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After spending Herculean efforts to get executives at your company to "get" social computing, you finally receive the green light to rock and roll. You think you have reached the promised land. But a new challenge, one that can derail your efforts, is looming on the horizon: The executive who is a kid in the Enterprise 2.0 candy store.
What is the kid in the candy store syndrome? It is an executive who went from curmudgeon to sipping the KoolAid…but now wants to drink every flavor of KoolAid. One of the key symptoms is daily email messages asking if you have "looked at X vendor or vendor Y". You suddenly go from executing & deploying selected vendor(s) products to chasing shiny objects. Vendors that were originally evaluated and didn't make the short list, are using foilware "flare" to lure the novice executive into their grasps. Enterprise vendors that once laughed off 2.0, suddenly have an "integrated" offering. Your problem is potentially massive because everyone and their brother is entering into this space. In 2010, it will be hard to find a HR, Sales, Enterprise, Supply Chain supplier that isn't 2.0 "ized". Executives who are salivating in the Enterprise 2.0 candy store will send your strategy, execution & your team into a tailspin. How can you avoid and manage the sugar high? Here are tactics that I use to manage the challenge:
- Solid business & technical requirements is your deflector shield: If you have well documented requirements and use those to evaluate all vendors' solutions, then you have a data driven process. Data is the best weapon to fight off emotional knee jerk reactions.
- Set-up a dedicated play area: We are still in the infancy stage of 2.0. You aren't going to find one vendor who can deliver everything you need nor have one solution you can deploy and leave alone for 3 years. If you wait for the perfect solution, you will be waiting for a while. Pick vendors that satisfy the core solutions you need to deploy today. At the same time, set-up a sandbox that allows your team & bleeding edge adopters to try out new "candy", test usage models and watch list potential future capabilities.
- Leverage analyst reviews: Industry analysts get a bird's eye view of all the vendors in the space. They are on the vendor "briefing" circuit and get advance insight into company product direction. Top analysts will also publish reviews & ratings of the vendors. One report could potentially save you from meeting with a multitude of vendors and arms you with credible data to discuss with your candy store executive.
- Usage model proof-of-concepts: Some of the best feedback comes directly from the end users themselves. Once you have a short list of vendor products (recommend 3 max), throw them into a 2-3 week bakeoff. Key users and business stakeholders are invited in to test their usage models, their requirements and usability of the menu of solutions. If users have given a product a thumbs down, they will not use it if you decide to deploy it.
- Develop vendor scorecards & executive business reviews: Performance of your current vendor is critical to ensure you are delivering business value to your company. Using scorecards that rate the vendor on delivering to your expectations, not only helps you do robust vendor management, but it allows you to have indicators. If you have a scorecard that shows everything is in the green, then it is hard to make an argument to change vendors just for the sake of trying new "flavors". In addition, pulling in your executive into quarterly or bi-annual executive level reviews, can provide assurance that your vendor selection is still the sound choice.
- Show the cost of change: Stabilization is essential towards achieving critical adoption of your Enterprise 2.0 platform. Any changes in your standard solution, especially to the user interface (UI), should be minor. It is challenging enough to encourage employees to incorporate 2.0 technologies into their flow of work, let alone force them to constantly re-learn technologies because the vendor changed. Changing the user interface will hamper full adoption, which hampers your ability to extract full business value. In addition, there is a resource cost for data migration from one platform to another. A value tenet of social computing should be to reduce time and reduce costs – not add to them. Financial impact speaks volumes.


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I know it may sound odd. I have an original copy of counter strike in my steam. But I like a non steam mod of cs . I intend to copy over original files. So which files I shouldnt replace to keep it original steam game?
The game is not original anymore when you replace anything but the save files. I would suggest you to make a backup and then simply copy over what you need to in order to install your mod.
You have to ask yourself what if your goal in keeping the game an "original steam game". If it is functionality, then the mod - if it is properly written, should keep it working. If it is more an intellectual question such as for copyright or "this is the original version" type of questions, you should not change anything at all.
In general, making a backup of the files should be a standard procedure - unless you are fine with deleting everything and re-downloading it.

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A pre-installed Windows 8 64 bit pro laptop, with an SSD card (Samsung PM83) and a SATA HDD. It is a Vostro 3560 from Dell.
First thing I did was create a recovery disk for Windows 8 and get an image so I can burn a clean install disk for Windows 8. Afterwards, I tried to install Ubuntu.
After setting BIOS to legacy mode, setting secure boot to off, I went on with th Ubuntu LiveCD. I tried to get a partition on the SSD card for / and for swap, but it had some issues with putting swap on that disk.So I tried the default installation on the SSD card. It starts nice, it says it is Copying files, but almost halfway through it shows the installer crashed due to a ErrNo5, I/O error.
Every single setting I change (using different file system or UEFI boot mode) results in the same error.
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Currently I'm working on the David Perry Challenge and managed to finish 50% of the workload so far. I found the challenge details here:
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Now that I've come a long way, I have no intention of abandoning my work. However, there are some questions that I would like to hear opinions from those working in the game industry. So please help me answer them !
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2. Do you think instead of working on this challenge, the time should be better spent elsewhere ?
Please give me your honest opinions, since even though I enjoy this challenge very much, just like how I like GCG Game Design Challenge, spending 6 months working on something the industry people don't even care about is going to be bad for someone who wants to break-in like me.
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Fix an algebraically closed field $k$. Why is the general curve over $k$ of genus $g \ge 3$ automorphism-free?
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Newbie here; not a hacker; just a PC tech, but a good one. I'm involved in litigation. The opposing side is constantly breaking into my machine. Don't know how they keep getting my IP, which I change almost daily. I've scanned my machine for anything (including a rootkit), and I've found nothing. But, every once in a while, when I configure my Linksys to allow more than one DHCP user and then forget to change it back, I see the same (one of four) machine(s) on my DHCP clients table. Once they're in, they get my passwords and either change them on any Web subscriptions I may be using (presumably just to let me know they hacked me), or they'll get into any one of my Web sites and shut it down. This is called attrition, and they're winning. I don't know how to stop them. Any ideas would be helpful and extremely appreciated. BTW, just started using Sygate. Thanks, folks. Take care.
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Set up a access policy on your linksys that allows only your mac address to connect to it, or that allows only the mac addresses you want to allow to connect to it, change the user name and password of the router very very strong one min 14 chars mixed-alphanumeric-ascii so that the pass can not be breached on the router. If they can connect to the router they are on your network. If its wireless they come through then make sure you only allow specified macs on your router. get a linux firewall between your servers and the router with NAT so that only you from the inside can get out and no one from the outside can get in, DNAT is what its called. Linux is free, I sugest you get ubuntu and then install webmin on it. Let me know if this helped.
Thank you very much, SpOonWiZaRd. I've already setup two policies: one to allow (me and my other machines) and one to deny (all of their MAC addresses). And I was very surprised that neither rule worked. I'll go over that again more carefully. Wireless is always disabled; I don't use it. I'll try DNAT and get back to you. And I'll get ubuntu. Any idea how they are getting my IP address? Wouldn't they need that to keep connecting? Without a rootkit or something sending them a signal, would it be stupid to presume that my ISP is providing it to them? Wouldn't surprise me at all. More later. Thanks again, buddy. Really appreciate it.
The best thing I can think of then is NAT with linux get linux from http://www.ubuntu.com and get webmin from http://www.webmin.com even then if they have your IP they will not be able to connect if your NAT is set up properly. You will need 2 NIC's in your linux box, the one will be internal and the other one external, you can give like 10 IP addresses for the external and internal NIC to confuse them. If you have their IP's you can flood them once they are on your network by using your linux box.
First, let me reiterate that your help is very much appreciated. Are you suggesting that I pull an old machine with 2 NICs out of my closet, install Linux (along with webmin), and place my router and network behind it? Do I have your idea right? I can do that right now. Getting their IP would be beautiful.
Yes, or you can put it behind your router which ever works for you. If they are on your network they must be on the same IP range right? Go to http://www.oxid.it and get Cain & Abel, free tool that has a sniffer, activate the sniffer and then click on the sniffer TAB, then click on the blue plus sign to see everyones IP with their corresponding MAC addresses and their OU Fingerprint.
Oh, you can even sniff between them and your router to see what their upto, by using APR you will become a middleman and see their passwords they use on websites ans such in clear text, you will even get their certificates, get their windows passwords and much more. Just read the help file on how to use the program when you get stuck, but what ever you do, do not install Abel on you computer, Abel is what you want on one of their computers so that you will have access to them whenever you want without ever using a password again.
Wow, you are blowing me away. I'm setting up the new Linux box right now. Be back in a couple hours.
Installed Cain and Abel. Feel like I've gotten back control of my network, somewhat. At least now I know when they're on and when they're not. Feel like a huge weight has been lifted. Onto the Linux box. Have a really good day. You deserve it.
Glad I could be of assistance, if you have troubles with webmin just google how to webmin ubuntu and they will tell you step by step what you need. You will be secure once you have NAT.


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Below is a problem I recited from an exam I took. I wasn't able to solve it on time. Could someone show me how to simplify it?
If $$f(t,y(t)) = y'(t)$$ $$y'(t) = -\lambda y(t)$$ where $\lambda$ is a positive constant.
$$y_{n+1} = y_{n} + \frac{h}{2}(f(t_n,y_n) + f(\frac{2}{3}h + t_{n},y_{n} +f(t_{n-1},y_{n-1})))$$


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Unemployment statistics for Michigan counties in February were released Thursday. Here are the unemployment rates for area counties:
— Hillsdale County: 9.4 percent
Unemployment statistics for Michigan counties in February were released Thursday. Here are the unemployment rates for area counties:
— Hillsdale County: 9.4 percent
— Jackson County: 8.5 percent
— Lenawee County: 8.4 percent
— Monroe County:7.6 percent
— Washtenaw County: 5.3 percent
SOURCE: Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget
More people started looking for jobs than found them in February, causing Lenawee County's jobless rate to go up despite 500 more workers being counted as employed, according to figures released Thursday by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget.
Lenawee County's jobless rate bounced up from January's 8 percent to February's 8.4 percent. The number of employed workers rose to an estimated 41,064, up 500 from January and 225 better than February 2013.
The jobless rate also rose in all neighboring Michigan counties except Monroe, where it dropped to 7.6 percent, 16th lowest among the 83 counties. Washtenaw County continued to have the lowest jobless rate in Michigan at 5.3 percent.
Lenawee County's 8.4 percent jobless rate was lower than Jackson County's 8.5 percent. Lenawee ranked 23rd and Jackson 25th in the state. Hillsdale County's 9.4 percent jobless rate put it in 36th place.
Most areas in the state saw jobless rates go up in February due to seasonal job reductions, said Jason Palmer, director of the Bureau of Labor Market Information & Strategic Initiatives.
"Throughout the state, payroll job totals in the winter are typically at their lowest levels of the year in a number of industry sectors including construction, trade, transportation and utilities, and leisure and hospitality services."
Since February 2013, he said, unemployment rates fell in all 17 major regions. Declines ranged from 0.3 to 1.5 percentage points with a median rate reduction of 0.9 percent. Lenawee County's jobless rate was down 1 percent from a year ago.
Unemployment rates rose seasonally in 10 of the 12 counties in the Southwest Michigan region that includes Lenawee County as a result of more individuals entering the job market looking for employment, said regional analyst Leonidas Murembya. The Benton Harbor and Jackson metropolitan statistical areas also recorded job gains in manufacturing during the month of February.
The labor force rose in all 12 counties, from 175 in St. Joseph to 2,325 in Kalamazoo County, he said. It rose by 711 in Lenawee County and 900 in Jackson County.
Job gains for February ranged from 150 in Cass County to 1,575 in Kalamazoo County. Over the year, job gains were recorded in all 12 counties, including Lenawee County's increase of 225.
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Two engine options exist, a 2.4-liter four-cylinder that makes 173 hp or a beefier 3.6-liter V6 making 283 hp. Chrysler leads the way for top crash safety ratings and integrated technologies, like their infotainment system with smartphone integration, Bluetooth, iPod and USB connectivity and collision mitigation systems.
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What are the consequences of allowing multiple inheritance in a programming language? Why does multiple inheritance tend to violate the very essence of OOP? Is that what differentiates a pure OOP language like Java from an OOP language like C++? Explain and illustrate.
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The main consequence of multiple inheritance is the diamond problem:
In C++ the problem is solvable via virtual inheritance:
OOP languages of the single inheritance flavour provide some degree of multiple inheritance by multiple inheritance of interfaces and / or via traits / mixins (similar concepts). The diamond problem occurs in those languages too, and it's dealt with mostly language specific techniques.
Now as for Java being a "pure OOP language", that's more Sun's marketing speak (and Java fanboys speak) than truth. I've seen "OOP pureness" measured by the degree a language provides / satisfies the following criteria:
Following that "logic", Java supports primitive datatypes such as int and byte, hence less pure than let's say Smalltalk, where everything is truly an object. But measuring the "purity" of any characteristic of a language has no actual value, it's a juvenile "mine is better than yours" type of discussion.
I found this very interesting question on StackOverflow: How is Ruby more object-oriented than Python?:
The highest voted answer provides some great insight:
I've often seen Ruby cultists starting holy wars based around Matz's comments on the initial design of Ruby. As the answer I reference says: You shouldn't dismiss historical context. Something that may have been true in 1993, doesn't necessarily have to be true now. The same goes for C++ cultists referencing Bjarne Stroustrup out of context, Java cultists referencing James Gosling out of context and so on.
To add to the confusion the word "pure" has mostly positive connotations:
But in the context of programming languages, it just means homogeneous:
Having said all that, there's only one truly pure programming language.
Wikipedia has a section on Criticisms for multiple inheritance, which is as good a starting point as any. Just for reference, here are the main points:
But more importantly, you should be careful, when talking about the very essence of OOP and languages like C++ and Java. Neither of these is a pure OOP language. Take a look at languages like Smalltalk for comparison.
Another recent trend are mixins (C#) or traits (Scala), which kind of revived multiple inheritance in a way that tries to eliminate the above criticisms to some point.
This isn't an all-out answer really, which is intentional, as from your questions I sense a lack in foundational knowledge (plus the question being potentially homework). So instead I vouched to provide you with pointers on where to go for learning more about this.


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Crowds formed last year for the History Channel's "Swamp People," Troy Landry and his son Jacob, at Simmons Sporting Goods. And this year the same is expected, but perhaps more, because the new A&E's "Duck Dynasty" hit reality television stars, Willy and Si, will be making an appearance there as well.Robin Simmons, owner of Simmons Sporting Goods, said "Duck Dynasty" is now A&E's No. one rated television show, so the turnout this year is expected to be even more enormous.Read the full story in Wednesday's print edition of the Enterprise.
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The Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain (CEMB) is appalled to learn of the Bristol University Christian Union's ban on women speaking at its main meetings and events. The sexist policy, which demonstrated a blatant disregard for gender equality, has now been reversed after an ensuing uproar.
Whilst the CEMB congratulates those involved in the successful campaign to uphold basic principles of equality in the face of religiously-inspired misogyny, we remain concerned that the same treatment handed out to women by Islamic societies is routinely ignored, creating a double standard.
Whilst questions are now rightly being asked about the policies of Christian Unions elsewhere in the country, no one has yet dared publicly inquire as to the treatment of women by Student Union Islamic Societies, in Bristol or elsewhere. It appears that the likely findings may prove too awkward for many, fearful that legitimate questioning may be met with unfounded but nevertheless problematic accusations of racism and intolerance. The result is an unequal treatment with regards women under Islam as opposed to Christianity, which undermines the very same principle of universal equality that vocal opponents of the Christian Union policy endeavoured to defend. [Read more…]


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It seems to me that both the forms are used but I don't know if they have the same meaning or not.
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There is no rule here, but "mixed feelings about" is far and away the most commonly used expression. Check out this google ngram graph for the following four constructions using "mixed feelings + preposition":
While all four constructions register in google's library, "mixed feelings about" is the one most people will recognize. As for differences between the two examples you've provided, I can see no clear distinction. Furthermore, if you use "mixed feelings" with another preposition, chances are people will understand that you mean "mixed feelings about."
I use ''mixed feelings about something'' because it tells me that I am have feelings for something. ''On'' would be better used if you were saying ''mixed feelings on the topic of -something-''. Mostly I prefer about for the way it sounds. It just sounds better.


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Disorder Subdivisions
- central post-stroke pain
- central post-stroke syndrome
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General Discussion
Central pain syndrome is a neurological disorder caused by damage to the central nervous system (CNS). Common symptoms include pain and loss of sensation, usually in the face, arms and/or legs. Pain is often constant and can be mild, moderate, or severe in intensity. Affected individuals may become hypersensitive to painful stimuli. The specific type of pain experience can vary from one individual to another based, in part, upon the underlying cause of the disorder and the area of the central nervous system affected. Central pain syndrome can potentially disrupt an individual's daily routine. In severe cases, the pain can be agonizing and unrelenting and dramatically affect a person's quality of life. Central pain syndrome can develop following a variety of conditions including stroke, multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury, or brain tumors.
For years, it was believed that the majority of cases of central pain syndrome were due to damage of the thalamus most often caused by a stroke. The disorder was frequently referred to as thalamic pain syndrome or Dejerine-Roussy syndrome after two French neurologists who reported on the disorder in the early 1900s. In fact, to some degree central pain became synonymous with thalamic pain syndrome for many years. However, researchers now know that damage to other areas of the CNS can cause central pain syndrome, including cases following a stroke. Consequently, the preferred name for this group of disorders is central pain syndrome to acknowledge that damage to various areas of the CNS (and not predominantly the thalamus) can cause central pain and that a stroke is not necessarily the primary cause. The preferred term for the specific subtype of central pain syndrome caused by CNS damage due to a stroke is central post-stroke pain.
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Can't compile css files with compass
I'm starting to get slightly frustrated here. I've generated a project using the Terminal and the ST2 SDK following the tutorial. I've got everything set up and working. The only thing I can't get to work is that damn "compass compile" command.
To begin with, I really, really do not like working with the Terminal in OSX. I don't get it. Whats wrong with a nice intuitive UI? Anyway, I've read a few posts (there are really only 2 or 3) where someone mention this problem but the solutions does not work for me.
Here's the thing
When i compile i cd to the resources/sass folder and run the command "compass compile". The error I get is: "Nothing to compile. If you're trying to start a new project, you have left off the directory argument."
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Compass version 0.12.1
Sass version 3.1.15
I've got all my paths sett up as they should in config.rb (file was generated)
Could anyone please explain the problem? (and please do not use Terminal lingo without explaining because I don't get it )
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Really, no-one else got this problem?
Just to be on the safes side (although the project file structure was generated by the SenchaSDKTools)
My config.fb file inside app/resources/sass/
# Get the directory that this configuration file exists in dir = File.dirname(__FILE__) # Load the sencha-touch framework automatically .load File.join(dir, '..', '..', 'sdk', 'resources', 'themes') # Compass configurations sass_path = dir css_path = File.join(dir, '..', 'css') # Require any additional compass plugins here .images_dir = File.join(dir, '..', 'images') output_style = :compressed environment = :production output_style = :expanded # by Compass.app
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18 Mar 2012 6:01 PM #3
Have you tried runningHTML Code:
compass watchHTML Code:
Can you let me know what kind of errors you are getting?
19 Mar 2012 1:56 AM #4
Yes, i have tried that command as well but with the same error (Nothing to compile. If you're trying to start a new project, you have left off the directory argument).
The SDKTools generates this path:
@import 'sencha-touch/default/all';
I don't know if 'sencha-touch' is an alias but I've read I should change it to:
@import '../themes/stylesheets/sencha-touch/default/all';
Looking at my config.rb file and at my file structure print screen, those are int the right place right?
If you look at my print screen above that default folder is located here:
Should i move that folder to within sdk sibling folder resources?
Also, you write the path without the 'all' part. Is that how it should be?
16 Oct 2014 6:36 PM #5
It's not "nothing to compile" but rather saying:
- Compass is not a recognized command
- so I do gem install sass & gem install compass
- The command is recognized but now its saying its need compass-blueprint
- apparently from certain compass version they detach that module from compass core and you need to install in as extra module,
- So I do gem install compass-blueprint
- Horray!! its compiling just to say "_Class.scscs" cannot be found or can't be read + something else about font-file file. -_-"
PS: compass watch is automated version of compass compile, the main purpose is to let compass detect changes with the sass file in the directory and will compile it automaticaly instead of needing us to do compass compile every single time after doing changes to our sass file.
- Compass is not a recognized command


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Hale Closes Season at NCAA ChampionshipsMarch 14, 2014
CLEVELAND – Earning his second straight appearance at the NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships, sophomore Zak Hale dropped both his bouts to open the tournament, ending his 2014 tournament campaign Friday at Public Hall.
Hale began the day with a matchup against Kutztown's Evan Yenolevich, who entered Friday with a 12-1 overall record. After Yenolevich jumped out to early lead, Hale fought himself back into the bout, and evened the match at 6-6, forcing the match into overtime. In the first sudden victory period, Yenolevich sealed the bout with a takedown to send Hale into the consolation bracket.
Looking for a podium spot through the wrestleback bracket, Hale faced familiar foe, Josh Kieffer of Indianapolis, who defeated Hale at the regional tournament two weeks ago. Kieffer and his brother Justin Kieffer were two of three different Division II wrestlers to defeat Hale this season.
In the consolation bout, Kieffer grabbed the opening points with a first-period takedown. Facing the deficit, Hale quickly evened the match to 2-2. As the bout progressed to 3-3, Kieffer notched a late takedown with seconds left on the clock to eliminate Hale for the annual tournament. The Shaftsbury, Vt. native finished her season with a 21-8 record.
"This was a tough way for Zak to end his season," Anderson head coach Dock Kelly said. "Although he fell short of his goal of winning a national title, he had another very good season, overall. Zak lost two very close matches to quality All-American wrestlers and with that effort, he has proven that he is capable of beating anyone in the country. I'm already excited for next season with the dynamic recruiting class that will join us in the fall and I feel good about where the AU wrestling program is headed."
With the trip to nationals, Hale is the third Trojan wrestler in the last four seasons to advance to the NCAA Championships.


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There are 2 main definitions of distemper in English:
distemper 1
noun[mass noun]
1A viral disease of some animals, especially dogs, causing fever, coughing, and catarrh.
Example sentences
- For example, parvovirus, distemper and rabies are diseases that can be vaccinated against.
- Will the insurer cover routine wellness care, such as inoculations against distemper, rabies and other diseases?
- The canine distemper virus causes a highly contagious disease in dogs known as distemper.
2 archaic Political disorder: an attempt to illuminate the moral roots of the modern world's distemper
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- The Hamlet world's distemper, she argues, stems mostly from the way the generational/political life cycle has been upset.
- Another reason for stalemate (or decline, as the case may be) in the stock market is the political distemper created by the major political parties.
- At the heart of the book is James's description of the democratic temperament, which I take to be a healthy corrective to the distemper that characterizes so much of politics today.
Mid 16th century (originally in the sense 'bad temper', later 'illness'): from Middle English distemper 'upset, derange', from late Latin distemperare 'soak, mix in the wrong proportions', from dis- 'thoroughly' + temperare 'mingle'. Compare with temper. sense 1 dates from the mid 18th century.
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distemper 2
noun[mass noun]
1A kind of paint using glue or size instead of an oil base, for use on walls or for scene-painting.
Example sentences
- The kitchen gleamed from the distemper Dad had painted on its walls in contrasting shades of green and pink.
- The walls were painted with a water-based powder distemper, usually in grass green or primrose colour.
- Paper was printed by hand using wooden blocks and distemper paint, which dried to a soft, matt finish.
1.1A method of mural and poster painting using distemper.
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- We use camlin water colour for fine painting and distemper in general.
- Come a 'chaste art festival', then the distemper art rules the roost in major spots.
- Many of the artists, most particularly Vuillard, painted these in distemper and left them unlined and unvarnished, making them more fragile than oils on canvas.
verb[with object] (often as adjective distempered)
Paint with distemper: the distempered roof timbers
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- At Wissett Lodge, her rented home in Suffolk, she and Duncan distempered the walls a brilliant blue, and dyed the chair-covers with coloured ink.
- The bedroom walls were distempered a dark, shiny green, the curtains were green with spots on and the bedspread an uninspiring khaki.
Late Middle English (originally as a verb in the senses 'dilute' and 'steep'): from Old French destremper or late Latin distemperare 'soak'.
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I've got a physical burnt CD and the original ISO image of it. No reference checksum files were provided for the CD contents. How do I check the actual CD is correct (corresponds to the original image) and fully readable?
If the ISO file is the same one used to burn the CD, then here are my two favourites:
Compares the recorded image against the image file. If you feel a bit more masochistic, you could try something like this:
and compare the signatures. This one's more useful if you already have the SHA1 sum somewhere. Both commands will read the medium to the end.
If you want to do it the way @Marki555 suggests, you'll want to mount both optical drive and image first. Here's a complete script: (you can, of course, dispense with the
First, you rip your CD to a temporary file:
Then you check if
If the size is identical, it's easy:
But I noticed that in certain cases the size can be slightly different because there are trailing zeroes in either the copy or the original image. For example, if
Of course you should also check that the trailing bytes are just zeroes:
The first line, except for the offset, should be zeroes only. The second line should be an asterisk. The asterisk is to avoid showing consecutive identical lines.
You can check that CD is fully readable by using
So you can only mount the CD, mount the ISO image and compare it at filesystem level by using some kind of directory comparison tool (sorry, I didn't use any yet on linux).
If you still have the ISO, you can compare them byte by byte using
Possible outcomes on success:
Possible outcomes on failure:


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Are there contemporary apologetics for the Mishnah (Niddah 44b) that a girl of the age of 3 can be married by sexual relations? (It seems difficult to accept that such a thing is even allowed in principle, even if not in practice.)
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It certainly is difficult. Good question.
I think the Mishnah is demonstrating a technicality; that if this were done (with intent and witnesses), various laws of marriage would be binding (and then he would have to take care of her for life); not at all that this was a recommended practice!
A few points that can help a bit here:
I hope that helps somewhat.
An expansion on Shalom's answer taken from a different angle.
There is no need for apologetics those where the facts on the ground in Ancient civilizations. There is a very basic problem with us Judging the Torah as the whole world had theses practices. Today it is Disgusting but the Torah is and was eternal and had to be relevant then too, it is a problem that anthropologist discuss called Ethnocentrism when people judge other cultures based on their own cultural Moral system. The action may be wrong universally now and should be that way, but you have to look at it through a wider historical and cultural lens. Also just because something is an Halacha does not mean it is practiced Ben Sorer uMorah for example.Just some food for thought sorry it sounds so much like a rant.
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I have a function $f(x)=x^7+k$ I want to iterate $xn+1=g(xn)$, 50 times starting with $x0=1$ and keep the last 10 values
I want to assign these values to a function
y and be able to use
y to calculate this iteration for any input constant $k$, eg $k=0$, $k=0.1$, then store all the corresponding 10 values I have extracted for $k=0$, $k=0.1$, up to 1 in a table. Is this possible? I can't figure it out.
I have only done this and I am stuck:
Take[NestList[f, 0, 50], -10]


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In 1983, Nureyev undertook his last really big assignment: he became the artistic director of the Paris Opera Ballet, the oldest ballet company in the world. He is widely credited with giving that proud, hidebound institution the shaking up that it needed. He hired teachers who had non-French training; he brought in modern-dance choreographers. In the process, however, he developed a bitterly antagonistic relationship with the company. Two of the modern-dance choreographers left without finishing their ballets, because the dancers refused to attend their rehearsals. Twice, the company threatened to strike. Usually, he met their complaints with defiance. When a veteran teacher, Michel Renault, objected to Nureyevs interrupting his class to make corrections of his own, Nureyev broke his jaw. Renault sued and was awarded twenty-five hundred francs. If Id known it would be that little, Nureyev said, Id have hit him a second time.
Perhaps, to change anything whatsoever at the P.O.B., some breakage was required. But Nureyev was seldom able to mend things, because he was in Paris only half the year.


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Mitt Romney is dangerous and in denial, giving no specifics as he panders to any group. This is deception, or at best, not taking responsibility. This is not behavior you'd take from an unengaging child or bullying child, much less behavior from a candidate who could steal the presidency if you voted for him or voted for anyone else but the current president.
Josh Mandel says, "nice seeing you" when asked a very simple question he does not want to answer. It doesn't sound like he's listening to his constituency - he is just spinning.
Republican Gov. John Kasich got in just under the wire two years ago to qualify to run for governor of Ohio, coming from Lehman Brothers on Wall Street. Not a long resident of Ohio, he is one of several swing state governors who, all at the same time and as if on cue, are attempting to ruin the middle class.
Jon Husted, the Republican Ohio Secretary of State, is appealing the Supreme Court decision to fair and equal early voting. A man of law. Can you not see it? Similar things are happening in all swing states.
Please realize what is happening right at our front door. These Republican candidates are not running with a vision of service to the community. They only want to pad their own pockets with more corruption, lies and dollar bills - that is not capitalism, that is dictatorship. If you support these people, you should be questioning your own values and willingness to support and contribute to these lies, which are too many to list here.
Accurate and impartial is no longer a description given to most broadcast news we get, unless you listen to the few sources listed below. A free press is the symbol of free people and without truth there can be only slavery and degradation. This is something Reuters and the AP knew when they were created 160 years ago, but we seem to have forgotten it.
An oligarchy is what we are rapidly becoming, meaning a government run by a ruling few (wealthy families.) Yes, it is an historical term because it has happened before. It is not too late to learn from history. We would learn if we don't let Republicans and the Koch brothers get into positions of more power. One by one, they want to take your voice and your vote away. Voting Republican would create an America far worse than socialist or communist leanings that they blame the other side. It will be an America run by a few families only, a dictatorship.
This is not an extreme view, it is happening. You would know if you listen to CSPAN, MSNBC, PBS radio and television and MSNBC podcasts on library computers.
We rush to judgment rather than rush to hear the news. I encourage you to rush to hear the real news, rush to register by Oct. 9, and rush to vote.
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The City of Augusta heard back from the County late Sunday evening that the primary election will be held Tuesday as scheduled.
There are no provisions in state statute that allows the County or the State Election officials to reschedule an election.
We have been advised that the County would be setting up the polling stations this morning and they will be open tomorrow morning.
If we get the snow as forecast, we will do our best to keep the streets around the polling places clear. We will clean the parking lot at the Senior Center per our agreement.
We will inquire with the County on who will clear the parking lots at the other two locations.
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6 Insane Video Game Fan Theories (That Make Total Sense)
Cohesive storytelling is a new thing in video games. The standard for nearly 30 years was to just fill the screen with whatever nonsensical lunacy lured the most quarters or sold the most copies, and even today it's hard for games to break away from that formula. So fans fill in the narrative blanks with their own theories, adding layers of meaning and symbolism the creators almost certainly didn't intend.
But occasionally, these crazy fan theories make a sobering amount of sense, sometimes more so than the actual games they're derived from.
#6. Donkey Kong Country Is Anti-American Propaganda
On the surface, Donkey Kong Country documents the journey of a well-dressed gorilla across 40 epic levels as he seeks to reclaim a hoard of bananas stolen from his family by a crocodile monarch who saw fit to leave them strewn across an entire island continent rather than keep them in a single giant fruit basket.
"No no, just throw all the bananas down a mine shaft. It's more fun that way."
The Crazy Fan Theory:
As explained in this video from the Game Theorists, Donkey Kong Country is secretly a piece of anti-American propaganda about the Banana Wars of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. As that is one of the most baffling sentences in history, it requires a bit of explaining.
You see, after the Spanish-American War, the United States gained control of Cuba and Puerto Rico, giving the U.S. military a foothold in the Caribbean that it used to freely police several Caribbean states, such as Honduras, Nicaragua, Mexico, and Haiti. It frequently intervened on behalf of the United Fruit Company (now known as Chiquita Brands International), who illegally overthrew local businesses in those states to gain virtual domination of the banana trade (this is where the term "banana republic" comes from, which would later be used to unironically sell expensive clothes to yuppies).
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We prefer our khakis with a generous helping of disenfranchised South Americans.
The theory goes that Donkey Kong Country is supposed to symbolize one of those Caribbean states (probably Nicaragua or Honduras), and all of its bananas are being stolen by an invading military force. Check this out: King K. Rool, the leader of the evil crocodiles, doesn't even like bananas, so that would suggest he's stealing them for some economically strategic reason rather than joyous gluttony. Same thing with the United States -- Americans don't love bananas so much as they love trade monopolies. And the president at the time of the Banana Wars was Teddy Roosevelt, a man often compared to a king, who had absolutely no problem beating the juggling Jesus out of any country that stood in the way of American imperialism, particularly those in the Caribbean. Roosevelt is King K. Rool -- even their names look similar when you put them side by side like that.
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The resemblance is striking.
The game eventually has you fighting King K. Rool on a pirate ship, which seems odd (since he isn't a pirate) until you realize that the United Fruit Company and the U.S. military had a habit of enforcing their will with fleets of naval vessels. You're actually doing battle with Teddy Roosevelt aboard a U.S. Navy frigate.
Come to think of it, Roosevelt did have a cape like that.
Certain enemies in the game more clearly represent the U.S. military:
A later level reveals that the crocodiles are turning large portions of Donkey Kong Country into desolate oil fields, which is such a thinly veiled reference to American foreign policy that the final boss might as well be a giant neon cowboy in a huge pickup truck.
Yep. Two endangered species in a fight for their life against a flaming barrel of crude.
In actuality, the boss is a giant oil drum amid mountains of stolen bananas. So, pretty much the same thing.
#5. Mario and His Friends Are Just Actors
Mario and his pals have been in just about every type of video game there is -- platformer games, racing games, sports games, fighting games, role playing games, even Mike Tyson's goddamned Punch-Out, which is a racist boxing game:
Originally titled Super Foreigner Assault Sim.
The Mario gang is unique in the sense that they don't seem out of place in any particular genre, because we accept them in pretty much any role.
The Crazy Fan Theory:
According to a popular fan theory that's been floating around the Internet, Mario and his crew are just a group of actors playing whatever parts the various games require them to.
There's no way Toad is union.
We've already talked about the idea that Super Mario Bros. 3 is actually a stage play, but it goes beyond just that one game. Think about all of the games the Mario characters appear in: Sometimes the characters are bitter, face-pissing rivals (even Mario and Luigi are at each other's throats in Mario Party and Mario Kart), and sometimes they're working together (Bowser is one of the good guys in Super Mario RPG).
There he is in the back, waiting for his moment to shine.
There's no explanation for the lack of overarching continuity other than that the characters are simply performers. In fact, the levels in both Super Mario 64 and Super Mario Sunshine are called "episodes" and presented just like episodes of an extremely Japanese television series.
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This picture is one bleach dye away from being Dragon Ball Z.
And let's not forget Super Mario Bros. 2, the game that famously has nothing to do with anything, as if David Lynch briefly grabbed the reins of the series and steered it into a peyote-soaked night terror.
Come to think of it, wasn't that thing on the bottom of the baby from Eraserhead?
You can even see a flying camera crew in several Mario games (like Mario 64 and every iteration of Mario Kart), filming the action while sitting in artificial clouds like the goddamned Truman Show.
Although Mario gives a slightly more believable performance than Jim Carrey.
#4. Animal Crossing Is Actually About a Child-Abducting Cult
Animal Crossing is about a kid who moves into a village full of talking animals and does chores for them, because Japanese video games tend to be completely insane. There are no missions or overall objectives -- you just sort of exist in the village, planting shit and talking to cats.
It's a wacky adventure of terrifying backrooms and harshly lit cat monsters!
The Crazy Fan Theory:
According to Games Radar's Brett Elston, Animal Crossing is all about a child being abducted and indoctrinated into a cult.
Animal Crossing begins with your character being forced to live in a village by a bizarre duck-turtle creature named Kapp'n, who is based on a kappa, a mythological Japanese creature that kidnaps children. In some games you just wake up in the backseat of Kapp'n's car on the way to the village, as if he drugged your juice box or hit you over the head with a blackjack, at which point he launches into the rapiest bit of pirate dialogue in video game history.
Seen here sparking an Amb-ARRRR Alert.
Once you reach the village, there is already a house set up and waiting for you, as if the whole village knew you were coming. But it's a crappy little hut with a stone floor, and your cruel animal neighbors immediately put you to work to pay it off, despite the fact that you could sleep outside in God's wilderness with the exact same level of comfort.
Animal capitalism.
So now you're stuck in a village beneath a mountain of debt you didn't have any say in accruing, and you can't leave. If you try, you're turned away at the gates. You're now reliant on your captors for everything, and they never stop watching you. It's like The Wind in the Willows meets The People Under the Stairs.
This is the last warning before you wake up next to a horse head.
Even if you earn enough to pay off your home, the animals just upgrade it for you and bill you the difference, keeping you in constant debt (you have the option to say no, but they just ignore you and fix up the house anyway). The animals grind you into submission by making you repeat the same tasks over and over again while blocking your escape and acting like it's the most normal thing in the world. They're like a bunch of Stepford Wives in Disney's House of Mouse, and you're given no choice but to succumb and join them.


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Brian Prince gets super excited whenever he talks about technology, especially cloud computing, patterns, and practices. His job is to help customers strategically leverage MS technology, and help them bring their architecture to a super level.
In a past life Brian was a part of super startups, super marketing firms, and super consulting firms. Much of his super architecture background includes building super scalable applications, application integration, and award-winning Web applications. All of them were super.
Further, he is a co-founder of the non-profit organization CodeMash. He speaks at various regional and national technology events including Tech·Ed. He only wishes his job didn't require him to say "super" so much.
Brian is the co-author of Azure in Action, published by Manning Press.
Brian holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Computer Science and Physics from Capital University, Columbus, Ohio. He is also a zealous gamer. For example, he is a huge fan of Fallout 3.
Joe Healy (www.devfish.net) is the Developer Evangelist for Florida. Joe's geographical responsibility is to provide "developer care" for the Gulf States District for the East Region Developer team. As such, he has responsibilities to bring .NET development to the masses in his area. He serves a multitude of clients, from corporate accounts to broad reach events and User Groups. He lectures on various development and architectural topics focused around the .NET Frameworks, Visual Studio.NET, and associated servers. Joe worked previously for Microsoft Consulting Services in the custom Application Development arena, focusing on Internet, Web Services, Rich Client, B2B, and browser delivered systems. He has also served time with eAngler.com, Cap Gemini, EDS, and IBM in various capacities, but considers being a Microsoft Developer Evangelist the greatest and most challenging job he's ever had. On a personal level, Joe resides in Tampa Bay, Florida, and enjoys spending time trying to coax Redfish, Snook, and Trout from various nooks and crannies in Tampa Bay. He is married to wife Anne, with two little girls, Ryan and Morgan, who will also grow up to be great "fisher-ladies" one day.
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But was this tragedy preventable? The Problem Solvers pored through State Patrol reports and 911 phone calls and discovered that in spite of emergency conditions Washington's Department of Transportation refused to close the dangerous highway until it was too late.
With the help of a therapist, 27-year-old Jessie Owen determinedly stands, grabs an exercise bar and slowly slides step by step by step. Each halting movement is a victory.
Down the corridor at Kindred Hospital Seattle, Jessie's sister Jaime Mayer click, click, clicks on her crutches. For the young 24-year-old who used to run three miles every day, graduating from wheelchair to crutches is her victory.
"Just going on and figuring out how I'm gonna keep living with the changes that are in it now," says Jaime.
The accident happened on Dec. 21 -- the start of a family vacation in Leavenworth. But on snowy Highway 2, just east of Stevens Pass, in the blink of an eye a massive grand fir changed everything.
Jaime: "I didn't know that we'd gotten hit by a tree."
Jessie: "I think I thought I'd fallen asleep and had a bad dream."
No dream -- it was a nightmare. The tree crushed the Suburban's front seat, right where Timothy Owen and his wife Cheryl Reed Owen sat. Jeremy, in the very back, crawled out the rear window but Jessie, Jaime and Steven were seriously injured in the middle seats.
"I couldn't move," says Jessie, "and I thought it was cause I was trapped." Jessie didn't know, but a spinal cord injury prevented any movement at all.
Jaime broke both legs, her pelvis, ankle, ribs and left arm. With her one working arm she reached for her sister. "I touched the back of your shoulder, that's about all I could reach."
It was enough to keep Jessie together. "Jaime was talking to me, she put her hand on my back, and I could feel that and it was comforting."
All three were trapped in the wreckage, their parents in the front seat. "I'm not really sure how," says Jessie, "but I innately knew - my parents were gone."
The voices of paramedics kept them focused while firefighters used the jaws of life to cut away the Suburban's roof. "We didn't know our lives needed to be saved at that point," says Jessie, "but we felt safe in their arms."
What the family didn't know - couldn't know - is the day before their accident, sections of Highway 2 east of Stevens Pass had become a danger zone. Numerous 911 callers were reporting, "there's a big tree down, just went down blocking both lanes of traffic."
Chelan County Sheriff's Office and PUD faced an unprecedented problem with falling trees. A WSP Dispatcher notes, "We just got a call from Chelan PUD advising that they are going to be doing an emergency closure." They shut down local roads and advised people to stay home.
Karen Koehler, who represents the Owen/Mayer family, says "this is not a surprise for the DOT - all the DOT had to do was open their eyes."
Koehler says WSDOT did nothing to warn travelers along Highway 2.
"They knew something bad was gonna happen, in fact trees were falling all over the place like bombs and they didn't do anything," she said. "That's not right."
The Problem Solvers obtained Washington State Patrol's accident reports and 911 recordings from the days surrounding the Owen accident. There were numerous calls of trees down and threatening to fall down on Highway 2 both the day before and the day after their crash. One such call noted by a WSP Dispatcher, "There are several small trees that are hanging over the roadway."
Then the day after the Owen accident, WSP e-mail and phone logs indicate a WSP Sergeant twice asked WSDOT to close Highway 2. This is a WSP Dispatcher calling WSDOT maintenance Office: "I called my sergeant about all the fallen trees and he wants the highway closed." Both times WSDOT refused the request.
Then within hours another serious crash, a tree smashed onto the hood of Binay Pathak's car returning to Seattle from Leavenworth, "but when it really hit us, it hit us super hard." Pathak says he had no warning and only a split second saved them from having the tree fall where it could have directly hit himself, his pregnant wife or their three cousins riding in the back. "I was frightened as well," says Pathak, "I hope, I prayed that the baby was fine."
WSDOT then closed the stretch of Highway 2 over Stevens Pass and to the east and it stayed closed for three days. Dispatchers recorded calls confirm the sequence of events, "The sergeant said we need to close Highway 2 and DOT wouldn't do it and now we have a collision and they're like, 'Oh OK, we'll close it now.' "
The Pathak family were spared serious injuries. Though he is not planning on filing any claim with the state, Pathak wants to know why WSDOT didn't close the highway earlier. "I really feel that a lot of this was avoidable." He hopes the tragedy of the Owen crash will spur change in protocols, "that would be awesome, that would be the right thing and if that happens I'm happy."
Citing the possible Owen lawsuit, neither the State Patrol, nor WSDOT would comment specifically on these cases. WSP Spokesman Bob Calkins says troopers have been reminded that they have the authority, on their own, to close down roads if they believe there is a hazard. At the same time he adds, "Well one trooper in one location can only see one aspect of a situation so that is why it is best to defer to someone else's expertise." He's referring the expertise of WSDOT crews.
The head of WSDOT Communications Lars Erickson says in making decisions about road closures, the safety of the traveling public is the top priority of their maintenance crews. He says they have a meteorologist on contract to provide focused forecasts for specific areas and he adds that every situation and location is unique. "In Washington, we have a very diverse geography and weather conditions and the space and timing of those conditions are really impactful, so really, it is a case by case situation."
And both agencies say they typically work well together coordinating road closures.
Right now the Owen family isn't focusing on anger or blame, they're trying to hang onto a family smashed by pain and loss. Recalling her parents, Jessie says, "I just really miss talking to them and just - being in their presence."
Jaime hangs onto this thought, "even though they're not physically here any more, they're always with us." And what holds the four of them, Jessie, Jaime, Steven and Jeremy, what holds them together are the lessons of their parents. For Tim and Cheryl it was always family -- family first.
So in the acute rehabilitation hospital where Jaime learned to walk again and Jessie and Steven are still in the process, whenever Jeremy is home on the weekend from college they continue an important family tradition.
Jessie spells it out: "In this little hospital, we get a crock pot and we get together in our wheelchairs and our crutches and we hobble in here and try to eat a meal together to just - keep our family together."
The Owen family attorney plans this week to file a claim with the state for damages on behalf of the four survivors.
If you'd like to keep tabs on the Owen family or want to help in any way, you can visit their website.


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Alden Resale is a flourishing resale shop with excellent prices on a wide variety of quality merchandise. Specializing in furniture and memorabilia. This is a bargain hunter's paradise.
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Stained glass supplies, custom and restoration.
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Resale shop. No consignments. Weekly specials.
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Explore this historic mall, built in 1904, featuring more than 20 specialty shops and Chessie's, an authentic 1915 train station restaurant with its own railroad car.
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We sell only products made in the United States! We offer an eclectic mix of common household items from toys to tools, glassware to garden supplies, fashions to food and so much more. When you shop at Norton's U.S.A, you help keep America working!
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Custom framing, art and gift gallery. Featuring Steve Hanks, Tom Lynch and Scanlan.
Dance wear and gift items. Call for hours.
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Unique shopping experience specializing in folk art classes, supplies and wooden ware; seasonal antique barn and petting zoo on site.
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A shopping experience like no other, this store has floor-to-ceiling gifts from around the would. Its specialties include handmade oak and Amish furniture, jewelry, linens, cards, Christmas items and more.
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Find skillfully handmade and kiln-fired pottery to decorate your home.
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Get all your party supplies here! We rent just about everything, from blow-up obstacle courses, to tables and chairs, to wedding trellises. We also carry all sorts of tools and machinery to suit your needs.
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Stop by and see their new location in Winter Plaza in Belvidere. Many wonderful gift items, fresh flowers, green plants, personalized service, and silk arrangements for home and office. Delivery all around the world -- AFS and Teleflora wire services.
Furniture from primitives to Victorian, advertising, signs, country accessories and more. Call ahead.
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Large European and American furniture from 1840's to 1930's: armoires, sideboards, tables, bureaus, chairs. More than 1,000 stained and beveled glass windows, some matching. Owner makes several annual European buying trips.
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Unique and specialty items located in the Boone County Historical Society Museum.
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Here, at The Country Club, we produce handmade candles, soaps and bath products. Our wonderful soaps, lotions and bath bombs are carried in stores nationally and locally. Our hand-raised goats provide us with milk, which is used in many of our products. We have a full line of glycerin soap by the slice, and cold process soaps, as well as silky goat milk lotion in many fantastic fragrances. Our candles are well-known, and come in a huge variety of scents. We are really just a little shop full of unique soaps, candles and bath products.


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I am going to regrout the tile in the bath/shower area. What is the easiest way to remove the old grout?
A rotary tool (e.g. Dremel) with a grout removal bit:
Also Easy:
An oscillating multi-tool with a grout bit:
Least easy:
A grout saw:
Downright Painful:
Dr. Pickems approach:
Ok... this question asked easiest. (And also a method that I have successfully used).
Get a good quality breathing mask, stainless steel wire brush, some gloves and some pool acid (Hydrochloric Acid)
If you have normal tiles (porcelain or ceramic) you can simply pour the acid onto the shower floor... will eat away the grout in no time. I would also use small amounts at a time so that you are not overwhelmed by the noxious gasses.
Please ensure that you have made your bathroom well ventilated at all times.
Wash away the small portion of acid with water after every application.


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Game Review: The return of arcade hockey
|'NHL 14' offers much better hitting, scoring and fighting, but the hardcore simulation mode plays too much like 'NHL 13.' (MCT)
Platform: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Style: 1 to 4-player sports (10-player online)
Publisher: EA Sports
Developer: EA Canada
Release: Sept. 10
Rating: E
Concept: Tune up the hitting and scoring to make the most accessible "NHL" game of the generation.
Graphics: Much better checking animations thanks to the Player Impact Engine, but the rest looks the same.
Sound: The game commentary is in serious need of improvement. The duo of Gary Thorne and Bill Clement are still talking about things that happened years ago.
Playability: Much better hitting, scoring and fighting, but the hardcore simulation mode plays too much like "NHL 13."
Entertainment: The action on the ice is still fun, but the aging modes don't offer much draw.
Replay Value: Moderately High
The Bottom Line: 7.75/10
Capturing the subtleties of a freewheeling sport like hockey isn't easy for game developers. Writing AI routines that know how to accompany a player-controlled skater during a breakout, provide ample forechecking support, maintain sound defensive positioning, and stickhandle through a sea of sticks and skates on the ice takes a lot of time and energy. As we come to the close of a console era, EA Canada left these issues for another day and instead took a high-percentage shot at the masses by making goals easier to come by, turning up the frequency of impactful checks, and revamping the fighting engine to make it fun again. On these points, "NHL 14" succeeds - maybe to a fault.
Two of the three game styles introduced in "NHL 14" cater to wide-open hockey. On both the casual and simulation settings, goals flow steadily, highlight reel checks abound, and everyone is spoiling for a fight to show off the much-improved fisticuffs. Even on the hardcore simulation setting, which is the online default, these arcade qualities shine through. The defense more aggressively prevents you from waltzing into the high slot - but when you get there, a well-placed wrister in the high corner frequently beats the goaltenders, which may be exploited online.
Every stop in play kicks off a potential scuffle between opposing teams, and players are too eager to drop the gloves whenever an important teammate gets upended. The result is an experience that feels more akin to "Slap Shot" than HBO's "24/7"; if you responded to every fight request the penalty box would be more populated than the team benches. Whether that is a good or a bad thing depends on your expectations. "NHL '94" is considered a classic sports game, and it didn't skimp on these arcade qualities. Fans looking for a more realistic representation, however, need to spend time tweaking sliders to get a more accurate experience.
Not all of "NHL 14's" gameplay changes skew toward the masses; a few smaller refinements are worth lauding. The poke checking is toned down compared to "NHL 13," stick lifts are once again an effective defensive tactic, and skating feels more reactive than it did last year. I also like the more unpredictable puck physics. Gaining possession of a bouncing puck on the boards is slightly harder this year, which gives forecheckers a better chance at succeeding with the dump-and-chase strategy so pervasive in the NHL right now.
With a new collective bargaining agreement and lowered salary cap, NHL general managers had to acclimate themselves to a different style of management this year. I wish we could say the same about "NHL 14's" Be A GM mode, which is as old and outdated as the Blackberry you manage your club from. EA Canada made some slight tweaks, like allowing you to retain salaries in trades and surfacing more news in the message center, but even with these amendments it remains the least compelling franchise mode in sports games. Prospects take too long to develop, older players don't regress, free agency pools are too frequently devoid of blockbuster talent, and you still can't resign players during the season. Connected GM is largely hamstrung by the same issues, plus it has slow menus that suffer from a spartan design.
EA Canada spent more time revamping its Live the Life mode - the rebranding of Be A Pro. This year's version adds off-ice events like endorsements, media Q&As, pre-draft interviews and likeability meters, but each feel half-baked in comparison to the superior My Player mode found in "NBA 2K." Instead of showing your player during a press conference, you simply answer questions in a menu. A generic "hockey analyst" on your performances in the message center. Given that the on-ice experience is largely unchanged, these new menus do little to make this a destination mode.
EA's other major selling point is the "NHL '94" anniversary mode, which celebrates the classic game by bringing back the original controls, blue ice, and organ music. Just one thing is missing: the classic rosters that would make this feel like a true throwback mode. As is, I'd rather spend my time elsewhere.
The best experiences "NHL 14" has to offer are online, with the EASHL and ultimate team modes. Neither has undergone drastic revisions, but the online seasons format migrates over from FIFA this year, so teams can move quickly from division to division and participate in monthly tournaments.
With its leaky goaltenders, heavy hitters and eager fighters, "NHL 14" may become the most popular hockey game of the generation for casual fans. However, the hardcore contingency looking for a deeper simulation experience may hang up their skates thanks to the arcade-leaning gameplay and dull game modes in desperate need of sharpening.
For more video game news and reviews, check out the latest issue of Game Informer or visit the magazine's website at www.gameinformer.com
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Once known as the FBI headquarters, The Fairfax has a unique architectural and historical background. With its varied layouts, The Fairfax offers all of the comfort and sophistication one could ask for in a luxury residence. Its refined apartments supply residents with plenty of light through the sound resistant windows, striking 9-foot beamed ceilings, and modern kitchens and baths. To ensure your comfort, The Fairfax offers a 24-hour concierge desk, a modern gym, and an alluring landscaped rooftop deck. Make The Fairfax your home and you will be treated with the comfort and style you deserve. The Fairfax is located on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, a highly desirable neighborhood. Surrounded by prestigious museums and galleries, prominent boutiques, award-winning restaurants, and just a few short blocks away from Central Park it is considered a metropolitan paradise. With its charming structural design, modern conveniences, and upscale location The Fairfax is a perfect choice for your cosmopolitan lifestyle in New York City.
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Student success ranges from classroom experiences to feeling a sense of belonging on and connectedness to campus that enhances a student's ability to be more successful in college. As such, the Department of Housing and Residence Life strives to create a supportive, focused environment in the residence halls and apartments. A strong environments allows for students to achieve individually and as a group in their curricular and co-curricular experiences.
Partnering with the Student Success Center, we are able to offer academic support directly in the residence halls. Guided study groups are available through the Learning Community program for the following courses:
Engineering Learning Community- Chemistry 151;
Health Sciences Learning Community- Biology 110, Chemistry 153, and Human Physiology 254;
Life Sciences Learning Community- Biology 104, Chemistry 163.
The residential environment also provides additional support is also provided for students who would like to form their own study groups. Click here for tips on how to form a study group and making the most of what to do when you meet.
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MAINE -- The reports are being updated, but there's no doubt about it.
Maine's Lake Arrowhead was the epicenter of an earthquake Tuesday evening.
The U.S. Geological Survey revised its report of Tuesday's earthquake to magnitude 4.0, down from a preliminary magnitude of 4.6. The epicenter was pinpointed 4 miles west-southwest of Hollis Center, Maine, at a shallow depth of 4.2 miles.
Despite the downgrade, the quake was felt as far away as Boston, Massachusetts; even Albany, New York, and even Waterbury, Connecticut, according to the Geological Survey.
"My entire house shook for 3 to 4 seconds. It felt like it was about to collapse," a viewer from Everett, Massachusetts, wrote to CNN affiliate WCVB in Boston.
"I live in Brockton (Massachusetts) and we just felt EVERYTHING shake here in Brockton," another viewer told his station.
Viewer Phillip Smith in Gorham, Maine, told CNN affiliate WCSH he felt a "Loud bang and 10 seconds of shaking ... scared us in Gorham. We must have qualified out here for the Guinness book of records: 10,000 homeowners at the same time run down to their basements to check if their furnaces have blown up."
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TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW)--An autographed red, white, and blue Shelby Mustang rolled into Laird Noller Ford today.
Retired Colonel John Folsom has driven the American muscle car on the "High Five Tour" stopping at every state capital over the past 30 days, all to raise awareness for wounded warriors.
Now let's learn the purpose behind the drive.
Colonel John Folsom is taking his Mustang on a mission.
"Kids and wives are affected, are torn up, torn apart. Emotions are affected. America has to remember, when America goes to war our families go to war," said Colonel John Folsom.
That's why he says his passion is helping families of those wounded or killed during combat.
"Sometimes there are wounds that medicine can't heal," said Folsom.
Contributions from local car clubs, Laird Noller Ford, and individuals will help provide aid to heal those wounds.
''It's the greatest cause there is. A lot of people don't know how hard it is on the families," said Ricky Wright of Laird Noller Ford.
And everyone liked the opportunity to leave their own, individual mark on the Shelby.
This Shelby Mustang's been picking up signatures coast to coast. Many have signed for their wounded warrior.
"I signed for my brother killed in a B58 at Bunker Hill, Indiana. He was an air craft commander and the motor died," said Leon Dultmeier.
"As a tribute to his son he signed it dad," said Folsom.
"The attitude they had. I serve my country first, for the good of the country," said Dultmeier.
The Colonel headed to Lincoln to finish off his 30 day tour.
If you want to help the families of wounded warriors, you can make a $5 donation by texting "highfive" to 20222.


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5 Jul 2012 11:13 PM #1
image scaling problem on android device
I am Creating an comic book using sencha animator in that after a particular time interval i m going to scale the specific portion of an image when i export the project and run into the browser it runs perfectly but when i run this html on android kindle device it runs but doesn't scale the specific portion of an image
what is the problem?
how can i run it on the Android device
6 Jul 2012 11:49 PM #2
In 1.3 we introduced the Android support mode option (for 2.x android) when creating new projects, which basically disables scaling/rotation/skewing since there are several bugs on Android causing issue rendering advanced transforms.
If you start a regular project and apply advanced transformations, it will often not work correctly on Android, due to the Android bugs.
Here is a workaround that you could try if you wanted. You basically can tell the image to take on the size of the parent container. One way of doing this is to add a css class (e.g. "image-class") to the css class field for the base state of the object in animator. Then you could add some external css from the projects properties -> includes -> External CSS and add a css file with css like this:
.image-class > div { height: 100%; width: 100%; } .image-class > div > img { height: 100% !important; width: 100% !important; }


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Attention, Parents! Kids Watch Too Much TV
Rise in ADHD cases may be tied to youngsters' increased screen time
(HealthDay News) -- Add TV and video games to the list of modern-day distractions that may pose health risks for kids.
Researchers have found that kids who spend too much time in front of the television or playing video games are nearly twice as likely to develop attention problems as kids who don't spend much time with these activities.
"This is an important finding. ADHD [or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder] is 10 times more common today than it was 20 years ago," Dr. Dimitri Christakis, the George Adkins professor of pediatrics at the University of Washington and director of the Center for Child Health Behavior and Development at the Seattle Children's Research Institute, told HealthDay.
"Although it is clear that ADHD has a genetic basis, given that our genes have not changed appreciably in that time frame, it is likely that there are environmental factors that are contributing to this rise," Christakis said.
Recent studies suggest that excessive media is part of the problem.
In one such study, researchers analyzed the behavior of 1,300 students in the third, fourth and fifth grades over the course of 13 months, as well as the behavior of 210 college students in a one-time self-evaluation. They compared the behavior of students who watched TV or played video games for less than two hours a day with the behavior of those who got more than two hours of screen time daily.
The study, published in Pediatrics, found that the elementary school students spent an average of 4.26 hours a day watching TV or playing video games. The college students topped that, with 4.82 hours. Overall, the researchers revealed, those whose time in front of the TV exceeded two hours were up to 2.2 times more likely to have attention problems.
Previous research has shown that unmonitored screen time can have additional adverse effects on kids' academic performance, behavior, self-image, nutrition and weight, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics. Because children and teens are particularly vulnerable to the messages conveyed through television, the academy suggests that parents manage screen time by doing such things as:
On the Web
To learn more about attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, visit the U.S. National Institute of Mental Health.
SOURCES: HealthDay News; Dimitri Christakis, M.D., M.P.H., George Adkins professor of pediatrics, University of Washington, and director, Center for Child Health, Behavior and Development, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle; July 2010, Pediatrics; American Academy of Pediatrics (www.healthychildren.org)
Author: Mary Elizabeth Dallas
Publication Date: July 31, 2011
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Student Ambassador Program
Student Ambassador Application [click here]
"Creating a community of successful students"
Program at a glance
The Student Ambassador Program is an honorary group of students who will represent the college at special events on campus and in the community. They seek to enhance prospective students' knowledge about the various student support services and programs offered at the college. Students will demonstrate leadership potential, communication skills and high academic standards.
Anyone wishing to become a Student Ambassador must meet the following requirements to apply:
- Maintain a 2.50 GPA
- Complete 12 hours of coursework before application deadline
- Be enrolled at least half time per semester (a minimum of six credit hours)
- Complete an Ambassador application
- Submit two completed faculty/staff recommendation forms
Please note: Applying to the Student Ambassador Program does not guarantee acceptance to the program.
Those who serve as CCRI Student Ambassadors receive many benefits for their service to the college.
- Compensation for their work
- Leadership opportunities
- A résumé-building experience
- Professional blazer, polo shirt and official college name tag
- Certificate of appreciation signed by the college president
Student ambassadors share their college experiences with prospective students.
Common responsibilities include:
- Visiting high schools
- Attending college fairs
- Helping at information sessions
- Conducting campus tours
- Participating in new student orientation, registration and commencement
- Assisting at various campus events
Any student who fails to maintain the required GPA and/or fails to fulfill any of their required duties may be dismissed from the Ambassador program at any time. They will forfeit all benefits and will be responsible for any outstanding obligations to the College that result from that loss.
Student Ambassadors Representing CCRI
What others say about the Ambassadors ...
"The Student Ambassador Program was a great help to the Athletic Department."
"The Ambassador has such a professional presence. I was very satisfied with her participation in our registration process."
"Excellent program! All three Ambassadors were very professional, courteous, great reps of CCRI. Keep it going. Thank you for all you have done in the area of Student Life."
Student Ambassador Campus Liaisons
- Lilliam Abreu, Admissions Officer
Liston Campus/Providence - 401-455-6104
- Michael P. Hynes, Senior Admissions Officer
Knight Campus/Warwick - 401-825-2266
- Adam Moreau, Admissions Officer
Flanagan Campus/Lincoln - 401-333-7471
Any Questions?
Knight Campus (Warwick)
Tel: 401-825-2003
Flanagan Campus (Lincoln)
Tel: 401-825-2003
Liston Campus (Providence)
Tel: 401-825-2003
Newport County Campus
Tel: 401-825-2003
For more information, contact
Deborah K. Watson, Student Ambassador Program Coordinator,
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