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#2. Doom and Gloom Makes You Smarter
For one thing, they freaking call their cause "the Dark Side." But on top of that, ever see Darth Vader laugh? Or any of his crew members or troops? Ever see any of them smile, even when they're winning?
The Emperor smiles, but he's just generally a positive fella.
Now look at the interior of the Death Star and Star Destroyers. See any decorations? Paintings on the walls, maybe? Any colors other than gray?
Nope, it's dreary gray and black everywhere you go. No joking, no games, no joy.
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Sadness makes us better thinkers. Joe Forgas, a psychology professor at the University of New South Wales, set up an experiment that required volunteers to make judgments based on urban myths and rumors. He consistently found that subjects who were considered sadder were more skeptical and able to think critically. Even more unbelievable, Forgas found that people who were sad were more convincing. He and his colleagues set up an experiment where they had sad and happy volunteers write arguments on various issues. Scientists and undergraduate students rated them. Overall, the depressed volunteers created more convincing arguments.
So, operating in an air of oppressive gloom can actually make you more convincing. Might come in handy, like maybe if you're trying really hard to bring someone over to the Dark Side of the Force.
Then, Forgas did another experiment where he tested people's perception and memory outside a shopping mall on seven bright, sunny days and on seven gray, dreary days. People were more perceptive and had better memories when their surroundings were dark and lacking in color. Like the gray of an imperial starship.
A sad stormtrooper is an attentive, more convincing and more thoughtful stormtrooper.
The soldier with nothing to live for doesn't run like a little bitch.
#1. Speaking With a Deep Voice
We understand why Darth Vader wears that suit and helmet -- it's a life support system that helps him breathe and sustain bodily functions. But why does it electronically deepen his voice? We know he didn't sound like James Earl Jones when he went into the suit -- even without the prequels, we hear Vader talking like a normal guy when Luke takes his mask off.
And as a ghost, he turned back into a huge wuss.
But of course in the prequels, we see that eternally prepubescent voice of Anakin Skywalker gets injected with a full dose of James Earl Jones after a well-deserved lava bath in Revenge of the Sith. This was such an improvement to the character that we kind of wonder why Jake Lloyd didn't immediately fling himself into lava the moment he appeared on screen in Episode I.
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Experiments show that a deep voice is a surefire way to establish dominance over whomever you're talking to.
It was the Penn State Department of Anthropology that reported that men view other men with deep voices as being more dominant. It works the opposite way, too; this perception of dominance, whether it be their own or somebody else's, affects how men speak to one another. They'll subconsciously lower their voice if they think they could totally kick that guy's ass, and speak in a higher pitch if they think they totally couldn't.
We don't do it on purpose -- most guys don't even notice the change in their voice, unless of course you're James Earl Jones and your voice is always the deepest one in the room.
Basically, Darth Vader will always be considered one of the most dominant people in the universe no matter where he goes, all because of his thunderous baritone.
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I have a 1993 Rockhopper frame that I'm riding as a singlespeed. I have some creaking around my bottom bracket. I've just recently stripped and painted the frame, and there wasn't anything suspicious around the bottom bracket shell. The bottom bracket is a sealed cartridge type. I've had some problems with the nuts that hold the chainring onto the crank coming loose, so I'm wondering whether that's the source of the noise. What is the best way to go about determining what's causing the noise?
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It is very likely. It often requires a special tool to tighten firmly, but tightening it will either eliminate a "creak candidate" ... or the noise itself :)
creaking is often also attributable to loose cranks. you'll want to check this sooner rather than later, because loose cranks will round your bottom bracket spindle, and the problem will get worse faster.
I had a creaking sound that I couldn't locate - thought a pedal was loose or something. Turns out it was the bottom bracket failing. It eventually cracked through, and I had a fun ride home before I could replace it. Not sure if there's a simple way to check that, without pulling the cranks off and looking...


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December 08, 2010 - LM Editorial
The common perception that October is the most active month for trade is a false one, said analysts at Zepol Corporation.
In a report issued yesterday, the Minneapolis-based research firm maintained that August "clocked" the most inbound ocean containers at 2.06 million.
"In the last 3 months, September, October, and November have shown month over month decreases of 4.66 percent, 2.87 percent, and 0.95 percent respectively," said Zepol analyst, Chelsea Craven.
Zepol's data is derived from Bills of Lading entered into the Automated Manifest System. This information represents the number of House manifests entered by importers of waterborne containerized goods.
Analysts for Zepol said that this is the earliest indicator for trade data available for the previous month's import activity.
They qualify their findings, however, but admitting that the data includes shipments from empty containers, which may overstate totals from transshipments, and may contain other data anomalies.
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Year to date, total import shipments are up 14.17 percent over 2009 and down 1.22 percent from 2008. Year to date twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) show similar numbers, up 15.95 percent over 2009 and down 0.98 percent from 2008.
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TEU volumes show the same picture: Asia down 3.48 percent and Europe up 10.18 percent.
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I have a bunch of PDF documents that I need to use in a website I am making. I do need to be able to search the PDFs as well. So is it better to save these files to the database or to a file folder? Also, in both cases how do I search them? I will basically be searching them for 1 or 2 words and return the list of PDFs that have the results in them. What is the best and easiest way to do all of this? Also, the PDF file will be changed once a year at the most often and sometimes even less often and I will not need to keep revision history.
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You can store the PDF inside of a table using a varbinary field and an extension field. Then you can take advantage of the Fulltext serch engine to search inside of the PDFs. You will have to install a PDF iFilter in your SQL server. I do not know if this is the easiest way to do it, but I know it works great. I am using that schema to store hundred of thousands of documents and it performs great.
This is the same argument over and over again about saving things in the file system vs saving them in the database. Sadly, there is no right or wrong answer, and it all depends on the scope of your project. Take a look at this stackoverflow question. It's about saving images in a DB, but it's the same principle.
As ppl say, I suppose that there are many advantages and disadvantages, in both ways, but if I´d had to take this decission, I definitely wouldn´t save pdf files in the database. I´m not talking only in terms related to efficiency... I´m thinking what would you do in the future if you´ll have to change your database engine, for example. I always try to get the most standard database types as possible. =)
It depends on how many files we are talking here.
I would probably make a database table where I map document information such as the name, a description, who uploaded it, etc. to a filename. I would not store the entire files in the database.
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You're 12. You Smoke. You're not a virgin. Your BF is 17? You must be proud. >.< - 02-27-2010, 09:38 PM
I'll admit, I TRY to be tolerant... I TRY to think "Well, it's their life not mine," but I need to get some stuff off my chest. Keep in mind, all these points are just my opinions, and I want to know what you guys feel about this stuff.
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1) Teenage mothers. I mean, nothing says STUPID like having a baby when you're only 14 or so (sometimes younger). Holy hell, unless I was extremely high in Health class all my life, I'm PRETTY SURE we learned about this little thing called safe sex. You know, condoms, birth control pills... or even better when you're 12 - ABSTINENCE. Wait a while, or do it smart. Unless you're trying to have a baby and (more than likely) ruin your future, try to abide by the rule "no glove, no love". I understand mistakes happen, but condoms are successful 98% of the time when used properly. Some statistics? Only 1/3 of teenage mothers get a high school diploma and 80% end up on welfare. Sounds like a great idea, right?
2) Drugs/Smoking/Alcohol. Ok, sure, I've drank/done drugs when I was 16-ish, but it seems like the age is getting younger and younger, and the usage is getting much worse. Kids as young as 12 are smoking, drinking, or using drugs. I don't even want to think about that.
3) Pedophiles? Okay, not quite, but I find it incredibly creepy when teenage boys as old as 18 or 19 date girls as young as 12 or 13. WTF? Anything more than a 3 year age difference at that time of a person's life is a little much. Besides, why is the world would a 18 year old date a 13 year old? Most 13 year olds are only starting to go through puberty and haven't fully delevoped. If anyone IS around 13 and a guy that much older asks you out, really think about it for a second. Why is he dating you when he could be dating women his own age? Answer - he probably likes little girls. STAY AWAY. Especially if they want in your pants.
This rant is manly because I joined a facebook page "You're 12. You smoke. You're not a virgin. You're BF is 17? You must be proud. >.>" A whole bunch of girls are posting on that wall saying, "Haha, that's just like me!"
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Sept. 7, 2011 -- A chemical found in a wide range of consumer products may be harmful to children's mental and behavioral development and muscular coordination, a study shows.
The study is published in Environmental Health Perspectives.
Phthalates (pronounced thal-ates) are used to make plastics more flexible and durable. They are also used as solvents.
The chemicals are used in products that include car interiors, floor tiles, raincoats, nail polish and other cosmetics, synthetic leathers, and food packaging.
An increasing number of studies show evidence that phthalates may be harmful, particularly for young children.
It is not clear how they disrupt development. But some evidence suggests that the chemicals may affect thyroid hormone levels. These hormone levels play a key role in prenatal and newborn brain development, according to the study.
Phthalates may also reduce the amount of testosterone produced in the body, says study researcher Robin M. Whyatt, DrPH. Whyatt is deputy director of the Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health at Columbia University.
Testosterone is important for male sexual development. It also plays a role in brain development for both boys and girls, Whyatt says.
"There are lots of potential ways that this is acting," she says. "We are at the beginning in our understanding of these mechanisms."
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The study is the first to look at the impact of phthalates on preschoolers. Whyatt and her team studied 319 children born between 1999 and 2006.
The researchers measured the level of each mother's exposure to four common phthalates during pregnancy by doing a single urine analysis of each mother-to-be. They also did regular urine analysis of 48 of the mothers for six to eight weeks in the latter stages of pregnancy.
Each child underwent an evaluation at age 3 that assessed mental, muscular coordination, and behavioral development.
The researchers report that two of the phthalates -- Mono-n-butyl phthalate (MnBP) and mono-isobutyl phthalate (MiBP) -- were significantly associated with delays in developing muscular coordination. Those delays increased with increasing concentrations of phthalates.
Among girls, MnBP was also associated with delays in mental development. Among boys, MnBP was linked to withdrawn behavior and an increase in mood changes, panic, whining, and worrying.
Another phthalate -- mono-benzyl phthalate (MBzP) -- was associated with anxious and depressed behavior. Among girls it was also linked with complaints of symptoms such as headaches and stomachaches.
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Contributions becoming issue in campaign
The Republican-American counted slightly more than $200,000 in individual contributions from lobbyists and other political professionals through mid-August, when the last campaign finance reports were filed. Murphy collected another $1 million from political committees at that time.
The Murphy campaign declined to spell out what these contributors can reasonably expect from Murphy in return for their important financial help should he prevail against Republican rival Linda McMahon, who is running a largely self-funded campaign. All campaign spokeswoman Taylor Lavender would say is that the three-term congressman will continue to fight to bring back good jobs to Connecticut and to protect the middle class.
The campaign also declined a request to interview Murphy for this story.
The McMahon and Murphy campaigns are increasingly taking issue with the sources of the other side's money now that the campaign is in full swing.
The financially outgunned Murphy campaign is pointing out how McMahon is funding her campaign from a fortune that she and her husband amassed from professional wrestling.
Meanwhile, McMahon is tracking how much Murphy is accepting from lobbyists, special interest groups and Democratic sources.
The Murphy campaign is telling voters that McMahon is trying to buy the open Senate seat with the profits made from a wrestling empire that sold sex and violence to children, degraded women and exploited professional wrestlers.
Lavender said McMahon is also spending a fortune to try to distract voters and hide how her business record includes laying off workers and outsourcing jobs.
McMahon is co-founder and the former CEO of WWE Inc., formerly known as World Wrestling Entertainment. She and her husband, Vince, reported earnings of $24.1 million in 2011.
Unlike Murphy, the deep-pocketed McMahon does not have to worry about fundraising. She can just write herself another check whenever her campaign needs cash, and she has a big checking account.
McMahon spent an eye-popping $50 million on her first Senate race two years ago. She personally ponied up $16 million leading up to her Aug. 14 primary victory over former U.S. Rep. Christopher Shays.
Her lopsided money edge also affords McMahon the luxury of being able pick apart the sources of Murphy's campaign finances while not having to face the same kind of scrutiny herself as a self-funded candidate.
McMahon and her campaign can question what Murphy contributors are going to get for their contributions.
"One of the biggest differences between Chris Murphy and Linda McMahon is when she gets elected she is not going to owe anything to anybody but the people of Connecticut," said Corry Bliss, McMahon's campaign manager.
The McMahon campaign just last Thursday slammed Murphy for raising money from Washington insiders at a D.C. fundraiser the night before.
A review of Murphy's finance reports found sizable contributions from leading Democrats in Congress and some of biggest names in congressional lobbying, business and industry and the labor movement.
The $1.2 million that Murphy collected from lobbyists and political committees represented one-fifth of the $5.6 million that he had raised through his Aug. 14 primary win over former Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz.
The primary campaign consumed more than half that sum, though. Through mid-August, Democrats in Congress and other Democratic groups funneled $197,725 into Murphy's campaign through political action committees.
The Searchlight Leadership Fund, a PAC controlled by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., gave Murphy $15,000, as did Vermont Sen. Patrick J. Leahy's Green Mountain PAC.
Sens. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., each channeled $10,000 into Murphy's campaign. The re-election committee of U.S. Rep. John B. Larson, D-1st District, the fifth-ranking Democratic leader in the House, contributed $2,500.
Bliss said these contributions will buy Murphy's blind loyalty to the Democratic leadership.
The lobbyists and other political pros who contributed to Murphy included high-powered players from such top lobbying firms as Quinn Gillespie & Associates, Ogilvy Government Relations, the Podesta Group, Williams & Jensen, Patton Boggs, and Holland & Knight.
Their client lists include businesses, trade associations, professional groups, unions and other interests that have contributed to Murphy through political action committees. Murphy received the most PAC contributions from organized labor. Unions gave $246,000 through mid-August.
The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and the International Association of Machinists each contributed $20,000. Unions representing postal workers collectively gave $41,000.
Murphy also got nearly $189,000 from committees representing finance, insurance and real estate interests. The National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors contributed to Murphy $18,000 alone. The Travelers Companies Inc. gave $10,000. The National Association of Realtors gave $9,980.
The American Medical Association provided $25,000. Other PACs representing other professionals and interests in the health care field contributed $66,630 more.
The costly primary campaign left Murphy needing all the cash that his campaign and backers can possibly squeeze from contributors, including Democratic sources, lobbyists and special interest groups.
Top Murphy donors
The U.S. Senate campaign of Rep. Christopher S. Murphy, D-5th District, accepted slightly more than $1.2 million from lobbyists, other political professionals, Democratic sources and political committees through mid-August. Committee contributions represented $1 million of that total. The committees represented businesses, trade associations, professional groups, leading Democrats in Congress, unions and other special interests. The top five committees collectively contributed $103,000 to Murphy.
American Medical Association: $25,000
International Association of Machinists: $20,000
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers: $20,000
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National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors: $18,000
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I know what we can expect. More votes for nanny programs. Move rubber stamping anything Obama puts before his face to sign. "
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Some clarification would be appreciated. "
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Why would his record of failure get any better in the Senate where he would only have to concern himself about his record, and the voters every six years?
In Murphy clearly we have been investing our future in someone who either does not have the skills needed to produce positive results, or interest beyond election day, to deliver on his "promise". It's time for a change.
Kicking Murphy out of Washington, and back to CT looking for one of the good jobs he fought for in the private sector, would be a good way for all of us frustrated voters to take the first steps needed to start fixing what is wrong in Washington, as well as CT. "
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Murphy is a bought and paid for minion of the unions and Democrat party. He has NO loyalty to CT - just check his voting record, all of which is contrary to his constituency's wishes (note Obamacare, which 65% of us told him we didn't want, but he voted for it anyway).
Let's put him on the unemployment line so he can really see what it's like in CT! "
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What with the wrestling business and hearing about bankruptcy every two seconds. I don't think I'd be mentioning that as it only puts the burden on everyone else and makes one look irresponsible. So annoying. "
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McCaskill and Blunt's bipartisan letter follows a formal request from Gov. Jay Nixon made Tuesday.
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I've just setup a new installation of WordPress (running on XAMPP/Win7). As I had a port conflict on
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Multisite only works without the port number in the URL.
As I know that the error is non resolvable according to ticket #21077, I need to somehow change my setup. How could I work around this? What would be a setup that accounts the fact that there's a port conflict, but doesn't run into the core bug?
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// ~\xampp\apache\conf\httpd.conf
Listen 187
ServerName 127.0.0.1:187
// ~\System32\drivers\etc\hosts
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ErrorLog "logs/error_vanilla-mu.log"
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Port conflict available?
First hit your
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netstat -o -n -a | findstr 0.0:80
netstat -o -n -a | findstr 0.0:443
You will then see the process(es) ID(s) that are currently using the questioned port.
Identify a port conflict and what is causing it
The next thing to do is to right click on your menu bar and open the
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I also am interested how the screen looks with text. I hope its readable!
Also where can you purchase the ux21a?
An actual picture of the screen (i.e. taking a picture of the laptop screen with an actual camera) would be a better way to check the readability of fonts.
Last edited by LMP900; June 23rd, 2012 at 06:27 PM.
FYI I started a wiki page on Zenbook Prime at:
I won't be updating it, since I have the regular Zenbook, but just to get things kickstarted. Please fill in the missing parts. I only added a couple of things I knew / had read, and even within those someone should check if Asus has fixed the BIOS regarding ASPM.
Ah, yes. Thanks LMP900. A picture of the screen and/or comments on readability would be much appreciated!
In another Forum someone posted a link to a more recent, yet unreleased, Bios for the UX31A.
Haven't tried to flash it so far...
(reposted here from another thread)
running a new asus ux31a under 12.10.
much better than under 12.04 (i never tried custom kernel).
i have working suspend, right button mouse. trackpad much better.
synclient TapButton1=1 TapButton2=3 TapButton3=2
executed in the shell, I get left, right and middle click with 1, 2 and 3 finger tap. nice. two single finger taps allow drag and drop -- requires somewhat precision timing but about 90% of the time i can hit it on the first try.
unfortunately the lcd panel backlight is stuck at '5' and echoing other values into the usual places has no effect. (lcd panel brightness control worked fine in 12.04). and keyboard illumination stuck on. these are about the only issues. note that suspend meets my needs; i have no interest in hibernation so haven't tried it. bootup from full off is something like 15 seconds. incredible.
i'm happy to answer any questions, and would be grateful to hear any suggestions that might get lcd panel brightness working.
btw, this is the most beautiful screen i have ever seen.
Last edited by dancat; June 24th, 2012 at 08:44 PM. Reason: spelling error
I have a UX31A and like to help getting things to work. I am using Debian Stable (with some packages from backports and testing up to experimental), but I hope that we can get along nevertheless
The kernel I use is 3.2.0-0.bpo.2-amd64 (backported from testing).
My remarks, following the layout of https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AsusZenbookPrime:
LCD Panel:
The hardware side of it works perfectly, but (at least in Debian) the DPI setting is hardcoded to 96 DPI, although the screen (on the 13.3" model) has about 166 DPI. Because of this applications like xterm show a tiny font. So far I do not know a solution for this.
Interesting links:
BIOS Update:
What is the difference with the following BIOS? I did not try that.
Keyboard functions:
Fn+F1 (Suspend): works
Fn+F2 (Wireless): works, but does not show anything in 'xev'. Upon boot the LED is off, but wireless works. Pressing Fn+F2 can be used to toggle it off/on, though.
Fn+F3 (Keyboard brightness down): does not work
Fn+F4 (Keyboard brightness up): does not work
Fn+F5 (Brightness down): does not work
Fn+F6 (Brightness up): does not work
Fn+F7 (LCD on/off): works, but does not show anything in 'xev'
Fn+F8 (monitor/external display): untested (but does not show anything in 'xev')
Fn+F9 (Touchpad on/off): does not work
Fn+F10 (Speaker on/off): does not work
Fn+F11 (Volume down): does not work
Fn+F12 (Volume up): does not work
Fn+A (ambient light sensor): does not work
Fn+C (Splendid Video Intelligent Technology): does not work
Fn+V (Life Frame): does not work
Fn+Space (Power4Gear Hybrid): does not work
Fn+Up/Down/Left/Right (PgUp, PgDown, Home, End): works
When typing I often trigger some touchpad actions (movement, clicking) without that intention. Dragging does not work when holding the lower "button" part of the touch pad and moving with another finger in the other part. Right clicks only work by tapping, not by pressing the touchpad down in some specific area.
SD card slot:
Works, but the module rts5139 seems to drain a lot of power.
With the module "coretemp" (put "coretemp" in /etc/modules) I get:
Code:acpitz-virtual-0 Adapter: Virtual device temp1: +52.0°C (crit = +108.0°C) coretemp-isa-0000 Adapter: ISA adapter Physical id 0: +54.0°C (high = +87.0°C, crit = +105.0°C) Core 0: +53.0°C (high = +87.0°C, crit = +105.0°C) Core 1: +52.0°C (high = +87.0°C, crit = +105.0°C)
Power Saving Optimizations:
As said, the module rts5139 seems to drain a lot of power.
Bugs and Issues:
My UX31A freezes frequently (about once or twice a day). When it freezes the mouse stops moving, pinging it via wireless does not work anymore. Disabling the screen via Fn+F7 does not work anymore (although it is done in hardware?). I still have to investigate this further, so far I do not see any pattern or clue.
Best regards,
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none of the obvious paths to control brightness work in the current 12.10, which uses kernel 3.5.0-1.
i've echo'd to /sys/class/brightness/*, tried xrandr and xbacklight.
in 12.04, the unity brightness control widget worked perfectly. no more.
suggestions welcome.
btw, something unclear or erroneous in some published specs for the ux31a: the i7 model is 1.9ghz not 1.7ghz.
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I'd say it's a dual core with hyper threading (just like the i5).


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6 Acts of Propaganda That Backfired Hilariously
Regimes live and die by their propaganda, so you'd think the people in charge of it would always be at the top of their game. When fooling the world is your business, there isn't much room for mistakes.
Or so you'd think...
#6. USS Pueblo Crewmen Give North Korea the Finger of Peace
In these times of uncertainty, it's comforting to know that the North Korean government has been consistently insane for more than 40 years. Take the seizing of the USS Pueblo in January 1968, for instance. Despite being in international waters, the North Koreans saw the ship as fair game and chased, surrounded and opened fire on the Americans. Given that the Pueblo was carrying enough intelligence to give the Soviets a Cold War boner, the crew threw as much as they could into the incinerator and surrendered themselves to the DPRK warship.
The American crew was then paraded through the streets of Wonsan and put through a series of photo shoots, the prints of which were distributed around the world. These photos obviously showed the superior morality of the DRPK, as the prisoners were unharmed and totally responding well to North Korean authority.
So What Went Wrong?
Well, see for yourself:
Don't quite see it? Here's another:
Oh. OH.
That ever so subtle sign to the cameraman? That's just a Hawaiian good luck sign, don't worry about it. They are in no way saying that the North Koreans are bullshitting the rest of the world and that they are actually getting tortured and beaten daily. No way.
If North Korea was looking for sympathy, they had not only shot themselves in the foot, but in the genitals as well.
The photos appeared in Time and came to the attention of the general public, who instantly wondered why the hell no one was rescuing these guys. Finally in December, the word was out that the U.S. wanted to apologize for being in DPRK waters and admit that they were spying. The crew were taken across to South Korea to be met with U.S. officials, who secured the men and proceeded to signal a further "fuck you" to the North Koreans by retracting both admission and apology.
They then sailed off on a ship made of burn.
#5. The Nazi's Titanic
Before World War II, the German public were actually pretty fond of the British. So when the Brits got on their high horse and told the Germans they weren't having any of this silly taking over of the continent business, a quick re-branding of an entire nation was needed.
The British Public reacted to the German advance with a collective, "Harumph."
What the Third Reich wanted was an epic extravaganza that firmly placed the super capitalistic British in the wrong and a few upright Nazis in the right.
Naturally they went with a retelling of the classic pro-Nazi morality tale, Titanic.
How did they pull that off? Well, as video games, movie sequels and the South American continent have shown us, things can only get better when you add Nazis.
In this case, the Third Reich added some kind, sympathetic German soldiers to the story of the doomed ship. And these soldiers begged the captain of the Titanic to not go so fast, lest they all die. And when the money-loving pig of a British captain hit that iceberg with his fastness, the Germans were the only guys on board who really attempted to save anybody. AS IF A NAZI EVER TRIED TO SAVE ANYBODY.
Whoops, that's our bad.
So What Went Wrong?
The whole production was a disaster from start to finish. The director, Herbert Selpin, was imprisoned and killed for not being nearly Nazi enough and saying mean things about the German Navy. And only once the most expensive German film up to that point was finally finished did everyone realize that the general public wouldn't really care for a disaster film when Germany itself was being bombed to hell.
The film was pulled from cinemas after its debut and only shown in Paris, before being banned altogether. And then in 1945 the ship the movie was filmed on was sunk, killing way more people than the actual Titanic disaster.
The whole project came to symbolize the complete and utter failure of the Third Reich, which isn't bad for a film where the complete opposite was meant to happen. And to add insult to injury, Germany's enemies the Soviets loved the film for its anti-capitalism message, the Brits stole some of the scenes for their own superior version a decade later, and James Cameron would eventually rip off some of the plot in his own sappy Hollywoodized version.
Admittedly, this one really would have been better with Nazis.
And while we're on the subject of sunken ships...
#4. The German Lusitania Medal Scores One for Allies, Bad Taste
The Lusitania was a super classy luxury ship that was (SPOILER ALERT) a lot like the Titanic in that it was big, fancy, built in the United Kingdom, and launched back when ladies still wore whale bones to pinch their insides into coke bottle shapes.
Also like the Titanic, the Lusitania got sunk by an iceberg. Except that this iceberg was shaped like a torpedo and was shot from a German U-Boat. This caused U.S. sentiment to turn against the Germans and join the Allies during World War I.
This kicked off a crucial propaganda battle, since according to Germany, the sinking of the Lusitania was fair game because it wasn't just loaded with rich civilian passengers, but was also filled to the brim with war weapons (it turns out they were partially right, but no one would prove it until 2008). And to commemorate the thoroughly justified murder of over 1200 civilians, a German sculptor named Karl Goetz crafted a medal for the German government.
Having businessmen barter with a hellspawn skeleton should really rally support for... someone.
The medal depicted the ship sinking underneath the weight of a mass of armaments, and the backside featured nothing less than a boatload of capitalists laughing it up and purchasing their tickets to hell from Skeletor Ticketmaster. Above this totally not horrific imagery is the phrase "Business Above All." Everyone who sees one of these babies will know what really happened!
So What Went Wrong?
You would have thought that with all the detail he crammed into five centimeters of metal, Goetz would at least have made sure he got everything right. It's not like this medal was commemorating anything important, or that its mass production would completely destroy Germany chances of sympathy with neutral nations.
Oh wait, no. It totally did that. With just one little number.
The Lusitania was sunk on the 7th of May, 1915, but Goetz used May 5 after a newspaper printed the wrong date of the sinking. This was a big deal. The only justification Germany had with their attack was that it was a purely defensive tactic made on the spur of the moment to prevent arms being illegally transported to Britain. The date change seemed to suggest that the whole event was premeditated.
The British seized on this mistake and started recreating these medals like fevered rabbits, thereby avoiding publicity about their own little illegal naval blockade issue. The reproduced medal got shipped to the U.S., and then the Americans started reproducing the medal as well. And then the U.S. joined the war against Germany. That's when Karl Goetz looked really stupid.


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I accidentally saved to the 3rd slot by mis-clicking (I use an emulator). Now I have two copies of the save. How do I delete the save I have on the 3rd slot? If it's not possible natively in-game, are there hacks I can do on the save file to remove it?
I don't think you can natively 'delete' the game save without erasing your current save slot as well.
As for a hack, I've never come across one for people to delete particular game saves (for any game). I daresay the emulator save file is a direct (S)RAM dump, and with the right tool you might be able to trial and error/ brute force remove it, but this would take time.
Other than that, you could try and find a friend (or a website) that has a save file for the level you are on, and download and use that.
Your best bet is to overwrite the extra save with a new game. It won't be blank, but at least it won't stand out


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Racing Torque ConvertersWritten by on March 7, 2005 Contributors: Courtesy of TCI There are advantages to using a hollow, or dummy, torque converter withyour racing automatic transmission
Dummy converters, or as some people call them, hollow converters, arequickly becoming a popular item with stock class short-track teams.They allow the racer to use a direct-drive setup in a class thatnormally would be running a working converter or a "stock appearing"converter.
Standard Torque Converter
A torque converter is a fluid-coupling devicethat also acts as a torque multiplier during initial acceleration. The torque converter consists of four primary components:
1. Cover: Thecover (also referred to as a front) is the outside half of the housingtoward the engine side from the weld line. The cover serves to attachthe converter to the flywheel (engine) and contain the fluid.
2. Turbine: The turbine rides within the cover and is attached to thedrivetrain via a spline fit to the input shaft of the transmission. Whenthe turbine moves, the car moves.
3. Stator: The stator can be describedas the "brain" of the torque converter, although it is by no means thesole determiner of converter function and characteristics. The stator,which changes fluid flow between the turbine and pump, is what makes atorque converter a torque converter (multiplier) and not a fluidcoupler.
4. Impeller pump: The impeller pump is the outside half of theconverter on the transmission side of the weld line. Inside the impellerpump is a series of longitudinal fins, which drive the fluid around itsoutside diameter into the turbine.
The Powerglide Transmission
The two-speed Powerglide transmission has become an increasingly rarefind in junkyards and old cars. Aluminum-bodied Powerglides wereproduced between 1962 and 1973 (a cast-iron version was also produced,but nobody wants them for racing). People pay anywhere from $50 to $250at a junkyard nowadays just to obtain a beat-up one. If you're looking,target old Chevy IIs, Chevelles, Camaros, Pontiacs, and some GM trucksfor Powerglide transmissions. The first generation of Powerglides(1962-'65) have pump gears on the rear support. The '66-'73 Powerglidesare considered better because the pump gears are located at the front ofthe transmission, the preferred location.
Race car builders oftenconsider the Powerglide first because of its light static weight, strongbuild qualities, and relatively low rotational mass. A typicalPowerglide often weighs about 100 pounds (plus or minus 10 pounds,depending on the equipment and whether it has a direct-drive pump or atorque converter).
Comparatively, a three-speed manual Muncie or Saginawtransmission can weigh 30-40 pounds more than a direct-drive Powerglidewhen the flywheel and clutch are included. The high cost of lighteningthose standard transmissions, combined with the expense of a racingclutch, make the Powerglide an economical winner in many cases. Now,with the dummy torque converter, it has gotten even better.
The Dummy Torque Converter
Basically, a dummy torque converter consistsonly of a direct front pump drive inside a "gutted out" converter. Astock-working converter consists of the impeller, the stator, theturbine, and the front. The fins are removed from the impeller, and thestator and turbine are removed. The direct front pump drive is welded tothe front, and then the top is welded to the front.
The hub part of thedirect drive extends through the top, and they are welded together, thusgiving it the appearance of a normal converter. These units can be builtout of any converter core size, but the 10- and 11-inch converters aremore common. A stock-working converter can have on the average 8-10percent slippage, whereas a dummy converter has zero. The application ofpower is instantaneous.
Even an aftermarket "low stall speed" converterdesigned for a circle track application has some slippage, so all inall, you can't get any better lockup than the dummy converter. The dummyunit will hold fluid, and it will get hot just like normal fluid, but ithas no fluid actually circulating through it.
TCI installs a drain plugin the converter to allow the racer to fill the converter with fluid.The weight difference of a working converter and a dummy unit is a majorconsideration. A normal working 10-inch converter weighs 28-29 pounds,whereas a dummy converter weighs only 16 pounds. The 11-inch model hasabout the same difference in weight variance.
Less rotating weight andzero slippage mean quicker acceleration out of the corners and down thestraightaway. The fact that the unit is basically locked up helps toprovide better engine braking. When you get off the throttle, it helpsto set the car going into the corners so you can drive deeper into theturns.
Another advantage is that there are no moving parts inside adummy converter to wear out or break. To use the dummy converter, youneed a direct-drive style transmission. The Powerglide is the mostcommon automatic used in circle track racing because it has lessrotating weight than any other automatic transmission, and even lessthan that of a manual transmission.
With the TCI "clutch-less" stylePowerglide, all you need to do is put it in gear and go. You can upshifton the fly and restart in low gear. With a dummy torque converter, youwill have instant throttle response. That could be a huge plus when thegreen flag drops.
This article originally printed in March 2005


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Shelby says he'll vote for Hagel, Lew
Sen. Richard Shelby plans to vote to confirm Chuck Hagel as the next secretary of defense and Jack Lew as treasury secretary, he said Wednesday, according to The Decatur Daily.
"He's probably as good as we're going to get," the Alabama Republican senator said of Hagel, a former Republican senator from Nebraska.
Shelby is now the third GOP senator to support Hagel after Thad Cochran and Mike Johanns.
Of Lew, Shelby said: "I've known him a long time. I think he's honest and I think he's capable."
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Working Mom Can't Nurse on Demand
Q: I read the following story in the paper: "mothers should try to breast-feed their babies exclusively for at least a year if not longer, the largest U.S. pediatricians' group said yesterday, strongly reaffirming its policy favoring the practice." My daughter recently had her second child, and after eight weeks has had to return to work and simply cannot breast-feed exclusively. So as a pediatrician, what is your advice for young moms who must work and cannot be available to nurse on demand for 12 months?
A: There is no question that human milk is superior for infant feeding. It provides advantages for growth, development, and general health, while significantly decreasing the chances for some diseases. There are also studies that indicate possible health benefits for the mother.
The American Academy of Pediatrics clearly emphasizes that breast feeding is the ideal method that will help children achieve optimal health, growth, and development.
Pediatricians should promote and support breast feeding, as soon as possible after birth. Mothers need to feel comfortable feeding and pumping anywhere. Nursing mothers should be supported to breast feed at home or at work. A mother in the right settings can pump her breasts and have a caretaker feed the breast milk, if necessary, while mom's at work. There are many wonderful resources available to answer questions and meet individual needs.
You raise a concern that is shared by many others. As a pediatrician, I believe it is extremely important that the bond between mom and baby be supported, particularly with economic decisions often forcing many mothers back into the working world before a year is up. Although we would love to increase the number of women starting and continuing to breast feed, it is not always possible. Despite demonstrated benefits of breast feeding, there are some situations in which breast feeding may not work for you. It is ultimately the mother's decision on what fits best into her family situation. Your daughter need not feel guilty.
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Mark Reis/The (Colorado Springs) Gazette
COLORADO SPRINGS (AP) � Once upon a time, there was an emaciated dog who was kept in a crate for such long hours that she could not run very far. She was not �show quality� because she was missing a tooth, so she was ignored.
But a fairy godmother named Denise Gard, a professional storyteller, rescued the border collie 3� years ago and named her Sienna, after a favorite Crayon color.
Earlier this month Sienna showed that she was show quality after all � a star performer at the Briargate branch library�s story time. Her antics had dozens of kids entranced.
The event was one of several the Pikes Peak Library District had for spring break to keep kids occupied and mothers sane.
Amie Houser brought six kids to the program, two of them nieces.
�I�ve been trying to find different things for them to do. Yesterday, we ... ,� she said, pausing. �What did we do? It�s a blur. Oh, yeah, we had a picnic. Tomorrow it�s Garden of the Gods.�
But for the moment, they were all laughing and applauding as Gard and Sienna acted out the book Jack and the Giant, a Story Full of Beans.
The border collie is a bit of a diva. She arrived with her red fur shiny and fluffy after receiving a spa-like brushing with, of course, waterless shampoo that prevents dryness. She was wearing her favorite red bandana. And she received the salary she always demands � tiny pieces of P-nutty Oven Baked Dog Biscuits.
But she graciously didn�t mind being upstaged by children from the audience, who got to participate in the story.
Gard gave the kids a quick lesson in dog care, telling them to spend lots of play time with them, and noting that there were books in the library about dog care and training.
�When I first got her, I took her out for a run and she began whimpering, and we stopped because her paws hurt because she had been caged,� Gard said. �But now, she can run farther than I can.�
Sienna, 5, loves exercise so much that they attend running clubs around town, including Jack Quinn�s and Salsa Brava.
Gard has been a professional storyteller for 14 years. She started out in the children�s section of the Pikes Peak Library. The two often visit assisted-living residences and birthday parties. Sienna sometimes blogs on their website, storycreations.org.
Sienna played dead, rolled over and danced. At one point, the audience thought she was going to jump through a hoop, but to much laughter, she rolled under it. But her best role, said Gard, was last summer when the dog �fainted� on cue when a �giant� breathed on her.
At the end of the show, everyone lined up to pet Sienna. The event left some kids wanting to train their pets.
Kayla Weller, 5, was impressed. �My dog Stella doesn�t do tricks. I have two hula hoops. I would like her to jump in them.�
Ryder Kerr, 6, noted, �I have a kitty, but she is too tired to do that.�
At home, Sienna is very much the ham.
When Gard asks her �Do you want to do a show?� her ears perk up.
When she asks �Do you want to be a star?� the border collie does a little dance.
Sienna pouts whenever Gard goes off to do a workshop without her.
�When I get back she gives me THE LOOK. Why didn�t I get to go?�
But on most days Sienna, gets to entertain others � proof that there is a happily ever after.


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What's the difference between the suffixes -gram and -graph? Is there any difference? Even if they are completely synonymous, what's the difference in etymology?
For example, pictograph vs. pictogram, cryptograph vs. cryptogram, etc.
These mean exactly the same thing, except when they don't. :)
From TheFreeDictionary.com
This would seem to indicate that they are the same. And, in fact, if you look up pictograph and pictogram you see those words are synonyms. However, if you try to apply the logic to all words formed with the -gram/-graph suffix, you run into trouble:
So you really have to learn which is which on a case-by-case basis. Sorry.
BTW, the etymologies are different:
-graph[French -graphe, from Late Latin -graphus, from Greek -graphos, from graphein, to write; see gerbh- in Indo-European roots.]
-gram [Greek -gramma, from gramma, letter; see gerbh- in Indo-European roots. Sense 2, from telegram.]
This is a really interesting question. I hope a linguist jumps in with a solid answer, but here is what I can contribute.
If we look at Etymology Online, we can find -graphy as a suffix that means "to write or express by written characters."
Interestingly, if we look up -gram, we find that it is a suffix from telegram that has been abstracted. If we subsequently look up telegram, we find out that it was coined with an erroneous formation of Greek. The proper formation would have been telegrapheme. So if we look up -grapheme, we find that it is formed from -graph and -eme, or "unit."
Again I caution that I am not a linguist, but based on these etymologies, I'd suggest that -graph would refer to the content of the -gram, so a pictograph is what a pictogram contains. It seems like there would be very few instances where one would distinguish between these meanings, so they could probably be used interchangeably.
-gram refers to a picture or record while -graphy refers to the process of producing a picture or record.
-gram and -graph mean the same thing: something written or recorded. An example for -gram is diagram, and an example for -graph is geography.
Thank you for your interest in this question.
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OpenSSO Community Perk: 20% Discount to European Identity Conference, Munich
By dr156914 on Feb 09, 2009
Great news! Anyone who registers and attends our OpenSSO Community Day in Munich will qualify for a 20% discount to the European Identity Conference (EIC), also in Munich. Our community day is on May 5 during the EIC preconference events and EIC officially begins on May 6.
To take advantge of this offer, all you need to do is register for our OpenSSO Community Day at Meeetup.com and register for EIC. The discount code to get 20% off is OPENSSO. We will be passing an attendance list to Kuppinger-Cole so you need to show-up to our community day to get this discount.


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I am new to the forum, just purchased, and have been experimenting with the NN4 and the Advanced Rotator RD 16 II.
These are the settings for a Canon 5D with the following lens and focal length, Canon 24-70mm f/2.8 EF L --- 28mm Focal Length --- NN5/NN4 w/CP-1 - A=53 B=148 on the NN web site that links to the forum.
I am shooting with a Canon 5D MK II and the CP-2. The A setting appears to be OK. However, the 5D MK II can not move back far enough on the B rail to be set at 148. Question: Am I doing something wrong, is the B setting for the 5D and not the 5D MKII, does the use of the CP-2 change the setting, do I have the wrong upper rail.


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Daycare And Returning To Work
If you are returning to work after the delivery, you have probably thought about what types of arrangements will be needed for childcare. Selecting a daycare provider and deciding when to return to work can be a difficult decision, and you (along with your partner and your doctor) should feel comfortable with whatever decision is made.
When Is The Right Time To Return Work?
Making the transition from maternity leave back to your job can be hard -- and you may feel a variety of emotions. You have to adapt to a schedule that is new and full of challenges that you have not faced before. Even for experienced mothers, juggling a new baby and work requires careful planning.
You may have decided to return to work because of long-term career goals, immediate financial needs, or other reasons. Good family communication is key to helping alleviate any anxiety or guilt feelings and for working together through this next set of changes.
In deciding when to return to work, here are just a few of the questions that may run through your mind:
- Will my child be safe or feel comfortable with someone else?
- What will it be like not seeing my child while I'm at work?
- Will my child feel abandoned?
- How will I continue to breastfeed?
- How long will it take me to get ready in the morning?
It is normal to feel guilt and anxiety about separating from your infant. Talk with your partner, employer, caregiver, and doctor about possible solutions that will help you to ease back into the work force.
Here are some ways to help you ease into the transition:
- Investigate part-time, flextime, job-sharing, or telecommuting options.
- Have lunch with your baby.
- Ask your partner or other family members to assist in daily preparations.
- Have a sitter stay with your child in graduated time periods.
- Bring a picture or an article of your baby's clothing to work with you.
- Start your workday in the middle of the week, giving you a little more time to adjust.
During this period of adjustment, it is also important to make time for yourself and "alone time" with your partner. Arrange for this time by asking family members, friends, or baby-sitters to watch your baby. You might consider going to the movies, exercising, shopping, or just relaxing at home. Remember, this is a new challenge for even an experienced mother, and you must take time to rejuvenate yourself to facilitate a healthy and happy environment for your whole family.
Think Outside The Box
As you make decisions about working and childcare, be creative. Can your partner take time off to care for your baby when you first return to work? Would it make sense for dad to stay home while mom works? Can each of you work a four day week, and place you your baby in day care part time? Childcare is expensive, and having both parents work full time while paying for childcare isn't always the most cost-effective approach. Think about what will make you all happiest as a family.
You should also consider options other than traditional daycare. What about sharing a nanny with another family? Some parents find a small, family daycare in their neighborhood that's run out of someone's home. Local high school or college students may be excellent babysitters, if your schedule is flexible. Grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins can also be wonderful resources as you sort out how to combine parenting, working, and living your life.
It is important to select a daycare facility that is highly qualified, makes you feel comfortable, and gives you peace of mind. Take time to thoroughly research the various daycare options available.
Many daycares have information that you can take home or websites that you can visit. Talk with friends, neighbors, or relatives to get possible recommendations. Visit your top three selections, and talk to your child's potential caregiver, interview other parents, and ask for references.
Some families find it easier if the daycare is close to their home or their workplace. However, there are many other factors to consider when evaluating a daycare, so the proximity alone should not be the only consideration. Other considerations are:
- The ratio of children to teacher
- The daily schedule
- The security policy
- The number of toys and sensory-stimulating items available
- The policies and access to emergency facilities
- Hygiene policies and overall cleanliness
- Whether the center is accredited by the National Association for Education of Young Children
Depending on where you live, it may be difficult to find a good daycare center with a spot available for your child. Start planning for childcare well in advance of when you plan to return to work. In some cases, families put their names on waiting lists as soon as they discover they are pregnant!
The decisions that you face about daycare and returning to work are challenging, but they are not impossible! Take your time, plan ahead, and solicit help from people you trust. The first couple of weeks may be difficult, but you and your new addition will adapt to the adjustments and find a pattern that works for your family!
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Reviewed By: Irina Burd, MD, PhD, Maternal Fetal Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.


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Does Coulomb's law apply to Plasma?
You will be enlightened by this article in wikipedia:
So plasma is mainly neutral, viewed from afar. Coulombs law applies within the plasma for each individual ion and electron, in a many body statistical conglomerate, a different phase of matter.
Thus it will depend on the problem you want to solve whether coulomb's law should be used explicitly, for example near electrodes, or conducting surfaces.
To add a little info about the very good answer of anna v, I will say that in plasmas, a very common parameter is the Debye Length. This length can be referred to as the "characteristic length after which the charge of a charged particle in the plasma, in efficiently screened by it". To summarize, if Coulomb's law features a potential varying as 1/r, where "r" is the distance to the charged particle, in plasmas this potential, due to a single charged particle immersed in the plasma, goes like (1/r)*exp(-r/lambda_D) where lambda_D is the Debye length. So, to the 1/r dependency, plasma adds exponential decay, which is a lot stronger. This is why we speak of screening of the field due to an electrode, or to a probe, or to some charged dust particle, or to a single ion, after "a few Debye Lengths" (thus the "Debye Sphere" mentionned in the wikipedia article mentionned by anna v).
So, short answer: in plasmas replace 1/r by (1/r)*exp(-r/lambda_D) in the potential created by a point charge, in the derivation of Coulomb's law.


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Ryan Sarah Murphy
Cardboard collages by Ryan Sarah Murphy.
via: arthound
Cardboard collages by Ryan Sarah Murphy.
via: arthound
A selection of murals by artist duo Telmo Pieper and Miel Krutzmann (aka Telmo Miel). Love the brushstrokes that appear to reveal other layers in many of the works. More images below.
Toxic Seas is a passion project started in 2005 by academics and artistic partners Margaret and Christine Wertheim. The series of handmade coral reefs are meant to raise awareness about environmental issues (such as the fragile state of Australia's Great Barrier Reef) by creating a greater appreciation for the complex design of natural formations (demonstrated through the algorithmic art of crochet). See more images below or on display at the Museum of Arts and Design in New York from September 30th until February 5th.
Drawings by illustrator Quinne Larsen. More images below.
Drawings by Paris-based illustrator Thibault Daumain. More images below.
Here's a look at all the murals from POW! WOW! Long Beach 2016. I think this one above might be my favourite but tough to pick just one, lots of great stuff. All the images were shot by one of my favourite people on the planet, Brandon Shigeta. More images below!


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Mostly some people who closed my question are now following me around down marking all my questions, spitefully. What process do i go through to stop this?
What is meta?
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closed as not constructive by Mark Trapp, ChrisF, kiamlaluno, waiwai933, Cody Gray Jul 24 '11 at 3:43
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It's a relatively simple three-step process, but can require a bit of skill to execute properly so please read through all three steps before proceeding:
I've found that, over time, this process has drastically reduced the number of down-votes cast on my posts.
No. This is an open community, and we strongly encourage members to accept criticism with grace and consider changing so they fit in better.
The automated voting anomoly process runs on the site occasionally and detects patterns of downvotes that appear to be one user singling out and attacking another user. If there is one person downvoting all your posts, the votes will be reversed.
This probably doesn't apply in your case.
You posted a message to meta asking for more attention on your questions, and you got it.
But just like asking a teacher to regrade your test, they don't just look at the one question you have a problem with, they re-grade your entire test.
So too, on meta we attempt to look for patterns, and in doing so we evaluate more than the one question that you're interested in discussing.
While your question involves a compiler, the reality is that what you need help with is software installation. Lots of software installs use compilers, but they aren't programming related.
Your question cannot be solved merely by changing some source code, so it's not a programming question.
Now, this site is run by the community, and if you really want to change it and get others to allow software installation questions on stack overflow, you are welcome to try.
But there are thousands of people on here who are experts at programming - not software installation - and they don't want to see such questions on a programming website. To them, it's noise.
So on the one hand you can respect that and use SO only for your programming questions, and find other sites for your software installation questions.
On the other hand you can try to change stack overflow.
I can tell you from experience that the latter is much, much harder than the former.
Please keep in mind that people aren't attacking you - they are attacking your questions. Don't take it personally - due to the early days of the site being too full of off topic questions, the community has grown a very, very strong allergic reaction to questions that are even a little off topic.
Your questions are real, important, and they deserve a solution. However they are not a good fit for the experts here - which is really the crux of the matter:
There is no process. It is always possible for angry and spiteful people to go to your profile and downvote everything. Since votes are anonymous, moderators can't track it and fix this sort of thing.
There is one method of prevention, though: don't cause people to be angry and spiteful.


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Make Mine a Mini
Do you really want a Martini the size of your head? Diminutive drinks are the next big (little) thing
FOR TOO LONG, COCKTAILS have been too big. A benchmark is the Martini: Consider the prewar versions favored by Mame Dennis, the chic Manhattanite of "Auntie Mame." We're told in the 1958 movie version that she abjures an olive garnish because it takes up too much room in such a little glass—which, in that era, might have measured anywhere between 2 and 4 ounces. By contrast, in modern glasses of 8 or 10 ounces (or more), there's so much space that three overstuffed olives have become the norm.
Drinkers serious about their Martinis have always known to keep them on the small side; a big drink served straight up gets dishwater-warm before it's half finished. Cocktails in general and Martinis in particular "should be cold and refreshing," said Chantal Tseng, bartender at the Tabard Inn in Washington, D.C. "No one likes the last few sips of a warm gin Martini." Better bartenders have been moving toward smaller drinks for several years, but not without resistance. When Ms. Tseng endeavored to make better Martinis by serving them in 5-ounce glasses, customers in the habit of drinking supersize cocktails assumed they were being cheated with a stingy pour.
New York drink mavens Julie Reiner and Audrey Saunders faced the same problem when they opened Pegu Club in SoHo several years ago. The golden-age cocktails featured at the bar were best served as drinks much smaller than customers were used to. The challenge, Ms. Reiner said, is to provide the public something better than what they are accustomed to, while still giving them "what they expect"—that is, a voluminous cocktail for their money. Ms. Saunders and Ms. Reiner solved the problem by making a modern-size drink and serving half of it in a small glass, with the other half—a "dividend"—on ice in a little carafe on the side.
Ms. Tseng found that patrons were more accepting of smaller drinks if they were served, not in diminutive versions of the glasses they were used to, but in quirky vintage glasses for which they had no size expectations. "The only way to adjust," Ms. Tseng said, "was simply to change the shape of our glassware altogether." In the category of stemmed glasses alone, that could mean anything from the shallow-bowled coupes so popular in the last couple of years to Manhattan glasses with flat-bottomed bowls and angled sides to the curvaceous variations on Martini glasses known as Nick-and-Noras, after the main characters in the "Thin Man" movies, who raise them regularly.
'A spirit-forward classic cocktail can be fascinating in small quantities but overpowering when supersize.'
In right-size volumes, drinks can be bolder. A spirit-forward classic such as the Widow's Kiss, made with apple brandy, Chartreuse and Benedictine, is fascinating in small quantities but overpowering when supersized. Tristan Willey, bar manager at Booker & Dax, a nexus of innovative cocktail making that is part of the Manhattan-based Momofuku restaurant group, applies the same principle in his newly minted cocktails. "We have found ourselves working with extremely potent flavors," he said, "flavors we love, but which we would never want a whole cocktail's worth of." One such drink is the Debbie, made with gin, dry vermouth, red-onion-infused gin and a pinch of salt. The combination is so intense, Mr. Willey said, "You only need a few sips before wishing to move on."
Smaller cocktails, like smaller plates, provide the opportunity to sample a number of different menu items without overdoing it. "The timing for a return to smaller cocktails couldn't be better," said Tad Carducci, bartender at the Tippler in New York. "It mirrors trends in the way we are eating." Glassware makers are taking note. In the new Mixology line of barware from the staid Waterford firm, the cocktail coupes are surprisingly madcap, the cut crystal stemware colored in luminous shades of red, blue, purple and neon green. But even more remarkable is the scale of these coupes: a mere 3½ ounces.
You'd require something even smaller, however, were you mixing a Martini the way Ernest Hemingway preferred it. In a new book on drinks in Hemingway's life and fiction, "To Have and Have Another," author Philip Greene includes the author's late-'40s Martini recipe: "Just enough vermouth to cover the bottom of the glass, ounce 3/4 of gin." For garnish, the novelist preferred a single cocktail onion, which made the drink, strictly speaking, a Gibson—but who's to argue with someone who took his drinks as seriously as Hemingway did? He kept the onions in the deep freeze so they acted as savory, nondiluting ice cubes. Tiny though this drink was, every sip was bracing, potent, ice cold: everything a cocktail should be.
Tiny Cocktails and Glasses Sized Right
The Debbie
1 ounce gin
1⁄4 ounce dry vermouth 1
⁄4 ounce onion liquor
Pinch of salt
Lemon twist
Stir ingredients well with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with lemon twist.
To make onion liquor: Purée 1 red onion and strain the juice into gin, to taste.
—From Tristan Willey at Booker & Dax, New York
1 cube sugar
2 dashes Peychaud's Bitters
2 ounces rye whiskey
Strip lemon peel
Lemon twist
Muddle sugar with bitters and a splash of water until sugar is dissolved. Add whiskey, ice and strip lemon peel. Stir until very cold. Rinse a short, chilled bar glass with a splash absinthe. Strain drink into glass. Garnish with lemon twist.
Garden Room Pousse Café
1⁄2 ounce crème de cassis
1⁄2 ounce yellow Chartreuse
1⁄2 ounce Cognac
Pour cassis into the bottom of a small cordial glass. Place the tip of a spoon against the inside of the glass and gently pour over the spoon a layer of Chartreuse. Then, using the same technique, add a layer of Cognac. The layers should be equal and unmixed.
—Adapted from the Garden Room at L.A.'s Town House hotel, circa 1944
Fancy Free
Lemon wedge
2 ounces bourbon
1⁄2 ounce maraschino liqueur
1 dash Angostura bitters
1 dash orange bitters
Moisten the rim of a small, chilled cocktail glass with lemon wedge and dip rim in sugar. Shake ingredients with ice and strain into prepared glass.
—Adapted from "Crosby Gaige's Cocktail Guide and Ladies' Companion" (1941)
1 1⁄2 ounces gin
1 1⁄2 ounces bianco vermouth
3⁄4 ounce apricot eau-de-vie
2 dashes orange bitters
Orange twist Stir ingredients well with ice and strain into a chilled Waterford Neon coupe. Garnish with orange twist.
—From Julie Reiner of the Clover Club, New York
Hemingway Martini
1 3⁄4 ounces gin
1 teaspoon dry vermouth
Cocktail onion, frozen
Stir ingredients well for at least a minute with plenty of ice. Strain into a small chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with cocktail onion.
—From Philip Greene's "To Have and Have Another" (Perigee, 2012)
Drunk Uncle
1 1⁄2 ounces Islay Whisky
3⁄4 ounce Cynar
3⁄4 ounce white vermouth
Grapefruit twist
Stir ingredients well with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with grapefruit twist.
—From Shawn Soole of Clive's Classic Lounge, Victoria, British Columbia
Widow's Kiss
1 1⁄2 ounces calvados
1⁄2 ounce yellow Chartreuse
1⁄2 ounce Benedictine
Lemon twist
Shake ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with lemon twist.
—Adapted from George J. Kap- peler's "Modern American Drinks" (1895)
Tiger Flip (for two)
1 1⁄2 ounces Ron Zacapa aged rum
1⁄2 ounce coffee liqueur
1⁄2 ounce mezcal, plus additional for garnish
1⁄2 ounce Demerara syrup
1 whole egg
Shake ingredients vigorously with ice and strain into two small cocktail glasses. For an invisible garnish, put mezcal in an atomizer and spray a scant mist over top of each drink.
To make Demerara syrup: Combine equal parts Demerara sugar and water.
——From Danny Valdéz of Cock-tailian NOLA, New Orleans
Casablanca Crusta
Lemon wedge
1 1⁄2 ounces gin
1⁄4 ounce chamomile-honey syrup
1⁄4 ounce fresh lemon juice
1 dash Cointreau
1 dash bitters
Long, wide strip lemon peel
Sprig mint
Moisten the rim of a small- mouthed cordial glass with lemon wedge and then dip rim in sugar. Combine ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake well and strain into prepared glass. Garnish by wrapping lemon peel inside the mouth of the glass. Add mint.
To make chamomile-honey syrup: Combine equal parts hot chamomile tea and honey. Let cool.
—From Chantal Tseng of the Tabard Inn, Washington, D.C.
The Crippler (for two)
3⁄4 ounce rye whiskey
3⁄4 ounce Rhum JM Gold 3
⁄4 ounce mezcal
3⁄4 ounce Stroh Jagertee (Austrian liqueur made with tea and spices)
1 dash yellow Chartreuse
2 dashes Bitter End Memphis BBQ bitters
Stir ingredients well with ice and strain into two small cocktail glasses.
—From Tad Carducci of the Tippler, New York.
Small Drinks, Big Bottles
One of the advantages of smaller cocktails is that you can use a much higher quality of liquor without wasting it in a bath of mixers. Here are four spirits worth drinking straight, but that also can contribute to great cocktails.
1. Ardbeg Corryvreckan
The Drunk Uncle cocktail (see recipe above) calls for a whisky from the Scottish island of Islay. Those whiskies share a smoky flavor that traditionally comes from drying malted barley over peat from the island's bogs. The Ardbeg distillery produces one of the peatiest whiskies on the island, and the special Corryvreckan bottling is no exception. The robust peat smoke melds flawlessly with sweet dark fruit flavors balanced by an espresso-like bitter- ness. There's a lot going on in this huge, lush and fiery spirit. 57.1% ABV, $80
2. Sazerac 18 Year Old Rye Whiskey
Increasingly hard to come by, this is a brilliant whiskey for making the classic Sazerac cocktail, and not because of the name. It starts off hot in the mouth, with the sort of spiciness one wants in a rye whiskey. Clove-studded orange peel comes through next, and the finish resolves into candied pecans. 45% ABV, $70
3. Del Maguey 'Chichicapa' Single Village Mezcal
Sweet and smoky—imagine a cross between tequila and Scotch. An agave spirit made in the Mexican village of Chichicapa, it has a cheerful taste of fresh, ripe cantaloupe at first sip, and the finish is long and soft, with hints of cilantro and mint. The bartenders behind the Crippler and the Tiger Flip cocktails both name Del Maguey Chichicapa as their mezcal of choice. 46% ABV, $70
4. Christian Drouin "Coeur de Lion" Hors d'Age
Purists will object to using a very old calvados such as the Drouin Hors d'Age in any sort of cocktail. But a drink such as the Widow's Kiss can be adjusted to make the most of an elegant base spirit. Instead of one- and-a-half ounces calvados to a half-ounce each of Chartreuse and Benedictine, try two ounces of the apple brandy to a scant teaspoon each of the liqueurs for a refined Widow. If you have trouble finding Drouin—its rarity only contributes to its cult appeal—other producers who make beautifully aged Calvados include Boulard and Lecompte, 42% ABV, $98
A Well-Stocked Bar
Finding smaller glasses takes legwork these days, but there are a few purveyors that make it easier for you. Below, sources for right-size barware, vintage and contemporary.
The Hour
Victoria Vergason has been collecting midcentury cocktail glasses, shakers and more for over 20 years. In 2009 she turned her collection into the Hour, an extraordinary vintage barware shop in Alexandria, Va.—the source for most of the glasses pictured above—and this summer she opened an Hour boutique inside Neiman Marcus Beverly Hills. thehourshop.com
Dozens of specialists in vintage glassware can be tapped via Etsy. Try a Eugene, Ore., shop called Hazel Roberts for coupes (hazelroberts.etsy.com). Or search Etsy for "vintage cocktail" to uncover all manner of unique finds. etsy.com
Cocktail Kingdom
This New York store is a go-to for the city's serious bartenders. Their four-and-a-half-ounce Leopold coupe has become the glass of choice at many of the town's best bars. cocktailkingdom.com
The crystal maker's Mixology collection has coupes at a restrained three-and-a-half ounces, just the right size for many vintage cock-tails—and well-proportioned contemporary ones. crystalclassics.com


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Consider the optimization problem
$$\min_x ||Ax||_1 + \lambda||x-b||^2,$$
where $A \in \mathbb{R}^{n \times n}$, $x,b \in \mathbb{R}^n$ and $\lambda$ is strictly greater than 0. (This problem is closely related to the "lasso" problem in basis pursuit.) Can anything be said about the value of $\lambda$ for which $Ax^*$ is sparsest? Clearly some values are bad: for instance, if $\lambda$ is huge and $b$ is dense then it is unlikely that $Ax^\star$ will be very sparse.
In other words: among all $\lambda > 0$ there is at least one value $\lambda^\star$ such that $||Ax^\star(\lambda)||_0$ is minimized. Are there, say, bounds on $\lambda^\star$ in terms of $A$ and $b$? I'd also be interested in results pertaining to basis pursuit or other similar problems.
Edit: I'm primarily interested in problems where ideal sparsity cannot be achieved, i.e., $||Ax^\star(\lambda^\star)||_0 > 0.$ (Assume that $A$ is square w/ full rank and $b \ne 0$.)