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The Heartland Institute delivered to the U.S. Congress a petition signed by more than 16,000 citizens demanding Congress rein in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK) accepted the petitions in a Nov. 27 gathering at the U.S. Capitol.
At the Capitol event, Inhofe warned the EPA is poised to accelerate the imposition of costly, job-killing regulations in President Barack Obama's second term.
Obama had "said just give me a chance to get reelected" and then EPA would move full-steam ahead with new environmental regulations, Inhofe noted.
On Oct. 18, Inhofe, ranking member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, released a report showing pending EPA regulations could add nine cents per gallon to the price of gasoline, add $500,000 to the cost of each oil and natural gas fracking well, and kill 800,000 jobs.
"Everything EPA does has a cost," said Heartland Institute senior fellow James Taylor at the Capitol Hill event. "We need to make sure that the costs are in line with the benefits."
Heartland Institute president Joseph Bast added that Congress has the power to rein in EPA through funding legislation. Legislation stating EPA cannot use taxpayer funds to implement or enforce some planned or existing regulations would effectively thwart the agency's plans, said Bast.
Unprecedented Scare Campaign
The petition states EPA has undertaken an unprecedented campaign to scare Americans into accepting unnecessary restrictions on the nation's economy and way of life.
"For decades an unprecedented campaign has been waged to scare the American people into believing that their health, safety and even survival was at stake because of manmade global warming," the petition observes.
Unwilling to accept Congress' decision not to pass global warming legislation, EPA is perverting existing laws to grant itself the power that Congress refuses to wield, according to the petition.
EPA officials have "lost their war to scare America into giving them legislation that would allow them to seize control of virtually all energy production and use, [and] are perverting the Clean Air law to give themselves unprecedented powers to regulate American society," states the petition.
The Solution
According to Dr. Jay Lehr, science director of The Heartland Institute and a leading authority on water pollution and environmental protection, the solution is to rein in EPA through deep cuts in the size, power, and cost of the agency. This can be done by Congress through its control over the government's purse, or by a president willing to put sound science and a strong economy ahead of the demands of environmental extremists.
Lehr says EPA's budget could safely be cut by 80 percent or more without endangering the environment or human health in any way. Most of what EPA does today, Lehr says, could be done better by state government agencies, many of which didn't exist or had much less expertise back in 1970 when EPA was created.
Congress can explicitly forbid EPA from regulating carbon dioxide in the name of "global warming," and it can demand cost-benefit analysis be applied to all environmental regulations, Lehr notes. He recommends Congress demand EPA reform its politicized and unreliable scientific research program and return to the use of sound science and common sense.
The Petition
The Heartland Institute is still collecting online signatures and may return to the U.S. Capitol to present additional signed petitions.
Below is the text of the petition:
Citizen's Petition to Rein in the Environmental Protection Agency
Whereas, for decades an unprecedented campaign has been waged to scare the American people into believing that their health, safety and even survival was at stake because of manmade global warming;
Whereas, we were told that CO2, which makes up less than one-half of one-tenth of one percent of our atmosphere, is acting like a blanket, keeping the heat in, and it was going to cause the baking of the Earth;
Whereas, the hard scientific data now show that the predicted rise in global temperatures just plainly did not happen;
Whereas, sea ice in the Arctic is rebounding and continues to expand in the Antarctic, despite predictions of the opposite, polar bears are thriving, and sea levels are not rising;
Whereas, deaths due to extreme weather are radically declining and global tropical cyclone activity is at near record lows;
Whereas, it is now clear that the global warming alarmists are wrong and a large majority of Americans now understand it was a hoax;
Whereas, regulators at the EPA, having lost their war to scare America into giving them legislation that would allow them to seize control of virtually all energy production and use, are perverting the Clean Air law to give themselves unprecedented powers to regulate American society;
Whereas, the toll the EPA is now taking on this country is staggering, putting hundreds of thousands of Americans out of work; and,
Whereas, the only way a new president or a new Congress will undo the terrible damage being inflicted by the EPA after the election is if we make it a major issue NOW, BEFORE THE ELECTION, so that after the election even those who support the EPA's reckless regulations will understand it is political suicide to support them;
Therefore, I call for deep cuts in the size, power and cost of the EPA.
Jim Lakely (email@example.com [2]) is communications director for The Heartland Institute.
Internet Info:
Video of Fox News Channel coverage, "Sen. Inhofe, Heartland Institute Present More than 15,000 Petitions Demanding Congress Rein in a 'Rogue' EPA," http://heartland.org/press-releases/2012/11/19/sen-inhofe-heartland-institute-present-more-15000-petitions-demanding-cong [3]


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I have an ubuntu 11.10 with eclipse installed, now I am supposed to need JVM, Java compiler and something called API. I am starting to learn Java, because it is easy to make it work on windows after. So what do I install?
The Java Virtual Machine (JVM) is what runs the Java applications (compiled into bytecode). The Java API is the set of existing features that are implemented the runtime libraries: everything documented here. Both the JVM and the runtime libraries form the Java Runtime Environment (JRE). Its main command is
The Java compiler, used via the
The OpenJDK JRE is available in the
Eclipse needs the JRE to run, but provides its own compiler (Eclipse JDT). Strictly speaking, you don't need the JDK to develop with Eclipse, you could compile everything within Eclipse and run your applications through the JRE.
This being said, if you're a beginner, it's certainly worth trying a few toy applications with
Depending on which version of java jre you use, you need to install a
Once you've done that, you should be able to run a
For example A.java:
then compile to A.class
And run:
This should output
Then the easiest thing to do is just to install Eclipse, and get started.


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Let's say I have to following code -

This yields the following result in FF/Chrome:
In IE, it's fine. The question is, how do I use 'height:100%' so it looks the way IE renders it in all browsers?
EDIT: Here is the result in IE9 (for me) This is what I would like it to look like in all browsers using height: 100%. Is that even possible?


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Valentine's Day is tomorrow and flowers are flying off the shelves.
The WKU Horticulture Club is selling red roses to celebrate the day of love.
The group purchased 500 red roses to sell for Valentine's Day.
Club members say this is something they do every year so students will have easy access to purchase flowers.
"It's nice to have some flowers available on campus, because you know a lot of students live on campus. They don't have a lot of places they can walk to buy flowers for anything so it's kind of nice to be available here," Horticulture Club member, Laramie Stone says.
The horticulture club say they have sold 80 to 90 percent of the roses.


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KILLEEN (December 3, 2012)--The Killeen ISD Alumni Association is accepting nominations for their distinguished alumni program.
Nominees must be a graduate of KISD and graduated at least 10 years ago, must have significantly contributed to the community or their profession since attending KISD and must be a role model.
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What are the open big problems in algebraic geometry and vector bundles?
More specifically, I would like to know what are interesting problems related to moduli spaces of vector bundles over projective varieties/curves.
What are the open big problems in algebraic geometry and vector bundles?
More specifically, I would like to know what are interesting problems related to moduli spaces of vector bundles over projective varieties/curves.
A few of the more obvious ones:
* Resolution of singularities in characteristic p
For vector bundles, a longstanding open problem is the classification of vector bundles over projective spaces.
(Added later) A very old major problem is that of finding which moduli spaces of curves are unirational. It is classical that the moduli space is unirational for genus at most 10, and I think this has more recently been pushed to genus about 13. Mumford and Harris showed that it is of general type for genus at least 24. As far as I know most of the remaining cases are still open.
Let me mention a couple of problems related to vector bundles on projective spaces.
We can also mention two other major open problems :
There's also the big open question (I think it's still open) about whether rationally connected varieties are always unirational. I think people believe the answer is NO, but they don't know an example.
Joe Harris had some slides a few years ago with regards to this Seattle 2005
There's also Fujita's conjecture.
Conjecture: Suppose $X$ is a smooth projective dimensional complex algebraic variety with ample divisor $A$. Then
It's also often stated in the complex analytic world.
Also there are many refinements (and generalizations) of this conjecture. For example, the assumption that $X$ is smooth is probably more than you need (something close to rational singularities should be ok). It also might even be true in characteristic $p > 0$.
It's known in relatively low dimensions (up to 5 in case 1. I think?)
Linearization Conjecture. Every algebraic action of $\mathbb{C}^*$ on $\mathbb{C}^n$ is linear in some coordinates of $\mathbb{C}^n$. Open for $n>3$.
Cancellation Conjecture. If $X\times \mathbb{C}\cong \mathbb{C}^{m+1}$ then $X\cong \mathbb{C}^m$. Open for $m>2$.
Coolidge-Nagata Conjecture. A rational cuspidal curve in $\mathbb{P}^2$ is rectifiable, i.e. there exists a birational automorphism of $\mathbb{P}^2$ which transforms the curve into a line.
In connection to vector bundles over $\mathbb{P}^n$, Hartshorne's paper from 1979 provides a list of open problems. The paper is "Algebraic vector bundles on projective spaces: A problem list" Topology, 18:117–128, 1979.
I don't know which of those problems are still open, but I would be interested in knowing how much progress has been made on those problems, since 1979.


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great selection of gluten free options and they bring your gf order out separately so to lessen the risk of cross contamination even more. GF pizza is good for gf pizza.
It is nice to have an option for gluten-free pizza that you can eat at a restaurant. The pepperoni pizza is decent, especially if you have a buy one get one coupon. Too bad there aren't more topping options. I have ordered the burger in the past, but the bun was terrible.
There is nothing exciting on the menu it rates up there with AppleBees. They try but for me the food quality lacks.
Make sure you have them repeat your order if you have takeout, they alwayyyyssss mess it up. And specify that you cannot have bread on the side, they don't pay attention to things like that. Other wise it's a nice place
8250 International Dr, Orlando, FL 32819
Pizza good, chicken spinach was ok but bit bland
399 Bald Hill Rd #10, Warwick, RI 02886
Limited gluten free menu
399 Bald Hill Rd #10, Warwick, RI 02886
Been going there for 4 years since being diagnosed with Celiac. Knowledgable and super friendly staff have always made me feel secure in dining there. Management brings out my food. My #1 dining place due to their GF Menu and excellent customer service!
61 US Highway #1, Metuchen, NJ 08840
Been here two times with no feeling sick! Not gourmet food but not awful .
8250 International Dr, Orlando, FL 32819
I split a hamburger on a gf bun that was fast and the spinoccoli (broccoli stuffed chicken). Service wasn't great, but the food was good! Plus I didn't get sick!
3058 Gatehouse Plaza, Falls Church, VA 22042
The gluten free menu is very sparse... Ordered the veggie pizza with gf crust and it was somehow burnt and raw at the same time. There was sauce on only half the pizza and about three slices of green pepper and mushrooms. I ate it anyway because I was with family and hungry, but when I got home was immediately sick. I haven't been this sick in a while... No idea what they could have done to contaminate it. Celiacs stay away!! Don't risk it
44805 Mound Rd, Sterling Heights, MI 48314
Had GF pizza and have eaten here often. Waiter very knowable about celiac and very careful about contamination. Even provided me with fresh species and Parmesan cheese. Great plebe!
70 Worcester Rd, Framingham, MA 01701
I pretty much always go with either the salmon or the gluten free pizza, both are fantastic. The wait staff is great about communicating the allergy and they cook the food in a separate place. I wish they had better gluten free dessert options, maybe someday they'll add that to the menu!
122 Laconia Rd, Tilton, NH 03276
Uno has several gluten free options detailed on their menu with a "blue dot". Includes gluten free pizza as well.
280 Maine Mall Rd, South Portland, ME 04106
Their pizza is really good! they have as while page on their menu for gluten free items. Largest selection I have seen in the area so far.
201 E Pratt St, Baltimore, MD 21202
Had a delicious dinner. Decent GF menu with enough options. Waitress was knowledgeable about celiac and took my requests seriously.
601 Troy Schenectady Rd, Latham, NY 12110
They take GF and cross contamination seriously. Udi's burger rolls and pizza shells are available. Their burgers are great. I'm not typically a fan of the Udi's pizza shells, except at Uno's when they use them to make GF pizza skins, which are a yummy treat.
5350 W Irlo Bronson Memorial Hwy, Kissimmee, FL 34746
My Wife ordered the pizza and enjoyed it. She is fairly sensitive to cross contamination and had no reactions. Overall, a very positive experience.
1000 Hylan Dr, Rochester, NY 14623
Although they do have a gf menu, the servers were not well informed about the gf choices and we're not able to answer questions about substitutions. As a result they served me a burger on a wheat bun! I was sick for weeks after only one bite. They just weren't careful.
1000 Wisconsin Dells Pkwy S, Lake Delton, WI 53965
This was amazing!! I do not eat out much since most times my meal is not great and or i get sick before i am even done eating. On a family trip and tried uno. Never been to one. I was amazed!! My gf chicken dish was absolutely great!!! I think it was called spicolle or something. Grilled veggies for the side. Hands down best meal i have ever eaten at home or out since developing my gluten issues!!! We also had a terrific waitress. Non gf family also could not stop raving about their thin crust pizza
4470 Long Gate Pkwy, Ellicott City, MD 21043
Had the cheeseburger. It was very good and I was not contaminated at all. Server was knowledgeable about food prep and very kind. All gf food is prepared in a separate area of the grill to avoid cc. As a celiac, I would go back again.
1330 Shelburne Rd, South Burlington, VT 05403
I have had a great and an unfortunate experience here. The staff is trained for allergies (which is why I say that they are celiac friendly). They have several gf menu options available, don't charge more for gf buns and even have Redbridge. You should always check though, I placed a gf takeout order of a steak and it came with a loosely wrapped piece of bread on top :(. Bummer!
70 Worcester Rd, Framingham, MA 01701
I find it funny when I was at uno a week go they offer me a fruit cup of strawberries and blueberries grapes because i could eat the Veggies on the menu since they all had something i was allergic to. and just down the road about a hour from that one i walk in and ask for fruit cup instead of Veggies and waitress say ok. and then the manager comes to me table and say is there a problem. and we say the waitress took care of it. he say we dont have any fruit here and there no friut cup on the menu. so i say well i have it funny that a week ago i was at a uno and they made me one with ..... in it then the manager say oh I guess we can do that but it will take longer. ours menu all of them were out in 5 minutes or less after he left the table from talking to us. even tho he left us feeling bother that I had order something off the so call menu. really how hard is it to put fruit in a bowl.
100 Charlton Road, Sturbridge, MA 01566
have the show on a Sunday everyone went to unos i feeling sick to my stomach and being Gluten Free so the waitress suggest a small fruit cup of blueberries and strawberries. it hit the spot great.
221 Washington St, Attleboro, MA 02703
Eaten here multiple times. Menu is updated and includes gf section. Never had issue with food quality or service. Worth a try. Pizza is great.
304 Daniel Webster Hwy, Nashua, NH 03060
They are always very careful with my order. I place take out orders a lot . I love their steak and also the Cobb salad without blue cheese. I am also dairy free
801 Neshaminy Mall, Bensalem, PA 19020
Ordered their "GF Salmon" veggies and skinless baked potato and was severely sick hours later. I would NOT eat here if you have Celiac Disease. I have eaten at the UNOs in Hamilton, NJ and did not have a reaction. And yes, I did make the waiter aware of my disease and asked about having the food made separately to avoid cross contamination, he assured me it would be prepared properly. Nope.
205 Hartford Ave, Bellingham, MA 02019
Great burgers. Gf pizza not great.
8250 International Dr, Orlando, FL 32819
delivered a great gluten free pizza to my hotel!
1661 Easton Rd, Warrington, PA 18976
Had a great lunch. Server was very helpful and one of the managers came out to talk with me about what I ordered to make sure that everything will be OK. My GF bun crumbled but all was good.
1009 Ridge Pike, Conshohocken, PA 19428
Not happy with the food or service last few visits.
5930 Britton Pkwy, Dublin, OH 43016
Do not go there. Served us a non GF Burger after being told 3 times it needed to be GF. Then they just wanted to switch buns on the existing burger that was on top of the non-GF bun. When they finally served the GF burger they had used a kid burger patty instead of the normal portion and put it on a BURNT bun.
W180 N 9455 Premier Lane, Menomonee Falls, WI 53051
Daughter LOVED the pizza! And it was bigger than most gf pizzas we've seen at restaurants. She had NO issues.
220 E 86th St, New York, NY 10028
Decent number of food options, hamburger or cheeseburger served with an Udis bun. Mashed potatoes or vegis are options as a side. The dishes were dirty, the bun was not toasted and food cold. Service was mediocre, it took forever to receive some silverware and condiments. I would not go back.
1000 Hylan Dr, Rochester, NY 14623
Very good gluten free pizza. Server was "new" and had zero knowledge of gluten free menu. However food was good and didn't get sick.
12553 State Road 535, Orlando, FL 32836
The GF pizza base tasted awful and being dairy intolerant we can't have cheese. There were scarcely any toppings on the pizza and the salad also ordered was nice but FAR too much balsamic dressing. Waitress complained we didn't order dessert but there were no options for a GF and DF family. Won't go back
1160 Plaza Dr, Schaumburg, IL 60173
Just had it delivered and it was cold!!
3910 West Chester Pike, Newtown Square, PA 19073
Small gluten-free menu. Okay food. Slow service.
5350 W Irlo Bronson Memorial Hwy, Kissimmee, FL 34746
Food was great BUT definitely not celiac friendly. They have a big gluten free menu but don't let that fool you. My reactions are normally not too severe but I threw up a lot after eating here.
W180 N 9455 Premier Lane, Menomonee Falls, WI 53051
Pretty good gluten free pizza
1009 Ridge Pike, Conshohocken, PA 19428
Love their GF pizza. I get the veggie pizza and add pepperoni.
520 Towne Dr, Fayetteville, NY 13066
Kid friendly, decent gf food; service was a bit slow.
520 Towne Dr, Fayetteville, NY 13066
Kid friendly, decent gf food; service was a bit slow.
f600, 8975 Marketplace Dr, Birch Run, MI 48415
Decent selection of GF options, and the guac burger was fantastic! Avoid the tortilla chips, they fry them in the same oil as breaded items. Thank goodness a server warned me in advance, and not all of them are aware of that detail.
3974 State Route 31, Liverpool, NY 13090
Excellent pizza and also the burger is great and they even provide a gf bun!
426 New Jersey 3, Clifton, NJ 07012
manager usually brings out the gluten free pie. good awareness from all servers. outside seating in spring/summer is nice as well.
1162 Hurffville Rd, Woodbury, NJ 08096
Allegedly celiac friendly. My husband has been served the thin crust instead of the gluten free pizza on one confirmed occasion and possibly a second time. We will not go back again. Management was genuinely concerned but... Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice....
399 Bald Hill Rd #10, Warwick, RI 02886
Not much of a selection and their pizza is horrible
201 E Pratt St, Baltimore, MD 21202
They have a gluten free menu, including Udi's GF buns for burgers and a number of options. Server said they have separate kitchen areas and GF foods delivered separately.
593 Amherst St, Nashua, NH 03063
it's still unos but they are very knowledgeable and although the gf menu isn't huge it has enough. salads are good but chips are fried in a shared fryalator so no nachos.
20 Centre Dr, Central Valley, NY 10917
Gluten free menu (in regular menu, no need to request) with some decent options. Pizza was okay
3010 Crossroads Dr, Madison, WI 53718
I ordered a pizza that was delivered under cooked. I called they replaced it. It was still under cooked. A soggy mess. Very little to no sauce also.
50 Massachusetts Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC 20001
They do have good choices and the burger I ordered was tasty but the Caesar salad was terrible.....Lettuce was not fresh and it was drowned in dressing. The lettuce that came with burger was the same....not fresh and brown in color. Also if your going to serve gluten free burgers you should have gluten free ketchup available
250 Granite St, Braintree, MA 02184
A dependable place for a quick meal after shopping. I go here frequently and I've never gotten sick.
2650 Central Park Ave, Yonkers, NY 10710
I am gluten free and I have never had a problem at uno's when I have order they pizza. The pizza is a lot better when eaten on site
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New Obama Taxes Will Torpedo Senior Healthcare
Policy successes in Washington are few and far between these days, so more than ever we pray that our leaders follow the old adage, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it."
Sadly, that phrase has been all but banished at the White House. Unless seniors stop him, President Obama aims to destroy the one healthcare program that has proven extremely effective in controlling prescription drug costs, has near unanimous satisfaction among seniors, and is currently coming in 45 percent under its projected budget. Oh, and it offers a model of reform that could save our nation from financial ruin.
I am of course referring to the Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit, and no, that 45 percent under budget figure is not a typo. Passed under George W. Bush and a Republican Congress, Medicare Part D is performing astoundingly well. Seniors now have access to prescription drugs at an affordable monthly premium that has averaged $30 for three straight years without increasing. And more seniors taking prescriptions and thus staying healthier lowered hospital costs to Medicare by $13.4 billion in the first year alone – not a bad side effect.
The success of Medicare Part D's free-market competition and patient choice model shines light on a pathway to real and lasting reform to keep Medicare solvent for generations to come. As Medicare stands now, the program will face shortfalls in funding in nine years or less, and the $716 billion cut from Medicare to pay for Obamacare will further cripple the program.
Instead of embracing the reforms that have led to Part D's stunning success, President Obama is doing everything he can to undermine it with a price control scheme in the form of a "soak the rich" tax on healthcare providers. We all know that tax will be passed on to seniors in the form of higher premiums and co-pays. Call it the "politics of spite." Anything that empowers individuals and actually works is bad by Obama's meter. Anything the government controls is by definition good. Rejecting reform and doubling down on the failed models of the past, is speeding our nation toward bankruptcy. It's absolute madness.
During the passage of Obamacare, the President showed his disdain for competition and choice when he cut hundreds of billions from Medicare Advantage, the market-based program through which many seniors have chosen to receive Medicare benefits. Medicare Advantage is working to control costs and one out of four seniors has chosen it. Obama's cuts will result in millions of seniors losing Medicare Advantage, with those staying having to pay higher premiums and co-pays.
Obama's call for price controls on the drug industry will be equally disastrous. In addition to higher premiums and less choice, seniors will see less research and development to find the lifesaving cures of the future. Drug costs are already being held down by the healthy competition Medicare Part D provides. Injecting price controls such as we have in the failed Medicaid program, where costs keep rising and doctors are less and less willing to serve patients, is not in the interest of seniors. Sadly the President and his allies are willing to destroy reform, choice and innovation in order to keep healthcare a uniquely government enterprise.
Conservatives were vocal champions of Medicare Part D in last year's national election because it has proven that free-market reforms work and can be a significant contributor in curing our healthcare and budget ills. The president should acknowledge the success of Part D instead of attempting to undermine it. If he truly cared about seniors and strengthening Medicare for future retirees, he would build on this model of reform and quit trying to fix the one thing in Washington that "ain't broke."
Jim Martin is the chairman and founder of the 60 Plus Association, a 20-year-old nonpartisan organization working for death tax repeal, saving Social Security, affordable prescription drugs, lowering energy costs and other issues featuring a less government, less taxes approach as well as a strict adherence to the Constitution. 60 Plus calls on support from over 7 million citizen activists. 60 Plus publishes a newsletter, SENIOR VOICE, and a Scorecard, bestowing awards on lawmakers of both parties who vote "pro-senior." 60 Plus has been called "an increasingly influential senior citizen's group" and the acknowledged conservative alternative to the liberal AARP.


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Why do I have to come in everyday for radiation? Can't it be more spaced out?
Ursina Teitelbaum, MD, Medical Oncologist at Penn Medicine responds:
Radiation requires daily visits with an absolute minimum of interruptions to acheive its goal of cell death - it tackles the tumors cell cycle and blocks ability to grow and replicate but the dosing timing is very specific. In fact, "spacing it out" might make it less effective so you might only have the side effects without the tumor fighting goal. We often support our patients through with IV fluids or nutritional support to help get them through the radiation course without interruptions or hospitalizations.
This question and answer was part of the OncoLink Brown Bag Chat Series. View the entire transcript from the Focus on Pancreatic Cancer Webchat.


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Two particles start out at random positions on a unit-circumference circle.
Each has a random speed (distance per unit time) moving counterclockwise uniformly distributed
within $[0,1]$. How long until they occupy the same position? In the example below,
the red particle catches the green particle at $t=5.9$, i.e., nearly six times around the circle:
The distribution of overtake-times is quite skewed, indicating perhaps the mean could be $\infty$. For example, in one simulation run, it took more than $3$ million times around the circle before one particle finally caught the other. So I don't trust the means I am seeing (about $25$).
What is the distribution of overtake-times?
I was initially studying $n$ particles on a circle, but $n=2$ seems already somewhat interesting...
Update (2Dec12). Alexandre Eremenko concisely established that the expected overtake-time (the mean) is indeed $\infty$. But I wonder what is the median, or the mode? Simulations suggest the median is about $1.58$ and the mode of rounded overtake-times is $1$, reflecting a distribution highly skewed toward rapid overtake. (The median is suspiciously close to $\pi/2$ ...)
Update (3Dec12). Fully answered now with Vaughn Climenhaga's derivation of the distribution, which shows that the median is $1 + \frac 1{\sqrt{3}} \approx 1.577$.


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Drafted just 12 spots after fellow Panthers prospect Vinny Trocheck in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft, Logan Shaw is another young up-and-coming NHLer with a resume already brimming with accomplishments.
Shaw, 20, spent five years playing in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. His first three were with the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles, where he skated in 221 games, posting 54 goals and 40 assists for 94 points. At the trade deadline of the 2011-12 QMJHL season, Shaw was sent to the Quebec Remparts, where he totaled 83 points (32g, 51a) in 90 games.
A physical presence on the ice, the Glace Bay, Nova Scotia native racked up 173 PIM in his five seasons. In his final campaign with the Remparts, Shaw was awarded the Marius Foster Trophy, an honor that recognizes the Remparts player who is most involved in the community. While playing for Cape Breton, Shaw represented Team Atlantic at the World U-17 Hockey Challenge in 2009, where he notched two assists in five games.
Fresh off the ice on the fourth day of training camp, Shaw commented on the jump from major junior, and what his main goal is for his first season in professional hockey.
San Antonio Rampage: How do you like Texas?
Logan Shaw: I love it. I love it here. Right now I'm just trying to work my hardest to earn a spot on this roster and the city is great. Obviously the fans are great. I'm looking forward to doing the best I can.
SAR: You were in the QMJHL for five years. It's a bit of a jump from that to pro hockey. What have you done to prepare? What are you expecting?
LS: Obviously it's a huge jump, it's a whole different kind of hockey. All summer I trained and skated with some pro guys, so I really think that helped me. Starting at rookie camp and working my way up helped me along the way as well.
SAR: What went through your mind when you got drafted and then when you were signed with the Panthers?
LS: At first, it didn't really sink in. It just kind of hit me. It was one of the best feelings I've ever had in my life. It's just another step for me right now, my family is proud, and I'm proud of what I've accomplished so far. It's just another step in what I'm trying to accomplish in my career.
SAR: What's your goal for this season?
LS: My goal for this season is just to play the best hockey that I can, and help whatever team I play for win.
SAR: If you could play any other position, what would it be?
LS: Any other position? Oh, definitely not a goaltender. So probably a defenseman, I guess. I'm not really sure why. I'd probably try to be an offensive defenseman.
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I made a bootable USB pendrive which works just like a live CD. When I use it and make changes, for example, install an application, it does not save the changes I make on next reboot. Is it possible to do something about this?
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Let $f:\mathbb{R}_0^+\to \mathbb{R}$ be defined by some combination of the four basic operations and square roots. (The argument of square-roots is assumed is to be non-negative, and the value of square roots is defined to be non-negative as well.) How can one find the global maximum and minimum of $f$ numerically, with full rigor?
(A rigorous numerical solution has to be given as an interval, e.g., [1.500001,1.500002], within which the maximum (say) lies.)
Rather convincing but not quite rigorous method:
Plot $f'(x)$, see roughly where the zeroes are, and narrow them down using some standard (e.g. SAGE, mathematica). Then verify this (non-rigorous) datum rigorously simply by checking that $f'(x)$ has different signs at $x=x_0-\epsilon$ and at $x=x_0+\epsilon$, where $x_0$ is an alleged zero of $f'(x)$. Compare the values of $f(x)$ at all $x_0$, and also at $x=0$ and as $x\to \infty$.
There is really only one way in which this procedure isn't rigorous: there is no guarantee that there aren't any zeroes of $f'(x)$ we have missed. (If $f$ is a polynomial, this can be easily dealt with, but $f$ is not necessarily a polynomial.)
Are there any (free) programs out there that for the minimum and maximum of $f$ rigorously?


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In a summer basketball landscape increasingly saturated with showcases, camps and AAU tournaments, the Kentucky-Indiana All-Star series remains a premier event for one reason.
Winning matters.
Unlike other elite contests designed to highlight the individual talents of rising stars, this annual series puts a premium on team play, defense and state pride.
"This is not a normal all-star game," said Covington Holmes coach Jason Booher, who will lead the Kentucky boys against their neighbors to the north on June 8 at Freedom Hall and June 9 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. "This is for all the bragging rights between two states, both of which have rich traditions in basketball."
Kentucky players report for practice this Saturday (June 2) and Game Director Dave Satterly said the rivalry is as intense as ever. "Normally when you have an all-star game, it's more of an offensive-minded game. This is not that by any means. It's absolutely a war out there."
The annual matchup, which began in 1940 and grew into a two-game home-and-home series in 1955, is the longest running all-star game in the country. A girls' series was added in 1976 and new this year is a series for juniors that will be played at Heritage Christian in Indianapolis on June 15 and North Oldham High School on June 16.
Even with the emphasis on results, W's have been nearly impossible to come by in recent years for the Kentucky boys. Indiana has won 24 of the past 27 matchups and leads the series 85-42 overall.
The Hoosiers' roster this year is composed of 13 D-I signees, led by McDonald's All-Americans Gary Harris and Yogi Ferrell.
Harris was named Mr. Basketball after averaging 25.4 points and 7.6 rebounds in his final season at Hamilton Southeastern in suburban Indianapolis. The 6-foot-4 shooting guard has signed with Michigan State.
Ferrell, a 5' 11'' point guard, signed with Indiana University after averaging 18 points a game for Park Tudor (Indianapolis) last season.
"Obviously we've got our hands full," said Booher. "Talent is in cycles and right now Indiana has some really good, talented players coming through."
Despite the advantage on paper, Trinity standout and 2012 Kentucky Mr. Basketball, Nathan Dieudonne, said his side shouldn't be counted out.
"If we can get our team chemistry down…I think we have a good chance of contesting them," the 6-foot-6 Boston University signee said. "They expect to blow us out and we're going to go in there with an open mind and try to win the game."
Dieudonne, who averaged 13.9 points and 6.8 rebounds last season, is joined on the team by Trinity teammate Charles Foster (12.1 ppg., 3.8 rpg.), who said egos will take a backseat.
"It doesn't matter who starts. We've got some good players coming off the bench and good players that are going to start," Foster said. "It doesn't really matter to us; we just want to play basketball."
Mekale McKay of Moore was chosen for the team, but according to Booher, the 6-foot-6 two-sport star won't be able to play due to summer school obligations at Arkansas, where he has signed to play football. Jeril Taylor of Pleasure Ridge Park (13.8 ppg., 7.8 rpg.) rounds out the team's Louisville contingent.
"I think this is a great time for us to get back," said Taylor. "There's no telling what can happen on any given night."
Indiana leads the girls' series 40-32, but it is the Kentucky squad, led by Miss Basketball Sydney Moss of Boone County (23.3 ppg., 10.3 rpg.) and four members of state champion Manual, that is favored this year. April Wilson, Kara Wright, Lauren Bodine and LeAsia Wright are the Crimsons who will get one last shot to play under Manual coach Stacy Pendleton, who is directing the Kentucky team.
"I've found that these higher-caliber kids are more eager to be coached and taught than anybody," said Pendleton, who has high expectations for his team. "I'm going to be very disappointed in anything less than a sweep."
Other selections from the area are South Oldham's Jasmine Whitfield (22.5 ppg.) and Mercy twins Christine (13.1 ppg., 4.8 assists per game) and Courtney Roush (11 ppg., 5.2 rpg).
"We're going to push the tempo and pressure the ball," said Pendleton. "It should be a fun game to watch."
All proceeds from the game at Freedom Hall will benefit the Kentucky Lions Eye Foundation.
Kentucky-Indiana All-Star Classic
Game I
June 8 at Freedom Hall.
5:30 p.m. (girls' game first, then boys')
Tickets are $10 and $19 and can be purchased at www.ticketmaster.com or by phone at 502.367.5144.
Game II
June 9 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
5 p.m.
Tickets ranging from $5-$100 are available at www.ticketmaster.com or by phone at 800.745.3000.
Kentucky Boys' Roster
*Nathan Dieudonne Trinity 6-6 Boston
Matt Day Buckhorn 6-7 Virginia-Wise
Charles Foster Trinity 6-0 Morehead
Jay Johnson Woodford County 6-7 Tennessee Tech
Twin Lancaster Logan County 6-2 undecided
Tamron Manning Scott County 6-3 Marshall
Jaysean Paige Perry County Central 6-1 Southern Idaho
Bopper Stenzel Clark County 6-0 Georgetown (Ky.)
Jeril Taylor PRP 6-3 Rend Lake (Ill.)
Mike Terry Fairview 6-7 undecided
D.J. Townsend Rowan County 5-10 Georgetown (Ky.)
Adam Wing Rowan County 6-4 Evansville
Mekale McKay (x) Moore 6-6 Arkansas (football)
Head coach: Jason Booher, Holmes
Assistant coaches: Allen Feldhaus, Jr., Mercer County; Chris O'Hearn, Mason County
*Mr. Basketball
x – unavailable for series
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Hi All,
Firstly I am new to this Panorama and Quicktime VR photography.
I purchased a NN5L and it arrived to other day did some tests yesterday and have varying results, this has generated some questions....
My set up
D200 - MB-D200 Grip (This is why I could not go for the NN3 - did not want grip on/off all the time on my D200's)
Manfrotto 55 Pro
Sigma 10-20mm On 10mm (Want to try others such as my Nikon 17-55mm 2.8 but sticking with one lens for now!)
My technique
I am obviously fixing the aperture (and currently shutter speed for entire pan - would software cope with exposure change in half the images?).
Focus currently on Auto and offset to avoid focus on NN head - Should this be on Manual? (Do you use depth of field to gain max sharpness area?)
If I shoot at 0deg tilt (6 images) I then need to shoot a zenith image and two nadir images 180deg or 90deg out. I took these outside and with a windy day it appeared impossible to stitch with the zenith shot as the clouds had moved? Is this a common problem?
I have also tried shooting 6 images at +60deg up then -30deg or -60deg down but this has not been very successful. (Gaps and problems with clouds in sky)
I have tried bracketing to shoot as HDR but left this for now until pano is perfected.
The most success I have had is an internal church shot taken 8 images at +30deg then 8 images at -30deg then a zenith (roof) image and two nadir (floor) images, In PTGui this was almost perfect, apart from one small misalignment.
I realise that I have several questions here and some answers may be obvious to some (maybe I should know as a semi pro!) but any answers and tips would be greatly appreciated in this exciting new area (for me).


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6 TV Shows You Won't Believe Were Actually Made
#3. Thanks (1999)
In 1999, CBS started airing a show about pilgrims trying to survive their harsh life in the New World called Thanks. For some reason, it was a comedy.
Thanks took place in 1621 and followed the misadventures of the Winthrops, a Puritan family living in a colony in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The family had just survived their first winter, and far from glossing over the horrors of settler life, the show seemed to wallow in them. The original press materials actually read:
"Now, along with their fellow settlers, they must decide whether or not to remain in the uncivilized New World and face yet another year of disease ... and each other. But don't be fooled: It's Puritan fun."
So if you think it's hilarious to watch stern, severely religious people die of syphilis and hypothermia, just say "Thanks!"
Characters on the show included the standard idiot relief, Cotton, played by the future Dean Pelton from Community, and Cloris Leachman as the horny Grammy Winthrop, who was always hitting on younger men and telling her grandchildren bawdy stories about being violated by pirates ...
"Because you can't spell 'clitoris' without good ol' Cloris!"
One of the show's very first lines was "It's a beautiful day. People are airing out their clothes, dragging out their dead." There was constant mention of the "50 percent mortality rate" within the colony, and how fellow settlers frequently died in terrible ways. Which is kind of OK: We're down with black comedy. But aside from a few morbid mentions, that is not the tack that Thanks took: The show hinged on all of your standard sitcom elements, like the befuddled dad, the wacky neighbor and the rebellious teenage daughter, and its formulaic jokes played to a canned laugh track. It was a dismal, morbid, tense situation paired with default wacky sitcom shenanigans; it was basically Married With Children if the show took place in Auschwitz and Marcy was a Nazi ...
Actually, that sounds amazing. Bring back Thanks, you soulless network bastards!
#2. A Dog's Life (1979)
On June 15, 1979, ABC aired a pilot for a TV series called A Dog's Life. Everything stupid you just assumed about the show from that title? That is all 100 percent accurate. In fact, if anything, your stupid assumptions would be tastefully understated compared to the reality: A Dog's Life was a sitcom where all the characters were dogs, as played by actors in cheap-looking dog costumes. You can watch the entire episode here, if you loved Cats but hate cats.
Shockingly, A Dog's Life was the brainchild of renowned Emmy Award-winning producer Norman Lear, whose previous work included All in the Family, Sanford and Son and The Jeffersons. And once he was done producing all of those thoughtful explorations of family and race, he got friggin' hammered and crapped out a sitcom that opened on four people in dog suits doing a musical number.
Which is more poorly choreographed than a dance number involving a real dog.
The protagonist in A Dog's Life was an old dog named McGurk, played by Barney Martin, and all the action took place in the backyard of his owner's home.
"You know why no one had really heard of me before Seinfeld? This."
McGurk's love interest was the next-door neighbor's dog, Iris, the mother of a young pup named Camille, whom the producers decided to make "the slutty one."
We're afraid to look up the arrest records for this show's writing staff.
That's right: A whole roomful of people sat down at some point in history and not only greenlit a sitcom about actors in shitty dog costumes, but they requested -- nay, demanded -- that one of them have prominently highlighted tits. It was immediately canceled, of course, because the world is not as bad a place as it seems sometimes.
But at other times, it totally is! Because A Dog's Life wasn't the only talking-dog-themed sitcom ever produced ...
#1. Poochinski (1990)
In 1990, NBC greenlit a pilot for Poochinski. The series starred Peter Boyle as your stereotypically gruff, no-nonsense cop, Poochinski, and his pet bulldog. While the idea of a grizzled police officer teaming up with a dog to solve crimes may sound labored, Turner and Hooch rocked, and Peter Boyle was a pretty gifted comic actor, so maybe he could turn the premise aro-
They just killed off Peter Boyle. Seven minutes into the program.
But don't worry, Boyle's still the main character of the show! He's going to stick around, because his soul is immediately transferred into his pet bulldog ...
You may recognize this as the exact method by which Chucky was created.
... aaaand it looks like this:
Truly, death would have been a kinder option.
Hey, hold on! Put the matches down! We know, we know: It's a perfectly natural knee-jerk response, but burning your monitor won't actually purge that thing-which-should-not-be from the annals of history. Just calm down. It's actually not as bad as you think once you see it in motion:
It is oh so very much worse.
Poochthulhu up there winds up partnering with a younger cop named McKay and they both spend the run time of the show working together to track down Poochinski's killer while spitefully spitting one-liners about crotch sniffing and drinking out of the toilet right into the audience's unsuspecting faces.
"Crotch! Haha, it's a dog-eat-dog world! It's raining cats and dogs out there! Screw humanity!" -TV executives
Poochinski was promptly canceled just as soon as the pilot aired, but the network learned a very valuable lesson from the experience: Always use the buddy system, because it is totally possible to write, produce and turn around a complete pilot before the cocaine has a chance to wear off.
Robin Warder is the co-owner of a pop culture website called The Back Row.
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What are all the ways to increase the readiness factor for the war with the Reapers?
Readiness is managed via the Galaxy at War system and I'll go into the specific ways to earn readiness below:
Single Player
War Assets are the part of Galaxy at War you collect in Single Player. Simply purchase War Assets with in game money to earn varying amounts of readiness, rated by Military Strength. The wiki pages list the Military Strength of the various war assets. Some assets require certain conditions to be earned.
War Assets are not Readiness, but instead their effect (Military Strength) is multiplied by Readiness.
Playing Multiplayer earns you various rewards that increase Galactic Readiness, such as Promoting a character to level 20 or simply completing missions.
Failure (any mission of any level): 3% Readiness
Mass Effect: Infiltrator
This iOS game will help you increase Galactic Readiness if you link the games. From EA's press release, via Cult of Mac:
It's now available for Android as well: North America and everywhere else.
Mass Effect Datapad
Datapad is a free iOS app that will allow you to monitor your Galactic Readiness and a minigame which will allow you to slowly increase it. From the Galactic Readiness map you can send select 3 different mission points within each sector which can earn up to a 1% readiness boost for that sector only. It takes anywhere from 1 hour to 6 hours to earn a point. You can increase this by getting various power-ups based on points earned playing.
As far as I can tell so far, the only ways to increase galactic readiness is through multi-player or either of the iOS Mass Effect 3 games.
You should be able to acquire enough military strength in game to where the readiness doesn't matter.
In multiplayer, play bronze and win to get about 4% added on to your readiness. You get much less if you die.
As for singleplayer, talk to people and do side missions.
The only two ways of increasing readiness is by participating in Multiplayer, and by trading in Intel from MEI (Mass Effect: Infiltrator).
MED (Mass Effect: Datapad) is a FREE app which allows you to view your Galaxy at War. Which in turn is split into 2 things, Strength and Readiness.
I have explained readiness.
Strength is increased by you war assets in single-player, which in turn is multiplied by Readiness.
The better Strength/Readiness you have the better the ending is (Although i don't know what it is I've heard it sucks). Still if it sucks, why get one which sucks more :)
Unfortunately i don't know the specifics of percentages or whatever as i do not have the game yet, however i hope to be the proud owner of a copy soon :D
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Are SSL encrypted requests vulnerable to Replay Attacks? If so, what are good options to prevent this?
The SSL/TLS channel itself is protected against replay attacks using the MAC, computed using the MAC secret and the sequence number. (The MAC mechanism is what ensures the TLS communication integrity). See TLS 1.1 specification Appendix F.2:
EDIT: As @CodesInChaos points out, the handshake must also be taken into account, otherwise the whole TLS connection could be replayed (not just some records, which is what the MAC and sequence number would protect against). If an attacker replayed the same
It's not clear from your question what you're trying to protect against replay attacks. Typically, this would be a message sent above the SSL/TLS layer, used by your application.
The encryption provided by SSL/TLS certainly prevents an eavesdropper from seeing that application request, and thus from replaying it with their own separate SSL/TLS connection.
However, SSL/TLS on its own doesn't necessarily prevent the legitimate initial user from replaying a request. Protocols and applications that require this additional level of protection tend to have nonce-based mechanisms at the application level to address this problem (which is rather independent of SSL/TLS, although preventing eavesdropping helps).


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I'm in good physical health, exercise regularly and having been training capoeira for about a year. While technique is certainly a part of it, I've still been unable to kick more than waist high with an Armada or Queixada (dictionary of terms). I feel like the tension during a kick is in my waist and hamstrings. What stretches or other techniques can I do on my off days to help get my kicks higher?
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A good place to start looking is ExRx's list of stretches per muscle. Generally, whenever you feel that a muscle is not flexible enough for your goals (what you described as "tension"), you should try to make that muscle more flexible.
For the kicks you mentioned, it seems to me that hip adductors and hamstrings would be the muscles involved, but I never executed those particular movements so I'm not sure. The link I gave has stretches for those two muscles (and many more).


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25 Oct 2012 5:48 AM #1
grouped bar chart : bars vertical instead of horizontal
Hi, I'd like to use this example of grouped bar chart :
but I'd like to inverse the axis fields, instead of the horizontal bars, I want them vertical, how do I do that?
I tried reversing positions or xField and yField values but the result is not what I want.
Please any help would be very much appreciated, since I'm only beginning in Extjs.
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Congratulations to the Palace Theater in Waterbury. On Dec. 8, it offered another outstanding show. Paul Anka: Christmas My Way far exceeded expectations. Mr. Anka opened with vintage film footage and made his way to the stage down the center aisle. He brought along a 12-piece orchestra; told stories; sang a duet with film footage of Sammy Davis Jr. and another with Michael Bublé; played piano and guitar; danced with a fan; and sang the songs the crowd came to hear and a few Christmas standards.
Mr. Anka walked the aisles and had audience members on their feet, clapping their hands and singing along. It's no wonder he had several standing ovations. The show was supposed to run one hour, 45 minutes; he gave us an additional 40 minutes and promised he'd return!
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