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Hallmark is making *34* Christmas movies this year — and for them, Christmas starts October 27th
Nicole Cord-Cruz
Let's be real here. When it comes to Christmas movies, Hallmark is — and always will be — the undisputed champion. Watching Hallmark's holiday films — including the cheesy ones, which is like, all of them, but in the best way — is practically the same as being wrapped in a warm hug. They're the coziest, most nostalgic things in the world of television, and we bet the Ebenezer Scrooges of the world secretly love indulging in them.
This year, Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries are bringing their A-game by unveiling not just 10, not 20, but a whopping THIRTY FREAKING FOUR original Christmas films, proving once again that they're the gift that keeps on giving. No, but actually, because this is a step up from last year's 33 films and 2016's 28 Yuletide flicks.
Twenty-two out of the 34 movies will premiere on the Hallmark Channel, while the rest will air on its sister network, Entertainment Weekly reports. And we're so happy to inform you that Christmas will arrive *extra early* this year, as these films will start rolling out before you even put your Halloween decorations out. Hallmark's "Countdown to Christmas" begins on October 27th, while HMM's "Most Wonderful Movies of Christmas" campaign starts on November 4th.
Mark your calendars accordingly.
The holiday fanfare will feature a bunch of familiar faces, including Danica McKellar who starred in last year's Coming Home for Christmas. Kellie Martin will be at the forefront of HMM's tentatively titled Vet, which tells "an emotional story of heroism and homecoming." And I don't know about you, but that sounds like our type of Christmas jam.
While October is still months and months away, you could always tune into the networks' half-Christmas specials, which will include re-airings of your favorite Hallmark holiday classics. HMM's "Gold Crown Christmas" will run from June 29th to July 8th, while the Hallmark Channel's "Keepsake Christmas" will air from July 6th to July 15th.
Happy early Christmas, people!
By Nicole Cord-Cruz
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Mastering - Why you should get YOUR CD Mastered!
Ah, Mastering – There seems to be somewhat of a mystique surrounding this finalizing process in the audio world! CD Mastering, what is it? Who does it? What is involved? How is it done? Why is it done? When should mastering be applied to your final CD? When shouldn't it be done? Why should you pay to have this fairly expense process done to your music project? Let's examine the answers to these questions and more.
CD Mastering, what is it?
I'll try to give you a concise general definition of mastering. It is the process by which one or more musical recordings are prepared for commercial replication by any number of audio processes, determined by a mastering engineer, which will bring the recording up to commercial standards.
It must be "determined by a mastering engineer" because there are so many variations in the sonic fabric of a recording that only a seasoned recording engineer can best make the judgment on how to proceed to attain the final master. Making musical decisions is one thing (best left to the recording artist or producer), but making final sonic mastering decisions is another (best left to a professional mastering engineer). It is also a plus to have another "ear" listen to your work of art and help make the final product as good as it can be.
You know, it would be hard to list all the possible scenarios of audio or digital mastering and the processes that would be used to accomplish the task. But, there are a number of basic things that are addressed during mastering. So let me outline what typically might be done upon receiving a recording and processing it into a final CD Master.
1.	First it is transferred into a digital audio workstation (DAW). In doing this, you keep it at the highest resolution possible (maybe 96kHz @ 24bits).
2.	Then the songs are arranged in the final CD order.
3.	Each song is check for sonic quality, and judgments are made to optimize frequency response, clarity, low end, crispness, high end, mid frequency mud, etc. Then the processes are applied to correct or improve these sonic elements. This could include, but is not limited to, EQ, compression, peak limiting, multi-band compression, aural exciting, de-essing, volume, pan, parametric EQ, notch filtering, expansion, glitch removal, noise removal, and so forth.
4.	Each song is optimized for volume. Consideration is made for the genre of music and what volume level it must be to compete with other similar commercially available CDs that are out there.
5.	Transitions are established. This would include fade-ins, fade-outs, cross-fades, spacing between songs, and removal of any noises between songs.
6.	Song markers are set for each song.
7.	Titles and artist credits are imbedded with the CD and each song.
8.	Final CD masters are created, CD back-up and file back-ups are archived.
9.	A final CD master is sent to the client for approval.
10.	Upon approval, a CD master might be sent directly to the CD manufacturing plant for replication.
Mastering uses any and all of the best audio tools available. Mastering engineers may use any number of high-end outboard rack mount hardware processors or audio software plug-ins to analyze and correct sonic deficiencies. Their aim is to draw out the best possible results with the tools they have. This takes experience and some of the very best equipment available.
One thing for sure is that the monitor system that is used to measure and evaluate the sound being manipulated is a trusted and fine tuned instrument itself. Monitor systems used are known entities that are calibrated to a fine detail. They are used every day with intimate knowledge of how they reproduce certain frequencies and how their reproduction will equate to reproduction on other systems in the "real world". In other words, if it sounds great in the mastering studio, it will sound great on most any system (within reason of course). That is the goal. Sometimes the mastering process will make a vast sonic difference. Of course some times very little needs to be done. Many times a little goes a long way to help put the final touches on an awesome product that needed a little extra polish to make it sizzle!
After reading the above, it might seem obvious why mastering is important. But, let me list the benefits lest you have doubts.
Mastering allows a second objective audio professional with a "golden ear" to make improvements to your masterpiece.
It will bring your musical product up to a commercial standard so it will compare to competing professional CDs.
The mastering process will hopefully correct any sonic problems before releasing it to the public.
Besides the fact that these days mastering is an almost required step in the process of cutting an album or CD, most artists just want an edge on their competition - anything that will help set them apart and make their recording better. The converse, of course, is also true – those that don't master their CDs usually don't sound as good. Why take a chance?
It is a small price to pay for such a great improvement. Mastering is truly "the final step" in producing a professional CD. It should not be overlooked!
When should mastering be applied to your final CD?
Answer – ALWAYS! It's as simple as that.
When shouldn't mastering be done?
When the stereo mix is so compressed that little or nothing can be done to help the recording.
Or, when the original recording is of so poor quality even miracles can't help it.
Or, when the source material or media has digital glitches or audio damage that can't be fixed.
Or, ------ you get the idea. Sometimes one must face the music and realize it's back to the mixing board and time to re-record what can't be repaired. Mastering is not magic! And mastering engineers are not miracle workers. There's an old saying that you can't polish a turd.
Why should you pay to have this fairly expense process done to your music project?
Because it's worth it! Again it's a small price to pay for the reassurance that your project will stand up to other CDs on a commercial level. Airplay will only be given professional artists that come up to snuff and meet the standard that everyone else has met. Let's face it, this is a business and no one wants to fool around with amateurs. Mastering is part of the process of recording and delivering music to the marketplace! It's worth every penny you pay for it.


Weplay Octagon Creative Blocks Set of 12 can be used to fence sandboxes, ball pools or simply as building blocks. The blocks come in multiple colors of bright red, yellow, blue, and green. They have nonslip feet and children can make paths or walk on them.
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Indonesia: Gunmen board LPG tanker at Merak Anchorage
Three men armed with guns and knives boarded an anchored LPG tanker at Merak Anchorage, Indonesia. The group tied up two crew members and stole spare engine parts before escaping. No injuries were reported.
PGI Analysis:
Robberies are commonly reported at Indonesian anchorages, particularly overnight when assailants take advantage of low visibility. Robbers are typically opportunistic and non-violent, although there is precedent for robbers to use force in the region.
Nigeria: Vessel approaches product tanker at Lagos Anchorage
A crew member on watch aboard an anchored product tanker at Lagos Anchorage, Nigeria raised the alarm after he heard the outboard motor of an approaching until vessel. The boat moved away upon hearing the alarm.
PGI Analysis: Nigerian waters remain high risk for criminality. Crew and vessels are vulnerable to opportunist thieves at anchorage and more sophisticated kidnap for ransom attacks, which typically occur 10 – 150 nautical miles off Nigeria's coastline. At Lagos, the creation of the Lagos Secure Anchorage Area (LSAA) has reduced the threat of piracy to vessels waiting to berth at Lagos, and criminal groups typically target vessels waiting outside the LSAA and at Lagos port complex where security is poor.
Brazil: Authorities seize 363 kg of drugs at Santos Port
Authorities seized 363 kg of cocaine hidden inside orange oil barrels at Santos port. Authorities found the drugs during a selected cargo inspection with the aid of sniffer dogs in one of the port's terminals. The narcotics were bound for Belgium, according to local authorities.
Brazil: Truck drivers partially block Santos port access
A group of about 20 truck drivers partially blocked access to Santos port during a protest in the early hours of 10 December. The protest was organised to denounce a Supreme Court ruling which suspended fines against transportations companies that failed to pay minimum fees to drivers. The fees were introduced by President Michel Temer in May to settle a dispute with the truck drivers during a highly disruptive strike that lasted 11 days. Social media reports indicate that the drivers are organising a nationwide large-scale protest on 20 January.
Iran: President Rouhani threatens to close Strait of Hormuz
President Hassan Rouhani threatened that Iranian forces would close the Strait of Hormuz to oil vessels if the US prevents Iran from exporting oil. The threat comes amid the re-imposition of US sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme. Rouhani made the same threat in July after the US announced its withdrawal from an international agreement with Iran.
Libya: Bad weather shuts eastern oil ports
The eastern Libyan oil ports of Es Sider, Ras Lanuf, Brega and Zueitina have been closed since 5 December due to bad weather, including high waves. Storage capacity is critically full at the Zawiya terminal which serves the Sharara oil field, which has forced a reduction in output at Libya's largest oil field, Sharara. Several terminals were closed on 30 November-2 December due to bad weather and it was not immediately clear when authorities would reopen the terminals.
Malaysia: Police arrest seven suspected extremists linked to IS, ASG
Police say they have thwarted terrorist plots with the arrest of seven individuals with suspected links to the Islamic State (IS) militant group and the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) across four states, the Straits Times newspaper reported. A police chief said the suspects, comprising five Malaysians and two Filipinos, were arrested in Kelantan, Sabah, Selangor and Kedah, according to the newspaper. The arrests were reportedly made in various operations between 19 November and 28 November. The arrests come after eight suspected terrorists were arrested in a series of raids between 30 October and 12 November in Sabah and Putrajaya.
Morocco: Coast guard intercepts 72 migrants in Mediterranean
The coast guard said it had intercepted 72 migrants in the Mediterranean, without providing the exact location of the operation. Migrant departures from Morocco towards Spain have increased in 2018, as other transit countries have stepped up anti-human trafficking measures.
Somalia: Indian ship seizes arms, ammunition off coast
An Indian navy ship seized arms and ammunition during an anti-piracy operation at an undisclosed location in the Gulf of Aden. Four assault rifles and one light machine gun were seized on the pirate vessel, local media Radio Shabelle reported. It was not immediately clear how many suspects were arrested. The threat of piracy remains high in the Gulf of Aden despite regular anti-piracy operations.
Ukraine: Berdyansk, Mariupol ports move to four-day working week due to Kerch Strait blockage
Due to ongoing blockage by Russian security forces of vessels passing through the Kerch Strait, the Ukrainian Azov Sea ports of Berdyansk and Mariupol have switched to a four-day working week, with reduced staff numbers. Infrastructure minister Volodymyr Omelyan stated on social media that the two ports' freight traffic has nearly halved. On 25 November, Russia seized Ukrainian naval vessels and crew in the Kerch Strait and blocked Ukrainian vessels bound for Berdyansk and Mariupol from passing through the straight. Although freight traffic has since resumed, it remains curtailed and has not reached pre-crisis levels.
Ukraine: Washington may deploy warship to Black Sea amid Kerch Strait tensions
The US has begun preparations to deploy a warship to the Black Sea amid tensions following Russia's seizure of Ukrainian naval vessels and personnel off Crimea on 25 November, CNN reported, citing unnamed US officials. The US military has reportedly asked the state department to notify Turkey of its potential plan to sail the warship into the Black Sea. Although the preparations mean that the US Navy has the option of deploying a warship, this does not mean that this option will be selected.
United Arab Emirates: Court fines, jails four sailors over fuel smuggling
The Ras Al Khaimah criminal court convicted four sailors of smuggling 700 tonnes of petroleum product into the UAE. The court sentenced two sailors to jail for two years and two other sailors to jail for six months. The sailors were also ordered to pay a fine of USD 40,100. The charges come after Ras Al Khaimah coast guards saw a vessel supplying fuel to a fishing boat on an unconfirmed date.
United Kingdom: Authorities rescue six suspected migrants in the Dover Strait
Coastguards and lifeboat crew rescued six suspected migrants from a small vessel in the Channel's Dover Strait, bringing them ashore at Dover, according to the BBC. Personnel were reportedly alerted to the presence of the migrants, thought to be from Iran, at 0330 hrs local time. The Home Office has not released further details about the incident. More than 100 migrants, most of them Iranian, apparently crossed the Channel from France in November.
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A former editor for Forbes and the Financial Times, for 27 years Eamonn Fingleton monitored East Asian finance and economics from a base in Tokyo. In September 1987 he issued the first of several predictions of the Tokyo banking crash and went on in Blindside, a controversial 1995 analysis that was praised by J.K. Galbraith and Bill Clinton, to show that a fast deindustrializing America was losing the lead in advanced manufacturing to Japan.
His 1999 book In Praise of Hard Industries: Why Manufacturing, Not the Information Economy, Is the Key to Future Prosperity anticipated the American dot.com crash of 2000 and warned of the dangers of new financial instruments.
In his 2008 book In the Jaws of the Dragon: America's Fate in the Coming Era of Chinese Hegemony, he challenged the conventional view that China is converging to Western economic and political norms and attitudes. His works have been translated into French, Russian, Korean, Japanese, and Chinese. As a member of an American stock exchange delegation to Beijing in 1986, he became one of the few Western journalists to have met China's supreme leader Deng Xiaoping. His books have been read into the U.S. Senate record and named among the ten best business books of the year by Business Week and Amazon.com.
He left Tokyo in 2012, after 27 years, and now divides his time between central Dublin and the fishing village of Greencastle in Donegal. His constant companion is a saluki named Cassandra.
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We're thrilled to be able to offer this full length dress from the exclusive boutique Mexicana. Formed by renowned fashion illustrator Alfredo Bouret and London-based couturier John Cavanagh, it was home to some of the most dazzling dresses of the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Bouret was born in Mexico in 1926, a love of fashion and illustration earned him a scholarship, which took him to Paris during the golden age of couture. Before long his illustrations were in demand and he was created work for Coco Chanel, Dior, Pierre Balmain, and Valentino. His talent was such that he was one of the few granted unique access to the reclusive Balencianga's collections.
Most of all people adored Bouret's illustrations of native costume from Mexico. This was brought to the fore in 1968 when the Olympics were hosted in Mexico City and people wanted to reference the countries textiles in their clothes.
Bouret was working in London for English Vogue when the couturier John Cavanagh asked him to form a boutique on London's Lower Sloane Street.
Mexicano delighted London audiences with garments that celebrated Mexican art and culture, combined with the ultra contemporary silhouettes of the time.
It was a wonderful surprise to get hold of a Mexicano dress, it is exceptional in its construction and styling. It remains modern and fresh; more than enough to stand out for all of the right reasons, today.
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I worked in Mexican 25 very happy years.
I was married in a beautiful white Mexicana dress bought in Lower Sloane Street in April 1980, the dress is as beautiful today as it was then.
Hi Mary Merewether, I am selling (on Ebay) a white Mexicana dress which was my Mom's from the 1980's wonder if it might be similar to your one.


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Nadarajah Vasanthan
Professor and Chair of Chemistry and Biochemistry
B.Sc., University of Jaffna (Sri Lanka)M.A., City College of New York, CUNYM.Phil., PhD. The Graduate Center, CUNY
nadarajah.vasanthan@liu.eduhttp://myweb.liu.edu/~nmatsuna/faculty/nadar/nadar.html
Dr. Nadarajah Vasanthan is a Professor and Chair of Chemistry Department at Long Island University's Brooklyn Campus. He received his B.Sc. (Hon) in chemistry from the University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka in 1986 and his MA and Ph.D. in chemistry from the City University of New York in 1993. Dr. Vasanthan completed his post-doctoral training at North Carolina State University (1993-1995) with Professor Alan Tonelli in the area of fiber and polymer science. Prior to joining with Long Island University in 2004, he worked as a senior scientist at AlliedSignal and TRI/Princeton from 1995 to 2004. Dr. Vasanthan teaches undergraduate courses in general and physical chemistry and graduate courses in inorganic and polymer chemistry. He supervised about 25 graduate students during his tenure at Long Island University. Dr. Vasanthan specializes in physical chemistry of polymers, polymer physics and spectroscopy of polymers. The primary research activities in his group focus on (1) structure development of polymer films and fibers; (2) formation and characterization of polymer nanocomposites; (3) inclusion compounds; (4) antimicrobial polymers and (5) effect of microstructure on degradation of biodegradable polymers. Professor Vasanthan is a member of several professional organizations including the American Chemical Society, Fiber Society and New York Academy of Science. He has published about 80 research papers in journals such as Macromolecules, ACS-Omega, Journal of Physical Chemistry, Journal of Polymer Science, Polymer Physics and Polymer. His research has been cited over 1500 times. He has also received several grants for his research activities at Long Island University.
Polymer and Physical Chemistry
Control-release of antimicrobial sophorolipid employing different biopolymer matrices. Solaiman, D.K.Y., Ashby, R.D., Zerkowski, J.A., Krishnama, A., Vasanthan, N. Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology, 2015, 4, 342.
Formation of poly (3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) inclusion compound with urea and unusual crystallization behavior of coalesced PHB. P. Ravindran and N. Vasanthan. Macromolecules, 2015, 48, 3080.
Effect of hydrophilicity of clay on cold crystallization of poly(trimethylene terephthalate) nanocomposites. A. Krishnama, N. Vasanthan, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 2015, 54, 8183.
Effect of clay on melt crystallization, crystallization kinetics and spherulitic morphology of poly(trimethylene terephthalate) nanocomposites. Thermochimica Acta, 2015, 617, 152.
Infrared and Raman Spectroscopic Characterization of Oriented Semicrystalline Polymer Films and Fibers. N. Vasanthan, Applied Spectroscopy, 2016, 11, 27.
Surface Modification and Antimicrobial Properties of Cellulose Nanocrystals. Y. Bespalova, N. Vasanthan. J. Appl Polym. Sci, 2017, 134, 44789.
Crystallization and alkaline hydrolysis of poly(3- hydroxybutyrate)films probed by thermal analysis and infrared spectroscopy. A. Tapadiya, N. Vasanthan. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2017, 102, 1130.
Crystallization Studies of Poly (trimethylene terephthalate)/Silica Nanocomposites Prepared by Sol-Gel Technique. A. Bodempudi and N. Vasanthan. ACS Omega, 2018, 3, 17804.
Crystal-to-Crystal Transition and the Structure Development of Electrospun Poly(ethylene 2,6 naphthalate) (PEN) Nanofibers from Solution. M. Yaman, P. Lu and N. Vasanthan. J. Phys. Chem B, 2019, 123, 5954.
Effect of cellulose nanocrystals on crystallization, morphology and phase transition of polyamide 6. S. Aitha and N. Vasanthan. Polymer Composite, 2020, 27, 371.
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Oroboro's "Starlight Glimmer and Sunset Shimmer Are Dead"
23 Friday Sep 2016
author: Oroboro, comedy, crossover, random
I'm stuck inside today's story, trying to find a way out. (Please send help.)
Starlight Glimmer and Sunset Shimmer Are Dead
[Comedy] [Crossover] [Random] • 3,837 words
Two magical prodigies cast in Twilight's shadow stumble about in somepony else's story and try to find meaning in their lives.
An affectionate parody of Tom Stoppard's Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead. Which is in itself an absurdist and existentialist parody of Hamlet.
FROM THE CURATORS: With many of our featured authors, we face a difficult choice of which of their RCL-quality stories to spotlight — and in this case, we decided that good things come in small packages. "I've been trying for months now to work up a pitch for either of Oroboro's 100,000+ word epics, The Heart of an Author or Fractured Sunlight, but this story displays all the author's positives without making anyone take a week off to read it," AugieDog said.
Chief among those positives was Oroboro's way with words. "My favorite part of this is how the dialogue changes when it stops being 'their story'," Present Perfect said. "Everyone talks like an overblown stage actor; it's quirky and marvelous and just a fascinating way to show what's going on." That deft touch extended from the small touches to some larger ones. "This story certainly chooses its fourth-wall breaks well, and every one of them got a grin out of me," Horizon said. "The narrator judging the story with 'Then she galloped off to save her marefriend or whatever' was a great blend of subtle and satirical. And I love that it effortlessly shifts back and forth from that sort of hilarity to sober discussions of stories and our role in them."
Our biggest debate was over how authentic this was to the source that it drew from. "This does just enough to distinguish itself from R&GAD to be a fresh take on the subject," Chris said, "but I don't think this makes any cogent statement about secondary realities or fictional existence the same way the source material does." To AugieDog, however, that was a positive: "This takes the idea of the existential metadrama and makes it absolutely Pony," he said. "Yes, Starlight and Sunset come to realize that the story they're in isn't about them at all, but their reactions to this state of affairs are nicely free of angst, and the ending gives the two more leeway than Rosencrantz and Guildenstern get in the last scene of their play." And Horizon thought this was best evaluated as its own story rather than as a statement on Stoppard's play: "Whether or not this is meaningful in the meta, it's profound in the small and does make a statement in the large. Like any good crossover, it stakes out ground of its own in between its two sources."
Read on for our author interview, in which Oroboro discusses normal speaking voices, great lunches, and Japanese-accented orcs.


In July, the gallery will feature the work of the 40 winners of the 21st annual juried National Photography Competition.
Jenna Mulhall-Brereton of Oreland, PA received 2nd place and 3rd place went to Tracy Hoffman of Chappaqua, NY.
In the front gallery, on exhibit, is the 3rd annual B&H Event Space Portfolio Development Exhibition. The five month workshop series takes place at B&H's Event Space and is run and organized by Deborah Gilbert and David Brommer. The series is taught by a variety of speakers including Soho Photo artists Lois Youmans and Sandra Carrion. The free workshops cover a variety of subjects, with an emphasis on preparing a portfolio for gallery submission. This year's series gave participants the added challenge of creating, not just images along a theme, but also telling a photo story. Many participants flourished, taking on serious subjects and telling important stories. B&H will publish a magazine of their stories benefiting NYC SALT (a non-profit photography and digital technology education group that helps at-risk high school kids in New York City). Previous Portfolio Development participants have gone on to win competitions, publish books and have solo shows.


Property Location Located in Broken Arrow, Towneplace Suites by Marriott Broken Arrow is a 4-minute drive from Battle Creek Golf Club and 6 minutes from RHEMA Bible Training College. This aparthotel is 11.3 mi (18.1 km) from Woodward Park and 11.7 mi (18.8 km) from Philbrook Museum of Art.Rooms Make yourself at home in one of the 97 air-conditioned rooms featuring kitchenettes with refrigerators and stovetops. Complimentary wired and wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming provides entertainment. Conveniences include desks and microwaves, and housekeeping is provided daily.Amenities Don't miss out on recreational opportunities including an outdoor pool and a fitness center. Additional features at this aparthotel include complimentary wireless Internet access, gift shops/newsstands, and a picnic area.Dining Grab a bite from the snack bar/deli serving guests of Towneplace Suites by Marriott Broken Arrow. A complimentary continental breakfast is included.Business, Other Amenities Featured amenities include a business center, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk. Free self parking is available onsite.


Cleaning is a chore that most children are forced to do. Some children who perform these chores may be rewarded in various ways if they are those lucky kids. As an adult, regardless of how you do the work the best way, you will not get any reward. Regardless of the nature of what you do, you will spend your free time to do cleaning in the home. Unfortunately, cleaning is about having to do the work regardless of how boring it may seem.
It is important that you start with a work list to help you more. When you are out in public, and you should count the number of people with headphones. When you are listening to music, you will get energized to perform the task. You can choose the best music that will boost your moods the best. You can easily download these songs from various websites.
You should put on a movie as this will help you to zone out. By doing this, you will not even realize that you are doing any job. Such work like washing dishes and folding laundry can be matched with an interesting movie that will make the process fun. Get the best movies from various homepages and sites.
Since you don't expect any allowance from parents anymore, you should find a way of treating yourself. Before you start the process, it is good to figure out the way you will reward yourself. You may decide to buy yourself what you love using often including chocolate ice cream or any other thing. You will go out there and visit various stores to get yourself what you want the most. Such rewards will help boost your moods when doing cleanliness.
When working at home, you will always need some calories that you will burn. For those people who want to lose weight, this can be an interesting way. If you are doing hoarding works, for example, it will be best to put in a little more elbow grease. It will be best if you find the best way to ensure that you will have the best of your goals developed from constant learning. This will help you to achieve the best results in your house and also with your health.


Croydon is a large town in the part of Greater London that used to be Surrey.
St. John`s Church, with a 15th century tower, was rebuilt by George Gilbert Scott in the 1860s.
The Archbishop`s Palace dates from the 14th century, and was used by the Archbishops of of Canterbury. This is now the Old Palace School.
Whitgift`s almshouse was founded in 1596.
Fairfield Halls, completed in 1962, is one of the country`s best known concert halls.
Croydon Airport was London`s airport from the 1920s until it closed in 1959. Amy Johnson took off from here on her record breaking flight to Australia in 1930.
Croydon now has an extensive modern tram system.
Among the prominent people born in Croydon are Peggy Ashcroft, actress; Lionel Atwill, actor; Richard Briers, actor; Mark Butcher, England cricketer; C. B. Fry, England crickter and footballer; Roy Hudd, comedian; David Lean, film director; Kirsty MacColl, singer; and Kate Moss, model.
Samuel Coleridge Taylor, composer, died at Croydon.
The first Sainsburys self service store opened in Croydon in 1950.
Blue Badge Guide Colin Crosby is available to lead Guided Walks around Croydon for groups.


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Oct. 7 letters to the editor
By Letters to the Editor | Bay Area News Group
PUBLISHED: October 6, 2015 at 12:23 p.m. | UPDATED: August 15, 2016 at 9:43 a.m.
All children killed by guns worth our grief
What is the minimum number of kids shot at one time to make us care about them, America?
Maybe those lamenting another tragic school shooting could take a minute or two to decry the decades of shootings by gangs and drug dealers that have killed off our nation's young people, usually children of color, for the past five decades.
These kids, picked off one at a time, are just as dead and their loss is just as great. Yet, no president has cried for them, no one has called for stronger gun laws because of the violence that has left whole neighborhoods suffering from decades of post-traumatic stress, and made kids afraid just to leave the house every day for school.
Claire Lomax
Separating church and state is critical
I wish to comment on the Kim Davis issue that both Ted Cruz and Mike Huckabee alluded to in political campaign speeches. If either one of these flunkies gets elected to the presidency, I fear for our country.
Cruz and Huckabee did not pay attention in their civics class. Freedom of religion and civil rights are not the same law. Kim Davis has a job issuing marriage licenses. It is not her job to judge the would-be recipients' values or religious beliefs.
I am a Christian and if a same-sex couple wanted to marry in our church, I would vote no. Yet, I would fight to give them the same civil rights that I enjoy.
The key is separation of church and state. That's what makes our country great.
Mary Tovar
Proper punishment is only real answer
Once upon a time it was referred to as monkey-see, monkey-do. Kids at a school in Tuolumne were taken into custody for plotting to kill some of their teachers and classmates. It sounds very much like they've decided to follow the example of so many others, going all the way back to Columbine. It's really a shame that such dastardly acts have gained such wide acceptance.
A reporter said the names of the students would not be released because they are juveniles. In fact, they are criminals and terrorists and they should be treated as such. What's going to happen to those juveniles? What would be the results of their planned actions, if they'd been able to kill or injure 20 or more people? One thing is certain: Anyone they killed would be no less dead than if they were killed by a 45-year-old.
Gun laws don't keep guns away from the criminal-minded any more than drug laws keep drugs away from addicts.
Appropriate consequences is the only answer.
Clyde E. Albert
More investigation of donations needed
If I'm running for office and I have donors who have maxed out their contributions to me, I can ask them to donate to another candidate in a different race. That candidate with maxed out donors will ask his donors to do the same for me. This way we circumvent campaign finance limits.
What I'd like to know is, if Alameda County Assistant District Attorney Sharmin Bock's and former state Sen. Leland Yee's shared donors were already maxed out on their original candidate. And if so, why did Yee's donors all of a sudden make contributions to Bock after her race was already over? I suppose we'll never know, since there apparently was no outside investigation, only an internal one by Bock's own office.
Karen McNeil
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It is the age of the customer, and manufacturers of all kinds are looking to establish a direct relationship with the end user of their products. While an eCommerce site can take be extremely flexible, one thing is always consistent: B2B eCommerce is not B2C eCommerce. Large catalog requirements, complex product offerings, or custom part numbers alone can be enough to differentiate from B2C. Add in contract-negotiated pricing for customers, geographically restricted product offerings, volume discounts, and you can further delineate between the requirements of a B2B versus B2C eCommerce experience.
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The B2B eCommerce opportunity is unique in that it fills a variety of needs and goals for manufacturers. The most cited statistic of the "B2B eCommerce Opportunity" is that the global B2B online selling market is at least twice that of the B2C market, coming in at $6.7T+ per year by 2020. But increase in revenue isn't the only opportunity for manufacturers using a B2B eCommerce solution. Reducing the cost to serve any given customer by enabling self-service options previously fulfilled by internal customer service representatives, salespeople, and other staff can be moved online to be accessible by customers any time of the day, no matter where they are. Price and stock availability checks, status of an open order, freight tracking, and RMAs are just some of the many self-service options available to a customer through eCommerce. Better yet, the time being saved can be used by the sales team to better serve the customers, by introducing new product lines, complimentary items, or simply using the time to reach out to more customers.
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Make your customer's jobs easier.
Johan, a procurement manager, constantly buys "stock" items for his business. Since ABC Manufacturing has a nice eCommerce experience, Johan can easily look up his last stock order, click re-order, and adjust quantities as needed. He can also check the shipment status of a custom order placed on behalf of a customer, and download the associated invoices, all without having to call his direct sales team.
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Melissa, a procurement manager at TopWing Aircraft Builders has been ordering from your organization for years. Using your new eCommerce experience for the first time, she goes to a commonly-used product page that you created on your website. On the product detail page, she notices a "related products" section that shows additional products that she might be interestedin. Looking to simplify her ordering processes and vendors, she now orders that product from your company as well.
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ANNAPOLIS — With a global economy high-speed internet and broadband service are the great equalizer. However, when reliable, affordable high-speed internet is not available, which is often is the case in Maryland's rural areas, that equalizer becomes a barrier — a barrier to economic development for businesses, educational opportunities for students, specialized health care for patients and increased efficiency for agricultural producers.
On Wednesday, May 24, the Regional Rural Broadband Forum will be presented by event partners the Rural Maryland Council and USDA Rural Development. The forum will take place from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Governor Calvert House, 58 State Circle, Annapolis.
The forum unofficially kicks off the work by special task force enacted by Maryland's General Assembly. The task force, named the Task Force on Rural Internet, Broadband, Wireless and Cellular Service, is led by Charlotte Davis, executive director, Rural Maryland Council. Over the next several months, the task force will research redundancies and gaps in service and funding options needed to bring digital equity to rural Maryland. By November the task force will report its findings and recommendations to Governor Larry Hogan.
• Investing in Last Mile Service — How New York's "Broadband for All" initiative is using previously unaccepted Connect America Fund Phase II grant dollars to make sure every rural New Yorker can access high-speed internet. Robert R. Puckett, President, New York State Telecommunications Association, will be the presenter.
• Connect America Fund (CAF) Phase II Funds: The Practical Challenges — An overview of how communities can support organizations interested in using unaccepted Connect America Fund Phase II grant funds to expand broadband access in underserved rural areas. This presentation will be led by Mike Romano, Senior Vice President of Industry Affairs & Business Development NTAC, The Rural Broadband Association.
"You would be hard pressed to find someone who wouldn't agree that providing affordable, high-speed internet is important no matter where you live," said Davis. "The real rub is how to make it happen. Does it become a public utility? What is the base level service that everyone should have? All these questions and more are crucial.
"Our goal through the new task force is to develop not only a plan, but also a way to pay for the execution of a plan. This forum is the first step to this very important work," she added.
For more information on the Regional Rural Broadband Forum, call 410-841-5774 or visit rural.maryland.gov.


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Dress Code: How To Dress For Work
Sadie Stein
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How to dress for work
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Dressing like a grown-up
Work. Chances are, you will find yourself employed at some point in your life, but dressing appropriately for your workplace can be a tricky endeavor. As a part of our ongoing Dress Code series, we're helping you navigate these waters.
Dress Code: How To Shop Like A Grown-Up
In the immortal words of Mark Twain, "Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no…
Starting a job — hell, staying at a job — is hard enough without feeling uncomfy or worrying about what you're wearing. There are no hard and fast rules that apply for every person at every job (and please, don't hesitate to send in more specific queries so we can get down to brass tacks). But before we tackle specifics on the shark-filled waters of workplace wardrobes, there are a few general pointers for people feeling really overwhelmed or who are starting from scratch (or near to it). These tips should guide you as you shop for office-friendly outfits, and work for the typical workplace (uber-casual offices excluded).
Dress to feel like yourself.
I feel like I'm playing dress-up in a suit, and did even more so right out of college. If you look uncomfortable, it more than overrides the professionalism of a getup.
"Professional" doesn't mean "dowdy," it doesn't mean "feminine," it doesn't mean "expensive."
It means exactly what it sounds like: dressing to do your job in a well-groomed and non-distracting fashion. No one is forcing anyone into sexy-secretary getups, here.
You can dress for work on the cheap.
Avoid cheap prints, for the most part, but with a little tailoring, dirt-cheap solids can work. I am also a serious advocate of second-hand.
Don't try to build a wardrobe all at once.
I know this is hard advice to follow if you're fresh out of school and just have sweatshirts. But buy the bare minimum — say, pants, a skirt, a blazer and a pair of shoes — and get a sense of what your office is like and what feels right on you in that environment. You've got time and you'll make better choices.
When in doubt, just don't do denim.
Unless you're that person who always wears jeans and rocks them and that's your thing (in which case you have it figured out and don't need any guidelines anyway), I'd say just take that huge hunk of guesswork off the table. After all, we're talking about making this as easy as possible, and even if "dark denim" or pencil skirts or something is just fine for your office, you want to get to a point where you don't ever need to wonder if something's appropriate.
Ditto for jersey.
It's easy, it's cheap, it's comfy, yes, and it can even look great. But unless you've got the whole office-dressing thing down cold, it's just too risky: it can easily look sloppy and, let's face it, American Apparel doesn't care about office appropriateness. (Tees and shells under stuff are, obviously, an exception. Oh, and underpants.)
Not everyone wears heels.
For many they're too girly, for others too hard to walk in. You certainly don't need to. But! If you're really stumped, or feel like you look young and if you'retrying to find the formula to a professional uniform, a pair of sensible, comfy (yes, it's relative) low heels is a good shortcut. Now, if it's not you: don't do it! This holds true for everything, but especially this. For me, as a small and young-looking woman, they were a big help in workplace dressing. And we're going to cover walking in them, for those who are interested.
Stick with closed toes.
Whatever shoes you wear, don't do open-toed. (Again, I'm making these absolute because we're going for the clearest possible set of guidelines here.) It can look weird with the wrong tights and in warm months you need a pedicure. Just one less thing to question.
Pantyhose are tricky.
This is a tough one, because I do realize this is largely a regional issue. If you're somewhere strict, like a law firm, wear them. I would say though that if you want to look reasonably youthful, nude hose are the absolute best way not to. Black tights, on the other hand, are everyone's friend. Lengthening with a black shoe, stylish with a contrast.
No shorts in the office.
This can go south in a few bad ways very quickly. And we're going for the confidence borne of certaintly.
No club clothes.
Do I need to say it? Avoid a lot of skin/cropped tops/miniskirts/those pants with 1" button plackets we all wore in the early aughts/crazy makeup/anything vinyl or sequined. But you know that.
When in doubt — or first starting out — create a "uniform."
For me, in the office, this was A-Line skirts, low heels and blouses. For someone else it might be wide-legged pants, Oxfords and, I don't know, a sweater vest. My point is, it takes the work - and the panic element - out of it.
Get decent underwear that fits.
It'll save you so much discomfort.
Now, let's get more specific!
THE BUSINESS-CASUAL OFFICE
"Business-casual," that alleged liberator from sartorial constraints, is in fact one of the most pernicious things of the modern era, with its vague guidelines and changing boundaries and unspoken rulebook. It's the thing I get asked about most frequently. Obviously the unspoken dress codes differ from job to job, industry to industry, office to office, state to state. Now, I'm hesitant to give you a must-have list of basics because I don't think any two women's are the same. (Although everyone should get an ok-looking coat, if you don't have one.) But a few general thoughts:
Ignore the "dress for the job you want" thing because with business-casual, the higher-ups are as at-sea as everyone else and besides, they can wear whatever they want. In any given office, you'll see a wild range of aesthetics and formality levels and total inconsistency and in short, it's confusing. Keep your blinders on and don't worry too much about everyone else.
That said: don't be afraid get tips from your coworkers. This is how everyone in my office ended up wearing the Limited "Editor Pant," which was affordable and unstuffy-professional.
Like I said, a "uniform" helped me. I got solid basics - blouses and skirts and black tights - from chain stores and had them tailored. I had one nice jacket to wear for businessy occasions. I got wool skirts for winter (Banana Republic Petites, mostly) and cotton ones for summer, and that was that. It could be pants. It could even be a dress. Whatever. I'm also all about establishing a color palette, but I'm crazy, so.
Believe the hype: a decent jacket pulls you together like nothing else. This need not be cheap and it need not be stuffy: I had a horror of "blazers" for years until I realized I didn't need to look like a boy at a Bar Mitzvah. (See the bolero below for an idea of what I mean.) As long as it buttons and fits across the shoulders (and a snap or two between buttons does wonders for the former!) it'll look okay.
Don't worry about impressing. Just stay neat. The office fashion-plate has a lot to live up to, anyway.
While ideally you aren't buying an entire wardrobe all at once, if you are, think slightly more structured or officey versions of what you already like to wear.
Add flair (not the Office Space kind.) This is the fun part of biz-casual. Once you have staples, you can add a nifty bag, a shoe, jewelry, what have you. This can be cheap. Although I sustained many an itchy neck in meetings from Forever21 necklaces, so be careful.
Let's look at some examples! What follows was, inspired by a friend, Elizabeth, who kind of has the balance down. She's a fan of the Wedding Present who reads Nietzsche for fun, but works for a finance magazine in a notoriously conservative city. In addition, she frequently has to be camera-ready.
You get the picture: it's a mix of prints (the dress, the blouse) and basics (the coat, the skirt) with enough personal touches (the bag, the jewelry) to keep it interesting. Classics are "enlivened" as we never actually say, with color. You'll notice the shapes are all pretty consistent, and because the color palette is too, everything works together. (And, in case you're wondering, almost all these items are under $100.)
THE OFFICE THAT'S ALL BUSINESS
While the most constraining, a serious office dress code takes a lot of the guesswork out of getting dressed. And while good suiting is expensive, it's a happy truth that many jobs that require it at least provide the compensation with which to purchase said suiting. I need not tell you that J. Crew and Banana Republic turn out sober suits at okay prices. A few other things to keep in mind:
The old saw that, wherever you buy a suit, you should buy all the components - skirt, pants, the works (unless you're against either skirts or pants, that is) - is a big help. You'll match.
The name of the game for suiting is tailoring, tailoring, tailoring, even on cheap suits. Any good dry-cleaner can do basic alterations.
Think about replacing buttons — this can transform a fast fashion suit into something respectable for all but the harshest lighting.
When in doubt, remember, per Chanel, that "refusal is all." If the neckline or the heel or anything at all is in question, just play it safe and go with the more conservative option.
Get a haircut you like and keep it up. That's 90% of looking groomed, anyway. (Okay, maybe 75%.)
Used is your friend! Suiting can be found on eBay and, even better, in consignment shops. Try "gently used," "tailored" and, of course, any brand you like as keywords. There's a lot of J.Crew and Banana Republic up there, too, and a little tailoring will make it yours.
See the above and apply to shoes and briefcases.
Cheap black looks less cheap than cheap brown.
Yes, you may have to wear pantyhose. Just go with it.
Ignore everything worn by Ally McBeal. The lawyers of Law and Order are okay, although sometimes their sweaters are a little form-fitting for the courtroom.
If you want to do "fun suits," I'm afraid they'll usually need to be pricier. Plenty of labels (think Ted Baker or Tom Nguyen) make creative suiting that's still totally professional, but it's hard to get away with cheap and fun.
"Businesslike" doesn't have to mean "mature." Just because you can, you don't need to wear pearls if you don't want to.
Specific ideas: I'm using as an example my friend Ajana, a lawyer in the NYC area with a lot of style who gets most of her staples from consignment shops, tailors them, and mixes them with affordable accessories. She likes purple.
IF YOU ARE A TEACHER
This is a notoriously tricky one, since one wants to preserve a nun-like state of modesty, not draw attention to one's clothes, and exude authority and maturity - all hard to reconcile with style.
Avoid distraction in clothes or jewelry or flair - it's not like most kids need an excuse, or extra ammunition (depending on the age and the kids.)
Unless you feel like it, that is. Teaching elementary school is one of the the only jobs, as my friend points out, where you can totally get away with a Christmas sweater. Or a fun necklace! Teens, however, are merciless.
The good thing is, you will be revered or reviled regardless, so you can't really take it as a comment on your aesthetic. I remember a totally unfounded and deeply unfair rumor that one very modestly-dressed middle-school teacher never wore a bra. There was nothing she could have done to prevent this.
Be consistent. I remember one science teacher (just out of college) who veered wildly between a suit and tie on some days, and jeans and a rugby shirt on others. This was highly distracting and mysterious. Most of my teachers, now that I think about it, did the uniform thing as strictly as anyone I've ever met, although we hardly noticed at the time - which is, I guess, the point.
Specific ideas: One of my friends, Catherine, who teaches high-school math, is especially genius at being totally adult while managing to be herself: she wears almost all vintage, or 40's shapes which, she says, are "flattering but inherently modest."
IF YOU WORK IN FASHION
In my opinion, this is actually the toughest one of all. If you work in a fashion environment, it's nearly impossible to keep up with the Wintours - you'd be broke. At the same time, people expect you to look the part. It's easy to either spend everything on a few "statement pieces" and live on Ramen, or else just give up. The thing I've heard over and over again from women in the industry - especially ones starting out - is that the easiest course of action is what I recommend in general: to develop a uniform of some kind - something that won't date, go out of fashion, or require too much thought. "Otherwise, I'd go crazy," says one who works for a big-name fashion mag. Black is always an option, as a million assistants and photographers can tell you. (Personally, I've always thought that if I ever had to work at Vogue, I'd promptly have four solid, identical dresses made in different sober colors, get a weird Colette haircut, and call it a day. ) Amber, who works in fashion PR despite "not being a natural fashionista," had a slightly different approach: she always - always - wears a plain white shirt, tailored men's-style trousers, and Oxfords. And yes, she looks awesome and takes all the guesswork out of it.
For those of us who work from home, it's a constant struggle to maintain our dignity and humanity and not just give up, sartorially-speaking, and wear pajamas. And it's true: it does help to be comfortable when you're working at a furious pace and sitting all day. But we need not regress to babyhood: knits, jerseys and layers - over comfy underwear, of course - look okay even if you need to hit the deli or talk to Jehovah's Witnesses.
And do I recommend actually laying out your wardrobes, digitally or otherwise? Well, yes — for those of you who are visual (or neurotic), it's very helpful. However, we all know you're not all going to do that, so that's why we're here! Got an interview? A different career altogether? A meetup with an ex? A family reunion? Hit me up with a specific wardrobe query and we'll put our virtual heads together and give it more specialized thought.
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1Proof
2Minkowski's integral inequality
3Reverse inequality
4Generalizations to other functions
Minkowski inequality
This article is about Minkowski's inequality for norms. For Minkowski's inequality in convex geometry, see Minkowski's first inequality for convex bodies.
In mathematical analysis, the Minkowski inequality establishes that the Lp spaces are normed vector spaces. Let S {\displaystyle S} be a measure space, let 1 ≤ p < ∞ {\displaystyle 1\leq p<\infty } and let f {\displaystyle f} and g {\displaystyle g} be elements of L p ( S ) . {\displaystyle L^{p}(S).} Then f + g {\displaystyle f+g} is in L p ( S ) , {\displaystyle L^{p}(S),} and we have the triangle inequality
‖ f + g ‖ p ≤ ‖ f ‖ p + ‖ g ‖ p {\displaystyle \|f+g\|_{p}\leq \|f\|_{p}+\|g\|_{p}}
with equality for 1 < p < ∞ {\displaystyle 1<p<\infty } if and only if f {\displaystyle f} and g {\displaystyle g} are positively linearly dependent; that is, f = λ g {\displaystyle f=\lambda g} for some λ ≥ 0 {\displaystyle \lambda \geq 0} or g = 0. {\displaystyle g=0.} Here, the norm is given by:
‖ f ‖ p = ( ∫ | f | p d μ ) 1 p {\displaystyle \|f\|_{p}=\left(\int |f|^{p}d\mu \right)^{\frac {1}{p}}}
if p < ∞ , {\displaystyle p<\infty ,} or in the case p = ∞ {\displaystyle p=\infty } by the essential supremum
‖ f ‖ ∞ = e s s s u p x ∈ S  | f ( x ) | . {\displaystyle \|f\|_{\infty }=\operatorname {ess\ sup} _{x\in S}|f(x)|.}
The Minkowski inequality is the triangle inequality in L p ( S ) . {\displaystyle L^{p}(S).} In fact, it is a special case of the more general fact
‖ f ‖ p = sup ‖ g ‖ q = 1 ∫ | f g | d μ , 1 p + 1 q = 1 {\displaystyle \|f\|_{p}=\sup _{\|g\|_{q}=1}\int |fg|d\mu ,\qquad {\tfrac {1}{p}}+{\tfrac {1}{q}}=1}
where it is easy to see that the right-hand side satisfies the triangular inequality.
Like Hölder's inequality, the Minkowski inequality can be specialized to sequences and vectors by using the counting measure:
( ∑ k = 1 n | x k + y k | p ) 1 / p ≤ ( ∑ k = 1 n | x k | p ) 1 / p + ( ∑ k = 1 n | y k | p ) 1 / p {\displaystyle {\biggl (}\sum _{k=1}^{n}|x_{k}+y_{k}|^{p}{\biggr )}^{1/p}\leq {\biggl (}\sum _{k=1}^{n}|x_{k}|^{p}{\biggr )}^{1/p}+{\biggl (}\sum _{k=1}^{n}|y_{k}|^{p}{\biggr )}^{1/p}}
for all real (or complex) numbers x 1 , … , x n , y 1 , … , y n {\displaystyle x_{1},\dots ,x_{n},y_{1},\dots ,y_{n}} and where n {\displaystyle n} is the cardinality of S {\displaystyle S} (the number of elements in S {\displaystyle S} ).
The inequality is named after the German mathematician Hermann Minkowski.
Proof[edit]
First, we prove that f + g {\displaystyle f+g} has finite p {\displaystyle p} -norm if f {\displaystyle f} and g {\displaystyle g} both do, which follows by
| f + g | p ≤ 2 p − 1 ( | f | p + | g | p ) . {\displaystyle |f+g|^{p}\leq 2^{p-1}(|f|^{p}+|g|^{p}).}
Indeed, here we use the fact that h ( x ) = | x | p {\displaystyle h(x)=|x|^{p}} is convex over R + {\displaystyle \mathbb {R} ^{+}} (for p > 1 {\displaystyle p>1} ) and so, by the definition of convexity,
| 1 2 f + 1 2 g | p ≤ | 1 2 | f | + 1 2 | g | | p ≤ 1 2 | f | p + 1 2 | g | p . {\displaystyle \left|{\tfrac {1}{2}}f+{\tfrac {1}{2}}g\right|^{p}\leq \left|{\tfrac {1}{2}}|f|+{\tfrac {1}{2}}|g|\right|^{p}\leq {\tfrac {1}{2}}|f|^{p}+{\tfrac {1}{2}}|g|^{p}.}
This means that
| f + g | p ≤ 1 2 | 2 f | p + 1 2 | 2 g | p = 2 p − 1 | f | p + 2 p − 1 | g | p . {\displaystyle |f+g|^{p}\leq {\tfrac {1}{2}}|2f|^{p}+{\tfrac {1}{2}}|2g|^{p}=2^{p-1}|f|^{p}+2^{p-1}|g|^{p}.}
Now, we can legitimately talk about ‖ f + g ‖ p . {\displaystyle \|f+g\|_{p}.} If it is zero, then Minkowski's inequality holds. We now assume that ‖ f + g ‖ p {\displaystyle \|f+g\|_{p}} is not zero. Using the triangle inequality and then Hölder's inequality, we find that
‖ f + g ‖ p p = ∫ | f + g | p d μ = ∫ | f + g | ⋅ | f + g | p − 1 d μ ≤ ∫ ( | f | + | g | ) | f + g | p − 1 d μ = ∫ | f | | f + g | p − 1 d μ + ∫ | g | | f + g | p − 1 d μ ≤ ( ( ∫ | f | p d μ ) 1 p + ( ∫ | g | p d μ ) 1 p ) ( ∫ | f + g | ( p − 1 ) ( p p − 1 ) d μ ) 1 − 1 p Hölder's inequality = ( ‖ f ‖ p + ‖ g ‖ p ) ‖ f + g ‖ p p ‖ f + g ‖ p {\displaystyle {\begin{aligned}\|f+g\|_{p}^{p}&=\int |f+g|^{p}\,\mathrm {d} \mu \\&=\int |f+g|\cdot |f+g|^{p-1}\,\mathrm {d} \mu \\&\leq \int (|f|+|g|)|f+g|^{p-1}\,\mathrm {d} \mu \\&=\int |f||f+g|^{p-1}\,\mathrm {d} \mu +\int |g||f+g|^{p-1}\,\mathrm {d} \mu \\&\leq \left(\left(\int |f|^{p}\,\mathrm {d} \mu \right)^{\frac {1}{p}}+\left(\int |g|^{p}\,\mathrm {d} \mu \right)^{\frac {1}{p}}\right)\left(\int |f+g|^{(p-1)\left({\frac {p}{p-1}}\right)}\,\mathrm {d} \mu \right)^{1-{\frac {1}{p}}}&&{\text{ Hölder's inequality}}\\&=\left(\|f\|_{p}+\|g\|_{p}\right){\frac {\|f+g\|_{p}^{p}}{\|f+g\|_{p}}}\end{aligned}}}
We obtain Minkowski's inequality by multiplying both sides by
‖ f + g ‖ p ‖ f + g ‖ p p . {\displaystyle {\frac {\|f+g\|_{p}}{\|f+g\|_{p}^{p}}}.}
Minkowski's integral inequality[edit]
Suppose that ( S 1 , μ 1 ) {\displaystyle (S_{1},\mu _{1})} and ( S 2 , μ 2 ) {\displaystyle (S_{2},\mu _{2})} are two 𝜎-finite measure spaces and F : S 1 × S 2 → R {\displaystyle F:S_{1}\times S_{2}\to \mathbb {R} } is measurable. Then Minkowski's integral inequality is (Stein 1970, §A.1), (Hardy, Littlewood & Pólya 1988, Theorem 202):
[ ∫ S 2 | ∫ S 1 F ( x , y ) μ 1 ( d x ) | p μ 2 ( d y ) ] 1 p ≤ ∫ S 1 ( ∫ S 2 | F ( x , y ) | p μ 2 ( d y ) ) 1 p μ 1 ( d x ) , {\displaystyle \left[\int _{S_{2}}\left|\int _{S_{1}}F(x,y)\,\mu _{1}(\mathrm {d} x)\right|^{p}\mu _{2}(\mathrm {d} y)\right]^{\frac {1}{p}}~\leq ~\int _{S_{1}}\left(\int _{S_{2}}|F(x,y)|^{p}\,\mu _{2}(\mathrm {d} y)\right)^{\frac {1}{p}}\mu _{1}(\mathrm {d} x),}
with obvious modifications in the case p = ∞ . {\displaystyle p=\infty .} If p > 1 , {\displaystyle p>1,} and both sides are finite, then equality holds only if | F ( x , y ) | = φ ( x ) ψ ( y ) {\displaystyle |F(x,y)|=\varphi (x)\,\psi (y)} a.e. for some non-negative measurable functions φ {\displaystyle \varphi } and ψ . {\displaystyle \psi .}
If μ 1 {\displaystyle \mu _{1}} is the counting measure on a two-point set S 1 = { 1 , 2 } , {\displaystyle S_{1}=\{1,2\},} then Minkowski's integral inequality gives the usual Minkowski inequality as a special case: for putting f i ( y ) = F ( i , y ) {\displaystyle f_{i}(y)=F(i,y)} for i = 1 , 2 , {\displaystyle i=1,2,} the integral inequality gives
‖ f 1 + f 2 ‖ p = ( ∫ S 2 | ∫ S 1 F ( x , y ) μ 1 ( d x ) | p μ 2 ( d y ) ) 1 p ≤ ∫ S 1 ( ∫ S 2 | F ( x , y ) | p μ 2 ( d y ) ) 1 p μ 1 ( d x ) = ‖ f 1 ‖ p + ‖ f 2 ‖ p . {\displaystyle \|f_{1}+f_{2}\|_{p}=\left(\int _{S_{2}}\left|\int _{S_{1}}F(x,y)\,\mu _{1}(\mathrm {d} x)\right|^{p}\mu _{2}(\mathrm {d} y)\right)^{\frac {1}{p}}\leq \int _{S_{1}}\left(\int _{S_{2}}|F(x,y)|^{p}\,\mu _{2}(\mathrm {d} y)\right)^{\frac {1}{p}}\mu _{1}(\mathrm {d} x)=\|f_{1}\|_{p}+\|f_{2}\|_{p}.}
If the measurable function F : S 1 × S 2 → R {\displaystyle F:S_{1}\times S_{2}\to \mathbb {R} } is non-negative then for all 1 ≤ p ≤ q ≤ ∞ , {\displaystyle 1\leq p\leq q\leq \infty ,} [1]
‖ ‖ F ( ⋅ , s 2 ) ‖ L p ( S 1 , μ 1 ) ‖ L q ( S 2 , μ 2 ) ≤ ‖ ‖ F ( s 1 , ⋅ ) ‖ L q ( S 2 , μ 2 ) ‖ L p ( S 1 , μ 1 ) . {\displaystyle \left\|\left\|F(\,\cdot ,s_{2})\right\|_{L^{p}(S_{1},\mu _{1})}\right\|_{L^{q}(S_{2},\mu _{2})}~\leq ~\left\|\left\|F(s_{1},\cdot )\right\|_{L^{q}(S_{2},\mu _{2})}\right\|_{L^{p}(S_{1},\mu _{1})}\ .}
This notation has been generalized to
‖ f ‖ p , q = ( ∫ R m [ ∫ R n | f ( x , y ) | q d y ] p q d x ) 1 p {\displaystyle \|f\|_{p,q}=\left(\int _{\mathbb {R} ^{m}}\left[\int _{\mathbb {R} ^{n}}|f(x,y)|^{q}\mathrm {d} y\right]^{\frac {p}{q}}\mathrm {d} x\right)^{\frac {1}{p}}}
for f : R m + n → E , {\displaystyle f:\mathbb {R} ^{m+n}\to E,} with L p , q ( R m + n , E ) = { f ∈ E R m + n : ‖ f ‖ p , q < ∞ } . {\displaystyle {\mathcal {L}}_{p,q}(\mathbb {R} ^{m+n},E)=\{f\in E^{\mathbb {R} ^{m+n}}:\|f\|_{p,q}<\infty \}.} Using this notation, manipulation of the exponents reveals that, if p < q , {\displaystyle p<q,} then ‖ f ‖ q , p ≤ ‖ f ‖ p , q . {\displaystyle \|f\|_{q,p}\leq \|f\|_{p,q}.}
Reverse inequality[edit]
When p < 1 {\displaystyle p<1} the reverse inequality holds:
‖ f + g ‖ p ≥ ‖ f ‖ p + ‖ g ‖ p . {\displaystyle \|f+g\|_{p}\geq \|f\|_{p}+\|g\|_{p}.}
We further need the restriction that both f {\displaystyle f} and g {\displaystyle g} are non-negative, as we can see from the example f = − 1 , g = 1 {\displaystyle f=-1,g=1} and p = 1 : {\displaystyle p=1:} ‖ f + g ‖ 1 = 0 < 2 = ‖ f ‖ 1 + ‖ g ‖ 1 . {\displaystyle \|f+g\|_{1}=0<2=\|f\|_{1}+\|g\|_{1}.}
The reverse inequality follows from the same argument as the standard Minkowski, but uses that Holder's inequality is also reversed in this range.
Using the Reverse Minkowski, we may prove that power means with p ≤ 1 , {\displaystyle p\leq 1,} such as the Harmonic Mean and the Geometric Mean are concave.
Generalizations to other functions[edit]
The Minkowski inequality can be generalized to other functions ϕ ( x ) {\displaystyle \phi (x)} beyond the power function x p . {\displaystyle x^{p}.} The generalized inequality has the form
ϕ − 1 ( ∑ i = 1 n ϕ ( x i + y i ) ) ≤ ϕ − 1 ( ∑ i = 1 n ϕ ( x i ) ) + ϕ − 1 ( ∑ i = 1 n ϕ ( y i ) ) . {\displaystyle \phi ^{-1}\left(\textstyle \sum \limits _{i=1}^{n}\phi (x_{i}+y_{i})\right)\leq \phi ^{-1}\left(\textstyle \sum \limits _{i=1}^{n}\phi (x_{i})\right)+\phi ^{-1}\left(\textstyle \sum \limits _{i=1}^{n}\phi (y_{i})\right).}
Various sufficient conditions on ϕ {\displaystyle \phi } have been found by Mulholland[2] and others. For example, for x ≥ 0 {\displaystyle x\geq 0} one set of sufficient conditions from Mulholland is
ϕ ( x ) {\displaystyle \phi (x)} is continuous and strictly increasing with ϕ ( 0 ) = 0. {\displaystyle \phi (0)=0.}
ϕ ( x ) {\displaystyle \phi (x)} is a convex function of x . {\displaystyle x.}
log  ϕ ( x ) {\displaystyle \log \phi (x)} is a convex function of log  ( x ) . {\displaystyle \log(x).}
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Raman scattering study of IrxRu1-xO2 mixed metal oxide nanowires (0 ≤ x ≤ 1)
Hae Young Shin, Hayoung Jung, Myung Hwa Kim, Seokhyun Yoon
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Recent interests in mixed metal oxide nanostructured materials especially IrxRu1-xO2 compounds have been mainly driven by the technological application as electrocatalyst and electrode materials. We present room temperature Raman scattering results of single crystalline IrxRu1-xO2 (0 ≤ x ≤ 1) nanowires grown by atmospheric pressure chemical vapor deposition. We observed that the Eg, the A1g, and the B2g phonon modes of a single IrxRu1-xO2 nanowire are blue-shifted linearly with respect to the Ir contents from which we could get stoichiometry information. We also observed that the asymmetric lineshape and the broadening of the full width at half maximum of the Eg mode that involves the out-of-plane oxygen vibration. The unusual asymmetric broadening of the Eg phonon can be explained by the activation of the non-zone-center phonons due to substitutional disorder present in the system. We also found that there is a mixed mode of the A1g and the B2g phonons due to the substitutional disorder, in the range of 630-750 cm-1.
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cap.2013.11.044
Mixed metal oxide nanowires
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Shin, H. Y., Jung, H., Kim, M. H., & Yoon, S. (2014). Raman scattering study of IrxRu1-xO2 mixed metal oxide nanowires (0 ≤ x ≤ 1). Current Applied Physics, 14(SUPPL. 1), S44-S48. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cap.2013.11.044
Shin, Hae Young ; Jung, Hayoung ; Kim, Myung Hwa et al. / Raman scattering study of IrxRu1-xO2 mixed metal oxide nanowires (0 ≤ x ≤ 1). In: Current Applied Physics. 2014 ; Vol. 14, No. SUPPL. 1. pp. S44-S48.
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Test weight affects the milling characteristics of grain sorghum
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Swine day, 1995; Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station contribution; no. 96-140-S; Report of progress (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service); 746; Swine; Sorghum; Test weight; Grinding
As test weight was reduced from normal to intermediate (i.e., from 58 to 52 lb/bu), little change occurred in milling characteristics of grain sorghum. However, as test weight was decreased from intermediate to light (52 to 39 lb/bu), production rate slowed and cost of grinding increased dramatically. Decreasing screen opening size from 8/64 in to 3/64 in also decreased production rates and increased electrical energy costs, with these effects much more pronounced in light test-weight sorghum.; Swine Day, Manhattan, KS, November 16, 1995
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[SOLVED] Assume you are the division controller for Browning's Cookie Company. Browning's has introduced a new chocolate – Accounting
Assume you are the division controller for Browning's Cookie Company. Browning's has introduced a new chocolate chip cookie called Full of Browning's, and it was a success. As a result, the product manager responsible for the launch of this new cookie was promoted to division vice president and became your boss. A new product manager, Bishop, has been brought in to replace the promoted manager. Bishop notices that the Full of Browning's cookie uses a lot of chips, which increases the cost of the cookie. As a result, Bishop has ordered that the amount of chips used in the cookies be reduced by 10%. The manager believes that a 10% reduction in chips will not adversely affect sales, but will reduce costs, and hence improve margins. The increased margins would help Bishop meet profit targets for the period.You are looking over some cost of production reports segmented by the cookie line. You notice that there is a drop in the materials cost for Full of Browning's. On further investigation, you discover why the chip costs have declined (fewer chips). Both you and Bishop report to the division vice president, who was the original product manager for Full of Browning's. You are trying to decide what to do, if anything.


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ACCEPTED

#### According to
The Catalogue of Life, 3rd January 2011

#### Published in
Schem. di Classif. Sferiacei 61 (1863)

#### Original name
Leptosphaeria culmifraga (Fr.) Ces. & De Not., 1863

### Remarks
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Over the last two decades, the use of advanced scientific and data-driven statistical methods has been continuously evolving to reduce the frequency and severity of crashes on our roadways. The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Highway Safety Manual (HSM) was first released in 2010. The manual is considered as a significant milestone in the advancement of the practices of roadway safety analyses. As a part of the 2010 HSM, safety performance functions (SPFs) are detailed as statistical models utilized to predict the expected number of crashes per year for a certain roadway facility as a function of traffic, roadway characteristics, and weather conditions. To better manage roadway safety, SPFs are used in: 1) assessing how safe or unsafe are specific roadway segments, intersections, special facilities, etc., and 2) evaluating how much safety has changed because of specific countermeasures or operational or design interventions. SPFs are commonly broken down into two main categories: simple and full. Simple SPFs typically utilize traffic volumes while full SPFs consider additional factors such as roadway geometry, driver characteristics, or weather conditions. Part C of the 2010 HSM, Predictive Methods, details the calibration procedure for jurisdiction specific SPFs. The primary limitation of the HSM Part C is that the developed SPFs for various road facilities were developed using data from only a few states in the United States, putting their validity and reliability into question as various states or regions are characterized by differing geographic features, weather conditions, and demographics. The primary purpose of this report is to examine the suitability and transferability of the 2010 HSM's SPFs to Wyoming-specific conditions.
Ahmed, Mohamed, and Rameshwor Chalise. Calibration of the Highway Safety Manual's Safety Performance Functions for Rural Two-Lane Highways with Regional Considerations for the Rocky Mountains and Plain Regions , MPC-18-344. North Dakota State University - Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute, Fargo: Mountain-Plains Consortium, 2018.