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My daughter does Competitive All-Star cheerleading. And during the course of the season I can take several thousand of photos of all teams at her gym.

This coming season, they have added a clause to their Waivers-Liabilities portion that states,

"Photos & Videos: In the event any picture or videos are taken in the participation of any activity relating to All Star, I give the operator(s) and staff of All Star the right and permission to use any such pictures or video in any form of advertisement and/or for promotional purposes"

As far as I understand, I own those copyrights and they are considered property. Can they rightfully and legally demand I surrender my property to them or they get to use my property for their convenience as part of membership?

My daughter does Competitive All-Star cheerleading. And during the course of the season I can take several thousand of photos of all teams at her gym.

This coming season, they have added a clause to their Waivers-Liabilities portion that states,

"Photos & Videos: In the event any picture or videos are taken in the participation of any activity relating to All Star, I give the operator(s) and staff of All Star the right and permission to use any such pictures or video in any form of advertisement and/or for promotional purposes"

As far as I understand, I own those copyrights and they are considered property. Can they rightfully and legally demand I surrender my property to them or they get to use my property for their convenience as part of membership?

I have developed a Monte Carlo simulation for Hockey games. It uses real world data inputs for the runs. The game is broken in to 3600 intervals (1 second time chunks) plus Over Time if needed. Each game has >100,000 cells with values and uses multiple worksheets.

Does excel or its RNG have a limit of what it can do?

All sim outputs are based off of probability using a known value and RNG. If the RNG exceeds the first value it moves onto the next one and so on until it either the RNG does not exceed the value or a Goal For is registered, essentially it is a building AND gate.

The problem I am running into is after 4 gates or more (Does a Corsi Event occur, does a Fenwick, does a Shot on Goal, does a Goal occur) the expected values over a large number of runs is not what is seen.

For example. After the first set of filters, it comes to one that can vary (based on its own OR gate and RNG functions) from one of 4 possibilities. These values can be from a 4.0% occurrence to 35.0% (this is Shooting percentage based on shot type). The overall Shooting percentage based on all shot types should be around 9.6% when all these 4 types are combined. I do get around 9.6% total SOG, but the variance between the shot types is also around 9.6% for all shot types, even if the probability is set to 4% or 30%, the end result is around the whole, which it should not be.

I would like to know how to make my Excel Macro repeat itself for a specific amount of times, usually 1000 or 1248 times.

It is copying final numbers from one worksheet (running a Monte Carlo Simulation) and pasting them into a second (composite) worksheet. One Macro insert a new row in the composite worksheet, pastes the data and copies formulas up from the row below it. A Second Macro does the same as the first, except it also changes 1 or 2 of the variables entered into the simulation worksheet, based off of a pre-made list (copies the new variables into the proper positions) and then runs just the same as the first.

The simulation worksheet has fixed random number cells, and receives variable numbers from a third or fourth worksheet to set the parameters of the simulation. It also incorporates native formula cells that have no direct influence on other cells only to the simulation results, or initial parsing of the data.

The composite worksheet after data is pasted sums, averages and normalizes the data depending on its nature using formulas native to that worksheet only.

On occasion I get an extremely intense and excruciating pain in my right calf. It feels like a fork has been stuck into it a rotated, like my calf muscle is trying to turn itself inside out. The pain usually last 2-5 minutes, but my calf will remain sore for 1-2 days afterward. This is not a frequent occurrence, usually months or even over a year or more can pass between this happening, but it almost always happens in the middle of the night when I am in bed and asleep. I usually but not always wake up just prior to the pain (I can feel the muscle is tensed up or tight).

I do not know what is causing this, I am a mid-30's male in good physical condition. It occurs regardless of physical activity in the days or days prior, it only occurs in the right calf, and is infrequent. However the pain is so intense I usually wake up those around me while coping with it. Pulling my toes toward my knee tends to help it pass faster, but intensifies the pain. I have had heat/stress/work cramps, this feels nothing like any of those.

Does anybody have any idea what this is or may be causing it?

Link to what it is:

http://projectlibertyutah.blogspot.com/2008/08/wha...

If it instituted rules, laws, requirements and such that you were always 100% in agreement with (not being coerced)?

Not the "Generic" term of democracy, but true democracy of majority rule prevails to what law is.

Does anybody have a reference dealing with recalling a player playing in the Juniors (as defined by the NHL as OHL, QMJHL, WHL, CHL) after the season has started or returned by the drafting NHL club?

The CBA briefly discusses this but refers to a May 2, 1995 "agreement" between the CHL and NHL, that now applies to all Junior Leagues per the CBA. Does anybody know of a good or certified reference that lays out the provisions on when a Junior Player may return to his NHL team and what must occur for this to happen.

I have an spread sheet that auto-updates numerous parts from websites. Parts of these are ext cells (NHL Team names) that are used in a filtering process, but the filter hinges on the text of these cells. When a team becomes playoff eligible an asterisk is placed after the team name (i,e. CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS becomes CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS*). Since these cells auto-update and it is used in sports stats filtering, where these teams will be placed in cells changes daily. I do have filters made to select the teams I am looking for, but this asterisk changes the initial search.

The way the spreadsheet works prevents really using an OR function (though possible) since it would require ALL 30 teams to be dedicated to the filter, and this would be cumbersome. Does anybody know of a way to either strip the asterisk or at the very least strip the asterisk and the filtered text placed in a new cell?

I am importing Hockey Stats into excel automatically from a website (http://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2011_s...

Most stats are fine since they are just names and umbers, however when it is a record, excel always turns them into dates (if it can) Example, 12-5-8 becomes 12/5/2008. If have pre-formatted cells to text, general, etc... but no joy, still dates.

I have copied directly from the site into pre-formatted text cells, but wella Dates still arrive. I have adjusted download/connection options as much as I can but to no joy. Manually typing 30 teams worth of broken down records is out of the question.

Does anybody know how to stop excel from automatically turning these W-L-OTL/SOL numbers into a date when automatically updating from a website?

Using Microsoft Office 2010.

I'm not looking for a Dictionary or other cut/paste answer, but what does it mean to you?

I hear at times when talking about the Government and the People, some will say something along the line "that is a misnomer, the Government is the People" when talking about powers/roles of each. Is this true, or is there a distinct difference between Government and the People?

Conservatives and Tea Party members both tend to be strong defenders of the Second Amendment, yet many (not all) support the Patriot Act which allows for warrantless searches of US Citizens, and also places restrictions or causes speech to be a means of scrutiny. Why not defend the 1st and 4th Amendments so strongly as well and learn the History of WHY each was insisted upon (such as the Writ of Assistance), when they are under just as much attack as the 2nd Amendment?

Perhaps a little bit of role playing, but does doing the following change the way you view the Bill of Rights?

Imagine two groups in front of you, One group is the People, the other group is Government.

Now read the Bill of Rights out loud (including this portion of the Preamble), as if you are talking to a subordinate, strongly, firmly, with resolve, and answer the questions that follow. (If you want, read only the first 3 or 4, the same idea follows for the remainder)

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The Conventions of a number of the States, having at the time of their adopting the Constitution expressed a desire in order to prevent misconstruction or abuse of its powers, that further declaratory and restrictive clauses should be added: And as extending the ground of public confidence in the Government will best ensure the beneficent ends of its institution.

Amendment I

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

Amendment II

A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

Amendment III

No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.

Amendment IV

The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures , shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue , but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.

Amendment V

No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.

Amendment VI

In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence.

Amendment VII

In Suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise re-examined in any Court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law.

Amendment VIII

Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.

Amendment IX

The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.

Amendment X

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.

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Which group is the Bill of Rights talking to?

Is one group talking to the other?

Does this change the way you think of the Bill of Rights?

If not the worse, is it the best. Or do you put it near the best or worst, though not exactly one or the other?

If so, are or any group above the Apex, or are all below the apex of the curve?

http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2004/06/~...