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May someone kindly provide a useful list of books on complex analysis that would be appropriate for a graduate student intending to specialize in that area. Thanks, your help is appreciated!
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May someone kindly provide a useful list of books on complex analysis that would be appropriate for a graduate student intending to specialize in that area. Thanks, your help is appreciated!
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In addition to the beginning complex books mentioned above, I suggest a few others, mostly older sources:
1) my all time favorite introduction is the book by Henri Cartan. It is extrmely clear and elegant, and includes a brief introduction to the several variable case, and Riemann surfaces. In contrast to Ahlfors, who bases the treatment on integration, Cartan begins with a very nice treatment of formal and convergent power series. The Riemann mapping theorem is proved very clearly.
2) one of the most comprehensive introductory books is the 2 volume treatise by Einar Hille. It is one of the few which proves the big Picard theorem as well as the little one. It is also inexpensive (a Chelsea book). It includes a proof of the polygonal Jordan curve theorem.
3) Lang's complex analysis is, as are all of his books, well written and focuses on important aspects and complete proofs of every topic chosen. The explanations are concise but insightful and clear. Like Cartan, he begins with power series. It is also relatively cheap.
4) The out of print book by Frederick Greenleaf is one of the most thorough and carefully written, intended for the beginner undergraduate. It makes a nice more detailed complement to the deeper more difficult Lang.
5) A masterful and incredibly concise book, with an excellent array of problems with solutions is the 4-5 volume set of small paperbacks by Konrad Knopp. Also cheap Dovers.
6) The lectures by George Mackey, are an amazing testimony to the scholarly erudition of this author. This book is very theoretical, and essentially flawless, even though it is simply his lecture notes for the course, written down for the class's benefit at the time. Every topic is treated in the most precise and excellent way. Analytic continuation is well treated, and the theory of abelian integrals is outlined at the end through Riemann Roch. Unfortunately these final proofs are not included. The book is a little hard to find.
7) Many people recommend Ahlfors, including professional analysts, and it does have a very nice treatment of infinite products. I found it overly concise in places treating analysis concepts such as the J function, and overly verbose in others concerning elementary plane topology. Several proofs such as the integral expansion of an analytic function seem less clear to me than the direct expansion of the integral kernel found elsewhere. The discussion of an algebraic function is also relatively unenlightening to me concerning the geometry of the subject. After several encounters, it does not seem to me the ideal place to learn the subject, but it seems prudent to eventually master his discussion since professional analysts like it.
8) The book of Jones and Singerman gives a good treatment to the geometric side of complex analysis.
9) After learning the basic one variable material in the plane, an excellent source for the extension to the case of Riemann surfaces is the Princeton lecture notes by Robert Gunning. It has a very good introduction to sheaf cohomology including a nice proof of Serre duality with complete discussion of the relevant functional analysis made easier by placing a Hilbert space structure on the relevant cocycle spaces. If you cannot find it, Gunning has a free updated version, but more concise, and incomplete, on his website.
Great classic works on Riemann surfaces include Riemann*, Hermann Weyl, and the 3 volume work by C.L.Siegel.
10) -11) For the extension to the several variables case there are two classics, the book of Gunning and Rossi, and the book of Hormander. Gunning and Rossi gives a thorough treatment of the Oka theory of sheaf cohomology and a lot of useful material, but less clearly written, on analytic varieties. Hormander is very terse, covering all of one complex variable in a chapter one that is about 20 pages long. Chapter 2 includes the fundamental theorem of Hartogs that functions analytic on a punctured nbhd of (0,0) extend across the origin. The development is based on the solution of the C - infinity "dbar" problem.
Other books that look good but I have not read are those of Forster on Riemann surfaces, and of Krantz on several complex variables, and of Ebeling on some geometry of Riemann surfaces, several complex variables and singularities. Joe Taylor also has an interesting book.
A useful book on complex manifolds is that of Kodaira and Morrow, and the classic on deformations of complex manifolds is that of Kodaira. Andre Weil's classic Varie'te's Kahleriennes is also recommended.
I am not a complex analyst, but a complex algebraic geometer, so my recommendations should be taken in that light.
Since complex analysis is so broad, I'll mention three I like:
Visual Complex Analysis by Tristan Needham, Oxford Press has a unique geometric approach.
Princeton Lectures in Analysis II, Complex Analysis, by Stein and Shakarchi, PUP, is beautifully written.
Complex Variables by Flanigan is an inexpensive Dover which helpfully reviews vector calculus in the plane and harmonic functions extensively. Once this is done the complex theorems come easily.
I love Sarason's book as an introduction. It was originally (I think) published by Henry Helson in his garage. It's just beautifully clean and goes as far as a proof of the Riemann mapping theorem.
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Ubuntu 12.04 Unity greeter has introduced selected user dynamic background, that means that when selecting a user from the available users list the background will change to reflect the selected user's desktop background.
However, I am puzzled, because in my experience this isn't consistently true. On one of my family members' computers, where there are three users, only one of the users' background shows in LightDM. None of the users are newly created. The user whose background is showing has a custom background; one of the users whose background doesn't show also does; and the other one who doesn't has the default switching wallpaper set. It is not a clean install but has been incrementally upgraded from about 8.04. Any idea what could be happening?
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I uninstalled my app and reinstall it though ADB and now none of the facebook stuff works. The code is exactly the same as before but it just gives me the following error:
(BTW the code is identical to the Android tutorial stuff, for testing of course).
Following error:
java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start activity ComponentInfo{com.polygonattraction.lovebirds/com.polygonattraction.lovebirds.facebook.FacebookLoginTest}: java.lang.NullPointerException
It seems to happen on this line:
facebook.authorize(this, new String[] {"user_photos","user_about_me","friends_photos","user_status", "publish_stream"}, Facebook.FORCE_DIALOG_AUTH, new DialogListener()
The problem is, none of the functions are called (onComplete, onFacebookError, onError or onCancel)
which is strange, it just crashs on authorise. Tried this on all 3 of my devices one without facebook install and never had the app. Still crashes with the same error.
I call the facebook activity by doing the following:
Intent intent = new Intent(this, com.polygonattraction.lovebirds.facebook.GetFacebookToken.class);
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My kid is 2yrs and 8 months. From last 2 weeks he has totally lost his interest in eating. In a day he hardly eats anything, for e.g 3-4 straw berries,few nuts and just a bite from some other snack. His milk intake is almost same which is 500-600ml a day. I have already consulted a doctor and she doesn't see anything wrong with him. I am extremely worried about his appetite loss; if somehow we convinced him to take a bite of his used to be favorite eatables(like banana, cashew etc) he just spit it out. He has also lost more than 1 kg of weight. He is already under weight and now only weighs 11.2 kg . Pls suggest how should I deal with this.
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Recommendations regarding "see another doctor" are spot-on. Given the weight loss I suggest having him evaluated by an allergy specialist, particularly looking for an allergy to gluten. Our daughter (now 12) was having a great deal of difficulty with digestive issues and stopped growing at age 3. Once we found she was allergic to gluten (part of wheat, barley, and rye) we eliminated it from her diet and she's been fine since. This may not be the problem with your son but since it's often overlooked it might be good have the blood test performed. In our case the blood test indicated that she had the allergy; the doctor then wanted to do an intestinal biopsy, which required general anesthesia, which we declined to do - we didn't feel that it was appropriate to subject a four-year-old to general anesthesia, and since eliminating gluten from her diet produced immediate improvements in behavior, food intake, and growth we decided the more invasive procedure was not needed.
(And yes, I'm aware that in recent years gluten has gotten a bad name, and eliminating gluten from the diet has become something of a fad. For those who are not allergic getting rid of gluten will do no harm but probably won't do any good. However, for those who are allergic to it, such as my daughter, eliminating gluten can only be beneficial).
My kids went through cycles of constant hunger followed by reduced appetites. As long as liquid goes in and liquid comes out, there's unlikely to be anything wrong. You could weigh him once a week and see that he's not really getting smaller, and you'd feel better.
A very specific cause that we found when our sons didn't want to eat, were canker sores. They make it really painful to chew and to eat, while drinking is still pretty much painfree.
This sounds really harsh, but both of my step-children have these stages... It is normal. Biggest thing we got told by the doctor and other mothers from my mothers group, keep serving up food. Have your daily meals and plate it up. If they choose not to eat then they choose not to. In their eyes playing is more important. So when they do eat praise them. Get your child involved in the preparation, make a veggie patch, and trust me, eventually they will give up and just eat. They learn their lesson quick smart. Just a fact of life and you can't really force them to eat. But if it does persist to more than two weeks, head back and see your doctor.
This kind of problem actually was one of the problem that I was afraid of that this will happened to my first son. Especially when our kid get sick, they tend to have a low interest in eating. But thankfully, I already anticipated earlier since my wife was breastfeeding my first son. The key to this problem only related to these two foods : honey and dates. Since my wife having pregnancy for the first time, I always asked my wife to eat honey and dates twice a day. And keep doing it when my son is entering breastfeeding phase. Now the result is my wife and I having trouble in handling his high appetite even when he got sicks. From this experience, I suggest you to start giving your kid to eat honey/dates. If he/she didn't want also, when he/she is sleeping, I suggest you to apply the honey to his/her lips. I hope this could give you another solutions to your problem.
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Can anyone provide a simple concrete example of a non-arithmetic commutative and unitary ring (i.e., a commutative and unitary ring in which the lattice of ideals is non-distributive)?
HINT $\ \: $ Distributivity easily yields that a finitely generated ideal is $\:1\:$ if it contains a cancellable element $\rm\:u\:$ that is $\rm\:lcm$-coprime to the generators. For example, for a $2$-generated ideal $\rm\:(x,y)$
LEMMA $\:\ $ If $\rm\ x,\:y\:$ and cancellable $\rm\:u\:$ are elements of an arithmetical ring then $$\rm\ \begin{array}{} (u)\cap(x)\ =\ (u\:x)\\ \rm (u)\cap(y)\ =\ (u\:y)\end{array}\ \ \ and\ \ \ (u) \subseteq (x,y)\ \ \Rightarrow\ \ (x,y) = 1$$
Proof $\rm\ \ (u) = (u)\cap(x,y) = (u)\cap(x) + (u)\cap(y) = u\ (x,y)\:$ so $\rm\:(x,y)=1\:$ by cancelling $\rm\:u\:.$
REMARK $\ $ Thus to prove that a domain is not arithmetical it suffices to exhibit elements that violate the Lemma. That is easy, e.g. put $\rm\ u = x+y\ $ for $\rm\ x,y \in \mathbb Q[x,y]\:,\: $ or $\rm\ x,\:y=2\in \mathbb Z[x]\:.$
Arithmetical domains are much better known as Prüfer domains. They are non-Noetherian generalizations of Dedekind domains. Their ubiquity stems from a remarkable confluence of interesting characterizations. For example, they are those domains satisfying: $\rm CRT$ (Chinese Remainder Theorem) for ideals, or Gauss's Lemma for polynomial content ideals, or for ideals: $\rm\ A\cap (B + C) = A\cap B + A\cap C\:,\ $ or the $\rm\: GCD\cdot LCM\:$ law: $\rm\: (A + B)\ (A \cap B) = A\ B\:,\ $ or $\:$ "contains $\rm\Rightarrow$ divides" $\rm\ A\supset B\ \Rightarrow\ A\:|\:B\ $ for finitely generated $\rm\:A\:$ etc. It's been estimated that there are over $100$ known characterizations, e.g. see my prior answer for close to $30$ interesting such.
In the ring $K[X,Y]$, where $K$ is a field and $X$ and $Y$ are indeterminates, we have
$$(X+Y)\cap\Big((X)+(Y)\Big)\not\subset\Big((X+Y)\cap (X)\Big)+\Big((X+Y)\cap (Y)\Big).$$
[Thank you to Bill Dubuque for having pointed out a catastrophic typo!]
A commutative integral domain is "arithmetic" in the sense that you specify iff it is a Prüfer domain, i.e., iff every nonzero finitely generated ideal is invertible. This class of domains is famously robust: there is an incredibly long list of equivalent characterizations: see e.g. the beginning of this paper for some characterizations. For a proof that a domain is arithmetic iff its finitely generated ideals are invertible, see e.g. Theorem 6.6 of Larsen and McCarthy's text Multiplicative Theory of Ideals.
Note in particular that a Noetherian domain is Prüfer iff it is Dedekind, i.e., iff it is integrally closed and of Krull dimension at most one. Therefore examples of rings with non-distributive lattice of ideals abound, e.g.:
For any field $k$, $k[t_1,\ldots,t_n]$, $n \geq 2$. (The dimension is greater than one.)
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Does $\log(x)$ stop at a certain value when x is infinite? Or is it also infinite?
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What SIM card would you recommend for smartphone user for the travel in Germany?
It would be probably the only or the most important connection to the Internet, so large amounts of data and relatively fast transfer is an issue.
There's a need to stay in touch with friends and family, so the calls to the other EU-countries should be as cheap as possible.
According to the first criteria, I've found T-Mobile offer interesting. The internet costs 10 Euro/month and after reaching transfer limit it stays relatively fast. According to tests (Galileo from Pro7, AFAIR) it has also the best coverage. However, calls to other countries are very expensive.
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The following questions might be trivial, however, I couldn't solve them:
Let $G$ be generated by a finite symmetric set $S.$ Suppose that $\Gamma(G,S)$ is the corresponding right Cayley graph of $G.$ $X$ is a metric space(or, maybe a topological space with some nice structure).
(1) Is there a way to check the following property of a space $X:$ $X$ is not quasi-isometric to a space $Z$ which is quasi-isometric to a(hence, every) Carley graph $\Gamma(G,S)$ of some f.g group $G.$
I.e, If we partition the space of spaces upto quasi-isometric equivalence then does every equivalence class contain a space which is quasi-isometric to a Cayley graph of some f.g group $G?$
(2) By Stalling's theorem, # of ends is a geometric property of the group. Does this mean that # of ends is a quasi-isometric invariant of the spaces which are quasi-isometric to Cayley graphs?
If the answer of question #2 is affirmative and equivalence class question above fails; i.e, there is an equivalence class whose elements are not quasi-iso. to any Cayley graph ; then what is the example of spaces $W_1, W_2$ which are not quasi-iso. to any Cayley graph but $W_1$ is quasi-isometric to $W_2$ ,however, # of ends of $W_1$ is different than the # of ends of $W_2.$
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In Part One of a two-part interview, titled "Java Champion Dick Wall on Genetics, the Java Posse, and Alternative Languages (Part One)," Java Champion and Java Posse member Dick Wall explores the potential of genetic analysis to enhance human health, shares observations about alternative languages for the Java Virtual Machine (JVM), and reveals inside dope on the Java Posse. Wall admits to learning from Brian Goetz, Java language architect at Oracle, that pretty much everything he thought he knew about optimizing for the JVM was wrong, and discusses not only his current work using Scala to enhance our capacity to gain knowledge of our genetic vulnerabilities, but shares what he has learned about his own genetic challenges. In addition, he recounts some adventures with the Java Posse.
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"…when I started working in Scala, I was worried that lots of extra immutable objects, which are created when you use immutable data often, would result in a lot more work for the garbage collector. After talking with Brian about it, I realized that, in fact, the opposite is often or usually true. Short-lived, immutable objects usually exist in a special part of the JVM's memory referred to as Eden. Releasing the memory back to the pool from there is almost without cost. It is only longer-lived objects that get promoted to the JVM main heap that are expensive to garbage collect. So lots of small, short-lived objects can actually help the garbage collector out. There are other ways immutability can help or hurt performance, but ultimately, I decided to code for style and correctness first and worry about performance if and when it becomes an issue."
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House of Representatives Passes a Comprehensive Stem Cell Bill
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Despite significant debate and a veto threat, last week the House of Representatives passed a comprehensive stem cell bill designed to increase federal funding for research.
Authored by Republican Michael Castle of Delaware and Democrat Diana DeGette of Colorado, the Stem Cell Research Enhancement bill seeks to increase the number of embryonic stem cell lines eligible for federal funding.
In August of 2001, when President Bush became the first president to authorize federal funding for embryonic stem cells, he limited funding to sixty cell lines. All of the lines had to be derived from embryos which had already been destroyed, and therefore could be used for research.
While the president and others have argued that destroying embryos for scientific research is unethical, most scientists believe that the 60 lines, only 20 of which are uncontaminated, are inadequate to conduct appropriate research.
"The current federal embryonic stem-cell research policy is simply not sufficient for the scientists to conduct the research they need to do to find cures and treatments," Castle told a news conference.
The same day, Rep. Jim Ramstadt argued that embryonic stem cell research could potentially reduce the "suffering of diabetes, spinal cord paralysis, heart disease, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease, cancer, MS [multiple sclerosis], Lou Gehrig's disease and other fatal, debilitating diseases."
President Bush, however, strongly felt that the bill "violates the clear standard I set four years ago."
Despite the objection from the President and many other conservatives, the bill passed the House 238 – 194 and is expected to cruise through the Senate, where a nearly identical bill sponsored by Senators Arlen Specter and Tom Harkin already has 58 co-sponsors.
The bill even has the support of some prominent pro-life conservatives, including Senator Hatch, a Mormon Senator from Utah. "I know, as a long-standing pro-life Senator, that it is possible to be both anti-abortion and pro-embryonic stem cell research," he said. "There is no greater way to promote life than to find a way to defeat untimely death and disease."
The bill would ultimately allow for any discarded embryos to be eligible for federal research money, as long as the donors approved them for that use.
President Bush has threatened to veto the bill, arguing that "this would take us across a critical ethical line by creating new incentives for the ongoing destruction of emerging human life." To overrule a veto, the Senate needs 66 votes and the House needs 290. Currently, that type of support does not exist.
A sister bill, the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act, seeks to increase funding specifically for adult and umbilical cord stem cell research. It passed the House by a vote of 431 –1, and is expected to speed through the senate and be signed into law quickly.
To date, adult stem cell research has been much more successful in developing treatments to various disorders and diseases. However, scientists fear that adult stem cell research will quickly reach the proverbial glass ceiling, and thus establishing a broader role for embryonic stem cell research is even more critical.
"There shouldn't be anything exclusive about which stem cells should be available," said former Rep. Jim Greenwood (R-Pa.), now president of the Biotechnology Industry Organization. "They should all be available to scientists."
Although the controversy continues and ethical questions still remain, the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has actually endorsed both stem cell research bills."Our adoption of a policy is guided by one thing only, and that is quality care for our patients," explained ASCO president Sandra Horning. "In the case of stem cell research, the Board overwhelmingly felt that the potential for patient benefit should be paramount."


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What is the etymology of がらんと, an adverb meaning empty or deserted?
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The word is garan. The to is grammar.
There are two general things to keep in mind about 擬音語 and 擬態語:
These are general ideas and may not always work, but it is an OK start. As such, you should expect garan > karan > karakara. This may easily be verified in a dictionary.
As for the meaning, garan has two main senses: 1) a loud resounding echo when two hard (generally metallic) objects rub against each other 2) (as already given) empty, barren. The second meaning is an extension of the first in that the sound reverberates outwards spaciously.
As for karan, it two has two sense: 1) the resounding echo when two hard (generally metallic) objects rub against each other; not as loud as in garan 2) empty spaciousness, but unlike garan the sense of emptiness and loneliness is not as strong.
As for karakara, it only has the one sense: resounding echo when two metallic objects rub against each other.


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Just pulled out 'Ghetto Revolution' for an enjoyable listen,
gotta love all the falsetto & 'Grover' voices and an album that sounds like lyrics were written and performed in 1/2 a day!
For someone capable of such absolute stone KILLLLLLAHS - how did this happen...doesn't anyone dare say anything?
FWIW - from a reliable source - apparently this all does reflect the attitude of the PRODUCERS..
Either that or a secret love for Scandinavian metal vocal stylings


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La ScalaAmarcord and Carmen
Posted 13 July 2001 - 12:16 PM
La Scala Live in Southern California
How to start... ok, first impressions...
The venue: Orange County Performing Arts Center in Southern California. Lovely modern facility with really uncomfortable seats! Or maybe they just seemed that way because I had been driving two hours to get there.
I had a good seat 13 rows back and dead center. A great seat! Site lines looked to be good from anywhere in the house. Row M orchestra is pretty close to the stage.
The man sitting next to me was wearing either an old leather jacket or a vinyl one that squeaked when he moved. Disconcerting to say the least. :-) And then he would open up these paper-wrapped candies. Thank heavens he didnt do that too much.
I was very concerned about sitting still, which is nearly impossible for me, but after reading some of the comments here about twitchy people I sat as still as possible. Only shifting about during stage changes. Yall would have been proud of me. :-)
Amarcord: The audience let out a gasp as the curtain rose on the set of life-size dolls hanging in multiple rows across the back of the set. Very stark, very interesting.
Not sure what it meant - more of the townspeople hanging around the square, or maybe representing civilian war dead.
I liked this dance - very contemporary ballet with great energy by all the cast. Too long, bits and pieces could have been cut out without disturbing the flow of the story.
Wonderful dance by principal Vittorio DAmato as the Father and corps member Raffaella Benaglia as the Mother.
Another stand out was soloist Sabrina Brazzo as Gradisca and Maurizio Licitra as Titta.
One of the reviewers mentioned Murru as the cross-dressing German officer. I must have missed something because I did NOT see any cross dressing. Maybe Murru just looked so good as a girl I didnt notice anything amiss.
His Amarcord German officer pdd and solo work were good if a little understated. Rather reserved I think.
He is much taller than the rest of the troupe - one of my first thoughts when the dancers took the stage was they were short...most of them anyway. I expected the women to be short, I didnt expect the men to be so.
Four taller men played the Fascist soldiers who were very good and very handsome. Couldnt help but notice that they were REALLY handsome.
The audience loved the piece. Many curtain calls, bravos and bravas as the dancers bowed. In particular the male dancers were very strong, and not just in their leaps and turns.
The whole cast seemed to really enjoy dancing and they were very skilled. Their smiles during the curtain calls seemed genuine and honest. Murru was somber. I wonder if he can smile or if he is just so star that he has to appear morose.
And the real reason I went: Carmen.
The very opening number had the dancers all dancing with cigarettes and it caused quite a bit of verbal commenting like a whisper of noise running through the house with a word understood here and there.
I dont think smoking on stage is common in US ballets????
Murrus solo early in the ballet was strange. Not because of his dancing but because there was this chanting going on in the corps which was posed behind him.
Like in his big jumps they were saying something like ka-boom or some such in Italian. The audience laughed.
It took away from the moment you might say. Then the chanting really got going accompanied by hand slapping rhythmically on the stage.
Poor guy. How can a danseur compete against that?!
I am not sure of the name, but the soloist in this ballet - dancing in the red corset - was really good and fiery. I almost thought she was Carmen!
There were some real standouts in this ballet including the Toreador - Francesco Ventriglia.
There was much dancing with chairs, which caused more audience comment...why chairs? And one poor girl, after leaping from chair to chair across several chairs - fell as she went off stage.
Durante: It was great to see her live. She either has cut her hair REALLY short or she had on a wig that really didnt look like a wig.
Her entrance was rather a let down. There was so much going on before she came on stage it was hard to figure out what was what.
I have seen her in several MacMillan pieces I have on video so I was expecting more emotion than was actually there.
In her first big solo she fell off pointe early on coming out of a small turn which made the audience gasp. It was SO unexpected. She recovered quickly and I didnt see any more broken moves the rest of the ballet.
And then a really strange thing, when she snapped open her fan it split in half. So instead of hiding her face behind it and peering over the top, she was peeking out between two halves.
I can just imagine the curses going through her mind when that happened!
Her bedroom scene with Murru was grand - but again, there was something missing - a passion or something. She did all the moves technically perfect and I had tears running down my face at the end because her dancing is so lyrically beautiful, her line and extensions are amazing, but there was no real connection to Murru.
Most of her solo he sat in the corner smoking, which caused some consternation in the folks around me. Perhaps the lack of passion was due to his remoteness.
The ending scene where Don Jose kills Carmen is visually very exciting and Durante danced beautifully and again a sigh from the audience when she died. Very moving.
Then the troupe came on and that was that.
I thought to myself - Is that all there is? And the squeaking-jacket-paper-crackling man said Is that all there is?
Then, as the dancers were taking their final calls he said about Murru, boy, that guy was sure lethargic.
He was right. The corps men were so much more energetic and feeling. Murru was just there.
I am glad I went, Durante was worth the price of the ticket, I just wish there had been more of her!
Tonight - Giselle!
Posted 13 July 2001 - 01:06 PM
I didn't realize La Scala was already on our shores. I hope we'll have other reports, on this program and on the "Giselle." It's a traditional production, with changes, from what I've read.
Posted 13 July 2001 - 01:31 PM
As for "Amarcord", I'm sure it would help if you are familiar with the Fellini film. I am looking forward to this, because I understand they are using the background music of the film.
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Posted 13 July 2001 - 03:26 PM
I greatly enjoyed "Amarcord." The music was mostly from Nino Rota's score from the film, with additional pieces by A. Schnittke, Glenn Miller ("In the Mood"), and M. Schiavoni. (Felix Mendelssohn is uncredited in the program, but his Wedding March from "A Midsummer Night's Dream" is also used.)
I wouldn't describe "Amarcord" as a contemporary ballet. If we use the term "Contemporary Ballet" here to describe the fusion of ballet with modern dance, what term should we use for something like "Amarcord" which is a fusion of ballet with show dancing? (How would one describe Balanchine's "Union Jack?") The choreography here (by Luciano Cannito), while using mainly a ballet volcabulary, had the energy and exuberance of a musical.
Whatever one calls it, I found the choreography a perfect fit to the music and the dramatic structure of the ballet, soundly and logically constructed. It was also great fun to watch. The cast of excellent dancers performed with enthusiasm and joy, fully acting as well as dancing their roles. I found both viewings to be exhilarating. (But I know one Ballet Talk member who hated it, and expect there are several of you out there who will not like it.)
"Carmen" was first performed in 1949, and looks it. The choreography, especially for the leads, is very idiosyncratic and probably only really works on the original dancers.
The weakness in these performances was, as Lara said, a lack of connection between the leads, similar to the lack of sizzle that one sees in the Jeanmarie-Baryshnikov video. Massimo Murro had the same detached air in this work that he had as the Nazi officer in "Amarcord." There it fit; here it's fatal. He seemed more like a disinterested observer than a man overcome by passion.
But Viviana (wearing a Zizi-gamine wig) was a joy to see, anyway. (How can such a tiny gal have such long legs?) Alas, the role of Carmen in this ballet is fairly one-note, so she didn't have the opportunity to bring much of her dramatic qualities to bear. But unlike some dancers who are known as "dramatic," Viviana also has terrific technique to draw on, and got to display it here.
She had trouble with that fan in both performances. In the first, it flew out of her hand at the end of her solo. After a slight pause while she thought about what to do about it, she gave a slight body motion that expressed not "oops" but a very haughty, in-character "Damn!" She then swooped to pick it up on her way to tap Don Jose with it, staying on the music throughout. The second night, as Lara reported, it split on her.
The rest of the cast of "Carmen" performed beautifully, especially Beatrice Carbone. But after "Amarcord" with its propulsive momentum and dramatic continuity, The episodic "Carmen" with its spikey, mechanistic choreography was unfulfilling. The program would be improved by performing "Carmen" first.
Posted 13 July 2001 - 03:57 PM
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I don't think smoking on stage is common in US ballets????
I was told by a POB dancer that every time they dance that ballet, there are a few dancers who had stopped smoking who start smoking again...
There's also a cigarette in Petit's "Le jeune homme et la mort". Probably smoking was fac, back then.
Murru's solo early in the ballet was strange. Not because of his dancing but because there was this chanting going on in the corps which was posed behind him.
Like in his big jumps they were saying something like "ka-boom" or some such in Italian. The audience laughed.
Actually, it's French, not Italian (it's some lyrics from Bizet's opera). I don't remember it exactly, but I think what sounded like "ka-boom" probably was "l'amour"
(in the song "l'amour est enfant de bohême").
Carmen looks a bit outdated now, but it also depends a lot on the interprets. I appreciated it quite a lot when I saw it last season at the Paris Opera (with Gaida and Belarbi), and also a few seasons before in Marseille (with Assylmuratova and Broeckx).
Posted 13 July 2001 - 04:23 PM
Posted 14 July 2001 - 03:51 PM
Actually, it's French, not Italian (it's some lyrics from Bizet's opera). I don't remember it exactly, but I think what sounded like "ka-boom" probably was "l'amour"
(in the song "l'amour est enfant de bohême").<<<<
Thanks for clearing that up!
I am really glad you concurred with my thoughts on Carmen, Murru and Durante. She is the reason I didn't go to work that day and went to the ballet instead. Her dance was impeccable, I just wish there was more of it!
I really want to see her in one of the Macmillan roles she does so well. I would probably fly to England to see Mayerling!
Posted 19 July 2001 - 07:59 AM
The bedroom scene is the morning after their night of love. Don Jose is both empty, remorseful (realizing his fall but unable still to resist it), but also pretending not to respond to Carmen's autoerotic dance. It's a kind of passive aggression towards her on his part, a last assertion of his will, until finally she arouses him and he bursts into passion -- an aggressive sexual response towards her. His lust for her, and his hatred of her (and for himself) should be evident here.
Last night, at the Lincoln Center festival, I agree that much of this nuance was not well conveyed. But, between Durante and Murru, it was he who made more of an attempt.
Posted 21 July 2001 - 06:11 PM
Thanks for the great explanation of what the emotions between Carmen and Don Jose should be. I am not at all familiar with this ballet so your words were particularly helpful in retrospect.
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I have wanted to get a Mah Jongg set, but have hesistated because I don't know what to look for in a set so I don't buy something flimsy.
Can anyone suggest what makes a good (or bad) Mah Jongg set? (e.g. materials, printing, etc.)
I have wanted to get a Mah Jongg set, but have hesistated because I don't know what to look for in a set so I don't buy something flimsy.
Can anyone suggest what makes a good (or bad) Mah Jongg set? (e.g. materials, printing, etc.)
Good but inexpensive set:
Decent weight bakelite or similar plastic pieces, readable "engraved" (molded, really) figures.
I've a set I paid $15 for back in 1988; it's got a few thousand hands on it (I used to play a full game of 16 hands every week, sometimes more than one), and it's still in great shape, but the vinyl over cardboard snap case is about dead. Replacing it would be about $25-$35 now. Higher end plastic sets run to about $50-$75
For the simplest "traditional" game, you need set with just the 7 honors (4 each: N, S, E, W, C {Red}, F {green}, and blank). You should hold out for one with 4 flowers and 4 seasons.
For the American game, 8 "big jokers" are also needed.
It's nice if the set has a deal marker and round marker; many times, this is a die for the round, and a carrier which the die fits into as a round marker.
Almost all sets come with 3 pretty poor quality dice.
It's generally worth it to make certain at least the suit of 10,000's (characters) is marked with western numbers as well; it isn't needed, but is nice, on the suits of bamboo and coins (balls).
The better looking the winds and seasons, the easier they are to tell from the 1 bamboo.
Some have marked extra tiles, usually marked "B"... I use these as my 7th honor, and reserve the blanks as replacement tiles.
More expensive set
Look for the wood or bamboo to be slotted, and the ivory or bone to fit that slot tightly; you should see no space, and normally, the slot is dovetailed. Bone will have visible pores, and is pretty opaque; Ivory has a different pattern, and is slightly translucent. In both cases, look for paint only in the engraved areas, even pieces, and consistent size and color.
If you find an ivory set for under $100, suspect that you're being had. Inexpensive ivory sets just don't exist... many that claim it are bleached bone, or even plastic.
Bone sets can look very nice. But they also run $50 to $150 depending on a lot of factors.
Paper Sets
Mah Jongg cards (often spelled kards) are available for under $25. Most are only the traditional set, usually with both the four winds and four seasons, and the blank is replaced with a white dragon image.
So long as the set is a comfortable size, and is plastic coated, it should work fine.
One can make a passable set using a Mah Jongg font, and an business card template. If you laminate the cards with contact laminate, they come out feeling like lightweight japanese cards... And play just fine.
One other word of warning: when searching for Mah Jongg Cards, you'll get some hits that are the scoring combinations for the American Game, rather than cards with which you play the game itself. Kards almost always refers to playing pieces.
Final Thoughts
http://www.sloperama.com/mjfaq/whereg.htm has all the answers you need.
The site also links to a reliable list of sellers as well as lots of information about buying sets. It also helps in selecting which kind of set (Japanese, American, ...) to chose.


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During the final 49 weeks until Kickoff 2013, we will take a moment each week to look at various aspects of the football program.
Spring Break
Mar. 10, 2013
By Tom Whitestone
There was a calm about the Football Center this past week.
Coaches still bounded around -- talking football with each other or holing up in their offices. Always plenty to do, what with the 49ers first spring practice just a week away.
But with spring break upon us, the football center seemed quiet.
Quite similiar to the office setting a year ago. Last year, at this time, the coaches weren't in the Football Center, which was still under construction, but instead in their offices on the second floor of Halton Arena.
But like last year, when the 49ers only had some names on paper from their first signee class, there wasn't the hustle and bustle of activity that exists when the players are around.
Head coach Brad Lambert gave a tour of the facilities to some local media members during the week. The quiet was useful for the tour -- but so different from the normal daily schedule.
Some meeting rooms sat idle. The weight room was empty, save for a visit from Defensive Coordinator Bruce Tall looking to get a work out in. The training tables and tubs were unoccupied. The academic center still.
The quiet was reminiscent of 2012, but the tour made apparent the differences a year can make. The weight room, meeting rooms, academic center -- like the team roster -- existed only on paper a year ago. In 2013 - even sitting empty - those rooms bring a certain excitement to the program.
Lambert told the media members how recruiting this year was different because the players could see and walk and touch the facilities. Last year, they depended on renderings.
Last year, they looked at pictures. This year they came to practice. Next year they could come to games. The excitement in his voiced picked up steam. The steps were getting smaller and quicker. The season was getting closer.
March Madness buzzed just up the road from the stadium with the men's basketball team claiming its final two games to ready itself for the A-10 Tournament -- the first in OT on the road and the second on Senior Day over the league's preseason favorite.
At the stadium, however, all was quiet. Madness still waits up the road a bit.
The empty rooms waiting fill up. The empty stadium waiting to open its gates. The empty field waiting to accept its players. And, in the quiet, excitement mounts.
This spring break, there was a certain calm about the facility. A familiar calm. But make no mistake -- the storm is fast approaching.


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10. Cruella De Ville (101 Dalmations)
If she doesn't scare you, no evil thing will. The song pretty much nails it. This is a woman who is happy to murder ninety nine Dalmation puppies in order to make herself a fur coat. Not only that, but she steals away one litter cuz the owners won't sell. She also suggests poisoning, drowning or bashing the puppies on the head. O_o
9. Judge Claude Frollo (The Hunchback Of Notre Dame)
Realistic and righteous, Frollo is frightening cuz he's like an actual person who could be living down the road from you. Convinced that he's in the right, Frollo oozes malice. The worst part is his song where he sings about raping and murdering the female lead. Horrible man.
8. The Queen (Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs)
This woman wanted her pretty stepdaughter to be killed with an axe and her heart ripped out. Doesn't get much more evil than that. Oh yeah, the fact that the Queen was going to eat Snow White's heart. She even uses witchcraft to transform into an old lady which allows her to give a poisoned apple to a naive Snow White.
7. Ursula (The Little Mermaid)
Ursula tricks Ariel into agreeing to a deal with her and then uses her powers as a sea witch to disguise herself as a beautiful young maiden using Ariel's voice to steal the prince from her. She also has a garden full of polyps who were once merpeople that Ursula similarly tricked; stealing their souls so that they can suffer in misery forever.
6. Lady Tremaine (Cinderella)
The classic wicked stepmother, Lady Tremaine terrorises young Cinderella and treats her like a slave. She favours her daughters over her stepdaughter, and even locks Cinderella into a room to try and prevent her from meeting the prince. Lady Tremaine might care for her daughters but as far as Cinderella is concerned she's nothing but cruel.
5. Maleficent (Sleeping Beauty)
Her motive for wanting to kill Aurora is cuz she wasn't invited to a party. Maleficent has many methods for preventing happy endings, including changing into a fearsome dragon. She curses Aurora to pri'ck her finger on a spindle and die for no other reason than purest spite. If you dont agree, look up "maleficent" in the dictionary and the definition will be "doing evil or harm".
4. Scar (The Lion King)
The evil brother of Mufasa will do anything to become King of the Pride Lands, even if it means killing his brother and his nephew Simba. Although he only succeeds in murdering Mufasa, he convinces his nephew that it was his fault, leaving Simba to live with the guilt of his fathers death and tells the cub to "run far away, Simba, and never come back." Not content with that, Scar then sets a pack of hyenas on Simba to make sure that he'll never come back.
3. The Coachman (Pinnocio)
The Coachman is one of the most evil and twisted villains that Disney has ever come up with. He takes boys to Pleasure Island, where they can do exactly as they like, whether it be playing games, smoking or breaking up the place. Little do they know that they'll never return... instead, they will be turned into donkeys and then sold into slavery. Two of these boys turned donkeys even pull the Coachman's coach; doomed to spend the remainder of their lives taking other boys to share their fate and helpless to prevent it.
2. Zira (Simba's Pride)
Arguably, Zira is a worse villain than Scar. Not only does Zira plot to overthrow Simba, but she also spends several years twisting her young son Kovu's mind and telling him lies to make him believe that his destiny is to murder Simba, but she also hits and exiles Kovu when he doesn't do this, accusing him of killing his brother. Zira also is perfectly happy to kill her daughter too for defying her, and is pretty much completely consumed with hatred.
1. Jafar (Aladdin)
Jafar doesn't care a d@mn for anyone else save himself. He manipulates the Sultan and is obsessed with gaining power. Jafar pretends to be a faithful advisor to the Sultan in an attempt to steal his throne and rule Agrabah. He nearly killed Aladdin several times, including imprisoning him in the Cave of Wonders. Jafar also wishes to force Princess Jasmine to be his wife, and has one of the best evil laughs in the entire Disney franchise.
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MARTINS FERRY - In the last month, the Belmont County Drug Task Force has intercepted two suspicious packages from local post offices.
Both busts have resulted in arrests and the seizure of nine to 10 pounds of marijuana, which was better quality, then what the task force has had in the past.
The packages were declared suspicious by the post office when the address came back as non-existent or names did not match the addresses.
"When the post office feels that a package is suspicious, they have to report it to the postal inspector in Cleveland," said Drug Task Force Commander and Martins Ferry Police Chief John McFarland. "In return, they contact us about the situation they have."
This has became a new problem for the Drug Task Force.?The last time they had a situation like this was about eight or nine years ago, according to McFarland. This bust resulted in one of the biggest seizures the Drug Task Force has ever had.
"We are learning more and with the training the task force officers go through, they are learning new tricks," said McFarland. "We learn that there are a lot drugs being sent through the UPS, Fed Ex and the postal service."
Along with extra training, Drug Task Force officers are trying to come up with more ways that they can be more aggressive and useful to tackle this problem. This would include officers of the Drug Task Force working with the post services more and having the drug dogs in Belmont County do more sniffs.
"Hopefully, we will increase the amount of drugs we recover . I am sure there is a lot that goes through that we do not get, but we are trying with the group of people we have that are trying to be better with what we have to work with and try to get as much as we can," said McFarland.
According to McFarland, these drug bust take a lot of man hours and a lot of people, but they are more concerned with getting the drugs off the street then getting the arrest.
"We plan on having a better working relationship and being more aggressive with the postal service, UPS and Fed Ex I order for us to get into the post office, the package have to be declared suspicious in order for us to have a dog come in," said McFarland. "There are other angles we can go and working more with them, in hopes that we will continue to make bigger arrest in the future ... having the dog there to do these sniffs is an amazing asset because if it wasn't for the dog, we would not have the evidence to have the search warrant or make an arrest."
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28 Dec 2012 1:24 AM #1
Unanswered: stbuild error with Cmd v22.214.171.124 on Mac OS X 10.5.8
Hi, I'm trying to generate a touch (2.2. alpha) app using Cmd v220.127.116.11 (yes, I'm in the touch-2.2.0 SDK root folder). Cmd v3 fires up and would copy the files and create the dirs, but exit at "Generating new packager.json file using native packager". I suspect that stbuild has a problem with the i386 architecture. Can someone confirm?
Here is the debug info:
$ ./stbuild dyld: unknown required load command 0x80000022 Trace/BPT trap
$ arch -i386 ./stbuild arch: posix_spawnp: ./stbuild: Bad CPU type in executable
Any ideas are highly appreciated. Thanks!
29 Dec 2012 3:45 AM #2
Have you already installed SAAS and COMPASS? In not try installing those first.
29 Dec 2012 4:24 AM #3
Yes, both latest releases are installed via rubygems:
Sass 3.2.4 (Media Mark)
Compass 0.12.2 (Alnilam)
29 Dec 2012 6:43 PM #4
did you also download the xcode command line tools. installing xcode from appstore is not enough. you can find the package for xcode command line tools once you log in to your developer account
30 Dec 2012 3:30 AM #5
I have Xcode 3.1.4 which is the latest release for OS X 10.5.8, so no App Store. I installed the Developer Tools as well, but still the same.


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I have just got my R-D16 and I'm wondering how to set it up to find the correct nodal point.
I apologise in advance if this sounds like a dumb question but I would like to get it right from the start.
I understand the principle and my first pano is of a house, to capture it I need to be inside the trees/hedge line which is about 30' away from the building. Using a 5D mk11 with either a 17-40 or 24-105 (not sure which one you would suggest) in portrait mode I intend to take a series of pics left to right at two levels. I believe I need two points one in the foreground (though at a short distance I'm not quite sure what I'm going to find)and the other perhaps a window etc. Does this need to be in the centre of the frame or to one side? Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.


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I'm reading the Go language specification. The section on comments states:
Line comments start with the character sequence
//and stop at the end of the line. A line comment acts like a newline.
What is the point of specifying that a line comment acts like a newline? Couldn't line comments simply act like empty strings?
Lines (except the last) end in a newline anyway, so any line (except the last) will act like two consecutive newlines. If the last line has a line comment, then it can also safely act like an empty string.


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Fresh Evidence Presented At Pistorius Hearing
PRETORIA, South Africa—The state prosecutor and lawyers representing Oscar Pistorius presented fresh evidence and questioned each other's claims Wednesday, as the bail hearing for the South African Olympic sprinter accused of murdering his girlfriend ground through a second day.
Calling on the judge to deny bail, the state brought new evidence aimed at contradicting an affidavit from Mr. Pistorius, 26, that gives his take on what happened in the early hours of Feb. 14, when his 29-year-old girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, was shot and killed while she was in a bathroom at Mr. Pistorius's home.
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Mr. Pistorius has maintained he fired four shots through the closed bathroom door because he thought a burglar was inside. He has said he had no intention of killing Ms. Steenkamp, a model and aspiring actress.
State prosecutor Gerrie Nel said Tuesday that Mr. Pistorius "shot and killed an unarmed woman," and that he would argue the track star committed premeditated murder, a crime commanding a life sentence.
The defense has raised questions about the quality of state's evidence and the conduct of the investigation.
The judge will decide whether to grant Mr. Pistorius bail after closing arguments Thursday.
Mr. Pistorius, whose legs were amputated when he was an infant, is one of South Africa's most renowned athletes, known as the "blade runner" for the J-shaped carbon-fiber prosthetic legs he uses on the track. He was the first disabled runner to compete against able-bodied athletes in the London Olympics.
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He sat quietly through the court hearing Wednesday, as family members occasionally leaned over to rub his shoulder. He was more composed than in previous court appearances, when he sobbed uncontrollably.
But as his lawyers and the prosecutor retraced the events of Thursday morning using a diagram of his bedroom and bathroom, he broke into tears.
Chief investigating officer Botha said the shooting of Ms. Steenkamp "can't be" self-defense, adding: "I believe he knew she was in the bathroom and fired four shots in the door."
Mr. Botha said he arrived at Mr. Pistorius's Pretoria home at 4:15 a.m. on Feb. 14 to find Ms. Steenkamp dead on the floor on the ground level covered in towels. He said Ms. Steenkamp had been hit by a bullet on the right side of her head above her ear, on her right elbow and her right hip while she was inside the bathroom upstairs.
Mr. Botha disclosed statements from two witnesses saying they heard what sounded like a fight at Mr. Pistorius's home earlier Feb. 14. Mr. Botha said one witness, a neighbor who he said lives 300 to 600 yards from Mr. Pistorius's home, heard fighting between 2 a.m. and 3 a.m.
The state has said it was possible Ms. Steenkamp had locked herself in the bathroom following a fight. Mr. Botha said another witness heard several gunshots fired.
The chief investigator told the court that his team found two boxes of testosterone and needles, banned in many sports, during their search of the house. But on cross-examination by Mr. Pistorius's lawyer, Barry Roux, Mr. Botha said he could have misread the label and would need to see a photo to be sure.
Mr. Roux said police had found not testosterone, but a herbal remedy that isn't banned and is used by other athletes.
Mr. Roux attacked the evidence laid out piece by piece.
He also said the investigating team hadn't put on protective footwear when walking through the crime scene, suggesting there could have been contamination.
As for the witness statements, the time when they claimed they saw lights on and heard noises match what Mr. Pistorius said in his affidavit, Mr. Roux said.
Responding to a question from the prosecutor, Mr. Botha asked the court to deny bail to Mr. Pistorius, whom he said is a flight risk, citing evidence he has overseas bank accounts. Mr. Roux countered that his client has one dormant overseas account and one corporate account from which he can't draw money.
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Is there a Halachic problem to read and or learn the topic of History on Shabbos for enjoyment purposes? and why?
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One is not allowed to read "Shtarei Hedyotos" (business writings) because:
There is also a decree not to read any writings (even meal invitations, etc.) because one may come to read "Shatrei Hedyotos".
The Beis Yosef adds that one is prohibited from reading secular parables (fiction) or history on Shabbos (as well as on a weekday because of Moshav Leitzim and Bittul Torah).
However, the Rama says one can read History on Shabbos if it's written in Hebrew. The Aruch Hashulchan explains that the decree against Shtarei Hedyotos doesn't apply to Hebrew books because (in his day) classical Shtarei Hedyotos weren't written in Hebrew.
The Shulchan Harav writes though that one is forbidden from reading history books on Shabbos even if written in Hebrew.
However, the Eliya Rabba (quoted by both Aruch Hashulchan and Shulchan Aruch Harav) says that Yossipun (Josephus) is allowed to be read on Shabbos because it contains "Mussar and Yiras Shamayin".
Shulhan Aruch 307:16 (I'm bringing the words of the Yalkut Yosef 307:29)
> אין ללמוד בשבת אלא בדברי תורה, שלא ניתנו שבתות וימים טובים לישראל אלא לעסוק בתורה
Then Yalkut Yosef 307:27
מליצות ומשלים של דברי חולין והבל, או ספר שיש בו דברי חשק [רומן] ומלחמות, אסור לקרות בהם בשבת. ואף בחול אסור לקוראם, ועובר משום אל תפנו אל האלילים, לא תפנו אל מדעתכם.
In the first quote it is clear to him that you may not learn anything other than Torah. In the second quote he says "or wars" which is most of history. So either way you look at it, it would be asur.
Another problem when reading older sources on this is "history", a thousand years ago, was made up by kings about how glorious they were (to which the Rambam writes, who cares?!; it wasn't the more-scientific, comprehensive study that it is today, which is of far more valuable.
I believe it is permitted, based on Deuteronomy 32:7, which says to Remember the Days of Yore. From here, it seems like not only would it be permitted to reflect on history, but a mitzvah to do so.
See here for an in depth analysis by R. Eitam Henkin (the son of R. Yehudah Henkin) of the various reasons why people are generally not careful about the issur of reading 'shtarei hedyotos' nowadays.


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Time is running out to find the perfect candy for Easter Sunday.
The chocolate was literally flowing Friday morning at Mary Jane's Chocolates in Bowling Green. They say the last few days have been busy with many of their chocolate rabbits selling out.
Owner Mary Meszaros says there will be plenty to go around as her store is inspired by the Easter holiday.
"This is a holiday we would like to establish busier in Bowling Green because the reason that we opened the chocolate store is because we didn't have a specialty store. So my big push was Easter," says Meszaros.
Meszaros says all her chocolates are made fresh. They can even be personalized with names and colors to celebrate any holiday.


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Roy Francis Riedlinger, age 70, of Frisco, Texas, passed away suddenly on July 9, 2013. Roy was born on October 25, 1942 in Spearville, Kansas to Ferdinand and Rosa (Spahn) Riedlinger. He married Mary Jane Otte on December 21, 1979 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Although Roy received his PhD in mathematics and began a career in academia, he spent most of his working years in the computer industry and business process consulting.
Roy's quick mind and competitive spirit created the framework for his life. In retirement Roy enjoyed travel, especially riding his motorcycle on solo trips. Card games were a passion, mainly duplicate bridge and poker. Soccer was also of great importance, with much time spent on Hattrick and attending FC Dallas soccer games. His family was of utmost importance to him, and he was very proud of his children and grandchildren.
He is survived by his wife, MJ Riedlinger of Frisco, Texas; son, John Riedlinger (Anna Sundberg) of Minneapolis, Minnesota; daughters, Katharine Riedlinger (Jared Stevenson) of Pflugerville, Texas and Elizabeth Riedlinger (Shawn Scott) of Corpus Christi, Texas; grandchildren, Quinlan and Zoe Stevenson and Grey Brown; siblings, Avis and Bill Ross of Lubbock, Texas, Evangeline Trent of Dodge City, Kansas; Ken and Cynthia Prelo-Riedlinger of Tularosa, New Mexico.
A Memorial Service will be held on Tuesday, July 30th, at Holy Cross Catholic Church, 7000 Morning Star Drive, The Colony,TX 75056 at 3:00pm. A Celebration of Life will follow at The Frisco Lakes Village Center, 7277 Frisco Lakes Drive, Frisco, TX 75034 from 5:00 to 7:00pm.
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As of yesterday 173,027 pilgrims had arrived in Madinah from Makkah, according to a report released by the secretariat of the Hajj committee in Madinah.
A total of 36,559 pilgrims have already departed from Medinah. Forty-five flights flew out of Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz International Airport yesterday, carrying 9,591 pilgrims.


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Please, does anyone already have the Lower and Upper Rail settings for this setup : Canon 7D with Battery Grip + Nodal Ninja 5 + Sigma 8mm.
I'm arriving in NY next week. I'm going to stay for just a few days and didn't want to spend time searching for the NPP.
I just want to make sure my settings will be correct cause I'm starting in 360VR Photography.
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Migrating question:
How would I structure a MySQL query to move the value from one meta_key to another meta_key?
eg: I have an old meta_key of "guest_sort" associated with "posts" to "tf_exhibitor_sort" under the post type "exhibitor_listing"
I've already moved the posts from the original post category over to the post_type. Still possible, or am I outta luck and will have to do some data-entry?


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All this month the United States Humane Society and area animal clinics are participating in spay/neuter awareness month hoping to help stamp out animal overpopulation. Each year four to five million cats and dogs are euthanized by shelters mainly because of pet over population. Several area animal clinics are offering spay and neuter services at a discount rate.
So far the veterinarians in our area participating are:
You can also call your local veterinarian to see if they are participating or log on to pets911.com
In addition to awareness month a spay/neuter license plate may soon be available. The Department of Transportation needs to receive 900 applications before the plate can be offered to the public. If you would like to apply for a plate log on to kyrenew.com
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Why Spay and Neuter?
Facts and Myths
Fact: There is no medical evidence to justify a dog or cat to have a litter before spaying. In fact, spaying female dogs and cats eliminates the possibility of developing uterine or ovarian cancer and greatly reduces the threat of mammary cancer.
Fact: The only changes in dog and cat behavior after spaying or neutering are positive changes. Male cats tend to reduce territorial spraying, depending on their age at neutering. Neutered dogs and cats fight less, resulting in fewer bit and scratch wounds and lessening the spread of contagious diseases. Male dogs and cats tend to stay home more after neutering because they no longer wander in search of a mate.
Fact: Spaying or neutering does not affect a dog's natural instinct to protect his home and family.
Fact: Surgical sterilization is performed under general anesthesia by a doctor of veterinary medicine. The procedure itself is not felt by the patient. There may also be discomfort after the surgery, but most animals return to normal activity within 24 to 72 hours.
Source: http://www.snaptx.org/default.htm (Spay-Neuter Assistance Program Web site) contributed to this report.


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Enterprises are turning to virtualization and the cloud to help them address their technology requirements. But the complexity of monitoring end-to-end business services is heightened when moving applications onto the cloud. Traditional IT management models based solely on infrastructure cannot keep up with the cycle-times and economic benefits businesses expect from agile, cloud-based opportunities. This white paper from CA explains how Service assurance is the modern IT management solution designed to meet the requirements of a cloud-connected.
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I use wget's built-in spider mode as a convenience sometimes to quickly check a local site for broken links. This morning I turned its attention to a production site that we'd just put major changes on, and it's coming up with 3 broken links, but it seems impossible to tell where they are! (It only says what they're linking to and there's no straightforward way of relating that alone back to a page.)
The options I'm currently using are
wget -r -nv --spider http://www.domain.com/ -o /path/to/log.txt. Does anyone know of an option I'm overlooking, a way to read the output, or even a simple substitute for this command that will also let me know what file the links appear in (and ideally a line #)?


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Career Paper Dolls
- Cardboard
- Construction paper
- Scissors
- Glue
- Crayons
Adult should first trace or draw some different body shapes onto the cardboardmale and female. Add facial features and hair. Discuss with your child the different careers or jobs that people have. Then let him decide which ones will apply to the cardboard shapes. Using construction paper, scissors, and glue, outfit the cardboard dolls appropriately. For example: dancer, chef, doctor, builder, or farmer.
From 365 Days of Creative Play by Sheila Ellison & Judith Gray. Copyright © 2005 by Sheila Ellison & Judith Gray. All rights reserved. Used by arrangement with Sourcebooks, Inc.
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