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My question: is there a reliable and simple version control system/mechanism/platform/... for projects with content that is effectively monolithic, opaque stuff?
Most of the projects I work on contain a mishmash of the following file types:
- Plain-text content (C, Java, ..., data files, bash scripts, ...)
- MS Office documents (Word, Excel, Visio, ...)
- Vector graphics files (SVG, EPS, ...)
- Simulink® model files (.mdl, similar in format to JSON)
- Our custom-made unit test framework (generated XML files)
- ...misc. other things with similar limitations
Currently we always put everything in one big subversion repository. Obviously, this only works well for the plain-text files. All the rest is unmergeable when treated as plain text.
For some of them there are "managed" version control systems, which we indeed use on top of subversion. For example, for MS Word documents we use the "track changes" feature. This has effectively become our version control system specific for MS Word documents. We then create copies of the document in the subversion repository whenever some version of the document needs to be tagged/delivered.
Similarly, there are managed ways to concurrently develop Simulink models, concurrently author vector graphics, etc.
But as you can imagine, I'm quite unhappy up with this workflow. Something like "track changes" doesn't prevent two users from editing the same document at the same time. Changes of both cannot be merged, and merging needs to be done manually (I'm not going to even mention document corruption). Same with the Simulink framework; real concurrency is impossible.
It's just a pain this, not to mention completely inefficient since a lot of manual copying and twiddling of files is required to keep everything properly versioned -- having everything in a subversion repository has become not much more than a convenient alternative to e-mailing documents around (which is only convenient for the people not managing the repository...).
Something like Sharepoint could solve the problem for MS Word documents, but it's not a general solution; we still have these other file types to deal with. Something like subversion plugins/hooks/etc. could work, but can be hard to get right and also a pain to keep up to date, plus it could be a significant investment since we'd probably need to develop custom plugins for things like Simulink model files...
So my question: is there a reliable and simple version control system/mechanism/platform/... for projects with content that is effectively monolithic, opaque stuff?


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I'm using MythTV to watch TV on my ubuntu computer and I'm having a problem with the resolution.
It seems that the GUI resolution is matched with the channel resolution, so If I'm watching a HD channel, I get a nice GUI but If I'm watching a SD channel, then it's crap.
A couple of screenshots to show the difference:
High Definition Channel:
Standard Definition Channel:
I haven't found any similar issue in the internet and neither an option in the settings menu of MythTV (backend and frontend).
I have another small problem that you can see in the first screenshot, the channel name is cut (it shows "Telemadri" and the last letter is not completely shown). Anyone know how can I fix this too?
Thanks in advance

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I bought these clamps to allow me to rapidly and efficiently deploy my Arkel handlebar bag on my two bikes. The clamps mount easily enough. However, one may have to do a bit of tweaking to be able to move the bag from one bike to another.


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Milk has a considerable amount of fat. So while in a weight-loss regiment, should milk be avoided completely?
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Eating Fat Does Not Make You Fat
Excess fat on the body is an entirely different thing from the fat that you eat. Science and experience agree on this: here's a study entitled Dietary fat is not a major determinant of body fat, and here's Gary Taubes' overview on the subject, appropriate for the layperson. It's a common misconception that eating fat somehow turns into adipose tissue.
Milk might be bad for weight-loss (or it might not), but it wouldn't be because it has a significant proportion of fat. In fact, since fat is satiating--it makes you feel full--I am of the opinion that if one's goal is losing body fat, then fat (like whole-fat milk, or even cream) should be one of the things you eat.
Eating too much fat can derail your dieting efforts. Calorie is a energy and fat is fat. carbs will be burnd durning your workout and through the day and whats left will go as a fat store. Fat is FAT is goes straight as a fat store. Use low fat milk instead of full fat.


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I remember there used to be an option on WordPress to block comments from search engine indexing. I can't find it anywhere, though.
Does anyone have suggestions or alternatives? Thanks.
To my knowledge, there is no easy way to achieve what you want. What I think you would need to do is two parts:
Good luck!
Normally comments are part of the page (for content they belong to) and I don't think there are any conventions to block certain part of page from indexing.
At best you would need to separate comments to reside at separate URL from content and block indexing of such URLs via normal means (like robots.txt or meta tags).


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Friday, May 4, 2012
Day Nine
19 comments:
- Clandestine Road said...
Oh, perfection.
- May 4, 2012 at 10:11 PM
- Nita {ModVintageLife} said...
- May 5, 2012 at 12:07 AM
- Bliss said...
Glad you are on the mend, but I will listen if you talk about painting with bile. I'm just funny that way.
- May 5, 2012 at 4:11 AM
- mrs. V said...
What a great sight! Been thinking of you. Hope each day is getting a little easier for you. I was stuck in the hospital for 6 days with complications after having the Monster and it felt like an eternity. But it DOES get better. Looking back it will be but an instant...Chin up! Although by the last day I was pretty ripe as they wouldn't let me shower...
- May 5, 2012 at 4:28 AM
- Life in Rehab said...
He looks so scrumptious!
Listen, the worse the birth story, the better the guilt the first time he dares to walk through your front door with a "C"..."I was not sliced from hip to hip to give life to an average child!"
- May 5, 2012 at 4:56 AM
- TSL said...
Kelly, thinking of you for perfect health regained, and celebrating your's and Andy's complete joy in the birth of little Aston. You keep growing strong, beautiful mother, beautiful soul.
- May 5, 2012 at 5:37 AM
- Mom of 2 Cuties @ Sprinkles of Joy and Laughter said...
Happy your getting better!! Congratulations and speedy, speedy recovery!
- May 5, 2012 at 5:45 AM
- Karen said...
Such a sweet picture! So happy to see you with your perfect little boy. Sending out good wishes and prayers for you to get home soon, and get your health back quickly. God bless.
- May 5, 2012 at 9:11 AM
- Elisa @ What the Vita said...
- May 5, 2012 at 9:15 AM
- Steph said...
So sweet. Congratulations. :)
- May 5, 2012 at 11:15 AM
- Keryn said...
Beautiful. Bless you both.
- May 5, 2012 at 12:58 PM
- NotesFromAbroad said...
But of course .... and you haven't stopped .
I hope you are feeling better..physically...mentally I know you are in a bit of a blissful state .
besos to you and A and A :)
- May 5, 2012 at 1:08 PM
- The Brick Cottage said...
Oh, it sounds like you've been through quite the ordeal! I hope you recover quickly and get the heck out of the hospital. What a beautiful photo of you and your little man.
- May 5, 2012 at 2:42 PM
- Sara @ Russet Street Reno said...
Beautiful. SO glad you are feeling better, I have to admit your ordeal, whatever it was, has this mom-to-be very nervous!!
- May 5, 2012 at 3:05 PM
- KellyMellyBoBellyBananaFanna said...
i really truly appreciate the well wishes, everyone. sara, what happened to me is a complication that occurs in 0.1% of c-sections (so even less of all pregnancies)... do not stress, i assure you!
- May 5, 2012 at 7:07 PM
- Reenie said...
Praise the Lord!!
- May 5, 2012 at 9:20 PM
- Teri said...
I haven't checked in for awhile but it looks as if you have had some complications. Having my twins years ago, I was in the hospital for a week so I kind of know what you are talking about. But, the baby is adorable and I am sending you healing thoughts and much light and love in your new life together.
- May 5, 2012 at 9:30 PM
- Pine Tree Home said...
Cutie pie. Blessings.
- May 6, 2012 at 7:52 AM
- Lauren said...
Beautiful, congrats!!! Home soon I hope to that beautiful nursery :)
- May 6, 2012 at 7:44 PM


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As the Kocher and Jagst rivers twist and turn through north-east Baden-Württemberg, this long-distance cycle route follows their every bend, offering picturesque views.
The route covers 338 kilometres along the riverbanks, through meadows and forests, and beside vine-clad slopes bearing the promise of fine wines. In Aalen the Limes Museum provides a glimpse of Roman history and life along the border fortifications. The thermal baths and spa towns lining the route are just what are needed to revive weary legs. Time and time again, delightful medieval towns emerge into view. Their castles and residences provide an enchanting backdrop to open-air events in the warmer months, most notably for the Hohenlohe Summer of Culture with its annual programme of classical concerts.
Terrain: the Kocher-Jagst Cycle Route has a few challenging climbs. It runs predominantly on asphalt paths, as well as on some gravel tracks, and is mostly traffic-free.
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New partnership guides warehousers through energy management and tax advantages
December 23, 2010 - MMH Editorial
Stonco Lighting and its partners Cambridge Heating, De Lage Landen and Energy Tax Savers have teamed up to establish The Stonco Warehouse Energy Program. This program, believed to be the first of its kind, delivers total and immediate warehouse energy optimization from a single source. The program includes energy efficient heating and lighting products along with 100% financing, tax knowledge and certified industry experience.
The goal is to assist warehouse and DC operations reap substantial tax savings from $1.20 to $1.80 per sq. ft. without out out-of-pocket expenses. The tax deductions can be significant, but according to Ken Williams, director of marketing at Cambridge Engineering, but the process is complex.
"We are a heating manufacturer and know our equipment would qualify for tax deductions, but the government made it complicated," said Williams. "It took over a year, but we connected the dots, did the modeling and created a combined approach for end users."
This approach guides end users to energy efficient lighting and heating systems for warehouses and distribution centers while also assisting with financing and federal tax deductions.
"When you get right down to the nuts and bolts of it, saving energy saves operating costs and saves the planet," said Williams. "It's a win/win."
A number of blogs back, Modern's executive editor Bob Trebilcock wrote about the green supply chain and the convergence of other disciplines with the materials handling industry. One of the things he focused on was the Stonco Warehouse Energy Program.
Click here to read more about the program and Bob's complete blog.
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Why unknowns are usually denoted by "X" ?
More precisely: is this answer really a serious answer or might be a 1 April joke ? Let me sketch it. But please watch it, it is really fun and cool and < 6 min. (Are there any alternative versions?)
Answer - because in Spanish there is no sound for "sh" :)
Spain was under Arabic influence for a quite a long and played as bridge translating Arabic knowledge to Europe. In Arabic there was some special word for unknowns similar to English "something", but it contained sounds "sh" which was not present in Spanish. It was somehow substituted by "K" and later under further translation to Latin it became "X"...


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For the first time, teachers can acquire an applied Master of Arts in Education degree in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) instruction – and the first cohort of students begin this June at Dakota Wesleyan University.
STEM instruction is a 39-credit program which focuses on the practice of using Transdisciplinary Problem-Based Learning (TPBL) as an instructional strategy coupled with community-relevant strategies. The STEM instruction program is designed for educators who already hold state teaching certification and can be useful to educators outside of the sciences, as well as within.
"The South Dakota Department of Education and the state legislature strongly encouraged the integration of STEM into all facets of the K-12 educational experience," said Derek Driedger, the associate dean of digital learning at DWU.
A partnership with the PAST Foundation of Ohio to deliver an online M.A. with STEM instruction positions the university as the primary provider of this training in the state and region.
This program at DWU was developed as an educational partnership between the PAST Foundation and Dakota Wesleyan University. The PAST Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to making education better by promoting transdisciplinary, problem-based science, technology, engineering and mathematics learning.
"Several years ago, Dakota Wesleyan University committed itself to being the leader in science education in the region; when we were able to secure the funding to build the $11.5 million Corrigan Health Sciences Center, we took our first step toward that goal," said Dr. Rocky VonEye, DWU provost and former dean of the Donna Starr Christen College of Healthcare, Fitness and Sciences. "Partnering with the PAST Foundation to create STEM instruction at DWU is another step in that commitment and confirms that the university isn't afraid to take innovative measures to be a leader in education."
Through this partnership, K-12 teachers will explore contemporary instructional practice as related to STEM disciplines. The lead faculty members for this online program are from the PAST Foundation, who are also members of The Ohio State University Department of Anthropology.
"DWU Online programs provide relevant, applied, anytime learning to support the personal and professional goals of the adult learner," Driedger added. "The STEM instruction program will equip existing teachers with the mindset and tangible skills necessary to apply new methods of instruction and excite students with hands-on learning; it's designed to help educators become leaders in their schools and in their school districts.
Combined with existing DWU courses, graduate students will emerge from this master's program with strong practical experience and a well-grounded understanding of how to successfully implement TPBL, how to clearly demonstrate the practice, and what to share as evidence of effectiveness.
All courses have a strong online component, but can be connected to and/or affiliated with school professional development for both in-service and pre-service teachers. STEM instruction will open for the inaugural cohort this June.


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Meningitis Crisis Expands; More Infections, Deaths
Oct. 11, 2012 -- The crisis surrounding the multistate outbreak of fungal meningitis linked to tainted steroid shots deepened Thursday, as federal officials reported that more people had received the shots than previously believed. Doctors also reported the first case of a joint infection outside the spine.
The CDC says close to 14,000 people may have gotten the shots, not 13,000 as was first estimated.
Fourteen people have died since the outbreak was first reported last month.
In all, 169 cases of the rare brain infection have been reported in 11 states. Tennessee, Michigan, Virginia, Indiana, and Maryland have been the hardest hit.
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"These 14,000 patients received the medication as a steroid injection either in the spinal area or into a joint space, such as a knee, shoulder, or ankle," said J. Todd Weber, MD, chief of the Prevention and Response Branch, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion at the CDC, in a press briefing.
Health officials have contacted about 90% of the affected patients to warn them about possible health risks related to the shots.
"We know we are not out of the woods yet," Weber said, noting that it can take weeks to months to develop symptoms of a fungal infection. Those include headache, fever, back pain, nausea, and redness or swelling at the injection site.
"Patients and their doctors will need to be vigilant for at least several months following injection," said Weber, who is leading the response to the outbreak for the CDC. He urged patients who were feeling unwell to seek immediate medical attention.
He also warned patients and doctors that it is difficult to test for the two fungi that have been causing the meningitis cases. The CDC confirmed the presence of the fungus exserohilum in 10 of the people with meningitis and the fungus aspergillus in one person with meningitis.
"Patients who received an injection with one of the three recalled lots of steroids may be diagnosed with meningitis, but their fungal testing may be negative. In these cases, patients should still be treated for meningitis," Weber said.
So far, 50 vials of methylprednisolone acetate from the New England Compounding Center, in Framingham, Mass., have tested positive for two species of fungus linked to the outbreak.


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Mobile billboard sends message
January 17, 2013
STEUBENVILLE — A national organization is sponsoring a mobile billboard that is traveling throughout the city this week, calling for justice in the alleged rape of a 16-year-old Weirton female....
I see where the 'Support Steubenville Rally' organizer, Jackie Sacripanti had some nice things to say about this truck on her Facebook page. Apparently a truck with a sign seeking justice for the victim is a "truck with that stupid sign on it" to her and so she "flipped him off". So glad it's all about the innocent children to her and nothing about justice. Hypocrite!
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I saw this billboard cruising by before I saw it on the news.. my mouth dropped and I had to smile because of the attention that Anonymous has brought to this case. Now another group is supporting this young girl, And this one doesn't wear masks! how about that! As for Dr Phil's show, I agree that it put more attention on the case, and the idea that this behavior is completely wrong and we need a new discussion about rape/victimization. As for the crackpot woman on there, and her son. they got what they wanted. 5 minutes of fame.. before their 15 minutes of infamy. I loved when Dr Phil said, fly whatever flag you want, ignoring a victim is a crime. however he said it,, loved it!
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Dr. Phil did more than this billboard could ever hope to do.
Why were the two boys on the show? Why? Emotional mom; WOW!
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Our hearts are with this young girl and her family. Since these boys took nude photos of the young girl without her permission, and sent them over the internet, that might legally constitute child ****. We hope federal law enforcement will consider getting involved.
Judy Jones, SNAP Midwest Associate Director, USA, 636-433-2511. snapjudy@gmail****, "SNAP (The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests) is the world's oldest and largest support group for clergy abuse victims. SNAP was founded in 1988 and has more than 12,000 members. Despite the word priest in our title, we have members who were molested by religious figures of all denominations, including nuns, rabbis, bishops, teachers, Protestant ministers and increasingly, victims who were assaulted in a wide range of institutional settings like orphanages, summer camps, athletic programs, Boy Scouts, etc."
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Good job UV take action against the violence
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How to Prevent copying of the original image folder when the entire website is being copied. Also,what are the measures that should be taken to prevent guessing of the original images.
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Just put the original (i.e. non watermarked) images in a non-public folder, inaccessible from the web. When someone want to buy an image, send him using another way, like a CD-ROM.
The alternative is to serve the original images using a dynamic web app, which verifies that the logged-in user has the right to download the image, fetches the image from a protected folder, and then streams it to the HTTP response.
You can't prevent it completely. Custom-build web crawlers can always analyze your site and get the image urls, just like any legit browsers. The best you can do is to detect large amount of access from the same IP, and block that ip when it reaches certain number of hits per minutes.
You can also probably prevent hot-linking by checking the http referrer. This however can be faked by crawlers too.


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I'm curious to know if other classifications are known of "finite simple structures" in the same spirit of the monumental classification of finite simple groups. Here I mean "classification" in the informal sense of the term, but also answers that take into account a more sophisticated viewpoint (as in this mo question) are welcome, as well as answers that consider reasonable weaker notions of classification (as e.g. this mo question, that asks about a classification of finite simple groups up to finitely many exceptions).
The (apperarently incomplete) case of finite commutative rings has already been discussed here. The finite p-groups have been considered here.
Also answers/remarks involving the classification of "finite simple objects" of some category (or higher category) are considered in topic (provided that a reasonable definition of "finite" and "simple" is suggested in that context).


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8 Scenes That Prove Hollywood Doesn't Get Technology
Staying in the acronym-cop-show family, CSI writes a dialogue exchange using what sounds like a Random Computer Term Generator:
A couple of cops stare at an online chat, when one of them realizes that "this is in real time." A third cop in the background announces, "I'll create a GUI interface using Visual Basic. See if I can track an IP address."
Odds are that some of you reading this don't know what a GUI is, and that's fine. Do an experiment for me -- Google it. See how long it takes to find out.
Answer: one tenth of one second. That's how much work the writer of this script didn't bother to do.
And now you know more than they do, which is that a GUI is the part of the program you see and interact with, the buttons and shit you click with your mouse. It's a thing that basically every piece of software you use already has. You don't need to run out and build one every time some task needs done on your PC. This line of dialogue is exactly like saying, "The suspect is getting away! I'll go build an internal combustion engine and mount it on a four-wheeled vehicle to see if I can converge on his location."
Oh, and she's going to build her GUI so she can track the guy's IP address. And really, how else could you ever do that?
Gotcha covered, chief.
#3. Numb3rs -- IRC is Drug Dealing Boats in the Ocean
So at this point, it's almost a challenge to see how simple a piece of computer software has to be before they won't treat it like an arcane subject that only engineers understand. I fully expect to one day see a TV character strap on a full radiation suit and climb into a duct to "hashtag the Twitter."
Actually, it's almost that bad. This clip is from Numb3rs, a cop show that features a freaking math genius. Here they are talking about the rock-simple chat program, IRC:
In the world of Numb3rs, this simple text chat program used by millions is actually a secret place where "hackers talk when they don't want to be overheard." They follow this with a meaningless, ridiculous analogy comparing the program to drug dealing ships on the ocean, with a helpful CGI animation in case that's too complicated for us.
Above: IRC.
She then sets up an alarm to go off when anyone logs in with the names "The_Fist" and "Oozemeister." OK, well, that will work as long as nobody thinks to change their username. Oh, and there are a few thousand IRC servers and hundreds of thousands of channels and millions of users, so I'm thinking somebody logs in as "The_Fist" once every 10 minutes or so, which would mean their alarm would be going off every few minutes. Just like the sirens of two cop boats in the ocean.
But there's another problem. The cops worry that once the two guys meet and start discussing whatever it is they're supposed to discuss -- dealing drugs from their ships or whatever -- nobody will be able to understand them because they'll be speaking in leet. But wait! The retarded boat girl tells us that luckily she speaks leet. Ah, cool. g0 phuX0r uR$3Lph.
#2. CSI -- Second Life Chase Scene
Sigh. It's CSI again.
So the cops on CSI are tracking down a character in the online game Second Life that they believed was no longer active in the game. Then this happens:
They find her in-game avatar. Clueless Dipshit #1 tells Clueless Dipshit #2, "I'll distract her. You ping her IP." Because if she isn't distracted, you wouldn't be able to do that? Wait, why would you need to ping her IP address in the first place? To see if she's online? Because that's actually what you're doing there: seeing if there's a response from- oh, fuck it.
So out of the blue, some fox looking avatar comes up to them in the game and says, "Hey you, stop pretending you're Venus!" The character of Venus disappears, and the cop starts asking the fox questions -- but the fox doesn't want to answer them.
So does the guy who doesn't want to be questioned just, you know, disconnect from the game? Does he shut down his computer? Does he put the cop on ignore or disable voice chat? Nope. He runs away. In the game.
Because if someone tries to talk to you in an online game, running is your only option.
The cop grabs a portable remote control keyboard thing, stands in front of a TV the size of your living room wall and gives chase. The resulting scene is among the top five stupidest things I've ever seen on television.
#1. Life -- Gamers are Losers, Also We Don't Know How Games Work
And all of that leads us to the most infamous of these clips, and the one that answers the key question here: Why doesn't Hollywood care about getting these simple details right?
The answer, as this clip demonstrates, is that they think if you're the type of person who cares, you're a worthless loser. This is from the blandly-titled cop show Life on NBC (since canceled), which had this plot point about a secret file hidden on a suspect's XBox:
So the cop leading this investigation first has to ask another cop what a video game console is. "It's like a computer, isn't it?"
They figure out that the only way to access that hidden file is to play Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones to level 10, at which point the secret files will be opened and displayed onscreen. Because evidently, the game console comes installed with Windows, Microsoft Office and the hacker has the ability to rewrite the actual game code to trigger that file.
"He must have had at least three people on that keyboard!"
But anyway, to get to it they have to actually play the game. But where will they find someone with that obscure, geek ability known as "playing video games"? I mean, this is back when games were purely the hobby of a select group of underground hackers living in dark basements (that is, 2007). Fortunately, they have a video game expert in-house. They ask another cop, "Do you think you can get to Level 10?" His response?
"Detective, I'm 30-years old, I live with my mother and I have a Captain Kirk costume in my closet."
That is what Hollywood writers think of you. That is why they don't give a shit about taking an extra minute to make sure their tech jargon isn't a bunch of random bullshit they vaguely remember from The Wizard.
Of course we're skipping right over the "Level 10" bullshit ("All games have numbered levels like Mario, right?") which again could have been resolved with a brief glance at Google. Anyway, the gamer cop tries to hack the game by winning at it, and he fails because he must have had sex with a girl at some point. But as he's failing, the main cop notices a female police officer doing that thing gamers always do when watching other people play games: mimic the controller movements with your thumbs while holding your hands in mid-air ...
You know how you do.
Knowing that this means this woman is clearly a member of the highly exclusive club of Video Game Players, the cop walks over and, without a word, pulls her over to the XBox. She takes the controls, and beats the game even though she's a girl.
Somehow that ending is even more insulting than the "Captain Kirk uniform" bullshit. They actually think they're reaching out to you with that message of, "See, even video game players can accomplish things like regular human beings!" To them, normal people lowering themselves to interact with gamers is like that movie where Dennis Rodman teaches a team of dwarfs to play basketball.
Only not as well acted.
Check out more from John in 5 Gaming Technologies That Are Making Virtual Sex a Reality and 5 Ways Television Went Crazy Since I Quit Watching in 2003.


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Why can the dollar tree sell a wine glass that holds 2 1/2 cups for $1?
I went to a dollar tree and found a nice looking large wine glass for $1 is it safe to drink out of? How can they do it, it is only 1 dollar?
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The wonders of mass production.
It is very unlikely that your delicious wine will be contaminated by the glass in any way. I'd say that the chance is much larger that you would injure yourself by accidentally exploding the glass itself in your super human grip than anything else.
Check for a seam between the stem and cup portion. There likely is one, which means that two different glass pieces were blown and then crammed together like Legos. It's much cheaper to do this than to create one piece.
Stores like dollar tree and big lots also acquire items for pennies on the dollar as surplus... A shipping container with thousands of glasses that was never claimed, stock from a warehouse that went out of business, etc.
Although, I do wonder about some of the no-name glassware I've seen there... who knows what Chinese toxins may poison you if you buy these wine glasses....
I have a HUGE glass mug I bought from there like 5 years ago. I'm still alive and it's still in tact.. good glassware.
Yeah, it's pretty damn amazing what you can get for a dollar.. I was marveling at that myself the other day. All of the sections: Electronics, house-ware, health section.. Generic Advil, diphenhydramine (Benadryl), Hydrocortizone, Tinactin, Lotramin, etc.. HOME DRUG TESTS! Stuff that cost $10 elsewhere. Granted, some of the generics can be hard on the tummy.
The problem with The Dollar Tree is it adds up so fast.. I'll go in for some cotton balls or some Benadryl and end up walking out of there with like $25 worth of crap.. I have more clip on lights than I can count.
My wife frequents the Dollar Tree for a lot of her home craft stuff. I refused to go there, convinced everything was just a rip-off until one day I stopped in with her to grab some stuff for a party. Once I got around all of the homeless folks and muggers I actually found some things of value, the same stuff they'd sell at Target for $5-10 was only a dollar. While there is a lot of blatant rip-off plastic crap there, you can still find good deals every now and then.
there are no limits to the size of wine glasses in China
@stark: It looks like one piece, I remembered to look at the bottom for a stamp, there was none, but there may have been a seam there to make the bottom solid. Thanks for your input this was a 2nd concern I had. But I agree with @drchops: the meds are in smaller packages, and I have not done comparison shopping because my closest dollar tree is 70 miles. I have actually seen some pretty upscale people (I assume craft people) in the few times I have visited, some definitely dressed better then the normal Walmart crowd.
Just imagine the glass was made, packaged, shipped, trucked, unpacked, placed on a shelf, sat on that shelf taking up space that cost money every second it sits there, and sold by an employee using a check out system, all for a dollar.
I'd just wash it out before you use it. Glass can really vary in quality. This doesn't necessarily make it any more dangerous to drink from cheap glass compared to expensive glass, but the cheaper glass will probably have more imperfections (such as air bubbles) and might be easier to break, but would more than likely work just as well.
I've gotten most of my drink ware from TJ Maxx. While it's not as cheap as a dollar store, four tumblers for $5.99 is a hell of a deal, and that glass is quality. Clearly it had some imperfection that brought it to TJ Maxx instead of whatever other retailer would be used, but sometimes those extremely minor imperfections can save you a ton of money. I'd bet that Dollar Tree has a similar deal and buys things that just missed passing QC/ are surplus/ are out of season or whatever.
Similarly, I once bought a one pound bag of Teddy Grahams knockoffs from India (I didn't realize they were knockoffs until after I bought them). They were $1. I thought about it and I couldn't believe that something that weighs one pound and came from India could possibly be sold for $1. I figured the freight alone would be that much. Even though they were cheaply made, between the cost of manufacturing, shipping, storage in the US grocery store, the costs of the employees to stock them and check out, it is amazing that they could be only $1.
Dollar Tree is a great place to buy gift wrap, gift bags, etc. Back in the days when I was making peach brandy, I found some lovely stoppered glass bottles that I used to bottle the stuff for gifts. Folks thought I'd spent a fortune.
Which reminds me, ummmmmm peach brandy!
@benyust2: and....... You left out the most important part, how did they taste?
@jimmyd103: They were edible. It wasn't until I ate the first one that I realized they weren't actually official Teddy Grahams. After eating one, I looked at the package and only then realized they were knock-offs. I did eat the whole bag but decided not to get more next time I went to that store.
Dollar stores are amazing for many things. I'll sometimes go have a "spending spree" and walk out with a shopping cart full of stuff for just one or two yuppie food coupons. (Twenty dollar bills)
But I've learned to be VERY careful about food there - both prepackaged stuff like candy or canned food and fresh stuff like produce. It can be pretty scary. I learned this lesson by biting into an EXTREMELY expired piece of candy without noticing the expiration date on the package and getting a mouth full of tiny little bugs. Part of my soul died that day.
I've also seen some very questionable meat and produce there. My #1 rule for any dollar store: If it's supposed to go inside my body, it stays outside my shopping cart.
But they're great for craft items and such.
Chick-a-dee China, the Chinese....everything.
@benyust2: you would be surprised just how negligible the shipping costs actually are.
with modern containerized shipping, and the MASSIVE number of containers per ship, you likely spent more in fuel costs driving those Grahams home, than it cost to ship them from India to your local dollar store.
sad, but true.
I've bought some things from the dollar store before, including a few of those clip-on lights (they work great attached to the bathroom medicine cabinet door when the power is out), but with both the dollar store and Big Lots, I avoid buying any food products. The chances of it being past its prime is just too great. But if you need random plastic crap, or disposable towels, and whatnot? No problem.
@caffeine_dude: Yeah, if you get the name brand stuff it will typically balance out to costing about the same I think.. but if you don't mind gutting the generic stuff you can do pretty well. I actually just picked up a bottle of like 300ct/325mg aspirin, 40ct/200mg Ibuprofen and 36ct/25mg Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) just to throw in my first aid/emergency kit.. along with a few creams and other things. Great place for putting together a surprisingly comprehensive First Aid Kit. And my local place just renovated and bought the adjacent store.. tripled in size. Now it's like a small, cheap KMart heh.. They even have a Great frozen food/refrigeration section..
I'm going to go ahead and make this as obnoxious as possible so people will see it:
@drchops: LEAD BANDAIDS AND CADMIUM OINTMENT?
Thanks to some of the early replies I came back (we were in the area) and finished out my set of wine glasses (I only bought 1 the first time thinking it would break the same day) and 2 beer mugs (root beer in our house). And junk things I just could not pass up for only 1 dollar.
I wish I read @djp519: reply before I went, I picked the led clip lights up a few times, but kept asking do I really need this, and will it last, and left them in the end.
@belyndag: which prompts me to ask - RECIPE PLEASE!!
The glass mugs we got held 24 oz. The Dollar tree we visited this time did have the lower level clientele mentioned above. Wedding planners should use this store, unless the stuff they have there is out of style and that is why it is there.
@mkdr: I keep trying to respond and things keep going awry. Argh!
I got the Peach Brandy recipe from an uber-Cajun lady many years ago. She didn't tell me measured portions of ingredients, just explained how to make it with hand gestures. Seriously! "Get a jug about THIS big.... Add about THIS much sugar..... Use about THIS many peaches...." LOL! I tried explaining it to my late FIL (also Cajun) and he could never get it right. When peaches are back in season I will have to make some more and actually try MEASURING it this time so I can write it down.


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Car hire
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What method/pattern do you use if you have a monopod using the Nikkor 10.5 mm ?
I use a Nodal Ninja Ultimate R1 on top of the monopod.
I do the method of Klaus from the Kolor Forum, pitch -15° to reduce the nadirhole.
But rotating 90° up for the zenith does not work correctly because it does not rotate around the nodalpoint. I always get bad stitching results that way.
Do I have to freehandshot for the zenith and nadir ?
Maybe I missed some basics ?
Maybe the Nikkor 10.5 was the wrong decision ?
I've a Nikon D5100.
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6 Aug 2007 12:57 AM #1
HTMLEditor and spell checker
Since I'm using the great HTMLEditor object, I'm wondering if it anyone has already added a spell checker feature?
Two main ways:
- using an online solution with Google Spell check for example
- or using a server side component like aspell
Is it planned in extjs 2.0 ? Or later ?
7 Aug 2007 12:47 AM #2
7 Aug 2007 1:57 AM #3
Thx, I know that FF has spell checker plugins (IE and Safari too) .
But I have "standard" customer users who are not really concerned about installing plug-in. They want "all in the box" ... Like me in fact
7 Aug 2007 2:13 AM #4
FF2.x has built-in spellcheck capability. it spellchecks as you type in textareas.
try typing nonsense words in any textarea.
7 Aug 2007 2:58 AM #5
spell checker in tinymce
You`ll need a dictionary and code on the server side.
On apache you can use aspell with php, and the dictonaries.
Tinymce has a spell checker with php backend that works with aspell.
Just look for ajax spell check and you`ll get other examples.
As far as I know, google suggest doesn`t work any more.
Hope that helps.
8 May 2011 8:29 PM #6
I wrote a spell-check dialog with using server-side aspell-based CGI
see here:
Spell Check dialog with server-based CGIYaron Yogev
IT Software Developer
9 May 2011 3:22 AM #7
I believe there is an addon for the purpose.
9 May 2011 3:25 AM #8
No such add-on/plug-in/extension AFAIK.
If anyone else knows different, please let it be known...Yaron Yogev
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"It will take the community to get angry and take back their city."
With those words Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine summed up the intersection of a general malaise in civic pride and the spike in crime that has eroded efforts that should have put Steubenville in position to be rebounding from the loss of the steel industry.
There are those who will contort DeWine's statements on his meeting with local law enforcers and government leaders Monday into reasons to comment about his lengthy investigation into the Steubenville High School rape case. That investigation, though not perhaps the climate of a city that seems to have given up on itself, is a separate issue.
What DeWine is talking about is the general spike in crime, the near daily reports of shootings, six murders so far in one year, the infiltration of out-of-town crime gangs combining with local people to make the city's streets less than safe.
The time for blame is over. It's not the police department's fault. It's not the government's fault. It's not your neighbor's fault. It's not DeWine's fault or the school system's fault.
That leaves you - individually and as part of a community of citizens. Do you simply shake your head at the Detroit-style crime that infiltrates the streets? Do you make snide remarks under your breath or to your friends about your community and its conditions? Or do you try to help by knowing who is in your neighborhood, when to call the police and then helping the police by providing information about what you saw and when. Do you get involved in efforts at improving the community or join the chorus that makes fun of those who still try to make this a decent place in which to live?
On hearing DeWine's statement, did you get angry about conditions or at DeWine? If it was the latter, it's no wonder the criminals commit murder.
The criminals only get the upper hand when cities give up on themselves.
DeWine is offering resources from his office. Local law enforcement continues to try to fight the good fight. But it is only when the city does more than expect answers from everyone else than its own citizenry that change can occur.
Steubenville should be at the center of opportunity in the gas and oil field boom that is happening all around here, but its reputation is hurting it, according to local business leaders. The first step to changing that reputation is acknowledging there is a reason for its existence.
Then, with commitment from the citizenry and the aid of the attorney general's resources combined with the efforts of state, county, city and federal law enforcement, driven by the will of the people, change will occur.
It's time to move forward.


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Summary Of 400 Pm Cdt...2100 Utc...Information
Location...28.4n 85.8w
About 205 Mi...330 Km Ese Of The Mouth Of The Mississippi River
About 100 Mi...165 Km Ssw Of Apalachicola Florida
Maximum Sustained Winds...60 Mph...95 Km/H
Present Movement...Ne Or 40 Degrees At 3 Mph...6 Km/H
Minimum Central Pressure...993 Mb...29.32 Inches
Watches And Warnings
Changes With This Advisory...
The Tropical Storm Watch Has Been Extended Southward Along The West Coast Of Florida To Englewood.
The Tropical Storm Warning From The Mouth Of The Pearl River
Westward To Morgan City Has Been Discontinued.
Summary Of Watches And Warnings In Effect...
A Tropical Storm Warning Is In Effect For...
* The Mississippi-Alabama Border Eastward To The Suwannee River
River Florida
A Tropical Storm Watch Is In Effect For...
* South Of The Suwannee River To Englewood Florida
A Tropical Storm Watch Means That Tropical Storm Conditions Are
Possible Within The Watch Area...In This Case Later Today.
For Storm Information Specific To Your Area...Including Possible
Inland Watches And Warnings...Please Monitor Products Issued By
Your Local National Weather Service Forecast Office.
Discussion And 48-Hour Outlook
At 400 Pm Cdt...2100 Utc...The Center Of Tropical Storm Debby Was
Located Near Latitude 28.4 North...Longitude 85.8 West.
Debby Is Moving Toward The Northeast Near 3 Mph...6 Km/H.
No Significant Motion Is Expected During The Couple Of Days...But This Forecast Continues To Be Uncertain.
Maximum Sustained Winds Are Near 60 Mph...95 Km/H...With Higher
Some Slight Strengthening Is Possible During The Next 48 Hours.
Tropical Storm Force Winds Extend Outward Up To 200 Miles...325 Km From The Center.
Estimated Minimum Central Pressure Is 993 Mb...29.32 Inches.
Hazards Affecting Land
Wind...Tropical Storm Conditions Are Already Near Or Over Portions
Of The Northeast Gulf Coast And Are Expected To Reach The Remainder Of The Warning Area By Tonight...Making Outside Preparations Difficult Or Dangerous.
Storm Surge...The Combination Of A Storm Surge And The Tide Will
Cause Normally Dry Areas Near The Coast To Be Flooded By Rising
Waters. The Water Could Reach The Following Depths Above Ground At The Times Of High Tide Over The Next Few Days...
Apalachee Bay...4 To 6 Ft
Florida West Coast South Of Apalachee Bay...2 To 4 Ft
Coastal Mississippi Eastward To Apalachee Bay...2 To 4 Ft
Southeastern Louisiana...1 To 3 Ft
The Deepest Water Will Occur Along The Immediate Coast In Areas Of Onshore Flow. Surge-Related Flooding Depends On The Relative
Timing Of The Surge And The Tidal Cycle...And Can Vary Greatly Over
Short Distances. For Information Specific To Your Area...Please
See Products Issued By Your Local National Weather Service Office.
Rainfall...Debby Is Expected To Produce Total Rain Accumulations Of
5 To 10 Inches Over Much Of The Florida Panhandle...Northern
Florida...Central Florida And Southeastern Georgia...With Isolated
Maximum Amounts Of 15 To 20 Inches Possible.
Given The Recent Heavy Rainfall And Wet Soil Conditions...These Additional Amounts Will Exacerbate The Flooding Threat Across Portions Of Northern Florida And Southern Alabama.
Total Rain Accumulations Of 2 To 4 Inches Are Expected Over Coastal
Alabama...Mississippi...Southeastern Louisiana And South Florida...
With Isolated Maximum Amounts Of 6 Inches Possible.
Tornadoes...A Few Are Possible Over West And Central Florida
Peninsula Tonight
Next Advisory
Next Intermediate Advisory...700 Pm Cdt.
Next Complete Advisory...1000 Pm Cdt.
Forecaster Avila
Tropical Storm Debby Discussion Number 6
Nws National Hurricane Center Miami Fl
400 Pm Cdt Sun Jun 24 2012
There Has Been A SIGNIFICANT Change In The Forecast Track With This Advisory.
The Official Forecast No Longer Brings Debby Westward Along The Northern Gulf Of Mexico And Instead Keeps The Cyclone Meandering Over The Northeastern Gulf For The Next 3 To 4 Days.
This Forecast Is A Compromise Between The Consistent Eastward
Solution Provided By The Gfs For The Past Several Days And The New Twist Of The Ecmwf.
The Ecmwf Model...Which Has Been Forecasting Debby To Move Westward Along The Gulf Of Mexico... Now Has The Cyclone Meandering For The Next 3 Days Over The Northeastern Gulf.
Since These Two Reliable Models Are In Marginally Better Agreement...I Am A Little More Confident...But Not Completely...That Debby Is Not Going To Turn Westward Over The Gulf.
However...New Official Track Remains A Low-Confidence Forecast.
Debby Is A Sprawling System...With Most Of The Thunderstorm Activity
In A Curved Band Well Removed From The Center.
Data From The Reconnaissance Plane A Few Hours Ago Indicate That The Initial Intensity Remains 50 Knots.
The Shear Is Not Expected To Change Much For The Next Day Or So...But Because Debby Is Forecast To Remain Over Water...There Will Be Some Opportunity For A Slight Strengthening Before The Center Moves Inland.
However...The Cyclone Will Located Be North Of The Area Of High Oceanic Heat Content And The Upwelling Could Halt The Intensification.
Forecast Positions And Max Winds
Init 24/2100z 28.4n 85.8w 50 Kt 60 Mph
12h 25/0600z 28.7n 85.5w 50 Kt 60 Mph
24h 25/1800z 29.0n 85.5w 50 Kt 60 Mph
36h 26/0600z 29.0n 85.5w 55 Kt 65 Mph
48h 26/1800z 29.0n 85.5w 60 Kt 70 Mph
72h 27/1800z 29.5n 85.5w 60 Kt 70 Mph
96h 28/1800z 30.0n 85.5w 40 Kt 45 Mph
120h 29/1800z 30.5n 85.5w 30 Kt 35 Mph...Inland
Forecaster Avila
WTVY-TV meteorologist Oscar Fann's remarks follow...
The new track means the potential for a tremendous amount of rainfall for the entire WTVY-TV coverage - maybe way too much.
The CONCERN will turn to the amount of rainfall DEBBY will bring.... this has the potential to be a drought buster for some areas, while other locations may have to deal with significant flooding.
TROPICAL STORM WARNING is in effect for all of the coastal area as well as inland portions of Bay, Gulf, Calhoun, Liberty and Franklin counties...
The new track forecast shows there are WEAK steering currents, and
thus the potential for extended heavy rainfall becomes a serious concern.
Meanwhile, tropical storm force winds are expected to continue - mainly east of Panama City into Apalachee Bay through early week.
This ESPECIALLY applies for the Port St Joe, St George Island, Apalachicola, Carabelle, Dog Island, Turkey Point and Alligator Point areas (as well as neighboring inland locations), where the highest winds, heaviest rains, power outages and other possible damage will be likely.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH for ALL of the Florida panhandle counties through Monday (areas south of I-10 could easily receive 5 to 10 plus inches of rain with isolated totals near 15 inches)...


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Nebraska Game and Parks Commission officials have confirmed that a mountain lion killed a calf near Brewster in Blaine County. This is the first confirmed instance of livestock depredation in Nebraska by a mountain lion in modern times.
The owner of the calf contacted the Commission on April 2 after finding the carcass, which had been dragged about 60 yards from a calving corral into a shelterbelt and extensively fed upon. A Commission representative examined the carcass and immediate vicinity the following day. The condition of the carcass suggested a mountain lion could have been responsible. Fresh droppings or "scat" were present near the carcass, and a sample was collected and sent to a federal genetics laboratory. Scientists at the laboratory found last week that the sample came from a mountain lion based on diagnostic genetic evidence, thus allowing confirmation that a lion was involved.
As allowed under statute, the owner of the calf requested and was issued a 30-day permit to kill a mountain lion on his property. If a mountain lion is killed, the landowner is required to transfer the animal to the Commission.
Although this is Nebraska's first recent confirmed livestock loss from a mountain lion, lion depredations are confirmed each year in western states with large lion populations.
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Ozzy Osbourne
Ozzy Osbourne was born John Michael Osbourne on December 3, 1948, in Aston. His career has so far spanned three decades. He first became famous as the co-founder, lead singer, and songwriter for the heavy metal band Black Sabbath (1970-79). Black Sabbath has sold more than 25 million records in the U.S. alone. In 1979, Osbourne left the band to embark on a highly successful solo career. As a solo artist, Osbourne has sold more than 35 million records worldwide.
After a few years out of the limelight, Osbourne is currently enjoying a revival in popularity following the success of his "fly-on-the-wall" TV series "The Osbournes", which followed the lives of Ozzy and his family. It became the highest rated original program in MTV's 24-year history. Ozzy's daughter Kelly has followed in her father's footsteps and is also enjoying chart success.
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text: One of the most iconic brands of the 20th century got its start in 1968, when aspiring designer Calvin Klein wheeled a rack of impeccably tailored coats up New York's 7th Avenue to meet with department store buyers. By the mid 1970s, he was winning accolades for his clean, modern sportswear. A pioneer of designer denim, the label rocketed to prominence in the 1980s and 90s, when it became as well known for its logo-centric branding and unforgettable ad campaigns as for its confidently minimal "heroin chic" aesthetic. Current creative directors Francisco Costa and Italo Zucchelli took over women and men's design duties in 2003 and 2004, and have continued to develop Calvin Klein's aesthetic of confidence, understatement, and perfected minimalist tailoring.


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Is there a description of finite groups whose all quotients have trivial center? Is it true that only direct products of non-abelian simple groups have this property?
The answer to your second question is negative. Take a finite simple group $G$ and its nontrivial irreducible representation $V$ over finite field. Then the semi-direct product of $G$ and $V$ has a unique nontrivial quotient, the group $G$ itself.
The quotients of a finite group, G/N have minimal normal subgroups K/N. These are called chief factors. Chief factors are divided into two kinds, central chief factors and eccentric chief factors. The central ones are precisely those such that K/N ≤ Z(G/N). You are therefore asking for a classification of groups all of whose chief factors are eccentric.
Another way to say this that sounds clever is that G has no chief factor of prime order.
Such a group cannot have any central "top" factors, and in particular G must be a perfect group. Perfect groups are not entirely easy to classify, but one standard view of them is to build them layer by layer, and under this view you simply never adjoin a central factor.
However, such a classification may not be very useful in concrete circumstances. The things you can adjoin are any (fixed point free, that is, noncentral) G-module repeatedly to construct the solvable radical, and any wreath product of G with a non-abelian simple group.
For every permutation representation of A5, you can take A5 wr A5 to get such examples. For any A5-module V (with no central A5-composition factors), you can take the semi-direct product of A5 with V.
There are 26 such groups (not counting G=1) of order at most 10,000; most are just the simple groups of those orders. There are also 2^4:A5, 4^2:A5, 2^3:L3(2), 2^3.L3(2), A5 x A5, 3^4:A5, 3^4.A5, 2^4:A6, 5^3:A5, 5^3.A5. The first wreath product example is A5 wr A5 of order 60^6.


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Distinction among the Dyson uprights
The Cinetic Big Ball Animal is the one I advise, but the other Dysons might be better for your requirements. What's the distinction among the Dyson uprights? This Dyson Cinetic Big Ball Plus Allergy one is the same device but with more tools, so it costs a bit more. The Dyson Ball Animal does not have the kinetic technology so it has a filter you have to clean frequently and it takes a bit light and the newest Dyson Upright. Dyson Small Ball is less for those who do not have the storage space or need something less heavy to use and can live with less suction power. You will want the Animal variation as it has tools developed for animal owners like the tangle totally free turbine tool to deal with pet hair.
The Dyson is certified 'asthma friendly' by the Asthma and Allergic reaction Foundation of America. It has an extra long extension with a 'beater bar' that can easily be utilized to clean upholstery, pet beds, and other products where pet hair picks up. The Dyson Cinetic Big Ball Animal glides smoothly around corners and in crevices with its 'ball-technology." Keep in mind that the Dyson swivel is a fair bit higher, so it does not get under cabinet and furniture overhangs as quickly, but their extension tool works well for those jobs. This machine also feels heavy. Particularly on thick pile rugs, with its strong suction, you are going to need to press to move this Vaccum around. But nothing else I have attempted has the suction power of this machine.
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It's a swivel cleaner with a removable manage so that one minute you're operating an upright and the next moment a hand vacuum when greater portability is required. The Lift-Away raises every bit of family pet hair, dust, and dirt from your carpet and seals it up with its Anti-Allergen Total Seal Technology. It features a tool for sifting bare floorings and consists of washable microfiber pads for that function. It has a stretch hose pipe, crevice tool, and a family pet hair power brush.


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Narciso Yepes invented the 10-stringed guitar. What are its advantages? Are there any schools where playing it is taught?
I own a 10-string classical guitar.
The two most common ways to string and tune it are the Yepes tuning, and "Baroque". Mine is strung in a modified Baroque fashion. [Many professional 10-string guitarists have developed their own alternate tunings, particularly when they want to compose and play their own new music and not transcriptions of historical music.]
In the "Yepes" tuning, you only play the top 6 strings; the other 4 strings are there to provide sympathetic vibrations. The regular 6 strings are the same as usual; the lower 4 are C (.050), Bb (.028), Ab (.0345), Gb (.042). Notice that the Bb, Ab and Gb are higher in pitch than the regular 6-string guitar's low E string.
In the "Baroque" tuning, you play all ten strings, although the bottom 4 are generally only used as open strings (sometimes called "harp" strings because you just pluck them like a harp; you don't fret them). The lower strings are A (.056), B (.054), C (.052) and D (.050) below the pitch of the regular 6-string guitar's low E string.
With the Ypes tuning, you get much more sympathetic vibration and resonance from all the notes you play on the top 6 strings. This is called the "cathedral guitar" effect because the guitar sounds like it is producing its own reverberation. It sounds a bit like playing a piano with the damper pedal down.
With the Baroque tuning, you can play music written for the lute and make use of the extra low bass notes that were found in the original lute arrangements. (when lute music is transcribed and arranged for the guitar, a lot of low notes have to be left out.)
The most affordable 10-string guitars on the market are made by a Spanish company called Bartolex. The guitars, however, are built in China. Bartolex frequently sells guitars directly on eBay, but there is also a shop in the USA, Cathedral Guitar, that sells them. Bartolex has a shop in Spain; check their Web site.
There are several luthiers around the world that hand-build professional quality 10-string guitars, but that is beyond my budget.
The guitar I bought is the simplest and least-expensive Bartolex model. I'm not an accomplished guitarist. To be honest, I bought this guitar merely because I was curious about it. I don't play it nearly as much as it deserves to be played.
Thoughts on playing one
It's a lot easier to get used to than you think. The instrument is neck-heavy and the physical balance takes some getting used to. However, you can play it exactly like you play a 6-string guitar; the lower strings only come into play when you need them. If you are playing Baroque-style, you have to learn to use your thumb across a wider range of space to pluck the lower notes. The low strings are expensive and have to be special-ordered, but you don't have to replace them often since you don't pluck them very much and you don't fret them at all. So you can put the lower strings on and leave them there while you replace the upper 6 strings as often as you usually do.
More resources
Just Google "10-string guitar". There are many recordings for you to listen to, and videos on YouTube.
Here is a good introductory video from professional guitarist Perf de Castro.
There is an International 10-String Guitar Society run by guitarist Janet Marlow. They have annual conventions for players and they have a lot of resources on their Web site.
Some information gleaned from Wikipedia and elsewhere:
Narisco Yepes helped José Ramírez design a 10 string guitar in the early 1960s, but Yepes was keen to point out that he "invented nothing", since guitars and lutes have had various string configurations over the years.
The intention was that 6 strings would be tuned conventionally, and played as normal. The remaining strings vibrate sympathetically. The standard tuning is chosen so that there is a sympathetic vibration for every note in every scale.
Soon, composers began writing specifically for the instrument. The earliest listed in my sources is Tiento by Maurice Ohana, originally written for 6 strings, but adapted for 10 strings in the early 1960s.
tenstringguitar.info keeps a list of compositions here. That site is a good source of general information on the instrument.
Three points often claimed that are actually false:
1) The claim that the Yepes (Standard) tuning is used ONLY for resonance. Absolutely false. Merely by watching the videos of Yepes on youtube (eg. the Kucera, Brouwer or Kuehnel pieces) or by studying compositions written for Yepes's 10-string guitar (eg. Ohana's Si le jour parait) or by reading his interviews, it can be seen unequivocally that all strings are plucked by the right hand and even fretted. Professional artists use the instrument the way Yepes designed it, with its standard tuning; that is, use it FULLY, for resonance AND for plucked AND for fretted basses.
2) The claim that a "baroque" tuning is what is required for Baroque lute music. This misinformation stems from the erroneous terminology used years ago in the LaBella strings' catalogue, which has since been corrected to "Romantic" tuning as this is the tuning of a 19th century harp guitar played by J.K Mertz and, considered in its totality, in no way a relative tuning of any kind of baroque lute. This so-called "baroque" tuning was never used by Narciso Yepes, who even said so in an interview published in Soundboard. I can confidently say that this "baroque" tuning does NOT lend itself to an informed performance of baroque lute music, which must be transcribed in E minor for the guitar, not D minor, to transcribe not only the skeletal notes, but also the implied and stylistically compulsory ornaments that revolve around the use of open treble strings, of which the guitar has E, B and G (thus E minor) not D, A and F (or D minor) like the lute. This means, in E minor rather than D minor, that a low A bass is redundant for 13-course lute music. Moreover, music written for 11-course baroque lute requires G(#) and F(#) as well as E, and low D or low C basses, exactly those which are available on the 10-string guitar as Yepes designed it. The low B and A strings of the so-called "baroque" tuning once again are completely redundant and intended for 19th century harp guitar music, not for the vast majority of lute music.
3) The innovation Yepes made is not termed "cathedral" effect, as some call it. This is a plug for a brand name of budget instruments (Cathedral Guitars) that, being strung and tuned in a way that (as a fact of the science of acoustics) denatures the salient characteristics of Yepes's innovation, have NOTHING to do with Yepes's important innovation.
For an answer to the posed question that comes directly from Narciso Yepes, one simply has to visit my website www.tenstringguitar.INFO where the verifiable journal articles quoting Yepes give the following:
(Narciso Yepes. Ser instrumento. Speech of Ingression into the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, delivered on 30 April 1989.)
(Narciso Yepes. The Ten-String Guitar. Trans. Lionel Salter. La Cantarela, July 1973.)
(Narciso Yepes. 1978. "The Ten-String Guitar: Overcoming the Limitations of Six Strings". Interviewed by L. Snitzler. Guitar Player 12, p. 26.)
To answer the second question: There are schools where the 10-string guitar is taught in a way that is aligned with Narciso Yepes's true conception of it. In South Africa, Fritz Buss (a top direct disciple of Yepes) and his top student Viktor van Niekerk, in America Jonathan Leathwood (not directly of the Yepes school, but a respected scholar and player who uses the instrument as Yepes designed it), in Switzerland Stephan Schmidt (same as Leathwood); in Spain Ismael Barambio (a top direct disciple of Yepes), in Belgium Godelieve Monden (a top direct disciple of Yepes), in Germany Andreas Hiller (a top student of Stephan Schmidt), and in Japan various former students of Yepes.
(I have direct access to Narciso Yepes's unpublished, handwritten transcriptions as well as his student whom he publicly and verifiably touted as one of the best teachers in the world, and I am a professional 10-string guitarist and teacher who has read for a Master's in performance on the 10-string guitar specializing in transcription of baroque lute music.)
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There should be a fuse box under your hood and under the passenger side dash. You should go back to square one and check the draw as you remove each individual fuse one by one. If you've removed every fuse and still find a draw or a dead battery, then you've really got a mystery on your hands. In that case, a positive wire somewhere has been exposed and is grounding out.
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6 Inspiring Rags to Riches Stories (That Are Bullshit)
#3. Abraham Lincoln
The Rags to Riches Story:
We know what you're thinking. "Lincoln? You found a way to put Lincoln on a list with fucking Jewel?"
Relax; Lincoln is not complicit in this. American History did it for him.
Everybody who went to school in the USA (or reads inspirational email forwards) has heard about Lincoln's dirt-poor childhood and climb to the top:
1. He grew up in a small cabin, doing his homework by scratching the equations into his dirt floor;
2. His family was forced out of their home and he had to work to support them;
3. His business failed repeatedly;
4. He ran for Vice President, but got only 110 votes;
5. He overcame his long, long string of hardships and failures and finally was elected President of the United States.
Why it's a load of Crap:
Yes, he did grow up in a small cabin. Just like most everybody else whose father decided to make their mark on the great American frontier. Your choices were farming on the frontier or slaving in the factories of an increasing industrialized society. Lincoln's father decided he'd rather rough it than, say, get his arm melted off in an iron smelting furnace.
So while Lincoln didn't have a flushing toilet or a plasma screen TV, he grew up in a reasonably normal home for the time. His father was a successful farmer and the only reason they left Kentucky was over a legal issue with the land title.
As Snopes points out, once Lincoln was on his own, he did have one business go under (a general store in Illinois) but the very next year after opening it he won a seat in the Illinois legislature. So his long hard string of business failures actually consisted of a few months in 1833-34, after which his political career bloomed.
"It took courage, but I eventually overcame my temporary and painless unemployment."
Then there's the retarded thing about him running for Vice President and getting "only 110 votes." One, this wasn't a popular election, these are delegate votes (and there were only 363 of them). And Lincoln didn't run for the office, he was nominated without his knowledge. The votes he got came despite the fact that he didn't campaign and was barely known outside of Illinois. That's actually pretty impressive. He was a rising star; the very next election put him in the White House.
Again, we're not saying Lincoln wasn't a great man. He was. But tell the story in context, guys. Besides, why are we focusing on that "log cabin" bullshit when we should be talking about how he could have become a professional wrestler if he had wanted.
#2. JK Rowling
The Rags to Riches Story:
Every single article and every single Harry Potter book jacket seems to work in JK Rowling's humble beginnings as a single mother on government assistance. She then pulled herself up by her bootstraps and wrote one of the most successful series of books in the history of words.
Why it's a Load of Crap:
It's one thing to be born into poverty and claw your way out of it. However, it's a whole different game when your two-year stint on welfare is part of your business plan. Welcome to the Rowling School of Writing.
Rowling's welfare assistance wasn't out of total desperation, it was out of choice. She was an educated teacher who left her job when she had a child. After that, she chose not to work and, instead, collected welfare to get the time to write her book.
While we are not denying for one moment that trying to care for a child, write a book and work full time would be very difficult, we will say that it's not impossible. People do it. Instead, she basically got her book advance courtesy of UK citizens. She also got a generous arts grant (unprecedented for an unknown author) to complete her work when the welfare check wasn't cutting it.
So this was a person who did spend a very brief time in rags, but she went to the store and hand-picked the rags she chose to wear.
And now she has a throne.
#1. Kurt Warner
The Rags to Riches Story:
We've all gotten the email about a young man named Kurtis and a pretty girl named Brenda, who worked at a local super market together. They met, got married and the (twist) ending is that Kurtis became Kurt Warner: The man who went from stocking groceries to winning a Superbowl MVP!
So all you dudes out there, grinding away long hours in the stockroom stacking dog food and altering the expiration dates on the sour cream; you used to play some ball in school, right? This could be you! Hanging onto those dreams doesn't make you like that sad uncle in Napoleon Dynamite! You're just the next "Kurtis" Warner!
Why it's a Load of Crap:
You know how long Kurt Warner actually stocked groceries for? According to Warner himself, "A few weeks." So how did he have time to meet his wife, and reenact the entire plot of a romantic comedy? He didn't. The tale is just as fictional as the above rags to riches stories. And even worse, the real story is actually more interesting.
More interesting than he looks, somehow.
Just like Gates, Warner was incredibly gifted from a young age. He was his college conference's offensive player of the year as a senior. He and Brenda met when he was a promising college quarterback, and when he couldn't land a job in the NFL, he went to the Arena league and was a star there. He went to play in Europe, starred there, then got picked up on an NFL roster.
So he was never "Kurtis the Stockboy." He was always Kurt Warner, that guy waiting for a roster spot to open up in the NFL. Finally, he got his chance with the Rams thanks to the inspirational drive and determination of safety Rodney Harrison, who destroyed the knee of the guy starting ahead of Warner (Trent Green) in an exhibition game. The rest is history.
Inspiration strikes!
But as Deadspin recently pointed out, the real tragedy of this particular heaping spoonful of sugar-coated bullshit is that it downplays what the couple--particularly Kurt's wife--really went through.
In reality, Brenda caught more bad breaks than most blues musicians sing about in an entire career. She's a former Marine, and was married to another Marine before she met Kurt. Her first husband developed a brain tumor that would cause immense seizures. So much so, that one attack caused him to drop their newborn baby, resulting in permanent brain damage. Their marriage fell apart.
A few years later, her parents were killed by a goddamn tornado.
Brenda, in a rare moment of not getting shit on by life.
The fact that she didn't collapse into a drunken heap--or go on a shooting spree--means she should have a fucking email forward of her own, instead of being the female prop for Kurt's tale. She's the one who made it to hell and back; he's just one of countless dudes who "persevered" as a pro athlete because he wasn't qualified to do anything else (see: grocery bagging job).
Also, they appear to be aging in reverse like Benjamin Button.
But now he's set to play in the Super Bowl--again--and they're both filthy rich. Good for them (and by them, we mean Brenda). It's not like they don't deserve it. But like with Mr. Gates, the real moral of the story is that talent and hard work are great ... but success may never have come without a whole bunch of help along the way. We just hope that every Christmas the Warner family sends a very large gift basket to one Mr. Rodney Harrison.
For riches to rags stories, check out 6 Famous People Who Pissed Away a Fortune. Or find out about some crazy stories that are actually true, in The 6 Most (Certifiably) Insane Tales of Rock Star Behavior.
And find out more about our rags to riches story in Cracked.com's Top Picks (it's loaded with boobs).


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One year ago, Photosynth was this unique technology that could take in any set of photos and show you the photos in 3D space, calculating exactly where the photos were clicked from.
Visit the site now, and all you see are Panoramas, where you can freely contribute your images to add to their online panorama gallery?
Has Microsoft decided to quietly phase out a superior technology? and why does Wikipedia still say:
Photosynth is an application that analyzes digital photographs and generates a three-dimensional model of the photos and a point cloud of a photographed object?
Anybody has any idea what's going on here?
Is the original software available anywhere?


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