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Procedure

1. create new subdirectory under blog to hold the mediawiki software
2. upload mediawiki to #1
3. run the mediawiki install by pointing a browser to #1
4. during install point to the old database.  The install will recognize the database needs updated.  Let it do that.
5. You will need to regenerate LocalSettings.php. After you download it upload it to #1
6. Dial a browser up to #1. Your install should be working now.  Remember: it is still using the old database though
7. download Image folder from old mediawiki install and upload it to the new install – this is to transfer the photos from the old install
8. New database:  I want a unique database not mixed with others so on dreamhost I am forced to create a new subdomain.  
9. Using the new subdomain of #8 create a new database.  On Dreamhost tends to look like:  mysql.subdomain.yourdomain.com
10. make a note of the user associated with new database!
11. If you are going Dreamhost domain to dreamhost domain all you need to do is use the new database HostName.  The DB username has access to whatever database it has been given regardless of what HostName is used.
12. If you are changing to a different host continue as #11 does not apply.
13. Ready for transfer of database.  Using PhpMyAdmin export your database with no compression.  The method of import will use BigDump script if your database is big. And too big is not very big with Dreamhost!  If you are going to import using this do not use the Export > Data > Extended Inserts option when you export your existing database.
14. Make a directory under your install folder called /dump
15. Get BigDump.php here.   upload BigDump.php to your /dump directory.   The bigdump.php file has instruction on usage in the comments.
16. upload your database file to /dump directory
17. point a browser at the /dump directory and run bigdump.php.     
18. Use phpMyAdmin to verify tables were created and filled by bigdump.php.
19. delete your old installation and database.  Do any necessary cleanup now or you(I) am likely to forget!

All the explanations of matrix determinant leave out the motive behind the crime.  This is the worst thing that can possibly be done as everything flows from that.  You can get an idea where the definition of the determinant of a matrix came from by looking at the simplest case of a 2×2 system of equations:

To solve for  reduce the b position coefficient to zero

Here is the seed.  The solution looks like 

Which you should recognize as Cramers rule lurking in the bushes.

Now let us take it a little further.  Click into the links below to first see the derivation of the determinant of a 3×3 matrix.  Then clink into the derivation of the determinant of a 4×4 matrix and higher with recursion.  

Derivations

• Derivation of 3×3 determinant – This is used as a basis to develop notation that is useful in the final proof based on the 4×4 derivation
• Matrix-Determinant.lyx – original document
• Derivation of 4×4 determinant and deriving higher order determinants using recursion
• Matrix-Determinant-4×4-and-higher.lyx – original document

Research Links

• Derivation of the formula for Determinant of a Matrix
• More heuristics on the derivation of determinant of a matrix

This one is more in my key.

I saw a werewolf with a Chinese menu in his hand
Walkin' through the streets of Soho in the rain
He was lookin' for the place called Lee Ho Fooks
Gonna get a big dish of beef chow mein

Aaahoo! Werewolves of London
Aaahoo!
Aaahoo! Werewolves of London
Aaahoo!

Ya hear him howlin' around your kitchen door
Ya better not let him in
Little old lady got mutilated late last night
Werewolves of London again

Aaahoo! Werewolves of London
Aaahoo!
Aaahoo! Werewolves of London
Aaahoo!

He's the hairy, hairy gent, who ran amok in Kent
Lately he's been overheard in Mayfair
You better stay away from him
He'll rip your lungs out Jim
Huh, I'd like to meet his tailor

Aaahoo! Werewolves of London
Aaahoo!
Aaahoo! Werewolves of London
Aaahoo!

Well, I saw Lon Chaney walkin' with the queen
Doin' the werewolves of London
I saw Lon Chaney Jr. walkin' with the queen
Doin' the werewolves of London
I saw a werewolf drinkin' a pina colada at Trader Vic's
And his hair was perfect

Aaahoo! Werewolves of London
Draw blood
Aaahoo! Werewolves of London

The right hand on piano

Left Hand

I used to rule the world
Seas would rise when I gave the word
Now in the morning I sleep alone
Sweep the streets I used to own

I used to roll the dice
Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes
Listen as the crowd would sing
"Now the old king is dead! Long live the king!"

One minute I held the key
Next the walls were closed on me
And I discovered that my castles stand
Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand

I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
Be my mirror, my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field

For some reason I can't explain
Once you go there was never
Never an honest word
And that was when I ruled the world

It was the wicked and wild wind
Blew down the doors to let me in
Shattered windows and the sound of drums
People couldn't believe what I'd become

Revolutionaries wait
For my head on a silver plate
Just a puppet on a lonely string
Oh who would ever want to be king?

I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
Be my mirror, my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field

For some reason I can't explain
I know Saint Peter won't call my name
And for all it's worth
But that was when I ruled the world
Woahahahah oh, woahahah oh
Woahahahah oh, woahahah oh,
Woahahahah

I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
Be my mirror, my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field

For some reason I can't explain
I know Saint Peter won't call my name
And for all it's worth
But that was when I ruled the world

ooooooh ooh oooooh oh ooooooh oh oooooh oh.

I connected my Ubuntu laptop to an external 24 inch monitor.  I then tried to set the resolution to a level appropriate for a 24 inch monitor: 1920×1200.  However when I looked in the settings the highest resolution was quite low.  I had to add additional resolution levels manually. 

Research Links

• External Monitor Resolution doesn't go above 1024×768
• How to set the monitor to its native resolution which is not listed in the resolutions list?
• How can I make xrandr customization permanent?
• Setting xrandr changes persistently
• NVIDIA Quadro NVS 160M in the Dell Latitude E6500  – this will update the drivers I think.  Rebooting to find out! The correct resolutions did not show up in the config list
• NVIDIA 310.19 Drivers Released How To Install It In Ubuntu 12.10/12.04  Tried this. 

I followed the procedures detailed in the linked articles.  When I tried 1920×1200 resolution with 60Hz frequency it did not show up in the configuration gui list.  It must have been illegal.  When I changed to 70Hz it did work.   Note that it is important to generate the mode line individually for each resolution/frequency combination.  I did a bonehead thing and reused the line for the 1280×1024 for the 1920×1200 mode and of course that did not work. 

The changes made are not permanent and upon reboot will be lost.

All the triangles are similar in the diagram above.  What is interesting about it is that

or in terms of the dotted / solid parallelograms:

Derivation

       (1)   The ratio of area of A1 to A2 is

              ……subscripts correspond to triangle depicted above

       (2)   The ratio of area A3 to A2 is:

       (3)   Base of the big overall triangle: 

       (4) Substitute #3 into #2

       (5) Expand right side

       (6) The area of the overall big triangle also is related as follows

       (7)  Substituting #6 in #5:

       (8)  referring back to #1 we can cancel the term on both sides of the equation.  The one also cancels on both sides leaving:

        (9) Moving terms around:

        (10) #1 can be rearranged to

        (11) Cutting a term out of #9 equal to #10 yields

I have occasionally thought about working in Antarctica.  The following links are to a complete write up of one mans process of getting a job at the Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station.

Story Links

• IceCube Neutrino Observatory – this is what lead me to the story
• Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station
• Jeffery Donenfield – I got my dream job  - I assume his dream will change to something new after this
• Frequently Asked Questions about life at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, Antarctica

The Amudsen Scott South Pole Station is indeed at the south pole. It is about 10000 feet above sea level.

This map looks like countries have staked their claim to Antarctica just in case of something valuable there.  Everyone will talk international socialist harmony to rule over Antarctica until something like oil is found there.  Then all bets will be off.

Return to Mother Page: Studying IC Design in Brazil

Notes:

• In order for legal documents to be accepted in Brazil they must be submitted to the Brazilian consulate that covers the geographical area where the document was issued.  In particular transcripts and diplomas must be "legalized"
• Reference: LA consulate document legalization page.  The translation of a legalized document, whenever necessary, must be done in Brazil by a sworn translator.  
• Reference: San Francisco Consulate: Document Legalization FAQs  04. Can I send the documents to be legalized right after they are issued?
  It depends. Most documents, such as contracts, must be first notarized by a Notary Public before being presented to the Consulate for legalization. Documents that bear the signatures of authorities such as: Secretary of State, Judge of Superior Court, School Official, Public Official of the Department of Health or Agriculture, Police Officer DO NOT NEED to be notarized before being presented for legalization……….I believe this applies to birth certificate and school documents.  Thus no notarization required.   
• Reference: Chicago Consulate: Legalization of other documents    Official documents, such as:  Those issued by county offices; Those issued by the state (Secretary of State, Judge of the Superior Court, City Hall, etc.);  Certificates of birth, marriage and death, and divorce sentence.  Certified copies are accepted, provided that they are signed and bear an official rubber stamp or haut-relief stamp……..Note the specific reference to birth certificate.
• Email Response 12-10-2013: Chicago Consulate: School documents don't have to be notarized. Just follow the instructions in our page about legalizing school documents.

Conclusions

1. no notarization required on school documents
2. no address required on diploma

Actions

1. Shipped ASU: Diploma & Transcript 12-11-13 to MyBrazilVisa for legalization at the LA Brazilian consulate: I am using MyBrazilVisa.com to work the legalization of my first 2 documents as it gives more flexibility on an first run of an unfamiliar process.
2. MyBrazilVisa Return address form
3. Tracking of Express Envelope to MyBrazilVisa

Links

• List of Brazilian consulates and jurisdictions
• Birth Certificate
• Legalization of School Documents

Top 20 Mistakes made when legalizing documents - If your request shows one of these, your document will not be legalized.

1. The money order was not issued by the U.S.P.S. or is not made out for the correct amount.
2. The money order does not show your name and your address.
3.  The document to be legalized is not the original document.
4.  One or more documents were issued out this Consulate’s jurisdiction.
5. Signer’s signature was not authenticated by a Public Notary.
6. Public Notary did not declare location, date and signer’s full name.
7.  Public Notary did not state that the signer was in his/her presence.
8. Public Notary did not point out or indicate which signature he/she authenticated.
9.  The Public Notary’s seal does not show his/her commission and date of expiration.
10.  There is no validation of the Public Notary’s commission by a Secretary of State or a County Clerk.
11. Document, Notary, County Clerk or Secretary of State is not from the Consulate’s jurisdiction.
12. School document does not show the school’s raised seal and/or signature of a school authority.
13. School paper does not show school name and the school’s office full address.
14. Document is from overseas and is not legalized by a Brazilian Consulate from the country where the document originated.
15. Seal or signature of Secretary of State or Court official is not original.
16. Application by mail without prepaid postage and envelope for return.
17. The provided envelope and postage for return are not from the U.S. Postal Service.
18. Envelope for return does not carry sufficient postage.
19. Missing Brazilian identification of the minor for who the document will be legalized.
20. Signature of public official was not found or does not match one in the consular database OR the Public Notary’s signature has not yet recorded with this Consulate.