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As many of you I do enjoy working with an "extrude along spline" tool.
It makes your modeling so much faster in some cases, and it has
flexibility to achieve various results fast. I found it very good when my
task is not very constrained, when I work with something that I can change and create at my will.
But Some time ago I needed to do something more precise. To be exact i had to
do some lines on a sphere surface. I did remembered nice tool we have in NURBs arsenal which is called "create cv spline on surface". Now that i had my splines on a surface i needed to use them as splines for extrusion in my model. And then I had some troubles with extrude along spline tool. It just doesn't seem to actually follow given curve, or to be more precise, the result is same as the curve, but its orientation is all wrong.
And then I had to find how to fix it. So if any of you happen to have same problem
here are some screen shots with a problem and its solution.
Just a picture of an object and a curve.
So we select faces and go to extrude along spline, and we choose our spline.
Aligns the extrusion with the face normal, which, in most cases, makes it perpendicular to the extruded polygon(s). When turned off (the default), the extrusion is oriented the same as the spline. To Face Normal, the extrusion does not follow the original orientation of the spline it's reoriented to match the face normals, or averaged normals for contiguous selections. The Rotation option is available only when Align To Face Normal is on." description from 3dmax help file.
Sets the rotation of the extrusion. Available only when Align To Face Normal is on. Default=0. Range=-360 to 360." again, from 3dmaxs help.
So here we
select the vertex which is closest to extruded polygon so we can make it "first"
So we have it. Now our extrusion actually follows given spline. This seems to solve my problem. Hoope it helps you too.


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2000 - Attacking Hillary - Right-wing propagandist Rupert Murdoch attacks Hillary Clinton in the midst of her 2000 senate race with a poisonous smear campaign. Murdoch-owned New York Post claimed that in 1974 Hillary had called one of her husband's aides "a f#cking Jew bastard." The story was based on a book published by Murdoch-owned HarperCollins, titled State of a Union: Inside the Complex Marriage of Bill and Hillary Clinton.
The right-wing media went to town with the story and within hours, it was repeated on CNN, NBC, and of course, Murdoch-owned FOX News. Eventually it was discovered that the source and object of the story was a former Clinton campaign aide named Paul Fray, who was a Baptist and not even Jewish and had lost his law license for taking a bribe. Fray had also written to Mrs. Clinton in 1997, apologizing for calling her names and spreading false stories about her. The damage was done but Clinton won anyway.
2002 - Republican Dirty tricks oust Democratic Sen. Max Cleland by attacking his patriotism. Cleland, who volunteered for Vietnam and left three limbs there, had to endure seeing pictures of himself in a Republican Saxby Chambliss campaign ad next to images of Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden. Chambliss sat out the Vietnam war with a bad knee.
Dirty-Bomb Politics
Republicans in Michigan recruited "stealth" candidates to run as phony Democrats for nine state Senate seats. The Muskegon Chronicle exposed and derailed the plan.
Republican "dirty tricks" in US mid-term elections
2003 - On JULY 8, Syndicated columnist Robert Novak mentions to Rove that former ambassador Joseph Wilson's wife, Valerie Plame, is a CIA undercover operative. Rove's comment: "I heard that too." On JULY 8, Novak's syndicated column reveals publicly the classified information that, according to "two senior administration officials," Plame is an undercover CIA operative, .
Wilson-Plame-Novak-Rove Timeline
Republicans Scooter Libby and Karl Rove, nicknamed "Turd Blossum" by George Bush, are the prime suspects in the outing of CIA agent Valerie Plame as hardball payback for her husband Joseph Wilson's criticism of the Bush administration.
Republican staff members of the US Senate Judiciary Commitee infiltrated opposition computer files for a year, monitoring secret strategy memos and periodically passing on copies to the media, Senate officials told The Globe. From the spring of 2002 until at least April 2003, members of the GOP committee staff exploited a computer glitch that allowed them to access restricted Democratic communications without a password.
Senate GOP staff pried on Democrats
"Republican psy-ops are conveyor-belt slick, and ever on the offensive. The Heritage Foundation alone has lines to 1,500 conservative radio talk-show hosts. They build infrastructure, they build TV studios. Eighty percent of the talking heads on television are from conservative think tanks. Eighty percent. They train their people." -- George Lakoff, Rockridge Institute
2004 - Republican Karl Rove is credited with an orchestrated stealth campaign of phone calls, direct mail and email in the bible belt claiming that if John Kerry were elected he would ban the Holy Bible in America. Church goers all across the country are told to "vote for the Christian." Even though John Kerry had lived his entire adult life in public service while George Bush was a spoiled, drunken frat boy bailed out by one family friend after another and who only found religion when the electoral math was explained to him.
Republican operative Nathan Sproul's company is under investigation for allegedly destroying voter registration forms signed by Democrats. Now comes new evidence about Sproul's connections to the Bush-Cheney campaign.
Republican dirty tricks
A group financially bankrolled by Bush supporters bankroll TV ads smearing the military record of John Kerry.
Republican-funded Group Attacks Kerry's War Record
Swiftboat Veterans: their lies and the real truth about John Kerry
George Bush's New England campaign chairman in 2004 and top Republican Party official was convicted on telephone harassment charges for his part in a plot to jam election day 2002 phones used to give rides to the polls. James Tobin could get up to seven years in prison and $500,000 in fines when he is sentenced in March.
Former Bush campaign official indicted in phone-jamming
2005 - Phony Robo Calls - The Republican Party makes illegal phony robo calls pretending to be Democrat in 2005 VA Gov race. Read More...
Virginia GOP Director Indicted!
Rep. Kilgore to Be Deposed In Eavesdropping Suit
College Republican Groups Defraud Elderly Voters of Millions
Republicans pull last minute "dirty tricks"
'Unprecedented' GOP-Crafted Redistricting in Texas
Republican Dirty Tricks
Seeing red in Florida - More Dirty Tricks
Here Come the Dirty Tricks
GOP dirty tricks in Ohio?
Bush-Cheney Campaign Admits Illegal Use of Funds in Texas 2002 Races
GOP Official Convicted
Maryland GOP Gov. Caught Trying to Buy Media Influence
GOP plan targeted new voters
Bush Advisor Sabotaged Peace Negotiations before 2000 Election
GOP Lies about DNC manual to accuse Dems of dirty tricks
Republican Dirty Tricksters Sproul & Associates Accused of Vote Fraud
Protect the Vote
GOP Fesses Up To Anti-Gay Mailing
Rove's Rules of Disengagement
Media urged to fight dirty tricks
GOP staff pried on Democrats
Rep. Nick Smith Blames TRAFFIC for $100,000 Bribe Claim
Medicare vote scandal - Drug-Company Bribe
Justice Dept to Investigate GOP Bribe Attempt
Who Tried To Bribe Rep. Smith
PFAW Demand Apology for RNC Lie
GOP AG Solicited Corporate Contributions
Mayor Says Bug Part Of Political Attack
GOP and IRS Use 501c3s for Political Money Laundering
Deceit and Money Still Rule - GOP Filthy Politics
GOP Letters-to-the-Editor Fraud
Republican Party Politics
Compiled, edited and summarized by Todd Smyth
Fighting Back - Political Judo for the Strong of Heart

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Paul H. Caswell, Vice-President and Media Director of the Professional Kiteboard Riders Association (PKRA) and President/Co-Founder of Extreme Elements International has decided to resign from the two posts, effective immediately.
In his letter to Mauricio Toscano, President of the PKRA, Mr. Caswell said that he has worked hard for the PKRA since he joined the tour in 2004 and helped bring the organization into the forefront of kiteboarding competition as it is today and felt that his work at the organization was complete.
"Working with the PKRA has been challenging, exciting and often times difficult. But, throughout my tenure at the organization, I've constantly been sustained by the brilliance and commitment of both the athletes and people I've had the honor to work with," said Paul Caswell.
He added, "My passion has always been kiteboarding and my hope and desire was to help grow the sport from what it was into something great as it is today. I feel that through all my hard work and dedication this has finally come to fruition, so I feel it is time to move on."
"Paul Caswell is a remarkable athlete and a passionate kiteboarder. He joined the PKRA at a critical time, when the sport of kiteboarding was just in its infancy. Paul helped push the PKRA's credibility to new heights and kiteboarding's recognition by diligently helping promote the sport worldwide. Through his remarkable foresight he established the PKRA as the first professional kiteboarding tour to offer course racing, which has helped grow the sport to where it is today. His relentless efforts, vision and dedication while working with the PKRA since 2004 is greatly appreciated," said Mauricio Toscano, President of the PKRA.
The PKRA plans to explore a full range of options as it considers Mr Caswell's successor.
Mr. Caswell also a co-founder of Extreme Elements International (EEI) has said that he is also resigning from said post effective immediately, handing over full control of the company to his business partner Jeremie Lecaudey. Mr. Caswell cited personal reasons behind his resignation from EEI.


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100 Larkin St.Take a break and practice wakefulness and tranquility here in the Library. The 30-minute period begins with the sound of Tibetan bells and meditation instruction. Then words of encouragement are interspersed with periods of silence. There is time for questions (optional) after the meditation session. This is a secular approach to an old tradition. Appropriate for people of all faiths including atheists. All are welcome.


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So Who Is Next Year's JaQuon Parker?
Last week, JaQuon Parker scored 39 points in wins over Marquette and Villanova. Last year, Parker scored 35.
All year.
JaQuon is one of several players on this year's team who has made huge strides during his UC career.
"That's player development," head coach Mick Cronin told me. "JaQuon is an interesting guy because he only played three years of high school. Then we brought him in and played him at the point out of necessity with Cashmere's injury. He did it because he's such a team guy. It doesn't surprise me now that he's on the wing and attacking the basket that his game is developing. The more minutes he gets the more success he is going to have. His early-season injury is the only reason why you didn't see this earlier. When a player has a groin injury, you have to completely shut him down. He wasn't even practicing during that injury. Playing at this level is so much harder than a lot of people realize, and it takes guys time to develop. For Park, it's taken him some time, but now you are seeing it."
Parker was named to the Big East weekly honor roll for his outstanding performances last week and is averaging 9.2 points and 5 rebounds this season. Of the six Bearcats who have attempted at least 30 three-point shots, Parker has the best 3-point percentage at 42.7. Last year, he was a woeful 3-for-20 (15%) from beyond the arc.
So who is next year's JaQuon Parker? In other words, the most likely candidate to make a quantum leap in offensive production.
"The answer to that is whoever works the hardest," said Coach Cronin. "You've seen different guys improve over their careers. Dion Dixon is a great off-season guy…Sean Kilpatrick is a great practice player…JaQuon had a really good off-season. I like all of our young guys and I think they are all going to get better. I think the key for all of our freshman – including Shaq Thomas and Octavius Ellis who are redshirting – the time that they put in is going to be the most important thing. That's going to be the key for us as a staff. We are a player development program – that's really what we are. One-year guys are an aberration for us. The truth for us is to get four-year guys and develop them into really good players. We have to make sure we're on top of them in the off-season."
Watching JaQuon Parker play a key role on an NCAA tournament team should provide plenty of motivation for his younger teammates.
Kudos to my fellow GoBearcats.com blogger Paul Dehner Jr. for researching a question that I posed on Twitter after Saturday's win at Villanova.
While broadcasting the game, it seemed like Cincinnati completely dominated the action while Cashmere Wright was on the floor. In just 27 minutes of playing time, Wright had 9 points, 6 assists, 5 rebounds, 7 steals and no turnovers.
So after the game, I sent out the following tweet:
"I'd like a plus/minus stat for Cashmere Wright today."
Thanks to Paul, I now have one.
The Bearcats outscored the Wildcats by 21 points while Wright was on the floor. A performance that's even more impressive when you consider that the junior guard's knee has been acting up.
"People probably don't appreciate his level of toughness," said Cronin. "I have the same issue of having no cartilage in my knee and there are days where you wake up and for no rhyme or reason you're just sore. We have to manage that with Cash. Some days when he feels fine, he doesn't need to go 110% at practice. But that's easy for me to say when you have a young kid who is chasing a dream. When he feels great he wants to play.
"The double bye in the Big East Tournament will be huge. Cash was playing on one leg (on Saturday). He needs rest – there's no other way around it. That's why not playing until Thursday helps us a lot. It really helps us."
The Bearcats did not practice on Sunday and Wright was given most of Monday off as well.
One of the most positive developments in Cincinnati's strong regular season finish was the fan support in the 'Cats critical late-season home games.
The Bearcats averaged 12,498 fans in their final three games at Fifth Third Arena, providing a significant home court advantage in badly-needed wins over Seton Hall, Louisville, and Marquette.
"Our home crowds carried us down the stretch," Coach Cronin told me. "They gave us the lift that we needed to win six of our last eight. It makes the guys feel like they are playing for the fans."
The big crowds could also pay future dividends.
"We had a recruit here for Louisville, and we had recruits here for Marquette and great crowds make a difference," said Cronin. "You want us to recruit great players? Then keep coming to the games because they pay attention. And it affects winning. When you have a guy like Rick Pitino saying that we had the best home court advantage that he has seen in a long time – that affects winning. We sent that quote out to all of our recruits."
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Brand had long ceased begging for mercy. He had long since stopped flinching whenever a grub crawled over his face, its wickedly barbed legs leaving a trail of blood that dripped down his chin onto the cold flagstones beneath him. He couldn't move anyway, not even to turn his head.
He could barely remember how he had come to this place, or who the man sitting quietly in the corner claimed to be. Brand knew that others had been with him when he was captured, but had forgotten their faces and what they had meant to him. The cold knot of hunger in his belly told him that he must have been here for hours, but time, too, had ceased to have any relevance.
The man in the corner smiled pleasantly at Brand, putting down his book. Picking up a polished wooden box, he circled his prisoner, carefully scooping up the larvae that had gorged themselves on stolen memories and fallen to the floor with a quiet splat. These he gave to an assistant to bear away, before turning once more to regard Brand. With the careless ease of long practice, Brand's tormentor picked up a bloody scalpel from the low table and slashed it down Brand's arm, letting the blood drip into a bowl of tiny, charcoal eggs before binding the wound roughly with a piece of dirty cloth. A faint crackling began within the bowl.
Tragedy stalks the footsteps of those gods who dare to love mortal men and women. And so it was when Myr, Keeper of Memory, fell in love with Hilde, a young priestess in his service. Their courtship was sweet, their time together happier than any Myr had known, but Myr could never completely remove the sadness that he saw in Hilde's eyes. Hilde was tormented regularly by memories of an abusive past, and though Myr was intimate with the inner workings of memory he was powerless to actually remove them. For help he turned to Valdis, goddess of death, known as the Dark Lady.
Myr should have known better.
It was no great secret that Valdis had feelings for the Memory Keeper, and that she had long desired to make him her own. This, then, was a great insult to the Dark Lady. Valdis was a cunning goddess, however -- clever enough to sense the opportunity in his request -- so she hid her ire behind a smile and agreed to help. They decided that they would use a living creature as the base for their experiment and so chose a common moth. With Valdis's guidance, Myr gave the moths the ability to chew through the fabric of memory as easily as they chewed through clothing. Unbeknownst to Myr, Valdis also gave the moths several gifts of her own: a paralyzing touch, a voracious appetite, and the irresistible pull of death itself.
Myr brought the finished larvae to Hilde, and used them on her himself. Due to Valdis's treachery, however, the moths worked entirely too well. They stripped Hilde's memories away like acid on paint, pulling them savagely from her mind. When Myr realized what was happening, he frantically tried to pluck the larvae off, not yet guessing at the terrible danger they posed for him. Blinded by love, the Memory Keeper had forged a creature that was to be his own undoing -- a creature capable of destroying raw memory itself.
The second Myr's hands fell onto the grubs they broke off from the hapless human girl to turn on their creator, the richest source of food available. As their paralyzing touch began to disable the god, Myr's divine essence gave him a few last desperate moments in which to act. Moving quickly to alter the moths before he forgot how, Myr drew his dagger and slashed open his own palm, flinging droplets of his own blood over the insects. To ensure Hilde's safety, he then bound the moths to him alone with the divine spark in his blood, making them unable to feed off the memories of one who's blood they had not tasted. Though he could not remove the larvae's voracious appetites, he managed to tweak them slightly so that they grubs would consume the strongest memories first, hoping to sate them quickly and allow some small part of him to survive. And with that, the Memory Keeper succumbed to the attack and knew no more.
When he came to, the caterpillars were gone. The darkly beautiful woman who sat by his side greeted him with a kiss and a smile. Telling Myr that she was his wife and that she had tended him after he was assaulted, Valdis led the Memory Keeper back to her Queendom. Before he left, however, Myr witnessed several servants bearing away the body of a young mortal woman, her face pale and drawn. She looked vaguely familiar -- something about her pale locks struck him as important, if he could only remember what it was . . . Myr shook his head. It didn't matter; he had his life and he had his Queen.
"Do you have a wife, Brand?"
Not her! Anything but her! Brand tried desperately to keep the memory from surfacing, concentrating instead on the flickering of the torch that cast light on his small prison. The crackling in the bowl intensified, and the man placed it down onto Brand's chest, stepping back. Finger-length caterpillars of smokey, translucent gray began to slither out onto Brand's body, where they paused, swaying. They could sense the strong emotion of the memory that lay just under the surface of his mind, and they hungered for it.
Ruthlessly, his tormentor continued to probe. "Your silence betrays you, Brand. I imagine that she's a very lovely person. How did you two meet?"
Unbidden, Kalyn's face flashed before Brand's eyes, the warmth in her smile a balm to his bruised and battered mind. Too late, he tried to suppress the image, tried to shove it back down in his head, lock it away. But the larvae had already gotten a hold of it. Brand felt them tugging at it, pulling it to the the surface so that they could feed, and though he fought them to mental exhaustion, it was a losing battle for Brand. The gentle green of the summer's day -- the blues and yellows of the wildflowers in her hair, the color of her eyes, her lips -- all began to bleach away. Still he fought them as the colorless scene began to blur, his wife's face fading from all recall. With desperation, Brand clung to the bright spot of happiness in his mind, all that remained of the memory, until it, too, flickered out.
"On Memory Moths":
- an excerpt from the healing manuals for advanced students at St. Cathana's Hospital
Memory moths are multi-colored, moth-like creatures of unknown origin, easily identified by the curious skull-shaped marking on the thorax of the adult. While adult memory moths are generally harmless, the grubs are capable of causing immense damage to a patient's mind, and should be treated with extreme caution.
Victims of a grub attack are characterized by severe memory loss, though the extent of the damage varies greatly. Some have forgotten all but the most basic skills, while others have lost everything pertaining to a particular person, place, or time period of their lives. Additionally, patients may be identified by the long, bloody tracks that crisscross their body, left by the larvae's many hooked claws
There is no cure for the memory loss inflicted in this manner. The wounds, however, may be treated with a light poultice and clean bandages, and a sedative may also be administered to keep the patient calm. Isolation may prove necessary, as memory loss can lead to poor impulse control and possible short-term insanity.
Brother Jonas watched as his prisoner writhed on the blood-specked ground, covered with dozens of blessed larvae, and idly wondered how Brothers Silas and Mattew's captives were coming along. Catching that party of mercenaries had been a stroke of good fortune, and Jonas thanked the Dark Lady that there were no fatalities. The prisoner gasped, writhing as he fought the inevitable, and Brother Jonas smiled. He was very good at what he did. Memory eradication specialists of the Church trained for years to perfect their art, erasing the memories of the practice "patients" over and over again. Jonas smirked as he recalled torturing and raping one subject then tearing those memories from her mind, leaving her trusting and docile once again. He had probably repeated that experiment over a dozen times.
The man moaned and passed once again into unconsciousness, the larvae weaving bloody tracks across his naked flesh as they tore into his mind, even in sleep. Jonas frowned. He didn't want the grubs to destroy the fighter's military capacities. Though extractors like himself could use guided questioning to help bring the targeted memories to the front of a victim's mind, one could never guarantee that the maggots wouldn't get hold of an important bit of knowledge. The goal of the Church was to create pliable soldiers, not adult-sized children. If done right, memory moth extraction as practiced by the Church should rid a subject of most of his personal history, up to and sometimes including his name, yet leave all desired skills intact.
Jonas decided to pick the maggots off for now -- no telling what they would consume while his prisoner was dreaming. Settling back down in his seat to wait for the man to wake, Jonas thought about what he would name him . . .
"Life-cycle and Habits of the Memory Moth"
- excerpt from the field notes of Ruben Weiss, entymologist
Month of the Ox, day 12: Memory moth infestation discovered at the local house of healing today. Unsurprising, as the eggs seem to require blood to hatch. My guess is that the adults will try to conceal their eggs in places with a ready food source and ideal hatching conditions – probably in the cracks of flagstones within torture rooms, healing quarters, and ritual chambers for blood cults. From what I'm told, eggs can lay dormant for years waiting for the right hatching conditions, and are a terrible nuisance to exterminate. It's a good thing they are so rare.
Specimen 1: memory moth adult, female (?). Palm-sized, with expected skull-marking on thorax. Continually shifting color pattern, very unsettling to observe. Could the observed pattern be related to the food source of the larva? I may have to obtain two moths – one that fed on happy memories and one that fed on sad and compare coloration. Specimen has no mouth, no natural weapons whatsoever. It must live only long enough to mate and lay its eggs. I wish I had a male to contrast with . . .
Specimen 2 & 3: memory moth juveniles, larvae of undetermined sex. Finger-length, gray, without any of the coloring of the adult. Specimen 2 seems to have feed recently, as it is bloated and lethargic. Will have to place it somewhere quiet and see if it pupates . . . Unsure about specimen 3; it seems restless, thinner.
Observation: both the adult and the larvae seem to be nocturnal.
Month of the Ox, day 15: Success! Opened the box with the caterpillars today and found a cocoon. Beautiful, shimmery stuff – wonder what the silk would look like? Specimen 3 is still alive, but its movements are weaker. My guess is that it didn't get a chance to feed.
Month of the Goat, day 11: Specimen 3 is dead. Went a full month without food before it expired, and it was difficult to contain. I've done some more reading on them, and the research (such as it is) indicates that these little nasties will hunt down the person who shed the blood they were exposed to as eggs, using the blood-scent to find them. Attacks usually occur while the person is sleeping, and most victims are paralyzed for the duration of the feeding. Awful critters.
Month of the Ox, day 14: I had given up on the cocoon, going so long without hatching. Yet here it is hatching, a full year later! Specimen is a somber-colored adult male (?), still no discernible mouth. Pity that I will have to kill it.
Jon sheathed his sword and donned the rest of his Church-issued gear. He was grateful to Brother Jonas for rescuing him from the clutches of their enemies and nursing him back to health, albeit with memory loss. Jon could not blame the Brothers for that -- after all, they had done all they could to help him. His only goal now was to strike back at those who had so wronged him and his compatriots. As Jon marched out of the monastery with his companions at his side, all of them scarred by the unholy experiments that had been conducted on them, he could no longer suppress his rage. Raising his sword skyward, Jon let loose a mighty cry: "Death to the oppressors! Death to the enemies of the Dark Lady!"
Watching from the sidelines, Brother Jonas smiled.
Author's Notes: Memory Moths grew out of a desire to create a more sinister cause for amnesia, Alzheimer's, and other types of memory loss. Could be a great way to write in a hidden past for a PC, especially one who doesn't provide you with a detailed backstory *evil grin*. When used on important or beloved NPCs, they provide instant questlines. The Church of the Dark Lady may also be suitable as a campaign-level evil, and I may flesh it out in the future.
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Some (unscrupulous) governments practice selective use of memory moths on state enemies (usually before banishment). Memory eradication may even extend to some individuals they wish to protect, such as retired spies and other intelligence officers. Usage of the larvae in this way is generally easier, as the retired officer often understands the necessity and will willingly self-direct their thoughts to all aspects of their service. They will often remember most of the mundane details of these years, including their cover job, but not the intrigue.


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As many people here, I know of a few identities involving expressions of the type $\sum_{i}\ f(i)$, with "arbitrarily complicated $f(\cdot)$", as well as closed formulas in some cases.
I also know of a few references (Concrete Mathematics, A=B) that can help me with "hard" sums. However, is there a reference on the web that lists useful identities and related open problems (i.e. expressions for which no closed forms are known)? I wouldn't expect any single reference to be comprehensive, but perhaps there are some that I should know about?


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|Cindy Cattell, Elizabeth Smith, Allen Goldman, Paul Crowell, Dean Steven Crouch, Ron Poling and Matthew Stringfellow break ground on the new building.
|Alex Schumann
Officials from the Minnesota State Legislature and University broke ground on the Physics and Nanotechnology building at a ceremony on Wednesday, October 12th. Eric Kaler, President of the University of Minnesota, Linda Cohen, Chair of the Board of Regents, Susan Von Mosch, Interim Director of the Minnesota Office of Higher Education, Tom Sullivan, Provost of the University and Steven Crouch, Dean of the College of Science and Engineering joined representatives from the School of Physics and Astronomy in lifting the ceremonial shovel.
In a speech made before the groundbreaking, Dean Crouch said that he expected the building to make a significant impact on research and education. He noted the building's location on the corner of Beacon and Union Streets as being favorable because of it's visibility on the Scholar's Walk and called it "science on display."
The new building will house 200 research scientists and students and include about 40 new research laboratories. University President Eric Kaler said that the new building will help assure that the University remains a center of research for the state. Linda Cohen, Chair of the Board of Regents of the University said that the facility will raise the profile of the University in research communities and help grow partnerships with other universities and with industry. "It is a lot to ask from one building," she said, adding that it was the physicists and researchers who would of course help the building realize that potential.
Susan Von Mosch, Interim Director of the Minnesota Office of Higher Education said that the governor's support of the building grew out of a belief that it would play a key role in bringing high tech jobs to Minnesota. She said that it is estimated that 15% of all goods manufactured by 2014 will use nanotechnology.
Actual construction of the $83 million building will begin in November, 2011 and is scheduled to be completed by November, 2013.


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If you don't already know, pi day happens on March 14 (3-14) every year. Festivities include reciting digits of pi and eating pies. I understand that it's all in good fun, but I've always felt that pi day is bad PR for mathematics. To non-mathematicians, it gives the impression that mathematics is about voodoo numerology, memorizing (or computing) digits of pi, and bad puns. The bad puns part is pretty accurate, but I don't care for the others.
So I propose we come up with some alternatives to pi day that send a better message about what mathematicians do. If you've got an idea, post it here. If possible, include the following information about your proposed holiday:
- when is it celebrated?
- what are the festivities?
- what kind of food would be associated with this day?
Please post only one proposed holiday per post. If you have more than one, please post multiple answers.


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Not only is Apple known for controlling its hardware and its App Store but the computer maker is also notorious for controlling the prices on its gadgets.
Apple fanboys and girls know all too well just how hard it is to find a sale price on a new MacBook or the iPhone. It's usually impossible, unless you revert to buying from Apple's refurbished store.
But this Friday Apple has a little holiday treat for its faithful fans. Steve Jobs and his merry band of programming techies will participate in Black Friday sales.
Jobs will hold a "special one-day Apple shopping event" at Apple stores and on the company's website that promises to finally have some discounts available.
But MacWorld is quick to point out that Apple has been down this road before and the sales have not been of the normal shocking Black Friday variety. Basically don't expect to get an iPad for $99 or a MacBook at the price of a netbook.
Apple isn't saying what the discounts will be though. So there is a chance Mr. Jobs could surprise everyone with an early Christmas present. But you shouldn't hold your latest app download waiting for an amazing deal.


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COCA-COLA® Women Figurine Collection
COCA-COLA® girls in stylish 20th century gowns with Louis Comfort Tiffany-inspired pattern. Real feathers on hats. Coke® glasses in hand.
Measure 17.7 cm H
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Featured in advertisements of all kinds, COCA-COLA® girls were universally admired at the turn of the 20th century just as Louis Comfort Tiffany began creating landmark stained glass. Now you can celebrate both marks on history with this stunning COCA-COLA women figurine collection, beginning with Issue One, Timelessly Refreshing. Soon your collection will continue with Issue Two, Completely Cool and additional women figurines, each a separate issue to follow.‡
Exclusively from The Hamilton Collection, each vintage COCA-COLA collectible in this collection is exquisitely handcrafted in artist's resin, finely hand-painted and features a COCA-COLA girl dressed in a fashionable gown of her day embellished with a classic, Louis Comfort Tiffany-inspired pattern. Each lovely lady enjoys a sparkling ice-cold glass of Coke® as real feathers in her hat and golden beads around her neck add more charm to each issue. High demand is expected. Order now!
- Celebrate COCA-COLA® girls of 20th century advertisements and Louis Comfort Tiffany with this charming COCA-COLA women figurine collection, available only from The Hamilton Collection
- Exquisitely handcrafted in artist's resin and finely hand-painted, each vintage COCA-COLA collectible in this collection features a COCA-COLA girl dressed in a fashionable gown of her day embellished with a classic, Louis Comfort Tiffany-inspired pattern as she holds an ice-cold glass of Coke® made out of crystalline
- Real feathers in hats and golden bead necklaces add more charm to each issue
- Editions limited to 95 casting days, so order now!
- Hand-numbered with matching certificates of authenticity
- Measure 17.7 cm H
- Reserves the entire collectible Timeless Refreshment of COCA-COLA Figurine Collection from The Hamilton Collection in your name so you never risk an increase on the price of other collectibles in this collection, or miss a single issue of this collection
- Each issue will be shipped to you for your review, about one every month or two (pending availability), at the same low issue price and charged to the credit card on which your order was placed. No need to order each one separately
- You may cancel your collection at any time with no obligation
- "Issue One - Timelessly Refreshing," will be followed by "Issue Two - Completely Cool," "Issue Three - Uniquely Fresh," "Issue Four - Incredibly Energizing" and additional lady figurines as they become available


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Bake the Book: Crêpes: 50 Savory and Sweet Recipes
For this week's installment of Bake the Book, we'll be traveling to the rocky coast of Brittany, battering up with recipes from Crêpes, a collection of 50 recipes for all things crêpe-related from Martha Holmberg. Holmberg is a Portland based, Paris educated cook with a serious thing for crêpes. While her junior high cohorts were grazing on Cheetos, Holmberg was discovering the versatile elegance of this particularly delicate French pancake.
Holmberg begins with a crêpe intensive that lines up the hows, whys, and how-tos of crêpe making, then goes on to share a lovely selection of crêpe recipes including basic, gluten-free, buckwheat, and chickpea flour versions, leading up to a roster of 50 sweet and savory crêpe creations.
But since this is Serious Sweets, we're going to be focusing on the dessertier side of things, sharing recipes for Roasted Pineapple Crêpes with Toasted Coconut-Macadamia Crunch and Spiced Rum-Butter Sauce, Baked Almond Frangipane Crêpes with Spiced Plum Compote and Vanilla Ice Cream along with a few other delicious crêpe creations.
Win A Copy!
Thanks to the generous folks over at Chronicle Books, we are giving away five (5) copies of Crêpes: 50 Savory and Sweet Recipes this week.
All you have to do is tell us about your fondest crêpe memory in the comments section below.
The standard Serious Eats contest rules apply.
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