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0.999998 | I liked Bella from the moment I walked in. The entry and bar/lounge areas are warm and welcoming, with comfortable soft seating, spiced cashews on the bar, and smiling staff. We arrived for an early dinner when the restaurant was still quite empty, and the owner, bartender, and waitstaff were relaxing in the lounge area, awaiting customers. We were greeted by the owner, and taken to our table as soon as we arrived. This initial prompt interaction, as well as all that followed, was done in a casual, friendly way -- a refreshing change from the typical hyperactive buzz of new Restauranteurs-with-a-capital-R milling about overeagerly. In fact, while our waiter initially forgot to mention the evening's specials (and we fear we may have unintentionally gotten him in trouble for it -- please forgive us!), I found the oversight somewhat charming -- ease and comfort go a long way with me when dining. I'd rather have a waiter sheepishly admit that he doesn't know where the wine is from but that he's tasted it and likes its sweetness, than be dictated paragraph-long explanations of ingredients by someone with an ingratiating smile and a photographic memory. "Our special appetizer this evening, ma'am, is sockeye salmon tartare caught with hand-woven nets in Alaska's Red River, served with a key lime horseradish aspic and a bonito-infused caramel sauce. The key limes and horseradish are organic, grown on a community farm and picked by debt-ridden college students with drug habits and Marxist ideals."
We ordered a 2000 Rancho Zabaco pino gris to start out our meal, which I was incredibly pleased with. It's hard to find a sturdy white that can stand up to an autumnal menu, but this wine managed to do just that. It was crisp and appley to start, but rounded off with a full, almost meaty finish, and ended up pairing quite well with the dishes we ordered. I'd definitely have it again, although I suspect on my next visit I'll be tempted to check out the rest of the wine list, which features an "Unconventional" category alongside the typical varietals.
First was a nice red leaf and frisee salad, served with sliced pears, goat cheese, red onions and toasted walnuts. The raspberry walnut vinaigrette was barely imperceptible, so the salad didn't get too far beyond the basic fruit-nut-cheese model, but was yummy nonetheless.
We then enjoyed a "nibble" (larger than the typical appetizer, meant to be shared) of meats with assorted pickles, which was picture-perfect, and really an ideal example of an often-underwhelming bistro dish. I was very happy with this lovely arrangement, which included crostini with an earthy and deep chicken liver pate, a hearty and flavorful sausage, pieces of smoked meaty bacon, and slices of double-smoked cured ham. The plate also included a few sweet-tart hand-pickled onions, slivers of beet, a tiny (though slightly underripe) pear, an enormous caperberry, a small sweet fig, and some incredibly sharp mustard. I appreciated the variety of flavors, and thought the combination of ingredients resulted in a perfectly lovely balance.
Finally, Carl had a dish featuring pieces of smoked trout served atop a base of finely diced cucumber and red onion concasse. This was surrounded by slices of white beets and a relatively mild creamy horseradish sauce. The dish was crisp and fresh, and seemed a lovely reflection on the end of summer.
The evening's special entr�e featured scallops wrapped in prosciutto and seared to a perfect brown that I'm convinced can only be achieved in a restaurant. They were sweet and tender, offset beautifully by the crisp edges of prosciutto and a layer of seared goodness attributable to Maillard. The scallops were served over a mascarpone risotto which was among the best examples of risotto I've tasted in a while. The grains of rice were still firm at the center, and perfectly bathed in the creamy mascarpone and broth. Despite the seeming simplicity of the technique, making a risotto as texturally good as this is difficult task, and I suspect I should credit Bella, the owner's grandmother and restaurant namesake, for this success. The dish was topped with sweet-and-sour Savoy cabbage, whose spice and tang seemed a bit too far removed from the rest of the flavors. The dish certainly needed something acidic to offset the salt of the prosciutto, the sweet scallops, and the creaminess of the risotto ... but perhaps this would have been better accomplished with something simple and lemony.
Chris had a hamburger stuffed with mushrooms and Maytag blue cheese, served with thick cut French fries. It seems that every restaurant these days feels compelled to include a burger on the menu in an effort to transform a bistro classic into something more classy. Bella's burger was good, cooked slightly past medium, yet still juicy because of the moistness of the tart cheese and mushrooms inside. The bun was a deliciously crispy grilled affair, but the fries were only okay. All told, I would have kept the burger off the menu and replaced it with something else just as comforting and meaty -- perhaps some braised short ribs over pasta?
Carl's molasses-brined pork chop was deemed a success by everyone but Carl. It was very thick, and appropriately juicy -- in part because of the brine, and probably in part because of the sheer size of the thing. Carl's complaint was that it didn't seem flavorful enough, but nobody else had a problem with this. Chris commented upon a fact I've noticed even when we brine pork at home -- that brined pork chops often taste too much of the brine itself and seem almost processed. Here, all we tasted was the pork flavor, with a hint of sweetness and char at the edges; the delicate flavor of the pork itself wasn't overwhelmed by salt or molasses or spice. In fact, if it hadn't been so juicy, I wouldn't have realized it was brined. The chop was served with a surprisingly un-cheesy mac and cheese that made up for this in spades by being loaded with wonderful brown crispies and toasty bread crumbs.
I couldn't resist ordering the pretzel-crusted halibut, which was served with a creamy mustard grain sauce and tiny baby mustard greens. I feel bad wasting many words on this dish, which was great and doesn't need the help of too many highfallutin' descriptors. The halibut was tender, the pretzel crust appropriately pretzel-y, the sauce a miraculous balance of mildness and mustard flavor, and the baby greens worked perfectly. Raves all around.
These main courses were served with sides of saut�ed arugula, which was a first for all of us raw arugula eaters, and made me want to try this at home. Yum.
Finally, bellies full, we settled on two desserts. One, a homemade version of Hostess-style creamy-filled chocolate cupcakes, was a bit too dry and really nothing to write home about. The bread pudding "cake," on the other hand, was delicious and eagerly devoured by everyone. The menu described it as a baked combination of scones, muffins, and vanilla cream, served with cinnamon ice cream. We've certainly been successful in ordering spice-based ice creams these days (see our dessert at Morimoto), and this was no exception. The cinnamon flavor served as a perfect foil to the dense, moist, and cakey bread pudding dish. Carl explains that while he couldn't quite put his finger on it at first, the cake tasted almost like a fabulously dense undercooked muffin, swirled throughout with cinnamon, bits of chocolate, maybe some fruit ... and a layer of crispy cinnamon sugar crunch on the bottom. I can imagine baking this at home with a variety of leftover baked goods (but really now, who has baked goods left over?) moistened with a custardy cream, and served to unsuspecting guests who could never imagine leftovers tasting so good.
As soon as I abandon my starving-law-student lifestyle, I want to become a regular at Bella. I'd like to follow the constantly-changing menu, and see how (if at all) the restaurant changes once it starts getting publicized and visited by upscale Rittenhouse Square types. Hopefully, the menu and wine list will grow along the creative path that's been set out for them, and the atmosphere will retain its comfort and warmth, providing a small-town refuge for those with big-city expectations. |
0.999941 | If a child does have a speech delay, sign language does have the potential to benefit them. A toddler with a speech delay can use sign language to communicate. Some toddlers may be delayed in speech due to a developmental or physical delay, while others may just be a bit behind in language development. Sign language can give them some communication tools to support their language and social development.
Sign language use with infants prior to speech development, has been shown to have benefits for special needs children. Sign language can help children with difficulty communicating by giving them an alternate option of communication in case learning to speak and process spoken language comes with some degree of difficulty. |
0.931772 | Sanskrit bhaga (IAST: bhaga) is a term for "lord, patron", but also for "wealth, prosperity". The cognate term in Avestan and Old Persian is baga, of uncertain meaning but used in a sense in which "lord, patron, sharer/distributor of good fortune" might also apply. The cognate in Slavic languages is the root bogъ. The semantics is similar to English lord (from hlaford "bread-warden"), the idea being that it is part of the function of a chieftain or leader to distribute riches or spoils among his followers. The name of the city of Baghdad derives from Middle Persian baga-data, "lord-given".
In the Sanskrit Rigveda, bhaga is an epithet of both mortals and gods (e.g. of Savitr, Indra and Agni) who bestow wealth and prosperity, as well as the personification of a particular god, the Bhaga, who bestows the same. In the Rigveda, the personification is attested primarily in RV 7.41, which is devoted to the praise of the Bhaga and of the deities closest to him, and in which the Bhaga is invoked about 60 times, together with Agni, Indra, the dual Mitra-Varuna, the two Ashvins, Pusan, Brahmanaspati, Soma and Rudra.
The Bhaga is also invoked elsewhere in the company of Indra, Varuna and Mitra (e.g. RV 10.35, 42.396). The personification is occasionally intentionally ambiguous, as in RV 5.46 where men are portrayed as requesting the Bhaga to share in bhaga. In the Rigveda, the Bhaga is occasionally associated with the sun: in RV 1.123, the Dawn (Ushas) is said to be the Bhaga's sister, and in RV 1.136, the Bhaga's eye is adorned with rays.
The 5th/6th-century BCE Nirukta (Nir. 12.13) describes Bhaga as the god of the morning. In the Rigveda, the Bhaga is named as one of the Adityas, the seven (or eight) celestial sons of Aditi, the Rigvedic mother of the gods. In the medieval Bhagavata Purana, the Bhaga reappears with the Puranic Adityas, which are by then twelve solar gods.
Elsewhere, the Bhaga continues as a god of wealth and marriage, in a role that is also attested for the Sogdian (Buddhist) equivalent of the Bhaga. In myths related to the figure, Virabhadra, a powerful hero created by Shiva, who once blinded him.
The common noun bhaga survives in the 2nd century inscription of Rudradaman I, where it is a fiscal term; in bhagavan for "one who possesses (-van) the properties of a bhaga-", hence itself "lord, god"; and in bhagya, and "that which derives from bhaga", hence "destiny" as an abstract noun, and also Bhagya personified as the proper name of a son of Surya.
This page was last edited on 17 February 2019, at 17:12 (UTC). |
0.999997 | So, you decided to take the kitten home! Or maybe you brought it home when you saw a lone freezing lump on the street or in the entrance. What now to do, how to take care of the kitten so that he grew up healthy, full of energy, and could please you for many years? In the "previous article" the text in quotation marks should be made a link to the article: how to feed the kitten we already talked about the most important aspect of kitten care - nutrition, in this I will talk about how to teach the kitten to the tray how to properly care for the six and claws of a small kitten, as well as touch on some features of care for kittens of the most popular breeds.
One of the first questions that arisesnew owners - how to teach a little kitten to go to the toilet. In fact, this process is much simpler than it may seem, nevertheless it requires, albeit not very long, but close attention.
It is important to note that if you are caring(if you do not say nursing) for a newborn kitten - one that still has to be fed from a pipette with warm milk, you will have to wait until the kitten reaches the age of three or four weeks, when he has eyes open, he can walk independently, will try to get out of it the house that you organized (do not take a small kitten to your bed, it's dangerous for a kitten and for your bed linen!), and only then begin to teach him to the tray.
As a rule, cats go to the toilet practicallyimmediately after eating, so just put the kitten in the tray immediately after eating. If he refuses to use it for the intended purpose immediately after a meal, it is worthwhile to take him there a couple of times in an hour. It is important to note that at this age the kitten does not yet understand exactly what is wanted from him, therefore, in no case should one swear at him if he goes past the tray - this can negatively affect his future health!
Approximately from a month old, it is worth paying attention to care for the claws and hair of the kitten.
At this age, the kitten is already more or less freemoves around the house, so it is important from this moment to begin to accustom him to sharpen the claws in a special place. To do this, it is worth to buy a special scratch and put it next to the sleeping place of the kitten, so that it becomes one of the first items for him to stumble upon going out for a walk. If in the room where the kitten lives, a carpet is placed on the floor, it is better to get a vertical scratching machine so that your pet does not confuse the carpet with it, and does not give you many unpleasant minutes. Remember, you need to do this in the first months of the life of a kitten, since it is almost impossible to retrain an adult animal! In addition, some veterinarians recommend starting to accustom a kitten to shearing claws from a month old. This is very simple - in any veterinary pharmacy you can buy a special claw-nail (by no means use a conventional scissors), but I would recommend waiting until the kitten is at least three months old.
It is worth paying attention to the hair of the kitten. If the owners of smooth-haired animals are not worried about anything, then the owners of long-haired beasts must, from the age of one month, accustom the pet to regular combing with a special brush. If you do not do this, then the kitten's hair can fall apart when it grows, and cause him serious discomfort. In addition, regular combing allows you to remove excess wool, which is very important, because cats, regularly licking, can swallow wool, and then regurgitate it.
Frequently there is a question of vaccination of cats. If you plan to release a pet to walk on the street, then vaccination is mandatory, since the likelihood of catching an infection from street "friends" is very high. To do this will help you in any veterinary clinic, offering a variety of comprehensive vaccines. The main thing is that the vaccine is made to a healthy animal, as vaccinating a sick cat will only worsen its condition. If you are sure that your pet will only lead a home lifestyle, then it is not necessary to plant it. Harm from this, of course, will not, but the probability of bringing the infection into the house is so small that many owners prefer not to nervous the kitten again.
It is important to closely monitor your healthkitten - regularly undergo examinations with a veterinarian, take tests. In order to ensure that these procedures were as comfortable as possible for you and for a kitten - you need to accustom him from an early age to undergo an examination. Beginning with the monthly age, from time to time, spend the kitten a kind of "physical examination" - check your ears, eyes, so that the kitten feels calmer on a real physical examination!
The British have a very peculiar, "two-layered"wool, which requires careful care! Buy a special brush with rubber teeth, and comb the kitten hair first along the wool growth, and then against. The British are a rare breed of kittens who like this massage!
Particular attention in the care of the folda Scottish kitten should be given to his ears. Unlike most cats, Scots ears require regular cleaning (at least twice a month) with a clean cotton swab that can be slightly moistened with a special liquid for ear cleaning. If you begin to notice strangeness in the behavior of a kitten - often shakes his head, scratches his ears, you need to urgently go to the vet, because you yourself most likely will make the wrong diagnosis!
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0.985256 | Mountain peaks pointing towards the sky. with clouds traveling across the mountain range. Photographed in the Canadian Rockies.
Talk about a scene that really blows your mind. The grand canyon can really make you feel small. One of the best things at this time late in the day, is you are often the only one there, enjoying an amazing show all to yourself. Watching as the sun goes down the different stories the shadows tell deep in the canyon.
Frost rolls across the New Mexican desert on a January morning. New Mexico is the poorest state in the United States filled with beauty and a harsh natural environment.
The top of Zion National Park. The story of our planet is one of erosion. Are things created or are they just broken down into pleasing forms? Pressure and time changes everything, molding it, forming it, breaking it down and building it back up.
Cotton candy skies, still deep blue waters, and mountains peaking through clouds are what creates natures best carnival. Why is it we rarely appreciate nature yet line up for a Ferris wheel?
A straight up hour long hike to the top of this mountain seemed impossible with camera gear on my back and a dog in tow. There is something to be said about perseverance and the rewards it reaps. A warm sunny morning, wind on my face, and a quiet other-worldly view.
A single tree among a breathtaking mountain range may seem insignificant, but sometimes there is more beauty in the unexpected things that can leave you surprised. Maybe we don't all look the same, maybe we're not all obviously beautiful, but we can all still standout and steal the show.
Twisting and turning through the roads of North Cascades National Park in Washington, you are surrounded by jagged mountains, trees, and rock formations. When you least expect it, you turn a corner and find yourself in this large opening with bright emerald waters that sparkle and dance under the bright sun.
Enveloped in a thick fog only breaking enough to see the lines in the road, set the scene for one of the eeriest treks to the top of a mountain I have encountered. Once on top, the fog dispersed enough to see the magnificent evergreen trees in front of the mountain surrounding.
Surrounded by thick old growth forest, enveloped in soft bright green moss, and misted by a light cool rain. This forest can be found in Olympic National Park in Washington. The enchanted forest invites you in.
Birch trees in full colour near Dugald, Manitoba. As trees grow, they often go unnoticed. Something that starts about the size of your hand grows up to be a giant. Then passes that along. We all grow, either reaching to the sky as a birch tree or falling to the ground as a seed.
The Canadian Rockies are so different from any other mountain range with their jagged peaks and fast moving weather systems. Clouds moving accross the sky, there is a storm coming.
Photographed in Yoho National Park, Canada. The Canadian wilderness offers a raw natural beauty unique to our country.
Clouds and reflect on a silvering lake during a rainy day in Banff National park.
This stunning picture was photographed in Lake Louise, located inside Banff National Park. Clouds are rolling over the crystal clear waters giving an other worldly look to the mountains in the distance.
Snow lies on a Colorado desert range in the south of the state. This image shows the sweeping landscape and vastness of the Colorado desert.
This photograph shows the stark difference between a desert sand dune environment and an alpine environment in the distance. It was such a strange and unique experience to be hiking up snow covered dunes to view picturesque mountains in the background.
Monument Valley, Utah. The sky opens up over the famous valley in a midwinter sunset. The valley is famous from the countless western movies that have been filmed there. The sky almost seems to outshine the spectacle.
Antelope Canyon, is a slot canyon in Northern Arizona. The canyon itself is carved by water over time creating a very narrow passage and unique carved walls.
Horseshoe Bend, Arizona. The Colorado River is essential to life in the southwest desert. It forms the Grand Canyon and feeds water to cities like Las Vegas. The river is now heavily stressed by water usage.
As North America's lowest point, the Badwater Basin Salt Flats receives just 60 mm of rain per year. This was photographed in the early hours of the morning before the sun rose. The flats are absolutely silent due to the fact that the silence, itself, becomes loud.
Photographed from a high elevation the red hills below covered in snow form a pattern in nature. The snow contrasts the peaks showing form and depth.
Reminiscent of small hills formed by animals the image tells the story of an ancient landscape.
Lonely breaks of grass surface across the desert of White Sands, New Mexico.
The crystal waters of Yosemite National Park sparkle in front of the white rock of the mountains in the distance. Yosemite is one of the busiest National Parks in the world with thousands of visitors everyday. There is intentionally no mark from humans in this image, giving a display similar to how the valley has looked for thousands of years. |
0.999544 | In just a few words, this a great place. Family friendly, great food, and service. Menu has an wide variety of choices, daily home-cooked specials, and breakfast is served anytime of the day. I love breakfast. |
0.927876 | Deciding whether to connect a device to a home or office network via wireless or wired connections is one of the most critical decisions that must be made when setting up a network or adding a new device to it. For many devices, only one type of connection may be possible; however, if a device supports both, it is important to understand the benefits of connecting it via Wi-Fi or Ethernet and to choose appropriately given the device's intended use. Here are some important points to keep in mind when deciding on Wi-Fi vs. Ethernet connections for a device.
For most modern devices, Wi-Fi and Ethernet have comparable bandwidth capabilities. Most Ethernet devices support at BISD support the gigabit-Ethernet standard. Virtually all modern wireless devices support at least the 802.11g Wi-Fi standard, allowing a theoretical maximum bandwidth of 54 Mbps. Devices implementing the newer Wireless N standard can support speeds of up to 300 Mbps or more, and recent 802.11ac devices can provide wireless speeds in the gigabit-per-second range.
Latency refers to the time it takes for a signal from one networked device to reach another. It is also frequently called the "ping" in casual conversation. Latency is usually measured in milliseconds, and a consistently low latency is very important for good performance in time-sensitive network applications, such as video streaming or online gaming. As a rule, Ethernet connections tend to have a lower and more consistent latency than Wi-Fi connections. This is largely due to issues with interference with the Wi-Fi signal and not due to actual differences in transmission time. Later revisions of Wi-Fi, such as Wireless N, tend to perform better with regard to latency but may still have issues with consistency.
A primary advantage of Ethernet connections is that they are virtually immune to environmental effects. In contrast, Wi-Fi connections can be sensitive to radio interference from a number of sources. Other nearby Wi-Fi networks are one of the primary offenders; although, newer Wi-Fi devices often support multiple frequencies for Wi-Fi transmission that can sometimes alleviate this problem by switching to a less crowded portion of the spectrum. Additionally, Wi-Fi signals may be distorted by architectural features of a building, such as cinder block walls, metal support beams or wiring. Interference can cause issues with both bandwidth and latency for Wi-Fi connections.
Convenience and latency tend to be the primary deciding factors when deciding between wired and wireless connections. Bandwidth is much less of a concern for most applications unless you regularly transfer very large files between computers on the same network. Both Wi-Fi and Ethernet overall bandwidths far exceed the bandwidth available to all but the fastest home and business Internet connections.
Devices intended for general Internet use, such as web browsing, do not generally see large performance differences between Wi-Fi vs. Ethernet connections. If it is not possible or practical to run an Ethernet cable to such a device, then a wireless connection is a good choice. However, if a device is intended for applications that require good latency characteristics, it is advisable to use an Ethernet connection. For example, using a Wi-Fi-connected gaming console in an interference-laden environment can be a recipe for frustration. This is especially true if there are potential interference sources, such as a large number of other nearby Wi-Fi networks on the same frequency.
Modern Wi-Fi and Ethernet standards are quite comparable in terms of their bandwidth and general performance. Wi-Fi connections are more convenient for many devices, but Ethernet connections continue to be best for latency-sensitive uses and in situations where Wi-Fi connections experience significant interference.
Note: At this time for reasons described above, BISD does not support testing over wireless for any application. A wired connection will be required for stability and speed. |
0.99952 | Oh, what a story. Frankie Valli, who came to fame in 1962 as the lead singer of the Four Seasons, is hotter than ever in the 21st century. Thanks to the volcanic success of the Tony-winning musical Jersey Boys, which chronicles the life and times of Frankie and his legendary group, such classic songs as "Big Girls Don't Cry," "Walk Like a Man," "Rag Doll," and "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" are all the rage all over again. With the play in its seventh blockbuster year on Broadway, and five other casts performing Jersey Boys nightly from Las Vegas to London, the real Frankie Valli is also packing venues around the world. To mark the 50th anniversary of the Seasons' first hit "Sherry," Frankie is touring England, Australia and New Zealand in 2012, in addition to keeping up his busy schedule in the U.S.
The current excitement prompted Frankie to salute the decade that made him a star with his first new studio album in 15 years. In Romancing The '60s, he put his own stamp on some of his favorite '60s songs, the ones he always wanted to record but somehow got away. Produced by Bob Gaudio, an original member of the Four Seasons and Frankie's long-time partner, the set includes unforgettable new versions of such gems as "Spanish Harlem," "Call Me" and "Take Good Care of My Baby." And the album features a guest appearance by four young stars of Jersey Boys, providing background vocals for—what else?—"On Broadway." Launched amid Jersey Boy-mania, Romancing The '60s has become the latest classic in Frankie Valli's half-century of recording.
But please don't say that Frankie is back. The truth is, he never went away. Sure, the majority of the 71 chart hits of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons (including 40 in the Top 40, 19 in the Top 10 and eight No. 1's) came during the 1960s, but the music didn't just disappear. He has toured almost continuously since 1962, and his songs have been omnipresent in such movies as The Deer Hunter, Dirty Dancing, Mrs. Doubtfire, Conspiracy Theory and The Wanderers. As many as 200 artists have done cover versions of Frankie's "Can't Take My Eyes Off You," from Nancy Wilson's jazz treatment to Lauryn Hill's hip-hop makeover.
Frankie and the Seasons have influenced many other great recording artists. That was acknowledged in dozens of recent tributes collected for Jersey Beat, the new Four Seasons boxed set. For example, from Barry Gibb: "Frankie Valli to me has become one of the hallmark voices of our generation. From the deepest emotions of his real voice to the power of his falsetto, he created a style that we all still strive to emulate." From Billy Joel: "I wrote 'Uptown Girl' as the flip side to the story of 'Rag Doll.' I always loved that record." And from Brian Wilson: "In the early '60s the Four Seasons were my favorite group. I thought they were fantastic. The voice blend was fantastic. The competition helped me to get cracking. It inspired me, because they made good music. I went to the piano thinking I could top their music."
There's something about Frankie's music that makes young people of every generation want to get up and dance. Amid the disco era, the Seasons hit it big with "Who Loves You," which reached No 3 in 1975, and "December 1963 (Oh, What a Night), a No. 1 record in 1976. On the other side of the Atlantic, "You're Ready Now" and "The Night," which didn't do anything in the U.S., emerged from dance clubs in the north of England to become huge hits in Europe. Two decades later, in 1994, a dance club remix of "December 1963" climbed to No. 14 in the U.S. on the Billboard Hot 100. In 2000, a French-language rap version of "December 1963" went to No. 1 in Paris. And in July of 2007, a remix of the Four Seasons' 1967 hit "Beggin' " became the No. 1 dance record in Britain. That was eight months in advance of the March 2008 opening of Jersey Boys in London, where the play went on to win the Olivier Award for the best new musical on the West End. Case closed: Frankie never went away.
Anyone who forgot about Frankie apparently never watched one of the most popular and critically acclaimed TV series in history: The Sopranos. The Seasons' music could be heard in the show or sometimes over the credits. The characters often spouted their admiration for "Frankie Valli." Tony Soprano bragged that he used the same florist as Frankie. And Frankie himself, in an acting role, guest-starred in Seasons 5 and 6 of The Sopranos as mobster Rusty Millio—until Rusty's unfortunate demise in a hail of bullets.
Considering Frankie's background, it's a wonder he didn't end up like Rusty rather than in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Born Francis Castelluccio on May 3, 1934, he grew up in a public housing project—Stephen Crane Village—on the tough streets of Newark, New Jersey. As the character of Tommy DeVito, Frankie's friend and fellow Four Season, says in Jersey Boys: "If you're from my neighborhood, you got three ways out: You could join the army. You could get mobbed up. Or—you could become a star." At an early age, Frankie chose Door No. 3. When he was seven, his mother took him to New York City's Paramount Theater to see Frank Sinatra. "I saw Sinatra coming out on stage," Frankie recalls, "and the way he was lit up, it was like he had an aura around him. I decided then and there that's what I was going to do—be a successful singer."
That's not easy in the best of circumstances, and hanging out in Newark was certainly not the best of circumstances. Several of Frankie's friends did stints in jail for small-time robberies, including two buddies, Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi, who would later become original members of the Four Seasons. If you didn't watch out, Frankie says, "you could wind up in the trunk of a car."
Fortunately, Frankie's friends discovered that making music was a good way to stay out of jail and car trunks. In the early '50s, DeVito headed a group called the Variety Trio, and one night he invited young Frankie on stage to sing "I Can't Give You Anything But Love." Soon, Frankie was known around the neighborhood for having the voice of an angel. In 1953, he caught the eye of music publisher Paul Kapp, who helped Frankie make his first record, "My Mother's Eyes," on the Corona label. Realizing that Castelluccio was "a little long for a marquee" (as his girlfriend kids him in Jersey Boys), he rechristened himself Frankie Valley (later Italianized to Valli), borrowing the name from friend and fellow performer Texas Jean Valley. "My Mother's Eyes" made a little splash locally but sank without a trace outside Newark.
A bit of national attention didn't come until 1956, when Frankie was in a group called the Four Lovers with Tommy, his brother Nick DeVito and Hank Majewski. They had a minor hit with "You're the Apple of My Eye" by Otis Blackwell, who also penned "Don't Be Cruel" for Elvis Presley. The Four Lovers also cut an album called Joyride and appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show. But even this modest success proved to be short-lived, and Frankie kept open his other main career path—cutting hair.
It wasn't until 1959 that the Lovers, now numbering three (Frankie, Tommy and Nick Massi) started catching some big breaks. First, a friend named Joe Pesci (yes, the same Joe Pesci who would go on, improbably, to become an Oscar-winning actor) introduced the Lovers to Bob Gaudio, a piano-playing, song-writing prodigy and former member of the Royal Teens. He had co-written the monster hit "Short Shorts," but then his Teens had returned to obscurity. After taking in Gaudio, the Lovers, now Four again, started working with Bob Crewe, a brilliant lyricist and producer with a golden ear (his songwriting credits already included "Silhouettes" for the Rays). Meanwhile, the Lovers flunked an audition to play at the cocktail lounge of a bowling alley in Union, N.J., but they decided the lounge's name would make a classy moniker for a singing group: The Four Seasons.
For two years the Four Seasons sang background for Crewe's other acts while working on a style of their own. Finally, in 1962, Gaudio came up with a song that made full use of Frankie's remarkable range, from baritone to falsetto. When the unknown Seasons sang "Sherry" on American Bandstand, they suddenly became the hottest band in the land, and after nine years as a recording artist, Frankie Valli became an "overnight" sensation with a No. 1 record. The sound of "Sherry" was unlike anything else on the airwaves. "Many R&B groups had used falsetto as part of their background harmonies," explains Frankie, "but we were different because we put the falsetto out front and made it the lead."
Determined not to be a one-hit wonder again, Gaudio collaborated with Crewe, and the duo quickly composed two more No 1 hits for the Seasons: "Big Girls Don't Cry" and "Walk Like a Man." Gaudio and Crewe went on to become one of the most successful song-writing teams in pop-music history. Around the same time, Gaudio also formed a special partnership with Valli. With a handshake, Bob agreed to give Frankie half of everything Bob earned as a writer and producer, and Frankie agreed to give Bob half of Frankie's earnings from performances outside the group. That partnership remains in force 50 years later, still sealed only with a handshake.
The fateful year of 1964 brought the British invasion, but that didn't stall the Four Seasons. With the Gaudio-Crewe engine firing on all cylinders, the group released one smash after another: "Dawn (Go Away)," "Ronnie," "Rag Doll," "Save It For Me," "Big Man in Town" and, in early 1965, "Bye Bye Baby (Baby, Goodbye)."
From late 1965 to 1967, Gaudio and Crewe began working on songs that Frankie could sing solo—adult-oriented songs that didn't rely on his famous falsetto. Songwriting for the group was largely turned over to the team of Denny Randell and Sandy Linzer, who produced three straight giant hits: "Let's Hang On," "Working My Way Back to You" and "Opus 17 (Don't You Worry 'Bout Me)." The Seasons also cracked the Top 10 with a gorgeous reinvention of the old Cole Porter standard "I've Got You Under My Skin." Gaudio's main contribution to the group during this period was "Beggin'," written with Peggy Farina of the Angels.
Back in the studio, Gaudio and Crewe were still puzzling over songs that could give Frankie his own identity. After several unsuccessful attempts, they finally fashioned a signature song that would make Frankie a solo superstar: "Can't Take My Eyes Off You." Released in 1967, it went to No. 2 in Billboard and No. 1 in Cashbox. With the popularity of the original record and all the cover versions, "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" has become one of the top ten most-played songs in the history of BMI, one of the two major companies that collect royalties for songwriters.
After "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" came two more Top 40 solo hits: "I Make a Fool of Myself" and "To Give (the Reason I Live)." But unlike many lead singers who achieve solo success, leave their groups and never look back, Frankie stayed with the Four Seasons, producing hits in two parallel careers. While Frankie flourished solo, the Four Seasons stayed in the Top 40 with "C'mon Marianne," "Watch the Flowers Grow" and a remake of "Will You Love Me Tomorrow."
In the early 1970's the Seasons finally had a cold spell. Massi and DeVito had left the group, and the lineup of players kept changing. But while Gaudio stopped touring with the group, he continued to write songs, and Frankie Valli remained one of the biggest names in the music business.
In 1975 Frankie came roaring back with "My Eyes Adored You," which reached No. 1, "Swearin' to God" and a cover of "Our Day Will Come." That burst of success spurred Gaudio to put together a new Four Seasons, led by Frankie of course. With his future wife Judy Parker, Gaudio wrote "Who Loves You" and "December 1963 (Oh, What a Night)," two of the biggest hits in the Seasons' history. The new hot streak culminated in 1978, when Frankie's solo performance of "Grease," featured not once but twice in the movie soundtrack, reached the inevitable No. 1 ranking in Billboard.
But who could imagine that the first four decades would be only the beginning—that Frankie Valli would celebrate the new century with a new album and a heavy sold-out global concert schedule? No other pop star has ever received the kind of fresh lease on life that Jersey Boys has given Frankie Valli. In 2009 Jersey Boys made it into the Southern Hemisphere by having a wildly successful run in Melbourne, Australia, before moving to Sydney, Australia, and then New Zealand. Meanwhile back in the Northern Hemisphere, by late 2011 two different tours of the play were traveling through cities across North America, while fixed companies continued performances on Broadway, and in Las Vegas and London. GK Films, producers of Martin Scorsese's Hugo, bought the rights to make a Jersey Boys movie. After the best-selling Jersey Boys Original Broadway Cast Recording, produced by Bob Gaudio, went platinum, Jersey Boys became the first Broadway show to produce a holiday album, another Gaudio production, called Seasons Greetings: A Jersey Boys Christmas. It features Jersey Boys cast members from three continents. And Danielle Gaudio, Bob's daughter, had the idea to extend the franchise further with Jersey Babys: The Music of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons for Kids, an album she produced with the help of her Dad and Robby Robinson, who co-produced Romancing the '60s and has been Frankie's concert musical director for more than a quarter-century. For Jersey Babys, Robby made his magical keyboards produce sounds that imitated everything from harps to kazoos to penny whistles, creating a delightful new take on Four Seasons music.
For as far into the future as anyone can see, Jersey Boys will introduce the music of Frankie Valli to new generations. The man himself shows no signs of slowing down. As his character says at the end of Jersey Boys: "Like that bunny on TV with the battery, I just keep going and going and going." For as long as he wants to sing, people will want to listen. |
0.999989 | 500 words essay is a three-part paper which covers the chosen topic but does not delve deeper into the details. As its main body may consist of one large, two medium, or three small paragraphs, it is important to present the main points concisely. It follows the general rules and formats of academic writing and may be of different types. The provided 500 words essay sample should exemplify how one complex issue with numerous arguments can be discussed in less than two pages.
Fashion is an essential aspect of the modern society. It is inherently present in all forms of the media, it influences personal choices, and creates mainstream tendencies. Although it is believed that designers are the ones who create fashion, thus enforcing their view onto the general public, popular shifts and trends of social life have a great impact on how clothing designs are developed. Therefore, fashion is important because it affects people while people shape it in return, which creates a never-ending cycle of co-dependency.
Fashion designers dictate which type of clothing is acceptable and which is not. Their choices are not based on rules, conventions, or even common sense, but rather on their personal vision and inspiration. As this vision is promoted through the media, people come to believe that they have to wear particular clothes and accessories in order to lead successful social lives. In this way, a few creators decide what the majority of people in communities and whole countries are going to wear in the near future. It does not matter whether new fashion trends correspond to individual tastes and preferences, so it is often the case when one willingly wears something uncomfortable or unsuitable only because popular clothing designers and brands invented it. To wear something else is to stand out and attract negative attention, and not all people are ready for these unfavorable consequences. As a result, societies are shaped by local and global fashion trends, for they gradually accept the enforced perceptions of attractiveness and beauty. These perceptions inevitably influence other aspects of social life, such as communication, stereotypical thinking, and social labels.
On the other hand, fashion designers have to draw their inspiration from already popular social trends in order to succeed. For example, it is often the case when they use concepts from pop culture and implement them in clothing design. This is done to make a new trend appealing, for if the general public connects it to something which has already gained recognition, the number of sales is bound to increase. The application of this basic marketing principle allows people to influence fashion instead of being nothing more than its mindless followers. If the resulting clothing trend is uncomfortable or even scandalous, fashion designers are not the only ones to blame. Whether people realize it or not, their current everyday choices may predict what they are going to wear next season.
All in all, it is impossible to deny the importance of fashion when it evidently creates the connection between trends and people. On the one hand, it may dictate us what we should wear, initiate prejudice, and reconstruct popular perception of beauty, thus demonstrating the power of its impact. On the other hand, common social choices and tendencies inevitably influence fashion trends because designers aim to use already popular ideas in their original clothing lines. Therefore, it may be said that fashion is more than clothes and accessories because it is one of the most fundamental elements of human society.
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0.98695 | Is it too much to go to work? Before making a career change, determine whether other aspects of life are affecting your job satisfaction. Lack of supportive relationships, few leisure activities, or poor health may be contributing to your dissatisfaction. "Questers Dare to Change Your Job and Life" may help you identify sources of discontent.
- Identify needs, skills and other personal qualities you want to be met in your job. Also write a job description that will enable you to use desired personal traits, and work in an environment that will provide opportunities to perform preferred job tasks, and have desired levels of responsibility and salary.
- Explore ways to creatively redesign your job. If you want to spend more time on sales and less time on technical work, propose suggestions to your boss indicating how this will enhance your productivity and benefit the company's bottom line.
- Take the initiative. Look for jobs you would like in your company. Identify the project manager. Research ways you can enhance the project and offer the manager assistance and suggestions. Volunteer for special projects. Offer to take charge of a newsletter or a community relations project. Ask for what you want.
- Become a team player. Get involved in and work toward the success of a project. Offer time and recommendations for enhancing the company’s product or service.
- Network. Learn what’s happening in the company. Communicate regularly with colleagues. Participate in social activities, read the company newsletter.
- Become an expert in your field. Continue to learn. Read professional journals, attend business meetings. Share your knowledge and skills.
- Develop interests outside of work. Make family and leisure time fun. Find hobbies and volunteer activities that could provide challenge and boost confidence.
- Gain the recognition and support of political decision makers. Demonstrate loyalty, ability to set priorities, and attain goals. Show you're motivated to enhance productivity, can meet deadlines, and communicate effectively.
If you’ve tried the forgoing, and they’re not improving your situation, reassess options. Learn how Questers move forward, Amazon. .
Dr. Carole Kanchier, career and personal growth expert, is author of the award winning, groundbreaking "Questers Dare to Change Your Job and Life:" www.questersdaretochange.com. |
0.999999 | Find a good physical therapist. A good physical therapists could provide a series of exercises to strengthen the muscles in the neck and back and improve posture, all of which can take pressure off a nerve and relieve pain. They also recommend techniques designed to improve spine function and relieve symptoms while you build strength.
Applying hot pack onto your neck can ease sore neck muscles and relief pain around the neck.
Being overweight can cause spine-related problems or worsen them. Excess weight puts additional stress on the spine and may pull the spine’s vertebrae, joints, and discs out of alignment. If you’re overweight and have a herniated disc or degenerative disc disease, you may experience more serious nerve damage and increased pain.
Maintaining activity will help speed recovery, even if you have to temporarily modify some of your exercises because of neck pain. People who walk daily are less likely to experience neck and low back pain. |
0.99987 | PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. — An agreement has been reached between a Nova Scotia woman and her nephew in a dispute over a million-dollar Chase the Ace jackpot that made headlines across Canada.
Barbara Reddick sued her nephew Tyrone MacInnis after the grand prize of a charity fundraiser in rural Cape Breton was divided between the two, leaving them each with $611,319.50.
Reddick has said she put MacInnis's name on the ticket for good luck and agreed to split the money if they won the consolation prize _ but not the jackpot.
An emailed statement from Reddick's lawyer, Adam Rodgers, says the two sides have come to an agreement about the $611,319.50 at issue.
It says MacInnis will receive $350,000 and Reddick will receive $261,319.50, bringing her total winnings to $872,639.
The statement says both MacInnis and Reddick are looking forward to putting the dispute behind them. |
0.982365 | Key difference: Complex refers to the number of components in a system, whereas, complicated refers to the level of difficulty of something.
Complex and complicated are two terms that often used interchangeably. This is mainly because they have a similar context. However, the context does actually differ. Hence, while they may actually be used as synonyms, using one instead of the other actually changes the context of the sentence.
The term ‘complex’ is generally used to refer to the level of components in a system. It is when something is composed of a lot of different components. These components or parts may or may not need to fit in a particular pattern. For example: complex machinery. A complex problem may have various different steps to determine the solution to the problem. However, being complex doesn’t necessarily entail that it is also complicated.
The term ‘complicated’ entails that something is difficult. It does not have a simple or a straightforward answer or solution. It can also entail that there are various different factors to be considered before obtaining an answer, such as a complicated relationship or a complicated medical procedure. For example: a guy and a girl are dating but the relationship may be complicated, as there are a number of various factors to be considered, such as their pasts, their compatibility, etc.
In summation, complex refers to the number of components in a system, whereas, complicated refers to the level of difficulty of something. Another way of differentiating the two is to note that ‘complex’ is usually used in a technical scenario, such as machinery, devices, etc. ‘Complicated,’ on the other hand, is mainly used in a more social situations, such as relationships or feelings. |
0.994063 | Who Was the First Domnitor of Romania?
This is not as simple a question as it may seem, as most people would not know that the term Domnitor is the equivalent of Prince. The first King of Romania was King Carol I, and he was the second Domnitor.
The first was Alexander John Cuza. This man was also the ruler of both Wallachia and Moldavia. These two principalities were united to form Romania in 1859. It seems that there was a lot of conflict before that, and the people wanted a leader by 1859.
All this history makes for an interesting point of reference and a good book. |
0.999918 | Has someone been able to successfully make use of Python's multiprocessing inside Houdini? Last time I tried, it began opening one Houdini instance per started process.
I'm not sure I understand. That's exactly, what multiprocessing is supposed to do. Start a separate process to do the work.
I expect it to run multiple Python processes within a single instance of Houdini. Not open multiple Houdini windows each running a single Python process.
Any attempt of utilizing Python's multiprocessing module inside Houdini ends up with the latter.
Unless I'm doing something terribly wrong, of course.
Are you talking about launching several threads from a single python script?
From my experience, Houdini has two types of python threads. The ones that run in the interface which appear to be locked. This means If you place your code in a button and click the button, you lock up the process until that button script completes. The other option is to run your code from the Python Source Editor window. This seems to be a non-locked thread. Thus you can launch a process and have it running in the background while still using the Houdini Application.
I'm talking about creating several Python processes inside Houdini. Threads are a slightly different thing.
I have a script that performs some operations on large ordered lists that store vertex numbers and attributes. I feed the lists with data acquired directly from hou.Geometry objects. Then I export the processed and formatted data outside of Houdini.
The problem is that lookup operations on ordered lists that contain thousands (to millions) of items are very slow, so I need to find a way to speed things up. Python's multiprocessing module (https://docs.python.org/2/library/multiprocessing.html) was the first and the most obvious choice to lower the lookup time because it allows to take full advantage of multiple cores, which would increase processing power at least a couple of times. I want to spread the calculations more or less evenly over several simultaneous processes.
However if I use this module inside Houdini, the application decides that it has to open its new instance. Then, in that new window it throws an error: "Load failed for F:/Users/Artur/1232. No such file or directory" (last number is random). It gets worse if I use multiprocessing pools, because then Houdini gets even more confused and opens even more of its windows.
I could probably rewrite the script to use dictionaries (hopefully) or push the collected data for processing outside of Houdini, but it would be more convenient (read: requiring less additional work...) to have the job done inside the application. Hence I am curious if someone was able to find a workaround and managed to get Python multiprocessing module up and running in H.
You realize that the Python interpreter is *NOT* a separate process in Houdini, right? Since it's part of the same process as Houdini, the multiprocessing module can *only* fork the Houdini process. Since you need to export the data out of Houdini anyhow, then you should probably just do what you want outside of Houdini. If you're doing something inherently SIMD, Python is the wrong language to use anyhow. Try VEX.
You realize that the Python interpreter is *NOT* a separate process in Houdini, right? Since it's part of the same process as Houdini, the multiprocessing module can *only* fork the Houdini process.
Frankly, I didn't notice this, but it explains a lot, Edward.
I spawned a Hython subprocess (with hou module support) as Houdini's child process, from which I can now use multiprocessing. To communicate between child process and Houdini I use RPC.
After some initial testing it seems to be working fine, so I guess the problem is solved, unless something breaks.
Since you need to export the data out of Houdini anyhow, then you should probably just do what you want outside of Houdini. If you're doing something inherently SIMD, Python is the wrong language to use anyhow. Try VEX.
I'm still very fresh with VEX.
After spending a couple of hours with Hython subprocesses and RPC I must admit that this wasn't a good idea. Processing data via rpyc turned out to be quite slow, up to such level that it would probably negate all benefits of fully utilizing multiple cores. I also quickly reached maximum chunk limit when fetching large lists from Houdini. Lastly, I noticed that all exception handles were ignored and led to script being aborted.
Not wanting to loose any more time looking for workarounds, I ended up optimizing the code and running it directly in Houdini's single process.
Perhaps you might find luck with multithreading, as opposed to multiprocessing?
I think I already experimented with threading module in Houdini some time ago, and if memory serves me right, it also opened multiple Houdini instances. I'll give it another try though, because you never know.
I think it will end up the the same problem of global lock python interpreter.
Now I know what I will read while sipping my morning coffee.
Well, the problem area will probably be trivial to you Houdini Experts, because it all boils down to a Wavefront OBJ exporter that supports vertex normals and materials. Houdini's default gwavefront executable does not export them. So I wrote my own. However, initially for the sake of simplicity and because at that time I was only a couple of days into Houdini, I decided to use lists instead of dictionaries. Lookup times of lists grew proportionally to their lengths which resulted in extreme export times for highpoly geometries.
I chose Python, because that's one of the languages I feel very comfortable with. I realise that there are faster solutions though.
Also numpy (ships with houdini) can help you with huge arrays.
VEX if applicable is inherently threaded so that would be the first thing I try. If you must use Python I'd do it outside of Houdini and use concurrent.futures in Python 3 if possible since it's so much more user and developer friendly.
Not to mention all the command line argument improvements in Python 3 which make it that much easier to do stand alone scripts.
to use the system python. Beware that Houdini 13/14 is using Python 2.7.5 so you need to install the same version.
With this trick I was able to run system python with multiprocessing.
I'm not sure you will be able to use HOM in system interpreter, at least you need a licence for that..
The hou module can be imported into any Python, but yes, it uses a license. I think by default it will grab a hbatch license.
I'm having issues with multiprocessing as well, on Linux, where my child processes don't seem to do any work when the script is run in Houdini.
set_executable() doesn't exist on Linux so I'm wondering if there is anything else I can do to try to fix it?
I've gotten multiprocessing and queue to work in shelf tools, just not using the hou module and addressing houdini nodes.
jonp, since you are on linux, you could always launch another terminal from houdini to run a command, like a batch houdini call. When using the `terminal -e` flag, the terminal should self close when the command is completed. Or at least does on my xfce os.
Sorry I can't be of more help here.
Not straight from inside Houdini and not for processing actual data multiprocessed but I got multiprocessing working inside hython quiet successfully. I am now trying to implement it as an HDA. |
0.993134 | What is it about some foods that inspire revulsion in some people and gastronomic delight in others? Well, in the case of cilantro, one of the foods on The Huffington Post's list of the 10 Most Polarizing Foods, some people's disdain for the herb may be due to the "soapy" taste some people pick up from the plant. Research has identified two genetic variants linked to perception of cilantro, the most common of which is in a gene involved in sensing smells. Other foods to make the list include licorice, mayonnaise and coconut. |
0.999998 | Imagine the scene: You’ve got a good friend visiting and she’s brought some mud in on her shoes. Would you yell at her for not taking her shoes off? Demand she clean it up immediately?
How about a friend drives you somewhere and takes a wrong turn. Would you make her feel like a dimwit? Cross your arms and get in a huff?
And if she spilled some food down her front in a restaurant? Would you tut and shake your head in a ‘can’t take you anywhere’ kind of way?
But what if the person in these scenarios was your husband? Hmmmm….
Nit picking, nagging, snide comments – you’d never treat your close friends this way, yet it’s easy to fall into this bad habit with your man.
I can’t stand being treated like a child. I see red when my husband makes me feel worse for a mistake I’m already feeling crap about. Yet I know I’m guilty of criticising him in a way I’d never do with a girlfriend.
Recently I started treating my husband more like a friend. And do you know what? He’s being nice back.
Here’s how I aim to keep it up – and how you can get started.
Just as you’d listen attentively to a friend, do the same with him. Be aware of your body language, facial expression and tone. Stop what you’re doing. Make eye contact. Be genuinely curious. Ask ‘and then what happened?’ – in your best non-snarky voice.
If a friend shares a new goal or project she’s excited about you’d share her enthusiasm, right? Instead of giving him a reality check on ten reasons why it’ll never work, keep an open mind. If he’s stressed about work, put yourself in his shoes and be supportive. You don’t have to one-up him on what a bad day you’ve had.
3. Use the 5:1 rule.
Aim to say five kind things for every negative one. It can be hard to keep a daily track of this, but the gist is: say more nice things than bad.
When you find yourself about to say something unkind or unhelpful – even if you’re already in mid-sentence – press your mental pause button. The more you practice, the better you get. Believe me! I was terrible at this before and I’m improving.
It’s easy to get too comfortable and forget the basics of being kind and considerate.
Give it a try and see what happens. He may just begin to give you the Best Friend Treatment too.
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I read a book recently called “The Go-Giver”. In it are ‘The Five Laws of Stratospheric Success’. Even though the book is mostly biz related you can also apply these laws to your personal life.
One of the laws was “The Law of Influence”, where “your influence is determined by how abundantly you place other people’s interests first”. Another was “The Law of Reciprocity”, where “the key to effective giving is to stay open to receiving”. I think both of these can SO easily be applied to relationships, and definitely the relationship we have with our partners.
Helen, Thanks so much for sharing these Laws in the context of our relationships. They make so much sense!
Seriously great timing! My husband and I were just taking on the weekend about how we speak to each other and how interested we are in each others lives.
I don’t think women understand that to the extent that the things we do to bug you really kill all romantic feelings for you, the same can be said for when we get nagged, or talked down to, or treated like children. Treat me like a man, and you’ll get a man in return.
Hi Coach Daddy – always good to get the male perspective on things. Relationships are certainly a two-way street and everything I wrote about treating our husbands like we would a best friend can be said equally in reverse. We need to remember to be kind and respectful in the way we talk to each other. The problem is, as soon as we’re not feeling respected, we don’t want to be respectful back and a vicious circle ensues.
Being kind and respectful is a huge part. I thought about this post a lot today. We have to be cautious not to say, “she should love me as I am,” then leave our socks laying around and eat hummus with our fingers. And presumably, if we’re treating you like a best friend, we’re less apt to leave a sink full of dishes, too.
Thanks for such a poignant reminder about really valuing your relationship with your partner. It is so true that you can easily become complacent and take your partner for granted. Your four strategies are practical and easy to implement. My Mum said to me when I first married my husband,”Pick your battles. Just let some things slide.” It has been such great advice. I’m logging off to go and spend some time with my husband. Thanks again for such a timely blog post.
really, really valid points here. Especially about the nit-picking.
+ I totally agree with changing ourselves and our approach to situations is far more useful, then trying to change the other person.
Great post Kelly! I love the advice about saying five nice things for every negative one. It’s so easy to get into the nagging habit. I’m staying in my own business too from now on:-) Thank you for the reminder.
Nice one, Kelly……just what I needed after my serious conversation with hubby last night.
I often notice…you get what you give and realize that when I treat him well, he treats me even better in return (although I have little to complain about, I must say!).
Yes Seana, #4 ‘Biting your tongue’ is hard! It takes a real resolution and a lot of mindfulness of noticing whenever you DON’T bite your tongue (and could have….). Self-control is like a muscle, the more we exercise it, the stronger it becomes.
Great article with practical, doable steps.. I had this very conversation with a client recently where she had the realisation that she is much kinder, more caring and attentive to her friends than her hubby!
Ladies – check her out!
I can’t tell you how pleased it made me to come across this article–it’s something that I’ve spoken about myself so many times to others.
My husband and I have been best friends since the first day we met. We’ve never screamed at each other in anger…disagreements get talked through, without ever raising our voices. He and I never nitpick at each other, although we’ve been known to tease one another(good-naturedly) about certain annoying habits, haha. There is, and always has been, a LOT of laughter in our home.
You’re absolutely right when you point out how many women treat their best friends better than their spouses. I hope that your message has been heard loud and clear by many!
Congratulations on 25 years of happy marriage Tammy!
It sounds like the two of you have a very deep and MUTUAL respect for each other, which is makes it much easier to speak to each other with kindness and overlook each others annoying habits. |
0.997371 | ABOUT THIS INTERVIEW: This very brief interview with the Beatles took place at the Hilton hotel as the group was ushered from their rooms to the press conference. The interview was filmed for Japanese television and was conducted by the man who would introduce them on stage for each of their Tokyo performances.
The Beatles would appear for a total of five concerts at the Budokan - one concert following the press conference on June 30th, and a matinee and evening performance on both July 1st and 2nd.
Q: "My name is Eric. Good to meet you."
Q: "Welcome to Japan. Well, I'll be the emcee for your show. And well, I have a few questions here. Did you have a good sleep?"
Q: "Did you have any knowledge about Japan before coming here?"
PAUL: "Yes a little bit, you know. Not much though."
GEORGE: "About as much as we know about most places we go to."
Q: "I see. Well, how are the Japanese fans?"
PAUL: "Great. Seem very great, yeah. We get lots of letters from Japan."
Q: "You didn't meet them at the airport?"
JOHN: (jokingly) "We couldn't see a thing through the television lights."
RINGO: "It's AMAZING security, you know. I've never seen so many people guarding us."
Q: "We don't want you to be hurt or anything."
Q: "So we're trying our best."
RINGO: "But we don't want the security to hurt the fans, you know. Don't get too rough with them."
Q: "Mmmm. I understand you've met your Queen."
Q: "What was the impression?"
RINGO: "Uhh, she's okay. Very good."
PAUL: (jokingly) "Yes, yes, one of the best."
Q: "How did you feel when you received the (MBE) medal?"
GEORGE: "Tired. It was early in the morning, about ten o'clock."
RINGO: "We don't like to get up too early, 'cuz we don't go to bed 'til late."
Q: "What musician and composer do you respect most?"
PAUL: "No I don't know, really. (pause) John Lennon!"
JOHN: (comically, shyly) "...Paul McCartney."
PAUL: (jokingly, exaggerated) "Ha, Ha, Ha!!"
Q: "And uhh, Paul's marriage..."
PAUL: "Yes, it's not true. It's wrong. It's George's marriage."
PAUL: (gesturing to the others) "These three are married."
Q: "How many times do you wash your hair in a week?"
RINGO: "About once. It depends, you know."
JOHN: "Depends how hot it is... how dirty it gets, you know."
RINGO: "Depends what you're doing."
Q: "Do you cut it often?"
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0.73667 | Albert Scott Crossfield (October 2, 1921 – April 19, 2006) was an American naval officer and test pilot. In 1953, he became the first pilot to fly at twice the speed of sound. He was the first of twelve pilots who flew the North American X-15, an experimental spaceplane jointly operated by the United States Air Force and NASA.
Born October 2, 1921, in Berkeley, California, Crossfield grew up in California and Washington. He served with the U.S. Navy as a flight instructor and fighter pilot during World War II. During this time, he flew the F6F and F4U fighters, as well as SNJ trainers, and a variety of other aircraft. From 1946 to 1950, he worked in the University of Washington's Kirsten Wind Tunnel while earning his Bachelor of Science degree in 1949 and Master of Science degree in Aeronautical Engineering in 1950.
In 1950, Crossfield joined the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics' (NACA) High-Speed Flight Station (later called the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, and now named the Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center) at Edwards Air Force Base, California, as an aeronautical research pilot.
Crossfield demonstrated his flight test skills on his very first student solo. His instructor was not available on the designated early morning, so Crossfield, on his own, took off and went through maneuvers he had practiced with his instructor, including spin entry and spin recovery. During the first spin, Crossfield experienced vibrations, banging, and noise in the aircraft that he had never encountered with his instructor. He recovered, climbed to a higher altitude, and repeated his spin entry and spin recovery, getting the same vibration, banging and noise. On his third spin entry, at yet an even higher altitude, he looked over his shoulder as he was spinning and observed the instructor's door disengaged and flapping in the spin. He reached back, pulled the door closed, and discovered all the vibrations, banging and noise stopped. Satisfied, he recovered from the spin, landed (actually, did several landings), and fueled the airplane. He also realized his instructor had been holding the door during their practice spin entries and recoveries, and never mentioned this door quirk. In later years, Crossfield often cited his curiosity about this solo spin anomaly and his desire to analyze what was going on and why it happened, as the start of his test pilot career.
In September 1954, Crossfield was forced to make a deadstick landing in the North American F-100 Super Sabre he was evaluating at the High-Speed Flight Station (now the Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center), a feat which North American's own test pilots doubted could be done, as the F-100 had a high landing speed. Crossfield made a perfect approach and touchdown, but was unable to bring the unpowered aircraft to a halt in a safe distance, and was forced to use the wall of the NACA hangar as a makeshift brake after narrowly missing several parked experimental aircraft ("with great precision," as he later wryly joked). Crossfield was uninjured, and the F-100 was later repaired and returned to service. Crossfield left NACA in 1955.
It was during this time that Crossfield was part of the U.S. Air Force's Man In Space Soonest project.
On June 8, 1959, he completed the airplane's first flight, an unpowered glide from 37,550 feet. The flight was troubled as the flight controls had not been set up properly. As Crossfield attempted to land the unfueled X-15, it went into what Crossfield described as "a classic PIO" or pilot induced oscillation. He managed to set down the X-15 on the desert runway at the bottom of one of the severe oscillations saving himself and the airframe. On September 17, 1959, he completed the first powered flight. Because of delays in the development of the X-15's mammoth 57,000 pounds force (254 kN) thrust XLR-99 engine, the early flights were completed with a pair of interim XLR-11 rocket engines.
Shortly after launch on his third flight, one of these engines exploded. Unable to jettison his propellants, Crossfield was forced to make an emergency landing during which the excessive load on the aircraft broke its back just behind the cockpit. He was uninjured and the airplane was repaired.
On June 8, 1960, he had another close call during ground tests with the XLR-99 engine. He was seated in the cockpit of the No. 3 X-15 when a malfunctioning valve caused a catastrophic explosion. Once again he was uninjured as Dr. Toby Freedman, NAA Medical Director, pried open the cockpit to save him and despite being subjected to a later calculated acceleration force of near 50 Gs (although Crossfield stated in the Discovery Channel's series Frontiers of Flight that he began to have debilitating issues with his night vision after the accident) and the airplane was completely rebuilt. On November 15 of the same year, he completed the X-15's first powered flight with the XLR-99 engine. Two flights later, on December 6, he brought North American's demonstration program to a successful conclusion as he completed his final flight in the X-15. Although it had been his hope to eventually pilot one of the craft into space, the USAF would not allow it, and gave strict orders which basically amounted to "stay in the sky, stay out of space."
Altogether, he completed 16 captive flights (mated to the B-52 launch aircraft), one glide flight and 13 powered flights in the X-15. The retirement of the X-15 (due to funding cutbacks) after its record-setting Mach 6.70 (4,520 mph) flight prompted pilot Pete Knight to remark that he would have pushed it to even faster speeds if he knew it was the last flight. In his remarks to a number of aviation groups, Crossfield cited the X-15 as one of few aircraft that caused grown men to cry upon its retirement.
He remained at North American as systems director of test and quality assurance in the company's Space and Information Systems Division where he oversaw quality, reliability engineering and systems test activities for such programs as the Apollo command and service modules and the Saturn II booster. In 1966, he became the division's technical director for research engineering and test.
In 1961, Crossfield became division director of test and quality assurance for NAA's Paraglider project.
In 1967, Crossfield joined Eastern Air Lines where he served as a division vice president for research and development and, subsequently, as a staff vice president working with U.S. military and civilian agencies on air traffic control technologies.
In 1974–1975, he worked for Hawker Siddeley as a senior vice president supporting HS146 activities in the United States. In 1977, he joined the United States House of Representatives Committee on Science and Technology where he served, until his retirement in 1993, as a technical adviser on all aspects of civil aviation research and development and became one of the nation's leading advocates for a reinvigorated research airplane program. In 1986, this House Committee tasked Crossfield to be a member of the task group assigned to investigate the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.
In a 2000 public lecture, Crossfield described how the X-15 aeronautical calculations and design required computing power that filled four 10'x12' rooms. He went on to say that these very same calculations could be performed today on a notebook computer. He also hinted that Burt Rutan and his Scaled Composite company were performing pioneering work for a private aircraft to take-off from an airport, fly into outer space, and return to that airport. In 2004, White Knight carried Space Ship One to its successful launch and winning of the Ansari X-Prize, the first attempt by a plane since the X-15 cancellation.
Crossfield was played by Scott Wilson in the 1983 film The Right Stuff.
Crossfield co-authored Always Another Dawn, a story of a rocket test pilot, with Clay Blair Jr, and authored "Onward and Upward" Research Airplanes, Act II.
In 1986 he created and funded the A. Scott Crossfield Aerospace Education Teacher of the Year Award presented annually under the stewardship of the Civil Air Patrol during the National Congress on Aerospace Education now called the National Conference on Aerospace Education (NCASE). After his death in 2006 and the shift of NCASE from an annual to biannual conference, Crossfields's daughter, Sally Crossfield Farley, moved the award to the National Aviation Hall of Fame and it is now presented during the Enshrinement Weekend each July in Dayton, Ohio.
From 2001 to 2003, Crossfield trained pilots Terry Queijo, Kevin Kochersberger, Chris Johnson and Ken Hyde for The Wright Experience, which prepared to fly a reproduction Wright Flyer on the 100th anniversary of the Wright Brothers' first flight on December 17, 1903. The training was successful, but the re-creation of the flight on December 17, 2003 was ultimately not successful due to low engine power and the flyer's rain-soaked fabric covering which added considerably to its takeoff weight. The Wright replica did fly successfully at Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina after the Centennial jubilee but without media coverage.
When asked to name his favorite airplane, Crossfield replied, "the one I was flying at the time," because he thoroughly enjoyed them all and their unique personalities.
On April 19, 2006, a Cessna 210A piloted by Crossfield was reported missing while flying from Prattville, Alabama toward Manassas, Virginia. On April 20, authorities confirmed his body was found in the wreckage of his plane in a remote area of Ludville, Georgia. There were severe thunderstorms in the area when air traffic controllers lost radio and radar contact with Crossfield's plane.
The Gordon County Sheriff's department reported that debris from Crossfield's aircraft was found in three different locations within a quarter mile, suggesting that the plane broke up while it was still in the air.
Crossfield was returning from Maxwell Air Force Base, Montgomery, Alabama, where he had given a speech to a class of young Air Force officers attending the Air and Space Basic Course. His funeral ceremony was held at the Arlington National Cemetery on August 15, 2006.
Crossfield received the Lawrence Sperry Award (1954), Octave Chanute Award (1954), Iven C. Kincheloe Award (1960), American Rocket Society (ARS) Astronautics Award (1960), Harmon International Trophy (1961 at the White House by President John F. Kennedy), Collier Trophy (1961 at the White House by President Kennedy in 1962), John J. Montgomery Award (1962), NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal (1993), and was named Honorary Fellow by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) (1999). Crossfield is the only American to be honored in the White House for his contributions in advancing aeronautical science - or any other discipline - more than once, let alone two consecutive years. He has been inducted into the International Aerospace Hall of Fame (1965), National Aviation Hall of Fame (1983), the International Space Hall of Fame (1988), the Virginia Aviation Hall of Fame (1998), Aerospace Walk of Honor (1990), The Glen A. Gilbert Memorial Award (1990) and the National Air and Space Museum Trophy (2000). Posthumously, he has been awarded the Hoyt S. Vandenberg Award, the Paul Tissandier Diploma, the Victor A. Prather Award, and the Donald D. Engen Award.
An elementary school was named in his honor near his last residence, in Herndon, Virginia (a community just northeast of Dulles International Airport). A ribbon named after him is one of the Aerospace Education Awards in the Civil Air Patrol Senior Members program. The terminal at the Chehalis-Centralia Airport (CLS) in Washington state bears his name.
He was also most proud of his A. Scott Crossfield Aerospace Education Teacher of the Year Award which is awarded annually at what is known as the "Oscar Night" in aviation, the Annual Enshrinement Ceremony Weekend at the National Aviation Hall of Fame held each year at the end of July in Dayton, Ohio.
Crossfield received an honorary doctor of science degree from the Florida Institute of Technology in 1982.
While he was celebrated as a daring test pilot, he claimed that his actual profession was an engineer. "I am an aeronautical engineer, an aerodynamicist and a designer. My flying was only primarily because I felt that it was essential to designing and building better airplanes for pilots to fly."
^ Until 1949, the base was called Muroc Field, reverse spelling of the wealthy California Corum family who donated the land to the Army Air Corps.
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Crossfield, A. Scott; Blair Jr., Clay (1960). Always Another Dawn. Arno Press. ISBN 0-405-03758-9.
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0.932282 | The government will soon launch a smart card scheme for over 40 crore unorganised workers in the country to provide them various social security benefits including insurance and pension.
Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya made the announcemnet at the launch of Global Network Operations Centre of EPFO in New Delhi.
He added that the process of issuing cards would take at least two years time.
The Unorganised Workers' Social Security Act was enacted in 2008, to provide social security and welfare for India's unorganized labor force which constitutes 93% of the country's total workforce.
Under the act, smart identity cards would be provided by the district administration to give workers access to social security schemes provided by the Centre.
These schemes include life insurance, pension, health and maternity benefits.
After the Unorganized Workers Social Security Act was enacted, the government realized that a significant percentage of health expenses were paid as out of pocket (OOP) expenses.
This was seen to be inefficient and a less accountable way of spending on health as claims could not always be verified.
To counter this, the government launched the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana in 2008.
The Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana is a health insurance scheme for below poverty line families.
Under the scheme, a smart card would be provided to enable users to access the scheme's benefits, including free health care in hospitals registered with RSBY.
Introduced in 2008 to cover only BPL families, by 2015 it was expanded to include construction workers, street vendors, drivers, miners etc.
The Government of India has enacted several welfare schemes for the unorganized labor sector including Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY), Atal Pension Yojana and Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana. However, availing benefits of these schemes has proven complicated as they are under different administrative authorities.
How will the smart card work?
The card will be called the UWIN (Unorganised Workers' Identification Number) card.
It will be a chip-based instrument that would hold all personal details of individuals including bank account number, aadhaar number etc.
It seeks to provide social security to workers under all central schemes including Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY), Atal Pension Yojana, Aam Admi Bima Yojana and Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana.
Lance Naik Hanamanthappa, the sole survivor of the avalanche that hit the Siachen glacier, passed away at the army hospital, four days after he was discovered alive under 35 feet of snow.
Bandhan Bank announced the launch of an international debit card in association with Visa and banking services for overseas Indians.
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One other name had a film career launched by the movie and that was composer Don Ellis. Although little-known to soundtrack aficionados, Ellis was a cutting-edge jazz artist who pioneered the use of unconventional time signatures, harmonies, and instrumentations in a big band setting. He toured with his big band in the 1960s and '70s (they formed the core of the French Connection orchestra) and was accepted as hip by popular audiences at a time when the genre was out of vogue. He died tragically young of heart problems in 1978—he was only 44—and might have otherwise gone on to greater success in film scoring.
As it stands, The French Connection is Ellis' greatest movie score, a dissonant, jazzy, experimental work that nonetheless fits snugly alongside cutting-edge '70s crime scores by Jerry Goldsmith, Lalo Schifrin, Quincy Jones, Jerry Fielding and others. In the film, Ellis' work was used in bits and pieces, rearranged by director Friedkin to be even more austere and strange. This first-ever release of the score presents it as conceived and composed by Ellis, supplementing the familiar segments from the movie with 20 minutes of deleted material never before heard. The cut passages add a much stronger narrative throughline and feature truly experimental techniques as well as more accessible themes for the French mobsters and the hardworking cops.
As a special bonus, the CD also showcases Ellis's complete underscore for the 1975 sequel directed by John Frankenheimer, French Connection II, in which "Popeye" Doyle journeys to Marseilles to take down the drug ring. The sequel score is in the style of the original but with all new themes and added colors. It was used in the film in a slightly more traditional and therefore accessible fashion than the original, and compares solidly with Jerry Goldsmith's "travelogue" crime scores of the era.
The French Connection/French Connection II is 75 minutes of prime '70s cop scoring—firmly of the period but enhanced with the signature of a fresh voice. The sequel score is entirely in stereo; the original is mostly stereo with some mono cues. Sound quality is clear throughout and the booklet notes explain exactly where the deleted cues were meant to go.
I scanned and posted these covers a while ago.
Joke aside I just would love a reissue of that one. Why is it taking so long ?
I'm a huge Don Ellis fan, but not a fan of the terrible archival sound of most 60's and early 70's Fox scores.
I just missed this score when it first went OOP (I didn't see the films until about five or six years ago), so I'd welcome a reissue as well.
expanded with unused music would also be great, if it's true Friedkin cut out some of the score.
I have to apologize then because I was one of the last few people to get one before it went OOP. I had just seen the original for the second or third time but only then really connected with the score, so afer watching I went right to SAE to order. There was a low quantity alert and it went OOP a week or two later.
Marvelous, challenging score. The end title music in particular is wonderfully evocative and eerie.
Easily one of my top-10. Don Ellis is the most underrated, and under-discussed, composer in this Forum. He died way too young. His innovations wrt to jazz swing rhythms are unmatched over the last 30-40 years.
Master guitarist John McClaughlin subscribed to similar rhythmic methods, which were largely from the east (India), by way of Ravi Shankar and Zakir Hussein.
Hi Last Child - Actually, the original FSM release presents the first score as it was initially conceived by Don Ellis - so it does actually contain all of the music that was either cut or altered by Friedkin - in its original form. That's one of the major pleasures of this album.
However, I agree that these two scores are just too marvelous to be out-of-print for too long - it'd be great to see it back out there for new audiences to discover. Ellis' big 5/8 chase music from "French Connection II" is a particular favorite!
thanks, TheFamousEccles, that's good to know. I didnt notice there was extra music on the CD, but then I used to think the JAWS LP was the OST (so whatdoIknow).
I'm another one who regrets not buying these scores and would jump at a reissue!
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0.959701 | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent steps his Department has taken to empower young people to engage in politics.
Citizenship education is in the national curriculum at Key Stages 3 and 4. As a result of the national curriculum review, the Government revised the programmes of study to ensure pupils are taught the core knowledge of citizenship at Key Stages 3 and 4. The new programmes of study came into effect in September 2014.
The programmes of study are designed to prepare pupils to play a full part in society, and are organised around core knowledge about democracy, government, and how laws are made and upheld. The programmes of study also require schools to prepare pupils to manage their money well and make sound financial decisions.
In addition, both Citizenship GCSE and Political Studies A-level are available for study with the number of those sitting the latter increasing in 2017. |
0.999999 | Could Cryptocurrencies be the next big thing in Africa?
Mobile money is booming in Africa, and digital currencies are at a close second, due to the same reason: 30% of Africans lack access to traditional financial services such as bank accounts and credit cards.
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Economic growth in Africa is often hindered by the lack of regional trade that cryptocurrencies can enable without necessitating the adoption of a single currency such as the Euro. As a decentralized currency with no real authority, cryptocurrencies would enable less expensive and more widely accepted cross-border transactions between African countries than the currently popular mobile payments. While mobile payments are more well-established and trusted in the region, and they do allow for cross-border transactions, they are costlier than cryptocurrencies and do not work across all borders. Cryptocurrencies enable swift, cheap transactions that will broaden markets and possibilities, both for the individuals and the countries, and contribute to Africa’s growth.
Cross border transactions are currently incredibly expensive for those who are lucky to have the ability, but as 30% of Africans do not have a bank account or credit card, world markets are unavailable to them. The surge in usage of mobile phones has introduced Africans to alternative forms of remittance, which have, in turn, been a tremendous boost to business and individuals. However, mobile payments still rely heavily on currencies such as the Dollar or Euro, as well as African eWallets, such as M-Pesa, all of which cause very high currency exchange fees. Cryptocurrencies are decentralized, and thus, have no exchange fee, as they are accepted worldwide, thus both saving the user fees and enabling them to purchase products and services from other countries, which were previously unavailable to them.
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0.999391 | When a foreign country's law is relevant to a case in U.S. federal court and the foreign country files an official statement about the meaning of its law, how should U.S. courts treat the foreign government's representations? In Animal Science Products, Inc. v. Hebei Welcome Pharmaceuticals Co., the Supreme Court of the United States held that "[a] federal court should accord respectful consideration to a foreign government's submission, but is not bound to accord conclusive effect to the foreign government's statements". The Supreme Court settled a circuit split and reversed a Second Circuit opinion that had given conclusive effect to the Chinese government's representations about its domestic law. Animal Science Products provides important guidance to federal courts faced with increasingly frequent filings by foreign governments, but it leaves unresolved significant questions about deference to foreign sovereign amici and preserves existing debates about the nature of "respectful consideration". |
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The Peripatetic school was the name given to the philosophers who maintained and developed the philosophy of Aristotle. They advocated examination of the world to understand the ultimate foundation of things. The goal of life was the happiness which originated from virtuous actions, which consisted in keeping the mean between the two extremes of the too much and the too little.
Pyrrhonism is a school of philosophical skepticism that originated with Pyrrho in the 3rd century BC, and was further advanced by Aenesidemus in the 1st century BC. Its objective is ataraxia (being mentally unperturbed), which is achieved through epoché (i.e. suspension of judgment) about non-evident matters (i.e., matters of belief).
Stoicism was founded by Zeno of Citium in the 3rd century BC. Based on the ethical ideas of the Cynics, it taught that the goal of life was to live in accordance with Nature. It advocated the development of self-control and fortitude as a means of overcoming destructive emotions.
Hellenistic Judaism was an attempt to establish the Jewish religious tradition within the culture and language of Hellenism. Its principal representative was Philo of Alexandria.
Hellenistic Christianity was the attempt to reconcile Christianity with Greek philosophy, beginning in the late 2nd century. Drawing particularly on Platonism and the newly emerging Neoplatonism, figures such as Clement of Alexandria sought to provide Christianity with a philosophical framework.
Neoplatonism, or Plotinism, was a school of religious and mystical philosophy founded by Plotinus in the 3rd century AD and based on the teachings of Plato and the other Platonists. The summit of existence was the One or the Good, the source of all things. In virtue and meditation the soul had the power to elevate itself to attain union with the One, the true function of human beings. It was the main rival to Christianity until dying out in the 6th century.
Giovanni Reale, The Systems of the Hellenistic Age: History of Ancient Philosophy (Suny Series in Philosophy), edited and translated from Italian by John R. Catan, Albany, State of New York University Press, 1985, ISBN 0887060080. |
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0.978068 | How can a Z-Buffer be faster than painters algorithm?
How can a Z-Buffer possibly be faster than painters algorithm? My tutorial says it is when there are many polygons. The actual drawing is just setting a byte so I can''t understand why overdraw is so slow!
z-buffers are often hardware supported, and it''s a much simpler test than painters algorithm, not to mention it''s always CORRECT (aside from accuracy issues), unlike the painter''s algorithm.
It''s true that Painter''s algorithm only fiddles with half as many bytes (just video memory, as compared to both video memory and the buffer). However, Painter''s algorithm has the additional overhead of sorting the polygons as well as blitting. Which makes rendering an O(n log n) operation, as compared to z-buffering which makes rendering an O(n) operation, (admittedly with a high constant factor). However it doesn''t take too many polygons for the log n to dominate the constant factors in z-buffering. So, it''s not the overdraw that''s slow, it''s the sort that''s slow.
Painters algorithm cannot correctly draw two polygons that intersect.
As you can see, it all depends on how complex the texture routines are. If you''re going to use lighting, z-buffer will be MUCH faster than z-sorting.
Oh, and if you use z-sorting&z-buffer at the same time, you''ll get the same as when using z-buffer only (well, at least that was what happened with my test program).
The algorithm which was used in my test was not a z-buffer but a scan-line oriented system which can see which polygon is the nearest. So I tested again, but now with a real Z-buffer. It wasn''t worth trying, I only got about 17 frames per second. Guess it was a slow implementation, because z-buffer should be faster than painters algorithm (or at least I think it should be).
If texture adressing takes more time than testing the z-buffer it will be faster to render front-to-back with z-buffer, than rendering back-to-front without z-buffer. This because you don''t access the textures more times than there are pixels on the screen.
If the polygons are unsorted then the z-buffer can be faster, but it may also be slower. It will be slower if the majority of the polygons are in front of previous rendered polygons. But if you have many polygons statistics say that half of the pixels rendered will be behind previously rendered pixels, which means that you only do texture adressing half as much as with the painter''s algorithm.
It all comes down to if the texture adressing time outweights z-buffer testing time, which it usually does. Especially if you have bilinear filtering, texture blending, mip mapping, bumpmapping, etc, etc.
sicrane - um, there are sorting algorithms ranging from O(n) to O(n^2).. what made you pick n log n?
And when will people stop abusing big-O?
There''s no general case sorting algorithm that runs in O(n). Any such sorting algorithms impose restrictions on the input set of data. However, there are at least a few good sorts that run in O(n log n), most famous being quick-sort. I''m assuming that you would choose the most optimal algorithm for your sort, which is why I didn''t list O(n^2). Cases where O(n^2) runs faster than O(n log n) is when constant terms dominate the running time, i.e. not for large n. And I don''t think I was abusing big O notation. |
0.999168 | Many people have asked why golf courses have eighteen holes and this is now the universal format played today. The early golf courses all had different numbers of holes and were not always played in a defined order, as evidenced at Earlsferry. The order of play on Aberdeen Links is known to have been laid out in August 1780, but the layouts below were probably established much earlier.
7 holes by 1810; 14 holes by 1825; 11 holes by 1849; and 25 holes by 1866, reduced sometime shortly after 1874.
12 holes by 1764, and probably much earlier. The holes were laid out in a line and 10 holes were played twice, once 'out' and once back 'in', making a 'round' of 22 holes.
In 1764, the golfers at St Andrews decided to combine the first four short holes into two, to produce a round of 18 holes, though it was still 10 holes of which 8 were played twice. Thus was born the 18-hole round, though it would be hundred years before there were eighteen holes and other courses followed suit.
Even as late as 1851, when Prestwick was built with 12 holes, it did not look out of place.
Although some clubs were playing 18 holes as medal round at this time, it was purely be accident, such as at Lanark from 1851-1853 where they had six holes that were played three times. When they added another hole it became a round of 21 holes.
There is still confusion on the development of the 18 holes at St Andrews. Assembling the evidence from diverse sources produces the following tale.
In 1832, the Chief of Clanronald suggested double greens at St Andrews and the Old Course plan of 1836 drawn by William Chalmers, which hangs in the R&A clubhouse, shows two holes on the 5th hole, the Hole O'Cross green, shared with the 13th and both named Hole O'Cross.
In the Rules of 1842, the Royal & Ancient laid down an 18 hole round, though the course was not yet 18 holes. This was repeated in the 1858 and 1875 rules, but not in the 1888 rules.
There may have been other double holes cut, and they may simply have been used alternately, rather than out and in, to spread the wear on the green which also served as the tee'ing area at this time. You need a large double green to use two holes simultaneously.
In 1856-57, Allan Robertson was paid £20 in respect of 'double greens' by the R&A, from which we can infer a significant amount of work was done, probably to enlarge the greens enough so that two holes could be installed on all of them and used simultaneously. This work is presumed to have been initiated by the 'dynamic' R&A captain Sir High Lyon Playfair and was ready in time for the Spring Meeting of May 1857, as reported in the Fifeshire Journal, which lauded the new playing arrangements including the different coloured flags to differentiate the out and in holes.
The putting greens have had a thorough overhaul, re-turfed and otherwise improved. On each green, with the exception of the first and return, two holes have been placed; the one is played to by parties going outwards, the other in the in-coming. To prevent mistakes, the outgoing hole is supplied with a white flag, and its neighbour sports a red one, that being the colour for all the return holes. This is a decided improvement on the old system, preventing confusion and delays which often had to be put up with , on medal days especially when a party going out encountered another winding their way homewards on the same green, there being only one hole betwixt them.
Thus was born the 18-hole golf course.
The course was played in the clockwise direction in this period, though shortly after it was alternately played in clockwise and anticlockwise directions, to manage the wear of the course.
This marked a change of mind-set in the golfers to an 18-hole course and over the next few years other courses began adopting this standard, as detailed in Oldest 18-hole Courses. The main driver appears to have been the influence of prominent members of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club who were also members elsewhere, though it took 25 years before there were 18 golf courses in the world with 18 holes.
The second golfing ground with 18 holes was Montrose, which developed dozens of courses over four different playing areas over the centuries. By 1863 they had 25 holes and the Royal Montrose were playing their medals over 18 holes, though it would not be until 1888 that they had a defined course of 18 holes.
The third course with 18 holes was at Dubbieside in Fife in 1866, but the Innerleven Golf Club decided to abandon it and move to Leven golf course, which was extended to 18 holes to Lundin in 1868, and this became the third 18-hole golf course, though to play it today you need to play both Leven and Lundin as the course was divided in 1909.
From 1872, the British Open golf championship was held annually in rotation at Prestwick, St Andrews and Musselburgh, where the three sponsor clubs were based. The contest was over 36 holes and it was, therefore, three rounds when it was held at Prestwick, two rounds when at St Andrews and four rounds at Musselburgh. The competition must have created comparison of the courses and the 18 holes at St Andrews would have seemed the most appropriate.
Thus, in 1882, Prestwick expanded its course to 18 holes, the 18th course to do so, and in 1891 when the Honourable Company built Muirfield they created 18 holes in the first year. As they sponsored the Open, the championship moved with them from Musselburgh to Muirfield. With the three foremost clubs in the world using 18 holes, this set the norm for a golf round.
The 18-hole round was a default found for a golf match from 1933, but it was not laid down as a 'stipulated round' in the Rules of Golf until as late as 1950. In 1919, when the Royal and Ancient took over sole control of running the Open, half of all the golf courses in Britain were still built as 9-hole courses.
Therefore the reason why golf courses are 18 holes is partly at least an accident of history. |
0.994329 | Daily calorie intake for men is different than that of women since males require more protein and calories to be able to build lean muscle. An average man should consume 1 gram of protein daily per each pound of weight, so a 175 pound male would need to eat at least 175 grams of protein from chicken, turkey, cottage cheese, eggs, yogurt, milk, nuts and protein shakes to keep gaining muscle and losing fat. In order to calculate a starting point of daily calorie intake for men for a 175 pound male, it has been estimated that 20 calories should be consumed by each pound of weight, totaling 3,500 daily calorie intake for men. Out of these calories, fat consumption should be kept at a 25% caloric value. Opt for healthy fats like peanut butter, olive oil, Omega-3 containing fish oil, flax seed or coconut oil. High quality starches sourced from non-refined ingredients are also important since they help fuel the body to withstand workouts and build endurance.
The second most important factor besides calorie requirements is how to consume them; bodybuilders recommend breaking down daily calorie intake for men into 6-7 meals throughout the day including snacks. To build muscle and lose weight, you might be surprised that you need to eat a lot frequently. Avoid skipping meals since it will keep your metabolism from working at its highest potential. Frequent high quality protein meals and snacks spaced efficiently throughout the day will keep the metabolism fire burning and converting fat masses into lean muscle weight.
Timing of the daily calorie intake for men is also equally important to keep the fat loss and muscle gain at the peak. The morning meal will set a foundation for a perfect muscle gain day by consuming a complex carb and protein rich breakfast like oatmeal with 2 boiled eggs, for example. Never training on an empty stomach is essential since you will be contributing to muscle break down, not gain. Before a workout, consuming a combination of protein and slow burn carbohydrates will ensure energy and building blocks for your muscles. Immediately after a workout, many body builders recommend consuming carbs to raise insulin levels and cease muscle breakdown like a peanut butter sandwich or a banana. Consuming 30-40 grams of protein within an hour of a workout is the highlight of a workout well done. Failing to do so will lead to losing muscle mass and not the opposite.
If you are venturing out to restaurants like fast-food places or dine-ins, you will find they have restaurant calorie counters, which give in detail the nutrient laden information so you know how many calories to ingest. It may be hard to stick to your calorie intake to lose weight schedule, but opting for lean protein choices with vegetables and complex starches like brown rice or quinoa will help attain your goals faster.
Workout regimen is ultimately important for adult and teenage weight loss plan. If you need to lose weight, incorporate some high impact cardio 2-3 times daily mixed up with daily weight training sessions. Working out more does not necessarily mean it is better for your muscle gain. On the contrary, it may lead to excessive muscle breakdown. Experienced body builders train everyday but rotate muscle groups to allow for rest periods. For example, doing arms and chest one day and legs the following day, will insure that one muscle group is recovering while the other is being worked on.
Top 10 Highest Calorie Foods in The World You Must Avoid! |
0.999999 | Kaaosteoria Gleickin kirjan mukaan askarrutti mieltäni. Miksi kirjassa ei otettu huomioon sitä, että esimerkiksi pitkä yö tasoittaa kaaosvoimien syntymistä. Ja onko todella niin?
Voidaanko osoittaa, että luonnolle yö ja sen aiheuttama lämpötilan tasaantuminen on tarpeen kaaoksen estämiseen? Tai että ihmisen elintoiminnoille yö on tarpeen, jotta kaaoottiset toiminnat ihmiskehossa supistuvat minimiin.
Nousi mieleen Venus planeetan erikoisasema. Venuksella päivä kestää pitkään ja on harvoin yö. Siinä mielessä Venus on kaaoksen vertauskuva, että jopa sen pyörimissuunta on eri kuin aurinkokunnan muilla planeetoilla. Raamatun mukaan tulee 2000 vuotta sellaista aikaa, että on pilvimassoja paljon taivaalla. Onko tämänkin yksi keino estää kaaosvoimien täydellistä valtaa maapallolla? Eli onko luonto jatkuvassa taistelussa kaaosvoimia vastaan? Ja vaatiiko tuo taistelu luonnolta toimenpiteitä, jotka ovat kohtuuttoman suuria?
Mikäli on niin, että kaaoksen mahdollisuus on todella niin pienestä kiinni kuin Gleick kirjassaan osoittaa niin tarvitaan jokin systeemi estämään kaaosta. Jos tuo systeemi on yö niin mielestäni se on todella suurikokoinen ja massiivinen järjestely todella pienen asian takia.
Entä miten on kun tavallaan yö ja kylmyys on kaukaisilla planeetoilla vallitseva ominaisuus niin onko noilla kaukaisilla planeetoilla tarvetta siihen mahdollisten kaaostekijöiden takia? Vai perutuuko tuo yön ja jään vallitsevuus pelkästään etäisyyteen auringosta?
Onko esim. Neptunus planeetalla kaaos täydellinen ilman yötä ja kylmyyttä? Entä galaksit? Onko galaksien reunoilla voimakkaita kaaostekijöitä?
Miksi luonto käyttää niin paljon "energiaa" tai oikeammin energiattomuutta kaaoksen torjuntaan?
Onko teillä mietteitä asian tiimoilta? Tämä on nyt kyllä enemmän filosofiaa kuin fysiikkaa?
Mitä etäisemmässä desimaalissa on mahdollista tapahtua pieni muutos niin sitä suuremmalla voimalla luonto reagoi järjestyksen ylläpitämiseksi?
Jos oletetaan, että Neptunuksen ratanopeus olisi 5,4778 km/s ja Merkuriuksen ratanopeus olisi 47,8765 km/s ja jos Neptunuksen ratanopeuden neljäs desimaali muuttuisi ysiksi ja Merkuriuksen ratanopeuden toinen desimaali muuttuisi kasiksi niin kummalla seikalla olisi enemmän vaikutusta kaaoksen ja järjestyksen kannalta?
Voidaanko tuollaista seikkaa mietiskellä tieteellisesti tai filosofisesti?
Epäjärjerjettömyyden lopettamiseksi kannattaa ensikin luovuttaa ja luopua järjettömyyden tekemisestä. Hölmöläiset ne säkeillään valoa pirttihirmuille kantaa.
Sinähän tavallaan vastasit jo tekstissäsi kysymykseen. Järjestys on paikallinen käsite.
3.1 Level 1: Complete Certainty This is the realm of classical physics, an idealized deterministic world governed by Newton’s laws of motion. All past and future states of the system are determined exactly if initial conditions are fixed and known—nothing is uncertain. Of course, even within physics, this perfectly predictable clockwork universe of Newton, Lagrange, LaPlace, and Hamilton was recognized to have limited validity as quantum mechanics emerged in the early twentieth century. Even within classical physics, the realization that small perturbations in initial conditions can lead to large changes in the subsequent evolution of a dynamical system underscores how idealized and limited this level of description can be in the elusive search for truth. However, it must be acknowledged that much of the observable physical universe does, in fact, lie in this realm of certainty. Newton’s three laws explain a breathtakingly broad span of phenomena—from an apple falling from a tree to the orbits of planets and stars—and has done so in the same manner for more than 10 billion years. In this respect, physics has enjoyed a significant head start when compared to all the other sciences.
3.2 Level 2: Risk without Uncertainty This level of randomness is Knight’s (1921) definition of risk: randomness governed by a known probability distribution for a completely known set of outcomes. At this level, probability theory is a useful analytical framework for risk analysis. Indeed, the modern axiomatic foundations of probability theory—due to Kolmogorov, Wiener, and others—is given precisely in these terms, with a specified sample space and a specified probability measure. No statistical inference is needed, because we know the relevant probability distributions exactly, and while we do not know the outcome of any given wager, we know all the rules and the odds, and no other information relevant to the outcome is hidden. This is life in a hypothetical honest casino, where the rules are transparent and always followed. This situation bears little resemblance to financial markets.
3.3 Level 3: Fully Reducible Uncertainty This is risk with a degree of uncertainty, an uncertainty due to unknown probabilities for a fully enumerated set of outcomes that we presume are still completely known. At this level, classical (frequentist) statistical inference must be added to probability theory as an appropriate tool for analysis. By “fully reducible uncertainty”, we are referring to situations in which randomness can be rendered arbitrarily close to Level-2 uncertainty with sufficiently large amounts of data using the tools of statistical analysis. Fully reducible uncertainty is very much like an honest casino, but one in which the odds are not posted and must therefore be inferred from experience. In broader terms, fully reducible uncertainty describes a world in which a single model generates all outcomes, and this model is parameterized by a finite number of unknown parameters that do not change over time and which can be estimated with an arbitrary degree of precision given enough data. The resemblance to the “scientific method”—at least as it is taught in science classes today—is apparent at this level of uncertainty. One poses a question, develops a hypothesis, formulates a quantitative representation of the hypothesis (i.e., a model), gathers data, analyzes that data to estimate model parameters and errors, and draws a conclusion. Human interactions are often a good deal messier and more nonlinear, and we must entertain a different level of uncertainty before we encompass the domain of economics and finance.
3.4 Level 4: Partially Reducible Uncertainty Continuing our descent into the depths of the unknown, we reach a level of uncertainty that now begins to separate the physical and social sciences, both in philosophy and modelbuilding objectives. By Level-4 or “partially reducible” uncertainty, we are referring to situations in which there is a limit to what we can deduce about the underlying phenomena generating the data. Examples include data-generating processes that exhibit: (1) stochastic or time-varying parameters that vary too frequently to be estimated accurately; (2) nonlinearities too complex to be captured by existing models, techniques, and datasets; (3) nonstationarities and non-ergodicities that render useless the Law of Large Numbers, Central Limit Theorem, and other methods of statistical inference and approximation; and (4) the dependence on relevant but unknown and unknowable conditioning information. Although the laws of probability still operate at this level, there is a non-trivial degree of uncertainty regarding the underlying structures generating the data that cannot be reduced to Level-2 uncertainty, even with an infinite amount of data. Under partially reducible uncertainty, we are in a casino that may or may not be honest, and the rules tend to change from time to time without notice. In this situation, classical statistics may not be as useful as a Bayesian perspective, in which probabilities are no longer tied to relative frequencies of repeated trials, but now represent degrees of belief.
Using Bayesian methods, we have a framework and lexicon with which partial knowledge, prior information, and learning can be represented more formally. Level-4 uncertainty involves “model uncertainty”, not only in the sense that multiple models may be consistent with observation, but also in the deeper sense that more than one model may very well be generating the data. One example is a regime-switching model in which the data are generated by one of two possible probability distributions, and the mechanism that determines which of the two is operative at a given point in time is also stochastic, e.g., a two-state Markov process as in Hamilton (1989, 1990). Of course, in principle, it is always possible to reduce model uncertainty to uncertainty surrounding the parameters of a single all-encompassing “meta-model”, as in the case of a regime-switching process. Whether or not such a reductionist program is useful depends entirely on the complexity of the meta-model and nature of the application. At this level of uncertainty, modeling philosophies and objectives in economics and fi- nance begin to deviate significantly from those of the physical sciences. Physicists believe in the existence of fundamental laws, either implicitly or explicitly, and this belief is often accompanied by a reductionist philosophy that seeks the fewest and simplest building blocks from which a single theory can be built. Even in physics, this is an over-simplification, as one era’s “fundamental laws” eventually reach the boundaries of their domains of validity, only to be supplanted and encompassed by the next era’s “fundamental laws”. The classic example is, of course, Newtonian mechanics becoming a special case of special relativity and quantum mechanics. It is difficult to argue that economists should have the same faith in a fundamental and reductionist program for a description of financial markets (although such faith does persist in some, a manifestation of physics envy). Markets are tools developed by humans for accomplishing certain tasks—not immutable laws of Nature—and are therefore subject to all the vicissitudes and frailties of human behavior. While behavioral regularities do exist, and can be captured to some degree by quantitative methods, they do not exhibit the same level of certainty and predictability as physical laws. Accordingly, model-building in the social sciences should be much less informed by mathematical aesthetics, and much more by pragmatism in the face of partially reducible uncertainty. We must resign ourselves to models with stochastic parameters or multiple regimes that may not embody universal truth, but are merely useful, i.e., they summarize some coarse-grained features of highly complex datasets. While physicists make such compromises routinely, they rarely need to venture down to Level 4, given the predictive power of the vast majority of their models. In this respect, economics may have more in common with biology than physics. As the great mathematician and physicist John von Neumann observed, “If people do not believe that mathematics is simple, it is only because they do not realize how complicated life is”.
3.5 Level 5: Irreducible Uncertainty Irreducible uncertainty is the polite term for a state of total ignorance; ignorance that cannot be remedied by collecting more data, using more sophisticated methods of statistical inference or more powerful computers, or thinking harder and smarter. Such uncertainty is beyond the reach of probabilistic reasoning, statistical inference, and any meaningful quantification. This type of uncertainty is the domain of philosophers and religious leaders, who focus on not only the unknown, but the unknowable. Stated in such stark terms, irreducible uncertainty seems more likely to be the exception rather than the rule. After all, what kinds of phenomena are completely impervious to quantitative analysis, other than the deepest theological conundrums? The usefulness of this concept is precisely in its extremity. By defining a category of uncertainty that cannot be reduced to any quantifiable risk—essentially an admission of intellectual defeat—we force ourselves to stretch our imaginations to their absolute limits before relegating any phenomenon to this level. 3.6 Level ∞: Zen Uncertainty Attempts to understand uncertainty are mere illusions; there is only suffering.
3.7 The Uncertainty Continuum As our sequential exposition of the five levels of uncertainty suggests, whether or not it is possible to model economic interactions quantitatively is not a black-and-white issue, but rather a continuum that depends on the nature of the interactions. In fact, a given phenomenon may contain several levels of uncertainty at once, with some components being completely certain and others irreducibly uncertain. Moreover, each component’s categorization can vary over time as technology advances or as our understanding of the phenomenon deepens. For example, 3,000 years ago solar eclipses were mysterious omens that would have been considered Level-5 uncertainty, but today such events are well understood and can be predicted with complete certainty (Level 1). Therefore, a successful application of quantitative methods to modeling any phenomenon requires a clear understanding of the level of uncertainty involved. In fact, we propose that the failure of quantitative models in economics and finance is almost always attributable to a mismatch between the level of uncertainty and the methods used to model it. In Sections 4–6, we provide concrete illustrations of this hypothesis.
Intuition operates at a "level below logic". It is not unscientific or illogical, it is sub-scientific and sub-logical. Intuition operates on events, not theories.
Some of our senses observe events in the world around us and others observe our own bodies to track things like positions of our limbs and our center of balance. Friedrich Hayek has observed that all sensory information is converted to one single kind of nerve signals before reaching the brain. The brain then processes these incoming nerve signals by sending further nerve signals to other parts of the brain.
We can view all nerve signals as events, no matter what their origin or purpose. Memory allows us to track and remember these signaling events.
We can now start remembering which events precede which other events. Sometimes the former are frequent predictors for the latter, and remembering this correlation would be valuable. Intuition is a process that uses this kind of correlation data to make short-term predictions that are correct often enough to improve our survival.
Evolution has, over millenia, discovered many elegant shortcuts to this primitive brute-force version. So have I, in six years of exploration. Some of these shortcuts are (or will be) described elsewhere, and others will (currently) be discussed only with collaborators.
Note that Intuition makes no attempt to model causality, or create any kind of high level models or theories. That would be using Logic. Intuition simply tracks events. This means it is immune to all the listed problem types in Bizarre Domains that confuse Logic based systems.
Toi tuli mieleen kun piti laittaa kuva noista tasoista.
Tässä on kuuntelemisen ja katsomisen arvoinen. Kyllä se fysiikkaakin on, mahdollisesti.
"What is life-lecture: Jeremy England"
Järjettömyyden lopettamiseksi kannattaa ensikin luovuttaa ja luopua järjettömyyden tekemisestä. Hölmöläiset ne säkeillään valoa pirttihirmuille kantaa.
"Sinähän tavallaan vastasit jo tekstissäsi kysymykseen. Järjestys on paikallinen käsite."
Pyörä on Pyhä. Ympyröiden piirtely mieleen toimii, ei alleviivaukset.
Ei jaksaminen suuntaa muuta, vaan luovuttaminen.
If you can´t´t beat them, join them.
Entropiaa sinänsä ei kai voida mitenkään estää?
Kun planeetan toinen puoli, joka on merta, jäätyy pysyy lämpötila, koko ajan samana vaikka miinus yhtenä asteeena ja kuitenkin jäätymisprosessissa vapautuu lämpöenergiaa tuon meren massa m kerottuna 333 kJ/kg.
Luulisi, että meren jäätyminen pelkästään lisää järjestystä, mutta taitaa siinäkin käydä niin, että entropia lisääntyy?
Kun Intialaisessa filosofiassa puhutaan AINEELLISESTA ENERGIASTA tarkoitetaan ilmeisesti mittabosoneita: Fotoni, Gluoni ja W/Z , mutta näiden lisäksi on olemassa eräänlainen tuonpuoleinen, jonka itse käsitän ENERGISEKSI AINEEKSI.
Tiedemiehet puhuvat sen sijaan Higgsin bosonista ja kentästä.
Mutta voiko tuo energinen aine olla yksinkertaisesti vain sama kuin magnetismi tai magneettikenttä? Sillä kun lämpötila kasvaa niin kaiketi jossakin pisteessä alkaa magneettikenttä laajeta, jotta ei demagnetoituisi eli katoaisi. Jotain yhteyttä on lämötilan kasvulla ja magneettikentän laajuudella?
Tähän ketjuun ottasin mielelläni kommentteja koskien entropiaa, vaikka mitään manifestoitua ei voidakaan determinismin takia varmaan esittää. Jollakin onnellisella tiedemiehellä TULEVAISUUDESSA on nimittäin kunnia entropian täydellisestä selittämisestä. Sen vuoksi me emme täällä menneisyydessä voida saada päähämme mitään itua asiaa koskien. |
0.926848 | How to take care of my watch lens?
It can happen one day, you wear your favourite Hooked Watch and you came across something and get a scratch on your watch lens. OOPS!
For watch lovers, a fresh scratch on an otherwise flawless lens is a devastating sight. The feeling can be even worse on a brand new watch. But before you send your tainted timepiece to a jewelry store nearby, you may want to consider a home remedy.
First, use a soft, dry microfibre cloth thoroughly clean the lens. Then apply the 3-micron paste onto the watch face with a cotton swab, then rub with a polishing cloth over the face in a circular motion, concentrating on the scratch. Wipe this off then repeat with the 2.5-micron paste, rubbing it until the paste is entirely gone. |
0.999608 | Who was Sir Thomas White?
Portrait of Sir Thomas White by "Sampson the paynter" (1597). In the collection of the City of Oxford.
Sir Thomas White was born in Reading, Berkshire, in 1492, the son of William White. He was brought up in London and apprenticed to Hugh Acton, a member of the Merchant Taylors' Company. Acton left him £100 upon his death, and Thomas White used this money to begin business for himself in 1523. Thomas White became master of the Merchant Taylor's Company around 1535.
In 1542 Thomas made his first benevolent gift to the city of Coventry for the purchase of park land. In 1545 he made a loan of £2000 to the city of Bristol.
By 1547 he became Sheriff of London. The reign of Lady Jane Grey followed six years later during which time Thomas' loyalties lay with the Roman (or Marian) side, and this loyalty was apparently repaid by his election as the Lord Mayor of London on 29 October, 27 days after being knighted by Queen Mary I. On the 19 August 1554 he received Philip and Mary at their entry in state into the City of London.
In 1559 he purchased Gloucester Hall, Oxford. Thomas was one of the founders of the Merchant Taylors' School and also founded St John's College Oxford.
In the year 1562 he suffered greatly from a recession in the cloth trade, and as a result of this he died a poor man, but it seems that the provisions of his will were very astutely managed by his executor, the then Master of the Rolls, Sir William Cordell. Thanks to this, he bequeathed his fortune to buy land.
The profits made from renting this land were to be given to young men in Leicester, Coventry, Nottingham, Warwick and Northampton. Each year a small number of men, originally four, were given a sum of money to set themselves up in business or provide education. They had nine years to pay back this money, and no interest was charged.
He died on 12 February 1567 and is buried in St. John's College chapel, and although twice married to Avicia (died 1558) and Joan he left no issue. It is said that several portraits of Sir Thomas White are in existence, but it is doubtful if any of them were painted from life. The one in St. John's College is said to be similar to those belonging to the Merchant Taylors' Company, to Leicester and to nearly all the towns to which he left benefactions.
Who were Henry & Elizabeth Lineham?
Henry Lineham was born in London in 1851 and trained as a draughtsman but changed career and joined the Pearl Assurance Company where after nine months he was given a leading position. With this position he moved to Cambridge and took charge a division of over 600 people. Success in this led to the creation of a Northampton district branch and Henry Lineham was made Manager.
He soon became involved in Northampton life. He was interested in the work of the British Legion and during the First World War he organised motor drives, which thousands of wounded soldiers enjoyed, in his capacity as Motor Transport Officer for the Northamptonshire Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD).
He was fond of making hot air balloon ascents and was also one of the first motorists.
He sat on Northampton Town Council before the First World War, after taking part in several contests. In 1908 he was beaten by seven votes in the Kingsthorpe ward by sitting member Mr G W Beattie.
Henry Lineham’s generosity extended in many directions but one of his main interest was in supporting the welfare of the Northampton Boy Scouts. His involvement came about after he was travelling on a tramcar at a South Coast resort and some Scouts with the words ‘Northamptonshire’ on their hats boarded the same car. Henry Lineham asked the Patrol Leader where they were from and he said ‘Northampton’.
Living in the town Henry Lineham was naturally interested and as the circus was visiting Northampton at that time he asked if the boys had seen it. When they said they had not he took the necessary money from his pocket and offered it to the Patrol Leader to take them. To Henry Lineham’s amazement the Patrol Leader refused. He was so impressed by this action that he decided to find out more about the Northampton Scout movement on returning home.
He then became a supporter of Northampton Scouts and was made President of Northampton Boy Scouts in 1930.
As part of his generosity he purchased and presented them with a gift of 14 acres of ground at Blackthorn Wood and afterwards installed a swimming bath 70 feet long and 30 feet wide with dressing rooms at one end and seats either side.
Later that year in November Northampton Boy Scouts presented him with a morocco bound gilt-edged volume containing the signatures of every Scout in Northampton – over 1,000 of them.
In 1931 when Henry Lineham celebrated his 80th birthday he celebrated it at Christmas by sending £1 notes to 80 needy and deserving cases through the Benevolent Committee of the British Legion.
Henry Lineham died on 19th December 1932 (aged 81).
The Northampton Chronicle & Echo reported that he had been ‘ill for a considerable time in a Northampton nursing home and recently underwent an operation’.
The Henry & Elizabeth Lineham Funds were set up under the will of Henry Lineham on 21st June 1962.
Of Elizabeth Lineham (Henry’s wife) little is known. |
0.98274 | The idea of using as a basis for deriving social preferences about income distributions the choices that an individual would make in a hypothetical situation in which he had an equal chance of being put in the place of any member of society has a long tradition in economics. Harsanyi (1953, 1955), most notably, argued that the value judgements underlying that type of choice would be consistent with those of an impartial spectator in the narrower tradition of classical utilitarianism (David Hume 1740, Adam Smith 1759). We provide questionnaire evidence that, although there is a strong affinity between the two types of value judgement, neither is utilitarian, that is, consistent with an additively separable social welfare function. In fact, we found violations of utilitarianism qualitatively similar to those against the expected utility model for choice under risk, like those entailed in the Allais Paradox and other well known violations (including those against the Betweenness axiom). Our questionnaire also gives evidence of violations of some of the principles most used to measure and value inequality in a society, like the Pigou-Dalton Principle of Transfer and the Pareto unanimity rule. In a concluding paragraph we discuss certain similarities between the violations of the expected utility axioms and those of these more basic principles. |
0.99999 | On a world with no gods, what do priests serve? The priests class on Athas is unique and distinct from the priest classes of any other AD&D campaign world. Athasian priests worship no gods, collect no followers, and carry edged weapons.
New priest kits allow PCs to become an Athasian elemental priest of Earth, of Air, of Fire, or of Water-but they can only serve one, for the elements are jealous masters. Each kit contains unique powers, limitations, and proficiencies. Each offers four different ways in which to bring about the regeneration of Athas: as a Wanderer, as a Guardian of a shrine, as a City Cleric, or as a Shaman of a tribe. But beware of the paraelemental priests-their success depends upon the failure of the elemental clerics!
DSS2: "Earth, Air, Fire, and Water" (1993), by Shane Lacy Hensley, is the second Dark Sun Sourcebook. It was released in September 1993.
Continuing the Dark Sun Series. If you add together the "DSS" and "DSR" books, "Earth, Air, Fire, and Water" was the sixth standalone reference for the Dark Sun line. Most of the previous references were background books that described the geography of the setting or else detailed its organizations — like the Slave Tribes and the Veiled Alliance. However, the series had also included one previous splat book for players: DSR2: "Dune Trader" (1992). "Earth, Air, Fire, and Water" continued this trend, but instead turned its sights toward the "divine" spellcasters of the setting.
A Different Sort of Priest. When TSR introduced the Dragonlance setting (1984), it was theoretically a world without gods. However, the return of the gods was part of the Dragonlance campaign's story, so players could take on the role of normal (but rare) clerics starting with DL1: "Dragons of Despair" (1984).
Athas more daringly presented a world without gods and stuck with that precept. To account for this gap, the Dark Sun Boxed Set (1991) introduced new ways for PCs to wield divine power: clerics receive it from elementals, templars draw it through the evil sorcerer-kings, and druids wielded power through their ties to specific features of the land.
"Earth, Air, Fire, and Water" expands this innovative paradigm with new spells and new details about all three sorts of divine casters. It also introduces another twist: the paraelemental priests — who are never good and who instead worship magma, rain, silt, and sun.
A History of Paraelementals. Jeff Swycaffer first suggested the idea of new elements that lie between existing elements in "Elementals and the Philosophers Stone" in The Dragon #27 (July 1979). In his cosmology: hot lay between fire and earth; moist lay between earth and water; cold lay between air and water; and dry lay between air and fire. However, Swycaffer didn't stop there: he also added fertility, pleasure, light, beginning, barren, pain, darkness, and ending to his elemental mythology.
"Dave Sutherland and I were discussing the various Elemental Planes, concentrating on the borderland areas between them, i.e. where Water touches Air and Earth and where Fire touches Air and Earth. Mr. Swycaffer’s ideas were good indeed, and if vapor is substituted for 'moist' and dust is used to replace the term 'dry/dryness,' you will have a good idea as to how the borderlands between Elemental Planes will be treated. Naturally, the denizens of these regions, 'para-elementals' … and other things, will also add to the overall scope of the game."
Gary Gygax's articles appears to offer the first actual use of the word "paraelemental". It was soon followed by Deities & Demigods (1980), which indeed showed the four paralemental planes of dust (Swycaffer's dry), heat (Swycaffer's hot), ice (Swycaffer's cold), and vapor (Swycaffer's moist).
The paraelementals then showed up Monster Manual II (1983) … but as has been the case throughout D&D's history, the paraelemental names had changed again: the dust plane begat the smoke elemental; the heat plane begat the magma elemental; the ice plane begat the ice elemental; and the vapor plane begat the ooze elemental. These paraelementals would continue to appear in these forms in later books, such as the Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix III (1998). Meanwhile, Gygax also added the quasielementals to his mythology: "The Inner Planes" in Dragon #73 (May 1983) depicted these eight intersections between the elemental planes and light and darkness — and in doing so approached the complexity of Swycaffer's original design.
When Dark Sun decided to make use of the paraelementals for an alternate type of priest, it did so by once more switching up the paraelemental names: the smoke elemental has become sun; the ice elemental has become rain; the ooze elemental has become silt; and the magma elemental has stayed the same.
"The inner planes that surround the world of Athas are somewhat different than those found in other campaign worlds. The elemental and paraelemental planes make up the entire region, and quasielementals are but a small portion of the larger bodies."
Athas had always been somewhat cut off from the rest of the D&D multiverse, but this was the first indication that it had its own Inner Planes that were separate from what was found elsewhere. This in turn suggested the first break in the monolithic Great Wheel cosmology of D&D — an idea that would be further exploited in later editions of the game.
Expanding Athas. Besides providing numerous details on the priests of Athas, "Earth, Air, Fire, and Water" also describes elemental shrines located throughout the world.
Future History. TSR would detail the other spellcasters of Athas in two future sourcebooks: The Will and the Way (1994), describing psionicists; and "Defilers and Preservers: The Wizards of Athas" (1996), detailing magic-users.
When 4e rolled around, bringing with it the Dark Sun Campaign Setting (2010), the Athas priests described in this book would lose some of their uniqueness: templars would become arcane warlocks and the elemental priests would be turned into a background.
About the Creators. This was Hensley's first freelance project for TSR, following a few books for West End. He would return to write City by the Silt Sea (1994), but would later become best known for his work on Deadlands (1996). |
0.959748 | Install Lion as Guest OS on Real Mac.
Ok I think I got this to work. First I used VirtualBox 4.1.2 then I followed this guide: http://and.thirdly.org/post/7842554385/cre...d-for-os-x-lion Then I followed this Guide only doing the part of the OSInstall.mkpg I ended up copying his downloadable one and putting it into mine. http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=265453 It is installing now. Here are the steps: Buy the Lion upgrade from the Mac App Store and wait for it to complete its download. Do not launch it. Start terminal and enter the following cd /Applications/Install\ Mac\ OS\ X\ Lion.app/Contents/SharedSupport open InstallESD.dmg cd /Volumes/Mac\ OS\ X\ Install\ ESD/ hdiutil convert BaseSystem.dmg -format UDRW -o ~/Desktop/Lion.dmg hdiutil resize -sectors 8636968 ~/Desktop/Lion.dmg hdiutil attach ~/Desktop/Lion.dmg Right now you would have 2 disks mounted in Finder, “Mac OS X Install ESD” and “Mac OS X Base System”. Head into “Mac OS X Base System” and then the “System” directory. Enter the “Installation” directory and deleted the file with an arrow named “Packages”. Copy the “Packages” directory in the “Mac OS X Install ESD” disk into the same directory where you deleted the “Packages” file previously. Replace the OSInstall.mpkg with the one from Install Retail Lion on Virtual Box 4.1, Guide on installing Mac OS X Lion on Virtual Box This copy should take a huge amount of time. Its about 2GB in size. Eject both drives once the copy is done. Switch back to terminal and enter the following hdiutil convert ~/Desktop/Lion.dmg -format UDZO -imagekey zlib-level=9 -o ~/Desktop/Lion\ Install.dmg Wait for it to do its thing. Once its done, “Lion Install.dmg” on your desktop is a disk image you can either burn to a DVD or restore to a USB drive for a way to boot into the Lion install process to get a clean install. By clean install, it means using the bootable DVD/USB and then running disk utility to format your system to install Lion. You do not need any Hacks if you're running on a real Mac.
This isn't that scary. One could easily write a game that when ran POP-UPs appear by calling pages on the creators site. Just because it does this doesn't make it a virus.
Anyone know of some Docs on how to use Apple Script with Numbers?
I got a MacBook Pro 17' but I am a power user. My wife on the other hand is going to get a MacBook. She doesn't need the wide screen and wants light weight. I like the fact the Keyboard lights up on the MacBook Pro. Also another thing to consider, if you plan on using any expansion cards, you might want to consider the MacBook Pro. However, I have used Final Cut Pro on a MacBook and it runs, just slower at rendering. If you play games like wow you might want to go with a bigger screen because it will increase your view. Watching videos on the MacBook Pro 17' is also a ton of fun. It weights more, but my laptop bag is a Targus backpack type. I bought a wiebetech http://www.wiebetech.com/products/toughtech.php hard disk enclosure with firewire 800. I really love it. The MacBook does not include Firewire 800 and there is a difference. For example, when Leopard comes out, you could in fact install it to the external drive and test it out before doing a total complete install. The Firewire 800 drive will boot fast. I put in a 500GB SATA 3.0 drive in there and it smokes. I also went with the 200 Gig drive. It uses perpenduclar recording and hence it seems to be fast. For the cost of a MacBook Pro you could buy two MacBooks. If you have any questions about the MacBook Pro 17' Post them and I'll try to answer them the best I can.
I thing to remember. You can always install OS X onto an external drive. Keep a drive handy. Should you need to boot from it and troubleshoot, you'll have it on hand. You could have a fully loaded drive and all your apps by using Carbon Copy Cloner. Select the bootable drive option. Another thing, if you have other Intel Macs, boot them from this drive if needed. Just because it was created on another machine doesn't mean it won't work on another unlike Windows.
I know, that bugs me too. Also on the MacBook Pro the eject key is by the delete key and I keep hitting eject.
While I don't want to start a OS war. I do want to point out some things about OS X that I like about it. Veterans will know these things, but the switcher or soon to be switcher may not. I could go on and say that OS X is better because there isn't any Malware for it, but there could be, so I am not going to bring it up. I am also not going to talk about how beautiful OS X is. It doesn't take much to it in Windows. There are programs that do Expose and the Dock on Windows. If there is a feature that looks cool, someone will create it on Windows. A little background about me. I have been a Microsoft nut since the days of Dos 3.3. Back when you couldn't have a hard drive partition bigger than 32MB. Today I am responsible for 500 Windows machines all throughout the west coast at about 100 sites. I have been constantly employed for the past 17 years doing PC hardware/software support. Since OS X x86 I have learned some things about the OS and compared those things to Windows. The Registry While the Registry idea may have sounded like a good idea on paper, I don't really like it. Back in Windows 3.1 the registry did exist, but programs used INI files to store settings. We could easily reinstall a system by using Xcopy to copy the Windows files back over. Today that can't really be done. You could backup an entire system by using Ghost or any other hard disk clone system. Anyway the registry is this huge file that retains settings about your OS and applications. It is the heart of your operating system. If your registry is gone, your system is gone. The registry is constantly being written to and read from. Just get a program called NTREGMON from Sysinternals.com now owned by Microsoft. Filter it to just one program. In this example, notepad, a simple text editor. Once you have NTREGMON running and have the filter set to NOTEPAD.EXE, run notepad. Thousands of registry keys need to be read in order to open this tiny program. I wonder how this might impact system performance. OS X doesn't use the registry. It uses preference files. Like INI files of Windows 3.1 days. You can backup individual preference files or you can back them all up. Because of this it makes it easier to backup your system. With Windows you have to reinstall all your apps. On OS X you can just drag your Applications, Profiles, and Preference files back over. Drive Letters Windows still uses drive letters. Have you ever taken your C: drive and tried to make it your D: drive. You can't, maybe some funky software will let you do it. Everything is hard coded to look at C:. OS X doesn't care about drive letters. In fact, I can copy all the contents of my internal laptop hard drive to an external drive (Carbon Copy Cloner). Then I can boot from that external drive. If you want, when leopard comes out, you will be able to install it on an external drive. Then you can test it with all your applications prior to switching over indefinitely. The more programs you install on a Windows machine the slower it gets I see this all the time. You get a new computer. It's fast and great. You have Office Installed, AntiVirus, Corporate accounting software, etc. But is it just me but over time the system gets slower. It isn't malware, this machine can't hit the internet. It hasn't gotten any new versions of Office since the one that came with it. The disk has been defragged. Still not quite as fast. How about a format and total reinstall. Hey, it's fast again. I don't see the above problem with my OS X installs. Sure if I add say Photoshop or Final Cut Pro, those apps might slow down an older computer, or when the new version of Final Cut Pro comes out in 2015 maybe it will run dog slow on my machine and I'll have to upgrade. Maybe this is why Macs hold their value longer. Searching for files on Windows is super slow With a 250 Gig hard drive with 50 Gig free space it is slow. Sure with only 20 gigs used up it's faster. Maybe WinFS fixes this, I hope it does. On OS X it's tons faster. Later I'm going to find out why. I'll pull the Windows drive out and connect it to my OS X machine and search for random files. I'll time them until the results are displayed. On another machine with OS X on it I'll format another drive exactly the same as my previous drive both bought at the same time, same specs,make, model,etc. This time instead of NTFS it will be Mac OS Extended (Journaled). I will then copy all the files from the NTFS drive to the Mac OS Extended (Journaled) drive. Then I'll take it to another OS X machine and time how long the searches take for the same queries as I performed above. Is it the OS or the filesystem that makes the searching faster. I'll have to admit Windows is nice because you can get tons of games. There are many different systems to choose from. You could build one completely custom. You can't do that with a Mac. Your local computer store might have 10 rows of isles of PC software but only 2 rows of Mac Software. I do think a lot of the PC software is either Junk or just 10 different types of (insert application name here). PCs also have more peripherals available to them. You can find all sorts of add-ons.
And that's why I'm not afraid if my Mac gets Malware because it is simple to get things back up and running again. With Windows it's not so easy.
Should I Buy A Vista Laptop Or A Macbook?
Ok let's pretend Malware doesn't exist. I have been a Microsoft fan since DOS 3.3 So when this whole X86 thing exploded I feel in love with the MAC OS. So anyway here is what I have learned. With the Mac OS. After you have tons of programs installed the system runs just as fast as the first day I bought it. I notice with some of my Windows machines the more I install the slower the system gets. Reformat reinstall and it is faster again. Even doing defrag on a regular basis doesn't help much either. I like the fact that you can just backup the system. I think OS X is faster at recovering from a reinstall of the OS. Basically just drag your apps and data back over. I like the fact that the WiFi is smart. You go somewhere. You turn on your wireless. It finds an open access point and connects. The next time it already knows. I feel a lot of the computers out there are put together from parts of the lowest bidder. However, Apple does it smarter by putting things into your system to help it last longer. Like their Magsafe power adaptor and Sudden Motion Sensor. You can't go wrong with a MacBook.
clone OSX to external USB Hard Drive?
You can install OS X to an external drive. This is possible. You go into the GUID settings and there is an option for external drive. Do you want to backup everything? If so boot the external drive and then drag Macintosh HD over and you'll make a copy on your external drive. Reply back if you want more details.
I ordered one too but with a 200 Gig. I have been reading that the new drive technology that uses perpendicular recording actually yields faster read/write access times. Will benchmark and post.
Post Installation - NEW JaS 10.4.8 Release.
I can't get the RTL8100C to work in 10.4.8. |
0.982712 | Why it is important to save all correspondence?
Even 30 years after the Consumer Debt Protection Act was enforced, there are still a few collection agencies out there that slip through the cracks when it comes to obeying the law. It is highly recommended that you save all correspondence, letters, emails, voicemails or phone calls that have the potential to go to litigation. This can be utilized as proof in the court of law. |
0.997555 | Which project helped you the most in improving your skills as a developer?
I'm starting my first collaboration project with someone from this community which I'm really excited about. We are looking into creating various web apps using React, Redux, and ExpressJS.
I was interested in which side projects everyone has completed that really helped them improve their skills in various areas of development?
I think it would be helpful for other users to get some inspiration and to have an idea of what projects they should pursue to get a well-rounded understanding of their desired framework/language?
In React, I set out to write a bunch of components for forms. I wasn't planning to use them for anything in particular, I wanted to create a library of controls.
In the end I used some of those components in a few apps but I never published them as an standalone module.
But it was great practice for React development, because it forced me to think in isolated components, figure out what props interface they should expose, and I aimed for quantity over quality -- I cranked out a dozen components in 2 or 3 days.
In contrast, I don't learn as quickly when I try to make things perfect, because that slows me down. I've found it's better to try to prototype fast and refine/refactor later when getting acquainted with a particular tool like React, because later you'll know more and your refining step will be more effective.
I'll share another example: a project that boosted my algorithmic thinking the most was a hobby project where I developed my own programming language parser. I was inspired by Douglas Crockford's article on parsing.
I build a lexer, parser and an interpereter for my little scripting language, and it taught me a lot of about thinking in trees and manipulating data structures. On one hand, you don't need to write a parser often in the real world, so the things that I learned weren't super applicable elsewhere. On the other hand, it made me understand the nature of programming languages so much better that it made me a better programmer overall.
That's a really interesting idea, I'm just getting to grips with React at the moment and was trying to work out how I could reuse the components (I only have limited knowledge of the framework).
I think I'll pump out components that could be usable in the future such as a navigation bar or variants of cards used in bootstrap.
I'm using as many resources as possible over 'dev.to' and other sites such as 'medium' and they are all helping.
Would you say learning a lower level language such as c++ would help me with JS? or would you say to keep at JS until I have a wide understanding of it? |
0.999999 | List of 5 best free 2D animation software for Windows.
2D animation is one of the oldest form of animation, it is created when multiple drawing frames are represented one after another to create an animation. There are many different methods available for making 2D animation. One of the effective and modern method for making it is by using a software.
These five free 2D animation software are capable of making good 2D animation. They all are user friendly and some of them are cross-platform also. Even a person new to 2D animation can learn 2D animation easily by using them. Some of their key features are: set frame rates, insert images, insert sounds, etc. They can also save the animation in animated image file and video file formats.
Meanwhile, you can also try these GIF animator and screen recording software.
Plastic Animation Paper is a simple, effective and one of the best 2D animation software to create animation or cartoon in 2D. It provides many useful features, such as: drawing area, insert color in drawing, set frame rate, zooming feature, add music, etc. It can save the animation in popular image and video file formats, such as: GIF, PNG, TIFF, AVI, TGA, etc. You can learn more about this software from this basic video tutorial.
Pencil is a handy software which lets you create colorful 2D animation easily by some simple tools and features. Some of its key features are: set frame rate, import image, import sound, insert color, etc. It can export the animation in SWF (Flash Video), X Sheet, Movie, etc. file formats. It is also an open source, portable and cross-platform (also available for Mac, Linux and other OS) software. Also try this video tutorial to learn more about it.
Synfig Studio is a free 2D animation software with a lot of quality features. Its interface is divided into four different windows, they are: tools window, editing window, navigator window and parameters window. You can effectively use this software to create high quality animation and films. It is also an open source and cross-platform (available for Mac and Linux OS as well) software.
Tupi: Open 2D Magic is a 2D animation program which provides many useful tools and features for creating 2D animation. Some of its useful animation tools are: Pencil, Color, Tweening, etc. It can also import SVG image file into the animation. It can also export the animation to image array and video files, video files such as: MPG, Flash video, AVI, PNG array, JPG array, etc. It is a quality software which is also available for Linux, Mac and other OS. You can also checkout its animation gallery from its website.
Vectorian Giotto is an effective and feature-rich software for creating complex Flash 2D animation. It provides some very useful tools, effects and features for making animation. Some of the tools it provides are: shapes, pencil, text tool, brush, eye dropper, etc. It can also insert image, sound, scene, timeline, etc. in the animation. Vectorian Giotto is also a small software with setup file around 8 MB. |
0.999969 | בראש מעייני המשקיעים עומדת תמיד השקעה משוכלת.
איך I Know First מיישמת מתודות Deep Learning עבור החלטות השקעה שהיא לוקחת.
To value the company or predict the stock return are major concerns for investors. Investors are trying to find as many indicators as possible that could effectively provide explanatory power for the stock performance, thus making favorable decisions.
Researchers and analysts have employed various methods to arrive the estimates and techniques never stop advancing. Conventional statistical methods including many regression models have reached to their limitations. Machine learning methods like neural network stepped in to tackle the challenges and could be applied to more practical cases, where factors have nonlinear relationship with each other and assumptions about the statistical distribution are not available to know prior to constructing the models. Nowadays, in the era of big data, the source of information has been enriched and more data like macroeconomic times series and supporting financial indicators are deemed to be informative and valuable for more accurate estimates. On the other hand, the exploration and use of a plethora of data make the construction of model more complex and representation of information more challenging.
Inspired by its work in proven fields of image recognition, text and speech processing and information retrieval, Deep Learning was introduced in the discipline of finance for its advantages in dealing with difficulties faced by shallow architectures when high dimensional and non-linear information being applied. Deep Learning methods use a set of algorithms to develop a layered and hierarchical architecture to learn and represent large scaled data without knowing prior knowledge. Its recurrent structures also can be more readily tweaked to avoid over-fitting when compared to other machine learning methods. The applications of these methods in financial domain thus become far and wide, with more researches and use cases in portfolio construction, risk management and high frequency trading to name a few fields.
Unsupervised or generative learning deep networks aim to capture high-order correlation of unlabeled input data for pattern recognition or synthesis purposes. When being used to characterize joint statistical distributions of the observed data and their associated classes, the networks feature generative mode and could be transformed into discriminative ones for further learning.
Supervised learning networks are used when target label data are available, where the models could directly provide discriminative power for classification purposes.
Hybrid deep networks are the combinations of two types of networks mentioned above so that unsupervised deep networks could provide excellent initialization based on which discrimination could be examined. We will introduce some specific networks under each category and provide their corresponding applications in the domain of finance.
Some deep networks under this category like deep belief networks (DBNs), deep Boltzmann machine (DBM), restricted Boltzmann machine (RBM), etc., have generative capabilities by producing samples from the networks while others like original forms of deep autoencoders are just unsupervised in nature.
Deep autoencoder is a most common example of unsupervised deep neural network, which features conserving and more effectively representing information realized by encoding the original data at the hidden layers from the input feature vectors and creating a more cost effective representation where output layer will match the input layer with the same dimensions. One practical case of constructing autoencoder is to map a financial time series to itself, so the errors of the prediction could be a proxy of a correlation to the market-for stocks they are beta. In this way, based on the results from autoencoders, we could replicate or even train and create an index that outperforms the market.
Supervised learning methods are required to generalize from training data to produce inferred models that can be used in unseen situations. Commonly used techniques that have discriminant power include deep neural networks (DNNs), recurrent neural networks (RNNs), convolutional neural networks (CNNs), etc. A predominant example of supervised Deep Learning is RNNs, which is used as discriminative models when the output is a label sequence associated with the input data. However, this method has difficulties in learning long-term dynamics and faces vanishing gradient problem.
Long short-term memories (LSTMs) are a particular form of RNNs which could help preserve the constant error that can be backpropagated through layers. Embedded with forget gate, input gate and output gate, the gated cells that LSTMs contain could adjust the weights through the iterative processes including backpropagation and help make decisions on storing, reading or writing information outside the normal flow of recurrent networks. The applications of LTSM models in finance field are numerous for the mechanism of memory state is well suited to time-series prediction and outperforms traditional-based algorithms like ARIMA model. They are reliable models as they help to exploit the long-memory effects and memorize volatility patterns amid large amounts of noisy movement.
Considering that deep networks for unsupervised learning may fail to sample from model sometimes and the generative models can greatly improve the training of deep discriminative or supervised-learning models through regularization or optimization, the hybrid deep architecture that either comprises or makes use of both classes of models mentioned above could be used for learning more complex systems. One of the most widely used case is the pre-trained deep neural network (DNN). For example, by stacking a number of restricted Boltzmann machines (RBMs), we could have a layer-by-layer greedy learning procedure to improve a variational lower bound on the likelihood of the training data, thus achieving approximate maximum likelihood learning.
A pictorial view of sampling from a RBM during RBM learning. Source: Deng, L. and Yu, D., 2014. Deep learning: methods and applications.
RBM is composed of one layer of stochastic hidden units and one layer of stochastic visible units and units are connected between two layers, where the hidden variables can be used for input data distribution and there is no label information involved. The pre-trained network could be combined with other, especially discriminative, learning procedures and will produce better results than randomly initializing network on a wide variety of tasks. The dynamic pre-training algorithms will help to improve the accuracy of the predictions, which promises advanced applications to the field of finance.
I Know First has years of experience solving the complex problems via artificial intelligence. Our forecast algorithms are based on our belief that the markets are complex and chaotic and the movement “memory” in the non-linear evolving system can be learned. We utilize Deep Learning methods along with other machine learning techniques to learn the inputs from different sources and apply different valuation models for estimates in different time horizons. Multiple models will be created and tested on 15-year historical data and the models will be renewed as new data are inserted. We provide successful strategies that could capture the market pattern and assist you in making favorable and efficient investing decisions by providing two variables. Signals offer direct suggestions on the stock actions. Predictability is the indicator that we use to know predictable chaos from randomness and make forecasts of the market paradigm changes. We believe our deep understanding of markets accompanied with investors’ risk management strategies will make investing a rewarding and pleasant experience.
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Siami-Namini, Sima, and Akbar Siami Namin. “Forecasting Economics and Financial Time Series: ARIMA vs. LSTM.” arXiv preprint arXiv:1803.06386 (2018). |
0.930304 | Mughal art and architecture, a characteristic Indo-Islamic-Persian style that flourished on the Indian subcontinent during the Mughal empire (1526–1857). This new style combined elements of Islamic art and architecture, which had been introduced to India during the Delhi Sultanate (1192–1398) and had produced great monuments such as the Qutb Minar, with features of Persian art and architecture. Mughal monuments are found chiefly in N India, but there are also many remains in Pakistan. This article discusses these distinctive forms of art and architecture as they developed under a succession of Mughal emperors.
The school of Mughal painting began in 1549 when Humayun(1530–56) invited two Persian painters to his court, then at Kabul. They came to direct the illustration of the Amir Hamza, a fantastic narrative of which some 1,400 large paintings were executed on cloth.
In architecture the first great Mughal monument was the mausoleum to Humayun, erected during the reign of Akbar (1556–1605). The tomb, which was built in the 1560s, was designed by a Persian architect Mirak Mirza Ghiyas. Set in a garden at Delhi, it has an intricate ground plan with central octagonal chambers, joined by an archway with an elegant facade and surmounted by cupolas, kiosks, and pinnacles. At the same time Akbar was building his fortress-palace in his capital, Agra. Native red sandstone was inlaid with white marble, and all the surfaces were ornately carved on the outside and sumptuously painted inside.
Akbar went on to build the entire city of Fatehpur Sikri (City of Victory) in which extensive use was made of the low arches and bulbous domes that characterize the Mughal style. Built in 1571 the choice of the site of Sikri reflected Akbar's gratitude to a Muslim saint at Sikri for the birth of his son. Courtiers soon followed suit and built homes surrounding the palace and mosque. The new city became the capital of the empire, but in 1585 it was abandoned.
Under Akbar, Persian artists directed an academy of local painters. The drawings, costumes, and ornamentation of illuminated manuscripts by the end of the 16th cent. illustrate the influence of Indian tastes and manners in the bright coloring and detailed landscape backgrounds. Modeling and perspective also began to be adapted from Western pictures. Basawan, Lal, and Daswanth were Akbar's most famous painters.
Jahangir (1605–27) favored paintings of events from his own life rather than illustrated fiction. He encouraged portraiture and scientific studies of birds, flowers, and animals, which were collected in albums. Mansur and Manohar were among his famous painters. Jahangir, who resided at Lahore, built less than his predecessors but effected the significant change from sandstone to marble.
It was Shah Jahan (1628–58) who perfected Mughal architecture and erected at Agra its most noble and famous building, the tomb of his favorite wife, which is known as the Taj Mahal. A huge white marble building of simple, symmetrical plan, it is inlaid with colorful semiprecious materials and is set in an equally beautiful and symmetrical garden. The Taj Mahal continues the tradition of Mughal garden tombs, of which Humayun's tomb was the first. Shah Jahan established (1638) Delhi as his capital and built there the famous Red Fort, which contained the imperial Mughal palace. Painting also flourished during Shah Jahan's reign. Portraiture was most highly developed at his sophisticated court, and ink drawings were of high quality.
Under the orthodox Aurangzeb (1659–1707) the decline of the arts began, although his ornate Pearl Mosque (1662) at Delhi is worthy of mention. During his reign the Mughal academy was dispersed. Many artists then joined Rajput courts, where their influence on Hindu painting is clearly evident.
See Indian art and architecture.
See also S. C. Welch, Imperial Mughal Painting (1978); M. Beach, The Imperial Image: Paintings from the Mughal Court (1982); E. Koch, Mughal Architecture (1991).
"Mughal art and architecture." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. . Encyclopedia.com. 19 Apr. 2019 <https://www.encyclopedia.com>. |
0.998985 | Alt text: Hi, I'm your new meteorologist and a former software developer. Hey, when we say 12pm, does that mean the hour from 12pm to 1pm, or the hour centered on 12pm? Or is it a snapshot at 12:00 exactly? Because our 24-hour forecast has midnight at both ends, and I'm worried we have an off-by-one error.
I really like watching when “forecasting” switches to “nowcasting” — it’s really neat. Like how the SPC changes stuff as a system is in progress. It seems to me like that’s where a lot of the difficulty in meteorology lies — sure, it’s not easy to figure out how to put together a coherent forecast from models, but it seems like accurately forecasting an event that’s basically in progress without necessarily having up to date model runs to rely on is hard.
I have always wondered the answers to exactly the questions the mathematician raises.
I've always assumed that a 20% chance of rain means that they believe it will be raining for 20% of the hour/day with some degree certainty. So 5 hours in a row with 20% chance of rain means that there's maybe a 90% chance that 20% of each of those hours will involve rain. Basically, there's close to a 100% chance of rain if there's any rain in the forecast at all, the percentage just tells you how much, how hard, and whether there will be breaks in the rain. I also think this approach is consistent with human perception of what those percentages mean. If you see 50% chance of rain you'll tend to prepare for rain, we don't tend to assume that it means it's a coin toss between sunny and dry or raining cats and dogs.
It depends on the specific setup and specific day. It’s a mixture of the forecast confidence and the forecast coverage, iirc. I tend to just read the forecast discussions instead — sure, they’re a bit technical, but the usually give a good overview of the forecast for the area and their reasoning behind it.
Spoiler: They do not define "20% chance of rain".
What does this "40 percent" mean? ...will it rain 40 percent of of the time? ...will it rain over 40 percent of the area?
The "Probability of Precipitation" (PoP) describes the chance of precipitation occurring at any point you select in the area.
How do forecasters arrive at this value?
PoP = C x A where "C" = the confidence that precipitation will occur somewhere in the forecast area, and where "A" = the percent of the area that will receive measureable precipitation, if it occurs at all.
But that still doesn't completely address the length of the time-box within which that forecast holds, nor how the "forecast area" gets defined.
When I was in my mid-teens and one of my brothers worked at a radio station, we did a little 'free talk' session where we goofed off and improved a bit of radio banter and interviews and recorded it to cassette. I don't remember the numbers now, but I played an expert giving the percentages of sun/clouds needed for each term. I wish I still had the tape to see how close I got.
At the time, though, I thought they were synonyms like you (and probably so many other people) did and just did the percentages because I thought it was funny if there were hard numbers there.
My brother could be all three people at once!
Geez, I hope he never takes a job as a meteorologist.
I hope he does Those would be some interesting forecasts to read!
The British institution that is The Shipping Forecast is a precision thing, yet artful (it has inspired parody, poetry and music galore - go searching if you wish) in its 350/380 word constraints.
The standard glossary doesn't cover percentage chances, especially not as much as the comic does (accumulation of certainty not technically being part of it), but seemingly vague timescales and rates of change of pressures are covered more explicitly than the layperson might appreciate.
Up next, the conspiracy theorist, who will scale the forecast according to his car-washing, lawn-watering, and/or picnic-hosting plans.
My (anecdotal only) experience informs me that what is meant by 20% chance of rain depends on what part of the world you are in.
I used to live in a city that is very dry with very low annual rainfall. There my experience of "20% chance of rain on Wednesday" means "it's not going to rain, we're just saying this to keep the farmers interested and cover our but if you get a few spots". I would ballpark this actually translates to me experiencing at least one drop of rain in my specific location about 5% of the days where that was forecast.
I now live in a city with a much higher annual rainfall. Here my experience of "20% chance of rain on Wednesday" means "It will almost certainly rain (maybe 90% chance) but most likely will be a light shower lasting maybe an hour or less".
Again, this is only anecdotal evidence - I have never recorded actual data.
So, the answer to the questions in the first panel are all "maybe" - sometimes the underlying prediction is that a band of rain will pass through at some point during that 5 hour period, with dry weather before and after. Sometimes the underlying prediction is that it will be cloudy all afternoon, but any of those clouds could rain at any point.
Moving on to the second panel, scattered showers suggests the latter - that there's an approximately independent 20% chance for any given point and any given hour covered by the forecast - so with two reasonably separate locations there's a roughly 36% chance that at least one of them will see rain in any given hour, but only a 4% chance that both will.
The linguistic questions, I'm not qualified to address.
I live in Phoenix. "x% chance of rain" where x<90 means "at some point during the day it's going to cloud up alarmingly, but no actual rain will fall".
I used to live in Seattle. "x% chance of rain" where x>10 means "it's raining right now, and the individual drops are the size of canned hams".
I remember, when very young, trying to work out whether walking or running in the rain would get me wetter. Walk and (barring wind) it only falls down onto my head but it does it a lot. Run, and I'm under the rain less, but I'm also running headlong into more raindrops.
I didn't realise it at the time, but I was trying to do applied maths beyond my years. Including my deduction(/induction?) tbat standing perfectly still would bring me an unlimited amount of rain while I did not progress towards shelter, and if I went as fast as the fastest thing ever (or more!) I'd instantaneously sweep out a body-profiled volume through all thr rain effectively just hanging there. If I remained upright. I think I concluded that leaning over to correcrly match my speed (or choosing a speed to correctly match my possible forward lean) based upon the local windspeed so that all rain would incident upon my head upon the same diagonal axis as I was off-vertical would be the most optimal rain-slicing method (and best yet if I wore a hat, a practice I have taken up again to weatherproof myself against all kinds of meteorological phenomena over the last decade or more, with a nice wide-brimmed hat with an optionally deployed chin-strap).
I was rather pleased with myself and working that out, in purely theoretical terms.
But in a very light rain (or, rather, a very sparse rain of raindrops large enough to obviously land, that kind of "end of a hot spell" form of precipitation), I start musing at the odds that I can walk through the budding shower for any given distance and just never quite be wear the raindrops land. The "Cohen the Barbarian" method of keeping dry. Imagine, through the air-column, a diagonally-upwards (and twisty-turny) instantaneous path of a human-sized cross-section that does not intersect with any drop of water, rooted at my current location, then as you wind time forward you move along the ground to match where the moisture-free path continuously falls to intersect it. Like a hyper-prescient Nicholas Cage.
This probably explains some bizarre features of the BBC weather forecast. The summary for the day often seems completely at odds with the hour-by-hour forecast. The day summary can be "overcast" when every individual hour is "sunny". And the minimum temperature for the day is sometimes 2°C lower than any of the hourly values.
My mum has a theory that the BBC always forecasts worst weather than is actually predicted for bank holiday weekends, in order to "reduce traffic on the roads". (She's not convinced about the moon landings either).
I've wondered, too, about the dummy pronoun thing. Pronoun-dropping languages like Spanish can avoid the issue by not specifying what is raining at all. And yet Japanese, which could employ the same trick, goes with the more prosaically accurate "rain is falling". As a schoolchild I always wondered whether pleuvoir had conjugations for all the different persons. (Je pleux?) It's irregular, so it's not obvious that they would even exist. (Though perhaps you can say figurative things like "you're raining on my parade").
" keep pace with the wind if it is from behind; otherwise, run for it."
Soupspoon wrote: I remember, when very young, trying to work out whether walking or running in the rain would get me wetter. Walk and (barring wind) it only falls down onto my head but it does it a lot. Run, and I'm under the rain less, but I'm also running headlong into more raindrops.
It might also be a low probability of a heavy downpour but a high probability of light showers.
Throw in the likely hood of the heavy storm that may hit at 2pm is the same storm that will be at 3 and 4, but could be diverted away by a change in wind any any point before 2, then you'd need a 3d graph Time vs strength of rain vs likely hood. And you could augment with lines of probability, eg fanning out at 1:30 to either the light rain or the heavy rain.
Oh, snow and hailstones. Got to add in another axis for temperature.
Does anybody who works or worked in weather forecasting know how we're supposed to interpret those probabilities? 5 consecutive hours of "20% chance of rain" certainly isn't intended to say "certain rain in the afternoon". It could be the probability over the entire period then, but if that's the case, then what does it mean if there's a case like: "1pm to 3pm: 10%" and "3pm to 5pm: 20%"? Twice as much chance of rain in slot 2, compared to the average rain chance over the entire afternoon period?
Disclaimer: I'm neither a pure mathematicians nor a linguist, but I work in an applied math field. I can think of several ways to interpret these forecast probabilities, and know what they would mean, but I don't know how they're supposed to be understood. Maybe somebody can clarify what's the intended interpretation.
I've always assumed it's a forecast confidence measure. They run the forecast model with the range of possible inputs and if the various runs agree closely confidence and therefore the "% chance" is high, if they differ a lot then the chance is low. You can run the model for 1 hour ahead or 4 hours ahead get different confidence levels, presumably you can also run it for different sizes of land surface and get different confidence levels.
Poe's law FTW. I'm pretty sure these are genuine math problems but it sounds just like a joke about mathematicians out of touch with the real world.
To summarize, the quoted gazette presents the problem whether bicycle mudguards are necessary, solves it by means of radial forces required for dislodgement and concludes that mudguards are unnecessary as mud particles will inevitably fly off in rearward direction. Conspicuously absent is any discussion about the discrepancy between this result and the real world observation of mud particles ending up on one's back when riding an actual bicycle, leading a non-mathematician observer to conclude that the authors have never indulged in said endeavour.
There's an additional reason to have mudguards (and full ones, not just those token 'back saver' ones) if you ride on roads in company with other cyclists, in that the water/road-mud that does handily fling itself generally rearwards, rather than hang on for just long enough to lose its increasingly tenuous adhesion as the radius starts moving in a direction back over the axle, will splatter the face of the rider currently directly behind you.
It may be an incentive for some people to continuously take the front of a chain of cyclists, taking the brunt of the force of the wind or even ground-stationary air just to not get a face full of tyre-spatter, but it's antisocial and relegating the two mudguardless individuals¹ perpetually to the back of the gang and never doing any of the hard work earns them few friends.
Mud guards and mud-flaps have only been removed from my various bikes when racing (which I was never that good at, but I certainly can't blame the additonal wind resistence from mudguards for that!) in the solitary way of my sport. Biking over peat bogs and muddy tracks did often necessitate the aquisition of s scraping stick to degunk the tyre-to-guard space of my general purpose road bike used on roads before and after the route over the barely used mountain passes concerned, but that's an age-old activity conducted for many decades before the newly-adventurous MAMIL drove up to a visitor's car-park and de-racked his dedicated mountain bike for a racing circuit round a specially constructed 'racing circuit', near enough (or a downhill route parallel to the ski-lift, operated outside of snow season as a year-spanning revenue stream).
Aye, this is the world where "dual carriageways" is a farm track with two wheel-rutts through bogland, infilled by stones in the worst places if you're lucky, giving you a choice of which side of the grass meridian you can ride. And still with full mudgaurds, because of the person riding along behind you.
¹ Yes, two. As recommended except where particular road conditions dictate that it's safer to be in a twice as long single-file.
It's worth noting the assumptions that limit the applicability of the result: particularly that the distance to travel is short - so you can assume that the rain will be constant for the entire time you're exposed, and that you won't reach an equilibrium state.
As in the article, there are two sources of water to consider - rain landing on you as a result of not being in shelter, and rain you run into as a result of moving relative to the wind.
For speeds where it will stop raining before you reach shelter, the amount of rain landing on you only depends on the duration of the rain, while the amount of rain you run into increases the faster you're moving relative to the wind, so it's best to move with the wind (in the absence of other constraints). If you can reach shelter before the rain ends, then it's a trade-off between the amount of rain you run into covering the distance (relative to the wind, so the shelter is effectively moving) to that shelter and the amount of rain that would have landed on you during the time after you reach shelter.
In circumstances where you will reach an equilibrium state, things get more complicated - depending on the rate of rain, and your outfit, the rain landing on you may represent a significantly different equilibrium to that of the rain you run into - and you may prefer one to the other. An umbrella or a suitable hat can reach equilibrium rapidly.
The paper also assumes that people are adequately modeled by a right parallelepiped - assuming that your horizontal cross section doesn't change significantly with speed (reasonable for a range of speeds, but breaks down for stationary people - as people walk/run, their legs extend beyond their upper body's rain-shadow - and may also fail when comparing different gaits) and that you're always vertical.
If people lean over as they walk/run, then modeling them as an angled parallelepiped is more appropriate. Relative to the rain, both a person's intrinsic lean, and their relative horizontal motion manifest as an angle (rain you run into is then rain striking the sloping front/back surface; rain that lands on you is rain striking the horizontal top surface) and you can adjust them to cancel each other out within limits - either remaining stationary and leaning at the same angle the rain is falling, or moving, leaning at the angle the rain is falling relative to yourself.
Calculating the total amount of rain that will hit you is insufficient. You also need to consider how it will be distributed. Do you prefer to have your hair and shoulders soaked and the rest of your body mostly dry, or to have the same amount of water spread out over your entire front side so that it only makes your clothes slightly damp? Note that water evaporates faster from a larger surface.
Consider also that running fast for more than a short time is likely to make your clothes wet from the inside.
orthogon wrote: I've wondered, too, about the dummy pronoun thing. Pronoun-dropping languages like Spanish can avoid the issue by not specifying what is raining at all. And yet Japanese, which could employ the same trick, goes with the more prosaically accurate "rain is falling". As a schoolchild I always wondered whether pleuvoir had conjugations for all the different persons. (Je pleux?) It's irregular, so it's not obvious that they would even exist. (Though perhaps you can say figurative things like "you're raining on my parade").
I think I did something sort of similar on my last mesoscale exam.
When asked to use an equation to identify where points of shearing instability might be in a squall line profile, I put in a throwaway line about assuming that the field I was working in was R^3.
Guess I'll leave broadcast to my friends.
Rombobjörn wrote: Calculating the total amount of rain that will hit you is insufficient. You also need to consider how it will be distributed. Do you prefer to have your hair and shoulders soaked and the rest of your body mostly dry, or to have the same amount of water spread out over your entire front side so that it only makes your clothes slightly damp? Note that water evaporates faster from a larger surface.
Most of the time, if you're out in the rain, you're not getting any significant evaporation - the air's already saturated with water vapour.
It's also worth bearing in mind that if your hair and shoulders are soaked, that water is then going to flow down - water tends to spread and/or flow anyway, so the difference between some amount of water landing on you from above, and running into the same amount of water from the side is going to be reduced.
The thing I can do in Hungarian but not really in English is indirectly complain about the weather by saying "világít a nap". Literally, it means "the sun is giving off light". The reason it works is that the usual way to say that the sun is shining is "süt a nap", where "süt" means both "shine" and "bake", i.e. it implies both heat and light. Specifying one implies a certain, um, dearth of the other.
"Probability of precip" is based on what's known as ensemble forecasts. Basically, you use a computer model to simulate the physics of weather, and you experiment with the effects of various likely inputs for weather variable (temperature, wind speed, etc...) to reflect the uncertainty in what those variables are between weather stations, and how they translate to uncertainty in predicted results.
If 50% of those inputs result in precip, for instance, they base the 50-50 chance on that. Hence why there's not as much difference between probability per hour and probability for the whole afternoon as you'd expect from your usual introductory stats course.
See, this is why weather broadcasting should be required to hire people who've done actual courses in meteorology, instead of journalism majors pretending to be meteorologists.
Reka wrote: Specifying one implies a certain, um, dearth of the other.
YTPrenewed wrote: See, this is why weather broadcasting should be required to hire people who've done actual courses in meteorology, instead of journalism majors pretending to be meteorologists.
UK weather presenters have tended to be dedicated Met Office employees, at least historically upon the BBC (TV and radio set pieces). I don't know how this has changed with the contract changing stuff, I've heard that some of the Big Name weather-people may have made themselves self-employed contractors so that they can continue to work as presenters and as forecasters exactly as much as everyone can agree, without being directly affected by the B2B contract changes.
The contract loss might have made this training course more necessary, or it might have already been in existence for commerical broadcasters who didn't always have such a direct-from-expert feed.
Channel 4 just hired Stormy Daniels to be their new weatherperson. She edged out Jenny McCarthy for the position.
Be sure to check out the new "Big Blow" hurricane coverage.
rmsgrey wrote: Most of the time, if you're out in the rain, you're not getting any significant evaporation - the air's already saturated with water vapour.
If you're trying to decide whether you should run or walk through the rain, then you're probably aiming to get indoors, where the air is probably not saturated.
And most places which are indoors, you can take off (layers of) damp clothing, and use other means of getting dry than waiting for evaporation.
orthogon wrote: This probably explains some bizarre features of the BBC weather forecast. [...] And the minimum temperature for the day is sometimes 2°C lower than any of the hourly values.
That's similar to one of my favorites. When the weather is changing rapidly, you'll see Monday's forecast high temp at 20°F, and Tuesday's forecast low temp at 27°F. Apparently the models say it instantly jumps 7 degrees at midnight?
orthogon wrote: This probably explains some bizarre features of the BBC weather forecast.
The other explanation is that it's been outsourced about 6-8 weeks ago to another company, no longer the Met Office, and they don't appear to have any appreciation for the multitude of microclimates the UK has (there are days when a thousand square miles gets the same weather, or days when you can take any line 100 miles long in the country, and find 20+ different weather conditions; you can also get rain, hail, snow/sleet and a suntan on the same day while staying in one location). |
0.981524 | 1. Learners should listen to each sentence several times. At the same time they should see each sentence in the transcript.
2. Learners need to make sure they understand everything clearly in each sentence in terms of pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar.
3. Without looking into the transcript, learners should try to repeat each sentence (say it aloud) exactly as they heard it. Without being able to repeat a sentence, a learner cannot understand it.
4. Then it is essential that learners listen to that particular conversation or text (story) in short paragraphs or chunks, say each paragraph aloud, and compare to the transcript.
5. Finally it is necessary that learners listen to the whole conversation or story without interruption several times, and try to tell the content of the whole conversation or text (story) they heard. They can write key words and phrases or questions on that particular dialogue or text to make easier for them to convey their content in English. It is important for learners to compare what they said to the transcript. |
0.905953 | is the daughter of Anthony Sofka and Eva Polkovnic.
1. John Paul b. 23 October 1894 in New Windsor, Orange County, New York; m. abt 1924 Hazel T Bowen; d. 6 December 1950 in Newburgh, Orange County, New York.
is the son of Michael Pecha and Barbara Ausmald. |
0.951762 | How do I resize an Amazon Redshift cluster?
How do I resize an Amazon Redshift cluster, and how does that impact performance and billing?
Elastic resize: To quickly add or remove nodes from an existing cluster, use elastic resize. Elastic resize operations usually take a few minutes to complete. The cluster will be unavailable during that time.
Classic resize: To change the node type, the number of nodes, or both, use classic resize. A classic resize copies tables to a new cluster. The source cluster will be in read-only mode until the resize operation finishes.
Snapshot, restore, and resize: To keep your cluster available during a classic resize, first make a copy of the existing cluster, then resize the new cluster. Keep in mind that all data written to the source cluster after the snapshot is taken must be manually copied to the target cluster after the migration.
The workload on the source cluster.
The number and size of the tables being transferred.
How evenly data is distributed across the compute nodes and slices.
The node configuration in the source and target clusters.
Run the table inspector script from AWS Labs to identify skewed tables. To fix skewed tables, choose an appropriate distribution key. For more information, see Amazon Redshift Engineering’s Advanced Table Design Playbook: Distribution Styles and Distribution Keys.
Remove unused tables. To identify unused tables, run the unscanned table summary script from AWS Labs.
Note: The unscanned table summary only shows recent history (2-5 days). Use the System Object Persistence Utility to capture usage data over a longer period.
For more ways to increase the speed of resize operations, see Top 10 Performance Tuning Techniques for Amazon Redshift.
To check the status of your resize operation using the Amazon Redshift console, choose the Status tab on the cluster details page. The Status tab shows the average rate of transfer, the elapsed time, and the remaining time.
It's normal for tables to increase or decrease in size during a resize operation. For more information, see Why does a table in my Amazon Redshift cluster consume more disk storage space than expected?
If your cluster has a status of NONE in the AWS Command Line Interface (AWS CLI), then the target cluster is still being provisioned and isn't copied over yet. After your target cluster is provisioned, the status changes to IN_PROGRESS.
If you receive the error message "Please choose a larger target cluster. Your current selection does not have enough capacity for your data set," then your data does not fit into the target cluster. Resize with more nodes or a different node type.
To cancel a resize operation before it completes, choose cancel resize from the cluster list in the Amazon Redshift console. For more information, see Snapshot, Restore, and Resize.
During the resize operation, you're billed for the clusters that are available to you. For example, during the resize operation, you're billed for the source configuration. After the resize is complete, you're no longer billed for the source configuration. Billing starts for the target configuration as soon as the cluster status changes to available. When using the snapshot and restore method, you temporarily have an additional cluster, which you're billed for until you clean up your environment.
Resizing smaller node types (large, xlarge) to larger node types (8xlarge) requires more storage per node. The more storage you have per node, the more metadata is written when you run COMMIT. This means that the base cost for a single commit operation is higher for larger nodes. If you run many small commit operations, you might see a decrease in performance. For better performance, group multiple changes into a single commit operation.
If you purchased Reserved Instances, then billing depends on your resized cluster configuration, reserved node types, and the number of reserved nodes that are purchased. For more information, see How Reserved Nodes Work. |
0.904835 | How can you sum up the south of France without using the word chic? Or sizzling. But South of France vacations cover a gamut of gorgeousness, from the Pyrenees to Provence. Mercantour National Park to the Midi Canal. White water rafting or kayaking down the Ardeche River. Hiking with a donkey through the Alps to cycling and cooking your way from chateau to chateau. If ever there was a place that represents joie de vivre, this is it. |
0.999988 | As the days get warmer and flowers start to bloom, make plans to prime your lawn for summer. From dry spells to rising temperatures, summer can wreak havoc on your grass and landscaping without proper preparations.
Here are a few tips to keep your yard in peak condition throughout the summer months.
What it does: Thatch is a layer between the soil and grass blades containing both dead and living grass. A build-up of thatch blocks sunlight, water and nutrients from reaching the soil below, preventing new, healthy growth.
How to do it: Use a thatching rake to remove dead material. The rake will slice into the lawn, so rake in one direction to prevent root system damage. Once the thatch is loose, use a leaf rake to collect the material for disposal.
What it does: Aerating perforates the soil with small holes, allowing water, air and nutrients to reach roots. Allowing these to enter the soil creates a healthier and more vibrant lawn.
How to do it: Use a lawn aerator and make multiple passes over the most compacted areas of grass. Leave the oil plugs in the lawn and allow them to dry out, then run them over with a lawnmower or with a rake.
Pro Tip: Wait until your lawn is moist enough, ideally after a rain shower, so using the aerator is easier.
What it does: Eliminates blighted areas of your lawn by reseeding sections that no longer support healthy growth.
How to do it: Remove any dead grass and material first, and make sure the remaining soil is level. Spread a small amount of starter fertilizer before adding the seed on top. You can use mulch or a seed accelerator to encourage growth, along with a healthy supply of water.
What it does: Soil acidity affects how well grass grows. If your lawn is less than lush and fertilizer doesn't seem to help, the soil may be too acidic. Liming restores the soil to the proper pH level, which should be between 6 and 7.
How to do it: Check your soil with an at-home test. If your lawn is below the recommended pH levels you'll want to purchase lime from your local garden center. Use a rotary spreader to distribute the lime in a crisscross pattern onto your grass.
Why it matters: Longer length allows grass to retain more water while providing shade for the roots. In the summer, keep your grass at the highest recommended height and never cut more than one-third of the blade length when mowing. Unsure about how tall your grass should be? Today's Homeowner has a chart to help you determine height based on type of grass, seasonality and growing conditions of your lawn.
Why it matters: A lush, green lawn will turn brown without proper watering, especially when combined with high heat during summer months. Remember to water your lawn with a sprinkler or hose when the soil is dry. If you rely on a sprinkler system, consider upgrading to one with a rain water sensor to avoid over-watering your lawn.
Why it matters: Your grass does not get all it needs from the soil alone. Fertilizer plays an important role in a healthy lawn while minimizing weeds and pests. Use the correct fertilizer for your grass to achieve optimum results.
Does your lawn need a little more TLC? Check out our "Complete Guide to Yard Cleanup" for step-by-step instructions and expert advice.
Having a well-manicured lawn and lush landscaping does more than boost your home’s curb appeal. Having a healthy, thriving yard gives you and your family a beautiful outdoor space to enjoy, and even has a positive impact on the environment. |
0.974525 | What does it mean if a solid is malleable?
If a solid is malleable it means, it can be converted into thin sheet without breaking. For example- most metals are malleable. |
0.919036 | Tofu, or bean curd, is a soft white food made by coagulating soy milk, and then pressing the resulting curds into blocks. It is of Chinese origin, and part of East Asian and Southeast Asian cuisine such as Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Indonesian, Vietnamese and others.
Left: Tofu block sold in markets from China to South East Asia.
There are many different varieties of tofu, including fresh tofu and tofu that has been processed in some way. Tofu has very little flavor or smell on its own, so it can be used either in savory or sweet dishes, and is often seasoned or marinated to suit the dish.
Tofu is low in calories, contains a relatively large amount of iron and contains little fat. Depending on the coagulant used in manufacturing, the tofu may also be high in calcium and/or magnesium.
Tofu is made by coagulating soy milk and pressing the resulting curds. Although pre-made soy milk may be used, most tofu producers begin by making their own soy milk, which is produced by soaking, grinding, boiling and straining dried (or, less commonly, fresh) soybeans.
Despite the daunting variety, tofu products can be split into two main categories: fresh tofu, which is produced directly from soy milk, and processed tofu, which is produced from fresh tofu.
Tofu has very little flavor or smell on its own. Consequently tofu can be prepared either in savory or sweet dishes, acting as a bland background for presenting the flavors of the other ingredients used. As a method of flavoring it is often marinated in soy sauce, chilis, sesame oil, etc.
In Asian cooking, tofu is eaten in myriad ways, including raw, stewed, stir-fried, in soup, cooked in sauce, or stuffed with fillings. The idea of using tofu as a meat substitute or vegetarian dish is not common in East Asia. Many Chinese tofu dishes include meat.
Left: Tofu with soy sauce and a carrot in a decorative cherry blossom shape.
In Western cooking, generally, the firmer styles of tofu are used for kebabs, mock meats, and dishes requiring a consistency that holds together, while the softer styles can be used for desserts, soups, shakes, and sauces.
Firm western tofus can be barbecued since they will hold together on a barbecue grill. These types of tofu are usually marinated overnight as the marinade does not easily penetrate the entire block of tofu (techniques to increase penetration of marinades are stabbing repeatedly with a fork or freezing and thawing prior to marinating). Grated firm western tofu is sometimes used in conjunction with TVP as a meat substitute. Softer tofus are sometimes used as a dairy-free or low-calorie filler. Silken tofu may be used to replace cheese in certain dishes (such as lasagna).
Tofu and soy protein can be industrially processed to match the textures and flavors to the likes of cheese, pudding, eggs, bacon etc. Tofu's texture can also be altered by freezing, pureeing, and cooking.
In the Americas, Europe, Australia and New Zealand, tofu is frequently associated with vegetarianism and veganism as it is a source of high-quality, non-animal protein.
Left: Burmese tofu, fresh ready to be eaten as a salad or fried (tofu fritters shown here with a few potato fritters on top). |
0.949203 | Our county (city, village, township, province) is making a Comprehensive Plan now. What is that? Is it related to Agenda 21?
Yes. A Comprehensive Plan is also called a General Plan, and is mandated/required by State law. It is a long range plan for the physical development of the jurisdiction. It may be called Your Town 2020 or 2035, or something similar. You get it from your Community Development/Planning Department. The law requires specific contents of the General Plan (transportation, biological resources, community develoment, energy, and our personal favorite; the Socioeconomic Element.
The Socioeconomic Element will generally include: Community participation (Delphi meetings), Public Safety (Community Oriented Policing), Environmental Justice (curbing or eliminating industry), Child Care (child endangerment/family law), Education (indoctrination), Economy (picking winners and losers), Parks and Recreation (bike lanes).
In this way, Agenda 21/Sustainable Development is implemented and justified for the masses. |
0.99945 | Can we really know what outcomes are likely? It may not be as far-fetched as it sounds. Predictive analytics can give us a highly accurate “Crystal Ball,” allowing us to see into the future, leveraging insights gleaned from large data sets and advanced machine learning (ML) algorithms.
Predictive analytics is the use of data, algorithms, and ML techniques to assign ‘scores’ to various user segments based on historical data. Its goal is to assess a likelihood of future events — such as a purchase or customer churn — so that a specific action can be taken. Using predictive analytics, we can know with a high degree of certainty the outcomes for future customers and business activities.
Marketing teams can reap rich rewards from predictive scoring, but its benefits also extend to the supply chain, operations, product, maintenance, finance, and customer service teams as well. All of these functions can benefit from using predictive techniques to improve business results and here are some examples of how they’re used.
In modern growth marketing efforts, churn is a crucial statistic. The old axiom rings true, “It’s cheaper to keep an existing customer than to find a new one.” Predictive retention models can identify which customers are most likely to churn — and companies can respond by reaching out to them with education on product benefits or other promotions. Predictive scoring can also identify a set of behaviors in customers who are less likely to churn. Messaging likely churners and steering them to adopt behaviors of customers who are less likely to churn is a valuable outcome for any business.
If you’re a retailer selling a variety of products, predictive scoring can help you tailor your ‘recommended for you’ product placements by analyzing historical customer data and applying customer profiles to offer look-alike targeting for optimal conversion. For example, someone who has purchased hiking boots might be shown advertising for other outdoor gear — while someone who has bought kitchenware might be shown ads for kitchenware.
If you are responsible for customer support or hardware maintenance and repair — perhaps monitoring through IoT devices — knowing which components are most likely to fail would allow you to be proactive rather than reactive, thus avoiding unscheduled downtime and planning for replacement or maintenance of parts based on real-time data rather than schedules. Information gathered on product lifecycle and failure rates can be valuable for product and engineering for future development, and can be used to inform pricing strategy on warranties and service contracts.
Predictive scoring can be used in industries like gaming to help determine which features — or which interfaces — to include for upcoming releases. A recommendation engine might give you a score for features with various attributes. Information such as what competitors are doing can also be incorporated. This can be useful for companies with limited resources who want to make release decisions quickly and efficiently.
Predictive scoring can be used for valuable combinations of data in retail: a real-time, single view of inventory across a large number of SKUs in a wide variety of categories and locations as well as an additional layer of geographic sales data. The layers of data can be combined to identify buying patterns that can inform pricing and promotional strategy as well as inventory.
The business world is highly inefficient — with processes that are wasteful and not terribly effective. Applying empirical data to business processes has numerous benefits, helping identify valuable customer segments and much more. With the rise of predictive analytics, companies will be able to delight their customers with experiences tailored to their preferences, operating within an efficient and aligned organization. To learn more, download Harness the Power of Prediction to Boost Campaign Response. |
0.986827 | I would recommend Spiceworks since can give you details that some other apps might be skipping out just like agent-less scanning that provides complete system details, including things like license keys for Microsoft software and toner levels on printers, the ability to manage Active Directory users and policies.
For sure the Purchasing tracking system will give you a hand to develop the IT Budget and track down your top ten assets requirements.
The software provides a complete inventory even if stretched over multiple locations and networks; a complete ticketing system, knowledge base system and many other tools that are of good quality to manage day to day incidences and requests.
Voici quelques-unes des questions fréquentes sur Spiceworks.
Q. Quels sont les types de licence disponibles pour Spiceworks ?
Q. Quelles sont les principales fonctionnalités du logiciel Spiceworks ?
Nous n'avons pas d'informations sur les fonctionnalités de Spiceworks.
Q. Qui utilise Spiceworks ?
Q. Dans quelles langues Spiceworks est-il disponible ?
Q. Spiceworks prend-il en charge les appareils mobiles ?
Q. Avec quelles applications Spiceworks peut-il s'intégrer ?
Q. Quelles sont les ressources d'aide disponibles pour Spiceworks ? |
0.932331 | What are air switches and air push buttons how do they work?
Air switches and air bush buttons are used to control electrical devices without having a live circuit near the spa water. Air push buttons and switches are commonly used on spa baths, hot tubs and older spas. They are very simplistic.
Air switches are not to be confused with the air push button which is the user interface, the air switch is actually the control (switch) hooked directly to the device that is being controlled.
As an example, an air push button sits at the edge of the spa bath. It has a small plastic hose that runs from the bottom of it to the air switch. The air switch can be housed in an air switch box or in the device itself.
When the air button is pushed, the bellows inside of it pressurizes air which in turn pressurizes the bellows in the air switch and that bellows activates the switch. The switch turns a pump, blower or lights on accordingly.
Air switch boxes can have timers and can control multiple circuits with one push button. |
0.999 | What is the maximum thickness of a desk that the bracket (lowest piece) can fit around? The top of my desk is exactly 2" thick. Would that bracket fit around a 2" tabletop?
BEST ANSWER: Hi, the clamp on this mount opens to a little over 1.5 inches, so it won't fit the 2" tabletop. You could check out the following mounts that could all work with a 2" desktop: Product #s: 5402, 7562, 16245, and 15526. Thanks.
What is the diameter of the post? Would like to install on a shelving rack. Thx.
BEST ANSWER: Hi, the diameter is 25mm or almost 1". There is a link to a document that shows the dimensions towards the bottom of the product page if you need to look up other dimensions. Thank you.
I cannot use a clamp style. Can this be installed as a drill through?
BEST ANSWER: It's not built for that. You would have to manually modify it significantly to mount it like that. It would probably require power tools and the handyman skills to do it.
What color is the center pole?
BEST ANSWER: Hi, the center pole is a shiny silver/chrome color. Thanks.
how does the square piece attach to the back of the existing monitor?
BEST ANSWER: Hi, mounting hardware (screws and washers) are included for use with monitors with VESA mounting that matches the square pattern on this mount. Most modern screens already have the VESA mounting pattern standard, but you would need to check your specific monitor since some manufacturers may not have it. Thanks.
Will this handle a 14lb 34" screen with vesa 100mm?
BEST ANSWER: Hi, this could work but you would need to check if the monitor would fit. This mount has a maximum height of 16", if the center of your monitor's VESA mounts is less than 16", then it could work. However note that you will be limited height adjustment options by going above the recommended screen sizes. Thanks for checking.
Super solid construction, those black parts might look plastic but they're TOUGH steel or aluminum. My desk is a little weird so setup was different but now I have a monitor mounted above my iMac and it works fantasticly.
Needs a lot of room!
I used this mount to install a TV in a travel trailer. The space for it was limited, and I wound up having to reduce the length of the vertical bar so that the mount would fit the space between a shelf and the ceiling of the trailer. I succeeded in trimming it. However, because of the way the mount is made, the TV points slightly upwards.
Mounts to tables up to 4cm thick and the clamp part is 7cm long by 6.6cm wide , which means it won't work on desks like IKEA MELLTORP or TÄRENDÖ. For thick tables probably look for 5402 (no portrait position I think) or 7562 (more expensive and assembly required).
I can't comment on whether the monitor will sag since I support it with an empty bottle. For $25 there isn't really much to complain. "3-way adjustable" gives good flexibility, I pull it out to use and stow it back when I'm done.
I purchased this unit expressly to use at home in my recording studio for voice-over. It took about fifteen minutes to set up. The unit was stiff and made me a little anxious about adjustments initially. Once I'd broken it in a bit, however, it was easy enough to adjust.
I was impressed enough with the stand, that I purchased another unit for my desk at work. It was quickly noticed by my co-workers, and has subsequently become the standard for our developers to use when coding, because it allows the screen to easily rotate 90 degrees to present the code in portrait view.
I rated this as 4 stars due to some areas where it could improve: greater ease in adjusting the height and greater firmness in the tilt. I think 4.5 stars is more accurate, but it wasn't an option. Regardless, it's a safe purchase, and Monoprice's support of their products is second to none.
Flexible in terms of placement and most adjustments.
CONS: A little stiff initially.
Making adjustments to the vertical placement requires using the Allen wrench.
The tilt component is not as firm as I would like it to be.
Stand had a design flaw. There are 4 tiny screws which attach the black base to the chrome post (it is not welded). The threads are very small. The screws pull out of the post and the stand and your monitor come crashing to the ground. I have submitted a support ticket, don't know what Monoprice will do, but I would stay away from this. The monitor I was supporting only weighed 6 lbs, so it was not overweight.
Works well and is sturdy.
CONS: VESA screws provided are slightly to long for for Monoprice 28" monitor (product number 13809).
Great mount, and surprisingly well built given the cost. It was missing one allen key, and the duty really did sour the buy, but, after it's up and mounted with the monitor, it looks and functions great.
Doesn't hold the specified weight. While it held my 24" Toshiba display without issue, it buckled under the weight of my 27 lb, 27" iMac. Tightening the arms with a socket wrench helped for a few hours, but it didn't take long for the monitor to sag back to the desktop surface.
PROS: Easy to install & very adjustable.
CONS: Can't hold the specified weight.
Thank you for your review and truly sorry to hear about the sag issues experienced with PID 6421. If I may ask, can we try swapping the iMac and its VESA plate to the other arm that is working with the Toshiba display? Please let me know your results so we can best look into this issue with you. Also, if possible, please send me a picture of the sagging arm. My apologies for the trouble and thank you in advance!
Very good desk mount for monitors. Has 2 VESA mount sizes (75 mm and 100 mm). Fits my ASUS and Dell 24" monitors perfectly. Saves space. I thought I'd have a problem with my particle board desk, but monitor mount works fine. I bought one and liked it so much, I bought another identical mount for another monitor. Saves space and works much better than a monitor stand.
PROS: Very adjustable stand. I'm a college student and have a small desk. When I need to read, I simply push monitors back to make room for my books.
Not impressed. Pro's and Con's about cover it - it works for the most part, but is pretty terrible in almost every way possible.
PROS: - It holds the monitor off your desk.
- If untouched, it doesn't move around.
CONS: - Rotation is way too easy, no detent or even significant friction holding the monitor in position.
- Height adjustment had better not be an ongoing thing, as it is very difficult and requires tools.
- Angle adjustment is easy when going up, but rather tough when going down.
- Pivots on the arm are too stiff, so it is difficult to get the monitor closer, further, or otherwise moved without slipping on the post. |
0.999998 | How can I protect my home against carbon monoxide?
Carbon monoxide is an odorless, colorless gas that can be easily generated by many home appliances. Although it presents a danger any time of year, it is a particular concern during colder months, when families run furnaces and heaters more frequently.
Carbon monoxide poses significant risks inside the home. Symptoms include headaches, dizziness, upset stomach and confusion. Too much carbon monoxide can be fatal. Every year, it sends more than 20,000 Americans to the emergency room and kills more than 400, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Any appliance or motor that burns fuel generates carbon monoxide, including fireplaces, portable heaters, gas-powered generators, gas-powered furnaces and appliances, and automobiles.
As long as these motors vent carbon monoxide exhaust outside, you're safe. So, the most important step in protecting your home is making sure your appliances are regularly inspected and maintained. A licensed HVAC technician will always check a furnace's venting during a seasonal tune-up.
Your stove, dryer and fireplace can all generate carbon monoxide, and it can back up into the home if the vents get stopped up. Make sure the chimney flue remains clear of obstructions, keep your dryer vents clean, and run your kitchen exhaust fan when you use your stove.
Carefully read and follow the directions to any fuel-powered device you purchase. Never use a portable generator or grill indoors.
You can further protect yourself with a carbon monoxide monitor and alarm. If you do purchase an alarm, make sure it is battery-powered or has a battery backup, and check the batteries regularly. Verify that the alarm is certified through Underwriters Laboratories. Place alarms near sleeping areas so they'll alert everyone in the household even while they're asleep. The Environmental Protection Agency cautions not to rely exclusively on alarms as they can create a false sense of security. An alarm is no replacement for well-maintained appliances.
An attached garage can be a source of carbon monoxide leakage. Cold weather tends to depressurize homes, which can help draw in carbon monoxide from attached garages.
But you can protect your home from garage leaks with a few basic steps. Garage-based appliances such as water heaters and furnaces still need to be properly vented. Be sure not to idle your car for long periods in a garage. Seal up the walls connecting the attached garage to the home, and make sure the door between garage and living area is tightly sealed with weather-stripping. An energy auditing specialist can confirm that your garage is safely protected from leaks. Consider installing an exhaust fan in your garage and run it on a timer whenever you enter or leave the garage in a car.
If you suspect that you or any family member is suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning, the EPA suggests you turn off combustion appliances, leave the house and get fresh air immediately. Go to the emergency room and tell the physician you suspect carbon monoxide poisoning.
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0.999999 | When we were first attuned to Reiki, most of us were taught a set of hand positions. This systematic procedure helps ensure that the seven major chakras receive Reiki. Additional positions were also taught to cover other areas of the body and for grounding. Many of us were also advised to cup our palms and to move our hands slowly from one position to the next. This is believed to help maintain better contact with Reiki. Some teachers also advise students to take off jewellery and to make sure that their hands and feet are never crossed, as all of this is supposed to disrupt the flow of energy. These tips offer invaluable guidance to someone who is new to the world of energy and is just beginning to develop sensitivity to it. But with time and practice, our intuitive capacities grow stronger. This can only happen if we trust our intuition and follow its guidance, rather than stubbornly hold on to rules and guidelines that helped us when were beginners.
Between the first and second degree, I sincerely followed all the guidelines that had been given to me and it was certainly a great help. Sometime after the second degree though, things began to change. I found that Reiki flowed even when I had jewellery on or had my arms and legs crossed. I also found that my hands began to move randomly from position to position. They moved with such force that there was no way I could be systematic even if I wanted to.
I was rather alarmed at these happenings and shared this with my teacher, who assured me that it is perfectly normal. That was one of my first lessons in learning to trust my intuition. I subsequently gathered the courage to put aside rules that weren’t helping me anymore.
When we are new to Reiki, we are instructed to place our hands over each position for a certain period of time, generally around two to three minutes. Reiki music with bells that go off at periodic intervals (as an indication to change positions) is available. But with regular practice, we realise that every chakra has different needs. It makes more sense to place our hands over each chakra until it receives the amount of energy it needs, rather than rely on an external timer. No clock can be more accurate than the one we have inside.
A Reiki friend of mine shared an experience that may help us appreciate the benefits of being intuitive. This woman became part of a group that meets every month for Reiki practice. One day during practice, the facilitator observed that she was not moving her hands slowly from one position to the next and pointed out that she must follow the rule of moving them slowly. No doubt the facilitator had good intentions when she pointed this out. However, this piece of advice had no benefit for this woman. She was flowing with Reiki as per intuitive guidance and was so deeply relaxed in the process. Being forced to follow this rule disrupted the flow and took the joy out of her experience.
Reiki is here to help us relax and feel peaceful. It is also amazing at helping us become intuitive. This is a gift that we can make use of. Reiki is unconditional love. It is not going to stop working just because we do it differently from time to time. A useful guideline is to follow rules when you are new to energy work. As you progress, it may be of more benefit to trust your intuition and flow with your experience. If something feels right when you give yourself Reiki, do it. If not, don’t do it. It’s as simple as that! The only thing that matters is that you feel the energy and enjoy the experience.
That’s so true. Thanks Haripriya for that note 🙂 Many a times, I feel like drawing only those symbols that I resonate with more, than all that I have been taught in Usui and Karuna Reiki so far. But eventually end up drawing all of them during self-healing, so as not to go against the norm. There is no harm in doing that, but it does take away the fun when it becomes a compulsion.
Happy to hear this Anisha 🙂 Thanks for sharing. Love and Light.
OMG Haripriya! I had been struggling with this since my 2nd attunement! time and time again, my teacher has been insistent on “rules”. I feel that Reiki is energy and there are no rules; just heart! The guidelines are in place to teach us, but it seems the essence and beauty of Reiki is lost once we restrict ourselves to following just the guidelines. Your article has helped me understand, what I have been feeling, better.
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0.999993 | We're getting ready to pack up the house and move back overseas -- our stock of bittersweet chocolate has dwindled to nothing, but we still have a fair amount of good-quality unsweetened chocolate. How can this recipe be adjusted?
I understand your question as, how do I use unsweetened chocolate to replace bittersweet chocolate.
If yes, one guideline is to use, for every ounce (approx 30g) of bittersweet chocolate, half oz (15g) unsweetened chocolate and 1 tbsp (15g) sugar.
So, for 3 oz bittersweet choc, use 1.5 oz unsweetened choc and 3 tbsp sugar.
This is not baking, however, so you could adjust the sugar slightly up or down, depending on your tastes, or after you've made the recipe once with unsweetened choc and the sugar. |
0.958186 | Two peptide agonists, eight nonpeptide agonists, and five nonpeptide antagonists were evaluated for their capacity to regulate FLAG (DYKDDDDK)-tagged human κ opioid receptors (hKORs) stably expressed in Chinese hamster ovary cells after incubation for 4 h with a ligand at a concentration ∼1000-fold of its EC50 (agonist) or Ki (antagonist) value. Dynorphins A and B decreased the fully glycosylated mature form (55-kDa) of FLAG-hKOR by 70%, whereas nonpeptide full agonists [2-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-N-methyl-N-[(2R)-2-pyrrolidin-1-ylcyclohexyl-]acetamide (U50,488H), 17-cyclopropylmethyl-3,14-dihydroxy-4,5-epoxy-6-[N-methyl-trans-3-(3-furyl) acrylamido] morphinan hydrochloride (TRK-820), ethylketocyclazocine, bremazocine, asimadoline, and (RS)-[3-[1-[[(3,4-dichlorophenyl)acetyl]-methylamino]-2-(1-pyrrolidinyl)ethyl]phenoxy] acetic acid hydrochloride (ICI 204,448) caused 10–30% decreases. In contrast, pentazocine (partial agonist) and etorphine (full agonist) up-regulated by ∼15 and 25%, respectively. The antagonists naloxone and norbinaltorphimine also significantly increased the 55-kDa receptor, whereas selective μ, δ, and D1 receptor antagonists had no effect. Naloxone up-regulated the receptor concentration- and time-dependently and enhanced the receptor maturation extent, without affecting its turnover. Treatment with brefeldin A (BFA), which disrupts Golgi, resulted in generation of a 51-kDa form that resided intracellularly. Naloxone up-regulated the new species, indicating that its action site is in the endoplasmic reticulum as a pharmacological chaperone. After treatment with BFA, all nonpeptide agonists up-regulated the 51-kDa form, whereas dynorphins A and B did not, indicating that nonpeptide agonists act as pharmacological chaperones, but peptide agonists do not. BFA treatment enhanced down-regulation of the cell surface receptor induced by nonpeptide agonists, but not that by peptide agonists, and unmasked etorphine- and pentazocine-mediated receptor down-regulation. These results demonstrate that ligands have dual effects on receptor levels: enhancement by chaperone-like effects and agonist-promoted down-regulation, and the net effect reflects the algebraic sum of the two.
This work was supported by National Institutes of Health Grants DA17302 and DA04745.
ABBREVIATIONS: KOR, κ opioid receptor; U50, 488H, 2-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-N-methyl-N-[(2R)-2-pyrrolidin-1-ylcyclohexyl]acetamide; U69, 593, (5α, 7α, 8β)-(+)-N-methyl-N-(7-[1-pyrrolidinyl]-1-oxaspiro[4,5]dec-8-yl)benzeneacetamide; ICI 204, 448, (RS)-[3-[1-[[(3,4-dichlorophenyl)acetyl]-methylamino]-2-(1-pyrrolidinyl)ethyl]phenoxy] acetic acid hydrochloride; TRK-820,17-cyclopropylmethyl-3,14-dihydroxy-4,5-epoxy-6-[N-methyl-trans-3-(3-furyl) acrylamido] morphinan hydrochloride; Nor-BNI, norbinaltorphimine; EBP50/NERF-1, Ezrin-radixin-moesin-binding phosphoprotein-50/Na+,H+-exchanger regulatory factor-1; ER, endoplasmic reticulum; CHO, Chinese hamster ovary; FLAG, DYKDDDDK; FLAG-hKOR, FLAG-tagged human κ opioid receptor; R(+)-SCH 23,0390, (R)-(+)-7-chloro-8-hydroxy-3-methyl-1-phenyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-3-benzazepine hydrochloride; DMEM, Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium; FBS, fetal bovine serum; PVDF, polyvinylidene difluoride; PAGE, polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis; CHO-FLAG-hKOR, CHO cell lines stably expressing FLAG-hKOR; BFA, brefeldin A; PBS, phosphate-buffered saline; Dyn, dynorphin; GPCR, G protein-coupled receptor; ICI 118,551, (±)-1-[2,3-(dihydro-7-methyl-1H-inden-4-yl)oxy]-3-[(1-methylethyl)amino]-2-butanol. |
0.999927 | Nostradamus recalls the glory of Carthage.
+ The Roman historian Livy mentions that Hannibal's father forced his son to promise eternal hatred against the Romans.
+ Hannibal was a Punic Carthaginian military commander, generally considered one of the greatest military commanders in history. His father, Hamilcar Barca, was the leading Carthaginian commander and statesman (leader of the Barcid family) during the First Punic War. He may have been responsible for creating the strategy which his son Hannibal implemented in the Second Punic War to bring the Roman Republic close to defeat.
+ One of his most famous achievements was at the outbreak of the Second Punic War, when he marched an army, which included war elephants, from Iberia over the Pyrenees and the Alps into northern Italy.
+ In his first few years in Italy, he won three dramatic victories—Trebia, Trasimene, and Cannae, in which he distinguished himself for his ability to determine his and his opponent's strengths and weaknesses, and to play the battle to his strengths and the enemy's weaknesses—and won over many allies of Rome.
Qu'avint viendra par Babel(1) aux Romains.
In the past than will come to the Romans through Babel(1).
1- BABEL: Modern day, Tower of Babel ruins is on the outskirts of ancient Babylon (current day Iraq).
2 - FROM ORIENT TO ISRAEL, SPAIN & FRANCE.
1 Rivers: Muslim troops reach these rivers of Israel, French and Spain.
2 Mules or Asses: Symbol of the U.S. Democratic Party. Now run the country and be defeated militarily.
Who made this map forgot the Rhone river, the river most mentioned by Nostradamus.
1- CAMEL: Camels have been used militarily, especially, for his ability to frighten horses, a quality famously used by Achaemenid Persians when fighting against Lydia. Moreover, the Persians used to use camels as trains to transport supplies weapons and equipment.
Horses hate the smell of camels that are nearby, even becoming difficult to control.
The rivers are the front lines and Muslim troops suffer a decisive defeat near the Alps.
3 - HANNIBAL KEEPS HIS PROMISE.
Hannibal's father forced his son to promise eternal hatred against the Romans.
to trouble Hadrie(1) and the heirs of Romulus(2).
the temples of Malta and nearby islands to be deserted.
+ Option A: Adria is a town and comune in the province of Rovigo in the Veneto region of Northern Italy, situated between the mouths of the rivers Adige and Po.
+ Option B:Atri (Greek: Ἀδρία or Ἀτρία; Latin: Adria, Atria, Hadria, or Hatria) is a comune in the Province of Teramo in the Abruzzo region of Italy. It has a population of over 11,500 (2001). Atri is the setting of the story The Bell of Atri.
2 Romulus: Romulus and Remus are the twin brothers and central characters of Rome's foundation myth.
(3) After Libra will leave her Phaethon.
1 -Urn: Perhaps "Democracy" or "People" but the interpretation depends on the use of the urn. Is a funeral urn?
+ Is the symbol of death? because one of the things Deucalion did was to repopulate the earth.
2 -Deucalion:In Greek mythology, Deucalion (Ancient Greek: Δευκαλίων) was a son of Prometheus; ancient sources name his mother as Clymene, Hesione, or Pronoia.
+ Son of Prometheus who reigned in the regions near Phthia.
+ Phthia (Φθίη ancient Greek, ancient Phthíê, modern Fthíi) is an ancient region of Greece, in the south of Magnesia, on both sides of Mount Othrys. It was the home of the tribe of the Myrmidons, who participated in the Trojan War commanded by Achilles.
+ The anger of Zeus was ignited by the hubris of the Pelasgians, and he decided to put an end to the Bronze Age. Lycaon, the king of Arcadia, had sacrificed a boy to Zeus, who was appalled by this savage offering. Zeus loosed a deluge, so that the rivers ran in torrents and the sea flooded the coastal plain, engulfed the foothills with spray, and washed everything clean.
+ Deucalion, with the aid of his father Prometheus, was saved from this deluge by building a chest (literally “chest” like the Bible's “ark,” which means “box”) Like his Biblical equivalent Noah and Mesopotamian counterpart Utnapishtim, he uses his chest to survive the deluge with his wife, Pyrrha.
3: I do not know yet but the story of Phaeton is very sad: He drives the chariot of the sun and does great harm to the land, and eventually dies.
5 - FRENCH FLEET DEFEATED, ISLANDS CAPTURED.
1 Tricast: Perhaps Tricastin (Provenca, France) and Nuclear site.
+The Tricastin is an area around Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux in Provence, France. The name derives from the Gaulish tribe Tricastini, which was part of the confederation of the Cavares. The capital of the region, Saint-Paul was named Noviomagus before becoming Augusta Tricastinorum under Augustus's reign, and later Colonia Flavia Tricastinorum.
During Middle Ages, a confusion between Tricastini and Tria Castra (Three Castles) is responsible for the modern name of Trois Châteaux.
Nuclear threat and Avignon will be the capital of France.
Addenda et corrigenda Nov. 24, 2012.
Barbarian expelled until way back as far as Tunisia (1).
+ Ancient Carthage was a Semitic civilization centered on the Phoenician city-state of Carthage, located in North Africa on the Gulf of Tunis, outside what is now Tunis, Tunisia.
+ For much of its history, Carthage was in a constant state of struggle with the Greeks on Sicily and the Roman Republic, which led to a series of armed conflicts known as the Greek-Punic Wars and Punic Wars. They also had to deal with the volatile Berbers, the indigenous inhabitants of the entire area where Carthage was built.
+ Hannibal's invasion of Italy in the Second Punic War culminated in the Carthaginian victory at Cannae and led to a serious threat to the continuation of Roman rule over Italy; however, Carthage emerged from the conflict weaker after Hannibal's defeat at the Battle of Zama in 202 BC. Following the Third Punic War, the city was destroyed by the Romans in 146 BC. However, the Romans refounded Carthage, which became the Empire's fourth most important city and the capital of the short-lived Vandal kingdom. It remained one of the most important Roman cities until the Muslim conquest when it was destroyed a second time in 698.
Hannibal came to France via Spain.
+ It appears that he will be able to break five defenses (or walls) along the Rhone River and so it came to Avignon.
Last Battle near Avignon. See Luberon & Durance river.
Le roy de Bloys dans Avignon regner.
The king of Blois to reign in Avignon.
Jusques a cinq le dernier pres de Nole (o Nolle, Nolie ....).
Five till the last one near Nole ( or Nolle, Nolie ....) .
+ But Avignon will be the capital of France because there is no other choice?
+ What horrible things can happen in the rest of France?
In the early Spring of 217, Hannibal left his winter quarter at Bologna, traversed the Apennines and ravaged Etruria (modern Tuscany). During a minor engagement, he lost an eye (although some historians claim that he suffered from opthalmia).
+ If you remember the story of Anibal you can easily understand what Nostradamus is explained using the history of the Roman Empire. It is Obvious.
+ It's another way of telling the Muslim invasion of Europe.
Soon I'll include nostradamus texts in which these words appear: vendredy, venus, Jeudy, Jupiter, Saturn ...... related to the Muslim world.
Maybe I can to learn English.
I just applied the Set Theory to the work of Nostradamus.
And also use a map to place each thing in a certain place and so I get a story that is ordered like a narrative.
There are more quatrains about Tunisia that I have not included, it is possible a sequel or addition.
Good Bye and Merry Christmas 2012.
Tell me why are we, so blind to see. |
0.999998 | London's Mayor, Sadiq Khan is a vocal critic of President Trump. But while America propers he works vigorously to take rights away from his constituents.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan is cracking down on the wave of violence that is plaguing London from … eating.
As The Daily Wire reported, in April, Khan, responding to the pervasive wave of knife attacks plaguing the city, had announced that the city was creating a "violent crime taskforce of 120 officers" tasked with rooting out knife-wielding individuals in public spaces; roughly $50 million would be given to the Metropolitan Police department to arm officers against knife attacks.
Can someone explain to me what is the point of this man?
London seems to think that government is the answer to everything. Trump is proving them wrong while the rest of the world watches and laughs. |
0.933676 | What does it mean "to undo the branches"?
What is the rest of the sentence?
Ask again with it in context. We would really need to know more about the topic before being able to explain what the writer meant by that phrase (it's not a common phrase used in American English).
It is not a 'set phrase' in English; it doesn't have an immediately clear and definable meaning. ... It may be just 'poetic': I could imagine a big plant or bush that has grown without any 'training' or 'trimming' by human gardeners so that its branches are all intertwined with each other; in 'undoing' them, some person is trying to order them differently, straighten them out, or 'un-entwine' them. But that is just *my* imagination at work when I type that. Your help would be appreciated in supplying the sentence in which you found this phrase. Thanks. |
0.999999 | Here are some basic facts about the amount and number of plastic bottled used each year in the U.S. alone.
Only some of these discarded plastic bottle are actually being recycled. The majority end up in land fills and other waste depositories. The environmental impact from this waste is staggering to consider.
What are the Global Consequences?
Ultimately, not all the plastic waste or global garbage is processed in any environmentally friendly manner. A considerable amount is simply dumped into the ocean. The biodegradable waste is broken down by the sun, surf, and salt water, however, the non-biodegradable waste (such as plastic) simply floats with the ocean currents.
Some ocean currents known as Gyre's move in a circular motion and create a vortex of moving water from with little ever escapes. There are two such Gyre currents in the North Pacific. One is located between Japan and Hawaii while the other is located between Hawaii and the west coast of the U.S. Together these gyres cover most of the northern Pacific Ocean and have become the site of an unusually intense collection of man-made marine debris, known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch or the 8th Continent.
Due to the location of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch (in international waters) and the estimated cost to clean it up, no country has been willing to take any responsibility for this ecological catastrophe. In other words, the Great Pacific Garbage Patch continues to grow into the largest ecological disaster in human history. |
0.892233 | A: My grandma bought me some chocolates yesterday.
B: That is an impressive-looking box.
A: She said they were imported chocolates.
A: I don't know, but it sounds impressive.
B: I think it means that they come from another country.
A: Would people go through that much trouble for candy?
B: Chocolate is considered a delicacy in some places.
A: It's ironic that it's almost worthless here.
B: Have you tried it yet?
B: Well, that's imported chocolate for you! |
0.999536 | The debate between football and soccer has existed ever since Americans started calling the game in which the feet rarely ever touch the ball, 'football', and came up with a completely different word for the game which is called 'football' everywhere else. The difference between both the games is highlighted in the article below. For the sake of avoiding overall confusion, the word 'football' here will refer to American football, the game which predominantly involves handling the ball, and 'soccer' will refer to the game where the ball is touched by foot, or Association football as it is also known as.
It is the older game between the two.
Although no one knows who invented soccer, the formal rules as they are followed today, the current framework of the game was given in the mid-1800s. The Football Association was established in England, and the popularity of the game has spread ever since.
The game has been exported to several countries, and almost every country in the world plays the 'beautiful game'. In fact, with a fan base of more than 3.5+ billion people worldwide, it is the number one sport in the world. As the rules are set by the Football Association, Americans refer to this game as 'association football', shortened later to become 'soccer'.
The game is played predominantly with the feet. Only the goalkeeper is allowed to use his hands to touch or hold the ball, and that too within a certain part of the pitch (the D near the goal).
The game goes on for 2 halves of 45 minutes each, plus, there is time added on at the end of each half for stoppages in play.
The objective of both teams is to defend their goal and attack the goal of the opposition.
At the end of playing time, the team which scores more goals wins. Each goal counts as 1, and needs to be kicked into the net.
American football, on the other hand, is a game which is a mixture of rugby and soccer.
As the legend goes, some kid at university clearly thought that playing the ball with the feet was too boring, and thought it would be a good idea to pick up the ball in his hands and run unchallenged instead. The story may or may not be true, but the Rugby Union football was born.
This game is played with 11 players in each team. The official duration of the game is 4 quarters of 15 minutes each.
Points can be scored in 3 ways - to begin with, the touchdown, which occurs when a player completes an offense by running into the goalposts carrying the ball. One touchdown is worth 6 points.
Next, a field goal, one of the very few instances where the ball touches the feet. When the ball is kicked over the crossbar and through the posts, it is called a field goal, and is worth 3 points.
The third way to score points is called the safety. The safety is actually points scored by the defense during the opposition's offense. If an offensive player is successfully tackled, and goes out-of-bounds, or drops the ball in his end zone, the defending team scores 2 points.
As we can see, at the end of this debate, both games are exciting to watch and play. American football, obviously is very popular in North America. Rugby is played a lot in countries like England, France, New Zealand, Australia, etc. Soccer, on the other hand, is the most popular sport around the world. |
0.999736 | Nowadays more and more people go in for extreme sports like skateboarding, base jumping, parachute jumping, mountaineering and others. They believe that extreme sports help to build character.
In my opinion, extreme sport is a good way for a person to develop him or her physically and psychologically. As to the character, it is really the fact that extreme sport helps to increase willpower, persistence, and patience. Firstly, if you do any of extreme sport, you are often exposed to danger. You have to compel yourself to overcome fear and to move forward. Secondly, extreme sport is often a team activity. For example, mountaineering is usually done by a group of people who are dependent on each other. So they have to trust and help each other, otherwise they cannot achieve their goals. However, there some people who think that people do not necessarily need to do extreme sports to build character. Their reason is that there are a lot of other means of personal development, which are safer and more comfortable. For example, reading books or watching films about heroes and their valorous actions can help you cultivate your mind and character. As for me, I cannot adopt this point of view because of its deficiency. I strongly believe that you need action to improve yourself.
To sum it up, building character is a serious work, which demands a lot of strain. I am convinced that extreme sport is a sure way to this goal. |
0.702606 | The Czech Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west, Austria to the south, Slovakia to the east and Poland to the northeast. The capital and largest city, Prague, has over 1.2 million residents. The Czech Republic includes the historical territories of Bohemia, Moravia, and Czech Silesia.
The Czech economy gets a substantial income from tourism. Prague is the fifth most visited city in Europe after London, Paris, Istanbul and Rome. In 2001, the total earnings from tourism reached 118 billion CZK, making up 5.5% of GNP and 9% of overall export earnings. The industry employs more than 110,000 people – over 1% of the population. The country's reputation has suffered with guidebooks and tourists reporting overcharging by taxi drivers and pickpocketing problems mainly in Prague. Since 2005, Prague's mayor, Pavel Bém, has worked to improve this reputation by cracking down on petty crime and, aside from these problems, Prague is a safe city. Also, the Czech Republic as a whole generally has a low crime rate. For tourists, the Czech Republic is considered a safe destination to visit. The low crime rate makes most cities and towns very safe to walk around.
There are several centres of tourist activity. The spa towns, such as Karlovy Vary, Mariánské Lázně and Františkovy Lázně and Jáchymov (very high radioactivity), are particularly popular relaxing holiday destinations. Architectural heritage is another object of visitor's interest – it includes many castles and chateaux from different historical epoques, namely Karlštejn Castle, Český Krumlov and the Lednice–Valtice area. There are 12 cathedrals and 15 churches elevated to the rank of basilica by the Pope, calm monasteries, many modern and ancient churches – for example Pilgrimage Church of Saint John of Nepomuk is one of those inscribed on the World Heritage List. Away from the towns, areas such as Český ráj, Šumava and the Krkonoše Mountains attract visitors seeking outdoor pursuits.
The Czech Republic has a number of beer festivals, including: Czech Beer Festival (the biggest Czech beer festival, it is usually 17 days long and held every year in May in Prague), Pilsner Fest (every year in August in Plzeň), The "Olomoucký pivní festival" (in Olomouc) or festival "Slavnosti piva v Českých Budějovicích" (in České Budějovice).
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Note: The air ticket submitted along with the visa application should show the departure date after at least seven working days. The Embassy will not accept cases which show the travel date before the required processing time.
The applicant should have a passport valid for at least 90 days beyond the date of expiry of the requested visa (photocopies of the pages with photograph, validity, present address and all valid visas of UK, USA, and other Schengen Countries). Passports valid for more than 10 years will not be accepted as the main required travel document. It is mandatory to have two blank pages opposite to each other.
Original visa application form, can be downloaded from the site. The first 3 pages of the form must be filled out completely with a ballpoint pen (no red ink) or a typewriter.
One recent passport-size photograph (35 x 45 mm) against a light background, 60-80% face coverage, glued (not stapled to the upper part of the first page of the application). Photograph should not be more than 3 months old.
Documents regarding assurance of the means of stay e.g. Hotel Voucher. Overseas travel medical insurance valid for all Schengen-countries .The insurance has to cover the applicant for at least.
In case of long stay, a recent Bank Statement or a letter from the host or sponsor in the Czech Republic confirming support during the visit and the capacity to do so. The Czech Immigration Officer at border crossings might request such documents.
Bank Statements for the last six months (photocopy).
Educational Certificates and Leave Certificate.
The duration of the visa issued is dependent on the air ticket and on the discretion of the embassy.
Processing time could be 7 to 10 working days or more.
In some cases the decision making process can last up to 30 days. The Embassy cannot guarantee issuance of any visa. Their decision is final and irrevocable.
Passport valid for at least 90 days beyond the date of expiry of the requested visa.
Photocopies of the pages with photograph, validity, present address and all valid visas of UK, USA, and other Schengen Countries).
Passports valid for more than 10 years will not be accepted as the main required travel document.
It is mandatory to have two blank pages opposite to each other.
The first 3 pages of the form must be filled out completely with a ballpoint pen (no red ink) or a typewriter.
One recent passport-size photograph (35 x 45 mm) against a light background, 60-80% face coverage, (not stapled to the upper part of the first page of the application).
Photograph should not be more than 3 months old.
A Covering letter from the Indian Company explaining the purpose of the visit.
The Applicant must submit a valid invitation verified by the Foreigner's Police of the Czech Republic (in original).
Applicant must also have evidence of financial resources of at least US $500.
Refundable caution money may also be asked. It depends on case to case.
Documents regarding assurance of the means of stay e.g. Hotel Voucher. |
0.999999 | What is the social learning perspective?
The social learning perspective was introduced by Albert Bandura, and it has become one of the most influential and widely used theories of learning and development. Although it is rooted in numerous concepts of conventional learning theories, he believed that in most cases, direct reinforcement does not completely account for all the different types of learning.
Bandura’s theory incorporated a social element in the learning process, and he stated that individuals learn new concepts by observing others. This is referred to as observational or modeling, which is a type of learning that is used to explain different types of behaviors.
There are three important concepts involved in social learning theory. One of these is the fact that people learn as they observe other individuals. Another concept is that there are internal mental states that serve as an important part of the process. Lastly, social learning realizes the fact that just because one thing is learned, this does not always lead to changes in a person’s behavior.
According to Bandura, people learn when they observe, and it was based on his experiment and analysis of how children learn and mimic behaviors they see in others. There are three essential models of learning through observation such as a live model that is involved in an individual acting out or showing a particular behavior, a verbal instructional model that includes explanations and descriptions of the behavior, and a symbol that may be a fictional or real character that displays behaviors in films, online media or TV programs.
The theory also states that a person’s mental condition is essential to learning. Bandura explained that environmental or external factors are not the only things that influence behavior and learning. Intrinsic motivation can serve as a form of reward, and this includes a sense of satisfaction, accomplishment and pride.
This also places an emphasis on internal cognitions that aid in connecting theories of learning to the different developmental theories. While a number of textbooks consider social learning perspectives as linked with behavioral theories, it is more appropriate to consider this approach as a social cognitive theory.
Learning does not always entail behavior changes since not all behaviors that people acquire are learned effectively. There are several other factors that involve the learner and model, and these perform a strong role in the success of social learning.
By gaining an understanding of this theory, managers can devise ways to help their team members learn effectively and gain greater success as professionals. |
0.991443 | Stopping troublesome dog behaviors is often a matter of understanding what is contributing to the behavior in the first place. Are you at the point of screaming at your dog to stop digging? Do you reprimand your dog for digging hours after the crime has been committed?
Learning how to stop a dog from digging involves understanding why your dog has dug in the first place. Dogs dig to relieve boredom, to create shelter, to bury leftover food, and to escape. All of these motives are preventable and should be limited as much as possible by the responsible dog owner.
It is important to remember that digging is a normal dog behavior, and is more deeply engrained in some breeds than others. The most troublesome breed is, to no surprise, the Terrier Group, whose name actually comes from the Latin for "put to earth." This should tell you something about this kind of dog! They can be very rascally and, rather than seeking to stop their behavior altogether, you should only aim for a compromise.
Thus, you need to meet your dog's digging instincts halfway and provide an area where it is acceptable for your dog to dig. Use sand or loose earth, and encourage the dog to dig only in that spot by burying treats for it to discover. Reward its efforts with praise for digging there, and use a consistent command to stop digging in other areas. To distract your dog from digging in unsuitable areas, show him a toy and lead him to the proper digging area. Once he begins to dig in the correct area, PRAISE HIM IMMEDIATELY.
If a dog is digging to create shelter from the cold, look at providing an insulated doghouse, or a pet door that is always accessible for getting in and out of the house. When the weather is hot, make sure adequate drinking water is always available to help your pet regulate their body heat. Digging is likely a shelter issue if you see them lying in the holes they have dug out. This is a natural behavior for dogs that comes from their days in the wild, so accommodate the behavior by removing the need for them to dig shelters in the first place. Provide a small wading pool for the dog to cool down in, or a special shaded area.
Boredom is another common reason for digging. Dogs need stimulation and activity, and will do what they can to entertain themselves if you do not provide adequate opportunities. Make sure your pet gets taken for walks regularly, arranging for someone else to take them if you are not available. Engage them in games, with a ball or Frisbee. AVOID aggressive games like tug of war or wrestling, which encourage chewing and biting.
While you shouldn't spoil your dog with affection unless he behaves well, make sure you do give it enough attention so he doesn't feel the need to engage in attention-seeking behaviors. If they do develop annoying or destructive habits, remember that even negative attention from you is still attention, and this may be what they are craving.
Therefore, prevent chewing before it becomes an issue simply by showing your dog some love, spending quality time with him, and exercising and mentally challenging him. Finally, remember to discipline him correctly. Physical or verbal punishment is rarely an effective strategy to stop your dog from digging, and should be avoided. Instead, make it clear what is and isn't acceptable, and be consistent in reminding your dog of this. |
0.997756 | Why hike it when you can run it? Increasingly more tour companies offer guided trail runs from Cusco to the lost Incan city of Machu Picchu. Along the several-day-long excursion, you can take in mountains, lush cloud forests and jungles, along with plenty of Inca paving stones, tunnels, and fortresses. Then you descend upon Machu Pucchu and its Sun Gate. |
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0.999974 | I have read Amity & Sorrow in April 2013, so more than two years ago, and I am still, to this day, haunted by it. This incredibly vivid and emotional tale imprinted itself on my memory. I still remember how I felt while reading it - scared, moved, worried and, above all, fascinated and frustrated.
This book took me way outside of my comfort zone and it was one incredibly powerful and enlightening experience for me as a reader and as a human being. The story revolves around some truly difficult and serious subjects and it explores themes that are more than just disturbing to read about. And yet, the author navigates these themes so swiftly and with so much conviction, you can't help being mesmerized.
Amity & Sorrow tells a sad and harrowing tale of a mother and her two daughters running away from a polygamous compound. Amity and Sorrow are the names of the two teenage girls who have never left the compound before and all they know is what they've witnessed and been taught within its walls. Their mother makes the decision to run away from that place, and we only later on find out why. It's not an easy decision to make for her, not by a long shot. She is escaping from her own husband who happens to be the leader of the cult. She drives for days without sleep, until finally the exhaustion takes over and she crashes the car in rural Oklahoma. There, they meet a local farmer, Bradley, who is dealing with his own demons. An unlikely friendship sprouts between them - strained and unwanted at first, but ultimately healing and desperately needed. Until their past catches up with them and refuses to let go again.
This book is about so many things, but most of all it's about sacrifice, redemption, weakness and finding strength to break away. It's about the poisonous religious cults, sexual abuse disguised as devotion, misplaced trust and starting from scratch, no matter how scary or painful or impossible-seeming it might be.
Once again I find myself wishing there was a *DISLIKE* button on Goodreads "reviews". How incredibly closed-minded and ignorant some of these "reviewers" can be.
Case in point: A girl picks up a book depicting the reality of a religious cult and gives it a one-star rating based on the fact that it doesn't have STRONG and INTELLIGENT female characters.
It's like deciding to read Twilight and complaining that it isn't about faeries.
First of all: THINK for a moment. Religious cults prey on weak and emotionally damaged people with diminished intellectual abilities. People who are scared, often paranoid, unable to function on their own. These people join the cult because they desperately seek validation, security, protection, and the feeling of belonging somewhere. They want their lives to be meaningful (i.e. they want to serve God and lead an idealistic life). These people are like children - they are dependent on the leader and believe in everything he says. How can you expect those people to be intelligent and strong. They wouldn't be in the cult in the first place!
Second of all: I hate people who bash books just because they don't like the idea behind them. I don't like cults either. They horrify me and I could never relate to people who make a concious decision to join one. But that doesn't mean I don't appreciate a well written issue book, no matter how frustrating and appalling the subject matter. In a similar way, I appreciate other issue-driven books (bullying, homophobia, alcoholism, etc), but that doesn't mean I necessarily "enjoy" the issues depicted in them.
Dear GR "reviewer", please grow a brain. And learn to use it. You're at risk of becoming a cult member yourself.
So yeah, there you have it. I'm not proud of it. OK, maybe I am (just a tiny bit). Anyway, my point is, not many books can get me so riled up, I actually go venting around. I enjoy books illuminating controversial subjects and taboo topics, but I don't usually go all ballistic on people if they don't agree with my personal opinion. I do feel kind of bad, but hey, for the sake of honesty, I'm putting it all out there for you today. |
0.956442 | Mono County is a county located in the east central portion of the U.S. state of California, to east of the Sierra Nevada between Yosemite National Park and Nevada.
Mono County was formed in 1861 from parts of Calaveras County, Fresno County and Mariposa County.
In the county the population is spread out with 23.00% under the age of 18, 10.30% from 18 to 24, 33.40% from 25 to 44, 25.60% from 45 to 64, and 7.60% who are 65 years of age or older.
Mono County is a county located in east central California, in the Sierra Nevada Mountains between Yosemite National Park and Nevada.
The only incorporated city in the county is Mammoth Lakes, which is located at the foot of Mammoth Mountain ski resort.
Also located in Mono County is Bodie[?], the official state ghost town.
Mono County was created by an act of the Legislature on April 21, 1861, and was the first of the mining counties to be organized as such on the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada mountains in the state of California.
Mono Lake and the surrounding area is famous for its water fowl population and thousands of seagulls use the locality for one of the largest rookeries in the west.
The county is capable of accommodating a much larger population than it now has and in its strategic position as the center of a vast scenic area along U.S. Highway 395, between the populous areas of Southern California and the equally interesting and beautiful cities of Nevada.
Mono County is a county located in east central California, to east of the Sierra Nevada between Yosemite National Park and Nevada.
The county is named after Mono Lake which, in 1852, was named for a Native American tribe that inhabited the Sierra Nevada from north of Mono Lake to Owens Lake.
The tribe's western neighbors, the, called them monachie meaning "fly people" because the pupae of a fly was their chief food staple and trading article.
Mountainous Mono County is situated in the center of California's wild and scenic Eastern Sierra region.
Mono, considered one of the West's top hubs for outdoor recreation, presents an austere, yet inviting high-altitude destination.
Access to Mono County is via Interstate 395, a four-season highway that travels north-south, or from the west via several highways that close seasonally due to snow.
Mono County is located on the eastern slopes of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, running from its southern border with Inyo County to the State of Nevada in the north.
From its eastern border with the State of Nevada, the county extends 38 miles westward and upward into the Sierras at elevations of 5,500 to 13,000 feet.
The mission of the Superior Court of California, County of Mono, is to preserve the rights and liberties guaranteed by the California and United States Constitutions through the consistent and impartial interpretation and application of the Law, and the even-handed resolution of disputes arising under the Law.
----- Mono County was created by an act of the Legislature on April 21, 1861, and was the first of the mining counties to be organized as such on the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada mountains in the state of California.
----- Mono Lake and the surrounding area is famous for its water fowl population and thousands of seagulls use the locality for one of the largest rookeries in the west.
-----The county is capable of accommodating a much larger population than it now has and in its strategic position as the center of a vast scenic area along U.S. Highway 395, between the populous areas of Southern California and the equally interesting and beautiful cities of Nevada.
Mono County is a county in eastern California, along the Nevada border.
In 2004, early results indicated that Mono County was a tie.
Along with neighboring Alpine County, Mono is one of several formerly ultra-Republican counties to have switched into the Democratic column in the 2004 Presidential election.
Mount Morgan is a peak in the Sherwin Range of the Sierra Nevada.
It lies in Mono County, California, between McGee Canyon and Hilton Lakes.
It is not to be confused with the Mount Morgan that lies southwest of Little Lakes Valley, only 14 km (9 miles) to the SSW.
MONO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA ----- Mono County was created by an act of the Legislature on April 21, 1861, and was the first of the mining counties to be organized as such on the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada mountains in the state of California.
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Mono Lake, a vital habitat for millions of migratory and nesting birds.
Mono County, CA Mono County is one of 58 counties in California.
This was a decrease of -.68% from the 2000 census.
In 2002, the per capita personal income in Mono County was $28,713.
Mono Creek, California, Vermillion Dam to Mono Diversion, 13 miles away, class IV(V), 1.5 miles long.
California Courts Directory does not claim or accept any responsibility for the information listed in the Mono County, Ca.
There is a Mono County Superior branch court in Mammoth Lakes.
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Mono County, California Mono County is a county located in east central California, to east of the Sierra Nevada between Yosemite National Park and.
Mono County, California CA, county profile, with sections on demographics, cemeteries, the economy, government, history and politics.
Mono County was created in April 21, 1861, and was the first of the mining counties to be organized as such on the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada mountains in the state of California.
The Sierra Nevada boundary is dominated by three towering peaks which rise to an elevation of over 13,000 feet; Mt, Dana, the loftiest, Mt, Lyell and Castle Peak.
Mono Lake is a fascinating and unusual body of water lying at the beginning of a chain of 21 extinct volcanic cones.
Mono, county (3,046 sq mi/7,889 sq km; 1990 pop.
Recreational region (hiking, camping, hunting, fishing, winter sports); includes saline Mono L., in center; Mammoth Lakes and June L. in SW; Mammoth Mt. Ski Area; many other small lakes (fishing), part of John Muir Trail on W boundary and scenic wilderness preserves.
Mono County offers beautiful scenery, fishing, skiing and other outdoor recreational opportunities.
Lundy (North County Times) A tunnel of crooked aspens with dancing yellow leaves leads toward Lundy Lake Road in the Eastern Sierra.
Fishing (Sacramento Bee) The California Department of Fish and Game has entered into a public-private partnership with the Hot Creek Foundation to improve operations at the Hot Creek Trout Hatchery in Mono County.
Mono Creek, California, Vermillion Dam to Mono Diversion, 12 miles away, class IV(V), 1.5 miles long.
Summer activities in the canyon include hiking, fishing, boating, horseback riding, and lakefront and streamside camping.
Mono County offers a multi-faceted experience that takes you high into the California Countryside.
The county has a great Website where you can start to plan your visit; see the Info Box for contact details. |
0.94035 | Gansu is the main birthplace of Islam in China, and also the main spreading area of Islam branches. Diversity of sectarian is a major feature of Gansu Islam.
Gansu Islam has a history of more than 1,300 years since its introduction into Gansu province, but the history of sectarian division is relatively short. This 300 years of history of sectarian division can be roughly divided into two periods.
The first period was from the late Ming dynasty to the years of Emperor Xianfeng in Qing dynasty, that is to say, the middle and later periods of the 17th century to the late 19th century, lasting for 200 years or so. The second period spanned the late Qing dynasty and the Republic of China.
During the first period, with the Arab and central Asian Islamic Sufi mysticism faction thought introduced in Gansu, Gansu Islam began to appear sectarian divide, forming the four Sufi denominations and many other branches, which were called Menhuan by people later. Muslims who do not accept the Sufi doctrine and still maintain the original religious system are known as the Gedimu, also known as the Zungu.
The second period was the formation, development and differentiation of the Ihwani denomination who mainly advocated "respecting the classics and changing the customs". In addition, during this period, there were also factions called "sinologists", which were characterized by collective economy.
Thus, after two periods and more than 300 years of development, the pattern of religious division has basically taken shape in Gansu Islam.
Islam is one of the major religions in Gansu with a long history and a large number of religious believers. At present, there are six ethnic groups who believe in Islam in Gansu province. They are Hui, Dongxiang, Bao’an, Sala, Kazak and Uygur, with a total of 1.68 million people. The Muslim population of Gansu accounts for 6.57 percent of the total population of the province and is distributed in 86 counties, cities and districts of the province. The population of Islam in Gansu is mainly concentrated in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture (more than 101,800 people), Tianshui city (more than 228,000 people), Pingliang city (152,000 people) and Lanzhou city (more than 97,000 people).
Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture in Gansu Province, was called "Hezhou" in ancient times, and had the title "China little Mecca". During the Qing Dynasty, Western China Islamic academic culture center transferred to the Hezhou from Chang'an (today's Xian). All denominations of the Islam built mosques in Hezhou. Today's Linxia is distributed intensively more than 2500 mosques with various styles. Rich Islamic cultural infiltration can be found in each corner of Linxia.
There are 4606 mosques in Gansu province, mainly including Lanzhou Xiguan mosque, Tianshui Houjie mosque, Lintan South mosque and Linxia Nanguan mosque.
Lanzhou Xiguan Grand Mosque is the center of the Muslim religious activities in Lanzhou City. Lanzhou Qiaomenjie Mosque, located in Qiaomen Lane in the Huis region in the south of the Zhongshan Bridge, can hold one thousand people's worship at the same time. |
0.998217 | There is one single point in the review UI that does not fail to irritate me when I see it.
It's about how to understand the close reason Off topic->Bug reports.
I know that it has been discussed before, for example in "Bug reports and problems with the development version of Ubuntu should be reported on Launchpad", which concluded it would be good to make some changes in the text.
I'd like to understand why the problem still exists - the technical execution of the solution seems to be replacing a single UI text with the same meaning, but more clear.
Possibly there is a clear consensus that the text should be better, and how the meaning should change - but no documented consensus on the exact text change. It could be that the problem of the text has multiple aspects, and the existing proposals fix only part of it - that's at least not obvious.
Of course it can just be some problem of planing or scheduling the implementation.
What makes it so annoying to me it a chain of events that must be pretty common. The reason it always causes some confusion for me may be that I once remembered something inconsistent about it.
It goes like this: While reviewing close votes, first posts or low quality posts, it's common to come across a question representing a bug report in an obvious way.
My intuition tells me that it's clear cut - it's off topic because it's a bug report, so I'll go choose the close reason "off topic as bug report".
And I get confused because that text does not end after the second word.
It's that all I know about the question is that it is a bug report. So from plain logic, I can not make any other qualifications above that.
Is it true that the close reason applies to all bug report questions, or is the idea to prefer other close reasons about it, like "not about Ubuntu", "about an end of life version"?
An interesting point is that the information whether it should be reported at Launchpad has some value. But that would require to understand the bug report much deeper, to decide which software seems to be broken, and whether that software is available in the standard repositories.
The current message seems to send all bug reports to launchpad, right?
Maybe the solution is not to say what the sentence is saying in a more clear way, but instead say something more clear in the first place, simplifying the meaning?
I decompose the message I assume that the reporting of a problem specific to a certain version of a certain software is a bug report.
All bug reports and some other bug reports go to Launchpad because it's useful.
Do we actually mean that?
IMHO, the phrase "Bug reports and problems specific to development version of Ubuntu should be reported on Launchpad so that developers can see, track and fix these issues." is an excellent reason and doesn't need to be clarified or restated in any way. It not only indicates where bug reports should go, but also why. While there are many confusing things in life, I don't believe this is one of them.
As I believe we comment as to which bug we are referring to on current releases prior to voting to close as a bug, I don't perceive a problem here. If someone has a problem with a current version, if we read and comprehend the question I don't see how it gets tagged and closed innapropriately (even if newer versions are mentioned in passing) "Due to this I'm considering an upgrade to 16.04" doesn't indicate (at least to me) that the user is running that newer version.
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0.991809 | Going for "strange" until I get a little more experience before making a more serious effort at "scary."
I've been entertaining the idea of an animate statue of a gargoyle which regularly tries to wear people as hats. Mostly harmless, except when someone places an actual hat on its head, at which point its behavior will range between mildly upset, when no one wearing anything to match is around, to extremely violent, when surrounded by people and decorations adorned to match whatever it's wearing. I understand that "rage" states are fairly unpopular, but the article will indicate that this behavior is likely intentional on the statue's part, in order to mitigate the anomalous effects of extended exposure to hats. I have not yet decided what these effects will be. I've written up an incomplete draft, if it helps you get a clearer picture of what I'm going for here.
You had my attention until the rage state.
Furthermore, there's no need to sign off on your posts. We can see your name right there.
So seeking out people for use as headwear is still okay?
People are going to get on your case for having a 2-dimensional room, and even more so for making it cubic. Just FYI.
A healthy three-toed sloth is to be kept nearby SCP-XXXX's containment unit to serve as its target during active phases. In the absence of a sloth, a snail, tortoise, or D-Class may be used as a substitute.
…wait what? That… if you can actually justify this, you have my attention.
Nothing which might be construed as headwear may be brought within SCP-XXXX's chamber except for testing purposes. This includes improvised materials, such as towels or newspapers folded into the shape of a hat.
Would glasses count? What about hearing aids? Wigs?
SCP-XXXX is a 5 meter tall statue of a vaguely humanoid creature with grotesque features.
…normally, I would say that's bad tone, but considering gargoyles are made to be grotesque… it actually kinda works. Damn.
Testing indicates that it is composed entirely of granite, despite being unusually resistant to damage. SCP-XXXX is indistinguishable from a normal statue when exposed to sunlight, and is considered dormant while in this inanimate state.
1) Most gargoyles are found on cathedrals, and most cathedrals aren't made out of granite. For reference, Notre Dame in Paris and the National Cathedral in Washington, DC are both made out of Limestone.
2) The "dormant in sunlight" thing is taken directly from Disney's Gargoyle's. That's a big fat no-no. Come up with something original.
SCP-XXXX will frequently seek out a nearby member of kingdom Animalia and attempt to place it upon its head. Targets are typically unharmed; injuries which do occur are typically the result of panicking subjects falling off or making contact with the points of the creature's horns.
It has come to my attention that people are not wearing enough hats. You have my attention, good sir.
When an object intended to be worn on the head is placed on SCP-XXXX, it enters an agitated state, becoming increasingly violent as its surroundings become more consistent with its manner of attire.
aaaand you lost it. Here's an idea: instead of going into a rage state, how about it turns the hat into something it's more comfortable with wearing? Like, for example, a fedora could turn into a falcon, or a top hat turning into a rabbit. Or better yet, the hat just changes to look like that creature, and doesn't actually take on any characteristics beyond the visual?
Considering it's only a rough draft, I don't think it's half-bad. Cut the rage state and find a more interesting effect, and you have a deal.
Prehaps its hat state is still to much like a rage state despite you explaining otherwise, I think if it was a panic state, that would be much better and more distinct from a rage state.
Lost me at rage state, too.
Maybe it doesn't like actual hats at all, and just tears apart any hat put on its head in a calm, methodical manner, forming the strips into a request to not do that again.
Also, if you want it to be partially inanimate at times, instead of sunlight (which as Ihpkmn pointed out is a Disney rip-off), why not make it animate if it does not hear a bell every hour. Ties it into their classic placement on cathedrals and what not.
Then again, I don't see why it needs to be inanimate - it could just move very, very slowly, the speed increasing the longer it has been without a hat. It could even be dangerous from that - if it goes without a hat for too long, its speed reaches the point where anything it puts on its head dies/is injured from the velocity. |
0.999975 | Police in Hudson, New York, broke into a car earlier this weekend to rescue an elderly woman who was "freezing to death."
Police received a call from an upset citizen who saw an elderly woman frozen inside a Subaru parked on the street.
Officers arrived to the scene to find a woman wearing an oxygen mask. Authorities say she appeared to be unresponsive.
Police say it was about 8 degrees outside and the car was covered in snow, which indicated that the vehicle had been parked overnight.
So as any officer would do, they broke the window and found the woman was actually a mannequin. The mannequin has clothing glasses, skin and age marks on her face, and even teeth.
There might be a perfectly logical explanation to this.
The car owner apparently arrived and said he uses the dummy for his job selling medical training aids, and he will not be facing any charges.
Police day the owner was "incredulous" that police broke the window to rescue the mannequin. |
0.998501 | Solar Power for the same cost At least according to the calculations of one analyst, a 12.5 MW solar power system installed by First Solar for Sempra Generation produces electricity at a lower cost, without any subsidies, than conventional fossil fuel generated power. Mark Bachman, at Pacific Crest, concluded that the electricity from the First Solar system cost $0.075 per kilowatt hour to install, while conventional power cost $0.09 per kWh. Technology as finally got us were we need to be start switching to solar, now we need to implement it on a larger scale.
Has not got anything to do with being right or left, has to do with the reality that "we" are not totally responsible. That "totally manmade" is a fabrication of the left wing trolls!! Are we responsible for some, of course but 100%, not even close. If we are going to make a change then it has to be done in a responsible manner, "baning" cars sounds good but not realistic.
Ah yes, the cry of the "man-made climate change" nuts. And resistance based on "misunderstandings", no its based on common sense. You can only go to electric cars when you have the infrastructure in place to support them. |
0.943039 | How to solve the Tower of Hanoi Puzzle with arbitrary initial and final configurations?
In the basic tower of hanoi puzzle all the disks are initially on one peg (e.g. on the first one).
conveys some abstraction of what has happened.
There is a legend about an Indian temple which contains a large room with three time-worn posts in it surrounded by 64 golden disks. The priests of Brahma, acting out the command of an ancient prophecy, have been moving these disks, in accordance with the rules of the puzzle. According to the legend, when the last move of the puzzle is completed, the world will end. The puzzle is therefore also known as the Tower of Brahma puzzle. It is not clear whether Lucas invented this legend or was inspired by it. The Tower of Hanoi is a problem often used to teach beginning programming, in particular, as an example of a simple recursive algorithm. |
0.977679 | The Cake Engineer: Christmas Cookies!!
While Christmas may be over, cookies are always in season!
So even though this post comes a little late for the holidays, you can still make your own fabulously decorated cookies using any of the techniques I'll talk about in this post.
These cookies were about a 4 day process.
I simply used my favorite childhood sugar cookie recipe, and then wrapped it up and stored it in a tupperware in the fridge overnight.
Day 2: Roll, cut and bake!
I rolled out my dough on a Sil-pat on a cookie sheet, and cut right on there, removing the dough between the cutouts. In this way, I didn't have to move the cookies once they'd been cut. (This helps keep shape distortion to a minimum.) While I had to cook them in smaller batches, I'd just rinse the sil-pat and alternate it to another cookie sheet between batches.
All the cookies received a base coat of smooth royal icing... how to do this?
I used this recipe for the royal icing: Royal Icing Recipe, more or less. I used a little more water than the recipe called for, so as not to give myself carpal tunnel while doing the piping. Also, I made part of the batch stiff and part of the batch runny. Even for the stiff batch, I used a little extra water. When I was satisfied, I took some out and put it in a parchment cone (to be used right away), and put a little more in 3 different containers: one for white decorating, one for green, and one for blue. (Note: keep the icing covered when not in use-- royal icing hardens quickly when in contact with air.) The remaining icing I watered down significantly so that the features in the mixing bowl disappeared after about 10 seconds. This is what gives the cookies their smooth finish.
To ice the cookies, I used the parchment cone that I filled with white icing to pipe a dam along the edge (this could also be done with a #2 tip). After I piped all the dams, I filled in the cookies carefully with the thinner icing, which I think I did with a cut disposable pastry bag, though I don't actually remember anymore.
I piped on a few stripes of green into the wet icing and swirled with a toothpick to make the patterns in the background. I only did this on a few of the cookies.
The whole icing process took a couple of hours. Then, I let the cookies dry overnight.
Most of these designs were piped on using parchment cones and the reserved icing (white, green, and blue).
Some of the snowflakes were brushed with pearl dust or sprinkled with white sanding sugar (over a layer of brushed on piping gel) before I piped the design in white or blue. Some featured silver dragees, which I applied using a tweezers or a bamboo skewer with a little bit of piping gel on the tip to hold the dragee.
The one on the left has sanding sugar, the one on the right is brushed with pearl dust.
These both have 1 or more royal icing dots and pearl dust.
These were 2 of my favorites-- just pearl dust, white piping, and silver dragees.
I thought these were cute too. Green piping, and silver dragees.
Sometimes I used a paintbrush to blend the frosting a little.
I liked the sanding sugar applied selectively to the tree. I brushed on some piping gel using a paintbrush and then sprinkled the sugar so it would only stay where I wanted it.
To do the holly tree, I used some store bought sprinkles that contained holly and berries, and selectively stuck on using small dots of royal icing and a bamboo skewer with a little piping gel on the tip to pick up the sprinkles.
I drew the design on this one using Wilton food color pens. Neat, right?
They came out pretty tasty too!
I packed them all up in cling wrap and in baggies with some air inside of tupperwares and packed them all in my (checked) suitcase to take home for the holidays. None broke, and they were a big success! |
0.950616 | Eleanor Plantagenet, born in 1162, was the wife of Alfonso VIII of Castile, daughter of Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine, sister of kings and a queen; mother of several queens and a king. This Eleanor was the first of a long line of Eleanors of Castile. She was also known as Eleanor Plantagenet, Eleanor of England, Eleanor of Castile, Leonora of Castile, and Leonor of Castile. She died on October 31st, 1214.
Eleanor was named for her mother, Eleanor of Aquitaine. As a daughter of Henry II of England, her marriage was arranged for political purposes. She was paired with King Alfonso VIII of Castile, betrothed in 1170 and married sometime before September 17, 1177, when she was fourteen.
Eleanor was granted control in her marriage treaty of lands and towns so that her own power was nearly as much as her husband's.
The marriage of Eleanor and Alfonso produced a number of children. Several sons who were, in turn, expected heirs of their father died in childhood. Their youngest child, Henry or Enrique, survived to succeed his father.
Alfonso claimed Gascony as part of Eleanor's dowry, invading the duchy in his wife's name in 1205, and abandoning the claim in 1208.
Eleanor wielded considerable power in her new position. She was also a patron of many religious sites and institutions, including Santa Maria la Real at Las Huelgas where many in her family became nuns. She sponsored troubadours to court. She helped arrange the marriage of their daughter Berenguela (or Berengaria) to Leon's king.
Another daughter, Urraca, was married to the future king of Portugal, Alfonso II; a third daughter, Blanche or Blanca, was married to the future King Louis VIII of France; a fourth daughter, Leonor, married the king of Aragon (though their marriage was later dissolved by the church). Other daughters included Mafalda who married her sister Berenguela's stepson and Constanza who became an Abbess.
Her husband appointed her as ruler with their son upon his death, and also appointed her executor of his estate.
Although Eleanor thus became the regent for her son Enrique on her husband's death, in 1214 when Enrique was only ten, Eleanor's grief was so great that her daughter Berenguela had to handle the burial of Alfonso. Eleanor died on October 31st, 1214, less than a month after Alfonso's death, leaving Berenguela as her brother's regent. Enrique died at age 13, killed by a falling roof tile.
Berenguela (1180 - 1246) - she married Conrad II of Swabia but the marriage contract was annulled. She married Alfonso IX of Leon, but that marriage was dissolved on grounds of consanguinity. She became regent for her brother Enrique (Henry) I, and became Queen of Castile in her own right when he died in 1217. She abdicated right after that, and her son Ferdinand III of Castile brought together Castile and Leon.
Enrique (1184 - 1184?) - heir during his very short life - there is some doubt that this child existed.
Urraca - Urraca of Castile, Queen of Portugal (1187 - 1220), married to Afonso II of Portugal.
Blanca - Blanche of Castile, Queen of France (1188 - 1252), married the future Louis VIII of France, crowned Queen in 1223. She served as regent of France after Louis died and before their son was of age.
Fernando (1189 - 1211). Died of a fever, heir to the throne at that time.
Mafalda (1191 - 1211). Betrothed to Ferdinand of Leon, stepson of her sister Berenguela.
Constanza (1195 or 1202 - 1243), became a nun at Santa Maria la Real at Las Huelgas.
Leonor - Eleanor of Castile (1200 or 1202 - 1244): married James I of Aragon but separated 8 years later, with consanguinity as the grounds.
Enrique I of Castile (1204 - 1217). He became king in 1214 when his father died; he was only 10. He died three years later, struck by a tile that fell from a roof. |
0.943093 | Psychology being categorised under the name science, can often lead to disputes within the field of sciences. Psychology is the observation of behaviour and thought process of the human mind, within itself it is a vital source of knowledge, such as how biology, chemistry and physics provides a source of knowledge that is vital to humans and the environment. Science can be seen as the study of natural behaviours and physical aspects of the world, this definition within itself accompanies itself with the idea that psychology is a science, as behaviours are studied within the field of psychology.
Eysenck and Keane (2000) believed that to make something a science it must have the following features, controlled observation, in which a specific manipulation is observed to see the effects. Secondly objectivity, as when data has been collected objectively it reduces the possibility of bias, thirdly testing theoretical predictions, because if a theory is not tested there is no evidence to provide if it is right or wrong.
Fourthly is falsifiability, which means the scientific theory has the potential to be proved wrong by evidence, fifthly is the unifying theory which is every subject within the sciences has a unifying approach all theories are based off. Finally there is the fact of is any research conducted replicable, as it is hard to rely on studies that could provide inconsistent findings. Although providing clear guidelines on what makes a science, there are still some aspects which make the divide not as clear as believed.
For example psychology uses the scientific method in some of the studies conducted, which is used throughout science for all research, so this aspect can be seen to make psychology a science. Too many the field of psychology is classed as a science; the science of the mind, as it looks at the most complex thing on Earth, the human mind, all theories on behaviours and thoughts stem from psychology (BBC, 2013).
In many areas psychology and the three sciences (physics, biology and chemistry) have similarities, for example, the sciences can be seen as reductionist as they try to take a complex behaviour or physical problem and break it down in to a simpler form. Many theories within psychology on similar problems can also be seen as reductionist as it aims to take complex behaviours and thoughts and break it down in to easier components to study.
An example of this can be shown by Freud (1909), Freud believes behaviour stems from the unconscious mind, making it a reductionist as it does not take biology or other factors in to account. Reductionism can be seen to be an advantage when it comes to conducting a study as it means testable predictions can be created, and then can be carried out in a controlled experiment. Although by making a reductionist theory can also cause disadvantages such as falsifiability. Popper (1963) believed falsifiability was key to science, as science does not seek to prove its own theory right, but tries to confirm it as wrong.
This means that if a theory is un-falsifiable then it is not scientific, psychology in many sectors is falsifiable through problems such as reductionism, but there are also theories that are un-falsifiable as they are untestable such as many of Freuds (1909) theories display, for example the Oedipus complex can neither be proven nor disproven. As well as having issues with falsifiability psychology also lacks the objectivity needed for science to make it truly scientific, as without objectivity the research is prone to becoming bias.
Even in experiments such as Skinners (1956) rat experiment can be shown to be subjective, because although the rat is pressing the lever and the lever presses are recorded automatically, it is still down to the opinion of the researcher on when he believes the rat has learnt by pressing the lever they get a treat. This can be counteracted on the bases that psychology has the unique position of studying the human mind which in itself is difficult to operationalize, as not all parts of the behaviour and thoughts can be measured scientifically, which unlike atomic mass or miles per hour in science can be.
Science within itself can also come across problematic issues over control and objectivity. An example of this is the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle “The more precisely the position is determined, the less precisely the momentum is known in this instant, and vice versa. ” (Heisenberg, 1972) which means if something is precisely measured, and a hypothesis is believed to be true, it can often distant the researcher from the actual result. An issue with measuring investigations using the scientific method in general is it can restrict and affect answers within itself.
An example is it can be argued that laboratory experiments are very artificial, so do not provide a clear picture of what would happen in real life terms. As well as sharing similarities with science on the basis they both have issues with control and objectivity, they both also share the same goals. They have three aims, the prediction, understanding and control over a study. Scientists and psychologists both put a theory forward, these theories in both cases lead to a creation of a hypotheses, this is the prediction.
The next step is the understanding which is when you receive results from a prediction it should give the researcher and anyone reading the report a greater understanding of that subject. Control is the final step, the knowledge gained from the proven hypothesis provides knowledge which can be used to alter certain factors in the world. The three aims of science are according to Allport (1947), psychology follows these same three aims throughout studies, reporting and publishing work just as biology, chemistry and physics do.
Throughout psychology the scientific method is used, but not in all areas although science has default problems itself with the scientific method. So it cannot always be said subjects within science always stick within the scientific boundaries themselves. Another point within psychology is psychology is a ‘new’ science, biology, chemistry and physics have been in service for a good period longer, so it may be in time more likely to be classed as a science.
Nevertheless Miller (1983) would argue psychology is just a pseudoscience, an approach that claims to be scientific but does not have the key principles of science, he claims this can be dangerous as psychology is claiming to be a science, it provides the false ideal that their findings is ‘fact’. Although in comparison it could be argued that there is no ultimate knowledge of human’s behaviours and thoughts, so there must be a science to take over this role of discovering behaviours and thoughts.
Science may study the physical aspects of the brain e. g. hormones that can be proven through empirical evidence, but it does not study the unknown areas such as behaviours, this is where psychology can provide answers. For example Piaget’s (1966) stages of development theory, that people develop starting at the pre-concrete stage and move throughout these stages until they reach the formal stage, science does not provide an answer for how humans develop in this sense.
In conclusion psychology may seem like a vague subject with no clear goals or guidelines, but it does have aims, its aim is to study the mind, the way people behave and think. Science still has unexplainable occurrences, that have no empirical evidence so in turn cannot be falsified, which in itself should make it not scientific. Psychology can provide answers for what science cannot explain, such as how memories are stored, psychology provides a theory for this whereas science does not. In conclusion psychology can be seen as a science to explain human behaviour that other sciences cannot. |
0.999963 | Homeless in America I never imagined that I would be homeless. Although I have read this statement made over and over again, the facts behind it remain astonishing. The facts are that there are millions of homeless in America today. Many of these people had no choice but to become homeless. Economic problems such as being laid off work, or the rise in the cost of housing had lead people to live on the streets. Many of the homeless are women that have become divorced or have left home because of physical abuse.
These women have no education because they have not been given the chance to go and get the education that it takes nowadays to get the job, so they are forced to live on the streets. They have no family to help them and they are left with no other choice. People with mental illnesses also become homeless quite often. These people are incapable of handling the stress of living on their own. These people get kicked out of their homes and are to ashamed to go to their families because of their illness, so we see them on the streets struggling to stay warm. Teenage mothers are also forced to live on the streets because their families will not help them.
The fathers are not there and that forces them to live on the streets. So they must resort to prostitution to pay for the food that their young ones need to stay alive. There are many other people that become homeless for many different reasons. Some of these people can not help becoming homeless.
Some of these people are the illegal immigrants that come here from other places to get a better life but end up not having enough money to make it in this hard world that we live in. Teenage runaways have different reasons for leaving home but all have the same reason for becoming homeless. They simply just do not have enough money. Others are drug and alcohol abusers and disabled people. With this list of people there must be some way that we can help these people. There has been many programs that have been available to help these homeless, but only have only succeeded in the short run and have failed in the long run.
There has been homeless in America ever since the colonial times and not much progress has been made in the 200 plus years in helping these people. We have adopted programs such as FDRs New Deal in which the government produced more jobs that took little skill, and made these jobs available to the poor. Social Security, which is not welfare, was adopted and is still going. It is where you pay into it while you work and when you for some reason become unable to work you will have this money. HUD housing has been available also to the homeless and the poor. We also have AFDC (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) and Welfare which gives federal money to homeless and poor and helps them get back on their feet.
But these programs seem more to help the poor with home and not the poor without homes. We must think of ways to help the poor without homes the homeless. There are many shelters were the homeless can go to get out of the cold and sleep on a cot instead of a bench or the hard ground, but families sometimes find it dangerous to sleep there in fear that the few possessions that they do own will be stolen. We should make these places safer for the homeless, and set up programs within these shelters that will help the homeless find jobs and homes.
We could have the vacant apartment buildings opened and have the homeless stay there so that they have an address to get their selves a job. We could take some of the money that we are using to set up these little shelters, and set up larger ones in the cities that need them the most. We could all volunteer a little of our time to serve dinners to these people and to help build homes for the homeless. We could give a little of our money to those who have none.
A little of our time will go a long way. Homelessness is a big problem in our country today, but there are very few programs set up to help them. We all need to work together to help those less fortunate because you would want someone to help you if you where in that position, so we should do our best to help them. Homeless: What has been done to decrease the problem? One of the largest growing concerns in Toronto is the constantly increasing number of citizens who are finding themselves living on the streets. With the decrease in the number of available jobs, the population of homeless people has literally boomed.
My questions are not as simple to answer as they may appear. Why is a large portion of our community forced to live on the streets? What has be done to decrease the problem? These are the questions I will confront in my essay.
With the economical wealth attributed to the name Canada, one would have to wonder why there is a homeless situation at all. This problem is especially evident in Canadas wealthiest city, Toronto. When it comes to the affairs of the people, it is the government who should intervene. When I look at what the government has done with regard to the homeless problem, I have to doubt that everything is being done to eradicate it. The United Nations implemented a universal declaration of human rights. Article 25 Section 1 of this declaration states: Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing, and medical care and necessary social services, and to the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control.
This is a step in the right direction. However, this is not enough. These rights are subject to the discretion of the government of the country who decides to obey these universal rights. How much is adequate? The government, both at the federal and municipal levels, is currently working on new spending cuts. These cuts also include spending on welfare, unemployment and social services that are geared towards helping the homeless.
Spending cuts can be seen as a necessity to maintain the country economically, but the reason for having a government in the first place is to take care of the people. How can this be done when money is being taken away from those services that are necessary to uphold this obligation? Simply put, it cannot. Those obligations are served by nonprofit organizations who depend on government grants to maintain a standard of care for those who need the services. The blame cannot be placed only on the government. Such a system of assistance depends on its beneficiaries to be honest and have some integrity.
Many recipients of these services attempt to cheat the system. With no will to search for work many of these recipients remain at home and reap the benefits of their weekly cheques. This causes the government to create other services to control the amounts of money being distributed to those people. This process is costly and would be unnecessary if all of the recipients decided to take an honest approach to this service. What can the government do to decrease the homeless population? Although there is no quick and easy answer to solve this difficult problem, Toronto has the means to attempt economical ways to research and come up with ideas to solve it.
Here in Ontario we have many excellent universities and colleges with equally excellent students who are taking courses in the political sciences. If the government were to cooperate with these universities and colleges and have them work in conjunction with the current research groups, then the answer to decrease the homeless population would be effectively answered. The government would encounter little expense and at the same time give the students a chance to implement what they are learning into real life situations. Everyone benefits from this idea and there are no losers.
In conclusion I think that our homeless problem could eventually be rooted out entirely if everyone were to take part in the care of their fellow neighbour. If we were to stop being self-centered and start thinking about the other person who has less than us, I am sure that we would benefit from it. It isnt all that hard. A few advertisements on the television and radio, a little push from our society's leaders and we would be off on the right track.
That worked for the recycling program. Now we should try employing this idea for even better reasons. I doubt that I will be around to see this idea in use all around the world, but I do hope that I can one day see it used here in Toronto. To assist all the homeless here in Toronto would be a very nice thing to see.
The best part of it all would be to know that we, as a society, would be able to work together despite all the barriers created by racism and our naive nature when it comes to other heritages. Sam Walton, a leader with an innovative vision, started his own company and made it into the leader in discount retailing that itis today. Through his savvy, and sometimes unusual, business practices, he and his associates led the company forward for thirty years. Today, four years after his death, the company is still growing steadily. Wal-Mart executives continue to rely oman of the traditional goals and philosophies that Sams legacy left behind, while simultaneously keeping one step ahead of theater-changing technology and methods of todays fast-paced business environment. The organization has faced, and is still facing, a significant amount of controversy over several different issues; however, none of these have done much more than scrape the exterior of this gigantic operation.
The future also looks bright for Wal-Mart, especially if it is able to strike a comfortable balance between increasing its profits and recognizing its social and ethical responsibilities. Why is Wal-Mart so Successful? Is it Good Strategy or Good Strategy Implementation? In 1962, when Sam Waltonopened the first Wal-Mart store in Rogers, Arkansas, no one could have ever predicted the enormous success this small-town merchant would have. Sam Waltons talent for discount retailing not only made Wal-Mart the worlds largest retailer, but also the worlds number one retailer in sales. Indeed, Wal-Mart was named Retailer of the Decade by Discount Store News in 1989, and on several occasions has been included in Fortunes list of the 10 most admired corporations.
Even with Waltons death (after a two-year battle with bone cancer) in 1992, Wal-Marts sales continue to grow significantly. The Wal-Mart Philosophy-Wal-Mart is successful not only because it makes sound strategic management decisions, but also for its innovative implementation of those strategic decisions. Regarded by many as the entrepreneur of the century, Walton had a reputation for caring about his customers, his employees (or associates as he referred to them), and the community. In order to maintain its market position in the discount retail business, Wal-Mart executives continue to adhere to the management guidelines Sam developed. Walton was a man of simple tastes and took a keen interest in people. He believed in three guiding principles: 1.
Customer value and service; 2. Partnership with its associates; 3. Community involvement (The Story of Wal-Mart, 1995). The Customer-The word always can be seen in virtually all of Wal-Marts literature. One of Waltons deepest beliefs was that the customer is always right, and his stores are still driven by this philosophy. When questioned about Wal-Marts secrets success, Walton has been quoted as saying, It has to do with our desire to exceed our customers expectations every hours every day (Wal-Mart Annual Report, 1994, p. 5).
The Associates-Waltons greatest accomplishment was his ability to empower, enrich, and train his employees (Longo, 1994). He believed in listening to employees and challenging them to come up with ideas and suggestions to make the company better. At each of the Wal-Mart stores, signs are displayed which read, Our People Make the Difference. Associates regularly make suggestions for cutting costs through their Yes We Can Sam program. The sum of the savings generated by the associates actually paid for the construction of a new store in Texas (The story of Wal-Mart, 1995). One of Wal-Marts goals was to provide its employees with the appropriate tools to do their jobs efficiently.
The technology was noted as a means of replacing existing employees, but to provide them with a means to succeed in the retail market (Thompson&# 038; Strickland, 1995). The Community-Wal-Marts popularity can be linked to its hometown identity. Walton believed that every customer should greeted upon entering a store, and that each store should be a reflection of the values of its customers and its community. Wal-Mart is involved in many community outreach programs and has launched several national efforts through industrial development grants. What are the Key Features of Wal-Marts Approach to Implementing the Strategy Put Together by Sam Walton-The key features of Wal-Marts approach to implementing the strategy put together by Sam Walton emphasizes building solid working relationships with both suppliers and employees, being aware and taking notice of the most intricate details in store layouts and merchandising techniques, capitalizing on every cost saving opportunity, and creating a high performance spirit.
This strategic formula is used to provide customers access to quality goods, to make these goods available when and where customers want them, to develop a cost structure that enables competitive pricing, and to build and maintain a reputation for absolute trustworthiness (Stalk, Evan, &# 038; Shulman, 1992). Wal-Mart stores operate according to their Everyday Low Price philosophy. Wal-Mart has emerged as the industry leadebecause it has been better at containing its costs which has allowed it to pass on the savings to its customers. Wal-Mart has become a capabilities competitor. It continues to improve upon its key business processes, managing them centrally and investing in them heavily for the long term payback. Wal-Mart has been regarded as an industry leader in testing, adapting, and applying a wide range of cutting-edge merchandising approaches (Thompson &# 038; Strickland, 1995, p. 860).
Walton proved to be a visionary leader and was known for his ability to quickly learn from his competitors successes and failures. In fact, the founder of Kmart once claimed that Walton not only copied our concepts, he strengthened them. Sam just took the ball and ran with it (Thompson &# 038; Strickland, 1995, p. 859). Wal-Mart has invested heavily in its unique cross-docking inventory system. Cross docking has enabled Wal-Mart to achieve economies of scale which reduces its costs of sales. With this system, goods are continuously delivered to stores within 48 hours and often without having to inventory them.
Lower prices also eliminate the expense of frequent sales promotions andale are more predictable. Cross docking gives the individual managers more control at the store level. A company owned transportation system also assists Wal-Mart in shipping goods from warehouse to store in less than 48 hours. This allows Wal-Mart to replenish the shelves 4 times faster than its competition. Wal-Mart owns the largest and most sophisticated computer system in the private sector. It uses a MPP (massively parallel processor) computer system to track stock and movement which keeps it abreast of fast changes in the market (Daugherty, 1993).
Information related to sales and inventory is disseminated via its advanced satellite communications system. Wal-Mart has leveraged its volume buying power with its suppliers. It negotiates the best prices from its vendors and expects commitments of quality merchandise (Thompson &# 038; Strickland, 1995). The purchasing agents of Wal-Mart are very focused people.
Their highest priority is making sure everybody at all times in all cases knows whos in charge, and its Wal-Mart (Vance &# 038; Scott, 1995, p. 32). Even though Wal-Mart was tough in negotiating for absolute rock-bottom prices, the company worked closely with suppliers to develop mutual respect and to forge long-term partnerships that benefited both parties (Thompson &# 038; Strickland, 1995, p. 866). Wal-Mart built an automated reordering system linking computers between Procter &# 038; Gamble (P&# 038; G) and its stores and distribution centers. The computer system sends a signal from a store to P&# 038; G identifying an item low in stock.
It then sends a resupply order, via satellite, to the nearest P&# 038; G factory, which then ships theater to a Wal-Mart distribution center or directly to the store. This interaction between Wal-Mart and P&# 038; G is a win-win proposition because with better coordination, P&# 038; G can lower its costs and pass some of the savings on to Wal-Mart. Sam Walton received national attention through his Buy America policy. Through this plan, Wal-Mart encourages its buyers and merchandise managers to stock stores with American-made products.
In a 1993 annual report management stated the program demonstrates a long-standing Wal-Mart commitment to our customers that we will buy American-made products whenever we can if those products deliver the same quality and affordability as their foreign-made counterparts (Thompson &# 038; Strickland, 1995, p. 868). Environmental concerns are important to Wal-Mart. A prototype store was opened in Lawrence, Kansas, which was designed to be environmentally friendly. The store contains environmental education and recycling centers (Speak, 1993). Wal-Marthas also adopted the low cost theme for its facilities. All offices, including the corporate headquarters, are built economically and furnished simply.
To conserve energy, temperature controls are connected via computer to headquarters. Through these programs, Wal-Mart shows its concern for the community. Wal-Mart has been led from the top but run from the bottom, a strategy developed by Sam Walton and carried on by a small group of senior executives led by CEO David Glass. Although recent growth has led Wal-Mart to add more management layers, senior executives strive to maintain its unique culture.
This culture, described as one part Southern Baptist evangelism, one part University of Arkansas Razorback teamwork, and one part IBM hardware has worked to Wal-Marts advantage (Saporito, 1994, p. 62). Just how Successful is Wal-Mart? A forecast (see Appendix A) of Wal-Marts income for the period 1995 - 2000, considering increases of 30. 6 % in Net Sales, 27. 7 % in Operating Expenses, and 52. 3 % in Interest Debt (a level which is below Wal-Marts historically compounded growth rate of 55. 6 %) indicates that the company should continue to report gains each year until 2000. Growth on Sales-According to most analysts and company projections, sales should approximate $ 115 billion by 1996, representing an increase of 30. 6 % as compared to 1995. If the company continues at this pace, sales should reach $ 334 billion by the year 2000.
The growth on sales that Wal-Mart reported during the 1980 s and the beginning of the 1990 s will be difficult to repeat, especially considering the ever-changing marketplace in which it competes. In an interview, Bill Fields, President of the Stores Division, said Wal-Mart is now seeing price pressure from companies that once assiduously avoided taking it on. These include specialty retailers such as Limited, category killers like Home Depot and Circuit City, and catalog companies like Spiegel. I think everybody prices off of Wal-Mart. Youve got Limited reaching levels wed thought theyd never get to. The result is that everyday low prices are getting lower (Saporito, 1994, p. 66).
In addition, the baby-boomers are reaching their peak earnings years, when financial and personal priorities change. Thus, savings, not spending, will likely take precedence because most baby-boomers are approaching retirement. Debt Position-Based on Wal-Marts position in 1994, which was considered a year of expansion for the company, (Wal-Mart added 103 new discount stores, 38 Supercenter's, 163 warehouse clubs, and 94, 000 new associates) interest debt increased 52. 3 %. The cost paid by Wal-Mart to finance property plants and equipment forced the company to increase long term debt by 4. 6 times during the period 1991 - 1995. Long term debt for 1995 is $ 7. 9 billion. If Wal-Mart continues its expansion plans based on more debt acquisition at 1994 levels, the company may not attain forecasted gains by as early as 1998.
Operating Expenses-Operating expenses will be a key strategic issue for Wal-Mart in order to maintain its position in the market. The challenge is how to run more stores with less operating expenses. According to Bill Fields, ... the goal is to increase sales per square foot and drive operating costs down yet another notch (Saporito, 1994, p. 66).
Trends indicate that operating expenses have been growing at a rate of 27. 7 % in recent years. However, Wal-Mart should reap the benefits of its investments in high technology, and be able to operate more stores without increasing its expenses. Cost of Sales-Cost of sales historically has been equal to the level of sales. If the company continues to take advantage of its buying power, Wal-Mart can expect to lower its cost of sales. Wal-Marts future will depend on how well the company manages its expansion plans.
For the coming years, the company will need to justify its expansion plans with consistent growth in sales, in order to offset the increases in debt interest and operating expenses. What Problems are Ahead for Wal-Mart? What Risks? Throughout the 1980 s, Wal-Marts strategic intent was to unseat industry leaders Sears and Kmart, and become the largest retailer in the U. S. Wal-Mart accomplished this goal in 1991.
But Wal-Marts current strong competitive position and its past rapid growth performance cant guarantee that the company will remain as the industry leader or maintain its strong business position in the future. Carol Farmer, a retail consultant, told the Wall Street Journal that, One little bad thing can wipe out lots of good things (Trimble, 1990, p. 267). Every move in its business operation ought to be well thought-out and executed. Wal-Mart needs to address two major areas in order to maintain or to capture an even stronger long term business position: 1) Single-business strategy-Wal-Marts success is mainly based on its concentration of a single-business strategy.
This strategy has achieved enviable success over the last three decades without relying upon diversification to sustain its growth and competitive advantages. Given its current position in the industry, Wal-Mart may want to continue its single-business strategy and to push hard to maintain and increase market share. However, there is risk in this strategy, because concentration on angle-business strategy is similar to putting all of a firms eggs in one industry basket (Thompson &# 038; Strickland, 1995, p. 187). In other words, if the retail industry stagnates due to an economic downturn, Wal-Mart might have difficulty achieving past profit performance. Also, if Wal-Mart continues to follow Sam Waltons vision of expansion, Wal-Mart will reach its peak in the very near future.
When it does, its growth will start to slow down and the company will need to turn its strategic attention to diversification for future growth. 2) Social responsibility-Retail stores can compete on several bases: service, price, exclusivity, quality, and fashion. Wal-Mart has been extremely successful in competing in the retail industry by combining service, price, and quality. However, other merchants may object to Wal-Marts entry into their community. Because of its ability to out-price smaller competitors, Wal-Marts stores threaten smaller neighborhood stores which can only survive if they offer merchandise or services unavailable anywhere else. This makes it very hard for small businesses, such as mom-and-pop enterprises, to survive. They, therefore, fight to keep Wal-Mart from entering their locales.
Numerous studies conducted in different states both support and criticize Wal-Mart (Verdisco, 1994). Nevertheless, Wal-Mart did drive local merchants out of business when it opened upstarts in the same neighborhood. As a result, more and more rural communities are waging war against Wal-Marts entrance into their market. Besides protesting and signing petitions to attempt to stop Wal-Marts entry into their community, the oppositions efforts can even be found on The Internet.
Gig Harbor, a small town in Washington, recently started a WorldWide Web page entitled Us Against the Wal. The towns neighborhood association promised that they will fight them[Wal-Mart] tooth and nail (PNA/Island Aerie Internet Productions, 1995 / 1996). The increasing opposition indicates that the road ahead for Wal-Mart may not be as smooth as Wal-Marts annual report would entail. This requires Wal-Mart to rethink its expansion strategy since it would not be profitable to operate in an unfriendly community. How Big Will Wal-Mart be in Five Years if all Continues to go Well? Before he died, Sam Walton expressed his belief that the year 2000 Wal-Mart should be able to double the number of stores to about 3, 000 and to reach sales of $ 125 billion annually.
Walton predicted that the four biggest sources of growth potential would be the following: 1. expanding into states where it had no stores; 2. continuing to saturate its current markets with new stores; 3. perfecting the Supercenter format to expand Wal-Marts retailing reach into the grocery and supermarket arena-a market with annual sales of about $ 375 billion; 4.
moving into international markets (Thompson &# 038; Strickland, 1995). Wal-Mart Supercenter's represent leveraging on customer loyalty and procurement muscle in order to create a new domestic growth vehicle for the company. With few locations left in the U. S. to put a new Sams Club or traditional Wal-Mart, the Supercenter division has emerged as the domestic vehicle for taking Wal-Mart to $ 100 billion in sales. Before the Supercenter, Walton experimented with a massive Hypermart, encompassing more than 230, 000 square feet in size.
The idea failed. Customers complained that the produce was not fresh or well-presented and that it was difficult to find things in a store so bight inventory clerks had to wear roller skates. One of Waltons philosophies was that traveling on the road to success required failing at times. As a result of the unsuccessful experiment, Walton launched a revised concept: the Supercenter, a combination discount and grocery store that was smaller than the Hypermart. The Supercenter was intended to give Wal-Mart improved drawing power its existing markets by providing a one-stop shopping destination. Supercenter's would have the full array of general merchandise found in traditional Wal-Mart stores, as well as a full-scale supermarket, delicatessen, fresh bakery, and other specialty shops like hair salons, portrait studios, dry cleaners, and optical wear departments.
Supercenter's would measure 125, 000 to 150, 000 square feet, and target locations where sales per store of $ 30 to $ 50 million annually were feasible. Waltons prediction was right on target. The Supercenter division more than doubled in size during 1993, then doubled again in 1994. Supercenter's, once thought of as risky because of slim profit margins on the food side, will most likely make Wal-Matthew nations largest grocery retailer within the next five to seven years (Longo, 1994).
Expanding overseas, Wal-Mart moved into the international market in 1991 through a joint-venture partnership with CIFRAS. A. de C. V. , Mexico's leading retailer. Since then the company has entered Canada, Hong Kong, mainland China, Puerto Rico, Argentina, and Brazil. The Wal-Mart International Division was officially formed in 1994 to manage the companys international growth.
By the year 2000, analysts expect Wal-Mart to be a huge international retailer, with numerous locations in South America, Europe, and Asia. Conclusion-The ever-changing market presents continuing challenges to retailers. First and foremost, retailers must recognize the strong implications of a buyers market (Lewis, 1994). Customers are being offered a wide choice of shopping experiences, but no one operation can capture them all. Therefore, it is incumbent upon management to define their target market and direct their energies toward solving that specific markets problems. Technology, demographics, consumer attitudes, and the advent of a global economy are all conspiring to rewrite the rules for success. |
0.931964 | Testoxyl Cypionate 250 is an intramuscular injection used by many athletes to promote their health and well-being through more energy, better immunity, strength and improved libido. In the United States, Testosterone Cypionate has a better reputation than Testosterone Enanthate– that has almost the same effects over the body.
Testosterone has a long acting over the body, is also oil-based injectable and is perfectly absorbed into the bloodstream, thus increasing the strength/weight and muscle mass of an athlete.
How does Testosterone Cypionate 250 work?
Testoxyl Cypionate 250 is known for its effects like increased muscle mass, weight and strength, but it also has side effects. Some side effects of this steroid are: oily skin, hair loss, increased/decreased sexual interest, vomiting, redness and other disorders.
Testosterone Cypionate’s anabolic/androgenic effects (as well as side effects) depends upon dosage, and of course the higher the dose the higher the muscle mass and strength. Men with carcinoma of the breast/or prostate gland, hypersensitivity to the drug should avoid this drug, as well as women who are pregnant, have hepatic/cardio diseases.
Also, Testoxyl Cypionate 250 can decrease producing sperm - an effect that may lower male fertility. In case any of these effects worsen, the athlete should quickly inform the doctor. |
0.999993 | Data such as phone numbers, private messages, and religious views, taken from as many as 87 million Facebook users was allegedly used to influence voters in the 2016 U.S. election.
"We will keep you updated on our progress", Ime Archibong, vp of product partnerships for Facebook, wrote in a post. "It was installed by around 300,000 people who shared their data as well as some of their friends' data", Zuckerberg said.
"Where we find evidence that these or other apps did misuse data, we will ban them and notify people via this website", Archibong added.
Facebook has suspended 200 apps following its on-going investigation into the misuse of data.
The apps in question pertain to usage before 2014, when the company adjusted its platform policy to reduce the volumes of data app developers could access.
Facebook's investigation is divided into two stages: first, a comprehensive review of any app that had access to "large amounts of information".
The social network has not given a specific figure about how many apps have so far been investigated, referring only to "thousands" of apps.
The company did not release the name of the apps it suspended.
The blog post is an update on its investigation and audit from Facebook, which was promised by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg previously following the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
Well, Facebook just announced they have suspended over 200 apps after investigation of their usage. In addition, a username and password to access the information was publicly available on code-sharing website GitHub, something Facebook discovered through a data-abuse bounty program it announced in April.
How will I know if an app had access to my data?
While Cambridge Analytica may have since shut up shop, Facebook said it couldn't be sure that the incident was the only one where data misuse had been occurring. |
0.960635 | Surprisingly, your face is often the area of the body that starts to show signs of aging. Your face is subject to a vast of elements that may make cause it to look older. Primary factors include exposure to the wind and sun as well as contact with extreme hot or cold temperatures. Poor health habits such as smoking, inadequate diet and lack of exercise render the skin old. Chemical pollutants make the skin old.
Interestingly, with modern technology, there is a range of facial rejuvenation methodologies. In the past cosmetic surgeon had one method to treat facial aging, facelift. Today, you can fight with symptoms of aging with a wider range of methods including skin resurfacing, ultrasound waves to tighten the skin and injectable fillers.
Experts use infrared light to tighten the skin reaching deep layers of the skin and constrict collagen. To tighten the skin, fillers and injectable may be used such as collagen Sculptra, fat transfers, and Restylane. Injections treatment works by replenishing the skin. Consequently, the therapy fills the wrinkles, folds and facial grooves. Additionally, Botox and Dysport rejuvenate the skin to decrease the wrinkles on the forehead.
Utilizing basic spa treatments, aging skin can look younger than before without a medical procedure. Spa treatments include massages and body treatments besides facials and makeovers. In the modern world, there are medical spas that offer procedures such as spider vein surgery. All these treatments aim at rejuvenating the skin.
You can prevent your appearance of aging skin by using a mosturizer during the day and night before you go to bed. For a moisturizing effect, you can use anti-aging skin care.
Wear sunscreen when you plan to engage in all outside activities is essential. Additionally, use a ski mask or protect your face with a scarf. You can have a wide-brimmed hat to defend the face against the hot summer.
When you decide to lessen aging signs with cosmetic surgery, excellent options are facelifts, eyelid surgery, and neck lift.
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Before getting a Botox treatment, often people take a long time to ponder over it about whether and when to go for it. Though they may never judge those who get it done, they may try to make use of injectables lesser than they would go for the same. Getting a Botox treatment is also a hesitant move because they want to abstain from the harm done to the skin.
Still, when it becomes a question of the beauty aesthetic, then they would surely believe that making that decision though complicated was done right if they choose to go for the treatment. The Botox treatment is not a simple beautification procedure. Unlike getting makeup, this procedure leads to a life of youthfulness and beauty, especially when the means (wealth, the proximity of specialists) are also available.
Even the women who are smart and independent also prefer to keep the beauty talks in hushed tones and the reasons for their beauty a secret. Many answers pop up why this should be done. Things like media pressure, ageism, misogyny — all the related tall talks make or break the images of women. Then there is Facetune, Instagram, and HD cameras which have established how a picture is to make suitable for it. So women need to look a particular way to be able to have a perfect picture. |
0.999507 | A data model is a plan for building a database. To use a common analogy, the data model is equivalent to an architect's building plans.
Data modeling is a process used to define and analyze data requirements needed to support the business processes within the scope of corresponding information systems in organizations. To be effective, it must be simple enough to communicate to the end user the data structure required by the database yet detailed enough for the database design to use to create the physical structure.
A data model is a conceptual representation of the data structures that are required by a database. The data structures include the data objects, the associations between data objects, and the rules which govern operations on the objects. As the name implies, the data model focuses on what data is required and how it should be organized rather than what operations will be performed on the data.
Data modeling is the formalization and documentation of existing processes and events that occur during application software design and development. Data modeling techniques and tools capture and translate complex system designs into easily understood representations of the data flows and processes, creating a blueprint for construction and/or re-engineering.
A data model can be thought of as a diagram or flowchart that illustrates the relationships between data. Although capturing all the possible relationships in a data model can be very time-intensive, it's an important step and shouldn't be rushed. Well-documented models allow stake-holders to identify errors and make changes before any programming code has been written.
1) Conceptual data models. These models, sometimes called domain models, are typically used to explore domain concepts with project stakeholders. On Agile teams high-level conceptual models are often created as part of your initial requirements envisioning efforts as they are used to explore the high-level static business structures and concepts. On traditional teams conceptual data models are often created as the precursor to LDMs or as alternatives to LDMs.
2) Logical data models (LDMs). LDMs are used to explore the domain concepts, and their relationships, of your problem domain. This could be done for the scope of a single project or for your entire enterprise. LDMs depict the logical entity types, typically referred to simply as entity types, the data attributes describing those entities, and the relationships between the entities. LDMs are rarely used on Agile projects although often are on traditional projects (where they rarely seem to add much value in practice).
3) Physical data models (PDMs). PDMs are used to design the internal schema of a database, depicting the data tables, the data columns of those tables, and the relationships between the tables. PDMs often prove to be useful on both Agile and traditional projects and as a result the focus of this article is on physical modeling.
Although LDMs and PDMs sound very similar, and they in fact are, the level of detail that they model can be significantly different. This is because the goals for each diagram is different – you can use an LDM to explore domain concepts with your stakeholders and the PDM to define your database design.
The data model is one part of the conceptual design process. The other, typically is the functional model. The data model focuses on what data should be stored in the database while the functional model deals with how the data is processed. To put this in the context of the relational database, the data model is used to design the relational tables. The functional model is used to design the queries which will access and perform operations on those tables.
The data model gets its inputs from the planning and analysis stage. Here the modeler, along with analysts, collects information about the requirements of the database by reviewing existing documentation and interviewing end-users.
The data model has two outputs. The first is an entity-relationship diagram which represents the data strucures in a pictorial form. Because the diagram is easily learned, it is valuable tool to communicate the model to the end-user.
and rules required by the database. The dictionary provides the detail required by the database developer to construct the physical database. |
0.957528 | The prominent German Jesuit polymath Athanasius Kircher (1602-1680) (see biography of Athanasius Kircher) was a famous 17th century scholar, who published around 40 works, most notably in the fields of egyptology, music, optics, magnetism, geology, linguistics and comparative religion. Kircher's best-known work today is his Oedipus Aegyptiacus (1652-54), which was a vast study of Egyptology and comparative religion. His books, written in Latin (which was the common scientific language then), had a wide circulation in the 17th century, and they contributed to the dissemination of scientific information to a broader circle of readers.
The name of Kircher is mentioned in other articles of this site—for Napier's Bones (concerning his Organum Mathematicum) and for his version of the Llullistic method.
From 1638 onwards Kircher was professor in mathematics at the Collegium Romanum in Rome, and his interest covered everything under the sun, (it seems he was one of the latest Renaissance men). When he was released from teaching duties after 8 years, he started publishing books, concentrating on a different subject every three-four years. He received visits or letters from scientists, royalty and clergy from all over Europe and beyond, together with a multitude of artifacts, curiosities of natural history and mechanical apparatus, which he later, together with his huge library, donated to a museum, which eventually became the famous museum of the Roman College or Museum Kircherianum. This museum became one of the top attractions of Rome in the 17th century.
Athanasius Kircher was also notable for his interest in automata, e.g. his plans for building a talking head and mechanical music-makers. There is a note from Edward Browne (1644-1708) who arrived in Rome in 1670s to visit Kircher, who showed him his closett of rarieties, which included a perpetual motion machine and a talking head. Kircher wanted to create a speaking statue for the visit of Queen Christina of Sweden to the Musaeum Kircherianum, a statue that will have to answer the questions that it is asked.
Obviously the Kircher's interests in the field of automata began much earlier. In his book Magne sive de Arte Magnetica (see the upper title page), published for the first time in 1641, he describes and illustrates several automata, which depend for their action upon magnetism and pneumatics.
In Magne sive de Arte Magnetica Kircher gives a representation of an old automaton, commonly attributed to the Greek scientist Archytas of Tarentum (BC 428-BC 347) (who is believed to be the founder of mathematical mechanics and alleged inventor of the screw and the pulley), so called Dove of Archytas. It was reputed to be the first artificial, self-propelled flying device, set in motion by a jet of what was probably steam, said to have actually flown some 200 meters. According to another story, the Dove was put in action by a revolving loadstone and was made to fly around a dial and mark the hours by pointing to the figures on its edge.
On the lower illustration can be seen a wheel, driven by 2 Eolipiles in the form of human heads, which blow out jets of steam against the cellular periphery of the wheel. The little boilers (marked C and D), hidden in the heads, are illustrated in the lower part of the page.
Athanasius Kircher was also one of the first people, who described the mechanical organ utilizing the pinned barrel (although the hydraulic organ had been well known since the time of Ctesibius). Kircher described also "the automatic organ machine which utters the voices of animals and birds" in which a satyr played a short piece on the pan pipes, to which a nymph replied, like an echo, with a melody played upon a small organ.
Kircher also devised a hydraulic machine to represent the Resurrection of the Savior and another device to exhibit Christ walking on water, and bringing help to Peter who is gradually sinking, by a magnetic trick. This device featured a strong magnet placed in Peter's chest and the steel out of which were wrought Christ's outstretched hands or any part of his toga turned toward Peter. The two figures, propped on corks in a pool of water, would then be drawn inexorably together: the iron hands of Christ soon feel the magnetic power diffused from the breast of Peter. The artifice will be greater if the statue of Christ is flexible in its middle, for in this way it will bend itself, to the great admiration and piety of the spectators. |
0.971959 | HTTP/2 on Debian 8(Apache 2.4.10)?
The final stable Apache version supported on Debian is 2.4.10, whilst to configure HTTP2 requires a minimum Apache version to be 2.4.12.
There are workarounds available, which require test Debian releases to be installed and then enabling HTTP2, however I am not sure about installing a test release on a production web-server.
You have at least three possibilities; compile Apache from source yourself, install Apache from a repository or install Apache (stable) from Debian Testing.
So what you're misunderstanding is that the last option actually doesn't install a test release of Apache - it installs the latest stable release of Apache, which is found in the latest test release of Debian.
But if you want something more official, then no, you have to wait for a newer version of Apache to be included into the main Debian repositories (next release of Debian).
I'm guessing Apache is a requirement in your setup? Other bigger web servers in the Debian mainline repository supports http2 already.
Apache is a requirement since it is a live production server on Debian 8 and Apache 2.4.10.
Since it is a live server, I wanted to configure HTTP2 without as much interference or downtime. However, the only option seems right now is upgrade to Debian 9(which supports Apache 2.17+) but removes support for MySQL, which would require some downtime due to DB migration. |
0.927013 | What is inclusive teaching and education?
Inclusivity in the classroom is a key issue, as students come from a diverse range of backgrounds and bring a variety of learning styles, abilities, and experience to each course. Teachers may find themselves facing complex questions such as “how do I make education more accessible and equitable for my students?” or wondering where they can even start. Despite the intricacy of such questions, though, inclusivity in the classroom actually begins with relatively small adjustments that, despite their size, can still ensure that more students are able to take and succeed in courses.
Kate and her friend each drove from their house at Dupont Circle in Washington, D.C., to the Met in New York City (234.8 mi away). Kate left at 8 AM and drove at an average speed of 62 mph. Her friend left at 7AM and drove at an average speed of 54 mph. Who arrived at the Met first?
This math problem might seem innocuous enough, but certain concepts and language have the potential to alienate learners by excluding or distancing them, which in turn can decrease their engagement with the course as a whole. Here, for instance, there are the implications that the couple can afford two cars and a long drive just to visit a museum, which will not be true for many students assigned to solve such a problem. Further, many international students may not know what mph stands for. Many students, especially international students, may not know what is the Met.
Teachers can avoid this kind of alienation and reach the largest number of students possible through inclusive pedagogy and teaching practices, such as double-checking language for unintended privileging, introducing new structures to in-class learning activities, and ensuring that material is covered with respect and awareness.
Through these simple changes, teachers can remove at least some of the barriers and obstacles facing students, freeing their attention to focus on the material instead. In addition, teachers’ awareness and work towards increased inclusivity can promote greater respect, create a sense of belonging in higher education, and drive increased engagement among students. These are important goals because students who lack a sense of respect for, belonging to, or engagement with a course are less likely to participate in it or its learning activities: they may stop attending class, cease interacting with peers and the instructor, or even stop turning in class assignments. These issues can lead in turn to larger ones: students might drop the course or the major, or as a drastic final recourse, even leave the university. The burden is on both teachers and administrators to foster a positive learning culture where students feel welcomed, engaged, and included.
Online learning options, such as free or low-cost massive open online courses (MOOCs) also offer new avenues for increasingly accessible and inclusive learning. Students enrolled in online learning opportunities, particularly MOOCs, often face fewer geographical barriers; MOOCs welcome learners regardless of location, even students from developing countries. Then too, online learning options are often more open to non-traditional students, especially adults with family obligations when demands on their time might prevent them from attending traditional classes: here the flexibility and self-pacing of a MOOC become inclusive of their needs and challenges.
However, even as they benefit some underserved or non-traditional learners, these same characteristics of a MOOC can also become exclusive of other student populations, including those with lower grade point averages, those with less technological literacy, and those encountering online learning for the first time. Where other students might benefit from a MOOC’s flexibility and self-pacing, inclusivity for these students might include more structure and more instructor pacing. Teachers and institutions considering online learning options, then, should keep in mind that inclusivity is not one-size-fits-all: MOOCs and other online learning options need further development in order to support and increase course completion among certain student populations, including female learners and learners with no previous postsecondary experience.
How might cultural assumptions – the teacher’s and the students’ – influence their interactions with one another?
How could students’ backgrounds and previous educational experience influence their motivation and engagement in a particular course?
How can course materials, assessments, and activities be made more accessible to all students?
Offer multiple means and opportunities of assessment.
Different students demonstrate their knowledge and development in different ways, so creating a variety of different assessment methods (written and verbal, in-class and take-home, collaborative and individual) will ensure that more students have a fairer shot. At the same time, though, ensure that students understand how they are being evaluated and graded.
Incorporate different teaching techniques and assignment designs.
Much like with the recommendation about assessments, using different teaching methods and forms of active learning will give students multiple opportunities and ways in which to learn.
Review the course design and materials to ensure that multiple viewpoints and perspectives are represented accurately and respectfully.
This is one of the best ways to acknowledge possible differences regarding gender, sexual orientation, age, ethnicity, socio-economic status, and more.
Design all course contents in accordance with accessibility and universal design principles.
Apply digital technologies to promote inclusion in the learning environment. |
0.83817 | WHERE IS THE BEST LOCATION FOR MY PIANO?
I often say, 'where you live your life!' That is, not only as an integral part of your music-making lifestyle, but because the subtle changes you make to EVEN the temperature and humidity (moisture in the air) for the comfort of your environment, also benefits the piano. Cold, dark and damp environments are not good for maintaining optimum condition of the instrument because the extreme changes in temperature and moisture play havoc with the wood and string and parts in the piano causing the need for more technical support.
If you must have the piano out of the main living area or in a school or church or such setting where the building temperature drops when not in use, a dehumidifier is recommended from any appliance retailer. |
0.912965 | Do you love to visit the beautiful lakes from around the world? Here I have a set of ten most beautiful lakes in the world. These lakes go to all the right extremes, clearest, highest, deepest, and showcase nature at its most spectacular. |
0.957245 | What is the most important aspect of getting your finances in order? In past articles I've written about how important discipline, organization and sacrifice are to solving your money problems, but this all comes later.
For years I would write my bills down, figure my income and subtract the bills from my paycheck to see what was left. It was a real good start but by payday it was either forgotten or something would happen to mess it up.
It finally dawned on me that the way I was going about this wasn't going to work. I needed a different plan. Something that would make me understand the problem and help me come up with a solution.
What I came up with was a little surprising, at least to me. I had been trying to solve my problems without being willing to make some major changes that needed to be made. I really wasn't serious about fixing the problem.
After several years of counseling a lot of people about their finances, I've come to the conclusion that this is what keeps many people from overcoming their financial woes. There are exceptions of course. In some cases there isn't much that can be done short of bankruptcy.
Are you willing to do without the joys of what those credit cards can buy?
Are you willing to have your family sacrifice as much as you do?
Can you make the hard decisions that will be necessary?
Remember, this is only the first step, however, this is absolutely the most important. If you can't cross this hurdle then going to the next step is futile.
On the brighter site, if you are determined to get your finances in order, the rest is relatively simple. You first have to decide what it is that you want. Set your long and short term goals. Do you want to retire early, buy a house, send the kids to college? Will you need a new car in the near future? This will take money and it is absolutely necessary that you start saving as early as possible for these goals.
You next step is to set up a simple and workable budget. For many people living on a budget is like serving a life sentence in a maximum security prison. It doesn't have to be that way. The worst thing you can do is develop a budget that takes hours every day to manage.
While you are developing your budget you need to look for every way possible to cut corners but you have to be realistic. If you try to budget $400 a month for groceries then you need to make sure that you can make it on $400. If you can't then you have to set aside more.
Being organized is also an important aspect of money management. Assign one member of the family to manage the budget and bill paying. Set up your files so that you can quickly lay your hands on the bills, receipts, contracts, etc.
Deciding you have the willingness to get control of your money, setting your goals and developing a budget will all take an enormous amount of discipline to carry it out. I believe that if everybody applied the same discipline to their finances that they use to get up in the morning, go to work, take care of the kids and all of the other things we have to do everyday, money management wouldn't be such a struggle for some people.
Today, you don't have to do this alone. The internet has thousands of websites that are designed to help. Most of them won't cost you a cent. However, it is going to be up to you to decide if you are ready.
Copyright © 2002 by Terry Rigg. All rights reserved. |
0.953761 | There's a wise old tale that states you should never kill a ladybug because they'll bring you good luck, but if you've ever come across an Asian lady beetle, you know they can be the bane of your existence. Although Asian lady beetles look just like ladybugs, several characteristics will make you not want these pesky bugs hibernating in your house throughout the winter. They may be a huge pest, but there are ways to get rid of Asian beetles in the house.
Adult Asian lady beetles are known to be oval-shaped and measure to be about a quarter inch long. You can find these beetles in a variety of colors, such as tan, orange and red, and they have many black spots on the wing covers. Although the black spots are a common indicator of these beetles, some have limited spots or none at all.
You can tell the difference between male and female beetles because male beetles have few to no spots and females are generally multi-spotted. If you look closely, some beetles have small, dark M- or W-shaped markings on the whitish area behind their head.
Asian lady beetles lay eggs that are yellow, oval and in clusters. These clusters can be found on the underside of leaves with larvae that are orange or black. In the native Asian lands, you can see the beetles living in trees, mainly cohabitating in forests or orchards. In Japan, you can find them in soybean fields. In the United States, though, you can find the beetles living in ornamental and agricultural crops, such as roses, corn, soybeans, alfalfa and tobacco.
Where are Asian Lady Beetles From?
Asian lady beetles, also known as Harmonia axyridis (Pallas) were first reported in the early 1900s. Asian beetles are native to Asia, hence their name, and can be found in China, Russia, Korea and Japan. Asian lady beetles are known to dwell in trees and fields and they prey on aphids (a minute bug that feeds by sucking sap from plants and causes massive damage to crops) and scale insects.
From the 1960s to 1990s, the U.S. Department of Agriculture used Asian lady beetles to control damaging crop pests. Large amounts of these beetles were released in Georgia, South Carolina, Louisiana, Mississippi, California, Washington, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and Maryland to control the damage to crops, especially to pecan and apple trees.
Ladybugs and Asian lady beetles may look the same, but they act very differently from one another. Ladybugs are highly beneficial, harmless insects that don't bite, and they don't congregate in large numbers. When it gets cold, ladybugs will seek shelter outdoors, not indoors.
These two bugs look similar to one another, but Asian lady beetles are a bit larger than ladybugs. Ladybugs are also bright red with black spots. Asian Lady beetles emit a foul-smelling, yellow liquid from their leg joints when they feel threatened.
If Asian lady beetles have found a place in your home, it's difficult to get them out. Although there are several ways to get rid of them, even if they're inside your house, the easiest way is by using a vacuum cleaner.
The beetles like to congregate in large numbers throughout the late fall and disperse over winter. They'll cluster on the sides of homes or buildings and will find their way in through small cracks, crevices, natural breaks in window panes, door jams or through the foundations of houses and buildings. They like to find places to spend the winter and will hibernate until the first warm days of late winter/early spring.
Asian lady beetles are attracted to lighter colored houses and buildings. The reason they stay away from darker homes or buildings is that they prefer places that are illuminated by the sun. This is why you'll mostly find them congregating on the south or southwest side of a structure.
The key to getting rid of Asian lady beetles is prevention through the use of spraying. Using a fast-acting synthetic spray should prevent Asian lady beetles from forming clusters or entering your home in the fall.
You should spray the south and southwest exposure of your house or building in the fall and spring because once the beetles have found a place in your home, it's difficult to get them out.
If you don't want to use a synthetic spray to prevent Asian lady beetles from infesting your house or building, there are natural steps you can take. Since the beetles will come to your house throughout fall, closer to winter, you need to make sure that you winterize your home.
Make sure that all of your doors and windows are sealed, caulk your windows and replace weather stripping so that it's not easy for the beetles to come into your house.
You also need to act fast when you see the first sign of these bugs. Asian lady beetles can multiply pretty quickly because they're good at communicating and attract one another with their scents.
It's pretty easy to get rid of Asian lady beetles by upping your gardening game since they eat aphids. If you want to deter them from entering your home, start a garden and it will attract them to that area.
If you want to keep them completely away from your home, plant mums. Lady beetles hate mums, and they're actually a key ingredient in flea powder. All you have to do is plant mums near windows and other areas around your house or building. Planting mums on the south facing wall will surely deter them.
There are a couple of natural ingredients you can use to deter Asian lady beetles. You can use Diatomaceous Earth powder by spreading it around the base of your house or building.
Asian lady beetles also don't like citrus or citronella scents. You can make a citrus spray by using wild orange essential oil. Dilute the oil in water, then spray this solution in the areas where the beetles are.
Asian lady beetles also hate bay leaves and cloves. You can place small bags of cloves or bay leaves in areas that are heavily infested.
Unlike regular ladybugs, orange ladybugs can be super aggressive and bite, so you have to be careful around them. Ladybugs prefer not to bite humans, but they do have sharp mouths. More often than not, though, they'll release a foul odor to ward off prey instead of resorting to biting.
Ladybugs aren't poisonous or dangerous, can't transmit parasites or diseases and if they do bite you, it will only cause a raised red bump. Although they do have sharp mouths, they rarely break through the skin when they do bite. |
0.997673 | Is that better or worse than the Mullahs controlling them? This is a very uncomfortable situation. I hope that we have resources devoted to supporting a popular resistance in Iran. It seems quite clear that Iranians want more democracy than they have. How can we help them?
This is indeed, an uncomfortable situation. As to whether it's better for the army or the mullahs' to control the nuclear material, is a tough question. I've read that Iran could be as far as 6 years from actually having nuclear missiles.
But no one knows really. But it does underscore what any rational, objective, honest, and clear thinking person should have been able to deduce on their own; and that is that this talk about non-military use only was bunk.
The younger Iranian population is very pro West from everything I see, but I think we are many years away from any civil war/revolt. |
0.959008 | I need high skilled full stack developer with experience for web portals.
Design, build, and maintain large-scale web applications, using a diverse set of languages, frameworks, and software platforms. Analyze user needs to determine technical requirements. Confer with management and development teams to prioritize needs, resolve conflicts, develop content criteria, or choose solutions.
Evaluate code to ensure that it is valid, performant, well structured, and is compatible with specific browsers, devices, or operating systems. Identify and correct problems uncovered by testing or customer feedback.
We are talking about 100-150 hours per month in minimum 2 years. You will start with the a low hourly rate and it will increase with time when you provide well done work. |
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