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This video image taken from Egyptian State Television showing 83-year-old former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak laying on a hospital bed flanked by his two sons Gamal and Alaa, inside a cage of mesh and iron bars in a Cairo courtroom Wednesday Aug. 3, 2011, as his historic trial began on charges of corruption and ordering the killing of protesters during the uprising that ousted him from office. The scene, shown live on Egypt's state TV, was Egyptians' first look at their former president since Feb. 10, the day before his fall when he gave a defiant speech refusing to resign. (AP Photo/Egyptian State TV) EGYPT OUT
Cairo (CNN) -- Cairo's main square Saturday overflowed with people angry that six former government aides were acquitted of charges of killing hundreds of pro-democracy protesters last year, while former strongman Hosni Mubarak was ordered to prison.
Mubarak and former Interior Minister Habib El Adly were sentenced to life in prison for their crimes. Mubarak was immediately transferred to a prison in southern Cairo to serve his sentence, and a prosecutor said the former president, who attended court on a gurney, would be transferred to the prison hospital.
Protesters in the square, the center of last year's protests, waved Egyptian flags as they demanded justice for those killed and injured during last year's demonstrations. At least 61 people were injured Saturday in protests throughout Egypt, following the verdict, state TV reported.
"How is (Mubarak) imprisoned for life ... but his main aides are set free?" asked AbdulMawgoud Dardery, a member of the Freedom and Justice Party, which is part of the Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt's largest and oldest opposition group.
"That is a big insult to Egyptian will," Dardery told CNN.
The Islamist group Muslim Brotherhood is fielding one of two candidates in this month's presidential runoff. Mohamed Morsi is facing secularist Ahmed Shafiq, a former official in Mubarak's regime.
Given the anger and perceived injustice at the verdict in the 10-month trial, Dardery said, the outcome will hurt Shafiq and anyone associated with the former regime.
"All of Egypt are now rallying behind Dr. Morsi," Dardery told CNN. "We call him the candidate of the revolution because he promised the Egyptians to bring justice to those who killed their sons and daughters."
Speaking to reporters, Morsi later echoed the belief that he is the revolution's candidate and promised to bring those responsible for the deaths to justice.
"In the near future, if I am chosen, I will directly initiate a criminal investigation to identify evidence against those who killed revolutionists, those who caused corruption and those who robbed the nation," he said. "I repeat, I am with the revolution and I will continue to be, even after I become president."
About 840 people died and more than 6,000 others were injured in last year's 18-day uprising, according to Amnesty International.
"I'm asking the help of the people who gather in Tahrir Square to get justice for my son," pleaded one woman on the street in Cairo. "I need justice for my son. My son did not commit any crime. How come the sons of Mubarak are set free?"
The Cairo courtroom erupted in chaos Saturday after the judge convicted Mubarak, 84, and acquitted six of his aides for the killings. Mubarak was cleared of a corruption charge and two of his sons were also set free.
It appeared the entire gallery of men dressed in suits began shouting and stood on their chairs chanting that the decision wasn't harsh enough. Fists flew and at least one man suffered a bleeding gash to his chin.
"We want honesty!" they shouted. "Revolution till victory!"
The Muslim Brotherhood called for protests in Tahrir Square and vowed to retry the acquitted aids if Morsi is elected. Shafiq's side did not immediately comment on the outcome.
The former president's lawyer, Fareed El Deeb, said there were many holes in the judge's decision and that he was already preparing to appeal the Mubarak verdict.
Protesters at one point burned Shafiq campaign posters in the square. And thousands marched through downtown Cairo, calling for a law to bar Shafiq from running and carrying posters reading "Shafiq = Mubarak."
The echoing cheers outside the police academy where the trial was held turned to angry shouts as people first heard Mubarak's sentence, then heard that all of Mubarak's senior advisers and his two sons were acquitted.
The mostly anti-Mubarak crowd threw rocks at police, smashed cars and cursed the ruling military council.
The sentence delivered by Judge Ahmed Refaat was the final chapter of Mubarak's iron rule of Egypt that ended in February 2011. He said it offered people relief after living "in 30 years of dark without any hope."
"The verdicts are insults to the Egyptian people and the judicial system. It's a festival of innocent verdicts to El Adly's aides who killed and tortured free citizens for years," said Rami Shath, a member of the Egyptian Revolution Alliance.
Human Rights Watch said the verdict sends a message to Egypt's future leaders that they are not above the law, though it said the acquittals give "a green light to future police abuse."
Amnesty International described the verdict as "a significant step towards combating long-standing impunity in Egypt," but it, too, said the ruling leaves many waiting for full justice.
David Scheffer, an American lawyer and diplomat who served as the first U.S. ambassador-at-large for war crimes issues, said the trial was significant for the Arab world even if it could have been run better.
"While I want to emphasize the problems with the trial itself, it's also important to recognize that the Egyptian judicial system has held a leader accountable for very serious crimes that occurred during the uprising in Egypt," Scheffer told CNN.
"In the very heart of the Arab world, where this has not occurred before in a civilian court, a leader has actually been brought to justice, a leader who has been persent in the courtroom has brought to some level of justice by a domestic court for gross human rights abuses."
The White House had no comment on Mubarak's sentencing, while a U.S. State Department official, not authorized to speak on the record, described it as "a decision made by the Egyptian judiciary according to the Egyptian legal process" and referred further questions to the Egyptian government.
The trial has been a spectacle few Egyptians thought they would see, with Mubarak on the gurney and locked in a defendant's cage.
The verdict follows Friday's expiration of a notorious emergency law that was in effect since shortly after Mubarak came to power in October 1981 and gave police sweeping powers.


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Let $X$ be an n point finite set equipped with a metric $d$. An isometry is a map $\varphi$ $:X \mapsto X$ satisfying that $d(\varphi(x),\varphi(y))=d(x,y)$ for any $x,y \in X$. Identify $X$ with the set {$1,2,...,n $}. We can say every isometry is an element of $S_n$(the permutation group of n elements) and the isometry group of $X$ (denote it by $Iso(X,d)$) is a subgroup of $S_n$. The question is the following: if there is no isometry moving $i$ to $j$,what can we say about $Iso(X,d)$ ? Are there any books about this literature? Thanks.
As secretman says, the condition that there exist $i$ and $j$ in $X$ such that no isometry carries $i$ to $j$ is precisely to say that the action of the isometry group on $X$ is not transitive. If that's really your question, that seems to be all that can be said, and I doubt there any books on the subject.
One might simply ask: what can be said about isometry groups of finite metric spaces? This is a rather broad question, but nevertheless it seems interesting. Here is what I was able to come up with via a short amount of thought and googling:
1) Every finite group $G$ occurs up to abstract group isomorphism as the full isometry group of a finite metric space. Indeed, in this 1976 paper, D. Asimov proved that if $G$ is finite of cardinality $k$, there exists a finite subset $X_G$ of Euclidean $k-1$-space (with the induced metric), of cardinality $k^2-k$, such that the full isometry group of $X_G$ is isomorphic to $G$.
2) On the other hand, it is not true that every permutation group is the isometry group of a finite space: i.e., if $X = \{1,\ldots,n\}$ and $G$ is subgroup of $S_n$, then there need not be a metric $\rho$ on $X$ such that $G = \operatorname{Aut}(X,\rho)$. For a simple example, take $n = 3$ and let $G$ be the subgroup of order $3$, i.e., $G$ is generated by $\sigma = (123)$. Since $\sigma$ is an isometry,
$\rho(1,2) = \rho(\sigma(1),\sigma(2)) = \rho(2,3) = \rho(\sigma(2),\sigma(3)) = \rho(1,3)$.
Thus all pairwise distances between the three elements of $X$ are equal and the isometry group is the full $S_3$.
More generally, let $\rho$ be a metric on $X$ and $G \subset \operatorname{Sym}(X)$ the isometry group. Let $X^{(2)}$ be the set of (unordered!) two-element subsets of $X$: there is a natural action of $\operatorname{Sym}(X)$ -- and hence also of $G$ -- on $X^{(2)}$. Now the observation here is that if $G$ acts transitively on $X^{(2)}$ -- e.g. if $G$ is doubly transitive as a permutation group on $X$, but this condition is weaker -- then that means that all pairs of points in $X$ have the same distance, and therefore $G = \operatorname{Sym}(X)$.
In accordance with Huichi Huang's comment on secretman's answer, we can say the following: If no isometry sends $i$ to $j$, then there exists some $k$ (Edit: different from $i$ and $j$) with $d(i,k)\neq d(j,k)$. Why? Because if $d(i,k)=d(j,k)$ for all $k$, then the transposition $(ij)\in S_n$ is an isometry of $X$.

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This question is inspired by some interesting comments on this recent question.
Fix an integer $n \geq 1$ and a finite subgroup $G$ of $\mathrm{GL}_n(\mathbf{C})$. It is known that there are infinitely many primes $p$ such that $G$ embeds into $\mathrm{GL}_n(\mathbf{Q}_p)$. This follows from the Cassels Embedding Theorem : every finitely generated field of characteristic 0 embeds into $\mathbf{Q}_p$ for infinitely many primes $p$ (see Cassels's book Local Fields or Cassels's article An embedding theorem for fields. Bull. Austral. Math. Soc. 14 (1976), 193-198; see also Chapter 4 of Pete L. Clark's notes).
Representation theoretic arguments actually show that $G$ occurs in $\mathrm{GL}_n(\overline{\mathbf{Q}})$ and thus in $\mathrm{GL}_n(K)$ for some number field $K$. From this and Chebotarev's density theorem, we deduce that the set $S(G)$ of primes $p$ such that $G \hookrightarrow \mathrm{GL}_n(\mathbf{Q}_p)$ has positive density.
Does the set $S(G)$ have a natural density?
Is the set $S(G)$ a Galoisian set of prime numbers in the sense of this question?


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Teagan Dunn scored a team-high 17 points for Lewis Mills in a 63-44 win over Litchfield on Friday in Berkshire League girls basketball in Burlington.
Erika Daigle added 15 points and Natalie Ruel chipped in with 13 for Mills (15-5).
Isabelle Binstadt had a game-high 19 points for Litchfield (9-11), and Tara Shakley had 13. Sierra Markelon also scored nine.
Lauralton Hall 61, Holy Cross 44: Carly Fabbri netted 18 points for Lauralton Hall in a nonleague contest in Waterbury. Michelle DeSantis added 12 points for Hall (17-1).
Kiera O'Donnell led Cross (12-7) with 12 points while Amy Stafford and Chelsea Houlihan added eight points apiece.
Watkinson 60, Chase Collegiate 34: Dache Williams and Tianna Conway scored 18 points apiece as Watkinson topped Chase Collegiate in the semifinals of the CISAC tournament. Amber Fowler added seven points for Watkinson (17-2).
Taylor Brady had 13 points and seven rebounds and Idalis Miranda finished with 13 points for Chase (10-7).
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Lady Gaga, Madonna, Erykah Badu, Janelle Monae and Rihanna all owe a debut to Nona Hendryx. The groundbreaking former member of Labelle was making avant-garde music and wearing outrageous costumes before they were born. The 67-year-old isn't letting age slow her down. She's just released a new album "Mutatis Mutandis" and is preparing to head out to promote it. You don't know what "Mutatis Mutandis" mean? Well, neither does anyone who isn't fluent in Latin. It's Latin for "Changing things that need to be changed" and on this CD, Hendryx has no problem identifying what those things are. She does a cover of Billie Holiday's "Strange Fruit," the famous song about lynching, she takes on Rush Limbaugh in "Ballad of Rush Limbaugh" and the massive environmental devastation of oil spills in "Oil in the Water."
A member of both Patti Labelle and the Bluebelles as well as it's funkier offshoot Labelle, Trenton, N.J. native Hendryx is a significant part of musical history. With Sarah Dash and Patti Labelle, the trio was part of the glam rock era from their outlandish space age costumes and songs like their biggest hit "Lady Marmalade" and the sultry ballad "You Turn Me On" from their classic 1974 release "Nightbirds." Hendryx was one of the group's main songwriters and she was the creative force behind the edgy music that they were best known for. Once Patti left to go solo, Hendryx enjoyed her own flourishing career as a solo artist, influencing scores of young female artists who weren't interested in the typical pop or R&B diva box. She's worked with everyone from Prince to Esperanza Spalding and has taught a course on Stage Craft at NYU.
Hendryx will perform in support of "Mutatis Mutandis" on "The Women's Bill of Rights Tour" this summer, which has already kicked off on the East Coast. Through Pledge Music, which helps connect artists to fans that want to support them, you can help her tour as well as buy the music. Proceeds will also benefit Little Black Pearl, an alternative school in Chicago that services young people 12-17.
Here are the remaining dates:
July 20 – New Haven, CT – Café Nine
July 21 – Long Island, NY – Old Mill
"Mutatis Mutandis" Tracklisting:
1. Tea Party
2. Temple of Heaven
3. Let's Give Love a Try
4. Oil on the Water
5. Black Boys
6. When Love Goes To War
7. The Ballad of Rush Limbaugh
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The Purple Pig Gets MSD Electronic Fuel Injection - The Atomic AgeWritten by on September 1, 2012
I say I'm a points and carburetor kind of guy because in my mind I figure if they go wrong I can fix 'em at the side of the road. However, they both require fiddling with to get an engine to run right, and my attitude may have more to do with my reluctance to accept change than any rational reasoning! I drive a late-model truck most days, and have yet to futz with the ignition or fuel delivery systems, so I figured maybe it was time to jump into the 21st century with one of my projects.
A meeting with Todd Ryden from MSD Performance at the beginning of the year resulted in a conversation about the company's new Atomic EFI (electronic fuel injection) system. Before long, we were discussing stopping off at MSD's facility in El Paso, Texas, en route to the Lonestar Round Up in April, to swap out the four-barrel carburetor on my Project Purple Pig '49 Chevy for the new Atomic. This would provide some real world data and a great comparison between the carb and EFI out on the road. Well, best laid plans and all that, while the '49 did get to EL Paso, it was on a trailer. I got it driving the weekend before our intended departure, but wasn't comfortable driving it almost 3,000 miles across the desert and back with no testdrives apart from a few laps around the block. So, unfortunately, the comparisons will have to wait for when I re-install the carb and do some testing.
The benefits of EFI include faster startup, better driveability, cleaner idling, and potentially more horsepower. Right away, after our install, the improvement in startup was evident, with absolutely no need to touch the gas pedal, even on cold starts.
The Atomic EFI is designed to bolt on to any square-bore, four-barrel intake, including common 4150 and 4160 designs, and will therefore fit any engine for which such an intake, or adaptor, is available. It shouldn't be installed on engines making less than 100 or more than 525 hp, though there's an optional high-horsepower pump kit that will support 620 hp. It also cannot be used in dual-quad applications, or with any power adders or alternative fuels at this time. That's not to say MSD won't alter this in the future. It can, however, be used with returnless fuel systems if required, though you'll need the Master Kit, which includes a pulsing fuel pump, fuel filter, and fuel lines.
The '49 already has an Aeromotive pump-in-tank fuel system, with a return line, so we only required the throttle body kit. While on the subject of fuel delivery, MSD recommends you don't use hard lines for your entire fuel system. Factory EFI systems have suppressors built into the ends of the fuel rails to counteract the pulsing of fuel in the lines, and rubber hoses tend to do a similar job. While our Chevy has hard lines under the car, braided line is used from the tank to just ahead of the rearend, and from the bottom of the firewall up to the regulator, which should suffice. Plus, as it's a return system, pulsing is reduced anyway.
What makes the Atomic EFI so user-friendly is the fact that it is a direct swap for a four-barrel, with the throttle cable and kick-down or TV cable simply swapping over from one to the other, and there are only eight wires to connect. The Atomic requires a 12V square-wave signal to use as a trigger. This is the same signal that most aftermarket tachometers require and is provided by a typical CD ignition, such as an MSD 6A. Also, MSD's Ready-to-Run distributors or their HEI Module all provide a 12V square-wave signal through a separate tach output wire.
The Atomic also has the capability to control ignition timing. This requires an MSD Ignition Control as well as one of their standard distributors. While at MSD, they converted our regular HEI distributor to work with the Atomic by replacing the control module with one of their HEI modules. This module is available separately.
You may wonder how much current this system takes to operate. If you have two engine cooling fans and both are on, the fuel pump is at full capacity, the injectors are at their maximum, and the input voltage is around 10 V, the system can draw as much as 30 amps. Normal operation is approximately 14-18 amps. Note this is with two fans, it's not the EFI alone that's drawing this current. When our single fan switched on, we noticed the engine stumbled a little at idle, though with the alternator disconnected it was fine. This pointed to the fact that our alternator isn't rated for a high enough output (plus it was running at idle speed), and considering the Chevy has an electric brake booster, an air ride system, A/C, and electric exhaust cutouts, along with the usual electrical systems in a car, we'll be sourcing a 140-amp alternator in short order!
The main appeal of this system for us is that not only was the install easy and straightforward, but come time to start the engine for the first time, there's no throttle configuration to contend with, and no fuel map tuning. Simply input some basic engine data into the handheld controller, then let the system self-learn. The throttle position sensor (TPS) is an automatic self-calibrating, non-contact sensor integral to the ECU, which itself is integral to the throttle body, reducing wiring. As well as the TPS, the MAP, IAT, and fuel pressure sensors are also all incorporated into the throttle body, meaning the only sensors that require connecting are the coolant temperature and O2 sensors (both are supplied with the kit). The latter is the only fabrication required for the entire install, as the O2 bung has to be welded into the exhaust system.
If you want to find out more about the Atomic EFI, check out the product-specific website at www.atomicefi.com, which not only has all the details you could wish to know, but also a forum, answers to frequently asked questions, and even an install video showing a returnless fuel system install. Meanwhile, here's how the MSD crew set about converting the Purple Pig.
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6 Though the carburetor has been removed, everything else can be reused with the Atomic EFI; vacuum lines, throttle and TV cable bracketry, fuel lines, and even the HEI distributor, though this requires some simple modification. The Atomic requires a 12V square-wave signal to trigger the EFI. In most cases, a common CD ignition is used, but we installed one of MSD's HEI modules. The new module has a dedicated 12V signal wire to trigger a tach or an aftermarket EFI system.7 The base of the Atomic TB is drilled and tapped for vacuum take-offs; the one on the left here (remember, the unit is upside down—it'll be the one nearest the number one cylinder once installed) is ported vacuum, while the two on the right, plus two more on the rear of the TB, are manifold vacuum.8 The TB bolts directly in place of the carburetor, and is supplied with all the linkage bracketry just like a carb. Note how the Lokar throttle and TV cable bracket bolts on just as it did before.9 The only modification we had to make was to replace the set screw (arrow) with a longer version on the cable bracket mount, as the TB has a slightly different shaped base than the carb.14 … before the module was mounted. The orange, black, and red wires are grouped in a sleeve and plug into to the distributor cap. Another black wire in the sleeve runs from the connector on the cap and grounds to the intake manifold. The end of the black wire shown has yet to be connected to the distributor base plate. We'll explain the gray wire's destination shortly.15 Three wires from the ECU feed into this connector. The yellow wire is a tach output used when an MSD ignition unit is installed, so the Atomic can control engine timing. It can otherwise be used as a 12V square-wave trigger to a tachometer. The orange wire is an A/C kick-up wire, which compensates for the added load on the engine from an A/C compressor. Neither of these wires were connected at this time. The white wire is the tach input wire for the EFI, supplying the rpm signal from the distributor or ignition box.
16 The gray wire from the tach connects to the white wire described in the previous caption, and is supplied with a spade connector installed.17 However, for a neater appearance and to simplify the wiring, Brock pulled the white wire from the connector and installed the gray wire directly into it. This requires a special tool. It also means the distributor cannot be totally removed from the engine bay in the future without cutting the wire or removing the orange and yellow wires inside the car. We can live with that.18 The red "wire" exiting the TB is actually a sleeve covering violet and green wires, which are for a magnetic pickup in an MSD distributor when the Atomic is controlling timing. We didn't use these. The larger braided harness from the TB is the CANbus harness, which connects to the power module using a six-pin connector. This mustn't be cut, and MSD offers extensions if needed.19 The new water temperature sender (supplied) was installed and connected using the dedicated connector on the smaller braided TB harness, feeding directly into the ECU.20 The '49 Chevy has this removable panel at the top of the driver side of the firewall. Not only does it make access to the rear of the dash easy, but provided a perfect mounting position for the MSD power module. The individual wiring harnesses were routed up the side of the firewall and through this stock access hole. I'll source the correct rubber grommet at a later date.21 From the inside the PM is mounted like so. The harness on the right is the main PM harness, the CAN port on the far left is for the handheld controller, while the remaining CAN port is for the TB harness. The PM is rubber mounted, though I elected to use bolts rather than the screws supplied because the backside of the mount is visible.22 The PM harness uses this large connector. All the wires are pre-connected at this end, requiring routing and terminating at their intended destination. The instructions denote which wire goes where. The large red wire is the main power feed and should be wired to the battery positive, while the large orange wire is for the fuel pump, rendering the existing wire and relay obsolete, as the PM will now control the pump.23 Brock is fastidious when it comes to wiring, and I'm sure my unfinished dash wiring was unbearable for him to work amongst. Here he's connecting the fan wiring from the PM inside the car using proper factory-style connectors. The harness includes wiring for two fan circuits, though the Chevy only uses a single fan. They both switch the ground circuit of a fan relay.
26 The Atomic TB uses MSD-machined -6 AN inlets, which accept these push-lock fittings. The fuel rail is integral to the TB, and with a single fuel line it can be routed to either the front or back fitting.27 We rigged up a push-lock hose using 90- and 45-degree fittings to fire up the engine, though I'll replace this with a braided hose to match the rest of the fuel system.29 The instructions detail the configuration and initial setup, which are all done using the handheld controller. Prior to startup it is necessary to input some engine parameters.30 It was immediately obvious to Brock, once he'd run through the initial setup, that the TB wasn't getting full throttle, so the cable was adjusted accordingly.31 The fuel pressure regulator was set at 45 psi, using the Allen adjuster on the top of the regulator. The handheld controller displays fuel pressure, eliminating the need for a gauge.32 The final adjustment to make prior to startup was to set the throttle blades. The instructions cover this procedure. Once the engine is started and at operating temperature, the Idle Air Control can be monitored on the handheld controller and the blades re-adjusted to help with additional airflow at idle if needed.


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I am looking at some C code, and have noticed it is full of these curly braces surrounding blocks of code without any sort of control structure. Take a look-see:
//do some stuff . . .
fprintf(stderr, "%.2f sec\n", (float)(clock() - t) / CLOCKS_PER_SEC);
//a block! why not?
char *tmp_argv[3];
tmp_argv[0] = argv[0]; tmp_argv[1] = str; tmp_argv[2] = prefix;
t = clock();
fprintf(stderr, "[bwa_index] Convert nucleotide PAC to color PAC... ");
bwa_pac2cspac(3, tmp_argv);
fprintf(stderr, "%.2f sec\n", (float)(clock() - t) / CLOCKS_PER_SEC);
Why would you insert blocks like this in the code? It is chock full of 'em. Is there some kind of performance benefit? Some mystical C thing? Why???
edit: This code if from BWA, a bioinformatics program that aligns small sequences to large reference ones using the Burrows-Wheeler transform, in case any of you were wondering. This code example isn't particularly relevant to the functionality of the application.


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5. Dig small amount of soil from garden, yard or flowerbed using a garden trowel.
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7. Wait 2 minutes for soil to settle and color to develop.
8. Compare the soil solution color to the color-coded chart printed on the test chamber.
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for some reason I cant get this to work. I need to remove all numbers from the end of a string leaving the ones at the beginning. So for example K1WIST-VED12 would = K1WIST-VED
Function StripNumber (GetComputerName As String) Dim Str As String Dim i As Integer, b As Integer GetComputerName = Trim(GetComputerName) ComputerNameLength = Len(GetComputerName) For i = ComputerNameLength To 1 Step -1 If IsNumeric(Mid(GetComputerName, i, 1)) Then Str = (Left(GetComputerName, ComputerNameLength - b) b = (b + 1) Else StripNumber = Trim(Str) End If Next i Return StripNumber = Trim(Str) End Function
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I suspect, though, that the problem for me with this ballet is the story. Sleeping Beauty is not a drama, nor an over-the-top comedy like Don Quixote or The Bright Stream. Its a fairy-tale like Cinderella, but there is no real conflict (it takes all of what, two seconds for the Prince to eliminate Carabosse?), no reversal of fortune for the characters (elevation of Cinderella from rags to riches; punishment for her stepsisters/mother), and no real chance for the Prince and Aurora to fall in love on stage. The music is undeniably lovely (except when played badly as it was occasionally last night), there may be some nice dancing, and it might be enjoyable to see your favorites or star ballerinas in it, but I suspect that it will never be a favorite ballet of mine.
I agree completely - SL is not a drama. Unlike Cinderella where the protagonist gets rewarded for being nice to a destitute stranger, Aurora hasn't done anything to deserve all the gifts she's being blessed with at BIRTH.
Sleeping Beauty is not about character development or dramatic conflicts, but about the promise (and eventual fulfillment) of absolute happiness which is presented as a pure gift, inexplicably bestowed upon Aurora for no apparent reason and without requiring anything from her in return. The ultimate gift, so to speak
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The CWC Freshman team hosted its first home game of the season Thursday night and things did not go as the team had hoped. Eldorado came in and leveled the Bulldogs, 50-0.
The freshman Eagles scored 22 points in the first quarter, with a one-yard touchdown run after a 55-yard quarterback scramble with 8:41 left in the first.
Eldorado then scored again two and a half minutes later with a five-yard touchdown run at 6:10.
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My mother had advanced lung cancer and is starting to have significant pain. She is very hesitant to take anything – she says she doesn't want to be an addict. I am pretty sure that is not a reasonable fear, but I am not expert. What are the facts?
Suzanne Walker CRNP, MSN, AOCN, Nurse Practitioner for Thoracic Malignancies at Penn Medicine responds:
I would further explore your mother's concerns about addiction. What makes her feel that way (ie, a previous personal experience)? The percentage of patients with cancer pain who develop a true addiction is very small. When I discuss this with my patients, they usually feel more comfortable with starting pain medications.
Learn more about pain management in this I Wish U Knew video about Pain management.
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WACO (October 11, 2012)-If you've been to the Heart of Texas Fair this week, then you may know that there are some pretty big names from the pro rodeo circuit competing this year.
At the young age of 53, Mary Walker is the No. 3 barrel racer in the world. It's a Cinderella story, she says, that has been years in the making.
"I've worked hard for this my whole life, and to be where I am is really exciting," Walker said.
But Mary's Cinderella story didn't have a happy beginning.
In April of 2011, Mary's 21-year-old son Reagon was in a horrible car accident in Jacksboro, TX. He was immediately flown to a nearby hospital.
Mary recalls when she first heard the news.
"To know that your child was in an accident, you don't know how serious it was, but you know he was CareFlighted to a hospital is the worst nightmare a parent can ever imagine," Walker said.
Mary and her husband rushed to the hospital, but when they got there it was too late.
"The doctors came in the room with us, and said Reagon had died," Walker said.
"We miss him everyday."
As Mary grieved over her son's death, another hardship came her way.
Her horse "Latte" fell on her while she was racing in Crosby, TX.
"I shattered my pelvis and I fractured two vertabrae in my back," Walker said.
Mary was in a wheelchair for four months, but it wouldn't take her long to get back on the horse.
"The best advice I got was from my surgeon. He said 'I put you back together, it's between your ears what you do now,'" Walker said.
Mary began racing again, but this time she started winning more than she ever had before.
She's even qualified for the National Barrel Racing Championships in Las Vegas. Mary says she gives the credit to Reagon.
"He wouldn't have wanted me to get to the point where I was sad," Walker said.
"You take things day-by-day. I thank myself everyday that I enjoyed every moment of his life with him."
This weekend, Mary will race in the All-American Finals at The Heart of Texas Fair.
She goes into the competition with not just a chip on her shoulder, but also an angel.
An angel, who Mary says, has gotten her so far.
"He rides with me, he's on my shoulder, he protects me, and I know he's going to take care of me," Walker said.


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June 20, 2012
Sunrise surf lesson – Flickr pic of the day
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With a passion for travel, tourism and social media, Cape Town is the quintessential backdrop for Media Developer Leon Jamarie and his cape adventures.
With the City as his canvass Leon paints the town red covering a range of events and activities in the peninsular while staying true to the traditional culture the mother city offers it's children,
Originally from Durban, Leon is still an accidental tourist in the city he now calls home and as such is on the line between resident and local tourist able to provide inside knowledge and flavour to the average mundane travel blog.
He is always on the look out for that hidden gem or typical CT party. If it's fun, relevant, he will cover it.
This photograph was taken in Muizenberg by our Cape Town. Live it. Love it. Flickr group member creative666.
Says Craig, "Surfers Corner was lovely early this morning – few people out and about enjoying the weather and a few enjoying a surf lesson".
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — State officials and the son of a deceased investigator are awaiting a judge's decision on whether the son can use his father's files from the 1959 Kansas murders that inspired the book "In Cold Blood."
Tuesday morning's hearing in Shawnee County District Court comes in a lawsuit by the Kansas attorney general's office against Ronald Nye of Oklahoma City.
Judge Larry Hendricks could rule on whether Nye can publish material from his father's files.
His father was a Kansas Bureau of Investigation agent who investigated the 1959 murders of the Clutter family in Holcomb. Richard Hickock and Perry Smith were executed for the killings in 1965.
Nye had planned to auction off his father's records but now plans to write a book. The state contends it owns the files.


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Date & Time:Monday, April 22, 2013 - 6:30pm – 7:15pm
Bedtime stories with Ms Wendy held in Panera Bread Cafe located in Tanger 1 outlets off the 278.
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I manage a small lawn business, I currently use about 12 tabs in Excel and keep track of customers, expenses, income, payroll, etc. I now have an iMac and am wondering what quality small business management programs are available.
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There's always Office for Mac if you like Excel, Numbers, and a host of other business apps. Check out the Mac App Store's "Business" section for more. Do realize, however, that Office for Mac isn't exactly the same as it is on Windows, and may not necessarily be worth the hefty price tag.
Easy Books by Geode Software provides complete accounting, invoicing, and time-tracking functions on your Mac – which looks like it's a good fit for your lawn business.
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Evidence that a woman is a witch and should be burned forthwith. In early times it meant an unfortunate birth defect on some women that took the form of a third nipple on the chest. Later witch hunters were not so discriminating and pointed to any mark, scar, mole, cyst, or mosquito bite found on any part of the body of the hapless bitch, thereby ensuring arrest, conviction, and subsequent barbecue.
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Tom Farney cuts a test from a wheat field on Farney Farms near Hazelton, Kan., Wednesday, June 18, 2008. The test cut is taken to the local coop to check the moisture content. When the wheat is dry enough, harvest begins. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) _ Gov. Sam Brownback and other Kansas
officials say proposed rules from the federal government would
limit youngsters' farm work too much.
Brownback and Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt have sent a
letter to the U.S. Department of Labor, protesting proposed changes
in regulations for young farm laborers. The state's secretaries of
agriculture, labor and commerce sent their own statement, asking
the federal agency to revise its plans.
As examples, Brownback and Schmidt say the rules are too strict
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Many times, when I'm coding a tikz-picture, I don't remember the command syntax or the name of one option, and I have to look in pgf-manual is not very short. Does anybody has a summary of Tikz commands fit to one or two pages?
Command Templates
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All following commands are in fact short forms for
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1 The brackets indicate an optional part and must not be type in the code. I.e. use
The lazy mathematician in me decided to come up with another approach. I ran the following script on the documentation:
Then pasted the result into the following template:
Then removed some stuff that had been included by accident (search for
This produced a 21-page document listing all (as far as I can tell) of the commands and keys in the TikZ segment of the manual. The final PDF can be found on my webpage at http://www.math.ntnu.no/~stacey/documents/tikzcheatsheet.pdf.


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Screwing freelance writers is just wrong. We're doing our part to expose those who don't pay up. Today: complaints that Regent/ Here Media, owner of Out and The Advocate, is ripping their freelancers off.
In the last couple of days, we've gotten several notes from various freelance writers complaining about problems getting paid by Regent. Among the complaints:
- One writer says that The Advocate ran several of his stories in three consecutive months last fall. Despite having "pay on publication" contracts, he hasn't gotten paid yet. He also says that despite some "sympathetic correspondence from some of the editorial staff," the publisher is neither showing any urgency to pay, nor communicating with him.
- Another freelancer says he is close to taking Regent to small claims court—he has invoices dating back seven months, and the company has not volunteered any timeline for when it might pay up.
- Another freelancer says he filed a story for Out last May, which was published last October. He still hasn't been paid for it, and the assigning editor is not returning his emails.
- "Out owes me money too!" complains another writer. And another says: "I am owed $ from the Advocate. I would attach my name but Gawker scares the shit out of me for obvious reasons." We're not that bad, much of the time!
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Alycia M. Guichard of Rutgers School of Law–Newark is the recipient of the 2010 Ernest McMahon Award for her outstanding leadership in extending the educational resources of the University to the people of New Jersey through the Street Law Program. Guichard is Director and New Jersey Bar Foundation Fellow for Street Law, which places law students in urban schools and youth facilities to educate teenagers about the law and civic engagement.
The award honors 1930 Rutgers College graduate Ernest E. McMahon, who was a dean of University College, dean of the University Extension Service, and director of the Institute of Management and Labor Relations, and who demonstrated a commitment to extending the mission of Rutgers to new populations.
Since the Rutgers Street Law Program was founded, 152 law students have taught weekly classes about law, democracy and human rights to more than 1,400 young people in a dozen Newark-area schools and youth organizations. "In just three years," said Associate Dean Fran Bouchoux, "Alycia Guichard has developed Street Law from a loosely-structured student initiative into a nationally recognized program that connects the law school to educators and youth in the urban centers of Northern New Jersey." The community outreach effort benefits both the youth served by the program and the law student volunteers. Participation by local schools gives young people an opportunity to develop important analytical and communication skills, while participation by the law students improves their presentation and research skills and nurtures in them an appreciation for the value of pro bono services. In December 2009 the Street Law Program received a Rutgers–Newark Chancellor's Community Engagement Award.
Through Guichard's vision and resourcefulness, Street Law continues to evolve. This year the program will expand to include the Street Law Summer Enrichment Law Academy, an interactive educational forum developed in conjunction with the Institute for Pre-College Education and Community Outreach, which is part of the Rutgers–Newark Academic Foundations Center.
Before joining Rutgers in January 2007, Guichard was a teaching fellow and summer law faculty member with the Street Law Clinic at Georgetown University Law Center. She received her A.A. from Westchester Community College, B.S. with honors from New York University, J.D. from Fordham University School of Law, and her LL.M. in Advocacy with distinction from Georgetown University Law Center. | Read Story


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22 places to take kids on dull winter days
So, it's January. It's been winter for about a year. And winter will last for, oh, at least another two years. At least that's how it feels to me right now, especially as the mother of a toddler.
Winter around here is tough. Kids need activities. They need to run and jump and play. But when it's raining buckets, the playground doesn't sound very appealing.
So for those days when you don't want to brave the elements, here are some fun places in Snohomish County where you can take your kids to run off energy or to try something new.
Pump It Up
Winter around here is tough. Kids need activities. They need to run and jump and play. But when it's raining buckets, the playground doesn't sound very appealing.
So for those days when you don't want to brave the elements, here are some fun places in Snohomish County where you can take your kids to run off energy or to try something new.
Pump It Up
- Where: 18027 Highway 99, Lynnwood, 425-774-2297, www.pumpitupparty.com/wa/lynnwood/home-p1q147.htm
- What: Bouncy and inflatable toys.
- When: 9:30 a.m. to noon Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Ages 6 and under only. Check online calendar for a few other times.
- Cost: $6.50 first child, $4.50 siblings.
- Where: 17631 147th St. SE. Suite 6, Monroe; 425-381-5490; jumprattleroll.com.
- What: Bouncy and inflatable toys.
- When: Open jump times change weekly. Check website.
- Cost: Ages 2 to 17, $6; 1 to 2, $3; kids under 1 and parents are free.
- Where: 18802 67th Ave. NE, Arlington; 855-788-5867; absoluteairpark.com.
- What: An indoor trampoline facility. Includes Wild Child Alley, an area for kids from walking age to 5 years old. Parents can use the main facility while their kids play.
- When: Various times, check website.
- Cost: Open jump time: Mondays to Thursdays: $10 for first hour, $7 for each hour after that. Fridays to Sundays: $11 for first hour, $8 after that. Wild Child Alley: Mondays to Thursdays, $5 per hour; Fridays to Sundays, $6 per hour.
- Where: 22715-B U.S. 2, a mile east of Monroe; 360-805-5300; www.reptileman.com.
- What: A collection of reptiles, insects and spiders. Kids can hold 10 different types of snakes.
- When: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily.
- Cost: $6 adults, $5 kids.
- Where: 502 Wall St. Everett; 425-258-1006; www.imaginecm.org.
- What: A variety of exhibits. Also has an outdoor playground on the roof with musical toys and a dinosaur dig area.
- When: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays; 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Thursdays to Saturdays; 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays.
- Cost: $9 for children and adults; kids 12 months and younger are free; admission is half price from 3 to 5 p.m. Thursdays; annual memberships available.
- Where: 3407 109th St. SW, Everett; 877-342-3404; www.flyingheritage.com.
- What: A collection of historic planes, lovingly restored to fly again.
- When: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays. Open 7 days a week from Memorial Day to Labor Day.
- Cost: $8 kids, $12 adults, $10 seniors/military, kids 5 and under free.
- Where: 3000 184th St. SW, Lynnwood; 425-771-1121.
- What: Indoor play area in the mall.
- When: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mondays to Saturdays, and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sundays.
- Cost: Free.
- Where: 9700 19th Ave. SE, Everett; 425-337-0202; www.everettskatedeck.com.
- What: Indoor skate rink, also has bouncy toys and slides.
- When: Hours vary. Check website.
- Cost: Prices vary, but start at $5 for those with their own skates and $6 with a skate rental.
- Where: 2000 Hewitt Ave., Everett; 425-322-2653; www.comcastarenaeverett.com.
- What: Ice skating on a regulation hockey-size rink.
- When: Various times. Check website.
- Cost: Varies. Starts at $3.50 for younger kids. Generally $5 or $6 for older kids and adults. Skate rental $2 to $3.
- Where: 802 E. Mukilteo Blvd.; Everett; 425-257-8309; www.ci.everett.wa.us/default.aspx?ID=1083.
- What: Indoor swimming pool with diving tank and rope swing. Inflatable toys on Fridays.
- When: Check website for schedule.
- Cost: $3 for kids, $3.50 for adults, $8 for family swim.
- Where: 5303 228th St. SW, Mountlake Terrace; 425-776-9173.
- What: Indoor swimming pool with lazy river, shallow area for very young kids, spray toys and other toys.
- When: Check website for schedule.
- Cost: Various rates, starting at $3.50. $2 happy hour is offered several times a week.
- Where: 18900 44th Ave. W., Lynnwood; 425-670-5732; http://www.ci.lynnwood.wa.us/PlayLynnwood/RecCenter.htm.
- What: Indoor swimming pool with lazy river, shallow play area, waterslides, family hot tub and more.
- When: Check website for schedule.
- Cost: under age 2 free; 2 to 12 $4; 13 to 17 $4.50; adults $5; family $15.
- Where: 19511 64th Ave. W., Lynnwood; 425-775-7959.
- What: Arts-and-craft store that offers space and material for creating art on a drop-in basis. Recommended for ages 4 and up, but parents may decide for themselves. Reservations needed for groups of 5 or more.
- When: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays to Saturdays; noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. Closed Sundays from Father's Day to September.
- Cost: $6.95 for 2 hours.
- Where: 3717 196th St. SW, Lynnwood; 425-771-1195; www.chuckecheese.com.
- What: Games, rides and toys. Also includes a restaurant.
- When: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sundays to Thursdays; 10 a.m to 10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays.
- Cost: Free entry. Need to buy tokens for rides and games.
- Where: 2800 SW 196th St. SW, Lynnwood; 425-775-1320; www.wholefoodsmarket.com.
- What: Morning gathering for parents and kids. Activities and snacks available along with free coffee for adults.
- When: 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Thursdays.
- Cost: Free.
- Where: 4329 Chennault Beach Road, Mukilteo; 425-493-8729; www.traxxracing.com
- What: Go-kart racing, video games, bouncy house, climbing wall, velcro wall, pool and air hockey.
- When: 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sundays to Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 1 a.m. Fridays and Saturdays
- Cost: Varies. Call or check website.
- Where: 4114 198th St. SW, Suite 3, Lynnwood; 425-582-7007; www.playdatecafe.biz.
- What: Indoor play area with toys, bouncy house, slides, costumes and more.
- When: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays to Thursdays, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Fridays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.
- Cost: $8 for first child, $6 for sibling or crawler; $1 off for 8 or more unrelated kids. Discounted passed for multiples visits are available. Adults and non-crawling infants are free.
- Where: 7212 SW 220th St., Edmonds; 425-774-4263; www.fun-center.com/public/edmonds.
- What: Entertainment center with attractions such as go-carts, bumper cars and miniature golf.
- When: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sundays; 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays to Thursdays; 12 p.m. to 11 p.m. Fridays; 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturdays.
- Cost: Varies. Call or check website.
- Public transit: It's a cheap and fun way to keep your kids entertained, especially if they're fascinated with buses or trains.
- Ferries: Take a ferry ride or just watch the big boats come and go.
- Libraries: Most local libraries have story times and a place for kids to play, with toys for younger kids. Various programs are also offered. Check www.sno-isle.org/ or www.epls.org to see what's coming up.
- Pet stores: It's fun to admire the animals and some stores will let you visit animals up for adoption.
- Restaurants: Some fast-food restaurants have free play areas attached to their dining rooms.
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Three large-scale sculptures by visual arts faculty member Jon Isherwood were unveiled last month at the Songzhuang Art Museum in Beijing, China. The pieces (at right) are sculpted from Indian red granite ("Prophecy"), China black granite ("The Move's On"), and white marble ("Swan Song"), and will be on view through the end of the year.
Isherwood's work was also recently installed at the deCorva Sculpture Park and Museum in Lincoln, MA—where five pieces will be on view through 2013—and on the campus of Rhode Island College in Providence, RI (at bottom right).


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It appears our front loading Kenmore (aka Whirlpool) may need new main bearings, and various sources (including appliance repair guy and online reading) suggest that replacing them is a non-trivial job and "best to just replace the whole thing". (Btw, this failure was most likely caused by the machine not being properly leveled which caused excessive shaking during the spin cycle. Something for others to learn from my mistake!)
Assuming I do need to replace it, I'd rather buy one that is easier to repair in the future. I don't mind if its an older model (though I definitely prefer a front loader). It doesn't need all the fancy electronic features (more to go wrong!).
Can anyone recommend a category or brand of machine that is better than others?
E.g. I wonder if some of the laundromat machines are better, as they have to hold their own in a pretty tough commercial environment?


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The place where I work was hit by the new Qakbot variant (3rd generation) a couple of days ago and it has been brutal. Unfortunately a lot of the documentation out there is from the 1st iteration of this virus.
We've looked at a lot of the big antivirus sites (Symantec, McAffee, etc.) but unfortunately they are a little slow in getting their documentation up.
I'm looking for some online discussion forums or sites (simliar to here) where people would be discussing this issue in more "real time" so that we can look for some alternative plans of attack.
Can anybody recommend some sites for this? Interestingly enough, I have been doing some searches via Twitter as well, with limited results.


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Maureen Martin, a long-time senior fellow and legal counsel to The Heartland Institute and a close friend to many of us here, died in a house fire on February 5, 2013.
Read Joseph Bast's eulogy for Maureen Martin here (PDF).
Read Janet Reabe's eulogy for Maureen Martin here (PDF).
Read niece Jennifer Lugo's eulogy for Maureen Martin here (PDF).
Maureen was a talented attorney, scholar, and writer. She was deeply committed to protecting individual liberty and limited government through her work with The Heartland Institute, the Federalist Society, and as a volunteer in her local community with many groups. She was deeply involved in a half-dozen research and writing projects for Heartland, projects that will now be much the poorer without her.
Maureen was the editor of Lawsuit Abuse Fortnightly, a newsletter that documented outrageous examples of lawyers and plaintiffs abusing the legal system for personal gain. She was the author of two Heartland Policy Briefs explaining and defending Wisconsin's Act 10, a pioneering collective bargaining reform measure. She wrote legal briefs on a wide variety of topics including the right of nonprofit groups to keep the identities of their donors confidential, the Second Amendment, and environmental regulation. Her amicus brief was cited by the majority in the U.S. Supreme Court's 2010 landmark ruling in McDonald v. Chicago, finding individuals have a constitutionally protected right to "keep and bear arms."
In 2012, when The Heartland Institute was the victim of criminal theft of corporate documents, Maureen worked tirelessly to assemble a legal team to explore our legal options and press the U.S. Attorney to prosecute the offender. Most recently she completed work on chapters for a new book on the urgency of constitutional reform that Heartland plans to publish later this year. Her bio appears in our directory of experts here.
Since joining Heartland in 2000, Maureen became a friend, mentor, and confidante to everyone in Heartland's orbit. Though considerably less than 5 feet tall, she commanded the attention of others by her quick wit and her always insightful observations. She was a loyal friend, a great listener, and always the optimist in the room.
We have lost a true friend, and freedom has lost one of its finest defenders.
Maureen Martin on a "Fast and Furious" panel at CPAC Chicago, June 2012:
Maureen Martin's columns in the Daily Caller:
President Obama's Gun Orders Aren't so Benign
January 31, 2013
The Truth About Armed Guards in Schools
January 10, 2013
Guns for Dummies
December 20, 2013
Amicus Briefs filed by Maureen Martin:
McDonald v. Chicago
United States Supreme Court
June 28, 2010
[NOTE: This brief was the first one cited by the Supreme Court in its majority decision in favor of upholding the personal right to bear a handgun in the city of Chicago.]
County of Santa Clara, et al., vs. The Superior Court of Santa Clara County
California Supreme Court
April 27, 2009
Parker v. District of Columbia
Federal District Court for the District of Columbia
August 28, 2003
Some Policy Documents by Maureen Martin:
Wisconsin's Act 10: Saving Schools from the Fiscal Cliff
December 11, 2012
Report: School Districts Flourish Under Walker's Act 10
May 22, 2012
Heartland Podcasts featuring Maureen Martin:
January 11, 2013: In Maureen Martin''s last Heartland Daily Podcast she speaks with Director of Communcations Jim Lakely about her Daily Caller piece titled "The Truth About Armed Guards in Schools."
July 6, 2012: Maureen Martin discusses the historic decision by U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Roberts that the personal mandate in Obamacare is a tax. Martin says that means Congress has no limits on what it may try to get Americans to do.
November 11, 2011: Maureen Martin is a guest on the Cari and Rob Show to discuss the latest in Congress' Fast and Furious investigation and the latest Obamacare decision by the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals.
September 13, 2011: Maureen Martin talks with Heartland Research Fellow Benjamin Domenech about the Fourth Circuit decision to dismiss Virginia's lawsuit against the individual mandate in Obamacare.
June 17, 2011: Maureen Martin talks with Heartland Research Fellow Steve Stanek about the Wisconsin Supreme Court overturning a ruling that blocked a bill to restrict the power of government unions to collectively bargain and to give workers the freedom to opt out of government unions.
March 4, 2011: Maureen Martin talks with Heartland Research Fellow Steve Stanek about the turmoil in Wisconsin between government workers and Gov. Scott Walker and Republican lawmakers who want to reduce the bargaining power of government unions.
December 10, 2010: Maureen Martin talks with Heartland Research Fellow Benjamin Domenech about why medical malpractice reform needs to happen at the state level, not the federal.
October 22, 2010: Maureen Martin discusses hot legal topics regarding the environment with Heartland Senior Fellow for Environment Policy James M. Taylor.
August 12, 2010: Heartland Research Fellow Benjamin Domenech interviews Maureen Martin about the question of legal severability and the case against Obamacare.
April 10, 2010: Maureen Martin interviews Van Irion, a Tennessee lawyer who has filed a lawsuit against President Barack Obama, Harry Reid, and Nancy Pelosi challenging the constitutionality of Obamacare under the commerce clause of the U.S. Constitution.
March 17, 2010: Benjamin Domenech talks to Maureen Martin on a Heartland podcast about the "Slaughter Rule," the individual mandate and other legal aspects of Obamacare.
March 1, 2010: Maureen Martin speaks about the legality of Obamacare on the Freedom Works/Paul Molloy Radio Show.
Other writings, materials from Maureen Martin:
Posts at Heartland's blog, Somewhat Reasonable
Lawsuit Abuse Fortnightly newsletters -- from the first in May 2002 until her last in February 2013.
All of Maureen Martin's work collected at PolicyBot, Heartland's document database.


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Gerhard Richter
News about Gerhard Richter, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
In Search of the Entry-Level Art Buyer
As high-end players become more cautious, auction houses and art fairs court the "squeezed middle."
March 21, 2016, Monday
MORE ON GERHARD RICHTER AND: Art , Auctions , Collectors and Collections , Sotheby's , Richter, Gerhard , London (England)
London Exhibition Brings Out Another Side of Richter
Gerhard Richter's "Color Chart" paintings failed with critics and fans when they were first shown in 1966. A new show in London hopes for a reassessment.
October 22, 2015, Thursday
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Gérard Faggionato Moves to David Zwirner as London Galleries Feel the Pinch
The news that Gérard Faggionato is closing his gallery to join the sales team at David Zwirner is symptomatic of how little of the wealth in London is being spent in commercial galleries.
February 23, 2015, Monday
MORE ON GERHARD RICHTER AND: London (England) , Zwirner, David, Gallery , Mnuchin Gallery , Levy, Dominique, Gallery , Pace Gallery , Richter, Gerhard , Sotheby's , Christie's , Auctions
Richter Leads Sotheby's London Contemporary Art Sales
"There are plenty of collectors who can take a painting that big," a New York dealer said. "There are private museums opening up all over the world."
February 10, 2015, Tuesday
MORE ON GERHARD RICHTER AND: Fontana, Lucio , Richter, Gerhard , Cheyenne (Wyo) , London (England) , Sotheby's , Art , Auctions , Collectors and Collections , Finances
At the Guggenheim, a Legendary German Art Disco Is Reborn for One Night Only
On Saturday, the museum staged a re-creation of the infamous Creamcheese club, a hub for the European creative class from 1967 to 1976.
November 17, 2014, Monday
MORE ON GERHARD RICHTER AND: Beuys, Joseph , Richter, Gerhard , Uecker, Gunther , Dusseldorf (Germany) , Guggenheim, Solomon R, Museum , Kraftwerk (Music Group) , Art , Museums , Music
Rothko and Johns Paintings Are Stars of a Sluggish Auction for Sotheby's
Despite some high prices paid for works by Mark Rothko and Jasper Johns, the week of big-money contemporary art auctions got off to a sluggish start on Tuesday evening at Sotheby's.
November 12, 2014, Wednesday
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Highlights from Frieze London, Where New and Old Commingle
Across-the-pond openings from blue-chip New York galleries, performative parties and more from the annual art fair.
October 20, 2014, Monday
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Richter, Busy Bee, Alights in London
In recent years, the artist Gerhard Richter has been absorbed by the process of deconstructing his career.
October 12, 2014, Sunday
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The Process Behind the Painting
One thing highlighted at the beginning of "Rothko to Richter: Mark-Making in Abstract Painting from the Collection of Preston H. Haskell," in Princeton, is that our concept of traditional art history has changed.
September 14, 2014, Sunday
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Turning Tables on Market Forces
The work of four 1960s artists from a divided Germany is recognized in "Living With Pop: A Reproduction of Capitalist Realism," at two locations of Artists Space.
August 1, 2014, Friday
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5 Nov 2012 12:52 PM #1
sencha 3.4 how to add event to dataview item in sencha sample
I need to create a search panel and I took as basis the Custom Search Fields sample from EXT JS 3.4 (due to legacy with my customer).
It receives items through a webservice and puts them in an itemlist via a dataview, with a template.
What I want is to add an action to each item enabling a window with extra details about the item.
I've been surfing but cannot find a solution which works for me. I know that I need to use a listener, but have not been able to turn the various samples into a success,
This is the code I use (which is basically the same as provided in the sample):
// Custom rendering Template for the View var resultTpl = new Ext.XTemplate( '<tpl for=".">', '
', '
{lastPost:date("M j, Y")}
by {author}
', '{title}
', '
{excerpt}
', '
</tpl>' ); var panel = new Ext.Panel({ applyTo: 'search-panel', title: 'JOBS2 Matching Engine', bodyStyle: 'padding:5px 5px 0', height: 700, autoScroll: true, items: new Ext.DataView({ tpl: resultTpl, store: ds, itemSelector: 'search-item', listeners: { <this is where a listener should be> } } //end of listener }), tbar: [ 'Zoekopdracht: ', ' ', new Ext.ux.form.SearchField({ store: ds, width: 900 }), { text: 'zoekhulp', width: 90, fontsize: 12, enableToggle: true, handler: function () { // create the window on the first click and reuse on subsequent clicks if (!win) { win = new Ext.Window({ applyTo: 'hello-win', layout: 'fit', width: 900, height: 500, closeAction: 'hide', plain: true, items: new Ext.TabPanel({ applyTo: 'hello-tabs', autoTabs: true, activeTab: 0, deferredRender: false, border: false }), buttons: [{ text: 'Submit', disabled: true }, { text: 'Close', handler: function () { win.hide(); } }] }); } win.show(this); } } ], bbar: new Ext.PagingToolbar({ store: ds, pageSize: 20, displayInfo: true, displayMsg: 'Topics {0} - {1} of {2}', emptyMsg: "No topics to display" }) });I am looking for some practical code and tips to get this to work.It is all in the listener, but none of the samples reacted (eg in the console).Which code should I put where?Your help is very much appreciated!!Henk Jelt
7 Nov 2012 8:35 AM #2
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I cannot read your code. You need to make sure it's legible and use BBCode CODE tags.
So you want to take action when an item is clicked on?Mitchell Simoens @LikelyMitch
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8 Nov 2012 4:51 AM #3
Hi Mitchell
thanks for replying.
I copied / pasted the code from Visual Studio, which normally goes well.
Apparently it was stored wrongly in your database.
Anyway. the code itself is basically the code behind this exampleencha/examples/form/custom-access.htmlas provided by Sencha in the set of examples in the download package of 3.4.
It basically contains a panel with a top bar, a bottom bar and a set of items.
The items are populated from a store which is filled with items of a webservice from your side.
The items are subject to a template.
What I want to achieve is a click/doubleclick event on each item (either via a button in the template or by clicking on the row itself), leading to a window opening up.
For this I need a listener, and a function conneted to the listener.
I have already tried to put a listener in the panel, in the dataview, but also outside the panel by initialising the dataview outside the panel, and then definining dataview.on('click', function() ..).
Up till now without result.
I am hoping that you would take a look at the sample code, and help me with some practical code how to achieve what I want.
It could be very simple: some code creating an alert when I click on the row is already very welcome.
I tried to copy / paste the code again, but this editor mixes things up.
I have attached a text file with the code.
I hope that is sufficient?
Can you help me out?
Henk Jelt


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Suppose I have some nicely defined "fractal" subset of (to make life simpler) Euclidean space $\mathbb{E}^n,$ of some arbitrary Hausdorff dimension $s,$ such that the corresponding Hausdorff measure $H_s$ has positive mass. The first question is whether it makes sense to talk of a "uniform sample" (or Poisson point process) with respect to $H_s$ (since it is only an outer measure), and second question is: if it makes sense, have people figured out how to generate uniform $H_s$ variates (in simple cases, like the von Koch snowflake, or the more interesting cases, like limit sets of Kleinian groups)?
There is a standard map from the interval $[0,1]$ onto the snowflake curve, that maps Lebesgue measure into (constant multiple of) Hausdorff measure. So take a sample in $[0,1]$ and map it to the snowflake.
This works for all of the standard "self-similar" IFS constructions of fractals, when the IFS satisfies the open set condition. There is a standard "parameter space" or "code space" with a well-understood measure on it that maps onto the fractal, and the image measure is (constant multiple of) Hausdorff measure, and also (constant multiple of) packing measure.
Given $A$ a loc. compact space and $\mu$ a loc. finite measure on $A$, there exists a unique Poisson point process $\eta$ with control measure $\mu$. (see for instance th.3.2.1 in "stochastic geometry", by Schneider & Weil, if there are no atoms, but it holds in full generality) .
If $A$ is your fractal and $\mu$ Hausdorff measure, then $\eta$ is what you are looking for, isn't it?
For the construction, everything depends on how you define your fractal set. The difficulty is exactly the same as drawing a uniform random point in a subset that has finite Hausdorff measure.
If one interprets "nicely defined" correctly, the answer is "yes, duh!".
One possible interpretation is to be the attractor of a Horseshoe map. Then the dynamics on this attractor can be conjugated to symbolic dynamics and it is clear what "drawing a random point" means, and how to generate them numerically. Of course, one also needs to check that the invariant measure has maximal Hausdorff dimension.
In order to illustrate this, let me give the simplest example. Consider the map $f(x) = x^2 - c$ for $c > 4$. It is well known, that there exists an invariant set $\Sigma = f^{-1}(\Sigma)$ with Hausdorff dimension $\in (0,1)$. $\Sigma$ can be described as $$ \Sigma = \{x:\quad \exists C>0 \forall n\geq 1, |f^n(x)|\leq C\} $$ so the set of points with bounded orbit. If you define for $x\in \Sigma$ the sequence $$ x_n = \begin{cases} 1 & f^n(x) > 0, \\\ - 1,& f^n(x) < 0 \end{cases} $$ Then standard results imply that the Bernouilli measure on $\{-1,1\}^{\mathbb{N}}$ is conjugate to the measure of maximal Hausdorff dimension, which is ergodic with respect to $(\Sigma, f)$. Hence, picking a random point just amounts to choosing a random string of $\pm 1$.


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This is a kind of "wtf?" question, so I'm sorry if I will disturb someone's vision of how things should be or if I will just annoy you with the "stupid" question.
I always get messed up when need to use
cp or
mv: "do I need
-R option when working with dir?" In GNU coreutils
cp does need
-R and
mv doesn't. I didn't check *BSD, Solaris, HPUX because I don't have any.
I just can not find any reason why
cp needs
-R option for copying dirs and
mv doesn't. I think that
cping dirs without
-R (but behaving recursively like there's
-R and like
mv does) wouldn't cause any problems except breaking someone's habits on using the tool.
Do you know any explanation? May be it had a reason long time ago?
Additional question: why don't coreutils developers make
cp copy dirs recursively by default?


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I am unsure regarding the scalability of the following model. I have little experience with large systems, big number of requests and so on but I'm trying to build some features considering scalability first.
In my scenario there is a user page which contains data for:
- User's details (name, location, workplace ...)
- User's activity (blog posts, comments...)
- User statistics (rating, number of friends...)
In order to show all this on the same page, for a request there will be at least 3 different database queries on the back-end. In some cases, I imagine that those queries will be running quite a wile, therefore the user experience may suffer while waiting between requests.
This is why I decided to run only step 1 (User's details) as a normal request. After the response is received, two ajax requests are sent for steps 2 and 3. When those responses are received, I only place the data in the destined wrappers.
For me at least this makes more sense. However there are 3 requests instead of one for every user page view. Will this affect the system on the long term? I'm assuming that this kind of approach requires more resources but is this trade of UX for resources a good dial or should I stick to one plain big request?


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apachectl -k restart gives:
/usr/sbin/apachectl: 87: ulimit: error setting limit (Operation not permitted)
apache2: Could not reliably determine the server's fully qualified domain name, using 127.0.1.1 for ServerName
httpd not running, trying to start
(13)Permission denied: make_sock: could not bind to address 0.0.0.0:80
no listening sockets available, shutting down
Unable to open logs
Action '-k restart' failed.
The Apache error log may have more information.
This is what I am getting while restarting the server. How can I fix this?


text: I know all you Adventure Time fans are going to flip over this tutorial on "how to draw Hello Kitty Finn". I really wanted to make another Hello Kitty concept of her dressed as one of our favorite characters from television. To be honest, I was actually quite surprised how awesome and natural Hello Kitty came out. She can totally pass as Finn in a network series. The hood, backpack and green bow all match her style so well. If you have always wondered what Finn would look like as Hello Kitty or vise versa, now you know. Drawing Hello Kitty Finn will definitely be something that you MUST tackle today. Don't forget to comment, rate and fav folks. Peace out.


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I've recently started reading about sheafs and ringed spaces (at the moment, primarily on wikipedia). Assuming I'm correctly understanding the definitions of the direct image functor and of morphisms of ringed spaces, a morphism from a ringed space $(X, O_X)$ to a ringed space $(Y, O_Y)$ is a continuous map $f\colon X\to Y$ along with a natural transformation $\varphi$ from $O_Y$ to $f_*O_X$.
Why does the definition require $\varphi$ to go from $O_Y$ to $f_*O_X$ as opposed to from $f_*O_X$ to $O_Y$?


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6 Video Game Sex Scenes That Will Give You Nightmares
Video games and sex have had a long and uncomfortable relationship. From General Custer and his six-pixels-long Atari boner to the tradition of female characters wearing outfits that would be better suited for a strip club than the battlefield, gaming's never quite gotten a hold on the whole sex thing.
Some games have tried to address the subject head on, only to end up making things worse. Whether their detailed sex scenes are intended to titillate or add important character development, they all wind up being somewhere between hilarious and terrifying. Like ...
#6. Ride to Hell: Retribution -- Hellish Mannequin Sex
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There's a whole lot to hate about Ride to Hell: Retribution, already considered one of the worst games ever made. But the sex scenes in this biker revenge tale almost defy human language, unless you consider incoherent screams of revulsion to be language.
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"You know what always turns me on? Ludacris hands." -game designers
Early in the game you can fight a thug harassing a prostitute, and as soon as you knock the guy out, and without any type of transition, the game cuts to a porno groove and a scene of you banging the damsel in distress. It's simply assumed that she would open her legs for you after that, but, you know, that's video games for you. It's only a few seconds into the sex that you realize that someone forgot to animate the characters' faces while they're doing it, resulting in this haunting abomination:
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Whatever the opposite of the uncanny valley is called, this is it.
Seriously, did the budget run out while they were making this part? Because they look like they're in a horror reboot of the movie Mannequin.
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Luckily the porno groove drowns out the soft flesh-slapping sounds.
Later, after you rescue-fuck a random hooker, you're tasked with tracking down a key. You find out the key is held by a flirty mechanic's ex-husband, so you go beat the shit out of him. The mechanic is so impressed by your ability to dole out unnecessary violence that she immediately comes on to you with a lame line about how she can do a lot more than just start an engine.
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And yet operating a simple toothbrush is too complicated.
So you get down and literally dirty in her ex's filthy bed, presumably while the man's unconscious body lies sprawled out nearby. But then, instead of anything vaguely recognizable as sexual arousal, the woman is shown with an expression that looks somewhere between religious fervor, screaming in terror, and letting out a massive turd.
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Which is also the same face made by anyone playing this game.
By the way, she's sitting on top of you at this point. Here, let's see it in action!
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Apparently her coveralls have an emergency sex hole just for situations like this.
#5. Seaman -- The Mating Ritual of the Bizarre Man-Fish
Yes, the name of the game is Seaman. Which sounds like "semen." Let's get that out of the way fast, because that's actually the least weird thing about it. Half life simulator, half art game, and all batshit insanity, this Dreamcast game tasks players with raising fish with human faces and mannerisms. As the game progresses, you'll find yourself with one male and one female Seaman, although we'll be damned if we can tell them apart.
For most species, the forehead dick is a dead giveaway, but in this case they both have it.
Being curious young fish-monsters with confusing new emotions and feelings, they soon explore the process of mating. And yes, you get to watch. You get to watch when they do it, and then every night after in your nightmares.
It's too late to close your eyes. Far too late.
After saying something seductive like "let the mating begin," one Seaman floats over to the other and they connect head tentacles. The top Seaman then begins pumping ... something into the other to the rhythm of what sounds like a heartbeat. This lasts for about a minute, by the way, and they just float there grinning at you the whole time. Fun fact: If you accidentally think of something sexy while watching this and get an erection, your brain will be permanently broken.
As the two detach with a gross suction cup noise, the one on top says something about "leaving some seamen behind" (we've been over this, dammit) and then immediately keels over and fucking dies. The developers could have made these fictional creatures reproduce in any way they wanted -- they could have been born out of question-mark blocks, like Yoshis. Someone made an intentional choice to put fatal forehead tentacle sex in this game.
This game was funded by Mothers for Abstinence.
To make matters worse, Seaman is controlled with a microphone, and gamers have conversations with the sometimes rude and sarcastic beings that should not be. So, sometimes the male Seaman will be complaining about the annoyances of modern life and then say "I think I'd like to make a baby" without missing a beat. That's life, kids -- one moment you're upset about cellphones, the next you're shooting genetic material into your partner's tentacle and dropping dead.
#4. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas -- "Hot Coffee" Is Less Porn Scene, More Body Horror
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Remember the great "Hot Coffee" scandal of 2005, where an unused sex mini-game was discovered in the code of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and the media went apeshit? Hillary Clinton claimed this was proof that games like GTA were inappropriate for children, because our nation's innocent young angels shouldn't have their wholesome car theft and hobo murder interrupted by pixelated boobs.
Of course, those gamers who were curious/horny enough to actually play the Hot Coffee mini-game probably realized right away why it was cut in the first place -- this thing is about as erotic as getting bludgeoned in the nuts with an iron.
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Which might explain the face.
The scene begins with the girlfriend of main character CJ inviting him to her place for some "hot coffee," but apparently she's all out, so they settle for intercourse. In the final version of the game, you just hear a few saucy sounds while the camera pans over the exterior of the house, but with the mini-game unlocked, you get to control the sexy action directly. The gruesome, nightmarish action.
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A rare instance when fan-made Rule 34 is probably less disturbing looking.
For starters, CJ's crotch is apparently a portal to an alternate dimension, as your girlfriend's breasts immediately vanish into them as she fellates thin air (he never even opens his fly). Once the empty space where his penis should be is suitably aroused, you move to the main event. Here you can control the position and camera angle as CJ and his lady friend slip through each other's bodies, the two becoming one in the worst way possible.
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The excitement meter grades on a curve.
As the sweaty 45 seconds of lovemaking draw to a close, the scene shifts from ridiculous to terrifying -- CJ's O-face is less "I am enjoying this orgasm" and more "I have seen the Lovecraftian horrors that lurk in the shadows and wait to devour mankind, and they will haunt me until my dying breath."
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"Tekeli-li! Tekeli-li!"