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Atlas of Blood and Qi Disorders in Chinese Medicine (9780939616725)
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In Chinese medicine, qi and blood are the most fundamental elements of the human body, and disorders affecting either of them can give rise to a variety of condi�tions. Dysfunctions or abnormalities of the channels, collaterals, and the various tissues and organs of the body are all related to changes in the qi and blood. Understanding and treating these disorders is therefore very important in clinical practice.
Atlas of Blood and Qi Disorders in Chinese Medicine provides over a hundred vivid photographic examples of blood and qi disorders drawn from actual clinical practice along with a discussion of associated clinical manifestations, diagnostic procedures, and treatment principles and methods. Individual chapters are devoted to patterns of qi deficiency, blood deficiency, hot and cold blood, blood statis, and bleeding as well as the tongue signs related to these disorders. The book also discusses associated eight parameter and organ theory, with many helpful summary tables at the end of each chapter.
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County Sheriff Fred Abdalla said there have been about four instances recently of residents receiving calls about a jailed relative. One this week involved a resident getting a call about a grandchild being arrested in Mexico, Abdalla said.
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February 11, 2013
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Who is your favorite Bond?
Some of the things I most look forward to over the Thanksgiving to Christmas period of the year are the obligatory James Bond film marathons--48 Hours of 007, The Six Faces of Bond, etc. We do a lot of favorites polls here on woot, but lets take a moment to set the record straight on this most awesome of books-to-films series, created by Ian Fleming nearly sixty years ago.
Who is your favorite Bond?
Sean Connery
George Lazenby
Roger Moore
Timothy Dalton
Pierce Brosnan
Daniel Craig
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My favorite is James.
Sean Connery.
@kmeltzer: I was thinking the very same thing. You beat me to it.
Sean Connery. "Nobody does it better; I feel sad for the rest." Even though Roger Moore did star in The Spy Who Loved Me. ;-)
Roger Moore was my first. But I enjoyed Pierce Brosnan very much; matter of fact, they're all great.
Sean Connery. While I wasn't thrilled with all of his entries into the series, I think he got it right more than any of the others. Goldfinger and From Russia With Love are absolute classics.
Craig, Dalton, and Brosnan (early Brosnan) come next.
Lazenby I think was more a victim of a poor plot and scripting on screen and a victim of his own ego off screen.
Moore...ugh. For Your Eyes Only and The Spy Who Loved Me were the only entries of his that I actually like. But I'll never forgive him for Live and Let Die or A View to a Kill. How the hell do you mess up a Bond movie with Christopher Walken as a villain?!
Roger Moore, hands down.
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Brosnan was Bond all while I was young, so from the first time I was aware of James Bond through when Craig took over he was Bond to me, so I will always have a spot in my heart for that portrayal. Connery is classic, you have to like him. I have to say though he is a somewhat unconventional Bond I really like Craig, and honestly Casino Royale is probably my favorite Bond film of what I have seen, which, I must admit, does not encompass all of them.
Roger Moore, he seemed to have a bit of humor when he was acting as Bond.
You mean there were others besides Sean Connery?
Besides Sean Connery, my favorite has to be Roger Moore. Of course like someone else said Brosnan was the first Bond I saw as a kid so I like him by default


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Airlines Seek More Clarity on Controller Shortage
New hot spots for air-travel delays emerged Wednesday because of a shortage of air-traffic controllers, while some airline executives warned that a lack of consultation was exacerbating the problems.
U.S. budget-cut-induced furloughs led to staff shortages Wednesday at facilities in Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami and Tampa, said the Federal Aviation Administration, with more than half of the delays endured by travelers on Tuesday attributed to a lack of controllers forcing planes to fly farther apart. The agency, which has been criticized by airlines and lawmakers for how it implemented the staff cuts, said labor shortages contributed to delays Wednesday being concentrated at Chicago O'Hare, Las Vegas and Tampa.
The rolling furloughs had been most acute on Tuesday at facilities in Los Angeles, New York, Las Vegas and Dallas-Ft. Worth, and the agency came under fire for not giving airlines more advance warning about its staffing plans.
"We're not working in partnership with the FAA," said Robert Isom, chief operating officer of US Airways Group Inc. "We liken it to Whac-A-Mole."
Mr. Isom said in an interview that the airline can't plan pre-emptive cancellations to avoid the worst delays because carriers only learn of problems on morning calls with the agency and aren't privy to the information the FAA has when it announces the slowdowns and ground delays. "We really don't know what information the FAA has."
He said the furloughs cause problems at one airport in the morning and by afternoon it is a new issue at another airport. Mr. Isom said the FAA isn't letting the airlines know the night before of what issues they may face the next day.
The FAA said in a statement that it "will continue to work with the airlines throughout the day to try and minimize delays for travelers."
Bev Goulet, senior vice president of AMR Corp.'s American Airlines unit, said she has seen the effects of the budget-sequester problems firsthand: two of her flights earlier this week were delayed by one to 1½ hours.
Ms. Goulet said in an interview that, with planes flying full, "people will avoid one-day business trips" unless the FAA's staffing problems and resultant delays are resolved.
"The hope is there is some solution so we won't have to go through this all summer," said Mr. Isom, adding that the FAA's handling of the problems has left airlines puzzled because seemingly small issues are causing delays.
Some traffic-management programs and ground delays are for seemingly minor reasons that normally could be managed, he said. For instance, Mr. Isom said, at one airport, winds of 10 knots required a slowdown. In another, a storm of the southeast coast of Florida was limiting airport takeoffs to the north. If there were normal staffing levels, the FAA wouldn't have taken these actions, he said.
The airport in Charlotte, N.C., US Airways' biggest hub, had a traffic slowdown "due to jury duty and a couple of sick calls" by controllers on top of the furloughs, he said.
The past few days have seen relatively good weather, Mr. Isom said. When bad weather comes, "we're going to get into uncharted territory." As of Wednesday morning, he said, there are delay and traffic-management programs in place at airports in New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, San Francisco, Houston and Charlotte.
The FAA said 1,025 delays on Tuesday were "attributable" to staff cuts from the furlough, alongside 975 caused by other factors.
—Doug Cameron contributed to this article.
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I was wondering if it's possible to use Python and QGIS out of QGIS environment (namely, avoiding the use of the console). I'm pretty new to QGIS, I've been always using ArcGIS 10.1. What I am looking for is a thing similar to that "arcpy" module, since I work with tons of data at a time. Moreover, I'd like to use a good IDE, any suggestion? I'm using qgis 1.8, python 2.7.2 32bit, windows 7 64bit. P.S.: I couldn't really come up with a solution, neither following the instructions found in http://www.qgis.org/pyqgis-cookbook/intro.html#python-applications. Hope someone will enlight me!
Under the hood QGIS uses GDAL/OGR for most of the functions. So, the Python API for GDAL would be the closest analogy to using ArcPY in a stand-alone situation.
You can use the installation that comes with QGIS or have a separate installation of Python and GDAL. Other addons that complete the 'package' I would include
The last two are particularly relevant for raster processing. Have a look here for a tutorial on stand-alone geoprocessing using GDAL. This will get you going.
Yes building a standalone application out of QGIS using Python and the QGIS libraries is possible.
I have some small, but hopefully growing, example set at https://github.com/NathanW2/pyqgis-playground
The main thing is having the path the libraries setup correctly. When I'm on windows I use something like this:
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Columbia, Mo., March 22 - Columbia College is proud to announce a leadership gift of $100,000 to the Tradition Meets Tomorrow Campaign from the MFA Foundation. MFA's gift will support Columbia College's Summer Expedition program, a partnership with Columbia Public Schools that exposes potential high-risk students to what college life is like. The gift also will endow scholarships that will be available to students who attend a Columbia College campus in Missouri, or the Online campus.
"I am honored to recognize the significant, continued support of MFA," said Dr. Gerald Brouder, Columbia College president. "This gift reflects MFA's longstanding philanthropic partnership with Columbia College, which will support our core mission of teaching and our goal to become a model institution."
To date, The Tradition Meets Tomorrow Campaign has raised more than $8 million to support the areas of arts and humanities, business, athletics, adult higher education and science, including the creation of a state-of-the-art science building, the Gerald T. and Bonnie M. Brouder Science Center.
Established in 1958, The MFA Foundation's function is to provide financial assistance for young people in its trade territory, primarily through its Scholarship program. Thousands of students have benefited from the Foundation's generosity since its inception.
Founded in 1851 in Columbia, Mo., Columbia College has been helping students advance their lives through higher education for more than 160 years. As a private, nonprofit, liberal arts and sciences institution, the college takes pride in its small classes, experienced faculty and quality educational programs. With more than 30 Nationwide Campuses across the country, 18 of which are on military instillations, students may enroll in day, evening or online classes. The college is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association. Columbia College educates more than 30,000 students each year and has more than 74,000 alumni worldwide. For more information, visit www.ccis.edu.


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Is there any way to take a frugal vacation this summer?
Travelers are in luck, because there's a sea-change afoot working in their favor. The digital age has ushered in a new mentality of collaborative consumption which hinges on the idea that you don't have to own to have access to a lovely home or a great car. One popular website, airbnb.com, is capitalizing on the new "sharing economy." Airbnb.com connects homeowners to "guests" who pay a fee for a short-term stay in a spare room or an entire home. The company started less than five years ago and is already estimated to be worth more than a billion dollars.
You can rent anything from a treehouse to a mansion to a spare room. The upside for travelers is considerable savings: A one-bedroom apartment in Manhattan with a full kitchen and bath is frequently less than a hotel and lets the tourist play the role of the local.
So that means travelers can rent out their homes out while they're away?
This is where is gets a little trickier. First, do you own your home? If you're already renting, chances are that renting your apartment to someone else—however short-term the agreement— would violate your lease. Also, be sure you understand the tax implications of your earnings. Airbnb helps report owners' federal income to the IRS but leaves the onus on owners to report any income to local/city tax officials. And consider liability issues: Talk to your insurance company and understand the details of your coverage before you list your home. Airbnb offers their hosts a $1 million "guarantee" for property damage, but it doesn't cover personal liability, jewelry, collectables or rare artwork. Be sure you know your risk if someone is injured in your home. Finally, the hotel industry is not taking the new "sharing economy" lying down and is working to ensure some little-known laws are being enforced: For instance, renting your home could violate zoning laws, and many cities have laws forbidding short-term rentals. As a consequence, some airbnb "superhosts" may find themselves using their newfound income towards litigation fees.
What about renting a car on a person-to-person basis?
The concept of car sharing is both convenient and green. A company called RelayRides has grown in popularity. In exchange for a portion of the rental fee, the company handles reservations, money collection, and background checks on the renters.
A couple of tips for renters: First, do the math. If you rent a car frequently enough, you might actually save more money owning—and have unlimited access to your car. Be sure to do a thorough cost/benefit analysis if you're a frequent renter. Also, understand your insurance coverage. RelayRides insures borrowers for physical damage (up to the value of the car) and liability protection (up to $300,000) during your rental. And finally, accept an element of the unknown: RelayRides depends on user reviews to weed out bad eggs, but this doesn't insure the borrower from a bad experience. Owners can only list cars that are model year 2000 or newer with fewer than 120,000 miles, and owners are required to ensure their cars meet all legal requirements for vehicle safety, condition and operations. That said, the soccer mom may service her car more thoroughly and more often than the cash-strapped graduate student.
On the flipside, if you're a car owner and you want to rent out your car, be aware of a few things. In addition to having strangers in your car, remember that additional users mean added wear and tear on your vehicle. Also, be sure to report any income to local/city tax officials. If the amount of money you earn from sharing your car is greater than $600 in a calendar year, you will receive a Form 1099 from RelayRides for that year. Likewise, you should carefully weigh your risk before lending your car. Renting your car could violate the terms of your car insurance and cost you your policy. RelayRides offers a $1 million policy for owners, but claims from one fatal case still in court may exceed that limit.


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It is well known that any finite group can be embedded in Symmetric group $S_n$, $GL(n,q)$ ($q=p^m$) for some $m,n,q\in \mathbb{N}$. Can we embed any finite group in $A_n$, or $SL(n,q)$ for some $n,q\in \mathbb{N}$?
The symmetric group Sym(n) is generated by { (1,2), (2,3), …, (n−1,n) }. You can embed Sym(n) into Alt(n+2) as the group generated by { (1,2)(n+1,n+2), (2,3)(n+1,n+2), …, (n−1,n)(n+1,n+2) }. This embedding takes a permution π in Sym(n) and sends it to π⋅(n+1,n+2)sgn(π), where sgn(π)∈{0,1} is the parity of the permutation.
In other words, G ≤ Sym(n) ≤ Alt(n+2) embeds any group into a (slightly larger) alternating group.
The general linear group GL(n,q) embeds in the special linear group SL(n+1,q) using a determinant trick. We just add a new coordinate to cancel out the determinant of the matrix from GL(n,q) so the result lands in SL(n+1,q).
$$\operatorname{GL}(n,q) \cong \left\{ \begin{bmatrix} A & 0 \\ 0 & 1/\det(A) \end{bmatrix} : A \in \operatorname{GL}(n,q) \right\} ≤ \operatorname{SL}(n+1,q)$$
In other words, G ≤ GL(n,q) ≤ SL(n+1,q) embeds any group into a (slightly larger) special linear group.
Yes we can.
For $A_n$, we can embed the given group in some $S_{n-2}$ and then for the additional two elements choose the identity or the transposition according as the element of $S_{n-2}$ is even or odd.
For $SL(n,q)$, we can embed the given group in some $GL(n-1,q)$ and then choose the diagonal element in the additional row and column as the reciprocal of the determinant of the element of $GL(n-1,q)$.
To your first question (embeddable within $A_n$) I think the answer is yes for obvious reasons: one can embed $S_n$ within $A_{n+2}$.
(Consider the subset of $A_{n+2}$ that stabilizes the first $n$ elements (as a set), it's obvious that this set will consist of all permutations of these elements, where it may or may not interchange the last two points, depending on the sign. For instance for $n=3$ we retrieve $S_3$ as $(1\ 2\ 3)$, $(1\ 2)(4\ 5)$, etc...)


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Built by Brazil and Paraguay on the Paraná River, the Itaipu dam is the world's largest hydroelectric power plant. Completed in 1991, it took 16 years to build this series of dams whose length totals 7,744 m. It used 15 times more concrete than the Channel Tunnel, which connects England and France.
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10 school staff put on leave
5 back at work without being disciplined
The actions stem from a variety of issues, from arrests outside the workplace to allegations of using foul language with students. Employees are put on paid leave as part of an investigation. None of those placed on leave in this time frame have been found guilty. In fact, five have been brought back to work without discipline.
Paul Guidone, chief operating officer for city schools, agreed there have been an unusually high number of employees placed on leave pending investigations. He couldn't say how far this is from the norm.
Kevin Egan, president of the Waterbury Teachers Association, said he couldn't comment on most of the pending cases, due to the ongoing investigations. He did note, however, that teachers accused of misconduct are almost always found to be innocent.
Regan Elementary School teacher Mary Lou Rose was placed on paid leave on Dec. 6, following a parent complaint of a child who came home with bite marks, apparently inflicted by another student, Guidone said. He said there had been other classroom management concerns with Rose.
"There's a bigger concern," Guidone said. "One student biting doesn't get you there."
Egan said there is some dispute as to whether Rose was in the classroom on the day the child suffered the bites.
Hopeville Elementary School paraprofessional Kenneth Hofler was placed on paid leave Nov. 14 after being arrested following a public disturbance in a downtown restaurant, school officials say. They're waiting for the case to be resolved before determining if discipline is needed.
Hofler was charged Nov. 7 with breach of peace and risk of injury to a child, according to court records. Hofler was released without bond and the case was referred to a family relations officer, according to records recently released by the school department.
Wilby High School teacher William Walton was placed on leave Dec. 11, after an accusation of "putting hands on a student," according to a document from the schools' central office. City Human Resources Generalist Scott Morgan said it appears Walton didn't manhandle anybody, but rather used "coarse" language with a student who did not belong in his room. This investigation continues.
Adult education teacher Colin McDonald is under investigation following a Dec. 3 arrest on a charge of disorderly conduct for an incident that occurred outside of school. McDonald was already out of work on unpaid sick leave. Authorities released him without bond.
Crosby High School teacher Richard Freeman was placed on paid leave Dec. 16, accused of using "inappropriate language" toward a student.
Five additional staff members have returned to work without formal discipline. One, a cafeteria worker accused of "putting hands on a student," transferred to a different school. Another, a Crosby paraprofessional, was enrolled in training on defusing tense situations.
Attempts were made through the unions to contact the educators under investigation. These were unsuccessful.
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conservative1 wrote on Jan 5, 2014 9:21 AM:
Baby mama calls the mayor and complains and heads must roll "
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Lily wrote on Jan 5, 2014 11:13 AM:
Guess what the penalty is for the little "darling" that told the lie...that's right, folks! No penalty! Welcome to Waterbury... "
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Arroyom28 wrote on Jan 5, 2014 7:03 PM:
In property taxes, and I still must shell out $7000 for a private school in Watertown. And that's for 1 boy, my little guy will join him in 2 years.... "
Arroyom28 wrote on Jan 5, 2014 7:07 PM:
do their job without fear of retribution, retaliation, and potential loss of career. "
wtbytchr4life wrote on Jan 5, 2014 8:24 PM:
There are roughly 1500 teachers in the city, I am not sure how many paraprofessionals nor cafeteria staff throughout the city, my guess would be that the total number is over 2000. According to the article, 10 investigations, 5 returned to work without disciplinary action. So there are 5 out of over 2000 who are still out pending investigations. Do I think that there is a cause for alarm? I think that that number is low. Do I believe that the number should be at zero? Of course I do.
I agree with a few comments, some situations are difficult to avoid, in the case of a fight or altercation. Many times in order to secure safety, physically touching a student must occur. Is it possible that the student can make an accusation? Yes it is. I am not sure about any specifics involving the incidents in the article but can assume that sometimes students might use this as a way to get back at a teacher. I also agree that teachers in Waterbury put up with things that other districts might not. I agree that many situations could be avoided prior to a city investigation but again, it depends on the specifics of that situation. As far as the children themselves, I agree, to an extent there must be a certain level of respect that students come to school with and it seems that that level has decreased in years. Pointing the fingers solely at parents doesn't solve anything, maybe that parent is having difficulty with that child as well or maybe that parent needs assistance. Teachers should not have to deal with unruly behavior or derogatory comments from students as frequent as they do but it has become a commonality in the city schools.
There are also a few comments which have been made that I must say upset me as an educator and veteran teacher in the city:
WtbyBtMn, where did you get your numbers? 75% of the teachers are in this for the salary, vacations and summers off? Honestly, I don't think that any teacher signed on to be a teacher thinking that they will have a great salary and summers off. I don't know many teachers who work only one job and don't do anything all summer. Most of us have second jobs and work all summer. I also know many who were part if the giveback deals and salary freezes who still aren't making as much as fellow teachers in other districts are. I also would like to know how it is that you can accuse THAT SAME 75% of teachers go out on the town, drink, do drugs, drive drunk and are trying to sleep with the whole bar? I feel that anyone who works in the public sector should hold to a certain standard, both within the workplace and outside. This means they should have self-composure, and maintain a higher standard when out in public. I'm not saying that all teachers hold themselves to these standards, but it am sure the majority of them do. But to go as far as saying that an outstanding 75% do, that is ridiculous.
And finally, Nancy, no we are not randomly drug tested. I am not sure where you feel that the majority of us teachers are drug addicts and would lose our jobs comes from. I know many teachers here in Waterbury and oddly enough I don't know any who have a drug addiction. In fact, I would actually subject myself to a drug test to prove that I am not a drug addict if that would make you happy. I'm sure I can find other teachers who would do the same. "
TheGoodParent wrote on Jan 6, 2014 7:25 AM:
I see wrote on Jan 6, 2014 7:54 AM:
Until we as society start putting the blame on parents they are just going to allow other people to raise their kids and point fingers when its doesn't go there way. "
David wrote on Jan 6, 2014 8:31 AM:
John Annon wrote on Jan 6, 2014 1:16 PM:
in the schools today will graduate onto the the Department Of Corrections.There was a time fear had an impact on student behavior, today there is none. "
Steve wrote on Jan 6, 2014 3:59 PM:
Crimson wrote on Jan 6, 2014 6:02 PM:
You are an IDIOT!!!!! Let me simplify this for you. If we all looked at the world the way you do, doctors would not be paid if their patients came down with the flu, police would not get paid if there was crime, weather people wouldn't get paid if it rained. Now you you understand???? Teachers can not be blamed for what is OUT OF THEIR CONTROL!!!!! Damn right we get our pennies and we work hard for them! Until you join us shut your mouth, bottom line. "
Agree wrote on Jan 6, 2014 6:26 PM:
wtbywtchdog wrote on Jan 6, 2014 10:58 PM:
As for Steve, you bring up good points but many school districts have larger populations with the same mandates as Waterbury the problem lies with poor leadership.
The supervisors hired at a mil and a half aren't worth their weight in pay. Proof shows with related article on discrimination. "
Proudwtbyteacher wrote on Jan 6, 2014 11:37 PM:
Anyone that wants to criticize and disrespect our profession should come walk one day in our shoes, including the state officials. What is very sad is, it is serving a true injustice to the children themselves for their future.
GOD BLESS THE TEACHERS and lets work together for the future instead of against one another. STOP pointing the finger to blame others when we can all help in our own way. "Be nice to each other. It's really all that matters"----------Dawn Hochsprung, Sandy Hook prinicipal "
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Crimson wrote on Jan 7, 2014 11:55 AM:
You comments are incoherent and nonsensical. If you had a point, others would be able to decipher it if you, used correct spelling, grammar and punctuation. Remember to avoid run on sentences and slang, this makes your writing look elementary.
Let me point out that in order to have a fair debate, you would need to reach far beyond the garbage you read in the newspaper to defend your argument. It wouldn't be fair for us to debate with someone who has so little information. If you would like to gather information first hand, I invite you to join us in the trenches. "
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How is information defined from a thermodynamics point of view ? I came across some definitions using the concept of free energy of a system. If I have information stored in a finite volume of space what does it mean for the free energy and entropy of the space ?
Information is the negative of the entropy. The information you have stored in the system is the degree to which its entropy is not maximal.
For example, if you have N particles in a box, and you can tell each of them apart from one another, and there is a partition in the center of the box, you can store N bits of information by putting each of the particles on one side or the other of the partition. The entropy gain by lifting the barrier is N\log2, and this is N nats of information lost.
If you have a computer memory with N bits of data stored, the fact that you can read and amplify the data implies that the entropy of the computer is N nats below the entropy it would have in thermal equilibrium. If the computer has capacitors charged up to store a bit, then this capacitors must have at least log2 less entropy than it should at the ambient temperature.
These bounds are ridiculous underestimates for real computers. The actual storage devices are so far away from thermal equilibrium that they have many many nats per bit, even in the most efficient computer imaginable. But the principle is that the thermal equilibrium state is, by definition, the state where you have no information about the system beyond the conserved quantities or their conjugate variables. You know the energy/temperature, the volume/pressure, the number-density of species/chemical potential, but you know nothing else, so the system is in a Maxwell Boltzmann maximum-entropy/minimum-information distribution.
The relationship between the definitions of entropy and information was noted and understood by Shannon, and led to a reevaluation of the foundations of thermodynamics in the 1960s-1980s. The physical nature of information has been emphasized many times by Landauer.


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I recently upgraded a server to Ubuntu 12.04 with a fresh install and my NTFS partitions won't mount as user at boot but I can mount them as user manually from the console with
$ sudo mount -a. Using
ntfsfix reports no problems and
chkdisk sees nothing wrong under Windows 7. Are the drives not ready to be mounted at boot and default to root instead of user for some reason?
Here is my
UUID=E4E6B30CE6B2DDCC /media/Bowles ntfs-3g defaults,uid=1000,gid=1000,umask=022 0 0
UUID=A040C42340C3FDD2 /media/Burroughs ntfs-3g defaults,uid=1000,gid=1000,umask=022 0 0
UUID=EA022C73022C46C3 /media/DoctorGonzo ntfs-3g defaults,uid=1000,gid=1000,umask=022 0 0
UUID=BA425A384259FA19 /media/Geist ntfs-3g defaults,uid=1000,gid=1000,umask=022 0 0
UUID=E87CFAE57CFAAE06 /media/DouglasAdams ntfs-3g defaults,uid=1000,gid=1000,umask=022 0 0
Here is the output of
ls -l after boot:
drwxr-xr-x 1 xbmc xbmc 4096 Oct 31 21:46 Bowles
drwxrwxr-x 1 root users 8192 Oct 31 21:46 Burroughs
drwxrwxr-x 1 root users 4096 Oct 28 21:45 DoctorGonzo
drwxrwxr-x 1 root users 12288 Oct 31 19:56 DouglasAdams
drwxrwxr-x 1 root users 4096 Nov 3 01:03 Geist
If I unmount and mount again with
$ sudo mount -a from console, the output of
ls -l:
drwxr-xr-x 1 xbmc xbmc 4096 Oct 31 21:46 Bowles
drwxr-xr-x 1 xbmc xbmc 8192 Oct 31 21:46 Burroughs
drwxr-xr-x 1 xbmc xbmc 4096 Oct 28 21:45 DoctorGonzo
drwxr-xr-x 1 xbmc xbmc 12288 Oct 31 19:56 DouglasAdams
drwxr-xr-x 1 xbmc xbmc 4096 Nov 3 01:03 Geist
I was fooling myself, I had a custom
udev rule set up to auto-mount file systems by label for USB drives, borrowed from here, but didn't update the rule to accommodate for my additional hard drives. Updating the rule to auto-mount only drives after
/dev/sde solved my problem. Thank you again for your reply cartoonist.


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Much like the GEN1 armor that preceded it, Mjolnir GEN2 Powered Assault Armor offers component modularity, which enables users to add physical hardware to their armor, dramatically modifying their combat faculty and performance. The impressive aspect of this attribute is that Mjolnir's firmware is capable of detecting and translating non-native technology, including the technologies used by both Covenant and Forerunner infantry units, such as the Hologram or the Hardlight Shield.
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The technological advancement to Mjolnir GEN2 offers Spartans a seamless integration of armor mods to improve their proficiency during battle. Among these are Tactical Packages: software updates that increase Spartans' combat readiness and responsiveness when configured within their loadout. While Tactical Packages may appear to be marginal in their overall benefit, the pervasive use of them by combat-experienced Spartans argues otherwise.
Through a modifying bypass of standard performance regulators, the Shield Package reinforces personal energy-shield emitters, resulting in a substantially higher shield-recharge rate. After taking damage, Spartans will notice their shields recharging at a quicker speed than others who have not opted for this package in their loadout.
By alternating redundant magnetic streams at the rear of a Spartan's armor, the Firepower Package overrides regulated loadout limitations, allowing users to carry two primary weapons simultaneously. For Spartans who prefer heavier or longer-ranged firepower over close-range versatility and speed, this package is typically considered imperative.
The technological advancement to Mjolnir GEN2 offers Spartans a seamless integration of armor mods to improve their proficiency during battle. Among these are Tactical Packages: software updates that increase Spartans' combat readiness and responsiveness when configured within their loadout. While Tactical Packages may appear to be marginal in their overall benefit, the pervasive use of them by combat-experienced Spartans argues otherwise.
The Ammo Upgrade overrides default Mjolnir safety and capacity protocols allowing Spartans to exceed suggested ammunition loads in the field. This upgrade is highly recommended for close-quarters engagement roles and any encounters that require excessive ammunition expenditures.
Although it violates general UNSC relay transmission regulations, the Sensor Upgrade increases both the range and sensitivity of the standard motion sensor. As it is most frequently utilized by stealth operatives and infiltration specialists, this upgrade provides heightened locational intel of all nearby enemies.
Facilitating relatively minor adjustments in an armor system's HUD-distributed display mechanics, the Awareness Upgrade integrates the default motion sensor into all known scoped weapon smart-links, both native and exotic. Spartans engaging in long-range combat or sniper operations often rely on this upgrade to provide them with basic motion-sensor data while sighting an enemy from afar.
Through both War Games and Spartan Ops, personnel can effectively rank up, unlocking items, such as armor kits, components, and skins, for use within their custom loadouts. What's more, Spartans earn points while ranking up that they can use to purchase items to improve their combat performance and abilities in the field.
As personnel within the UNSC's Spartan branch advance in rank, they earn a wide selection of armor sets and individual pieces, which they can mix and match to reflect their personal tastes. In addition, they can outfit their armor with alternate skins to elaborate their field presence and identity. Some of the rarest armor sets and components can only be received upon completion of specific in-game Commendations, Challenges, or other Waypoint goals.
During the course of War Games simulations and Spartan Ops, drop pods can deploy ordnance into the field. Once on the ground, these pods are marked on the heads-up displays of all nearby personnel who can then acquire the weapons or power-ups for use against enemies. In some simulated matches within War Games, Spartans can earn and manually call in their own ordnance drops.


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I know the galaxies are moving away from us (faster and faster) but when we say the universe is expanding, is that really only pertaining to the galaxies expanding or is the space itself expanding? I know we don't yet know what the boundary is, but I just wanted clarification around the commonly used phrase "Universe Expansion".
Yes, the idea is that the universe actually is expanding -- the "fabric of space" if you will. The common analogy is to think of baking a loaf of raisin bread where the batter is the universe and the raisins are galaxies. As the bread expands while baking, the actual universe is getting larger, and the galaxies are just getting carried along for the ride.
Another common analogy if you want to picture the universe as two dimensions expanding into three (because we think the universe is three dimensions but warped in higher dimensions) is to think of a balloon. Take the balloon, uninflated, and draw dots on it (those are your galaxies). Now blow the balloon up. The surface of the balloon is the universe, and it's the universe that's expanding while the dots (your galaxies) are moving away from each other because of it.
That's really the basic story in a nutshell, though I know it can be hard to understand since we think of the universe as being empty, so how can emptiness expand? There is actually a pretty good Wikipedia article on the expansion of space that has some nice conceptual diagrams illustrating how this works, and the best part -- no equations! :-)


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Mariano Rivera Will Retire After the Season
TAMPA, Fla.—Longtime Yankees closer Mariano Rivera will retire after this season, according to a person with knowledge of the situation.
The Yankees said there will be a news conference at 10 a.m. Saturday and it's expected that Rivera, 43, will announce his retirement.
Rivera, baseball's all-time saves leader, had been an essential part of five World Series-winning teams with the Yankees. Rivera, shortstop Derek Jeter, starting pitcher Andy Pettitte and since-retired catcher Jorge Posada formed the "Core Four," a group of home-grown players that powered the modern Yankee dynasty.
Rivera flirts with the idea of retirement each spring, keeping fans and reporters hanging on his decision. Last season, he said he had made up his mind, but wouldn't disclose what decision he had come to.
That was made moot when Rivera tore his right ACL shagging fly balls in the Kansas City Royals' outfield in May. "I'm not going out like that," he said, vowing to return for 2013.
Amid widespread speculation that 2013 would be his final season, Rivera arrived in Tampa this spring saying he knew what he was going to do—saying little but doing nothing to tamp down the retirement speculation.
"I will tell you that I have one more year with the Yankees, 2013 with the Yankees, and I will do my best to try to bring a championship to New York," Rivera said on his first day in camp.
The 2013 campaign will likely turn into a farewell tour of sorts for Rivera, one of baseball's most universally respected players, as he visits each major-league stadium for the final time.
Yankees pitcher Ivan Nova is one of the many who came up through the minors worshipping Rivera. Nova said Thursday that what will always stick with him was the way he treated everyone the same, regardless of their stature or tenure with the team.
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any Virtual Machine No Description Russian locale file provides only partial localization to GXT widgets and applications Run mode both Steps to reproduce the problem
- Run example grid with filters enabled provided by GXT examples application
- Open a column's header menu. The word 'Filters...' is not localized. Neither is any filter field empty text or field label
- Running to localization of origional en_US locale file I've found other things not localized (such as embedded textarea editor toolbox items
Sencha's example project
Screenshot or video Live test Debugging already done
- Our project looks fully localized after providing corrected localization file
6 Nov 2012 11:54 PM #2
Strange things with forum formatter. I used Bug report template but markup has been messed up
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I've filed this, and we'll see about making this change. Please email me directly at firstname.lastname@example.com so we can arrange for a CLA to use your contributions in GXT 3.
4 Jun 2013 3:09 PM #4
I've closed the issue for the moment because we have not received a CLA. If you are still interested in getting the properties updated, please send us a CLA so we could use the translations.
5 Jun 2013 12:00 AM #5
I've sent an e-mail to Colin's address. I've got no CLA at all. Nevertheless, I'm not also interested in pushing things into conditions. You want this - you use this. You don't want - you provide excuses.
5 Jun 2013 6:52 AM #6
Sorry wilfre, before Brandon posted that he asked me to check, and I never found any email referring to a CLA. I'm checking again, and I see no email with your name (so far all I have is wilfre to search off of) or the letters CLA that were received after Dec 2012 that were not related to other matters - I just re-reviewed each one, and none seem to fit. Best guess I have right now is that the address was wrong when you initially sent it, or that it fell into my spam box and was auto-deleted when I didn't notice for 30 days.
We would like to have this included in GXT, and I would like to make this as easy as possible for you to contribute - can you provide me with an email address that I can contract directly? My sencha email is email@example.com, and I'll be checking my spam folder carefully for the next few days in case something falls in there.
Again, I'm very sorry for apparently ignoring you, and would like to try to fix this with you.


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Has anyone painted their bathtub and bathroom sink? (please read details for some extra questions).
I went to a hardware store with my wife and she wanted to 'update our bath room' so I asked the guy 'rough estimate if I do all the work myself how much?' The look on my face prompted him to say you can paint the tub now and pointed me at something like this.
1. What product did you use?
2. Were you happy with the results?
3a. How long did it take?
3b. Do you have any skills that made it go faster?
4. How long has it been since you finished?
5a. Did you cover a different color?
5b. What color did you use and what color did you cover?
6. How many coats?
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I've seen the kits and would also like to know what experiences anyone's had.
Got a tub that could use some help.
Were you sitting behind me at dinner last night? We were just talking about how we have a kit like this in the basement waiting (for 9 yrs) to be used. And my sister in law said hers was in the bathroom cabinet. Maybe no one actually uses these kits - we all just buy them hope to use them one day. Hopefully not, or your question will never be answered and we won't know the best way to use them!
I've never done it myself, but have seen it done on DIY or decorating shows on HGTV and DIY channel. Of course, the results look great. They also showed painting tile, but to me that looks weird since the grout is also painted. The prep seems to be the most important step, as with all painting. The epoxy paint will peel pretty easily otherwise.
Have you considered getting estimates from professionals? In the Richmond, Va. area, the prices I've seen for a tub range from around $300 to $350.
I was a painter for about 10 years back in the 90's, and I worked at a paint store that sold these types of kits for about 3 years. A couple of the contractors that used our store had worked with these kits and the results were about 50/50. If you followed the prep instructions down to every detail and didn't cut corners, they COULD work, but they were such a pain in the a$$ that the contractors didn't want to do them again.
I had an old cast iron bathtub refinished last fall. I had read reviews and comments about how to do it properly, and I just didn't have the time to do it myself. You're supposed to sand the entire tub, then do a first coat of paint, and alternate with higher and higher sandings in between coats, and finish with a clear coat.
My neighbor had his done and it looked great. It ran him about $200 or so and took the guy about 7-8 hours. It looked great, so I found a guy on Craigslist that would do it for $150 so I gave him a call.
He came, and was in and out in about an hour. It looked... okay.... but he had put too much paint on too fast and it ran, making it look like crap when it dried. I called him multiple times only to get voicemail. When I called him from my wife's phone, he answered but stood me up and I never heard from him.
I hate contractors.
Waste of money. As to the kits if done properly, they look great, but it's HARD work.
My family tried a kit like this years ago on an old bathtub as it was the only full bath in the house and didn't want to be without a shower for the week or so that a full bathroom re-do would take. Was not impressed with the results. While it looked fine once completed the material did not hold. After a month or 2 the material just below the water spicket started to wear and peel. Once there was a worn spot it just spread with the material coming off in sheets. It did not etch into the tub surface it was just a rubbery layer of paint sitting on top that just came off. Maybe there was something else that could have been done in prep work, not sure I was in young and did not help with the project but the results I saw were not impressive. We tried it the once and did not try to use it again.
The answers, so far remind me of the unfinished 6' shelf I received for a present it has like 5000 spindles (exaggerated number). I took my time and it cost more then I expected sand paper and took longer then I expected but I enjoyed working on it.
But it was a hobby item that I would go and tool around on when I had free time. Not sure how shutting the bath tub down for days would work in my house.
I have no idea what they used, but a couple in our neighborhood painted a gorgeous bouquet of flowers in the bidet. Seriously, a real work of art, but I assume not put to too much hard use! I'll ask when I see them.
I've never done it, but we sell the paint kit occasionally. I've never had any feedback on them, but the key is in the preparation. Unless it is professionally done I would expect it to look like a painted bathtub or lavatory. JM2C
@jsimsace: do not worry they just buy them and store them in the house with out using them, just ask @mkdr:
@caffeine_dude: @jsimsace: obviously it is a lot of preparation...maybe after 10 years I will be ready to use it ;)


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Columbia, Mo. � Boone County Lumber recently shared the success of its business with its Rogers Street neighbor, Columbia College, by donating to the Columbia College Boone County Endowed Scholarship Fund.
After being recognized for marketing excellence by ProSales magazine, a national publication, the lumber company received a $1,000 donation from the magazine to be donated to a non-profit organization of the company's choice. Brad Eiffert, vice president of Boone County Lumber, said Columbia College was a natural choice as the recipient of the funds. "Columbia College truly stands out in the community as a provider of quality education not only for traditional students, but also for adults working toward a college degree," he said. "We felt good about supporting the college's mission with our donation."
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I have two sorted files
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B where the size of
A is much greater than
B, e.g. A is 100GB while B is 50MB. I want to quickly determine if there are any lines in
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A, stopping once a match is made. I currently have a python script for this but it runs slowly when the process has to be repeated thousands of times for different
I have two sorted files
At the moment, this will continue to execute the comm in the background, I'm having trouble finding the right
You can try AWK to parse the files. At first I was thinking to break up the larger file, or store A in mem and run through B comparing each line to the A in mem. However, I think AWK might be what you're looking for.
http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8913 is a primer
http://forums.devshed.com/unix-help-35/compare-two-files-using-awk-or-sed-425150.html is talking about file compare. I'm not on a linux right now, or I'd try to test it out.
gawk http://www.gnu.org/software/gawk/manual/html_node/index.html
If the files are sorted you may be able to get join(1) or combine(1) to work reasonably efficiently.
Additionally, you may be able to cut down the problem size by using uniq(1) on the larger file A. This will boil it down to a set of distinct lines, which can then be compared against your list of B files.
Another possibility would be to adapt your python script to do something like the following.
This will use up a large amount of memory if the number of distinct lines in your 'B' files is large, so it may or may not be practical. If you don't mind post-processing to eliminate false positives you could cut memory consumption at this stage by just storing the hash.
A third way would be to load the whole lot into a database and do the join, but that incurs the overhead of importing the data, which may be too great. With appropriate indexes the actual matching query would be quite fast and could check against all B files at once, i.e.
I guess this is not a well-known feature of grep, but you can pass multiple patterns through a single file by putting each on its own line. This is mostly useful in combination with
I haven't benchmarked this, but I'd expect it to be about as fast as it gets without doing preprocessing on A.


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This is the game where you can breed horses and compete with them in various forms of competitions. What kind of horses will you breed?
Please leave your remarks and wishes for further development on the feedback page!
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Did you get a jumbowoot coupon?
Dear Very Important Deal Hound:
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Incidentally, what you did was vote on a sponsored deal during the month of June. You knew we were watching that, right? 'Course you did. You're pretty smart like that.
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As always, thanks @jumbwoot
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Thanks @jumbowoot!
Yes, and thank you @jumbowoot!
Do you have a script set up to forward any jumbowoot coupon emails instantly and directly to Ask The Community?
Geez kid!
I was all, "Hey, I didn't get one!" and it just arrived. Thanks Jumbowoot. I wiped out my treasure chest of Jumbowoot coupons on this last woot-off.
I celebrate the awesomeness of Jumbowoot. Thanks.
Yes, I certainly did! About two hours after I ordered today's awesome shirt. You've won this round, Woot!
Well this should keep you in the #1 position @lichme
probably, will find out when I get home. If so thanks @jumbowoot. If not..oh well, maybe next month
@Jumbowoot is in the house and the crowd goes Wild!!!!
Thank you again big guy....
@jumbowoot is amazingly awesome! Anyone who says otherwise should look very deeply inside themselves... very deeply. Hopefully they'll find what is making them truly a bitter person.
Yay for @jumbowoot!
Seriously, that was way too fast to post the question! I was all like, well, I just got my e-mail, guess I'll check to see if anyone posted the question yet....
@dmaz: No, I just have no life and have a tab open with the question already asked waiting for post it.
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Just got mine. Thank you JumboWoot!
Got mine. Jumbowoot for President!!!!!!
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Yes I did. Thanks!
Best part of waking up is Jumbowoot in your inbox!
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@lichme: Oh! 1 question / week you say?
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I still have 2 coupons expiring tomorrow. Too bad I can't donate them.
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Consumer Reports Says Arsenic in 10% of Apple, Grape Juice Samples Too High
Nov. 30, 2011 -- Ten percent of store-bought apple and grape juice samples have more arsenic -- and 25% have more lead -- than the Environmental Protection Agency allows in bottled water, a Consumer Reports study finds.
Those total arsenic levels are well below the FDA's current "level of concern" that prompts further tests. But the consumer advocacy group says the federal agency should be more worried.
A Consumer Reports poll shows that over a third of kids age 5 years and younger drink more apple juice (over 6 ounces or one juice box a day) than pediatricians recommend. Children are more sensitive to arsenic poisoning than are adults. And a lot of them drink at least 16 ounces a day, potentially exposing them to high levels of arsenic.
Moreover, a scientific survey commissioned by Consumer Reports -- using CDC survey data -- found that people who reported drinking apple juice or grape juice have about 20% higher levels of arsenic in the urine than those who didn't drink juice.
"We're concerned about the potential risks of exposure to these toxins, especially for children who are particularly vulnerable because of their small body size and the amount of juice they regularly consume," Urvashi Rangan, PhD, director of safety and sustainability for Consumer Reports, says in a news release.
Arsenic has been used as a poison since ancient times. Just a postage-stamp size bit of inorganic arsenic is lethal.
But tiny amounts consumed over time can be deadly, too. Arsenic has been linked to bladder, lung, and skin cancer. It increases a person's risk of heart disease, immune deficiency, and diabetes.
FDA: High Arsenic Levels in Some Juice Samples
The FDA last week reported that since 2005 it has tested 160 apple-juice samples for arsenic. The FDA findings were similar to those of Consumer Reports -- except that a few of the samples tested by the FDA had much higher arsenic levels.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sets a standard of 10 parts per billion (ppb) of total arsenic in drinking water. But that's for "long-term, chronic exposure to arsenic in drinking water," according to the EPA. According to the U.S. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, drinking water generally contains about 2 ppb of arsenic, although some areas have considerably higher levels.


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I am looking for a place to meet similar minded gamers to play co-op with. I know Goozex has the playing now tab, but it is severely under utilized. (Left 4 Dead example). Xbox Live has the recent played with list, but I am looking for something more PC based.
Pretty much I just got Borderlands and looking for ways to play with people, but I want to expand the question for generality.
I would prefer finding people to consistently play with, but for sake of generality, answers can be for both consistent and random people.
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An officer shot a man twice who had a knife Saturday night in King City, police said.
The man was taken to a Bay Area hospital with injuries to his head and torso, police said. There was no word on his condition.
King City police and the Monterey County Sheriff's Department responded to a report of a physical disturbance around 10:20 p.m. in the 300 block of North Vanderhurst Avenue near the intersection with Collins Street.
The man who was shot was brandishing a knife, police said.
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Why benchmarks?
Benchmarks are a great tool for comparing Rubinius with the rest of the Ruby runtimes, i.e. MRI, JRuby, IronRuby and other implementations. It is not so much intended to measure Rubinius itself so if you want to contribute writing benchmarks make sure to follow these steps:
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IB Orientation For Eighth-Graders
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Last Modified: Friday, October 4, 2013 at 10:23 p.m.
Polk County School District officials said eighth-graders who will enter high school next year can attend an orientation for the Haines City and Bartow High International Baccalaureate programs.
Students and parents can hear information on the programs, requirements for entrance and how to complete an application at the orientations.
Applications are available until Nov. 15.
For Haines City High, students should attend one of the mandatory orientations Oct. 15 and 16 in the Haines City High Auditorium at 6 p.m.
At Bartow, there will be numerous orientations held, Oct. 8, 15 and 22 depending on the middle school the student attends. Interested parents and students can check the district website for details.
Bartow High orientations run from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
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Cave's Black Label seems to have 3(?) separate parts: A main attack which showers bullet-hell style bullets on targets, and two second parts which involve "Option" style bee-things which shoot more bullets, then lasers. I've seen her perform the first part alone, and I think I've seen her only perform half of the "bee" related attacks on a separate occasion.
At first I thought she stopped attacking once the targets died, as I had only seen the full attack against bosses. But later I tried the attack against a tough normal target and only the first bullet hell style attack triggered. What determines how many stages of the attack I'll get? Is it random or based on the target's boss status or based on something else entirely?
It seems Falcom's Moon Dragon acts in much the same way as well.