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What can one say about the set of continued fractions $[0;a_1,a_2,\ldots]$, where $a_1,a_2,\ldots$ are a permutation of the set of natural numbers?
Yeah, it has measure 0 by what Qiaochu said, although I strongly suspect there's probably a more elementary way to prove this (or at least give a strong heuristic argument.)
It's also uncountable, which means that in particular: 1. There exist numbers of this type that are transcendental, 2. There exist numbers of this type that are uncomputable, 3. It's very very very very unlikely that you'll be able to come up with a nontrivially different characterization of them.
They don't form any algebraic structure of any significance as far as I can tell (not a field, not a ring, I'm 100% sure but not completely convinced not a group), they're obviously not dense in the reals...
In essence, these are pretty much a completely typical uncountable set of measure 0, as far as I can tell.
It has measure zero; see the Wikipedia article on Khinchin's constant.
Using techniques from ergodic theory there are some good results on what the continued fraction of a random number looks like. In particular, the entries should follow the Guass-Kuzman distribution. This says that the entry is 1 roughly 40% of the time. So getting a permutation of the set of natural numbers is exceedingly unlikely.
I could be saying something accidentally stupid here, but let me risk it. It seems to me that Roth's theorem, which tells us that algebraic numbers can't be approximated substantially better than quadratic irrationalities, implies that the quotients in a continued fraction grow more slowly than linearly (or indeed any power that's greater than zero). If that's right, then a number of the kind you are talking about would have to be transcendental. My doubt about this argument is whether I've got the relationship between the quotients and rational approximation correct.
Of course, this is ignoring completely the fact that the quotients are a permutation of the positive integers and just using the fact that they must be quite large. It sounds as though your question is not "What can we say about a number with that property?" but rather "What can we say about the set of all numbers with that property?" so this observation, even if correct, may not have much to do with your question.
This is a comment on gowers' answer, but it is long enough that I am making it an answer on its own.
I don't think this quite works. If $[a_0, a_1, \ldots, a_i]=p_i/q_i$, and $x$ is the value of the infinite continued fraction, then $$|x-p_i/q_i|= 1/(q_i q_{i+1})-1/(q_{i+1} q_{i+2}) + \cdots \approx 1/(q_i q_{i+1}).$$ We have $a_{i+1} q_i < q_{i+1} < (a_{i+1} +1 ) q_i$, so $q_{i+1} \approx a_{i+1} q_i$.
If $a_i$ is a permutation of the integers which doesn't reorder them too much then $a_i$ is about $i$ so $q_i \approx i!$. Inverting Stirling's approximation, $i \approx \log q_i/\log \log q_i$.
So we have $$|x-p/q| \approx \frac{\log \log q}{q^2 \log q}.$$
This is consistent with Roth's theorem.
My hazy memory is that there is a conjecture that, for $\phi(q)$ a decreasing positive function, there is an algebraic number $x$ with infinitely many solutions to $|x-p/q| < \phi(q)$ if and only if $\sum q \phi(q)$ diverges. That would predict that the error rate above is consistent with being algebraic. Does any one know if I remember this correctly?
An obvious thing to ask is what its Hausdorff dimension and box dimension are, although I can't give you an answer. Calculating the Hausdorff dimension of a set of numbers defined in terms of a restriction on continued fraction expansions has been a popular topic in ergodic theory lately, see for example:
However I am not aware of anyone's having studied this particular restriction.
The closure of this set in $[0,1]$ is exactly the subset $\mathcal C$ of all real numbers whose continued fraction expansions involve only different numbers. Rational numbers are fine for membership in $\mathcal C$ if they have a continued fraction expansion involves only distinct integers.
The set $\mathcal C$ is a Kantor set and it is also the closure of all real numbers whose continued fraction is a permutation of $\mathbb N$ with finite support (identity outside a finite set).
First some comments on the previous comments: Let $\theta=[0,a_0,a_1,\ldots]$ have convergents $p_i/q_i$. Then the connection between the $a_i$ and how well $p_i/q_i$ approximates $\theta$ is given by the following inequality:
$$\frac{1}{q_k^2(a_{k+1}+2)} < |a-p_k/q_k| \le \frac{1}{q_k^2a_{k+1}}.$$
This is taken from Khintchin's book on continued fractions, Page 36 (with a typo corrected.) This is why Roland's statement is true: For example you can make $\theta:=[0,a_0,a_1,\ldots]$ close to the number $2/3=[0,1,2]$, by taking for $\theta$ something like $[0,1,2,10^{100},\ldots]$.
As for Roth's theorem, if for some $\epsilon>0$ and for infinitely many $k$ it holds that $a_{k+1}\ge q_k^{\epsilon}$, then by the above double inequality, Roth's theorem is violated, and $\theta$ can't be algebraic. But consider $[0,1,2,3,\ldots]$. Here the $q_k$ are bounded below by the Fibonacci sequence and the $a_k$ grow linearly, so there is no problem with Roth's Theorem. For all I can see (SEE THE COMMENTS BELOW!!), $[0,1,2,3,\ldots]$ might be an algebraic number, although that might be ruled out by some of Lang's conjectural strengthenings of Roth.


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What is everyone doing for the Lunar New Year?
aka Chinese/Vietnamese/Korean New Year or am I the only one on here that celebrates it? lol
It's New Years Eve and the ice has canceled all family gatherings and New Year events for now. -_- Hopefully, it'll clear this weekend so I can go see my relatives and get some red envelopes! :D
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It's Lunar New Year, Ground Hog Day, Candlemas, St Brigit's Day (and St. Brede's Day), and Imbolc, all rolled into one. I used to light a candle in each and every room in the house (using tea lights in a saucer of water in rooms where I might forget them). It's a celebration of the days getting longer, even though Old Man Winter seems to have us all in his grasp right now.
I'll celebrate almost anything. I admit it. I miss working with people that were Chinese, and am happy to tell you to have a Happy New Year, and to wish you good fortune in this year of the Rabbit.
We have a big old dragon head the kids made years ago out of a cardboard box and craft supplies -- it even had a working mouth! We take turns putting it on and draping a tablecloth around us to dance/stomp through the house making dragon noises. Then we eat and the kids find the red envelopes under their plates. We usually get take-away - Chinese, of course.
Oh, none of you are alone in celebrating this great holiday! :)
I'm not especially into doing the crafts for this one, but food is definitely a must, and fireworks are always fun! I almost forgot though - haven't done red envelopes for ages. That's what I get for not having been around family for some holidays for a while. But I'm thinking that some culinary specialties may make this one some fun - probably some Korean food this time around.
@eremita that sounds adorable. My siblings and I never did crafts when we were little so when we would pretend to be the dragon, we'd use my parents' blanket and wear whatever Halloween mask we could find.
Happy New Year to everyone!
I love America! What a great cultural melting pot! I'll pour a little out for the gods.


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I expect that the following is a standard problem from analytic number theory, but I don't know where exactly to look for an answer.
Let f: ℤr→ H be a surjective homomorphism into a finite group. Let
$S(N)= \frac{1}{N^r}\#\{(x_1,\dots,x_r)\in \ker f\colon 0\leq x_i <N\}$.
One expects that S(N) is roughly |H|-1. My question is:
What is the best known estimate of the error term S(N)-|H|-1 in terms of N and the structure of H? I am especially interested in the case, when H=(ℤ/pnℤ)d, for some d<r.
To give some idea of what kind of results I am looking for, I will give the estimate, that I managed to find myself. If "e" is the exponent of the group H, and "h" is its size, then by estimating character sums one gets
$S(N) - h^{-1} \ll h^{-1}(\log \min\{h,N\})^r \max\{eN^{-1},e^rN^{-r}\}$,
where the implicit constant depends only on r. I think, that this can be improved at least when N is small with respect to e.


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Berry, Britton, And Pierce CGS Winners On Saturday July 5th
By Ben Deatherage
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In addition to the American Sprint Car Series-Northwest Region being on tap for Welt & Welt Inc. Night on Saturday July 5th, the Cottage Grove Speedway would have three other divisions in action. IMCA Modifieds, Street Stocks, and Hornets would be support classes and all three would produce some exciting action at the historic ¼-mile clay oval.
A total of nineteen IMCA Modifieds signed in on the registration sheets. Kelly Williamson of Coburg would lead for the first handful of laps in his Royalty Homes/Furniture Option/X-Factor Race Cars #W6 Loose Gruff entry before being passed by Travis Peery. Peery, originally from Ft. Jones, California but now living in Williston, North Dakota, would take over the top spot on lap four.
The Susan River Reality/Precision Chassis Development #6P Precision, of Peery, would stay out in front until around lap eleven when Medford's Tom Berry Jr. started to apply some pressure. Berry would seize the lead only for Peery to take it back on lap twelve.
Berry would regain the lead around lap seventeen and keep all challengers at bay to win his second career IMCA Modified feature and the first time he has done so at CGS. With the win Berry and the Berry's Oak Grove Storage/B.R.E. Race Cars/Propane 2U/GaryMorganGraphics.com #11X B.R.E. became the fourth different winner at Cottage Grove in 2014.
Cory Sample of Winnemucca, Nevada was second in his Dakota Diesel/Susan River Reality #00 Razor while third went to Kelly Williamson. Phoenix's Jeremy Richey crossed the line in fourth chauffeuring the Rapp Racing Engines/Jahnke Heating & Air/J-Rich Chassis #15J J-Rich and behind him in fifth would be Albert Gill from Medford in the Aardvark Construction #34 machine.
The Street Stocks would put on one heck of a show as it would be a three car battle in the caution free main event. Ethan Landers out of Bend would set the pace early in his Swan & Sons Woodworking/Smart Solutions/Les Schwab Tires of Bend #17Z Camaro but had the likes of two Cottage Grove natives, Evan Britton and Darin Crooks, hot on his heels.
Landers would keep all challengers in check for most of the race until Britton would make a key pass on lap twelve for the lead. Britton would stay out in front the rest of the way to win his third race of the season for him and the Dot's Trophy Shop/Ollivant Timber Management/Howell Logging/Gilkison & Dad Inc. #85 Nova.
The Oregon Property Services #73 Monte Carlo of Darin Crooks was second followed by Ethan Landers. The balance of the top five would of Steve Begley from Eugene in fourth piloting his Nathan Anderson Dentistry/Platinum Hair of Creswell/Stacy Graves Massage Therapy #00 Nova and fellow Eugene driver Marena Starr in her Myshkin Ferguson Racing #7K Camaro in fifth.
Last but not least the Hornets would put on quite a show. Jim Simmons from Cottage Grove would lead early in the Froggy's Towing/Marvin Smith Auto Repair/Body Works Salon #41 Honda Prelude only to get passed on lap two by Chris Pierce. Pierce, also from Cottage Grove, would keep his Froggy's Towing/Meineke Car Care Center #28 Chevy Cavalier in front despite numerous challenges to capture his second win of 2014 at CGS.
The Burnett Builders/Thela's Custom Jewelry #7C Nissan 200SZ of Josh Corley from Westfir was the runner-up and Dexter's Taunton Swaim in the Randy Kuhl owned Bigg Dogg Recycling/DT Machine & Fab/Big B Tire/Rapid Delivery Services #17 Toyota Tacoma was third. Cottage Grove pilot Eric Cooper was fourth in his Eastside Rollforming Specialties/R&D Specialties #32 Nissan 200SX and Jim Simmons was fifth.
Cottage Grove Speedway will be in action on Saturday July 12th for Springfield Chamber of Commerce Night. Classes competing include the Northwest Wingless Tour, IMCA Modifieds, Street Stocks, W.R.S. Late Model Lites, and Hornets. It will also be a Pepsi Family Night which means we will offer our normal Family Pass rate but folks that purchase one will receive complimentary soft drinks courtesy of Pepsi and the Bigfoot Beverage Company.
Pit Gates will open at 2:00 PM, Front Gates open at 4:00, and racing starts at 6:45. Tickets are Adults $12.00, Seniors/Military/Juniors (13-17) $10.00, Youths (Ages 12-6) $5.00, and Children under the age of 5 are FREE and a Family Pass will be offered for two Adults and up to four Youths for just $35.00. For more information log on to www.cottagegrovespeedway.com.
Race Summary:
Welt & Welt Inc. Night
Saturday July 5th, 2014
Cottage Grove Speedway
Cottage Grove, Oregon
IMCA Modifieds
A Feature: 1. 11X-Tom Berry Jr.; 2. 00-Cory Sample; 3. W6-Kelly Williamson; 4. 15J-Jeremy Richey; 5. 34-Albert Gill; 6. 5-Braedon Hand; 7. 6P-Travis Peery; 8. 5M-Jake Mayden; 9. 85P-Ricky Ashley; 10. F1-Monte Bischoff; 11. 45-Jason Kocks; 12. 77-Kreg Britton; 13. 10-Gus Cooper; 14. 1K-Kinzer Cox; 15. 44-Greg McDonald; 16. 9-David Schmidt; 17. 16-Austin McTaggart; 18. 28M-Mark Wauge; DNS 4R-Anthony Restad
Street Stocks
A Feature: 1. 85-Evan Britton; 2. 73-Darin Crooks; 3. 17Z-Ethan Landers; 4. 00-Steve Begley; 5. 7K-Marena Starr-Ferguson; 6. 0-Mark Henderson
A Feature: 1. 28-Chris Pierce; 2. 7-Josh Corley; 3. 17-Taunton Swaim; 4. 32-Eric Cooper; 5. 41-Jim Simmons; 6. 30-K.C. Scott; 7. 48-Mike Swaim; 8. 2-Alex Potter; 9. NE1-Josh Linville; 10. 51-Jason Nelson; 11. 48X-Diana Marshall
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What am I doing wrong here: ( n!=factorial )
Find $f(n)$ such that $f(f(n))=n!$
So $f(n)=n!$ is a solution, but it does not satisfy the original equation except for $n=1$, why?
How to solve $f(f(n))=n!$?
What am I doing wrong here: ( n!=factorial )
So $f(n)=n!$ is a solution, but it does not satisfy the original equation except for $n=1$, why?
How to solve $f(f(n))=n!$?
What you have to do is partition the natural numbers into chains of iterates of the factorial function:
$0, 1, 1, 1, \dots$
$4, 4!, 4!!, \dots $
You go on by starting the next chain with the smallest natural number that has not yet been used.
Except for the first two chains, no chain will have repeated values and since the function $n!$ is injective for positive $n$, the chains will be disjoint.
Now, to find $f$, setting $f(0)=f(1)=1$ and $f(2)=2$ will give the desired relation for these values.
For all the other values, you pair up the chains, and for a pair of chains
you set $f(a_k)=b_k$ and $f(b_k)=a_{k+1}$.
This ensures that $f\circ f$ just moves one step along each chain as it should to satisfy your equation.
As you can see, you have a lot of choice in pairing up the chains.
The hypothesis is $f(f(n))=n!$. This implies that $f(n)!=f(n!)$ like you say, but unfortunately the converse is not true; you can't reverse the direction and say that a function satisfying the latter equation also satisfies $f(f(n))=n!$. For a similar situation, suppose we have $x=1$ and square it to obtain $x^2=1$; now $x=-1$ is a solution to the latter equation but clearly $-1\ne+1$ so we've "lost information" by squaring.
You just found out that if $f(f(n)) = n!$, then also $f(n)! = f(n!)$. That does not means that any function that satisfies the latter equation is a valid $f$.


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Great house in a great location. On a large corner lot across from a park. Research shows that people who live in a home with stairs live 4-6 years longer than those living in single level homes. Open floor plan for kitchen, dining and living areas. Large master suite upstairs with balcony area. Separate studio with private entrance. Oversized 2-car garage. Beautiful, walled front courtyard.


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Looking for a way in a shell script to validate the password for for root on an (AIX) matches a standardized plain text password. This query is similar to another one on this site. I have access to root and can compile a c Program if needed. I have been abel to find standard libraries to do this for HP-UX and Linux. Now I am working on AIX and I have been hitting nothing but road blocks. I have been able to extract the salt and the hash and I know the plain text password. I am wanting to input the salt and password and get back the password hash so the I can compare it to what is stored on the server.
I'm not familiar with AIX, there may be a dedicated tool for that. This tool is likely to need to run as root, though.
Rather than code it yourself, I recommend using existing tools. Pass the password to
Here's a script inspired from cluelessCoder's on a similar question on Stack Overflow. Note that this script needs to run as a non-root user, otherwise
If you have Perl, or if you want to use a C program, see this answer to a similar question which shows how to extract the password hash and compute a hash of the supplied password with the same salt, under Linux. You may need to adjust the hash extraction if your system uses the traditional DES scheme.


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1 Oct 2010 7:57 AM #1
Unanswered: Restful store: changing order of records
I'm working on a web-application that uses a RESTful store based on this example to render a restful grid.
Everything works fines, but now I have to implement a re-order action on a subset of records. I didn't find a better way to implement this action than to just remove the affected records from the store and than inserting them again in the right order. The problem with this approach is that all the remove/insert actions on the store result in a bunch of DELETE/PUT requests to the server, which is not what I had in mind since it seems like a bit of overkill, but there may be no other way?
I've tried to put store.suspendEvents() - store.resumeEvents() around the re-order code, which does suppress the DELETE/PUT requests to the server, but then my Grid is out of sync (records are still in the previous order). Is there a way to force the Grid to synchronize its state with the store?
Thanks in advance!
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7 Celebrities Who Invented Amazing Things on the Side
#3. A Romance Novelist Invented Military Gliders
There's a chance you'll have heard of Barbara Cartland, but unless you're female and over the age of 40, there's a better chance you'll have never read anything she's ever produced. Between writing her first book in 1922 and her death in 2000, she had written 723 romance novels, making her one of the most prolific authors of all time, and all of it is the kind of stuff that has Fabio on the cover with his shirt off.
"Oh, Dukey! Burying the body parts of giants makes me so horny I am like to swoon."
The Invention:
Somewhere in between writing a novel for just about every month of her entire life, Cartland somehow found time to have hobbies. Her personal interest was gliding, and she was so proficient that she designed a glider that could be towed by an airplane, which she then flew in for over 200 miles over the south coast of England.
On the way, she was ravished over 50 times by windswept and moody aristocrats.
This being back in the days when nasty things were brewing in Berlin, the British military was looking for ways to spruce up their defenses, and they discovered some useful applications for Cartland's glider designs. In particular, gliders were instrumental during campaigns like the Normandy landing, with benefits like their relative cheapness and expendability just outweighing the pants-shitting terror of flying into a war zone in an aircraft without an engine.
Later, she just threw herself off buildings and relied on the power of pink.
Cartland's designs were so instrumental for the war effort that she was granted the Bishop Wright Air Industry Award, which probably looked out of place on her mantle alongside the vaguely phallic trophies celebrating her lifetime achievement in soft-core boning.
What can we say? The woman liked her boner symbols.
#2. Julius Caesar Pioneered the Comb-Over
We probably don't need to tell you who Julius Caesar was, right? The world's most famous Roman emperor has a reputation for many things, but not really for having invented anything except a popular salad.
Among his many achievements is not being the guy who murdered his mother or made a horse a senator.
The Invention:
Caesar did not actually have anything to do with the Caesar salad, but he is responsible for another staple of the middle class -- the comb-over hairstyle. Just like Donald Trump, Caesar felt that unlimited money and power doesn't quite cut it when you're feeling the sting of male pattern baldness.
His hairdresser has a vomitorium.
If you've ever wondered why Caesar is so often portrayed wearing that leafy thing around his head, it's said that baldness may have been one of his reasons for doing that. However, emperor or not, there had to have been a few social occasions in which the act of wearing shrubbery on your head would have been considered somewhat eccentric. So, he also grew his hair long at the back and brushed it over the front of his head, thus creating the comb-over and the act of manipulating existing hair to present the illusion of flowing locks, which must have seemed like an impressive bit of hair sorcery at the time.
Via Wikipedia
"His hair is majestic and glorious one day, but sparse and unattractive the next. WIIIIIIIIITCH!"
#1. Hedy Lamarr Gave Us Cellphones and Wi-Fi
Hedy Lamarr was one of Hollywood's biggest stars during the golden age of cinema, starring in over 35 films alongside the likes of Clark Gable, Judy Garland and Bob Hope. Most of her fame comes from the fact that she gave us one of cinema's first sex scenes, and surprisingly little attention is given to the fact that she basically invented the modern Wi-Fi and cellphone network. Because, hey, tits.
Hitler denounced and banned the film in Germany, which makes it even cooler.
The Invention:
Lamarr had a secret passion for invention, and in fact, by all accounts, she was the world's sexiest mad scientist. While walking down red carpets and simulating onscreen orgasms by day, Lamarr was working in her laboratory by night. Her creations include a fluorescent dog collar and modifications to the Concorde, but most notably, she invented a torpedo guidance system that would actually go on to become the basis of all our wireless communications today.
"This massive phone makes my head look adorable. I must call the '80s and tell them."
The idea came about with help from a pianist friend of hers, George Antheil, who helped her design a system for encrypting radio signals using similar principles to a player piano, with perforated paper rolls. Their resulting creation, the unimaginatively named Secret Communication System, was patented in 1942. And if you think it sounds like an awfully primitive device for us to be calling "Wi-Fi," you're right -- but although it was cobbled together from piano parts like a Rube Goldberg machine, it was nevertheless an analogue version of what is known as "spread-spectrum communication technology," which is the basic technology behind all our wireless toys, just with more sophisticated parts.
This version was powered by her huge glowing aura.
So why aren't we celebrating Hedy Lamarr as a 1940s version of Steve Jobs? When Lamarr offered her technology to the military, the men in charge laughed and told her not to worry her pretty little head over such things, treating her piano-powered radio system like a child's attempt to build a robot out of toilet paper rolls. They told her that she could best fight Hitler by being pretty and selling war bonds. It wasn't until the 1960s and the Cuban Missile Crisis that the military looked at her invention and recognized its genius. Of course, by that time, her patent had expired. Hard luck, Hedy.
"Look, we have a quota for treating women like humans, and Barbara Cartland beat you to it."
So the next time you're having a conversation with Paris Hilton or one of the Kardashian sisters, pay close attention; that vapid-seeming celebutante just might be inventing time travel.
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Street Rodder Top 100 - The Top 100's Top 10Written by Eric Geisert on May 1, 2012
STREET RODDER Top 100 celebrated its 15th anniversary in 2011 and the program, sponsored by Painless Performance Products, seems to grow larger every year. When it first started in 1995, it was called STREET RODDER's Top 10, and we highlighted 70 cars—10 each from 7 Goodguys shows around the country. No overall winner was picked in that first year. There was an overall winner picked in 1996, but it wasn't called Street Rod of the Year (that title didn't come into existence until 1998).
In more recent years, the magazine began picking 100 cars (10 each from 10 different events around the country), highlighting each of them in the magazine, plus running information and pictures of them on www.streetrodder.com. For 2011, all 100 winners received an embroidered jacket, and one of those 100 is picked by the staff of the magazine as STREET RODDER's Street Rod of the Year. That winner gets a special one-off embroidered jacket plus a one-of-a-kind trophy.
STREET RODDER editors (Brian Brennan, Eric Geisert, and Tim Bernsau) and contributors (Chris Shelton and Chuck Vranas) picked the 100 contestants for this year's award and, as always, they are chosen not by where they park at an event or who built it, but rather how they look to the observer. It has to have a major "wow" factor and, in all likelihood, each one is a car the staffers would really like to have in their own garage and take out on the weekend. Some are low-buck while others run well into the six-digit category, but that's where the hobby is nowadays.
This year the range of cars picked ran from those whose interiors had not yet been installed (but we know they will be), to all-out showstoppers (one was even the 2011 Ridler award winner). After all the cars were picked, staffers Brennan, Geisert, and Bernsau sorted through photos of all of the contenders to determine a winner. We liked the fact some cars pushed the envelope while others were traditional and true to the hobby. From the 100, the magazine narrowed it down to a list of 10 cars from which the winner would be named. The final nine contenders are presented here (in no particular order) while following this story is the article featuring the 2011 STREET RODDER Street Rod of the Year, presented by Painless Performance Products.
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Doyle Thomas' 1955 Buick Picked at Goodguys Ft. Worth Doyle Thomas, from Longview, TX, has a nice collection of cars, and his most recent addition is this convertible Buick that was built at Bobby Alloway's Hot Rod Shop in Tennessee. They started with an Art Morrison chassis and added a Winters quick-change as well as a Keasler Racing 502 big-block. Paul Atkins did the tan 'n' chrome interior in this one, too.Keith Goettlich's 1937 Chevy coupe Picked at Goodguys Rhinebeck Obviously influenced by Harry Westergard's '40s-era custom, Keith Goettlich's coupe was chopped 3 inches by good friend Dave Paras of Paras Rod & Kustom. Goettlich, from Rochester, MA, had the car slammed with a Heidts IFS and RideTech 'bags. Headlights from a '38 Chevy, custom hood sides, and Foxcraft skirts round out the body while a '53 Olds dash cluster and 401ci Nailhead V-8 complete the car.Nick Kallos' 1932 Ford roadster Picked at Goodguys Del Mar Nick Kallos, from Las Vegas proved a big point when his mostly owner-built, budget Deuce was an AMBR finalist at the Grand National Roadster Show. The chopped-and-dropped roadster sits on a pinched frame. The sheetmetal mods alone could fill a book. Triple Rochester carbs top a Chevy small-block.Don Jackson's 1950 Chevy DeLuxe Picked at Goodguys Charlotte Performance Vehicle Works built this beast for Don Jackson, who lives in Peewee Valley, KY. It's powered by a twin-turbo LS3 bolted to a six-speed transmission. They built the chassis using Corvette C6 suspension up front and a Ford 9-inch out back. C6 brakes are on each corner and the rollers are new Camaro wheels.
Ken Reister's 1933 Ford coupe Picked at Goodguys Rhinebeck A unique design brought to life by Chip Foose, Ken Reister's coupe was built at Reister's Rod Shop in Colorado by blending the lines of a '33 Ford coupe with the nose of a '36 Ford. Rolling on custom Foose wheels, the coupe gets its go from a 392ci Ford SVO engine topped with a Kinsler fuel injection (originally mechanical and converted to electronic).Eric Brockmeyer's 1962 Rambler American Picked at Goodguys Columbus Big things can come in small packages, and it's proved by Eric Brockmeyer's Rambler. Brockmeyer, who lives in Viera, FL, and is known for his automotive illustrations, had his 'bler built at Matt Link's Rod Shop in Heath, OH. With an Art Morrison front clip, '66 GTO seats, and a 354 Chrysler Hemi underhood, this Rambler is like no other you've seen.Derick Samson's 1951 Chevrolet Business Coupe Picked at Goodguys Columbus Derick Samson, based in Marshall, MO, was only 12 years old when he got this car, and he learned how to do bodywork on it (obviously with great success!). The 20-something builder finished his car in 2010 and it was honored with a Ridler Great 8 award at the 2011 Detroit Autorama. Modified front wheel openings, 18- and 20-inch wheels, and a customized 355 engine round out the mods.Jason Graham's 1930 Ford Tudor Picked at Goodguys Charlotte Jason Graham, whose shop near his home in Portland, TN, burned down a couple of years ago, is a multiple Top 100 winner, and he's done it again with this '30 Ford sedan. Chopped 7 inches and sitting on top of a custom Z'd frame, the rod gets its go from a 392 Hemi (topped with four Strombergs) backed to a five-speed transmission.


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Google Glass — the glasses with a computer, Internet and camera built in — is only the latest version of wearable technology. The wristwatch was one of the first.
Off Book, a Web video series from PBS, explorers the future of wearable technology — from devices that help you figure out why you can't sleep to "smart" fabrics.
"For example, think about a garment you don't have to wash," says Sabine Seymour of Parsons, the New School for Design. "They can change their shape, their color ... fabrics that have a metallic coating, or yarns that are conductive. We want to make the actual fiber smart, so that through nanotechnology we can create a textile that can sense."
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April 25, 2013
Disabled tourists can enjoy Cape Town
Touring Cape Town in a wheelchair may seem like a huge challenge, but there are tour operators with specially modified vehicles who will take you on a trip to some of the most memorable places in the city.
The City of Cape Town is hard at work creating universal access, and recently the mayoral committee member for Transport, Roads and Stormwater, Brett Herron, made a commitment that public transport, and the streets of Cape Town, would become more easily accessible to the disabled.
Most of the city's attractions, such as the V&A Waterfront, Two Oceans Aquarium, the Table Mountain Cableway and many of the malls, are wheelchair-friendly. Wheelchairs and guide dogs are allowed in the Table Mountain cable cars and many of the walkways are paved and wide enough for wheelchairs.
The Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden has a braille trail for the visually impaired.
Getting to the attractions need not be a difficult experience. There are tour operators, like René Moses, who have specially adapted vehicles, and her services include customised tours and airport-to-hotel transfers.
A bad car crash in 1995 left Moses quadriplegic, giving her keen understanding of the special needs physically challenged people face, and how to overcome them.
When Stephen Hawking visited Cape Town, Endeavours Safaris took him on a tour of the city. Hawking later thanked the company for "looking after me so well during my stay in South Africa".
Visually and hearing-impaired people who depend on oxygen tanks, and even people undergoing dialysis, are catered for by Endeavours Safaris. The company takes travellers across the city to as many sights as possible.
Epic Enabled has day tours that take in many of the must-do tourist attractions, including a township tour.
If Stephen Hawking can tour Cape Town and René Moses can run a touring company, then there's surely no excuse for anyone to give Cape Town a miss.


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This world is a very different place to the one you know. In this world, there are no wild canines roaming the land; the ones that do live in the world are very different to the ones that roam our land. There are three different tribes; the Lupines, or wolves; the Vulpines, or foxes, and finally the Lycaons, or hunting dogs. At the beginning of everything, these tribes had separate territories and kept strictly apart, not mixing at all. Traditions were followed and rules strictly adhered to. Apart from the occasional scuffle with a rival pack over such things like territory and hunting grounds, the canines lived peacefully enough alongside each other. Cubs were raised and brought up within the pack; once they reached adulthood, they could choose whether they would remain with their home pack or leave to start another with likeminded canines. There was plenty of food and water for all, and the only hardship was winter. However, the canines were able to gather food from the plenty around them in order to keep food stocks for the winter and they kept close together for warmth in caves and dens. The canines thought that these times would last forever; but nothing lasts forever, even a Golden Age.*
This was when the humans came. Where they came from, none of the canines knew. Some thought that the humans came from another land over the sea, others that they'd flown in via ships from space. Whereever the humans came from, once they arrived and settled down, the Golden Age was over, perhaps for good. The humans did not want to share their freshly aquired territory, and hunted down the canines, shooting and scattering them. The old values were forgotten, save by those packs of canines who refused to pander to what the humans wanted and insisted on following their old rules and traditions. These packs were known as Vigilantes. Others chose to take their true forms and live among the humans as pets and guards, taking everything they could from the humans in exchange for the companionship and strength that they could offer. Finally, other canines live on the fringes of humanity, taking their human forms to blend in with the humans in their own cities, alternately taking their natural forms to scavenge for food. The renegades pride themselves as not being slaves like they see the pets, however they are, in some ways, as much dependant on the humans as the pets are. They have lost their way; they have no leaders and do not form packs like the canines of old did. If they ever think of the old Golden Age, it is as nothing save a daydream of paradise, now lost forever and something that can never be regained.
Trouble is brewing on the horizon. The city is full to bursting, and the mayor wishes to expand it so that more houses can be built for new residents, along with more shops, more clubs and inns and everything else that goes with expansion. He has already drawn up the plans and his intentions are cruelly simple. He intends to encroach on the land presently occupied by a vigilante pack which contains a forest and a stream. The stream he has already earmarked as a place to put down a fountain; the forest on the other hand will be cut down. As for the vigilantes, the adults will be killed or driven out and the cubs sold as pets or guards. The mayor sees no opposition to his plan. After all, the canines are not allowed to vote, and the humans living in the city are bound to want more space and more places for people to live. As for the vigilantes, he doesn't even care about them. They are simply worthless trash, to be merely swept aside unless there is a chance of profit. The mayor is so caught up in his new plan, that he is neglecting other aspects of the city. Such as the illegal dog fighting groups. They train guards to fight and pit them against each other for profit and entertainment. Such gangs will also capture renegades, and force them to either fight each other, or the specially trained fighters, against who they do not stand a chance. Not all humans are behind the mayor or approve of the dog fights, but they are sadly in the minority. The endless flood of progress is almost impossible to stop, especially when those concerned do not have the rights needed to fight against it.
However, the canines are divided. They all cling stubbornly to their own different ways of life, but there needs to be some kind of alliance that has to be formed if the humans are to be stopped. Maybe in the future, one with the humans could be considered, but at the moment, that is a distant thought, one that is almost a fairy tale and almost too unlikely to even be considered. There are humans who do not hold this view, but wish to continue with the status quo, with humans presiding over all and canines on the very bottom rung, their lives there for the humans to do with as they wish. A small group of humans do dream of peace between the races, however this is a dangerous opinion to have. The majority of humans do not like for their own kind to hold such a treacherous thought, and there are of course the renegades who naturally see all humans as their enemy, and do not differentuate between the two groups. Sadly, there are a lot of humans have ended up dead; either murdered by the first, and largest, group of humans, or found savaged to death by renegades. The latter happening is taken by the dominant group of humans and used as a reason to prove that the canines are just as they consider them; just wild, mindless, savage animals.
1. This RP is a remake, so the following people can post: Myself, Silent_Wolf, Sarah_K_O_M, TheHayleyDoll and Spirit_Queen.
2. Please pick names that suit whichever species you are. If you are stuck, try the following links: For wolf names, go here. For fox names, go here.
3. Abide by the rules laid out in the stickies.
4. I'm sure everyone knows what a wolf and a fox looks like; the hunting dogs by the way, look like this: African Wild Dog - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
5. You can be one of the following groups; pets, renegades, vigilantes or humans. Please can everyone try to have equal representatives of each, rather than everyone being of one group. If there are already say 2 pets signed up, then choose another group to belong to. Also, please don't join one and have the characteristics of another. Introduce your character(s) in your intro paragraph. If you have more than one, then try for a bit of variety in groups and species, please.
Canine Groups And Characteristics
These canines live like the canines in the Golden Age live, or to the best of their ability. They stubbornly stick to the old traditions, and despise the pets for being slaves to humans, and the renegades for forsaking their heritage. Arrogant, they do not believe that anything will happen to them, and reside in the forests and plains outside the city. Each vigilante pack is led by the Alpha pair, the Eltos and Antos. Cubs do not recognise specific parents, but are raised by the pack as a whole and taught how to hunt and forage by the pack Elders. The vigilante Elders have strict rules about what the rest of the pack can and can not do. No member of the pack is permitted to go off on its own without first getting permission by the Eltos. Going to the city is strictly forbidden, as is mixing with the renegades. Punishments, like isolation or eating only scraps, are meted out to any pack member who breaks these rules. The vigilantes believe that their strength is within the pack, therefore the rules must be kept, no argument. Vigilantes refuse to use any human inventions. They do not wear clothes as they believe that clothes are a human invention. Vigilantes view mating as something done purely to produce cubs. They generally mate in the fall so that cubs may be born in the spring. The birth of cubs is something that the whole pack celebrates and cubs are cherished. The vigilantes dream one day of forcing the humans out so that the Golden Age can be reborn.
The renegades form camps in the town, sometimes within abandoned buildings, other times in alleyways, derelict houses or rubbish tips. They have no official leaders; tho some will naturally get their way due to superior strength or intellect; and no rules. Their life is harsh; they sometimes must move camp due to being forced out by humans, or cuz the site has run out of resources. They often fight with other renegades, as well as with the pets and guards. They do not believe that their way of life will ever improve, and despise the vigilantes for thinking so. Renegades will use human inventions, and wear clothes. They get food by either hunting, stealing or scavenging. Hunting is limited; there are very few animals living in the cities, those that do are either rats, mice, squirrels or birds. Stealing is risky, as humans do not take kindly to thieves whether they believe them to be human or canine and punishment will be meted out if the thief is caught. Scavenging is the safest, tho still carries an element of risk. Food places, such as cafes, restaurants and fast food places, have dumpsters outside with leftovers within. Private houses and inns also throw out rubbish. However, the easiest method is also the one that the majority will use. Renegades mate, sometimes out of loneliness or boredom, other times cuz they have actually found a soulmate. However, due to the harsh life that the renegades leave, with the lack of food, the poor quality of such food and the cold, cubs rarely survive. Often, a cub dies in the womb or is born dead. Those that are born alive do not stand much of a chance til they reach the age of five. Renegades who cannot find food well or hunt will often care for cubs.
Pets And Guards.
These are the canines who have shunned their true nature in order to live amongst the humans as either pampered pets or guards for warehouses, private houses and the like. Pets are well fed and cared for as a general rule, as they are worth a lot of money and are therefore valuable to their owners. A lot of renegades who become parents will give their cubs away to humans in order that they survive and have a better life; these cubs are destined to end up as pets or guards. Guards tend to be kept by humans who own junkyards, warehouses, store houses and the like, and also by the rich, to guard their houses. Guards are fed well and given the run of whatever place they are guarding, and there is generally more than one in the place. Pets on the other hand tend to be singular. They will also stick close to their owners out of fear of their fellow canines, who view them as traitors to their own kind for the choice they have made. The pets and guards however despise the vigilantes and renegades for their pointless defiance of the humans and refusal to do what they believe is best. Pets do not choose mates; their owners will decide if they are allowed to have them, and there is usually money involved. Owners too have the power to sell on any cubs, with their pet or guard powerless to stop them.
Aldo braced himself. It smelt like a blacksmith's hair armpit in the dumpster, but if he wanted to eat that night....
Oh sc**w that. There'd probably be a few rats around town and he'd just bloody washed and everything. He wasn't hungry enough for dumpster diving just yet, not in that dumpster anyways. He set off down the road, stuffing his hands into the pockets of his leather coat and trying to give off real f*ck off vibes to anyone around, his auburn hair hanging in his eyes.
He found himself a few rats on his walk, ducking into an alleyway to snap their necks then turn into fox form and eat. He wiped his mouth when he was done, making a face. Rat tasted like deep-fried ass even at the best of times. Maybe someone at camp would have an idea of a good place.
He set off back there.
Phelan crept slowly thru the alleyway. He sniffed the air; no trace of humans on the breeze, but he couldn't be sure. There was always the chance of one of those scummy traitors who lived with the humans lying in wait to catch him. As far as Phelan was concerned, if he ever encountered one of the pets away from their master, they would feel his teeth. He had in his past done so; the vulpine traitor had been lucky to escape with his life. Phelan was born to a wolf belonging to a renegade group that lived on the fringes of the city. He never knew his father, and never wanted to; his mother brought him up to be independant and trust no-one. He spent most of his childhood being taught to hate the humans for what they'd done, and to despise the pets. Rude, impulsive, bad tempered and paranoid, Phelan was often suspicious of people's motives. However, he was a loyal friend to those who had gained his trust, and he would protect them to the end.
Phelan crouched down next to some dustbins. Phelan was thin and savage, even in human form. He tended to wear black clothes, so as not to stand out. Right now, he was in his wolf form; a wiry black wolf with amber eyes. He saw a ham bone that still had meat on it and picked it up, cautiously looking out for any renegade who might try and fight him for his prize. Seeing none, he ran off in the direction of the camp.
Kasa stretched luxuriously out on her comfortable bed. She was, as usual, in her lycaon form; her coat freshly brushed, with a pink silk ribbon around her throat. She perked her ears up at the sound of her master's key in the door and jumped up to greet him. She loved her master intensely; as for the idea that by living this life she was betraying her kind, to Kasa that was ridiculous. There was no point in struggling against the tide; the humans were not going to go away and there were far too many of them to fight against. Far better to embrace the chance of living such a life than to constantly starve and fight. She almost pitied the renegades and vigilantes; however, they had made their choice, just as she had made hers. Kasa's parents only wanted the best for her; they saw their life living on the fringes of humanity to be pointless so they gave their daughter away to made into a pet. Kasa grew up knowing no other life, and soon delighted in it. Her master spoiled her rotten and she always had plenty to eat, and a soft bed to sleep on, and the run of the house.
Kasa's eyes were blue; in her human form, she had red hair and wore pretty dresses and ballet pumps. However, she very rarely took that form nowadays as her master prefered her lycaon form and she deferred to his wishes. She could often be spiteful, stubborn and b*tchy towards those she considered beneath her. Kasa however was kind at heart, and very affectionate towards her master. She sometimes got lonely, but tried to push that to the back of her mind.
Aldo took a shortcut through the richer part of the city. He always got disdainful looks, but he didn't mind. He liked the idea that in some small way he'd messed up their shiny little lives, even if just for a few seconds.
A gray wolf, scarred just above the left hip on the left side, padded down an alleyway, nosing a baseball as she walked; she'd found it in a park and had taken it. Figured it might do to have something to pass the time with. She could hear claws scraping against the concrete and started to growl, pawing the ball closer to her feet. However, the noise faded away in the direction she was heading; somebody heading back to camp, she supposed. With a snort, she picked the ball up in her teeth and took off at a brisk walk to try and get back quicker. Man, if I'd found a bat, we could keep the cubs occupied for hours.
Once she was close to the base, the wolf changed; she became a tall, tanned woman with an eyebrow piercing, a nose ring, a lip stud in the right corner of her mouth and multiple hoop earrings and wore faux leather jeans and a similar shirt with the sleeves torn off. Her hair was black and her eyes were a deep, cold blue. She picked the baseball up in her right hand and tossed it up, catching it as it fell back to her, and she headed into the base. Wonder where Phelan is.
Out in the forests, a vulpine dashed through the woods, chasing a rabbit; god, he was hungry! He'd had to beg the Alphas to go out and hunt something on his own; he'd promised up and left to bring back a deer once he'd caught something to eat. Oh, he hoped he could catch something big to please them. He'd been getting into nothing but trouble; the other night, he could have sworn he'd seen someone in the pack leave and go into the city, so he'd gone to look. He hadn't gone in! He hadn't even gotten close enough for them to see him! The Alphas had been so angry with him. He'd tried to explain; and he'd had to eat scraps until tonight.
Raoul's stomach growled hard, and he pounced on the rabbit, tearing into its throat. He felt its legs thumping against him briefly before stopping, and he settled down to eat. Rabbit wasn't exactly his favorite thing to eat; he thought they were far too furry with not enough meat. I need to find the deer pack. I know they're around here, I can smell them. He licked his muzzle just thinking about it and bit down on his tongue by accident with a loud yelp. He pawed at his jaw a bit, whimpering, before finishing the rabbit and licking the blood off his fur. Though really, it wasn't noticeable; his fur was about the same dark red-brown shade.
A small, cream-and-caramel colored hunting dog paused from running to lap up some water from the stream in the woods, delighting in how cold and fresh it was. She was charged with adrenaline, and could hardly stand still; shed done it! Shed finally given her hunting group the slip! This was something shed longed to do for so many years shed lost count, and at long last she could taste freedom, real freedom. Takaia listened carefully and tasted the air for pursuit, then ran some more when she found none, her tongue hanging out in pure joy. Soon, she came to where the forest ended, and the tall grasses began, which in turn led to the city, something shed always been curious about. She paused once more to listen and sniff for danger, then, having found none, she sprinted through the tall grasses, enjoying the feel of it all around her.
Marius, a man in his thirties with tan skin, dark eyes and brown hair, had had a terrible day at work; no one had wanted to listen to his proposal about the new plans to drive out or capture the vigilantes in the forest, and he was in a bad mood when he came home, his mood shown by his stiff posture, clenched fists and heavy scowl. But that changed a little when Kasa jumped up to greet him at the door, as she always did. He laughed. Hey, theres my favorite girl! He said, scratching Kasa behind her ears and smiling down at her. Did you miss me? I missed you.
Phelan soon got back to camp, and took his hambone somewhere to eat in peace. He sometimes brought back food for the cubs, but this time there had been very little food in the dumpster. That was the trouble with dumpster diving; too much competition. He thought that he'd go and find Sinopa once he was done.
Kasa licked her master's hand. She was glad to see him, having had little to do all day other than go into the garden and look out the window. She hadn't stayed out for long, as it was cold outside.
Sinopa headed to where the cubs tended to play. "Hey kids, look what I got?" She threw the ball in the air; it landed on the ground and bounced before sitting still. "You can chase it around and throw it to each other. It's a baseball." She sat down. "I noticed you guys were bored."
Marius laughed some more, then said "Alright, girl, let me take off my shoes, will ya?"
Takaia soon came to the roads and the city, and paused; everything was so open, and what was that black stuff the hmans put all over the ground? Some kind of stone? Taka sniffed at it, then sneezed; it smelled terrible, and she didn't like it. her tail drooped, and Taka stepped onto the pavement, disliking the way her clows clicked on it. Well, you've come this far, you might as well go all the way; you'll be punished the same, either way.
Phelan went to where the cubs were. There weren't many of them, but those that they had were generally sturdy. He was relieved; giving up the cubs to the humans may be for their own good, but it didn't mean that he had to like it.
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It seems the culprit is ads.stackoverflow.com
Today ( aug 25 ) I have had some delays. The status bar says.
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I have Firefox 3.5 on OSX 10.5.7
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These two Western Conference foes, neither of which are strangers to the NBA Finals, are representative of cities that love their basketball. The Jazz and the Spurs have also played in over 20 playoff match-ups over the years, including a Western Conference Finals series in 2007. This rivalry was at its best when Utah and San Antonio met three times in five seasons in the playoffs.
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The Jazz became one of the most dominant teams in the NBA during the late 1990s that led them to win multiple Western Conference championships. With stars like Karl Malone and John Stockton wearing the Jazz uniform and Jerry Sloan as the head coach, Utah was a mainstay in the NBA playoffs for years. The Jazz have also added over 7 division titles through the years and will only add to that number in the upcoming seasons.
TicketCity offers a wide selection of Utah Jazz basketball tickets which include some of the lowest priced seats on the market. Jazz tickets fluctuate based on demand for the game. When the Jazz are winning, demand & ticket prices typically go up. The opposite can happen if Utah underperforms. Marquee opponents, like the Heat and Lakers, can also drive up home game prices. While cheap tickets are more plentiful for lesser opponents. Preseason is a good opportunity, as Jazz tickets can often be purchased below face value.
Doors open an hour and a half before game time at Vivint Smart Home Arena.
If you are a burger lover you should check out Crown Burgers in downtown Salt Lake City. This local favorite usually has free parking and the food is pretty good too. There are a few great brewpubs in the area, we recommend trying Squatters Pubs & Beer, or Red Rock Brewing Company. If you are looking for Asian food, J Wong's Asian Bistro and Dojo are both worth visiting. For a trendier place, try Em's. Known for local food and healthy dishes, this small restaurant is a great dining experience. If you are looking for a more upscale restaurant, try The New Yorker. It is pricier but you won't be disappointed.
There are a couple good lots right next to ESA, but they fill up quickly. For best results purchase a parking pass and/or arrive early. The largest lots connected with the arena are directly to the north, and northeast, we recommend trying these first. The Trax runs from downtown to the arena for free and is always full of passionate Jazz fans. For downtown parking, try looking at the corner of West Temple and South Temple as there is a huge parking area, and is close to a Trax pickup.
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The comments from the minister of petroleum and energy illustrate how the attack in Algeria, which caused the deaths of at least 37 foreign workers and was of a scale and ferocity not previously seen on oil facilities in that region, has forced a broad reappraisal of energy industry security in other countries.
By KJETIL MALKENES HOVLAND
OSLO -- Norway should review security at its domestic oil
and gas facilities and other critical infrastructure after a
terrorist attack against an Algerian gas plant operated by
Statoil and BP, the country's minister of petroleum and energy
said Wednesday.
The country may stop short of deploying armed guards at its
facilities, but all methods of enhancing security should be
considered, Ola Borten Moe told Dow Jones Newswires in
an interview.
He was speaking following an update to Parliament by Norway's
Prime Minister, Jens Stoltenberg, on the Algeria terror attack
a week ago, which may have taken the lives of five Norwegian
employees of Statoil.
"This time it was Algeria. The next time it could be us," Mr.
Stoltenberg told Parliament.
Mr. Moe's comments illustrate how the attack in Algeria,
which caused the deaths of at least 37 foreign workers and was
of a scale and ferocity not previously seen on oil facilities
in that region, has forced a broad reappraisal of energy
industry security in other countries.
Norway has several key oil and gas facilities along its coast, such as
the Slagentangen refinery operated by ExxonMobil in
southern Norway and Mongstad on the west coast, which hosts a
Statoil-operated refinery, an oil and gas terminal,
and a gas-fired power plant.
There are several other coastal facilities that are key to
maintaining Norway's oil and gas exports to Europe, including the Sture oil
terminal and the Kollsnes and Karsto gas processing plants in
the west, and the Snohvit liquefied natural gas plant in the
far north.
Norway is the third-biggest gas exporter in the world, after
Russia and Qatar, but has fallen out of the top 10 list of
global oil exporters, according to consultancy Wood
Currently, only fences and sometimes unarmed guards are
there to prevent terrorist attacks that could potentially halt
the flow of Norwegian gas to the UK and European markets.
Security at Norwegian oil and gas facilities is a
responsibility shared between the companies operating them,
police and the government, Mr. Moe said.
The offshore union SAFE has criticized the government for
the slow response time of the country's special forces. Norway
would strengthen its police and emergency response units, said
Mr. Stoltenberg.
Asked whether it was realistic for Norway to place armed
guards on all its key oil and gas facilities, Mr. Moe said: "I
am not convinced that armed guards on all critical
infrastructure is the first thing we'll do."
Armed guards would be a very different way of thinking of
security, that Norway is not used to, "but we shouldn't be
naive either," he said.
Asked whether he instead wanted to build more physical
barriers around Norway's refineries and terminals, Mr. Moe
said: "We'll have to get back to that."
Mr. Moe was primarily addressing security on onshore facilities. Norway has many offshore
oil and gas platforms, situated very far out into the North
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Dr. Jerry Havens, Professor, Chemical Engineering, Univ. of Arkansaw has addressed this very issue last year (2012) with a presentation to the AIChemE. He is absolutely right in his convictions, and the combination of technologies exist and are now available to both implement and exceed the safer limits he stipulates for liquified natural gas plants boundary limits, and that includes Snohvit and future likewise installations.
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Engineers and designers are highly skilled individuals. Forcing them to enter design changes using tables, forms and spreadsheets is unproductive and uneconomical, and it increases the likelihood of human error—this is the way that most instrumentation software systems currently work. For too long, software vendors have denied engineers and designers the simple practicality of a graphical visual engineering interface with "drag and drop" capability and inbuilt intelligence, ensuring changes are automatically replicated into all the associated data and databases.
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Rich with historical significance, Atlanta Georgia is an exciting American city just right for staging team building activities. Atlanta is visited for its vibrant arts, dining, night scene which lay a wonderful backdrop of team building as well as must-see sites connected to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and cultural institutions such as the Atlanta History Center.
Atlanta offers four distinct districts that capture a diverse ambience of the city. Each one has everything you need during your journey to a powerful team building experience.Philly Hops Team Building Activities can be set up in Buckhead also known as Uptown a major commercial and financial center. Little Five Points is a district famous for its alternative culture, fusing together Boho living with big city living. Downtown is the historic business district of Atlanta; the home to a number of corporate headquarters, regional headquarters, and government facilities. And then there is the center of Atlantas Art scene, Midtown, marked by cultural attractions, universities, and architecture.
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Gear up for gameday in the Women's NCAA Full-Zip Hooded Jacket. This 80% cotton/20% polyester hooded fleece features a contrast inner hood color, drawstring and 2 pouch pockets on a full-zip design.
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Was this accidental, or is it silent confirmation of what I posted here - that using charts in a commercial application costs a minimum of $1000?
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5 Reasons The War Between Dog and Cat People Needs to Stop
#2. It's All Just A Relic of Human Nature
So, sure, cat owners are different from dog owners in some ways, but first, these are big generalizations that don't apply to everyone, and secondly, while some of the ways feed stereotypes of cat owners as antisocial weirdos, other differences paint the dog owners as drooling Neanderthals, if you want to play that game.
A game that can only end in videos from dog shows and clips of cat hoarders.
So why does our culture keep foisting cats on Blofeld and Gargamel characters in the movies and making male cat owners feel like they have to crush beer cans on their forehead every time someone sees them petting their cat?
I think that's why Marc Robertson here took up boxing.
Why do most cat owner vs. dog owner studies look suspiciously like they've been conducted by dog owners whose parents were killed in a cat accident?
Well, humankind is pretty good at blowing up small differences displayed by the most extreme people in a group into hyperbolic stereotypes about that group. If cat owners as a group tend to be slightly less sociable than dog owners, some people will paint any woman with more than two cats as a "crazy cat lady" and some movie makers will put a cat on every sociopathic villain's lap.
Sorry, cat owners, it looks like this is one PR battle you just can't win.
#1. There's Plenty Of Room For Compromise
As the survey shows, most dog owners have some appreciation for kitties, and we can extend that good will to their owners by not automatically questioning their manhood or sanity.
Cat owners, if you can't convince people that owning a cat is perfectly normal and sane, maybe you can meet people halfway and try to act as much like a dog owner as possible.
Take your cat out on a leash, something you can apparently train them to do.
Borrow a dog to walk with it:
Or just take the old cat out for a stroll in Central Park:
On second thought, that just makes it worse. You know what, just man up and take the hit for your cat. The widdle snoogykins deserves it.
You can read Christina's detailed explanation of why adorable kittens are horrible HERE. Or you can browse through the dozens of columns she's written expressing her unreasonable hatred for one thing or another.


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Smooth flat wood is crafted into neatly fitted panels and drawers to give our Kendall Dresser the disarmingly simple appeal of Craftsman-style furniture.
- 38" wide x 18.5" deep x 32.5" high
- Expertly crafted from solid Sap Gum wood, Anegre veneers on select finishes, and MDF (medium density fibreboard), an engineered wood that lends exceptional strength and ensures that the dresser will endure over time.
- Our exclusive finishes are applied by hand for exceptional richness, durability and depth of color.
- Anti-tip kit included: comes with safety-tested mounting hardware, instructions and a nylon strap. To prevent injuries from furniture tip-over, this item should be permanently fixed to the wall.
- Wood swatches, below, are available for $20 each. We will provide a merchandise refund for swatches if they're returned within 30 days.
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- Rigorously tested to meet or exceed the highest industry safety standards.
- Drawers feature English dovetail joinery, and waxed wooden glides, which ensure smooth motion. Sturdy half-moon safety stops keep drawers securely in place.
- The use of veneers results in high-quality furniture with flawless surfaces and consistent color tones.
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- Overall: 38" wide x 18.5" deep x 32.5" high
- Top Drawer Interior (3): 7" wide x 14" deep x 5" high
- Middle Drawer Interior (2): 12.5" wide x 14" deep x 5" high
- Bottom Drawer Interior: 30.5" wide x 14" deep x 5" high
- Drawer Knobs: 2" diameter, 2" deep
- Feet: 2.5" square
- Clearance under dresser: 5"
- Weight: 187 pounds
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6 Companies That Are Clearly Catering to Supervillains
Becoming a full-fledged supervillain is not something that happens overnight. It takes years or even decades of meticulous planning, resource accumulation and controlled scheming.
Or, you know, just a large expense account and a grocery list. After all, thanks to the magic of the free market ...
#6. There Are Companies That Sell Sexy Female Bodyguards
Obviously if you're going to get into the supervillain game, you need a team of highly trained bodyguards/ninjas around you at all times. They'll provide the last line of defense at the climactic fight scene, after all. The problem with real bodyguards, however, is that they tend to look like this:
"Hilarious one-liners are extra."
And you'd be looking at that mug all. The damn. Day. That's not how you roll -- you need something more sophisticated. You need an entourage of (preferably sexy) women who'll spin-kick the first tuxedo-wearing spy who comes along. You need look no further than the Athena Academy.
They specialize in providing top-of-the-line protection from highly trained female bodyguards, with offices in the U.S. and Greece providing female "close protection operatives." If you are already surrounded by women and want to train them up to be bodyguards, Athena will happily do the training.
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They'll even teach you how to avoid breaking your neck on a stool.
And business is booming -- in certain social circles, like the Russian money crowd and the Third World despot clique, you're nobody if you don't have a Kill Bill-esque team of karate women around you at all times. For instance, a certain Muammar Gaddafi had been known to travel with an entourage of female bodyguards before his current, um, difficulties. Hell, even the British monarchy employs them.
He may be a butcher, but the man has excellent taste in berets.
#5. There Is an Open Market for Doomsday Weapons
A craftsman is only as good as his tools, and taking over the world requires some top-of-the-line death machines. But it's not like you can just pick up world-conquering gadgetry at some public market.
"Aisle 5, next to the napalm."
Oh, wait. You totally can. You just need a ticket to the Eurosatory convention in Paris, where the real Tony Starks of the world unveil their newest means of "keeping the peace."
Private military and defense contractors from all over the world converge every two years at the convention for networking, panel discussions and product demonstrations. Yes, it's exactly what you're picturing.
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"No, it's cool. That guy I shot was just a journalist."
And, yes, you can totally get in on the action. Just fill out the pre-registration form and wait for your admission pass. While technically this is an invitation-only event, "invitation only" is a flexible term and invitations can be and have been scored by just random guys.
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"Hey, Scott, it's like one of those things from Terminator!"
Can you hop into one of their futuristic Halo-type armored buggies and take it for a spin in the parking lot? How do you know if you don't ask?
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And, more importantly, don't you owe it to yourself to try?
Can you pick up machine guns and point them around and make shooting sounds with your mouth? Hell, why would this even exist if not?
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Honey, go get us a cart!
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When beginning your supervillain career, the first must-have item is not a suitably evil alias, nor a white cat to stroke, nor even your very own doomsday device. Without a proper supervillain lair, those things will make you little more than just a particularly confused crazy cat lady. That's a problem -- very few supervillains are architects themselves, and it's kind of difficult to hire one that won't call 911 when you include phrases like "James Bond-proof" in your specifications. If only there was someone out there capable of handling such a project without asking all those pesky questions ...
Hardened Structures
"Oh yeah, that giant armored tower in a subdivision isn't at all unsettling."
Which brings us to Hardened Structures, a construction company consisting of not only engineers and physicists, but also goddamn future-scanning analysts and ex-Navy SEALs. Their whole modus operandi seems to be "We build suspicious stuff for money and never ever ask why." On the outside, their operation seems to be that of your average bomb shelter manufacturer -- until you start catching hints of something that goes beyond mere business. For instance, their website has a separate section for the upcoming 2012 apocalypse, complete with interpretations of Mayan prophecies and their very own 2012 product line.
And luckily for you, Hardened Structures totally deals with regular citizens as well as corporations and the government. Yes, they will build the shit out of your supervillain hideout. Naturally, it'll cost you -- their projects have run customers up to $90 million. The villain on a budget can begin with an entry level model called Genesis (yes, they even provide the lair with a suitably supervillainy name). Genesis is designed to accommodate a small family -- of henchmen, presumably -- and can be placed in almost any location, from the middle of the desert to your own damn cellar.
Hardened Structures
It's a perfect place to keep your secret family.
For extra safety, you can also opt to flat-out fortify your existing home with a ballistic "level 8" hardened exterior.
But that's not what you want, is it? You want something large enough to house a small army, with enough room for your weather machine and maybe even a shark pool for that inevitable final showdown with the hero. Well, how about the underground Genesis Dome, a series of interconnecting giant domes, living chambers and hallways that can be assembled into the exact configuration and size of your desire like LEGO blocks?
Hardened Structures
You could definitely live here for two, even three weeks before going completely insane.
Or maybe you want something more original, in the form of one of their "special projects," made after your exact, skull-shaped requirements, anywhere you desire?
No, wait -- now you know what you want: their special order, custom-made island fortress! They're not only totally self-sufficient and able to withstand most threats from missiles to tsunamis, but also can be built in, around and under already existing structures and natural formations, such as a gothic castle or that mountain conveniently shaped like your face.
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The Rivington › C209
$2,7902 Bedroom, 2 Baths
1000 sqft.
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1130 Grand Street
Hoboken, NJ 07030
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'Each' with plural or singular verb
Is the use of have after each grammatical here?
Believe it or not, farther and further each have distinctly different meanings although people tend to use them interchangeably.
Is the use of have after each grammatical here?
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That is correct grammar. There are three forms of the word each:
In this case, each is an adverb meaning "apart" or "apiece". The word could be replaced with the adverb separately and it would carry a nearly identical meaning:
Therefore, the use of the verb form have is correct, since "farther and further" form the subject, which is plural.


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Are there any power strips or products designed to defend against a "cleaning lady" attack (cleaning crew is vacuuming the floor and bumps the power strip switch, turning off all the connected equipment)?
I have some curious felines in my house that always seem to work their way behind my desk and accidentally step on the power strip switch.
Is there some sort of switch cover I can get, or a power strip that is less susceptible to this kind of problem?