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It is well-known that if $S \gg \hbar$, then the classical path dominates the Feynman path integral. But is there some to show that if $S\gg\hbar$, then the particle's trajectory will approach the classical path?
Actually there is a very interesting approach followed by E.Gozzi and his students to express the transition probability in Classical Mechanics in terms of a path integral. He is currently studying the relation between MQ and CM using this approach.
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Consider the equations:
$ab+c+d=3$, $bc+d+a=5$, $cd+a+b=2$ and $da+c+b=6$
Where $a,b,c,d \in \mathbb{R}$. How can we find $a,b,c,d$?
The furthest I've got is by adding the first two equations and the last two equations together to get:
$ab+bc+c+d+d+a=(b+1)(a+c)+2d=8$ and $(d+1)(a+c)+2b=8$
We can rearrange these (assuming $b,d \neq -1$) to get $$\frac{8-2d}{b+1}=\frac{8-2b}{d+1} \implies -d^{2}+3d+4=-b^{2}+3b+4$$ Which leads us further to $$b^{2}-d^{2}-3(b-d)=0 \implies (b-d)(b+d-3)=0$$ Now since $b=d$ gives us an absurdity (equations 1 and 4 reduce to 3=6), we must have $b+d=3$. This is as far as I can get unfortunately, since trying the same approach with the other pairs doesn't work in the same way.
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Upon graduation from Steubenville High School, he attended Ohio State University and earned a DVM degree and a bachelor of science degree in agriculture. Graduating in 1962, he went to work for Dr. Wise handling the large animal clinic - meaning the farm animals, such as cows and horses.
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He served as the Jefferson County Fair veterinarian for 25 years, looking after the animals of youth with 4-H projects. And for some of that time, his children, Carrie, David and Kristen, were involved with 4-H animals as well. Their dad never had that pleasure. As he said "I was a city boy. They didn't have 4-H there at that time."
When asked about his most memorable case, Robinson said without hesitation, "Doing both a Cesarean section on both a chinchilla and then a cow in the same day. The cow's delivery was done while she was standing up and injected with local anesthesia," he said.
"I've never cared for poultry," he said, "but I have done exotic animals like turtles, snakes and hamsters. Most of the time turtles are ill because of dietary reasons. They are not fed the proper food," Robinson noted.
"I was a city boy raised in Steubenville, but I was friends with the son of Dr. Haverfield. I became interested in caring for animals while watching the doctor work. I think of the kids in my graduating class who went into the mill and spent their life in an occupation they were not happy with. I know that I chose the right occupation. Fifty years later it is still fun for me," he said with a smile.
For a time Robinson worked out of his home, and then rented a house on Lovers Lane was used for a clinic. His wife, Marlene, was his only staff member then, serving as receptionist and assistant. In 1963, he bought a house that was a former chicken farm and cared for his animal patients there.
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"I can't do things alone anymore. I've cut back some and Kurt Johnson does more than me now, he said. Robinson explained that the clinic carries the initials AAHA behind its name, standing for American Animal Hospital Association, with only 2,000 in the United States. "You have to meet strict specifications to become one," he said.
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Do I need a transit visa when travelling from UK to New Zealand stopping in Sydney for one hour 30 minutes?
According to the Australian department of immigration, you need a transit visa unless all of the following conditions are met:
Otherwise, you must get a transit visa. It's free, but you must apply in advance, after booking your flight and if necessary obtaining a visa for your destination.
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Can someone give an explicit example of a group with two generators $a$, $b$, such that $a^2 = b^3 = 1$ and $a b$ has infinite order, but which is not isomorphic to the free product of $\mathbb{Z}_2$ and $\mathbb{Z}_3$?
Group which "resembles" the free product of a cyclic group of order two and a cyclic group of order three, but isn't.
It is straightforward to calculate that the commutator subgroup $G' = D$ of $G = \langle a,b \mid a^2, b^3 \rangle$ is a free group on the generators $x=bab^{-1}a$, $y=b^{-1}aba$, where $|G:D|=6$.
Now $(ab)^6$ is equal to the commutator $x^{-1}yxy^{-1}$, which lies in $D'$ but not in $D''$, so if we add any nontrivial element of $D''$ as an extra relator of $G$, then we will get an example with the required property.
The free product $\mathbb Z_2$ and $\mathbb Z_3$ (i.e. PSL(2, $\mathbb Z$) is Gromov-hyperbolic (as every virtually free group) and non-virtually cyclic. Therefore by a result of Olshanskii, "SQ-universality of hyperbolic groups". (Russian) Mat. Sb. 186 (1995), no. 8, 119--132; translation in Sb. Math. 186 (1995), no. 8, 1199–1211, it is SQ-universal, that is every countable group embeds into a factor group of PSL(2, $\mathbb Z$). In "most" of these groups (by construction) $ab$ will have infinite order. Thus, in particular, there are uncountably many groups of the type you want.
Update 1: An explicit example would be this. Take $G=PSL(2,\mathbb Z)$, and any word $w(a,b)$ satisfying very small cancelation (that it no subword of length, say, $\frac{1}{10000}|w|$ occurs twice in $w$ (considered as a cyclic word). Then consider the group $G/\langle\langle w\rangle\rangle$. It is what you want. Geometrically, you just kill the large loop in the standard $K(\pi,1)$ for $PSL(2,\mathbb{Z})$ of course.
Another example, as far as I remember, is the R. Thompson group $V$ (it is generated by an element $a$ of order 2 and an element $b$ of order 3 such that $ab$ has infinite order (Mason?). It should be written in the Cannon-Floyd-Parry's survey on Thompson groups, but I do not have it with me.
Update 2: I cannot find the reference to the result about $V$. It is not in Cannon-Floyd-Parry. But here is a paper where it is proved that $SL(n,{\mathbb Z})$ is generated by an element of order 2 and an element of order 3, provided $n\ge 13$: Sanchini, Paolo; Tamburini, M. Chiara, Constructive $(2,3)$-generation: a permutational approach. Rend. Sem. Mat. Fis. Milano 64 (1994), 141–158 (1996).
Update 3: The paper cited in Update 2 follows this paper: Tamburini, M. Chiara; Wilson, John S.; Gavioli, Norberto On the $(2,3)$-generation of some classical groups. I. J. Algebra 168 (1994), no. 1, 353–370. The result there is quite general (and nice), the generating matrices are explicitly given. To check that $ab$ has infinite order, one just needs to find the characteristic polynomial of $ab$ and show that some roots are not roots of unity. That should be straightforward (using any CAS).
I don't know an explicit example off hand, but I would recommend looking at the generalized triangle groups
$\langle a,b \ | \ a^2 = b^3 = 1 = w^k \rangle$
where $w$ is a word in $a$ and $b$. Baumslag, Morgan, and Shalen given conditions on when this virtually surjects $\mathbb{Z}$ or a free group of rank two. I would suspect that it wouldn't be too tough to find an explicit example where $ab$ has infinite order.
Baumslag, Morgan, Shalen, "Generalized triangle groups" Math. Proc. Camb. Phil. Soc. (1987) 102, page 25
Fine, Rosenberger, "A note on generalized triangle groups" ABHANDLUNGEN AUS DEM MATHEMATISCHEN SEMINAR DER UNIVERSITÄT HAMBURG Volume 56, Number 1, 233-244
I am hazarding a guess, I believe this should do the job
A = { {1, x, 0}, {0, -1, 0}, {0, y, 1} }
It really does not matter what x and y are, they can be chosen arbitrarily and can even be two formal symbols
B = { {0, 0, -$i$}, {$i$, 0, 0}, {0, 1, 0} }
Then A.A= B.B.B = Id
the order of $A.B$ would be infinite when $x$ and $y$ are suitably chosen, for example one can choose $x$ and $y$ so that the coefficient of the matrices $(A.B)^n$ unbounded ?


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Let's take the following scenario:
A person finds a time machine. He uses it to travel to the past, and kills his grandparents. Now because of this, his parents are never born, they do not meet, and he himself ceases to exist.
I have heard one predominant result of this murder:
Since he killed his grandparents, he doesn't exist. Therefore, he could not have gone into the past and committed the murders. Therefore, he exists. Therefore, he doesn't exist and so on, ad infinitum.
However, I think that instead of an endless loop, we would end up with an altered timeline:
Since the grandparents are dead, they no longer exist. Anything they might have done to the world in the normal timeline after their deaths doesn't happen. Time moves on, and we come to the present day. There is no boy, no parents, no grandparents. The loop doesn't happen, because the grandparents are already dead. It doesn't matter that the boy isn't there to kill them again.
So which would be a more accurate expectation? Or is there a third option that I'm missing completely?
I am looking for answers from a purely physics perspective.


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The 6 Worst Parts of Being Chinese (Not In The Stereotypes)
Being a second-generation Chinese American isn't that tough. We don't get harassed by police on flimsy pretexts, we don't get called terrorists and Chinese men don't accidentally knock things over with their penises. Sure, we once weren't allowed to own land or become U.S. citizens, but that was way back in the ancient past (1940).
In the distant, barbaric past.
Hell, sometimes people even apologize to us for putting us in camps during World War II. That was actually the Japanese, but I guess it's the thought that counts.
That doesn't leave a lot of room for self-deprecating racial humor (the most important aspect of racial identity), but there are a few minor annoyances about being Chinese American that nobody seems to talk about. Not the boring stuff about being caught between two worlds or being pushed to succeed or supposedly having our parts stolen by white people in the Last Airbender movie.
I don't know, I'm pretty sure I've seen white kids that looked like that at my high school.
None of that. This is the stuff that is annoying real actual Chinese Americans every day.
#6. No Fun Stereotypes
This matters to me because it's my job (or one of my jobs) to make fun of people, and to protect myself, it has to be from my own people. Unfortunately, there are not a lot of publicly known stereotypes to work with. We supposedly can't drive and are good at math, some of us don't speak English very well and maybe something about kung fu. You can maybe make a communist joke if your family comes from mainland China ("In Communist China, Google searches you!"), but if your roots are in Taiwan, you're stuck.
I've been assured that this is hilarious if you're from Taiwan.
Nobody knows anything about Taiwan. You can joke about all the weird organs you're expected to eat as part of Taiwanese cuisine and you will just get blank stares. ("...and there was the Taiwanese guy, eating all the chicken uteruses! Come on. Anybody? Chicken uterus. Taiwanese people eat them.") Someone from the back will yell at you to do some kung fu and then it will all go downhill from there.
Even if you're not doing comedy formally, this really puts a damper on joking around with your friends. You're just sitting there, ribbing each other good-naturedly on your various stereotypes and then someone tries to rib you back and they're all, "Well... why don't you go... get some straight A's or something." Then the whole evening is ruined and everyone has to go home.
Part of this is due to a larger problem...
#5. White People Can't Tell Asians Apart
A lot of Americans can't tell the difference between different Asian races visually, but that's understandable, since we all look nearly identical. We all have similar skin, hair and eye coloring as well as similar facial structure, so it's hard to see the difference. I myself have trouble telling the difference between white folks, like English and Irish, or like Hitler and a cat.
I think the cat is on the left but don't quote me on this.
#4. Chinese Words Don't Sound Cool in English
Everyone who has even the slightest connection to a foreign culture knows that you milk it for cool names. For your kids, your dog, your video game character, your Harry Potter slashfiction, whatever. Then you just wait for the moment where someone asks about it and you can say, "Oh yeah, that means `soul' in Japanese."
Just for kicks, here's an ancient Chinese saying you should try to convince a friend to get as a tattoo. Tell them it's about crisis and opportunity or some shit.
"Half chicken, 3 dollars, whole chicken, 5 dollars."
Unfortunately, while Japanese names look pretty cool written in English (Akira, Kamiko, Yakuza, Chicken Katsu Bento), Chinese names sound pretty lame (Yun-Fat, Chee Hwa, Haier, Egg Foo Young). My own Chinese name is Porchin, which using the modern pinyin system, still comes out to an unglamorous Buoqing. You want to name yourself "great king"? Have fun being "da wang." Sometimes immigrants get lucky when their last names transliterate into something cool, like, "Fang," but more often than not, they will end up like our family friends, the Poons.
The pinyin system really doesn't help the coolness factor by introducing all those Q's and X's. (Pro tip: They're pretty much just "ch" and "sh" respectively.) Instead of sounding exotic and mysterious, I sound like a really desperate Scrabble cheater.
In Chinese Scrabble, you would kill for a hand like this.
I know a lot of other cultures feel our pain, like the Welsh ("Let's name our little girl `white flowers'." "OK, that's... Blodwen."), but if you randomly spin the culture wheel, odds are you'll hit some language that has cooler transliterated English names than Chinese.


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I love that phrase: "a distancing effect." It's what I feel too.
I'd actually say that what Brantley is talking about (Garbo's famous aloofness and mystique) is what gives her films a slightly dated quality, whereas the movies of, say, Carole Lombard or Barbara Stanwyck still crackle with vitality. Garbo in most of her movies is sort of static, and always seems like Garbo Playing Christina, or Garbo Playing Marguerite, etc. Her screen persona was based on the idea that in real life, you'd never see someone that beautiful and mysterious. It's like a mannequin came to life. It works well, but there is a distancing effect.
Intriguing question.
I wonder what directors like Alfred Hitchcock might have been able to do with Garbo, since Hitchcock wrote the mystery and aloofness into his movies.


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"L'Equipe have reported that manager Manuel Pellegrini could make a move for the Swedish international as he considers his options up front, saying the club are "already very interested" in the forward," De Menezes writes.
"Sergio Aguero, Edin Dzeko and John Guidetti remain at the club after Tevez moved on to Serie A champions Juventus, but it is widely expected that the former Malaga manager will add another striker to his squad.
"City have been linked with both Stevan Jovetic and Alvaro Negredo over the last couple of days after they appear to have missed out Edinson Cavani, but the Uruguayan could be the reason that sees 'Ibra' move to the Etihad."
In other news, Pablo Zabaleta has given an interview to an Italian football publication and revealed that he would like to play in Serie A - someday.
"It's certainly a League I'd like to play in," said Pablo.
"A team? I consider Fiorentina to be an interesting team. I have always liked them since the days of Batistuta.
"Juventus, Milan and Inter are big clubs though."
Finally, staying in Italy, rumours are gathering momentum that Stevan Jovetic is edging closer to a move to City.
The Fiorentina striker has repeatedly been linked with a switch to Manchester but there could be competition from across town – according to the Independent.
"Should a deal go through to take Jovetic to the Etihad, it will likely scupper any chance of signing either Alvaro Negredo and Pepe – two players that new manager Manuel Pellegrini has admitted his interest in," the story reads.
"United could still enter the race for Jovetic, with boss David Moyes eager to bring a new striker to the club after they missed out on Robert Lewandowski, who seems certain to be moving to Bayern Munich next season."
Remember that the only place to read confirmed transfer stories is mcfc.co.uk this summer.


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I am reading John McCleary's A User's Guide to Spectral Sequence and was quite confused about one result: On page 15 of the version I was reading, it says that if $E^{\star,\star}_2$ is the bigraded vector space in Example 1.E, then $P(E^{\star,\star}_2,t)=(1+t^{11})(1+t^4+t^8+t^{12})(1+t^3)$. I am quite confused on how to obtain this result from Example 1.E. It seems to me that $P(E^{\star,\star}_t)$ has a term $t^{11+12+3}=t^{26}$, which by definition of $P(E^{\star,\star}_2,t)$ implies that $\text{dim}_k(\bigoplus _{p+q=26}E^{p,q})=1$. Why is that? I am not sure if I have understood Example 1.E wrongly. Any explanation will be greatly appreciated.
Update: Thank you @Neil Strickland for reminding me. The conditions of Example 1.E are: Suppose $E^{\star,\star}_2$ is given as an algebra by
where the bidegree of each generator is given by $\text{bideg}x=(7,1)$, $\text{bideg}y=(3,0)$ and $\text{bideg}z=(0,2)$. Furthermore, suppose $d_2(x)=y^3$ amd $d_3(z)=y$. In this case, the spectral sequence collapses at $E_4$ and, though $x$ and $y$ do not survive to $E_{\infty}$, the product $xy$ does.


text: "Put your hands behind your back then place them in back of your head!". I'm really surprised that I haven't seen any lessons by other artists, or myself on "how to draw handcuffs", step by step. These handcuffs have a nice finish which is why they are nice and shinny. Even though police officers, and other officers carry these entrapping cuffs, we too can own a pair a cuffs as well. I wanted to keep things simple, but also exciting to replicate. The handcuffs are side by side, and have the chain linked to both. The background looks awesome against the silver color. Drawing handcuffs will prove to be fun and useful. I shall return in a few folks so keep the pencils moving.


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This is a reference-request about a very simple statement.
The Riemann hypothesis is well-known to be equivalent to $$(1)\ \ \ \pi(x) = \mathrm{Li}(x)+O(x^{1/2} \log x)$$ and to $$(2)\ \ \theta(x)=x+O(x^{1/2} \log^2 x).$$ Here as usual, $\pi(x) = \sum_{p < x} 1$ and $\theta(x) = \sum_{p< x} \log p$.
I am looking for a reference giving the proof of the equivalence between (1) and (2).
All the analytic number theory textbooks I have looked at gives at best a proof that $\theta(x) \sim \pi(x) \log x$, which is clearly not enough.


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I always use a proxy to connect to the internet in Windows as well as in previous versions of Ubuntu, but in Ubuntu 11.10 it seems that the proxy settings I set in the GUI are not being applied system-wide.
I can access the internet in Firefox with its own proxy settings. I can access internet in the terminal (i.e. I am able to use apt-get for some small programs). But in Ubuntu software centre or update manager it is not working.


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Ground cinnamon is less expensive then cinnamon sticks. I've read that it is also more flavorful. However, cinnamon sticks last a lot longer. Also, ground cinnamon is likely to have mystery ingredients. Will I (a cinnamon nut) be disappointed if I stock up on cinnamon sticks instead of ground cinnamon?
Different applications, sticks are mainly used when you wish to infuse a cinnamon flavour in a dish, where the spices are removed at the end, a biryani is a good example. Ground cinnamon is used when the spice is to be left in, or be present throughout a substance, like in cakes for instance.
Ground cinnamon will leave a stronger flavour partly because it is left in and possibly due to the flavour extracting easier due to higher surface area and broken structure.
Cinnamon is notoriously hard to grind smoothly, so people tend to buy both for their respective uses.
Orbling brings up an excellent point about the difficulty of grinding cinnamon to a smooth powder. There are two main different types of cinnamon sticks: Ceylon and cassia. Cassia sticks are thicker and more stiff. Ceylon or "true" cinnamon resembles more of a rolled up parchment and has more delicate, sweet taste to it.
One reason to purchase sticks would be to roast cinnamon (easy to do in a cast iron pan)then grind it. Ceylon is easier to grind because it's a thinner stick.
I purchase both because each serves different purposes.
I highly doubt that ground cinnamon is "likely to have mystery ingredients". Ground spices are just the whole spices, ground up.
In fact there's nothing particularly unique about cinnamon in this respect. The reason to buy ground spices is the same reason to buy ground meat: Because you don't have a reliable spice grinder, or just for general convenience.
Cinnamon sticks don't last forever, though. I would still try to use them up within a year or two.
There is a distinct difference between Ceylon (true cinnamon) and Cassia cinnamon which is what is primarily sold in North America. Cassia cinnamon has large amounts of coumarin.
This and other things are mentioned in this blog post.
Also, Ceylon will grind up quite nicely in a spice grinder, the Cassia does not.


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1 Following the El Dorado Main Street downtown parade, the Butler County History Center and Kansas Oil Museum will host an old-fashioned Christmas. The museum will be decorated for the holidays and the gift shop will be stocked full of special discounts.
2 Outdoors, the buildings will be open for the evening, with costumed interpreters. Taste hot apple cider in the Redburn Grocery, and stay warm by the wood burning fire while you browse. The Evening Caller Print Shop is open for business and the proprietor is offering free samples of holiday greetings to those who visit his store. Grandma Anderson is home and will be offering gingersnaps to her guests. Don't miss the Lease House, where you can see sewing demonstrations and smell the baked goods coming from the kitchen. The Foster Schoolhouse teacher will have lessons for the children as well. While indoors, listen to carolers and enjoy food samples from the gift shop.
3 Kids are sure to enjoy the activities, and be sure to bring your camera for visits with Santa! Regular admission applies, members are free of charge. Avoid the line and purchase your tickets in advance.
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SHUTE, Charles Lesley "Chuck," Jr., 78, of Follansbee, WV, passed away on Friday, March 1, 2013, at Weirton Medical Center, Weirton, WV, with his family at his side.
Chuck was born on September 23, 1934, in Follansbee, WV. He was the son of the late Charles Lesley Sr. and Alice (Allan) Shute.
Chuck was a body man for over 37 years painting cars in various Auto Body Shops. Chuck retired in 1997 from Follansbee Steel. He was the owner of Wagonwheel Hunting Club. Chuck was an avid Nascar, Steeler, and Mountaineer fan. He volunteered as Santa Claus for over 20 years for various organizations spreading joy and cheer.
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In addition to his parents, Chuck was preceded in death by a brother, James Shute, and a son-in-law, Joseph Hooker.
Chuck is survived by his wife of 57 years, Catherine Ann "Kay" (Kenefick) Shute of Follansbee, WV, four daughters, Sharon K (Michael) McCarthy of Colliers, WV, Lori Ann (Stewart) Bowman of Follansbee, WV, Beth Marie Hooker of Follansbee, WV and Charlyne Jean (Rick) Dix of Salisbury, MD, two sons, Brian Patrick Shute of Follansbee, WV and Scott Allan (Mary) Shute of Wellsburg, WV, eight grandchildren, Shawn McCarthy, Briana Bowman, Nicole McCarthy, Joshua and Joe Hooker, Tammara Bowman, Kenny Shute, and Daniel Shute, a great-grandson, Brandon McCarthy, three step-grandchildren, Mary Helen Alvis, Debbie Stevens, John Thomas Bowman, four step-great grandchildren, Joey and Mariah Alvis and Randy and Kevin Stevens, two sisters, Dorothy Jean (Michael) Konovich of Weirton, WV and Ruth Jane Shute of Follansbee, WV, a sister-in-law, Patty Shute of Follansbee, WV and several nieces and nephews.
Family and friends will be received on Saturday, March 2, 2013, from 2-4 and 6-9 p.m. and again on Sunday, March 3, 2013, from 2-4 and 6 until time of funeral service at 8 p.m. at the James Funeral Home, 1245 Main St., Follansbee, WV (304) 527-1717.
Following the service, Chuck will be cremated.
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In Google Drive, is there a way to search only the contents of files within a particular folder (instead of files within the entire drive, as is the default)?
As of the date of this post, Google Drive does not support searching within a specific folder. However, the new Docs, Sheets, and Slides home screens do have a way to let you do this via the File Picker search interface:
Your search results will only come from the folder you selected.
Note: you can still filter by file type in the File Picker search bar by clicking the drop down arrow.
Simply star the folders or particular files that you wish to search and then search "is:starred". Unstar them once you want to search something else. It's a little impractical, but it's what I do to search my journal articles, 1000s of which I've stored on my Drive.
You can take a look to the following tool: www.evenbytes.com/metadrive.html
This tool will help you to search within Google Drive Folders. In addition to that, the tool provides additional features such as filters or custom metadata.
A time-consuming work around, which isn't so painful if there are just a few folders you want to search, is to share those folders with other Google accounts, and then include
The script in user165768's answer also works. It asks you to share a scary bunch of permissions, so you may want to look at the code at https://github.com/ljv5555/drive-folder-search/tree/gh-pages/app to reassure yourself, and possibly make your own copy.
I don't think there is such a feature available in Google Drive yet, but you can do a workaround.
If you do not intend to search for files recursively, simply just open the folder you want to search in and use the browser function (Ctrl+F) to search the name of your desired file.
Of course using this method you can't search within the file itself for text matches.
If you want to search for text inside the files, you could search your drive for the text, then use (Ctrl+F) to search for the folder name. A little messy, though, and again, not recursive!
I wrote an app to search by folder (within file contents). It is a bit slow so be patient when it is loading.
I have written a simple Python script that can tag your files with folder, after which you can easily search by folder just by typing
I have had very inconsistent success with:
This is somewhat inconsistent though.
This is how Google lets you search your Trash: e.g.
It is possible to use the API to search all files and filter the results down to the desired folder / subfolders. Here is an open source implementation:
It is here!!! finally! I tested it myself and it works!:
Search in the Docs, Sheets, and Slides home screens
To find the right file quickly in the new Docs, Sheets, and Slides home screens, you can search directly in the search box at the top of the page.
As you type in the search box, you'll see relevant results from across all of your files show up below your search. When you press Enter, the results that appear on the page will show files only from the specific home screen you're using. For example, if you search and press Enter in Sheets, only Google Sheets results will show up in your home screen.
Find other file formats
You can quickly find your other files, for example your .doc, .pdf, and .xls files, from the home screens by using the file picker. The file picker allows you to browse your Google Drive files and folders and open up any file you're looking for.
Go to any of the Docs, Sheets, or Slides home screens. Click the File picker icon in the top right. Search within your files and folders until you find the file you're looking for. Click Select and the file will open in a new tab.


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Okay this sounds like a question a six year old would ask, (and I hope there is an empirical answer) so here's my inner child: In programming numbers start from from zero but why do line numbers in text editors (for programming) also start from one?
Line numbers need to be countable. It is more intuitive to start counting at
Looking at a coffee mug on your table, you would not answer the question of how many mugs there are by saying: "Zero" - because that would imply no mug at all is on your table. Thus with line numbers, and almost every other countable thing there is, you'd start with
Your real questions should be: Why on earth do array indices and the like start from
Kontur is correct. But I would also like the add that Arrays in programming start at 0 for a very specific reason. This is not because the number in an array is supposed to 'count' the amount of elements, but instead it is considered an offset value, and thus array[0] merely means that the specific entry is 0 memory positions away from the start of the array in memory and array[1] is 1 position along. They are not used for counting purposes but as an offset meaning it is perfectly logical that programming lists start at 0.
Early languages like FORTRAN had the first element of an array starting with 1, and it was weird when C came along to use 0. That's only natural to you youngsters. FORTRAN started with 1 because it was natural to number things in a list starting with 1. C started with 0 because it was a language deliberately written to be close to the hardware, whereas FORTRAN was abstracting the mathematical concepts with no idea as to how the computer would implement it. Of course we had to be able to know in some cases how the code was implemented in machine language, but in general C is much closer to the hardware.
It is purely historical / traditional / cultural. In many ways one can argue that line numbers should start at zero. But text editors have always labeled the first line as line one, and any editor that labeled it as zero would be outcast.
Generally, the difference between starting at 1 and starting at zero is whether you are "counting" or "measuring". If you measure a highway, it is clear that the point where the highway starts is "zero". But what do you call that first mile? Is it "mile 0" or is it the "first mile"? Both are acceptable depending upon whether you are measuring the distance, or counting the miles. This is very much like centuries: 1950 is the middle of the "20th century". The distinction is the 1950 is a measure of the time since the beginning (except there was no year zero, another historical anomaly) and the other is a counting of the centuries.
In an array, we are "measuring" to the position, and this is preferred not because it is closer to the hardware, but because the math works out easier. The first element in an array is always 0 units from the beginning of the array. This becomes quite apparent when you have an array of arrays. Imagine an array of decades, each element of which is an array of years. You would want the years to run 0 thru 9 to represent a decade like 1950 thru 1959. While it could be implemented either way (the first year of the decade is 1950, which is zero years from the start of the decade). The math is easier if the you can simply subtract to find the offset = (year - decade_start).
All that being said, the logic is that the first line of a text file really should be called "line 0" because you are measuring the position in the text file. But it is not. I don't believe there is a logical reason for that, but simply that it has been traditionally labeled with a "1". Perhaps in the same tradition that the first year in the Gregorian calendar is named "1" as well.
Starting from zero sounds a bit too technical to a six year old inside me :)
It probably gives an impression that
We (programmers) don't actually count from zero, I think that's a misunderstanding. The first element in an array is at index (or offset) zero (but it's still the first element, i.e. element number one).
So there's no reason to count lines from zero, because no one counts from zero.
In fact if your editor shows relative line numbers, you'll see that the current line is number "0".
You can check by yourself in any recent version of vim (> 7.3) by using the command:


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For which reasons should I use a dedicated rice cooker, instead of cooking rice in a pot?
Yes there are benefits! This is one of my most used pieces of kitchen equipments. Here is a list of benefits for a quality rice cooker:
When I cook rice on my stove, even at the lowest of heats, I get a thin layer of rice that has overcooked stuck to the bottom of the pot.
For the record I have the Zojirushi 5-1/2 cup induction rice cooker. Best thing ever.
A dedicated rice cooker works by measuring the internal temperature as the rice steams and water boils away.
In my mind the greatest benefit is that different types of rice that have different cooking times will be cooked correctly in a rice cooker. Another benefit is that you can start the rice early and the cooker will keep it warm after it's done cooking so it doesn't require babysitting.
The biggest down side is that it takes up a lot of space for one task. If you don't make rice all the time or if you are already good at making rice in a pot then you probably don't need to waste the space.
We make rice all the time but my wife is good at making it in a pot. When our rice cooker broke we didn't replace it.
It helps you cook large quantities of rice. Whenever I need to make four or more cups of rice I use the rice cooker. I find it difficult to get it right on the stovetop.
Every important benefit has already been said.
I cannot live without it anymore. I find it perfect expecially for brown rices.
The one benefit that everyone has missed is that the rice cooker leaves a very thin layer of rice in the bottom which is coveted by every golden retriever in the country. Our dogs love our rice cooker!


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Gov. Steve Beshear will deliver the annual State of the Commonwealth speech to a joint session of the Legislature on Wednesday.
The speech is scheduled for 7 p.m. EST.
Beshear has given some hints in recent weeks about legislative priorities that could be included in the speech. They include shoring up the state's financially troubled pension program for government retirees, reforming Kentucky's tax code, and changing a generations-old law that allows 16-year-olds to drop out of high school.
Unlike past years, Beshear said he doesn't plan to promote casino-style gambling in the speech. He said disagreement among gambling proponents on how to proceed make it unlikely that a constitutional amendment could pass the Legislature.


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I want to install Angry Birds from the Amazon App Store but all I get is errors. My guess is it's because I already have it installed. I'm afraid to uninstall just in case I lose the data. Any ideas?
Apps store user data in different ways:
Angry birds stores data in the protected portion of the internal memory and all is lost when you uninstall. There are apps that specifically backup Angry Birds data and other apps that backup apps. There are so many there's no point in mentioning them here but just search the market for "Angry Birds Backup" or "App backup".
Titanium Backup is the best in my opinion but you need to be rooted to use it, while others you do not.
Use a program like Titanium Backup to back up the data, then remove the program and install the new one, then restore the data. But. Often the data will be incompatible between versions and this may lead to force closes.


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Hi, just got a Sigma 10-20mm f3.5 and I'm doing calibration for my Nikon D90 + NN5 + RD8.
What I can't figure out is how may rows to shoot.
I'll try a 2 row + nadir + zenith, see how it goes.
Upper row: +30 pitch 5 steps (72 deg)
Lower row: -15 pitch 5 steps (72 deg)
It should get me covered but there could be a better arrangement.
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A public open house to preview the fall season of classes and tours planned by the Academy of Lifelong Learning is scheduled for 1 p.m. Sept. 15 in the St. Joseph Center on the campus of the Franciscan University of Steubenville.
The academy, which is sponsored by the university, is an organization of Tri-State Area senior citizens interested in continuing educational experiences.
Eunice Lincoff, academy president, has announced the offerings for the fall semester, which opens Oct. 1. Classes will continue Monday through Thursday for the following six weeks.
A new fee rate has been set by the academy board of directors. The membership cost is now $50 per person per semester. This entitles members to attend all classes.
The weekly Thursday tours will include additional and varying costs, depending upon the destination. A $30 deposit fee is required to be on the tour schedule.
Here is a look at what's coming up:
ART IN THE MEDIA: The Monday 10 a.m. class will deal with art in the media with Lillian Brue Rothfuss as the instructor. She describes the class as "an interactive course, so put on your cloak of creativity" and notes it will offer "a distinctive and challenging look at our artistic assumptions."
THE REFORMATION, THE RENASSIANCE, THE REASONS THEY MATTERED: The Monday 2 p.m. class will be led by the Rev. Richard Davis, academy mentor and vice president of community relations at the university. The discussions will center on "the period of history that brought us out of the Dark Ages that had gripped the European world for centuries."
DANCE YOUR WAY TO FITNESS WITH PATTY: The Tuesday 10 a.m. class will be in the university workout room above the gymnasium and be led by Patty Cherepko, who will combine dancercize, Silver Sneakers and Zumba for a senior-tailored program promoting health and fun.
SO YOU WANNA' BE IN A CHOIR, PART II: The Tuesday 2 p.m. class will be led by Joel Everly and looks for men and women voices to unite for more vocalizing and harmonizing. It will be held at the Center of Music and Art in Wintersville.
WHAT IF ...?.....AGAIN: The Wednesday 10 a.m. class has the Rev. Edward Rudiger back for what was an "enormously popular" spring class with the focus switched to some of the nation's presidents. What if they had lost? What effect would that have had?
THE CIVIL WAR - THE REAL BEGINNING OF THE UNITED STATES: The Wednesday 2 p.m. class is a must, organizers say, for Civil War buffs who will have a chance to further their studies on the topics with Roger Micker, former Steubenville High School history teacher, leading the class.
Unless otherwise designated, all classes will be held in the Totino Room in the St. Joseph Center at the university.
The various class presenters or facilitators will preview in further detail the class offerings at the open house. Janet Saner and her committee will offer light refreshments.


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International lead poisoning prevention week of action
Lead poisoning is entirely preventable, yet lead exposure is estimated to account for 0.6% of the global burden of disease, with the highest burden in developing regions. Childhood lead exposure is estimated to contribute to about 600 000 new cases of children with intellectual disabilities every year. Even though there is wide recognition of this problem and many countries have taken action, exposure to lead, particularly in childhood, remains of key concern to health care providers and public health officials worldwide.
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Looking for something to do on campus? Your RAs plan weekly events right in your residence hall. From floor dinners to outings in Baltimore, your RAs are here to help you explore, learn more about Loyola, and more about yourself. Check in with your RA to see what's happening next in your community.
Do you have an idea for an event that you would like to see happen in your hall? Post your ideas for your hall!
Throughout your time in the residence halls, our aim is that you will continue to learn even when you are not in the classroom – specifically in the following areas:
Academic success is defined as the ability to competently engage in intellectual activities. In striving for academic excellence, RAs will encourage you to engage in study groups and interact with faculty outside of the classroom. RAs will also encourage you to explore your strengths and weaknesses in regard to your academic development. They will help provide resources to improve study skills, time management, organization skills, etc.
Community is defined in the broadest sense of the word. RAs foster meaningful involvement within the immediate community in the residence hall. We will also help you become connected to the Loyola community and the Baltimore community. During your time in the halls, we want you to have opportunities to interact with a variety of people, become involved in floor activities, have influence over your living environment, and become invested in the well-being of your peers.
Developing self-identity involves engaging in activities that help you reflect and redefine your own values. Through your time in the halls, you should engage in activities that allow you to gain a better understanding of yourself, and how all components of your identity affect the way you interact with the world. Personal care is defined as the ability to learn healthy life habits related to mental, physical, social, financial, and spiritual health.
We define social justice as both a process and a goal. Using a definition by Adams, Bell and Griffin (1997), we believe "The goal of social justice education is full and equal participation of all groups in a society that is mutually shaped to meet their needs. Social justice includes a vision of society that is equitable and all members are physically and psychologically safe and secure." Our goal is to provide you with opportunities to explore issues related to both diversity and social justice to provide you the knowledge to ultimately guide change.
Contact Us: 410-617-5081
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When God first created this world, he made all the creatures that exist to this day. That ranges from Sophisticated beings like Humans to creatures that only have a life-span of a day or two.
God must have had his own reasons to create these beings. My question is, why did God create creatures that seems to have no helpful attributes, such as wasps or flies? Those insects have nothing better to do in our own eyes than to spoil our food, hang around apartment buildings, etc.
We cannot imagine such beings helpful in any way. So (I dare to ask) why did God create these beings?
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What tools (software or otherwise) or procedures do you use to track the progress of submissions to publishers or other markets? How do you reduce the chance of accidentally (and embarrassingly) submitting the same thing twice to the same market?
For tracking short stories and direct submissions to publishers, use Duotrope, a free online tool that contains every market you've ever heard of and a multitude that you haven't, complete with submission history, links to websites, etc. Also, be sure to donate to them, because they deserve it.
For tracking agent queries, use Query Tracker, which has a similar feature set but is geared towards literary agents (which Duotrope doesn't cover). They also have a premium subscription for 25$ that gives you a bunch of additional nice features.
For each story I have a spreadsheet set up that not only has the usual information about a story (Word count, summery and the like) but also information about all my submissions, including:
It's not fancy, but it does the job pretty well and it's easy to set up/move around. I make a point of keeping the editors name because it can change how I submit a story. If an editor rejects a story saying that they liked it, but it's not right for that magazine and then they move to a magazine that's a better fit, it's worth sending it in.
I use a combination of:
Sonar 3 is a nice little desktop app that let's you define stories, markets, and create "submissions". Each submission links a story to the market it was sent to, records responses from editors, acceptances/rejections, and allows some filtering of stories.
Subversion is a version control tool generally used in software development. It stores all my documents in a single central repository, and allows any particular revision of a file to be retrieved exactly as it was. (It works well enough but I'll be moving to Mercurial as soon as I work out some "issues" with my current repository). There is an existing question that has more details on version control tools.
Em. Could be an agent taken as a tool? If so, I guess you can use them.
I use Bento, a personal database program from the people who make Filemaker.
I also use Duotrope because it tells me when I can expect to hear back based on others' reported response times, but I keep the Bento database because it's faster and more customizable.
Spreadsheet. Easy to configure to meet my needs. Easy to update. Screen shows info at a glance. Cost? Free. I use OpenOffice.
I use a database that I built using Filemaker Pro. It's far from perfect, but I'd like to share my notes about submission tracking in case they help you to decide how you would like to track your submission.
p.s. this same question is being asked in a few places on here:
What's a good program for tracking submissions?


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I'm not sure if I should buy an SSD for my iMac 21.5" Mid 2011 alongside the internal 500GB hard drive. First Question: Should I replace the CD drive with an SSD or use an external (Thunderbolt) one? Is that hard, and is it easy to keep all the applications and system data on the SSD, while storing media on the HD? And should I buy an SSD now or wait for maybe a year until cheaper and better SSDs come out? Thanks!
In the Mid 2011 iMacs (both 21.5" and 27") Apple left enough room for an extra SSD. So if you want to put an SSD inside your iMac you can do that without replacing the DVD drive and/or original hdd. If you're going for an external one you should indeed opt for a SSD with a Thunderbolt connection, otherwise you kinda loose the speed advantage of a SSD.
If you want to separate the OS and application data from your media files, that's entirely possible and there's more than one way to achieve that. Read this and decide for yourself wether it's easy:
SSDs will only get better and cheaper over time so it can make sense to wait, but since they'll keep getting better and cheaper you could also wait for the rest of your life but SSDs are becoming mainstream now so it is safe to make the jump.
Remember that if you install a SSD in your iMac yourself you will loose your warranty so it may be worth to let an Apple Authorized Service Provider do the upgrade for you. If you insist on doing it yourself you might find the following link useful:
Good luck!
I can tell you that unless you have extensive experience working on iMacs and have all the right tools, it's a huge pain. Even for Apple technicians that have all the right tools and training, it's not the easiest machine to work on.
I would recommend using an external solution if you can. However, using an external SSD to boot from isn't the most ideal solution since it's not going through the internal SATA connection. Configuring it this way will cause you to erase your internal iMac hard drive, which isn't the best idea. My recommendation would be to take your iMac to an Apple Authorized Service Provider and have them perform the SSD addition since they'll have the right tools and training, plus they'll be liable if they mess it up. As for the waiting to purchase the SSD, we are unable to make shopping recommendations on Ask Different.
Good luck!
Certified Apple repair shops can install an SSD in your iMac without voiding your warranty or Apple Care, its their job.


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BrisbaneBack in 2011, when its river burst its banks and flooded a good part of the city, Brisbane garnered international attention. It's a shame, though, that this attention didn't persist. After all, Brisbane, not only bounced back and rebuilt from the floods, it has transformed itself into a cosmopolitan city that rivals its more well-known Australian cousins (Sydney and Melbourne). Here, world-class art galleries and a vibrant cultural scene, replete with welcoming cafes and great live music keep Brisbane hotels hopping. And yet this Queensland hotspot is also, well, hot. Brisbane's subtropical climate means people partake in an outdoor lifestyle, be it sunbathing by the Brisbane River in the shadow of skyscrapers or lazing at the beach. But by night, the city heats up in a different way as locals and those staying in the hotels in Brisbane hit the clubs and pubs of Fortitude Valley. Below find a list of our selection of boutique and luxury Brisbane hotels.
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Travel-savvy urbanites feel at home in simple sophistication and contemporary energy at the Limes Hotel, in Fortitude Valley in the heart of the Brisbane nightlife.


text: Snowmobiling Safety Tips By Sue Day RN January 24, 2014 While winter brings that glistening "soft stuff" to play in in a variety of ways, it is important that we keep our guard up and follow some safety tips. This is especially important when dealing with machinery, such as snowmobiles. Here are some snowmobiling safety tips. Read More


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Does ETL recording still wake up all sleeping hard drives when capture is stopped - very annoying issue in Windows 7 that affects all tools using event tracing? I don't know if the root cause is related for same happening when VS 2010 is startup with Customer Experience Improvement enabled but that could be.
I'll be doing some tests when I get Windows 8 installed to see if the captures now finally correlate to spikes in DPC latency checker which from user perspective correlates to actual glitches in application performance more so than what I've managed to capture with xperf.
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As an example, a 35mm lens on a crop body (such as Nikon DX) is said to be "equivalent" to a 50mm lens on a full frame body. Equivalent here means that they will have the same field of view, but what other aspects will change or stay the same between the two? I'm thinking about things like perspective, bokeh, and depth of field (assuming the same aperture being used on both lenses).
How does using a lens with some focal length on a full frame camera differ from using a lens with "equivalent" focal lens on a crop camera?
Assuming the same scene and focal lengths chosen to match field of view:
Calling it "equivalent" is just shorthand, and often not very accurate.
First, the lens doesn't know what body its mounted on. You can mount the same 35mm lens on a crop frame APS-C, a full frame, and on a view camera.
Calling the camera a crop-frame is the important one, it takes the same photo, but crops it. When you crop an image, you change it. If you shoot at the same camera/lens to subject length with crop and FF bodies, the perspective will be identical -- it will be easier to see when you crop the FF image.
Most definitely, the depth of field will not be the same. You get smaller depth-of-field when the sensor/film is bigger relative to the focal length of the lens.
It is well known that in order to get the equivalent focal length, you have to multiply the real focal length by the crop factor. Thus, a 35 mm lens on a DX body is equivalent to a 53 mm on FX (the DX crop factor is 1.52).
What is less known is that the same crop factor applies to the F-number. Thus, a 35 mm f/1.8 on DX is equivalent to a 53 mm f/2.7 on FX. By "equivalent" F-number I mean that in both situations you will get:
Now, if you use the same exposure time, the two situations will obviously not give the same ISO. If you have ISO 200 at f/1.8 on the DX body, you would need ISO 460 at f/2.7 on FX. But you should nevertheless expect the same amount of noise, assuming both sensors have the same intrinsic quality.


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I send a couple of product news letters a month to about 6000 registered clients
Can you guys recommend a good service ?
It whoud be nice if it had feedback
Some kind of statistic
A simple way to upload my Emails
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text: Breaking! It now emerges that Shia LaBeouf may not have been completely at fault for his DUI accident: "L.A. County Sheriff's Department spokesman Steve Whitmore said the investigation suggests that another driver may have run a red light, hitting LaBeouf's truck. That driver was cited at the scene for running a red light." Do you suddenly find yourselves confused about how to feel? If a drunk driver gets hit by a red-light-runner at Fountain and LaBrea, flipping over his three-ton truck in the process and necessitating hand surgery, does it make a sound? We'll let you ponder these imponderables as we attend to a specially designated Ethical Dilemma Boston Cream Donut. Mmm...morally ambiguous cussstarrrrrd. [LAT ]


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Weirton United Methodist
Parish announces services
WEIRTON - The Weirton United Methodist Parish will hold a Maundy Thursday service at 6 p.m., Thursday at Christ United Methodist Church located at 3598 Pennsylvania Ave., Weirton Heights.
The Good Friday Stations of the Cross will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday at First United Methodist Church located at 3301 West St. This will be a self-paced service, with those participating staying as long as they want to mediate on the stations. The Easter sunrise service will be held at 7:30 a.m. Sunday at Pleasant Valley United Methodist Church located at 101 Lisa Court. It will be followed by a continental breakfast.
Christ United Methodist Church will hold Easter services at 9:15 a.m. Sunday; First United Methodist Church will hold Easter services at 11 a.m. Sunday; and Pleasant Valley United Methodist Church also will hold Easter services at 11 a.m. Sunday.
The parish will present the Easter Cantata "It Is Finished" at 5 p.m. Sunday at First United Methodist Church located at 3301 West St. A covered-dish dinner will follow the service, with the parish providing meat, bread and beverages.
For information, contact the parish office at (304) 748-6680.
Church hosts showing of 'Passion'
WELLSBURG - The First Presbyterian Church of Wellsburg will host a free presentation of the movie "The Passion of the Christ" immediately following the Maundy Thursday worship service at 7 p.m. Thursday at the church located at 901 Charles St.
The public is invited to attend.
Country Friends holding dance
COLLIERS - Country Friends will host the Sands of Time at the Memorial Hall located at 402 Old Police Lodge Road.
The doors open at 6 p.m., and the dance starts at 7 p.m.
The group holds covered-dish dinners and open mic nights every Monday and Friday. The doors open at 4 p.m., the meal begins at 5 p.m. and open mic begins at 6 p.m.
For information, call (304) 527-4253 or (304) 479-1270.
Retirees to meet April 9
WELLSBURG - The Brooke County Retired School Employees will meet at 11:30 a.m. April 9 at the Franklin United Methodist Church.
President Sharon Cuomo will preside over a business meeting immediately following lunch. Local legislators will be the guest speakers. Members are asked to wear red, supporting the group's goal to raise $15 per year of service. Members are also asked to bring kid lit books and animals. Membership is open until June 30, and new members are welcome.
Lunch reservations can be made by calling Ruth Lewis at (304) 737-2314 or Dottie Cooper at (304) 737-1697 by April 2.
Church Women holding meeting
WEIRTON - The Church Women United will hold their executive board meeting at 10 a.m. April 5 at the St. Thomas Episcopal Church located at 300 Three Springs Drive.
Karen Tate, Weirton Unit president, will preside.
Eleanor Cline, devotions leader, and Eloise Evans, Fellowship of the Least Coin, will give reports. Second-year delegates will be assigned to plan the May Friendship Day celebration under the guidance of Helen Tate, co-ordinator.
Trail station opening April 6
MCDONALD, Pa. - The McDonald Trail Station will be open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays beginning April 6.
The history center will be open, and the meeting room will be available for small group rentals.
The McDonald Area Redevelopment Association meets at 6 p.m. the second Thursday of each month.
For information or to rent the meeting room, call (724) 926-4617 or (724) 926-9395.
Manley to hold revival services
WELLSBURG - Stephen Manley will hold revival services April 7-11 at the Wellsburg Church of the Nazarene located at 835 Washington Pike.
The April 7 services will be held at 10:45 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Evening services will be held at 6:30 p.m. April 8-11. He also will lead Bible studies from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. April 9-11 at the church.
Manley, pastor at the Cross Style Church in Lebanon, Tenn., has traveled for more than 40 years, preaching and teaching. He has begun informal Bible training centers in more than 20 countries.
The Rev. Dennis K. Yingling of the Church of the Nazarene invites the public to attend the services and Bible studies.
For directions, visit www.wellsburgnaz.org.


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And you can clip the $2.00 coupon first under the regular link then go to the deals page and get it for $11.99. It has an hour and 30 mins left or until supplies are sold out.
Worked. Good deal. Got add'l $2 coupon during checkout as well (I ordered both AA and AAA).


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Hyundai has come a long way and is now presenting pretty interesting designs and powerful cars. Hyundai Genesis Coupe 2013 continues to build on success of the Hyundai Genesis Coupe 2012, launched last year. The 2013 Genesis Coupe presents more agreesive design coupled with serious performance specifications. Powered by a 3.8L V6 Engine with 348HP of power and 295 lb-ft of torque, Genesis is going to give Infiniti G37 Coupe 2012 and BMW 335i Coupe 2012 a run for their money.


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A few years ago, I used to ride Greyhound for short trips, but I remember them being crammed and sometimes smelly. In the Midwest, I've learned of and used Megabus, which has seats like an airplane, outlets to plug things in, lights, air, and much more space. The best part: if I buy them early enough, I can get a several-hour trip for $10! Sadly, Megabus is not on the west coast. Is there anything at par with it over there?
The short answer is no, as has been said. There are a few bus lines popping up. You can check them out at http://gotobus.com and http://cashuttlebus.com. They typically take you between SF/LA and LA/LV and that's about it.
Sorry, but no.
But given that "the Western US" is about half the country (depending on where you draw the line), you're not going to find any one thing that applies to all of it.
I had to travel to Barstow, California on the Greyhound route between Los Angeles and Las Vegas a few times last winter and I noticed a few other bus lines running that route. It may be an anomaly, but it couln't hurt to research this and see of those bus lines have other routes.
When I traveled the east coast USA, the Chinatown bus was the budget way to travel. It was (apparently) cheaper than Greyhound, at the cost of a little luxury (although after taking a Greyhound bus I'm not sure there were many luxuries to lose).
The Chinatown buses run from Chinatown in one city to Chinatown in another. These were mainly an East coast thing, but they are spreading more and more to the West coast.
I've never actually been on one myself (I got suckered into riding a greyhound), so I can't speak to their comfort and such.
these might be of use:
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The city of Glasgow is looking to go green.
The city teamed up with Farmers RECC to turn their landfill into a power source.
Currently, the landfill leaks methane into the air and that gas is what they hope to turn into electricity.
"We will be collecting our methane rather than venting it into the air that we're doing now, and bringing it over to a generator. The generator will convert the methane into electric power that will be put on Farmers Rural Electric grid," said Glasgow Mayor Rhonda Trautman.
Farmers RECC President Bill Prather said this not only helps the air, but also will help those in the area.
"It will prevent the methane from getting into the atmosphere here locally, and associated problems that can sometimes occur from that. It will benefit our membership from the standpoint that we'll be able to take that and generate very cost effective energy which we'll put right into our system. We'll help power some of the homes and businesses we have here locally," said Prather.
The decision to turn trash to electricity stems from potential stricter federal guidelines on air quality in the next few years.
So, Glasgow became proactive.
"If more of these green projects come on, it reduces your region's reliance on fossil fuels and that sort of thing. So, that's the benefit in the long term," said Trautman.
And the long-term is what concerns those involved the most.
Taking trash and turning into electricity won't happen over night.
Officials hope this will get started in the next year or two.


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I hike quite a bit in Vibram Fivefinger Kimodo Sports. Like the KSO, they are covered and don't have a problem with rocks getting in. I strongly prefer them to boots for marked trails, and would like to find ways of using them for some moderate trail-less backcountry hiking. How can I protect myself from scratches? Will gaiters work, or wear out underfoot without the sole gap provided by boots?
When wearing my Vibrams, I tend to travel much more carefully than when wearing my trail runners, so I find that I need less protection than I would in more traditional footwear. I would say it depends a lot on the areas you'll be in. What do you mean by off trail? Forested areas, chaparral, flat land?


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Crypt session video for Daffodils featured on SYFFAL.com
Charlene Soraia plays guitar like how I wish I played guitar: fucking dainty, complex as all hell, and free flowing, but it's just fucking beautifully executed and it makes me want to snap rubberbands at her delicious head.
WHY? You ask?
I'm a fucking asshole. I answer.
Seriously, I think I've watched this video a half dozen times in the last week and I still have yet to hear her sing, I'm just so mesmermizedz by her guitar playing. And it isn't her left hand that I'm particularly in lust with, this chick's strumming/picking hand is fucking on fire. If I can attempt to offend her potential fanbase right quick, just imagine the handy!
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TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) -- A civil case for a convicted kidnapper who was accidentally shot after he was taken into custody, will go to trial.
Jesse Dimmick is seeking damages from the City of Topeka, and Topeka Police Sgt. Guy Gardner, a law enforcement officer whose weapon discharged while arresting Dimmick in September 2009.
Judge Larry Hendricks heard motions in the case on Tuesday (9/4). Dimmick is seeking thousands in damages after Gardner's weapon accidentally went off while Dimmick was being taken into custody.
Dimmick's kidnapping victims could be called as witnesses, to testify against his credibility. Dimmick, 26, was fleeing a Colorado murder charge when he ended up at a home in Dover, where he kidnapped Jared and Lindsay Rowley.
Dimmick is serving nearly 11 years in prison for that conviction, and attorneys for the City of Topeka say the Rowleys saw the accidental shooting unfold. Dimmick's attorney says Dimmick surrendered to police, laying still on the ground, but the city's attorneys say Dimmick didn't get up right away when told. They say Dimmick created a sense of unease in officers, something that led to Gardner's weapon accidentally firing.
Judge Hendricks denied the city's request for summary judgement in the civil case. Hendricks says the Rowleys won't be allowed to rehash their kidnapping, something that could create sympathy for them among jurors.
Dimmick's suit seeks "in excess of $75,000" for personal injury.
Hendricks also questioned where the money will go if Dimmick is granted a settlement, as both parties say the hospital is demanding payment for Dimmick's medical expenses. The trial is set to begin Monday (9/10).