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Project Fox Driveshaft - Getting ShaftedWritten by on June 1, 2010 There's More Science Behind Driveshaft Dynamics Than Meets The Eye. With The Help Of Strange, We Spec Out The Perfect Shaft For Project Fox.
Whether you're transplanting a big-block into a small-block chassis, or an LS1 into a wimport, ordering up a custom driveshaft is a must for any engine swap project. In addition to changing the distance between the transmission and rearend, engine swaps bring hundreds of extra horsepower to the party. As one of the most highly stressed components in the entire driveline, if the driveshaft snaps in half, you'll be putting down exactly 0 hp to the rear wheels. How's that for parasitic driveline loss? Moreover, increases in horsepower, vehicle weight, and tire grip exacerbate the stresses that the driveshaft endures. With a 775hp big-block, a drag-style four-link, and sticky Mickey Thompson meats, our '93 Mustang project car is guilty of all three offenses.
For assistance in solidly linking together Project Fox's stout Phoenix TH400 trans and built 8.8-inch rearend, we called up Strange Engineering for some advice. After taking a few quick measurements and discussing the needs of our particular application with Strange, they got busy building us a custom 3-inch chrome-moly driveshaft and had it on our doorstep in less than a week. From our discussion with Strange, it became very obvious that a driveshaft is more than a simple piece of round tubing spinning inside a trans tunnel. There's actually quite a bit of science involved when it comes to minimizing vibrations, and maximizing strength and durability. Selecting the right driveshaft for any application requires understating how tubing diameter, material, and wall thickness-in addition to U-joint and yoke design-all impact driveshaft dynamics and strength. Rather than merely stabbing our new Strange driveshaft into Project Fox and marveling in our ability to pull off such a challenging feat, we'll take a crack at explaining the technical aspects of driveshaft design.
While the car was on the lift, we figured it was also a great opportunity to set up the pinion angle. The procedure for dialing in pinion angle differs depending on rear suspension design, but nonetheless, it can be accomplished with a few simple handtools and is critical for keeping rearend wrapup in check under acceleration. As always, thanks to the good folks at Bill Buck Race Cars in Austin, Texas, for helping us out.
Critical Speed
The rpm at which a driveshaft becomes unstable is referred to as its critical speed. This instability causes a driveshaft to bend in the center like a jump rope, and prolonged operation at critical speed will eventually lead to parts failure. The formula for calculating critical speed is extremely complex, but suffice it to say that it's a function of driveshaft diameter, length, wall thickness, and the modulus of elasticity of the material it's made from. Generally, the shorter the length and the larger the diameter of a driveshaft, the higher its critical speed will be. Although there isn't much you can do about the length of driveshaft your application requires, high-performance aftermarket driveshafts are commonly available in 3-. 3.5-, and 4-inch diameters. The bigger the better, but there is a practical limit to how large you can go due to trans tunnel clearance. As far as driveshaft material is concerned, carbon fiber offers the highest critical speed, followed by aluminum, and then steel.
While critical speed is indicative of potential driveshaft failure due to prolonged high-speed operation, it doesn't necessarily reflect the strength of a driveshaft. The sheer abuse a driveshaft can handle is primarily attributable to the tubing material. The typical mild steel driveshaft used in many production cars can fail at power levels as low as 400 hp. High-performance aluminum driveshafts are extremely popular upgrades for muscle car enthusiasts due to their high strength and low mass, as they can survive loads up to 1,000 hp. The strongest material by far is DOM chrome-moly, which is often the choice of extreme-duty drag cars producing in excess of 2,000 hp. This strength comes with a weight penalty, however, which also increases parasitic driveline loss. Carbon fiber is the wild card of the lot. Some people claim that carbon-fiber shafts can support 800-plus horsepower, while others have reported failure at substantially lower power levels. Furthermore, while carbon fiber weighs next to nothing, it can also cost twice as much as a comparable chrome-moly driveshaft.
Pinion Angle
If your chassis is already hooking up hard out of the hole, chances are that there isn't much to be gained by changing the pinion angle. In essence, dialing in the right amount of pinion angle prevents a loss of traction rather than enhancing traction. As the driveshaft applies torque to the ring gear, it forces the top of the rearend housing to rotate rearward, and the bottom to rotate forward. If viewed from the passenger side of the car, the rearend naturally rotates counterclockwise under acceleration. Excessive rearend wrapup can unload the rear suspension, compromising grip. Pointing the pinion downward in relation to the driveshaft-also known as negative pinion angle-compensates for this effect. Having the right amount of pinion angle can prevent a loss of traction, but excessive amounts won't improve grip, and increases U-joint wear and parasitic driveline loss. "More negative pinion angle doesn't always give you extra bite, and how much angle a car needs depends on the suspension setup. The goal is to have the pinion in line with the driveshaft under acceleration, which requires dialing some negative pinion angle in when the car is in a static state," Bill Buck says. "With a stock suspension that uses rubber bushings, it might need as much as -7 degrees. Leaf-spring cars have more suspension play, so they need more angle than cars with control arm-style suspension. Cars with urethane bushings need about -4 degrees of angle, while cars with Heim joints need -2 to -3 degrees. An extreme example is Mike Murrillo's Outlaw 10.5 Mustang. Everything is so solidly linked in that car that there's hardly any axlewrap, which means it only needs -1 degree of pinion angle."
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|Strange trans yoke
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|'93 notchback Mustang
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|Sold old wheels, tires, engine, trans
|532 big-block Ford
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|Strange 8.8 rearend
|October 2009
|Comp Engineering rear suspension
|November 2009
|AJE front suspension
|December 2009
|Bill Buck custom 10-point cage
|January 2010
|Engine and trans install
|March 2010
|Russell fuel system
|April 2010
|Cooling system
|May 2010
|Strange driveshaft
|June 2010
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Measuring for a driveshaft is an easy two-step affair. The first step is recording the distance from the lip of the tailshaft housing to the front of the pinion yoke. The second measurement should be taken from the lip of the tailshaft housing to the end of the output shaft. Measurements should be taken with the car on the ground, or with jackstands placed underneath the front and rear suspension. We did just that, but later placed the Mustang on the lift for illustrative purpose.Factoring in the length of the trans slip-yoke, the prior measurements help determine the correct center-to-center distance between the driveshaft's U-joints, which in our case happened to be 47 1/8 inches. Since Fox Mustangs aren't blessed with particularly commodious trans tunnels, Strange set us up with one of its 4130 chrome-moly 3-inch driveshafts, which is still plenty strong for our application. The tubing has a wall thickness of 0.083 inch, and Strange limits runout to 0.008 inch to ensure concentricity throughout the length of the shaft. At 22 pounds, it isn't exactly light, but we felt the bulletproof ruggedness of a chrome-moly shaft was worth the weight penalty.Many factory driveshafts came equipped with 1310-series U-joints, which become marginal at around 450 hp. Strange uses larger 1350-series joints on its shafts for increased torque capacity. A 1310 U-joint measures 31/4 inches wide, while a 1350 joint measures 3 5/8 inches wide. Furthermore, 1310 joints have bearing cap diameters of 11/16 or 1 1/8 inches, while 1350 joints have larger 13/16-inch caps.Strange offers transmission slip-yokes for every conceivable application in both mild steel and 4130 chrome-moly. They set us up with a chrome-moly unit to mate up with Project Fox's TH400, which has been heat treated for improved tensile strength. Much like balancing a tire, all Strange driveshafts are spun up to high speeds on a balancer, and weights are welded into place at just the right spots to smooth out vibrations. While most stock driveshafts are only balanced to 3,500 rpm or so, Strange balances its shafts up to 7,500 rpm depending on their intended use. Excessive vibration leads to both breakage and parasitic power loss.Pinion angle is simply the angle of the pinion yoke in relation to the driveshaft. The easiest way to measure it is by laying a magnetic angle finder down on the driveshaft. They're available at most hardware stores for about $15.When determining the center-to-center length of a custom driveshaft, Strange factors in an inch of runout for the trans slip-yoke. This allows enough freeplay to prevent the yoke from bottoming out on the tailshaft as the suspension moves through its range of travel. On the other hand, having too much runout can cause insufficient spline engagement.Like GM A-bodies, Fox Mustangs use a triangulated four-link rear suspension. With this arrangement, pinion angle is changed by shortening or lengthening the upper control arms until the angle finder gauge points where you want it. Since the control arms on Project Fox's Competition Engineering suspension have Heim joints at each end with very little freeplay, Bill Buck set the pinion angle at -2 degrees. One caveat on a triangulated four-link is that the upper control arms also locate the rearend from side to side, so the left and right links must measure roughly the same length to properly center the rearend. To adjust pinion angle on a leaf-spring car, shims must be wedged between the leafs and the rearend spring perches.Ideally, a driveshaft would be positioned at a 0-degree angle, or parallel to the ground, but this isn't possible due to the packaging limitations of production car-based chassis. Such an arrangement allows both U-joints to operate at the same velocity, which minimizes wear, vibration, and parasitic power loss. As soon as any angle is introduced into the driveshaft, the U-joints begin traveling in an elliptical path instead of a circular path, and cause vibrations. Improperly phased U-joints make this condition dramatically worse, so it's imperative for driveshaft manufacturers to position the front and rear U-joints in line with each other.


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Is there any scientific evidence that non-harmful spanking does or does not exist? Furthermore, is it ever effective (whether or not it is harmful)?
Here is the resolution on corporal punishment by the American Psychological Association.
The resolution includes this part:
This indicates that punishment can be used effectively. However, there are a number of variables that make it generally impractical, as mishandling these variables will most likely result in severe negative consequences, in addition to failing to adjust the behavior as intended.
Unfortunately I do not have direct access to the research that the association referenced to arrive at this resolution.
Here is the problem with most studies conducted on children. Todays mainstream view on spanking is if you spank a child you'll produce an aggressive individual.
Here is a youtube link, it would be good to look at the whole video (24minutes) because you'll lack context if you watch only the part about parenting that starts at 18:28:
What I wanted to offer from the start to person who asked the question is caution when s/he looks at studies and answers, because in psychology/pedagogy while there are a lot of brilliant scientists, lot of scientists from these fields don't understand the basic scientific principle and don't have scientific integrity. S/he needs to be very skeptical when s/he follows the advice given here or from the associations of psychologists.
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Here is a recent study: http://articles.cnn.com/2009-09-16/health/spanking.children.parenting_1_spanked-new-study-author-and-research-scientist?_s=PM:HEALTH
And non-harmful is hard to evaluate. For example Lydia Schatz was beaten to death and the cause of death was rhabdomyolsis. This is a break down in the muscle fibers that lead to kidney or heart failure. So a parent might not see what is happening internally (physically). And of course internally emotionally


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Asia Providing Many Encouraging Signs for Satellite Players
It may seem cliché, but the Asia region is commonly perceived as some kind of Holy Grail for the satellite sector. Huge populations spread far and wide, combined with low pay-TV penetrations, have provided strong opportunities for satellite growth.
In a recent interview with Via Satellite, Vivek Couto, executive director of Media Partners Asia (MPA), predicted that the DTH portion of the pay-TV market would grow from 11 percent in 2011 to more than 30 percent in 2020. While the overall regional figures are somewhat skewed by the significant growth of DTH in China, these numbers really jump out in terms of satelite's growing influence. According to MPA, markets such as India, Indonesia and the Philippines have proved vibrant for DTH during the last couple of years, which means the demand for satellite capacity will continue to increase, particularly as the emergence of new middle classes creates additional demands for pay-TV.
The figures from MPA are quite astonishing when you look at the potential fluctuations that could take place in Asia's video markets during the next few years, and the respective market shares of different technologies. Cable goes from an 86 percent market share in 2010 to less than 60 percent in 2020. This shows just what an influence satellite is having in video markets, and not just in China and India. While it is too early to say whether the demands for HD, or even 3-D, are going to increase significantly, it seems likely that capacity available in the region will be snapped up. An operator like Dish TV in India has around 12 million subscribers, which puts it above BSkyB in terms of subscribers.
The wave of optimism towards satellite is not exclusive to the video markets, either. Thaicom has seen an impressive turnaround in recent months, and after many years of struggle, its Ipstar satellite investment at last looks as though it is going to pay off. Australia, often a poster boy for satellite, also continues to adopt one of the most progressive strategies of any nation towards satellite. It seems to be paying off, as it successfully launched the IS-22 satellite featuring a payload for the Australian Defense Force (ADF) and the National Broadband Company (NBN) announced plans this year to acquire two Ka-band satellites. While satellite broadband remains a hard market to assess in Asia, there are at least signs of encouragement and investment in this area.
It was assumed that there was a limited play for satellite broadband in Asia due to the rain fade issues that are a common challenge in Ka-band physics. Improvements in technology and capability to overcome these issues, however, could mean that there is more of a market than first imagined.
Despite the potential for DTH and broadband, it can still remain a tough region to do business. Markets like China and India are regulatory minefields, and international satellite companies can frequently be frustrated in some of these growth markets. Piracy also remains a very real issue in many of the region's video markets.
The number of success stories is on the rise though and some of the stronger markets in the region are doing well as applications continue to develop. We can only hope that this upward trend continues.


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The title is pretty self explanatory, but the context is that a new project with a small team will need the work of a product manager and the work of doing the UX both to get done. The company outside the project has some product manager skills, but very little UX skills. So deciding between a product manager with UX skills and and a UX designer with product manager skills depends partly on where those lines are usually drawn.
I've been working as a PM for almost 15 years and have had the privilege of working with 20+ different UX designers during that time, and have seen many variations on the PM and design relationship. I've also faced the same problem you have of choosing between hiring a PM gneralist and UX specialist.
Here's my advice: find a part-time UX designer (can be a contractor) and hire a full-time PM who has "good enough" UX design skills and the inclination to follow advice from (and learn from) talented UX designers. Here's why:
Net-net, if you hire a full time designer it's likely they will soon be bored and unhappy doing the job you describe on a small team. A PM with UX skills, however, will be thrilled to be doing UX work, even if it's just 10% of the time, especially if you can pair them with a consultant who can help the PM solve really hard UX problems and define overall UX guidelines.
If your app needs to be stunningly beautiful, meaning you'll keep your designer busier than most small teams can, ignore my advice above and go with the design expert.
Product Manager typically has to answer to the company. So they are beholden to profits and losses. The UX designer is more beholden to the end user. Obviously, they are both beholden to both, but that's how I usually divy it up.
Product Manager: This site needs to X Y and Z for the company. UX Designer: Let's figure out the best way to let our customer perform X Y and Z.
I think this question relies heavily on the scale and scope of the project at hand. This is also related to the size of the team/company that is working the project.
Generally speaking a Product Manager concerns themselves with a broad set of aspects of the work. They can both specialize and generalize, and in the realm of online product management I see them contending with some of the following elements of a project, in no particular order:
One of the key areas of expertise a PM can bring to the group is the ability to balance out the efforts related to all of the above and other elements of the project.
Whereas a UX designer is more versed in the specific UX and UI design as described above. And not at all ignorant of the other factors listed.
This is all from my professional experience, and I know others have had variations on the above. Also apologies for anything that may be missing, as I'm am trying to provide some general guidance for the questioner.
Where size and scale of project fit in is related to how much of a need the project has for the above specializations. In many smaller companies and on smaller projects, many times the Product Manager can fulfill the needs of the UX and UI contributions.
Hope this helps and happy to clarify.
At Marketo the difference is that the product manager defines the problem (MRD) and the UX Designer solves the problem (PRD). Additionally, product managers have like 10 other jobs to do.
Both jobs focus on the product, however they focus on it from different perspectives.
The PM, deals with feature requests, product performances, market response to the product, has a say on the go-to-market approach, prioritise features and so on.
The UX designer, both gets inputs from the PM, as in, "We need to deliver this feature, but there is this problem to solve", as well as providing him output from the user research, interviews, usability testing.
Of course the answer of a problem (design of the solution) can only be as good as the definition of the problem (product requirements).
It's also true that there are a lot of professionals that do both, (actually that's an assumption, but is true for me) and they are probably better defined as UX Architects, but they still don't replace fully a PM.


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Submitted to: American Association of Swine Veterinarians Annual Meeting
Publication Type: Proceedings
Publication Acceptance Date: November 29, 2012
Publication Date: March 13, 2013
Citation: Kehrli, Jr., M.E., Vincent, A.L., Gauger, P.C., Kitikoon, P., Anderson, T.K., Loving, C.L., Lager, K.M. 2013. Overview of swine influenza virus vaccine research and technology: What's on the horizon and what do we need to move forward? In: Proceedings of 44th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Swine Veterinarians, San Diego, CA. p. 517-519. Technical Abstract: Introduction Swine influenza represents a problem for the health of pigs and the economic health of the swine industry due to real and perceived public health risks. This is largely driven by the diversity of influenza A viruses (IAV) in swine herds. Antigenic drift (mutations) and shifts (reassortments) by influenza viruses are continually occurring. The RNA polymerase error rate among IAV is ~2 X 10**-3 nucleotide substitutions/site/year(1) and whenever a single cell is infected by 2 different influenza viruses, reassortment events between the viruses can occur and result in as many as 256 different gene combinations. These 2 types of genetic change provide the basis of the marked genetic and antigenic diversity in contemporary IAV in North American swine. In addition, interspecies transmission is an important contributor to the genetic diversity of IAV found in swine. For example, at least 23 separate human-to-swine transmission events of human seasonal H1 and H3 influenza viruses have been identified globally since 1990.(2) The global ecology of influenza A viruses (IAV) in swine can be separated by geographic regions, with North American lineages genetically distinct from European swine lineages. In North America, the classical swine H1N1 virus was dominant until the seasonal human H3N2 virus was introduced into pigs in 1998(3) and followed by at least two additional, separate introductions of human H1 viruses.(4) At present, seven major antigenically distinct hemagglutinin (HA) lineages, H1alpha, H1beta, H1gamma, H1delta1, H1delta2, H1N1pdm09 and H3 cluster IV (c4) co-circulate in North American swine populations.(5) Until 2009, all dominant HA lineages except for the H1N1pdm09 virus contained the 'triple reassorted internal gene' (TRIG) constellation of swine (M, NP and NS genes), avian (PB2 and PA genes), and human (PB1) lineages identified in swine in 1998. The internal gene constellation in H1N1pdm09 is distinct from the H3N2-TRIG as the M gene is of Eurasian swine lineage and the other 5 genes can be differentiated in a phylogenetic analysis.(6) Within two years after the emergence of H1N1pdm09 in humans, at least 49 influenza spillover events from humans-to-swine were detected globally.(2) The introduction of H1N1pdm09 into pigs subsequently led to multiple reassortment events between H1N1pdm09 and the endemically circulating IAV of swine, greatly increasing the genetic diversity of IAV in swine.(7) Public health concerns impact swine influenza vaccination needs Nothing has highlighted the economic impact of IAV on swine production more than the emergence of the H1N1pdm09. The H3N2-TRIG/H1N1pdm09 (rH3N2p) reassortant viruses are of particular public health concern in the United States; between August 2011 and November 2012, there have been 319 human infections (http://www.cdc.gov/flu/swineflu/h3n2v-case-count.htm) by a variant comprised of 7 genes from swine H3N2 and the M gene of H1N1pdm09 (H3N2v).(8,9) The number of H3N2v human cases highlights the need for IAV whole genome characterization to further understand the evolution of reassortant H3N2/H1N1pdm09 (rH3N2p) viruses in swine and humans, and may indicate a need for vaccine or diagnostic assay updates for both populations. In veterinary medicine, we have a higher bar to clear than to simply protect against clinical disease in pigs. Indeed, the human-to-swine and swine-to-human transmission pathways suggest that a vaccine priority should be protection and prevention against transmission of viruses from pigs to other pigs and from pigs to people. This is a much more difficult goal than what is required for human vaccines and current inactivated vaccines are not adequately addressing the public nor swine health issues the industry faces. Currently available vaccines Currently in the United States among 4 vaccine manufacturers, there are 30 licensed swine influenza products. All of these vaccines are considered killed virus products; many of which are combined with bacterins in a single product. For the past several years in the United States, autogenous vaccines represent at least half of the swine influenza virus (SIV) vaccine doses produced. Although it appears that producers have many options for preventing IAV, none have provided adequate protection. What is on the horizon? Research in swine on live-attenuated IAV vaccines (LAIV) has repeatedly demonstrated their general safety and superior efficacy to inactivated vaccines.(10-20) DNA-based(21) and vectored vaccines have also demonstrated efficacy against IAV and have advantages over inactivated vaccines.(22-25) Current research is investigating how effective these vaccines are in protecting against shedding of circulating IAV when vaccinated pigs are exposed to homologous or heterologous IAV. Experimental data have demonstrated that attenuated vaccines are superior in their ability to protect against transmission of challenge viruses to naïve contact pigs. Further, these data have highlighted the importance of including contemporary strains in vaccine cocktails to increase antigenic coverage of circulating viral diversity. What is the target for efficient vaccines for swine? We propose that an integrated multi-agency approach is needed to improve IAV vaccine strain selection for use in swine. Ideally this would include representatives from ARS, APHIS, NAHLN labs, and industry. To make this work, the USDA SIV Surveillance System must continue to monitor contemporary viruses identified in cases of respiratory disease outbreak investigations through veterinary/producer participation and submissions to NAHLN labs. These data may be used by bioinformaticists to describe contemporaneous spatio-temporal trends in subtype and genetic diversity, and long-term patterns of transmission and evolution. Representative viruses from predominant subtypes or genotypes should be evaluated at an antigenic level for serologic cross-reactivity with anti-sera from vaccinated swine. New swine antisera should be generated with IAV that have drifted antigenically or with newly added vaccine strains. In vivo swine studies should be conducted when IAV with substantial changes have been identified or when vaccine strains have been substantially changed. We suggest one or more IAV backbones would be approved by the Center for Veterinary Biologics (CVB) for ease of quickly generating viruses with new and relevant HA and neuraminidases (NA) for vaccine purposes. Initially, these virus backbones should be demonstrated to provide attenuation in the case of LAIV as well as exhibiting high yield growth properties as a vaccine seed for IAV vaccines for use in swine. The advantages to this are: • Not all field strains provide sufficient antigenic mass of HA and this would facilitate the ease of testing several representative strains to select the optimal isolate. • Not all field strains grow well in cell-culture and this would facilitate the ease of testing several representative strains to select the optimal isolate. • Reduces the risk of introducing extraneous agents from field isolates. By way of traditional reassortment or reverse genetics, licensed manufacturers generate reassortant viruses with relevant HA and NA found to circulate in pigs or that pose a significant risk to pigs (like the 2009 pandemic virus first found in humans) in order to meet the industry's needs. A company should be required to notify CVB of the HA and/or NA sequences being incorporated onto the approved backbone, adhere to previously approved Good Manufacturing Process practices, and market vaccine updates without delay. Minimal safety and efficacy data should be required if the previously approved seed strain backbone and vaccine formulation is used, but should minimally demonstrate strong cross-protection against homologous and heterologous contemporary strains. Companies may select HA and NA sequences from the USDA SIV surveillance system or from their own internal surveillanc


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I just got the lens. I know it doesn't autofocus on my camera body because it doesn't have built in motor but at least it should be usable in manual mode right?
Same here. Got same problem. Pretty sure that the Sigma AF 24-70 F2.8 EX DG has a bug that it won't work with D5000. And it might not work with other non-motor body, e.g., D3000, D3100, etc. However, when used with cheap extension tube to take macro, it works. Damned strange.
I'm assuming you're talking about the autofocus indicator light in the bottom left of the screen.
When I'm using a manual focus lens on my D3000, this still lights up when the picture is in focus under the selected AF sensor. If I'm very out of focus, or the sensor is over something with no contrast to detect, then this light blinks the same way it does in autofocus mode.
The Sigma lens should have an AF/MF selector - if you set it to Manual Focus, your lens should work as usual, because that confirms to the camera body that you're aware that you have to shoot with manual focusing.
If that doesn't work, try flicking the switch back and forth a couple of times; it may be that the sensor isn't working properly
If that doesn't work; try the lens on a different camera body; there might be a fault with the lens.
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Here is the fact about tie down, they probably are talking about totally different things depends on the context, for instance, ratchet straps for truck are definitely two inches and ten thousand lbs tie down while ratchets for pick up will be 1" and 500 lbs tie down, we're only going to discuss about truck tie downs here, more precisely, we will talk about flat beds only, usually you will be able to see those trucks on high way.
When the jobs come your way, odds are you won't be able to decide what kind of cargo will be put on your truck, the only thing you can do is to prepare for all the opportunities , it's almost always not for you to decide what stuff will be on your trailer . Talking about flat bed trucks, quite some of the flatbeds come with winches installed, or you can install by yourself at a later time, then you can use winch strap to do the job without the hassle of having to tie down both ends of the ratchet strap.
Traditionally slide in winch and truck winch strap are most popular tie down devices for flat beds . There is one thing required for truck winch and winch strap tie down combination, winch bar, which is the tool to help you tie down the cargo on the flatbed, since you can only tighten the winch straps through turning winch barrel, this only can be done by utilizing winch bars.
Some flat beds come with winches installed, not all trailers have winches installed. When the trailer have the winches installed, we can use winch straps to tie down loads on the trailer , usually we tie down steel coils, concrete pipes, skids, anything that not too heavy for the 5400lbs working load limit. Both flat hooks and wire hooks may be used on 2", 3" and 4" winch straps, but flat hooks are more popular than wire hooks, you may see flat hooks on all size winch straps while wire hooks mostly on 2" straps. Truck winches come in with two different flavors, two inches and 4 inches wide , but winch straps have width of 2", 3" and 4", it's obvious you can put 3" winch straps in 4" winches, when we look at the length of the winch strap, the range is pretty wide for regular use, from around 20 feet to more than 60 feet, 27′ and 30′ being the most common length available.
Of course we just can't leave out the most used tie down equipment for transportation businesses, ratchet strap. In fact that the ratchet straps are just the assembly of ratchet buckles and tie down webbing, which can be nylon or polyester, the combination of different ratchet buckles and different straps gives us many choices.
The ratchet tie down earned it's popularity by being the most flexible, adaptable and capable tie down devices , from sedans to eighteen wheelers , you can see ratchet straps anywhere cargo needs to be secured. With flat hooks, wire hooks, cloth loops, chain anchors, even endless, ratchets just can't have enough variety, how can we don't love these ratchets? The smallest width for ratchets is 1", 4" is the widest, while the length of ratchets may be anything from inches to more than 60 feet. The reason we say that ratchet straps are most popular tie down devices for most trucks can be found in this paragraph, even for flatbeds which use winch straps massively may find ratchet straps attractive if there are no winches installed on the truck.
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Published: Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at 12:04 a.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at 12:04 a.m.
In response to Cal Thomas' Jan. 3 column, "More Of The Same Old Things," I must finally agree with him. He uses the tried-and-true Republican finger-pointing game to cover up his party's mistakes. The spending bills are supposed to originate in the House, but House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, played games with the White House, then stalled with his own bill and finally told the Senate it was up to them.
Thomas says the bill was hastily crafted and then delivered in the middle of the night. If Boehner had done his job, there would have been plenty of time. He then quotes Americans for Tax Reform to back his charge that the bills of 1982 and 1990 didn't result in tax cuts. Guess who runs that organization? Grover Norquist. You just can't get more partisan than that.
According to The Washington Post Fact Checker, Norquist and by extension his AFTR were awarded three Pinocchios for significant factual error and/or obvious contradictions in his account of the tax cuts. Also, in 1986, the Reagan Republican budget director David Stockman, stated that Congress substantially upheld its end of the bargain, and cites the administration's failure to identify management savings and its resistance to defense spending cuts as the key impediments to greater outlay savings.
I think Thomas better have a long look in the mirror before he starts pointing fingers at the other party. He should channel that anger to clean up his party's act.
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CTE503: Biotechnology Engineering (2012-2013)
CURRICULUM PROGRAM: Career and Technical Education
COURSE TITLE: Biotechnology Engineering
COURSE LENGTH: 36 weeks
Major Concepts/Content: This course introduces students to the field of biotechnology engineering. Biotechnology is a $30 billion a year industry with high growth potential. It will provide powerful tools for sustainable food and agriculture development, gives us the ability to improve and enhance life, and safe guard public health and medical needs of the American people. These future advances and challenges must be addressed by knowledgeable and motivated scientists and engineers. Today's students will become the expert scientists and engineers of tomorrow. Biotechnology Engineering equips our students with the foundation and vision to excel as the leaders of Biotechnology Engineering revolution.
Major Instructional Activities: The Biotechnology Engineering course is an introductory course providing an overview of the following biotechnology domains: Safety and Skills, History of Biotechnology, DNA Technology, Forensic and Medical Biotechnology, Agricultural Biotechnology, Industrial Biotechnology, and Bioinformatics. The course uses differentiated problem based learning in combination with a hands-on laboratory approach and/or virtual learning resources. Its foundation is built upon learning the tools and techniques of scientific investigation and their application in designing solutions to problems in all scientific and engineering genres as well as identifying the pervasive role that Biotechnology Engineering plays in society. Student learning will be situated in the context of its use and, whenever possible, students will gain exposure to professionals currently in the field through study trips, guest speaking, and professional mentors. Activities involving the collection, organization and analysis of data supported by mathematical applications and computer technology will be threaded throughout the course.
Major Evaluative Techniques: Students will demonstrate their knowledge through tests, hands-on demonstrations, technical reports, projects, case studies, and reflections.
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CTE503: Biotechnology Engineering Student Competencies Record
Course Objectives: Upon completion of this course, students will: -Practice Safety in Biotechnology Engineering. -Trace the History and Development of Biotechnology Engineering. -Communicate Technical / Scientific Information. -Identify engineers as problem solvers. -Identify Careers & Certifications in Biotechnology Engineering. -Use the design process. -Address Ethical Aspects of Biotechnology Engineering. -Evaluate DNA Technology. -Explore Forensic Biotechnology. -Investigate Medical and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology. -Examine Agricultural Biotechnology. -Explore Industrial Biotechnology. -Discover Bioinformatics. -Apply Biotechnology Engineering to solve a problem.


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An (approximate) non-negative rational number representation is a pair of natural numbers each not greater than some fixed limit M (and of course denominator being non-zero).
With this condition there is finite number of representable rational numbers. This means that for each such number we can name previous and next number in the set (of course except for smallest 0 and largest 1). How to compute them?
In other words lets have a set of numbers
$$ R(M)=\{\frac{p}{q} : p,q\in\mathbb{N},q\neq0,p\leq q\leq M\} $$
where $M\in\mathbb{N}_+$
and given number $\frac{p_1}{q_1}\in R(M)$.
I want to find numbers $\frac{p_S}{q_S}\in R(M)$ and $\frac{p_L}{q_L}\in R(M)$ (if they exist) such that
$$ \frac{p_S}{q_S}<\frac{p_1}{q_1} \wedge \neg\exists_{\frac{p}{q}\in R(M)}\frac{p_S}{q_S}<\frac{p}{q}<\frac{p_1}{q_1} $$
and smilarly
$$ \frac{p_L}{q_L}>\frac{p_1}{q_1} \wedge \neg\exists_{\frac{p}{q}\in R(M)}\frac{p_1}{q_1}<\frac{p}{q}<\frac{p_L}{q_L} $$


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I am trying to replace the seal on the bottom of my shower door. Any ideas what it is called and/or what I could replace it with? The "Shower Door Company" of Atlanta, Georgia made the door, which is the "Cameo" model.
What you're looking for is a "replacement shower door gasket". I found what appears to be an exact match for what you need here:
Check the measurements against your own part to be sure.
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10 banks agree to pay $8.5B for foreclosure abuse
|People pass a Bank of America brach, in New York, Monday, Jan. 7, 2013. Bank of America was involved in two major foreclosure settlements Monday. It agreed to pay $10.3 billion to the government mortgage agency Fannie Mae to settle claims resulting from mortgage-backed investments that soured during the housing crash, and was part of a 10-bank, $8.5 billion deal to settle federal complaints that they wrongfully foreclosed on homeowners who should have been allowed to stay in their home. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
WASHINGTON -- Ten major banks agreed Monday to pay $8.5 billion to settle federal complaints that they wrongfully foreclosed on homeowners who should have been allowed to stay in their homes.
The banks -- which include JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Wells Fargo -- will pay billions to homeowners to end a review process of foreclosure files that was required under a 2011 enforcement action. The review was ordered because banks mishandled people's paperwork and skipped required steps in the foreclosure process.
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Using the recumbent bike is a lot more comfortable but it also feels a lot more "lazy".
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The primary advantage is you won't be putting any pressure on your genitals, causing them to go numb. This will depend on how upright you're sitting and on the seat as well, but having had my crotch go numb once, followed by a pins and needles feeling as blood got back in I just don't use an upright bike anymore.
You'll likely work your core slightly more on an upright bike.
Upright bikes require more core engagement to support your upper body. I qualified it with "likely" and "slightly" because that level of engagement is going to depend on how you personally ride the bike. If you are leaning heavily on your arms you are going to be taking more strain off your core for support as opposed to someone who is riding in a more neutral position. The seat in a recumbent bike provides the core support isolating the legs from the upper body more completely.
You'll find that they let you utilize two different groups of muscles.
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I am trying to complete the following sentence:
This job requires both creativity and X
Where X is a single word describing the ability to think analytically. What would the best word be?
I am trying to complete the following sentence:
Where X is a single word describing the ability to think analytically. What would the best word be?
Here's something fancy to impress the ladies: perspicacity.
As in:
From Wikitionary:
You could use exactitude, thoroughness, precision, or rigor if you mean thinking in the mathematical sense of "analytical thinking".
You could use acumen, discernment, or shrewdness if you mean "analytical thinking" in the sense of "critical thinking".
I personally like shrewdness because of the connotation of "good business sense":
How about thoroughness, rigor, logic or method? All describe the need for logical thinking, which is probably the main component of analytical thinking.
"Analyticality" fits the bill. (Whether or not it sounds good to many is another question.)
As suggested earlier by @F'x, "rigor" is pretty good, and it plays off of and creates a nice tension with "creativity" .
It suggests rather than capturing whole "the ability to think analytically," so there is conceivably some ambiguity there. But personally I think any ambiguity there is appropriately resolvable by anyone with creativity and the ability to think analytically.
Some offerings:
Often by thinking more specifically about what kind of analytic thinking you really want, you'll realize there is a better word than any of us could tell you without knowing your specific situation. (Although, "perspicacity" and "logic" are good generic suggestions.)
"Properly", analysis means breaking apart ideas. But due to uncareful usage, it's become synonymous with:
and many other things. Do you really want to hire someone with the ability to break things apart? Or do you want someone smart? Oder...?
The term now used is 'analytical ability'. Probably because there is no way you can take chances with what is intended being lost in linguistics or semantics. May the candidate be saved from, well, overuse of his analytical skills.
"Thoughtfulness", though simple, is meaningful and evocative.
I know the questioner asked for a single word, but I would say the best way to complete the sentence and achieve the desired sense is in fact to use the phrase "critical thinking," which was mentioned as a gloss by another member but not offered as an answer to the question.
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The 6 Most Terrifying Pets Humanity Has Bred Into Existence
It's common knowledge that, through selective breeding, humanity can artificially encourage certain traits in animals and plants over very long periods of time. What is less common knowledge is that there are absolutely no qualifications needed to start screwin' with the very foundation of an entire species, and the chief motivator for many selective breeders is apparently "I thought it would be funny."
#6. Munchkin Cats
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Meet the feline equivalent of Hank Hill's dad.
Cats are synonymous with agility and skill. Wiener dogs are ... not so much that. So cat breeders, in an attempt to create something unique (or perhaps just to spite the species that's been pooping in their laundry room for the last several millenniums), decided to take advantage of a naturally occurring abnormality and breed themselves an anti-cat.
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One that was permanently crouching, for some reason.
The genetic anomaly that causes adorable stump legs in felines is nothing new. It's been reported since the 1930s, when they were called Stalingrad kangaroo cats (due to their uncanny resemblance to some sort of communist marsupial, we assume). However, it wasn't until 1983 that someone decided that cats were great and all, but they were just about 4 inches too tall. Since then, Munchkin cats have been officially accepted as a new breed by the International Cat Association.
But it's not all about watching your cat hilariously fail to make the jumps that hundreds of thousands of years of evolution have promised him he could make -- Munchkin cats have their own advantages. TICA points out that these cats "have lots of energy and great cornering speed." So if you've ever wanted to start an all-feline Tokyo drifting league but have always been thwarted by nature's crazy, stubborn insistence on normal-shaped animals, you're in luck!
There's nothing as important as cornering speed in a house pet.
#5. Blood Parrot Cichlids
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Apparently "the rainbow" tastes like high tide.
Developed in Taiwan specifically for the demanding 1980s pet market, which, much like the 1980s music market, valued nothing so much as ostentatious colors and genetic abominations, blood parrot cichlids are an unfortunate breed. They possess a slew of abnormalities, like a deformed mouth that interferes with chewing food, a malformed spine and swim bladder disorders. But so what if your fish can't eat, swim or exist properly -- it looks like somebody spilled a pack of Skittles in the aquarium! And as if urinating right down the helix of DNA itself wasn't enough, the fish are also routinely tattooed with special messages:
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Where's the one that hearts NY?
And yes, those lips are tattooed to look like fish lipstick. Which really just goes to show: You can teach somebody how to meddle with the very structure of life itself, but there's just no teaching class.
#4. The Puli
Dip this guy in Old English and your floors will sparkle. Also, he'll probably die.
Breeders have created a few low-maintenance, non-shedding dogs that even people with allergies can own. But is that really the right kind of dog for you? What if you're looking for a challenge? What if you believe that the only way to defeat allergies is to cram dog hair down their stupid histamic throats until they choke on it? And what if your dog looked constantly, hilariously high while you're at it? Well, reader with strangely specific pet-owning priorities, perhaps the puli is your ideal companion.
It is an ancient breed, created by Hungarians over 1,000 years ago for use as bear alarms, back when animals had the most ridiculously specific jobs this side of a Flintstones episode. The dreadlocks pattern was mostly bred in for weather resistance, but the American Kennel Club points out that "thorough drying after bath time is especially important to prevent mildewed cords." So if you've got a weird place in your heart for unemployed Jamaican caricatures and the stink of old mops, you might find a friend in the puli. But it's not all negative! Pulis are a surprisingly agile and acrobatic breed, which is great because it looks like an epic dog explosion every time it jumps:
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Charming Studio near Galeries Lafayette (Provence)
Size15 m²
Floor No.(with elevator)
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Please notice that the apartment is "ready to live in" and fully equipped with furniture. There is one large bed of 140 x 200cm for 2 persons. Kitchenware are provided. The rate does not include bank transfer fees (no fee inside Euro countries for regular bank transfer). There are also a complete bathroom and toilets inside the apartment and a fully equipped kitchen. The flat is very quiet and very bright, located on the 6th floor with a lift and the stairs. Please notice that the flat is not convenient for persons of 5.90 ft (1m80). A baby cot can be provided on request (10 Euros per day).
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apartment very well located (street bars, Bastille, but very quietly to courtyard); comfortable bed. caveat: check-out at 10am ... good luck, revelers .. ^ ^
appartement très bien placé (rue des bars, Bastille, mais très calme car donnant sur cour intérieure); lit confortable.
bémol : check-out à 10h... bonne chance, les fêtards.. ^^
PROS: great location of the apartment, well connected to metro and Gare de Lyon. If one is accustomed to urban culture shock, is also the district with a lot of great shopping, restaurants, boulangerie, bistros. Size and layout of the apartment perfect for 4-member nuclear family. CONS: ridiculously long drive to pick up the key in comparison to the Directions to the apartment. Only 3 instead of 4 chairs available, ripped the mattress of the sofa, in the bathroom there is mold on tiles and shower curtain, the fan was nearly clogged from dirt, floor lamp was dangerous fused to the lampshade, and the apartment was dusty. That can not be anything but resolved.
Lage der Wohnung toll, gut angebunden an Metro und Gare de Lyon. Wenn man staedtische Kulturschocks gewohnt ist, ist auch das Quartier toll mit sehr vielen Einkaufsmoeglichkeiten, Restaurants, Boulangerie, Bistros. Groesse und Einteilung der Wohnung perfekt fuer 4 -koepfige Kleinfamilie.
Laecherlich lange Anfahrt zur Abholung des Schluessels im Vergleich zur Anfahrt zur Wohnung.
Lediglich 3 statt 4 Stuehle vorhanden, die Matraze des Sofas zerrissen, im Bad findet sich Schimmel an Fliesen und Duschvorhang, der Ventilator war vor Schmutz beinahe verstopft, eine Stehlampe war gefaehrlich an den Lampenschirm angeschmolzen, und die Wohnung war verstaubt. Das kann ja aber alles behoben werden.
Nice appartment with top location. Have small comparely new kitchen and nice beds.
Wifi connection but the accescode is not provided.
Located right with speciality shops and lot of cafes and restaurants. You can walk to everything from the apartment.
The doorlink do not work so if you have to open for guests you have to go down from 6th floor to manualy open the gate.
The apartment was in a nice location with lots of amenities and restaurants close by. It is a small apartment good for 2 people. The bathroom had mold around the bathtub and was not clean. The bed sheets had not been changed, although there were clean sheets in the closet, dirty towels were left in the bathroom. Is on the ground floor on a courtyard, did not feel safe to leave french doors open for air at night as people living in the building passed by, no windows to open. Apartment needs a refresher. Getting keys is a bit complicated.
The flat was in good condition, it was clean and we were provided with sheets, pillows, towels, cutlery, etc.
The bed was ok but the sofa bed was very noisy and uncomfortable, the toilet wasnt that great either but we survived, and the bathroom would have been fine if it wasnt for the mold on the ceiling.
The area is really good, with loads of bars and cafes, it seems like a young area with many transport links, Notre Dame and the Cemetery were only a few minutes walk, so it was convenient.
Overall it was good accomodation for the price that we paid.
Apartment is located near to the top of Montmartre which has its own special charms. However, the apartment is located above a busy restaurant, the neighbors are noisy and a number of things in the apartment need repair . Not really value for money.
Accommodation in a great location. A pleasant (even 4). Good value for money. But it would put a shower curtain and the problem of moisture on the ceiling of the bathroom. Overall, I am very pleased with my first experience Wimdu.
Logement super bien situé. Espace agréable (même pour 4). Bon rapport qualité prix.
Mais il faudrait remettre un rideau de douche et régler le problème d'humidité sur le plafond de la salle de bains.
Je suis globalement très satisfaite de ma première expérience Wimdu.
nice vacation, cozy house in a quiet and central location. Well served by public transport and is perfect for exploring the city. Home with everything you need but not very clean hygienically more than enough. Perfect for couples or up to 4 people (there is a sofa bed quite comfortable). Anyway the value the greater the quiet and beautiful even in an area full of cafes and typical life (even at night).
bella vacanza, casa accogliente in una zona tranquilla e centrale. Ben servita dai mezzi e perfetta per visitare la città. Abitazione con tutto il necessario non pulitissima ma igenicamente più che sufficiente. Perfetta per coppie o max 4 persone (c'è su un divano letto abbastanza comodo). Cmq il pregio più grande è la posizione tranquilla e bellissima seppur in una zona piena di localini tipici e di vita (anche notturna).
Really nice
The apartment is very nice although a bit older, there is a peculiar smell in the building, the apartment is on the rooftops of Paris, there is light in all the rooms, the quartietre is quiet with shops of all genere.tutto excellent. The metro is just a few minutes.
L'appartamento è molto carino anche se un pò vecchiotto,c'è un odore particolare all'interno del palazzo;l'appartamento è sui tetti di Parigi,c'è luce in tutte le stanze;il quartietre è tranquillo con negozi di ogni genere.tutto ottimo. Il metro è a pochi minuti.
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CTV highlights: 'L.A. Complex' premieres, 'Up All Night,' 'Whitney' return
What do you get when you add a dancer, comedian, a bunch of actors (both upcoming and has-beens), and an L.A. apartment complex, complete with a pool?
The new sexy and daring relationship drama "The L.A. Complex," of course!
The new original series follows the lives of twenty-somethings trying to make it in the cutthroat world of L.A.'s entertainment world. Relationships begin and end, the need to succeed is tested and all characters are pushed to their breaking points. The premiere airs on Tuesday January 10 at 9 pm ET.
And if you'd prefer to hop in a time machine, you can celebrate New Year's with Regan and Chris on "Up All Night," (now airing on Thursday nights).
Things get serious at Seattle Grace as the doctors on "Grey's Anatomy" separate conjoined twins, while Teddy continues to questions the circumstances surrounding Henry's death.
And things are also grave on "Castle" as a case threatens to disrupt Det. Ryan's wedding.
From "Grimm" to "Once Upon A Time" to "Hot in Cleveland" to "The Golden Globes," there are even more highlights this week…
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10 p.m. – CASTLE – "Till Death Do Us Part" – NEW EPISODE
When a bachelor is killed, Castle (Nathan Fillion) and Beckett (Stana Katic) suspect that the victim's mysterious double life holds the key to his murder. Their investigation leads to a shocking twist that threatens to disrupt Ryan's (Seamus Dever) wedding with Jenny (guest star Juliana Dever, Seamus Dever's real-life wife).
Tuesday, Jan. 10
8 p.m. – WHITNEY – "Private Parts" – NEW EPISODE – NEW DAY AND TIME
When Alex (Chris D'Elia) refuses to share the password to his phone, Whitney (Whitney Cummings), who believes that they should share everything, becomes upset. Deciding they both need some solo time, they each plan a night out without each other – but when Whitney comes home early she finds Alex in a compromising position.
8:30 p.m. – HOT IN CLEVELAND – "Where's Elka" – SEASON 2, PART 2 PREMIERE
Elka (Betty White) has gone missing and the women look for her in Amish country. Meanwhile, Joy (Jane Leeves) is a source of scandal as the Governor's alleged mistress and faces deportation while Victoria (Wendie Mallick) finds herself a little too at home with the Amish.
9 p.m. – THE L.A. COMPLEX – "Down in LA" – SERIES PREMIERE
The hot new original drama THE L.A. COMPLEX premieres in a special super-simulcast with MuchMusic. During the first episode of this sexy six-part, hour-long drama, Abby (Cassie Steele) is evicted, broke and desperate in Los Angeles, and finds a place to crash at "The Lux" motel in Hollywood, California.
There, she meets a group of like-minded, displaced dreamers. After a series of missed opportunities, mishaps, and a broken-down vehicle, Abby starts to wonder if it's time to go back to Toronto and give up her dreams, or if tomorrow will be her day? The series continues on MuchMusic.
10 p.m. – UNFORGETTABLE – "Brotherhood" – NEW EPISODE
A routine investigation into a college student's death takes a disturbing turn for Carrie (Poppy Montgomery) when a suspect makes a dangerous move to outwit her memory.
Wednesday, Jan. 11
9 p.m. – CTV MOVIE – MISS CONGENIALITY (2000)
In MISS CONGENIALITY, FBI agent Gracie Heart (Academy Award®-winner Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side) must go undercover in the Miss United States beauty pageant to prevent a group from bombing the event.
Thursday, Jan. 12
8 p.m. – THE BIG BANG THEORY – "The Shiny Trinket Manoeuvre" – NEW EPISODE
Sheldon (Jim Parsons) gets in trouble with Amy (Mayim Bialik) when he isn't impressed by her recent accomplishment. Meanwhile, Howard (Simon Helberg) must come to grips with Bernadette's (Melissa Rauch) dislike of children.
8:30 p.m. – UP ALL NIGHT – "New Year's Eve" – NEW EPISODE – NEW DAY AND TIME
Reagan's (Christina Applegate) extreme competiveness comes out at a New Year's Eve game night, much to Chris's (Will Arnett) embarrassment. Meanwhile, Kevin (guest star Jason Lee) worries that Ava (Maya Rudolph) is ashamed of him and Missy (Jennifer Hall) brings an unexpected date to the party.
9 p.m. – GREY'S ANATOMY – "This Magic Moment" – NEW EPISODE
The doctors work together to save the lives of conjoined twins and Teddy (Kim Raver) continues to question the circumstances surrounding Henry's (Scott Foley, COUGAR TOWN) death.
10 p.m. – THE MENTALIST – "Always Bet on Red" – NEW EPISODE
Jane (Simon Baker) and the CBI must narrow down the long list of suspects after a high-end divorce attorney with many enemies is killed on his speed boat.
Friday, Jan. 13
8 p.m. – CSI: NY – "Who's There?" – NEW EPISODE
A home invasion investigation becomes more complicated when the victim's family turns out to be less perfect than they originally seem.
9 p.m. – GRIMM – "Game Orge" – NEW EPISODE
An escapee returns to Portland seeking revenge against those who put him behind bars. His unusual strength and high tolerance for pain makes Nick (David Giuntoli) take notice. As the case escalates Nick and Juliette (Bitsie Tulloch) are put in danger, and Monroe (Silas Weir Mitchell) is called into action to help put an end to the convict's deadly rampage.
10 p.m. – BLUE BLOODS – "The Uniform" – NEW EPISODE
Danny (Donnie Wahlberg) and Jackie (Jennifer Esposito) investigate a murder at a diner where a witness claims he saw an officer flee the scene after shots were fired.
Saturday, Jan. 14
4 p.m. – NFL – NFC Divisional Game # 1
8 p.m. – NFL – AFC Divisional Game # 1
Sunday, Jan. 15
7 p.m. – ONCE UPON A TIME – "True North" – NEW EPISODE
Emma (Jennifer Morrison) tries to help two homeless children find their father before they're separated and put in foster care. Meanwhile, the Evil Queen (Lana Parrilla) coerces Hansel (Quinn Lord) and Gretel (Karley Scott Collins) into stealing an important artifact from a Blind Witch (guest star Emma Caulfield, BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER).
8 p.m. – THE 69TH ANNUAL GOLDEN GLOBE® AWARDS – LIVE
Live from the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, third time is a charm as comedian and GOLDEN GLOBE® recipient Ricky Gervais returns as host for the third year in a row for THE 69TH ANNUAL GOLDEN GLOBE® AWARDS.
During the most glamorous dinner party of the year, the biggest stars gather to celebrate excellence in the television and film industry. The three-hour live event will also present the Cecil B. DeMille Award to ACADEMY AWARD®-winning actor Morgan Freeman for his outstanding contribution to the entertainment industry.


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I am looking for a VPN router to access my home network when i'm away. Anything in particular i should look for? Don't want to spend a ton, but willing to spend a bit if it has features i could use. Any advice? Also, I have an existing Linksys wireless router i want to continue using.
I've received several great responses on this post and just want to summarize.
LogMeIn: Service that allows remote access, but not ideal as cannot use with RDP
Hamachi: Looks like a good option, but concerned about lack of configurability
Draytek: at $170+ this is too expensive for my budget
Netgear fvs114: price is right at $80, but does not support gigabit throughput
OpenVPN/dd-wrt: I like these options as they can be configured to work with any router, either directly in router via firmware flash or have router pass through to computer on network that has openvpn/dd-wrt installed.
Initially I wasn't considering gigabit throughput support, but after further reading my home network can really benefit from it so that is now a requirement for the new router/switch. I'm looking at the Netgear GS108, at ~$70 with gigabit support, and with OpenVPN/dd-wrt for VPN this is looking like my best option.


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I would like to convert a column in a spreadsheet from a double to a string so I can join the data with a shp file. What is the easiest way to do it?
To do this in ArcGIS:
I am suggesting to do this in ArcGIS because I think you want to use this field as a "join"? If so, add the shapefile to ArcMap, right click on the layer and select "Joins and Relates".
Usually it suffices to force the field value in the first data row to be a string, for then the software is obliged to treat the entire column as string data. An easy way is to insert a single quote (') mark at the beginning of the value.
Use ArcCatalog. Create a GDB, import the table (single) into it. Below in the fields you can right click on the field you want to change to STRING, and simply change the type to STRING for that field.
(*it seems that this may only work if the field is empty)
You can use the CONCATENATE function (if using Excel) to form a single quoted string.
e.g.: =CONCATENATE("'",A1,"'")
where this formula refers to the first row, and can be copied to other rows as well.
Microsoft has a page dedicated to this with a range of solutions:


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I want to get the original file/scriptname, etc of the function that is being decorated. How can I do that?
def decorate(fn):
def wrapped():
return "scriptname: " + fn.scriptname?
return wrapped
I tried using
fn.__code__ but that gave me more stuff that I needed. I could parse that string to get the function name, but was wondering if there is a more elegant way to do it