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Are you in one of the states that Amazon is going to start charging tax?
So in this article http://finance.yahoo.com/news/get-ready-to-pay-sales-tax-on-amazon.html i read they state that Amazon is going to start opening new distribution centers and start charging tax in those states. Are you one of those states?
Here are the new taxed states:
California 2012
Pennsylvania 2012
New Jersey 2013
Virginia 2013
Indiana, Nevada, Tennessee 2014
South Carolina 2016
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I'm in SoCal, so yep.
It doesn't bother me that much; I order a lot from Monoprice and Newegg, and I pay sales tax on all those purchases too.
Not at the moment, but I will be moving to Kansas sometime next year and will be taxed.
As long as the price is decent, I don't really care about tax.
meh, people who are realistic knew it couldn't go on forever. I live in Cali, so i will soon be paying tax at amazon.
Nope. Safe for the time being.
@hackman2007: Shhhhh, I'm in Kansas and I'm not taxed. Don't tell anyone.
They just started charging tax in texas this month.
Food is still tax free as a state exemption, but I'm a lot less likely to buy other goods from them now.
No, I'm in a state where they have been charging tax for a while now.
3 1/2 years away. Amazon built a warehouse here in SC with 5 year amnesty.
I'm in California and it will make me shop around more if I'm buying an expensive item. 8.25% sure adds up.
Well crap. I'm in PA. Does that mean I'm going to have to start paying tax on my BoC's and t-shirts? Or is it only purchases from Amazon itself?
Amazon has been collecting tax in NY for a long time. Woot started charging tax as soon as they became part of amazon.
I'm in NY and many places charge me tax already (Amazon and woot among them).
I learned long long ago to compare the actual cost of things rather than merely looking at advertized numbers. As more and more companies charge tax, it actually makes comparing easier.
I do like the taxsucks coupon code at woot, which at least gets me free shipping on many of my woot purchases.
I'm in NJ and the added cost of tax will definitely affect where I shop.
Plus, my family in NY will stop having all their items shipped to my house.
Amazon is building a warehouse in Southern Indiana, and state tax was part of the deal to bring it here. As the saying goes...All good things must come to an end. I'm surprised that Congress has let it go on nationwide so long.
illinois decided two years ago (?) that no one was paying taxes on any online purchases so based on your income you have a tax amount charged when you file you taxes every april. you are allowed to claim "that number can't be correct" and provide proof of all your internet purchases for the past calendar year and base the number on that, but basically that is just begging for an audit. they are trying to push thru a law stating anyone selling anything anyhow in illinois must collect taxes and pay in regardless of where you are selling to/from.
Still no tax charge in Arkansas....just waiting though. :::crossing fingers:::
Yes. Tennessee reneged on their deal, mostly due to the Attorney General and Governor from the previous administration.
NY started doing this about four years ago. The first two years, I actually checked my purchases against their suggested number and decided it was close to correct and slightly in my favor, so I just used it. (I track all expenses of significance in Quicken, so this was easy to do.) I didn't even bother to check their suggested number the last two years.
I know that leaving the line blank pretty much means you get audited. My accountant said he didn't know yet how much more likely you were to be audited if you make the number lower but I've just been paying the suggested amount and will probably continue to do so.
They started charging tax in Texas because they bought Woot and Woot lives here. A double whammy as far as unwanted changes to Woot and taxes being added at Amazon. I'd say it will reduce my interest in buying from Amazon by about 8.25%.
@moosezilla: I don't remember seeing that on my tax forms???
I know there's a box that you can fill in that says something like: "Internet purchases made in which tax was not applied:" and then you fill in the dollar amount of this...I've left it blank the last two years and haven't had any issues as of yet.
@woadwarrior: Yes. Since Woot is a part of Amazon they must collect tax.
You should be able to use the TAXSUCKS code for anything over $40.01 to take off $5 though.
I loved being able to buy a TV tax free since I ended up saving $50-$100 over buying the same TV at the same price from a local shop. I am in CA and I am sad. :(


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A Package from Christos: Greek Sandals & Oud Cuir d'Arabie
A More Affordable Olfactionary
Amouage Interlude Man
Amouage Opus III
Amouage Opus VAmouage Opus VI
Amouage TributeAnnick Goutal Encens Flamboyant
Annick Goutal Heure ExquiseAnnick Goutal Petite Cherie
Annick Goutal Sables
Annick Goutal Vanille Charnelle
April Aromatics Calling All Angels
April Aromatics Bohemian SpiceApril Aromatics Jasmina
April Aromatics Nectar of Love
At the Moment (Chanel 22 & Marshall Crenshaw)
At the Moment (Contemplating Change & Habit Rouge)
At the Moment (Marron Chic & Paris)
At the Moment (More Midsummer Delights/Epic/Geisha Noire)
At the Moment (Saki & Lubin Idole edt)At the Moment (Secret de Suzanne /D'Orsay L'Intrigante)
At the Moment (Spring Pretties/Un Air de Samsara)
At the Moment (Summery Things...Love Coconut)At the Moment (Vera Wang & Fireman's Fair novel)
Ava Luxe Café Noir
Bond No. 9 Andy Warhol Silver Factory
By Kilian Forbidden Games and In the City of Sin
Capote, Truman & Evening in ParisCarner Barcelona D600
Caron Aimez-MoiChantilly Dusting Powder
Clive Christian C for WomenComme des Garcons Daphne
Comme des Garcons LUXE Champaca
Comme des Garcons Series 7 Sweet Nomad TeaCostes by Costes
Creed Virgin Island Water
DSH Perfumes Quinacridone VioletDeneuve
Devilscent Project
Estee Lauder Private Collection
Estee Lauder Private Collection Jasmine White Moss
Etat Libre d'Orange Rien, Rossy de Palma & Noel au Balcon
Frederic Malle Angeliques Sous La Pluie
Frederic Malle Bigarade Concentrée
Frederic Malle Geranium Pour Monsieur
Frederic Malle Le Parfum de Therese
Frederic Malle Portrait of a Lady
Frederic Malle Une Fleur de Cassie
Ghosts of Perfumes Past, Present & FutureGucci Eau de Parfum Gucci L'Arte di Gucci Guerlain Angelique Noire Guerlain Aqua Allegoria Lys Soleia
Guerlain Aroma Allegoria Exaltant
Guerlain Encens Mythique d'Orient
Guerlain Samsara Parfum
Guy Laroche J'ai Ose (vintage)
Histoires de Parfums Blanc Violette
Histoires de Parfums Vert Pivoine
Hometown Portrait, State College, PA
How I Store Decants
Il Profumo Cannabis
In Memory (w/mention of Lanvin Arpege)
Jacomo #09 (Link to my review in Sniffapalooza Magazine)
Jo Malone Saffron Cologne Intense
Kenzo Jungle l'Elephant
Kenzo Summer
L'Artisan Parfumeur Nuit de Tubereuse
L'Artisan Parfumeur Orchidee Blanche
L'Artisan Parfumeur Passage d'Enfer
L'Artisan Parfumeur Seville a l'Aube
L'Artisan Parfumeur Tea for Two
L'Artisan Parfumeur Traversee du Bosphore
La Via del Profumo Balsamo Della MeccaLa Via del Profumo Hindu Kush
La Via del Profumo Milano Caffe
La Via del Profumo Oud Caravan Project
Maison Francis Kurkdjian Absolue Pour le Soir
Maison Martin Margiela (untitled) eau de parfum
Maitre Parfumeur et Gantier Eau des Iles
Montale Black Aoud
More Roses (rose cookie recipe)
My Heart Has Skipped a Beat (summer smells)Neila Vermeire Creations Bombay Bling
Nina Ricci L'Air du Temps
Nez a Nez Ambre a Sade
Northern Exposure "A Dash of Chanel No. 5"
Odin 04 Petrana (Link to my review in Sniffapalooza Magazine)
Olivier Durbano Black TourmalineOmar Sharif Pour Femme
Oriscent Pure Oud Oils
Oscar de la Renta Oscar for Men
O Tannenbaum Joint Blog ProjectParfum d'Empire Azemour
Parfum d'Empire Cuir OttomanParfum d'Empire Musc Tonkin
Parfumerie Generale Bois de CopaibaParfumerie Generale Indochine
Parfumerie Generale Un Crime Exotique
Parfums de Nicolai Sacrebleu
Parfums Karl Lagerfeld Sun Moon StarsParfums Retro Grand Cuir
Paris, je t'aime
Pascal Morabito Or Black
Perfume Quotes - The English Patient
Prince Matchabelli Aviance Cologne (vintage)Puredistance Opardu
Puredistance WHITE
Regina Harris Amber Vanilla Perfume Oil
Regina Harris Frankincense-Myrrh-Rose Maroc Perfume OilRobert Piguet Fracas
Sarah Horowitz Parfums' Joy Comes From Within & Beauty Comes From Within
Scentuous Reading: One Hundred Years of SolitudeSerge Lutens Borneo 1834
Serge Lutens Boxeuses
Serge Lutens Fille en Aiguilles
Serge Lutens Five O'Clock Au Gingembre
Serge Lutens Muscs Koublai Khan
Serge Lutens Tubereuse CriminelleSerge Lutens Un Lys
Sonoma Scent Studio Incense Pure
Sonoma Scent Studio Jour EnsoleilleSonoma Scent Studio Voile de Violette
Sonoma Scent Studio Winter Woods (brief mention)
SoOud Ouris Parfum NectarStone Harbor, NJ Vacaton pix (non-perfume related)
Strange Invisible Perfumes Lyric Rain
Tauer Perfumes: Incense Extrême, Incense Rosé, Lonestar Memories, & Reverie au Jardin
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & ClayThe Bechdel Test
The Diary of a Nose, Book Review
The Different Company Jasmin de Nuit
The Intimacy of Scent
Thoughts of a Perfume CollectorTightly
Tokyo Milk Ex Libris
Unlocking an Unknown: Webber Parfum 6T
Velvet & Sweet Pea's Purrfumery Bed of Roses
Venimus Vidimus Vicimus, or How 3 Perfume Bloggers and a Husband Took Rome
Vero Profumo Kiki, Onda, and RubjVero Profumo Mito Viktoria Minya Eau de Hongrie
Viktoria Minya Hedonist
Viktor & Rolfe Flowerbomb
What I'm Lovin' Now
Xerjoff Mamluk
YOSH Perfumes Ginger Ciao
Yves Saint Laurent Nu
My Perfumes Have Theme Songs. What, Yours Don't?
I am not a huge fan of television, but every few years a series will come along that inspires that "must-see-TV" feeling. In the late nineties, that show was the wacky and surreal Ally McBeal, about a group of young, hotshot lawyers so wrapped up in themselves that they are constantly wrestling with their egos and eccentricities and perpetually tangled love lives, not to mention the oddball clients their firm attracts. The two most neurotic lawyers at the firm, Ally McBeal (played by Calista Flockhart) and John Cage (Peter MacNicol), eventually try to get a grip on their problems by submitting themselves to the therapist's couch. Of course, the therapist turns out to be the highly unorthodox Dr. Tracy Clark (British comedienne Tracey Ullman), a smile therapist who urges Ally to pick a theme song for herself—something she can play in her head to make herself feel better; something snappy that will gift her a lift when she walks down the street. (Dr. Clark's theme song is the bouncy, 1969 hit, "Tracy," by The Cuff Links, which she's had since she was ten years old, she informs a skeptical Ally.)
I started thinking about this during a recent "oh, my goodness!" moment in which I realized that some of the perfumes I wear seem to have theme songs attached to them. Songs that may or may not have an obvious connection to the perfumes themselves, but that nevertheless pop into my head whenever I'm wearing them. Actually, I shouldn't label them "theme songs"—what I should really file this under is Perfumes That Inspire Earworms. But since I like the idea of a theme song (yup, I have one—a John Sousa march in which I fantasize about catching a fiery baton); since I am kookier than the entire cast of characters on Ally McBeal; and since I have a fondness for anthropomorphizing my perfumes, what follows below is a brief list of perfumes and their respective theme songs (you can call them earworms, if you want.)
Fragrance: Montale Intense Tiaré
Theme song: "Summer Breeze" by Seals & Crofts
See the curtains hangin' in the window, in the evenin' on a Friday night.
A little light a-shinin' through the window, lets me know everything is alright.
Summer breeze, makes me feel fine, blowing through the jasmine in my mind.
Summer breeze, makes me feel fine, blowing through the jasmine in my mind.
Sweet days of summer, the jasmine's in bloom. July is dressed up and playing her tune.
Not a lot to explain here: the connection is kind of obvious. I only very recently came round to loving this sweet little number by Montale, which practically floats around its wearer like the skirt of a gauzy sundress caught on a tropical breeze. Despite the "Intense" in the name, as far as white florals go, this one is easy to wear: it dispenses with the normal white-floral drama queen antics and gently releases its petals to the sighing wind. This is not a jasmine-heavy scent; it's a Tahitian-inspired white-floral accord that features the tiaré flower (a type of gardenia), ylang-ylang, jasmine, roses, vanilla, and coconut. Its connection to the old Seals & Croft song has less to do with jasmine than it does the notion of a "summer breeze" with flower petals floating upon it. There aren't many things in life that are easy, which is why I so enjoy the things that are.
Fragrance: Geoffrey Beene Grey Flannel
Theme song: "Sharp Dressed Man" by ZZ Top
Clean shirt, new shoes
and I don't know where I am goin' to.
Silk suit, black tie,
I don't need a reason why.
They come runnin' just as fast as they can
cause every girl crazy 'bout a sharp dressed man.
This iconic men's scent of the 1970s makes me feel suave and immaculately groomed when I wear it. This violet with its green leaves (or at least the suggestion of green leaves by way of sage) is a very masculine violet with a dry, almost antiseptic edge to it. It's that edge which seems to inspire the ZZ Top men to play their hard-driving anthem to the Sharp Dressed Man in my ear all day long. And I'm not complaining, as it's a good combination: between the fragrance and the song, I feel tastefully polished but with a hopped-up energy and confidence.
Fragrance: Hermes Eau des Merveilles
Theme song: "I Saw the Light" by Todd Rundgren
It was late last night,
I was feeling something wasn't right.
There was not another soul in sight,
only you, only you.
So we walked along,
though I knew that there was something wrong,
and a feeling hit me oh so strong about you.
Then you gazed up at me, and the answer was plain to see,
'cause I saw the light in your eyes, in your eyes.
You know, Eau des Merveilles is such a quiet, intimate scent, and yet masterful in its ability to create an emotion. For me, that emotion is a feeling of being right with the world, comfortable in my skin, and cozily in love with someone special. Happily for me, that person is my husband, who shares my fondness for Todd Rundgren and, in particular, this song. Eau des Merveilles' translucent quality—its sheer orange notes, baby-soft woods and ambergris, with a sparkling dusting of pink pepper—is the olfactory equivalent of the light you see when you look in the eyes of someone who loves you. Eau des Merveilles and "I Saw the Light" share a quiet but shimmering presence.
Fragrance: Pascal Morabito Or Black
Theme song: "Beautiful Stranger" by Madonna
Haven't we met?
You're some kind of beautiful stranger.
You could be good for me,
I have a taste for danger.
If I'm smart then I'll run away,
but I'm not so I guess I'll stay.
Heaven forbid,
I take my chance on a beautiful stranger.
Or Black, the leather-chypre men's scent from Pascal Morabito, has a deliciously gothic quality to it. It smells like motorcycle leather worn by a man or woman who has a fondness for expensive brandy. And I always, always hear "Beautiful Stranger" when I put on Or Black—even more so than the words, the psychedelic sound of the music with its strange flute trills near the end of the song.
Okay, now that I've hoisted my perfume freak flag up to full mast…umm, would you care to join me? Entre nous, do your perfumes have their own theme songs?
All I Am - A Redhead
A Perfume Blog (Blacknall Allen)
Another Perfume Blog (Natalie)
Ars Aromatica
Australian Perfume Junkies
Beauty on the Outside
Bloody Frida
Bois de Jasmin
Bonkers About Perfume
Ca Fleure Bon
ChickenFreak's Obsessions
Eyeliner on a Cat
Fragrance Bouquet
From Top to Bottom - Perfume Patter
Giovanni Sammarco (artisanal perfumer) blog
Grain de Musc
I Smell Therefore I Am
Katie Puckrik Smells
L'eter - Blog of Olfactive Experience
Memory of Scent
Muse in Wooden Shoes
Nathan Branch
Natural Perfumery by Salaam
Notes on Shoes, Cake & Perfume
Notes From Josephine
Notes From the Ledge
Now Smell This
Oh, True Apothecary!
Olfactoria's Travels
Parfumistans blogg
Perfume Posse
Perfume Shrine
Perfume-Smellin' Things
Purple Paper Planes
Redolent of Spices
Riktig Parfym: Ramblings of a Fragrant Fanatic
Scented Salamander
Scents of Place
Scents of Self
Smelly Blog
Sorcery of Scent
Sweet Diva
The Alembicated Genie
The Cow Jumped Over the Moon
The Fragrant Man
The French Exit
The Non-Blonde
The Perfumed Maze
The Perfume Magpie
The Scented Hound
The Sounds of Scent
The Vintage Perfume Vault
This Blog Really Stinks
Undina's Looking Glass
WAFT by Carol
Yesterday's Perfume

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This Week's Liturgy
"this is my body"
June 7th, 2015 (see other dates)
The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi)
Discussion Questions for Reading 1Consider for a few moments how blood is a sign of life and holiness. Give some examples of how, when and why this sign helps us to be grateful for life and to appreciate all life as holy. What examples can you think of in our society where blood is not valued as a sign of life and holiness? How might these negative examples affect our relationship with God?
On this Feast of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, how can we show that we are faithful to our baptismal commitment to God?
Reading 1 Exodus 24:3-8
Reading 1 ReflectionWe think of blood as a sign of life. The Israelites of Old Testament times also considered it a sign of holiness. They used the blood of sacrificial animals to seal the covenant or agreement between God and God's people. The sprinkling of blood on the altar and on the people made it a very solemn event to be remembered by the twelve tribes of Israel.
This story helps us as Christians to have a deeper appreciation of the new covenant that was sealed in the blood of Jesus Christ.
Discussion Questions for Reading 2Making sacrifices for those we love is a common characteristic of family life. What are some of the ways parents make sacrifices for their children? How have you made sacrifices for the good of your parents, brothers, sisters, or other family members? We are rarely asked to make the ultimate sacrifice to lay down our life for others. What examples can you give of people making this greatest of all sacrifices?
As you celebrate Eucharist and receive the Body and Blood of Christ, how will you show your gratitude for the sacrifice Jesus made out of love for us?
Reading 2 Hebrews 9:11-15
Reading 2 ReflectionIf you have ever had to listen to an adult who used many unfamiliar words and spoke in very long sentences, you probably asked yourself, "Now what was that all about?" This second reading is a bit like that. Saint Paul is comparing the temple in Jerusalem with the heavenly Temple where Jesus is the high priest. The key point for us to grasp is that Jesus sealed the new covenant with God in his own blood, not the blood of sacrificial animals.
The sacrifice of Jesus on the cross won our eternal salvation. It was made once and for all, and need never be repeated.
Discussion Questions for GospelIf you had a tape recording of your thoughts as you arrived for Mass today, what might be on it? Who or what helps you to get "plugged into" what is really happening in the celebration of the Eucharist? What ideas do you have about how your parish liturgy planners might help people to be more involved in the Mass?
How would you describe the difference the Eucharist makes in your life? What can you do to help others appreciate the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ?
Gospel Mark 14:12-16, 22-26
Gospel ReflectionWhen people arrive at their parish church to celebrate Mass on Sunday morning, they are often distracted by many things. But this gospel reading reminds us of what Eucharist is all about. It helps us to focus on the Last Supper, the final Passover meal Jesus shared with his friends. There we hear him say those familiar and astounding words: "This is my body. This is my blood."
The breaking of the bread and pouring out of the wine remind us once again of how Jesus' body was broken on the cross and how his blood was spilled for us. Now we are his body on earth. And we are nourished by his eucharistic presence among us.
Proclaiming Faith Activities for Primary Grades
The Last SupperReenact Mark's gospel account of the Last Supper. Gather the children in a large circle on the floor. Place a plate with flat bread and a goblet of grape juice in front of you. Read Mark 14:12-16 to the children. Share the bread and juice as they are mentioned in the reading.
At the TableOn a bulletin board make a table using colored paper. On this table place a picture of a chalice or cup and a picture of a plate with flat bread on it. Give each child a small paper plate. Have them draw their faces on their plates. Encourage them to embellish them using yarn, felt, and various craft materials. When these "faces" are complete, attach them to the bulletin board around the table. Across the top of the bulletin board, add the words, "This is my body. This is my blood."
Proclaiming Faith Activities
Making a CollageUsing available art and craft materials, make with your group a giant collage honoring the Body and Blood of Christ.
Consider using a combination of parish photos, magazine cut outs, drawings, and eucharistic symbols made of many different materials.
Incorporate the words "This is my body. This is my blood" into the mural in a direct or hidden way.
Decide when and where the mural will be displayed.
Completing a PrayerGo into the inner temple of your heart and be silent for a few moments. Consider how you want to respond to the gift of Jesus' Body and Blood. Then complete the following prayer.
My Prayer After Communion
Jesus, you are welcome in my heart
and in my life. I am grateful for ___________________________________.
Fed with your Body and Blood,
I go out to serve you now by ___________________________________.
Stay with me, Jesus, and help me to ___________________________________.
Amen, amen.
For Bibles and other scripture resources, please see the Sadlier Religion Catalog.
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Hi, could you please recommend me some books/articles where I could find information about compact subgroups of metric topological compact (abelian) groups? Thanks in advance for any help.
1-"The structure of compact groups 2006" written by"Karl Heinrich Hofmann, Sidney A. Morris"
2-"Representations of Finite and Compact Groups 1995" written by"Barry Simon"
3-"Introduction to the Representation Theory of Compact and Locally Compact Groups 1983" written by"Alain Robert"
But for what you want "... in metric topological ..." I suggest you try to getting reach to Professor "S. Mohammad Tabatabaie" (about his family the spelling perhaps be different but pronunciation is correct) who his field is Harmonic Analysis and is in Qom University.


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EDIT: After fiddling with the loop a bit, it somehow corrected itself. At the end of the day the code remains the same, only now it's working.
http://sct.io/tt95p4 - development site. Scroll down below the slider to see the two areas in question (Featured Articles and Latest News)
I have two sections in one template that are using different queries to pull post excerpts and featured images. The odd behavior here is that even though I have the two separate queries, both are returning the same result.
In my template page I have:
global $post;
$myposts = get_posts('numberposts=2&offset=0&category=23');
foreach($myposts as $post) :
<?php endforeach; ?>
and the second block:
global $post;
$myposts = get_posts('numberposts=4&offset=0&category=-23');
foreach($myposts as $post) :
<?php endforeach; ?>
So basically wanting the Featured Articles to display the 2 most recent posts from category "23", and the second block should display the 4 most recent articles not in category "23".
For some reason both blocks are returning the posts from category 23.
I am hoping this is a simple fix and I am just missing some small detail.
Thanks in advance!


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I was a Suncom customer many years ago and held on to the account through the transition with AT&T and through the merger with Cingular. I have had the continuing account about 7 years. I'm a relatively low use customer, using my phone mostly for traveling security and occasional local and at-home use. I consider my experience with Suncom great, my experience with AT&T marginal and my experience with Cingular one of the worst of any company I have ever dealt with.
The only reason I wanted to keep the Cingular provider was the coverage area, which suited my traveling pattern much better than other companies, and the lack of inexpensive plans with Verizon and others. I approached a Cingular rep at a local Cingular store a few months ago as my sister in Tennessee had a "Go" phone from the company which is pay-as-you-go with inexpensive phones.
I had determined that that plan would save me money over my Cingular plan then in place. The first thing the rep asked me was where I'd heard about the "GO" phone plan and I told him from someone who has the plan in Tennessee. He promptly told me the plan was not available in Alabama (a lie) and stuck to that story, then got belligerent.
I left the store and went back 2 days later and talked with another rep and got the same story. I called the manager a few days later relating my experience and was told "he trained his people better than that" and refused to discuss what he still contended was my mistake in assuming the plan was available. He hung up on me. I went to another Cingular store and was told, yes, the plan was available, but the prices of phones they showed me were too high, and I was told the cheaper phones were not available on that plan (a lie).
I went online and found the "GO" phone plan available as a pay-as-you-go with a $39.99 nice phone with a $20 rebate and free shipping and activation. NONE of this was offered at the store. I ordered it. The phone arrived in good order, but no rebate form. I called, they said pick one up at the store. The store gave me the wrong form two times. If you want to see something interesting, go pick up a rebate form from them and read it. You have never seen anything like it, full of disclaimers and traps designed, I think, to disallow your rebate.
I have found Cingular to be the most deceptive, argumentative and crafty to their own advantage company I have ever dealt with. Consumer Reports, in a very recent article, rated Cingular at the bottom for customer relations and satisfaction and I can tell you they deserve that rating. Approach any dealings with this company with suspicion and great caution.
Their bottom line is their major concern and their representatives appear to have been thoroughly coached, without regard to fairness or ethics, to get the most money out of you while at the same time, promising services and considerations they will attempt to disallow or not provide. I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND CINGULAR TO ANYONE!
LUBBOCK, TEXAS -- In the spring of 2006 my daughter obtained cell phone service with then Cingular Wireless; using my husband as a co-signer (for lack of a better word). At the end of Oct 2006 my daughter was deployed to Germany with the Air Force. We called Cingular and explained to them the situation. They directed us to a department specifically for this issue. We were told at that time we would have to send in a copy of her orders to deploy. Once that was received they would suspend her cell phone service. We were also told that if she was to be shipped home all she would have to do is contact them and they could reactive her account.
We at that time told them it would be 36 months at minimum before she returned per her deployment orders. That was not a problem once the received a copy of the orders the account would be closed. Now it is July 2009, our next to the old would like to get her first cell phone. My husband takes her to the now AT&T store to get her phone. After looking at our account they tell us he cannot get a new line of service because we have a $175 collection against our account. When my husband inquires as to why we have a collection he is told it is because of the line that was discontinued due to my daughter being deployed.
He explains that we had it shut off due to the deployment and the steps we went did in order to accomplish this. He was told that was to bad call the customer service center for AT&T. I did that went through the same explanation. We were told that the account had been suspended for 24 months but the reactivated that account at that time because my daughter did not call AT&T/Cingular back to prove and continue the suspension. We explained that the deployment orders showed she would be in Germany for a minimum of 36 months and most of that time has been spent down range in Afghanistan and would not have been able to make any calls.
At that point we were told it was no longer there issue the matter had been sent to a collection agency. We asked for the Military Suspend department and were told they no longer had that department. We then asked who we could talk to, to resolve this issue and we were told that we would have to talk to the collection agency themselves. When we then explained that they would not talk to us because the account was against us, it seems like they would only consider talking to the company that placed the account with them. At that point we were told sorry but to bad.
Last May, I received a statement from Cingular Wireless, which I did not open. The reason for this, is that my monthly payment was almost always the same amount, give or take a few cents.***
Instead of mailing in a payment to cingular, I normally picked up the phone and present a credit card for payment, using the pay-by-phone option. When doing so to pay my may statement, I found out that the payment had almost doubled. I quickly hung up the phone and inspected my unopened statement.*** The reason why my payment for May was about double the amount, was because there were no calls listed on my April statement. Cingular had placed all of April's calls on the May's statement, which meant that I went over my allotted time for May.***
Even though I contacted Cingular and informed them what had happened and they immediately corrected the problem, it makes one wonder, exactly how many customers had the same problem? I am sure that some caught on to what happened, but whose to say, thousands or even millions, may not have caught this, since they probably go over the allotted time, each and every month. Saving one's calls and placing it on a subsequent statement, will undoubtedly generate more revenue for cingular, but only if they are caught by each and every customer, they did this to.***
More than likely, out of perhaps ten million customers where this was done, one or two million customers may have caught this. The other eight or nine million, went ahead and paid the overage. Those that did catch what had happened, simply got a "I'm sorry" from cingular and that's the end of the story. A mere accident, as they would like to call it. I call it "hum bug". Cingular knew exactly what they were doing.*** Pay attention to each and every bill. No matter if it's Cingular, Verizon or any of the other carriers. This could happen to you.***
LIVE OAK, FLORIDA -- After moving to Florida from Tennessee, where we had Cingular so-so service, we went to the Lake City FL office and had them change the phone numbers to local Florida numbers. In order to do so, we were told we had to sign up for another 2 year contract. We did so after the salesperson assured us Cingular had good service in our area.
Within a week it became apparent Cingular did not have good service. I could not even call my husband sitting in the same room with him. Calls were constantly dropped. I called Cingular and terminated service with them.
Shortly thereafter I received a check in the mail (remember this!) from them for $96.00. I cashed it and assumed we were even. Suddenly I get a call from a collection agency that I owe Cingular $178.16 for early termination fees, etc. I immediately called Cingular as I had never received a bill. It turned out they were sending the statements to the wrong address. I requested a copy of the bill as I do not just blindly send out almost $200 without some paper in hand.
The collection agency is still calling. Each time he called I called Cingular and requested yet another copy of the bill. To date none has been forthcoming. Even though I have corrected the address time and time again, I am not receiving the statement. Remember, though, they did send me the check!!
Today he called 6 times becoming more abusive each time. I again called Cingular. This is, BTW, now the 4th time I have requested a copy of the statement. They refused to fax it to me stating "security" measures, yet they can send my bill all over the country to collection agencies and impugn my credit rating freely.
This is absolutely the most incompetent outfit I have ever had dealings within my life!! I have filed complaints against Cingular with the FCC and against the collection agency with the Better Business Bureau. My next step is the state attorney's office and/or a lawyer of my own. Whatever you do, don't do business with Cingular. There are other better cell phone companies out there!!
FAIR GROVE, MISSOURI -- On October 27th is the day I sent my rebate off to Cingular, keep in mind that was the day after I got the phone. I keep a good eye on it through the internet. The rebate had at least 6 steps it had to go through before even getting approved. On Dec 13, 2006 the online rebate department said my rebate had been mailed on Dec 8, 2006. On Dec 29,2006 I started emailing Cingular to find out when I was going to receive the rebate. Cingular has changed at least 5 times their story on when the rebate was sent and that after mailing rebate it could take up to 4 or 6 weeks to get to me.
As of January 16 Cingular sent me an email telling me that the rebate had been mailed on January 8,2007 and that it would be here in 7 to 10 business days. As of January 29, 2007 I still had not received the rebate and the time or day limit on that 14 days not counting the holiday we had and weekends. I have now started emailing them everyday. As of January 31 I emailed them again and their response after taking 3 days to reply to my emails they have now just referred me to the 800 number which you can't speak to a live person but the response on the phone was "the rebate was mailed Dec 8, 2006." So, I ask "what date?"
I believe Cingular does not know and I am starting to believe it does not exist. I have also called numerous times to Cingular all I get is the runaround. As of Feb 1, 2007 I still don't have my rebate in which I am entitled to. I came to Cingular from another Cell Phone company thinking I would get better service and I was forewarned about Cingular as a company when it comes to your billing. Cingular is the only Company in which I can get coverage so it is important to me to stay with Cingular but I am having second thoughts about it. I really think that I might take legal action on this.
NEW JERSEY -- Raising The Bar or Deceiving The Customers? I have recently had an experience with Cingular that I would like to share with everyone. I have been with Cingular since 2004. I have not had many problems that could not be resolved, until now. I am very busy, I don't get a paper bill, and I honestly almost never check my statement. My rate plan is $39.99 which usually comes to about $48-$55 per month.
When my bill was $62 I thought that was a little unusual. I log on to my account and find that my bill for the next cycle is $325. I thought how can this be possible when the majority of my calls are mobile to mobile. I quickly go to the answer center and find the following answers to my questions.
QUESTION: What is Unlimited Mobile to Mobile calling? ANSWER: Unlimited Mobile to Mobile (M2M) allows you to make unlimited calls to and from any other Cingular customer when making calls within your rate plan's calling area.
Using Mobile to Mobile: Mobile to Mobile minutes may be used when you directly dial or receive a call from another Cingular phone number from within your calling area.
Troubleshooting Mobile to Mobile: If you believe that you were incorrectly charged for a Mobile to Mobile call, check to see if that call was made or received within your rate plan's calling area. When I call the CS Center, I find out that since I have been a customer since 2004, although I have bought new phones and renewed my contract, I have not changed my plan. The plan I have is expired and no longer available, and does not have mobile to mobile minutes. I was charged coverage for 547 minutes, and 597 of them were mobile to mobile.
Cingular refused to credit me for the full amount. I was never informed that my plan had expired, never told that if I wanted mobile to mobile I had to change to the new plans. I never received any correspondence from them about this, and the website does not document it either. I wanted to share my experience with everyone. For anyone who may be in the same position. Why should we sit back and keep letting these corporations blindly charge us? Cingular is deceiving, they do not disclose full information, and then we pay for it later. That is why that have tow civil action lawsuits pending. Perhaps they will have a third. Thank you.
I used to be and AT&T customer until Cingular bought them out. I was told I could switch to Cingular and not be considered canceling contract and start using their services better rate plan and such and not have what we originally had with AT&T. I said "OK sure no problem," then I was told I had to buy Cingular phones in order for it to work. Everything was fine for the first 1 yr of the 2 yr contract, then I started getting dropped calls constantly. I mean several times a day about 5 times.
I have been told it's my phone and it isn't in warranty, so I need to get another phone. I don't believe them period! I find it interesting soon as my warranty was up, it's my phone and not them. I have told them it's their network not my phone, I get the runaround on it constantly. Was promised a free replacement phone, never got it, come to find out that was if I agreed to another contract and I refuse to do so. This has been proven over and over, if they think I am getting a new phone, or a loaner to see if it is my phone to appease them, I don't get dropped calls, but as soon as they figure out, I am not getting a different phone, they start up.
They have thought the last 3 weeks I am trying another phone and not one problem but guess what? My husband is having clarity problems with his phone now, isn't that interesting? They have taken roll over minutes out not used, always calling on that, they did it long enough that 1 yr ago when I wasn't aware I had 100.00 in coverage charges. Their customer service is lousy. I tried to get tech support and some bozo there, never said hello or nothing and just sat there on the line for 15 min not talking.
They even knew I was on the house phone calling to complain. I was told everything under the sun it's my phone, need a new sim card, got one, nothing changed. I am still under AT&T towers or I am stuck in between towers. My contract is up Nov 26th and I am counting down the days! You will so regret having them!
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS -- I've been a Cingular customer for almost three years now, and have paid that company hundreds of dollars that I DID NOT OWE THEM! I signed up with them when I started my job. Everyone in the office used Cingular and suggested that I sign up with them, since we'd all be in the same network. BIGGEST MISTAKE OF MY LIFE! When my first bill arrived, there we no problems. The following month, however, my bill was approximately $ 15 more than it should have been. I was on a calling plan for about $ 40 a month, with 200 anytime minutes and 5000 night and weekend minutes.
When I called to question the bill, the woman told me that the charges were for call I made. When I told her that I didn't even use of my anytime minutes, she changed her story, started to say they were calls from a past bill - a late payment. Well, since I paid everything in full the prior month and, at that point, my account stated a zero balance, I asked her about it. She changed the story again... in the end, the bill never got changed and the charges stood. For three years this continued, but I could not change companies because I needed to be in the same network as those in my office.
Now....this Monday I paid off a bill for $ 55.24. I paid online, and my account said my balance was zero. Well, yesterday, one day later, I checked online to see if the payment went through. It did, but it also said that NOW I have an account balance of $ 57.62.
Once again I made a call to Cingular, spoke with a VERY rude woman, who told me that the $ 57.62 is a new charge, and the old balance was a late fee. I told her that I knew the old balance was late, but why did my internet account say I had a zero balance? And why is my new balance $ 57.62 when my monthly plan is for about $ 40, and I hadn't even used my phone... still had all my anytime minutes. The problem never got solved. She was very manipulative, changing the story every time I proved that there actually WAS a problem with my bill. In the end I just gave up.
I have 4 months left on my contract, and only two choices. I can either struggle through the next few months, paying this deceitful money that I don't owe them, or I can cancel my plan right now, pay them off the balance (that I don't owe them) in ADDITION to a rather large cancellation fee. Cingular should be put out of business.
TACOMA, WASHINGTON -- Before my husband and I were married, he had less than perfect credit. As soon as we were officially hitched, I took over paying his bills so I would know that they were on time and also to re-establish his credit. Two years later, we moved and he wanted to put me on his cell phone contract since my carrier did not offer service in the area. We went to the store and after pulling up his file, the service rep said it would require an $800 deposit to get me a phone.
That seemed a crazy price to get a simple phone, so I had them open a new account in my name. I got the same phone free--no deposit. I understand that the company has to protect themselves from persons with bad credit, but for the last two years, all of his payments have been on time--no delinquencies. When I questioned the sales rep, she informed me that because he had to put a deposit down once, he will never qualify for a free phone. I think there should be a point where his credit should be reviewed and if found satisfactory, he should start with a clean slate. Am I wrong??
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA -- My son was charged an outrageous cell phone bill from Cingular while he is serving in Iraq and trying to stay in contact with his family. The bill ended up being $6000 dollars and when him and his wife realized how much it was they contacted Cingular asking them to work with them, being they don't have that kind of money. Cingular demanded immediate payment, they cut off their cell phones and charged them an extra $750 dollar fee for shut off charges and sent this to a collection agency.
Now my son will be in trouble with his commander, being backed in to a corner his family will have to live on $30 a month because Cingular does NOT support our troops and does not care what they do to the individual soldiers lives. I think they should have explained the plan for international was more, because my son said he had international coverage on his cell phone plan and Cingular charges more apparently because there are no satellites in that area.
This is an outrageous example of a company that is only out for the money. I suggested my son's wife go on national tv with this. I hope she does, because I know this will affect a lot of soldiers and their families. They are not getting rich over there and they still have families at home to support, and a lot of the wives don't work.


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26 Jun 2012 12:11 AM #1
Position bottom:0 and not top:0?
Hi Arnebech and everyone
When shapes are drawn I presume position is set 'left' and 'top'.
This means we can easily animate the box expanding downwards and/or right.
But what if I want to expand the box upwards instead of downwards?
I presume I need to set position from top:0 to bottom:0 but cannot see the option in the GUI.
26 Jun 2012 7:44 AM #2
If you are dealing with transforms ( like scale and rotate) you can move the transform origin to the bottom of the object.
If you are changing the css dimensions of the object, you could use the custom css field at the bottom of the property panel and manually add the css rules like this
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29 Dec 2011 1:17 AM #1
(Beta 1) Area Chart - AreaSeries SeriesItemOverEvent Issue
The tool tips for an area series do not work well.
When you add a SeriesItemOverHandler to an AreaSeries, the index and value properties in the SeriesItemOverEvent returned have nearly constant values. There is no way to determine which time interval along a TimeAxis or category item along a CategoryAxis the event corresponds to, which makes it impossible to show anything of interest in the tool tip.
The index seems to correspond to an entire yField without regard to time interval or category item.
The value appears to be the sum of all of the time intervals or category items for the yField, which winds up being a rather large and meaningless number (please see attached AreaChartToolTipIssue.png).
If you run the attached ColumnChart_AreaSeriesToolTips.txt file and view the tool tips you will see what I mean.
In a Flex area chart you can add a stroke to an area series yField that runs along the very top of the area series yField fill. Everywhere a TimeAxis time interval or a CategoryAxis category item intersected the stroke a tool tip would appear. Tool tips did not appear in the fill area of an AreaSeries yField.
Perhaps we can do something similar here. Everywhere a TimeAxis time interval or a CategoryAxis category item intersects the top of an area series yField fill, show a tool tip if one is setup, etc.
I have not worked with the line series yet, but I noticed on the demo site in the mixed series chart example that a line can have a fill. I imagine that if tool tips where setup in this example – they would only show on the line at the intersection points.
Hope this helps.
John Lewis
29 Dec 2011 4:30 PM #2
I got around to working with the line series and found that by using the fill and fill renderer options along with configuring tool tips that I could get the same functionality that I had in Flex area charts.
So, I do not really need any changes to the area series class as I can use the line series class instead for area charts.
Nice work on the line series class!
John Lewis
27 Jan 2012 2:25 PM #3
The default AreaSeries highlighting and default tooltip values have been completely revamped to be more accurate. This change is currently in SVN and will be in the next release.
Glad to hear you found a workaround in LineSeries. We have worked hard to make the series as easily customized as possible.


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Is there a way to get Docky ton act like Gnome-Do? I installed just the docky package. I would like it to be able to search for other things that are not in the dock. Is this possible or would it just be easier to install Gnome-Do separate.
Lucid's version of Gnome-Do still has the Docky interface available, and it will act like Gnome-Do when you push the keyboard shortcut for Gnome-Do. You shouldn't even need to have Docky installed separately. The version in Maverick removed the Docky interface. (Both are numbered 0.8.3.1 in the about dialog, however.)
Once you have a version of Gnome-Do without Docky removed (see below), the next thing is to run Gnome-Do. If Gnome-Do doesn't pop up when you run it, summon it with Windows Key + Space. Click the downward-pointing triangle on the top right corner of Gnome-Do and click Preferences. Click on the Appearance tab and select the Docky theme in the drop-down at the top of the tab. You can then configure Gnome-Do just as you would configure Docky.
The versions of the
You could download
A surer, but more difficult, approach, would be to build the latest release of
For now, you'll need to install them separately and use them without integration; Docky was split from Do a while ago. The next Do release will likely reintroduce Docky integration.


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Home > Food > Recipes > Crunchy Chicken and Rice Salad
Crunchy Chicken and Rice Salad
Water chestnuts, chopped celery, and slivered almonds give this chicken and rice salad some crunch.
Serves: 5 servings
- 2 1/2 cups water
- 1 cup wild rice
- 2 cups diced cooked chicken or turkey breast (about 10 ounces)
- 1 1/2 cups halved seedless green grapes or diced peeled apples
- 1 can (8 ounces) water chestnuts, drained and coarsely chopped
- 1/2 cup chopped celery
- 1/2 cup toasted slivered almonds, cashews, or pecans (optional)
- 1/2 cup nonfat or reduced-fat mayonnaise
- 1/2 cup nonfat or light sour cream
- 1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
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- Place the water and rice in a 2-quart pot, and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to low, cover, and simmer without stirring for 50 to 60 minutes, or until the water is absorbed and the rice is tender. Remove the pot from the heat, and let sit covered for 5 minutes. Then uncover the pot and allow the rice to cool to room temperature, or transfer to a covered container and chill until ready to assemble the salad.
- Place the cooled rice, chicken or turkey, grapes or apples, water chestnuts, celery, and nuts, if desired, in a large bowl, and toss to mix well.
- Place the dressing ingredients in a small bowl, and stir to mix. Add the dressing to the salad, and toss to mix well.
- Cover the salad, and chill for at least 2 hours before serving.
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I am running a mean reversion strategy. I have question with regards to half-life; I have heard of OU process to determine the high life but it's not giving me the kind of result.
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Read Outside the Lines
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Children in 4th through 6th grades can experience books and the library in a whole new way with a series of FREE activities designed especially for them. "Read Outside the Lines" is a series of programs revolving around great children's literature. Each program will include poems, a selection from the book, and related activities – a fun way to delve deeper, and increase reading power. As an added bonus, those who attend 3 or more programs will get a FREE book. You don't have to read the book first to enjoy these activities.
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The Clinical Program at Rutgers School of Law–Newark has been restructured to better reflect the subject matter and opportunities for practice skills specialization offered students by the program.
In announcing the change, Professor Jon Dubin, Associate Dean for Clinical Education, said: "For a number of years the Rutgers–Newark Law legal clinics have offered our students experiences in such areas as intellectual property, criminal and juvenile defense, and international human rights that were not clearly evident from the names of the clinics. We believe that dividing three of our current, multi-person clinics into six smaller clinics, and renaming those clinics and one other will provide greater curricular clarity for our students as well as client communities."
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For a spherical mirror, an object at the mirror's center has an image that is also at the center. Its magnification is $-1$. For a video showing this, see here.
If you stand slightly behind the center of a large spherical mirror and hold out your right hand, as if to shake, you will see a reflection of yourself, upside down, holding out its left hand. You can "touch" palm-to-palm with the reflection, or pass through it, but your hands won't be the in the "shaking" position. Instead, the thumbs point opposite directions.
Is it possible, using any combination of mirrors and lenses in the geometric optics limit, to create an image at the same location as the source object, with magnification $+1$, so that you could appear to be shaking your own hand? As you hold out your right hand, your image would need to appear right-side-up and also hold out its right hand.
Here is a faked picture of what I'm thinking of. To make it , I photographed my own hand, then used a computer to copy my hand, rotate it 180 degrees, line it up with the original, and "ghost" it out a bit.
There is no requirement that the image hand track yours if you move around - a static handshake is enough. I don't necessarily have to be able to view the image directly from where my head is, but it should be a real image so that if I make the air dusty, someone watching my hand from any angle would see the image.


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I saw an interview with Warren Buffet, where he states that if he makes something like two or three good decisions in a year, then it was a good year.
Is there best-practice process on how to make hard decisions? I am not talking about investment decisions, but hard decisions in general. The problems that I want to solve using such a process include:
- How to make the decision at the right time, not hastily and not too late. Relevant for this is how to guesstimate the cost of delaying the decision, compared to the benefit of a delay.
- How to guesstimate about the cost/benefit of obtaining more information relevant for the decision
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FERRELLI, Jason M., 35, of Pittsburgh, PA, passed away Thursday, December 20, 2012, at home.
He was born August 8, 1977, in Steubenville, Ohio. He was the son of Kim Ciotti Greathouse and the late Mark Ferrelli.
Jason attended the Family of God Christian Center.
Surviving are his wife, Gretschen Lindquist Ferrelli; mother and stepfather, Kim Ciotti Greathouse and Pastor Craig Greathouse; daughter, Annmarie Martinez; stepdaughter, Marley Drost; step-son, Daymien Drost; sister, Gabrielle Dixon (Neil) of Morgantown, WV; stepsisters, Angela Skinner and Kori Greathouse both of Weirton, WV, Kayla Wood (Dan) of England; stepbrother, Jordan Greathouse of Weirton, WV; half-brother, Anthony Bostaph of Weirton, WV.
Visitation will be at the Steel & Wolfe Funeral Home, Inc., 380 Penco Road, Weirton, WV, on Sunday 1-3 and 6-8 p.m. where the funeral service will be held Monday, December 24, 2012, at 11 a.m. with Pastors Ricky Riggs and Craig Greathouse presiding.
Burial will follow at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens.
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Wellsburg man sent to prison
WHEELING - Lindsey Oiler, 27, of Wellsburg was sentenced to four months in prison on Monday by U.S. District Judge Frederick P. Stamp Jr. in connection with Oiler admitting to taking and using an ATM card.
U.S. Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld II said Oiler will be on three years of parole after his release and was ordered to make $7,083 in restitution.
Oiler pleaded guilty to stealing an ATM card and used it 42 times in July 2011 totaling $7,083.
Oiler was remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshal pending designation to a federal prison.
UMWA chapter to meet Saturday
HOPEDALE - The United Mine Workers of America Local 1304 will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday at Capraros, according to Don McLaughlin, recording secretary.


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I just finished reading the Wikipedia article on the Cauchy condensation test. I understand the trapezoidal view, but apparently "the 'condensation' of terms is analogous to a substitution of an exponential function". Can anyone explain what is meant by this?
Explanation is quite straightforward. Consider integral $\int f(x)dx$. After change of variable $x=2^t$ it becomes $const\cdot\int 2^t f(2^t)dt$ — compare with $\sum 2^n f(2^n)$ from Cauchy condensation test.
"Condensation" because the series $a_n$ is compressed to a subseries $a_{2^n}$ carrying all the same information about convergence.
The proof of the condensation test is easy, as Grigory M's answer indicates and whenever it works so does a comparison of sum with integral, which is a more fundamental idea. So you might naturally wonder why this seemingly trivial convergence test deserves its own name, other than the fame of its supposed inventor. The reason it is retained in textbooks is that it is often a convenient criterion to use for series when the terms or the partial sums have some dependence on $\log (n)$. The proof of divergence of the harmonic series is an example.


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Is there any usable dynamical graph visualization of bibliographic (citation) data? That is:
- a map of papers (e.g. from Google Scholar or arXiv) connected by lines if one cites another (or in another variant - if they share a common author).
I found over the Net a few static visualizations:
There are dynamical ones:
- PaperCube by Peter Bergstrom (it's a pity the program is working only on a demo database, the sole arXiv database would be great)
- Web of Science - Citation map (nice, but for seeing not exploring + only for WOS)
Do you know/use/develop other graph visualizers of the citation data?


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- I know you can define a directional derivative on some subset of $\mathbb R^n$, but what can be said about an arbitrary set of points, $S$? What are the most general criteria $S$ must satisfy in order to define a directional derivative at each point in $S$? I suspect $S$ must define a differentiable manifold, but I quickly get lost in the terminology when I read the Wikipedia article on the subject.
- What about a generalized notion of a directional derivative? Say a set of points, $S$, must satisfy a set of criteria, $C$, in order to define a directional derivative, $D$, at each point in $S$. Is there any generalized notion of a directional derivative, $D'$, that applies to a set, $S'$, that satisfies a set of criteria, $C'\subset C$, such that $D'$ reduces to $D$ when the remaining criteria, $C-C'$, are applied to $S'$? In other words, is there a generalized directional derivative that the usual directional derivative is a special case of? If so, what criteria must apply to a set of points for there to be a well defined generalized directional derivative?
My understanding is that in many branches of math, there are many equivalent ways of defining things. If there is any chance these questions can be answered with relations between points and neighboring points, I would prefer that.
My math background:
My background in math (aside from "engineering math") is one course that used "baby Spivak" as the text book, and that was two years ago. Some of the intuition stuck, but the most of the rigor and definitions I learned have since faded.


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I need so send a mail alert to the site users if their name or a relative keyword has been used anywhere in the site, such as in a comment or any other post.This should be done even without tagging the person or the keyword. There are many databases.
Should I crawl the whole site for the keywords or person using timer jobs or any other efficient methods?


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By Confusion & Jon Tanners
Underground hip-hop doesn't exist anymore, at least not like it used to. It's hard to pinpoint exactly what happened, but some time right around when indie rock became a genre instead of an indication of label affiliation, underground hip-hop ceased to exist in the way that we had always known it. Maybe it was when Def Jux died. Maybe it was when "underground" was replaced with internet buzz acts on the fast track to major label deals.
There are still some scenes, still independent hip-hop labels doing their thing, and still plenty of innovative unsigned artists keeping that tradition alive, but "underground" doesn't mean much anymore. Seven or eight years ago, if you said you were into underground hip-hop, people knew exactly what you meant. It was no better or worse, but for many fans who craved more than what the radio had to offer, underground hip-hop was an extremely important scene.
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ST. CLAIRSVILLE - Steubenville Big Red boys basketball coach Mike Haney was looking for his crew to come out Wednesday night and take care of business.
Big Red jumped on Minerva early and often en route to a 77-52 victory in the Ohio Division II sectional tournament Wednesday night at Ohio University-Eastern.
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TOURNEY WIN — Steubenville Big Red senior Mylik Young grabs a rebound and makes an easy basket during Wednesday's 77-52 victory over Minerva in the Ohio Division II?sectional tournament game at Ohio University-Eastern.
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"We wanted to get after it right from the start," said Haney. "We wanted to play good defense, create turnovers and get some easy scores in transition. We did that.
"We attacked their zone early and that was important for us. We didn't just keep the ball on the perimeter settling for threes. We wanted to keep attacking their zone. We moved the ball well and got the ball inside. We rebounded well."
It was the start that Minerva boys basketball coach Pepper Locke didn't want to see.
"I knew it was going to be a tough road for us," he said. "I thought if we could keep them in front of us and box out, which were two really huge things, and stop them in transition, we would have a chance.
"But, early in the first quarter, we turned it over like we were playing scared. Defensively, we had to play zone and they got a lot of offensive rebounds and put-backs.
"And, it snowballed from there.
"They're a good team and, seeing them lately, I think they are playing the best basketball I've seen them play all year. Actually, I think they are playing the best of any Big Red team in the past eight to 10 years this late in the year.
"I think they are very dangerous."
Big Red jumped on the young Lions early and often as senior Mylik Young pounded the offensive boards and got out in transition with senior point guard Periogn West for an 11-point first eight minutes on his way to a game-high 21 points.
Steubenville took a 42-23 lead into the break and followed that up with a 22-9 advantage in the third quarter for a 64-32 lead after 24 minutes.
West backed up Young's solid performance with a 20-point effort, with 15 of those coming in the second and third periods.
"Periogn does a really good job running our offense," said Haney.
"You can say 'we have to guard Periogn' or 'we have to keep Mylik in check,'" said Locke. "But, the truth is that any of them on the court can shoot and score. If you focus on one, others will step up. It's really tough.
"That's why we tried to sit in a zone and tried to keep it on the outside and hope we could get enough bodies on them. We knew it was a tall task."
Cody Parrish paced Minerva with 13 points. Jantsen Locke added 11, Billy Eyer 10 and Evan Forst eight.
"We came into this year with one kid who played varsity basketball last year," said Locke. "We were really inexperienced. Plus, we're not very tall, so that doesn't make things any easier against a team like Big Red."
The victory sets up a 1 p.m. battle Saturday on the same floor with St. Clairsville, an 84-50 winner over Edison earlier.
"(St. Clairsville) Coach (Kim) Clifford said that it was a heavyweight fight the last time we played them (in the OVAC Class 4A championship game on Feb. 16, a 62-58 Red Devils win)," said Haney. "We believe that. We think the same thing. Our thing is, we don't want the judges to decide. We'd like the players on the court to decide."
There are no secrets between the teams.
"Not at all," said Haney. "They know we're going to press and get up and down the court. They're going to press and play man and get after us. Hopefully, the ball keeps going back and forth and there's not a lot of foul shots."
Steubenville 77, Minerva 52
Steubenville 22 20 22 13 - 77
Minerva 9 14 9 20 - 52
STEUBENVILLE: Young 10 1-2 21, West 6 6-7 20, Herring-Hill 3 1-1 8, Redman 3 1-2 7, Perdue 3 0-0 6, Lawson 3 0-0 6, Herrington 0 5-6 5, Smith 1 0-0 2, Sterling 0 1-2 1, Linn 0 1-2 1, Bailey 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 29 16-24 77. 3-pointers: West 2, Hill.
MINERVA: Parrish 5 2-4 13, Locke 4 2-3 11, Every 4 2-6 10, Forst 4 0-0 8, Clapper 2 0-0 5, Catlett 1 0-0 3, Zeedrich 1 0-0 2, Whitcleatter 0 0-0 0, Knight 0 0-0 0, Brown 0 0-0 0, Gill 0 0-0 0, Cappelli 0 0-0 0, Stryffeler 0 0-0 0, Hudy 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 21 6-13 52. 3-pointers: Parrish, Locke, Clapper, Catlett.


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RILEY COUNTY, Kan. (WIBW) -- The Riley County Police Department, along with members of other local and state agencies, honored officers killed in the line of duty Friday.
A ceremony was held at the Riley County Police Department off of Seth Child Road in Manhattan Friday morning to recognize National Peace Officers Memorial Week.
Members of the Kansas State University Police Department, Manhattan Fire Department, Kansas Highway Patrol and Wamego Police Department along with local prosecutors and city and county officials were also in attendance.
Six Riley County police officers have lost their lives on the job. Their deaths occurred between 1866-1982.
Brad Schoen, Director of the Riley County Police Department spoke to 13 News after the ceremony.
"It's really a somber occasion. We are, after all, recognizing the loss of six people who died in the line of duty. On the other hand, it's hard not to look at an occasion like that, six occasions like that, and celebrate their willingness to sacrifice and the good that came as a result. We are, as an organization- the Riley County Police Department, what we are because of our history and those officers are a big part of our history so I think it's entirely fitting that we take some time today to celebrate their lives. Their family members who may still be out there today still miss them but that's something that they're going to struggle with forever and that's a sad thing. So really, the occasion is somewhat somber and somewhat a celebration because I think at some point in time, grief passes and you get to the part where you can indeed celebrate a loved one's passing and the legacy they left behind and that's what today is all about- legacy," he said.
City, county and RCPD officials also showed their appreciation for the entire police force and department staff for their service and commitment to the community.


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How do I create and use the Content Collection as an electronic portfolio?
Everyone with an account in Bb Learn has a "My Content" area that may be used to house one or more electronic portfolios containing documents and other files. Contents of the portfolio may be shared with others using "passes."
To access your My Content area
- Log in to Bb Learn
- Click the Content Collection tab toward the upper-right of the screen
- In the list of Content Collections to the left, select My Content
To create an electronic portfolio
- Access your My Content area as described above
- Click Create Folder to create a new content folder
- Provide a folder name and click Submit. Your folder name should be descriptive enough so that you and others with whom you intend to share it will know what it is. Example: "John Smith Electronic Portfolio Bilingual Education Masters"
To share your portfolio with another person
- Access your My Content area as described above
- Find the folder or file that you would like to share (if you share a folder, everything within that folder will be shared as well)
- From the folder's drop-down menu, select Passes
- Click Create Pass
- In Section 1, Set Pass Expiration, choose when you would like the pass to expire. You may set it to any length of time, after which those who have the pass will no longer be able to access your content.
- In Section 2, Select Permissions, choose the access level. This determines what those who have a pass will be able to do with your content. In almost all cases, you should leave this at Read (those with a pass will be able to read your content, but may not change or delete it).
- Click Submit.
- You will be presented with a URL (link) for your pass that you may provide to others. You may also select the pass (check its checkbox) and click Email Pass to send an email to those with whom you would like to share your content.
To delete a pass
- Access your My Content area as described above
- From a folder or file's drop-down menu, selected Passes; you will see any passes that you have already created for that content.
- To delete a pass, select it (check its checkbox) and click Delete
- You cannot modify an existing pass, so if you need to make changes, you may delete the existing pass and create a new one. The URL (link) will change, so make sure to provide the new URL to those with whom you are sharing your content.
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Lightweight and warm, this jacket from Just Natural is ideal for windy days or cold nights. Its padded interlining and elasticated hemline gives you a snug fit and does not allow body heat to escape. Pair it with distressed denim jeans and sneakers for a practical yet stylish look.
Olive green quilted jacket with a hood, padded interlining, long sleeves with elasticated ribbed cuffs, detachable zippered front, two zippered pockets on the front, inner welt pocket on the left chest, yoke at the back, badge at left chest, elasticated and ribbed hem for a snug Fit
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