Using nominative "I" instead of objective "me" in plural phrases
Should I put myself last? "me and my friends" vs. "my friends and me" or "my friends and I"
I am trying to understand capitalization rules with Mom and Dad. I believe I have it correct below, but please let me know if I do not.     The one thing I learned from my dad was that it was good to earn the trust of one's children. Dad has shown me how good that a dad can be. One day when I went to his house, and Dad wasn't there, I ran outside....   The above passage is just made-up just so that you would see what I mean about capitalization. Let's put numbers by each one, like so:     The one thing I learned from my dad(1) was that it was good to earn the trust of one's children. Dad(2) has shown me how good that a dad(3) can be. One day when I went to his house, and Dad(4) wasn't there, I ran outside....    This is one where I'm not certain. I believe in this sense I'm showing possession here with "my", and it just didn't seem right saying "my Dad". I don't know what the grammar rule is here, or if I even have it right. This one is obvious—it starts the sentence. In this case, I'm using Dad like a name instead of saying "Larry". Therefore, it should be capitalized. Again, just like 3. Should I mention about my governmental-funded PhD scholarship which I don't want to use Evaluate $\lim_{n\to\infty} [{1\over kn}+{1\over k(n+1)}+{1\over k(n+2)}+\cdots+{1\over k(n+p-k)}]$ where $k<p$ There are four options. Which of them is correct?- (a)${p\over k}$ (b)${k\over p}$ (c)$\log({p\over k})$ (d)${\log p\over k}$ I somehow want to use the rule for evaluating this kind of sum using integration, i.e. $\int_{0}^{1} f(x) \ dx=\lim_{n\to\infty} {1\over n}\sum_{r=1}^{n}f({r\over n})$  But the given expression $\lim_{n\to\infty} [{1\over kn}+{1\over k(n+1)}+{1\over k(n+2)}+\cdots+{1\over k(n+p-k)}]={1\over k}\lim_{n\to\infty}{1\over n}\sum_{r=0}^{p-k}\frac{1}{1+{r\over n}}$, sum running from $0$ to $p-k$ instead of $n$. So, how to evaluate this limit? Thanks for assistance in advance. Apparently ;-) the standard containers provide some form of guarantees.  What type of guarantees and what exactly are the differences between the different types of container?  Working from  (about ) I have come up with this:  Container Types: ================ Container:     Forward Container         Reverse Container             Random Access Container     Sequence         Front Insert Sequence         Back  Insert Sequence     Associative Container         Simple   Associative Container         Pair     Associative Container         Sorted   Associative Container         Multiple Associative Container  Container Types mapped to Standard Containers =============================================  std::vector:    Sequence    Back        Sequence                    Forward/Reverse/Random Container std::deque:     Sequence    Front/Back  Sequence                    Forward/Reverse/Random Container std::list:      Sequence    Front/Back  Sequence                    Forward/Reverse Container std::set:       Sorted/Simple/Unique    Associative Container       Forward Container std::map:       Sorted/Pair/Unique      Associative Container       Forward Container std::multiset:  Sorted/Simple/Multiple  Associative Container       Forward Container std::multimap:  Sorted/Pair/Multiple    Associative Container       Forward Container   Container Guarantees: =====================                                                                                    Simp                                                                                   or                           For   Rev  Rand        Front  Back  Assoc        Sort   Mult                     Cont: Cont: Cont Cont: Sequ: Sequ:  Sequ: Cont:        Cont:  Cont: Copy    Const:      O(n) Fill    Const:                             O(n) begin()             O(1) end()               O(1) rbegin()                        O(1) rend()                          O(1) front()                                    O(1) push_front()                                     O(1) pop_front()                                      O(1) push_back()                                             O(1) pop_back()                                              O(1) Insert()                                                                          O(ln(n)) Insert: fill                               O(n) Insert: range                              O(n)                                   O(kln(n)+n) size()              O(n) swap()              O(1) erase key                                                     O(ln(n)) erase element                                                 O(1) erase range                                                   O(ln(n)+S) count()                                                       O(log(n)+k) find()                                                        O(ln(n)) equal range                                                   O(ln(n)) Lower Bound/Upper Bound                                                    O(ln(n)) Equality                  O(n) InEquality                O(n) Element Access                       O(1) How to align prices in columns when both 2 digit and 4 digit variations of a price exist? I have my local.machine, the proxy.machine and target.machine. local.machine doesn't have direct contact with target.machine, but needs to go through proxy.machine.   I want to scp a file from target.machine to local.machine. Is this possible to do with just one command from local.machine? $\gcd(b^x - 1, b^y - 1, b^ z- 1,\dots) = b^{\gcd(x, y, z,\dots)} -1$ Possible Duplicate:        $b$, $x$, $y$, $z$, $\ldots$ are integers greater than 1. How can we prove that  $$ \gcd (b ^ x - 1, b ^ y - 1, b ^ z - 1 ,\dots)= b ^ {\gcd (x, y, z, \dots)} - 1\ ? $$ Close vote review audit is broken - displays "on hold" while reviewing I just reviewed this:    But while reviewing, it already displays the "put on hold as not a real question" section, and it asked:     Should this question be closed as: ?   So as it stands, the audits are broken, since we already know that the question is "on hold" while reviewing, and it is incredibly hard to miss the huge grey box at the bottom.  Another with screenshot: Proof that a Combination is an integer I am going to shoot a wedding this weekend, and I want to do my best for my friend's big day.    What can I do to prepare for the day in order to minimize failures and mistakes? How do I avoid missing important shots? What backup plan should I have?   I have been shooting for 6 years or so, and I know wedding is one of the hardest thing to do. I have told my friend what I end up producing will be of no match with the work of dedicated wedding photographers, not even the ones that are about to fall out of business.  They are on a tight budget, they said some photos are still better than none, they really must minimize the cost as much as they can. I exaggerated again that my photos will be worse off than the cheapest wedding photographer you can find.  She has been a close friends for years, I want to do everything I can to help her.  Their wedding is at 12:30pm coming Sunday, I have visited the venue last Sunday at 12:30pm to check traffic condition and also the lighting.  The setup is mainly outdoor (no church), the indoor area will not have a good ceiling for bounce. Being at the middle of the day, this can mean some tricky fill flash. I have jot down a list of must-have shots. I am also asking for the seating plan and the event run-down.  Gear:   Canon EOS 60D , EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM Canon EOS 450D (or I can borrow a 550D), EF 50mm f/1.4 Speedlite 580 EXII Speedlite 270 EXII Yongnuo 460 (a cheap but powerful manual flash as backup) Samsung EX-1 f/1.8 point and shoot (backup of a backup...?)   Other lenses that I have but I don't think will be useful:   50mm f/1.8 EF-S 50-250mm f/4.0-5.6 IS II EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS (I have the better 15-85 on 60D, should I put this on the 450D as a backup allrounder?) EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro (should I replace 50mm f/1.4 with this for added macro? You can hardly use f/1.4 under direct sunlight if you want to have fill-flash)   I have two batteries for all cameras (60D 450D and EX1). I have like in total 64GB SD card (I am really inclined to get more, or bring a laptop for on-the-fly backup, or do both). I recently repaired my 580EXII, it has a brand new flash head so the recycle time is as good as it can be, I just need a tonne of batteries. No I don't have external power pack or battery grip for my cameras.  I have a great monopod, but a cheap tripod.  I am happy to bring everything, just putting them in the boot of my car. The carpark is on-site, walking from venue to my car is under 1 minute.  I will have my girlfriend carry the 450D and shoot details / non-portraits.  One concern that I have is fill flash, I really do not have a large surface to bounce off  from. I have shot events before but they are not as dynamic/critical as a wedding.  How do I prepare for differing weather conditions?  If its sunny, fill flash is probably going to be in every single shot. If its cloudy, I probably will turn off the flash. If it rains, my 60D should be fine I have used it in slight rain before, but I really don't know their plan and if they have extendable shelters etc.  What else should I prepare for? Having no experience I want to be as prepared as I can be. Maybe I have overlooked something, maybe there is something else I can do to ensure the shooting will go smoothly. Your help is greatly appreciated! I saw a commercial on televison for preparing spaghetti without boiling the noodles, just place them in water for about on hour.  Can this be done? Test if a string contains any of the strings from an array Is there a way to consistently increase the vertical spacing between equation lines in a gather (or gather*) environment from amsmath?  Specifically, I want to produce something like  \begin{gather*} a = b \\[2ex] c = d \\[2ex] e = f \end{gather*}   without having to write [2ex] at the end of each equation line.  I can think of some hacks that redefine \\ to automatically add the spacing, but is there some cleaner/better way to achieve this? Possible Duplicate:             Each post has an indicator which summarises who the post is shared.    What is the difference between these two terms? Should I write summarises or summarizes? I am superimposing CGI over video footage, and have run into a problem in making materials for objects that act as 'shadow catchers'.  Essentially I want a shader that is shadeless—like an emitter—but catches shadows and light from other objects. This is so I can reconstruct objects in footage so other objects in the scene interact convincingly with them.  Here's an overcomplicated diagram to illustrate my point:   (In this particular scenario, the problem could be glossed over by using RGB curves, but that is definitely not the case with more complicated scenes)  Isn't this a common situation? How to the real guys do it? Thank you.  (I am welcome suggestions of other ways of doing this.) Why should I use an Initialization Vector (IV) when I have unique keys? I took a look at  but my question is not the same.  I have unique keys encrypting each plaintext (in CBC mode, AES-256) and I do not use a key to encrypt more than one plaintext. Is it insecure to use null IVs in this case? If it is insecure, why? End Process vs End Process Tree What is the primary difference between the two? I always see this in the right click menu in windows. What happens if you end a process that is relied upon by another process? Is there a way to "kill" a process tree in linux or is the technology different? I know it existed as sort of a folder in Windows Explorer in at least Windows XP, but I just can't seem to find it in Windows 7...  How can I take a picture with my webcam in Windows 7 without using any 3rd party tools? What apps are people using to record voice meetings on the iPad? I'm looking to do some light recording of voice conversations and field recordings on my iPad using the built in microphone.    seems to be the obvious Apple solution, but is too heavy for my needs. By the time I set up a new project, turn off the metronome, etc..., I find myself wishing I just had  running on my iPad.   I don't mind paying for the app, but wondered what people are using for both light voice recording as well as longer and more numerous recording / light editing where some tagging and filing might be possible. I want to create a wave made out of particles/dots. The wave should look like this:  I tried to achieve this effect by adding an ocean modifier to a plane. Then I added a particle system to the plane but now I don't know how to go on. How can I make the particles lay on the 'ocean' and move when the ocean is moving? PS: I know there is a way to do this with a material in the Blender Render. But firstly I want to create the whole thing in Cycles and secondly I want to have particles.