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-0.46875 | 3.620383 | 144 | Client Login HOME > Information Resource Center Houston
Uniform & Apparel Flame Resistant Work Wear Welcome to Houston
Uniform & Apparel’s information resource section. Here you will
find links to various other websites that can provide helpful
information regarding flame resistant work clothing (FRC),
various flame resistant fabrics, care and maintenance of FRC,
and regulations and standards that govern the use of FRC. Flame
resistant work apparel is not a new concept. It has been around
and in use going back to the 1960’s in the steel industry. The
classification of flame resistant clothing that is addressed
here is know as “secondary protective” FRC. Secondary
protective clothing is clothing designed for continuous wear in
areas where intermittent exposure to molten substance splash,
radiant heat, and/or flame is possible. Therefore, this
category of FRC typically is everyday work apparel that is
designed to resist ignition in the event the wearer is
unexpectedly subjected to an exposure to the |
-3.612492 | 1.274693 | -1 | Skip to Navigation Skip to Content Tasting Spirits at
Distilleries May Soon Be Reality in California St. George
Spirits in Alameda hopes to sell tastes at the source What does
California have in common with Nevada, Alaska and Mississippi?
If you’re stumped, don’t worry, because there may actually only
be one thing: A prohibition against distilleries selling tastes
and bottles of their product at the actual distillery. Yep,
it’s true. When it comes to certain liquor laws, California is
about as progressive as a dogsled race. But if the California
Artisanal Distillers Guild or CADG, has their way, that may soon
change. The “Taste California” petition, currently being lobbied
in Sacramento, is challenging Prohibition-era laws that make it
impossible for distilleries to sell tastings along with a tour,
just as wineries and breweries are already allowed to do. St.
George Spirits in Alameda manages to comply with the law while
still offering tastes to visitors by not charging for them. But
as Master Distiller |
-0.128856 | 7.135486 | 8 | Quantcast Tech Addicts: July 2008 Archives July 2008 Archives
MotoROKR rocks softly | 7 Comments | No TrackBacks By Alexander
Villafania INQUIRER.net MOTOR OLA is keen on making impressions
last when designing their phones. This starte d a couple years
ago when they introduced the ROKR, RAZR series and SLVER serie
s. Then they started having partnerships with several audio
hardware manufacturers to complement their strategy in the
mobile phone business. Motorola focused so much on design that
the accessories had to look as good as the phones. That's not a
surprise considering that in a cutthroat business like the
mobile phone-m usic player hybrid manufacturing, the one with
the most fashionable design wins . The MotoROKR series maybe the
brand's most prolific model as it caters to music enthusiasts.
It competes directly with Sony Ericsson's Walkman series and the
Nokia N series. The latest in the ROKR series is the E8 and is a
huge departure from the previous designs, particularly the E6
and Z6 models. Th |
-2.467113 | 4.618059 | -1 | Thread beginning with comment 544609 To view parent comment,
click here. Member since: Uh, no. By that logic, every small
business whose owner sits on a chamber of commerce and hobnobs
with local politicians is a corrupt kleptocrat. Microsoft et
al. never commanded 28.2% of US exports, nor have I ever heard
anyone claim that "Microsoft owns the entire US government". A
more appropriate analogy might be to Standard Oil, and even then
I don't really know. Scale matters. Reply Parent Score: 4
Bill Shooter of Bul Member since: It used to happen on a
smaller scale in "company towns". Some towns are still like that
where one company is largely responsible for the vast majority
of the economic activity. When they shut down, the town pretty
much dies. Reply Parent Score: 6 Adurbe Member since: an
example of just such a town in the uk. The worry is how much
bigger Samsung are. Reply Parent Score: 4 |
-1.273157 | 0.170074 | -1 | Meridian Star April 8, 2013 Open carry law worries law
enforcement officials By Brian Livingston / The Meridian Star
MERIDIAN — Just to be clear, there aren't many law
enforcement officers or officials who are against the second
amendment. Most of them, after all, own guns and shoot them
regularly away from their professional careers whether it be for
sport or for hunting. But bring up the new open carry law Gov.
Phil Bryant signed into law March 4, and that will go into
effect July 1 of this year, law enforcement officers get a
little nervous. "I would never prohibit a law abiding
citizen their right to have a gun but I'd be lying if I said I'm
not concerned about this," said James Sharpe, acting chief for
the Meridian Police Department. "We are talking with the State
Attorney General's Office to get some clarification on some
things we as police officers might be faced with during the
course of our duties." House Bill 2, as it was originally
written, was to address a loophole in |
-2.423867 | 2.149613 | 26 | Other Pets at Shelter Meow! My name is Misty I found a new
home! Calico Cat for Sale in New York, New York - Misty Photo 1
- Calico Cat for adoption in New York, New York - Misty Other
Pets at Shelter... Misty's Info... Rescue Group: KittyKind
Breed: Calico Color: Unknown Age: Adult Sex: Female ID#:
5396795-4339 Hair: Unknown Misty's Story... f there's one thing
Misty loves, it's playing! This sweet little prankster will hide
under the bed or behind a curtain and pounce on you when you are
least expecting it. She loves being around people, and will sit
in your lap and purr up a storm. She is also very vocal and will
give you her two cents on just about everything. She would do
best in a home where she would get lots of love and attention
and opportunities to run around and play. Why Adoption is a
Great Option |
0.068639 | -1.229677 | -1 | The Star (Nairobi) Kenya: Police Detonate Abandoned Bomb in
Meru A bomb believed to have been left behind by colonialists
was found and detonated in Timau area of Meru county. Area
deputy police boss Joel Chebii said that the bomb was discovered
by a farmer who was working on his field. The farmer reported
the discovery to the police who detonated it. "We managed to
retrieve it (the bomb) where it had landed the day before. We
thank wananchi who took time to inform us on the same because
had they actually tampered with it, it could have caused harm,"
Chebii said. He cautioned residents to report any other
suspicious devices to the authorities and let police handle
them. "We warn wananchi that if the come across any object
which is suspected to be an explosive, they should not tamper
with it. They should report it immediately to us so that we can
deal with it," Chebii said. |
-0.785363 | 5.134917 | 4 | Jordan EJ14 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to:
navigation, search Jordan EJ14 Nick Heidfeld 2004 Canada
cropped.jpg Category Formula One Constructor Jordan Designer(s)
John McQuilliam Predecessor EJ13 Successor EJ15 Technical
specifications[1][2][3][4] Chassis Full Carbon-fibre and
honeycomb composite monocoque Suspension (front) Double
wishbones, pushrod-activated torsion bars and dampers Suspension
(rear) Double wishbones Length 4,670 mm (183.9 in) Width
1,800 mm (70.9 in) Height 950 mm (37.4 in) Axle track Front:
1,400 mm (55.1 in) Rear: 1,418 mm (55.8 in) Wheelbase >3,000 mm
(118.1 in) Engine Ford Cosworth RS2, 2,998 cc (182.9 cu in), 90°
V10, NA, mid-engine, longitudinally mounted Transmission Jordan
7-speed longitudinal, semi-automatic Weight 600 kg (1,322.8 lb)
(including driver) Fuel Elf Tyres Bridgestone Competition
history Notable entrants Jordan Ford Notable drivers 18. Germany
Nick Heidfeld 19. Italy Giorgio Pantano 19. Germany Timo Glock
Debut 2004 Australian Grand Prix Races Wins Po |
-2.810816 | 3.10873 | -1 | Common Poisonous Plants of Florida Find out the names of your
house and yard plants. Call the Poison Center at 1-800-222-1222
to see if your plants are toxic. Below is a partial list of
common poisonous plants. Recommended First Aid Steps: 1.
Remove all plant pieces from mouth. 2. Rinse mouth and lips
with cool water. 3. Offer sips of water to drink. 4. Wash
hands with soap and water. Additional plant photos: For more
information about and photos of poisonous plants, please visit:
Plant Common Name [click links for photos] Description and
Symptoms Arrowhead, Dieffenbachia,Caladium, Philodendron, Peace
Lily, Pothos The leaves and stems contain oxalate crystals that
cause immediate pain when chewed. Burning and irritation in the
lips, mouth and throat can occur. If plant parts are swallowed,
vomiting can occur. Oleander, Lily of the Valley, Foxglove All
parts of the plants are poisonous if swallowed or if smoke from
a burning plant is inhaled. Symptoms include nausea, vomiting,
stomach cramps, di |
1.943739 | 7.849619 | -1 | Radian Measure of Angles - Concept An angle is the figure
formed by two rays with a common endpoint. We typically use
degree measures when measuring angles, however we can use radian
angle measure as an alternate way of measuring angles in
advanced math courses. This measure is based on using a point on
the vertex and measuring the arc length compared to the radius.
I want to talk about radian measure of angles. Recall that an
angle is the figure formed by 2 rays with a common end point.
I've drawn 2 rays here, ray ba and ray bc and they share end
point b and this figure is called an angle. Now you may remember
from Geometry that degree measure is how we normally measure
angles in the real world 360 degrees is one revolution of the
circle that definition results in the following definitions for
acute angle, right angle and obtuse angle. And acute angle is an
angle between 0 degrees and 90 degrees, a right angle is an
angle with a measure of exactly 90 degrees and an obtuse angle
is an angle between 90 deg |
-3.348398 | 5.017922 | 115 | How Sweden Steered Clear of the Greece Fiasco The case for
national sovereignty: By staying out of the euro, the Swedes
have steered clear of Greece's mess. Brussels, take note They
are taking to the streets in Stockholm, but not with demands.
Swedes, this month, ask for no more than a spare patch of grass
or dockside granite to bask in the midsummer. The country has
never really gone in for protest anyway, and right now there's
nothing to protest about. The economy grew at an annual rate of
6.4 percent in the first quarter, after 5.7 percent last year,
which was the strongest recovery in the European Union. And
Sweden still has its krona. Though it joined the union in 1995,
Sweden never adopted the euro. It still enjoys the advantages of
a tariff-free common market. It sends ministers, commissioners,
and members of parliament to Brussels and Strasbourg. And right
now, Swedes are looking south with relief. While Sweden enjoys
monetary independence, Germany—another strong exporter with
high-end manufacturin |
-2.322179 | 0.064978 | -1 | The following was sent to me by a friend and thought it
worthwhile to post and ponder. It is entitled: “How Long Do We
Have?” 1. From bondage to spiritual faith; 2. From
spiritual faith to great courage; 3. From courage to liberty; 4.
From liberty to abundance; 5. From abundance to complacency; 6.
From complacency to apathy; 7. From apathy to dependence; 8.
From dependence back into bondage” This may seem an
“extremist” and point of view, but when one considers the fact
that 50% of workers in this country pay no federal and state
taxes and actually receive money back each year from the govt
from the earned income tax credit and child tax credit and other
entitlements and welfare subsidies coupled with the fact that
the most productive citizens (who liberals refer to as the
“rich”- i.e. any family with a combined income of greater than
about $80,000 in the top income quintile) pay an excessive and
disproportionately high ammount of total taxes- about 75% of all
taxes- it becomes clear that we are, |
-0.017563 | 4.143386 | -1 | Esquire Network President Adam Stotsky's Office By Jonathan
Evans The Chairs "These are Bertoia knockoff chairs. They
look really great, but they're uncomfortable as hell. And that
serves two purposes. One, to add to an aesthetically pleasing
office. But also to keep people moving briskly through my office
and make sure people don't get too comfortable at my desk."
Restart Slideshow Related Links |
0.327765 | 2.242934 | 75 | Reinforcing small changes in your child's behavior By Ray
Levy, Ph.D. How children and adolescents learn One
cause of misbehavior One such patient, Ryan, an oppositional
16-year-old, was continually late on weekends, violating his
curfew. His mother would ground him but first engage in a
lengthy lecture that usually ended up in a screaming match
between the two. Later, to cut down on her worry, she purchased
a cell phone for him and instructed him to call her if he was
going to be late, hoping the cell phone remedied the situation.
The following weekend Ryan took the phone as instructed but
didn't turn it on. Again, on returning home late, he was
grounded along with a lecture on how insensitive and selfish he
was. Several weekends later, he was permitted to go out again.
Ryan took his cell phone, turned it on, and when his mother
called, had his girlfriend answer it. Ready to pull her hair
out, his mother later consulted me on why he does this and why
he just can't follow the rules. "Doesn't he s |
-0.164865 | 7.901444 | 42 | Take the 2-minute tour × I have noticed that when I play a
music or video , Internet download manager shows a widget with
direct download link to the file , how can I disable that for my
webpage , so I do not allow user to download my musics ?
share|improve this question I hope you realize that allowing
someone to play your music means they're downloading it to their
browser? There's no magical difference between playing and
downloading. – Marc B Nov 17 '12 at 14:50 may be that sound is
a user voice , – user1411084 Nov 17 '12 at 14:52 @MarcB he
probably meant prohibiting download managers to detect so that
atleast common users are not able to store it permanently –
Abhishek Bhatia Nov 17 '12 at 14:53 if you're hung up on the
difference between music and voice, then you've got bigger
issues to worry about. there's NO difference between a recording
of a voice and a recording of music. they're just digital files
and you can NOT prevent a download manager from snagging a
direct download link. – Marc B Nov |
1.269577 | 2.792256 | -1 | Writer's Use of Language and Style How do the writer’s choices
about language and style support his or her argument? What do
these choices reveal about the writer’s argument? Aspect of
Writing Effect on the Argument What seems to be the overall
tone? How are the sentences formed? What words does the
writer choose? What is the connotation of those words? How
does the writer use punctuation? Are passages long or short? |
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There's more than one way to do things Re^5: a 3D flower made
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( #950225=note: print w/ replies, xml ) Need Help?? in reply to
Re^4: a 3D flower made with Perl in thread a 3D flower made with
Perl, for anonymous girl You put your finger right on it - the
"mental model of femininity". It's about being aware that one
has such models. Everyone does - it's part of the way humans
build models to abstract and generalize; this is why it's
possible to get up, get breakfast, and head to work while
thinking hard about a problem: we can default a lot of actions
to automatic responses and get along pretty well. It's only if
something isn't as we assume (shower breaks, no eggs in the
fridge, someone slams on the brakes in front of you) that we get
in trouble. Assuming that someone likes flowers is really not
that a big deal. But assuming that they're not good at math, or
that they represent ever |
4.229957 | 2.963744 | 5 | Celebs weigh in on gun control debate Willis through years -
The Expendables premiere 13 / 15 Phil McCarten/Reuters Both
Stallone and Willis (pictured here with fellow action-movie star
Mickey Rourke) agree that “No one commits a crime because they
saw a film,” Willis said. "There's nothing to support that.
We're not making movies about people that have gone berserk, or
gone nuts. Those kind of movies wouldn't last very long at all.”
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4.374616 | -4.311974 | 0 | Around the diamond Major league baseball owners, meeting this
week in Chicago, have endorsed a restructuring proposal that
calls for the merging of the two league offices under the
Commissioner's banner. Baseball's player relations committee
also filed a lawsuit requesting an injunction to block the
players from seeking a portion of revenue from televised games.
. . The Chicago Cubs avoided breaking their team's record of 13
consecutive losses, set in 1944, by beating Philadelphia 12-11
Monday at Wrigley Field. The reason Steve Garvey is hitting
better for the Los Angeles Dodgers is because he's stopped
guessing at the plate and gone back to swinging where the ball
is pitched. Garvey has now played in more than 1,000 consecutive
games for the Dodgers. His streak began on Sept. 3, 1975 in
Cincinnati. Lou Gehrig holds the major league record with a
total of 2,140 consecutive games; Billy Williams the National
League mark at 1,117. The story is that pitcher Randy Jones,
who had only one victory for the New Y |
1.102595 | 9.460072 | -1 | A Quick C Compiler What is this ? This is a tiny C compiler, I
wrote it in a very restricted dialect of OCaml. It is in the
same family as otcc but will work for the x86_64 architecture.
My medium term goal is to port it into the C dialect it
compiles, so I can bootstrap the thing. It will generate
dynamically linked ELF files for the 64bits architecture x86_64
(AMD64 or IA-32e). It has no intermediate language and generates
code as it parses the C source file. This makes it very fast,
unsafe and unoptimizing. Code generated sucks, no doubt, but the
compiler is very short and understandable. Unless your code is
dead wrong, QCC should remain very silent and produce an output
file. In its current state, it will happily compile the
expression 1 = 2, depending on the context, the semantics will
differ. I wrote it to learn x86 64bits machine code and ELF
files with dynamic linking. It is very easily extensible and
hackable, you are welcome to add your own set of improvements.
Supported features The C subset |
-1.81917 | 2.779586 | 54 | Alligator Snapping Turtle Order: Chelonia Family: Chelydridae
Genus/species: Macroclemys temminckii Alligator snapping
turtles spend most of their time in the water, and generally
only nesting females venture on land. However, males have been
known to bask. They are solitary, and there is very little
social structure or parental care. The turtles stay submerged
for 40 to 50 minutes at a time, and only go to the surface for
air. They are so motionless under water that algae may cover
their backs and make the turtles almost invisible to fish.
Distribution and Habitat: Alligator snapping turtles are native
to the southeastern region of the United States. They are
confined to the river systems that drain into the Gulf of
Mexico. They generally live in the deep water of large rivers,
canals, lakes, and swamps. Hatchlings and juveniles usually live
in small streams. Diet in the Wild: The alligator snapping
turtle is both a scavenger and an active hunter. It most
actively forages for food during the night. |
1.705462 | 9.606 | -1 | Oberwolfach HoTT-Coq tutorial Type theory natural deduction
metalanguage, practical foundations 1. type formation rule
2. term introduction rule 3. term elimination rule 4.
computation rule syntax object language logiccategory
theorytype theory falseinitial objectempty type proofgeneralized
elementprogram cut rule?compositionsubstitution cut
elimination?counitbeta reduction ?uniteta conversion
conjunctionproductproduct type implicationinternal homfunction
type negationinternal hom into initial objectfunction type into
empty type universal quantificationdependent productdependent
product type equivalencepath space objectidentity type
equivalence classquotientquotient type inductioncolimitinductive
type, W-type, M-type higher inductionhigher colimithigher
inductive type setinternal 0-groupoidBishop set/setoid
universeobject classifiertype of types modalityclosure operator
monadmodal type theory, monad (in computer science) homotopy
levels At an Oberwolfach workshop in 2011 on homotopy type th |
2.762972 | 5.01843 | -1 | GTA Wiki Heads-Up Display 9,255pages on this wiki Revision as
of 13:56, July 12, 2013 by Geoff-uk123 (Talk | contribs)
Illustrated example of a HUD as seen in GTA San Andreas.
0ComeKillLahAdded by 0ComeKillLah A heads-up display, often
abbreviated as HUD, is a set of indicators used in most games to
show the player's current status in a game, such as the score,
health and the like. And can be disabled at the Display Settings
by Turning the Hud Mode Option off The HUD GTA games may
display the following information: Floating pickups, such as a
police bribe are not considered to be a part of the HUD even
though only the player can see them. This is also true for
floating markers which indicate where to park or walk into. 2D
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3.101613 | 2.403661 | 25 | Reviews for Waiting to Exhale Cosmochyck chapter 1 . 7/29/2011
Loved it! And seems so "Fenris" appropriate given his demeanor
in the game...great job! Aenya chapter 1 . 4/16/2011 Very lovely
light-hearted writing, even despite the somewhat serious
situation. The world needs more Fenris-fluff! And this is just a
prime example of what I'm talking about! Nastrandir chapter 1 .
4/13/2011 Oh, this is so sweet and delicate XD You've really
captured Fenris' past conflict and present need to protect and
confess so well here. The little flashbacks add so much to the
layers of their relationship, and their timing is perfect. Just
wonderful, and I *love* the title - it sums everything up so
well :) Gixxer600 chapter 1 . 4/13/2011 *sighs happily* I
thought that this had just the right amount of emotion and was a
moment in time captured beautifully. Loved the little
communication hiccup between Anders and Merril too. Nice job
Tank! |
3.859509 | 2.380382 | 5 | Chapter Summaries Before (May-July) Summary On a night that
should be one of the happiest and most memorable of his life,
Ben Bright, a senior at New York's Eastport High School, is a
bundle of nerves. Seemingly, Ben has everything going for him—he
is smart and talented, and will be playing the lead role of Tony
in the drama department's production of West Side Story, which
is opening momentarily. He also has a solid relationship with
classmate Ariela Cruz, who, in a convenient reflection of
reality, is cast as Maria, his love interest in the musical. Ben
recognizes his good fortune, and wishes that he could just savor
the moment. He has a secret though, which he has resolved to
keep until tomorrow. He is determined not to ruin the experience
of this very special night for his loved ones, which is exactly
what will happen if they find out that instead of going off to
college and an exceptionally bright future as expected, Ben
Bright has enlisted in the United States Army. Junior Niko
Petropoulos, Ben's bes |
-0.102625 | 9.16752 | 16 | Take the tour × In TeXworks, there is a shortcut key for the
current typesetting menu, Ctrl+T. I was wondering if I could
assign another shortcut key for another typesetting command.
For example, Ctrl+T for pdflatex, and Ctrl+1 for bibtex, etc.
share|improve this question add comment 2 Answers up vote 5
down vote accepted This isn't the typesetting menu works:
choosing BiBTeX from the menu doesn't run bibtex but instead
associates CTRL-T to the bibtex command. So even if you could
associate a key to the BibTeX menu item, it wouldn't do what you
want. There is no way to reassign keys within TeXWorks itself;
It also doesn't appear to be possible to assign keys through
other OS-dependent methods. For example, on a Mac, you can
assign keyboard shortcuts to any menu item in any application
using the System Preferences -> Keyboard panel, but this doesn't
seem to work with TeXWorks. Whether such methods work in other
OSes (Windows or Linux) I can't confirm. share|improve this
answer I don't think it's possi |
-4.842466 | 1.43174 | -1 | Sandwiches from Thanksgiving leftovers This Thanksgiving
quot;everythingquot; is a model for your This Thanksgiving
"everything" is a model for your to create your own super
sandwich from leftovers. (Credit: Gordon M. Grant) Lauren
Chattman Lauren Chattman Lauren Chattman is a cookbook author,
freelance writer and former bio | email Thanksgiving dinner is
great, but I really look forward to the leftovers. No doubt,
there's satisfaction in sitting down to eat a meal that's taken
me a week to prepare. But tomorrow, when practically all I have
to do is open the Tupperware, is when I really enjoy the fruits
of my labor. I am surprised when I see ambitious recipes for
transforming leftover turkey into tetrazzini or mashed potatoes
into shepherd's pie. If I'm not going to eat my leftovers
standing up and over the sink, I'm going to slap them between
two slices of bread. With their rich ingredients and familiar
flavors, post-holiday sandwiches epitomize comfort food. That
doesn't mean they have to be boring |
-3.899448 | 3.231949 | 39 | were due to Congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 17 alpha-
hydroxylase deficiency Congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to
17α-hydroxylase deficiency is an uncommon form of congenital
adrenal hyperplasia resulting from a defect in the gene for the
enzyme CYP17A1. It produces decreased synthesis of both cortisol
and sex steroids, with resulting increase in mineralocorticoid
production. Thus, common symptoms include mild hypocortisolism,
ambiguous genitalia in genetic males or failure of the ovaries
to function at puberty in genetic females, and hypertension
(respectively). This form of CAH results from deficiency of
the enzyme 17α-hydroxylase (also called CYP17A1). It accounts
for less than 5% of the cases of congenital adrenal hyperplasia
and is inherited in an autosomal recessive manner with a
reported incidence of about 1 in 50,000 births. The most common
abnormal alleles of this condition impair both the
17α-hydroxylase activity and the 17,20-lyase activity of
CYP17A1. Like other forms of CAH, 17α-hydrox |
1.728037 | 2.430149 | 62 | Can't Take Criticism A character hates being criticized for his
wrongs. (permanent link) added: 2013-05-14 07:42:35 sponsor:
313Bluestreak (last reply: 2013-06-22 11:56:13) Add Tag:
--Proverbs 15:5, King James Version It's hard to listen to
criticism, whether it's being put down in such a blunt manner
because we aren't doing certain things correctly or if it's
being criticized for our bad decisions, especially if it's
moral. Instead of taking heed to it, some would breakdown
miserably and are unable or unwilling to make themselves better.
They are some would go as far as to become unexpectedly enraged
by it. This character hates being criticized in every way
possible. At best, he often takes criticism as an insult more
than a means of guidance or maybe the criticism was so
unpleasant and harsh for him to handle. At worst, he just
naturally hates criticism period and would rather listen to
something he wants to hear. Even a more gentle criticism will
cause the character to dish out Disproportionate Retribu |
3.643168 | -4.604636 | 12 | Monta Ellis vs. Stephen Curry: Comparing the GS Warriors Guards'
Skillsets By (Contributor) on September 30, 2011 3,836 reads
1 of 12 Ezra Shaw/Getty Images As long as they share a back
court, Stephen Curry and Monta Ellis will be compared to each
other. They will be examined under a microscope by their
opposing defense, they will be discussed by fans and analysts in
an attempt to decide, once and for all, who is the better of the
two. The answer to that ever-present question could ultimately
decide who steers the ship as the Golden State Warriors sail
into the future. So who is better, Steph or Monta? This
slideshow will answer that question. Before we start looking
at skill sets and things, let's take a look at just raw
athleticism. What type of genetic code are these guys working
with here? We should be real here—it's athletic ability that
predetermines how well someone will play in any sport. No
matter how hard that one kid from gym class worked, he was never
going to be a professional athlete |
-0.790714 | 8.690074 | 78 | Should or shouldn't block public ping to a website All this
while I'm not allowing any public ping to the website I'm
maintaining, but it's making me tougher to troubleshoot should
any user from the globe having trouble to access our website, as
I can't make them to send a proper traceroute report. To your
opinion, is it necessary to block public ping to a public
website ? Is this security practice still relevant in today
exploit technology ? And if you think it's still necessary, how
do I make sure my user's traceroute still work when all ICMP is
dropped from public ? Thanks for any input, appreciated that.
This list is sponsored by: Information Assurance Certification
Review Board |
3.765604 | 2.468472 | 5 | Netflix, Inc. Poster Available at Bookmark and Share s NOTE:
This spoiler was submitted by Amanda. The movie starts off with
a little girl running through a village, going to get water from
a nearby waterhole. There is a voiceover of a woman (Valerie),
saying that the woods are dangerous, and her mother always told
her to come right back after drawing water. At this point, the
scene shows the girl (getting distracted) and following a boy to
hunt a rabbit. They successfully catch the rabbit. Just as they
are deciding over who to kill it, the scene cuts. 10 years
later... Valerie (Amanda Seyfried) is now a grown woman. She
sneaks up on her boyfriend Peter (Shiloh Fernandez), who is a
woodcutter, like Valerie's dad. Valerie's mother Suzette has
arranged for Valerie to marry Henry, son of a rich blacksmith,
which Valerie is not too happy about as she loves Peter. Just as
the duo are planning to run away, a bell sounds, indicating that
a creature, a wolf, feared by the villagers, has attacked a
villager. V |
-0.89998 | 10.217712 | 20 | Take the tour × I'm trying to implement a jQuery Autocomplete
where the Autocomplete gets its data from a ajax source.
However, for some reason when I make the call it results in a
302 which in turn results in a 404. This is what I have: In
functions.php: function my_ajax_foo() {
add_action('wp_ajax_my_ajax_foo', 'my_ajax_foo' );
add_action('wp_ajax_nopriv_my_ajax_foo', 'my_ajax_foo' ); My
Javascript: function onGetData(term, callback) { jQuery.post(
"http://mydomain.com/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php", { action:
"my_ajax_foo", cookie: encodeURIComponent(document.cookie),
term: term function( response ) { console.log( response );
} ); jQuery(document).ready(function() {
jQuery("#my_input_field").autocomplete( { source:onGetData } );
All the Javascript is loaded correctly. When I type in the
Autocomplete input box the ajax call is made but I can see in
Firebug that the call results in a HTTP 302. When I call the
http://mydomain.com/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php simply from the
browser URL |
0.619484 | -2.045115 | 96 | - Delivering Truth Around the World Custom Search Moriel
Rothman Smaller Font Larger Font RSS 2.0 FW 9/8/12 May 31,
2012 Silwan, Jerusalem (SILWANIC) -- Someone is pounding on the
door. It is 3:45 a.m. The pounding gets louder. The father goes
to open the door, and immediately they enter: two men dressed in
civilian clothes, flanked by police officers bearing heavy guns.
They go straight towards the boy, who has pulled on a baggy
sweatshirt and stepped out of his room, snake their hands under
his arms, and take him. “He will only be gone for a few hours,”
they say. “Don’t worry.” Outside the house, the boy’s hands are
tied with plastic packaging bands and he is pushed into the
police car. He does not understand much Hebrew, but he knows
enough to understand the officer who leans close to him and
whispers: “Fuck your mother.” 30 days later, after being
beaten with a chair, held in solitary confinement, taunted with
a knife, forced to stay awake, and otherwise abused, the boy is
released from prison. He |
0.792984 | 10.350697 | -1 | Take the 2-minute tour × I'm working on a Python project with
user input, and want to reuse specific parts (i.e the part/s
that have matched a regular expression) in the output, so a
dialog could go something like: Program: Hello, what have you
been doing today? User: I have been foobaring./I went
foobaring./(anything else containing 'foobaring') [Where the
regular expression is '[a-zA-Z]*ing'] Program: Do you like
foobaring? ..but would also have the same result no matter what
activity the user entered, so long as it ended in 'ing'. I
currently use variables for the regular expression and the user
input like so: variable = re.compile('regexp') userinput =
raw_input() so I can use them in an if later on. TL;DR: Is
there anything that returns the string that is the portion of a
larger string that matches a regular expression share|improve
this question add comment 1 Answer If you surround the regex
with parentheses (to make it a group), then you can access that
group using match.group(1): In [89]: |
-0.350283 | 10.387506 | -1 | id summary reporter owner description type status priority
milestone component version severity resolution keywords cc
focuses 4998 Apostroph in blog name is prepended by a backslash
goebelmasse "In 2.3, beta 3 there is probably a stripslashes()
missing in retrieving the blog's title. If someone uses an
apostroph in the name of his blog, this apostroph will be
prepended by a backslash. " defect (bug) closed normal General
2.3 normal duplicate apostroph stripslashes blogname |
5.144903 | 0.816074 | 13 | Kenny Muhammad From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to:
navigation, search Kenny Muhammad (born December 3, 1968) is an
American beatboxer occasionally referred to as The Human
Orchestra, a moniker he affirmed by performing David Eaton's
composition.[1][2] Kenny is known for using a technique called
the "wind technique", which heavily utilizes breathing as an
element of the beatbox routine. This creates a unique effect of
audibly inhaling and exhaling while simultaneously creating
percussion sounds with the mouth.[3] In 1992 Kenny toured
globally with a cappella singing group Rockapella as a vocal
percussionist for their 1992 tour. Kenny told the group that he
preferred to be introduced for his vocal percussion solos as
Kenny X. Since then, he has worked with many other artists, a
large proportion from outside the hip hop genre, including
Public Enemy, Mindless Self Indulgence, Matisyahu, Squarepusher,
The X-Ecutioners, Regina Belle, The Gap Band, Maxwell, Angie
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delving deeper into ritualistic chaos with their brand of
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means a lot to me, not only in the band's character, but also in
the band's sheer sonic power as it translates well and gives off
a powerful, bestial aura that works well to highlight the mood
of the album. Unlike previous efforts, Fell Voices dedicate the
first breath to a spoken sample by poet Mary Oliver, a poem
which sets the thematic tone of the album and ties into the
album's title and mythos. Gone are the repetitive and intricate
melodies of the their last LB and instead the band uses tremolo
riffing and black metal stylings to create a sort of drone that
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0.370607 | 9.024313 | -1 | Take the 2-minute tour × We´re setting up RMAN to backup a
database over NFS and ZFS, for which I have to create shares and
mounting points (4 shares in my case). I am trying to
anticipate the size of the shares, which should be the maximum
size of the backup. We´re going to proceed with an initial
backup level 0 and then we´ll do daily level 1 backups. Is
there a mathematical formula for me to know the maximum backup
size at the end, using x as the database size? Thank you,
share|improve this question 1 Answer 1 In short: Not really.
An RMAN backupset (e.g. BACKUP DATABASE) will backup up any
blocks in your datafiles that have never been used. This is
different from empty blocks. There's no way that I am aware of
to differentiate between blocks which are currently empty and
blocks which are unused. From: http://docs.oracle.com/cd/B28359
_01/backup.111/b28270/rcmcncpt.htm#BRADV89481: "RMAN always
skips blocks that have never been used" If you were to do an
image copy (e.g. BACKUP AS COPY DATABASE), |
-0.436494 | 0.729503 | 6 | Police have arrested a suspect for the vandalism of historic
monuments at Westminster College in Missouri. Fulton police say
24-year-old Victor Calderon wanted to be a part of “the
downfall of tyranny,†at least superficially, so he
spraypainted “Breakthrough,†a sculpture composed of from
pieces of the Berlin Wall, as well as a Winston Churchill statue
and the Church of St. Mary the Virgin which was transported from
London and rebuilt to commemorate the Prime Minister’s visit.
While clean-up efforts are washing the monument and church of
the “Who Are We?†scribbles, it looks like ridding the
Berlin Wall sections of Calderon’s toy tags without destroying
the historic paint will be a tougher task. |
-0.955811 | 6.410917 | 134 | Wednesday, 17 March 2010 How Books Are Sold Commercial
publishers achieve their high sales levels by ensuring that they
have a good stock of books and an efficient distribution system
which will get their titles from warehouse to bookshop shelves
as quickly and as cheaply as possible. This backs up the
efforts of their sales teams, which use a combination of
telesales calls and store visits to take orders from booksellers
across the country. The sales staff are supported by the
publisher's marketing staff, who produce full-colour catalogues
for the sales teams to refer to. These catalogues list all
titles from backlist to front runners, including books planned
for publication in the future, and are sent free of charge to
distributors, wholesalers, bookshops and anyone else in between.
The marketing staff advertise books to the book industry via the
trade press, and promote the books to potential readers by
buying advertising in national and niche publications; by
producing promotional goods like posters, |
-2.008024 | 0.183578 | -1 | Purchase photos Examining more racial trade-offs in the U.S.
Last week's column discussed the political trade-offs made by
black politicians and civil rights organizations that condemn
whole generations of black youngsters to failing schools.
Similar political trade-offs in labor markets condemn many
blacks, particularly black youths, to high rates of unemployment
and reduced economic opportunities. Let's look at this, starting
with a few historical facts. It would be sheer lunacy to
attempt to explain these more favorable employment statistics by
suggesting that during earlier periods, blacks faced less racial
discrimination. What best explains the loss of teenage
employment opportunities are increases in minimum wage laws.
There's little dispute within the economics profession that
higher minimum wages discriminate against the employment of the
least skilled worker. Such a demographic is disproportionately
represented by black teenagers. Despite these devastating
effects, the entire Congressional Blac |
2.06703 | 7.830783 | -1 | Introduction to More About Word Problems: The word problems we
looked at in the previous section were obvious. They practically
shouted out, "Look! I'm a word problem and I'm talking about two
lines!'' Aside from their outbursts being needlessly loud and
distracting us from our cross-stitching, it's also a little
presumptuous of them to assume we care. Now we're going to get
more subtle, not to mention quieter. These problems are more
likely to whisper than shout, which is good news for our ears as
well as this monogrammed pillowcase we're working on. When we
solve a system of two linear equations, we're using two pieces
of information (the two equations) to find two unknown
quantities (usually called x and y). When a word problem
contains two quantities we don't know and gives us two pieces of
information about these quantities, we can write a system of
equations to describe the word problem. Then we can use that
system of equations to solve the problem. There are three main
parts to solving one of these |
-1.825034 | 7.032674 | 32 | Managing Social Content to Maximize Value and Minimize Risk The
use of social business applications can lead to improved
collaboration, knowledge sharing and innovation across your
organization. It also creates a new set of content management
challenges. How can you incorporate knowledge and information
generated in interactions into business processes and put it to
work for the larger organization? How can you quickly and cost-
effectively find information needed for legal or regulatory
proceedings? The social content management strategy you put in
place can make all the difference in the ultimate long-term
value you receive and risks you face from social solutions. In
this AIIM white paper, you will learn about the roles of content
publishing systems and content management systems in social
business strategies and steps you can take to help ensure that
your social business efforts are as successful as possible.
Sponsor: IBM |
-0.885282 | 2.102282 | -1 | Toronto's worst snowstorm in years swept across the country's
largest city on Friday leaving clogged roads, delayed trains,
cancelled flights and hundreds of thousands of frustrated
commuters in its wake. By the time it stopped snowing late
Friday night the city had picked up about 30 centimetres — other
spots in the Greater Toronto Area reported even higher
accumulations. The city is slowly getting back to normal but it
will probably take the rest of weekend until roads and sidewalks
are cleared of ice and snow. Toronto usually busy King Street
West was deserted on Saturday morning. (Peter McCluskey/CBC)
Coun. Denzil Minnan-Wong said the city would like people to
"show some level of patience" as crews make their way through
the city. The major arteries are always the main focus. "It's
been a storm," said Peter Noehammer, the city's director of
transportation services, indicating it could be Sunday before
city streets are clear. "We estimate it'll be about $4 million
when it's all said and done," N |
-4.376792 | 2.492107 | 70 | How Many Meals A Day – When & How Often Should You Eat Daily?
At this point you pretty much have every major aspect of your
ideal diet plan figured out. You know how many calories to eat
a day, how many grams of protein, fat and carbs to eat a day,
and you have a good idea of which foods should (and should not)
most often provide those nutrients. So, you basically know the
full details of the diet plan that will allow you to reach your
specific goal (losing fat, building muscle, being healthy, etc.)
as effectively as possible. What you need to figure out now is
how to actually organize your diet and structure your meals.
What I mean is… • How many meals should you eat a day? (3
meals? 6 meals?) • How often should you be eating?
(Frequently? Infrequently? Every 3 hours exactly?) • What size
should each of your meals be? (Big? Small?) • When and at what
times should you eat those meals? (Early? Late?) • Are there
certain times you must avoid eating and certain times you must
eat? (Night? Breakfa |
2.883316 | 4.594441 | -1 | Oct 1, 2010 12:00 AM Subscribe in NewsGator
Online Subscribe in Bloglines My wife and I like to play
chess. Chess is like fighting, but with rules, so it is ideal
for married couples. Chess strategy can be either offensive or
defensive in nature. My wife and I both pursue a “scorched
earth” policy, creating bloody carnage and leaving a trail of
bodies wherever we move on the board. Before I go further, I
should acknowledge that many of my readers don't play chess. You
might prefer that I use golf or football analogies. There is a
time and a place for everything, and this month, chess is where
it's at. The playing field As you might expect from
aficionados of the game, we have a number of chess sets in our
home. The most unique set uses a board that is tiled onto our
basement floor. Each square measures 12 × 12 inches, making the
size of the entire board 64 sq. ft. As for the chess pieces, the
king is 25 inches tall. As my wife is only 63 inches tall, these
are pretty big pieces! An unusua |
0.081515 | -1.939345 | -1 | On September 1, Mu'ammar al-Qadhdhafi (the proper
transliteration of his name) would have been ruler of Libya for
exactly 42 years, making him the world's longest ruling head of
state. As he leaves the scene, his wretched reign deserves an
appraisal. Qaddafi took power at the age of 27 in the waning
days of Gamal Abdel Nasser, the immensely influential pan-Arab
leader of Egypt, and saw himself as Nasser's acolyte but with a
greater ambitions: whereas Nasser dreamed of a single Arab
nation stretching from the Atlantic to the Persian Gulf as an
end in itself, Qaddafi saw Arab unity as the first step to
Muslim unity. Although Qaddafi failed to achieve any sort of
unity, and his "Third International Theory" detailed in the 1975
Green Book proved a total bust, he did have an early and marked
impact on two major developments. First, he played a key role
in the increase in energy prices that began in 1972 and
continues to this day. By challenging the international oil
companies' control over petroleum producti |
0.905609 | 4.76105 | -1 | You may also like problem icon These two challenges will test
your time-keeping! problem icon Millennium Man Liitle
Millennium Man was born on Saturday 1st January 2000 and he will
retire on the first Saturday 1st January that occurs after his
60th birthday. How old will he be when he retires? problem icon
Calendar Sorting The pages of my calendar have got mixed up.
Can you sort them out? Palindromic Date Why not jot down the
number of days in each month? How can this help you? |
3.984504 | 3.144886 | 5 | iOS app Android app More First Posted: 01/23/2012 9:24
am Updated: 01/23/2012 1:33 pm If you've noticed -- and become
frustrated with the fact -- that Hollywood has been churning out
an unending number of CGI blockbusters and mindless sequels,
you're not alone. As it turns out, Hollywood's biggest stars
have had it with the big money business, too. It's become
almost fashionable for acclaimed actors to rip their own
industry. Many have created their own production companies, to
finance smaller films, and take salary cuts to star in low-cost
prestige movies. Australian star Joel Edgerton, who has earned
raves for his turn in Aussie feature "Animal Kingdom" and this
fall's "Warrior," told The Hollywood Reporter over the weekend
that he aims to use his new company to create well-made films of
which he can be proud, a diametric opposite of what Hollywood is
doing. "I have an issue with the commercial aspect of
moviemaking: I don't see why a movie can’t make a lot of money
and also be good. We see at least t |
-1.133484 | 6.416158 | -1 | Dark ‘n’ Sue Me My friend Jacob Grier, who splits his time
between writing and tending bar, draws my attention to a brewing
(so to speak) conflict over the trademark for a mixed drinked
called the Dark and Stormy. Rum manufacturer Gosling has the
trademark on the term, and insists that it can only be used to
describe drinks containing Gosling’s own rum. They were none too
happy when a competitor, Zaya, started running ads in Imbibe
magazine urging bartenders to substitute Zaya’s rum when mixing
a Dark ‘n’ Stormy. Jacob’s take on this seems spot on: One of
the interesting things about this dispute is how deeply confused
non-lawyers are about the various legal regimes commonly
described under the rubric of “intellectual property.” Jacob
also links to this article about trademarks in the bartending
business that’s a particularly egregious offender. The article
is talking about trademarks, but the author treats the terms
“patent,” “copyright,” and “trademark” as though there were
interchangeable. They’re not. |
2.810999 | 5.600876 | 2 | Click photo to enlarge This Feb. 15, 2012 photo shows a
Playstation PSVita. In the age of Angry Birds and Words With
Friends dominating people s on-the-go playtime, Sony is making a
push into the world of handheld gaming with a gadget aimed at
loyal gamers and fans of the PlayStation. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
The PlayStation Vita could mark the beginning of an era -- or
the end of it. The successor to the PlayStation Portable arrives
at an uncertain time for handhelds. Nintendo's grip on the
market has been slipping, and Apple, of all companies, is
quickly dominating mobile gaming with its iOS devices. The Vita
could be the last dinosaur before a mass extinction, or it may
be the precursor to a new branch of gaming. It all depends on
how Sony guides its development. The way portable systems are
now with software updates, the initial product won't necessarily
be the same two years from now. The Vita itself comes with some
impressive specs. It features a gorgeous OLED touch-screen, dual
analog sticks, GPS, came |
-0.533487 | 5.329055 | 4 | I think my baby must have a wonky widget (201 Posts) McPhee Sun
16-Sep-12 17:26:46 McPhee Sun 16-Sep-12 20:19:03 I often
think we should all be sent home with gas and air, so when it
gets too painful we can walk around in that lovely haze <sigh>
I have had mine for nearly 3 year and it turns off now and again
when I wish. Rest of the time it stays up running in circles.
Think a switch maybe broke. It seems to have frozen and broken
down tonight as its repeating "mum, mum, mum, mum' over and
over. I was thinking of trading it in but I don't think they
will accept it due to the listening malfunction. It only reacts
to certain words such as chocolate, toys and firetruck. I am
thinking of doing an update but not sure how that will help. Its
a 2.10 model and wondered if they work better at 3.00 ZiaMaria
Sun 16-Sep-12 20:25:44 Take it to the baby change facility?
grin McPhee Sun 16-Sep-12 20:43:44 I'm fairly sure I overheard
someone once saying that the 3.00 model whined slightly louder
for a while. |
2.171926 | 0.153239 | 44 | Romans 10:15 10:15 And how are they to preach unless they are
sent? As it is written, “How timely 1 is the arrival 2 of
those who proclaim the good news.” 3 1 tn The word in this
context seems to mean “coming at the right or opportune time”
(see BDAG 1103 s.v. ὡραῖος 1); it may also mean “beautiful,
attractive, welcome.” 2 tn Grk “the feet.” The metaphorical
nuance of “beautiful feet” is that such represent timely news.
3 sn A quotation from Isa 52:7; Nah 1:15. |
1.117217 | 8.324053 | -1 | Take the tour × Basically, what I'm trying to do is apply a
shader to my background image and only the background image. The
problem is: the background is actually made up of tiles that are
picked out of a list of images. The background code loads and
draws the tiles according to a map (an int[,].) I've been
reading up on using RenderTarget2d, but I haven't found anything
that suggests I'd be able to use specific images (let alone
images set up according to a map.) So here's my question: is
there a way to render my backgrounds to a texture so I can apply
a shader or is there another way for me to apply a shader that I
might want to try? share|improve this question add comment 1
Answer up vote 0 down vote accepted You seem to have already
figured out how to do this. Here's the process:
spriteBatch.Begin(SpriteSortMode.Deferred, null, null, null,
null, myShaderEffect); spriteBatch.Draw(myRenderTarget,
Vector2.Zero, Color.White); You may want to have a look at the
Bloom Postprocess sample. There's no reas |
0.511189 | 8.860559 | -1 | How to create Mac ICNS files Mac OS X programming FAQ: How can
I create a Mac ICNS file for my Mac application? Lately I've
been creating a series of small Mac applications, and as part of
that I needed to learn how to make Mac ICNS files from standard
image files (PNG, JPG, other). Today I offer a quick tip of my
hat to the makers of a Mac application named FastIcns that lets
you do just this. FastIcns is a small, free application from a
company named Digital Waters that lets you create a Mac
ICNS file from a PNG, JPEG, or other image file very easily.
Here's how to do it. How to create a Mac ICNS file with
FastIcns To create a Mac ICNS file from a PNG or JPEG image
file using FastIcns, just follow these steps: 1. Start
FastIcns. You'll see a spinning cube, which isn't really funny
at first, but you'll get the idea soon. 2. Find a picture or
other JPG, PNG, or TIFF you want to convert to a Mac ICNS file.
Have that image file on your desktop, or otherwise in your Mac
Finder. 3. Drag the image file |
3.476655 | -3.997354 | -1 | Football's Offensive Team: What Makes a Good Running Back
Running backs need more skills than American football players at
other positions. During any given football game, a running back
may run the ball, catch a pass, or block an opposing player.
Occasionally, running backs are even called upon to throw a pass
or kick the ball. On most football teams, the running back is
the best athlete on the team. The demands on him, both physical
and mental, are great. Every running back must be able to do the
following well: • Line up in the right stance. The most
common stance for a running back is the two-point stance. A
tailback often uses the two-point stance with his hands on his
thighs, his feet shoulder width apart, and his weight on the
balls of his feet. His head is up, his legs are slightly bent at
the knees, and his feet are parallel to one another, with his
toes pointed toward the line of scrimmage. • Receive a
handoff. A runner must receive the football from the quarterback
without fumbling. To do t |
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Q3.Describe the bases of power. Bases of Power: Power can be
categorized into two types: Formal and informal A. Formal
Power: It is based on the position of an individual in an
organization. Formal power is derived from either one’s ability
to coerce or reward others or is derived from the formal
authority vested in the individual due to his/ her strategic
position in the organizational hierarchy. For example, a manager
may threaten to withhold a pay raise, or to transfer, demote, or
even recommend the firing of a subordinate who does not act as
desired. Such coercive power is the extent to which a manager
can deny desired rewards or administer punishments to control
other people. The availability of coercive power also varies
across organizations. The presence of unions and organizational
policies on employee treatment can weaken this power base
significantly. Formal power may be categor |
-0.13711 | 9.145659 | 16 | [xmonad] Proposal: Advanced Scratchpad-Features Dominik Bruhn
dominik at dbruhn.de Thu Feb 28 09:41:50 EST 2008 I recently
found the Scratchpad on the Mailinglist (thanks, Braden for
this). But, im missing two features: 1. Is it possible to hide
the scratchpad (not close, only hide) with the same hotkey? So
if I press the Hotkey once the scratchpad apears and another hit
it disapears and I can recall it with the same hotkey. 2. Can
the scratchpad made visible on all workspaces? So if I switch my
workspace it stays visilbe and I can recall (with 1.) the same
scratchpad The reason for this is: I want to start a
musicplayer (mocp or something like this) in the scratchpad and
want to view it on every workspace im on. Is this possible?
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0.627603 | 6.536402 | 68 | Virtual Product Display Users need to 'try' a product before
buying/renting/leasing it Allow users to interact 'virtually'
with the object Use when You are designing a E-commerce Site,
Museum Site, Artist Site, Travel Site where there are objects
for sale/rent/view and 'seeing' it beforehand significantly
influences the decision involved. Trying out a product is an
important part of the Shopping which is hard to do on the web
but not impossible. Since we cannot offer the real thing we can
only offer a 'virtual' surrogate. A Virtual Product Display is
not used if there are many products you want to show, because
the benefits may not outweigh the expenses to create them. So it
is best suited for fixed collections or hardly changing objects
that are on display for quite a while. These may include hotel
rooms, movies, books, luxury products and so on. For each sort
of product you have to decide what the best 'virtual' product
display is. There are several possibilities for creating a
'virtual' product. |
-0.231887 | 6.936706 | 113 | Fast Company Apple's Entertainment Roadmap: Simple, Connected,
and in the Cloud Steve Jobs presentation There were few
surprises during today's Apple event, many of the new products--
including the touchscreen Nano, a social network, a cheaper
Netflix-toting Apple TV, and front-facing-camera-toting iPod
Touch--were rumored with surprising accuracy. But put together,
these announcements reveal a lot about where Apple is pushing
its entertainment division. The Fourth Leg: Apple TV At the
2008 World Wide Developer Conference, CEO Steve Jobs showed a
three-legged stool during his presentation. Each leg represented
one part of Apple's business: Music, iPhone and Mac. After the
event, many people wondered where Apple TV fit in--where was the
fourth leg? Today, we found out. The new Apple TV is
streamlined to a fault, and forgoes two major elements that just
about every other competing media streamer offers: internal and
external storage. Apple TV has no internal storage, like a hard
drive or flash storage for |
0.982643 | 1.72593 | -1 | The Child Savior: An Example of a Literary Archetype People
respond at a visceral level to images of children. These images
are usually positive, inspiring feelings of love and warmth.
Almost every child is cute and people admire the pictures of
children shown by loving parents, grandparents, aunts, and
uncles. Every Christmas, statues of the baby Jesus can be found
in manger scenes all across the country. Lisa from The Simpsons
and many other youthful characters populate mass media. Tires,
breakfast cereal, cleaning solution, and even political ideas
can be sold by showing pictures of children. The desire to
protect the innocence of childhood motivates most people, in
real life as well as in fiction. Photographs of suffering
children, such as a starving African baby with its stomach
swollen and flies landing on its mouth and eyes, imprint
themselves on the minds of those who see them. The photograph of
a young girl running, screaming, her clothing burned off by
napalm, raised the consciousness of a generat |
-0.247306 | 0.620915 | 6 | Canadian Children's Rights Council - Conseil canadien des droits
des enfants Canadian Children's Rights Council - Conseil
canadien des droits des enfants Child Rights - Virtual Library,
Resource Centre, Archives and Advocacy parent holding child up
in air Virtual Library of Newspaper Articles Mother confesses
to sex with sons Had intercourse with 2 teenagers Pleads guilty
to incest charges The Toronto Star, Kitchener-Record, by DIANNE
WOOD, TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE, October 3, 2004 Kitchener - A
Kitchener woman has pleaded guilty to having sexual intercourse
with her two teenage sons on separate occasions. The woman
can't be named to protect the identities of her sons. She sobbed
in Kitchener's Ontario Court on Friday as the two incest charges
were read out and the facts given. The 35-year-old woman will
be sentenced next month. Crown prosecutor Mark Poland said
outside court that sentences for incest can range from house
arrest to a prison term. He said such cases, involving mothers,
are rare. "We see i |
2.224777 | 1.096072 | -1 | Murphy On Death, Taxes And Kudzu Nothing is certain, but death,
taxes and kudzu and anything that can go wrong will involve all
three. Who exactly was Murphy? Was he the first to utter the
now infamous words, nothing is certain but death and taxes? If
he is as smart as he is credited to be, why did he not include
kudzu in his law? He ain’t from around here boy, I tell ya. I
know, I know, that sentence stinks, and it will throw many of
you into a hissy fit. If you don’t know what a hissy fit is,
then you ain’t from around here either. My grandma knew what a
hissy fit was, and that’s good enough for me. Murphy’s Law was
first coined by Capt. Edward Murphy Jr., in the forties. He was
an aeronautical engineer for the Air Force. After a failed test
on a rocket sled, he attempted to lay the blame on a co-worker,
by stating, “If that guy has any way of making a mistake, he
will.” The other members of his team began using the statement
to mock him, but slightly changed it to, “If it can happen, it
will happen.” It |
-1.130092 | 0.392755 | 6 | 2006 Georgia Code - 17-4-62 17-4-62. In every case of an arrest
without a warrant, the person arresting shall, without delay,
convey the offender before the most convenient judicial officer
authorized to receive an affidavit and issue a warrant as
provided for in Code Section 17-4-40. No such imprisonment shall
be legal beyond a reasonable time allowed for this purpose; and
any person who is not brought before such judicial officer
within 48 hours of arrest shall be released. |
-2.274837 | 3.647703 | -1 | In the past I have written about the impact of energy costs and
a strong Asian price on the U.S. rice farmer. Energy costs over
the last two years have raised the production costs of U.S rice
farmers by at least $1.75 per hundredweight. The other fly in
the ointment is the rising price of Asian rice and of Brazilian
rice as well, which affects both medium and long grain prices
globally. As Asian prices rise, the amount of loan deficiency
payment (LDP) to the farmer decreases. The LDP is one of two
variable subsidies for rice. I expect that the LDP may be zero
next year because of strong prices in Asia. Our measure of
rough rice prices in key trading countries is at about $8.50 per
hundredweight or about $2 per hundredweight over the U.S. loan
rate. I expect that level in Asia to rise, not sink in the next
six months. The other variable subsidy is the counter-cyclical
payment. It is can be as high as $1.65 as it is calculated at
the difference between a $10.50 “target price” and $8.85 per
hundredweight. It |
-1.892294 | 1.549757 | -1 | Gas tax still is best for paying for road SheltonFebruary 12,
2014 I am shocked that we are paying for these ridiculous road
tax studies. GPS tracking, odometer checks? “Honey, did you
remember to take the car down for the odometer check. If you go
on Thursday, it will only take two hours off work.” How about I
just wind the odometer back? The gas tax automatically charges
for in-state road usage. Good. It proportionately charges for
heavier vehicles that damage roads more, and it charges for a
larger carbon footprint. Good. All of these new proposals take
away these advantages with a flat tax per mile. We need to
encourage fuel efficiency, not discourage it. Who pays the
increased collection costs? Is it OK if the state makes more
money. No. If it costs a dollar more to collect a dollar, who
pays? We do. All of the proposed systems would add more
government bureaucracy and cost more. If more money is needed,
collect the gas tax on the dollar amount instead of the gallon
to automatically adjust for inf |
2.42222 | 8.57928 | 24 | Take the 2-minute tour × Given a hyperbolic PDE, the domain of
influence of a spacetime point $x$, say $I_x$ though $x$ could
be replaced by any set, can be defined in two ways. Lets call
one of them geometric ($I_x^G$) and the other analytical
($I_x^A$). In Lorentzian geometry, the geometric domain of
influence consists of the interior of the cone of null geodesics
emanating from $x$ (let me not bother about whether to include
the boundary in the definition of $I_x^G$ or not). In general, a
similar definition can be given using characteristic cones
instead of null cones. The analytical domain of influence can be
defined as the set of all spacetime points $y$ such that for
every neighborhood neighborhood $O$ of $x$ there exist two
solutions $u_1$ and $u_2$ satisfying the condition
$u_1(x')=u_2(x')$, for all $x'$ on a Cauchy surface passing
through $x$ except for $x'\in O$, and also the condition
$u_1(y)\ne u_2(y)$. The latter one is the definition used in
Lax's book on Hyperbolic PDEs. Similar defintions ca |
-3.303636 | 5.061388 | 115 | Forgot your password? Choose a newsletter What If DSK Had The
One Great Idea To Save The Euro? Article illustrative image
Partner logo DSK speaking at the YES conference PARIS - Is
there a way that the countries of southern Europe can avoid
sinking further into debt at unsustainable interest rates,
without resorting to euro bonds, which Germany refuses to
consider? Former IMF director Dominique Strauss-Kahn has an
idea that he presented this past weekend at the YES (Yalta
European Strategy) Forum which was held recently on the Black
Sea coast. (The speech is the latest effort by the disgraced
French politician to reestablish his credentials as one of the
world's top economic thinkers after his fall from grace over a
series of sex scandals) Strauss-Kahn explained to the
distinguished gathering that since the beginning of the euro
zone crisis, the debt of the sturdiest economies, like Germany
and France, has become more and more sought after. Investors’
"flight to quality" is leaving the most fragile |
0.433122 | 9.192296 | 16 | Take the 2-minute tour × I had been a Debian user for almost 3
years... but memories have gone really fuzzy... I "kind of"
remember that I should only use one of the package managers...
Either apt-get, aptitude, or synaptic, but not the three in
combination 'cause there may be conflicts, they don't mix well.
I don't know where I have heard it, but it has left its memory
print. So I just want to check with you if it is really not
advised or if it is an urban legend and it is completely safe.
Could you confirm this ? Is the cleanest way of installing a
package is still using the command checkinstall before invoking
dpkg ? share|improve this question I freely switch between apt-
get and synaptic, depending on whether I need to explore the
available packages or not, and I've never had a problem. I've
never understood the point of aptitude. – Chris Conway Feb 21
'11 at 16:01 I use sudo aptitude safe-upgrade in the 11.04
development environment. The advantage is "Safe-upgrade" will
hold pack groups of packages |
-5.168828 | 1.356694 | 33 | Fry up 2.2 lbs of fries with a spoonful of oil Fried food is
pretty awesome. Unfortunately, it's also pretty bad for you,
most of the time. But this T-fal ActiFry aims to change that,
using a mere spoonful of oil to fry up a whopping 2.2 pounds of
fries. That's a lot of fries! Apparently it uses convection
cooking and a rotating paddle to make sure your fries get crispy
on all sides despite not being totally soaked in oil. Are they
as good as normal fries? That remains to be seen, but at least
they'll help you live longer, which is something. T-fal via
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0.949705 | 0.740252 | -1 | Robert de Mowbray From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump
to: navigation, search Robert de Mowbray (died 1125), a Norman,
was Earl of Northumbria from 1086, until 1095, when he was
deposed for rebelling against William Rufus, King of England. He
was the son of Roger de Mowbray and nephew of Geoffrey de
Montbray, bishop of Coutances. The family name derives from
Montbrai in Manche, Normandy, Mowbray being a corruption of it.
Earldom of Northumbria[edit] Robert was made Earl of
Northumbria after Aubrey de Coucy, the previous earl decided
that he no longer wished to remain in his post. Coucy was made
earl in 1080 and, probably that same year, resigned his position
and returned to Normandy losing all of the lands that he held in
England. He was not replaced until Robert was appointed in 1086.
[1] In 1088 Robert and his uncle, Geoffrey, sided with Robert,
duke of Normandy, in the rebellion against William Rufus, and
both were active militarily. The rebellion failed but the king
subsequently pardoned them b |
-0.438735 | 6.734813 | -1 | (Source: Washington Post) Comments Threshold
RE: Three points of light By Denigrate on 10/27/2010 10:47:26 AM
, Rating: 3 Oh, and if you like an arist. Go see them live, and
buy their music via download. Don't steal it. RE: Three points
of light By SlyNine on 10/27/2010 10:53:50 AM , Rating: 2 You
and I have different definitions of the word "steal". But I do
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light RE: Three points of light RE: Three points of light
I agree 100% RE: Three points of light Would you enjoy this?
RE: Three points of light By LordanSS on 10/27/2010 11:43:28 AM
, Rating: 5 There's a lot of "digital music piracy" going on,
and a good deal of that is caused by the record labels/RIAA
themselves. I haven't bought a single music CD for over 8
years, up until recently. During one of the times I had to move,
some of my CDs went missing (don't get me started on that),
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1.868211 | 5.076853 | 90 | Why The Shortage Of 30 30 Winchester Ammo | Photography Info
for Why The Shortage Of 30 30 Winchester Ammo Why the shortage
of 22lr ammo? - smith & wesson forum, I just don't understand
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shells are as. Why has there been a shortage of. 22 ammo?, .22
is for psies. 50 cal is a man bullet. people buy them up hording
22 ammo some reselling them at a large profit "people buy them
up hording 22 ammo some. Why is there such a shortage of 22 lr
ammo right now? i, Ask your question here: why is there such a
shortage of 22 lr ammo right now? i just wanted to shoot a few
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-1.32369 | 4.081423 | 139 | How to Deal with Mold on Cigars and in the Humidor How to deal
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on my cigars and also in the humidor, most likely it's mold. Can
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cigar out of your humidor and you notice something: there is a
change in the appearance of your cigars. Maybe you see some
fuzzy patches on your cigar wrappers, or perhaps some white
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plume. As the oils in your cigar rise slowly to the surface,
they crystallize at the top, giving a “dusted” appearance to the
wrapper of your cigar. As bloom progresses, you will see
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0.552317 | 2.480054 | -1 | to think I shouldn't be expected to buy presents for niece's
step child? (turned out long, sorry) (90 Posts) Morgause Mon
13-May-13 15:56:30 I've always been very close to my niece,
having no daughters of my own. We used to spend a lot of time
together as she was growing up and I used to take her out for
treats. Our families have also always been close and she has
always loved our sons - her only cousins. She married 10 years
ago and she and her DH moved away to live but they used to come
"home" regularly and we got to know and love her two children.
We always buy them something nice at birthdays and Christmas
Time passes. She divorced and is now married again and they have
a child between them and, of course, we have got to know the new
baby, although we don't see them as often as we used to as they
live quite some distance away. Her new DH (nice chap) has a son
from his previous marriage who we have only met once, at their
wedding. They were visiting her DPs a couple of weeks ago so we
went over to se |
-4.350519 | 0.939595 | 18 | HOME > Chowhound > General South Archive > Beech Mountain,
North Carolina area... • 4 Planning a trip to the Beech
Mountain, North Carolina area early this summer, in the Blue
Ridge Mountains...would appreciate any dining
recommendations...all cuisines (BBQ too!)...all price
ranges...Thanks, Chowhounds! 1. Click to Upload a photo (10
MB limit) 1. There aren't too many good restaurants on Beech
Mountain, but you could try Jackelopes, which is part of an inn
halfway up the mountain...there is a nice outdoor patio there
for the sunset and the food is decent, though not great. In
Banner Elk, which is right down the mountain, there are several
good restaurants...there's an italian named Sorrento with good
pizza and a nice atmosphere. I forget some of the names of the
restaurants in Banner Elk...sorry. Also, if you want to drive to
the Linville area, near the Lowes grocery store, there are
several restaurants around there. If I think of more, I will
write later. Good luck. I suggest eating in. During the |
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has been challenging for the engineers to find jobs that pay as
well as NASA Engineers that once earned six-figure incomes with
NASA's space shuttle program are now looking for work or taking
jobs that are far below their skill level due to the retirement
of the Discovery, Endeavor, and Atlantis shuttles. Last year,
NASA retired each of the three remaining spacecraft in the U.S.
space shuttle program, which lasted nearly 30 years. In February
2011, Space Shuttle Discovery was the first of the three to
launch on its final mission with Space Shuttle Endeavour
following in May 2011. Space Shuttle Atlantis was the last to go
in July 2011. Since the space shuttle fleet's retirement, about
7,400 engineers from the Kennedy Space Center in Brevard County,
Florida (also known as the Space Coast) were laid off. Today,
there are only 8,500 workers at the Kennedy Space Center total
when there used to be around 15,000. A majority of those laid
off were i |
0.405483 | 3.861633 | -1 | The Wonderful Geometry Of Budapest's Spiral Staircases There's
just something magical and mysterious about a staircase that
goes around and around, letting you glimpse all the levels above
or below. Whether they're perfectly round or other shapes,
spiral staircases are beautiful. And Budapest is full of
Modernist architecture that includes some stairways to wonder.
Here… » 12/08/14 3:00pm 12/08/14 3:00pm |
-1.01365 | 0.371003 | 6 | Home > Jury Duty 421 Madison, Suite 218 Phone: (313) 965-4151
Your Role As a Juror You have been called to serve as a juror.
This function is extremely important. You will want to do your
very best to make sure that any verdict rendered is a well
thought out, fair and impartial decision. If you have never
served on a jury, you may have questions about your duties as a
juror. The purpose of this section is to give a general
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juror in resolving the issues. Civil and Criminal Cases
Lawsuits fall into two categories: civil cases and criminal
cases. Generally, the difference between a civil case and a
criminal case requires a different burden of proof. In a civil
case, the party has to establish its claim by a preponderance of
the evidence. In a criminal case, the defendant must be found
guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Additionally, in civil cases,
the party starting the lawsuit is known as the "plaintiff". The
person against whom suit is broug |
-3.633007 | 2.944753 | -1 | Solumedrol fatigue Common Questions and Answers about
Solumedrol fatigue Anyone else going through anything similar?
I can't handle the fatigue, shakes, fever, redness, pain,
nightsweats, constipation, irritability, overall feeling of
crap! Hi, I've been on Solumedrol few times so far (3 days IV,
1gram) and thought I knew what to expect. But this one is
different (had my last two days ago). FIrst of all - I had no
energy booster (I took it for fatigue and vertigo this time).
And now the withdrawal worse than ever! I've slept almost all
day yesterday and all night (rare with medrol!) and am still
feeling awfully: headache is killing me, I'm very dizzy and
lightheaded, and I'm soooo tired! Please share your ideas about
that. I had my first dose of solumedrol this morning. For a
while I've had some weird tremors (with muscle contraction
primarily, but also visible when I hold my hands out, to type or
something). I know some fine tremor is normal, but these were
more than usual. Now they're much more pronounce |
2.228975 | 0.995146 | -1 | Stealing Fire from Heaven: The Rise of Modern Western Magic
At the turn of the 20th century, the Hermetic Order of the
Golden Dawn (“widely acknowledged as the key source of the
modern magical revival”) was in full swing, and it is with this
magical fraternity that Drury begins his history in depth. The
Golden Dawn evolved during the 19th-century magical revival in
Europe, and the history of this occult fraternity is fodder
enough alone to fill several history books (which, in fact, it
has). The importance of the Golden Dawn’s synthesis of myriad
practices and philosophies into a single, comprehensive magical
system cannot be overstated, a magical equivalent to what J. G.
Frazer accomplished with world myth and religion in The Golden
Bough. Drury identifies the two dominant post-Golden Dawn
magical philosophies as those of Aleister Crowley’s Thelema and,
later, Wicca and Goddess worship. Aleister Crowley—possibly
modern magic(k)’s most reviled and misunderstood, but most
influential, pioneer—was an ini |
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H D C O N T E S T Contest Section Highlights: Register for the
national contest What are the steps to create a project? How do
I create a process paper? How are entries judged? Creating A
Project This page takes students through the step-by-step
process of creating an NHD entry. 1. Read about the contest
theme and review the curriculum book. 2. Determine if you want
to do an individual or group project. Use this worksheet to help
you decide. 3. Select a topic: - Narrow down an area of
interest - Choose a title - Tips on topic selection
- Topic selection worksheet - Sample topics 4. Select the
type of entry: documentary, exhibit, paper, performance, or Web
site. Read the Contest Rule Book. 5. Research a topic: -
Research Roadmap - Types of source material - Finding
basic primary source material - Using the Internet as a
research tool - Research strategy worksheet 6. Design the
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0.162847 | 2.438005 | -1 | Australian Broadcasting Corporation LOCATION:
http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/content/2005/s1527194.htm Broadcast:
08/12/2005 Go back to basic for literacy program: report
Reporter: Rebecca Baillie KERRY O'BRIEN: To say the debate over
child literacy has been passionate is an understatement. What is
the best way to teach children to read? Today, a scathing new
report commissioned by Federal Education Minister Brendan Nelson
is set to reignite that debate. In calling for a major shake-up
it recommends teachers go back to basics with a greater emphasis
on phonics, a method that relies on breaking words into
syllables and sounds. But critics fear an overemphasis on
phonics is old fashioned and promotes rote learning at the
expense of comprehension. What are the other key recommendations
and how will they affect teachers, pupils and parents? Rebecca
Baillie reports. REBECCA BAILLIE: This six-year-old may sound
like she's learning a new language, but it's actually English,
reduced to its 44 basic sounds. Phonics |
-0.463028 | 8.845945 | -1 | hide cookie message 2,491 Tutorials Typography for all:
Demystifying text for high-impact messages Text is incredibly
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everyday typography, font pairings that are pleasing to the eye,
practical formatting tips that work with a variety of software,
and common mistakes to avoid. Basics of typography Before
diving into formatting, let's get a grasp on the lingo. Point
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size of the main character body, excluding any ascenders (bits
of the character that extend above the x-height, such as in f
or h) or descenders (bits that extend below the x-height, such
as in g or y). The mean line or bas |
0.943994 | 1.936052 | 40 | alert! this could get long! iVillage Member Registered:
07-04-2013 alert! this could get long! Thu, 07-04-2013 - 6:43pm
I will try and keep this short, but no promises. 4 months ago I
told my husband I wanted a divorce. We have been together 16
years, married for 12 and have 3 children ages 18 12 and 11. The
reason is that I haven't been happy for a long time and I
realized that he couldn't be the one to make me happy. I also
decided that I was interested in someone else who's also married
(more on that later). So for the first month he really
tried...really, then things went back to normal as expected. I'm
not sexually attracted to him anymore...he feels like a best
friend, but I want my freedom and I know it will crush him. Our
deadline for making any final decisions is looming in the near
future. Meanwhile, I started an affair with a married man a few
months ago (I work with him) and all of a sudden over the last
couple days I haven't heard from him. I have no idea what's
going on there but my life in al |
5.397205 | 0.712411 | 13 | "some music was meant to stay underground..." Christian
Mistress - "Agony & Opium" (CD) Christian Mistress - "Agony &
Opium" CD cover image "Agony & Opium" track listing: 1. Riding
on the Edges (5:03) 2. Desert Rose (5:06) 3. Home in the Sun
(5:27) 4. Poison Path (4:13) 5. Black Vigil (2:50) 6. Omega
Stone (4:58) Reviewed by on October 31, 2010 "It seems like
new blood is being drawn from the once-lifeless NWOBHM corpse,
and Christian Mistress is thriving off of it on the excellent
'Agony & Opium'" Christian Mistress is fully entrenched in the
New Wave of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM) sound on their curious
debut “Agony & Opium.” Easily mistaken for an artifact from
1980, “Agony & Opium” is 30 years too late to the party. If this
was released at the height of the NWOBHM craze, Christian
Mistress could have been ranked alongside Iron Maiden and
Diamond Head as one of the top bands during the era. By 2010
standards, the freshness has been squeezed out, but that doesn’t
mean that the band belongs with the |
2.795468 | 1.42547 | 19 | A Joke Gone Wrong Summary: 13-year-old Estel plays a joke on
Legolas. The Elf's reaction and the ensuing fallout could have
severe consequences on several lives. Disclaimer: Lord of the
Rings belongs to J.R.R. Tolkien. I may have invented a few
characters, but I don't own them either. I just put them in my
stories when they behave (or sometimes because they don't!).
Confession: This was actually the first chapter story I started
when I decided to try writing some fan fics. However, shortly in
- and before posting luckily - I was hit with major writer's
block. (My muse-squirrel went way past the daisy field to who
knows where!) So I left it and started and finished "Homecoming"
(which you can read from my author's page), but occasionally
worked on this as well. I'm finally getting over my writer's
block – I HOPE – so I'll be able to post this in a reasonable
amount of time. One more note – this is the joke I refer to in
my short story "A Time for Questions." #Grins# Shameless plugs
for my other stories ar |
-0.552825 | -1.081064 | -1 | Reply to a comment Reply to this comment jinx writes: in
response to williamsjohnb#251129: No but I do question your
motives and your comments. What does the president have to do
with this case other than making one comment on it? If we use
that criteria on how this case is tried, we could argue that you
and all of the commenters on this site, including me, are
influencing the trial. I didn't care for President Bush but I
certainly didn't blame him for every bad thing that happened.
What exactly is your agenda? |
-0.382817 | 9.497556 | -1 | Take the tour × I'm running an IIS 7 Website with an AppPool of
Integrated Pipeline Mode. The AppPools does NOT run under
NetworkService, etc.. identity (by purpose), but uses it's own
AppPool Identitiy (IIS AppPool\MyAppPool). This is a so called
service account or virtual account. (a user account, which is
not a full account...) I'd like to give this service account
(IIS AppPool\MyAppPool) permissions to connect to my SQL Server
2008 Express (running in Mixed Auth. Mode). While SQL Server
can add any normal user account, the IIS AppPool\MyAppPool
virtual account cannot be added to the valid logons (SQL Server
says, that the account cannot be found). Is there any trick,
anything I need to enable to make the virtual accounts work?
(the w3wp.exe process runs under this identity according to
taskmgr, but I cannot use the account in NTFS security
either...) Thanks for your help! share|improve this question
add comment 5 Answers up vote 123 down vote accepted The "IIS
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-0.410873 | 8.705551 | -1 | Johann-Peter Hartmann Mayflower GmbH Johann-Peter Hartmann is
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community. He is passionate about agility, software engineering
and security. |
0.022992 | 4.211837 | -1 | Rhodochrosite: The Inca Rose Gemstone Rhodochrosite is easily
suitable for high quality jewelry when properly polished or cut.
Unfortunately usually when you see this mineral for sale it’s as
cheap rhodochrosite beads, though this has been changing
somewhat in recent years. If you are looking for a good looking
gemstone to make beads or to buy a new necklace, rhodochrosite
is an excellent choice. I would leave the rhodochrosite
crystals to mineral and gem collectors however and take a look
at kunzite or morganite instead. As they are both more abundant
and usually far cheaper. What is Rhodochrosite?Rhodochrosite
Rhodochrosite is a carbonate mineral that is usually found in a
color between pink and red, though other colors like yellow or
brown are possible if the crystal is ‘contaminated’. The red or
pink color is caused by the presence of manganese in the
mineral. The name rhodochrosite is derived from the Greek for
rose-colored. It is quite rare in a crystal form and usually it
is found along with ca |
4.36822 | -4.265862 | 0 | Terence Moore Rare feats have been common in 2012 Moore: Rare
feats have been common in '12 Rare feats have been common in
2012 In 1977, during my first year working for a major
newspaper, an old-timer for the Cincinnati Enquirer named Bill
Ford pulled me aside in the sports department to mention why he
thought baseball was the only game sprinkled with pixie dust.
"It's been around a long time, but you have the chance to see
something totally amazing whenever you go to the ballpark," Ford
said, in his typically raspy voice, while reflecting on decades
of covering Reds players from Ewell Blackwell to Joe Nuxhall to
Johnny Bench. Later that day at Riverfront Stadium, I saw
Willie McCovey smash a solo home run to right field for his San
Francisco Giants against the Reds, and I emphasize the word
"smash." I also saw McCovey rip a grand slam that threatened to
tear through the stadium walls along the way to the other side
of the Ohio River. Both homers came in the sixth inning. Until
that moment, no player |
2.012409 | 8.400338 | -1 | Graphing, Domain and Range of Functions Topic Index |
Algebra2/Trig Index | Regents Exam Prep Center The domain is
the set of all first elements of ordered pairs (x-coordinates).
The range is the set of all second elements of ordered pairs
(y-coordinates). Domain and range can be seen clearly from a
graph. Example 1: Example 2: Domain: {1, 3, 4, 6} Range: {-2,
2, 5} Domain: (all real numbers) The two examples shown above
are functions. But, as we know, not all graphs are functions.
The graph at the left is: Since the graph FAILS the Vertical
Line Test, this relation is not a function. If we restrict the
graph to only the "positive" (or we could have chosen negative)
y-values, the graph will be a function:
(graph below) In a similar fashion, we can also restrict
domains to ensure that graphs are functions. The graph at the
left is: If the domain for this graph is listed as "all Real
numbers", this relation is NOT a function. At first glance this
graph appears t |
3.231949 | 4.875723 | 2 | Review by Raumien "Superb 2D Platforming With RPG Elements"
The Gameboy Advance was a rare breed in gaming history to me for
one reason. It had a damn good launch line-up, much stronger
than the PS2, Gamecube, Dreamcast, XBox 360 and so on. One of
the main reasons this line-up was so strong is this very game,
Castlevania: Circle Of The Moon. This was the first game for the
Advance I purchased and I was blown away at the quality and
polish I found in this side-scroller. Since then it has become
one of my most beloved games of all time and is the reason I'm
as big of a fan of Castlevania as I am today. The Good -Tight,
responsive controls and gameplay -The whole castle theme is
implemented and pulled off very well here. The whole game has a
gothic quality to it that gives it a more serious, less kiddy
feel -Very old-school feel to the whole game without suffering
from dated gameplay -Some of the best music on the GBA to this
day -Strong replay value -Very stylish and detailed graphics
that are just packed w |
-1.490763 | 0.905961 | -1 | Saturday, February 28, 2009 The Great Depression 2:The
Reckoning Since my contract gig finished up, I went back on
unemployment. Usually, unemployment benefits roll over so if I
go on it, work for three months, I can still can hold on to the
three months I had before and add on whatever I just earned.
When I got my latest unemployment check, this didn't appear to
be true and that I had way less money in it than I had before.
This is not good. I tried calling unemployment to see what's up
but I couldn't get through. This didn't surprise me as having
been in this situation before, I know EDD is hard to reach. One
of the ironies, of course, of recessions is that in order to
balance the state budget, people who work in unemployment are
laid off so that there's less people to handle the greatly
increasing numbers of unemployed. Because I've gone through
this before, I went off to the EDD office because they have a
special phone line which makes it easier to get through. I
thought this was something only I kne |
0.254194 | 6.988282 | -1 | As a part of its major Xbox renovation being unveiled today,
Microsoft has introduced the Xbox Companion App for Windows
Phone, which basically turns your phone into a supercharged
remote — convenient now that the console is more of a media-
savvy home theater box than ever. Once it's paired, the app
allows you to search for content, mark it for download to your
console, and control playback of music and video. Overall, it
sounds a little bit like what Google is doing with its Google TV
remote for Android, but — owing in part to the Xbox 360's more
cohesive multimedia story — potentially more useful. Microsoft
says it's "coming soon." |
-0.537134 | 2.557012 | 131 | Captain Morgan's Pirate Ship Found A team of U.S.
archeologists believe they've found parts of the long-lost
pirate ship of Captain Henry Morgan—that's Admiral Sir Henry
Morgan to you, scallawag—down in Panama, which is where I, for
one, suspected it was located all along. Included among the
wreckage was part of the hull of one of Morgan's wooden ships,
some boxes and chests, some barnacles, and copies of 18,000
academic journal articles... Oh, wait, sorry, no articles—that
was a different pirate. Anyway, the boat and boxes and junk all
date back to the 17th century, when Morgan was privateering for
England and trying to take over parts of Panama on her behalf.
So what's inside those boxes, do you think? For marketing
synergy reasons, the rum company Captain Morgan USA hopes
there's some kinda liquor in them. Captain Morgan's opinion
matters because when the archeologists' funding ran out, the
company gave 'em a few bucks to finish their work. And where
were these researchers from, that they couldn't o |
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