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This is a fantastic book.
Even in this enlightened age, the theory of distributions is a highly misunderstood and undervalued business. I guess that one can even say with impunity that it tends to turn (some) mathematical people away because of (1) its reputation for austerity, (2) its popularity with physicists and electrical engineers who then (ab)use it, or (3) a positive coefficient linear combination of these two. But there is no denying that, from analytic number theory to quantum mechanics and smack-dab in the middle of hard analysis, the theory of distributions is here to stay — with bells on.
All of this notwithstanding, learning it from the extant standard sources has always been a rather an austere affair. Indeed, Wikipedia's article on the subject lists, e.g., Hörmander, Gel'fand-Shilov, Stein-Weiss, Rudin (Functional Analysis), Strichartz, and Trèves: a wonderful selection, but all pretty heavy going. Of course Rudin's book is an established gem, but note that his aim is grander than merely to expound distribution theory as such. Hard analysts would probably eat up the books by Stein and Weiss, as well as Hörmander's and Trèves' opuses. But that still leaves out almost all (in a particularly perverse indiscreet (≠ non-discrete) measure) mathematicians, certainly including myself.
I have always wanted to look at Gel'fand-Shilov, but never have; and I know nothing about Strichartz book — et voilá! C'est tout! (If Wikipedia doesn't mention it, it surely doesn't exist… Hah!). But it all matters not: I am ecstatic to have the book by Duistermaat and Kolk in my hands, as it is a gem.
Here is how it starts out:
In undergraduate physics a lecturer will be tempted to say on certain occasions: "Let δ(x) be a function on the line that equals 0 away from 0 and is infinite at 0 in such a way that the total integral is 1…" Such a function δ(x) is an object … one frequently would like to use, but of course there is no such function… All the same, it is important to realize what our lecturer is trying to accomplish: to describe an object in terms of the way it behaves when integrated against a function. It is for such purposes that the theory of distributions, or "generalized functions," was created. … [I]t has revolutionized modern analysis.
By the way, it is fascinating to learn on p. xi of the book under review that the Fourier analytic rendering of (Dirac's) d(x) goes back to none other than Euler: δ(x) = (1/2π) ∑ exp(inx), where n ∈ Z. And Duistermaat and Kolk add that Euler indeed found the sum to be 0 when x is away from 0.
They go on to note that their book
aims to be a thorough, yet concise and application-oriented, introduction to the theory of distributions that can be covered in one semester. These constraints forced us to make choices: we try to be rigorous but do not construct a complete theory that prepares the reader for all aspects and applications of distributions.
Fair enough. Indeed, it is precisely this pedagogical position that makes Distributions: Theory and Applications so attractive, and in many ways preferable to the more austere texts mentioned above, at least for a first, but very serious, introduction.
Thus, qua prerequisites, "[t]he amount of functional analysis that is needed in our treatment is reduced to a bare minimum: only … uniform boundedness is used, while the Hahn-Banach theorems are applied to give alternative proofs, with one exception, of results obtained by different methods." Additionally, Duistermaat and Kolk opt for the Riemann integral instead of the Lebesgue integral. Again, fair enough (and quite reasonable, I think).
Here, very briefly, is a sketch of the book: the first 10 chapters are there to nail down foundational material, notation, &c. (the authors note that "[m]athematically sophisticated readers, having perused the first ten chapters, might prefer to proceed immediately to Chaps. 14 and 15"). To be sure, Ch's 11–13 include coverage of e.g., convolution of distributions and (cool!) fractional integration and differentiation. Then, as hinted by the authors, we get to the meat: Fourier transforms, distribution kernels, Fourier series, Sobolev spaces, and so on.
Distributions: Theory and Applications is laden with examples and exercises and it is evident that Duistermaat and Kolk decided to pull out if not all, then most of the stops in the later sections. I guess this makes for a possible criticism of the book from a pedagogical perspective: it is my (possible mistaken) impression that the problem sets are supposed to proceed from easy to difficult as the problem-index increases — I base this on spot-checks, and quick ones at that, so: caveat — and note that the latter exercises are possibly too fruity for common consumption.
For instance, on p. 207 we find that exercise 14.42 has to do with nothing less than the metaplectic representation presented in the context of Lie algebras. This engenders dissonance vis à vis the authors' claim, in the Preface, that "the reader is assumed to have merely a working knowledge of linear algebra and of multidimensional real analysis… while only a few of the problems also require some acquaintance with the residue calculus of complex analysis in one variable. In some cases, the notion of a group will be encountered mainly in the form of a (one-parameter) group of transformations acting on Rn." It is true, strictly speaking, that problem 14.42 is focused on a one-parameter subgroup of GL(2), and, beyond this, Duistermaat and Kolk present lots of hints, an inter alia a mini-lecture on a snippet of Lie theory, references to Hermitian and skew-Hermitian operators' appearances elsewhere in the exercise sets, etc. But it strikes me that a student, still scared of the rank-nullity theorem, would be entirely out of his depth here (and, more than likely, he'd already be scared away by the first appearance of the uniform boundedness principle): the prerequisites the authors have proposed (as mentioned above) are, well, far too optimistic, at least if the exercises are to be handled properly.
On the other hand, mathematical sophistication covers many anxieties: if a kid is truly interested and not easily cowed (these things seem to go hand in hand, no?) even something like no. 14.42 might have the beneficent effect of having him read on: on p. 208 (14.42 takes four pages), Duistermaat and Kolk zoom in on the theorem of David Shale and André Weil addressing the double (i.e. metaplectic) cover of the (Lie) group SL(2,R), and their discussion is utterly marvelous. The flavor is that of quantum physics, this being the context in which Shale first dealt with the projective representation (called the Weil representation by most number theorists, the oscillator representation by many physicists, and the Segal-Shale-Weil representation by ecumenically minded folks, e.g., Duistermaat and Kolk: see p. 209) whose 2-cocycle defines the aforementioned double cover. They talk about creation and annihilation operators, Rodrigues' formula, and Hermite functions in connection with which they pose the reader the problem of showing the completeness of the set of such functions as part of their meeting the requirement for being a basis for L2(R). And here, again, the earlier dissonance appears: it looks to me like a lot more familiarity with (complex) analysis is required in order to do this problem justice.
Duistermaat and Kolk go on to show that Hermite functions are eigenfunctions of the Fourier transform and in their final summation note, among other things, that their preceding discussion "is essentially the 'algebraic' treatment of the harmonic oscillator in quantum mechanics." It's an excellent compact treatment of a major topic at the intersection of number theory and physics, for which reason the intrinsic worth of no. 14.42 and, by extension, of all of Distributions: Theory and Applications is greatly increased. But proper appreciation of such material, and doing justice to these sportier exercises, is really vouchsafed to more advanced and mature students than what the authors' above remarks would suggest.
Along these lines of culturally highly evocative problems, here are some other (quasi-random) samples: no. 16.11 deals with the Féjer kernel, no. 16.23 is titled "Gamma distribution, Lipschitz formula, and Eisenstein series" (and, yes, these are the Eisenstein series from the theory of elliptic modular forms), no. 17.7 deals with the Schrödinger operator (i.e., the life's blood of the Schrödinger wave equation), and no. 18.6 is titled "Distributions as boundary values of holomorphic functions."
Distributions: Theory and Applications comes equipped with a long section containing solutions to selected exercises; this is the 21st chapter of the book, and, in light of my earlier criticism, this certainly mitigates the problem considerably. From another point of view — and one that I prefer — Distributions: Theory and Applications is much more than a textbook for a one-semester introduction to the indicated subject: the reader/student who hangs in, reads the text while filling the margins and a notebook or two (or three, or four) along the way, and wrestles with the exercises, will be more than ready for more advanced works in the area as well as the business of applying distributions in a number of nontrivial settings. Additionally he will have been exposed to a great deal of serious mathematics from, if you'll pardon the pun, all over the spectrum.
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The performer takes one of the leaves from an advertising calendar, tears off a corner and gives it to one of the audience to hold. Then he tears the remainder of the leaf into strips, which he rolls into a ball, saying: "There's another month gone, how time flies!" Holding the ball at the tips of the fingers of the left band, he picks up a fan from the table with the right and fans the strips, at the same time working the ball open with the fingers. He then lays the fan on the table and straightens out the paper, showing the leaf restored. He passes it to the spectator who holds the piece torn from the corner, who fits it in place and reports that the fit is perfect. He then pretends that someone looks suspicious, and, turning to him says: "I see, sir, that you suspect some trickery on my part, but you wrong me, you really do. I assure you that I am as innocent as an unusually young babe. You think that I kept this original sheet and tore up another. Now just to make you regret all the rest of your life that you so wrong fully mistrusted a fellow mortal, I'm going to sacrifice another month of our all too short life by again tearing this into bits." He proceeds exactly as before, returns to his table, picks up the fan and fans his right hand while walking back toward the audience. Then he straightens it out and again has the corner fitted.
Turning to the suspicious spectator he says, "Sir, I shall expect a public apology from you. Otherwise my second will call on you in the morning."
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Three calendar leaves are used, which should be about five by six inches in size and all of the same month. Put two of these together and hold up to the light, taking care that the figures lie exactly one over another. If the edges of the paper are not even, trim with scissors so that the two are exactly alike. Then, holding these close together, tear off a corner. If this is carefully done one of the torn corners will fit either of the leaves. Lay one of the corners on your table and throw the other away. Over the torn corner lay a complete calendar, the top leaf of which must be the same as the prepared ones. One of the prepared leaves is rolled up into a ball and concealed under the vest on the right side, and the other treated in the same way and hidden in the bend of the left elbow.
To begin the trick, pick up the calendar and at the same time the torn corner, which is held against the back at the top, with the left hand, and with the right tear off the leaf, slip it under the left thumb, which is on the front, and draw the calendar away. This will leave the leaf in the left hand with the torn corner held against the back. Now tear off a corner of the leaf, being sure that it is the same corner as that torn from the hidden leaves, and making the tear as near like the original as possible. Pass the leaf to the right hand, at the same time shifting the corners, retaining the one just torn off in the left hand and substituting the hidden one. While the left hand is behind the leaf making the change, crush the last torn corner into a pellet and get rid of it at the first opportunity by dropping it on the floor. Give the other corner to a spectator to hold, and then tear the leaf into strips, roll into a ball and hold at the tips of the fingers of the left hand. Then draw up the sleeve, seemingly to show that the ball does not "go up the sleeve," but really to get possession of the ball concealed in the bend of the elbow.
Pretend to pass the ball from the left to the right hand, but really palm it at the root of the left thumb and show the prepared one in its place. Then, as you pick up the fan, drop the ball on your serviette or, if you use a black art table, into the pocket. In the absence of both of these, have the fan lying on top of a couple of books and drop the ball behind them. Fan out the leaf as described above and pass it to the person holding the torn corner. Of course it will be found to fit perfectly.
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works fine for me, either SD card or the wads...
I use that sandisk Wii branded SD card that seems to work for everything and have no issues.
Failing that, try extracting the wads from a game iso and use those, NUS wads dont seem to work so well.
Any suggestions if the NAND (v2.0) formatter stalls at IOS31?
It was initially stalling at IOS17 but after following some of the suggestions in this thread (i.e. reformatting in FAT versus FAT32 and using three different SD cards), I was able to get it to move to IOS31. Now regardless of which of the three SD cards I use or what type of formating I do (FAT vs. FAT32), I can't get it to move past this and stops at IOS31. No errors are displayed and the installation just stalls.
works fine for me, either SD card or the wads...
I use that sandisk Wii branded SD card that seems to work for everything and have no issues.
Failing that, try extracting the wads from a game iso and use those, NUS wads dont seem to work so well.
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if i dont have a game with 4.1 firmware on it, after reformating the wii do i get my original firmware back, like my old 1?
i get it the 4.1 game disc is to recover the internet channels, news channels, etc, so the 4.1 is optional?
i got a new problem when i try to look in the sd , a message will pop up and says fail to load dir, i am using a kingston 8gb sdhc card
i fixed the load dir problem, but now when i my wii controller are not working
Last edited by Krank; 07-24-2010 at 02:34 PM. Reason: Use the Edit button -- No bumping within 24Hrs
you need to sync wii remote again once you have formatted the wii.
after i got it working i fallowed the guide http://www.wiihacks.com/recommended-...d-any-wii.html
new3.1-4.1 softmod for anyway, when i try to install hbc, a error will show up and says hackmii installer cannot continue, does this happen because i need the 4.1 disc?
Damn I suck!!!!
i did but i tried it dosen't work, when i click ios36, it will say something about fake signing, so i tried to install ios36 w/ fakesigning, but a error occured too
you need to put in a 4.1 disk, thats why its in the guide.
If you didnt have to do it, it wouldnt be in there.
Its because alot of IOS's are missing as the formatter only installs the bare minimum needed, when you update to 4.1 from a disk it installs everything else.
Last edited by Bad_Ad84; 07-25-2010 at 01:48 AM.
I have a 4.2E , bootmii as IOS and a NAND backup .
I want to take it back to warranty , DVD is broken .
How do i virginise it quick and with low risk , use you tutorial or restore the original NAND ?
What could go wrong in both cases ?
i dont think u actually need a 4.1 disc. cuz all i did was i put in a super mario galaxy wii and there is a update on it, and after the update i got my channels badk, now i can install it, thanks for your help
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Lambs Farm Famous Farmyard
The Lambs Farm Farmyard will open daily March 30th through November 1, 2015. Come and enjoy Lambs Farm's famous Farmyard. Meet Miss Wiggles, the 450-pound pig with an affinity for Bavarian Crème donuts and Oreo Cookies®, and meet all of the new miniature animals, including Levi the miniature horse. Climb into the petting zoo with goats, sheep and lambs. Check out the llamas, alpacas, cows, horses, ducks and more. Enjoy a ride on the old-fashion carousel or the train. Then challenge friends and family to a round of mini golf! Farmyard memberships are available. Day passes for all activities available for $8 for adults and $12 for children 2-12.
Ravinia Festival 2015
Another exciting year of entertainment at the Ravinia Festival. With a variety of performances, there is something for everyone. Choose from artists like Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga, Steve Miller Band, Bush and 3 Doors Down, ZZ Top, Little Big Town, Jackson Browne and many more. Please visit the website for a complete schedule and to purchase tickets. Bring a picnic or pick up a complete picnic spread at one of the on-site restaurants or kiosks and sit back and enjoy the show.
CITY:Highland Park
Six Flags Great America Fright Fest
It's Thrills by Day, Chills by Night at Fright Fest Presented by Snickers®. Six Flags Great America will be totally transformed into a Halloween playground, Fridays - Sundays. Have a ghoulish good time with hair-raising shows, electrifying street entertainment and thrilling haunted houses. Plus, experience all the rides in the dark. There will also be a special trick-or-treat trail just for kids.
Paddock Hills Equestrian Center
Imagine a golden ball of Midwestern sun breaking on the horizon. As the night dew still clings to the vines and the grass in the pastures, a farm comes to life with the sights and sounds of morning. Hot coffee steeps in the pot. Hard-working farm-hands begin the daily chores. Horses whinny as the cool rush of morning air fills their lungs. The gently rolling hills are aglow with another new day. This is the beauty of horses and the magic of a vineyard. Paddock Hills Equestrian Center is located with Prairie Orchard Farm vineyard in the majestic countryside of Union, IL, and is minutes from the I-90 expressway, but miles away from the hustle and bustle of the city and suburbs. Whether, attending one of our many horse shows, riding lessons, clinics, or programs, we are sure that your time with us will be well spent.
3rd Annual Color Aloft Balloon Festival
Bring the family out for this exciting new event held at Central Park in Grayslake. The Color Aloft Festival will begin with hot air balloons being inflated and compete in a "Fox and Hounds" contest in which competing balloons seek to land closest to the 'Fox'. Balloons will be retrieved and return to the park. After dark they will be internally illuminated by their burners and glow. Enjoy family activities, a Civil War Era baseball game, live music and food vendors.
Tempel Lipizzan's 2015 Performances
Witness artistry and history come to life as the Tempel Lipizzan stallions enchant audiences with their power, intelligence and grace. From the play of newborn foals to the leaps of athletic stallions, the Tempel Lipizzans are an experience for the entire family. This unique performance set to music has become a Lake County favorite. Save and buy tickets in advance. Come early and enjoy a lunch or dinner in the cafe. Please visit the website for performance schedule.
Six Flags Great America & Hurricane Harbor 2015 Season
Six Flags Great America is fun for the whole family with 14 heart-pounding roller coasters, a free water park with over 30 heart pounding water slides, spectacular shows and parades, family rides and big pint-sized fun for the kids with children's areas and over 35 rides for the little ones. Don't miss Goliath, a triple record breaking roller coaster. It is the world's fastest wooden coaster with the tallest and steepest drop, plunging riders down 180 feet and rocketing through twists and turns at 72 miles per hour. Also enjoy Hurricane Harbor and Riptide Bay, the water park that boasts more slides and attractions. Catch a wave at the only place to surf on Lake Michigan.
The French Market of Vernon Hills
This market will include local growers, regional sourced cheeses, breads and other foods, but there also may be pottery, wood carvings, imported olive oils and crafts. Additionally a French market canopy system will be set in place with the canopies coming from Paris. The market will be held at the Metra Station parking lot.
CITY:Vernon Hills
Blue's night with Nick Moss & Kevin Purcell and the Nightburners
Singer/songwriter Kevin Purcell welds the gritty, back alley sounds of Chicago blues with the back roads soul of southern rock.Nick Moss was weaned on postwar electric blues, his timely and topical songwriting enveloped in new rhythms and guitar innovations have resulted in music of a higher intensity. Together, these blues heroes, backed by incredible bands, deliver a no-holds-barred show that's gritty, rockin' and, above all, a blast.
Farm Heritage Festival
Check out hundreds of antique tractors, cars and steam engines, and other farm machinery as we celebrate Lake County's rural roots. Tractor parades, petting zoo, sheep herding demonstrations, scarecrow making, museum exhibits, wagon rides and other activities for kids and families.
Turkey Testicle Festival
It's a great night as you don't have to bring a dish to pass or talk to relatives. If you have never tried a turkey testicle, this is your chance! No need to worry about the weather the festival is held under one huge heated tent, with plenty of portable potties available. The bar is open but the number of people allowed inside at any one time is limited, as it can become pretty packed. There will also be hats, t-shirts and sweatshirts for sale to remember the night. "So grab a friend that's never been, enjoy a cold brew, great music, and hot nuts!" This is a 21 and older event only so bring your ID. Hope to see you there.
Grayslake Summer Days
Family music festival with activities for the entire family. Music, carnival games, food vendors, business booth area and "Grayslake's Got Talent" Contest. Bike and Pet Parade - 12 noon Saturday. Summer Days Parade kickoffs at 7pm Saturday evening. Festivities will be held downtown Grayslake. Visit the website for complete festival activities. Friday: 5pm-12am, Saturday: 11am-12am.
ARTumn Harvest Art Festival
Come out and discover Deer Park Town Center's 4th Annual ARTumn Harvest Art Festival. Approximately 70 artists come from across the U.S. to participate in our juried art show held around the gazebo. In addition to fantastic fine artists, enjoy the live music, hands on kids art fun and food.
CITY:Deer Park
The 18th Annual Lincolnshire Art Festival
The festival hosts 100 juried artists from around the country in the Village Green of Lincolnshire and offers extraordinary examples of fine art and fine craft in a variety of mediums and price points. Take in the tranquility of Lincolnshire with a wonderful weekend that combines the fun of art with the art of fun. Live music on the music stage, great food and fun activities for kids, including an art scavenger hunt and spin art, make the festival a perfect family experience. Art enthusiasts will have the opportunity to see the masters at work with interactive art demos and booth chats taking place all weekend long! Festival-goers of all ages will have an opportunity to get into the "art-filled" action by contributing to a mural on-site at the festival.
City of Angels
Los Angeles, 1940's. It's double the laughs and double the intrigue as two plots unfold at once when a young New York writer is brought to Los Angeles to turn his best-selling crime novel into a screenplay. As we follow the writer's travails in the film industry, the novel's private-eye comes to life in the evening's split screen plot.
America's Baking and Sweets Show
North America's first and biggest baking and sweets event, America's Baking and Sweets Show, takes you on a gourmet grand tour of the most delectable and hottest trends in the world of baking and beyond. Following our inaugural success in 2013, the exciting America's Baking and Sweets Show returns to the magnificent Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel in Chicago, Illinois, November 14 to 16, 2014. The show is set to draw crowds of amateurs, enthusiasts, connoisseurs, and professionals, besides the loyal consumers of the baking and sweets industry. From across the world, for three days, America's Baking and Sweets Show will woo, entertain, and educate fans through amazing competitions, celebrity demos, and hands-on classes at the venue. Our theme this year is 'Wizard of Oz' so join our showgirl DOROTHY in the magical world of baking and sweets at The Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center, and 'Explore. Discover. Shop'.
Fort2Base Race
Join the 5th annual Fort2Base Race. There are two event distances, 10 Nautical Mile or 3 Nautical Mile events (11.5 miles or 3.45 miles). The 10NM event begins at Fort Sheridan in Highland Park, runs along the North Shore Trail and finishes within the confines of Naval Station Great Lakes. The 3NM event is run solely within Naval Station Great Lakes. All registered participants receive a tech shirt and finishers medals. Runners and walkers welcome!
The Great Highwood Pumpkin Festival
The City of Highwood is honored to once again transform into Pumpkin Fest headquarters. This event orchestrates fan favorite activities including a pet costume contest, Light Up the Night Parade, 5K Pumpkin Run, Walk & Kids' Dash, onsite carving, nightly pumpkin wall lighting ceremonies, hay rides, pumpkin bowling, pony rides, petting zoo, carnival rides, kids crafts, live entertainment, pumpkin beer tasting, and seasonal food and beverage vendors galore.
61st Art Fair on the Square
Art fair consisting of selected exhibitors' work in a variety of disciplines including: ceramics, digital art, drawing/pastels, fiber, glass, jewelry, metal, graphics/printmaking, mixed media, painting, photography, sculpture & wood. Silhouetted against classical architecture and stately mature trees, the artists set up their outdoor galleries around historic Market Square. There will also be a children's art tent for the creative little ones.
CITY:Lake Forest
Port Clinton Art Festival
Port Clinton Art Festival is one of the most successful juried art festivals and attracts more than 250,000 art enthusiasts from places near and far. More than 260 of the world's most celebrated artists come together to showcase their work over the course of the weekend, creating an atmosphere brimming with renowned creativity. Alongside established artists, a youth art division celebrates the talents of young artists ages 18 and under, offering them the opportunity to participate, exhibit, and experience the inner workings of an art festival.
CITY:Highland Park
43rd Annual Gurnee Days Celebration
Gurnee Days returns this week for 4 days of family fun. Activities include a bicycle rodeo, live entertainment, Farmers Market, Gurnee Idol, golf tournament, and amusement rides, a 10K race, baby contest, rib fest and eating contest, fireworks, a pancake breakfast, parade, Scoop the Loop Car Show, petting zoo, pony rides, a talent show, exhibitors, games, food booths and stage events. Please visit the website for times and entertainment schedule.
MuckFest MS - Chicago
The run is pure athletic hilarity on a 5K course full of mud, and featuring 15+ outrageous obstacles that will spin, swing and fling you up, down and sideways. Entry fees are $55 by Apr 29 and $105 on race day.
Nearly Sane Trail Half Marathon
The Nearly Sane Trail Half Marathon will be 13.1 miles through the trails of Half Day Forest Preserve (permit pending), onto the trails of the Des Plaines River trail and back to the festival area where you can enjoy your well-deserved beer and hot dog! The start/finish area will be located at Shelter C of Half Day Forest Preserve in Lake County and take place on the beautiful trails of Lake County, which are some of the best that Chicagoland has to offer!
CITY:Vernon Hills
Buffalo Grove Days 2015
This annual festival has fun for everyone. The festival will include the chamber beer garden, a business and craft fair, free entertainment all day long, a carnival, games, special events, a parade and fireworks on Sunday. Please visit the website for more information.
CITY:Buffalo Grove


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Miss L had turned two years old the day before. She was coming down from too much sugar, chocolate, and from being awake far too long. After trying to put her to sleep for her daytime nap, Mrs Happy Families was tired out and handed Miss L to me.
"You deal with her" was my wife's clear instruction.


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Last week, we celebrated the 20th anniversary of A Tribe Called Quest's seminal album, The Low End Theory, and after spending quality time with the LP, it became clear that many artists may have snagged sonic gems from the trendsetting hip-hop quartet over the years. If you're a fan of rap music, you already know that sampling and re-working existing songs is commonplace in the creative process; similar to contemporary art's idea of the "readymade," producers will lift elements from one song and add them to a new canvas to re-envision their use. But what happens when the same thing is done with lyrics?
One little-known fact: Lil' Wayne's"A Milli" is a slowed-down sample of one of Phife's lines from a remix of "I Left My Wallet in El Segundo" off Tribe's first album, 1990's Peoples' Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm. Sometimes referred to as swagger-jacking, a rapper re-purposing the bars of artists before him or her can in other circumstances be seen as a salute-beckoning sign of respect. And in Tribe's case, it should be! In addition to sitting down with ATCQ for their first joint interview since 1998, we also got to chat individually with in-and-out, behind-the-scenes group member Jarobi White to scoop his brains for memories on the group's incredible second album. In honor of its Album-Versary, we present you with Jarobi's exclusive interview clips, and the Top 5 Recycled Lines From The Low End Theory.


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American Tobacco's decade
Ten years is not all that long – barely two presidential terms, a few years less than the passage from kindergarten to high school graduation, one-fifth the time The Rolling Stones have been making music.
But what a lot has happened in the life of Durham since the American Tobacco Campus ushered in the first tenants of its modern incarnation 10 years ago this week. The complex had been vacant since American Tobacco shut down cigarette manufacturing here in 1987. Its abandonment pretty much typified the desolation of downtown in that period.
The Durham Bulls Athletic Park, to be sure, had revived spirits and stirred positive activity since it opened in 1995.
But when the folks from GlaxoSmithKline, the pharmaceutical giant, began settling into the strikingly renovated building, downtown's doldrums were still broadly evident. There were no trendy bars or restaurants, virtually no evening activity, a handful of residents and precious few office workers outside of city and county governments which had, to their credit, stuck with downtown through the lean years. One of the most conspicuous buildings was a jail.
What a difference a decade makes. Downtown is awash with popular eateries, creative-class entrepreneurs are clamoring for space, thousands of people work there and growing numbers of people live there. Hundreds more residential units will come on line this year.
The Durham Performing Arts Center, successful beyond the loftiest expectations of those who conceived it and made it happen, rivals venues in much larger cities for attendance.
It's hard to overstate the catalytic effect American Tobacco had in what has been a meteoric revival. Had the complex continued to sit idle, the depressing effect would have been inescapable. Had it been razed and replaced, even a successful new development is unlikely to have had the magnetic cachet that it and our many other imaginatively repurposed tobacco and textile factories have brought the city.
A fortunate coalescence of imagination, capacity and tenacity in the public and private sectors – and in institutions like Duke University and Self-Help – birthed American Tobacco, aided by state and federal tax credits to foster historic preservation. Now, more people work there than at its peak as a manufacturing behemoth.
As Mike Hill, a former general counsel and vice president at Capitol Broadcasting, the campus's visionary developer, observed that "it required some people … to take a leap of faith."
Bob Ingram, the GlaxoSmithKline executive who committed his company to the new development and, with Duke, Compuware and McKinney, provided the critical mass of tenants for the project to proceed, alluded to that need for faith.
"You have to think back when it started, it wasn't nearly as vibrant an area as it now has become," he told The Herald-Sun's Laura Oleniacz this week. "And I couldn't have ever predicted just how successful it was."
We suspect few would have. But as it begins its second decade, we have every reason to believe the downtown resurgence it helped launch will only continue to accelerate.


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Bloomberg's super PAC backs candidates in both parties
Rachael Marcus
Nov 1, 2012 Super PAC founded by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg spends nearly $5 million in California, Florida, and Illinois.
Super PACs aim to spook voters with Halloween ads
Rachael Marcus
Nov 1, 2012 Negative ads with a Halloween twist hit the airwaves
Chevron gives $2.5 million to conservative super PAC
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Dec 17, 2012 Corporate contributions to groups rare
Adelson spends big on Virginia U.S. Senate race
Rachael Marcus
Oct 25, 2012 Contest is No. 1 among outside spending groups
Mitt Romney 'genuinely cares'
Rachael Marcus
Oct 24, 2012 Normally negative GOP spending groups show softer side of Mitt
Dictators for Obama?
Rachael Marcus
Oct 23, 2012 Bauer-backed super PAC assails president
Pro-Obama super PAC outpaces GOP counterpart
Rachael Marcus
Oct 22, 2012 Super PAC donations flow, Ameritrade founder give big.
The 'Citizens United' decision, and why it matters
John Dunbar
Oct 18, 2012 A primer on the Supreme Court case that changed the way money could be spent in elections.
Secret campaign donations -- so what?
Mark Garrison
Oct 18, 2012 Nonprofit social welfare organizations may become more potent political donors than super PACs. And they don't have to disclose who gave money.
Stealth spending on the rise as Election Day approaches
John Dunbar
Oct 18, 2012 Why it's so tough to expose super PAC mystery donors.


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In 2001 and 2003, George W. Bush and the Republicans had to use budget reconciliation to increase the deficit, to implement the Bush tax cuts. The 2003 version passed in the Senate by 50-50, with Dick Cheney casting the tie-breaking vote. Democrats were so horrified by this that they passed a rule that budget reconciliation can only be used for the purposes of reducing the deficit. House Republicans have essentially repealed that rule.
The new rules would stand the reconciliation process on its head, by allowing the House to use reconciliation to push through bills that greatly increase deficits as long as the deficit increases result from tax cuts, while barring the use of reconciliation in the House for legislation that reduces the deficit if that legislation contains a net increase in spending (no matter how small) that is more than offset by revenue-raising provisions.
This is similar to "Cut-Go," the new version of paygo brought forward by House Republicans, mandating that all spending bills must get offset with spending cuts elsewhere and not tax increases. The entire House GOP rulebook greases the skids for tax cuts without any restrictions on how they affect the deficit.
I don't really see why this is a big problem yet. Democrats are still in control of the Senate, which is where reconciliation really needs to be used, because it avoids a filibuster. And as far as I know, Democratic reconciliation rules are still operative. It was the reason why they couldn't use reconciliation to just extend the tax cuts on the first $250,000 of income this year. And let's face it, Democrats are not above carving out special circumstances and incorporating them into their rulebook. The paygo law they passed included an exception for those tax cuts on the first $250,000 of income.
Of course, the House Republican rules are more like a blueprint for what we could expect if the Republicans take over the other branches of government. And we know that because this is precisely what Republicans did in 2001 when they took over the government – they changed the rules to allow for budget-busting tax cuts. They also increased spending under Bush, mainly to benefit their own private interests. The difference here is that the rulebook is tilted toward tax cuts and spending cuts. And you have outliers like Rand Paul who want to attach tax cuts to every "major" piece of legislation. So there's this combination of using the deficit to slash spending, while ignoring the deficit to cut taxes.
Also, I think you plainly see how Republicans have no problem with Congressional custom, and will change the rules to meet their ends without delay. So those who think we can't change the filibuster because of "what might happen when Democrats are in the minority" should take note.


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ST. GEORGE - A past president of southeastern Episcopal bishops testified Friday in an ongoing civil trial that he wasn't aware of church law that says an individual diocese cannot leave the national Episcopal Church.
The statement drew excitement from local parishes who left The Episcopal Church in 2012 and then sued it to retain more than $500 million in church property along with the names and marks of the local diocese.
Led by Bishop Mark Lawrence, the breakaway group contends the formally called Protestant Episcopal Diocese in South Carolina existed before the national church and has the right to leave and remain an independent body as it chooses.
However, The Episcopal Church's General Convention is the authority over church governance and could overrule any variety of actions at odds with its constitution, canons and doctrine. That includes a diocese trying to leave without its consent, said the Rt. Rev. Clifton Daniel III, past president of bishops for the national church's Province IV, which spans the southeast.
"We're not free to be rebels," Daniel said.
On the other hand, local changes that adhere to national church law don't require General Convention approval.
"As long as (a diocese's) constitution subscribes to and accedes to The Episcopal Church, there is no reason to take it to them," said Daniel, now provisional bishop of Pennsylvania.
The question of a diocese's autonomy is central to the dispute.
Lawrence's group contends that the local diocese existed before The Episcopal Church, the American province of the global Anglican Communion. Therefore, it has the right to leave and again be independent.
However, The Episcopal Church and its continuing local parishes contend that a diocese is a subordinate geographic unit of the larger church body. While people can leave the church at will, the entire diocese cannot.
Daniel described the church's governance structure, from dioceses to regional provinces to the national church's top governing body, the General Convention.
The General Convention is a bicameral body of bishops and lay and clergy representatives. It has the authority to amend the church's constitution and canons, adopt its budget, authorize liturgical texts and amend the Book of Common Prayer, among other powers.
In court, both sides examined nuances in church governance such as how lay delegates and clergy cast votes in the General Convention. For instance, while each person votes, their votes at times are counted as a block by diocese and other times individually as part of the larger nationwide groups of either clergy or laity.
In a civil courtroom filled with attorneys, Circuit Judge Diane Goodstein has been presiding over the non-jury trial for nearly two weeks. Testimony resumes Monday.
Lawrence and most parishes in the Diocese of South Carolina, which spans the coastal half of the state, left the national church in 2012 after disputes over theology and administrative powers.
They filed suit in January 2013. Shortly after, Goodstein issued a restraining order that has since allowed them to continue using the diocese's property and identity.
Until the issue is resolved, those who remain with the national church are calling themselves The Episcopal Church in South Carolina. They are led by Bishop Charles vonRosenberg.
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Stop Messing Up The First Date & More
Stop Messing Up The
First Date & More
reader's commentHi David,
I thoroughly enjoyed reading your book — very enlightening. I've always found myself attracting girls I'm not romantically interested in, while crashing and burning with the hotties. It was very confusing until I read your book. I realize now that I was a Wuss with the hotties by being a typical "nice guy," and that the more I acted indifferent with the girls I didn't like, the more they ate it up. You gave me a new perspective on what makes attraction work, and I'm glad to see that your book pointed out that you don't have to be a jerk to be successful.
My game has improved but it still requires some refining. Lately, I find I'm stalling out between the first and second date. So I'm wondering if I'm screwing up the date itself or the follow-through. Here are the steps I take after a date:
- I call within two days to say I had a good time and basically make contact. I end the conversation first, and let her know I'll give her a shout in a couple of days — just so I don't seem like I'm rushing into a second date.
- I let two or three days pass and call to make arrangements for a second date. At this point I usually get a vague answer like: "Let's set something up for next week." And then it never happens.
Thanks for the help,
London, Ontario
david d. respondsI'm going to have to guess at a few things, but I'll give it a shot.
From the sounds of it, you need to:
- Stop with the "I had a good time" type comments when you call for a follow-up. You might experiment with waiting longer to call — or waiting less time to call. See what works best for you. But don't be so "nice."
- Do more things to make your date feel attraction. Use what you've learned to really turn the dial up. You might test progressing further on the first date — maybe start getting physical more quickly.
- Make sure you keep her laughing, and keep busting on her and treating her like a "friend" at first. Remember the idea of acting like she's your Bratty Little Sister.
David DeAngelo
This article is sponsored in part by DoubleYourDating.com (What's this?)
David DeAngelo is the author of the book Double Your Dating: What Every Man Should Know About How To Be Successful With Women, and several other products that can help men become more successful with women and dating. He also publishes a free online Dating Tips newsletter, available at www.DoubleYourDating.com.


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What you're looking at is the Hitachi Magic Wand, a personal messager that happens to be enjoying a nearly 50 year run as one of the most popular sex toys. Some would call that an overwhelming success, but Hitachi is surprisingly quiet on the matter.
Yes, that is the same HTC One M8 we're all accustomed to... at least in terms of hardware. The difference? It's running WP 8.1. Finally, a truly flagship Windows Phone that isn't named Lumia.
The 3D printing revolution will open all kinds of doors. And sometimes those doors will be literal, physical doors. A pair of lockpickers managed to jimmy open a variety of locks with a 3D-printed "bump key."
Remember when the Pebble smartwatch made history by collecting over $10 million on Kickstarter? Well, it's just been outdone... by a cooler.
As the old adage goes, there's strength in numbers. That's what NASA's betting on with Swarmies: a quartet of small rovers that work like a colony of insects.
That high-res photo of Madrid, Spain wasn't taken from a helicopter or hot air balloon like you might expect. It was captured by DigitalGlobe's seriously impressive WorldView-3 satellite from space.
See that piece of hardware? It's essentially a Raspberry Pi on steroids, courtesy of Imagination Technologies. What's more, with enough convincing you can get on for free.
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