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Q: Nonlinear PDE from Chain of Oscillators Some years ago, I was reviewing the calculation for the dynamics of limiting case for a chain of springs with transverse oscillations and found a partial differential equation for which I haven't been able to find a reference. I'm curious about the validity of the steps leading to the PDE, the possible solutions (assuming said validity), and whether other similar equations are known.
The basic idea for obtaining the PDE is that when you consider the dynamics of a chain of transverse hookean oscillators, then one limit of the parameters gives you the standard wave equation, but a different limit gives you a nonlinear PDE.

First, I'll review the standard wave equation derivation to set up for the alternative limit. We have a system of $N$ particles of mass $m$ arranged horizontally but constrained to move only vertically. The masses are separated by a horizontal distance $a$ and are coupled to their neighbors by a spring of spring constant $k$ and rest length $\ell_{R}$. Our goal is to consider the system for an $N\to \infty$ number of masses and to determine the associated dynamical equation.

For the $j$th mass, the magnitude of the force exerted by the $j+1$ neighbor is (according to Hooke's law)
\begin{equation}
|\vec{F}_{j+1 \text{ on } j}| = k \left(\sqrt{(y_{j+1}-y_{j})^2+a^2} - \ell_{R}\right).
\end{equation}
Since the masses can only move in the vertical direction, only the vertical component of this force is dynamically relevant. We can show that the sine of the angle between the horizontal axis and the spring connecting the $j$ and $j+1$ masses is
\begin{equation}
\sin \theta_{j} = \frac{y_{j+1}-y_{j}}{\sqrt{(y_{j+1}-y_{j})^2+a^2}}.
\end{equation}
Therefore, the vertical component of the force exerted on $j$ from $j+1$ is
\begin{align}
 F_{j+1 \text{ on } j, \,y} &= |\vec{F}_{j+1 \text{ on } j}| \sin \theta_{j}  \\
 & = k \left(\sqrt{(y_{j+1}-y_{j})^2+a^2} - {\ell}_{R}\right)\cdot \frac{(y_{j+1}-y_{j})}{\sqrt{(y_{j+1}-y_{j})^2+a^2}} \\
  & = k(y_{j+1}-y_{j})\left[1-\frac{\ell_R}{a}\frac{1}{\sqrt{1+(y_{j+1}-y_{j})^2/a^2}} \right],
  \label{eq:non_osc}
\end{align}
Calculating the analogous quantity for $F_{j-1 \text{ on } j, \,y}$ and computing the equation of motion for $y_j$ we find
\begin{align}
m \ddot{y}_{j} & =F_{j+1 \text{ on } j, \,y}  + F_{j-1 \text{ on } j, \,y} \\
 & = k(y_{j+1}-y_{j})\left[1-\frac{\ell_R}{a}\frac{1}{\sqrt{1+(y_{j+1}-y_{j})^2/a^2}} \right]\\
 & \qquad -k(y_{j}-y_{j-1})\left[1-\frac{\ell_R}{a}\frac{1}{\sqrt{1+(y_{j}-y_{j-1})^2/a^2}} \right] \quad (1).
 \label{eq:eom}
\end{align}
Taking the limit $\ell_R \ll a$, we find the equation
\begin{align}
m \ddot{y}_{j} & = k(y_{j+1}-y_{j}) - k(y_{j}-y_{j-1}) + O(\ell_R/a),
\end{align}
which when we take the continuum limit $y_j(t) \to y(x, t)$, $\lim_{a\to 0} ka = T$ and $\lim_{a\to 0} m/a = \mu$ leads to the expected wave equation
\begin{equation}
\mu \frac{\partial^2 y}{\partial t^2} = T \frac{\partial^2y}{\partial x^2}  \qquad (1).
\label{eq:linwv_eqn}
\end{equation}
Now for a different case.
If we take $\ell_R = a$ and $|y_{j} - y_{j-1}|\ll a$ for all $j$ in (1), then (with $1 -1/\sqrt{1+x^2} = x^2/2 + O(x^4)$) we obtain the equation of motion
\begin{align}
m \ddot{y}_{j} & = k(y_{j+1}-y_{j})\cdot \frac{1}{2} \frac{(y_{j+1}-y_{j})^2}{a^2}-  k(y_{j}-y_{j-1})\cdot\frac{1}{2} \frac{(y_{j}-y_{j-1})^2}{a^2}+ \cdots\\
 & = \frac{k}{2a^2} \left[ (y_{k+1}-y_k)^3  - (y_{k}- y_{k-1})^3 \right]+ \cdots.
 \label{eq:eom2}
\end{align}
Taking the continuum limit of this equation, then yields the PDE
\begin{equation}
\mu \frac{\partial^2 y}{\partial t^2} = \frac{T}{2} \frac{\partial}{\partial x} \left[ \left(\frac{\partial y}{\partial x}\right)^3\right] \qquad (2).
\label{eq:nonlinwv_eqn}
\end{equation}
Which is a nonlinear PDE for the oscillator system.
I have three questions about this result

*

*Derivation Validity Is the derivation of (2) valid? The places where I perceive a problem are in the two assumptions $\ell_R = a$ (i.e., the oscillator rest-length matches the horizontal distance between the oscillators) and $|y_{j+1}-y_j| \ll a$, especially given that we take $a\to 0$. The rest length condition is perhaps more justifiable since $\ell_R$ is a model parameter, but could we reasonably take $|y_{j+1}-y_j| \ll a$ if we ultimately take $a$ to $0$? In the derivation of (1), we took $a\to0$, but also have corrections of order $O(\ell_R/a)$ which itself might conflict with limit.

*Possible Solutions What are the possible solutions to (2)? It is clearly linear so guessing and checking exponential solutions won't work.

*Similar Equations Are there equations similar to (2) in the study of wave propagation in media? The only other one that seems similar is the Euler-Bernoulli Beam equation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euler%E2%80%93Bernoulli_beam_theory#Dynamic_beam_equation

A: with:
$$F_1=k \left( \sqrt {{y_{{10}}}^{2}+{a}^{2}}-l_{{R}} \right)$$
$$\sin(\theta_1)={\frac {y_{{10}}}{\sqrt {{y_{{10}}}^{2}+{a}^{2}}}}
$$
$$F_2=k \left( \sqrt {{y_{{20}}}^{2}+{a}^{2}}-l_{{R}} \right)$$
$$\sin(\theta_2)={\frac {y_{{20}}}{\sqrt {{y_{{20}}}^{2}+{a}^{2}}}}
$$
where
$$y_{10}=y_{j+1}-y_j\\
y_{20}=y_{j-1}-y_j$$
now  linearized the forces and the sin you obtain
Case I:
with $~l_R=\,a\,\epsilon~$ and $~\epsilon \ll 1$
$$F_i=k\,\sqrt{y_{i0}^2+a^2}\\
\sin(\theta_i)=\frac{y_{i0}}{\sqrt{y_{i0}^2+a^2}}\\
F_i\sin(\theta_i)=k\,y_{i0}$$
Case II
with $~l_R=a~,y_{i0}\ll 1~$ and the Taylor expansion $~O(y_{i0}^4)$
$$F_i=\frac k2\frac {y_{i0}^2}{a} \\
\sin(\theta_i)=\frac{y_{i0}}{a}\\
F_i\,\sin(\theta_i)=\frac k2\frac {y_{i0}^3}{a^2}$$
but the force that you obtain is only because the Taylor expansion of $~y_{i0}~$ is of order three .

Taylor series of $~F_2\,\sin(\theta_2)~$ with $~O(y_{i0}^6)~$ is:
$$\frac 12\,{\frac {k{{ \, y_{i0}}}^{3}}{{a}^{2}}}-\frac 38\,{\frac {k{{  \,y_{i0}}}^{5}
}{{a}^{4}}}$$


Some of you have been workin' for the weekend to hear "Workin' for the Weekend."
But you won't get to see Loverboy, the Canadian rockers who turned that mantra into a hit record — one of their many hit records — if you don't already have a ticket. Their April 20 show at the Suquamish Clearwater Casino Resort is sold out.
Not to worry. There's plenty of other things to attract you Non-Loverboy Ticket Holders April 20, including a couple sparkling music shows featuring local artists. Thys Wallwork — aka Skinny Blue — is playing an afternoon's worth of tunes at Eleven Winery on Bainbridge Island, and four singer-songwriters — Jack Parker, Micaela Kingslight, Darla Rae and Dylan Branam — are doing a free show later that evening at the Hi-Fidelity Lounge in Bremerton.
There's lots of good theater to be had, too, as the visually and aurally stunning "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" continues at Bremerton Community Theatre, inD Theatre offers up Lee Blessing's "A Walk in the Woods" at the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art and the transplanted Paradise Theatre rocks out Week Two of the Shakespeare-Meets-Elvis musical "All Shook Up" in Port Orchard, in the theater space above the Dragonfly Cinema on Bay Street.
Personal recommendation: The drive to Port Townsend earns you a fascinating and funny evening of theatre at Key City Playhouse, where they're doing Jacklyn Backhaus' "Men on Boats" ... with an all-female cast. If you're into Thai food, team that with dinner at Khu Larb, which is less than two blocks from the theater and consistently serves up the best Thai grub I've found in three counties.
Now, get out there and have some fun. See stuff until your eyes and ears burn.
And if you do venture onto the Quimper on a Khu Larb-Key City Playhouse Foray, be sure to over-order. Thai food makes for good leftovers.
cogean? Gallery: 833 Cogean Ave., Bremerton, joeyveltkamp@gmail.com; open by appointment and during monthly downtown First Friday art walks: Through May 17 — "malie_inmediasres_turtle," new works by Mario Lemafa; May 17 — Closing reception, 6-9 p.m.
Emay Holmes: Live music at the Hi-Fidelity Lounge, 2711 Sixth St., Bremerton, 360-373-5454, facebook.com/pg/HiFidelityLounge/: 9 p.m.
Gold Digger: Free live rock covers at the Suquamish Clearwater Casino Resort, 15347 Suquamish Way NE, 360-598-7600, clearwatercasino.com: 9 p.m.-1 a.m.
Dravus House: Live music at The Keg And I taproom, 1291 Chimacum Rd., Chimacum, 360-344-2955, thekegandi.com: 7-9 p.m.
Griffin House: Singer-songwriter performs at the Treehouse Cafe, 2469 Lynwood Center Rd., Bainbridge Island, 206-842-2814, treehousebainbridge.com: 8 p.m.
Sparkle Carpet: Live, all-ages music at the Charleston Music Venue, 333 N. Callow Ave., Bremerton, 360-377-3360, thecharleston333.com: With Loud In The Morning, The Truckbed Boys, CU Next Tuesday; 8 p.m.
Craig Alden Dell: Free, all-ages live classical and Flamenco guitar at the Guitar Cafe, 3381 NW Bucklin Hill Rd., Silverdale, 360-204-5138, guitarcafe4u.com: 7-9 p.m.
Sway: Free live rock covers at the Suquamish Clearwater Casino Resort, 15347 Suquamish Way NE, 360-598-7600, clearwatercasino.com: 9 p.m.-1 a.m.
The Great American Trainwreck: Live music at The Keg And I taproom, 1291 Chimacum Rd., Chimacum, 360-344-2955, thekegandi.com: 8-10 p.m.
Jazz Jam: Join the house band or just listen at the Treehouse Cafe, 2469 Lynwood Center Rd., Bainbridge Island, 206-842-2814, treehousebainbridge.com: 7 p.m.
Alex Dunn: Seattle singer-songwriter performs at the Treehouse Cafe, 2469 Lynwood Center Rd., Bainbridge Island, 206-842-2814, treehousebainbridge.com: 7 p.m.
Michael "Goat" Godici: Live country music at The Keg And I taproom, 1291 Chimacum Rd., Chimacum, 360-344-2955, thekegandi.com: 7-9 p.m.
Bowling Music Studios student recital: Students of Dr. Irene Bowling perform a benefit recital at Bayside Community Church, 25992 Barber Cutoff Rd. NE, Kingston, 360-297-2000, baysidecommunitychurch.org: Donations benefit Coffee Oasis programs for homeless youth; 2-4 p.m.


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NCI Launches New Resource for Specimens and Data from Cancer Clinical Trials
April 2, 2018 , by NCI Staff
Through the Navigator program, cancer researchers can study biological specimens, including blood and tissue samples, collected as part of NCI-funded phase 3 clinical trials.
NCI announced the launch today of a new resource for cancer researchers interested in conducting studies using specimens and clinical data collected from cancer treatment trials in NCI's National Clinical Trials Network (NCTN) and former NCI Cooperative Group Program.
Known as NCTN Navigator, the resource includes information about specimens, such as tumor and blood samples, donated by patients in NCI-sponsored clinical trials. The clinical trials included in Navigator are published phase 3 studies that evaluated cancer treatments.
Investigators can use the NCTN Navigator website to search the inventory for specimens with specific characteristics. Investigators who develop proposals and get approval can use the specimens, along with the trial participants' clinical information, in their research.
"The optimal research proposals for this resource are those that capitalize on the large clinical trial study design and its associated specimens to develop ways to confirm how drugs work, select patients who benefit from a given treatment, and assess new methods to monitor treatment effectiveness," said Jeffrey S. Abrams, M.D., acting director for Clinical Research in NCI's Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis (DCTD).
Hundreds of Thousands of Specimens from Clinical Trials
NCI has supported large cancer treatment trials for decades through what is now the NCTN. For many of the trials, donated specimens were collected and stored in NCI-funded specimen banks. The clinical data from the trials include detailed information about patient responses to treatments and their outcomes.
The NCTN Navigator inventory includes data from more than 80 trials, 50,000 patients, and 600,000 specimens.
"Navigator's strength, and what sets it apart from most other resources, is the combination of specimens and the associated clinical information collected over the course of a trial," said Irina Lubensky, M.D., of NCI's Cancer Diagnosis Program, which worked with NCI's Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program (CTEP) and NCTN specimen banks and researchers to develop Navigator.
Although the researchers who conducted these clinical trials have long been using the specimens and clinical data in studies, Navigator will now make the materials available to any investigators who submit research proposals that are approved by a scientific review board.
"Navigator will make NCTN trial specimens more visible and accessible to the broader translational cancer research community," said Mark Watson, M.D., Ph.D., of the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Dr. Watson directs one of the specimen banks where NCTN specimens are stored and was a member of the original Navigator project development team.
Proposals Undergo Peer Review
"Navigator is an amazing resource," added Lee Ellis, M.D., of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.
Dr. Ellis also co-chairs a committee of scientific experts and patient advocates that will review proposals from investigators to use Navigator resources. "It will allow the cancer research community to develop new tools, such as predictive biomarkers, that will help us improve the care of our patients," he said.
To ensure the optimal use of the resources in Navigator, the scientific review committee will consider the importance of a proposed project with the value of the specimens in mind. "The standards are high because the specimens are a nonrenewable resource," said CTEP's Grace Mishkin, M.P.H., who helped develop Navigator.
In general, successful Navigator proposals will use the specimens and data to test a research question that builds on prior knowledge and has potential clinical implications, noted Mishkin. The specimens in Navigator will generally not be appropriate for studies that are more exploratory in nature, she added.
The Enduring Value of Large Clinical Trials
Before developing or submitting a research proposal to the Navigator program, investigators can perform searches on the program's website to ensure there are specimens and related data to meet their research needs.
If they would then like to move ahead, they can use the website to submit a proposal for how they would like to use the specimens.
"If their ideas are approved, they will receive the clinical data along with the specimens to conduct their analyses," said Dr. Abrams.
There is no charge for the specimens or clinical data in Navigator, but investigators with approved proposals will be responsible for the costs associated with processing and delivering the specimens and clinical data.
Although Navigator currently includes only specimens and information from adults, specimens and data from patients with pediatric cancers are expected to be added later this year.
Phase 3 clinical trials "remain an invaluable proving ground" for confirming findings from smaller studies, Dr. Abrams noted. The competitive process to obtain samples from Navigator will allow researchers to expand the value of these trials even further, he said.
Dr. Ellis agreed: "We hope that by making these specimens searchable on a user-friendly database, we can translate findings from these innovative research studies into better care for our patients."
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At an Artik church built back in the seventh century, I found this artifact. I don't think it was mashed into the dirt 1400 years ago. It's cartoony, trashy, somehow made me giggle. Reminded me of anime characters thrusting their peace signs forward, all bright, over guestured, winking. But from the dirt.


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Satellites You Need to Know: Jason-1, Jason-2 and the Ocean
The Jason-1 and Jason-2 satellites were built and run by
France and the United States and launched on December 7, 2001 and June 20, 2008
respectively. As the successor
satellites to the TOPEX/POSEIDON mission that began in 1992, the Jason satellites
were designed to study the ocean. To this end, the satellites capture images of approximately 90
percent of the non-ice ocean surface every 10 days.
This is an important mission for understanding climate
change, as the oceans are an essential component of the Earth's climate
equation. As a
NASA publication on Jason-2 notes, "The ocean acts as Earth's thermostat,
storing energy from the sun and keeping Earth from heating up quickly." This
makes the ocean, "the
single most important influence on Earth's weather and climate."
The Jason satellites monitor different aspects of the ocean.
The central task of the Jason satellites is to map ocean surface topography. Ocean
surface topography is defined as, "the height of the
earth surface relative to Earth's geoid (a hypothetical Earth surface that
represents the mean sea level if there were no winds, currents and most tides)."
To simplify, the satellites capture the height of the mountains in the ocean,
as well as the depths of ocean valleys.
But beyond this central task, the Jason mission provides
data that can be utilized for a number of other functions. For example, the Jason
satellites monitor wave height and speed which
allows meteorologists to more accurately predict the weather. More
pertinent to our natural security audience, the Jason satellites also track the
average sea level of the ocean to the nearest millimeter. Along with the data
collected by the TOPEX/Poseidon mission, this has given scientists data on sea
level rise for nearly two decades, allowing them to better understanding how
climate change is affecting Earth.
This last mission, calculating average sea level, highlights
the importance of having time series data that requires uninterrupted monitoring
over a number of years. To have a constant flow of data, it is essential that
the mission receives continuous funding to build a new satellite and launch
into orbit before the previous one has run its course. Fortunately, in this
regard, the Jason mission seems set to continue in the coming years. In February
2010, France and the United States signed a contract that
agreed to have a Jason-3 satellite replace Jason-1 in 2013.
Jason-2 launches at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on June 20, 2008. Courtesy of Carleton Bailie and the United Launch Alliance.


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Life's Too Short For Nuance the Book!
Louis Netter is a practicing illustrator, graphic designer, animator and educator. His illustrations have been published in The Stranger, Stocks and Commodities Magazine, Sub-terrain, The Rockford Review, Cimarron Review, the book Craps with Einstein by Mickey Day, and the book The TV Magic of Quick Fixes published by Benchmark Education Press. He has taught at Parsons School of Design, Westchester Community College, College of New Rochelle and SUNY Purchase. His most recent book is a collection of his artwork and musings called "Life's Too Short For Nuance." He has an animated film called Cakeaters and he is working on his next film due in early 2010. He operates his own website at http://www.louisnetter.com/.
Like the kid in his middle school class drawing his teacher with a thick wart addled nose, and wild electric hair, drawing is at once engaging and provocative and, inexcusably cruel and petty. My reportage drawings carry with them the weight of their weary creator. Drawing Americans in particular is an activity fraught with outrage and deep, penetrating sadness. We are at the end of at least one kind of world. If what is revealed in my drawings is true then we are screwed. If they are the product of my paranoid delusions then I guess we are safe. For now anyway. Enjoy the drawings and feel free to contact me at lou@louisnetter.com. My website is at: www.louisnetter.com.


It has been a busy week with me re opening my website after a short time off. I was able to get a few drawings done. Thanks to Eva and Kristen for hosting Paint Party Friday. I look forward to seeing what all of you have created this week.
I feel like this is a bit flat but I will work on it.
Not sure how I like it. I will have to play with it more.
lovely sketches Nicole. Happy PPF!
Lovely portraits with your new charcoals ~ have fun with them!
Wonderful new sketches for the new year! They look great! I've yet to master charcoal myself. It's so messy!
Love your drawings! Happy PPF!
Great sketches! I can't believe that second one only took 5 mins! Happy PPF!
Great drawings as always, Nicole.
You are so good Nicole!! Big Hugs!
I find charcoal very hard to work with ... you have done a marvelous job here and good on your son for such a perfect gift. I too had a long break from Paint Party Friday. I am glad to be back especially to see the art of others.
Oh these are wonderful! Your drawings are beautiful.
Lovely sketches - great capture of expression, especially in the eyes!
Your post reminds me to sketch fast. Today. Thanks!
Fantastic sketches Nicole, I didn't realise but it appears that I took a blogging break too.
Great new blog banner and love your signature too! Wonder way to start the year!


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Book Week: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly by Jean-Dominique Bauby
Jean-Dominique Bauby with his interpreter. Credit: commons.wikipedia.org
Jean-Dominique Bauby seemed to have it all. The successful editor of French Elle magazine, he had a loving family and even a mistress on the side.
But this was all cruelly snatched away from him when he had a stroke whilst behind the wheel of his car aged 43, leaving him almost completely paralysed. When he woke up in the hospital 20 days later he found he could only communicate by moving his left eyelid. And through an interpreter he wrote (or 'blinked') a book about his new life 'locked in'.
A dramatic story, yes, but also a true one. I first discovered it when studying Film and Media, where we watched the film adaption. I was so enthralled by his tale I went to the library, got out the book, and finished it that very same night.
Never has a book touched me more. When reading you are inside Jean's head; you see, think and feel what he is. Dismissed by some as a vegetable – even by friends – despite being completely mentally aware, you feel his loneliness, his struggle and his determination to regain his sense of the man he once was.
Sometimes Jean's existence seems painfully mundane. He would be bathed, go through physical therapy in an attempt for him to regain control of his body, and sit in his wheelchair outside of the hospital.
Yet inside his own mind, he is free to do what he wishes. His only escape is to delve deep into his memories to go to places he no longer can go physically. The diving bell is his body, where he is trapped; the butterfly is his mind, which flits around freely.
With the help of one of his therapists, Jean manages to devise a code to communicate, and then to write his book. The therapist recites the alphabet, from the most commonly used letters to the least frequently-used in the French language, and Jean blinks at the one he wants to use. It takes him four hours a day for over ten months to finish his book.
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AMC Tackles Rocket Science in Miniseries Produced by Ridley Scott
Ridley Scott will try to reignite AMC with a miniseries about occultist rocket scientist Jack Parsons.
By Ramy Published: Oct 28, 2014
AMC is getting a new drama miniseries about Jack Parsons, the early twentieth century occultist rocket genius, with Ridley Scott attached as producer. It's called Strange Angel. Mark Heyman, who wrote Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan and recent indie favorite The Skeleton Twins, is set to write the series, and it looks like there will be more than enough material to keep a miniseries going.
Strange Angel, based on the book Strange Angel: The Otherworldly Life Of Rocket Scientist John Whiteside Parsons, tells the story of Parsons, who invented the solid-fuel rocket and cofounded NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He later dabbled in Marxism and converted to the occultist religion Thelema, ultimately jeopardizing his work in rocketry and suffering an early death in a freak home explosion.
Parsons was instrumental in paving the way for rocket science. And many Thelemites cite him as the most significant practitioners of the religion in North America. After a falling out with close friend and fellow Thelemite L. Ron Hubbard, who would go on to found the Church of Scientology, Parsons left the religion to pursue work in rocketry, leading him to Israel as a consultant for the young nation's rocket program. Accused of espionage during the height of McCarthyism, Parsons was left without work. He died at the age of 37 in what the police ruled an accident, but many believed to have been an assassination.
Not too long ago, AMC was riding high, with original series like Mad Men, Breaking Bad, and The Walking Dead hailed as some of the best shows on television. But with one of those hits now completed and the other two ending soon, the network has struggled to recreate the magic—more recent shows like Halt and Catch Fire have failed to catch on. We don't know much about Strange Angel yet, but Ridley Scott, rockets and the occult? We can get down with that.
Ramy Zabarah is a writer, editor, and media enthusiast based in New York City. He manages social media and video initiatives for PopularMechanics.com, generates killer GIFs, and occasionally writes about whatever piques his nerdy interests.
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Q: Excel VBA code stops if value is zero or blank The code is running inaccurately, the formula is:
F(cells) = G(cells) - A2 Only if F(cells) > 0
Private Sub Button_Click()
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
Application.Calculation = xlCalculationManual

Dim cell As range
Call TrimExcessSpaces

        Application.ScreenUpdating = True
  Application.Calculation = xlCalculationAutomatic

End If
End Sub

When the code runs and find any "blank" or "0" value in a cell of F, the code stops working although the next F.cell might have a positive value. The point is we need the code to continue working if the next cell has positive value.
A screenshot to better explain

The correct result should be as below screenshot to consider the code working.

A: Actually only one line of code is required when you are trying to populate the column G based on column F values.
In the example code below, you just need to call the sub PopulateColumnG within your main sub routine.
Main sub routine:
Private Sub Button_Click()

    With Application
        .Calculation = xlCalculationManual
        .EnableEvents = False
        .ScreenUpdating = False
    End With

    Call PopulateColumnG

    'Rest of your code

    With Application
        .Calculation = xlCalculationAutomatic
        .EnableEvents = True
        .ScreenUpdating = True
    End With
End Sub

Code required to populate column G:
Sub PopulateColumnG()
    Dim lr As Long
    lr = Cells(Rows.Count, 6).End(xlUp).Row
    Range("G1:G" & lr).Formula = "=IF(F1>0,F1-$A$2,"""")"
    Range("G1:G" & lr).Value = Range("G1:G" & lr).Value
End Sub


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Cinnamaldehyde Inhibits MRSA Biofilm Formation and Reduces Cell Viability
Marco W. Rossi and Rita M. Heuertz
American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science October 2017, 30 (4) 214-218; DOI: https://doi.org/10.29074/ascls.30.4.214
Marco W. Rossi
Integrated Biomedical Science Programs, The Graduate College, Rush University, Chicago, IL
Rita M. Heuertz
Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science, Doisy College of Health Sciences, Saint Louis University, Louis, MO
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Address for Correspondence: Rita M. Heuertz, PhD, MT(ASCP), Professor, Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science, Doisy College of Health Sciences, Saint Louis University, 3437 Caroline Street, St. Louis, MO 63104-1111, 314-977-8610, heuertzr{at}slu.edu
The NIH identified that most microbial infections are biofilm-associated. Bacterial biofilm formation in human infection is of great concern to public health, as it has been associated with increased antimicrobial resistance, decreased effectiveness of host response, chronicity of infection, and medical device-associated disease. The pathogen, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), warrants special attention since it has been a frequent culprit in hospital- and community-acquired infections, is known to form biofilms in vivo, and is notoriously resistant to antimicrobics. This study sought to inhibit biofilm formation and/or reduce MRSA viability using the phytochemical cinnamaldehyde, which has been widely studied as an antimicrobial agent as well as a quorum sensing inhibitor. Clinical MRSA isolates from area hospital laboratories were assessed for cinnamaldehyde effect using a: (i) microplate assay for quantitative spectrophotometric evaluation of crystal violet-stained biofilm adherent to microwells; and (ii) viable bacterial count assay for colony forming unit (CFU/ml) enumeration. Results indicated that cinnamaldehyde inhibited MRSA biofilm formation in a concentration-dependent manner with significance (p<0.01) at 50 and 100 μM. Colony counts of MRSA were also significantly (p<0.01) reduced in a concentration-dependent manner. Taken together, these results indicate that cinnamaldehyde inhibits MRSA biofilm formation at early time points and reduces cell viability. Since an early effect of cinnamaldehyde was noted in this study, in the future, expanded kinetic studies will be assessed to ascertain cinnamaldehyde effects at the different steps of biofilm formation.
ABBREVIATIONS: MRSA – methicillin-resistant S. aureus, MSSA – methicillin-susceptible S. aureus, TSB – tryptic soy broth
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Sparrows Sold For A Farthing
Jesus said, "Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing?"
For what purpose were they sold?
They are not among the sacrificial fowl, and certainly would not be enough to make a meal.
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//...the priest shall order that two live clean birds and some cedar wood, scarlet yarn and hyssop be brought for the person to be cleansed.
---Nicole_Lacey on 11/19/19//
Where did you get this meant sparrows, Nicole?
Doves or young pigeons, available for purchase from the Temple's stockyards, were the only sacrificial fowl mentioned in the Bible?
---Cluny on 12/8/19
Like I was saying Nicole, the feathers and skins and wool of the lamb were not part of the sacrifice. If you can clearly show in detail they were, please show those scriptures.
Cluny wants to know where YOU got your information? Cluny is so obsessed with me in every post, continually misrepresenting my posts just to get in a snarky remark, he failed to see you were the one making such a claim....or did he?
Yes Cluny, you ACT like one sitting in dirty depends all day, taking your irritability out on others your imagination overreacts to, possibly a urine back up to your brain.
If you want to diagnosis me, I will be more than happy to diagnose you.
---kathr4453 on 12/7/19
Such a snowflake Cluny. WHINE WHINE WHINE. It's just not a manly thing to do. You have the disposition of a jr high GIRL. Are you an effeminate ? That would make sense of your antics. I think it's a fair question.
---kathr445 on 12/7/19
\\ Men have no business talking to anyone especially women like he does.\\
Are you claiming the right to talk to men the way you talk to me?
\\ He's a boorish brute.\\
And what do your words to me make you?
Let's see.
Kathr says I am rude to women, then says I have urine on my brain. (This is after accusing me of sitting in messy diapers.)
Do I understand kath right?
Just who is being rude to whom here?
Kathr, just how have I insulted you or any other women? Please be specific.
kathr4453:
You wrote: I will fight fire with fire ...
But that isn't how Jesus taught us to interact. He didn't say reactive "Do unto others as they HAVE DONE unto you". He said pro-active "Do unto others AS YOU WOULD HAVE THEM do unto you" (Luke 6:31). He didn't say "if someone strikes you, strike them back". He said "If someone strikes you, turn the other cheek, so they can strike you again" (Matthew 5:39, Luke 6:29). He didn't say "Hate your enemies". He said "Love your enemies" (Luke 6:27) and "If your enemy hungers or thirsts, give him food or drink - that way you heap coals of fire on his head" (Romans 12:20).
All of Luke 6 is good.
---StrongAxe on 12/6/19
Yes, I will fight fire with fire until Clunky knocks it off. Men have no business talking to anyone especially women like he does. He's a boorish brute.
You wrote: Again Cluny, you have urine on the brain......
Regardless of what Cluny may or may not have done, is it REALLY necessary to stoop to such a level of insults?
Would you like it if other people used such language to you? If not, you shouldn't use such language to them.
(I also couldn't find any "nasty attacks", at least not in this blog, unless you consider the honest question "What studies have you made that lead you to this conclusion?" an "attack").
Cluny, I see Nicole did answer me, saying what you accused me of saying...and you even knew that and answered her. YIKES! I never said the wool, skin etc were sacrificed. And I see You already gave Nicole this answer. So ask Nicole what studies SHE made that lead her to her conclusion!
During the First Temple and Second Temple periods, the burnt offering was a twice-daily animal sacrifice offered on the altar in the temple in Jerusalem that was completely consumed by fire. The skin of the animal, however, was not burnt but given to the priests respective of their priestly division. These skins are listed as one of the twenty-four priestly gifts in Tosefta Hallah.
Again Cluny, you have urine on the brain......not reading posts and running in head long like a moronic fit. Firstly, I Wasn't talking to you....so you may want to ask Nicole where SHE came to the conclusion the lamb with the lambs wool and all, and birds with feathers and all were placed on the alter. Please show scripture that's how sacrifices were defined in detail Clunky. You can't, and that was the point made to Nicole...she atleast knew better than to answer. You like a fool stepped in her mess. Too funny. So I see, you have your demon acting up again.
Maybe that's why you aren't healed Cluny. When you repent of your nasty attacks MAYBE God might heal your health issues now affecting your brain. I'll pray for you.
kath, are you saying that the entire lamb was burned, hide, fleece, hooves, and all?
What studies have you made that lead you to this conclusion?
//An Orthodox priest did a study of the Jewish sacrifices and learned that a big part of the support of the Aaronic priests came from the sale of the hides of sacrificial animals.--Cluny on 11/24/19
I am not saying it isn't true, but there something wrong with that study.
Think about it?
We treat the Holy Eucharist as the Jewish people treat their Sacrificial Lambs.
The Passover meal is a prefigurement of Christ's death and the Holy Mass.
Would we sell our leftover Eucharist Hosts to support our Priests?
No, we wouldn't.
\\lease tell me where in the Bible states lambs have to be skinned?\\
An Orthodox priest did a study of the Jewish sacrifices and learned that a big part of the support of the Aaronic priests came from the sale of the hides of sacrificial animals.
Kathr, Sparrows are birds. Anyway Jesus said it in the NT. He isn't taking about food prices.
Because the OT didn't list every single fowl/bird by name you can't use sparrows?
The writer is assuming you know what is a bird.
Turn it around. If the birds are not meant for sparrows as well what is a sparrow to you?
If I said bring bread for Thanksgiving, does it mean you can't bring yeast rolls?
Bread and rolls are different to you?
Please tell me where in the Bible states lambs have to be skinned?
//so you say burning WOOL was also part of the sacrifice?//
Yes. A person can not give a half offering.
Exodus 12:4 and V10
Hair is part of the sheep. It has DNA. As your hair has DNA
I know birds were sacrificed, but where does it specifically say SPARROWS ...in the OT. ARENT YOU ASSUMING MUCH? And where is OT instructions concerning the feathers? Even when Lambs were laid on the alter, are you saying they were not skinned first...so you say burning WOOL was also part of the sacrifice? Please show scripture supporting your theory.
---kathr4453 on 11/20/19
Kathr: Cluny says they were not sacrificial birds, you say they were. Who is correct?//
The Bible. I gave Scripture backing up my statement.
I looked it up and he didn't.
//...their was no instruction for sacrificing the feathers of any if the birds, so they all could have been used for feather beds.//
Feathers are part of the bird.
Are you claiming they would told to remove the feathers PRIOR from sacrificing the one bird?
Where it that in the Bible?
Please follow your own rule.
Plus, the one bird released also loses his/her feathers?
Plus, where in the Bible states the Jews had feather beds?
A lot of assumptions on your part don't you think?
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Nicole, Cluny says they were not sacrificial birds, you say they were. Who is correct? Anyway, whether they were or weren't ...their was no instruction for sacrificing the feathers of any if the birds, so they all could have been used for feather beds.
//Maybe their feathers were used for feather beds...
Leviticus 14:7b
After that, he is to release the live bird in the open fields.
The other one was killed whole. Jewish people were not allowed to sacrifice anything half way.
Who knows, but it shows that even the least valued things mean a lot to God, and how much more our value.
Maybe their feathers were used for feather beds...
Sparrows were acceptable for sacrifice
...the priest shall order that two live clean birds and some cedar wood, scarlet yarn and hyssop be brought for the person to be cleansed.
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My guess would be to keep as pets.
---David on 11/18/19


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Article: How Mental Health Plays Into THEY LOOK LIKE PEOPLE
Connor Strader
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Horror films have always forced us to perceive our world in a different light. The films we now label as horror classics are regarded as such due to their multilayered themes and characters. When firing on all cylinders, the best genre films simultaneously entertain and demand that you feel something. If a horror story can scare you while leaving you with something to think about afterwards, then you know you've encountered an impactful work of art. Filmmakers such as John Carpenter and George A. Romero have done this for decades, while more recently Jordan Peele has become the big name in deep-thinking genre films. With so much to stream and see in theaters, there's bound to be a few indie gems that get lost in the process. One of these forgotten gems is 2015's THEY LOOK LIKE PEOPLE; written and directed by Perry Blackshear.
THEY LOOK LIKE PEOPLE tells the story of two longtime friends who have fallen out of touch with one another, only to be reunited under curious circumstances. Wyatt has recently separated from his fiancee and is in need of a place to stay. Christian has also parted ways with his significant other and can relate to his friend's grief and disillusionment. Christian invites Wyatt to stay with him, and the two old friends begin to catch up and piece their friendship back together. Things are different for both of them now–Wyatt is reclusive and guarded, while Christian feels inadequate and insecure. As they both attempt to put their lives back together, the two friends begin to strengthen their connection to one another once again. All seems to be normal until Wyatt receives a strange phone call from an odd voice, instructing him to leave the city and be weary of demonically possessed individuals.
Naturally, Wyatt begins to suspect that he could be mentally ill and attempts to seek treatment for his hallucinations, only to find those he has been confiding in have been possessed themselves. The demons Wyatt has been warned about begin to manifest in the bodies of familiar faces. As the film progresses, both characters experience the full brunt of their afflictions. Christian continues to deal with confidence issues while Wyatt has a hard time separating visions from reality. Eventually, the friends find they must confide in one another in order to conquer their literal and figurative demons. The tension mounts as Christian must decide whether or not his friend is going crazy, and Wyatt must decide if Christian is possessed, or can be trusted.
The story culminates in a final sequence so raw and emotional, you may forget you're watching a horror film. THEY LOOK LIKE PEOPLE is by no means visually flashy or effects-heavy, and relies mostly on the brilliant writing and directing of Blackshear, and some remarkably convincing performances by MacLeod Andrews and Evan Dumouchel as Wyatt and Christian. The demonic possession scenes are brief but effective—and there's enough chills and scares to solidify this film in the horror classification. Above all else, the film stands proudly as a beautiful and heartfelt meditation on mental health. The scariest monster looming over the entire movie isn't the demons, but the stigma that has plagued victims of mental health issues since the dawn of time. We spend the entire film questioning if what Wyatt sees and hears is really happening when it shouldn't matter because it's real to him—and that alone makes it real enough for the rest of us. In the end, compassion and understanding are the keys to conquering all fear. It's a poetic and touching message, in a time when horror movies so rarely end on an upbeat note. I'm intentionally avoiding spoilers because this is a movie that deserves to be viewed with fresh eyes. THEY LOOK LIKE PEOPLE is a progressive genre piece that both scares and educates. Please check it out as soon as you can, with an open mind, and an open heart.
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I love when a genre film can tackle such deep and important topics!
Well written review of a movie that touches on a very important topic.


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Weyerhof ist ein Ortsteil im Stadtteil Bensberg von Bergisch Gladbach. Ursprünglich stand hier nur das abgebildete Fachwerkhaus Weyerhof 5–7.

Geschichte
Der Siedlungsname Weyerhof greift den spätmittelalterlichen Siedlungsnamen Weyerhof/Weyergut auf, den das Urkataster als "Weier Hof" verzeichnet. Der Hofname und die alte Gewannenbezeichnung  Am kleinen Weiher bezogen sich ursprünglich auf einen angrenzenden Weiher bzw. Teich. Auf dem Weyerhof wurde 1772 Ferdinand Stucker geboren, der 1795 den Widerstand der bergischen Bevölkerung gegen die französischen Revolutionstruppen organisierte.

Baudenkmal
Das abgebildete Haus Weyerhof 5–7 wurde unter Nr. 190 in die Liste der Baudenkmäler in Bergisch Gladbach aufgenommen.

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Below is a list of questions and prompts I have used with students keeping a "learning log" as we progressed in our development as storytellers.
What are you thinking about as you choose a story? Do you confidently know the sequence of events?
Are you aware of whether you are visualizing images (or are you memorizing words)?
Can you see, smell, hear, feel the details, the textures, of the story?
Do you feel "in" the story when you tell?
I ask them to write about the results of their choosing, rehearsal - about anything that seems to be encouraging or interfering with their confidence in the telling. I usually offer one question for them to think and write about for five minutes in class or for homework. I base my choice of a question on the activity of the moment. Giving students many prompts or questions at one time constitutes busy work and discourages them from thoughtful reflection. One or two questions encourage a young storyteller to stop momentarily to think (the point of keeping a log).
By writing in the log students have to think about their thinking - metacognition. Their responses help me see better where they are and how to help them. Occasionally we share sample log entries out loud and students will say, "Oh, I'm glad I'm not the only one thinking like that..." or "I have a solution to that problem. Here's how I ..." The log also alerts me to inner effort that otherwise might go unnoticed.
The thinking and writing prompts below are grouped according to stages in a storytelling unit. Some might be used for a brief discussion. Others serve as log prompts.
What do you notice about people you catch in the act of storytelling? Describe one person you observed.
How do different people use their faces, make gestures, or alter their voices or speech rhythms as they naturally tell stories?
Who's the most active storyteller in your family? Among your friends? What does that individual do that makes him or her stand out as a natural storyteller?
What generalizations can you make about why we have a need to tell stories to each other?
Have you seen people on talk shows or in interviews "telling their story"?
What similarities can you find in the ways they share their life stories, what differences?
What moment in history might make a good tale for the telling? What person behind a well known event would you like to know the story of?
How are you going about choosing a story to tell? Who or what is helping you choose your story?
What are some impressions after hearing this storyteller (audio or videotape, student visitor, staff member, local community teller)?
What's in this story that makes you think it will be especially good for you to tell?
Will you use a prop? an instrument? a puppet? Will you stage the telling?
Is your story participatory or can you see ways to make it so?
Do you have to cut the written version, expand it? Would cutting or adding dialogue help?
to a friend or small group?
"telling" silently to the wall?
What other activity helped you internalize the tale?
How many rehearsals have you done? Which ones have been most effective?
Have you timed your story? Is it settling down or are different tellings still erratic in timing? See if you can figure out why. Which version feels like the strongest telling (longer or shorter)?
Is the story "settling down" or does it continue to evolve? If so, how is it changing?
We've talked about the difference between memorizing words and visualizing images. Are you telling by one method more than another? As you observe others telling can you tell who has memorized and who is simply walking the journey of the tale a little differently each time?
Is anything still giving you trouble? How can I help?
Does your story include dialogue? Could it? Is the narrator voice distinct?
Do you "place" characters as they talk to each other? Subtly?
Do you have to move as you tell to set scenes? How might your story change if you were standing still?
Where in the story does your face and posture reflect the feelings of the characters?
Do you anticipate laughter? Don't forget to pause to leave a space for it to erupt.
Are you conscious of eye contact? Where in the story is it especially important?
Is the story "set in stone"? Can you let yourself ad lib in places?
Do you feel natural with the movements and gestures? Are you using your face?
Whose rehearsal has impressed you? What is that individual doing that you want to emulate?
Picture yourself telling this story brilliantly. See yourself walking confidently to the front. See yourself making eye contact and breathing deeply as you relax and smile at the audience. This is a terrific story. See yourself tell in such a way that it gives you and the audience pleasure. Take your time. What did you see? Write about all of it. Don't worry if what you see seems silly. Write about it.
Whose story left the biggest impression on you today? Why? (Students notice what we miss).
What image sticks with you from the story(s) you just heard? How did the teller convey that image?
What seems similar in the stories you've heard?
Do the ones you like best have anything in common, or is it uniqueness you like?
Who added a technique that you especially admire?
Have you heard a story you'd like to try telling? How would you tell it in your own unique way?
What went well in your telling? What surprised you about your telling? Would you like to do anything differently the next time you tell?
Where's the next place you can tell this tale?
Do you have the belief you could "hold on" to this story all your life and tell it to your kids or grandkids?
Please remember, I ask one or maybe two questions so students will really think.
After an activity, I'll might say "Write for two minutes in your log about something you know now about your story that you didn't know before." or "What did you just discover from that particular rehearsal?" Such a practice helps children develop the habit of stopping to reflect upon their experiences.
I never asked all these questions in any one year. Some I asked in conversation with one teller only. Asking a long list of questions at one time makes thinking a chore and a time-killer. Students will be more likely to dash off just any answer in order to finish quickly.
Overdoing reflection kills their desire to use metacognition as a tool.


The Afaf Kanafani Prize is a $500 award given for the best paper by a UC Berkeley student dealing with any topic related to the subject of women in the Arab world, with priority given to those dealing with MENA women's struggles for rights and freedoms in the Arab world. The paper must have been produced in a UC Berkeley class during the academic year 2018-19.
The Kanafani Prize is made possible through a generous donation by the late Fay Afaf Kanafani from the proceeds of her autobiography, Nadia, Captive of Hope: Memoir of an Arab Woman.
UC Berkeley undergraduate and graduate students registered for the academic year in which they are applying.
The application deadline is Friday, May 17, 2019. Late or incomplete applications will not be considered. Results will be announced in early summer.
Applications must include a cover letter introducing the applicant and a copy of the applicant's submission paper. Applicants must include their name, UC Berkeley identification number, email address, phone number, year in school, major, and the class in which they produced the paper. The applicant's name should appear on every page of the application.
Please email applications as a single PDF to cmes@berkeley.edu with "Afaf Kanafani Prize" in the subject line.


In October 1985 we founded the Free software foundation, which is a charity whose purpose is to raise money to promote Free software and in the 80s a lots of its activity was hiring people to work on developing GNU. Some important pieces of this system like the Shell and the C library were by the staff of the Free software foundation. But most of the work was done by volunteers. For instance I'm a full time volunteer for the free software foundation. Because the foundation doesn't pay me. Now there's a reason for that when the foundation first had enough money to hire one person, I, as the president had to decide who to hire. And it was my responsibility to spend the money effectively. So I realised that paying st(.*)nous[?] salary would be like throwing the money away because we could get st1n to work for nothing. So I decided to hire someone else instead. And now a days though there are many full time volunteers for the GNU project, most of them are getting paid by somebody else. So for the FSF they are volunteers. There are also thousands of part time volunteers who are contributing their spare time and don't get paid for it but they still get a large amount of work done. In the 80s and in the early 90s it was possible to doubt whether free software could actually develop the full spectrum of software to fill the public's needs. But nowadays we are pretty close to doing the whole thing already. So there's no long any possible doubt that we can't do the job.
This entry was posted in Free Software, MIT and tagged event, MIT, richard stallman, rms, speech on December 25, 2011 by viky.


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Entertainment at a Distance
Virtual Discussion of MLK Boulevards Around the Country
Plus, an event celebrating the legacy of MLK, a winter beer garden and Florentine Opera performances.
By Michael Holloway	- Jan 14th, 2021 02:51 pm
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King Blvd Block Party
Each week, Urban Milwaukee is curating a list of events that are taking the necessary safety precautions provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in order to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.
This week, join the Schlitz Audubon Nature Center for a snowshoe tour of its campus while studying the various tracks left behind by winter critters. The Harley-Davidson Museum is rolling out a new virtual series that will explore the iconic motorcycle company's history, and Milwaukee folk artist Trapper Schoepp will pay tribute to Bob Dylan with a performance at the Jewish Museum Milwaukee.
Ongoing: Winter Chalets at South Shore Park
The new winter chalets at South Shore Terrace in South Shore Park (2900 S. Shore Dr.) are open for reservation. This is the county's first winter beer garden season. The cozy chalets can fit up to six people and nearby fire for warming up. Up to six people from the same household or two people from different households can share a chalet for $75, which includes a $50 food and beverage credit and a 90 minute time slot. The chalets are reservations only, and are available seven days a week. To reserve, follow this link or call 414-257-5616.
Ongoing: Florentine Opera Presents Shakespeare
Florentine Opera is celebrating music inspired by Shakespeare with performances of classics from Britten, Gounod, Verdi, Finiz and more. The hour-and-a-half long program will take place in a secret room in a Milwaukee landmark home with ties to England and bootlegging. Historian John Eastberg will make an appearance to provide some historical background. The performance is digital only and can be purchased for $25 by following this link.
January 14: Harley-Davidson Virtual Gallery Talks
The Harley-Davidson Museum is rolling out its new series of Gallery Talks — livestreamed explorations of the company's history. Viewers will get a chance to get an up-close look at some historical items as well as view historical footage from the museum's archives. Each session will feature a Q&A section with a team of experts. This week's Gallery Talks topic is titled "Military — Riding with Uncle Sam." The session will explore the roles that Harley-Davidson motorcycles played in both World Wars as well as how the company's motorcycles developed during that time. The event is begins at 7:00 p.m. and runs for 45 minutes. Tickets are $6 each and can be purchased here.
January 15 – February 28: Visit Milwaukee's Giving Fest
Because of COVID-19, this year's Giving Fest will be entirely virtual. It will be a series of over 50 events hosted by local businesses that help them raise money. The first 50 to sign up will be awarded $1,000. All that sign up will be entered to win a $5,000 prize. For more information visit this website.
January 16: Milwaukee Winter Farmers Market
There may be snow on the ground, but there are still farmers markets to enjoy, such as the Milwaukee Winter Farmers Market. The market, which is celebrating its 12th season, takes place on Saturdays from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Greenhouse Annex at the Mitchell Park Domes (524 S. Layton Blvd.) until March 27th. The market will feature 30 vendors offering fresh local produce, baked goods, cheeses, handmade soaps and more. COVID-19 safety precautions and guidelines will be enforced, including a mandatory mask policy and restrictions on eating and drinking in the market.
January 18: MLK Day Kid's Summit
Each year, i.c. Stars hosts an event celebrating the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr., with this year pivoting to an online formula. This year, the organization is putting an emphasis on teaching kids the importance of Martin Luther King, Jr's fight for equality. The event, dubbed The Declaration of Kids' Summit, is a virtual event that will focus on using technology as a tool for social change. The event will run from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. To register you and your family, click here.
January 17: King BLVD Block Party Virtual Event
Deshea Agee, executive director of Milwaukee's Historic King Drive Business Improvement District is hosting a discussion of a new feature film currently in pre-production called King BLVD and the themes that it will tackle. The film will be a comedy and commentary on the fact that many streets named for Martin Luther King Jr. are located in poor or blighted areas. The virtual event will feature a panel with the creative team behind the project, as well as performances by spoken word and musical artists. Register for the event here.
January 19: Trapper Schoepp's Acoustic Tribute to Bob Dylan
Milwaukee folk singer Trapper Schoepp will again pay tribute to Bob Dylan with a performance featuring his brother Tanner Schoepp. The duo will perform "On, Wisconsin", which is a song based off of lyrics originally penned by Dylan. Schoepp completed the song, and later secured the rights to it from Dylan. The brothers will also play Dylan classics in the Jewish Museum Milwaukee's atrium in celebration of the closing of the "Shakespeare's in the Alley: A Tribute to Bob Dylan" exhibit. The performance is free and open to the public, and it will also be streamed via the Jewish Museum Milwaukee's Facebook page as well as Trapper Schoepp's Facebook page starting at 7 p.m. on January 19, 2021.
January 22: Florentine Opera Presents Voyages France
The Florentine Opera Company is putting on a virtual performance that will allow listeners to immerse themselves in the history and tastes of Chalon-sur-Saône in the Burgundy region of France. The show will feature Anna Reinhold, mezzo, and Jory Vinikour on harpsichord playing Baroque pieces. For extra, viewers can purchase a a French meal and tasting of Burgundian wine from Le Reve Patisserie & Cafe in Wauwatosa. If interested in the meal, you must place your order by the 18th. You can purchase tickets and the meal from Le Reve, here.
Get Outside With Beer and a Bonfire
Jan 7th, 2021 by Michael Holloway
Take the Polar Plunge!
Dec 31st, 2020 by Michael Holloway
Christmas Shows Go Online
Dec 17th, 2020 by Michael Holloway
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Record 88,921,000 Americans 'Not in Labor Force'—119,000 Fewer Employed in August Than July
By Terence P. Jeffrey | September 7, 2012 | 9:11 AM EDT
(AP Photo)
(CNSNews.com) - The number of Americans whom the U.S. Department of Labor counted as "not in the civilian labor force" in August hit a record high of 88,921,000.
The Labor Department counts a person as not in the civilian labor force if they are at least 16 years old, are not in the military or an institution such as a prison, mental hospital or nursing home, and have not actively looked for a job in the last four weeks. The department counts a person as in "the civilian labor force" if they are at least 16, are not in the military or an institution such as a prison, mental hospital or nursing home, and either do have a job or have actively looked for one in the last four weeks.
In July, there were 155,013,000 in the U.S. civilian labor force. In August that dropped to 154,645,000—meaning that on net 368,000 people simply dropped out of the labor force last month and did not even look for a job.
There were also 119,000 fewer Americans employed in August than there were in July. In July, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there were 142,220,000 Americans working. But, in August, there were only 142,101,000 Americans working.
Despite the fact that fewer Americans were employed in August than July, the unemployment rate ticked down from 8.3 in July to 8.1. That is because so many people dropped out of the labor force and stopped looking for work. The unemployment rate is the percentage of people in the labor force (meaning they had a job or were actively looking for one) who did not have a job.
The Bureau of Labor Statistic also reported that in August the labor force participation rate (the percentage of the people in the civilian non-institutionalized population who either had a job or were actively looking for one) dropped to a 30-year low of 63.5 percent, down from 63.7 percent in July. The last time the labor force participation rate was as low as 63.5 percent was in September 1981.
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Summary Coffee grinder lid is made of wood and metal and has the following imprinted on the top "PEUGEOT FRERES S.G.D.G BREVITE DÉPOSÉ" and "G2." Also imprinted is a lion standing on an arrow. Both are facing left. Only the coffee grinder portion is present. The bottom cylinder, used to catch coffee grounds, is missing.
Notes Title by cataloger.; The crank was used to grind up coffee beans while the cylinder was used to collect the ground up contents.; The same Peugeot company that manufactures cars also makes coffee grinders.
LC Subject Headings Coffee making paraphernalia.


12th International Conference on Bio-inspired Systems and Signal Processing will be starting on 22 Feb and finishing on 24 Feb 2019.
The place of the Conference will be Vienna House Diplomat Prague which is one of the outstanding venue for such an essential event.
BIOSIGNALS 2019, 12th International Conference on Bio-inspired Systems and Signal Processing is going to be dealing with Biometrics, Signal Processing, Biology, Biological Systems, Pattern Recognition and Neural Networks.
Institute for Systems Technologies of Information and Control & Communication's Conference takes place annually.


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If I see anything I am unhappy with or I receive a message I do not like, I will not respond to it but I will show a teacher / responsible adult.
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Applications are invited from suitably qualified Applicants for the PRO-FEMMES/TWESE HAMWE (PFTH) Jobs Vacancy 2019. Interested applicant(s) ought to follow the details and procedures on this page to secure this opportunity.
Pro-Femmes/ Twese Hamwe is a national civil society umbrella organization for civil society organizations working to advance Gender equality and equity through the development process. The organization was established in October 1992 and currently represents 53 member organizations within the country. The mission of Pro-Femmes/ Twese Hamwe is to eradicate all forms of discrimination towards women, to promote women's socio-economic, political and legal status, and to enhance institutional and organizational capacities of the umbrella and its member organizations through promotion of sustainable human development based on gender equality and a culture of peace, justice and human rights.
Pro-Femmes/Twese Hamwe in collaboration with CARE International Rwanda is implementing the Every Voice Counts (EVC) Project. Funded by the Netherland Ministry of Foreign Affairs, through, Care Netherlands, EVC project is being implemented in 5 districts of Southern Province, namely Kamonyi, Muhanga, Ruhango, Nyanza and Huye districts.
The project aims at promoting a citizen engagement and social accountability model for enhancing women participation and influence in governance processes to address gender based violence at local and National level.
Responsible lead for the development, strengthening and functioning of PRO-FEMMES/TWESEHAMWE Specifically EVC Project MEL frameworks and systems, and supporting tools or templates.
Develop the framework for PRO-FEMMES/TWESE HAMWE Monitoring and Evaluation, in coordination with program management, ensuring that monitoring and evaluation arrangements comply with donor agreement and program requirement.
Assess, identify and provide guidance on critical areas where technical support is needed and connect with Technical team to ensure quality program implementation and service provision.
Strengthen MEL capacities of all program staff at central and field level on a continuous basis through on job training and mentoring.
Monitor and review existing monitoring mechanisms and reporting documents including but not limited to project-level MEL plans, data collection tools, and Final Evaluation Reports.
Guide the regular sharing of MEL findings with relevant stakeholders and ensure that monitoring data is discussed in the appropriate forums in a timely manner.
Keeping update the Community Score Card tools including uploading of information on the shared stores online.
Closely monitor external environment to projects and identify threats and facilitate development of a plan to reduce chocks to the projects. This might involve having a better understanding of local governance realities; perspectives of different stakeholders involved and facilitate reflection sessions to discuss and find necessary solutions.
Participating in stakeholder coordination meetings for harmonisation of activities.
Master's Degree in project management, project planning, statistics with a minimum of 3 years working experience.
Experience in programs' design, monitoring, evaluation and learning.
Conversant and able to design, develop and guide implement project strategic/results frameworks, Change or Logic models.
Demonstrated knowledge and experience managing and analyzing data using Excel, SPSS, STATA, Open data toolkits.
Good organizational skills and ability to work under pressure and complete tasks according to agreed deadlines.
Interested candidates should send their application enclosed with a cover letter, Curriculum Vitae, Academic documents and other relevant work certificates to the Chairperson of Pro-Femmes/ Twese Hamwe and delivered in hard copies to Pro-Femmes offices by 16:30 pm on 25th February 2019.
Pro-Femmes/ Twese Hamwe head office is located next to Gahanga Sector offices, Kicukiro District.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for a written test.


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coronavirus, wedding rings, engagements rings, jewellery, jewellers
In the words of singer Beyoncé Knowles, if you like it then you should put a ring on it - even if you're living in lockdown. While restaurants and other romantic destinations may be unattainable to pop the big question, business is still going strong for jewellers such as Canberra's Unique Diamonds, albeit with a slight decrease in engagement ring shoppers. The consults that are going ahead, however, have simply moved online or over the phone. In fact, according to Unique Diamonds manager Mia Somerville offsite engagement ring consultations were not as out of the norm as one might expect. While movies would have us believe engagement ring shopping was done by one partner, in person, before the question has been asked, Ms Somerville said that's not necessarily the case. With a long list of interstate customers and others who simply can't find the time to visit the store, Unique Diamonds was already well-versed in the world of email and phone consultations, and have added Zoom to their list of consultation options since the beginning of the pandemic. MORE COVID NEWS: As for the people attending consults - whether it's in-person pre-lockdown or remotely - it's a 50-50 split between individuals and couples. "There's definitely a lot more women that are getting involved," Ms Somerville said. "They might be part of the initial process with us to talk about the diamonds and pick out a design they like but then hand it over to their partner and say, 'You deal with it from there'. But we also get just as many couples that do it together as well, the whole process." The option to click and collect during the pandemic also means the ring won't be the thing holding up someone's proposal. And that applies not only to jewellery purchases but the store's sample rings as well. "We also have a lot of guys that come in and just take a sample ring. So they propose with a sample ring and then once they're engaged, they come in and do the whole process together, which is a really good option," Ms Somerville said. "It makes it a lot easier for a lot of guys. It's a big amount of money to spend and they want to make sure that their partner's going to love it. So maybe if they're a little bit pickier then that's a really good option to just to propose with a sample." Of course, a jeweller doesn't just deal with engagement rings. While custom orders have decreased during the pandemic, there has been an uptake in some of Unique Diamonds' other offerings. "We've had a lot of orders of our floating diamond necklace - that's our most popular product at the moment," Ms Somerville said. "I've also seen a massive increase in wedding band requests as well. I think most of the Zoom appointments I've done are for wedding bands just because a lot of people are getting married in December and over Christmas, and they're worried that they're not going to be able to come into the store in time."
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Engagement ring design consults move online during Canberra lockdown
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Unique Diamonds manager Mia Somerville is still designing and supplying engagement rings during lockdown. Picture: Karleen Minney
In the words of singer Beyoncé Knowles, if you like it then you should put a ring on it - even if you're living in lockdown.
While restaurants and other romantic destinations may be unattainable to pop the big question, business is still going strong for jewellers such as Canberra's Unique Diamonds, albeit with a slight decrease in engagement ring shoppers. The consults that are going ahead, however, have simply moved online or over the phone.
In fact, according to Unique Diamonds manager Mia Somerville offsite engagement ring consultations were not as out of the norm as one might expect.
While movies would have us believe engagement ring shopping was done by one partner, in person, before the question has been asked, Ms Somerville said that's not necessarily the case.
With a long list of interstate customers and others who simply can't find the time to visit the store, Unique Diamonds was already well-versed in the world of email and phone consultations, and have added Zoom to their list of consultation options since the beginning of the pandemic.
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As for the people attending consults - whether it's in-person pre-lockdown or remotely - it's a 50-50 split between individuals and couples.
"There's definitely a lot more women that are getting involved," Ms Somerville said.
"They might be part of the initial process with us to talk about the diamonds and pick out a design they like but then hand it over to their partner and say, 'You deal with it from there'. But we also get just as many couples that do it together as well, the whole process."
The option to click and collect during the pandemic also means the ring won't be the thing holding up someone's proposal. And that applies not only to jewellery purchases but the store's sample rings as well.
"We also have a lot of guys that come in and just take a sample ring. So they propose with a sample ring and then once they're engaged, they come in and do the whole process together, which is a really good option," Ms Somerville said.
"It makes it a lot easier for a lot of guys. It's a big amount of money to spend and they want to make sure that their partner's going to love it. So maybe if they're a little bit pickier then that's a really good option to just to propose with a sample."
Of course, a jeweller doesn't just deal with engagement rings.
Unique Diamonds manager Mia Somerville. Picture: Karleen Minney
While custom orders have decreased during the pandemic, there has been an uptake in some of Unique Diamonds' other offerings.
"We've had a lot of orders of our floating diamond necklace - that's our most popular product at the moment," Ms Somerville said.
"I've also seen a massive increase in wedding band requests as well. I think most of the Zoom appointments I've done are for wedding bands just because a lot of people are getting married in December and over Christmas, and they're worried that they're not going to be able to come into the store in time."
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Q: GWT Launcher error because of huge classpath I am trying to run an GWT application which (unfortunately) has a huge classpath, because if which the GWT launcher fails to load and I get the following error :
CreateProcess error=87, The parameter is incorrect.

Does somebody know a workaround for this solution ?
Thanks in advance..

A: What OS are you using?
If this is Windows Xp or later, the maximum length of a java command (or a CLASSPATH value) would be 8191.
And this thread illustrates the result (an error like the one you have).
If you are at the limit, you can try to build the CLASSPATH separately from the java command, as suggested in Java Glossary page.

A: Ugly and temporary workaround is to move you working folder closer to the HDD root.
We had the same problem using Datanucleus. The other workaround was to set the builder so that it only enhanced the desired classes.
But there again as the project grows bigger we might encounter the same problem again.


Despite the song's upbeat rhythm and positive title, it is contrary to what is all about–a relationship going to an end.
In the video, we see two couples enjoying their getaway in a luxurious vacation house when suddenly one woman sees her partner kissing someone else. It turns out to tensions rise and that girl came up with a very dangerous revenge plan.


Multiple rogue web applications can be used to attack vulnerable browser extension and exploiting private data becomes easier for adversaries post the access is granted. This is alarming mainly because a normal person browsing the internet is caught unaware of something like this even exists.
Various browsers – Chrome, Firefox, Opera extension have been tested and proved to be compromised by the adversaries with right motivation to do it. This can lead to theft of sensitive data residing on a machine or even plant arbitrary codes (mainly malicious) on the victim's machine which can be executed remotely probably compromising a company network under worst circumstances.
Some of the sensitive information like cookies, browsing history and other installed extensions get recorded. Some Web-apps have access to permanent storage and store all this data until they stay as the extension on the browser. They may trigger download and execution of an arbitrary file on the user system.
That access is unique to web applications, which are subject to what are called a Same Origin Policy (SOP) that bars an app from reading and writing user data between domains. There are however methods by which a specially crafted web application can bypass SOP protections by exploiting privileged browser extensions.
Although content scripts, background pages and web applications run in separate execution contexts, they can establish contact channels to communicate with one another, mainly APIs [are used] for sending and receiving (listening for) messages between the content scripts, background pages and web applications.
Here is a quick snapshot of browser extensions and web app vulnerability.
Advanced Threat Protection, Email, Website Security. permalink.


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Reference: Official Schedule, Announcements and Background: State Funeral for George H.W. Bush, the 41st President of the United States
Last Updated: 10am EST, December 5, 2018
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Presidential State Funerals: Past Practices and Security Considerations (via EveryCRS)
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