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I will be transferring between two international flights at Tokyo Narita airport. I'm scheduled to depart the same day I arrive. I am planning to stay within the airport during the layover. Does anyone know if I will require a transit visa at Narita?
No visa is required for transiting in Japanese airports if you have immediate flight connections regardless of nationality.
Anyway, there is a Japanese transit visa which is intended for people who have longer layovers before transiting and want to go sightseeing or resting in Japan for few days (up to 15 days).
I am an Indian passport holder working in the US on H1B. I was supposed to fly LAX-Narita-KL-Bangalore on 23rd December 2012 with a 14 hour overnight layover in Narita.
I received a call from the airline 2 days before my scheduled departure, stating that new rules at Narita dictate that travelers absolutely need a transit visa for overnight layovers in Narita, even if the arriving and departing flights are from the same terminal.
Because of the short notice, there was no time to apply for a Japanese transit visa (the Japanese consulate takes 3 working days to issue one). I had to cancel my ticket and book a flight with Cathay, transiting thru' Hong Kong which has no transit visa requirements.
A stopover is typically a stay in one city of 24 hours or more. In your case, you actually have just a connection in Tokyo. Connections can even go across airports in the same metropolitan area, such as between London's Heathrow and Gatwick airports.
Very rarely are visas required for connections in the same airport, since you do not need to clear immigration and customs. One exception is in the USA, where all passengers must clear immigration and customs, so check with your travel agent or local Embassy/Consulate for more information.
From my experience, you will not need a visa for this connection, since you are probably flying Japan Airlines and American Airlines, which are located in the same terminal (T2) at Narita. (Even if you're on Air India, they fly into T2 as well.) You will be required to show your boarding pass for NRT-DFW and clear security upon arrival in Tokyo, but you will not clear immigration and customs.
As MeNoTalk mentioned, if you do have a stopover in Japan, you can get a Japanese Transit Visa.
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Can anyone tell me why the endomorphism ring of a finite-length module is artinian? Bonus points if you can do it without using the radical, semisimplicity, Fitting's lemma or anything fancy. If you have to or it makes the proof easier, that's OK too, but I have reason to believe that there's a simple proof (namely Dennis and Farb give this as an exercise in Chapter 0 of their book Noncommutative Algebra).
Never mind. I was more successful with Google this time. It turns out that the statement is simply false. In the comment above I gave an example showing that the endomorphism ring need not be left Artinian. The following paper contains a (much less trivial) example showing that the endomorphism ring also need not be right Artinian:
"Ring of Endomorphisms of a Finite Length Module" R. N. Gupta and Surjeet Singh Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society, Vol. 94, No. 2 (Jun., 1985), pp. 198-200.
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Using Bandcamp.com to fan the flames of its fans' fascination, Tall Tales released 12 different songs across four separate singles last year, one for each season. Singer-songwriter Trevor Beld-Jimenez arranged the recording sessions at a different studio for each recording, bringing in a group of trusted compatriots — friends like Jason Bays, Kyle Field and Seth Pettersen — to illustrate the singles' covers. Tall Tales and the Silver Lining is also the first release with Rocketship Records; it's a record released directly because of the support of longtime creative Ventura firebrand Jeff Grimes. Some inspiration for the songs, per Beld-Jimenez, include friendships, longing, love, an arch-nemesis, depression, joy, babies and family.
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Prove: NP != SPACE(n) [Hint: we don't know if either is a subset of the other.]
I don't know how to solve this problem. It's in the diagonalization chapter.
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Welcome to the Tastebridge mushroom cultivation wiki. This page is meant as a combined documentation of the Noisebridge mushroom project, and a simple beginner's guide to doing the same at home. The page is sorted by species (so far only one) and sub-divided by substrate for those species that have been / are growing on more than one different substrate.
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Wtotal - Wdry = Wwater (100 / Wtotal) * Wwater = % moisture
The final moisture content should be around 60% of the total weight, so adding about 65% water will result in appropriate levels after evaporation and addition of gypsum and Spawn Mate. The water should be boiling when it is poured on the sawdust, mixed in as quickly and thoroughly as possible, and the mix then left to cool.
Once the wet sawdust has cooled to <50°C / 120°F, add 3 % by wet weight of a 3% hydrogen peroxide solution, after first, making sure that the hydrogen peroxide does not react with enzymes (peroxisomes) in the saw dust, as this will spoil the disinfective properties. This can be done by mixing a bit of the sawdust with hydrogen peroxide. If there is no fizzing, simply add gypsum and boiling water. If it fizzes, the sawdust will need to be boiled for about 30 minutes to cease enzymatic activity before the peroxide can be added. Also, do not be tempted to add the peroxide to the water before boiling, as the decomposition rate of H2O2 increases massively with temperature.
Once peroxide has been mixed well into the sawdust/gypsum, the substrate needs to be further cooled to room temperature, then supplemented with 7-32% per dry weight Spawn Mate SEII:
(Wdry / 100) * target% = Wsmii
The last step is the inoculation; a relatively high spawning rate is recommended with the peroxide treatment, as mycelial growth will be slowed down somewhat by the peroxide, and by the microbial competition that the substrate has not been sterilized of commercial spawn grown on millet (from Amycel, Inc.), then transferred in 12-13 lbs. portions to XL spawn bags. The mixing can be done in the spawn bags or in a large plastic tote, and the final mix is then put in the spawn bags, which are sealed, preferably with an impact sealer.
Original estimates of colonization rates were about 4 weeks, but these turned out to be overly pessimistic. Our blocks were inoculated on two separate occasions, 21 and 27 July 2011, and the first blocks were fully colonized by July 29th and fruiting heavily by 8 Aug (see photo). Once the blocks are completely colonized (see picture), the fruiting can be initiated either by taking them out of the bags, or by making a bunch of X-slits in the bags spaced about 2" / 10 cm apart and placed in a climate-controlled fruiting chamber. The chamber can be constructed by covering a wire shelf rack with thick plastic, adding a small fan and a humidifier (preferably on a timer so it only runs during day time) - temperatures should be within 15-25°C / 60-75°F, and relative air humidity optimally between 90% and 93%.
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A.T. Kearney analysts see shift in procurement strategies
A.T. Kearney's 2010 Indirect Procurement Study found that although once overlooked, indirect procurement organizations have come a long way and are increasingly recognized as having significantly more value to contribute.
A.T. Kearney recently released the results of a global study, which suggests that indirect procurement categories like IT, marketing and advertising, facilities management, MRO, logistics and professional services, have become increasingly important to chief procurement officers and their organizations.
According to the global management consulting firm, The Indirect Procurement Study (IPS), identifies how leading organizations are managing the procurement of indirect goods and services. Respondents to the study included procurement executives from 94 multinational companies with a combined indirect spend of $134 billion.
"We conducted the first Indirect Procurement Study in 2007 and there were high expectations among the respondents for the adoption of advanced practices like outsourcing of indirect procurement, advanced data analytics and benefits tracking," said Jan Fokke van den Bosch, A.T. Kearney Procurement and Analytic Solutions vice president and study co-leader. "The 2010 study shows that the adoption of these advanced techniques have taken place at a much slower rate than anticipated," spokesmen added. "The good news is that with the financial crisis and recession, executives managing indirect procurement have gained substantial influence within their organizations."
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• Indirect spending accounts for 60% of third-party spend in non-manufacturing companies, more than 90% in the financial services industry and sometimes 50% of spend in manufacturing organizations.
• Rather than using advanced data analytics techniques such as predictive modeling to deliver highly useful future insights, indirect procurement groups are too often analyzing data to track historical trends.
• The most successful indirect procurement organizational model was a central-led organization with collaboration across business units. Users of this model achieved savings greater than 10% over the last two years in 47% of categories.
• More than two-thirds of respondents measure such financial and internal key performance indicators such as addressable spend, identified savings and addressable categories. But less than half of the respondents track compliance management metrics such as spend integrity or accuracy and supplier commitments, scorecards and reviews.
• Outsourcing of procurement has shifted focus from business process outsourcing to close collaboration with managed service providers for specific spend categories like facility management, fleet and travel.


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Ford F-1 Pickup Truck Brake and Clutch Installation - Bipedal BrouhahaWritten by on March 9, 2010 Installing Brake And Clutch Pedals In A Ford F-1
One of the most common modifications when it comes to classic trucks is engine and transmission swaps. But with said modifications comes many others that are sometimes not taken into consideration at first. Oftentimes it's necessary to modify the chassis to accept a heavier engine or one that mounts in a different manner than the original. Boxing the framerails is a common modification done to strengthen the frame and give the motor something solid to mount to. Modifications to the firewall are also a common necessity when it comes to installing a late-model overdrive automatic transmission. But one thing that is often overlooked at first are the pedals.
While some stock applications may be acceptable, most of the time it will be deemed necessary to replace the entire assembly with one that is designed to work with the other components being installed. This is not only easier than modifying the original components; it ensures that the geometry is correct when it comes to pedal ratio. We chose to use a Total Cost Involved brake and clutch pedal mounting kit since it is set up out of the box with the correct length pedals for the F-1 series trucks and accepts a standard Wilwood-style clutch master cylinder and dual brake master cylinder with a 7-inch booster. That is quite an improvement over the fruit jar-style master cylinder and solid clutch linkage original to the truck.
The original pedal assembly was incorporated into a crossmember that also acted as the transmission mount. At some point in the past, the crossmember in my truck was cut out, most likely to make room for a different drivetrain combo. The two stubs at either end were left in place but will be removed before the new pedal kit is installed. The driver's side stub, however, is what the stock pedals mount to and it would be wise to give ourselves a baseline as to where the stock brake pedal was located as a comparison reference once the new pedal kit is in place. To accomplish this, I made a simple pointer out of solid steel rod that was bent to mark where the stock brake pedal sat in the upright position. This gave me a point of reference once the old pedals were removed and the new kit was being located. Once in place, it's just a matter of maneuvering both pedals to clear the chassis and engine bellhousing, bolting the cab back down, and ensuring everything is in the right place.
With the master cylinders under the floor, it was necessary to make a couple of access panels, which I fabricated from 16-gauge aluminum. A pair of pedal trim pieces from Yogi's were also installed to clean up the floor and give a finished look to where the pedals exit the floor. Now that the master cylinders are in place, it's almost time to start bending brake lines and plumbing the rest of the truck. Stay tuned!
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Here's the stock F-1 pedal assembly still attached to the chassis. Note the cobbled crossmember. In order to use the stock pedals, not only would they need to be modified to accept the hydraulic pushrods, but the mounting surface would also need to be reworked. A simpler solution would be to replace the entire stock unit with an aftermarket setup.Before the stock assembly is removed however, it would be helpful to locate where the new pedals need to end up. To accomplish this, I used a section of steel rod to support the stock pedal in the forward-most location. Once the old assembly is removed, the steel rod stays in place and acts to help locate the new pedal kit. It's not exact, but it's better than guessing and easier than wrestling the cab on and off the chassis to get the location correct.Here's the pedal assembly we'll be using. It's a Total Cost Involved kit made to fit the F-1 series trucks and features a 7-inch booster and new dual master cylinder on the brake side and a Wilwood 3/4-inch hydraulic master cylinder on the clutch side.The first step to installing the pedal kit is to bolt the mounting bracket to the frame bracket and then clamp the entire unit to the framerail. A 1/4-inch piece of aluminum is used as a shim underneath the top of the frame to ensure that there's adequate space between the bracket and the cab floor.Once the bracket is clamped in place, the pedals can be installed. Here, you can see where the pedal ended up in relation to the steel rod that is our location aid. While the pedal ended up slightly inboard of the stock unit, the forward location is spot on.There are two things that come into play when it comes to locating the pedal assembly; the framerail on the left side and the engine bellhousing on the right. Once the pedals are spaced to where they clear on either side, the mounting bracket is tacked to the framerail.To be safe, the master cylinder is bolted in place to ensure that it will clear the transmission crossmember.
With the column in place and the floor plate fab'd, you get a better idea of the lay of the land. The pedal location is perfect, with the column dissecting the center of the two pedals, providing plenty of foot room.One thing that needs to be addressed is the rather crude holes cut into the floor to allow the pedals to be fed through.That will be solved with a pair of these pedal trim pieces from Yogi's. The trim kit consists of two aluminum pieces that are split and pinned to allow easy installation. A rubber gasket pad is trimmed to fit and installed between the floor and the trim kit to seal the passenger compartment.


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Google Chrome's flash player Pepper Flash is now in Ubuntu reposistories (Ubuntu 14.04). You can install it running the following commands:
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You can install Chromium web browser together with the Pepper Flash Player (that also comes with Google Chrome) in Ubuntu 14.04 and onward (but not in Ubuntu 12.04) from the Ubuntu Software Center. Open the Ubuntu Software Center and search for Pepper Flash Player.
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If you are using Ubuntu 32-bit, you can update Pepper Flash Player to the latest version from the terminal using the following command:
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Benefits Leader Reins In 401(k)s
International Business Machines Corp. IBM -0.46 % , a bellwether for employee benefits, is overhauling its retirement program to contribute once a year to employee 401(k) accounts in a lump-sum payment.
Starting next year, IBM's contributions, which generally range from 6% to 10% of pay, will take place Dec. 31. Workers who leave the company before Dec. 15 won't qualify for the match, unless they retire.
IBM's switch is the latest in a series of moves big companies have been making to rein in retirement-plan expenses in recent years—and the financial implications for employees could be significant.
Many U.S. companies cut their 401(k) match in 2009 during the economic slowdown, and some of them have only partially restored it. In 2011, 7% of employers made no contributions at all to their plans, up from 2% in 2001, according to benefits consultant Aon AON -2.98 % Hewitt.
Benefits experts say IBM's shift could start a trend among other large employers. Earlier this year Ford Motor Co. F -0.39 % said it would offer retirees a lump-sum payout to offset its pension obligations. General Motors Co. GM 1.77 % and about a dozen other companies quickly followed suit, according to the Pension Rights Center, a Washington, D.C., advocacy group.
For IBM, the latest move could help save millions of dollars a year in compensation expenses, and keep valued workers who want to ensure they receive the match more tethered to their jobs—at least until the end of a given year.
In 2011, it paid $875 million in matching and automatic contributions.
The change "reflects our continuing commitment to invest in our employee 401(k) plans while maintaining business competitiveness in a challenging economic environment," IBM spokesman Douglas Shelton said in a statement.
Financial planners say the lump-sum contributions undermine one big advantage of 401(k) plans: "dollar-cost averaging," in which investors are buying stock and bonds at multiple prices over time, leveling out risk and return. It is a particular concern for older workers who are closer to retirement and have less time to make up for short-term losses, said Jason Chepenik, a certified financial planner and retirement-plan consultant in Winter Park, Fla.
Some IBM employees are unhappy.
"It's a huge change," said Andy Maher, a 59-year-old IBM customer engineer in Victorville, Calif. Mr. Maher, who started at the company in 1976, was an early adopter in the company's retirement offerings, eventually increasing his savings to 12% of pretax pay while raising five children.
Now, he said, he is concerned that "you lose a whole year's worth of interest on that money. And if they lay you off Dec. 1, you don't get anything. It adds a whole other level of unnecessary uncertainty."
All told, about 9% of employers pay out their 401(k) match once a year, according to Aon Hewitt. But most of those employers have older plans that never switched to regular matches, said Alison Borland, vice president of retirement solutions and strategies at Aon Hewitt.
What is more, annual matches frequently are tied to a company's profits, with workers getting a larger percentage when a company does well and less when business wanes, said Brigitte Madrian, a professor of public policy and corporate management at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government.
Ms. Madrian added that Labor Department and U.S. Treasury officials "could be very interested in [IBM's move] and if they're concerned about it, they could say, 'You can't do that.' " She said the agencies could devise rules precluding IBM and other companies from depriving employees who leave before a set date of their matching contributions.
For now, the risk for employees in 401(k) plans is that other companies will follow IBM's lead.
IBM, of Armonk, N.Y., fully replaced its traditional pension with its 401(k) program in 2008, and was praised for designing a plan with low fees, access to financial planners and generous company contributions.
When companies are looking for ways to cut the cost of their benefits, shifting to an annual match is often an idea that consultants suggest, though it is "unusual for a company to make this move," Ms. Borland said.
"When a large organization like IBM makes the change, others are going to watch and see, and if they're struggling with the same issues from a cost-pressure perspective, and they are, it wouldn't surprise me if other companies followed suit," she added.
In focus groups, Charles Schwab Corp. SCHW -1.01 % has found that 401(k) participants view the match as the "canary in the coal mine," said Dave Gray, Schwab's vice president of 401(k) client experience.
As long as the employer maintains the match, "they view that as the company is fiscally sound," he said. "When they don't see a match, employees question what this said about the company—but they don't view it differently depending on when it was deposited."
Even so, employees should keep socking away their savings in such plans, Mr. Chepenik said. "As a participant, you have to worry about yourself. Fund as much as you can on your own and start to minimize your reliance on a company match. … At the end of the day, saving for retirement is our responsibility, not the company's responsibility."
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"The Florida Highway Patrol is committed to making the highways a safer place to drive, by intensifying our patrol efforts to reduce the number of crashes," said FHP Director, Col. David Brierton. "Our troopers will be on the roadways taking appropriate enforcement action to ensure public safety for Florida motorists during the holiday travel period."
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13 Wildly Irresponsible Vintage Ads Aimed at Kids
#6. Young Fritz Cigars
This ad for Young Fritz Cigars is actually from the label inside the cigar box, so it's not technically an advertisement. But is that better, or worse? In that spot it becomes more like product directions. "INSERT INTO MOUTH HOLE OF CHILD. IF IT CRIES, GIVE IT A SECOND ONE."
Wait, is that "Young Fritz" there in the picture? So the mascot itself is a child smoking? Hell, maybe we should just be happy they did a drawing instead of making an actual kid puff away on a stogie during a photo shoot.
#5. Pet Monkey/Raccoon
"Hey look, Mom, we can just order rabies right out of the magazine now!"
Yes, the 1960s were a magical time, when wild animals were sold in comic books. Where were they getting all these monkeys and raccoons from anyway? Do we want to know? Is there a connection with the fact that the spider monkey is today on the endangered species list? Surely not -- it says right on the ad: "Live delivery guaranteed." These were clearly professionals when it came to cramming monkeys into cardboard mailing tubes.
Also, notice that the monkey is advertised as eating the same food as humans and "even likes lollipops." This is why most houses in the 60s smelled strongly of raccoons and monkey diarrhea.
#4. Rainier Beer
This 1906 ad for Rainier Beer not only encouraged young people to start drinking but specifically says to make a "habit" out of it. Oh, but don't worry -- it "brings the glow of health."
This one has to get credit for going above and beyond Young Fritz up there. After all, that kid could have sneaked a cigar out of Old Fritz's stash without him knowing. But, no, here they're issuing a clear call to the terrifying old men of the world: "Find a young girl and make her drink beer with you." Really, the most irresponsible part of the ad is that it doesn't warn him to hide her revolver first.
#3. Gillette Safety Razor
There are two possible messages from this 1905 ad for a Gillette Safety Razor. The first is that nothing quite says "safe thing for your baby to play with" like a stick with open blades at the end.
Or you could make the fairly logical assumption that in the early 20th century, it was considered a crippling birth defect if you didn't have a thick, full beard at three months. Thus, prior to the invention of the Gillette Safety Razor, parents would have to shave the baby with a straight razor, and this product finally made it safe for the infant to shave himself.
#2. Gilbert Atomic Energy Lab
Yes, the Gilbert Atomic Energy Lab came with real live radioactive materials. It was supposedly low-level radiation and "completely safe and harmless!" though this is 1950 we're talking about. It's impossible to know if they were using the modern definition of the word "safe" or the Iver Johnson Revolver definition.
This toy was unofficially promoted by the U.S. government, which advertised a cash reward along with the toy to anyone who used the toy's Geiger counter to find uranium. There was presumably an additional reward for the first brave little boy to successfully use his Gilbert Atomic Energy Lab to kill a communist.
#1. Cocaine Isn't Just for Daddy Anymore
OK, maybe we're being a little unfair here. Sure, we know cocaine is bad for kids now. But they didn't know back in 1885 when this ad ran. Just like they didn't know that TV rots your brain back when Motorola claimed that TV was a magical learning box ...
Hell, we're just now learning the evils of corn syrup. How should they know not to run an ad specifically telling you to feed babies 7 Up ...
... or just straight corn syrup.
But that doesn't mean that they were worse parents. They still obviously loved their kids, just like parents today. Well, unless the kid's slovenly disregard for her figure was disgracing the family. Then all bets were apparently off ...
"She knows what she did."
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anyone know where or how I can get a rubber insert for either presta or schrader head on my joe blow max floor pump? Just bought it and schrader head did NOT have an insert so it won't grab the valve. Is this a Topeak product? Would Topeak send me one?? Mike Cambridge, MA
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A good bike shop that is a Topeak dealer will likely have parts for the pump. You can visit the Topeak: Where to Buy page to find dealers in your area. Or contact Customer Service - they may just send you the parts for a minimal shipping charge or free; other companies have done that for me in the past.


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22 Feb 2011 8:33 AM #1
How to use sencha touch css in SASS
Hello all,
I have been experimenting with SASS this midday, it's really cool and i like it a lot.
Now i want to style using the sencha touch css as base, I did read the:
blog post. Now i wanted to try out those demo's at the end of the blog, but i can't succeed, i had the sass example with the 3 buttons working, but this is a little too difficult for me
I get the following error when i startup my app: syntax error: undefined mixin 'sencha-panel'.
on line 21 of d:/users/..... in 'sencha-panel'
from line 21 of d:/.../../screen.scss
this is my code:
@import 'compass/css3'; $base-color: #7c92ae; $base-gradient: 'glossy'; // Lists $list-active-gradient: 'bevel'; $list-header-bg-color: transparentize(saturate($base-color, 10%), .25); $list-header-gradient: 'matte'; // Tabs $tabs-dark: #111; @import 'sencha-touch/default/all'; @include sencha-panel; @include sencha-buttons; @include sencha-sheet; @include sencha-picker; @include sencha-tabs; @include sencha-toolbar; @include sencha-toolbar-forms; @include sencha-carousel; @include sencha-indexbar; @include sencha-list; @include sencha-layout; @include sencha-form; @include sencha-msgbox; @include sencha-loading-spinner;
I did NOT edit any other thing in the folder created by compass, so the config.rb is unchanged.
Any help would be appreciated.
Kevin Vermaat
22 Feb 2011 9:42 AM #2
Did you move the files? can you post a pwd of where your application.scss is located and where your sencha folder is located?
If you have your own config.rb you need to make sure it references where the sencha files are.
For instance, I have my scss and config.rb located in
and the sencha library located in...
so my config.rb looks like...
sass_path = File.dirname(__FILE__) css_path = File.join(sass_path,'..','..','media','css') images_dir = File.join(sass_path,'..','..','media','sencha','resources','themes','images','default','pictos') load File.join(sass_path,'..','..','media','sencha','resources','themes') output_Style = :expanded environemnt = :development
26 Feb 2011 5:52 AM #3
Hey thx a lot for the response ,
Okay that is the problem, I did not reference to my Sencha touch files! One last quick question, let's say that I have my Sencha files at : C:\Program Files\Sencha\[here the ST files] and my ruby config file C:\Program Files\Ruby\Project1\config.rb.
How would my config.rb look like?
Sorry to ask you but this all is really new to me, so if someone knows, i would thank you a lot
28 Feb 2011 1:57 AM #4
I'm also new to Sencha Touch and struggled with the theming until I got the paths right. This is how my folders are structured:
I basically moved the sencha-touch folder from themes/stylesheets into the sass folder.
Here is the config file (sass/config.rb):
# Delineate the directory for our SASS/SCSS files (this directory) sass_path = File.dirname(__FILE__) # Delineate the CSS directory (under resources/css in this demo) css_path = File.join(sass_path, "..", "css") # Delinate the images directory images_dir = File.join(sass_path, "..", "themes","images") # Load the sencha-touch framework load File.join(sass_path, '..', 'themes') # Specify the output style/environment #output_style = :expanded output_style = :compressed environment = :production
$body-bg-color: #000000; $base-color: #333333; $active-color: #ffffff; $base-gradient: 'glossy'; $include-default-icons: true; @import 'sencha-touch/default/all'; @include sencha-panel; @include sencha-buttons; @include sencha-sheet; @include sencha-picker; @include sencha-toolbar-forms; @include sencha-tabs; @include sencha-toolbar; @include sencha-carousel; @include sencha-indexbar; @include sencha-list; @include sencha-layout; @include sencha-form; @include sencha-loading-spinner; @include sencha-msgbox; @include sencha-picker;
3 Mar 2011 12:58 AM #5
thx !
Hey thanks both for replying
I did end up using the sass folder the sencha touch crew made for us, but i did get my own folder working too! So for that thanks a lot, first I did not really understand the ".." in the config file, this sounds maybe stupid but I really didn't understand, now i know it's just one folder higher up ^^ thx for the image.
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I've played through all of Arkham Asylum and I still don't remember how to do this - I see question marks all over the place in detective mode, but holding down "L2" doesn't seem to scan them no matter how I try to align it. (I don't even get a "misaligned" message.) How do you scan the question marks?
I had the same problem when i started the game! Once you enter one of the first areas in the story mode, the "scan" option opens up to you. You're prompted to scan two trophies locked in an elevator shaft so you can come back to them. Once you do that, you'll be able to scan whenever you'd like. Confusing, but that's how it goes.
I just tap the lb trigger. Some are hard to scan but if you go at them from a different angle it seems to work a tad better.
Got it ! Just hold the same button down that you used to invoke detective mode, while aiming closely at a riddler trophy.
How could i forget. Landed here too, before figuring it out. Playing on Onlive, in that case that means -> Hold the LB button to scan when you already are in Detective mode ;)
Which is also described in the cotrols pause menu
Also dont forget your DLC skin switching code ;)
To use the code, the following button combination must be pressed on the Main Menu screen after a save slot has been selected:
Left, Left, Down, Down, Left, Left, Right, Up, Up, Down
You'll hear thunder if done correctly
You should still be able to line up a green question mark while in detective mode and scanning it. You need to hold down the detective mode button to scan it. LB on 360, and L2 on the PS3.
If you're not getting any type of message about nothing being found, or misaligned, then likely something else is going on.


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I read recently that fluorescent clothing was not effective at all at night. If this is the case, how effective is it during the day, and should I stop buying tops that are fluorescent to use on my daily commute?
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There are several terms around this subject. A key thing here is reflectivity (or more specifically retroreflectivity), rather than fluorescence. Fluoresence is the property of a material where it absorbs light at one wavelength, e.g. ultraviolet sunlight, but then reflects back light from the visual spectrum. This is most useful in daylight conditions, using the sunlight to create more human visible light.
Everything (well, almost everything) is reflective to some degree, mostly diffuse reflection where light hits a surface and scatters, but this reflection goes in many directions and breaks apart into many wavelengths. Alternatively there is a property called retroreflection which reflects light back to its source, in contrast to mirror (or specular) reflection which just bounces off, as light does with a mirror, in a single opposing direction. Hence a person near the light source, e.g. a driver in a car, sees the retroreflective surface.
Thus in terms of visibility, you don't just need flourescent material at night because there isn't enough light in the usable spectrum, so a yellow jacket isn't going to be any more useful than a white t-shirt. So while they'll both be more visible than something black, in order to stand out in a driver's headlights, you need retroreflective material to actively react, rather than passively reflect.
[Possibly related: visibility at night, using electroluminescent wire]
The question asks how effective fluorescent clothes are during the day, and should he stop buying those tops for his daily commute.
Fluorescent clothing is very effective during the day, but not so much at night. From How Does Hi-Vis Clothing Work?:
And it continues about why reflective material is good for the night, but not during the day.
Fluorescent/Reflective clothing only help you if there is a light pointing at you from about the same direction as the driver is coming from. The little light a fluorescent object will give out its self is not of any use as the car driver has the bright light from his/her headlights reflecting of the road just in front of his/her car.
Given that most people get knocked of bikes from the side, with car drivers pulling out, rather than from the back, it is very likely you will be outside of the car's headlights beam at the crucial time you most wish to be seen.
So you need good lights!
However Fluorescent/Reflective clothing does help make you more visible and can make you show up a lot better in street lights. It may also help you win the legal case if you knocked of.


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Did ancient & medieval indians have a weekly day off? Or was there even a generally recognized day as public holiday? Or did the concept get introduced with Arabs or Europeans?
As one might expect, it is a tricky business to talk generally about practices on the Indian subcontinent. For most things that is as true today as it is for the subcontinent of centuries ago. The diversity of religions, cultures, languages, and the complex political realities over the centuries means that this answer really must be more of a sampling of the variety of practices.
Below I offer a sampling of what I have found on the practice of rest days in Indian Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Jewish Indians, Hindu festivals, possibly regional rest days, and conclude with possible emergence of greater standardization with British colonial rule.
Uposatha and the Claim of Earliest Rest Days
The closest I came to something pointing to a very ancient origin is in an article by Bruce A. Kimball. I think this quote is also important because it points to the connection between feast days, taboos surrounding them, and rest days:
This connection, which traces the emergence of rest days in both the Buddhist uposatha (On Wikipedia) and Sabbath contexts again here in article by Edward Westermarck:
On when the Uposatha was held for Buddhists, with claim that it did not originate with Buddhists:
The Jewish population, especially on the west coast such as the Bene Israel, known as the Shanivar Telis (Saturday oil men?), keep to Saturday for their Sabbath [8:489]. The Zoroastrians in India have the interesting concept of intervals called Gahambars:
Hindu Festivals and Regional Diversity
Elsewhere, everything I find shows incredible diversity. Here and there, but not in sources that seem to be particularly well researched, there is talk of Saturday as a weekly holy day, and some claim this corresponds to the traditional "oil bath" in parts of southern India, which could take many hours - something you can read about in Ashtanga yoga as well. However, I didn't find much in the way of detail.
Instead you find a lot of passages like this from Caleb Wright in 1853:
Others note local practices like Abbe DuBois in Mysore in 1906:
There are less frequent Hindu festivals that include days of rest, including:
And also some limited to certain tribes:
I don't see much on the Muslim population. Globally speaking it looks like Jumu'ah on Friday (Wikipedia) , while a day of prayer and singled out, only really takes on its "rest day" in full form in some muslim countries in the process of modernization. I didn't find much on its application in pre-colonial India.
In the answer by @Kobunite we see the implementation of legally defined days of rest, but it looks like this process of Sundays being a customary day off starts to catch on during the course of the colonial period.
An interview of a worker in Bombay from late 19th century also speaks of Sunday as the standard:
The "first meeting of industrial workers in Bombay's history" in 1884 passed a resolution asking for a full day of rest on Sunday [10:328] and an "Act of 1891" made Sunday a day of rest in factories [11:230]
Overall, it would appear that in some areas or among some religious groups there are more regular festivals or religious days, with some cases of more frequent regular days of rest such as the observed weekly day of rest in Mysore, or the almost weekly Uposatha in some places like Sri Lanka, or the Gahambars of the Zoroastrians.
Sources are cited in format [Source Number:Page Number]
Well, as stated by Monster Truck there are many theories about when the "weekly off" was introduced to India. For those of you who are interested, one of the more common theories is that it was introduced during British rule in the country due to the observance of the sabbath. It is also highly likely that rest days were observed amongst members of the various religious groups in India. As a result, it is likely to be nearly impossible to accurately judge when the concept was first introduced to the sub-continent.
However, as best as I can tell the weekly off was legally introduced to India in the 1940's in the form of The Weekly Holidays Act, 1942 and in the Minimum Wages Act, 1948.
The Weekly Holidays Act applies specifically to Restaurants, Shops and Theaters and specifies a legal requirement for workers to be accorded a weekly day off.
The Minimum Wages act, obviously, defines the need for a minimum wage for people working in India but it also defines the right for workers to have a weekly day off.
As I said above, it is difficult to judge when the concept itself was introduced to India due to it's very nature. However, what I have said above shows the legal implementation of the concept.


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I saw PMC Bronze 55gr .223 going for $950/1000 at a gun show weekend before last. Saw someplace online a few days ago asking $1000 for the same amount of the same ammo.I think the worst I saw was someplace asking $350 for 250 rounds of Federal 55 gr .223...
What I find most amazing is the disappearance of .22LR ammo.
This too will pass....The Golden Rule: Buy low, sell high.Stand aside and let the stampeding sheep run by. Patience is almost always rewarded.
I suppose the Silver Rule would read: Dollar cost average, if you can't buy in bulk and/or time the market.Suppose someone had 1,000 rounds in stock at .25ea. Then buys another 100 rounds at $1.00ea. Average cost? .32ea. Not awful.Dollar cost averaging is simpler to implement.
I suppose one could do that.On the other hand, if he had 1000 rounds in stock already, why would he want to.
The small gain doesn't justify the large price.One would be better off to invest that money in some other prep for now.
Grandson wants me to take him to the range so tonight I decided to visit the SuperWalmart and see what they had in ammo. Almost totally sold out. The clerk told me they have not gotten any .22 in the last 6 weeks.


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Actually I'm using QGIS 1.7.1 to create and visualise some geodata hosted by PostgreSQL 8.4 and PostGIS 1.4.0. The geodatatable is defined like this:
CREATE TABLE u2_baum
baum_id integer NOT NULL,
kronendurchmesser numeric(3,1),
hoehe numeric(3,1),
art_id integer,
the_geom geometry,
CONSTRAINT baum_id PRIMARY KEY (baum_id )
I added some datasets on database level, using some simple INSERTs.
Everything works fine, except adding attributes to new geometries in QGIS. I am able to define the geometry and all integer attribues using the QGIS tools. The only problems were caused by the attributes with the numerical[n,m] fieldtype. One can't enter new values in these fields after creating a new geometry. The field can be "write activated" in the attribute table, but it isn't possible to enter values. Also it isnt possbile to Copy and Paste some values (like 10.3) into this fields. But it is possible to change existing numerical[n,m] values.
Do you know this error and a way to fix it?
Best regards
PS: Due to some restictions I cant actually upgarde to QGIS 1.8