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Using the implicit function theorem one can prove the following:
Let $X,Y$ be Banach-spaces, $U\subset X$ open, $f\colon U\to \mathbf{R}$, $g\colon U\to Y$ continuously differentiable function. If $f|_{g^{-1}(0)}$ has a local extremum at $x$, and $g'(x)\in L(X;Y)$ has a right inverse in $L(Y;X)$, then there is a unique $\lambda\in Y^*$, such that $f'(x)=\lambda\circ g'(x)$.
One can also give some second order necessary and sufficient conditions. This generalizes the case where $Y$ is finite dimensional, and $g'(x)$ is surjective. However I have seen some texts that claimed that only surjectivity is sufficient even in the infinite dimensional case.
My question is does that hold true? If it does what is the method of the proof, because I cannot figure how the implicit function theorem could be used. If the proof is complicated I would appreciate even just some good references.


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Thursday, December 22, 2011
Dr. C's Christmas Uber-Wishlist
The WilliamsWarn Personal Brewery (top left): Home beer brewing kits are typically shitty and amateurish. Some of the "best" companies out there try to sell you a pack of plastic jugs, plastic tubing that came out of a 1970's high school chemistry lab, and supplies that look like they were packaged in some old dude's basement. It's ridiculous, and disgusting -- home brewing isn't for a OCD-ish clean freak like me. Until now. I must own this. Watch the videos and try not to wet yourself, just try, I dare you. And what's great for all of my readers is that the WilliamsWarn starts at only $5,660 -- that's all! So I'm expecting like 8 of these to arrive in the mail; afterall, you guys want 'A's in my course, right?
Remote Controlled Helicopter (top right): Okay, brace yourselves for my most innovative teaching idea in years. I've always wanted one of these things, and now I can get it by having my department pay for it (insert a "fuck yea" right here). Basically, during my classes, the helicopter would fly around patrolling the room for students that aren't paying attention (texting, sleeping, updating Facebook, etc) and then dive bomb them. So if students don't want chunks of their hair clipped off or minor puncture wounds in their skull/face, they'll learn to get their shit together during lectures. But here's the kicker -- the student with the highest grade gets to fly it around! BAM! Fear training and reward learning all wrapped into one. This is going to get published in a teaching journal, I can feel it.
A baby (middle left): I'm not in the mood to get all down and depressed right now, I've been doing plenty of that on my spare time. Needless to say, my wife and I are still infertile, even after thousands of dollars of IUI treatments, surgery, and almost 2 years of precision fucking. A clinical trial for IVF may be next on our list (since we're going broke in the process) if we don't create a zygote in the next few months or so. So c'mon Santa, bring us a fuckin baby or else we're gonna hit up the mall and start stealing them.
The Periodic Table of Swearing (middle): I want several of these, one for the office, one for the lab, and a mobile version that I can wheel into every class I teach. Frankly, I may never need to speak again, since everything that already comes out of my mouth is nicely arranged on the table. A gift that does all my talking and communicating for me? Total win.
A Scotch distillery (middle right): Only a noob would ask for Scotch when you could ask for an ENTIRE DISTILLERY instead, amiright? And run by a small army of Oompa Loompas? Yes please. Just think of Willy Wonka's factory, but replace all the candy and chocolate with whisky and more whisky.
A tropical island (bottom left): It's time for either Bill Gates, Oprah, or Richard Branson to step-up and buy me this. I'm a little torn on what to do with the island though. I could use it as a place to escape to once every month, or I could use it to ship boat loads of idiots to once every month. Either option is quite compelling, no? Whudduya think?
A giant crossbow (bottom right): A rocket launcher would also work, but there's something attractive about the primal hunter aspect of a crossbow. I won't burden you with my exact plans for said device, or reveal any possible motive for legal purposes, but just understand that I need one. If you're imagining a post apocalyptic, Mad Max-ish scene where I'm flying down the highways, hanging out of my rugged dune buggy while wielding a crossbow painted in flames, then you've got a decent idea of where I'm going with this :-)
On that note, Happy Holidays everyone!!!
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You can never go wrong with a crossbow. That's one of my rules to live by.ReplyDelete
Well, it is now.
I'm out on the personal brewery site right now. You know, it would just take a little tweaking to turn that puppy into a distillery. Hmm... if I wasn't so worried about jail time, and ATF raids on my house, I'd be making my own corn whiskey by New Years.
Hahahaha I like how at-home alcohol making presents are on there twice. Good thinking.ReplyDelete
Sorry to hear about the infertility. Definitely steal a baby. They're freaking everywhere.
I am on it.ReplyDelete
PS Don't waste the tropical island on idiots. There are other islands in less hospitable latitudes for them.
What, you didn't get the distillery I sent you last year?!ReplyDelete
When I first saw that picture I thought "Dear God, he wants to helicopter onto that island and hunt babies with a crossbow." Good thing I kept reading.ReplyDelete
P.S. It took my wife and I 2 years to conceive our first child. Only 1 month for the second. Human bodies are weird.
@ Tom G: Glad I gave you a new life motto! That brewery is the tits, ain't it?!ReplyDelete
@ Gia: hahaha -- I like how you noticed that at-home alcohol making was on my list twice. It's those special things that count :-)
@ Nikki: Sweet! Nikki's on the job -- stand back everyone, let her do her thang. Also, good point about the island.
@ Pearl: Shut the front door! WHERE'D YOU SEND IT?!?!
@ Christian: BAHAHAHAH!!! I just spit my coffee on my keyboard thanks to that -- hunting babies. Sadly, I fear I'm not *that* far away from losing it and ending up like that...
I need to have my Mom up her candle lighting quota for you and Mrs. C. 2012 will be a flame filled year until we have baby!! xoxReplyDelete
Maybe you could take the crossbow into the mall and tell people to give you their babies. And then they'd turn it into an episode of Law and Order: SVU, and I could say I knew you when....ReplyDelete
Doc Cyn wants a baby? I had no idea. It just sounds so, oh I dunno, optimistic about the future and shiz. I think there's a twinkle in there, Doc! That's okay. I hope you get everything you want. And please invite me to the island. Unless you ship the idiots there. Then I'll just stay here in shitsville.ReplyDelete
Happy holidays to you and Mrs. C!
Hey, I live on a tropical island full of idiots! Trust me, I think Tom Hanks had the better deal. I'm sorry about the baby. I have a slightly used teenager that thinks he knows everything. I could send him to you. He comes with a learners permit and a bad case of teen angst. And I think they make Periodic table t-shirts. You could take it everywhere you go. We could probably afford to get you more than one!ReplyDelete
Followed you back from the comment you left on my blog, and now I'm following your blog as well, because dude - you're funny.ReplyDelete
That Periodic Table of Swearing might just be the best damned creation EVER. I need that. Badly.
On the infertility - I'm sorry. I really am. As one who battled a relatively mild fight with infertility, I later became a gestational surrogate to try to help other infertile couples build or expand their families. I delivered on baby boy in 2007 and then spent the next few years trying to help other couples. It never worked out (as documented in the years 2008 to early 2011 of my blog). Infertility is a fucking bitch, if you don't mind my saying so.
I just wanted to let you know that I understand what it means to be infertile, because not many people really do even if they think they do. xoxo
I'd settle for the precision fucking.ReplyDelete
you're a little torn on what to do with the tropical island?!? See the "scotch distillery" above.ReplyDelete
Okay, is this where I'm the asshole and ask if you have considered adopting? Forgive me if you've heard this a million fucking times. Still, aren't there a lot of beautiful babies in the U.S. (why am I assuming you're in the U.S....)who need wonderful parents? Forgive me if this sounds like something only a "fertile" retard would ask.
See...you have it all wrong..you need the helicopter to escape to the island after stealing the baby at crossbow point..there you will assemble your own distillery while using your crossbow for fishing..All will be great in the world. Oh, leave the periodic table of swearing behind.you don't want those to be the little ones first words.ReplyDelete
Sorry to hear you're still struggling with the baby situation...same here, been over 2 yrs and no glimpse of a baby in site. But I just know when I turn 41 next year and no longer want to get pregnant, it will happen immediately.
I'll give you my cross bow! But only on one condition. If any CSI come by and start checking it for traces of human blood, you don't know who I am.ReplyDelete
I'm sorry to hear about your baby troubles, doc. If I had one, I would give it to you as well. And you know I mean it.
@ Nubian: Sweet! Maybe she could also light a few trees and houses on fire too? I'm thinking big here...ReplyDelete
@ Just me: That's brilliant! And if I become "famous," I'll make sure to let the authorities know that I know you :-)
@ singlegirlie: Me wanting a baby... blows your mind, right? Basically I'm just looking for another soul to twist and turn immoral from the very beginning of life, so don't feel too bad for me. Happy holidays to you too!
@ Meg: Thanks for the offer, but I'll pass on the angst filled teen. But not on the tropical island -- make room for Dr. C cuz he's moving in with ya'll!
@ JW Moxie: Hey! Welcome to class -- you'll fit in nicely around here. Thanks for the kind words about the infertility shit, but don't feel too bad for me. I get to vent my anger out right here on the blog -- and hopefully even more once I get that crossbow!
@ Sarah: Hooray, you're back on the internets! Now start making some posts at your blog so I can live a less miserable life :-) And yes, it's nice when a doc prescribes "fucking." Just wish it would make a fuckin baby already.
@ karen: Haha, totally valid question -- and yes, we've contemplated it. We may be at that point where the decision to adopt or continue trying starts to weigh heavier on our hearts and minds. Anyway, Scotch distillery on tropical island idea: TOTAL WIN!!!
@ hisqueen: You've taken my gift ideas and woven a beautiful and entirely logical premise -- I love it! Look out island, here we come!
@ justmakingconvo: oh I know damn well you mean it. that's exactly why you're kick-ass awesome.
I'm with you on the real island and the decorative crossbow, but want a real 'copter.ReplyDelete
Wait...this post is not about me, is it?
On a serious note, friends of mine gave up, adopted and then got pregnant. Go figure.
Wish you success in creating Minicyn.
That's a fantastic list. Mount the crossbow on the helicopter and attack your students while referring to the periodic table of swearing and sipping from your home brew... Wow. What a day that would be...ReplyDelete
If Santa doesn't get you this stuff, it's just proof he's getting lazy.ReplyDelete
I hope you get that cynical baby. The world needs kids who can actually think critically. Unlike mine.ReplyDelete
You have excellent taste, sir!ReplyDelete
I must say, I couldn't wait for the tropical Island. I just went ahead and built one in my mind. I go there during meditation sometimes. It is peopled by me and my three favorite women. Tessa, my ex, and my current mistress. They all get along. I'm DEAD serious!
Also serious here: That you create another person with the woman you love is the wish of my heart.
Hey, good luck making the baby. Seriously. More intelligent people (like you) should be procreating. What exactly is precision fucking?ReplyDelete
The PTOS is a true step forward for civilization. I hope our new overlords will adopt it.ReplyDelete
Have been using the PTOS for years. It hangs beside the chore chart. I have a whole litter if you would like to choose one to take with you, but I have a strict no return policy.ReplyDelete
The crossbow has so much more finesse than the grenade launcher, although, as a back up a GL is a fine second choice, especially when choosing to shoot incoming aircraft from reaching your island.
Awwwww. Doc. I really hope you get everything on your list. Especially the baby.ReplyDelete
@ Antares: "Minicyn." Bahahaha! I love it -- it will officially be my kid's middle name.ReplyDelete
@ J Bear Savo: You guys are so damn creative... weaving together funny stories comprised of all the gift ideas. A++
@ KLZ: Okay, I'm totally on board with that reasoning.
@ dbs: Haha, I'm sure you have brilliant children. If anything, I would most likely ruin mine.
@ Fred: Damn man, you're nearly choking me up with your seriousness at the end there. I'd give anything for a family member that was actually that nice and genuine. Speaking of, wanna be brothers?
@ Riot Kitty: Oh my, you don't know?! Precision fucking is marvelous... it's when you have sex like robots, entirely devoid of pleasure and emotion. Your questions is so good that I'm likely to turn this into a blog post all it's own very soon.... stay tuned!
@ Laoch of Chicago: Agreed! Overlords should do more swearing-by-button-press, and less anal probing. Assuming our overlords are creepy aliens of course.
@ Red: hell, I'll take one from your litter, sure thing! Also, I'm glad you see the finesse in the crossbow rather than a rocket launcher -- few people do.
@ meleah: Awwwwww right back at you -- thanks so much for wishing me a baby :-( Maybe one day soon I'll be able to corrupt a child like everyone else.ReplyDelete
A giant crossbow would be cool!ReplyDelete
Psssst - Happy New Year!ReplyDelete
@ BragonDorn: OMG - a Dovahkiin visiting my little ol' blog? Sweet!ReplyDelete
@ meleah: Back at ya girl!
I hope your Christmas list was fulfilled. I am sorry to read about the baby making issues. I was about to offer you one (or more) of my four kids (nice range in ages 15, 12, 9 and 2 and personalities)to test drive in the meantime, but I see that Meg already offered her slightly used teenager. I'm sure you already know this, but it seems that when we stop thinking about the thing we want so badly- when we turn our back on it (allowing for a brief moratorium on intensely focused wishing)that which we have be longing for so deeply finds its way to us. I'm talking about the crossbow here, not the baby:-)ReplyDelete
Wishing you a fulfilling and fruitful New Year!
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The EHS Wildcat Booster Club invites all to attend the tailgate event for the Homecoming football game versus Mulvane this Friday.
The tailgate begins at 5 p.m. and will continue through 6:45 p.m.
El Dorado's own Oklahoma Boy's BBQ will be present to serve its specialty pulled pork. The meal will include a pork sandwhich, chips, dessert and a water donated by the City of El Dorado, all for $5.
The EHS Booster Club urges all patrons to come early and enjoy.
Homecoming game versus Mulvane to be streamed live online
With the help of Butler Community College, there will be a live stream of the El Dorado vs Mulvane Football game at 7 p.m. on Friday.
The game can be watched live at www.ustream.com/channel/bctv-20
Wildcat Freshman still undefeated
The EHS freshmen defeated Winfield 14-0 on Monday. They move to 3-0 on the season. The EHS junior varsity was defeated 27-7 by Winfield. Garrett Howland had a 100 yard fumble recovery for a touchdown. JV falls to 0-2 on the season.
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I just saw that Windows 8 RTM has showed up on Technet, and I've been wondering if I should upgrade my main machine. I've been trying to determine the compatibility of various app with Windows 8 and the one thing I can't seem to find is anybody that has tried Mathematica 8 on Windows 8. Does anybody have any experience with Mathematica 8 on Windows 8?
It works just fine for me, and I am on windows 8. Nothing more to say really.
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I recently hooked my 2005 Audi A3 to VCDS after the engine management light came on and got the reading:
Motor for Intake Manifold Flap (V157): Open or Short to Ground
I have seen various images on forums where people have taken off what appears to be a box containing cogs which have worn away resulting in the same error code. I am looking to locate this myself and check the flap is opening and closing.
My first question is, where can i find the 'flap' and secondly where can i find the motor that controls the 'flap' to check the teeth on the cogs have not worn away? Any help is appreciated. I have attached an image of my engine. Hope this helps.


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The only problem is that YouTube videos don't start immediately. Watching animated circle icon - instead of the video - is annoying. When the video starts, there is no problem with it, it loads fast.
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Your Internet speed is too low, as you said animated circle, that's indicating you that the video is currently buffering, in another words, it is loading, so whenever you open a video page on YouTube, play it, than immediately pause it, let the video buffer, you'll see a grey line filling, once it's filled, you can play your video without any interruptions.


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My question is pretty simple How do you wake yourself up on time?. Of course the most simple idea is to set an alarm clock or get someone else to wake you up but what are other methods you can employ to wake yourself up on time?
@Weronika has presented a valid point "What's wrong with the simplest solution?" The main problem is that it doesn't work 100% of the time or even 99% of time. Using an alarm clock can only do so much.


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I divided the papers into 3 piles: Scan and Toss, File, and Trash Can.
I grabbed an antique canning jar from the kitchen for my pens and borrowed a lamp from the living room. The top of the table is looking better but the stuff underneath it is still bugging me. What I need is some kind of table skirt to hide it. Lurking in the back of my closet I found a bolt of fabric I bought years ago to make new curtains. Never happened. Not likely to anytime soon.
I measured around the two sides of the table that are showing and cut a piece of the fabric a little longer than that measurement. Actually "cut" is not accurate. I ripped it. If I stopped to find my sewing scissors I would lose momentum. Ditto the sewing machine. So.....
I folded the fabric in half lengthwise and then folded the top over that to make it the right length from the floor. Did I bother to hem it? No I did not. The selvedge edge works just fine. Then I got out my hammer and some upholstery tacks. I tacked the two ends first and then worked my way to the corner where I made a small pleat.
I also got some help from my trusty glue gun. Of course I burnt my fingers! Small price to pay.
|Yes my carpet is ugly. Don't judge. We'll get around to it eventually.
And here is the finished project. The milk crate of files to the right will be replaced with a new filing cabinet soon. Realistically, this desk will probably be too small and I will have to commandeer the dining table when I start to inventory all my inherited "stuff". But for now, I feel good about what I've accomplished in a couple of hours. It's a start.


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The Legislature has adjourned after a weeklong organizational session in which the House and Senate chose their leaders.
In the two top positions, Democratic state Rep. Greg Stumbo was re-elected as House speaker and Republican Sen. Robert Stivers was elected as Senate president.
Lawmakers are scheduled to return on Feb. 5 to begin passing legislation. On the agenda are proposals to shore up the state's financially troubled pension system and to reform the state's tax code.
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Our father passed on to his children and grandchildren a strong work ethic - be honest, keep your word and money doesn't grow on trees. We had household chores and were required to earn money in little jobs like babysitting until we turned 16 and then got a part-time after-school job.
We had to pay for some of our school supplies, a few clothes and then extra whims and desires we might have. It taught us the value of money.
I attended Steubenville High School and have fond memories of a wonderful teacher, William Ellis, who taught a home and family relations class. He taught us practical ideals on being good wives, husbands and parents and how to become responsible adults. He also taught us in black-and-white figures how foolish it was to borrow money from loan companies that charged excessively high compound interest rates. His class validated all that daddy was trying to teach us. In today's world, that would be using credit cards recklessly.
Let me give you an example of his lesson. Today, credit cards charge between 20 percent and 25 percent interest, some even higher on carryover balances. If you just have to have that $5 cup of coffee on your way to work each morning and charge it, that amounts to $25 a week, $100 a month and $1,200 a year. If you regularly make other unnecessary charges like buying lunch and picking up fast-food for dinner, charging your monthly utility bills and make only the minimum payment, you well are on your way to a debt problem.
The $1,200 coffee debt at 25 percent interest is $300 in interest in the first year. If carried over, the debt owed is $1,500, and the next year's interest is $375.
Mr. Ellis made a believer out of me - never borrow money for frivolous things.
Two weeks ago, NBC reported that the average credit card debt is now of great concern, with the average amount of $20,000 to $30,000 per family. Do the math - at 25 percent interest, the first year's interest is $5,000. Our nation's debt to China and other countries is $6 trillion and growing at the rate of $1 trillion every year. I started searching on the Internet and found that the interest only that we owed China was $23 billion for the first quarter. Our interest accrues at $2.5 million per minute, or $150 million per hour.
Defeatthedebt.com has a debt clock and other interesting figures. This has to stop. If it doesn't, our nation will go bankrupt, like Greece. Our government does not owe us to pay for every little cup of coffee we want. We all have to take some personal responsibility for our budgets, buckle our belts a little bit and stop the madness.
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10 Sep 2006 9:43 AM #1
Example of inserting a new row into the grid
Could you give an example of how to have a user click a link and insert a new row into the grid? I assume you would just insert a row into the DataModel, which would then fire the rowupdated event, however I'm not sure how this will play into the editor and validation hooks, since the row will be "empty" until filled out.
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I would recommend providing dummy data on new rows. To use my plant example on the editor page, I have a function defined like this on a test page I use:
addRow : function(){ addIndex++; var rowIndex = dataModel.insertRow(0, null, [ 'New Plant ' + addIndex, 'Nueva Plantus Maximus ' + addIndex, 'Sun or Shade', 0, new Date(), false ]); grid.startEditing(rowIndex, 0); }
I am inserting a new row at index 0 (first row), with an id of null (null means auto-generate), with the array of column data. This method is on the XMLDataModel. The DefaultDataModel also has insertRow(), but it doesn't have an id argument. The XMLDataModel will also keep the document in sync by adding a new node in the XMLDocument matching the newly created row. It does this by cloning the first row's node. If you have a complex XML document and the clone node doesn't work for you, the XMLDataModel has a method createNode() that can be overridden to create your own node.
Then I call startEditing() to activate editing for the newly inserted row on the first cell (0).
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February 18, 2008, Monday
Quitting Facebook Gets Easier
Facebook modified its help pages to tell people that if they wanted to remove their accounts entirely, they can direct the company by e-mail to have it done.
February 13, 2008, Wednesday
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Hillary Clinton as the Fashion Police: My Polka-Dot Dress Should Be Arrested
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton has weathered criticisms of her hair, her clothes and even necklines. Last week, she decided to join the ranks of her own fashion police.
February 11, 2008, Monday
Private Schools Cry 'Unfair' Over a Grade
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21 Feb 2013 9:00 PM #1
Collapse panel while masked leaves mask
I've got a few panels that are periodically masked with a call to setLoading(true, true) (to mask just the panel body and not the header). This leaves the collapse tool in the header visible (as well as the collapse tool within the splitter for those panels contained in a border layout). If a panel is collapsed after a call to setLoading(), the load mask sticks around in the same location, at the same size. Does anyone have a good fix for this?
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Hi mpost,
've got a few panels that are periodically masked with a call to setLoading(true, true) (to mask just the panel body and not the header).sword-it.com, Sencha Developer House in Turkey - Istanbul University Technopark Suite 204.
22 Feb 2013 8:10 AM #3
Here's what I'm doing: http://jsfiddle.net/ms4UC/
If you click the 'Mask North' button, the north panel's body will be masked. However, the header is intentionally left unmasked so the panel can be collapsed. If the panel is collapsed while masked, the mask remains. It appears to me that I'm masking the appropriate container.
This seems like a fairly common problem that folks might run into and I was looking for an elegant solution (read: something canned that I could drop it rather than having to develop my own).
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I had a similar problem (actually worse, when 'anchor' layout was used).
The solution is manually masking the body :


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COLLINS, Hannah Lynn, 13, of Wellsburg, WV, passed away September 7, 2012, at Weirton Medical Center, Weirton, WV.
She was born May 13, 1999, to Amy Renee Smith Collins and Randy L. Collins Jr. in Martins Ferry, Ohio.
She was a student at Wellsburg Middle School, a chorus member, and a Protestant by faith.
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I at least know that Wizards get to use level-0 spells an unlimited number of times a day, but is this a class feature, or are all cantrips unlimited use? I ask this because some spontaneous spellcasting classes still have a limited number of slots for level 0 spells, even if they aren't capable of learning that many spells of that level, and was wondering if they are limited use for those classes.
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No, and wizards don't either.
Wizards learn all cantrips available to them automatically, but they are restricted by their prepared spell slots per day in cantrips as with every other level of spell. This slots-per-day limit is true of all other casters (spontaneous or prepared-type) with access to 0-level spells of any sort; the advantage wizards get is only in knowing all of the cantrips, not in being able to use them as often as they like.
[NB: Both Pathfinder and 5e do implement unlimited cantrips, which may be a source of confusion.]


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I've probably only made tempura 10 times in my life, with fairly inconsistent results. often it has been heavier than the best restaurant versions I've had. There seem to be many variables involved:
- type(s) of flour
- added pure starch (cornstarch, arrowroot, ...?)
- use of seltzer
- use of chemical leavening
- overall thickness of batter
- type of oil
- temperature of oil
Which of these factors (and any others I've forgotten) are most important to getting a thin, light, non-greasy tempura shell?


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Contents and Introduction
This online guide contains information on free-standing modules available for selection by first year undergraduate students. As a full-time student at Cardiff you will normally take modules to the value of 120 credits in each year of your chosen programme. Within these 120 credits, your programme may provide you with the opportunity to take free-standing modules from the subject areas below. A list of the programmes which offer this choice is given in Appendix 1.
Subject Areas
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English, Communication & Philosophy Modules
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Mathematics Modules
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Welsh Modules/Modiwlau Cymraeg a Chymreig
Important Information you should read
Modules are courses of study which are offered on a free-standing basis in one of the following ways:
A single module
A module worth ten credits normally taught within a single semester, representing one sixth of the semester's workload.
A double module (Autumn & Spring Semester)
A module worth twenty credits taught over both the Autumn and Spring semesters, representing a sixth of the workload for the whole academic year.
A double module: either Autumn Semester or Spring Semester
A module worth twenty credits taught within a single semester, representing a third of the semester's workload.
Free-standing Modules
One of the major benefits to students who are pursuing a modular programme of study is the added opportunity to choose modules from outside their own degree programmes. Free-standing modules allow this to happen and you may wish to opt for them for a variety of reasons:
- for personal interest;
- in order to gain knowledge and skills in another subject area related to your own discipline, perhaps lending a different perspective to your main studies;
- in order to widen the range of your personal skills and knowledge and so improve your career prospects.
All the modules listed in this catalogue are free-standing. You should note, however, that entry onto some free-standing modules is subject to certain conditions.
Selecting Free-Standing Modules
- At the bottom of this document there is a list (Appendix 1) of those degree programmes which permit students to take free-standing modules as part of their programme of study. To avoid disappointment, please check carefully to ensure that the programme (and the relevant year of study) on which you are registered is included on the list before you start to consider which free-standing module(s) to choose.
- You also need to check the level of choice permitted before selecting modules from this catalogue. It may help to ask yourself the following questions:
- "Can I study any free-standing module?"
- " How many free-standing modules may I choose?"
- "Is the module of my choice available in the right semester ?"
- Look carefully through the individual entries in this catalogue and identify the modules which you may wish to study.
- Ensure that you satisfy any of the specified prerequisites. For example, some free-standing modules require students to have certain background knowledge or skills, while a few others specify that students must have pursued or passed another module.
- Contact the member of academic staff or the school office named if you would like more information on the module.
You are advised that any free-standing module chosen must fit into the teaching timetable of the other modules you are studying.
Signing up for Free-standing Modules
The final step in the process is signing up for the module of your choice through the module selection process. Before selecting a module on-line you should contact the academic school(s) responsible for the module(s) that you wish to study. The school will provide you with more detailed information and advice on the availability and suitability of the module. You should then select the module from the list of free-standing modules as part of your module selection.
Availability of Modules
All students are notified that the modules advertised or referred to in this catalogue are liable to be changed or withdrawn, both before and after selection. Cardiff University accepts no responsibility for any such change or withdrawals of modules and students select modules at their own risk.
Definitions of Terms
As you read through the catalogue, you may come across a number of terms which are new to you. The following definitions may help you.
Credit: The value of a unit of study where each single module shall normally have a value of ten credits.
Precursor Module: A module, the study hours of which a student shall be required to have completed in order to proceed to a subsequent specified module or modules, but for which credit may not necessarily have been awarded.
Prerequisite Module: A module in which a student shall be required to have received credit in order to proceed to a subsequent specified module or modules.
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The Ultimate Guide to Face Shapes
Oval, square, round or diamond? Identifying which one of the common face shapes you have will help dictate your best haircut and makeup options
Hairstyles that work: Long, side-swept bangs that hit the corner of the eyes (like Reese Witherspoon's) work wonders to balance out heart-shaped faces and take the focus off of pointy chins. Tapered bobs that are longer in the front than the back also add balance.
Hairstyles to avoid: Blunt cuts and heavy, choppy layers will add more angles to your already sharp-lined face.
Next: Makeup tips for heart-shaped faces.
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Green Lantern committed the cardinal sin of action movies by being boring. The pacing of the story just seemed to limp along from one scene to the next with no real motivation. Also limp is Hal Jordan (Ryan Reynolds) as he is probably the worst superhero ever portrayed on screen.
Some of My Problems With the Film:
Ferris Aircraft is demonstrating their new drone aircraft in hopes of winning a military contract. Carol and Hal are chosen to go up against these unmanned craft. This makes no sense as both Carol and Hal are employees of Ferris Aircraft so the Airforce wouldn't be all that impressed if they lost to the drones. The test would be drones against either Airforce supplied pilots or from some other independent agency.
Hal Jordan wins the "Douchebag Award" during this aircraft demonstration by using Carol as bait so he can take out the drones. He does this by abandoning her so that she get's shot down allowing him to come up behind the drones (note: this tactic also fails). So in real combat he would have been setting up his wingman to die. Then Hal loses his plane because he has a flashback of his father dying while he's in a flat spin. Heroes with daddy issues, who can get enough of those?
This movie also did about as much research on how the Green Lantern rings work as the Superfriends did. Hal at one point uses the ring to create a flamethrower that generates actual flames. You know, of the orange and yellow variety. Later he uses the ring to create an anti-aircraft that fires I'm guessing real bullets because the barrels eject yellow fiery muzzle flashes.
Hal also has the worst reaction time of any superhero I've seen. At the Ferris Aircraft party a helicopter's tail rotor is damaged which causes it to spin out of control. Hal sees this but we are forced to watch the helicopter spin and bob through the air, crash to the ground, skid and bump through the party goers until Hal finally uses the ring to create a Hot wheels construct to move the crashing copter out of harms way. What was Hal doing during all the chaos? Looking for a phone booth so he could change into his costume? All it would have taken is one classic Hal Jordan giant green hand to pluck it out of the air and set it down somewhere safely.
Those of you who thought that Anakin and Amidala in the Star Wars prequels had the worst romantic chemistry in cinema history will have to adjust their views as Hal and Carol fizzle in every scene they share.
Fighting a giant cloud as your films final act didn't work in Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer and it didn't work here.
And of course the design of his costume and the power battery sucked.
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Reference; Foundation for analysis without axiom of choice?
Please let me know if I'm misunderstanding something and I hope you explain this with relatively easy words. I am eager to learn, but I have no idea what forcing is like, so i couldn't understand this properly from past posts.
- Solovay's model says that "In ZF, there exists a model such that all subsets of $\mathbb{R}$ is measurable." (I believe I'm misunderstanding this.. Since if it is true, then it must be true in ZFC)
Why are Solovay's model and Dependent Choice related? Is this true in ZF+DC, but not true in ZFC? How is that possible?
- In the link, Asaf says, $\mathbb{R} = \bigcup_{i\in I} A_i$, where $A_i \subset \mathbb{R}$ and are mutually disjoint, nonempty and $|I|>|\mathbb{R}|$.
You can see, $|\mathbb{R}|=|\bigcup_{i\in I} A_i|=\sum_{i\in I} |A_i|≧\sum_{i\in I} 1=|I|$.
(I'm not sure if $≧$ part uses AC)
Thus $|I|≦|\mathbb{R}|$. How come $|I|>|\mathbb{R}|$?


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GO FOR THE LOW MAN ON THE TOTEM POLEPosted in Doing the right thing, Ethics and Crisis Management, Honesty and directness in dealing with a crisis, Penn State, Protecting the organization at any cost?, Sacrifice the Little Guy, Throw an employee under the bus, Uncategorized on November 19th, 2011 by mnayor
(Or What I learned from Abu Ghraib)
Watching TV commentary and reading newspaper and internet accounts of the awful Penn State story, I am puzzled. Yes, there has been some effort to uncover what occurred, but very little in the way of reporting why the sexual abuse lasted so long, with so many people in authority knowing about it. And yes, Joe Paterno was fired and two other officials at the University indicted for perjury. But very little has been made of the responsibilities these people had, except for one person.
I'm not anti Joe Paterno. He's probably a great guy and obviously a great coach. However, I have seen comments in defense of Joe that he had done what he was legally required to do. Not a very high bar for sure. What I am against is shining a spotlight on the low man on the totem pole. Throw him or her under the bus. The reputations of the organization itself and its various chiefs are much more important to preserve than that of the little guy who nobody ever heard of. Among reputable high-minded individuals, it puzzles me indeed that reputation preservation always trumps honesty – especially when honesty would do more to preserve reputations than buck passing.
So, who is that one person who is getting all the attention? Mike McQueary, who witnessed Jerry Sandusky in the showers with a boy, was a 28 years old graduate assistant at the University. Granted he wasn't a youngster but he certainly wasn't a seasoned member of the staff. There were certainly older and more entrenched members of the Penn State coaching staff. In fact, everyone else must have been an authority figure to him. Not easy to tell someone older and more powerful than you to cease and desist. In a perfect world yes Mike McQuaery might have stopped the actions of Sandusky and called the police. In a more realistic world Mike McQueary was brave enough to report the incident to Joe Paterno. A lesser human being might have forgotten what he had seen. Instead we read headlines like McQueary Action Drags Penn State to Shame. Every accusation that has been leveled at McQueary can be leveled at Joe and everyone else on up the line. What we have is clearly an attempt to scapegoat a very important matter instead of confronting and dealing with it head on.
You can hear on the sidelines of any Penn State game coaches yelling frantically to players to MAN UP. Penn State, heed your own advice.


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Does anyone know some halachik sources that discuss investing in stocks? There are many potential issues. For example, do you need to worry (about ribbis) if your money is used to lend with interest? Could dividends be a problem of ribbis? What if the company earns profit from basar b'chalev or from chametz over pesach? Also, would it make a difference if you invest in ETF's or mutual funds instead of directly in the stocks?
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An early source would be the Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 65:28 who says that even if some of the shareholder are Jewish, it would be forbidden to join, if they are borrowing from or lending money to Jews, and charging interest.
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מעותיו של ישראל מופקדים ביד עובד כוכבים, והלוה אותם לישראל בריבית, אם היו באחריות העובד כוכבים שאם יאבד החוב יתחייב הוא לשלם במעותיו מותר, ואם אינו באחריות העובד כוכבים אסור. ולכן במקום שיש קבוצות מעות (קופות חסכון) וכדומה שיש לישראל חלקים (מניות) שמה וישראלים לוים משם בריבית, אף על פי שהממונים המה עובדי כוכבים, מכל מקום נראה לי דאיסור גמור הוא. ולכן אסור ליתן לשם מעות (כי שמא ילוה ישראל שאינו הגון) וכן אסור ללוות משם, כי שמא נתן לשם ישראל שאינו הגון.
The base case: the prohibition on interest is only if the principal is guaranteed. A business investment is just that -- I put in $1000 to help you open your pizza store and thus own a 5% stake in it; if your pizza store does well, I could make $500; if your pizza store fails, I could even lose my initial principal of $1000. The same is true for stocks, as I understand it.
The next case (your first question): I buy stocks in Acme Financial, so now they're using my money (among others') to lend to Jews with interest. The Kitzur Shulchan Aruch Danny had cited says the "ownership" of that money depends on who's responsible for it: if the borrower defaults to Acme Financial, does Acme Financial turn around to me and say "sorry buddy, your money disappeared"? Or does Acme Financial owe me my money back from some other loan. My understanding is that if Acme Financial's overall value drops, I won't get back all of my investment (and they could tank so badly I could get back none of it); but as soon as I buy stock in them, they take responsibility for that money and seek to maximize overall return to investors as much as possible. I'd therefore read as the Kitzur Shulchan Aruch's case where it's the non-Jew's responsibility and therefore any proceeds are allowable to me. The prohibited case discussed would be where Jews pool their funds, go to a non-Jew and say "this is our money and if anything happens to it, we lose out; please go invest this", and the non-Jew turns around and loans to Jews with interest. That's different, if I understand it, from buying stock in a company.
Chametz on Passover is a debate among contemporary authorities. For instance, Rabbi Hershel Shachter feels it is a problem and includes chametz stocks in what he sells to a non-Jew before Passover; Rabbi Mordechai Willig feels it's too far removed from ownership to pose a problem; you can't walk into a General Mills factory with your stock certificate and demand a box of Cheerios!
I figured I'd look into this a bit more and write a post and answer for the topic.
Most companies borrow and lend with interest, sometimes to other Jews. Since you own a share in the company, it could be considered that you're involved in the transactions. The Tosefta (BM 5:8) states that you cannot give your money to a non-Jew to lend with interest:
Does this same issue apply when you own a share in a company? As @Danny mentioned, The Kitzur Shulchan Aruch (65:28) takes a machmir stance on a similar issue, but most poskim find some kula.
limited liability leniency As discussed in Halacha and Contemporary Society and in @Shalom's answer, some poskim say that since an investment in a corporation is of "limited liability" (i.e one cannot be personally responsible for any damages or debts), the prohibition of ribbis does not apply. They bring a proof from the Gemara in גיטין דף ל עמוד א:
The involves granting a loan to a Levi or Kohein and agreeing to collect from ma'aser instead of him repaying the loan. Even though the prices can change, it is assumed (or you agree) to "collect" at a set price. This would normally be ribbis derabanan, (since by paying in advance you might benefit), but the gemara says its OK here "כיון דכי לית ליה לא יהיב ליה" which (according to Rashi, I think) means that if the farmer's whole crop is ruined he won't need to take ma'aser and the levi or kohein won't need to repay the debt at all. Since there's no guaranteed principle, it seems Ribbis doesn't apply. This could perhaps be extended to a corporation, since if the whole corp. goes bankrupt, one cannot collect debt from the shareholders. Though there could be some differences, and it's a bit of a leap from a derbanan to full-fledged ribbis.
you don't own nothin' R' Moshe Feinstein (End of אגרות משה אבן העזר חלק א סימן ז) addresses the problem of owning stock in a company that does work on Shabbos. He says that a regular shareholder doesn't really have much knowledge or control over the company so it's not like a partnership where there would be all these issues. You just want the profits (or losses) of the stock and maybe you don't really own anything since really it's דבר שלא בא לעולם, so you just own it [somewhat?] because of Dina d'Medina.
Q: But shareholders can vote. R'Moshe: Technically, yes, but does that really matter? The people on top make sure they keep control anyways, and do you really care about your vote? But if you're going to claim a big stake (i.e. become an activist shareholder), then you have a problem...
One would have to examine why stock ownership isn't considered "real" and why Dina mDina would only grant quasi-ownership.
Other Kulas Maybe the "legal person" of a corporation is real in halacha too (Romney would be happy). Or maybe breira could somehow help. See JLaw.com for some more sources.
Mutual Funds, etc. Often one doesn't buy stocks directly, but invests in a mutual fund which buys stocks. This seems like it would be even easier to be meikel, since you don't directly own stock and definitely have no say over anything. I'm not sure who discusses this kula, but it seems that some Kosher funds rely on this (see JPost article).


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Still night? *Le ZzZzZzZz*
And here is one of the problems with an "everybody has a role" game. Slow night phases! I was incessantly refreshing this page yesterday while I was at work, then I come in this morning to see that nothing new has happened. Come on people, let's bring the heat!
Cool, I'm still waiting on a PM from someone however.
Yay! I am sitting on our Game of the Year 2012 discussion file. It's way long (~3 hours) and I don't want to spend the time editing it. D=
Flamoctapus couldn't sleep, someone was out there in the corridor making some strange, almost animal sounding noises.
Venturing out of his room, trusty rifle in hand, he checked around outside the other dorms to see who might be the culprit. Suddenly a shadow flew straight past him, causing Flam's trigger finger to react. The deafening noise of the rifle filled the corridor, the shadow dropped to the floor, lifeless.
Flam slowly bent down to see who, or what, he'd just shot. Turning the body over he was met with the expressionless dead face of ZP.
Flam started to panic, he tried to apologise to ZP for killing him. Before he could get the words out however a second shadow pounced, taking his words and life away...
Please try to keep track yourself how many times you feel you've completed your eccentricity today, I'll be counting them up as I go along and will check with you all via PM tonight.
Well shit. Sorry for holding things up, saw the message last night, but couldn't get into my inbox because of forum downage.
1) Flam (Death by maulage)
2) Artful
3) Dex
4) Clown
5) Byron
6) ZP (Death by gunnishment)
7) Noob
Okay, so, we've already lost two humans. I don't see how it's even possible for us to win this now, because we have two werewolves and one human on the werewolf team, right? And our Vigilante used his bullet on ZP. I think the sun has set on this game already.
Still, it's worth giving this everything we've got, so I'll go ahead and say it. I'm the Seer and I checked on ClownBaby last night. As per standard procedure, he is a werewolf. I think we should Hang ClownBaby.
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Oh, and as long as ZP wasn't the Bodyguard, I'll be safe tonight. Maybe I'll get lucky again and we can tie the other Werewolf to a rocket.
That's a big shot comment there Dex, I hope you're not just trying to screw us over. I'm just dubious of early seer claiming... If you're just doing so to trick us I'll crush you like a cockroach like the piece of filth you are... with such limited numbers we can't afford too much friendly fire :-/
Clown, any last words before we vote you offal?
Forums work properly again, I was having withdrawal symptoms. Wear wolf is to me as crack is to a junkie. Also that post by dex does seem a bit sketchy on day 1 as well.
Please. There are seven players and two of them are Werewolves. It's not out of the realm of possibility to hit a Werewolf on night 1. We know that Flamoctapus was the Vigilante, so if nobody else comes out as the Seer, then it's either me or it was ZP. That'd be a substantial gamble for me as a Werewolf to claim Seer, knowing that only one person who could have been the Seer has died.
On the other hand, if I were a Werewolf I'd be sitting pretty right now, with five players left and two timberwolves, I'd just sit pretty and do nothing today, wait for either no hanging to occur, kill somebody tonight, and have the majority tomorrow.
1) Flam (Death by maulage)
2) Artful
3) Dex - Voted Clown
4) Clown
5) Byron
6) ZP (Death by gunnishment)
7) Noob
Hello? Anybody still around? I'd like to play a game and all that jazz.
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6 Terrible Plans in Movies That Just Sort of Work Out
We rarely see movie characters spell out their plans before enacting them, because that would be no fun -- usually they'll just wink, say, "Trust me, I have a plan," and then the movie will reveal the plan through a series of surprising plot twists. However, we suspect that the real reason they don't tell us the plans out front is because, most of the time, they'd sound pretty stupid if you said them out loud.
For instance ...
#6. Return of the Jedi -- Luke Puts Together the Worst Escape Plan Imaginable
Return of the Jedi opens with one of the most famous rescue missions ever filmed, as Luke Skywalker and his friends go save a frozen Han Solo from Jabba the Hutt's palace. It's so exciting, you forget how impossibly stupid the plan is.
The first part of Luke's plan (apparently) consists of getting each and every one of his friends captured by Jabba, one by one. First he sends R2-D2 and C-3PO into the palace with a message of negotiation and a peace offering. They are immediately put into servitude -- 3PO assigned as a translator, and R2 put on Jabba's barge.
"We need an extra urinal for long sand-fishing trips."
Next come Leia and Chewbacca: Leia is disguised as a bounty hunter, negotiating a reward for Chewie, who is taken away by Jabba's men. She then manages to unfreeze Han before she's caught and put in a golden bikini.
"Yes, exactly as I planned." -- Leia's brother
Cue Luke, who walks in unarmed to drive a hard bargain for the prisoners. Naturally, he ends up fighting a hideous monster and being captured too. For a moment, it looks as though Luke's luck has run out as he, Han and Chewie are brought out into the desert to be executed by slow digestion. As Han laments, Luke tells him to stick close to him, assuring him that he's "taken care of everything."
"Grrrraaaaaawww." "Jesus Christ, Chewie! Shut up about the fucking medal."
And then, we all know what follows: Luke gets his lightsaber from R2 (smuggled all along!) and Han accidentally bitch-kills Boba Fett as golden bikini-clad Leia strangles both Jabba and an entire generation's hopes of ever having a normal sex life.
Why It Was a Stupid Plan:
There's an old saying that goes, "Any plan where you end up completely unarmed and over a monster pit is a bad plan." But it's not like Luke and the others had a choice, right? The only way to get into Jabba's palace is as a prisoner. Except that while the gang is coming and going, we see one dude just standing there in the background, looking inconspicuous ...
The background check for this job consisted of the "pinky-swear you're not a sleeper agent" test.
Lando F. Calrissian! Lando doesn't come in with a prisoner. He doesn't have to fight a monster, or put on a golden bikini (unfortunately) -- he just puts on a mask and stands in the crowd of aliens that hang out at Jabba's. Why couldn't the others sneak in the way Lando did, get Han and sneak out? Or, alternatively, just go straight to fighting Jabba's guys, which is what they ended up doing in the other plan anyway. Except, this way, they would have their weapons and wouldn't be wearing shackles.
#5. The Matrix -- Morpheus Reveals Everything to Neo On a Tapped Phone Call
In The Matrix, Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne) believes that Neo (Keanu Reeves) is a Second Life Jesus who will free humanity from the virtual-reality tyranny of the machines. Unfortunately, Neo is captured by government agents (actually, evil computer programs) who push some sort of robot-shrimp into his stomach.
Not the worst orifice they could have chosen.
However, the Agents don't give a shit about Neo, they just want to use him to get to Morpheus -- so they release him with a literal bug inside of him, hoping he'll lead them to the bigger fish. At this point, Morpheus calls Neo and just lays it all out for him: He tells Neo that he is "The One" and gives him a location to meet. Morpheus' pals pick up Neo, remove that weird shrimp bug and it's all red pills and slo-mo kung fu from there.
Why It Was a Stupid Plan:
When Morphy calls Neo on the phone, the first thing he says is: "This line is tapped so I must be brief. They got to you first but they underestimated how important you are. If they knew what I know, you would probably be dead ..."
Guess what, dude? They now know what you know, because you just fucking told them.
"... uhhh, would probably be Deb, I mean. Is this Deb? Wrong number. Sorry."
Let's get this straight: The line is tapped and the enemy can hear everything you say, and you choose to say exactly what it is you think they specifically shouldn't know, giving them a specific course of action they should follow in order to stop you (that is, kill Neo), followed by an address where they can conveniently stop you? Yeah, nice plan, asshole.
According to Morpheus, the one thing working to their advantage is that the agents don't know how important Neo is (apparently, they didn't see the trailers and figured Carrie Anne-Moss was the protagonist). Well, after Morpheus'`1 phone call, they do, so that by the time Neo calmly arrives at the meeting point, he is ass-deep in agents. He still has the tracking bug inside of him -- not that the agents need it because, again, Morpheus fucking tells them where Neo is going to go next. How is this guy the leader?
"We prefer to govern ourselves by Authoritarian Oakley-ocracy."
So, what options did Morpheus have? Well, what about contacting Neo in one of those super-secret hacker chat rooms that it took even the agents minutes to crack? And if that's not possible ... he has legs, doesn't he? Wouldn't it probably better to just go get your deity -- at least, compared to calling him on a tapped phone and spilling your guts?
#4. Captain America: The First Avenger -- Captain America Sucks at Invading Bases
In what is the final push of his solo film, Captain America must find a way into the one remaining enemy base where Nazi supervillain Red Skull, is planning to nuke the world with his super-weapons. The base is heavily guarded and, in the true spirit of villainy, deep in the Alps.
As the team laments that they can't just "knock on the front door," Cap gets a heroic idea, followed by the quip, "That's exactly what we're gonna do." Cut to the star-spangled Avenger tearing right at the base in his sweet killcycle, shield-killing bitches like he's playing Call Of Duty drunk.
"I'm in a hurry. You'll have to teabag yourself."
He blows up tanks, knocks down walls, and generally acts unpleasant. In the end, however, Cap ends up getting captured by the enemy (because he's still one guy against 200) and brought into Red Skull's sinister office of terror. After a brief villain monologue, Red Skull prepares for an execution ... but then Cap reveals it's all part of his plan, and this happens:
"You said the windows would be open!"
Cap's sidekicks come zip-lining through the windows and save him! The plan worked! Captain America, you magnificent bastard!
Why It Was a Stupid Plan:
Wait, what fucking plan? If Cap's friends were able to zip-line into the base from the mountains ... why didn't they all just cut straight to that part? What was the point of the Cap's solo frontal assault in the first place, other than wasting a perfectly good motorcycle?
"I'm Captain America, not Captain Canada. My plans don't have to make sense!"
Cap acts like getting caught and taken to that specific room was all part of his plan, but that makes exactly zero sense. How did he know they wouldn't just put a bullet in his head as soon as they restrained him? His friends would have crashed into Red Skull's office to find the guy painting a swastika on top of his new indestructible shield.
"Those windows aren't bulletproof, right? Just curious."
And it's not as though he was causing a diversion, because the dudes zip-lined in only after he was caught. All those tanks and stuff he blew up on the front entrance make no difference. It's one thing when you are miraculously rescued, and it's another thing when being miraculously rescued is part of the plan. Apparently, Thor isn't the only god on Captain America's side.


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I'd like to know if there is a special reason for limiting convention of polarization state to waves that can be split in just two components of equal frequency.
I think you are thinking of a Jones vector polarization formalism, which works for plane waves in a homogeneous, linear, anisotropic medium (like air, amorphous glass, or vacuum). The reasons they are defined this way are the following
This can be generalized (and has been) to a full 3-d vector and spectral (all wavelengths) polarization description. See Emil Wolf and his work on Coherence and Polarization or Goodman's Statistical Optics for more details...


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Kale, also called the "Queen of Greens," is a curly green with a robust flavor. It is a nutritional superstar rich in nutrients yet very low in calories. Kale has gained popularity due to its exceptional health benefits and versatility as a food.
Nutrients in Kale
Rich in calcium, magnesium, manganese and potassium.
One of the highest sources of vitamin K, A and C. Good source of vitamin E, B6, B3.
Kale is super rich in phytonutrients (naturally occurring plant chemicals that protect against many diseases and promote better health).
Kale is particularly high in organo-sulfur compounds (glucosinolates), which reduce the risk of cancer. These organo-sulfur compounds exhibit anti-inflammatory, anti-carcinogenic and cholesterol-lowering properties. They also promote antioxidant activity by stimulating the production of glutathione, an intracellular antioxidant .
Lutein and Zeaxanthin
Kale is abundant in the antioxidant carotenoids lutein and zeaxanthin. These carotenoids promote both heart health and eye health. One study reported that lutein prevented inflammatory conditions that triggered atherosclerotic plaque formation and exhibited [other] heart-protective effects2.
Kale contains over 40 flavonoid compounds that are powerful antioxidants, including kaempferol and quercetin which are also potent anti-inflammatory agents. Consuming foods that are high in flavonoid compounds has been shown to protect against many degenerative health conditions.
Why is kale exceptional?
Cholesterol-lowering benefit
Steamed kale is said to lower cholesterol better than raw kale. The fiber components in kale enable easier excretion of bile acids from the body and, as a result, keep cholesterol levels in-check.
The compound isothiocyanate (ITC), synthesized from glucosinolates found in kale, decreases the risk of at least five different types of cancer – breast, colon, bladder, prostate and ovarian.
Low-oxalate vegetable
Kale is a low-oxalate vegetable that is rich in calcium. A cup of cooked kale provides 93.6 mg of calcium. Low-oxalate foods high in calcium are beneficial because calcium from such foods is more readily available and absorbed by the body as very few calcium-oxalate compounds are formed . One study in particular showed that calcium from kale was more easily absorbed than calcium from milk 3.
Low calorie count
Kale provides a powerful package of phytonutrients, minerals and vitamins with very few calories. It is full of dietary fiber, manganese, magnesium, copper and calcium and rich in vitamins A, C, K and B6. It provides over 200% of the recommended allowance for vitamin A and over 600% for vitamin K.
So, next time you are at the grocery store or farmers' market, be sure to pick up this superstar of
1 bunch Kale greens
1 tablespoon of finely chopped onions
1 clove of garlic (crushed)
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
¼ teaspoon or less of curry powder
(alternatively you can add 1 dry red chili for authentic taste depending on personal preference) Salt as needed
1 teaspoon olive oil for seasoning
For toppings:
¼ cup of almonds or cashew (crushed for crunch; sesame seeds also add a great crunch)
1 tablespoon LRF dry small coconut flakes
1 tablespoon of cooked chickpeas would be a great addition to this recipe.
Method of preparation:
Heat oil in the saucepan. Add the cumin seeds and allow to splutter. Add crushed garlic, red chilis (if using) and onions, then saute. (Note: if using curry powder instead of red chilis, allow about 2 minutes for onions to cook, then lower the flame and add the curry powder last. Curry powder tends to burn easily so saute for a minute on low heat.) Add chopped kale to the pan and saute well so that the mixture blends with the kale. Close with a lid, and allow the greens to cook for 15 minutes. Add the crushed nuts, coconut flakes as garnish and mix well. This recipe serves well as a side for rice, a great filling for sandwiches and wraps or as a delicious left-over topping for salads.