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There are loads of discussions spread all over the place about all aspects of the filtering. But too many are based on individuals specific problems.
If I may - I would like to start a thread based specifically and solely on the general meaning, and best values of, this set of settings.
My settings are:
Custom Sensitivity: 10 (this appears to be the threshold above which a score defines the mail as Junk and is moved to the Junk Mailbox ?)
Junk Threshold: 0.99
Good Mail Bias: 1.00
Junk Score: 20.00
Good Score: 1.00
First question: What do all of these setting mean ?
Second question: Is it possible to reduce the sensetivity level below 10 ? Mail that used to be caught by my filters is now not being filtered and most of it has a value of 8 or 9. I tried to change the number in the .ini file but it always changes back when I go back to Barca


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"Out with the Old, In with the Ed" is the 5th episode of Season 5, the 107th episode of Ed, Edd n Eddy and the third two-part episode. In this episode, the kids of the Cul-de-Sac reluctantly go back to school (except for Edd, who is enthusiastic about the new school year).
Part One
Today, Edd is getting ready for school, which starts tomorrow. For this reason, he has a clipboard and a checklist, and he is making sure to time his simulation of his getting ready. Initially, all goes well, with him using various contraptions and shortcuts placed around the house, but he gets into trouble during the actual stage of packing his briefcase, as he has forgotten the paper clips for this year.
Edd stops his stopwatch and slumps to the ground. When he looks up, though, he notices his calendar and something exceedingly strange about it. Although it should be the start of fall, his calendar says that it's July. Edd is very confused by this, and walks outside, where he finds the kids happily playing in the summer sun. He is even more confused by this, as just yesterday the air was cool, but has little time to ponder it as Eddy grabs him, stuffs him into a burger costume, and sets him to advertising Eddy's Summer BBQ.
While Ed makes the beef from truck tires and Eddy gets to work cooking the rubber, Edd is still confused as to what seems to be a whiplash–or perhaps a reset button–from the end of summer to the midst of it. He is soon confronted by Jonny, who mocks Edd over his costume and says that Halloween is a long way away. Of course, Edd can't resist pointing out that Plank can't be sure of this, which strangely sets Eddy to sweating. Eddy grabs Jonny and asks him what he'd like to eat, but this only makes Edd more interested in finding out what's going on.
Sure enough, he finds an electrical cord. When Edd follows it to the fence, he finds a heating system. Looking more closely, he finds vents from it leading throughout the cul-de-sac, one of which is up a tree. When a gust blows off a leaf, Edd picks it up, and the green wipes off, revealing orange. Looking into the tree, he sees a statue of a bird next to a tape recorder that's playing back birdcalls, and realizes Eddy's trying to trick everyone into thinking that it's still summer.
He goes back to the barbecue scam and confronts Eddy over it, interrupting his rapport with Rolf. Of course, Eddy can't let this fly, and he clamps his hand over Edd's mouth before Edd can give the secret away. Eddy quickly grabs his friend and pushes him into the hidden burger-making area, where he explains that if summer never ends, school never starts, and that being the case, they can scam forever.
While it would seem that Edd wouldn't stand for this, it soon goes out of his or Eddy's control, as a heavy storm blows in. The storm destroys most of Eddy's scheme, and it is completely wrecked when a gust of wind blows over a garbage can–the same can that Eddy had stuffed with the fall pages from everyone's calendar. Kevin picks up a page and realizes that it's actually fall, and soon everyone from laid-back Nazz to high-strung Jimmy is panicking over the realization that none of them are prepared for the upcoming school year, which starts the next day.
Soon, though, an idea strikes Rolf as he realizes that Edd is of course over-prepared for the coming school year, and he leads a stampede towards Edd's house. Ignoring the protestations of it being private property, Rolf uses an axe to hack open the door, and the kids rush in and steal all of Edd's precious school supplies. When Edd comes back in after they've all left, not only does he find that they've left muddy footprints all over the floor, but his cabinet of school supplies is completely trashed and emptied out. When he falls to the ground in shock, however, he falls on a highlighter pen. Although this may be something, it's not much, and his fragile mental state is not helped by Eddy's complaints that he can't compete with Edd giving away stuff. Soon, though, he remembers that Ed has a back-to-school sale half-off coupon, and begs him for it. Typically oblivious, Ed says that he hasn't a clue what Edd's talking about, as all he has is a back-to-school sale coupon from his parents, and Edd drags Ed out so they can shop.
A while later, Ed has entered Lih's Supply Co. While Edd eagerly waits for him to come out again, Eddy once again takes this opportunity to suggest to Edd that he just sit back, relax, and let summer roll on. Edd refuses Eddy's suggestion, but it soon seems that this has been in vain, as when Ed comes out of the store again, he's gotten Edd a giant bag of pancake mix, a urinal, a step-stool, and a teeth-mark-ridden pencil. Edd isn't happy with any of these supplies, but of course, one must do with what one has.
Part Two
Eddy hasn't given up, either, as that night he sets up a giant waterslide. Despite what transpired earlier that day, he is still shocked when none of the kids come out to play. Of course, Edd isn't surprised, and he kindly suggests that his friends get some sleep as he heads to bed early so he can get a fresh start on the new day. Naturally, Eddy doesn't take this advice, choosing instead to go for a slide, but a collision with Ed in the middle causes problems, and the slide collapses in the middle of the darkened suburb, a giant wreck that was once the Eds' last summer scheme.
When Ed and Eddy awaken the next day, they find themselves being pulled along with the rest of the wreckage in a cart driven by Rolf and pulled by Victor. Edd is sitting up front with the son of a shepherd as they head to school. The other kids are going to school as well, but they're doing their best to buck up and bear it, with Kevin carrying Nazz on his handlebars and Jonny riding along on his scooter. When they get there, though, Rolf is swift to impress upon the three Ed-boys that this will not be a pleasant experience, as here they shall be mercilessly judged. In the spirit of yesterday, Eddy doesn't want to go in, but Edd is enthusiastic, and some of his spirit has rubbed off on Ed, as Ed gladly follows Edd into the school.
Once inside, Edd leads his friends to the board on which the homeroom postings stand. It seems that this year, Kevin, Nazz, and Rolf have been put in the same homeroom again, and Edd congratulates them on it. He goes to look for his homeroom, but soon finds a scary fact: the Eds have been placed in three separate homerooms. When he tells their friends, they are naturally upset, and Eddy demands to know what Edd is going to do to fix it. According to Edd, the proper route is to go through school officials, as with signed notes from all of their parents and proper notarization on the right forms, they could be together in a mere three to four weeks. Eddy isn't happy with this, but the Eds soon have to duck into a locker, as the Kankers come down the hall, talking about how they'll be skipping class all year. Of course, May still wants to see if they're all in the same homeroom, and when they check the board, she learns they'll be together. Even Lee's statement that nobody cares doesn't deter her. Once the Kankers leave, the Eds come out of their hiding place, and Edd points out that they could trade places with the Kankers if they were able to get the girls to sign a certain form. Eddy isn't willing to go this far–until Edd points out that if the Kankers ever did attend class, Eddy would be in the same room as them.
Soon enough, the Eds are crouched at the boiler room door, watching the Kankers decorate their home away from home. Worried, Eddy asks what happened to the janitor, prompting a dark response from Ed. Annoyed, Edd tells him not to make up stories, but he can't really be certain of what the Kankers will do. He was the one to propose that they make an arrangement with the Kankers, however, so soon enough, Eddy tosses his friend down the steps. Just as the May and Marie are about to attack him with smooches, Edd offers them tater tots, and as they scarf them down, Edd crawls away to the feet of Lee. Edd starts to explain their dilemma, but Lee is distracted by a movement at the door, and she hauls Edd's friends in. With all three Eds in the basement, she summarizes what Edd wants to do, and he agrees. Lee demands collateral, however, and May's suggestion that the boys publicly declare their love seems about right to her.
Later that day, Eddy walks up to Rolf, Jonny, Nazz, and Kevin. Pulling out a picture of Lee in the bathtub, he says that he really loves his girlfriend. Things only get odder when Ed arrives, wearing May's clothes, and reads off of several index cards, all of which declare his love for May. Just as Kevin, Jonny, Nazz, and Rolf are laughing at what seems to be their hardest, Edd comes up with Marie on his back and announces through a bullhorn that he loves piggybacking his girlfriend around school until he collapses. Only then does Marie get off of him, and after a few more laughs, the bell for class rings, and the four kids disperse. Angry, Eddy goes up to Lee and demands satisfaction, which she and her sisters readily provide by signing the provided form and sending the Eds off to room 212.
Edd is somewhat confused as Ed heads off to their new homeroom, as he has never heard of room #212. At the top of the stairs, though, they find it, and the three enter. Soon, though, they notice something off about the classroom, and Edd swiftly realizes that they're in a girls' bathroom. All of them just want to get out of there, but this is not to be, as the Kankers enter dressed as teachers and ready to start a lesson on Touchy-Feely 101. The Eds try to protest, but it is to no avail, as the trio of vixens shove them into bathroom stalls and prove their reign as the Matrons of Makeout.
- Goofs:
- When Edd discovers the heating furnace, it was hidden behind the bushes. However, when the heating furnace blows out due to the rain, the bushes disappeared.
- Before Edd goes to the supplies store, it is dark out because of the storm clouds. When the Eds are at the supplies store, it is suddenly light out. When the Eds leave the shop, the dark clouds reappear.
- There is an error on the board with the lists of classrooms. When Jonny looks on the list for classroom 201 there is "Patrick, Peter, Philip, Plank". But when Edd shows that Eddy would be in the same class as the Kankers in 201, the last name on the list is May.
- When Marie says, "It's her gum", her lips don't match up to her line.
- When Edd offers the Kankers tater tots, they are heard fighting about them before their lips started moving.
- After Kevin says "Dorky's got a girlfriend." The kids' mouths/heads don't move when they start laughing.
- Also in the same scene when Lee holds the contract, her teeth are white for a few frames.
- There is a continuity error when Ed enters Room 212. Outside of the room, he is wearing May Kanker's clothes due to him switching clothes with May herself. Once inside the room, he is wearing his usual pants, short-sleeved shirt and jacket even though he and May were not shown switching back in their clothes.
- On the board with the homeroom postings 212 was listed there.
- This is the third half-hour long non-special episode. The first was "If It Smells Like an Ed," the second was "Take This Ed and Shove It," and the fourth (and final) would be "A Fistful of Ed."
- The whizz-whazz hat fad reappeared in this episode (even the catchphrase used for it returns as well). The first time it appeared was back in "It's Way Ed" where it was one of the many fads the kids were going through. Also the stylish shades fad that Nazz presented in that same episode were shown while she was reading the magazine near the beginning of this episode.
- Edd's clipboard during his "back-to-school simulation" reads: Clean Clipboard, Practice Checkmarks, Review Topographic Map for Accuracy, Lung Oxidation, and Engage Stopwatch.
- Edd's hidden closet of school supplies contains: four binders, HB pencils, a first-aid kit, a box of fine-grit erasers, six bottles of glue, four boxes of 0.5 pencil leads, four boxes of 0.7 pencil leads, a box of staples, a large stack of plain paper, a box of sticky notes, two adding machines, a book (most likely a dictionary or thesaurus), five rulers of different lengths, five paintbrushes, a sharpener, two desk lamps, two packs of graph paper, two packs of note paper, and his messenger bag.
- In this episode, the main characters go back to school. However, the first aired episode in this season was "Mission Ed-Possible", where everyone was already in school. It is very likely that the producers meant for this episode to premiere first, but Cartoon Network aired it out of order.
- In the iTunes release of Season 5, this episode is listed as the first episode of the season.
- Lih's Supply Co store is named after Lih Liau, storyboard artist at A.K.A. Cartoon.
- In the first half of the show, Eddy's apron changes phrases depending on periods of excitement or disturbance.
- The different phrases that were on the apron read "Smooch the cook", "Now I'm Mad", "I ♥ Summer", and "School Stinks".
- Check out the board at the front of the school reading "Back to school. Go Cobblers!" Peach Creek Jr. High's football team seems to be named after the dessert "Peach Cobbler."
- On the board that lists the students in each classroom there are some important names on it.
- In Ed's homeroom there's Simon, Sherann and Betty.
- Simon = Simon Piniel / Sherann = Sherann Johnson, both storyboard artists at A.K.A. Cartoon.
- In Edd's homeroom there's Angus, Big Jim, Danny & Jilly D.
- Angus = Angus Bungay, A.K.A. Cartoon's inker (also the name of Ed's rotten fish necklace) / "Big" Jim Miller, senior storyboard artist and director / Danny = Danny Antonucci, the creator of the series.
- In Eddy and the Kankers's homeroom, there's Andrew & Diggs
- Andrew = Andrew Park, A.K.A. Cartoon storyboard artist / Diggs = Scott Diggs Underwood, senior storyboard artist and director at AKA.
- In Ed's homeroom there's Simon, Sherann and Betty.
- When arriving at school, a car in the parking lot reminiscent of a Volkswagen Type 2 can be seen with "AKA" as the front logo; a reference to the production studio.
| "Where's the cash?!?" – Eddy
Please consider downloading this episode of the show in high definition from iTunes in order to support the creators' hard work.
See also
|Season 5
|"Mission Ed-Possible" • "Every Which Way But Ed" • "Boom Boom Out Goes the Ed" • "Cleanliness Is Next to Edness" • "Out with the Old, In with the Ed" • "I Am Curious Ed" • "No Speak Da Ed" • "Cool Hand Ed" • "Too Smart for His Own Ed" • "Who's Minding the Ed?" • "Pick an Ed" • "Truth or Ed" • "This Won't Hurt an Ed" • "Tinker Ed" • "The Good, The Bad and The Ed" • "Tight End Ed" • "'Tween a Rock and an Ed Place" • "All Eds Are Off" • "Smile for the Ed" • "Run Ed Run" • "A Town Called Ed" • "A Fistful of Ed"
|Seasons: Season 1 • Season 2 • Season 3 • Season 4 • Season 5 • Season 6 • Specials
|See also: Episode Guide


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A Queens man is facing charges for allegedly threatening to blow up several police precincts.
Police say 30-year-old Richard Bolton called Nassau County 9-1-1 and claimed he had a bomb strapped to his body and that he was going to blow up an NYPD precinct and several other precincts on Long Island.
Police say Bolton claimed he was upset over being written up for a summons.
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Mismanaged municipal and state governments around the country are finding a new target to blame for their own self‐inflicted wounds: the growing market for credit defaults swaps (CDS) on municipal debt.
A municipal credit default swap would be a derivative that pays off in the event of default by a specific state or a default on one of said state's debt instruments.
As reported in today's Wall Street Journal, a handful of state treasurers are demanding information from Wall Street firms on who exactly is "betting against" these states.
It should come as no surprise, except to state officials, that the major buyers of these CDS are the very bondholders investing in their state. In fact the availability of municipal CDS will likely increase the demand for municipal debt. Just speaking for myself, there's no way I'd buy debt issued by California if I couldn't at least hedge some of that credit risk
Of course states complain that "betting on a default creates a perception of risk," as if there wasn't already a widespread perception of risk to investing in municipal debt of certain states. The states also express concern that adverse movements in the price of CDS could impact their credit ratings, and hence their cost of borrowing. Given the slow speed of which credit ratings moved on sub‐prime mortgage debt, I am not sure that cities and states have much to worry about rating agencies being "too aggressive". If these states had even a small understanding of how markets work, they'd understand the rating is just one element that goes into pricing. Witness the large spread in yields of similarly rated debt. No rating, or credit default swap price for that matter, is going to fool investors into believing that many American local and state governments are just anything other than mini versions of Greece.


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After switching from Telstra's ADSL+ to NBN (FTTN) I am unable to view my HIKVision home IP security cameras remotely (4G or External Wifi). I can view the cameras only when connected to my home wifi.
I changed port forwarding as per HIKVision instructions but this didnt work. I have just upgraded to the Telstra Smart modem Gen 2 - please can someone provide detailed instructions to enable me to view IP cameras remotely.
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Have you checked that the ports are open at a site such as http://canyouseeme.org/ If ports are not open check the DVR GUI that the ports that the DVR has been set to use are the same as the ones port forwarded in the modem
Could you post the port forwarding rules you have set up?
Does the DMR have a static LAN IP address so that the DMR gets the same LAN IP address each time it connects to modem.
To set up a static LAN IP address for the DMR log into the modem and go to Advanced > Local Network > Static Leases
Enter a name in Hostname field eg DMR.
Enter MAC address of DMR
Enter LAN IP address of DMR
Click on add.
Also check that Firewall is set to normal.
How do you view the cameras on your local network? Do you open a WEB browser and go to http://192.168.0.130?
Do all the port forwarding rules have a tick on the left hand side?
In that case, I recommend speaking with our Technical Support team about this. You can find them online via Live Chat here or over the phone on 133933.
Please let me know how you go.
Are you sure that your CCTV cameras use the ports you have set up?. You can check this in the app by going to Devices, tapping on one of the devices. It should show which port the device is using. The devices that was set up in the app by default used port 8800.
You could port forward all ports to the DVR by placing it in the DMZ (Advanced > Firewall > Firewall > DMZ) and then check if you can view cameras remotely.
The Technicolor modem that you had trouble with viewing cameras remotely when switched to NBN, is that the same modem that was used with ADSL connection when there was no problems viewing the cameras remotely?
When you test if the ports are open at canyouseeme is the IP address on the canyouseeme the same as the Gateways WAN IPv4 address shown in the Gateway Basic > Broadband settings page?
Is the IPv6 status shown as connected or disconnected on the Basic > Broadband settings page?
The fact that you have an IPv6 connection as well as an IPv4 connection on the WAN could be causing the problem. The old ADSL connection probably only had an IPv4 connection.
You could try disabling IPv6 on the LAN although I can't see that making much difference.
To disable IPv6 log into modem and go to Advanced > Local Network > IPv6 Enabled. Turn IPv6 Enabled off and reboot modem.
You could try changing the Remote access port to 8000 and see if it open on canyouseeme. If the port is open on canyouseeme it would prove that the NBN link not blocking port 8000.
It is looking like the DMR is not listening on the ports you have port forwarded in the modem. Since connecting to new modem have you tried factory resetting DMR and setting it from scratch?
In order to use port 8000 for remote management ithe port forwarding will have to be disabled.
It is unlikely to be a network issue as I am able to port forward port 8000 on my NBN FTTN connection. It is either the modem is not port forwarding the ports, due to a bug in the modems firmware or they have not been set up correctly, or the DMR is not listening on the ports.
The modem is new and I have been told that there is only 150 Arcadyan Smart Moem Gen 2 in use at the moment, so it could be a bug in modems firmware that was not picked up in testing. To rule out the modem have you tried reconnecting the TG799 modem and port forwarding the correct ports in that modem (Services > Port Forwarding )?
Is the port forwarding rule you set up in the modem similar to the image below?
If you want me to check your settings you could send me a personal message with your public IP address, the port and password for remote access.
If the ports were autocratically port forwarded in the DJA0230 by UPNP and you still could not see them on canyouseeme then I still suspect that the DVR is not listening on those ports.
If you have an android phone or tablet you can install an app called IP WEB cam. By default it opens port 8080 when the server is transmitting video but this can be change to 8000. This app could be used to test whether the modem is opening the port by changing the existing port forwarding rule for port 8000 to point to the android device.
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About the EventOn April 2, hundreds of volunteers made sure the phones rang out once again from the Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County throughout the Boca Raton, Delray Beach and Highland Beach areas. And hundreds more assembled kosher meal kits for distribution to neighbors in need as part of the international Good Deeds Day. By the end of the amazing day of community spirit chaired by Talia and Hal Klein, this vibrant, diverse Jewish community had raised $576,758 from 570 donors, and packaged 20,000 wholesome, easily prepared meals kits.
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The poet Mary Oliver once wrote of "the patience of vegetables and saints." Yesterday, above the endless activity that is New York, I caught a peek at this patience. It's there, in a squash blossom, under the vines and care of Ben Flanner. This little flower is one of the many saintly jewels growing at the Brooklyn Grange, an 18,000 square foot rooftop farm located in Queens. (Our guess is right: the name came before the location.)
It is pure inspiration to walk a rooftop farm. As we look to use our urban space better, as well as shorten the travel distance for our food, I hope the these farms become commonplace. I also hope that we'll always keep the feeling of awe that they spark. The contrast of green leaves fluttering against a backdrop of skyscrapers is striking and lovely all at once.
You may remember Ben from a story last summer about his initial rooftop farm project in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. I got curious to see his latest effort — a farm three times the size as last year! — so I stopped by the market at Brooklyn Grange. It's open every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon in the lobby of the building, among other times and places.
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This is the first of a three-part on what's new and important in the C++0x standard. This first article covers features that programmers are apt to use directly; later articles will cover some of the ways in which C++0x simplifies programming for library users and authors
From our experience, we have developed firm opinions about which aspects of programming languages are important to programmers and which ones aren't. As a result, we are going to treat these articles as an opportunity to point out a handful of C++0x features that we think are particularly useful, and to talk about the contexts in which we think those features are best utilized.
Let the Compiler Figure Out Types
A battle has been raging for at least 50 years between languages such as FORTRAN and Algol, which require programmers to say what types they intend their variables to have, and those such as Lisp, that view assigning a value to a variable gives that variable the same type as the value. In C and C++ (until now), the programmer must state the type of every variable:
int answer = 42.1; # answer is an int, so 42.1 is converted to 42
whereas in Python (for example), a variable has the type of whatever value it was given most recently:
answer = 42 # answer is now an int answer = 42.1 # answer is now a float
In recent decades, a third treatment has crept into some languages: If the compiler can figure out during compilation what type an expression has, why not make it possible to say that a variable has that same type, whatever the type might be? This notion is subtly different from how Lisp and Python do things, because types are figured out during compilation rather than during execution. As a result, there's no way to change the type of a variable after creating it, and the compiler can still generate efficient machine code by using its knowledge of variables' types.
C++ first adopted this idea as part of instantiating template functions:
template <typename T> void swap(T& a, T& b) { T temp = a; a = b; b = temp; }
If we have two variables
x and
y, and we call
swap(x, y), the compiler figures out for us the type to associate with
T. As a result, we don't need to know the type of
x and
y in order to call
swap(x, y).
In the 1998 and 2003 C++ standards, this kind of type inference was limited to templates. C++0x lets us ask for the same kind of type inference without having to write a template function. We do so by writing
auto as part of a variable's type when we define it. For example:
auto answer = 42; # answer is an int because 42 is an int
says that we want the variable
answer to take its type from its initializer. Because each variable is initialized only once, there is still no possibility of changing a variable's type after we have created it.
Why is this feature important? We think the main reason is that it lets us avoid having to figure out the sometimes complicated types that come from using libraries. For example, we can write statements such as:
auto today = get_date();
without having to look in the documentation for
get_date to figure out what type it returns.
As a more complicated example, consider the code we have to write in order to look at the elements of a data structure. Suppose we have a variable named
word_counts that keeps track of how many times each distinct word appears in a body of text:
map<string, int> word_counts;
We might process this container's elements by writing something like:
for (map<string, int>::const_iterator iter = word_counts.begin(); iter != word_counts.end(); ++iter) { process(iter->first, iter->second); }
Here, we're assuming that we've already written a function named
process that does whatever we intend with each word (
iter->first) and its associated counter (
We can use
auto to avoid having to write the type of
iter explicitly:
for (auto iter = word_counts.begin(); iter != word_counts.end(); ++iter { process(iter->first, iter->second); }
There is one fine point worth making here:
word_counts.begin() yields an iterator that is capable of changing
word_counts. In the earlier version, we assigned that iterator to a
const_iterator, thereby removing that permission. C++0x containers offer
cbegin and
cend members that yield
const_iterators, so we should really rewrite our example this way:
for (auto iter = word_counts.cbegin(); iter != word_counts.cend(); ++iter { process(iter->first, iter->second); }
More generally, C++0x programmers should use
cbegin and
cend whenever they intend to iterate through a container without changing its contents.
We think that programmers will be able to use
auto to simplify nearly every program they write.
Streamlining Iteration
We can make the previous loop even easier to write. The idiom of using a container's
begin and
end members to obtain iterators to use as starting and ending values for iteration is so common that C++0x has defined a shorter way to do so, called a range
for statement:
for (const auto& word: word_counts) { process(word.first, word.second); }
Using a colon in a
for statement asks the compiler to iterate through a sequence (
word_counts in this example) using
begin and
end to find the sequence's bounds. The effect is similar to:
auto end_iter = word_counts.end(); for (auto iter = word_counts.begin(); iter != end_iter; ++iter) { const auto& word = *iter; process(word.first, word.second); }
In this code,
iter and
end_iter represent hidden variables that the compiler generates. In effect, this statement uses each element of the sequence in turn to initialize the variable (
word in this example) on the left of the colon. Because we have stated that the type of variable is
const auto&, the "initialization" involves binding
word to each element, with the promise that we will not use
word to change the element's value.
If we omit the
& from the variable that we define in a range
for statement, it will copy each element of the sequence into our variable. If we omit the
const but retain the
&, we can use the variable to change the container elements. For example, we can zero all of the counters in
word_counts by writing:
for (auto& word: word_counts) word.second = 0;
Our experience is that programmers who use containers almost always wind up wanting to access their containers' elements sequentially at some point in their programs. This new form of
for statement makes this kind of sequential access much easier.


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[Dear Listers, last week, Bob Nuckolls of the AeroElectric fame, posted a very nice message discussing the Lists and Forums at Matronics. It is a very insightful piece and I asked Bob if I could forward it to the rest of the Lists for the other members to enjoy and contemplate as well. He gladly agreed, and so below I have included the text from that message. Enjoy. -Matt Dralle, Matronics Email List and Forum Administrator]
"As most of you know, Matt's ISP was fiddling with some crucial
details for the exchange of data on the 'net a few weeks ago.
The Lists, Matt's business site, and AeroElectric.com got really
flakey. . . I was 'unhooked' from the List and all of three of
my e-mail services for several days. Out of business and out
of touch.
After two days, I was beginning to worry. I had no idea as
to root cause nor was there a time table for resolution . . .
I began to mull over plan-B options. Of course, plan-B
would have entailed seeking a new home for aeroelectric.com and
ancillary services. NOT a quick, inexpensive or happy thing to
The time talents and resources that go into fabrication and
maintenance of some of the 'simplest' features of our lives often
go unnoticed . . . not because they're unappreciated . . . but simply
because we're unaware of their significance.
I will invite you all to read an essay by one Leonard Read written
in 1958 titled "I pencil". See:
It's a fascinating and well crafted peek into a society of
unacquainted, self-interested individuals who exploited
uncountable windows of opportunity for what has
been called "spontaneous order" in the manufacture and sales
of the simple wood pencil. The point of citing Mr. Read's
essay is to examine two features of the human experience that
contribute to the success of this List and our various interests
in airplanes.
The first point I'd like to make is that we cannot know
the millions of individuals who contributed to the materials
and infrastructure that make this List possible. We sit at the
top of a pyramid of work-product derived from the time,
talents and resources of millions of people who we'll never
Another feature I'd like to emphasis is our ignorance
of the criticality for any single component for a host
of materials and components for the manufacture and
sales of a simple pencil or an affordable airplane. Suppose
any one of the materials or processes described in Read's
essay were simply unavailable. How would that impact
the price of a pencil? Would the pencil even continue to
exist at it's new price? The really big question is, "How
might some seemingly small loss ripple throughout the
economy of our existence?"
The time, talent and resources that support infrastructure
for this List, my website, Matt's website, and our e-mails
cannot be accurately known. That infrastructure stands
on an exceedingly complex array of activities that arose
from the ingenuity and spontaneous organization of free-
market enterprises. But from our perch at the top of
this pyramid we need only look down a few layers and see that
this resource upon which we depend is vulnerable. There are
risks we all assume . . . Matt could get t-boned in an
intersection tomorrow. Lightning could strike the pole behind
his facility and do catastrophic damage to the hardware.
Yours truly could take a deer through the windshield on
his way to Wichita some morning.
Other risks are less catastrophic. They include things
like amateurish behaviors by maintainers of the Internet
highway's potholes. Perhaps some material critical to
the manufacture of terabyte hard drives dries up. Or
maybe the cost of keeping the lights on and the bytes
herded become more than Matt can justify given his personal
needs for existence.
Several times a year I get an opportunity to
plant new seeds of thought in the minds of fellow citizens.
One of my favorites is to be standing in a long line
at Panera's waiting to purchase a bagel and coffee and
hear somebody in line complaining about the
wait. I suggest to them that to wait in line for a
much desired product is a GOOD thing. Not having
to wait is a BAD thing if there is not enough business
to encourage them to be open tomorrow.
It goes without saying that few, if any of us, possess the
talents, resources or motivation to step up and do what
Matt does. At last count, there were about 1600 individuals
who subscribe to this List [Aeroelectric-List]. . .
certainly many more make up the population of subscribers
to all of the Lists on Matronics.
A few years back, Matt was besieged by legal trials
and tribulations over the naming of his products . . .
seems somebody claimed ownership of the words 'scan'
and/or 'scanner' . . . We here on the AeroElectric-List
perceived a risk to Matt's operations and came up with
several thousands of dollars to contribute to his defense
fund. We need make no greater 'investment' in Matt's
operations now than it takes to stand in a line for
a Quarter-Pounder Combo . . . or a fist full of pencils.
You and I can have no more positive influence over the
manufacture of pencils and hard drives than to continue
to purchase such things and encourage those with the
time, talent and resources to continue doing what they
do best.
Let's contribute to the comfortable maintenance of this
service which is probably more valuable than we know.
Just a little bit from thousands of us on the Matronics
Lists can make a big difference.
Bob . . ."
Please take a minute to make your Contribution today:
Or, drop a personal check in the mail to:
Matt Dralle / Matronics
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Thank you for your support!
Matt Dralle
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20 China adventures you won't find in most guidebooks
As travel in China gets easier, more visitors are searching for experiences outside the ordinary.
I'm one of them. Traveling for the past few years from my home base in Shanghai, I've gotten to parts of the country even many Chinese never see.
These 20 destinations and experiences are among the most memorable -- and often most photogenic -- I've found.
1. Xanadu: the town where two legends met
The spot where Marco Polo allegedly met Yuan Dynasty founder Kublai Khan 800 years ago still exists and was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in July 2012.
The fabled Yuan summer capital in modern Inner Mongolia, Xanadu is now in ruins, but it's a site with potent atmosphere.
Xanadu (Yuanshangdu) Relic Site, Xilingol League, Inner Mongolia; open daily 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; adults RMB 30 (US$5), children free
2. Suma Bay Eco Park: easy beach getaway
Reached by a causeway from the mainland, Suma Bay Eco Park on Liandao Island is a sheltered cove in the midst of a lush patch of jungle.
Located in Lianyungang city in north Jiangsu, the seaside park is a perfect beach break midway between Shanghai and Beijing.
Suma Bay Eco Park, Liandao Island, Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province; open daily 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; adults RMB 50 (US$8), children RMB 25 (US$4), vehicles RMB 15 (US$2.40)
3. Mati Temple: unique grottoes
Mati Temple in northwest China is an extraordinary labyrinth of tunnels, stairs and passageways carved into the inside of a cliff face over six palpitation-inducing levels. This Buddhist temple and monastery dates back 1,500 years.
Mati Temple, Sunan, Zhangye, Gansu Province; open daily 9 a.m.-5.30 p.m.; adults RMB 70 (US$11), children RMB 35 (US$5.60)
4. Zhangbi Underground Castle: ancient underground fortress
Below Zhangbi (a village of about 1,000 people in southern Shanxi Province) is a complex network of tunnels, booby traps, secret passageways and cubbyholes built 1,500 years ago as a military hideout large enough to hold an entire army.
Some 1.5 kilometers of the tunnels have been restored and can be explored with a guide.
Zhangbi Underground Castle, Zhangbi Village, Longfeng Town, Jiexiu City, Shanxi Province; +86 354 708 6001; open daily 8 a.m.-6:30 p.m.; adults RMB 60 (US$9.60), children RMB30 (US$5), English-speaking guide RMB 40 (US$6.40)
More on CNN: 40 beautiful places to visit in China
5. Hotan wild livestock market
On the southern edge of the Taklamakan Desert in Xinjiang, Hotan holds a wild and chaotic livestock market every Sunday.
The streets leading into the market are lined with bleating goats. Inside, the real action takes place -- cattle, sheep and camels are bought and sold on a handshake.
Hotan Sunday Animal Market, San Xiang Connection Line, Hotan, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region; open every Sunday 7 a.m.-noon
6. Jiayuguan: fortress at the end of the Great Wall
At the westernmost point of the Great Wall sits the ancient fort of Jiayuguan. It's located in far-flung Gansu Province in the midst of spectacular desert broken by the winding canyon of the Great North River.
Jiayuguan Gliding Base flies ultralight planes over the area, allowing travelers a breathtaking view of the edge of the former Ming Empire.
Jiayuguan Fort, Jiayuguan, Gansu Province; open daily 8:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m.; adults RMB 120 (US$19), children RMB 60 (US$9.60)
Jiayuguan Gliding Base, Jichang Bei Lu, Xiongguan District, Jiayuguan, Gansu Province; ultralight flights RMB 300 (US$48) per person for six minutes
7. Black glacier
Cleaving its way through an alpine valley in western Xinjiang, the black ice of the Oytagh Glacier is an impressive sight from the warmth and comfort of a traditional felt yurt.
Filled with firs and meadows, the secluded Oytagh Valley is accessed through an impressive ravine from the Karakoram Highway.
Yurts RMB 150 (US$24) per person, per night including dinner and breakfast. Park entry fee adults RMB 50 (US$8), children free. Tours can be arranged through Silk Road Expedition.
8. Little Austria
You can find a little bit of Austria in Inner Mongolia and take to the warm waters in the resort town of A'ershan.
The town's natural hot springs are set among quirky Viennese-style architecture where open carriages trundle up and down the main street, pulled by handsome ponies.
The 40-room A'ershan Haishen Hot Springs Spa Hotel has direct access to the springs.
A'ershan Haishen Hot Springs Spa Hotel, Wenquan Lu, Aershan, Inner Mongolia; +86 482 715 8888; nightly rate from RMB 900 (US$144); no website
9. Hairy crabs
From January to August, Yangcheng Lake is a quiet little town northeast of Shanghai. This changes in September with the arrival of hairy crab season and an influx of food lovers from all over China who enjoy these small crustaceans from the lake's protected waters.
The lakeside Fairmont Yangcheng Lake hotel has seasonal hairy crab weekend packages from around RMB 2,388 (US$383), which include one-night stay, breakfast and hairy crab dinner for two.
Fairmont Yancheng Lake, No. 3668, Ma'anshan Xi Lu, Kunshan, Jiangsu Province; +86 512 5780 0888; nightly rate from RMB 1,680 (US$269), plus 15 percent
10. Amdo: Tibet without a permit
It's possible to visit Tibet without the hassles of getting a Tibet Alien Travel Permit and following restricted itineraries.
In the Amdo region of neighboring Qinghai Province, the population is predominantly Tibetan and the high altitude and cool weather add to the experience.
Tongren (also known as Rebgong) is home to the graceful Longwu or Rongpo Monastery, which dates to 1301.
Local men, women and children circle the monastery every day from dawn till dusk.
Longwu Monastery, Tongren, Qinghai Province; open daily 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; adults RMB 30 (US$5), children free
More on CNN: Gallery: China's breathtaking countryside
11. Yourantai: exotic guest house
Languid, lush and perpetually summer even during China's most bitter winters, Jinghong is home to one of China's most beautiful guest houses.
Located in the Xishuangbanna region of Yunnan, close to the Myanmar border, Yourantai's villas are built in traditional Dai style, scattered through a large garden rich in tropical fruits and flowers overlooking the Mekong River.
The Swiss owner has thought of every small luxury to make for a relaxing stay.
Yourantai, Galan Bei Lu, Jinghong, Yunnan Province; firstname.lastname@example.com; nightly rate from RMB 850 (US$136); www.yourantai.com
12. Shanxi Museum: huge, underrated
The Shanxi Museum in Taiyuan houses a world-class collection of artifacts spanning the last 5,000 years of human habitation in China, including an exquisitely decorated 3,000-year-old bronze phoenix.
This 50,000-square-meter complex is possibly China's most underrated museum and entry is free.
Shanxi Museum, No. 13, Binhe Xi Lu, Taiyuan, Shanxi Province; +86 351 878 9555; open Tuesday-Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; free
13. First Bend of the Yangtze
The vast and mighty Yangtze River might never have been Chinese at all, were it not for its sudden and unexpected about-turn, heading away from Myanmar and firmly back into China at the sleepy hamlet of Shigu in Yunnan.
First Bend of the Yangtze River (长江第一湾), Shigu, Yunnan Province
14. Black Sesame Kitchen in Beijing
The Black Sesame Kitchen in Beijing provides the chance to learn how to make Shanxi noodles, Beijing dumplings or Chinese imperial dishes during three-hour, hands-on classes in an old hutong dwelling.
The cooking school was founded by chef Jen Lin-Liu, who authored the renowned Chinese food memoir, "Serve the People." Courses are given in English.
Black Sesame Kitchen, 3 Black Sesame Hutong, Dongcheng District, Beijing; +86 136 9147 4408; classes from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday; RMB 300 (US$48) per person per class; www.blacksesamekitchen.com
15. Shilin Stone Forest: spectacular rocks
A naturally occurring oddity rising from the surrounding landscape, the stone forest of Shilin is a 400-square-kilometer wonderland of rocks eroded by wind and water into towering sheets and improbable shapes, such as elephants and turtles.
The site is roughly 78 kilometers east of Kunming, provincial capital of Yunnan Province.
Shilin Stone Forest, Shilin Yi Autonomous County, Yunnan Province; open daily 7:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m.; adults RMB 175 (US$28), children RMB 100 (US$16)
More on CNN: 8 best foodie towns in China
16. Miao festivals
The area around Kaili in Guizhou is crowded with beautiful villages peopled by the Miao ethnic minority.
Each year, two vibrant festivals take place -- the Sisters Meal Festival in March or April and the Lusheng Festival in November. These are the only two occasions in a year when the local authority organizes English-speaking trips.
The lusheng is a melodic bamboo pipe played by men while the women dance in vibrant ethnic dress.
Personalized English language tours are available through Gateway to Guizhou and Country Holidays. Festival dates are based on the lunar calendar and vary from year to year.
Gulong village, Guizhou Province
17. Xiaoqikong Nature Reserve: stunning scenery
The 100,000-square-kilometer Xiaoqikong Nature Reserve is situated amid towering mountains in rural Guizhou.
Naturally peacock blue waters from the UNESCO-protected Zhang River tumble over stunning waterfalls and weave past karst mountains and deep forest in this hidden corner of the country. The reserve is easily accessible from the nearby town of Libo.
Xiaoqikong Scenic Area, Libo, Guizhou; open daily 8 a.m.-6 p.m.; adults RMB 110 (US$17.60), free for children under 1.4 meters (four and a half feet)
18. Marathons
China has marathons spaced throughout the year: Xiamen Marathon (January), Great Wall Marathons (both in May -- one near Beijing and one at Huangyuguan in Tianjin), The Grassland Extreme Marathon in Inner Mongolia (June) and the Shanghai Marathon (December).
19. Lugu Lake: Kingdom of Women
Clear, deep blue and surrounded by mountains, Lugu Lake is situated high on the border between Sichuan and Yunnan.
The Sichuan side of the lake is quieter and ideal for cycling, swimming or exploring one of the lake's small islands in a traditional dugout canoe, paddled by the local Naxi or Mosuo people.
Lugu Lake is also known as the "The Kingdom of Women" in China, where Mosuo female rule supreme over men.
Lugu Hu Nature Inn, Dazui Village, Lugu Lake, Sichuan Province; +86 834 630 2198; nightly rate from RMB 168 (US$27) for rooms with private bathroom directly overlooking the lake. Dugout canoe trips start at RMB 30 (US$5) per person.
20. Qinghai Lake: scenic race
The 14-day Tour of Qinghai Lake bicycle race takes place every June and July in Qinghai, Gansu and Ningxia Provinces at around 2,680 meters above sea level.
The race covers some of the most stunning landscapes in China and attracts cycling teams from all over the world.
More info and registration at the race's official website.
More on CNN: 6 tips for traveling with kids in China


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Convenience Store Clerk Clobbers Thief With Beer Cans
Beer isn't simply an awesome beverage that ensures a good time. Turns out, it also makes a great weapon for driving off would-be robbers. Oh, beer, is there anything you can't do?
On Tuesday, clerk Dilip Patel was working in a convenience store around 7PM in Port Orange, FL, when Steven Larson burst in with a t-shirt covering his face and began raiding the cash register.
Surveillance footage shows Patel leaping to action as he grabs a four-pack of Natural Light and begins pelting the knife-wielding robber with cans until he flees the store, dropping the knife and money in the process.
Police later arrested Larson and charged him with battery and armed robbery. It's safe to say this thief now has a beer hangover, but not the good kind.


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How much do you spend on the following items each month?
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in each category is shown below. Those percentages, as compared to the CPI average
percentages, determine your personal inflation rate.
Your experience is determined by how you actually spend your money. In the CPI, each
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not drive an automobile, your transportation costs may be significantly different
than someone who does. If your medical expenses are above the expenditure weight
used in the relevant CPI, you may be forced to spend less on other goods and services.
This is a hypothetical illustration intended for educational purposes only. Personal
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and do not account for regional differences in prices. Your actual results may vary
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Happy New year everyone! 2015 has sped past at lightening pace and lots has happened offline and as well as online too.My blog has a new name and a new home and so do we, we finally decided to move ur from our tiny but very pretty flat to a new place with a proper kitchen for a change!Exciting times! I was not blogging as frequently as I would have liked to though but hope to put that behind me and regularly share my food and travel adventures with all of you. Speaking of travel I am happy to report that I started 2015 with a month-long trip to India and visited Chennai and Pondicherry apart from my usual trips to Mumbai and Pune! Very exciting and I have finally managed to write up some posts about Pondicherry – more later! We also did our first ever trip across the pond to the Big Apple and managed to squeeze in four days at Washington D.C too – was so exciting, but the best bit of course was that we spent Thanksgiving with our family and caught up with friends after many years – what a treat! 2015 was kind to me in other ways too, I was invited to many foodie events and met some really cool master chefs, tried exotic food and reviewed many restaurants and bars too – will soon share more as the year unfolds 🙂
On the very first of the New Year I experimented with a cut of lamb that I haven't before – a large shoulder of lamb that I decided to roast. Here is an easy to follow recipe, the only tough bit – waiting for the meat to cook 😉
I wanted to use a cheaper cut than the usual ones, a lamb shoulder seemed like a good place to start – this joint cost me £7.99 per kilo from my local butcher. For that price this cut gives some much more 'bang for your buck'
Lamb shoulder is a quite fatty so there is no need to add too much oil, the meat pretty much cooks in its own fat and the port wine I have used adds deep rich flavours to this very succulent cut of meat. A joint of this size also allows for a lot of leftovers and therefore a great way to make a range of other recipes – think stews, casseroles, curries, pulavs, tikkis (a mashed potato fritter stuffed with meat – a great tea time treat) and so many more. Great on the pocket and a great choice for winter recipes.
Am happy that the baster I purchased for my Christmas roast chicken is proving to be very handy. I have to say that am so proud that my Roast Chicken turned out absolutely fab and delicious – it was another experiment and the pork and cranberry stuffing and all the sides were made at home by me with lots of chopping, peeling and cutting help by the OH.
- 1.5 kg Lamb Shoulder
- 2 medium sized red onions
- 15 -18 cloves
- 6- 8 cloves of garlic
- Sea Salt as per taste
- a generous glug of ruby port wine - approximately 500 ml or a pint
- a handful of fresh rosemary
- Oil - 2 - 3 spritzs from a spray bottle
- Wash the lamb shoulder and place on a tray.
- Make cuts on both sides with a knife.
- Peel and cut the garlic cloves in half. Stud the joint of lamb with cloves and garlic in the cuts made by the knife.
- Sprinkle with sea salt. Tear the rosemary leaves from the stem and sprinkle them on both sides. (lamb and rosemary - a classic combination - just about to be made better with a little twist!)
- Peel the onions, half and then roughly chop them.
- Place the onion on a roasting tray - I recycled my foil tray used for my making roast potatoes for our Christmas dinner.
- Place the seasoned and prepared lamb shoulder on the onion and spritz with oil - I used oil very sparingly and find using oil from a spraying bottle ideal for this recipe.
- Then pour a generous glug of ruby port wine onto the lamb - I didn't measure this but added enough to ensure that the meat is totally wet and there is enough to make a gravy - allow for enough so that you can baste the meat at least twice while it is roasting in the oven. Roughly 500ml or one pint should suffice.
- Pre-heat the oven to 220° C.
- Cover the roasting tray with a foil such that the foil covers the edge of the tray like a proper lid.
- Roast in the preheated oven for 2 hours, basting at least twice to allow the meat to cook thoroughly and ensure you get a succulent soft roast that simply falls off the bone.
- After 2 hours check the roast and adjust cooking time accordingly - I needed about 40 mins more for a soft roast.
The lamb should now be at the 'melt-in-your-mouth' stage – serve with warm bread and steamed veggies on the side – ideally beans, carrots and peas or broccoli. Hubster is not fond of peas but I would be very happy lots of them 😉
The leftovers will get a rub of my home-made hot spice mix that adds a warming touch to my curries and stews – leftover lamb curry – can't wait to share that recipe – it's definitely a winter warmer and a firm family favourite.
Happy New Year once again folks and a lot of new and exciting recipe and travel posts coming up! wooooohoooo!


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News from the world of Maths
Number theory is famous for problems that everyone can understand and that are easy to express, but that are fiendishly difficult to prove. Here are some of our favourites.
Rollercoasters, the London Eye, planes, bikewheels and boomerangs - no it's not our plans for the summer holidays, it's just a normal afternoon at a Maths Inspiration gig.
Did you learn at school that the angles in a triangle always add up to 180 degrees? If yes then your teacher was wrong. Find out why here.
Right. That's it. We're convinced. We are officially behind team tau! Find out why and celebrate tau day with us!
Agreeing to pay £50,000 for something worth £2 wouldn't win you any haggling competitions. In mathematics, however, a similar result can bring you international acclaim. This is the case with recent progress towards the famous twin prime conjecture.
An "electric atomosphere" is not what you expect at a maths lecture. But it is what prevailed when Andrew Wiles announced his proof of a 350-year-old-old problem, Fermat's last theorem, exactly 20 years ago.
Alan Turing was a mathematician and WWII code breaker who was convicted of homosexuality in the 1950s, chemically castrated as a result, died young in mysterious circumstances and still hasn't received all the recognition
he deserves. His life clearly makes great material for a play — but a musical? We talk to the directors and lead actor of The Universal Machine.
Deciding who is to blame and who should pay for the financial crisis will be a hot topic at the G8 next week. Financial mathematics received a lot of bad press in the aftermath of the crunch and many believe that it was the popularity of mathematical models – often borrowed from physics — that put the financial system at risk. But now models borrowed from biology are helping us understand how this risk might be reduced.


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UH College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources presents its Centennial Homecoming and Awards CelebrationUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
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HONOLULU — In celebration of its 100th anniversary, the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR), the founding college of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, will commemorate the college's heritage and recognize the "shining stars" of the present and future at its Centennial Homecoming and Awards Celebration at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 12, at the Hilton Hawaiian Village, Coral Ballroom.
"I am very pleased and excited about our centennial banquet themed, ʻHonoring Our Past, Securing Our Future'" said CTAHR Dean and Director Andrew Hashimoto. "We will be honoring friends, faculty, staff and students of the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources who have already made significant contributions to education and the state, and those who have shown promise to do so in the future."
The 2007 recipients are:
2007 Outstanding Alumnus: Nan-Yao Su, professor of entomology at the University of Florida and inventor of the successful Sentricon™ Colony Elimination System for control of subterranean termites.
Ka Lei Hano Heritage Award: Dean Okimoto, president of the Hawaiʻi Farm Bureau Federation, owner of Nalo Farms, and long-time supporter of CTAHR, for his community engagement and collaboration with local agencies and businesses.
Dean's Award for Outstanding Civil Service: Milton Yamasaki, Mealani Research Station (Hawaiʻi County)
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If you don't believe that an anti-US fifth column (8-10% of the US population) exists in America, read these voluntarily written articles from some very well-known blogs. Anyone, Democrat or Republican, Liberal or Conservative, who feels any love for the United States, will be offended by this :
Daily Kos, The Left Coaster, Daily Kos again, the burning of US soldiers in effigy, the comments here, this poll stating that 11% are hoping for America to lose in Iraq, and Rosie O'Donnell defending 9/11 mastermind and Al-Qaeda No. 3 Khalid Sheikh Mohammad on national TV (even though he also confessed to making plans to assassinate Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton). Even Glenn Reynolds of Instapundit, as genuine of a political moderate as one can ever hope to find, has arrived at a similar conclusion, going even further than me by saying the 'left' sides with America's enemies, as has Captain Ed. I don't think the fifth column represents all of the 'left', however.
There is a significant percentage of the US population that does not want the US to win in Iraq (and will deny the existence of victory when we achieve it by 2008). Some because they have always hated America (fifth-columnists), others simply because they hate President Bush so much, beyond any policy disagreement, that they want to discredit him even if it means harming America (Bush Derangement Syndrome), and yet others because it is a socially fashionable opinion to hold, and they need to conform to the groupthink of their clique (fashion sheep).
This is an article I could have written a long time ago. I refrained in order to wait until the anti-US fifth column overplays their hand, which has happened. Applying true Sun-Tzu tactics, their exhausted state is the perfect time for a counterattack.
You can win debates against all of them easily, by debating them on principle, which they are usually not confronted on, and observing their willingness to offer constructive ideas.
Also, never refer to these people as 'liberals', 'progressives', and 'elites'. This is not only an insult to genuine classical liberals (who have an open mind and can come to agreement with others easily), but these are terms that the actions of anti-Americans are quite the opposite of. Does it make much sense to debate someone if, from the start, they insist that you address them as the smarter person among the two of you, without them having to earn that status through deeds? So don't allow them to stealthily get away with this branding over here.
Here are some examples of common one-liners (in italics) and possible responses you could wield (in bold) :
"The Iraq War has put us in more danger/has not made us any safer"
An absolute like this can be easily disproved by providing counterexamples. So you can say :
"Well, we have not any attacks on US soil for 65 months and counting. At the same time, other nations have experienced attacks during the same period, like in London, Madrid, Bali, Beslan in Russia, Mumbai, Jordan, Morocco, and Turkey. All but two of these countries have not had troops in Iraq. How do you explain that?"
This forces them to provide proof to support their belief, which is vastly more difficult to do given the lack of further attacks.
"Saddam had no ties to 9/11"
It is true that Saddam had no participation in 9/11, which is why we dealt with the Taliban in Afghanistan first. But the statement above implies an assumption that 9/11 was the only terrorist attack ever to occur against US citizens or US allies. The way to corner your opponents is to test their knowledge of (or willingness to acknowledge) the numerous other terror attacks on US citizens before 9/11 (some of which received direct and indirect support from Saddam).
"Do you think 9/11 was the first terrorist attack ever? Tell me what you know about the 1983 attacks in Lebanon that killed 241 Marines, the 1993 WTC bombing, the 1996 Khobar Towers bombing, the 1998 Kenya/Tanzania US Embassy bombings, and the 2000 USS Cole bombing. I would like to see that you know about those."
The burden of demonstrating knowledge about the subject matter thus shifts to your opponent.
"The Iraq War has gone on longer than World War II"
Not only is it ignorant to think WWII only started when America joined, but why should duration matter? This is also red-handed proof of their scheme to only select comparisons that can make the Iraq War look bad. A comparison of US casualties between WWII (300,000) and the Iraq War (2500) make Iraq look minor, so that comparison is simply not convenient to the fifth-column agenda (even though they trumpet casualties everywhere else). Also note that the War in Afghanistan started before the War in Iraq, so a duration metric would imply that Afghanistan is even worse (despite only 300 US troops dying there in 5 years). Thus :
"Afghanistan has been going on longer than Iraq. Do you oppose the post-9/11 action in Afghanistan?"
Of course, they do oppose Afghanistan, but this exposes their anti-Americanism more readily. They will retreat.
"Bush lied about WMDs"
Of course, the facts are that Bill Clinton, Tony Blair, and 77 of 100 Senators (including Hillary Clinton, John Kerry, and John Edwards) all believed that Saddam had WMDs, particularly since he used them against the Kurds and Iranians before. However, stating these facts in a debate will merely lead to a stalemate. Instead, you can win by posing a 'what would you do if?' type of question : (see details on how to do this over here)
"More Americans have died in Iraq than on 9/11"
Aren't these the same people who said Iraq had no ties to 9/11 (a statement which itself ignores all the terrorist attacks before 9/11)? Plus, a tendency to lump non-hostile casualties into the Iraq casualty total exposes a sinister desire to inflate the total to be larger than it really is. To date, 2521 US troops have died of hostile causes, and 590 of non-hostile causes. To use the total (3121) itself is wrong.
"I thought you believe Iraq had no ties to 9/11? Why do you link the two only when you can find a way to portray Iraq negatively? So are the two related, or not?"
and then proceed to ask :
"I am happy to inform you that the US hostile deaths are actually only 2521 (or whatever the number is at the time). Why are you counting non-hostile deaths, like accidents, in the total?"
Also note how low the Iraq casualties truly are, relative to Vietnam, as per this striking graph.
"600,000 (or 1 million, or whatever) civilians have died in Iraq"
Bogus reports from non-credible sources have discovered that if natural deaths in Iraq are counted, they can fabricate a much larger tally of innocent deaths than the official Iraqi Government or even the UN estimate (15-30,000 a year). By this measure, 3 million Americans died in 2006 alone, and 12 million (average age : 77) since the Iraq War began. Oh the humanity!!
"Why are you taking a bogus number much larger than the UN estimate? Is it only because you want to be able to blame the US, facts be damned?"
Plus, notice how they excuse the actual terrorists who are doing the killing. Don't let that slide either.
"So by that measure, you should support US and British efforts to eliminate the terrorists who are doing the killing. Why aren't you condemning the actual terrorists?"
You can also counterattack by widening the scope of the debate to corner them on their broader principles (which they certainly will not be proud to reveal). This can be done with questions such as :
"We had had troops in Germany and Japan for 62 years, in South Korea for 54 years, and in Bosnia for 9 years. Should we not remove those first? Why are they not asking us to remove our troops?"
"I notice that people like you tend to always side against democracy. Examples of this include your support of Hezbollah and Hamas against Israel, China against Taiwan, North Korea against South Korea, Cuba against the US, etc. Why?"
An even simpler tactic is the expose the ignorance of the commenter by asking them a very simple, non-political question about Iraq, such as :
"Please name for me the countries that border Iraq, in clockwise order. I need to see that you know where Iraq is on the map."
"What are the 3 main groups in Iraq, and what percentage of the population are each?"
"Name any 5 cities in Iraq. One is Baghdad, I would like to see if you can name four others."
"What are the names of the President and Prime Minister of Iraq?"
You will be surprised how many fashion sheep will be unable to answer these general questions. You have effectively destroyed any claim they have to act as an authority on the subject of Iraq. Watching 10 minutes of MSNBC a day an expert does not make, and you should inform them of that.
Now, for the final and most crucial segment of this article.
I recognize that there is a sizable population of Americans, Democrats and Republicans, who support America, the troops, and the fight against terrorists, but are simply unhappy about how the Iraq War has been waged, or believe that other approaches might have been a better use of resources. This is certainly a valid position to take, and one that I want to encourage. Many on the Right make the mistake of not acknowledging this easily unnoticed groups of patriots, and thus lose potential allies against anti-American fifth-columnists.
Instead, I would like to create a custom tool just for them, which they can use whether they are in the midst of anti-Americans, or are wrongly characterized by an Iraq War supporter.
If you fall into this category, the best way for you carve out your own turf is to offer alternative ideas to help fight the War on Terror. By doing what a fifth-columnist would never do, your patriotism is no longer in question.
For example, you could suggest that the US conduct an advertising/media campaign to reach out to the women of the Islamic world, and inform that they are just as deserving of the sametrights that women in other societies have. This would cost a fraction of the Iraq War, and yet possibly be even more effective at undermining support for Al-Qaeda's ideology, perhaps tricking them into spewing even more over-the-top rhetoric. This reframes the whole conflict as a women's rights issue, and could bring in new allies.
This is a superb platform for the Democrats to construct. If (in theory) Hillary Clinton aggressively pursued such an approach, I would even be happy with her as my President.
There are endless possibilities for fresh new ideas in fighting the War on Terror. Show everyone else your constructive ideas that would be more effective than the Iraq War, thus setting yourself apart from those who offer nothing. I will always encourage you.
Update : A great article from Dr. Sanity on the deeper pathology of the group in question.
Update : A quick video of Democrats agreeing with President Bush's strategy on Iraq, back when it was politically profitable to do so.
Update : Christopher Hitchens is always concise and witty.
Related :
We Will Decisively Win in Iraq.....in 2008
Zarqawi and the Anti-American Fifth Column


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At this site we maintain a list of the 5000 Largest Known Primes which is updated hourly. This list is the most important databases at The Prime Pages: a collection of research, records and results all about prime numbers. This page summarizes our information about one of these primes.
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Proof-code(s): (*):L4591 : Schwieger, GFNSvCUDA, GeneFer, AthGFNSieve, PrimeGrid, LLR
Decimal Digits:913009 (log10 is 913008.289806538)
Rank (*):863 (digit rank is 1)
Entrance Rank (*):352
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|Candlesticks hands in blessing mark women's gravestones in Gura Humorului, Romania. Photo © Ruth Ellen Gruber
The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute at Brandeis University has issued its call for applications for the summer or fall 2014 Scholar in Residence program.
It's a wonderful opportunity -- I was the Scholar in Residence at the HBI in early 2011, when I worked on my Candlesticks on Stone project about the visual representation of women in Jewish tombstone art.
In addition to the creation of the project web site, I present a paper about my project, which has been posted online as part of the Donna Sudarsky Memorial Working Paper Series.
You can view my paper HERE -- unfortunately it does not include the pictures, but you can see those on the Candlesticks on Stone web site.
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The HBI Scholar-in-Residence programs provide scholars, artists, writers and communal professionals the opportunity to be in residence at Brandeis University while working on significant projects in the field of Jewish women's and gender studies.
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Ben Ramsey has posted his own wrapup of the first day of the Zend/PHP Conference & Expo and some of his thoughts on the keynote talk given by Andi, Zeev, et al.
The first day of the Zend/PHP Conference and Expo (the day of tutorials) was great. I sat in on Robert Richards's Advanced XML and Web Services and Marcus's and Sara's Extending PHP tutorials. I multi-tasked as best I could, catching up on some work while finishing my slides and listening to the presentations.
He comments on the talks he's attended (like Robert Richards' XML/Web services talk and the contents of the keynote - including the announcements of the collaborations with Microsoft, IBM, and the new advancements that Zend has made with their products.


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"The lazy man does not roast what he took in hunting, but diligence is man's precious possession"– Proverbs 12:27
Spiritually and practically, this verse continues to ring true! One of the greatest problems in our nation today is the sin of laziness. Man was created to work from the beginning. Even before the Fall, God's Word tells us that "the LORD God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to tend and keep it" (Genesis 2:15). So, God created man to work. That is not the result of the Fall. The earth did begin to fight back with "thorns and thistles" after the Fall (Genesis 3:18). However, God instructed work prior to this.
The New Testament commands believers to work jobs in the strongest of language. For instance, 2 Thessalonians 3:10 says, "If anyone will not work, neither shall he eat". Oh, how our nation would change if this were applied today!! Now, Paul is not talking about those that cannot work due to illness or injury. Numerous times Paul instructs believers to help those who are unable to help themselves. He is speaking of those that are able to work and refuse to.
This is not the strongest passage on the subject, however. 1 Timothy 5:8 says, "But if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for those of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever". This language could not be stronger. To be a faithful child of God, we must work. To do otherwise is to deny the faith!
The instruction to work does not only apply to physical things. This is a spiritual truth as well. For instance, 2 Peter 1:5-7 says, "But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness, to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love". Notice we are to give "all diligence" in these things. This means work at it! All of these attributes oppose our natural tendencies. If we are to grow in these things, we must apply ourselves.
Just a few verses later, Peter says "Therefore, beloved, be even more diligent to make your call and election sure, for if you do these things you will never stumble" (2 Peter 1:10). Diligence is one of the most important qualities in a child of God. If we ever are going to enjoy our salvation, it will be the result of diligence. It takes work! Have you ever wondered why some live closer to the Lord? Have you ever wondered why some seem to enjoy their salvation more than you do? Perhaps they are putting more into it! Commit to serve the Lord more today. "Draw near to God and He will draw near to you" (James 4:8).
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Interferometry and the Cepheid Distance Scale
Thomas G. Barnes, III
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Presented at the 100th Spring Meeting of the AAVSO, May 23, 2011; received February 9, 2012; accepted February 10, 2012
Systematic uncertainties in the Cepheid distance scale have been greatly reduced in recent years through stellar interferometric observations. Interferometry has made possible direct measurement of Cepheid distances through interferometric pulsation distances. These results compare very well with recent Hubble Space Telescope trigonometric distances. Interferometry has also demonstrated that infrared surface brightness distances are quite reliable, making possible direct comparison of Cepheid luminosities in the Galaxy and the Magellanic Clouds.


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Where: Peak District, Cheshire
When: March 29, 2009
Distance: 66-102 miles route options
Regarded as the first super-sportive of the year in the UK, the Cheshire Cat with its 1 in 4 climb of Mow Cop is a brisk wake up call to sportive riders that the season starts here
Almost 1,300 riders (out of 1,650 entrants) signed on to this year's UCI Cheshire Cat, regarded as the first major cyclo-sportive of the year. For the third year in a row perfect spring weather was delivered right on queue but this year's weather took the biscuit as conditions were nigh on perfect. Slightly chilly starting out but, on the day the clocks went forward, by mid morning the bright sunshine put a smile on everyones' face.
Responding to rider comments from previous editions a more difficult course was laid out with significant climbs on the menu for the second parts of the 66 and 102 mile options. Mow Cop, Wincle, Macclesfield Forest and finally the organiser's very own Kemmelberg, Swiss Hill deep in the heart of Alderley Edge, also known for its footballer's wives.
Spectators set up camp on Mow Cop outside the Cheshire View pub to study some serious grimacing as riders took on the 1 in 4 gradient half way up. Many walked but those who managed without stopping or putting a foot down were given a unique medal at the finish in recognition of the challenge. Riders also found Barlow Hill in Wincle and the Macclesfield Forest climb (used in past hill-climb champs) very tough too.
The real sting in the tail was dished up in the form of a steep cobbled climb tucked away in Alderley Edge called Swiss Hill, which is well known by many local club cyclists. The narrow bumpy climb called for a set of skills not normally tested on a tarmac climb. Many of those who heeded advice to 'go to the side and ride in the car tyre tracks' got to the top OK – but many walked.
Organiser Kilo To Go were pleased the day went so well and are already planning the 2010 event on Sunday 28 March, 2010.
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The organiser – Geoff Saxon
"The whole Kilo To Go team were pleased as punch with the way this year's event went. We didn't have a huge problem with arrow gremlins this year – nothing like 2008. Above all I'm always pleased when riders get back to the HQ safely and I was pleased to hear no reports of any major incidents out on the route."
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Stephen Hinde (Tri-Preston)
Time: 102 miles in 7-51-50
"The Cheshire Cat was harder than 2008 with 1300ft of extra climbing after Mow Cop. The new route was better, very scenic, and more enjoyable and the signage was excellent. The feed stations were better and three routes mean that this event has something to offer for everyone. I shall be doing it again next year, an excellent event!"
Steve Chell (Stoke on Trent)
Time: 66 miles in 4-28-33
"I CHOSE the Cheshire Cat as my first sportive and boy what an event I picked. The Macc Forest and Mow Cop are as tough as it gets on two wheels. Dramatic scenery, epic climbs and electrifying descents made the day unforgettable. Well done Geoff Saxon for such a well organised event."
Greg Atkinson (New Brighton CC)
Time: 102 miles in 6-07-15
"The Cheshire Cat seemed a totally different event compared with the two previous times I have ridden it, when it was essentially get up Mow Cop and then it's not too far to the finish at all. This year, the Macc Forest re-route was a revelation, nice scenery and more importantly very hard, especially when I was trying to make time up after a puncture. Just when I thought the pain was over, we were taken over what appeared to be the English version of the Kemmelberg! At the finish, I let Geoff Saxon know what a swine he is!"
My Cyclo-Sportive – Eamonn Sheridan
Bourneville, Birmingham
Time: DNF
When my wife Deb and I looked at the weather forecast early in the week it looked desperate but Sunday arrived with blue skies and hardly any wind. Perfect conditions! Our main sports are time trials and triathlon and because we'd hoped to be racing on Saturday we'd only entered the 37 mile event.
When Saturday's race fell through we upgraded to the 66 mile challenge. How we managed to miss the signs nobody in the group knew and we found ourselves riding the 102 mile sportive. Apparently extra signs were put up later.
For the first 50 miles this route is flat and fast. It's only after the second feed station that the true nature of this ride becomes apparent. I've rarely seen anything like Mow Cop. It's not high or long like mountain passes I've ridden but it rises straight up, no hairpin bends here, and in the end I ran out of options and had to join those pushing their bikes up a wall.
Mountaineering in cycling shoes and cleats is not top of my list of things to do. Whatever the cause though, my left knee began to be painful. I stretched out and wasn't particularly concerned, telling myself that it's got to be downhill now for a bit. Obviously I should have paid more attention to the route profile.
This is stunning countryside but it came at a cost, the route now had very little easy riding. It was either downhill into tight narrow bends requiring lots of concentration or uphill putting more pressure on my knee. The next 10 miles took a long time, this was definitely no time trial.
By the final feed station my knee was very sore and I was crawling along in my lowest gear. It was time to stop. I told Deb to go on and she completed the full 102 mile distance, quite a change of plan as she was originally only meant to be doing 37 miles. I sat on the pavement and phoned my friend Jules to come and get me. Sat outside the pub I searched through my kit but hadn't even enough money to buy a consolation beer… Will I be back next year? Absolutely!
For more information go to Kilo To Go official website