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Yankee Magazine picks Jackson and North Conway as two of the top 25 foliage towns in New England
Location, location, location! Nestled in the spectacular White Mountains, our 15 acre Inn boasts beautiful leaf changing views at every turn. Minutes from Jackson Falls and the Kancamagus Highway, we are in the perfect location for anyone interested in fall foliage. Yankee Magazine named Jackson, NH one of the top 25 Foliage Towns in New England with neighboring, North Conway, making the list as well. Jackson and North Conway have no shortage of magnificent fall views and a variety of activities!
A Relaxing Day at the Inn
Start your day with our hearty, complimentary, country breakfast and take your steaming cup of coffee to one of the rocking chairs on the front porch of the Main Inn. Or, maybe you would prefer a seat outside your own cottage. There are many cozy spots on our 15 acre property to take in the sights and smells of autumn. Later, take a stroll to Jackson Falls and enjoy a picnic along the banks of the Wildcat River with rushing water, natural pools and convenient rock perches. For the adventurer, spend the afternoon exploring the White Mountains by foot. Trails are available for the novice or the experienced hiker. Also, there are rock climbing opportunities and you don't want to miss the fabulous views of the Saco River.
The Spectacular Kancamangus Highway
For the person who enjoys afternoon drives, one of New England's most spectacular excursions is the 34-mile Kancamagus Highway, known by locals as "the Kank," it cuts an east-west channel through the 800,000 acre White Mountain National Forest. Views are amazing, so take all the time you can and don't miss a single pull off.
Activities in October
For Younger Kids:
Pumpkin Patch Express at Conway Scenic Railroad
Special Halloween trains that travel to the "Pumpkin Patch," where every child gets to pick out a pumpkin. Costumes are encouraged.
Silly Spooky Halloween at Santa's Village
The entire park is transformed into a magical Halloween adventure at the fifth annual Silly Spooky! Bring your children to celebrate this holiday in a safe and friendly atmosphere. There are "spooky" areas for the older children; some "fun" areas for the younger goblins. It's a treat not to be missed. Shops cater to the Trick or Treaters, and it's much more fun if you arrive in costume. We also invite those in costume to join in the Silly, Spooky Parade! Even the Silly Helpers are dressed for the occasion. Rides and food shops will be open too. It's silly. It's spooky. It's Halloween at Santa's Village.
For Older Kids:
The Ghoullog at Cranmore Mountain (age limit is 10 year and older)
Play havoc with your fears, test them if you will? Travel into a town within the woods of the GHOULLOG. A once thriving town that now has been deserted, left to rot away, due to an unknown virus that seems to have infected everyone who lives or visits here! It may be an airborne virus, or perhaps it could be in the water? Nobody really knows. Many of the residents have left town before they have become sick. What's left are the infected, maddened by the toxin. If you dare to confront your fears, and roll the dice with your life, then travel through this posioned area…just be careful not to be exposed, because there is no known cure!
The Ghoullog includes a night-time stroll through a haunted walkway to the Quad. After the 7-minute ride to the 2,000 foot summit of Cranmore, visitors tour the Ghoullog, where haunted happenings are sure to frighten and surprise the hardiest souls. While at the summit, spectacular night-time views of North Conway Village below are sure to delight all comers. At the end of the tour, visitors enjoy a ride down the Quad chairlift to the base with a breath-taking vantage of the Moat Mountains and Mount Washington at night."
Please contact the front desk to book your tickets, date and time slot.
For Children of All Ages:
It's the Return of the Pumpkin People!
These quirky unique and often down right hilarious Pumpkin People show up year after year sticking around until October 21st. This is their 26th year to appear in Jackson during the autumn, and we can't wait to see what shenanigans they will get into this year!
Sherman Farm Corn Maize
(Note there is a 10 year or older restriction for night time program)
The area's largest cornfield maize!
Fun for the whole family! Twelve acres of corn with miles of twists and turns. Corn maze, mini maze, pumpkin hayrides, cow train, visit the animals and try your hand at the Corn Cannons! Open weekends to the public mid September through October. You can even try the first-ever in New Hampshire JUMPING PILLOW!
The Maize Massacre is a special haunted scare maze only for children 10 and older.
Conway Scenic Railroad
Autumn Express is the last Notch Train excursion of the year, and a very special fundraiser on October 20th, to benefit local childrens' charities. It travels from North Conway to Sacro lake, and includes an hour layover to get out and enjoy the beautiful autumnal surroundings. The regular fare includes appetizers, desserts, and a souvenir photo with the option of ordering a delicious box lunch prepared by Chef's Market at additional cost, bringing their own picnic, or ordering from our snack bar. The First Class fare includes First Class seating and lunch, as well as beverage service, appetizers, desserts, and a souvenir photo.
Sunset Railcar Dinners let you relive the golden days of railroading as you travel aboard the elegant Dining Car "Chocorua." Built in 1929 for service as a coach on the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, "Car 2570" was remodeled and put into service here in 1992.
For dinner, enjoy fine cuisine and a leisurely 1-3/4 hour journey through the Mount Washington Valley countryside on one of the "Sunset" departures. The dinner menu includes appetizer, salad, a choice of entree and dessert. Choose from a tempting selection of house specialties prepared by Crawford's Restaurant.
Lunch is served daily on the 11:30 a.m. departure to Bartlett and on the 1:30 p.m. departure to Conway June 7th through October 21st. Dinner is served at 6:00 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays September 3 through October 12. Dinner also will be served on Sunday, September 1st and October 13th.
The Dining Car "Chocorua" seats 47 guests, is climate controlled, has a full liquor license, complete wine list, and is a smoke-free environment. Reservations are strongly recommended. Dining Car reservations may be made by phone at 603-356-9009, or you can make reservations online. Please visit the Schedule section of their website to determine what day and date you wish to dine with them. You can then buy online here and proceed through the reservation process.
For a complete list of activities, please visit our Calendar of Events.
Enjoy the Amenities of the Inn
After your invigorating hike, spectacular drive or stroll through the shops of North Conway or the historic buildings in the Village of Jackson, you can relax with a therapeutic spa treatment at our luxurious Carriage House Spa. Pamper yourself with a massage, facial or one of our many other therapeutic or beauty treatments.
To punctuate your day with a perfect ending, we invite you to dine with us at our Inn. Our kitchen prepares a wonderful assortment of New England favorites as well as steaks, seafood, pasta, and specialty burgers, all reasonably priced and impeccably prepared. You can complete your dining experience with the popular "Chocolate Bag," a unique, and decadent dessert that is a guest favorite and will become one of your fond memories.
The Christmas Farm Inn has the location and amenities to make this year's fall foliage trip a wonderful experience. Inn Keepers, Gary and Sandra Plourde are anxious to welcome you to their property and help make your stay a special experience. "We make memories."


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This report explores the migration patterns and demographics of Black African immigrants in the United States, examining their admission channels, human-capital characteristics, and labor market performance. The authors also provide an analysis of these immigrants' integration prospects.
This report provides an overview of diaspora advocacy by looking at five issues: who participates in diaspora advocacy, who or what are the "targets" in these efforts, what means are used to advance these causes, what are the issues on which they focus, and the effectiveness of the efforts.
This edited volume examines the development impact of diasporas in six critical areas: entrepreneurship, capital markets, "nostalgia" trade and "heritage" tourism, philanthropy, volunteerism, and advocacy.
This report examines the diaspora entrepreneurs who are often motivated to contribute to job creation and economic growth in their native lands, and offers some key findings and policy options.
This report explores how nostalgia trade and heritage tourism can involve diaspora populations in transactions that ease the integration of their homeland economies, while helping maintain their ties to their countries of origin or ancestry.
This report analyzes the evolving role of diaspora philanthropy in countries of origin, and examines the emergence of nongovernmental development actors and new trends in global philanthropy, such as strategic giving and use of online platforms to harness small donations.
A growing body of evidence suggests that diasporas play a critical role in supporting sustainable development by transferring resources, knowledge, and ideas back to their home countries, and in integrating their countries of origin into the global economy.

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Oracle User Productivity Kit offers many features that allow authors to create content that is usable and useful to Assistive Technology (AT) users. While the Oracle User Productivity Kit HTML Web Site 11 VPAT (http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/accessibility/templates/t2-2584.html) provides a good representation of how UPK addresses Accessibility requirements for end users, it's only part of the story. In this post I will describe a few practical examples of how specific UPK features or outputs have been used to effectively meet the needs of AT users. This is certainly not meant to be an exhaustive list of capabilities, nor is it meant to describe the limits of UPK, but rather the starting point to a broader discussion about UPK and Accessibility.[Read More]


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Camps Bay silhouettes – Flickr pic of the day
This photograph was taken Camps Bay by our Cape Town. Live it. Love it. Flickr group member Viswaprasad Raju.
"It was our first day in the Mother City; we headed to Camps Bay. It was quite a start to the trip, [I] was blown away by the atmosphere of the place, easy going people, looming Table Mountain, the cafes... The sun was setting, the vibe needed to be captured and I was at the right place, right time," says Viswaprasad.
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Back with another question. (I received my nadir adapter from the other thread and will put it to use soon).
I have also been wondering about purchasing an EZ Leveler 2 with the R-D3L rotator (currently using the NN3 mk2 with default rotator).
Currently, I mount the NN3 on top of a regular ball head, with quick release plate. I use the ball head to level to pano head. It's a bit awkward at times. I've been thinking of replacing that with the EZ Leveler. I'm sure it would be easier to level and more precise, but I'm also wondering if it would also help reduce the "nadir footprint", first of all by not having the knobs from the ball head on photos.
My tripod and ball head are very compact, though so I'm not totally sure the EZ Leveler would be an improvement in terms of size or would actually end up having a wider footprint. Also, the ball head does help raise the camera a bit higher, as my tripod is relatively short (low weight and bulk are a must for me and I never hesitate bringing this tripod along with me, and that fits great with my m4/3 setup).
It would probably also be more practical to get the leveler with the integrated rotator rather than keep the NN3's standard rotator.
What are your experiences replacing a compact ball head with an EZ Leveler and rotator?


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Free Syrian Army fighters run for cover as a tank shell explodes on a wall during heavy fighting in the Ain Tarma neighborhood of Damascus, Syria.
An employee walks through the Maserati's new manufacturing factory in Turin, Italy.
People cross a flooded area after heavy rain in Tabuk, 1500 km (932 miles) from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
In this photo released by the Korea Aerospace Research Institute, South Korea's rocket lifts off from its launch pad at the Naro Space Center in Goheung. South Korea says it has successfully launched a satellite into orbit from its own soil for the first time.
School children dressed as Mahatma Gandhi assemble to mark his death anniversary in the southern Indian city of Chennai.
NASA astronaut Kevin Ford, Expedition 34 commander, watches a water bubble float freely between him and the camera, showing his image refracted, in the Unity node of the International Space Station.
Blood stains are seen on snow at the site of a plane crash outside Almaty, January 29, 2013. The passenger plane crashed in thick fog near Kazakhstan's commercial capital Almaty and broke into pieces when it hit the ground, killing all 21 people on board.
A photographer takes a photo as Germany's team pilot Francesco Friedrich (front), Gino Gerhardi, Axel Christ and Thorsten Margis speed down the Horse Shoe Corner during the fourth training run of the four-man competition at the Bobsleigh and Skeleton World Championships 2013, in the Swiss mountain resort of St. Moritz, Switzerland.
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(WIBW) - A medical facility has given its humanitarian award to the state's lieutenant governor.
Overland Park Regional Medical Center says it chose Dr. Jeff Colyer for the Frist Humanitarian Award because of his public service and philanthropic efforts.
Colyer has served on the hospital's staff for 17 years. He also is a member of its board of trustees.
In addition to his government office, Colyer has volunteered his medical skills in war zones including Iraq, Kosovo and Afghanistan and, just last summer, visited Syria to bring medical care to those in need.
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The Overland Park Regional Medical Center (OPRMC) Tuesday awarded Kansas Lieutenant Governor Jeff Colyer, M.D. with the Frist Humanitarian Award. Governor Sam Brownback helped present the award to Dr. Colyer.
"Dr. Colyer is an incredibly talented and dedicated physician, humanitarian and public servant. He is devoted to philanthropic efforts across the globe; as recently as last summer he went to Syria to bring medical services to those in need," Governor Brownback said. "He has continued his humanitarian work while serving as our state's Lieutenant Governor where he has been an important partner in improving public policy and reshaping the state's Medicaid system. Dr. Colyer is very deserving of this recognition."
Dr. Colyer has served on the medical staff at the OPRMC for 17 years and also serves on the hospital's board of trustees. He also has volunteered for more than 20 years through the International Medical Corps (IMC) in numerous war-zones, including Iraq, Rwanda, Kosovo, Sierra Leone, and Afghanistan, to bring medical care to those in desperate need.
The Frist Humanitarian Award was created in 1971 to honor outstanding individuals for their humanitarian and volunteer activities. Named in honor of Dr. Thomas F. Frist, Sr., a founder of Hospital Corporation of America (HCA), this award recognizes individuals who serve the community and those in need and whose daily dedication and care giving epitomize the highest standards of quality and personal commitment. Awards are given in three categories; HCA employee, HCA volunteer, and a HCA-affiliated physician.
"This is such an honor and a complete surprise. I love being a doctor and helping to make a difference in people's lives. Thank you to the Overland Park Regional Medical Center for this recognition," Dr. Colyer said.
Dr. Colyer was elected to the Kansas House of Representatives in 2006 and was then elected to the Kansas Senate in 2008. In 2010, then-U.S. Senator Brownback selected him as his running mate for governor. Colyer currently lives in Overland Park with his wife Ruth and their three daughters.


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Building on the success of the $2 million book giveaway with Book Enterprises, we continued our outreach to city children with Vacation Reading Week. I want to thank the Fall River Bar Association, Fall River Fire Department, Davey Tree Company and the Fall River Police Department for providing readers who came out on three separate days to read to area children at Book Enterprises and Fall River Government Center.
Because of their interest and participation, the program provided local children an opportunity to interact with lawyers, police officers, fire fighters and a tree expert and ask questions about their profession and share the experience of reading a book with community leaders.
Children were provided with a snack, a free book to build their own home libraries, and a special gift from the police and fire departments. Again, thank you to all those who took time out of their day to read and actively support the program and to school principles and social media for spreading the word throughout the week.
Reading is the key to ensuring our children become lifelong learners and contributing members of our community. Literacy is the key!
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The plan has been lauded as a way to help the down-and-out turn over a new leaf and remake themselves into upstanding, contributing members of society. The catch: the old prison sits in close proximity to residential, neighborhood streets.
The creation of a homeless shelter, halfway house and possibly a soup kitchen could attract a population of transients with less-than-stellar pasts, congregating and loitering in the residential neighborhoods around the old prison site.
Opinions among residents of the area are mixed, according to a random door-to-door survey of residents this week.
Some residents expressed reservations about living near such facilities. That was especially true for the halfway house, which offers rehabilitation services to a demographic some might see as threatening, from those facing substance abuse and mental health issues to former inmates.
"It's a concern," said Stephanie Jensen, 44, who lives in the vicinity.
While she acknowledged the good intentions of such social service programs — studies have shown that in general, the recidivism rate for released inmates who seek some form of counseling is significantly lower than that of those who do not — she pointed out that the old prison is across the street from a bar, which she feared might pose a temptation for some at halfway house who are struggling with alcohol addiction.
Others appeared less wary. The population served by a homeless shelter or soup kitchen are unfairly maligned and may simply be down on their luck as a result of life circumstances, said Catherine Greene, a retiree.
"Not all of them are dangerous," said Greene, standing at the doorway of her Hemlock Street home across the street from the old prison.
Many of the nearly dozen residents interviewed for this article over the past week were well aware of the plans by faith-based groups to put the no-longer-used prison to use. How neighbors reacted to the prospect of such facilities was, of course, a matter of perception.
Take Jack Schmidt, for example, who was stopped on the street while walking home from work. Although he was unaware of plans to reuse part of the old prison, he appeared to embrace the thought of a homeless shelter and halfway house opening down the street from where he lives.
"I think it's a great idea," said Schmidt, 23, who works at a nearby trade school. He recalled a recent conversation among co-workers about the rugged lifestyle homeless people face, trying to imagine what it would feel like to go without shelter for long periods particularly during winter months. "Sometimes there's no place for them to stay."
But another nearby resident, R.L. Henderson, isn't comfortable with his neighborhood becoming a hangout for those frequenting the soup kitchen, homeless shelter or halfway house.
"If we let them roam, that would be a concern," said Henderson, who is retired.
While he has long lived across the street from the old minimum-security prison, Henderson has always felt safe.
"I've never locked my doors," he said. Prisons are designed to keep people in, and they don't come and go.
Asked if he might use the locks if the plans for a shelter and halfway house go through, he replied, "Yeah."
Leaders of the faith-based groups are aware of such concerns.
They expect they would hire some kind of security presence, particularly after nightfall, and work closely with the county sheriff's office, which is within sight of the old prison. In the meantime, they are quick to offer assurances.
"It's going to be safe," said Jason Ledford, president of Next Step Ministry, which would manage the halfway house. "I'm confident that it will work out."
The halfway house would operate less as a safety net and more as a supportive service, offering education resources including computer and GED preparation classes as part of a requirement that its clients, currently male-ex offenders, pursue long-term plans to find a job and recover from any addiction.
"Most of these people are looking for a new life … looking for a hand up, not a handout," said Ledford, who formed a counseling program in the county jail last summer.
Rev. Nick Honerkamp, the founder and director of Haywood Christian Emergency Shelter, said it's the same for his clients, who have "personal growth plans" and will participate in rehabilitation programs for much of the day.
"They're not going to be idle," he said. The existing shelter, housed at a summer camp, only operates during winter months. It houses an average of 80 people on-and-off in the fall and winter months and since opening in 2008, it has seen "very few incidents," Honerkamp said. It has a security guard on shift at all times and has a zero-tolerance policy on drugs and alcohol, including urine test and breathilizers for those staying at the shelter. Moving into the old prison would enable the shelter to operate year-round.
Despite the concerns, Honerkamp said he believes the groups will draw support.
"The mountain people here are so gracious and so kind," said Honerkamp, who has lived in the area for the past 35 years. "There's a lot of people who like to help."


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It appears to me that a topos permits a broader concept of subsets than the yes/no decission of a characteristic function in a set theory setting. Probably because the subobject classifier doesn't have to be {0,1}.
But I wonder, aren't all the multivalued logics also part of/can be modeled in set theory? Is there some new logic coming in with topoi which weren't there before? Did it just help discovering new ideas? Fuzzy stuff etc. are all existent in "conventional set theory mathematics" already, right?


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Unanswered: Creating one grid view with multiple stores?
I'm new to ExtJS and am creating my first application. The goal of my application is to display JSON data that is being passed to me (10 different calls to be exact) in a single grid view. All of the JSON data has the exact same fields.
However, as far as I can tell, I can only connect my single view to a single store. In the case of my app though, I have 10 different stores.
What should be the solution? I have looked at all of the following with no avail:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7...e-into-another http://www.hightechinthehub.com/2012/06/extjs-multiple-stores-for-single-request/
Is there are way to connect the view to multiple stores or is there a proper way to merge all the stores into one? I have read that this really should be done on the service side but I'm trying to do it through ExtJS.
Let me know if you have an answer, much appreciated!
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If you are just reading the data, I would not create different stores for all the different sources but just get the data into one Store with Ajax requests.
If you need to write to the sources, you could try to create a new store for each store and copy records on load like in your serversideguy link. Then you can also use the original sources for writes since the records themselves would hold changes and you can still sync the substores.
But its all a bit hacky, I would still recommend doing it server side
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Flanders- thanks for your response.
I think that would be the best approach- one store with multiple ajax requests. Do you know of any examples or anything in the docs that shows one store getting data from multiple ajax reuqests? This would be exactly what I am looking for.
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Just define your Store and Model like you would normally. After that you could do:
For each source:
Ext.Ajax.request({ url: 'what/ever/seems/best/rest/someObject', success: function(response, options) { // ignoring errors and all.. var json = Ext.decode(response.responseText); getYourStoreSomehow.loadData(json.data); } });


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LAMPASAS (December 12, 2012)--A funeral service will be held Sunday for former Lampasas High School Principal William "Bill" Boyd Bush who passed away last Wednesday.
Bush served as a principal in the 1950s and continued in that capacity for more than 20 years.
Bush also served as an educator and football coach at schools across the state.
His visitation will be held Saturday from 4 p.m. until 6 p.m. at Sneed Funeral Chapel.
Sunday's service will begin at 2 p.m. at First United Methodist Church followed by a reception.
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LG LN 5100 50" 1080p 120Hz LED HDTV: TV & Video for $448
LG 50 inch, 120Hz becomes $448 in cart with free site-to-store. This is part of Wal-Mart's Nov. 22 deals, so it may not last.
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Can anyone point me to some reviews of this? So far I have not been able to find any.
this is not a Smart TV. Best buy has same size Smart TV for same price.
@scottgifford: There are reviews on Amazon. 4.1/5 stars.
@kivi26: Not quite. Price in cart is $719.99.
@kivi26: Id like to know where on best buy you can get a 50" LG smart tv for $448 Ive searched there website and dont see any close to that price.
that review link is for a LN5400, not 5100. I can't even find this model on LG's site
@samarthur: And you won't. A lot of the tvs stores like this carry are either remanufacturered by the manufacturer or "refurbished" or dumbed down models of the higher end editions sold specifically in that store. I also noticed that when you click on warranty info - nothing comes up. All set.
@jjcool00: You aren't quite right, what actually happens is this: stores that move super-high volumes of a given product will negotiate with the manufacturer to make a store-specific model. Costco does this type of thing regularly.
@samarthur: Sorry, you're right.
@roadrunner2600: You're probably right as well, but I unfortunately worked for one of these very large retailers (won't name names) in the corporate office for years and I know for a fact that what I stated went on regularly as well.
northern indiana, $479 with tax, free pickup
51" Samsung Plasma at HHGreg for $530, much better deal for a higher quality TV with superior picture.
@roadrunner2600: I remember when I worked at Best Buy they had the 55D6000 for $1499 regular price, on sale for $1099 on Black Friday. One of the Doorbusters was the 55D6003 for $999. I think we had less than 10 in stock for the sale. The models were IDENTICAL on all specs except instead of 4 HDMI inputs, it had 2. That model was made specifically for the Black Friday sale. I think HHGreggs model was the 55D6005. That allows the retailers to exclude their price match policies and pinch pennies and give you slightly less than you expected. But still a deal in this case if the situation worked for you. If you wanted 4 HDMI ports we sold an adapter for $99 LOL
Not saying thats true for everything, but there's a specific example.
I believe this is the guts of the 32LN5100, which is 32", with the 49.5" screen. Thus the 50LN5100 is born.
Just guessing.
@mrc131: I got too many windows for a Plasma. Need the LEDs. Put one on layaway at Walmart today. Going to have to figure out where to hide the thing between the 13th and 25th. Not a small box.
A little research: If this is the guts of the 42LN5100 or 32LN5100 with a 50" screen, then it's a good TV, but...
There are only 2 HDMI, a component, USB, and an analog audio out.
They are located on the back of the TV.
I purchased this TV the other day for $476 Total (including tax).
There is 1 HDMi port & 1 USB port on the left side of the TV. Rest of the inputs are on the back, facing straight up (so you can easily plug cables in)
Overall.. The TV is very good in quality and build. A plus is that the LG lighted logo turns off, so you don't have a constant memory of the company while watching The Hobbit in Blu-ray. (looking at you Vizio)
As mentioned before it's not a smart TV. But then again I don't need these functions - a decent blu ray player, Roku or even game console will support Netflix, Amazon Video, etc with a better interface IMO.
I just purchased this TV yesterday at a Wal Mart in Aurora, CO. They had plenty in stock (around 10-15 on shelves) when I purchased it. $448 plus tax came out to about $484. Good deal!
Guys I also bought this TV 2 days back but now I see another deal for Sharp 50inches TV(not smart) for $432(including tax) .
The LG tv has a return policy and I can't decide if I should return this LG and get the sharp one.
Anybody has any opinion as to what should I do ?
I don't know if LG is better or Sharp
@prat09: The Sharp, if you're talking about the one in Best Buy, is actually a rebadged Insignia (Best Buy house brand).
Get the LG.
@namorama: woah..really.,..what does a rebadged mean? it was insignia but is sold as sharp ?
And I have the LG :) thanks for the advice
Just bought this LG 50" led tv last night at walmart... $448. Never having owned a flat screen tv but having watched plenty, this one is is the best bet for the money. Size and picture. The confusion about the 60hz or 120hz ought to be cleared up, it is a 120hz with triple xd engine. I am very critical of electronics especially when im spending money, and let me tell you to sit back and watch the picture quality there will be nothing you can complain about. I used the picture wizard and it looks excellent. Not sure about the best buy deal, but this one is real and wont last.
bought 2 weeks ago at walmart...$448.00...cant beat the price...excellent picture..great sound...lots of adjustments for picture and sound...great looking tv....i would recommend this tv to anyone looking for a 50" led...


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I tried to install Tor on my new version of Ubuntu, but it seems that Tor is not available in the repositories.
How else can I install and use Tor?
I tried to install Tor on my new version of Ubuntu, but it seems that Tor is not available in the repositories.
How else can I install and use Tor?
As of 2014-02-13, The Tor Project's Ubuntu installation page says:
Step Two of "Tor on Linux/Unix" instructions:
Add this line:
to the
Also, I find it easier to just download the tor browser bundle and unpack it. You get manual updates, but it informs you when there's a new version.
On the installation instruction page of
Enter the folloing commands in a terminal of your choice. (
This procedure is the same for every version, but you need to edit the source line with your release name. The currently supported releases are:
add the source. by editing the source list. add the line that starts with deb. change RELEASENAME to what release you are on.
add the keys
update the system and install tor.
You must add the ppa to the repositories.
For 32bit OS
For 64 bit OS
And now you should update, to load a the updated repository list
And now you can install your tor-browser
The latest release of Tor can be found on the download page. We have packages for Debian, Red Hat, Gentoo, *BSD, etc there too. If you're using Ubuntu, don't use the default packages: use our deb repository instead. Similarly, CentOS / Fedora / OpenSUSE users should use our rpm repository instead.
If you're building from source, first install libevent, and make sure you have openssl and zlib (including the -devel packages if applicable). Then run:
Now you can run tor as src/or/tor, or you can run make install (as root if necessary) to install it into /usr/local/, and then you can start it just by running tor.
Tor comes configured as a client by default. It uses a built-in default configuration file, and most people won't need to change any of the settings. Tor is now installed.
Please pay attention to the warning in bold
The advised method of installing:
add this line to your
where you put the codename of your distribution (i.e. lenny, sid, maverick or whatever it is) in place of . Then add the gpg key used to sign the packages by running the following commands at your command prompt:
Now refresh your sources, running the following command at your command prompt:
If there are no errors you're good to continue. We provide a Debian package to help you keep our signing key current. It is recommended you use it. Install it using
To finally install Tor just run:
Now Tor is installed and running. Move on to step two of the "Tor on Linux/Unix" instructions.
Run Tor Bundle 'Portable'
You can run tor without installing it (yeah, someone could consider this off topic here).
If you get a message that says "Good signature" means that your Tor is a good copy.
Now extract it, open the folder, click on
Tor browser Ubuntu PPA
Always needed the command:
Run from dash or terminal
Install from Terminal:
Note: If you installed older version of Tor-Browser, in first you must clear the old .tor-browser-en folder from home folder. You can clear it by using following command:
Then use following commands to install tor from Terminal:
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I'm working on a new site for a company. We are working on a new concept for them, using horizontal and vertical scrolling. We know that the users that interact with the sites are advanced users so a little of complexity in the navigation is not an issue. I wonder what are the cons (and pros) of having horizontal scrolling. What are your thoughts of mixing vertical scrolling (to go between different sections of the sites) and horizontal scrolling (to navigate through the content of one section of the site).
Jakob Nielsen argues against horizontal scrolling (still actual):.
Personally I think it's a bad idea to use horizontal scrolling for non-touch devices. You may use some kind of switchers (like next/previous category buttons) and animation to emulate horizontal scrolling, but modern input devices (with few exceptions, like Apple's Magic Pad, etc) still doesn't provide a good experience with horizontal scrolling unfortunately.
I think you've already identified the advantage of mixing vertical and horizontal scrolling: the possibility for more natural navigation across two axes. We are seeing this more in touch-based interfaces, where an interface consists of a vertically scrolling list of horizontally scrolling lists. Vertical scrolling through the main list navigates through categories, where horizontal scrolling through each individual list navigates content within the category. This interaction style works on a touch-based device because the actions required for vertical and horizontal scrolling are nearly equivalent, simply tap and drag.
The disadvantage is that this does not translate to a more traditional web experience. On the web, the user is likely interacting with the site using a cursor controlled by a mouse, touchpad, or other mouse-like device. This exhibits the following characteristics:
Scrolling on two axes massively harms "full search discovery":
Use case: I dimly remember there was a treasure map on this page, but where?
"Scrolling down down down" is pure muscle memory. "Scroll right until you can go no further, then scroll down exactly one page, scroll left until you can go no further, then scroll down exactly one page, repeat" is not.
I'd also wager a guess that in general, making a mental map in one dimension might be easier - you need to remember roughly "before or after", instead of, say, "a little to the left and far to the top".
That argument is reversed though if there is a natural topology (say, exploring a map of Europe). This is actually the main use case for 2D navigation.
Horizontal vs. Vertical: I recently realized that scrolling horizontally on a touch interface might me a more natural movement (unverified epiphany), whereas scrolling vertically matches mouse input better.
Scrolling vertically works better for text reflow: fitting text to the available width and extending to the bottom.
OTOH if you have elements with a fixed size, on a landscape display less items are cut off by the rim if you scroll horizontally.
If the users of the site will spend a considerable time reading content (enough to span multiple columns, over multiple pages), then you may be interested in this paper presented at the WWW2009 conference:
Scrolling Behaviour with Single- and Multi-column Layout
The abstract (with added emphasis as it may pertain to your question):
I know that this paper is dedicated to a very specialised case, mainly focused on text, but I hope you find it useful. There may be other studies that are more focused on the intersection of scrolling-behaviour and navigation design that I am not aware of at this time.
One example (if you'll excuse the reference to an iPad app) that utilizes both vertical and horizontal scrolling is the New Yorker magazine app. At the time of writing, the reader swipes/scrolls horizontally to move between articles/sections, and swipes/scrolls vertically to read more about the current article/content. It felt 'odd' at first, but you quickly become accustomed to it. Again, this is an example of a text-heavy application (magazine).


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Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa's The Seven Samurai (1954) is westernized as The Magnificent Seven. Yul Brynner plays Chris, a mercenary hired to protect a Mexican farming village from its annual invasion by bandit Calvera (Eli Wallach). As Elmer Bernstein's unforgettable theme music (later immortalized as the "Marlboro Man" leitmotif) blasts away in the background, Chris rounds up six fellow soldiers of fortune to help him form a united front against the bandits. The remaining "magnificent six" are played by Charles Bronson, Steve McQueen, Horst Buchholz, Robert Vaughn, James Coburn, and (the one that everybody forgets) Brad Dexter. Though jam-packed with action, William Roberts's screenplay pauses long enough to flesh out each of its characters, allowing the audience to pick their own favorites. The Magnificent Seven was followed by three sequels, not to mention dozens of imitations. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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A teen's behaviors play a large part in whether he will be motivated to stay active and eat healthy - the two important factors in avoiding obesity. It's important to educate your child from an early age about nutrition, physical activity, and the dangers of a sedentary lifestyle. Read up on the subject and be prepared for any questions your teen may ask. Be aware of the diseases and health issues that come with being overweight, and don't be afraid to lay all the facts on the line.
Although factors such as your teen's personal characteristics and your family's financial situation may be hard to change, environment is a factor that parents can control. Try to get your teen involved in activities he enjoys. Not everyone is cut out to be a star baseball player, and forcing your teen to play a specific sport won't make him like it. Instead, tune in to your teen's likes and dislikes. If he enjoys martial arts, enroll him in a class a couple times a week. If he expresses an interest in tennis, get him involved in tennis lessons. If your financial situation makes it hard for you to pay for special lessons, look into your town's local activities. Community centers often offer classes and lessons for free or at a reduced cost.
Making physical activity a family affair is another cheap and easy way to keep your teen active while also building a solid relationship with you. Try making a weekly family activity a part of your normal routine - soon to become a family tradition. Once a week, get the whole family together for some fun exercise such as hiking, biking, or Frisbee. Not only will you all get a great workout, you'll also get to spend some quality time together!
Teens want to excel and feel useful, and success can be a powerful motivator. An active part time job helps many teens get exercise and feel useful at the same time. Keep in mind, though, that it may take a couple of tries before your teen finds a job he likes and does well - don't get frustrated if he changes his mind a couple of times. A strong relationship and good communication with your teen will help you both figure out the perfect activity for him.
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You know i could almost buy one stupid kid having sex with her. both drunk..even though it still isn't right you could come to the conclusion that both were wrong. Him for being stupid and drinking and her for drinking to much. I'm in no way saying even that is OK. I'm just saying that could be swallowed with a very bad taste. This incident how ever went a whole bunch further than that and it's rediculous for any one to defend any of the heathens that were directly involved in this. every single player from that team that was there should have been suspended from the football program simply as a matter of principle and moral ethics. Is winning more important than teaching your children right from wrong?
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I recently finished my PhD, and so my student web space is no more. My postdoc institution doesn't offer webspace to postdocs. And now, for the first time in 7 years, I have no website.
I've been looking into hosting companies, etc. but I'm having trouble finding one that is the most university-like. For example, I'd like to be able to put some python CGI scripts on, but that's not nearly as common as Perl for support. I'd really like Linux/UNIX hosting and to manage it via SSH and SFTP (web-based uploading would drive me crazy at this point).
I was looking into Amazon (having had good results with EC2 for running some time-consuming code awhile back), but I wanted to ask if that would be overkill for a website that doesn't get thousands of hits a week.
... or should I just host it myself? I'm currently, um being loaned internet from a neighbor (I moved a few months ago and haven't needed to get internet yet). But I do have a desktop computer not getting much use and could just buy internet.
Also, in the off chance that I do end up getting a lot of hits, I'd much rather it slowed down than costing me tons of money (I don't have advertising on it).
I've just been spoiled by university life, and now I need to grow... but not grow up.


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7 Modern Dictators Way Crazier Than You Thought Possible
#3. Mobutu -- Dictator of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Born Joseph-Desire Mobutu, the Congolese general seized power in 1965. Mobutu thought of himself as some sort of demigod and forced the evening news to begin with a scene of him descending from the clouds -- and forbade the newscaster to mention anybody but him by name.
Partly cloudy with a chance of narcissism.
Mobutu prohibited anybody else from wearing leopard-print hats and carried around a wooden cane that he claimed took the strength of eight men to carry.
"Just wait until I flex. You aren't even going to believe it."
Furthermore, Mobutu imprisoned people who did not have African names and changed his own name to Mobutu Sese Seko Nkuku Ngbendu Wa Za Banga ("The all-powerful warrior who, because of his endurance and inflexible will to win, goes from conquest to conquest, leaving fire in his wake"). Then he paid Muhammad Ali and George Foreman $5 million each to fight in his country to give it more recognition in the world. Muhammad Ali famously said, "Some countries go to war to get their names out there, and wars cost a lot more than $10 million."
This is a nice way of saying that Mobutu spent $10 million on something that costs about 50 bucks to watch on pay per view.
We don't want to know what the hats cost him.
What happened to him?
In 1996, Mobutu ordered all Congo people of Tutsi descent to leave the country. The Tutsis responded by exploding into rebellion. Everybody in the country joined in and Mobutu fled to Togo. He died of prostate cancer in 1997, allowing the people of Congo to wear leopard-print hats once more.
Above: More crazy than should ever be in one room.
#2. Francisco Macias Nguema -- President of Equatorial Guinea
The son of a witch doctor, Nguema started with the humble position of mayor before becoming president of Equatorial Guinea in 1968. He banned the word "intellectual," shut down private schools and drove educated people out of his country because he had some sort of vendetta against book learning. Then he shut down several hospitals in favor of his witch doctor ancestry and, well, you can guess how that went.
Everyone looks sane on a stamp.
He even banned the use of lubricants in a power plant, saying that he could keep the place running with his magic powers. Unsurprisingly, the plant broke down, and the entire capital was engulfed in darkness.
He frequently indulged in bhang, a drink made from marijuana, and often dined with imaginary friends and executed imaginary enemies, two activities known in America as "playing video games."
Hallucinations and video games go together like hallucinations and governing nations.
In 1971, Nguema declared himself the Grandmaster of Education, Science and Culture and changed the national motto to "There is no other God than Macias Nguema." To top it all off, Nguema killed the governor of the public bank and hid all the money in his jungle shed.
What happened to him?
Nguema's own nephew ousted him in a long-overdue coup. He was executed by firing squad in 1979, because evidently his magical powers did not extend to the stopping of bullets.
"What a gyp."
#1. Kim Jong Il -- Dictator of North Korea
Yes, we've written entire articles about the craziness of Kim's North Korea. We could devote the entire site to it.
Shine on, you crazy-ass diamond.
Kim Jong Il took control of North Korea in 1998 after his father's death. Aside from that fact, just about everything else he claims about himself is a ridiculous lie.
He built a town called Kijong-Dong right smack in the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea. He claims it is a 200-family collective farm serviced by myriad amenities, but in actuality there are no people in it, and the buildings are just empty shells without floors or windows. The whole thing just exists as a farce to try to trick South Koreans into defecting. Propaganda is broadcast by loudspeakers almost constantly, and a small crew works around the clock to preserve the illusion that people actually live there, sort of like Frontierland at Disney World.
Putin still wasn't impressed.
Kim referred to Coca-Cola as the "cesspool water of American capitalism" and told his people that he invented the hamburger. He even built a hamburger factory, saying "I've made up my mind to feed quality bread and french fries to university students, professors and researchers even if we are in (economic) hardship." Go back and read that sentence again.
And according to North Korean news sources, Kim is the greatest golfer in the history of existence. He routinely finishes 38 under par, and he averages four or five holes-in-ones per game. He is rumored to spend $350,000 a year on brandy. He claims to have been born in a log cabin, his birth marked by the appearance of a double rainbow.
He is said to travel with a pack of beautiful women he refers to as his "Pleasure Squad." One witness says he's a huge fan of James Bond films but thinks they are documentaries.
Presumably, he thinks British people are ageless mutants.
Seriously, we're just going to randomly stop there. It goes on and on.
What happened to him?
Kim is still in power, but he's suffered from all manner of health issues, such as diabetes, high blood pressure and kidney failure. Along with Kim's physical condition, his grip on power is slipping. Hence, he sought to cement his legacy by installing a successor before his health deteriorated further. Kim's youngest son, Jong Un, was chosen in favor of his older brother, Jong Nam, who fell out of favor after a particularly embarrassing incident in Tokyo when he tried to go to Disneyland using a forged Dominican Republic passport with the Chinese name "Fat Bear."
Oh, and at least one expert thinks he died five years ago and that what you've seen since is just an equally crazy imposter. So there's also that.
The Yeonpyeongdo shellings ... ordered by Kim Jong Il's ghost?
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With the new year, brings new goals.
Several of you are making, or have made your resolutions for the new year.
We stopped by a Total Fitness Connection in Bowling Green to talk to those making the effort in 2013 to have better health.
An employee says the gym is always crowded come January 1st.
One woman says her goal is to lose 50 lbs.
"I've gained some weight over the years so I am going to try this year to get some of the weight off so I'm coming and exercising everyday," says gym member Donna Buron.
"All the new years resolutioners are here and I came in and told my wife and said the parking lot is packed. I hope everybody that shows up today is here in six months," gym member John Gover says.
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Ansonia advances to state championship game
It was a split decision for the NVL football teams today as Ansonia advanced to the state championship game, while Woodland did not. The Chargers beat Hyde, 41-13, in one Class S semifinal, while the Hawks were soundly beaten by North Branford, 62-27, in the other S semifinal.
Ansonia will play North Branford this weekend at Rentschler Field in pursuit of its record 18th state football championship.
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The reason is that I have some screenshots of full websites. Though for inspiration and illustration reasons I need to crop them to show different parts of that website. I know that when you crop an image in LittleSnapper it does not damage the original but I really would like to be able to see the full image AND the cropped version
So that is why I need to know if there is a way to make copies of the image. Of course there is always a long way of doing it; such as drag it to the desktop and drag it back in, or go back to the web page. But does the application have a copy and paste (images) feature


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Let $a, b\in A_+$ be positive elements of some C*-algebra $A$.
Assume furthermore that $a$ is invertible.
Is it true that $$ \exists! x\in A_+\quad:\quad xax=b\quad ? $$
Already in the case $A=M_2(\mathbb C)$, I don't know how to solve this.
Let $a, b\in A_+$ be positive elements of some C*-algebra $A$.
Assume furthermore that $a$ is invertible.
I do not know about general C*-algebras, but the statement is true for complex matrices.
Uniqueness: Assume b = xax. Then a1/2ba1/2 = a1/2xaxa1/2 = (a1/2xa1/2)2, which implies that a1/2xa1/2 = (a1/2ba1/2)1/2. Since a is invertible, x must be a−1/2(a1/2ba1/2)1/2a−1/2.
Existence: It is easy to check that $x=\sqrt{a}^{-1}\sqrt{\sqrt{a}\hspace{.15cm}b\sqrt{a}\quad}\sqrt{a}^{-1}$ satisfies the condition.
I do not think that anything in this argument depends on the fact that we are considering matrices, but let me avoid claiming things about the subject which I do not know well.
In the case of $\Bbb{M}_n(\Bbb{C})$, you should diagonalize $a$, say $d(\lambda_1,\cdots,\lambda_n)$. Then $a^{1/2}$ is $d(\sqrt{\lambda_1},\cdots,\sqrt{\lambda_n})$. Easily you can find $a^{-1/2}$ (since $a^{1/2}$ is of course invertible). The rest is just following the previous answer:
Then you can return the basis to the previous one (i.e. the basis before diagonalization of $a$).


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BOSTON (AP) — The former CEO of the Market Basket supermarket chain who is attempting to regain control of the company from relatives says "onerous" terms are preventing him from buying a controlling share from those family members.Arthur T. Demoulas said in a statement issued by a spokeswoman Sunday that his offers to buy the company "have been rejected, not on the basis of price, but with counterproposals that have been laden with onerous terms that are far beyond comparable transactions."Demoulas was fired in June by a board controlled by his rival cousin, Arthur S. Demoulas.The power struggle has led to walkouts by thousands of employees, and a boycott by customers, leading to a steep drop in sales at the chain with 71 stores in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine.
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We're planning to use Sharepoint 2010 as a CMS for a website we're building. This site will also have login functionality; and my boss suggested we use Sharepoint's user profile features to store user info (username, password, contact info, etc.) for the site. How is this better then say using a standard list or a database table somewhere? I'm looking into how this could possibly work; but has anyone here tried something similar? Any anecdotes about it you could share? Any constructive input is greatly appreciated.
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- Binding: Paperback
- Era: 20th Century
- Number of Pages: 416
- Subject: World War II
- Date Available: March 2012
Seizing the Enigma tells the thrilling story of the Royal Navy's battle to crack the Germans' supposedly unbreakable U-boat Enigma code, which would allow the vital Allied convoys in the North Atlantic to be routed away from Dönitz's wolfpacks. This battle was fought both on shore and at sea: by an assortment of scientists, chess champions and linguists, including Alan Turing, the father of the modern computer, who struggled to crack Enigma at Bletchley Park, and in the Atlantic by sailors and intelligence officers, such as Ian Fleming, the future creator of James Bond, who undertook dangerous and often fatal missions to seize the essential encryption keys and Enigma machine components from Kriegsmarine surface ships and U-boats. Kahn expertly brings this unparalleled intelligence operation to life in this revised paperback edition of his classic book.
David Kahn holds a PhD in history from Oxford University. He worked for thirty years as a journalist in New York and Paris, and taught intelligence courses at Yale and Columbia. In 2002, he was scholar-in-residence at the National Security Agency in Washington, D.C. His massive history of cryptology, The Codebreakers, is still considered the standard work on the subject.
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"[Kahn's] 1997 history of cryptology The Codebreakers is regarded as the seminal work on the subject. One senses that in the future Seizing the Enigma will be regarded in the same vein. Kahn tells a long and technically demanding story with all the skills of a professional journalist. He deftly mixes intricate accounts of the workings of the Enigma machines themselves and their accompanying codes with useful pen portraits of the principal characters involved…an absorbing and thoroughly well documented account."
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Saints' Sean Payton returns to work at Senior Bowl
Posted at: 01/23/2013 3:07 PM
By JOHN ZENOR
(AP) MOBILE, Ala. - Sean Payton has returned to work following a nearly yearlong suspension for his role in the Saints' bounty program.
The New Orleans Saints coach watched Senior Bowl practice Wednesday and planned to meet later in the day with the staff to evaluate a defense that struggled.
Payton says the challenges of rebuilding after a losing season will be painful and that his return won't guarantee an immediate return to winning.
He declined to say if he planned any changes to his coaching staff during a 45-minute session with reporters. He spoke a day after NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell lifted his suspension.
Payton says he and Goodell agreed not to discuss specifics when asked whether there was an organized bounty system.
Payton watched practice from the stands with Saints officials.
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After reading alot of Dafuges Bourneview Career I fancied a crack myself. So I'm going to take a break from my other career and give this a go
I started off with a large DB with just the Northern Ireland Leagues loaded, I also loaded all players from the UK & Ireland aswell as Top Club players and International players. That started me off with a DB of 41,000. I'm also using the latest patch 12.2.
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I didn't want to wait a season for the newly promoted teams so I picked the team predicted to finish bottom of the league. Hoping to gradually make my way up through the leagues to the top


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This is 3 questions in one, so it might take a slightly involved answer, or some good links.
I'm a very good classical pianist, but I skipped theory entirely in my early days and learned to play well by reading sheets and listening to better pianists online playing the same piece I was learning, then carefully emulating their sound.
But now I've made some friends who like to improvise and do it extremely well, and I'm at a loss. They usually take the low register and establish a beautiful rhythm going, while I take the upper register and toy around with a melody. I have no trouble keeping time with them, and I sometimes come up with very pretty melodies, but then here's what happens: I hit 2-3 notes and in my head I hear a melody continuing with the pattern of those 2-3 notes, but then I don't know what notes I'm hearing in my head (I don't have any sort of pitch, not even relative, I'm pretty much tone-deaf), so I can't continue the melody in real time because I don't know what keys to hit in order to create the notes I'm hearing in my head. How do you learn to know what notes to hit? Right now I just have to guess, and sometimes I get it, and sometimes I don't.
Problem two: while toying around with the melody, I'm pretty much trapped in single notes and octaves. Obviously in all the pieces I've played there are a million different chords of 2,3,4,5, even 6 notes, and they sound beautiful. But whenever I try to hit one, it just doesn't sound right. How can I learn which ones achieve what kind of sound and when they'll belong and when they won't?
Lastly: The way we do it is my friend picks a key and shows me what the key is, then I'm careful to only hit notes in that key. For instance, if she said F major, she would show me that B is flat (because I don't know my scales by name), and then while improvising I would be careful not to hit any other black keys and not to hit B natural, which are not in the scale. But I know from all the other pieces I play that you don't have to stay inside the scale in order for it to sound right-- obviously pieces have sharps and flats and naturals outside the scale all the time. But whenever I try to do it while improvising, it usually just sounds dead WRONG, instantly. But every now and again, by chance, it sounds so right. How do you know when it's okay to go outside the scale?
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lspci is not implemented in petalinux. So is there any alternative for this?
Any file where I can read
lspci output?
You can get similar information from the sysfs filesystem under (e.g.)
Here's some edited
You don't have to think about this too much if you just want information about what's there, but I mention this because these correspondences can get confusing in relation to
Inside these nodes (they're directories), you'll find a file called
Since the list of these codes presumably grows all the time, a good place to look them up is an online database. To get a list of all the ones from the example:
I've avoided the symlinked directories here in order to use
Rather than going though all of these, let's take a short cut to figure out what my wifi controller is.
Corresponding to the names of the labels used in, e.g.,
This is where we run into the reality of missing entries in the database. There's a form there you can submit information to add to it, but of course that does not help us now.
An online search for "pci 0x850d" turns up a reference to the linux kernel source,1 since the kernel uses theses codes to load appropriate drivers. This tells us something (it's a wifi chip, ostensibly from ASUSTEK) we could have deduced another way, namely by looking at the
Without looking at the source for
1. A better place to look, based on that discovery, would be using
2. Of course that wouldn't be as obvious if no driver were loaded and the interface were down, but the ID will still be in


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Art Blizzard
February 12 -March 12
Bertha V.B. Lederer Gallery
Art Sale Preview: February 12, 4-5 pm
Reception: February 12, 5-8p m
Art Blizzard is a non-juried exhibition in support of Geneseo's LLB Galleries. Artwork can be purchased at go.geneseo.edu/artblizzard and at the Lederer Gallery during regular gallery hours.
Lederer Gallery Hours
Tuesday - Thursday: 12:30 -3:30pm
Friday - Saturday: 1-5pm