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My group theory is very rusty. If I want to just start with left inverses and left identities, must I link the axioms, or can I leave them independent?
e.g., is it enough to say "there exists at least one $e \in G$ s.t. $ea=a$ for all $a \in G$" and "for each $a$ in $G$, there exists $a^{-1} \in G$ s.t. $a^{-1}a$ is an identity", or must I say "there exists at least one $e \in G$ s.t. ($ea=a$ for all $a \in G$ AND for each $a \in G$ there exists $a^{-1} \in G$ s.t. $a^{-1}a=e$)".
This seems like it must be a FAQ, but I just can't find it. If I don't assume the linkage, I run into problems where I show (for example) that if $a^{-1}a=e_1$, $b=aa^{-1}$, $b^{-1}b=e_2$, then $b=e_2$. That will get me things like $ae_1=a$, but not the general case.

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What steps should be taken before/during/after installation of Ubuntu on a Solid State Drive to optimize performance and ensure maximum durability of the drive?
I have successfully used several different techniques to improve the way Ubuntu uses the storage device, whether that be solid state or traditional drive.
For SSD's you are looking to minimise the number of times the drive is written too, as reads should not add wear to the drive.
1) Manage the swap file
If you do not hibernate your computer and you have ample RAM memory to run all your applications, then in theory you do not need a swap partition.
If you have a mix of SSD and hard drives, place your swap partition on the hard drives only.
2) No Writes for Read Timestamps (suitable for SSD's and hard drives)
Mounting your partitions with the options noatime and nodiratime will stop timestamp writes when you read files and folders. These timestamp writes are not generally required unless you use a local mail server client such as mutt. The reason this is generally a bad idea, is because every read will produce a write when updating the timestamps. This decreases the life of the SSD.
Edit your /etc/fstab configuration file (carefully - take a backup to be sure as breaking your fstab configuration can prevent you system from working):
Edit the mounting options for your partitions by adding the text noatime and nodiratime to the lines defining your root (/) and other partitions if you have them (/home) - Note: if you have a /home partition, start with that just changing that partition if you are concerned about breaking something
You will need to reboot your machine before these changes take effect
3) Minimising writes from the OS and applications
Assuming that you are not running a mission critical product server, most people do not look at logs should something go wrong (especially as serious errors are rare for most Ubuntu users). Therefore you can configure Ubuntu so all logs get written to RAM memory rather than the SSD.
Note: only make the following changes when you have installed all software you are going to use (especially things like Apache web server), otherwise you may experience some issues with missing directories in /var/log
For background to this approach, see prolonging the life of your flash drive on ubuntu-eee.com
Open /etc/fstab with an editor (assuming you have backed up the /etc/fstab file)
Add the following lines at the end of the fstab file and save:
You will need to reboot your machine before these changes take effect
See also:
SSD Life
Generally I wouldn't bother - the worries about SSD life are overblown. You can read this detailed article about why you really shouldn't worry. In short the circuitry inside modern SSDs manages wear-levelling for you, and they know how to do it far better than you.
In the article is a calculation of the life of an SSD that is receiving writes at a continuous rate of 80M/s. The life is 51 years. That is based on 2007 technology - SSD life will be longer now. And you almost certainly don't write to your SSD at 80M/s 24 hours a day.
SSD Performance
However performance degradation over time can be a problem, and TRIM is the solution. There are two options
You have to enable automatic TRIM yourself . (Basically you add the
You can occasionally do it manually (or in a cron job) using fstrim. If you just have one partition then all you need to do is:
Note that fstrim is only available in 11.10 and newer. For older systems you will need the
If you're wondering, the problem that TRIM solves, as described by Wikipedia, is:
There are several points:
What is often pointed out is the right alignment of the partition. This should be equal to the block size of the SSD. Play safe and make your partitions aligned to MiB boundaries. Note that you can't do this with the Ubuntu installer's partition tool (which uses MB not MiB), but you can boot the live CD, use Gparted (which uses MiB), then click Install to use the partitions you set up.
The right scheduler:
A important point is the scheduler wich should be
I would recommend
To put tmp on a ramdisk can increase the life time of the ssd.
To use this put the following line in you fstab:
Generally if you want to dive deeper into this topic I would recommend this excellent wiki-article.
Fast tuning course for your SSD on Ubuntu:
Arch wiki mentions few preferable options for SSD file system - one of them is unstable, others are ext* ones. I assume ext4 is one of the best picks.
Few important things here are:
Consider switching from the default scheduler, which under most Linux distro's is cfq (completely fair queuing), to the noop or deadline scheduler for an SSD. Using the noop scheduler, for example, simply processes requests in the order they are received, without giving any consideration to where the data physically resides on the disk. This option is thought to be advantageous for SSDs since seek times are identical for all sectors on the SSD.
Add following to /etc/rc.local:
4) enable automatic TRIM
If your SSD supports it, you should also enable automatic TRIM (as described here)
TRIM allows an operating system to inform an SSD which blocks of data are no longer considered in use and can be wiped internally. Trimming enables the SSD to handle garbage collection overhead, which would otherwise significantly slow down future write operations to the involved blocks, in advance.1
In Ubuntu 14.04 a new feature has been added to the util-linux package that regularly trims SSDs automatically, but only Intel and Samsung SSDs have TRIM enabled by default, because some cheap SSDs can even brick themselves when running TRIM.2 The contents of
Ok "long story short":
Format as
This will create a ramdrive for your temp files, which will lower the ageing. Also add
I would not add this line to your fstab, var/tmp folder is meant to survive reboots, and that could cause issues for you.
When I configure new system I leave all the tmp folder commented out this way if anything happens I can check the logs and stuff. Then once I have the main system setup I will un-comment them, but I never add the above line, here is what I use:
And if I am having any issues with my system I comment those out to be able to check everything even after a reboot or forced reboot after a lockup.
Also you don't need nodiratime, noatime option takes care of both by itself.
As for TRIM, if your hw/sw support it, it's a must, I do not use discard in fstab. I create a daily cron, because my PC is always on, by doing this:
Then add this to file and save (If you dont have a seperate /home partition on ssd, or have other parts that are on ssd you should get the idea how to modify this:
Then make the file executable by:
I also edit my rc.local like so:
Add this above "exit 0" and below the last #:
You can copy and paste from here so there is no errors, to the layman it looks out of whack, it is not.
I have also read that leaving 10% of your ssd drive unformatted can help extend life, that remains to be seen. I have not read that much into this so I can't vouch if it makes sense to do so.
This is the best all around guide, he did not skim around Google for a day and then come up with a guide, you should check it out HERE
There are some good info How to tweak and optimize SSD for Ubuntu, Linux Mint from http://namhuy.net/1563/how-to-tweak-and-optimize-ssd-for-ubuntu-linux-mint.html you might be interested in
Use preload
To install preload on Ubuntu, Linux Mint or debian based distributions
Turn off your swap
To change swappiness setting:
And add this line into sysctl.conf file.
UPS is required.In the
Find the configuration file daemon, usually
use FS
It is clear that
How to tweak and optimize SSD for Ubuntu, Linux Mint
Enable TRIM
TRIM (Trim command let an OS know which SSD blocks are not being used and can be cleared)
Back up fstab first in case something wrong happen.
Edit fstab file
Add discard to your ssd drives or partitions, after ext4
noatime and nodiratime are mount options in linux for linux file system. noatime disables atime updates on file system, and nodiratime will disables atime updates on directory system. By adding noatime and nodiratime will greatly reduce ssd load means performance gains.
Edit fstab file
Add noatime,nodiratime to your ssd drives or partitions, after ext4
I suggest to place only those things which are read at boot time on the SSD any maybe applications which require much time to load.Data and logs and other uncritical things I would locate on a normal HDD.Also you could setup your ubuntu to only load a big initramfs from SSD at boot time and not write back changes to ssd.This has the benefit, that changes to this partition are not persistent which is sth like a protection for your boot system.Therefor you would need much more RAM of course.
I would e.g. place the partitions /, /etc, /usr, /boot, /lib 32/64 on SSD while sth like
/opt, /bin, /sbin, /root, /home and even swap (increase RAM!!!) on HDD
Wikipedia says:
For backups there are many ways, simplest of which is (r)sync plus cron job.


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Facilities at the airport include easily accessible and text telephones, disabled toilets, adapted walkways and lifts for visually-impaired travellers, dedicated check-in counters and rest areas, lifts, Braille signage, tactile flooring, and an alarm system to alert visually and hearing-impaired passengers in case of emergency. Electric cars are available to transport disabled passengers between the two terminals, and there are around 90 disabled car parking spaces at the airport. Disabled passengers should inform their airline of any special assistance required, prior to travel.


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Men's Tennis Defeats Catawba, Falls at No. 34 WingateApril 5, 2014
WINGATE, N.C. – Entering Saturday's match winners of three of its last four following a 7-2 victory over Catawba on Friday, Anderson University men's tennis fell short of an upset bid against nationally-ranked Wingate, 7-2, Saturday afternoon at the WU Tennis Complex.
The loss drops the Trojans to an even 7-7 for the year and 7-2 in the SAC, while the Bulldogs improve to 13-6 overall and a perfect 8-0 for the league.
Against Catawba, AU swept the doubles round with three 8-4 triumphs as the freshmen tandem of Juan Carracedo and Mateo Rivas defeated Catawba's Pierce Hoover and Jack Mordey at the No. 1 slot, while sophomore Paul Michael Calhoun and Danilo Faria knocked off Matthew Nicholson and Michael Patch at the No. 2 position. The sophomore duo of Tomas Passalacqua and Inaki Iriberry closed the doubles round with a win over Iago Montero Nunez and Aaron Vanhorenbeck.
Anderson continued its winning trend in the singles round as Carracedo claimed a 6-4, 6-0 win at No. 1, while Calhoun took a 7-5, 6-3 victory at the No. 3 position. At No. 5, Iriberry recorded a 7-5, 6-3 triumph, as Faria cruised to a 6-3, 6-2 win at No. 6.
On Saturday, the Trojans continued their opening round success, winning two-of-three doubles matches. The Calhoun and Faria team notched an 8-4 win over Wingate's pair of Ryan Forbes and Connor Kudrick. Watching Carracedo and Rivas fall at No. 1, Passalacqua and Iriberry got AU back on track with a 9-8 win at No. 3.
Despite the edge heading into the singles round, Anderson was unable to keep up with the Bulldogs, as WU clinched the conference victory with four singles wins. Carracedo earned the first points of the singles round with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over WU's Neal Towlson at the No. 1 position. The triumph is Carracedo's fourth win in his last five matches.
Following the freshman's victory, AU was unable to find another singles win until the match was out of reach when Faria knocked off Josh Eardley at the No. 6 position, 6-1, 6-4.
As the Trojans head down the home stretch of the 2014 regular season, they return to the courts on Wednesday when they hit the road to archrival Erskine. First serve from Due West is scheduled for 2:30 p.m.


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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (CBS/AP) -- NASA's most traveled space shuttle, Discovery, launched Thursday for its final voyage after nearly three decades of service.
The six astronauts for the space station delivery mission headed to the launch pad in early afternoon, waving and smiling to the massive picture-taking crowd at crew quarters. Once at the pad, they paused at the base of the pad to gaze up at Discovery and embraced in a group hug, before getting on board.
The crew never made it that far before; November's launch attempt ended midway through fueling. This time, no hydrogen gas seeped out during fueling. Discovery will head to the International Space Station with the crew, as well as a load of supplies and a humanoid robot.
An unmanned European cargo ship carrying more than seven tons of supplies and equipment successfully docked with the International Space Station Thursday after an automated approach, CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood reports.
This will be the 39th flight for Discovery, set to become the first of the three surviving space shuttles to be retired this year and sent to a museum. It has since logged 143 million miles since its first flight in 1984.
Atlantis is set to soar in April and Endeavour at the end of June.
An estimated 40,000 guests gathered for Discovery's farewell launch; a small contingent from Congress was among the expected VIPs. Watching with special interest from Mission Control in Houston should have beeen astronaut Timothy Kopra, who was supposed to be the flight's lead spacewalker. He was hurt in a bicycle crash last month and was replaced by Stephen Bowen, who become the first astronaut to fly back-to-back shuttle missions.
Well before dawn, recreational vehicles already lined nearby roads offering the best views of liftoff. By early afternoon, the routes leading to Kennedy Space Center were jammed. Signs outside businesses and government offices in the neighboring towns of Cape Canaveral and Cocoa Beach offered words of encouragement. "The heavens await Discovery," one church proclaimed. Local grocery stores stocked up on extra red, white and blue cakes adorned with shuttle pictures. Camera batteries flew off shelves.
Launch director Mike Leinbach noted that it would be "tough" to see Discovery soar one last time. "What will be most difficult will be on landing day when we know that that's the end of her mission completely," he said.
Discovery will spend 11 days in orbit — on top of the 352 days it's already spent circling the planet — and will rack up another 4.5 million miles.
Its list of achievements include delivering the Hubble Space Telescope to orbit, carrying the first Russian cosmonaut to launch on a U.S. spaceship, returning Mercury astronaut John Glenn to orbit, and bringing shuttle flights back to life after the Challenger and Columbia accidents.
"She's been an amazing machine," Leinbach said Wednesday. "She's done everything we've asked of her."
Heading up Discovery's veteran crew is retired Air Force Col. Steven Lindsey. Two of his crew actually lived on the space station in 2009. During the 11-day flight, they will deliver and install a closet-like compartment full of space station supplies — made in Italy and named Leonardo for il Signor da Vinci.
Packed inside the compartment is Robonaut 2, or R2, set to become the first humanoid robot in space. The experimental machine — looking human from the waist up — will remain boxed until after Discovery departs.
Up at the space station, meanwhile, the six-person crew welcomed a European cargo ship that was launched last week from French Guiana. It docked successfully just six hours before Discovery's planned liftoff, keeping the shuttle countdown on track.
"Busy day in space," station commander Scott Kelly noted in a tweet.
NASA is under presidential direction to retire the shuttle fleet this summer, let private companies take over trips to orbit and focus on getting astronauts to asteroids and Mars. There's been considerable disagreement among lawmakers and the space community on how best to accomplish this.


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1: She said she would do it when she came home.
2: She said she would do it when she comes home.
Which is correct, and why?
Which is correct, and why?
Her actual words were 'I'll do it when I come home', and she meant that she'd fulfil some obligation or other on her return. When someone else says what she said, it becomes, in a rather formal style, 'She said she would do it when she came home.'
'She said she'd do it when she comes home' says the same thing in a rather less formal way. Even less formal is 'She said she'll do it when she comes home.'
Yes, both are considered correct, it really just depends on what you want to say.
In (1) the action is presumed to be 100 % complete, and it is in the past. However, the sentence is a bit ambiguous and leaves the possibility open to the idea that the action may still not be done.
In (2) the statement was made in the past, but it refers to a future event by using the present tense. The present tense is pretty useful, because it can also refer to future events, like in your example.


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I am considering buying the Pole Series 2 as I would like to be able to create 360 VT's at height but also take stills. I have looked at stronger aluminium masts but love the idea of a truly portable solution that will pack down and fit in my car. Hence the Series 2 pole!
I am planning on using my Canon 7D, ball head and a variety of lenses for stills work. I will be using the Sigma 8mm for VT's and purchase the R1 to do this.
I have several questions, I will try and be to the point but apologies if I ramble on....
1. How strong is the Series 2 Pole and can it be used at full height in any kind of outside wind conditions? How much does it sway when being used with 2kg on top which might not have the weight exactly in the centre? i.e. if I am using a larger lens tilted to a certain angle then the weight distribution might be one sided? How do you know when to use it and when not to use it if it's windy?
2. Has anyone used the Series 2 Pole with a Bescor Pan / Tilt head or similar? This again would add to the weight and take it to nearly 3kg but would save me having to pull the pole up and down each time I wanted a different angle.
3. Speaking of setting up the pole, how difficult is it with 2kg on top? Is it a tiresome job? I plan on doing this several times per shoot to get a variety of angles and shots for events etc. I'm a youngish relatively fit guy but am I expecting too much from the pole in terms of flexibility?
4. Also, can this be used with just the footplate or is it advised to be used with the tripod clamps when using the maximum 2kg load at full height?
5. Lastly, when using a tripod am I able to extend the tripod legs out to add on an extra 1.5m in total height? I have a Giottos Professional MTL3261B - aluminium tripod very strong.
I would really appreciate any experience of people using the Series 2 Pole at max height with serious load or for stills work as it's quite a considerable investment I am making and I want it to be the right choice.
Thanks in advance! I have searched the forums and not seen any posts answering these questions so I hope this will help others in my position in the future.
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We're celebrating International Game Night with a teens-only event. We're getting out the life-sized Monopoly game and a closet full of board games. Grab a friend and join in the fun. Snacks will be provided. You must have a permission slip for this after-hours event! For 6th grade and up.


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We were in Nashville last week for the Make A Difference Tour. It was an amazing experience! We were able to come face to face with so many incredible listeners who have given up their time to come out, serve, and show their hearts. We were joined with so many artists and they have been saying that this was such a great experience and they can't wait to do it again. This feeling is really contagious and we hope that wherever you are, you will be able to plug in and make a difference.
It was great being able to hang out with Natalie Grant, Francesca Battistelli, and Mike Grayson from Mikeschair today! Listen in as they share about their experiences with serving in Nashville and what they have been up to in their own lives.
Natalie Grant shares about Abolition International
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Essential Rules of Parenting: Dealing with Your Child's School
From when they're 4 or 5, right through until they're 16 or 18, there are certain basic Rules that will get you, and them, through their school career more happily.
(Excerpted from "The Rules of Parenting" by Richard Templar)
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School Comes as a Package
There's no such thing as a perfect school. Your kids' school has several hundred, even thousand, parents, and there's no way they will all agree with everything the school does. If every policy had to be agreed by a unanimous decision of all parents, they'd never even be able to agree what time to start in the mornings.
So of course you're going to disagree with things. The amount of homework they give them, the severity -- or lack of it -- of the punishments, the stupid uniform they have to wear, the fact that they make them play football even if they hate it, the fact their assemblies are secular, the fact their assemblies aren't secular, making them learn Spanish instead of German, forcing them to play indoors whenever it rains…and on and on and on.
There's nothing you can do about it. Okay you can change schools, but the next one will have just as many irritating little ways. They'll just be different ones. And what's more, there's nothing your child can do about it -- which means that you're just going to make their school life miserable if you encourage them to undermine the system. They'll be in trouble with the teachers and quite possibly made fun of by their fellow pupils. No, they don't need conflicting messages from home and school.
The thing to grasp about any school is that it comes as a package. There are things you like about it and things you don't. If the ones you dislike outweight the pluses, maybe you need to think about changing schools -- that's another issue. But as long as you're there, you have to buy into the package as a whole. And that means that you have to support the school, even over the things you don't care for. You have to encourage your children to do their homework, even if you do think they have too much of it. And you might have to get them to wear a silly uniform, or play hockey, or treat the teachers with respect even if they don't respect them.
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From The Rules of Parenting Copyright © 2008, FT Press. Used by permission of FT Press, and Pearson Education. All rights reserved.
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#1 - Cinderella as a British ballet
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Posted 02 February 2005 - 04:22 PM
(1) Ashton's Cinderella was the first full-length ballet made for a British company. To what extent is this ballet a statement of what British ballet is (or should be)?
Im not quite sure whether i can answer your question too well - but while at the Royal Ballet School we were taught that Ashton was basically the essence of British ballet itself , especially at that time.I don't think it is really a statement of what British Ballet is today - but more a statement of where british ballet came from...as far as i can see there really is no real british ballet left at the Royal Ballet as most of the company members were trained elsewhere and maybe finished their last one or two years of training in Britan , they bring their own qualities to the older somewhat 'stiffer' ballets such as Ashton's Cinderella.
Posted 02 February 2005 - 04:42 PM
I looked you up (nice career!) As someone who danced in a company that does Ashton awfully well (BRB brought Two Pigeons to the Met last summer and it and the entire company got a very warm reception); what Ashton did you get to dance? What did you think about it?
I can't speak for the entire website, but you'll find some staunch Ashton defenders here. I can say for myself that I think the more Ashton a company dances, the better they dance. It takes real technique to do a beautiful Scenes de Ballet.
Posted 02 February 2005 - 11:09 PM
I'm sure you didn't ask this as a trick question, Alexandra, but looking at it now (I'm at exactly that stage in the biography where he's choreographing "Cinderella"), there's a glaring fact about it -- Cinderella is NOT typical -- FOR ASHTON, it is strangely unromantic.
And probably because he couldn't choreograph it on Fonteyn – she was out of he picture a that point.
Ashton's ballets are usually FULL of lyrical tenderness, there's at least one pas de deux that's as sweet as honeysuckle – not cloying, but genuinely sweet -- for the main characters. Denby complained, and he was right, that "Cinderella" does NOT have that gestural truth that makes a classical pas de deux suddenly a magnificent revelation of love.
When he was working on "Cinderella," Ashton was at odds with Fonteyn. She had "betrayed" him and gone off to work with Petit, who'd done a sexy chic/shocking piece on her and she'd been the toast of Paris as a sex-pot ("la derriere de Margot" was all the rage). Ashton had hated that as an idea, and hated her for abandoning him -- he was often pissy that way. When she came back he made a piece for her that was very strained, and she tore a ligament in it and was sidelined for months -- while the 3-act Cinderella was all set up by de Valois already to be choreographed, so he had to do it then and to use someone else -- I'm not sure it was Shearer he set it on, but she danced it, of course.... Well, "the Red Shoes" is a great thing, but I DON'T think Shearer was an interesting dancer in that movie, in fact, I find her Odette smug and crisp and inexpressive and if I'd been at the Mercury I'd have booed her and hurled things, and I doubt very seriously if I'd have liked her in Cinderella -- she might have been kind exciting in "Ballet Imperial," but that's a different kettle of fish altogether....
In any case, the kind of skimming, walking on air, radiant choreography Ashton made for heroines LIKE Cinderella does not show up IN Cinderella --
In answer to your question, I'd say that "Fille mal Gardee" is quintessential British ballet and "Cinderella" is NOT -- even though Sibley goes a long way towards making Cinderella a tender and lovely woman -- Sibley was a very great dancer, what an imagination, and what technical resources to express herself with! Much greater I think than Shearer, but we have so little documentation of her dancing that Cinderella is almost all we have to go on. "Cinderella" is not, because of this absence of a real lyrical core for the ballerina, something heartfelt (the biggest thing there is is her entrance at the ball, when she floats down those stairs in a trance, but that's not really a pas de deux) of which there is SO MUCH in Fille, in Ondine, in Daphnis and Chloe, The Dream, The Two Pigeons, even in Symphonic Variations, for all its austerity.
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Posted 03 February 2005 - 05:48 AM
Well, "the Red Shoes" is a great thing, but I DON'T think Shearer was an interesting dancer in that movie, in fact, I find her Odette smug and crisp and inexpressive and if Id been at the Mercury Id have booed her and hurled things, and I doubt very seriously if I'd have liked her in Cinderella -- she might have been kind exciting in Ballet Imperial, but that's a different kettle of fish altogether....
Shearer said in an interview (I think it was the one in Barbara Newman's book Striking a Balance) that she hates to be judged as a dancer based on The Red Shoes, that it was not representative of the way she really danced.
Posted 03 February 2005 - 03:12 PM
Posted 04 February 2005 - 06:26 AM
Posted 04 February 2005 - 11:33 AM
Shearer said in an interview (I think it was the one in Barbara Newman's book Striking a Balance) that she hates to be judged as a dancer based on The Red Shoes, that it was not representative of the way she really danced.
I would also add Massine's name to that. I saw Shearer's 'Cinderella' those many years ago and found her thoroughly appealing. In comparing her performance to Fonteyn's one critic found her 'brittle' and Clement Crisp said "Fonteyn instilled poignancy into the dance.......it was her eyes" (really, I wonder where he was sitting to see such detail)--but I expect that look in her eyes was better than..."The Act 1 solo with the broom...is a choreographic poem to Shearer's famously eloquent feet....."
Posted 04 February 2005 - 06:18 PM
We all have bad days, that was one of mine.
I do wish I'd been lucky enough to see this year's performances of Cinderella -- I agree with Cargill that the jester's complexities are a sign of Ashton's genius -- the jester sees he's about to be displaced by Cinderella, and his dances are inflected with these emotions -- and the sheer brilliance and fantasy of the divertissements are enormously satisfying. (I felt that way when I saw the Bolshoi's Raymonda -- so grateful for all those wondeful court dancews, such wealth of invention across the board.)
All I meant was that on top of all those values, the thing that put Ashton's ballets over the top was the love interest, deeply built into the courtesies and attentions of the pas de deux -- so that within the bounds of decorum you could have characters swept away on currents of emotion that i don't feel welling up in hte dancing in Cinderella. To the contrary, the strongest emotion I felt watching the video was in the last act when Cinderella showed them the shoe -- Sibley made a tremendous moment out of that, but it's not a dance moment at all.
With regard to Crisp's being able to see Fonteyn's eyes, perhaps he had press tickets -- maybe they gave him a good seat. It is also the case that dark eyes are much more legible from a distance than blue eyes.
I just went and read what Shearer says in "Striking a Balance": here it is:
The trouble with the dancing in that film was that it was so cinematically worked out that we were very lucky if we ever danced for as long as one minute. It was usually half a minute and then they would cut. Well, you can't really get any steam up that way, or any flow -- you can't really dance. This is why I'm sad that it's what I'm always remembered for. People can just look at it now and think,' Oh, that's the way she danced,' but I was just at a stage where I was about to make a big jump forward, technically, artistically, in every way. By the time we did 'Tales of Hofmann' in 1950, I was a totally different kind of dancer. And also, Freddie Ashton did the choreography for that, we did longer takes, and one really could dance. I'm not ashamed of my dancing in that at all; at least it was genuine dancing. It gave the idea of the way one could dance, which I never felt 'Red Shoes' did at all."
I have a lot of respect for that.
She's also impossible not to like -- so she must have been an engaging entertainer ( I mean that in the highest sense, someone who is making something happen for you.) And what she says about her frustrating experience being in the Red Shoes echoes what it was like to go from the joy of Legat's class-- which she says even at the barre always made her feel like she was dancing -- to the classes she had to take after he died, which were always 8 of this or 32 of that and NEVER let you feel like you were dancing, "not even in the center". it's clear that she was very sensitive to this, to the sense of fantasy and life of the one and the grinding mechanical chop-chop of the other. It makes me wonder if the clipped tone of her Odette doesn't reveal the frustration that the director was rousing in her --
In any case, thank you all for pointing me back to Newman's great book and to the Shearer interview. You can't help caring about her.
Edited by Paul Parish, 04 February 2005 - 07:33 PM.
Posted 04 February 2005 - 07:11 PM
Yes i totally agree with you - it does make your technique alot cleaner .I find that the choreography looks a little gawky on taller girls unless they really really practice it and get it as clean as possible - i found it took me a little while to co-ordinate my feet and arms at first.I consider Margaret Illman to be the most exemplery dancer in his works.I have danced alot of Ashotn's work but my favorites are;
Greetings, and welcome to Ballet Talk, Andy. Hope you'll talk often.
I looked you up (nice career!) As someone who danced in a company that does Ashton awfully well (BRB brought Two Pigeons to the Met last summer and it and the entire company got a very warm reception); what Ashton did you get to dance? What did you think about it?
I can't speak for the entire website, but you'll find some staunch Ashton defenders here. I can say for myself that I think the more Ashton a company dances, the better they dance. It takes real technique to do a beautiful Scenes de Ballet.
Birthday Offering
La Fille mal Gardée
The Dream
Two Pigeons - which i performed in school
Ashton was able to create a beautiful intimacy in his use of pas de deux which i first discovered dancing two pigeons in school , i was lucky to have an amazing partner so I had a wonderful and challenging experience.That was the best time I had doing Ashtons work.
Posted 05 February 2005 - 12:12 PM
She's also impossible not to like --
You can't help caring about her.
I must get my hands on "Tales of Hoffmann."
You're right, Paul. There is a magnetism about Shearer that's unexplainable. Just looking at her pictures and having seen "Red Shoes" makes one adore her and want to learn more about her. One of the most touching pictures I've seen of a ballerina- which happened to be in the Daneman bio- was of Shearer holding her baby. No, she isn't dancing, but her face is glowing with such pure joy as she looks upon her child that it warms your heart.
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From 11th to 13th September 2013, the charming little island-town of Ambon will sparkle with colorful festivities as the 7th Annual Ambon Bay Festival gets underway.
Held for the first time in 2006, the Ambon Bay Festival takes place annually at the end of September and is based not only in Ambon, but also throughout the West Seram Regency. The event is aimed to further promote tourism potentials and establish Ambon and the Maluku Province as one of the top national and international tourist destinations.
One of the main highlights of the festival is the Arumbae Manggarube traditional boat race. In the race, boats carrying 28 to 31 rowers will compete to be the first to reach the finish line. There will also be the traditional Maluku outrigger Semang Boat race which features women in traditional costumes manning the boats and race against each other. Another fascinating feature of the event is the relay swim race which starts from Ambon Bay ( at Martafons point) and finishes at the southern end of Ambon (at Galala).
There will also be an underwater photography competition, traditional fishing competitions, painting and mosaic competitions, and the Batu Badaong traditional story telling competition which will be participated by students from throughout Ambon.
The tiny islands of Ambon, Banda, Saumlaki, Ternate and Tidore - among the thousands of islands in the Moluccas seas, changed the course of world history from the 15th century onwards. These islands triggered what became the European Age of Exploration. For, in search of the Spice Islands in the Far East, Christopher Columbus sailed west – and discovered America. Vasco da Gama sailed south and discovered the long route around Africa's Cape of Good Hope in 1498 to finally reach India after a long and perilous voyage. Only later did the Portuguese finally discover the sea route to Banda and Ambon. These small islands in the eastern deep seas of the Indonesian archipelago were for centuries the sole producers of the fragrant nutmeg and mace in the world. At the time, these spices fetched their weight in gold in Medieval Europe.
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I just got an idea to create a lense that would work as a Character Map. I need character copying very often, and on Windows there was a very useful programme (PopChar), but on Ubuntu I haven't found anything like it. So I thought I could try to build a lense that could copy a single character (or perhaps a sequence of characters, if possible?) by just searching for it in the Dash and clicking on it once found. Since I've never done anything similar, I'm not sure how possible it is to copy certain content by clicking on its visual link in the Dash.
So, my question is, if I create a Lense + Scope for copying Unicode characters, would it be possible through Dash to just copy a character that I click on once I find it?


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When referring to two or more clusters of ivy, is it ivy, ivies, or something else entirely?
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Ivy is similar to grass (and water). There is technically a plural, but in practice it is almost always treated as a quantity noun (a word that is inherently plural). This is because it grows together in big intertwined clumps, so it is nearly impossible without manually uprooting to tell it which ivy leaves belong to different plants and which to the same plant.
So the only time you'd really use the plural would be in talking about multiple different patches of it, or in talking about all the different varieties of it. eg: "My yard is overrun with ivies" might indicate that I have multiple different species of the plant. If I have just one big patch growing, I'd say, "My yard is overrun with ivy."
The plural of "ivy" is "ivies"
T.E.D.'s answer has covered the uses of ivy and ivies, but if you actually need to refer to two or more clusters of ivy, as you initially asked, you can use ivy plants.
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Fibromyalgia Health Center
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) for Fibromyalgia
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How It Works
Experts do not know exactly how SSRIs work to improve fibromyalgia. But some people with fibromyalgia who take SSRIs seem to have improved mood and less fatigue.
These medicines are a type of antidepressant. Doctors also prescribe them to treat depression.
Why It Is Used
Doctors may prescribe SSRIs when mood problems are a major symptom of fibromyalgia.
How Well It Works
SSRIs seem to improve mood and may help relieve pain, fatigue, and sleep problems.1
Side Effects
All medicines have side effects. But many people don't feel the side effects, or they are able to deal with them. Ask your pharmacist about the side effects of each medicine you take. Side effects are also listed in the information that comes with your medicine.
Here are some important things to think about:
- Usually the benefits of the medicine are more important than any minor side effects.
- Side effects may go away after you take the medicine for a while.
- If side effects still bother you and you wonder if you should keep taking the medicine, call your doctor. He or she may be able to lower your dose or change your medicine. Do not suddenly quit taking your medicine unless your doctor tells you to.
Call 911 or other emergency services right away if you have:
- Trouble breathing.
- Swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.
Call your doctor if you have:
- Hives.
- Thoughts of suicide.
- Agitation and restlessness.
- Seizures.
- Fast heartbeat.
- Nausea and vomiting.
Common side effects of this medicine include:
- Loss of sexual desire or ability.
- Irritability.
- Trouble sleeping or drowsiness.
- Headache.
- Changes in appetite.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued:
- An advisory on antidepressant medicines and the risk of suicide. Talk to your doctor about these possible side effects and the warning signs of suicide.
- A warning about taking triptans, used for headaches, with SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors) or SNRIs (selective serotonin/norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors). Taking these medicines together can cause a very rare but serious condition called serotonin syndrome.
See Drug Reference for a full list of side effects. (Drug Reference is not available in all systems.)
What To Think About
Never suddenly stop taking antidepressants. The use of any antidepressant should be tapered off slowly and only under the supervision of a doctor. Abruptly stopping antidepressant medicine can cause negative side effects or a relapse into a depressive episode.
Studies have found that daily use of SSRIs may increase the risk of bone fracture in adults over age 50. Talk to your doctor about this risk before taking an SSRI.2
SSRIs make bleeding more likely in the upper gastrointestinal tract (stomach and esophagus). Taking SSRIs with NSAIDs (such as Aleve or Advil) makes bleeding even more likely. Taking medicines that control acid in the stomach may help.3
Sexual dysfunction can be a significant problem for some people while taking an SSRI. A medicine such as sildenafil (Viagra) may help both men and women who have sexual problems caused by SSRIs.4, 5
Studies suggest that using a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) and a tricyclic antidepressant (such as amitriptyline) together may be more successful at breaking the cycle of pain and sleep problems caused by fibromyalgia than using just a single medicine.
Treatment with antidepressants does not always relieve symptoms caused by fibromyalgia. Even when the treatment does work, some people may find the side effects of these medicines unacceptable. The dose of an SSRI used to treat fibromyalgia is usually the same as that needed to treat depression.
Using an antidepressant medicine to treat fibromyalgia does not mean that the condition is "all in your head."
Taking medicine
Medicine is one of the many tools your doctor has to treat a health problem. Taking medicine as your doctor suggests will improve your health and may prevent future problems. If you don't take your medicines properly, you may be putting your health (and perhaps your life) at risk.
There are many reasons why people have trouble taking their medicine. But in most cases, there is something you can do. For suggestions on how to work around common problems, see the topic Taking Medicines as Prescribed.
Advice for women
Women who take an SSRI during pregnancy have a slightly higher chance of having a baby with birth defects. If you are pregnant, you and your doctor must weigh the risks of taking an SSRI against the risks of not treating your fibromyalgia.
Follow-up care is a key part of your treatment and safety. Be sure to make and go to all appointments, and call your doctor if you are having problems. It's also a good idea to know your test results and keep a list of the medicines you take.
Complete the new medication information form (PDF)(What is a PDF document?) to help you understand this medication.
Rao SR, Clauw DJ (2004). The management of fibromyalgia. Drugs of Today, 40(6): 539-554.
Richards JB, et al. (2007). Effect of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors on the risk of fracture. Archives of Internal Medicine, 167(2): 188-194.
Abajo FJ, Garcia-Rodriguez LA (2008). Risk of upper gastrointestinal tract bleeding associated with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and venlafaxine therapy. Archives of General Psychiatry, 65(7): 795-803.
Nurnberg HG, et al. (2003). Treatment of antidepressant-associated sexual dysfunction with sildenafil. JAMA, 289(1): 56-64.
Nurnberg GH, et al. (2008). Sildenafil treatment of women with antidepressant-associated sexual dysfunction: A randomized controlled trial. JAMA, 300(4): 395-404.
ByHealthwise Staff
Primary Medical ReviewerAnne C. Poinier, MD - Internal Medicine
Specialist Medical ReviewerKarin M. Lindholm, DO - Neurology
Current as ofMarch 12, 2014
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The 7 Most Ridiculously Advanced Machines Built Out of LEGOs
#3. Guns (and Yes, They Really Shoot)
After a robot and an effigy of the mean kid on the block, a gun is usually the third thing a kid with a box of random LEGO bricks makes. More often than not, the "gun" is nothing more than a long brick attached to a stack of smaller ones and requires the builder to make gun noises with his mouth. But if he works hard and devotes his whole life to increasingly elaborate/dangerous LEGO projects, maybe he can come up with this Gatling gun rubber band shooter.
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Presenting Jesse Ventura's favorite childhood toy.
Here it is in action, unleashing 104 rubber bands in a hellish, stinging fury.
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And 104 pieces of LEGO shrapnel if you don't snap them tight enough.
As menacing as this is, at least it has some element of innocent, childish fun to it. Meanwhile, another guy made a LEGO replica of a Heckler & Koch UMP 45 submachine gun, which carries a 15-round magazine and has a folding stock. It actually shoots the bricks from the clip, in case you're interested in maiming and confusing your victims at the same time.
Jack Streat
The scope on this one really helps thread the gap between the floor and your dad's bare foot.
Oh, and this is only one of the many, many lifelike guns this guy makes. So if you want to get banned from the airport but don't have the background credentials necessary to get a real gun, check out Jack Streat's work.
Jack Streat
"NERF can suck it."
#2. A Cloning Device
The good news with everything on the list so far is that there's probably no danger of the LEGO machines becoming sentient and taking over the world. That part of the story is over, because someone has foolishly invented a LEGO replicator. Using the aforementioned Mindstorm software, the machine scans LEGO cubes made from different LEGO bricks, then uses its brainpower to make the exact same cube. That's right -- it's a LEGO creation that builds LEGO creations. We are through the looking glass, people.
"Why the fuck does this thing keep calling me 'Dave'?"
Here's the software trying to decide if it wants to rebuild the cube or go for a Terminator instead:
"Honestly, that last movie has me questioning my commitment to this whole Skynet thing."
Here's the building part of the machine putting the correct LEGOs together:
And here is the clone of the original, meeting its twin for the first time. Brothers and sisters are coming, and soon we'll all know their wrath (and love).
"Soon ... soon."
If that somehow failed to impress you, another machine one ups the "LEGO awareness" factor by scanning ANY object and then using a computer-aided design program to determine which bricks are necessary to rebuild it in LEGO. It's like a child LEGO prodigy, only made out of LEGOs, rendering human children obsolete. It's only a matter of time before we start noticing loved ones and co-workers who don't eat and snap back together if they fall down the stairs. It doesn't help that the laser scanner looks as menacing as hell:
"No, Mr. Lamb ... I expect you die."
#1. A Robot That Solves a Rubik's Cube in Seconds
Hey, remember Rubik's Cube? Of course you do, you don't live in a hole on the moon. The fun thing about Rubik's Cubes is that most of us forgot about them around 20 years ago. But most of us aren't mad geniuses who can't let a thing go, unlike the guys who created a LEGO robot whose sole purpose is to solve the Rubik's Cube as fast as possible. Even faster than an obsessed human. Are you ready for the solve time? 5.35 seconds. Behold:
This is doubly impressive when you realize that the human record setter was allowed to analyze the cube before trying to solve it, while the Cubestormer II does its analysis and solving simultaneously, and it still beat the human record holder. It's the LEGO version of IBM's Deep Blue, although it doesn't appear that the human in this case threw a hissy fit and called Cubestormer a cheater.
"Call me a cheater and we'll see how fast I can rearrange your face instead of a cube."
Those blurs aren't a cool Photoshopping effect; that is Cubestormer twisting the cube at blinding speed. The LEGO contraption is linked to a Samsung Android phone and uses an app written to interact with the LEGO NXT computer to solve the puzzle. It also displays the current configuration on the screen, because when a robot is smashing a world record, it needs to show off what it's thinking just to rub our inferiority in our faces.
David writes about science at ZombieChops and SciTechGadget and spouts nonsense on Twitter.
For more ways humans continue to amaze us, check out 6 Mind-Blowing Things People Built in Their Backyard and 7 Mind-Blowing Structures Built in Secret.


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If the point of all of creation is for the Jewish people to accept and carry out the torah [I realize this is not axiomatic and may be a point of contention - see Shabbat 88a] what is the need for the trillions of galaxies, dark matter, dark energy etc. and all they contain that exists beyond our solar system?
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*The chaotic nature of our world, which can be influenced by Hashem in our every day lives, aka "luck".
The grandeur of creation increases the importance of keeping Torah - it is the point of a much greater world.
It also gives us a better understanding of the greatness of Hashem. The entirety of creation is nothing compared to Hashem. So the greater the world, the more we realize how much greater Hashem is, that all of it is as nothing compared to Him.
The Mishnah (Uktzin 3:12 - the concluding mishnah of Shas) states that "in the future Hashem will cause each tzaddik to inherit 310 worlds." These are understood to be spiritual realms (R. Shmuel of Lubavitch, Maamar Shabchi Yerushalayim 5627); but since the physical is an outgrowth of the spiritual, it may well be that there is actual physical "real estate" involved, from which they can derive benefit. (Even nowadays the idea is sometimes floated to extract natural resources from the moon, asteroids, etc.)
So those trillions of galaxies, etc., may simply be waiting for their rightful claimants.
The question assumes that each and every aspect of creation is painstakingly ordered and controlled by God. In a certain sense this is true as God created and sustains all, but in another sense it is not. Chazal tell us that one name of God is Shad-dai because at the time of creation everything expanded like two chutes until he said "enough" (shad-dai, mi sh'amar l'olam "dai"). Furthermore Rashi brings the midrash in bereshis that the trees rebelled and did not formulate themselves according to the instruction of their creator.
The picture this paints is that Hashem allows the briah to self-organize. This means that if it takes a trillion galaxies to give rise to the statistical impossibility that is life... well then a trillion galaxies you shall have. We find this idea in a microcosmic way in the difficulty Bilaam had in the amount of wasted sperm it takes to produce a tzaddik. Bilaam said "God who is holy and pure, what possible dealings can he have in the messy and wasteful business of reproduction". But that is exactly the point. God creates the system and part of the rules of the system may necessitate tremendous amounts of waste or useless material. But that is part of the nature of the system and without it the one precious unique thing that is the goal of that process could never exist.
So to answer in short all of this stuff exists because it is a to'tzeah of the natural rules of creation, without which man and Am Yisroel could never have existed.
To encourage us in our observance and give us a sense of responsibility as to the greatness of our mission in this world as the Mesilat Yesharim brings down:
and earlier there:
Even though God created all the trillions of galaxies, dark matter, dark energy etc. and all they contain that exists beyond our solar system, there are still many that deny Gods existence. Imagine if all this was not created how many more people would deny it.


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Maybe it was the extreme heat, but something was lacking for the Post 224 team on Sunday. One thing that was missing for sure was offense, as the team dropped a doubleheader to Carrier Mills at Eckerle Park. The game one score was 13-1 and the game two score was 14-2.
Trenton Veach got the start in game one. Veach went three-plus innings, allowing seven runs, six earned on seven hits with three walks and three strikeouts. Alex Hall wrapped up the pitching duties, going three innings and allowing six runs, two earned on five hits with two walks and a strikeout.
Veach, Garrison Hathaway, Clint Rawlinson and TC Headlee picked up the four hits in the game. Headlee picked up an RBI in scoring Rawlinson in the second.
In game two, Cole Tucker got the call to start. Tucker had a rough go, allowing nine runs, seven earned on six hits with one walk and two strikeouts in just over an inning of play. Travis Thompson came in for relief. Thompson went two innings, allowing five earned runs on seven hits with two walks and no strikeouts. Travis Black and Easton Stewart each pitched an inning and picked up a strikeout each.
Tucker, Brodie Brown, Travis Thompson, Tyler Cushman and Dakotah Jolley picked up the five runs for Post 224 in the game. Cushman and Jolley picked up the team's two RBIs and Brown and Travis Thompson scored the two runs in the loss in game two.
The team is now 5-15 on the season and will travel to Mount Vernon, IN on Tuesday night at 7 p.m.
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As per the title.
What would be the easiest to play?
As per the title.
I think that there will be a lot a personal preference involved in any answer you get. Play style will have a big impact on what works best for you.
I haven't played all of the classes in ME3 yet, but I would suggest Infiltrator. They have really good damage output, and tactical cloak is very useful.
You can engage enemies from far range, which favors you. Cloak can get you out of tough spots and away from dangerous melee based enemies. The Incinerate ability is not quite as useful in ME3 as in ME2, but is still a good all-around tech power.
You will need to use party members that give access to Warp and Overload to make sure you can handle all enemies effectively.
If you do not have preference (i.e. you do not prefer to shoot a lot for example) - I would suggest going Sentinel. For me personally this is THE best single player class in the game (Mass Effect 2 included). You get both Overload and Wrap (important for taking down shield & barrier), Tech Armor for defense (really important, especially in ME2), and then finally - Throw (hello my auto-targeting weapon replacement).
Once you have all 4 setup and both Javik (DLC required) and Liara are in your team it's extremely easy to play:
With Javik & Liara reduce cooldown abilities + upgrading your own abilities with cooldown reduction, you'll get to the point where you can Throw almost every second... and you'll mostly use that to detonate opponents which you previously lift with Liara's Singulary / Javik's Pull.
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=== Project Updates ===
=== Project Updates ===
Moving hack shelves away so that all shelving in the member shelving corner is member shelving. This requires about $300-$400 for new, additional shelves. Talk to Miloh.
Moving hack shelves away so that all shelving in the member shelving corner is member shelving. This requires about $300-$400 for new, additional shelves. Talk to Miloh
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Revision as of 20:54, 26 April 2011
The 158th Meeting of Noisebridge
Note-taker: Seth
Moderator: Danny
Introduction and Names
- What Noisebridge is about: "Noisebridge is a 501c3 nonprofit that provides a space for creation, collaboration, and learning about technology and creative projects. Noisebridge provides space, power tools, and infrastructure to help the public learn new skills and create cool things. Noisebridge continues to exist through and depends entirely on membership fees and donations. Our code of conduct is 'Be excellent to each other'."
- Round of introductions: What's your name, what do you do, and if you are new, how did you hear about Noisebridge? Start with the moderator and go left.
- A brief primer on consensus process: We agree and so should you! Only paid-up members can block consensus.
- BAHA - will be hosting Dan Kaminsky for a talk about something or other. Stay tuned for your opportunity to hear this talk.
- BayCon - Noisebridge is the official charity beneficiary for BayCon, a 2000-attendee science fiction convention that happens in Santa Clara every year. We need some things to donate for the charity auction and could use at least one volunteer and maybe two to help us staff our Noisebridge booth there. We have less space at BayCon than we do at our Maker Faire booth. Dr. Jesus is coordinating our participation in BayCon, so please talk to him.
Q. What items should we donate for the charity auction?
A. Hilarious and/or shiny ones.
Q. Like items on the hack shelf?
A. More hilarious and shiny than those, if possible.
Q. When?
A. May 27-30.
Q. Maybe Dan Kaminsky could donate something? Like a signed item?
A. People at BayCon may not know who Dan Kaminsky is.
A. Or they might!
OpenAMD is doing RFID tracking of attendees at CCC. Talk to aestetix or visit openamd.org.
Financial Report
Funds in bank: $1,000 in corporate donations have come in recently! They will get deposited. We don't have a treasurer's report on our specific bank balance. We might have somewhere over $13,000 or more after paying rent. Pay your dues.
If possible, set up a regular recurring donation.
Q. Can we donate Bitcoins to Noisebridge?
Membership Binder
- Read off any names from the binder for the past month.
- Anyone up for join this week should introduce themselves then leave the area in search of gifts (traditionally beer and a lime) for the rest of the group. The rest of the meeting should consense on whether they may join.
What's Going On at Noisebridge
Vegan pierogi and Snickers bars are being made in the kitchen right now!
Project Updates
Moving hack shelves away so that all shelving in the member shelving corner is member shelving. This requires about $300-$400 for new, additional shelves. Talk to Miloh. We might get more members if we had some member shelving space open for new members to enjoy!
Q. Have you mailed the list?
A. Please write to Miloh about this.
Q. We previously proposed using Noisebridge funds to pay for this. Shouldn't this become a consensus item? Wasn't it supposed to be a consensus item already?
A. The problem was that nobody who was a member attended except Kelly during the meeting where the consensus item should have been consensed upon. So it got dropped as a consensus item.
- Shannon was reluctant to use Noisebridge money for capital improvements rather than required expenses. However, people could realize a tax benefit if they donated money to Noisebridge for this purpose.
- However, you can realize a tax benefit for in-kind donations. If you donate something of value to Noisebridge, you can receive a receipt from Noisebridge for this item, by contacting the treasurer. Then, if applicable to your situation, you can claim this as a donation on your tax return.
- We will propose a consensus item for next week for appropriating a proportion of the money needed for this.
Consensus items
For next week: Noisebridge to pay Miloh for shelves in an amount to cover whatever part of the expenditure that Shannon does not raise via his fundraising efforts (somewhere between $0 and $300).
Discussion Items
End of Meeting
- PGP Key Signing could happen now, check the list to see who wants in on the action.
- Put back the membership binder by the Shrine.
- Save the meeting notes to the wiki.
- Send a copy of the meeting notes to the discussion list.
- Copy the Meeting Notes Template for next week's agenda and update the main wiki page's link to it.
- Enjoy a cocktail with your fellow hacker or robot.


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The arithmetic mean of normal random variables is normal. The geometric mean of log-normal random variables is log-normal. But is there a common distribution family closed under taking harmonic means?
It just occurred to me that since Cauchy random variables are closed under reciprocals and closed under sums, they're closed under harmonic means.
Any class of distributions which is closed under independent sums and almost surely nonzero will work here (and of course will also give an example for geometric means corresponding to the log-normal) the same way as in Michael's example. So besides normal (p=2) and Cauchy (p=1) random variables, the reciprocals of any p-stable random variables work. Of course, only Cauchy have the property of being distributed the same as their reciprocals, so John's answer doesn't generalize this far.
Perhaps variables of the form 1/X, where X is normal? (We can ignore the problem of division by zero because X is zero only with probability zero.) Of course this isn't exactly common.
In general you want to take $X=1/Y$, where $Y$ is a stable random variable. A surprising example is $X=N(0,1)^2$, since $N(0,1)^{-2}$ is stable of index $1/2$.