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I want to know the basic understanding about Elliptic curve. Why it is need and when it is useful. I have searched much on internet but I am not a science student hence I am not able to understand the things. I want to implement Elliptic curve cryptography algorithm in my programming but I dont have basic understanding of Elliptic curve.
There are lot many articles to name. The theory of elliptic curves, have originated a few decades earlier, but has influenced major areas, and became a central part where one can formulate a beautiful conjectures.
To add some references :
And if you search in google, you can in fact find lot many paper presentations given by Prof.Silverman. Do search it.
Thank you.
At least in the field of Cryptography lately in the recent years a lot of progress has been contributed due to progress in Elliptic Curves. The study of Elliptic Curves have been done past few decades as Iyengar pointed out, but the applications to that have been only realized lately.
Read the book http://tinyurl.com/7kjywzh (at least preview the first few pages on line to get an idea). It all depends what you want to achieve. If you just want to read and understand because you have a passion, then keep digging on-line. If not, you have to choose where you are inclined to apply that.
If you are interested in the cryptographical applications of elliptic curves, Washington does a great job of introducing elliptic curves and applying them to cryptography.
Vanstone et al has a book that doesn't spend much time talking about elliptic curves but rather talks about algorithms related to elliptic curve cryptography (ECC) and their implementation.
Finally David Jao has a expository paper on ECC and Menezes an expository paper on pairing-based cryptography that is often implemented in ECC for more effective security.


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Can someone demonstrate a simple way to write geometry data-structures from shapely into shapefiles? I am particularly interested in polygons with holes and linestrings. It would also be beneficial to stay away from arcpy (so osgeo, pyshp, etc. would all be better).
Well-known binary is a good binary exchange format that can be exchanged with plenty of GIS software, including Shapely and GDAL/OGR.
This is a tiny example of the workflow with
Update: Although the poster has accepted the GDAL/OGR answer, here is a Fiona equivalent:
(Note Windows users: you have no excuse)
I've designed Fiona to work well with Shapely. Here is a very simple example of using them together to "clean" shapefile features: https://github.com/Toblerity/Fiona/blob/master/examples/with-shapely.py.
You can also write Shapely geometries by using PyShp (since the original poster also asked about PyShp).
One way would be to convert your shapely geometry to geojson (with the shapely.geometry.mapping method) and then use my modified fork of PyShp which provides a Writer method that accepts geojson geometry dictionaries when writing to a shapefile.
If you would rather rely on the main PyShp version, I have also provided a conversion function below:
Simply copy and paste the function to your own script and call on it to convert any of your shapely geometries to a pyshp compatible shape. To save them you then simply append each resulting pyshp shape to the shapefile.Writer instance's ._shapes list (for an example see the test script at the bottom of this post).
Note however: the function will NOT handle any interior polygon holes if there are any, it simply ignores them. It is certainly possible to add that functionality to the function but I have simply not bothered yet. Suggestions or edits to improve the function are welcome :)
Here is a full standalone test script:


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The Night World isn't a place. It's all around us, a secret society of vampires, witches, shapeshifters and other creatures of darkness that live among us. They're beautiful and deadly and they could be anyone you know. The Night World's laws say it's alright to hunt humans, to kill them, to toy with their hearts. However, there are 2 things they forbid; to let humans find out about the Night World, or to fall in love with them.
Any Night Worlder who breaks those rules will be killed by the Night World Council, which is made up of the elders of all the Night World groups; vampires, both made and lamia; witches and shapeshifters. Tho the main group of witches have now left the council, some of the more darker witches remain, from Circle Midnight. The other witches have formed, along with some likeminded humans and other former Nightworlders and their human soulmates, Circle Daybreak. This circle exists to bring peace between all species, and to hold off the end of the world.
The powers of the earth are rising, at the end of the millenium. The year is 1999 and the Night Worlders are developing new powers, and older creatures are waking up. Four Wild Powers have been born to either save the world for humans or destroy it. Four Wild Powers, with blue fire in their blood. Four less one and Darkness triumphs. There is a prophecy that Circle Daybreak have found to search for the powers:
One from the land of kings long forgotten
One from the hearth that still holds the spark
One from the day world where 2 eyes are watching
One from the twilight to be one with the dark
Three of the Wild Powers have already been found; just one remains. A group of Night World vigilantes who call themselves the New Order Of Night (NOON) have uprisen, determined to kill the Daybreakers that wish for unity between the Night and human worlds. The council has been taken over by Mordred Redfern, the corrupt and power hungry brother of Hunter Redfern. All he wants is for the Night World to prevail, so he turns a blind eye to NOON's activities. Even when they openly kill humans. Circle Daybreak find themselves in a desperate fight to find the last Wild Power before it's too late and the millenium arrives.
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Rian Emerald hung about outside a bar, feeling bored. He itched to enter the pub, but didn't want to further annoy his sisters by not being in the correct spot that they'd agreed to meet him. He looked at his watch in an exasperated way; they were late, and his patience was wearing thin. Rian was fairly tall, with green eyes and black hair. He didn't much like hanging around with his sisters, prefering to go out on his own and look for girls as well as to prop up the bar and drink alcohol. He was technically underage, but was very persuasive in getting barmaids to serve him.
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I'm dreaming of visiting remote islands such as St. Helena or the Kerguelen islands, but mostly don't get past the dreaming stage because I don't really know how to start making it happen. I think exchanging information and experiences with like-minded people would help me get started. Are there any special-interest communities or online resources that deal specifically with that topic?
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Here are two great communities for discussing travel and could definitely help you talk about different remote islands / travels. I think this place will also blossom into a great community so if you stick around I'm sure you'll have a great place to ask questions.
I suspect the only way to get to some of these places is by ship - neither of those you mentioned have any form of airstrip. I've only found one way to get to the Kerguelen islands, via a French tour operator, but it costs 15,000 Euros for the 28 day voyage. Working on a private sailing yacht that intend to visit one of these islands might be a better bet. Look at the Jamestown, St. Helena harbour on Google Maps, for example:
I'd say you're more likely to get there by sailing adventure than by cruise or cargo ship. You can earn your keep on a sailing yacht by working as a crew member, and there are many good sites for finding yachts, including:
As luck would have it, I wondered what the larger ship at the top of that picture of Jamestown harbour was, turns out it's the RMS St. Helena, a Royal Mail Postal ship. You can ride as a passenger from Cape Town, South Africa to St. Helena, and this looks to be the most trafficked way of getting there as a tourist. It doesn't look to be too expensive, either (A couple of thousand pounds rather than 15,000 Euros). Do note that the prices are in GBP.
St. Helena also has an official tourism site with a "how to get there" section. Most places with permanent residents will likely have a web presence of some kind.
Anyone wanting to visit St. Helena more quickly / cheaply / with less seasickness should note that they are also building an airport.


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As a budget traveller, i.e. staying in hostels, using public transport, self catering where possible, is Norway significantly more expensive than say Germany or France? If so what's the best way to minimize the cost?
It's a generally accepted fact that the Scandinavian countries are the most expensive places to travel. But personally, having travelled a lot within Europe and within Scandinavia, I don't think it's SO much more expensive in comparison to the rest of Europe.
Where prices differ is generally when it comes to alcohol (much more expensive), junk food/convenience food and eating out. If you're willing to buy your own food (and eat a lot of veg and not so much meat) and stay in the most basic hostels then the price difference is negligible. Public transport is in some places cheaper than in other parts of Europe.
But at the same time remember that you can expect to be paying 10kr ($1.8) for a can of coke. A beer can be anywhere upwards of 50kr, often as high as 80-90kr. The tap water is great though, so drinking should not be a problem.
If you're really careful you can probably get by on 6-700kr per day. Don't buy any fast food or junk food, this will really hit you in the wallet.
e: A slightly funny way of measuring relative expensiveness is the Big Mac Index: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Mac_Index
This is the Norwegian hostelling international website, membership is very much worth it in my experience: http://www.hihostels.no/no/ You can get accomodation for as cheap as 220/night even in summer if you're lucky.
victoriah wrote in her answer:
I'm from Finland—another Nordic country generally considered expensive—and my understanding (anecdotal, from friends and colleagues who have visited or lived in Norway) is that Norway is significantly more expensive than Finland.
So the short answer is: Yes, Norway most certainly is significantly more expensive than European destinations in general. It resembles Switzerland in this regard.
On the other hand, if you have the possibility to work there, it's a great place to earn money. :-)
Some examples: A beer in a bar in Oslo can set you back as much as 10 € (~80kr). In Helsinki 4-6 € is normal and considered expensive by most foreigners. Price for a dorm bed in an Oslo hostel seems to range from 29 to 51 € (!), while in countries like Germany or France I've generally paid around 15-25 €.
In any case, I guess victoriah is right in that if you're careful you can keep your costs relatively low even in Norway. One obvious way to save heaps would be to pay nothing for accommodation, through CouchSurfing or a similar service, if that's your cup of tea. Norway has a high density of hospitable people opening their homes to strangers. One British CS guest of mine, for example, had great experiences in Norway and said it was much easier to find a host there compared e.g. to Baltics.
Edit: I just noticed that the Norway guide on Wikitravel has a good section on costs. Quoting a little bit:
Update: Here are some actual statistics
(Which happen to support my anecdotal knowledge perfectly.)
A recent (2012) Eurostat study on prices of goods and services found that if EU zone average price level is described with 100, the most expensive countries in Europe are:
Looking at prices of alcoholic beverages & tobacco only, Norway is far and away above everyone else at 250 (followed by Iceland 155, UK 147, Sweden 145). Also for food & non-alcoholic beverages Norway is the most expensive: Norway 164, Switzerland 156, Denmark 136, Sweden 120. The same goes for restaurants & hotels: Norway 184, Swizerland 157, Denmark 154, Sweden 147. In other words, in things most relevant to a traveller, Norway is the most expensive country in Europe.
The cheapest European countries included in this study were Macedonia (45), Albania (51), Bulgaria (51), Serbia (57), and Bosnia and Herzegovina (57), with Bulgaria (51) and Romania (60) being the cheapest EU countries.
With Norway, it is easier to point out what is cheap rather than what is expensive.
In contrast to iHaveacomputer's answer, I find all kinds of fruit and vegetables cheap. That is because the fruit and vegetables are subsidized, and would otherwise cost a fortune.
First Price is a low cost brand that provides cheaper alternatives, sometimes equal in quality to its competitors. First Price products can be found at Kiwi or Meny (both grocery stores) and probably some other stores.
Landlord is a brand similar to First Price, but I only remember seeing their products at Rema 1000 (another grocery store).
I've never been to Norway, but I lived with a norweigan guy in Ireland for a year. Ireland is/was more expensive that most the rest of europe. He said that coming from Norway was great cause Ireland was cheaper than home, an experience not many visitors can say!
I've heard anecdotially that Norway is more expensive that the rest of europe.
For you as a Backpacker, Norway will be on pretty much the same level as for example Germany, France or Sweden, but slightly more expensive than eastern Europe. The Hostel rates should be about the same.
However some things are more expensive in Norway: Beer and Alcohol - i went out on a saturday with something equal to 20 Euro, and i got 2cl of whisky and some change for it... Tropical fruits like Bananas, Oranges and everything that wont grow in cold climate costs more, especially in all the small villages up north.
Domestic flights are also way more expensive (possibly because there is not much demand for it because few people live up there; and they only use small planes), and im not aware of any budget airline. Take the train or bus instead, unless you are in a hurry.


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After the Wall Street bailouts, the debt of the United States is off the charts, although the United States debt situation looks great compared to Greece and some other countries in Europe.
The Wall Street Journal quotes economist Carmen Reinhart in asserting that it takes seven years, on average, to unwind debt. Reinhart said, "The issue with debt is that you can't get rid of it quickly and can't rid of it nicely."
I had a conversation last year with Pete Mahurin, the Bowling Green, Ky. stockbroker, banker and financial guru. I asked him if interest rates were going to spike upward soon.
He reminded me that interest rates dropped during the Great Depression and stayed that way for 20 years.
The Wall Street Journal's article backs up Pete's observation. They quote former World Bank official, Liaquat Ahamed, who said that the Federal Reserve cut the discount rate below two percent in 1934 and it held at those levels until the mid-1950s.
Even more relevant, Ahamed notes that rates in Japan dropped to near zero in 1995 and have stayed that way ever since.
Mahurin had other thoughts on interest rates. He said that "Generals are often accused of fighting the last war instead of the one in front of them." Pete said that the baby boom generation grew up in a unique, high interest rate period of the 1970s, when inflation was insane and mortgages were near 20 percent interest rates.
You didn't see that spike before or after that post-Vietnam, post-Great Society, post-Watergate period.
I'm like the rest of the baby boomers. I've been waiting since 1981 for the rates to go back to 20 percent again.
Now I am starting to wonder if they will ever come back up.
Mahurin told me that he grew up around people who had lived through the Great Depression. Many of them lived their lives waiting for deflation to return and were burned by the high inflation in the 1970s.
We have to look at all possibilities.
I started in the structured settlement annuity business in late 1982, when the rate of return on annuities was about 17 percent.
During my nearly 30 years in business, I have met people who won't commit to an annuity because they are "waiting for interest rates to go back up."
I can understand some hesitancy. Immediate annuities are designed for the long-term and, usually, to last for a person's lifetime.
Dr. Richard Thaler, a professor of Economics and Behavioral Science at the University of Chicago, wrote an excellent New York Times piece titled, "The Annuity Puzzle for Retirement Investing."
Thaler said that, given a choice between taking a lifetime annuity for retirement or trying to invest a lump sum, most would be better off with an annuity, but most take the lump sum.
Dr. Thaler calls this "the annuity puzzle." He gives a lot of explanations based on behavioral science, but one is obvious: Retirees don't want to commit to long-term annuities. They think interest rates are going to go up.
People have been betting on higher interest rates for over 25 years. And for over 25 years, they have been wrong.
Could they be wrong again?
In the 1980s, I had a client who purchased large blocks of annuities to fund insurance claims. He was getting ready to purchase a million dollar block when interest rates went from 10 percent to 9.9 percent. He stopped buying, saying he would wait "until interest rates got back to 10 percent again."
He's been waiting over 20 years. Interest rates have not been back to 10 percent since that day. He finally made his move when they got to about 8 percent. He missed the chance at 9.9 percent, but locking in at 8 percent has worked out well compared to other alternatives.
In a few years, will people be saying the same thing about locking in at three or four percent?
Ahamed had an interesting perspective in the Wall Street Journal piece: "History shows that when people have borrowed too much, they stop borrowing and interest rates stay very low for a very long time."
The common assumption is that interest rates are going to go higher.
Sometimes we have to consider the inconsiderable.
Like the possibility of lower interest rates.
Don McNay, who lives in Richmond, Ky., is an award-winning financial columnist for Huffington Post Contributor. You can learn more about him at www.donmcnay.com.


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Form field marked with an error too soon
I have standard html form that I am applying Ext fields to. I have two fields and mark them both as "required". When I tab off the first field you see the indicator that the field failed validation (which is correct). However focus is on the second field and it is marked as invalid even though I am still on that second field.
Here is the Ext snippet that I used:
var v1 = new Ext.form.TextField({allowBlank:false});
var v2 = new Ext.form.TextField({allowBlank:false});
I can provide an example if needed
13 Apr 2007 6:43 AM #2
Try to set 'validationDelay' to a bigger number. Default is 250 ms
13 Apr 2007 6:51 AM #3
I tried setting it to a large number like 5000 (5 seconds) and I can see the delay is working. But when the field receives focus after 5 seconds its getting marked as invalid.
13 Apr 2007 7:08 AM #4
It's interesting, I just tried all my from.TextField. Until you start type in a blank text field or lose the focus, the validation is not going to kick in. The default validationEvent is set to "keyup". So your validate blank input should not be fired if you just sit your focus and not type anything regardless of how long. Until you start typing or lose focus.
Maybe you should try to set validationEvent:"keyup" just in case it was set somewhere else. I don't have the problem and if you check the examples none of them have this problem.
13 Apr 2007 7:39 AM #5
very weird problem. I fired up the demo pages at extjs.com, http://extjs.com/deploy/ext/examples/form/dynamic.html. I start at the first field in the first form and I leave the the first field, which fails validation. I then tab all the way through the fields until I get to the "Date of birth field" in the third form. When I get to that field it marks the field as failing validation.
Could this be a mac platform issue? I tried it both on firefox and safari with the same problem.
13 Apr 2007 8:43 AM #6
It works the same on PC. That birthdate field has allowBlank:false. If you set that true if won't invalidate the empty field.Tim Ryan
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13 Apr 2007 9:04 AM #7
Which is true, the case I'm seeing is when you tab into the birthday field (which has allowBlank:false.) the field is being marked as invalid. The user hasn't pressed anything besides tabbing into the field.
13 Apr 2007 9:39 AM #8
You're right. I misread that. On PC FF2/IE6/7 it does invalidate on field entry alsoTim Ryan
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The issue is when tabbing, the keyup fires in the destination field which triggers a validation.
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HELP!..problems with "MASK"
Hi all, I have a problem with the "Mask". I have a GridForm and the FormPanel whitin a Panel, I need apply the "Mask" only in the GridForm when I select the button: "Edit",then can work with the Form while the grid have the "Mask" able.
how I make this??... apply the "Mask" in one element of the group.
22 Jul 2008 1:18 PM #2
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I've install Ubuntu 12.10 and now I can't mount any partitions.
I get the same error with drives:
Adding read ACL for uid 1000 to /media/proach failed: Operation not supported
I have one word for this 'bug': fun. :) I saw exactly the same error message today, and the solution is...
(thank jasmines for the tipp!)
I know, fun, but that was the solution for me! Ubuntu wants to use a non-existent directory for the mount target, and doesn't create it before attempting the mounting operation!
Just follow instructions:
and fill informations= in given pattern, mine was:
My file now looks like this
I created a directory in
As @jasmines points out it's a known bug. The ACL change is not really needed to mount, but it's attempted if the directory doesn't exist.
the suggestion to mkdir + chown is right! For absolute beginners, the following command will tell you your username
You can mount manually of course by:
I had the same problem with both a usb device and my primary (windows) partition. I managed to mount my windows partition by opening the "disks" application, selecting my primary partition, clicking "more actions..." (just below partition) >> "edit mount options" >> and beside "Identify as" I selected
This allow me to mount my windows partition but it didn't work for my usb device
The last answer make a solution in some cases...
I just found a solution 100% effective. Follow my instructions:
1) In a console write that: $ sudo gedit /etc/fstab
2) Enter your admin password
3) In the gedit Editor, go to the end of the file and write your data with this structure: #Hard Drive n1 the next line auto-mont the partition sda2 in the /media directory /dev/sda2 /media/myHardDrive ntfs defaults 00 #For CD/DVD the next line auto-mont the CD/DVD in /media dictory with the type iso966 /dev/sr0 /media/CD-DVD iso966
4)save the current text and close de gedit editor.
If all of this works, when you insert a DVD, Hard Drive or any device, they will auto-mount in the directory that you put in the /etc/fstab file.
Of course, if you are any question or error in the steps, i will write as soon i can.
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Say we are given a complex manifold $X$ and an $\mathcal{O}_X$-module $\mathcal{F}$. Assume that for any point $P\in X$ the stalk $\mathcal{F}_P$ is a free $(\mathcal{O}_X)_P$-module of finite rank. Does it imply that $\mathcal{F}$ is locally free? If not, what do you need to know additionally about $\mathcal{F}$ to make it true?
Note that if we were looking at the case of schemes then it would be wrong in general. Mathoverflow answer to a related question is here
Remark: As it was pointed out by Francesco Polizzi, this is true if $\mathcal{F}$ is coherent. What if we do not know it apriori?


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I have no domestics skills, and I'm very poor at sewing! A number of badges I've attempted to sew on to my Gi have come off when grappling. Is there a good way to sew badges on so to minimize the chance of them coming off? Any particular way of stitching it that works better?
Most patches on a gi are sewn on in the same way that they are for military uniforms so if there is a base near by, then there should be tailors or other such shops that should offer basic services such as sewing patches on uniforms, or on a gi.
In terms of keeping them from actually coming off, if you them sewn on by someone else, they will most likely use a sewing machine and you can specify that they use heavy weight thread which should stand up to some wear and tear. If you do it yourself, then you might also want to try sewing around the outside of the patch twice which should be a bit stronger.
Some fabric glues might be worth trying but the results might be hit or miss or not look right.
What I used to do for me (Shotokan then Shukokai karate) and for my kids (Tae-Kwondo) was a round stitch twice round the perimeter of the badge and they never comes off.
Grappling is going to cause more problems though - some areas of your gi will just never be good to attach badges (eg for judo the shoulders and anything too near the centre of the chest)
Depending on what you are permitted to do, the front tails (not sure what the bottom of the front of a gi is called) are likely to be best.
Take it to a dry cleaners that does repairs/alterations of clothes etc. They have really good sewing machines that get through the thick fabric.
Be more Zen. Wear the badge of no-badge. :-)
I think that after my first gi, I didn't bother ever sewing any badges on. Maybe it's my inner British general1 rising up, but I never saw the point of them. My belt and my reputation says everything you need to know.
1 Several high-ranking British officers were renowned for eschewing insignia on their regular uniforms. People knew who they were and that was all that mattered.


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so I just followed this guide to remove my home encryption:
But apparently there is something on my partition that takes up about 22GB of space (which is the same amount that the encryption folder did) and I can't for my life find out how to delete it. I've backed up my home folder in another HDD.
Here's a screenshot of what I mean:
Help is incredibly appreciated, I'm frankly stumped.
So, in short:
Apparently something takes up space on my partition without it showing up in the / folder or any of its subfolders, how can I find it and delete it?


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From what I can tell, score seems to have no effect on the game. The manual makes no mention of it, and also states it does not affect your rating at the end of a level.
Does score have any impact on the game, or has Nintendo just kept it in for the sake of keeping it old-school?


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LUMIX SZ3: Compact Zoom Camera
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- Leica 10X optical zoom
- Create amazing photos with 12 in-camera creative effects
- Capture HD video
Replacement Accessories
Cases, Bags + Straps
SpecificationsExpand All
- Dimensions (W x H x D) 94.8 x 55.8 x 21.9 mm / (3.73 x 2.20 x 0.86 inch)
- Weight Approx. 111g without Battery and SD Memory Card (0.24 lb) / Approx. 126g with Battery and SD Memory Card (0.28 lb)
- Camera Effective Pixels 16.1 Megapixels
- Sensor
- Sensor Size / Total Pixels / Filter 1/2.33-inch CCD Ssensor / 16.6 Total Megapixels / Primary Color Filter
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ApertureF3.1 - F5.9 / 2-Step (F3.1 / 9.0 (W), F5.9 / 16.0 (T))
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- NOTE *1 / Recording conditions by CIPA standard / - CIPA is an abbreviation of [Camera & Imaging Products Association]. / - Temperature: 23 oC (73.4 oF)/Humidity: 50%RH when LCD monitor is on. / - Using a Panasonic SD Memory Card (32 MB). / - Using the supplied battery. / - Starting recording 30 seconds after the camera is turned on. (When the optical image stabilizer function is set to [ON].) / - Recording once every 30 seconds with full flash every second recording. / - Rotating the zoom lever from Tele to Wide or vice versa in every recording. / - Turning the camera off every 10 recordings and leaving it until the temperature of the battery decreases. / *2 / - These are standard times taken at a temperature of 23 oC (73.4 oF) and a humidity of 50%RH. / - The time available for recording varies depending on the environment, the interval between recordings, and the manner of use. / - Actual recordable time is the time available for recording when repeating actions such as switching the power supply [ON] / [OFF], starting/stopping recording, zoom operation etc. / - Maximum time to record motion pictures continuously with [AVCHD] in [FHD/60p]/[FHD/60i] is 29 minutes 59 seconds. / - Maximum time to record motion pictures continuously with [MP4] is 29 minutes 59 seconds or up to 4 GB.
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I have an app that uses the FB javascript SDK to load pics via ajax. It all works, but when the user clicks on the image and it is successfully uploaded, I want to unbind clicking on it so the user cannot upload it again.
The function looks like this:
function postImage(fbimgurl, token, obj) {
obj.click(false); //I think this should turn off clicking but it does not
//ajax code here. This works fine
It is initially bound when the Facebook connect is successful when the page loads:
FB.getLoginStatus(function (response) {
if (response.status =='connected') {
var fbaccesstoken = response.authResponse.accessToken;
var picurl = $(this).attr('fullurl');
$(this).on('click', function() { postImage(picurl, fbaccesstoken, $(this)) });
I suspect that the 'connected' response is being called again after I upload the image so it re-binds the postImage function. Am I correct? I have tried to bind this function to the pic divs elsewhere in the script but it only seems to work if I put it inside the Facebook response, maybe because of the access token or some other asynchronous stuff I don't understand. What is the best way to unbind this object when the function is successful so it cannot be re-clicked?


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In how many different ways three persons A, B, C having 6, 7 and 8 one rupee coins respectively can donate Rs.10 collectively? This isn't a homework question. Please explain me the steps. Thank you!
Let $a,b,c$ be the amounts that $A,B$ and $C$ give resp. Then we want to count the number of distinct solutions to $a + b + c = 10$ under the condition that $a,b,c$ are positive integers and $a \le 6, b \le 7, c \le 8$.
One way to compute this is to compute the coefficient of $x^{10}$ in the expression $(1+x+\ldots +x^6)(1+x+\ldots +x^7)(1+x+\ldots +x^8)$ ($a$ is the exponent we choose in the first term, $b$ in the second etc., so the fact that we go up to $x^6$ in the first term expresses the $a \le 6$ and so on.)
We can write these terms as $\frac{1-x^7}{1-x}$, $\frac{1-x^8}{1-x}$ and $\frac{1-x^9}{1-x}$, respectively, so this product equals
$$(1-x^7)(1-x^8)(1-x^9)(1-x)^{-3}$$ and then we can use the general Newton formula to compute the coefficient of $x^{10}$ (we expand $(1-x)^{-3}$ using that, and then count the (not too many) ways the first terms give rise to a power of $x$ that is $\le 10$).
Expanded: the general binomial implies
$$(1-x)^{-3} = \sum_{n=0}^{\infty} \binom{k+2}{2} x^k$$
e.g. see here, and now note that we can form $x^{10}$ by picking 1's in the first 3 terms and the coefficient of $x^{10}$ in this expansion, so $\binom{12}{2}$, and also by picking $-x^7$,1,1 and $\binom{5}{3}$ (term for $x^3$), $1,-x^8,1$ and the $x^2$ term and finally $1,1,-x^9$ and the term for $x^1$ in the infinite expansion.
So we get $$\binom{12}{2} - \binom{5}{3} - \binom{4}{2} - \binom{3}{1} = 47$$
If $A$ gives $a$ coins, clearly, $0\le a\le 6$
and $B+C=10-a$
Now, $0\le B\le 7\implies 0\le 10-a-C\le 7\implies 3-a\le C\le 10-a $
Also, $0\le C\le 8\implies$ max $(3-a,0)\le C\le $ min$(10-a,8)$
If $a=0,$ max $(3,0)\le C\le $ min$(10,8)\implies 3\le C\le 8$ so $C$ can assume $8-3+1=6$ values.
Similarly, for $a=1,2,3,4,5,6;$ $ C$ can assume $7,8,8,7,6,5$ values respectively.
So, the number possible combinations are $6+7+8+8+7+6+5=47$
Let A,B,C donate $x_1,x_2,x_3$ coins with $x_i\geq 0$.
Then A/Q $\sum x_i=10$ .....(1)
At first lets find all the solutions of this equation in integers.
The no. of such solution is $12C2$
Now we will find the no. of solution in which $x_1\geq 7$,(these solutions cant be considered),
To find this lets replace $x_1$ by $x+6$ where $x\geq 1$ putting this into 1 we have $x+x_2+x_3=4$ we will find no. of such solns. $5C2$
In this way we will find the other cases which are not possible.
Namely when $x_2\geq8$ in this case we have $4C2$ solutions , and the last one when $x_3\geq 9$ then we have $3C2$ solutions.
All the cases which cant be posiible are disjoint implying the total no. of solution =(total no. of cases)-(cases not possible).


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Riddle me this Riddler, if this is not a manpower problem and Steubenville has enough Police, why do we need to augment the patrols with the Sheriff's Department and the Highway Patrol? The city leaders and their little $15,000 parrot seem to be talking out of both sides of the mouth.
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4 Oct 2012 2:40 PM #11
My rule of thumb for putting code as overrides in a view is whether or not the code requires knowledge of the component's DOM elements so that controllers can stay focused on application logic and designers can tweak DOM manipulations, for example if the view used a custom template. I try to limit the view functions to overrides of template methods and the automagic config accessors (usually update*). If you need your controller to listen to events from any custom elements in your view, override the initEvents template method (be sure to callParent) to hook up mini listeners that translate page events to application events, e.g.:
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5 Oct 2012 10:35 AM #12
To your question about the save button and knowing where to look - in my example the developer would know what area of the system we are talking about - say, editing an existing customer record and saving it. So they'd look in the customer controller. In the event hooks at the top, there would be events that use the view xtype and the button action to define the path. like 'editcustview button[action=save]' : { click: onEditCustomerSave }. In reading that it would be pretty obvious where to go from there because your event path isnt just 'button' : { click: ... } - the path includes the view's xtype, the button, and the button's action.
Also, I personally stay away from using the 'refs' stuff in views because I often find that I need to support more than one instance of the same view. One controller can manage multiple instances of the same type of view. And the events generally pass a reference to the view as the first parameter. So if you have that, you can get whatever else you need from there using up(), down() etc.
6 Oct 2012 12:16 AM #13
MVC is not must but good to have.
Quick Points:
Extjs MVC gives,
- Reusable components - No more thousand lines of files.
- Logic at your controllers - Can understand application flow and any one can debug easily.
- Everything is organized - Folder structure that makes our life easy. (even we can have sub-folder under view, controller, store..)
- Easy Maintenance -When we need to add any new UI items to our existing view just modify corresponding view alone so that the controller part is still same and untouched. The same applies for Stores and Models changes.
It depends on how well we organize our app based on need. Extjs is a Gem to develop web app currently !
7 Oct 2012 6:01 PM #14
There are 3 things I don't leave my home without.
1. My license to drive.
2. My license to carry.
3. An MVC framework for whatever technology I am using.
Of course you don't "have" to use an MVC, but if I can't see myself doing anything larger than a toy application without it. Once your business logic, view logic and services hit a certain point, your code becomes a terribly large ball of mess without some type of order. Then soon changes that should only take an hour or two to implement take an entire day because you are unsure of the side effects of your code.
If you feel that MVC is unnecessary you may want to read up why its necessary.
7 Oct 2012 7:04 PM #15
I like ExtJS MVC.
I tend to stay away from itemId and id and opt instead for aliasing my views. For instance, a view classed as MyApp.view.admin.EditUser would be aliased as widget.adminEditUser. After this, I fire custom events and parameters from a given view component and bubble them up to and out of the top level component of the view. That way, I can either use the Ext.app.Controller.control() method through referencing the xtypes of the views or add listeners to the views as I instantiate them within the controller logic.
Since the view 'knows itself', the controller won't care about anything but the xtype of the view, the event name, and the parameters it expects (typically a model or some form data to save or manipulate.) The controller won't need to have any component queries that could break by changing the view's component layout or nesting or the text of a button.
In some part, though, I wonder if it wouldn't be easier to handle control logic within each view. I haven't yet been programming for a year, so I have a lot to figure out.
7 Oct 2012 8:12 PM #16
At least in the Flex world I would sometimes handle control logic in the view depending on how much work had to be done. This was usually accomplished through 'states'. So I would have an admin state and a user state ( not skin states ), the controller would then do something like "view.setAdminState(true/false)' and the view would take care of all the component hiding, showing, enabling and so forth. I did that mostly because it gets annoying to have your controller littered with addUserButton.enable=true, deleteUserButton.enable=true and so on.
7 Oct 2012 9:00 PM #17
I need a help ....
when i run my app in pc the tab panel title names are not completed loaded,but wen i run it in ipad the title names are completly shown.Any idea why this is happening.
8 Oct 2012 1:24 AM #18
Thanks all for the responses.
BTW we are going the MVC way!
8 Oct 2012 1:45 AM #19
If we use MVC in the front end then is it required to follow MVC in the server
In my experience MVC is a very good one while developing......but I just want to know what are the security issues regarding this...............
8 Oct 2012 5:53 AM #20
I think the Ext MVC pattern works okay, but it's not great.
Forcing controllers to use component query to wire up events means you can only do that for observable components, and have to wire up listeners by hand for other things.
Then there are some obvious holes; things that just don't fit, such as actions. We've taken the approach of putting actions into a sub-namespace under controllers, so something like Blah.controller.area.actions.Save, say.
If everyone knows what's going on though I believe everything is doable, and it should normally be obvious where the code for something is. If it's not you have to ask yourself if you're doing it right...Product Architect
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Try and find a list of agents who write in your genre. Check out their websites! Find out if they are accepting new clients. If they aren't, then check out another agent. But if they are, try sending them a few chapters from your story, a brief, and a short cover letter asking them to represent you.
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Since Fr. Joe has opened up the discussion on translations, I thought I would join in. While writing my masters' thesis, I created the table below to compare certain translations of three collects from the Roman Missal. The first column is the Latin. The second is a "traditional" translation of the text taken either from Cranmer's Book of Common Prayer (1st and 3rd prayers) or from an attempt at one by the historian Eamon Duffy. The third is the ICEL translation from the 1973 Sacramentary, still currently in use. The final column are the revised collects from the ICEL Sacramentarythat was approved in 1997 but rejected by the Congregation for Divine Worship in 2002.
11th Sun in OT
|Deus in te sperantium fortitude, invocationibus nostris adesto propitius, et, quia sine te nihil potest mortalis infirmatis, gratiae tua praesta semper auxilium, ut, in exsequendis mandates tuis, et voluntate tibi in actione placemus
|O God, the strength of all them who put their trust in thee, mercifully accept our prayers; and because though the weakness of our mortal nature we can do no good thing without thee, grant us the help of thy grace, that in keeping of thy commandments we may please thee, both in will and deed.
|Almighty God, our hope and our strength, without you we falter. Help us to follow Christ and live according to your will.
|O God, the strength of all who hope in you, accept our earnest prayer. And since without you we are weak and certain to fail, grant us always the help of your grace, that in following your commands we may please you in desire and deed.
12th Sun in OT
|Sancti nomini tui, Domine, timorem partiter at amorem fac nos habere perpetuum quia numquam tua gubernatione destituis, quo in soliditate tuae dilectionis instituis.
|Grant us, Lord, not only a constant fear of your Holy Name, but also a constant love of it, for you leave no one without your guidance whom you have firmly established in your love.
|Father, guide and protector of your people, grant us an unfailing respect for your name, and keep us always in your love.
|Lord God, teach us to hold your holy name both in awe and in lasting affection, for you never fail to help and govern those whom you establish in your steadfast love.
30th Sun in OT
|Omnipotens sempiterne Deus, da nobis fidei, spei et caritatis augmentum,et, ut mereamur assequi quod promittis, fac nos amare quod praecipis.
|Almighty and everlasting God, give unto us the increase of faith, hope and charity; and, that we may obtain that which thou dost promise, make us to love that which thou dost command.
|Almighty and ever-living God, strengthen our faith, hope and love. May we do with loving hearts what you ask of us and come to come to share the life you promise
|God of holiness, increase within us your gifts of faith, hope and love, and enable us to cherish whatever you command, that we may come to possess all that you promise.
When we compare the 1973 and 1997 translations, it seems clear that the ICELtook to heart some of thecriticisms they received about the 1973 collects. The 1997 versions are more faithful to theoriginal Latin andconvey a number of concepts that were essentially left on the cutting room floor in 1973. What I do not have at my disposal--and would love to see if any readers out there have access to them--are the collects from the same Sundays in the ICEL translation that was just considered by the USCCB.I would like to place them on the chart above and see how much better (or worse, depending on your point of view) they really are.I often find in this debate that critics of the (pre-2001) ICEL continue to refer back to the1973 collects as if there had beenno development since then. That is not the case.Earlyin the revision process, the ICEL conducted a consultation withits member episcopal conferences in which theissue of the "register" of the language of the collects was raised by many bishops. I think there is no question that the1997translations are more "sacral" in character than the ones from 1973. One can still quibble, of course, about whether, for example,a phrase like "enable us to cherish" adequately renders the forcefulness of "fac nos amare." But, by and large, I think the improvement is significant, even if I might quibble with some of the specific decisions.I think this is important because defenders of the Congregation for Divine Worshipsometimes suggest that the promulgation of Liturgiam Authenticam and the restructuring of ICEL were the only way that we were going to get English prayers that werean improvement over those of 1973.I think the historical evidence suggests otherwise.
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Thank you for raising the issue of the '90's ICEL translation, Peter. What remains to be fleshed out is the answer to the question, "given that the ICEL translation of the '90's is so manifestly an improvement over the one currently in use; and given that it was approved by most/all of the English-speaking conferences at the time; why, when it arrived in Rome, was it essentially a dead letter?"FWIW - this article from the Tablet from January '04 provides what seems to me the right answer:http://www.thetablet.co.uk/articles/2808/
Re-reading that Tablet article is enough to make one cry out in despair.
"But, by and large, I think the improvement is significant, even if I might quibble with some of the specific decisions."It's hard to argue with that. Nonetheless, too often the ICEL seems like the Cliff's Notes translation. The 11th Sunday stretches the bounds of what might be reasonably called "translation."
I agree with Peter that by and large "the improvement is significant" of the 1997 ICEL over the original (with which, alas, we are still saddled).Had the 1997 revision received the "recognitio" for ten years, our current situation would be so much better, not to mention having benefited from 10 years of more adequate liturgical prayer.
Dr. Lender, I presume. You say "Nonetheless, too often the ICEL seems like the Cliffs Notes translation. The 11th Sunday stretches the bounds of what might be reasonably called translation.Which ICEL are speaking of? Peter Nixon went to some trouble to afford the opportunity to compare the 1973 with the 1997. As for the 11th Sunday, could you specify what is wrong in particular and provide the text.
So far in these threads about translations, the discussions have largely centered ont translating individual words. Those problems are obviously real. But it seems to me that the *structures of the sentences* also convey meaning. Poets are the experts at structuring sentences to convey meaning, and I don't think the English translations will improve until the best Catholic poets available are called in as consultants. I might also note that some of the best English critics now consider the KJV to be largely poetry, which, no doubt, is one reason why it is more memorable for both Cathollics and Protestants, not to mention the unchurched. What it lacks in contemporary vocabulary it more than makes up in conveying meaning by sentence structure. But that seems to take genius.
Ann,I can just see the classified ad.Help Wanted. Genius, theologian, equally proficient in Latin and English sought for thankless translation project. Thorough knowledge of Catholic spirituality and theological history required. PhD or STD in liturgical studies required. Demonstrated exceptional diplomatic skills required. Infinite patience highly desirable. No salary, some expenses paid.
Funny, Kathy :-)But the Anglicans did find an equivalent translator several centuries ago, didn't they? And the Holy Spirit might help to find that genius -- or two, or three. By the way, the Minnesota St. Johns Bible was overseen by one great calligrapher and a team of other calligraphers. Maybe that's what ICEL needs. Now if we can just wait several more centuries to find one . . .
There are plenty of qualified translators, but the philistinism and bureaucratism rife in the Church is unable to find them. The French, to their credit and profit, hired the poet Patrice de la Tour de Pin.Those 1997 translations look fine to me -- am I to understand that they were blocked by the Vatican? Similar worthy translation efforts have been blocked in Japan.
"Had the 1997 revision received the recognitio for ten years, our current situation would be so much better, not to mention having benefited from 10 years of more adequate liturgical prayer."Indeed. But the CDWDS under Medina seemed to be less concerned with benefit and more with politics. Episcopal mouthpieces like Serratelli seem content to repeat the error they made with sex predators; turn it over to the "experts." Better bishops, please.
Presumably the CWL subscribers among us have read John Wilkins's 2005 article about ICEL, "Lost in Translation," but just in case...http://www.commonwealmagazine.org/article.php3?id_article=1456
Here are the current proposed English translations of the Collects for those Sundays in Peter's comparative table: 11th SundayO God, the strength of those who hope in you, graciously hear our pleas, and since without you mortal frailty can do nothing grant us always the help of your grace, that in following your commands we may please you in purpose and action. 12th SundayGrant us, O Lord, fear and love of your holy name always and in equal measure, for you never cease to guide those you fix firm in love of you.3oth SundayAlmighty, everlasting God, increase our faith hope and charity, and make us love what you command, so that we may be fit to attain what you promise.
Perhaps someone can comment, but my recollection is that the 1997 translation was more than a simple translation - it also revised the missal itself. For example, IIRC, the proposed opening rites were more simplified than what we have now, on the principle that it is a less important liturgical unit than the liturgy of the word.Sound familiar to anyone?I believe this is one of the reasons the '97 translation was never accorded the recognitio - and subsequent to it, Liturgiam Authenticam prescribed against this sort of liturgical revision.


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I have a table with a lot of records (more than 15M) and i am executing an alter query to add 2 columns to the table.
the query is taking around 1hr to finish executing.
So my question is: How does an alter work? and why is it affected by the number of records?
is it possible to speed up an alter query using column indexes?
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An ALTER TABLE operation that adds a column to a table should be a simple data dictionary only update. There is no reason for Oracle to visit all the blocks/rows in the table. So, the operation should be very fast. (sub-second response time.)
The only exception to this would be, if you're on a version of Oracle prior to 11g, and you're setting a default value for the column being added, Oracle has to visit all the rows. In 11g, even setting a default value will not precipitate a visit to all the rows in the table.
Every row in the table needs to be updated to add the new columns if you're specifying a default value. That's why it's affected by the number of records. Column indexes won't help, because indexes aren't involved in this operation.


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WHAT EXACTLY DOES the queen of England do? Constitutional authorities say she has three rights: to be consulted, to advise and to warn. As she is not allowed to take part in politics, how does she exercise these rights? The answer is that, every Wednesday (when they're in London) she has a teatime audience with her current prime minister, alone, in Buckingham Palace.
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Not that this matters much, as "The Audience," at London's Gielgud Theatre, is a vehicle for the country's favorite actress, Helen Mirren, and also for the designer, Bob Crowley, who wows us with his replicas of the infinitely receding columns of Buckingham Palace and a sitting-room in the queen's Scottish castle, Balmoral. Ms. Mirren's performance is stunning, as she rapidly changes her dress, voice, gait and posture from the sprightly new queen sparring with Churchill (a sadly miscast Edward Fox, inaudible from row N in the stalls, as were a few other PMs), to the octogenarian who dozes off as David Cameron burbles. Ms. Mirren gets exactly the stability-conferring character of the sympathetic but un-touchy-feely "postage stamp with a pulse" monarch.
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Mr. Morgan does recreate the queen's clash with Margaret Thatcher, who didn't share her feeling for Britain's former colonies. However, in this scene (as in several others) the playwright succumbs to the temptations of parody, and a miscast Haydn Gwynne towers over the queen in the manner of the celebrated shaving-and-cigar-smoking "Spitting Image" caricature of the Iron Lady.
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Here at Berroco we have a weekly meeting to help keep things from falling through the cracks. Between the constant call of the Knitbits newsletter, keeping our web site up to date, publishing Spring 08 and designing Fall 08-09 – there's a lot going on. In fact, I'm sure that I've missed a few things – where are my meeting notes!!??
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(top left) – The pullover referenced above, Wakame, opened up new avenues of design for Margery and me, together, as a team. Yin Yang #262, the booklet in which it appears is one of our best selling pattern publications ever. Folks loving these asymmetrical, deconstructed garments gave us permission to be quirky and touched on an over lap in our design sensibilities.
(bottom left) – The truth comes out. Our knitter didn't quite have time to finish the sleeves on Alan, and since we had a little boy's version too – we cheated. We put a jacket on our male model to hide the fact that the sleeves were not actually attached to the sweater and were, in reality, little more than cuffs. After photography, Margery used the front and back of the sweater to make a big sack and added a shoulder strap to make it functional.
(top right) – Ravelry is our friend! Margery also has a special affinity for Bob because he reminds her of her childhood dog Candace goes a Courtin'.
Wow! I love the boyfriend bag. That was such a great idea as well. It might just have given me the inspiration to convert a UFO into an FO!
I loved Nostalgia from the Yin Yang #262 booklet. I haven't made it yet but had been thinking about it for the Spring.
Thank goodness for Ravelry! Such a great tool for all of us!December 11, 2007
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Scholars Terryl and Fiona Givens discuss life, love and their new book, 'The God Who Weeps'
They met at Brigham Young University's Comparative Literature 301 class in the fall of 1979. He was a returned missionary who spoke Spanish and Portuguese. She was an LDS convert who spoke French and German. Their backgrounds varied, but they shared a mutual love of classic literature and the arts.
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Terryl's path
Religion has been an important part of Terryl Givens' heritage for generations.
His family joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Arizona when he was a young boy. Shortly thereafter, the family was surprised to learn they had both LDS and non-LDS ancestors. One forebear was Warren Foote, a Mormon pioneer, colonizer and polygamist. Another ancestor was the Rev. George Lane, a Presbyterian minister who told Joseph Smith that his visions were of the devil.
Givens' grandfather was a Presbyterian minister and his father was Methodist before becoming a Latter-day Saint.
"I feel fortunate in that I have a dual heritage," Givens said. "I can consider myself a descendant of pioneer stock, or I can consider myself a 20th-century Mormon convert."
Givens had "an experience of the divine through prayer" as a young teenager, but a full commitment to the gospel didn't come until he was a little older. That occurred when his father decided to move the family from Arizona to Virginia. For a few months during a humid summer, the family of seven children and two parents lived in a tent while their father looked for employment.
"Like Lehi, my father felt moved upon to uproot the family and we lived in a tent. We thought maybe it would be a good idea to look up the church as we hadn't been for many years," Givens said. "It was really the loving embrace with which we were greeted there that drew us into the church with strong cords and (we've been) committed ever since."
Givens served a mission in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and graduated from BYU with a degree in comparative literature. He did his graduate work in intellectual history at Cornell and comparative literature (Ph.D.) at the University of North Carolina, working with Greek, German, Spanish, Portuguese and English languages and literature.
He currently holds the James A. Bostwick chair of English and is a professor of literature and religion at the University of Richmond.
Givens started writing books when his father, a book collector, challenged him to look at what he thought were the unusual depictions of Mormonism in 19th-century fiction. The literary dare led Givens to write his first book on Mormon studies, "The Viper on the Hearth," in 1997.
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