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1. No Mary Sues or Gary Stus, because yes they can appear even among cat characters.
2. Relative to the rule above, just because theyre cats please do not feel they have to have lesser character than humans, yup, make em complex and make em interesting ^.^
3. Keep in mind the characteristics of each clan when writng up a character.
4. Please introduce your Character in a paragraph form (as well as throuhgt the profile) so we can get a feel of what theyre like. If either I or Miranda who is helping me out running this rp think your character is too sueish we can fix it up super quick.
5. Most cat names follow in the ways of names such as Firepaw, BrokenStar, Rivertail and so on :3
6. Please dont take over someone elses cat, unless they give you the say-so
7. Fill up the positions of Clan-Leaders and Deputies before the roles of other survivors. Feel free to have a bagload of characters just try to keep tabs on them all.
8. Dramatic incidents such as fights and romance are fine, just dont kill anyone or go overboard, tension between characters is only natural
9. Have Fun! ^.^
*Character List*
A list of all the kitties and their creators so we can keep an eye on whos who and so no one gets too greatly confuddled
Leader: Shadowstar
Deputy: Stonetail
Survivors: (if any)
Leader: Goldenstar
Deputy: Poppyfur
Survivors: (if any)
Leader: Willowstar
Snowpaw (medicine cat)
Leader: Lonstar (deceased)
Deputy: Swiftpaw
Survivors: (if any)
As many of you may realize the ideas for this RPG originated from the series of books based around the Warrior Cats. The link for the series website is here
But Ill explain everything here as cat hierarchy can be difficult to get ones head around ^,^
Lets begin with the original home of the cats. Heres a map that shows where each of the clans resides and will hopefully make the location of the monthly meetings clear. This RPG will take the characters out of the map as they are of course setting out on a mission to find a new home but background info is always useful
Now for an explanation of the characteristics demonstrated by the cats of each separate clan. Please check out the site if youre desperate for more info but keep in mind this RP is still a little different :3
Thunderclan: Courageous, Stubborn, Excellent stalkers, Loyal and with no fear of speaking out for what they consider to be justice.
Windclan: Loyal, Tough, Easily offended, Commonly of a nervous disposition, You wont find faster or more agile runners in any of the other clans.
Riverclan: Content, Gentle, Peace loving, they usually have very long sleek coats and are not surprisingly very strong swimmers.
Shadowclan: Ambitious, Aggressive, Determined, Untrusting, Possibly the most battle hungry of the clans, They are impeccable at sneaking up on prey and are impossible to see by night.
Cat Hierarchy-
All you really need to know is the way Clan Leaders and deputies work. The Clan Leader basically looks after battle plans, attends meetings and cares for the general state of the clan. It is traditional for the name of a Clan Leader to end in Star, for example Thunderstar.
Deputies are the Clan Leaders trusted sidekick basically. They are the main consultant of their Leader and also attend to the wellbeing of the clan.
Most survivors will be apprentices meaning theyre still being trained in the ways of the clan by the warriors. The warriors are the cats that go into battle for the clan. Usually they take on one apprentice and teach them the art of battle while theyre still young. Warriors are highly respected, as are Clan Leaders and Deputies.
*Character Form*
Clan and Position: (for example River clan Leader, deputy ect.)
Brief Bio:
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Here is the inreo, in a seperate post due to the word limit
Change is unavoidable. Wherever living creatures make there homes there is a constant battle against the unexpected. Times when old becomes new and in turn new to old. Change is where our story begins. For as long as anyone can remember the cats have haunted the forests, hunted on the moors and run near the rivers edge. All that is left of the time before that is a legend.
The cats of the forests havent always lived in separate clans, in relative peace. Before the clans there was nothing, with the exception of war. Cats hunted alone or in small packs, savages, and brother turned and fought brother. The rule of life was simple. You killed or you were killed. But the inevitable happened. Change came. It appeared in the form of four cats. Wind, Thunder, River and Shadow. They agreed upon a pact, the land would be split into four groups and they would break off to form four groups, each taking responsibility for their kin. And so were formed the four clans that have lived in close distance of each other until now.
It became custom for the four clan leaders to meet once every full moon near the Highstones, taking with them their deputy, their trusted companion in the wellbeing and safekeeping of their clan. Here matters of importance would be discussed and where it could be battle was avoided. Perhaps that was the most important part of this ritual, on the night of this meeting whatever fighting that was occurring would cease.
In this way the leaders could consult with the Starclan, the spirits of their ancestors. However after the latest meeting the Clan leaders and deputies returned to discover change had once again reared its ugly head.
It had stridden among the two leggeds. The forest gone, the moor destroyed and the river full of a thick brown sludge. Worst of all, nearly every one of their clan members slaughtered to make way for the humans. They had no choice; all four leaders and deputies have agreed to meet once again at the Highstones, with any survivors. However they cannot remain here in their former home, theres nothing left for them and survival is near impossible with the two leggeds threatening a certain death for any idiotic enough to remain.
The journey will be long, no one is sure of the final destination and dream of survival may at times seem hopeless. But nevertheless here they are the only remaining of the four strong colonies that once ruled the lands. Four Clan leaders, four deputies and the leftovers of the clans that they once ruled so proudly. Tensions between clan members will be high and friendships unsteady, connections may be formed and decisions that will undoubtabley be regretted, will be made. However the journey hasnt started yet and its up to you, the last of the four clans where the destiny of you peers lies, be careful, choose wisely and most importantly never forget what it is that you fight for.
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Name: Shadowstar.
Age: Unknown .
Clan and Position: Shadowclan Clan Leader.
Appearance: Black all over, without a single white hair and jade green eyes. Shadowstar also has one torn ear and a scar accross her face from fighting. Pic, minus scar and torn ear.
Brief Bio: Shadowstar originally had the name Shadowpelt, after finishing her apprenticeship and becoming a warrior. She became Clan leader after fighting and driving out a suspected spy from the clan, who was thought to be from Thunderclan, tho never proven. Shadowstar is quick to anger and very impulsive, and often acts before she thinks. She is also bitter and twisted, from nursing various grudges against those she believes to be her enemies, and finds it difficult to give up said grudges. About the only cat she will speak to properly is her deputy. Shadowstar will also snap and strike out at any underling who forgets his or her place. Shadowstar is loyal to her clan, but will find it very difficult to form a truce, even a temporary one, with other clan leaders. However, given the circumstances, she will have no choice but to put her grieviences aside and do so.
Name: Poppyfur.
Age: Sixteen moons.
Clan and Position: Thunderclan Deputy.
Appearance: Dark red coat with white chest and paws, yellow eyes. Poppyfur also is fairly thin and wiry. Pic.
Brief Bio: Poppyfur was outside the camp on a hunting trip, when the disaster struck and the Twolegs appeared, armed with guns and sticks. Poppyfur panicked and ran off blindly, not knowing where she was running to. She got lost and only managed to find her way back after the damage was done, and most of her clan either killed or taken prisoner by the Twolegs. Poppyfur feels a secret shame at having run away rather than stayed to fight, and blames herself; even tho had she stayed, she would more than likely have been killed herself. She tends to get stuck on the details rather than focusing on the big picture, and tends to be very negative. Poppyfur worked hard at her training when an apprentice, and will always obey orders given. She became Deputy when the previous Thunderclan deputy, Greytail, died. She's naturally a loner, but will co-operate with others whenever necessary, and always defers to her leader.
Shadowstar's face showed cold anger in her icy green eyes. The disaster that had overcome the entire land, and had ravaged hers and other clans' territory, was something that she felt that could not be forgiven. Altho she knew that the only way for the clans to move forward was to meet up and move away to find new land for them to settle, in her heart she longed to wreak revenge on the Twolegs. They had destroyed the land and slaughtered several cats; all for nothing but their own selfish needs. Shadowstar stretched herself out carefully, each midnight black claw extended. Her tail twitched irritably as she realised it was time to head to the meeting place with her deputy. One thing was certain; Shadowstar had no intention of allowing the other clan leaders to take things over. Not for nothing had Shadowstar a reputation as a terrible and vicious fighter.
Poppyfur waited for her leader to give the word that it was time for them to go to the agreed meeting place. After the devastation that had been wreaked on their home, there was now nothing left for them. The forest had been razed; every single tree had been cut down, then cut up and hauled away. The river was full of refuse; some kind of sticky black oily substance, that Poppyfur had on more than one occasion smelt on the Twolegs' machines as she'd run in fear from them. She tried not to think about that; how she'd let her clan down. Instead, she thought about what had happened to the moor. The Twolegs had set it afire; the scent of burned grass still was there on the wind. It was a fitting symbol of the destruction of the cats' lives and homes, and showed without a doubt that there was nothing left for them to do but to travel and find a new home.
Name: Stonetail
Age: (will be edited in later)
Clan and Position: Shadowclan Deputy
Appearance: Stonetail is an off-white cat with a dark grey tail, one dark grey spot on his rump, and his left ear is grey. His fur is medium-length, but he's quite fluffy. He's also exceedingly large; some would assume he's just fat, but it is, infact, all muscle. (I have found a picture of a cat that represents how I see Stonetail's body in my mind, though the colors are off. Click here.) He has a thick, muscular neck, a small, cute pink nose, and dark amber-colored eyes.
Brief Bio: Stonetail has always been a large cat, and has always been singled out for it, even though he's displayed on many occassions that he's not fat, just large and very muscular.He is very sensitive to being picked on about his size, however, and has quite a temper. Though he can be clever in battle, in an argument he's often almost witless and will use the same insults repeatedly. He can often be sulky is he loses an argument, but he gets over it an his emotions when he's nedded by his clan. Though he often feigns to be gruff and indifferent, he has a softer, caring side, and will look after his friends while hiding behind his little mask of gruffness.
Name: Snowpaw
Age: (will be edited in later)
Clan and Position: Riverclan medicine cat
Appearance: Snowpaw is a sleek cat with long, shining fur in a beautiful golden-orange color, with the exception of her front right paw, which is a perfect whie. She has a brown nose and blue eyes. Her face is a bit on the long side, and her meow is kitten-like.
Brief Bio: Snowpaw is a sweet-hearted, selfless girl, who sees to the needs of other before her own almost to a fault. She has never liked fighting, and wishes there was a way to end all fighting for once and for all. She can often lack self-confidence, and won't stand up for herself.
Stonetail was beyond just irritated, he was livid; the Twolegs had taken things too far. Not for the first time, Stonetail wanted to lash out, to strike back at those furless Twolegs, but knew he couldn't; the Twolegs cheated and didn't fight with what was given to them, like the cats did. Stonetail thought over this all bitterly as ha carefully licked his tail, which had been injured when he'd reluctantly made his retreat from the humans. Satisfied that his tail was good enough for noe, he left to find Shadowstar, his rather impulsive and dark superior. But he also considered her a friend, and knew she'd rarely talk to anyone in a decent manner except for him. Stonetail smirked smugly as he thought of this, but smothered this expression with his usual vague scowl when he came into her presence. "shadowstar, do you want me to count survivors and report to you?" he asked. He had a deep, rough sort of voice that made him sound as though he was the Twoleg equivalent to a middle-aged man, though he was, in fact, much younger. He knew he had to tread carefully around his leader, so to speak, as her anger made his look like it had the force of say, a mouse's. He waited quietly for a reply.
Snowpaw had never felt so horrible in her entire life; so many injured, many more dead! She worked hard to patch up those who could be helped, and gave poppy to those she could not, hoping to give them at least some peace as the mortally wounded slipped away to join Starclan. Unfortunately, she had to let more die than she would like to, simply because things would only get worse form here, and she'd been told that those who wouldn't be decent enough to move in an emergency had to be let go. She understood, but allowing anyone to die when she might have normally been able to see them recover, even if recovery was slim, tore at her heart in a way that made her fel as though she herself sould be among the wounded. But she had to do her duty, and do it well; she forced herself to ignore her own feelings and to work to save as many as she could. She knew that, sooner or later, the temporary camp that had been set up would likely be abandoned and moved somewhere else. Thus, she had to work twice as fast as she'd like to and rush things, as she instinctivley assumed that the move would take place 'sooner' rather than 'later'.
Name: Goldenstar
Age: Eighteen Moons
Clan and Position: Thunderclan Leader
Appearance: Large with a golden, rust coloured and light brown striped coat. Gold eyes,
fairly long coated.
Brief Bio: Apprenticed to one of the finest warriors of the Thunderclan, Goldenstar began as an average kit. He was hardly impressive, and though he wanted to be known as a great warrior spent most of his earlier days playing with other kits and rarely taking anything in. His attitude changed however when his master, Lionpaw, was killed in battle. Feeling partly responsible as his apprentice, Goldenstar began to pay close attention to every lesson in the art of combat. He began to stand out from the other cats in the clan, and soon became deputy. The fromer clan leader eventually passed away and Goldenstar finally to up leadership of the clan.
Although he often seems bossy and stubborn he can also be quite determined, jolly and is usually very defensive of any actions taken by a member of his clan. He sees it as his duty as leader to guide his warriors in the right direction ,not wanting them learn from the same harsh lesson he himself did.
Name: Willowstar
Age: Nineteen Moons
Cland and Position: Riverclan Leader
Appearance: Long coated and speckled in different shades of grey, with very pale blue eyes.
Brief Bio: As a kit Willowstar was always particularly studious, taking into account everything she was told by the warrior who trained her about battle. She took great interest in the fights between clans but often imagined they could be avoided if discussions were held in a different manner. Disliking any form of argument without an extremely good reason might have been looked scornfully on by the member of any of the other clans and yet the Riverclan encouraged it.
Willowstar wasn't really considered importantant during her time as deputy and was placed in the role as Leader after the former occupant died on the battlefield. She remains determined to this day not to see any cat from the Riverclan killed without reason. Hence he often calm and deliberate demeanor.
Goldenstar paced slowly back and forwards in the moonlight. He was cursing under his breathe. It was hard to believe such idiotic and usually harmless things at the Two Legs had caused such a racket. It had been difficult to walk among so many corpses, it brough back memories Goldenstar would rather have forgotten. For once in his life a slight feeling of unease entered his mind. What would Lionpaw have done? No. No use thinking about Lionpaw, the old warrior wasn't here anymore. The only question to be asked was what would Goldenstar do...he held his head up and stopped walking, it was time to return to the highstones, descions were to be made. And Goldenstar felt both he and Poppyfur's presence was going to be needed.
Willowstar stared at the grounds on which her clan had once lived in what could have been a look of utter defeat. It wasn't though, not really, at least Willowstar severely hoped not. 'Be strong' she told herself, but it was hard to be. It tore her heart to see Snowpaw racing from one dying kit to another without it tugging at her heart. She turned away, it was time to concentrate o nthe future. She had agreed with the other clan leaders that the only option was to move to another home and she needed to be ready to begin a new journey. A new look, one of determination crosses Willowstar's face. No one else was going to die for such a stupid reason as the Two Legs, not if she had anything to do with it, not tonight, not ever.
Ooc: Guess we should start then ^.^
Goldenstar turned to face Poppyfur, a grim look on his face. "If you've checked for any survivors then I think it's time we left." He didn't want to be around when the Two-legs returned.
Willowstar took a few tentative steps towards Snowpaw, "I'm so sorry". She hoped the medicine cat wouldn't be angry at her for not being there when the Two-Legs arrived.
Ooc: Would make sense if there were a few unnamed apprentices as survivors; they can be mentioned, and played later if there's any need, but generally are as NPCs; non played characters.
Poppyfur nodded. "No warriors survived," she said. "A few apprentices did so; this is as best as we can do. You're right; we had better go before Twolegs comes here."
Shadowstar looked at her deputy and nodded curtly. "We must not waste time," she said. "Twolegs is bound to return; we must leave as soon as we can, with the few survivors of our clan, and go to the meeting as planned."
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I tried exp utility to dump all database. Looks like this exports only the last version of data skipping undo log. Using flashback queries I see:
01466. 00000 - "unable to read data - table definition has changed"
*Cause: Query parsed after tbl (or index) change, and executed
w/old snapshot
What I'm trying to do is to capture db changes, make backup for later use with the ability to flashback to timestamp.
With rman backup I have similar situation:
ORA-01555: snapshot too old: rollback segment number 3 with name "_SYSSMU3_2472002983$" too small
01555. 00000 - "snapshot too old: rollback segment number %s with name \"%s\" too small"
*Cause: rollback records needed by a reader for consistent read are overwritten by other writers`.
Update: I managed to do what I needed only by increasing undo retention and direct copying of data files and control file modification on cloned instance.


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Say V is a finite dimensional vector space, and $T_1: V \to\ V$ and $T_2: V \to\ V$ are linear transformations. Assume that $T_1$ is one to one and $T_2$ is onto.
I am uncertain if my proof that $T_1T_2$ is an isomorphism is valid.
If you don't want to look at the picture - Is it necessary to show that $T_1$ and $T_2$ are each isomorphisms themselves by Rank-Nullity?
Here is an image of my work:


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Litchfield battles Mills to tie; Wamogo edges NW
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Sport Clubs
Club sports provide an opportunity for students to participate in fun, competitive sports. The sport clubs compete against other colleges and universities across the nation. Clubs offer opportunities for all levels of experience to receive valuable leadership skills. The level of competition does vary between each club. Some clubs are intramural, while others compete at the varsity level. Some clubs even travel across the United State and participate in National Tournaments!
Club sports operate under the direction of the Department of Campus Recreation. Each club must register with the Student Government Association and the Department of Campus Recreation. For more information about Club Sports contact Sam Kelner at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Sport Club Forms
• Collegiate Sport Clubs Operations Manual
The badminton club practices twice a week in the Simon Recreation Center. Open to all skill levels!
Wilderness Adventure Club
A club that enjoys spending time doing outdoor activities including hiking, rock climbing, canoeing, cliffjumping, snowboarding, caving, and backpacking.
The Salle Saint Louis is a traditional European martial arts fighting school that practices once a week and is for beginning to advanced participants.
A newer club that is part of the MCSA as an emerging team and is open to all levels.
Run distances ranged from 2 miles to 15 miles in areas such as the Saint Louis Arch, Forest Park and Tower Grove Park.
Handball, one of the world's oldest sports, is currently enjoying a surge in popularity. A great full-body workout for both beginners and experts.
Giving students the chance to play competitive baseball and enjoy doing so. Tryouts in the fall, games both fall and spring.
Field Hockey
Co-ed team travels playing other universities and holds scrimmages on campus and in the St. Louis area.
Water Polo (Women's)
Competitive women's water polo team that travels an plays in both fall and spring semesters.
Volleyball (Women's)
A competitive club team that holds tryouts in the fall and travels to compete in tournaments as well as NCVF nationals each year.
Soccer (Women's)
A great team for those interested in playing competitive soccer. All women, experienced or not, are encouraged to come to tryouts held in the fall and spring.
Basketball (Women's)
The Women's Club Basketball team exists to give young women at SLU the opportunity to compete and travel throughout the Midwest.
Water Polo (Men's)
Providing an opportunity for the students to learn, participate, and compete in the sport of water polo at the intercollegiate level.
Volleyball (Men's)
Recognized for 15 years as a club sport, the team travels in fall and spring, competes in the MWPVC and at NCVF Nationals.
Soccer (Men's)
Both undergraduates and graduates, who desire to play soccer at a highly competitive level. The club is part of the Kansas Missouri Soccer League.
Lacrosse (Men's)
A division 2 club Lacrosse team participating in the Great Rivers Lacrosse Conference of the MCLA.
Ice Hockey
A Division II team in the ACHA and a member of the MACHA. Each season schedules 30-35 games against both conference and non-conference member universities.
Lacrosse (Women's)
Compete in both fall and spring semesters and are a part of the West conference of Division II of the WCLL.
Roller Hockey
The club competes on weekends against various Midwest colleges and has gone to nationals seven years. Practices are held twice a week.
SLU Fencing meets twice a week at the Simon Rec. Beginner equipment is provided and fencers of all levels are welcome.
The bowling club is open to all SLU students. Practices take place at Moolah Lanes on Lindell Boulevard.
Tai Chi
Tai Chi Chuan offers physical training and relaxation, alleviating stress and allowing for better awareness of balance, breathing, coordination, and flexibility.
Founded in 2001 the team practices five days a week from Aug. to Nov., and from Mar. to May. We travel to regattas in the South and Midwest.
An avenue for new and seasoned road cyclists to experience collegiate racing throughout the Midwest in the MWCCC conference.
Established in 1957, SLU Rugby is a member of the Gateway Collegiate Rugby Conference competes in the USA Rugby's Collegiate Division 2.
Part of the National Club Softball Association, playing conference games in the fall and spring with a chance to go to Nationals.
A club for students who want to keep playing competitive tennis in college. Tryouts are held in the fall and practices are held twice per week.
Ultimate Frisbee
Two teams, we teach, train, and travel with any current students, faculty, or staff who are interested in learning about and/or playing ultimate frisbee.
Providing a medium for beginning to advanced players to play racquetball for recreation or competition in St. Louis.
Part of the NCCGA and founded for the purpose of providing students with the ability to play golf at a competitive level.
Weekly riding lessons and participation in horse-related service sites. Beginning in Fall 2012, we will show in IHSA horse shows against other universities.
Table Tennis
Offering all students an opportunity to play in competitive table tennis. Practices held weekly regional collegiate tournaments held twice a year.
Providing new and experienced swimmers the opportunity to regularly train together and compete in club swim meets across the country.
Teach and practice the fundamental skills of whitewater paddling. On the weekends, we travel to southern MO to paddle one of the Ozark's pristine whitewater streams.
Founded in 1991, SLU Karate Club has withstood the test of time to become a well-respected martial arts school on the campus of Saint Louis University.


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Intel® Atom™ Processor N400 Series: Datasheet, Vol. 1
The document provides DC electrical specifications, pinout and signal definitions, interface functional descriptions, and additional feature information pertinent to the implementation and operation of the processor on its respective platform.
Throughout this document, Intel® Atom™ Processor N400 Series is referred to as the processor, and Intel® NM10 Family Express Chipset is referred to as the chipset.
The processor is built on 45-nanometer Hi-K process technology. The processor is designed for a two-chip platform as opposed to the traditional three-chip platforms (processor, GMCH, and ICH). The two-chip platform consists of a processor and a chipset which enables better performance, lower cost, easier validation, and improved x-y footprint. The processor is offered in a BGA559 package.
Included in this family of processors is an integrated memory controller (IMC), integrated graphics processing unit (GPU), and integrated I/O (IIO) (such as DMI) on a single silicon die. This single die solution is known as a monolithic processor.
Read the full Intel® Atom™ Processor N400 Series Datasheet, Vol. 1.


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All I mean is that once you've had a reasonable grounding in sufficient "proper" literature to form your taste, you should never again read a book out of duty. Far too many of the (depressingly few) novel-readers I know do, though. They feel compelled to read the must-read new literary prizewinner; the must-read new, vibrant-insight-into-remote-foreign-culture novel. They have this idea in their heads, instilled from having to revere the classics at school, that literature is a lofty thing, that the best writing is fine writing or stuff they don't quite understand or feels slightly hard work.
It should be noted we aren't talking about students, who are doing a lot of 'duty reading' and rightly so, but those of us who have hung around long enough to have fully formed tastes. Do you still do any reading out of a sense of obligation these days?


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While we don't offer any official computer-related (i.e.: technically inclined) in our curriculum, we do have resources that Computer Services offers in optional courses over the course of a year.
Typically, we take a small group of interested students and teach them some basics about computer security and how to keep their computer running smoothly.
Recently, we held a small course on the subject of security, and we have three presentations from it:


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Issue Date:
March, 2007
The March 2007 issue of School Reform News highlights efforts across the country to attract talented professionals to the classroom, through alternative certification and similar measures. On page 1:
- On February 2, the Utah House of Representatives passed a landmark measure that would give Utah the nation's first statewide voucher program.
- In December, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases that address admission programs used by public school districts to achieve integration.
- On January 9, the Arizona Supreme Court declined to hear a legal challenge to the state's newest school voucher programs--one for foster children, the other for special-needs children.
- The Colorado State Board of Education has waived state licensing requirements so the Douglas County School District can train and license its own teachers.
Also in this issue: NCLB reauthorization, school choice in Arizona and Ohio, an Illinois local teachers union declares its independence, administrative pay raises, teacher transfers in California, the peril of court-ordered spending increases, and more.
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I've wondered about the following question :
Is there an (explicit?) example of a vector space $X$, two complete norms $\|\cdot\|_1$ and $\|\cdot\|_2$ on $X$, and a sequence $(x_n) \subseteq X$ such that $x_n$ converges to $x$ with respect to $\|\cdot\|_1$, $x_n$ converges to $y$ with respect to $\|\cdot\|_2$, but $x \neq y$?
Obviously, this would imply that $\|\cdot\|_1$ and $\|\cdot\|_2$ are not equivalent. In fact, these two statements are equivalent, which is a consequence of the Open Mapping Theorem.


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Garrell Associates, Inc. has worked with many of Atlanta's top 25 volume home builders including Colony Homes, Highland Homes, D.R. Horton, MDC Homes, Morrison Homes, Bowen Builders Group, Peachtree Residential, Touchtone Homes, and Beazer Homes.
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Garrell Associates award winning design team has created hundreds of stock house plans from which to choose your new home. They can also create a custom-tailored home to your personal life style. Garrell Associates has created custom designs from under 1,000 square feet to well over 10,000 square feet. You can see many examples of their work in Atlanta and in coastal Georgia's most prestigious communities. In addition to custom designs and four plan books, Garrell Associates, Inc. offers a variety of builder services, including community design and design review.


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In the Tuesday game at Minneola, the Lady T-Birds outscored their opponents in every quarter, taking a commanding 28-9 lead into the halftime locker room and then dispatching the Wildcats efficiently in the second half.
Janessa Davis and Alyssa Swonger played well inside for Skyline, each putting up double figures (13 and 10 points respectively.) The biggest difference in the game was shooting efficiency. The Skyliners simply made a larger percentage of their shots than did the Wildcats. For the contest, Minneola only connected on 17% of their field goal attempts while Skyline hit at almost twice that rate, 32%.
Rebounding was even, 32 apiece. The Thunderbirds forced the Wildcats into a few more turnovers than they had—27-22—but that wasn't enough to account for the huge score differential. It basically just came down to: Skyline shot the ball better than Minneola on that night.
Besides Davis and Swonger, a couple of other T-Birds had good stretches in the game. Morgan Flowers paced Skyline in the second stanza, scoring all six of her points in that quarter. Brooke Fisher canned 6 of her 9 points in the closing frame to lead the T-Bird's 4th quarter effort.
Skyline 12 16 13 8 49
Minneola 2 7 4 4 17
Owens 1-0-0/2-2; Davis 3-0-7/12-13; Flowers 3-0-0-6; Swonger 5-0-0-10; Koirth 1-0-0-2; Neilfert 1-0-0-2; Stark 1-1-0-5; Fisher 1-2-1/2-9
On Friday night, the Skyline girls hosted Ashland, dropping a 38-31 tilt on for what could most charitably be described as an off-night for the T-Birds. Skyline seemed to have "the slows" most of the night, a little out of synch, tentative offensively and ½ step behind on defense.
The night began well enough for the Lady T-Birds, jumping to a 15-10 lead after the first quarter. But then they went ice cold, not scoring at all in the second frame, and facing a 28-24 deficit at halftime.
Skyline came out with more movement against the Ashland Bluejays in the second half, and Kaitlyn Stark began to find the range, hitting 4 treys in the second half. Unfortunately, only 4 other points were scored by the other T-Birds and Skyline ended up falling 38-31 to the Bluejays.
Skyline 15 0 9 7 31
Ashland 10 11 7 10 38
Davis 5; Flowers 2; Swonger 2; Richardson 3; Stark 16; Fisher 3
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How do the costs compare between a railroad layout constructed with LEGO trains and a nearly identical layout using traditional scale models, such as HO?
I'd say that an initial HO scale set was probably cheaper than a LEGO version, although a direct comparison isn't easy, and it can rapidly get out of hand once you start adding more elements in.
Initial Purchases
The closest I can find is probably comparing 7939 LEGO Cargo Train, which is currently selling in the LEGO shop for £130:
With something like the GWR Passenger Freight from Hornby, which is selling for £80:
I chose that one as it has the basic oval plus "Track Pack A", giving some additional track including points.
Add a TrackMat accessory pack for £30 for some buildings or platforms and you're still cheaper than LEGO set.
An entry-level set from Hornby with just the basic oval of track retails at around £70, compared with £102 for the Passenger Train set:
However, once you venture out of the initial sets, go for the digital options, or move out of the "RailRoad" brand, the cost goes up to the point where you're paying £200-300 for an engine, up to the giddy heights of "Live Steam".
Extending your track
The comparison becomes even harder now, however this is where LEGO wins on price, if not on range.
The LEGO shop lists a Switching Tracks set with a pair of points (left and right) and 4 curved rails for £16, compared with Hornby's price of £12 for each point - or £29 for a pack with a pair of points, 2 curves and 2 points.
HO Scale will offer you more options in general however: Hornby for example have 4 different radii of curves, a number of different lengths of straight tracks, 4 different styles of points (Standard, curved, express and Y), crossings, and two flexibilities of "flexible" track (about £4/m compared with LEGO's £12/m), as well as a much larger range of locomotives and rolling stock.
I say this as having been a model railroader (http://zoorail.wordpress.com) for more than 10 years. You will never get the level of detail, scale or even perhaps value with Lego railroad sets as compared to normal model railroading but I just bought two Lego Train sets 7939 and 3677 and was blown away by the care that has not only gone into how they look but also how they operate. Out of the box, you are not only given a full train set and track; but the controller also allows you to independently operate up to 8 functions i.e. trains / lights etc. This IS possible with model railroading but it certainly isn't as straightforward or even if it is, if you have young children (like me) the marriage of ease of operations with child-proof playability makes this something you may want to consider.


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I'm building a program that calculates the cost of an item based on it's size (let's say a bamboo pole). As the customer requests a longer pole, it gets hard to find a bamboo, plus requires more resources to grow, therefore, I would want to charge more per inch for the piece of bamboo based on it's length approaching a particular length. Then after that point the cost per inch would really escalate.
I believe that log would be the function that I need to use, but I just can't figure out how to make my formula. I've tried log(-x), log(x-1), log(y-x), I can't figure out how to get the log to shoot up to infinity, nor target a specific point.
Referencing the example above, I would want the cost/inch of the bamboo to stay reasonable up to 72", but after that, the cost/inch should rapidly increase, until it gets to 100", where it would become ridiculously expensive. Before 72", it should rise in cost/inch, but at a slow rate (it costs a little bit more per inch to grow a 72" stick than a 6" stick). I'm looking for a uniform growth, not a split formula. No f(x) where x<72, g(x) where x>72.
I'm not necessarily looking for the formula to solve the above question. I am looking for the HOW to research and solve the above question.
Many Thanks, Matt


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Let $S_a^d$ be the $(d-1)$-dimensional sphere of radius $a$ in $\mathbb{R}^d$. Let $r>0$ be a constant and $R=\nu r$ where $\nu>1$ (some constant). Are there any known upper bounds on the number of disjoint $S_r^d$ that can be completely contained in $S_R^d$?
Although the book "Sphere packings, lattices and groups" by Conway and Sloane deals mostly with infinite packings, it has an extensive bibliography that gives some references for the problem you're interested in too. Here are some entries that looked relevant, although I haven't read them:


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Questions can be put on hold or closed.
- What does it mean for a question to be closed or "on hold"?
- Who can put a question on hold?
- What are the reasons for putting a question on hold?
- What if multiple close reasons are used on a question?
- Is closure the end of the road for a question?
- When are closed questions eligible for deletion?
How do you challenge the closing of one of your questions?
Etiquette for closing your own questions
How do you reopen a closed question?
How soon should I "vote to close"?


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Jorge Contesse, Assistant Professor of Law at Rutgers School of Law–Newark, is a co-author of a new Spanish-language book that charges the Chilean government with ongoing violations of its international obligations to guarantee the consultation rights of its indigenous people.
Contesse is the former director of Chile's Universidad Diego Portales' Human Rights Center, one of the partners in the Consorcio Norte-Sur, which released the book. The other partners in the project, which Contesse led, are Harvard Law School, Stanford Law School, and the Universidad de Los Andes (Colombia). Co-authors are Cristián Sanhueza, Daniel Saver, Professor James Cavallaro, and Professor César Rodríguez G.
The book, No Nos Toman en Cuenta (They Don't Consider Us), provides a comprehensive review of the consultation rights of the indigenous people of Chile. The authors conclude that, despite ratifying International Labor Organization Convention 169 (ILO 169) in 2008, Chile continues to violate the rights of its indigenous people to free, prior, and informed consultation.
The book supports its conclusions with several case studies, with the case in which support for a salmon farming investment project was won by providing special benefits to select members of indigenous communities especially highlighting the need for national standards for consultation procedures.
Professor Contesse noted that ratification of ILO 169 is expected to ensure that historically marginalized groups "are able to participate in a meaningful way in decisions that directly affect them." The failure to implement this right "not only violates Chile's international legal obligations," he said, "but also perpetuates distrust between indigenous peoples and the Chilean government, fueling conflict between the two."
Prior to joining the Rutgers' faculty in 2013, Contesse held an appointment as a Visiting Fellow at Yale Law's Schell Center for International Human Rights. He has lectured widely on international human rights developments in the inter-American human rights system. He also has edited four books on human rights in Chile and is the author of several articles on constitutional theory and international human rights law.


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This is a two part question.
Can I burn .flac to audio cds?
this might seem silly, but I was an early adopter of mp3 players. Think several years before Ipods. I never really had the need to burn too many cds. My girlfriend, however, keeps asking for cds for her cars cd player. I do have a huge collection. Most of which from artists who have a live recording policy. So sorry, no help on illegal downloads from me. So, can I give her great quality music, or will I need to convert these to mp3s? If this is the latter, what format might one suggest? Google seems to indicate that it is indeed possible.
How do I burn these files from the command line?
I am probably going to burn straight from my file-sever, which is headless machine (10.4)? I do have some .cue files, but ironically they seem to point to .wav files, where the files in question are .flac files. Am I able to utilize these .cue files?


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Hamilton Gardens
Telling the story of gardens through themed garden collections, Hamilton Gardens explores different civilisations , and recreates historically important garden styles from the farthest reaches of the world.
Hobbiton Tours & Farm Tours
The Hobbiton Movie Set is an essential stop for all visitors travelling through New Zealand, offering an interesting and entertaining experience incorporating the famous film set and a special insight into rural life.
Maungatautari Ecological Island Trust
Maungatautari in the Waikato is ringed by a 47km predator proof fence which was erected in order to establish a pest-free mainland island.
Off Road NZ
Driven By Adventure, we create fun memories and lasting impressions.
Established in 1992, we provide the best self-drive off road vehicle experiences of their type in New Zealand, including, 4WD Bush Safaris, Monster 4X4 Thrill Rides and Raceline Karting.
Otorohanga Kiwi House
For a truly authentic New Zealand nature experience don't go past the Otorohanga Kiwi House in the heart of the North Island. It's just 15 minutes from the world-famous attractions of Waitomo's Glowworm Caves, Black Water Rafting and cave eco-tours.
Raglan Boat Charters
Come and Discover Raglan...Discover "the Lady of the Harbour" the Wahine Moe. Daily Sunset Excursions Exploring the Magnificent Raglan Harbour ...available for private charters. An experience for the entire family to enjoy!!!
Raglan Surfing School
Let's go Surfin' now …Everybody's learning how! With the Raglan Surfing School. Rated as One of the Top 10 Adventure Activities in New Zealand by CNN. Surfing Lessons and Surfboard and Wetsuit Rentals.
Skyline Rotorua
A world first proudly designed and built in Rotorua. This fun filled gravity ride on a 3 wheel cart uses a unique steering and braking system providing the rider with full control. Why not try one of the great team building activities at Skyline including the 'luge water challenge'.
Somersal B&B / Wedding Venue
Somersal is an idyllic Bed and Breakfast Accommodation / Wedding venue perched on the banks of the Waipa River in Pirongia, only 10 minutes drive from Te Awamutu in the central Waikato.
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Don't Let Fast Food Weigh You Downby Lindsay Hutton
Fast food should never be a staple in your diet, but as a busy parent, sometimes your only option for an on-the-go meal is the closest burger joint. Read on to find tips for making healthier food choices at your favorite chain -- your health (and waistline) will thank you.
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If you take the time to do a little fact-searching now, you'll be armed with knowledge the next time you find yourself in a fast food dilemma. Most restaurants provide the nutritional content of their meals online, and you'll find that some fast food staples contain an entire day's worth of salt, fat, and calories. Doing a quick Internet search will help you avoid any calorie pitfalls and allow you to find a meal that satisfies you...and your health.
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The vacancy created on the City of Grayville's water and sewer department by the retirement of Ron Cowles was filled Monday night.
Ron Burklow, a veteran employee of the City of Albion, was hired on a unanimous vote of the Council, chosen from among four candidates interviewed for the position.
Burklow holds the necessary water and sewer operator licenses for the position, Mayor Joe Bisch said. The Browns resident will be employed at the rate specified in the city's contract with the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades and will begin his new duties in two weeks.
Burklow began working for the Albion Water and Sewer Department in April 2006. In addition to his operators' licenses, he holds licenses in pesticide application and mosquito abatement.
A year ago he began performing animal control duties for Albion, including maintaining the pound.
Burklow said he enjoyed his stint with the City of Albion and will miss his co-workers.
"I just want to say how well these guys are to work with, they know their stuff," he said.
"You couldn't ask for a better boss than Ron Cullison. You couldn't ask for a better bunch of guys."
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Back in February of 2011 I was asked to test out some recipes. I did not hesitate at all and accepted. In fact I consider myself pretty damn lucky to be asked. These were not just everyday BBQ recipes. These were World Championship recipes from the people at IQUE. The book is Wicked Good Barbecue – Fearless recipes from two damn Yankees who won the biggest baddest BBQ competition in the world. The book is truly as it is titled- WICKED GOOD.
The recipes I tested:
Jack Daniels World Championship Ribs
I Que Rub
IQUE BBQ Sauce
Pork Rib Marinade
These were recipes that made my taste buds dance, made my BBQ better and were enjoyed by everyone in my family. Well thought out ingredients – never skimping on quality, often sourced out to the best possible result were used.
I remember emailing some questions back and forth about ingredients and application. One of the things that came through clearly was that this is a book filled with unique fearless BBQ recipes. They had a mandate to put out the best and they did. Complex recipes each adding a new element of flavor. Great recipes that you will return to time and time again.
All tried out – tested multiples of times. This is not a dumbed-down fluffy BBQ cookbook. This book was not just churned out with only 1/4 of the recipes tested. No this book is a solid book filled with terrific tips, incredible recipes and full of passion for the art of BBQ. I know many people who were seriously anticipating this cookbook (myself included). With good reason- it is a no holds barred culinary BBQ adventure book. They give up a crapload of competition secrets and some truly inspiring recipes.
Written by Andy Husbands (Fearless Chef, Tremont 647, Sister Sorrel), Chris Hart (IQUE) with help from food writer Andrea Pyenson. These men have some serious bbq chops. World Champions, outstanding culinary chefs with a huge understanding of meat, smoke and fire. This is a new must have for anyone who wants to improve their everyday BBQ and to elevate their competition BBQ
From starting the fires to sourcing meats and adventuresome recipes this book has it all covered. Photography by Ken Goodman adds to the books overall appeal. This is high on my list of recommended reading for 2012. Get it.


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Brain & Nervous System Health Center
Meningitis Rate Is Dropping in U.S.
May 25, 2011 -- Cases of bacterial meningitis continue to decline in the U.S., with incidence falling by almost a third over the last decade, the CDC says.
The latest drop is being attributed in part to the introduction of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, which protects children from a leading cause of bacterial meningitis, Streptococcus pneumoniae.
It follows an even bigger decline in cases over the previous decade, which saw the introduction of a vaccine targeting Haemophilus influenza type B (Hib). Between the mid-1980s and mid-1990s, bacterial meningitis cases in the U.S. dropped by 55%.
The CDC report appears in tomorrow's New England Journal of Medicine.
"The good news is that this very serious infection is now a lot less common than it was," CDC chief of bacterial and respiratory diseases Cynthia Whitney, MD, MPH, tells WebMD.
"But we want people to know that this disease does still occur. There are about 4,000 cases of bacterial meningitis each year in the U.S., so physicians still need to be aware of the signs and treat patients quickly and aggressively."
Meningitis Can Be Fatal Quickly
While there has been great progress in preventing bacterial meningitis, far less progress has been made in treating the disease once people get it, Whitney says.
If not treated quickly, bacterial meningitis can sometimes progress from first symptoms to death in less than a day.
In April, a 21-year-old college student in New Hampshire with a rare form of bacterial meningitis died just 12 hours after seeking medical treatment for a severe headache and rash, according to news reports.
And last spring, two students at an elementary school in Oologah, Okla., died and four others were hospitalized with bacterial meningitis within days of first complaining of symptoms.
High fever, headache, and neck stiffness are the most common symptoms of bacterial meningitis in adults and children over the age of 2.
"When people get bacterial meningitis, it still tends to be very serious," Whitney says.
Biggest Drop Occurred in Babies
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6 Popular Fashion Trends (That Killed People)
If we know our readers, then we're guessing fashion dominates your every thought. But how far would you go to be wearing the absolute latest and hottest looks? Would you wear something knowing it could, at some point, kill your ass?
Through history men and women have been asked that exact question, and time and time again they shrugged and said, "Eh, I'll risk it." So we wound up with things like...
#6. The Crinoline
The crinoline is a hoop skirt that women in the 19th century wore under their actual skirts. It was made from horsehair and thread or steel, and the whole purpose of the huge apparatus was to make the skirt look more... skirt-like.
Also, since you were basically wearing a cage around your legs, you could probably use the crinoline to trap small animals and kick them to death.
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The steel crinoline was actually so deadly it's amazing this thing was ever worn at all. Because of its design, it was quite susceptible to gusts of wind. There are tales of women on piers that were swept up and carried out to sea, where they promptly drowned due to having a fucking steel cage tied to their waists. It was also a bad idea to hang around cliffs or tall buildings in this sort of contraption.
The skirts would get entangled in the spokes of carriages, presumably dragging the women screaming down the street. Then there was the less obvious dangers, such as knocking over candles. Don't laugh; the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's second wife went up in flames this way, and she wasn't the only one.
Wait, it gets worse. In 1863 in Santiago, Chile, between 2000 and 3000 people died in a church fire. When a gas lamp lit the veils on the walls, people tried to run outside, but the width of the women's skirts blocked the door, and crinolines with women inside piled up in front of the exit, making an escape impossible even for the people who'd been smart enough not to wear hoop skirts.
What the Fuck Were They Thinking?
The crinoline, in making someone's ass look big, would also make their waist look smaller, and so women didn't have to wear a corset. Why would they take such extravagant measures to avoid that? Well...
#5. The Corset
The corset, if you're one of the small percentage of our readership not wearing one right now, was meant to suck in a woman's problem-areas with the small side effect of cutting off all circulation between their legs and head.
The result was not so much an hourglass figure, but a body that became an actual hourglass. Queen Maud of Norway was famous for her very small waistline, and many of her gowns are still exhibited so everyone can view their beauty and not-at-all freakishness.
Compressing her organs as only a queen can.
How It Could Kill You:
The act of donning a corset didn't actually become truly dangerous until people started tight lacing them to the point that their insides were squeezed like a toothpaste tube.
Unsurprisingly, when tight lacing was fashionable people didn't breathe very well. With their liver in their throats and their lungs in their bellies, Victorian women invented "the heaving bosoms." Breathing the wrong way in one of these things could break a rib (a serious injury in the days before anesthesia) and cramming all of the organs inwards could cause internal bleeding. Female impersonator, Joseph Hennella, was doubly unfortunate when, in 1912, he first collapsed on stage as the result of the tight lacing from his corset, and then when The New York Times wrote the part about what killed him, they said it was his "increasing girth."
In 1903, a woman died suddenly due to two pieces of corset steel that became lodged in her heart. Yeah, when your outfit fucking stabs you to death, it's probably a sign that you've made a bad fashion decision.
What the Fuck Were They Thinking?
What else do you do when you live in a society that demands women have a shape that's physically impossible? They were stuck between wearing a thing that could snap ribs, or a ridiculous cage dress that could fling them into oncoming traffic at the first gust of wind. At that point, you just flip a coin and wait for someone to invent feminism.
#4. Footbinding
Footbinding, aka "lotus feet," was a custom for women in China from around the 8th century until the beginning of the 1900s. It began with one concubine (that's archaic for paramour) dancing around in front of the emperor with silk wrapped around her feet, and it ended with women whose feet were so disfigured they could only walk very short distances, never mind do the Hustle.
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In order to transform the foot from regular-shaped to crazy-in-the-head-shaped, women started early, at two to seven-years-old, when their feet were soft and their minds blissfully unaware of what would happen to their feet. First, their feet would soak in a bath that could be anything from herbs and water to urine and vinegar, depending on the family tradition. Then all their toes except the big one were folded down, and the arch of the foot bent back. The process would go on for a couple of years, with ever tighter bandages and recurrently disgusting foot baths, until the feet were about three inches long.
Footbinding cut off circulation in the toes, and the procedure oftentimes lead to gangrene or other life-threatening infections. Gangrenous toes were actually considered to be a good thing, because that meant the toes might fall off. The ideal was a foot that wasn't a foot at all, but simply a continuation of the leg. If the woman happened to die in the middle of all this, that was a real shame, but at least she'd be buried with nice feet.
What the Fuck Were They Thinking?
A woman with normal-sized feet was considered ugly and frankly, unwedable. We all know what that's like, when a woman who doesn't have hideously mutilated feet starts stomping about, walking all normal and shit. Would you want to marry that woman? Of course not.
Women who didn't have bound feet were considered to be provincial, because only farmers needed to be able to walk and get work done. A real lady staggered on her heels or rode piggyback, because she was unable to put any pressure on her toes (if she had any).
The foot itself was usually covered in sores, puss and gave off a repugnant smell, and if you happened upon a Chinese woman naked in the days of footbinding in China, the first thing she'd try to cover would be her feet. Not that you'd want to see those feet anyway; men actually never saw their ladies' feet without beautiful silk shoes on, but if they had, we're thinking that would ruin the mood pretty fast.
A "healthy" lotus foot.


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By well-pointed i mean that the inclusion of the base point is a h-cofibration, weak equivalences are the usual weak homotopy equivalences between spaces. this is claimed as part of theorem 6.9 (i) in model categories of diagram spectra but as far as i can see without reference. can anyone point me to some place in the literature or indicate where this statement comes from ?
I would like to just comment but don't see how. Christian, here's an answer to your last question. For based spaces, you can just do what you want by hand, as Fernando suggested, taking care to use disjoint basepoints to make your attaching maps of $A$ based. You are right to complain that the interplay of $h$ and $q$-model structures is not obvious. Based spaces are of course spaces over and under a point. In ``Parametrized homotopy theory'', Sigurdsson and I generalize to parametrized spaces, which are spaces over and under a give space, and then the combination of $h$, $q$, and related model structures is surprisingly delicate. In that book, the answer to your original question is axiomatized in a general model categorical context in 5.4.1 (see (v)) and the axioms are verified for parametrized spaces in 5.4.9. But that is like hitting a thumb tack with a sledge hammer. Maybe it will help to add that in the direct argument you do need to know that a wedge of weak equivalences is a weak equivalence, and that uses the well-pointed hypothesis.
As usual, I apologize for excess concision. Let $A$ be a based CW complex, $X$ and $Y$ well-pointed spaces, $f\colon X\to Y$ a (weak) equivalence. The first claim in 6.9(i) is that $[X\wedge A,Z] \cong [X,F(A,Z)]$, and a proof is indicated. Since $f$ clearly induces a bijection on the right side, it must induce a bijection on the left side. By Yoneda (take $Z = X\wedge A$ to find an inverse to $f\wedge id$ in the homotopy category), that means that $f\wedge id\colon X\wedge A \to Y\wedge A$ is a weak equivalence.


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Oct. 24, 2012 -- Women who take hormones within five years of menopause may have a slightly lower risk of Alzheimer's disease compared to women who don't ever take them, a new study shows.
The study, which is published in the journal Neurology, provides some support for a theory called the timing hypothesis. The timing hypothesis suggests that hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may be safer and perhaps even offer some longer-term benefits when it's started within a few years of menopause.
It comes on the heels of early results from the Kronos Early Estrogen Prevention Study. That study found that hormones didn't help or harm memory or thinking over four years of therapy.
"This new evidence adds a layer of reassurance for women if they were to consider taking hormones" for menopausal symptoms, says Victor W. Henderson, MD, professor of neurology at Stanford University in Stanford, Calif. Henderson wrote an editorial on the study, but was not involved in the research.
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Researchers have long believed that estrogen protects women's brains as they age. That belief was based on animal studies and studies of women who were followed and compared after they made their own choices about whether or not to take hormones.
But in 2003, an arm of the large, government-funded women's health initiative (WHI) trial unexpectedly showed that women taking estrogen in combination with progestin had nearly twice the risk of developing dementia as women who were assigned to take daily placebo pills.
Those findings are part of the reason experts now advise women against taking hormones after menopause to prevent diseases like osteoporosis and heart disease.
The findings of the WHI carry a lot of weight because unlike most other studies of HRT, WHI is a randomized, controlled trial. That means researchers were able to first balance and then randomly assign two groups of women to get hormones or daily placebo. Following those women revealed that women taking hormones were actually at greater risk of dementia than women who didn't take hormones.
But the WHI wasn't ideal. Most of the women in the study started taking hormones when they were well past menopause, which isn't the way most women take them today. Experts have long wondered whether age might explain why the WHI found harm from hormones where other studies suggested benefits.
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Has anyone created on WinBUGS (Bayesian inference Using Gibbs Sampling) interface with Mathematica similar to BugsXLA for Excel? I'd like to setup the model, define the evidence in a notebook and then analyze the results of the MCMC (Markov chain Monte Carlo) runs.
Note that Mathematica 9 features built-in support for R and automated support for simulation of Markov chains and queues.
Perhaps one can perform the entire computation now entirely within Mathematica.


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I am learning sets. I have seen preposition like
{2x|P(x)}. I wanted to ask what does 2x mean here? I would be thankful if someone could make it simple to understand. Thanks.
I am learning sets. I have seen preposition like
This is known as set-builder notation. Here $\rm\:\{\:x\in S\::\:P(x)\:\}\:$ or $\rm\:\{\:x\in S\ |\ P(x)\:\}\:$ denotes the set of all $\rm\:x\in S\:$ satisfying $\rm\:P(x)\:.\:$ If no universe $\rm\:S\:$ is specified then it defaults to the ambient universe.
As in your example, the notation is sometimes functionally composed, e.g. in a context where $\rm\:n\:$ denotes an integer, $\rm\:\{\:n^2\::\:2\ |\ n\}\:$ is the set of all integers of the form $\rm\:n^2\:$ that are divisible by $\rm\:2\:$, i.e. the set of all even square integers. Note also the above use of $\::\:$ to avoid a possible clash with $|$ (meaning "divides") in number theory.
As it is written, I can guess that $p(x)$ is a rule on $x$ (e.g. $x^2-3x=0$). Then you take the set of all $2x$ (multiply $x$ by $2$) such that the rule holds for $x$.
It might depend on what sets you're dealing with, but we can assume that we're just dealing with real numbers for now.
So suppose we are dealing only of subsets of the real numbers, and that P(x) is 'true' whenever x is of the form $4m + 1$ or $1 \mod 4$. Then whatever x satisfy that proposition, you multiply by 2. And that's your set.
So since 1, 5, 9, etc. satisfy P(x), 2, 10, 18, etc. will be the set.
It means two times $x$. This could probably written in the context where $x$ is considered to be a number, a vector, an integer/real/complex valued polynomial/function, but not in general set theory though. I think you should just see it as an example. For instance, something like $$ \{ 2x \,|\, x > 3, x \in \mathbb R \} = \{ x \,|\, x \in \mathbb R, x > 6 \} $$ could be written and $P(x)$ would be $x > 3, x \in \mathbb R$.


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I was recently listening to a podcast and the preacher said that he has looked through the entire bible and could not find anywhere where it says that homosexuality was a sin.
Where does the bible stand on this? What verses talk about it?
I was recently listening to a podcast and the preacher said that he has looked through the entire bible and could not find anywhere where it says that homosexuality was a sin.
Where does the bible stand on this? What verses talk about it?
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There's an entire Wikipedia post regarding this subject. (Thus it's my source as it's easily referenced.)
Leviticus 20:13 is the first:
Genesis 18-19 has the story of Sodom and Gomorrah, where homosexuality was a big part of their culture. The town was destroyed for their wickedness.
Ezekiel even talks about this event here:
These verses clearly state that Sodom was destroyed because of they were haughty and did detestable things. While Ezekiel isn't clear which detestable things were done, the Genesis account only indicates rampant homosexuality (possibly alluding to public, homosexual orgies) as the cause for this phrase "detestable things".
This also echos the Leviticus scripture showing that God finds homosexuality detestable.
Looking at the account of Sodom and Gomorrah, we have to either conclude it was homosexuality that was detestable, or something that was not written about. But why would Moses have included homosexuality in Genesis if it weren't the "detestable thing" for which God was destroying the city? In fact, if it wasn't one of the primary reasons for God destroying the cities, why write about it at all? It simply becomes another attribute of the city.
It's hard (if not impossible) to separate the destruction of Sodom from the concept of homosexuality.
In the New Testament, there is Romans 1:26-27
Then there's 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 and 1 Timothy 1:8–10, which refer to sexual sin on a more general basis. Those previous three are pretty solid references, though.
In addition to Richard's post, it's important to keep Acts 15 in mind.
The clearest and most unambiguous prohibitions against homosexual acts in the Bible come from the Law of Moses. It's frequently pointed out that the Law was fulfilled in Christ and Christians aren't expected to be held to its many precepts and prohibitions, such as being forbidden to mix different types of fabric together in the same garment or various other precepts that are brought up to make the whole thing sound ridiculous and antiquated.
But in Acts 15, the apostles and elders hold a formal council about what should be done with regards to the Law, and how much of it Gentile converts should be expected to abide by. The final decision, which explicitly claims divine approval in verse 28, is that most of the Law doesn't matter anymore, as it was fulfilled in Christ, but the prohibitions on idol worship, fornication, (a general term for all sexual sins, including homosexual acts,) and the eating of blood are still in full force and ought to be observed by all Christians.
Many people like to have some kind of sin not categorized as sin. This question about Homosexuality is repeatedly asked by many, But bible clearly says that Homosexulal or Men having sex with Men will not enter in to the Kingdom of God. I also do not understand why no one refers to this passage written by Paul, which gives maximum clarity
Here: The words men who have sex with men translate two Greek words that refer to the passive and active participants in homosexual acts.
Relative to the amount of attention homosexuality as a sin gets among Western Christians, the Bible has comparatively little to say on the subject. For instance, greed is condemned loudly and often in the Bible. So is hypocrisy. Jesus compared anger to murder.
But there are very clear warnings and even condemnations of people who practice homosexuality. Paul says:
There can be little doubt that Paul is referring to consensual homosexual acts of both the male and female variety. A little later, he provides a more comprehensive list of sinful behavior:
In the rest of the letter, Paul makes clear that the punishment for any sin is death (Romans 6:23) and that all of us sin (Romans 3:23). In terms of eternal consequences, homosexual acts are in the same category as, say, gossip. That is to say, it's a sin worthy of death. Thankfully, God provided a way out:
John Piper did a two-part sermon on this passage that changed my views completely. Here is one of his conclusions:
It seems that this was covered pretty well. I have a few links that may help further.
I found this site while looking for side by side comparisons of what different bible translation say or are worded. Bible Study Tools This link is Leviticus 18;22 and shows that the wording has the same meaning no matter what bible you are using.
I found another article where Leviticus 18;22 is broken down and discussed. I didn't read all of the material found here , so it may not reflect what I believe personally. Just a reference that may be helpful.
Some reasoning from myself on the matter. Why would god create man and then create for him a partner if he would create in them a desire for their same sex? It doesn't make sense that he would do that and then later write a law that such a thing is detestable to him. The bible tells us that god loves justice. So why then would he do something like that? I conclude then that man created homosexuality not god and then we are not born inherently homosexual. I think Environment and upbringing effects that choice or lack thereof, but we are getting into a whole new can of worms here and is off topic.
This is a partial answer, and I don't speak with authority on these matters.
There is an difficulty in condemning homosexuality and a truth.
This verse comes to mind:
But if you continue reading we find the point that Paul is making.
So it's a case of judge not lest ye be judged.
But why does homosexuality matter to God?
Fornication or adultery is figurative serving other gods.
Variations from the natural relationship of marriage, are "wrong" because it contradicts the correct figurative relationship between God and his people, or Christ and his followers.
The thing then is to consider then is whether abstaining from homosexuality is obeying the letter or the spirit of the law. (See Romans 7:6)
(Don't forget the weightier matters of the law. See Matthew 23:23)
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- Bring any Arduino hardware you already have, and other electronics, if you've got 'em, to connect up. Yannow, blinky lights, buzzers, whatever. We'll find something cool to do.
- There will be a few loaner boards, as well as, I hope, a few available for purchase, so come even if you don't have your own hardware, to learn.
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