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What is Einstein's theory of Special relativity, in terms a lay person can follow?
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Special Relativity derives from two basic ideas:
With these two points and a little math, various proven conclusions may be derived:
This is a very quick summary of the basic points and principles.
An important point about relativity is that it is not quite like the physics you learn in an introductory physics class. There, you learn about Newton's Laws or Snell's Law or Lenz's Law, etc.
Those are all laws that tell things how to act; they tell mass how to respond to force, or light how to bend, or currents which way to run.
Relativity is different in that it provides a set of meta-laws, or laws that the other laws of physics must obey. It doesn't directly tell things what to do.
The classic example is Maxwell's Equations. These are laws that tell charged particles and electromagnetic fields how to act. It turns out that these laws obey a certain mathematical criterion, called "Lorentz Invariance", that is required by relativity. So Maxwell's equations are good relativistic laws. They obey the meta-laws.
On the other hand, Newton's laws (of motion) are not good relativistic laws. They don't obey the meta-laws. So in relativity, we need a slightly new set of laws to describe how mass responds to force.
As for what the meta-laws are, they were outlined by Nick Gotch as "basic ideas" above. Those basic ideas turn out to be equivalent to Lorentz invariance.
Special relativity is based upon the idea of how the same events for different observers are located by each observer using their own rulers and clocks; their own measurement of space and time. It's also based upon the principle that the laws of physics don't change for observers travelling at different velocities to one another.
The average lay person already has an intutive understanding of how they think events are seen to occur by observers travelling at different velocities to one another. It comes under the name of Galilean relativity after Galileo first introduced the idea.
For example, a person driving a car will press the clutch at some time t1, and then press the break pedal a time t2 later at approximately the same location in his space; a zero space interval. On the other hand, someone on the road observng the driver will think these two events occured with a different space interval not equal to zero in his space, but separated by the same time intervale t2-t1.
Special relativity instead proposes that the time inverval between events for different observers also changes in a way similar to that for space intervals. It also means that events being simultaneous with one another is relative, as Einstein emphasised in his 1905 paper.
Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity cannot be of much significance to a lay person because he has no use for such knowledge. However, the common idea that this topic is extremely complicated motivates the layman to learn it.
The basic concepts of this theory are actually somewhat simple. In short, when an object is moving a certain velocity $u$, a few seemingly unusual phenomena happen to it. If a bar of length $L_0$ moves in the direction of its length, its new length will appear to be $L_0 \sqrt{1 - u^2 / c^2}$ from the our viewpoint on the ground, where $c$ is the speed of light. If that formula means nothing to you, simply take note that the length decreases as the velocity increases. Of course, from the bar's viewpoint, it will appear that our length has changed by that factor.
Since time is proportional to distance traveled at a constant velocity, the length contraction can show that the "rate of time" also changes when an object is moving. If a clock is traveling through space close to the speed of light, it will tick significantly slower than it did at rest.
Those are the basics, but phenomena such as mass-energy equivalence and nuclear binding energy can be derived from these concepts and experiments conducted in the early 20th century.


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Posted 17 September 2005 - 10:29 PM
The opening piece, a taste of Jewels that will end the season in June 2006, was the Diamonds Pas de Deux, danced by Patricia Barker and Stanko Milov. One of the problems with an iconic film interpretation is that it is easy to become used to one way of phrasing, and Barker's was quite different than Farrell's in the Choreography by Balanchine excerpts. While I need more time to absorb the it, one thing about it was remarkable, which was how Barker managed to stop at the end of a phrase in a way that conveyed silence, not posing.
Ariana Lallone and Olivier Wevers were paired to strength as the first couple in Red Angels. Wevers is a vivid stage presence, and he radiates energy and spark. (If there was a ballet version of Ring of the Nibelungen, he would be typecast as Loge.) Lallone is a tall dancer with a tensile quality, and there aren't that many dancers who can stand up to the wattage of their presence. They make a very powerful pair. Jordan Pacitti and Lesley Rausch danced the second pair. They made a marked contrast: he had an earthy, pliant quality while she was a live electrical wire. Rausch's performance in Paul Gibson's Piano Dance last year was a break-through, but it was an appetizer compared to the star performance she gave in Red Angels. Kudos, too, to excellent violinist Mary Rowell, who played Richard Eichorn's Maxwell's Demon for electric violin.
Not only did Louise Nadeau lose Peter Boal as her partner in Duo Concertante, but his replacement, Olivier Wevers, is scheduled for the other cast (with Noelani Pantastico) in the regular season program that begins this Thursday. If this phased her at all, it didn't show. Matching Wevers' energy in the fast second and fourth movements, she set the pace in the beautiful third movement adagio, and when the spotlight came up on her in the last movement, and she was joined by Boal (in his "cameo"), she gave an impassioned performance. If there was any question about what kind of dancer Boal was during his career among those who had never seen him, it was answered in the two-three minutes of the finale, without a jump or a flashy step.
The diagonal of corps women in white that opens Symphony in Three Movements has lost none of its power in over thirty years, and it was a very disciplined performance by them. I can't think of a more complicated set of stage patterns, especially when they are joined by the five demi and three principal couples. Jonathan Porretta burst on the stage and was soon joined by Carrie Imler in the Tomasson/Yourth roles, with Imler matching each jump with seeming ease. The stage energy built as Kaori Nakamura and Jeff Stanton entered the picture, followed by Noelani Pantastico and Batkhurel Bold. Carla Korbes made her PNB debut as one of the five demisoloists, and she looked great paired with Lucien Postlewaite. There were many joys in the performance of this ballet; the high point of high points was the stupendous musical phrasing and plastique by Nakamura in the second movement pas de deux, by far the best and most inevitable performance I've seen in several decades of watching this work.
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Posted 18 September 2005 - 03:00 PM
I look forward to your reports on the fascinating casting variations planned for Symphony in Three Movements. Thanks especially for mentioning Carla Korbes's debut! She'll really be missed by us NYCB fans...
Regarding the very different (from Farrell) phrasing by Patricia Barker in Diamonds; sounds like the hand of Balanchine, maximising the effect by considering the individual qualities of a ballerina: do you know whether Ms. Farrell was involved in setting Diamonds on PNB?
Posted 18 September 2005 - 03:05 PM
I go back to NYCB's performances in the 70s. It's Villella I remember best from the early days -- and the corps. Villella's Miami City Ballet did it in 2003-04, brilliantly.
I bet that PNB's is one of the best -- at least it sounds that way. I wish technology allowed me to say "Beam me out there, Scottie" so I could see.
Posted 18 September 2005 - 03:59 PM
The response to Boal was truly enthusiastic. It was primarily a gala crowd. The stereotype of a gala crowd is one which normally drinks too much at the pre-reception, has been to way too many of them to care, and sits on its hands. Not this one. I was told that there were two reserved sections for the reception donors, one in the Dress Circle (first section up), and one in the Orchestra. Not soon before the performance started, the reception folks in the Dress Circle were seated en masse, and I watched them carefully: from their body language and chattiness, they were energized. They applauded a lot during the pre-curtain speeches, and gave Boal a rousing ovation when he appeared before the curtain. I don't know if I'm quoting Boal correctly, but I think his first words were, "That felt good." I wish I had been able to take notes, but I think it was the two Board speakers who talked about the energy and excitement among the company members backstage. One of the neat things Boal said, after he announced that he was too injured to dance except in a cameo, was to the effect that this, by which I assume he meant backstage, with his Company, was the way to start his career as Artistic Director.
How did the audience respond to the new AD? Any indications re company morale?
The audience was a little calm after the Diamonds Pas de Deux, but on the whole, just loved, loved, loved Red Angels, and there was a lot of applause after one of Leslie Rausch's exits. When the spotlight shone on Boal in the last movement of Duo Concertante, the audience went crazy. And there was a very strong ovation after Symphony in Three Movements with all of the leads in the earlier ballets appearing on stage with Boal, all in party dress, for the final curtain calls. One thing about Seattle audiences, though, is we're very obedient. Once the curtain goes down, and the lights come up, that's it: everyone stops clapping and goes home. (Except, on occasion, for Mark Morris.)
You can never quite trust a commercial completely, but dancers aren't often trained as speakers or actors, and the enthusiasm they expressed in a new commercial aired on KING-FM, our local classical station, didn't sound in the least bit feigned. The words stressed how excited the dancers were to be working in this new era with him. Like in any other working situation, I assume there are some people who are spooked by change, at least at first, and some who will have reason to be disappointed as time goes on. When I look at the casting for the first program, though, I see many younger dancers who were first given opportunities by Russell and Stowell are being given featured roles: Chalnessa Eames, Leslie Rausch, and Maria Chapman in (Artifact II); Mara Vinson and Lucien Postlewaite in In the Night; and Brittany Reid, Kiyon Gaines, James Moore, and Rachel Foster in Symphony in Three Movements, with meaty roles for all of the Principal dancers. (And the tall, elegant Karel Cruz has been cast in Artifact II.) There are five soloists, but none are in Soloist Limbo, with the newly married Jodie Thomas and Casey Herd getting their share of roles. (In the program was a list of all of the PNB people who got married this summer, and there was a lovely photo of Thomas and Herd.)
The demi role in Symphony in Three Movements is just the start: Korbes has been cast in the Principal 1 couple for Artifact II (this Friday and Saturday matinee), in the lead (pas de deux) couple in Symphony in Three Movements (Thu, 9/29 and Fri 9/30), and in the first couple in In the Night on Sat, 10/1 (eve) and Sun, 10/2 (mat).
Thanks especially for mentioning Carla Korbes's debut! She'll really be missed by us NYCB fans...
Boal was quoted as saying he wanted Farrell to stage Jewels, but I don't think there's been confirmation yet. There was not attribution in the program for the staging of the Diamonds Pas de Deux. (The full-length Jewels is scheduled for next June.) (Boal staged Red Angels and Duo Concertante, and Susan Pilarre staged Symphony in Three Movements.)
Regarding the very different (from Farrell) phrasing by Patricia Barker in Diamonds; sounds like the hand of Balanchine, maximising the effect by considering the individual qualities of a ballerina: Do you know whether Ms. Farrell was involved in setting Diamonds on PNB?
Posted 19 September 2005 - 11:26 PM
Yes, especially for the young dancers. D and I sat in general seating (behind the dress-circle section), with another young dancer from the PNB 2005 SI and her mother. The girls were VERY disappointed not to have the opportunity to see Mr. Boal dance. His cameo appearance lessen their disappointment. On the whole the performance was spectacular especially Red Angels. We are eager to see the company perform again later this month.
What a letdown that Boal wasn't able to perform.
Posted 21 September 2005 - 08:51 AM
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Posted 22 September 2005 - 08:19 AM
Sandi, I think the only Farrell-originated ballets that Patricia Barker dances have been Chaconne and Mozartiana, and now Diamonds.
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Posted 23 September 2005 - 11:19 AM
For the rest of it, I thought the performance looked like the first performance back after a summer off. They could be a bit tighter everywhere, and weren't dancing at the high level at the end of last season, especially for the going-away gala for Francia and Ken. I really enjoyed Lesley Rausch's dancing in Red Angels, but found the rest of it lacking attack and edge, which made it unmusical because it didn't match the music's character. Duo Concertant was wonderful, especially the chemistry between Olivier Wevers and Louise Nadeau, and I really liked Louise's dancing. But I wish Peter hadn't done the cameo, because Olivier came out worse in the comparison. I enjoyed Kaori Nakamura and Jonathan Porretta in Symphony in 3 movements because of their energy and bright attacks, and the corps did a commendable job on their complicated patterns, but again I thought they could be a bit tighter.
Except for a couple of clams in Diamonds, the musicians and orchestra were wonderful. I think they're still the best ballet orchestra I've heard so far.
Posted 23 September 2005 - 05:57 PM
Posted 23 September 2005 - 09:10 PM
Barker has been paired before with Milov, who's a very self-effacing partner. Unless rehearsal time was an issue, I don't know why he would have affected her more in Diamonds than in the other ballets in which they've been paired successfully. Her phrasing seemed more Rubies-esque than Diamonds-like, but I didn't think that had to do with Milov.
I've been thinking about her work last year with Milov, who did such an exuberant Apollo to her patrician Terpsichore, and wondering about the transition to this ballet. They did excellent work in that last year, but Diamonds did seem a bit forced here.
Posted 24 September 2005 - 08:34 AM
That makes a lot of sense, since by far the majority of Balanchine ballets in the PNB repertoire are ones that Russell experienced first hand when working with Balanchine as a dancer, ballet mistress, or stager, before Farrell joined NYCB and was cast in principal roles or during the time she danced with Bejart (Stravinsky Violin Concerto, Symphony in Three Movements, Who Cares?, Duo Concertante). The one "pre-Bejart" role created for Farrell in the PNB rep that Barker didn't dance in the last revival was Fourth Movement in Brahms/Schoenberg Quartet; Imler and Lallone were cast in Farrell's role, while Barker was cast in Kent's role.
Sandi, I think the only Farrell-originated ballets that Patricia Barker dances have been Chaconne and Mozartiana, and now Diamonds.
Was Barker cast in Brahms/Schoenberg when Russell first staged it for the Company?
Posted 24 September 2005 - 09:57 PM
I don't know -- that was in 85, and I didn't see that staging.
Posted 25 September 2005 - 07:04 AM
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Thanks Phil. I lost the controller after an svn commit, as the following picture shown:
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I'm wondering what the top entries have in there message. What is the full path of those?
I don't see a message stating it's removing the controller itself...Phil Strong
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If you look at the upper right of the picture, the controller has gone. I will try to do it again and post a full picture.
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Hi Phil, seems the forum automatically reduced the picture in size. It makes it very difficult for me to read. If you have any problem reading the text in the picture, like me, I can send the original screenshot to you.
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I think SA should ignore anything happening in the .svn folder.
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The School of Music offers a Master of Music degree with concentration options in conducting, music education, performance and composition. The program seeks to provide an opportunity for the highest level of musical development and professional training for each student, appropriate for careers in teaching, performance and composition of music. The joint Doctor of Musical Arts/Master of Music (D.M.A./M.M.) degree program is the most advanced course of study offered in the School of Music at James Madison University. The program has been designed to make graduates more marketable in higher education by emphasizing pedagogy and literature along with advanced performance or conducting skills. The program seeks candidates who have the potential to pursue the highest level of achievement in conducting/performance and teaching.
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Reviewed By: A customer from Mt Vernon, IL USA on 8/4/09
Great option if only using it on one bike to keep items under the saddle dry.
A 100% waterproof roll-top PVC pouch slides in and out of the shell with no zippers to operate. In addition to protecting the contents the shell compresses and stabilizes the pouch keeping the bag attachment to the saddle rock-solid. The pouch takes seconds to remove; perfect for carrying bike tools, a spare tube, a cell phone, wallet or energy bar. Pull the pouch out and bring it safely along with you, it will be clean and you can carry it with the neat roll-top integrated handle.
Height: 6"/ 15cm
Width: 5"/ 13cm
Depth: 3"/ 7cm
Volume: 60cu.in./ 1l
Weight (Pair): .28lbs/ .13kg
Color: Black
Reviewed By: A customer from Mt Vernon, IL USA on 8/4/09
Great option if only using it on one bike to keep items under the saddle dry.
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I found the Arkel Seat Bag to be constructed well. It more than meets my requirements. In the past whenever I needed an item from my old bag I would struggle to get everything back in and squared away. I especially like that the semi-hard case strapped beneath the seat is adjustable. When I know it will rain I wrap my rain coat around the bag, slip it all into its case and snap it shut. A great piece of engineering.
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Poorly executed design. Side flaps come loose if not adjusted just right. Lost the bag on my last ride and never new it was gone till it was too late. Lost my cell phone. The side flaps should have some sort of loop or velcro to make sure they don't come loose.
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This looks like a great seat bag, but it won't fit all riders. If you ride with your knees close to the top tube and polish the seat post with your inner thighs you won't be able to use this.


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As I've seen from the tutorials, QML seems the only way to create graphical apps in Ubuntu for tablets. Other languages seem to be only for using OpenGL, not Qt libraries.
My question can be rephrased as: Can I grab some Linux C code and compile it in Ubuntu for tablets?


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I'm trying to prove the following exercise from Gamelin's Complex Analysis:
Exercise XII.$1$.$5$ (p. $319$):
Fix $M>1$, and let $\{f_n(z)\}$ be a sequence of meromorphic functions on a domain $D$. We are asked to show that $f_n(z) \rightarrow f(z)$ normally iff $f_n(z) \rightarrow f(z)$ uniformly on compact subsets of the open set $\{|f(z)|<M\}$, and $1/f_n(z) \rightarrow 1/f(z)$ uniformly on compact subsets of the open set $\{|f(z)|>1/M\}$.
Here's what I did so far (one direction):
$\Leftarrow$: It's clear that $f_n \rightarrow f$ uniformly on compact subsets of $\{|f(z)|<M\} \Leftrightarrow \frac{1}{f_n} \rightarrow \frac{1}{f}$ uniformly on compact subsets of $\{|f(z)|>1/M\}$. We show that $f_n \rightarrow f$ normally on $D$. This is where I got kind of stuck.
Any suggestions as to how I should proceed with the proof? Wouldn't those two open sets given in the exercise be compact subsets of $D$? Too bad the exercise wasn't related to spherical derivatives, because then I think all I'll have to use is Marty's Theorem in some way I guess. I'd appreciate any guidance and help on this question that anyone can provide, thanks.


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Giant squid live up to their name: the largest giant squid ever recorded by scientists was almost 43 feet (13 meters) long, and may have weighed nearly a ton. You'd think such a huge animal would be hard to miss. But because the ocean is vast and giant squid live deep underwater, they remain elusive and are rarely seen: most of what we know comes from dead carcasses that floated to the surface and were found by fishermen.
But after years of searching, in 2012 a group of scientists from Japan's National Science Museum along with colleagues from Japanese public broadcaster NHK and the Discovery Channel filmed a giant squid in its natural habitat for the first time (video below). The species was first recorded live in 2006, after researchers suspended bait beneath a research vessel off the Ogasawara Islands to try and hook a giant squid. As the camera whirred, the research team pulled a 24-foot (7-meter) squid to the surface alive enabling people around the world to finally see a living, breathing giant squid.


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The Bureau of Indian Affairs, Office of Justice Services, together with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Department of the Interior, and the Office of Legal Education, are pleased to announce the co-sponsorship of this training. This seminar is designed for federal and tribal investigators, prosecutors, and victim witness personnel who work Indian Country child and adult sexual assault crimes. This training will cover applicable federal sexual assault statutes, initial crime scene investigations, interviewing victim and suspects, an overview of medical evidence, trial issues including pre-trial motions, the use of expert testimony, and common defenses. Application Deadline is October 19, 2012.Tuition is free, participant's agency is responsible for travel, lodging and per diem cost associated with attending this program.Fax Application to: Veronica ToersBijns, BIA Training Technician505-563-3090or Scanned applicaitons can be emailed to:firstname.lastname@example.com ApplicaAp
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Hey Clark, Just wondering if you've heard it yet, and if so - what do ya think?
I personally really dug the central theme, and the ambiance of the rest of it. Streitenfeld is really starting to become a favorite!
cdouglas wrote:I'm quite impressed with it; easily my favorite Streitenfeld score to date (though I do like his work on American Gangster). It definitely takes a few cues from Jerry Goldsmith's score for Alien (one of my favorite horror scores of all time), but is generally bigger and more expansive (which seems appropriate, given the nature of the film). It'll definitely be featured on Sounds & Sights sometime soon.
Really dug the movie, too, though I think I need a second viewing to really solidify my thoughts. Going to try to catch it again this weekend.
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Planet Earth: The Complete Collection (Blu-Ray) for $14.99 + free shipping
Frys.com has Planet Earth Complete Series on high-definition Blu-Ray for $14.99 with free shipping. It's on back-order, but they are still taking orders.
Limit 1 per Household.
(when purchased between 11/23/2012 and 11/29/2012)
The product description does not say Blu-Ray, but the UPC matches the BBC Warner Blu-Ray version.
"This product is currently not in-stock in our fulfillment center. We are accepting orders for this product, but we do not have an estimated arrival date. Our buying team is working diligently to obtain this product from our supplier. A credit card authorization will be processed when your order is placed. However, your credit card will not be charged until the product is shipped."
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Only 1 per household? Dammit, now what will I play when all my friends come over to check out my 30 plasmas and blu-ray players. >:[...
It says it is unavailable on frys.com. They do not accept orders anymore. :((
@teodoru: I talked to a CS rep, and they're still accepting orders for store pick-up, and shipping might be available again when they get the collections in again.
@misterron: unfortunately I don't have a fry's in the Detroit area :((


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GOP Cuts Disaster Preparedness Funds By $1.5 Billion
In response to the deadliest spring of climate disasters in decades, House Republicans are slashing billions from disaster preparedness programs, including support for firefighters. On Tuesday, the House Appropriations Committee cut the successful Department of Energy clean car manufacturing loan program by $1.5 billion to add $1 billion to disaster relief. But they also slashed other parts of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and Homeland Security budget, including cuts of $1.5 billion from President Obama's request for next year in firefighter assistance grants and state and local grants administered by FEMA.
During the markup, Reps. David Price (D-NC) and Steve LaTourette (R-IL) attempted to restore $460 million in funding for firefighter grants and $1.1 billion in state and local grants, but their amendment was defeated 20 to 27 by the Republican majority. Price blasted the decision to "decimate funding" for disaster preparedness:
One of the worst decisions was to decimate funding for almost every grant program for state and local preparedness. Providing a total of $1 billion for all State and Local Grants, or 65 percent below the request, and providing $350 million for Firefighter Assistance Grants, almost 50 percent below an already reduced request, breaks faith with the states and localities that depend on us as partners to secure our communities. These cuts will be doubly disruptive as many of our states and municipalities are being forced to slash their own budgets.
"In today's environment," said Appropriations Committee Chairman Hal Rogers (R-KY), according to CQ, "we can't be subsidizing local governments to the extent we have." Parts of his district were declared a federal disaster area earlier this month because of catastrophic flooding.
Cross-posted on the Wonk Room.


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To the editor:
On behalf of the Indian Creek High School boys soccer team, I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks to the many people who helped make our Kick It for the Cure event on Oct. 13 successful, raising $466 for the T.E.A.R. Fund at the Teramana Cancer Center.
As a breast cancer survivor, this event was very near and dear to my heart. While we were faced with a few scheduling obstacles at the beginning, it turned out to be a spectacular day. Blue skies, a great game against some wonderful young men from the Jefferson County Christian School and the generosity of parents and spectators.
My first thank you goes to coach Jonathan Hoover for rallying the team together for this cause and for getting the word out. Next, thanks to the soccer team. You learned what it means to "fight like a girl" and I am proud of you honoring breast cancer survivors and fighters alike with the pink T-shirts and shoelaces. Those shirts were partially sponsored by Dr. Michael Scarpone and his wife, Dina, who were there to cheer me on through my breast cancer journey. In addition, the pink game ball was donated by the man who helped guide me on that journey, Dr. Thomas Przybysz of Wheeling.
A special thanks to Mary Lou Jones (Silpada Jewelry), Gina Judy, Kristen Hawley (Pampered Chef), Lauree Leonard (Wheeling Symphony), Coty Shingle (Millsop Community Center), Kalen Costello, Linda Freed (Dolce Pizzelles), Susan Burris (Mary Kay Cosmetics), Dawn Powell (Balloon Fantasy), DiGregory's Greenhouse, Discovery Jewelers, Lancelot's, Debbie's Country Gifts, E-Spa, Steubenville Domino's, Legal Hair, Wal-Mart, Anita Evans (Premier Jewelry), Lou's Famous Fish, Weirton Wholesale and WOGH-FM for their donations. Also, to family members Joe and Lauree Handlon and John and Kelli Kallok for your contributions, as well as Dr. Joe and Laura Lewis for their generous monetary donation.
I want to commend Indian Creek Key Club members and adviser Julie Robinson for their efforts to contribute items for our auction and door prizes, and to the six Key Club students who volunteered at the event.
To the ICH soccer parents who helped me gather donations, make baked goods, design posters and organize gift bags, a special shout-out. I especially want to thank Lannie Morris, Mary Koos, Debbie and Doug Conn, Jen Carr, Cendi Recinella, Cheryl Craft, Martha Emley and Tracy Blackburn for pitching in wherever needed that day.
Other thanks go to Susan Miller, an oncology patient at Teramana, and RoseAnn Piofer of Images. Miller contributed a sports basket and sold drawing tickets. Piofer was on hand distributing information about early detection and other service Images provides.
I also want to thank the Herald-Star and WTRF-TV's Laurie Conway for coverage of the event. Also, the entire team appreciated the support of Athletic Director Joe Dunlevy with not only this event, but throughout the season.
Next year, we hope to make this an even bigger event and encourage everyone to help Kick It for the Cure.
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SAVING lives has been the professional goal of two persons selected for induction this year in the Martins Ferry Hall of Honor while two others have directed their efforts to space travel and area financial matters.
The four inductees are:
West and Troy, who is now retired, both were involved in saving lives.
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THE MARTINS Ferry Hall of Honor committee has selected four individuals who will inducted April 7 into the prestigious hall. From left are several committee members including the Rev. Philip Van Dam, Lois Suriano, Chris Cleary and Vicki Capuano. These members are beside a Martins Ferry Emergency Squad vehicle, and one of the inductees, C. Willis "Bill" Troy had his start in the Martins Ferry Volunteer Fire Department before advancing to the state level where he was involved in public safety and emergency medical services. Other inductees will be Dr. Simon West, Tony Spear and James W. Everson.
Purpose of the Martins Ferry HofH is "to acknowledge those citizens whose actions or accomplishments have affected, aided or brought fame to Martins Ferry. Those eligible for the honor must have been born, lived or worked in the city."
This year's induction ceremony, which is open free to the public, is scheduled April 7 at 2 p.m. at Martins Ferry High School.
In 2007, Les Douglas, who was mayor of Martins Ferry at that time, appointed the HofH committee. The first induction was in 2008.
Throughout its history, The Citizens Bank has been sponsor for the HofH.
Plaques honoring past HofH inductees are displayed in the Martins Ferry Public Library. Each plaque lists the individuals' accomplishments and a photo of each inductee, if possible. Some of the inductees date from Martins Ferry's earliest history when photos were an item of the future.
During the ceremony, each inductee is introduced by a HofH committee member, and then is to speak briefly.
Music provided by Martins Ferry High School students also is part of the festivities.
Members of the public are encouraged to attend the ceremonies and to meet with the honorees after the ceremony. Punch and a variety of cookies will be available.
More information about the honorees will be announced later.
Photographs related to the four men's activities are on Pages B1 and B3 of today's newspaper.
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- Generaly the address validation adds value to the website
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I am looking specifically looking in the UK.
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March 19, 2010
A Strand Beach Sunrise – A Cape Town Tourism Photo Essay
Spotlights turn Strand Beach a bright orange, about an hour before sunrise.
Here, the crescent moon is just visible in the early morning sky.
Strand Beach slowly wakes up as the sky lightens.
It's another beautiful morning in Cape Town.
Do you have images of Cape Town you'd like to share with us? We'd love you to join the Cape Town. Live it. Love it. Flickr group!
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5 Words You Use Every Day With Shockingly Dark Backstories
When we read about words like "gaydar," "threequel," and "bromance" being added to the dictionary, we can't help feeling like these days our vocabularies are created entirely by douchebags (that's also in the dictionary, by the way). Well, it turns out that this type of bullshit has been going on for a lot longer than you think.
There are common words that you've probably used thousands of times in your life whose origins lay not in an inspired bard trying to expand the way we communicate, but in some dickholes messing with other people or just plain being nasty. For example ...
#5. "Villain" Was a Derisive Term for the Poor
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Think about the most despicable villains from history: Osama bin Laden. Adolf Hitler. Genghis Khan. Everyone who has ever worked on a farm. Wait, what?
"Villain" might be a loaded word today, but centuries ago, it meant nothing but "a household servant, one attached to the villa" ("villa" meaning "country house" in Spanish). It has the same root as the word "villager," and back then it was exactly as inoffensive. How it changed from that to "someone who cackles maniacally as he ties puppies to a railroad" was an act of villain-like dickishness in itself.
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"My outfit is worth more than your entire estate. Therefore, I deem you evil."
Since "villains" came from the poorer parts of society, and since the word was mainly used by people on the opposite end, it soon came to refer to anyone who was "base or lowborn." In other words, criminals. Fair or not, it's much easier to blame crime on the servants or other commoners than on people who bathe regularly. Still, the fact that the word gained a negative connotation says more about the upper class people using it than the "villains" themselves.
At some point "villain" came to mean "mean country fellow," which apparently means that people in the 14th century had no word for a country fellow who wasn't mean, since they couldn't conceive of such a thing being possible. The word "villain" just simmered for hundreds of years in a stew of elitism and prejudice, and as a result, today we're using it to define the likes of the Joker, Voldemort, and Darth Vader.
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And Chad Laptoprage.
But it all started with some innocent farmhands. So if your gardeners ever tie you to the tracks and cackle maniacally, you can have a good laugh at the irony. Considering that we've been using their office as an insult for centuries, who can blame them?
#4. "Fornication" Comes from Dick-Shaped Bread Made by Prostitutes
We imagine that only a small subsection of our readership would associate fornication with baking, but it turns out that that's exactly where the word comes from: bread. More specifically, bread shaped like dicks.
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Like this one, called Mole-Infested Diseased Cockbread.
And who else could make that association but the Romans? In Roman times, Fornax was the goddess of baking and ovens, because those guys had to have a deity for freaking everything or they were completely lost. Experts think that Fornax was probably made up to justify some festival that the Romans were fond of at the time.
Fornax's name came directly from "fornacis," the Latin word for furnace, which in turn came from "fornix," the word for arch (because a stone oven is sort of like a little arch, you see). "But Cracked, what does all of this have to do with fucking?" you're definitely wondering, genitalia in hand. Well, the theory goes that back then, prostitutes would often operate out of bakeries and approach their clients in a not-so-subtle way by baking them ceremonial breads in the shape of genitalia. These dong muffins were known as coliphia.
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The French did the same thing, and their severe penis deformities created the baguette.
The client and the prostitute would then eat the dick-bread and wait for the oven to cool down, probably making awkward conversation because that takes a long time, and when it was cool enough that they wouldn't risk scorching anything important, they would crawl inside to "heat the ovens back up again." Which is to say, they'd bang in an oven.
Another theory claims that "fornication" comes simply from the fact that Roman prostitutes hung around under arches (fornix), but we like this one better. In fact, one of the first novels ever, The Satyricon, talks about bakers tricking clients into coming for the bread and staying "thither for the base gratification of wantonness." The only question we have left is: What happened to that high level of customer service? We're looking at you, Panera Bread.
Via Cospace.co
"I'll take two loaves of French and 15 minutes of anal."
#3. "Addict" Comes from Roman Creditors Enslaving Debtors
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We tend to throw the word "addict" around a lot these days -- it can mean being hooked on anything from cocaine to video games. And if you say to a person, "I'm addicted to you," it probably means you're trying to be romantic, and also a 14-year-old Justin Bieber fan. Back in the old-timey days, however, the exact same phrase had a very different, even more sinister meaning -- the one thing the two definitions have in common is that in both cases someone might end up putting you in bondage. Just not voluntarily.
You see, the word "addiction" (again) goes back to the Romans, and believe it or not, it had nothing to do with their love of alcohol or togas. The Latin "ad dicere" meant "to adjudge, [or] assign." Usually this was used in a legal sense and could refer to money, goods, titles ... or people. Yep, "getting addicted" meant you were now someone's slave. The most chilling part is realizing how easy it was to end up as someone's personal addictus back then.
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"Come with me, addict. We've got laws about being stoned."
Say you forgot to pay your pee tax. According to Roman law, you only had 30 days before you were "addicted" to private bondage administered by your creditor. This meant the guy you owed money to had the right to keep you bound in shackles or whatever for another 60 days. He could also display you in public if he wanted to, like if he thought someone could come to pay your debt or he just wanted to let passersby make fun of your dong (you sold your toga to pay off your debts long ago).
If the 60 days went by and no one had paid your debt, your creditor could then sell you as a slave to another country. Kinda puts getting a bad credit rating in perspective, doesn't it? The word "addict" wasn't used exclusively in this way, though. In fact, since being appointed as a judge in those days was kind of like jury duty, in Rome even the judges were addicted ("addicere judicem").
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"If it pleases the court? Oh, it most definitely pleases the court."
But back to slaves: This lovely practice died with Rome, but the word itself was revived in the 1500s to mean someone who is "bound or devoted" to something, and in the early 20th century, that something was narrowed down to nose powders and such.


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CSI Solar FAQ
California Solar Initiative FAQs
Solar FAQ
We are still accepting new applications. However, we are on a "waitlist" status and customers are not guaranteed the rebate.
Solar electric or PV technology uses the sun's energy to make electricity. When sunlight strikes an array of solar panels, electrons are freed by the interaction of sunlight with semiconductor materials (typically silicon). The movement of electrons creates current, thus creating direct current (DC) power.
DC is the only type of current produced by solar cells. Appliances and machinery, however, operate on alternating current (AC) as supplied by your utility. The DC energy produced by the panels is fed into an inverter that transforms the DC power into AC power, which then feeds into the main electrical panel that powers your house or business.
A bi-directional meter connected to the electrical panel measures the amount of electricity you purchase from our grid and the excess electricity produced by your solar system and fed back to our grid for net energy metering.
First consider how much sunlight your property receives. Your property should have a clear, unobstructed access to the sun for most of the day, and throughout the year.
In California, the sun is in the southern half of the sky and produces more PV electricity than in the northern part. Because shading will reduce the amount of electricity your system will produce, PV panels ideally should be installed in a location that is not shaded by trees, chimneys or nearby structures.
The best orientation for a PV system is on a south- or southwest-facing roof. Flat roofs can also work because the PV array can be mounted on frames tilting south or southwest. In addition PV array can also be mounted on the ground.
The amount of roof space needed is based on the size, or generating capacity, of the solar energy system. Residential solar energy systems can vary in size from 50 square feet to 1,000 square feet. A rule of thumb is that a square foot of PV module area produces 10 watts (W) of power in bright sunlight. For example, a 2,000 W system would require about 200 square feet of roof area.
Several factors will influence the size of the solar electric generating system. The first step in determining the appropriate size is to conduct a free energy efficiency audit and implement measures to reduce the amount of electricity you need. The second step is to review your previous 12 months of electricity usage. Typically, solar installers and contractors will be able to help you with these steps.
The average residential solar energy system size in our service territory is about 5 kilowatts (kW), and the average non-residential solar system size is 262 kW. We allow customers to size a solar system up to their previous 12 months electrical requirements, but in most cases homeowners only need to size a system to avoid the upper two billing tiers.
In California, a PV system will produce the most electricity in spring through fall when sunlight hours are the longest and the sun is positioned higher in the sky. A 1-kW system can produce from 1,400 kilowatt-hours (kWh) to 1,800 kWh per year depending on the location within the state. Generally, a PV system in Southern California will produce more electricity than one in Northern California.
A kW (kilowatt) is a basic unit of measure of real electric power or a rate of doing work. A kW is 1,000 W (Watts).
A kWh (kilowatt-hour) is a basic unit of energy consumption. For example, ten 100 W light bulbs burning for one hour will consume 1,000 W-hours, or 1 kWh of electricity.
The cost varies depending on many factors, including the solar energy system's size, equipment options and labor costs. Typically, the installed costs are determined based on the size of the system's output. The "cost per watt" ($/W) is often used for comparing systems of different sizes. It is difficult to predict how much an individual system will cost.
Visit California Solar Statistics to find out the current averages.
The California Solar Rights Act, enacted in 1978, limits the ability of covenants, conditions and restrictions (typically enforced by homeowners associations) and local governments to restrict solar installations. Get more information on the California Solar Rights Act.
PV output can be impacted by dirt accumulation. The frequency of cleaning depends on the location. For example, locations closer to freeways or industrial facilities, or in high-wind areas are likely to accumulate dirt more rapidly and should be cleaned more frequently.
If a power outage occurs, your solar energy system is designed to immediately shutdown for safety reasons. A grid-tied solar electric system does not provide power during outages unless it includes a battery storage system. Your power will be reinstated moments after grid power is restored; however, you may need to manually reset your solar system's inverter back to service after your power is reinstated (most auto reset after power is restored).
For additional information on going solar, visit CSI or Go Solar California.
We host free events for commercial and residential customers throughout our service territory. For more information, please visit Solar Classes.
You probably will, but you should contact the agency responsible for issuing building permits in your specific city or county to determine your local requirements. Typically, contractors will handle this responsibility on behalf of customers..
Qualified contractors are your key to getting the most productive solar energy system for your home or business. Choose a reputable installer by interviewing and obtaining bids from at least three potential installers before making your selection.
The California Energy Commission website contains a list of registered solar installers, as does California Solar Statistics.
All systems must be installed in conformance with the manufacturer's specifications and with all applicable electrical and building code standards.
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Facilities include ramps and lifts, adapted toilets, wheelchair-accessible restaurants, fast-food outlets and coffee shops as well as TDD telephones in all terminals. All airport car parks have plenty of disabled spaces, and lift-equipped shuttle buses run between lots B and C and the terminals. Free parking is available for disabled drivers in metered areas; however this is only available to drivers who can display a disabled permit. Wheelchairs can be requested from individual airlines; disabled passengers are advised to inform their airline of their requirements in advance. There is a TDD information line (tel: (310) 417 0439).


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We are pleased to announce that we will be rocking two festivals in June in Germany.
June 5-8 Rock am Ring
June 6-9 Rock im Park
We do not know the exact dates we are playing yet and will let you know in the future.
Can't wait to rock these festivals! See you there!


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I am setting up a LAMP server, and am looking at using a spare 32bit box I have.
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from my experience since I did the same question you are doing I have the following:
Basically, in your case, use the 32Bit Server and enjoy a very good server indeed.
no difference in stability. it theoretically won't have access to as much memory (but running it on 32 bit hardware means you don't have that much anyway) and slightly slower for programs optimised for 64 bit architectures, but a lamp stack will run fine.
i only just changed over to a 64 bit server for my lamp machine a couple of months ago. no real difference other than future expansion


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It helps to know what's going on, inside and out, on your exciting forty weeks to motherhood. That's why we created GerberDuo. Every week it gives you a detailed description of what typically happens to both your body and your baby.
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Chief's Message Saturday, January 09, 2010
I had an interesting visit with a mother the other day. She caught her son smoking marijuana. She asked him why he was doing something illegal and bad for him. His response was, "Tell me how it's bad for me?" He went on to tell his mother that drinking alcohol was worse and it's legal. Mom didn't know how to reply to this so she came to me.
You decide. Here are the facts:
Alcohol consists of one substance; ethanol. Marijuana contains more than 400 known chemicals, including the same cancer causing substances found in tobacco smoke. Unlike cigarettes smokers, pot smokers inhale deeply and hold the smoke in as long as they can to increase the effect of the drug, worsening the damage to the lungs.
Alcohol is eliminated from the body in a few hours, but THC from marijuana stays in the body for weeks, or even months, depending on the length and intensity of usage.
THC damages the immune system, putting people with existing medical conditions at greater risk for complications from their existing condition. Alcohol does not.
The mental consequences of marijuana use are equally severe. Marijuana smokers have poorer memories and mental aptitude than do non-users because the THC disrupts nerve cells in the brain affecting memories.
Studies in Australia in 2008 linked years of heavy use to brain abnormalities. And a number of studies have shown a connection between continued marijuana use and psychosis.
There is no intention here to minimize the dangers of alcohol abuse, which can be equally harmful. I have seen firsthand the ramifications of abusing either one, wrecked lives and death. Next to alcohol, marijuana is the second most frequently found substance in the bodies of drivers involved in fatal automobile accidents.
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An official copy comes with Firefox, Amarok or Banshee, Evolution, games, etc. Is there a distro that comes with only the necessary packages, like synaptic to make the system stable, and nothing else?
Ubuntu minimal install CD or Ubuntu server. If you then run this script (source):
you get the most minimalistic gnome you can get.
From that link
The closest that you can get is Ubuntu Core. It is currently in development and will be shipped with Oneiric in October 2011. As per Canonical Engineering Services, Ubuntu Core is "ideally suited for the next generation of embedded devices where Internet connectivity is key". You can use Ubuntu Core to create a Ubuntu Server, Desktop or a customized OS. Ubuntu Core has apt-get, so you can use it to install only the software that you need and nothing else.
You could take a look at Minimal CD. But then you would have to sit and get all the packages including Gnome and stuff from the command-line.
Well you dont have to do all that work... You can try iQunix OS which is based on the latest version of Ubuntu.
You can donload it from : http://iqunix.sourceforge.net/
and read the more about it here : http://osarena.net/2011/03/iqunix-os-clean-fast-and-simple.html
What I recommend to do in such a situation is the manual 'debian way' of install:
A full walkthrough is available here:
(I'm not affiliated with the vendor)


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Crusaders win tri-match
STEUBENVILLE - Steubenville Catholic Central's Austin Meronoff captured medalist honors with a 3-over 75 Thursday as the Crusaders shot 339 to defeat Steubenville (423) and Edison (472).
Nick Ivkovick fired a 78, Kevin Wells an 89 and Brandon Svec a 97 to round out the Crusaders scoring.
For Big Red, Kasey Peterson shot 88, Isaiah Herring 107, Josh Gault 111 and Isaiah Lee 117.
For the Wildcats, Austin Horan had a 108, Jayce Robinson a 115 and Tristin Haught and Josh DeFrank each had 123.
Season tickets to be picked up
STEUBENVILLE - Steubenville High School football season ticket holder may pick up their tickets from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday and Aug. 14 and from 9 a.m. to noon Aug. 15 at the Big Red ticket office. New apparel will also be on sale.
The ticket office is closed Aug. 18-19.
The tickets will be sold at the Third Street facility beginning Aug. 20 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday and from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Friday.
Big Red boosters to meet
STEUBENVILLE - The Big Red Boosters Club will meet at 6 p.m. Monday at the high school conference room. The club will be taking preorders for stadium flags and have memberships available.
Volleyball officials classes held
WELLSVILLE - Volleyball officials training classes to obtain OHSAA and WVSSAC certification will begin at 12:30 p.m. Sunday at the Jim Kenney Marina. Successful completion of the course will allow participants to officiate for the fall season. Classes will consist of bookwork, computer lessons and in-game mechanics.
For information, contact Joe Banovsky at (740) 632-2871 or by e-mail at email@example.com.
Tennis tournament to be held
CHESTER - The Builders Wholesale Open Tennis Tournament will be held the second and third weeks of August, with the deadline to enter Sunday. All proceeds will be divided equally between the Chester-Newell F.I.S.H. and the Weirton United Way. All participants will receive a T-shirt paid for by Builders Wholesale and it will not be taken out of the entrance fee. There will be 25 divisions.
Finals and semifinals are scheduled at Mountaineer Racetrack, Casino and Gaming Resort and Starvaggi Courts the weekend of Aug. 23.
Entrance fees are $20 for adult singles and $20 per team of adult doubles. Entrance fees for 18-and-under competitors are $15 for singles and $15 per team of doubles.
For information, contact Tommy Ogden at (304) 670-7986 or at email@example.com.
Buckeye Local meeting set
RAYLAND - Buckeye Local will hold its mandatory OHSAA preseason sportsmanship-eligibility meeting for fall sports at 5 p.m. Tuesday in the BLHS theater.
The meeting is mandatory for all Buckeye Local fall sport participants in grades seven through 12.
5K run to be held in Scio
SCIO - The 30th-annual Scio Fall Festival 5K and kids one-mile fun run will be held on Aug. 13. The kids run starts at 6:15 p.m. and the 5K begins at 7 p.m.
Both races start at the Scio Fire Hall at 318 W. Main St.
Advance registration is $6 for the kids fun run and $12 for the 5K.
For information, call J.T. Thompson at (740) 945-0260.


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If I search on Internet for minimum requirements to install a 64-bit operating system, Microsoft and allied forums recommend 4 GB RAM as the minimum criteria. On the other hand, when I look at Linux communities and say I have Dual Core Processor and 2 GB of RAM they say it's a 64-bit processor and you can go for 64-bit OS for efficiency. Now my question is what matters to install a 64-bit OS? Just RAM or anything more?
Whether 64-bit is good or bad for performance depends a lot on the application. Generally speaking:
However these are only very rough guidelines, there are a lot of exceptions.
Windows guidelines tend to steer people away from a 64-bit operating system because there are more incompatible applications. Linux was ready for amd64 earlier; the few remaining incompatible applications are mostly closed-source and run fine as 32-bit executables on a 64-bit kernel with the appropriate 32-bit libraries.
On Linux, here are some guidelines:
The 4G minimum has nothing to do with the requirements of the OS, it is about efficiency. 32 bit systems, by nature the address values needed to talk to the memory being shorter, are actually more efficient up to a point.
32 bit systems can only address up to 4G of memory at a time. On modern linux kernels, this limitation is per process, so even a 32 bit OS can use more RAM but it accomplishes this by having each application only address up to some 4G block partitioned off from the whole stash.
Where 64 bit comes in is that it can offer processes the ability to address the entire system memory at once, allowing memory hungry things more than 4G if they need it. However it comes with a trade off. Since it uses more bits to save and handle addresses, the machine code gets bigger and runs just a tad slower.
Hence you can run a 64bit OS on 2G just fine, but it doesn't really make sense to because a 32bit OS is likely to be faster on the same system. Even when you cross the line into larger RAM, it is still possible that a 32 bit system will be faster because it is rare for any individual process to need that much RAM, more often you want to run lots of processes that all use some piece of the RAM.


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About Jeff Masters
Dr. Masters co-founded wunderground in 1995. He flew with the NOAA Hurricane Hunters 1986-1990. Co-blogging with him: Bob Henson, @bhensonweather
By: Dr. Jeff Masters , 3:29 PM GMT on May 30, 2013
The Eastern Pacific's Hurricane Barbara is still alive as a tropical depression at the edge of the Atlantic's Gulf of Mexico, and has the potential to gain new life as an Atlantic tropical cyclone later today. Barbara made landfall near 4 pm EDT (1 pm PDT) May 29, 2013, on Mexico's Bay of Tehuantepec coast, as a Category 1 hurricane with 75 mph winds. The storm killed two people, and brought heavy rains of 16.02" (407mm) to Arriaga in the state of Chiapas in an 18-hour period. Barbara remains a serious rainfall threat today. The storm intensified remarkably rapidly, becoming a hurricane just 21 hours after it became a tropical depression. According to NOAA's Historical Hurricane Tracks website, only one other Eastern Pacific hurricane has ever made landfall in May--Category 1 Hurricane Agatha of 1971, which hit Mexico west of Acapulco. Barbara is just the 2nd hurricane ever to make landfall in the Bay of Tehuantepec (the other: Category 1 Hurricane Rick of 1997.) Barbara's formation date of May 28 was the 2nd earliest appearance of the Eastern Pacific's 2nd named storm of the year; the record earliest second storm of the year occurred just last year, on May 21, 2012 (Tropical Storm Bud.) The average date for the formation of the Eastern Pacific's 2nd storm is June 25. Barbara's landfall location was the most easterly on record for an East Pacific hurricane. Records of Eastern Pacific hurricanes go back to 1949, but aren't really reliable until 1966.
Figure 1. MODIS satellite image of Hurricane Barbara taken at 4:30 pm EDT on May 29, 2013. At the time, Barbara was making landfall as a Category 1 hurricane with 75 mph winds. Image credit: NASA.
Barbara survived its overnight crossing of Mexico's Isthmus of Tehuantepec with its circulation intact, but lost nearly all of its heavy thunderstorm activity. This morning, the center of Barbara was located just inland from the southernmost waters of the Gulf of Mexico's Bay of Campeche. Barbara was drifting northwest, towards open water, at 3 mph. With wind shear a moderate 10 - 20 knots over Barbara, the storm has the potential to be classified as an Atlantic tropical depression later today if its center emerges over water. However, latest satellite loops have shown a steady reduction in the storm's heavy thunderstorms this morning, and Barbara may lose its circulation before it has time take advantage of the Gulf of Mexico's warm waters. Since Barbara is a small storm, the moderate wind shear may be too great for it to withstand. None of the reliable computer models predict that Barbara will survive into Friday. If Barbara is able to re-intensify to a tropical storm, it would keep the name Barbara, becoming the first Atlantic storm ever to have an Eastern Pacific name. Formerly, Eastern Pacific storms crossing into the Atlantic would be given a new name, but a recent NHC policy change allows storms to keep their names when they cross from one ocean basin to another. If Barbara were to dissipate before reaching the Gulf, then its remnants regenerate into a tropical storm in the Gulf, it would be named Andrea. If you want to discuss this year's hurricane season via Twitter, AP will be doing a hurricane twitter chat today (Thursday) at 1 p.m. EDT: #APStormChat; the National Hurricane Center is doing a hurricane chat at 2 pm EDT: #HurriChat.
Double ocean tropical cyclones: a rare breed
According to the Hurricane FAQ, since 1923 there have been four East Pacific tropical storms or hurricanes that have maintained their circulations while crossing into the Atlantic Ocean, becoming tropical storms in the Atlantic Ocean:
Northeast Pacific Tropical Storm Alma (May 2008) became a remnant low in the Atlantic, where it merged with another tropical wave which generated Atlantic Tropical Storm Arthur. Arthur hit Belize as a tropical storm, killing nine and doing $78 million in damage.
Northeast Pacific Hurricane Cosme became Atlantic Tropical Storm Allison in June 1989. Allison hit Texas as a tropical storm, and heavy rains from Allison--up to 30" in some regions of Texas and Louisiana--triggered floods that killed eleven people and did $1 billion in damage. (A later incarnation of Tropical Storm Allison in 2001 also hit Texas, and caused such extensive flooding that its name was retired.)
An unnamed Northeast Pacific Tropical Storm (September-October 1949) became Atlantic Hurricane (Storm #10) and hit Freeport, Texas as a Category 4 hurricane, killing two people.
An unnamed Northeast Pacific Tropical Storm (October 1923) became Atlantic Hurricane (Storm #6) and made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane in Louisiana.
There have been eight Atlantic tropical storms or hurricanes that have maintained their circulations while crossing into the East Pacific Ocean, and were then tropical storms in that ocean.
Figure 2. Severe weather outlook for Thursday, May 30, calls for a "Slight Risk" of severe weather over much of the Midwest. You can follow today's severe weather outbreak from our Severe Weather page.
Multi-day severe weather outbreak in the Midwest brings more tornadoes and flooding
It was an active day for tornadoes in the Midwest on Wednesday, with NOAA's Storm Prediction Center (SPC) logging 23 preliminary tornado reports. Twisters touched down in Nebraska, Kansas, Texas, Oklahoma, Iowa, and Wisconsin. The tornadoes missed heavily populated areas, and no injuries and only minor damage was reported. The latest forecast from NOAA's Storm Prediction Center call for a "Moderate Risk" of severe weather today (Thursday) over much of Oklahoma, with the potential for several strong EF-2 and EF-3 tornadoes.
Figure 3. Five-day rainfall forecast for the period ending at 7am EDT Tuesday, June 4, calls for very heavy rains of 3 - 5" over much of Missouri. Image credit: NOAA/HPC.
As discussed by wunderground's weather historian Christopher C. Burt in his latest post, Some Phenomenal Rainfalls the Past Week in the U.S., the country has seen a lot of very heavy rainfall over the past week that has caused serious flooding. Of particular concern is Iowa, where Governor Terry Branstad issued a disaster proclamation on Tuesday for 13 Iowa counties, due to recent storms and flooding.The Iowa State Climatologist, Harry Hillaker, announced on May 29th that this has been the wettest spring (March-May) on record for the state since records began 141 years ago. A state average of 16.4" has been preliminarily reported. The previous wettest spring was 15.5" way back in 1892. He warned that "Iowa is at a tipping point for a major flood event". Rains of 1 - 2" are expected over Eastern Iowa the remainder of the this week, which will keep most rivers above flood stage. Another round of rains of 1 - 2" are likely on Tuesday and Wednesday of next week, when the next storm system rolls through. That system also has the potential to bring a severe weather outbreak to the Midwest.
Jeff Masters
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Mini Buck Knife - Valox Handle for $10.37
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I remember when I tried to make good tags to save the admins some time. I looked at past deals and tagged them exactly as they were tagged in the past, they still got edited, so now I have fun with it.
@caffeine_dude: Looks like it's one of the few theme deals that has escaped the Mad Down Voter. Some body is pushing back, even if the deals posted really are GOOD deals.
Buck should be ashamed. This knife looks like the ones Frost sells for a buck or so...A rivet holding the blade to the handle? Gimmee a break. I remember when a Buck knife was something you could count on...


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Could anyone point me to a place where I could find Deligne's letter to Piatetskii-Shapiro from 1973? It is cited for example in Berkovich's "Vanishing cycles for formal schemes II".
I have typeset Deligne's letter, and placed the result here:
I have made some minor edits so that the text reads more naturally to a native speaker of English. Also I made a few annotations where I truly believe there is an error in the original. Any other errors are mine.
The letter struck me with how much it accomplishes in such a short space. Actually, I would say that the meat of the argument is confined to the final three pages, with the rest there only to establish notation. This letter ought to be required reading for anyone studying automorphic forms in arithmetic!
I have a scan that I made of the copy in Kevin Buzzard's office some years ago, but I probably shouldn't post it without permission. It's also not the most legible copy - I suspect it is many generations of photocopies old. If someone can get Deligne's permission I'd be happy to make the PDF available - but I bet there are other people here with better copies, in any case.
EDIT: I now have permission, so here is my scan.
It's possible that a clearer scan will be forthcoming; I will update this post if so.
EDIT: here is an improved scan, from Deligne's own copy.
I think it was published obscurely and in a Russian transcription (the original is in English) .
In endnote 25 of the review of Harris-Taylor on his website here, Milne writes:
[Deligne proved it] in an eleven-page handwritten letter to Piatetskii-Shapiro dated March 25, 1973, with a one-page typed covering letter dated April, 1973: "In it I claim (except at 2) to prove for the supercuspidal representations what in your notes [Antwerp Conference LNM 349] you prove for the principal (unramified) series. The idea is that
Apparently (see MR 50 7095), the letter was published: Matematika — Period. Sb. Perevodov Inostrannykh Statei, 18 (1974), 110–122. It would be useful if someone would put it on the web, since it was the starting point for Carayol and H&T. In fact, Deligne's proof of (b) was completed by J-L. Brylinski (appendix to Carayol 1986).
Below is the complete typed covering letter.
Bures-sur-Yvette, April 2, 1973.
Dear Piatetski-Shapiro [the name is handwritten in Russian]
I am ashamed the enclosed letter is so badly written, and written more for my sake than for yours. In it, I claim (except at 2) to prove for the supersingular cuspidal representations what in your notes you prove for the principal (unramified serie [sic]. The idea is that
a) room is left for it in your notes only thanks to the supersingular elliptic curves;
b) supersingular elliptic curves correspond to ideal classes in the quaternion algebra ramified at $p$ and $\infty$;
c) this, by a global argument using Jacquet Langlands \S 14, forces the outcome
Corollary 1: Let $E$ be an elliptic curve $/\mathbb{Q}$, which is a direct factor (up to isogeny) of a jacobian of a modular curve, corresponding to a new form $\omega_E$. Then, except perhaps at $2$, the conductors of $E$ and $\omega_E$ are the same (At 2, I still can prove $2|f_E\iff 2|f_{\omega_E}$)
Corollary 2: (Casselman-Morita): Let $H$ be a quaternion algebra over $\mathbb{Q}$ split at $\infty$, $p$ be a prime at which $H$ ramifies, $\mathcal{O}$ be an order of $H$ maximal at $p$ and $M=X/\mathcal{O}^*$ [$X=$ Poincar\'e upper half plane]. Then, the irreducible components of the reduction of $M$ mod $p$ are rational. [$M$ is defined over a cyclotomic field unramified at $p$].
Mumford has nice ideas about the compactification of $K\backslash G/\Gamma$ ($K\backslash G$ hermitian symmetric). For the moduli of abelian varieties, I hope it will eventually give a nice compactification over $\mathbb{Z}[\frac{1}{\textrm{obvious primes}}]$.
I am looking forward to meeting you again.
Yours most sincerely,
Find it here. (Edit: Link removed). I hope you can read Russian. Enjoy!
Edit: Find here another (better?) scan, also in Russian.