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I want to make a completely ranged dps character, what would be the best power/weapon set to use ?
my vote is for gadgets. i ran one for a long time and i loved it, either use dual pistol or bow. i personally think rifle is totally garbage, i just recently started trying it out again but it still doesnt seem good. the reason i say gadgets is cuz my entire load out was clippable and mixing in the bow/pistols with intimidation is a great combo. but other than gadgets, id say Hard light, or fire. dont have any advice on those since i dont play hardlight and my fire is a tank
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For a 14-year-old, Derek Williams doesn't watch a whole lot of television. And when he does, he tunes almost exclusively to one station. One might hazard a guess: Nickelodeon, maybe? MTV? ESPN?
Nope. Derek's focus is on the Food Network.
The Shadyside High School freshman was channel-surfing two years ago when he landed on a cooking show and found he "couldn't stop watching," he said. His favorite chefs include Michael Symon, Tyler Florence, Bobby Flay and Guy Fieri.
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Derek Wiliams, 14, of Shadyside mixes up a batch of banana chocolate chip muffins.
(Incidentally, he also watches "Man V. Food" on the Travel Channel. Inspired by the eating feats on the show, he entered and won second place at a wing-eating contest at River City Ale Works this year, gobbling 39 wings in 15 minutes. The winner ate 40.)
As with many a Food Network fan, it wasn't long before Derek's interest moved from the couch to the kitchen. He jumped right in and started cooking meals for the whole family, which includes mom Dena Porter, step-dad Adrian Porter and siblings David, 11; Dylan, 8 and Maria, 1. His preferred cooking style is grilling; his specialty is steak.
But he also found he likes to bake, a joy he discovered this summer as a vendor at the Ohio Valley Farmers' Market in Bellaire on Saturdays. He has a business name, DK Bakes, and a sign to make it official.
He offers market patrons a variety of baked goods each week, such as french bread, oatmeal bread, chocolate chip and oatmeal raisin cookies, and cupcakes.
"Oh, and apple and blueberry pies," Derek added. And does he make his crusts from scratch? "Sure," he said, "it's not that hard."
"Derek seems very intent on becoming a chef, and I am quite impressed by his commitment to being at the market almost every Saturday this season," said Susan West of Lone Oak Farms, one of the market organizers. "When Chef Gene Evans (of West Virginia Northern Community College's culinary arts program) made his first appearance at our market, I made it a point to introduce Derek to Gene. You would have thought the boy had died and gone to heaven. He was obviously excited, especially when Gene invited him to tour the culinary arts department at WVNCC."
West also commented on Derek's offerings.
"I have had (Derek's) French bread and chocolate chip cookies. Both were good, but my absolute favorite is the chocolate zucchini cake! Yum!" West said via e-mail.
"I really like the farmers' market because I think it's a good way to bring people together," Derek said. "I think (the patrons) are really interested in getting food from a teenager. ..." He has met the various farmers, and bought ingredients from them, too. He raved about sausage and lamb steak he purchased from Eric Riggle of Crossroads Farm in St. Clairsville. And, yes, he enjoyed meeting Chef Gene.
Derek said he has earned an average of $30 profit each week, and he sinks most of it into savings for a one-day baking class at Enrico Biscotti Co. in the Strip District of Pittsburgh.
Any parent whose child shows even a hint of interest in something knows it ought to be encouraged, and so Dena has encouraged Derek.
"We kind of plan the meals together, what we're going to do. He helps me on a daily basis and can do whatever I ask him," she said. "And he's taught me a thing or two with watching that Food Network. He's like, 'Let's do it this way.'"
He does the cooking for all the special occasions, and recently baked and decorated a pink, green and purple butterfly cake for his sister's first birthday party.
"They usually like the testing of my food," Derek said. "They always compliment me." He added his siblings get frustrated they can't eat what he bakes for the farmers' market, so he usually makes extra for them.
On his birthday and at Christmas, Derek's wish list includes cookbooks, small appliances and kitchen gadgets. For example, he has received a knife set, a deep fryer and all sorts of utensils. He bought a pasta maker with his own money, and has enjoyed making his own pasta with sauce and meatballs, entirely from scratch.
He subscribes to Food Network magazine and searches the Internet for new recipes. For his birthday last year, his dad and step-mother, who live in Columbus, presented him with a signed copy of Symon's "Love to Cook" cookbook, now a prized possesion.
The family planted an herb garden this year, the bounty of which Derek has used in marinades, salad dressings and rubs.
"We're thinking about starting a garden next year," Dena said.
His signature dish - called D-Rockamo after his nickname - is sauteed beef tenderloins with red and yellow peppers and onions, and a sauce made of mayonnaise, honey, lemon juice, garlic and cayenne pepper.
"I just thought of it one day," he said.
While he isn't sure if wants to be a restaurant chef or a pastry chef, Derek already is looking into culinary schools to attend after high school, including the Culinary Institute of America in New York and the Art Institutes, either in Pittsburgh or California. He especially likes Italian cooking and hopes to visit Italy someday.
For now, he is looking forward to finishing out the farmers' market season and honing his skills in his high school cooking class this fall.
"I'm so glad he found something he loves to do," Dena said. "It's kind of hard at that age -if you're not athletic, you're not in the 'in' crowd. ... His one friend is big into football. (Derek) doesn't want to play football, he just wants to cook for the team!"


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Use google chrome to see question.Show transcribed image text A laser diode has the band diagram as shown in Fig. la below. There are wide-bandgap p and n "barrier" regions and a narrow-gap "well" region that is undoped. The well has width Lwell = 200 nm. The barrier regions have bandgap Eg1. = 1.6 eV with Nc = Nv = 3.0e19. The narrow bandgap region has Eg2 = 0.8 eV with Nc = Nv = 1.0e19. The step heights in the valence and conduction bands are both 0.4 eV at the boundary between well and barrier. Both well and barrier regions have electron & hole mobilities mun = 1000 cm2/Vs and mu P = 500 cm2/Vs, respectively. In the wide gap quasi-neutral regions far from the junction, Ef - Ei = 0.6 eV on the n side and Ef - Ei = -0.5 eV on the p side. Calculate the doping levels on the n and p sides to +/- 2%. Now assume p and n barrier doping levels Na = Nd = 1e18, respectively (you might have found something different). Calculate the built in potential Vo as if the diode were an abrupt junction. On separate graphs, sketch the following quantities: charge density p, electric field epsilon, and electric potential phi. Indicate the undoped well region in your sketches. Be sure to label the n and p sides of the graph. Under forward bias the band diagram and carrier density is shown qualitatively in Fig. 1b below. The carrier gradients for n and p are 1e22 cm-4 and 2e22 cm-4, respectively. Calculate the current density in the barriers on the n and p sides. (Assume the total electric field in the barriers is small enough to be taken as approximately zero.) What is the separation in quasi Fermi levels Fn - Fp required to obtain net optical gain in the narrow-gap well region? What are the corresponding carrier densities in the wells nwell pwell? (Just use the closed-form expressions from class to derive an answer, even though they aren't strictly applicable in this case.)


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23/01/2012, South of Miyakojima Island
At midday on 23rd January, Fujin was just south of Miyakojima Island - this group of islands marks the western extremity of the Japanese archipelago. Fujin covered around 145 miles in the last 24 hours, for an average speed of around 6 knots.
I was not able to speak to Ivan today - he has the satellite phone on for one hour from noon to one. I hope to catch him tomorrow. However, weather looks settled so they should be fine.
The picture above is of the repair to the main sail - basically reinforcing the leach line.
I have received the bill from Ginowan Marina - Y21,000 for sail repair, 223 litres of diesel at Y116/l (relecting a lot of motoring given that the genoa was out of combat for much of the leg) and Y2,100 per night for the marina. The swivel plus installation was Y152,000... Let's hope the next stop is not so expensive!!
22/01/2012, Southern tip of Okinawa
Fujin and crew departed Ginowan Marina at 0800 this morning and are now passing the southern tip of Okinawa in good winds and making consistent 7 knots.
They have decided to lay a course direct to Brunei rather than for Hualien in Taiwan. This is because winds are good and in the right direction, so there is little point in stopping in Taiwan after 2 days. They expect to pass through the Luzon Strait and into the South China Sea on Tuesday 24th.
The genoa swivel was replaced yesterday and the crew sensibly decided on a morning - daylight - departure rather then during the night after a long day sorting out the genoa.
The mainsail was also repaired - the sail loft added some 3 metres of reinforcement along the leach of the sail to prevent a recurrence. I have a photo of the repair and will post this in a future blog for those interested.
The crew had a good time in Okinawa, enjoyed much local hospitality including island tours, etc. They even ran into Miura-san, the previous owner of Fujin....
At the moment. it looks like an arrival in Singapore on 10th February and a departure on 12th, after obtaining permits from the Thai embassy there. I still plan to join them so let's hope all goes well and they have fair passage!
16/01/2012, Ginowan Marina, Okinawa
Fujin arrived into Ginowan Marina shortly after 1500 today.
Ihara-san has taken a look at the swivel and we need a new one. He has found one in Osaka and it will take 2 days to get it down to Okinawa and a third day to fit it. It is not a straightforward job as he will need to use a halyard to brace the mast, slacken the backstay and then release the forestay. He can then slip the new swivel into place.
Skipper Ivan thinks that we could make do with refitting the circlip on the existing swivel but given that he has a 1,700 nm leg ahead of him, I think it makes sense to go with the rigger's advice.
There is also a 15cm tear in the mainsail just behind the luff - this happened early this morning when the crew were taking down the sail to run with bare poles. Ihara-san will take the sail tomorrow and fix this as well.
Customs and Immigration will visit them tomorrow so they need to stay in the marina until then.
So the crew can relax for a couple of days - I suspect that they will be in port until Thursday night or Friday morning. Hopefully the weather will be more cooperative on leg 2!
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16/01/2012, 21 nm north of Naha
At 1100, Fujin was around 21 miles north of Naha. Winds were in the 55 to 60 knot range all morning (ie Violent Storm/Force 11 on Beaufort Scale) and the crew is running under bare poles and towing lines in order to slow the yacht and gain control.
When I spoke to Ivan at 1100, winds had moderated somewhat to 48 knots. Am now in contact with the yacht via mobile phone as they are close enough to land.
They will try to put into Ginowan Marina provided that they can enter safely. They can then meet Iraha-san to fix the genoa furler problem. Iraha-san is at the marina now awaiting their arrival.
If they cannot enter the Marina, they will carry on down to Naha Port and moor there for the night.
We've spoken to Customs & Immigration and they are happy for Fujin to clear in and out from Ginowan Marina instead of Naha Port, so this would be the easier option, swell permitting.
I will update again later once Fujin is safely moored.
15/01/2012, 140 miles NW of Naha, Okinawa
At noon on 15th January, Fujin was about 140 miles from Naha which is on the southwest end of Okinawa Island - see the map above.
I just spoke to Ivan - all is well and they are continuing to motor sail. There is some current against which is slowing progress and speed over the ground is around 5 knots.
The winds are around 35 knots right now with waves less than 2 metres. Some light rain showers for the last 2 days.
The idea is to pass north of Okinawa and then run down the coast with the wind behind. They probably need to check in first at Naha port before heading over to Ginowan Marina to meet with Iraha-san and fix the genoa furler.
ETA Naha is 1600 tomorrow...
14/01/2012, 230 nautical miles NW of Naha
Noon, day 5 has Fujin around 230 miles NW of Naha, for a 24 hour run of about 135 miles - slowed a little by taking time out to go up the mast and try to fix the furler but reasonably consistent given they are motor sailing with almost no wind right now.
The picture is a file photo of Fujin's Profurl furler top swivel which is causing the crew a problem - Fujin's sailmaker, Taro Tokano of Quantum in Misaki, had this picture in his file!
The crew were able to retrieve the genoa halyard this morning and the problem seems to be that a circlip on the top swivel has come loose and needs to be reattached. I don't have any circlip pliers on board and they have tried unsuccessfully to reattach it using screwdrivers.
So looks like they will need to put into Ginowan Marina near Naha and see Iraha-san who is the rigger there. He has been recommended by Taro-san so hopefully it will be a quick fix.
It's also possible that the circlip is worn and needs to be replaced - we will see if we can get the spare part just in case....
I suspect the crew is looking forward to a nice cold beer or two in Naha right about now!


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Yu-Na Kim won the ladies event at Skate America in Lake Placid while ice dancers Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto also climbed to the top of the podium. It was the second gold medal on the Grand Prix Series this season for the South Korean superstar and American ice dancers.
Kim earned $18,000 and a place in the Grand Prix Final. Belbin and Agosto split that amount and also found their ticket to Tokyo punched.
In the ladies free skate, the big story was American Rachael Flatt who claimed the silver behind Kim but won the free skate. Julia Sebestyen of Hungary took the bronze.
Performing to "Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini" by Sergei Rachmaninov, Flatt reeled off a number of impressive triple jumps. She landed a triple flip-triple toe loop combination, a triple Lutz, loop, triple Lutz-double toe, triple flip-double toe-double loop and a triple Salchow. She also earned a level four for two spins.
Her last combination spin didn't receive credit though, as the caller identified two separate spins because Flatt re-centered too far apart after a change of direction.
Flatt scored a season best 116.11 points to rank first in the long program. Overall she totaled 174.91 points to finish second. "I skated a clean program except for the last spin, which I did not get credit for. But I landed all my jumps. It was a great program, and I enjoyed every minute of it," she said.
Kim collected 111.70 points (51.18 element score/61.52 program component score) and ranked second in the free skate. Overall though she easily claimed the title with a competition mark of 187.98 points. "I was too nervous today. I skated last and I had a perfect short program, so I felt the pressure," she said.
Kim opened her routine to "Concerto in F" by George Gershwin with a triple Lutz-triple toe loop combination. She ran into trouble after as she under-rotated the toe loop and stepped out of it. Kim then fell on a triple flip that was downgraded. "My first two jumps were weird and my body got tense. When I miss a jump, I try to refocus, but I didn't do it this time," the 19-year-old explained.
She did rally to pull off a double Axel-double toe-double loop, a double Axel-triple toe loop, a triple Salchow and a double Axel. The reigning World Champion received a level four for two spins and the spiral sequence and a level three for the combination spin and the footwork.
Sebestyen gave a solid performance to a medley of music by Raul di Blasio. Her program included four triple jumps and a double Axel as well as a flying combination spin that was graded a level four. However, she doubled the second Lutz and singled two Axels.
The 2004 European champion earned 100.49 points (47.13/53.36), which was a season best, and accumulated 159.03 points overall. She returned to the podium at a Grand Prix event after three years. "I am happy that I was able to concentrate again after the good short program. After Moscow (Rostelecom Cup), I've worked a lot on my free skating. I was a little tired in the middle of the program, but then I pulled myself together, because I knew that the triple toe-double toe at the end is a bonus jump," Sebestyen said.
Fumie Suguri (JPN) came in fourth. She landed a triple Lutz-double toe (but got an edge deduction), a triple flip and three double Axels (148.99 points). Elena Glebova (EST) finished fifth. The highlight of her performance was a triple toe-triple toe combination (148.71 points).
Kim took 15 points and now tops the Grand Prix standings with 30 points. Flatt (13 points) now has 22 and will have to see if that is enough to qualify for the Grand Prix Final. Sebestyen (11 points) got 16 points from her two events.
Belbin and Agosto (USA) danced to victory as they led form wire to wire. Below them, the standings shuffled. Italy's Anna Cappellini and Luca Lanotte edged out Alexandra Zaretski and Roman Zaretski of Israel by less than one point to take the silver medal. Zaretski and Zaretski captured the bronze.
Belbin and Agosto turned in a solid performance of their lyrical dance to "Ave Maria" and "Amen" that was highlighted by beautiful lifts such as a serpentine lift and a curve lift. The current World silver medalists picked up a level four for all their lifts, the twizzles and the spin. They earned 95.62 points (46.90 element score/48.72 program component score) which added up to a total of 195.85 points.
"This has been a very exciting competition. It was a lot of fun to skate here in Lake Placid, so historic. Once again we felt like we were able to execute all three segments of the competition really well. Today was little bit hard," Agosto said.
Cappellini and Lanotte gave a passionate performance to "Requiem for a Dream." The Italians routine was highlighted by a straight-line lift in a low position with her balancing in front of him and a one-armed rotational lift. Cappellini and Lanotte picked up a season best 85.73 points (43.60/42.13). They were ranked second in the free dance but overall moved up from third to second at 171.86 points, just 0.09 points ahead of Zaretski and Zaretski.
It was the Italian team's second silver medal on the Grand Prix circuit this season and has most likely qualified for the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final for the first time in their career. "We are definitely excited about our result," Cappellini noted. "We were not expecting this (to make the final). We've worked hard this year and this is a reward for our work. I can't even feel the happiness yet, it's a big thing. (The Grand Prix Final) is a very special competition. We'll be there for the first time and we want to be up for the challenge."
Skating to "Schindler's List", Zaretski and Zaretski produced a technically demanding yet flowing dance. They improved their season best score, and pulled up from fourth to third at 171.77 points. "We skated very well. This was one of our best free dances," Roman Zaretski said. "This is our first medal (at the Grand Prix), so I have no words. We are still shocked! It was a big surprise."
Jana Khokhlova and Sergei Novitski (RUS) slipped from second to fourth. Several elements in their routine to "Meadowlands" received low levels (168.25 points). Kimberly Navarro and Brent Bommentre (USA) finished fifth with an elegant dance to "One" by U 2.
Belbin and Agosto earned 15 points and now proceed to the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final with the maximum of 30 points. Cappellini and Lanotte (13 points) have 26 points, which should be enough to make the Final. Zaretski and Zaretski (11 points) collected 18 points from their two events.


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Please help me understand, why buy a carbon bike?
Sure, the Pro's ride them, but if your a recreational rider, even a serious one, I still don't understand the rational for buying a carbon bike.
I've read comments and threads on carbon bikes, seen the pictures of cracked frames, and understand the idea of lighter, faster and ride comfort, except steel and Ti can achieve similar performance, carbon bikes just don't add up.
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This is cycling advocacy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1d1gaRQ2ZM
So is this: http://www.railstotrails.org/resourc...A_20081020.pdf
They can't write me a ticket for riding my bicycle anywhere in this state. A bicycle is a vehicle, by state law, and I have a right to ride on any public roadway, where ever I want, except where specifically prohibited (such as closed roads, sidewalks, etc...). I also have the same responsibilities, and will be ticketed, or arrested for breaking the laws and statutes. I don't agree with all the laws in Ga., but I will say this for them....When they make a law, they enforce it, and do so fairly. It applies to everyone equally.
Austin's police department has stated that about 1% of the tickets they give out are to cyclists. (And yes, I imagine that very few of these are for speeding.)
I could look up what percentage of the tickets that APD gives out are for speeding but even if I assume it's 30% that's only a 30:1 ratio here, not 10,000:1.
I see the smilie so I imagine you're being facetious ... but even so, I thought this was worth mentioning.
That 1% of tickets in Austin seems way high (I'd have to see a citation for that). And Austin is one place. That is, if it's really that high in Austin, it doesn't mean it's that high everywhere.
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it's one half of a percent of all citations, not one percent.
But even if Austin's percentage is quadruple the national average, and running with my 30% guess ... that's still only a 240:1 ratio, still somewhat short of 10,000:1.
And this particular thread is only six months old ... so "old", not "OLD" or "OLD" or "OLD".
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Compared to what?So, it's a factor of 200. That's huge!
Cars outnumber cyclists about 50:1 in this town (the cyclist modal share is 2% here lately according to the city), so it shouldn't surprise you that there's more speeding tickets than cyclist tickets. What was the point of that ("obvious exaggeration") statistic anyways?
Also note that the 240:1 figure was assuming that the national average was 4x Austin (which was a wild ass guess) -- if 30% of the tickets that APD writes in Austin are for speeding (another wild ass guess, but if we include tickets for things like inspection and tags, and I suspect that APD does when they count their tickets, I suspect that the percentage is probably less than that) then the Austin figure is 60:1.
And yet you have your citation. If you don't like it, take it up with Acevedo. As you said, it's a college town, and we have more cyclists than most other cities for that and perhaps other reasons.0.5% still seems oddly large.
Given the 2% and 0.5% figures ... it does say that motorists get cited 4x as often as cyclists here, if we take the modal share at face value. Though I wonder if that also includes things that cyclists never get cited for like license/registration/inspection/insurance. Pulling over one car one time can result in a ticket for no insurance, no inspection, expired tags, no license ... and running a stop sign, where the cyclist is only eligible for the latter. I wonder if that's part of the difference -- after all, I know a significant number of moving violations also come with something else -- expired tags or inspection or no insurance being the most common -- but I don't know the exact percentage. I
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It's still open, isn't it? What have you got against others continuing a discussion? If it bugs you, then just ignore it.
And I mildly take exception to the characterization that I might be a felon. That was uncalled for. I am a pro musician, and I travel a lot, mostly to places without an internet connection, or the time to use one. So when I get some time off, it takes me a bit to catch up. As far as I know, there is no law against that.
Since there have been a few replies after mine, It seems others also do not mind continuing the discussions. Are they at fault as well?
Interesting points. I think you are on to something there. A motor vehicle can be cited for a multitude of violations that do not effect bicyclists. One traffic stop could result in 5 or more separate citations being issued (in theory, anyway)....so, if we go by the raw number of citations, without regard to how many traffic stops were involved, you would probably get a very inflated figure that could be somewhat misleading. You would really need all the information to make a proper evaluation. That could be a tough job.
Actually I like to read the results of old threads. Threads are posted when things happen such as a cyclist getting a ticket they shouldnt have. We are then left hanging as to the out come. Court cases take a long time unfortunately.
The bottom line here is I like to hear the final outcome.
And, even being a member since 2008, you didn't know the answer to this question?
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Your "200 times more" statistic actually makes my case.
The 240:1 (not 200:1, by the way) was given as a possiblity, but not supported by statistics. You're welcome to support it on your own, however.
You estimate 10,000, I calculate 60, and then you expected the 60?It doesn't surprise me at all. The "10,000" comment makes it very clear that I expected it.
It seems that you think that 1) motorists greatly outnumber cyclists (true -- here the ratio is 50:1, in some other places it's 100:1 or higher), and 2) police almost never cite cyclists (maybe where you live, but here it's not true.) That's the only way to come up with a ratio in the thousands.
Yes, police write more tickets for speeding (mostly to drivers of motor vehicles, though occasionally a cyclist gets one) than they write to cyclists. But the ratio must be somewhere around 100:1 rather than 10,000:1.
Police write enough tickets to cyclists that they should have at least a passing familiarity with the relevant laws, or should know to look up the laws when needed.
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Math.Round(34.425, 2, MidpointRounding.AwayFromZero) should equal 34.43 however, it equals 34.42.
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Considering weaning my 10 week old due to very new nagging thoughts of being really fat.
I have had a great experience breastfeeding. I love the time and the closeness I have with my son, but I'm kinda freaked out because I am being really emotionally abusive to myself over the baby weight. I had no issues with the weight gain in my first pregnancy, but I saw myself in the full length mirror in just my b-day suit, and broke down in tears for hours the other day. I feel so guilty for wanting to quit breastfeeding to be able to essentially starve myself into weight loss. I'm really not sure what's going on, just wondering if other moms have felt this way. Also just to add, I am 5'5" and 160, which is honestly totally fine health wise. My husband thinks I look fine, we aren't having a lot of sex but he also works almost 12 hours a day, and frankly I don't want to have sex while I feel so poorly about myself. Also ladies, don't hate! If you don't have anything helpful or kind to say, just bite your tongues. Really feeling crummy any encouragement will help!
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I think if you want to wean you can, but I don't think it's what you want to do based on what you typed. You can exercise and such while breastfeeding, but just don't do anything too rash. Breastfeeding also burns a lot of calories. I think you should just think it over really closely before you immediately quit.posted 04/26/2011 by Crystal328
I'm sorry you feel so bad, I can totally relate. But remember, you JUST had a baby. 10 weeks is nothing in terms of postpartum weight loss - really. The good thing about breastfeeding for most people is that the weight comes off slowly but steadily without you having to starve yourself or restrict yourself at all. You are burning extra calories while doing nothing but bonding with your baby! Of course you can wean if that's what you really want to do, but it sounds like you love breastfeeding. Besides, starving yourself may not be the best way to lose weight anyway, since it can be harder to keep off if you lose it that way and then start eating halfway normally again plus don't have as many exercise options due to having two small kids. Why don't you look into something like Weight Watchers that has programs that accomodate breastfeeding moms? If you lose 1-2 pounds a week, which is healthy and safe, you can continue breastfeeding and can be down 20 pounds in just 2.5 months. GL!posted 04/26/2011 by a BabyCenter Member
I would keep at the breastfeeding and the weight will come off. Eat small healthy meals often and once the baby starts making huge groth spurts around 6 months- you will shrink really quickly if you are exclusively breastfeeding. I think it is easy to get disappointed around 10 weeks because the babies are small, you are still bloated and they are nursing often but not lots of milk. Imagine how much more milk (calories) they will consume by 6-7 months! I also did stairs and walks with my daughter in a bjorn- nothing too crazy. Now she is two and I am skinnier than in highschool yet eat plenty (and still night nurse.) Good luck!!posted 05/24/2011 by a BabyCenter Member
if you want to quit then quit that completely a personal choice, but you have to remember that is might no come off as easy as you think, and b/f does burn those extra 500 calories, you can start working out while breastfeeding, that would help the weight...... they say a year up year down, my youngest is almost a year and I'm still not back, probably never will be just how it is for moms, but I'm good with thatposted 04/26/2011 by a BabyCenter Member
I am related to you. my bb is 6 months old, i am breastfeed so i can lose some weight. unfortunately i gain weight that's why i want to wean my bb so i can stick on my diet. i am 5'7 weight 160, i feel bad about my self. ny husband call me cow. if you feel that;s the best thing to do to find your self do it, but remenber babies are born to breasfeed. good luckposted 05/04/2011 by tamacamy
I went through the same thing when i had my son 10 1/2 months ago.. but actually im still breastfeeding compared to my friend that isnt and ive lost a WHOLE lot more weight then she has thanks to breast feeding you burn over 2000 calories a day from breast feedingposted 05/23/2011 by Alice19
KEEP BREASTFEEDING!!! 1. It is amazingling great for baby, nutrionally and emotionally for both of you. 2. You burn something like 500 calories when you are exclusivly breastfeeding! I gained a ton of weight when I got pregnant with my 1st (giving into all my pregnancy cravings wasn't exactly a great idea) :) I have lost 70 of the 90 pounds I gained, baby is now 13 months and we are still nursing, although no longer exclusivley of course... But with excersise and a healthy diet you will be well on your way to losing all of those baby pounds!!! I know how you feel though because I was the same way when I started out and I just stuck it out for baby (and bills!) And I was very surprised with how fast the wieght came off! So hang in there...:) GOOD LUCK!!!posted 06/03/2011 by Sethsmommy1011
I can honestly tell you I know how you feel and I feel better knowing I'm not the only one who felt this way. My son is now 15 months and I struggled just like you. I am still uncomfortable about my body and that will probably never change. Listen to your hubby. Your beautiful as are the rest of us women whose bodies have been transformed from childbaring. It will get better I promise. What I do is i go get a new haircut when I'm feeling frumpy. Its a welcoming change. Go for a walk and take in the fresh air for 30 mins a day! Don't beat yourself up. Go let loose with your hubby and let it all go!posted 07/26/2011 by sarah_poppe
i know this thread is a little old but hang in there! Breast feeding is how I lost my baby weight! You burn a ton of calories breast feeding. Also you only need to eat an extra 200 calories a day if you're breast feeding. If you combine breast feeding with eating right and exercising you'll be in great shape in no time!posted 07/27/2011 by a BabyCenter Member
Please continue breastfeeding it will help take the wieght off!!! I am 10 pound under my prepregancy weight due to breatsfeeding. Trust me not eating will not help you loose weight. Eat healthy, exercise and continue to breasfeed. It is so good for the baby. I am going into month 3!!posted 11/05/2012 by a BabyCenter Member
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FYI, it is usually safe to just re-run the upgrade and apt will continue where it left off when the process died due to disconnection. However...
A GNU Screen Primer:
When ssh'ing into a remote server and starting a long-running process in the foreground, it is best practice to use GNU Screen. Screen provides a virtual terminal that continues running even if your ssh connection is lost.
Install screen:
Run screen:
After running screen you will get a command line prompt as with a normal terminal. You can then run the upgrade from inside screen:
To understand how this works, "detach" screen by pressing Ctrl+a, d. This will return you to the non-screen terminal. You can see the list of running screens with
If you only have one screen running, you can reattach it with:
(This detaches screen in case it is attached elsewhere, and reattaches it to the terminal you are currently running.)
Typically you cannot scroll 'normally' from within screen without some extra setup. To scroll within screen, press Ctrl-Esc to enter cursor mode. You can then scroll down and up with j and k. Press Esc again to exit cursor mode.
There are many more resources on the net available for additional screen functions. It is an invaluable standard tool for system administration.
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In addition to doublerebel's answer, I noticed an alternative today.
I went to bed last night after starting an upgrade over SSH. I stupidly forgot to start it in
I was just about to start researching
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France "will have no more contact with Syria... until we have proof of Syrian willingness to let Lebanon appoint a president by consensus," said French President Nicolas Sarkozy, AFP reports.
Sarko has ruffled some Arab feathers by showing friendship for Israel and condemning terrorist regimes like Syria, which is more like a mafia family than a government. However, he still may have his work cut out for him.
As Soner Cagaptay argues in the new inFocus Quarterly, which examines the Islamist threat in Europe, Sarko's Turkey policy may need some fine tuning. Olivier Guitta also explains how there are Islamist businesses operating throughout France that require government scrutiny.
Still, Sarkozy should be lauded for taking his country's foreign policy in the right direction.
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I've got a range type defined as:
type 'a range = Full | Range of ('a * 'a)
However, I'd like to constrain 'a to be integer or float or char, with no other valid types for 'a.
Range(0,10) (* valid *)
Range(0.0, 10.0) (* valid *)
Range('a', 'z') (* valid *)
Range("string1", "string2") (* other types like this shouldn't type check *)
I figured that I could change my type definitions to:
type sequential = S_int of int | S_float of float | S_char of char ;;
type range = Full | Range of (sequential * sequential);;
However, this would then allow something like:
Range(S_int(0), S_float(10.0));; (* problem: mixes int and float *)
...but I want both components of Range to be the same type.
I suppose that another approach would be to create an int_range type, a float_range type, and a char_range type but I'm wondering if there's another way?


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The Policing Board agreed a policy on the possible forfeiture of a portion of police pension in respect of former police officers and members of the Full-Time Reserve who have committed a criminal offence.
The forfeiture provisions are contained in the PSNI and PSNI Reserve (Injury Benefits) Regulations 2006 and the Northern Ireland Office Policing Division Circular 18/2006 issued in December 2006. Click here to view a copy of the Policing Board's Forfeiture Policy.
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Iron Man 3 Stunt at Movie Theater Goes Wrong, Man in Body Armor with Fake Rifle, People Call 911
The staff of a Jefferson City, Missouri movie theater apologized Friday after pulling a stunt that was supposed to add entertainment to the movie going fans there that night.
They had an actor, wearing body armor and dressed in black, carrying a fake rifle walk in to the movie house.
This clearly was not a good move with people still fresh off of last summers Aurora,CO shootings that took place in the theater where "The Dark Knight Rises" was playing. He also was wearing full police body armor and killed 12 people that night.
The stunt occurred during a promotion for the movie "Iron Man 3" last weekend at the Goodrich Capital 8 Theaters in Jefferson City. Actors appeared at the theater, including some dressed as officers and one as Iron Man. Another actor was wearing what appeared to be assault gear and carrying a rifle.
Management of the Jefferson City theater apologized on the theater's Facebook page, saying it was meant to be part of the entertainment for the evening. They added that they had done similar dress-up promotions in the past for movie openings.
"We apologize and are sympathetic to those who felt they were in harm's way with our character promotion for Iron Man 3," the Friday posting read. "We didn't clearly tell our customers and some people didn't realize it was for entertainment purposes only."
The regional manager for Goodrich Quality Theaters, the chain that owns the Jefferson City cinema, was not returning phone calls to speak on the event.
Ten responding Police also angry as well, initially believing they were responding to a potential active shooting situation.
"Everything was in place - it's the opening night of a superhero movie, it's somebody walking in all-dark clothes - everything pointed to bad things about to happen," Capt. Doug Shoemaker told KMIZ-TV in Jefferson City. "There's really no good that can come of this."
Shoemaker added that it was a good thing off-duty officers weren't in the theater, because they may have confronted the actor, potentially creating a dangerous situation.
"It's an unfortunate lack of wisdom in this particular judgment that hopefully will never occur again," Shoemaker said.
"Security and safety for our customers in our number one priority," its Facebook posting read.
When done in good fun, things like this can add to the movie going experience, but unfortunately in this day and age, everything has to be clearly thought out and well communicated.


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Soon Duke Energy Corp. customers in Charlotte, North Carolina will be able to know the cheapest time to wash a load of laundry or even how much it costs to iron a shirt. Smart meter technology will give customers the information they need to make better decisions regarding their personal power consumption. Duke Energy is currently deploying smart meters in customers' homes and installing advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) technology to enable these informed consumer decisions. Smart meters work with AMI to provide two-way communications between consumer and utility provider. A central computer will process the transmitted data to reveal information about power consumption trends that Duke Energy can use in forecasting demand.
In the future Duke Energy is hoping the technology can be used to cycle on and off appliances within customers' homes that are equipped with special sensors enabling network manipulation.
Household appliances that require a lot of energy, like clothes dryers, being used during off-peak times would reduce a lot of stress on the local power grid and save Duke Energy money when power generation is not required to meet consumer demand. Customers would have the ability to opt-out of the automated system but may face a bill surcharge for doing so.
These plans are all implementations Duke Energy's Save-a-Watt energy efficiency strategy. The North Carolina Utilities Commission, the state energy regulatory committee, plans to review the strategy that provides a way for Duke Energy to realize profits by generating less electricity.
Save-a-Watt would keep Duke Energy from having to construct costly power generation plants in the future. Coal-fired plants, a major source of carbon emissions, provide for over half the energy to the utility's customers.
In a study released January 9 by the U.S. Department of Energy, the use of smart meters in 112 homes resulted in a 10% electric bill reduction as customers made better-informed decisions regarding their power consumption.
This week Duke Energy installation crews replaced traditional electric meters in a Charlotte neighborhood with smart meters from a manufacturing company based in San Jose, CA. The replacement is a simple process where the old meter is removed and replaced with a smart meter; requiring no further installation as the new meters are fully compatible with the system.
So far over 250 smart meters have been deployed and more are added each day. Immediate plans call for 7500 of the devices to be installed in the Charlotte area and all 4.3 million Southern Company customers to have smart meters online within the next five years. Southern Company is the parent company of Duke Energy.
According to another US Department of Energy study, the widespread installation of smart meters throughout the United States would result in a savings of $70 billion realized from reduced power grid infrastructure costs. The United States depends heavily on coal-fired plants for power generation. Not only would the US not have to build these power plants, but the carbon emissions that these plants would generate would never occur.
Plans are in place throughout the US to implement smart meter technology. According to Sam Lucero, a consultant for ABI Research based in Scottsdale, Arizona 45 million smart meters by be needed by 2011, only 3 years in the future. By the end of 2007, 15.8 million smart meters had already been installed and that number is expected to jump to 61 million in 2013, according to Lucero.
Duke Energy customers that choose to participate in the Save-a-Watt program would automatically be enrolled in a program that allows air conditioning to be cycled on and off during times of peak demand in the summer. Currently, energy customers in the area receive an $8 a month break on their bills for participating in a similar program that already allows the utility company to turn off their air conditioners but that price break will no longer be a part of the program. Customers will see their monthly bills reduced and it could add up to more than $8 a month, especially considering that in trial runs customers, on average, saw their bills reduced by over 10%.
Real-time monitors installed in customer homes in addition to the smart meters will allow for real-time monitoring of energy consumption by individual household appliances. Once consumers are able to process this information, they will make better decisions about energy consumption.


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Intrepid Foundation, subsidiary of the Australian tour company Intrepid, this year
started its Global Gifts program. Donors can purchase the charity equivalent of gift certificates for different types of contributions, from
Braille reading kits for Tibetan kids to a year's education for a
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I stumbled across this forum on the day it opened and I couldn't be more happy at is existence. I'll be here daily reading the golden nuggets from some incredible framebuilders.
I'm sure there are lots of closet wanabee framebuilders out there who, if everything (or sufficient things) were in place would love to build a frame. Are there any minimalist framebuilders out there who could give us at least a ray of hope by listing what's really necessary to build a frame?
Yes I know that probably the best single resource (other than kidnapping Sachs) would be the Paterek manual. I do have his early one which I bought in 1991! I've been thinking about this too long eh? I wonder if he takes trade-ins?


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The components of the Youth Employment Strategy that relate to official languages are Young Canada Works in Both Official Languages and Young Canada Works at Building Careers in English and French. Both are contained in the Community Life component of the Development of Official-Language Communities Program. The aim is to advance the skills and hands-on experience of young participants while encouraging their participation in the development of official-language minority communities.
- Young Canada Works in Both Official Languages aims to provide summer employment to students in their field of study in a second official language or in an official-language minority community where they will be able to use their first language.
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Hello - I'm hoping someone can provide some help with my heat pump issue. I'll try to explain it as best as I can.
This past summer we had a new 2-stage SEER 16 Heat Pump installed (not geothermal). We used to have a single zone in our townhouse but we had a second zone upstairs added. It has been working great till we switched over to heating now that the weather has turned colder. The heat pump heats both zones great and seems to be working well overall. The only problem is whenever it kicks on the unit outside is very noisy. It rattles rather loudly
then after a minute or two it quiets down and you really don't hear it running then. I had a contractor look at it and he explained from what I understand that the refrigerant is having to heat up quickly to get the heat pump running and that is very common. What's puzzling to me is since our heat pump is running fairly often with the cold weather I would think the refrigerant would keep warm and not have to heat up per se each time therefore causing the rattle. I had him check the unit's balance and that is fine too.
Can anyone give some feedback on this? Is this common? Can it be quieted? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Check the pump ignition system for problems, and make sure you don't have a tripped electrical circuit breaker or blown fuse. Check the thermostat to make sure it's working properly. Change the filter if it's dirty, and make sure there are no airflow blockages. If the air ducts are making noise when they expand and contract, you could try putting a dent in the side of the duct to make the surface more rigid. Rattles may be fixed by fastening loose parts, and if you're hearing squeaks inside the unit, you may need to replace or adjust the fan belt connecting the motor and the fan.
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First post here, just joined this excellent forum. First off, I wanted to thank this great tutorial for showing a total noob like me a good technique for creating simple tiles. As you can see from my work, I liked it so much that I almost felt it looked too damn similar But then, that's the point of tutorials, to learn, right?
Anyway, this is intended to be used in Maptool, hence the doors and some other objects (to be insterted inside a Maptool session) are missing. It's for a Dark Heresy (WH40k rpg) campaign, where the acolytes examine a eerily abandoned imperial com relay on an asteroid.
It's about 1/3 done, I should venture. All the objects (except the aquila, traced that one) are drawn by hand. Will hopefully post the whole thing when it's done, and maybe someone will find it useful/inspiring. I just want to pay back this forum for providing said inspiration!


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So the House has now passed a Cap & Trade bill. It is in reality a massive tax increase that is going to disproportionally damage the poorest in America (and the developing world if it is replicated abroad).
But this bill is much worse than a massive tax increase. Some taxes are on cigarettes or alcohol or other goods and services that certain people use and tax increases put pressure on those people and on that sector of the economy.
But this Global Warming (Cap & Trade) tax is a tax on everything everyone does. It will increase the price of food, fuel, transport and manufacturing driving jobs to low cost, high polluting centers such as India and China (and we mean genuine pollution, not CO2. Indian and Chinese power plants belch out black, black smoke unlike US plants which only emit steam).
If this bill passes in the Senate it means the American government and economy will have written the longest and perhaps most dishonest suicide note in history.
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A team of researchers at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP), in partnership with colleagues at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), have been awarded a $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). The grant is part of the Restorative Transplantation Research Cooperative Agreement (RTR) – a $9.3 million consortium led by researchers at Emory University provided through the DoD's Clinical and Rehabilitative Medicine Research Program. Grants awarded to the consortium will support research studies aimed at improving advanced transplant procedures for patients suffering traumatic injuries, such as limb loss and severe burns.
According to the American Society of Transplantation, over the last 10 years, more than 90 patients around the world have undergone procedures using vascularized composite allotransplantation (VCA), a highly specialized field of transplantation in which multiple tissues, such as muscle, bone, nerve and skin, are transplanted as a functional unit (e.g. a hand, or face). Of those receiving VCAs, 46 patients received 66 hand transplants, and 17 patients received face transplants. Together, these procedures have produced promising outcomes, allowing patients to regain functions vital to performing daily life activities. Given early success rates of VCA procedures, the ultimate goal for the studies funded under the new grant will be to elevate VCA to the level of an established therapy, thereby expanding the available options for patients with combat-related injuries who are in need of these complex procedures.
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In the early 60s, skiffle was not only a big craze in England, it hit Sweden pretty hard too. In a small town outside of Gothenburg, a 16-year old lad named Tommy Blom had just received a guitar from his parents. One day he met an old school chum, Anders Töpel, who also had a guitar, and who in turn knew a third guitar player, Danne Larsson. These three young boys started playing together, and soon a fourth member was added, Göran Lagerberg. On purpose they chose the "geeky" name Tages (from Danne's middle name) to make fun of all guitar based pop bands with their slick attitude and suits. Soon, however, the four youths decided to change their style, after having been introduced to the new "Mersey" sound. A drummer, Freddie Skantze, was added, and within a short time a reshuffle of the instruments followed. Lagerberg took up the bass, while Danne and Anders were to play rhythm and lead guitar respectively. This left Tommy as lead singer and tambourine player.
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Welcome to the forum, sign up and take your concealed carry class, learn all you can and become proficient with the weapon you select, there's a lot of responsibility that comes with carrying any weapon.
This is a discussion on Greetings from Upstate-Western NY(Buffalo) within the New Members Introduce Yourself forums, part of the DefensiveCarry.com Forum Office category; ...
Welcome to the forum, sign up and take your concealed carry class, learn all you can and become proficient with the weapon you select, there's a lot of responsibility that comes with carrying any weapon.
The first time you aren't armed and prepared may be the last time you wished you were.
Welcome from Montana.
When youre wounded and left on Afghanistans plains,
And the women come out to cut up what remains,
Just roll to your rifle and blow out your brains,
And go to your God like a soldier.
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Welcome from Tennessee!
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Welcome from Central California!
Lex et Libertas Semper Vigilo, Fortis, Paratus, et Fidelis!
"Not only do the people who put their lives on the line to protect the rest of us deserve better, we all deserve better than to have our own security undermined by those who undermine law enforcement." -Thomas Sowell
Hello from the Bluegrass.
Dogs offer one of the most stable and enduring friendships on this earth.
Willard Scott
welcome from s.e. michigan.
(SHERIFF BUFORD T. JUSTICE) "what the hell is
the world coming too"
Welcome to the forum from your Eastern neighbor in Rochester...