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Valentine's Day & Presidents Day Weekend Fare Sale
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Just stay alert when dealing with TravelZoo, they've been known to do quite a lot of baiting and switching. The whole premise of this deal is probably a bait and switch. I was yet to find one flight for anywhere near $80 while searching Denver to Chicago, from today to next Tuesday and "my dates are flexible" (as advertised on their site.) Maybe I'm doing something wrong, but I consider myself pretty tech savvy, and I'm not able to find anything near an $80 round-trip ticket. This deal should be RIPed and removed.
It blows my mind how this is always a "sponsored deal" and yet always has a negative score. I guess Travelzoo does enough money to keep paying Woot to advertise it, despite everyone on the site down-ticking them.
So this is one site, that takes my information and then asks me to manually search a bunch of other sites. Wow, that's super needed. Why not just go to the sites myself, its not like they all have drastically different pricing. At least they could search the other sites for me, and return the best results. This is stupid.
@eraten: The $80 deal is for an airport that no one uses at a time that no one travels. Just because they say $80 doesn't mean that every fare you look for is going to be $80, or every trip will have an $80 option. It is the Black Friday strategy, get people to click based on a low price and have it be a very limited deal or the stripped down model that no one wants and then try and sell them on another option.
@wisenekt: Provide me with a link please. I searched every flight, remained flexible, and even searched nearby airports (as recommended by their site.) The $80 flight, according to TravelZoo, is roundtrip Denver-Chicago, I searched each site they recommended and didn't come close to that price. If you show me that $80 flight, I'll consider upvoting them next time they appear.
@eraten: Hope the link works. The site sends you to Priceline and flys you spirit airlines from Denver to O'Hare leaving on Valentine's Day (Feb 14) at 1:39PM and arrives at 5:04PM. The return flight is Feb 19 leaving Chicago at 11:10AM and arriving in Denver at 12:50PM.
The issue is that the site sucks because it doesn't search the sites, just has it so you enter the information once but you do the searching. It's pretty bad.


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Newton KansanBy Chad FreyNewton Kansanhe's not calling attention to a politcal cause, or raising funds for anything. All Randy Schumacher, is doing is trying go see a friend in New Mexico.It's his mode of transportation that gets him attention. Dillon, a horse Schumaker rescued from abusive owners, takes Schumacher down the road every day — about 30 miles each day.Tuesday that road was through Newton, as Schumacher rode part of the old Meridian Highway — the longest transcontinental highway in the world."You miss a lot in a car," Schumacher said. "You'd be amazed at what I have found along the highway."He told The Kansan he picked up a gun in one state — turning it over to the highway patrol when he was able to do so."I gave it to the next police officer I saw," He said. "I told the officer 'I have something you might be interested in.'"Originally from Alabama, Schumacher was in Utah where he found Dillon. It was during that time tragedy struck his family. Schumacher said his twin sister was murdered.He went home to see what was happening there. While there, a friend in Nebraska offered him an RV — but that fell through."I climbed back on my horse, and started riding this way," Schumacher said.He picks up odd jobs to raise cash, and now and then someone will offer some hay and dog food for his companions."I think they eat better than I do," Schumacher said.He has a job waiting, helping start up a ranch, in New Mexico. That's his final destination — a place he believes he can make it to by the end of October. He plans on making it to Dodge City in three days."On a cool day I try and put in 30 to 35 miles. On warm day like this one I do 20 to 25. I try and stop and walk a lot to give Dillon a break," Schumacher said.
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I use the marquette method. This month my "high" readings went on and on and on... no peak, though. I wondered if I was still really "high" (ie, primed to ovulate) so I reset my monitor and the next day recieved a "low" reading. This makes me think I just skipped ovulation and am therefore now "in the clear" for love-making. HOWEVER, I know there are instances in which ovulation is delayed (such as during times of stress)... so I am wondering if the monitor would detect another set of "high" days prior to "peaking" (IF I am indeed going to peak later this month) or if I need to be ready to get a "peak" reading any day now (ie, no "high" readings will preceede it)??? I know I messed things up be resetting the moitor. What I would love to know, though, is if "low" means I'm in the clear...
This last month I had something similar happen. I had no peak (and I usually have 2 days) but I had high for what seemed like forever. I usually peak at days 15 and 15 or 15 and 16 and then 3 high days and that is it. With my period starting at around day 28. This time no peak - highs until day 24 and then the next day it was low and my period started that night. We have had illnesses and I was on penicillin for a week and other allergy medicine so I wonder if that threw things off. Hope I go back to "normal" next go around.
Hi Jen, I have had this happen several times this last year, and as my cycles are long - 35 to 39, I often have to reset the machine completely, too. I wrote in to the forum, and evidently, the monitor is set to read "high" UNTIL there is a peak. My peak is anywhere from 18 days, to 29 {I have had 5 cycles with no peak reading this year} Part of the protocol requires checking CM, so we are just careful to avoid until the machine reads low, or after the peak, and CM is no longer fertile for three consecutive days... hope this helps a bit.
Thanks, Lynnea! So once you get a "low" reading (after re-setting, I presume, since the monitor will keep saying "high" until there is a peak), you consider yourself not able to concieve for that cycle? Do you do a count of three from the last "high," or is there no need, since there was no "peak"? Also, have you EVER had a peak just show up randomly after resetting mid-cycle? Sorry to have so many questions!
I too use the marquette method. Jen. Are you doing the bf protocol? No, you wouldn't assume you are infertile. The only thing a high reading tells you is a hormonal shift occurred in prep for ovulation. Unless you got the peak reading, especially if you didnt actually cycle, you are not assumed infertile. I don't know how seriously TTA you are but I wouldn't risk it if you are serious. Have you tried asking at the marquette NFP forums?my layman's opinion would be that you're not in the clear especially since you just got a "low" after resetting, there's no basis for a hormone surge after one day. I take temps as a cross check... We are strongly motivated to avoid right now.
Hi Jen, I'm NOT a professional with this, but have had success since my son was born...I have only been using the monitor for 1 1/2 years..so with that said, I would not automatically assume infertility simply because of one low reading--you might be, it's just that there is no guarantee. I have been very cautious as we are not TTC right now, and have a cross-check of my CM. I read in a book quite some time ago that it is very difficult/impossible to conceive without fertile mucus, even if the hormones are present. So, I am careful to keep track of monitor readings as well as CM to be sure we are in the clear for intimacy...does that help a bit? I certainly don't want you to think I have all the answers, as I don't. But, when I figured out that I have to reset the monitor if I haven't had a peak reading by day 25, I completely reset it {not just zoom ahead to day 5} so that there is a fresh start. I wait 4 full low readings and only then, if there is no CM I feel fairly secure that we are in phase 3 infertility. Good luck with this!
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I'm trying to understand the difference would it make if following sorting algorithms are given a set of binary inputs i.e. collection of 0 and 1's only.
a) Heapsort b) Quicksort c) MergeSort d) Insertion Sort.
I'm looking for difference in number of comparison required for sorting the list.
Exact Question: How the restriction of 0's and 1's element may affect the total number of comparison done and give the resulting \theta bound. In my perspective there won't be any change in MergeSort and Insertion sort as they would require the same number of comparison.
However on a very different thought, I'm thinking that if we know about the data (i.e. they are 0 or 1) then in decision tree there won't be n! factorial outputs. As we can reduce it to few less I'm not sure about this decision tree thought. Please provide your thoughts on this.


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I have read a ton of tweets, Facebook and other Internet comments on what Joe Paterno didn't do.
There are a lot of bitter people out there who swear Paterno, who died at 85 Sunday morning, should have gone above and beyond about the Jerry Sandusky child abuse scandal.
You know, folks, Paterno said the same thing himself.
"I didn't know which way to go ... and rather than get in there and make a mistake," Paterno told The Washington Post in an interview nine days before his death.
"You know, (McQueary) didn't want to get specific," Paterno said. "And to be frank with you I don't know that it would have done any good, because I never heard of, of, rape and a man. So I just did what I thought was best. I talked to people that I thought would be, if there was a problem, that would be following up on it.
"This is a tragedy. It is one of the great sorrows of my life. With the benefit of hindsight, I wish I had done more."
I have read a lot of "what ifs" and "whys."
The answer to all those is "we don't know."
We don't know all the circumstances involved in the case.
We don't know when, if true, when it started and when it ended.
We don't know.
But, it appears everybody knows that buck should have stopped with JoePa and no one else.
Let him lie in peace.
I do know that one decision that most of you apparently hate shouldn't erase the 61 years he spent making Penn State a better place for football players, other athletes and students.
It wasn't wrong for the chancellors to fire Paterno on Nov. 9, although he told them he would retire at the end of the season.
They chose to cut ties right then, which was their right.
But, to do it over the phone - to fire a man who had lived and breathed Penn State University for 61 years - was pathetic.
It was wrong how it was handled.
It was handled childishly.
It was handled without class.
It was handled, at best, unjustifiably poorly.
He was asked to step down after the 2004 season and said no.
Yes, he had a lot of impact on the Happy Valley campus.
He had a lot of power.
He was the man.
And, people want to know why he didn't yield that power in the Sandusky case.
He should have talked to the police himself.
He should not have handed off the baton, but kept it himself.
He should have ... He shouldn't have ...
We don't know the truth.
We don't know any lies.
We won't know a lot about any of this, really, until the trial ends.
It appears a lot of people are saying that nothing about his life before or after that day in 2002 counts.
It appears that the thousands of young men and women he helped as students and athletes at Penn State mean nothing because he didn't take that extra step in 2002.
The way it looks to me right now, far too many firmly feel that JoePa is a bigger villain than Sandusky.
The fact that he graduated 87 percent of his players, tying Stanford for the top rank, means nothing.
The fact that he and his wife Sue helped raise millions of dollars for the university, aiding in the growth of it being a major research institution, means nothing.
In August 2004, former Penn State President Graham Spanier called Paterno "a brilliant man, the school's greatest ambassador, the school's best fund-raiser and a philanthropist."
We've all fallen short and we will all continue to fall short.
He sure doesn't need to be judged by us.
God has already done that.
From sports writer John Perrotto: "I only met Joe Paterno once, many years ago in the press box at Hersheypark Stadium when he asked if he could sit in an unoccupied seat next to mine during a Big 33 game.
"He extended his hand and said, 'Hi, I'm Joe Paterno. I'm the football coach at Penn State.' His humbleness shocked me and it's what I prefer to remember about the man.
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Hazelwood kids' first foray into wild leaves lasting impressionPittsburgh Post-Gazette
Curtis Love had some serious questions earlier this month as he stood in the parking lot of the Hazelwood Carnegie Library branch, located above a laundromat and across from more than a handful of vacant and graffiti-tagged storefronts.
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However, recovery efforts on Sandy Hook have progressed enough for people to flock to the historic 6-mile-long peninsula this summer as they have for generations.
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Many people talk about giving back to the community, but one Rye Brook resident, Jeff Sohn, actually took action. Sohn was part of a crew of student volunteers working to help restore parks that were severely damaged by Superstorm Sandy. The group was participating in the Student Conservation...Read more
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Dozens of high school students have spent their summer earning minimum wage to clear debris, paint and perform other chores along Jamaica Bay as part of the...Read more
Manchester youth group helping improve state trailsWMUR.com
She has never camped out before, let alone wielded an ax to cut brush all day on a mountain slope, but for the past two weeks, Manchester high school student Saraswoti Dhimal has been on Mount Kearsarge improving the trail.
She is...Read more
Teens take to the trails to clean up Mount KearsargeNH Union Leader
WILMOT — A group of teenagers from around the state have been patroling the high grounds of Mount Kearsarge, doing needed trail maintenance while learning skills and values that will aid them as adults.
They are members of the Student Conservation...Read more
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Social Media and The Interwebs: It's Not Just For Porn!
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It was so inspiring to be there and see these wonderful workers with their talents finally being utilized. Let's keep this social media ball rolling and see if we can drum up some leads for Aspiritech. We all want companies like this for our kids so let's do what we can to support them.
So. . . why did you paint shop your picture when we already all know what you look like?
@Jim: I only look what I look like in really good pictures of me. This was a bad picture and I never look like that.ReplyDelete
This is amazing. I need to think on this as I don't have any leads that spring to mind.ReplyDelete
Finally! I can finally look at a picture of you and not turn to stone.ReplyDelete
I love that this company is out there and working to employ people like our kiddos. Great job! Thanks for helping to spread the word, Lynn.ReplyDelete
I hope other companies follow this model. Please let other companies follow this model! Also? I need to start photoshopping my own pics like that...genius.ReplyDelete
I saw an article about them about a month ago. I agree with you that this could prove to be a kind of business template for the future. In fact, I said to my husband that maybe we should look into starting something similar. My husband is a computer programmer and would know about this sort of thing. I will have him pay attention to any business opportunities that could be sent Aspiritech's way.ReplyDelete


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Is there a minimum shiur to be chayav (liable) for anointing on Yom Kippur, and, if so, what is it? The gemarah (Yoma 76b) seems to learn it out as a comparison to food consumption: would that mean it has the same shiurim?
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The Mazal Sha'ah on the Rambam infers that the shi'ur l'chayyev for anointing with t'rumah oil is a k'zayis, based on R' Yehudah's opinion in the gemara (K'risus 6b) who holds that a person is liable for a k'zayis of prohibited anointing with the shemen hamishchah (Commentary to Mishneh Torah, Hil. T'rumos 10:2). (One should note that it is still Biblically forbidden to anoint with even less than a k'zayis, at least in the case of the shemen hamishchah).
Although in those cases the oil itself is a prohibited substance, one might consider further extrapolating the above standard to the prohibition against anointing on Yom Kippur. However, disagreement among the Rishonim about the Biblical or rabbinic status of the anointing prohibition on Yom Kippur suggests that there must at least be no Biblical penalty for anointing. Rashi and the Rambam both maintain that the punishment for violation is makas mardus (Rashi on the Rif, Shabbos, Chapter 9; Rambam's Peirush HaMishnayos, Shabbos 9:4, and Tosafos Yom Tov, ibid., who clarifies the Rambam's position). The lack of a Biblical penalty is confirmed by the Yerushalmi (Yoma 8:1; see also Korban HaEidah ibid., s.v. Aval lo l'onesh) Therefore, the issue of a liable quantity seems moot.
Furthermore, a lengthy halachic discussion by Dayan Y.Y. Fisher (Even Yisrael, Hil. Ma'achalos Asuros 17:27) yields the conclusion that, according to those Rishonim who view anointing as Biblically forbidden, the Biblical prohibition against consuming a chatzi shiur of nourishment on Yom Kippur may be derived from the prohibition against anointing (which is itself derived from Daniel, 10:3,12). This seems to be premised on the lack of a minimum shi'ur for anointing on Yom Kippur.
Notably, the Semag distinguishes between Biblically and rabbinically prohibited anointing, though not in terms of the quantity of ointment used. He maintains that a criterion for the Biblical prohibition against anointing on Yom Kippur is anointing the entire body, while anointing even part of the body is forbidden rabbinically (Tosafos Y'shanim, Yoma 77b). This view is echoed by the Mabit (Kiryas Sefer, Hil. Sh'visas Asor, 3).
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What's your opinion on the Vizio brand?
Hey guys... i'm looking at a Vizio TV with "Vizio Internet Apps"... and i've seen Vizio TVs for a few years now. Yes, i'm looking to keep the price down... but can anyone help with some questions about the brand overall?
Are they good quality?
Are they reliable?
Would you buy one?
Any input would be appreciated!
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I have one of those Vizio VIA tv's and really like it. It's a couple of years old now and I'd probably do things differently (not get the VIA part since there are so many more easily upgradeable add-on systems) but the tv itself and the image it produces are fantastic.
I think the VIA part added about $250 to the cost of my tv, I could have gotten a Roku, Apple TV or something similar and be able to upgrade it more into the future.
The one downside to the VIA models is that the apps aren't especially snappy. It takes a little bit to get Netflix going and it takes a couple of minutes to get Pandora rolling usually.
I'd definitely look at another Vizio if I were buying another or upgrading my current model.
I have a Vizio TV, and the picture is the best of the four TV's I own, I really like it. I do not have a huge screen any kind of TV with all of the bells and whistles because I really don't see the need for it for my lifestyle.
I have a 42 inch Vizio TV that is good, but I've heard mixed reviews. I don't think I would buy another one unless the price was cheap.
We have three Vizio's at my house, two of which are refurbished, and they all work and look great. From most reviews I've heard Vizio's are very reliable. I would definitely recommend a Vizio.
I've got 2, and have had them for several years with no problems. And if you buy them through costco, they double the warranty. Overall, I haven't found a better value for money.
It's a completely different item, but I have a little Vizio media player. I use it mostly to watch movies when I travel, it's palm sized with like a 6" screen or something like that. It was cheap because it doesn't have a touchscreen, but it runs great and has never given me even a little bit of trouble. It's handy enough that I am planning to take it on vacation along with my tablet.
Vizio was founded by the same person who founded MAG Innovision (maker of MAG monitors).
@okham: To the point on Costco, the Vizio company was started specifically to provide TVs for Costco to sell, and gave Costco a huge new revenue source a decade ago. That's why Costco gives extra perks for them.
I have a 19" Vizio that we've had for a couple years. Nice picture, no problems.
Vizio at first, sounded like a low-end TV to me... but they're becoming to be like a top name brand as the years go by now that these other brands are coming up (like when I last went out to Wal-Mart) and they've been fine-tuning their products.
We bought a Vizio a few years ago, and have been VERY happy with it. It's been trouble-free and provides a great picture. It was also the cheapest 120Hz TV I could get at the time, and I'm glad I went with the higher refresh rate (newer TVs double that, or better).
That said, it's no Samsung. I drool at the image a Samsung TV will give you (black blacks and vibrant colors), but at less than a third of the cost, I'm happy with it.
I sold TV's for 4 years. When Vizios first started coming in, I just thought they were another no-name generic company trying to complete with Sony and Samsung. Just like Olivia, Polaroid, Element, Westinghouse, etc etc. Working in a store, I had the opportunity to watch the TVs side-by-side-by-side and adjust all the settings at any time. I can say with all confidence I wasn't exactly impressed with Vizio. Their black levels just weren't on par with Sony or Samsung.
Then they went and did some sort of co-sponsorship in the 2010 Super Bowl. Damn. From a generic company??? Then I started seeing them pop up in all my local bars and wing houses. Damn! They're selling A LOT of these things!
Now they're an extremely common brand that a lot of people seem to rate pretty well. Though I haven't had a chance to play with their newer models (adjust settings, watch against other TVs), I'm impressed how far they've come. That said, I'd personally pay the extra few bucks for a Samsung.
Vizio is a great value for the money - especially in regard to picture quality. In general, though, I'm against bundling functionality into one unit. I don't like VCR/DVD combo units, and I want my screen to be dumb with a pretty picture.
Eventually, one part is going to fail, and you have to decide if you replace that one part or the whole unit. And if you're going to buy a discrete unit later, why not do it now and save money?
Last time I knew what I was talking about (about 2 years ago) when it came to TV's Vizio was a bargain brand but the funny part was that their boards and screens are made in the same factory as sony or samsung etc ..... I always recommended them and over the years they have come more upscale but I like them alot. I also have their sound bar and its great
I have three 3 32" and 1 42" all have been dependable for me for 4 years.
I have two Vizio's. My smaller 5 year old one just started to have a problem where it won't switch to TV from any of the other sources. However, everything else works just fine so we still use it. There have been complaints in the larger market for lack of longevity. But I have a feeling that that will be true of every electronics manufacturer. I've personally used crappy products from all the big name companies.
We really like the picture quality and ease of use of Vizio TV's. Both sets of our parents purchased name brand LCD TV's that we can't stand. We did get a Toshiba for work that is gorgeous. Whatever you do, don't trust the images in stores as the settings get played around with all the time.
I have a 55" bought new ~2.5 years ago and a 37" bought refurbed from Woot 10/2011. No problems with either one. My parents have owned a 47" for four years w/o issue. My big boy has what Vizio calls "Smooth Scan" technology and EVERYONE who comes over comments on the clarity and lifelike picture it displays. With a 120Hz refresh rate, the smooth scan makes every program look like you're watching it live, kind of like the deleted scenes on a DVD that aren't matted for the final presentation. It takes awhile to get used to (you can turn it off if you don't like it), but now I notice a distinct difference when I watch TV anywhere else. I'm sure other manufacturers offer the same technology under a different name. My buddy has a newer version of my 55" with LED and a 240Hz refresh rate, and as much as I love mine, I'm floored everytime I see his. I can't recommend this brand enough, provided you get one of the higher-end models (in terms of tech specs, not wi-fi/apps/3D/etc.).
vizio is a great brand that seems to actually make high quality products that are cheaper. They are very reliable and have a great picture. I would for sure buy one.
But personally i would skip the smart tv, but a normal tv from vizio, then buy their $99 Costar (http://www.vizio.com/costar/overview/) its a google tv device that also runs onlive (a game streaming service), which i think is better than the normal smart tv's.
My experience with Vizio is a 50" 720p plasma TV. It is 3-4 years old. Picture is great with no burn-in despite it being hooked up to a computer (streaming media and digital content, mostly) and not a single problem, knock on wood :)
Lots of good experiences on this posting, so far, so I agree with the general consensus.
I have this one in my bedroom http://www.amazon.com/Vizio-M320SL-32-Inch-Class-Internet/dp/B007QCXYV2/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1341358647&sr=8-3&keywords=vizio+32+led+lcd+hd (or a darned similar model) Picked it up at Walmart for $332 on sale. Super slim profile, great picture. Only problem is while using Comcast's HD receiver, the TV's CC option is non-operational.
I would buy them again, as I've had no problems with any of mine.
I have two Vizio's, a 42 inch with apps, and a 19 inch basic model, and they both work great. Very good picture, and great value for the price. Sure, the higher end brands might rate just slightly higher in picture quality, but for probably a 50% or greater premium over the Vizio price, and unless you look at them side-by-side, you'll never notice the difference. Definitely the best brand name amongst the lower-cost brands.
I have 2 Vizios and like them both. While they don't have the top notch picture quality of my media room Sony, they cost significantly less and do have a few features that my more expensive Sony lacks.
I'd describe Vizio as "more bang for the buck" and decent quality while many of the other cheaper brands are best described as just that......cheap.
I've has a Vizio that used to be my bedroom unit, but has been my only TV for the last year. They are a very solid brand. They are coming out with a line of computers this fall that I'm curious about.
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NEW MANCHESTER - Samantha Lynn Gracie and Timothy Guyer Larrick II were united in marriage April 21 during a 3:30 p.m. ceremony at Fairview Presbyterian Church officiated by the Rev. Mark Wilds.
The bride is the daughter of Charles and Andrea Gracie of New Manchester. The groom is the son of Tim and Susan Larrick of Summersville, W.Va.
Escorted to the altar by her father, the bride wore an A-line organza dress with angled pickups and a sweetheart neckline. She carried a bouquet of spring flowers including tulips, irises, and freesia.
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Jaclyn Randolph of New Manchester served as maid of honor. Bridesmaids included Kelsie Travaglino of Newell and Kelly Froeder of Mullica Hill, N.J. Ava Duke, niece of the groom, served as flower girl.
Joseph Halstead of Summersville served as best man. Catlin Buckley of Summersville and Justin Parnicza of Weirton served as groomsmen.
A reception followed at the Serbian American Cultural Center of Weirton. The couple is planning a delayed honeymoon to Europe.
The bride is a 2007 graduate of Oak Glen High School and a 2011 graduate of the College of Engineering and Mineral Resources at West Virginia University. She is employed by BP-Husky Refining, LLC.
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I am looking out for self-study German books targeted for beginners. Please help me to compile a good list of titles worth buying.
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Langenscheidt's "Basic German Vocabulary" is a tool for building your vocabulary, and I must emphasize that it is not a dictionary. It contains the 4000 words that most frequently occur in written German divided into categories. Each category is again divided in two, with the most frequently occurring words first and the more esoteric ones last. Each entry contains the following:
Here's an example entry from the category "Ordnung und Einteilung":
I have been studying with this book for almost 200 days and will soon finish it. Before starting I could read nothing in German without a dictionary, and now I hardly need a dictionary at all when reading, because the few words I do not understand can be understood from the context.
I suggest using any kind of "spaced repetition software", like Anki, to learn the words.
It's also cheap. I picked it up for 12€.
There is a corresponding "Übungsbuch" ("workbook"), which I have not tried. From personal experience I would say that it is not necessary.


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SAN ANTONIO – The San Antonio Rampage announced that the Florida Panthers will face off against the Dallas Stars in a National Hockey League (NHL) preseason matchup on Friday, Sept. 20, 2013 at 7:30 p.m. at the AT&T Center.
"Hosting a National Hockey League game between our affiliate, the Florida Panthers, and the Dallas Stars will give our entire community a terrific opportunity to watch some of the best hockey players in the world right here in San Antonio," said Rich Pych, Spurs Sports & Entertainment President of Business Operations. "This preseason game at the AT&T Center will also allow Rampage fans to reconnect with some of the players they watched develop in San Antonio who are now competing at the highest level in the NHL."
The game will feature top NHL talent as the Panthers and the Stars face off in a preseason exhibition leading up to the 2013-14 NHL season. It will be the first NHL matchup to be played at the AT&T Center in the 11-year history of the arena and the third NHL preseason game to be played in San Antonio. The Dallas Stars faced off against the Los Angeles Kings in back-to-back seasons at the Alamodome in 1994 and 1995. The Stars defeated the Kings, 3-2, on Sept. 27, 1994. The following year, on Sept. 26, 1995, Dallas claimed a 4-2 victory over the Kings. Hockey Hall of Fame forward Wayne Gretzky participated in both prior preseason matchups.
"The Florida Panthers are excited about playing an NHL preseason game in San Antonio, the home of our AHL affiliate," said Mike Santos, Assistant General Manager of the Florida Panthers. "This game will provide San Antonio Rampage fans the opportunity to experience NHL hockey up close."
The Panthers and Stars faced off in two preseason matchups in September 2011. The two teams were scheduled to play a preseason game leading up to the 2012-13 season at AT&T Center. However, the absence of a Collective Bargaining Agreement between the NHL and the NHL Players' Association led to the cancellation of the game.
The Rampage serve as the top affiliate of the Florida Panthers and 13 players who have donned the Silver and Black have been recalled to the Panthers this season. Tickets for the game go on sale to the general public on Saturday, March 23 at 10 a.m. Lower level tickets start at $20. For more information visit sarampage.com.
The Rampage is one of four professional sports franchises owned and operated by Spurs Sports & Entertainment – the San Antonio Spurs (NBA), the Silver Stars (WNBA) and the Austin Toros (NBA D-League) – and plays its home games at the SS&E operated AT&T Center. The 2012-13 season marks the Rampage's 11th season in the AHL. In operation since 1936, the AHL continues to serve as the top development league for all 30 National Hockey League teams with more than 87 percent of today's NHL players being AHL graduates.


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This photograph was taken at Cape Point by our Cape Town. Live it. Love it. Flickr group member rachelclarehutchings.
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"Whilst my fellow peninsula tourists decided to visit the Cape Point Lighthouse, I decided to take the easier and less exercise-based option and take some photographs. Originally planning on wandering around to find some interesting shots, I was so mesmerised by the view over False Bay, that I sat there for 45 minutes and just stared. The photo attempts to do justice to the view in order to show friends and family, but on such a beautiful spring day, there was nothing better than being there in person," says Rachel.
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Go to the Window preferences and turn off the "Show all gauges and text in a floating window" option.
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Simply go to the Window section of the preference panel and adjust iPulse's settings to always be in the front.
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Mr. and Mrs. Saverio Rubbo of Waterbury celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a renewal of vows, followed by a formal reception at La Bella Vista at the Pontelandolfo Coub in Waterbury, hosted by their children. Mr. and Mrs. Rubbo were married June 30, 1962, at St. Lucy's Church in Waterbury. They have two children, Michael Rubbo of Waterbury and Steven Rubbo of Watertown and one grandchild.
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Ben: Today I got this couch, a lamp and some old cassette tapes up by the corner.
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When garbage collection days allow for residents to throw away large items one week a year. This week is declared Hippie Christmas because of all of the hippies that recycle the garbage for their own use.
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Celebrating the winter solstice, by burning the yuletide log then going out for chinese food and a movie.
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the morning after hippies or member of the 60's counter culture have made tie dyed t shirts, candles, or prayer flags
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When the General Assembly passed the state budget last month, lawmakers secured $33 million for renovating WKU science buildings and more than $3 million for the proposed Kentucky Academy for Math and Science.
Legislators, like House Speaker Jody Richards, say they look at funding the academy as an investment, one that will carry a big return in the future.
"We have to make sure the funding is there and the program is there so our kids can have a good opportunity for the best education in America."
Math and science are two subject areas people typically don't score well in, but Western officials are hoping the academy will help change that in the future.
"We haven't challenged students or prepared them at the elementary level so when they get into high school, they are not working at their best level."
Western's Dr. Sam Evans says the new center is expected to draw students with exceptional abilities in math or science to a program that would condense high school into two years and allow students to earn college credit.
"Instead of participating in their last two years of high school, juniors and seniors can stay at Western with credits going back to their schools."
Western hopes the academy will prompt students to return to the area to work after graduation.
Florence-Schneider Hall will house the academy. 200 Kentucky high school students will be accepted. Construction is set to begin sometime in 2006.


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Here's something I've been spending waaaay too much time on, but I wasn't happy with the results the first try, or the second try, or the third try and . . . I can be very stubborn.
This is actually very low resolution. It uses a simple media ray tracer that can handle some common atmosphere models. The tracer runs in a background thread and the result is just pasted onto a sky sphere.
More shots as I refine the lighting.


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Blaine and Elizabeth Bowlin of Whitewater will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on June 16, 2013.
Blaine Bowlin and the former Elizabeth Marie Mosiman were married June 16, 1953 at the Missionary Church in Elbing.
Since that time they have made their home at 116 N. Locust in Whitewater.
Blaine served two years during the Korean War in Europe and Elizabeth taught school at Greenwich and Whitewater for a few years and then they owned and operated the Whitewater Locker Co. in Whitewater for 38 years. During those years they both have served their community and church in many various ways and positions.
They have three children, Scott (Terre) of Whitewater, Brenda (David) Highbarger of Towanda and the late Carl Bowlin who was deceased Dec. 12, 1981.
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I am a physics undergrad and thinking of exploring quantum information theory. I had a look at some books in my college library. What area in QIT, is the most mathematically challenging and rigorous? From what I saw in the books, most topics was just simple linear algebra. I am looking for an area which is mathematically more rich, and uses maybe more concepts from theoretical computer science, number theory, discrete maths, algebra etc. Classical cryptography is an area on the interface of maths and TCS which uses many areas of maths such as number theory, algebra, ellptical curves. Is the quantum cryptography also rich in mathematics? What are the prerequisites? If not, please could you suggest some areas that I are mathematically rich in QIT?
I believe that the geometric point of view is superior to the algebraic one in quantum theory. Many of the achievements in understanding quantum theory emerged from the geometrical point of view, for example, Wigner's classification of relativistic particles (as irreducible representations of the Poincare group). Also, many of Witten's achievements stemmed from his deep geometrical understanding. In fact, in his seminal works he applied geometric quantization beyond the limits that were known to mathematicians at the time.
Of course, the mathematical areas relevant to this direction of research include: Analysis on manifolds, Lie groups, Fibre bundles, Symplectic geometry, Geometric quantization Etc.
In the special case of QIT, it is true that the main stream follows the algebraic point of view, but let me refer you to works adopting the geometric point of view. The basic reference is Bengtsson and Zyczkowski's book: Geometry of quantum states: An introduction to quantum entanglement. Let me also refer you to important more recent works in this direction:
Geometry of entangled states by Marek Kus and Karol Zyczkowski.
Symplectic geometry of entanglement by: Adam Sawicki, Alan Huckleberry, Marek Kus, and
Segre maps and entanglement for multipartite systems of indistinguishable particles by: Janusz Grabowski, Marek Kus, Giuseppe Marmo
These articles include many other references on the subject, also, many of the authors have additional works.
I would make the case that of the myriad of choices, a key area of mathematics that will become more and more critical to general physicists in the future (and it's already key in certain leading edge physics) is category theory. Culturally this is called abstract nonsense which should already indicate its importance to the mathematical community (you would have to see a mathematician's eyes glow when they talk about it to understand). A good paper making the case can be found here. It is also critical to understanding advances in QIT and other fields.
The other area is computational complexity theory, where I would refer you to the complexity zoo to get a good introduction. Physics and computational theory are beginning to intersect in a very real way, and an understanding of computational complexity will allow for a bridge to computer science, which will probably be the dominating field in general science in the coming years (if not already).
Note: Just a quick comment, although the linked paper implied a connection to loop quantum gravity in the context of quantum gravity, category theory also links to string theory in a more physical way. I would refer you to the nLab website for more insight on category theory and physics. See also.


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If $c = 0$, the parametric form is obviously $x = \sqrt{\frac{d}{a}} \cos(t), y = \sqrt{\frac{d}{b}} \sin(t)$.
When $c \neq 0$ the sine and cosine should be phase shifted from each other. How do I find the angular shift and from there how do I adjust the factors multiplying the sine and cosine?


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A fuller is the rounded or beveled groove or slot in the flat side of a blade which make the blade lighter -- not as some suggest a blood groove. When did the practice start? I suspect it was a parallel discovery but could be wrong.
In western Europe it seems that the grooves appeared in swords about the eighth century, according to H. R. Davidson's The Sword in Anglo Saxon England as related on this forum post.
In other areas it was probably invented independently. For instance, the Japanese have a long tradition of sword making, including fullers, and likely came up with that on their own.


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I'm really sorry if the title is not at all descriptive but I really cannot come up with anything better.
Let $\mathcal{A} \subset \mathbb{R}^{\mathbb{R}^{n}}$ be nonempty and $\mathcal{S(\mathcal{A})}$ be a family of all sets of the form $$\bigcup_{i=1}^{p} \bigcap_{j=1}^{q} \{ x\in \mathbb{R}^{n}: f_{i}(x)=0, \ g_{ij}(x)>0 \} \ \ p,q \in \mathbb{N}, \ f_{i}, g_{ij} \in \mathcal{A}\;.$$ Show that finite unions, finite intersections and complements (here some assumptions about $\mathcal A$ may be needed) of $\mathcal{S(\mathcal{A})}$'s elements are also members of $\mathcal{S(\mathcal{A})}$.
We could consider $\mathcal{A}$ as a set of functions which to every polynomial $P \in \mathbb{R}^n$ assign $x \in \mathbb{R}$. Could that $x$ be a root? I'm not sure. It doesn't make much sense that way.
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In EVE Online, are certificates worth pursuing? Do they help new players train basic skills that most players would want?
Personally I think that Certificates were a great addition when they came in a few months ago. EVE has a bewildering array of trainable skills, many of which have incredibly obscure uses. Given that some of these skills can take weeks or months to train, and may or may not actually be useful to you personally, a guide through it all was badly needed.
As a new player you really used to be dumped there with very little idea of how to create a well-trained and rounded character for your chosen profession. You now have a set of recommendations on how to specialize your character into various roles, which secondary or support skills that you may have overlooked will come in useful, and a way to measure your own achievements and see that you are actually making progress.
Okay, so EVEmon was (and still is) the best way to plan out your character, find out requirements and plan the whole thing out. But an awful lot of players didn't ever know about it, particularly the new players who arguably needed its help the most.
I've just re-activated my account and come across these for the first time. I think they are worth pursuing as they are intended to guide the player into training the right skills to get most out of various equipment/tasks.
For example although you can train up basic skills to fly say a cruiser I think to get the most benefit out of it's weapon systems and abilities that having all the skills covered by the certificates for that ship you will get the best out of it with out having to research the EXACT skill bonuses for it.
So yeah probably best for new users rather than hard-core users who can do the research and calculate the best way to make the most of their ships.
Certificates are great as a guide to being able to do something well. The ship requirements give you the basics of what is necessary to fly it, but without the certificates, you won't be flying it to it's greatest potential.


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So it won't be just a .99c purchase but hey, how often do you find a mood ring for .99c?
So....There will be no more reason to procreate half human/half batazoids??
They just slap on a ring and the color will reveal your intentions?
green2red: I know many stores which sell them for less than $0.99. Just look around a bit away from the Internet. The small business where I work sells identical rings for roughly $0.60 each.
Oh, and the ring on the Hulk turns green when angry.
They definitely changed the deal. It was originally .99 with free shipping without the min. $10 purchase fee. I'll expire this one.
Hummm ... I just ordered 3 of them (don't ask my why) for .99 cents each, with free ground shipping.
Received confirmation via email with correct price. Total order: $2.97 shipped.
I was pretty sure that this was free shipping with no minimum. I'll re-check.
Update: Yep. Free shipping with no minimum. Woot won't let me re-activate this so I'll post the deal again.


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Play & Learn with Fisher-Price!
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From seeing a baby's delight when grasping a toy for the first time, to helping a toddler reach new milestones, to watching the wonder of a preschooler's imagination, it's easy to see how significant play is for a child's development. Understanding that importance and how hands-on play builds a child's skills was the spark that gave us our start more than 80 years ago, and it continues to be our guiding light as we work to enrich the lives of young families around the world.
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How do we know how children learn best? We study how they develop, how they grow. And we listen to the experts: moms and dads.We design all of this learning into our babygear and toys. So the little moments of play you enjoy every day lead up to the big milestones you'll celebrate along the way as we help you give your child the best possible start, and help you succeed at what we believe is the most important job in the world: nurturing your child's development.
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After moving to Canada six months ago, I still haven't found Yukon Gold potatoes at the grocery stores. Instead I find Yellow potatoes and was curious as to whether or not they are considered to be the same or if they are completely different. I find that the texture is a little bit "harder" than the Yukon Gold potatoes but overall seem pretty similar. So, are Yellow potatoes the same as Yukon Gold and can they be used interchangeably?
They are often used interchangeably. The truth is, yukon gold potatoes are a type of yellow potato. They were developed in Canada. You will definitely see them on store shelves here in Canada, but it can be seasonal, depending on your location. I am in Winnipeg, and I find YG about six months of the year.
Look for Maine Carola Potatoes. They are the closest to the actual Yukon in both flavor and texture. Maine grows lots of Yellow White and Russet potatoes. I'm willing to bet that some stores in the maritime have the Carola Potatoes.
In Ontario I find that yellow potatoes are not the same as Yukon gold! Yukons have a different texture and cook differently. I can't find them right now (late September) and am disappointed. Hope they are available soon!
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7 Mar 2012 4:29 AM #1
CSS/SASS customization with ExtJS
We would like to consult with you regarding CSS/SASS customization with ExtJS.
We're working on an advanced application based on ExtJS framework and now we're starting to work on the design and graphics.
As we see it there are 2 options to customize the look&feel of our application:
1. Take Ext's SASS code and customize it - this will cause upgrades problem...
2. Take Ext's SASS code and extend it with our customized CSS.
We would like to here your opinion? What is the recommended way to do it?
We see there are config parameters we can change but it's not flexible for us.
7 Mar 2012 5:47 AM #2
If you're going to do more than change values of the exposed SASS variables or add new UIs with the SASS mixins, then there's always going to be a potential for upgrade problems, whether you're using SASS or plain CSS. I'd highly recommend using SASS as it is eminently more maintainable than straight CSS and gives you a lot more power and flexibility. But what you definitely don't want to do is change the Ext SASS source directly. I'd recommend using what mixins you can from the Ext SASS and adding some of your own mixins for any deeper changes you have to make. As a starting point, maybe something in this format:
$theme-name: 'custom'; /** * Set some values for global variables */ $base-color: #dbd9d9; // ... etc ... $include-default: false; @import 'ext4/default/all'; @import 'custom'; /** * Use some Ext mixins */ $button-default-base-color: #f8f8f8; @include extjs-button; // ... etc ... /** * Add some custom stuff too */ @include custom-button-overrides // ... etc ...
7 Mar 2012 7:39 AM #3
Thanks, but...
Thanks for your answer burnnat!
But this way I must use "!important"... right? and also I'll get unnecessary CSS code from Ext that I won't use in my application.
This is my thought, please tell me what you think:
I would like to design the slider component, what I'll do is copy the "_slider.scss" file to my own SASS folder and change it... then in my project file I'll replace the include to use my new file.
What do you think?
How can you do the slider design better?
Thanks again,
7 Mar 2012 8:06 AM #4
It's really just a judgment call on your part, based on how much of the original you'll have to alter. If you'd keep most of the original with only a few modifications, then it could be better to accept some unnecessary CSS knowing it will save you headaches when updating later on. But on the other hand, if your updates are truly substantial and there's very little of the original code that you'd keep intact, then it could be better to copy-and-modify, as you suggest. Or maybe a hybrid approach would be best for you, where you apply overrides on top of the original code for some elements (say, buttons), and do a total rewrite for others (such as sliders).
Basically, you're going to have to make a tradeoff one way or the other. It's up to you to weigh the advantages/disadvantages and decide what will work best in your particular case. In the past, I've valued maintainability and upgradability higher and taken the "override" approach, but I've not had to make really large substantive changes to the theme - your situation may be different.
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Microsoft Word loves underlining things I am typing with a green squiggle. Now sometimes it gets it right, as just now it found a mistake
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But one thing which I find rather annoying is its labelling of sentences as "fragments". Here are two which it catches:
Things of this sort.
Bad timing though.
I am rather puzzled where this strong objection to fragments arose from. They seem quite normal parts of English to me. What does anybody else think?
(PS I don't need answers telling me how to switch off the grammar checker etc, I can do that already).


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Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
3400 East Sky Harbor Boulevard, Suite 3300, Phoenix, Arizona 85034, USA
Telefon: (602) 273 3300.
Website: www.phxskyharbor.com
The airport is located in the centre of Phoenix.
How to get there
The airport has separate exits for east and west destinations, so travellers are advised to plan their route before departing. Major routes with airport exits are I-10 east, SR153 south of Washington, SR202 west and SR143 north.
Information about parking possibilities at the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
Access by public transport
The airport runs a free shuttle service from all terminals to the Light Rail stop at 44th Street and Washington. Valley Metro (tel: (602) 253 5000 or TTY (602) 251 2039; www.valleymetro.org) runs wheelchair-accessible buses (bus 13 and Red Line) to central Phoenix and surrounding areas. There are several intercity bus and coach companies operating from the airport.
Taxis and limousines are available outside the terminals. The taxi companies operating from the airport are Apache Taxi (tel: (480) 557 7000), AAA/Yellow Cab (tel: (480) 888 8888) and Mayflower Cab (tel: (602) 955 1355). SuperShuttle (tel: (602) 244 9000; www.supershuttle.com) operates 24 hours, daily.
A free shuttle bus links the terminals with the Phoenix Metro system (tel: (602) 253 5000; www.valleymetro.org), which runs a short distance from the airport; the Metro stop for the airport is 44th Street/Washington. Local fares on the Metro are priced at $1.75 for a single ticket.
Information desk
Information desks are located throughout the terminals. Travelers Aid operates from the chapel in Terminal 4, Level 3 (tel: (602) 244 1346). There are also many Navigator volunteers who can help out with directions and other information.
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Considerations for Choosing Solar
Solar energy continues to grow as a viable economic and practical way for businesses and organizations to achieve their sustainability goals and control their electricity costs. Often, when businesses are determining whether solar is right for them, various questions come to mind. Is there enough of the right kind of space available? Do we use enough electricity for a solar project to make sense? Who is the right solar energy company to work with? How much capital is needed?
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10 Christmas Decorations That Will Haunt Your Dreams
#5. Weary Santa
Finally, a Christmas decoration that has aged in exact tandem with your own slow disenchantment with the holiday. What was probably a perfectly normal-looking Santa doll three decades ago has entropied into an eerily accurate depiction of St. Nicholas finding out that no one believes in him anymore and that Christmas has become more of a hassle than a celebration.
The pure disappointment on his face is palpable, and to make matters worse, this decoration doubles as a piggy bank.
Luckily, he can still get work as a Rock 'em Sock 'em Robot.
That means Santa Claus has no choice but to haul money in his sack, the same sack that once held the desires and hopes of children and now only holds the physical manifestation of greed. For everyone who complains that the spirit of Christmas has been lost, we can't imagine a more perfect mascot to represent your sadness, and it can be yours for only $18.
#4. Crawford the Snowman
George G. via Angelicdreamz.com
At first glance, this is almost cute. A snowman with string-bean limbs, a giant head, and a nervous smile is sort of adorable. But counteracting all of that is the atrocity sticking out of the middle of his face. The length, the list to the right, and the general floppiness of that carrot are all unsettling. We can't quite put our finger on it, but this looks familiar, and if you're shouting "It's a dick!" at your computer screen, then you need to find somebody who will drive you to a hospital, right now.
No, it looks like something much more upsetting and vile ...
Oh, that's right, it looks like a sea worm crawling into the face of an animal carcass to feed. Those dead, placid eyes on the snowman only further our suspicion that we're actually looking at a worm frantically burrowing into the brain of a cartoon character. So good luck seeing anything else now, and merry Christmas!
George G. via Angelicdreamz.com
When Tim Burton's animated models do not turn out as expected, his wrath is terrifying to behold.
#3. Uncanny Valley Santa
The creator of this festive holiday decoration has the courage to ask, "What would a wincing sex doll version of Santa Claus look like?" Unfortunately, the answer was far sadder than anyone could have imagined. That's clearly the face of a decoration that doesn't want to exist, cursing its immobility and praying that someone would accidentally brush too hard against the rocking chair on which it sits, catapulting it into the fireplace and ending the misery.
Of all the decorations on this list, this one is the most honest approach to what Santa would actually look like. Not because the flesh tones and the hair are more real-looking, but because those are definitely the eyes of an immortal man, a man who has seen all the travesties in human history and watched everyone he loves grow old and die. The dead stare of pained disbelief is exactly what children would see if they actually caught Santa coming down the chimney.
#2. Monkey Man
We might be hazy on Christmas facts, but we're pretty sure that if we counted all the animals in the Nativity, we wouldn't stumble across a trumpet-playing baboon we never noticed before. Particularly one wearing an ascot and lace doilies around its ankles. But hands down, the weirdest part of this ornament is that whoever created it clearly couldn't decide if they wanted to make a monkey or a human and finally just settled on both. Not since The Island of Doctor Moreau has there been an animal/human hybrid we've wanted to see less than this little creature.
No amount of charming velvet and tiny buttons is going to offset the fact that it's draped over an eerily euphoric were-baboon. If you ever receive this as a gift, it's probably best to hide it on the back of the tree, or, if you have one, at the bottom of your garbage disposal. It's the only way you can be certain that you won't wake up with it sitting on your pillow in the middle of the night.
The website selling this thing claims that this is a baby lion. What we're seeing is a lipsticked mutant baby that is part lion, part reptile, and suffering from smallpox. It's a never-born creature that never should have had its first breath, smoking a pipe filled with the tears of innocents and the lost dreams of dying men. Because THIS IS CHRISTMAS.
There were more contributors to this article than could fit on a byline, and you can find more from each of them by clicking their names: Adam Wears, Brittany Renee Hall, Tracy V, Raoni Lacerda, and Kelly Stone.
For more people making the holiday a little less cheerful, check out 6 Real Life Supervillains of Christmas and The 5 Most Unintentionally Creepy Christmas Albums.


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I'm using a stud finder to find studs behind dry wall and so far I've found 2 and they are 16" apart. Does that mean that there will be a stud every 16" or might the distance change between studs? Is the a standard?
Yes, in most US residential construction they are 16" center to center. Most of your standard tape measures have every 16th inch noted in red or some other way. Some internal walls may also be spaced 24" on center.
However, there may be exceptions where a door window or odd length wall is used so be sure to verify with a stud finder or a knock on the wall to check.
In Australia there are two standard widths for studs. 60cm (23.6") and 45cm (17.7").
Builders will stick to that whenever they can, but if they need to move them or add new studs for, say, structural reasons, they will. I would never ever make assumptions regarding the locations of studs.
What I would do is use the knowledge of your local stud standards to help me find the next stud.
Not sure what other nations standards are for stud distances.
This depends on whether it is a load bearing wall and what you are using for studs. In a load bearing wall they are normally 16in on center. In a non-load bearing wall they can be 24in and if using 2x6's they can be wider apart as long as plate and/or rafter tie-ins are used and exterior or interior sheathing, not drywall, is used to stop horizontal shear and the rain/snow load is taken into account. These widths make it easy to use 4x8 plywood or drywall for covering. In the southern United States, where you do not have a snow load, you can get away with 24 inches with the sheathing for garages but for a domicile I would use 16in in all applications.
There are at least 3 standard spacings, all based on an 8 foot (96" unit)
Due to door (frames), window (frames), plumbing, ducts, and wall-lengths, spacing may not be completely uniform.
I have a wall that is just under 11.5'. The door takes up 32". The studs from the door frame to the corner of the wall have varying lengths in between them. Spacings: 7.25", 13.5", 26.5", 19.5", 19" and 18.5". This is measuring from the approx center of each stud. This wall is made of Drywall. And, these are crazily spaced! Nothing about the room/wall really leans toward an answer to why. Therefore, What the people said above is true: "The standard is usually 16" or 24" between studs, it can vary depending on the construction". So, the best way is to tap/knock on the wall where you know a stud is, and compare that to the rest of the wall. All the while using a tape measure to test 16/24" lengths.
Yes in most cases the studs are 16" apart but remember every wall is mot the same length, so the first stud coming off the corner is different. It could be any measurement lesser then 16" but all the studs coming off corners in the room will be the same distance from the corner


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Unable to install VBox Guest Additions in Ubuntu. It shows some problem woth Linux Header. PS: I am using ubuntu 12.10 guest on Windows8 Host. When I tried installing it I got following:-
Verifying archive integrity... All good.
Uncompressing VirtualBox 4.2.10 Guest Additions for Linux..........
VirtualBox Guest Additions installer
Removing installed version 4.2.10 of VirtualBox Guest Additions...
Removing existing VirtualBox non-DKMS kernel modules ...done.
Building the VirtualBox Guest Additions kernel modules
The headers for the current running kernel were not found. If the following
module compilation fails then this could be the reason.
Building the main Guest Additions module ...fail!
(Look at /var/log/vboxadd-install.log to find out what went wrong)
Doing non-kernel setup of the Guest Additions ...done.
Installing the Window System drivers
Installing X.Org Server 1.13 modules ...done.
Setting up the Window System to use the Guest Additions ...done.
You may need to restart the hal service and the Window System (or just restart
the guest system) to enable the Guest Additions.
Installing graphics libraries and desktop services components ...done.
Press Return to close this window...


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I'm trying to compile my LaTeX file (an article), but I keep getting a Windows API error: my synctex file is busy - the filename has been changed and appended with (busy).
I'm using TexMaker to compile the file, but it occurs in TeXStudio as well.
When I create a new file I can compile it once before this issue occurs.
The API error is
pdflatex: Windows API error 4350: This file is currently not available for use on this computer. pdflatex: Data: Report4.synctex.gz


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Hello I've noticed something very corrupt with this website, the amount of rating padders is out of control...
I've noticed alot of really great mods have been padded down to very low stars, and some mods that contain spyware padded up to almost 10 stars. I think mods like Countryside Mountains V should be removed from GTA4-Mods.com because along with the custom mod pack is hidden with 63 hits of spyware...
I myself am a programmer and stuff like this bothers me very much. If you look at the bottom of the page Stilldre and a few of his buddies comment saying they rated it 10 twice...
Isn't there any kind of rule against this or is it a rating padding war?
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If somebody wants to pad the ratings, they're going to do it. I can add whatever blockers I want - restricting by user, IP address, whatever - they're all rather easy to get around if you somebody really wants to. There's no real way to completely lock it down to one vote per person. We do our best to make sure that people don't have duplicate accounts, but it's hard to manage when you have hundreds registering each day. The best thing you can do is report the issue here.
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