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For example, Esper refers to decks made up of White, Blue and Black cards.
What are the names of the other colour combinations? In particular, how do we refer to a Red-White-Black deck?
For example, Esper refers to decks made up of White, Blue and Black cards.
What are the names of the other colour combinations? In particular, how do we refer to a Red-White-Black deck?
One color:
Most decks with a single color are not competetive in tournaments (due to the fact you're settling for the top ten cohesive cards in a color instead of two sets of the top five in two colors. The difference in power level between the top 1-5 and the top 6-10 can be massive and game deciding. The other colors also make up for each others weaknesses.) But they do exist, and are referred to as "Mono X".
Two color:
Each of these corresponds to a guild of Ravnica. Since the guilds were released (and especially now that we've returned!) the color pairs have become common names for duo-color decks. Both allied and enemy color pairs are common to see, although allied more so (due to higher deck cohesion).
Three color:
The first of these are the shards of Alara. They jive well because they give two sets of allied colors each. The less commonly used are the wedges, which involve two enemy color combinations: they're derived from the dragons of Planar Chaos, the volver cycle from Apocalypse, or more recently the five clans from Khans of Tarkir. Having only one allied color pair (the two enemies of a single color will be allied) limits deck cohesion, making their use infrequent.
More typically, enemy three color decks are not full fleshed out in the colors. You're more likely to have an "Izzet splashed with green" deck than a "Ceta" deck.
Informal usages:
In addition, it's especially common for red + blue + green and black + blue + green to be called by their abbreviations — "RUG" and "BUG" — because these are names that are easy to remember and pronounce.
Four color:
Most decks do not have four full colors. As with three color enemies, if they reach this many colors, it's a shard with a slash of another color. So you're more likely to see something like "American splash black" instead of "Yore". The names are based on the Nephilim cycle from Guildpact.
Five color:
Decks with all five colors usually revolve around a single combo that they hope to pull off. It takes a lot of mana fixing and a massive amount of playtesting to get a reliable five color deck. For this reason, you don't often find them in tournaments. You find them often in Commander (giving the player access to every card ever, greatly increasing the power level of the deck) and in skill challenges where a player just tries to come up with a crazy deck idea to see if he can make it work. Obviously there's only one five color deck, it uses all five:
Sometimes, four color decks will also be called Rainbow just because they have so many colors.
No colors:
Sometimes, particularly in formats with a very large card pool, you'll see colorless decks as well. The most common name for these is a reference to the old card frame for artifact cards:
As noted by others, the 'aligned' color triplets - that is, those that consist of a color and its two siblings to either side on the usual Black-blUe-White-Green-Red color wheel - have nicknames (but not formal names!) based on their 'shards' in the Shards of Alara block: Esper (Ubw), Bant (Wug), Naya (Gwr), Jund (Rgb), and Grixis (Bru).
As for the non-aligned color triplets (which of necessity are one color and its two enemies), the 'dragon' scheme that Lee Abraham mentions based on the names of the dragons that were in Planar Chaos (Intet for Urg, Oros for Wrb, Vorosh for Gub, Numot for Rwu and Teneb for Bgw) is one that I've seen; the other (and slightly more common, at least in the playgroups I play with) is based on the 'shards' that were in Apocalypse, the original 'enemy colors' set - there's a consistent name there that's used on both enchantments and creatures that care about the enemy-color combinations. That set is:
WUB: Esper
The other colour combos (two allied colours, plus their joint enemy) have not yet been "named" by another Shards of Alara-esque block, but I'm sure it will happen one day...
I've seen some people call the other color combos by the names of the elder dragons.
For instance RWB - Oros after the card Oros, The Avenger. Other times I've seen them called based on a national flag that contains their colors. For instance RWU is regularly called American.
However the moment there are no "official" names for the wedge colored decks.
Other answers have addressed the 3 color combinations (aka Allied colors correspond to the Shards of Alara and Enemy colors are much less clear) but the two color combinations correspond to the guilds of Ravnica:
Blue white Azorious, Blue black Dimir, Blue green Simic, Blue red Izzet, White black Orzhov, White green Selesnya, White red Boros, Black green Golgari, Black red Rakdos, Green red Gruul.
I don't believe there is an answer to black-red-white. Esper refers to one of the Shards of Alara, of which there are five. From a post on TappedOut and MTGSlavation:
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How to maximize the use of computer performance Core i7 960 / 12GB Ram?. My operating system is Debian 6 (Linux kernel - 3.0.0-1-amd64). I think it does not work very quickly. Looking for some ways to increase productivity, may be that the system is loaded into memory at once, then it will be faster? It may be necessary to use some features of the processor? In general, I need advice.
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If you think your computer is running slow check that your IDE/SATA drives are configured correctly. If your hard drive is defaulting to progammed I/O it is probably running an order of magnitude slower than it should be. Tuning parmaters with hdparm(8) lets you set this up properly.
I don't know how much of a problem this is with modern kernels and chipset support, but it still seems to make its appearance in forums on a semi-regular basis. It used to be a significant problem with linux installs and was pretty much the first port of call if somebody complained about a new linux install running slow.
It might be worth looking into - a howto can be found here.
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(CNN) -- As a ballot initiative to ban same sex-marriage comes to a vote in North Carolina this week, Vice President Joe Biden said Sunday he was "absolutely comfortable" with the idea of same-gender marriage.
"I just think that the good news is that as more and more Americans come to understand what this is all about, it is a simple proposition: Who do you love? Who do you love? And will you be loyal to the person who love?" Biden said on NBC's "Meet the Press."
While he did not touch on the North Carolina initiative, his comments were consistent with his message on the controversial issue in general. He added, however, that it's the president, not him, who sets the administration's policy.
President Barack Obama, who once opposed same-sex marriage, has taken the official position that his views on the issue are "evolving." He says at fundraisers that there is much work do be done, leading many supporters in the LGBT community to believe that he would support same-sex marriage in a second term.
Biden, on the other hand, has more room politically to speak on the topic. Sunday, he said he was encouraged by what he sees as a shifting culture, one more welcoming to the notion of same-sex marriage, and pointed to a popular TV show as a catalyst for such change.
"I think 'Will and Grace' did more to educate the American public than almost anything anybody has ever done," Biden said, referring to the former NBC comedy about a gay man and a heterosexual woman living together in New York City.
Asked if the president would support same-sex marriage in a second term, Biden said he didn't know the answer. But he pointed to the Obama administration's repeal of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, a move that now allows gay and lesbian members of the military to serve openly.
Some on Twitter seized on the vice president's words to question whether the White House was signaling a change in position on the issue ahead of the election. But David Axelrod, a senior adviser to Obama's re-election campaign, made clear that there is no intended split between the president's views and those of the vice president. Axelrod tweeted:
"What the VP said - that all married couples should have the same legal rights - is (precisely) POTUS' position."
The White House tried to shut down speculation that the administration's position on gay marriage has "evolved" when a spokesperson for the vice president put out a statement after the interview, saying his words mirror the president's position.
"Vice President Biden was echoing the President's position: that committed and loving same-sex couples deserve the same rights and protections enjoyed by all Americans, and that we oppose any effort to rollback those rights. That's why we stopped defending the constitutionality of section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act in legal challenges and support legislation to repeal it. Beyond that, the Vice President was expressing that he too is evolving on the issue, after meeting so many committed couples and families in this country."
Responding to the interview, a spokesman for the Human Rights Campaign, a leading advocacy group for LGBT rights, also put out a statement.
"We are encouraged by Vice President Biden's comments, who rightly articulated that loving and committed gay and lesbian couples should be treated equally. Now is the time for President Obama to speak out for full marriage equality for same-sex couples," Michael Cole-Schwartz, the group's communications director, said in a statement.
In the past, Biden has expressed support for gay marriage. In a December 2010 appearance on "Good Morning America," he said, "I think there's an inevitability for a national consensus on gay marriage."


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6 People You've Never Heard of Who Probably Saved Your Life
#3. Henrietta Lacks
Henrietta Lacks, a poor tobacco farmer and mother of five, remains one of the most uncanny people who ever lived due to her possession of what the Marvel Universe describes as a regenerative "healing factor." How else can you describe a person who continues saving lives more than 60 years after being "dead"? Wait, why put "dead" in quotes?
On February 1, 1951, Henrietta Lacks visited Johns Hopkins for treatment of what she soon learned was cervical cancer. Because this was the 1950s, Henrietta was subjected to painful, primitive radiation treatments more befitting a Hulk origin story than a human body. Never mind the discrimination of being a poor, black woman in a segregated hospital.
On October 4, 1951, Henrietta died at 31 of uremic poisoning, and was buried without a tombstone.
Jesus Christ... cue bunnies.
Her doctors were unable to save her, but noticed something unusual about her cells. It turned out they "could be kept alive and grow," even after cell division. While this may not sound like much of a big deal, it was essentially the medical equivalent of owning a chunk of Wolverine in a Petri dish. The doctors toyed around with Henrietta's name, ultimately dubbing them HeLa cells. Seriously. HeLa.
A HeLa cell.
So they started growing these cells, using them for research into "cancer, AIDS, the effects of radiation and toxic substances, gene mapping and countless other scientific pursuits." And growing them. And growing them.
As of today, 50 million metric tons of Henrietta's "immortal" cells have been grown (enough to outweigh 100 Empire State Buildings). In 1952 alone, Henrietta's HeLa cells helped save millions of people (mostly children) during the worst years of the polio epidemic. Name a disease and a date (past, present or future) - and Henrietta's remarkable, unsung role in human history was to help find some way to cure it.
However, Henrietta's story also has a flipside: In one of the most dick moves in medical history, all of this was done behind the back of Henrietta's family, who continued to live in poverty while the medical community regularly reincarnated the family superheroine. Should you wish to show your gratitude to this Superwoman whose mutant powers literally "saved the world", her foundation is accepting donations to finance scholarships for her great-grandchildren. We suggest donating soon, lest their tragic plight fill them with rage and bitterness against humanity. Just in case that whole mutant healing factor thing turns out to be hereditary.
#2. Henry Dunant
Just imagine: Right now you have the power to write a book that could change the entire planet, and it would require no talent whatsoever.
No, in a good way.
Well, such was the case for Henry Dunant, a Swiss businessman and college dropout who found himself in the middle of the Second Italian War of Independence during a 1859 business trip. As Dunant's train pulled in to Solferino, Italy, the Battle of Solferino had just pulled out, leaving 38,000 soldiers dead and dying throughout the countryside without any real care (which was just how they did it back then).
Although armed with less community organizing skills than Sarah Palin, Dunant transformed the entire town into an enormous army hospital using local women and girls whose medical knowledge consisted of nothing more than applying olive oil. Under Dunant's leadership, his army of volunteers provided assistance for the wounded regardless of nationality, purchased supplies, erected hospitals, and provided many of the fallen soldiers some much-appreciated Italian comfort in their final moments.
So, sounds like a pretty good deed that would be forgotten over the weekend, right? After all, that's the sort of heroism you probably see in every war.
Think so?
Well, it was, which was why this college dropout, Dunant, wrote all about it in A Memory of Solferino, the book that eventually served as the inspiration for the Red Cross (which Dunant founded). For his heroic efforts that continue to save countless lives around the planet, Henry Dunant--dropout--received the first ever Nobel Peace Prize in 1901. The International Red Cross would win the award three more times after having saved who knows how many million lives.
In contrast, the greatest thing we ever invented after dropping out of college was the bacon cannon. And that, if anything, probably cost lives.
Henry Dunant, the patron saint of college students who enrolled just for the booze.
#1. Norman Borlaug
Norman Borlaug, "father of the Green Revolution," is officially recognized for saving "over a billion people" from starvation around the world. Over a billion. With a "B."
That would be like all the yellow guys.
A Ph.D. in plant pathology and genetics, Norman Borlaug basically trotted around the entire developing world dishing out delicious tips on high-yield, disease-resistant crops - much like that huge tomato Lisa planned to wipe out world hunger with on The Simpsons.
After kicking Johnny Appleseed's ass by planting farms the size of Kansas all over the planet, Norman Borlaug was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Congressional Gold Medal, 49 honorary degrees, a stained-glass window at St. Mark's Episcopal Cathedral in Minneapolis and the rare honor of saving (on average) 10.5 million people a year for the entirety of his 95 year-long life.
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July is National Ice Cream Month
In 1984, President Ronald Reagan designated July as National Ice Cream Month and the third Sunday of the month as National Ice Cream Day. He recognized ice cream as a fun and nutritious food that is enjoyed by a full 90 percent of the nation's population. In the proclamation, President Reagan called for all people of the United States to observe these events with "appropriate ceremonies and activities."
The International Ice Cream Association (IICA) encourages retailers and consumers to celebrate July as National Ice Cream Month. In 2013, National Ice Cream Day will be Sunday, July 21.
The U.S. ice cream industry generated total revenues of $10 billion in 2010, with take-home ice cream sales representing the largest section of the market, generating revenues of $6.8 billion or 67.7 percent of the market's overall value. (Source: MarketLine, an Informa business)
About 9 percent of all the milk produced by U.S. dairy farmers is used to produce ice cream, contributing significantly to the economic well-being of the nation's dairy industry.
Founded in 1900, IICA is the trade association for manufacturers and distributors of ice cream and other frozen dessert products. The association's activities range from legislative and regulatory advocacy to market research, education and training. Its 80 member companies manufacture and distribute an estimated 85% of the ice cream and frozen dessert products consumed in the United States. IICA is a constituent organization of IDFA.
Janet's Notebook
by Janet Tharpe
Ice cream churns sweet summer Memories
From hand-cranked ice cream in the backyard to hot fudge sundaes at the drive-in, it's hard to imagine a food memory that says 'summer' more than ice cream. Growing up it was the queen of all treats to get served up a scoop. Strawberry was always tops for me. And to this day, every time I have ice cream I'm transported back to times of flower picking, bike rides and hanging clothes on the line with my mom. (While wearing my favorite sundress, of course!)
These days, on www.justapinch.com, Pat Morris of Augusta, GA is making homemade ice cream a heck of a lot easier to share with your family all summer long. Her recipe for Lemon Ice Cream is like creamy, dreamy sunshine in a bowl. "This is a delicious and easy ice cream which does not require an ice cream maker," says Pat who has been making the recipe for nearly 40 years. "I love to put a scoop of this lemon ice cream on top of a warm piece of blackberry cobbler or pie – the flavors meld so well." The secret to the recipe is in the blender! Instead of combining the ingredients in an ice cream maker, combine your cream, sugar, fresh lemon juice, and coloring into a blender. Give the mixture a few whirls, then freeze for several hours. You'll be amazed at how smooth the ice cream comes out without a bit of churning! Serve with your favorite dessert, or top with fresh fruit or herbs like mint or basil. (Oh, and sugar substitute works great in this recipe as well!)
Another summer favorite is also getting a Just A Pinch spin: ice cream cake! Cathi Smith's Oreo and Fudge Ice Cream Cake is a wonderful way to get that fresh-from-the-ice-creamshop flavor without all the expense. "This tastes just like a DQ cake," says Cathi. "The kids love it!!!" And it didn't take us long to figure out why! Made from layers of ice cream sandwiches, fudge topping, crushed cookies and whipped topping, this is truly a treat for kids of all ages. "You might want to go ahead and make more than one," prompts Cathi. "[The cake] was gone in a flash!"
Sorbet is the secret to one of Linda Griffith's favorite frozen treats. Her recipe for Frozen Raspberry Layer Cake combines the richness of poundcake and vanilla ice cream with the lightness of fresh raspberries, sorbet, and Chambord… a luscious raspberry flavored liqueur. This one was truly made for a patio. "It's a very refreshing cake, especially for the lazy days of summer," says Linda. "Simple but time consuming, the end result is well worth the effort." We couldn't agree more. This pretty, pink layered cake makes quite an impact on all the senses.
Care for an after dinner drink? Lynda Hayes of Port Saint Lucie, FL has just what you ordered! Full of creamy vanilla ice cream and the flavors of banana and chocolate liqueurs, her Dirty Banana Cocktail is like a drinkable banana split for grown-ups! "Back in the 70's everyone played cards on Saturday night when I was growing up," explains Lynda. "There were always great drinks to go along with the card game [and] this is one of them. My mom used to make it (40 yrs ago) and now I do. I don't know what they called it, but it's sweet, smooth, creamy and delicious! Be careful… you'll want to drink it all in one sip!"
Ice cream is one of those simple gifts that I just cannot imagine summer without. It's as fun to juggle a melting cone now at my age as it was years ago as a child… In fact, I think the clock winds back a bit with every lick. Here's to a crazy, lazy, creamy, dreamy summer for us all!
Oreo and fudge ice cream cake
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Tastes like DQ cake… Kids loved it!! Might wanna make more than one!! Was gone in a flash!
Cook time: 4 Hr 10 Min Prep time: 10 Min Serves: 12 SERVINGS
1/2 c fudge ice cream topping warmed
8 oz tub cool whip topping; thawed and divided
1 pkg ( 4 serving size ) chocolate flavored instant pudding / pie filling mix
8 oreo cookies
12 vanilla ice cream sandwiches
1. Pour the fudge topping into a medium bowl. Stir in 1 c of the whipped topping with wire whisk until well blended. Add dry pudding mix, stir 2 min or until well blended. The consistency of the fudge topping can vary depending on what brand you by. If it is too thick to spread easily, stir in 1/4 c milk.
2. Chop cookies into pieces, stir into pudding mixture. Arrange 4 of the ice cream sandwiches side by side on a 24×12 piece of foil, top with half of pudding mixture, repeat layers top the pudding mixture with the remaing 4 ice cream sandwiches. The layers create a neat striped effect when clied. Frost the top and sides with remaining whipped topping. It doesn't have to look perfect or pretty. Bring up the goil sides. Double fold top and ends to loosely seal the packet. Freeze at least 4 hours before serving. Let stand at room temperature to soften slightly before serving. Store leftover dessert in the freezer.
Makes 12 servings.
Lemon Ice Cream
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This is a delicious and easy ice cream, which does not require an ice cream maker. I love to put a scoop of this lemon ice cream on top of a warm piece of blackberry cobbler or pie – the flavors meld so well. I have been making this for 38 years, since I got the recipe from a cookbook that a school where I worked put together. One of the teachers, Mrs. Barksdale, submitted this refreshing recipe.
Prep time: 5 Min Serves: Makes 1 Pint (can double recipe)
3 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
1 c granulated sugar (you can use splenda)
1 pt half and half
2 tsp grated lemon zest
2 dash(es) (2 drops) yellow food coloring (optional)
1. Blend well all of the above ingredients.
2. Pour into a cake pan, glass loaf pan -or ice tray without the removable inserts.
3. Freeze for 3 hours in freezer or freezing compartment of refrigerator. It is not necessary to stir, as it freezes smooth. No cooking -let the freezer do the work; no ice cream maker needed. Enjoy. Delicious and refreshing on top of a warm slice of Blackberry (or Blueberry) Cobbler.


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There's a major difference between profit-driven behind-covering and making a meaningful public apology that addresses the core issues of a violation or mistake. XXL's vague statement about the Too $hort video debacle, which Jamilah Lemieux details here, falls squarely in the category of ass-covering. (If you don't have time to read her piece, know that on a video shot, edited and posted by XXL.com the childless 45-year-old rapper Too $hort instructs middle school boys to eschew the age-appropriate ritual of "trying to get kisses from the girls" in favor of "[pushing a girl] up against the wall or [pulling] her up against you while you lean on the wall," inserting a spit-covered finger into her underwear and rubbing her "general area down there" to "watch what happens.")
Now, the byline on the apology, "XXL Staff," suggests that the people responsible for it are professional writers and editors who are paid to turn even the most mundane and scatological celebrity utterances into coherent, timely news stories.
Given "XXL Staff's" ability to perform under this kind of pressure, I believe that about 45 minutes of Googling would have given them the information they needed to specify why the video was wrong and to transform Too $hort's irresponsibility into a vital, teachable moment.
Instead, we get this:
"There has been some recent controversy surrounding a video interview with Too $hort that posted on XXLMag.com last week. Many readers found the tone and content of the interview to be offensive and were angered that it was allowed to post on the website."
"There has been some recent controversy" makes the behind-covering intent plain because it doesn't reveal what actually happened. The "recent controversy" didn't start because "many readers found the tone and content of the interview to be offensive." The site caught heat because Madame Noire put the video on blast, The Root and The Grio picked up the story, and prominent hip-hop feminists including Joan Morgan are using the Twitter hashtag #FireVanessaSatten to promote two petitions for her dismissal and greater accountability for XXL and its publisher, Harris Publications.
Then there's the frustrating phrasing of "it was allowed to post on the website." The video didn't magically appear on the site. If you're going to refer to site-posting within the context of an apology, you need to identify who green-lighted the video, who physically posted it, and what in the culture of this publication and its web properties led those involved to believe that it was not only OK, but a good idea to have a 45-year-old entertainer taking on the persona of a father figure and instructing middle school boys to spit on their fingers and place them in girls' vaginas.
In the next paragraph of the apology, XXL editor-in-chief Vanessa Satten is quoted as saying she "was truly offended" by the video and "thought it crossed the line … The video goes against my value system and represents poor judgment on behalf of the individual who posted it."
I see what Satten is trying to do here. But it's weak. She—an editor and journalist—doesn't name "the line," nor does she identify the tenets of her "value system." Without these specifics, we're left to wonder how her "line" and her "value system" will function in the future.
In the interest of full transparency, I'm going to tell you that I've met Vanessa several times in person, and, in 2004, I was assigned a Cassidy feature on her watch. I didn't write that story because the rapper placed his palm on my inner thigh and eased his thumb dangerously close to my own vagina during a car-ride from his photo shoot to his record label. Shaken, ashamed and furious, I called Vanessa from the label to explain why I couldn't stand to write the feature. She was decent about it; she didn't try to coerce me or claim that sexual harassment was just part of the business. But she did assign the story to another writer and, as far as I know, Cassidy was in no way penalized by XXL.
Nearly 10 years later and equipped with more wisdom, additional streams of income and better publishing opportunities, I see how I could have pushed harder. I didn't have to be the shaken victim of a hostile work environment groped out of a check. But my and similar failures to act don't absolve Satten from her responsibility to spell out internally and publicly what she won't tolerate. She's the boss. If she's not clear and transparent about where her line is and where her values lie, how will Too $hort and adults with judgment as poor as "the individual who posted" the video truly get the message?
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What are the top reasons (apart from "database independence") that most IT projects today seem to ignore the wealth of features that exist in modern database engines such as Oracle 11g and SQL Server 2008?
Or, to borrow from the Helsinki Declaration blog which puts it this way:
In the past twenty years we observe that the functionality (features) that is available to us inside the DBMS, has exponentially grown. These features enabled us to build database applications. Which is what we all started doing in the booming nineties.
But then at the dawn of the new millennium, something happened. And that something mysteriously made the role of the DBMS inside a database application project diminish to insignificant. (...) As of the new millennium we are pushing all application logic out of the DBMS into middle tier servers. The functionality of stuff implemented outside the DBMS has exploded, and the feature rich DBMS is hardly used for anything but row-storage.
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LENOX, Mass. — A 46-year-old Pittsfield woman was killed shortly after midnight on Sunday when she was struck by a car on the Pittsfield Lenox Road.
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LENOX, Mass. — Police Chief Stephen E. O'Brien has formalized an agreement with the A Child Is Missing Alert Program that has led to a high-tech method now in place to search locally for missing children, missing elderly (often with Alzheimer's), college students and missing persons who may be mentally or physically challenged or disabled.
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A half gallon of milk (in the paper carton, not plastic) got left in the car for 1.5 hours in about 80 degree (~27 °C) weather (evening so no direct sunlight). Is it still probably safe to eat if one has a strong stomach or pretty risky? Any particular signs to watch for to indicate it is no longer safe? Carton bulging? Off smell? Etc? How quickly will milk spoil (unopened) in warm summer weather like that?
I don't think anything will be wrong with that milk.
Signs of spoilage are a sour smell and sour taste. You should make a habit of always smelling your milk (food) before drinking (eating) it. If it doesn't smell like you'd expect, taste it. If it doesn't taste like you'd expect, ditch it.
Milk is cultivated with lactobacillus, a bacteria that's beneficial for us. So, even though milk may taste sour, it doesn't mean that it's undrinkable. In Holland, there's sour-milk (karnemelk), that some people consume (I don't like it, myself).
Under the right circumstances, milk will turn into yogurt, thanks to the lactobacillus...
At any rate, if in doubt, throw it out.
Whatever kind of milk it is, it should be OK for a couple of days, and it will still be usable for most purposes when it has developed a slight sour smell.
When I was young we didn't have a fridge, milk would last a day and a half to two days in hot weather, longer if the bottle was wrapped in wet newspaper. The first sign that it is going off - you notice floating white specks when you put a splash of milk in your tea or coffee. Then you notice a slight off sour smell. The milk is still useful, but close to the point of curdling.
It never gets dangerous, just doesn't do what you expect after it has curdled.
I like milk in any state. 1.5 hours for in paper carton would do no harm for pasteurized milk. It takes 2 or 3 days for milk to go sour. First it becomes of sour taste, being still liquid. It's safe to drink it, but it's not tasty. Wait until it become curdled, and either drink it, or warm in a pot (but not boil), filter out thrusting, an you'll get nice farmer cheese. It is good alone, or mixed with sour cream.
i left 1 qt non fat and 1 gal full fat milk in my car from fri. afternoon to sat. p.m. I live in Los Angeles and it was probably abt 75 degrees during sat. The milk was far down in the back of my van (probably not in direct sunlite). I quickly tasted it when I retrieved it from the car 7:00 p.m Other than being warm, it was not sour. The next day (cold of course) it tastes just fine. (I did not taste the full fat yet b/c I don't drinkk that in general.) My feeling is that I've only limited the "shelf life" of the milk in my own fridge. mf
Milk, being left out that first time takes quite a long time to go sour. But put it back in the refrigerator after being left out for a long time and take it out again, and it will go sour very quickly. In other words, it can be left out 'once'...but not twice.
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get :: SomeArrow String (Maybe Thing) foo :: [Thing] -> FooThing . . . getAToZ :: SomeArrow () (Maybe FooThing) getAToZ = proc () -> do m_a <- get -< "a" m_b <- get -< "b" . . . m_z <- get -< "z" returnA -< do a <- m_a b <- m_b . . . z <- m_z return $ foo [a,b . . . z]
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John Kratcha (90) passed away on July 15, 2011 after a brave three-year fight with colon cancer. He was born to John and Edith Kratcha on his father's birthday, June 26, 1921 in Chester, Montana.As a youngster, John moved a number of times in Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota and Washington. He served in the United States Army Air Corps during the early 1940's. During the mid 1940's, John married Helen Houson and they had a son, David, and a daughter, Kathy. They were divorced in 1961. John worked Civil Service at N.A.D. Kitsap Lake, WA; Keyport Base, Keyport, and at Bangor Base in Silverdale/Poulsbo. In the late 1950's through 1960, John and his first wife, Helen, owned Park Avenue Pet and Supply Store in Bremerton. On April 25, 1969, after going together eight years, John married Alvina "Dolly" L. Clark in Shelton, where they lived for about three years. Then they moved to Silverdale to a home he owned there. In 1983, after retiring from Civil Service, John and Alvina and their son, John, moved to Colville after buying the old Burl Warren farm on Finley Gulch. There they raised cattle and alfalfa hay for many years. John loved to hunt and fish since his childhood in Montana. He also liked to smoke the fish his family caught.John was preceded in death by his parents; by his brothers, Ray and Walt Kratcha of Shelton and their wives; his sisters, Cecelia Hanson of Minnesota and Alice Cary of Arizona, and by their husbands. In April, John and Alvina also lost their son John J. Kratcha.John is survived by his wife, Alvina Kratcha, Colville; his son, David Kratcha, Poulson; his daughter, Kathy Kratcha, Bremerton; his grandsons, Jeff Arnold, Joseph "Joey" Kratcha, John A. Kratcha, Gunner Kratcha, Dylan Kratcha and Ethan Kratcha; his grand-daughters, Morgan Arnold and Emma Arnold; his brother, Glen Kratcha, Shelton, and by numerous nieces and nephews.At John's request, there will be no service. He and his son's ashes will be interred in his father's grave at a later date in Shelton. Memorial contributions may be given to our local food bank in John's name. The Danekas Funeral Chapel and Crematory in Colville was entrusted with arrangements.


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BCAAs seem to be a widely recommended (for example, Art DeVany and Martin Beckham of LeanGains) weightlifting supplement. What are they, and how can they help a training program?
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BCAA stands for branched-chain amino acids. According to this article, from the Journal of Nutrition:
That is, BCAA's may stimulate muscle growth. According to this article, timing is important: Leucine can stimulate muscle protein synthesis for a short period, but with chronic supplementation, the body quickly adapts, and muscle protein synthesis returns to normal after 2 hours.
This well-cited blog post summarizing the latest research on BCAA's reports that BCAA supplementation has been shown to decrease muscle fatigue and soreness during running, as well as increasing the oxygen carrying capacity of the blood and decreasing muscle damage during athletic training. However, the author cites a study that reports that supplementing with casein and whey protein works better for resistance training than supplementing with BCAA's.
It is worth noting that you don't have to get BCAA's from supplements, they occur naturally in protein-containing foods. In fact, amino acid supplementation has some major disadvantages:
Following on from the excellent answer given above, I'll try to flesh out my current understanding on BCAAs:
BCAAs are among the nine essential amino acids for humans, accounting for 35% of the essential amino acids in muscle proteins and 40% of the preformed amino acids required by mammals. BCAAs are among the proteinogenic amino acids, of which there are three:
The journal article below provides a nice overview of BCAAs
As stated above BCAAs stimulate muscle growth in particular I've highlighted leucine as being particularly important as it is responsible for most of the anabolic effects of a meal and current research suggests that 3g (~0.05g/kg bodyweight) of leucine is required to muscle protein synthesis. However, the body quickly adapts and you need to consume multiple meals per day containing 3g (or supplement) to induce this (refer to the journal article: Optimal Protein Intake). Interestingly, in this study leucine helped to burn fat during periods of food restriction, such as climbing at high altitudes, while keeping their muscle tissue intact.
Should you supplement?
You don't have to get BCAA's from supplements, they occur naturally in protein-containing foods:
However, I find supplementation to be convenient and the best solution for me.
How much to take?
I aim for around 0.05g/kg bodyweight of leucine for muscle protein synthesis a few times during the day. But factoring in the data from the Tipton and Wolfe study below, use the following as a guide:
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How I take them
For me the best way to use BCAAs is both pre and post workout to keep muscle mass, especially on a calorie restricted or low-carb diet. I take 10g of BCAA (I add a dash of extra leucine) with either green tea or coffee on and empty stomach before my morning workout (if I recall correctly, Arthur De Vany in The New Evolution Diet suggests taking 15g). Immediately after my workout I then take a slug of protein, i.e. 25 grams (as recommended by this study to build muscle) and then I take some more BCAAs couple of hours after that again.
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I just built a new PC with pretty solid specs, at least, more robust than most I've built in the past.
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However, while it runs fine, I'm seeing frequent lag, where the mouse stops dragging momentarily, tabs freeze in the browser under both Firefox and Chromium (with only 4-5 tabs too, not a huge number of tabs), etc. The system monitor looks great, everything is almost at the baseline-- it's not like I'm loading the CPU or using tons of RAM.
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I am looking for a theorem that guarantees the polynomial growth of a function $f$ defined by a Fourier integral, that is, when $$f(x)=\int_{-\infty}^{\infty}F(y)e^{ixy}dy.$$ I am only interested in one-sided growth, say $x\rightarrow +\infty$. Further, in the case I have in mind, $f$ is almost everywhere continuous, and everywhere defined.
It seems to me that all such functions should be of polynomial growth, but I can't see how to prove it (beyond the cases when the integral is absolutely convergent, which is too strong for my purposes).
EDIT. In light of the answers given here, it is apparent that I have not defined the function space clearly. Unfortunately, I do not know of a definition for these so I can only state the properties which I may assume, and which seem relavent.
Firstly, $F$ is analytic and not $L^1$. $L^p$ results for larger $p$ are definitely of interest to me.
Secondly, by "everywhere defined", I mean that $f$ has no spikes, but continuity is too strong- I want to allow $f$ to have jumps for arbitrarily large values of $x$.
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WACO (October 5, 2012)-A man pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court in Waco to conspiring with others to possess cocaine with the intent to distribute the drug, and to concealing the proceeds of an illegal transaction.
Judge Walter S. Smith, Jr., set sentencing for Refugio Vasquez for 1 p.m. on Nov. 28.
A federal grand jury indictment says Vasquez, Oliver Calderon, Benito Sanchez and Martin Fike, beginning in January 2003, conspired together to purchase and transport large quantities of cocaine into Central Texas, intending to sell the drugs here and in other cities.
The first count of the indictment charged the group with conspiring to possess and distribute methamphetamine, as well, but that charge was set aside Thursday.
Vasquez pleaded guilty to count two, the cocaine charge, and count three, which stated he and the other men concealed a financial transaction that dealt with gaining proceeds from the sale of an illegal substance.
Cases on Calderon, Sanchez and Fike have not yet been finalized.


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Funding Opportunity Number: PRM-PRMOPERR-14-001-017296
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number:
19.018 - Resettlement Support Centers (RSCs) for U.S. Refugee Resettlement
Announcement issuance date: Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Proposal submission deadline: Monday, May 13, 2013 at 12:00 p.m. noon EDT. Proposals submitted after this deadline will not be considered.
**ADVISORY: PRM strongly recommends submitting your proposal early to allow time to address any difficulties that may arise.**
Proposed Program Start Date: October 1, 2013
Eligible Applicants: (1) Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with IRS, other than institutions of higher education; (2) Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status with IRS, other than institutions of higher education; and (3) International Organizations. International Organizations (IOs) should not submit proposals through Grants.gov in response to this Funding Opportunity Announcement. Rather IOs such as UN agencies and other Public International Organizations (PIOs) that are seeking funding for programs relevant to this announcement should contact the relevant PRM Program Officer (as listed below) on or before the closing date of the funding announcement. Please see Section V for additional eligibility requirements.
Duration of Activity: An initial period beginning October 1, 2013, through September 30, 2014, subject to the availability of FY 2014 funds. This agreement may be renewable for up to two additional fiscal years based upon budget submissions on an annual basis, as long as there remains a need for the RSC and the organization operating the RSC provides satisfactory service, and subject to the availability of funds. At the end of three years, if the need to operate the RSC continues, the Bureau will re-compete the project, and the recipient of this award may participate in that process. In funding a project one year, PRM makes no representations that it will continue to fund the project in successive years.
I. Purpose of the Resettlement Support Center
The admissions process for refugee applicants seeking resettlement in the United States is overseen by the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration of the Department of State (the Bureau).
The purpose of the Resettlement Support Center (RSC) is to assist the Bureau in preparing the necessary casework for persons in Turkey and the Middle East eligible for interview by United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) under the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program and, for those approved, to provide assistance in completing the additional requirements for refugee admission under Section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act. In addition, the RSC forwards the necessary data on all DHS-approved cases to the Refugee Processing Center (RPC) for distribution to Reception and Placement agencies according to procedures established by the Bureau.
The Bureau will make one award for an RSC in Turkey and the Middle East (TuME) for an initial period beginning October 1, 2013, through September 30, 2014, subject to the availability of funds. Through the award, the Bureau will provide full financial support to the selected organization, based on the proposal submitted in response to this request.
International Organizations (IOs) that are engaged in programs relevant to the assistance addressed by this PRM funding announcement should ensure that these programs are made known to PRM on or before the closing date of this funding announcement so that PRM can evaluate all IO and NGO programs for funding consideration.
The organization selected to operate the RSC is expected to:
1) Provide regional refugee processing services for all U.S. Refugee Admissions Program applicants in Turkey, Lebanon, Yemen, the United Arab Emirates, and Kuwait regardless of nationality or ethnicity, beginning on October 1, 2013.
2) Relate equitably to all PRM-funded resettlement agencies. This includes sharing relevant biographic and other background information with resettlement agencies working in the Reception and Placement program (to facilitate their provision of required sponsorship assurances).
II. Program Objectives
The Bureau has established the following objectives for the organization serving as RSC in Turkey and the Middle East:
A. To provide refugee processing services in support of the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program using the Worldwide Refugee Admissions Processing System (WRAPS) and in accordance with procedures established by the Bureau, as needs arise, in the following countries: Turkey, Lebanon, Yemen, the United Arab Emirates, and Kuwait.
B. To ensure that each potential refugee applicant is screened to determine if he/she is eligible for interview under the processing priorities established for his/her nationality.
C. To conduct pre-screening interviews and casework in the countries listed in section II (A) so as to capture all relevant information pertaining to the case, e.g. cross-referencing information, special medical needs, information about victims of torture, etc. To ensure that all necessary security name-checks are completed. To prepare the case file, including completion of all forms necessary for presentation of the case to USCIS for adjudication.
D. To enter all required information into WRAPS on a timely basis and to remain in close contact with the RPC, cooperating fully and at all times to ensure that the WRAPS system and related equipment remains functional and up to date.
E. For applicants approved by USCIS, to assist the refugees in completing all post-adjudication steps required for admission to the United States. This includes: coordinating with the RPC to obtain sponsorship assurances from Reception and Placement agencies working under cooperative agreements with the Bureau; preparing travel packets; coordinating medical screening; conducting cultural orientation training; and coordinating with the International Organization for Migration on travel arrangements.
F. To develop a formal curriculum, in consultation with the Bureau, for cultural orientation training for refugees that will prepare them for travel and initial adjustment to life in the United States. To develop a training and management plan, in consultation with the Bureau, for RSC staff who will conduct cultural orientation training. To conduct cultural orientation in such a way as to achieve performance outcomes as delineated by the Bureau.
G. To provide quarterly reports to PRM/Admissions on RSC processing activities and cultural orientation.
III. Refugee Processing Caseload
While it is impossible to predict what the precise number of refugee applicants processed by RSC TuME will be, as the FY 2014 regional refugee admissions ceilings have not yet been established, proposals and budgets should be prepared based on a projection of 7,000 departures from the countries covered by RSC TuME. If before or during the agreement period the projected number of individuals to be processed either dramatically falls short of or exceeds the level anticipated in this announcement and the approved proposal, the Bureau will negotiate an amended budget for the RSC.
The following information regarding caseloads and circuit rides in FY 2013 may be helpful in formulating an organization's proposal and budget for RSC TuME for FY 2014:
The Bureau projects that the U.S. will admit some 7,000 individuals as refugees who will be processed in the countries covered by RSC TuME in FY 2013, including some 5,000 in Turkey, 1,450 in Lebanon, 420 in the UAE, 100 in Kuwait, and 30 in Yemen. In order to admit these individuals in FY 2014, RSC TuME will maintain permanent presences in Istanbul and Beirut and conduct an additional two circuit rides to Kuwait and one to Abu Dhabi.
IV. Funding and Funding Procedures
The Bureau intends to make a single award to a single qualified organization to provide the required services in Turkey and the Middle East with most of the casework expected to take place in Istanbul, Turkey and Beirut, Lebanon. The organization to which the Bureau makes an award for this RSC will be funded for all approved costs associated with providing the required processing services according to a budget submitted as part of this proposal (see Attachment B for budget preparation instructions) and based on the proposal submitted in response to this request.
V. Eligibility Requirements
Organizations eligible to submit proposals include entities that have demonstrated satisfactory performance working as a U.S. Department of State-funded organization with the United States Refugee Admissions Program, domestically or overseas, within the last five years.
Organizations must also meet the following requirements in order to be considered as candidates to operate the RSC:
A. Be authorized by the Government of Turkey (GOT) to conduct activities relating to the welfare, protection, or maintenance of refugees in Turkey. This should be understood, when required by Turkish law, to include registration with or receipt of project approval from any relevant GOT Ministry, agency or other official organ with jurisdiction over any activity to be conducted by the RSC.
B. Have evidence of effective coordination with U.S. Government agencies, Non-Governmental Organizations and International Organizations involved with the refugee admissions program.
C. Possess management capacity at the agency's headquarters sufficient to oversee the operation of the RSC.
Failure to satisfy the above requirements will preclude any further consideration of a proposal.
VI. WRAPS Requirements
The Worldwide Refugee Admissions Processing System (WRAPS) is deployed in all refugee processing sites. The use of WRAPS is mandatory, and the RSC must therefore establish itself as WRAPS-ready. Equipment that will be procured by the RSC and related costs must be included in the proposal. (See Attachment C for the required qualifications for the RSC's information technology personnel required to maintain WRAPS including the qualifications for the RSC Network Administrator as well as a list of hardware and software items that are currently needed to operate WRAPS, including the equipment to operate the Circuit Ride functionality.)
VII. Proposal Submission Requirements: Proposals must be submitted via Grants.gov. See "Applicant Resources" page on Grants.gov for complete details on requirements (http://www.grants.gov/applicants/app_help_reso.jsp). Please also note the following highlights:
• Do not wait until the last minute to submit your application on Grants.gov. Organizations not registered with Grants.gov should register well in advance of the deadline as it can take up to two weeks to finalize registration (sometimes longer for non-U.S. based NGOs to get the required registration numbers). To register with Grants.gov, organizations must first receive a DUNS number and register with the System for Award Management (SAM) which can take weeks and sometimes months. We recommend that organizations, particularly first-time applicants, submit applications via Grants.gov no later than one week before the deadline to avoid last-minute technical difficulties that could result in an application not being considered. PRM partners must maintain an active SAM registration with current information at all times during which they have an active federal award or an application under consideration by PRM or any federal agency.
• Applications must be submitted under the authority of the Authorized Organization Representative (AOR) at the applicant organization. Having proposals submitted by agency headquarters helps to avoid possible technical problems.
• If you encounter technical difficulties with Grants.gov please contact the Grants.gov Help Desk at firstname.lastname@example.com or by calling 1-800-518-4726. Applicants who are unable to submit applications via Grants.gov due to Grants.gov technical difficulties and who have reported the problem to the Grants.gov help desk, received a case number, and had a service request opened to research the problem, should contact the relevant PRM Program Officer to determine whether an alternative method of submission is appropriate.
• International Organizations (IOs) should not submit proposals through Grants.gov in response to this Funding Opportunity Announcement. Rather IOs such as UN agencies and other Public International Organizations (PIOs) that are seeking funding for programs relevant to this announcement should contact the relevant PRM Program Officer (as stated below) on or before the closing date of the funding announcement.
• Pursuant to U.S. Code, Title 218, Section 1001, stated on OMB Standard Form 424 (SF-424), the Department of State is authorized to consolidate the certifications and assurances required by Federal law or regulations for its federal assistance programs. The list of certifications and assurances can be found at: http://fa.statebuy.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=161&menu_id=68 ).
• A few tips:
o Limit file attachment name. File attachment names longer than approximately 50 characters can cause problems to Grants.gov processing the application package.
o Use numbers to indicate correct sequence (example: 1_proposal.doc; 2_budgetnarrative.doc)
o Do not use any special characters (example: %, /, #) or spacing in the file name or for word separation. The exception is an underscore, which Grants.gov says can be used in naming attachments. (example: my_Attached_File.pdf)
o If your application consists of multiple files you should pay careful attention to the guidance on Grants.gov's for file naming conventions: http://www.grants.gov/applicants/submit_application_faqs.jsp#6
VIII. Proposal Content, Formatting and Templates:
Each organization requesting consideration for an award from the Bureau must submit all information as requested in Attachment A. All pages including appendices should be numbered in a single, consecutive numbering system.
Proposals that are incomplete and/or fail to respond to all required elements of this program announcement may not be found competitive. If the Bureau requests clarifications regarding information included in the proposal, failure to provide this information by the date specified may also preclude further consideration of the proposal.
To be considered for PRM funding, organizations must submit a complete application package including:
• All information as requested in Attachment A.
• Proposal narrative for the first year of the program period.
• Budget and budget narrative for the first year of the program period.
• Signed completed SF-424.
In addition, proposal submissions to PRM should include the following information:
• Copy of the organization's Code of Conduct (required before an award can be made).
• Copy of the organization's Security Plan (required before an award can be made).
• Most recent Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate Agreement (NICRA), if applicable.
• NGOs that have not received PRM funding since the U.S. Government fiscal year ending September 30, 2004 must be prepared to demonstrate that they meet the financial and accounting requirements of the U.S. Government by submitting copies of 1) the most recent external financial audit, 2) proof of non-profit tax status including under IRS 501 (c)(3), as applicable, 3) a Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number, and 4) an Employer ID (EIN)/Federal Tax Identification number.
IX. Reports and Reporting Requirements:
Program reporting: PRM requires quarterly and final program reports describing and analyzing the results of activities undertaken during the validity period of the agreement.
Financial Reports: Financial reports are required within thirty (30) days following the end of each calendar year quarter during the validity period of the agreement; a final financial report covering the entire period of the agreement is required within ninety (90) days after the expiration date of the agreement.
X. Proposal Review Process
The Bureau will conduct formal competitive reviews of the submitted proposals, which meet the aforementioned requirements and which are submitted by an eligible organization. Review panels will evaluate submissions based on the above-referenced proposal evaluation criteria, the overall refugee processing experience of the proposing organization and the proposal's cost effectiveness for providing comprehensive service provision to applicants of all ethnic groups.
PRM may request revised proposals and/or budgets based on feedback from the panel. PRM will provide formal notifications to applicants of final decisions taken by Bureau management.
XI. Applicant Vetting as a Condition of Award: Applicants are advised that successful passing of vetting to evaluate the risk that funds may benefit terrorists or their supporters is a condition of award. Applicants may be asked to submit information required by DS Form 4184, Risk Analysis Information about their company and its principal personnel. Vetting information is also required for all subaward performance on assistance awards identified by DOS as presenting a risk of terrorist financing. When vetting information is requested by the Grants Officer, information may be submitted on the secure web portal at https://ramportal.state.gov, via Email to email@example.com, or hardcopy to the Grants Officer. Questions the form may be emailed to email@example.com. Failure to submit information when requested, or failure to pass vetting, may be grounds for rejecting your proposal. The following clause shall be included in Section 9, Special Award Conditions, or as an addendum to the solicitation, whenever assistance is awarded after vetting:
• Recipient Vetting After Award: Recipients shall advise the Grants Officer of any changes in personnel listed in the DS Form 4184, Risk Analysis Information, and shall provide vetting information on new individuals. The government reserves the right to vet these personnel changes and to terminate assistance awards for convenience based on vetting results.
XII. Branding and Marking Strategy: Unless exceptions have been approved by the designated bureau Authorizing Official, at a minimum, the following provision will be included whenever assistance is awarded:
• As a condition of receipt of this assistance award, all materials produced pursuant to the award, including training materials, materials for recipients or materials to communicate or promote with foreign audiences a program, event, project, or some other activity under this agreement, including but not limited to invitations to events, press materials, event backdrops, podium signs, etc. must be marked appropriately with the standard U.S. flag in a size and prominence equal to (or greater than) any other logo or identity. Subrecipients and subsequent tier sub-award agreements are subject to the marking requirements and the recipient shall include a provision in the subrecipient agreement indicating that the standard, rectangular U.S. flag is a requirement.
The Recipient shall state in all appropriate publications and printed descriptions, including press releases, annual reports and financial statements, that activities conducted under this agreement are financed by the United States Department of State's Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration. The Recipient shall also comply with the "Style Guidelines for Resettlement Support Centers" dated April 2, 2012. Exemptions from this branding and marking requirement may be allowable but must be agreed to in writing by the Bureau. In the event the recipient does not comply with the branding and marking requirements as established in the approved assistance agreement, the Grants Officer Representative and the Grants Officer must initiate corrective action.
XIII. PRM Points of Contact: Should NGOs have technical questions related to this announcement, they should contact the PRM staff listed below prior to proposal submission. Please note that responses to technical questions from PRM do not indicate a commitment to fund the program discussed.
PRM Program Officer: Maha Armush, 202-453-9255, firstname.lastname@example.com, Washington, D.C.
The following attachments are available on www.grants.gov under this funding opportunity announcement:
A. Required Information
B. Budget Preparation Instructions
C. WRAPS Requirements
D. Sample Budget Format


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If you're University of Baltimore student with a business idea, look no further than the Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation.
The Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation offers students from the Merrick School of Business, School of Law, the College of Arts and Science, and the College of Public Affairs a range of programs that inspire imagination, provide structure, and invite critical thought to the discovery and creation of venture concepts.
All students with a venture idea or an interest in enterprise development are encouraged to take advantage of the various programs.
Our academic programs in entrepreneurship, innovation management and technology commercialization prepare students to compete on an international level, whether they choose to start a business, join a team of entrepreneurs, or create value within a multi-national firm.
The coaching program offers both one-on-one and team coaching, networking events, professional development, workshops, resource connections, roundtables, internships and apprenticeships.
The competition program features a series of venture pitches where students and student teams compete throughout the year for cash prizes.The Ratcliffe Fellows Program is an academically rigorous undergraduate program offered by the Merrick School of Business, and is a model for business schools seeking to expose their entrepreneurial students to more real-world business experiences.


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Windows users may need to resize a partition in order to install a dual-boot system and free space for a GNU/Linux partition.
Make a complete backup of your data. When your backup is finised, disconnect the backup for the computer.
You should be aware that resizing partitions is not a normal daily maintenance task. This is an exceptional tool, which can fail and make your desktop system unusable. Preferably, you can also by a new hard disc and avoid partition resizing.
You should free at lease 20Mb for the system and 25Mb to store movies, which is a minimum.
Start a normal live session.
Unmount the disc that would like to resize. Right click on the disc and select "Unmount". You cannot resize a disc which is mounted.
Run gParted: in System menu, Administration menu, select Partition editor.
In gParted windows, select the partition that you wish to resize.
In Partion menu, select Move/Resize:
Move partition borders to resize the partition:
When done, click on Resize/Move:
When done, click on Apply changes.
Wait until your changes are fully applied. Depending on the size of the partition, this may take a long time.


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Let $\mathfrak g$ be a finite-dimensional simple Lie algebra over $\mathbb C$.
Theorem 1. The highest root is perpendicular to all but one simple root, except in the case ${\mathfrak g}={\mathfrak sl}_{n > 2}$, in which case it is perpendicular to all but two (the first and last).
Theorem 2. The space $Hom({\mathfrak g}\otimes {\mathfrak g},{\mathfrak g})$ is $1$-dimensional (spanned by the Lie bracket), except for $\mathfrak g = {\mathfrak sl}_{n > 2}$, in which case it is $2$-dimensional. (The symmetric product is $(A,B)\mapsto$ the traceless part of $AB+BA$.)
Bruce Fontaine showed me a proof of the second, using the first, via the geometric Satake correspondence. Much as I like that, I'm wondering if there is a more classical argument connecting these two facts.
(Feel free to retag if inspired.) EDIT: I forgot that ${\mathfrak sl}_2$ is the exception that proves the rule.


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Headed back to Marilyn Denis for a taping today on how to clean and Prep your BBQ !
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Click here to see the entire segment
Much thanks to Marilyn, Tara and the entire crew. Lots of fun yet again!


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The Crowder Lady 'Riders didn't feel like they put their best foot forward on Saturday and suffered the consequences as they lost to Pratt College, 86-78 at Bob Sneller Gymnasium.
"We deserved to get beat," Lady 'Riders coach Tina Robbins said matter of factly. "We didn't put in a good effort."
After defeating Pratt 80-67 on the road back on Nov. 27, the Lady 'Riders struggled to make their presence known on Saturday. Pratt led 48-40 at the half, and kept Crowder at arms length for most of the game.
Caprese Marshall rattled in 20 points to lead the Lady 'Riders while Camila Lacerda pitched in 16, Sarah Sagely 15, Seleena Neal 12, Terai Sadler seven, Veronica Amos four, and Dorian Briggs and Megan Ritter two each. Sadler led the team with six rebounds, seven assists and three steals.
The Lady 'Riders (11-3) entertain North Central College at 6 p.m. Wednesday.
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openID is awesome, and this isn't a knock on openID. But it's still a fringe system, and there are an unusually large number of people that just don't get it. For those that do, we can use openID. For those that don't, let them log in with a username and password. You can even make SO become an openID provider, and then their username and password is an openID. Everyone wins.
There's a strong incentive to making this possible for superuser.com at least. That audience isn't going to know the difference between an openID and an openBSD.
Maps to this uservoice item on SO becoming an openID provider and this one for allowing a regular logon scheme.


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Is there a lower bound on the volume of a delta-ball in the orthogonal group O(n) of the type f(n) * delta^{n(n-1)/2}? For which f(n)? How can it be proven?
n(n-1)/2 is the number of degrees of freedom in the orthogonal group.
The volume in the orthogonal group is measured by the Haar measure, which is the up to scaling unique measure that is invariant under the group operation. I consider the usual metric that is induced by the spectral norm |M| = max |Mx| where x ranges over all vectors of length 1 and the vector norm is the Euclidean one. A delta-ball is the set of all orthogonal matrices that have distance less or equal delta to a fixed matrix M. Because of the invariance of the Haar measure, for a fixed delta, all delta-balls have the same volume.