family, however, two thirds of the family exists before the newcomer is admitted. The children have finally gotten used to being with one parent at a time since the divorce and don't welcome yet another change.
Suddenly, the new spouse and addition to the family pops up on the scene. It's like suddenly being the new boy or girl in the classroom or on the team. Everyone else knows the rules and group history but you. Too often the biological parent pushes the new spouse onto a fast track, expecting that the children will automatically fall in love with the stepparent just because he or she did. Just like two positive (or negative) fields of a magnet held together, the kids are repelled to the opposite direction immediately.
Sometimes it is the new stepparent who wants to "prove" that he or she is going to be a great addition to the family. The stepparent tries too hard for affection and approval, and by doing so, inadvertently pushes the kids away because they feel resentful and guilty about this person who is trying to supplant their mom or dad. The harder the stepparent tries to win the kids over, the more they resist. It's frustrating for the adult who only wants to reach out to the loved one's kids.
Remember to keep doing those things you did when you were dating their parent, such as bringing little gifts from time to time, occasionally slipping teens some gas money, or arranging some special time alone with the stepkids. Be patient. Love grows slowly, and it doesn't seem to matter if the stepchild is two or twenty.
"I was twenty-two when my mother remarried," a professional woman said. "My father had died a year ago. His two sons came to live with us too. I terribly resented them all coming into our home. It was ten years into their marriage before I finally accepted it.
"My stepfather tried to be kind and to be there for me. He even took me to a movie once without the other kids (my siblings and his kids) so we could get to know each other better. The movie was Carnal Knowledge. He thought it was "Cardinal," about Catholic priests. We left after the first five minutes and went out to dinner. But I rejected his attempts to get closer and fought to remain loyal to my father's memory. It wasn't until I was well into my thirties that I realized how much I really liked him and how good he had been to all of us. It made me sad to realize how much time and friendship I had wasted."
When I asked her what her stepfather could have done differently, she answered:
"I wasn't very nice to my mother and he tried to protect her. I think it made things worse. He shouldn't have tried to take sides and gotten into the middle of things. He should have encouraged my mother and me to work things out without his involvement."
From Blending Families by Elaine Fantle Shimberg. Copyright © 1999. Used by arrangement with Penguin Group (USA) Inc.
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WEIRTON - Capitalizing on Tug Valley mistakes, Madonna jumped out to an early lead and cruised to a 58-12 first round playoff victory on a warm and sunny November afternoon Saturday at Jimmy Carey Stadium.
The victory, Madonna's ninth straight, earned the Blue Dons a second home playoff game next weekend against fifth seed St. Marys, which defeated No. 12 Wirt County, 40-14, in its playoff opener Friday night. The day and time of that matchup will be determined at state meetings at the WVSSAC offices in Parkersburg today. With Madonna being the home team, St. Marys will have the option of date and time for the game.
As he did a week ago against previously unbeaten Clay-Battelle, junior quarterback Ross Comis led the Blue Dons. He threw three touchdown passes along and rushed for 82 yards and a score. Comis also completed seven of 12 passes for 184 yards pushing him over 1,100 yards passing for the season. He also has over 1,350 yards on the ground.
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Mike Mathison
RUNNING DOWNHILL — Madonna junior Nick Ossman follows the block of teammate Garrett Bever in the first quarter of Saturday's 58-12 victory over Tug Valley in the first round of the West Virginia Class A playoffs at Jimmy Carey Stadium.
Tug Valley, which came into the game with an 8-2 record and the 13th seed, allowed Madonna to get on the scoreboard midway through the first quarter when the center snap on a punt formation at their own 18 sailed over Conley's head into the end zone.
Conley kicked the football out of the back of the end zone, which mandated an unsportsmanlike penalty, the first of four such penalties inflicted on the teams in the game - three against Tug Valley and one against the Blue Dons.
"We knew going in that Tug Valley was a good football team that played hard," said victorious Blue Don coach Doug Taylor. "We were able to take advantage of some of their mistakes and get out to an early lead.
Fact Box
Madonna 58, Tug Valley 12
Tug Valley 6 0 0 6 - 12
Madonna 10 28 14 6 - 58
M: safety
M: Ossman 7 run (Green kick)
TV: Dillon 9 pass from Newsome (pass failed)
M: Biondillo 60 pass from Comis (Green kick)
M: Nero 5 run (Green kick)
M: Comis 3 run (Green kick)
M: Bowser interception 65 run (Green kick)
M: Nero 25 pass from Comis (Green kick)
M: Bowser 37 pass from Comis (Green kick)
M: Ossman 1 run (kick failed)
TV: Dillon 19 pass from Conley (run failed)
RUSHING: Tug Valley, 43-160 (Muncy 22-122, Runyon 1-2, Baisden 7-12, Mays 3-6, Lucas 8-13); Madonna, 20-141-3TD (Ossman 7-39-2TD, Nero 4-16-TD, Biondillo 1-4, Comis 8-82-TD).
PASSING: Tug Valley, 9-21-129-2TD-3INT (Newsome 8-18-TD-3INT, Conley 1-3-19-TD); Madonna, 7-12-184-3TD-INT (all by Comis)
RECEIVING: Tug Valley, Dillon 3-51-2TD, Baisden 2-21, Muncy 2-37, Lucas 1-13; Madonna, Bowser 3-79-TD, Biondillo 1-60-TD, Nero 1-25-TD, Ossman 2-20.
FIRST DOWNS: Tug Valley, 13; Madonna, 11.
FUMBLES-LOST: Tug Valley, 3-0; Madonna, 0-0.
PENALTIES: Tug Valley, 10-72; Madonna, 6-60.
"However, we didn't play as good a game as the score would indicate. We made a lot of mistakes and really didn't run the ball as well as we wanted. We probably didn't even have 40 offensive plays (the Blue Dons had 32). Of course, some of that was due to the Tug Valley defense."
On the other hand, Panthers dented the Blue Don defense with a total of 65 offensive plays for a total of 289 yards, the most by an opponent in a long while.
Tug Valley senior, Aaron Muncy, rushed for 122 yards on 22 carries. Meanwhile, senior quarterback, Mikey Newsome, completed nine of 18 passes for 110 yards and two touchdowns, but was intercepted three times. Freshman quarterback, Tyler Conley completed one of three passes for 19 yards and a score.
Madonna scored quickly after the safety. Garrett Hypes, who had intercepted Newsome's first pass of the game earlier, returned the ensuing kickoff from his own 39 to the Tug Valley 37 to set up the touchdown.
Junior Nick Ossman got two yards on the ground before Comis plowed his way 28 yards to the Tug Valley 7 carrying three Panthers with him. Ossman got the call next and started over left tackle, but saw plenty of daylight on the outside so he veered that way and scored.
The Blue Dons set up for sophomore Matt Green to boot the extra point, but Tug Valley went offside on the play moving the ball halfway between the 1- and 2-yard lines. Taylor quickly got his offense on the field and Comis scored the two-point conversion on a sweep to his right.
Tug Valley showed why they made the 4-hour trip to Weirton by driving for a touchdown with the next possession. The score came on a 20-yard pass from Newsome to senior tight end Corey Dillon, who stretched his 6-foot-4 frame high to battle for the ball with the 6-1 Comis, the Madonna safety. Comis tiped the ball and Dillon caught it before he hit the ground. The Panthers were unable to connect on a pass for the extra points.
The Blue Dons, though, broke the game open with four second period touchdowns.
Madonna quickly retaliated from the Tug Valley touchdown by rolling 76 yards in just three plays. Junior Marcello Biondillo scored when Comis found him wide open down the middle of the field. Biondillo caught the ball at the Tug Valley 40 and raced to the end zone. The scoring play covered 60 yards. Green added the extra point from placement as he did six other times in the game.
Madonna got its unsportsmanlike penalty call on the touchdown play when Biondillo raised his hand before he crossed the goal line forcing the ensuing kickoff from the Blue Don 25-yard line instead of the customary 40.
Adam Roberton's kickoff landed at the Tug Valley 40, but none of the Panthers picked up or fell on the football. As with all kickoffs, it is a free ball once the kickoff travels 10 yards so when Madonna junior Wil Bowser pounced on the football, the Blue Dons got possession.
Bowser had a big day also. He not only pounced on that loose ball, but he caught three Comis passes, one for a touchdown, and intercepted two Newsome passes returning one of them for a touchdown.
"I thought we shot ourselves in the foot early," said Tug Valley coach Tony Cluskey. "That's one thing you can't do. You can't let them get the momentum rolling down hill, but I thought we played well. We did what we wanted to do, but then a Madonna big play on our own turnovers and mistakes hurt us."
Another Madonna junior, Elliott Nero, scored Madonna's second touchdown of the period going five yards after taking a toss from Comis on a sweep right.
Comis and Biondillo connected again on the first play of the next Madonna possession for what appeared to be a 52-yard score. However, the touchdown was called back by a holding call against the Blue Dons.
Undaunted, the Blue Dons drove 62 yards for the touchdown with Comis powering his way as the Madonna offensive line literally pushed the Panther defensive front the entire three yards into the end zone.
"My teammates motivate me," said Comis. "They all work hard in practice during the week and come out here on game days playing hard."
After Bowser picked off a Newsome pass in the open flat at his own 35 and pranced the 64 yards to paydirt and Green's kick, the Blue Dons took a commanding 38-6 lead to the locker room at the half.
"I'd like to say that I played it that way on those interceptions, but their mistakes helped a little," said Bowser, who said it was the first time in his career that he returned an interception for a touchdown.
It was more of the same in the second half with Nero grabbing a swing pass from Comis for a 25-yard touchdown on the opening possession of the second half.
Later in the third period, Comis found Bowser behind the defense in a 37-yard scoring operation.
"Will and I have good chemistry," said Comis. "We've been playing together since grade school and he just knows when to come back to me for the pass."
Ossman, who carried the ball seven times for 39 yards, got his second touchdown on a one-yard plunge through the middle to wrap up Madonna's scoring in the fourth quarter.
Tug Valley tacked on a meaningless score with 59 seconds left in the game when Dillon caught a 19-yard scoring pass from Conley in the left side of the end zone.


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Men's Health
Experts Call Male Menopause a Myth
Dec. 2, 2011 (New York City) -- It may be called "men"-opause, but it's a time of life that only belongs to women. Male menopause, well, that may be a myth, according to some experts.
While many men and men's health experts argue that male menopause (andropause) occurs when a man's supply of the male sex hormone testosterone dwindles with advancing age, there really is no such thing, says Bradley Anawalt, MD, an endocrinologist at the University of Washington in Seattle. Anawalt spoke at a meeting sponsored by the Endocrine Society in New York City.
"When we use the term menopause with women, it refers to a precipitous fall in levels of the [female sex hormone] estrogen in three to five years as their ovaries stop functioning properly," he says.
It's a different situation with men. "There is a decline on average of 1% of testosterone per year starting at age 30," he says. "It is not a seminal event and doesn't occur in all men. Some men who are very healthy and virile do maintain their testosterone levels for longer periods of time."
To Treat Low Testosterone or Not to Treat It?
This is not to say that certain men with declining levels of testosterone can't benefit from testosterone replacement therapy. Who should be treated for low testosterone, and who should not is more of an art than a science, Anawalt says.
"Testosterone replacement therapy is viewed as the fountain of youth in men," he says. "Testosterone is not a [cure-all] for everything for everybody. There is clearly a segment of older men who will benefit from testosterone treatment, but this is not a universal truth and not all men should be on it."
"We have to look at 50- to 60-year-old men and say, 'Do they have symptoms and signs that suggest low testosterone?' And then we need to confirm with blood tests," he says.
Symptoms of low testosterone may include:
- Low libido
- Decreased sexual desire
- Decreased rigidity of an erection
- Reduced energy
- Decreased sense of well-being
- Brittle bones
- General weakness
Part of the problem is that it can be hard to accurately measure testosterone levels in the blood, Anawalt says.
Some men may have low levels of total testosterone but normal levels of so-called free testosterone, which is the hormonally active form. "We think these men are normal," he says.


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I have a paid app I'm getting ready to release on the software center but I need to add a package as a dependency. The problem is that I have to package the python module to a *deb and it is not included in any other repository that I know of. The module in question is pygal.
Will that work with a paid app? I am hoping to making the app open-source, so putting it up on launchpad is not an issue for me. How would I go about this? What would I need to do before I submit my app to the software center?
For reference: My app is made with Python 2.7.X, GTK3, and the Ubuntu Quickly tool.
Thank you for any and all assistance.


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Roots of Russia's adoption ban
Russian President Vladimir Putin has sparked international outcry by banning adoptions of Russian children by American families. His action immediately halted the departure of hundreds of Russian orphans about to board planes to journey to a new life. It was a cruel move, widely condemned as "callous" and "vindictive."
No country adopts as many Russian children as America. According to the State Department, there have been 60,000 adoptions by American couples since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. That has now suddenly ended.
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Moderator: JustAnEngineer
axeman wrote:derFunkenstein wrote:I would argue that the G840 is a good value and the i3 2100/2105 are not in a performance-per-dollar kind of way. The reason is that for $70 more (50% more money) you can at least have the potential for 100% better CPU performance in the form of an i5 2500 or i5 2500k. Depending on what you're doing, you're throwing away 30-40% more money (vs. the G840) for 100 more MHz and two virtual cores.
So in that lgiht, I'd say G840 or i5 2500 (non-K version if you're going with a cheap mobo). Anywhere in between is kind of incremental gains for much bigger incremental dollars.
I won't say your conclusion is wrong, the dollar for relative performance is better on the i5 vs i3, but it's going to be very few applications that make well enough use of four cores for the i5 to be 100% faster than i3. But for the love of Pete, if anything get an 2120, it's 200mhz faster, and can be had for 130. If you're primarily gaming, I'd say this is fine choice, use the $50 you save on a (better) graphics card.
On a totally non-related psychological note, if I was selling something to someone I would be inclined to avoid the Pentium branded chips because it is a name associated with low end products now. For those that know, well.... I just put an E5700 in an old system to replace a Pentium D chip. It's a wolfdale core with slightly less cache, but it's not a "Core 2",
Why not the G850 for only $3 more or the G620 for $15 less?DPete27 wrote:If you're looking in the low end market, I would suggest an Intel Penitum G840 for $85.
It's $135 -15 code "EMCJHJG58" at Newegg.DPete27 wrote:I would think the highest you would want to go would be a Core i3-2105 which sells for $135.
The Corsair CX430 for $45 -6.75 code "CorsairPSU15" -20 MIR has the same 336-watt +12V capacity as the Antec EarthWatts EA-380D for $48 -5MIR.DPete27 wrote: Antec Earthwatts Green 380W PSU's are nice and they can be had for around $50.
The Asus P8H67-V from the System Guide for $112½ -10 code "ASUS121319" happens to include PATA. You probably don't need PATA on a new motherboard. I've had good luck with a $10 SATA-to-IDE bridge for an old PATA device kept around for sentimental reasons.DPete27 wrote: IDE/PATA is going to be hard to find on 1155 motherboards.
JustAnEngineer wrote:Why not the G850 for only $3 more or the G620 for $15 less?
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