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Related to the question link text I was asking myself some time ago the following. Can one precisely describe the invertible n\times n matrices with{0, 1} entries? For example, is anything special about the graph asociated to this matrix?
You are unlikely to find a characterization which does not result from simple facts in linear algebra. I am unaware of any characterizations which make interesting statements about graphs.
You may want to choose the ring over which the matrices belong. For example, the same matrix may be invertible over the reals, but if it has even determinant, then it is not invertible over the field of two elements. You can say that, given a matrix A, the parallelipiped associated with the rows (or columns) of A is nontrivial (has nonzero volume in R^n) iff the matrix is invertible over the reals, but this is a simple consequence of a geometric interpretation of determinant; it doesn't give anything new. Also, the eigenvalues of the adjacency matrix of a directed graph are all nonzero precisely when said matrix is invertible over the reals; big hairy tautological deal, as I am just saying a matrix is invertible when its determinant is nonzero.
Consider the ring above fixed, and look at the {0,1}-matrices over that ring which are invertible. This set includes some lower triangular matrices, some upper triangular matrices, some "comb matrices" where you take an invertible matrix and alternately add an extra row and column, picking one of them to be mostly zeros and the other mostly 1's, while making the diagonal all 1's, and alternating between rows and columns. In addition to these patterns, you have some block matrices, incidence geometries, certain combinatorial designs, and so on, all belonging to the class of invertible {0,1}- matrices, and looking pretty woolly as a set. The attendant directed graphs will be a similarly woolly-looking set of graphs.
Given the above, it may be possible to describe the class of graphs in an interesting way. For example, if you build the matrices by augmentation, consider the corresponding operation for adding a vertex and certain edges to a graph. You may be able to prove facts about the set of graphs so constructed, especially as a set of representatives of isomorphism classes of graphs. I just don't think the result will look pretty, appealing, or useful without a major shift in perspective.
Gerhard "Ask Me About System Design" Paseman, 2010.04.06
At least for symmetric matrices, such graphs have been studied under the name singular graphs. See, for instance, this paper.


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The Neosho Lady Wildcats snapped a losing streak on Tuesday as they went on the road and thumped Branson 4-0 in the first of four-straight Central Ozark Conference Large Division games.
The Lady Wildcats (4-9-1) scored their first goal of the game at the 14:42 mark when senior Tori Eads scored on an assist from Darcy Moses to make it 1-0. Karina Barambayeva later scored at the 20:31 mark on an assist from Haley Long to make it 2-0.
For good measure, perhaps, the Lady Wildcats found the net for a third time less than seven minutes later when Kaileigh Thomlinson booted a goal off an assist from Paige O'Neill to make it 3-0 at the 26:56 mark.
The Lady Wildcats scored again on their last shot of the game, an unassisted goal by Macy Smith at 76:03. Neosho fired 13 shots on goal and held the Lady Pirates to four.
Neosho keeper Matty Liedtke had four saves.
"(It was) nice to score again," Wildcats coach Steve Schnackenberg said. "(The) girls played well tonight. We have four conference games in a row and it's good to start off with a win."
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You'll Never Believe What this Artist Used as "Paint"
Warning: It's not for the faint of heart. Is it art or TMI?
There's nothing particularly artistic about that "time of month," regardless of what most silly, girlie tampon commercials would have you believe. (Cue the all-white outfits, endless smiles, frolicking in flowers.) Most of us probably think of our periods as annoying (at best), gross, and painful, or something along the lines of this this fake tampon ad from Russia.
Chilean artist Carina Úbeda Chacana has a different view: she used her menstrual blood in her new installation, titled "Cloths." The exhibit showcases five years worth of her menstrual blood, displayed on 90 used sanitary rags. Each cloth has been disinfected to eliminate odors (thankjeebus), and is embroidered with words like "Production," "Destroyed," and "Discard," below each stain. Why menstrual blood? Chacana said she wanted to "mix art with something personal." I think we can all agree: mission accomplished.
Watch the clip above and tell us what you think: Interesting art or TMI?
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Pirates of the Caribbean - Back to World's End [RP] - 03-01-2008, 09:54 AM
It's been years since Captain Jack Sparrow was brought back from Davy Jones' Locker, and longer still since Will Turner became the new Ferryman of the Dead. In fact, the year is 1811, and the East India Trading Company no longer holds its iron hand over the seas. Calypso, for a long while, destroyed many ships in her rage against said company, although many sailors say it's because she was in grief over losing her beloved Davy Jones.
However, the goddess of the sea has since calmed down considerably and is very docile to the immigration ships in the Atlantic; however, pirates and sailors get the worst brunt of it all. The years have passed, and the nine Pirate Lords have passed on as well, leaving behind their nine pieces of eight - which in all truth were just random pieces of junk because the first Court of the Bretren was a skint short. Whatever that means. Anyway, despite the fact Calypso was no longer bound to her human form, the pieces were used to represent captains of a particular ship or crew. And of course, some of these newer Pirate Lords had the chance to be on Captain Jack's crew and see just how odd he was.
While some stayed on the crew for awhile and others left after one voyage, eventually the Pirate Lords went off on their own altogether. Captain Jack and the Black Pearl disappeared into stories and folklore, and then there were only eight Pirate Lords; Jack never passed his piece of eight to a successor.
Well, till now Jack's been missing. He's reappeared and hasn't aged a day since his disappearance ten years ago; according to tales he's supposed to be in his seventies and yet he doesn't look older than thirty four. He's searching for the Pirate Lords, though largely against his will, and while he's having some trouble with looking, he's already found three of them. Let's see how things go.
1. This RP is for experienced RPers only. That means the following ONLY can join this RP; Miranda_, Sarah_K_O_M, TheHayleyDoll, Spirit_Queen, Singergirl509. No-one else. If your name does not appear on that list, do not spam in this RP asking to join or PM me doing the same.
2. No Mary Sues or Gary Stus. Or else I will hit you.
3. Abide by the rules laid out in the stickies.
4. I'm going to be nice and say I will allow some types of non-human characters, BUT NONE THAT ARE ENTIRELY INVINCIBLE. That would fall under Mary Sue/Gary Stu terrirtory. Also, no gods or goddesses; Calypso's the only one even mentioned in the movies. I'll allow demons, a few characters from Will Turner's crew, but that's it.
5. Jack will explain what's going on and why he's come back. Also, I don't want anyone coming up with a main plotline and using it; I've got a set main plot and if I see any users randomly coming up with a plottwist like 'Will Turner's dead!!!!!' or something, you're out of the RP because one, Will Turner's already dead in a sense and two, that's just plain idiotic. Also, I don't want some kind of interstellar war between demons and humans breaking out; it's happened on three other boards I've posted an RP like this on and it drives me up the wall whenever a user does that. Sure, demons and humans will have their differences, but my god, there's no set ruler for the demons so there's no point in attempting to assassinate a ruler of them. Cause there's none.
6. There is a Pirate King; they select one every meeting with voting. Unfortunately, each pirate lord/regular pirate only votes for themselves. However, last time there was a vote Elizabeth Swann - Turner, really - was voted for by herself and Jack Sparrow, so she's still technically King. Or queen.
Character Sheet:
Nickname: (if any)
Relation to Jack Sparrow: (voyage wise, how long they were on the ship)
Race: Human or Demon
Short Bio:
Reason for being a pirate:
My main character:
Name: Elizabeth, not the one from the movies.
Nickname: Calcifer, due to her severe temper.
Age: 22
Relation to Jack Sparrow: Spent five years on the Black Pearl as a deckhand; she left because her father had died and left her his ship. Her father was the French Pirate Lord, and she still keeps the spare Queen in her sleeves. Yes, she cheats at cards.
Race: Human, has some vestige of demon blood due to ancestors on her mother's side.
Appearance: Brown hair down to her rear; however, she's planning on cutting it short soon as it's been giving her headaches constantly. Because she's been hiding in Port Royal for the past six years, she wears mainly dresses but refuses to wear corsets, finding them difficult to breathe in. Her eyes are a dark gray.
Short Bio: Calcifer spent her childhood listening to her father's stories of being a pirate; when she was eleven she stowed away on Captain Jack Sparrow's ship in the guise of a boy to learn how to be a real pirate. Needless to say, she was surprised when she learned it wasn't at all like her father had told her; there weren't many glories to be had, but the crew was like family. When she was sixteen, her father died and she was given his piece of eight, and she left the crew; she honestly misses the ship, she'd grown to love the sea. About half a year after she came to Port Royal, a one year old child was left on her porch, a note tucked into her basket that said to keep the East India Trading Company away from the girl, whose name was (according to the note) Shayla. The girl was blind, but Calcifer adopted her and raised her like her own parents raised her, with stories of the sea.
Reason for being a pirate: It's simply in her blood; both her parents loved the sea, and so does she.
I'm also using Jack Sparrow.
Jack: CAPTAIN Jack Sparrow, thank you, lass.
It was a lovely spring day in Port Royal. The sun was shining, there were a few clouds in the sky that gave off a peaceful aura of sorts, and there was a pleasant breeze blowing through the air. Ever since Cutler Beckett died, the guards became lacking in their duties, and pirates were again free to roam. Mind, they were a little more discreet about their activities, but it was obvious who was a pirate and who wasn't. Well, usually.
Calcifer was walking through the streets, heading home from the marketplace, and she laughed a little as a seven year old girl tugged on the back of her skirts. "Mama, when's Sparrow gonna be here? You promised!"
"He'll probably show up sooner or later, you know how he is. Running around here, there, up and down, left and right, always with a bottle of rum." The woman picked the girl up - the girl was small for her age - and tapped the child's nose. "You be a good girl and maybe he'll tell you stories about his adventures."
"I wanna know what the Locker was like! Was it blank?"
"I don't know, sweetie, I've never been there, but he told me last time I saw him that it was very boring, very hot, and very, very quiet." The woman looked over at the docks after walking up a staircase; there weren't many ships in the port. "He'll get here soon. I hope." She brightened up. "Maybe if we ask we can go with him when he leaves port; the sea is a beautiful place."
"But Mama, I can't see anything. How am I gonna know if it's pretty?"
"You'll know it when you feel the spray of the ocean in your face, silly one. You don't have to be able to see the ocean to appreciate it; it's a powerful thing and takes the lives of many of the sailors, but all the same it's peaceful and tranquil when Calypso wants it to be. She may be as untameable as the sea, but she and Jack go way back. She won't attack the Pearl." Calcifer walked down a different staircase and started walking to a pub; she'd nearly forgotten to go buy rum in case Jack finally showed up.
I stare at the girl in the mirror: T-shirt, torn up jeans, no beauty queen.
But the way that you see me, you get underneath me, and all my defenses just fall away, fall away.
I am beautiful with you, even in the darkest part of me. I am beautiful with you;
Make it feel the way it's supposed to be!
Name: Nicola Sheppey
Nickname: (if any) Nikki
Age: 24
Relation to Jack Sparrow: Briefly spent some time on The Black Pearl as a member of the crew; she left the ship due to being offered the post of first mate on another ship.
Race: Half and half. She doesn't know about her mother's demonic heritage as it was always kept secret from her and her father.
Appearance: Tall for a woman, with pale skin and long black hair that has reddish highlights in it. Her eyes are green. Nikki refuses to wear dresses and instead dresses in boy's clothes. She wears a full face silver plated face mask due to having been scarred in a fight between the ship she was first mate on and another pirate ship.
Short Bio: Nikki ran away from home to join a pirate ship as her father was trying to force her into an arranged marriage. Nikki soon managed to prove herself and was accepted as a crew member on the first ship she joined, after besting one of the men who disapproved of women on board. She has a very hot temper, and can be recklessly impulsive, even dangerously. Nikki also refuses to ever remove her mask, save to eat which she does alone, and to sleep. Anyone who tries to take it off without her permission will end up regretting it.
Reason for being a pirate: Nikki loves the sea, and the wildness of a pirate's life appealed to her, as the stuffiness of life as a provincial lady on land did not.
Nikki sat in a nearby pub, a glass of ale in her hand. She gave off an aura that fairly screamed, "Leave me alone, or else", meaning that others in the pub gave her a wide berth. She wore black clothes from head to foot; boy's clothes, rather than the dresses which she hated and found stifling to both her body and her soul. Nikki's hand briefly touched her silver plated face mask, which hid the hideous scars that to her had ruined her beauty and made her a monster. The mask had a gap where the mouth was, so she could drink her ale without ever having to remove it.
Calcifer set Shayla down on the floor. "You stay here and don't go running off, alright? I need to talk to the pub owner about getting some rum for Jack."
"Okay, Mama." Calcifer walked away, and Shayla immediately wandered off, ducking under tables and eventually stopping at Nikki's table. She tilted her head, blinking her unseeing eyes. "Who're you?"
I stare at the girl in the mirror: T-shirt, torn up jeans, no beauty queen.
But the way that you see me, you get underneath me, and all my defenses just fall away, fall away.
I am beautiful with you, even in the darkest part of me. I am beautiful with you;
Make it feel the way it's supposed to be!
Nikki took no notice of the child at all. She disliked children intensely; they suggested to her the very life that she'd run away to escape, that of being tied down with marriage and children, with no excitement.
"Lady? Are you mad at me?" Shayla looked sad. Calcifer walked out of the back room with a box under one arm, and she looked around for Shayla; because the girl was shorter than the tables, she couldn't find her.
I stare at the girl in the mirror: T-shirt, torn up jeans, no beauty queen.
But the way that you see me, you get underneath me, and all my defenses just fall away, fall away.
I am beautiful with you, even in the darkest part of me. I am beautiful with you;
Make it feel the way it's supposed to be!
Nikki was annoyed. She wasn't mean enough to hit a child, but she was certainly irritated at the stupid mother who let her child wander around and harrass people. "Go and find your mother."
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The car has powerful new battery (1 week old). I drove the car and after 4 hours, the car will not start, not even click when you try to start the car? All the lights are ok and they are not dim. What could be the problem?
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It had happened to me a couple of time and common symptoms that I found are
Loose Battery Connection
Somehow the battery terminals got loose, tighten it and it will solve the problem. It happened to me before.
Jump Start
In my latest case, even tighting the termainsl didn't work. I had to get a jump start. Even with jump start the car was reluctant to start and then it started only we started the other car. The increased amperage solved the problem. Could it be the battery, No. I had new battery installed 2 weeks ago.
Ignition Switch
This is the likely cause if all other lights work but your car does not click. This is the switch you turn in the key or it could be part of it that is connected to that mechanism in the steering wheel. To troubleshoot this, turn on all your lights, try to start the car. If the light dim considerably, your ignition switch is OK. In my case, when I opened the ignition switch, I saw a bandage around the Ignition Switch that propted me, may be this is the problem but I am not sure yet.
Bad Starter
It could be that the starter is bad. It is good idea to check with a mechanic and see what could be the likely cause. A mechanic knows which cars comes with which problems. In some cars it is the starter that usually fails and that way you dont have to guess elsewhere.
Bad Solenoid
As another answer says, it could be just the solenoid that does not wants to engage.
Bad Ground
Again from another answer, the ground may be not good enough
Bad Starter Connection
So this seemed to be my problem in the first place :) The car will not start, not even click but all lights are ok. Put a stick and touch the wire on the starter and wow the car starts! I wonder what really is wrong but it is just touching of that wire that makes the car from no-start to start.
Hope it helps
I've had this problem before a couple times.
The starter doesn't engage? I think your starter relais is broken. When you turn your key the starter relais will push the starter against the starter ring gear on the flywheel. When the relais is broken no contact is made and therefore you are unable to start the engine.
Since you've only driven the car 4 hours with a new battery, the most likely thing would probably been a loose wire on the battery. Check the big wires and the small ones both.
One other possibility that hasn't been mentioned is that a safety switch on the brake pedal or gear shift level may not be switched. Try wiggling the gear shift lever and brakes. If that doesn't help, check out the switches.
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Spectacular Table Mountain, one of South Africa's most iconic attractions
Last week, two colleagues and I spent a few hours on an open-top bus tour of Cape Town, courtesy of City Sightseeing.
We chose the Blue Mini Peninsula Tour, which costs R110.00 for adults and R60.00 for children aged 5-15 (kids under five are free), and is fabulous value for money, because you can spend the entire day on the tour if you like, and get to see some of Cape Town's top attractions.
The tour was informative and interesting, the staff of the City Sightseeing company were warm and friendly, the bus was luxurious and punctual, and even the weather was spectacular (organised carefully for us, of course, by kind City Sightseeing!)
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Russia's slowing domestic economy is leading to a flood of Russian diesel exports flowing toward Europe, which could soon force a new round of European refinery closures.
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LONDON -- Russia's slowing economy is leading to a flood of
Russian diesel flowing to Europe, which could force a new round
of European refinery closures.
Europe's refineries -- which turn crude oil into products
such as gasoline and diesel -- are already under pressure as
the continent's weak economy reduces demand for their output,
dragging down prices and reducing profit.
Such pressure
has already resulted in at least 16 refineries in the region
shutting crude capacity or indicating they plan to do so since
2008, and now diesel profits are being squeezed further by the
influx of Russian fuel.
Russia's Baltic Sea exports of diesel to northwest Europe have risen to nearly
500,000 bpd from 300,000 at the same time last year,
according to ESAI Energy, an energy consultancy.
The rise in exports comes as Russia's economy weakens with a
subsequent lower demand for the country's commodities, and
analysts expect the export trend to continue as Russian
refiners look to sell their diesel abroad to make up for the
waning domestic demand.
The flood of fuel comes as weak demand weighs on the price
of diesel, which is trading at $865.75/ton compared with
$946/ton this time last year, and reduces refiners' profit
margins. Refiners make about $14.83 refining a barrel of diesel compared
with $17.10 a barrel a year ago, according to an analysis by
The Wall Street Journal.
While the profit refiners still make on diesel may look
healthy, the refiners need to earn as much as possible from
diesel because profit from the fuel typically offsets losses on
other products.
"When these diesel imports increase too much, refining
profits come under pressure," said Andrew Reed, senior analyst
at ESAI.
"The more diesel that comes in from external suppliers, the
shakier the ground is for the most vulnerable refiners," Mr.
Reed said. This year will be much less profitable than 2012, he
said, and 2014 will be markedly worse.
Recent investment in Russian refineries has improved their
capacity and is allowing Russian diesel to be supplied directly
to the European market, whereas previously its exports needed
treatment before meeting European diesel standards, according
to a report published earlier this month by UKPIA, a trade
group representing refining in Britain.
Russian refiners are unlikely to reduce production in line
with local demand because the country's oil export duty gives
refineries an incentive to refine as much product as
Massimo Vacca, head of investor relations at Saras, one of
Italy's biggest oil refiners by capacity, said the company
would watch closely to see if the increase in exports from
Russia would lead to weaker diesel margins.
But he said this would be difficult to ascertain in the
coming months, because diesel margins typically fall in the
summer when there is lower need for heating fuel.
"Demand is on a downward slope and imports are on the rise
overall," Mr. Vacca said. "Whether diesel is coming from one
end or the other, it doesn't make a difference: The point is
European refiners are under pressure. They're faced with one of
two choices--close down or invest."
Saras SpA in March reported a net loss of 90.1 million euros
($116.5 million) for 2012, partly because of lower refining margins.
Lower demand because of fissures in the European economy has
already led to refinery closures across the region.
Swiss-based Petroplus filed insolvency in 2012, leading to
the temporary or full closures of its Antwerp plant, the Petit
Couronne refinery in France and the Swiss Cressier refinery,
after falling demand meant it could no longer finance
LyondellBasell has also reduced capacity, mothballing its
105,000 bpd Berre refinery in France in 2012 because of
low demand for products in the region and rising competition
from refiners in the Middle East and Asia, which cut into its
In total, recent closures have eliminated 1.6 million bbl of
crude distillation capacity -- about 10%
of total 2008 capacity in European Organization for Economic
Cooperation and Development countries capacity -- according to
"There's a lot more diesel moving around than there has
been," said Gemma Parker, downstream consultant at Facts Global
Energy. She said refineries in northwest Europe, where most of
the Russian Black Sea exports are headed, are most likely to be
To be sure, Europe does need to import diesel to meet
Many refineries in Europe were built decades ago and are
geared toward producing more gasoline, rather than
more-economical diesel, for which there is now higher
As a result, Europe demands more diesel than its refiners
can provide, meaning it depends on some diesel imports from
Russia and the Middle East to keep vehicles and industry
running. European cars are geared toward
diesel, while cars in the US tend to operate most efficiently
on gasoline.
However, the increase in diesel exports from Russia comes
just as Saudi Aramco ramps up its refining capacity to produce more
diesel and gasoline, meaning the global market is awash with
The International Energy Agency said in a report published
May 14 that global refinery runs, or volume of oil
products produced by refineries, will jump by an unusually
steep 3.6 million bpd from April to August, from 75.1 million
bpd in the first quarter of 2013, boosted partly by new
capacity from Saudi Arabia.
European refiners are also being hit in the gasoline market,
says Jason Gammel, head of oil and gas research at Macquarie,
who said US refiners have significantly increased exports of
gasoline over the past few years.
"They're [European refiners] kind of getting squeezed by
both ends," Mr. Gammel said. "When demand decline and supply
increases, it generally means lower profitability."
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These words jump up at you from the page, and if you're like me, they can make your stomach sink almost instantly. If you're a newer knitter you may be aghast–how can you perform two knitting actions simultaneously?! If you're a more experienced knitter, it more likely that you've confidently forged ahead with one side of your shaping and completely skipped over the other shaping you were supposed to be doing, that's right, AT THE SAME TIME.
Why are these words usually capitalized? It is so they jump off the page, hopefully flagging down the eager or careless knitter who might skim right by without noticing. This instruction is just one of the many reasons you should make a habit of reading a pattern, or at least a pattern section, before getting started. You can identify all sorts of things: techniques you might be unfamiliar with, supplies or notions you might need to have handy, areas you might need to modify and in this case, concurrent shaping directions that you need to be aware of. Norah and I would like to show you when this direction comes into play, as well as our tips for keeping track of it all.
I'll use this week's free pattern, Botany, as an example. AT THE SAME TIME crops on in the directions for the back, when you're shaping the shoulder and the neck:
Shape Neck and Shoulders: Next Row (RS): Bind off 1(3-3-3-5-6) sts, k until there are 7(7-9-11-11-13) sts on RH needle, join another hank of yarn and bind off center 36 sts, k to end. Working both sides at once with separate hanks of yarn, bind off 1(3-3-3-5-6) sts at beg of the next row, then 2(2-3-4-4-5) sts at beg of the next 4 rows. AT THE SAME TIME, bind off 2 sts at each neck edge once, then dec 1 st at each neck edge every RS row once.
I like to make a list, or in this case a table (I have terrible handwriting and it wouldn't help to show you my list):
I read through the pattern directions and list what needs to happen on each row for my size (first, I noted that I'll need to bind off 3 stitches once, then at the beginning of the next 4 rows, a total of 5 times). I'll also need to bind off 2 stitches at the neck edge, on the left neck edge on the RS rows and the right neck edge on the WS rows). After I've completed these rows, I need to decrease once at each neck edge but only on the right side rows, which is reflected in my list. I just cross off everything after I've done it and before I know it, I'm done! Easy.
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I like to make a diagrammatic representation of AT THE SAME TIME. I make a quick sketch of the piece I'm working on, especially when 2 or 3 things are happening at once – like armhole, neck and shoulder shaping. This way, I don't have to keep searching in the written instructions for the the armhole shaping or the neck shaping, which I might easily get confused if I wasn't reading carefully. I can glance at down at my sketch and know what's next.
Anais, the pullover sketched above, has armhole and front neck shaping happening at the same time and then shoulder shaping pops in at the top, when you may or may not have the neck shaping completed. I very roughly drew an armhole, neck and shoulder, and then wrote in the shaping, using my own short hand. On the armhole, 5 means Bind off 5 stitches, and -1 x 8 means I make the one stitch decrease 8 times (the every RS row is implied because that's normal). We all have our own quirks, so you use a notation you understand.
I think of the edges of my piece separately while I am knitting and take each edge as it comes. So, on the pullover above the first thing that happens on a RS row is the armhole. I look at the diagram, do what it says at the armhole. Then I work to the neck and do a neck decrease on one side, then the other side, then finish the row. The neck shaping and armhole shaping are symmetrical so I didn't bother to draw out the second side of the neck or the second armhole. You could cross out or check off each bind off or dec as you do it so you'll know what you've done already and know where you are. I never seem to have a pencil handy, or I am too lazy to get up so I always look at my work to see how many decreases or bind offs are already completed to determine where I am in the shaping. Sure, sometimes I need to look back at the written pattern to see just how I was supposed to work that decrease , but my diagram speeds things along and helps me keep my head straight. –NG
I hope these methods will help you in developing your own note-taking habits. A little bit of paper, a pencil and some planning can prevent a LOT of ripping.
thank you, ladies! i was at a knitting group on saturday and one of the women had this amazing little peg board from susan bates, of all companies, that let you keep track of not only what row you're on but how many decrease rows you've already done, etc. there were probably four different peg sections. i thought it was brilliant for helping keep track of AT THE SAME TIMEs and am going to go google it now!February 24, 2010
Lauri Piszczor #
I am so interested in this! I have not been able to find it, have you? Please let me know if you find this tool!
Thank you soooo much!,
LauriFebruary 26, 2010
MaryKBC #
My mom gave me one of those pegboards for a gift one year – it's been a lifesaver, especially for lace projects!! I don't know why I never considered making a diagram…it makes so much sense…I think I'm going to start doing that too.February 26, 2010
Joy Heiens #
I don't usually have a problem with doing several knitting instructions at the dame time but never thought of the list/diagram thingy to keep track of them. Great idea! Thanks for the suggestion.
JoyFebruary 26, 2010
Carol Cripps #
that is a really nifty little tool, but I've never felt the need for anything like that. I simply read through things a couple of times. Somehow, I get a mental image of how it all works, and then I can just go ahead and knit. Of course, I don't do this while watching "Lost" or anything else that requires really close attention – I save it for the commercials – but it works for me.
Of course, since I'm teaching my sister to knit, this article, and maybe even the peg board might be useful. After all, she can't seem to get the shaping right on a crocheted hat without my input. What if I'm not around? She'll need tools.February 26, 2010
teresa #
please let us know, (to all the ones who are interested in this tool) if you already found it. I think it will make my knitting more easy. Thank you so much.February 27, 2010
Barbara Haberlin #
I agree! It's the best little tool out there! Keeps your pattern going in the midst of life's constant distractions!
BarbaraFebruary 26, 2010
Beverly K #
Though I am an experienced knitter, I found these to be very helpful suggestions. One thing–Cirilia, check your counts. I think you missed one BO3 on the wrong side. See how easy it is to miss a step!February 26, 2010
Sandra #
Thank you for your suggestions to make this easier! I gave up knitting a sweater for my granddaughter because I tried three times the "at the same time" instructions and just could not get it right. Now I feel like I have the tools to try again.February 26, 2010
Lori Jones #
I have been working on a top(I won't say how long) and now I understand what they are trying to get me to do. They don't call it "AT THE SAME TIME" but that is what I am doing. So now I'll go make myself a mini chart and then I can see what I am suppose to be doing. Thanks!!February 26, 2010
Sigrid #
I've had my Susan Bates peg counter for at least 25 years. It is a wonderful thing but I'm not sure they still make them.March 1, 2010
judy Walters #
I have used a peg board for years. It is easy to find one. Most stores that carry yarns have them. They are plastic and they come with several pets to keep track of rows decrease sand what not. I can`t get along with our mine.March 3, 2010
Michele #
Here is a link to the Susan Bates Peg-it knit counter.
I never saw one of these before, but it looks quite useful.February 27, 2010
Diane #
To marri. Lauri, and any others interested in the Susan Bates "Peg-it" Knitting Counter: I agree this is a great tool; in fact I have four that I use all the time! Unfortunately I don't think they are being made any more as I found my last ones on clearance but, I keep looking and hoping. I think you could very easily make a similar one with a piece of foam core and a little ingenuity. If you would like more info, just e-mail me.March 2, 2010
Roberta Smith #
Thank you, thank you, thank you. I am making my first top down sweater and came to the directions AT THE SAME TIME had to put it down for a minute. Received the email from Berroco and there was your article concerning my problem. Charting out the increases worked wonders for me. Thank you again.March 4, 2010
Kelly #
You always come up with such helpful suggestions. But I am also commenting here about your new afghans book. I already have so many patterns/books I almost was going to breeze by it. I am so glad I didn't! Such original patterns, color choices, ideas. I am so excited to get this book and get busy making more afghans. By far my favorite is Marrakesh….absolutely gorgeous. So many of these are works of art! Great job ONCE AGAIN ladies!!March 12, 2010
Nancy J #
I wasn't sure where to submit this comment but WOW. The Comfort Afghan book looks fabulous. I can't wait to get a copy. Again, WOW.March 12, 2010
Ruth #
When I see "at the same time" I get out a piece of lined paper and then map out what has to be done on every row. It takes time but it's well worth it in the end, esp on a project where there are decreases at either end on some rows plus you're cabling in there and who knows what else. Plus, I'm more verbal than visual so I like seeing the instructions right in front of me.April 2, 2010
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First and foremost, clipless pedals are designed to hold you tightly to your bike. But they're also the power transfer point from your feet to the drivetrain. And when you factor in rotation weight and energy dissipation, a pedals stiffness-to-weight ratio becomes a crucial component of watt conservation. Not surprisingly, though, Look Cycle designed the new Keo 2 Max Carbon pedals to provide a wide, stiff platform, so that none of your watts go to waste.
These pedals are used by almost all of the hard-hitting pros on Omega Pharma, Vacansoliel, and Astana, as well as by domestic pros on US teams: Kenda 5 Hour Energy, and Optum Pro Cycling. And the reason for this popularity is about to become absurdly evident.
The original Look Keo pedals were a crowd-pleaser, but the carbon bodies had the tendency to wear quickly. The solution was simple, yet brilliant. Look placed a stainless steel wear plate atop the center of the carbon pedal. This eliminated wear. But Look did more than add a plate to its pedals, it redesigned the shape so that it's wider. In fact, the Keo 2 Max is among the widest clipless pedals around. This 57mm platform width increases the surface area that contacts the cleats. However, it doesn't impact the pedals' cornering clearance, as the Keo 2 Max is narrower on the bottom. Surprisingly, we find that they corner better than the original Keo design.
Look also went to town on its axles. It increased the diameter to 12mm on the crank side for greater stiffness, and it kept the stack height to a minimum, at 15.7mm. There are two roller bearings on the crank side, and a needle bearing on the outside of the spindle that ensures a smooth running pedal, season after season. And to further ensure this, the bearings are hidden behind two seals.
The Keo 2 Max Carbon pedal bodies were made with injected carbon fiber, and the wear plates and axles are stainless steel. The Q-Factor is 53mm, and it's able to be increased to 55mm with the use of a 2mm spacer that goes between the spindle and the crank (sold separately). The release tension is also able to be adjusted from 12-18Nm. There are three float options for the cleats, zero float (Black) cleats, 4.5-degrees float (Grey) cleats, and 9-degrees of float (Red) cleats. These pedals come with the Grey Keo Grip cleats.The Look Keo 2 Max Carbon Pedals weigh in around 122g per pedal or 312g per pair (including cleats and hardware).
The Look Keo 2 Max Carbon Pedals are available in one size and in the colors Carbon and Black/white ltd.
- Injected carbon fiber (body) and stainless steel (wear plate and axle)
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- Familiarity: I've used it once or twice and have initial impressions
Love these pedals. They feel as solid as a ski binding. Definitely one of the most solid pedals I've used.
Good but not great.
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
Had to have the spindle replace early on. From then on pretty good. Mine had a 2 year warranty. The "carbon fiber" is not indestructible, though -- the toe piece now has a chunk out of it, after the warranty ran out, and that's it, no concessions from Look. Very disappointed. Looking to switch to Shimano from here.
Great pedal, drivetrain agnostic
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
I used SPD SL pedals for years and loved them, but when these came out I got a set to test them out and loved them. Much lower profile than the original Look pedals, easy in and out, which my wife really appreciates as she's had trouble with other pedal systems being too hard to engage and disengage.
And don't forget that you're drivetrain agnostic with these - Shimano, SRAM, Campy, doesn't matter your pedals don't clash, because you don't want to be the guy on the Campy bike with Shimano pedals!
Great evolution of 'original' clipless
Look started it all .. and here is a beautiful version of their original design with refinements and improvements that are sometimes a bit subtle, but appreciated. As for the guy who 'fidgets' trying to get into them, many pedals systems have their 'learning curve'.. For example, Campy pedals; I've used them for years and it's still a crapshoot finding the notch to clip in, but once there they are without equal and are my pedals of choice. Same for LOOK pedals; the earlier versions often unclipped without warning, which in a standing climb or sprint, made things a bit hairy! But these KEOs are reliable and have never surprised me, which is the most important thing. My one small complaint is that they use an Allen wrench to get on and off, rather than the usual pedal wrench. I suppose this is for preventing over-torquing, but it's a hassle when traveling, as there isn't always a big Allen key available, while 15mm wrenches are common. Nonetheless, I highly recommend these !!
Not my favorite but still a great pedal.
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
I switched to these after having ridden Shimano Ultegra pedals for a year and while they're a great pedal, they're not as awesome as the Shimano set.
When starting off, the resting spot for the top of the pedal is at approximately 2:00. It makes it incredibly tough to snap in when I'm worried about the cars around me and subsequently I end up fidgeting through the intersection.
My girlfriend also owns these and reports the same experience. They're still a good set once you get going, but for the money I recommend looking at a different pedal.


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I'm writing an Ubuntu Touch application in QML. I'd like to integrate with Trello. There are two ways to log into Trello in the API, one of which is OAuth, which I plan on using. What is the best way to do this from QML? I'd prefer not to use a C++ backend, but I am willing to do so if that is the only way.
You could create an account plugin for Trello, so that a Trello account could be created from the "Online Account" panel in the System Settings. The you could use the Ubuntu.OnlineAccounts QML module to login, like this:
This code will get you the OAuth token. In order to create the account in the first place, you need to create the following files:
Given that Trello uses OAuth 1.0 like Flickr and twitter, just create the above files using the twitter or flickr version as a template, and modify them as needed (for the .service file, you could use
And of course, change the other fields (callback URL, client ID and secret) to match those you set when you registered your app with Trello. If all goes well, you'll be able to create a Trello account from the "Online Accounts" panel in the System Settings.
Since the approach that mardy uses isn't actually available to apps under confinement on Ubuntu Touch, it is necessary to do the OAuth dance your self. Essentially, you need to load the login page in a
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President Obama addresses a crowd of students from UNLV to urge Congress to act to prevent interest rates from doubling on student loans. He made the remarks on the last stop of his two-day swing out west for fundraising and official events.
CNN- President Barack Obama on Thursday pushed his vision for fair trade practices while kicking off his two-day bus tour through Ohio and Pennsylvania, a region known as a manufacturing hub.
"Americans and American workers build better products than anybody else. So as long as we're competing on a fair playing field instead of an unfair playing field, we'll do just fine," Obama said outside of Toledo, Ohio, which is home to a major Jeep assembly plant.
His comments come the same day his administration filed an unfair trade complaint with the World Trade Organization, claiming China places inconsistent duties on American-made automobiles.
Wearing a blue-collared shirt Thursday, Obama took his Republican rival Mitt Romney to task, saying the presumptive GOP presidential nominee's background as a corporate CEO would render him unprepared in standing up to China.
"Gov. Romney's experience has been in owning companies that were called 'pioneers' of outsourcing," Obama said. "My experience has been in saving the American auto industry, and as long as I'm president that's what I'm going to be doing."
Obama, wiping sweat off his face in the Ohio heat, was specifically referring to a Washington Post report that claimed Romney's former private equity firm, Bain Capital, advised its companies to take part in outsourcing and offshoring work overseas. Romney's team has heavily denied such claims.
Romney's campaign, meanwhile, has accused Obama of being weak against China in the past, even launching a state-specific ad in Ohio saying as much.
His team responded to the president's trade complaint on Thursday, saying despite his "tough game" Obama still hasn't "delivered."
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Obama's stop outside of Toledo on Thursday marked the inaugural event for his first official bus tour this cycle, which comes less than three weeks after Romney finished his own tour across the Rust Belt region.
Not only do Ohio and Pennsylvania represent crucial battleground territory this November, but Obama's bus tour path is also home to many working class voters, a group the two campaigns are trying to attract.
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The RNC will also host a conference call Friday with Rep. Tim Murphy of Pennsylvania, who's also expected to target Obama over the debt.
On the second day of his trip, Obama will again start in Ohio in the city of Poland, then cross the border into Pennsylvania and hold a campaign event in Pittsburgh.
The president was last in the Keystone State in mid June, when he held three fund-raisers in one day in Philadelphia. His wife, Michelle, also ventured to the city in early June and fired up a Philly crowd, urging them to turn out for her husband in November.
CNN rates Pennsylvania as a state leaning toward Obama. However, when Romney stopped there on his own bus tour, he predicted a victory later this year.
"I've got news for you," Romney told a crowd at a campaign stop in Cornwall. "I am going to win Pennsylvania!"
A separate Quinnipiac survey released last week, however, indicated the president had a slight margin over Romney, 45% to 39%. Obama carried the state in 2008 with 55% of the vote.
Both campaigns have aired state-specific ads in Ohio and Pennsylvania. And according to a Republican ad buying source, the Obama campaign will spend more than $6 million on ads in Ohio during the month of July, with more than $900,000 going toward Pennsylvania. The amounts are part of a $25 million ad buy the campaign purchased this month.
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On our BBQ tour of local places in Greenville SC we were told we should not miss Bucky's BBQ. Not only for the food but to hear the story behind it and the owner Wayne Preston. I took a short video about his story and in the background you can hear the chopping of pork….Wayne talks a lot about his family and we had a great time there. We enjoyed our meal a whole lot here.
Wayne's son Zack and his son in law chopping pork.
Some serious dedication. Wayne's tattoo.
Their kitchens were beyond spotless.
Outside they have their pits. All of them use hickory wood. The chicken was just coming off as we got there.
Their tables tell their story.
We really enjoyed our meal there. Lots of flavor and the sauces were excellent. One of the funniest moments was when I walked in with Jason, Melissa, Chris and Phyllis the first thing Wayne said to me was what are you going to say about our BBQ. LOL Wayne follows me on twitter and facebook and had been following us through the day on our adventure. Well Wayne if you are reading this let me tell you – your BBQ was really fine. My favorite was the chicken. SO moist and delicious. Thanks for the hospitality. You are your entire family were excellent hosts.
Bucky's BBQ has multiples of locations we went to the one on Roper Mountain Road.
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I'm making my second-ever character in D&D 4e and I want him to be a not-so-good guy (my first character being a Dragonborn Fighter who worships Bahamut) that can do a ton of single-target damage. The options I'm considering are Rogue and Assassin, but I don't know enough yet to choose between them. I want to make an awesome killer who lies, steals, and – being an awesome killer – does a lot of damage! Am I better off with a Rogue or an Assassin?
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Let's look at all 4 classes here at L1.
There are a number of different combos here, but let's do the basics:
First we're going to go with a dex of 20 for all of them, just to keep things nice and even. We will assume rogues/thieves takes the L1 Feat Light Blade Expertise. And assassins take Ki Focus Expertise for their L1
Dagger Rogue 8.47 DPR
At Wills: Sly Flourish (take Cha 16).
If we can assume Combat Advantage (CA) (not a given) here your attacking at +12 with a damage of 1d4+9+2d6 for 16.05 DPR. CA cannot really be assumed this early, so typically you're going to be attacking at +10 vs AC with damage at 1d4+8 so 8.47. The plus here is that this works at both melee and range, where other options are melee only.
Charger Thief 17.08 DPR
With the charger thief we can take a background to get a rapier at L1 and still have the feat slot open for LBE. After that we take a normal charger thief build (tactical trick and ambush trick combine for continuous CA on your turn as long as your aren't action limited). This gives you a +12 to attack with CA, with damage of 1d8+7+2d6 for 17.08 DPR. Advantage: is Melee basic attack driven so it operates nicely with a warlord, bard or artificer, with the caveat being he needs CA some other way when it's not his turn.
Normal Assassin 9.4 DPR
We'll use Shadow Storm (gosh those at wills are...underwhelming IMO), and assume we invoke one shroud/turn so we get +9 to hit with damage at 1d8+5+1d6. So DPR is 9.4.
Exe Assassin 11.55 DPR
There are several schools here, but for this none of the matter, we're building a charger with a rapier. Charging we get a +10 to hit, and damage of 1d8 + 5 + 1d8 for a DPR of 11.55. This build has the advantage of providing the most reliable basic attack driven DPR (the extra damage is no dependent on CA or it being your turn.) The only catch here is that there aren't many options to charge out of turn so your DPR will be a touch lower.
Which one of these you pick is largely situational. The clear loser is the straight up assassin, but I can safely recommend either of the other three options with the caveat that for a starting player the Thief and Executioner are much easier to build and play well than the Scoundrel Rogue is.
The difference is:
Do you want to stealth in, assassinate someone, and stealth out? Or do you want to function in the traditional dungeon environment?
The assassin, especially the executioner (my taste is for the ninja subclass...) is slightly better at the first case, but less generally adapted to the dungeon crawling environment than the thief. If you want to be a lying, cheating, killer, my recommendation would be for Changeling Thief, simply because the face-changing provides a very novel mode of social interaction that really does synergize well with bluffing.
In terms of damage, the charging thief is very hard to beat, with a correctly built unseelie agent thief killing, on average, .86 standard monsters per round. (contrast with the fighter who aims to kill .25 standard monsters per round as a high standard of excellence).


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In the vein of TooManyAnnas Friday 5 (just 2 weeks behind) but truly inspired by Mr 50 post Krizzybear, here is a moment or two in the previously unconsidered life of Gnomeaggedon
From where does Gnomeaggedon gain his name?
My parents (unmarried – outrageous I know – at the time of the pregnancy) had little choice in my name. The pregnancy, and my birth was considered an ill omen… then came the fall of Gnomergan. My grand parents while arguing over my still pink and squishy new born body exclaimed that I had brought the end of the world on the Gnomes, I was the Gnomeaggedon!
Why not the sensible route, and become a Warlock, Rogue or Warrior?
I was never particularly good at the more Gnomish pursuits, you know, using my hands in engineering and warfare, but early on, while trapped in the many and varied tunnels under Ironforge, the ability to turn tunnel mush to ice, blink across trapdoors placed for the unwary and spark flame to light my way home was just ooh so natural. Luckily Dwarves have thick skin – I was a terror in my youth, which brings me to your next question.
What's the worst trouble Gnomeaggedon ever got into as a child?
On one of my many tunnel explorations with my friends, we came to a secret door. One of my less reputable associates picked the lock, peeked out, but exclaimed I needed to light up the room beyond.
I didn't really have a good line of sight through the cracked door, so I flicked a quick blast at what I thought was an unused torch. Woe was me, it was King Magni Bronzebeard's banner, and he was holding a candle lit tribute to fallen warriors!
Imagine my embarrassment when many years later I stood before him to receive my reward, a King's Tribute, and later again when I return to him to tell him that the heir to the Kingdom of Ironforge will be a Dark Iron dwarf. "Whether he approves or not, it shall be."
In reality, this incident was to be an indicator of my future life, I often still run headlong into rooms full of unwelcoming inhabitants, and I have spent many a night lighting street lamps with click of my fingers.
Food, glorious food. What is Gnomi's favorite thing to eat?
As a child I loved to feast upon dig rat stew. It was smuggled across the Auction Houses and made it into the hands of my Dwarven "rat pack". Now days, I attempt to maintain the fires of wrath within my small frame. I diet almost exclusively on Blackened Basilisk – blackened by my own finger tips of course.
What does Gnomeaggedon have in his pockets?
It's mine, no one elses, just mine, you wont find another one in the whole of Azeroth. It is my one mechanical joy, a chicken that I have as my constant companion. I just wish it wasn't wind up. It winds down at the most inapproriate moments, and gets left behind, until I work my way back through the cracks in the pavement until I find it.
Why didn't it come with a homing beacon?
Gnomer and Out!


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I have a changeling goblin in the group, and for one of his abilities, he chose Glamours
YS166. It seems like with the phrase
…use your Discipline or Deceit to oppose efforts to discover the veil. If the veil is discovered, it isn't necessarily pierced — but the discoverer can tell that it's there and that it's wrong…
you now have an effect that's better than a wizard's veil. Even if detected, the observer doesn't know what's there, just that something is.
I know that a Wizard can do a lot more, so is more versatile, but I was just making sure that faeries are that much better in veils.


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Is a Topology Edit Tool available "out of the box" for ArcGIS Engine 10? Or do I have to write one myself?
If your topology is stored in a database, this sample seems like it could be changed to open a topology from the geodb (instead of getting it from the topo extension).
IWorkspaceEdit is available with ArcEngine, though you might need the geodatabase update extension for engine.
Did you find this topic:
There's a Topology Extension section with links to several classes, etc. Although on further thought, I think you're correct that there may not be an out-of-the-box topology edit tool in ArcEngine.


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Heat back home, chance to finish Bulls off
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By TIM REYNOLDS
(AP) MIAMI - Dwyane Wade is limping around in obvious pain. LeBron James' shooting percentage is down. Shane Battier and Ray Allen have struggled to get anything going from 3-point range.
The Eastern Conference semifinals have been far from perfect for the Miami Heat.
And the reigning NBA champions are now in absolute control of this series nonetheless.
Barely a week ago, there was so much talk about how the Chicago Bulls had Miami's number like no other team. That seems long forgotten now, after three straight wins _ by an average of 23.3 points _ have the Heat one win away from returning to the East finals. Up 3-1 in the series, the Heat will try to close out the Bulls in Game 5 at Miami on Wednesday night.
"You have to have a high-character team," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said Tuesday, a few hours after his team returned from Chicago after an 88-65 rout in Game 4 of the suddenly one-sided series. "You have to have a team that's built strong habits ... not to take games for granted. Our guys have built up habits. They also have built up perspective that boy, these close-out games have been the toughest ones."
When Miami gets a chance to finish off an opponent, it typically doesn't waste any time. Since James, Wade and Chris Bosh joined up, the Heat are 8-2 in games where they can clinch a series, winning each of their last five by double figures.
Given the way this series is going, it's not hard to envision Wednesday ending the same way.
"Got to take care of business," Bosh said.
The Bulls outscored the Heat in Game 1, tried to outmuscle them in Games 2 and 3, and then simply looked outmanned in Game 4. Derrick Rose has been gone all season, Kirk Hinrich hasn't played since logging 60 minutes in Chicago's triple-overtime Game 4 against Brooklyn in the opening round and Luol Deng is still dealing with the effects of a nasty bout of illness.
On Wednesday, the Bulls shot just under 26 percent, scored nine points in the third quarter and saw Nate Robinson _ Chicago's best offensive weapon in these playoffs _ take 12 shots and miss them all.
"Nobody said this was going to be easy," Robinson said. "We're professionals for a reason. We'll go back to the drawing board and figure it out."
They better figure it out in a hurry.
In a series where Wade _ averaging just 11.3 points in the four games _ has been limited by continued issues with the bone bruises in his right knee, where James' shooting is down more than 10 percent from his regular-season pace and Battier and Allen have combined to go 9 for 34 from beyond the 3-point arc,
Miami has been rolling along anyway.
"You analyze what happened in the game, make your corrections, get ready for the next one. We'll just keep our focus right there," Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau said. "I don't what them looking backwards. I don't want them looking ahead. Just lock into the game that's in front of us and concentrate on winning that game. We know we're capable."
There are so many battles for the Bulls to face right now, all of them being of the uphill variety. No team has ever won four games at Miami in the same season, which Chicago would have to do to pull off this most improbable of comeback bids. There's the emotional toll that losing three straight games has taken, frustration over how injuries and illness depleted the roster, and it's a fair question to ask how much the Bulls might have left in their proverbial tank.
"I think we've got enough energy left," Bulls forward Taj Gibson said. "We just need guys to come back and play. We've got some guys banged up. But we'll just keep playing. We'll just keep playing. There's no excuses out there."
Added center Joakim Noah: "We're still alive. There's still basketball to be played and we've got to fight."
Wade is doing plenty of fighting on his own.
He was briefly sent to the bench in the second quarter of Game 4 after an inadvertent knee-to-knee collision with Chicago's Jimmy Butler caught him in one of the particularly more tender spots on the bruised joint. He returned, was scoreless for just the seventh time in a first half in his career, and finished with only six points.
The Heat have outscored the Bulls by 49 points with Wade on the floor in this series, tied with Battier for the best plus-minus on the team.
"Dwyane has proven himself as a warrior," Spoelstra said. "He's helping us win."
Wade has just 31 points in the last three games. Miami has won those games by a combined 70 points, and if they win Game 5 on Wednesday, the Heat would get possibly another full week off to allow Wade time to rest that knee.
The East finals aren't scheduled to start until May 20 or May 22.
"It's just frustrating at times, but just try to do what you can," Wade said. "Sometimes it feels good, sometimes it doesn't. You can't predict it."
Regardless of Wade's health issues, Miami is anxious to clear the Chicago hurdle. The Bulls nearly wasted a 3-1 lead in the first round against Brooklyn, advancing by winning a Game 7 on the road. And Spoelstra is leery of giving Chicago any glimmer of hope.
"We have to go in with the mindset to really approach this with desperation and urgency," Spoelstra said. "You don't want to give this team second life. They're far too dangerous for that type of mentality because they just continue to grind and they compete and we know that. We respect that."
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Suppose you're in a situation where you have a formal/business relationship with someone, but the relationship has become more familiar over time. The other person continues to call you usted. How can you politely ask them to begin referring to you in the tú form? Is it ever inappropriate (by situation or geography) to ask to be referred to in the tú form instead of usted?
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In Spain we would say either of these:
Or, in a more indirect way:
Any of them in a cheerful manner and usually accompanied by the perceptive "por favor" if needed.
You can say in a cheerful tone:
It might be helpful to precede the sentence with an encouragement word, like this:
Please note that this applies particularly to Latin-American Spanish speakers. Some parts of Spain (and Argentina!) could be more conservative regarding the use of 'tú' and instead use the older 'vos'.
The verb tutear means precisely that. Example: "oh por favor, tutéame".
I understand that both of you are using "usted" with each other. In that case, in my opinion, it's inappropriate to address them using "tú", even if it's to ask them to use "tú" towards you.
You should just politely propose that you start using "tú" between each other. Some options:
But if the situation is asymmetric, and you already treat them with familiarity, then use some of the proposals in the other answers.
I would say: "Puedes tutearme".


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Torrington's Tracy has eye on sky
TORRINGTON — Being co-captain of the Torrington High football team is just one part of Ernie Tracy's busy life.
While all that goes with being a leader in the football program takes time, Tracy is keeping an eye firmly focused on his future.
Indeed, he has some pretty lofty career goals of being in the secret service or working in some role with the federal government. The Torrington High senior is already working toward those possibilities.
The Red Raiders' lineman has applied for admission to the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps program with the West Virginia University Division of Aerospace Studies.
Not taking anything for chance, Tracy is in the process of putting together applications for other colleges to give him some viable options.
"I'd like to major in government or criminal justice and I (initially) chose West Virginia because I want to be close to the nation's capital," said Tracy. "It would give me a good chance to get internships around the D.C. area."
Tracy is an organizer, a go-getter and developing into a pretty strong leader, thanks to his role in the high school's Model United Nations program, where students debate against other students from different schools. He'll be attending a four-day global conference at Yale in January.
"In my sophomore year, my Modern World History teacher (Patricia Conroy) introduced me to the Model UN program and it definitely piqued my interest," said Tracy. "I like the idea of problem solving and taking a leadership role. When I was younger, I was talkative and always asking questions and being serious about things."
Of all the extra-curricular programs he's involved with, however, the one that has given him direction on a career path is his role with Torrington's Junior Air Force R.O.T.C program, where he has earned the title of Cadet Colonel Commander. The rank is the highest you can achieve.
When he was a freshman, Tracy said the upperclassmen and R.O.T.C. Col. Robert M. Gabor were very welcoming to the younger students.
"I like to teach personal responsibility to the younger cadets now and have them take responsibility for their own actions and basically do the right thing whenever they can," said Tracy.
Dressed in his R.O.T.C. uniform with some medals and ribbons, Tracy will attend the Bristol Mums Parade next Sunday with the Torrington Color Guard.
Tracy had Sunday off from football, but found time to be the clock operator at the Torrington Pop Warner games.
"I like helping the kids out," said Tracy, who is also a cheerleader for the Red Raiders' basketball team and tosses the discus on the outdoor track team.
"I have a lot going on, but every once in a while, I can sneak in a few minutes and hang out with my friends in between school work and football," said Tracy. "I've never been overwhelmed by balancing school and sports. Football has always come naturally to me. I've been playing since the first grade."
The two-way starting lineman is a co-captain, along with Desmond Langs.
"My goal this season is to teach the younger players to be mentally strong and execute better, so we are able to win some games," said Tracy. "In the winter, we didn't have a head coach and I tried to keep the (returning) players better. I knew we couldn't take five steps backward. We needed to stay strong and that would help the program in the long-run."
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