Charles Seth, funeral with full military honors.
Charles was born July 13, 1922, in Watseka, IL, to Earl and Della Lanham Seth. He married LuWana M. Dugas on Sept. 7, 1947, at Methodist Church, Gilman, IL. She passed away Jan. 13, 2007.
He served his country in the Army Air Corps during World War II as a 1st Lieutenant. He was a B-24 navigator in the European-African-Middle Eastern Theater. He flew 23 missions before crash landing in Sweden on June 21, 1944. More of this story can be found on the main page.
Charles was a freight agent for Toledo Peoria and Western Railroad in East Peoria for 43 years. After retiring, he and his wife moved to Winter Haven, FL, where they enjoyed golfing at Cypresswood Golf and Country Club. During his golfing days he accomplished two holes-in-one.
Charles was a lifetime member of Transportation Club of Peoria.
He was an avid Cubs fan. He was a loving father and grandfather who loved family gatherings. He enjoyed going to Dairy Queen and eating jelly beans. He also loved to solve math problems and, at the grocery store, he would compute the total grocery bill (including the tax) in his head as he shopped. One of his favorite songs was Danny Boy.
Charles passed away at 9:16 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013 at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center, Peoria, after a brief illness with his family by his side. He was 91. "Grandpa Charlie" will be greatly missed by all his family.
Surviving (at the time of his passing) are one son, Charles A. "Art" (Linda) Seth Jr., East Peoria, IL; three daughters, Dianne M. Hobbie, Pekin, IL; Lauri J. "Jodie" (Steve) McDowell, East Peoria, IL; and Cheryl L. Seth, Minier, IL; four grandchildren, Kirsten (Ryan) Springer, Tremont, IL; Joseph, Chicago, IL; Kara (Scott) Jones, Las Vegas, NV; and Jeremy Williams, Mackinaw, IL; six great-grandchildren, Alaina, Aleah, Piper, Zane, Seth and Ryder; one brother, Earl Seth Jr., Blackfoot, ID; three sisters, Elizabeth Curtis, Mildred Murphy and Patricia Reinike, all of Bloomington, IL.
He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother, Guy Seth, one grandson and one son-in-law, Roger L. Hobbie.
A visitation was held from 10:30 to 11:45 a.m. Nov. 2, 2013 at Davis Mortuary, Tremont, IL. A memorial was held at noon the same day, with Rev. Kurt Walker officiating. Charles was cremated, as was his wife LuWana when she passed in 2007, and he was buried next to her in Mennonite Cemetery, rural Hopedale, IL, with full military honors.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Greater Peoria Honor Flight, P.O. Box 5072, Peoria, IL 61601 or Transportation Club of Peoria, P.O. Box 607, Chillicothe, IL 61523.
To express condolences visit www.davismortuaryinc.com.


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Q: How to get top 5 based on column 1 RDD = [('B000002KXA', 'Music', 'Rescue Me', 1), ('6302049040', 'Movies & TV', 'Pennies from Heaven [VHS]', 2), ('B000002OKC', 'Music', 'Country Music Hall of Fame', 1), ('6304174616', 'Movies & TV', 'Star Blazers Series 1: The Quest for Iscandar (6pc) (Coll) [VHS]', 1), ('630265288X', 'Movies & TV', 'The Kathy Kaehler Fitness System [VHS]', 1), ('B000002H3Z', 'Music', 'London 0 Hull 4', 3), ('6304071841', 'Movies & TV', 'Romeo & Juliet [VHS]', 2), ('0790732475', 'Movies & TV', 'Batman & Robin [VHS]', 1), ('0471178411', 'Books', 'Microsoft Exchange 5 Sourcebook', 2), ('6300271765', 'Movies & TV', 'Sphinx [VHS]', 1)]

RDD structure is (id, category, title, count).
I need to get a total of 5 counts based on each category.
I tried to use .takeOrdered() function. Did not achieve the result.
I know that convert to DataFrame and do a rank easily. However, the requirement is only using RDD.

A: The takeOrdered(n, key) function in RDD allows sorting by values from particular column and returning n number of rows after sorting.
RDD.takeOrdered(5,lambda x: x[3])

*

*Reference : takeOrdered

A: You can sort in reverse order and get the first five elements.
sorted(RDD, key=lambda item: item[3], reverse=True)[:5]

will give you...
[('B000002H3Z', 'Music', 'London 0 Hull 4', 3),
 ('6302049040', 'Movies & TV', 'Pennies from Heaven [VHS]', 2),
 ('6304071841', 'Movies & TV', 'Romeo & Juliet [VHS]', 2),
 ('0471178411', 'Books', 'Microsoft Exchange 5 Sourcebook', 2),
 ('B000002KXA', 'Music', 'Rescue Me', 1)]

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Retirement can sometimes bring about mixed emotions. Some people grab the opportunity with both hands, while others have a different vision of it. However, most people do see it as the end of an era and the beginning of a new life with many unknown challenges. It is quite natural to feel a sense of anxiety at the prospect of changing your life so drastically.
People who have had an active, successful career are more likely to become depressed at retirement. However, life expectancy is on the increase and people have more disposable money resources, which contribute to a better quality of life, and that opens up the opportunity for living a new and exciting life.
However, without proper planning and creating structure, there is a lot of insecurity. It is common to feel depressed and overwhelmed. If you feel like nervous about the prospect of retirement, or if you need assistance in deciding what to do with your life when you stop working in formal employment, it might be a good idea to speak to a therapist.
A psychologist or counsellor who offers coaching people before, during and after retirement will help to bring stress symptoms to normal levels, and help you to understand your personal qualities. He or she will help you to find ways to fill up the empty time and finding purpose, using your personal life goals and aspirations as a guide.
Goals change over the years as you evolve as a person and it is important to change your actions to ensure that you live life to the fullest.
If you are looking for a counsellor or psychologist who offers retirement counselling to address your stress, and anxiety due to retirement you may want to search the directory to find a professional whose approach will suit you best.
While stress is a normal part of our modern, everyday lives, it can also have dramatic side effects. Chronic stress can lead to behavioral issues, such as drug abuse that can harm relationships. However, most commonly, chronic stress can affect a person's physical health in a number of ways. Many people avoid asking for help in coping with stress management, accepting it as a common hazard of today's fast-paced life.
Yes, at some point everyone suffers from challenges with stress management, but if at any point in time you feel like you have trouble handling it, it is time to get help. Signs that you are not coping with stress management includes a change in your sleeping or eating habits, feeling physically unwell (headaches, ulcers, frequent colds and flu), reduced productivity and decreased pleasure in activities you enjoyed before.
Stress is common when dealing with life changes or situations such as job losses, getting married, breakups or divorces, discrimination, parenting, moving house, death of a pet or loved one, being diagnosed with a serious medical condition.
Therapy can help you to better deal with stress management issues. Negative moods reduce the quality of several aspects of our lives, including productivity and interpersonal relationships. Through cognitive restructuring, negative thoughts can be challenged and rescripted to help you create a more positive mindset.
Stress can often cloud the validity of our interpretations of certain events and circumstances, and cognitive restructuring challenges those assumptions. In the case of invalid interpretations, the way we think about situations naturally changes, which has a positive effect on our moods and ability to handle stress better.
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import { before, describe, it } from '@ephox/bedrock-client';
import { McEditor, TinyAssertions } from '@ephox/wrap-mcagar';
import { assert } from 'chai';

import Editor from 'tinymce/core/api/Editor';
import Plugin from 'tinymce/plugins/autosave/Plugin';

describe('browser.tinymce.plugins.autosave.ShouldRestoreWhenEmptyTest', () => {
  before(() => {
    Plugin();
  });

  const testingPrefix = Math.random().toString(36).substring(7);
  const settings = {
    base_url: '/project/tinymce/js/tinymce',
    plugins: 'autosave',
    autosave_prefix: testingPrefix
  };

  const assertHasDraft = (editor: Editor, expected: boolean) => {
    assert.equal(editor.plugins.autosave.hasDraft(), expected, `should${!expected ? 'n\'t' : ''} have draft`);
  };

  const storeDraft = (editor: Editor) => {
    editor.plugins.autosave.storeDraft();
  };

  const removeDraft = (editor: Editor) => {
    editor.plugins.autosave.removeDraft();
  };

  const addUndoLevel = (editor: Editor) => {
    editor.undoManager.add();
  };

  const pSetupAndAssertBaseState = async (content: string) => {
    const editor = await McEditor.pFromSettings<Editor>(settings);
    assertHasDraft(editor, false);
    editor.setContent(content);
    addUndoLevel(editor);
    storeDraft(editor);
    assertHasDraft(editor, true);
    McEditor.remove(editor);
  };

  it('should restore draft when empty with setting', async () => {
    await pSetupAndAssertBaseState('
X
');
    const editor = await McEditor.pFromSettings<Editor>({ ...settings, autosave_restore_when_empty: true });
    assertHasDraft(editor, true);
    TinyAssertions.assertContent(editor, '
X
');
    removeDraft(editor);
    McEditor.remove(editor);
  });

  it(`shouldn't restore draft when empty without setting`, async () => {
    await pSetupAndAssertBaseState('
X
');
    const editor = await McEditor.pFromSettings<Editor>(settings);
    assertHasDraft(editor, true);
    TinyAssertions.assertContent(editor, '');
    removeDraft(editor);
    McEditor.remove(editor);
  });
});

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Series 3 Episode 7 - Dumped?
Sarah is angry with Carlos for working as a chef in the café. Is she going to dump him? Written by Chris Rose.
Carlos: Listen, Sarah, I just don't get what the problem is! I'm only helping out here in the café. It'll only be for a bit, Tony'll be back next week.
Sarah: I just thought you wanted more than to make sandwiches in a little café.
Carlos: It's quite a nice café!
Sarah: Well, yeah, I know it is. I mean, it's a good place for us all to meet up and hang out, but, well, you know ... I thought you wanted to own a proper restaurant.
Sarah: And when's that going to happen?
Carlos: I ... I don't really know ... when I've got enough money.
Sarah: And when will that be?
Carlos: Don't really know ... soon – I hope!
Sarah: Well, let me know when it happens!
Carlos: Sarah – I'm not sure what you mean.
Sarah: I just, I just think perhaps we should take it easy for a bit, maybe stop seeing each other for a while.
Carlos: Oh. Well ... OK ... I guess ... Whatever.
Sarah: Bye now ... I'll see you around, OK?
Fadi: Don't believe you. Go on!
Carlos: I'm just a bit fed up of working here.
Fadi: Well, Tony's back next week, isn't he?
Carlos: Yeah. That's not all.
Carlos: Sarah doesn't want to go out with me any more.
Fadi: Oh. Sorry to hear that ... Well, never mind. Perhaps you'll make it up.
Carlos: Yeah. Maybe. Hope so.
Fadi: Olivia! Hi! Just the girl I wanted to see!
Fadi: First, you know the business me and Harry and Johnny are starting?
Olivia: "FindLondon"? The tourist help service?
Fadi: Yeah, that's it. Well, we need some more capital. I wondered if you wanted to be in on it.
Olivia: Thanks, but no thanks! Like I already said, Fadi, I've got enough to do running my own business!
Olivia: What was the other thing?
Olivia: Oh ... Thanks, Fadi, but it'll have to be a no on that one too – I'm looking after Joe on Friday.
Fadi: Joe, your nephew? Oh. He's always around, isn't he?
Olivia: Family is important, Fadi!
Fadi: You sound like my dad.
Fadi: Listen, you do want us to carry on seeing each other, don't you?
Olivia: Yeah ... But nothing serious, eh? Let's just keep it casual.
Fadi: OK ... Hey, Carlos! I think that's two of us!
Look at these two sentences with 'enough'.
I have got enough money to invest in the business.
He is good enough to work as a professional chef.
We use 'enough' before nouns but after adjectives.
I like it. It's a bit sad really to hear that Carlos and Fadi had been dumped by their girlfriends. Ah well, sometimes it's happened.
What happens in the real environment is hardest than stop seeing each other.
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Robert Mallet (Dublin, 3 juni 1810 - Clapham, 5 november 1881) was een Iers ingenieur die aardbevingen bestudeerde en inventariseerde.

Hij studeerde aan het Trinity College en studeerde af in wiskunde en wetenschappen in 1830.
In 1838 werd hij lid van de Royal Geological Society of Ireland en was er tussen  1846–48 voorzitter van. Daarnaast was hij lid van de Royal Irish Academy en in 1835 British Association for the Advancement of Science.

Zijn publicatie "On the Dynamics of Earthquakes" wordt beschouwd als een van de grondleggende publicaties van de moderne seismologie.

In 1854 ontwierp hij ook een kanon met de naam Mallet's Mortar dat in de Krimoorlog werd gebruikt.

Externe link
 Publicatie van Mallet over een aardbeving

Iers geoloog
Seismoloog

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April to September is the Norwegian whaling season and the reports in 2015 confirmed that 660 Minke whales had been slaughtered. Due to bad weather conditions, "only" 660 were slaughtered compared to 736 the year before.
Norway sets its own whaling quotas, which since 2006 have increased by 30%. For 2015, the quota was 1286, the same as the year before and the highest for 25 years.
Norway resumed commercial whaling in 1993 and has since killed over 9,500 whales even through Norwegians now consume less whale meat than in the past.
Norway is trying to create a bigger market for its whale meat by selling it to Japan and other countries. However, some of that meat was dumped by Japanese officials after routine tests revealed that it contained up to twice the allowed level of potentially dangerous pesticides. Tests from the Japan Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare show that whale meat from Norway contains high levels of harmful pesticides, including aldrin, diedrin and chlordane. This violates human health standards and can cause birth defects, neurological harm, and some cancers if humans consume them in high quantities. This is not the first time Norwegian whale meat is in the spotlight for health concerns. In 2009 it was rejected from Japan because the level of live bacteria was too high.
Norway has, for the last 2 decades, benefited from the support of the Norwegian government and corporate investment to research and develop whale oil for pharmaceutical and health supplement applications and for animal feed. Millions of Norwegian kroner have been spent on developing new ways of using Minke whales. (source: www.nifes.co)
The hunting of Minke whales was reduced from the 1960's to the 1990's as the Minke whales were considered too small in size to hunt. But since 1990, Minke whale hunting has been accelerating again since other bigger whale species are over hunted. Minke whales usually live for 30–50 years; in some cases they may live for up to 60 years.
Minke whales are the world's most hunted whale species with Norway killing over 600 a year and Japan over 500 a year for "scientific research". Quotas are even higher! (1286 for 2015 in Norway)
Since 1960, the decline in whale populations around the world prompted an international moratorium on commercial whaling that came into effect in 1986. Under the moratorium, whaling is legal only under a scientific research permit or with an aboriginal subsistence whaling permit. Despite the moratorium, nearly 40,000 whales have been slaughtered in the past 27 years. AWI (Animal Welfare Institute) and EIA (Environmental Investigation Agency) have called on the Norwegian Government to stop supporting whale hunting and accept the international ban on commercial whaling and trade in whale products.
Five remaining countries continue to hunt, sell and eat whale commercially: Norway, Japan, Greenland, the Faroe Islands and Iceland. Each country ignores the worldwide ruling against this activity!
Norwegian whalers kill the whales with harpoons, a technology which has not changed much in the last 100 years. Due to visibility, sea swells and the movements of the boat makes it nearly impossible to ensure a shot accurate enough to kill the whale immediately.
The Norwegian government's own official data shows that at least one in five whales do not die straight away and therefore suffer long and agonising deaths!
TAF visited Norway in 2019 – Please find below our two reports
General Information About Norway
Whaling in Norway

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Minister Hamzah meets President of Turkey, Erdogan
KUALA LUMPUR JUNE 2: Malaysia will share the high expertise that Republic of Turkey has in addressing the intrusion of foreigners at the borders.
The Ministry of Home Affairs in its statement said, several special visits have been arranged by the government of Turkey and coordinated by its Ministry of Home Affairs to see the management, technology and the strategic assets together with the focused operations' locations.
"As the main strategic and biggest exhibitor at the Defence Security Asia Exhibition (DSA) 2022 and Asia National Security Exhibition (NATSEC) 2022 in Kuala Lumpur recently, the Republic of Turkey has also been recognised for its world class technology, systems and security assets.
"In relation to that the Ministry of Home Affairs believes the official working visit of the Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin to Turkey will be the benchmark of the Ministry to improve the policy, enforcement and strategic national border control assets," the statement said.
According to the Ministry's statement, Minister Hamzah has made a courtesy call to the President of the Republic of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan on 31st May 2022 at the President Palace, Ankara.
Minister Hamzah had regarded the courtesy call and the special treatment given by the government of Republic of Turkey as a sign of close relationship between Malaysia and Turkey.
"The courtesy call among others had also discussed in detail on the initiatives in widening the scope of the existing strategic cooperation and sharing experiences specifically on the empowerment of the national border control.
"Also present at the meeting was the Turkish Minister of Home Affairs, Suleyman Soylu," the Ministry's statement added.
The official working visit of Minister Hamzah to Turkey was accompanied by the Chief Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs; Chief of Royal Police Malaysia ,Director General of Malaysia Department of Immigration and the Malaysia Ambassador to Republic of Turkey. –Malaysia World News


In the run up to Heritage Awareness Day, and with the recent launch of our Gaelic plan consultation, we're encouraging people to learn Gaelic on the Jacobite Trail.
Determined to get that authentic Outlander experience, including the Gaelic? Looking to see what stunning Scotland has to offer? Interested in uncovering more of your heritage?
Join us on the Jacobite Trail as part of Scotland's Year of History, Heritage and Archaeology!
'Bh' – In Gaelic, when a 'b' and 'h' come together they make a 'v' sound.
'Dh /Gh' – this sound is not found in the English language! It's produced at the back of the throat. You can try to re-create it by saying a 'Guh' sound, out loud and as fast as you can. Try and get faster and faster until you can't keep up. Your larynx will start to relax and you'll soon be making a throaty 'gghhh' sound – that's the sweet spot!
The Gaelic for Corgarff Castle is Caisteal Chorr Gairbh. You pronounce it 'Kashtyal Chawr Gariv'!
Built by George II's government in the early 1700s after the failed Jacobite uprising of 1715, the troops stationed at Ruthven Barracks maintained law and order and enforced the Disarming Act of 1716. A 300-strong Jacobite attack failed to take the barracks in 1745, but a more heavily-armed attack the next year forced the barracks' surrender.
The Gaelic translation of Ruthven Barracks is Taigh-feachd an Ruadhainn, and is pronounced 'Tie fechk an Rooa-yin'!
Built over two centuries by successive Stewart kings of Scotland, Linlithgow Palace was a comfortable country retreat, ideally located between Stirling and Edinburgh. In 1745, Charles Edward Stuart visited the palace during his march south. The courtyard fountain is said to have run with red wine in his honour!
The Gaelic for Linlithgow Palace is Lùchairt Ghlinn Iucha, pronounced 'Loocharsht ghleen yoocha'.
Visit 'the noblest of northern castles'! The great castle of Kildrummy was the stronghold of the Earls of Mar. John Erskine, 6th Earl of Mar, officially launched the 1715 Jacobite rising, when he went from Kildrummy Castle to Braemar to raise the standard of Prince James Francis Edward Stuart.
Kildrummy Castle translates as Caisteal Cheann Droma in Gaelic, and is pronounced 'Kashtyal Chaw-un Droma'.
Urquhart Castle, magnificently situated on the shore of Loch Ness, saw some of the most dramatic chapters in Scotland's history. The last of the government troops garrisoned here during the Jacobite Risings blew up the castle when they left. Urquhart's iconic ruins remain, offering glimpses into medieval times and the lives of its noble residents.
The Gaelic for Urquhart Castle is Caisteal Urchadain, and you pronounce it as 'kashtyal urachaden'!
Edinburgh Castle has witnessed many of the defining events in Scotland's history. Royalty lived and died within its walls. The Jacobites laid siege during the 1715 and 1745 risings, but failed to capture the castle.
The Gaelic for Edinburgh Castle is Caisteal Dhùn Èideann – pronounce it 'kashtyal ghoon ae jin'!
Stirling Castle was once a favoured residence of the Stuart kings and queens. In 1746 Charles Edward Stuart laid siege to Stirling Castle on his march northwards to Culloden, but was unsuccessful.
One of Scotland's greatest stone castles, Stirling Castle is an integral icon in how we understand the nation's story. The Gaelic for Stirling Castle is Caisteal Shruighlea, and you pronounce it 'kashtyal hreelie'!
Want to influence our work around Scotland's Gaelic history? Take part in our Gaelic plan consultation.
We'd also like to hear which words or phrases you love for Heritage Awareness Day – leave us a comment below!
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Eve Horowitz
Therapy in the Holy City: Termination
When Ronit returned from her two-week vacation (three actually, from the last appointment 'til this one, but who's counting), I said to her, "Have you ever heard the expression, 'I know it when I see it?'" I didn't give her...
Therapy in the Holy City: Give and Take
"Are you familiar with the TV series Shtisel?" I asked Ronit. Uncharacteristically, she nodded. She didn't ask me why I wanted to know, didn't hesitate before giving me my answer. She had also given me an immediate "no" a few...
Therapy in the Holy City: Fatalities
It was late Friday afternoon when I heard the news. Shots had been fired into a crowded pub in the heart of Tel Aviv, and the shooter was still at large. I immediately picked up the phone, contacting friends...
Dec 29, 2015, 2:12 PM
Therapy in the Holy City: Witness
Janet Malcolm famously opened her book The Journalist and the Murderer with the line: "Every journalist who is not too stupid or too full of himself to notice what is going on knows that what he does is morally...
Therapy in the Holy City: Private Parts
I was getting to know my fellow Israelis via my weekly bus trips to Tel Aviv. Like the guy who sat down next to me one morning and whipped out his shaver. "What's going to happen to the hair?" the driver...
Therapy in the Holy City: Arrivals and Departures
"It's awkward," I said to Ronit. "Sitting out there, waiting for the exact moment when I should ring the bell. And anyway, how do I know that my watch is perfectly synchronized with yours? How do I know that I'm not ringing...
Therapy in the Holy City: Losses
"This was our fourth Sukkot," I said to Ronit when she returned from her vacation. Then I deconstructed. "The first one was okay; I could still take you or leave you, so it didn't matter whether you went to Rome...
Sep 24, 2015, 2:57 PM
Therapy in the Holy City: Days of Rage
"Psychoanalysis is about what two people can say to each other if they agree not to have sex" is the opening line in a book called Intimacies by Leo Bersani and Adam Phillips. It is a line that, for...
Therapy in the Holy City: End of an Era
One day a while back, I was telling Ronit about the time a boy gave me his I.D. bracelet. I was in the fifth grade, and by giving me the bracelet it was understood that I was now officially...
Therapy in the Holy City: Game of Hearts
On a recent Monday evening, my husband came home from work to find me stretched out on the couch, reading; prior to that, I had spent the whole day cleaning. The big clean, I mean. Vacuuming, mopping, dusting. Moving...
Eve Horowitz is a freelance editor and writer living in Jerusalem. Her novel Plain Jane was published by Random House, New York, in 1992.


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Q: Can generalization of a generalization Pascal theorem, Pappus theorem to Higher Dimensions? Please see a chain of six circles associated with a conic. This is a generalization of Pascal theorem, Pappus theorem. I reformulate as following:
Let $1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6$ be six arbitrary points in a hyperbola. Let $1'$ be arbitrary point in the hyperbola. The circle $(121')$ meets the hyperbola at point $2'$. The circle $(232)$ meets the hyperbola again at $3'$, define points $4', 5', 6'$ similarly. Let circle $(121')$ meets the circle $(454')$ at $A, B$, Let circle $(232')$ meets the circle $(565')$ at $C, D$. Let circle $(343')$ meets the circle $(616') $ at $E, F$. Then six points $A, B, C, D, E, F$ lie on a circle.

Special case:
1. If $1'$ at $\infty$, six circles are six lines, so the theorem is Pascal theorem.
2. If the hyperbola is two lines, and $1'$ at $\infty$ then six circles are six lines, the theorem is Pappus theorem

My question: Can generalization the result above to Higher Dimensions?


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Amer, Mildred.  (Nov. 3, 2005). "Secret Sessions of the House and Senate" Congressional Research Service.  98-718 GOV.
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Q: inquiry about OpenGL32.dll version's issue using EGL 1.4 I'm a C++ application developer on Windows system. I'm developing an application using EGL 1.4 and OpenGL ES 2.0.
In a certain kind of a OpenGL32.DLL version, I found that a PVR error message occurred. The versions of OpenGL32.DLL that cause this problem are 6.3.9600.16384 on Win8.1 and 4.0.1379.1. And the message says :
PVR Message

PVR: VFrame attempted to use one of these functions:
PVR: wglChoosePixelFormatARB
PVR: but they are not present on you machine.

Ignore?

This message appeared when I call eglChooseConfig() or eglGetConfigs() functions in EGL API to get system configs.
I think this problem occurred because OpenGL32.dll versions mentioned above don't support wglChoosePixelFormatARB() function.
Most of versions that I tested worked well. List of working version is :
5.2.3790.3959
6.1.7600.16385
6.3.9600.16384(1000kb)
10.0.10130.0

And list of not working version is :
4.0.1379.1
5.1.2600.1280
5.1.2600.5512
6.3.9600.16384 (720kb)

To solve this problem, I want to include this dll file in my product for a commercial use. I want to know that distributing a working version of OpenGL32.dll is possible. And can you know me the list of OpenGL32.dll version without this error and license information about OpenGL32.dll?

A: The issue is not about the opengl32.dll (in fact its inner working hasn't changed since Windows NT-4 some 19 years ago). Your system is simply missing a graphics driver with full OpenGL support:
The graphics drivers that are installed by default on Windows (and Windows Update) have only a very limited, stripped down OpenGL support (in fact they hardly support GPU acceleration). To get proper, full OpenGL support you must download the driver package for your GPU from the GPU vendor's website and install it manually.
Using Windows standard, automatic driver installation and Windows Update will not give you proper OpenGL support.


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As the car weaved along the windy road on the day after Thanksgiving, I began to ponder upon the fact that I never used to get carsick. As the car approached the trailhead, I just kept very quiet and still and stared at the road ahead, regretting trying to figure out how to use Drop Box on my phone earlier, and regretting eating carrots and guacamole for breakfast.
This trip was my second attempt at a trail that I had previously aborted prematurely. In October 2017, I just tried to do this trail in just two days. The trusty Guthook app tells me that the trail is 27 miles long, but others on the trip indicated to me that somehow they calculated the loop as 30 miles. Either way, I learned on that first trip that I cannot do 15.5 miles out of the gate without injuring myself; however, I did learn that it is really easy to make friends on the trail and I met lots of helpful people who ended up getting me back to my car safely after completing only ¾ of the trail.
I knew that hiking this trail was going to be a challenge for me, but since it was something I had previously started I had to finish. This would probably be my last big adventure until next March, and my last time to really dial in on what I liked and needed to fix/modify with my gear, and just my last big push for a while with this particular group of friends. It was a special time.
Also for extra fun it seems that there were some extra challenges added to this trip. One was that I had not much sleep the night before. I had literally packed between 9 PM and 12 AM the night before. I tried to reactivate my In-Reach as well that night, since I knew there would be no cell phone service on that trail, and my In-Reach would allow me to call for help or reach others by text message if needed. However, I ran into problems with that and figured why should I bother for just a weekend trip. And my last lovely challenge was that I had been taking a medication that… caused my heart to beat irregularly, which I had just stopped taking a bit earlier that week due to that side effect. That was a super great combination to add to not bothering to activate my In-Reach.
Brilliant thought process I had at 12 AM in the morning.
So the first day of hiking did go well, I felt so energized just getting back out there, so grateful to be in a forest on a mountain-or-hill type geological formation, and not in a car, and walking, and just there. Oh and very happy that the rain from earlier has ceased, although extra rain gear testing would not have been terrible.
As I was walking, prayed about and determined that I really wanted to be in the moment this time. That instead of getting distracted by having to capture every beautiful sight with a picture or video, that I would just revel in it, except for one photo/video per day.
That afternoon, the cold rain turned into my absolute favorite type of hiking weather. A misty fog settled onto the forest as we climbed up and down our one peak for that day. It was like hiking through the Haunted 100-Acre Wood… It was glorious and deserved one picture.
That night, I was a bit concerned about my heart rate, which felt a bit weak and fast. At that point I became concerned about my lack of In-Reach. A friend was planning to stop at our first campsite for the whole trip, and if I stayed with her I would have easier access to a vehicle if something went wrong. It was a bit scary to be out there with no way to call for help… I'm grateful to be able to regularly have my security blanket In-Reach. But there was nothing I could do but deal with what I had at that point. I wandered out away from the group, stood in the dark forest, and looked up at the near full moon and asked what I should do, asked God to keep me safe, and said that if He would get me through that weekend He could get me through anything.
By the way, I've found that some of the most special times for me out there are the times at night when I go off for the restroom or something, and then just turn off my headlamp and look around or look up. People who dwell solely in cities and do not hike off into the back-country do not get to see that. I love it so much. Those nighttime trysts are where it is me and God and His creation and all of the splendor that comes out at night.
So the next morning I had to decide what to do, and there really was no option I could imagine but continuing forward. I felt OK, and if I stayed I would not have been at all happy with the outcome of the trip. Plus I would have been really bored and just concentrated on the problem. Plus, I actually felt better walking and hiking than standing still. So I stuffed everything back into my pack, filtered 3 liters of water (because I still have not grasped the concept/skill of hiking in a plentiful water area), and off I went.
The next day consisted of climbing 5 mountains/hills/some really steep inclines and declines. I was just so joyful about them. It was weird. I was just so happy to be out there climbing up stuff and moving and being there. One of them was pretty steep… but I did not mind, I knew I could climb stuff… I'd certainly lost the group by that time but it was really nice to just go at my own pace, one step in front of the other,pausing when I needed to and also to just look around and see the valleys around and everything, and just be there doing it. I don't know why that was such a big lesson of this trip for me, but just being in the moment was really my theme. And I loved it.
At one point we hit a clearing, which was so spectacular and beautiful in the morning light. That got my second picture.
We completed all 5 peaks by around 12:30 PM, and then it was must more even grade with some inclines and stuff but just done with the mountain climbing.
I was able to spend breaks and lunches with some other hikers who seemed to go around my pace, and I did hike with them at some points, but half the time I hiked alone. I like the time and the trail conversations with others, but also, I like to be able to really just take things and my own pace and see all of the things and just think, pray, reflect,or think of some random simple thought all the way up the mountain. I really firmly love both types of experience.
That night, as the jubilant and exhausted hikers gathered around the campfire, it seemed like such a time of celebration. We had made it through our hardest day, when the day before I was doubtful of what that day would hold. We even hiked a bit further than planned because the people in the front kept going and picked a later campsite. But it was a wonderful campsite. We had a blast as some tried to roast their socks and shoes in the fire to dry them out [I've learned to never put my shoes near the fire, and I had already burned one of my socks in the fire the night before….].
On this trail, we crossed the water more times than any of us could count… water sources were very plentiful! I learned a few things about water crossings.
Lesson #1: Learned on Day 2 – falling hurts way more than getting your feet wet! Even though I was a bit wet from the day before, I had dried out some and was trying to gingerly balance on rocks to stay dry. I fell in and cut my leg and decided to never do that again! My shoes are mesh, dry easily, and are not even that uncomfortable to hike in wet, but the deep puncture wound on my leg is still healing. Also, when I did fall I just sort of thought, "oh I am bruised and bleeding" and just kept going. Perhaps next time I will stop and do something like wiping it off with an alcohol wipe or water, and maybe at least look at the wound to see if I should tape it up or something.
Lesson #2: Learned on Day 3 – crossing rushing streams by yourself is both precarious and fun. I got separated from the group sometime before our big water crossing of that day… the water was not very deep, but it was running fast. Maybe up to my knees or a bit higher. There were rocks and boulders throughout the area. The rocks were reassuring, in that if I fell I was likely not to be swept for miles downstream, but I would probably get banged up and possibly lose some stuff and/or really test the waterproofing system I had going on in my pack. Ideally, we do not do these things by ourselves. But I think everyone was ahead of me at that point… so, I unbuckled my hip belt and sternum strap, and gingerly stepped in. I had four points of contact – two feet and two trekking poles, and only moved one at a time. I walked diagonally upstream, and with each step or trekking pole movement, I made sure to really plant it into a secure spot. It was scary, but the moment I stepped onto that opposite shore I felt extreme exhilaration. I happily continued down the trail, so thrilled that I had conquered that one alone with only Jesus with me. Not advisable from a backpacking safety standpoint, but really amazing after the fact.
On the final day, we passed the point where I had previously aborted the trail, and suddenly everything just became extremely beautiful! I could not believe that I had missed that the time before. There were cedars and a view of the river from high above (which claimed my third picture!). I definitely had to stop for a snack at this place, and thus fell behind the group. The whole rest of the way was like wandering through some wonderland… I kept the stopping in awe to stare at views and I was just wandering so distracted to the end of the trail loop. I knew others were waiting on me to get thereto go for our victory lunch, so I tried to not mess about for too long as I rapturously took in all of the surroundings on that part of the trail. At the very end there was this amazing waterfall that I couldn't believe I had missed the first time!
It is interesting that though I saw views of mountains and valleys, beautiful and rushing water crossings, and massive waterfalls, the three pictures I took were the foggy trail, a clearing, and a cedar tree… actually I did take a couple others but they were not worth speaking of or sharing here. I think that another lesson that I took from this trip is that there is more to admire than the big monumental things in life… there is so much joy to be found in the little things, if one dares to look and experience them.
I made it out, completed the trail, and was met by cheers from my faithful friends. And now the adventure is only beginning.


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Q: Probability with an urn
Given an urn with $5$ balls: red or blue. We draw a ball from the urn and replace this ball with a ball of the other color. We repeat this process until all balls have the same color.
Prove that with probability one all balls have the same color ultimately. Hint: give an upper bound for the probability that you replace a ball more than nn times for all $n\in\mathbb{N}$ and use the continuity of the probability measure.

I have no idea how to do this question, although I know that I need to use the squeeze theorem and the continuity to prove that the given probability is equal to $1$. Could someone help?

A: I did not understand the hint you gave, so let's do this the Markov way. Define the set of states $S=\{0,1,2\}$. We are in state $0$ if there are $0$ balls of one type (red or blue) and that means automatically that there are $5$ balls of the other type. We are in state $1$ if there is only one blue ball or only one red ball in the urn. I think you can guess what state 2 means. Define $X_k$ the state of timestep $k$. Furthermore define $p^{(n)}_{ij}:=\mathbb{P}(X_n = j  \ | \ X_{n-1}=i)$. Since the timestep $n$ is not important at all we have $p^{(n)}_{ij} = p_{ij}$. You can easily check that:
\begin{align}
p_{00}&=1\\
p_{10}&= \frac{1}{5} , \ \ \ \ \  p_{12}=\frac{4}{5}\\
p_{22}&= \frac{3}{5} , \ \ \ \ \  p_{21}=\frac{2}{5}
\end{align}
And the ones not mentioned above are zero.  Now define:
\begin{align}
f_i:= \mathbb{P}(\text{Ending at state 0} | X_0 = i)
\end{align}
So $f_i$ is simply the probablity you end up with an urn with 5 blue balls or 5 red balls when you have started in state $i$. Now you can check that if you would start in state $1$ then you can either go to state 0 then you have finished, or go to state $2$ and have probablity $f_2$ to ever end up at $0$. We can make similar statements when starting at 2. So we have:
\begin{align}
\begin{cases}
f_1= \frac{1}{5}+\frac{4}{5}f_2\\
f_2 = \frac{2}{5}f_1 + \frac{3}{5}f_2
\end{cases}
\end{align}
Now solving this give the unique solution $f_1=f_2=1$. So you will always end up in state 0 in other words there is some time you will get an urn with only blue balls or only red balls.
I hope it is clear. However I can fully understand that this needs some digestion if you have not seen Markov chains yet.

A: Just to provide an alternative approach that follows the hint given in the OP.  By simplicity:

*

*let us define $ R_iB_j$ any configuration including $i$ red balls and $j$ blue balls.

*let us focus on the probability that we have to replace a ball more than $n$ times (i.e., the probability that, after replacing $n$ balls, we still have not obtained the configuration with all balls of the same color), and let us call this probability $P_n$;

*in addition, let us define as $q_k$ the probability that, given we have arrived to the ${(k-1)}^{th}$ replacement without achieving the objective of having all balls of the same color, we do not get this objective in the successive step (i.e., the ${k}^{th}$ replacement also fails).
Based on these definitions, the probability $P_n$ that after $n$ replacements we still have not obtained the configuration with all five balls of the same color is given by
$$P_n=q_1 \cdot q_2 \cdot q_3... q_{n} = \prod_{k=1}^{n} q_k$$
Now note that $q_k$ ranges between $1$ (if the configuration after the ${(k-1)}^{th}$ step is of the type $ R_2B_3$ or  $ R_3B_2$  and then makes impossible to achieve the objective in the successive step) and $4/5$ (if the configuration after the ${(k-1)}^{th}$ step is of the type $R_1B_4$ or    $ R_4B_1$ ). So we can write
$$P_0 \supseteq P_1  \supseteq P_2  \supseteq P_3... \supseteq P_n$$
Also, since there is a non-zero probability that the $R_1B_4$ or  $ R_4B_1$ configurations occur, we have
$$\cap_{n=0}^{\infty} P_n=0$$
Now we only have to apply the continuity of probability theorem. This states that:

*

*if a sequence of events $ A_j $ satisfies $A_1 \subseteq A_2 \subseteq  A_3  \subseteq···\,\,$ and $\cup_{j=1}^{∞}=A \,\,$, then $ A_j $ "increases" to $A$ (this is often written as $A_j \nearrow A\,\,$);

*similarly, if a sequence of events $ B_j $ satisfies $B_1 \supseteq B_2 \supseteq  B_3  \supseteq···\,\,$ and $\cap_{j=1}^{∞}=B\,\,$, then $ B_j $ "decreases" to $B$ (this is often written as $B_j \searrow B\,\,$).
From this we get
$$\lim_{n \rightarrow \infty} P_n=0$$
which directly implies that, if $n \rightarrow \infty \,\,$, with probability $1$ all balls have the same color ultimately.

A: Let's look at a simpler modified process where we have more control. Assume we start with 4 blue balls and 1 red ball. We'll ask about the probability of fixing all balls to be red. If the initial configuration were different, then it would just fix at red with a higher probability. Furthermore, if it doesn't fix to red after the first 4 steps, then we will start over with 4 blue and 1 red in this modified process.
If the original, unmodified process, hasn't fixed during the first 4 steps, the probability it fixes during the next 4 steps is bounded below by that of this modified process. To understand that, just realize that the original process can start with 3 one color and 2 the other color as well. And all we have to do to fix all balls the same color is to at least draw the 2 and replace them in two steps. Furthermore it can fix in either color. Here we are forcing it to start with 4 blue and want all 4 to be replaced in the next 4 steps. One might desire to work this out carefully and actually calculate all possible situations though. I will not do that here.
Let $T$ be the time that we stop this modified process. Of course, $T=4,8,12,\ldots$ only since we have no choice but to draw all 4 blue balls in a row for the modified process.
$$P(T=4)=\frac45\cdot\frac35\cdot\frac25\cdot\frac15=\frac{48}{625}.$$
Furthermore, if $T>4$, we reset the process and ask about the next 4 steps. We get that
$$\begin{aligned}
P(T=4k)&=P(\text{first $4(k-1)$ draws didn't fix the color, but the next $4$ draws do})\\
&=\frac{48}{625}\left(1-\frac{48}{625}\right)^{k-1}.
\end{aligned}$$
since each set of 4 draws are independent and we reset the process after each 4 draws.
The probability that we eventually fix this modified process with all 5 red balls is the probability that $T=4k$ for some $k$.
$$\begin{aligned}
P(\cup_{k=1}^\infty\{T=4k\})&=\sum_{k=1}^\infty P(T=4k)\\
&=\sum_{k=1}^\infty\frac{48}{625}\left(1-\frac{48}{625}\right)^{k-1}\\
&=\frac{48}{625}\cdot \frac{1}{1-\left(1-\frac{48}{625}\right)}=1.
\end{aligned}$$
Now back to the original process where we don't reset the balls every 4 steps. Let $\tau$ be the number of steps until this process stops. We can see that
$$P(4(k-1)<\tau\leq 4k)\geq P(T=4k)$$
thus
$$\sum_{k=1}^\infty P(\tau=k)\geq \sum_{k=1}^\infty P(T=4k)=1.$$
Thus eventually all balls will be the same color with probability $1$.
Although this doesn't directly use continuity of measure, you can alter it slightly to see that
$$P(\text{eventually all one color})
=P(\cup_{k=1}^\infty \{\tau\leq k\})
=\lim_{k\rightarrow\infty}P(\{\tau\leq k\})=1$$
using the modified process here to get a lower bound on $P(\{\tau\leq k\})$. It should look like a partial geometric series as used above.

A: (I cannot make anything out of the hint and the strict orders coming with it.)
The game has three states $k\in\{0,1,2\}$, whereby $k$ denotes the smaller of the numbers of red, resp., blue balls in the urn. If we are in state $0$ the game is over. From  state $1$ we move with probability ${1\over5}$ to state $0$ and with probability ${4\over5}$ to state $2$. From state $2$ we move with probability ${2\over5}$ to state $1$ and remain with probability ${3\over5}$ in state $2$. Denote by $E_k$ $(k\in\{1,2\})$ the expected number of steps to reach state $0$ when we are in state $k$. Then
$$E_1=1+{4\over5}E_2,\qquad E_2=1+{2\over5}E_1+{3\over5}E_2\ ,$$
which leads to $E_1=15$, $E_2=17.5$.
Now for the actual question: Let $p$ be the probability that we get to state $1$ only a bounded number of times, but not to state $0$ (which would end the game). This is only possible if there is an $N\geq1$ such that after $N$ steps we are locked in state $2$ forever. This happens with probability $\left({3\over5}\right)^\infty=0$. It follows that $p=0$. This means that with probability $1$ we  reach state $0$ after a finite number of moves or get to state $1$ an infinite number of times without ever choosing the path to state $0$. The probability for the latter is again $0$.

A: Let's say we got $k$ red balls and $l$ red blue with $k>l$ (note that this also works the other way around: if there are more blue ones than red ones $k$ will be red so that $k>l$ still applies, and as soon as $l > k$ (so that $l = 3$ and $k = 2$) they swap values too.).
The chance that $k$ will increase of course is $p = \frac{l}{5}$. Now if $k = 3$, it means that even if this fails $k = 3$ still is true, since $k$ and $l$ will swap values ($k>l$). Now if we say the chance that $k$ will become 4 is $p = 1 - \frac{3}{5} = 0.4$ (which is constant, because $k > l$) and $n$ is the amount of times we try, we can say we got a form of binomial distribution here, so
$$\lim_\limits{n\to \infty}p(k = 4) = \binom{n}{1} * 0.4^1 * (1 -0.4)^{n - 1} = 1$$
Because you said ultimately, I figured we could do this an infinite amount of times. Now we can assume that in our urn, even if we started out with $k=3$, $k=4$.  Now we can do the same thing again, actually, since we try an infinite amount of times, so $k = 3$ always will become $k = 4$. The chance that $k$ will become 5 (once again constant) is $p = 1 - \frac{4}{5} = 0.2$. Now the last part
$$\lim_\limits{n\to \infty}p(k = 5) = \binom{n}{1} * 0.2^1 * (1 -0.2)^{n - 1} = 1$$
So ultimately, for $\lim_\limits{n \to \infty} p(k = 5) = 1$, there will be 5 balls with the same color in your urn.


You may think winter – with its snow and slippery ice – is the only time when the majority of falls occur. Think again. And as we and our loved ones age, falls loom large on the list of preventable injuries.
So it's time – right now – to think about how to prevent falls.
According to Dr. Neil Binkley, a geriatrician at the University of Wisconsin-Madison whom I interviewed at the Annual Meeting of the North American Menopause Society (NAMS), "Around a third of adults over age 65 fall every year and after age 75 it's almost 50%." Many falls do not cause injuries. But one out of five falls does cause a serious injury such as a broken bone or a head injury.
One of the important things people can do is to prevent falls before they happen because one of the things that people don't think about as a real consequence of falling is that they can lose their independence.
We all have recognized older adults who have difficulty climbing steps, getting out of the chair, getting off of the toilet, etc. and those individuals in essence have sarcopenia. So we need to do things to keep our muscles strong.
Dr. Binkley said that, "Exercise is obviously the cornerstone of that and it doesn't have to be going to the gym and putting 50 lbs on your back." Just walking or climbing steps is all that is needed.
Another important part of maintaining muscle strength is protein intake. And it probably doesn't matter whether the protein comes from animals or vegetables, in that they're broken down to amino acids and those are the building blocks of our muscles. So activity and protein intake, as well as enough vitamin D to keep our bones strong, are all important.
Another thing that is really important to prevent falls risk is looking at all of the medications a person takes. As we age we tend to see multiple healthcare providers and we get prescribed drug X, Y and Z, and pretty soon we're on 10 medications that are interacting. In fact, the average person is on 8 to 13 medicines.
Women who are on estrogen therapy often have stronger bones because estrogen can slow down or prevent the loss of calcium from the bones if taken in the earlier years after menopause, according to research provided in a recently released book, The Estrogen Fix.
Another important part of falling, assuming no bones are broken, is getting up. So rather than waiting until you fall and then saying, "How do I get up?" think about getting up off the floor ahead of time.
Dr. Binkley commented that there's a wonderful document that you can find online from the Ministry of Health in New Zealand called, "Love your Independence," and it's written for the public. There are nice pictures that describe what to do. One key idea is to scoot over to a solid chair to get into a sitting position, grab on to the chair and sit down on the chair and then get up from there.
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Q: Update end date by adding duration to start date in derby database I created table using Derby database.
CREATE TABLE PROJECT
(PID  INTEGER NOT NULL GENERATED ALWAYS AS IDENTITY,
PSDATE DATE,
PDURATION INTEGER,
PEDATE DATE,
PRIMARY KEY (PID)
);

I attempted to update end date in this project table, adding duration to start date.
UPDATE PROJECT
SET PEDATE = ADD_MONTHS (PROJECT.PSDATE, PROJECT.PDURATION)
WHERE PID = PROJECT.PID;

But I am getting below error
"[Exception, Error code 30,000, SQLState 42Y03] 'ADD_MONTHS' is not recognized as a function or
 procedure.
 Line 1, column 1"

Later I tried with below code
select {fn TIMESTAMPADD(SQL_TSI_DAY, +pduration, psdate)}
from name.PROJECT
where pid = project.PID

Can I use TIMESTAMPADD function to update project table in Derby database?
Thanks in advance to help me to solve this problem.

A: UPDATE PROJECT
SET PEDATE = DATE( {fn TIMESTAMPADD(SQL_TSI_MONTH, PDURATION, PSDATE)} );

This query (provided by Akina) updates my end date when adding duration to start date.


It's day 3 of the Lazy 15 Challenge and we're having a go at dots.
I'm currently waiting on my new dotting tools (I gave mine to an 8 year old nail art fan I met whilst on my holidays) but I did find 1 tool in my brush set.
I fancied a neutral base but I also decided to mix it up a bit so I've done a creme version and a metallic version on alternating nails.
Hey cute lady, how did you link up all the participants to this post? I can't figure out how to do it! Ps, love the dots!


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Grooming, Gossip, and the Evolution of Language by Brand: Harvard University Press at Translate This Website. Hurry! Limited time offer. Offer valid only while supplies last. What a big brain we have for all the small talk we make. It's an evolutionary riddle that at long last makes sense in this intriguing book about what gossip has done for our talkative species. Psychologist Robin Dunbar looks at gossip as an instrument of social order and cohesion--much like the endless grooming with which our primate cousins tend to their social relationships. Apes and monkeys, humanity's closest kin, differ from other animals in the intensity of these relationships. All their
What a big brain we have for all the small talk we make. It's an evolutionary riddle that at long last makes sense in this intriguing book about what gossip has done for our talkative species. Psychologist Robin Dunbar looks at gossip as an instrument of social order and cohesion--much like the endless grooming with which our primate cousins tend to their social relationships. Apes and monkeys, humanity's closest kin, differ from other animals in the intensity of these relationships. All their grooming is not so much about hygiene as it is about cementing bonds, making friends, and influencing fellow primates. But for early humans, grooming as a way to social success posed a problem: given their large social groups of 150 or so, our earliest ancestors would have had to spend almost half their time grooming one another--an impossible burden. What Dunbar suggests--and his research, whether in the realm of primatology or in that of gossip, confirms--is that humans developed language to serve the same purpose, but far more efficiently. It seems there is nothing idle about chatter, which holds together a diverse, dynamic group--whether of hunter-gatherers, soldiers, or workmates. Anthropologists have long assumed that language developed in relationships among males during activities such as hunting. Dunbar's original and extremely interesting studies suggest otherwise: that language in fact evolved in response to our need to keep up to date with friends and family. We needed conversation to stay in touch, and we still need it in ways that will not be satisfied by teleconferencing, email, or any other communication technology. As Dunbar shows, the impersonal world of cyberspace will not fulfill our primordial need for face-to-face contact. From the nit-picking of chimpanzees to our chats at coffee break, from neuroscience to paleoanthropology, Grooming, Gossip, and the Evolution of Language offers a provocative view of what makes us human, what holds us together, and what sets us apart. Why is it that among all the primates, only humans have language? According to Professor Robin Dunbar's new book, Grooming, Gossip, and the Evolution of Language, humans gossip because we don't groom each other. Dunbar builds his argument in a lively discussion that touches on such varied topics as the behavior of gelada baboons, Darwin's theory of evolution, computer-generated poetry, and the significance of brain size. He begins with the social organization of the great apes. These animals live in small groups and maintain social cohesion through almost constant grooming activities. Grooming is a way to forge alliances, establish hierarchy, offer comfort, or make apology. Once a population expands beyond a certain number, however, it becomes impossible for each member to maintain constant physical contact with every other member of the group. Considering the large groups in which human beings have found it necessary to live, Dunbar posits that we developed language as a substitute for physical intimacy. Whether or not you accept Dunbar's premise, his book is worth reading, if only for its animated prose and wealth of scientific information. An obvious choice for science buffs, Grooming, Gossip, and the Evolution of Language is a wonderful book for anyone with an inquiring mind and an interest in what makes the world go round.
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Two dead in explosion at BASF's biggest production complex
At least two workers are dead and several others are injured after an impressive explosion at the chemical giant's Ludwigshafen site, in Germany, on October 17.
At least two people have been reported are dead, and several workers are injured or missing, after a fire broke out following an explosion at BASF's Ludwigshafen site, around 80 kilometres south of Frankfurt; considered to be the world's largest chemical complex employing around 38,000 workers.
The harbour where the explosion occurred is a terminal for combustible fluids such as naphtha and methanol, important for BASF's supply of raw materials. The chemical production complex is a dense network of more than 200 production plants connected to each other by over 2,000 kilometres of pipelines, and more than 200 kilometres of rail track.
Ludwigshafen also houses BASF's headquarters and its centre of corporate research. The company said it turned off 14 facilities near the blast site for safety reasons, including its two steam crackers; large units that make important basic chemical components. It is unclear whether the production of chemicals aimed at the leather sector has been impacted.
The city of Ludwigshafen has urged residents in the surrounding area to stay inside, keeping windows and doors shut.
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When the new school year begins in August, Cincinnati Public Schools will be led by one of its own.
Catherine Laura Mitchell was appointed superintendent in May, replacing Mary Ronan, who is retiring after nine years at the helm of the largest school district in Southwest Ohio.
Mitchell is a proud product of Cincinnati Public Schools, born and raised in Bond Hill, a graduate of Bond Hill Elementary and the School for Creative and Performing Arts. She has been a teacher and principal at CPS.
Mitchell will take charge of a school district that serves 35,000 students in 56 schools with 4,500 employees on August 1. With 81 percent of its students economically disadvantaged and 19 percent with special needs, CPS faces the challenges common to diverse urban districts.
Mitchell has been the number two at CPS for several years as the deputy superintendent in charge of academics. As the architect of many of the district's successful initiatives in recent years, Mitchell might have had the inside track to replace Ronan. But board members say her appointment was not a given. The board mounted an extensive national search when Ronan announced last fall she would retire.
The board received 58 applications from 40 states. Mitchell was the only current CPS employee who applied.
Bolton said school districts often look outside their own ranks especially if things aren't going well. But there was a feeling among board members that CPS is on the right track and that Ronan has built a solid platform establishing CPS as an up-and-coming, progressive urban district. Bolton also said the advice and input from such corporate partners as Procter & Gamble and General Electric was that the district's recent improvements indicated it was best to hire a superintendent from within the current ranks to maintain the momentum.
That "good work" includes the Vision 2020 plan initiated by Ronan and Mitchell, designed to upgrade neighborhood schools. For many years, CPS parents have grumbled that the neighborhood schools were neglected as the district favored with funding its highly-touted magnet school system. In response to parent concerns, the multi-year plan calls for upgrading all the neighborhood schools by 2020 by combining strong curriculums with specialized programming.
By the end of the 2018 school year, Mitchell says 17 schools will have been upgraded in the program that began last year. She says they are already seeing results.
Another initiative Mitchell started that will be a continuing focus is My Tomorrow, a comprehensive college career and workforce readiness program, aimed especially at the Title 1 high schools.
"My Tomorrow is tailored to finding what students' interests and strengths are and how they can channel that passion to plan a career pathway," Mitchell says.
Beginning in ninth and 10th grades, students receive a wide array of career programming that includes workshops that focus on financial literacy and writing resumes and job application letters. There is help for the ACT. For those in need there are take-home computer programs with access to internet hotspots. Mitchell has developed a Business Education Council, an extensive network and partnership with the business community where students shadow professionals at their jobs and hear from a wide array of speakers from the business, trades and higher education communities.
While CPS still ranks poorly on some state measurements, there has been improvement in the numbers indicating the district is trending upward in a number of areas. It is the highest performing urban district in Ohio. Its graduation rate has been steadily increasing, now at 73 percent, up 10 points from five years ago (the state average is 83 percent). Composite 12th grade ACT scores have been increasing, the highest among Ohio's urban districts. It has a 98 percent promotion rate in reading in Ohio's Third Grade Reading Guarantee. Recent initiatives have improved academic performance in the district's 16 lowest-performing elementary schools.
Ronan's lasting legacy might be that of a bricks-and-mortar superintendent presiding over a massive $1 billion decade-long facilities master plan that resulted in new or fully renovated buildings for 54 schools.
Ronan also points out the building boom often engaged the neighborhoods, turning 42 schools into Community Learning Centers and also included 25 school-based health centers, mental health services, three dental centers and a vision center serving the entire district.
Ronan was able to go out on top when she announced her retirement a week after voters overwhelmingly passed a $48 million, five-year levy last fall. "It was always my goal to make sure the district was financially stable," she says.
A third of that levy money is earmarked for the Preschool Promise, which will expand preschool access throughout Cincinnati in a program administered by CPS in partnership with the United Way.
Ronan started her 40-year career as a CPS junior high school math and science teacher in 1977, later becoming principal at Kilgour Elementary in Mount Lookout. She often comments on the irony of finishing her career where she started it. The CPS main administrative office in Corryville, at Burnet and Highland avenues, sits on the site of the former Merry Junior High School where Ronan first taught.
The biggest change Ronan has seen in her nine years as superintendent? The intrusion of the testing culture imposed by states and the federal government.
Ronan says when you add them up, the district is required to administer 41 mandated tests per year: 17 from the federal government, 24 from Ohio. Ronan is heartened by the fact that many families and some politicians seem to be pushing back on the testing mania. But, for now, it is a new normal that Mitchell must face, even as she agrees with many parents and teachers that too much testing is hurting the education of students.
While Mitchell has spent her life as a student, teacher, principal and administrator in Cincinnati Public Schools, she has had experience working on a national level with issues faced by urban districts. She has worked for a San Francisco-based education foundation and as a consultant to a University of Virginia School of Business program that has required her to analyze issues and personnel in several urban districts.
And Mitchell has the unconditional support from Ronan as the leadership baton is passed at the school district this summer.
Cincinnati Public Schools is located at 2651 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45219. For more information, call 513.363.0000 or visit www.cps-k12.org.


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Ms Diane L Cormany
dcormany@umn.edu
Liberal Arts: Communication Studies
My dissertation evaluates how financial news media interact with markets through processes of circulation. I bridge the historic divide between theories of affect as pure movement and affect as ideological by demonstrating how media may direct sensation. This theoretical innovation unearths how media constructs financial markets through uneven currents, though audiences may not always respond as directed. My project comprises case studies of The Wall Street Journal, Marketplace on National Public Radio, and The Closing Bell on CNBC. Through close readings of each, I analyze genre-specific aesthetics as they interact with markets. My research is in conversation with media scholars who study aesthetics in the context of the media industry, including John Caldwell, Kevin Barnhurst, and John Nerone. When taken together, these case studies move different imagined investing audiences within a single market. Beyond my dissertation, I have also researched the affective registers of Suze Orman, who utilizes post-feminist discourses of individuality to naturalize the inequality of the personal finance industry. My future research plans include exploring the contested discourses of economic recovery across mainstream news outlets. It is critical to examine these discourses while recovery is tentative in order to imagine new and more equitable futures.
Ph.D.: Communication Studies/Critical Media, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 2011-present.
M.A.: Communication Studies/Critical Media, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 2011.
B.A.: English & Humanities, Macalester College, St. Paul, MN.
Media literacy and visual literacy
News writing, feature and magazine writing, interactive journalism, creative non-fiction, curriculum development
media graphics
feminist media and cultural studies
Visual Communication (Jour 3006)
Media Literacy: Decoding Media Images and Messages (Comm 3263)
Introduction to Media Production (Comm 3210)
Analysis of Argument (Comm 1313)
National Communication Association: The Affective Flows of Financial Media , November 2014
Society for Cinema Media Studies: Suze Orman, Cruel Optimism as Post-feminism , March 21, 2014
National Communication Association: The Greek Debt Crisis and the Making of Place , Nov. 20, 2013
Doing Rhetoric at the U: Globalization Through Journalistic Frames , April 26, 2013
Crossroads in Cultural Studies: Coachella Fans: The Online Production of a Pilgrimage Place , July 2, 2012
Cormany, D. (2015). Coachella Fans, Online and Translocal. Journal of Popular Music Studies, 27(2), 184-198.
Cormany, D. (2013) Mobile Technology's Affective Reach: Work's Intimacy, by Melissa Gregg (book review). Cultural Studies. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09502386.2013.853093
Cormany, D. (2013). Executive compensation. In EBSCO Research Starters. New York: Golson Media.
Old Buffalo Doctoral Research Award, University of Minnesota, June 2013
Travel Award. The Graduate and Professional Student Assembly (GAPSA), July 2012
Phi Beta Kappa, Macalester College