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I know that wheat, barley, rye, onions, lettuce-like plants and turnips were common but how common were other things like meat or cheese? I've heard the "plowman's lunch" was a concoction of the dairy council so that's out as an approximation. I'd assume that a fair amount of poor quality beer or wine figured into the diet as well.
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To add another datum, from a later period but probably relevant nevertheless, Henry IV justly prided himself very much on the fact that under his administration every peasant family could afford a chicken meal every Sunday. This represented a very high living standard for peasants.
Obviously this varies considerably by location as well as occupation and social standing - I'm afraid 'peasant' covers a wide array of people.
I'm more familiar with the English diet than anything on the continent, but by far the bulk of their sustenance came in the form of pottage. Basically throw whatever green things you are currently getting from the garden into a pot and leave it on the fire for 3 hours to cook (it prevented food borne illness - a little overkill, but they didn't exactly have germ theory). This sounds horribly monotonous just always eating pottage, but this conceals the wide variety of plants which would be coming available in the gardens as different herbs and vegetables come into season (I suspect the winter and early spring pottage did get a little boring as this was whatever stored well for months - lots of peas and beans and tubers).
After that, much of their calories came from ale. Lots and lots of ale - during the day this would have been small ale, so the alcohol content was quite low (but after the day's work was done, strong ale kept you happy).
One of the ways England was considerably different than the continent would be the presence of a lot of sheep. The typical peasant didn't eat much meat or fish, but the sheep produced plenty of milk, which was turned into cheese. This 'white meat' was peasant food because it was cheap and plentiful (compared to actual meat).
The occasional bit of goose, pig, lamb (needed the rennet for making cheese), or salt-water fish if near the coast (fresh-water fish were too valuable), were occasional treats but hardly a staple of the diet for the lowest farmer. Obviously the wealthier you were, the more of that you ate.


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UPDATE: As a result of flight and public transportation cancellations in New York City due to Hurricane Nancy, the performance of "En el tiempo de las mariposas" has been canceled. The cost of tickets will be refunded electronically if purchased online; the cost of printed tickets will be refunded through person from whom the ticket was purchased. Questions may be directed to the Department of Languages and Literatures at (585) 245 5247.
Repertorio Español's performance of "En el tiempo de las mariposas" Nov. 1 is one of numerous events planned for the celebration of the Department of Languages and Literatures 50th anniversary.
GENESEO, N.Y. - A series of special events Oct. 31 - Nov. 3 will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of SUNY Geneseo's Department of Languages and Literatures as an independent academic program.
The celebration will include a stage performance of "En el tiempo de las mariposas" by the critically acclaimed New York City theater company Repertorio Español. The production tells the story of the courageous Mirabal sisters Patria, Minerva and Maria Teresa (known as "the butterflies"), who were brutally murdered in 1960 for inspiring a revolutionary movement in the Dominican Republic against the dictatorial regime of Gen. Rafael Leonidas Trujillo.
Based on Julia Alvarez's popular novel, the production is scheduled Nov. 1 at 7:30 p.m. in SUNY Geneseo's Wadsworth Auditorium. Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for students ($5 for SUNY Geneseo students) and available online or at the auditorium's ticket office one hour before the performance. Members of the Spanish Club will decorate the auditorium's foyer with an altar for Day of the Dead, a Mexican tradition observed the first two days of November.
"We are delighted to welcome this well-established New York theater company to Geneseo to help us celebrate our anniversary and look forward to what promises to be a powerful production," said Rose McEwen, associate professor and chair of Geneseo's Department of Languages and Literatures. "We look forward to all of the events saluting the students, faculty and administrators who for the past half century have made our department what it is today. We look forward to a bright future in a world where language study is increasingly important."
Also scheduled for the anniversary is an Oktoberfest Celebration Oct. 31 in Welles Hall 210, organized by the German and Slavic Clubs, and activities by the Asian and Arabic Studies Clubs. The French Club is hosting a cultural evening Nov. 2 at 7 p.m. in Welles 111, focusing on Europe, Quebec and Africa. These events are free and open to the public. The Geneseo Chinese Culture Club has scheduled its "China Night" dinner and show Nov. 10 in the MacVittie Union Ballroom at 6:30 p.m. The dinner is open to all and tickets will be sold at the door.
See a complete schedule of 50th anniversary events.
Also attending the celebration will be the ambassador for The Ohio State University's Foreign Language Center's Collaborative Articulation Assessment Project, Romain Paumard, and Yishai Neuman, SUNY Geneseo's Hebrew Studies visiting scholar. Both will meet with students and faculty.
The Geneseo events celebrating the department's anniversary are also part of the Western New York Hispanic Heritage Festival, which is now underway with events scheduled through Nov. 4 at multiple venues in Livingston and Wyoming Counties. Repertorio Español will be performing "En el tiempo de las mariposas" in Warsaw. Performance and ticket information is available online. The festival events coincide with the college's annual Cultural Harmony Week Oct. 24 - Nov. 3, which provides programming to address a wide variety of community and diversity issues.
The college's Department of Languages and Literatures, founded in 1962 as the Department of Foreign Languages, today has about 300 majors and 28 full- and part-time faculty members. The department offers courses in nine languages.
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PDF statistics:
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3115 named destinations out of 3580 (max. 131072)
5096 words of extra memory for PDF output out of 10000 (max. 10000000)
What happens when the "out of" numbers are reached?
What happens when the "max." numbers are reached?
There seems to be a difference. (Why else two different numbers?)
eTeX is not contained in my TeX distribution, there is no newer version of the distribution (yet), and the eTeX package can neither be used without eTeX.
I compiled
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PDF statistics:
12 PDF objects out of 1000 (max. 8388607)
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and when compiling the recent version of the larger document, which triggered my question in the first place, I got
PDF statistics:
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5013 named destinations out of 5155 (max. 131072)
91295 words of extra memory for PDF output out of 106986 (max. 10000000)
i.e. the numbers before "max." have just been increased by TeX as needed, as was explained in the answer of Lev Bishop, which therefore is confirmed.
Compilation with TeX Live 2011 even resulted in
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The Magic Tournament Rules specifically state 'For the first game of a match, the winner of a random method (such as a die roll or coin toss) chooses either to play first or play second'. My method of choice has often been Rock-Paper-Scissors, but it never occurred to me until recently that this might not be considered a valid method under the rules. Obviously this question is more hypothetical than not; if my opponent disagrees with my method of randomization then a different option, or a judge, would be called for. But at least in theory, spectators or judges watching our match could complain, so the question holds: is RPS (likely to be) considered a 'random method' for determining play/draw under the tournament rules?
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My understanding is that it's really up to the judge.
The tournament rules just say this:
They don't really specify a more detailed criterion for "random." (For example, cutting to a random card of each other's decks and then comparing their mana costs is a method players use some times. It's random, but it's not actually fair: the CMC of various cards in your deck skews the results.)
My first assumption was no rock-paper-scissors, since RPS is a game that permits some level of psychological skill. However, here's a quote from an old tournament report:
Note that it was the opponent who decided RPS was insufficient, not a judge. This implies that RPS might've been acceptable if both players were fine with it.
In practice, I would expect low-level events not to care about the exact quality of the method you use as long as it's mutually agreeable to both parties (which is all the comp rules really call for), unless they've had to set up a specific system due to previous issues with cheating.


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The Sheridan high school spring sport parent meeting will be on Wednesday the 16th at 6:30 pm in the SHS Auditorium.
This is for parents of soccer and track athletes. There will be a lot of good information discussed that night and we are hoping for good attendance.
LADY BRONC BASKETBALL - The Sheridan Lady Broncs dropped two straight to end their basketball season. the got into the semi finals and lost against Natrona county and lost 71-57 against Cheyenne East in the 3rd place game Saturday, after that game Head coach Jessica Pickett said the Lady Broncs gave it all they had.
Sheridan high school Activities Director Don Julian attended all three games in Casper as was very proud of how the Lady Broncs represented the school and the community.
Lady Broncs v Cheyenne east 10:30 at the Casper Events center.
You can hear all the action live on KWYO and 87.7 FM ESPN radio.
The Natrona County Fillies beat the Lady Broncs in the Semi-Final round with a score of 74-63. The Lady Broncs will play for third place tomorrow at 10:30am. We'll have that game on 1410 KWYO and 87.7 FM
4-A STATE TOURNAMENT BASKETBALL - The 4-A state basketball championships opened in Casper Thursday, the Sheridan Lady Broncs advanced to this evening's semi finals with a 53-41 victory over Evanston Robbi Ryan led the Lady Broncs with 24 points.
Also yesterday it was announced that Ryan has been named the Wyoming Gatorade basketball player of the year for the second consecutive year.
They play Natrona county today in the semi finals, NC blew out Cheyenne Central 65-41.
The Sheridan Lady Broncs opened play at the state basketball championships today in Casper, coming away with a win against Evanston. They advance to the semi-finals and will play at 4:30pm tomorrow. Trevor Jackson will bring the play-by-play to you on AM 1410 KWYO and SportsTalk 87.7 FM.
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Lady Broncs - 53
Evanston Red Devils - 41
LADY BRONC BASKETBALL - The Sheridan Lady Broncs open play at the state basketball championships today in Casper.
They take on the Evanston Red Devils in the tournament's first game at 9:00 we will have it live for you on KWYO and 87.7 FM ESPN radio.
Head coach Jessica Pickett says the preparation is over and it's time to get it done on the court.
They played Evanston back on December 12th on a neutral court in Riverton the Lady Broncs won that game by 11 points.
LADY BRONC BASKETBALL - The Sheridan Lady Broncs open play at the state basketball championships tomorrow in Casper they play Evanston at 9:00 am we will have it live for you on KWYO and 87.7 FM ESPN radio.
Head coach Jessica Pickett says the Lady Broncs preparation has gone well and they've been working since the end of November working to get to this point of the season.
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If I have an arbitrary (closed?) conducting surface and a nearby charge density, is there a simple numeric way of computing the induced charge distribution on the surface?
There is no simple way. The "standard" way is to solve Poisson equation with proper boundary conditions (constant $\varphi$ at the surface). Out of potential distribution it is easy to extract charge distribution.
For simple shapes (infinite plane, sphere, etc) it is possible to solve the problem analytically. For arbitrary shape there is no simple solution.


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The 10 Creepiest Craigslist Casual Encounters
Craigslist is great for finding a used bike or cheap tickets to the ballgame. Oh, and also for posting pictures of your genitals and telling the world that you're a "bottom."
If you're confused, you've probably never checked out the "Casual Encounters" link in the Personals section of Craigslist. Recently, CRACKED did just that and turned up a list of the best requests for no-strings-attached nookie from across the country. And don't worry, for your emotional health, we've excluded the listings that feature stranger junk.
#10. "Bottom for rape fantasy tonight/tomorrow"
Desired Demo:
Violent homosexuals
"Submissive bottom here looking for one or more aggressive guys to come by late tonight or early morning. I'm staying at the Bensalem Hampton Inn. Room door will be unlocked and I'll be asleep. Just walk in, drop your shorts and bury your dick in my jock-strapped ass. Safe play only!"
What We Can Assume:
This is pretty cut and dry. We have a submissive bottom, who wants one or more guys to enter his hotel room and sodomize him while pretending that the act is actually being carried out by force. Thanks to the torso picture we also know that this fellow seems to be somewhat athletic, which may explain why he sleeps in a jockstrap.
Though ... this may not be as simple as that. This could easily be one creative man setting up another man for an unexpected ass raping.
Where It Went Wrong:
Unlike some of the other solicitations featured, we are genuinely concerned for this listing's author. Maybe this is prudish, but it seems dangerous to let the world know the exact hotel where you'll be staying, that you plan on leaving the door open and that you expect to be brutalized. Not everyone is into rape. Some people are more into robbery and gay bashing.
Chance of Getting Laid: 67%
It's really just a matter of who gets there first, the sexually frustrated gay men, the homophobes or the cops. It's also possible that this is one of the cruelest pranks ever perpetrated using the Internet.
#9. "Clein man looking for clein woman for tonight"
Desired Demo:
"Clein" women. Whatever that is. Perhaps he's German?
"tomarow weekend! im reed if you are must have pic! i got pic check it out!"
What We Can Assume:
That whatever educational institutions this man has attended have failed him. Any attempt to read this listing will confound even the most skilled codebreaker. However, we can glean from the photos that the author has studied a martial art, wears a referee jersey while tending to small children and competes in bicycle races. It doesn't seem like much of a stretch to speculate that his dad is just barely out of the frame of the bicycle race, having just let go of the seat of his bicycle.
Where It Went Wrong:
Where do you start? First off, any "clein" woman looking for a hook up needs to understand this strange secret language to communicate her interest. For regular human females, the logistics of using email to set up a place to rendezvous with a guy who has no grasp of the written word or any understanding of basic syntax will seem daunting. And, if that's not enough to scare them off, he mentions tonight, "tomarow" and the weekend as times he's available. Sounds like our little buddy here isn't the most popular mental defective in Houston.
Chance of Getting Laid: 28%
We're assuming that this is about the percentage of women in Houston that don't know that you can purchase Karate Gees with Black Belts on the Internet for a few hundred dollars.
#8. "Pregnant (expecting mother)"
Desired Demo:
Knocked-up ladies
"Thanks for reading this post. I am a well built and drug free gentleman with a strong sexual drive. I have a desire to be with an expecting mother(Pregnant)and want to make this fantasy come true. There is something so beautiful about pregnant women and I would love nothing more than to please one. I play no games and ask that you do the same."
What We Can Assume:
Right away, we know Damion is a polite guy. He opens by offering thanks for reading his listing and signs off with "sincerely" just to let you know that he's not kidding about wanting some pregger's poontang. He does mention that he plays no games, which probably means breast-pump bingo is out of the question. From the photos, we can also note that while not chasing women with child, Damion hangs out in abandoned train yards and old water-damaged barns.
Where It Went Wrong:
Clearly, the photos are pretty damning. Had Damion went with a single photo, one might think, "Weird, he looks kinda gay." Combine the two and any single, horny pregnant woman in San Diego will probably move on. They've got enough problems without introducing a sexually-confused lover into the mix. Also, "I am also a massage therapist" is doing Damion no favors. Roughly three out of five guys who post attest to being massage therapists. Basically, it's code for, "I promise to provide half-assed foreplay before wanting to bang."
Chance of Getting Laid: 13%
Any pregnant woman cruising the Craigslist casual encounters has enough on her plate. She probably doesn't need the heaping second helping of mommy issues this guy's clearly bringing to the table.
Desired Demo:
Age and body type have intriguingly not been specified.
"im a 23 male brown hair blue eyes 5'11 160 lbs attractive athletic and im looking for a woman to have drinks tonight and mabey do a lil oral play in the car i love to eat pussy email or im me on yahoo at garglemygoods i have more pics ill buy the drinks NO MEN"
What We Can Assume:
By leading with all physical attributes including age, hair and eye color, height, weight and the description "attractive athletic," we know this guy is proud of what he looks like. The fact that he wants to meet up for a drink and exchange oral sex in a car, well, that leads one to believe that he probably lives with someone. If it's a girlfriend or wife, that's one thing. If it's his parents, that's kind of sad, plus it might mean the car he's proposing to make out in is owned by his folks. If any bodily fluids are spilled, be prepared to be handed a Wet- Nap.
Where It Went Wrong:
He requests that interested parties contact him via IM using the screen name "GargleMyGoods." Any woman looking for a discrete gentleman may find this a bit lacking in subtlety. Meanwhile, he completely forgets to give any sort of indication about what type of woman he's looking for, which gives off the impression that he'll pretty much let anybody gargle his goods. The fact that he spells maybe, "mabey" not once, but twice is also somewhat troubling.
Chance of Getting Laid: 32%
His discretion and apparent total lack of standards help make success a sliver more likely then for Damion up there.
#6. "Safe fisting bring intense orgasms......Getting to be popular fun!"
Desired Demo:
Women who like their sexual organs to be treated like the African monkey trap.
"Experienced gentleman with smaller hands, looking for a woman who enjoys being fisted ..... curious newcomers welcome as well. If you've been there and done it, you already know and understand what's written below ..."
What We Can Assume:
What follows that quote is about 150 words describing "fisting" in extreme detail (You can click on the pic for the full ad, if you must). The verve he uses when rolling out the numbered steps of the process makes it evident that this guy will approach a possible encounter like some sort of demented camp counselor demonstrating macrame.
Where It Went Wrong:
The header reads "Getting to be popular fun!" C'mon now, if a woman is considering letting a guy go wrist-deep, it's probably not because everybody else is doing it. More than likely, it's not the type of experience she wants to have just so she can share the story at the watercooler with her fisting-enthusiast co-workers. Also, he might want to edit the tidbit about it taking "1-2 days for vagina to return to original state."
Chance of Getting Laid: 7%
If the whole fisting thing doesn't scare you off, we're assuming the unsettling drug-dealer-from-a-1980s-PSA vibe ("C'mon kid, all your friends are doing it. Don't be a chicken.") will do the trick.


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The Lighthouse of Alexandria was built on the island of Pharos in the city's harbor. The tower measured between 380 and 490 ft high, making it the third-tallest building in the world (the two pyramids at Giza were the tallest). Originally, it was simply a large beacon, but was converted to a lighthouse in the 1st century B.C. It stood longer than all of the wonders save the pyramids, but was eventually destroyed by an earthquake in the 13th century.
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WEIRTON - Officials with Weirton Medical's Breastcare Center have unveiled plans to invest in the latest life-saving technology in the fight against breast cancer.
The hospital, the only local hospital currently offering the latest state-of-the-art 2D mammography and stereotactic breast biopsy units, is unveiling its plans to offer Digital Breast Tomosynthesis, which is the newest 3D technology available.
Tomo mammography allows physicians to view the breast layer by layer and provides them with a clearer image of breast tissue, which can help distinguish superimposed tissue from real abnormalities, thus decreasing the need for further examinations. This technology also may find smaller cancers at earlier stages.
"What makes this technology so exciting is that we, as radiologists, will be able to view more vivid mammograms and view the breast layer by layer, resulting in greater detail and significantly fewer call-backs," says radiologist Eric Balzano.
"We are very excited to announce these plans. Our world class breastcare center is the only local facility offering the newest 2D digital mammography and stereotactic equipment and now we are taking it a step further with the Digital Breast Tomosynthesis. This latest investment is just another way WMC is positioning itself as the local leader in health care," said Weirton Medical Center Director of Operations David Artman.
The addition of this technology will be a significant addition to WMC's BreastCare Team of Radiologists led by Balzano; breast surgeon Carol Slomski; General Surgeons Venkata Kella and John Mitchell; and plastic surgeon Craig Oser, as well as a complete staff of the mammography technologists with the latest training.
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Google+'s Circle's feature is a fun way to organize your contacts. Like of Facebook lists, only better. That said, it's not so fun the nth time you do it. Starting some scratch each time you want to create a new circle can get old really fast. Anybody know a way to clone and merge circles?
There doesn't appear to be a one click option to clone a circle but you can do it by following these steps:


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I am looking for an app or service that would let two different users view & update a shared shopping list from an Android phone (Galaxy Nexus running 4.1), iPhone 4S and laptops (Windows and Mac).
I was originally planning on using a text file via Dropbox, but I don't think that can be updated on the iPhone (maybe I am wrong).
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NA 2010: Counterbalanced AGV automates pallet movement
March 01, 2010 - MMH Editorial
NA 2010, slated for April 26-29, will showcase more than 500 exhibits and include a comprehensive educational conference. The event, held at the I-X Center in Cleveland, will offer an array of products to help improve productivity at your company.
Developed for automating pallet movement in warehouses, the counterbalanced automatic guided vehicle can pick up loads from the floor and block stack or interface with conveyors, stands and racking (standard, pushback, flow through and drive-in). The warehousing AGV is laser guided and includes an optional vision system that helps guide the vehicle as it approaches the pallet, ensuring the forks are properly aligned with the fork pockets. The vehicle has a maximum capacity of 5,000 pounds and can be configured to handle single or double pallets.
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1. Project Location: Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
2. Project Name and General Description of Project: Homework Tutors for Hope Centre Orphans at Tabitha Ministries
3. Contact Person/Project Director: Jeff & Laura O'Loughlin, in conjunction with Gail Trollip, director of Tabitha Ministries. Email: email@example.com Phone: (USA) 325-754-8586
4. Specific Type of Work to Be Completed: Help elementary aged kids (PK-5) with homework or extra tutoring afterschool or during school breaks
a. Work environment (geographic setting): Hope Centre orphanage
b. People Group that volunteers will be working with: Zulu
5. Specific Dates if applicable (or TBD): TBD
a. Approx. length of stay including travel time from the U.S. (or other country): anywhere from 10 days to 3 months, according to volunteer's ability
6. Specific skills needed and/or recommended including possible educational requirements and/or credentials if needed: Anyone can do this – teacher and elementary education students would be ideal but not necessary
7. Can college students serve in this project? Yes
8. Team Size (minimum/maximum; gender preference, if any): Minimum 1, maximum 4; no gender preference.
9. Health considerations/requirements: Depending on the time of year, must be able to cope with heat or cold as buildings are not climate controlled; volunteers must be in good physical condition and able to cope with rough roads.
10. Ministry items to bring: Bring age-appropriate worksheets/books, learning games, teaching aids, preferably to leave for Tabitha's teachers to use (if possible); copies can be made locally at $0.12 each.
11. Airport of Arrival: Pietermaritzburg is the closest/ Durban is a second option
12. Local Transportation: Tabitha Ministries will help with lifts to the store, etc, but you will be working and living on site.
13. Probable lodging arrangements: Staying at Hope Centre orphanage
14. What, if any, additional items like sleeping bags, sheets, etc. needed: N/A
15. Total Approximate cost: Team total (supposing team of 2 staying 10 days): $ 270 . This includes transportation reimbursement to Tabitha: $50; Per person – Utilities at Tabitha $1 per person, per day; Food at Tabitha: $10 per person, per day (if you eat what the kids do – you are welcome to supplement that with personally-purchased food items that can be stored in a staff fridge/cupboard).
(included but not limited to the following):
a. Transportation: from and to airport, worksite and lodging location
b. Onsite expenses – food, lodging, translators (if needed)
c. Airport taxes/exit fees (Often only payable in USD)
d. Ministry items to purchase on the field
16. Personal Items to bring: clothes, toiletries, small camera, personal devotional materials
17. Cultural Considerations (including language): Most people speak some English, but will be native Zulu speakers
18. Other Special Consideration(s)
a. Specific immunizations: Please refer to the CDC info for South Africa: http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/destinations/traveler/none/south-africa. Additionally, yellow fever is required if you plan to transit through another African country – the CDC says "There is no risk of yellow fever in South Africa. The gov't of SA requires proof of yellow fever vaccination only if you are arriving form a county with risk of yellow fever. This does not include the US." Unless you have connections through another African country enroute to SA you should not need a yellow fever vaccination.
b. Visa needs/requirements: visa obtained at airport upon entry, free of charge
c. Specific security concerns (STS): South Africa has high rates of crime, especially bag-snatching and jewelry snatching. Do not ever let your personal items out of your sight, and bring no expensive jewelry
d. Information for landing cards/entry forms: Address in S Africa: 31 Doull Rd, Pietermaritzburg/ tel. 033 342 4268
e. Climate: Very hot in summer, very cold in winter (and their seasons are reversed from ours)!
f. Clothing recommendation(s)/suggestions Casual clothing is fine. Please no tight-fitting or revealing clothing for ladies. Jeans/pants find for women. Long shorts fine for summer.
g. Cash, travelers checks, credit cards/ATM's: ATMs are abundant – communicate with your bank before you leave as to when you will be gone and what country you will be in.
h. Communication/email availability (or lack thereof): Wireless Internet available at Hope Center for checking email, FB, etc. but no web-surfing, etc.
i. Emergency contact info: Jeff & Laura O'Loughlin – 082-735-2444
j. Other:
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Sub-Sahara Africa Baptist Global Response/Kentucky Baptist Partnership Checklist
The Kentucky Baptist Convention has compiled a checklist resource to assist our volunteer teams preparing to serve in Sub Sahara Africa. It is important that teams follow the information provided in this document to ensure the best mission experience. Please click on the link to access the Checklist:
BGR KY Sub Sahara Africa Checklist for Community Development Projects


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I am getting a black screen with the following message when I reboot my PC after the installation via WUBI. I tried again and again but still I get this screen and then it's stuck.
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KINGSTON – Monica Knight has reconsidered entering a plea to the charges she faces for the March 30, 2012 crash that seriously injured three classmates.
In Plymouth District Court today, Judge Beverly Cannone set a trial date of May 19 after Knight asked for more time to decide whether to plea to charges including reckless operation of a motor vehicle and possession of a Class D substance.
Cannone has set a date of Monday, April 14, for a status hearing and possible disposition of the case if Knight agrees to a plea deal.
If the trial is necessary, Assistant District Attorney Joshua Gedraitis said he expects to call 11 witnesses over two to three days.
Gedraitis had been notified prior to today's hearing that Knight had asked for more time, and he had informed the families of the victims who were in court again today. Last week they had been told that they might have their chance to address the court in the case against Knight.
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What is the Airport's policy on traveling with pets?
All non-service animals must be kept kenneled, in proper carriers, while in the Airport's facilities.
The Airport does not determine any policies related to transporting pets either as checked or carry-on luggage. Passengers should contact their airline for requirements and fees.
Do you have Pet Relief Areas?
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Ford's Fine C-Max Falls Way Short on MPG
AS MUCH AS I hate to be topical, I have driven, in just the last few days, a fresh-from-the-factory Ford C-Max Hybrid SEL. Last month, Green Car Reports—that Bolshevik rag—reported that the C-Max Hybrid and the Fusion Hybrid it tested (they share hybrid architecture) didn't come close to delivering their Environmental Protection Agency mileage ratings of 47/47/47 miles per gallon, city/highway/combined. This supports similarly scandalous findings this month in Consumer Reports.
I read that and thought, Yup.
Hyundai, Honda and now Ford have been accused of cooking the mileage books, and in the first blush of evidence—I just ran a tank of gas through the C-Max and got 33.9 average mpg—I also judge the C-Max's rating to be grossly inflated.
But a couple of notes: I drive hard, especially when I'm alone. And…wait, can I just take you somewhere on the driving-hard thing? I'd like to introduce the Neil Scale of Necessary Cruelty. Driving a high-performance street car—let's say, the all-wheel drive, 545-horsepower Nissan GT-R—on public roads is frustrating to the point of being sexual. That car is so toweringly capable, so effortlessly violent, you cannot get anywhere near its limits on the street. You spend most of your time throttling back your own testosterone.
However, a little commuter gelding such as the Ford C-Max Hybrid, that you can thrash. It's actually fun, and informative, to cane a family car: tires squeal, wheels come off the ground. It's a hoot. Around town, the C-Max has loads of hybrid-system torque, blasting off quietly from stoplights, a bookworm hooligan. Give that a 5 on the Neil Scale.
The point is, I drove the C-Max Hybrid pretty hard and that lowered my mileage. Still, with the cruise control set on 76 mph on a dead-flat four-lane highway in mild conditions, the C-Max's instantaneous mileage readout was fixed at 35.8 mpg, well short of nominal.
It must be noted: The C-Max's across-the-board 47 mpg is a monster number, almost patently suspicious. We are looking at a 3,607-pound vehicle with 188 hybrid horsepower (2.0-liter, 141-hp Atkinson-cycle four-cylinder; continuously variable transmission; AC synchronous electric motor; 1.4 kWh lithium-ion battery pack with 35 kW max output). This is a five-seat, five-door hatch boasting zero-to-60 mph acceleration of around 8.2 seconds, considerably quicker than the rival Toyota Prius V, which is rated at only 44/40 mpg. The C-Max outweighs the Honda CR-Z hybrid sport coupe by a half-ton and yet, by EPA estimates, gets more than 25% better fuel economy.
And while the C-Max is aero-sleek to the eye, it actually puts a significant dent in the air (63.9 inches high and 82 inches wide at the side mirrors). Frankly, I'm impressed I got 33.9 mpg.
But merely awesome fuel economy is almost beside the point now, in light of these unfulfilled expectations. The point now is to hiss and boo Ford, which is so obviously trying to defraud the buying public. And let's not forget to blame the government. Everyone knows Corporate Average Fuel Economy = Communism.
I mildly propose a third reading: It's a testing effect.
First off, the EPA's mileage numbers are comparative, not representative. It cannot be otherwise, for if you demand that these numbers represent a vehicle's real-world fuel efficiency, you have to specify: Whose real world? Me and mine, with my 40-pound right foot? Is this real world in North Dakota, Florida or Colorado?
'The EPA figures promise 47 miles per gallon for Ford's hybrid family-hauler, but the real world tells a different story.'
The feds' five-cycle, 43.9-mile testing methodology is arcane—almost 200 pages in the Federal Register, including the CAFE calculations—but that shouldn't surprise anyone, since the process attempts to capture a complex phenomenon, a vehicle's fuel economy, in just two numbers printed on new cars' so-called Monroney label. Even the EPA's "average" mpg number is weighted in a way not beyond dispute.
It would be hard to overstate the consequence of these numbers. The numbers determine which vehicle can claim best-in-class mileage, who has to pay a gas-guzzler tax, and which technologies merit their relative cost in fuel savings. CAFE was designed to inflect a manufacturer's entire portfolio, to bend it toward higher fuel efficiency, and it does just that.
2013 Ford C-Max Hybrid SEL
Base price: $27,995 (with $1,000 cash back)
Price as tested: $30,855 (est.)
Powertrain: Series-parallel gas-electric hybrid with 2.0-liter, 24-valve, DOHC Atkinson-cycle engine and variable valve timing; continuously variable transmission; AC synchronous electric motor; 1.4 kWh lithium-ion battery with 35 kW max output; front-wheel drive
Net system horsepower: 188 hp
Length/weight: 173.6 inches/3,607 pounds
Wheelbase: 104.3 inches
0-60 mph: 8.2 seconds
EPA fuel economy: 47/47/47 mpg, city/highway/combined
Cargo capacity: 24.5 cubic feet behind second row, 52.6 cubic feet behind first row
To complicate matters, the mileage of most vehicles is self-certified by the manufacturers. The EPA does not, and cannot, verify mileage numbers for the majority of light-duty vehicles (though I imagine there's a Ford C-Max Hybrid on the dynamometers in Michigan right now). Meanwhile, the feds' fuel-economy administrators are currently operating at a dead run trying to keep up with a host of new, highly digitized fuel-saving technologies, such as "Eco" throttle mapping and stop-start (the engine cuts out as the vehicle coasts or stops), which were practically invented to hack the EPA testing cycle.
So we have a very complex, specialized, high-stakes test, often self-administered, being laid siege to by auto makers' legion of code writers, even as the standards themselves are soaring. In August, the Obama administration completed rules setting national fuel economy standards at 54.5 mpg for cars and light-duty trucks by 2025. Let's not even talk about California or the EU.
Where does all this leave the C-Max? I think it's likely that Ford's hybrid powertrain programming is, let's say, overly familiar with the EPA's testing regime. For example: Key to the Ford hybrid's system big numbers is its all-electric speed range of up to 62 mph. If you are really gentle with the accelerator, you can reach highway speeds without ever switching on the gas engine. That's a huge win during the testing cycle, though hard to replicate in the real world. I wouldn't even call it an attempt to game the system. It's the result of human nature, to the extent that automotive engineers are human.
The C-Max's mileage issue is the sort of thing that makes PR people throw themselves off bridges. This is otherwise a hugely winning vehicle, with a lot of smart cabin details and premium materials all wrought in Ford's current design vocabulary, a sort of low-key, friendly futurism. The C-Max's fold-flat rear-seat system is brilliant, and rear cabin access is about as good as anything on the market. You can actually get children's car seats in and out of the door openings with no problem. (Ford decided not to import what it calls in Europe the Grand C-Max, an MPV version of the global C platform with minivan-like sliding doors.)
Shoppers looking to bracket the C-Max will want to look at the Kia Sportage, which has front-hinged doors, and the Mazda5, which has the sliding doors.
But no matter how good it is otherwise, the C-Max keeps bringing the conversation back to fuel efficiency. Among the many mileage-monitoring displays and tutorials available in the LCD instrument panel is a driving-efficiency "coach," which gently nags you about your braking and acceleration behavior. There's a screen called Empower, another called Engage. All are devoted to illustrating the thermodynamic flux in the hybrid system, wavering like a candle in the wind. As you drive, the right side of the instrument panel display fills up with encouraging green leaves, like efficiency kudzu.
Well, I had whole bouquets of kudzu and I never saw anything close to 47 mpg. With respect, Ford, someone needs to recalibrate, and it isn't me.
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PARKERSBURG - Multiple goal deficits have haunted the Parkersburg South girls soccer team throughout the regular season.
However, this is the postseason and the Patriots confidently shrugged off the fact they fell behind 2-0 to Brooke in a Class AAA, Region I, Section 1 championship.
Wednesday night at Erickson All-Sports Facility, Kirsten Jones scored two goals and Lexi Smith added another as South defeated the Bruins 3-2 for its first sectional title since 2008.
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COACH SPEAK — Brooke coach Lee Weppler talks to Dynah Sayre during their match with Parkersburg South on Wednesday. South won 3-2 in a Class AAA, Region I, Section 1 championship.
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"To be honest, I wasn't too terribly worried because I know what my team is capable of doing and I know our girls never quit," South coach Ron Bucholtz said. "We've gotten ourselves in a couple 2-0 deficits that we couldn't come back from, so there's the big difference between early in the season and this point in the season."
South, which defeated Brooke 2-1 in a match played the second week of September, improves to 14-6-2 and advances to Tuesday's regional final in Wheeling against today's winner between University and Morgantown.
"This win is very gratifying as a coach because these girls have worked hard - especially the senior class," Bucholtz said. "It's great to see them playing to their potential. They showed that on the field today with their composure and their ability to come back from two goals down."
Brooke's Michaela Hinerman appeared on her way to a possible hat trick after scoring the game's first goal with 38:11 still remaining before halftime. The senior co-captain tacked on a second goal at the 22:15 mark to put the Bruins in front 2-0.
"We knew exactly what to expect from Brooke and unfortunately we let their star forward Michaela Hinerman get behind us," Bucholtz said. "Once we had the mishaps early, our defense played nicely. After that, Monica Stanwick contained her beautifully and Zoe Merrill played a dynamite game in the back as she always does."
Hinerman was responsible for eight of Brooke's 10 shots on goal.
"Michaela is a terrific player and one of the best forwards in the state of West Virginia," Brooke coach Lee Weppler said. "South shut her down after she got those first two goals, so credit them with making some changes in the gameplan and finishing this game out."
Playing without their first-string keeper in Alexis Skinner, who suffered an injury during practice on Tuesday, the Patriots stuck with Olivia Carpenter despite the two early goals and the freshman responded with eight saves for the match.
While Carpenter was posting a shutout over the final 60 minutes, the Patriots' offense relied on Kirsten Jones, who received a pair of assists from her younger sister Alli Jones. The duo hooked up for South's first goal with 3:56 remaining in the first half. They struck again with the score knotted at 2.
"We have Alli on the field for a particular reason - for her finesse, control and ability to make passes," Bucholtz said. "Her vision on the field is outstanding."
In between the sister act was Smith's game-tying goal at the 26:10 mark of the second half thanks to an assist from Taylor Life, who injured her knee and had to be helped off the field late in the match.
"I shot it around the corner and was praying the ball would go in," Smith said.
Brooke ends the campaign at 16-4-2.
"We had those two early goals - everything was looking good then we let them get back into it with a (first-half) goal and they got the momentum," Weppler said. "South came out in the second half, played hard and won a majority of the 50-50 balls from that point on."


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Capital of the district of Sikka on the eastern coast of Flores Island, Maumere is the perfect staging place to embark on an unforgettable adventure to unveil the beauty of Flores. The town itself is blessed with a beautiful landscape of hills and mountains complemented with clear green and blue ocean.
Maumere is the biggest city in Flores, larger than Labuan Bajo at the west end of the island. The town used to serve as an alternative for tourists to go to the Komodo National Park aside from Labuan Bajo. While, those wishing to attend Easter celebrations in Larantuka, also start off from Maumere, which is more easily connected by air to other parts of Indonesia.
Located at the narrowest part of the island, from Maumere due south to near the town Nita at Koting village, one can see as far as the Flores Sea to the north and the Savu Sea to the Indian Ocean to its southern horizon.
Today, Maumere is also the stepping off point to see the Three-Coloured Lakes on Mt. Kelimutu on the way to Ende. The village of Sikka, some 30 km from Maumere is the center of weaving in this area. Here visitors can watch, on request, the complete intricate process of ikat-weaving, including dying the threats with natural colors. Another village known for its weaving is Watublapi, which distinguishes itself through the use of symbolic motifs such as lizards, horses, birds and geometrical patterns.
Maumere used to be a favorite snorkeling and diving area, made famous by the Sao Wisata Resort built by Flores' own hero, Frans Seda. Unfortunately, the 1992 tsunami davastated parts of the sea and the city. Before that, Maumere was considered by many as the true illustration of "Flores" or Flower of the East Nusatenggara Archipelago. After nearly two decades, the town is now reviving, back to its former beauty with the newly renovated Frans Seda Airport (formerly called Wai Oti Airport).
Before the Dutch colonial merchants arrived, Maumere was known as Sikka Alok or Sikka Kesik. Here, traders from China, Bugis, and Makassar often came to trade with the locals. These traders often stayed for days near the seaport called Waidoko. With the arrival of the Dutch, they eventually built government offices in Sikka and gave new names to the area such as Maunori, Mautenda, Mauwaru, Maurole, Mauponggo, and obviously Maumere in Sikka.
Since the majority of its people are Catholic, the town's existence cannot be separated from the church of Larantuka. Catholicism was first introduced in 1566 by two missionaries from Dominica named P.Joao Bautista da Fortalezza and Simao da Madre de Deos. They initially started their mission in Paga, a small town about 45Km west of Maumere and were sent by P.Antonio Cruzz from the town of Larantuka. Every year congregations from Maumere head to Larantuka to join in the Semana Santa Easter Holy Week Ritual.
The town has several cozy inns and hotels. Some of these are located in some of the best spots such as the coastline of Maumere. Here are some of the hotels you can try:
1. Sylvia Hotel in Jalan Gajah Mada
2. Permah Sari Hotel in Jl. Sudirman No.1 Maumere
3. Adi Darma Hotel in Jl. R.E. Martadhinata, Kalabahi
More accommodation options available at Find a hotel.
Flights to Maumere are available from Bali and Kupang. Transnusa Airlines serves flights between Bali and Maumere three times a week with seating capacity of 82. Batavia Air serves connecting flights from Surabaya-Bali-Kupang-Maumere four days a week on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday. Other Airlines that also serve flights to Maumere are Merpati Nusantara and Garuda Indonesia.


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The 6 Most Elaborate F-Yous From Musicians to the Industry
Most musicians have to put up with record company executives being interfering dicks. It's part of the job, just like wearing sunglasses indoors and objectifying women.
Not all bands let them get away with it, though. Every now and then, through luck, opportunism or having balls of brass, some get to fight back.
#6. The Rolling Stones Release a Profane Single to Get Out of a Contract
Once upon a time, before Mick Jagger started to look like a South American transsexual, the Rolling Stones were the biggest outlaws on the planet (provided you put rapists, murderers and any other actual criminals or badasses in a category other than "outlaws").
"We're like John Dillinger, but with disappointing Super Bowl performances instead of bank robberies."
So it should come as no surprise that when the future ex-rebels were told they actually had to fulfill their contract with Decca Records before leaving for greener pastures, they weren't happy. Legal technicalities are for squares, baby. The Rolling Stones would not be held down by the man and his nitpicky adherence to the stipulations of binding contracts.
Fortunately for them, all they had to do was record one more single and they would be free to dominate the rest of the 1960s and most of the '70s before taking a now three decades long nosedive starting in the '80s. Fortunately for the premise of this article, they decided to make that single one of their most commercially unfriendly pieces of work of all time.
This was back before Mick Jagger was allowed to dress himself.
The song was called "Schoolboy Blues," though it would be forever known as "Cocksucker Blues." The title of the song was taken from its risque chorus, where Jagger pondered:
Oh where can I get my cock sucked?/Where can I get my ass fucked?/I may have no money/But I know where to put it every time.
Those lyrics work a lot better if you picture this face while reading them.
Predictably, the label wasn't too pleased and let the single gather dust for some time. The track did actually find its way to record store (remember those?) shelves some 13 years later, when Decca tagged it onto a Germany-only box set called The Rest of the Best. Before you rightfully turn that into a joke about Germany, understand that it was most likely an accident. The album was rereleased with the offending song deleted a mere four weeks later. It's never seen the light of day since, unless you count the scores of shady torrent sites that you can totally download it on for free. Or you could just check it out on YouTube. Don't even act like you don't want to.
#5. Trent Reznor Tells Fans to Steal His Album
Never let it be said that Trent Reznor doesn't care about you, Australia. When the legendarily cranky musician found out in 2007 that Universal Records was selling his latest album, Year Zero, for a whopping $35 in Australia, he had some questions. Namely, why was his album so expensive when the far less rocking but (at the time) far more popular Avril Lavigne was selling her album for a mere $21.99? If record prices were set based on the quality of the music, this disparity would possibly make sense. But that's not how it works.
If it were, Kiss would owe you $10 for every album purchased.
The brutally honest answer he received did nothing to improve his already gloomy demeanor. Here's a quote:
"It's because we know you have a real core audience that will pay whatever it costs when you put something out -- you know, true fans. It's the pop stuff we have to discount to get people to buy."
"If you just sucked a little more often, we'd be able to cut your album prices."
That's definitely not music to the ears of a man who was actively campaigning to have CD prices reduced at the time. Rather than continuing the album-price argument with his label, Trent Reznor just straight up told his fans to steal the album from file-sharing sites online. And in case they couldn't find it (which, by 2007, everyone could), he did half the job for them and actually uploaded it himself.
Trent Reznor, seen here deciding who to throw his new Oscar at.
Unsurprisingly, this incident would mark the official end of Trent Reznor's involvement with Universal Records. So, hey, the label totally showed him! Where are you going to sell your music now, Angst Boy?
Reznor's answer to that question that we just made up was to release his next album, Ghosts I-IV, on his own label and give fans the option of downloading it for free or paying for it. And because there isn't a single person on the planet who doesn't want to screw over a record company executive in some way, Reznor's fans responded by making it one of the biggest moneymakers of the year anyway, raking in $1.6 million in sales for Reznor's newly formed Null Corporation label in a single week.
Reznor used the money that would have gone to his old label to fund further research into appearing coolly detached.
#4. The Clash Screw Their Label
When English punk rock legends the Clash hit the studio to record the follow up to their second album, Give 'Em Enough Rope, the band didn't just want to make another boring single album, they wanted to make it a double. Unfortunately, having that kind of creative control in the '70s meant you either had a cowbell player and keyboardist in your band or you were Michael Jackson.
When your fans look like this, labels are hesitant to approve any ideas that
don't involve spraying the recording studio down with Lysol.
When they approached their record label, CBS, with the idea, the label flat-out refused.
The band attempted to negotiate and got pretty much nowhere, other than a minor concession that allowed them to record a free single to give away with the finished album.
This was just another one in a series of scraps with CBS, which the Clash had been arguing with since pretty much the day they signed their deal. The label had previously refused to release their debut album in the U.S., released singles the Clash didn't want released, asked them to clean up their sound and generally went around being dickish record company executives.
"We love your band! We just hate everything about your personality, style and musical tastes."
Still, Joe Strummer and company had no choice. They agreed to the deal and went into the studio to record their free single, presumably while CBS executives smugly muttered to themselves, "That's right. Do what you're told."
Only when the free single was returned to CBS, it arrived with a whole lot of B-sides. The band had added a load of extra tracks in the studio -- coincidentally, about an album's worth -- all paid for at the record label's expense. The Clash was a band that just kept giving.
Case in point: They invented the hover-guitar.
When London Calling was released, not only did it turn out to be a double album with a bonus hidden track, but -- due to the deal struck for the "single" to be free -- it was also sold for the price of a regular album. In other words, everybody won, except the record label. Just as it should be.


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What does the 11 mean in INT(11)?
By Jeremy Smyth-Oracle on Mar 26, 2014
If you create a table using a numeric type like INT or BIGINT, you might have been surprised by the numbers that appear in the table's DESCRIBE:
mysql> CREATE TABLE test(a INT, b SMALLINT, c BIGINT); Query OK, 0 rows affected (1.04 sec) mysql> DESCRIBE test; +-------+-------------+------+-----+---------+-------+ | Field | Type | Null | Key | Default | Extra | +-------+-------------+------+-----+---------+-------+ | a | int(11) | YES | | NULL | | | b | smallint(6) | YES | | NULL | | | c | bigint(20) | YES | | NULL | | +-------+-------------+------+-----+---------+-------+ 3 rows in set (0.03 sec)
They're the columns' "Display Width"
Well, for an integer type (the value in parentheses called the display width of the field. This is different from (and somewhat less intuitive than) the parenthesised value in character fields—such as VARCHAR(10)—where it's the maximum number of characters you can store in the field, and for floating types where it describes the total number of digits you can store. The display width for integers... well it doesn't seem to do much really, on the surface.
An example
Here's an example, using BIGINT because they're, well, biggest:
mysql> CREATE TABLE d1(c1 BIGINT(5), c2 BIGINT, c3 BIGINT(30)); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.78 sec) mysql> DESC d1; +-------+------------+------+-----+---------+-------+ | Field | Type | Null | Key | Default | Extra | +-------+------------+------+-----+---------+-------+ | c1 | bigint(5) | YES | | NULL | | | c2 | bigint(20) | YES | | NULL | | | c3 | bigint(30) | YES | | NULL | | +-------+------------+------+-----+---------+-------+ 3 rows in set (0.00 sec)
mysql> INSERT INTO d1 VALUES (1, 1, 1); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.09 sec) mysql> INSERT INTO d1 VALUES (123456, 123456, 123456); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.07 sec) mysql> SELECT * FROM d1; +--------+--------+--------+ | c1 | c2 | c3 | +--------+--------+--------+ | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 123456 | 123456 | 123456 | +--------+--------+--------+ 2 rows in set (0.00 sec)
So what's it for?
The numeric type overview calls this mysterious value "the maximum display width for integer types," and continues: "Display width is unrelated to the range of values a type can contain."
To see an effect, you can pad the columns with zeroes:
mysql> CREATE TABLE d2(c1 BIGINT(5) ZEROFILL, c2 BIGINT ZEROFILL, -> c3 BIGINT(30) ZEROFILL); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.67 sec)
Note that ZEROFILL implicitly makes the column unsigned so it cannot store negative numbers. You couldn't, for example, see a number like -000123 in such a column.
The ZEROFILL option fills up the return value with zeros, as you might have guessed. It turns numbers like 123 into numbers like 000123, assuming your display width is 6. Let's see what it means in our table:
mysql> INSERT INTO d2 VALUES (1, 1, 1); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.06 sec) mysql> INSERT INTO d2 VALUES (123456, 123456, 123456); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.08 sec) mysql> SELECT * FROM d2; +--------+----------------------+--------------------------------+ | c1 | c2 | c3 | +--------+----------------------+--------------------------------+ | 00001 | 00000000000000000001 | 000000000000000000000000000001 | | 123456 | 00000000000000123456 | 000000000000000000000000123456 | +--------+----------------------+--------------------------------+ 2 rows in set (0.00 sec)
So it should be clear that the display width does not limit the amount of values you store in the column—you still get 123456 in a column with a display width of 5—but simply put, it affects how the values appear when they're padded.
What's the point if it doesn't work without ZEROFILL?
Ah, but it does. Well, it does if you want it to. The mysql command-line client doesn't use the display width unless the field is full of zeroes, but other client applications can (and do). The display width is available to applications through the API, so they can use it to pad (with spaces, dashes, or whatever you like) the values.
For example, in PHP you could do something like this:
$result = $mysqli->query('SELECT c3 FROM d1'); ... $c3metadata = $result->fetch_field_direct(0); // fetch metadata from first field (c3) $c3length = $c3metadata->length; // get the length from it (30) ... $row = $result->fetch_assoc(); printf("%${c3length}d\n", $row['c3']); // prints c3 in a column 30 chars wide
This code reads the display width of the c3 column (which we know is 30, from the code above) from the column's metadata into a variable $c3length, and uses that value to provided a width to the format specifier %d (for decimal integer), so you get the expression %${c3length}d, which evaluates as %30d. This prints the value of $row['c3'] as an integer in a field 30 characters wide, right justified and space-padded.
The same sort of code exists in other languages; in Java, the java.sql.ResultSetMetaData interface provides the getColumnDisplaySize method, and Java's String.format method works similarly to the printf code above.
In short...
- You can ignore the display widths if you don't use them. The defaults are enough to display any value compatible with the type, and won't cause you trouble if your application uses the display width without your knowledge.
- If you need to zero-pad your numbers, display width lets you say how much padding you need, but you'll need to make sure your application deals with number larger than that width either by ensuring it can handle them, or that your business logic prevents them.
- If you want to display space-padded numbers in plaintext reports or other fixed-width output formats and you want to store the column's display width with the other column metadata at the database (and where else would you put it?), use the display width.


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A Logan Circuit judge today denied a motion that would have found 4 Warren County magistrates in contempt of court for voting in support of Beech Bend Raceway.
The 4 magistrates in question voted to condemn a disputed stretch of Beech Bend Road .and make it a public roadway to be used for access to Beech Bend Park.
Neighboring property owner Matt Baker argued that was a violation of Judge Tyler Gill's earlier order that the road was private property.
That would mean the Fiscal Court was in contempt of court.
Judge Gill ruled that the Fiscal Court was within its rights to take what was now private property and condemn it, a common practice outlined by law.
"Certainly I agree with Judge Gill's decision, and we hope to now have conversations with Mr. Baker and Mr. Reynolds and come to an equitable conclusion to all this," said Warren County Judge Executive Mike Buchanon.
"We're just glad this thing is finally moving forward on the condemnation, it's time to put this thing behind us," said Dennis Murrell, Beech Bend's attorney.
Mr. Baker referred comment to his lawyer, who was unavailable for reaction.
County officials hope to make an offer for the property soon, but if the two sides can't agree the condemnation case could end up back in court.
Even if today was the last time this 2-year case was in court, it's already been expensive for everyone involved.
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As per the bash reference, we can give a non-blocking command by ending it with an ampersand(&) character. However, when I try the below command its not working:
python -m SimpleHTTPServer 8080&
The reason I intend to do so is that I want to start the built-in python webserver as part of another larger program which is also written in python. Can you plz advice how do I issue this command in a non-blocking/daemon mode? I even tried to execute this command using "subprocess.Popen()" in python which is also supposed to create a non-blocking process, but even that is not working:-(..
EDIT: Here is the portion of my python code that starts the webserver (Adding 'nohup' seems to do the trick):
pid_webserver = execute("nohup python -m SimpleHTTPServer 8080 &",wait=False,shellexec= True)
#pid_webserver = execute("python -m SimpleHTTPServer 8080 &",wait=False,shellexec= True)
def execute(command,errorstring='', wait = True, shellexec = True):
print 'command=' + command
p=subprocess.Popen("gksu '" + command + "'", shell=shellexec,stdout=subprocess.PIPE,stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
if wait:
return result
print 'not waiting'
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How can a normal Ranger ,that is 4 levels under mine and has worse gear and weapons , make damage around 200 damage per hit? My Ranger is 17 has green armor . And i only do max around 90 damage


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I saw this movie about 10 years ago. Traveling back in time a group of people visiting a prehistoric time period, one of the group catches/ kills a butterfly. after returning to present time the world starts to change because this butterfly disrupted the ecological outcome and everything goes astray with weird creatures and plantation runs amok. They return to the period of the butterfly incident and save it and save the world.
I think that is A Sound of Thunder (2005):
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Local Cruise Nights - Let The Cruising BeginWritten by John McGann on May 25, 2009 Winter Is Finally Over. Get Out And Drive.
We've done an article like this before. Longtime readers, go to your archives and dig up the Mar. '99 issue of CC to see the inspiration for this iteration. In it, former staffer Miles Cook and his brother, Wayne, hit as many local cruises as they could in a week's time and lived to tell the tale.
Current staffers who are Midwest transplants can sympathize with those suffering through--and likely just now digging out of--a long, cold, and especially snowy winter. Summer is just around the corner, and with it comes cruising. So, to get you in the mood, we crammed as many cruise nights/car events into as few days as possible as inspiration to get your car ready for summer fun. As we write this, it is the first week of February and, even here in sunny Los Angeles, there aren't cruises every night. Southern Californians are a wimpy bunch, and temperatures below 55 keep people indoors with the windows shuttered tight. That scuttled our plans to attend one cruise per day of the week, but we were able to fill up a CF card or two of cruising pictures over a nine-day span. Like Miles and Wayne did nearly 10 years ago, we hit each spot in a Ford, though this time we took our '03 Crown Victoria instead of the Cook brothers' much-cooler '64 Fairlane. Here's how it went down.
Sunday--The Pomona Swap Meet
OK, right off the bat, we're stretching the rules a bit. The Pomona Swap Meet isn't technically a cruise, and it happens only seven times a year. We're counting it anyway because there wasn't much selling going on, but there were plenty of cars cruising the fairgrounds.
Tuesday--Fuddruckers Lake Forest
We'd never been to this cruise before, but it's been going on in this same Orange County location for 16 years. Hector Rodriguez of Cruise Night Productions, sponsor of the show, apologized for the low turnout of about 40 cars. "Usually we'll have about 200 cars here when the weather is nice." (See what we mean!) Still, there was a really good collection of muscle cars here, and they reflect the demographic of the area--there wasn't a primered beater in the lot.
Thursday--Irwindale Raceway
We're fudging the rules again to accommodate a night of drag racing. And really, your local test 'n' tune is just cruising taken to the next level to include such gross displays of horsepower as burnouts, full-throttle acceleration, and plenty of trash talking. With the CC/Rambler fresh off a clutch change, we caravanned with Editor Glad to the track for a night of eighth-mile drag racing.
Friday is Bob's night, as in Bob's Big Boy in Burbank. This is a legendary cruise spot in Los Angeles County, and Bob's has been hosting a Friday night cruise for decades. The restaurant itself opened in 1949 and is the oldest remaining Bob's Big Boy in the U.S. Architect Wayne McAllister penned its swoopy, space-age design that is so distinctive-looking today among the surrounding office buildings and generic shopping centers. Because of its popularity, you'll see a little of everything at Bob's--from million-dollar Shelby Cobras to rat rods that look like they were built for less than the cost of a Big Boy burger, there's always something cool to look at and interesting people to talk to.
Saturday--Donut Derelicts
This is another long-running Southern California car cruise. It's been taking place every Saturday morning at the corner of Adams and Magnolia in Huntington Beach since 1986. This was our favorite spot of the week. There was a great turnout that morning, and the lot was full of really cool and unique cars and friendly people with absolutely no attitude.
Cars And Coffee
Here's a spot we had high hopes for but were somewhat let down. Cars and Coffee has been happening every Saturday morning at Ford's PAG (Premier Automotive Group) facility in Irvine for a few years now. We'd heard good things about the show but had never been there. We sped out of the Donut Derelicts lot at 9 a.m., heading just a few more miles down the freeway to Irvine. This would be a great show if you're into late-model Japanese sports cars--we've never seen so many Honda S2000s and Acura NSXs together in one place before. But there was very little in the way of American muscle. We hung out for about an hour before calling it quits.
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Prepare to get up really early. The fairgrounds open at 5 a.m., but we personally know people who've slept in the lot the night before to get a good spot for selling parts or get a jump on buying a new car. As early as 7 a.m., the lines to get in were massive.We really liked this '67 Valiant, but the seller was asking $11,000 for it. Maybe if we had more money than brains...Pomona has developed a reputation over the years as a place for people to hawk overpriced crap to foreign buyers. As the headline on this guy's paper cautions, spend wisely.We liked Jim DuCharme's '67 Buick California GS. It still has the original 340 4BBL engine and two-speed Super Turbine transmission. This version was a low-priced option package of the Skylark offered in California.
Irwindale is one of only two dragstrips left in Los Angeles County, and it fills up quickly on test 'n' tune night. We cut out of work early to get there before the throngs of import guys clogged up the staging lanes.We saw lots of great cars that night, including Paul Adams' deceptively quick '03 Mustang SVT Cobra. Look for more of it in an upcoming issue.
We followed Brian Von Kleinsmid, the owner of this '73 Pinto, into the parking lot. He told us he built the car for the Grassroots Motorsports '05 Challenge, where you compete in a series of events in a car built for less than $2,005 (or whatever year it happens to be, as it is an annual event). He was over budget by about $1,000, and he still didn't even have any glass in the car. It was, however, sporting a fresh 5.0 and T5 trans from a Fox Mustang. He's a shoe-in if GRM is still around in a thousand years.Eurotrash was also well represented when the corporate lawyers and hedge-fund managers arrived to the delight of their adoring fans. An impromptu swinging door contest broke out.This was one show where we were relieved to see a '69 Camaro. Believe it or not, this was the only one there.


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Why??? You have to ask why, MOS?
Did you see that lunatic Rep Tim Huelskamp's (R - KS) performance during his interview with Rachel Maddow last night? You know, Obama is a "monarchist" dribble???
As long as you have that kind of delusional primary process thinking passing for public discourse among the rabid Republican rightwing - and members of Congress, they will never embrace even compromise with this President who can never be white enough for their sensibilities.
Like the rest of us, Obama just needs to move on. The only thing these guys understand is defeat in an election. We voters need to get hopping ...
"Obama Derangement Syndrome"
Wish I had coined the phrase. What puzzles me is how we came to be such angry peopl (Left, as well as Right), we Americans who have blessings of freedom and riches beyond the dreams of human history to our day or the actual circumstances of most - nearly all, really - of our fellow humans today.
Mark L.
Over at Slate Magazine online, William Saletan has a perceptive analysis of President Obama's State of the Union address, In part, he uses word-counts from Obama's speech to suggest that Obama is cleverly laying the groundwork carefully for the 2014 mid-term election campaigns.
Here is a link to the Saletan column mentioned above.
And here is a story in the NYTimes about efforts to thward a cooperative!!! effort of the UAW and Volkswagen to unionize a plant in Tennessee.
"What puzzles me is how we came to be such angry peopl (Left, as well as Right), we Americans who have blessings of freedom and riches beyond the dreams of human history..."
Mark L. --
Great question, but it's the kind that requires a sort of wisdom that seems beyond us. That we're angry is beyond any doubt -- just look at the internet and all its bile and snark and fury, not to mention the 30,000 people killed here each year with guns. But why are we like this? -- especially given our blessings?
To even hazard a guess would make one sound like one of those European philosophers who seem convinced that they, with the slimest sociological and historical evidence, can describe the depths of the European soul. And yet think of de Tocqueville's remarkable work. How did he understand the nascent U. S. so very well after only one visit? How can someone or even a groups of humans understand the well-springs of another culture's soul? Maybe de Tocqueville shows us that only a stranger, an Other, can be objective enough to see what is really there? The answer for us now seems so out of reach that I wonder whether we should even begin to look. But it's still a great question, begging for an answer.
You can pull at any string and find that people are angry often for very specific reasons and they can find others easily who share their reasons. For example, the U.S. Congress is one of the most unpopular institutions in the country with a 73 percent unfavorability rating (Pew, Oct. 2013). That need not mean people are angry at Congress. But....
Here's Robert Gates on his time as Secretary of Defense, dealing with congressional committees, aides, and testifying: Congress is "uncivil, incompetent, micromanagerial, parochial, hypocritical, egotistical, think-skinned often putting self (and relection)before country--that was my view of the majority of the United States Congress."
Most American suspect that...or maybe only 73 percent, but Gates has given them proof positive that their right to be angy at Congress.
Go down the headlines for the last few months and people are given a lot of reasons to be angry.
There doubtless are specific matters that anger us - the dog chases the cat who spills the glass of milk, or Colorado insist on the death penalty forJames Holmes, or... And when confronted with our anger, we always can find a handy explanation, or several.
But my concern is with what might be called "prevenient anger": we are prepared to be angry, expect to be so, and are seldm disappointed in this. In my memory people who were routinely anger were thought to be iill, probably depressed (or just "odd"). I think of an elderly gentleman when I was a boy: my parents spoke of "shell shock, the meaning of which wa sleft to our learning [All Quiet on the Western Front] or imagination. Today constant background anger it is " the new normal", and decribes the behavior of the powerful as often as of those dispossessed of their due peace.
Mark L.
Mark L. --
I agree that anger seems to be sort of the default emotionsl setting of the American public. The psychiatrists say that anger is caused by fear. So what are Americans so afraid of these days? I suspect it has a lot to do with the destruction of old certainties of various sorts -- for instance, of the American dream that isn't panning out for millions with the middle class even backsliding, the abandonment of the old religions, the sexual revolution that shook men's visions of their intrinsic superiority, th elosss of a war or two, the list goes on.
Is this the Age of Uncertainty?
Curious isn't it that the one person who has every reason to be angry is President Obama, and yet.... He's not, at least in public.
In contrast, think of Rep. Darrell Issa (CA.-R) who usually looks like he's about to bust a gut during Congressional hearings, at least when they are televised.
A writer named Gabriel Sherman recently published a biography of Roger Ailes (Fox News). In a NYT review, the author quotes Ailes friend, Joe McGinniss, as saying that Ailes told him, "I'm walking around, and I just feel all the anger. I can't figure out where it i coming from." As does Mr.Issa, it seems.
I suspect Ann is on the right track. We had developd a narrative that in the recent past we lived in an age of Certainty: about what Amercia was; about what "we" stood for; about what "we" could expect. Whether any such certainty was warranted is beside the point. Compared to those halcyon days, our place and our world are now highly Uncertain. And rather than work through the uncertainty, we look for, as Lincoln said in the 2nd Inaugural, "... an easier trimph, and a result less fundamental and astounding."
Mark L.


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A recent article in the Huffington Post, "Greeley Immigration Reform Rally Focuses On U.S. House Of Representatives, Rep. Cory Gardner," mentioned one of the recent IPC State-by-State Fact Sheets.
"...More than two dozen people showed up for the event and held signs in support of immigration reform.
'The Immigration Policy Center estimates that Colorado will lose an estimated $8 billion in economic activity if all unauthorized immigrants were to be deported,' Young said. 'When people work for less than the going wages, it undercuts employment and saps the paychecks of every hard working family.'
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Why Does Everyone Hate Kimmy Gibler So Damn Much?
Everyone treated Kimmy Gibler like shit. Sure, the Winslows on Family Matters weren't exceptionally nice to Urkel, but you knew that Urkel was truly a genius, and would eventually rise above all the nastiness. After all, by the later seasons, Steve had access to a time machine, a cloning device, and a bunch of other ridiculous shit that may or may not have included plutonium. A realistic estimate would place Steve Urkel' net-worth today somewhere around $15.7 Billion.
Kimmy had no such luck. Which was a shame because nothing about Kimmy was inherently awful. She certainly wasn't "pretty" in the conventional sense, but my God, she wasn't ugly. She may not have been as smart as DJ, but there is no evidence to suggest that she wasn't, at the very least, of average intelligence.
Yet, the Tanner family consistently treated Kimmy as if she were on fire (also, when you touched the fire, you not only got burnt but also contracted a very severe form of an unholy AIDS/Downs Syndrome hybrid which would quite literally STOP AT NOTHING before it eats holes in your brain). Here's a an example of what we're talking about from the third episode in the 1993 season:
BECKY is sitting at the small table near the refrigerator, attempting to feed NICKY and ALEX. KIMMY enters through the kitchen door.
Hey, Tanner-inos!
Oh, fuck.
DANNY and JESSE enter through the living room door.
Jesse, do you smell shit?
You know what, I do. Wait. It's probably just Kimmy's pussy.
Yes, that must be it. Kimmy, have you washed your pussy?
Just this morning. The smell must be my feet.
Jesus. Your parents should have had a partial-birth abortion.
MICHELLE and STEPHANIE enter.
Dad, Michelle keeps copying everything I do!
I do not.
What's the problem, Squirt?
I didn't ask you, you disgusting cow.
Yeah, fuck you, Kimmy.
What the fuck? What about Joey Gladstone, the 30-something unmarried man who appears to have no interest in women, or financial success, choosing instead to devote his time to eating cookies and imitating cartoon voices, all in the name of a non-existent comedy career. Joey is accepted unconditionally by the Tanner family, while Kimmy and her polka dotted socks are treated like a carcinogen. Never mind that outside of the context of the Tanner family, Kimmy is no more odd than, say, Blossom while Joey Gladstone is a member of NAMBLA.
What' the worst thing Kimmy ever did on the show? Got too drunk at a party and embarrassed herself. It's as if Full House wants you to think that getting drunk at a party and acting like an idiot is somehow less socially responsible than living in Danny Tanner's rec room, bleeding him dry and wearing a mullet well into the early '90s. Okay, so Joey worked as a children' show host, and a radio DJ, but how long did that really last? Christ. Kimmy's a teenager. What's your fucking excuse, Joey?
But forget what we think. Or don't. Either way, nothing is changing in the world of Full House. Kimmy will never be a Tanner and neither will you. Nobody's parents love them as much as Jesse, Joey and Danny loved those three brats. If we made our way into the Tanner family, we'd probably just do something to make everybody significantly less happy (we haven't shown our penises in traffic court in a while).
We're pretty satisfied with our outsider status. So, like Kimmy, we watch Full House, and dream of a Gibler spin-off. It would be called Kimmy Gibler: The First Girl on Full House to Grow Boobs. And it would be fucking awesome.


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BAND WILL FILM MOMENTOUS SHOW ON NOVEMBER 29th IN LONDON
(November 9, 2011 – New York, NY) – Alter Bridge are gearing up to play what will be one of the biggest headline shows of their career and all of it will be captured live on DVD for anyone who can't be there. The band will be filming their performance from their upcoming soon to be sold-out performance at Wembley Arena on November 29th for release in 2012. Long time Alter Bridge Director Daniel E Catullo III (Live From Amsterdam, One By One, Isolation, Webisodes, etc) has been brought in to direct by "The Dude Films", a new production and distribution company with offices in Laguna Beach, CA and Maui, Hawaii headed up by "One By One" Executive Producer Stuart Margolis and Executive Producer Chris LaBabera. Lionel Pasamonte who Produced the band's last DVD "Live From Amsterdam" will be producing with Catullo
"I am excited to once again direct Alter Bridge and I couldn't be more honored to be asked by the guys to once again capture their amazing live show. Wembley is a special place and I know it has been a dream of the band to play there. I couldn't think of a better place to shoot this tour at", says Daniel E Catullo III.
Alter Bridge is touring in support of their latest release ABIII which has spawned the hit singles "Isolation" and "Ghost of Days Gone By." "Isolation" went all the way to the top of the Active Rock chart finding a home at #1. Alter Bridge also recently won Fuse TV's The Battle of the Fans: Rock. The website hosted a poll to see which band had the best fans and, in the end, it was the AB Nation who took the victory. The band was up against the likes of Three Days Grace, Green Day and Avenged Sevenfold and took on 30 Seconds to Mars and Linkin Park in the finals. With over 7 million votes cast over 4 weeks, Alter Bridge and their fans came out on top. Alter Bridge has also made appearances recently on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and Jimmy Kimmel Live in support of ABIII. The band also won the the Greatest Guitar Solo of All Time by Guitarist Magazine for the "Blackbird" solo from the previous album of the same name.
Alter Bridge is Myles Kennedy, Mark Tremonti, Brian Marshall and Scott Phillips.


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