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posted by jenny .
7 girls audition for 12 roles in a school play. What is the probability that at least 2 of the girls audition for the same part?
This is one minus the probability that all the girls audition for different roles. The total number of ways of assigning roles to the girls is 12^7, because to each of the 7 girls, you have a choice of 12 roles.
Then if each girl is to receive a different role, then there are 12!/5! possibilities for that. If you start assigning roles to the girls, then for the first girl, there are 12 choices, but for the next you have to choose one of the 11 different ones, so 11 for the next, and then one of the 10 remaining for the next etc. etc., and this is 12*11*10*...*6 = 12!/(12-7)! =12!/5!
The probability that a random assignment of one of the 12^7 roles would happen to be one of the 12!/5! roles where each girl has a different role, is
(12!/5!)/12^7 = 12!/(12^7 5!)
Then the probability that two or more girls addition for the same part is the probability that not all the girls are assigned different roles, this is thus:
1 - 12!/(12^7 5!)
Actually, you should come out with .89. My teacher told us that it is 1 - 12P7/12^7.

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Sweet! That jackass along with his mentor Bloomberg should get some time behind bars for conspiracy to commit perjury and perjury in the application process. The state of Florida does not tolerate falsification of information on driver's licenses as well as CCW permits, a class B felony.
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as he is not a florida resident, i dont see florida extraditing him on a non violent misdemeanor, altho i do see them issuing a warrant for his arrest so that if he is ever pulled over or had his ID run he will get locked up no matter where he is. he will also be subject to arrest if he ever travels to florida. bloomberg will then be on the hook for employing a fugitive ..... win/win situation
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Abstract and Applied Analysis
Volume 2014 (2014), Article ID 646843, 9 pages
Iterative Scheme with Errors for Common Zeros of Finite Accretive Mappings and Nonlinear Elliptic Systems
School of Mathematics and Statistics, Hebei University of Economics and Business, Shijiazhuang 050061, China
Received 6 January 2014; Accepted 9 February 2014; Published 3 April 2014
Academic Editor: Rudong Chen
Copyright © 2014 Li Wei and Ruilin Tan. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
We present a new iterative scheme with errors to solve the problems of finding common zeros of finite -accretive mappings in a real Banach space. Strong convergence theorems are established, which extend the corresponding works given by some authors. Moreover, the relationship between zeros of -accretive mappings and one kind of nonlinear elliptic systems is investigated, from which we can see that some restrictions imposed on the iterative scheme are valid and the solution of one kind of nonlinear elliptic systems can be approximated by a suitably defined iterative sequence.
1. Introduction and Preliminaries
Let be a real Banach space with norm and let denote the dual space of . We use "" and "" to denote strong and weak convergence, respectively. We denote the value of at by .
Let be a nonempty, closed, and convex subset of and let be a mapping of onto . Then is said to be sunny [1] if , for all and .
A mapping of into is said to be a retraction [1] if . If a mapping is a retraction, then for every , where is the range of .
A mapping is said to be nonexpansive if , for all . We use to denote the fixed point set of ; that is, . A mapping is said to be demiclosed at if whenever is a sequence in such that and , it follows that .
A subset of is said to be a sunny nonexpansive retract of [2] if there exists a sunny nonexpansive retraction of onto and it is called a nonexpansive retract of if there exists a nonexpansive retraction of onto . If is reduced to a Hilbert space , then the metric projection is a sunny nonexpansive retraction from to any closed and convex subset of . But this is not true in a general Banach space. We note that if is smooth and is a retraction of onto , then is sunny and nonexpansive if and only if for all , , [3].
We use to denote the normalized duality mapping from to which is defined by It is well known that is single-valued if is strictly convex. Moreover, , for all and . We call that is weakly sequentially continuous if is a sequence in which converges weakly to it follows that converges in weak* to .
A mapping is called accretive if , for all and it is called -accretive if , for all . Let denote the set of zeros of ; that is, . We denote by (for ) the resolvent of ; that is, . Then is nonexpansive and .
Interest in accretive mappings, which is an important class of nonlinear operators, stems mainly from their firm connection with equations of evolution. It is well known that many physically significant problems can be modelled by initial value problems of the form where is an accretive mapping. Typical examples where such evolution equations occur can be found in the heat, wave, or Schrodinger equations. If is dependent on , then (2) is reduced to whose solutions correspond to the equilibrium of the system (2). Consequently, within the past 40 years or so, considerable research efforts have been devoted to methods for finding approximate solutions of (3). An early fundamental result of accretive operators, due to Browder [4]. One classical method for studying the problem , where is an -accretive mapping, is the following so-called proximal method (c.f. [5]): where . It was shown that the sequence generated by (4) converges weakly or strongly to a zero point of under some conditions.
Recall that the following normal Mann iterative scheme to approximate the fixed point of a nonexpansive mapping was introduced by Mann [6]: It was proved that, under some conditions, the sequence produced by (5) converges weakly to a point in .
Later, many mathematicians try to combine the ideas of proximal method and Mann iterative method to approximate the zeros of -accretive mappings; see, for example, [7–14] and the references therein.
In particular, in 2007, Qin and Su [7] presented the following iterative scheme: And they showed that generated by the above scheme converges strongly to a zero of .
Motivated by iterative schemes (4) and (5), Zegeye and Shahzad extended their discussion to the case of finite -accretive mappings. They presented in [15] the following iterative scheme: where with and . If , they proved that generated by (7) converges strongly to the common zeros of under some conditions.
The work in [15] was then extended to the following one presented by Hu and Liu in [16]: where with and . , , , and . If , they proved that converges strongly to the common zeros of under some conditions.
In 2009, Yao et al. presented the following iterative scheme in the frame of Hilbert space in [17]: where is a nonexpansive mapping with . Suppose and are two real sequences in satisfying(a) and ;(b).
Then constructed by (9) converges strongly to a fixed point of .
Motivated by the work in [15, 17], Shehu and Ezeora presented the following result in [2].
Theorem 1. Let be a real uniformly smooth and uniformly convex Banach space, and let be a nonempty, closed, and convex sunny nonexpansive retract of , where is the sunny nonexpansive retraction of onto . Suppose the duality mapping is weakly sequentially continuous. For each , let be an -accretive mapping such that . Let , satisfy (a) and (b). Let be generated iteratively by where with , for , , for , and . Then converges strongly to the common zero of , where .
Inspired by the work in [2], we present the following iterative scheme with errors: where is the error sequence and is a finite family of -accretive mappings. , , for ; , , for . More details of iterative scheme will be presented in Section 2. And, some strong convergence theorems are obtained.
Note that there are some differences between our work and Shehu and Ezeora's in [2] in the following aspects.(i) in iterative scheme is different from in (10) since the former is changing with and the latter is not, which results in in scheme having different coefficient for each different .(ii)The idea of three-step iteration is employed in our paper.(iii)The error sequence is considered in the iterative scheme .(iv)Recall that, in [2], Lemma 8 is a key tool to prove the convergence of generated by (10). In particular, to obtain the main result, they imposed an additional condition on the function in Lemma 8 that , where is a constant satisfying some conditions. One question arises: how to show the convergence of the iterative sequence if does not satisfy this additional condition? To answer the question, we will use Lemma 4 instead of Lemma 8.
In Section 3, we will discuss the relationship between zero point of finite -accretive mappings and the solution of one kind of nonlinear elliptic systems involving -Laplacian operators. The discussion helps us not only to see that the topic of constructing iterative schemes to approximate zeros of -accretive mappings is meaningful but also to see that the solution of -Laplacian elliptic systems can be obtained by an iterative scheme.
Next, we list some results we need in sequel.
Lemma 2 (see [18]). Let be a real uniformly convex Banach space, let be a nonempty, closed, and convex subset of , and is a nonexpansive mapping such that ; then, is demiclosed at zero.
Lemma 3 (see [16]). Let be a strictly convex Banach space which has a uniformly Gâteaux differential norm, and let be a nonempty, closed, and convex subset of . Let be a finite family of accretive mappings with , satisfying the following range conditions:
Let be real numbers in such that and , where and ; then, is nonexpansive and .
Lemma 4 (see [13]). In a real Banach space , the following inequality holds: where .
Lemma 5 (see [19]). Let , , and be three sequences of nonnegative real numbers satisfying where such that (i) and and (ii) either or . Then .
Lemma 6 (see [20]). Let and be two bounded sequences in a Banach space such that , for . Suppose satisfying . If , then .
Lemma 7 (see [21]). Let be a Banach space and let be an -accretive mapping. For , , and , one has where and .
Lemma 8 (see [22]). Let be a real uniformly smooth Banach space; then there exists a nondecreasing continuous function with and for , such that, for all , the following inequality holds:
2. Strong Convergence Theorem
Lemma 9 (see [2]). Let be a real uniformly smooth and uniformly convex Banach space. Let be a nonempty, closed, and convex sunny nonexpansive retract of , and let be the sunny nonexpansive retraction of onto . Let be nonexpansive with . Suppose that the duality mapping is weakly sequentially continuous. If for each we define by then has a fixed point , which is convergent strongly to the fixed point of , as . That is, .
Lemma 10. Let be a strictly convex Banach space and let be a nonempty, closed, and convex subset of . Let be a finite family of -accretive mappings such that .
Let be real numbers in such that and , where and , for , and ; then, is nonexpansive and , for .
Proof. The main idea of the proof is essentially from that in [15] or Lemma 3. For the sake of completeness, we present the proof in the following.
It is easy to check that is nonexpansive and .
On the other hand, for all , then .
For all , then Therefore, , which implies that . Similarly, .
Then , which implies from the strictly convexity of that .
Therefore, , for . And then , which completes the proof.
Lemma 11. Let , , and be the same as those in Lemma 10. Suppose . Then is nonexpansive and .
Proof. From Lemma 10, we have . It is easy to check that is nonexpansive. So, it suffices to show that since is trivial.
For all , then .
For all , then . Now, Therefore, , which implies that . Similarly, .
Then repeating the discussion in Lemma 10, we know that , for . And then , which completes the proof.
Theorem 12. Let be a real uniformly smooth and uniformly convex Banach space. Let be a nonempty, closed, and convex sunny nonexpansive retract of , where is the sunny nonexpansive retraction of onto . Let be -accretive mappings, where . Suppose that the duality mapping is weakly sequentially continuous and . Let be generated by the iterative scheme , where , and , for , , for , . Suppose that , , , and are three sequences in and satisfying the following conditions:(i), , as ;(ii);(iii);(iv) and , for and ;(v), as , and .
Then converges strongly to a point .
Proof. We will split the proof into five steps.
Step 1. , , , , and are all bounded.
We will first show that where .
By using the induction method, we see that, for , ,
Suppose that (19) is true for . Then, for ,
Thus (19) is true for all . Since , then (19) ensures that is bounded.
For all , from , we see that is bounded.
Since , then is bounded. Since both and are bounded, then is bounded. Similarly, , , and are all bounded, for .
Then we set .
Step 2. and .
In fact,
Next, we discuss .
If , then, by using Lemma 7, we have
If , then imitating the proof of (23), we have
Combining (23) and (24), we have
Putting (25) into (22), we have
Similarly, we have
Therefore, from (26) and (27), we have
From Step 1, we know that . Using Lemma 6, we have from (28) that and then .
Step 3. and .
In fact,
Noticing the results of Steps 1 and 2 and , we have .
Since , then , as .
Step 4. , where is an element in .
From Lemma 11, we know that is nonexpansive and . Then Lemma 9 implies that there exists such that for . Moreover, , as .
Since , then is bounded. Let . Then from Step 1, we know that is a positive constant. Using Lemma 4, we have
So , which implies that in view of Step 3.
Since is bounded and is uniformly continuous on each bounded subset of , then , as .
Moreover, noticing the fact that we have .
Since + and is uniformly continuous on each bounded subset of , then
Step 5. , as , where is the same as that in Step 4.
Let . By using Lemma 4 again, we have
Let ; then (33) reduces to +.
From (32), (33), and the assumptions, by using Lemma 5, we know that , as .
This completes the proof.
If, in Theorem 12, , then we have the following theorem.
Theorem 13. Let and be the same as those in Theorem 12. Suppose that the duality mapping is weakly sequentially continuous. Let be a finite family of -accretive mappings. Let , , , , and satisfy the conditions presented in Theorem 12.
Let be generated by the following scheme:
Then converges strongly to a point , where is the same as that in Theorem 12.
3. Nonlinear Elliptic Systems with -Laplacian
In what follows in this paper, unless otherwise stated, we will assume that , . We use , , and to denote the norms of spaces , , and , respectively, where .
Now, we will examine the following nonlinear elliptic systems:
In , is a bounded conical domain of a Euclidean space with its boundary , (c.f. [23]). is a given function and , for . denotes the exterior normal derivative of .
Lemma 14 (see [24]). Define the mapping by for any . Then, is everywhere defined, strictly monotone, hemicontinuous, coercive, and maximal monotone, for .
Lemma 15 (see [24]). Define the mapping by for any , . Then, is -accretive, for .
Lemma 16 (see [24]). For , define the mapping in the following way:(i)if , , then for any , ,(ii)if , we define as the -closure of defined in (i) above.
Then, is -accretive, for .
Lemma 17 (see [25]). Let be a bounded conical domain in . If , then ; if and , then , where .
Lemma 18 (see [26]). Let denote the closed subspace of all constant functions in . Let be the quotient space . For , define the mapping by . Then, there is a constant , such that ,
Theorem 19. For , one has .
Proof. (i) .
Let ; then , which implies that . That is, .
On the other hand, suppose . Then , for all . Then . Therefore, the result holds.
(ii) .
Suppose and . Then let , and we can easily see that in view of the definition of .
On the other hand, let . Then there exist and in such that , in and . Now, define the following functions:
Then for , the function is continuous and . Therefore, there exists such that . So, for , we may assume that there exist such that and , for . Let ; then , for .
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SUNY Will Split Nanoscale College From U. at Albany, Creating a New Campus
Trustees of the State University of New York voted on Tuesday to begin the process of splitting off the University at Albany's College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering into a separate, degree-granting institution, according to reports by the Times Union newspaper of Albany and the Associated Press. Several trustees, however, challenged whether the separation was necessary, saying it had not been sufficiently reviewed and could end up duplicating administration costs for SUNY.
In a news release from SUNY, the system's chancellor, Nancy L. Zimpher, who champions the move, said the task of separating the institutions would be completed by the 2014-15 academic year. The nanoscale college, which has been credited with attracting billions of dollars in investment to Albany, already has its own administrative structure and operates with some autonomy.
But a study group assembled by Ms. Zimpher concluded that to achieve its goals, the college needed more independence. Those goals, according to the Times Union, include amassing up to $500-million in research dollars in 2015 alone while continuing to build up space used for classes and research by public- and private-sector scientists.
SUNY's news release says the ultimate result of the breakup will be "the creation of a statewide campus that expands high-tech educational opportunities for students, increases economic development across Upstate, and allows for efficiencies through shared services and consolidations." It adds that there will be "no additional costs to SUNY or New York State taxpayers" but offers no detail on what the costs will be or who will bear them.Return to Top


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Some health professionals say using a sauna can help with arthritis pain, circulation and getting rid of toxins. I don't know much about that. But what I do know is that some downtime in a sauna feels awesome.
The problem with building a sauna for your home is that it can cause mould and other moisture issues if the proper precautions and building methods aren't followed. It must be properly sealed, waterproofed and ventilated. If you can't afford to do it right, it's not worth the risk.
Saunas are made to make you sweat. That means a lot of heat and extra moisture and humidity. All that moisture needs to go somewhere -- but not in your walls. That's why a tight seal and proper ventilation is crucial between your sauna and your home.
Building a sauna as an addition or along an outer wall lets the moisture and humidity escape directly to the exterior. But if the sauna is built inside your home, such as the basement, moisture can get (and stay) inside your walls.
Only mould- and moisture-resistant products should be used in the entire construction of a sauna -- both inside the sauna and the area outside. You should treat it like a shower in a bathroom.
Every time that sauna door opens -- and it should swing out, not in -- heat and moisture escape. Where they escape to needs to be ventilated. (It's illegal for a sauna door to swing in. If someone gets injured or dizzy, they must be able to fall out of the sauna to avoid staying trapped inside.)
One way to stop moisture getting inside your home is by building a sauna as a separate structure on your property -- similar to where you might put a shed. But depending on your municipality, it can be considered an accessory structure, so check with city planning. Make sure you're allowed to have a sauna on your property and that it abides by local codes.
You'll also need to run wiring or gas lines if you build your sauna outside. If you want to add a shower that means plumbing. All of that adds to the cost, which isn't great if you're on a tight budget.
There are wet saunas and dry saunas -- both produce a lot of humidity and both need waterproof floors. The only difference is that in wet saunas you pour water over volcanic rocks that sit on top of a heat source. The water vaporizes immediately when it hits the rocks, and that produces the steam.
The most popular heat source for saunas nowadays is electricity. But there are also wood, gas and infrared saunas. If you go with gas, it needs proper ventilation and a carbon monoxide detector. If you go with wood, you'll need a chimney. And if you choose infrared, it can only be a dry sauna, not a wet one.
If you want to avoid humid air, which is always a safe bet, far-infrared heaters are the top choice. But they're also the most expensive -- go figure! That's why most infrared saunas use low- or medium-infrared panels.
All three kinds of infrared panels emit infrared light that feels like heat. But far-infrared heaters heat only the body, not the air. Their panels stay cool, too. This is not the case with low and medium-infrared panels, which heat the air inside the sauna and can get hot.
There's a lot that goes into building a sauna the right way so it doesn't cause problems in your home. That's why you should hire a pro with plenty of experience building saunas. Don't hire a deck or fence guy.
A pro will know to use Roxul insulation, not foam board or spray foam which can off-gas dangerous chemicals in high temperatures. They will install specially certified sauna lights that are safe for hot and humid conditions, and build your sauna using clean cedar without knots, which hold onto heat and can burn you. Plus, cedar won't discolour, swell or shrink as much as other woods, and it stays a lot cooler.
But it all starts with educating yourself, knowing your options and the different things to watch out for. Because some people might like it hot, but not everyone can take the heat.
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May 17 Pastor Maldonado spoke on Thursday of how he had feared a tragic ending to his astonishing Spanish Grand Prix success in Barcelona last weekend.
The Williams garage caught fire at the Circuit de Catalunya as members of the Formula One team, including wheelchair-bound principal and founder Frank Williams, had gathered for a victory photograph.
"At that moment I was so scared for all of us," said Maldonado, the first Venezuelan to win a race and a 500-1 long-shot before sensationally putting his car on the front row in qualifying.
"I think we were so lucky because we had no big damage and especially because our people were okay," the 27-year-old added in a conference call from the team's factory in Grove, England.
Maldonado, who started on pole after McLaren's Lewis Hamilton was demoted to the back of the grid, was photographed carrying his 12-year-old cousin piggyback away from the smoke-filled pitlane.
The cousin had been wearing a cast on his foot from a previous injury.
"I saw my cousin who was with a small injury, I took him and brought him away from the box," said Maldonado. "It was a difficult moment for all the team but we've been so happy even after that because of the win."
The victory was the first for former champions Williams in nearly eight years.
Maldonado said he had seen happy faces at the factory when he returned to work, felt more motivated than ever and hoped to challenge again for victory in Monaco next week.
"We will do our best. As you see, all the teams are so close, the championship is so close and the gap is so close," he said. "We are getting better and better all the time.
"At the moment we don't have the quickest car on the track but we are doing our best and why not? Formula One is changing all the time. It's going to be difficult but we will try again."
The Venezuelan, a winner in the GP2 support series in 2010, said Formula One had become more competitive because of the Pirelli tyres and rule changes.
There have been five different winners from five teams in the five races so far, something that only previously occurred in 1983.
"The season is unpredictable. I think it is more competitive...it has become like a GP2 championship," added the driver who had been aiming for a top-five finish in Barcelona and then surprised everyone.
"It becomes very strong, the drivers can make the difference...it's a bit boring when you see only one car winning."
Seven-times world champion Michael Schumacher, who has yet to stand on the podium since he started his comeback in 2010 after three years out, has spoken out against tyres that have to be carefully managed and that penalise those who race flat out all the time.
Maldonado, who worked the tyres perfectly in Barcelona, said that was the name of the game.
"The tyre degradation is quite big and it is true that you need to manage them. This is part of the race and it's the same for everybody. There are no easy races. We need to adapt to the tyres, to the rules, to the car," he said. (Reporting by Alan Baldwin, editing by Mark Meadows)


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This weekend, Americans will be rushing out to buy millions of flowers for their mothers to make up for all the labor pains, teenage angst, and the lack of phone calls you placed to her over the past year. Usually when ordering flowers online or at the store you'll look for a bouquet with the most color, or a rose with the least amount of thorns, or even a dozen of the best smelling variety.
The last thing on anyone's mind is usually where these flowers are coming from. Most likely, the answer will be South America. In fact, in 2004 Columbia exported $1 billion worth of flowers to countries all throughout the world…that's a lot of @#!@$#@ flowers. 64% of the flowers sold in the US are from Columbia. Flowers are big business in Columbia; the industry employs an estimated 100,000 people who routinely work 15 hour days in order to fulfill huge order from suppliers. Workers are paid minimal wages, and efforts to form unions are informally denied, many times with physical force. Since the industry is such an important facet of the Columbian economy, certification and enforcement of socially responsibly companies is merely a gimmick for the media. Growing operations regularly cut corners that ignore workplace health and safety. Pesticide use, improper ventilation and protection, as well as a whole host of ergonomic dangers have caused many workers in these operations to become permanently maimed and scarred as a result of their hard work. Not only are they affected, but the surrounding water supply is subject to contamination introduced by harmful chemicals and agricultural waste (that is if there is any water supply left…these companies take over the water table in areas which they are operating, taking away the precious resource from surrounding villages and communities). Uncontrolled exposures to pesticides in these fields have been shown to negatively affect workers' bone marrow, liver and in kidneys. The chemicals also cause genetic damage that can result in cancer or birth defects. The War on Want, an organization demanding corporate responsibility, said in a recent report,
…Colombian women, forced to breathe in toxic chemicals, have above-average rates of miscarriages and children born with birth defects. Exposure to pesticides often results in fainting spells, chronic asthma, eye and breathing troubles, skin complaints, allergies and headaches. And though Colombia's cut flower industry employs less than one in 100 Colombians, flower workers account for one in three cases of carpal tunnel syndrome, which causes pain and muscle weakness in the hand and forearm.
The International Herald Tribune cites a Harvard study that,
…examined 72 children ages 7-8 in a flower-growing region of Ecuador whose mothers were exposed to pesticides during pregnancy and found they had developmental delays of up to four years on aptitude tests.
"Every time we look, we're finding out these pesticides are more dangerous than we ever thought before and more toxic at lower levels," said Philippe Grandjean, who led the Harvard study published last year.
Because the economic incentive for companies to produce so many flowers is so high many workers experience similar feelings as Esperanza Botina:
"I am always short of money. The supervisors were very harsh. If anyone was sick, they would send you a memorandum or a sanction. Right now I feel like a cripple."
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Boycotting flowers is not the solution. Columbia, and other flower producing countries, are in desperate need of jobs and an export economy. The key is for receiving nations to formally pass legislation about importing flowers from uncertified workplaces, or informally by creating a market for flowers coming from companies that demonstrate safe and healthy workplaces.
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hi, im a surrealist from australia.
Ive started making my own zine called O-bLeTe. im in the process of making the first issue: Menstruation; Liquid sexism.
It'll include art, poetry and a few musings of period experiences etc.
Im also interested in trading zines and getting to know what else is out there. Theres nothing more pleasing to me than buying a new zine and seeing how personable it is and how non consumerist they are. I get a cetain rush of pleasure when fondling…
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Im new to zine making and collecting, and my collection stands at 2 inside a box in the states (im in australia at the moment waiting for a visa) id like to build my collection as theirs no distros near me and a lack of funds restricts purchases on the web. i am wondering if anyone would like to donate zines to me or I have made some postcards from my art that i can trade in packs of ten for 2 zines.
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My wife and I would really love to get a GSD. We both work morning shifts. I wake up at 4 and have to be to work by 5. She wakes up and bring me to work. She doesn't have to be to work until 7:30. She's back home around 11:30 for lunch. Usually has to be back to work around 12:45. We are both home at around 4 in the afternoon. My question is do you think we could get a GDS as a puppy with the schedule that we have. Keep in mind once we are home. We will take the pup wherever we go. We exercise everyday, so the pup being in shape and fit wouldn't be a problem. We are really set on getting a Black Sable GSD puppy. They are just the best looking GSDs. We live in Delaware and wouldn't mind traveling up to 6 hours for the right breeder. Any recommendations would be great. Any feedback really would be very much appreciated!
That sounds doable to me. I worked eight hours a day with all my puppies but I was able to come home on my lunch hour as well as have neighbors/family check in. But I had no life outside of work and dog...LOL.
With me being gone eight hours a day, I spent the rest of my waking hours with the dog...socialization, training, play. I was a stranger to my family for the first year or so. It was a lot of work and sacrifices had to be made, but I wouldn't have changed it for anything.
Good luck.
The first year will take a lot of dedication to do it right. I am so thankful my wife can be home with the pup during the day. It can be done.
Its doable! good luck on your puppy finding quest!
get up at 3am so you get some training in before you go to work.
your wife should get up an hour earlier so she can train. find
someone to come in and give your dog a few breaks while the
2 of you are working. good luck with the new pup. it gets much
easier as you train and socialize and the dog gets older.
we were lucky when we got our pup. my neighbors helped us
with our pup. one of our neighbors would let the pup out every
2 hours. one of our neighbors use to take the pup to her house.
it was easier for her to take the pup to her. our dog is 6&1/2 years
old. to this day our neighbors will feed and let our dog out if we're
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Doable! My husband and I have a 5 month old GSD named Chief :). My husband and I both work full time jobs. I work 8am-5pm and my husband 7am-3pm. I come home during lunch to feed and take Chief to use the bathroom and when my husband gets off work he will play fetch with Chief and I walk him or take him to the dog park in the evenings. He seemed like at first it wasn't enough exercise but I think that was just normal puppy behavior because he's now finally calming down and chilling out!
sounds doable to me. if your user name is accurate, i would keep in mind the "the needs of the air force come first".
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Thanks for all the feed back everyone. Was much appreciated. We are also going to look into adopting an adult GSD. Not going to quite give up on the puppy though.
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Isn't it unusual that war buddies can get together with nary a paraplegic or alcoholic and dance to show tunes under the radar of suspicion? As out-of-place as it seems in a time of tsunami-level cynicism, Irving Berlin's White Christmas is just such a story.
Warming the stage tonight at 7:30 p.m. at the Buell Theatre in the Denver Performing Arts Complex, White Christmas is a classic tale of love and friendship. Ten years after WWII, two song-and-dance war buddies are inspired by the spirit of Christmas to save their former general's country inn. The guys are joined by a sister act and recruit some of the general's former troops to help put on a toe-tapping musical-within-a-musical. Buoyed by well-loved numbers such as "Sisters," "Blue Skies" and "White Christmas," the production comes alive as friends reunite in song, dance and the magic of fake snow.
"Overall, it's a story about what's important to us," says Denver Center artistic director Kent Thompson. "Specifically, it's about these people doing something extraordinary, and if you add to that great music and dancing, then you have the perfect holiday Christmas card." Tickets start at $10; to purchase yours, call 303-893-4100 or go to www.denvercenter.org.
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Faith formation happens! Be it intentional or unintentional, every life experience can be an energizing and provocative opportunity to live out our Baptismal Covenant. The question for the teacher/learner, learner /teacher is how we might celebrate this revelation in ways which empower adults to live counter culturally in a world which puts the secular life above a faith filled life. It is time to connect and rejoice in the transformative actions taking place in our communities and together explore new possibilities.
Christian formation is the lifelong process of growing in our relationship with God, self, others, and all creation. Every experience in our lives can provide us with the opportunity to express our faith; the challenge we face is recognizing these opportunities and learning ways to live a sometimes counter-cultural life in a secular world.


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London Fashion Week runs last leg in Great British relay
By Li-mei Hoang
LONDON (Reuters) - London fashion designers take up the baton for Britain on Friday, strutting the global stage in a capital city that has already captivated millions around the world with the Olympics, Queen Elizabeth's diamond jubilee and last year's royal wedding.
Just a few short weeks after a closing Olympic ceremony which put fashion at the heart of a glittering show celebrating the best of Britain in front of the world, buyers, journalists celebrities and models have begun to descend on London fresh from New York and on the way to collections in Milan and Paris.
"London is like the epicenter of the world for everything and I think it really showed in the closing ceremony of the Olympics how influential and important British fashion is," stylist and TV presenter Brix Smith-Start told Reuters.
Leading UK designers Christopher Kane, Vivienne Westwood, Paul Smith and Burberry's Christopher Bailey will present their spring/summer 2013 collections to fashion buyers from home and abroad in a year of continued austerity across Europe.
"I always love the diverse representation of collections showcased in London. It is great to see leading favorites such as Christopher Kane, Erdem and Burberry Prorsum alongside emerging designers and I am looking forward to seeing Rag & Bone in the lineup this season," said Harrods Head of Womenswear Helen David.
An estimated £100m ($158.9m) of orders are expected to be placed during London Fashion Week, according to the British Fashion Council.
More than 80 designers are expected to show their latest collections in London, with cutting edge labels PPQ, Meadham Kirchoff, Louise Gray and Erdem touted as the hottest tickets.
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Arsenal Ladies Spanish steps - Pictures
With the draw for the rest of the Women's Champion's League made today in Nyon, we thought it only right to give you a behind the scenes look into how the Arsenal Ladies prepare for games on the European stage.
Our photographer tagged along with Laura Harvey's side as they travelled to Madrid for their Round of 16 match against Rayo Vallecano. He was granted access all areas to bring you this lowdown...
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Healthy Beverage ChoicesJanuary 14th, 2014
This year Rocket Wellness hopes to help you make healthy drinking your personal priority by starting to choose beverages with few or no calories. Americans consume on average more than 200 calories each day from sugary drinks, and research shows these kinds of beverages are associated with obesity which leads to other health problems. There are many options for what to drink on the HSC, and Rocket Wellness always recommends water as the best choice. It's calorie-free, and it's as easy to find as the nearest tap. Water provides everything the body needs to restore fluids lost through metabolism, breathing, sweating, and regulating our body temperature. It's the perfect beverage for quenching thirst and re-hydrating your system. For some people who are accustomed to drinking sweet beverages, water can initially taste bland, if that is the your case try some refreshing water-based beverages such as infused water with sliced citrus fruits or zest (lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit), crushed fresh mint, peeled, sliced fresh ginger or sliced cucumber or crushed berries.
Of the many beverage options available on the HSC, several contain artificial sweeteners. All seven FDA-approved non-nutritive sweeteners are designated as safe for most people. The National Cancer Institute states that there is no clear evidence that these sweeteners are associated with cancer risk in humans. The American Heart Association and American Diabetes Association concluded that when used in moderation, non-nutritive sweeteners might help with weight loss or control, and could also have beneficial metabolic effects. The statement also points out, however, that these potential benefits will not be seen unless an effort is made to control calorie intake from other foods and beverages as well. In other words the health benefits of artificial sweeteners are inconclusive, with research showing mixed findings. Of the many beverage options available on the HSC contain non-nutritive sweeteners, and we recognize your option to make these choices for beverages. Rocket Wellness always encourages water as the best option for quenching your thirst, coffee and tea without added sweeteners are also healthy choices. Other beverages such as unflavored low-fat or fat-free milk, 100% fruit juice, and diet drinks or other no-added sugar beverages should be limited or consumed in moderation.
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Disclaimer: After Pentecost, at Park Avenue Baptist Church we are starting a series on Job. Many of us have felt real suffering in our own lives. I decided to push some of my energy into this poem to understand what Job felt like when Zophar blamed him. While in my own life, I've had less than two percent of my friends ever say horrible things to me around suffering, job did. After I lost so much, I only had 2 friends say stupid things to me. What I've experienced has been nothing but sheer love … [Read more...]
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Death, Grieving and the Christmas Story
Earlier in December my mother-in-law suddenly passed away. It was totally unexpected. You might say she was the picture of health and energy for a woman in her mid sixties. It took us all by surprise and initiated a season of grieving in the life of our large family. Since my mother-in-law died, many people have reached out to us. They've reached out to show their support, to offer their condolences and to help us feel that we were not alone in what we are experiencing. Many friends … [Read more...]
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HILLSBORO, Kan. - Dakota State baseball team continued their 14-game schedule trip in Missouri and Kansas Friday afternoon. The Trojans were not able to end the Tabor College's winning streak as the Blue Jays swept the Trojans by the scores of 8-4 and 13-6.
Dakota State dropped their third straight game and fell to 8-11 overall record. Tabor, receiving votes in the NAIA Baseball Coaches' preseason poll, won their ninth straight game to raise their record to 13-3.
Game 1 - Tabor (Kan.) 8, Dakota State 4 - BOX SCORE
The Blue Jays jumped to a 5-0 lead in the first two innings. Tabor scored three times in the opening inning and added two runs in the bottom second frame.
Ryan Bourcier hit a 3-run home run in the top of the fourth inning as the Trojans trimmed their deficit to 5-3.
TC answered back with three runs scored in the bottom of the fifth inning to extend their lead to 8-3.
Dakota State added a run in the top of the sixth inning by Seth Doxey's RBI ground out to score Anyelo Roman. The Trojans cut Tabor's lead to 8-4.
DSU was unable to answer back in the final inning as they left one runner on base.
Bourcier had a home run and three RBIs for the Trojans. Rays Roman, Ryan Steffensen, Anyelo Roman, Jason Hershfield, Doxey, Kyle Hollman and Chaz Palmer each added a single.
Koby Temple had a home run and a single with three RBIs for the Blue Jays. Matt Cardona added a home run. Colby Tessendorf and Art Corona each added a double.
Anyelo Roman (2-1) recorded the loss for DSU. He tossed six innings and allowed eight runs on nine hits.
David Ormiston (2-1) notched the victory for Tabor. He worked for six innings and gave up four runs (three unearned) on seven hits. Nate Percy worked the final inning and limited DSU to one hit.
Game 2 - Tabor (Kan.) 13, Dakota State 6 - BOX SCORE
Corona and Adam McCormick each hit a solo home run in the bottom of the first inning to give Tabor a 2-0 early lead.
Jason Hershfield hit a solo home run in the top second frame to trim their deficit to 2-1.
In the bottom second inning, Andrew Perez recorded an RBI sacrifice fly to extend their lead to 3-1.
Tabor added a run in the bottom third inning for a 4-1 lead over the Trojans.
Doxey hit a 3-RBI single in the top of the fourth inning to tie the game at 4-4. Palmer added a 2-run home run to gain a 6-4 lead over the Blue Jays.
TC exploded for nine runs in the bottom of the fourth inning to regain their lead at 13-6.
The Trojans were unable to mount a rally in the final three innings of the game.
Doxey was 2-for-3 with two singles and three RBIs for DSU. Palmer added a home run and two RBIs. Hershfield had a home run and two runs scored. Max Garza had a single.
Corona recorded two home runs and five RBIs for the Blue Jays. McCormick added two hits and two RBIs. Cody Wheeler had a double, two singles and three RBIs. Tyler Kozolowski had two hits and two RBIs.
Tabor left 11 runners on base. The Trojans had four runners left on base.
The Blue Jays outhit DSU 12-6 in the game.
Kyle Bradbury started the game for Dakota State. He worked the first 2 2/3 innings and allowed four runs on six hits. Seth Rockafellow (0-3) recorded the loss as he tossed 2/3 innings in relief. He gave up four runs on one hit. Beau Behrend allowed five runs on three hits. Garza pitched 1 2/3 innings and limited the Blue Jays to one hit. Drew Sweeter worked the final inning and allowed one hit.
Matt Lambert started on the mound for the Blue Jays. He pitched 3 2/3 innings and gave up six runs (three unearned) on four hits. Darius Iacono recorded his first victory of the season as he tossed 2 1/3 shutout innings and gave up one hit. Brad White pitched the seventh inning and held the Trojans to one hit.
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I read through what the searches gave me and I still got a couple questions.
First, what I'm doing: I'm taking the CV from a Cherokee front driveshaft and putting it onto a rear driveshaft about 2.5-3" in diameter (yet to purchase). Fixed yokes on either end, so there is a slip yoke in the driveshaft itself. The driveshaft is 4' from end u-joint to end u-joint.
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Driveshafts are different, so I don't know if that particular is a press fit or not. On mine, the tubes were sweged so the middle part of the tube would have been too large to fit the yoke end.
I highly recommend going to a heavier wall if you are going to wheel it. Most stock driveshafts are like pop cans.
Heres how I recommend doing this:
First, cut off the old yoke end (or ends if you are retubing it completely). I use a chop saw locked on, and lower it just so it makes contact, and rotate the driveshaft by hand to slowly cut through the old weld. You might want some dyed alcohol or something to splash on to see the crack, as when you cut, its easy to not see the line where the two pieces are separated.
Next, cut your tube to length, and insert the yokes. If they are tight, great. If they aren't, but its close, carefully wrap a layer of tape around it, 1 layer at a time (no overlaping the tape. Cut 1 perfect layer, then to the next, etc) to make it snug. not being a press fit isn't a big deal, as a strong weld will hold the yoke just fine.
Next, tack weld it in place. with 2 good tacks, 90* apart.
Now, bolt the drive shaft into the truck, and jack up one wheel (or both if locked), and put the t-case in neutral.
Make a little fixture to hold a piece of chalk, and get it right up to your shaft, just past where you tacked it. Now, spin a tire(a buddy helps here), so the sahft rotates. You'll probably be able to see its wobbling a bit. Advance the chalk VERY slowly until the high point of the driveshaft wobble hits the chalk.
So, you get a chalk mark. Hit the chalk mark with a hammer to straighten it a bit. The chalk mark is always the spot its most out of line, so hitting the mark always straightens it out. Keep doing that until your chalk seems to be hitting even all the way around. As you get closer, be gentle with the hammer, so you don't knock it past stragith and bent the other way. Put a few more good hard tacks on there (I weld it still in the truck at this point) and try again. Still straight? Weld it up solid.
OK, so now its pretty good and straight. Get out your drill, and drill a hole in the side of the big portion of tube. Anywhere is fine. Squirt in some ATF(thats what I use anyway. Some kind of thin oil ought to be fine I suppose. Gear lube or thick oils would be bad jojo in cold weather). I used 1/2-3/4 cup, but my driveshaft is 0.2" wall and 4 feet long, weight ~30 lbs. Weld up the hole, and you are done.
I drive it at 55-60 mph and its fine for my truck.
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You could use an angle grinder, too. A hacksaw or sawsall probably could work, too. The trick is seperating the yoke from the tube, without really cutting the yoke.
Basically its kinda like this: The yellow is the tube, the green is the yoke, the red is the weld. You want to cut the red, without cutting through the green.
I use the chop saw because its easier to fix the saw and turn the work, rather than fix the work and move the saw around. You could probably clamp a grinder into a large vice. Grinder/abrasive blades work well because welds are usually very hard and eat up toothed blades, in my experience.
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You're a mom who's unhappy with one or more aspects of your body. Exercise isn't whittling your problem areas the way you'd hoped. You decide to pay out thousands of dollars, get someone to care for your kids for a week or more, and take time off work to have your tummy tightened and your breasts tweaked.
But how do you explain all this to your children in a way that is understandable? Florida plastic surgeon, Dr. Michael Salzhauer, has come up with what he thinks is a viable solution. He's written a children's picture book chronicling a mother in the process of undergoing a tummy tuck, breast augmentation and rhinoplasty (the last of which isn't usually performed concurrently with tummy tucks and implants).
My Beautiful Mommy (Big Tent Books) came about when Salzhauer noticed more women visiting his office for consultations with kids in tow. "Ignoring questions or fabricating the issue may cause children to become frightened when they finally see mommy come home from surgery all bandaged up and swollen."
A glossy, colorfully illustrated hard-cover, My Beautiful Mommy depicts a woman with a crooked nose and chronic addiction to midriff-baring tops. Her tops show off a small tummy blemished by slight lines meant to portray loose skin. While her abdominal issues come across as negligible, Salzhauer says "All my mommy patients love (My Beautiful Mommy). They say they wouldn't know where to begin to talk to their kids about their surgery if they didn't have the book."
My Beautiful Mommy has been featured on several websites, including Huffington Post, Jezebel and Newsweek, with Newsweek running a comprehensive story on Salzhauer's book and quoting Child psychiatrist Elizabeth Berger, author of Raising Kids With Character as saying, "If the mother is determined to pursue cosmetic surgery, I think it's terribly important to discuss it with the child." But she says the book is incomplete. She wishes that the mom had just said something like, "This is silly, but I really want it anyway. That is more honest and more helpful to the child."
Society's role in body image, in fact body image period, isn't addressed in My Beautiful Mommy. Saulzhauer concedes that body image is an important issue, but says, "this book was only intended to give moms who have already decided that they wanted to have cosmetic surgery a creative way for communicating with their child. Depending on the age of the child, this book could create a good segue to discuss other issues."
What about the book's mommy returning home after her surgery wearing only diminutive bandages and a smile? We see none of the drains, bloody gauze, or pain that comes along with recovering from invasive cosmetic procedures. To this, Salzhauer responds, "Although everyone heals differently, this book serves to prepare the child for mommy's recovery and what 'generally' will happen such as mommy having bandages and the need to rest in bed."
Salzhauer says that healing from cosmetic surgery is a process in which the whole family is involved. "For many mothers, their feelings are attached to their children's so it is important that I understand that relationship, how the surgery may affect it and how I can help. A surgeon's job does not begin and end in the operating room."
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Ok, my tranny line broke, so i took a rubber hose and hosed it off between 2 ends, and i took hose clamps to try and tighten em down, when i did every hose clamp i put on there broke, so i took and tightened it up asfar as i thought the hoseclamp would go before it broke, and fluid still comes out....i dunno what to do is there any other sudgestions other than buying a new tranny line??
You can buy an industrial hose clamp for hydraulic hoses, but I would still replace the line. Its cheap and not that hard to do.
You could put a small flare on each end of the steel line you are trying to join. This will help prevent the rubber hose from coming off and/or leaking.
As mentioned above buy a quality hose clamp, the sheap ones do not take much to strip/break.
I've used rubber hose to patch tranny lines and install coolers a bunch of times. Never had one that couldn't be sealed with just a hose clamp, there's not any real pressure in the lines. You might check the lines/cooler for a kink/restriction somewhere causing a build up of pressure.
i dunno, but now its breakin the hoses.............im about to blow the ***** up, im tired of workin on it........arhdsjfhjsfhdskfhds
The cooler lines in a tranny can run 40-60 psi in them depending on the tranny, shift mods , etc.
I've seen 100 psi in our race trannys cooler system on our tranny dyno
Dont worry how old you are... it is the mileage on your body that adds up.
It just cost a few bucks to replace the line and do it right. You must have a vibration or shaking that broke it , zip tie them together might help.
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If you are not using high pressure hose of the right size, it will leak. Your best bet is to replace the line or atleast use a compression union to repair the line.
I have rebuilt alot of burned up trans due to cooler line leaks that were "patched" with rubber hoses that leaked. It is alot cheaper to replace the line than the trans.
Yeah, and I've never used rubber hose on tranny lines and they will always leak.
Jeeze guys, give me a break......
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The rubber hose should work. If not you can get a 5/16 union for metal line from a parts house. Be sure to check your cooler flow when you get the line repaired. If the rubber hose isn't holding it may be building to much pressure in the cooler line, if the cooler itself is plugged. Good Luck!
You might try bypassing your cooler by unhooking it and using your rubber line and clamp connections to couple the lines together and see if it still leaks. Then you'll know if the trouble is in the cooler, or somewhere else. If it still leaks then inspect the lines for mashed places or kinks.
You could take the lines off at each end and blow through them to see if they are plugged. Same for the cooler. If everything is open, then use compression fittings and steel pipe the same as a brake line repair.
Look for vibrating or moving lines with the motor running.
If you blow a line after checking everything, then the pressure is way to high and the problem would have to be internal in the transmission.
You might talk to a transmission shop manager and see if they've had similar problems.
Good luck..............................
I've used rubber hoses to patch lines in the past , but I had put 2 new clamps on each end of the hose (total of 8). your dealing with a lot of line pressure.
Try this: go to the parts store and buy a section of the appropiate size metal line and buy two compression fittings. You'll know what to do then. Its a better fix than using rubber tranny line.
I have had high-pressure tranny lines on my car since '99 and have had no problems at all.
Maybe cause my setup is not high-performance at all but srictly stock.
Good luck
Malibu If you have a small airport or aircraft parts supplyer around you try them for the hose's for the tranny or any other line that needs a high pressure line. I use them for the gas and tranmission line.They work great and are of better made than what could be found in a auto part store.
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I own an '80 malibu, did exactly the same thing, guess what. Didn't work. Just buy new lines. You'll save yourself alot of trouble in the end. They're comparitively cheap anyways, and if you don't want to end up with a piece of junk after any work you've done it's best to just do the job right without any mickey-mousing. (trust me, i learned the hard way with my malibu)
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Los Angeles-based Boingo Wireless is continuing to build out its network of airport Wi-Fi access points, saying this morning that it has linked a deal to add its services to two airports in Rome. Boingo said that it will provide its managed Wi-Fi at the Fiumicino and Ciampino airports, through a deal with Aeroporti di Roma (ADR). Financial terms of the deal were not announced. Boingo said the deal comes on top of two, existing airport Wi-Fi locations in Italy. Boingo provides unified access to a network of Wi-Fi access points international, through both its own network as well as those of its partners. Boingo said it now manages its own Wi-Fi network in more than 60 airports worldwide.