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Ok here is my session bean. I can always retrieve the currentUser from any Servlet or Filter. That's not the problem The problem is the fileList, and currentFile. I've tested with simple int's and Strings and its' the same effect. If I set a value from my view scoped bean I can get the data from another class.
@ManagedBean(name = "userSessionBean")
public class UserSessionBean implements Serializable, HttpSessionBindingListener {
final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(UserSessionBean.class);
private User currentUser;
UserService userService;
private List<File> fileList;
private File currentFile;
public UserSessionBean() {
fileList = new ArrayList<File>();
currentFile = new File("");
public void onLoad() {
Principal principal = FacesContext.getCurrentInstance().getExternalContext().getUserPrincipal();
String email = principal.getName();
if (email != null) {
currentUser = userService.findUserbyEmail(email);
} else {
logger.error("Couldn't find user information from login!");
Here is an example.
My view scoped bean. This is how it is decorated.
public class ViewLines implements Serializable {
private UserSessionBean userSessionBean;
Now the code.
System.out.println("UserSessionBean : " + userSessionBean.getCurrentFile().getName());
I can see the current file name perfectly. This is actually being printed from a jsf action method. So obviously the currentFile is being set.
Now if I do this.
@WebFilter(value = "/Download")
public class FileFilter implements Filter {
public void doFilter(ServletRequest request, ServletResponse response, FilterChain chain) throws ServletException, IOException {
HttpSession session = ((HttpServletRequest) request).getSession(false);
UserSessionBean userSessionBean = (UserSessionBean) session.getAttribute("userSessionBean");
System.out.println(userSessionBean.getCurrentUser().getUserId()); //works
System.out.println("File filter" + userSessionBean.getCurrentFile().getName()); //doesn't work
chain.doFilter(request, response);
public void init(FilterConfig filterConfig) throws ServletException {
public void destroy() {
currentUser shows up fine but I can't see the file. It's just blank. The same thing happens with Strings, int's, etc.
Thanks for any help you can provide on this.
INFO: UserSessionBean : Line 3B--8531268875812004316.csv (value printed from view scoped bean)
INFO: File filter tester.csv (value printed when filter is ran.)
This worked.
FacesContext context = FacesContext.getCurrentInstance();
userSessionBean = (UserSessionBean) context.getApplication().evaluateExpressionGet(context, "#{userSessionBean}", UserSessionBean.class);
I put this in the constructor of the ViewScoped and everything was fine. Now why isn't the inject doing what I thought? At first I thought maybe because I was using JSF managed beans instead of the new CDI beans. But I changed the beans to the new style(with named) and that was the same effect.
Does the inject only allow you to access the beans but not change their attributes?

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Here is the stew I made for St. Patrick's Day. I have made Irish Stew before but this time I found a secret ingredient that made it even more awesome: Montreal Steak Spice. The pepper adds some kick while the coriander and paprika make for an earthy and hearty tasting stew. I did not have any seitan on hand, so I made "beef" by adapting the vegan sausage recipe and was thus able to whip up a tasty stew fairly quickly. As while most stews, feel free to improvise as you see fit. Here is what I did.
- this recipe, made with 1 1/2 cups of wheat gluten, no fennel, and 1 tbsp Montreal steak spice. I also added 1/2 tsp of gravy browner to get the dark brown colour. I then shaped it into a square, wrapped it in foil, and steamed it for 45 mins. I used half of the seitan (and froze the rest), cut it into small cubes and simmered it in the stew for about 30 mins. The end result was pretty good. Not too tough or bouncy.
- basically this recipe, but I did not use the vinegar or red wine. Instead I used veggie broth and added 2 tbsp Montreal steak spice. A reader commented that this was WAY too much steak spice, so maybe mine is old and less potent. Just add to taste.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Irish Stew 2.0
Here is the stew I made for St. Patrick's Day. I have made Irish Stew before but this time I found a secret ingredient that made it even more awesome: Montreal Steak Spice. The pepper adds some kick while the coriander and paprika make for an earthy and hearty tasting stew. I did not have any seitan on hand, so I made "beef" by adapting the vegan sausage recipe and was thus able to whip up a tasty stew fairly quickly. As while most stews, feel free to improvise as you see fit. Here is what I did.
14 comments:
- VivaciousVegan said...
Hi vegan dad, I really love your food. It is appealing to childern and adults without a ton of strange ingredients taht no one can find. I cannot wait to try this!
- March 24, 2010 at 11:35 PM
- Fair Flavors said...
This looks really nice! Thanks for sharing. I've been following your blog for a while now and have recently started my own blog with vegan recipes at http://www.fairflavors.blogspot.com
You're welcome to visit and leave your comments on my recipes :-)
Thanks for all the tasty recipes!
- March 25, 2010 at 9:42 AM
- Marcia said...
this looks so good. I grew up eating Irish stew (the real stuff) and I miss it. Something about potatoes, carrots in a gravy...
- March 25, 2010 at 10:08 AM
- Bianca said...
Yum. I'm kinda sad that I didn't make an Irish stew on St. Pat's Day. Oh well. I drank enough beer that night to make up for it. :-)
- March 25, 2010 at 4:02 PM
- Stephanie said...
- March 25, 2010 at 5:00 PM
- ashley said...
Looks awesome! I had colcannon potatoes for a themed dinner that evening!
You're awesome for being a vegan parent (and a great blogger!).
Keep it up and I love the recipes.
- March 25, 2010 at 6:32 PM
- Rachel said...
I had to leave a comment to say that I absolutely love your blog. I am a newly converted vegan (for health and for compassion). I use your blog as a staple in my searches when I am preparing my weekly meal list. I love the fact that your ingredient choices are not too exotic which makes it easier for me to find in the supermarket which has a very limited health food section. Just keep doing what you are doing because it has been a great inspiration to me thus far.
- March 27, 2010 at 11:50 PM
- Veg-a-Nut said...
Oh my gosh Vegan Dad! This looks absolutely amazing! Thanks for this great meal!
- March 28, 2010 at 5:54 AM
- whatiwore said...
This looks so good! It even looks doable on my poor 20something budget! Thank you for sharing.
- March 29, 2010 at 10:00 PM
- CDR said...
Great recipe, with one technical difficulty: 2 Tbsp of Montreal spice was quite excessive! Of course, the children where quick to alert me when they were clutching their tongues and writhing on the floor, screaming at the peppery-ness. It wasn't a complete flop, though: I scooped out the seitan and veggies, rinsed off the gravy, then made a quick batch of new gravy for the stew. Much better!
- August 9, 2010 at 5:24 PM
- Star said...
Is there anyway to make the stew recipe without the alcohol. Being underaged, I can't buy lager and red wine, so I was wondering if there was anything that I could substitute for them? Thank you in advance.
- August 10, 2010 at 3:49 PM
- Vegan Dad said...
CDR: I wonder if my steak spice is really old and thus less potent? I will make a note above.
Star: I suppose you could just use more veggie broth. Another possibility is one of the .5% alcohol beers, but I have never tried them.
- August 30, 2010 at 11:06 AM
- Star said...
I suppose I will just try using more veggie broth. I've never seen .5% alcohol beer where I live, but then I've never really looked for it, so veggie broth it is. Thank you.
- September 11, 2010 at 5:42 PM
- Audrey said...
Can I use this recipe to make steaks? And how to cook, pan fry and then simmer with carmalized onions and gravy? Or steam or bake first.I think a steak rub would also be mice.
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This question reminded me of a possibly stupid idea that I had a while back.
On page 2 of this paper, while discussing Euclid's axioms of plane geometry and spatial geometry, Manin makes an extremely interesting comment:
Euclid misses a great opportunity here: if he stated the principle
"The extremity of an extremity is empty",
he could be considered as the discoverer of the
BASIC EQUATION OF HOMOLOGICAL ALGEBRA: d^2 = 0.
Ever since I read this, I've had a suspicion that the equation "d^2 = 0" of homological algebra is somehow related to the equation "epsilon^2 = 0" of (first-order) calculus (as in Newton)*, since the latter equation can be interpreted as saying "a very very small quantity is zero" which at least superficially seems similar to "the extremity of an extremity is empty". I once explained my suspicion to Dan Erman over beers, and he responded by asking another question: Can we do some sort of homological algebra using the equation d^n = 0 rather than d^2 = 0? Perhaps if d^2 = 0 can be related to first-order calculus, then d^3 = 0 can be related to second-order calculus, and so on...
I don't really have a specific question to ask -- I just thought I might put this idea out there. Maybe someone can tell me why this idea is stupid, or why it is not stupid.
*or the ring of dual numbers k[epsilon]/(epsilon^2) if you're an algebraist or an algebraic geometer.


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STEUBENVILLE -City administration officials will meet Monday morning with representatives of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 2015 to discuss cost savings and cost reduction ideas the union presented to City Council Tuesday night.
City Council and administration officials met for two and a half hours Friday evening to review the AFSCME suggestions and two senior council members reported some progress was made during the executive session.
"We discussed the thoughts and ideas we heard at the Tuesday council meeting and City Manager Cathy Davison will bring our thoughts back to the AFSCME union at the Monday meeting. We will then meet at 5 p.m. Tuesday in executive session to discuss the union response. We have until next Friday to introduce a final balanced budget for the council to vote on at the Dec. 18 regular meeting," explained Third Ward Councilman Greg Metcalf.
"We made a little progress today. We still have a way to go but we are now looking beyond the current budget to the issues in the 2013 and 2014 budgets," added Metcalf.
Brian Young, president of the AFSCME local union that represents city employees, provided council members with a proposal sheet he said could net $582,218 in proposed revenue and savings.
"We believe the elimination of car allowances will save $50,700, the elimination of part-time and seasonal workers will save an estimated $80,000 and an additional $7,200 could be saved with the elimination of cell phone and Internet for council members," Young told the council members Tuesday night.
He also proposed a $4 service fee for city utility bills that could raise $360,000 and the installation of parking meters to garner another $75,000.
Sixth Ward Councilman David Lalich who serves as the chairman of the council Finance Committee said the Friday night council session, "went well."
"There is a good possibility we will balance our year end budget. We are trying very hard. Our next step will be to see the results of the meeting with the AFSCME union. We will also start providing more clarity to people who raise issues or ask questions at our council meetings. We will give in-depth answers and give the real deal to residents who attend our council meetings," said Lalich.
Davison responded to several issues raised during the three-and-a-half hour council meeting Tuesday night, including plans for snow removal this winter.
"There will be snow removal this year in the city. It may not be the same as we have historically become accustomed to in past years. But street crews will be clearing and treating hills, emergency routes and main streets throughout the city. We be be operating in a very similar fashion as last year," said Davison.
"There were questions raised Tuesday night about sewer line work in McCauslen Manor. Yes there were two laterals attached to the same sewer line. But years ago the city apparently allowed the contractor who built homes in that neighborhood to connect the two laterals to one sewer line which is a violation. It was the city's fault because we allowed it to happen so we rectified the issue when James White repaired the broken sewer line. But the affected property owners were still financially responsible to pay for their share of the repairs," said Davison.
"Allegations were also raised about the city water line crew working in the Hollywood Shopping Center to locate a water line. The reason our crew did that work is because the property owner is considering giving the water line to the city. As part of our due diligence we wanted to make sure where that water line was located exactly," she continued.
"There were also comments made at the council meeting that the AFSCME members have not received a pay raise in the past four years. That is not the truth. Seven AFSCME members received a pay raise last year including several members of the union executive committee," stated Davison.
Davison said there are no plans at this point to meet with representatives of the International Association of Fire Fighters.
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Davison has said previously that three firefighters will be laid-off in March when the current SAFER grant expires.
She also said Friday night she plans to convene a joint health care committee meeting and ask Health America to list all benefits city employees receive and as well as a cost comparison to other municipalities.
"Right now our employees pay $50 a month or $600 a year for health care," noted Davison.
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Yey I can be involved in the Euro Striker sign up this time round.
Yey I can be involved in the Euro Striker sign up this time round.
I have thought of a silly challenge.
Basically you would have to spend a portion of your transfer budget on a player who could never play at your current level e.g. a Prem side signing a league 2 quality player. This player would have to start in all games (maybe with a few exceptions) and see who can "make" the worst flop. A points system would be used to decide who had the best (worst) flop.
Developed a slight issue with my sign up for FM09, what with the Serie C bug - means San Marino can't be placed in Italy.
Ummm, anyone have any inkling as to when a patch may be coming out?
Overwise San Marino may be off to Ireland if my plan of starting before xmas goes to schedule!!!
A patch may well be released this month to fix the important issues such as that one.
How about this as an Idea (I actually thought about this for FM08 - but never mentioned it)
I'm not sure how league and nation reputation works now, but how about taking a team from a poor league (N. Ireland for example) - building up a team from scratch, (Taking them from the NI2) - and making them so financially able, that you can buy players from the other N. Irish clubs and inject stupid amounts of cash into them, to raise the reputation of the league / nation.
The league and nation reps are static IIRC
I knew they were for FM08 - but wasn't that changed in FM09 - due to things like Gundo's Challenge causing so many issues?
I have no idea
Yes, a patch! Finally, the San Marino double challenge can get underway.
Ter should be happy that he can start his challenge again.
I wish the league reps did change. It would make an interesting game.
Gott admit I'd love the chance to make the Welsh leagues a powerhouse.
Seeing as WW has already asked for people to be online for the final results of his sign up on Sunday evening, that is when I am to put up my sign up
Does anyone think a redditch challenge would be any good?
You would have to take them to the Premiership in say under 15 years.
On 08, I got them to the Championship in 6 seasons and they were media predicted 22nd, first season.
Plus, who is the BSN/S media predicted 22nd teams?
Is there a particular reason for using Redditch?
I think it had to do with them maybe being Media Predicted to finish 22nd in last years version which is why he asked for who was predicted 22nd in the BSN/S.
surely thats the same as dafuges challenge without the choice of clubs and the years challenge then. Personally i don't like all these specific club challenges that seem to be appearing i thnk if its just marking your progress with a sngle team then it should be in the careers thread
I think the Leeds one makes some sense, b/c a lot of players like to use Leeds so it keeps them all together and it doesn't get lost in the shuffle of a careers thread. The Luton one makes sense because of the special circumstances although that should only be the first season and then after that it should be moved to the career thread.
I agree with what you are saying.
It was just a small idea because I was just throwing up ideas for challenges
And, yeah it was for the media predicted 22nd team.
I have a new idea, which I will go in to later, in a bit more detail.
It's called The Casual FM Gamer's Challenge
It would be to do with me setting a bunch of challenges which you would choose one of them to do, say each month or with no time period and all challenges would be scored the same, I think.
Then, I would compile a scoreboard.
As you can tell, this is another random idea I've spouted up and I'm not sure on the specifics yet.
Tell me what you think.
Could be quite good, casual FM-ers don't really exist on these boards though except for OTF
Yeah, but with My Caual FM-ers challenge, I'll make them come on here
Most of the casualish Fm-ers are in PC/Mac General Discusiion(GD) so if I put something there about the challenge I should be able to rake some in.
That wouldn't be allowed IIRC
isnt that similar to the 20-20 challenge run by ssestig though, correct me if i'm wrong though cause i might have mis-understood you
It is if you slip it in, in a very casual way
No, I would start another poll about whether people are doing a challenge this year and mention it in there.
Thats what I did when all the challenges came out and I mentioned everyones with links.
Its along similar lines but you have an unlimited timescale and the will be various challenges posted up every few weeks.(Around 10 every 3 weeks)
Whilst in theory its a good idea, I can't see it getting much activity in this forum tbh.
The 20/20 challenges cover the regulars who want short challenges, all the small --> big club challenges cover the people wanting long term challenges and there aren't enough casual gamers to sustain the thread in the long term atm.
Imo, this is just a general view - there are way too many challenges at the moment, which is understandable as everyone wants to put their own challenge up asap. However, because everyone has put them up at the same time, half of the threads don't get the attention they deserve as people can only play a certain number of games at a time.
So whilst in theory its a good idea what you suggest, I just think in the long run it wouldn't get sufficient attention from enough people.
Which is why I'm waiting
I thought he was talking to robertlangman :confused:
Yeah he is but I was just saying that the reasons he stated are why I'm waiting to release mine.
I agree that there are way too many challenges atm. I think the best bet to gain some interest would be to hold sign-ups. At least they won't be neglected.
And in regards to the small to big club challenges, I've learned that there are always some regulars who would come to the same small to big club challenge every year, with the exception of Dafuge's challenge, which is basically the general CSE population.
The main 'regulars' of the small club to big club challenge (I might be wrong as I've only been a CSE-er for about a year...):
Gundo - cookie15, Fitzaay, DodgeeD, spotg, Icelander83
JoseRR - Lower League Rules, iacovone, rlipscombe, Benjaminoo, max1994, ?Flashman\'s School Day's? (unless you don't want to add him to the club )
rancer890 (aka me ) - Quackje, Earendil, rinso, Sazchu, blowcrapup, VeniVidiVicious
Razer82 (it's been neglected) - JSalter, corinthiano
Just an observation I've noticed. I'm bored ya know.
If there are any disagreements with this, feel free to disagree with me lol.
You should do a Dafuge list, could take a while though
Nah, it's only 46 pages and counting.
The list won't be too long. I can just give a link to the Dafuge's challenge website.
And roberto, you haven't sold your soul to any of the other small club to big club challenges yet.
Nope, the only other one I've got past a season in is yours.
Was a bit tempted to add your name onto my challenge list. Hm, maybe I should.
And where's the short term challenges that daf said he would make? It's nowhere in sight...
Probably waiting for everything to calm down a bit.
Are FM saves even playable on WWSM (and vice versa...)? Cuz I think they have different file extensions...
I think they are.
Yea they definitely are because I used one of Scab's saves to get Hendon in Daf's challenge and I have WWSM
I've seen this idea in some forms around the forums (namely johanos barca challenge)
my idea is to have a chellenge where a team (any team) reaches the pinnacle of the game with an entirely homegrown squad
at the moment thats all i have but im sure ill have some more information if people are willing to give it a shot
any takers?
Last edited by superpippo1990; 07-12-2008 at 09:16.
I think it's a good challenge... just blooming impossible for teams lower down the league pyramid!!!
what's everyones views on a challenge where i'd replace Stoke with a created team with the same resources as the majority of Premiership teams, but had no players. They'd have around a £100M balance, and a £40M transfer budget. The aim is to win the Premiership and Champions League in as little time as possible. Oh and one other thing. They can only bring players in that are Free Agents, Listed for Loan or Transfer Listed (Bosman's not allowed, however you can sign them if they become free agents).
I'm thinking of implementing an idea I had for FM08 for a player-based thread but before I get to that I have a question, especially for those of you doing dafuge's challenge but it may be noticeable in any game: are the 'Islanders' still popping up in the new game? (i.e. regens from obscure nations usually Caribbean Islands who are often quite good or even world class)
I totally agree with there being way too many challenges at the moment.
I would run a sign-up at the moment but I can't get on to the editor because I get an error message.
I know I have to download something to fix it but I don't have the internet on that computer.
Anyone got any ideas of where people should send their bids to? As I may get accused of cheating if I sign all the best players and all the bids get sent to me
I'm thinking about creating a challenge (yes another one ) that involves MLS... (patiently waiting for the negative response from CSE). Will hopefully be up soon when I think of the specifics...
Oh good god. Any chance of it being enjoyable for me?
Yes you will be allowed to leave America eventually and go home -- but after you've made a mark in MLS.
And even when you do get into Europe, you most do things the American (or Canadian) way.
I am such a rebel.
the auction one. I've decided that everyone will still swend their bids to me, just that I will send mine to Ridleys before anyone else and he will confirm that I haven't cheated.
But what if Ridleys cheats?
hm. If we send them to each other at the same time or at least quite soon together then he wouldn't have time to cheat.
They could all be sent to an independent adjudicator so that no one cheats.
I'd volenteer but I want to be in the challenge. I'd vote for Dafuge if he doesn't want to be involved.
But, what if dafuge cheats?
Then were all doomed...
I'm quite happy to do the job, if dafuge doesn't want to.
As long as its done this week.
No, as it will take longer than a week as there are separate rounds for each position. So there are rounds for keepers until everyone has signed 3 keepers and then we move on to defenders. Rounds will last for 4 days.
I'd happily do it.
I'm more than willing to do the job of 'Adjudacator' Robert. Sounds like a great sign-up and if I'm not the adjudacator, I would definetly attempt to sign-up, Pluckaduck
THe bad thing about people saying they would adjudicate is that it means they don't want to sign up.
I'm not too bothered about it anyway mate.
Understand that Robert, What I meant was that I'd really like to be the Adjuducator, But if it goes to someone else, It's all good, I'd like to sign-up as a player, but only if I'm not the Adjuducator. Hope that clears it up mate.
yeah, I know you said that pluckaduck but others have said they would just like to be the adjudicator
I want to sign up
Sounds like an incredible challenge
So, I'm not entirely new here. I've not been active for a long time. I recently got my copy of FM09, and whilst looking for the patch, I came back across this website and thought, "Oh, yeah..."
Anyway, I've been lurking and reading through some of the threads, and was interested in a small AI Experiment, that may have some potential sign-up elements to it. Anyway, I was just looking for any of the more experienced CSE-ers to give me a few more refinements.
The goal of my experiment is to see what the effect of a good youth setup versus that of a bad one is. So, here's what I've done so far:
- Created two completely clubs, FC One and FC Two.
-- Both clubs have been given a very nice setup:
-- 99 million pounds in the bank; 75 to go on transfers, and brand new 45000 seat stadiums.
-- They've been put into the Premier League in place of Hull and Stoke.
-- Both sides have a moderately good repuation at 7000.
-- Each side has identical chairmen, One Smith and Two Smith, who are good businessmen, and moderately patient, but extremely ambitious.
- Now, here lies their sole differences:
-- FC One has a Youth Acedemy with a 20 rated Youth Setup.
-- FC Two has no Youth Acedemy, with a 1 rated Youth Setup.
Other than this, though, both sides are completely empty. I was considering leaving it completely up to the AI from here, though perhaps it would make sense to create a few (~10) players for each side with equal CAs and PAs to ensure that both sides have enough players.
Any other questions/suggestions/opinions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
I think if they have too much money, FC Two will begin building a Youth Academy/improving their Youth Setup pretty quickly.
Yeah I'd give them 0 balance (random) or 1
As a quick trial run, I holidayed through to September 1st using the aforementioned database. Here's what I found:
- Both sides spent roughly 20 million on about five players each. The CAs of the players were all in the range of about 140-160.
- FC Two had not yet spent any money towards improving their Youth Setup.
- FC Two were in 20th place losing all three matches, while FC One had managed to win a game, draw a game and lose a game to sit in 15th.
So, what I would do differently before actually starting the expirement would be:
- Reduce the sides' bank balances to about 20 million. This would be enough to allow them to add a few players, but would hopefully prevent FC Two from investing in their facilities also.
- Allow eleven players (one for each position) to sign-up for each side. This would ensure they had a decent first team, in addition to any signings. I would make each player with a CA of 150, and a PA of 170. This should give them enough ability to hammer out a mid-table finish at least in the first season.
I would post seasonal updates on both sides. Here I would include signings, players of notice, etc. I would additionally put heavy focus on the performances of the Youth Players and compare the youth product for each of the sides.
Last edited by Damian_Garside; 07-12-2008 at 22:09.
I just brainstormed up a new idea! get ready....
Oil Tycoon!
The goal is to make an average finance club the richest club in the world, then win your club's respective competition. Here's how it would work:
You must start with an Arabian nationality, this includes the following nations:
- Bahrain
- Iraq
- Israel
- Kuwait
- Lebanon
- Oman
- Palestinian Territories
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
- Syria
- Jordan
- United Arab Emirates
- Yemen
- Maybe Egypt and Iran
Your club must include at least 7 players from any of the above nations by season 5. I will include a ddt.
You can load the leagues of your choice.
Your club must have okay finances or lower.
You cannot win the competition and then become the richest club, You must be the richest before you win.
If you get sacked, you must either find a new club and take them to the goals above or start over.
Tell me what you think!
Last edited by Bubba22plus; 08-12-2008 at 17:01.
aww no one loves my idea
yes, this is a cheap way to bump the post
Last edited by Bubba22plus; 08-12-2008 at 17:31.
Bubba, its only been up for a half-hour, give it some time, haha. I think it could be pretty good, but I would hold off on posting it as there are already a lot of challenges, and speaking of challenges, when is your MLS one coming up.
I think it would be quite good Bubba, but as has been mentioned there are a lot of challenges at the moment you might want to put off for a month or so
i could put off this or i could put off the mls challenge... decisions, decisions...
I have decided to put off the mls challenge for 3 reasons.
- It will take me time to finish the database
- I'll have more time to get it started without peer pressure
- the oil tycoon challenge would be much easier to setup
You are better off putting this one off because you have people who signed up for your MLS challenge, so to keep them happy you should post that one soon. Your edit was at the same time as my post so I wouldn't have been able to see that.
Stop it with the peer pressure!
i don't know... i'll need time to weigh my options.
Put your MLS one up first as this one is still on the drawing board and you don't know what reaction it will get wheras you already know what the reaction for your MLS one is(kind of)
I was thinking for a Boys vs Girls manager sign up -
20 people sign up - ten as boys, ten as girls
10 go into BSS and 10 go into BSN (5 boys and girls in each league)
All have PA of 200
Its then a race to see who can reach the Premeirship first, keeping track of all trophys won on the way.
I may run one or two other top leagues but my Laptop isnt great with running mulitply leagus from other countries.
This is my first idea for it and it may extend depends on what people think.
You can't have female players...
I don't think we have 10 females in CSE Good idea otherwise.
I don't think those that sign up as females need to actually be females .
Oh, doesn't seem that special then, could still be good if you gave it something really unique but otherwise there'd be nothing seperating the two genders.
I think the really 'unique' bit is that it's Male vs Female
But a 'unique' bit should be something that makes the game different, you would get identical results if they were all male or female as you would if they are split down the middle.
i decided I'm going to do the mls challenge in a couple of days, but i'm going to stick out the oil tycoon challenge now to see if anyone will do it. don't worry, I'm moderately hard at work fixing up the database
The oil tycoon challenge is up I see and looking good.
I posted a few questions about it as I wasn't too sure.
Evening all,
Got a question for you all:
With the exception of the English Championship can anyone tell me a league in Europe that has 16 or 24 teams in it please?
Many thanks
Well there is League one and League Two unless you want a top league?
The Greek Superleague has 16 teams.
Chinese Super League have 16 teams.
Gambrinus Liga (Czech Republic) has 16 teams


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Fantastic location, near great sand beaches,the marina, Estoril Casino, bars, restaurants, shops, supermarkets and recreation areas. Take a walk for the adorable villa of Cascais, enjoy the beautiful view by the bay or have a nice trip for Boca do Inferno and Cabo da Roca.
With several golf courses, the area is a paradise for golf enthusiasts (Estoril Golf, Quinta da Marinha and Penha Longa). There are also really good tennis courts. Walking distance to the train and half an hour later you are in the center of Lisbon without the hassle of traffic, parking, finding your way around town, and back home. Taxis are also an alternative. If you prefer to visit the charming villa of Sintra, the bus station is super close.
The hostess couldn't be nicer and ready to help you in anything you need. English speaking key holders.
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very big and nice appartment, large kitchen, Close to market place - we enjoyed our stay very much
The apartment in Cascais, very spacious, very clean, well equipped, very quiet, well located, near the market and the center of Cascais. As we would say that could use that had a microwave, otherwise it has everything. Ana Izabel and very attentive. We spent a lovely few days.
El apartamento en Cascais, muy amplio, muy limpio, bien equipado, muy tranquilo, bien situado, al lado del mercado y del centro de Cascais. Sólo diríamos que vendría bien que tuviese un microondas, por lo demás tiene de todo. Ana e Izabel muy atentas. Hemos pasado unos días estupendos.
Ana and Izabel was very helpful and drove us to and from the station. A good reception with water and port as well as relevant information. A nice apartment in a good location. The hosts must not be blamed for a little cold week.
Ana og Izabel var meget hjælpsomme og kørte os til og fra stationen. En god modtagelse med vand og portvin samt relevante informationer. En dejlig lejlighed med en god beliggenhed. Værterne skal ikke have skylden for en lidt kold uge.
Die Wohnung ist sehr versteckt gelegen, aber nur bei der Anfahrt. Zu Fuß kann man eine Treppe hinter dem Haus nutzen, die einen direkt zum Marktplatz führt, ca. 5 Minuten bis zum Zentrum. Die Wohnung ist sehr groß und schön eingerichtet. Allerdings gibt es keine Klimaanlage, sondern lediglich einen Ventilator. Das Haus wurde renoviert, von daher war ein Baugerüst angebracht und die Arbeiter konnten in alle Fenster schauen. In der Küche fühlten sich die Ameisen sehr wohl, was wir am ersten Abend noch nicht wussten. Danach haben wir sie leider bekämpfen müssen, sonst hätte man die Arbeitsplatte nicht nutzen können. Für 4 Personen ist die Wohnung völlig ausreichend, allerdings fehlen in der Küche einige Utensilien. So richtig sauber war die Wohnung bei der Übernahme auch nicht. Besser nicht unter die Betten schauen.
Und was uns sehr gewundert hat: es gibt weder Radio noch Musikanlage.
Außerdem sind die Balkonmöbel sehr unbequem und teilweise nicht mehr zu gebrauchen.
A perfect apartment in Lisbon. A nice and clean apartment close to everyting - also a Metro station. I can recommend everyone to book this place if you are going to the beautiful city Lisbon.
Firstly Izabel (and Ana of course, even if we did not met her) was a very good host. We arrived early - but it was no problem that she came to the flat to give us a warm welcome.
The flat was as beautiful as we expected. In the heart of Alfama underneath the castle the flat is located perfectly for trips in the old town. A mall is a 6 minute walk away.
The flat is huge - there is enough space for 4 people at least. We enjoyed the stay there. The only shortcoming (that is said by other guests already) is the little bathroom and shower/rest room.
Against the humidity of the old building there is a powerful air conditioner and a dryer. That helps a lot to feel good.
If we do a trip to Lisbon again, we know where we will stay - thanks a lot to our hosts.
Lovely apartment, clean, spacious with the exception of the bathroom. Ana & Izabel were extraordinary hosts; they received us with fruits and wine. The apartment is very well located close to St George's Castle and to Miradouro de Santa Luzia. Also well communicated by tram 28 and bus 737 to Figueira Square. Good restaurants around with live Fado performers. We highly recommend it.
We had an amazing time in Lisbon, and can only recommend staying in Ana & Izabels Apartment. It's situated close to the centre and has a wonderful view. Everything is in a walking distance. It is also very quiet. The next time we are going to Lisbon, we will try to come back to the Apartment.
Ana & Izabel are great hosts.
Thomas and family
We (2 persons) had a fantastic stay in Lisboa that was topped by that nice and cosy appartment. It is only a minute away from the Metro "Avenida" on Avenida da Liberdade, a mini preco supermarket is just around the corner and small portuguese restaurants are nearby as well. We actually walked it to the center every day (10 min). The equipment of the appartment esp. the kitchen is sufficiently. There is no oven but a microwave. The terrace gives a wonderful view and is really quiet - perfect for having breakfast and a wine (or two) at night. Thanks to the very nice hosts - we could enter the appartment spontaneously by 3 pm although we had a flight schedule change. If I visit Lisboa again, I will definitely stay here again :-)
The apartment was perfect for our stay in Lissabon: spatious, clean, a good bed to sleep in, a great location right around the corner from the castel, lot's of restaurants in the area. Ana and Izabel, Thanks again for being lovely hosts!
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WINTERSVILLE - After nearly a decade in Columbus, the road to entrepreneurial independence brought Stephanie Pethtel-Eygabroad back to her roots here in the Ohio Valley.
Pethtel-Eygabroad, who grew up in East Springfield, was working as a chef at the Hyatt Regency in Columbus when opportunity knocked on her door seven years ago.
"I got the news that the Knoxville Volunteer Fire Department wanted a caterer," her mother, JoAnn Meyer, said. "She was doing OK in Columbus, but she wasn't doing as well financially (as I would have liked). So I called her and asked her if she'd like to own her own business. It took her a day or two to decide what she wanted to do, but she did decide."
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PUTTING ON THE FINISHING TOUCHES — Patrons sitting at the lunch counter watch as Stephanie Pethtel-Eygabroad puts the finishing touches on one of her specialties, a white chocolate raspberry cake, at A Touch of Elegance in Wintersville. Pethtel-Eygabroad, who opened the cafe and bakery in August, said she likes working in the open so her customers can see what she's doing. - Linda Harris
Pethtel-Eygabroad admits her initial reaction was that she couldn't leave her job and friends in Columbus, "but never say never," she advises. "I knew I wasn't strong on the business end, the bookkeeping, but my mom said she'd handle that part," she said. "Who wouldn't want the opportunity to own their own place? And if it didn't work out, I could always go back."
So Pethtel-Eygabroad packed her bags and headed home to oversee catering operations at the Knoxville VFD. She was there for four or five years, then moved on to Richmond VFD where she did more of the same. While she enjoyed what she was doing, "When you're catering, you do so much volume at one time that you don't realize the little stuff you do day after day probably amounts to more," she said.
"When we pulled the books, 85 percent to 90 percent of our business was cakes, cookies and pies," her mother added. "So we decided, 'Give the public what it wants.'"
That's when they decided to strike out on their own, opening a bakery and cafe, A Touch of Elegance, at 299 Cadiz Road, Wintersville. They opened for business in August to rave reviews.
"People have told me they've circled the block, waiting for a parking spot to open up," she said.
She said 90 percent of the food she serves is made from scratch. If it's on her menu, it's passed the taste test - her taste test.
"I can taste quality in a product," she said. "If I don't like the taste of something, I won't sell it."
Her favorite workstation is an island behind the lunch counter, so customers can watch her work while they sit at the counter sipping coffee, nibbling a pastry or eating lunch.
"People really enjoy watching me work, and it doesn't bother me at all," she said. "I'm sure of myself, I know what I'm doing ... I've been doing it for years now. I was doing a quarter-sheet cake once - I didn't know it, but they were timing me - it took me 12 minutes from start to finish."
But baking comes naturally to her: Her mother's aunts, Bertha Burris and the late Florence Tortorice, owned the Korner Kupboard Bakery on North Fifth Street in the 1960s, operated the tea room in the old Hub department store for many years and partnered with Al "Blue" Ricci in the Federal Terrace, an upscale restaurant on North Fourth Street in the '60s and early '70s.
Though she'd had her heart set on following in their footsteps, after graduating from Edison South High School in 1993 she enrolled at the Pittsburgh Culinary Institute and instead spent the next two years learning how to be a chef, earning an associate degree in specialized culinary arts. She completed an externship with the Hyatt Regency in 1995; they kept her on full-time and she spent the next nine years honing her skills.
"When we started here I wanted to keep it simple," she said. "And I wanted to be different, so I don't have a deep fryer."
No deep fryer means no french fries or doughnuts, which, from her perspective, is a good thing.
"I make a lot of my own sauces and use different cheeses," she said. "I try to (offer) different things that people don't see all the time."
A Touch of Elegance is open from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday and closed Sundays. The menu offers a range of breakfast favorites, sandwiches, salads and sides, along with her cakes, pies, cupcakes and pastries. She does cater for small private parties in the evenings after the cafe closes, and during the holiday season she took orders for 600 dozen Christmas cookies.
"When we were at the fire departments, it didn't feel like my own business," she said. "It was their building, I had to follow their rules. Here, it's mine: My landlord gives me a lot of latitude. If there's something new I want to try, I can, and if there's a recipe I want to test, I can test it. I could do that before, but having my own storefront I get more feedback from the public than I could as a caterer."
She admits, too, that her mother was right about coming home.
"I always said if I ever had kids, I wanted them to have the same childhood I did," she said. "Being back in the valley has given me that I have a son, he's 2. It's a good feeling to know the people I've known my whole life can see what I've become ... my teachers from school, friends of the family...it's just nice for them to see what I've become, to know they're proud of me."


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Poor Woot customer service and charging for unshipped items -- is this the norm now?
On Nov. 4 I bought a Sony Tablet P from Woot. On Nov. 6, I got an email notifying me that my order had been shipped. I tracked it with growing excitement, and found that it was due to arrive on Friday, so I would have it to play with over the weekend. When the box came, I tore in, to find that it contained only the leather carrying case. Went back to Woot, checked, there was no indication that only part of my order had shipped. Emailed customer service, and on Sunday, got this response:
"Hello Erin,
Thank you for taking the time to email us. We appreciate your concerns as well as your business.
You can track the second part of your order via the following link:
https://www.fedex.com/fedextrack/(tracking link removed)
Woot Member Services,
No, "gee, sorry we misled you, that must have been disappointing." Amazon is able to show that part of an order has shipped, why would Woot not have the same capability?
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Today, when I track the package, it still has not been picked up by FedEx (giving someone a tracking number doesn't mean you have actually shipped their box, it just means you processed a label).
Woot charged my credit card on Nov. 4, when I placed the order. It's good business practice, and my understanding of the law (or at least the requirement of the majority of credit card processors), that you don't charge for an item until it is shipped -- that is also Amazon's policy. They have had my money for 11 days now for an item they have not provided. An item that they have had for sale AGAIN at least once since I placed my order.
I don't like to see the moaning and groaning about how bad Woot sucks now any more than the rest of you -- but I was a loyal, daily Wooter for years and I am ready to just give up. Customer service used to be great. Shipping time was always slow, but it was SmartPost, not Woot. I am sad to see the old Woot go.
End of rant.
@erinaine: Being in the banking industry myself, I have a question for you.
1. How do you know you were charged for the order before it was shipped?
2. Is it possible you are seeing an authorization instead of a posted charge? An authorization is given to a company to guarantee funds when it comes time to post the charge. Part of your credit limit will be set aside for this authorization. They usually stay on your account for 10 days or so and many people confuse those for an actual posting.
3. Did you really use a credit card or was it a debit card? I believe these both work differently but I'm not certain. If it is a debit card, there might not be an authorization given and they might have no choice but to take the funds out.
Woot has had the same item several times. In all the instances, in the comments, you will see that there were quite a few of the cases shipped separate from the devices. Everyone ended up with their full order. A little patience and all will be well.
It is my experience that my card is charged immediately upon placing the order. The wine I bought last week was definitely a posted charge well before it was shipped (or the shipping label being created). Woot and Amazon operate independently and have different policies. I'm not aware of any law stating vendors have to wait until an item is shipped before charging a card but, I'm not a lawyer...
Regarding #3 above, scratch that. I remember now that woot does not accept debit cards.
You can pay for your orders using VISA, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, or Paypal accounts that are tied to a credit card. (Our fast-paced, annoying business model doesn't leave time to wait for your bank to confirm your account balance.) We do not accept checks, money orders, uncut gemstones, or broken promises.
Also, this is in their FAQ about multiple shipments:
It seems like items are missing from my shipment. What do you have to say for yourselves?
First, check the Stuff You Bought page to see if your order was split into multiple shipments. If so, no big whoop, the rest of your stuff is on the way. If not, it means we probably made a mistake. Sorry. Let us know at our Support page.
@erinaine: I have always and really mean always sung the praises of Woot until a few weeks ago when one of my orders was cancelled. The e-mail I received said they oversold the product but I feel it was because I had sent them an email before hand asking questions about my order (i.e. wanted to change address) and they did not want to deal with it. As with your email response, no real apology for the issue, just a refund. I will still continue to purchase from Woot but I will not have another purchase month like I did in October (over $700) with things the way they are. I do want to say that there are many many wonderful people that work at Woot and sometimes these issues just happen, but it really does affect the buying behavior of the customer when they feel they were not taken care of.
@cengland0: I use the Visa tied to my checking account exclusively at woot!. Some might call this a checkcard. As a matter of fact I have never used a credit card to make a woot! purchase. So I'm a little confused by your comment" woot does not accept debit cards." Do banks still offer cards that only work via a pin and possibly not bear a Visa or Mastercard logo?
@cengland0: It's pretty simple, really -- most of us have online access to our credit card charges, now. My Visa card (not a debit card) shows the charge initiated at the date and time of my order. It shows the charge cleared the following day.
I worked in mail order for many years, and our credit card processors over that time always required that we not charge the card until the day the item shipped. It was in our contract. I'm not sure if it's the law, but wouldn't you say that is good business practice -- to not hold on to your customer's money until you have fulfilled your part of the bargain?
I know they did not ship anything until the day after the charge cleared -- two days after the charge was initiated -- because I have detailed tracking information for the shipment. And what they actually shipped was a $10 part of a $180 order. The remaining $170 they STILL have not shipped (which, again, I know from tracking information from FedEx). That seems like bad faith to me.
@morriea: So the onus was on me to check customer comments on all the previous times they had sold the same item (at what point is Woot no longer a "one item a day" company, anyway?) and determine that they would probably wait at least 9 days before shipping the meat of my order? And to use that information to disregard what their OWN FAQ says, that they will indicate so if my order is split into multiple shipments?
I'm pretty sure you are going to end up with your complete order. As @morriea said, this is one of those two part orders (of course no one bothers to tell us that). You've received the first part, the second part is on its way (and they don't bother to send us an extra tracking number for it).
I know it's hard, but give it a few days--your order should appear. And maybe by then you will have received an answer from Woot customer service.
No, it's not the old Woot that we all loved. But I guess there is not much we can do about it.
EDIT: Hey, cool your jets! @morriea was just trying to help you.
@erinaine: I was just trying to help. A little helpful information is usually appreciated. I certainly NEVER said the onus was on you.
Tee hee, the word onus looks dirty.
Am I the only one that really just doesn't care about the apology part? Lets be honest; even if they do apologize, its a disingenuous macro with an apology on it.
I care more about results (i.e. did the situation get resolved). If it is resolved, then I could care less whether they included an apology or not.
I know this is going to sound canned and there's not much I can do about that part but please know your feedback and concerns have been passed on to the relevant parties. (I cannot address them directly, however I can put them in front of eyeballs that could.)
@morriea: I agree. Believe me I know how fun it is to get a new "toy". When you're teased with the case sitting there looking at you it is ever harder. But patience is a virtue!
@the18thtee84: I am in customer service, have been my whole life, and when I apologize, I don't always mean it, but it almost always helps. And it doesn't cost me or my company anything.
@morriea: I'm sorry, I didn't mean to attack. I never doubted I would get the 2nd part of the order, but I am frustrated. (See? Didn't cost me a thing.)
@inkycatz: Thank you.
I take all this more personally than I would with another site because I have loved Wooting for so long. I expected more from Woot.
Uh.... it's woot. What do you expect? I see nothing that woot did wrong at any of the various steps of the ordering process/charging/shipping/replying/I think you're over-reacting. Wait a minute... that last one shouldn't be part of that list.
most if not all merchants charge for an item before they ship it... what kind of idiot would ship an item that had not been paid for?
@kamikazeken: Sorry if I was unclear -- I would expect to be charged on the day the item is shipped. Perhaps one day before. Not 11+ days before it is shipped. It's not difficult to accomplish -- every online cart system I have worked with allows for charging when the order is processed.
Woot has always made things right with me, so I won't complain. I do see your point however....woot will never be what it was a few years ago. Off-topic, but if you want to see some attitude toward woot check out this thread or hang out at shirt.woot for a while. These shirt people are serious!
It is possible for fedex to miss a few scans. It may or may not apply here but I have gotten items before they show in the fedex system.
@cengland0: "[Pending authorizations] usually stay on your account for 10 days or so and many people confuse those for an actual posting."
Just a point of clarity: the length of time a pending authorization can stay on an account varies greatly. At my credit union, it's three days for a debit/check card and five days for a credit card.
@erinaine: Ive worked for many years in member services for a very large credit union, and I regularly deal with issues regarding authorization dates vs. posting dates, "expired" authorizations that become completed charges only when the item is shipped, and charges posted long before items are actually shipped. While my personal preference (like yours, apparently) is that a charge not be completed and posted prior to shipping, my own work experience is that merchants quite frequently send charges through before merchandise is shipped.
@magic cave, @cengland0: further, I have received a credit card bill which contains this charge. it definitely posted on 11/5. (magic cave, thank you for your comments.)
FedEx tracking shows still no package. I have emailed "customer service" to make sure it's the right tracking number.
@erinaine: So in a real scenario like this, how do you expect woot to handle the situation?
Do you want them to charge a partial amount for the piece they shipped? What if there was no value associated with it because it's sold as a package deal?
Do not ship anything until your whole order is available? What if the more expensive part was available first, wouldn't you like to receive that right away so you can play with it even if it doesn't have the case yet?
Put yourself in the shoes of the merchant. You set aside the merchandise for a customer and then when you go to charge their account, the money is not available. So you're stuck with the merchandise.
What would you do?
@cengland0: I have put myself in the shoes of the merchant. I did what they did, arguably a more difficult job than they have, because my website sold many one-of-a-kind items. I didn't do the volume that Woot does, but I dealt with much more complex orders, with a very low error rate, and very satisfied customers.
I think I stated clearly what my expectation was. Since they have a published policy for shipping items in different shipments, as referenced above, I would expect them to follow that policy. And I would expect them to at least acknowledge that they did not when confusion arose.
In terms of when to charge, I would not want to accuse Woot of shipping the much-less-expensive portion of the item first in order to justify having charged me. Indeed, as many others have stated, they don't seem to feel they need justification. If you ever browse Google shopping listings, you'll find lots of companies that apparently never produce items -- they exist on the money
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they get for "selling" an item they don't have, until they have to refund it.
At any rate, to me it's simple -- if you sell an item as a single item, you ship it as a single item. If you have more than one item in an order, you only charge for the items you have been able to ship.
Oh, and I would expect them to have an item on hand, being the type of business that they purport to be (one item a day, though we all know it's not what they are any more). There's really no excuse for not having the item when it has been up for sale AGAIN since I placed my order.
I got an update from Woot Member Services -- just saying that's the right tracking number (period). At this point, I am concerned that my item will never ship, because I have been agitating.
@morriea: I am NOT trying to pick a fight, but I just looked at the comments for 3 past listings and didn't find the comments you mentioned. Can you direct me to where you saw that? Because I'm wondering if it will give me any insight into how long I will have to wait for this thing.
@erinaine: I just came across this thread as I've become completely fed up with Woot's shipping time, and I thought I should share one of my recent experiences. I bought an item in late September. After a week it finally shipped. Finally get the product and it's not what I ordered. Contact CS, they're great and say "keep it, we'll send you the right one". I wait another week, and what do you know? I get the same WRONG product. I contact CS again and they say "we're sorry but we're out of that product, so we'll just refund you". I got my money back but it was supposed to be a gift, soo.... Then, there was a Woot-off the next day and guess what they sold? Just what I originally ordered. So much for being "out of stock".
@kd1357: I feel for ya. My problem did EVENTUALLY get resolved but I haven't been around here because I'm pretty much done. It's a shame -- I am a daily amazon.com customer and I used to love woot -- who woulda thought that the combination would have ended up being so bad on the woot end?


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I say give granny a medal, a new box of her favorite ammo, a free membership at her local indoor shooting range, & send her pistol to robar for a free "npe" plating. Gotta love old folks, cause i will be 60 on my next bd.
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Let $G$ be a compact Lie group, let $T$ be a maximal torus, and let $W$ be the Weyl group. My main question is as follows:
- How does one prove that $H^\ast(BG,\mathbb{Q})$ is isomorphic to the $W$-invariant part of $H^\ast(BT,\mathbb{Q}) \cong \mathbb{Q}[[x_1, \ldots, x_n]]$? This is apparently basic knowledge in algebraic topology, because I keep reading "recall that..." followed by some version of this statement and no references. But I can't find a proof in any of my textbooks.
I would ideally like a reference which also addresses the following secondary question:
- When is the natural map $H^\ast(BG,\mathbb{Z}) \to H^\ast(BT,\mathbb{Z})^W$ an isomorphism, and what can one say about the integral cohomology ring of $BG$ when it is not? Note the fact that the map above is an isomorphism for $G = U(n)$ is equivalent to the statement that the Chern classes are integral.


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I need to strip non-ASCII characters off a file. I was using the command -
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Though it worked in the past, it is not working now. It is now stripping off all the alphabet along with non-ASCII characters. The only characters being left in the ASCII file are numbers and special characters in the ASCII set.
OS is Solaris 9.
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I read that the definite article is pronounced differently depending on the word that follows it. Which is the exact pronunciation of the?
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I'm adding this answer because no one seems to have used IPA, or explained the matter simply. The word has three standard pronunciations, which vary by context.
The definite article 'the' is normally pronounced
However, it also has a 'stressed' pronunciation used for emphasis, which is always
That's really all there is to it.
If the following word starts with a vowel it's pronounced like 'thee'.
For other details I would recommend Pronunciation of the voiced & voiceless "TH" sound.
If you want to emphasize that what follows is really a single entity, you can pronounce the in the "vowel" - way.
There is no hard-and-fast rule for the pronunciation of this word, as it depends strongly on where you grew up speaking. I am from the northern United States, so in my dialect, I have "the" before words that start with consonants and "thi" before words that start with vowels, usually. I also use "thi" to add emphasis (as in "That is the best pie I have ever had").
That's my two cents. Just keep in mind that it may be different for other regions of the US and other countries.
I'm in Toronto, Canada. The region is useful info if we are going to "argue" about pronunciations. When I hear someone say "thuh army", I hear an uneducated person (or a non-native speaker, if you want to give the person an out). I've read that people in the South always say "thuh", regardless of the word following. I'm hearing "thuh" so often now before vowel sounds, that I'm sure it's more than just in the South.
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Storing tomatoes in the fridge tends to make them last a bit longer, but I've heard that the flavor is negatively affected. What is the best way to store them?
Tomatoes will last longer if kept in the fridge, but I actually recommend against keeping them there. Tomatoes lose much of their flavor when their temperature is brought below 50 degrees F. Keep them in the pantry. They will still last a few days at least, and they'll taste a lot better.
From the great Harold McGee, they may last longer in the fridge, but they will taste like cardboard:
Excerpted from "On Food And Cooking", by Harold McGee
This depends on the shelf life of the cultivar of tomato you purchased. Some varieties of cherry tomato, for instance, can stay fresh for over two weeks in room temperature, others less than a few days.
My advice: experiment. Try separating a batch of tomatoes into two groups, store one in the fridge and the other outside and keep track of their state after a few days.
As for the flavor thing - I find that it is the texture that's most affected from refrigeration.
Tomatoes do well when stored in a place with good air flow and out of direct sunlight (I keep mine in a mini-colander). Tomatoes that are refrigerated lose their flavor because their flavoring compounds shut down (and won't turn on again even when the tomatoes are allowed to return to room temperature).
No. However obviously they will take a bit longer to ripen (probably what is affecting the taste) if you put them in the fridge, but they do not need to be stored in the fridge.
Try to buy only as many as you will use so you don't need to keep them for too long.
Where do you live though? if you live in a hot / humid climate with no air condition, then put them in the fridge.
It also depends what are you using the tomatoes for. if you're cooking salads with them, then fresh and not in fridge is great; however if you're making sauces out of them, or cooking them, then I don't think it really makes that much of a difference.
Some might argue that it does, but how noticeable is the difference, especially if the above mentioned tomatoes are store bought and not home grown
Putting tomatoes in the fridge destroys everything that makes them good to begin with. They will lose flavor, and their texture will become gritty and mealy.
Yes, they will last longer before they go rotten. But if you've got an abundance of tomatoes, cook them down and do something with them, don't try to stretch out their existence at the expense of their splendor.
Put em in the wine cooler at 57 degrees.
Foodland Ontario, the consumer facing arm of the Ministry of Agriculture has this to say:
According to me, it's better to store ripe tomatoes outside the fridge, stem-end down to keep them from rotting too quickly. And I found great tip on storing unripe tomatoes and making them ripen faster: http://www.listonic.com/protips/get/ozhdfpuszg <--I can only add, that you should put tomatoes and banana in paper bag.
Ripening is an oxidation process and is slowed down by lowering the temp. As for flavor to me there is no difference only the temp difference. They are always stored in cool temp in the market.
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Say I start with some a transitive model of a large fragment of ZFC (say enough to run Łoś' Theorem externally) and a specific set x∈M. Now let's say I'm going to pick some M-ultrafilter U on x. By M-ultrafilter, I mean that U measures the subsets of x which are in M.
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Because I experiment with btrfs in my 12.04 server, I use recent 3.6.3-030603-generic kernel found in the kernel-ppa/mainline - Kernel Ubuntu (intended for 12.10 Quantal). I also use the LXC, which works better when the kernel is compiled with CONFIG_MEMCG and CONFIG_MEMCG_SWAP flags compiled (which are absent in the mentioned kernel).
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The 2010 budget addresses the national priority in human development, King Abdullah said by allocating more than SR 137 billion ($36.53 billion) or 25.4%, for education and training, including the construction of 1,200 new boys and girls schools. The budget also includes appropriations for the four new universities in Dammam, Kharj, Majma'ah and Shaqra; the completion of university cities in a number of existing universities and the establishment of new polytechnic colleges and vocational institutes."
The budget has allocated SR 61 billion ($12.3 billion) for health and social development; SR 22 billion ($5.9 billion) for municipal services, including new municipal projects and additions to existing projects; SR 24 billion ($6.4 billion) for transport and telecommunications; and SR 46 billion ($12.27 billion) for water, industry, agriculture and utilities sectors.
King Abdullah said the government will continue its efforts to develop judicial bodies and implement a national plan for science and technology; government lending organizations will continue to provide loans for agricultural and small and medium industrial projects.
Budget highlights:
According to the Central Department of Statistics and Information, GDP is estimated in 2009 to be SR 1,384.4 billion ($369.2 billion) in current prices, reflecting a contraction of about 22.0% compared to 2008. Non-oil GDP is estimated to grow by 5.5%. This growth is mainly attributed to the government stimulus program. The private sector is estimated to have grown by 2.85% in current prices in 2009.
In real terms, overall GDP is estimated to grow by 0.15%. However, non-oil GDP is estimated to grow by 3%, with government sector growing by 4% and private sector by 2.54% in 2009. All components of the GDP recorded positive growth in 2009, except the oil sector. In particular, the industrial sector is estimated to grow by 2.2%; construction sector by 3.9%; electricity, gas and water sector by 3.35%; transport and communication sector by 6%; wholesale, retail, restaurants and hotels by 2%; and finance, insurance and real estate by 1.8% in constant prices.
The minister said that inflation, as measured by the cost of living index, is estimated at 4.4% in 2009, while the non-oil GDP deflator showed an increase of 2.4%, according to estimates by the Central Department of Statistics and Information.
He stated that according to SAMA preliminary data, trade balance is estimated to record a surplus of SR 390.3 billion ($104.1 billion) in 2009, a decline of 50.9% compared to last year, as a result of the decline in oil price and quantity as well as non-oil exports.
Current account is estimated to record a surplus amounting to SR 76.7 billion ($20.5 billion) in 2009 compared to SR 496.2 billion ($132.3 billion) in 2008, a decline of 84.5%.
The Minister of Finance said the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques directed that the budget include new appropriations and projects more than what have initially been approved in the current budget. Emphasis has been placed on development projects leading to increased job opportunities. The fiscal appropriations are distributed in a way that promotes the sectors of education, health, security, social and municipal services, water, sanitary drainage, roads, electronic dealings and scientific research support.
Royal decrees on 2010 budget
Ministry of Finance Report on FY2009 and FY2010 budgets