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The usual Lagrangian for a relativistically moving charge, as found in most text books, doesn't take into account the self force from it radiating EM energy. So what is the Lagrangian for a relativistic charge that includes the self-force?
classical electrodynamics mainly deals with two kinds of proplems: a) The action of a field on a charged particle and b) the fields arising from the motion of such a field. Of course, this can only be approximative but it turns out that a lot of phenomena can be described in this way.
However, you are right, an entire treatment would include a) and b) simultaniously - including the whole dynamics of such a system with radiative reaction (or, the Abraham-Lorentz-Force and its relativistic counterpart).
But as Qmechanic pointed out in a comment, there may be no fully consistent way to do so within the framework of classical electrodynamics. Jackson (Chapter 16) states:
Thus, you will have to search for a really satisfactory answer within the description of Quantum Electrodynamics. Otherwise, you may include the effect phenomenologically. This was done e.g. by Barone and Mendes in Lagrangian description of the radiation damping (PRA, 2007) and they give a Lagrangian of the form
$$\mathcal{L}=\frac{m}{2}\dot{\mathbf{r}}_1\cdot\dot{\mathbf{r}}_2 - \frac{\gamma}{2}\epsilon\left(\dot{\mathbf{r}}_1,\ddot{\mathbf{r}}_2\right) -V\left(\mathbf{r}_1,\mathbf{r}_2\right),$$
with $\gamma := 2e^2/3c^3$, with $\epsilon = \epsilon_{ij}dx^idx^j$ beeing the Levi-Cevita tensor, and the $\mathbf{r}_i$ arise from the special treatment of the problem used in the paper employing some kind of image phase-space representation of the system. Furthermore, $V\,$ is the potential related to the Abraham–Lorentz–Dirac-Force which is given explicitely in the paper.
Solving both, Lorentz force and Maxwell's equation, does include radiation reaction. Radiation reaction emerges from the interaction of the charge with the field it has emitted itself, the self-field. If you do not want to solve Maxwell's equations and treat the fields as external, you can use Lorentz-Abraham-Dirac equation with some known inconsistencies for unphysical initial conditions, or the Landau-Lifshitz equation as approximation. Some authors claim that Landau-Lifshitz equation is not an approximation but agrees with solutions Lorentz-Abraham-Dirac equation for physical initial conditions. Lorentz-Abraham-Dirac and Landau-Lifshitz equations cannot be derived from Hamilton's principle because radiation emission is a dissipative process. For a pedagogical review see http://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/9912045.
It is the usual CED Lagrangian for a charge and electromagnetic field; it includes the free field Lagrangian, a free particle Lagrangian and the interaction Lagrangian $jA$. Self-action is encoded in it when you consider the system as a whole, as coupled unknown variables. Of course, it yields rubbish: an infinite "electromagnetic mass" that you need to discard.
I say "rubbish" because, on one hand, we define the charge as a stable, fixed entity; on the other hand we introduce a self-force to get some dynamics due to it. Our definition contradicts our intentions.
EDIT: The infinite "electromagnetic mass" in the charge equation takes simply into account the self-induction effect that prevents the charge from accelerating ;-)
I would say that it is already in the Lagrangian, problem being: in the classical ED lagrangian you describe point-like particles, and the self interaction is classically described as the classical lorentz force a charge creates on itself if it is a sphere-like particle, considering retarded potentials. A classical solution would be to include the shape in the lagrangian, but the lagrangian is local, so it deals with points. If someone talks to you about QED, it is because classically you reach the conclusion that the reaction creates a mass like term opposing acceleration, and this mass can become infinite, in QED you also have some infinites, but you can remove them. Nonetheless I would say you remove it because what actually interests QED is the measure you make, and you never really reach the size of a point while measuring, but it might be an over interpretation.
BUT I have a good news for you there exists a classical formulation that includes the retroaction, to the expense of retrocausality, or waves flowing backward in time, or a kind of action at a distance: it is the lagrangian you can find in the Feynman-Wheeler absorber theory. very interesting but Feynman abandoned it.
If the charge is point-like then its classical self-energy is infinite. As the self-force comes from the gradient of potentials, the result is undetermined.
Consider a theory with a local interaction. Then we must take into account some field, e.g. the electromagnetic field. Now for a massive relativistic particle moving at constant velocity there is always an inertial frame of reference where the particle is not moving. Therefore the magnetic field vanishes and the electric field is that given by Coulomb's law, i.e. $$\mathbf E(\mathbf r)=\frac q{4\pi\epsilon}\frac{\mathbf r}{\Vert \mathbf r\Vert^3}.$$ Since the particle stays at $\mathbf r=0$, the force is undefined.
So far the only massless particle known is the photon, which is neutral.


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ARE401: Ceramics (2014-2015)
CURRICULUM PROGRAM: Visual Arts
COURSE TITLE: Ceramics
COURSE LENGTH: 36 weeks
SUGGESTED PREPARATION: Fundamentals of Art
Major Concepts/Content: The ceramics course is designed to provide a studio-oriented experience with the study of clay. Students explore the properties of clay by making utilitarian and sculptural forms that emphasize form, design, and craftsmanship. The course includes instruction in clay application, kiln management, and the historical role of ceramics in our culture.
Major Instructional Activities: Instructional activities will provide practice in using various materials, tools, and equipment. Students will produce a series of ceramic pieces that demonstrate knowledge of the basic methods of ceramic construction and use of the pottery wheel. Works by several outstanding ceramic artists and/or potters of the twentieth century will be discussed. Visits to art galleries and museums will be included when feasible.
Major Evaluative Techniques: Students will demonstrate knowledge of the proper care and use of tools, materials, and equipment used in creating ceramic products. Student projects will be evaluated for originality, craftsmanship, effort, time utilization, and quality with consideration given to the individual or students' talent, experience, and/or limitations. Both written and oral tests will be used to evaluate knowledge of course content.
Course Objectives: Upon completion of the ceramics course, students should be able to:
- Create Works of Art
- Produce a series of ceramic pieces that demonstrate the basic methods of hand-building construction.
- Demonstrate the use of the pottery wheel by throwing a bowl and a cylinder.
- Demonstrate the basic methods for applying glaze to ceramic pottery.
- Describe the basic clay bodies (earthenware, stoneware, and porcelain].
- Conceptualize three-dimensional form with sketches drawn in pencil.
- Maintain a sketchbook/journal
- Demonstrate a basic knowledge of kiln operation by successfully stacking and firing.
- Discuss the. beauty found in several utilitarian and decorative ceramic pieces.
- Recognize the essence of natural forms in ceramic pieces.
- Effectively display ceramic pieces in a given space.
- Discuss the role of pottery throughout history.
- Identify the pottery styles of several cultures.
- Summarize the historical development of the art of ceramics/pottery.
- Identify career options related to ceramics.
- Evaluate the surface treatment of a piece as it relates to the success of the total ceramic composition.
- Recognize and describe the importance of combining craftsmanship and aesthetic design in ceramic pieces.
- Objectively compare and evaluate ceramic works.
Course Notes: Repeatable Course - Subsequent Enrollment Requires More Rigor.

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I need to change an .mp4 (h264, AAC-Audio) to an exactly same .m4v. Can I just rename it from "X.mp4" to "X.m4v"? By renaming, I mean clicking on it in Finder (Mac) or Explorer (Win) and renaming it.
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Be aware that you are not changing anything. If I call you Bob, you are still Jac and even then you are probably posting under a different name. If you have software that naively trusts the filename instead of examining the actual binary headers of the file, this can work for you. If the actual format or encoding is wrong then no name change will fix that.
It is possible that some embedded systems do rely on the filename to filter a list of possible files and provide no way get around the default filters. Renaming the file can be your solution.
Yes, this simple conversion should work fine. Both files are technically mp4 files anyways.
Only notable thing is that certain older Apple products, like older versions of appleTV for example, require it to be in m4v format so don't forget to switch it back if your switching between a Mac and a PC if you are using older mac products.
By default, m4v files will always open in iTunes vs other programs.
M4V is a slight extension to the MP4 container format. M4V is Apple's version, which adds optional DRM-encryption.
So if the video is DRM-protected (i.e. came from the iTunes store) it should stay as m4v (and will open by default in iTunes). If it's not, it can be used with either extension, and many players will be happy either way. By default, .m4v files will open with iTunes, which may be convenient.
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12-06013 Enos et al v. Endura Financial Federal Credit Union (Doc. # 21) - Document Text
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In re:
DANIEL ROBERT ENOS and Case No. 08-22922
DANA MICHELLE TRAHAN-ENOS, Chapter 7
DANIEL ROBERT ENOS, et al.,
v. Adv. No. 12-6013
Debtors seek to invalidate a reaffirmation agreement they entered into with their home's
mortgagee, Endura Financial Federal Credit Union. The Debtors signed the reaffirmation
agreement against their counsel's advice. Endura moves for summary judgment because the
reaffirmation agreement is with a credit union for a consumer debt secured by real property,
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which does not require court approval. The reaffirmation agreement ordinarily would be
binding; however, because the uncontroverted facts submitted by the parties reveal a mutual
mistake regarding the interest rate in the reaffirmation agreement, the agreement may be
rescinded. Judgment shall be entered in favor of Debtors on Counts I and V. The remaining
Counts II - IV which sought attorney fees and sanctions for violations of the automatic stay and
discharge injunction shall be dismissed.
Findings of Fact
Debtor Daniel Enos owed Endura about $90,000. The debt is secured by a second
mortgage on Debtors' residence. Daniel's wife, Debtor Dana Trahan-Enos, consented to the
mortgage, but did not co-sign the note. Endura's security interest is undersecured.
Debtors had bankruptcy counsel. Edward Van Morlan represented Debtors continuously
through their bankruptcy. Van Morlan received and reviewed a reaffirmation agreement from
Endura and advised Debtors not to sign it. Van Morlan testifies he advised Debtors to continue
to make payments to Endura. Van Morlan submits an uncontroverted affidavit averring he did
not sign, endorse, write on, or mark any reaffirmation agreement between Endura and Debtors.
About a month after Van Morlan advised Debtors against entering into the Endura
reaffirmation agreement, Daniel contacted Endura and asked for a lower interest rate. Endura
required the reaffirmation agreement and required Dana to sign even though only Daniel was
obligated on the original note. Endura sent a reaffirmation agreement containing a 9.0 percent
interest rate. At the time, Debtors believed the 9.0 percent rate was the original interest rate on
the note. Later, when Debtors filed their summary judgment response, Daniel discovered the
original interest rate was 8.250 percent. Endura concedes the pre-petition interest rate was 8.250
percent. In 2009, predicated on this mistaken belief as to the interest rate on the note, the parties
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agreed to lower the interest rate via the reaffirmation agreement from 9.0 percent to 8.250
percent. The parties now agree the reduction kept the interest rate the same as it was on the
petition date. Daniel did not obtain a lower interest rate. Both Debtors signed the reaffirmation
agreement, returned it to Endura, and Endura filed it with this Court on March 3, 2009. Debtors
received their discharge on March 25, 2009.
Almost two years after effectuation and filing of the reaffirmation agreement, Debtors
decided to sell their home for an amount which would not pay Endura in full. Endura indicated
it would pursue any deficiency against Debtors personally. In August 2011, Debtors began this
process to invalidate the reaffirmation agreement because it was not signed by counsel pursuant
to §524(c)(3). After fully briefing the summary judgment motion, Debtors amended their
complaint to include allegations regarding the reaffirmation agreement's failure to lower the
interest rate.
Conclusions of Law
A. Summary Judgment Standard
Summary judgment is appropriate if the moving party demonstrates there is no genuine
issue as to any material fact, and he is entitled to judgment as a matter of law.1 The movant
bears the initial burden of proving the absence of controverted facts.2 All inferences are to be
construed in favor of the non-moving party.3 Only when reasonable minds could not differ as to
the import of the proffered evidence is summary judgment proper.4
2 Whitesel v. Sengenberger, 222 F.3d 861, 867 (10th Cir. 2000); Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc., 477 U.S.
242, 256 (1986).
3 Atlantic Richfield Co. v. Farm Credit Bank of Wichita, 226 F.3d 1138, 1148 (10th Cir. 2000).
4 Anderson, 477 U.S. at 250-51.
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Federal courts may enter summary judgment sua sponte in favor of a non-moving party if
the losing party is given sufficient notice and an opportunity to come forward with evidence in
opposition.5 The court may enter judgment provided there is no dispute of material fact and the
losing party had an adequate opportunity to address the issues involved, including adequate time
to develop any facts necessary to oppose summary judgment.6 Judgment is still predicated on
Rule 56's standards, even without a formal motion.
B. The Amended Complaint
Debtors amended their complaint after the parties submitted their briefs on Endura's
summary judgment motion. The amended complaint adds facts not originally pled but entered
into the record without objection through the parties' statements of uncontroverted facts. Endura
confirms a lower interest rate was supposed to be part of the consideration for the reaffirmation
agreement.7 Debtors reveal the bargained-for lower interest rate was not delivered. Endura
concedes the interest rate did not change.8 The complaint could have been amended by Fed. R.
Bankr. P. 7015 incorporating Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(b)(1). When issues not raised by the pleadings
are tried by express or implied consent of the parties, they shall be treated in all respects as if
they had been raised in the pleadings. Such amendment of the pleadings as may be necessary to
cause them to conform to the evidence and to raise these issues may be made upon motion of any
party at any time, even after judgment; but failure to amend does not affect the result of the trial
of these issues. A party consents to the trial of an issue not contained within the pleadings either
by introducing evidence on the new issue or by failing to object when the opposing party
5 Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, 477 U.S. 317, 326 (1986).
6 David v. City & County of Denver, 101 F.3d 1344, 1358–59 (10th Cir. 1996).
7 Answer [Doc. No. 6] ¶¶ 16, 18, 22 and 23; Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment [Doc. No. 7] ¶¶ 8
and 9.
8 Plaintiff's Response [Doc. No. 10] ¶ 2 at 2; Defendant's Reply [Doc. No. 12] ¶ 2 at 2.
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introduces such evidence.9 Endura does not raise an issue with the fact the reaffirmation
agreement does not include a lower interest rate. Neither party requested more time or an
opportunity to make further argument. Thus, the amended complaint does not require additional
briefing for the summary judgment motion now pending. The issue is ready for disposition.
C. Reaffirmation Agreements - Safeguards and Exceptions
A reaffirmation agreement ordinarily requires an attorney certification or court approval
to be effective.10 The level of court oversight depends on whether a debtor is represented by
counsel. These §524 safeguards have exceptions for agreements with credit unions and for
agreements reaffirming a consumer debt secured by real property.11 An unrepresented debtor's
reaffirmation agreement requires court approval – except for an agreement involving a consumer
debt secured by real property.12 A reaffirmation agreement with an undue hardship presumption
requires court approval – except for agreements with a credit union.13 Even though the court has
no authority to disapprove an agreement with a credit union reaffirming a consumer debt secured
by real property under §524(c)(6) and (m)(2), §524(d) requires a discharge hearing for an
unrepresented debtor in order to provide the reaffirmation admonitions otherwise provided by
A reaffirmation agreement missing an attorney certification is treated as an agreement
entered without counsel under §524(c)(3) and (6). Whether the debtor generally had bankruptcy
9 Koch v. Koch Indus., Inc., 203 F.3d 1202, 1217 (10th Cir. 2000).
10 11 U.S.C. §524(c), (d).
11 11 U.S.C. §524(c)(6), (d), and (m)(2). Several cases construe §524, but no case cited in these
proceedings involved a consumer debt owed to a credit union secured by real property. Cites to more than 23 cases
dealing with cars, trucks, and credit cards were particularly unhelpful when the statute subsections to be construed in
this case deal specifically with the real estate exception.
12 11 U.S.C. §524(c)(6), (d).
13 11 U.S.C. §524(m)(2).
14 In re Marletter, 236 B.R. 281 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 1999); In re Pitts, 462 B.R. 844 (Bankr. M.D. Fla.
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counsel does not matter.15 An uncertified reaffirmation agreement will be set for hearing unless
an exception applies. The court does not review an uncertified reaffirmation agreement
involving a consumer debt secured by real property because it has no authority to disapprove the
agreement.16 Thus, the represented debtor can enter such an agreement without court approval
when their counsel refuses to certify the agreement, just like an unrepresented debtor. The
difference is a pro se debtor must have a discharge hearing under §524(d) to receive his
reaffirmation admonitions. A represented debtor receives those admonitions from counsel –
making a §524(d) hearing superfluous. If a debtor will not heed counsel's advice, there is no
reason to believe a discharge hearing will alter his course. The onus of setting a discharge
hearing for a represented debtor is on debtor's counsel. Unlike Marletter and Pitts in which the
debtors were pro se, the represented debtor has counsel to guide him through the bankruptcy
process. Counsel may not abandon the debtor because the latter refuses to follow his advice.
When conflict arises over the propriety of a reaffirmation agreement, counsel should request a
discharge hearing for the benefit of his client.
The court also does not review a reaffirmation agreement with a credit union because it
has no authority to determine whether the agreement imposes an undue hardship – even if the
debtor is making a bad financial decision.17 Thus, an ill-advised reaffirmation agreement with a
credit union for a consumer debt secured by real property is not subject to court approval and
15 In re Hart, 402 B.R. 78, 84 (Bankr D. Del. 2009) (if a debtor enters an agreement reaffirming a debt
secured by real property, the court's review is limited to whether the undue hardship presumption has been rebutted,
regardless whether debtor was represented by counsel).
16 Id.; 11 U.S.C. §524(c)(6), (d)(2), and (k)(3)(J)(i)7.
17 In re Huskinson, 2008 WL 2388113, at *2 (Bankr. N.D. Ohio) (represented debtors are not subject to
judicial oversight when reaffirmation agreement is with a credit union).
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does not need to have counsel's certification to be valid under §524(c)(3), even if debtor's
counsel refused to certify the agreement.
D. Reaffirmation Agreements Subject to State Contract Law
A reaffirmation agreement is a contract.18 State contract law applies to reaffirmation
agreements – including the concept of mutual mistake.19 If the parties assumed a certain state of
facts existed and entered a contract based upon that assumption and the assumption is shown to
be wrong, the contract may be rescinded.20 Where the contract is based on a mistake shared by
both parties, the contract is voidable by the party adversely affected. The mistake must relate to
an essential element of the agreement. The mistake must involve a fact capable of ascertainment
at the time the contract was entered into and not a mere expectation or opinion about future
events.21 A mistaken party's fault in failing to know or discover the facts before making the
contract does not bar him from avoidance, unless his fault amounts to a failure to act in good
faith and in accordance with reasonable standards of fair dealing.22 If the reaffirmation
agreement is voided under contract law, it is unenforceable.
E. Analysis
Debtors' reaffirmation agreement did not require attorney certification or court approval
to be valid under §524(c). Debtors were represented by counsel, so §524(d) does not apply.
18 Schott v. WyHy Fed. Credit Union (In re Schott), 282 B.R. 1, 7 (B.A.P. 10th Cir. 2002).
19 Id.; In re Bailey, 664 F.3d 1026, 1030 (6th Cir. 2011).
20 Garrison v. Berryman, 225 Kan. 644, 647 (1979).
21 Matter of Estates of Thompson, 226 Kan. 437, 440 (1979); Callen v. Pennsylvania R.R. Co., 332 U.S.
625, 630 (1948) (a settlement may be attacked upon showing the contract is tainted with invalidity, either by fraud or
by a mutual mistake); see also United States v. Golden, 34 F.2d 367, 375 (10th Cir. 1929) (acknowledging "that
contracts may be rescinded or reformed by reason of a mutual mistake as to a material fact." Citations omitted.).
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Debtors disregarded counsel's advice, which was to let the mortgage ride through the bankruptcy
and discharge Daniel's personal liability. Debtors entered an agreement with a credit union
reaffirming a consumer debt secured by real property. Debtors received the safeguards of
attorney representation and the reaffirmation admonitions, but Debtors ignored them. In this
Court, the absence of an attorney certification alerts the Court to set the matter for hearing unless
an exception applies. Since Debtors' agreement reaffirmed a consumer debt secured by real
property, no hearing was required or set. The presumption of undue hardship did not exist.
Even if it had, the Court could not have disapproved the agreement because it was entered into
with a credit union. Thus, Debtors are not entitled to a declaration invalidating the reaffirmation
agreement under §524(c)(3).
Even though the reaffirmation agreement complied with §524, Debtors did not receive
the bargained for interest rate reduction. The evidence shows the parties believed they were
entering into an agreement to reduce the interest rate. At the time of reaffirmation, Debtors and
Endura acted under the mutual mistake of fact the prior interest rate was 9.0 percent. The parties
now agree the original interest rate was 8.250 percent. Thus, at the time of reaffirmation, Endura
failed to deliver its agreement to reduce the interest rate as consideration for Debtors' new
promise of personal liability. No evidence indicates either party was culpable for the mistake.
Even so, Debtors received nothing of value from Endura. Endura does not controvert Debtors'
evidence in this regard. Therefore, the agreement may be rescinded. Accordingly, summary
judgment in favor of Debtors on Counts I and V is proper as a matter of law.
Endura did not violate the automatic stay or the discharge injunction because the parties
did not discover the interest rate mistake until after these proceedings. By rescission, the parties
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are returned to their positions prior to entering into the agreement, but no punitive measures are
appropriate under these circumstances. The reaffirmation agreement between the parties is
invalid and void because of mutual mistake and lack of consideration. The punitive counts shall
be dismissed.
F. Conclusion
For the foregoing reasons, Defendant Endura's Motion for Summary Judgment is
DENIED. By separate order, judgment shall be entered in favor of Plaintiffs on Counts I and V.
Counts II, III, and IV are dismissed.
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Some help is needed. I'm developing drawing application on OpenGL (deployment target 4.0) for iOS (iPad). We have 3 drawing tools: pen, marker (with alfa) and eraser. I apply drawing with textures using blending in orthographic projection. I can't use z-ordering because in this case I have to face a lot of troubles with cutting and erasing. The thing that I need is to make the pen be always on the top. When I first use the marker and then the pen - it's ok. But if I use pen first and marker over the pen - I can't see the pen color under marker. I'd appreciate any help or advice.
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I suggest you use opengl lines, since all you can draw are lines with a pen and a marker. That should be more efficient than textures and would eliminate the overlaps. Also keep track of the order in which the lines were drawn.
The thing of using opengl blending in this case is that these kind of problems arise a lot, and the only way to solve them is through trial and error. So I suggest you use opengl lines instead of textures with blending.


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Located on San Francisco's Telegraph Hill in Pioneer Park, the Coit Tower was built in 1933 in an effort to beautify the city. The tower was designed by Arthur Brown Jr. and Henry Howard. The interior of the tower was covered in murals, whereas the exterior of the tower was left unpainted. From the Coit Tower visitors can see the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz Island, the Bay Bridge, the Maritime National Historical Park, and more.
Fun Fact: Twenty-six artists, who were funded by the New Deal federal employment program, painted fresco style murals inside the tower.
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I have a set S of real numbers, and I would like to create a new set R with exactly n real numbers (not necessarily from the set) that represent it best.
What I mean by best?
Well, I have query that asks for given point what is the closest point from S to that point, and when I ask same thing for set R I would like to have best fit to the real answers.
To be specific, how do I minimize the Hausdoff distance between S and R?
I hope I've been clear enough in what i want. I've heard of mathoverflow, so I said to myself why wouldn't I ask for help there.
Thank you in advance.
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The 8 Greatest Eddie Murphy Movies of All Time
We asked some of your favorite Cracked writers to pick their favorite Eddie Murphy movie, and defend their picks in a sudden-death, no-holds-barred cage match of thoughtful, comedy enthusiasm. Below, they go toe to toe and duke it out ... OK, there's nothing violent going on here. Just comedy writers talking about a funny guy's funny movies. It's just more exciting when you describe it as a fight.
In no particular order ...
#8. Beverly Hills Cop -- Gladstone
The story goes that Beverly Hills Cop was originally going to be a Sylvester Stallone vehicle. You can kind of see that, right? A tough Detroit cop must solve a case in ... BEVERLY HILLS! It's the kind of high-concept comedy that writes itself, but the thing is, typically it writes itself into something that sucks. A movie with lots of shots of Axel looking out of place in fancy hotels and galleries and country clubs. And those scenes are all still there, but when you remember the movie, it's not the premise that sticks with you; it's the performances.
Particularly that of child prodigy Judge Reinhold.
Case in point? The scene where Eddie checks into the hotel where he has no reservation by pretending to be a Rolling Stone reporter. That is unadulterated Murphy schtick in its purest form. But the performance is not all histrionics and gesticulations. The funniest part comes when Eddie connives his way into a room, but is still stuck with a $235-a-night rate (and that's in 1984) that he can't afford. The silent scream in his eyes is funnier than any further haggling could have been. It's so effective that I remember worrying how he'd afford the room the whole movie and feeling a sigh of relief when the police department picks up the tab for him at the end of the film.
Even Eddie Murphy's expressions count as plot points.
And look how well Eddie plays with others in this movie. Despite all the heavy lifting he does to inject humor, such as telling the chief that Taggart and Rosewood are "super-cops" or pretending to be bad guy Victor Maitland's STD-infected lover, he stands back to let other comedic gems shine. Bronson Pinchot has the role of his life doing his nondescript Eurotrash accent as Serge in the gallery, and Damon Wayans somehow makes selling bananas memorable. Everyone is funny in this movie. Paul Reiser as Jeffrey, John Ashton as Taggart and Judge Reinhold as Rosewood. All funny. Eddie has never been better as both a brute comic force and the straight man for others in one role.
#7. Coming to America -- Adam Tod Brown
SEXUAL Chocolate! Those two words are an expressway to victory for anyone who enters into a debate concerning the greatest Eddie Murphy movie of all time. Did Randy Watson and his band of soul show up in, say, The Golden Child or Delirious? Nope. Those fictional funk masters, fronted by a top-of-his-game Eddie Murphy, only surface in the universally beloved comedy juggernaut that is Coming to America, and it's the funniest bit in a movie that's made of approximately 103 percent funny.
It tells the story of a spoiled African prince hoping to find true love in America. As the African prince who heads to New York City in search of a wife whom he can respect for her intelligence and lack of gold-digging prowess, Murphy's performance was the Michael Jordan that turned his sidekick into a comedy Scottie Pippen. Remember Arsenio Hall? Sure you do. Now go watch Coming to America and you'll remember why (with all due respect to that talk show of his).
You see, they're not from around here.
Eddie Murphy brought out the best in everyone in that cast. We're talking James Earl Jones as Murphy's overbearing father and Good Times dad John Amos as Cleo McDowell in performances that can only be described as dy-no-mite!! -- provided you literally have no other way to describe them.
Sure, Coming to America has its share of spandex fashion and Jheri curl jokes, but even 30 years later, this quintessential '80s movie stands the test of time.
#6. The Golden Child -- Robert Brockway
The Golden Child was the first movie I ever saw where the star clearly did not give a f#@%. In fact, I think Eddie Murphy may have actually invented the concept of not giving a f#@% just for the film. And it was wonderful!
"Which one of these am I in right now?"
The whole inspiration for Eddie Murphy's character in The Golden Child was to laugh in the faces of the Hollywood executives who wanted to put Eddie Murphy in a supernatural crime-thriller. He spent the entire runtime of that movie giggling and screwing with everything, from the set pieces (I *wicky-wicky-wicky* I waaant the kniiiife) to his fellow actors (you look in Tywin Lannister's eyes in the scenes he shares with Eddie, and you tell me that frustration is feigned).
"Cut! Dial it back, Ty. It looks like you're literally trying to murder him with your eyes. Ty?"
At the height of coked-up 1980s movie studio insanity, a producer came along and said "We'd like you to be in our movie, Eddie; you're gonna fight the devil!" Any comics taking themselves too seriously would have said "Ha! That's dumb. I won't do it!" But not Eddie Murphy; he said "Ha! That's dumb. I'll absolutely do it!" And then he proceeded to have what looks like the most fun I've ever seen on a Hollywood set, transforming an otherwise unremarkable little action flick into a completely charming, unforgettable character comedy.
#5. Trading Places -- Luke McKinney
Trading Places satisfies one of the conditions for the best Eddie Murphy comedies: playing a character who's a fish out of water.
But while his other roles had hidden assets like "secret African fortune" or "the ability to use a gun near white police officers without getting shot," here Murphy pure fast-talks his way into millions of dollars. That's not just his character; that's his real career, too. In one scene, he masters the complexities of futures trading by doing stand-up at it.
We understood "Sell, sell, sell!"
His perfect foil is Dan Aykroyd, also playing his quintessential role: socially maladjusted white guy who's partly insane. My favorite scene is Aykroyd, newly restored to wealth, calmly polishing a brace of shotguns to blow the kneecaps off the evil Duke brothers, while Murphy matter-of-factly explains why you can't do that. The spoiled rich kid and street-smart conman capture their entire characters in one line each. This isn't just a movie; it's a time capsule of two brilliant comedians.
Take special note of the pre-Dragnet Aykroyd.
Two more reasons this is my favorite Murphy movie: 1) Jamie Lee Curtis' breasts (which isn't very intelligent, but I wasn't very intelligent when I first saw them) and 2) the movie's Fight Club-level audience mindjob, drawing you into the con of the plot. We all love Eddie so much that we think he's a good guy. He commits absolutely massive securities fraud. Sure, he does it by stealing the crop report already stolen by the evil Duke brothers, but we don't think "They started it!" is a legal defense for market manipulation. They devastate an entire area of investment, bankrupting countless anonymous stockholders, and sentence a man to lifetime rape-by-gorilla, and you still love them. Because Eddie Murphy is just that good at talking.


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We typically say that forces cause acceleration inversely proportionate to mass. Would it be any less correct to say that acceleration causes forces proportionate to mass? Why?
(Note that the underlying question in my mind - essentially, what distinguishes cause from effect - is far more general. But this seems like a good place to start.)


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Have you used an in-game modifier? How many leagues are you running and with what sized database? Let me know, thanks.
Yeah using the FMRTE has corrupted a number of games, it's an unoffical editor and unfortunately it's causing these issues in your game. You'll have to start again and not edit the game with it. Sorry.
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You say you carried on playing, So i am guessing the crashes that happened in pre-season were before you patched up to 10.1.1. So that could be why, I think once you use Fmrte wether you have patched up or not it corrupt's your game.
So i bet if you start a new game now you won't get any crash dumps, Unless you use the Fmrte again.
I know it sucks to start a new game, But you should not have the crash dumps anymore.
Just crashed in pre season again :/
If you are using FMRTE as a scapegoat, how do you explain my problems?
If you are going to use the editor as a scapegoat, why release it?
Seriously wanting some answers.
Large database.
18 leagues.
That is a lot more polite than I would have been to someone who just spoke to me like that
This just happened to me too, lost a months worth of games /o\
Got auto save on every week now anyway, in case it happens again
Just realised I hadn't downloaded 10.1.1. Hopefully that's fixed it for me anyway
Unfortunately I've had a few rare occurrences if the crash dump error, haven't used any editors whatsoever on this save, plus it was started with patch 1. I'm just towards the end if my second season, it doesn't happen too often, three times in all but it does pop up now and then - can't see a trend except that it occurs usually during extended plays (but difficult to pinpoint when happens infrequently!). Hasn't happened during a match either...
OS is XP media centre with 2mb ram, running three leagues - england, spain & Italy - will have to check db size but I think it's large!
My brother uses fmrte in his vista laptop and game never crashed , it isn't the trainer that kills the game , trainers just read/edit variables .
I'm gonna suggest keeping an eye on one thread rather than starting another - it's easier for SI to talk to everyone with the issue if they don't have to pile through a load of different threads.
Let's go for either here, in the bugs forum; http://community.sigames.com/showthr...85#post4359085
or at a push you can go for this one in GD;http://community.sigames.com/showthread.php?t=172655


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A player puts a dollar coin in of one of Resorts Atlantic City's new dollar- coin slot machines Wednesday, April 1, 2009, the first day of play on the new machines, in Atlantic City, N.J. Over the past decade, new electronic slot machines that spit out paper voucher slips to winners, or credit winnings directly to a player's club card, have made coin machines nearly extinct. Now, Restorts, Atlantic City's oldest casino � with one of its oldest customer bases � has brought back coin slots. (AP Photo/Curt Hudson)
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) _ A prominent Wichita commercial developer has tied up on 15.25 acres of land across from the Kansas Star Casino being built near Mulvane.
The Wichita Eagle reports that Colby Sandlian and his partnership group are considering possible casino-related businesses on the Kansas Turnpike frontage land across from the casino site.
The land once was held by Harrah's as it competed to build the casino.
The 80-year-old Sandlian was noncommittal about whether his group would close the deal. He says a lot of research has to be done before his group decides whether to build such businesses as hotels, restaurants, retail and entertainment venues.
Sandlian declined to release details of the contract.
Peninsula Gaming's $260-million casino, events center and hotel complex is scheduled to open early next year.


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Summer Blockbusters 2013
10 Blockbusters We Can't Wait ForThere is no better time for movie geeks than summer. I'm not talking about cinephiles or fans of the latest foreign documentary. I am talking about pure-hearted movie fans in search of the their latest fix of science fiction and 3D mega entertainment. And when the summer season comes in, the studios dump all their eggs into that one basket.
This season is no exception -- there's Superheroes, futuristic worlds and action scenes that keep trying to raise the bar. But which ones deserve your IMAX $20? Here are 10 movies you should feel confident dropping your cash on. There will be others that you will want to commit to, but if you have to watch your expenses, stick to these.


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Cardigan and again and again…
Cardigans are enjoying a prolonged reign at the top of our knitting baskets. I came of age in the grunge years where beautiful long haired Kurt Cobain messed with our idea of what a rock star should look like:
It was his cool cardigan that drove me to pick up knitting needles and attempt to make a slouchy black sweater of my own. Today I watch as cardigans beat out all the other patterns we put out in a season time and time again. In 2009, people couldn't get enough of flyaway shapes that only closed at the top. 2010 was all about cozy draped fronts and grandpa cardigans not unlike the thrift store score sweaters of the 1990s.
They remain one of my favorite items to knit and wear and I thought I'd offer a few tips for successful cardigan knitting.
- First things first: when knitting two cardigan fronts you'll often run into a direction that says "Knit as Right (or Left) Front, reversing all shaping." This can throw a lot of knitters off! We don't do it to be tricky, we usually have to do it to save space. I came across a wonderful answer to this stumper on Bonne Marie Burns' blog.
- Seaming is easy! Really! It just takes patience and know-how. You should never rush the finishing just because you're eager to wear the sweater (unless you're me and you're finishing a sweater moments before it's about to be photographed…). While you're slogging through the boring parts, watch our video tutorials:
- Consider your closures. Do you like the pattern as is, or do you want to change it up? This is an area that can always be improved and personalized, and I am always on a mission to improve the button bands. I've finally settled on a favorite buttonhole (the one-row buttonhole) and I've been favoring Norah's standard, the sewn-on ribbed buttonband. It requires a bit of extra work, but the neat look is very, very worth it. Here are some videos that cover closures:
- Buttons! One of the very best parts of a cardigan are the buttons! Buying the perfect buttons, super fun, sewing them on? Not as much fun. I have some tips for that too! My first tip is to pick a button before you finish your sweater. You'll need to coordinate the size of your buttonholes with the size of your buttons. Seems obvious, but is easily forgotten. Try to pick buttons that aren't too heavy. They might be gorgeous, but heavy buttons will quickly pull your sweater out of shape. If you're using a heavy button, use a flat plastic button as a backing button: sandwich the sweater fabric between the two buttons and sew through the buttons. This will keep the strain on the backing button and not the fabric. A row of grosgrain ribbon can also serve as a supportive backing.
- As for sewing the buttons on, debate rages on what to use. Often the yarn you've knit with will be too thick to pass through a regular needle eye or a button. Some people suggest using sewing thread, but others feel that this can eventually cut through the yarn. Using yarn to attach the buttons might work but a rough button might eventually cut through the yarn! My favorite compromise is using a sock yarn, or a thin yarn that contains silk, mohair or nylon. These are naturally strong fibers and will stand up to lots of wear. UPDATE: Kathleen left a brilliant suggestion in the comments–she uses embroidery floss!
- Which reminds me! Buy an extra button!! Buy two! And have fun with them! Buttons are a delightful adornment and thoughtful buttons will set your sweater apart from mass produced garments. Use a contrasting thread color to sew them on, or make your own buttons using fabric and inexpensive button cover kits(this is a favorite trick of mine: Americano, Miroux and Double Decker all feature homemade buttons).
That is it for now, I have gone on long enough! If you have any specific cardigan questions, leave them in the comments! Norah and I are headed off to TNNA this week, where the weather is in the 60s! I'll still be wearing cardigans–lightweight and belted, maybe over a sundress. In January!
Sungopolis #
Ah, Kurt. How I miss you.
If only you had knitted more, I think you would have found this life more bearable.January 4, 2011
Deborah #
Ditto. and Ditto.January 21, 2011
Kathleen #
For sewing on buttons I like to use embroidery floss. It's thicker than sewing thread and comes in so many colors.January 4, 2011
Bonnie #
Maybe this is why I wear a cardigan and stripes every damned day. It's my Kurt Cobain drag.January 5, 2011
marion cronin #
I would like a pattern for a boxy cardigan sweaterJanuary 7, 2011
Jill #
LOTS of good tips here, esp since I need to finish a cardigan that's just sitting in my knitting bag!January 7, 2011
Clarene Haynie #
At a darling knit shop in Juneau, AK, I found hand crafted buttons to go on a one-button cardigan in progress. Couldn't make up my mind, so I bought TWO! I double-stranded a piece of the sweater yarn and ran it through the button back-to-front-to-back, having some length on the "tails." Pulled those tails through the sweater (a crochet hook worked well for that) and tied them in a neat little bow. Now I can remove the button for washing, or just change it so I can enjoy both of those wonderful buttons! The judge at the county fair liked the idea…January 7, 2011


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BELTON (December 29, 2012) -- About 150 pole vaulters leapt high into the air this weekend in Central Texas, but amongst the high jumpers was someone you might not expect to see.
Don Isett of Dallas, at 73 years young, is still raising the bar.
Isett first grabbed a pole in junior high and loved being a pole vaulter through high school, a talent he kept grounded until his wife gave him a pole for his 66th birthday.
"It's given the old geezers something to do, what they really loved to do when they were young," Isett said.
But taking a 50-year break from jumping didn't come without its challenges.
"When you get older, you're not as strong, you're not as fast, so you have to be smarter," said Isett.
"You don't have all the capabilities of a younger person, so you have to think about it a lot and develop some techniques, but I think most of us would agree it's something we love to do when we were young, and we're grateful for the opportunity to be able to continue."
Although Isett has won numerous awards from three gold medals at the Senior Olympics to seven national championships and even a world championship, he says it's not about the awards.
"It's really exhilarating and fun to jump and to be around people that love the same thing," Isett said.
Those around Isett can't help but notice his determination and outlook on life.
"It was really cool...he just cleared 10 feet, and that was really good for a 73-year-old man, and it's just a blessing," said Josh Ulbricht, a senior at Smithson Valley High School north of San Antonio.
"It shows that you can actually, whatever you put your mind to, you can do."
It looks like Isett will keep reaching for new heights.
"When I can't lift the pole anymore, I'll quit," Isett said.


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It is widely known that the algebaric closure of the $p$-adic completion $\mathbb{Q}_p$ of $\mathbb{Q}$ isn't complete anymore. It's completion is complete and known as $\mathbb{C}_p$.
I have read in a book about non-archimedean analysis that in this case the process ends, which means that $\mathbb{C}_p$ is also algebraically closed.
My question is: is there an example of a field K, in which the algebraic closure $K^{alg}$ isn't complete, and the completion of $K^{alg}$ isn't algebraically closed ? And how do I construct such an example.


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6 Inspiring Tales of Friendship in the Middle of Brutal Wars
#3. Aaron Burr Makes a British Friend During the Attack on Quebec
During the American War of Independence, the Americans, led by a not-yet-traitorous Benedict Arnold, waged war on British-loving Canada. Specifically, the cheese-eating Frenchy British-loving region of Quebec.
It was probably a matter of who the French hated least.
Aaron Burr was on the march to Quebec when he stopped by a Kennebec Indian party. Burr's group was carrying plenty of rum, and they were warmly welcomed by the Kennebecs. Soon, alcohol did what it does best, and Burr met and knocked up an Indian woman named Jacataqua. Obviously, pregnant women aren't the most able of combatants in a battle, so Burr was concerned about her safety. But Jacataqua so endeared herself to the regiment that they paid her the courtesy of not eating her dog.
"Wow, I, uh ... thanks, I guess. Not eating my dog should really be a given."
Before the final assault on Quebec, Burr was walking unarmed by himself in the woods near the army camp. He was thirsty, so he started to drink some water from a nearby brook. By the sort of chance rarely found outside Hollywood, an enemy British officer arrived at the other side of the brook at that time and didn't immediately kill the shit out of him. Instead, they politely saluted each other and the British officer offered Burr his cup.
He couldn't get those sideburns wet for fear of being pulled under the water.
The two soldiers declared a private truce between themselves and got to know each other. They met up again a few more times before the attack on the city and promised to stay good friends once the war was over. The British officer also pledged to bring Jacataqua and Burr's child to safety if the Americans were defeated at Quebec.
And defeated they were -- horribly and embarrassingly. But the British officer kept to his promise. Jacataqua was placed in a nunnery in the city, where she gave birth to her child in safety. Aaron Burr went on to become the Vice President of the U.S. under Jefferson, during which time he became famous for straight up shooting a dude.
"May all my offspring kill a man for slights upon their manhoods!"
#2. The Spanish Civil War Is Plagued by Rampant Peace
Between the two world wars, the Spanish fought a civil war between Hitler's Fascist buddy Francisco Franco and the rest of the country. The Fascists ultimately won, but not without a fight.
And thank goodness, because it wouldn't have been much of a war otherwise.
The majority of the conflict in the Spanish Civil War was spent on so-called "quiet fronts," in which the opposing camps didn't just shoot on sight. With forced conscription and disease spreading across the front, soldiers on both sides began to get sick of the war. After all, they were all Spaniards. Letters taken from the front in 1938 suggest that some soldiers spent the quiet periods of the war interacting in relative peace with their opponents on the battlefront, even trading goods like cigarettes, which doesn't make sense from a tactical point of view unless you're trying some elaborate plot to kill the enemy through lung cancer.
"The cancer is just to pin them down while diabetes takes the flank."
One letter from a soldier shows that he even wrote home to his family asking for goods he could use to trade with his "buddies in the Fascist zone." In fact, the soldiers actively encouraged each other not to fight if at all possible. When newly arrived Republicans came to the front, the Nationalists would shout, "Reds, don't shoot. It's not our fault."
"Blame this guy, he's the one with the stupid glasses."
The two enemies became friendly pretty quickly, with men on both sides promising to alert the others if their officers ordered them to attack. And every night, their partying and singing echoed around the country.
Understandably, their officers were pretty pissed off about the war they were trying to start that just couldn't get off the ground because the opposing sides liked each other too much.
It was a civil war, after all.
#1. Christmas Miracle in World War I
It can't be overstated how absolutely horrible World War I was for basically everyone on Earth. One of the largest wars ever fought in history, most of the soldiers were conscripted by their respective governments to kill loads of people who had never personally wronged them, fighting in foreign lands while starving and suffering fatigue and bullet wounds. It's really no surprise that, on Christmas Day 1914, these conditions led to the biggest bag of "screw this war stuff" ever opened.
"It's what I've always wanted!"
Think what you will of the Germans, but they were the ones who kicked off the cheer on Christmas Eve. The German frontline put lights all along their trenches and began to sing Christmas carols and put up banners wishing the British a Happy Christmas. The soldiers then came out of the trenches to meet and greet the enemy. They exchanged autographs and stories, and they agreed not to fire on each other on the following Christmas Day.
A tradition that has spread to every household since.
The commanders, noticing too late to stop the truce that was already in full swing, simply stood back and let it happen. Across the entire front, soldiers from both sides shared Christmas dinners and services with each other, often in the enemy trenches themselves.
"Call this a trench? We have two, maybe three whores at a time."
During the day, the British and the Germans played soccer against one another, using bundles of straw or empty jars in place of a ball. One man even set up a makeshift barber shop in the middle of no man's land to serve both British and German troops, charging a couple of cigarettes for a haircut.
War and soccer are literally the only ways these two countries communicate.
The Christmas Day truce marked one of the most poignant moments in a horrible war. However, not everyone approved of the truce. A young soldier named Adolf Hitler denounced the episode, declaring that this sort of understanding "should not be allowed." It's surprising (or not -- he was Hitler), but Hitler experienced a similar act of humanity during the same Great War. Hitler himself adorned his private residence with paintings of a British war hero named Henry Tandey. Why? During a WWI battle, Tandey spared the life of the wounded future Fuhrer in a rare act of mercy.
It is very possible to be too nice for your own good.
Sure, Hitler didn't really learn anything. But it does raise the question of how many potential future-Hitlers have been avoided by small acts of kindness early in life.
For surprising sources of charity from terrible people, check out 5 Inspiring Acts of Kindness by Terrifying Crime Syndicates. Or read about the 5 True War Stories That Put Every Action Movie to Shame.
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What they're saying: ImmigrationJanuary 29th, 2013, 5:23 pm by BRIAN JOSEPH, Sacramento Correspondent
Immigration is the issue of the moment, after President Obama and a bipartisan group of Senators unveiled this week similar ideas for reform. The proposals are sure to be debated at length in opinion pages and on talk shows over the coming days and weeks, but it's the members of Congress who will ultimately make the call. Here's what some of our local, Orange County representatives are saying about the reform proposals.
"I applaud President Obama for taking the case for comprehensive immigration reform directly to the American people today. Not only is our immigration system broken, but our immigration policy fails to build on our country's great tradition of diversity, equality and fairness. It is hugely important that President Obama is making this important issue his top legislative priority. Now it's time for Congress to act." -- Rep. Linda Sanchez, D-Cerritos, in a Tuesday press release
"The outline is a starting point that recognizes many of the problems in our current immigration system." --Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Vista, commenting in a statement released Monday about the framework unveiled by senators
"This is a despicable attempt to force amnesty on us by threatening to with hold [sic] border & domestic security measures." --Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-Huntington Beach, in a Tweet he posted on Tuesday.
"I believe a majority of Americans realize we have got to address this issue of immigration. ... I'm very hopeful that we might get this done. It's a necessity for Americans. We are a nation of immigrants." Rep. Loretta Sanchez, D-Santa Ana, said in phone interview> Read the rest of this entry »


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Wrigley Field upgrades still locked in rooftop squabble Wrigley Field upgrades still locked in rooftop squabble Looking at the A's proposed waterfront stadium Looking at the A's proposed waterfront stadium Gallery: Pitchers with multiple no-hitters Gallery: Pitchers with multiple no-hitters Gallery: Happy birthday, Ebbets Field Gallery: Happy birthday, Ebbets Field gallery with links do NOT pub gallery with links do NOT pub Close Tweet0 Share0 Comment0 Share0 Share0 Stumble It0 Print0 More The Strike Zone JAWS and the 2013 Hall of Fame ballot Part I: Introduction by Jay Jaffe Add Favorite Favorite Added Twitter Email Posted: Mon Dec. 10, 2012 Fred McGriff, who hit 493 career home runs, is part of an extremely deep class of Hall of Fame candidates. (Tom DiPace)The Baseball Writers of America 2013 Hall of Fame ballot was unveiled two weeks ago, adding 24 newcomers to a list of 13 holdover candidates for a slate that's not only the deepest in recent memory but also the most controversial. With just under a month until the voting results are announced on Jan. 9, and less than three weeks until the Dec. 31 voting deadline, it's high time to kick off my 10th annual JAWS-based ballot breakdown.For the uninitiated, JAWS is short for Jaffe Wins Above Replacement Score, a system I developed at Baseball Prospectus in time for the 2004 ballot, though the catchy name didn't come until a year later. JAWS is a tool to measure a candidate's Hall of Fame worthiness by comparing him to the players at his position who are already enshrined. It uses sabermetrics to account for the wide variations in offensive levels that have occurred throughout the game's history and from ballpark to ballpark. The system's stated goal is to improve the institution's standards, or at least to maintain them by admitting players at least as good as the average Hall of Famer at the position.Even so, it's worth noting that a considerable gap exists between those voted in by the BBWAA and the ones via various Veterans Committees, though not all of the latter group can simply be dismissed to create a BBWAA-only standard that's fair across positions. More than anything, the idea is to bring a measure of intellectual consistency to an often disorganized debate. Because of that, JAWS has gained a nice bit of exposure in recent years, cited by actual Hall of Fame voters and included within the coverage at MLB Network's Clubhouse Confidential show.A player's JAWS is his career Wins Above Replacement total averaged with his 7-year peak WAR. WAR measures each player's hitting, pitching and fielding contributions relative to those of a freely available reserve or minor league call-up, with built-in adjustments for park and league scoring levels so that we can more fairly compare players across eras. The current Hall of Famers are then grouped by position and a positional average JAWS is computed. For the purposes of comparison, players are classified at the position where they accrued the most value, which may be different from where they played the most games, particularly as players tend to shift to positions of less defensive responsibility — and thus overall value — as they age. A small handful of enshrined players, including pioneers and Negro Leaguers with less than 10 years of major league service, are excluded from the calculations; Satchel Paige and Monte Irvin, for example, didn't have long enough major league careers to provide yardsticks for non-Negro League players.For all that is included, JAWS can't incorporate everything that goes into a player's Hall of Fame case; it makes no attempt to account for postseason play, awards won, leading the league in important categories, career milestones and historical importance, much of which is better handled via the Bill James Hall of Fame Standards and Hall of Fame Monitor metrics. All of that information is germane to the Hall of Fame discussion, and can shade an argument for or against a player whose credentials are otherwise borderline.My system owes a great deal of inspiration to James' Historical Abstracts, both the 1985 original, which planted the career/peak distinction in my mind, and the 2001 version, which weighted a player's best seasons (using Win Shares) to produce a somewhat more transparent means of combining career and peak into a single ranking. In JAWS, a player's best seasons are double-counted, an appropriate strategy given research into pennants added and the premium value of star talent, in that individual greatness can have a non-linear effect on a team's results both in the standings and on the bottom line. Instead of Win Shares, which used what was widely considered to be an inadequate baseline for its replacement level, I originally based my metric on BP's version of Wins Above Replacement Player, which has evolved several times over the years, raising its own very low threshold (the 1899 Cleveland Spiders were once the baseline) and incorporating more modern play-by-play based metrics along the way. The first two years, I defined peak as a player's best five consecutive years, making exceptions for military service and major injuries; I revised that to seven not-necessarily-consecutive years after settling on it as a sweet spot via further study.The 2013 ballot marks the first time I have used Baseball-Reference.com's version of WAR instead of WARP, less because I greatly favor one valuation metric over the other than because B-R has set the gold standard for statistical sites. Owner Sean Forman has created some elegant and useful tools, including sortable positional leaderboards and JAWS scores on every player page, that save me a ton of manual labor and make the system more accessible than it has ever been. B-R also has other great tools that are of use in any Hall of Fame discussion, including past voting results and projected future ballots.Here's what the positional standards currently look like, with the caveat that recent honoree Deacon White's numbers haven't been factored in yet. They may bump the numbers to the right of the decimals slightly once they are, because I use a generic hitter profile to adjust for the scarcity of players at some positions:PositionNumberCareerPeakJAWSSP5866.746.756.7RP538.627.132.8C1349.632.341.01B1862.340.751.52B1966.042.854.43B1264.941.853.4SS218.104.22.168LF1961.739.750.7CF1867.142.554.8RF2469.541.355.4CI (1B+3B)3063.141.252.2MI (2B+SS)4064.542.053.3OF (LF,CF,RF)6166.341.253.7Co (1B,3B,LF,CF)7364.640.852.7Md (C,2B,SS,CF)7162.340.451.4All Hitters14464.741.353.0This year also marks the first time I will be presenting the JAWS series exclusively at SI.com, though it saw its first mainstream exposure here back in 2007, and has become part of my regular Hit and Run fare. In this venue, I'm going to present things in a different format than in the past. Rather than go position-by-position around the diamond mixing lesser candidates in with greater ones, the plan is to devote full Hit and Run entries to each of the top 22 candidates — some of which will be longer than others — preceded by a roundup of the 15 lesser candidates, all of whom are at least 20 points lower than the JAWS standard and have no shot at election. While it's true that I could just as easily skip the Jeff Cirillos and Rondell Whites, I've always felt that a player's appearance on the ballot itself is worth at least a brief valedictory, and I'm loathe to break my Cal Ripken-like streak of covering every candidate .With the help of editor Ted Keith, here's the tentative schedule we have set out, subject to change, and listed in no special order within a given day:Tuesday, Dec. 11: Lesser candidatesWednesday, Dec. 12: Craig Biggio and Jeff BagwellThursday, Dec. 13: Mike Piazza and Edgar MartinezFriday, Dec. 14: Dale Murphy and Larry WalkerSaturday, Dec. 15: Bernie Williams, Kenny Lofton and Steve FinleySunday, Dec. 16: David Wells and Lee SmithMonday, Dec. 17: Alan Trammell and Tim RainesTuesday, Dec. 18: Rafael Palmeiro, Mark McGwire and Sammy SosaWednesday, Dec. 19: Don Mattingly and Fred McGriffThursday, Dec. 20: Curt Schilling and Jack MorrisFriday, Dec. 21: Barry Bonds and Roger ClemensYou'll note that I've grouped the candidates most heavily linked to performance-enhancing drugs into a couple of days so as to avoid spending too much of the next three weeks mired in that particular discussion. For those interested, I've written about PEDs and the Hall of Fame extensively in the Baseball Prospectus group book Extra Innings, which was published earlier this year. I'll cite a bit of that research here where appropriate. With that lengthy preamble out of the way — I'll link back to it in each post so as to avoid reintroducing the system ad nauseam — I'm very excited to start tackling this year's ballot. More The Strike Zone


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