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I sort of understand the definition of a spectral sequence and am aware that it is an indispensable tool in modern algebraic geometry and topology. But why is this the case, and what can one do with it? In other words, if one were to try to do everything without spectral sequences and only using more elementary arguments, why would it make things more difficult?
1 and 2 account for the vast majority of applications of spectral sequences, and provide plenty of motivation -- I am sure you will agree.
The reason for the spectral sequences in both cases is the same. Intuitively, $A$ in case 1 (resp. $F(A)$ in case 2) is made of parts which are not themselves elementary. Instead, they are made (via an appropriate filtration) from some other elementary, "acyclic" objects.
So there is a 2-step process here. You can do the first step and the second step separately but they are not exactly independent of each other. Instead, they are entangled somehow. The spectral sequence gives you a way to deal with this situation.
Qiaochu links to a really nice article by Timothy Chow that says a lot about the mechanics of how to go from a filtered complex to its spectral sequence. Two questions that remain are, (1) why do filtered complexes show up so much, and (2) is there anything that you could do with a filtered complex other than compute its spectral sequence?
Concerning question (2), there is an interesting result for filtered complexes over a field coming from representation theory. (I learned this some years ago in a discussion with Michael Khovanov.) The theorem in this case is that there is no more information in a filtered complex than in its spectral sequence. For simplicity, let's look at filtrations of length $n$. Then a filtered vector space is a representation of the $A_n$ quiver with all arrows in the same direction. (Each term of the filtration is assigned to a vertex of the quiver, and the arrows correspond to the inclusions.) The quiver also has other representations, but filtered vector spaces are the projective modules. A filtered complex is thus a projective complex over the $A_n$ quiver algebra. It is just like homological algebra over any other ring; you usually look at projective complexes. Since the $A_n$ quiver has projective dimension 1, it is easy to identify the indecomposable chain complexes of filtered vector spaces. There are two types, with two terms and with one terms: $$0 \to k^{(i)} \to k^{(j)} \to 0 \qquad\qquad 0 \to k^{(i)} \to 0.$$ In this notation, $k$ is the ground field and $k^{(i)}$ is $k$ in degree $i$. The first type of complex is valid if $i \ge j$. If you compute the spectral sequence of an indecomposable complex, you will see that detects the first type of term at the $(i-j)$th page, and kills it on the next page. The second type of complex is of course the surviving homology. You can also go backwards and reconstruct the filtered complex from its spectral sequence.
Of course it is simplistic to only discuss filtered complexes and spectral sequences over a field. Nonetheless, roughly speaking spectral sequences are no more than a framework for analyzing filtered complexes.
VA asked for more details about the indecomposable modules, which is a fair request because I was quite cryptic about the relation. In particular, I use non-standard indexing in my own thinking about this. Unfortunately, I'm not sure that I can convert to standard indexing without making a mistake, so I won't convert. But I did change one thing above: I fixed the filtration degrees so that they are correct.
Suppose that $C = (C_n)$ is a complex of filtered vector spaces. Say that the filtration is increasing and indexed by $\mathbb{Z}_\ge 0$. The complex has two degrees: The chain degree $n$ and the filtration degree $k$. Suppose that $\partial$ is a differential with chain degree $-1$ and filtration degree $0$. (This is where the numbering begins to be non-standard, although it makes sense from the point of view of quiver representations.) Then the theorem is that over a field, the two kinds of indecomposable complexes are those listed above, where the term $k^{(i)}$ has chain degree $n$, and the term $k^{(j)}$ (if present) has chain degree $n-1$. To be precise about what $k^{(i)}$ means, it is a filtration of the field $k$ in which the degree $j$ subspace is $0$ when $j < i$ and $k$ when $j \ge i$.
The page $E^0$ is the associated graded complex. The page $E^r$ has a differential of degree $(-1,-r)$. When $r = i-j$, the differential $\partial^r$ of the first type of indecomposable complex connects the "tip" of $k^{(i)}$ to the "tip" of $k^{(j)}$ and kills them both on the next page. The other kind of indecomposable complex has a vanishing differential, so the induced differential on every page also vanishes.
Let me first try to answer a simpler question:
Almost anything that is written as a capital letter, followed by a subscript i or superscript -i, i an integer, and finally some stuff in parentheses, can be interpreted as πi of some spectrum (or sometimes space, as in nonabelian group cohomology, or maybe a sheaf of spectra or spaces...). And almost any long exact sequence which involves three similar terms in a cycle, with i decreasing by 1 every three terms, comes from the long exact sequence of homotopy groups of a fiber sequence of spectra or spaces. For instance, the long exact sequence for the cohomology of a group G with coefficients in a short exact sequence of G-modules A → B → C corresponds to (HA)hG → (HB)hG → (HC)hG, since H-i(G, M) = πi((HG)hM) (which is nonzero only for nonpositive i), which is a fiber sequence because HA → HB → HC is one (since A → B → C is a SES) and (–)hG is a homotopy limit, so it preserves fiber sequences. Or, I could draw a square with these three terms in it and 0 in the lower left, which is both a pullback and pushout square (since spectra form a stable (∞,1)-category).
Long exact sequences are actually a special case of spectral sequences—those whose E1 page has only two columns. If you have never done this before, you should check for yourself that the d1 and the extension problems exactly tell you that there is a long exact sequence formed by the two columns and whatever the spectral sequence converges to. This suggests that we could try to generalize the picture with a pushout/pullback square of spectra to find something to which a more general spectral sequence corresponds. Two possibilites are: we could extend the top row of the square to a directed sequence of spectra, and take the homotopy cofiber of each map; or we could extend the right column of the square to an inverse sequence of spectra and take the fiber of each map. These are the homotopy version of filtered and cofiltered objects, respectively; however, there is no condition on the maps (the notion of "inclusion" does not make much sense in the homotopy-theoretic world). Associated to each is a spectral sequence, though there are convergence issues when the sequence of spectra is infinite. It could be that most spectral sequences encountered in practice can be viewed as arising from an underlying sequence of spectra, though I have not attempted to convince myself of this fact.
Edit: Clark Barwick suggests that one may indeed view all "natural" spectral sequences as arising from filtered spectra. He and I would like to know whether there are any convincing counterexamples, so please let me know if you have any! Note however that 1 and 2 from VA's answer are not counterexamples.
I still don't feel as though I understand at an intuitive level what a spectral sequence "is" or what it "means." But here is one nice explanation I heard about how one particular spectral sequence (the Serre spectral sequence) arises in topology.
Homotopy groups are great, but they are often hard to compute. (Co)homology is easier to compute, but it also doesn't behave as nicely on products and fibrations.
Whenever you have a sequence of maps of (perhaps graded) abelian groups
$$ \cdots \to A^0 \to A^1 \to A^2 \to \cdots $$
and each pair $A^{p-1} \to A^p$ is involved in a long exact sequence with third term $C^p$, there is a spectral sequence whose terms are the groups $C^p$. If the sequence eventually stabilizes on both ends (or many variants of weaker hypotheses), the spectral sequence detects the difference between the limit and the colimit. For instance, if you have a space filtered by subspaces, or a chain complex filtered by subcomplexes, or some arbitrary sequence of composable maps in a triangulated category, this kind of structure arises.
The core tool introduced by homological algebra is the long exact sequence, and the spectral sequence has proved to be an extremely useful organizational tool whenever you have two or more long exact sequences that interlock; the alternative is often to simply work with the long exact sequences one by one. It's led to a lot of the methodology in algebraic topology where you can take some difficult computation that looks approximately like a structure you can handle, and handle the "easy" portion first with the difficult issues encoded by the differentials and extensions in the spectral sequence.


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I want my cake and to eat it too. And in Linux I can usually do that. (And it's free cake!) I'm a little shocked that it hasn't been easier (or as far as I know, even possible) to change the keyboard shortcuts for Unity. Someone suggested in another post that the Unity launcher can be changed from Super to Ctrl + Super, then I can map the other keybindings that I want. But I like a lot of the features that Unity has with only pressing the Super key (I find it a lot easier to press Super+e than Ctrl+Super+e). However, I want to be able to change what some of the bindings in Unity are, primarily change Super+t from opening trash to opening a terminal (currently Ctrl+Alt+t).
With that background, here is my question: is Unity working on allowing users to customize the keybindings to their preference?

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What is the meaning, if any, of the expression "taking gongs"?
I know what a gong is (a large Oriental cymbal).
But I don't understand the expression in the context of the following article: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/09/mad-men-modern-family-win-emmys-glory/
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Cult ad agency drama "Mad Men" won the best drama Emmy for the fourth year late Sunday, while "Modern Family" again took the comedy glory at US television's awards show.
British shows also triumphed at the annual Hollywood show, the Oscars of the small screen, with Kate Winslet leading a string of Brits taking gongs, notably for "Downton Abbey."
"Mad Men," which has spawned a host of lookalike shows, fought off the strongly-tipped "Boardwalk Empire" to take the best drama Emmy at the climax of the show.
The expression only appears in the said article:
http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=%22taking+gongs%22&oq=%22taking+gongs%22 so I am guessing is a typo of some sort...
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RAYLAND - Faced with an 18 point deficit early in the second period, Martins Ferry resorted to the best two weapons in its arsenal - Cody Schau and Robert Vargo - to lead a comeback as the Riders posted a 62-55 win over host Buckeye Local Friday night.
With the win, coach Jeff Sabatino's Riders improved to 2-0 on the young season and return to the hardwood on Tuesday playing host to Harrison Central.
Coach Jay Morris' Panthers, playing at home for the first time after opening the season at 1-2 on the road, fell to 1-3 and have the unenviable task of trying to rebound on Tuesday at St. Clairsville.
"We had one senior, two sophomores, a junior and a freshman out there, so we are pretty young," Sabatino said. "We have two seniors injured that would have been starters and we don't know when either of them will be back.
"I have to say that Buckeye could not have played any better than they did in the first half. I expected to see a different team than the team we saw play at Indian Creek the other night.
"They have a very good team. They were making threes and we were in their face when they shooting them and they still made them."
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MARTINS FERRY: Barritt 0, 0-1 0; Sears 0, 0-0 0; A. Burress 1, 1-2 3; Vargo 13, 2-3 28; C. Schau 11, 8-11 31; Appollini 0, 0-0 0. Totals 25-41, 11-17. 3-pointers:?Schau.
BUCKEYE LOCAL: Marshall 0, 0-0 0 Czuchran 4, 1-2 10; Agnew 2, 0-0 6; Williams 1, 0-0 3; Duncan 0, 0-0 0; Rozenek 2, -3 6; Michalo 9, 0-0 25; Hamilton 2, 1-2 5. Totals, 20-56, 4-7. 3-pointers:?Michalo, 7; Agnew, 2; Czuchran, 1; Williams, 1.
Martins Ferry opened with a quick 4-2 lead on back-to-back buckets by Vargo to open the contest, but the hosts used their pressure defense and a fast-paced offense to go on a 25-3 run. John Rozenek converted two at the line, Kyle Michalo tossed in a deuce from the corner, Brennen Czuchran scored consecutive goals and Tommy Hamilton added a bucket to give the Panthers a 12-4 lead.
Schau canned a trey before Czuchran added one at the stripe and Michalo meshed the first of his seven threes to push the lead to 16-7. Vargo scored off a rebound before a Michalo trey and a Czuchran score off a rebound ended the first frame with Buckeye up 21-9.
In the second session, the Panthers continued their hot pace with back-to-back three-pointers and a 27-9 lead. Schau would help bring the Riders back in a flurry by converted three straight jumpers and after Vargo netted consecutive buckets, Schau turned a midcourt steal into a dunk that narrowed the gap to 27-21.
Later in the second, the Riders scored seven straight that pulled them with 32-30, but Rozenek and Michalo converted buckets around a Vargo score for a 36-32 lead at the intermission.
A closely played third concluded with the visitors scoring five straight to end the session and knotting the score at 46.
In the final frame, Schau and Vargo combined for five to give the Riders a 51-46 lead. Michalo drilled a trey to cut the margin to 51-49. Vargo scored off a rebound, Schau added a layup score and the pair split four at the line to extend the margin to 59-49. A three-pointer by Buckeye's Dylan Williams closed the gap to 59-52 with 1:24 on the clock, but the Riders held on.
"The difference between the first half and second half for us was no offensive boards," Morris said afterwards. "To their credit, they came back from a big deficit and got the lead back. Schau and Vargo were just tremendous for them tonight."
Schau led all scorers with 31 points and Vargo added 28 along with his 10 rebounds. Schau grabbed eight strays.
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sh, I guess anything which starts with
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But in
bash scripts we write:
And in Python scripts, there is:
Does this mean that
# by itself is a comment whereas
#! is not?
Excellent! Hope it is not just c/p though ;) – Rinzwind Jan 9 '13 at 8:27
sometimes I wish I could upvote more than once @EliahKagan – Rinzwind Jan 9 '13 at 8:45
If it's always ignored, then what does Pythons
-x flag do?
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@gerrit Good question. In any language where the intepreter/compiler reports messages with line numbers, comments' contents are ignored, but comment-lines are still counted. Adding a comment or blank line before a line of code still results in that line of code having its line number incremented.
-x "skip[s] the first line..." the 2nd line gets numbered
1 instead of
2, the 3rd line
2 instead of
3, etc. This is why you shouldn't use that flag. ;)
-x is for scripting on non-Unix-like OSes that have shebang-like syntax not starting with
# (thus not a Python comment).
– Eliah Kagan
Jan 9 '13 at 9:22
In Perl, if the interpreter is started directly (
perl script.pl vs.
./script.pl) then the interpreter will read the shebang line to parse flags such as
-w. It's not recommended to rely on this feature though.
– OrangeDog
Jan 9 '13 at 9:36
A shebang is the character sequence consisting of the characters number sign and exclamation mark (e.g. "#!") when it occurs as the initial two characters on the initial line of a script.
Under *nix operating systems, when a script starting with a shebang is run, the program loader parses the rest of the script's initial line as an interpreter directive; the specified interpreter program is run instead, passing to it as an argument the path that was initially used when attempting to run the script. For example, if a script is named with the path "path/to/your-script", and it starts with the following line:
then the program loader is instructed to run the program "/bin/sh" instead e.g. the Bourne shell or a compatible shell, passing "path/to/your-script" as the first argument.
Accordingly, it a script is named with the path "path/to/python-script" and it starts with the following line:
then the program loaded is instructed to run the program "/bin/python" instead e.g. Python interpreter, passing "path/to/python-script" as the first argument.
In short "#" will comment out a line while the character sequence "#!" occurring as the first two characters on the initial line of a script has meaning outlined as above.
For details see Why do some scripts start with #! ... ?
Source: Some sections of this answer are derived (with slight modification) from Shebang (Unix) on English Wikipedia (by Wikipedia contributors). This article is licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0, same as user content here on AU, so this derivation is permitted with attribution.
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Senate Decisions Could Put Lindsey Graham's Seat At Risk
It seems Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham has done his best in recent weeks to get as much ink as possible, talking about things that play well with the conservatives in his home state of South Carolina, like Benghazi and gun rights.
Graham also held up the nomination of Chuck Hagel as defense secretary to get more answers about what happened in Benghazi, even as he admitted Hagel had nothing to do with it. But his opposition might have more to do with home state politics than the nomination itself.
Republican senators who have shown moderate leanings have been hit with primary challenges from the right recently, and while no serious challenger has emerged yet in South Carolina, there are a whole lot of people hoping one does.
"There are some legitimate concerns to be asked about Benghazi ... [and] Chuck Hagel," says Tom Davis, a Republican state senator in South Carolina. "That being said, I do think it is fair to say that there has been a conscious effort on the part of Sen. Graham to elevate his role in those debates."
Davis says that masks votes Graham has taken that conflict with small-government ideals. Graham voted for the bank bailout, once worked on climate change legislation and voted for the recent fiscal cliff deal that allowed taxes to rise on the wealthiest Americans.
"All of those things have caused individuals to wonder whether or not [Graham] is representative of the type of conservative or the type of Republican that we need in Washington, D.C., right now," he says.
For a while, Davis was discussed as a possible primary challenger, but he bowed out to focus on his agenda as a state senator.
Bill Storey, a retired engineer in South Carolina, says he's not too pleased with the company Graham keeps.
"I am not a fan of John McCain and never have been, and [Graham] allies too much with McCain I think," Storey says.
Graham is widely praised for his constituent services, and his campaign war chest is formidable. He already has $4 million cash on hand, and that is why political consultant Chip Felkel doesn't think Graham has much to worry about.
"He may have opposition from some corners on the right, but at the end of the day it's going to be more talk and less walk," Felkel says.
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WHEELING - It's a call that will talked about for several weeks - if not years - in Harrison County.
Locked in a defensive struggle Thursday, but trailing 7-0, the Harrison Central Huskies scored their first touchdown of the 2013 season and game with 53 seconds remaining in regulation against Wheeling Central at muggy Wheeling Island Stadium during the fifth-annual McDonald's OVAC Kickoff Night.
Without a second thought, Huskies' head coach Justin Kropka decided that his youthful squad had played too well to settle for some sort of moral victory.
"I never even thought about not going for the win," Kropka confessed. "Despite what people thought, we didn't come down here looking to just play them tough or get a moral victory. We weren't going to let Wheeling Central just roll out the red carpet."
After watching senior quarterback David Miser hook up with classmate Nate Olmstead on a brilliantly executed slant route from 11 yards out to pull within a point, the wheels began turning on both sidelines as to what the next step might be. Again, there was never a doubt from Kropka what he was going to do in terms of his play call.
He lined Miser up on the outside at receiver and put Olmstead in the shotgun at quarterback.
"That's our go-to-play and we wanted the ball in our best player's hands with three yards to go with him having an option," Kropka said.
Olmstead took the snap and raced toward the right pylon and as he approached the goal line, two Maroon Knight defenders closed quickly, but the shifty Olmstead was still able to get almost to the plane, but the official ruled he'd been stopped short of the line.
"In the heat of the moment, I am not going to pass judgment on anyone, but (the play) looked awful good to me," Kropka admitted. "The official has the better angle, but I'll let the film tell the tale."
The Huskies' attempt at an onside kick nearly worked, but freshman Isaac Rine, who is the son of Knights' offensive coordinator Jason Rine, pounced on the loose ball. Without a timeout, the Knights (1-0) were able to kneel twice and escape with the 7-6 victory.
"There were no losers tonight," Kropka said. "There were the victors and the vanquished, and I am not so sure which team was the winner and the loser. Again, the film will tell the tale."
Wheeling Central head coach Mike Young didn't pull any punches about his team following the game.
"We were fortunate, but resilient," Young said. "Our kids could have died and quit. We had our backs to the wall and it says a lot about the character of these kids. Harrison Central has a very fine football team and Coach Kropka had those kids ready to play tonight."
Harrison Central had completely stymied the Wheeling Central offense because of their physicality at the line of scrimmage. Senior quarterback Parker Henry, who was playing his first live game since his sophomore season, was harassed and bothered seemingly every play by the Huskies.
It wasn't until there was 6:13 to play in the contest that the Knights were able to find paydirt.
After Central senior Joey John picked off a Miser pass with just under 10 minutes showing, the Knights went to work on their 42.
It looked as if the Huskies had forced a three-and-out, but Young rolled the dice himself and went for fourth down.
"You have to some guts sometimes," Young said. "We were thinking it about it earlier. That was my call, I made it and that's why I get paid the big bucks. It was something we felt we could do and it was just a huge play."
Henry, who hadn't completed a pass all evening, found senior C.J. Burch all alone in the middle of the field for 22 yards and a first down.
"We made a mental error on the fourth down play," Kropka said. "We let (Burch) slip behind us or we would have shut them out. Kudos to Central for making the play when they had to. When you're in close games, with young kids playing, they're going to make some mental mistakes, but, for the most part, I thought we were sound all night."
Burch wasn't going to be denied from there. On another fourth-and-short, Burch went 12 more yards and then capped the drive on the next play from 9 yards out.
"C.J. wasn't going to be denied that end zone," Young said.
The all-important extra point barely slipped over the cross bar and inside the upright off the foot of sophomore Alex Calvert.
The Huskies outgained the Knights, 210-194. Travis Stenson showed some flashes as a tailback with 73 yards on 11 carries. Miser, who hadn't started a game at quarterback since his sophomore season, finished 9-of-22 for 86 yards. Olmstead caught three balls for 41 yards.
Harrison Central's defense posted six sacks. Sophomore Bryson Porter had 2.5 of those and 10 tackles. Stenson had 1.5 sacks. Cole Howes and Casey Runevitch also had one sack each.
The Huskies will remain on the road next week when they trek to Weir High one week from tonight, trying to rebound.
"You're not a real good coach or you're in the wrong profession if you don't take defeats and take something from each of them, especially the ones that hurt," Kropka said. "The ones that hurt are the ones that stick. We'll see. We're going to be up and down."
Wheeling Central 7, Harrison Central 6
Harrison Central 0 0 0 6 - 6
Wheeling Central 0 0 0 7 - 7
WC: Burch 9 run (Calvert kick)
HC: Olmstead 11 pass from Miser (run failed)
RUSHING: Harrison Central, 26-124 (Miser, 3-25; Maykowski, 5-11; Stenson, 11-73; Williams, 3-6; Porter, 3-14; Johnson, 1-(-5)). Wheeling Central, 49-172-td (Henry, 26-51; Burch, 17-71-td; John, 4-42; Angalich, 1-4; Gruber, 1-4).
PASSING: Harrison Central, 9-22-86-1td-3x (All by Miser). Wheeling Central, 1-6-22 (Henry, 1-5-22; Burch, 0-1).
RECEIVING: Harrison Central, 9-86-1td (Stenson, 1-4; Porter, 2-15; Olmstead, 3-41-td; Miser, 1-(-6); Rutter, 1-12; Rocchi, 1-20).
First Downs: Harrison Central, 13. Wheeling Central, 11.
Fumbles: Harrison Central, 2-1; Wheeling Central, None.
Penalties: Harrison Central, 7-50; Wheeling Central, 9-70.


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Miss TDP Mary Sue Round 1 {Dollmakers} - 09-04-2010, 07:21 AM
While Miss TDP is still in the works, we have decided to do this contest as a taster to keep you amused til it goes up. Inspiration was taken from the Mary Sue pagaent and combined with an idea of mine to make this contest. All are welcome to enter, experienced dollers and newbies alike, as it's not necessarily skill at dolling that will win this contest. PM me for help, if needed.
What you need to do is to create the most sickly sweet, the most hideous, the most convincing Mary Sue you can possibly imagine. If you don't know what a Mary Sue is, read this: [x] Create a doll portraying your Mary Sue in all her glory, and a profile to show off the full extent of her Sueishness. There will be three rounds, and each round is worth ten points; five for the doll and five for the profile. These points will be awarded to each entry by the judges; myself and Silent_Wolf. The competitor with the most points at the end of competition will receive a doll made for them by one of the forum staff.
Name: Rowanna Mystick Angel Demetor.
Age: Fourteen; she's in fifth year tho cuz she was moved up a year due to being so clever.
Fandom: Harry Potter.
Appearence: Hair the colour of the sun shining on ripening wheat, eyes like limpid pools of sapphire, curves in all the right places. Rowanna's hair is so long that it reaches the floor. She is breathtakingly beautiful, and cuz of this, she has been allowed by the teachers at Hogwarts to wear her own clothes.
Personality: Rowanna is kind, good, helpful and friendly to everyone. Sadly, a lot of other girls are jealous of her beauty and make fun of her.
Powers/Skills: Rowanna is half angel so she has all the powers of an angel. Her wings are invisible, and she can hide her halo if she has to. She is an excellent Quidditch player, and is the top of her class.
Bio: Rowanna is an exchange student from America. She was so clever that she was immediately moved up from fourth year to fifth year. She was sorted into Gryffindor. Rowanna is currently dating both Draco Malfoy and Harry Potter, who regularly fight over her in both class and outside of class. She is on the Quidditch team, as captain; Oliver Wood was so blinded by her beauty that he insisted that she take his place as captain of the team and also as Keeper. Her best friend is Hermione, and Rowanna's even cleverer than her and regularly helps Hermione with her homework. Her main enemy is Cho Chang, who is jealous of Rowanna's beauty and cleverness.
General Competition Rules.
1. Character. When entering, you need to enter with one character and stay with it the entire time. This means that your dolls hair and skin colour must remain the same throughout, unless otherwise stated in the round theme.
2. Base. You must use the same base set throughout, so pick one with a variety of poses. This base should also be medium in size for handdrawn dollers (comparable in size to the "Moe" bases here: DHF : Doll on the Hill Factory). Dollmaker users should use the shuni style base.
3. Theft. No stealing the work of another. This applies to both handdrawn and dollmaker participants, so do not submit a doll that someone else made or, for handdrawn dollers, mix and match pieces of completed dolls that are not your own. All work should be original and failure to comply will result in disqualification.
4. Props. Props and backgrounds are encouraged, but should not be massive. We will ask too large of entries to reduce their size, so be reasonable.
5. Transparency. We ask that all dolls have transparent background and is a GIF file. If you dont know how to do this, see the following thread: How to Make Backgrounds Transparent
6. Forbidden. Sexually explicit, nudity or overly bloody dolls are forbidden. Entering one could result in disqualification. Also, animation and glitter is not allowed as it creates an unequal field for those who can't animate.
7. Theme. Every doll should relate to the theme. While we encourage creativity, failure to keep with the theme can get you eliminated automatically that round.
8. Judges. No one is allowed to use friendship or promises to sway a judges decision. Threats, bribery, and attempts to interfere or discover the judges decisions in anyway will result in disqualification. Arguing with the judges can result in an automatic elimination.
9. Competing. You can only submit one entry for each competition, so choose wisely.
10. Entries. You may enter both competitions if you wish. Make sure, however, that you do not enter the same profile for both competitions; it must be different.
Each entry must consist of a doll, to represent the Mary Sue, and a filled out character profile/drabble, as in the example. Please choose one fandom (for example, Harry Potter) or crossover, and stick with that throughout the entire competition. I would advise you to not go for an obscure fandom, as doing so will make it difficult for the judges to fully judge your entry. In any case, the Mary Sue will be more powerful if everyone is aware what canon she's destroying. The Sue used in the example is a Sparklypoo Sue but you can use any kind; Gothic, Warrior, Tragic, Vampire etc. Be creative!
Round 1: Introducing The Mary Sue.
This round is for introducing your Mary Sue to us all, and showing us exactly what she's made of, whether it be sugar and spice and all things nice, or alternatively, rebellion and darkness and all things nasty.
Name: This is the name of your Mary Sue. Sues tend to have flowery names, with far too many middle names and sometimes names that describe their appearence.
Age: The Sue can be any age; she is often the most accomplished at a very young age in her chosen field.
Fandom: The fandom you have chosen. Crossovers are most definitely allowed; please list all concerned.
Appearence: The Mary Sue's appearence is the most important part. Be creative in describing her, use purple prose and flowery description.
Personality: Not as important as her appearance, but remember that Mary Sue has no faults to speak of.
Powers/Skills: Mary Sue may not have supernatural powers; if your Sue does not, then list any skills she might have.
Bio: This is where you introduce your Mary Sue to us and tell us about her back story.
Please submit all Dollmaker entries here. The end date is September 25th, tho in case of emergency (for example, illness, holidays), PM me and I will grant you an extention.
Good luck!
Name: Master Trainer Eliza Theresa Constance Orchid Katchum
Age: 8
Fandom: Pokemon
Appearence: Eliza is a gorgeous little girl with a mystical pixie-like figure that makes all women in both the Sinoh and Jotoh regions jealous. Her caramel colored, luscious locks are in her two signature top buns. for an 8 year old, she is surprisingly developed and looks way older than she really is, attracting the attention of all the boys.
Personality: She is a very kind, loving, generous spirit who's heart is a as beautiful as her appearance. She loves her Pokemon so much she hopes to run a Poke-Center.
Powers/Skills: Eliza is a Master trainer, and she can catch any Pokemon she battles because they will be drawn to her beauty and kindness. She can also communicate telepathically with all Pokemon, and has collected one of every Pokemon alive.
Bio: Eliza Theresa Constance Orchid Katchum, is the younger sister of Ash Katchum. Professor Oak sent her out to do his reasearch two years before he asked Ash, because her beauty made him feel guilty for leaving out her brother. She is the gym leader of several gyms in the Sinoh AND Jotoh leagues, but has other people runt them for her. Eliza has in her possesion, every single legendary Pokemon including Mew and Mew-Two. All pokemon are drawn to her beauty and personality because she has an aura of welcoming energy. She is dating Broc, even though she is only 8 because she is so mature, he doesn't care. Eliza is part of Team Rocket as their Pokemon trainer because evry single trainer in the Sinoh reigon was considered inept compared to her.
Doll: 7/10. Profile: 7/10.
Doll Critique:
It looks like it popped right out of the new Poke'Mon games; the trees, the pokemon, and the character. Though, there's really nothing to her that seems Sue-ish unless you read the profile alongside it. Make her look riduclously fancy - though I will note that the short skirt definitely screams Sue, and would do even more so had you put snow on the ground.
Profile Critique:
Rather yawn-ish, but the additional creep-factor by Brock dating and 8 year old saves you from being too stereotypically sue. Telepathy is incredibly common in Poke'Mon Sues, it seems, and though I haven't heard of "So pretty that she can catch any Poke'Mon."
Master Trainer at the age of 8 - definitely Sue.
Dating Brock: Super-creepy factor. That was delightfully Sueful.
Bio: Stereo..whaat? She's with Team Rocket too? WHAT? I'm confused now. You've succeeded in baffling me. I think you earned yourself another point with that whammy.
Doll Critique:
I like this doll a lot; she looks exactly like what she's supposed to be, ie a Pokemon trainer and the background looks very cartoony. However, the doll could do with a few more embellishments to further Sueify her; for example, props, jewelry, perhaps even a couple of prizes like medals.
Profile Critique:
This Sue seems very dull... that is, until you read the part about her being eight years old and dating Brock! The very act of making Brock into Pedobear is an inspired move, and certainly makes this Sue a lot more interesting. Not to mention the fact that despite being on the good side, she also trains Team Rocket due to being the best trainer. And all at eight. XD
"I feel you breathing... Everywhere...The rain, the hay... please. Please Wendela."
Name: Elizabeth Grace Bethany Juno Fauna
Age: 12
Fandom: Labryinth
Appearence: She had bright blonde hair that glows and mismatche eyes. One eye is brown with silver, gold, and green flecks; while the other is blue with orange, pink, and yellow flecks. She is thin enought to be anorexic, but isn't.
Personality: Elizabeth is sweet and innocent. She loves to play pranks, but never gets in trouble for it. She is loved so much that she is hated.
Powers/Skills: Teleporting, mind-reading, ability to fly and all her fathers powers, but she is 10000 times better than him. She is invincible and can talk to her many pets.
Bio: She was the youngest of and was hated by her siblings. She was kidnapped by her uncle and he abused her. Despite this she still loved him. When he comitted suicide she felt it was her fault and still does. When she came home, she was thrown a large ball and they all danced and her father crowned her high-princess. After this her siblings loved her so much!
Doll: 7/10. Profile: 3/10.
Doll Critique:
Definitely has a Sue quality to it; she's incrediby pretty, has a tiara while wearing a dress that befits a peasant, and has not three, but four glass balls (proving she's better than her father). I didn't even have to look at the profile to know what she was a Sue of.
Profile Critique:
She's a very stereotypical Sue and isn't very original (as much as I hate to call a Sue "original"). Not to mention the uncle thing; again, typical of Sue backstory.
Doll Critique:
Very pretty doll here, with a plain dress coupled with a ridiculously fancy tiara. This definitely screams Sue. She's got four glass balls which means that, of course, the Sue is superior to everyone, even her father. The background is very nice and doesn't detract from the doll at all.
Profile Critique:
Not a very inspiring profile; it's far too short, in my opinion and doesn't have nearly enough description as a Sue requires. You could have fleshed out her appearance and bio with a lot more pointless description; Sues always have a ton of stuff to say about their looks and backstory.
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Name: Rosetta Tiffany Marie Sunshine Iridessa Selena Aphrodite Elizabeth Victorie Lauryne Wayland-Morgestern.
Age: She is only 14, young compared to the other shadowhunters she is with, as they are either adults or the 17 year olds still left in the care of the Institute. However, she is so experienced and advanced, that when the Nephlim go on raids, though she isn't of age, they pick her over the oldest and wisest Shadowhunters.
Fandom: The Mortal Instruments/ The Infernal Devices.
Appearence: Rosetta Tiffany Marie Sunshine Iridessa Selena Aphrodite Elizabeth Victorie Lauryne Wayland-Morgestern has beautiful long lushious coal black hair, that never gets messed up of gets slpit ends, no matter how much fighting she does or how much heat she applies to her hair. She has deep beautiful blue eyes that sparkle like the sea, her great loks and charm inherited from her Great-Great-Great Cousin 3 times removed, who turnds out to be her boyfriend and best friend's Great-Great-Great-Step Grandfather, so she knows their children will be 4 times as beautiful as anyone else's. She is medium height, and is the perfect height for a girl, and everyone is jealous of her height. She is extremly slender, but still retains her curves. Her skin is pale fair white, and is envied by all.
Personality: Everyone loves Rosetta Tiffany Marie Sunshine Iridessa Selena Aphrodite Elizabeth Victorie Lauryne Wayland-Morgestern. No one in her entire life that she has met, even the demons she has killed, can say a bad thing about her. She can act however she wants to people, nd they will still love her. She is always nice and beautiful to them though. Because of this, Boys adoringly follow her everywhere she goes, and where she steps, dead flowers grow back to life, inspired by her beauty. She is the smartest and best fighter of anyone in the world, and she is extremly gifted in dancing, singing, and playing the flute, piano, and guitar.
Powers/Skills: All Shadowhunters have angel's blood in them, but Rosetta Tiffany Marie Sunshine Iridessa Selena Aphrodite Elizabeth Victorie Lauryne Wayland-Morgestern has more than anyone else has. She even has more angel power in her than her half-sister, Clarissa, who previously had been known to have the most angel blood known to Idris. Because of this, Rosetta Tiffany Marie Sunshine Iridessa Selena Aphrodite Elizabeth Victorie Lauryne Wayland-Morgestern is more agile, a better fighter, can make up new runes, and is an overall better Shadowhunter than anyone else.
Bio: Rosetta Tiffany Marie Sunshine Iridessa Selena Aphrodite Elizabeth Victorie Lauryne Wayland-Morgestern is a Shadowhunter. In other words, she slays demons. While other shadowhunters have to pretect themselves with weapons and runes, all Rosetta has to do is step outside, and because of her insane beauty, the demon will not attack her. Instead of attacking her, it will die because of her beauty, instead of her having to attack it. Becuase she is so beautiful and lovely, she does not havbe to wear the black shwodwhunter clothing, she can insterad wear whatever please her, in turn pleasing everyone else. She even stole her half sister's boyfriend, her sister not even being mad because she knew Rosetta deserved Jace so much more than she did. However, Clary doesn't hold this against her sister, they are, in fact, still the best of friends.
Doll: 7/10. Profile: 10/10.
Doll Critique:
It would have gotten a higher score had the background light diffused against her back a bit to give her a Suey glow; however, she's wearing a short skirt (VERY short) in a city setting. While not unusual, it's can be startlingly windy in cities and she's being very not-sensible about it. Also, her boots are untied.
Profile Critique:
So. Much. Sue. I think my brain exploded. Her story is absolutely outrageous (and you even included that she's only a half-sibling to a Canon character, which leads to MORE SUE!), and her beauty kills everything. EVERYTHING. And she stole her sister's boyfriend.
Bravo, Antimaie, bravo.
Doll Critique:
Incredibly short skirt which, if worn by a normal person, would ensure that they had embarrassing panty exposure constantly. However, on a Sue, it's perfectly alright. I love the glow at her feet, accentuating her speshulness and her detailed blouse. The background did clash with her hair a little; and the glow could have been paled out and surrounding the Sue a bit more.
Profile Critique:
Wow... this truly is the hideous Mary Sue in all her terrible glory. After reading this, I practically threw up in my mouth a little. A whole paragraph devoted to appearence; disgusting purple prose describing her oh so speshul powers... plus, she's only fourteen and is so much better than anyone else. Perfect.
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Name: Sikuma Rei Ayame Hina Shou Midori
Age: Immature 13
Fandom: Angel Sanctuary
Appearance: Sikuma has Jade green eyes and is tall & slender for her age, she tends to eat very little that is good for her, She has a unique style which she plays with often to create a look that is described as Girly punk new age street glam.
Sikuma's hair is streaked with subtle highlights and she often changes it, Her skin is pale and she often looks sickly.
Her beautiful wing is her pride & joy, her greatest fear is that one day it will be broken.
Her favorite things are her converse sneakers (which are imported from earth) and her tiny Hello Kitty purse which she guards with her life.
Personality: Sikuma, although Intelligent is headstrong, rebellious & impulsive, she also has a bad attitude which tends to get her into trouble with the Arch angels.
Powers/Skills: Sikuma has just earned her first wing which is used to fly,(although not very well) she is in the final stages of training to become a Warrior Angel, not perfected by any means but she is indeed a very powerful force when weilding her weapon, affectionatly known as "Nanami" The seventh sword, her armour also guards her well.
Sikuma holds a tiny magical sprite named Ella in her purse, they are best friends, Ella will help Sikuna anytime during battle when she is called.
Her sole aim is to receive the rank of Cherubim and earn her 3 wings.
Bio: Sikuma as an orphan child has been living an uneventful life up till now, Her life was taken from her at the age of 3 by Boyz(one of the demons also known as voice) He sucked the life from her purely because of his strong hatred for humans & angels, because of this she has always had a strong hatred for the male species which can never be mended, Sikuma remembers that fateful day all too well and she vows that she will become one of the most powerful angels in Heaven and then she will avenge her death.
Sikuma's days are spent training and also dreaming of "Alexiel" Alexiel is the epitome of Beauty & is one of the two highest angels in Heaven, she has 3 glorious wings that are a sight to behold, Sikuma knows that this secretive love that she has for her is forbidden but that just makes it all the more exiting, she often watches Alexiel & the other Arch Angels as they bathe & play in the sacred fountain, it is the one guilty pleasure she has left, her love affairs usually go unnoticed by most but not all.
After being caught for stealing she was imprisoned in the 4th level of heaven which is where the fallen angels go to be sentinced by the high council, Sikuma's soul is to be endlessly imprisoned in the Angel Crystal until she can fulfill her duties on earth, this is devastating for Sikuma as she will not see the love of her life until she redeems herself & returns to Heaven.
Cast down from Heaven with only her purse & a letter she begins her souless journey on earth, Her sword was not to be seen as it disappears into the darkness.
The letter reads:
You Sikuma have defied us,
3 Quests you will be given,
1. Slay one of the Great demons and bring us his soul,
2. Bring us one of the seven sins and imprison it within a jar,
3. Find the demon that stole your life and make him accountable for what he has done.
Once these tasks are completed, only then will you be allowed to return to us and receive your 2nd & 3rd wings.
So...Sikuma picks herself up, dusts herself off, removes her broken wing and begins her journey for atonement, the one other thing not on the list is to find "Nanami", she cannot survive earth without it.
Doll: 10/10. Profile: 8/10.
Doll Critique:
I barely had to look at the profile to know how Sue your character is. Torn up pink wings, a halo tossed carelessly aside, a Hello Kitty... thing peeking over the wall, enormous pigtails - Sue! And she blends well into the background, as though it were a photo or screenshot of the Fandom she's from.
Profile Critique:
Aren't you supposed to get two wings? Though, I've never seen Angel Sanctuary so I can't really judge you on that particular bit.
Actually, the whole profile confuses me, which is a trademark of Sue, so hence your score. I think. Brain ache.
Doll Critique:
Pink wings with pieces missing; Hello Kitty purse; imported Converses; pigtails; bright pink bow... ugh. This Sue is truly horrific, and is a brilliant example of the Rebel!Sue. I like the feather dropping loose from the doll's wing, and of course, her yoo-nick style. XD
Profile Critique:
Most definitely a Rebel!Sue, and a particularly vomit inducing one as well. Also, an orphan which screams Sue, and harbouring thoughts of revenge. A very nice touch is the forbidden love for a female angel and also her heartbreaking quest. I can just see this Sue lamenting her twagic past to anyone she meets. XD
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Name: Lauren Rachel Jessica Marie-Porter
Age: 17
Fandom: GLEE
Appearance: Jessi is the embodiment of the spotlight. Her stark-raven hair always shines with a lustrous glow, and she is tall with an hourglass figure. Her almond-shaped eyes are an electrifying blue, and she always looks like she is wearing make-up, but she really isn't because her skin is so flawless. Jessi only wear revealing outfits, but even though that is against the dress code, she gets away with it because no one wants to get her in trouble--including teachers.
Personality: She's kinda b.itchy, but no one cares because they are so awed by her talents.
Powers:Her singing voice will make anyone she wants to fall in love with her do so, but not anyone automatically does--she chooses who falls under her love spell,even though all listeners automatically want to be friends with her.
Bio: So far, she has put Finn, Puck, Mr. Schu, and Jesse under her spell. Rachel hated Jessi until she sang; then Rachel became her best friend/book slave, carrying everything around for her. Jessi is an exchange student from Britain; Quinn is the one she exchanged with. Sue gave her Quinn's old spot on the Mckinley High Cheerios, and Jessi convinced Jesse to leave Vocal Adrenaline for good. She has almost succeeded in turning Kurt straight, but first she plans to heal Artie's legs (she learned to master surgery while she was gong to school in Britain because her father is a highly respected brain surgeon, and he gave her private instruction when she was only 10 years old). Mercedes and Tina are grateful that Jessi put Rachel's ego in check. She plans to graduate early and start a career as a Broadway actress immediately following commencement. Because her dad is a brain surgeon, she is very wealthy, and she helped pay for new equipment in the choir room. All of the solos that would have gone to Rachel now go to Jessi.
Doll: 8/10. Profile: 8/10.
Doll Critique:
Looks as though she jumped right out of the show and into a photo frame. I also dig the strappy sandals.
Profile Critique:
Wow, I think she belongs in Canonraep House! She's taken the idea of Glee and trashed it up and down, left and right. Not only that, she's also a trained... brain surgeon?
Brain explosion from the Sue. A lot of brain explosion.
Doll Critique:
Looks just like a snapshot of a Glee character onstage. She also looks as tho she's smirking at the camera. The curtains could have been just a shade lighter, so that the doll's top stood out better.
Profile Critique:
Wow, what a total b*tch... and yet, she gets away with it and everyone loves her! This is most definitely a Sue and a half. Trained in medicine at ten years old, grabbing solos and attention from all the canon characters... I almost dread to think what will happen to her in the next round.
Points and critique are now up!
Please remember that a) points are given out for each round and b) that the judges' decision is final. Also, no PMing either or both of the judges to complain about the critique as we have tried to be fair and to call it how we see it.
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On the show Metalocalypse the band Dethklok usually wears a specific make-up style when performing their shows. It appears as white skin tones with blacked out eyes and ash around the eye black. Is there a name for this style of make-up? It seems similar to other real bands like Cradle of Filth but not quite as influenced by the band Kiss
Initial searching almost had me convinced there was not a name for it, but alas, it is called corpse paint or corpsepaint. From wikipedia:
If you do a google image search for corpsepaint you get lots and lots of examples! Here is Brendon Small, the creator of Metalocalypse who occasionally tours as Dethklok, in corpsepaint:


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November 22, 2012
Grand Daddy hotel: Nothin' trashy about Cape Town's award-winning trailer park
Cape Town's quirky Grand Daddy hotel, with its trademark rooftop trailer park, has been recognised yet again for its unique contribution to luxury accommodation in the Mother City.
The Grand Daddy's design is difficult to define, bridging the gap between quirky and trendy – but experts of both agree that it's a winner, with two new accolades to prove it.
The first comes courtesy of the Redesign Revolution website ("dedicated to the art of design and visualisation from all facets of everyday life"), which listed the Grand Daddy as one of its "Top 10 Coolest, Wackiest, Most unique Hotels in the World".
The second sees the hotel join the ranks of "Top 25 Trendiest Hotels in Africa", thanks to TripAdvisor's Travellers' Choice listings for 2012.
Other hotels that made it on to Redesign Revolution's coolest hotel list include La Montana Magica Lodge in Huilo Huilo, Chile; Dog Bark Park Inn in Cottonwood, Idaho, in the United States; Das Park Hotel in Ottensheim, Austria; and Hotel Marques de Riscal in Elciego, Spain.
Grand Daddy joins 13 other Cape Town hotels on the TripAdvisor list, scoring a coup for the city. These include Villa Zest Boutique Hotel; Protea Hotel Fire & Ice! Cape Town; Sugar Hotel & Spa; dysART; 2Inn1 Kensington; Hippo Boutique Hotel; O on Kloof Boutique Hotel; Daddy Long Legs Boutique Hotel; African Pride 15 on Orange Hotel; Derwent House Boutique Hotel; Harbour Bridge Hotel & Suites; Kensington Place; and the One&Only Cape Town.
Set in the vibrant melée that is Cape Town's Long Street, the Grand Daddy is most notable for its individually themed Airstream Rooftop Trailers, Pink Flamingo Rooftop Cinema and the city's oldest working elevator. The hotel previously won two Business and Art South Africa awards, in 2009 and 2010, and a Loerie Design award in 2009.


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Bowling Green Police received three complaints Sunday night of motorists being pulled over by someone impersonating a police officer.
No one was injured, but this could cause danger if it continues.
When this husband and wife were driving home around 9:40 Sunday night, they realized they were being followed closely by a dark green Ford Explorer.
"He kind of cornered us in, and turned blue lights on like Bowling Green Police Department, but I could tell it was too tall of a vehicle to be a police car, or at least a BG police car and so we kind of just sat in the car for a minute, and I rolled the window down a little bit and he shut his lights down and drove off real fast. It kind it clicked that this is weird," says one of the victims, "I know I wasn't speeding, I knew I was using my turn signal, we were pulling into our home. So, I was just processing what it could be in my mind. They were led panels; it was legit lights."
One hour later, another person was stopped on Southwood Ct.
Two men got out of the vehicle and told the woman she was speeding.
He went back to his car and drove off.
The last driver was stopped on Spring Creek Ave. minutes later.
"Due to the fact that it causes so much danger to everyone involved people believe that they are being stopped, and believe that they are being stopped by an officer, when in fact they are not. And we are not sure exactly why these people are stopping people. So, there's a lot of inherent danger," says Bowling Green Police Public Information Officer Ronnie Ward.
Police ask that you don't try to flee from someone driving behind your vehicle with blue lights on, because it is most likely an officer.
"Dial 911, and talk to the dispatcher and ask, 'Is one of your officers stopping me now?'. Turn the light on inside your vehicle and put your hazard lights on. That's going to alert the police officer or the person stopping you that says, 'I'm aware that you're behind me and trying to stop me,'" Officer Ward says.
If someone does pull you over in an unmarked car, police advise that you ask to see a badge and ID.
The two men are described as white males, appearing to be medium build in their early 30's, both wearing polo shirts and pants.
All three victims say the men were driving a dark green or black Ford Explorer with dark tinted windows.
If you have any information, call Crime Stoppers at 781-CLUE.


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About 10 days ago, Nexon, the publisher of MapleStory found three out of four marriages initiated in-game end in divorce. So MapleStory's next content update will include features that emphasize couples sticking together.
Ascension, the next big update, will include special quests for couples. "Shower your partner with devotion in new quests to renew your vows periodically, and MapleStory will shower you with gifts!" says the official announcement.
Game Politics reached out to Nexon and found that the new party quests have been balanced for more efficient leveling, another reason to stick with your betrothed. And Nexon also told Game Politics that it did plan changes to the wedding system—getting married costs $25, divorce runs less and is paid through in-game currency. Details on the wedding revamp will not be revealed until next week.
The Sept. 15 survey showed that, of 26,982 marriages performed in North America, 20,344 ended in divorce.
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Looking at the album index in the Photo app, it seems that the photo used as the album cover is picked randomly. Is it possible to change the picture that is used as the album cover?
In my experience, the cover photo is simply the first photo in the album. When you're within an album, hit the button in the upper-right corner to manipulate the photos; then tap and hold a photo until it "inflates," at which point you can drag it to move it around. You'll just have to be happy with your album cover being the first photo in the album.
(Edited to clarify the tap-and-hold gesture.)
Hold down the photo you want to be the cover, copy, then paste over the top of the first photo in the album to make it your cover.
In Photos 1.0 (the 2015 update of iPhoto), open the album, select the photo you want to use as the icon for the album, right click and choose Make Key Photo.
Your albums that are synchronised with your iPad are also in iPhoto. Open the album that you want to change the photo cover for and reorganise your pictures so that they are how you want them to be displayed in your iPad. Your iPad will display the pictures in the same order as they are listed in iPhoto.
Click on the photo you want as your cover photo, then right click, then select Make Key Photo.
Enter the album you want to change, click on picture you would like as the cover, under
I had the same prob, this worked for me on march 2016.


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Makar Sankranti: A Solar and Pastoral Festival of India
Sankranti (also called Pongal) is a Hindu festival celebrated in January and although there are twelve days associated with this, usually only three are celebrated. The last day is on January 14th and it is the biggest and most important. This is because the sun passes through the winter solstice, from the Tropic of Cancer [...]
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As a non-native speaker, I found Stephen Colbert's book title I Am America (And So Can You!) a little hard to dissect. Why so can you? Why isn't it So Are You? What's the full phrase that And So Can You implies?
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It's a play on titles from self help programs which utilize ellipsis. For example
This is a kind of strange ellipsis, because just tacking on "[lose 20 pounds in 4 days]" doesn't really create a grammatical sentence, but it's something like that. The ellipsis would be clearer if the sentences were
And the ellipsis is not so great with "to be", either. Here's some discussion from Language Log:
It follows the form
For example, in
the "...so can you" means "you can use computers, too." The part where it becomes confusing, and funny, is that the verb is not an action verb, but "am." So "...so can you" means "You can be America too" in this case.
It's a satirical joke. The title is deliberately confusing, that's the whole point.
I always took "I Am America" to be hubris inflated for comic effect, and the "(And So Can You!)" part to be a backhanded slash at Americans who can't even speak their own language good.
It's a joke on mistakes made with the English language by foreign countries. If you look at the book there are many more jokes about the book being printed in some Asian country and it seems to make fun of engrish type mistakes.


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Detroit Community Markets
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Detroit Community Markets are neighborhood locations where you can buy fresh, affordable, locally produced food. This network made up of farmers' markets, farm stands, mobile trucks, and food box programs brings healthy, affordable food to Detroit residents, improves neighborhoods, supports local growers, and creates public spaces where residents can come together.
With locations throughout Detroit, it's easy to find a nearby market where you can stock up on fresh, seasonal produce. To locate the Detroit Community Market nearest to you, visit DetroitMarkets.org.
It's easy to pay, too. Most Detroit Community Markets accept Bridge Cards and Double Up Food Bucks.
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Detroit Community Markets is generously underwritten by the Charter One Foundation.
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The College includes the departments of Aerospace Studies, Biology, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Civil Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Geological Sciences, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Mathematics and Statistics and Physics. Our faculty are internationally recognized for their academic and research achievements.
Duluth is located at the westernmost tip of Lake Superior, halfway between Minneapolis/St. Paul and the Canadian border. Industries include aviation design and manufacturing, tourism (3.5 million visitors per year), healthcare, finance and banking, mining, paper, communications, higher education and shipping. Yes, winter gets cold sometimes and we usually get quite a bit of snow...but outdoor opportunities abound in the city and surrounding area all year round. Outdoor Magazine recently named Duluth its runner-up "Best Adventure Hub" in the world
The Swenson College of Science and Engineering is growing steadily and our plans include increases in faculty, undergraduate and graduate programs as well as enrollment.
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- There is a set of keys hanging on a wire by the water heater by the bathroom. Both are common "SC1" Schlage warded keys.
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Wrecker Services
Wrecker Services division personnel establish and implement procedures for the licensing, supervision, administration and control of wrecker vehicles, and wrecker and towing services. These procedures are p rescribed in 47 O.S., Sections 951 through 964, and DPS wrecker rules, OAC 595:25.
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Randle DeFalco '09, Fulbright Fellow
Randle DeFalco has been awarded a prestigious Fulbright Fellowship to pursue potentially ground-breaking research in international human rights law. As a Fulbright Fellow, DeFalco will return to Phnom Penh, where he spent the summer of 2008 as a legal associate at the Documentation Center of Cambodia (DC-Cam), to study how the actions of regimes and paramilitary groups that cause civilians to be starved can be properly accounted for criminally. He will use the Khmer Rouge, under whose leadership at least 1.7 million Cambodians were tortured and killed between 1975 and 1979, as a case study.
"A prosecution predicated on starvation would be a first in international law," notes DeFalco, "and set an important precedent in developing human rights laws aimed at protecting civilians. Starvation is a major humanitarian issue and has been the unfortunate, yet constant, companion of conflict throughout history and to this day. It is imperative that all of humanity legally condemn those who cause or ignore widespread starvation in order to progress towards a world free of this horror. A prosecution at the Khmer Rouge Tribunal would be an important step in this direction and would provide accountability to the Cambodian people."
|Randle DeFalco talks with a Cambodian in the country's Anlong Veng district as the man's wife is interviewed by DC-Cam staff about Khmer Rouge atrocities.
While at DC-Cam, DeFalco participated in the organization's extensive fieldwork, aimed at involving the larger Cambodian population in the ongoing legal process and providing a historical record for future generations. Hearing the stories of survivors, DeFalco recalls, "For many, memories of starvation are the most haunting and persistent. A common question from survivors is whether the ECCC will prosecute anyone for the widespread starvation that the Khmer Rouge caused."
The Fulbright Fellowship is immensely important to DeFalco for both personal and professional reasons. "Personally," he explains, "the research will give me a way to use my legal education to provide an important service to the Cambodian people, who are still addressing the difficulties that face post-conflict nations and yet welcomed me so warmly during my short time there."
With his sights set on a career in public international law and human rights, DeFalco welcomes the opportunity to build on both his legal studies and his extensive public interest experience. Furthermore, the research will represent a significant addition to the body of international law criminalizing the abuse of civilians. "To be able to make such a contribution is extremely gratifying and will help me to realize my professional goal of working for the betterment of humanity through the pursuit of international justice."
DeFalco, a native of Ontario, Canada, with a long-time interest in international issues and human rights, received a B.A. in global history from a New Jersey Institute of Technology and Rutgers–Newark joint degree program. At Rutgers Law School's May 2009 commencement, his demonstrated leadership in public service activities was recognized when he was awarded the Eli Jarmel Memorial Prize as the student with the greatest interest and proficiency in public interest law. To cite just two examples: As a student in the Constitutional Litigation Clinic, he led a team of students in a voter registration initiative to assist eligible prisoners to vote in the 2008 presidential election and contributed to a report on military recruiting practices at public high schools in New Jersey.
DeFalco's volunteer efforts include helping New Orleans public housing residents secure shelter in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina; conducting research for Advocates for Environmental Human Rights on the rights of the residents of Mossville, LA, a historically important African-American community that has suffered environmental degradation and related health problems from nearby industry; and mentoring youths and conducting basketball clinics in Newark.
The emphasis on public interest law and community involvement that characterizes Rutgers School of Law–Newark was an important consideration in DeFalco's decision to transfer to the law school. Three distinct experiences at Rutgers helped to further his commitment to public service. From Professor Karima Bennoune's International Law class and her expertise in international legal and human rights issues, he found an area of the law that he knew would be rewarding. Participating in the Constitutional Litigation Clinic under Professors Frank Askin and Penny Venetis demonstrated how law could be used to effect social change and advance the public interest. Finally, DeFalco acknowledges the inspiration he draws from Professor Emeritus Saul Mendlovitz, whose Law and Humanities seminars and generous mentorship provided him with a humanistic global perspective – essential to his goal of practicing public international law.


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CRAWFORD (February 1, 2013)--Many businesses and volunteers came together today to rebuild a home that was damaged by a fire on Jan. 16.
James Ana and Earl Booker were living inside the home after the fire when community members decided to take action.
"The ball started rolling, and were here today to do what we can to bless this family," Pastor Jeff Gravens, Crawford First Baptist said.
Once crews saw the condition of the home, a decision was made to do more than just put a band-aid on the damage.
"We're doing carpet, cabinets, floor covering, we're doing it all," Jared Talbert, Talbert Construction Owner said.
Crawford First Baptist and Talbert Construction donated their time and money to make repairs on the house.
During construction the Bookers are staying with a family member.
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Take a look at the output from "ompi_info --params btl openib" and you will see the available MCA params to direct the openib subsystem. I believe you will find that you can indeed specify the interface.
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I have a cluster where both HCA's of blade are active, but connected to different subnet.
Is there an option in MPI to select one HCA out of available one's? I know it can be done by making changes in openmpi code, but i need clean interface like option during mpi launch time to select mthca0 or mthca1?
Any help is appreciated. Btw i just checked Mvapich and feature is there inside.
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Previously I posted an article to ask for review of my pomodoro app. I'm making a new design as an alternative to taskbar timer.
As pomodoro technique users, which one do you prefer as a timer on taskbar?
Option 1: A single overlay icon with no digital seconds, less distraction.
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quote: "Simply because" it burns as clean as gasoline? You missed where he pointed out that diesels were also more efficient.
quote: That said, diesel is refined from the same petroleum as I understand it and, therefore, it's not a substitute. More demand for it doesn't make things more or less green because the other refined products WILL be used.
quote: That's also why reusable shopping bags aren't "green" in any way, shape or form. The plastic is a BYPRODUCT of oil production.


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Inauguration 2013
For Cartoonists Who Cover Obama: Four More Ears
Four years ago, when the nation's first African-American president was inaugurated, even conservative editorial cartoonists marked the moment with reverence.
As Scott Stantis, now of the Chicago Tribune, tells All Things Considered host Audie Cornish: "There are times in our history where we can just take half a step back from our partisanship and revel in the history and wonder of something."
Stantis' left-leaning peer, Matt Wuerker of Politico, concurs. "It was a very epic moment. I think that everybody was really suddenly embracing this moment of idealism."
But, says Wuerker: "Four years later, so much of that is gone."
President Obama would not be the first president to suffer a diminishment of his cartoon image over eight years in office. Jimmy Carter, says Stantis, "was diminished to about — he was standing about 3 1/2 feet tall. You had Bill Clinton, who just became this big, doughy, sensualist character." George W. Bush, he adds, "devolved into a demonic Keebler elf."
So what's happened to Obama's image?
Cartoonists were careful at first in their depictions of the president, fearful of racial sensitivities, Wuerker explains. But "Obama is now just another goofy guy that we get to have fun with and play with his big smile and make his ears bigger."
So what to do for Obama's second inaugural?
"I'm still flummoxed," says Wuerker, who won the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for his work. "What was extraordinary four years ago is ordinary."
This weekend and Monday, when the president is inaugurated again, editorial cartoonists will be sketching and scribbling, trying to decide what story to tell and what symbolism to use, as a president besieged by critics on both sides begins his second four years in the White House.
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I am running Ubuntu 12.04 32 bit on my laptop (Toshiba Sattelite L-450), the spec is as follows
Memory: 2.8gb
Intel® Celeron(R) CPU 900 @ 2.20GHz
Graphics Mobile Intel® GM45 Express Chipset x86/MMX/SSE2
At present the laptop is running slower than i would like, (though I know this isnt down to Ubuntu OS)
There is a 64bit version of 12.04, would this give me any gains in performance?
As I am not really knowledgeable in this area i was wondering if someone could recommend my options to upgdade the RAM and maybe go to the 64bit version of Ubuntu. How much RAM can i add and is it worth upgrading to 64bit afterwards?
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Most people use coolers for mash tuns, but living in an apartment myself I can tell that having the least possible equipment is a priority. I know some people use their secondary fermenters as mash tuns. How can one do that?
I converted my plastic fermenter into a mash tun/fermenter a few months ago and it works really well. Here are some pics showing how I did it:
In terms of heat loss, the heat loss from the water test earlier is a bit misleading because the water will lose temperature a lot faster than mash liquid. On my first all grain using this system I lost only 2 degrees over the course of an hour (I did have a blanket over the top of the mash/tun fermenter and then a belt tied around this). Use this for your mash and then simply wash and sanitise your mash tun while you boil, ready for it to be your fermenter.
Look into brew in a bag. You use your kettle for your mash tun. It sounds like you're nearly there since you already use a bag.
Okay, so the question is really about how to keep the temperature steady using a plastic bucket, so I'm reposting an alternate answer here, with my original response below.
Charlie Papazian's book also has an answer for this too. He suggests taking a large carboard box big enough to contain the bucket, and then placing the bucket inside the box and surrounding it with styrofoam. This can supposedly make a great insulated container.
He also suggests going to a fish market or seafood restaurant where they'll often have pre-fabricated styrofoam insulated boxes that can be super efficient at maintaining mash temps.
Hope this helps!
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If you're brewing beer and you've never read Charlie Papazian's "The Complete Joy of Homebrewing", I suggest going out and buying a copy before you do anything else. It is the bible of homebrewing and has a section including instructions on how to create a mash tun out of a bucket system. Though others probably did it before him, the system is known as a "Zapap" lauter tun after Charlie "Pap"azian.
Basically, you just drill a million holes in the bottom of a fermentation bucket. Then, this bucket sits inside your bottling bucket. The bucket with the holes in it will sit perfectly inside connector for the spigot and leave a couple inches of space for a "false bottom". And there you have it, a mash tun.
It's that simple, and from what I've heard it works really well. The main drawback is that it won't maintain a steady temperature in the way that a converted cooler will, so you may need to add hot water from time to time throughout the mash. I've heard that if you make bigger beers using a lot of grain that the grains help to hold the heat better, so it's actually easier to maintain mash temperatures with big beers than with session beers, etc.
Here is a website with some pictures:
Eventually you'll want to get a converted cooler that will maintain a steady temperature over the course of an hour or more, but this is a good way to get into all grain brewing if you've been doing extract brewing and already have the equipment.
I do not recommend you do this. I am assuming your fermenting bucket is plastic.
You have to be super careful with your plastic fermenters. If you have to stick ANY implement into that bucket you risk scratching it. Scratches in plastic equal places to harbor bacteria and that means infection.
I know you want to save on room, but I honestly can't say that this is a good idea to do with your fragile plastic fermenting bucket.
I performed an experiment: I put some water at about 74 degrees C in the bucket, and then I covered the bucket with its cover, a large jacket and a blanket. I noticed that the part of the blanket on top of the fermenter was a bit hot, so I had some heat casualties from there. After one hour i measured the temperature and it had dropped 9 degrees C. It's not too good, but I suppose if I put one more blanket around, emphasising on the top of the fermenter, the temperature won't decrease by more than 3-4 degrees C, which is quite good efficiency.
I use my bottling bucket as a mash tun. I wrap it in foil insulation, and use some Brew in a Bag material (mesh curtains from IKEA) as a filter bag. I can mash 12 lbs of grain in it, and my old 5 gallon kettle lid fits snugly on top. I can keep a mash at 150 degrees for an hour. Yes, you can use a cooler, but if you already have a bottling bucket, it costs less than $20 for the materials, it already has a ball valve on it, and it's not another thing to store. You can throw the filter material in the washing machine after you rinse it out, too. I wouldn't worry about infection, as it only holds mash or beer for an hour or two, unlike a fermentation bucket that holds beer for weeks. If you rinse it out well and wash it you shouldn't have to worry about bacterial contamination - the mashing is pre - boil and the bottling is post - fermentation. But you should clean and sanitize the ball valve as much as you can.


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So in the 1st screen, I can't click anything. New partition table is disabled, so are the rest of the buttons. Clicking install, results in an error.
In the 2nd screen you can see that I don't have any option to set a mount point for my newly created partition. Also if I use GParted to create my partitions, the installer doesn't see any of them.
Any ideas how I can install Ubuntu? I had no problems installing it on a different machine. Also I think the HDD was running a windows before without any problems.
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