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What type of metadata should I add to my photos? IPTC, XMP, or EXIF? I want to add copyright info to my photos.
Good question:
Generally, when to use which
Metadata Working Group's recommendation is to use
General answer on metadata reconciliation
I.e. if two or more are present, which wins?
If both (native) Exif and XMP are present, the aforementioned four fields are the only fields that get mapped between Exif and XMP:
IPTC-IIM and XMP can have a lot of more data in common. Good things to note are:
So, if both IPTC-IIM and XMP data are present:
Above suggests that Exif and XMP are the most preferred. In my opinion, Exif is great for technical details of the photo (time, aperture, focal length, white balance, GPS etc.) and XMP is great for the rest (keywording, post-processing, rating, description etc.). While the Exif data could be written to XMP, I wouldn't trash the Exif as it is so much more widely used and supported than XMP.
IPTC core defines a few pieces of meta data information that, I think, is appropriate to your purpose:
And a whole lot more. Read the spec, I think you'll see that it covers your needs more than adequately and there are plenty of tools (Adobe's various options, like Lightroom or Bridge, or exiftool) that can do this in batch.
Depending on where you live, you may need to mention copyright explicitly, this depends on the laws of your country obviously.
I personally add a simple copyright statement in camera with EXIF and IPTC later when I import to digikam.
I generally set the
All rights to this photograph belong to ...
It doesn't have to be complicated.
I personally use EXIF


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I proposed to implement this feature in http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/27164/, but it was marked as already implemented. Could someone shed light on how i can do it? I would like a shortcut to a specific connection (vpn or broadband) on my panel (one click connect).
You should be able to create shortcuts that call nmcli to bring up connections:
nmcli con up id "name of your connection"
Here's the result when I run this in a terminal on my system:
NetworkManager has D-Bus interface, which you can use in other programs or scripts.
For example, I managed to connect one of my network-manager's VPN connections using this command:
You can browse your D-Bus infrastructure with
NetworkManager's D-Bus API is documented here.
When you find your needed parameters (connection number, device number, etc), you could save the lines as a shell script and create a launcher on the panel to quickly access it.
Personally I don't bother and just do the two additinal clicks. After all, I'm not connecting to VPN too often to suffer from them.
I use cnetworkmanager with this python script for convenience. The script first starts LAN connection, then opens VPN.


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Show two coins, a gold & silver. Place them in your closed hand. Remove one and place it in your pocket. Open your hand and both coins are still there! Repeating this several times, the coins continue to magically reappear! Finally your hand is opened and both coins have vanished!
These beautiful coins are replicas of ancient roman coins. Since they are not specific to modern currency they are appropriate for renaissance period performers as well as those of you outside the United States who would like gimmicked coins that aren't made from U.S. money.
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Location:St. Helena Branch
Date & Time:Monday, June 24, 2013 - 6:00pm – 7:00pm
Enjoy a discussion of mysteries over coffee and treats.
- June selection: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie.
- July selection: The Xibalba Murders by Lyn Hamilton
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For M.C. Parler Green Forest, Ark.
Dec. 29, 1959
KAISERS TALK TO THE DEVIL Reel 333, Item
(1) The Kaiser called the devil on the telephone oneday The girls at central listoned to all they had to say.
Hello she heard the Kaisers voice is old man saten home Just tell him it's Kaiser Bill who wants him on the phone.
(3) The Kaiser said now liston and I will try to tell The way that I am runing on earth a modern hell.
Ive'd saved for this for many years Ive'd started out to kill For it will be a moderet job to leave to Kaiser Bill.
(2) The devil sayes hello to Bill and Bill say's how are you
I'm running here a hell on earth so tell me what to do.
The devil say's what can I do for my dear Kiser Bill
If theres a thing I can do to help you I sure will.
(4) My army went to Belgium shooting women and children down
They tore up all there country and blow up all their towns.
The zips dropped booms on cities killedboth the old and young And those the zips that didn't get were taken out and hung.
(5) I started out for Paris with the aid of poisen gas
The Belgium darn them stoped us and would not let us pass.
The submarines are devils why you should see them fight
They go sneeking through the sea and will sink a ship at sight.
(7) I told you for the last time Dear Bill it's up to you And if you do not stop us you'll get to fight us to.
I did not listen to him and he's coming after me
With two million yankey soilders from there homes across the sea.
(6) I was running things to suit me until a year or so ago
When a man called Woodrow Wilson wrote and told me to go moreslow I said Dear Kaiser William I don't want to make you sore So be sure and tell your U-boats not sink our ships no more.
(8) Now that's why I called you saten for I want advise from you
I know that you will tell just what I ought to do.
My Dear old Kaiser William thers not much for me to tell For the yanks will make it hotter than I can for you in hell.
(9) I'ved been a mean old devil but not half as mean as you And the minute that you get here I'll give my job to you.
I'll be ready for your coming and will kept the fires all bright And will have the rooms all ready whenthe yanks begin to fight.
(10)For the sammy boy's will get you I have no more to tell Hang up the phone and get your hat and meet me here in hell.
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The best laptop is the one that meets your computing needs. If, like most people, you use a computer primarily for light duty tasks -- reading and writing email, posting on Facebook, streaming movies and music, playing casual games, writing a document in Microsoft Word, etc. -- a mainstream laptop costing $1,000 or less will almost certainly be just fine. At the higher end of that range, you can find surprisingly powerful laptops, including some configurations of the Apple MacBook Air. We also found some cheap laptops priced at $400 and below with enough power for everyday use, including some that sport a touchscreen display for better compatibility with Windows, including Windows 10, which launched in July 2015 (more below on that).
This report also covers more powerful computers that are designed for serious work or serious play. Typical business users, especially those who are frequent travelers, might want to look first at ultraportable notebooks that weigh less than 4 pounds or so and typically have very good battery life. Those who spend their days crunching numbers or working with graphics will likely want something that's a little more powerful, with a faster processor and better graphics capabilities.
High-end gamers will want more power still to fire their way through intense 3D games with the smoothest action and the highest possible detail. These kinds of systems are often custom built by boutique firms with cutting edge graphics and other enhancements, and often carry prices that soar into the stratosphere. However, those gamers that can settle for a system that's simply lightning fast, we found a few gaming rigs that can satisfy your hunger for action without dinging your wallet too badly.
Traditional laptops are usually fairly thick, at 1 inch and up, and heavy at 5 pounds or more. These types of computers run the gamut from the super cheap, where design and aesthetics take a decided back seat to the bottom line, to super powerful desktop replacements that can handle even heavy-duty tasks, such as 3D gaming, with ease. Whether you need a laptop with maximum power or one with a rock-bottom price, the odds are good that you can find a traditional laptop that will fill the bill.
Ultraportable laptops are super thin and super light. They rely on swift processors and nimble solid-state drives (SSDs) to feel quick on their feet while web surfing, streaming video, or performing productivity tasks like composing documents or preparing PowerPoint presentations. Examples include Windows Ultrabooks and the Apple MacBook Air. Ultraportable laptops are especially favored by those who need an everyday workhorse that doesn't feel like a ton of bricks to lug around. Ultraportables with the latest processors run fast and cool, with enough battery power to last for a whole day of work.
Chromebooks run Google Chrome instead of Windows or Mac operating systems. For basic tasks such as web browsing and streaming video, a cheap Chromebook could be all you need. However, they are not the best choice for more intensive use, or if you need to run specific applications like Microsoft Office. They also work best if you have dependable, steady access to the Internet. These are among the least expensive laptops you can buy, and are typically as thin and light as an Ultrabook, but be sure you understand the trade-offs before deciding on one. Some makers have begun offering ultra-cheap Windows-based Chromebook alternatives, such as the Windows 10 equipped Acer Cloudbook. The Cloudbook was yet to officially go on sale at the time this report was prepared (it is scheduled for an August 2015 launch), but is expected to sell at prices starting around $170.
Convertible laptop computers look like traditional laptops, but have a keyboard that either flips over or detaches when you want to use your laptop as a slate tablet. Slate tablets with keyboards that connect via Bluetooth are also available. Also called hybrid laptops, these run the full version of Windows, rather than the tablet-specific operating systems used by Android or Apple tablets. Most convertible laptops work better either as a slate or a laptop, and are only adequate in the other role. Which type of device is most important to you can play a major role in your buying decision. If you are interested in a slate tablet that runs either Android or Apple iOS (for example, the Apple iPad Air 2), those are covered in our report on tablets.
For most product categories -- including most technology products -- life cycles are measured in years. For laptops, especially Windows laptops, they are sometimes measured in months or even weeks as makers are constantly tweaking configurations to take advantage of even small changes in available technologies and components, either to keep a competitive edge or merely to hit a price point.
Most of these tweaks are small -- showing up as incremental changes in benchmark tests (and not always for the better) but they rarely have very much of an impact on real-world performance. Other changes can be more significant; for example, a step up to a new generation microprocessor can render earlier reviews obsolete -- and many makers (such as Apple) are now re-using model names without noting hardware changes, be they big or small. Complicating matters even more, laptops bearing the same -- or very similar -- model names can come in a host of sometimes substantially different versions ranging from preconfigured models sold only through a specific retailer (Best Buy's Blue Label program is one example of that) to user-customized configurations sold directly by the manufacturer.
The bottom line is that the recommendations in this report should be used primarily as a starting point. The specific configurations available when you are ready to purchase may vary. However, we provide the hardware details -- processor, graphics, memory and storage -- for each laptop we recommend. Match those up to the closest available models -- or custom configure your laptop yourself -- and performance should be as good or better as the reviewed configuration. Other aspects of the laptop -- ergonomics, aesthetics, build quality, support, etc. -- should be consistent regardless of how much a manufacturer has overhauled the innards.
Saying that Windows 8 was an unmitigated disaster for Microsoft might be stretching things -- but only a little. The company's first attempt to create a "unified" operating system designed to work on tablets and laptops wound up being one that didn't work all that well on either. Windows 8.1 introduced some fixes and workarounds that helped a little, but not enough in the eyes of many.
Microsoft is in such a hurry to put Windows 8 in the rear-view mirror that it is skipping Windows 9 and jumping to Windows 10, which was released at the end of July 2015 (right around the time this report is published). "Pre-reviews" and hands-on looks at some of the earlier builds reveal that while Windows 10 is not yet perfect, it goes a long way toward righting many of the wrongs inflicted by Windows 8, especially for those who like to work and navigate with a keyboard and mouse. Dan Grabham, in his Hands-on review for TechRadar.com says that "Feature-wise, Windows 10 is the new Windows 7. It's robust, pleasant to use and free..." Mark Hachman, senior editor at PC World shares some concerns that Windows 10 might still be trying to do too much, but adds, "As I craft my review, there's no denying that Windows 10 feels like a tribute to the best of Windows 7 and Windows 8, and it moves the ecosystem forward."
Because Windows 10 is brand new, and because it's expected to take some time before Windows 10 equipped laptops are fully available at retail, none of the systems covered here have been tested with that operating system (OS). That's not a huge concern, however. Hardware configurations are not expected to change much, if at all, to accommodate the new OS, and performance impacts (for better or worse) should be negligible. Usability, on the other hand, should increase markedly, once the learning curve to master the changes Win 10 brings about (such as the return of a real, but really revamped, Start button) is mastered.
In addition, if you buy a current laptop with Windows 7, Windows 8 or Windows 8.1, Windows 10 is being offered as a free upgrade -- though with some caveats, such as needing to do the upgrade within one year. So that means that you can go ahead and buy a current laptop right now and be assured that you can also get all the goodies that Windows 10 will (hopefully) deliver.
To find the best laptops we scour feedback from expert reviewers, such as PCMag.com and CNET, and user feedback at sites such as BestBuy.com and Amazon.com. We consider not only performance but also factors such as ergonomics, design and value, as well as which laptop makers do the best job of standing by you if trouble crops up. While these Best Reviewed laptops rise to the top, there are a bevy of laptops that don't fall very much behind, and some of those are able enough performers to make them worthy of serious consideration as well.
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Hiding or Un-Hiding Courses in Your My Bb Learn My Courses List
The My Courses list on your My Bb Learn page might become cluttered with old or seldomly-accessed courses. You may hide courses that you do not access very often in order to make your My Courses list more manageable.
Similarly, you may be looking for a course in which you are enrolled, but you cannot seem to find it. Don't panic! Check to see if you may have hidden it; you may then show it, and you're back in business!
To Show or Hide a course in your My Courses list:
- Log in to Bb Learn (bblearn.nau.edu)
- Hover over the top-right corner of your My Courses list; you should see an Edit icon (it looks like a little gear); click on that icon
- Any courses that are currently displaying on your My Courses list will have a checkmark in the Display Course box; any courses that are hidden will not have a checkmark
- To show a course that is hidden, check its Display Course checkbox
- To hide a course that is currently displayed, un-check its Display Course checkbox
- Click Submit
NOTE: If you are involved in a large number of courses, your Edit Course List may show only the first 25 courses; be sure to click the Show All button or Edit Paging... to display a longer list.
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10 Tools for Parenting Happy, Healthy Children
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Show Them How to Separate Right from Wrong
We all make mistakes. We know we do, and we also know it's human and it's normal. Trouble is, we often don't like admitting it in front of our children. But it's important that our children can tell when they've made a mistake. They should know that it's mostly fine to make mistakes, but they also need to know the difference between right and wrong in every situation. They need to be able to make the morally right choice when it matters.
You want them to think for themselves. But as a parent you want to underpin this by making sure that what they think for themselves isn't, "If I steal this chocolate bar no one will catch me," or, "I know my friend's in trouble but I'm busy and, if I don't help, someone else is bound to step in." You have 18 years to instill in them the values you believe are important, so that when they think for themselves, they do it on the foundations you've laid.
More: How to Instill the Right Values
Next: Teach Them to Think
From Nobody Told Me That! 10 Tools for Parenting Healthy, Happy Children Copyright © 2009, FT Press. Used by permission of FT Press, and Pearson Education. All rights reserved.
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Integrated Managed Services: Helping Manage A Smarter Planet
The IT managed services market in India is witnessing rapid growth. As a result, organizations are transforming their business models to stay focused on core competence and outsource non-core activities including technology needs to specialists. As a leading global provider of managed services in India, IBM has been leveraging its depth and breadth of software and service assets to deliver unmatched value to various customers. We have helped augment the 'managed services' market in India across diverse sectors and industries viz. telco, manufacturing, banking etc.
By choosing IBM's ' Integrated Managed Services' which combine access to high-quality, expert support and best-of-breed IBM Tivoli management tools with a minimum investment, organizations can improve service to their customers, managed business risk better and reduce operational cost.
The IBM Advantage
IBM is one of the global leaders in the Integrated Managed Services domain. IBM is able to deliver world class solutions which are secure and efficient by leveraging its huge portfolio of software and hardware assets. Furthermore, these software and hardware solutions have been developed keeping in mind multivendor environments and therefore minimize the cost of operations at client's end considerably.
IBM is also the perfect choice for businesses looking for integrated managed services and securing its IT infrastructure. We possess the world's largest proprietary security knowledge base, focused on security excellence (IBM ISS X-Force).
We employ rigorous, consistent, world class methodology, processes and management expertise to deliver customised solutions as per the need of a client. For Indian businesses we ensure quality and affordability through Service Level Agreements.
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Fall 2006
Pace University and Queens College students teamed up with IRS criminal investigators
to investigate hypothetical financial crimes as honorary "IRS Special Agents for a Day."
Press coverage:
>> "Pace University and Queens College students team up with IRS criminal investigators", Pace University press release, September 28, 2006
>> "Bean counters with badges: Accounting majors get hands-on practice in rough-and-tumble financial forensics, led by IRS investigators", Newsday, October 17, 2006
>> "Accountants With Guns: IRS Trains QC Students In Real World Cases", Queens Tribune, October 20, 2006
IRS agents plot strategy.
|Student "agent" Shirley Lau (left) with Queens student "agent"
|Pace students enjoy "casino anonymous" gambling.
|Justine Russell, "Pace Special Agent for a Day" (left) is ready to make a seizure of financial records.
IRS Special Agents pose as suspects.
|Beta Alpha Psi president Rongchen (Chris) Chen (left) takes a break with a real IRS Special Agent.
|Student agent (left) surveilling the "suspect."
|Chris Chen with Joe Foy, Special Agent in charge of arranging "Undercover Agent for A Day" at Pace.
|Croupiers and students watching the "suspect."
Student team plots strategy with their "coach."


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Simple Definition of masochism
: enjoyment of pain : pleasure that someone gets from being abused or hurt; especially : sexual enjoyment from being hurt or punished
Full Definition of masochism
1 : a sexual perversion characterized by pleasure in being subjected to pain or humiliation especially by a love object — compare sadism
2 : pleasure in being abused or dominated : a taste for suffering
masochistplay \-kist\ noun
masochisticplay \ˌma-sə-ˈkis-tik, ˌma-zə- also ˌmā-\ adjective
masochisticallyplay \-ˈkis-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
See masochism defined for English-language learners
Origin and Etymology of masochism
International Scientific Vocabulary, from Leopold von Sacher-Masoch †1895 German novelist
First Known Use: 1892
Other Psychology Terms
Rhymes with masochism
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Medical Dictionary
Medical Definition of masochism
: a sexual perversion characterized by pleasure in being subjected to pain or humiliation especially by a love object—compare algolagnia, sadism
Biographical Note for masochism
Sacher–Masoch \ˈzäḵ-ər-ˈmäz-ȯḵ\play ,
Leopold von (1836–1895), Austrian novelist. Sacher-Masoch is most famous for his erotic novels. In these novels the characters dwell at length on sexual pleasure derived from pain. The subject matter reflects Sacher-Masoch's personal life. He had two wives and several mistresses with whom he acted out the sexual fantasies described in his fictional works. By 1893 masochism was an established medical term.
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- Articles tagged "fm2 socket"
A Gallery of AMD FM2 Socket Based Motherboards Seen at Computex 2012
AMD's Trinity APUs for the desktop market won't hit retail till late this year, but almost every major motherboard vendor has FM2 socket based motherboards all lined up and ready to go. Here's a quick roundup of the various Socket FM2 equipped motherboards from Computex.
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Tuesday, June 21, 2005
(Jefferson City, MO)-Columbia College-Jefferson City will award $3,000 in scholarships to deserving students at its third annual Alumni Scholarship Banquet June 24.
The banquet will be held at the Meadow Lake Acres Country Club in New Bloomfield. A silent auction and raffle will take place to help fund the scholarships for the next academic year.
Three scholarships will be presented. The Jefferson City Alumni Scholarship in the amount of $1,000 will be awarded to a student with at least 24 hours with Columbia College and a grade point average of 3.2 or higher. The Jefferson Scholarship in the amount of $1,500 will be awarded to a nontraditional student who has completed at least 60 hours of credit, 12 of which are with Columbia College, and who has a minimum grade point average of 3.5. And the Frank S. Westling Scholarship in the amount of $500 will be awarded to an Extended Studies or Online Campus student pursuing a degree with a minimum grade point average of 3.0 and 15 hours with Columbia College. This student also must show evidence of leadership and service to the community, college and/or country within the past 12 months, as well as write a 400-500 word essay on their achievements and career goals.
"These scholarships not only recognize students for their outstanding academic achievements, but they also help alleviate some of the financial stress of pursuing a college degree," said Columbia College-Jefferson City Director Kim Bonine. "We will be pleased to present them to worthy students."
The banquet will begin with a social hour at 6 p.m. Tickets are $25 per person and are available by calling the Columbia College-Jefferson City campus at (573) 634-3250.
Columbia College serves more than 20,000 students nationwide each year through its Day Campus, Evening Campus, Online Campus, 30 Nationwide/Extended Campuses and Graduate Studies Program. The college was founded in Missouri in 1851.


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I'm completely new to Facebook app development, so please bear with me.
I've been asked to create a Facebook Page, with an application that will let users upload photos into one of the Page's albums.
I've managed to create the page, let's call it
MyPage. I've also created an app
MyApp, and I've added the App to the profile of the Page. Now, when you view
MyPage profile, on the left (tabs), you will already find
MyApp points to a php page on my hosting account. It has a form with a file field:
<form action="<?=$PHP_SELF;?>" enctype="multipart/form-data" method="post">
<input name="MAX_FILE_SIZE" type="hidden" value="10000000" />
<input id="fileSelect" name="fileSelect" type="file" />
<input name="submit" type="submit" value="Upload" />
and the following code to handle the uploaded file and supposedly put into
MyPage's album:
$name = ereg_replace(' ', '_', basename($_FILES['fileSelect']['name']));
$uploadFile = "uploads/" . $name;
if (move_uploaded_file($_FILES['fileSelect']['tmp_name'], $uploadFile)) {
$args = array('message' => 'Photo Caption');
$args['image'] = '@' . realpath($uploadFile);
$data = $facebook->api('/THE_ALBUM_ID/photos', 'post', $args);
//get rid of the original on the main server
However, when the "Upload" button is submitted, I get this error, right in
MyPage's iframe for
Fatal error: Uncaught OAuthException: (#120) Invalid album id thrown in /COMPLETE_PATH/facebook-php-sdk/src/base_facebook.php on line 1033
Even tho the album id is really correct, and displays when I use Graph API Explorer, or
By the way, I put this on top of the script:
require 'facebook-php-sdk/src/facebook.php';
$facebook = new Facebook(array(
'appId' => 'THE_APP_ID',
'secret' => 'THE_APP_SECRET',
What am I missing? Any help would be much appreciated.


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I am creating a practical guide book with images. I am currently using Scrivener which is writing software for the edit stage. I need to include images into the text, but I will then pass over my draft to a layout designer to layout out the project in Indesign. Should I bother putting full size images into Scrivener, or should I just put placeholders in and then hand over the full size images to the designer?
Use placeholder images in the text. Then deliver full size images with the text to the designer.
Some applications can down-sample placed images. I don't know whether Scrivener does. It is generally safer to always send full size images separate from any text. This avoids any possible resampling issues.
As a user of both programs, I would definitely say just put in a placeholder and let your designer import the images. Having them in the Scrivener text isn't going to help. You export them as Word or whatever, and then as a designer I'm going to strip out everything but the raw text so I can style and format it properly in InDesign. I'd much rather you put [PLACEHOLDER] so I can find it easily.
If you want to include instructions about size, text wrap, alignment, etc. by all means do so, but don't bother sticking the image into your Scrivener document.
(and yes... this is the same answer I gave on Writers to the same question you asked there. ;) )


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What are some good reasons for people to make their own pasta? Does it make it cheaper? Does it taste any better?
The extruder you want :-)
One of the best reasons to make fresh pasta is to make your own tortellini and ravioli. It is simply impossible with dried pasta, since dried pasta no longer sticks to itself. There are more variations of fillings than the standard "cheese" or "meat" that are otherwise unavailable if you only buy filled pasta at a grocery store.
With homemade pasta, you don't need any preservatives, and have complete control over what ingredients (quality, variety) are used. You can add elements for a specific flavor (spinach is common, beet is something I'd like to try, I could see basil, and now @lemontwist has me curious about squash...), or substitute ingredients for specific dietary or health reasons. I know several people who make their own pasta so they can make sure no salt is involved.
Fresh pasta is easier to cook, and doesn't require additional pantry space. You likely have all the ingredients on-hand.
There are some of us that do this as part of a slow food / living simply / homesteading type thing.
Some of the main reasons for doing this:
Cheaper, customizable flavor (spinach, tomato, squash, etc), and in my opinion, far more delicious (ie fresh, different mouthfeel, and also because you control the ingredients you can use your favorite spices or veggies) than store bought. Only downside is the effort.
It's better for sure, it tastes great and you can choose better raw ingredients and quality flour. Moreover you can add veggies, spices, eggs and customize pasta in many ways. You can also choose the best shape that suits your condiments.


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The Integrated Studies degree is a writing-intensive major that requires the completion of a senior thesis. This should be a challenging, rewarding process that allows you to explore an academic field of study that intersects with your two emphases. For example, if a student has Spanish and Communication emphases, they might write a thesis addressing how to market to the growing Latino population in the United States.
Above all, make your research and writing as enjoyable a process as possible!
Senior Thesis Examples
|Student Name
|Emphases of Student
|Thesis Title
|Ruth Galvez
|Behavioral Science & Spanish
|Latino Youth:Finding Self-Actualization
|Wendy Bulkley
|Business Management & Physical Education
|Recreation for All: Grant Proposal for Washington City Recreation
|Kelly Stowell
|Business Management & Psychology
|The Little Salt Lake Valley Equestrian Village: A Community that Makes Horse Sense
|Nathan Bigler
|Military Studies & Business
|The U.S. Army and Its Use of Business Management Theory
|Allen Hill
|Philosophy & English
|Sophia: A Curated Work in Progress
|Robbie Blair
|English & Psychology
|Creative Writing Guild
|Ivan Warren Kirk
|Social Science & Behavioral Science
|Argentine Social and Immigration Patterns in Utah
|Aaron D. Olson
|Philosophy / History / Social Science
|"Estoy es el Lugar Derecho" Understanding Why Utah Remains a Zion for Illegal Immigrants:
Mormonism's Unique Tolerance for Illegal Immigration
|Danny B. Stewart
|History and Social Science
|Cryptozoology is a legitimate scientific field worthy of the same level of
attention and respect that any other science is allotted
|Connie M. Richardson
|Biology and Environmental Studies
|Development in Rural Mexico: A Case Study of Tamaula, Mexico
You can find more examples of recent senior theses in UVU's digital archive.


text: That's right–I said Law Revue not Law Review! Finals are fast approaching, so while you still have a little time, take a break from studying and check out some funny YouTube videos by various Law Revue organizations. Law Revues are organizations of students at law schools that do musical parodies, skits, digital videos, and sometimes even larger productions. Often, they satirize some aspect of law school or the law. To find some Law Revue videos, simply search for 'YouTube law revue' in Google. Don't worry, you'll have plenty of results to choose from. Have fun! Here are a couple I like from GW Law Revue. (Warning videos do contain explicit language!) You'll be glad our library is not like this one, at least about bringing in food! 2008 GW Law Revue-Library 2008 GW Law Revue


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Cited: Matthew Hutter, 25, 1 Belle Ave., Wintersville, speeding; and Stephen Potenzini, 26, 607 Williams Blvd., Mingo Junction, speeding.
Arrested: Kabarey Harris, 39, 180 N. Fourth St., bench warrant, violation of protection order, Friday.
Arrested: John Lucas Jr., 55, Apartment 808, 815 N. Sixth St., disorderly conduct, aggravated menacing, Saturday.
Arrested: Brian Fisher, 39, Apartment B1, 720 N. Fourth St., assault, Saturday.
Arrested: Shane Hilland, 21, 148 Shirley Circle, driving under the influence, hit and skip, fleeing and eluding, Saturday.
Arrested: Kayla Smith, 18, Apartment A, 721 Market square, underage consumption, Saturday.
Jefferson County sheriff
Arrested: George Johnson, 63, 27 Gallo Road, Carrollton, aggravated menacing, Saturday.
Ohio State Highway patrol
Arrested: Derrick Leasure, 40, 714 N. Third St., Toronto, possession of drugs, child endangerment, driving under the influence, Friday.


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FOREST CITY, N.C. – A five-run fourth inning was enough for top-seeded Catawba to put the game out of reach as the regular season co-champion Indians knocked off sixth-seeded Anderson University baseball, 11-2, in the opening round of the 2014 Food Lion South Atlantic Conference Tournament Thursday afternoon at McNair Field.
With the setback, the Trojans will have to make their run at their first conference tournament championship through the consolation bracket, which begins on Friday at noon against an opponent yet to be determined. Top-seeded Catawba advances to the championship bracket semifinals.
Junior shortstop Brett Cash equaled a season-high with three hits on the day, including his ninth double of the season and an RBI single in the eighth inning. With his three-hit performance, Cash raised his average above .300 for the first time since April 11.
Fellow middle infielder, sophomore second baseman Kyle Bailey, recorded two singles and scored once for his 36th run scored on the year. With the multi-hit game, the middle infield combined for five of Anderson's nine hits for the contest.
Junior right-hander Landon Beck earned the start for the day and tossed five complete innings and struck out six Catawba hitters. Beck reached 90 punch-outs for the season, but allowed five earned runs in the decisive fifth inning and received his sixth loss of the year.
Catawba posted double figure hits against the Trojans for the third time this season, pounding out 15 for the day. The top of the Indian lineup consisting of Blake Houston, Paul Kronenfeld and Keaton Hawks each tallied two hits apiece and combined for six RBI and five runs scored. At the bottom of the order, catcher Jon Wallace and third baseman Cameron Beard recorded three hits a piece while combining for three runs scored.
The Trojans will be back in action at noon on Friday when they face the loser of Game Two between second-seeded Wingate and fifth-seeded Tusculum. First pitch from McNair Field is scheduled for noon.


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Dear all
While studying the overlap distribution for two random Cantor sets (long story made short), I came across the following problem.
$G(k)$ is a complex valued function, and satisfy the following condition:
$G(k\mu) = G(k)^2+ \beta$
with $\beta,\mu$ constant (in my case $\beta=\frac{2}{9}, \mu = \frac{4}{3}$)
Is there a way to find the functional form of $G(k)$ which satisfy the condition?
Note that for $\beta = 0$, $G(k)=\exp\left(a k^{\log_\mu 2}\right)$, ($a$ konstant) will satisfy the condition (easily verified), but I have no idea on how to find a solution for non-zero $\beta$. I'm a not a math student (I'm studying physics), but I have never seen problems like this before. Is there a way to find analytical expression for $G(k)$? Possible as an expansion?
I can generate a function which has this property on the computer. Writing $G(k)= x(k) + i y(k)$, with $x(k)=x(-k)$ and $y(k)=-y(-k)$ the function should look something like this:
-- jon


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WELLSBURG - The Brooke County Commission on Tuesday denied a request by the Weirton Redevelopment Authority to extend its Southern Redevelopment District and was asked to consider the extension of Windsor Heights to include state Route 2 to the county's southern border.
In February, the Weirton board approached the commission about including the former Weirton Steel Railyard and a small area east of Harmon Creek in Brooke County in its Southern Redevelopment District.
Weirton officials said including the railyard will allow the authority to plan an industrial access road linking the northern and southern portions of the city that would divert large trucks away from high traffic areas downtown.
They said the board isn't looking to annex the property, which would require a formal request to the county commissioners.
But County Commissioner Jim Andreozzi was unconvinced, saying, "I don't see a need for that request at this time. There may be a need in the future."
He said the Business Development Corp. of the Northern Panhandle and Brooke County Economic Development Authority can work on the county's behalf for development in that area.
County Commissioner Norma Tarr supported the move but stressed she wanted to know ArcelorMittal's plans for the railyard before granting the request.
"It's not a dead issue. We'd just like to see what they (ArcelorMittal) have planned," she said.
The commission was asked by Windsor Heights Solicitor Quan Lee to consider permitting an annexation by the village of sections of roads, including state Route 2, near the village.
Windsor Heights Mayor Bill Liposchak, who appeared before the commission last week, said the annexation would include Airport Road east to Girtys Point Road and west to state Route 2 and Route 2 south to Brooke County's southern border.
Lee said the annexation also would include a bottom section of Windy Hill Road not incorporated by the village but no property along it. The road leads to the hilltop where the small community is located.
Asked by Andreozzi if the annexation would include property along Route 2, Lee said it wouldn't include any property except roads.
The commissioners agreed to refer the request to County Prosecutor Joseph Barki III to review legal matters, including whether a public hearing is required.
Also on hand was Windsor Heights Police Chief Ulrich Utt, who was asked if the village police would be patroling that section of Route 2 if the annexation were approved. Utt said the village police would patrol the highway, adding some residents have complained of speeding in that area.
Utt said the village's volunteer fire department has been called to incidents in that area and beyond it.
Also on Tuesday, the commission agreed to have the courthouse open on the first and last Saturday of each month only, from 9 a.m. to noon. The change will be effective after this Saturday, when it will be closed because of the Easter holiday.
Andreozzi had proposed closing the courthouse on Saturdays, when it currently is open from 9 a.m. to noon, citing reports from some courthouse employees there are few visitors.
He also suggested extending the courthouse's hours, to 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., on Thursdays to make it more accessible to people who work.
Local attorney Marc Chernenko suggested the extended hours are not late enough to accommodate those who work in Pittsburgh and the Saturday hours were helpful to those who work or live away but have county business, such as estate matters, to conduct.
Andreozzi said though he asked for public input, he received less than 60 calls in five weeks. He said opening the courthouse on the two Saturdays only is a compromise that may be revisited.
Asked whether the courthouse will be open on Saturdays of holiday weekends, Ennis said it won't.
The news received applause and thank yous from several courthouse employees attending the meeting.
The commission also approved a $7.1 million budget for the 2013-2014 fiscal year.
Noting it was reduced from an $8.3 million budget last year, Andreozzi said, "It's a tight budget, a very responsible budget."
County Commissioner Tim Ennis agreed, saying, "There's not a lot of frills or fluff in it. It will be a challenge to make through this fiscal year."
The commissioners said cuts were made to address a drop in revenue. For example, the county's coal severance fund, established through the state's sharing of revenue from the coal industry, is projected at about $44,000, down from about $200,000 last year, Ennis said.
County Assessor Tom Oughton said though a number of residents have signed leases with natural gas companies, the county doesn't see a direct boost from that because it's claimed as part of their income, which isn't taxed by the county.
Ennis said the county isn't expected to see a significant boost from the natural gas industry until royalties are paid to residents for natural gas drawn from their property, which isn't expected to occur for a few years.
Ennis said to cut more than $1 million from its budget, the commission has taken such steps as combining the positions of county emergency management director and ambulance director, a move made last year; and budgeting for a part-time custodian to replace a full-time custodian who is retiring soon.
"The people of Brooke County will see very little change in services," he said.
Andreozzi said the commission also is exploring various options for health care coverage for county employees in an effort to keep that cost manageable.
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|Lightly caramelized onions are sauteed with Italian sausage, a little chicken broth, tomatoes, cream and seasonings and tossed with rigatoni pasta for a quick skillet meal.
Sausage with Rigatoni in Tomato Cream SauceThis is another one of those quick pantry meals because it uses ingredients I almost always just have on hand. The sauce is a great accent to the Italian sausage and truly nothing could be easier. I used rigatoni, which works perfect with the sausage and cream sauce, but the recipe works well with many other pasta shapes as well. Try it with bow ties or rotini!
Here's how to make it.
Recipe: Sausage with Rigatoni in Tomato Cream Sauce©From the Kitchen of Deep South Dish
Prep time: 10 min |Cook time: 30 min | Yield: About 4 to 6 servings
- 1 tablespoon of olive oil
- 1 tablespoon of unsalted butter
- 1 medium onion, sliced thin
- 1 pound of Italian sausage, casings removed
- 2 medium garlic cloves, chopped
- 2/3 cup of chicken broth
- 1 (14.5 ounce) can of diced tomatoes, undrained
- 1 cup of heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons of dried parsley or basil
- 1/2 teaspoon of kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon of freshly cracked black pepper, or to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon of Cajun seasoning (like Slap Ya Mama), or to taste, optional
- 8 ounces of rigatoni pasta, cooked
- 1/4 cup shredded Parmesan, plus more for sprinkling
Cook the pasta to al dente according to package directions; drain and rinse well.
Heat olive oil over medium high heat in a large skillet; add butter. Add the onion and saute just until it begins to caramelize. Remove sausage from the casings and add to onion mixture, breaking the sausage up with a spoon as it cooks. Continue cooking until sausage is lightly browned and cooked through. Add the garlic and continue cooking for another couple of minutes. Drain off fat.
To the sausage mixture, add the chicken broth and bring to a boil. Cook down about 2 minutes until broth has significantly reduced. Add the undrained tomatoes, bring to a boil and reduce heat to a medium simmer. Continue cooking for another 2 to 3 minutes. Add the cream, bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium simmer and cook for about 5 more minutes. Add the parsley, salt, pepper and Cajun seasoning, stir well and taste to adjust the seasoning as needed.
Add the drained and rinsed pasta to the sauce, stir and turn the heat down to low. Add in a large handful of Parmesan cheese and stir to incorporate. Just before servings, sprinkle a bit of additional Parmesan cheese on top of each plate of pasta.
Variation: For extra kick, substitute a can of Rotel tomatoes for the diced. To substitute fresh garden tomatoes, you'll need about 2 pounds, or about 2 cups of chopped, undrained tomatoes. Lighten this up by eliminating the butter and substituting milk or Greek yogurt for the heavy cream.
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Transplant Games of America
Grand Rapids, Michigan
July 28-31, 2012
The Transplant Games of America is a multi-sport festival event for athletes who have undergone life-saving transplant surgeries and living donors. Competition is open to anyone who has received a solid organ transplant or bone marrow donation. More than just an athletic event, the Transplant Games of America highlights the critical importance of organ and tissue donation, while celebrating the lives of organ donors and recipients.
Currently, the WMSC and TGA local organizing committee do not have plans to host the event in 2014. If you are interested in hosting this event in 2014 or beyond, please contact:
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From Our 2010 Archives
Light Exercise May Prevent Osteoarthritis
Study Shows Even Walking and Bowling May Help in Osteoarthritis Prevention
By Charlene Laino
Reviewed by Laura J. Martin, MD
Nov. 29, 2010 (Chicago) -- Light exercises such as walking and bowling and avoidance of knee-bending activities such as climbing and squatting may protect against osteoarthritis of the knee in at-risk people, researchers report.
On the flip side, high-impact sports such as running and skiing are associated with knee cartilage damage in people who are overweight, have had knee injuries or knee surgery, have a family history of osteoarthritis, or have other risk factors, according to a study presented here at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).
Osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint disease that causes pain, swelling, and stiffness. According to the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, it's the most common form of arthritis, affecting an estimated 27 million Americans over the age of 25.
Analyzing Activity Levels
The new study involved 132 people at risk for knee osteoarthritis who were enrolled in the National Institutes of Health Osteoarthritis Initiative, as well as 33 people of similar ages and weight who were not at risk. Participants included 99 women and 66 men aged 45 to 55.
The researchers, led by Keegan Hovis, RN, of the University of California at San Francisco, separated participants into three exercise levels:
Knee-bending activities such as climbing, kneeling, and lifting heavy objects were also analyzed.
Virtues of Light Exercise
Among people with osteoarthritis risk factors, MRI scans showed that light exercisers had the least amount of cartilage damage.
"It can be postulated that light exercise is protective against osteoarthritis" in these individuals, Hovis tells WebMD.
The scans also showed that women with osteoarthritis risk factors who fell into the moderate-to-strenuous exercise category had substantially more collagen degeneration in their knees than any other group.
Asked why men were not affected similarly, Hovis says that's unknown. "But women overall are at greater risk for osteoarthritis than men."
Among people who were not at risk for osteoarthritis, the exercise level did not affect cartilage degeneration.
However, frequent knee bending -- climbing 10 or more flights of stairs per day or kneeling for 30 or more minutes a day, for example -- was associated with more damaged cartilage in people with and without osteoarthritis risk factors.
Risks of Aggressive Exercise
Researcher Thomas M. Link, MD, chief of musculoskeletal imaging at the University of California, San Francisco, tells WebMD that cartilage doesn't regrow.
"We're not saying you shouldn't run or climb stairs. But you have to be extremely careful to protect your cartilage starting at a very early age," before you reach 40 or 50, he says.
The No. 1 thing you can do to protect your bone health is to shed excess pounds and maintain a healthy weight, says RSNA spokesman David Levin, MD, of Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia. He was not involved with the study.
Also, avoid exercising aggressively, Link says. "If you really injure a joint, you may initiate an osteoarthritis cascade that may be very difficult to treat."
Other modifiable risk factors include frequent knee bending and weak knee muscles, Hovis says.
Drawbacks of the study include the small number of people who were not at risk for osteoarthritis and the fact that only participants' current activity levels, not their lifelong history, were taken into account, she says.
This study was presented at a medical conference. The findings should be considered preliminary as they have not yet undergone the "peer review" process, in which outside experts scrutinize the data prior to publication in a medical journal.
SOURCES: Radiological Society of North America annual meeting, Chicago, Nov. 28-Dec.3, 2010.Keegan Hovis, RN, University of California at San Francisco.Thomas M. Link, MD, chief of musculoskeletal imaging, University of California, San Francisco.David Levin, MD, chairman emeritus, department of radiology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia.
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7 Ridiculously Over-The-Top Modifications to Deadly Weapons
If we know our audience, most of you are armed right now.
And at some point you'll be sitting in your armory, drunk off your ass, sorting through your various weapons of death and thinking, "You know, I should really combine some of these to make one super weapon."
Well, you're not the only one. That's how we wound up with...
#7. The Chainsaw Bayonet
Starts With:
The AR-15, an assault rifle which apparently just isn't good enough on its own.
Becomes Ridiculous By:
Attaching a fucking chainsaw to the barrel. In theory, this provides the AR-15 with a viable melee option in the event that every round in the magazine has missed its intended target. Cracked feels at that point, the chainsaw might as well be an enchurrito.
"This is a very good idea!"
To try to prove us wrong, the creator has posted his weapon on YouTube:
Yeah, it should be noted that while the chainsaw bayonet seems to be ideal for dispatching a band of marauding pumpkins, it would probably not fare as well against enemies that can move and/or shoot back.
Really Will Only Be Used By:
Gears of War nerds trying to carve FENIX into the side of their mom's hatchback after pulling an all-nighter drinking Mountain Dew game-fuel out of their collectible Halo 3 Slurpee cups.
#6. The Wasp Knife Air-Shooting Knife
Starts With:
A nice, sharp diving knife, designed for hate-killing the living shit out of octopi, sharks, other divers, Snorks and Ursula the Sea Witch.
Becomes Ridiculous By:
Adding a gas canister in the handle to inject a basketball-sized wad of freezing cold gas out of the blade, and directly into the object of your stabbing aggression. It's labor-saving technology!
The knife's official website cites many practical applications for the gas-inflation technology, such as floating carcasses to the surface to avoid attracting more predators and punishing disobedient children in Willy Wonka's chocolate factory.
Also, if you hate watermelons, you can stab AND blow it up. Finally.
What the website doesn't explain is why anyone would shell out $400 for what amounts to a pointy can of Dust-Off, unless the army finally read all those letters we sent them and are preparing to fight the greatest threat our nation has yet faced: terrorist sharks.
Really Will Only Be Used By:
James Bond. In Live and Let Die, Bond dispatched Kananga with a shark-gun pellet to the face, inflating him like a balloon until he exploded. We imagine MI6 buys this Wasp Knife shit by the gross.
#5. The TAC-15 Machine Gun/Crossbow
Starts With:
The crossbow, favored weapon of Wookiees and Renaissance Faire nerds everywhere.
Becomes Ridiculous By:
Not being a standalone crossbow. The TAC-15 is designed as an "upper" attachment for the AR-15, a space generally reserved for the portion of the gun that fires bullets.
It appears that the AR-15 is kind of the gun-dweeb's version of Linux: All kinds of modifications can be made to it, but most of them make about as much sense as tying your dick to a roller skate. The AR-15 also happens to be a semi-automatic rifle, which, by the way, is what we invented specifically so we wouldn't have to use crossbows any more.
It's like this, but for weapons.
The website for the TAC-15 offers no logical reason to put the crossbow on top of an assault rifle body, and the best we can come up with is if you also strap a laser or railgun underneath it you'll be set to do battle wherever your time machine lands you.
Really Will Only Be Used By:
NRA members who also enjoy RenFair.
Note that if cheating at Civil War reenactments is your thing, please see the combination AR-15/black powder musket.
#4. The AA-12 Fully Automatic Shotgun
Starts With:
The ever-reliable shotgun.
Become Ridiculous By:
Making that shotgun fully automatic and adding fucking grenades.
Yes, the AA-12 is fully automatic, capable of firing 300 rounds per minute, and yes, those rounds can be super-sized to grenades. Military Police Systems, who owns the patent on the AA-12--hereafter known as "GigaShotgun"--has been trying to sell the weapon to various militaries for 18 years without much success, presumably due to the divisive nature of their slogan "You can never have too much shotgun."
Apparently even the most militant dictator realizes that should the need to buckshot five people a second arise, an emergency escape submarine would probably be a better investment.
Really Will Only Be Used By:
Currently there is but one user of the AA-12: the HAMMER Remotely-Operated Weapons System, which is a completely autonomous robot designed to be attached to either unmanned ground or aerial vehicles. In other words, it gets driven around by other robots. This puts us roughly one coffee-spilling intern away from the wrath of an unstoppable death machine.
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Spartanburg man jailed on home detention violation
Published: Friday, May 10, 2013 at 10:22 p.m.
Last Modified: Friday, May 10, 2013 at 10:22 p.m.
A man serving a sentence on home detention for a fatal hit-and-run is behind bars again.
Gary Jeter Sr., 44, of 224 Edenbridge Lane, Spartanburg, was sentenced April 23 after pleading no contest to hit-and-run resulting in death and driving under suspension. Jeter entered the plea the day he was scheduled to go on trial for a fatal hit-and-run that claimed the life of Shannon Cross.
His mother asked Circuit Court Judge Derham Cole for mercy on Jeter and Cole imposed a 10-year sentence and $25,000 fine, but suspended that upon serving one year, payment of a $10,000 fine and three years' probation. Jeter can serve the year on home detention.
Jeter was booked Thursday into the Spartanburg County Detention Center for a curfew violation earlier this month.
Jeter will remain in jail until he appears before a circuit court judge.
Cross, 31, of 106 Ebell Court, a father of five, died after he was hit on Highway 29 at about 3:15 a.m. June 16.
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Is it permitted to put together puzzles on Shabbat with children?
Does it matter what kind of puzzle it is (jigsaw vs. fit the piece in the wooden hole)? Does it matter if there are words on the puzzle? Does the age of the child matter? Which milachot of Shabbat fall need consideration?
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Is it permitted to put together puzzles on Shabbat with children?
According to Shemirath Shabbath, by Rabbi Yehoshua Neuwirth (Chapter 16):
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Now, while this book is popular and well-accepted, it's by no means the final word, and the English version doesn't cite sources. So, you should probably ask your Rabbi about your particular toys.
But based on this, it seems to me that jigsaw puzzles that assemble a picture would be forbidden, while putting shapes in their holes wouldn't be. He seems to make no distinction between assembling words and assembling pictures.
I don't see how the age of the child would impact what the parent is allowed to do with them, in cases like this. If it's forbidden, it's forbidden, no matter whom you're doing it with. The child's age would impact what you're allowed to let them play with by themselves, but that's even more of an "ask your Rabbi" question, since it's very dependent on the particular stage of development of the child.
I'm pretty sure that the primary relevant Melacha would be Writing, since you're putting together things that are normally written (words, drawings), but maybe there are others involved.
Interesting note: The rule in (23a) is why some people will play regular Scrabble (with a flat board) on Shabbat, but not deluxe Scrabble (with a raised board that locks the pieces in position.


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Pearson says federal grant money allocated for drainage repairs has dried up in the past couple of years as the economy has slowed, but he says the city will continue to apply for new money in order to continue to address the problem.


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I have two files
paper.tex and
paper_suggested_changes.tex the latter is a modified version of the former with corrections.
I need to go through the two files and choose which changes to accept or reject, how would I go about this?
I have two files
I need to go through the two files and choose which changes to accept or reject, how would I go about this?
Install an utility like Meld (there are other utilities for doing this, too, but I like Meld since it doesn't have KDE/GNOME dependencies) and use it for visually diffing/merging the files.
I would certainly use vimdiff, simply because vim is my default editor. Check if your editor has a diff option first, as it makes things easier.
There are many graphical tools, the most user-friendly being Meld (as suggested by Renan).
Also consider using latexdiff to see the differences in a nice pdf format.
That will create a changes.pdf document with changes in different colours, and the old ones striked out.
I have never used Meld but based on the screenshot posted by @Renan it looks pretty good for the purpose.
I use vim for this and it works perfectly if you don't mind to learn how to use the keystrokes to navigate and work with the differences. The advantage of learning this is that
As some of the other answers mentioned, use Vimdiff. Here's a short list of most useful key commands you might find useful: http://stackoverflow.com/q/5288875/212942
You can use any of the above suggested solutions, vimdiff/gvimdiff are great if you are used to with vim. Meld is also good, but I personally like beyondcompare, It's another GUI tool like meld, meld sometimes mislead with big files, so I shifted from meld to bcompare. beyond compare is available on ubuntu software centre, also you can download .deb file from http://www.scootersoftware.com/download.php this link.
I recommend using version control on the file. Tracking versions in a version control system will make your life a lot easier.
The simplest version control system to learn is CVS. It's basic, which means you can quickly learn its useful features, but you won't get the benefit of more complex systems' advanced features. Commit each successive version of the file, and use
With several people editing a document concurrently, you will benefit from a distributed version control system. Three common DVCS are Bazaar, Git and Mercurial. Commit each contributor's version on a branch (or better yet, set up a single repository for sharing and have each contributor commit their work to it). Periodically merge versions between branches. The DVCS keeps track of which changes you've already merged — this is a huge help to ensure you don't accidentally lose some work. The DVCS's merge command will also automatically merge parts that have only been changed by one person, so you'll only have to manually clean up the parts where there's a conflict.
You can use
It can be found here, but is also in many distros