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Ashley Graham Has a Message for Her Body-Shaming Haters
July 29, 2016, 10:03 AM ET
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"I'm still thick and sexy," the supermodel fired back on #WWHL.
By Laura Rosenfeld
Ashley Graham got some heat from Instagram commenters earlier this month after she posted pics showing off what appeared to be a slenderer self.
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However, the plus-size supermodel, who has also received criticism for her weight on the other end of the scale, has found out that you can't please everyone. "I feel like I can't win," she told one caller during Thursday night's Watch What Happens Live (clip above). "And hey haters, 'cause I'm still thick and sexy."
Andy Cohen vehemently agreed with that statement and followed that up by asking Ashley, "But isn't the Internet for haters? Isn't it ridiculous?"
And she agreed with Andy right back. "It's crazy, you can't win!" she said. "I'm too big, I'm too small, I'm too pretty, I'm too ugly. It's just like, whatever."
Ashley has no time for haters.
Ashley has also had to deal with her fair share of diva-like behavior among her fellow models. Find out the shadiest thing she's witnessed on the red carpet, below.
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Craft beverages tap into local, premium trends
The surging popularity of craft soda "is riding the coattails of craft beer, I think. People like the fact that it's locally produced, comes in a glass bottle, and is made with cane sugar." —SCOTT KARNS, Karns Quality Foods
Donna Boss 1 | Aug 19, 2015
Consumer concerns about the healthfulness of carbonated soft drinks — along with a growing interest in locally made products, innovative flavors and more natural ingredients — are playing right into the hands of the craft soda industry.
A contest among Karns Foods' various locations is helping drive sales of craft sodas, president Scott Karns told SN.
Brewed in small batches using cane sugar and often lacking preservatives and other chemical additives, craft sodas appear to be winning over consumers who increasingly view soft drinks as an occasional treat.
The surging popularity of craft soda "is riding the coattails of craft beer, I think," said Scott Karns, the president of Karns Quality Foods, an eight-store chain based in Mechanicsburg, Pa. "People like the fact that it's locally produced, comes in a glass bottle, and is made with cane sugar."
Karns Foods has offered craft soda from the Appalachian Brewing Co. for the past few years, ever since the local brewery began bottling soft drinks. The chain offers the full line of bottled Appalachian Craft Sodas, which include root beer, diet root beer, white birch beer and ginger beer.
This summer, sales of the craft soda brand are up 77% year-over-year at Karns Foods locations, driven by an August sales contest the chain held among the stores, Scott Karns said.
"They have done quite well for us," Karns told SN. "Keep in mind that it is not only a craft soda, but it is a local soda for us too. The brewery is not even a mile from my office, so if I want to go out at lunchtime and see them making sodas, I can do that."
According to a recent report from research firm Mintel on natural and craft soft drinks, 57% of adults agree that carbonated soft drinks made with natural ingredients are healthier than those made with artificial ingredients.
The Mintel research shows that craft soft drink sales could be poised to grow: While 66% of U.S. adults do not currently drink craft sodas, 44% of those who do not drink them said they are interested in trying them.
"The definition of health is changing from desiring low/no-fat and -sugar, to 'real' or unadulterated ingredients," said Elizabeth Sisel, beverage analyst at Mintel, in a statement. "Natural and craft brands tend to feature ingredients in more natural forms, to position products as a better-for-you option."
Jennifer Aranas, project director at research firm Datassential, said craft soda brands "have a little better story to tell."
"There's a better-for-you halo around them, and that stems from their use of natural ingredients and their local, small batch production," she said.
She cited in particular craft bottlers' use of cane sugar, which she said is perceived by consumers as healthier than corn syrup.
Bobby Hearn, editor in chief of FiveStarSoda.com, a Springfield, Mo.-based website that reviews craft soft drinks, agreed that health concerns are a major factor driving consumer interest in craft sodas. That dovetails, he noted, with craft bottlers' use of high-quality ingredients.
Craft sodas from Appalachian Brewing Co. have local appeal for Karns Foods customers. Both are based in Mechanicsburg, Pa.
"A lot of artisan sodas are being made with real hand-pressed fruit, not just syrup or something from a flavor house," Hearn told SN. "There's a lot of experimentation with fruits, herbs, and spices, combining flavors you would not normally expect to find in a soda. A lot of these [small soda bottlers] will start out at farmers markets, and then they will try to get their sodas into local grocery stores and restaurants and bars."
Although craft sodas carry premium price points, consumers seem willing to trade up for what they perceive to be a healthier product with better ingredients, Hearn said.
"The bottom line when it comes to soda is whether or not it tastes good, and the better quality ingredients you use, the more likely people are to buy it," he said.
Craft beer sakes growth
Meanwhile, craft beers are seeing sales growth in double digits in supermarkets, according to data from Information Resources Inc. provided to SN by the Boulder, Colo.-based Brewers Association.
"Supermarkets are the off-premise channel where craft does best," said Bart Watson, chief economist at the Brewers Association.
The food channel captures 16.5% of off-premise (outside restaurants and bars) craft beer dollar sales, he said, up from 10.7% in 2011. Year-to-date dollar sales of craft beer are up 18.7% in IRI's food channel.
"I think the underlying demand trends, the much stronger share in on-premise, and the history of rapid growth show continuing opportunities for craft," Watson told SN.
Much like some of the trends driving craft soda, craft beer sales are benefiting from an increased interest in higher quality ingredients and locally made products, he said.
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IPA styles are by far the fastest-growing segment of craft beers, he noted, with 27.4% of the share of craft beer sales, up from just 8% in 2008. Also seeing growth are session craft beers — brews with low alcohol content — which include not only session IPAs but also pilsners, blonde ales and others, Watson said.
Retailers have been capitalizing on the craft beer trend by merchandising more varieties of bottled craft beers and emphasizing their local provenance, and by adding taps from local brewers that allow consumers to fill growlers to enjoy a draught-beer taste at home.
Cleveland-based Heinen's Fine Foods took it one step further and recently began partnering with local breweries to brew limited-edition craft beers exclusively for the retailer's downtown Cleveland store.
Whole Foods joins craft beer crowd
And Austin, Texas-based Whole Foods Market, which has long partnered with local craft brewers at stores throughout the country, recently began brewing its own beer at a store in Houston. The Whole Foods Market Brewing Co., which brews 38 varieties, is scheduled to begin distributing beers throughout Texas on Sept. 18.
New IPA! Hop Explorer IPA with Rakau and Azacca hops. Come let us know what you think, should we get more of them? pic.twitter.com/brfZEnIvs9
— Whole Foods Brewing (@WFMBrewing) July 11, 2015
Sidebar: Ginger bubbles to top of soda flavor trends
Fueled in part by a resurgence in popularity of the "Moscow mule" cocktail — made with vodka and (non-alcoholic) ginger beer — ginger has surged as a flavor trend for soft drinks, observers told SN.
"Ginger is the hottest flavor right now," said Bobby Hearn, editor in chief of FiveStarSoda.com, a website that reviews craft soft drinks. "There are a lot of different takes on ginger beer right now. Some people drink it straight, or mix it with a cocktail. It has wide appeal to a large number of people."
John Nese, owner of Galco's Old World Grocery in Highland Park, Calif., agreed.
"I think right now you could put ginger in any soda, and it will sell," he told SN.
Galco's was launched in 1897 as an Italian grocery store, but several years ago Nese converted it to a specialty destination for craft beer and soda. He carries about 700 varieties of soda from all over the world.
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Another flavor that Nese sees potentially gaining in popularity in craft sodas is mint, although he said very few bottlers have mastered this flavor so far. The ability of craft soda makers to source the right flavorings has been a key to their differentiation and success, he said. He cited the award-winning Mr. Q. Cumber soda and its sibling flavors from the same bottler, Sweet Blossom Rose, Sweet Blossom Jasmine, Sweet Blossom Lavender and Sweet Bloom Elderflower, as examples.
"You have to have people who know where to find the right ingredients for their flavors," Nese said. "These independent bottlers have a lot of great flavors, and they take a lot of pride in what they are doing."
Jennifer Aranas, project director at research firm Datasssential, said some of the soda flavors that are hot in restaurants right now and could soon find their way onto more supermarket shelves include herbal and floral flavors — "things like lavender and hibiscus," she said.
Mentions of lavender on restaurant beverage menus have increased 120% in the last year, she said. Other hot beverage flavors include blood orange (up 93% in mentions on restaurant menus), cranberry, grapefruit, pomegranate and tamarind, in addition to ginger beer, Aranas said.
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Type in "let it snow" (without quotes) when you visit Google and you'll be treated to a new Easter egg. Snowflakes will fall from the top of your screen and slowly cover Google's search results (prominently featuring links to YouTube videos of the famous song "Let it Snow") in a light coating of snow.
But don't worry if you get caught in a complete virtual whiteout, because Google has provided a Defrost button, which replaces the usual blue magnifying glass search button (if you click the Defrost button, the flakes will continue to fall, but without any accumulation). You can also click and hold your mouse to manually brush off some of the white stuff.
While there's a 100 percent chance of snow on Google's results when you type in "let it snow", many in the U.S. are hoping for a real white Christmas. The Weather Channel is keeping track of the regions most likely to see a blanket of snow on the ground for the holidays.
Earlier this week, Google's search results got a lot of attention for a less delightful reason when "how to define an English person" returned a naughty word as the top result, due to what Google called "bad ranking." Another Google Easter egg, "do a barrel roll", became quite popular earlier this year, completely rotating Google's search results.


Oracle® Coherence™ is a proprietary an in-memory data grid that is used by companies to scale applications built on an Oracle database. Oracle acquired Tangasol, the company that built Coherence, in 2007 and renamed it Oracle Coherence. The current version is 3.7.1 or Oracle Coherence 12cR2 when combined with Oracle 12.
GridGain®, built on the Apache® Ignite™ open source project, is an in-memory computing platform that includes a distributed in-memory data grid (IMDG), a hybrid SQL and key-value in-memory database (IMDB), a stream processing and analytics engine, and a continuous learning framework for real-time machine and deep learning. It can be used with any RDBMS, NoSQL or Hadoop database. GridGain Systems donated the original code to the Apache Ignite project and is the largest contributor.
Oracle Coherence has many of the core capabilities expected in an IMDG, including the ability to distribute and partition data, and scale out across a cluster. But as an IMDG, the Coherence technology is at the same state as many IMDGs were 5 to 10 years ago. Oracle Coherence 3.7 was released in 2011 and is currently at Release 3.7.1. Not much has been added since 2011 while most leading vendors have significantly evolved their products in the interim. GridGain is better than Coherence in almost every IMDG use case. This is due, in part to the innovation that comes from being built on Apache Ignite, one of the top five Apache Software Foundation open source projects.


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I have been itching to tie this for a while using the real feathers. i think I rushed completing this pattern and ended up with a few warts. Overall I am happy with the results. I need to slow down and change the goal of completion to correctness.
I agree with Ronn on this one 100 % !!!
Marty: A wonderful compact and muscular translation. And I mean every word. Very special.
Next level tying. Quite superb. I've a long way to go.
Thanks gentlemen. This pattern was a bugger. Definitely would have turned out better if I had just walked away I little bit and came back refreshed and relaxed.
geez... there isn't that much wrong with it. a bit cushed up on a 3/0 but whatev's.
did you tie them two at a time or all in? I tie mine all in.
and did you manage to get the western tragopan or is this the ebay temminicks that's been floating about lately?... not that it matters, more so a beware if you're looking for genuine.
Have to agree Mitch that there was not a whole lot of shank to work with. I tied the WT in sets. These are real WT. I have tied this patterns once in the past with Satyras a substitute.


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Once in imminent danger, rare woodpecker reaches milestone in its recovery
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Conservation in action: Bryan Watts checks the band combination on a woodpecker before moving out to place birds in artificial cavities within the Great Dismal Swamp. Photo by Bobby Clontz
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by Bryan Watts, W&M's Center for Conservation Biology | November 4, 2020
In only 16 years, the Piney Grove Preserve, managed by The Nature Conservancy in Sussex County, has shifted from receiving woodpeckers from other populations to donating woodpeckers to establish a second population in Virginia.
This transition, accomplished in the timeframe of 2001 to 2017, represents an amazing turnaround in a very short period of time and is a testament to the valuable work of the Center for Conservation Biology.
From the 1950s through the 1990s, the red-cockaded woodpecker in Virginia experienced a catastrophic decline due to the harvest of old-growth pines and the lack of fire as a management tool.
During the 1970s, 23 breeding groups were known across five counties. By 1998, when The Nature Conservancy purchased the first tract of timber to establish the Piney Grove Preserve, the birds were effectively down to one site with three breeding groups supporting 11 individuals. The species was in imminent danger of loss within the state – a loss that would represent a further and demoralizing contraction of its northern range boundary.
By 2001 with only two active pairs, it was clear that in order to stabilize the population aggressive management would be required. A fire management program was established to improve habitat quality. In order to reverse the decline and expand the small gene pool, birds would need to be brought in from other populations.
The first of what would become six recruitment clusters, with four trees each supporting artificial cavities, would be created to receive translocated birds. During the fall of 2001, researchers from CCB traveled to Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge, caught two hatch-year females and one hatch-year male, and moved them to artificial cavities within Piney Grove. Over the next four years, CCB researchers moved an additional 22 birds into Piney Grove Preserve.
Intensive habitat management and the addition of new birds bent the curve and turned the population around. The initial management goal for Piney Grove was ten breeding groups. By 2017, the site supported 13 breeding groups including 56 adults.
By 2019, the site supported 16 breeding groups, including one group on the new Big Woods property, and is arguably bumping up against saturation. Breeding groups have become "top heavy" in recent years often holding eight to ten individuals through the winter.
In 2015, the CCB began efforts to establish a second population of woodpeckers in Virginia within the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge. After extensive habitat management and the establishment of several recruitment clusters with artificial cavities, we moved the first birds from Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge in South Carolina and Palmetto Peartree Preserve in North Carolina. Birds have been moved from the Carolinas to Great Dismal each fall from 2015 through 2019.
All partners decided in 2017 to include Piney Grove Preserve in the mix of donor sites for Great Dismal. We moved a single pair of hatch-year birds including a male and female from Piney Grove to Great Dismal during the falls of 2017, 2018 and 2019. On consecutive nights in September of 2020 we moved two pairs of woodpeckers from Piney Grove to Great Dismal, bringing the total transfer to ten individuals to date.
The movement of these birds marks a milestone in the recovery of this species in Virginia and a sign that investment in aggressive management during the early 2000s has paid off.
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Andrea Pirlo's best-selling autobiography, Penso Quindi Gioco (I Think, Therefore I Play) is to be published in English in the spring of next year.
Global English language rights for the Italy and Juventus footballer's story have been acquired by BackPage Press, the UK publisher whose recent titles include Barca: The Making of the Greatest Team in the World and the popular Football Manager Stole My Life.
Pirlo has been an increasingly significant player in the Italian national team in the later stage of his career. His range of passing skills and his proficiency as a free kick specialist have won him many admirers in a country where the playmakers are held in special reverence. He is not in the class of a Gianni Rivera or a Roberto Baggio but his outstanding contribution to Italy's run to the final of Euro 2012 confirmed his place among the best midfielders of his generation.
He never lacked quality. In a career that has seen him play for both Milan clubs as well as the celebrated Old Lady of Turin, he has won three Serie A titles and two Champions League medals and was a key member of the Italy side that won the World Cup in 2006. Converted from attacking midfielder to deep-lying playmaker by Carlo Ancelotti during his stint at AC Milan, Pirlo has become known for his understated, unhurried approach on the field.
Sometimes portrayed as distant and distrustful off the field, reticent about speaking to the media, the air of mystery surrounding his true character has only been enhanced by his recently grown beard. Yet his book has been noteworthy for bringing out his sense of humour as well as the insightful wisdom you would hope for from a professional of his experience.
Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is revealed as a piano player and a man with a lively fund of jokes, while Filippo Inzaghi's pre-match routine is graphically described, right down to the accompanying smells.
On a more serious note, the book explores the achievements, characters and hurdles that have defined Pirlo's career, from rejection by Inter to the traumatic split with Milan and his renaissance at Juventus.
Penso Quindi Gioco will be translated by Mark Palmer, who previously wrote on football and rugby in Italy and the UK for the Sunday Times.
A revised and updated version of Graham Hunter's Barca: The Making of the Greatest Team in the World is now available.


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24 Sep The Ukraine Catastrophe
Posted at 13:42h in Foreign Policy, International Relations, Politics by William Natbony 0 Comments
Question: "What will Putin do next?"
Answer: "Putin will continue to escalate. He has superior resources and options." – The Lonely Realist
Ukraine and Russia are wrestling back-and-forth in a test of resources and wills. That contest is unlikely to end in a stalemate, a ceasefire and a treaty. On the contrary. There is significant risk that their conflict will continue to escalate, sucking in global wealth and growing to catastrophic proportions. No one questions that Vladimir Putin will not accept defeat. Defeat would be fatal to his power and wealth. He will not allow it to happen. Ukraine also will not accept defeat. How will this end?
Don't place too much hope on Ukraine's recent Kharkiv victory. It was a resounding success that liberated 6,000 square kilometers of Ukrainian territory and led to the seizure of tanks, guns and ammunition abandoned by fleeing Russian soldiers and the capture of two crucial transportation hubs, Izyum and Kupyansk. The offensive accomplished in a few weeks what had taken Russian forces five months to achieve but, even so, it was only a single engagement. The war is far from over. Media have been speculating on next steps. Headlines include whether Russia's military setbacks will push Putin to use nuclear weapons, whether Putin's "Grand Plan" will decimate the EU's economy and tip over its democracies, and whether America will decide to become even more aggressive in its military support for Ukraine.
Putin's immediate response to the Kharkiv defeat was to demonstrate that Russia can wipe out Ukraine's infrastructure and plunge the country into the Dark Ages. Russia launched long-range missiles – which Ukraine does not have and would be unable to use even if it did – that destroyed power generation and transportation facilities and further terrorized Ukraine's civilian population. It was a potent warning of what Putin might do in the face of Ukraine resistance. But that's not all. Putin has additional military and economic weapons that he has only begun to deploy. Russia's advantage is in manpower. A war of attrition therefore favors Russia's larger population. Russia's initial commitment of ~200,000 troops was the principal cause of its Ukrainian setbacks. Being outgunned by superior NATO and American weaponry (which, by the way, is being rapidly depleted despite a rising Chinese threat to America (and to Taiwan) – for how much longer can the quantity of such weaponry and ammunition continue to flow?) requires Russia to bring overwhelming numbers to the frontlines, a conclusion that Putin reached this week. As a consequence, the Russian army is calling up 300,000 Russian army reservists (in a "partial mobilization") and training new recruits to deploy in Ukraine. Russia can afford to send large numbers of minimally-prepared soldiers to Ukraine because heavy casualties are inevitable in this conflict … and that's true on both sides. Russia can more easily afford such losses. Meanwhile, Putin is tightening the economic screws on Western Europe by cutting off its energy supply, including by shutting down the pipeline that supplies it with natural gas. EU governments have found alternatives for some, but not all, of the energy that will be needed to heat homes and generate electricity this Winter and will be subsidizing energy costs to limit the damage, but damage there will be. Pressures will increase once Winter sets in. Few energy experts believe that EU countries will be able to cover all their energy needs. Although the Russian economy will suffer as well – Russia has nowhere else to sell its gas –, Putin is betting (with the support of his friends in Hungary and Serbia) that EU protests, unrest and economic pain will lead European leaders to rethink their support for U.S policy in Ukraine. The EU in turn has banned Russian coal and soon will ban Russian crude oil in the hope that ratcheting up sanctions will bring Putin to his knees.
The Ukraine War is a test of both logistics and will. There has to be a winner … and a loser. There is little more the West can do to Russia, which is protected by political and military reality and insulated from economic catastrophe by China. Since losing is not an option for Putin, the world is likely to learn how much "will" Russia has and how far Putin is willing to go.
Putin has not yet escalated the war in a way that violates accepted Rules of Engagement between Russia and the West, meaning that Russia will not attack NATO/America, NATO/America will not attack Russia, neither side will use nuclear weapons, and Ukraine (as a NATO proxy) will not take offensive action within Russian territory. Putin held to those Rules even after Ukraine targeted Crimea, which Russia claims as its own. The fact is that, to date, neither side wants to cross the line and risk a direct war. With that said, however, each side is stepping closer and closer to that line. Precisely what would constitute an "act of war" in this environment is not entirely clear. The EU is set to ban Russian seaborne exports by December 5th, the same date on which Europe will place a price cap on Russian oil. Putin, in turn, has said that no Russian oil will be sold to anyone complying with a price cap. When might economic conflict tip over into military action?
One option for Putin would be to use tactical nuclear weapons to seal off Ukrainian forces from their Western supply lines. Although Russian officials have repeatedly dismissed suggestions that the country might resort to using nuclear weapons in Ukraine, the temptation to do so has been increasing. Putin this week again threatened that Russia "has many types of weapons of destruction … to protect Russia and our people." President Biden has said that, should Russia resort to the use of unconventional weapons, the U.S. response would be "consequential." Russia's use of such weapons would be problematic for nonaligned nations like India and Turkey, countries that Putin would be disinclined to alienate. Yet, as long as Putin is Russia's President, the nuclear option remains on the table.
But what if Putin no longer is Russia's President? What if he is deposed? Would that be a good outcome for the West? Would the ensuing instability then lead to peace talks? Or would there be further escalations? Putin's successors most certainly would not be inclined to sue for peace. Showing weakness is fatal in Russia. They quite likely would blame their takeover on Putin's failures and the consequent need for stronger leadership. They would emphasize Putin's ineffectiveness in executing his "special military operation" as opposed to waging an all-out war of liberation and annexation, which they most likely would pledge to pursue.
Putin's War therefore will continue … and with increasing risks. Escalation over time is more likely than negotiated settlement. This does not bode well for Europe, for stretched American military resources, or for a global economy fighting inflation, threatened recession, tangled supply chains, rising U.S.-China tensions, currency conflicts, climate change and simmering COVID flare-ups.
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How come it takes so little time for a child who is afraid of the dark to become a teenager who wants to stay out all night?
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Stroke a cat and you will have a permanent job.
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There are worse things than getting a call for a wrong number at 4 am – for example, it could be the right number. (Think about this one!)
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I've reached the age where "happy hour" is a nap.
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Q: Analytical results for sum of normally distributed random variables with e.g. sorting? Assume I have bolts and holes, both following a normal distribution with
$$\mu_B = 90 mm,  \sigma_B = 8 mm$$
$$\mu_L = 100 mm, \sigma_L = 4 mm$$
As we know that the sum also follows a normal distribution we can calculate
the probability that a randomly picked bolt fits into a randomly picked hole:
$\Phi((90-100)/\sqrt{8^2+4^2})$ which is about 13%. This is clear to me.
My question: What if we skip the "randomly picked" and allow e.g. for sorting. Can we still calculate the probability how many times a bolt will not fit in a hole? Or how can we achieve the lowest failure rate? Is there any way to calculate the result? We could e.g. allow for sorting...
Comment: A simulation using sorting indicates, that failure rate drops to about 0.6%! The following code shows the situation using R-code:
expected_failure_rate <- pnorm((90-100)/sqrt(8^2+4^2), 0, 1)

n <- 1000000
B <- rnorm(n, 90, 8)
L <- rnorm(n, 100, 4)
failure_rate <- 1 - sum(L > B)/n

B_sort <- sort(B)
L_sort <- sort(L)
failure_rate_sort <- 1 - sum(L_sort > B_sort)/n

A: Sorting only is not optimal, you can also reject the largest bolts and the smallest holes.
k <- 2000
improved_failure_rate <- 1-sum(L_sort[k:n] > B_sort[1:(n-k+1)])/n

This improves the failure rate to 0.001999.
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The algorithm below is just $O(n)$ once bolts and holes are sorted, which is $O(n log(n))$.
You start from the largest bolts and fit them to the largest possible hole. If a bolt does not fit you reject it and switch to the next bolt.
It seems to me that this algorithm would be optimal.
However, I don't see how to derive the expected quantity of recalls analytically.

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Montréal-Nord is former Montreal mayor Denis Coderre's home territory, and his Équipe Denis Coderre pour Montréal party is the dominant party in the borough.

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Monica Ricourt was born in Haiti in 1978 and moved to Canada with her family at a young age. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the Université du Québec à Montréal (2001). Ricourt was a member of the borough council from 2009 to 2017; she also served in the board of Société de transport de Montréal from 2009 to 2013. Originally elected for Union Montreal, she left this party in May 2013 and joined Coderre's party in June of the same year.

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Synopsis : Calorie restriction diet leads scientists to molecular pathways that slow aging and improve health.
Perhaps a longer lifespan, certainly a longer health span - Calorie restriction leads scientists to molecular pathways that slow aging, improve health.
Organisms from yeast to rodents to humans all benefit from cutting calories. In less complex organisms, restricting calories can double or even triple lifespan. It's not yet clear just how much longer calorie restriction might help humans live, but those who practice the strict diet hope to survive past 100 years old.
In a review article in the April 16 edition of Science , nutrition and longevity researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, University College in London and the Andrus Gerontology Center at the University of Southern California, report that calorie restriction influences the same handful of molecular pathways related to aging in all the animals that have been studied.
"The focus of my research is not really to extend lifespan to 120 or 130 years," says Fontana, research associate professor of medicine at Washington University and an investigator at the Istituto Superiore di SanitA in Rome, Italy. "Right now, the average lifespan in Western countries is about 80, but there are too many people who are only healthy until about age 50. We want to use the discoveries about calorie restriction and other related genetic or pharmacological interventions to close that 30-year gap between lifespan and 'health-span.' However, by extending healthy lifespan, average lifespan also could increase up to 100 years of age."
Fontana and his co-authors write about how cutting calorie intake between 10 percent and 50 percent decreases the activity of pathways involving insulin-like growth factor (IGF-1), glucose and TOR (target of rapamycin), and considerably increases lifespan in animals.Genetic mutations involved in those pathways have the same effect. Those animals have far fewer problems with diseases related to aging, such as cancer, cardiovascular disease and cognitive problems.
"About 30 percent of the animals on calorie restriction die at an advanced age without any diseases normally related to aging," Fontana says. "In contrast, among animals on a standard diet, the great majority (94 percent) develop and die of one or more chronic diseases such as cancer or heart disease. In 30 percent to 50 percent of the animals on calorie restriction, or with genetic mutations in these aging-related pathways, health-span is equal to lifespan. They eventually die, but they don't get sick."
Unfortunately, many humans are moving in the opposite direction. As obesity reaches epidemic rates in Western countries, Fontana says rather than closing the 30-year gap between health-span and lifespan, the gap is likely to grow. It's even possible lifespan may decrease as people develop preventable diseases such as atherosclerosis, type 2 diabetes and certain forms of cancer.
Those growing rates of obesity are a reason some scientists think calorie restriction will never catch on, regardless of its potential benefits. But, Fontana says, if researchers who study nutrition and aging can understand how calorie restriction lengthens life and makes people healthier, it may be possible to develop less drastic interventions or medicines that influence pathways affected by calorie restriction and help keep people healthy as they get older.
Fontana says as calorie restriction research advances on many fronts, it's becoming clear that dietary advice once based on epidemiological data now makes sense from a molecular point of view. In the past, dietitians might recommend more fruits and vegetables or less meat and more whole grains. They based that advice on studies showing people who ate more vegetables or fewer animal products tended to have less cardiovascular disease.
"Now we have moved from epidemiology to molecular biology," he says. "We know that certain nutrients, as well as lower calorie intake, can influence IGF-1 and other pathways. Soon we hope to be able to use that knowledge to help people live longer and healthier lives.


Dalian University of Technology (DUT) in China has appointed Professor of Ocean Technology at the University of Exeter, Lars Johanning, a 'Hai-Tian' Sea-Sky Scholar in recognition of his research into ocean energy and technology.
The award will see Johanning lead collaborative research with colleagues from China to create more secure and sustainable energy resources for China, according to the University of Exeter.
Johanning received the award for his high-profile ocean energy research, which focuses on meeting the challenges of generating wave power, as well as enhancing the mooring designs for novel energy platforms.
He has been head of the University of Exeter's Offshore Renewable Energy group, based at the Penryn Campus in Cornwall, since 2011.
The award has a three-year term and Johanning will be implementing collaborative research activities for one month for each of the next three years, working with DUT researchers by addressing ocean energy challenges to boost renewable energy generation in China, University of Exeter informed.
The Hai-Tian Scholar award is part of DUT's efforts to improve its research quality through collaboration with well-known researchers throughout the world.
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In Venezuela, Huge Hike in Minimum Wage Forces 40 Percent of Stores to Close
By Rick Moran 2018-09-15T18:56:33
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro decided that the best way to deal with the country's hyperinflation was to raise the minimum wage.
Sounds harmless, doesn't it? Who could begrudge poor people a little raise in wages?
Except that inflation in Venezuela is currently running at about 2400 percent a year -- 200 percent in August alone. And Maduro increased the minimum wage 3,500 percent while forbidding store owners from raising prices.
Does that sound like a Democratic Party platform or what?
Needless to say, most store owners are about to give up, with 40 percent of the country's retail outlets closing their doors.
Miami Herald:
The problem is that Venezuelan companies are being forced to sell at prices far below cost just as employee salaries are increasing by 60 times, Uzcátegui said.
What's more, the regime has banned stores from increasing their prices in order to cover the increases in salaries, arguing that it is not necessary.
If they do increase prices, store owners or managers can wind up in prison, Uzcátegui said.
"We have inspections, and they force us to sell at last month's prices," she said. "That takes money away from the business because of the hyperinflation, when you can't even sell at yesterday's prices because you lose money."
"And anyone who protests against these measures runs the risk of going to jail, without the right to appeal, without the right to anything, simply because the official whose turn it was to inspect the store just felt like arresting you. He did it, and that's all," she said.
No, this scenario isn't likely to happen here. But the thinking that led to this nightmare in Venezuela is alive and well in the U.S.
The slogan "Fight for 15," which headlines the drive for a $15 minimum wage, was born in the fevered imaginations of socialists whose knowledge and understanding of basic economics approaches that of a freshman in high school. But they are positively economic geniuses compared to Maduro. Can you imagine a meeting between Maduro and his economic advisers? What do they talk about?
My guess is the advisers approve of every cockamamie idea Maduro comes up with because the alternative is jail -- or worse. It's "La La Land" without the "La" and the Venezuelan people are suffering horribly because of it.
The Organization of American States (OAS) is not ruling out a military intervention in Venezuela if things get much worse.
Associated Press:
"With respect to a military intervention to overthrow Nicolas Maduro's regime, I don't think any option should be ruled out," [OAS Secretary General Luis] Almagro said at a press conference in the Colombian city of Cucuta. "What Nicolas Maduro's regime is perpetrating are crimes against humanity, the violation of the human rights and the suffering of people that is inducing an exodus. Diplomatic actions should be the first priority but we shouldn't rule out any action."
Venezuela's neighbors will eventually force the issue of intervention as the number of people fleeing the country continues to swell the refugee camps along its borders. The U.S. is rightly keeping a low profile, although, in a crisis, we should be prepared to offer logistical assistance to the OAS — but no more.
That prospect is growing more likely as Venezuela slowly melts down.
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<tieboy> didja take the same test?
<Down10> yep. exact same test.
<Down10> Ya got me. I did get an 89% in PowerPoint, though. Yay me!
<Drusilla> now down's site will be full of temping anecdotes.
<Down10> please. Like anyone wants to read more of those.
<Down10> Excel test asked to change the column width "without dragging the side of the column header"
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<mdxi> like when mozilla started reaching the point where people were willing to try it out they'd scream "WTF I TRYED FOR 30 MINUETS AND THE FUKEN SIDEBAR WONT TURN OFF!!#!#"
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Summers in Turkey are extremely hard for me - I grew up in a slightly cooler climate, so trying to lead a normal life when it's around 35 degrees outside and humidity is so high that my hair hardly ever dries is not easy. I don't care much about makeup in the summer, I concentrate on surviving.
A good powder is a must - I use it all year round, but it's my very best friend in the summer. I use Rimmel's Stay Matte (in 001 Transparent) or Manhattan's Loose Powder (in 2 Beige).
If I want to use eyeshadows I will use a primer to make sure they stay put all day. If it's really hot there is nothing that will save my makeup from creasing, but at least I'm trying. I'm currently using Art Deco's primer and I love it. It smells a bit like men's cologne, and I know many people complain about it, but I don't mind it - it doesn't irritate my eyes and works great - that's all I need. Any mascara to finish the eyes and I'm good to go.
If I want to go crazy and put something on my lips I will usually reach for a lip stain - I don't have to touch it up, it stays on for hours and gives a very natural finish. I'm currently loving Catrice's Colour Infusion in Don't Call Me Princess.
A sunscreen, obviously. I tried to find a light formula that would not make me break out and feel all greasy and I was very happy to come across this little guy in Watsons. It's Superdrug's own brand, Solait - quite cheap, light, not really mattifying, but I have powders for that.
With all the humidity I can't really use rich body butters on my skin - they just make me feel sticky and don't sink into my skin, so I opt for some lighter lotions. I recently bought this body lotion from the Body Shop in Lychee Blossom (yes, 50% off) and I really like it. It has a very strong floral/fruity scent, but not the usual, cheap kind, there is something interesting about the way it smells. It sinks into my skin quite quickly and gives me the exact amount of moisture my legs and arms need.
Since I spend most of the time in sandals or flip-flops I want my feet to look nice, and this is the best foot cream I have found so far - Rossmann's 10% Urea Intensiv Creme. It's very cheap (around 3TL), but works wonders.
A while back I realized that there is no way I'm going to stop sweating during the Turkish summer, I also don't really want to use very harsh sweat blockers on my skin, so now I opt for natural, mineral deodorants - they just kill all the bacteria responsible for the unpleasant smell, so unfortunately your armpits won't be totally dry.
Since any powder will only keep my face shine-free for a couple of hours I need some blotting paper. I will buy whatever is on an offer, I think they all work the same. At the moment I am using Cettua's Oil Control Tissue (around 2,5TL, I bought it at Gratis).
Hand sanitizer is useful throughout the year, but I found out those cheap Turkish colognes are especially useful during the hot months. When you're stuck on a hot, airless bus full of people and get a bit dizzy rubbing a bit of the cologne on your hands and sniffing its sharp, lemony scent can help.
I will always have a cheap fan in my bag during the summer. You can get them anywhere for like 1 or 2TL and they are the best invention ever (again, especially on the buses). I always get the cheapest ones, because I just throw them inside my bag and I don't have to worry about forgetting them somewhere or smashing them.
And the last, extremely important thing, is my water bottle. I got it a couple of years ago and it's been frequently used ever since. If I leave the house for more than 5 minutes it will always be in my bag.
What are your summer essentials? Anything I should add to my list?
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Bulldog shares success
Sherrie Peif
PUEBLO — The most important lesson Dimma Kalu learned in her 13 years at University Schools was how to share.
During the final day of the Class 3A State Track and Field championships Saturday, the soon-to-be Harvard student applied it well, spreading the state championship feeling around — of course those she shared it with were her own teammates.
Besides winning 100- and 200-meter dashes, Kalu anchored both the state champion 800 sprint medley team and the state champion 400 relay team, bringing home the relay titles for the second straight year. The University girls team also finished second place to Hotchkiss.
"I am so happy. You don't even know how happy I am," the senior who graduates today said about her team's accomplishments. "People don't understand how hard these girls work to get to this point. It makes me so mad sometimes to hear people say they couldn't win it without me. They have to get that baton to me before I can do anything. These girls work their hearts out to make this team successful."
Laura Pazik, the leadoff runner in both relays, admitted having Kalu on the team does free up some practice time for areas most teams don't get as much practice in.
"We do work on hand-off after hand-off, after hand-off," the junior said laughing.
Kalu, who now has 10 state track titles in her career, said after winning the 100 and 200 events last year, she only wanted to give back to her team.
"I realized this was my last chance," said Kalu, who hopes to become a pediatrician. "I just wanted to go out and give something back to my team."
Most importantly, she's giving her team a legacy to build on.
In the 800 sprint, the team now holds the state 3A record at 1:48.29, previously set by Hotchkiss in 1997. The girls actually broke the record Friday during preliminaries with a time of 1:49.65, but then broke it again during finals.
Kalu also holds the state records in the 100 and 200 dash at 12.07 and 24.54, respectively, and finished her prep career only seven-tenths of a second off from the all-time state record in the 100.
"I would say she is probably the fastest runner in the state next to (Ashley) Owens from Liberty," coach Dan Betz said.
Owens set the state 4A record in 2003.
Kalu's departure leaves some big shoes to fill, a thought that actually excites her teammates.
"It's both fun and scary at the same time," said Melissa Henkel, who runs the third leg in the relays. "I'm excited to see how people step up."
Jayna Schmidt, who runs the second leg of the relays and is the newest runner to the team, said Kalu has offered guidance throughout the season.
"She forced you to want it," Schmidt said. "She pushes you as hard as she can."
Kalu has always shared the spotlight.
When her sister Nomnso started running track in the seventh grade, Kalu was there to act as manager until she was old enough to play herself.
Then when Nomnso took up basketball, it was Kalu managing again until she could play.
Now five years later, one year after Nomnso graduated and moved on to Harvard, Kalu is ready to do the same. Only there will be one thing she's not sure she'll share this time around — her precious time in medical school.
"I'll probably run at least my freshman year," she said. "But I'm kind of worried about keeping up with school and participating in sports."
DAY TWO NOTES:
FOUR TIMES FOUR EQUALS TWO: The 800 sprint medley and 400 relay team of Laura Pazik, Jayna Schmidt, Melissa Henkel and Dimma Kalu brought home two state titles, running both events in the same order. While Kalu spent her entire 13 years at University Schools, the other girls have been there only a short time.
Pazik, a junior who has been running with Kalu since the seventh grade, moved in the seventh grade from Mountain View.
"This year has been amazing," she said. "It has been so much fun. I'm really going to miss Dimma, but I'm excited to see how we'll do next year."
Schmidt came to University from Homestead Elementary in Cherry Creek when she was in the fourth grade.
"I'm going to eat a whole pizza by myself," the sophomore said laughing. "I'm done training — for at least two weeks."
Henkel was home-schooled until the ninth grade when she made the move. She said she credits Dimma and her sister Nomnso for getting her to the point she is now.
"They kept telling me 'Melissa just shut up and run'" the junior said with a smile on her face. "I was so nervous then."
CLOSE ONE: University just missed the team title, coming in second, but Betz was thrilled with the runner-up spot considering the girls team competed in only five events, compared to the winner Hotchkiss' 16.
CONCRETE NO MORE: The girls were especially proud of the fact they won relay titles having trained on concrete all season. University's new track is expected to be completed by mid-June.
It was a disappointing day for the team. With the Vikings' strongest event saved for last, it looked like they might bring home the title. But the final turn in the 1600 relay saw those hopes dashed as the Hotchkiss anchor caught Valley runner Lisa Drew and never looked back. Valley finished the race in second (4:09.88). The Vikings also finished sixth in the 800 sprint medley (1:54.33) and the 400 relay (51.54).
Nia Ingram finished the day fifth in the 100 and sixth in the 200 (13.11 and 27.09 respectively).
ROOSEVELT ROOST: Junior Erica Spaur, freshman Victoria Price, and seniors Dominique Hernandez and Tali Slafter won the 800 relay, becoming the first girls relay squad in school history to capture a state title.
The Rough Riders finished with a time of 1:46.11. Platte Canyon, which took second, and third-placed D'Evelyn, were within 2 1/2 seconds of Roosevelt.
Rough Riders coach Steve Breninger knew his girls would face stiff competition.
"We knew that we had the best time in the state, so, we just had to out and really run today to make sure that we took care of it," Breninger said. "I don't know that it was a surprise to beat them, but it's never a sure thing in relays. You have handoffs and you have to have everybody healthy and you have to have that teamwork together. Anything can happen."
In addition to their state title in the 800 relay, the Rough Riders finished eighth in the 400 relay. Tali Slafter finished the day with a third in the 100 hurdles (16.39) and the 300 hurdles (47.38). Slafter won the long jump Friday.
PLATTE VALLEY
Senior Mandi Mondt had the best showing for the team this year with a fourth in the 300 hurdles (47.73) and second in the triple jump (34-03). The Broncos also finished seventh in the 800 relay (1:50.94) and the 1,600 relay (4:14.62). Emily Cross placed eighth in the 100 hurdles (17.60).
EATON:
The 3,200 relay team came in 12th with a time of 10:29.70.
HIGHLAND:
Danielle Dickey finished in seventh place in the triple jump (32-6.25).
ONE MORE FOR THE ROAD:
Hotchkiss senior Rachel Schmucker won her third straight title in both the 100 and 300 hurdles.
PUEBLO — Saturday's final results from the Class 3A State Track and Field Championships at Dutch Clark Stadium:
Team scores– Hotchkiss 74.5, University 45, D'Evelyn 43, Faith Christian 42, Platte Canyon 37, Roosevelt 35, Centauri 29, La Junta 29, Middle Park 29, Yuma 27, Platte Valley 14, Pagosa Springs 23, Buena Vista 22.5, Valley 21, Frederick 20, Eaton 19.5, Lake County 19, Lamar 18, Olathe 17, Kent Denver 17, Holy Family 16, Denver Christian 16, St. Mary's 14, Gunnison 14, Erie 12, Colorado Springs Christian 8.5, Bayfield 7, Estes Park 7, Brush 6, Eagle Valley 6, Wray 6, Burlington 6, Cherokee Trail 5, Aspen 5, Cedaredge 5, Ignacio 4, Monte Vita 3, Salida 2, Highland 2, Manitou Springs 2, Trinidad 2, Florence 1.
3,200 relay–1, Centauri, 9:48.38; 2, Pagosa Springs, 9:50.56; 3, Holy Family, 9:53.76; 4, Faith Christian, 10:00.07; 5, Platte Canyon, 10:04.63; 6, Yuma, 10:10.39.
100 hurdles–1, Rachel Schmucker, 15,47; 2, Emily Pearson, La Junta, 16.32; 3, Tali Slafter, Roosevelt, 16.39; 4, Kolby Rhodes, Burlington, 16.67; 5, Janna Henry, Pagosa Springs, 17.06; 6, (tie) Nikki Stults, Wray, Stacie Smith, Wray, 17.06.
100–1, Dimma Kalu, University, 12.23; 2, Danielle Kachulis, Kent Denver, 12.89; 3, Jessica Martin, Olathe, 13.05; 4, Emily Pearson, La Junta, 13.06; 5, Nia Ingram, Valley, 13.11; 6, Lindsay Osborn, Lamar, 13.30.
800 relay–1, Roosevelt, 1:46.11; 2, Platte Canyon, 1:46.56; 3, D'Evelyn, 1:48.22; 4, Lake County, 1:50.27; 5, Denver Christian, 1:50.29; 6, Centauri, 1:50.59.
800 medley–1, University 1:48.29; 2, Hotchkiss, 1:51.01; 3, Olathe, 1:53.39; 4, Cherokee Trail, 1:53.78; 5, Lake County, 1:53.84; 6, Valley, 1:54.33.
1,600–1, Rachel Gloscia, Buena Vista, 5:11.38; 2, McGlynn, Platte Canyon, 5:21.24; 3, Michelle Propst, Faith Christian, 5:21.46; 4, Emilie Schur, Pagosa Springs, 5:22.16; 5, Ali Kelly, D'Evelyn, 5:27.69; 6, Sari Sunbloom, Bayfield, 5:29.21.
400 relay–1, University, 50.15; 2, Hotchkiss, 51.06; 3, D'Evelyn, 51.07; 4, Denver Christian, 51.1; 5, Platte Canyon, 51.33; 6, Valley, 51.54.
400–1, Teresa Bell, Hotchkiss, 58.8; 2, Emily Pearson, La Junta, 1:00.14; 3, Silke Watson, Hotchkiss, 1:00.83; 4, Laura Barton, Erie, 1:01.15; 5, Whitney Knobbe, Lamar, 1:01.25; 6, Heather Mann, Eagle Valley, 1:01.28.
300 hurdles–1, Rachel Schmucker, Hotchkiss, 45.7; 2, KC Newall, Middle Park, 46.68; 3, Tali Slafter, Roosevelt, 47.38; 4, Mandi Mondt, Platte Valley, 47.73; 5, Megan Kinney, Frederick, 48.63; 6, Whitney Howard, Bayfield, 48.73.
200–1, Dimma Kalu, University, 24.59; 2, Danielle Kachulis, Kent Denver, 25.88; 3, Teresa Bell, Hotchkiss, 26.6; 4, Jessica Martin, Olathe, 26.7; 5, Emily Pearson, La Junta, 26.72; 6, Nia Ingram, Valley, 27.09.
Discus–1, Shalee Keener, Gunnison, 125-06; 2, Chelsie Rademacher, Frederick, 119-0; 3, Tynet Calhoun, Middle Park, 118-0; 4, Robyn Scherer, Cedaredge, 116-02; 5, Miki Wilshusen, Yuma, 112-08; 6, Sara Wright, Monte Vista, 111-05.
Triple jump–1, Kim Kroh, D'Evelyn, 34-11.5; 2, Mandi Mondt, Platte Valley, 34-3; 3, Christie Harman, Estes Park, 33-11.0; 4, Stacy Long, Lake County, 33-10.5; 5, Melissa Hadfield, St. Mary's, 33-7.25; 6, Michelle Dzubay, Lake County, 32-6.5.
Pole vault–1, Rachael Romshek, Middle Park, 9-6.0; 2, Casey Hagen, Platte Canyon, 9-6.0; 3, Natasha Hora, Eaton, 8-6.0; 4, Shari Yosinski, Colorado Springs Christian, 8-6.0; 5, Anna Maciejko, Gunnison, 8-6.0; 6, Sujin Yi, Colorado Springs Christian, 8-0.0; 6, Katrina Hedrick, Ignacio, 8-0.0; 6, Mindy Coulson, Roosevelt, 8-0.0.
1,600 relay–1, Hotchkiss, 4:08.96; 2, Valley, 4:09.88; 3, Lamar, 4:11.74; 4, Middle Park, 4:13.59; 5, Faith Christian, 4:13.77; 6, Yuma, 4:14.2.


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Manuscript Diaries Collection
Diary of David Spence
This diary begins with Spence's decision to enlist in the service of his country for three years on August 7, 1861. Leaving Pleasant Plain, Ohio for Camp Denison, Spence spends most of his time during his first month drilling, but he also marks his 23rd birthday.
Diary of Edward Morrow
Another Civil War diary was kept by Edward Morrow, a member of Company A, 26th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; 15th Brigade, Woods Division, 14th Army Corps, Department of the Cumberland, Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
Diary of George Hynds
This small notebook written in the hand of George H. Hynds records the Confederate experience at the siege of Vicksburg from May 16th to July 4th, 1863. Typical entries record daily combat, casualty numbers, and the general conditions of the troops. Hynds also makes note of his personal opinions of the battle, notably concluding that the Confederate troops were sold to the Union forces by their general, John Pemberton.
Diary of Nelson Wiley Evans
While studying at Miami University from 1861 to 1864, Evans served as First Lieutenant in Co. G, 129th Ohio Volunteer Infantry from July 1863 until March 1864, and as First Lieutenant, Adjutant and Captain, Co. K, 173rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry, from September 1863 until June 1865.
Diaries of Thomas B. Marshall
Marshall enlisted in Company K of the 83rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment on August 14, 1862. He mustered in as a Corporal on August 26, 1862, but was soon appointed First Sergeant. He mustered out July 24, 1865 in Galveston, Texas. Marshall graduated from Miami University in 1861 and was a member of
Alpha Delta Phi fraternity.
Diary of Theophilus Cannon Hibbett
Theophilus C. Hibbett was a student at Miami University from 1851 to 1854. While living in Oxford, he kept a diary describing many of his daily activities at the University.
Diary of Joseph Cannan Smith
Smith's diary records his daily routine as a Miami student. After attending Miami, Smith read law in Dayton, Ohio, and began practicing law in Cincinnati in 1857. He joined the Union Army as a cavalry officer in 1861. During the war, he rose to the rank of Major and fought at the battles of Shiloh, Corinth, and Missionary Ridge.
Diary of Jerome B. Falconer
Jerome B. Falconer of Hamilton, Ohio also kept a diary during his studies at Miami University in 1861 and 1862. Those same years, Falconer fought in the Civil War as a sergeant of Company C, 93rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry, but the diary does not include information about his wartime service. Falconer was mortally wounded at the battle of Stone River on December 31, 1862. He died in Hamilton on August 15, 1863.
Diary of Joe Bogue
Spanning the year 1889, Joe Bogue's diary includes details of a family's daily chores, such as making clothes and tending to their farm property. The planting of crops including peas, corn, beans, and sweet potatoes is documented in the diary, as is the family's efforts to sell eggs and strawberries.
Diary of Nancy (Nannie) Mae Coppock
During 1892, 21-year-old Nancy (Nannie) Mae Coppock from Tippecanoe City, Ohio kept a diary that recorded her daily activities. When she wasn't helping her mother keep house, she worked on quilt blocks, made pillow shams, and crocheted mittens for her little sister. Nettie's diary takes an interesting historic turn on March 22, 1892, when she left for an extended stay at the Battle Creek Sanitarium, where she heard lectures by Dr. John Harvey Kellogg and Susan B. Anthony.
Diaries of Joel Buttles
The collection includes three photocopied diaries kept by Joel Buttles (1787-1850). In 1804, Buttles settled with his family in Worthington, Ohio, where he also taught school until August 1811, when he went in partnership with George Smith and bought the weekly newspaper, Western Intelligencer. The following year, the partnership was dissolved and Buttles moved to Franklinton, Ohio.
Manuscript Diaries Finding Aid (pdf)
Civil War Diaries
As part of the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the American Civil War, in 2011 the Miami University Libraries began creating a digital collection of important Civil War materials housed in The Walter Havighurst Special Collections. The first pieces to be digitized and accessible online are several Civil War diaries in the collection; three kept by Miami students and three by local Ohio community members who took up arms to fight for the Union. The diarists, all of whom served as members of the Ohio Volunteer Infantry, record their impressions and experiences on a variety of topics, including their interrupted college studies, the daily life of a soldier, military engagements and news from the home front.


Beautiful South India Tour Package begins with an arrival in Trivandrum, our representative will be at the Airport to receive you. On arrival transferred to Hotel at Kovalam. Afternoon sightseeing of Trivandrum Includes Padhamanabha Swamy temple, Museum, Horse Palace, Art Gallery. Evening you will be free at Kovalam Beach. Overnight at Hotel.
Morning after breakfast you will be transferred to Kumarakom. Rest of the day at leisure at Kumarakom. Overnight at Hotel.
Morning visit the bird sanctuary. After breakfast proceed to Thekkady. Afternoon arrival at Thekkady. On arrival check in at Hotel. Evening you will be taken for a motorboat ride at Periyar Lake to Watch the wildlife. Overnight at Hotel.
Morning after breakfasts you will be taken for a plantation visit and later proceed to Munnar. Afternoon arrival at Munnar. On arrival check in to Hotel. Rest of the day explore the city of Munnar. Overnight at Hotel.
Morning after breakfast you will be taken for a sightseeing of Munnar, which includes Rajamalai, Matuppetty, Kundala Dam. Rest of the day explore the city of Munnar. Overnight at Hotel.
Morning after breakfast drive to Cochin. Afternoon sightseeing of Cochin includes Jew Synagogue, Dutch Palace, St.Francis Church, Chinese fishing net etc. Overnight at Hotel.
Transfer Cochin Airport/Railway station in time to connect flight/train for onward destination.


Openings and Interval acts for Eurovision 2019 revealed: Netta, Verka, Måns, Foureira, Conchita, Gadot, Izhar Cohen, Idan Raichel... And Madonna!
The "most famous Israeli actress in the world", Gal Gadot will make an appearance at the Grand Final on 18 May 2019.
Netta will open Semi-final 1 with a special and festive opening act with a new version of "Toy". In the final, Netta will premiere a new song (that will be released at the end of April).
A celebration of Eurovision music in a new and surprising way.
Verka Serduchka will sing Netta's Toy.
All four will be joined on stage by Eurovision 1979 winner Gali Atari and perform Hallelujah together.
Izhar Cohen was the first Israeli to win Eurovision in 1978 (with Alphabeta: A ba ni bi). A special tribute to him and A ba ni bi will be in one of the shows.
Izhar Cohen will also be the spokesperson giving the Israeli points in the Grand Final.
Idan Raichel is one of the most popular and recognised singers in Israel. In the Grand Final he will appear in a huge act with 24 musicians singing the song "Boee". At the end of the act, all the 26 finalists will join him on stage.
Shalva, a musical group of people with special needs and disabilities was qualified for the Final of the Israeli artist-selection for Eurovision, "The Next Star". They decided to withdraw from the competition, as some of its members are religious Jews who observe Shabbat, and cannot attend the dress rehearsal at Eurovision 2019 scheduled for Friday 17 May.
Shalva will appear in Semi-final 2 with the song "Million Dreams".
Kutiman is a songwriter, producer, orchestra leader, mixologist, and filmmaker. Kutiman has had access to the Eurovision video archives and created an original multimedia interpretation of 63 years of Eurovision history. His production will be shown in the semi-finals.
The internationally-known Israeli mentalist Lior Suchard will perform some of his magic in the semi-finals and final.
The mentalist is expected to amaze the viewers with his tricks from the Green Room area, which be located on another hall, separate from the main stage. Suchard appeared on many Talkshows in the US, including "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno", "The Larry King Now", "Good Morning America" and "The Late Show with James Corden".


Modern Art Oxford seeks participants for a project about how we represent ourselves and our communities online. Activating our Archives offers a set of free workshops with Oxford-based artist and curator Sunil Shah and will use photographs, documents, found materials and objects to revisit history through artistic expression. The project will include sharing images via social media platforms Instagram and Facebook.
This project is open to anyone who has an interest in photography and photographs, telling stories with images, and documenting and talking about your life and experiences. To submit an expression of interest simply email creativelearning@modernartoxford.org.uk. Please include your name, a short description (no more than one page of A4) of how you use photography in your life today, and one image that means a lot to you, perhaps one you have shared recently on social media.
The deadline for submission of expressions of interest is midday on Monday 11 February 2019.
You must be over the age of 25 and be able to attend all the workshop dates above in order to take part.


The goal of the intramural program at Western is to provide an environment for students to stay active, healthy, and give them an outlet for fun. We want all students, both full-time and part-time, to enjoy their educational experience in and out of the classroom. Providing a variety of intramural sports and activities allows students to meet others and work off stress. The WWCC intramural program provides every student with the opportunity to participate in both athletic and non-athletic activities, as individual time permits. For all questions about intramurals, contact Art Castillo at (307) 382-1664 or acastillo@westernwyoming.edu.
All WWCC students (full-time and part-time), Faculty, and staff are eligible to participate in all activities sponsored by the intramural department. Faculty and staff are not eligible to compete in extramural tournaments. Students participating in the Men's and Women's Basketball or Women's Volleyball programs are not eligible to compete in the intramural basketball and/or volleyball programs. A participant may only play for one team in any team event. Once a person plays with a team, they are committed to that team throughout all play.
Below is a sample of the different intramural activities offered here at WWCC. If you don't see an event that you are interested in, then remember, this program is always flexible and open to suggestion for any new events. Please ask!
For more information, contact Art Castillo at (307) 382-1664 or acastillo@westernwyoming.edu.


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Home News Motorola Razr Folding Phone Shown off in Leaked Images
Motorola Razr Folding Phone Shown off in Leaked Images
Anmol Sachdeva - Last Updated: November 1, 2019 12:16 pm
Want to go back to simpler times and savor the joy of playing with a flip phone? Well, it seems your wish will soon come true as Motorola is resurrecting its Moto razr flip phone brand with its first-ever foldable smartphone. It will simply be called Motorola razr (yes, RAZR in small caps unlike the old days) and we've got a first look at this much-awaited device.
All thanks to Internet's most reliable tipster Evan Blass (@evleaks), we have received a number of leaked renders for the Motorola razr, which will finally be unveiled on 13th November next month. The images are high-res and give us a good look at numerous important features of the Motorola razr foldable.
In terms of design, the new Motorola razr looks much like the last RAZR V3 phone that launched back in 2004. It includes a lot of similarities, including the outer display (also found on Galaxy Fold), a massive chin (which now seems to be holding some internals, along with a fingerprint scanner that may act as the unlock and shutter button), and a single camera sitting below the outer display.
The Motorola razr foldable will feature a new hinge design, as has already been shown through its launch teaser poster. It's seen shedding the older V3 RAZR skin for a sleek matte black finish. The display on the outside will most likely be a touchscreen and is probably going to act like your on-the-move selfie or quick notification panel.
The highlight of the Motorola razr will, however, have to be the massive foldable panel that's sitting on the inside. Another similarity to your Galaxy Fold or the upcoming flip phone concept shown off by Samsung earlier this week. It's rumored to be a 6.2-inch OLED foldable display with a notch, which will have another selfie camera, and that's pretty much all we know. We're still in the dark about other display specs right now.
As for the internal specs, the folks over at XDA Developers have some leads and they suggest that Motorola razr won't be a flagship. The razr foldable is rumored to be powered by the Snapdragon 710 chipset, paired with up to 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. There's also expected to be a 2,730mAh battery under the hood, with 27W TurboPower charging support.
Image Courtesy: Mobielkopen
Well, if you go simply by the looks, I would say the Motorola razr has a more attractive design than the Galaxy Fold. The Lenovo-owned company following its competitor HMD Global (maker of Nokia phones) lead and banking on nostalgia is a great move. But, it's also a welcome upgrade as it has adopted an innovative new foldable design, instead of carrying forward its old philosophy. What are your thoughts on the Motorola razr? Let us know in the comments below.
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Organigramm Leibniz-Zentrum für Zeithistorische Forschung Potsdam
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Dep. II: Economic Life
Dep. III: Media and Information Society
Dep. IV: Regimes of the Social Sphere
Leibniz Research Alliance
Employees by Department
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PhD Colloquium
ZZF Publication Series
Studies in Contemporary History
Online Publication Service
Document and publication server
Chronicle of the Berlin Wall
Online Picture Atlas: Art in the GDR
Online Portal on the East German Press
Digital database: confiscations of cultural property
Open Memory Box
Master's Program in Public History
E-Book Platform
The Leibniz Centre for Contemporary History (Leibniz-Zentrum für Zeithistorische Forschung – ZZF) is a research institute for German and European contemporary history in the 20th century and its impact on the present. As a member of the Leibniz Association, its basic endowment is funded half by the federal government and half by the states. Additional funding is obtained by the institute and its research projects.
The ZZF collaborates with numerous universities and other research institutes in Germany and abroad, and has an international visiting-scholar program. It is linked to the University of Potsdam and Humboldt University in Berlin by joint professorships, and cooperates with a range of other institutes of higher learning in research, teaching and training a new generation of scholars.
The institute has four research departments:
Communism and Society
Economic Life
Contemporary History of Media and Information Societies
Regimes of the Social Sphere
Alongside basic research, the central tasks of the ZZF are providing research infrastructure and promoting knowledge transfer.
Directors Prof. Dr. Frank Bösch and Prof. Dr. Martin Sabrow head the following research projects which are assigned to the four ZZF departments.
This is in addition to individual projects of their own and to projects of the directorate's staff.
Leibniz institutions form collaborative research alliances that use inter- and transdisciplinary approaches to address current scientific and socially-relevant issues.
Lenin at the museum (Photo: Hans-Hermann Hertle, 2016)
Department I: Communism and Society
In Department I, research is focused on the social practices of governance in the GDR and the countries of Central and Eastern Europe, and especially on the transformation processes in the last third of the 20th century including and extending beyond the turning point of 1989–91.
Kraftwerk Berlin Lichterfelde 2017. Foto: Hans-Hermann Hertle
Department II: Economic Life
The research of Department II focuses on economic structures and institutions as well as on the practices and behaviors of economic actors, and ideas and discourses linked to economics. The field of economics in contemporary history is examined in relation to its interdependency with politics, culture, and society.
Media in action (Photo: Hans-Hermann Hertle, 2014)
Department III: Contemporary History of Media and Information Society
Department III researches the process of media transformation in European societies and the changes brought by the advance of new information technologies and digitalization.
Horst Köhler, Monday demonstration, Bremen 10.09.2007
Photo: Frank Kleinschmidt, so:leb Sozialer Lebensbund e.V. Bremen, 2007-09-10 Horst Koehler Montagsdemo Bremen, public domain, details on Wikimedia Commons
Department IV: Regimes of the Social Sphere
The research projects of Department IV investigate the question of how social processes were contained and regulated by the political systems of the twentieth century.
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ICMR launches national registry to collect data, conduct research on multiple sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis is a chronic disease affecting the central nervous system (the brain and spinal cord).
Updated: July 12, 2022 16:51 IST
MS causes many different symptoms, including vision loss, pain, fatigue and impaired coordination.
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Monday launched a National registry of multiple sclerosis (MS) and Indian Multiple Sclerosis and Allied Demyelinating Disorders Registry and Research Network (IMSRN) to create an organised system for data collection, storage, retrieval, analysis, management and outcomes.
Multiple sclerosis is a chronic disease affecting the central nervous system (the brain and spinal cord). It occurs when the immune system attacks the nerve fibres and myelin sheathing (a fatty substance which surrounds/insulates healthy nerve fibres) in the brain and spinal cord.
MS causes many different symptoms, including vision loss, pain, fatigue and impaired coordination. The symptoms, severity and duration can vary from person to person. Some people may be asymptomatic for most of their lives, while others can have severe, chronic symptoms that never go away.
Dr Meenakshi Sharma, Programme Officer of the Registry at ICMR told The Indian Express, said, "This is the first nationwide dedicated database research network of MS and allied demyelinating disorders."
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More than 1,000 patients have been recruited for the registry. This will help estimate and understand disease burden, disease phenotypes, disease behaviour, drug efficacy, adverse effects, pregnancy outcomes and long-term disease outcomes. The registry will pave the way for bringing experts together to generate ideas and research proposals focused on the disease.
The IMSRN was started in October 2021 with AIIMS New Delhi as the national coordinating centre and 24 participating centres spread across the country. Multiple Sclerosis disease is a neurological disorder typically affecting young individuals between the ages of 20 and 40 years but may also occur in children and adolescents. Females are affected more from this disease than males.
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It is estimated that the MS affects about 20 persons per lakh population and neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (NMOSD) affects about 2.7 per lakh population although this may be an underestimation, the ICMR said in a statement. According to Mayo Clinic, a non-profit American academic medical centre focused on integrated health care, education, and research, "Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) is a central nervous system disorder that primarily affects the eye nerves (optic neuritis) and the spinal cord (myelitis). NMO is also known as neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder or Devic's disease. It occurs when your body's immune system reacts against its own cells in the central nervous system, mainly in the optic nerves and spinal cord, but sometimes in the brain."
In a statement Dr Balram Bhargava, Secretary, DHR and DG, ICMR, said, "There is a need to get an insight into disease profile and outcomes of our patients as well as plan research in various domains of pathophysiology, causation, management and rehabilitation on these disorders. There are new approved medications called 'disease modifying therapies' which are seen to be effective. Among the therapies are autologous hematopoietic bone marrow transplantation, which is an advancement in the treatment of MS in selective cases."
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The Emergency Management organization has the responsibility for the development and continuous review and update of plans designed to provide for the continuity of local government prior to and/or during times of high stress, emergencies, or disasters. This responsibility includes (without limitation): the necessary coordination, training, resources and guidelines needed to enable the city and county departments, volunteers or other agencies to operate as a total organization during periods of high stress or emergency/disaster situations and support such operations with manpower, supplies and equipment as economically as possible.
Under the direction of the Fire Chief, the Administrative Division of the Albany Fire Department, as required by the City Charter and Code of the City Ordinances, directs the everyday operations of the department. This includes administration, personnel management, maintenance, repair, purchasing, receiving, supply, safety and fiscal affairs management.
The firefighting division performs the very visible function of fire suppression, rescue and related services within the City of Albany and the rest of the County as provided for by contract. The mandates for these functions fall within the provisions of the City Charter, the Code of City Ordinances and OCGA, title 25-12. These duties are accomplished from eleven fire stations utilizing one hundred sixty six assigned personnel.
This division provides planned course content and direction for the on-going study of fire fighting responsibilities. The responsibility of training new recruits for fire fighting, rescue functions and other related tasks, as well as providing direction for increased skills and abilities through knowledge for suppression personnel is assigned to the Training Division. Testing, evaluating, and recommendations of all new hires and promotions within the department. Records and reports on all department training activities.
This division has the overall responsibility for administering/conducting annual fire safety compliance inspections in each business in Albany/Dougherty County; additionally, its personnel performs all fire/life safety compliance inspections on new business licensing, new construction and renovations, to include plans review of all new construction. The division is responsible for investigating all fires of suspicious, incendiary or undetermined fires with a high dollar loss or fatality. Division personnel are also responsible for fire safety education to all the citizens of Albany/Dougherty County.


If you are interested in having your child screened for the Gifted & Talented Program please complete the Parent Questionnaire found on the HCPS website.
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