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Ok so my little girl some how kicks me on both sides of my belly at the same time!! Its sooo wierd it feels like she is seriuosly doing a split and kicking.... and sometimes she kicks the top pf my belly and my lower belly at the same time. And to make things worse my hubby put on a show called twins by suprise lastnight lol!!!! Anyone else have this going on and they have just 1 baby in there?
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I have had moments where I am SURE there is an octopus inside me! lol I think with hands, feet, elbows, and knees, they can hit a lot of territory at one time. The other day it was like a hand grenade went off in there.... yaay for active baby!
me 37/ dh 33 baby Isabella due 5/1/12 12 years of wishing waiting and five angels already in heaven.....this will be our first baby!
That is pretty normal for a singleton. Moms of multiples report much more movement than that. I was looking at my daughter on ultrasound last week and felt her kicking and punching at the same time while laying sideways so I felt the movement on both sides of my uterus.
oh yeah-i get them top, bottom, left and right all at the same time!
Mom of twin boys Caleb and Silas born 4/30/12
I have the opposite problem, I am actually having twins and mine only kick on one side of my stomach.
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MIT's Introduction to Algorithms, Lecture 6: Order Statistics
This is the fourth post in an article series about MIT's lecture course "Introduction to Algorithms." In this post I will review lecture six, which is on the topic of Order Statistics.
The problem of order statistics can be described as following. Given a set of N elements, find k-th smallest element in it. For example, the minimum of a set is the first order statistic (k = 1) and the maximum is the N-th order statistic (k = N).
Lecture six addresses the problem of selecting the k-th order statistic from a set of N distinct numbers.
The lecture begins with discussing the naive algorithm for finding k-th order statistic -- sort the given set (or array) A of numbers and return k-th element A[k]. Running time of such algorithm at best is O(n·log(n)).
Erik Demaine (professor) presents a randomized divide and conquer algorithm for this problem (my second post covers divide and conquer algorithms), which runs in expected linear time.
The key idea of this algorithm is to call Randomized-Partition (from previous lecture) subroutine on the given array and then recursively conquer on the partitioned elements on the left and right of the chosen pivot element.
Here is the pseudo code of this algorithm:
Randomized-Select(A, p, q, k) // finds k-th smallest element in array A[p..q] if p == q return A[p] r = Randomized-Partition(A, p, q) n = r - p + 1 if k == n return A[r] if k < n return Randomized-Select(A, p, r-1, k) else return Randomized-Select(A, r+1, q, k-n)
The lecture continues with intuitive and then mathematically rigorous analysis of the algorithm. It is concluded that the expected running time of this algorithm is O(n) and the worst case (when the Randomized-Partition algorithm chooses bad pivots) is O(n2).
At the last minutes of the lecture a worst-case linear time order statistics algorithm is presented. This algorithm was invented by five scientists - M. Blum, R. W. Floyd, V. Pratt, R. Rivest and R. Tarjan. I found the original publication of this algorithm by these gentlemen: Time Bounds for Selection.
You're welcome to watch lecture six:
Lecture six notes:
Topics covered in lecture six:
- [00:30] The problem of order statistics.
- [01:50] Naive algorithm for finding k-th smallest element.
- [04:30] Randomized divide and conquer algorithm.
- [11:20] Example of algorithm run on array (6, 10, 13, 5, 8, 3, 2, 11) to find 7-th smallest element.
- [15:30] Intuitive analysis of Randomized-Select algorithm.
- [20:30] Mathematically rigorous analysis of expected running time.
- [43:55] Worst-case linear time order statistics algorithm.
Have fun! The next post will be all about hashing!
PS. This course is taught from the CLRS book (also called "Introduction to Algorithms"):
MIT's Introduction to Algorithms, Lectures 4 and 5: Sorting
This is the third post in an article series about MIT's lecture course "Introduction to Algorithms." In this post I will review lectures four and five, which are on the topic of sorting.
The previous post covered a lecture on "Divide and Conquer" algorithm design technique and its applications.
Lecture four is devoted entirely to a single sorting algorithm which uses this technique. The algorithm I am talking about is the "Quicksort" algorithm. The quicksort algorithm was invented by Charles Hoare in 1962 and it is the most widely used sorting algorithm in practice.
I wrote about quicksort before in "Three Beautiful Quicksorts" post, where its running time was analyzed experimentally. This lecture does it theoretically.
Lecture five talks about theoretical running time limits of sorting using comparisons and then discusses two linear time sorting algorithms -- Counting sort and Radix sort.
Lecture 4: Quicksort
The lecture starts by giving the divide and conquer description of the algorithm:
- Divide: Partition the array to be sorted into two subarrays around pivot x, such that elements in the lower subarray <= x, and elements in the upper subarray >= x.
- Conquer: Recursively sort lower and upper subarrays using quicksort.
- Combine: Since the subarrays are sorted in place, no work is needed to combine them. The entire array is now sorted!
The main algorithm can be written in a few lines of code:
Quicksort(A, p, r) // sorts list A[p..r] if p < r q = Partition(A, p, r) Quicksort(A, p, q-1) Quicksort(A, q+1, r)
The key in this algorithm is the Partition subroutine:
Partition(A, p, q) // partitions elements in array A[p..q] in-place around element x = A[p], // so that A[p..i] <= x and A[i] == x and A[i+1..q] >= x x = A[p] i = p for j = p+1 to q if A[j] <= x i = i+1 swap(A[i], A[j]) swap(A[p], A[i]) return i
The lecture then proceeds with the analysis of Quicksort's worst-case running time. It is concluded that if the array to be sorted is already sorted or already reverse sorted, the running time is O(n2), which is no better than Insertion sort (seen in lecture one)! What happens in the worst case is that all the elements get partitioned to one side of the chosen pivot. For example, given an array (1, 2, 3, 4), the partition algorithm chooses 1 as the pivot, then all the elements stay where they were, and no partitioning actually happens. To overcome this problem Randomized Quicksort algorithm is introduced.
The main idea of randomized quicksort hides in the Partition subroutine. Instead of partitioning around the first element, it partition around a random element in the array!
Nice things about randomized quicksort are:
- Its running time is independent of initial element order.
- No assumptions need to be made about the statistical distribution of input.
- No specific input elicits the worst case behavior.
- The worst case is determined only by the output of a random-number generator.
Randomized-Partition(A, p, q) swap(A[p], A[rand(p,q)]) // the only thing changed in the original Partition subroutine! x = A[p] i = p for j = p+1 to q if A[j] <= x i = i+1 swap(A[i], A[j]) swap(A[p], A[i]) return i
The rest of the lecture is very math-heavy and uses indicator random variables to conclude that the expected running time of randomized quicksort is O(n·lg(n)).
In practice quicksort is 3 or more times faster than merge sort.
Please see Three Beautiful Quicksorts post for more information about the version of industrial-strength quicksort.
You're welcome to watch lecture four:
Topics covered in lecture four:
- [00:35] Introduction to quicksort.
- [02:30] Divide and conquer approach to quicksort.
- [05:20] Key idea - linear time (Θ(n)) partitioning subroutine.
- [07:50] Structure of partitioning algorithm.
- [11:40] Example of partition algorithm run on array (6, 10, 13, 5, 8, 3, 2, 11).
- [16:00] Pseudocode of quicksort algorithm.
- [19:00] Analysis of quicksort algorithm.
- [20:25] Worst case analysis of quicksort.
- [24:15] Recursion tree for worst case.
- [28:55] Best case analysis of quicksort, if partition splits elements in half.
- [28:55] Analysis of quicksort, if partition splits elements in a proportion 1/10 : 9/10.
- [33:33] Recursion tree of this analysis.
- [04:30] Analysis of quicksort, if partition alternates between lucky, unlucky, lucky, unlucky, ...
- [46:50] Randomized quicksort.
- [51:10] Analysis of randomized quicksort.
Lecture four notes:
Lecture 5: Lower Sorting Bounds and Linear Sorting
The lecture starts with a question -- How fast can we sort? Erik Demaine (professor) answers and says that it depends on the model of what you can do with the elements.
The previous lectures introduced several algorithms that can sort n numbers in O(n·lg(n)) time. Merge sort achieves this upper bound in the worst case; quicksort achieves it on average. These algorithms share an interesting property: the sorted order they determine is based only on comparisons between the input elements. Such sorting algorithms are called Comparison Sorts, which is a model for sorting.
It turns out that any comparison sort algorithm can be translated into something that is called a Decision Tree. A decision tree is a full binary tree that represents the comparisons between elements that are performed by a particular sorting algorithm operating on an input of a given size.
Erik uses decision trees to derive the lower bound for running time of comparison based sorting algorithms. The result is that no comparison-based sort can do better than O(n·lg(n)).
The lecture continues with bursting outside of comparison model and looks at sorting in linear time using no comparisons.
The first linear time algorithm covered in the lecture is Counting Sort. The basic idea of counting sort is to determine, for each input element x, the number of elements less than x. This information can be used to place element x directly into its position in the output array. For example, if there are 17 elements less than x, then x belongs in output position 18.
The second linear time algorithm is Radix Sort, which sorts a list of numbers by examining each digit at a given position separately.
Erik ends the lecture by analyzing correctness and running time of radix sort.
Video of lecture five:
Topics covered in lecture five:
- [00:30] How fast can we sort?
- [02:27] Review of running times of quicksort, heapsort, merge sort and insertion sort.
- [04:50] Comparison sorting (model for sorting).
- [06:50] Decision trees.
- [09:35] General description of decision trees.
- [14:25] Decision trees model comparison sorts.
- [20:00] Lower bound on decision tree sorting.
- [31:35] Sorting in linear time.
- [32:30] Counting sort.
- [38:05] Example of counting sort run on an array (4, 1, 3, 4, 3)
- [50:00] Radix sort.
- [56:10] Example of radix sort run on array (329, 457, 657, 839, 546, 720, 355).
- [01:00:30] Correctness of radix sort.
- [01:04:25] Analysis of radix sort.
Lecture five notes:
Have fun sorting! The next post will be about order statistics (given an array find n-th smallest element)!
PS. This course is taught from the CLRS book (also called "Introduction to Algorithms"):
Musical Geek Friday #14: Alice and Bob
This week on Musical Geek Friday a song about the lovely cryptographic couple Alice and Bob!
Alice and Bob song is written by a guy MC Plus+. His real name is Armand Navabi and he's computer science Ph.D. student at Purdue University. His moniker is a pun on the name C++.
The song is about three different topics in cryptography.
First, the song talks about various archetypes used in cryptography. They are Alice, Bob, Trent, Mallory and Eve. Alice and Bob are the usual persons trying to communicate securely. They both trust Trent, who helps them communicate. Meanwhile Eve tries to eavesdrop their communication and Mallory tries to modify their messages!
Then, it covers cryptography algorithms -- the insecure 56-bit Data Encryption Standard (DES) algorithm, secure Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) algorithm, and not-so-secure Blowfish algorithm.
Lastly, the song reaches the problem of factoring numbers for which no algorithm in polynomial time is known.
This song is similar to the first song I ever posted on Musical Geek Friday -- Crypto.
Here it is! The Alice and Bob song:
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Alice and Bob lyrics:
Alice is sending her message to Bob
Protecting that transmission is Crypto's job
Without the help of our good friend Trent,
It's hard to get that secret message sent
Work tries to deposit the check of your salary
But with no crypto, it'll be changed by Mallory
You think no one will see what it is, you believe?
But you should never forget, there's always an Eve...
'Cause I'm encrypting s**t like every single day
Sending data across the network in a safe way
Protecting messages to make my pay
If you hack me, you're guilty under DMCA
DES is wrong if you listen to NIST
Double DES ain't no better man, that got dissed
Twofish for AES, that was Schneier's wish
Like a shot from the key, Rijndael made the swish
But Blowfish is still the fastest in the land
And Bruce used his fame to make a few grand
Use ECB, and I'll crack your ciphertext
Try CFB mode to keep everyone perplexed
'Cause I'm encrypting s**t like every single day
Sending data across the network in a safe way
Protecting messages to make my pay
If you hack me, you're guilty under DMCA
Random numbers ain't easy to produce...
Do it wrong, and your key I'll deduce
RSA, only public cipher in the game
Creating it helped give Rivest his fame
If we could factor large composites in poly time,
We'd have enough money to not have to rhyme
Digesting messages with a hashing function
Using SHA1 or else it won't cause disfunction
'Cause I'm encrypting s**t like every single day
Sending data across the network in a safe way
Protecting messages to make my pay
If you hack me, you're guilty under DMCA
Password confirmed. Stand by...
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Have fun and until next geeky Friday! :)
MIT's Introduction to Algorithms, Lecture 3: Divide and Conquer
This is the second post in an article series about MIT's lecture course "Introduction to Algorithms."
I changed my mind a little on how I will be posting the reviews of lectures. In the first post I said that I will be posting reviews of two or three lectures at a time, but I decided to group them by topic instead. This is more logical. Some lectures stand out alone. Lecture 3 is like that.
Lecture three is all all about a powerful technique in algorithm design called "Divide and Conquer." I won't be able to describe it better than the CLRS book, which says: "Divide and Conquer algorithms break the problem into several subproblems that are similar to the original problem but smaller in size, solve the subproblems recursively, and then combine these solutions to create a solution to the original problem."
There are three steps to applying Divide and Conquer algorithm in practice:
- Divide the problem into one ore more subproblems.
- Conquer subproblems by solving them recursively. If the subproblem sizes are small enough, however, just solve the subproblems in a straightforward manner.
- Combine the solutions to the subproblems into the solution for the original problem.
An example of Divide and Conquer is the Merge Sort algorithm covered in lecture one:
- Divide: Divide the n-element sequence to be sorted into two subsequences of n/2 elements each.
- Conquer: Sort the two subsequences recursively using Merge Sort.
- Combine: Merge the two sorted subsequences to produce the sorted answer.
The recursion stops when the sequence to be sorted has length 1, in which case there is nothing else to be done, since every sequence of length 1 is already in sorted order!
Lecture three presents various other algorithms which use the powerful Divide and Conquer technique.
It starts by the running time analysis of Merge Sort algorithms and shows the general structure of recurrence equations generated by Divide and Conquer algorithms.
Then it moves on to Binary Search algorithm which allows finding an element in a sorted array in time proportional to logarithm of array length, or speaking in asymptotic notation speech, it's worst running time complexity is O(lg(n)).
A naive algorithm which just scanned through all elements of an array would have time complexity of O(n) which is much, much worse!
The next algorithm presented solves the problem stated as following: given a number x and given an integer n, compute x to the power n.
A naive algorithm would create a loop from 1 to n, and multiply the x with itself:
result = 1 Naive-Power(x, n): for 1 to n: result = x * result return result
This leads to running time of O(n).
A much more clever approach is to use an algorithm called Recursive Powering. The idea to calculate xn is to express xn as:
- xn/2·xn/2 if n is even, or
- x(n-1)/2·x(n-1)/2·x, if n is odd.
Here is the pseudo-code of this algorithm:
Recursive-Power(x, n): if n == 1 return x if n is even y = Recursive-Power(x, n/2) return y*y else y = Recursive-Power(x, (n-1)/2) return y*y*x
Doing asymptotic analysis of this algorithm leads to O(lg(n)) running time, which is a great improvement over O(n).
The lecture continues with four algorithms on how to compute Fibonacci Numbers! You should definitely watch that! Man, it's four algorithms! It's at 17:49 in the lecture!
I won't give the pseudo code here for these ones, but they are naive recursive algorithm, bottom up algorithm, naive recursive squaring and recursive squaring!
The next two topics are Matrix Multiplication the naive way, giving O(n3) running time, and an improved Strassen's Algorithm which reduces the number of multiplications yielding running time of approximately O(n2.81).
The last topic covered in this lecture is VLSI (Very large Scale Integration) layout problem: given a number of various electronic gates an chips, how to position them on the circuit board to minimize area they occupy.
Having described the lecture in great detail, you're welcome to watch it:
Topics covered in lecture 3:
- [01:25] Divide and conquer method.
- [04:54] Example of Divide and conquer applied to Merge sort.
- [06:45] Running time analysis of Merge sort.
- [09:55] Binary search algorithm.
- [12:00] Analysis of binary search running time.
- [13:15] Algorithm for powering a number (recursive powering).
- [17:49] Algorithms for computing Fibonacci numbers (FBs).
- [19:04] Naive recursive algorithm (exponential time) for computing FBs.
- [22:45] Bottom-up algorithm for computing FBs.
- [24:25] Naive recursive squaring algorithm for FBs (doesn't work because of floating point rounding errors).
- [27:00] Recursive squaring algorithm for FBs.
- [29:54] Proof by induction of recursive squaring FB algorithm
- [34:00] Matrix multiplication algorithms.
- [35:45] Naive (standard) algorithm for multiplying matrices.
- [37:35] Divide and conquer algorithm for multiplying matrices.
- [40:00] Running time analysis of divide and conquer matrix multiplication algorithm.
- [43:09] Strassen's matrix multiplication algorithm.
- [50:00] Analysis of Strassen's algorithm.
- [55:25] VLSI layout problem.
- [57:50] Naive embedding algorithm for VLSI.
- [01:05:10] Divide and conquer algorithm for laying out VLSI.
Lecture 3 notes:
Have fun dividing and conquering! The next post will be about two lectures on sorting algorithms!
Ps. the lectures are taught from the CLRS book (also called "Introduction to Algorithms"):
MIT's Introduction to Algorithms, Lectures 1 and 2: Analysis of Algorithms
I just finished watching the last lecture of MIT's "Introduction to Algorithms" course. Having a great passion for all aspects of computing, I decided to share everything I learned with you, my dear readers! This is the first post in an article series about this course.
As I wrote earlier, I am very serious about watching video lectures. If they are math-intensive, I usually take notes as if I were in the classroom. Lectures in this course were exactly like that -- logarithms, big-o's, thetas, expectations, and all the other math guys fighting with each other on the blackboards.
There are totally 23 video lectures, each around 1 hour 20 minutes long. I will be posting about 2 - 3 lectures at a time which will result in approximately 10 blog posts. Each post will contain annotated lecture, along with embedded video of the lecture and a time-stamped list of topics covered in the lecture. I will also post the notes I took myself as I watched the lectures (actually, I just bought a scanner (Canon CanonScan 4400F) just for this purpose!)
Understanding and designing effective algorithms is a very important skill for a top-notch programmer. You can still do good without knowing much about algorithms, but knowing them makes you superior. There are two kinds of people, those who can design effective algorithms and those who don't. ;)
Let's start with Lecture 1 of this course.
Lecture 1: Analysis of Algorithms
The first lecture is given by the famous professor Charles E. Leiserson. He is the L in CLRS. If that doesn't ring you a bell - it's one of the most popular books on algorithms!
He starts the lecture by explaining what this course and algorithms will be all about. He says that this course will be about "Analysis of Algorithms" and states: "Analysis of algorithms is the theoretical study of computer program performance and resource usage".
Designing great software is not just about performance. Charles presents a list of 12 things that can be more important than performance. Just for comparison with algorithms guru, what do you think can be more important than performance?
Here is the list of things more important than performance that Charles presented:
- modularity,
- correctness,
- maintainability,
- security,
- functionality,
- robustness,
- user-friendliness,
- programmer's time,
- simplicity,
- extensibility,
- reliability, and
- scalability.
He also asks "Why study algorithms and performance at all?". He and students answer:
- Sometimes performance is correlated with user-friendliness.
- Performance draws line between feasible and unfeasible.
- Algorithms give language for talking about program behavior.
- Performance can be used to "pay" for other things, such as security, features and user-friendliness.
The lecture continues with the definition of the Sorting Problem - given a sequence (a1, a2, ..., an) of numbers, permute them in such a way that a1 <= a2 <= ... <= an.
There are various algorithms to solve this problem. Two algorithms are presented to solve this problems - one of them is Insertion Sort and the other is Merge Sort.
Running time of these algorithms is analyzed by introducing Asymptotic Analysis and Recursion Trees.
Here is the whole lecture:
Topics covered in lecture 1:
- [17:15] Main topic of the course - Analysis of algorithms.
- [19:00] What's more important than performance?
- [22:03] Why study algorithms and performance?
- [27:45] The sorting problem.
- [29:30] Insertion sort algorithm
- [34:30] Example of Insertion sort.
- [36:25] Running time of algorithms.
- [39:39] Definition of worst-case, average-case and best-case types of analysis.
- [46:50] How to analyze the Insertion sort's worst-case running time?
- [49:28] BIG IDEA - Asymptotic analysis.
- [50:49] Asymptotic notation - theta notation.
- [57:14] Insertion sort analysis.
- [01:02:42] Is Insertion sort fast?
- [01:03:40] Merge sort algorithm.
- [01:05:25] Example of Merge subroutine of Merge sort.
- [01:08:15] Analysis of Merge sort's running time.
- [01:10:55] Recurrence equation for Merge sort.
- [01:13:15] Recursion tree solution of the Merge sort's recurrence equation.
Lecture 1 notes:
Lecture 2: Asymptotic Notation
Lecture 2, on the other hand, is given by genius professor Erik Demaine. He is the youngest professor in the history of the MIT! He became professor at MIT at 20! Wow!
This lecture is all about mathematical notation (Asymptotic Notation) used in the analysis of algorithms. It's the big-o notation, big omega notation, theta notation, small-o and small-omega notation.
The second half of the lecture is devoted to solving recurrence equations. Three methods are presented:
- Substitution method,
- Recursion-tree method, and
- The Master method.
Here is the whole lecture:
Topics covered in lecture 2:
- [01:25] Big-o (upper bounds) notation.
- [03:58] Set definition of big-o notation.
- [05:25] The meaning of O(h(n)) in notation f(n) = g(n) + O(h(n)).
- [10:20] Big-omega (lower bounds) notation.
- [11:40] Analogies of O, Ω and Θ to comparison operations of real numbers.
- [12:28] Theta (tight bounds) notation.
- [13:40] Small-o and small-omega notation.
- [17:03] Solving recurrences: substitution method.
- [37:56] Recursion-tree method.
- [49:00] The Master method.
- [01:02:00] Proof sketch of the Master method.
Lecture 2 notes:
Have fun absorbing all this information! Until next post!
Ps. It turned out that the lectures were not available anywhere but from MIT's OCW website. I found that they were released under CC license, which allowed me to upload them to Google Video, so I can embed them in the posts!
Pps. the lectures are taught from the CLRS book (also called "Introduction to Algorithms"):


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Calmast - Centre for the Advancement of Learning of Maths, Science and Technology
Calmast was established in 2003 at Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) to promote STEM. This followed considerable activity by WIT staff since the mid 1990s in promoting science and engineering. The centre is able to draw on staff, students and resources from WIT to achieve the vital national goal of promoting STEM. Since its establishment Calmast work has reached hundreds of thousands of people with science supplements and publications and over a hundred thousand at events and activities. Calmast works many national and international groups in STEM and is working with Waterford City and County Council, industry groups and schools to develop the Southeast with Waterford as its Gateway City as a Science Region. Events include the Robert Boyle Science Festival (part of National Science week), Waterford Engineering Week (as part of national Engineers Week) and the Bealtaine Festival Celebrating Our Living Earth which incorporates International Day for Biological Diversity each May. Calmast also acts as the regional organiser for events such as SciFest and has had a large interactive stand at the BT Young Science and Technology Exhibition since 2003. Calmast has performed at many international STEM festivals Korea, China, Poland, Italy, Portugal, Czech Republic and the UK. Calmast also founded (2006) and coordinates Maths Week Ireland which is the largest festival of its kind in the world. In 2012 Calmast added the Robert Boyle Summer School to the annual Irish summer school scence.
The centre is led by Sheila Donegan and Eoin Gill.
Calmast directors are the only Irish recipients of the Descartes Award for Science Communication and were awarded the Engineers Ireland inaugural Award for Science, Engineering and Technology Awareness in 2007.
Waterford Engineering Week as part of national Engineers Week 28th February and 5th March 2016
ISTA Annual Conference LIT 8 & 9th April
Irish Science Teachers Association website here
SciFest@WIT 27 April 2016
Regional Secondary School science competition at WIT
Bealtaine Festival Celebrating our Living Earth May 14th - 22nd 2016
Ireland's leading biodiversity, environment and natural heritage festival taking place around the Southeast and at WIT every May since 2005.
Bealtaine Festival website here
Discover STEM Camp for Teenagers 6 - 10th June 2016
For secondary school pupils this camp explores areas of science, technology, engineering and maths under the guidance of WIT lecturers and researchers. This camp has high level content and is suited for teenagers with strong sense of curiosity and interest in STEM. Details will be announced in April
Robert Boyle Summer School Lismore 23 - 26th June 2016
The 5th annual Robert Boyle Summer School exploring the place of science in our culture will take place at Robert Boyle's Birthplace, Lismore heritage town Co. Waterford, with leading national and international speakers and guided walks, costumed re-enactments, music, poetry and social events.
Get SET for Summer (Science Engineering Technology and Maths) Summer Camp for primary schools. 4-8th July 2016
Details will be announced in May
Primary Teachers Science. This 5 day course will commence either 1st or 4th July (subject to approval from DES)
SprOg and Spraoi Festivals Waterford
SprOg 25th - 29th July 2016
Spraoi 29 - 31st July 2016
Waterford Engineering Week - 9th - 13th February 2015
The centre runs this in conjunction with Engineers Ireland's Engineers Week
BT Young Scientist 2015
Calmast was once again at the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition coordinating the Waterford Science Region Stand with participation from WIT STEM departments, Bausch & Lomb, Teva, Waterford City and County Council. A large area was devoted to promotion of Maths Week Ireland.
This marked Calmast & WIT's 13th year supporting the BTYSTE and we are still one of the biggest and busiest stands. See here for 2015 Gallery
The Robert Boyle Science Week 2015
The Robert Boyle Science Festival is the Southeast's part of National Science Week. Events are expected to run in Waterford, Lismore, Dungarvan and New Ross between 9 - 14th November 2015.
In 2014 there are events for Primary, Secondary, Family and Adult audiences. This festival is extremely popular and over 3,000 places went in the first hour of booking.
Several distinguished visitors shared the programme with WIT lecturers in presenting interesting and stimulating talks, demonstrations and workshops.
The Irish Science Teachers Association's annual conference took place over the weekend. The ISTA kindly invited Calmast to this event and we were treated with a weekend of fascinating talks and practical resources for communicating science to the public.
More here.
|Scifest the Regional Science Fair will run at WIT on May 1st 2013 see here for more
Calmast runs four annual festivals:
Maths Week Ireland - this annual celebration of mathematics runs in the north and south of Ireland in October . Founded and coordinated by Calmast, Maths Week Ireland is a cooperative movement of all interested in the promotion of mathematics in Ireland. It is now the biggest such festival in the world.
Maths Week 2015 will run from 10th - 19th October.
The CALMAST team
The activities of Calmast are directed by Sheila Donegan and Eoin Gill and developed and delivered in partnership with dedicated staff of WIT and in a wider partnership involving teachers, schools, local authorities, industry and other groups.
Other Groups
The centre actively supports and cooperates with other groups including -
iSCAN - Calmast is actively involved in the work of iSCAN (pronounced "eye scan") Irish Science Centres Awareness Network, with Eoin Gill being the current Chair.
Darwin200 Ireland - as 2009 was the 200th Anniversary of the birth of one of the most important scientists of all times - Charles Darwin the centre was heavily involved with promoting this celebration throughout the Island of Ireland through iSCAN.
Euscea - Calmast are active members and supporters of Euscea (pronounced "you see") the European Science Events Association. The European cooperation is extremely important in promoting STEM. Sheila Donegan is a past board member and treasurer of Euscea.
TreeClub - Calmast is working with students to nurture their interest in natural science and environmental issues via a tree distribution program.
Calmast can be contacted at firstname.lastname@example.com


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The OPML "flavor" feeds are used to export bookmarks. We've advertised this feature in the user guide, but I doubt that most people are aware that it exists. Personally, I don't think we need OPML feeds in the URL structure. If somebody wants an OPML feed, he/she can add a page and generate OPML using models/macros. - Dave On 7/12/06, Allen Gilliland <email@example.com> wrote: > anyone actually using these? it appears that they were available before > but i didn't know much about it so they were not included anywhere in > the new url structure. > > anyone have thoughts on what should be done with regards to opml feeds? > > -- Allen >
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"Cosy and Stylish Aparthotel" – what a perfect description of our city centre hotel in Manchester!
Reviewed September 30, 2012
We loved our room at Roomzz Aparthotel. It was big enough to feel spacious with kitchenette and bedroom cleverly designed around each other but compact enough to feel cosy, especially after a days shopping on a cool autumn day. Big comfortable bed, high celings, apple mac streaming music into the room. What more could you ask for! Located in central Manchester, less than 10 mins walk from the Arndale Shopping centre and all the surrounding shops, bars, restaurants etc. The 'grab and go' breakfast really is 'grab and go' with no plates but you can take it up to your kitchenette, which is fully stocked, and enjoy it there with your free newspaper. Cheerful, helpful staff. We'll definitely come back!
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"Hannah's Gift is a celebration of life in all its richness, pain, mystery, and wonder. Maria Housden gives us renewed faith in the transformative power of love."
–John Welwood, author of Toward a Psychology of Awakening
"As Maria Housden guides us through her daughter's grave illness, we too receive Hannah's gift to the world. Like a master spiritual teacher, this remarkable little girl opens our hearts to what matters–compassion for ourselves and one another."
–Joan Duncan Oliver, former editor in chief, One Spirit
Book Club and New Age magazine
"Superlatives seem pointless. Read it and weep for the sheer joy of being alive."
–Jeremiah Abrams, author of Meeting the Shadow
"This portrait of a short, joyous life can be comforting to anyone who has lost a child."
-Kirkus Reviews


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I've looked through various answers to this, but none has solved my problem. Here are the specifics:
I ran Ubuntu Tweak Janitor to clean up some old kernels (I still left some) as well as caches and old configuration files (all under the System portion of the Janitor section). I also clean-out some program cache stuff (also under Janitor). Upon reboot, I got a surprise:
I only boot to the command line and can login via command line
At the login prompt I get
iptables-restore: line 59 failed Problem running '/lib/ufw/user.rules'
I also get messages every few seconds with a number sequence one states: "Asking for cache data failed" and the other states "Assuming drive cache: write through"
Once hitting Enter, I can log-in but remain at the command prompt.
At the prompt, I've tried:
Ctrl-Alt-F7 (seems to do something then just stops - usually at "checking battery state")
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop xorg build-essential: I get a message that nothing installed as the most current version is already installed.
startx(results in
X: cannot stat /etc/X11/X (No such file or directory), aborting.
tried starting with other kernels (same result)
Tried part of suggestion here: "/etc/X11/X not executable" error when startx - When running the
sudo apt-get update && apt-get upgradeI got the following:
E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (13: Permissioin denied) E: Unable to lock the adminsitration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), are you root?
I then tried the
sudo apt-get installs --reinstall xserver-xorg - made no difference. I didn't try the last command as I'm not sure it applies to my system and didn't want to make things worse (let me know if is something I should do).
Please help me fix whatever messed up so I can get my GUI back. I'm betting it's a simple fix but I can't figure it out!


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OCEAN CITY, N.J. (AP) - So much for a perfect finale to the summer vacation season.
On beaches from Maryland to New Jersey, rip currents and strong swells in the Atlantic Ocean associated with Hurricane Danielle meant another day of swimming restrictions Monday.
And it could get worse later in the week. A second hurricane, Earl, battered Puerto Rico on Monday and is expected to zip up the coast, bringing at least more rough seas, and possibly tropical storm conditions, including heavy rain and strong wind to some areas.
Earl is expected to pass off the coast of North Carolina on Thursday and continue parallel to land, passing by Maine on Saturday.
National Hurricane Center maps show a chance that it could hit land anywhere from North Carolina through New England.
Authorities say a Florida surfer died and a Maryland man has been missing since Saturday. So far, no fatalities have been reported at New Jersey beaches.
(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)


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Two of China's biggest telcos have reacted angrily to a damaging report which labels them a risk to US national security. More
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Two of China's biggest telcos have reacted angrily to a damaging report which labels them a risk to US national security. More
The United States' Congressional House Intelligence Committee has ruled a Chinese telecommunications company as a telco risk, and drew on Australian intelligence in making the decision. More
Two evangelists have become the unlikely standard bearers for free speech in Australia as they fight a council ban on their preaching. More
The Attorney-General is considering introducing laws to force internet providers to store data on all phone and internet communications for two years. More
Ecuador accuses the British government of threatening to enter its embassy in London to arrest WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, ahead of a decision on his asylum request. More
Telstra has eked out an increase in profit and announced an acceleration of NBN-related infrastructure and its 4G mobile network. More
The panel endorse Mike Quigley's decision to maintain flexibility in the NBN and allow a future government to change direction. More
NBN Co chief executive Mike Quigley says the corporation's goal is to build the best network most efficiently, and to shrink wholesale prices, not to maximise profit for the Government. More
Communications Minister Stephen Conroy joins Lateline to discuss the battle being waged over the National Broadband Network and media regulation. More
Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has accused the Opposition and sections of the media of exaggerating the difficulties facing the National Broadband Network. More
The company building the National Broadband Network reveals the cost of the project has gone up by more than $1 billion. More
Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has called on the Government to reject recent recommendations to tighten media regulation, saying it is effectively censoring the media. More
Former ABC presenter Andy Muirhead says he is sorry for accessing thousands of "vile and disgusting" child pornography images. More


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Jennifer Susan Bone
Beverley and George Bone of Newport, Ark., announce the engagement of their daughter, Jennifer Susan, to Joshua Allen Heath of Amarillo. Heath is the son of Judy and Tim Heath of Amarillo.
Rickay Deanna LaRue
Kay and Rick LaRue of Amarillo announce the engagement of their daughter, Rickay Deanna, to Jacob Jodan Bennett. Bennett is the son of Gaye and Dave Bennett of Amarillo.
Lisa Ann Dalrymple
Debby and Rick Branigan of Amarillo announce the engagement of their daughter, Lisa Ann Dalrymple, to Dustin Layne Flowers.
Ashley Bennett
Brenda and Randy Bennett of Amarillo announce the engagement of their daughter, Ashley, to Kenneth Rogers.
Tammara Smith
Kay and James Papa and Harold Bashaw, all of Amarillo, announce the engagement of their daughter, Tammara Smith, to Joseph Carroll of Amarillo. Carroll is the son of Antoinette Carroll and Patrick Gallagher, both of Amarillo.
Serving the underserved: Have Bible, will minister
Alzheimer's had claimed the spiritual teachings a nursing home resident had learned in her youth. It even took the most basic of knowledge, such as her name.
This was a 'good' query
A common teaching in Christianity is that all good things come from God. Perhaps the best verse in support of this teaching is James 1:17, although that is not exactly what it says.
VBS Listings
Saint Stephen United Methodist Church East Campus
Faith Briefs
Cornerstone Academy Amarillo is sponsoring its sixth free 100-car wash-a-thon at 8 a.m. today at Champion Car Wash, 4604 S.W. 45th Ave. Individuals and businesses are sponsoring the students and faculty for each car washed. The wash is free for all cars. Donations will be accepted. Cornerstone Academy Amarillo is a ministry of Cornerstone Church Amarillo, Sixth Avenue and Tennessee Street.
Heloise: Use labels to identify bags
Dear Heloise: Several years ago, my wife was teaching at a school where she had several high school students attend a national convention. There would be a lot of inexperienced travelers at the baggage carousel, and a lot of confusion.
Heloise: How to pick the best leash
Dear Readers: What kind of leash might be best for you and your dog? Here is what our friends at the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals have to say on the subject:
Dr. Gott: Kidney disease carries dietary restrictions
Dear Dr. Gott: I have been diagnosed with chronic kidney disease. I was shocked when the nephrologist told me this, as I have no symptoms.
Dr. Gott: Patient not properly informed about surgery
Dear Dr. Gott: In mid-September 2009, I had a lung lobectomy and was in the hospital for about 2½ weeks.
Dear Abby: Thieving pastor a wolf in shepherd's garb
Dear Abby: Last year, my husband of 36 years died. My pastor came over a few days later to help me clean up my yard because my husband was a pack rat.
Dear Abby: Parents' financial talk disturbs son
Dear Abby: I'm a boy in eighth grade with a big problem. My parents constantly talk about their finances in front of me.
Enough to stay in front
Only three championship flight players posted under-par scores Friday in the second round of the Tascosa Golf Club Men's Championship at the Tascosa course.
Clarke surges to lead in the Scottish Open
LUSS, Scotland - Darren Clarke was nearly flawless in miserable conditions Friday in the Scottish Open, opening a three-shot lead as he looks to add to what already has been a banner year for golf in Northern Ireland.
Rains may give top-ranked Kerr an advantage
OAKMONT, Pa. - Cristie Kerr didn't need to sink a long putt to gain a significant advantage in the U.S. Women's Open, or whip a 290-yard drive down one of Oakmont Country Club's slender fairways.
Goydos shoots PGA's fourth 59
After four months of lousy play on the PGA Tour, Paul Goydos managed to turn things around just a bit - he shot a 59.
Lang leads U.S. Women's Open
OAKMONT, Pa. - On a demanding day when tough old Oakmont Country Club illustrated again playing par golf can be an achievement, only Brittany Lang was in the 60s.
Defending champion Stricker makes move
SILVIS, Ill. - As he chatted about his day at the John Deere Classic, Steve Stricker was reminded that he now held the tournament's 36-hole record.
Baseballers receive all-state recognition
Randall outfielder Dex Kjerstad, Canyon shortstop Derek Odell, Canyon designated hitter Greg Veneklasen and Hereford pitcher/shortstop Parker Bridwell were honored Friday with spots on the Texas Sports Writers Association Class 4A all-state baseball team.
AHS coach Hix takes Coronado job
One of the longest-tenured coaches in the area is moving south, back toward his roots.
Venom plan party, jersey auction
The Amarillo Venom have scheduled an end-of- season party Saturday at Country Barn Steakhouse.
Dillas postponed
The United League Baseball game between the Amarillo Dillas and Coastal Bend Thunder scheduled for Friday was postponed because of a wet field in Robstown.
Venom plan party, jersey auction
The Amarillo Venom have scheduled an end-of-season party today at Country Barn Steakhouse, 8200 W. Interstate 40.
Dillas rained out
Thursday's United League Baseball game between the Amarillo Dillas and Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings was postponed because of heavy rain in the Harlingen area.
Oswalt tosses 1-hitter; Orioles rally past Texas
HOUSTON - If these are Roy Oswalt's last weeks with the Houston Astros, he's certainly going out in style.
Rangers fan out of hospital
FORT WORTH - The firefighter who tumbled 30 feet from the second deck of Rangers Ballpark in Arlington says he's thankful to be alive.
Rangers acquire Cliff Lee
ARLINGTON - Cliff Lee is suddenly in the starting rotation for the American League West-leading Texas Rangers, who pulled off a big deal despite bankruptcy proceedings and unsettled ownership.
Swisher, Votto earn All-Star berths
SEATTLE - After this successful campaign, maybe New York Yankees outfielder Nick Swisher should consider a future in politics.
Cardinals rip Astros, 8-0
HOUSTON - Adam Wainwright pitched eight scoreless innings and Matt Holliday hit a three-run homer to help the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Houston Astros, 8-0, on Friday night.
Major League Standings, Results
Paul, the perfect picker
BERLIN - There's been plenty of ink for Paul the octopus lately, and why not?
18th-place Armstrong ready for mountain test
GUEUGNON, France - Lance Armstrong has his mind on the mountains.
Cavendish breaks through with victory in fifth stage
MONTARGIS, France - Britain's Mark Cavendish broke down in tears after winning the fifth stage of the Tour de France on Thursday for his first victory in this year's race.
Kids, Inc. tourney to stay indoors
The Kids, Inc. 3-on-3 Summer Shootout basketball tournament returns to the Courts of Amarillo on July 16 after a successful transition from outdoors last summer.
Sports Scene
FORT WORTH - An auction to sell the Texas Rangers may not be held next week.
Coach who allegedly punched son jailed
HARRISBURG, Pa. - A Pennsylvania youth baseball coach is facing a simple assault charge for allegedly punching his 9-year-old son in the face after the boy was ejected from a game.
Sports Scene
CHICAGO - White Sox right-hander Jake Peavy will pitch no more this season.
Something new for World Cup
JOHANNESBURG - The World Cup champions are an illustrious and exclusive bunch. Only seven countries belong.
Busch beats Logano in OT
JOLIET, Ill. - Kyle Busch pounced on Joey Logano on a restart in overtime, then pulled away to win the Nationwide series race at Chicagoland Speedway on Friday night.
Ohio comes to grips with James' jolt
CLEVELAND - Charred remains of a torched LeBron James jersey were scattered among ashes and 10 spent wooden matchsticks on a sidewalk across the street from Quicken Loans Arena.
The next Big Three?
See ya, Cleveland.
Mavericks settle on Haywood
Brendan Haywood is returning to the Dallas Mavericks - as the starting center.
Getting LeBron won't be enough for Heat
Another Big Three?
Texas may toughen DWI laws
AUSTIN - The Texas Legislature should consider changing laws intended to stem drunken driving to include sobriety checkpoints, lawmakers were told at a hearing.
Drying out after the storm: Deluge swamps school
Highland Park employees, parents and students pitched in Thursday to clean up their school after a 11-inch rain swamped the building, flooding classrooms, the library and administration offices.
Grave might contain famed ranger
WACO - Famous Texas Ranger James Coryell is a man of mystery. What he looked like, how he died and where he was buried top the list of questions.
Search for firm on hold
The city of Amarillo will suspend the search for a downtown convention hotel developer while studies in the works firm up ideas for how the area around the Amarillo Civic Center might eventually change.
Court rules boy can wear his long hair at school
HOUSTON - A federal appeals court has ruled a Texas school district cannot punish an American Indian kindergartner for wearing his hair in traditional braids to express his family's religious beliefs.
Border towns suffer as Rio Grande keeps rising
RIO GRANDE CITY - Upstream communities began to assess the damage Friday wrought by a Rio Grande that jumped its banks in the Texas city of Laredo, while down river people marveled warily at a river that bore little resemblance to the lazy waterway that usually divides border cities.
Our Lady of Guadalupe closes
Our Lady of Guadalupe School, an 82-year-old campus, will not reopen in August.
Dad accused of teaching son to build explosives
LAS CRUCES, N.M. - Police say a father taught his 6-year-old son how to build explosives, and threatened to kill the child's mother.
Muleshoe police offer $1,000 for information
Muleshoe police Thursday announced up to a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person who shot and killed a 19-year-old Muleshoe man during the weekend.
Protesters rally to keep Our Lady school open
Some parishioners of an east Amarillo Catholic church said Friday the broader needs of the congregation took priority over keeping an 82-year-old private school open.
Rental housing AHF to shed some units
The trustee and creditors in the American Housing Foundation bankruptcy indicated Thursday some progress toward a reorganization plan that will affect thousands of renters in nine states.
Public to meet about district
Randall County residents wanting to learn about joining a water district and to share their thoughts will get a chance Thursday.
Break-in at business leads to parolee arrest
Police arrested a 36-year-old Amarillo parolee after he allegedly burglarized a carpet business, fled in his car and was captured after a brief foot chase.
Woman hurt after fall off motorcycle
A 49-year-old Amarillo woman was injured Friday afternoon when she fell off the back of a motorcycle.
Pampa child murder trial pushed to October
The trial for a Pampa woman accused in the death of her 6-week-old daughter has been postponed until October.
Airport continues cleanup
Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport employees spent Friday continuing to clean up after rains that damaged much of the terminal's infrastructure earlier this week.
Most Texas coast tar balls not from leak
HOUSTON - New laboratory test results released Friday showed that most of the tar balls that washed up on Texas shores during the past week weren't from the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the Coast Guard said.
Drug raids on homes yield three arrests
Three men were arrested Sunday afternoon after the Amarillo Police Department's Narcotics Unit and SWAT team raided two city residences, the department announced Thursday.
Breaking ground on Grand Street overpass: Construction begins
Construction of a $6.4 million bridge to relieve traffic congestion in northeast Amarillo will cause, well, congestion in the coming months.
Tribe, others laud gambling benefits
AUSTIN - Even with the current economic downturn, Nevada gets more than $10 billion a year in revenue from gambling taxes. But if Texas approved at least a half-dozen Las Vegas-style casinos, the state could easily get half of that money.
Keep tools, systems working
Although we have been having a breather from the normal heat of July, don't be fooled into thinking that we don't have some challenging hot weather ahead.
Torrential rain: Airport basement inundated
Crews drained 18 to 20 feet of floodwater from the basement nerve center of Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport on Thursday.
Teen drowns in Oklahoma floodwaters
OKLAHOMA CITY - A teenager was swept to her death and at least two dozen motorists had to be rescued from their vehicles Thursday when heavy rain, fueled by persistent tropical moisture, pounded parts of Oklahoma.
Escaped inmate's body found in New Mexico
EL PASO - The body of a federal inmate who escaped from jail in El Paso was found at a landfill eight miles away in New Mexico, sheriff's officials said Friday.
Clark Wesley James
PAMPA - Clark Wesley James, 48, died Monday, July 5, 2010.
Ramona Faye Hinkle
WYNNEWOOD, Okla. - Ramona Faye Hinkle, 78, died Wednesday, July 7, 2010, in Norman.
Brisa Anais Hernandez
DUMAS - Brisa Anais Hernandez, infant, died Wednesday, July 7, 2010.
Nicholas Valentino Garcia
Nicholas Valentino Garcia, 9 months, of Amarillo died Sunday, July 4, 2010.
Sally Kaye Schmidt
MANSFIELD - Sally Kaye Schmidt, 61, died Friday, July 2, 2010.
Carol Jeanette Rodriguez
Carol Jeanette Rodriguez, 66, of Amarillo died Tuesday, July 6, 2010.
Dr. John Edgar Jones
Dr. John Edgar Jones, 79, of Amarillo died Monday, July 5, 2010.
Carroll Manning
Carroll Manning, 85, of Amarillo died Tuesday, July 6, 2010.
Ralph Powell Sr.
MATADOR - Ralph Powell Sr., 72, died Wednesday, July 7, 2010, in Crosbyton.
Lynda Dickey Madrigal
Lynda Dickey Madrigal, 67, of Amarillo died Wednesday, July 7, 2010.
Daisy Jewel Cook Nichols
Daisy Jewel Cook Nichols, 70, of Amarillo died Saturday, July 3, 2010.
Lois Walker
PAMPA - Lois Walker, 87, died Sunday, July 4, 2010, in Amarillo.
Jean Hollis
FRIONA - Jean Hollis, 79, died Wednesday, July 7, 2010.
Miracle Amya Marie Cortez
Miracle Amya Marie Cortez, infant, of Amarillo died on Wednesday, July 7, 2010.
Russell Early
Russell Early, 76, of Amarillo died Wednesday, July 7, 2010.
Aileen Hardaway
Aileen Hardaway, 99, of Amarillo died Thursday, July 8, 2010.
Barbara Ann McIntosh
MIAMI - Barbara Ann McIntosh, 52, died Monday, July 5, 2010.
Dorothy Lanelle Kendall
Dorothy Lanelle Kendall, 91, formerly of Amarillo, died Wednesday, July 7, 2010, in Brownfield.
Lillian Monica Friemel
UMBARGER - Lillian Monica Friemel, 81, died Tuesday, July 6, 2010.
John Paul Diaz
SHAMROCK - John Paul Diaz, 29, died Thursday, July 8, 2010.
Roy Lee Thomas
GATE, Okla. - Roy Lee Thomas, 64, died Sunday, July 4, 2010.
Johnny Mahan
WEATHERFORD - Johnny Mahan, 70, died Thursday, July 8, 2010.
Jeremy Ryan Brooks
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Jeremy Ryan Brooks, 28, died Friday, July 2, 2010.
Hazel Eulene Blaylock Terbush
ALTUS, Okla. - Hazel Eulene Blaylock Terbush, 84, formerly of McLean, Texas, died Wednesday, July 7, 2010, in Oklahoma City.
Betty Savage
PERRYTON - Betty Savage, 88, died Wednesday, July 7, 2010.
Editorial: Blame swap solves nothing
All the finger-pointing in the world never leads directly to much-needed answers.
It's Your Turn
The speed limit is 60 mph on the interstate, not 80 mph and not 40 mph.
Letter: Something about this place
While returning from Saturday grocery shopping, I was humming a few bars from "You're a Grand Old Flag" and "America the Beautiful" while getting primed for the Fourth of July.
It's Your Turn
I agree with the July 3 letter to the editor - we sure could use Harry Truman right now.
Letter: Treatment trumps jail time
I serve in Christian ministry on a volunteer basis in the Clements and Neal prison units in Amarillo. It was very disturbing to hear of Amarillo College's decision to terminate its diesel mechanic and data processing programs at the Clements Unit due to budget cuts.
Letter: 'Git 'er done,' stop griping
Mary Chumbley of Canyon said in her July 4 letter to the editor that she agreed with some bumper stickers she has seen stating "I love my country, but fear my government."
Editorial: Keep bond unbreakable
President Obama continues to say the right things about this country's relations with Israel, our strongest and most reliable ally in the Middle East.
Letter: Do better on 'Word'
While returning from Saturday grocery shopping, I was humming a few bars from "You're a Grand Old Flag" and "America the Beautiful" while getting primed for the Fourth of July.
WT announces ticket prices
The West Texas A&M athletic department announced football and volleyball individual and season-ticket prices Thursday.
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When parsing command line arguments with GNU
getopt command, how do I (if possible) do recognize
-? as another option? Is there a way to escape it in the opstring?
When parsing command line arguments with GNU
The GNU getopt command uses the GNU getopt() library function to do the parsing of the arguments and options.
The man page getopt(3) states:
Even if you could recognize that as an option string, it would be a really bad idea to use the question mark character as a real argument because most shells use this as part of their glob syntax (representing that the character before it is optionally use or not in the match). Passing a litteral
If you are creating a help option of some kind the usual syntax is to look for short and long options of
To get the effect of using the question mark for help, try simply checking to see if the unknown option is indead the question mark character.
For example, I want to print out a message "Unknown option" whenever the unknown option is NOT the question mark. Next I always call my usage function.
In general, I would agree and use the
PS. I'm using bash on Solaris 10.


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Singapore Night Safari with Optional Buffet Dinner
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Grab the chance to take the family on a Singapore Zoo Night Safari tour through the jungle. From the safety of your visitors' tram you'll spot nocturnal animals in their natural habitat, from fierce predators to timid forest dwellers. Then follow your guide on a night safari walking trail to see the animals at closer quarters. At the Singapore Zoo there's also the option to enjoy dinner at the Ulu Ulu Safari Restaurant.
Your tour of Singapore Zoo Night Safari, winner of the Singapore Tourism Awards Best Leisure Attraction Experience, takes you through 98 acres (40 hectares) of secondary jungle adjoining Singapore Zoo, enhanced by subtle moon-glow lighting. The mystery and drama of the tropical jungle comes alive after dusk, and you'll experience a thrilling sense of roaming through the night safari as you travel through the grounds by open tram. You'll pass a large reservoir and weave through habitats specially designed to replicate the natural environment, from the Himalayan foothills to the Southeast Asian rainforest and Indian subcontinent.
Then set out on a safari trail as you walk with your guide. On the Fishing Cat Trail, search for wild animals native to the forest, including feline hunters stalking their prey in the river. Be on the lookout for big cats such as a Gir lion or a pair of Sri Lankan leopards on the Leopard Trail. The Malayan tiger, spotted hyenas and red river hogs can be seen along the East Lodge Trail. Or, head to the Singapore Zoo Night Safari's newest attraction—the Wallaby Trail—to find fascinating nocturnal wildlife native to Australia.
There's no better way to complete your adventure than with an amazing show on stage, included with your admission.
Creatures of the Night Show This 20-minute animal extravaganza brings you right into the heart of the rainforest. This highly interactive show demonstrates the unique behaviors and skills of nocturnal creatures like the otter, binturong, civet and more. Be amazed by the powerful jaws of a spotted hyena and cheer on the African serval as it shows you its ability to leap for prey.
Thumbuakar Performance This Night Safari fire show includes a lively display of cultural dance moves from a crowd-pleasing troop of Thumbuakar warriors. They'll heat up your night with their energy, rhythm and amazing fire-eating skills along with flame-throwing demonstrations and breathtaking stunts!
Optional Upgrade: Buffet DinnerWhy not complete your Singapore Zoo Night Safari experience with dinner at the Ulu Ulu Safari Restaurant? This 600-seat signature restaurant offers an extensive array of local favorites and international cuisine in a charmingly ethnic setting. Dine under burnished wooden beams and rustic rattan fans or opt for an al fresco setting and drink in the symphony of the cicadas, frogs and other night creatures while a herd of Ankole cattle grazes nearby.
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All Rise...
Judge Dawn Hunt wants a flying monkey so she's looking to the Wicked Witch for her gifting needs.
The Charge
Magic happens.
Opening Statement
The Good Witch's Gift demonstrates the third time is indeed a charm, as the latest addition to the Catherine Bell franchise weaves its spell.
Facts of the Case
The Good Witch's Gift is the third in the long-running The Good Witch series. This time around we tackle the holiday season and the themes of family and forgiveness. As before we return to Middleton and the lives of Cassandra "Cassie" Nightingale (Catherine Bell, Army Wives) and Chief of Police Jake Russell (Chris Potter, Heartland). Newly engaged Cassie and Jake are struggling to find the perfect day for their wedding. Soon the answer presents itself…Christmas Eve. Too bad that's only six days away, meaning it's crunch time in order to pull everything together. They'll need not only their whole family but the entire town of Middleton to help them.
The Evidence
Of course things are never that easy and the biggest complication comes in the form of Leon Deeks (James McGowan, Bitten), the convicted bank robber who's newly paroled and back in town to see his estranged family. Being a small town it's no surprise when his daughter Jodi (Jordan Todosey, Degrassi: The Next Generation) turns out to be the new love interest of Brandon (Matthew Knight, My Babysitter's a Vampire), Jake's son.
As if that wasn't enough to juggle Lori, (Hannah Endicott-Douglas, The Good Witch) Jake's daughter, finds herself in a bind when she loses the wedding ring Cassie has entrusted to her care. Yet another complication arises when George (Peter MacNeill, A History of Violence), Jake's father-in-law, decides his grandchildren don't really need him anymore and he should go ahead and move out of the country. Meanwhile Jake is worried about starting a new family with Cassie, wondering if they have everything they need and if it's the right time. But that's not all. Town busybody and thorn in everyone's side Martha (Catherine Disher) has received word that her purse strings are going to be tighter than ever and (gasp!) she needs a job. She quickly decides taking over Cassie's wedding is the perfect thing to showcase her superb people skills.
It'll take more than mere magic to see this wedding off without a hitch. It'll take a miracle.
As in the previous films the greatest strength of The Good Witch's Gift is handing each character their own through line, no matter how simple it may be. Allowing each character to truly have their own arc, as opposed to merely supporting the main characters of Jake and Cassie, elevates the story and allows a deeper sense of connection. By this time, the third movie, all of these actors are firmly entrenched in their characters, another plus. By having the same actors returning to these roles time and again, there's an additional layer of comfort and believability, truly binding these people and their roles to the mythical world of Middleton. The Good Witch's Gift is another spell-binding addition to franchise.
The technical specs aren't magical, though they're hardly called to be. The video is a 1.78:1 anamorphic transfer which does a good job of holding the black levels in outdoor shots and not blowing out the white levels in the interiors. The audio is a simple Dolby 2.0 Stereo, which I would like to see upgraded since the holiday season tends to produce soundtracks deserving of a richer experience. There are no special features.
Closing Statement
I've enjoyed The Good Witch movies and The Good Witch's Gift hasn't broken the spell. I appreciate that each character gets a journey and Catherine Bell's portrayal of Cassie continues to win me over.
The Verdict
Not guilty.
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February 25, 2014
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Skip to comments.Republicans take largest ever midterm lead
Posted on 08/31/2010 10:35:34 AM PDT by Schnucki
Republicans have taken an unprecedented 10-point lead over the Democrats ahead of Novembers midterm polls.
A poll by Gallup gave the current minority party its largest lead of the year and its largest midterm advantage since the company started such polling in 1942, with 51 per cent of US voters saying they would vote Republican and 41 per cent saying they would vote for the Democratic Party.
Gallup, whose poll has previously served as an accurate guide to voter intentions, said the result suggests the potential for a major 'wave election in which the Republicans gain a large number of seats and in the process take back control of the House.
The Democrats have a 75-seat advantage in the House, but disillusionment with the economy and fears over the long-term effects of the countrys massive debt have led President Barack Obamas party to downplay their expectations.
Though a Democratic resurgence cannot be ruled out, the conventional wisdom is Washington is that they have run out of time to make a comeback. They may have to accept losing the House and hope to hang on to the Senate, where they currently have a 59-41 advantage. In July, Robert Gibbs, the presidents spokesman, acknowledged that the Republicans could win control of the House of Representatives in the crucial elections.
The timeline is too short now. People have made up their minds. Its too late to do the kind of big thing needed to turn this economy around, said columnist Bob Herbert.
The results of AP-Gfk poll suggested that many of the most involved voters those with the deepest feelings about issues high on the nations agenda are furious with the party in power. Just 35 per cent said the country was heading in the right direction, a number similar to
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
It doesn't matter who votes.
What does matter is who COUNTS the votes!
This is bad.
The Republican establishment elitists will think that it's all about them, and act just like they did before, ignoring the will of the people and continuing their efforts toward spending, earmarks, amnesty and the other stuff that got them thrown out in 2006/2008.
I'll believe it when I see it.
Flush the Grand Old Potty. Vote Conservative.
Trent Lott is still a lobbyist.
Bob Dole is still a lobbyist.
These noodle spined RINOs are counting on a lack of leadership.
I would just LOVE for the newly elected conservatives to send a package of cow manure to these RINOs turned lobyist.
This is great news, this is bad news. The McCain's of the party will say this signals "Business As Usual". I would be more encouraged if people started talking about repealing instead of fixing or defunding ObamaCare.
Not good. Percieved trashing makes 'Rats desperate...
Spot on!
Remember in November: Defeat the 'RATS then the RINO's.(To achieve the latter, we must do the former.)
NO voting for 3rd party candidates! Doing so will just hand a victory to the DemocRATS!
Operation "Pummel Pelosi" engaged!
The definition of an elitist action was when the Federal Marriage Amendment came up for a vote.
The Republicans paniced and put forth a useless flag burning amendment as a poison pill.
"...and clearing the way for a CONSERVATIVE replacement for the commie in chief........I love it when a plan comes together..."
From your lips, FRiend...
Don't forget to vote in NO-vember.
Victory is not enough, Democrats must have the MOST crushing defeat in history!
We need the kind of an election they'll be talking about 100 years from now!
No, no, and no. Vote for the best GOP or conservative candidate with a chance of winning that we can get, and count on the large flood of conservatives who know that the voters are as mad as heck and not going to take it any more to keep the RINOs in check. We cannot pretend that there is no difference between the parties; the last 19 months have clearly proven otherwise, and the cost of leaving the socialist in our White House unrestrained by legislative limits is too terrible to risk.
Exactly. We must crish the Dems in 2010. Then we can clean out the RINOs in 2012 while we (hopefully) sweep some more socialists out of the Senate, targeting every single lib who voted for the health care takeover against the will of their constituents, but this year our focus must be on tossing the worst of the scum out of our congress.
"Vote for the best GOP or conservative candidate with a chance of winning that we can get..."
That's how we got here. Flush the Grand Old Potty. Vote Conservative. Do it til we get rid of the indiscernible (R).
"Not good. Percieved trashing makes Rats desperate..."
That's when they scurry out into the middle of the alley and you can plink 'em.
Hmm, from the MSM outside the US. I guess the more timezones away the author is, the less biased.
It's going to be a Republican blowout. We may very well win back both the House and the Senate. And to think, some were predicting the death of the GOP. If anything, it's the Democrats who may go the way of the dodo.
There is no national Conservative Party. The GOP is the conservative party. We need to work within the party not abandon it.
Primaries are when we vote for the best candidates. The general election is when we vote for the candidate that will do the LEAST amount of damage to the country.
NO VOTING FOR 3RD PARTY CANDIDATES!!! (Unless you want to hand over the country PERMANENTLY to the Socialists.)
"There is no national Conservative Party."
Not yet, but it better get there.
"The GOP is the conservative party."
Oh please.
"We need to work within the party not abandon it."
I'm gone. They keep putting fools into power, I might as well have a Dem cracking the whip over me. No more new master same as the old master. We need to get right. No conservatives, no money. Let them spend a couple decades wandering tin the desert, they'll figger it out. Until then, they can keep putting RINO's in office without my help.
My donations go directly to the candidate, bypass the GOP and we'll see who's left standing. Besides, I think we might get better results with fighting third Manassas and letting that settle it.
Screw the GOP.
"...and the cost of leaving the socialist in our White House unrestrained by legislative limits is too terrible to risk."
Let's not pretend he snuck in there through the back door, Bubba, we put him there because of our RINO's and the arrogant dismissal of what we want. No more GOP for me, thanks.
Time to water the tree of liberty, IMNSHO. Quick, name more than ten no-shit Conservatives currently serving that have never backed a liberal bill.
If it comes to a second civil war, I will not be cheering for the socialist or any minions who back him, but I don't think that is the right answer. Yet.
As for ten real Americans who have NEVER backed a scummy Obama/Pelosi-worthy bill that hurts America, that may be a tough one. However, I would prefer, for now, to go with the words of another great American, one who backed a few bills that disgust me:
"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same."
- Ronald Reagan.
Oops, not that quote, which you probably love as much as I do. This one:
"My eighty-percent friend is not my twenty-percent enemy."
- Ronald Reagan
I'm glad RR is dead. If he was alive today, the GOP antics would kill him. - JessDuntno
Different times, my man, different times. Save the RR quotes for some time when there are conservative you CAN name.
"As for ten real Americans who have NEVER backed a scummy Obama/Pelosi-worthy bill that hurts America, that may be a tough one."
Exactly. Now tell me, since the past three years have brought about the most sweeping changes in history, how many Dems can you name that bucked their leadership?
You want change?
Old sayings became old sayings because they are true. You have to fight fire with fire. And the GOP walks softly and carries ... nothing.
When they do, the left will start a fight. They always have, and they will not change for Hatch or Brown. And if we don't fight them they will continue pushing us further left until we have to fight them Either way, this isn't going to be peaceful. And it isn't going to be accomplished with Snowe and Collins. Cripes.
I would rather have control of the Senate, with 30 true conservatives and 21 RINOs, including Snowe, Collins, McCain, and the others who blow with the political winds than push for 51 true conservatives knowing that I will fall short and leave the Senate under socialist control. The best possible outcome comes from keeping the RINOs we can't afford to dump and building toward a time when we can risk those seats, not from voting for a doomed third party candidate who will only ensure a socialist win and continued power for the Obama regime.
As for the other option, that is not the worst thing that can happen, but it is at least for now much worse than the option of attempting to return to constitutional government peacefully via the ballot box.
I send directly to the candidate now or to Club for Growth.
We congratulate Joe Miller on winning the political shocker of the year. Joe Millers campaign based on a constitutional conservative platform resonated with the states Republican primary voters and should serve as a wake up call to the political establishments of both parties."
Stiff upper lip, old chap! It might happen. Wasn't this unthinkable just a little while back?
Liberals......we're coming after YOU!
Looking for a silver lining in the fraudulent election of an ineligible socialist like Obama is even harder than looking for the bright side of the Pearl Harbor attack, but if there is a benefit in the catastrophe of November 2008, that's it.
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Mercurial has a command to list every file that the repository has for every revision:
hg manifest --all
Is there an equivalent command in Git?
I am absolutely terrible at shell scripts so this is most certainly sub-optimal, but this sort of thing might do it for you, assuming you're using bash. Hopefully someone else can come by and clean it up, or replace it with something better. I've only tested it on my Mac, so beware.
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Bagel Sandwich with Homemade Cream CheesePosted: August 28, 2012 Filed under: Food, Recipes, Uncategorized, Vegan | Tags: bagel, cashews, cooking, cream cheese, food, sandwich, vegan, VegNews 5 Comments
After coming off a week of not feeling well, I've been slowly getting back into the cooking game. Taking a cue from the latest VegNews magazine, which is packed with lots of delicious recipes, I thought I'd try my hand at making homemade cream cheese.
It's surprisingly easy: Soak your cashews, blend with plain yogurt and a bit of salt. Let it sit at room temperature for a couple of days and then refrigerate. I'll admit, the sitting at room temperature thing weirded me out a bit, but the end result was a creamy and tangy cream cheese that tastes like the real deal.
I spread a nice helping onto a bagel and topped it with roasted red peppers, red onion and baby Romaine for a quick lunch.
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I tried installing multisites and thought I had succeeded, but now I can't log into my admin network anymore. I get a message saying there have been too many redirects. Also one of my sites has become a duplicate of the other one, and the original site isn't visible anymore.
This is the link:http://www.hetmoederfront.dreamhosters.com/wp-admin/network/
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I checked out the /P switch. I agree with you, I don't thing using that is the best idea.
Thanks for telling me about it.
Like you, I couldn't find any option/preference that controls this.
I was hoping maybe I could start the program with a switch added (e.g. truecrypt.exe /x) or some other thing.
Thanks for the info. The problem with that is I have to load another program and I have to enter the password for KeePass. I'm not really gaining anything.
I don't mind typing in the...
I use TrueCrypt to keep a container on my laptop that holds all my personal information. This is done for protection in case my laptop is ever stolen.
When I mount my volume, the "enter password"...
F.U.N. downtown,
My quick launch (system tray) area doesn't have a show desktop icon. Check out Bruce's reply--it worked for me.
Thanks for taking the time to reply.
That works like a charm! When I take my pointer all the way to the right of the taskbar clock it doesn't display anything but clicking takes me to the desktop.
Thanks again for your help...
Is it possible to place an icon on the taskbar or system try that will return me to the Desktop in one click?
I frequently have a couple of desktop applications open (full-screen). If I want to...
Just wanted to let you know the problem has been fixed.
After a call to Microsoft, trying several possibilities, and being escalated to a Level 2 technician, the problem was a...
Thanks for your reply.
I did what you kindly suggested (twice) but it didn't make any difference. I even powered down completely after each change.
When I click "Finish" in the Windows...
I upgraded my new Asus Ultrabook (64-bit) from Windows 8 to 8.1. Every thing works well except for Windows Media Player 12.
WMP will run correctly if I "open as administrator".
If I open with...
I had Elements 11 running on my computer and decided to give Elements 12 a try. After installing Elements 12 on my computer, I double-clicked a jpg file name and Elements 11 opened with the photo...
I've used Directory Opus 10 ( www.gpsoft.com.au/ ) for several years. It's the best, by far, of all the ones I've tried.
The default settings are great but almost everything is customizable if you...
Ted and Joe,
Thanks for the information.
You were a big help.
I'm currently running the IE8 32-bit version and the IE8 64-bit version on a Windows Professional 64-bit system. The 32-bit version is for sites that use Adobe Flash. (I can't believe Adobe STILL...


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Valve's Steam for Linux has been found to have a critical bug — under certain conditions, it'll wipe all user files off a disk.
Not too long ago, we had our first look at the first third-party Steam Machine to be revealed. Now, Piixl is showing off its Steam machine, the Jetpack. Rather than an actual set-top box, however, the Jetpack is a rectangular, flat unit that sits on the back of your television, saving precious space on your TV stand.
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