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Q: Fastest Way to Parse this String in Ruby I am currently looking for the fastest way to parse a string in Ruby. The string has the format:

"#{String1}>#{String2}(#{Integer})", for example "Hello>World(25)"

and I am looking to retrieve the values of String1, String2, and Integer out of it. My current way of doing it is just
s1 = "Hello"
s2 = "World"
i = 25
str = "#{s1}>#{s2}(#{i})"
str = str.split('>')
newStr = str[1].split('(')
str[1] = newStr[0]
str[2] = newStr[1].chomp(')').to_i
print(str)   # => ["Hello", "World", 25]`

I am looking for any way faster than this to speed up my program. Thanks.

A: String partition method is even faster than split method.
str = "Hello>World(25)"

a, _, b = str.partition('>')
b, _, c = b.partition('(')
c = c.to_i

puts a, b, c

A: You could use regex capture groups to obtain these values:
str = "Hello>World(25)"
s1, s2, i = str.match(/(\w+)>(\w+)\((\d+)\)/i).captures

A: If you want speed over readability, you're probably really close to the fastest you're going to get. I was able to shave a little bit of time off of your implementation by passing the optional limit parameter to split and omitting the chomp(')') which isn't needed:
  # Way #1
  str = str.split('>', 2)
  newStr = str[1].split('(', 2)
  str[1] = newStr[0]
  str[2] = newStr[1].to_i

or, at right about the same speed (it's faster in some runs, slower in others):
  # Way #2
  str = str.split(/[>(]/, 3)
  str[2] = str[2].to_i

A: You can use regex inside your #split method to achieve the same result:
string = "Hello>World(25)"
result = string.split(/[>,()]/)
result[-1] = result[-1].to_i

result
# => ["Hello", "World", 25]

Hope this helps!


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New UW-La Crosse provost, vice chancellor to start May 19
Kathleen Enz Finken has been named the next provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.
Enz Finken, now dean of the College of Arts and Humanities at Minnesota State University Moorhead, will start May 19.
She was chosen by the UW-L Search and Screen Committee and Chancellor Joe Gow from among seven finalists and about 90 applicants.
"We wanted someone that inspires and excites the majority of the campus community, and Dr. Enz Finken is clearly that person," Gow said.
She earned her doctoral and master's degrees from Rutgers University.

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2 Samuel 21:8-11 But the king took the two sons of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, whom she bare unto Saul, Armoni and Mephibosheth; and the five sons of Michal the daughter of Saul, whom she brought up for Adriel the son of Barzillai the Meholathite: 9 And he delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites, and they hanged them in the hill before the LORD: and they fell all seven together, and were put to death in the days of harvest, in the first days, in the beginning of barley harvest. 10 And Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth, and spread it for her upon the rock, from the beginning of harvest until water dropped upon them out of heaven, and suffered neither the birds of the air to rest on them by day, nor the beasts of the field by night. 11 And it was told David what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done.
⇒See also McClintock and Strong Cyclopedia for Ajah.


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NASCAR DFS Picks for the Federated Auto Parts 400 on September 11, 2021
DAYTONA, FL - AUGUST 28: Joe Gibbs Racing team driver Marting Truex Jr. drives car #19 during the Coke Zero Sugar 400 NASCAR Cup Series race on August 28, 2021 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, FL. (Photo by Roy K. Miller/Icon Sportswire)
As we head into Richmond Race Week, we will have to look at drivers' stats and history from this course and other similar courses as we build our lineup this week. This week we are going to focus on finding value by looking at previous top contenders at Richmond Raceway the past couple of years. There are quite a few value drivers that you can insert into your lineup. Let's now take a deep dive into who I think you can insert into your lineup for the Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond Raceway.
Past Winners/Track Knowledge
It's time for the NASCARs Cup Series to take their best shot winning at Richmond Raceway for the second time this year after Alex Bowman left victorious earlier this year. This will be a 300-mile race where the drivers will be tasked with completing 400 laps around the Raceway. Richmond Raceway is a 0.75-mile Raceway, with an asphalt surface. This raceway is home to 4 turns that will push drivers to the limit. The best part about Richmond is that each turn has its own set of challenges that the drivers must overcome. As stage points are becoming more coveted as the year goes on and racers, must win stages to get those oh so valuable stage points, racers will have three stages to try and get points. Stage one is 80 laps, stage two is 155 laps, and stage three is 165 laps. With Richmond being a tricky track with a history there is a lot of data to sift through as we build out winning lineup.
Below is a lineup that we believe can provide the best value for the Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond Raceway on 09/11/2021 (DraftKings Values)
Driver #1 Martin Truex Jr $ 10,200
Driver #2 William Byron $ 9,900
A-List Premium Price Drivers
Martin Truex Jr. ($10,200 DK, $14,000 FD)
Truex has been one of the few dominant drivers this year, along with Denny Hamlin, Alex Bowman, and Kyle Larson, who I also like in this race, but didn't pick due to value, except Bowman of course. So far in 2021 Truex has three wins, nine top five finishes, 14 top 10 finishes, and had led 695 laps. It is safe to say that Truex could be as sure of a bet for this week as they come. If he can get to number one and can lead any number of laps, you are in for an elite DFS performance from Truex. Truex has also been spectacular at Richmond the last three years where in six races he has an average finish of 4.33. That record includes two wins, five top five finishes, and 686 laps led. Just put him in your lineup and move on.
William Byron ($9,900 DK, $9,800 FD)
I think the value for William Byron is justified in your lineup this weekend especially with how he has raced so far, this year. In 2021 so far, Byron has one win at Homestead-Miami, nine top five finishes, 16 top 10 finishes, and a has led 276 laps. After winning at Miami, Byron followed up with finishing top 10 in 11 straight races and top 10 in 12 of 16 races. Byron finished seventh at Richmond earlier this year. Byron is becoming one of the elite drivers in the cup series. I think Byron can be right in the mix of things by race end and at his price point I think he has a lot of value.
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Alex Bowman ($8,900 DK, $9,700 FD)
At the start of the year, I was a little unsure if Alex Bowman had what it took to step into Jimmie Johnsons shoes and drive the number 48 car for Hendricks's motorsports, in 2021 he hasn't disappointed. Bowman had a very successful 2020 that saw him finish sixth in points and a top-eight overall finish. Bowman won one race in 2020 as well as adding six top-five finishes and 15 top 20 finishes. Bowman has five Cup wins with Hendrick over the past three seasons. Bowman has three wins this year after winning a couple weeks ago at Richmond, Dover, and Pocono. I am a little shocked that Bowman comes this cheap. You would think that three races won this year would make his price point sky high. This is an easy pick for a guy who has already won this year at Richmond.
B-List Value Drivers
Austin Dillon ($8,500 FD)
Richard Childress Racing Austin Dillon has had a pretty good year so far. Dillon finished the earlier version of this race at Richmond in ninth. In six races at Richmond in the last three years, Dillon has one top five finish, four top 10 finishes, five top 20 finishes, and has led 56 laps. The nice thing here is that Dillon has shown that he can place in the top 10 here. Which is good for his price and value this week. So far in 2021 Dillon's highlights have been winning the Bluegreen Vacations Duel Two and finishing third in the Daytona 500. He will start 19th this week and if he and his team can keep up their solid efforts there is no reason why Dillon cannot add another top 10 finish, or better.
Matt DiBenedetto ($8,100 DK, $7,800 FD)
As for star power, you are not getting that with Matt DiBenedetto. However, you are getting a driver who has finished on average better than he started in 27 races this year, while also adding three top five finishes and seven top 10 finishes. After a up and down start to the season he has placed top 15 in the last five races before Daytona and Darlington where he has slumped. I could see him being on the cusp of getting into the top 10 this week which could mean that he will be in for some point differential points. DiBenedetto is in the sleeper value category this week. Keep in mind that he also got ones of his top 10 finishes earlier this year at Richmond.
C-List Sleeper Pick Drivers
Chase Briscoe ($6,500 DK)
All year I have been very excited to see what rookie Chase Briscoe can do in this Number 14 Stuart Haas Racing Ford this season. He has not had the success I thought he might have had out of the gun, but he will come around. Briscoe finished his Xfinity career in 2020 with nine wins, four more then the five-race goal that he set for himself. Briscoe has shown so far that he may need a couple of races to adjust to the new challenges that driving in the Cup Series presents, however, his 2020 success could indicate otherwise. Briscoe was only able to get three top 10 finishes in the regular season.
Bubba Wallace ($6,300 DK)
There was a lot of hype about the new 23XI team owned by Denny Hamlin and Michael Jordan and driven by Bubba Wallace this year. Earlier this year, Wallace was right in the mix on the last lap of the Daytona 500 before wrecking on the last lap. Wallace has not had the best season so far, but there have been some bright spots, like at Dover where he started 22nd and finished 11th, or how he has six top 20 finishes, or his two top five finishes. Not awful for a new racing team, trying to figure stuff out in their first year. Wallace starts near the rear and could be in for a solid day.
Now go win your matchup and let us know how you did.
Or if I picked every driver that will be in that lap 346 crash, I encourage you to let me hear it.
Either way come find us on Twitter (@FantasyDFSX).


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Q: Как напечатать файл excel из командной строки? Здравствуйте! подскажите пожалуйста как можно напечатать файл excel используя командную строку windows при этом не отображать excel файл, а сразу отправлять на печать? или может есть какой то аргумент командной строки для печати excel файла?

A: Аргумента для печати в excel раньше не было. Может что-то изменилось с тех пор? Не знаю.
Можно составить скрипт для Windows Script Host на VBScript или JScript, который запускаются в командной строке с помощью cscript.exe. Готовые скрипты легко находятся в интернете. Надо только в гугле написать ключевые слова: excel print command line.
Так же можно применить powershell.
Вообще можете использовать любой скриптовый язык, каким владеете, лишь бы он умел "автоматить" OLE Automation.
В скрипте создаётся объект excel и на этом объекте вызываются нужные методы для открытия файла, для его печати, в общем всё что хотите. При этом сам excel можно показать, а можно и спрятать. (В своё время на Perl таким образом составлял отчёты в excel)
Поправленный скрипт печати xls. Оригинальный на  http://www.excelforum.com/excel-general/513760-what-is-the-command-line-print-switch-in-excel.html
Const xlDoNotSaveChanges = 2

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oXL.Visible = False

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End If

oXL.Quit
Set fso = Nothing
Set oXL = Nothing

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Home » News » Politics » 2023 Assembly Polls Will Usher in New Era in K'taka, Kannadigas Own Party Will Come to Power: Kumaraswamy
2023 Assembly Polls Will Usher in New Era in K'taka, Kannadigas Own Party Will Come to Power: Kumaraswamy
Last Updated: September 27, 2021, 19:01 IST
Kumaraswamy Kumaraswamy pointed out that the 2023 elections are fast approaching and there are only 17 months left for it. (File photo/News18)
Kumaraswamy pointed out that the 2023 elections are fast approaching and there are only 17 months left for it.
JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy on Monday said that the 2023 assembly polls will usher in a new era in Karnataka with 'Kannadigas own party' coming to power in the state, and set a target of winning at least 123 seats. The JD(S) has organised "Janata Parva 1.0", a four-day workshop for party leaders near here, aimed at bringing it to power in 2023, that was inaugurated by party patriarch and former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda.
"…we will work hard for the next 17 months and get involved in various party activities non-stop. We are confident about being successful in bringing a government that will be by Kannadigas for Karnataka in 2023, through the JD(S)," Kumaraswamy said. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the event, he said, "Our party's goal is 123 seats (in 224 member assembly) for 2023. It can be 123 plus, not minus. With this focus we have started our activities….from 2023 a new era will begin in Karnataka with a Kanndaiga's own party coming to power."
Pointing at regional parties gaining power in West Bengal, Jharkhand, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, he said "bringing a government of regional identity, by Kannadigas, of Kannadigas and for Karnnadigas in Karnataka in 2023 is the target. We want to clear the doubts about the ability of JD(S), a party with regional identity, to come to power in Karnataka."
Noting that party organisation work had taken a back seat in the last two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Kumaraswamy pointed out that the 2023 elections are fast approaching and there are only 17 months left for it.
He said the first set of candidates identified from the workshop will be coached on how to be closer to people in their constituencies. They will be given all kinds of training to build leadership qualities in them in a disciplined manner. "Despite all this training, if the identified candidate is not performing duties as per the party's expectations, there are provisions to change them," he said. The idea behind the training was to update probable candidates on the use of new technology and social media for connecting with the people, aimed at equipping them for the new kind of election system, he said.
Pointing to the rise of DMK in Tamil Nadu, Mamata Banerjee's TMC in West Bengal and BJP's growth from the Jan Sangh established by Shyama Prasad Mukherjee 70 years ago, to it now coming to power under Narendra Modi, he said "ours (JDS or its earlier form Janata Parivar) is a party known for its people friendly programmes. We have set right certain lapses that are there within us." As a fist step in this process, the JD(S) wants to train cadres to ensure they are actively involved in all party activities in the next 18 months, with an intention to being it to power, he added. Stating that there is talk within the party that people gather wherever Kumaraswamy goes to various places, but it does not convert into votes, the JD(S) legislature party leader said this "fault" needs to be rectified, during the coming 2023 polls.
Meanwhile, JD(S) supremo Deve Gowda, addressing the inaugural event said several attempts have been made to divide the party, but it has "God's grace". He questioned the integrity and moral rights of his detractors in the Congress, especially bte noire Siddaramaiah, accusing them of speaking lightly about him and his party and calling JD(S) the 'B-team' of BJP.
"…your party (Congress) has an understanding with Shiv Sena… what type of secularism is that? You said Deve Gowda is the B-team of BJP. You want to finish my party, tell the truth Siddaramaiah. Despite doing everything to project me as B-team, you (Congress) got only 78 seats in the 2018 assembly polls…how long will you say such things? I'm alive.. I will come to every district and tell the truth and relevance of JD(S), he said. Gowda recalled that he began as an ordinary contractor in Hassan and how he organised people and urged the cadres to learn how to organise the party and start working. "…Don't run away from the responsibility given to you, and work with discipline," he said.
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first published:September 27, 2021, 19:01 IST
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While I truly love historic homes for their stories and architectural character, one of the downsides is they typically have either no closets or very small closets, which is challenging for me with my expanding shoe collection and love for a good sale! So I was very excited to discover this Houzz article about making the most of small closets.
There are some great ideas here though one I don't agree with is replacing closet doors with curtains — it just feels too much like a dorm room. To gain that space, you're better off removing the closet doors altogether, though this only works if you're neat and organized!
Although my mom may not agree, I've always been an organized person. I've helped many people over the years get organized — whether it be in their kitchens, playrooms or closets. Small spaces often feel more daunting than large as people are typically drawn to putting everything at eye-level. Bins can be your best friend or your worst enemy — it's all in how you use them. The key to any organizer's success is vertical storage. Yup! You heard me right, vertical — go high, go low and go at it right. I love The Container Store because, among their many solutions for storing everything, it has awesome vertical storage solutions.
For any small closet, the customized Elfa systems are worth every penny. Here is one that I would always recommend to a beginner: Mesh Closet and Door System. And if you're ready to head into the closet but don't want to commit to a full system, these Elfa Closet Drawers are portable and stackable. Best of all, when you are ready to jump into the investment of a true closet system, you can move these to any storage-challenged spot in your home.
And for many people, a major storage challenge is shoes!!! We have too many shoes! (Ummm, Suzanne here — that's not possible. Just sayin') Using these over-the-door shoe organizers are a great solution. If you're already using the closet door for other vertical solutions, then clear bins or a clear drawer are a great solution. You can stack them on the bottom of your closet or on the top shelf and not forget about those darling shoes you bought 6 years ago for a big night out!
Finally, it's all about grouping similar things together. Whether you choose to categorize by color, style or season, just pick one and let it lead the way. You'll be so thankful you did.
These are some of our ideas — what solutions work best for you? Please share!


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Latin Metals Provides Update on Barrick Gold Exploration Activities, Argentina
Vancouver, British Columbia – Latin Metals Inc. ("Latin Metals" or the "Company") - (TSXV: LMS, OTCQB: LMSQF) provides an update on exploration at the Cerro Bayo project ("Cerro Bayo" or the "Project"), located in the Deseado Massif, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina. Cerro Bayo is subject to an earn-in agreement (the "Earn-In Agreement") with a wholly-owned subsidiary of Barrick Gold Corporation ("Barrick"). Under the terms of the Earn-In Agreement, Barrick has the right to acquire up to an 85% interest in the Project.
Barrick Exploration Update
To date, Barrick has completed a substantial amount of surface exploration at Cerro Bayo, including a 1,000-line-km ground magnetic survey, geological mapping, rock sampling and spectral analysis.
The ground magnetic survey covers approximately 95% of the property and confirms an important property-wide northwest trending structural fabric, which is potentially favourable to hosting gold and silver mineralization (Figure 1).
Geological mapping of the property has been carried out at a scale of 1:10,000, and more detailed district-scale alteration mapping is in progress, supported by spectrometry data collection. Favorable structures for mineralization, including veinlets, brecciated veins, and fault breccias have been recognized (Figure 2). This mapping has demonstrated that northwest-trending structures are controlling gold and silver mineralization and it has established the presence of intrusive and subvolcanic bodies, which may provide a heat source for hydrothermal fluids at Cerro Bayo.
Rock samples were collected following the orientation of the most prospective structures (northwest to north-northwest). A total of 729 rock chip samples have been taken to date and the sampling has been completed across the entire Cerro Bayo property, with results pending on 159 samples. Top-5% of silver and gold samples received to date have been used to highlight the most anomalous areas at Cerro Bayo (Figure 3).
Deseado Massif
The Deseado Massif in southernmost Argentina is an exposed block of Mesozoic volcanic rocks that host low- to intermediate-sulfidation style gold and silver epithermal systems. Several operating mines are located within the area, including Cerro Vanguardia, Manantial Espejo, Martha, Cerro Negro, San José, Don Nicolas, Cerro Moro, and Cose. Other prospects in the Deseado Massif are at various stages of exploration and development. Mineralization is of late Jurassic age, making the Deseado Massif one of the older epithermal metallogenic provinces globally. Cerro Bayo is located in the west part of the Deseado Massif.
Figure 1: Analytical Signal generated from ground magnetic data collected by Barrick at the Cerro Bayo project. Northwest-trending structural fabric is potentially favourable for gold and silver mineralization.
Incentive Stock Options
The Company also announces that it has granted 3,330,000 common share stock options (each, an "Option") to various employees, directors and consultants of the Company and its affiliates. The Options entitle the holder to purchase shares at a price of $0.13 per share for a period of 36 months from the grant date.
Figure 2: Detailed geological mapping has resulted in a new geological map for the Project.
About Latin Metals
Latin Metals is a mineral exploration company acquiring a diversified portfolio of assets in South America. The Company operates with a Prospect Generator model focusing on the acquisition of prospective exploration properties at minimum cost, completing initial evaluation through cost-effective exploration to establish drill targets, and ultimately securing joint venture partners to fund drilling and advanced exploration. Shareholders gain exposure to the upside of a significant discovery without the dilution associated with funding the highest-risk drill-based exploration. Latin Metals has recently concluded deals to option out exploration properties to a wholly-owned subsidiary of AngloGold Ashanti, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Barrick Gold Corporation, and Libero Copper.
Figure 3: Rock sampling results highlighting top 5% results.
Keith J. Henderson P.Geo is the Company's qualified person as defined by NI 43-101, and has reviewed and approved for disclosure the scientific and technical information contained in this news release. Mr. Henderson is not independent of the Company, as he is an employee of the Company and holds securities of the Company.
"Keith Henderson"
For further details on the Company readers are referred to the Company's web site (www.latin-metals.com) and its Canadian regulatory filings on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
Vancouver, BC, V6C 2W2
E-mail: info@latin-metals.com
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release.
This news release contains forward-looking statements and forward-looking information (collectively, "forward-looking statements") within the meaning of applicable Canadian and U.S. securities legislation, including the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included herein including, without limitation, statements regarding exploration to be conducted by Barrick on the Properties and the reports to be delivered to Latin Metals regarding same, the exercise of the First Option or the Second Option by Barrick, the exercise of the first option and second option under the agreement with the underlying owner of the Properties, and the anticipated business plans and timing of future activities of the Company, are forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes that such statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Often, but not always, forward looking information can be identified by words such as "pro forma", "plans", "expects", "may", "will", "should", "budget", "scheduled", "estimates", "forecasts", "intends", "anticipates", "believes", "potential" or variations of such words including negative variations thereof, and phrases that refer to certain actions, events or results that may, could, would, might or will occur or be taken or achieved. In making the forward-looking statements in this news release, the Company has applied several material assumptions, including without limitation, that market fundamentals will result in sustained precious metals demand and prices, the receipt of any necessary permits, licenses and regulatory approvals in connection with the future development of the Properties in a timely manner, the availability of financing on suitable terms for the development, construction and continued operation of the Properties, and the Company's ability to comply with environmental, health and safety laws.
Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking information. Such risks and other factors include, among others, operating and technical difficulties in connection with mineral exploration and development and mine development activities at the Properties, the fact that the Company's interest in the Properties is an option only and there is no guarantee that such interest, if earned, will be certain, estimation or realization of mineral reserves and mineral resources, requirements for additional capital, future prices of precious metals and copper, changes in general economic conditions, changes in the financial markets and in the demand and market price for commodities, possible variations in ore grade or recovery rates, possible failures of plants, equipment or processes to operate as anticipated, accidents, labour disputes and other risks of the mining industry, delays or the inability of the Company to obtain any necessary permits, consents or authorizations required, including of the TSX Venture Exchange, financing or other planned activities, changes in laws, regulations and policies affecting mining operations, currency fluctuations, title disputes or claims limitations on insurance coverage and the timing and possible outcome of pending litigation, environmental issues and liabilities, risks relating to epidemics or pandemics such as COVID‑19, including the impact of COVID‑19 on the Company's business, risks related to joint venture operations, and risks related to the integration of acquisitions, as well as those factors discussed under the heading "Risk Factors" in the Company's latest Management Discussion and Analysis and other filings of the Company with the Canadian Securities Authorities, copies of which can be found under the Company's profile on the SEDAR website at www.sedar.com.
Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward looking statements. Except as otherwise required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to update any of the forward-looking information in this news release or incorporated by reference herein.
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Periodic Table first discovered in 1869 by Dmitry I. Mendeleyev is a way of presenting all the elements so as to show their similarities and differences.
The number of electrons in outer shell is the same as the number of the group (e.g.
The block of elements between groups II and III are called transition metals.
His version of the table was the first to accommodate all the known elements and also successfully predicted the existence of several elements that had not yet been discovered.
In the periodic table, the areas known as blocks are named after atomic orbital s.
Periodic Table ADventure [No data] Includes the history of the periodic table and information on the structure of atoms and the periodic table.
Periodic Table ADventure Includes the history of the periodic table and information on the structure of atoms and the periodic table.
Elements, such as oxygen, iron, and gold, are the most basic chemical substances and cannot be broken down by chemical reactions.
The Periodic Table is the cornerstone of modern chemistry.
This classification is represented in the periodic table.
The best way to get to know how the Periodic Table works in practice is to examine in detail how the elements are fitted in, and how they naturally fall into groups.
The d-block of the periodic table of the elements consists of those periodic table groups that contain elements in which, in the atomic ground state, the highest-energy electron is in a d-orbital.
Despite their similarities in mass (they differ by only a few atomic mass units), they have extremely different properties, as can be seen by looking at their allotropes: diatomic oxygen is a gas that supports burning, diatomic nitrogen is a gas that does not support burning, and carbon is a solid which can be burned.
This was followed by the English chemist John Alexander Reina Newlands, who in 1865 noticed that the elements of similar type recurred at intervals of eight, which he likened to the octaves of music, though his law of octaves was ridiculed by his contemporaries.
Counterman, Craig, "Periodic Table of the Elements : For each of many properties a separate periodic table and a graph showing the relation with the atomic number (http://web.mit.edu/3.091/www/pt/)".
Periodic table is divided into seven horizontal rows of elements.
The groups of the periodic table are further divided into two sub-groups or families "A and B".
Arrangement of elements in the form of periodic table is very useful for the proper study of elements.
Periodic Table - A tabular arrangement of elements in rows (periods) and columns (groups) in the order of their atomic numbers.
A period consists of the elements in any one horizontal row of the periodic table.
When the elements are arranged by atomic number in the periodic table, their physical and chemical properties vary periodically.
We've discussed chemistry and we've mentioned the Periodic Table of Elements but we didn't go into a lot of detail about the periodic chart.
Elements found in the same column of the Periodic Table (known as a group) have identical electron configurations (the locations of the electrons in an unexcited atom) and behave pretty much the same way chemically.
The atomic mass is a decimal number on the Periodic Table because it's an average of the various isotopes (one or more atoms that have the same atomic number but different mass numbers) of an element.
At first glance the periodic table may just appear to be a table with all of the elements on it.
The best way for the reader to learn about the periodic table is to take a chemistry class, but hopefully this web page will give the reader a glimpse at the magnificent world of chemistry.
The elements on the far left of the table are the most reactive metals (called alkali metals, excluding hydrogen) and the elements on the 2nd, farthest right group are the most reactive nonmetals (called halogens).
The modern explanation of the pattern of periodic table is that the elements in group have similar configurations of the outermost electron shells of their atoms: as most chemical are dominated by outer electron interactions this to give elements in the same group physical and chemical properties.
There are three ways of numbering the of the periodic table one using Arabic numerals and the other two using Roman numerals.
This is in keeping with current interpretations of the periodic law which holds that the elements in a group have similar configurations of the outermost electron shells of their atoms.
As a consequence, sixth period transition metals are about the same size as their fifth period counterparts.
The periodic law states that physical and chemical properties of the elements recur in a regular way when the elements are arranged in order of increasing atomic number.
There are two more periods of transition elements located at the bottom of the periodic table.
The Multifunctional Table indexes the periodic properties of the elements.
Periodic Table of the Elements - Los Alamos National Laboratory: for each element, provides information related to the history, source, properties, and uses.
The site also provides links to: a periodic table that can be printed; the lyrics for "The Elements"; a history of the periodic table; general purpose periodic tables; WebElements and its mirror sites; periodic tables for kids; tables with a specific purpose; information about the periodic table; periodic table humor; and computer programs.
While the Janet periodic table is very logical and clear it does not separate metals from non-metals as well as the Mendeleev version, and helium is problem chemically.
Unlike the Janet table, this table is assembled from bottom up in direction of increase of quantum number n, as well as atomic weight and energy.
Compiled a Periodic Table of 56 elements based on the periodicity of properties such as molar volume when arranged in order of atomic weight.
Mendeleev's Periodic Table was important because it enabled the properties of elements to be predicted by means of the 'periodic law': properties of the elements vary periodically with their atomic weights.
He modified the 'Periodic Law' to read that the properties of the elements vary periodically with their atomic numbers.
Each block in the table represents the addition of an electron to the previous block to get this new element.
As you work through the Periodic Table one electron at a time, you work up through the available orbitals in their proper order.
The Periodic Table can be divided into sections denoting the various kinds of subshells in order.


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Help a friend with a missions trip to Guatemala!
To be honest, this is the kind of thing that I'm always leery of doing on this blog. I really do wish that I could do what I can to help everyone but there's only so much time, and so little of me, to spare toward the effort. However when such a wonderful longtime friend asked me to spread the word about what she'll soon be doing, I couldn't resist. It's an honor to do whatever I can for her and this very worthwhile effort.
So it is that Destiny Edwards will soon be going on a missions trip to Guatemala, for the purpose of assisting those in need of food, shelter and educational supplies. It's in coordination with a group called House of Hope Guatemala, which helps the people of that country and especially its children.
Right now Destiny is looking for physical supplies, such as crayons and pens and erasers. But there is also a financial need for other materials, including food and other educational instruments. To that end Destiny has set up a contributions page on GoFundMe for her trip. The goal is to raise $1,500 but much more would be greatly appreciated. Destiny leaves next month on her humanitarian journey: still plenty of time to make donations and help with her efforts. I can vouch for her: she's one of the most dedicated and passionate people who I've ever known and she will absolutely make the most of and be extremely grateful for anything that can help out.
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24818 zip code is located in southwest West Virginia. 24818 zip code is part of Wyoming County. 24818 zip code has 25.64 square miles of land area and 0.11 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total 24818 zip code population is 1,224, which has shrunk 29.41% since 2000. The population growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 2.52% and is much lower than the national average rate of 11.61%. 24818 zip code median household income is $20,507 in 2010-2014 and has has shrunk by 14.65% since 2000. The income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 40.01% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. 24818 zip code median house value is $43,000 in 2010-2014 and has shrunk by 10.42% since 2000. The house value growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 37.64% and is much lower than the national average rate of 46.91%. As a reference, the national Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate for the same period is 26.63%. On average, the public school district that covers 24818 zip code is better than the state average in quality. The 24818 zip code area code is 304.
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It's upfronts week over in Hollywood, which means all the networks are rolling out the red carpet for all the new shows coming to TV for the upcoming 2017-2018 season. First out of the gate was NBC, who has their revival of Will & Grace coming this fall, as well as Law & Order True Crime, yet another spin-off of the network's classic legal drama. But it's not all familiar, as The Peacock also has plenty of other new shows coming as well.
There's also the new comedy series Good Girls starring Retta (Parks and Recreation) and Mae Whitman (Arrested Development), the thriller Reverie starring Sarah Shahi (Person of Interest) and Dennis Haysbert (24), a high school-set drama called Rise starring Josh Radnor, Rosie Perez and Moana voice star Auli'i Cravalho, the high school-set comedy A.P. Bio with Glenn Howerton and Patton Oswalt, the military drama The Brave starring Anne Heche and Mike Vogel and the comedy Champions with Workaholics star Anders Holm.
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Just a month into upfront season, and the buzz around data has already become deafening. But at least one company, FX Networks, is making the case to advertisers that their upfront buys should be based on more than just audience targeting.
"I think something's really getting missed in the focus on data, which is the quality of attention," FX Networks CEO John Landgraf told Adweek. "It doesn't really matter how well you can target people. You need to give them something valuable enough to really command their attention, and not only the attention to engage with your content but the advertising associated with that content."
Landgraf said FX's slate—which includes shows like American Horror Story, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story and Fargo—has value to advertisers that is "vast orders of magnitude greater than anything you can get from somebody watching 30 seconds or a minute of amateur content [online]."
The CEO argued that getting a consumer to engage with a show for 30 minutes, the average time spent viewing FX's digital programming, "is way more valuable than associating a commercial with a short, disposable clip which the viewer will not remember five minutes after she sees it [on Facebook or YouTube]."
"Year after year, we work really, really hard to try to make things of extraordinary value to the audience on the theory—and I think it's a valid theory—that it creates extraordinary value for advertisers," Landgraf said. "So you can have all the sophisticated data and targeting in the world, and you can put an ad in front of a specific viewer. But if you don't provide them with a piece of content they love, you can't get them to watch the commercial."
It was a point the network drove home last week when it kicked off its annual upfront bowling party (now in its seventh year) at New York's Lucky Strike Manhattan by screening the riveting finale of The People v. O.J. Simpson, which airs tonight. The People v. O.J., Landgraf told the audience, is "one of the best shows you'll see all year and a program that represents everything we strive to achieve at FX every day."
Toby Byrne, president of advertising sales and Fox Networks Group, echoed Landgraf's comments about "attention" in his own prescreening comments. "What chance do you really have to reach a consumer, a viewer, if you don't have their attention?" he said. "You absolutely need attention to build brands, to engage audiences, deliver impact and ultimately drive sales."
The ad sales chief said FX's upcoming slate will continue to drive audience attention and engagement. The lineup includes new installments of Fargo, American Horror Story and American Crime Story. It also features new series Atlanta (a comedy starring Community's Donald Glover), Better Things (a comedy executive produced by Louis C.K. and starring Louie co-star Pamela Adlon), and Taboo (a miniseries and BBC One co-production starring Tom Hardy and executive produced by Ridley Scott).
Going into the upfront, Byrne told Adweek, "We're feeling pretty good. It's nice to have the momentum that The People v. O.J. gave us." It will be the second upfront presentation in which ads for FX and sister stations FXX and FXM will be sold alongside all of Fox's broadcast and cable entertainment networks after the ad sales departments merged in October 2014.
Byrne clarified that FX, and by extension the Fox Networks Group, is still very much in the data business and will continue to work with partners to utilize meaningful data more effectively. But while Facebook, Snapchat and Twitter have become powerful digital platforms, FX's audience doesn't watch content the same way. "It's a different business than ours," Byrne said. "It's snackable and nonpremium. The key point of distinction is the attention and engagement of the consumer in the premium content environment."
For Landgraf, the struggle comes down to the importance of "human curation," he said. "We can talk all we want about how data is going to create a better batting average, and I don't believe it," he said, "because I think ultimately, there are way too many variables involved in what makes great entertainment, great narrative story, great human drama or comedy, than can be quantified and plugged into a formula."
Pointing to FX's critically acclaimed slate, Landgraf noted, "Maybe we're at the point where computers can beat chess champions and Go champions, but I don't think we're at the point now where they can beat programmers."


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It's #GivingTuesday, "a global day of giving fueled by the power of social media and collaboration…[that] kicks off the charitable season!" Today on #GivingTuesday I hope you will consider The Alongside Wildlife Foundation.
As you may know, this year my foundation started a small grants program to support wildlife conservation projects around the world. In June, we announced the first round of awards to a variety of projects focused on everything from Arkansas dragonflies and Oklahoma ants to Nigerian monkeys and Pakistani wolves. In September, we announced another round of awards funding projects ranging from Nepalese leopards to Costa Rican dart frogs. Today I wanted to let you know about a few more projects we just funded. By the end of this year we will have awarded over $10,000 to wildlife science and conservation projects. I hope you will consider helping us do even more by signing up as a recurring donor.
Sometimes people tell me they feel silly signing up as a recurring donor for just a (tax-deductible) $1-2 a month and I tell them actually this would be great! If a quarter of my online followers signed up at this level we'd instantly become one of the world's largest wildlife conservation charities.
On to the latest funded projects!
Tilak Thapamagar will be assessing the threats (largely poaching) facing Musk Deer in Langtang National Park in Nepal and creating an educational program to communicate these conservation issues to the local people living alongside the animals. Funding from The Alongside Wildlife Foundation will be used to purchase breakfast and tea for local people while discussing Musk Deer conservation, posters and booklets about Musk Deer, radio spots to broadcast Musk Deer conservation messaging, and travel and accommodation to reach some of the sites.
Dr. Sarah Edwards of the AfriCat Foundation will use our funds to purchase seven camera traps and initiate the first natural history study of aardvarks in Namibia, with a focus on their response to rainfall. Students from Namibia University of Science and Technology will assist in the project, learning valuable skills and practical field experience related to wildlife biology. Because aardvarks are not considered of conservation concern, it can be difficult to find funding to support research related to them, even though they are keystone species and ecosystem engineers.
Tana Nulph of the Big Hole Watershed Committee received funding from the foundation that will go towards printing brochures about the non-lethal predator management programs available for ranchers in Big Hole Watershed of Montana. These programs include a Range Rider that patrols grazing allotments while monitoring predator activity and livestock condition as well as a carcass removal program that reduces predator attractants around livestock. Hopefully, participation in these program will increase as more people learn about them and as a result conflict with wolves and bears in the region will decline.
Daniel Gomes da Rocha, a Ph.D. student at UC-Davis, has received funds from the foundation to support his effort to survey the mammals surrounding the Samuel Ecological Station adjacent to the Samuel hydroelectric dam reservoir to better understand how this modification of the landscape affects wildlife, an important consideration given that there 145 hydroelectric dams currently operating or under construction with another 263 planned. These dams and associated reservoirs have the potential to alter the wildlife assemblages across wide swaths of the Brazilian Amazon, a region facing an uncertain future.
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Posted on December 5, 2018 by American Red Cross - Wisconsin
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Mark Matuszak could see a bit of himself in every family member cheering on, hugging and giving teary goodbyes to their beloved service members at an Army National Guard soldier sendoff last week in Green Bay.
American Red Cross Northeast Wisconsin Chapter board members Phil Zubella and Sarah Dressel (both at front) joined a sendoff for soldiers recently in Green Bay.
Matuszak's son, Dan, is a U.S. Army Green Beret. It wasn't long ago that Dan shipped off to the Philippines for military assignment – leaving Mark and family to carry understandable concern back here in Wisconsin during Dan's deployment.
Knowing that important yet sometimes difficult role military families hold, Matuszak said he knew the value in joining fellow American Red Cross board members and volunteers in support of approximately 400 soldiers and their families at an event Nov. 29 at the Lambeau Field Atrium.
"I can relate to the family and the folks that are here, understand how deployment is going to affect their family," Matuszak said. "Not seeing [a deployed family member] hurts, but you know they're doing it for the right reasons and the right cause. It's a noble cause."
Matuszak was one of approximately 15 Red Cross board members, volunteers and staff who joined in the warm community sendoff for Wisconsin Army National Guard soldiers from the Appleton-based 2nd Battalion, 127th Infantry, 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team headed out to Afghanistan.
A spread of snacks and information for service members and their families provided by the Red Cross.
The Red Cross was one in a group of organizations in attendance to join in the sendoff, as part of its Service to the Armed Forces mission. Red Cross volunteers and board members served coffee, donuts, bananas and string cheese provided by Kwik Trip, along with offering information on resources during and long after the soldiers' deployment. (Click here to view and share from a collection of Red Cross photos from the event on Facebook.)
Command Sgt. Maj. Rafael Conde, Wisconsin Army National Guard, took time in his remarks during the event to recognize the family and friends in attendance, and listed off supported organizations such as the Red Cross.
"We can't do what we do, this mission, without your support," Conde said.
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Army National Guard leaders received a Wisconsin flag from outgoing Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch. The Green Bay deployment event was the largest of its kind in recent years.
The event was the largest combined send-off for northeast Wisconsin in recent years. Only about 20 percent of the soldiers had previously deployed. According to a military release, the unit is "comprised of teachers, students, electricians, engineers, computer IT specialists, police officers, firefighters, EMTs, welders, auto mechanics, craftsmen" from across Wisconsin but predominately from the Fox Valley and Green Bay.
For Matuszak, that group also included a co-worker at Great Northern Corporation hired a few years ago, and another co-worker's son. As a board member volunteering at the event, Matuszak was able to talk with people and families he knew, as well as others with whom he shares a military connection.
"I understand what's facing them, so it's humbling for me to watch what they're about to go through," he said.
The projected return for the soldiers is late fall of 2019.
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'Lean on Me'
By Barbara Behling, Communications Officer, American Red Cross
Major General Dunbar shares his appreciation with Red Cross volunteers. We provided beverage, tissues and even diapers to attendees.
April 2, 2014 – It was an honor to represent the American Red Cross at the Troop Send-off ceremony for the Wisconsin Army National Guard – 121st Field Artillery Alpha Battery Unit . For 79 brave men it was their next step before hitting the ground at Fort Bliss and then shipping off to Afghanistan.
The air inside the 128th Air National Guard Refueling Wing was still. The faces of grandparents were stoic as their grandsons "go off to war" as one gentlemen shared with me. "I'm now back to changing diapers to help the family." Many times the wives of soldiers rocked one baby on their chest while holding their spouse tight while another child hung onto their legs.
The ceremony was poignant with a military band playing and the dignitaries standing in front of the largest American flag I have ever witnessed. Major General Dunbar spoke from the heart, "It's a bittersweet day to send soldiers into combat zones for a year. What happens at home continues. Take the pride in your eyes, the confidence in each other and lean on each other"
The American Red Cross is proud to support our active duty members and their families around the clock – around the globe. Each member of this unit has received special briefings on what to do and who to call in case of emergencies. The American Red Cross will answer the call.
Any military member and their family can "lean on us" by contacting their local Red Cross office or by calling 877-272-7337 for support.
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Congratulations Chuck Patzer!
Chuck Patzer, left, with Adrianne Benson at the VA Home at King, volunteer appreciation lunch.
By Terri Osterberg, Service to Armed Forces, Public Relations Volunteer
Chuck Patzer, has accepted a new volunteer position as the American Red Cross Representative at The Wisconsin Veterans Home at King. In this role, he will provide volunteer activity leadership between the American Red Cross and the VA Home at King. Being a U.S. Army Vietnam Veteran himself, he is bringing his knowledge of military issues and passion for helping others together in this new exciting role! He is also a Disaster Action Team member in the Green Lake, Marquette, Waushara and Waupaca county area and supports the Heroes Musicales event in Wild Rose.
Chuck has been actively volunteering at the VA Home at King for the past eight years. He has been visiting with members and providing transport to medical appointments for those in need.
He will now be expanding his duties to include recruiting new volunteers to represent the Red Cross and finding the appropriate placement for these volunteers at the VA Home at King. Chuck will also be representing Red Cross on the facilities Recreation Committee. This committee is comprised of a number of Veteran Service Groups who meet regularly with the management of the facility to plan activities, address unmet needs and discuss changes and problems the facility is having.
Chuck stated, "Although there are many volunteers from different organizations already in place, there is always a need for more, and Red Cross is a good fit here."
On Sunday, May 18, The Wisconsin Veterans Home at King is having an Open House from 10am – 3pm. Red Cross will have a resource booth there, and Chuck hopes to be able to meet and recruit possible volunteers for upcoming help at the Home.
Our Silent Auction Team Heroes for the 7th Annual Musicales event. (l-r) Chuck and Josephine Patzer, Beth Osicka, Carole Cochrane and Barry Osicka.
Support for Veterans, military members and their families is a year-round program. The Service to Armed Forces team partners with the Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center in Iron Mountain, Michigan, the Wisconsin Veterans Home at Union Grove and the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center in Milwaukee. They also support troop send-offs & returns, the Holiday Mail for Heroes program along with offering several courses specifically for military members. The Emergency Communication program provides 'local' support for families with loved one serving around the globe during times of emergencies.
To learn more visit redcross.org/SAF. For volunteer opportunities please contact John Kost, Director Service to the Armed Forces, 920-733-4481, john.kost@redcross.org.
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We Can Never Say Thank You Enough!
Posted on April 3, 2013 by American Red Cross - Wisconsin
By Betsy A. Wandtke, Major Gift Officer
Donors, Board Members and Volunteers at Kodiak Jack's in Oshkosh.
It's always our pleasure to be able to thank our donors for giving us the ability to serve others. In the last couple of weeks of RED CROSS MONTH, we had three Donor Appreciation Events. They were casual gatherings complete with appetizers and volunteer interaction. Not only were they successful in saying thank you, but were a lot of fun to boot!
Our attending donors were able to meet board members, staff members and most importantly, the volunteers that serve our organization. The pictures that were shown and explained, were mostly regarding "Superstorm Sandy". Our volunteers were also able to discuss what an ERV (Emergency Response Vehicle) was and how versatile they are, along with other mysteries about how the Red Cross gets things done in the field.
The donors and many of the rest of us were riveted to the stories of survival and the ability of those affected to overcome any situation with the help of a "friend". The Red Cross volunteers are those "friends" that show up to do whatever needs to be done. They are worth their weight in gold!!
The donors also asked questions about SAF (Services to the Armed Forces), Blood Services and other aspects of the American Red Cross. Our board members and staff were there to answer those questions and more.
We would like to thank Big Tomatoes and Los Banditos in Green Bay, Mark's East Side in Appleton and Kodiak Jack's in Oshkosh for their hospitality and donations to make these events happen.
We also would like to thank the volunteers, board members and staff members that were fully engaged in this endeavor. We could not have done it without them!!
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Westfield School District Hosts "Hats on for HEROES" for Local American Red Cross
By Vicki Jenks, American Red Cross Disaster Volunteer and Board Member
(Pictured left to right) Jon Brakebush, Lexi Brakebush, Judy Brakebush, Vicki Jenks, & John Eyerly, Superintendent Westfield School District
On Friday, March 15th, the Westfield School District assisted their local American Red Cross by hosting "Hats on for HEROES". A simple fundraiser in which a student pays $1 for the privilege of wearing a hat for the day, "Hats on for HEROES"—a first-time event, was extremely successful.
All the funds will be utilized locally in Marquette County for Local Disaster Relief and Service to the Armed Forces.
The most common disasters are RESIDENTIAL FIRES. Every 9 minutes in the United States, a Red Cross Disaster Worker responds to a fire. Due to the generosity of the American people, the Red Cross is able to provide temporary shelter, food, clothing, shoes, bedding, linens, and personal hygiene items. They can also facilitate the replacement of prescription medications and eyewear. But perhaps the most important gift Disaster Workers provide is INVALUABLE EMOTIONAL SUPPORT.
Service to Armed Forces is a new addition to the HEROES fundraiser this year. Twenty-four hours a day, 365 days a year, the Red Cross relays urgent messages containing accurate, factual, complete and verified descriptions of the emergency to service members stationed anywhere in the world, including on ships at sea and at embassies and remote locations.
The Red Cross provides emergency financial assistance, volunteers in area VA Hospitals, and sees that military members arrive home for funerals and births. This "personal touch", again, is due to the incredible generosity of citizens like the Westfield students, staff and administration.
Brakebush Brothers, well known as a philanthropic corporate citizen, stepped up to also become a HERO and facilitated the new Red Cross relationship with the Westfield School District.
"Down the street, across the country, around the world—the Red Cross is there", because of students like those who attend the Westfield Schools and generous corporations like Brakebush Brothers.
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"Songs of the Season" Red Cross Benefit Rousing Success!
Posted on December 17, 2012 by American Red Cross - Wisconsin
On Saturday, December 8th, Ivory Wind with Strings held an immensely successful candlelight Christmas concert, "Songs of the Season", at the First Presbyterian Church in Weyauwega.
This third annual event raised over $2,000 for local disaster action team and fire prevention programs, as part of the HEROES for the American Red Cross program.
New to HEROES this year is the integration of "Service to the Armed Forces" (SAF) which ensures that service members, veterans and their families have worldwide, around-the-clock access to timely and reliable humanitarian services. The beauty of HEROES is its local impact—in this particular instance—Waupaca County.
Ivory Wind with Strings is a trio of amazingly talented musicians. Joyce Josie, piano, is the music director at First Presbyterian Church of Weyauwega. Ann Stevens, flute, has played with the Waupaca Community Orchestra for the past 27 years and works at Aurora Community Services assisting individuals with disabilities. Laurie Young, violin, joined the group in 2009 and has played violin since age 7. She is Occupational Therapist and Rehab Director at St. Joseph's Residence in New London.
Vicki P. Jenks, Board member for the American Red Cross of Northeast Wisconsin and Disaster Action Team volunteer, shared with the large audience that, "Joyce, Ann and Laurie are HEROES for the American Red Cross, but so are YOU. You are the backbone of your communities. You step up, time and time again, and DONATE. The Red Cross could not exist without you!"
Filed under: Disaster Services, Fundraising, Services to Armed Forces | Tagged: American Red Cross, Ann Stevens, Disaster Services, Heroes, Ivory Wind with Strings, Joyce Josie, Laurie Young, SAF, Vicki Jenks, Waupaca, Weyauwega |	Leave a comment »
Kewaunee Celebrates our Veterans and Active Military
By John Kost, Regional Manager, Service to Armed Forces
Saturday, September 15, representing the Service to the Armed Forces (SAF) program I was with the community of Kewaunee celebrating Veterans and the work and sacrifices they have given to our country. It is amazing to be in a close community such as this that takes time to honor and remember those who have served and continue to serve. Local veterans from past and current wars are coming through and sharing their experiences with each other and if you are lucky, as I am, they share a part of their service with you.
Even in a small Wisonsin community as Kewaunee, its citizens have served in our miltary around the world.
Kewaunee has a rich history of ship building. During World War II this community manufactured ship for the Army Transportation Corps. During 1941-1945 eighty transport ships were manufactured for the US Army
A very touching balloon release ceremony was done in memory of those who lost their lives in service for our country and past veterans. Names of veterans were written on balloons by those in attendance and released.
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KDnuggets Home » News » 2019 » Jul » Tutorials, Overviews » Introducing Gen: MIT's New Language That Wants to be the TensorFlow of Programmable Inference
Introducing Gen: MIT's New Language That Wants to be the TensorFlow of Programmable Inference
Tags: Inference, Julia, MIT, Programming Languages
Researchers from MIT recently unveiled a new probabilistic programming language named Gen, a language which allow researchers to write models and algorithms from multiple fields where AI techniques are applied without having to deal with equations or manually write high-performance code.
By Jesus Rodriguez, Intotheblock
The field of probabilistic programming languages (PPL) is experiencing a marvelous renaissance carried by the rapid growth of machine learning technologies. In just a few years, PPLs have gone from an obscure area of statistical research to counting over a dozen of really active open source initiatives. Recently, researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology(MIT) unveiled a new probabilistic programming language named Gen. The new language allow researchers to write models and algorithms from multiple fields where AI techniques are applied — such as computer vision, robotics, and statistics — without having to deal with equations or manually write high-performance code.
PPLs are a regular component of machine learning pipelines but its implementation remains challenging. While there have been a notable increase of PPLs in the market, most of them remain constrained to research efforts and impractical for general-purpose applications. A similar challenge was experienced in the deep learning space until Google open sourced TensorFlow in 2015. With TensorFlow, developers were able to build highly sophisticated and yet efficient deep learning models using a consistent framework. In some sense, Gen is looking to do for probabilistic programming what TensorFlow did for deep learning. However, in order to do that, Gen needs to address a fine balance about two key characteristics of PPLs
Expressiveness vs. Efficiency
The biggest challenge of modern PPLs is to balance both modeling expressiveness and inference efficiency. While many PPLs are syntactically rich that can be used to represent almost any model, they tend to support a limited set of inference algorithms that converge prohibitively slowly. Other PPLs are rich in inference algorithms but remained constrained to specific domains making it impractical for general-purpose applications.
Expanding into the expressiveness-Efficiency friction, a general-purpose PPL should enable two fundamental efficiency vectors:
1) Inference Algorithm Efficiency: A general purpose PPL should allow developers to create custom and highly sophisticated models without sacrificing the performance of the underlying components. The more expressive the PPL syntax is, the more challenging the optimization process will be.
2) Implementation Efficiency: A general purpose PPL requires a system to run inference algorithms that go beyond the algorithm itself. Implementation efficiency is determined by factors such as the data structures used to store algorithm state, and whether the system exploits caching and incremental computation.
Gen addresses some of the challenges mentioned in the previous section by leveraging a novel architecture that improves upon some of the traditional PPL techniques. Based on the Julia programming language, Gen introduces an architecture that represent models not as program code in a Turing-complete modeling language, but as black boxes that expose capabilities useful for inference via a common interface. These black boxes are called generative functions and include an interface with the following capabilities:
I. Tools for Constructing Models: Gen provides multiple interoperable modeling languages, each striking a different flexibility/efficiency trade-off. A single model can combine code from multiple modeling languages. The resulting generative functions leverage data structures well-suited to the model as well as incremental computation.
II. Tools for Tailoring Inference: Gen provides a high-level library for inference programming, which implements inference algorithm building blocks that interact with models only through generative functions.
III. Evaluation: Gen provides an empirical model to evaluate its performance against alternatives across well-known inference problems.
The following figure illustrates the Gen architecture. As you can see, the frameworks supports difference inference algorithms as well as a layer of abstraction based on the concept of generative functions.
Using Gen
Starting with Gen is fundamentally simple. The language can be installed using the Julia package manager.
pkg> add https://github.com/probcomp/Gen
Authoring a generative function in Gen is as simple as writing a Julian function with a few extensions.
@gen function foo(prob::Float64)
z1 = @trace(bernoulli(prob), :a)
z2 = @trace(bernoulli(prob), :b)
return z1 || z2
Gen also includes a visualization framework that allows to plot the inference models and evaluate its efficiency.
# Start a visualization server on port 8000
server = VizServer(8000)
# Initialize a visualization with some parameters
viz = Viz(server, joinpath(@__DIR__, "vue/dist"),
Dict("xs" => xs, "ys" => ys, "num" => length(xs), "xlim" => [minimum(xs), maximum(xs)], "ylim" => [minimum(ys), maximum(ys)]))  # Open the visualization in a browser
openInBrowser(viz)
Gen is not the only language trying to address the challenges of programmable inference. In recent years, the PPL space has exploded producing a number of strong alternatives:
Edward is a Turing-complete probabilistic programming language(PPL) written in Python. Edward was originally championed by the Google Brain team but now has an extensive list of contributors. The original research paper of Edward was published in March 2017 and since then the stack has seen a lot of adoption within the machine learning community. Edward fuses three fields: Bayesian statistics and machine learning, deep learning, and probabilistic programming. The library integrates seamlessly with deep learning frameworks such as Keras and TensorFlow.
Pyro is a deep probabilistic programming language(PPL) released by Uber AI Labs. Pyro is built on top of PyTorch and is based on four fundamental principles:
Universal: Pyro is a universal PPL — it can represent any computable probability distribution. How? By starting from a universal language with iteration and recursion (arbitrary Python code), and then adding random sampling, observation, and inference.
Scalable: Pyro scales to large data sets with little overhead above hand-written code. How? By building modern black box optimization techniques, which use mini-batches of data, to approximate inference.
Minimal: Pyro is agile and maintainable. How? Pyro is implemented with a small core of powerful, composable abstractions. Wherever possible, the heavy lifting is delegated to PyTorch and other libraries.
Flexible: Pyro aims for automation when you want it and control when you need it. How? Pyro uses high-level abstractions to express generative and inference models, while allowing experts to easily customize inference.
Infer.Net
Microsoft recently open sourced Infer.Net a framework that simplifies probabilistic programming for .Net developers. Microsoft Research has been working on Infer.Net since 2004 but it has been only recently, with the emergence of deep learning, that the framework has become really popular. Infer.Net provides some strong differentiators that makes it a strong choice for developers venturing into the Deep PPL space.
Gen is one of the newest but also one of the most interesting additions to the PPL space. The combination of statistics and deep learning is a key element of the future of the artificial intelligence space. Efforts like Gen are attempting to democratize PPLs in the same way TensorFlow did for deep learning.
Bio: Jesus Rodriguez is a technology expert, executive investor, and startup advisor. A software scientist by background, Jesus is an internationally recognized speaker and author with contributions that include hundreds of articles and presentations at industry conferences.
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This light, poppy board would do well for a freestyle rider who needs to take her board around the rest of the mountain, too. Testers commented that it did great in the park, especially on small jumps and rails, and still felt stable on the rest of the mountain. The pop and lively flex earned it a 5 on our fun-o-meter.
No Never Summer Pandora snowboards were found on eBay at this time.


Here is a fun project we got the opportunity to do for groomsman gifts here in Wichita, Kansas. Here at MBJD Laser we monogramed some pocket knives for a customer and they turned out fantastic. After doing a little research the knife handles were made of olive wood. To be honest they felt and looked a lot like pine. After engraving the letters onto each handle we ended up doing a black paint fill so that the letters would really pop off of the light colored wood.
One thing I would highly suggest is to wrap the handle in some kind of app tape. The app tape does two things for the engraving process. 1. It shields the wood from smoke residue. 2. It also helps when doing the paint fill because it works like a mask. Similar to when you paint a room in the house the tape helps so that you don't get unwanted paint on places it should not be in.
Of course these type jobs are a bit nerve racking but if you do your research and take your time its no trouble at all.
Lasering on M&M's .....Say what!?
Yesterday I thought we would try doing something just for fun and a bit out of the ordinary. We took some peanut butter M&M's and thought what the heck lets try lasering something onto them. I wouldn't call the quality of the lasering an A+ on all colors but it is unique and very interesting.
If you have a unique item that you would like us to try please send us your requests!


Released on June 6, 1961: (running time 1 hour and 33 minutes) A Yankee deserter from the Civil War seeks revenge on a Southern deserter who nearly scapled him five years earlier.
Actor Brian Keith first appeared in a silent motion picture in 1924 at the age of three. His mother was an actress and as a baby he would often be sleeping quietly in a dresser drawer in her dressing room. After serving in the Marines during World War Two, he made acting his passion, first on Broadway and then in Hollywood. He made his mark as the imperfect man. He was rough, tough, yet vulnerable and imperfect.
In this post-Civil War adventure Brian Keith is Yellowleg. A Yankee Yellowleg Sergeant in the Civil War. His coward yellow legs ran from war instead of fighting and dying. Before he could get back home, a fellow from the South caught him and fought him and pulled out a big knife and nearly scalped the top of his head off.
Now he roams the Southwest searching for the man who nearly scalped him. He is no longer yellow. He is filled with hatred and visions of revenge. . . He fears nothing now. . . And after five years of searching he found the man who scalped him.
Unfortunately, he will need to face other dangers before his confrontation with the man who tried to scalp him. He will encounter bank robbers, Apache Indians on the warpath, and most dangerous of all . . . Maureen O'Hara, as the dance hall widow Kit Tildon. Pop a big bowl of white kernel popcorn with plenty of warm melted butter drizzled over it and enjoy the show.


To commemorate Memorial Day weekend, here are some advertisement clippings from Summer 1944 issues of the weekly newspaper Grit.1 Tomorrow's entry will feature some clippings of news articles from the same summer.
Above: An official U.S. Treasury advertisement for war bonds.
Above: Advertisement from P.H. Hanes Knitting Company.
Above: Advertisement for Clarion Radio.
Above: Another advertisement for war bonds, sponsored by Sani-Flush and Mel'O.
1. Grit is still around, with a strong magazine and web presence. I plan to write more about it in the future.


Summary: Harison Bergeron takes place in the future, the United States has created equality amendments to the Constitution which has in turn created the Handicapper General. It is the goal of the H-G to keep everyone exactly equal, so if you are too smart or too strong you will be handicapped to bring you to average level.
The show announces that Harrison is a "genius and an athlete, is under-handicapped"
Harrison outgrew every handicaps; "instead of a little ear radio for mental handicap , he wore a tremendous pair of earphones, and spectacles with thick, wave lenses besides. The spectacles were intended not only to make him half blind, but to give him whanging headaches"
George notices Hazel is crying, ask why she says she can't remember; George says she should forget sad thing which she replies "I always do"


Just as we'd suspected, that "mysterious" Good & Evil chocolate bar that's co-opted the schtick that Anthony Bourdain and Eric Ripert put forth in their traveling Good vs. Evil roadshow, makes its big debut at this weekend's Salon du Chocolat. Philadelphia's Inquirer spills the beans on the the bar, which is the culmination of more than a year's work from Ripert and Pennsylvania-based chocolatier Christopher Curtin's Eclat. To create it, the two trekked deep into jungles of Peru in search of an elusive type of wild-growing cacao believed extinct since 1916.
Don't go running out to buy them just yet. Each 2.6-ounce bar will retail for $18 — and the sky-high price reflects not only the scarcity of the Peruvian Pure Nacional cacao, whose pods bear both white and dark beans, that they were forged from, but the painstaking steps across three continents the Eclat owner took to see the project through. From Peru where Curtin hand-selected the beans, the raw materials were processed in Switzerland, and ultimately melted, tempered, and molded at Eclat's HQ in the Philly suburbs. And with its rollout, you can now add chocolate to the expanding Anthony Bourdain brand. Here's hoping this doesn't go the same way as it did with No Reservations and Cadillac.


Maverick encourages a yoga of contemplative exploration. Though physical in part, his practice is ultimately one of the mind and heart. It is a way of questioning. It never fixates. And it moves towards stillness. It is essentially a yoga of embodied self-reflection.
For Maverick, poses are not answers. They are questions, and so they are approached as questions would be: with method, contemplation, and an open mind. Each pose is explored simply and fully. Every movement in a class is developed practically and with attention to detail. Classes are designed with no prerequisites or levels – each class has been crafted simply as an experience.
Through such classes, Maverick hopes to demonstrate and explore a yoga of life's vicissitudes. His focus is simple, practical and inquisitive. It points towards one essential question: What does well-being feel like?
Maverick's technique is grounded in bodyworks, martial arts, practical anatomy, non-sectarian meditation, and Somatics. It is an eclectic approach crafted precisely to fit that most eclectic of questions. His intention is to help students establish clear objectives in practice and to inspire them to move closer towards physical and mental well-being.