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30 Sep 2007 2:16 PM #11
I agree re someone injecting js for their own pages, but the example above shows someone doing it such that they get data from other users. Granted, server side scrubbing is the fix there, but the UI would not reflect that scrubbing without additional code. Having said that, the 3 liner is easy enough to add in (and would be sooo nice as a toggle).
30 Sep 2007 2:33 PM #12
30 Sep 2007 7:56 PM #13
You should always fix the root solution and not try to implement exception rules in your client side js to prevent problems.
1 Oct 2007 12:39 AM #14
glaring holes already out-there due to this bug....
I don't think many really see the issue here. I noticed the lack of escaping purely by accident. Having assumed that it would be the default behavior.....
Our data is email connection records using exim's mysql feature. - we store things like subject / from: line and use this to enable and administrator determine if the end user should receive the email (like spam or recruitment emails from competitors.)
I've installed this on my own server to test, and noticed that
xxx <email@address> was just rendering as xxx - with the email hidden...
We work with raw data in all places, the only place where it's not 'raw' is where it is displayed, in which case it should be escaped. - I would surprised if
http://www.yui-ext.com/forum2/topics-remote.php escapes data.. - opening up all cookies in this forum for usage by a malicious attacker...
If this is anything to go by, - there are alot of open door's out there...
While not in this particular application, I often do some data processing of data in the grid, client side. and It is essential that the data is not munged in any way so the processing can provide the correct results.
I have seen many applications that are complete messes, as they tried to munge the data at various points and resulted in gibberish at the end of the day. - There is nothing wrong in storing raw data from post's in database - mysql_escape/stored procedures solve that issue.
There is nothing wrong in sending raw data via json (most json libraries correctly escape that data). But then displaying that data 'as is' on something like grid is just dangerous.
The fix may have a small performance hit (read extremely small in most cases, compared to the HTTP call required to fetch the data). and can easily be turned off.. hence I would be surprised not to see it used..
1 Oct 2007 2:38 AM #15
Combined with a couple of functions Alan, it is easy to set it up as you want.
The one from above:
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1 Oct 2007 4:10 AM #16
htmlencode? - really handle all escaping?
I'm not sure if htmlEncode is a vaild way of doing html encoding - have a look at PHP's htmlentites functions to get an idea of the real complexity.. - using DOM textNode's is probably going to catch far more edge cases : - UTF8 international characters etc....
But again, not having this as default behaviour is not only a little unexpected, but very risky.
1 Oct 2007 4:53 AM #17
XSS attack, since it does not affect another users page, it only affects your page view. If it were a cross site scripting attack, it would require the unescaped data to be passed back to the server, and subsequently served to someone else. Cross site scripting attacks have much more to do with the server side unescaped data, than the client side unescaped data. Why should the presentation layer have to worry about the data, that's not its job.
This isn't a cross site scripting issue, and I don't know why you guys are hung up on doing all this client-side escaping when it would take 2 minutes to disable via firebug. Sure the implementation is easy, but it doesn't add any more security.
1 Oct 2007 2:59 PM #18
Might I suggest HTML Purifier if you're submitting anything marked up? Other than that type checking should be sufficient.
1 Oct 2007 6:07 PM #19
I have a database library that escape data to prevent SQL injection, and has to be 'forced' not to escape data. making locating potential SQL injection issues thousands of time simpler.
I have a JSON library that escapes data to prevent XSS attacks on data being sent from the server to the browser. Making XSS practically impossible at this layer.
I have a template library that escapes data by default to prevent XSS attacks. again making any potential holes simple to locate, and difficult to accidentally do.
What I'm missing is a presentation layer 'extjs' that uses data, and presents it by default, as raw and ready for attacks. This I regard as a serious flaw - read bug!, And the only justification for not fixing it, is that it may be a slight performance issue...
Libraries should be designed to make it difficult to accidentally cause security holes, rather than the opposite.....
What other presentation tier framework has a default behaviour of escaping data? Escaping should be done on an as-needed basis. Assuming that data will be escaped is much more detrimental than not (which I would argue is extremely risky), and leads to far more XSS attacks than when an engineer assumes that the input is never reliable or trustworthy. I for one would rather assume the data isn't escaped, and use escaping methods when needed, you know, the same way you do in most languages (Java, PHP, etc)
This isn't a cross site scripting issue, and I don't know why you guys are hung up on doing all this client-side escaping when it would take 2 minutes to disable via firebug. Sure the implementation is easy, but it doesn't add any more security.
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For an engine that is boosted out of the factory, what are typical maximum and average boost values? Are they conservative in the 5-6 PSI range or do they get more aggressive getting up to 10-15 PSI? I'm more interested in what OEMs are doing with undersized engines to make them driveable versus more sporty performance enhancements.
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There's a wide variation, but back in the '90's it was clustered in the 10-12psi range for a typical 4-cyl turbocharged performance model. Nowadays 16-18psi is not abnormal for high performance factory cars. Of course, you'll find some economy cars in the 5-6psi range, where they're using boost to let a little tiny fuel-efficient engine not be completely miserable to drive. :-)
This question doesn't provide enough information for us to answer it well as originally written. Some of the important factors determining what boost level is used include:
A more specific question would help us address your particular points of interest. Which vehicle are you interested in? Are you thinking of upping the boost? What application to you plan to put this vehicle to?
I find Corky Bell's book to be an excellent (and entertaining) reference for background information on all of the above.
Bob Cross's answer.
And those are just the factors that are easy to quantify! There's also the combustion chambers' individual propensity to knock determined by geometry with spooky attributes like squish, tumble and swirl to consider. Then there is cycle to cycle variability and the effect of carbon deposits over the life of the engine, which will be different for each individual engine, let alone different models. I think reading any of engineering literature on knock would dissuade anyone from trying to give numbers for such an open ended question, even if a displacement and compression ratio was specified. It's much more complicated than not exceeding a temperature threshold.
I think reading something like Heywood's chapter on "Combustion in Spark Ignition Engines" gives a lot of insight into these factors. I'm assuming, of course, that you want the deeper insight.


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Many people give their friends money to give to Tzedakah when they are traveling. The reason they do this is that it says "Shluchei Mitzva Ainom Nizakim". If someone is travelling to Eretz Yisroel which is in itself a Mitzva - or to do a different Mitzva is there still a need for Shliach Mitzva money?
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The Kaf HaChayim 110:27 says that one who is traveling should endeavor to be made a Shliach Mizvah. It does not mention money specifically.
Then it says that one who is not made an emissary should himself designate a coin and say that, Bli Neder, when he arrives at his destination he will, with G-d's help, give the coin to Charity in the honor of R' Meir Baal HaNess. (the Kemach Solet linked below says he saw this in the name of someone, but I can't decipher the name)
One of the sources for the Kaf HaChayim, the Kemach Solet (pg.121) brings Tzedakah as an example of Shliach Mitzvah.
From this it seems that making oneself any emmisary for any mitzvah will do, but if one is unable to become an emissary he should specifically give charity. Probably because Charity can save from death, as mentioned here.
Maybe we can derive something about this from the episode where Hashem tells Shmuel to go and anoint David, mentioned in the Gemara (end of Chullin and in a couple of other places) as an example of a shliach mitzvah who is not guaranteed protection from harm because קביע הזיקא - the danger is definite.
Shmuel is concerned: "How can I go? Shaul will hear about it and kill me!" (I Sam. 16:2). To this Hashem responds, "Take a calf with you, and say, 'I have come to sacrifice it to Hashem'" (end of the same verse).
So we might consider what Hashem's intention is with this last statement. Is it just to establish an alibi (and any other plausible action might have served the same purpose)? If so, then maybe it can't be much of a precedent. But if the idea is that Hashem is telling Shmuel to bring a korban in order for the merit of that mitzvah to protect him from harm - why, then, we have a case where a shliach mitzvah still needs another shlichus mitzvah for added protection.
[On the other hand, it may just be that this proves that an extra shlichus mitzvah which removes the קביע הזיקא is meaningful, as in this case, where taking along the korban would allay Shaul's suspicions. Where this is not so - carrying tzedakah money doesn't (in the natural order of things) make a trip any less dangerous - then perhaps it indeed doesn't make a difference, like in the case of the boy who climbed a rickety ladder to perform two mitzvos (also mentioned in Chullin loc. cit.), where the extra mitzvah didn't do anything to reduce the danger.]


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MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. - You may take the boy out of the Ohio Valley, but apparently you'll never get the craving for square, Ohio Valley-style pizza out of the boy.
Or at least, that's what Toronto's own A.J. Hunt will tell you.
Hunt, former model and co-owner of the American Hooligan clothing line, is currently immersing himself in his latest endeavor, Gem City Pizza, in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
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DRAWING RAVE REVIEWS — Introducing Ohio Valley-style pizza to Myrtle Beach are Gem City Pizza owners Scott Roman, A.J. Hunt and Eric Archey. The trio say their pizza squares have drawn rave reviews. -- Photo courtesy MyrtleBeachRestaurantNews.com
"I thought it'd be cool, so many people come down here from the Ohio Valley," he said. "I've been all over the country, there's nothing like our pizza anywhere else."
So what makes Ohio Valley pizza different? Hunt said it's the crispy crusts, made from fresh-made dough every day. The fresh, homemade sauce and, of course, the shape: Square, sold by the piece or by the pan (as opposed to the traditional slice or whole pie).
Ohio Valley-style pizza "doesn't taste store bought and commercial" like, well, the pizza so many of the nationally known chains serve up, he points out.
"I've been all over the county and there's nothing like our pizza anywhere else," he said. "Anytime I've lived anywhere else, been anywhere else, I've craved that square pizza. I figured instead of having to have my family and friends bring frozen pizza down so I could have it, I'd have a little shop here and make it for everybody."
So Hunt and two of his buddies, Toronto native Scott Roman, 24, and Eric Archey, 30, of Philadelphia, went about finding and remodeling a storefront, no easy feat in Myrtle Beach.
"It was very, very difficult," he said. "I think Myrtle Beach is one of the hardest cities to open a business in, just as something as simple as painting the outside of the building: It used to be teal blue, it was kind of tacky, and I wanted to change it to a neutral beige. We had to go to the city and do a presentation with pictures, show them what it would look like after we were done."
They gave the interior a youthful, urban vibe, complete with an exposed brick wall, crimped tin wainscoting, authentic street signs and lights, graffiti and a pair of Chuck Taylors tossed over a phone line hanging inside. There's also a Big Red "Fathead" football helmet, courtesy of Steubenville transplant Patsy Angelo, who now makes his home in Myrtle Beach. Hunt said they wanted to give it an "old school barbershop feel, the kind of place where you can hang out, talk with friends and get good food at the same time."
After about four months of prep work they were ready to go. "I've got friends in the restaurant business who spent a whole year getting ready," Hunt said. "For us to be open in a few months and getting great reviews, that's exciting."
Gem City opened in January and so far, the buzz has been overwhelmingly positive.
"I kept telling people we were going to sell square pizza and they'd say 'Oh, Sicilian,' but it's not, it's not even close to being Sicilian," he said. "But I'm gradually getting everybody hooked on it."
Not bad for someone who, until fairly recently, had absolutely no idea how to make pizza. For that, he turned to an old friend, Derek Bocek, owner of Bo's Pizza in Toronto.
"Before I moved here I spent a few weeks in his shop, he taught me how to make the dough, everything. I felt like I was back in college. Every single day from open to close I went to Bo's, he taught me everything."
Hunt said he's a hands-on kind of learner, so he filled a notebook with notes to himself - everything from how many spatulas he'd have to buy to ingredients he'd need for the sauce or dough.
"I had 15 to 20 pages of notes, supplies I needed to buy," he said. "It was a ton of work, a ton of stress, but it feels great, now that we're open."
Gem City's menu incorporates the usual suspects - traditional red and veggie (white) pizza - with a healthy dose of the unusual: There's his "Sweet 'n Spicy, a crazy concoction featuring brown sugar and crushed red peppers, or his S'mores, featuring a chocolate base, a layer of marshmallow, a drizzle of chocolate and crumbled graham crackers. His calzones also push the envelope, with a "chicken pot pie" variety that positively oozes gravy; a little something called G Spots - fresh-baked Filone bread from a local bakery, split open and topped with cheese and garlic, or even his "Roni Balls," a golf ball-sized bun filled with pepperoni or whatever else you crave, and served with "Swagger," his own dipping sauce, roughly equivalent to hoagie sauce here in the valley.
Guests also can order true Ohio Valley pizza, with the cheese, pepperoni and other toppings added after it comes out of the oven.
"My buddy did a review on us, he said there are pizza shops and there are pizza labs," Hunt said. "He said we're like mad scientists in a back room, literally trying to make things up. We get bored, and when we do we try to create things.
"Obviously, our staple is Ohio Valley Pizza, but we also like to be creative and do things most people haven't heard of, like our Sweet 'n Spicy Pizza and our S'mores pizza."
For only being open two months, "business is already phenomenal," he said.
"It's going really good, we've been received amazingly well," he said. "I want it to get to the point where you can go anywhere in the country and buy it. There's no reason why Ohio Valley pizza shouldn't be right out there with (the best) of them."
And if that sounds like he's already thinking about a string of Gem Citys, well, he is. Thinking, that is.
"What makes for good ideas, good business ideas, is usually right in front of your face but gets overlooked because (people) assume everybody else is doing it," he said. "But lucky for me, nobody else is."
He even figures to turn the pizza shop's basement into a clothing store he'll call "Gem City Underground," where he'll carry his own American Hooligan brand as well as LD50 and other name brands.
Hunt said for those who know him, his savvy business style shouldn't come as a surprise.
"I've got my entire head down to my fingertips tattooed," he said. "I can't work anywhere and be taken seriously, so entrepreneur was the route I had to go."
But he said he has no regrets about the path his life has taken.
"I'm a firm believer if you try to change one thing, one little thing in your life you regret, you wouldn't be where you are today. Everybody makes mistakes, but if you learn from them and adapt to them, there's no reason to look back and dwell on it."
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Installing your own in-wall, in-ceiling, or on-wall speakers can give you a good-looking, great-sounding audio system. This guide includes detailed information to help you install in-wall, in-ceiling, or on-wall speakers. If you plan to install speakers in a new or finished home where you'll need to run in-wall wire, read our article on wiring your home. It'll give you information on planning your wire route, the tools you'll need, and how to install in-wall wiring.
Some people don't feel comfortable with certain aspects of the in-wall or in-ceiling speaker installation process. If you'd prefer not to do it yourself, call our A/V Designers at 1-800-555-9407 and we'll set you up with a certified professional installer in your area. (Installer service available for single-room installations only.)
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Make sure that you have a thorough understanding of local building and fire codes. Also, make sure you know what's behind the wall or ceiling into which you plan to install your speakers. Finally, read and follow the safety guidelines below, as well as those in the owner's manual.
Safety tips
When working on a ladder:
- Place your ladder in a stable position close to where you're working. Don't reach.
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- Face the ladder when ascending or descending.
- Don't carry heavy items up the ladder that could cause you to lose your balance and fall.
When working in the attic:
- If it's not a finished attic, be careful to walk only on ceiling joists.
- These areas are often poorly ventilated. Stay hydrated and use a fan to circulate air if you can. Make sure someone knows that you're up there, and take breaks when you need to.
- Make sure the area behind your wall is clear before cutting.
- Turn off the power in areas you'll be drilling to avoid electric shock.
- If there might be live power lines behind the wall around your pilot hole, wrap the exploratory wire with electrical tape.
- Unplug your receiver before connecting your speakers.
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See the chart above to determine which tools you'll need to install your own speakers. You may also want a partner's help with certain parts of the installation.
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Speaker placement
Generally, you'll want to choose your speaker locations before buying speakers. If you're still in the process of deciding where to put your in-wall, in-ceiling, or on-wall speakers, or if you want some detailed placement tips, check out our article on in-wall, in-ceiling, and on-wall speaker placement. For tips on placing in-wall or in-floor subs, see our article on home theater speaker placement.
Making sure your speaker locations will work
After you've chosen your ideal speaker locations, use a stud finder to locate the studs in that area of the wall or ceiling. We suggest you use a high-quality stud finder than can detect studs, AC cables, and water pipes so that you can avoid these in-wall obstacles. Remember that in-wall and in-ceiling speakers need to fit between two studs or joists (preferably in the middle of that space for the best performance); on-wall speakers need to be drilled into a stud, or into the wall using an anchor.
Always inspect as much as possible without making a hole. Explore your crawlspace or ceiling in an unfinished segment of your basement. Try to detect which way joists run and where empty wall space between studs might be. By inspecting from your crawlspace or attic, you can identify which wall locations are empty of water pipes and electrical wires. However, you still can't know what's behind the wall with absolute certainty. You must be prepared to cut and patch exploratory holes.
In-wall/in-ceiling speakers
To determine if each of your in-wall or in-ceiling speaker locations will work, you'll need to drill a pilot hole in addition to using a high-quality stud finder. This is a small hole, drilled in the middle of where you want to place your speaker. Shut off power in the area where you'll be drilling your pilot hole. Use caution when drilling, so you don't plunge your bit into a pipe or electrical conduit. Next, insert a sturdy wire (such as a bent coat hanger) into the pilot hole, and explore the surrounding area, making sure there's enough room for the speaker. Check the mounting dimensions listed in the owner's manual, including any required brackets, and make sure there's enough space in the wall to accommodate the width, height, and depth.
Don't cut any drywall until you've drilled pilot holes and checked all of your desired speaker locations. If one of your locations doesn't work out, you might want to move one or more of the others.
Once you know that each of your speaker locations will work, trace the template that came with your speaker onto the wall or ceiling. Use a level to make sure it's positioned properly. You may want to tape it to the wall to make sure it doesn't move while you work.
Use a sturdy wire (such as a bent coat hanger) to explore your pilot holes. Be sure there will be enough room (width, height, and depth) to install your speakers.
- If you're installing an in-wall or in-floor subwoofer, the process will be very similar. You'll need to locate an area of wall or floor between two studs or joists that is capable of fitting your subwoofer. Due to the size of in-wall subs, you may need to drill multiple pilot holes, or cut a larger exploratory hole so that you can ensure that the space will be big enough. Next, trace the template that came with your sub.
On-wall speakers
It's easier to determine if your on-wall locations will work. If your speaker needs to be mounted to a stud, use a high-quality stud finder to locate the studs nearest to your ideal spot and mark the location. When you mount the bracket, you'll want it centered on the stud.
If you're going to secure your speaker to the wall using anchors, mark your ideal locations, and use your stud finder to check for any obstructions. You can find anchors at your local hardware store.
Finding pre-wired speaker wire
If you or someone else pre-wired your house during construction, and you're going to install the speakers yourself, you'll need some kind of documentation to show you where the wire is behind the wall. You can reference photographs of the wire run before the drywall went up, or the wiring plan for your speakers or similar documentation (which should be available from the electrician or custom installer who ran the wire). That way you'll know where to find the wire — as well as where not to cut so you don't damage it.
Of course, if you used a hole-saving bracket while your house was being built, you won't have any trouble finding your pre-wired speaker wire. Hole-saving brackets attach to exposed studs and can be used as place-holders. That way, when the drywallers install the drywall, they'll cut holes in the sheetrock around the bracket (just like they do for light fixtures, electrical sockets, etc.). With the speaker hole already cut, and the speaker wire just inside, there's no guesswork.
If you're still in the process of planning your installation, and haven't run in-wall speaker wire yet, see our guide to in-wall wiring for detailed info.
Cutting drywall
After you've checked all of your speaker locations and traced the templates, you can begin cutting the drywall. If it's a rectangular speaker, start by drilling two small holes in opposite corners; if it's round, drill two small holes on opposite sides. Next, using your drywall saw, start from one hole, and work around the outline to the next. Use a hand-held drywall saw (not an electric one) and cut slowly. Cut the drywall in one piece, on an inward slant, so that it's easier to patch later if necessary. If you don't need to patch the hole, just remove any excess material before installing the speaker. Be sure you know what's behind the drywall before you cut. For information about drywall repair and cleanup, see our article on in-wall wiring.
Plaster and lath walls
If your house has plaster and lath walls or ceilings, installing your own in-wall, in-ceiling, or on-wall speakers will be more complicated. Plaster tends to crack and crumble easily, so you should be prepared to do some touch-up work. Running hidden in-wall wire could be particularly challenging — consider running out-of-wall wire, and using carpets, cabinetry, and other spaces to hide it. See our article on home A/V cable management for more ideas.
- For in-wall/in-ceiling speakers: After tracing the pattern of the speaker, protect the plaster from cracking by applying masking tape around the edges. Score the plaster repeatedly with a utility knife, following the pattern you traced. Then, within the outline only, chip the plaster away until you expose the lath underneath. Remove the plaster that's between the lath as well. Next, cut the lath carefully with a keyhole saw, not a powered saw. Powered saws can vibrate the lath many feet away, resulting in large cracks in your plaster.
- For on-wall speakers: Finding a stud in these walls is difficult — even some professional-quality stud sensors won't be able to tell the difference between a stud and the lath. If you can find a stud, place an "x" of masking tape over the spot where you plan to drill to help prevent protect the plaster, then slowly and carefully drill the screws into the stud. Another option is to try using a masonry bit to drill a hole. Then insert a wall anchor, and drill the bracket's screws into the anchor. Either way, there's a good chance that the drilling will cause some cracking and crumbling, so be prepared to do some touch-up work.
Installing your speakers
In-wall/in-ceiling speakers
Tools you'll need:
- a drywall saw
- a utility knife
- wire strippers (for the gauge of wire you're working with)
- a Phillips screwdriver and/or drill (check the owner's manual)
- masking tape
- a pencil
- a level
- a chalk line or laser level (especially for in-ceiling speakers)
- measuring tape
- a scribe (for circular speakers)
Installing in-wall or in-ceiling speakers: Once you've chosen your speaker locations, check for obstructions using your stud finder. Drill a small test hole, and probe the area behind it using a sturdy wire, making sure the area's clear before cutting. To install the speaker: A. Level the template. B. Trace the template. C. Cut the drywall out in one piece. Pull out your dressed loop of speaker wire. Strip the wire and attach speaker connectors, if you like. D. After you connect the wires to the speaker, screw the speaker and frame into the wall, but not too tightly or the grille won't fit properly. E. Gently place the grille into the frame. F. Enjoy the finished product.
The basic idea behind all in-wall and in-ceiling speakers is that the speaker is held in place by sandwiching the drywall. A frame around the speaker conceals the cutout in the drywall and presses against the front of the wall. Behind the wall, the speaker has either a set of flip-out "dog ear" brackets or a bracket that screws into the frame. You should read and follow the manufacturer's instructions precisely. Here are some tips that may help (if they don't conflict with your speaker installation manual):
- Put some insulation in the wall cavity before you install the speaker to improve the sound. Put the same amount of insulation in each speaker cavity — don't pack it tightly in one and loosely in another.
- Check for any tone controls on the speaker. If the speaker is within a foot of a corner, set the bass controls to the "minus" or "cut" position. If the room is going to be very "live," without rugs or a lot of upholstered furniture to absorb sound, set the treble control to the "minus" or "cut" position.
- Don't over-tighten the screws. If you over-tighten the screws, the speaker frame may bend, or the drywall may crack. If you're using a powered screwdriver, set the torque setting on low. Let the powered screwdriver do most of the work, then do the final tightening by hand.
- If the speaker has any tone controls or has a pivoting tweeter, leave the grille off until you can listen to the speaker. Once you have adjusted the speaker, install the grille.
- Be careful handling the grilles. If they get bent, it's very difficult to use them. Grilles friction-fit into the installed speakers. Do not use excessive force to install them. If the grille does not slip in, try loosening the mounting screws before resorting to muscle to install them. Work a little in at a time, starting at one corner and gradually moving around the speaker.
Drop ceiling installation
Installing speakers in drop ceilings is slightly different than normal in-wall or in-ceiling installations. Your required materials and steps will vary depending on the type of drop ceiling in your home.
- For installations in high-quality press board drop ceilings, you'll be able to cut into the sturdy ceiling panels, use the tools listed above, and follow the directions above, too.
- For installations in thinner, foam-panel drop ceilings, you'll want to place a relatively large piece of plywood above the foam panel, and cut a hole for the speaker through both pieces. The sturdier plywood will support and distribute the weight of the speaker, while still giving you a nice, clean look. This installation technique can also be used in patios and four-season rooms that don't have a supportive ceiling structure.
Installing on-wall speakers
Tools you'll need:
- a utility knife
- wire strippers (for the gauge of wire you're working with)
- a Phillips screwdriver and/or drill (check the owner's manual)
- a pencil
- a level
- a tape measure
On-wall speaker brackets need to be drilled directly into a stud, or possibly drilled into the wall using wall anchors. If you're using in-wall wire, you'll need to make a small hole close to the speaker bracket for the wire to exit the wall. Since the speaker wire will likely be coming out of the wall directly behind the on-wall speaker, this hole will probably be concealed by the bracket. For this reason, many people choose not to mount a wall plate. You'll just need a hole large enough to pass your speaker wire without pinching it.
Start by drilling a pilot hole and exploring the space behind the wall using a piece of sturdy wire (such as a bent coat hanger). Check for any obstructions. When you've confirmed that the area behind the wall is clear, cut a small hole to retrieve your in-wall wire. Cut the drywall on an inward slant so that it'll be easier to patch when you're done. If you have detailed measurements and photographs of your in-wall wire, it may be as simple as reaching into the wall and pulling out the wire. But finding your in-wall wire isn't always that straightforward, and you may have to cut another hole to reach it. Be prepared to patch and repair your drywall. For drywall repair and cleanup tips, see our in-wall wiring guide.
If you're running wire on the outside of the wall, you'll probably want secure it to the wall within 2-3" of the speaker for a clean look. Use flat or round cable clamps (depending on the shape of your cable). These plastic clamps nail easily to your wall.
Finally, it's time to attach the bracket to the wall, wire your speaker, and attach your speaker to the bracket. This process can vary slightly between mounting brackets, so be sure to follow the installation instructions in the owner's manual.
New construction: Covering all holes before final inspection
If you're working in new construction, your last visit before you move into your new home is to install all of the in-wall and in-ceiling speakers, volume controls, infrared sensors and wall plates in your system. All of the holes in your home must be covered for your builder to get final approval for you to move in.
Speaker grille and frame painting
If you're going to paint the speaker grilles and frames yourself, here are some tips:
- If your speakers are already installed, remove the grille from the speaker. They must be painted separately with paint that's been thinned. Only use thinners recommended by the paint manufacturer.
- Clean surfaces with a damp cloth before masking.
- Protect the speaker drivers. The woofer and tweeter cannot be painted. You must mask them off. Some speakers come with paint masks in the box. If not, use paper and masking tape to create your own mask. Mask off the entire baffle (the area behind the grille). Don't use tape directly on the drivers.
|Many speakers come with paint masks to protect the drivers.
- If you're painting an on-wall speaker and bracket, mask off the speaker wire connections, and any threaded parts on the speaker and the bracket.
- Use a primer for best paint adhesion.
- It's best to apply the paint in several light coats, and spraying the paint on will work better than using a paint brush. When you paint the grilles, use thinner paint and take care not to clog the holes of the grille.
- Wait until paint is completely dry before removing any masking.
If you're installing your speakers in new construction, you may be working with your builder and painters to paint your speaker grilles to match your room. Be sure to schedule a trip to install them before the painters begin work at your home. With some speakers you must install the speaker and the frames and grilles; with others you can simply install the frame and grille, keeping the expensive speaker portion safely at home until the house is finished.
Discuss painting the speakers with your painter and your builder. Place the grilles for each room's speakers in that room with notes attached identifying the grilles as speaker grilles to be painted. Plan to return to the site as soon as the grilles are all painted to install the grilles into the frames. Don't expect the grilles to stay clean and unscratched if you leave them lying around the construction site. Install them as soon as you can. Since the grilles simply friction-fit into the frames, it's typically a quick visit with a ladder and no tools.
SAM from CHULA VISTAPosted on 5/3/2015 5:46:54 PM
How do you connect the built in wall speakers to my Sony TV?
CJ from BattlegroundPosted on 8/9/2015 11:43:25 AM
Is there any instruction to install the in wall speakers into the pre-construction mounts. And how to deal with the insulation inthe wall?
RockyPosted on 8/13/2015 8:35:52 AM
(1) Can I install the "in wall speakers" in the brick wall? (2) Is there any chance to drop in performance compare to the same level, type, size and capacity of bookshelf speakers? (3) If I buy the "Polk 265rt" series speakers as front L & R, then what are the preferable models for centre, rear surround and the sub woofer of the same brand?
James Duncan from FlorencePosted on 8/13/2015 11:32:54 PM
Ceiling mount, can I use plastic to stop insulation from falling into specker. Or should I build a box
David Schirm from Harrisburg PAPosted on 10/30/2015 4:58:11 PM
Getting a rattle at low frequency in my new Boston Acoustic speakers. I purchased the speakers from Crutchfield in the spring but just heard them today when I moved into our new house. I did not install the speakers as this was done by builder. Any suggestions?


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The thievery skill is used to bind someone with rope. The result of the check sets the escape DC for the person trying to escape with acrobatics.
It's not covered in a lot of detail, but it is mentioned under the thievery description:
If the target is helpless, you can probably bind them easily. Binding someone you have grabbed though is much more difficult and isn't covered by the rules. I would probably disallow it completely or set up an opposed roll (Thievery vs. Acrobatics) skewed heavily in favor of the defender.


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"This was a good team win," Charlotte coach Alan Major said. "I was pleased that we had 23 assists on 30 baskets as well as we scored 42 points in the paint. It was good to see DeMario Mayfield make some shots tonight. Denzel Ingram had a good game as well."
The 49ers were led Mayfield, who finished with a team-high 15 points. This was Mayfield's fifth time this season scoring in double figures. Mayfield was 5-for-10 from the field and knocked down three 3-pointers.
Ingram recorded his second double figure game of the season with 13 points. Ingram's performance included a 5-for-7 shooting display from the field and he was 3-for-5 from behind the arc. Ingram also recorded five assists, tying his season-high, with zero turnovers. Willie Clayton scored ten points to notch his third double figure game of the season. Clayton was 5-for-6 from the field. Chris Braswell led all players in rebounds with 12. Braswell and JT Thompson each scored eight points for the Niners.
Charlotte knocked down a season-high eight 3-pointers in the win.
After a much improved shooting performance in the second half, the 49ers controlled the game in their quest to remain unbeaten. Charlotte shot 18-for-29 (62 percent) from the field in the second half after shooting 37.5 percent in the first.
Ingram opened the second half with a 3-pointer to give Charlotte the 34-27 advantage with 18:49 left in the game. However CMU wouldn't go away quietly and back-to-back layups from Austin Keel and Kyle Randall cut Charlotte's lead to 34-32.
Charlotte burst the game open with an 11-3 run that lasted nearly five minutes with 17:09 remaining taking a 48-35 lead when Ingram scored inside with 12:26 on the clock. The Niners' run began with a Mayfield 3-pointer followed by a fast break layup from Darion Clark.
At the 12:10 mark of the second half, Charlotte's Pierria Henry was battling with Central Michigan's Kyle Randall for a loose ball. The battle continued for a little bit. Then, Central Michigan's coach Keno Davis left the bench in attempt to break up the battle for the ball. He was issued a technical foul for unsportsmanlike conduct. Henry was also issued a technical for unsportsmanlike conduct. Henry was also ejected from the game for language used towards the official. Henry will be able to play in next Friday's game at Miami.
Once the game resumed, Central Michigan's Olivier Mbiagoto ended the Charlotte run with a three cutting Charlotte's lead to 48-38 with 11:56 on the clock.
Mayfield answered Mbaigoto's three with a three of his own pushing Charlotte's lead back to 13 points, 51-38, with 11:15 on the clock.
Central Michigan got within seven, after John Simons used a layup to slice Charlotte's lead to 57-50 at the 6:25 mark. The Chippewas then got within six, after a 3-pointer from Blake Hibbits cutting Charlotte's lead to 64-58 with 3:40 on the clock. The 49ers pushed their lead to 14 points behind consecutive threes from Ingram and E. Victor Nickerson and a layup by Braswell giving Charlotte a 72-58 lead with 2:08 on the clock.
The Niners had a 42-20 advantage on points in the paint. Charlotte's bench behind the scoring of Mayfield, Thompson and Braswell outscored CMU 23-9 and the Niner defense caused 16 turnovers.
The Chippewas placed four players in double figures in scoring and were led by Randall who finished with 15 points.
The Niners took a 31-27 lead at halftime. Central Michigan scored immediately off the tip to take its only lead of game. Both teams struggled from the field in the first half but Charlotte remained in control. After the game was tied at 13, the 49ers scored eight unanswered points pushing their lead to 21-13 with 7:06 left in the half. All of Charlotte's points during the run were in the paint and was capped off with Thompson driving to the basket off two consecutive fast breaks, leaving the Chippewas scoreless for four minutes. The 49ers took a 22-8 advantage in the paint at the end of the half.
Charlotte will travel to Miami on Friday, Dec. 14 and face the Hurricanes at 7 p.m. The game will be aired on ESPN3.


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I'm trying to find out your decision rationale of when to do what. Would be great to learn from you. I'm happy to provide more context, but I want to make it general for now.
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It's overly simplified I guess, but that sort of holds true as a general guideline:
In a Personal Environment
If yes, then I prefer to write it than to buy it.
In a Professional Environment
If the total cost of ownership of the product (including development, testing, maintenance, support or any related expenses) is higher than the cost of the product, and that the calculated return on investment won't offset this cost, then you're better off buying it and moving on.
Things to consider for a make-or-buy decision
Anything that has to do with cryptography. There are a 100.000 ways to do it wrong and expose your software to serious security vulnerabilities and just a few ways to do it right. High expertise is needed for this.
On a personal level, I develop on a weird combination of what I want and what would be interesting to write.
On a professional level, @haylem makes a good overall point about when to buy versus when to write. I will say that there is a huge element that is overlooked: opportunity. For larger companies it often makes sense, in my opinion, to custom write core line of business apps (not all line of business apps) when doing so makes the enterprise more nimble. There is an opportunity cost associated with buying software because then your enterprise (not just your IT) are locked into the vendor's way of looking at your domain.
For most things, it doesn't matter. Your accounting system had better not be creative. Your word processor will be just the same as anyone else's. But the things that make you you might be better written in house so that it can adapt to what it is that your business is trying to accomplish.
It is, as pretty much every other answer has said, a cost-benefits decision:
It comes down to whether the cost, offset by benefits, of a custom-developed solution is less than the cost of the off-the-shelf product.
There are also opportunity costs to consider. Understand that these are not to be included in the real costs of developing vs buying, but in the wider world, you have to consider them. If your in-house development staff is working on this one project, they are not working on any other project; that means if there's another project on the list that is costing you money every day it's not done, it may well be a higher priority causing you to shelve or even cancel custom development and go with the off-the-shelf package. However, if not doing this project means your in-house staff is sitting on their hands, the developer cost is sunk; you're paying your development staff whether they're working or not, so it will cost you less overall if you're using them to their potential.


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Oftentimes in density arguments we let $\{x_n\}$ be a dense sequence and this is sufficient to imply the desired result.
From a research question I am working on I have simplified the example/counterexample to the following problem, which I believe is perhaps a nice exercise in choice (and yet, I cannot make a good one).
Precisely, can one choose a "good" ordering of a dense set $\{x_n\} \subset (-1,1)$ and a "good" sequence $r_n>0$ such that
$\sum_n r_n <\infty$
$|\{x \in (-1,1):x\in B(x_n,r_n) \text{ for infinitely many } n\}|>0$
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Originally Posted by rkrajGA and statcounter both are traffic analysis tool, I know about both I want to know about complete site analysis tool from where we can find out each section analysis and suggestion(link popularity, links, navigation, off page, on page, meta tag suggestion, webmaster code implementation and many more).
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I'd like to import mail from one account to another, but I have 10 or so labels in the one I want to export from. What's the easiest way to get the same labels on the same email messages on the new account?
I successfully used Got Your Back (GYB) to move 7 years of messages (with labels!) from a @gmail.com account to my new Google Apps account at my own domain. Here's how:
Backing up your old @gmail.com account
By default, the backup will be located in a folder named email@example.com.
Restoring the backup to your new Google Apps account
In the Google Knol: Changing your gmail username or email address, it says:
You can do the following:
Caution: do this at your own risk. If you accidentally press delete while in the trash, your messages will be gone forever.
This will probably only help you if you use labels as folders (i.e. one label per message). Otherwise your POP3 client will have already read messages from before and it gets messy. If you don't mind messages having the exact same tags, then it's fine.
I just tried it, and this should work. The reason it works is that when you put messages in the trash, two things happen:
Note: When you trash the messages from the All mail folder, the following misleading message will be shown:
It sounds as though the labels will be removed, but in fact they will be preserved in the trash. It's just letting you know that when you click on one of the labels on the left, you will no longer see the message since it is in the trash.
If your labels are applied based on some basic rules you could apply some filters to automatically label mail appropriately and use one of googles suggested methods to import mail from your old gmail account


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This is the first recipe that gave me pause. First, I have never had brioche in my life so I was not sure what the end result was supposed to be like. Second, the recipe calls for 5 eggs, which meant that veganizing was going to be a bit of a challenge. From what I can gather, brioche is all about working in as much butter as possible into the dough whilst adding eggs to up the protein content so the brioche actually holds its shaped when baked. Thankfully, Reinhart provides three versions with varying amounts of butter. I went with the middle class brioche recipe figuring that 1 cup of margarine would be easier to work with (rather than the 2 cups in the upper class recipe) and therefore my egg substitutes would have a better chance of actually doing what they were supposed to do. The end result was absolute perfection: a light, delicate, and tender brioche that rose like a dream. I was more than pleased, especially because I guessed on how to best replace the eggs.
1. I only refrigerated the dough for the minimum time (4 hours) and had great results. I imagine, though, that leaving it overnight would make the dough even more tender.
2. I don't have brioche pans so I put the brioches a tete in muffin tins. I made 16.
3. Because I used Earth Balance, I added only a pinch of salt to the dough.
4. I used Method 2 to shape the brioche.
1. I replaced the milk with plain soy milk.
2. My thought on the eggs was to replace the weight of the eggs (8.5 oz) with a mixture of egg replacers. I whisked 2 tbsp of ground flax into 1/3 cup of water (final weight 3 oz). I then blended in 2 oz of soy yogurt, and 3.5 oz of silken tofu with an immersion blender. I have no idea if these proportions can be altered, I just know they worked for me.
3. I added 1 tbsp vital wheat gluten to the dough.
4. I replaced the butter with Earth Balance margarine.
5. I brushed the brioche with soy milk instead of an egg white wash.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
(Vegan) Brioche: Baking Through the Bread Baker's Apprentice
This is the first recipe that gave me pause. First, I have never had brioche in my life so I was not sure what the end result was supposed to be like. Second, the recipe calls for 5 eggs, which meant that veganizing was going to be a bit of a challenge. From what I can gather, brioche is all about working in as much butter as possible into the dough whilst adding eggs to up the protein content so the brioche actually holds its shaped when baked. Thankfully, Reinhart provides three versions with varying amounts of butter. I went with the middle class brioche recipe figuring that 1 cup of margarine would be easier to work with (rather than the 2 cups in the upper class recipe) and therefore my egg substitutes would have a better chance of actually doing what they were supposed to do. The end result was absolute perfection: a light, delicate, and tender brioche that rose like a dream. I was more than pleased, especially because I guessed on how to best replace the eggs.
27 comments:
- Elizabeth said...
Wow, I am so glad we are going through this "together."
I picked up a copy of the BB'sA this week and felt intimidated by a few of these egg-and-butter heavy breads. Your tips help a lot! Thanks.
- January 21, 2010 at 10:42 PM
- renae said...
I'm impressed! This is one of the few recipes I've skipped in BBA, because I was scared of all the eggs. My friend often makes non-vegan brioche, though she's expressed interest in veganizing it because she's cool like that, and I think you've finally spurred me to attempt it. I'm loving your baking you way through the BBA series - it's such a great book!
- January 21, 2010 at 10:43 PM
- Felicity said...
Wow! I've always wondered how to veganize brioche. I'll have to give this a shot!
- January 21, 2010 at 11:49 PM
- Mel said...
Amazing! I've worked for a French patisserie and they are pretty damn close.
- January 22, 2010 at 3:04 AM
- Mihl said...
These are some great tips, thank you! I wanted to make the brioche from Reihart's book for quite some time but always feared all those eggs.
You are right, your brioche looks perfect!
- January 22, 2010 at 5:48 AM
- Just.Kate said...
Your brioche is beautiful! Vegan baking can be such a challenge, but victories are so delicious. :D
- January 22, 2010 at 6:24 AM
- Desdemona said...
Oh, sweet mystery of life, at last I've found you...! I recently bookmarked a recipe for brioche with a sort mushroom/sherry/Newburg filling, but haven't been arsed to find a vegan brioche recipe yet, so thanks - I'll be making these in the very near future!
- January 22, 2010 at 7:12 AM
- Tami (Vegan Appetite) said...
I'm really enjoying you baking through this book. This brioche is the most impressive yet.
- January 22, 2010 at 10:33 AM
- anne said...
hey, the link to the original recipe isn't working (not for me at least). i'm dying to make these and am so impressed with your ability to veganize brioche
- January 22, 2010 at 1:27 PM
- anne said...
ahh, never mind. i guess it's my computer!!
- January 22, 2010 at 1:27 PM
- Bianca said...
Looks perfect! I just read a blog post from another non-vegan blogger about how there really wasn't a good substitute for eggs in baking. You proved that wrong!
- January 22, 2010 at 2:23 PM
- sophia said...
i've never had brioche either but that looks heavenly.
- January 22, 2010 at 4:06 PM
- Noel said...
These are beautiful, I have been hesitant to try this recipe since I got BBA. I guess I now have a good place to start!
- January 22, 2010 at 5:44 PM
- rosemary x said...
i sincerely cannot believe that you've made a vegan brioche. amazing! i can't wait to try it!!!
- January 22, 2010 at 9:08 PM
- bed frame said...
There are lots of possible substitutes. This is a nice bread recipe. Thanks for recipe. My mom will love this.
- January 23, 2010 at 1:39 AM
- Anonymous said...
Your brioche looks amazing ... I've made butter and egg-based brioche, and the texture looks just right. I'd love to try your healther recipe. It turned out so beautifully!
- January 23, 2010 at 10:49 AM
- dreaminitvegan said...
I must say when I saw the word brioche I had to do a double take because I've never seen it veganized. It been a very long time since I've eaten some. I am very impressed you have accomplished this amazing feat! This brioche is absolutely beautiful! Wow!
- January 23, 2010 at 12:48 PM
- Vegan Fox said...
I've never had brioche either, but buttery rolls sound great. These look wonderful!
- January 23, 2010 at 2:02 PM
- Anonymous said...
Hi Vegan Dad.... I posted the following on my facebook page today, along with a link to your blog. Thought you might enjoy reading it :-) Our family LOVES your blog - keep up the fabulous, fabulous cooking (& blogging of course :-)
Brioche... have you ever tasted anything better in the morning? Toasted then covered with jam - it's absolute perfection in your mouth. I have a love affair with brioche. Years ago while I still lived in Fargo-Moorhead my greatest treat was to purchase a loaf of fresh brioche from the Breadsmith Bakery and enjoy i...t with the family for a weekend breakfast. I eventually even learned to make it myself because it was so divine to the taste buds (but too spendy to purchase regularly).
It has been a number of years since I have had brioche since I have cut real butter and eggs from my diet, not to mention that there is nowhere to purchase it in a weak moment where I currently live.
After recently re-watching one of Mike & I's favorite romantic comedy films called "Kate & Leopold" I was reminded about missing my brioche in this scene:
Kate (Meg Ryan): "Oh, right. Where you come from, toast is the result of reflection and study!"
Leopold (Hugh Jackman): "Ah yes, you mock me. But perhaps one day when you've awoken from a pleasant slumber to the scent of a warm brioche smothered in marmalade and fresh creamery butter, you'll understand that life is not solely composed of tasks, but tastes."
So very, very true Hugh!
My older kids and I were also reminiscing about Brioche this week and decided we would try to make it for Valentines Day as a VERY special treat... But then, today.. out of nowhere I check the Vegan Dad Blog and what do I see? VEGAN BRIOCHE!!! Now if anybody can pull this off, it's Vegan Dad, one of my vegan culinary heroes. As I read on I found out it is not just any recipe he's made up, now I am fully amazed that he has taken the brioche recipe from "The Bread Baker's Apprentice" cookbook (THE unparalleled book of all bread making cookbooks - absolute bread perfection). I was even more tickled that I happen to own this very cookbook :-)
Needless to say that Vegan Dad has more than made my day, he has made me forever joyous that I can be reunited with my lost love without feeling the guilt over pounds of butter and a carton of eggs (literally) in my loaf of bread!
Oh HAPPY Day!!
- January 23, 2010 at 2:29 PM
- jba said...
they look moist, yet firm, and delicious! how did they taste?
- January 23, 2010 at 6:43 PM
- SallyT said...
Those look lovely! It's cool that your subs worked the first time out!
- January 23, 2010 at 6:52 PM
- Jessica P said...
I have been thinking about this recipe too and too scared to attempt it. Thanks for sharing your techniques.
Have you seen Reinhart's new book, Artisan Bread Everyday (or something like that). I just got it, the recipes seem simpler that BBA, but need overnight proofing.
- January 23, 2010 at 7:37 PM
- Vegan Vibration said...
vegan dad, these look really awesome! I find that vegan baked goods are often the most intimidating things to make since results can be so mixed, but your recent veganized bread recipes look really great! I have now been inspired to try taking a dive into the world of vegan baking!
- January 25, 2010 at 12:05 AM
- Cam Thorpe said...
Vegan Dad, you're recent veganized bread recipes have inspired me to try taking a dive into the world of vegan baking (one which I find very intimidating due to the sometimes unpredictable or disappointing results...) These little Brioche's look amazing! I will try them for sure!
- January 25, 2010 at 12:09 AM
- Kris said...
These look fantastic!
- January 25, 2010 at 6:00 PM
- Katie said...
Oh wow! I have been wanting to bake brioche but since going vegan I wasn't sure how to replace the eggs! Thanks for doing it first!
- January 25, 2010 at 10:22 PM
- Kate said...
Wow. If you weren't already married, I think I'd have do propose to you on the spot! These look delicious! I am so impressed with all your baking successes.
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I have to tail the log of a server (servicemix) and the log rotation is enabled. As soon as the rotation happens, tail stops displaying. I did some investigations and it is a bug in Debian : Debian Bug Report. The bug has been around for a long time ago. Does anyone knows if this bug in Ubuntu is to be fixed?
I'm on Ubuntu 12.04 64 bit. I don't have to mention that this bug is total hell! Every time I have the problem, I have to interrupt the command tail and re-execute the command!


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Women's Health
Abortion - Topic Overview
Is this topic for you?
This topic is about ending a pregnancy. If you have had unprotected sex in the last 5 days and don't want to become pregnant, see the topic Emergency Contraception.
What is an abortion?
Abortion is the early ending of a pregnancy.
Sometimes abortion happens on its own. This is called miscarriage or spontaneous abortion. But women can also choose to end a pregnancy by getting surgery or taking medicine.
When should you see a doctor?
If you think you might be pregnant, see a doctor as soon as possible. If you are pregnant, this is an important time to learn as much as you can about your options. If you are thinking about having an abortion, it's best not to wait. The earlier you are in your pregnancy, the more options you are likely to have. Also, the risk of problems will be lower.
Your doctor will ask about your medical history and will do a physical exam. You will have lab tests to make sure that you are pregnant. You may also have an ultrasound.
How will you know what decision is right for you?
Deciding to continue your pregnancy or end it is very personal. Counseling may help you to decide what is best for you. If you're comfortable, you can start by talking with your doctor. Family planning clinics also offer counseling to help you decide what is best for you. You may also want to talk with someone close to you who understands how pregnancy and raising a child would affect your life. Carefully think through your choices, which are to:
- Have a baby, and support and raise your child to adulthood.
- Have a baby, and place the baby for adoption.
- Have an abortion.
When can an abortion be done?
It will depend on how many weeks pregnant you are. You may have a choice between a medical abortion (which means taking medicine to end the pregnancy) and a surgical abortion such as vacuum aspiration or dilation and evacuation (D&E).
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I've read descriptions of mind mapping before, and understand the basic concepts of the system (nonlinear, graphical representation of thoughts.) I've even read the descriptions of how mind maps are supposed to be done. When brainstorming, however, I find myself uncertain of the results.
What tips and tricks are out there for mind mapping? Are there any best practices for organizing or fleshing out mind maps?


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Want to learn to speak Chinese? How about Arabic? Or Russian? Or French, Spanish, German, Japanese, and KiSwahili? Grinnell students know that living in today's world means communicating with people in different languages. That's why so many Grinnell students learn a language beyond English—even though Grinnell has no mandatory language requirement.
Grinnell has language professors in Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Russian, Spanish, and the Classical languages (Ancient Greek and Latin). In addition, through the Alternate Language Study Option, students can do individualized study of a number of other less-commonly taught languages, such as Czech or Brazilian Portuguese.
Grinnell's language professors are known for their intense "immersion" of students into the real-life context of each language. Students may become more fluent in a single semester of language study at Grinnell than in two years at high school. Language instruction is complemented by the residential language houses (such as Chinese House, French House, German House, Russian House, and Spanish House) and by the weekly language tables in the Dining Hall. Language departments also have film showings, guest lecturers, and short courses (like the annual German-Writer-in-Residence) and many other opportunities to interact with native speakers.
Foreign languages integrate well into any major, since students in virtually every Grinnell major can study abroad for a semester. In addition, some of the interdisciplinary concentrations like Latin American Studies or Russian, Central, and Eastern European Studies offer opportunities for students to place language study in the context of understanding a particular region of the world.
Most Grinnell students hone their language skills by spending a semester away on off-campus study, living with a family and taking courses in places like Chile, Kuwait, France, China, Japan, Spain, Costa Rica, and Russia. Students can also pursue opportunities to work abroad after graduation, thereby giving them more experience to speak the languages they have learned.
- Nearly 90% of Grinnell students complete at least one language course at Grinnell, and nearly 50% complete at least three courses. About 13% of Grinnell graduates are language majors.
- Grinnell ranks first among all undergraduate institutions in the proportion of its graduates who earn a doctoral degree in a foreign language. (Source: 2005-06 Higher Education Data Sharing Consortium Weighted Baccalaureate Origins Study)
- Grinnell is one of few undergraduate colleges to have full-time, permanent instructors in Arabic, Chinese, and Japanese.
- Some of the languages that can be studied through the Alternate Language Study Option include Czech, Hebrew, Modern Greek, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, and Italian.
- Many Grinnell students double major in a language and in another field, such as biology, political science, sociology, or math.


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I've heard that some/most US airlines charge for any checked luggage, even the first piece. Is that the case? Are there any that don't? What kind of charges would I expect per piece if that is the case?
Yes indeed, most US airlines charge for all check baggage. There are exceptions if you have "status" with either the airline themselves or with any of their affiliated airlines (eg, Star Alliance, OneWorld, etc), or if you're flying in First Class, or if you're connecting from an international flight, or if you have one of their pay-for credit cards, but for most occasional domestic travellers you'll be charged to check any bags.
The fees vary from airline to airline, but are generally fairly similar. International trips are higher, although most airlines still do not charge for (at least) the first bag for most international trips.
The fees are available on their airlines websites. eg, for both United Airlines and American Airlines it's $25 for the first checked bag, and $35 for a second checked bag for domestic flights, and whilst the first bag is free for international flights the second will cost you up to $100.
Virgin America depends on the type of ticket you have purchased, but is generally $25 for each of the first two check bags.
The main exception to the above is Southwest Airlines, who do not charge anything to check your first 2 bags (with standard weight limits/etc).
Some airlines, such as Spirit, charge different rates depending on whether you pay for your checked bags in advance ($28/$35 for domestic up to 40 pound/18kg) or at the airport ($38/$45). Mind you, Spirit also charge you between $20 and $45 (up to $100 starting in November!) for your carry-on bag, so avoiding them completely is generally the best option.


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Parent and Third-Party Access
Students have the option of creating a mySLU Share account. This account allows a person to access certain records a student has authorized for release. For example, a student may choose to release their financial aid or grades to a third party.
Contact your student if you would like to have a mySLU Share account established. They have complete control of the account at all times. Any access issues need to be discussed with them. Please see the frequently asked questions (FAQ).Using a mySLU Share account is a responsibility. The information in the account belongs to the owner of the account (your student) and to Saint Louis University. Authorized Users have been trusted by the account owner as a delegate to access his or her information, including confidential information, and it is your responsibility to protect that information.
Before you can use a mySLU Share account, the account owner must set up your Authorized User account. Once this has been done and you have your login information, follow these steps
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, is a federal law controlling the confidentiality of, and access to, student education records. Once a student reaches 18 years of age or attends a postsecondary institution, he or she becomes an "eligible student," and all rights formerly given to parents under FERPA transfer to the student. Detailed information about FERPA at Saint Louis University can be found at FERPA.slu.edu.


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I have been spending a few days now proving the last bit of the following problem of Atiyah Macdonald:
Prove that $X = \operatorname{Spec}(A)$ as a topological space with the Zariski Topology is $T_0$.
Now since the Zariski Topology is specified in terms of closed sets, I thought it might be easier to prove that given $x,y \in X$ such that $x \neq y$, there exists a closed set $U$ such that $x \in U$, $y \notin U$, or else there exists a closed set $V$ such that $y \in V$, $x \notin V$.
So I tried to follow my nose by explicitly producing such a closed set, namely
$$\overline{\{x\}} = V(\mathfrak{p}_x)$$
following the notation of Atiyah Macdonald. Now one of the things I tried from here was to use the fact that closed subsets of compact sets are compact. Hence $V(\mathfrak{p}_x)$ is compact but this approach did not work out. I realised while typing this problem that if I were actually able to prove it like this, then switching the roles of $x$ and $y$ I would have proved $T_1 - $ ness. However this cannot be possible for the finite point set $\{x\}$ is not closed when $\mathfrak{p}_x$ is not a maximal ideal.
What should I look at now to try to solve the problem? Please do not post complete solutions. Thanks.


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May R. Damme, 93, of Syracuse died Sept. 16, 2013. She was born May 1, 1920 at Dunbar to Henry and Lydia (Turre) Sporhase. She married Richard Damme and resided in the Syracuse area until the time of her death.
She was preceded by her husband, brothers Harry and Ralph, and sisters Leta and Eva.
Funeral services will be Friday, Sept. 20, at 1 p.m. at St. John's United Church of Christ in Syracuse. Burial will be at Park Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday, Sept. 19, from 9 a.m. until 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Arrangements are by Fusselman-Allen-Harvey Funeral Home, Syracuse.
Condolences are to www.fusselmanallenharvey.com.
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Is there an established way to, given a list of DOI identifiers, produce a .bib file containing the citation information?
Crossref has just enabled content-negotiation on their API, where they are able to generate bibtex. Here's an example from their blog
here's how you'd do it in Ruby
(from StackOverflow)
I stumbled over this issue and it annoyed me as well so I invested some time and came up with a VEEERRRYYY simple little webtool:
I might invest some more time at some point, but got now it just WORKS!!
It is possible to obtain the bibliographic information associated with a doi in XML format (except the abstract) via a web query to crossref.org. I've have been following instructions at
and the service works as advertised.
Unfortunately, there is no any tools trying to dealing with this. I think it's nearly impossible. Because
Technically, from a DOI number, what we can get directly is only a redirect link, whose content can be organized in any style with any codes. To recognize them correctly, we need something like import filters of
Hi the proper link to "doi2bibtex" is this url:
The one list here is just the "wrapper" to the script.
In the end, this script is just an ugly hack to get the ADS database (with some prototype to other databases and google scholar.) Anyone interested in taking this forward is welcome, since I cannot afford the time for this project anymore.
I've found something of a solution. Mind you it's not brilliant. I recently had this problem and was quite frustrated with it.
I've been using this method (implemented in java) to extract the .bib from a doi using the crossref.org website. They have a query function which I've been abusing with cURL in order to extract the information from the xml returned. (It's not the best but it is a solution). N.B. crossref fails to look up the title. No idea why. I'll upload the Jar when I'm done.
BibSonomy is a website for reference management, similar to CiteULike. BibSonomy allows posting publications via DOI, afterwards you can download your complete library as a .bib file. If the DOI is displayed on a webpage, you can highlight it and post it with a bookmarklet.
Another crossref lookup (in python) -- even with titles! :)
different journals use different fields, this script works now with the journals i'm usually referencing to.
in order to produce a bibtex file, save the script e.g. as doi2bib.py and run
There's a Ruby "translation" available here as well.


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The problem can be reproduced as follows:
- When I remove the password of an administrator account, "Log In without Password", I cannot use that account to authenticate.
- When I do something that requires authentication, I cannot use an admin without a password to authenticate. If I leave the password box blank without a password while choosing a non-password admin, authentication fails (in terminal or in GUI).
How to fix this problem?


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Thousands of people all over New England,�who probably haven't been in a nightclub or concert hall in years, have heard and grooved to Soul City.� That's because the ten-piece Boston soul band plays a busy schedule of all kinds of gigs, of which clubs are just a small part.
Soul City is playing Ryles Jazz Club in Cambridge tonight. And�they'll be coming to Plymouth�on July 2 to�perform what has become an annual show as part of Plymouth's ProjectArts, when they do a free concert at Waterfront Park.
If Soul City won't be found in the trendy downtown music clubs, or the suburban dance clubs, or even the urban jazz bistros, they stay plenty busy. The band's reputation and the classic sounds they bring keep them working a variety of corporate shows, and many of those private�events that make some original musicians blanch--weddings. But maintaining a ten-piece outfit of topnotch pros requires a certain financial commitment, and the truth is that weddings are a very lucrative corner of the music business.
Pat "Trick" Wallace has been managing Soul City since its inception in the late 1980s. He started out playing guitar with them, stepped back into a purely managerial role for a few years, and then about four years ago when they needed a bassist, he returned to the stage.
The current Soul City lineup includes vocalists Natalie Mariel and Terrell James, Jim Clark on trumpet, Tucker Antell on tenor sax, Ian Travers on trombone, Jason Travers on baritone sax, Corey Sanchez on guitar, Dan Snape on keyboards, Vancil Cooper on drums, and Wallace on bass.
'We all teach music in some way or form," said Wallace from his Boston home. "I think this lineup has four people from Berklee College of Music, two more from the New England Conservatory, and four more from various places. Our keyboard guy (Snape) was the musical director for the British version of the Blues Brothers touring band. The trombonist (Ian Travers) was in the British Army Jazz Band for 13 years. Our drummer was raised in the church, so he has a unique, gosepl stylke of drumming that really gives us a different feel."
"There must be about eight bands playing around Boston with the word 'soul' in their name," Wallace pointed out. "What sets us apart is probably our songlist, and there are certainly songs that every band will do, but we do certain rhythmic things nobody else does. We are probably a little more mainstream, old school soul than many others,�although not as predictably mainstream as some others. We will do all the requests we can, and then do a wide range of other stuff. Having the male and female singers gives us a real edge, and the four-piece horn section really sets us apart."
The obvious question is, why would such accomplished musicians devote their time to playing basically covers? �Turns out, they just love soul music and have fun playing it.
"The band chemistry we have is as good as I've ever seen," said Wallace. "All ten of us throw ideas around and decide what songs we're going to do. We're also committed to playing with the full band. It's not that we haven't sometimes gone smaller in our earlier days, but we're after the sound the whole band can give us, and don't want to dilute it with just six pieces, for example."
"People stay in this band for a long time, because we have a lot of fun playing together," Wallace noted. "Even when something opens up, a band member usually recommends someone�who would like to�join us. But this lineup is very secure--when people see us play, and want to hire us, they often ask if this will be the actual group that plays their gig, and the answer is yes. There are lots of bands where one or two key guys just go out and book horn players for a particular gig, and�you get a different lineup every night, but that's not our style. Our lineup stays together, which is one reason we sound so good, and I must say our horn section is incredible."
Mariel is one of the�more recent Soul City additions, joining two years ago after the previous female singer moved to California after a six-year stint in the band. Most of the musicians also play in assorted other projects, many of them original bands. There has always been talk of Soul City recording some original soul tunes, especially given the recent resurgence of soul music with new artists like Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, Vintage Trouble and others.
"Do you know when she first came to America, Amy Winehouse hired the Dap-Kings as her backing band?" Wallace asked. "That band is terrific, and Sharon Jones is a force of nature. Yes we are always talking about original music of our own, but so many of us are already involved in original stuff, it never seems like a priority. We all agree we'd like to have an album of our own out there, but other things seem to divert us. For instance, I play with Robin Lane & the Chartbusters."
So how does Soul City get all those business gigs, or those wedding parties? Word of mouth is a huge selling point, but occasional club dates are also a prime factor.
"This band is so big, we are kind of a high-end, expensive proposition," Wallace admitted. "The guys would rather not play places where we're going to be making peanuts. Ryles is not a huge place, but it works for us, and is the only club we play regularly--mainly because we always have a ball there. But it features jazz and blues, and so we fit right in, and it's also a fine showcase for potential clients to come and hear us. We'd also love to have a regular room on the South Shore, and maybe one on the North Shore, but many would not consider it fiscally prudent--they wouldn't be able to afford us."
In their off-season, winter through about May, Soul City performs about once a week. During their busy times of year, like peak wedding season, they might be playing three or four gigs a week.
"Weddings used to be a real summer thing," said Wallace, "but lately we're not seeing nearly as many June weddings. More and more folks are pushing it back to the fall, and we see a lot of September-October weddings now."
So music purists can scoff at wedding gigs or corporate shows, or the whole idea of being a cover band playing classic tunes from soul's yesteryear. Soul City is having fun, and making a decent living performing music they all love. Nobody is having second thoughts.
"One time someone in the band suggested we might want to go back to doing the song 'Y-M-C-A' and some of us hated the idea," Wallace noted. "We put it back in our setlist anyway. The next time we played it, with just the opening notes people in the crowd were reacting, and by the middle of it, they were climbing up on their chairs and singing and motioning out the letters and having the greatest time. You never see a crowd that animated at local rock clubs."
"We have a simple motto," Wallace added. "People dance--we win."


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Priscilla Ann Gory
Published: Thursday, March 7, 2013 at 8:05 a.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, March 7, 2013 at 8:05 a.m.
SPARTANBURG, SC-- Ms. Priscilla Ann "Bebe" Gory, 52, of 650 Howard Street, Apt. 219, passed Thursday, February 28, 2013, at the Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late Mr. Isaiah Gory and Mrs. Willie Bell Gory.
Survivors include one daughter, Schcobie Gory of Spartanburg; one sister, Willie Lena (George) Epps of Spartanburg, SC; five brothers, Jimmy Garner, Isaiah, Isaac (Diane), Larry and Terry Gory, all of Spartanburg, SC; three grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, March 9, 2013, at 2:00 p.m. at the Macedonia Baptist Church. Dr. M. Keith McDaniel will officiate. Burial will be in the Cedarwood Memorial Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the home of her sister, Mrs. Willie Lena Epps, at 248 St. Matthews Lane, Spartanburg, SC.
J.W. Woodward
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The East Springfield Community Center sponsored its first-ever karaoke competition, and an evening of great music it was.
Despite some wintry weather that developed late on Feb. 15, the center attracted a full house of supporters to hear 25 performers in the youth category of age 16 and under and the adult category of age 17 and up.
The musical selections were as diverse as the performers themselves, giving the panel of three judges - Rich Hendrix, his son Ric Hendrix and Jean Taylor of Wellsburg - a tough job deciding who would claim the top three spots in each category and as such take home cash prizes.
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WINNERS — The winners in the East Springfield Community Center karaoke competition held Friday were, front, Rylie Zook, first place, youth; and, from left, back, Mariah Mantos, second, youth; Allison Crawford, third, youth; Mary Petrisko, second, adult; Robin McKee, first, adult; and James Wood, third, adult.
-- Janice R. Kiaski
When it was all said and sung, the winners were: adult category, Robin McKee, first, "No Place That Far," $100; Mary Petrisko, second, "Here for the Party," $75; and James Wood, third, "Long Black Train," $50. The youth category winners were: Rylie Zook, "Better Dig Two," first, $50; Mariah Mantos, second, "Not Ready to Make Nice," $40; and Allison Crawford, third, "Mean," $30.
All the contestants went home with a prize of some sort, however, as each received a gift certificate for a variety of things, thanks to many generous donors.
The other karaoke competitors included Joyce Dimitro, "Blue;" Allayna Arbogast, "Blessings;" Tiffany Geiger, "Put Another Log on the Fire;" Kristen Everly, "Black Velvet;" Bob Flanagan, "Always on my Mind;" Jim Grant, "Old Dogs, Children and Watermelon Wine;" Alexandra Kane, "Rock Me;" Adam Kiaski, "Look at You Girl;" Dee Upright, "You Were Meant for Me;" Sara Loff, "Want You Back;" Denise McCourt, "Country Roads;" Troy Nom, "The Thunder Rolls;" Stephanie Pethtel, "When You Say Nothing At All;" Tammy Rotella, "Blown Away;" Carrly Roudabush, "Crazier;" Tracey Serder, "Forever and Ever Amen;" Brad Wine, "Wonderful Tonight;" Chris Horvath, "Let Me Be There;" and Alicia Licause, "Glitter."
Just to note here, Better Half and I went there specifically in support of two performers - our son Adam and my stepdaughter Alicia Licause, who were the hands down winners in our mind. Everyone did well, but yep, we're prejudiced.
Dale Holcomb, president of the center's board, served as emcee, welcoming everyone to the event and expressing gratitude for the "phenomenal" turnout and to disc jockey Chelsea Matta for providing the music.
The evening included a 50-50 drawing and refreshments courtesy of center supporters who also organize monthly fundraiser dinners at the center, which is one happening place with activities being held there and improvements continuing to occur, including the kitchen being renovated.
There were some familiar faces there - Jack and Betty Carroll attending just as a show of support for the center and event, and Ed and Sue Frye of Bloomingdale, who appreciate all the local venues that there are for area talent - and it was nice to meet Chuck Roberts, who made a point to introduce himself and share that he had worked with my dad, Jay W. "Pidge" Hout, on the railroad and that he was a nice guy.
All in all, a great night out in the community of East Springfield.