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TOMER, Robert George, 66, a resident of Lorain, OH, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, October 21, 2012 while vacationing with his family in southern Ohio.
He was born on August 30, 1946 in Wheeling, WV, to the late Roscoe Tomer and Helen Tomer (nee Novak).
He was raised in Flushing, OH and a graduate of Flushing High School in 1964. He was a veteran of the US Army and served in Okinawa in the Vietnam era. He then moved to Lorain in 1968 to work at the Lorain Ford Assembly Plant, and later retired from the Avon Lake Ohio Truck Plant in 2003.
George was a Homing Pigeon Racer for many years. He was passionate about Ford Muscle cars and owned and wrecked many Ford Mustangs through his lifetime. He followed all Cleveland sporting teams no matter how bad they were. He loved spending time with his children and grandchildren. He was the best Pap ever!
He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Estherene "Essy" Tomer (nee Borkoski); two daughters, Konya (Robert) Nau, of Lorain, OH and Jodi (Matt) Schwab, of Willard, OH; four granddaughters, Taylor Nau and Cadence, Avery and Baylee Schwab; four siblings, Paul Tomer, Brenda Showalter, Linda Hogan and Tom Tomer; numerous nieces and nephews and extended family.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his niece, Julie Hogan.
The Tomer family will receive family and friends on Wednesday, October 24, 2012 from 1-3 and 5-7 p.m. in the Dovin and Reber Jones Funeral & Cremation Center, 1110 Cooper Foster Park Road, Amherst. Private family interment will take place at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggest donations be made in memory of Robert to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Akron General Medical Center or the Lorain High School Band Boosters.
Online condolences may be left for the Tomer family at www.dovinreberjones. com.


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A person may have a cold or any other disease that is an airborne-infection. Is their sperm also contagious? Should the person take any precautions?
I'm unsure about the use of the word "contagious" here. If you would describe it as an organism "catching something" from another only once, this answer applies (vaguely perhaps).
One example of "contagious" sperm: sea urchins spray their sperm (called milt) into the surrounding water, so that it can hopefully fertilize roe, which are fish eggs. The eggs are also expulsed for some species, but for others they stay on the surface of the female sea urchin, as this Wikipedia article explains.
Thus, it's entirely possible for a female sea urchin to be bombarded by free-floating sperm, to ultimately fertilize the eggs on its surface. I don't know if one would strictly consider this a contagion, but it's what I initially thought of after reading the question.
When referring to sexually transmitted disease however, sperm in itself is not contagious, as it would require the pathogen to "tag along with it" in whichever environment (whether it be airborne or aquatic). Also, if considering impregnation as "contagious", physical contact would certainly be required.
In short: For humans, no. For sea urchins (and likely other aquatic animals), sort of.

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NEW YORK, N.Y. — Carolina Panthers linebacker Luke Kuechly and Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson have been named the NFL's top rookies for the month of December.
Kuechly recorded an NFL-best 59 tackles and 44 solo tackles as the Panthers went 4-1 in the month. He started all five games and had at least eight tackles in each game, including three games with at least 13 tackles.
The Boston College product finished the season with a league-best 165 tackles and became the first rookie to lead the league in tackles since San Francisco's Patrick Willis accomplished the feat in 2007. He also is the first Panthers player to be named defensive rookie of the month since Julius Peppers in 2002.
Wilson completed 65.5 percent of his passes for 1,067 yards and nine touchdowns in December, leading his team to a perfect 5-0 mark. He also rushed for 262 yards and four scores.
Wilson posted 26 touchdown passes in the regular season, which tied him with Peyton Manning for the most by a rookie in league history. His 30 total touchdowns are the second-most by a rookie in league history behind Cam Newton, who scored 35 in 2011. Wilson joins Walter Jones as the only Seahawks to be named offensive rookie of the month.


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The music of Z.Z. Ward has something old and something new. We won't speculate on how much is borrowed, but there is a lot of blues.
Ward and her quartet turned in a sizzling 75-minute set Sunday night at the Paradise Rock Club in Boston, where her contemporary pop and rhythm and blues melange kept a crowd of about 600 fans writhing and singing along throughout.
Ward, 27, was born in Pennsylvania but grew up in Oregon, where she began singing with her musician father at an early age. Reputedly, the first song she ever sang was Albert King's "As The Years Go Passing By," which just might be the best love song any bluesman ever concocted.
Ward popped up on the national scene in 2012, with a debut EP centered on her song "Criminal" in May of that year, and then a full-length album, "'Til the Casket Drops" in October 2012. More to the point, her single "Put the Gun Down" penetrated the Billboard Top 40 for Alternative music, and spent ten weeks on the charts for AAA (Adult Album Alternative). Her rapid ascent included appearances on Jay Leno's Tonight Show, Conan O'Brien's show, Late Late Night with Craig Ferguson, and Good Morning America, among others.
Nodding to her blues background, Ward released a cover of acoustic bluesman Sion House's song "Grinnin' In Your Face" as a special single on Record Store Day in April 2013, with a B-side of her own tune "Everyone Wants To be Famous."� Most recently, Ward's "Last Love Song" was released as a single in January of this year, and has been gaining popularity quickly.� Sunday's Boston show was part of Ward's "Last Love Tour."
If it's a little difficult to describe Ward's music, with all its elements, the live show provided a more direct view of her special blend. While her tunes are basically blues-based pop and r&b, the live band yanks the music into a rhythmic contemporary vein that emphasizes the low end. Sunday's show could've been accurately dubbed a melting pot of bluesy pop and bass-and-drums dance music. In fact the lower end of the sound spectrum was so heavy in the soundmix that it often masked Ward's own vocals. It was an intoxicating wall of sound, impossible to experience while sitting or standing still, but half the low end would've been twice as nice.
Ward opened her 16-song set with the driving funk of "Overdue," dressed in a white jersey, with a black jacket and matching black fedora neatly contrasting her long blonde hair. Ward herself played guitar on some songs, acoustic and electric, harmonica on others, and simply sang on a few tunes. Her early hit "Don't Take My Gun" was just the second song performed, a throbbing funk workout where the tom-toms dominated the rhythm and the bass tones seemed to have the walls moving.
The soulful quality of Ward's voice came through much better on "'Til the Casket Drops," whose odd title refers to how long the singer will love her man. That r&b march also featured that drum-heavy foundation, but Ward's plaintive vocal shone through. The steamy number "Cinnamon Sticks" provided an interesting view, as it seemed to take roadhouse blues-rock and mash it up into a dance jam, but the crowd obviously loved it since they were singing the chorus right away.
"365 Days" was an early highlight, a lazy, rolling midtempo groove that was nevertheless an infectious dance vehicle, to the point tat the crowd was clapping along within the first 30 seconds.
"Got It Bad" was a exceptional song, full of sultry mystery in Ward's vocal, and a slinky lead guitar line, but that thunderous low end dominated the mix a bit too much. Ward took up acoustic guitar to sing a song she explained had been inspired by r&b icon Etta James, and "Charlie Ain't Home" was every bit the dazzling showcase for her vocal skills such a tribute deserved.
Ward noted that "Li'l Darlin'" is "The bluesiest song I've ever written," and again it was delectable mashup of styles, a classic torch song ballad veering into edgy hip-hop inspired beats. "Goin' Home" was another head-spinning re-imagination of styles, a sort of Delta Blues with new rhythm accents, delivered in a walking-blues arrangement that had Ward adding subtle harmonica.
The best sounding song of the night was the new single, "Last Love Song," where the bassist played keyboards and Ward donned acoustic guitar, as did her guitarist. The song began with just Ward playing solo, and gradually the band joined in, but that stripped down format allowed her vocal prowess to take precedence, and as she worked the lyrics from a hushed whisper to wailing emotional bursts, it was obvious that she has riveting ability to deliver a song.
After the song ended Ward commented "Unfortunately I do get mixed up in (expletive)-y relationships, but at least I get good songs out of it. Thank you for letting me bare my soul."
If Ward didn't already have the crowd won over, that admission seemed to do it. She could even be forgiven when she later confided she'd been hoping to see some snow in Boston, but realized local fans were probably sick of the white stuff. The angular hard funk of "Everyone Wants To Be Famous"� led easily into the ramshackle r&b good times of "Be Her."
Just in case anyone thought they had a handle on Ward's style, "Cryin' Wolf" delivered another changeup, taking an anthemic ballad and pulling it all the way up into a crash-and-bash rocker. "Criminal" became a funk-rock vamp Sunday night, while "Move Like You Stole It" was more of a strutting rocker with funk accents--as if the Arctic Monkeys recruited Rick James.
Ward's lone encore was her remix version of "Blues Eyes Blind," where backing tracks obviously augmented the band, but even the continuous drum and synthesizer crescendos of the arrangement could not hide Ward's passionate vocal. The song's tempo accelerated to such a frenetic pace it seemed chaos would take over, but the tight little quartet brought it all home with fiery aplomb.
A little longer set would've been cool, and that sound mix needed tweaking, but Z.Z. Ward's heady mixmaster of music is surely one of the current scene's more indelible experiences.


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I keep seeing job postings as "Java Software Developer III" or "Software Developer II". Is there any official documentation that classifies these distinctions?
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They are not supposed to be employer specific. Actually they come from the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, which maintains a database of occupational descriptions. This database has a list of standardized job titles with fairly precise definitions for each one. In many professions, including computer programming, they have several bands based on level of expertise, years of experience, and/or management responsibility... these bands are designated with roman numerals, thus, COMPUTER PROGRAMMER I, COMPUTER PROGRAMMER II, etc. etc.
The BLS descriptions are reasonably rigorous and precise so that they can compare apples to apples. A lot of people use these definitions when they want standard job descriptions and titles, including job listing sites, salary comparison engines like salary.com, and many human resource departments, especially at larger companies.
The official definitions of the five levels of programmer are here. It's too long to quote here but it is by no means random or employer-specific.
On the other hand, in the US, you'll generally find that the best places for programmers to work do not generally rely on US government job descriptions but instead create their own, more meaningful system.
They are employer specific defintions.
Each company is different but it will generally look like this:
The info below by @Renesis is also solid.
Similar to Martin York's answer but I think the real way these things come about is the need for Finance (and subsequently HR) to define people as a cost.*
Because of this, you may have two developers in the same company with similar skillsets and different titles. It all has to do with what roles were approved for hiring.
It also means that these titles don't mean much (if anything) when comparing two different companies.
* As to how these are actually get created within a company, it seems like the usual process is that as a company grows, the Finance department feels the need to impose stricter salary guidelines on each department. HR is tasked to define these roles, research comparable salaries and ranges (to also find out if they are already overpaying), and then HR asks for input from the department on actual definitions.
I was part of a company that began this process at around 7 years old and 150 employees. I left but now I am part of a company that already has this implemented. Interestingly, the company I am now at (public company) even has a number that can be used to equate and compare levels across all roles in the company, in every department. Talk about job role being defined to death! It is all borne out of Finance and HR.
A lot of places have something called "bands." Higher bands represent more senior positions, where "senior" can be do to more/better education, more experience, more skilled, or more politically connected. The titles go like this:
New hires are generally I or II depending on education. People generally hit III relatively quickly, and tend to stay in there for a while. The majority people never make it past IV. V requires publications and recommendations from both senior management and senior technical staff. VI notionally requires a national or international recognition.
The significance of IV and V tend to vary widely from department to department. Some places V is used as an alternative to a manager title while the person is assuming a management-like role. It also depends on the sophistication of work done by the department. Ironically, being in a department that does more advanced work or has better people can significantly lessen chances of advancement, because there are rough quotas for how a department should be distributed. In some departments a V will be far less skilled than a newly minted III or even a II from another department.


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In this revolutionary bestseller, innovation expert Clayton M. Christensen says outstanding companies can do everything right and still lose their market leadership or worse, disappear altogether. And not only does he prove what he says, but he tells others how to avoid a similar fate.
Focusing on disruptive technology, Christensen shows why most companies miss out on new waves of innovation. Whether in electronics or retailing, a successful company with established products will get pushed aside unless managers know when to abandon traditional business practices. Using the lessons of successes and failures from leading companies, The Innovator's Dilemma presents a set of rules for capitalizing on the phenomenon of disruptive innovation.
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STAR-CCM+ has the technology to solve a wide range of physics problems through its segregated or coupled solver. Using the interactive model tree, physics continua for each fluid or solid continuum can be easily defined in an intuitive, hierarchical way.
Physics capabilities include 2D, 3D, steady, implicit/explicit unsteady, harmonic balance, conjugate heat transfer, radiation, and solid stress among others. Flows with inviscid, laminar, and turbulent viscosities can be simulated. Turbulent models include Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS), Large Eddy Simulation (LES), and Discrete Eddy Simulation (DES). Non-newtonian models are also available to help address the needs of Life Sciences and Food & Chemical Process industries.
To simulate components in motion, a variety of techniques such as Moving Reference Frame, Rigid Body Motion, and Overset Mesh are available, together with the DFBI six degree of freedom motion solver. Materials can be in a single phase, multi-component material and multi-phase mixture. To study solid particles, gas bubbles or fluid droplets, Lagrangian Multiphase and Discrete Element Method (DEM) models are available. Eulerian Multiphase model allows modeling of multiple gaseous or liquid phases. Other advanced physics models include combustion, free surface & cavitation, aero-acoustics, fluid-structure interaction, etc.
Once the physics continua is set-up, simulation can be run. STAR-CCM+ is unique as it provides full interactive control over the simulation process. It allows the user to watch the solution develop as the analysis is running and modify settings "live".
The generation of flow visualization is important for analyzing the behavior of fluids/solids but being able to produce meaningful engineering data is key to effectively comparing designs and validating against experiment. To complement STAR-CCM+'s suite of visualization tools, an extensive range of options are available for solution monitoring as well as data analysis and reporting.
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The Clans are in turmoil. ShadowClan has turned its back on StarClan and pledged to follow the dark predictions of Sol, the strange cat who foretold the solar eclipse. But not all the cats have lost faith in their warrior ancestors. . . .
Jaypaw is convinced that StarClan still holds an important place in the warrior code, and his search for answers leads him far back into the past, farther back than even StarClan can remember. Lionblaze, tortured by violent dreams and bloody visions, wishes he had never been prophesied to be one of the three but to turn his back on his littermates would be the ultimate betrayal. And Hollyleaf is terrified that once the Clans lose their faith, the warrior code will fall apart. She's willing to fight tooth and nail to preserve it whatever the cost.
And when murder stalks into the heart of ThunderClan, the cats realize that the darkest shadows don't always lie outside the territory.
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Here is a quick info on the features introduced in Kdenlive git since the release of Kdenlive 0.8.2.1.
Capture through MLT's avformat producer now supports audio only capture. It even works while playing the timeline, so that you can record a comment while viewing your project. You can see a screenshot of the updated capture widget.
A generic job framework was introduced, based on the proxy clip feature. Here are some of the consequences:
A new Online Resource widget made its appearance, and allows you to easily browse and download resources from the web. Currently, two services are implemented:
That's all for now, but I am quite happy with those newly introduces features, after all those months spent fixing bugs for the last release.
Interested testers can get the current git version from sunab's experimental PPA, or through the Kdenlive Build script.
Next, we have to work on the refactoring suff to improve our existing code, make it more modular and easier to contribute.
Thanks for reading, Jean-Baptiste Mardelle
Fri, 12/30/2011 - 21:19
All great news, thanks for posting an update!
Fri, 12/30/2011 - 23:12
How do you handle the licensing with Freesound? You need to know the license of the clips you import. Wouldn't be nice to ignore them.
Mon, 01/02/2012 - 02:20
Clip Jobs - very nice feature!
Thu, 01/05/2012 - 11:32
congrats guys and happy new year.
i hope this will be a great one for kdenlive.
how long will this refactoring be? will it be painful? is there a roadmap for this year? what are your plans?
sorry for so many questions.
cheers :)
Thu, 01/26/2012 - 10:11
Hello Jean-Baptiste,
First happy new year.
This online integration is a great things, which shows the power of collaboration.
Fri, 02/17/2012 - 10:54
Hi Jean-Baptiste,
Many thanks for your great work.
Last weekend I've built my complete environment new from source.
The stability was never so good as today!
I think this should stay priority together with the compatibility to all other involved projects (MLT, libav..., x264).
Also many thanks to all other developers, contributors and Dan, if you read this!
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In male-female marriage we use the two verbs;
- 嫁給 (jiàgěi)
- 娶 (qǔ)
But these are gender specific.
- a woman can 嫁給 a man
- a man will 娶 a woman
So how does this work in same-sex marriages?
In male-female marriage we use the two verbs;
But these are gender specific.
So how does this work in same-sex marriages?
The simple answer is either word will work.
The nuance is little different though, as the word selection would show who has a "male" role or "female" role in the marriage. If this not clear, then the person who is more important (this may depend on context) would be assumed the "male" role, such as the 女总理 in Jodie's answer.
I have a Chinese magazine article about the prime minister of Iceland from about 3 years ago and the title is 冰岛女总理娶同性女友. Based on that, perhaps 娶 for anyone (male or female) marrying a woman and 嫁给 for anyone marrying a man.
Most of time,in same-sex marriages ,there has an assertive "man"(which called "攻") and a easygoing "women"(called "受").
So customary, we use "'攻' 娶 '受'" or "'受' 嫁给 '攻'"


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Has anyone ever installed an aux input into their car stereo?
I have a 2007 Toyota Matrix which I love except that the stereo is stuck in the 1990's. It has a single CD player that will not play mp3 CDs and no aux input. Since FM tuners don't work well in the DFW metroplex, I've decided to install an aux input. I did some research, confirmed that my stereo has the ability to easily accept an aux input, bought the parts I need and understand just about everything about the install with one exception. Where do I put the box that takes the input and gets it into the stereo? It's got to be somewhere near the back of the stereo, as the cord from the box to the stereo isn't that long. But I realized that every installation video I've watched does not show a good place to mount the box. Do I just pick a spot and screw the box into something that looks like it won't be terribly damaged by accepting a couple of screws? What should I look for when selecting that location? Are there any standard locations? Anywhere I should definitely avoid?
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is this your dash?
I am thinking next to the cig lighter about where you would put a 2nd cig lighter to balance out the look.
Please post a picture of the aux box inside your dash.
Remember you will need to set your aux device some place safe when driving.
That's similar to my dash, but on the bottom right, I have a 115 volt power outlet (like a household outlet) and an on/off switch for that. So I wouldn't be able to put the aux input socket right there.
I'm actually going to run the cables to the floor on the passenger's side for now. I may change that later on.
But my question, which probably wasn't very clear, was that the part that I bought has a box that has RCA inputs into it and the cable that connects to the back of the stereo coming out of it. The box is about the size of a deck of cards, only 1.5 times as thick. It has flanges on the long sides with holes that could be used for mounting...I was originally thinking of screwing it into something but now I'm thinking that maybe I could just zip tie it to something. It's pretty light, especially given the weight.
The cord is about 18 inches long, so it doesn't have to be right up next to the stereo, but it can't be too far away.
I wanted to do this but the guy at best buy told me it would cost $250 to install the aux input
How about the glove compartment if you do not want to cut your dash?
If you do cut your dash you can always make a hole bigger but not smaller.
You can always use a ziptie its how i did mine, it hasnt moved in 8 years. I'm not really a fan of cutting panels, anything I did can be removed and you will never know anything was there.
Glovebox or center console.


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I am writing a technical documentation about a product. Now problem is there are many interrelated and interdependent concepts. I am just confused how to put them in order. I mean if I talk about first concept, it needs a little understanding of second topic and if I talk about second topic, it needs the understanding of first.
There are two general approaches, depending on the amount of detail you need from the "other" concept.
If you don't need a lot, write about subject A, and when the first interaction with B hits add a parenthetical sentence, call-out note, or footnote (depending on your style guide) describing the other concept and pointing to its main documentation. For exmaple:
If the topics or their inter-connections are more complicated, the other approach is to write a brief overview that introduces all the concepts. Think of this as breadth-first documentation. The overview should point to the more-detailed documentation on each topic.
This is very common in certain types of projects. You can try beginning with presenting a tree structure (not necessarily a diagram) for a quick overall picture of the elements and their interdependence at a glance -- an aerial view, kind of.
Just remember to follow the same relationship logic in setting out the individual elements in the main discussion. Think of it as presenting a table of contents first and then the chapters in that same order -- only here the TOC is non-linear.
Do let us know how you look at this option.
I think this is a common situation. Most of the systems have different parts that interact with one another, and with the external word.
The best presentations / documentations I have seen all start by first describing the environment in which the system evolves, with a high-level overview of the system itself. Then they quickly present one or two common uses and how they are dealt with.
I think you should probably follow the same pattern.
And then go on describing each part individually.
Whenever I'm in this situation I leverage the following:
I use LaTeX and doing Glossaries and cross-referencing is easy as cake.
The only way of not having forward references is to build up everything from the bottom. So you start with a glossary, defining the terms you are going to use. In some cases, these can cross reference to each other, as they will all be in the same area. Then you do your definitions - the basic processes that are involved, again with some cross reference if needed. You can also do "see also" type references to later in the manual, so referring in the definition of a wizzlet process, you can say "for details on how to initiate and configure a wizzlet process, see section 26 below ). This means that peple who want to refer to this for a specific need can follow these through, but it can also be read ignoring this.
Hopefully, by this point, you will be able to write the main bulk of the text, referring back but not forward ( although further see also references might be useful - these are to provide links that are not necessary to follow to understand ).
In your specific case, you would define the principles behind topic 1 and topic 2, with possible cross references if necessary, although if you can avoid them, even better. The detailed interaction of these two is dealt with in the main text.
So, if you need a define Cyclone Bigit, which is created from a Convex Waddle, and the convex waddle only has a meaning as the progenitor of a Cycle Bigit, then you define the meanings first - what is a Bigit? What is a Waddle? Then you define the Cyclone Bigit, irrespective of how it is generated, or what it is for. You also define - irrespective of context - the Convex Waddle.
Once you have these both defined, in a way that is insufficient to use them, but sufficient to appreciate their potential reference, you can explain how you take and define a Waddle and make your Bigit out of it. Hopefully, someone reading it all through will have their understanding taken slowly through the whole process, and grasp what is needed by the end.


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Cycling is a sport that has a very long history as most top cycling races count more than 100 years' of life. "Within this course of years, somehow started the fad of winning each of the jerseys of rounds, which of course the color is not accidental.
Tour de France, which nowadays is the leading cycling race in the world and if you judge by the numbers (audience, spectators and sponsors budget) is the third largest sporting event in the world after the Olympics and the World Cup, was the reason to start it all.
The Tour de France was first held in 1903 and the winner had gone by the time differences formed during 6 days. After just two years in 1905 because apparently there were problems, they decided to declare a winner based on the position that it has to end and not the timing differences that existed, paying points. Of course this takes a completely different tactic to fight anyone, because if one cyclist on the hill won even two hours ,and all other days finished in first group but with the same time as the winner of stages, then as the case comes another winner. If defined by the timing differences will win the Tour, but if it was determined by the points would be out podium.
Because there was much grumbling about the real winner of that period the next year they decided to put two categories in race those we now call the general classification and score points.
This led in shirts in 1919, after the First World War, when it had to emphasize the athlete who leads the overall standings of the Tour de France and said they wanted to find a bright color to stand out resulting in yellow. Also heard that it was the cheapest shirt, or that was the color set by the newspaper, L 'Equipe (then L' Auto Velo) organized the event and why it ended up in this color. But anyway, the yellow has become a symbol of Tour de France about it even nowadays Bradley Wiggins, Alberto Contador, etc wear the yellow jersey or identified with the color. In Italy, for their Tour race the champion leader wears the pink shirt and the reason for choosing it is for marketing purposes, the company that sponsors the race, known newspaper, Gazzetta dello Sport (the color of the leaf). Tour of Spain color shirt for the athlete who leads the Tour are red because they say it is one of the two basic colors of the country.
In Greece up until 1998 used the yellow obviously influenced by the Tour de France, but then decided to change it to blue, as it is one of the colors reminiscent Greece.
In Tour de France and not only there the color singlet is defined by the wish each sponsor to identify with the leader of each race category. So indicative say that green jersey champion set the scoring of points was green because the sponsor was the first time a company gardening goods, while the corresponding red polka dots of sprinting uphill was a chocolate company because such packages had these colors . Now of course these colors are matched with top riders worldwide and especially with these jerseys representing victory or even the triumph of a cyclist on a bike ride.
Cycling is our Past , Present and Future!Spinning ® Program is Cycling and we have to know some details and information how things work in Cycling World .
Yours MI Evangelos Kastamoulas
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I have seen "forever" translated as both por siempre and para siempre. What is the difference? Are there contexts where you must use one or the other?
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MAD501: Math Analysis (2010-2011)
CURRICULUM PROGRAM: Mathematics
COURSE TITLE: Math Analysis
COURSE LENGTH: 36 weeks
Major Concepts/Content: This course will involve students in units and topics of study of operations with functions and equations, circular functions, vectors, applications of matrices, complex and polar coordinates, recursion, advanced proof ideas, rates and areas, statistical interference, algebra and algorithms. Problem solving in real world applications involving these units of study will be the beginning and focal points of lessons. Connections will be made of graphs with equations with real world situations. Reasoning in trigonometry, probability, discrete math, mathematical structure, and the conceptual underpinnings of calculus is a major emphasis in this course.
Major Instructional Activities: Students will be involved in communicating ideas through conjecture and validation of thinking in functions, models, matrices, probability, and statistics. They will be engaged in cooperative groups, whole class settings, or individually to reinforce concepts in functions, polar coordinates, advanced proof ideas, and algebraic algorithms. Students should have access to graphing calculators at all times.
Major Evaluative Techniques: Many evaluative processes will be used to assess students' written and oral work. These include multiple-choice, short-answer, discussion, or open-ended questions; structured or open-ended interview; homework; projects; journals; essays; dramatization; and class presentations. Testing formats will include restricted-time written tests, two-staged tests, take-home tests, oral tests and student-produced tests. Assessment methods can be supplemented by student-produced analysis of problem situations, solutions to problems, reports on investigations and journal entries. Calculators should be available in most assessment situations.
Course Objectives: Upon successful completion of the mathematical analysis course, the student should be able to:
- Solve equations symbolically, graphically, and numerically and knows how to use the quadratic formula for solving quadratic equations
- Uses matrices to solve systems of equations
- Evaluate f(x) for complex arguments
- Visualize objects, paths, and regions in space, including intersections and cross sections of three-dimensional figures, and describes these using geometric language
- Use and apply vector geometry
- Use coordinate geometry techniques to graph conic sections
- Graph polar and parametric coordinates and equations
- Determine the behavior of a function, its maximum and minimum, its interval and its critical points
- Use arithmetic sequences and geometric sequences and their sums, and sees these as the discrete forms of linear and exponential functions, respectively
- Define, use and manipulate expressions involving variables, parameters, constants, and unknowns in work with formulas, functions, equations, and inequalities
- Recognize, draw, and analyze graphs of trigonometric functions
- Organize, analyzes, and displays single-variable data choosing appropriate frequency distribution, circle graphs, line plots, histograms, and summary statistics
- Interpret representations of data, compares distribution of data, and critiques conclusions and uses of statistics, both in school materials and public documents
- Explore questions of experimental design, use of control groups, and reliability
- Use matrix theory with graphics calculators to solve systems of equations, transformations, and finite functions
- Use and analyze trigonometric principles, properties, and laws
- Solve problems using the Law of Sines and Law of Cosines.


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Former Penn State assistant Jerry Sandusky was arrested Nov. 5, 2011. (Credit: AP Photo/Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General, Commonwealth Media Services)
Bellefonte, Pennsylvania (CNN) -- Two women and a man have so far been selected to be jurors in the Pennsylvania trial of Jerry Sandusky, the former Penn State assistant football coach charged with child rape.
About 220 potential jurors reported for duty Tuesday, called to arrive after the court whittled down the number from about 600 based on answers to questionnaires sent to prospective jurors' homes. Of those, about half were sent home and asked to return Wednesday.
A judge last week denied Sandusky's attorneys' latest bid for a delay, allowing the case to move forward.
Sandusky, 68, has been under house arrest since being charged with sexually abusing 10 boys for at least 15 years. Prosecutors allege that he met some of his accusers through Second Mile, a charity he created for underprivileged children.
He has pleaded not guilty to the charges. He and his attorney, Joe Amendola, were in attendance Tuesday.
Opening statements are expected to begin Monday, the judge said, and the trial is likely to last about three weeks.
Authorities allege that Sandusky abused some of the boys on the Penn State campus. The case has shaken the university, raised questions about its response to the allegations and drawn criticism from those who claim Penn State put its reputation ahead of protecting potential child victims.
University President Graham Spanier and iconic head football coach Joe Paterno lost their jobs soon after Sandusky's arrest amid criticism that they did not adequately handle the matter when allegations involving Sandusky arose years earlier. Paterno died of complications from lung cancer in January.
Mike McQueary, a former graduate student considered to be a key witness in the Sandusky case, has testified that he alerted Paterno in 2002 that he'd seen what appeared to be Sandusky sexually assaulting a boy in a shower in Penn State's athletic facilities, an allegation that authorities didn't learn of until years later.
Paterno apparently told the university's athletic director, Tim Curley, but no one notified police. Curley and Gary Schultz, Penn State's senior vice president for finance and business, are now facing felony charges of perjury and failing to report the allegations to authorities.
Prosecutors said later that the McQueary incident took place about a year earlier than was originally alleged, causing defense attorneys for Curley and Schultz to argue that one of the charges should now be dropped. Both of them have pleaded not guilty, and their attorneys have said that prosecutors "charged this case before (they) knew the facts."
Potential jurors were asked Tuesday about their relationships with Penn State, local law enforcement and Second Mile, and whether they had contributed to any of those entities. Several reported knowing Sandusky or his wife, while others said they had volunteered at Second Mile. Others said they were current or former Penn State employees.
Prosecutors plan to call more than 50 witnesses during the trial, and the defense plans to call about 100 -- including Jay and Sue Paterno, Joe Paterno's son and widow; McQueary; his father, John; and Spanier, among others.
The prosecution is preparing witnesses for their testimony next week, according to several sources close to the case. A 28-year-old man known as Victim 4 is expected to testify first, with Victim 1, who started the investigation by coming forward in 2008 and alleging years of abuse, to follow, the sources said.
McQueary and his father were told to be in town and ready to testify next Wednesday or Thursday, one of the sources said.
Judge John Cleland told members of the jury pool that jurors in the case will not be sequestered, saying he will trust jurors not to read newspapers or follow the case online.
He told the prospective jurors that after he speaks with them, groups will be taken to another room for questioning, then to a different room for more questioning from the judge and attorneys.
If they are selected, he said, they will be taken to a different room. "We're using all the rooms," Cleland quipped as pool members chuckled.
Sandusky listened intently to the judge as he spoke to the jury pool, also chuckling at times. But he looked down when the judge discussed the charges against him.
As jury selection in the case began Tuesday, Penn State released a statement, saying, "The acts that Jerry Sandusky is accused of committing are horrible and if proven true, deserve punishment."
The university said it would not comment on the specifics of the legal case, but said it hopes that the trial "provides answers we are all seeking" and that "the legal process will start to bring closure to the alleged victims and families whose lives have been irrevocably impacted and that they can begin the healing process."
Several of Sandusky's alleged victims, including Victim 4, asked a judge to protect their identities at trial. However, Cleland on Monday ruled that the alleged victims' identities may not be concealed during the trial, although they will be protected through the jury selection process.
"Courts are not customarily in the business of withholding information," Cleland's ruling said. "Secrecy is thought to be inconsistent with the openness required to assure the public that the law is being administered fairly and applied faithfully."
But, the judge noted, "It is also to be hoped that various news organizations that will report on the trial will use what has become their professional custom to protect the privacy of alleged victims."
CNN generally does not identify alleged victims of sexual assault.
Victim advocacy groups criticized the judge's decision late Monday, expressing their hope that it would not have a chilling effect on the reporting of child sexual abuse.
"The judge placed a significant burden on this class of victims by stating that they have 'a duty to the community to testify' about the crime, but denying them privacy protections in exchange for that testimony. By bravely coming forward, victims serve in the interest of public safety; they should be assured that their privacy will be protected," the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape, the National Center for Victims of Crime and the National Crime Victim Law Institute said in a joint statement.
"In society, sometimes we question why rape victims are reluctant to come forward," Ben Andreozzi, attorney for Victim 4, said Monday after the ruling. "So now we have our answer. ... We are disappointed."
"We are not asking to close the courtroom, only to use a pseudonym," he said.
His client will still testify, he said, "but at what expense to his emotional well-being?"
He said he expects the defense to attack his client on the basis of a meeting he had with Sandusky in the years after the alleged abuse.
"My client couldn't break free," said the attorney, describing the relationship between Victim 4 and Sandusky as "complex."
After news of the scandal broke last year, The New York Times published an extensive interview in which Sandusky attempted to clarify his relationships with young people.
"If I say, 'No, I'm not attracted to young boys,' that's not the truth," he said, according to the story. "Because I'm attracted to young people -- boys, girls -- I ..."
His lawyer, who was present at the interview, spoke up at that point to note that Sandusky is "not sexually" attracted to them.
"Right. I enjoy -- that's what I was trying to say -- I enjoy spending time with young people. I enjoy spending time with people," Sandusky continued. "I mean, my two favorite groups are the elderly and the young."
CNN's Susan Candiotti, Ross Levitt, Jason Carroll and CNN contributor Sara Ganim contributed to this report.


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- Using a bathroom scale, weigh your child and help her weigh household objects: a stack of books, a bag of flour, dolls, and so on.
- Try to find something that weighs the same amount as your child.
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After heavy usage, boxing gloves and wrist wraps can get build up mildew and other nasties. What should I do the keep my gloves and wraps in good shape?
The problem with boxing gloves, is that they get moist inside, and don't always get a chance to dry. What you can do, is to crumble a few pages from your local newspaper, and stuff that into it. That will absorb the sweat, and they won't get molded.
I've also heard of people putting them in the freezer or out in the sun, but I'm not sure if any of these are good options. It seems most logical to me, to make sure they dry up properly.
As for wrist wraps, simply unroll them and hang them over something, and toss them in the washing machine once in a while. Fortunately, wrist wraps are inexpensive, and can easily be replaced when they're done for.
For my large MMA/Boxing gloves:
I normal wrap my hands in the paper towels to clean out the inside of the glove. For wrist straps I always let them hang dry in a well ventilated area. Using the Lysol has kept my new gloves from developing the smell that my old ones eventually got, even though I let them ventilate and dry every time.
I wash my handwraps every other class. They don't take up much space in the wash machine so it's no trouble at all. I would recommend getting one of those lingerie/delicates laundry bags to put them in, or they turn into a tangled disaster.
as for the gloves like everyone else says, dry them out/ sanitize them after class. and don't store them in a bag. i hang mine on the outside of my gear bag, keeps them and my bag from getting smelly.
my coach has these freshner things that are a mesh bag full of volcano pebbles. they supposedly absorb the moisture from the gloves. and then every few months you put them out in the sun for a day and they are good to go again.
one last trick is to put a dryer sheet in each glove. they smell fantastic!
I try to wash my hand-wraps between uses, and if I can't, I at least hang-dry them. They get smelly and gross fast.
My gloves, I try to take out of my bag between uses. I also have some cardboard tubes with holes punched in the sides that I jam in there to get some air flow and dryness action on the inside.
I have not tried these methods for more than a couple months at a time; so I don't know if they'll work for heavy usage over the long term.
I'll list a couple of methods which i have tested and works for me.
Gloves 1. Wrap you gloves in a plastic bag and freeze them. By freezing it you kill most of the bacteria / fungus in it. I use this method when i am away from home.
Hope it helps..
Put some an open container of baking soda in your gloves. Don't spill it everywhere. The baking soda will absorb the funky smell of work.
The new Airloop Glove Drying Rings are really great for helping our gloves stay dry and fresh from odors. Just love this product! They are also called Title Glove Dryer Rings sold through Title Boxing/MMA.
There are a couple of good videos on YouTube that show how they work. Type in Airloop Glove Drying Ring. Our gloves need to get the moisture out of the inside of glove cavity asap because bacteria and odors start to grow quickly if they do not dry out. People have been trying to open op the glove cavity forever with anything they can find to let the air circulate in glove cavity when not in use. The Airloop when but into glove cavity expands inside glove really creating a larger inside area so natural air may circulate drying gloves. The Airloops I like because they can be easily inserted in various positions within the inside of any glove type. Keeps gloves stable and open so we can spray and disinfect our gloves and clean and dry as a great system that works.


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A proposed change in the conservation status of loggerhead sea turtles would mean more protection for the most frequently encountered sea turtle on Georgia's coast.
NOAA's Fisheries Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced on March 10 that changes were warranted following a recent global assessment of loggerheads. The review also determined that the global population of Caretta caretta is comprised of nine distinct population segments that would qualify as separate populations for listing as either endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act.
Currently, loggerhead sea turtles are federally listed as threatened throughout their range.
If approved, the rule will change the legal status of seven of the nine populations worldwide to endangered, including those along the southeastern U.S.
"Loggerheads were originally listed as threatened in 1978 as a result of declines in nest counts and persistent threats from commercial fisheries and coastal development," said Mark Dodd, a senior wildlife biologist with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. "After more than 30 years of conservation in the southeastern U.S., loggerheads have not shown any distinct signs of recovery."
Georgia DNR upgraded the status of loggerheads in the state from threatened to endangered, during the last review of the state's protected species list, completed in fall 2006. While state and federal laws provide similar protections and share some criteria for listing, the difference comes down to jurisdiction.
For example, current state laws protecting loggerheads are limited to beach nesting habitats and state waters, out to three nautical miles. If the proposed changes are made, the turtles will fall under federal jurisdiction, extending protections from the beach to 200 nautical miles offshore. Sea turtles spend a large part of their lives far into federal or international waters, meaning the proposed listing change would afford them greater protection.
Final determination of the loggerhead's status is due a year after the public comment period closes in mid-June.
Loggerhead nesting in Georgia appears to have stabilized recently following a long-term decline. However, significant declines have been documented on south Florida beaches over the last nine years.
The nesting season runs from May through September. Federal criteria require that the population increase by at least 2 percent a year for 50 years for loggerheads to be considered recovered. The 50-year nesting goal for loggerheads in Georgia is 2,800 nests. Georgia recorded 995 nests during the 2009 nesting season. Daily monitoring of loggerhead nests began in 1989.
Georgians can help conserve sea turtles and other animals not legally hunted, fished for or trapped, as well as native plants and habitats, through buying wildlife license plates that feature a bald eagle or a ruby-throated hummingbird. They can also donate through a state income tax checkoff to the Georgia Nongame Wildlife Conservation Fund. Both programs are vital to the Nongame Conservation Section, which receives no state funds.
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Simple Definition of generate
: to produce (something) or cause (something) to be produced
: to be the cause of or reason for (something, such as interest or excitement)
Full Definition of generate
transitive verb
1 : to bring into existence: as a : procreate, beget b : to originate by a vital, chemical, or physical process : produce <generate electricity>
2 : to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind) <these stories…generate a good deal of psychological suspense — Atlantic>
3 : to define or originate (as a mathematical or linguistic set or structure) by the application of one or more rules or operations; especially : to trace out (as a curve) by a moving point or trace out (as a surface) by a moving curve
Examples of generate in a sentence
windmills used to generate electricity
This business should generate a lot of revenue.
We hope to generate some new ideas at the meeting.
His theories have generated a great deal of interest among other scientists.
Her comments have generated a good deal of excitement.
They have been unable to generate much support for their proposals.
Origin and Etymology of generate
Latin generatus, past participle of generare, from gener-, genus descent, birth — more at kin
First Known Use: 1509
Rhymes with generate
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: to cause to come into being <Windmills can generate electricity.> <Her comments have generated excitement.>
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Nana is located in Banja Luka on the Laktashi-Banja Luka-Jajce motorway.
The Hotel has a well equipped dining room and summer terrace with a total of 180 seats. Suitable for various gatherings, seminars and presentations. Hotel has also a big parking lot secured with video surveillance and guard
The rooms are modern with TV and satellite, telephones, mini-bars and air-condition.
In the Hotel restaurant you will be offered quality regional and international dish.
A credit card is required to secure the reservation. You have up to 3 days prior to arrival to cancel the reservation without charge. If the reservation is cancelled within 72 hours prior to arrival you will be charged 1 night stay. Same day cancellations, no shows or early check out will result in 1 night charge. Payment: credit card will be charged on arrival day.
Check in: 13:00
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Nana is located in Banja Luka on the Laktashi-Banja Luka-Jajce motorway.
Distance from the city center: 4.0 km
Distance from the airport: 20.0 km
Distance from the bus station: 2.5 km
Distance from the railway station: 2.5 km
Hotel is located on the main road route.
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I read that the Friends Service Council (The Quakers) and the American Friends Service Committee (The Quakers) won the Noble Peace prize in 1947. Does anyone know what for exactly. I would think it was for something to do with the second world war, but I'm not sure.
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The Friends Service Council (The Quakers) and the American Friends Service Committee (The Quakers) were actually nominated several times for the peace prize prior to winning it in 1947.
In the aftermath of World War II, the Quakers continued their work.
Source: quaker.org
The relief work from the UK side of the Quakers (Friends Service Council) was carried out by the Friends Relief Service (FRS). My mother worked with the FRS in London packing foodstuffs and supplies to be shipped to needy regions in Europe, primarily Germany. My aunt worked with FRS in the field in Brunswick (Braunschweig) North Germany distributing food and supplies to people in distressed circumstances and helping displaced persons/refugees get passage to safer places directly after WW2.
The other branch of the UK Quakers was called the Friends Ambulance Unit (FAU). These were ambulances which would work in WW2 battle zones picking up wounded soldiers while under artillery and regular fire. The volunteers were all pacifists and carried no weapons, but had a clear chance of being blown up or shot in their duties! My uncle drove ambulances in the FAU in North Africa during the Rommel campaigns and in other parts of the world. He also helped Jewish refugees in Italy get passage to Palestine.
Because of the work of these branches of Quakerism the FSC and the AFSC were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1947. There is also a memorial to their work unveiled just this year in the UK and more information can be found in this Guardian article: http://www.theguardian.com/society/2013/apr/16/rare-memorial-inspires-quakers-work
A more complete story about pacifism amongst Quakers can be seen at this link related to the 1947 Nobel Peace Prize:


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Being the greedy thief that I am, I've plundered the citizens of Gorhart and grabbed just about everything that isn't nailed down. However, they must brand their initials into everything there, because none of the shopkeepers in Gorhart will buy my stolen goods.
In general, what types of merchants will purchase my stolen goods, and more specifically, where's the first place in the game that will let me offload them?


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Palma Old Town apartment 1km to beach.
Size70 m²
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- Air conditioning
- Washer/dryer
- Disabled access
- Elevator in building
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Centrally located in the old town of Palma de Mallorca.
This characteristic apartment is on the 2th floor with lift, in one of the most popular streets and very close to the cathedral of Palma de Mallorca.
There are 2 bedrooms with double bed with a sharing bathroom has 2 double wardrobe and hot and cold air conditioning unit. Fully equipped kitchen, next the dining area. The apartment is spacious and with a lot of light, a total of 70 sq metres.
This cosy apartment privilege located on the historical part of the old town of Palma, close to: cathedral, bishop gardens, Arabic bath and the great wall, also beautiful Mallorquin Palaces.
The apartment is situated in the street off 100 metres from Plaza Cort and Paseo Es Born ideal for people who want to experience the old city of Palma. Close by is the shopping areas, Colon, Jaime II, Borne, San Miguel, Sindicato and also cafeterias, Restaurants and Boutiques.
All the historical sites, palaces, museums and art galleries are within walking distance, not forgetting the impressive Cathedral. Surrounding the apartment are many famous squares with coffee shops, tapas and wine bars and restaurants.
Palma's beaches are 15-20 minutes' walk away, and discovering nearby beaches by local transport is easy.
Throughout the year Palma hosts many fiestas and celebrations, from art nights in the streets, to medieval fairs, firework displays and outside live music. The city hosts international sailing events, and connects the other Balearics Islands by ferry.
Not forgetting the famous Tuesday nights busy "Ruta Martiana" which happens in the area of the apartment where all the tapas bars are open offering tapas and beer or wine for 1.50€ each.
The famous antique train to Soller also leaves from Palma, travelling through the beautiful countryside, to the village of Soller.
The rental of this property is based on the Spanish Law on Urban Leases (29/1994, 24th November). According to this law the property is available for seasonal renting, however, the contract does not offer any tourist service. It is only for the use and enjoyment of the property.
Flexible changeover day, arrival at 14:00 hours departure at 11:00 hours. We work hard to accommodating every body's needs so your holiday runs smoothly. If an earlier/later arrival departure into the apartment is needed please enquire at the time of booking.
We request information about the day and time of flight arrival and departure to organize the reception of guest and their departure.
It is a charged for final cleaning and laundry.
The interior is comfortable and cozy and is recommended for 4 people.
Prices are for this property in Euros.
-Refundable deposits required for any damage to the property or contents, will be refunded 48 hours after checking out by bank transfer, so we will request your bank details (full name, name and address of the bank, IBAN, swift or bic number) either before or on arrival.
-Bookings also taken for December through to March.
-Long winter rental prices on request.
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Owner is kind. Apartment very nice, clean, right in the center of Palma. Small minus - the lack of air conditioning in bedrooms.
Lage zentral. Dennoch ruhig. Sauber. Wenig Sonneneinfall, aber im Hochsommer wahrscheinlich angenehm. Keine Spülmaschine vorhanden. Sehr netter Kontakt vor Ort. Super hilfsbereit.
Great host. Quick to reply by mail and text. Supplied baby cot and chair without hassle. Just easy!
Amazing location in old town, Palma.
The host cancelled the booking, this review is automated.
We had a great stay in the apartment. Location is really great. In reality exactly like the pictures. Pay attention: the stairs are rather steep!
Everything was more than ok, except for the noise the wooden floor makes.....
We liked:
-Excellent location, easy to walk within minutes to restaurants, bars, shops, cafes. Perfect with little baby.
-Spacious lounge & dining area (we were 3 adults and a 5 month old baby).
-2 good size double bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.
-Elevator (but 3 steps to get up to it made it a little tricky with pushchair).
-Quiet - good for sleeping!
-Lucky it was available at short notice.
We didn't like:
-No electric kettle - just one for the hob - far too time consuming for tea & making baby bottles!
-No AC in the bedrooms, only in lounge. We had to have the lounge at lowest temperature for a few hours to help cools the bedrooms.
-Tiny microwave (our standard MAM baby bottles wouldn't fit).
-En suite bathroom did not have a shower curtain.
-Poor water pressure in showers.
Top flat, super service!
top apartment
top appartement
Super apartment located in the heart of Palma
Was received by Maria who recommended good restaurants and attractions nearby
Walking distance to shopping, sights, beach and more ...
Super lejlighed der ligger i hjertet af Palma
Blev modtaget af Maria der anbefalede gode restauranter og seværdigheder i nærheden
Gåafstand til shopping, seværdigheder, strand med mere...
Beautiful apartment directly in the city center (pedestrian zone), you can recommend. Everything is within walking distance.
Apartment was as described, clean and well furnished. 3rd floor without elevator is a challenge with large suitcases.
Get back paid deposit on departure immediately.
The position indicated on the map is not correct. The apartment is as described in the text in the Carrer de Jaume II in the pedestrian zone
Schöne Wohnung direkt in der Innenstadt (Fußgängerzone), kann man empfehlen. Alles ist zu Fuß zu erreichen.
Wohnung war wie beschrieben, sauber und gut eingerichtet. 3. Stock ohne Lift ist mit großen Koffern eine Herausforderung.
Gezahlte Kaution bei Abreise sofort zurückerhalten.
Die angezeigte Position auf der Karte ist nicht richtig. Die Wohnung liegt wie im Text beschrieben in der Carrer de Jaume II in der Fußgängerzone
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This question is bothering me, my dm couldn't answer it. What is the difference between a spell scroll and a page of spellbook? One goes "puff" after use while others stays permanently. Also I'm curious about this puff effect, something like the content vanishes or paper burns up?
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A spellbook contains the formula for a spell. A scroll contains an almost-completed casting of a spell - the equivalent of what you would prepare for the day, in written form - just speak the completion of the spell to activate it. When you complete the spell inscribed on a scroll, the contents of the scroll are erased, just as the spell is erased from your mind, when you cast it.
@RMorrisey's answer is excellent, I'll just paraphrase it. The spell scroll is like a completed webpage whose address you type into your browser, hit enter and there you go, the website comes up. The spell book is more like a handbook on webdesign and web programming (how to design and prepare visuals for the site, write HTML, CSS, JS and so on, the higher level the spell the more components for your site) that lets you learn how to build websites. :)
Fundamentally, a scroll is a magic item, designed to trigger when read properly. It holds the spell, and a matrix for triggering its release and aiming it. It can hold a spell indefinitely.
A Spellbook page is a different kind of magic item - much weaker - and is able to short-term hold patterns for spells which the mage "binds" to himself after shaping in the page, to be cast with a component or 3 (V, S, &/or M). The caster needs to be attaching the spell in its prepared state to himself within minutes, or the spell is lost.
Now, in some D&D editions, a spellbook page can also be used as a scroll; in such cases, the energy seems to be drawn from the page and the enchantments which make it a spellbook page and not just words on a page.
The game mechanical difference is that with a scroll you do not need to use a spell slot. The creator empowered the scroll and it is that charge, you use up part of the casting, destroys the scroll. It is a bit like the difference between be given a DVD with a program on (a spell book) and a computer with a halted program (a scroll). Once you have restarted the program (cast the spell on the scroll) it runs it course and is gone from memory and you have used up the battery. You could copy the memory of the halted program from memory to a DVD but that uses up the charge as well. To run it you need another one charge computer (ie a spell slot) to load and run it from your DVD. You can think of a spell book as like a library of DVDs each with a program on a page. You have so many computers that can run these small computers but they only have charge for one spell and then need a day in the sun to recharge. Rubbish analogy, I know, but it works for me ;)


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Hardware: Logitech Access Keyboard, PS2, 867209-0102
I would love to be able to activate the "F-lock" key on start up (using rc.local or so).
xev didn't show me the key command - is there an other way to get the key command name?
xev may not show the keycode for the f-lock key it's self, but it should show a different keycode for f1 with f-lock enabled vs not enabled. Last time I read about it (a few years back) it wasn't possible to toggle f-lock from the software side, so the solution is to use xmodmap or your keybinder of choice and invert the bindings manually.
If you want to simply ignore the F Lock key and get the same result whether it's on or off, you can use my rc.local file for just that purpose. I've verified in both X and VT that this works.


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Thanks for the very nice post and also want too more about this topic.
Can you please show a sample code of HTTPS posting? Because I know how to post on a HTTP, but when it gets secured it doesn't work anymore. Moreover, I tried in the program to set all certificates as trusted, but still won't work. I know how to make a GET on HTTPS, but don't know how to post on HTTPS.
It's very good !!
ITs request please can you tell the detail of Query String?????????????


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I am using the MailChimp WordPress plugin so that user's can sign up to a MailChimp mailing list. I want the signups to go into a specific group in my list. The plugin doesn't appear to work correctly with mailing list groups.
Can I just dive into the plugin code and add a hidden field to force the users into a certain list?
I tried digging around in there and it looks like the group is determined from an input called "interests". I have tried sending the form with a hidden field with this name having the value of the name of the group I want to use, like this:
<input type="hidden" name="interests" value="Group Name" />
But this does not work. Digging around on Google doesn't seem to offer much help either, as there only appears to be other confused users or not much interest in this particular aspect of the plugin.
How can I do this?


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What are the best ways to test for water quality in your house? The water is from a well, not town water. Are there any products that can continuously test the water coming in (versus manually sampling the water every so often)?
"Water quality" is not one-dimensional … what kind of contaminats do you want to test for?
If the answer is "everything" or "I don't know" then start by finding a reputable local lab, describe your concerns to them, and see what they recommend based on their knowledge of the water in the area. Once you have done a thorough one-time test, you will have a basis for deciding what (if anything) to test for on an ongoing basis.
To find a lab, you could start by calling the water authorities in your town or surrounding towns. At least in my case, they were happy to recommend a local, independent lab.
There are MANY things that determine quality of water, common ones being:
Most jurisdictions have their own set of guidelines for acceptable levels of about a hundred different attributes (eg, here are the EPA contaminants limits, to my knowledge in North America, the local standards are is at or below these levels).
There are currently (to my knowledge, at least) no continuous processes for checking bacteria -- though I do know of at least one company who has been working on it for commercial applications (I would guess it would cost upwards of $20k). There are some sensors that can monitor other attributes. Most are prohibitively expensive for a home (conductivity and pH come to mind that could be done for a couple hundred dollars).
Here's the thing though - most of the quality attributes are unlikely to change, definitely not fast enough to actually monitor on your house. Contamination from bacteria can increase over time if your well is biofouled as the bacteria grows, but otherwise, unless you have a source of surface contamination (such as a poorly-constructed well that is not sealed properly, a dug well, or a well with direct influence from a body of water) then generally the water quality will be fairly steady.
In Canada at least, most local public health units will test for e.coli and total coliform for free. You can also take your water to a lab to do a full analysis, or to a company that specializes in water treatment to do this for you. Be sure to pick one that uses an accredited lab though -- some fly-by-night/shady treatment companies will test "in house" looking for some really basic attributes, but are actually more interested in selling you a softener and a salt contract than treating the real problem (eg, doing a clean-out and then shocking your well every month or two may kill off the bacteria causing the iron or manganese in the first place -- but they make a lot less money if you do that).
One option for home testing is water test strips (eg, like SenSafe makes). These are relatively cheap, and you can do them at home. Becareful though, it's not really possible to measure your water quality or safety using just these strips. They can help give you an idea, and check that your treatment is working, but don't base your health on these alone. Talk to a professional that understands the chemistry of the water and how all the different factors interact to come up with treatment options.
The EPA has a decent site about Private Wells, you may want to check it out for more information.
(Note: my dad ran a water treatment company for over 25 years, so although I am by no means an expert, I did pick up a few things)
You CAN buy (on the order of 10 dollars) a test kit from your local home center. These are usually a package of strips that you dip in the water. These strips contain reactants that change color to indicate various contaminants in your water. Having said that, those kits are not terribly accurate, but they will be reasonable. If you have a lot of something in your water, the kit will flag a problem. Just don't expect high accuracy.
Of course, you can always call in the water people - those who will try to sell you a complete water treatment system, at a cost of many thousands of dollars. They have a vested interest in selling you something. They can test your water too, though not as accurately as an independent lab would do.
A reputable, independent lab will be far more accurate, and has no vested interest in a sale. But expect to pay a reasonable fee for that service.
So to answer whether there is a "good" way to test water quality, we would need to understand how much accuracy you want to see, and how much money you would be willing to spend.
This makezine article links to this DIY-electronic project (which probably not what you want to spend a week building) but there's also a link to readymade alternatives like Mavromatic HM COM-100.
If we're just talking about hardness, there are water softeners that can measure the hardness in real time and adjust their regeneration frequency to match (for example, Culligan calls theirs an "Aqua Sensor".
There are also realtime TDS (total dissolved solids) meters that are used on the output side of lab-grade filtration systems. I'm not sure if there are similar units for the input side of things.
Other than that, I don't know.
Just to answer the basic question; there is no such thing as a continuous stream "water quality monitor".
Just like Gregmac and Vebjorn stated in their posts above, there are many elements which determine water quality.
I can tell you based on working in power plants, and large physical plants we had (at only a handful of facilities mind you...) several systems which would do continuous monitoring and chemical injection, but it was generally monitoring only one parameter - such as pH or TDS. Most water quality analysis at power plants is still done by hand because the equipment to automate the testing is either very expensive, not practical to use or vaporware.
And mind you, these are facilities that use much more water than all of us (and I mean like every member of diy.stackexchange) combined on a daily basis.
If you're in the US, talk to your local county extension office. If they don't do water testing, they'll know who to talk to.
If you're in a rural area, be sure to test in the spring after the local farmers have applied fertilizers.


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At 4:31 a.m. on January 17, 1994, one of the most costly earthquakes in U.S. history struck northwest of downtown Los Angeles. The Magnitude 6.7 Northridge earthquake and its aftershocks (including two that were greater than M6.0) caused 57 fatalities, more than 9,000 injuries, and an estimated $20 billion in damage. About 20,000 people were left at least temporarily homeless. Yet some seismologists believe that Northridge was "a near miss" that could have been much worse. In the 20 years since Northridge, how has earthquake science advanced to protect against such devastating quakes—or an even more devastating "direct hit"?
Before the 1994 Northridge quake, only seven digital seismic monitoring stations were in place throughout Southern California; all other stations were low-bandwidth analog recorders. With these limited seismic stations and only three computers to process the data, it could take scientists as long as 45 minutes to precisely identify an earthquake epicenter and magnitude. It took even longer—as much as two months—to develop maps showing the intensity of ground shaking.
Today, the Southern California Seismic Network is an integral part of the USGS Advanced National Seismic System with 400 digital monitoring stations that provide real-time information to identify an earthquake's location and to assign a preliminary magnitude. ShakeMap maps of ground shaking intensity are now developed and available on the web within minutes rather than months. The ShakeCast service transmits ShakeMaps within minutes to operators of key infrastructure facilities such as power plants and water lines. These rapidly available data and products provide emergency managers with invaluable tools to assess damage and to know when, where, and how to respond.
While scientists still conduct post-earthquake surveys to characterize the slip that occurs along fault ruptures, the USGS cooperated with the National Science Foundation, the UNAVCO Consortium, and several research universities to establish the Plate Boundary Observatory (PBO). A key element of NSF's EarthScope program, PBO includes a network of global positioning system devices and strainmeters that continuously monitor motions of the Earth's crust, and transmit data about tectonic plate movement and strain.
The USGS has taken advantage of Internet and social media advances to improve the public's ability to communicate and learn about earthquakes. Earthquakes from around the globe are reported within minutes on the USGS earthquake website. Did You Feel It? lets citizens report their own observations of earthquakes they experience. The Tweet Earthquake Dispatch sends out earthquake alerts to two Twitter accounts: @USGSted and @USGSBigQuakes.
The Northridge earthquake occurred on a previously unidentified "blind" thrust fault, a fault hidden below the urban area, which didn't break all the way through to the Earth's surface. Since 1994, the USGS and its research partners have vastly improved our scientific understanding of the subsurface structures and processes affecting the Los Angeles basin and other areas at risk from earthquakes.
Even before the Northridge quake, scientists from the Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC), the USGS, and other organizations had begun the Los Angeles Region Seismic Experiment to collect seismic images of the Earth's crust beneath the region. These "pictures" of subsurface structures (similar to CAT scans), along with other geologic and seismic data collected, helped scientists begin to develop a sophisticated three-dimensional model of southern California faults and geology. With subsequent improvements in monitoring capabilities and tremendous advances in computational capabilities, a number of other data sets have been incorporated and these models have been refined over the last several years.
SCEC provides open access to these and other models. The Community Fault Model includes about 140 faults in southern California that host most of the area's earthquakes. Some of the faults included in the model had not yet been identified when the 1994 Northridge quake occurred. The SCEC Community Velocity Model includes a representation of the crust and upper mantle geologic structure in southern California for use in fault systems analysis, strong ground motion prediction, and earthquake hazards assessment. The Community Velocity Model shows where earthquake waves travel at different rates and is used to make predictions of shaking intensity for ruptures along different faults.
These research advances were coupled with improved data integration. Multiple datasets collected by different scientists have been combined and interpreted together to provide an integrated picture of the earth beneath the Los Angeles area.
While the USGS is a leader in earthquake monitoring and research, the advances since Northridge could not have occurred without strong partnerships with other research institutions, state emergency managers, and local governments. The extensive damage left by the Northridge quake showed the need for closer cooperation among scientists, engineers, and other stakeholders to reduce risk and increase community resiliency.
At the federal level, the USGS is a partner in the four-agency National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program. In California, the USGS is a member of the California Integrated Seismic Network. CISN supports earthquake scientists, structural engineers, and emergency managers with monitoring and research. Working together with the State of California and other entities, USGS seismologists have developed fault location products that help city planners easily identify vulnerabilities caused by proximity to earthquake faults. MyHazards, a web tool that allows users to enter a California address and see earthquake related hazards, and an updated series of fault location maps, produced by the California Geological Survey, allow users to improve their situational awareness, and take appropriate actions to prepare for the next big earthquake.
The USGS also provides scientific support for community earthquake awareness. Millions of Californians participate in ShakeOut earthquake drills and practice Drop, Cover, and Hold On.


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What is this thing?
Jester hat? Puritan Cap? 4 boobie bra?
Is it a wisdom tooth?
well, whomever has toes like that, bags not meeting them!
a christmas ornament?
homage to rowan mersh? (http://www.thefashionspot.com/forums/f81/rowan-mersh-textile-sculptor-jewelry-designer-60350.html )
udder cozy
Jester hat…or udder?
Looks like the fortune tellers we used in grade school.
It's obviously the beginning of a cozy for a carton of eggs.
I was thinking cow bra myself. Looks like pretty yarn tho.
An udder warmer?
Something for siamese twins Madonna fans?
The beginnings of a 3-D star?
Cootie catcher?
Uh… I dunno. Whatever it is, it looks like it's getting bigger.
I have no idea. But I can't wait to find out!
A moravian Star? hmmm… this is looking very intersting!
A cozy for a Chia pet (working your way from the feet up)?
One of those fortune-telling games we used to make in grade school with folded paper?
A hat for a really terrible devil, so terrible it has 4 horns on its head instead of 2? Except, it's hot in hell, so why would a 4-horned devil need a hat? Unless it's so bad it's being punished with an extra-warm hat…
Are you going to attach those points to each other, after knitting one or two more (?), stuff them with fiberfill, and have a big squishy star for the top of a Christmas tree?
It does look like those fortune tellers! I hadn't thought about those in years!
And I'm glad to see I'm not the only one with my laptop in my knitting pics.
A soft-sculpture star for the top of a Christmas tree…?
Okay it looks like most of mine were taken, so .. a mountain range? a top down stegosaurus? a family of gnomes attached by the hat?
An cow udder warmer? Or a nice hat for an alien?
A plushie star x-mas tree topper? Whatever it is, it looks cool so far.
Very curious. Can't wait to see the reveal
A very funky and fun hat? A Christmas diamond star?
I am very curious as well! I can't wait to find out what it is!
Looks like one of those paper fortune teller thingies we used to make in school. Although with more points, I agree could be a plushie Moravian star. Ahhh will you keep us in suspense so?
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