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There is a well-known principle that one can recover classical mechanics from quantum mechanics in the limit as $\hbar$ goes to zero. I am looking for the strongest statement one can make concerning this principle. (Ideally, I would love to see something like: in the limit as $\hbar$ goes to zero, the position wavefunction reduces to a delta function and Schrodinger's equation / Feynman's path integral reduces to the Newtonian/Lagrangian/Hamiltonian equations of motion).
There are two different views about the semiclassical limit in quantum mechanics, the first is based on a somewhat shaky ground due to the fact that the existence of the Feynman integral is not proved yet. On the other side, Wiener integral, its imaginary time counterpart does exist and one could pretend to work things out from this and then move to the Feynman integral. The other approach relies on substantial mathematical theorems due to Elliott Lieb and Barry Simon in the '70 and is essentially valid for many-body physics. These latter results make the limit $\hbar\rightarrow 0$ and $N\rightarrow\infty$ equivalent while the former is not really a physical limit due to the fact that Planck constant is never zero.
Starting from Feynman path integral, the standard formulation applies to a mechanial problem described from a Lagrangian $L$, normally $L=\frac{\dot x^2}{2}-V(x)$ but one can extend this to more general cases, and then the postulate is that, given a path $x(t)$, this must contribute to the full quantum mechanical amplitude of a particle going from the point $x_a$ to $x_b$ with a term $e^{\frac{i}{\hbar}S}$ being $S=\int_{t_a}^{t_b}dtL(\dot x,x,t)$ the action. All the possible paths contribute and so, the full amplitude will be given by the formal writing $$ A(x_a,x_b)\sim\int[dx(t)]e^{\frac{i}{\hbar}\int_{t_a}^{t_b}dtL(\dot x,x,t)}. $$ Be warned that this integral is not proved to exist yet, but the Wiener counterpart, that can be obtained changing $t\rightarrow it$, exists and describes Brownian motion. Now, if you take the formal limit $\hbar\rightarrow 0$ to this integral you will immediately recognize the conditions to apply the stationary phase method to it. This implies that the functional must have an extremum and this can be obtained by pretending that $$ \delta S=\delta \int_{t_a}^{t_b}dtL(\dot x,x,t)=0 $$ that is, the paths that give the greatest contribution are the classical ones and one recover the classical limit as a variational principle as learned from standard textbooks.
While this is a quite common approach, to extend what really happens to a macroscopic system that we can see to respect all the laws of classical mechanics, we have to turn our attention to the limit of a large number of particles $N\rightarrow\infty$. In this case one has more rigorous results. These are due to Lieb and Simon as already said above. They published two papers about
Lieb E. H. and Simon B. 1973 Phys. Rev. Lett. 31, 681.
Lieb E. H. and Simon B. 1977 Adv. in Math. 23, 22.
In the first paper, their theorem 4 states
Theorem: For $\lambda < Z$, let $E_N^0$ and $\rho_N^0(x)$ denote the ground-state energy and one-electron distribution function for N spin-$\frac{1}{2}$ electrons obeying the Pauli principle and interacting with $k$ nuclei as described above. Then (a) $N^{-\frac{7}{3}}E_N^0\rightarrow E_1$, as $N\rightarrow\infty$; (b) $N^{-2}\rho_N^0(N^{-\frac{1}{3}}x)\rightarrow\rho_1(x)$ as $N\rightarrow\infty$, where convergence in (b) means that for any domain $D\subset R^3$, the expected fraction of electrons in $N^{-\frac{1}{3}}D$ approaches $\int_D\rho_1 (x)d^3x$.
Where $\rho_1(x)$ and $E_1$ refer to the Thomas-Fermi distribution and the corresponding energy. This theorem states that the limit $N\rightarrow\infty$ for a quantum system, under some mild conditions, is the Thomas-Fermi distribution. A system with this distribution is a classical system. The fact that a system with a Thomas-Fermi distribution is a classical one can be seen through the following two references:
W. Thirring(Ed.), The Stability of Matter: From Atoms to Stars - Selecta of E. Lieb, Springer-Verlag (1997).
L. Hörmander, Comm. Pure. Appl. Math. 32, 359 (1979).
The second paper just gives the mathematical support to derive Thomas-Fermi approximation as the leading order of a classical expansion for $\hbar\rightarrow 0$ that I will not present here.
The question can be seen from two points: rather elementary one and hot research topic. Let me comment on both.
The elementary ones:
1) As it was mentioned by Jon and Chris by the stationary phase approximation you can immediately see that Feynman path integral for h->0 corresponds to extrema of the Lagrangian - which are precisely the classical equations of motion in Lagrange's description. (In particular case L=kineticEnery - PotentialEnergy you will get Newton's equation - this is subject of classical mechanics textbooks).
2) In the Heisenberg picture of QM one considers the equations of motion in the form
$d/dt \hat O = [\hat H, \hat O] $
The commutator of operators corresponds to Poisson brackets in the classical mechanics. So classical limit of this equation is:
$d/dt O = ${ $ H, O $ }
Which are Hamilton equations of motion in classical mechanics. So we see that quantum motion -> classical motion for h->0.
PS It might be worth to remind here the connection between Heisenberg picture and Schrodinger's: $d/dt \Psi = H\Psi$. This is purely linear algebra: if you consider the evolution on vector space V given by this equation then operators (i.e. V\otimes V^*) will evolve according to d/dt O = [H, O].
3) Now about what is the classical limit of wave function. The main surprise that it does not correspond to delta functions as naively expected. The first approximation is that classical limit corresponds to Lagrangian submanifolds.
Let me first give example: consider the wave function which is $\Psi(x)= \delta(x-x_0)$ (it is non-normalized, but still) naively it corresponds to particle which have coordinate equal to $x_0$. The classical limit of this would be a line on the phase space (p,q) which is $q=x_0$.
Let me repeat from Coherent states vs quantization of Lagrangian submanifold
Consider sumanifold defined by the equations $H_i=0$. Consider "corresponding" quantum hamiltonians $\hat H_i $, consider vector $\psi$ in the Hilbert space such that $\hat H_i \psi = 0$. This $\psi$ we are talking about. Why it is important "Lagrangian" ? It is easy. If $A \psi =0$ and $B\psi = 0$ then it is true for commutator $[A,B]\psi = 0$. In classical limit commutator correspond to Poisson bracket so we see that even if we start from $H_i$ which is not close with respect to Poisson bracket we must close it - so we get coisotropic submanifold. Lagrangian - just restiction on the dimension - that it should be of minimal possible dimension - so after quantization we may expect finite dimensional subspace (in the best case 1-dimensional).
Exercise: derive from this general prescription an example above.
Current research
It is fruitful line of research to think about the correspondence between quantum and classical realms. Not just the limit, but sometimes one may hope to go in opposite direction and to completely describe quantum objects in terms of classical one. Sometimes it is subject of deepest and fascinating conjectures:
Automorphisms of the Weyl algebra
Alexei Belov-Kanel, Maxim Kontsevich
We discuss a conjecture which says that the automorphism group of the Weyl algebra in characteristic zero is canonically isomorphic to the automorphism group of the corresponding Poisson algebra of classical polynomial symbols. ...
So the conjecture says that classical object - automorphisms of Poisson algebra $\{ p_i, q_k \} =\delta_{ik}$ is exactly the same as quantum object - automorphism of Weyl algebra ($[p_i, q_k]=\delta_{ik}$)
It is related to famous Jacobian conjecture, see http://arxiv.org/abs/math/0512171 by the same authors.


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Dropbox is currently running well on Ubuntu server 10.04. How can I setup dropbox to log any sync in syslog or even separate log file?
You can get some kind of logging by listening to .dropbox/iface_socket. Where .dropbox is the default folder of the dropbox daemon (not client). iface_socket is what the client (open source) and the server (closed source) uses to communicate. Note than I talking about the local client (cli, nautilus-plugin, etc) and local server, not the one that is run on the net by Dropbox.
You can find a ruby script to read this socket here, but I was not able to check it.
I'm not sure if this will give you the info that you want, but this is the best that I can think of short of making a feature request to the dropbox developers.
Now I understand the question properly, I think you should be using rsync to do your syncing (and produce proper log files) rather than Dropbox. It's unusual to use dropbox on a server...


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I have some data points and, when I plot them on R, it looks like a normal distribution. I want to know how well my data fits the normal distribution. What kind of test should I do ?
There's actually a much broader question that you should be asking yourself here- does it matter whether your data really is normally distributed, or will the procedures that you're going to perform on the data be reasonably robust in the presence of a distribution that is only approximately normal?
There are various classical statistical tests for normality that you can use, such as the Anderon-Darling test. These tests return a p-value, which is the probability that a sample of your size would exhibit behavior as extreme or more extreme than the behavior of your sample. Small p-values (e.g. less than 0.05) tell you that it is unlikely that this data came from a normal distribution. High p-values (e.g. greater than 0.05) are consistent with normality but do not necessarily imply normality- these tests can be fooled by a small sample of data from a non-normal distribution.
The Anderson-Darling test is extremely strict- in practice, virtually any real world data set that is sufficiently large (hundreds to thousands of data points) will fail the test. In many statistical applications a failure of this sort can safely be ignored, because the procedures used are not terribly sensitive to data distributions that are not quite normal.
Graphical methods such as normal probability plots or Q-Q plots are another very good way to assess whether your data are normally distributed or close enough to normally distributed.
The Wikipedia article titled Normality test lists these frequentist tests: D'Agostino's K-squared test, the Jarque–Bera test, the Anderson–Darling test, the Cramér–von-Mises criterion, the Lilliefors test for normality (itself an adaptation of the Kolmogorov–Smirnov test), the Shapiro–Wilk test, the Pearson's chi-square test, and the Shapiro–Francia test.
All but one of those link to Wikipedia articles.
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I was always wondering where the feeling of fuzz comes from when touching a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) television on its display screen when the TV is turned on. Can someone please explain why I feel something fuzzy whenever I touch a CRT television screen when it is on?
It would be most appreciated if it can be explained in technical physics terms and in laymen terms too.
My guess is that this fuzz feeling is electrostatic repulsion of the electron build up on the CRT television screen from the electron gun firing at the screen from the back onto my fingers.


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A Centreville soldier returned home Saturday, receiving a hero's welcome from dozens of his neighbors, friends and fellow village residents.
In the midst of squad cars from Centreville and the St. Joseph County Sheriff's Department, as well as local fire departments, Jason Slone and his family in their SUV were escorted through town and into their Davis subdivision.
The scene on West Charlotte Street was a happy one, where a crowd of well-wishers gathered to cheer his arrival.
"This means a lot to me, thank you very much," Slone said to the crowd, humbled by the attention but grateful, nonetheless.
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"What a welcome home … I appreciate it," he said to his neighbors and friends before heading inside to enjoy his first night back in St. Joseph County in more than a year.
Chris Sheteron, a member of the Centreville Village Council, played a significant role in organizing the impromptu greeting. She said she had short notice of Slone's arrival and rallied together as many residents as she could to meet the escort at the intersection of West Main and West Burr Oak streets.
A crowd of nearly two dozen people assembled there, waving flags as the small convoy passed.
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Though they do not know Slone, the Shermans said they were happy to support the soldier and take part in celebrating his safe return home.
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I want to store person / company contacts with addresses and relations. Addresses can have multiple lines for streets, phonenumbers and emails. Would be also nice to have some kind of export feature.
Contacthandling seems like a common task, so i want to know how others are doing this job.
I had a look at the following gems and applications:
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Encapsulates the composed of pattern for addresses into any easy to use library
Rails plugin providing VCard like contact and address models and helpers
vPim for rails provides calendaring, scheduling, and contact support for Ruby through the standard iCalendar and vCard data formats for "personal information" exchange
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Wire off to Buffalo [1:51 PM]
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Buffalo glad it acquired marquee QB [5:38 AM]
Boston Globe reports: '''Let me say this. If New England let us talk to him before the deal, we would have given them more than we did. He is going to make a terrific impact on our team and this city. We've been selling tickets ever since the trade was announced.'''
In no position to get choosy [5:37 AM]
Boston Globe reports: 'Though Patriots director of player personnel Scott Pioli spent several weeks trying to negotiate a Drew Bledsoe deal with more than one team, including the Cincinnati Bengals, the Buffalo Bills were the only ones who made an actual offer.'
Bledsoe 'excited' by trade [5:36 AM]
Boston Herald reports: '``I am eager to get to Buffalo over the next few days to meet my new teammates and to look for a place to live. And, on the field, I could not be more enthusiastic about jumping into the next phase of my career and contributing to the success of the Buffalo Bills."'
Bledsoe a blessing to Bills [5:35 AM]
Boston Herald reports: 'This reporter was a guest on a Buffalo sports talk radio station yesterday morning. Opinion there was unanimous. Acquiring Bledsoe was the first stroke of good luck for the Bills franchise since Scott Norwood's kick went wide right in Super Bowl XXV. Not ``Hey, maybe with Bledsoe, we won't stink'' luck, mind you, but the ``Lombardi Trophy, here we come'' variety.'
Game on for QBs [5:34 AM]
Metro West Daily News reports: 'One thing's for sure. By December 8, we'll have a much better idea whether Bledsoe has anything left, and if Tom Brady still has it.'
Bledsoe's dad keeps deal in perspective [5:33 AM]
Providence Journal reports: 'In a frank talk from his Montana home yesterday, Bledsoe's father declined to talk about Bill Belichick, but he spoke of how much his son was looking forward to playing for the Bills, and, more than anything, stressed that Drew Bledsoe appreciated New England and knows that it appreciated him.'
Bledsoe was disappointed about lack of playing time [5:32 AM]
Providence Journal reports: 'In a conversation with The Boston Globe yesterday, Bledsoe said, "I've taken the high road, and that's the way it's going to end. I'm not going to say anything bad about anyone."'
Bills' Top Draw Is Drew [5:31 AM]
Hartford Courant reports: '"I'm really excited about it," said Eric Moulds, the Bills' best receiver. "I feel like we're a legit contender. Not just a contender to win a division. But we're looking for bigger things right now."'
Bledsoe Starts Over [5:30 AM]
New York Times reports: 'Here is what one pro personnel director, speaking on condition of anonymity, said about Bledsoe: "He's just one of those guys that looked like he went as far as he could go with New England. There was something about Brady that sparked that team, and Bledsoe didn't have it. He is the classic drop-back quarterback and he has good vision. There is no question he has some years left, but his best years are behind him."'
Bills pick up Priestley [5:29 AM]
Pittsburgh Post Gazette reports: '"Early last season he was struggling, but so was their entire offense," Donahoe, a former Steelers director of operations, said yesterday. "They went back to running more conventional things that they had done in the past. I thought he really stepped up and made a lot of plays. He's smart. We like his arm, and we like his ability to run an offense."'
Former U of L trio sign as free agents [5:28 AM]
Louisville Courier Journal reports: 'Mattingly, a former All-State linebacker from St. Xavier High School, signed as a long snapper with Buffalo. He said the Bills told him there was a chance they might draft him in the seventh round, but they took linebacker Dominique Stevenson. ''I just wanted to go to a team that wanted me and not have my agent calling around and begging,'' Mattingly said.'
Ex-Tigers sign with pro teams [5:27 AM]
Baton Rouge Advocate reports: 'Linebacker Trev Faulk, offensive lineman Dwayne Pierce, wide receiver Ed Dangerfield and safety Ryan Clark have signed free-agent contracts, according to an LSU news release. Faulk signed with the Denver Broncos, while Pierce and Clark are headed to the New York Giants and Dangerfield will join former LSU teammate Josh Reed with the Buffalo Bills.'
The good doctor evaluates each team's draft-day efforts [11:21 PM]
CNNSI reports: Is it fair to count Drew Bledsoe? I mean, the deal was done on a draft day. But my gosh, look at the help they're giving him -- Mike Williams, 375 pounds of tackle, and Josh Reed, the Fred Biletnikoff Award-winning receiver who could have been a first rounder. They got him in Round 2. Their second pick in the same round, Ryan Denney, is a 6-foot-7 DE with great potential. Coy Wire in the third round is a good, sturdy, Adam Archuleta-type safetyman. Hell of a draft to go with the big trade. Grade ... A
Rebuilt Bills ready for resurgence [11:21 PM]
CNNSI reports: "I was a little worried about Donahoe early on with the fire sale that we had that first year he got here," Brown said. "But now it's paying off."
"We were determined at the end of last season to do whatever we could to make this team better," Donahoe said. "But really, at this point, that's all we've done. We're a better football team on paper. Unfortunately, I've never seen any games played on paper. So we still have a lot of work to do."
Bledsoe Press Conference On Wednesday [10:46 PM]
buffalobills.com reports: Please be advised that the Bills will introduce quarterback Drew Bledsoe to the media at a press conference on Wednesday at 3:00 P.M. Afterwards, Bledsoe will be introduced to Bills fans at an event outside the team's training facility in Orchard Park, NY.
More specific details on Wednesday's events will be released as they become finalized. Stay tuned to buffalobills.com.
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When it comes to Dodge City Community College (DCCC)'s helicopter pilot training program, graduates are in high demand. According to the college's Vice President of Community & Industry Relations Anthony Lyons, a large number of jobs for graduates of the program is foreseeable for the next 10 years. "We will have no unemployed graduates for the foreseeable future," Lyons said. Why is this the case? Lyons says the answer is simple. "Because we are the best helicopter training school in the world," he said. DCCC's helicopter pilot training program currently enrolls approximately 120 students throughout its locations, including Dodge City, Salina, Utah and Arizona. Expansion is also being planned to Provo, Utah, and Camarillo, Calif. The program is arranged through a partnership with Universal Helicopters. Where are graduates going? This fall DCCC sent five pilots to a tour company in Alaska. Others have gone on to fly tours in Hawaii, the Grand Canyon, Las Vegas and the Gulf of Mexico. Though the two-year program costs between $100,000 and $150,000 to complete, salaries are lucrative, starting at around $60,000 with the opportunity to double the amount depending on how often a pilot chooses to fly. The helicopter program results in an associate's of applied science degree. Students then continue on to work on a bachelor's degree at Kansas State University or Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Pilots are often placed before graduation. A student must achieve 1,000 flight hours and fly for the college as an instructor pilot. Come graduation, they can choose between continuing as an instructor or moving on to something else. "The aviation companies call us first," Lyons said. "We can't train pilots fast enough," he added. Lyons said the college keeps up with the demands of helicopter pilots in the real world. Over-water navigation has been added to the program, as has flying with night vision goggles. "We want our pilots to be the most competitive literally in the world," Lyons said. Next for the program, DCCC is setting its sights across the ocean to Turkey. There is a need for civilians to cross the Bosphorus Strait and DCCC is exploring the possibility of filling that demand. There are other programs at DCCC whose graduates are in high demand. Graduates of the electrical power technician program start out making about the same salary as the helicopter pilots. Despite even this, the helicopter program stands in a league of its own. "You'd probably be hard-pressed to find another program that pays this well with 100 percent employment," Lyons said.
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The Alumni Association of Rutgers School of Law–Newark will recognize the accomplishments of the Honorable Sybil R. Moses, Assignment Judge, Superior Court, Bergen County; the Honorable Barbara Byrd Wecker, recently retired from the Appellate Division; and Jeffrey E. Fogel, Senior Staff Attorney at the New York Civil Liberties Union, at its Annual Alumni Recognition Dinner, to be held on Thursday, November 2, 2006 at the Hilton at Short Hills. Judge Moses and Judge Wecker, both members of the Class of 1974, will receive Distinguished Alumna Awards and Jeffrey Fogel, Class of 1969, will receive the Fannie Bear Besser Award for Public Service.
Judge Moses, Bergen County Superior Court Assignment Judge since 1997, was the first woman in New Jersey named to that post. Before her selection as Assignment Judge, she had served in all of the divisions of the Superior Court. She was Bergen County's first woman Presiding Judge of the Criminal Division and the first woman Chancellor. Since 2003 Judge Moses has chaired the statewide Judicial Budget and Planning Committee and since 1997 has been a member of the statewide Judicial Council. Judge Moses began her legal career as an assistant prosecutor in Bergen County, serving on the grand jury and trial sections. She was an Administrative Law judge from 1979-87 and a senior Administrative Law judge from 1986-87.
Judge Wecker served on the Superior Court for 10½ years as a trial judge in Union County and for the last 10 years on the Appellate Division. She has written more than 1,000 opinions for the court and published more than 100. Judge Wecker entered law school after the births of her three children. Following graduation she was an associate with Lowenstein, Sandler, Brochin, Kohl & Fisher (now Lowenstein Sandler) before opening her own practice in Westfield in 1978, where she represented clients in civil litigation matters. Prior to her appointment to the bench, Judge Wecker served on the District XII Ethics Committee and as a member of the Board of Bar Examiners.
Jeff Fogel began his legal career in the summer of 1967 as a law clerk for the ACLU of New Jersey. Upon graduation he was named a Reginald Heber Smith Fellow to work at Newark Legal Services Project. As litigation director of Prisoners' Rights for Organized Defense, he won the first decision granting procedural due process rights to prisoners. After serving as New Jersey counsel for the Suburban Action Institute, Fogel joined the Rutgers Urban Legal Clinic. He later worked for the National Lawyers Guild Puerto Rico Project, as executive and legal director of the ACLU of New Jersey, as litigation director of the Health and Hospital Workers' Union legal plan, as a solo practitioner, and as legal director of the Center for Constitutional Rights.
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A destination port on the Mississippi with picnic area's, playground, and outdoor pool. Within a half of a mile to Alton's historic antique district and the Argosy Casino.
Splash around at the Aquatic Center. Climb up four stories and launch down your choice of two water slides with more than 320 feet of winding turns and diving wells, or take a dip in the pool.
CITY:Wood River
This 18-hole golf course was designed by Robert B. Harris.
CITY:Granite City
Camping, fishing, and restaurant. Named for beavers whose dam-building formed the lake more than a century ago, the state park is not home to the industrious rodents today.
Just outside of Edwardsville, Bilbrey Farms is home to exotic animals and trained birds. Come feed the animals or stay at the bed and breakfast.
Open all year, swimming and fishing, handicap access.
Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site
Illinois' only United Nations World Heritage Site. This 2,200-acre site preserves the central section of the largest prehistoric Indian city north of Mexico. An Interpretive Center presents a coherent account of this sophisticated prehistoric culture. Climb Monk's Mound, see the film and life-size village. Don't miss annual events that focus on Native American culture.
Swimming, fishing, boat rentals, RV and cabin rentals, tent camping.
Route 66 runs through the island which connects Illinois and Missouri. East side of the Mississippi River.
CITY:Pontoon Beach
Drost Park features a 7-acre lake, pavilions, 1-mile walking trail, boat ramp, playground, and restroom facilities. The University of Illinois' Master Gardeners keep it seasonally beautiful.
Grab your skates and hit the ice any time of the year at this indoor ice arena. Didn't bring your skates? No problem. Rent a pair and take a few laps around the rink. It's the coolest place in town all year round!
CITY:East Alton
Located in Maryville, this facility has an indoor arcade, batting cages and lots more fun for kids. Alfonzo's Restaurant is right next door for pizza lovers.
This par 72, Goalby-designed golf course has 18 challenging holes.
Fox Creek features an 18-hole golf course.
A great place to spot water birds, fish, boat, or play a round of golf. The park covers 1,125 acres, including two lakes and a wetlands area.
CITY:East St. Louis
Fults Hill Prairie/Kidd Lake Marsh State Natural Area
This natural area comprimises 532 acres of forest, prairie and flowering trees, with a trail and pond.
CITY:East St. Louis
Gateway features mini-golf, go-karts, an arcade, bumper boats, a kiddie track and Rudy's Restaurant.
As the world's tallest fountain, the Gateway Geyser Fountain reaches 627 feet in height, and is centered in a pond that holds five million gallons of water.
CITY:East St. Louis
Gateway National offers an 18-hole, par 71 course made up of rolling links, separated by gentle mounds that meander through lush, green pasturelands.
Geocaching is an outdoor treasure-hunting game in which the participants use a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver or other navigational techniques to hide and seek containers (called "geocaches" or "caches"). Several are located at the Rivers Project and interested individuals can attend this free 1 hour program on Saturdays, June through August,to learn more and get involved in geocaching.
Home to newly added in-line hockey rink. Sitting on 30 acres, five tennis courts, soccer field and basketball court, walking track 4 to 10 mile.
Visit this "Key West" of the Midwest located where the Illinois River and Mississippi River meet. In addition to harbor faciltiies, a floating swimming pool and the Big Kahuna Bar and Grill, Grafton Harbor features a gift shop where boaters and landlubbers alike can find unique trinkets and treasures. Snacks, beer and wine, boating accessories and parts, clothing for all ages, navigational maps and gifts for that special child are all available.
Looking for a jaw dropping, heart racing experience? Try Grafton's newest attraction – a zip line that affords those brave enough a stunning river view and hours of fun. The nine zip lines total 1.75 miles, which should take approximately two hours to complete. The first of nine zip lines is nicknamed the Baby Bear – the shortest measuring only 300 feet in length. The longest, at 2,000 feet, is the Soaring Eagle, which has breathtaking views during its 250-foot descent. The Deer Hollow (3rd zip) and the Barn Burner (the final zip) are both 1,500 feet. The Limestone Leap (7th zip) is 1,300 feet, the River Run (5th zip) is 1,200 feet, the Gobblers Knob (6th zip) is 1,000 feet and the Road Runner (2nd zip) at 700 feet.
Grand Marais includes an on-site restaurant and pro shop.


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What are the pros and cons, performance-wise, of enabling and using FileVault? Is there any at all, or does it slow a computer down significantly or on the contrary speed it up? Also, what effect will it have on Time Machine-backups (performance-wise)?
(I'm assuming you are referring to FileVault 2 found in OS X Lion)
The folks at AnandTech have run some performance benchmarks on the new FileVault. Quote:
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CPU load
Filevault 2 supports Intel® Advanced Encryption Standard (AES). It's important to know if your Mac has an Intel processor which supports this, as it significantly reduces the CPU overhead. Search for you CPU here an look if is supports the New AES instructions.
My Macbook Pro 2011 got this feature enabled via a firmware update (Apple did not enable this with the newly shipped MBP). With AES encryption acceleration, the performance drop with Filevault 2 enabled is almost unnoticeable during normal usage. The maximum read speeds of my SSD only dropped from 510MB/s to 490MB/s.
Ars Technica, published an extended review on Filvault 2 in Lion. They say:
As the overall CPU load is nearly unchanged, the battery life is not affected significantly.
Time Machine Backups
If you backup up wirelessly (unencrypted) or locally (encrypted, USB) the performance of Time Machine will not be affected significantly.
I've been using Filevault 2 encryption on a MBP 8,2 for three months.
This depends to a large extent on your hardware. Filevault essentially encompasses 2 major elements:
CPU bound, the faster your CPU, the quicker the OS can encrypt and decrypt the data on the disk. Filevault uses 256 bit encryption, so it's a fairly meaty process
Once stuff is encrypted (or before it can be decrypted) is needs to be read from or written to disk. The difference between an SSD and traditional spinning platter media is enormous. What might be a slow decryption process could be made up for using lightening fast access.
So, really it depends on all sorts of things, and how they can affect the above. You don't list hardware, so that makes it near impossible to gauge.
Anecdotally, as it's the only measure I have to hand, I have had Lion installed on a 1.6Ghz Macbook Air with SSD both with and without Filevault. In use it booted marginally slower, but I had to time it (I forget the timings, but it was of the 15% slower mark or so) but in use I could see no discernible difference.
Assuming you have a USB Time Machine disk, I would say the impact will be non-existant, as it's highly unlikely that any affect on performance would take it down to below your normal USB performance.


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At this stage your baby may lie transversely across your uterus as here, but such a position becomes increasingly less likely as the pregnancy advances. The more babies you have had the more likely it is that the shape of your uterus allows this lie.
When you are tense and frightened, pain can feel much worse, so teaching yourself to relax and stay calm can help. With around six weeks to go, you still have plenty of time to try out some of the breathing and relaxation techniques that will help you during labor. It's true that practice makes perfect and it can take some time to train your mind to relax at will, especially if you are in pain.
Spend a short period of time as often as you can, every day if possible, practicing your breathing-close your eyes and slow your breathing down, breathing in through your nose and out through your mouth. As you breathe in, imagine your breath entering your body and relaxing you and as you exhale you breathe out any pain or tension. You might want to involve your partner by asking him to breathe with you or count your breathing, a slow count to three or five for every inhale and exhale.
Some women like to practice using the techniques while pinching their arm temporarily to simulate a contraction-although of course it won't mimic the pain exactly! Practicing these techniques in a calm, relaxed manner in late pregnancy will help you to use them effectively on the big day.
You're more likely to get a seat on public transportation in Japan due to the "manners squad"!
If you find that no one gives up their seat for you on public transportation, you're not alone. In Japan, however, the "manners squad" mission is to patrol trains and make sure that any seats are vacated by the young and offered to those who need them.
Demand for nutrients is higher when you're exercising and even higher when you're pregnant. This is not the time to reach for low-nutrient, high-calorie snacks; ensure you make careful choices when it comes to the nutrients you put into your body.
You should be eating a snack before you exercise, consisting of a complex carbohydrate and a protein. You should also eat frequent small meals and snacks if you are feeling hungry. It's fine to snack throughout the day.
Some healthy snack ideas are as follows:
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Hundreds attend first emergency preparedness fair in Tri-CIties
On a mild day in September disaster is the furthest thing from most people's minds. While September seems calm many emergency agencies have designated this month as national preparedness month.
Saturday local emergencies along with a local church hosted the region's first Emergency Preparedness Fair in Johnson City.
"This event is specifically designed to help people understand the need to be prepared for an emergency," said Scott Thompson, an associate pastor at University Parkway Baptist.
Saturday University Parkway Baptist Church in Johnson City worked to make sure you are prepared for any emergencies you and your family might face.
"We have an awesome first response team in the Tri-Cities region [and in] East Tennessee, but it's up to us as individuals to be prepared in the event of an emergency," said Thompson.
Amy Brotherton attended the fair and she brought her children so they could learn the importance of safety and preparation first-hand.
"I want them to learn about the safety, I want them to know what to do in case there is a disaster, how to be prepared," Brotherton.
While there was some learning going on there was also some tasting.
"Chef-5-Minute Meals" provides ready-to-go meals for people whom maybe in a situation where they can't get cooked food.
"Chef-5-Minute Meals is a simple solution to have a hot home-style meal anywhere, anytime," said Christina Carter, vender.
Carter tells News 5 that all of the meals are made in Johnson City. And they serve all 50-states and other countries when every disaster strikes.
"Not a lot of natural disasters happen here, they do but not on a large scale as Louisiana or Florida for instance. They have a very high rate of natural disasters so our production and transportation is not interrupted," said Carter.
More than 30 agencies were on hand at the event, including, the Tennessee Department of Transportation, the Tennessee Department of Health and other local first responders.
"It was a very natural fit for our church to be involved in this community event, we are in the business of helping others and sharing hope with others that was the red cross and TEMA, that was all of these people and organizations do they help people in times of trouble," said Thompson.
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Also on Page 1, Managing Editor James M. Taylor offers an update on the Bush administration's proposed New Source Review reforms, and Bonner Cohen describes the negative effect environmental regulations are having on the nation's military readiness.
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Okey, I've done all the business, followed all the steps, but still can't get it to work. The simple Example app that comes with the Facebook SDK, is working on the emulator and on devices with android 1.5. So my guess is the single login thing.
If I'm right then I should generate a key hash and I've been told that the right debug keystore is placed under
so I followed the tutorial.
Downloaded OpenSSL from google.code and in the terminal I write something like:
"C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_22\bin\keytool.exe" -exportcert -alias androiddebugkey -keystore "C:\Users\JoeZ.android\debug.keystore"|"C:\Users\xxx\Downloads\openssl-0.9.8k_X64\bin\openssl.exe" sha1 -binary|"C:\Users\xxx\Downloads\openssl-0.9.8k_X64\bin\openssl.exe" base64
and I get a nice key which I inserted into the Android Key Hash box in facebook, I've tried both with or without the = sign after the output but nothing seems to work.
I just get invalid_key when I try to sign into the Example application. I even tried a signed application but it did not work. And if I'm not mistaken the only thing to write in the Example application is my APP_ID, right?
I'm having the exact same problem with my own application that I'm developing. So please can anybody help me?


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TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) Many residents at Englewood Apartments, located on 10th and S.W. Fairlawn found out Wednesday morning that they are without a landlord and were left for ten hours without water.
Early Wednesday morning tenants at Englewood woke up to realize they were without running water.
When they tried to contact their landlord Ian Robbins of I.N.K. Properties, they were left with a voicemail telling them to contact a Bankruptcy Trustee that none of the residents could get a hold of.
I.N.K. properties had recently filed for bankruptcy and the water was shut off due to an unpaid water bill which is not part of the residents utitlities, and was to be taken care of by management.
"I'm a single parent, I can't afford to just get up and move again, and I just move here in February and it's only May" said resident Charlotte White.
The water was turned on late afternoon wednesday for the residents. The phone number online for the apartment complex is currently unavailable and the Bankruptcy Trustee could not be reached.


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Track & Field Personal Bests (as of June 2013):
High School: Senefeld earned four letters each in track and field and cross country at Stevens Point Area High School...Named captain of the track and cross country squads as a senior...While at SPASH, helped squads record 12 conference titles, eight regional and sectional titles, two state runner-up finishes and one state championship...Was cross country MVP in 2008 and three-time class MVP in track and field...Earned distance MVP as a senior.
Personal: Senefeld was born in Indianapolis on Jan. 4, 1991...Is the youngest of four children to Mary E. Senefeld... Majors in exercise physiology.
Championships History:
BIG EAST Indoor Championships
BIG EAST Outdoor Championships
Cross Country:
BIG EAST Championship (8k)
NCAA Regional (10k)


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|July 1, 2010 11:35 AM
hey! okay... let's start with last monday - June 21st - when I busted out of my 30's and crossed the line into my 40's. I'm okay with it. Had a nice little bbq at my giggleaunt judy's house with family.
Tuesday, the morning after (sans hangover since I didn't have any alcohol whatsoever on my birthday), I woke up to a phone call from a client who said their accountant was going through the books and they needed to cut back on my $$$. if that didn't drive me to drink, I don't know what will --- okay... actually, I didn't have the money to go out drinking since I heard that news.
gigglemom and i have been strapped for cash for a bit. since a few clients have been opting out of the social networking scene, that's hit me kinda hard. so, my car payment and utilities and the effing mortgage are creating the perfect storm of "holy SHITE!" here in the gigglehousehold.
so, with the threat of electricity being shut off and the constant calls from my credit union (who has the title to Phooka, my MINI) and the sickening feeling of losing a client, I popped on indeed.com, monster and craigslist (well, i popped on those sites AFTER calling my headhunter to see if they could keep an eye/ear open)
the first ad i see on craigslist is for a company 7 minutes away from home. awesome! they needed a webmaster. fantastic! they needed someone who knows social networking stuff. HEY! that's me! so I shot a resume off to them... and the next morning, I received a phone call asking if I'd come in for an interview. yep. So, this past monday (the 28th, for those keeping track) I went to the place and met with the owner/publisher (it's an airbrush magazine which is cool in and of itself) and within an hour, I was offered the position! HUZZAH!
Because I had a prior commitment to do another client's website -- and launch it by tomorrow -- I said I could start next week. They asked if I could come in at least one day this week. Sure. Why not?
So, yesterday, for the first time in 4 years, I went to a 9am-5pm job and didn't work from my couch.
I must say it was AWESOME! Creative freedom, 4 other people in the office, excellent personalities on each one of them... just an overall wonderful atmosphere and feeling. Not to mention that I will get a steady paycheck and not have to worry about hunting money down or biting my nails wondering if I'll have the rug pulled out from underneath me because the economy is killing comedians.
That's not to say that I won't be freelancing and doing sites/updates/etc at NIGHT for my clients (or new clients) --- I need to do that still... because I love designing for comedians.
But, at least I can take a moment to breathe a little easier.
Oh and the other day, I received a phone call from the accountant I'd mentioned early on. My client still wants to work with me, but instead of a set monthly fee, I'll be hourly - which is fine. So it's nice that it was only monetary and not because of the work I do.
Last Sunday (the 20th) giggledad and my gigglestepmom had me over for an early dinner and they'd given me a few bucks, so -- PRIOR to knowing any of the poop was about to hit the fan -- I went to barnes & noble and bought "The Power of Positive Thinking".
I didn't crack it open on my birthday... until around midnight that night. At that point I was tired, so I only read 3 paragraphs. three. Then I fell asleep.
The phone call with the stinky news woke me up the next day, but, I applied those 3 paragraphs to my thoughts over the past week. I really need to hunker down and read the rest of the book - maybe this weekend since I've really got to crank out this new site for this girl. (of course, I'll post the link when I am finished)
I kept telling myself that my life is filled with wealth and abundance over and over. That's when I received the news about the new job, the news from the accountant telling me we're still on and also news about the possibility of a kick arse opportunity that might be coming down the pike (WHEN THAT HAPPENS, I will definitely post things here. Let's just say there's a chance I might be trekking somewhere for a few days.)
So... that's what's been happening.
(oh. and I haven't lost any more weight. I think I'll start saying "I am a skinny chick" over and over in order to get down to my goal weight.)
by the way... 40TH HAPPY BIRTHELAY TO ME.
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|July 1, 2010 12:07 AM
wow, i dropped off the face of the earth since I turned 40!
tons of stuff going on --- i'll have to sit down and write a long post in the next day or so.
in the meantime... don't forget to RABBIT, RABBIT first thing in the morning!
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|mmmm general store lunch
|June 30, 2010 2:15 PM
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|June 21, 2010 12:00 AM
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|June 19, 2010 3:13 PM
okay - so I will turn FORTY this monday. yeah. yay! actually i'm okay with it.
i felt that this was the perfect time to "re-vamp" ol' gigglechick.com since I've had the old maroon/giggleteeth look since '05
bear with me as I tool around with the layout and links and all that good stuff. hopefully it will get me pumped up to blog some more... (besides saying what I weigh... which has been hovering around the last number I'd posted.)
in the meantime... if you don't know what to get me for my birthday, head on over to this page and check it out!
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|me and the old original red headed boy (annoying me)
|June 11, 2010 8:00 PM
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|queen of the gigglemom mtn.
|June 11, 2010 8:53 AM
so, gigglepup felt the need to give a little therapy to gigglemom...
gigglemom... y'okay??
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|STILL 19 days until my birthday!
|June 2, 2010 9:22 AM
okay... so, last night when I weighed in I had a good number... but since I NORMALLY weigh myself in the morning, I re-did the hopping on the scale thing... (i really need to get back to writing the food & calories, etc down on here like i had been doing early on.)
anyway... my 9:15am weigh-in:
weight: 214.0 lbs
so this week, I've lost 4.3 pounds... ( and 1.8 pounds since 12:45am --- i can do this in my sleep! woo!)
the total thus far since March 23rd is 26.3 pounds GONE!
hooray! (again!)
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|19 days until the big four-OH!
|June 2, 2010 12:48 AM
okay - so, normally I weigh-in first thing in the morning.
for some reason i weighed in tonight at 12:47am (I'm going to re-weigh-in tomorrow morning to see how much of a difference the overnight makes)
here's the 12:47am weigh-in stats:
weight: 215.8 lbs
So, as far as the late night scale tipping goes, I'm down 24.5 pounds since March 23rd!
(I'll update this in the morning to see if i lost more... of course if for some odd duck of a reason I've gained during the night, i'm sticking with the above stats!!!!!)
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|June 1, 2010 12:55 AM
don't forget to Rabbit Rabbit first thing in the morning!
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|made french toast for first time!
|May 31, 2010 11:43 AM
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|gee gee's
|May 30, 2010 6:18 PM
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|nice memorial day wkend @ the UL
|May 30, 2010 5:02 PM
sunny day!
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|mmmmmm UL
|May 30, 2010 4:13 PM
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|union landing... raw bar!
|May 30, 2010 4:04 PM
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|4 weeks exactly (aka 28 days!)
|May 24, 2010 2:23 PM
have to weigh in at WW at 5:30pm, but my official weigh-in for myself and my stats is at home... things are progressing in the right direction still
my weigh-in...
weight: 218.3 lbs
So, I am officially down 22 pounds EVEN since I started on March 23!!!! (and this week was "Punctuation Week" - so, 1.8 lbs gone is a big win for me!)
I'm hoping to lose another 10 pounds by my birthday.
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|35 to 40!
|May 17, 2010 11:39 AM
okay those aren't the odds... those are still the days left before I turn 40!
doing pretty well (could be doing better with the food intake, but, i'm doing okay.)
I have to weigh in at WW at 5pm today... but, the main weigh-in that i've been counting since march 23rd has been the at home one.
today I weighed in...
weight: 220.1
So, I am officially 20.2 pounds lighter than I was on March 23!!!!
Dunkin Donuts Wake Up Sausage & Cheese Wrap
DD Iced Coffee with skim milk & 1 sugar
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|new biz cards!
|May 14, 2010 10:56 AM
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|42 to 40...
|May 10, 2010 7:51 PM
okay - so I went to weight watchers tonight (gigglecousin and i re-joined last week.) according to THAT scale there, I've lost 2.6 pounds this week. we'll see what MY scale says when I weigh in here at home (nekkid as a jay bird first thing in the morning) tomorrow.
i'm too lazy right now to figure out the calories/points/etc for my food intake today...
don't get me wrong, i ate it anyway.
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|47 days to go!
|May 5, 2010 9:27 AM
okay! good morning! i've done the "official weekly weigh in" this A.M.
CLICK HERE for the Weight Loss Spreadsheet that I've set up.
In the meantime.... here're today's stats
weight: 222.8
BREAKFAST - 9:30am - 4 points total
Quaker High Fiber Instant Oatmeal - Maple & Brown Sugar flavor [nutrition]
Dunkin Donuts Iced Toasted Almond Coffee with Skim Milk [nutrition]
Tablepoon Sugar
CALORIES: 251 | TOTAL FAT: 2.4g | TOTAL CARBS: 52.1g | FIBER: 10g | SODIUM: 260 mg
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|still 48 days til 40
|May 5, 2010 12:59 AM
gigglemom is on my desktop & the laptop is being repaired... meant to post that I had 2 slices of double fibre wheat bread with butter, 3 string cheese, 2 iced coffees with skim milk & 1 sugar each, 1 baked chicken breast, fruit cocktail and 2 cups of rice today. not bad. will organize this better later.
okay - was able to regain control of the desktop for a moment...
i know i should weigh in during the morning, but, i wanted to set the thing up... so, keep in mind that I stepped on this thing at 1am (with a belly full of the aforementioned food.)
weight: 224.1
okay - well... just for the hell of it i'll weigh in on wednesday morning (*since I didn't do it on tuesday morning when I'd planned to) to see how different the scale/"hey you're fat" results are from tonight.
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|48 til 40
|May 4, 2010 12:18 PM
quickly jotting what i've eaten down sans calories/points right now - till i have time later.
large DD iced toasted almond coffee with skim milk and 1 sugar
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|is this right? 49 days until I turn 40???
|May 3, 2010 9:23 AM
wow. i haven't posted an entry that mentioned "the countdown" since April 20th. I suppose since it was 62 days back then, that 49 days is correct. cuss. 49 days.
okay, well... time to get (and forgive me for saying this) crack-a-lackin'.
last night, gigglecousin texted me to see if i wanted to join weight watchers today... here's the skinny on that: for the past 4 years I've been paying monthly dues to WW even when i haven't gone for months at a clip... kept the account alive "just in case" i went back at any time.
last TUESDAY I actually canceled the cussin' thing. but now i'll be starting it back up again today (not that i really want to figure out the points and all that. I kinda like just writing down all the details like i had been doing.)
it figures.
anyway... woke up. decided to get back on the high fiber oatmeal bandwagon this morning.
will post food updates later.
BREAKFAST - 9:30am
Quaker High Fiber Instant Oatmeal - Maple & Brown Sugar flavor [nutrition]
CALORIES: 160 | TOTAL FAT: 2g | TOTAL CARBS: 34g | FIBER: 10g | SODIUM: 260 mg
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|gigglemom being attacked by gigglealienpup
|May 3, 2010 9:07 AM
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|TALES FROM THE SCALE(s)
|May 1, 2010 11:01 PM
okay --- so, technically i haven't been what one would consider "BEING GOOD" with the healthy eating (this has been since I adopted Gigglepup one month ago today actually!)
as you might have noticed, I haven't been posting my food intake/calories/etc in 30 days.
in fact, in the past week, I've eaten:
windmill hot dogs (4)
wendy's triple cheeseburger (yes. I did write triple)
about 7 large coca-colas
boston market chicken pot pie
starbucks venti coffee frappuchino
7 days worth of dunkin donuts sausage and cheese on a croissant
17 pierogies
2 lean cuisine little pizzas
1 large thin crust pizza (not lean cuisine)
slice of chocolate cake
okay - that's about all I can remember eating...
so I stepped on the scale today to just see what my weight was --- because I was sure it was going to be absolutely FRIGHTENING.
i was shocked when it was still the 225 I was on April 20th... so I was thinking that the scale was effed. totally effed. and i moved it around various places on the floor. still 225.
came home. stepped on it.
225.6 pounds.
holy smokes. my original scale wasn't terribly off. ah, I wanted to get a new scale anyway...
but really? after all that? of course, if i HAD been watching my calories, I probably would be down a lot more in the weight dept. ---- so, at least I'm not discouraged.
tomorrow morning.... HIGH FIBER OATMEAL
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|April 30, 2010 10:55 PM
don't forget to Rabbit Rabbit first thing in the morning
i've got to buy a new scale tomorrow because I am not believing the one have... it's being way too nice and I've been way too bad lately
taking gigglepup to her 2nd training session at 10am... wish us luck - we've been doing our homework.
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|April 27, 2010 10:52 PM
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|Cocaine Vagina!???
|April 27, 2010 12:16 PM
SO... Pam Grier had a "Cocaine Vagina "...
He said, "Pam, I want to tell you about an epidemic that's prevalent in Beverly Hills right now. It's a buildup of cocaine residue around the cervix and in the vagina. You have it. Are you doing drugs?"
"No," I said, astonished.
"Well, it's really dangerous," he went on. "Is your partner putting cocaine on his penis to sustain his erection?"
"No," I said, "not that I know of. It's not like he has a pile of cocaine next to the bed and he dips his penis in it before we have sex." I had a nauseating flash of one of Richard's famous lines: Even my dick has a cocaine jones.
"Are you sure he isn't doing it in the bathroom before he comes to bed?" the doctor asked.
"That's a possibility," I said. "You know, I am dating Richard Pryor."
"Oh, my God," he said. "We have a serious problem here. If he's not putting it on his skin directly, then it's worse because the coke is in his seminal fluid."
yeah... no. I don't have - nor have I ever had - a cocaine vagina. I've never dated anyone with a drug addiction like that.
I mean, I've dated "addicts" before - food addicts, but the most I'd ever walk away with was a "Bacon Vagina" from them.
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|warm & fuzzy
|April 25, 2010 8:07 PM
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|boo & frank are back!
|April 25, 2010 5:33 PM
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When I'm trying to figure out a problem, I find it helpful to sketch out the parts of it on paper. Be it words or drawings, brainstorming thoughts into a visual form is quite effective for me to clarify what I am dealing with.
Have there been studies on how drawing or writing things out on paper can help one to focus and work more effectively?


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How to Correct Siri's Mistakes on Your iPhone 4S
6 of 9 in Series: The Essentials of New Features of the iPhone
As good as Siri is, she doesn't get everything right the first time. Fortunately, your iPhone 4S makes it easy to correct her mistakes. The simplest way is to tap the microphone icon and try your query again. You can say something along the lines of, I meant Botswana.
You can also tap the bubble showing what Siri thinks you said, and make edits by using the touch keyboard or by voice. If a word is underlined in blue, you can use the keyboard or your voice to make a correction.
Before Siri sends a dictated message, she seeks your permission first. That's a safeguard you come to appreciate. If you need to modify the message, you can do so by saying such things as, Change Tuesday to Wednesday or Add: I'm excited to see you, exclamation mark — Siri will indeed add, I'm excited to see you and !.


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Fishy Beanbag
Your child will have as much fun helping you make this easy beanbag as she will playing with it.
- Tube sock
- Dried beans
- Yarn
- Marker
- Glue
- Felt scraps (optional)
- Fill a child-size tube sock about three-quarters full with dried beans.
- Tie tightly with yarn to make a tail.
- Push in the toe of the sock to form the mouth, and insert glue to hold the shape.
- Use a marker to draw eyes and gills, or you can cut eyes, gills, and fins from scraps of felt and glue them to the sock.
- Use the fishy beanbag to play catch, or try to throw it in an empty laundry basket.
More on: Activities for Toddlers
Copyright é 1999 by Patricia Kuffner. Excerpted from The Toddler's Busy Book with permission of its publisher, Meadowbrook Press.
To order this book visit Meadowbrook Press.


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Tons of game bugs have been reported from our DC players till now, we're sincerely appreciated. Now we decide to give rewards to the players who report bugs in the following days. Let's make a better Dragon's Call together.
Don't forget to leave your in-game nickname and bug details while posting.
Bug report rewards -
Normal Bug: Display error, link error and other small bugs (Reward 10 Dragon Stones)
Data Bug: Data error (Reward 50 Dragon Stones)
Serious Bug: Interrupt the game process, functional error and so on (Reward 100 Dragon Stones)
Major Bug: Affect the game system, database safety and so on (Reward will be granted as the case may be)
[Dragon's Call] Bug List(December)
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I would like to know if Paint.NET and Paint Shop Pro are the best tools for creating fantasy cartography. Does better software exist? If so, what is the software, and what specific features make it better for creating fantasy maps than Paint.NET and Paint Shop Pro?
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I use Photoshop mainly, as do many professional cartographers. I often use Illustrator in combination with Photoshop. Things like initial outlines of coasts and things I find best in Illustrator, but then move to Photoshop for the real polishing of the look and feel.
Modern style floor-plan maps I've started to make in Flash, it's just turned out to be the fastest method for me.
Sometimes I'll use Autorealm to generate some fractal coastlines or rivers quickly as well.
I did persevere with Campaign Cartographer for many years, but found it hard to use and the maps always looked like every other CC map.
Here's the kind of look and feel I'm able to achieve quickly in Photoshop.
And here's a map I'm making in a style that I really couldn't imagine doing in anything other than Photoshop.
Any of these styles should be possible in other programs like Paint.net or PaintShopPro. Part of what I try to maintain whilst using Photoshop is to make things as fluid as possible with regard to change, so I use a lot of non-destructive style techniques using adjustment layers and layer masks, I'm not sure if Paint.net or PSP have all those features.
A free (freedom) and open source graphical software is The GIMP. I use GIMP a lot for general graphics. I haven't made any maps using it, but once you've learned to use it creating maps in any style would be possible.
Here is an example of what you can do with the GIMP. A lot of effects are trivial to do and many brushes were taken from deviant art.
Ok, these are much more basic tools then previously suggested: You basically drag and drop premade pieces into place with them. My Dad's players bought him Dunjinni and he used it for years. It made really nice maps, and the user community generated gigabytes and gigabytes of premade tokens for it. However the interface was buggy, basic and annoying. Also, it hasn't been updated in years.
There is however a similar, free program called Maptools, that is far more powerful and works far better. It gets regular updates and has a very good wiki explaining how to use it. It isn't a from scratch map maker like the other suggestions, but it is good for stitching together pieces you've made in other programs.
The place you REALLY want to ask for map making advice however, is Cartographer's Guild: Their maps are STUNNING and they have a zillion howtos for a variety of programs.
For building up the map geometry and helping generate the world, I've had good success with Wilbur. It's a side project from one of the developers of Fractal Terrain , from the same company that makes Campaign Cartographer. It focuses largely on the height map representation of the world, but produces a pretty decent world map if you play with it. As a reference, here's the map I created using Wilbur for my current campaign:
It requires learning how the system works to some extent, but it has some rather nice features - the big ones are the erosion and river calculating, which help inject some realism into the world map.
Inkscape, CorelDRAW, or Abode Illustrator. All three are vector drawing program as opposed to paint programs like paint.net and paint shop pro. The advantage of vector drawing programs is their ability to incorporate fine details, infinite zoom, and ease of editing. Many have the ability to manage sets of symbols. For maps that are more artistic in presentation you can export images from any one of these programs into a paint program for final image processing.
There are specific mapping program like Profantasy Campaign Cartographer, NBOS' Fractal Mapper, and Autorealm. While powerful these program lack the powerful tools of the mainstream vector drawing program.
However Campaign Cartographer and Fractal Mapper has done some interesting work in combining the advantages of vector drawing with the advantage of paint program. This is done by drawing the symbols and terrain in vector but have commands treat the objects as bitmaps as needed for various effects.
Both Inkscape and AutoRealm are free to use and download.
I guess I'm a little late to the rodeo here, but I struggled with this question for quite a while. Everything I tried was a complete pain to use, had a huge learning curve, wanted to run only on Windows, cost an arm and a leg, or was in some other way not going to work for me. Basically everything else mentioned so far went on my "no, thanks" list for one reason or another.
I'd given up and was using Skitch, a great screen capture tool, for its lousy doodling features. I just drew lines. Then, I read about Hexographer in an article at Jeffs Gameblog. I love it.
The article by Jeff has a decent sample, and there is a gallery of samples online, too.
If you want to rough something out that looks passable, Campaign Cartographer or Fractal Mapper might be best. I'm not a graphic designer, so something like Inkscape takes too long for me to learn. Next on the tough learning curve scale is Campaign Cartographer. It is also powerful, but it takes a little to learn the tricks. They at least have some videos that introduce you to some basic mapmaking tricks in their software. Lastly, I found that Fractal Mapper to be the easiest to make something decent, but it also had the least amount of capability.
Finding map-making software on the Macintosh has been really difficult, other than the general purpose vector and raster graphics software packages which do exist (Illustrator, Photoshop, Painter, and others like them). However, recently I discovered Ortelius, which looks like it's purpose-built, vector-based, software for professional map-makers. I've got a demo download and hope to purchase it in the near future: usefully, it can important map data, and thus you can use real-world geographical data as source material for maps. Like most pro map-making software, and indeed, professional graphics tools, it's learning curve looks easy at first, but steep to get really elegant results. This is, I think, pretty much the nature of the beast if you're using software that's anything other than a "stamper" type of thing (like Dundjinni).
Historically, I'd used Photoshop and/or Painter, and done maps pretty much in a hand-drawn way, sometimes using published maps or scanned-in, hand-drawn sketches as the thing to stick in the "base layer" over which I trace.
As far as I can tell all map making software requires time to learn and even more time to become skilled.
A long time ago I decided that the best use of my time would be to learn Photoshop and Illustrator and that while neither of them had the specific features for making maps I would have not wasted my time learning a specific and ultimately limited tool. Professionals use Photoshop and Illustrator and there are many books, tutorials, and techniques than can be employed. Get good enough and you could even make a career of it.
So in terms of best use of your limited time, learning a multipurpose tool is better than learning a single purpose tool.
I would suggest you look at some of the maps here As you can see, most of the awesome maps are created using Photoshop.
There is even a tutorial on using photoshop to creating an awesome 3d representaion. Here
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"(My team) Saxo Tinkoff wanted me to be there and these are races everybody likes to take part in, even if to prepare for the Tour de France it would have been better to skip them," the Spaniard said in a statement.
"But it's only one more week of competition (...) Then I'll take some holidays before starting my preparation for the Tour."
Saxo-Tinkoff leapt from 13th to ninth in the World Tour rankings with Czech Roman Kreuziger's win in the Amstel Gold Race classic on Sunday but Contador's presence in the remaining Ardennes classics is a sponsor's dream.
The Spaniard, who started his season in January at the Tour de San Luis (Argentina) and whose main goal is to win the Tour in July, has the qualities to go for victory in both hilly races. He finished third in the Flech Wallonne in 2010.
The Fleche Wallonne will be held on Wednesday and Liege-Bastogne-Liege, cycling's oldest classic one-day race, on Sunday.
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In how many ways can ten teachers be divided among five schools?
One answer is that each teacher can go to any of the five schools so there are $10^5$ possibilities. However, if you treat each school as a partition the answer is different. The answer is $\binom{9}{4}$. Why is there a difference between both answers?


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