An increasing number of Ohioans — particularly here in the southeastern part of the state — are beginning to understand you can't take it with you. The number of people in central and southeastern Ohio who shared the gift of life through organ donation increased by 5 percent last year.
In Washington County, the percentage of the population registered as organ, eye and tissue donors has increased every year, sitting at 58.5 percent by last month.
That is encouraging, but we could do better.
All those gifts of life "wouldn't be possible without people registering as donors," said Jessica Peterson, media and public relations specialist for Lifeline of Ohio.
And, while many folks think of organ, tissue and eye donation as just a symbol they allow to be placed on their driver's license — something they won't be around to give any thought — living donors are sometimes needed, too. The story of Billy Elliott's decision to become a living donor of more than half his liver to his uncle, Scott Elliott is an important reminder there are ways to save lives right now, too.
"It truly is a life-changing event," Scott Elliott said.
That is why organ recipient Tracy Reifer has become such an advocate.
Kudos to those who are stepping up and registering themselves as donors. But there is so much need. If you have not already done so, please consider it. You could make all the difference for someone.


As I wrote about in more depth here, the problem with Republicans repealing Obamacare is not related to infighting or an inability to compromise, it's the failure to challenge an inherent contradiction from the beginning. Insurance MEANS excluding pre-existing conditions. What business would write insurance policies only to people who just wrecked their car? The purpose of insurance is for groups of people WITHOUT pre-existing conditions to pool risk in such a way that the collective premiums pay for an unlikely event. How could any pool work when everyone gets paid out more than they pay in?! If someone wants others to pay their bill, they should ask for a loan or for charity. But let's not call it insurance and let's not base the whole system on a contradictory premise.
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Blair Kilpatrick Answers More Questions
Today we're closing the book, so to speak, on our Q&A series with Blair Kilpatrick, author of Accordion Dreams: A Journey into Cajun and Creole Music . In her last set of responses, Blair discusses her accordion collection, the SF Bay Area Cajun/Zydeco scene, and her dream "accordion lunch."
If you could have lunch with the accordion player of your choice, who would it be and why?
That's a difficult one. There are two Louisiana legends from the past I'd love to meet: Creole accordionist Amédée Ardoin (1896-1941) and Cajun accordionist Iry LeJeune (1928-1955). Iry, who recorded much of the core Cajun repertoire, was heavily influenced by Amedée, so I imagine they'd enjoy getting together. That would be a wonderful fantasy lunch—even though I'd have a hard time keeping up, since the conversation would be all in French.
But if I had to choose, I'd share one more meal with Creole accordionist Danny Poullard, my friend and teacher, who died in April of 2001. He was the guiding spirit of the Bay Area's Cajun-zydeco scene. He gave away his music so freely—he had weekly jam sessions at his house, and he was so proud of his many protégé's who went on to play in bands of their own. He also taught at music camps all over the country. My band was the final one to be shaped by his garage jam sessions. He even suggested our name, Sauce Piquante. He heard us perform as a full band just once, five days before he died.
So I'd love to bring him back to let him know how things are going—and to tell him he's not forgotten. I hope he'd like my book. So much of Accordion Dreams is about my time with Danny. He was a tough but loving mentor—so I'm sure he'd offer a few tips about my accordion playing—and maybe even about the book, too!
What do you think makes the SF Bay Area Cajun/Zydeco scene so vibrant?
When I moved here in 1997 from Chicago, I felt like a kid in a candy shop. There were at least twenty local bands playing Cajun and zydeco music, any number of venues, and regular appearances by touring out-of-state bands. You could go out dancing every night of the week and often you'd have more than one choice. These days, things have slowed down a little. But it's still the most active and vibrant Cajun-zydeco scene outside the Gulf Coast. Just check the online calendar. (We still have twenty homegrown bands listed!)
The Bay Area is unique because of the presence of such a large number of people with roots in Louisiana—Cajuns, but especially Creoles, who began to migrate to California in the 1940's. They left Louisiana and East Texas in search of economic opportunities and a more open social climate. In the San Francisco Bay Area, these Louisiana transplants tried to keep their culture alive through music—at house parties and Catholic Church dances, and eventually in more commercial venues. The local Creole community produced a number of musicians, including famed zydeco accordionist Queen Ida Guillory, as well as my late friend and mentor Danny Poullard (see below) who had a hand in shaping most of the Bay Area bands playing today.
Most people agree that the Creole community provided the foundation for the local music scene. But the other important piece is the strong tradition of folk and world music in the Bay Area. Fiddlers, especially, were drawn to Cajun music—many spent time in Louisiana studying the music. But they also discovered a thriving Louisiana French community right here.
So the current scene represents the coming together of two groups: Creoles, as well as some Cajuns, with roots in Louisiana; and then the outsiders—people like me—who have been drawn to the music and culture. It's a unique community of musicians and dancers—and a pretty wonderful one.
How many accordions do you have? Which is your favorite and why?
The accordion head count currently stands at eight—if you include my two toy accordions, a "starter" Hohner on permanent loan to my rock guitarist son in NYC, and the piano accordion I've never learned to play.
It's tough to pick a favorite. I'm attached to them all—and there is a story behind each one.
I have three beautiful handmade Cajun accordions. For those who don't know: a Cajun accordion is a single row diatonic instrument, with ten buttons on the treble side, two on the bass side, and four stops corresponding to four banks of reeds. Cajun accordions tend to be "dry-tuned"—which creates less of a tremolo sound.
The first two were made by Larry Miller, a well-known builder, now retired, who lives in Iota, Louisiana. The first one, in the key of C, was crafted from a piece of driftwood Larry found on the shores of Holly Beach, a Gulf Coast resort. A few years later, I discovered singing was easier for me in a higher key. So then I asked Larry to make a D. He used an unusual reddish South American wood whose name escapes me at the moment.
A few years ago, I had a second D accordion made by Jude Moreau, a Cajun musician friend and instrument maker who lives in Texas. At my request, this one was slightly "wet-tuned." It has a few other custom touches and a personal inscription inside. Unlike the other two, which have a natural wood finish, this one is a bright shiny red. (Like a candy apple, as one friend observed.) I think of this one as my "flashy" accordion—the one I use most often for performing. (You can also see it in my photo.) If have to pick a favorite, I guess this is it!
The first accordion I tried to play was an oddball little number I found in a music store in Chicago. The owners, an elderly German couple, told me it had been in storage for just a few years. It turned out to be an antique—probably going back to the 1920s-30s! It is a very primitive single row diatonic accordion made by the Eagle Company in Germany. Very flimsy, weighing about two pounds, two banks of reeds on a single plate, high pitched, key of G. Basically, it's a glorified harmonica. As famed Louisiana accordion builder Marc Savoy explained to me, it is an unplayable instrument—though it could have some value as a collector's item. So now it sits on display in our dining room, in an old china cabinet—also an antique, from my Slovenian grandparents' house in Cleveland.
(Cajun accordion fans may recognize the Eagle name: this is the same company that made the famed Monarch and Sterling accordions, the preferred choice in Louisiana until the German-made accordions became unavailable during World War II.)
When I gave up on my crazy little Eagle accordion, my husband Steve bought me my first decent Cajun-style accordion. It was factory made: a Hohner 114, the so-called "Hohner Cajun C." This was an adaptation of the standard single row diatonic instrument Hohner had made for years. It was designed to resemble the much loved "tit noirs"—the black Monarch and Sterling accordions that had been favored in Louisiana. At the time, it was considered the best alternative to the hand built Louisiana accordions: more affordable, but still a very solid instrument for a beginner. (Note: the is not the same thing as the less expensive Ariette Cajun-style model currently made by Hohner.)
The two toy accordions, both in the key of C, have seven treble buttons, two stops—and surprisingly decent reeds. I bought the first one at a gas station in Louisiana for about $14, on one of our first family trips there, as a gift for our kids. The second one I bought more recently, at a discount store, to take along as a practice instrument on a trip to the Balkans.
The piano accordion? It was another gift from Steve. It's made by Francini. It's considered a "ladies' accordion" because it is built on a slightly smaller scale. (It's also a very ladylike pearly white!) But otherwise, it's full size, with 24 white treble keys and 120 basses. I tried to play it a little when I first got it, but I couldn't get the hang of it. I kept thinking I had to change the bellows direction when it wasn't necessary. So I gave up.
Thanks again to Blair for answering all our questions. Be sure to check out her new book, Accordion Dreams: A Journey into Cajun and Creole Music .
Posted March 19th, 2009 in Books, Cajun/Zydeco, Interviews · 2 Comments
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thanks for answering my question….as you know I enjoyed the book and recommend it to the readers of Let's Polka!
by mister anchovy on March 19th, 2009
And thank you, Mr. Anchovy, for the cool review you wrote–and for picking up on the Slovenian roots angle, which often tends to get lost. I'v been enjoying your blog, too!
by Blair Kilpatrick on March 30th, 2009
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Q: How to get Java XP Look and Feel I want to give XP Look and Feel to my Java Desktop Appliction, regardless of the platform it will run.
I came to know that since JDK 1.4, Sun Microsystems has officially released a look and feel for XP - com.sun.java.swing.plaf.windows.WindowsLookAndFeel
I am using Java 1.6 but when I didn't find any package named windows in javax.swing.plaf package.
Q1. How can I use the XP Look and Feel?
Q2. Will using this look and feel will appear same on all platforms (mac, solaris, linux)?

A: Have a look at the JGoodies Library
It provides several Swing Look&Feel Styles that do not look exactly like the Windows Design but come close and sure look better that the typical Swing style.

A: Because of the danger of "look and feel" law suites, the Window PL&F is only available on Windows and it checks the os.name system property to make sure..
It used to run on Linux okay. For XP it needs to look up skin information which wouldn't be present (same as the Gtk PL&F). And you probably shouldn't distribute this sort of thing.

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If you inflame hatred, hatred will be inflamed
Oct 26th, 2018 | By Ophelia Benson
Gary Younge at the Guardian sees a connection between Trump's constant stoking of hatred and the highly stoked hatred we see all around us.
Trump's election and the xenophobic rhetoric that came with it not only emboldened schoolchildren to parrot bigotry to their peers, it gave the state free rein to unleash its power indiscriminately against a minority community. So when pipe bombs are sent to Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, California congresswoman Maxine Waters and CNN it should be understood not only as a specific threat to democracy but as one of the most violent examples yet from a democracy that has long been under threat.
…Both in his candidacy and presidency Trump has made direct appeals to political violence. He has advocated protesters be beaten up at his rallies; tweeted a simulation of himself pummelling the news network CNN, as though in a wrestling match; encouraged police to rough up suspects; and in the week in which the Saudi government conceded that Jamal Khashoggi was murdered in its consulate, he lauded a politician for body-slamming the Guardian journalist Ben Jacobs.
It's not an edge case. He's abnormal among presidents by a huge margin.
So when he says, as he did on Wednesday, "We have to come together and send one very clear, strong, unmistakable message that acts or threats of political violence of any kind have no place in the United States of America", it rings not only hollow but hypocritical.
This is the man who has led chants for Hillary Clinton to be imprisoned ("Lock her up!"); said the media were the "enemy of the people"; claimedObama founded Islamic State; praised those who marched alongside neo-Nazi demonstrators in Charlottesville, Virginia, as "very fine people"; and described Waters, who had called on protesters to face down administration officials wherever they find them, as a "low-IQ person" and warned her "be careful what you wish for".
Despite his efforts to appear presidential he could not help himself. "By the way, do you see how nice I'm behaving today? Have you ever seen this?" His curated contrition was a big joke – others may have had their lives threatened but, ultimately, it was all about him.
Narcissists don't change.
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He is utterly deplorable, as are the people who are being emboldened by his encouragement of them to behave in the worst possible way that humans can behave.
It is sickening, and like all diseases it is spreading.
John the Drunkard
The 'Obama founded ISIS' talk is parroted by the pseudo-left in identical language.
Nogbert
#2 John the Drunkard
Who are/is this pseudo left of which you speak? Honest question, not snark.
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Q: Lock down a site using Forms Auth in IIS7 with Windows Auth I've posted this on Server Fault, but as there is sort of a programming aspect to it, I'll post it here too.
I have an ASP.NET MVC 1.0 application that uses Forms Authentication. We are using Windows Server 2008. I need to lock down the site so that only certain users (in AD Groups) can access the site. Unfortunately, though, when I set the site to not allow anon users and use windows authentication, due to the integration of the site and IIS, it shows the user as signed in as their domain account, instead of allowing them to sign in through Forms Auth.
So, I need a mixed mode authentication. I need the site to be only accessible through windows auth, without anon users, but once you are in, it needs to use forms auth only. How would I go about doing this the right way?
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Here's a clarification.  The site must work like this.

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*You go to the URL and a windows auth login pops up.  You sign in with a domain accout that has access.  If you don't have access, it shows you the 401 error.

*If you have access, you hit the site.  However, the site doesn't use your windows auth username.  It uses forms Auth.  So, you have to sigh in to the site using the forms auth.

The problem is, when I set it up to do step 1, it uses your windows username in step 2.  I don't want it to do that.

A: Trick here is to change the provider for your authentication to use Active Directory, rather than change the settings to Windows.
Or, use a version of the following provider:
<add
 name="AdProvider"
 type="System.Web.Security.ActiveDirectoryMembershipProvider, System.Web, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a"
 connectionStringName="YourAd"
 applicationName="YourApp"
 enablePasswordReset="false"
  />

With a version of the following connection string:
<add name="YourAd"
connectionString="LDAP://[your DC]/OU=[your OU],DC=[your domain],DC=[your extension]"
/>

Authorization-wise, you have some options. If it is based on domain groups, then you'll need to get azman wired up. If it is application controlled, you'll need to line up the AD users with the database-stored roles.
PS: I suck at LDAP connection strings, you can probably do alot more with it than I did.

Well, seems like I answered the wrong question. I'll leave this up for posterity's sake, but you should just try to disable Anonymous Authentication for the site.

A: I found my answer here:
IIS7 and Authentication problems
The short of it is, in IIS 7 you cannot have two-tiered authentication like you could with IIS 6.


The Good You can install Immedia's battery-powered Blink anywhere (inside your house). One camera -- and its requisite Sync Module accessory -- cost less than $100.
The Bad Blink doesn't currently support two-way talk, audio alerts, third-party integrations, on-demand recording, local storage, arm/disarm scheduling, in-app rules or other common features.
The Bottom Line The price is right, but Immedia's Blink just doesn't offer enough functionality when you factor in the competition.
The Blink security camera by startup Immedia launched on Kickstarter back in July 2014, raising over $1 million -- a roughly 500 percent increase over its original $200,000 funding goal.
At that time, we hadn't seen many battery-powered models with free cloud storage, especially at such a reasonable price; one Blink cam plus the required plug-in Sync Module hub costs just $79/£55/AU$112 (the price will increase to $99/£69/AU$140 on February 1 and international shipping is scheduled to launch in the second quarter). It's been over a year since we first covered the Blink crowdfunding campaign, though, and many of its features aren't that unique anymore.
Cord-free, battery-reliant models like Netgear's Arlo and Homeboy are fairly common nowadays -- and an increasing number of brands are adding free cloud storage to their list of features. You'll also find a larger number of lower-priced DIY cameras available now, like Guardzilla, the Ezviz Mini and the iSmartAlarm Spot -- all of which cost $100 or less.
Blink is also missing a lot of other features, from two-way talk, to audio alerts, environmental sensors that alert you to changes in temperature, on-demand video recording, in-app rules and integration with products from other manufacturers either via IFTTT or another third-party service. And, while the Wi-Fi connection at the CNET Smart Home was solid during testing, the app was often laggy and said, "System is busy, please wait."
Immedia does have plans to add some of these options in the future, but Blink just doesn't offer enough to make it worthwhile today.
Blink is a small squarish camera with rounded edges that measures 2.77 inches by 2.77 inches. Out of the box, you get the camera, two lithium AA batteries, a separate stand that you have to attach yourself and mounting hardware. Most of the cameras I've reviewed come with preattached stands.
That means an extra step for you if you want to install your Blink camera in a fixed spot or simply position it to hit an optimal angle using the stand. And, you also don't have the added benefit of a magnetic base like Nest Cam, Netgear Arlo or the Ezviz Mini, which makes installation on any obliging magnetic surface a snap.
Blink also doesn't feel particularly durable. It isn't designed for outdoor use, so that isn't a concern, but it definitely has the look and feel of a plasticky smart-home hub or other bland accessory. And, removing the camera's back panel to replace the AA batteries isn't all that simple. The side of the camera has a sliding mechanism that makes it easier, but I still felt like I was going to break it every time I tried to open (or close) it.
The camera is equipped with a 720p 110-degree field of view lens, a motion sensor, an infrared LED for night vision and a Micro-USB slot, presumably to allow for future updates.
In addition to the camera itself, your purchase also includes a Sync Module. This required accessory is also a basic white plastic square that's a little smaller than the Blink cam at about 2 inches by 2 inches.
The Sync Module has an included power adapter and it performs a variety of functions -- it communicates with Blink's remote servers to avoid draining the Blink battery; it talks to the cameras via a low-power radio channel to "wake them up" whenever you want to pull up the live video stream; it has a a built-in USB port to facilitate future updates and it is an integral part of the initial setup and configuration process via the related Blink Android and iOS apps.


Sails of Glory Anchorage > Napoleonic > Historical Discussions > Design histories of rated warships... "tracing the family trees"
View Full Version : Design histories of rated warships... "tracing the family trees"
As Vol and others know, I've been trying to trace the design lineages of as much of the Age of Sail as I can, trying to figure out how much Andrea can proxy with each sculpt he selects. So, here's what I have for the Royal Navy organized by first Rating, then Date of Design Lineage origin, then increasing number of guns. Regardless of time between, I'm grouping descendant designs with their ancestors within the same rating; enlargements or reductions I'm noting in both the ancestor and descendant's entries but not moving across ratings. I'm starting with the 1745 Establishment, which was the first real widespread use of standard 'classes' as we know them today; some corvettes that may not have been rated are also being included along with the 6th Rate post ships they evolved from. Later I might refine by weight of main battery for more precise sorting, and I'll integrate other countries' data in as I find data; I'm starting on the assumption that each class is a 'clean sheet' unless I see at least an alleged ancestor. If anybody has pieces to add to the puzzle, I'd appreciate the help.
I've also got a shipload of captures listed between 3rd and 4th rates I need to narrow down; if anyone cares to refine those with class data I'd appreciate the help. (This is a straight copy-paste of my notes in Notepad, and that area's a straight copy-paste from Wikipedia's "List of Ships of the Line of the Royal Navy" article.) In both areas, I will mark classes that either are themselves or have a close relative confirmed for Sails of Glory release in bold.
Rubis – ex-French Rubis 52, captured 3 May 1747 at 1st Cape Finisterre, was added to the Royal Navy as a sixth rate of 26 guns.
Jason 50 – ex-French Jason, captured 3 May 1747 at 1st Cape Finisterre, was added to the Royal Navy as a fifth rate of 44 guns.
Severn – ex-French Severn 50/56 (originally the British Severn, taken by the French in 1746), was re-captured 14 October 1747 at 2nd Cape Finisterre, but was not restored to British service.
The ex-French Neptune 70/74, captured 14 October 1747 at 2nd Cape Finisterre, was not added to the British Navy.
Glory – ex-Spanish Glorioso captured 1747, was not added to the British Navy.
Ca Ira 80 (1784) – ex-French, captured Glorious First of June in 1794, Burnt by accident 11 April 1896.
L'Hercule 84 (1797) – ex-French, captured 11 October 1797, fitted as troopship 1799, powder hulk 1802, sunk as breakwater 1822.
Guerrier (1754) – ex-French Guerrière, captured 2 August 1798, broken up 1810.
Prince Frederick 64 – ex-Dutch Revolutie, hospital ship by 1804, sold 1817 Vryheid 70 – prison ship 1798, powder hulk 1802, sold 1811.
Camperdown 70 – ex-Dutch Jupiter, prison ship 1798, powder hulk 1802, sold 1817.
Gelykheid 64/68 – guardship 1803, sheer hulk 1807, disposed of in 1814.
Princess of Orange 70 – ex-Dutch Washington, harbour service 1806, sold 1822.
San Nicolas 80 (1769) – ex-Spanish, captured Battle of Cape St Vincent (1797), prison ship 1798, sold 1814.
HMS Holstein - renamed to Nassau in 1805; sold 1814.
Wow! You have been busy. I'm sorry none of the links I had were helpful. This must have taken an enormous amount of time and effort. The historical information is all too often sketchy and well hidden, not to mention conflicting information.
So, what is your "Need to Sort Out" list about? Are these ships you have sketchy info on, or ships you just haven't gotten aroun to yet? I just picked one at random, "Temeraire 74 (1749, ex-French Téméraire, captured 1759); sold 1784", and plugged it into Three Decks. I got just about everything I could possibly want to know about this ship: Keel layed down in August, 1748; launched December 24, 1749; commissioned 1750; Toulon purpose built by François Coulomb; captured 1759/08/18; becomes British third rate ship of the line 'Temeraire' (1759); full dementions, armament, complement, and source data is there.
Jack, I saw in your original note (I get replies by email) you asked about brigs... not yet, amigo, I'm trying to start with the relatively easy stuff and smaller population and work down.
Vol, that's ships that I'm not even sure are going to stay in the list except the two Tonnants, the Temeraires and any others that are multiples of the same class... and the stats are only part of the story, much like how the F-15 and MiG-31 Foxhound are similar-sized twin-engine twin-tail jets with huge rectangular "shoulder" intakes, but have noticeable enough engineering differences to make proxying even in tiny 1/700-scale uncomfortable. Like I said, I just copied all of my notes straight from Notepad and pasted 'em, no cleanup or anything except highlighting what's been confirmed... I may rearrange it later to number of guns then date, or number and weight then date, starting with most and heaviest.
Have you found any descrepancies between Wiki and Three Decks data? I have found several over the last year and a half researching the Napoleonic Naval era.
Vol - Yes, I have too, specifically when looking at the ships of the Spanish designer Landa. But the main discrepancy was with 'where' his 112 1st rates were built (Havana or Ferrol), so not that critical to me.
Vol, I've noticed a few, a lot seeming to be rooted in different measurement systems... on a Temeraire, two identical ships would measure 15' of difference depending whether you use English Imperial Foot or French Pied du Roi, and sometimes Wikipedia fails to note which system is in use.
I'm treating all this as "preliminary", little more than educated guesses unless I can find engineering notes or sketches... the ideal would be if I could get drawings of each design printed to the same scale in different colors, preferably the 1/1000 game scale, so I could see at a glance and upload comparison diagrams for discussion about "Close Enough or Not?"
I've just started on the French, too... Jacques-Noel Sane seems to have paralleled Sir Thomas Slade for liking to re-use existing engineering when he deemed appropriate. But, I'm seeing an inconsistency with the Nymphe-class frigates... the "List of Frigates" page says they're from 1779 with 12-pounders, the Nymphe-class page says 1781 with 18's.
But, I'm seeing an inconsistency with the Nymphe-class frigates... the "List of Frigates" page says they're from 1779 with 12-pounders, the Nymphe-class page says 1781 with 18's.
Could be both -- originally designed with 12s, uprated to 18s. Loadouts were known to change.
1. Hunt's 1786 Royal Sovereign 100-gun displaced 2175 tons, its descendant the 1788 Umpires (Royal George/Queen Charlotte) 2286. Is it likely that the 104-gun, 2289-ton 1810 Queen Charlotte is basically just an upgun?
2. Henslow's 1795 Ville de Paris 110-gun and 1804 Hibernia differ by about 180 tons. Close enough to be near-sisters?
3. The three Surveyors 120-guns (1814 Nelso, 1815 St. Vincent and Howe) were all within 20 tons disp. Same question?
4. Rule's 120-guns range from 2613 to 2694 tons. (1808 Caledonia, 1820 Britannia, 1823 Prince Regent, 1827 Royal George, 1832 Neptune, 1833 Royal William and Waterloo) Ditto?
1. Yes, essentially the same design. The original Queen Charlotte was lost by fire. the new vessel basically a 1:1 replacement with some minor changes to reflect experience in the intevening years.
2. The Hibernias were 11' longer and introduced an additional gun port each side. So it depends on how accurate you want to be. A rivet counte will want a different model for the later ships, most AoS gamers would be happy with using the same model. In game terms the same.
4. Britannia and Prince regent definitely yes - built to the same lines as Caledonia. The later ships were sometimes called the "Broad Caledonias", beam increased by about a foot, in game and model terms essentially the same too.
Followup... can Victory pass for the 1810 Boyne 98-guns, which are supposedly among her descendants? I mean, would you be comfortable reusing the Victory sculpt for them or repainting an extra Vic as one?
At 1:1000 scale, 1' is 0.3 mm. I would bet that the "scale fuzziness", in terms of overall dimensions would be even a bit more than that especially for a waterline model.
I've been working on kitbashing an Atalanta into a US brig and while searching for information and images I came across this thread. I'm bumping it up because it's got tons of great data.
A very useful list indeed.
Thank you for producing this comprehensive list, Diamondback. :thumbsup: Am I correct in thinking that the numbers following the colons are the number of ships built in that class, please?
Wonderful work, DB. Thank you for all you share with us.
If I'm remembering my own work correctly, yes.


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Q: Best way to define predicate in Prolog I have  a problem with defining procedures in Prolog.
I have two source files and want to consult Prolog engine with both of them.
This can be done by invoking Prolog as swipl -g "['1.pl','2.pl'].
Both of the files are generated by another program written in another programming language and i can't predict the exact content of the files beforehand.
The problem is that in one of the files there is always  a rule
predicate1(X):-predicate2(X).

But,sometimes the rule
predicate2(something):-body

does not exist in both of the files and i get a error "predicate2" is undefined, when executing some queries for predicate1.
If i include the line
:- dynamic(predicate2/2).

into one of the files it only  helps if predicate/2 is not defined in another file (otherwise i get something like "are you really sure you want to redefine the predicate2/2?". And here i don't want to redefine something to save the data from another file.
So,i have no idea how to make the predicate just "defined". I need a solution for SWI-Prolog or SICStus Prolog. (unfortunately the versions do not have a section for defining predicates,like visual Prolog)

A: You need to declare predicate2/2 multifile with the ISO directive of same name. So in each of the files, you write at the top, or prior to any clauses of predicate2/2:
:- multifile(predicate2/2).

This, regardless of whether or not you are having clauses for that predicate.

The suggestion by @CapelliC is definitely a dangerous move. If you turn off all existence errors you will miss many legitimate errors!
For example, you declared dynamic(predicate2/2) but used predicate2(_). So which arity do you want?

A: In SWI Prolog you can avoid the error. Change the system behaviour using the ISO builtin
:- set_prolog_flag(unknown, Choice).

The Choice is one of (fail,warning,error).
So your command line will be:
swipl -g "set_prolog_flag(unknown,fail),['1.pl','2.pl']."

Another possibility: define a fake procedure
swipl -g "assert(predicate2(_):-fail),['1.pl','2.pl']."

HTH

A: Clearly, Prolog is not able to answer any question we formulate. For instance, if we
ask if Donald is a duck
?- isDuck(Donald) .
! ----------------------------------------
! Error 20 : Predicate Not Defined
! Goal : isDuck(_17610)

Prolog will answer that it does not know anything about if "something"
  is or is not a duck. What it is happening is that the logic predicate
  isDuck/1 is not defined (Predicate Not Defined), so Prolog is not
  able to check if "something" is or is not a duck. As we will see
  later, even if Prolog does not know what a duck is, it is possible to
  teach it how to distinguish between what is a duck and what it is not.
  As we said previously, Prolog is a dialogue language. In the dialogue
  between the system and the programmer Prolog is not only able to
  answer certain questions, but is also able to learn about what it does
  not know. To answer the questions formulated by the programmer, Prolog
  checks a knowledge base where everything is registered that Prolog
  knows. In the beginning of the Prolog session, the knowledge base keep
  a basic knowledge that includes, between other things, concepts and
  definitions of natural number's arithmetic. During the session it is
  possible to increase this knowledge base, including definitions and
  concepts that Prolog isn't familiar with (for instance the definition
  of a duck), or also modifying and extending definitions that Prolog
  knows (for instance, including new arithmetic operators for natural
  numbers). Facts and rules express the knowledge base. Facts and rules
  are syntactic representations of the first order Horn Clauses. So all
  the Prolog's knowledge is expressed using (almost) exclusively first
  order logic. This is the reason why Prolog is said to be a logic
  language. A program in Prolog is a set of facts and rules that express
  certain knowledge.


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	constructor(client) {
		super(client, {
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Birthday Bags: East Ridge student donates balloons, plates, and cake mix
Steve Coulter
Devon Noonan, who graduated from East Ridge Middle School in June, stands with Social Services Director Tony Phillips inside the food pantry at town hall. Before her graduation, Devon dropped off a whole bin of "Birthday Bags." She and other students and teachers collected birthday bag items for food pantry consumers.
Sprinkles, icing, cake mix — the shelves of the Ridgefield food pantry are filled with some unusual treats these days.
That's because of a recent donation of "Birthday Bags" from Devon Noonan, who collected birthday party-themed items at East Ridge Middle School this spring before she put them into bags, tied them together, and delivered them to Social Services Director Tony Phillips.
"Not everyone has the supplies to celebrate their birthday, and it's really important for people to have their birthday and have it be something special and memorable," said Devon, who graduated from East Ridge last week and starts at Ridgefield High School in the fall.
The first collection resulted in almost 10 donated Birthday Bags. Devon has her sights set on creating more once she gets to the high school.
"I really loved the experience and knowing that it will help people create something special makes it even more rewarding," she said. "... I hope Birthday Bags turns into a regular thing and we can help even more people."
The first bags were filled with plates, balloons, cake mix, frosting packets, a card, decorative gift bag and many other items anyone would want to hold a birthday party.
For her next collection, Devon wants to order bigger bags that could store more items and perhaps a gift for the person who's celebrating their birthday.
"Thank you Devon for thinking of us and sharing your time and efforts," Phillips wrote in a Facebook post after receiving the donations. "No doubt your efforts will help make some people feel very special on their big day."
Devon said her passion towards community service was sparked when she visited her mom's elementary school class in Norwalk.
"I like to go there and help kids in her classroom when we're out of school," she said.
The Birthday Bags idea stemmed from an assignment at East Ridge but also working with the Torch Club at the Boys and Girls Club.
This summer, Devon is serving in the club's Leader in Training program in hopes of working there one day.
Earlier in the year, she was awarded the Torch Club's Member of the Year and also won the Western Connecticut Association Superintendent (WCSA) award — one of two students to win from East Ridge.
"It was so exciting getting that award from the Torch Club," she said. "I feel like there's an opportunity to do even more than I have done but that this was a big step in the right direction. I want to give more back to this community and plan to in high school."
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LAURA KNOWLES | Correspondent
Warwick High School to close through end of the week due to spike in COVID-19 cases
ALEX GELI | Staff Writer
Warwick High School will close to students through the rest of the week after a spike in COVID-19 cases, district administration announced in a letter to families Tuesday.
"We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause for your and your family," the administrators said. "With the unpredictability of the virus, we continue to encourage families to have plans in place should we have additional closures."
Warwick has reported eight total COVID-19 cases among students or staff at the high school this fall. Five are active, and two of those required additional quarantines for close contact.
The outbreak is believed to have originated outside of school.
"Based on positive cases and additional probable cases of COVID-19, it appears as though individuals from our Warwick High School family who have been together both on and off campus may be spreading the virus," the letter states. "These days are needed to separate our school population to slow and/or stop the spread."
The letter added: "It is for this reason that we continue to ask that you and your families follow the CDC guidance on wearing facial coverings, practicing social distancing, and avoiding large and small group gatherings outside of your family where there is potential for spread. This is the only way we will be able to return and keep our doors open to provide face to face instruction and all other activities."
Besides the shift to online learning for three days — Wednesday, Thursday and Friday — the closure will cancel all practices or open gyms for high school sports through Friday. The girls' varsity soccer game on Wednesday is also canceled, and the varsity football game originally scheduled for Friday will be moved to Saturday at 7 p.m.
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Warwick High School is the second school to announce a closure this week. Conestoga Valley High School students will also learn virtually until Monday.
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Tottenham and Liverpool to go head to head for Borussia Dortmund star
by Lewis Holman March 4, 2018, 7:57 am
(Reus' 6-year stay at Borussia Dortmund could be set to come to an end with the star stalling on a new Dortmund deal)
Two of the Premier Leagues biggest teams will go head to head this summer with the Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool both highly interested in Borussia Dortmund Winger Marco Reus with the player valued at only £25 million and stalling over a new contract at the German club.
The German Winger who is currently 28 years-old has had a tough time while at Borussia Dortmund, while the German international has bagged 58 goals since joining from Borussia Monchengladbach in 2009 Reus has suffered multiple injuries just starting 61 Bundesliga games out of a possible 126 since the start of the 2014/15 campaign due to recurring and often lengthy injuries.
Reus who is coming to the twilight years of his career turning 29 in May has played only 3 Bundesliga games this term scoring once as a result of a lengthy injury, yet that is not to say he is not a fantastic player notching 7 goals and 4 assists in 17 appearances last season and 12 goals and 3 assists in 26 appearances in the 2015/16 season.
But Reus's time in yellow only seemed to get worse season after season with the 5ft 11 wide-man has seen a number of teammates and close friends leave the Westfalenstadion over the years while Reus remained in the yellow of Borussia Dortmund, the problem for Reus has never been his quality but his injury record.
His £25.2 million valuation (according to Transfermarkt) almost mirrors former Dortmund teammate İlkay Gündoğan's move to Manchester City in 2016 for a cool £20 million, and while the German has shined in Manchester he did miss a lengthy spell out with an injury in the 2016/17 season.
(Reus has seen a number of teammates and friends leave BVB with Aubameyang and Gündoğan both ditching the Bundesliga to ply their trade in the English Top flight)
It is a massive risk for both Tottenham and Liverpool, yet if Reus didn't have injury problems the German would be worth far more with his blistering speed unquestionable and his finishing at times deadly but only if a club keeps him fit.
The more likely destination should the German move is to Anfield linking up with former boss Jurgen Klopp who turned Reus into an absolute world beater during his time at Borussia Dortmund, but it is whether Reus could dislodge any of the "Fab Three" with both Firmino and Mane churning out good numbers this turn with Mane on 7 goals this season and Firmino on 13, and that is without mentioning Mohammed Salah who seems to be in a league of his own with 23 goals this term.
Yet should Reus join Liverpool he adds even more versatility to Liverpool's attack and would be a key asset in Liverpool's "Klopp to the top!"
For Tottenham, the supposed interest is unusual for Pochettinho, who has such an emphasis on bringing through youth players and buying young talent, so for the Argentine to supposedly want a 29-year-old upon the Summer Transfer Window's reopening seems very out of character. Yet with so many clubs circling around Spurs Target Malcolm from Bordeaux Reus could be seen as the perfect backup option should the Brazilian fail to move to North London.
But owner Daniel Levy is a shrewd Businessman and may see the German as the ideal candidate for a "marquee" signing ahead of their move back to the fully renovated White Hart Lane balancing both star power and price with a Bale reunion at White Hart Lane looking likely to cost in excess of £50 million. But a deal for Reus may see the 56-year-old Brit show his savvy Businessman-like qualities once more.
Despite interest from Liverpool and Tottenham, it could be Spurs' North London rivals Arsenal who could be the dark horses to sign the German winger with former BVB teammates Henrick Mkhitaryan and Pierre Emerick-Aubameyang both donning the red of Arsenal and international teammates Mezut Ozil and Mustafi both turning out for the Gunners.
But the least Arsenal need is another injury prone star amongst their ranks, and probably would only happen if Wenger leaves which is a debate for another day which I also wrote about; which you can check out by clicking my name and scrolling down. Shameless plug.
(The German has had a number of injuries in recent seasons missing out of the 2014 World Cup with injury having to pull out of the competition entirely with an ankle injury only a month before)
Reus is a risk, no doubt. Yet he is such a good player with pace, experience and creativity all a key asset of Reus's overall game, but it is a question of whether he can be kept fit, week in week out. As a manager, you can't rely on a player that keeps getting injured, case and point the previously mentioned Gareth Bale under Zidane at Real Madrid.
With the crazy fees being splurged out on mediocre players a fairly reasonable £25.6 million deal for an excellent one could be the key for domestic success next season; the only question is whether Reus will want to leave the familiarity of the Yellow wall or have a new adventure as the star approaches 30 years-old next season and could become a key asset in next season's highly contested "Title Reus".
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Note: A minimum of 5 participants is required for the workshop to go ahead.
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Natural Body Movement may incorporate some of the very early infant movements in the womb and later on as we learn to work with gravity and come to standing. Whatever we may call it; there are natural and spontaneous movements that we all know from very early in our lives. As we grow and learn, these early movements get overlaid or enhanced by the many movement techniques available to us now. This workshop will explore seeing where the natural and more learned dance or movement techniques meet, partially meet or even conflict with each other.
Joan Davis has been exploring the nature of creativity, particularly from a body based perspective, for over 40 years. She pioneered contemporary dance in Ireland in the 70s & 80s and has experimented with collaborative art as a professional artist and therapist.
From 1996, when she moved to Wicklow, she developed the arts practice and performance offerings of Maya Lila which was based on bringing Authentic Movement into performance. She published two books on this process in 2007.
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The Lost Art of Running: A Journey to Rediscover the Forgotten Essence of Human Movement (Paperback)
By Shane Benzie, Tim Major
One man's journey across six continents to rediscover the lost art of running.
The Lost Art of Running is an opportunity to join running technique analyst coach and movement guru, Shane Benzie, on his incredible journey of discovery across six continents as he trains with and analyzes the running style of some of the most naturally gifted athletes on the planet. Benzie believes that in analyzing these highly efficient yet increasingly forgotten running styles we can all access our body's natural elastic energy and unlock our true running potential.
Part narrative, part practical, this running guide will take you to the training grounds of world record holding marathon runners in Kenya; racing across the brutal cold of the Arctic Circle and the mountains of Europe, through the expansive sweltering sands of the Sahara and the hostility of a winter traverse of the Pennine Way, to witness first-hand the incredible natural movement of runners in these environments.
Along the way, you will learn how to incorporate natural movement techniques into your own running and you will hear from some of the athletes that Shane has worked with and coached over the years to understand how they have successfully adopted these techniques to improve their own performances, including two times Marathon des Sables winner, Elisabet Barnes, Team GB 24 hour athletes, Robbie Britton and Dan Lawson, mountain runners, Nicky Spinks, Damian Hall and Tom Evans and three times winner of The Spine race, Pavel Paloncy.
Whether you're a veteran runner or just tackling your first few miles, this ground-breaking book will help you discover the lost art of running.
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In today's blog post, we interview our partners from Wild Africa how they started their tour company and what a typical safari tour is like.
Why did you decide to settle in Kenya? How are Kenyan national parks different from those in other parts of Africa?
Before settling in Kenya, we've spent almost a year travelling through twenty different countries of Africa. We've mainly focused on East and Southern Africa, as these are the countries with the best preserved wildlife. However, we've also peeked into a few unique places in West and North Africa, as well. In Kenya we found the perfect balance between unspoiled nature and the well developed tourist infrastructure. Kenya is the birthplace of modern safari with the tradition being established more than hundred years ago when, inspired by famous explorers like Livingston, Stanley and Selous, many rich Europeans and Americans, including celebrities like Teddy Roosevelt and Ernest Hemingway, flocked to Kenya to see (and shoot) the wildlife. A lot has changed since then, including a complete ban on hunting animals, and shoot to kill policy against poachers. Kenya is a pioneer in wildlife conservation, years ahead of neighboring countries, which means that wildlife in Kenya is plentiful and, most importantly, not afraid of humans, allowing close-up viewing. At the same time, while Kenya has a well developed tourism infrastructure, it hasn't lost its authenticity, while some other countries have "Disney-fied" their parks by building paved roads and fast food joints.
Why did you decide to become tour guides?
It just happened. Traveling around the world, we've kept a blog of our adventures. And while we had some faithful readers, when we got to Africa with our biologist friend, the number of our followers had skyrocketed, and many people who read our blog at the time started asking us to take them on a African safari. At first, we were reluctant, as no matter how much we loved the nature of Africa, doing business here seemed nearly impossible at first. But, eventually, we decided to give it a try, and I'm glad we did. Because so many of our guests later wrote back to us to say that the trip to Africa had changed their life.
How many days is a typical safari tour?
Most tours last 4-10 days, with a typical tour taking 6-7 days. Kenya has more than 40 national parks and reserves, as well as many private reserves. A typical tour visits the three most famous national parks in Kenya: Amboseli with huge herds of elephants on the backdrop of Kilimanjaro, Lake Nakuru known for huge flock of flamingos and one the best places to see the endangered rhinos, and the Masai-Mara - the best place to see big cats and the site of the annual Great Migration.
What is the schedule like when on a safari tour?
Most days start early with a wake up call at 6 a.m., followed by a full English breakfast. By 6:30-7 a.m. we are in our safari vehicle heading into the park in search of animals. These early morning hours are the best hours to watch the wildlife, as the animals are the most active during this time. Hot afternoons are spent either relaxing in the lodge by the pool, or driving to a new destination, with lunch at the lodge served from 12:30-2:30 p.m. In late afternoon, 3:30-4 p.m., we're back in our safari vehicles searching for more animals. Like morning gamedrive, these are the best hours to see the wildlife. Just before the sunset at 6:30 p.m., the entire savanna and animals is painted with a beautiful shade of gold. It's common to stop at a nice viewpoint with a beer or gin and tonic for a "sundowner" before returning to the lodge. After supper, a few drinks in the bar sharing their sightings with other travelers, and enjoying a most amazing starry sky, most people are in bed by 10 p.m., resting for another eventful day ahead.


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Q: Work done by moving up an inclined plane Suppose an object is pushed up a smooth inclined plane from ground level to a point h above the ground with force F. The angle of inclination is A. How much work is done?
To push an object up a smooth inclined plane, one must overcome the force of gravity which causes the object to slide down the plane. Hence, the force F=mgsinA must be applied. We can denote the distance the body undergoes as s=hsinA, then:
W=Fs=mg(sinA)^2
The answer is mgh and I know that this can be easily proven using energy conservation laws, but I want to know why my method is incorrect.

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You've made a mistake in calculating the displacement component for the object.
If you observe, $S\neq hsinA$
$$S=\frac{h}{\sin A}$$
and therefore, the work done, is:
$$F.s=\left(mg\sin A\right)\left(\frac{h}{\sin A}\right)=mgh$$
which is the exact expression you got from energy conservation.

A: Work done on a object by definition is $W = \mathbf{F}\cdot\mathbf{S}$. This is a vector product so you can project one vector on the another to get the result. At first you were projecting the force $\mathbf{F}$ on the displacement $\mathbf{S}$. You got the answer here and projecting the displacement on the vertical axis and multiply it by the force along the slope is meaningless.


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Saudi Arabia and Qatar's Idea of "Aid"
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It is not the failure of the Saudi Arabia and Qatar to "step up" that will foment extremism in the Middle East; rather, it is they who are fomenting it. They must step down, not "up." It is these states' sponsorship of jihadists and other extremists that brings about the turmoil and the bloodshed.
Many journalists, instead of letting facts speak for themselves, frequently seem partial to making idealistic predictions and sweeping statements about the Middle East. Although no newspaper or government predicted the "Arab Spring," once it happened, much of the media declared that an era of prosperity, equality and democracy was about to transform the Middle East into a modern region with modern aspirations.
The Guardian, in fact, was so desperate to justify its original support for the "Arab Spring" that it recently produced a straight-faced editorial in which it claimed that Egyptian President Morsi's power-grab against the judiciary was a necessary act to guarantee Egypt's democratic aspirations.
The latest journalist to pick up the wrong end of the stick is Tim Montgomerie, who recently penned an opinion piece for The Times, entitled "The Arab world must act – or face disaster." Montgomerie claims:
Unless the Gulf states stump up their share of aid, the refugee problem will fuel extremism across the region.
The governments that need to step up to the plate are the region's rich oil powers, including Saudi Arabia and Qatar … David Cameron fears that a failure to answer calls for help from the moderate Syrian opposition will mean extremist elements will become increasingly dominant. The process of radicalisation of the anti-Assad forces is already well under way
If they don't get aid inside Syria soon, a refugee crisis of enormous scale will not just cause widespread human misery, it will fuel extremism in Jordan, Lebanon and throughout the region. A very great deal is at stake.
It seems to have escaped Montgomerie's attention that the leading funders of "extremist elements" within Syria are Saudi Arabia and Qatar – the very two countries he calls upon to "step up" and provide a solution.
Once the possibility of unrest in the Gulf started to die down last year, the Saudi Arabian government began, as described by Joshua Jacobs of the Institute for Gulf Affairs, to "unchain their clerical soft power."
State-controlled Saudi television regularly features pro-jihadist clerics. Sheikh Adnan al-Arour, for example, is a Syrian Salafist who calls for holy war against the Assad regime. He receives prime-time coverage on Saudi television. "Extremist elements" in Syria, such as the Supporters of Allah Brigade, have declared their allegiance to this Saudi-supported preacher.
Saudi Arabia, threatened by Iranian hegemony, is keen to dethrone the Iran-backed Assad and replace him with a Sunni-friendly regime. Their weapon of choice seems to be state-managed jihad.
Qatar is now the chief backer of the Muslim Brotherhood -- from Cairo and Gaza to the Brotherhood fighters in Syria. Al Jazeera, the influential media station owned by the Qatari Government, has assigned its Syria desk to Ahmed Ibrahim, the brother of Anas al-Abdah, a member of the Muslim Brotherhood-dominated Syrian National Council. Al Jazeera has, unsurprisingly, produced a number of puff pieces about the anti-regime Islamists in Syria.
According to reports, it is the jihadists within Syria who are receiving the bulk of the weapons sent from Saudi and Qatar. The Independent notes that the extremist jihadist group, Jabhat al-Nusra -- declared a terrorist group by the United States in December 2012, and which claims to be an ally of al-Qaeda -- has become one of the most able fighting forces precisely thanks to the vast supplies of money and arms sent from Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
It is not the failure of these two Gulf States to "step up" that will foment extremism in the Middle East; rather, it is they who are fomenting it. They must step down, not up. It is these states' sponsorship of jihadists and other extremists that brings about the turmoil and the bloodshed.
Montgomerie is not only a columnist for the Times, he is also considered one of the most influential conservatives in Britain. His columns are regarded as an expression of government policy, albeit more candid than the official line.
If I were a jihadist, I would feel extremely comfortable right now. If I were a secular Syrian fighting against despotism, I would feel very alone. If I were Tim Montgomerie, I would stop talking.
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Andrews McMeel Almanac | February 29th, 2016
Today is the 60th day of 2016 and the 70th day of winter.
TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1704, French and Native American forces attacked the English settlement at Deerfield, Massachusetts.
In 1940, Hattie McDaniel became the first African-American to win an Academy Award for her performance as Mammy in "Gone With the Wind."
In 1944, U.S. troops under Gen. Douglas MacArthur invaded the Admiralty Islands.
In 1960, an earthquake killed 12,000 in Agadir, Morocco.
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TODAY'S NUMBER: 2,080 -- height (in feet) of the Tokyo Skytree, the tallest tower in the world, completed on this day in 2012. It is the second-tallest man-made structure on Earth, behind only the Burj Khalifa in Dubai (2,722 feet).
TODAY'S MOON: Between full moon (Feb. 22) and last quarter moon (March 1).
TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1935, DuPont scientist Wallace Carothers invented nylon.
In 1993, federal agents raided the Branch Davidian cult compound in Waco, Texas.
In 1997, two heavily armed and armored bank robbers were killed in a shootout with police on the streets of North Hollywood.
In 2013, Pope Benedict XVI became the first Catholic pope to resign since 1415.
TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Vincente Minnelli (1903-1986), film director; Milton Caniff (1907-1988), cartoonist; Frank Gehry (1929- ), architect; Mario Andretti (1940- ), race car driver; Bernadette Peters (1948- ), actress; Paul Krugman (1953- ), columnist/Nobel laureate; John Turturro (1957- ), actor; Robert Sean Leonard (1969- ), actor; Pat Monahan (1969- ), singer-songwriter; Lemony Snicket (1970- ), author; Eric Lindros (1973- ), hockey player; Jason Aldean (1977- ), singer-songwriter.
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TODAY'S NUMBER: 51 -- days that the 1993 Branch Davidian standoff in Waco, Texas, lasted.
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TODAY'S FACT: In 1939, first lady Eleanor Roosevelt resigned from the Daughters of the American Revolution when it barred African-American singer Marian Anderson from performing at Constitution Hall. Anderson performed at the Lincoln Memorial instead.
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TODAY'S QUOTE: "Guy don't need no sense to be a nice fella. Seems to me sometimes it jus' works the other way around. Take a real smart guy and he ain't hardly ever a nice fella." -- John Steinbeck, "Of Mice and Men"
TODAY'S NUMBER: 739,034 -- votes received by Ralph Nader in the 2008 presidential election, running as an independent candidate. Nader ran for president in 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008, finishing no higher than third in each election.
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Q: How is point cloud data acquired from the structured light 3D scanning? I am trying to understand the 3D reconstruction of Object using 3D structured Lighting scanner and I am stuck at the point where a method of decoding set of camera and projector correspondences to use to reconstruct a 3D point cloud. How exactly is 3D point cloud information acquired from the information obtained from those correspondences? I want to understand the mathematical implementation, not the code implementation.

A: assuming you used structured light method which uses some sort of lines (vertical or horizontal - like binary coding or de-brujin) the idea is as follows:

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*a light plane goes through the projector perspective center and the line in the pattern.

*the light plane normal needs to be rotated with the projector rotation matrix relative to the camera (or world depends on the calibration). the rotation part for the light plane can be avoided if if treat the projector perspective center as system origin.

*using the correspondences you find a pixel in the image that match he light plane. now you need to define a vector that goes from the camera perspective center to the pixel in the image and then rotate this vector by the camera rotation (relative to the projector or world. again' depending on the calibration).

*intersect the light plane with the found vector. how to compute that can be found in wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line%E2%80%93plane_intersection
the mathematical problem (3d reconstruction) here is very simple as you can see. the hard part is recognizing the projected pattern in the image (easier than regular stereo but still hard) and calibrating (finding relative orientation between camera and projector).


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China: Sunset of Localized Version of LinkedIn and Launch of New InJobs App Later This Year
Our decision to launch a localized version of LinkedIn in China in February 2014 was driven by our mission to connect the world's professionals to make them more productive and successful. We recognized that operating a localized version of LinkedIn in China would mean adherence to requirements of the Chinese government on Internet platforms. While we strongly support freedom of expression, we took this approach in order to create value for our members in China and around the world. We also established a clear set of guidelines to follow should we ever need to re-evaluate our localized version of LinkedIn in China.
This strategy has enabled us to navigate the operation of our localized version of LinkedIn in China over the past seven years to help our members in China find a job, share and stay informed. While we've found success in helping Chinese members find jobs and economic opportunity, we have not found that same level of success in the more social aspects of sharing and staying informed. We're also facing a significantly more challenging operating environment and greater compliance requirements in China. Given this, we've made the decision to sunset the current localized version of LinkedIn, which is how people in China access LinkedIn's global social media platform, later this year.
Our new strategy for China is to put our focus on helping China-based professionals find jobs in China and Chinese companies find quality candidates. Later this year, we will launch InJobs, a new, standalone jobs application for China. InJobs will not include a social feed or the ability to share posts or articles. We will also continue to work with Chinese businesses to help them create economic opportunity.
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Detroit Tigers: 3 players they should ditch before the All-Star break
By Matthew Scheidel
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - MAY 23: Eric Haase #13 of the Detroit Tigers looks on against the Minnesota Twins in the second inning of the game at Target Field on May 23, 2022 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Twins defeated the Tigers 5-4. (Photo by David Berding/Getty Images) /
C/OF Eric Haase
DETROIT, MI – JUNE 16: Eric Haase #13 of the Detroit Tigers tries to score from second base on a single by Miguel Cabrera but is tagged out by catcher Jonah Heim #28 of the Texas Rangers during the third inning at Comerica Park on June 16, 2022, in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Duane Burleson/Getty Images) /
Haase was a really cool story last season. After being a career minor leaguer for the Cleveland Guardians, Haase came up as a 28-year-old rookie for his hometown club and hit 22 home runs. A lot of the underlying numbers suggested regression was coming for him in 2022, and well, they were right.
Haase is slashing .191/.248/.309 with just two homers so far in 2022. In fact, he's only hitting .193 since Aug. 1 of last season. The league has clearly figured him out, and Haase hasn't been able to adjust.
For his career, the Westland native is a .213/.267/.403 hitter. That's a .670 OPS. It's hard to keep a guy around with those numbers and only half a season's worth of big league success.
His defense has been lacking this season as well, which seems like a mental thing more than anything. Everyone remembers his gaffe back on April 26 against the Minnesota Twins, where he threw a ball into the outfield after catching a runner in a rundown, leading to a walk-off win for the Twins.
He's played a bit of left field this season, and he hasn't looked terrible thanks in large part to his surprisingly high sprint speed. He hasn't gotten as much playing time as last season, and it's possible he could be better with more regular at-bats, but it is what it is.
Haase seems like a very likable guy and is a leader in the clubhouse. He was quite vocal after the team held a players-only meeting after Wednesday's beatdown at the hands of the Chicago White Sox.
But the team can't keep giving a roster spot to a journeyman who's hitting .191, and with the Tigers claiming catcher Ali Sanchez off waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals today, perhaps they are already preparing to say farewell to the local folk hero.


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Wheelersburg, OH F5 Tornado – April 23, 1968
Published by Jen Narramore on April 23, 2019 April 23, 2019
Path length: 34 miles
Width: 400 yards
Fatalities: 7
Injuries: 93
County: Sciota, Lawrence, Gallia
14 tornadoes occurred on April 23, 1968. Per the SPC, 2 hold a rating of F4 and one was rated F5. That twister is the topic of our summary.
The Storm Prediction Center only has this tornado crossing through Scioto, Lawrence and Gallia Counties in Ohio. Thomas Grazulis in Significant Tornadoes begins the tornado path in Greenup County, KY. Storm Data also mentions the tornado in KY. Here is their entry in the April 1968 Storm Data Narrative:
"The storm struck in northern Greenup County. 20 to 25 houses were reported destroyed and 100 or more damaged in the communities of Sunshine, South Shore, Flatt Hollow, Little White Oak, Siloam, and Schultz. It was described by residents as "a huge upside-down funnel…a yellow swirling mass…a giant cone from top to bottom". The storm moved down a hillside into a valley and up the slow of another hill."
A greater amount of damage and all loss of life occurred in the state of Ohio. Here are the details from Storm Data:
"A tornado moving in an east-northeast direction at a speed of 45 mph crossed the Ohio River from Kentucky and first hit a train leaving several cars overturned. The storm then crossed Route 52 into the northwestern portion of Wheelersburg. In the Wheelersburg area, 7 persons were killed and 75 injured while about 550 homes were destroyed or sustained damage. Golf ball and baseball size hail and heavy rain were reported in this area.
The majority of injuries and personal property damage occurred in a residential area on Dogwood Ridge Road (about 4 miles ENE of Wheelersburg). After leaving this community the storm skipped its way through a sparsely populated rural area to Gallipolis. Damage was reported near Lyra, about 2.2 miles north of the junction of State Routes 141 and 233. On 233, the width of the funnel was nearly 0.4 mile wide.
In this area, 1 home was completely demolished while another lost its roof. Baseball size hail was reported about 6 miles south of Rio Grande on route 325. At this point, trees to the north along the storm's path lay generally toward the west while those to the south were laying mostly toward east and those in the middle were twisted in all directions.
In the Gallipolis area, damage was heaviest along Chillicothe and McCormich Roads where 6 house trailers, 8 homes, and 4 farm buildings were demolished or damaged."
Photos Courtesy of the Portsmouth Public Library
An unidentified resident searches through the rubble after a tornado leveled his house late 4/23. Five persons are believed dead from the tornado in this rural southern Ohio community.
Ohio National Guardsmen stand guard over a house that had been leveled by a tornado late 4/23 which killed 5 people in the rural Southern Ohio community.
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We gathered information for this event from the SPC & NCDC Databases, the April 1968 Storm Data Publication and Thomas Grazulis in Significant Tornadoes and found the following differences:
Grazulis has this tornado beginning in Greenup County, KY. Because of that his path length and injury count is different.
Storm Data mentions the tornado started in KY. They have an entry for Greenup County and for the Ohio Counties as well. I have included both in this summary.
Grazulis has a 42 mile path.
Storm Data has no path length listed for Greenup County (KY) and has a path length of 38 miles for the Ohio Counties.
SPC/NCDC have a 34 mile path.
Max Width:
Storm data lists a range of widths (for OH only) from 200 to 600 yards.
Remaining sources have a 400 yard width.
Injury Count:
Storm Data and Grazulis lists 107 injuries. 15 in KY, 92 in OH.
SPC/NCDC have 93 injuries.
Grazulis has an F4 rating while SPC/NCDC have an F5 rating.
When you plot the official lat/lon from SPC, it seems too far south. The tornado moved into Wheelersburg. You would not know that by the coordinates given. The map plots the official coordinates. I have also added markers for areas mentioned by Grazulis that had damage. This includes near South Portsmouth, KY.
COMMEMORATIVE ANNIVERSARY ISSUE APRIL 23, 1968-APRIL 23, 2018 – Portsmouth Daily Times
Portsmouth Public Library Local History Digital Collection
Grazulis, Thomas P. (1993). Significant Tornadoes 1680-1991: A Chronology and Analysis of Events. St. Johnsbury, VT: The Tornado Project of Environmental Films. Page 1096-1097.
Categories: AprilF5/EF5OhioTornado History
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