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The Calculus Diaries
The Calculus Diaries
How Math Can Help You Lose Weight, Win in Vegas, and Survive a Zombie Apocalypse
Penguin Books, Paperback, 9780143117377, 318pp.
Publication Date: August 31, 2010
Jennifer Ouellette never took math in college, mostly because she-like most people-assumed that she wouldn't need it in real life. But then the English-major-turned-award-winning-science-writer had a change of heart and decided to revisit the equations and formulas that had haunted her for years. The Calculus Diaries is the fun and fascinating account of her year spent confronting her math phobia head on. With wit and verve, Ouellette shows how she learned to apply calculus to everything from gas mileage to dieting, from the rides at Disneyland to shooting craps in Vegas-proving that even the mathematically challenged can learn the fundamentals of the universal language.
"If, like me, you love the neatness of calculus but never appreciated its applications or the colourful characters who have used it through history, then these diaries are well worth a read."
-New Scientist
"In The Calculus Diaries, science writer Jennifer Ouellette makes maths palatable using a mix of humour, anecdote and enticing facts...Using everyday examples, such as petrol mileage and fairground rides, Ouellette makes even complex ideas such as calculus and probability appealing."
"This dash through a daunting discipline bursts with wry wit. Ouellette uses differential equations to model the spread of zombies, and derivatives to craft the perfect diet. Sassy throughout, she reserves special barbs for subprime mortgage holders: "Chances are they weren't doing the math."
"The Calculus Diaries is a great primer for anyone who needs to get over their heebie-jeebies about an upcoming calculus class, or for anyone who's ever wondered how calculus fits into everyday life and wants to be entertained, too!"
-Danica McKellar, New York Times bestselling author of Math Doesn't Suck and Hot X: Algebra Exposed
"I haven't had this much fun learning math since I watched The Count on 'Sesame Street' when I was three. And the Count never talked about log flumes or zombies. So The Calculus Diaries wins the day."
-AJ Jacobs, author of The Know-it-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World
"Zombies? Surfing? Gambling? Nobody told me calculus could be like this. To my twelfth-grade math teacher: I demand a do-over!"
-Carl Zimmer, author of Parasite Rex and The Tangled Bank: An Introduction to Evolution
"Back in the day, when I was close to flunking out of calculus class because I couldn't understand why it was worth my valuable time to actually understand it, I needed someone like Jennifer Ouellette to gently explain how I wrong I was. She's like every English major's dream math teacher: funny, smart, infected with communicable enthusiasm, and she can rock a Buffy reference. In this book, she hastens the day when more people are familiar with an integral function than with Justin Bieber."
-Peter Sagal, host, NPR's "Wait, Wait Don't Tell Me," and author of The Book of Vice
"In this wonderful and compulsively readable book, Jennifer Ouellette finds the signature of mathematics -- and especially calculus, of course -- in the most unexpected places, the gorgeously lunatic architecture of Spain's Antonio Gaudi, the shimmering arc of waves on a beach. Just following her on the journey is the half the fun. But the other half is learning about the natural beauty and elegance of calculations. Ouellette's ever clear and always stimulating voice is a perfect match to the subject - and The Calculus Diaries is a tour de force."
-Deborah Blum, author of The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York
"As amusing as it is enlightening, The Calculus Diaries is no dry survey of abstractions. It's a guide to everyday life -- to car trips and roller- coaster rides, diet and exercise, mortgages and the housing bubble, even social networking. As Ouellette modestly recounts her own learning curve, she and her husband become characters alongside eccentrics such as Newton and Gaudi and William the Conqueror. Like a great dance teacher, Ouellette steers us so gently we think we're gliding along on our own."
-Michael Sims, author of Adam's Navel: A Natural and Cultural History of the Human Form
"Jennifer Ouellette's calculus confessional is a delight, and an example of the finest kind of science writing. Her book reveals to its readers the gritty inner workings of the most important idea humans have ever thought. (Yes, calculus is that big: it's all about understanding how things change in space and time, and there just isn't much more important than that.) Ouellette's wit, her elegant wielding of metaphor, and her passion for both math and funky culture produce this crucial insight: every equation tells a story, she says, and she's right, and the tales she tells here will captivate even the most math-phobic."
-Tom Levenson, author of Newton and the Counterfeiter
"Like the movies Batman Begins, Spider-Man, or Superman, The Calculus Diaries is the story of how an insightful, creative, and hard-working young person acquires superpowers and uses them for the benefit of society. Only this tale is true: Jennifer Ouellette can't fly or spin a web, but she can spin a yarn. The Calculus Diaries documents the author's seduction by mathematics and her conquering of it--Eureka!--to see the world with sharper vision. For too many people math, calculus in particular, is an albatross. But Ouellette reveals math for what it is, a powerful tool for solving problems and the exquisite language we use to describe nature. Reading this book will make you smarter. And more powerful."
-Eric Roston, author of The Carbon Age
"If you ever thought that math was useless, read this book. Want to survive a zombie attack? Win at craps? Beat a zombie at craps? Well, listen to Jennifer Ouellette. The math she describes might just be your best hope if you don't want your brains to be gobbled by the undead."
-Charles Seife, author of Zero: Biography of a Dangerous Idea
"A charming and gentle introduction to important mathematical concepts and their relevance to everyday life."
-Leonard Mlodinow, author of The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives
In her new book The Calculus Diaries, writer Jennifer Ouellette describes the development of calculus, from Archimedes to Newton, and shows how calculus is a part of everyday life -- from amusement park rides and Vegas craps tables, to dieting and figuring out gas mileage. More at NPR.org
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Thrall has been eagerly awaiting his first meeting with Daxe...oh, and he got to see the rest of the Purple Poxers.
And, sorry about changing the color for the last post; this one is much more readable on the black background.
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Great idea to pose with Thrall!
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That Ess likes her photo ops....
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Top performances of the '11 Truck Series season
December 17, 2011, Official Release, NASCAR.com
Every season since 2004, the over-40 crowd has hogged the championship spotlight in the Camping World Truck Series. But in 2011, Austin Dillon changed all of that. At 21 years, six months and 22 days, Dillon became the youngest champion in the 17-year history of the series, signaling a possible changing of the guard. Dillon was not alone in the young gun discussion, with the likes of Johnny Sauter, James Buescher and Timothy Peters all making a charge at the championship title. Throw in the addition of one of the strongest rookie classes in Truck Series history, and the series' future looks strong. There certainly were some outstanding performances that took place during the recently completed 2011 Truck season. The following is a look back at some of those standout performers and memorable races, as selected from discussions with the national series directors, competition department and NASCAR Integrated Marketing Communications managers. Top Drivers Austin Dillon -- No sophomore slump for Dillon, who followed up his 2010 rookie campaign with a Truck Series championship. Dillon, a native of Lewisville, N.C., at age 21 became the youngest by six years to win a title in the 17-year-old series. He's also the first North Carolina native to wear the crown and third former top rookie to capture an overall title. Dillon, under the leadership of crew chief Danny Stockman, proved his grit to succeed in a three-way championship struggle featuring another "young gun" Buescher and veteran Sauter. He chased down and passed Sauter, who dominated the series standings through much of the season. Dillon withstood the near miraculous comeback of Buescher, who'd handicapped himself by failing to qualify for the season's second race at Phoenix. Dillon won the pole at five venues (Daytona, Kansas, Nashville, LOR and Kentucky) this season -- more than any other competitor. His victory at Chicagoland in September was especially sweet, marking the first time Dillon had won with Kevin Harvick and Kyle Busch in the field. Ron Hornaday (Honorable Mention) -- When the first half of the season started with three finishes outside the top 25, many wrote Hornaday's winning ways off. He won at Texas in June and Atlanta in September. Then Hornaday captured his milestone 50th victory at Kentucky, followed with his first win at Las Vegas. More impressive, he won in two different Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevrolet trucks, the No. 2 and the No. 33, and won with a pair of different crew chiefs, Bruce Cook and Jeff Hensley. Hornaday became just the fourth driver to compete in at least 300 races. Video: Hornaday thanks the other owners and drivers at the banquet Comeback Driver of the Year Johnny Sauter -- This season was one of ups and downs, dominance and frustration for Sauter and his Ohio-based team. Sauter ranked no worse than second in the standings from March through the Labor Day weekend. He took the points lead for the first time in his career following a signature victory at Martinsville where he measured a solid field that included Busch and Harvick. From June through August, Sauter racked up a trio of second-place finishes at Kansas, Nashville and Bristol. Mechanical issues and several penalties, however, kept the points close and allowed 21-year-old rivals Dillon and Buescher to pressure Sauter. He made an impressive comeback, winning the season ending race at Homestead and finished second to Dillon in the standings by six points. Video: Sauter celebrates his second-place finish in the points James Buescher (Honorable Mention) -- Never give up is how Buescher -- who finished third in the series standings -- will remember his 2011 Truck Series season. Buescher qualified second and finished ninth in the season opener at Daytona. A week later, he wasn't fast enough to make the field in Phoenix which dropped him to 24th in the standings. Then Buescher began what will forever be known as "the streak" in April. Beginning with a fifth-place performance in Nashville, Buescher went on a tear finishing 13 consecutive times among the top 10. He raced efficiently with calculation, letting the points pile up while rivals Sauter and Dillon were hot and cold, charging forward and falling back. Video: Buescher reflects on his amazing season and finishing third in points Top Team ThorSport Racing -- It was a banner season for ThorSport Racing and owners Duke and Rhonda Thorson -- one of the longest running teams in the Truck Series garage. Drivers Sauter and Matt Crafton nabbed a combined three victories (Martinsville, Iowa and Homestead), four poles and finished second and eighth in the series standings, respectively. The Sandusky, Ohio, based team not only had success on the track, but off the track as well. In August, the team officially opened their new state-of-the-art 100,000 square foot racing facility. Related: ThorSport departs Chevy, will race Toyota in '12 Kevin Harvick Inc. (Honorable Mention) -- All good things must come to an end, and Kevin Harvick Inc. went out a winner in the organization's final season -- capturing the 2011 Truck Series owners' championship in its No. 2 Chevrolet. The title was the third for what began as a single-truck, part-time operation fielded by DeLana and Kevin Harvick in 2001. KHI also won championships in 2007 and 2009, concurrent with Hornaday's third and fourth titles. KHI ended the season with an impressive 10 victories. Video: Kevin and DeLana Harvick celebrate the owners' title in final season Top Breakthrough Performers Joey Coulter -- He could be considered the season's biggest surprise, but Coulter proved being consistent is the key to success for a rookie. The 21-year-old rookie of the year winner had five top-five and 13 top-10 finishes, including top-five finishes in two of the final three events of the season. He finished seventh in the final Truck Series standings. Coulter -- along with Richard Childress Racing teammate Dillon -- became only the second duo in history to earn the series championship and rookie of the year titles in the same season from the same organization. Related: Coulter thrilled with rookie of the year honors Nelson Piquet Jr. (Honorable Mention) -- With a rich family history in racing and an impressive five-race deal last season, Piquet Jr. had everyone's attention from the start of the season. The Brazilian native finished second at Nashville in only his 10th series start. He scored six top-five and 13 top-10 finishes, including two fourth-place finishes in the final two races of the season. Despite battling streaks of bad luck, Piquet rebounded to climb his way back into the top-10 of the Truck standings. Related: Piquet joining Turner Motorsports in 2012 Top Races Fast Five 225 at Chicagoland Speedway (Sept. 16) One would expect a driver's first victory to be the biggest race of his career, but his fourth? That is what Dillon claimed following his fourth Truck Series victory after holding off Cup Series competitors Harvick and Busch. Harvick dominated the 150-lap event leading a race-high 99 laps, but a vibration forced a four-tire stop late in the race resulting in a second-place finish. The victory moved Dillon within three points of the championship lead with seven races remaining in the 2011 season. Results | Story | Final Laps | Victory Lane | Race Highlights AAA Insurance 200 at Lucas Oil Raceway (July 29) Spins are anticipated -- if not expected -- at Lucas Oil Raceway. However, recovering from them is a different story. What appeared to be a disappointing turn of events for Peters at the midway point of the event proved to be a blessing in disguise. A flat tire caused Peters to spin forcing him to pit for service out of sequence. The unscheduled pit stop allowed Peters to have the advantage over the competition in the final laps and chase down Buescher -- who led 97 laps -- with six laps remaining to pull off the spin-to-win upset. Results | Story | Final Laps | Victory Lane | Race Highlights'Amazing'
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n. - The sorting of types and placing them in their proper boxes in the cases.
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Hard to believe that the summer has flown by and the North Coast 24 Hour race is less than a week away. So far the weather report looks excellent.- high of 69 and low of 53. Only a small chance of rain. Time will tell if the weather report holds up.
This year, participants have increased quite a bit from last year's race. As of today, 151 runners have registered - from 30 different states and 3 foreign countries. Competition looks strong so we should see some big mileage.
For those who can't come down to Edgewater Park to cheer on the runners, a "live" feed will be updating results at http://www.chaneyevents.com/nc24.html.
Once again, Drymax has stepped up to the plate and is furnishing all runners with Drymax socks. I will definitely be wearing them during the race!


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One-Day Cup: Worcestershire chase 305 to beat Lancashire
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Worcestershire 305-3 (47.5 overs) beat Lancashire 304-7 (50 overs) by seven wickets |
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Daryl Mitchell, Tom Fell and Alexei Kervezee all hit half-centuries as Worcestershire beat Lancashire by seven wickets at New Road in the One-Day Cup.
Ashwell Prince (69), Karl Brown (50) and Steven Croft (50) were all significant contributors as Lancashire piled up 304-7 from their 50 overs.
Mitchell (88) and Fell (74) put on 137 for the second wicket to keep Worcestershire on track.
And Kervezee (63no) and Ross Whitely (45no) won the game with 13 balls left.
Victory lifted Worcestershire up to fourth place in Group A, while Lancashire are bottom after winning only one of their five games.
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Yorkshire | 5 | 8 |
Gloucestershire | 5 | 7 |
Essex | 4 | 5 |
Worcestershire | 5 | 5 |
Leicestershire | 5 | 4 |
Batsmen were on top throughout the game as Prince and Brown shared 105 for the second wicket to lay the platform for Lancashire's total.
Captain Paul Horton also weighed in with 43, while Jordan Clark (20) and Wayne White (26 not out) made useful late contributions as Lancashire reached 300 for the second successive One-Day Cup match.
Tom Bailey had Richard Oliver caught behind by wicket-keeper Alex Davies for 13 as Lancashire made an early breakthrough.
Fell came in to seize the initiative, hitting 10 fours in his 92-ball innings, as he outscored Mitchell in their stand.
White removed both Fell and Mitchell to leave Worcestershire 216-3, needing 89 to win from the last 10.4 overs.
But they ultimately secured a comfortable victory as Kervezee, who hit eight fours in his 49-ball knock, and Whiteley, who faced only 31 balls and hit three sixes and four fours, hit the accelerator to ease Worcestershire to their target.


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The Court of Appeal gave reasons for allowing on 10 December appeals by the three appellants against their convictions for murder.
The appellants were convicted on 20 November 1990 of murdering a prostitute in Cardiff. Police interviews of Miller were central to the Crown's case against the appellants. Miller was interviewed by the police over five days, for some 13 hours. All the interviews were tape-recorded on 19 tapes. His previous solicitor was present from the third interview onwards.
Miller denied both participation and presence at the murder scene well over 300 times on tapes 1 to 7. In tapes 8 and 9 he began to accept he was present, and eventually he made three admissions that he stabbed the victim.
Miller appealed on the grounds that the interviews were oppressive and the whole course of questions was such as to render his admissions unreliable and inadmissible under section 76(2) of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984.
Michael Mansfield QC and Nicholas Blake (Birnberg & Co), none of whom appeared below, for Miller; Gerard Elias QC and Jocelyn Gibbs (Leo Abse & Cohen, Cardiff) for Paris; Roger Backhouse QC and Ian Pritchard-Witts (Bernard de Maid & Co, Cardiff) for Abdullahi.
LORD TAYLOR CJ, giving the judgment of the court, said that three points on section 76(2) required emphasis.
First, the issue of the admissibility of a confession having been raised by the defence, the burden of proving beyond reasonable doubt that the confession was not obtained by oppression or was not unreliable was on the Crown. Secondly, what mattered was how the confession was obtained, not whether or not it might have been true. Thirdly, unless the prosecution discharged the burden of proof, the judge was bound as a matter of law to exclude the admissions. His decision was not discretionary.
The court had read the transcripts of the tapes and heard a number of them played in open court. On hearing tape 7, each member of the court was horrified. Miller was bullied and hectored. Short of physical violence, it was hard to conceive of a more hostile and intimidating approach by officers to a suspect. It was impossible to convey on the printed page the pace, force and menace of the officer's delivery. The solicitor present appeared to have been gravely at fault for sitting passively through that travesty of an interview.
Having considered the tenor and length of the interviews taken as a whole, the court was of the opinion that they would have been oppressive and confessions obtained in consequence of them would have been unreliable even with a suspect of normal mental capacity. In fact there was evidence that Miller was on the borderline of mental handicap. Although the trial judge was invited to listen to part of tape 7, the bullying and shouting part was not played to him.
The Crown did not and could not discharge the burden on them to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the confessions were not obtained by oppression or by interviews which were likely to render them unreliable. The interviews ought not to have been admitted in evidence.
The interviews were central to the Crown's case against Miller and were wrongly admitted. What remained could not safely support a conviction in his case. Therefore Miller's appeal was allowed. The effect of that conclusion was that the verdicts in relation to Paris and Abdullahi could not be regarded as safe and satisfactory.
In the circumstances of the case the apparent failure of the provisions of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 to prevent evidence obtained by oppression and impropriety from being admitted did not indicate flaws in those provisions. They did indicate a combination of human errors.
The police officers adopted techniques of interrogation which were wholly contrary to the spirit and in many instances the letter of the codes laid down under the Act. Those responsible for police training and discipline must take all necessary steps to see that guidelines were followed.
The solicitor who sat in on the interviews seemed to have done that and little else. Guidelines for solicitors published by the Law Society provided that a solicitor might need to intervene if the questions were oppressive, threatening or insulting; that a solicitor should intervene if the officer was not asking questions but only making comments or if the questions were improper or improperly put; and that the solicitor should advise the suspect of his right to remain silent if improprieties remained uncorrected or continued.
A solicitor fulfilling the exacting duty of assisting a suspect during interviews should follow the guidelines and discharge his function responsibly and courageously. Otherwise his presence might actually render disservice.
If the officers took the view that unless and until the solicitor intervened they could not be criticised for going too far, they were wrong. Finally, it was most regrettable that the worst example of the police excesses was not played in full to the trial judge before he ruled on admissibility.
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What can I say? This guy is the best. The real test is for the rest of us. Are we ready to accept somebody who understands how the game is played and yet refuses to play it? Who offers us an example of what a "different type of politics" looks like? Who appeals to the highest, not the lowest common denomenator?
I think it was Nixon who said that people vote their fears, not their hopes. There is no reason that Barack can't win and be a real catalyst for change except that perhaps Nixon was right about us and Obama wrong. I'd sure like to think Barack is right.
It disturbs me that some of you are allowed to vote when you can make the jump from Obama saying "Reagan changed the politcal landscape" to "I love Reagan."
Although I entirely disagree with what Reagan did to "change" America there is not doubt that he certainly did change it when American needed a change. I felt that what Reagan did to change America caused irreperable damage and laid the foundation for the unspoken class war that exist in America today.
But the question was rather simple, what president brought change to America. It did not ask whether it was a positive or negative change. The only people that will make a deal of this are the Edwards camp which represents the radical left wing of the party. I will concede that I like Edwards message but he is not running for president of the Democractic party he is running for president of the United States.
This shows how Obama is now running a nation campaign for it looks more and more as if Clinton and Edwards are merely trying to delay the inevitable.
Does Edwards realize that the majority of Americans are sick of unions gouging this country?? Does he understand that the teachers union (who contributes heavily to the Democrats) fights education reform – and because they won't allow merit based pay...the only way to shine a light on the bad ones was No Child Left Behind??
Who is for unions? Detroit? thank UAW for emptying that city while gouging the companies into bankruptcy....I think America wants to end unions...
Let's see Regan legacy of change and uniting and hope, NAFTA, his experience former Gov of Cal! Obama talk of change and uniting and hope, none, his experience, running for higher office without serving terms fully in any position elected, always campaigning for higher office! Regan record of change proven he went into the Presidency at least having made changes when in office, Obama record of change, well his work for change was solely in changing his position of power!
1981 January: Ronald Reagan becomes the first U.S. President opposed to a constitutional amendment, which provides equal rights for women.
I didn't like Reagan and I am not voting for Obama. As a woman, I am voting for a woman who can help women finally pass the 28th Amendment first proposed in 1923.
Obama should be criticized for the Reagan comment ... during the Reagan years the "gap" between the rich and the middle class and poor became greater than any other time in history ... does he think we have forgotten this?
Ronald Reagan is loved by many in this country. So why John, would you go and alienate yourself from those people? This election is too much about "democrats vs. republicans" when honestly we should just try to find someone to unite us! Granted, I'm a republican, and would never vote for Edwards in the first place, but he makes too many strong, stubborn minded statements that simply alienate half of this country.
While I also disagree with Obama on several of his positions, I admire him for his ability, and DESIRE to bring this country together. Should certian repubs get the nomination, I might vote democrat for the first time ever.
For someone who thinks he is so smart, Edwards can't read or his hearing is messed up.
Obama was simply making the point that Reagan did indeed change the way our country thought, he didn't praise his policies or say he was the greatest guy in the world, just made a factual point.
Go brush your hair, there has to be an ambulance that needs chasing.
This is why I'm supporting Sen. Obama. He can see the big picture. John Edwards has been using the same, big fish, little fish speeches now for almost 7 years. He has been running for President since he and John Kerry lost and he is no further towards that goal now than he was then. There was absolutely nothing wrong with Mr. Obama's reference to Pres. Reagan. We need someone who can build a bridge in this country. Sen. Obama knows what it is going take to do that. This was brillant!
He compared his ability to change the direction of the country to Reagan, not his policy decisions. I think Regan at the time represented a massive shift in our country and Barack believes that he can bring on a similar, in scope only, shift in this country. Whether you agree with Reagan's policies or not doesn't matter because Obama does not stand for Reagan policies he just stands for change. A massive change is needed in this country and Obama is the only one in the Democratic party who represents that.
This is only a first step in Edwards' final attempt to grasp legitimacy. I expect to see more of the same in the coming months.
We would have been better off if Anderson won in 1980 anyway.
Anyone who does not vote for Obama is a RACIST pure and simple!!!!!!!!
Wake up people.
Obama was speaking of the 'sea change' that was the 1980 Reagan election.
and that the...
2008 election will be another 'sea change'.
Not in a way that Reagan might have appreciated ; )
What's part of this is hard to understand ?
Did you listen to the comment ?
Are we moving to fast for you ?
How about a reality check? what he said was 100% right. Regan was full of hope and yes he did change the way people viewed governement. Go head Obama speak your mind and unite your country. This comment may have gained you a lot of vote from republicans, and democrats are smart and they will see that you are trying to unite the country.
Obama is right!
I am not a Republican, but I do appreciate and admire Reagan's ability to coalesce the mood of the nation into strategic change. At this time in our nation's history I believe the public mood is ready for another dramatic change.
That said–I'm still unclear on who will be the best choice to lead that dramatic change in direction. None of them have real executive leadership resume's(except Richards and he's out of the race).
Frankly, Obama and Edwards tend to inspire me with their independent spirit and commitment to running their campaigns in a grassroots fashion–with no significant PAC money–I like that.
listen folks ,obama is the best thing that can happen to America now! PLS STOP misquoting him. Just join the wagon for change for a better future of our kids and the world
As an observer, I think Obama is fair, and that is where the Reagan comment came into the text. I have noticed on t.v., that he has amazing recall, if someone is commenting on that he had said, he just stops and recites per betem the speech or comment being referenced. I have also noticed that HRC will ask an opponet a question and the next day the oppondet's answer is used against them slightly out of content.. Listen to HRC re: what she is going to do for you/us, but listen more closely and it is really what we are going to do for her.,,,,,,, I am starting to believe that Obama is the more honest candidate, and Rommey when he says, if they have been in wash. and nothing has changed, why will moving into a new seat in wash. change things. HRC constantly tells us she has been in wash. 35 years-long enough, no,no, too long.
Clinton didn't change America, he just showed how the governement can be run with surplusses instead of debt and putting 23 million jobs into the economy. I guess we can call Bush a change agent, because he turned around and did the opposite.
I understand what Obama was saying, but even if you believe that, you don't praise Ronald Reagan if your a Democrat running for the nomination without expecting some backlash. Of, course people are going to take it the wrong way.
I would just like to say, how's it feel when the media takes something you said and twisted it to make you look bad. Ask Hillary, she's been dealing with it since the campaign started.
For the people who say, you don't have to hate all republicans. I don't hate Reagan as a man, I didn't know him. I hate his policies and everything he stood for. If you don't speak out against the policies that destroyed unions, bankrupted the middle class, did nothing for the poor, and sent this country into recession, then what kind of Democrat would I be. I hope, if Obama does get the nomination, he doesn't just give in to these kinds of policies so he can just say he is working with Republicans. He better stand up for Democratic principles.
Hillary 08!
Obama is the brightest inspiration in politics today. As a democrat, I must say, Regan had his good sides. I differed a great deal with most of his politics. But when it came to changing the country's economic course, after the mess the previous adminstrations left the country in, Regan was a master. Additionally, anyone who really studies or lived the Regan error can not honestly deny that Regan gave American's and our Nation confidence and credibility again.
Go OBAMA! I am with you all the way! Mr. President!
Everything Mr. Edwards says seems to somehow or another involve the words: "working people, unions, middle class, families" in some way or another. I think he just saw an opening and thought it might give him a last minute push among hard core dems that hate The Gipper and might swing their vote.
As supporter or Mr. Obama I did kind of wince at his comments though, not because I don't neccessarily agree with the point he was trying to make, but because I knew it would cause the same kind of hoopla as every other little barb-trade in this whole Democratic race.
I just hope the coverage stops here on this message board and doesn't become a "national sensation" story that would bring further blows to the Democratic party's campaign .
Mark C. Eades
Hear, hear Mark! I agreed with you completely...up until the part where you said you'll vote for Hillary in November if she's the nominee......I won't. I will change my party to Independant. I just couldn't associate with a party of non-thinkers.
Ronald Reagan ran up the deficit by tripling government spending and the military industrial complex
how that is "fiscally conservative" is beyond me
You replaced "Obama Mocks Clinton" from direct facts with this out of context complaint. hmmm...Dosen't bill seem a bit angry these days. Maybe somethings blocking his way back to the white house
stick a fork in Obama...he's done.


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I am experiencing some weird errors (like "no data found" when submitting a patch) in Patch Manager, i have even submitted a SR with Oracle to check the problem. However, i have noticed that every manual states that Patch Manager should come with one Patching Procedure seeded, "Patch Oracle E-Business Suite". When i see the Patching Procedures screen on Patch Manager, it is empty, there is no reference to Patch Oracle E-Business Suite, so maybe the errors i am experiencing are related to a missing procedure. For example, on the home page of Patch Manager, there is the "Start a Patch" dropdown, which should show the list of Patching Procedures, and it is also empty in my installation.
Is there any way to download or import this standard patching procedure? Am i missing some patch on EMGC or AMP, so that this procedure does not exist?
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if the patching procedure is empty, then one important post installation step has to be executed. It is about "defining a software library path". This step will not only define a path, but will also populate data into it. After a while the missing patching procedures shall come up automatically.
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User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.0; en-US; rv:1.9) Gecko/2008052906 Firefox/3.0 Build Identifier: I was rather stunned when I looked at this week's Best Buy circular to see that out of the 7 desktop computers advertised, 6 of them come with the 64-bit version of Windows Vista preinstalled (although none of the laptops advertised did). I had no idea that 64-bit Windows was becoming so common (in new computers, at least). So I was curious to find out what the situation is with Firefox on 64-bit OSes. From googling and reading some posts in the Firefox Support Forum (http://support.mozilla.com/tiki-searchindex.php?words=firefox+64-bit), it seems that there is a lot of confusion over whether Firefox will run on 64-bit OSes (Vista particularly) and a lot of problems encountered if it is tried. I searched the KB for "64-bit", but found nothing. So given the significant problems some users have reported with running Firefox on 64-bit OSes, I think it would be a very good idea to write an article which explains the situation with Firefox on Windows Vista 64-bit and Linux 64-bit (and maybe Windows XP x64, although I think the number of users is fairly small for that; Mac OS X doesn't have separate 64-bit versions AFAIK.) It should spell out, among other things, whether or not 64-bit OSes are officially supported/recommended for Firefox (this isn't clear from the system requirements: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/system-requirements.html). Reproducible: Always
Comment 1•9 years ago
Very good idea IMO, though as you point out this information should be in other places as well, like system requirements or release notes. When we get the answer on what is supported we should also make sure that information goes up everywhere else it should be as well.
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Ready for review
Comment 4•8 years ago
is "Firefox supports both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows, including Windows XP and Windows Vista." really accurate? I understood that 64bit Vista supported 32bit apps and that's why it works. Do we do any testing on 64bit OSes?
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Comment 5•8 years ago
The 32-bit version of Firefox is known to work well on Windows x64, so I think the statement about supporting both 32-bit and 64-bit Windows versions is accurate. Does anyone have an opinion on the wording of the 32-bit plugin explanation? Even though it's technical, I feel that this should be included since it is the main reason why most users wouldn't currently want to use a 64-bit browser.
Comment 6•8 years ago
I think that the article is too technical. This can be summed up as "Firefox will work on 64bit systems, but it is not a 64bit application. Then if there are any problems caused by this, we can add them.
I have tried loading the 3,5 version of Firefox on my Vista Home Premium 64 bit OS and have not had it start yet. There is a process running but the browser does not start. I have disabled my Kaspersky Internet Security 2009 and PC Tools Spyware Doctor to see if they had any affect, but still no browser display. I am forced to restore to version 3.0.11 even though I'd like to be current. Please advise.
Hi Tim, adding a comment in a bug is generally not the best way to get support for Firefox. Please start by visiting http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Ask+a+question where you will find the support forum and live chat. If it's determined that there is actually a bug in Firefox, then a new bug should be filed (otherwise it all gets very confusing if we mix different issues in the same bug).
Comment 9•8 years ago
Matthew, any update on this?
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(In reply to comment #6) > I think that the article is too technical. This can be summed up as "Firefox > will work on 64bit systems, but it is not a 64bit application. > > Then if there are any problems caused by this, we can add them. I think we all agree that it should start off with the statement that Mozilla only releases Firefox as a 32 bit application currently. I don't think we should make any claims about Firefox supporting 64bit unless QA tests it on those platforms, otherwise we should say that 64bit OSes generally run Firefox just fine. The plugins thing is a good tip, though as I'm thinking about how to word it I can't help but wondering if it's really our place. There's no real way to get around it sounding like we're saying 64bit is bad. I think we should stick to the basics until Mozilla offers both, and then the advice is useful in helping users choose which version of Firefox to run. Does Mozilla make a 64bit version of Firefox? (what about linux distros? do any of them have blessings on a 64bit version?) Will the 32bit version work on my system? (Do I need to go to my OS for help if it doesn't?)
Comment 11•8 years ago
We have x86-64 Linux nightlies, but no official releases. AFAIK, we test on 64-bit Windows, but we only produce 32-bit builds. Eventually, I think we'll see a 64-bit version on Mac, but plugin support is a key blocker.
Comment 12•8 years ago
Can't we find someone else to take ownership of this bug ? It really sounds like a very short job to solve it, and not being able to find anything better than http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=845565 to pass as an official mozilla answer on this subject is really annoying.
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Comment 13•8 years ago
New draft up, ready for review again. I simplified the information given and eliminated information on Firefox 2.
Comment 14•8 years ago
Reviewed and moved to KB at: Wed 23 of Sep, 2009 15:45 EST Notes from review: - It still didn't explicitly say that Firefox is not a 64-bit app, so I added that. - The system requirements link was outdated and included the locale.
Comment 15•8 years ago
I still think the text would be enhanced by mentionning that there does exist some 64 bit builds of firefox out there, but that they are not supported by mozilla. My suggestion for the test : "Despite the above, you might be able to obtain a 64 bit binary of Firefox, but those who exist are either produced by a third party or test only versions, and Mozilla does not provide support of any kind for those builds."
Comment 16•8 years ago
I sent the following text as a feedback on the article : "You might be able locate some sites that do distribute a 64 bit of Firefox. If so, beware that it is either produced by a third party or a test only version, and Mozilla does not provide support of any kind for those builds."
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Comment 17•8 years ago
(In reply to comment #15) > I still think the text would be enhanced by mentionning that there does exist > some 64 bit builds of firefox out there, but that they are not supported by > mozilla. support.mozilla.com is for user support, so mentioning third party builds would not be appropriate here. Automatic updating, as well as most plugins, won't work at all in these builds. Where to find third party 64-bit builds would be a better fit for a MDC article or a Mozillazine article, as advanced users and extension/plugin developers would be the target audience.
Comment 18•8 years ago
OK. The main problem is Linux users who receive such a build built-in in their distribution, with official branding, and who assume, I can only say that's it should be a reasonable assumption, that it must be supported by Mozilla. But that, after all, is not something that should happen at all. I'll bring it up in mozilla.dev.platform and mozilla.governance


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Bureau Cnockaert
Cnockaert Architecture | |
location | Kortrijk |
function | atelier, private house |
contributed by | cnockaert |
Redesign of an old building to office and apartment. It was a building from the 1860s and by the time divided into two buildings. The second building contains many original fragments and they were re-integrated into a new whole. The façade was split into two new architectural styles; old and new.


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Lawrence Virtual School Principal Keith Wilson has named James "Monte" Westfall as the new assistant principal of the school.
Westfall succeeds Jana Lloyd, who resigned in May.
Westfall has been the performing arts coordinator in the Blue Valley school district the last three years. He has also worked in the Shawnee Mission, Kansas City, Kan., and Coppell, Texas, school districts.
Headquartered at Wakarusa Valley school, 1104 E. 1000 Road, the Lawrence Virtual School served 1,177 students from across the state in grades K-8 this year. It uses a web-based curriculum to deliver instruction online for students who work from home.
"LVS has the unique opportunity to truly individualize education to meet each student's needs and to ensure their success," Westfall said.


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Donaji & the Magical Poncho
This is the story of a fearless girl and her encounter with the wicked cold wind god
4.29 / 5.00 3,978 Views[edit]To all hard gore viewers, the reason why blood was not use in this flash was that it was a competition entry (I forget to mention) and I wanna keep gore to the minimun, and the rules was to be less than a min video [edit]
hi everyone. I am from Singapore and This is one of my little Animations I did in my free time. I have others but I am not sure if they are apporiate for the NG audience cause most of my stuff are found in my DA(Deviantart) gallery. but anyway, I am not really expecting anything and I was wondering if anyone here know other singaporean Flash Artist who did flashes in NG.... Or am I the only one?
Your flashes are friggin amazing.
Educational and humorous, all in one package!
really good
i could guess that somthing would fall on the guys head but from there the stuff that happened was funny (the cement on the plow thing) really funny make more stuff like that.


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Protean – tending or able to change frequently or easily; readily assuming different forms, meanings or shapes; able to do many different things; displaying or exhibiting great diversity or variety; very variable; versatile.
How safe is changed password?
February 18, 2013Telecom has been urging customers to change passwords for their Xtra email accounts after a security breach.
the company has cancelled thousands of passwords and says they've been assured by Yahoo the problem is now sorted.
. . . Institute of IT Professionals NZ CEO told NBR ONLINE over the weekend that his members continue to investigate the possibility that Xtra address books and email were downloaded for later use by the hackers. Telecom and Yahoo acknowledge the nature of the Yahoo mail server security breach meant it was possible this had taken place. But both say there is so far no evidence it happened. Mr Matthews asks if there's any evidence it didn't.
The direct mail server security breach meant phishing emails were sent to the contacts of some people who were not actively using their Xtra account, let alone clicking on a dodgy link. . .
Ours was one of the accounts which had its password cancelled and we had no trouble resetting it.
But no evidence that address books and emails were downloaded for later use could just mean they haven't been used yet.
Schools role to educate
February 18, 2013Education Minister Hekia Parata will this morning be announcing the interim decisions for 31 Christchurch schools marked for closure or merger.
The NZEI has called off its planned strike, which is encouraging but there will be jobs lost and communities changed which will be difficult for those affected.
However, let's not forget that there are more than 200 schools educating around 78,000 children in Christchurch and more than 4,000 children have left the city.
The Minister said in a Facebook post that the proposed changes will affect 31 schools and around 5,500 pupils which is 7.6 of the entire school population in the region. More than 80 per cent, or 177 of the 215 schools in greater Christchurch, are not affected.
Those figures won't make it any easier for staff who will lose jobs and children who will have to go to a different school.
But the status quo isn't a good option. It's better to have fewer, newer schools where most children are than keep open old schools with extensive earthquake damage and sharp drops in roll numbers.
There will be sad stories from teachers and support staff who will face redundancy; from children in schools that will close; and from their families.
But let's remember the role of schools is to educate children.
In doing so it provides jobs and a focus for a community and the loss of those is unfortunate.
But the prime consideration is the best educational outcomes for the children and the best use of the public money required to do that.
Apropos of that – there are good news stories about education in Christchurch, such as this one about Clearview – a new school with a growing roll, enthusiastic principal and happy pupils.
Dirty birds
February 18, 2013Towards the end of last year a report from the Otago Regional Council raised concerns about deteriorating water quality in the Kakanui River.
One of the contributing factors was an increased level of E.coli.
Dairying was blamed although the council couldn't find the source.
One of the dairy farmers decided to do his own research and canoed down the river.
He found a couple of dead sheep caught in submerged branches then he came on a large colony of seagulls nesting in a canyon.
He reported this to the council which sent a helicopter up the river and found the source of the problem.
. . . a large colony of nesting gulls – was found in rugged terrain, about 5 km above the Clifton Falls bridge.
Water quality samples were taken immediately above and below the colony, with widely divergent results Upstream of the colony, the bacteria concentrations were 214 E.coli/100ml, whereas immediately downstream, the concentration was far greater at 1300 E.coli/100ml .
ORC manager of resource science Matt Hickey said that according to Government water quality guidelines for recreational swimming areas, those with less than 260 E.coli/100m should be safe, whereas water with more than 550 E.coli/100ml could pose a health-risk.
Mr Hickey said six colonies of gulls were found in total, on steep rocky faces, where they clearly favoured the habitat for nesting.
While they had gone undetected up until now due to the inaccessible nature of the gorge, it was likely the gulls returned each year to breed in the same places.
"Unfortunately, these nesting gull colonies are likely to continue to cause high E.coli concentrations in the upper Kakanui River, particularly during the breeding season," Mr Hickey said.
"Bird activity, river flow, or even whether it is a cloudy or sunny day, (as E.coli often died quickly in clear water when exposed to sunlight) will influence actual bacteria numbers at Clifton Falls bridge. With hindsight, it reflects the random nature of the historical bacteria results at this site."
Mr Hickey said the E.coli concentrations reflected a large number of birds congregating in a small area and we are fortunate this situation was not common in Otago. Historically E.coli concentrations in the lower Kakanui River have been very low, despite the gull colonies being found upstream.
The council is warning people against swimming in the river but we've had no warning about drinking the water, presumably because it's treated.
Locals are very keen to solve the problem but it's not necessarily a simple matter:
Coastal Otago biodiversity programme manager David Agnew said the Department of Conservation would look into the situation and try to identify which species of gull were nesting in the area.
Mr Agnew said the species involved would determine what could be done to remove them.
"Black-backed gulls are not protected so that's not a problem as far as if they are causing a problem. They are not rare or threatened, they are not even protected, whereas red-billed gulls and black-billed gulls both have their own conservation concerns."
There's no concern about conservation with cows. If they were causing water quality problems farmers could face prosecution and would have to act quickly to address the cause.
Some gulls have a special status and if they're the ones fouling the water the clean up will take some time.
Clean dirt
February 18, 2013"How can you have clean dirt?" she asked.
"When it's the product of hard work," he said.
"You might get away with that if you kept it outside," she said. "But the cleanest of dirt becomes dirty dirt when it comes inside and leaves a trail across the floor I just washed."
February 18 in history
February 18, 20133102 BC Epoch of the Kali Yuga.
1229 The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor signed a ten-year truce with al-Kamil, regaining Jerusalem, Nazareth, and Bethlehem with neither military engagements nor support from the papacy.
1268 The Livonian Brothers of the Sword were defeated by Dovmont of Pskov in the Battle of Rakvere.
1478 George, Duke of Clarence, who was convicted of treason against his older brother Edward IV of England, was executed.
1685 Fort St. Louis was established by a Frenchman at Matagorda Bay thus forming the basis for France's claim to Texas.
1745 The city of Surakarta, Central Java was founded on the banks of Bengawan Solo river, and became the capital of the Kingdom of Surakarta.
1797 Trinidad was surrendered to a British fleet under the command of Sir Ralph Abercromby.
1814 The Battle of Montereau.
1841 The first ongoing filibuster in the United States Senate began and lasted until March 11.
1846 Beginning of the Galician peasant revolt.
1861 Jefferson Davis was inaugurated as the provisional President of the Confederate States of America.
1861 King Victor Emmanuel II of Piedmont, Savoy and Sardinia assumed the title of King of Italy.
1873 Bulgarian revolutionary leader Vasil Levski was executed in Sofia by the Ottoman authorities.
1878 John Tunstall was murdered by outlaw Jessie Evans, sparking the Lincoln County War.
Jessie Evans.
1884 Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was published for the first time.
1901 Winston Churchill made his maiden speech in the House of Commons.
1906 – Hans Asperger, Austrian pediatrician was born (d. 1980).
1911 The first official flight with air mail took place in Allahabad, British India, when Henri Pequet, a 23-year-old pilot, delivers 6,500 letters to Naini, about 10 km away.
1913 Raymond Poincaré becomes President of France.
1922 – Helen Gurley Brown, American editor, was born (d. 2012).
1929 The first Academy Awards were announced.
1930 Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto.
1930 – Elm Farm Ollie becomes the first cow to fly in a fixed-wing aircraft and also the first cow to be milked in an aircraft.
1932 – The Empire of Japan declared Manzhouguo (the obsolete Chinese name for Manchuria) independent from the Republic of China.
1933 Yoko Ono, Japanese-born singer, was born.
1933 Mary Ure, Scottish actress, was born (d. 1975).
1936 Jean Auel, American writer, was born.
1943 – The Nazis arrested the members of the White Rose movement.
1943 – Joseph Goebbels delivered the Sportpalast speech.
1946 Jean-Claude Dreyfus, French actor, was born.
1948 – Eamon de Valera resignsed as Taoiseach of Ireland.
1948 Keith Knudsen, American drummer and songwriter (The Doobie Brothers), was born (d. 2005).
1950 Cybill Shepherd, American actress, was born.
1953 Robbie Bachman, Canadian drummer (Bachman-Turner Overdrive), was born.
1954 John Travolta, American actor, was born.
1954 The first Church of Scientology was established in Los Angeles, California.
1955 Operation Teapot: Teapot test shot "Wasp" was successfully detonated at the Nevada Test Site with a yield of 1.2 kilotons.
1957 Walter Bolton, a Wanganui farmer was the last man to be hanged in New Zealand.
1957 Kenyan rebel leader Dedan Kimathi was executed by the British colonial government.
1960 Greta Scacchi, Australian actress, was born.
1965 The Gambia becomes independent from the United Kingdom.
1969 The Hawthorne Nevada Airlines Flight 708 disaster occurred, killing all on board.
1972 The California Supreme Court in the case of People v. Anderson, 6 Cal.3d 628 invalidates the state's death penalty and commutes the sentences of all death ro innmates to life in prison.
1977 The Space Shuttle Enterprise test vehicle was carried on its maiden "flight" sitting on top of a Boeing 747.
1979 Snow fell in the Sahara Desert in southern Algeria for the only time in recorded history.
1982 "Queen of Crime" Dame Ngaio Marsh died.
1983 Thirteen people die and one is seriously injured in the Wah Mee Massacre in Seattle, Washington. It is said to be the largest robbery-motivated mass-murder in U.S. history.
1991 The IRA exploded bombs in the early morning at both Paddington station and Victoria station in London.
2001 FBI agent Robert Hanssen was arrested for spying for the Soviet Union.
2003 Nearly 200 people died in the Daegu subway fire in South Korea.
2003 Comet C/2002 V1 (NEAT) made perihelion, seen by SOHO.
2004 Up to 295 people, including nearly 200 rescue workers, died near Neyshabur in Iran when a run-away freight train carrying sulfur, petrol and fertiliser caught fire and exploded.
2007 – Terrorist bombs exploded on the Samjhauta Express in Panipat, Haryana, India, killing 68 people.
Sourced from NZ History Online & Wikipedia