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In chapter 1 of Algorithmic Game Theory, Éva Tardos and Vijay Vazirani, discuss the well-known Tragedy of the Commons in the context of bandwidth-sharing:
Example: Suppose that players would like to have part of a shared resource: each player wants to send information along a shared channel of known maximum capacity, say . In this game each player has an infinite set of strategies, where player 's strategy is to send units of flow along the channel.
Assume that each player would like to have a large fraction of the bandwidth, but assume also that the quality of the channel deteriorates with the total bandwidth used. We will describe this game by a simple model, using a benefit or payoff function for each set of strategies. If the total bandwidth exceeds the channel capacity, no player gets any benefit. If then the value for player is . This models exactly the kind of trade-off we have in mind: the benefit for a player deteriorates as the total assigned bandwidth increases, but it increases with his own share (up to a point).
In my humble opinion, the authors' original wording is a bit confusing, so I took the liberty of slightly rephrasing their example.
The authors' definition of stable strategies is:
Definition: a set of strategies is stable if all players are playing their optimal selfish strategy, given the strategies of all other players.
Using some quick, back-of-the-envelope calculations, the authors show that the stable strategy for each player is to send
units of flow. Note that each player's optimal selfish strategy depends on all other players' strategies. There's a unique stable solution: each player sends
units of flow. The total bandwidth being used is thus
which is less than the channel capacity.
The authors omit a rigorous derivation of this solution (due to time and editorial constraints, I suppose). Therefore, I figured I could present here a more detailed, step-by-step derivation.
Introductory Remarks
Let be a finite set of players. The set of available actions (pure strategies) for each player is . We denote by an action for player , and by
the vector of actions for all players in except . The -tuple is an action profile or outcome of the game, i.e., contains the actions (pure strategies) chosen by all players in . We denote by
the set of action profiles (set of outcomes), and by
the set of action profiles for all players except . Note that
, , and .
What we have is a one-shot simultaneous move game:
- it's a one-shot game because there's only one "round" or "stage", and thus the players only have one chance to choose their actions.
- it's a simultaneous move game because all players simultaneously choose an action from their set of available actions .
Each particular outcome benefits each player differently. Given two outcomes in , player will (in general) prefer one over the other. This preference can be encoded in each player's utility function , which is defined as
but, for the sake of simplicity, we shall assume that the condition holds, so we can write the utility function simply as
Let be the -dimensional vector of ones. Then, the utility function for player can be written as
where is the total bandwidth being used. Alternatively, we can consider an utility function defined as
Since this is a simultaneous move game, all players must choose their actions in a simultaneous manner. It's therefore impossible for any player to know the other players' actions before choosing his own action.
Assumption: we assume that all players seek to maximize their utility. This implies, of course, that each players knows its utility function.
If player somehow knew the other players' actions, his best response would be to choose action , where mapping is defined as
In other words, given , player 's best move is to choose action , so that his utility is maximized. The maximum utility that player can attain (given ) is .
My Derivation
Note that, given , player 's best response is
Assuming that , we have
The maximizer is computed by seeking points where the partial derivative of with respect to vanishes. Note that
and the maximixer is the vanishing set of function , which yields a unique solution
We assumed that all players are utility-maximizers. Let us assume that all players are choosing best response actions, i.e., for all . The vector of action profiles () can be computed by solving the following system of linear equations ("linear system")
which can be written more compactly as
where is the identity matrix. Rearranging the terms, the system becomes
It can be shown that is invertible (see Appendix A), and therefore, the solution of the linear system exists and it is unique
We can use a "trick" to solve the linear system. Note that
and therefore
The (unique) solution of the linear system can thus be written as
Finally, we have
which yields
When all players choose best response actions, then for each . This is the same solution which the authors derived using back-of-the-envelope calculations. Note that and therefore our assumption that the total bandwidth being used is less than the channel capacity does hold.
Tragedy of the Commons
The value of each player's utility function is
The sum of all players' utility functions is
As pointed out by Éva Tardos and Vijay Vazirani, this solution is a tragedy: when all players choose best response actions, the utility for each player is very low. Moreover, the more players trying to use the channel, the less "value" each player gets (which is intuitive).
This example illustrates the Tragedy of the Commons: each player benefits from using the shared channel and wants to use it as much as possible, while the "costs" of using the channel are distributed among all of those who use it. Players are selfish and want to maximize their own utility, which leads to over-exploitation of the shared resource. Selfishness does not always pay off.
We would like to show that matrix is invertible.
For starters, note that the entries of matrix are ones. Therefore, the columns/rows of are not linearly independent. In fact, since all columns/rows of are the same, we have . The nullspace of has dimension , and therefore of the eigenvalues of are zero.
Note also that matrix is symmetric, and thus, its eigenvalues are real and its eigenvectors are orthogonal. Note that
can be regarded as an eigendecomposition of : the only nonzero eigenvalue of is , and the eigenvector associated with it is . Matrix has zero eigenvalues: . Consequently, the nullspace of is a -dimensional linear subspace spanned by an orthonormal vector basis . We now form matrices
and . We thus have an eigendecomposition
Since is an orthonormal vector basis, and since is orthogonal to any vector in the nullspace, we have . Therefore
Finally, we can conclude that the eigenvalues of are the eigenvalues of plus one
and thus the spectrum of matrix is . Since none of the eigenvalues of is zero, we can conclude that matrix is invertible.


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Settling for four years in Bournemouth and Henley-on-Thames, Bale was educated at Shiplake C of E Primary School, the independent Dolphin School in Berkshire, and at Bournemouth School. He participated actively in rugby union. Bale has described his childhood, with respect to his mother being in the circus, as "interesting". He recalled his first kiss was with an acrobat named Barta. As a child, he trained in ballet and guitar. His sister Louise's work in theatre also influenced his decision to become an actor. Bale's father was very supportive of his son's acting, resigning from his job as a commercial pilot to travel and manage Bale's burgeoning career.
Bale's first foray into acting was a commercial for the fabric softener Lenor in 1982, when he was eight years old. He appeared in a Pac-Man cereal commercial playing a child rock star a year later] and in 1984 made his stage debut in The Nerd, opposite Rowan Atkinson.
On 29 January, 2000, Bale married Sandra "Sibi" Blažić (born 1970), a one-time model, make-up artist and personal assistant to Winona Ryder; the couple have a daughter, Emmeline, who was born on 27 March 2005, in Santa Monica, California. Since 1992, Bale has resided in Los Angeles.
Bale has three elder sisters - Erin Bale, a musician; Sharon Bale, a computer professional; and Louise Bale, a theatre actress and director. The Bale family is deeply rooted in show business, especially theatre. Bale is a distant relative of British actress Lillie Langtry, while his uncle, Rex Bale and maternal grandfather were actors as well.
Like his late father, businessman David (1941-2003), Christian Bale actively supports environmental groups such as Greenpeace and the World Wildlife Fund. Feminist activist Gloria Steinem became Bale's stepmother, and a first-time bride (at the age of 66), when she married David Bale on 3 September 2000. They were together until the death of David Bale in 2003.
During an interview promoting his 2009 film Public Enemies Bale said he is a video game fan, specifically of the Metal Gear Solid series. When questioned if he was in the running to play Solid Snake, Bale stated that he prefers to devote his spare time to more constructive things and dislikes talking about his personal life.
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Mr. Lawrence M. Small served as Secretary of National Museum Of Natural History. Mr. Small served as a Secretary of Smithsonian Institution from January 2000 to March 2007. Prior to becoming the 11th Secretary, Mr. Small served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Fannie Mae from 1991 to 2000. He served as Vice Chairman and Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Boards of Directors of CitiCorp. and Citibank, N.A., since January 1990. He was associated with ...
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Adrian Grenier's Eco-Friendly Website Opening Pop-Up Shop
The SHFT Gallery is located at The Continental - 408 South Spring Street in the Gallery District in downtown Los Angeles. On Thursday, May 13th the SHFT Shop will open during Downtown Artwalk and the official opening night party will be on May 15th from 7:00 - 9:00pm. Also on May 15th, 2010 SHFT will launch its second installment of its original web series, LIGHTEN UP (produced by SHFT and Stonyfield Farm), which follows bands as they reduce their carbon footprint while on tour. An upcoming episode features the Dave Matthews Band.
The shop and gallery, curated by SHFT and Edie Kahula Pereira, is a collection of sustainable designed products with over 50 pieces of art-work by Los Angeles based artists. Some of the featured artists in the gallery include: Tierney Gearon, Jay Mark Johnson, Lauren Bon, Rebeca Mendez and Ramon Coronado. As part of SHFT's launch, Shepard Fairey's Studio Number One designed a SHFT water bottle with 10% of the proceeds going to water.org. All of the items at the SHFT shop are available at online at www.shft.com


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The School for Gospel, Jazz and R&B Arts supports the beginner and seasoned singer, those who sing for joy, or those who want to hone their craft.
Vy Higginsen and gospel legend, Dr. Emily "Cissy" Houston, joined forces to teach aspiring teenagers about the importance of gospel music as an art form. Gospel for Teens has grown to be a highly respected and influential program for youth between the ages of thirteen and nineteen.
If you'd like to step out of the group and sing solo or are preparing for an audition, sign up with one of our vocal teachers.
Wednesday Sings! is designed for adults. Join us on Wednesdays at The Mama Foundation for the Arts for a Harlem musical experience! A live recording of the original musical, this CD features soaring vocals. The Freshmen, Advanced and Performing Before Live Audience classes share the stage at the Dempsey Theater in New York City in a live holiday celebration. |
Our Harlem Musical Theater Series features two of our signature shows and two new shows we have created for your inspiration and enrichment. Before or after one of our shows, enjoy a meal at one of the many notable restaurants in the area.
Alive! features singers and musicians over the age of 55. Some were performers back in the day, some sing in church, the shower, or in the car, but they all can sing! Alive! illustrates that talent gets better, deeper, and richer with age. You will have a great time reliving the turning points in your life, and you will feel rejuvenated when you leave the theater. Saturdays at 2:00 p.m. Saturdays at 5:00 p.m.
We Are! is a lively, passionate and inspiring new musical about the participants of the Gospel for Teens program in Harlem featured in an Emmy award-winning segment of CBS's 60 Minutes. The show is rich with real-life stories about what teenagers are living through. We Are! will touch your heart and open your mind to the healing power of music and singing. Saturdays at 5:00 p.m.
A talented young gospel singer embraces secular music despite her mother's strong objections. The story is told through soul-stirring music performed by an outstanding ensemble. Saturdays at 5:00 p.m.
Featuring: Vy Higginsen as you remember her on WVHW-FM—the radio station that broadcasts Mama, I Want to Sing. Sing Harlem Sing! is music from a time when the human voice was the power, the possibility, and the promise. Saturday at 5:00 p.m. |


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Welcome to Current Solutions your Power Distribution System Specialists
The distribution of electrical power within a facility is like the body's central nervous system, and the lifeline for any building, facility or campus. Operationally, the electrical power distribution system is critical to the successful performance and cost efficiency of technology, equipment and operations.
When dealing with electricity there are many challenges including: the demand for electricity as businesses require more technology and equipment; the complexity of regulatory agency mandates, requirements and restrictions; the continuous and notable electric power industry changes with widespread liberalization of the industry; Increased demand for environmentally and financially sound renewable energy sources; the need for efficient and reliable energy generation and the usage of smart technologies.
The Current Solutions team, of electrical power engineering consultants has the education and experience to help our clients navigate their electrical power distribution systems complexity.
By applying our electrical power distribution system experience we help to identify, analyze and diagnose electrical ailments of an existing electrical system or we can assist to design a new power system to accommodate today's business critical electrical requirements.


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Stories of predator attacks on livestock are reported in many publications all across the country. Following are a few of the more current articles.
Agriculture's Misunderstood Program -- Submitted to Opinion Page of New York Times, 7/25/13
Agriculture's Misnamed Agency -- New York Times Opinion Page, 7/17/13
Rangers Shoot Two Coyotes after Boy Bitten -- Denver Post, 3/16/13
Caution Urged after 11 Coyote Attacks on Pets in Broomfield -- Denver Post, 3/13/13
Lamb Killed By Mountain Lion Will Cost Family Thousands -- CBS Denver, Channel 4 -- 9/23/12
Anti-Hunting Campbell-DeFazio Amendment Voted Down in Congress - National Rifle Association - 6/16/11
Wildlife officials see increase in predacious animal calls - The Billings Gazette - 4/12/11
Aircraft collisions with birds increase - USA Today - 3/15/11
Coyote population continues to rise - NVDaily.com, Virginia - 3/25/11
Douglas County farmers and ranchers may lose more livestock to predators - The News-Review , Oregon - 3/13/11
Coyotes on the rise in suburbs - Detroit Free Press - 10/19/10
Colorado Researchers, Wildlife Managers and City Officials Begin Urban Coyote Studies - APHIS - 8/31/10
NY girl attacked by coyote in 2nd strike in 4 days - Association Press - 6/30/10
Bird Strike Endangers LaGuardia Plane Again! - New York News - 7/1/09
Feral Hogs a Very Bad Problem - Texas - 6/17/09
Coyote Attacks Dog on Smuggler Near Aspen - Aspen, Colo. - 6/8/09
Deer Put Down After Airport Dash - Kansas City, Mo. - 5/14/09
New Technique for Vulture Population Estimates - Gainsville, Fla. - 5/4/09
New Tool to Manage Canada Geese on VA Farms - Richmond, Va. - 4/21/09
Windmill Country - Feral Hogs - Standard Times, San Angelo, Texas - 4/27/09
Residents Attend Informational Meeting on Coyotes - Channel 3000.com, Madison, Wis. - 4/23/09
Camera Captures Wolves Killing Lambs in Oregon - AgWeek,com - 4/16/09
Agressive Coyote Killed by North Tonawanda Police - Buffalo News, N.Y. - 4/16/09
Idaho for Wildlife 2009 Report - Steve Alder - 4/15/09
Bird Strikes on Planes on the Rise - CBS News - 4/8/09
Wild Pig Infected with Pseudorabies Killed - Grand Island Independent, Neb. - 4/8/09
Lincolnton Man Says Coyote Attacked Him, Cut His Hand - Gaston Gazette, N.C.- 4/8/09
Going to the Hogs - Abilene Reporter News - Texas - 4/4/09
Feral Hogs Becoming Public Health Issue - American Sheep Industry - 3/31/9
Urban Coyote Attacks on Rise, Alarming Residents - AP - Denver, Colo. - 3/30/09
Airport Takes on Animals - Arkansas Democrat Gazette - 3/29/09
Coyotes Circled Injured Snowmobiler Before Rescue - AP - Rumford, Maine - 3/18/09
Coyote Conscious: Awareness of Wily Predators on Rise in Mountain States - Charleston Gazette - 3/9/09
Coyote Attacks on the Rise - MSNBE.com - Today Show Video - 3/2/09
Coyotes Move Into the Beach Strip - Hamilton Beach Community - 2/26/09
NTSB: Bird Strike May Have Preceded Fatal Helicopter Crash - CNN - 2/23/09
San Jose Plane Grounded After Hit by Birds - Mercury News - 2/16/09
Turkey Vulture Smashes Through Plane's Windshield - Miami Herald, Fla. - 2/16/09
Flight 1549: Birds Struck Were Geese - New York Times - 2/12/09
Not-so Friendly Skies - ESPN Outdoors
Bird Strikes Engine of SFO Bound Plane - NBC Bay Area
Wily in Pursuit of Coyotes - Los Angeles Times, Calif.
WS Aerial Operations Give Much Needed Assistance to Producers - Sheep Industry News
ASI has Stake in Research Conducted at the NWRC - Sheep Industry News, Colo.
Animal Rights Activites Continue Attack on USDA - ASI Weekly, Colo.
Wildlife Activists Target Agency - The Washington Times, D.C.
Call to End to USDA Wildlife Killing Agency - Associated Press
Wolf Injures Guard Dog During Attach on Sheep - Montana Fish, Wildlife and Park
Coyote Bites Woman, Attacks Dog - Denver Post, Colo.
Battle Rages Over Predator Control - Denver Post, Colo.
Coyote Drags Toddler From Front Yard - ABC News
Coyotes Preying on More Livestock, Pets Than Before - ABC News
Fighting for Survival - Casper-Star Tribune, Wyo.
Foxes are Latest Threat to Sea Turtle Population - Star News Online - N.C.
Hunters Shoot Aggressive Coyotes in Presidio - San Francisco Chronicle - Calif.
Julians Report Heavy Predator Losses - Sheep Industry News
Predators Can Affect How Livestock Watch Over Their Young - Rangeland Ecology and Management
Producers Push for More Livestock Protection Funds - Capital Press, Ore.
Ranchers Say Fear of Wolves Causes Weight Loss in Cattle, Sheep - Sheep Industry News
Rural West Going to the Dogs - Tri State Observer, Pa.
Scientists Investigate Recent Coyote Attacks on Children in California - Fox News
Seward Park Pet Owners on Coyote Alert - Seattle Post-Intelligencer - Wash.
Youth Foils Coyote Attack on Boy in N.J. - Associated Press, New Jersey
USDA Releases Sheep and Lamb Predator Loss Report - Sheep Industry News


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Eurostat Monitoring Report
IPPR provides analysis of issues surrounding the changing demography of the European Union, writing chapters for the 2009 and 2011 Eurostat Monitoring Reports.
Every two years, Eurostat – the European Commission's official statistical organisation – publishes its Monitoring Report evaluating the progress of the European Union's Sustainable Development Strategy (EU SDS).
Launched by the European Council in Gothenburg in 2001 and renewed in June 2006, the EU SDS aims at improving and sustaining the quality of life for current and future generations of European citizens. The Eurostat Monitoring Report objectively evaluates this progress through the assessment of relative statistical indicators and determining whether Europe is moving in the right direction towards the goals and targets outlined in the strategy.
The 2009 Monitoring Report and 2011 Monitoring Report are available at Eurostat.


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An unforgettable dining experience in unquestionable fine-dining ambiance. A AAA Four Diamond Award restaurant, The Great Oak Steakhouse offers sumptuous !00% Prime Black Angus beef, and many other creatively inspired dishes. Recognized by the editors of Wine Spectator and Wine Enthusiast magazines, The Great Oak features more than 900 selections on its wine list.
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Panthers break 5-game skid, top Redskins 21-13
So much for Cam Newton vs. Robert Griffin III. For the ticked-off players in the visitor's locker room, it was more like the Carolina Panthers vs. Sonny Jurgensen, Sam Huff and Bobby Mitchell.
Monday - 11/05/2012, 01:41am EST
Falcons knock RG3 out in win over Redskins
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MySpace has improved its low-key video sharing offering in what has been interpreted as a tactical response to Google $1.65bn purchase of YouTube last week.
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by Robert Andrews 16 October 2006 12:59pm 0 comments
Sir Martin Sorrell's WPP has made a series of investments in the online space this year, most recently the purchase of a 10% stake in Spot Runner, the US-based online ad agency which had also attracted the attention of Google.
He told us why...
by Chris Lake 10 October 2006 12:21pm 1 comment
This weekend Google discovered the hard way that Blogger had an undiscovered bug, after a hoaxer managed to publish an announcement on the official Google Blog.
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Gord Hotchkiss, chair of search marketing association SEMPO, is bullish about the industry's prospects, saying 2007 will be a "watershed year" for localised advertising and that various other revenue channels will drive growth.
But in an exclusive interview, he also points to challenges facing the sector, including the lack of transparency over click fraud and an upcoming "showdown" between consumers and advertisers over search data.
by Richard Maven 06 October 2006 12:45pm 0 comments
I came across an interesting post on the ZDNet.com blog written by Garett Rogers about Google registering many variations of a "syndicated search" domain on September 15th.
by Damon Lightley 20 September 2006 10:01am 0 comments
Retailers are continuing to turn their backs on Google Checkout because of fears that they will be relinquishing ownership of their customers to the search giant, according to research published by the analyst house Piper Jaffray.
by Linus Gregoriadis 22 August 2006 11:47am 1 comment
Google Analytics will from today provide instant access for anybody that wants to open an account and start using the service to monitor visitor activity on their website/s.
The service, which is free of charge, provides comprehensive information on visitor behaviour to help webmasters better understand how their sites are being used and where users are coming from.
by Chris Lake 16 August 2006 12:35pm 1 comment
Over the last few days I have been learning about the new pay per click management tools that Yahoo! Search are soon to launch and the already live Google Adwords Editor in BETA.
by Damon Lightley 11 August 2006 15:49pm 2 comments
While doing some project-based research last week I noticed that ebookers isn't on the first page in Google for a search on its own brand name. Ouch.
The travel group is currently paying Google for an Adwords ad, to achieve the brand visibility it needs, but it is puzzling as to why an established dotcom with many thousands of inbound links is failing to capture the number one spot for its own brand.
by Chris Lake 07 August 2006 16:58pm 7 comments
Search engines including Google, Yahoo and MSN have teamed up with The US' Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) to develop ways of better measuring click fraud, according to the Associated Press .
Set to be announced later today, the initiative will attempt to develop guidelines that would introduce more accountability into PPC advertising.
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2008 IndyCar Season Preview
Every race over the past two seasons has been won by a driver representing one of three teams, but that figures to change in 2008 with a stronger and even more competitive IndyCar Series championship.
Those three teams - Andretti Green Racing, Target Chip Ganassi Racing and Team Penske - have dominated the IndyCar Series since 2005 -- winning the last three championships and 45 out of 47 races.
And while former champions Dario Franchitti and Sam Hornish Jr. are no longer in the series, there's plenty of fresh talent arriving to take their places.
With the long-awaited unification of open-wheel racing, some of Champ Car's best shoes will be stepping into the spotlight alongside returning IndyCar veterans.
Justin Wilson finished second to four-time champ Sebastien Bourdais the past two years in the Champ Car World Series and the 30-year-old Brit has moved into his seat at Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing next to Graham Rahal, son of former Indy 500 winner Bobby.
"It's hard to know what kind of goal to set, but the first few races will be bloody difficult," said Wilson, whose oval-track experience consists of three races. "We can only judge the competition when we get there but we have to be realistic.
"I don't want to overestimate or underestimate our chances. I'll just do my best and I know this is an excellent team."
Only 19, young Rahal turned in an impressive rookie campaign in 2007, with four podiums and a fifth-place finish in the final point standings.
"Obviously, it's exciting for the fans to have the Andrettis, Foyts and Rahals racing against each other again, but I'm just focused on the task at hand," said the son of the three-time CART champion.
"Do I expect to run with them initially? No. I'd love to say 'yes,' but I've got to be realistic about my lack of oval-track experience, which [consists of] one start in [the] Star Mazda [series]."
Will Power, whose sophomore season saw him score a pair of victories and five pole positions, has joined veteran Oriol Servia at KV Technologies.
Those four should provide some formidable competition for former IRL champs Scott Dixon, Tony Kanaan and Dan Wheldon -- on the road courses and street circuits, anyway.
"We've got a lot to learn about ovals and I think we all know it's going to be a pretty big challenge, but I'm hopeful we can be near the front in the road races," said Power, who has only one start on an oval track.
"We don't know these IRL cars or tracks, so it's going to take awhile, but having one series is the best thing for everyone."
Dixon came within two turns of securing his second title but ran out of fuel on the last lap of the '07 finale at Chicago. The '03 IndyCar Series king picked up four wins and led 13 of the 17 races, but lost the crown by 13 points. He returns for another run with Chip Ganassi, along with 2005 champ Wheldon, who won twice in 2007.
Kanaan, the title winner in 2004, made the most trips to victory lane (five) last year and looked like a sure winner at Indy before the rains shortened the race. But two DNFs [did not finish] ended up costing him a chance at his second crown for the AGR team.
"I think we're all happy to have everyone in one series and it should make things more competitive and more interesting," said Kanaan.
Helio Castroneves only made it to the Winner's Circle once in '07 and is still searching for his first championship, but is always a threat as he returns for a ninth year with Roger Penske.
Danica Patrick ran strong all year and notched three podiums, including a second at Detroit's tricky road course. She showed marked improvement on the road circuits to match her already strong oval-track results. Marco Andretti had a so-so sophomore season but is expected to bounce back strong.
With Anthony Foyt IV joining Ed Carpenter again at Vision Racing, the IRL will have an Andretti, Foyt and Rahal to market, along with Ms. Patrick and television's Dancing With The Stars winner, Castroneves.
"I think our series has a good chance to make some noise in 2008," said Castroneves. "We've got more cars and stars and some exciting new venues. I can't wait to get started."


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Karanka: "These victories make us stronger and give us even more motivation"
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I sense a trend going on this week.
Sometimes a theme just seems to fall naturally into place — such as seasonal recipes.
Then there are times when I discover something that sounds so good that I keep looking for variations. This week I came upon the meatloaf in pastry crust. Anything encased in pastry — sweet or savory — wins me over everytime. Of course, I'm the type who enjoys a good pie crust as much, if not more, than the filling itself. Then I found a chicken and pastry duo. Presto. A column is born.
Later, as I was searching for a dessert pie, a clipped, yellowed recipe from years ago fell out from some pages. It was a request to an Associated Press food editor for a main dish that didn't involve meat. It's called spinach-cheese pie and has a double cornmeal crust. I haven't made it for a very long time but recall that it was worth the bit of effort it took. The description said the slightly crunch pastry is hearty rather than rich. But after all, you will be rolling in the dough.
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Meatloaf in Pastry Crust
- 1 lb. ground turkey
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 1 tbsp. butter or margarine
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 cup Swiss cheese, shredded
- 1/2 cup dry bread crumbs
- 2 tbsps. parsley
- 2 tsps. Worcestershire sauce
- 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/8 tsp. pepper
- 1 package Pillsbury French bread dough or biscuit dough
Brown meat and onion in butter or margarine (or use cooking spray.) Drain excess oil. Remove from heat. Add all ingredients except for half of the cheese and the bread dough. Mix thoroughly.
Preheat oven to 350. Unroll bread dough onto greased cookie sheet. Shape filling into loaf on dough. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Pull dough over meat and seal edges. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.
Parmesan Chicken Squares
- 2 cups diced cooked chicken
- 3 oz. soft cream cheese
- 1 tbsp. melted butter
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. pepper
- 1/4 tsp. garlic salt
- 2 tbsps. milk
- 1 tbsp. chopped onion
- Chicken squares:
- 1 package crescent dinner rolls
- 1 tbsp. melted butter
- 4 tbsps. Parmesan cheese
Preheat oven to 350.
Blend cream cheese and 1 tbsp. melted butter. Add chicken, salt, pepper, garlic salt, milk and chopped onion. Set mixture aside.
Unroll crescent dinner rolls. Divide into 4 squares, sealing perforations and forming four squares. Place 1/2 cup chicken mixture into center and draw up four corners to seal. Brush tops with 1 tbsp. melted butter and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
Bake at 350 for 20 to 25 minutes until the tops are golden brown.
Chicken Potpie
- 2 cans cream of chicken soup
- 1 package frozen mixed vegetables
- 1 tbsp. sour cream
- 3 large potatoes
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 2 cans chunk white chicken breast
- 1 package prepared pie crust
Preheat oven to 400. Cut potatoes into small cubes and boil in a medium pot of water for 10 to 12 minutes.
In a large pan, add cream of chicken soup, chunk chicken and mixed vegetables, and bring to a low boil. Once potatoes are done, add to the mixture. They should be firm, not mushy.
Add sour cream to the mixture. Bring mixture to a low boil for 2 to 5 minutes.
Unroll and place first pie crust in the bottom of a pie pan. Spoon in filling and cover with second unrolled pie crust.
Bake for 45 minutes or until crust is golden brown.
Spinach-Cheese Pie
Cornmeal pastry:
- 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup enriched white cornmeal
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 3/4 cup butter
- 6 to 8 tbsps. cold water
Stir together flour, cornmeal Parmesan and salt; cut in the butter until particles are pea size. Stir enough water, by tablespoonfuls, into flour mixture to hold dough together. Divide into two balls, making one slightly larger than the other; cover with Saran; chill until firm enough to handle.
- 15 1/2-oz. carton ricotta cheese
- 3 large eggs
- 1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 tbsps. instant minced onion
- 2 tbsps. unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/8 tsp. pepper
- 1 1/2 cups (6 oz.) shredded mozzarella cheese
- Two 16-oz. packages frozen, chopped spinach (thawed, drained and squeezed dry)
Make up cornmeal pastry.
Beat together ricotta and two of the eggs until blended; add Parmesan, onion, flour, salt, pepper, mozzarella and spinach; stir well.
On a lightly floured surface, roll out larger ball of cornmeal pastry to form a 13-inch round; fit loosely into a 9-inch pie plate; trim. Add cheese-spinach mixture.
Roll out remaining cornmeal pastry to form a 10-inch round; place over filling. Fold top edge under; with fork tines, press to seal and prick top about a dozen times. If you like, decorate with shapes cut from leftover pastry scraps. Slightly beat remaining egg; brush over top. Bake on the rack below center in a preheated 425 oven for 15 minutes; reduce temperature to 350 and bake until golden brown, 35 to 40 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.


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The child featured swearing in a video gone viral this week is now in protective custody. The police union in Omaha, Nebraska, made national headlines when it posted this video to its website showing what it called the "thug cycle." (Via Omaha Police Officers Association)
The posting made headlines this week as people debated whether this video was necessary or offensive. But now, the child featured in the video and three other children in that home are in the state of Nebraska's Protective Custody.
According to the Omaha World Herald, police say they removed the children because "they were concerned about the youth's well-being and safety."
And again, the video had caused plenty of controversy.
Gawker asked the Police Union's President about the incendiary nature of the video, to which he responded — that's the point.
"' ... we have a lot more latitude to be a little more edgy' than the police department, he says—and that edginess is necessary to force a deeper conversation on the city's crime problems."
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Apple has announced the battery life for the iPhone 5s. The 5S will get 10 hours of 3G talk time, 4G browsing, Wi-Fi browsing, and video playback, with 8 hours of 3G browsing. The phone will also get 40 hours of music playback, and have a standby time of 250 hours.
There's still plenty of news coming out of Apple's iPhone event today, so stick around!
Source: The Verge
If Apple was really serious about battery life, then they would make a realistic size battery for what people really use their phone for. They can blow as much smoke as they want, but it won't hide the fact that the iphone battery is and has always been inadequate.
Would somebody explain why LTE browsing eats less battery than 3G browsing?
It doesn't make sense to me. Thanks
It takes less time to fetch data...hence better battery life, The early iterations of LTE were less efficient. Radio fetches data then shuts off, 3G radio takes longer to fetch the same data. If you are stuck on edge, it burn's battery very fast. Radio has too work much much longer to accomplish the same thing.
iPhone 3GS (speed) iPhone4S (SIRI) iPhone5S (sensor??)
I don't understand people keep making names for 's'es. It is just a fucking S.
250 hours of standby?! Is that with all LTE, 3G, and WiFi antennas turned off?
It has to be so that no alerts or feeds can be updated. I would dare even say that the screen should also be on the dimmest setting. Otherwise there is no possible way it could achieve 250 of standby.
If the phone is in standby, what are the LTE, 3G, and WiFi antennas doing? Polling for updates occasionally? With iOS 7 batching those update requests during standby, it will preserve a lot more battery.
Nokia's Lumia line quotes ~600 hours on standby. I called BS on a friend when they told me that they finished charging their Lumia 928 in the evening and and only lost 1% charge when they picked up the phone in the morning. But when I extrapolated it out, it came out convincingly close to what Nokia's spec sheet said.
It's not impossible. Our expectations have been set by inefficient software algorithms and power hungry hardware that are both seeing improvements in each new model. Sometimes 1+1 = 3.


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Hot answers tagged speech-talking
Someone asked this of Rabbi Yaakov Hopfer, a major posek on these matters in Baltimore. He said without hesitation that it was permissible.
His interpretation of the prohibition on "s'chok vekalut rosh" is "behavior that is suggestive or disinhibiting." I don't see a normal "I love you" as either of those.
Kitzur Shulachan Aruch 10:1 says
וכל הזהיר במצוות תפילין, לנהוג בהם קדושה, שלא לדבר בהם דברי הבלים ושיחת חולין, מאריך ימים ומובטח שהוא בן עולם הבא, שנאמר: "ה' עליהם" (שנושאין עליהם שם ה' בתפילין) – יחיו, ולכל בהן חיי רוחי, ותחלימני והחייני"
And anyone who is careful with the Commandment of tefilin, to behave with them in holiness, not to speak, ...
I've heard and seen this idea, in stories / biographies of people careful with how many words they used. but I could not locate an online source. The closest so far is:
"When a man speaks and expels hevel (breath) from his mouth - this breath is his lifeforce (chiyuso). The proof of this is after the soul has left the body, there is not left in him ...
In Be'er Moshe, R' Moshe Stern relates how it was the custom in his home not to allow children to see their reflection in the mirror before their teeth come in or before they begin to speak. In regard to several of these type of (bizarre) customs, he writes:
וכל אלו הג׳ מנהגים בכלל מנהג נשים זקינות שעליהם כתב הרשב״א שאל יזלזלו בדבריהן ובמנהגיהם כי בודאי ...
The Talmud (Shabbos 33a) states (using Is. 9:16 as a prooftext) that obscene speech causes various national troubles, G-d forbid. It then goes on to say:
"Rabbi Chanan bar Rava says: Everyone knows why a bride enters the bridal chamber. Nevertheless, if one speaks obscenely about it, even if there was a Divine decree that he enjoy seventy years [the average ...
A person whose wife is nidah is still obligated to love her as much as he loves himself; anything he says in order to "lessen the tension in the air" is permitted (Nit'ei Gavriel 33:4 and footnote 8). So I guess to say "I love you" to "lessen the tension in the air" is permitted, but to say it for no reason may be closer to lightheadedness.
I once heard Rav Shmuel Kaminetsky describing the life of a certain Rav in a little shtetel many years ago. The people of the village were unlearned, and the Rav, who was a big Talmid Chacham, had no one with whom to converse in Torah learning. What did he do? He would put his hat on the banister next to the Aron Hakodesh, and speak as if there was an ...
See Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim 489:4 that when one says tonight is such and such during Bein HaShemashos (the period of twilight when it is possibly day, possibly "night") one may no longer count again with a blessing. The M.B. seif katan 21 says that one has fulfilled ones obligation b'dieved (after the fact) even not having said "of the Omer". Since one ...
The Rambam in Perush Hamishnayos Avos Perek 2:1 says that a Mitzva Kala is learning Loshon Kodesh.
Harav Yitzchak Yosef in Yalkut Yosef Hilchos Talmud Torah Seif Koton 78 also says it is a Mitzva.
It's known as ona'at devarim. Taking advantage by words, or as Rabbi Torczyner calls it, verbal abuse.
The example of asking someone unknowledgeable to put them down is discussed here, by Shulhan Arukh in the laws of Ona'at Devarim.
Leviticus 24:14-17:
כה,יד וכי-תמכרו ממכר לעמיתך, או קנה מיד עמיתך--אל-תונו, איש את-אחיו. כה,טו במספר שנים אחר היובל, ...
Shaalos U'Teshuvos Rabbi Akiva Eiger 29 says that someone who wrote the number of the day of Sefira he must count still with a Bracha והדבר ברור
שצריך לחזור ולספור בברכה.
Birchei Yosef 489:14 discusses someone who wrote a letter and in the letter wrote the number of the day in Sefira - that he has to count with a Bracha לאו כמספר בפיו ולא עלתה לו.
Jewish Action, Summer 2005 edition, has a "What's the truth about..." column by Rabbi Dr. Ari Z. Zivotofsky on not meeting for the week preceding the wedding. His main point is the lack of old sources for this custom, but he does cite several newer sources and the reasons they give. See there for the details, but the reasons and post-facto rationales offered ...
The Talmud discusses this issue in Pesachim 3a.
There it brings a number of instances where a verse uses extra letters to avoid saying a negative word. Here's one example that it brings:
The verse by Noach (Genesis 7:8) says to bring into the ark animals that are טהורה (pure) and animals that are אשר איננה טהורה (lit. that are not pure). This is instead of ...
Based on the addition to your question:
The law might have been translated as something like "bad mouth", though I think that slander might not have been included because that implies that the bad-mouthing is false.
— I have to say you must be referring to lashon hara, "evil speech", which is (very generally) telling true tales that hurt someone. ...
The Tzemach Tzedek (Lubavitch) wrote, that if we only knew the power of saying Psalms, and the positive spiritual effect they had we would say them constantly!
See this video: Hayom Yom Shevat 24.
And the text can be found here
Presumably he thinks he's speaking to Eli.
Malbim explains accordingly: Shmuel's "Hineni" in v. 4 is to tell Eli, "I'm not sleeping!" and then he runs over to see just what Eli wants from him. The second and third times, then (vv. 6 and 8), he doesn't need to repeat this phrase, because Eli already knows he's awake; he just goes over and says, "I am here ...
It is superstition, which Jewish women likely absorbed from the surrounding culture. I wrote in another answer about upsherin and the Pennsylvania Germans / Dutch, where the Pennsylvania Germans are continuing an old superstition from Europe (and where upsherin is explicitly not practiced by Tannaim/Amoraim).
Similarly, R' Menasheh Klein's endorsement of ...
While it proceeds to list leniencies/exceptions, the Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim 146:2 states initially that it is prohibited even to speak Divrei Torah even in between aliya's (i.e. while the Torah reading has paused).
One leniency is for one for whom "Torah is his occupation" but the M.B. 9 cites the Elya Rabba (who cites many Rishonim) that no one today ...
The Vilna Gaon held (Maaseh Rav 18):
ולילך בהם כל היום אפילו משא ומתן מותר ואכילת עראי ג״כ מותר רק דברים בטלים אסור
And to go with [the Tefillin] all day, even business matters are permitted, and even non-fixed eating is also permitted, only useless words ["Devarim Beteilim"] are prohibited.
It seems like he's saying that regular actions that are ...
See Igros Moshe Even Haezer 3:35 where he says it is a mitzvah to speak lashon hakodesh based of Sifri (Devarim Piska 46) which is quoted by Rashi on the verse of l'daber bam (Devarim 11:19). (The tshuvah is focused on non Jewish names.)
The Rambam (Hil. Avel, 4:4) presents this custom as halacha, and he is followed by many other rishonim including the Rokeach (Hil. Aveilus, 313), Sefer HaAgudah (B'rachos, Chapter 9), Kol Bo (§ 114), and the Ramban (Toras HaAdam, Sha'ar HaSof, Inyan HaHotza'ah).
This custom is also presented by such later authorities as the Beit Yosef (YD 376) and, more ...
I think the usual source is Talmud Bavli Shabbos 33a, although the context there is aggadic rather than halachic. It identifies what is called "nivul peh" (obscene speech) as a cause for many a tragedy in the Jewish people and derives this from Yeshayahu 9:16. It also states there that for one who employs nivul peh, gehinom (hell) is "made deeper" for him.
The Fifth Lubavitcher Rebbe writes that one should not speak Lashon Hakodesh as a day-to-day language.
As Lashon Hakodesh is a holy language, one shouldn't use it for mundane speech. Rabbi Shimon Ben Yochai said that if he would have been by Mt. Sinai, he would have asked for Jews to have another mouth, one to talk about one's needs and one with which to ...
Shulchan Aruch Yoreh Deah Siman 240:2 says "it is forbidden to call a parent or refer to them by their name; rather they need to be referred to as "My father [my teacher]".
This post shows that the use of the third person was well-known in the past.
But for today, Rabbi Simcha Weinberg in his blog says "My father zt"l often explained that each generation ...
Consult your local Orthodox Rabbi.
The other answer already gave reasons to forbid. I'll give a broader picture as to why one might permit.
The basic gemara in question regarding speaking during leining or between one aliyah and the next is in Sotah 39a:
Raba son of R. Huna said: When the Torah-scroll is unrolled it is forbidden to converse even on ...
Tol'dos Yotzchak (by Rabbi Yitzchak Karo, uncle of the Bes Yosef), in his commentary to 4:10, says that "כבד לשון" refers to an impediment in pronouncing the so-called tongue letters, דטלנת; "ערל שפתים", the lip letters, בומף; and "כבד פה", the rest. ["לא איש דברים", then, would seem to be an all-embracing expression.]
Isaiah 9:17-
Therefore the Lord will take no pleasure in the young men, nor will he pity the fatherless and widows, for everyone is ungodly and wicked, every mouth speaks vileness. And for all this, his anger is not turned away, his hand is still upraised.
As @GershonGold pointed out, the Talmud (Shabbos 33a) derives from here that nivul peh is a very ...
Here's a shiur talking exactly about your question (haven't listened to it) I would define texting and using social media sites to be basically the same thing.
http://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/782704/Rabbi_Aryeh_Lebowitz/Ten_Minute_Halacha_-_Talking_Texting_and_Eating_in_the_Bathroom (in English).
Some sources discussing something similar to your ...
The Chochmas Adam (Issur v'Heter, 89:7) decries the practice of going to a gravesite and unburdening oneself to the deceased by telling them about one's problems. However, he writes, this is not strictly a violation of consulting with the dead (see Deut. 18:11) since the communication is understood to go only one-way.
I choose option 1 (be a good example) because I think that option 2 (pray at home) is hurting you more than helping you and option 3 (break away minyan) goes against the duty of all who are able to combine Yiras Shamayim and Ahavas Yisrael.
Personally, I only react to talking if it is particularly loud and/or actually disturbing me during the Amidah. I do ...
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August 14th, 2011, 03:50 PM | #1 |
86 Chevy Bogger
1986 Chevy Silverado
355 small block,comp cam,edelbrock intake and carb,headers,valve job,screw in rocker studs,pushrod guide plates. Comes with 4 38x12.50x15 Super Swamper TSL's and 2 38x15.50x15 TSL's all on wheels. 2.5" dual straight pipes with a crossover H pipe Dana 44 front axle with the heavy duty hubs and a detroit locker. Welded 14 bolt rear axle. 4.10 gears. 208 transfer case 3 speed with granny gear 6 inches of lift Body is getting to be in rough shape but the truck is a toy,not meant to be on the road anymore. Brakes do need some work. Electrical could use some work but the truck runs really well. $1200 OBO Feel free to call,text,or email 989-245-4331 Pics on craigslist http://saginaw.craigslist.org/cto/2546665689.html Last edited by L1keARock86; August 14th, 2011 at 03:54 PM. |
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