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I am from Czech Republic and would like to know if I can buy an internet e.g. for 6 months or a year as a non-Spanish citizen and if yes. If my ID is enough or I need something else too? Also - how much is 1 month unlimited internet via wi-fi in Spain on average?
Internet options in Spain:
To buy any internet connection, you'll have to know some spanish or it will be difficult to understand with the seller (better in big and touristic cities)


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Suppose $H$ is embedded in $G$ and $H'$ is isomorphic to $H$ and embedded in $G'$. Then we can simultaneously embed $H$, $H'$, $G$ and $G'$ into a single object (the amalgamated free product) such that $H$ and $H'$ become identifiable. This seems similar to the Isomorphism Extension Theorem for fields which is important for developing Galois Theory. What are the practical uses of the amalgamated free product?
As Steve points out, amalgamated free product are key to the Seifert van-Kampen's theorem.
Other uses:
Added. Let me add that I do not think your analogy to the Isomorphism Extension Theorem is very apt, at least not if by "Isomorphism Extension Theorem" you are thinking about the same theorem as I am. By the IET I understand the following theorem:
I think you are thinking about the identification between $H$ and $H'$ as playing the role of the map $f$ above; but in the IET you already have a fixed "overfield" into which $K$ is embedded in a particular way, and into which you map $E$. Moreover, the extension $\overline{f}\colon E\to \overline{K}$ may "overlap" with $K$ in more than $f(F)$; that is, $\overline{f}(E)\cap K$ may be strictly larger than $f(F)$.
It would be more analogous to this if what you had was a group $G$ with a subgroup $H$, an embedding of $H$ into $G'$, and a group $\overline{G'}$, independent of $G$, into which $G$ could then be embedded extending the the map $H\hookrightarrow G'$.
I think that if you want to find an analogous theorem in fields, it would be that given a field $F$ and two algebraic extensions $K$ and $L$, there exists an extension $M$ of $F$ into which you can embed $K$ and $L$ (in such a way that $K\cap L\supseteq F$), and which is "universal" in the sense that any field which contains an image of $L$ and of $K$ will contain an image of $M$ (this field, of course, is the compositum of $L$ and $K$ in the algebraic closure of $F$).
This makes a bit more sense in that both are instances of pushouts, even though in the field case you need not have a strong embedding (one in which the intersection of the two objects is exactly their "common" object, and not something larger).
Another important use of amalgamated products arises from groups acting on trees. One easy way to interpret $G=\mbox{SL}_2(\mathbb{Z})$ as an amalgam is to observe how it naturally acts on a tree embedded in the upper half plane $H$ (the tree being simply the boundary of the tessellation of $H$ by fundamental domains of the action of $G$).
See Serre's "Trees" ("Arbres, Amalgames, SL_2"), or these nice lecture notes.

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IAAP Congress 2010
Facing Multiplicity : Montreal 2010 : August 22 - 27
XVIIIth IAAP Congress
August 22 - 27, 2010 || Montréal, Canada
Facing Multiplicity
Psyche Nature Culture
A cornerstone of analytical psychology is the notion that multiple realities and multiple selves co-exist within a unified Unus Mundus. These diverse dimensions of world and psyche impact directly on subjective experiences of self and other, attachment and separation, spirituality, nature and culture. We carry this perspective into every aspect of our lives. Our appreciation of multiple perspectives, realities and expressions of self seems to be a common denominator which unites us as analytical psychologists.
In choosing this theme, the Program Committee would like to honour this perspective and provide a forum for discussion and exchange on the question of multiplicity at different levels: archetypal, theoretical, clinical, training, political, imaginal, spiritual, environmental, artistic and cultural. The logo for the Congress, an image from the artist Anca Colbert based on Albrecht Dürer's Armillary Sphere, captures the essence of the multiple within the whole. The creation of the Armillary Sphere, a woodcut from 1525, contributed to a new understanding of perspective in geometry and was part of the Renaissance movement. The sphere, composed of seven circles and divided into both light and dark, is impacted by the twelve winds depicted by clouds. The twelve winds correspond to the twelve points on the compass, which encircle the globe in the fashion of the IAAP. The interplay of the twelve winds upon each other and upon the whole will influence the direction of the sphere.
This is the first time the IAAP Congress will take place in Canada, and Montreal provides an ideal setting to explore the theme of multiplicity. As the largest city in the province of Quebec, the only French speaking enclave in North America, Montreal is a multicultural centre where the French culture and language are both enriched and challenged by its multi-ethnic composition and by the overpowering presence and influence of the English language and North American culture. Québec and its culture is a hybrid and unique combination of old Europe and modern North America sculpted into its actual form by the many winds that have blown since its founding a mere 400 years ago.


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Hand Processing is back in 2013!!!!!!
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Elements of Image Making: Alternative Optics, Processes & Techniques
Elements of Image Making is a monthly analogue film meet up/hang out/nerd out/freak out. We meet on Sundays at Noisebridge.
Sunday April 13th
Building on what we've covered in previous weeks we will move past the negative and embrace the positive. We will discuss reversal processing and making positive prints.
We will trouble shoot some DIY contact printing and hopefully print the negatives from previous weeks.
Sunday March 31st
- Learn to use a bolex film camera!
- Learn how to hand process film
- Learn how to use a 16mm projector
We will take a bolex to dolores park/wherever film some stuff and then come back to noise bridge and develop it. If all goes well and the film is dry we will visit our neighbors, Artist Television Access, and project the film.
Hand Processing is back in 2013!!!!!!
Examples of some of the things we have done thus far:
External Resources
- Helen Hill's Recipes for Disaster is a zine featuring lots of filmmakers from N. America talking about various direct film techniques. Super Awesome!
- Film Farm Canadian independent imaging retreat operating for 20+ years.
- HandmadeCinema.com Interactive concept map about the history, theory and techniques of handmade film.
- Handmade Film Institute Situated outside of Boulder Co, hosts classes, workshops and retreats in handmade film processes, also features a plethora of technical info on darkroom chemistry.
- delicious.com/jihalprin List of resources/articles about DIY cinematography; light meter use, optics, sound recording, processing....
- Scratchatopia Montreal based filmmaker Steven Woloshen's Tumblr. Links/articles/awesome!
- Antidote for a Virtual World by Ken Paul Rosenthal Comprehensive guide to hand processing reversal film.


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The CWC boys track team finished second on Monday at the Fairfield Invitational meet. The Bulldogs were second out of nine teams. NCOE placed ninth at the event.
High finishers for the Bullldogs in individual and relay events were a fourth place finish in the 3200-meter relay, a second place finish in the 400-meter relay, Michael Brown in first in the 3200-meter run, Jake Russell in second and Dylan Rankin in sixth in the 100-meter run, Michael Brown in first in the 800-meter run, a second place finish in the freshman 800-meter relay, a first place finish in the 800-meter relay, Joe Matz in second in the 300-meter hurdles, Michael Brown in first and River Jordan in fifth in the 1600-meter run, a second place finish in the 1600-meter relay, Russell in fourth and Rankin in sixth in the 200-meter run, Logan Weller in first and Stephen Quitugua in third in the pole vault, Nik Brown in second in the shot put, Weller in fourth in the long jump and Ryan Ashford in fourth in the triple jump.
High finishers for NCOE were Jacob Delap in second and Nate Glad in fifth in the high jump.
The Bulldogs will compete in the BDC meet on Thursday at Hamilton County at 4 p.m.
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Trojans Welcome SAC Opponent Brevard on ThursdayMarch 19, 2014
ANDERSON, S.C. – After stepping away from the courts for 12 days, Anderson University women's tennis jumps back into South Atlantic Conference action on Thursday when it welcomes Brevard to the Upstate. First serve from Max Grubbs Memorial Courts is slated for 2 p.m.
The Trojans
AU opened the month of March with two straight wins, beginning with an 8-1 triumph over conference opponent Mars Hill, followed by a nonconference shutout victory over in-state rival Converse on March 8. With the wins, Anderson looks to even up its overall record to 4-4 on Thursday, while currently holding an even 2-2 SAC record.
Despite her slowest start to a season of her career, senior Avery Owens has rattled off four straight singles victories, highlighted by her last two wins coming in straight sets. Teaming up with junior Karen Ching in doubles, the pair has won both its matches in March, capped off by a 9-7 win over Converse's Claudia Gunn and Marisa Esformes at the No. 1 spot. Ching has also produced in the singles round, as she carries a 5-2 mark, while moving to No. 1 after beginning the season at the No. 2 slot.
Freshman Rebecca Bruning has captured three straight singles matches and improved her overall singles mark to 5-1 against the Valkyries. With the impressive start to her collegiate career, Bruning's lone singles setback came against USC Aiken's Julie Arruda, earlier this year, in three sets. Sophomore Alexandra Ebner is 5-2 in singles while playing the majority of the year at the No. 4 spot.
Also contributing in singles, newcomer Nikkola Wichenko has strung together four straight singles victories at the No. 6 position with all of her triumphs coming by straight sets. The Oakville, Ontario native has bounced back quickly after beginning the season with three straight losses.
The Tornados
Coming off a 5-12 record a year ago, Brevard was projected 11th in SAC Preseason Coaches' Poll before the start of the 2014 season. Despite the ranking, senior Michelle Prata was named to the conference's second team singles squad as the only Tornado to be named to the preseason honor.
This season, BC is 3-4 for the 2014 campaign, as it finished 3-0 for its Spring Break trip to Hilton Head with wins over Dalton State, College of Saint Rose and Northwestern College. Most recently, the Tornados dropped their first conference match of the season to Newberry, 8-1.
Posting Brevard's lone victory against the Wolves was junior Katie Daugherty who continues to impress during the 2014 season. Daugherty posted a 6-1, 6-3 win over Newberry's Susana Aguirre at the No. 1 spot, as she improved her singles record to 6-1 for the season. Despite the victory in the singles round, Daugherty and Prata suffered their first doubles loss of the season, falling to Aguirre and Romina Adum, 9-7 at No. 1. In singles action, Prata is 5-2 for the year.
The Series
Anderson is 2-1 against Brevard in its first three meetings as SAC foes. After dropping a 6-3 decision in 2011, the Trojans have captured two straight wins over the following two seasons, capped off by a 7-2 win in Brevard a season ago.


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After Supporting Medicare Cuts Through Reconciliation, Maverick McCain Now Opposes Them
Last night, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) introduced legislation preventing Democrats from using reconciliation to change Medicare spending. If adopted, the amendment would prohibit lawmakers from making changes to a program that makes up some 20% of the federal budget through the reconciliation process:
SA 3427. Mr. MCCAIN (for himself and Mr. GRAHAM) proposed an amendment to amendment SA 3336 proposed by Mr. BAUCUS to the bill H.R. 4213, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following: SEC. lll. PROTECTING MEDICARE. Section 310(g) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 641(g)) is amended by inserting before the period the following: ''or to the medicare program established by title XVIII of such Act''.
The problem isn't just that McCain has voted for "nine out of 13 reconciliation bills that have been offered during his time in the Senate"; it's that he has previously supported reducing Medicare spending using the reconciliation process — some of which cut Medicare by more than what the Senate health care bill is proposing:
– Balanced Budget Act of 1995: would have cut Medicare and Medicaid by a combined $452 billion over 7 years.
– Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1989: overhauled doctor payments for Medicare, included a number of other provisions designed to slow the growth in Medicare spending.
– Balanced Budget Act of 1997: cut Medicare by $115 billion over 5 years.
– Deficit Reduction Act of 2005: cut Medicare spending by $6.4 billion.
It's difficult to see this as anything more than a message amendment designed to help McCain win a tough primary in Arizona. And it's surprising that McCain chose to offer such a broad amendment, rather than drafting something that would have only protected the Medicare Advantage programs from reconciliation.
But, McCain can rejoice in the fact that Republicans who complain about out of control entitlement spending on one hand, but criticize Democrats for reducing wasteful Medicare spending on the other, are still taken seriously on the Sunday morning talk shows.
Cross-posted on The Wonk Room.


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How to Study in Six Simple Steps
Make room, mentally and physically, for studying. Usually you're studying for something specific, such as an exam. This can seem daunting, like a mountain to climb. If this sounds familiar, take a deep breath and pause for a moment before you start.
Think of how you make yourself comfortable when you do something you really enjoy, like watching a favorite television program. How do you settle in for the show? Do you sprawl or curl up? Do you have favourite relaxing clothes? Do you choose a particular drink or something to nibble? Borrow all these favorite things to make your studying a better experience. If you're in a good space physically, you can improve your mental space.


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Pandemic influenza (flu) is a worldwide flu outbreak that occurs every few decades. Infection with the influenza virus will spread rapidly to affect most countries and regions around the world. Pandemic flu is likely to cause the same symptoms as ordinary flu but the symptoms may be more severe because nobody will have immunity or protection against that particular virus. A high number of persons may likely become ill. Because pandemic flu is much more serious than 'ordinary' flu, the California Department of Public Health is planning to be able to better respond to a worst case scenario event if it should occur.The following information is for you to become better informed about pandemic influenza and resources that are available to help the public better protect themselves in case of a pandemic flu outbreak. NewsCDC Guidelines for Community Containment Measures The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has released guidelines for community containment measures to help businesses, schools, families, and communities prepare for a possible pandemic influenza outbreak in the United States. The guidance document, called the "Interim Pre-pandemic Planning Guidance: Community Strategy for Pandemic Influenza Mitigation in the United States - Early Targeted Layered Use of Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions," focuses on strategies that can slow the spread of disease, such as cancelling public gatherings, school closure and teleworking. For the first time, the new CDC guidelines illustrate how public health recommendations should, or may vary depending on the projected severity of a pandemic. The full document is available at: http://www.flu.gov/planning-preparedness/community/community_mitigation.pdfCDC Pandemic Flu Update (PDF, New Window)The June 2007 edition of the CDC's Pandemic flu publication.Be Prepared CaliforniaA State website dedicated to emergency preparedness activities and resources for all Californians. Ready CA SchoolsThere are many resources for pandemic influenza preparedness at this official State of CA site.H5N1 Avian Flu Virus Vaccine Shows PromiseAn NIH News release about the results of a clinical trial.Report Sick Birds Call 866–922–BIRD or 866–922–2473 to report sick birds, or click the link above to learn about the signs of disease in pet birds and in poultry. Bird flu informationA CDPH page describing the difference between bird flu and pandemic flu.Pandemic Flu Plans
California Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Plan 2006 (PDF, New Window)The official State of California Pandemic Flu planning document. Recommendations for the Use of Face Masks and Respirators (PDF, New Window) Seven page document on the proper use of the devices for the public to reduce the spread of disease.
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The Kiwanis Club is asking all businesses in Carmi to utilize their marquees and promote the arrival of Corn Day. Events for Corn Day get underway Friday evening, Oct. 12 with a full day of activities planned for Saturday, Oct. 13.
Saturday will be highlighted by the Corn Day Parade at 4 p.m. and is expected to last one and one half hours. A total of four bands will participate in this year's parade, up from one band in 2012. Watch the Carmi Times for a complete list of times and events next week.
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IEM Allows Investors To 'Bet' on President
Bookmark & ShareOctober 29, 2004 Source: Chicago TribuneIt's estimated that tens of millions of dollars have already been plunked down on the 2004 presidential election through online wagering and futures markets. But the size of the online pot spread out across a dozen or so Internet sites could possibly double as the campaign winds down, according to gambling experts. The business school at the UNIVERSITY OF IOWA runs a trading site called the Iowa Electronic Markets, open to the public. It's the only legal place to bet on the presidential race in the country since the university uses the website for research and educational purposes. (Unlike other sites, traders are limited to a maximum $500 investment.)
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Stacey Mewborn, who has been hospitalized, turned herself in late Thursday afternoon and remains in custody, with a hold being placed on her for violating her probation in an earlier case from Tennessee.
In 2008, she pled guilty to a theft of close to $60,000 from her employer, received a suspended sentence and was placed on probation.
MPSO Sheriff Mike Tubbs said that he had received a complaint on January 15, 2013 regarding money raised for the Little Angels of Northeast La., a charity designed to help families dealing with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and Osteogenesis Imperfecta. The complainant told Tubbs that Stacey Mewborn was the president of the charity and her husband, Quinton Mewborn, was the treasurer and a pageant had been held on Dec. 8, 2012, where monies raised were supposed to go to a local family dealing with the disease.
As of Jan. 15, no money had been received and numerous questions regarding the account went unanswered. Sheriff Tubbs immediately requested the La. State Police's criminal investigation department handle the complaint, as Quenton Mewborn worked as a deputy in Morehouse. The LSP conducted an investigation into the charges and on March 1, obtained warrants for the couple.
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The Artist Micro Credit Program is designed to assist Broward-based practicing, professional, and emerging artists, to advance their work and careers. A premise of the program is that "gaps" exist in traditional lending markets and that some creditworthy artists, and their artistic businesses, cannot qualify for financing. This program provides assistance to eligible individual artists and arts-related businesses, who cannot obtain funding from conventional sources.
On a funds-available basis, the program will award established amounts ranging from: $1,000 up to a maximum of $5,000.
*Applicants are eligible to submit only one application within an eighteen (18) month funding period, AND may only re-apply after repayment of any outstanding loans to this program are completed.
The program does not provide a line of credit. Awards are unsecured personal term loans, with an interest rate set by perceived credit risk (individual credit score), as well as the term of the loan.
Payments will generally be made monthly; however, customized payment structures will be extended to successful borrowers depending upon their individual cash flow needs (up to two years). The maximum term of the loan will be determined by the loan review panel.
For more information about the Artist Micro Credit Program and the Artist as an Entrepreneurial Institute contact:
James Shermer, Grants AdministratorBroward Cultural Division100 South Andrews Avenue, 6th FloorFort Lauderdale, FL 33301-1829954-357-7502 ● 954-357-5769 email@example.com
Cheryl D. Cook, Economic Development Specialist email@example.com
Joyce Hall, Financial SpecialistSouth Florida Regional Planning Council 3440 Hollywood Boulevard, Suite 140 Hollywood, FL 33020 954- 985-4416 ● 954-985-4417 firstname.lastname@example.com


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If you could actually slip comfort onto your foot, that's what wearing the Laguna Road Venetian slip on would feel like. With ADIPRENE® by adidas shock-absorbent cushioning to help protect your heel, we've uncovered one of the most comfortable dress casualshoes around.
- Padded collar to help prevent blisters and lace bruising
- Strobel Construction helps provide forefoot flexibility to aid the walking motion
- Full grain leather is easy to clean and maintain to extend product life
- EVA with ADIPRENE® by adidas highly shock-absorbent cushioning protects the heel at impact
- Rubber outsole helps provide a durable grip on a variety of surfaces
Highly shock-absorbent cushioning protects the heel at impact
Laguna Road Venetian is rated out of 5 by 16.
Rated 4 out of 5 by ArlVA from Comfortable and well made Very comfortable feel, appears to be very well made. The sole seems a bit thinner than expected, will have to see how quickly it wears out.
Date published: 2013-04-22
Rated 3 out of 5 by Boneman from Good bargin for tempory usage. These shoes are not as supportive as many of Rockports shoes. I love the look and style but you can't wear them for all day as many of their other shoes that Rockport offers. I'll use them for the summer, I really enjoy their dress shoes and have numerous pairs.
Date published: 2013-09-01
Rated 5 out of 5 by Hugo from Very nice. Very comfortable. Worth every penny. Very nice. Very comfortable and worth every penny. You can wear with blue jeans or trousers. I thought my size was too small so I got the next size up and it was too big. after a couple of days of wearing they stretched out to fit perfectly.
Date published: 2013-08-21
Rated 5 out of 5 by NGOMAN from Great comfort, style and value!! I have terrible bunions (each foot) and resulting "comfort" issues with most shoes. These shoes are extremely comfortable, provide excellent support, look great and are very reasonably priced. I highly recommend them. Joe
Date published: 2013-08-13
Rated 1 out of 5 by displeasedpurchaser111 from shoe is not sized properly I ordered the correct size and the shoes were so big they fell off. I returned them for a smaller size and they are still too big. I am wasting money with the shipping, and I am very disappointed with this product.
Date published: 2013-08-22
Rated 4 out of 5 by Topcat from I'm a fan of Rockport as the size 8 always fits with comfort and good support. This shoe is lightweight and comfortable, a good summer shoe although not sure about winter.
Date published: 2013-06-04
Rated 5 out of 5 by NEILNSA from SOFT LEATHER, VERY COMFORTABLE VERY PLEASED WITH THESE SHOES, I USUALLY BUY MORE EXPENSIVE SHOES (ALLEN EDMONDS). THESE WERE A GREAT PRICE AND MADE NICELY WITH AN ADDIDAS INNER SOLE.
Date published: 2013-06-13
Rated 4 out of 5 by Horsecountry from Very comfortable new shoes Rockports are the most comfortable new shoes I've purchased, though these Laguna Road Venetians are a little narrow in the toe for my feet.
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I just received my new Tokina AT-X 10-17mm Fisheye for my Canon EOS 40D. In the camera list I saw the upper rail setting is 98mm (lens set at 10mm). It seems like I have parallax here. Could it be eventually another setting? Is there anybody out there how could give me the correct setting please?
I am using the Nodal Ninja 5L
Also: what is the best aperture setting? I tried now f11, f8 and next would be f7.1 - but maybe I first have to resolve the before mentioned setting.


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As you have probably noticed, the website was recently upgraded because we were experiencing issues with the server.
Some parts of the website are currently not working, we will try to restore everything when time permits.
In the near future, we are going to move the forums to KDE's infrastructure, which will provide us a better service and less management worries.
Later (before releasing the beta 1.0 versions of Kdenlive), we will probably also move to KDE's bugtracker.
Thanks for your patience.
Mon, 07/01/2013 - 12:57
So what version of Drupal are we on now? This looks like it might be version 7
Mon, 07/01/2013 - 13:33
It is ver 7.22
Mon, 07/01/2013 - 15:52
i don't find the daily version of D Dennedy that you run on ubuntu without installing ...
Mon, 07/01/2013 - 19:31
You first have to log in and then those links of the development version are visible ;-)
Tue, 07/02/2013 - 00:07
Nice the new L&F. I think the notification for new posts to subscribed topics is still not working (I think it is not only me who is affected), but I guess that is resolved once the forum moves to the KDE infrastructure.
Tue, 07/02/2013 - 03:39
Your camcorder database appears to be unhappy. Might want to look at that in your Copious Spare Time.


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UK Software Chart: LEGO remains at No.1 with a star performance during week of February 22ndWritten by: / / 2 Comments
Thanks to a 7% sales boost on the back of the release of the movie, The LEGO Movie Videogame remains at No. 1 on Chart Track's UK Software sales listing this week ahead of heavyweights like FIFA 14 and Call of Duty: Ghosts, while Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze debuts on the chart in a respectable position.
FIFA 14 (sales up 22% thanks to a sales promotion), moves up two places to No. 2, followed by Call of Duty: Ghosts (sales down 23%) which shifts down one place to No. 3. Battlefield 4 (sales up 15% also thanks to a price promotion) leaps three spots to No. 4, with LEGO Marvel Super Heroes stepping up a single place to No. 5.
Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition is also up three places, from No. 9 to No. 6, Grand Theft Auto V is down two spots to No. 7, Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag is a non-mover at No. 8, and Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze shows up at No. 9 during its first week on sale. Rounding out the Top Ten is Rayman Legends, which enjoys a massive 299% sales boost on the back of the game's release on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, zooming up to No. 10 from No. 33 the week previous.
Another new game entered the charts this week in the form of Rambo: The Video Game, which debuted at No. 21. Chart Track additionally notes that there are no less than nine LEGO themed games in the top forty, after five of Traveller's Tales games managed to squeeze themselves into the listing last week. Combined revenue for the nine titles has reached in excess of £145 million in the UK alone:
"LEGO as a brand stands at No. 10 in the UK revenue all-time Brands analysis, during the period 1995-2013," writes Chart Track.
The Top Twenty All Format UK Software Sales Chart follows below:
– 1.) The LEGO Movie Videogame (Warner Bros. Interactive)
– 3.) Call of Duty: Ghosts (Activision)
– 4.) Battlefield 4 (EA)
– 5.) LEGO Marvel Super Heroes (Warner Bros. Interactive)
– 6.) Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (Microsoft Studios)
– 7.) Grand Theft Auto V (Rockstar Games)
– 8.) Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (Ubisoft)
– 9.) Donkey Kong: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo) [New]
– 10.) Rayman Legends (Ubisoft)
– 11.) Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII (Square Enix)
– 12.) Need For Speed: Rivals (EA)
– 13.) NBA 2K14 (Take 2)
– 14.) WWE 2K14 (2K Sports)
– 15.) Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition (Square Enix)
– 16.) Gran Turismo 6 (SCE)
– 17.) LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (Warner Bros. Interactive)
– 18.) LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Sage (Warner Bros. Interactive)
– 19.) Aliens: Colonial Marines (SEGA)
– 20.) Killzone: Shadow Fall (SCE)
You can read last week's UK Software Sales Chart over here.
Source: Chart Track
Tags: battlefield4, callofdutyghosts, donkeykongcountrytropicalfreeze, fifa14, thelegomovievideogame, ukchart


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This culinary adventure started out as emails. Lots of emails to food friends all over to ask where should my BBQ BFF andI go out for dinner when she flew in. The rules were simple. It had to be somewhere new. It had to serve meat and it had to be delicious. Without fail each one of my friends lists started with Parts and Labour. That had to be a good sign.
I made a reservation at one of their chef's tables in the kitchen. Each of these tables (3) seat 4. Our dinner party participants were Jason Rees , Sid Friedman, Angie Quaale & Myself…. All of us obsessed with BBQ, meat and all things tasty.. We are all experienced home cooks and chefs. More importantly though we all like to eat.
Our dinner excursion for the evening had already had a fantastic start thanks to Scott Vivian and the crew from Beast. So for an hour we let that digest while we sipped some lovely wine at P&L's rectangular bar, lit by dozens of colourful pot lamps. Our dinner party assembled and we headed to our table.
Anytime I get to watch chefs and line cooks work their magic with ingredients is a good thing. I would much rather spend any meal in the chefs kitchen than see a play or show. Watching the crew from Parts & Labour was akin to watching a perfectly orchestrated symphony. Mason jars line the top shelf in the kitchen. All full of in house pickles and creations from their chefs.
Our waiter Daniel took great care of us right from the get go. Ordering up wines and libations we debated on what dishes to start with. Then talking with Chef Matty Matheson we decided on a meal that seemed never ending and was completely absolutely 100% delicious. This is what we ate.
Roasted bone marrow, white bean purée, crostini, truffle salt, herb salad
– I love marrow. This was good.
Decadent French Fries in house mayo. ( Amazing)
Oysters from the East and the West… mignonette sauce.. I think I am in love with these beautiful gems.
Manhattans & Old Fashioned
Headcheese made from pig's head. Served with Dijon (and at my request plain white vinegar) pickled fennel bulb.
One of my favorites of the evening. I grew up eating head cheese. It was a staple at my Grandma's house. This was incredible.
Dried Seaweed (Dulse) from New Bruinswick. Chef Matty's Grandmother had sent him some for his birthday. It was delicious. Reminded me of black potato chip at first then … like a chewy sea scented calamari. I may need to get some.
Pigs Ear terrine. Pressed pig ears. Now this was chewier than I expected but I really enjoyed it. It was not the tables favorite but I certainly enjoyed the texture. Reminded me of gummy bear pig parts.
Jason is an uber beer guy. He knows more about beer than most and he recommended this beer. Delirium Tremens is a Belgian strong pale ale. Lovely to drink.
Grilled ox tongue, dijon, farm salad, shallot sauce
It took everything in me not to lick this plate. It was a resounding favorite from everyone at the table. We all oohed and ahhed at the taste sensations. Dense, delectable and completely incredibly delicious. The meat was so tender and packed with flavor. Chef Matty described how they pack the tongues in and press them. So much work goes in behind the scenes for this dish.
Wild boar Tourtiere with buttered peas.
We were in luck as this was the last one available for the evening. A beautiful bowl of deliciousness. You crack through the buttery flaky pastry to chunks of boar meat, a rich gravy and absolute yumminess. Such a comforting dish.
Wanting to end the night on a light note we ordered the 20 oz Rib Eye….
Served with monstrous onion rings and a beautiful mash on a massive cutting board. The meat was perfectly cooked, expertly seasoned and the au jus was so good I was tempted to ask for a straw.
Desserts – Lemon & Chocolate Pie
I loved the meringue topping on the chocolate pie but thats about it. I found the lemon bar to be lacking lemon – overly sweet it reminded me of the Shirriff brand of lemon confections. The chocolate pie and crust were not memorable. The only downsides for the night.
Our meal lasted a few hours and in between we had some excellent wine and even some Jalapeño pickles. Throughout the night we put our faith in Chef Matty who fed us well and made recommendations. All of the dishes were very well seasoned. Our entire night was terrific. Our server Daniel did a good job. Our drinks were never empty and our plates were consistently put away efficiently. From the hostess at the front door to the bar to the kitchen we were treated well.
In the kitchen area you are insulated from the loud music around the communal tables. Personally I would never be able to sit at the communal tables on a Saturday night. I really prefer the bustling noise of the kitchen to the throbbing music. Thats one of the things I admire about P&L – they have balanced it out well. The massive space (over 5000 sq ft) that is beautifully decorated- has managed to encompass everything from a night club to a great restaurant. It gives the patron options where to sit and where to go. I will go back to P&L. I believe all of us will gladly – just as long as we get to sit at the Chef's table and have him feed us.


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This booklets discusses Revlimid® (lenalidomide), the use of this drug for treating myeloma patients, and Revlimid's potential side effects and how best to manage them. Revlimid belongs to a group of immunomodulatory drugs (IMiDs®) with the ability to inhibit new blood vessel development on which cancer cells depend.
This study, sponsored by Dr. Paul Richardson of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, was designed to answer a very important question in myeloma: In the era of novel drugs, is high-dose therapy (HDT) still necessary in the initial management of multiple myeloma in younger patients? In this study, the addition of HDT to conventional dose treatment (RVD) as compared to conventional-dose treatment (RVD) alone would be considered superior if it significantly prolongs progression-free survival by at least 9 months.
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Classical Electrodynamics by Jackson says
"With a Taylor series expansion of the well-behaved $\rho (\mathbf{x'})$ around $\mathbf{x'} = \mathbf{x}$ one finds ..."
and then he says basically that
$$\rho (\mathbf{x'}) = \rho (\mathbf{x}) + \frac{r^2}{6}\nabla^2\rho + \ldots$$
above, note that $ r = |\mathbf{x'} -\mathbf{x}|$ and we are in $3$ dimensions
Could someone explain how to derive this Taylor series result for a function of a vector? I've never seen this before and am at a loss.
Perhaps the trick is to notice $\mathbf{x'} = \mathbf{x} -\mathbf{r}$ and then do some sort of expansion about $r = 0$?


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How to Blur a Digital Photo in Your Image Editor
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Who operates the Park It! program?
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- Robert Holland analyzes the Manhattan Institute's recent report on public school graduation rates and presents a table on graduation rates by state and race.
- Holland also reports on the controversy over teacher certification by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, with a graph showing NBPTS-certified teachers deliver only average student achievement.
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"The Encyclopedia of Criminology and Criminal Justice," published by Wiley-Blackwell, is now available through Wiley and Wal-Mart online.
Dr. Jesse Weins, assistant professor of criminal justice and dean of the College of Leadership and Public Service, and Dr. Sean Flynn, history professor, co-authored a 5,000-word entry for the reference work on the Bill of Rights, its origins and the legal descriptions of each of the first 10 amendments of the Constitution of the United States.
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John Wehling requested the city close and barricade First Corso between 15th and 16th streets on from 5 to 10 p.m. on Halloween evening.
He said closing the street the past two years has made it safer for the 500 children who visit Ron and Candy Allgood's haunted porch.
Commissioners also approved using the "sunken" parking lot near Central Avenue and Seventh Street to show an outdoor movie. People are encouraged to bring a blanket or chairs for a 7:30 p.m. showtime of a scary classic.
Commissioners also considered a fall clean-up with free drop off at the solid waste transfer station. Nov. 3-10. The city will provide staff at the transfer station for four of the six days.
Mayor Jack Hobbie appointed Kirby Bohl to the planning commission for a three-year term. Rose Ralstin was re-appointed to the board of appeals.
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STEUBENVILLE - Harrison Central rode the arm of Rashaen Mitchell and an opportunistic offense to the Ohio Valley Athletic Conference Class 4A championship Saturday at Vacarro Field.
Mitchell, the senior lefty, didn't have his best stuff but what he had was good enough for the Huskies to beat Big Red 11-4 for the school's first league title since 2006.
He went the distance for Justin Clifford's club, scattering four hits and mowing down 11 Big Red batters via strikes.
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CLASS 4A CHAMPS — The Harrison?Central baseball team defeated Steubenville, 11-4, Saturday at Vaccaro Field to win the Ohio Valley Athletic Conference Class 5A championship.
"We debated whether or not he was going to go today," Clifford said of Mitchell. "He hasn't had this best stuff in the last couple games. It was just a gutsy performance. He said last night he was ready to go and wanted the ball.
"We weren't thinking we'd get seven out of him. We were thinking four or maybe five. He kept coming in saying he wanted to go. What can you say about the kid? He did a great job."
Offensively, the Huskies managed just eight hits but took full advantage of nine walks and several Big Red fielding miscues.
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HARRISON CENTRAL (16-5): R. Mitchell (WP, 3BB, 11K, 1HB) and Staten. Kuryn D, S, 2RBI; R. Mitchell S, RBI; Pelegreen S, RBI; Horn S; Staten S, 2RBI; K. Mitchell S; Rutter S.
"We've done that all year," Clifford stated. "We haven't really come on and recorded 15 or 16 hits in a game. We have been able to manufacture runs. The kids are doing what they're supposed to do. They are getting bunts down and being patient at the plate."
Harrison's first three runs came via some two-out lighting. In the initial frame, Mitchell and Nick Pelegreen both drew walks from Big Red starter Anthony Zorne. Drew Horn moved them up with an infield chop single. Mitchell scored when Nice Staten worked Zorne for a free pass. Pelegreen made it 2-0, scoring on a wild pitch.
To its credit, Big Red came right back in the top of the second to take the lead.
Justin Corsi started the rally when he lined a single past the Harrison third baseman. Pat Pizzoferrato roped one up the middle and Kai McClurg reached via an error to load the sacks. Corsi raced home on a wild pitch. Lucas Herrington's sharp single to right chased home two more runs.
Mitchell's RBI single in the bottom of the frame knotted the score at 3-3. His hit plated Dalton Rutter who drew a two-out walk and advanced on a.
The Huskies broke things open in the fourth, scoring five runs on just two hits. Clifford's crew worked Big Red's pitchers for four straight walks, scored two runs on wild pitches and a third following an errant throw to third. Designated hitter Rhett Kuryn then drilled a double to deep left to produce another tally.
Matt Petrella's RBI single accounted for Big Red's final run in the fifth. Harrison Central added some insurance tallies in the sixth. Staten and Kuryn both driving home runs.
Kuryn paced the Huskie offense with two hits and 2RBI.
"He's been struggling a little lately," Clifford said of Kuryn. "We didn't have him in the order the other night, just to clear his head a little. Our seniors, however, have just done what we have asked them. In big spots today, they came up big."
For Big Red's Fred Heatherington, the result came down to a simple matter.
"Our defense was atrocious," he said. "We did a pretty good job at the plate and we battled. The game came down to the fact that we didn't make plays and they did."
Zorne, Big Red's freshman lefthander, hung tough against the Huskies for three innings before giving way to Evan Westlake in the fourth.
"Anthony didn't have his best stuff and Evan didn't have his best stuff," Heatherington added. "But when they put the ball in play, we have to make plays. We didn't make plays today and we threw the ball all over the field.
"That's not us, but it was today. We have to regroup and get ready for the tournament."
Big Red, now 13-8, will entertain Union Local Tuesday.
The conference crown was the fourth in school history for Harrison Central, which improved to 16-5.
"This one has been a long time coming," Clifford said. "This senior group deserves it. They went through their aches and pains early on. They have really turned it around these last two years."
The Huskies return to action Monday, visiting Union Local.


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I corrected the student, saying that he should write "How much water do you use to take a bath?" because his sentence seemed unnatural to me. Do you consider it correct? Would you use it?
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The question in your post is correct: "How much water do you use to take a bath?" You could also say "How much water do you use for a bath?"
The question in your title ("How much water do you take a bath with?") does not sound good to me: you take a bath with bubbles, with a magazine, or with a dear friend, but not really "with water".
I think your student's formulation is grammatically correct. Some people find ending on a preposition to be stylistically infelicitous; the use of "with" refers to an item (the water) that came earlier in the sentence, which also makes it a little awkward. Perhaps that tweaked your sensibilities.
There is also a connotative issue - in this context one bathes with someone or something in addition to the bath. Obviously, because the object is water, one understands that the water is constitutive of the bath, but still.
"How much water do you use to take a bath?" is perhaps preferable because the object comes first (and that is what the question), AND it lacks the anaphoric structure of your student's sentence, AND it lacks the slightly odd connotations of "with" in this context.
Edit: I should add that I probably wouldn't have picked the student up on this. The student's usage isn't especially jarring to my ears, and if anything sounds more natural to me in speech than your formulation. A more natural phrasing in speech would be rather shorter, such as "How much water do you use for a bath"? I would also have no problem with "How much water do you bathe with" in speech, and in writing the only issue is the connotation of "with" in this context.
I would suggest that "how much water do you take a bath in?" would be grammatically correct if you don't mind ending sentences with a preposition. I don't. Thinking about it in terms of the answer to the question can be helpful here. "I bathe in six inches of water" would be OK, "I bathe with six inches of water" wouldn't make sense.
Grammatically the sentence is correct although a bit awkward. It's a case of a sentence ending with preposition. Something like, On what did you step? or what did you step on? both are correct, although one with preposition on end is more natural. In your case it's other way round. "With how much water do you take a bath?" seems more natural than "how much water do you take a bath with?" I think it's good that you corrected your student but make sure to explain him the real reason.
The sentence in your title is incorrect, because it ends with a preposition. You can fix the sentence by moving "with" in front of what it's referring to, but although it would be grammatically correct to say "With how much water do you take a bath?", I think that sounds more awkward than your alternative.


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Does AJAX need to use a server-side language such as PHP/ASP.NET/Java to access a database? Or some sort of web service tied to these languages? Or is AJAX able to communicate directly with the database?
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Ajax cannot access any database, since it's not a language, nor a precise technology.
You could also use the localstorage api, if all you need is storing a limited piece of data clint side.
It can if the database engine itself has public endpoints (a webserver) built into it. I don't know of any off the top of my head but some are not far off. For example, you already communicate with MongoDb via Json. This question implies that there is some middle layers that you can just drop into place that will expose those endpoints via Http. Also you can probably use OData plugins.
In any case it isn't easy and it is definitely a bad idea - how would you do authentication? Are you going to allow anyone over the internet to push data directly into your database? To delete things?
AJAX is client side. You need a server-side connection to the database. This is mostly done in PHP, ASP.NET or Java.
It is possible to connect to a database from the client, for example like this:
But that will tell your visitors the username and password to the database. That's why a server side language is used.
First of all, AJAX operates using HTTP protocol with JSON or XML payload. Most databases operate using proprietary protocols, with payload being SQL input, raw data as output.
Second, most web application provide security at application level. Giving direct access to the database would be huge security hole. With webapps, real security can only be achieved server side logic. In theory you could achieve this using views, stored procedures and having each webapp user as separate DB account. But that would be impractical, it's much easier and more efficient to do that with generic server-side language.
First off, note that AJAX stands for Asynchronous JavaScript And XML. Knowing that doesn't directly answer your question, but it is helpful.
Anyway, AJAX is an umbrella term for a certain use of a cluster of client-side technologies, so by definition it isn't accessing the server directly. I mean, the definition of the term is pretty much "using JavaScript in a webpage to communicate with the server". Although JavaScript itself can be used to program on the server, that is unusual and anyway the code is definitely still server-side (ie. JavaScript in the webpage is communicating with JavaScript on the server).
So the answer is that you don't access the database directly from client-side code and need code running on the server to access the database. The client-side code communicates with the server-side code using something like a RESTful API of GET/PUSH requests.


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In Murder City, there are thousands of people, each with their own story to tell. The people are crowded together in high rise flats, slum areas and also in the various motels scattered around. All save the rich, who live in the exclusive houses with their perfect security, and the five star hotels with their view of the city spread out below. The city's real name is the less frightening Metaro City; however, few refer to it by that name now. Not after what happened thirty years ago. A series of murders. A murderer who was never caught, who roamed the city killing people at random by strangling, and then removing the head and hands. After eleven months where the residents of the city were terrified, and the police overworked and baffled, the murders suddenly ceased for no apparent reason never to resume. The murderer also vanished without trace and despite the large amounts of attention seekers who appeared after, claiming to be the elusive killer, none of them was the murderer. Eventually, memories of the series of events began to fade and the killings were half forgotten. However, one thing remained to remind the residents of what had happened; the city ended up being nicknamed Murder City rather than Metaro City, and that was the name that it was known by forever after.
Secrets litter the city, some good and some bad. And some that are evil beyond comparison. One such secret is the laboratory that resides in the centre of the town. To the public, the laboratory's function is to research medicine and find cures for cancer. The labs are regularly inspected, and nothing untoward is suspected. However, behind a door that is hidden behind the portrait of the founder on the first floor, is the secret. A staircase leads down to the hidden laboratory where the scientists perform far more sinister tasks. There is a newly evolved species of human, called a Diclonius. For years, this has been kept a closely guarded secret, on a strictly need to know basis. Diclonii look basically human, save for their brightly coloured hair and red eyes, and the two white horns either side of their heads shaped like cat ears. These are the base of the power of the Diclonius; the psychic arms that emerge from their backs with a reach of at least two feet. Diclonii have an urge to kill, especially humans, and will use their vectors for this purpose. The arms are invisible, so are impossible to avoid unless you happen to be beyond their reach. Diclonii can sense each other's presence, and mostly breed by using their vectors. The rare Diclonii that can breed normally are called queens; the vast majority are sterile and are called Silpelits. Diclonii are mostly female, but are as a general rule, dangerous. This is mainly to do with the treatment meted out to them, by the scientists who study them.
The Diclonii originate in Japan, and were studied in laboratories there. However, after an incident at one such laboratory, several scientists decided that it was far too dangerous to continue the research in the conditions they were being given, and defected to America, taking with them a group of Silpelits. The Japanese scientists soon chose the laboratory in Murder City, after rejecting several offers from other places, as it offered the most money as well as the secret lab to work in. The owner of the laboratory is a man named Charles Endevour. His laboratory is named Endevour after him and boasts the highest technology as well as the finest equipment. Therefore, it is only logical that he should want to hire the best scientists to work with said technology and equipment. He also craves power, and desires to create a set of living weapons with which to take over the government and satisfy his craving for power and dominion. The Japanese scientists, with their Silpelits, were the answer to his prayers. Charles soon persuaded the Japanese scientists to put the Silpelits thru a new technological machine that his top American scientists had created. It was called the Neogenic Recombinator, and rats who were put thru the machine soon developed strength and senses beyond those of normal rats. Charles wanted now to move up to human experiments and the Diclonii were near enough human for him to suggest putting them thru the Recombinator. After all, there were few who would object.
The Diclonii who were put thru the machine were subtly different from the control group. They had infinate vectors, which were not invisible; rather, they were opaque and coloured. Their vectors also had infinate reach. They also were fertile and able to breed in the normal way, as well as thru using their vectors. Due to these changes, the group of Diclonii who had been thru the Neogenics Recombinator were afterwards refered to as Enhanced Diclonii. They were kept under even more strict security measures than the control group of Silpelits. All the Diclonii were given names after weather conditions by the American scientists, rather than the numbers that the Japanese had used. Everything was considered to be under control, and experiments on the Diclonii continued. Until one day, when a slight power flicker was to ruin the plans of Charles Endevour. The power flicker affected two cells, each on different sides of the laboratory and each containing a Diclonius. The doors were unlocked and the restraints removed. The Diclonii were free, and with just one thought on their minds... escape. The laboratory guards could not cope; one perhaps would have been recatchable, but two escaping at the same time was too difficult. Also, they had been taken entirely by surprise by the unexpected power cut and were unable to get themselves together quickly enough to prevent disaster. Two Diclonii were out there on the streets of Murder City, and there was absolutely nothing they could do about it.
Who are you in this situation? Are you a reporter, chasing that ever elusive story to propel you to the big time? You won't know of the Diclonii, but you might well harbour suspicions about Endevour Laboratory. Nothing like this has happened since the murders thirty years ago. Perhaps you're a member of the public, caught up in the drama. Or, just maybe, you're a scientist from Endevour, determined to recapture the Diclonii; dead or alive, by any means necessary.
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I'm developing a suite of software tools that I need help with which is why I want to release my software open-source. People should be able to use and modify my code as they please while contributing to my project. Ultimately, the tools that I develop will require a paid commercial license, but may be free to those for non-commercial purposes. This software suite will consist mostly of website plug-ins. Other tools I develop open source be used for consulting.
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BLAME GAME: A House panel says credit rating agencies and federal regulators contributed to MF Global's collapse last year But pinned most of the blame on ex-CEO Jon Corzine.
RISKY BUSINESS: The report issued by Republicans found Corzine's risky strategies caused MF Global's bankruptcy. iT also says rating agencies Moody's and Standard & Poor's failed to identify the biggest risk to MF Global: its $6.3 billion bet on European countries' debt.
COMMUNICATIONS BREAKDOWN: The report says the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission failed to share key information about MF Global with each other.
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The 7 Stupidest Attempts to Reinvent Batman
There are two kinds of people in this world: People who look at Batman and say, "Yes, Batman, hooray, forever, erection, Batman, badass, terrific!" and people who look at Batman and say, "Yeah, I see what people like about Batman, but wouldn't he be better if I ruined him?"
This article is about that second group.
#7. Vampire Batman
Apparently vampires have no interest in basic cape maintenance.
Not a lot of time was spent on an origin story here. In this universe, Bruce Wayne starts off as the regular, human Batman that we know and fear. He wakes up one morning to find a woman biting him on the neck, and she's a vampire, and for unexplained reasons Bruce is totally cool with this and trusts her implicitly, because we all know Batman loves strangers who sneak into his home and steal his humanity.
"I'm cool as long as you didn't get red on the sheets."
It turns out Tanya's a vampire who has come to Gotham to ask for Batman's help fighting Dracula, and somehow, by turning him slowly over the course of a month, she has given Bruce all the strength of a vampire and almost none of the weaknesses or blood lust. This doesn't make any sense according to any vampire lore we've ever read, but any sense this book was planning on making gets thrown out the window when Bruce suddenly grows wings.
"Ain't nobody's going with God now, Alfred. It's pure metal all the way."
After blowing up Wayne Manor and Tanya herself in order to kill a few dozen vampires, Batman then takes on Dracula in an aerial fight for vampire bat supremacy, where he totally kicks Drac's ass in the fashion competition.
At some point in between fights Batman stopped off to buy 80,000 more yards of cape fabric.
Batman manages to kill Dracula, which one would think should just wrap up the whole Batman-as-vampire saga, but it goes on for a while. Batman continues to grow as a vampire and even develops the blood lust that he was never supposed to have to begin with. The blood lust is so strong, in fact, that he finally has to kill someone to survive.
"All his makeup has rubbed off on my face! I look like a giiiiiirrrrrl!"
"NO," he screams, "though this was great, I'm absolutely going to keep eating bad guys," he obviously thinks. Now that he's crossed over into full-on murderous vampire, he decides to go all Dexter on the whole city and proceeds to hunt down and viciously slaughter every single villain available.
Oh no. Somebody stop him. He's killing all the psychopaths in a really awesome way.
There's nothing like a monocle to class up your rampage.
To save himself some trouble in the future, Batman even kills the prisoners safely locked up in Arkham, because really, we all know they're getting out at some point in the next 60 days anyway.
"Warden? I think Batman's a ghost vampire made of blood, do you -- oh, that's the sense you're getting, too. OK."
Obviously something needed to be done, so Alfred and Commissioner Gordon agree to team up with Two-Face and Killer Croc to become a vampire-Batman-hunting team. ("Founding Member of Vampire-Batman-Hunting Team," by the way, is the single most impressive title anyone can ever put on a resume.)
Next of course would be "mutant croc" or "half a red skull rip-off."
This whole thing goes about as well one would expect, and it ends with Batman killing not just Two-Face and Killer Croc, but also Alfred, who offers his blood to redeem himself for betraying Bruce. Batman is tormented with as much guilt as a vampire can be expected to ever feel and asks Gordon to kill him now that Gotham is literally devoid of all evil except for him. Basically agreeing with him, Gordon blows up the Batcave, letting in the sunlight and killing Vampire Batman permanently, along with everyone else in the story.
But at least Commissioner Gordon will live to remember this tragic ... oh no wait, he gets crushed by a giant rock while trying to escape. Never mind.
At last, the city is ... oh shit, everyone's dead.
#6. FrankenBat
Round the corner from Batville, and twinned with Batingrad.
In Castle of the Bat, set in the 1800s, Bruce Wayne has of course had his parents murdered in front of him as a child, but is now a scientist instead of a Batman. While exploring the organ cellar of his university (sure!), he stumbles upon his father's brain.
"I won't ask why you had it, and you won't stop me from taking it. That's our deal."
See, in this universe, instead of trying to fight crime to avenge his murdered parents, Bruce has devoted his life to reanimation in an attempt to just bring them back to life. With the help of his hunchbacked servant, Alfredo, he turned to grave-robbing for parts for his Dad's new rocking bod.
Yup, that's Alfred Igor. Or Al Gore.
After digging up a sufficient number of giants to finish his mix-and-match Dad puzzle, Bruce shoots the corpse up with lightning (he is a very bad scientist).
"Of course he lives, why wouldn't a bunch of rotting meat struck by lightning not work?"
Unfortunately for Bruce, his creation not only lacks sentience and speech but is also the wussiest monster of all time. It immediately hides in the corner, as it is both scared of the dark and hurt by the light. So basically all aspects of existing suck for this poor thing he stuck his Dad's brain into.
"It's like nothing I do is good enough for you, zombie-dad!"
A few days later, Bruce realizes his father's brain is probably traumatized from all that dying it went through 15 years earlier, so he injects him with bat DNA to try to fix him. How is this supposed to help, exactly? Well, it means they can put the words "Batman" on the cover of the comic book, so that's really all that matters. The less believable explanation is that he assumes the monster will be less afraid of the dark if it becomes a creature of the night. Bruce also dresses his dad up in a cape, cowl and outfit with bat symbols all over it because ... well, that first thing we said about the cover.
"I just want my Dad's corpse to feel normal, so I'm dressing him up in a costume, OK, Alfred? Jeez!"
The bat DNA ends up making his father super strong and slightly sentient cause, yeah, sure, bat DNA is magic. Even though he can't speak or communicate, this new Bat-man is able to break out of the castle, track down and kill the highwayman who murdered him 15 years earlier, solve crimes, fight bad guys and rescue damsels in distress, just like a good Batman. Oh, and he did it all while looking like a surprised cat-head stuck on a huge man's body.
Eventually, due to some kind of bat-science related accident, Wayne's castle collapses, and when Bat-man rushes in to save Bruce, he gets killed in the process. Before he dies, we get to see a truly touching moment where the monster manages to speak his one and only word to Bruce:
"Oh yeah right, I remember this. I got so caught up in the whole bat thing, I forgot I had a Dad."
#5. Hollywood Batman
In which Batman violently takes down a plastic surgeon and that irritating waitress who thinks she's the next Megan Fox.
This story is set in a universe basically like our own sad reality where Batman only exists as a fictional character. In the movies, Bruce Wayne is played by actor Byron Wyatt, and in the strangest casting choice of all time, Robin is portrayed by war veteran/stuntman Rob Davis, who apparently fought in the war for his right to wear a hairpiece and short pants as his day job.
For a middle-aged man, he has unsettlingly smooth legs.
Eventually the mob decides that they want in on those sweet Batman movie profits, but when Byron refuses to give them anything, the mobsters decide to invest in the sound business plan of shooting him in the head.
"Now that he's dead we can make tons of money off those Batman mov ... ooooh, we're bad at crime."
Getting shot in the head ends up having two unexpected side effects on Byron. The bullet doesn't kill him, despite going directly into the back of his head and, more importantly, the ensuing brain damage makes him think he's really Batman, and somehow also leaves him with the mental and physical capabilities to back this belief up.
"No need to investigate further, I'm gonna go ahead and say 'Batman' is who I am. Off to fight crime!"
Armed with only stunt-fight training and an arsenal of weapons taken from a prop truck, Byronman starts swinging around rooftops and hunting down criminals, successfully! This is basically the equivalent of Adam West running around New York in his '60s bat costume punching out bank robbers single-handedly, all while bleeding profusely from the head.
We're not saying it wouldn't be awesome, we're just saying he would die.
"Hey, can I have your autogr -- ow what the fuck?!"
The brain-damaged Byron is so good at being Batman that even when presented with irrefutable evidence about how real Batman isn't, he refuses to believe he's not a superhero, despite the fact that there are comic books chronicling his life.
This probably happens to Christian Bale all the time. The man's a method acting genius.
Even with all the successful crime-fighting and not dying, though, Byron knows he needs help, and he goes to find the guy who plays Robin to convince him to help him fight the crime of Gotham City. In what easily amounts to the craziest thing in this insane comic book, this decorated war hero who is not suffering from a severe head injury says yes, puts on his hot pants and jumps into the Batmobile that Byron stole from the movie studio.
"Would Batman ever cry? No. No he wouldn't. You are not Batman."
To be fair, Robin only goes with him to try to keep him alive and attempt to convince him that he's not the goddamn Batman. Eventually, though, Robin gets kidnapped (as all Robins in all universes are contractually obligated to do) by the mobsters who are still in the process of trying to kill Byron, or profit off of Batman or ... something. Some fucking stupid thing.
Batman shows up to save Robin, unaware that the mob boss has laid a cunningly vicious trap to disable him: a slideshow of his life.
"Anyway, I'm a big fan, is my point. I'm real sorry I shot you."
Eventually Byron gets his memories and all the mobsters go to jail because Batman secretly filmed them with massive 1940s cameras while they confessed to all the crimes they had committed.
"Though you might say the plot, like my skull, is full of holes! Seriously, get me to the hospital."
#4. Nazi Batman
Oh, no, we're sure this is all handled in a sensitive and tasteful way.
After being around for more than 70 years, it's understandable that it might be hard to create new Batman stories that are truly original and exciting. After all, fans have seen so many comic books and stories that it can't be easy to shock readers anymore. One would almost be forced to resort to some cheap shock tactic like ... oh.
Nazis are easy mode for writers.
Set in an alternate universe where the Germans won World War II, this Batman is 100 percent villain, and 110 percent sleazebag.
"My boner trumps my race hate, so are you up for some deep dicking? I'm Nazi Batman."
That's Forerunner, an alien who has been hanging around Earth lately who just hates Nazis. Turned on by how good she is at breaking bones, Nazi-Batman, who is "averse to interracial relationships," as Nazis tend to be, totally wants to wine and dine her.
"I should rephrase -- I'm not actually asking: I'm Nazi Batman, for Christ's sake."
This universe's Batman is a member of the JL-Axis, the Nazi version of the JLA, created by Hitler to protect himself and the entire Nazi Party. But, once again, we have to question just how committed to the cause Hitler is, as 4/6 of his Justice League aren't just non-Aryans, but are actually aliens from another planet.
"The Aryans are the superior race," said the indestructible alien Gods.
Eventually, Forerunner manages to take out the entire JL-Axis and never does go on that date with Nazi Batman. Poor, lonely Nazi Batman.


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Bullying Prevention Legislation: Focus on LGBT Youth Webinar
The Children's Safety Network (CSN) and the Network for Public Health Law (NPHL) jointly announce the launch of a new webinar series titled "Advancing Injury Prevention through Policy." A total of four webinars will be held from November 2012 through May 2013. Each session will feature one injury topic and when appropriate, will include an update on which states currently have laws or policies related to that topic, state experience in gaining passage and implementing the law, and the experience of evaluating the effectiveness of the law. Presenters will also discuss the challenges faced by state health department injury prevention staff including prohibitions on involvement in promoting enactment of policies, lack of research on effectiveness of injury prevention laws, lack of funds for implementation of legislation; and, how to work with the opposition. The first session is scheduled for Thursday, November 15, 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. EST. "Bullying Prevention Legislation: Focus on LGBT Youth" will be presented by Cristina Meneses, JD, MS, Senior Staff Attorney, The Network, Eastern Region, The University of Maryland Francis Carey School of Law and Ellen Schmidt, Assistant Director, Children's Safety Network, Education Development Center. About the Speaker:Cristina M. Meneses, J.D., M.S. is a senior staff attorney with the Public Health Law Network-Eastern Region. Cristina has worked in health care law and policy in various forms: through litigation, legislation, developing trainings for health care providers and providing technical assistance for legal advocates. Cristina joined the Public Health Law Network after working as a disability law attorney representing individuals with claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. Cristina also spent two years at Georgia Legal Services Program, where she litigated on behalf of low-income Georgians in the areas of health, family, public benefits, employment and elder law.


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High school (and secondary school) students can take classes at UAF. There are a few options for attending:
AHEAD program
The Alaska Higher Education Admission Decision program allows qualified high school students to be formally admitted to UAF as general studies students. AHEAD students are assigned an academic advisor and follow the registration timeline for degree-seeking students.
To qualify, students must have completed three-fourths of their high school core curriculum and have a cumulative 3.0 GPA or higher. (To qualify for federal financial aid, you must have either a high school diploma or a GED.)
To apply to the AHEAD program:
Complete the AHEAD application (PDF) and submit it along with a UAF application for admissions (PDF) (including a $50 processing fee), high school transcripts and test scores to:
Office of Admissions and the Registrar
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Fairbanks, AK 99775-7480
The AHEAD program application requires your signature as well as signatures of your parent/guardian, and high school principal or counselor.
Secondary Student Enrollment
If you are a high school student wanting to take one or two classes at UAF, secondary enrollment is for you.
Fill out the high school student enrollment form (PDF), print and sign it, and contact the instructors to get signatures. Deliver it to the Office of Admissions and the Registrar in Signers' Hall.
Tech Prep program
The Tech Prep program allows high school students to receive college credit at UAF by successfully completing specific, pre-approved courses at their school. The program is a partnership between the UAF Community and Technical College and the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District.
Other opportunities for high school students
AP and IB credit
UAF grants advanced credit, with waiver of fees, for a score of three or higher in the College Board Advanced Placement Tests. Normally, students take these tests during their senior year in high school.
Find out more about Advanced Placement credit.
UAF also grants advanced credit, with a waiver of fees, for IB higher-level and some standard-level exams on which students have earned a score of 4 or better, or a score of 5 or better for mathematics.
Alaska Summer Research Academy
The program provides an opportunity for students entering grades 8-12 to choose from 15 subjects during a two-week camp, while they experience life on the UAF campus and earn college credit.
Rural Alaska Honors Institute
RAHI prepares rural and Alaska Native high school students for academic excellence and college success by offering a summer institute on the UAF campus every year.
Summer Sessions youth programs
UAF Summer Sessions offers a variety of opportunities for youth to participate in UAF classes, academies and workshops.
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New students: Students who have never attended the University of Alaska.
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Does there exist a quaternion $q$ on the unit sphere such that, given the vanilla complex plane $\mathbb{C}$, $q\mathbb{C}q^{-1} = \bar{\mathbb{C}}$?
Motivation: ordinarily, the plane is rotated by multiplying it by a complex number in the unit circle. Taking the conjugate amounts to flipping the plane along the real axis, which can be viewed as a rotation.


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Quick and Easy Jell-O Wonders, a cookbook published circa 1930. CHF Collections/Gregory Tobias
March 12, 2010 | Distillations Staff
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What's better than recycling? Reducing waste! OK, maybe not better, but equally important. In this week's episode of Distillations we learn about industrial-waste reduction. First we find out about one of the oldest waste products for which we've found a use—carbon black. Next up, discover the truth about Vaseline. Also a by-product. And finally, we talk with Roger Horowitz about gelatin and its history. Horowitz is currently a Gordon Cain Fellow at CHF, and he is also the associate director of the Center for the History of Business, Technology, and Society at the Hagley Museum and Library. Chemical Agent: Carbon Black.
00:00 Opening Credits
00:31 Introduction
01:11 Chemical Agent: Carbon Black
03:04 Chemistry in Your Cupboard: Vaseline
05:49 Conversation with Roger Horowitz
10:55 Closing Credits
This show was written and researched by Victoria Indivero, Michal Meyer, and Maggie Wood.
Our theme music is composed by Dave Kaufman. Additional music from the PodSafe Music Network. Additional music includes "Poor Man's Train," by Gerry Wall and The Jell-O Instant Pudding Song, posted to YouTube by user Becktionary.
This week's image is the cover of Quick and Easy Jell-O Wonders, a cook book published circa 1930. It is housed in CHF's collections. The photo was taken by Gregory Tobias, and you can find it on CHF's Flickr site.
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I am dual booting Ubuntu 12.04 on a Lenovo G770. The internal mic works fine in Windows 7. The mic is recognized and unmuted, but it just isn't detecting any sound. I tried messing around with pavucontrol settings, but to no avail.
It may have something to do with hardware configuration in Sound Settings. You can get to sound settings by clicking on the volume icon in the upper tray. I'm not at my Ubuntu machine right now, but I always put mine on Full Analog Duplex and it allows the mic to work.
I also have a G770, and I (finally) got my internal microphone working yesterday by following directions posted here.
Here's what I did:
BOOM, working microphone!