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I don't have access to the partitioning feature, but consider a support ticket system with tens of thousands of tickets being opened everyday and taking about a week to a couple of months in getting resolved. Obviously, if I tried to keep them all in one table ever since the beginning, the table would become HUGE.
My questions are:
- Once a ticket gets resolved, should I move it out of the original table; or
- Should I just move resolved tickets out of the original table after they are 90 months old; or
- Should I move everything whether resolved or unresolved into another table after 90 months and do some kind of
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The Feminine Mystique at 50: A Conversation
Location:St. Helena Branch
Date & Time:Monday, June 17, 2013 - 3:00pm – 4:00pm
Do you remember a time before The Feminine Mystique was published in 1963? Interested in hearing personal stories from women who do? Join us to discuss how women's lives have changed in the last half of the 20th century. For adult audiences.


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Agriculture & Food
Nothing is more basic to human well-being than having enough nutritious food to eat. Yet one in every eight people in the world — 842 million — are trapped in a cycle of hunger and poverty.
The reality is that most of the world doesn't have the benefit of picking up food from the corner store — they grow it themselves. Hunger is a crisis when disaster ruins the harvest. It is a cycle when families cannot grow or buy enough to lead healthy, productive lives, and when the effects of malnutrition are passed on to the next generation.
When food shortages occur due to drought and conflict, Mercy Corps helps prevent hunger and treat malnutrition in the most vulnerable — children, pregnant women, the elderly and the displaced. We distribute vouchers, cash or emergency rations, working with local suppliers to speed delivery, save money and boost local economies.
In addition to emergency responses, we focus on long-term solutions that build future food security.
Mercy Corps helps farmers manage their land, increase their harvests and diversify crops to produce a larger, more nutritious, and stable food supply. By teaching nutrition and hygiene, we ensure families can utilize their resources to boost their health. And we connect farmers with new markets and introduce more efficient methods of tending productive livestock and processing and storing crops to increase incomes for years to come.
All stories about Agriculture & Food
Liberia: Redefining success: My journey to Liberia
Glance down a deeply rutted Monrovia side street and you may see, at the end of the block, a glimpse of palm trees, sandy coastline and the rolling ocean. Blink, and you may briefly imagine you're in Mexico or another beachy getaway.
Liberia: Changing her life with goats
Victoria Dannies, 33, is divorced, with three daughters and two sons. Thanks to the training she received in Mercy Corps' Youth Education for Life Skills (YES) program, she's able to take good care of herself and her children.
Liberia: Dish racks lead to healthier children
Of the 12 children that 50-year-old Annie Dolo gave birth to, seven are living. The other five died of malaria and measles.
Haiti: Haiti, nine weeks after the earthquake — what happens next
Week 9 post-earthquake: Mercy Corps, like our partners and peers, has been focused on emergency response. We've been busy with distributions, Comfort for Kids, water and sanitation provision, and more.
Ethiopia: Protecting Ethiopia's people, animals and environment
We've been in the car for a long time in the last couple of days. We're in Gashamo, a small town in the desert. A couple of days ago we drove for nine hours drive on bumpy sandy tracks from the Somali Region capital of Jijiga.
Indonesia: Now it's time to trade
"Going to shop for your everyday needs — rice, vegetables, fruit, fish, meat, spices, various food...please visit PASAI TANI!"
Tajikistan: Six days on the road
I'm both exhausted and exhilarated by my six-day journey through the red clay rocky back-roads of Tajikistan's border area with Kyrgyzstan in the Rasht Valley.
Uganda: The tenuous return
Liberia: Grow what you eat, eat what you grow
Liberia: Cocoa, arm wrestling and opportunity
Annie Garfree has six children, three daughters and three sons. Only her boys are currently in school. But she's eager to make sure all of them get an education.


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Upcoming events at E.S. center
Events coming up at the East Springfield Community Center located on county Road 39 include a dance Saturday from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. featuring DJ Chelsea Matta. Cost is $3 per person.
Line dancing lessons with Emma Anderson, instructor, will be held Nov. 26 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Cost is $4 per lesson.
A country classic Sands of Time dance will be held from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Dec. 1. Admission is $5 per person.
A flea market and craft show will be held Dec. 8 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Table rental is $2 per foot or vendors can bring their own table and rent a space for $10. For information, contact Sue at (740) 543-3066.
Toronto Senior Citizens meet
Doris Matyas presided at the Toronto Senior Citizens meeting and annual Thanksgiving dinner held Nov. 8 when Dave and Karen Krause were welcomed as guests.
Mary Alice Meyer gave the blessing and devotions and led the members in opening ceremonies.
Entertainment was provided by Richie Coburn.
Reports were given by Shirley Rebich, Joyce Dobbs and Rosemary Bonofine.
Birthdays and anniversaries were acknowledged.
Nancy Taggart won the 50/50. Door prize winners were Ross Dye, Judy Bickler, Nancy Ludewig, Don Smith, Robert Haught, Libby Conrad, Gertie Morris, Mary Petras and Rosemarie Cieslak. Bingo winners were Violet McClain, Bobbie Koltz, Nancy Taggart and Mary Koth. Scat winners were John Wherry, Doris Matyas, Dee Fouts, Laura Mamula and Mary Alice Meyer.
The annual Christmas dinner will be held at St. Francis Hall on Dec. 13. Seats remain available for the trip to Denmark, Norway and Sweden. For information, call (740) 537-3064.
Register now for Story Time
Registration is under way for Story Time that will be held at the Schiappa branch of the Public Library of Steubenville and Jefferson County on Mondays Nov. 26 through Dec. 17 at 6 p.m. It is for children ages 4 and 5. Stories, rhymes and crafts are shared. Register by calling (740) 264-6166.
Family movie night will be held at the Schiappa branch on Friday at 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Bring drinks and snacks to the library. Register by calling (740) 264-6166.
Tri-State Marine Corps Auxiliary meets
The Tri-State Marine Corps Club Auxiliary of Weirton held its monthly meeting Nov. 12 at the Serbian American Cultural Center with President Joan Spano presiding.
Chaplain Mary Ann Smith led devotions, reading "Those Who Hope in the Lord Will Soar Like an Eagle." She also offered the invocation and led in special prayers.
Shirley Brecht asked those in attendance to take a moment to thank a veteran.
Recording Secretary Carol Lyons read thank-you letters from Barboursville Veteran Home for October and November birthday cards and from Boatsie's Boxes for 26 Christmas stockings for active duty troops. The stockings were provided by the auxiliary, Clyde Elliott, JoAnn Murphy, Mary Rose Spano, Helen Ferrari and Angela Mazur of Howard Hanna Mortimer Realty.
Brecht gave a report on the auxiliary Christmas party, which will be held Dec. 6 at Undo's. The event will include a "Secret Pals" gift exchange, and members will choose a new secret pal for 2013.
The Marines Corp Club will hold its Christmas party following their December meeting, and auxiliary members will bring covered dishes. The club will provide the meat dish.
Joan Spano sent birthday cards for those with November birthdays at the Barboursville Veterans Home. She also placed a wreath Nov. 12 at the Millsop Community Center on behalf of the auxiliary during Veterans Day services. Bruce Hornick placed a wreath on behalf of the Marine Corps Club.
The auxiliary chose their adopted veteran for 2013, Danny Lyons, a member of the corps club.
Peg Dawson won the 50/50 drawing and donated it back to the treasurer.
The auxiliary will hold brown bag lunches in January and February. The next meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 12 at the cultural center.
Alzheimer's support group meeting set
The Alzheimer's Association will hold its monthly Caregiver Support group meeting at 6 p.m. Nov. 29 at Eastern Gateway Community College, 4000 Sunset Blvd., Room 1500, Steubenville.
For information, call the Alzheimer's Association at (330) 650-0552 or 1 (800) 272-3900.
Four Seasons Seniors elect officers
The Four Seasons Senior Citizens Association met Nov. 14 at the Serbian American Cultural Center in Weirton with Angela Gillette, first vice president, presiding. Josie Cekinovich gave the invocation.
Dolly and Sandy Muscara, guests of Jenny Muscara, were welcomed.
Donahue and Son entertained with a mix of country and classic music.
Cekinovich, reservation chairman, reported 109 reservations. The December menu will be wedding soup, beef burgundy or stuffed chicken breast, vegetables and dessert.
Members recognized November birthdays and anniversaries.
A report was given on cards sent, and a membership report noted membership stands at 161.
Officers for the 2013 term will be Norma Yoho, president; Roberta Burnette, first vice president; Chris Sklenar, second vice president; Tom Maxwell, secretary; Rose Mark, treasurer; Mary Rose Spano, chaplain; and Jane Barney, historian.
Frank Sciarra was awarded the free dinner from the club. Winners of the 50/50 drawing were Armando D'Amico and Jim Orler. Door prizes were awarded to Rose Mark, Barbara Cerra, Jim Cerra, Tom Barbara, Barbara Libengood and Chuck Rupani.
The next meeting will be held Dec. 12.
Fundraiser pancake breakfast Sunday
A fundraiser pancake breakfast in celebration of Jojo DeMayo of Steubenville will be held Sunday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the American Legion Argonne Post 33 located at 808 N. Fifth St., Steubenville.
The cost is $5 per person with children 3 and under eating for free.
Tickets are available in advance or at the door. For information, call Christina at (740) 457-8262.
Country Friends to host band
Country Friends will host Art Beal and The Country Tradition band Saturday at the Memorial Hall located at 402 Old Police Lodge Road, Colliers.
Country Friends has events every Monday, Friday and Saturday at the hall. The doors open at 6 p.m. each Saturday, and the dance starts at 7 p.m.
On Monday and Friday nights, the doors open at 4 p.m., and open mic begins at 6 p.m. Participants can bring a covered dish if they so desire for the meal that begins at 5 p.m.
Country Friends Foundation Inc. is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting Christianity, friendship and brotherly love through music. All proceeds go to charity. For information, call (304) 527-4253 or (304) 479-1270.
School retirees plan holiday party
Thirty-three people attended the Steubenville City Schools retirees luncheon held Nov. 8 at Scaffidi's Restaurant in Steubenville.
Cards were signed for ill members, and sign-up sheets were distributed to recruit volunteers for Charity Hospice's poinsettia tree at the Fort Steuben Mall. The Christmas lunch will be held at 1:30 p.m. Dec. 13 the Ville. Anyone wanting to participate in a gift exchange is asked to bring a $5 gift.


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5 Annoying Trends That Make Every Movie Look the Same
Hollywood: the dream factory, the place where joy is made and everybody craps rainbows and cocaine. But underneath the glitz is a bunch of working stiffs who are either just trying to get the job done, or hacks who get their original ideas by ripping off other hacks.
That's why these days...
#5. Movies are Color-Coded by Genre
Have You Ever Noticed:
There's some unwritten rule that horror movies should be blue:
The Ring
The Nightmare on Elm Street reboot.
Meanwhile, apocalyptic movies are gray and washed out:
Then there are more subtle ones, for instance movies set in the desert tend to be yellow. And we don't mean when they're out in the sun and sand, either. Even when indoors it'll often look like it was filmed through a jar of urine:
Smokin' Aces (Las Vegas)
The Hills Have Eyes (rural Nevada)
Movies where reality is off-kilter will be green:
Fight Club
The Matrix films, aka The Greenest Movies Ever Made
Honestly, half the time you can guess the genre of the film based on one still from the trailer.
What's Going On?
It's called digital color correction. Back in the day, if you wanted your movie to have an artistic, stylish color palette, you had to go through the pain in the ass process of using filters on your lights and camera, or get the footage exposed just the right way. It was expensive, it was difficult and it was limited to people who really knew what they were doing. So if someone took the trouble, it meant they had a good reason, dammit.
Now? If you're a Hollywood director, with a few clicks of the mouse you can immediately look stylish and artsy by making the audience feel like they're watching your movie through a pair of novelty sunglasses. Hell, if you've got a Mac and a thousand bucks, you can get a color-correction program and give your home movie of a toddler farting on a cat an otherworldly green tint.
The Coen brothers didn't invent it, but Oh Brother, Where Art Thou was the first movie to heavily use digital color correction, to the point that every frame was digitally colored to give it that old-timey sepia tone.
But where the Coen Brothers were creating a unique and distinct look, other directors have realized these colors are a no-cost way to create atmosphere without, you know, having to write a good script or hire competent actors. These colors are a visual shorthand for various emotions and ideas (yellows seem hotter, blue makes a scene seem lit by spooky moonlight, washed-out grays are depressing). In other words: It's just laziness.
And while we're on color...
#4. Everything Else is Teal and Orange
Have You Ever Noticed:
Just like an early 90s parachute pants designer, movies lately have decided the only two colors they need are teal and orange. As some very sharp-eyed bloggers have pointed out, it's usually unnaturally orange-tinted skin tones against blue skies:
Or against dimly-lit rooms with the bluish tint:
Or whatever orange special effect they can splash against a teal or blue background:
As others have noted, you don't even need to look beyond the posters:
What's Going On?
Not everybody wants to get fancy with that their digital coloring. But everybody wants to get lazy.
This is a color wheel:
You've almost certainly seen one before. Open up your image editing program, it'll have a version of it. It has all of the colors based on how close they are to each other in hue. Now the goal, if you're trying to shoot a nice-looking scene, is to get a good contrast with the colors. Since most movies are about humans, you simply find the closest thing to a human's skin tone on the wheel (somewhere on the upper right) and then make everything else the opposite, most contrasting color (that is, the color on the opposite side of the wheel, or lower left). Teal and orange.
From the beginning of color film, movies have been trying to set up shots to take advantage of this color combination whenever possible. But here in the era of easy digital color correction, they've taken this so far that you get that ridiculous two-color system, where every room is bathed in blue and every human looks like he has a bad spray-on douche-tan.
To be fair, it's not necessarily laziness per se. Your average colorist has to grade about two hours of movie, frame by frame sometimes, in the space of a couple of weeks. It doesn't take that many glances at the deadline bearing down on the calendar before you throw up your hands and say, "Fuck it. Everybody likes teal and orange!"
#3. Ramping (aka, Everything Slows Down Then Speeds Up)
Have You Ever Noticed:
Modern action movies can't just show you the hero landing the final blow. Oh, no. They just have to sloooow it down and make really, really sure you understand that, yes, that is a punch to the face.
In Troy, we have to slow down Brad Pitt's flying dagger attack while he's in mid-air, as if he can stop time like the freaking Prince of Persia:
In Watchmen, we have to bring the action to a virtual dead stop when a fist meets flesh (or anything else significant happens in the fight), to freeze the moment in time to make absolutely extra sure that the audience saw it.
Or there's the 300 method, where the action slows waaaaay down right as the hero is about to do something badass...
...and then SPEED IT UP REALLY FAST WHEN HE STRIKES THE BLOW!
The new Sherlock Holmes movie actually turns this into a plot device, slowing down fight scenes to simulate how lightning-fast Holmes thinks on his feet.
What's Going On?
The film suddenly slowing down is done by a process called "ramping." Instead of film being shot at the normal 24 frames-per-second, it'll be shot at 48, or 72, or 96. The more frames per second, the slower the action.
Now, we've had slow motion since the beginning of film (if you wanted a slower shot back then, you just cranked the handle on the camera faster) but today's digital cameras just make what was already a simple process even easier. So where before you would have an entire shot in slow-motion, aka the bad guy slowly falling to the ground...
...now they can't get through one shot without building slow and fast motion into the same action. The hero draws back the sword at 96 frames-per-second, and drives it into the bad guy's eye at 24. They'll do it 10 times in the course of one action scene, as if it's suddenly boring to watch a couple of guys doing kung fu at normal kung fu speed.
We can lay the blame on two movies: The Matrix obviously played a part with bullet time (which proved you could move the camera around AND have slo-mo at the same time), and 300, which at normal speed is roughly 15 minutes long. Once again, a technique progresses from "innovative" to "standard procedure" to "OK, please stop doing that."


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Perhaps despite the fact that the Volvo truck has for a long time been considered 'The Drivers´ Truck', the main feature of Volvo trucks has always been that of efficiency. This feature has not been more evident in any segment than in heavy-duty trucks with 'medium-size' engine capacity of between 6 and 7.5 litres.
A proud heritage to defend
The 'Viking' and the 'F86' are two of the most famous trucks ever, regardless of make. For this reason, the F7 had a proud heritage to defend and improve when it was introduced late in 1978. Many people certainly had doubts, since there were numerous truck owners and drivers who considered the F86 to be unbeatable. But the F7 succeeded in defending the Volvo leadership in the 'light heavy-duty' class.
Deciding on a larger cab
The F7 had in fact been developed in parallel with the F10/F12, and there had been thoughts of using a slightly narrower F10/F12 cab for the new truck. In the end, however, it was found that the larger cab frame was a bit too sophisticated and slightly too heavy for the new F7 truck, and it was instead decided to develop a wider version of the smaller F6 cab (partly within the framework of the 'Club of Four').
As a result, the F7 cab became fairly simple (with rubber mountings to the chassis instead of spiral suspension) and slightly wider than the F4/F6 cab (but still within the maximum width limit of 230 cm, which applied at this time in countries like Switzerland and Holland). The F7 shared the day cab with the slightly lighter F6S, but featured also a light sleeper cab, and crew cabs with seating for four to six persons were even offered.
A bestseller in Europe
The F7 was a Global truck in the true meaning of the word. It soon became a bestseller in nearly every part of Europe, and was also a bestseller in distant markets like Australia and the United States, even if the preference for bonneted N trucks prevented excessive sales of the F7 in developing countries.
The main feature of the F7 was its total adaptability to nearly every possible transport task. The basic use of the F7 in many countries was as a strong distribution truck. Thanks to the turbocharged engine with Intercooler (which was a novelty on the F7 truck, but which would soon be offered on several more trucks within the Volvo product programme) and the efficient 8 or 16-speed gearboxes long-distance transport was also a popular area of use, where the F7 with its low chassis weight had an extremely high payload capacity.
The Truck of the year
The F7 was awarded the 'Truck of the Year' trophy from a distinguished jury of European truck journalist in 1979 (Volvo would get four more 'Truck of the Year' trophies in 1984, 1986, 1994 and 2000).


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How to Enroll
Step 1
Complete the on-line credit Application at www.ccsf.edu.
Step 2
Take a Placement Test. *You can see the testing schedule: www.ccsf.edu/New_Students/test.htm.
Step 3
Attend an Orientation to CCSF. You can also do this online www.ccsf.edu/New_Students/Orientation.
Step 4
Make an appointment with a Counselor by calling (415) 452-4815, Mission Campus (415)920-6055, or Ocean Campus (415) 452-5235 or (415) 239-3296, to review your student records and plan a schedule of classes for the semester you plan to attend.


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Well PokeMMO is a JAVA game project which basically is the original FireRed title for the GBA made online. They know this type of projects don't last long because of the copyrighted material used, but they somehow made their client extract resources from ROMS. So they don't offer any copyrighted material on their download. I wonder what technique they could be using for this? All I know is that they use LWJGL.
closed as off-topic by Josh Petrie♦ Sep 27 '14 at 20:24
LWJGL is just used as a wrapper for graphics, input handling, audio etc. To extract the data from the roms, you need the specification of the ROM file format. The rom is a collection of data, that has been written by a certain rule set (the format specification). If you know this specification (by documentation or reverse engineering), you can open that file and extract the data.
You could do this with java, c, c++, c# or whatever language you like, that supports reading files.
You should find some information about the format on this page: http://nocash.emubase.de/gbatek.htm (look for the gba cartridges section).


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How do I set, clear and toggle a bit in C/C++?
We started with Q&A. Technical documentation is next, and we need your help.
Whether you're a beginner or an experienced developer, you can contribute.
Setting a bit
Use the bitwise OR operator (
That will set bit
Clearing a bit
Use the bitwise AND operator (
That will clear bit
Toggling a bit
The XOR operator (
That will toggle bit
Checking a bit
You didn't ask for this but I might as well add it.
To check a bit, shift the number x to the right, then bitwise AND it:
That will put the value of bit
Changing the nth bit to x
Setting the
Using the Standard C++ Library:
Or the Boost version:
There is no need to roll your own:
The Boost version allows a runtime sized bitset compared with an Standard Library compile-time sized bitset.
The other option is to use bit fields:
defines a 3-bit field (actually, it's three 1-bit felds). Bit operations now become a bit (haha) simpler:
To set or clear a bit:
To toggle a bit:
Checking a bit:
This only works with fixed-size bit fields. Otherwise you have to resort to the bit-twiddling techniques described in previous posts.
It is sometimes worth using an
Then use the names later on. I.e. write
to set, clear and test. This way you hide the magic numbers from the rest of your code.
Other than that I endorse Jeremy's solution.
I use macros defined in a header file to handle bit set and clear:
From snip-c.zip's bitops.how:
OK, let's analyze things...
The common expression in all of these that you seem to be having problems with is "(1L << (posn))". All this does is create a mask with a single bit on and which will work with any integer type. The "posn" argument specifies the position where you want the bit. If posn==0, then this expression will evaluate to:
If posn==8, it will evaluate to
In other words, it simply creates a field of 0's with a 1 at the specified position. The only tricky part is in the BitClr() macro where we need to set a single 0 bit in a field of 1's. This is accomplished by using the 1's complement of the same expression as denoted by the tilde (~) operator.
Once the mask is created it's applied to the argument just as you suggest, by use of the bitwise and (&), or (|), and xor (^) operators. Since the mask is of type long, the macros will work just as well on char's, short's, int's, or long's.
The bottom line is that this is a general solution to an entire class of problems. It is, of course, possible and even appropriate to rewrite the equivalent of any of these macros with explicit mask values every time you need one, but why do it? Remember, the macro substitution occurs in the preprocessor and so the generated code will reflect the fact that the values are considered constant by the compiler - i.e. it's just as efficient to use the generalized macros as to "reinvent the wheel" every time you need to do bit manipulation.
Unconvinced? Here's some test code - I used Watcom C with full optimization and without using _cdecl so the resulting disassembly would be as clean as possible:
----[ TEST.OUT (disassembled) ]-----------------------------------------------
Module: C:\BINK\tst.c Group: 'DGROUP' CONST,CONST2,_DATA,_BSS
Segment: TEXT BYTE 00000008 bytes
No disassembly errors
----[ finis ]-----------------------------------------------------------------
Here's my favorite bit arithmetic macro, which works for any type of unsigned integer array from
To set a bit:
To clear a bit:
To toggle a bit:
To test a bit:
For the beginner I would like to explain a bit more with an example:
Toggle or Flip:
Use the bitwise operators:
To set last bit in 000b:
To check last bit in foo:
To clear last bit in foo:
I used XXXb for clarity. You'll probably be working with hex representation, depending on the data structure in which you're packing bits.
More general, for arbitrary sized bitmaps:
As this is tagged "embedded" I'll assume you're using a microcontroller. All of the above suggestions are valid & work (read-modify-write, unions, structs, etc.).
However, during a bout of oscilloscope-based debugging I was amazed to find that these methods have a considerable overhead in CPU cycles compared to writing a value directly to the micro's PORTnSET / PORTnCLEAR registers which makes a real difference where there are tight loops / high-frequency ISR's toggling pins.
For those unfamiliar: In my example, the micro has a general pin-state register PORTn which reflects the output pins, so doing PORTn |= BIT_TO_SET results in a read-modify-write to that register. However, the PORTnSET / PORTnCLEAR registers take a '1' to mean "please make this bit 1" (SET) or "please make this bit zero" (CLEAR) and a '0' to mean "leave the pin alone". so, you end up with two port addresses depending whether you're setting or clearing the bit (not always convenient) but a much faster reaction and smaller assembled code.
The bitfield approach has other advantages in the embedded arena. You can define a struct that maps directly onto the bits in a particular hardware register.
You need to be aware of the bit packing order - I think it's MSB first, but this may be implementation-dependent. Also, verify how your compiler handlers fields crossing byte boundaries.
You can then read, write, test the individual values as before.
Check a bit at an arbitrary location in a variable of arbitrary type:
Sample usage:
Notes: This is designed to be fast (given its flexibility) and non-branchy. It results in efficient SPARC machine code when compiled Sun Studio 8; I've also tested it using MSVC++ 2008 on amd64. It's possible to make similar macros for setting and clearing bits. The key difference of this solution compared with many others here is that it works for any location in pretty much any type of variable.
If you're doing a lot of bit twiddling you might want to use masks which will make the whole thing quicker. The following functions are very fast and still flexible (they allow bit twiddling in bit maps of any size).
Note, to set bit 'n' in a 16 bit integer you do the following:
TSetBit( n, &my_int);
It's up to you to ensure that the bit number is within the range of the bit map that you pass. Note that for little endian processors that bytes, words, dwords,qwords etc, map correctly to each other in memory (main reason that little endian processors are 'better' than big-endian processors, ah, I feel a flame war coming on...).
Use this:
This program is to change any data bit from 0 to 1 or 1 to 0:
Visual C 2010, and perhaps many other compilers, have direct support for bit operations built in. Surprisingly, this works, even the sizeof() operator works properly.
So, to your question, IsGph[i] =1, or IsGph[i] =0 make setting and clearing bools easy.
To find unprintable characters...
Note there is nothing "special" about this code. It treats a bit like an integer - which technically, it is. A 1 bit integer that can hold 2 values, and 2 values only.
I once used this approach to find duplicate loan records, where loan_number was the ISAM key, using the 6-digit loan number as an index into the bit array. Savagely fast, and after 8 months, proved that the mainframe system we were getting the data from was in fact malfunctioning. The simplicity of bit arrays makes confidence in their correctness very high - vs a searching approach for example.
Use one of the operators as defined here.
To set a bit, used
Expanding on the
Here are some macros I use:
If you want to perform this all operation with c programming in linux kernel then i suggest to use standard apis of linux kernel.
See https://www.kernel.org/doc/htmldocs/kernel-api/ch02s03.html
Note: Here whole operation happens in a single step, So these all are guaranteed to be atomic even on SMP computers and are useful to keep coherence across processors.
Also remember the alternative tokens which may make it easier to remember:
Try one of these functions in C language to change n bit
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In many contexts, one antonym is scarce or scant (2b : lacking in amplitude or quantity)
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Where Aren't They Now? 11 Overlooked Deaths of 2011
#5. June 23 -- Columbo
The greatest one-eyed detective to ever chomp a cigar, Peter Falk.
Cardio respiratory arrest; pneumonia; Alzheimer's; awesomeness.
The Legacy:
"Peter fucking Falk. That's my legacy."
When Falk was 3, he had an eye removed due to cancer, which was replaced by a glass eye. He also had a slight speech impediment that gave his voice a kind of breathy quality. Between the two handicapables, Falk was told early on not to expect much of an acting career. Reports that he eventually paraded his four Emmys and two Oscars outside the homes of early critics are unconfirmed.
So, do you know why Peter Falk was perfect as Columbo? It was specifically because he was disheveled with a kind of squinty deer-in-the-headlights look and and a schlubby demeanor. Because Columbo wasn't a typical detective show -- the audience knows up front who commits the murder at the beginning of every episode. The fun of Columbo was watching everyone underestimate the wall-eyed sloppy joe who could barely walk into a room without bumbling about a bit.
And if he couldn't figure it out, he'd just plain talk someone into becoming a murderer just so he could catch them.
TV Guide called the show a "howcatchem" rather than a "whodunit." He didn't do car chases, didn't carry a gun, didn't do good cop/bad cop interrogations or get guff from higher ups asking him to stop being so rogue. He just kind of niced his way into solving murders -- usually by tricking the murderers into thinking he was on their side.
#4. July 9 -- The Motor Driving Motorhead
Michael Burston, otherwise known as Wurzel, god of metal.
Heart disease.
The Legacy:
Believe us, it's hard to look like this ...
Via Malignantnarcissism.blogspot.com
Bless you, Wurzel.
... and get taken seriously. But Michael Burston, guitarist for the English metal band Motorhead, pulled it off. In addition to getting recognized for his technical skills, he was also kind of the class clown of metal, someone who wasn't going to put himself or his band on a pedestal of pretension. After all, the nickname Wurzel was inspired by his resemblance to a scarecrow in children's literature. A scarecrow who looked like this:
Via Slothypigeonshit.blogspot.com
You can thank us for the nightmare later.
And Burston was perfectly fine with the comparison.
#3. July 12 -- Big Daddy of The Brady Bunch
Sherwood Schwartz, creator of The Brady Bunch and Gilligan's Island.
Natural causes; peacefully in his sleep; aged 94; rich and comfortable.
And, we like to think, balls deep in Brady ass.
The Legacy:
Nestled nicely between Woodstock and the resignation of Richard Nixon was a show so white bread and benign that its very name became synonymous with "white bread and benign": The Brady Bunch. And Sherwood Schwartz was the guy who invented it. The show was a flop with critics, never got very high ratings and, by the end of its run, was competing with far more culturally relevant shows like Sanford and Son and All in the Family and Not Everyone Is White and We're Just Now Realizing It.
Yet The Brady Bunch stuck with us. And so did Gilligan's Island, aka the original Lost, but with idiots. No one thought that show was very good, either. Yet kids who were born 50 years after it ran know all about it. We wonder why.
Via Thepopculturefiend.blogspot.com
It was Bob Denver's pear-shaped ass.
#2. Sept. 15 -- Everybody's Grandma
Frances Bay, quirky grandma extraordinaire.
Complications from pneumonia.
The Legacy:
The "you can trouble me for a warm glass of shut the hell up" woman.
Even if the name "Frances Bay" doesn't ring a bell, you can probably figure out who she is by noticing a recurring theme on her IMDb page:
Grandma Shallot, Grandma Johnson, Grandma, Grandma, Granny, Grandma De La Chasse, Grandma Julia Sposato, Nanna, Older Woman, Wise Old Woman, Old Phoebe, Old Woman, Aunt Ginny, Aunt Joyce, Aunt Francine, Aunt Sylvia, Aunt Sylvia (yes, again), Aunt Charlotte, Elderly Swiss Jeweler ... the list goes on.
Bay played both Happy Gilmore's AND the Fonz's grandma. That means Happy Gilmore and the Fonz are cousins! She also played Boss Hogg's sister-in-law on The Dukes of Hazzard and Mabel Choate, the old lady from whom Jerry stole the marble rye on Seinfeld.
All of her best characters were either abused or robbed.
Hipster film students will rush to tell you about her role in numerous David Lynch projects. Screw that -- we're here to tell you she was in ALF. ALF! Yo Willy!
#1. Nov. 22 -- Lana Peters, aka Stalin's Daughter
Svetlana Alliluyeva, Stalin's only daughter.
Colon cancer.
The Legacy:
Not exactly the image we conjure when thinking about the man who murdered almost a Canada worth of people.
One of history's greatest monsters had a kid who not only survived into the 21st century, but was living in Wisconsin, of all places. Wisconsin. Can you imagine going out to your dairy farm to harvest your cheese crop and finding out your little old lady neighbor was the daughter of a man responsible for the murders of up to 20 million people? How do you even process that? Do you just drop your cheese harvest and run? Do you try to make like you don't know, but accidentally drop the phrase "Uncle Joe, Slaughterer of Millions" in everyday conversation? No one has written a guideline on the situation, so we don't know.
As for Svetlana herself, she was plagued with daddy issues from the start, as you can imagine. Her dad abused her mom, who died of a "burst appendix," which might be Soviet code for "suicide and/or murdered by Joseph Stalin." Her dad exiled her first boyfriend to the Arctic Circle, refused to meet her first husband and arranged her marriage to her second husband, which lasted 10 years.
"I'd like to introduce you to your future husband: this empty, lifeless field."
It was after marriage two dissolved that things got really interesting for Svetlana. She met and fell in love with an Indian Communist, whom she was not allowed to marry, presumably because her father's ghost was still pulling her love-life strings. Nevertheless, after her boyfriend's death she was allowed to travel to India to scatter his ashes in the Ganges. Aaaaaand pop into the U.S. embassy to apply for political asylum in America.
So in 1967, the daughter of one of the architects of Soviet communism denounced the regime and fled to the U.S. Then she met Frank Lloyd Wright's apprentice, who had once been married to Frank Lloyd Wright's daughter, also named Svetlana. So naturally Svetlana Stalin and the former son-in-law of Frank Lloyd Wright married -- and that was how Svetlana Iosifovna Alliluyeva became known as Lana Peters.
Yeah, that has a much less murderous ring to it.
This marriage didn't last long, either (daddy issues, remember), and Peters flitted around for years, eventually going back to the USSR, abruptly leaving again, then moving to Europe and finally settling in the one place you'd least expect a celebrity Soviet defector: a retirement home in Wisconsin.
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text: Wireless sensor networks can revolutionize soil ecology by providing measurements at temporal and spatial granularities previously impossible. This paper presents a soil monitoring system we developed and deployed at an urban forest in Baltimore as a first step towards realizing this vision. Network motes measure and save soil moisture and temperature in situ every minute. Raw measurements are periodically retrieved by a sensor gateway and stored in a central database where calibrated versions are derived and stored. The measurement database is published through Web Services interfaces. In addition, analysis tools let scientists analyze current and historical data and help manage the sensor network. This deployment that measures soil factors with unprecedented temporal precision. However, the deployment required device-level programming, sensor calibration across space and time, and cross-referencing measurements with external sources. The database, web server, and data analysis design also required considerable innovation. So the ratio of computer-scientists to ecologists was 3:1. Before sensor networks can fulfill their potential as high-quality instruments that can be deployed by scientists without major effort or cost, these technical problems must be addressed so that the ratio is one nerd per ten ecologists.


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Striders to have sign-ups
STEUBENVILLE - Registration for the Steuben Striders' 40th summer track program will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and April 28 in room 2500 at Eastern Gateway Community College.
Cost is $30 per child ages 5-18. Parents are asked to bring a birth certificate for first-time runners.
For information, contact Patricia Herring at (740) 264-3165.
Big Red rolls past Bruins
STEUBENVILLE - The Steubenville High School softball team defeated Brooke, 10-0, in six innings Thursday.
Anna Perrino scattered four singles and struck out two in the victory. Tenia Barker, Carmie Biasi, Brittany Bodo and Mallory Giannamore each had two singles. Casey Gentile drove in a pair of runs.
Steubenville takes on Steubenville Catholic Central Monday at Franciscan University while Brooke hosts East Liverpool for a doubleheader today.
Big Red 10, Brooke 0
Brooke 000 000 - 0 4 3
Big Red 211 042 - 10 11 0
BROOKE: Castellucci (LP, 4K, 0BB), Reardon (5th, 0K, 0BB) and Preston. Simala S; Geary S; Camilletti S; Schambach S.
BIG RED: Perrino (WP, 2K, 2BB) and M. Barker. T. Barker 2S, R; Biasi 2S, 3R; Giannamore 2S, 2R; M. Barker S, R; Gentile S, R, 2RBI; Archer S, R; Bodo 2S, R.
Monarchs top Red Riders
WEIRTON - The Weir baseball team fell 13-4 to John Marshall Thursday.
William Larch had a good day at the plate for the Red Riders, going 3-for-3 with a home run, two singles, and three RBIs. Jeremy Swartzmiller had a pair of singles, and Matt Cessna drove in a run.
Weir travels to North Marion for a doubleheader Saturday starting at noon.
John Marshall 13, Weir 4
John Marshall 620 500 0 - 13 12 2
Weir 220 000 0 - 4 5 4
JOHN MARSHALL: Callihan (0K, 5BB), Minder (2nd, WP, 3K, 0BB) and Winland. Minder 2S, RBI; Whorton S; Wellman D, RBI; Winland 2S, RBI; Frohart 2S, RBI; Magers 2S, D, 6RBIs; Filbert 3S, 2RBI.
WEIR: Knuutila (LP, 2K, 2BB), Cessna (3rd, 2K, 4BB) and Curtis, Beck (4). Swartzmiller 2S; Larch 2S, HR, 3RBI; Cessna RBI.
Oak Glen loses to Magnolia
NEW MANCHESTER - Oak Glen fell to Magnolia 12-3 on Thursday night.
The Golden Bears were led by Matt McLaughlin and Tyler Steed, who each had a double. Bub Haddox added a pair of singles.
Oak Glen (8-8) visits Beaver Local for a doubleheader Saturday.
Magnolia 12, Oak Glen 3
Magnolia 902 001 0 - 12 12 3
Oak Glen 011 010 0 - 3 7 4
MAGNOLIA: Wilhoit (WP, 7K, 0BB) and Cain.
OAK GLEN: Haddox (LP, 2K, 1BB), Porter (3rd, 2K, 1BB) and Smith. McLaughlin D, Steed, D, Haddox 2S.


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So this morning I turned on my laptop, and everything seemed to be going fine until I logged in. All my settings were gone, back to the default desktop, default programs and everything. I did an 'ls' on my home directory, and it was just a bunch of "ECRYPTFS" files. I have home directory encryption turned on, so I figured the decryption of my home directory failed for some reason.
Anyway, just to be careful, I booted into a live session on a usb drive, and used ecryptfs-mount-private to decrypt my home folder. That seemed to work fine. It looked like everything was there until I tried to cd into my music folder. Nothing there.
Anyway, I checked my disk usage, and it's the same as it was last night, so my (somewhat massive) music collection is definitely still there.
Then I did an
ls on my home folder. This is what I saw:
It appears that all of the default folders that Ubuntu creates are duplicated within the same folder. I didn't know that was even possible.
When I cd into Music, it's empty, but there's another Music folder there, and I have no idea how to get to it. I'm not even sure my files are in there, because
du -sh reports that both copies of the music folder are just 4.0k
However, if my music collection were actually gone, I should have a lot more free disk space.
Anyway, I have no idea what to do. It's not critical that I get anything back (all my important files are backed up on Dropbox, and it looks like most everything survived), but it would be nice to have my Music collection.
Anyway, help is much appreciated. Thanks!


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My older kids (9 and 12) can be very me-centric. For instance, we recently won a small amount of money from a contest, my now 12 year old immediately suggested that we spend the extra money on his birthday. Anytime he thinks he can convince anyone to spend money on him, he'll do it. Whether it be friends, grandma, us, or his siblings, he somehow manages to try and convince all of them to spend money on him. What can I do to dissuade this habit?
Being altruistic takes practice. Part of that practice is being able to put yourself in another person's place and imagine experiencing what they are feeling.
We started encouraging this with our kids by giving them things to share. Here are some examples of things we say to our kids:
Insist on manners first. Show them how to be a good host. Comment on people who are good hosts by pointing out their generosity and how it made you feel. Sometimes point out the opposite, but only occasionally. Eventually they will catch on.
Remember: tangible rewards for altruism decrease the likelihood that it will happen again. The reward is just feeling good. Revel in it and help your kids revel in it!
Also, older kids might be trying out humor. In this instance, even if they weren't, I'd laugh off the birthday comment and refocus on a more equitable/realistc purpose for the money.
Quite simply: stop doing it, stop letting the siblings and grandparents do it.
The behavior will only persist as long as he believes it will work. When he consistently gets offense or irritation or surprise as a reaction instead of gifts, money, and other treats, it won't be a worthwhile behavior any more.
I would think of this as a gift that your son has. He has an amazing power of persuasion. Can you help him channel this persuasion towards achieving greater accomplishments? Can he write a business plan and get people to fund his business idea? Can he convince people to donate money to a great charity? Be creative. Help him be creative. Harness his strengths.


text: The SUNY Geneseo Department of Music's new Steinway grand piano was moved into the college's new recital hall in the renovated Doty Hall. In the video below, Professor and Department Chair Jonathan Gonder gives it a test performance. The instrument will be used for guest artists, the college's faculty and student concert series and student graduation recitals.


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Whenever I launch an internet browser on my droid phone it attempts to launch another app (in my case mSecure).
This happens with dolphin and my stock browser so I don't think it's an mSecure setting. In fact I deleted mSecure but I still get the message failure attempting to launch mSecure.
Any help to get rid of this message will be appreciated.


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BETHANY - The Franciscan University Barons Basketball team lost its season opener 94-46 to the 26th-ranked Bethany College Bison Thursday.
"There were real spurts of positive play from us tonight," coach John Lamanna, said. "We're a young team and we will have our highs and our lows."
The Barons had a promising first half, shooting 42.9 percent from the field including a perfect five-for five-from the free throw stripe. FUS went into the half down 44-31.
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LOOSE BALL — Bethany's Reece Mabery, left, and Franciscan's Frank Murray battle for a loose ball in Bethany's 94-46 victory Thursday night.
-- Martin Santek Photography
After, the halftime break the Barons stumbled, shooting only 23.1 percent from the field and allowing Bethany 50 percent shooting from behind the 3-point line.
While shooting was a problem for Franciscan, Lamanna said that the team's main focus should be improving its efforts on the glass.
"We need to work on rebounding," Lamanna said. "We were not able to give ourselves any second-chance points on offense."
The leading scorers for the Barons were freshman guards Tim Schenk and Christian Duke, who each scored 10 points. Big man Joe Rhine posted a well-rounded stat sheet with seven points, five assists and five blocks.
"We got a lot of defensive stops and shared the ball well," Lamanna said. "Overall, we need to build off the positives and make adjustments to things we didn't do as well."
The Barons look to bounce back on the road on Saturday when they play the University of Massachusetts-Boston at 2 p.m. in the inaugural Hoopsville Invitational Classic in Maryland.


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What is your drink (alcoholic) of choice?
I'm not a huge drinker. Really couldn't stand the taste of the stuff till after I visited Germany and got kinda use to beer. Still not a huuuuuuge fan but least not I can drink it. Before if I'd drink alcohol it's a mixed drink usually something like a screw driver. Now I'd drink the occasional beer but not often.
The other day a friend of mine got me to try a Blue Moon beer with a bit of orange. Now don't know if it was the beer or because it was on draft which to me tastes different usually. No idea if its true. Either way it tasted pretty good. Sooo yeah got me thinking what do you guys like to drink?
PS: sorry for any rambling its 4:20 am and I should be asleep instead of typing on deals.woot
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Not a fan of beer , but Tucher Weiss with a squeeze of lemon I find I like, as well as Paulaner's Oktoberfest.
I'm a fan of Sangiovese and also gin, Bombay Blue Sapphire and Dry Fly Washington Dry Gin in particular.
I like a variety of beers, whiskey, ect., but the drink I'm most likely to crave is a good spicy Bloody Mary. Yum. Who's up for breakfast? :)
rusty nails (scotch and drambuie)
I was born, raised, and still reside in what is known to many as the Beer Capital of the World. Beer is my drink of choice hands down. I think that if people got themselves weaned off that pee-pee water known as bud light, the US would have a better understanding of how great beer can be.
I go to bars where I could be there every day of the year, and try something different each of those days. So me saying I have a favorite beer would be a lie, I simply haven't tried them all to make up my mind. My everyday inexpensive beer of choice is a Miller High Life, it changes from time-to-time.
@okham, bloody's are my second (w/ Luksusowa only)
Three fingers of Templeton Rye whiskey. No water, no ice, no stones.
Yuengling American Lager is my go to beer but I like Stella Artois, Imperial, Smithwicks, Killians, Corona, and might even drink a Miler Lite if thats all thats there. Depends on the weather and if i am eating or just drinking. There are a lot of micro brews I like that I am not going to mention. I think that beer would be my beverage of choice even if it did not have alcohol.
I'm a huge drinker, I pound it all! My choice for beer is Leinenkugels Honey Weiss, it rules. My choice of hard stuff (diesel) is single malt scotch on the rocks.
I stick to the movie drinks. Vodka martini, shaken and very dirty. Also the occasional white russian, but depends where I am and where the evening is going. I have a sweet tooth and dont drink often, so I don't feel bad going for them. G&T is my go-to if I am feeling more self conscious at the bar in question, still refreshing.
I like the odd scotch and cigar, but only on special occasions. I love tasting the oak in the whiskey, goes great with the cigar.
I think our tastes are similar when it comes to beer vs mixed drinks. There is a reason i don't drink much, which is usually why I find myself up at 4:20 as well sometimes.
I'll drink just about anything, but my favorite choice is always Jack and Coke.
Captain and coke for me
Hendricks gin is the winner by far. Can't say I have a favorite scotch but I do dabble in them and assorted other mixed drinks. I'm a sucker for a good Gimlet or Moscow Mule.
I am also a pretty big beer snob. Right now, as with every Christmas, my favorite is Great Lakes Brewery Christmas Ale. Had to drive to 10 stores to find it and it was only in a case. Then I had to get my girlfriend to wrap up a 6 pack for me so I could fly it in her checked bag since Missouri doesn't get GL. My every day beer is normally High Life or I play 6 pack roulette and pick whatever craft brew is on special that day.
DH loves a good strong beer. We love to visit bar/micro-breweries to try their "flights" of different beers. He's not crazy about the wheat beers, preferring the darker ones, but I rather like them,'
Having said that, I'm more of a flavored martini kind of girl. A "friend" told me that the Cosmo is passe, but it's still my go-to drink if I don't think of anything else. Recently found a blueberry lemon drop that was yummy, too. One of my happiest conference-going memories was sitting with a group of friends from around the country (and world) at a martini bar in Miami ordering one of everything on the drink list and passing them around for everyone to sample. Yum! And they don't have to be fruity. I also love a good dirty martini (emphasis on GOOD - some are just nasty!).
Oh, and I tip my hat to the Bloody Mary. There was a thread about this here.
Cheap booze always tastes horrible. I'm not much of a drinker myself but a nice fancy beer (not too dark) or a nice bourbon is good with me.
Blue Moon is a winner in my book. I'd suggest trying a few different things in small amounts to just figure out what you enjoy. I personally don't like hoppy beers, so I stay away from IPAs and the likes. You might be the same.
Next time you're at a bar, try a Jameson on the rocks. It's a good, smooth drink that's not too hard on the wallet. You could try Jack as well, but I'm personally not a fan of it straight. Mixed drinks (rum and coke, for example) can help you get used to the bite of alcohol as well.
Interesting. I got introduced to the world of beer through wheat beers (like Paulaner, Hoegaarden, Blue Moon, etc). They have lighter flavors and sit well. I still have a soft spot for them, though they are not my favorite any more.
I like lagers and pale ales and ESBs and such now. I also like whiskeys a lot.
Absolut Vodka Martini - Shaken and dirty. Good drink and fun to order and say
I adore beer, the more complex and tasty, the better. My current All-Time-Favorites (subject to change according to mood) are Trippel Karmeliet (tastes like caramel!), Anderson Valley's Barney Flats Oatmeal Stout (tastes like a dark chocolate oatmeal cookie!), and New Glarus' Cherry Belgian Red (tastes like carbonated cherry slurried angels partying on your tongue!).
In the colder months, I am also very much a fan of port. For daily sipping ports, lately I prefer Noval Black (cherries, dark chocolate, midnight kisses) or Grahams 20 year tawny (apricots, caramel, harvest fields at sunrise). For more special occasaions I've got some aged and aging bottles of rubies in the basement.
And for mixed drinks, I love sloe gin fizzes, Boston flips (whisky sour with egg white), Frisco and Pisco sours (lemon lime bourbon sugar stuff egg white concoctions that taste like heavenly alcoholic key lime custard cloud fluff). Omnomnomnom!!
I'm a craft beer kinda guy if I have to pick. I also kinda like Scotch on occasion.
Red: Cabernet Sauvignon, Sangiovese
White: Sauvignon Blanc
Single malt scotch
Redhook ESB, Anchor Steam, Fuller's London Pride
@studerc: I haven't tried Templeton. Don't think I've even seen it, and I go out of my way to find new Rye. What's the price like?
Bulleit Rye Whiskey on the rocks.
Or a good Manhattan. Preferably with rye but also with any good whiskey.
M/D 20/20 as near to freezing as possible.
I'm not a big fan of alcohol, but I love a good, strong margarita.
I like a good old bucks fizz, AKA a mimosa.
@bingo969: Standard 750 mL bottle will run you anywhere from $35-$45 depending on what establishment you purchase it from. I thoroughly enjoy it.
Bloody Mary. I like to try them in different places and parts of the country to see the different twists they put on them. Plus they're great breakfast drinks. Best I've had is at the Frosty Bar in Put in Bay.
Second would be cheap beer. Can't stand the fancy stuff. Yuengling is about as top shelf as I'll go.
I prefer Anejo's. The "special occasion" tequila for me is Don Julio 1942. When we go on vacation there is this one tequila bar that serves Herradura Seleccion Suprema. WOW!!! Best tequila I have ever had!
@coondogg97: I second your choice on tequila. Centenila Anejo is my choice, but Herradura is good, as well. Straight up, and ice cold. Slides down so easy. Yum! I miss drinking sometimes...
Beer of choice: Shiner (bottle) or Guiness (draft).
Wine: No thanks.
I never developed a taste for anything alcoholic. So all I drink is one of those tiny communion cups of what I'm told is not great red wine just about the first Sunday of every month. My church does offer grape juice but between the kids and pregnant women, they occasionally run low, so I drink the wine. At least the bread used it really good.
Woot wine!!! I'm pretty much stuck on reds, moderate to heavy. Pinots are my favorite: I'm in love with the Expressions from the Pacific Northwest.
I also like heaver ales. The Sam Adams Oktoberfest is one of my favorites.
@zapp brannigan: Used to be Captain and Coke for me, too. Then I discovered Captain and Dr. Pepper, and I haven't gone back for a Coke since.
And whee, look at all the answers a question about alcohol brings!
@dw1771: Really? That stuff beat out Smirnoff Ice for the worst liquor ever made. Sure its as delicious as kool aid, but gut rot will arrive before any buzz.
#1 - vodka tonic
#2 - vodka martini...dirty as hell
Woodchuck Cider is my general go to bottle. I love their Raspberry especially. Strongbow if I'm with my husband because it reminds him of home.
Not a big fan of beer, generally. I did like Wild Blue because it tasted very strongly of blueberries, so I do wonder if there's anything else similar like that. I do have to be careful though because I react to certain malt beverages with a really awful rash.
I typically like a lot of the girly drinks, too. Vodka is my favorite generally as far as spirits go. I've grown fond of the Pinnacle brand's fun flavors. Cake, Gummy, Pumpkin Pie vodka? Yum yum yum.
Rum, with a capital Aahhrrrr!
Single malt - the older the better.
Barring a bottomless wallet, though, sweet wines (e.g. riesling) and then any beer that doesn't make me smack my tongue. I hate hops.
Also: Jack and coke, to hop on the coke wagon.
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. End of conversation
Yuengling Traditional Lager.
Bud Light w/ Lime.
Rum & Coke.
Jack Daniels straight up.
...in that order.
I may not be from the south, but I'm a bourbon man through and through.
Now where'd my sister get to?
@ptucker2: I love MOST of the Great Lakes Brewing Co. beers. When spring rolls around make you you try the "Holy Moses White" brew. It is the best beer I have ever tried. EVER!
I'm not a big drinker, but if I'm out at dinner and drinks are being had, I won't say no to a nice mojito.
@jezebelseven: Yum! Woodchuck cider and Strongbow cider!
I discovered that a local pub has offers a pear cider on draft. Dangerously good!
Anything red from wine.woot! (that ships to Maryland, that is)
@housry23: I have had it and I'm not a big fan. Wasn't Holy Moses a year round one for a long time? Would rather just get a random than have it again. :)
Moonshine, hot off the still. It has flavors that are ephemeral. After sitting in a jug for even a day, many of the flavors of fresh shine vanish.
Single malt scotch. Neat. Preferably Islay - the smokier the better.
For beer, I like bocks or dopplebocks the most. Its definitely my favorite style.
For a mixed drink, i like 7 + 7 (also called the Norwegian 15)
Specifically good wines. More specifically Washington State's (my lovely State) good wines. A few current daily drinker favorites:
J. Bookwalter - Foreshadow Cab - about $20 (93-pt!) - phenomenal, period.
Chateau Ste. Michelle - Cab - insane value $10 - lush and elegant, surprisingly "upscale" palette for the price.
Columbia Crest - Horse Heaven H3 Cab - under $20 in most places - phenomenal value.
Delille Cellars - Doyenne AIX - a beautiful French blend for slightly more celebratory occasions. $42
Wow.. many more responses than I expected XD thanks but to many for me to @ right now for me to get back to everyone. But...
@jezebelseven: Woodchuck Cider is good over ice. My favorite is Blummers but I can't find it here in Mississippi. Have you or anyone ever tried Angry Orchard? A friend of mine said it was bad but the art on the bottle looks good lol.
@everyone who mentioned Crown & Coke I that drink is pretty good too though not really something I drink often dunno why.
@thedogma: after drinking mainly beer at restaurants and laundry mats (really weird) in Germany pretty much use to the bite now. It was kinda crazy that beer was significantly cheaper than water or coke in some places.
@kjbertetto: lol when you said diesel I started thinking of a mixed drink that I had over there. Coke + Beer. It wasn't half bad but not something I went out of my way to order again. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shandy#Diesel
I'm kinda curious about trying some different wines. I tried two that I picked up at world market since Woot can't ship 99.99999% of their stock to my state which makes me sad. It wasn't so hot but was probably the ones I picked up. Really should go to a wine tasting I suppose and get samples of lots of kinds.
Anywho I'm off to a late lunch! Thanks for all the responses and can't wait to read the rest.
Well it depends on the category. I doubt anyone here will have heard of any of the beers I like unless they're from Michigan as well, or somewhere near it, so I'll just post types.
Beer: I like most any microbrew/craft besides pilsners, favorites are IPAs (especially doubles and even triples)
Wine: Bordeaux if it's going with meat, chianti if I'm drinking it without a meal
Liquor: Either a Manhattan, scotch and soda, or cuba libre.


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Financial Aid and Scholarships for Study Abroad
Georgia Highlands College Cook Scholarship for Study Abroad and Study Abroad Grants
Basic information:
Deadline: Sunday, December 1 at midnight
In order to help students pay for the cost of study abroad trips, Georgia Highlands College has four $1,250 Cook scholarships and five $1,000 study abroad grants available to students. While financial aid such as HOPE and the Pell Grant can be used to cover the tuition of the courses associated with a study abroad trip, the Cook scholarship and study abroad grants are specifically for use in offsetting the cost of the trips themselves.
Anyone enrolled as a student at GHC during the 2013-2014 academic year is eligible to apply for a Cook scholarship and study abroad grant. Students who receive funding must use it for a GHC study abroad trip or a study abroad trip through the University System of Georgia. Please note that while there is no guarantee that students who apply will receive funding, last year the vast majority of applicants were ultimately offered either a scholarship or grant.
The application process is fairly simple. First, students should submit a brief online application to the GHC Office of Advancement. The link to this form is as follows:
How to apply:
Next, students will need to submit one letter of recommendation from a GHC faculty member. Finally, students will need to write a brief essay of no more than one page on why they wish to study abroad and how it will benefit them. Students must have a FAFSA on file with the college for the academic year. All application materials can be submit either by mail or online.
Please note that by submitting a complete application, students are automatically eligible for both a Cook scholarship and a study abroad grant, although in the interest of fairness and to help as many students as possible, students may only be awarded either one Cook scholarship or one study abroad grant, but not both. All application materials are due by midnight on Sunday, December 1.
HOPE Scholarship
Students at Georgia Highlands College can use their federal and state financial aid for study abroad. It may also be possible to use institutional aid; check with a financial aid officer on your specific types of aid. This aid can be used not only on University of Georgia study abroad programs, but on any study abroad program for which the student will receive academic credit.
If you will be attending a University System of Georgia study abroad program and are on the HOPE scholarship, your tuition will be paid for directly by the HOPE scholarship. You do not need to fill out any forms. Your book allowance will be sent to you in a check 10 days before the start of your program, as will any other type of financial aid you receive.
To receive academic credit for a non-University System of Georgia study abroad program or a University System of Georgia exchange program, you
should fill out the proper forms which are available through the registrars office. Failure to completely fill out all forms properly before the specified
dates could jeopardize your financial aid.
The amount of financial aid that you receive for study abroad will depend on the number of hours that you take and the cost of your program. You should also be aware that your financialaid could be affected by any scholarships that you may receive for study abroad.
Students planning to study abroad who are on financialaid besides the HOPE Scholarship should visit the financialaid office early to fill out forms and plan ahead in the use of their yearly distribution of financialaid. If you are on the HOPE scholarship only, you can wait until you have completed your credit approval form, take a copy by the financialaid office and verify that you have applied for aid for the summer.
Available Grant for Study Abroad
Now Studying Abroad is even easier! University System of Georgia students who participate in an ISEP exchange programare now eligible for a$500 program grant!
Thats right-students who study abroad for a semester oryear through an ISEP exchange program will receive a$500 credit toward the cost of their ISEP program. Thereare no additional forms to complete and no othereligibility requirements to worry about- the grant isavailable to every USG student who qualifies for an ISEPexchange placement.
To find the perfect ISEP exchange program for you, please visit www.isep.org
Searching the Web for Scholarships and FinancialAid
There are numerous web sites available which contain information on some of
the many scholarships available for study abroad. When selecting a program
make sure that it is accredited and the hours will transfer to your university.
Scholarship Tips from the OIE
Tips for writing a successful scholarship application.
International Scholarships Online
Searchable database of scholarships worldwide.
The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation
A variety of fellowships and grants offered by this non-profit foundation that
seeks to encourage a new generation of leaders.
A searchable database of over 400,000 scholarships of all types (not just study
abroad). You must fill in a personalprofile in order to search database. Advice on
applying for scholarships.
List of study abroad scholarship-granting organizations.
The Gilman Scholarship
Must be on the Pell Grant to be eligible. This new State Department study
abroad scholarship of up to $5,000 is available who will be attending programs
lasting one semester or longer.Not available for summer programs.
IIE Scholarships
Usually only given for direct enrollment, exchange, or non-traditional
locations. One grant for full semester study in a developing country.
Bowman Travel Grant
Not available for Australia, New Zealand and Western Europe
Work obligation with FederalGovernment or in higher education after
college; not for use in Western Europe, Canada, Australia, New Zealand
and severalother countries
Freeman ASIA Awards
National Security Education Program
Rotary International
Australian Education Office
U.S. Bureau of Educational and CulturalAffairs
The American Architectural Foundation
The American Architectural Foundation offers several scholarships:
The RTKL Travel Fellowship for Architecture Students provides one $2,500 fellowship is awarded to a student submitting the winning proposal outlining a foreign itinerary which is directly relevant to his or her education goals. Students must complete travel prior to graduation. Deadline is in mid-February.
AIFS Minority Scholarship
Applications will be accepted from African-Americans, Asian-Americans, Native-Americans, Hispanic-Americans and Pacific Islanders who are currently enrolled as undergraduates at a U.S. institution.
ASTA Scholarship Foundation Scholarships
17 funds that offer scholarships for travel and tourism students in travel schools, community/junior college, college/universities (undergraduate and graduate) in the U.S. and Canada.
Council International Educational Exchange (CIEE)
Bailey Minority Student Scholarship
http://www.ciee.org/scholarships.cfm?subnav=Students (click on "scholarships")
This fund supports students of African, Arab, Asian, Hispanic, and Native American descent participating in Council's overseas study, work, and voluntary service programs. Funds are available to secondary, undergraduate, and graduate students who demonstrate financial need, and who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents.
Council International Educational Exchange (CIEE)
Jennifer Ritzman Scholarship
This scholarship is available to students applying to the Monteverde, Costa Rica semester program only. Please contact firstname.lastname@example.com for further information.
CIEE Bowman Travel Grant
The Bowman Travel Grant is designed to encourage US students considering an educational experience in non-traditional countries. Applications will be considered for travel grants to destinations in any country EXCEPT Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United States, and several European countries.
Council-International Study Programs (ISP) Scholarships
Available to Council Study Center applicants. Applicants must be from Academic Consortium member institutions (see web site for list). This scholarship is available to students who demonstrate both academic excellence and financial need. For application materials, go to: www.ciee.org/study/scholarships/isp.htm
Cultural Experiences Abroad
The purpose of the CEA Scholarship Program is to promote international understanding among students by providing them with the means to study abroad.
Golden Key International Honor Society
A variety of scholarships are available for both graduate and undergraduate study. The Web site includes a searchable database.
Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation
The purpose of the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation is to alleviate a critical current and future shortage of highly qualified scientists, mathematicians, and engineers.
IES Scholarships
IES has various scholarships that encourage students with a variety of interests and abilities to study abroad with IES. Recipients of IES scholarships may receive awards ranging from $500 to 50% of the IES program fee.
Institute of International Education
IIE administers over 250 programs on behalf of sponsors that include the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development, foundations, corporations, government agencies, international organizations and development assistance agencies in the United States and abroad.
Institute for International Public Policy
The IIPP Fellowship program provides students with specially designed education and training experiences critical to entry and advancement in international affairs careers.
International Research & Exchanges Board Short-Term Travel Grants
Grants for scholarly projects focusing on Central and Eastern Europe, Eurasia, and Mongolia (Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.)
LEXIA International Scholarships
E-mail: email@example.com
LEXIA Exchange International is a private, independent, not-for-profit organization, offering study abroad programs for university undergraduate and graduate students. LEXIA study programs are available in: Berlin, Budapest, Buenos Aires, Cape Town, Krakow, Prague, Venice and Shanghai. Applicants must participate in a LEXIA program in Central or Eastern Europe. Scholarships are for $1500 based on need and academic standing.
Organization of American States
http://www.oas.org (click on "Opportunities" in the pull-down menu and then click on "Fellowships")
The Special Caribbean Fellowships Program (SPECAF) is an instrument at the regional level for the financing of studies leading to a Bachelor's degree at universities and other educational institutions in OAS member States.
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society Fellowships
http://www.phikappaphi.org (click on "Scholarships and Awards")
*USG members of Phi Kappa Phi are: Augusta State University, Columbus State University, Georgia College & State University, Georgia Southern University, Georgia State University, Kennesaw State University, North Georgia College & State University, The University of Georgia, Valdosta State University, and the State University of West Georgia
James K. Rathmell, Jr. Memorial Scholarship
Various scholarships available. Students must have plans to work/study outside of the country in the field of horticulture or floriculture.
Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarships
Academic-Year Ambassadorial Scholarships provide funding for one academic year of study in another country. This award is intended to help cover round-trip transportation, tuition, fees, room and board expenses, and some educational supplies up to $23,000 or its equivalent
School for International Training (SIT)
Awards of $500-4,000 are available to students participating in SIT semester programs. Awards are given on the basis of personal and academic qualifications and financial need.
Soil and Water Conservation Society Scholarships
Several SWCS Scholarships are offered yearly to members of the Society for research or classroom study. Internships are also available. Eligibility: At least a 2.5 GPA, completion of at least 2 years of study at an accredited college, an undergraduate in an agricultural or natural resource conservation-related curriculum.
World Federalist Association Awards
The World Federalist "Fund for Builders of a Better World" awards three cash prizes annually. Awards are for $1,500-$1,000 or $500. Applicants must be between the ages of 16-28 and members of the World Federalist Association. Internships also available.
Youth Foundation Scholarship
Scholarships can be used for an undergraduate's Junior year abroad. Selection is based on character, need, scholastic achievement, objective, motivation, potential for leadership, and good citizenship.
The Anglo-Jewish Association
OEP Scholarships are for Jewish students studying in Great Britain. Students will receive assistance with fees and living costs.
Winston Churchill Foundation Scholarships
Scholarships are available for graduate study in engineering, mathematics and science at Churchill College, Cambridge University, England.
British Council
The British Council administers or provides contact information for a variety of programs for US citizens and international students to study in Great Britain.
British Council Marshall Scholarships
These scholarships will be awarded to approximately 40 Americans each year, and require superior academic achievement. This scholarship supports study in a British university of the candidate's choice (although that choice should be made on the basis of the particular plan of study being proposed) for up to three years of study toward a second undergraduate degree or a graduate degree.
Gates Cambridge Scholarship
Gates Cambridge Trust intends to offer a substantial number of awards annually, which will cover the costs of studying at Cambridge. Some of these awards will be for students from the United States of America; but students from all countries, including the countries of the European Union other than the United Kingdom, will be eligible to be considered for the Gates Cambridge Scholarships.
London Summer Study Scholarship in Fashion Merchandising
Applicants must be undergraduates enrolled in a fashion merchandising program that has an ITAA member on the faculty. Students must have completed at least two years of a fashion merchandising program by the beginning of the summer. Preference is given to students who have not had international study experience. The scholarship is for $5,000.
George J. Mitchell Scholarship
http:// www.us-irelandalliance.org/mitchell
The Mitchell Scholarship provides financial assistance to study or conduct research at Institutions of higher learning, including the seven universities in the Republic of Ireland and the two universities in Northern Ireland, for one academic year of graduate study.
Regent's College Financial Assistance Programme
The British American College London is part of the Regent's College one million pounds scholarship scheme. There are many scholarships available to students with high academic achievement.
Rhodes Scholarship
Applications are sought from talented students without restriction as to their field of academic specialization or career plans, and the applicant's undergraduate program must provide a sufficient basis for further study in the proposed field.
Summer Study Scholarship in Interior Design
Scholarship is for summer study at the American College in London. Applicants must have completed at least one year of study, have an IDEC sponsor, and be returning for at least one year after the program. Scholarship is for $5,000 to cover tuition and any other expenses.
American-Scandinavian Foundation Awards for Study in Scandinavia
Fellowships of $3,000-18,000 are available to help meet the costs of advanced study or research in Scandinavia for a year. Applications are accepted from U.S. citizens and permanent residents who will have completed their undergraduate education at the time their overseas program begins.
Astrid G. Cates Scholarship Fund-The Sons of Norway
Applicants must be between 17 and 22 and be current members of Sons of Norway, or be children or grandchildren of current members. Awards range from $500 to $750 for study in Norway. Applicants must have financial need. Other criteria used for selection: GPA, extracurricular involvement, letter or recommendation, etc.
The purpose of the scholarship is to fund a student for one year's stay at a Norwegian folk high school. Applicants ought to be aged 18-22 and should be active in social, humanitarian and cultural activities. Applications also need to be sent to the nearest Norwegian embassy.
Scholarships for Study in Belgium
Scholarships are awarded to U.S. citizens under 35 years old. Fellowships are awarded to students who wish to continue their education in Flanders, Belgium. The fellowships are granted for research at universities, conservatories of music or art academies. Study can be in the following fields: art, music, humanities, social and political sciences, law, economics sciences and medicine.
Scholarships and Grants through the French Government
Each year the French government awards grants to foreigners for either (1) training or studying in France or (2) research or scientific studies. Grants are awarded for studies in various fields.
The ASTA Scholarship Foundation, Inc.
This scholarship offers an American scholar the opportunity to attend FITUR, The International Travel Fair of Madrid. The award consists of transatlantic transportation, registration in FITUR, local transportation, accommodations, and food during the award recipient's stay in Madrid, Spain. The "intern" will have the opportunity to attend the Fair, as well as other meetings and lectures. They will be sponsored and guided by the Ministry of Tourism for Spain while in Madrid. FITUR takes place annually in January.
Robert Bosch Foundation
To familiarize American professionals and executives with the political, economic, and cultural environment of Europe in general and of the Federal Republic of Germany in particular.
The Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange Program
E-mail: email@example.com Web: http://www.cdsintl.org
Applicants must be U.S. citizens, aged 18-24, with work experience primarily in business, technical and vocational fields. German language skills are recommended but not required. Program includes: 2 months of intensive language training, 4 months at a technical or professional school and a 6 month internship in industry or business.
The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
This foundation offers various scholarships for study in Germany.
The Institute for the International Education of Students (IES)
IES and the German Ministry for Economy and Technology are proud to offer four minority scholarships, each worth $9,700, to students attending the IES Berlin program in Spring 2002.
Austrian Cultural Institute
Applicants must be between 20 and 35 years old. These grants are for advanced students to study at academies of music and dramatic art or at art academies in Austria. Students must have a working knowledge of German.
The Austrian Cultural Institute
Applicants must be U.S. citizens between the ages of 20 and 35 who are currently enrolled at a college or university. Students must have taken classes in German for at least 2 years.
American School of Classical Studies in Athens
Offers a variety of scholarships and fellowships in Greece.
Kosciuszko Foundation
The Foundation's programs for educational funding include an Exchange Program for Americans to study language or conduct research in Poland; The Year Abroad Scholarship Program, Tuition scholarships, and The Graduate/Postgraduate Studies & Research in Poland Program Fellowship, and the Metchie J. E. Budka Award Scholarship for outstanding scholarly work in Polish literature, history and Polish-American relations and sponsor competitions in piano and voice for aspiring young artists.
Institute of Turkish Studies
The Institute will offer grants and fellowships in the field of Ottoman and Modern Turkish Studies to graduate students, post-doctoral scholars, universities, and other educational institutions through its Grant Program for the 2002-2003 academic year. The annual budget for the Grants Program has been significantly expanded and ITS encourages qualified applicants to apply for its grants.
The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
A one-year research program with full stipend for individuals who have already earned an M.A. or a Ph.D. in U.S. foreign policy or Middle Eastern studies and plan to pursue careers in government, journalism, research, or academia. This fellowship provides an opportunity for independent research and to learn first-hand about the making of U.S. policy in the Middle East. Interested applicants should send a resume and a writing sample to Patrick Clawson (Director for Research) at The Washington Institute.
Simpson Egyptology Scholarship
The competitive $2,500 per-semester scholarship enables study abroad students to enroll in Egyptology courses at the American University in Cairo for a semester or a year.
Russian-US Young Leadership Fellows for Public Service Program
The Russian-US Young Leadership Fellows for Public Service Program provides one year of intensive academic and professional training to both US and Russian young leaders.
International and Research Exchange Board (IREX) Short-Term Travel Grants
IREX promotes scholarly exchange between the United States and the nations of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. Find information about exchange programs, scholarships, and grants.
John J. and Nancy Lee Roberts Fellowship Program
This new program will support cutting-edge research in the social sciences on Eastern Europe, the New Independent States (NIS), the Near East, and Asia. A single grant will be awarded each year for up to 18 months in length. Applications are now available on the IREX web site and in hard copy.
Institute of International Education
The Institute of International Education (IIE) announces a fellowship program for young American researchers in professional, policy and public administration-related fields (business and economics, education reform, environmental and conservation policy, international relations, journalism, law, public administration and public health) who want to develop a specialized knowledge of the NIS. Candidates may apply for grants to Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Romania, Russia, Slovak Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine or Uzbekistan.
Blakemore Asian Language Fellowship Grants
Blakemore Foundation grants provide funds for a year of advanced language study at an educational institution in Asia selected by the applicant and approved by the Foundation.
East-West Center Fellowships
Fellowships for students (undergraduate and graduate students), educators, researchers, etc. who are interested in educational or research programs involving the study of Asia, the Pacific and the United States. The study program takes place at the East-West Center in Hawaii at the Univ. of Hawaii at Manoa. The East-West Center does not fund individual research projects.
Freeman-Asia Program
Provides generous scholarships for study in Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Macao, Malaysia, Mongolia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam. The primary goal of the Freeman-ASIA Program is to increase the number of American undergraduates who study in East and Southeast Asia. The length of the program determines freeman-ASIA award benefits.
Luce Scholarship Program
One-year internship in East or Southeast Asia. Asia studies majors/minors or anyone who has been to Asia for more than 4 weeks are not eligible
Department of Education Scholarships for Programs in China
(administered by CIEE)
The US Department of Education has awarded CIEE funding under the Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad Program to provide financial assistance to students who are participating in the Chinese language programs offered by the CIEE Centers at Peking University, East China Normal University (Shanghai), Nanjing University, and National Chengchi University (Taipei)
American Institute of Indian Studies Fellowship
Applicants must be U.S. citizens enrolled or employed in an American educational institution. Employees of the federal government of either the U.S. or India are not eligible. The first fellowship includes the languages Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, Telugi, and Marathi. Applicants are required to have a minimum of two years or 240 class hours of classroom instruction in the targeted language before starting the program and are also required to be committed to a teaching career. Teachers in Area Studies are also eligible to apply.
Association of International Education, Japan (AIEJ) Scholarships
These scholarships, which apply for semester or full-year study at IES Tokyo, include a monthly cash award of 80,000 yen (approx. $800), a one-time allowance of 25,000 yen (approx. $250) and round trip airfare.
Association of Teachers of Japanese
E-mail: email@example.com
The Association of Teachers of Japanese Bridging Project is accepting applications from American students participating in study-abroad programs in Japan in Spring 2002.
AIEJ Scholarship for study at Nanzan University in Japan
e-mail: email@example.com
AIEJ, a subsidiary of the Ministry of Education, provides a 9-10 month scholarship (stipend) to an exchange student with a round-trip ticket.
Japanese Government (MONBUSHO) Scholarships
The Monbusho (Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture, Government of Japan) offers various scholarships for students pursuing Japanese studies or research in Japan.
The Mongolian Language Training Program
Awards nine-week intensive language training programs to US scholars who wish to travel to Ulaanbaatar for Mongolian language study. The goal of the program is to encourage the study of region. Upper level undergraduates and graduate students planning to develop specialties in the region, as well as post-doctoral researchers, are encouraged to apply.
Asian Postgraduate Scholarship
e-mail: email@example.com
All fields of study. Requirements are: an outstanding academic record, a very good command of the English language, at least 2 years working experience, and has been or will be admitted to pursue a designed postgraduate degree by full time coursework.
Federation Scholarship Program
e-mail: email@example.com
60 scholarships are available for US and Canadian citizens who wish to undertake graduate study in Australia. All fields of study.
Augsburg College Center for Global Education Scholarships
These scholarships of $2,500 each have been established to enable students of color, who otherwise may not have sufficient funding, to participate in the semester abroad programs offered by the Center for Global Education in Mexico, Central America, and Namibia.
Organization of American States
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Deadline: March 1
The fundamental objective of the Regular Training Program is to promote the economic, social, scientific and cultural development of the member States in order to achieve a stronger bond and better understanding among the peoples of the Americas through the advanced training of its citizens in the priority areas requested by the countries.
Tinker Foundation
These awards are available to recognized Centers or Institutes of Ibero-American or Latin American Studies with graduate doctoral programs at accredited United States universities.
United States-Mexico Commission for Educational and Cultural Exchange
The governments of the United States and Mexico on November 27, 1990 officially established the U.S.-Mexico Commission. Since its inception the Commission's primary focus has been the administration of Fulbright-García Robles scholarships. During the first nine years, 1700 scholarships have been awarded to Mexican and United States citizens.


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The Cauchy Riemann equations in effect say that a function $f(z) = u(z)+iv(z)$ can be approximated as roughly a scaled rotation
$$f(c+h) \approx f(c) + f'(c)h = f(c) + \begin{bmatrix}u_x & -v_x\\v_x & u_x\end{bmatrix} \begin{bmatrix}h_x \\ h_y \end{bmatrix}$$
Informally, if $f$ has this kind of approximation at every point in a domain then it admits a power series representation at each point.
Intuitively why should having the scaled rotation approximation give a full power series representation? Suppose at some point $c$ the Cauchy Riemann equations are satisfied but there does not exist a power series representation at $c$, then presumably there should be a geometric point of view to see that this is ridiculous and leads to $f$ not satisfying the Cauchy Riemann equations elsewhere.


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I thought I would end the year with some movie trivia.
The American Film Institute compiled a list of the top 100 quotes from movies. The following 30 quotes were taken from that list and broken into three categories.
Take the quiz to test your movie IQ. Good luck.
Name the movie:
1. "I'll have what she's having."
2. Striker: "Surely you can't be serious." Rumack: "I am serious...and don't call me Shirley."
3. "Who's on first?"
4. "What we've got here is failure to communicate."
5. "Badges? We ain't got no badges! We don't need no badges! I don't have to show you any stinking badges!"
6. "Today, I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the Earth."
7. "One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas, I don't know."
8. "Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the War Room!"
9. "They're here!"
10. "I love the smell of napalm in the morning."
Name the character:
1. "After all, tomorrow is another day!"
2. "I'll get you, my pretty, and your little dog too!"
3. "My precious."
4. "Hasta la vista, baby."
5. "Elementary, my dear Watson."
6. "Yo, Adrian!"
7. "Rosebud."
8. "E.T. phone home."
9. "All right, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up."
10. "We rob banks."
Name the actor/actress
1. "Toga! Toga!"
2. "Show me the money!"
3. "Greed, for lack of a better word, is good."
4. "Here's Johnny!" --
5. "Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary."
6. "Say 'hello' to my little friend!"
7. "Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine."
8. "Fasten your seatbelts. It's going to be a bumpy night."
9. "Stella! Hey, Stella!"
10. "They call me Mister Tibbs!"
How'd you do? I'd say if you knew all 30, you watch too many movies.
Answer key:
Name the movie: 1. "When Harry Meet Sally;" 2. "Airplane;" 3. "Naughty Nineties;" 4. "Cool Hand Luke;" 5. "Treasure of the Sierra Madre;" 6. "Pride of the Yankees;" 7. "Animal Crackers;" 8. "Dr. Strangelove;" 9. "Poltergeist" and 10. "Apocalypse Now."
Name the character: 1. Scarlett O'Hara; 2. The Wicked Witch of the West; 3. Gollum; 4. The Terminator; 5. Sherlock Holmes; 6. Rocky Balboa; 7. Charles Kane; 8. E.T.; 9. Norma Desmond and 10. Clyde Barrow.
Name the actor/actress: 1. John Belushi; 2. Cuba Gooding Jr.; 3. Michael Douglas; 4. Jack Nicholson; 5. Robin Williams; 6. Al Pacino; 7. Humphrey Bogart; 8. Bette Davis; 9. Marlon Brando and 10. Sidney Poitier.
(Letusick, a resident of Rayland, is a copy editor for the Herald-Star and The Weirton Daily Times.)