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Q: Right curly bracket around text The following code will produce some text enclosed by a right curly bracket and to the right of it some other text saying that is the same meaning.
Now, I would like to have the text aligned to the left and with the same font as the one outside the bracket.
How can I do that? I red a lot but the solution is still far.
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SUBTITLE
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$\left.\begin{matrix}
- some text some text some text some text\\
- some text some text some text some text some text\\
- some text some text\\
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they are the same

A: You can use tabular also in math mode. So
$\left.\begin{tabular}{@{}l@{}}
- some text some text some text some text\\
- some text some text some text some text some text\\
- some text some text
\end{tabular}\right\}$

will work. However, it's better to define your own environment:
\newenvironment{rightbracedtext}
 {$\kern-\nulldelimiterspace\left.\begin{tabular}{@{}l@{}}}
 {\end{tabular}\right\}$}

Thus you can type
\begin{rightbracedtext}
- some text some text some text some text\\
- some text some text some text some text some text\\
- some text some text
\end{rightbracedtext}

A tabular in math mode will use inside it the font which was current outside math mode. The \kern-\nulldelimiterspace is an adjustment to remove the space inserted by \left..


One very important aspect of running a business is the Marketing aspect. Marketing is so important because once there are no sales, there will be no income and once there is no income, the business will die a natural death.
WHAT IS MARKETING? It is the management process through which goods and services move from concept to the customer.
What are the Four PS of Marketing Strategy?
THE FOUR (4) PS OF MARKETING = PRODUCT, PRICE, PLACE AND PROMOTION.
What does the four PS of Marketing Mean?
(4) PROMOTIONAL STRATEGY- I.E development and implementation of a promotional strategy.
How do the four PS of Marketing Work Together?
An organization's Marketing Strategy combines all of its marketing goals into one comprehensive plan.
A good marketing strategy should be drawn from market research and focus on the product mix in order to achieve the maximum profit and sustain the business. The marketing strategy is the foundation of a marketing plan.
1. Develop a marketing/sales strategy.
2. Be aware of the business' strengths and weaknesses through internal and external analysis and look for market opportunities.
3. Analyze your products and services from the viewpoint of the customer—outside-in thinking, i.e What is the customer looking for and what does the customer want (benefits)?
4. The business must gain knowledge of the marketplace from its customers.
5. The business must analyze its target markets. What other additional markets can the business tap into and are there additional products or services the business can add?
6. The business must know its competition, current and potential. By identifying the competitor's strengths and weaknesses the business can improve its position in the market place.
7. The business must make decisions on how to apply its resources to the target market(s).
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I was an older student with an anxiety issue. After spending time in the Army, including several combat tours, I had been diagnosed with PTSD. Being around large numbers of strangers worried me. Noisy settings where I was not completely in control gave me the need to run for it. I would even feel a touch agoraphobic if I was not close to something I could bunker up within.
When I made the decision to obtain a college degree after getting out, these all presented me with significant problems. While some of the university classes I participated in had relatively small class sizes that enabled me to learn faces fairly quickly and find a certain degree of comfort with, large classes were a daily struggle. I would have to position myself close to doors so I could bolt outside for relief if needed. More boisterous classes could result in frequent, embarrassing episodes where I just plain had to get out.
Eventually I made it through and obtained my Bachelors, but it was not a particularly easy or enjoyable process. My struggles had frequently led to my considering quitting, which had only caused the depression that comes with PTSD to get worse. Preparing for class had been an anxiety inducing process that involved my wondering whether I'd make it through to the end, or have to make a dash for the door yet again.
I still wonder sometimes how I made it to graduation.
When the time came that it became clear I needed to go for a Master's degree I was extremely concerned about this decision. While I had been reassured that the class sizes tended to be smaller, I had also been informed that the pressure tended to be higher as well. Already being high strung thanks to my mental issues, anxiety was a constant companion in my process of deciding to attend and applying to schools.
The times, it turned out, had changed, and for the better for folks like me. While my initial classes had been about as anxiety inducing as I had feared, I soon discovered that technological advances had given me an opportunity I'd not had during my undergraduate program. It turned out that I had the option of taking a number of my classes online.
It was a night and day experience for me. Interacting with fellow students was done through computer media rather than face to face. I was able to engage in class from the safety of home, and always knew I was in total control because I was a power button away from being able to step out any time I needed to.
In some cases class activities were done through asynchronous methods. Lectures were delivered by video, readings assigned through downloads and websites. Conversations were conducted using bulletin board software like Blackboard or through e-mail. In these cases, I could take my time going through the comments, responding to them after taking time to consider them, and had the ability to step away at any point, coming back later without missing any part of the conversation.
In other cases class was conducted at set times. Students participated in fully engaged simultaneously through methods as simple as AIM chat rooms and Google Hangouts or through multi-media driven processes such as video chats or virtual classroom spaces in Second Life. I couldn't simply step away from these without missing part of the conversation, but I found that having that electronic barricade between me and my fellow students left me rarely needing to.
Regardless of whether it was through asynchronous or synchronous methods, I found that I actually enjoyed the classes I was in. I was far keener to attend and learn. I engaged with other students more often, and at a greater depth, because I wasn't constantly stressed by concerns of immediate physical dangers. My grades skyrocketed, and so did my mood.
This isn't to say that the classes themselves were easier. If anything classes were a bit harder through this. Not showing up in a physical classroom made it easier to rationalize skipping, and not having a professor watching you turn in assignments made it easier to let them slide. It took greater discipline and self-motivation to complete all tasks assigned and show up for class. Nor was the material covered or the requirements for completion dumbed down in any way.
If anything, the standards were higher. My professors knew that my access to the net gave me additional resources to work with and means to explore topics, so they frequently expected additional research on topics to take place without prompting. Significant amounts of time was spent in several of my classes as students discussed with the class the additional explorations they had conducted on the topics.
Online education isn't the answer for all anxiety sufferers looking to receive an education. For some the source of anxiety has to do with workloads or expectations. For them the simple fact is that their anxieties will stem from the education itself. For these individuals I would strongly suggest they spend some time with their mental healthcare specialist to explore options that will work for them.
If the source of your anxiety is social, however, as mine was, going online may well be the answer. My program was a "blended" program, with some classes conducted in person on campus and with some being conducted online. I have since learned that there are a large number of fully online programs that are being offered by accredited and highly respected schools at all levels from BA/BS to Ph.D. Examples would include Portland State's Criminal Justice BA, the MBA program at Norwich University, or the Pharm.D program from the University of Florida.
Take some time and explore the possibilities. Online education helped me a great deal when I went through my educational process. It could well help you as well. It may not be the easiest route for all people, but for those of us with anxiety disorders, it may well be the best route available for our particular needs.


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Last week I raised two ways in which we can apply the book of Isaiah in a very similar way to the original hearers. God in Isaiah's time is exactly the same in his character and nature as he is today. Unfortunately the other thing that is still the same is us – our character and nature.
In these first two ways we are essentially in the same position as those to whom God's word in Isaiah was initially written. However the third thing we must remember as we apply this part of God's word to us today is that we live in a very different part of salvation history. The great divide of human history is the coming of Jesus the Messiah to bring about God's great rescue plan for all humanity.
This is where we must see things very differently. We look back at the coming of Jesus. We look back at his death as the Suffering Servant and the eternal king who has been raised in Isaiah 53. But we look forward to the end of time and the fulfilment of God's eternal purposes.
So we are in a very different part of God's salvation plan. We can see the outworking and fulfilment of some of the promises God made concerning the Messiah and yet we also must look forward to the final and complete fulfilment of God's salvation plan.
On another point, Isaiah and the original hearers were under the Old Covenant, the sacrificial system and the priestly system. We look back at Jesus the one who died once for all the righteous for the unrighteous to bring us to God. Jesus is our great high priest who mediates between us and his father. God's promises under this New Covenant are not tied to occupation of a land in the Middle East but they are tied to and eternal kingdom. (1 Peter 1:3-9) We are not the physical sons and daughters of Abraham but are members of God's universal church who have been indwelt by his spirit.
There is a lot more I could say concerning the differences but one thing we must be careful of as we apply the word of God in Isaiah to us as God's people today is that we do not take what God says in one particular place in salvation history and apply it to another place in salvation history without seeing the difference the coming of Jesus makes to it all.


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We also acted out the story almost straight from the Bible. We used an angel costume from Christmas and made a couple lion masks for the beasts. If you have Bible era costumes, you can use them for the various people, but it really isn't necessary. Kids love dressing up, but they also love to act, so the drama will work with or without costumes.


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On our first full day in the Outer Banks, we spent time at the beach to take stock of the various birds around us. Shorebirds were not as common as we would have expected, but we did see a few Semipalmated Sandpiper, Least Sandpiper, and Sanderling. The crows and grackles in the area were not the ones we were used to, but were instead predominantly Fish Crow and Boat-tailed Grackle respectively. The boat-tail, extremely common throughout the Outer Banks, was new for us. We also took a census of the various swallows that we'd been seeing. I'll hazard that we spotted, at the very least, Bank Swallow, Barn Swallow, and Chimney Swift during our stay. This is a good time to point out that we are still awful at identifying birds. Our lists are far from thorough, so expect that for every two birds we list, there's at least one we couldn't ID.
You don't need to be an expert birder to notice that Osprey rule OBX. The mighty fish eagle is a constant presence, either working the waves or flying overhead to show off the latest catch. At any given moment, a visitor to this area is probably within 100 yards of an Osprey nest. After a while, the sight of one of these awesome raptors diving feet-first into the ocean and emerging with a fat fish was almost (almost) mundane.
The last tatters of Hurricane Charley's spent efforts made this a good day to relax indoors, so we watched the Olympics. As far as I'm concerned, these games make perfect viewing for a week at the beach. I expect that we will try to organize our vacation four years hence to coincide with the next Olympic competition.
The Estuarine Reserve is not far from the Currituck Beach Light, so we paid a visit to that towering structure. Actually, as far as lighthouses go, this one is pretty stubby, but it has a modest charm. Adjacent to the lighthouse is a structure that is anything but modest. The Whalehead Club was once a private residence for some wealthy residents of Corolla Island. This massive yellow mansion features art nouveau architecture, Tiffany lighting fixtures, corduroy walls and cork flooring, or so we are told. We were content to stroll the grounds of the Currituck Heritage Park. Adult and immature boat-tailed grackles dominated this area, but we did spot a few waders such as Spotted Sandpiper and Killdeer working the coast.
If I recall correctly, the rest of the day involved lots of beer.
I'm thinking of taking a trip from Washington, D.C. to the Outer Banks to go birding. I'm trying to decide the best place to go that won't make the drive too much longer. Any thoughts?


This article is about the Green Canyon area in the Gulf of Mexico. For the tourist destination in Pangandaran Regency, Indonesia, see Cukang Taneuh.
Green Canyon is an area in the Gulf of Mexico that is rich in oil fields and under the control of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. Among other oil fields Green Canyon consist of Atlantis (blocks 699, 700, 742, 743, and 744) operated by BP, Marco Polo (block 608) and K2 (blocks 518 and 562) operated by Anadarko Petroleum, Manatee (block 155) operated by Shell, Shenzi (blocks 609, 610, 653, and 654) operated by BHP Billiton, Droshky (block 244) operated by Marathon Oil, Tahiti (blocks 596, 597, 640 and 641) operated by Chevron Corporation.
Green Canyon, block 185 is known as Bush Hill and is a well known cold seep with a wide array of tube worms. In this area, the first time in Gulf of Mexico gas hydrates were recovered in piston cores.
Additionally, like most of the Gulf of Mexico, there is a significant amount of salt tectonics.
Blocks in this protraction area are defined in UTM zone 15 north in feet.
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^ "Marco Polo Field, United States of America". Offshore Technology. Retrieved 2012-01-02.
^ "K2 Field, United States of America". Offshore Technology. Retrieved 2012-01-02.
^ "Manatee Field, Gulf of Mexico, United States of America". Offshore Technology. Retrieved 2012-01-02.
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Trump Has Solid Response to Claims Shutdown Is Causing 'Human Pain': 'You Know Who Has More Pain?'
On Thursday, President Donald Trump clapped back at complaints that he was causing "human pain" by refusing to re-open the government until he received funding for a southern border wall.
When a reporter asked him about that outside of the White House, he pointed right back to the victims of crimes committed by illegal immigrants. "You know who has more human pain?" he asked.
He then decried how parents and families felt so much more pain than furloughed government workers did. "The parents of people who had children killed by an illegal immigrant that should have never been in the country."
"You know who has more human pain?" he continued. "The husband that lost the wife or the wife that lost the husband to an illegal immigrant that came in five or six times, that shouldn't be here. That's the human pain."
The shutdown has put 800,000 federal employees out of work or left them working without pay. But according to the president, many of the affected employees agreed with Trump's ardent push for border security.
Watch Trump's comments below:
Trump says he thinks "there is far more pressure" on Democrats than him to end the shutdown because "the people of our country want security." pic.twitter.com/VBkmdfH41x
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) January 10, 2019
"The people that will be paid but maybe a little bit later, those people, many of them, are on my side," he said. "They want to see border security."
Trump and Congressional Democrats have effectively made the border wall a debate over morals and human suffering. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), for example, called the border wall "immoral," a characterization that Trump pounced on and seemed to rebuke with twice as much vigor.
It's incredible how Democrats can all use their ridiculous sound bite and say that a Wall doesn't work. It does, and properly built, almost 100%! They say it's old technology – but so is the wheel. They now say it is immoral- but it is far more immoral for people to be dying!
As IJR previously noted, Trump addressed the nation on Tuesday and decried the humanitarian "crisis" created by lax border security. "The only thing that is immoral is the politicians to do nothing and to continue to allow more innocent people to be so horribly victimized," he said.
Both Trump and angel moms, individuals who lost their children to illegal immigrant crime, had pointed responses to Democrats.
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As Congress and the White House feuded over the border wall, the migration crisis appeared to worsen with thousands coming from Central America. According to Customs and Border Protection (CBP) testimony last month, agents saw a shockingly high number of unlawful entries as the caravan reached the southern border.
While House Democrats have approved spending packages to re-open the government, Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) have refused to approve legislation without border wall funding.

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What NHL Teams Are Thankful ForIt's that time of the year when we reflect on what we're thankful for. We guessed what some NHL teams would say if asked that question.
Hartnett: A Rangers-Jaromir Jagr Reunion Could Be A Win-WinA Madison Square Garden reunion for the Jagr seems unlikely, but there are logical reasons for the Rangers to pursue this option, and it has little to do with Jagr's ability to energize the fan base or jersey sales in the team stores.
Schwei's Devils Notes: New Jersey Looking To Snap 3-Game Skid In DetroitThe New Jersey Devils will try to end a three-game losing streak when they play their final game before the Christmas break Tuesday night in Detroit.
Glen Sather's 5 Best Moves As Rangers GMIn light of the news that Glen Sather has stepped down as general manager of the Rangers -- a post he'd held since 2000 -- we look back at the five best moves made by the organization during his tenure.
Schwei's Devils Notebook: Little-Known Facts, Odd Stats And Strange RecordsThe New Jersey Devils ended the 2014-15 season on a sour note, going just 1-7-3 over their last 11 games to finish with 78 points, their fewest in a season of 80-or-more games since 1988-89, when they had just 66.
Jagr Leads Panthers Past Devils 3-2Jaromir Jagr had a goal and an assist, and the Florida Panthers beat the New Jersey Devils 3-2 on Saturday night in the season finale for each team.
Schwei's Devils Notebook: Schneider Shines While Playoff Hopes DimCredit Devils radio play-by-play man Matt Loughlin for this stat: Cory Schneider has now started 97 games with NJ. The Devils have scored two or fewer goals in 67 of those games, three or fewer in 81.
Devils Trade Legendary Winger Jaromir Jagr To Panthers For 2 PicksThe move doesn't come as a major surprise, as the Devils are having a disappointing campaign and Jagr recently hinted that he'd be open to a trade.
Annoyed By Dwindling Playing Time, Jagr Sounds Like He Wants A TradeThough the Devils have played better of late in their quest to sneak into the playoffs, they are doing it without much of a contribution from Jagr -- and it's not because the sixth leading scorer in NHL history is playing poorly.
Silverman: NHL Trade Deadline Figures To Have Some Names, Key Role PlayersSerious plans for the NHL's March 2 trade deadline are being made right now, and it's all about making the best possible deal.
Jagr On The Block? Let The Intrigue Commence In Devils LandHe'll be 43 on Sunday, but you better believe teams will be lining up for his services should his current squad deem him expendable.
They Were Robbed! 7 NHL All-Star Game SnubsAs always, there are some pretty notable snubs who will not be attending the festivities. Here are three from the local teams, as well as four others from outside the area.
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Action Jackson is the kind of film where fifty gun trotting goons choose to pick up iron rods to fight a sword-bearing hero rather than shoot him dead and in process get killed. Beyond logic? Well this is just one of the instances. The film has scores of logic defying stuff.
Prabhu Dheva is known to make mass entertainers. The success of his Wanted has been responsible at large in bringing to fore a specific genre of films that has been fed by remakes of southern hits. And so far he has had quite a success rate despite a dip in his standards. With Action Jackson however the dancing director seems to have hit quite a rock bottom of reasoning.
The lesser said about the story the better.
Without giving away the suspense, the film starts of establishing the good samaritan Ajay Devgn, a waiter in a Pune hotel who helps people whenever he can and has the courage to catch a snake by its head. The focus shifts to Mumbai with the character shifting to the city. In the 'maximum city' Ajay is shown as a small time goon, Rishi, who changes the fortunes of terribly ill-fated girl Khushi (Sonakshi) when she sees him without his pants at a mall. Bizarreness starts when Khushi tries various means to catch Rishi without his pants again so that she keeps getting lucky, soon falling in love with him. A big revelation is made just before that interval and quite frankly my hopes were raised. Alas!
The film is written to define absurd. And the second half only gets worse.
It is not just the screenplay that is messed up. Action Jackson has characters that could make you laugh throughout, without intending to do so. Among other you have a villain with marble eyes that move, and a vamp who acts like she is a possessed zombie. Them apart you have a heroine who could do well to hide her thighs and another, played by Yami Gautam, who just refuses to die. And yes, there are colour coordinated minions who looks like they are out of a candy crush game!
One good thing about the film is the cinematography. Action Jackson has some extremely stylized action sequences. That includes Kill Bill inspired sword fighting. The photography is but let down by utterly poor special effects.
As we watched on helplessly, a very senior journalist sitting beside me remarked, "This is Ajay's Humshakals!" I could not help feeling sorry for the actor. He already has a Himmatwala. He did not need this. But then, the law of averages does catch up. This is Prabhu Dheva turning Sajid Khan... well every director has his right to emulate Khan. In process Prabhu even tries emulating Ram Gopal Varma with low angle shots of his actresses. Probably it is time Prabhu takes a break and reanalyzes what the audience might accept.
Final word - Action Jackson could be well described by one scene where Ajay Devgn does a moonwalk. He makes a joke of out the step just like the film makes a joke out of the audience's sensibilities. This is one of those films where every scene ends up being an inspiration for some self-pity joke for the viewer. Save your money.
Action Jackson defies logic in every sequence. Screenplay defines absurd, characters unintentionally funny. Save your money.


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Presenting the most comprehensive guide to foot technique for drummers ever available. With this sequel to his award-winning bestseller on hand technique, Jojo Mayer covers a wide range of techniques, from the most fundamental to the most sophisticated. State-of-the-art visualization and in-depth analysis offer easy to follow, step-by-step instructions for drummers of every skill level. In this highly entertaining and informative program, Jojo explains every aspect of foot technique and pedals—and for the first time reveals the inner workings of his own technique in great detail.
Contents include bass drum technique fundamentals including heel-down and heel-up playing, playing "in" vs. "out" of the bass drum, the pivot, bass drum hybrid techniques such as double strokes, the constant release technique, exploiting rebound/dislocated spring exercise, the rocking motion, the swiveling technique, the heel-toe technique, the Mayer power slide technique, grouping exercises, the Moeller pumping motion and Jojo's personal "secret weapon" techniques.
Also included is a complete discussion of the history of the bass drum pedal, anatomy of the pedal, a guide on adjusting your pedals, overview of the perfect balance pedal, discussion of shoes, single vs. double pedal, and a complete analysis of the hi-hat, from its history to setup to playing techniques. Jojo also covers useful topics such as speed, control, managing beater flutter, balance on the drum seat, seat height and posture, and single and double stroke coordination. Additional bonus material, tips and performance clips are included as well.


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Stephen Hawking dies at the age 76
BY Libyan Express Mar 14, 2018 - 11:54 Updated: Mar 14, 2018 - 11:55
Stephen William Hawking CH CBE FRS FRSA was a British theoretical physicist, cosmologist, author and Director of Research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology within the University of Cambridge
Stephen Hawking, the brightest star in the firmament of science, whose insights shaped modern cosmology and inspired global audiences in the millions, has died aged 76.
His family released a statement in the early hours of Wednesday morning confirming his death at his home in Cambridge.
Hawking's children, Lucy, Robert and Tim, said in a statement: "We are deeply saddened that our beloved father passed away today. He was a great scientist and an extraordinary man whose work and legacy will live on for many years. His courage and persistence with his brilliance and humour inspired people across the world.
"He once said: 'It would not be much of a universe if it wasn't home to the people you love.' We will miss him for ever."
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Grandmother Fish
Clades & Clades Prehistoric
Jonathan & Karen
of Grandmother Fish & Clades
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Clades Solo with Dinosaurs
Karen and I have updated our mobile game, Clades Solo, with dinosaurs and better science notes. Now the app includes the extinct animals from the Clades Prehistoric tabletop card game. Play with either set of cards, or mix them together.
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/clades-solo/id1450055203
Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.ideategames.CladesSolo
Amazon Kindle Fire: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07NJG8KSY
Which two cards complete the triple with the dinosaurs?
Karen and I don't have an advertising budget, so if you like Clades Solo, please tell a friend, a parent, or a teacher. Thanks.
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Clades Solo Mobile App
A fast version of Clades for iOS and Android. Updated with dinosaurs, pterosaurs, and other prehistoric animals—play more science notes about the animals pictured in the game.
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Grandmother Images for Teachers
When teachers present Grandmother Fish to classrooms, it's handy to have images of the five Grandmothers. Here are full-size images of the Grandmothers, each to be printed on a letter-size sheet of paper. Sometimes for a reading I have five different kids volunteer to act out the sounds and motions of one Grandmother each. In that case, each kid can hold the image of their Grandmother for the class to see. When I do timeline exercises, again I get five kids to volunteer to stand up and show everyone where on the timeline their Grandmothers lived. Now that I have these images, each kid will get one to hold.
Click on an image to get the full-size PDF.
From GRANDMOTHER FISH: A CHILD'S FIRST BOOK OF EVOLUTION. Illustrations © 2016 by Karen Lewis. Reprinted by permission from Feiwel & Friends. All Rights Reserved.
If you use these images in a classroom, Karen and I would love to hear about it. Enjoy!
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Free Evolution Books for Teachers
Know any elementary school teachers in the US? How the Dormacks Evolved Longer Backs and How the Piloses Evolved Skinny Noses are two fictional books that demonstrate adaptation by natural selection. If you're a grade school teacher in the US, you can click below to get free copies and teaching materials. These two great books come from the Evolving Minds Project, funded by the National Science Foundation. They feature evidence-based approaches to teaching evolutionary concepts to kids, grades K–5.
These people are also fans of Grandmother Fish. It's wonderful to have evolution educators like the people at the Evolving Minds Project approve of our book.
Free books for teachers: https://www.evolvingmindsproject.org/teaching-materials
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Evolution Resources
This post provides online resources for fans of evolution for kids, parents, and educators.
Books, Games, and Web Sites
When I was working on Grandmother Fish, I naturally looked around for other evolution resources that were already available.
Evolution: How We and All Living Things Came to Be, by Daniel Loxton. Ages 8–13.
Great book on the science of evolution. Loxton did the art as well as the text, so it all works together beautifully. Covers answers to common misconceptions and arguments against evolution.
Evolution: The Story of Life, by Douglas Palmer. High school to adult.
The sheer scope of this book makes it a must-have. Spread after spread is a full-color scene from prehistory, from the earliest suggestions of life to prehistoric humans. Page after page, you see the history of life on earth play out. It gave me a greater appreciation for the vast diversity of living things over the last billion years. The art isn't flashy, but it's effective, and there's an insane amount of it. The writing is dense, and there's nothing kiddie about the book, but it's filled with illustrations and photos that kids would love to pore over. Best yet, in the US you can buy this $48 book used for under $10, including shipping.
Our Family Tree: An Evolution Story, by Lisa Westberg Peters. Ages 4–7.
This sweet picture book is a lot like Grandmother Fish, but for older kids and with more detail. It recounts our lineage starting with the origin of life itself. Science notes in the back provide a context for the lyrical story. It's high on folks' lists of good evolution books.
How How the Dormacks Evolved Longer Backs,
How the Piloses Evolved Skinny Noses,
Evolving Minds Project.
These fictional books explain natural selection and are free to elementary teachers in the US. Click here to learn more. Funded by the National Science Foundation
Great Adaptations, by Tiffany Taylor. Ages 8–12.
Illustrated poems describe ten evolutionary findings or concepts. After each poem is a description of the scientific work that it's based on and the evolutionary scientist involved in that work. The one about the emotional connections among early humans is especially cute, and this poem's art is also especially cute. Kids love illustrations of happy families. The rhyming nature of the stories means you can read them to younger kids.
Grandmother Fish, by Jonathan Tweet. Ages 3–6.
My passion project for 15 years, finally published. See my Grandmother Fish page.
Go Extinct! game, Ages 8+.
This card game is a variant on Go Fish uses our evolutionary family tree. Two hundred years ago, animals were categorized into broad groups, such as "reptile" or "bird." Today we place each species on a continuously forking evolutionary line of descent, with each species related to the others according to what forks they share. The phylogenetic tree, as it's called, is like the periodic table of elements except for species. And since it reflects evolutionary history, it's complex and disorderly. Getting kids to play a game that familiarizes them with the evolutionary tree of life seems like a great way to get them thinking in evolutionary terms. There's phylogenetic tree in Grandmother Fish, and kids respond strongly to it.
Clades & Clades Prehistoric games, Ages 6+.
Karen's and my evolutionary card games. See my Clades & Clades Prehistoric page.
Understanding Evolution web site. For adults.
This academic site is where you turn for expert opinion. If you want to know what your kids should know about evolution at each age, this site will tell you. It includes links to all sorts of resources about evolution. A project of the University of California Museum of Paleontology and the National Center for Science Education.
National Center for Science Education web site. For adults.
This organization promotes greater understanding of evolution and climate change. It's a fine advocacy site for adults, and it has plenty of resources for kids, too. They were a big help with Grandmother Fish.
PBS web site. For parents.
PBS is great for science and has an evolution site.
Here's a high-school-level video that explains natural selection.
The Nova site has its own evolution page.
How to Teach Natural Selection to Children
Natural selection can be hard to understand because it doesn't match human expectations of how things work. These notes are designed to help a layperson, especially a parent, explain natural selection to a child. Elaborate each point at your child's level, and explain it a little at a time. A version of these guidelines appears in Grandmother Fish.
These notes are also available as a 1-page PDF (click here).
Descent With Modification
You might also be able to point out examples in your family of heredity and diversity.
Baby animals grow up to be a lot like their moms and dads.
A puppy grows up to be a dog, not a cat or a fish.
Babies grow up to be a little different from their parents.
Some differences make life easier, some make life harder, and some don't matter. Differences just happen.
Over time, the differences add up, so animals today look very different from the mom animals and dad animals from a long time ago.
Artificial Selection
You can also use other examples besides dogs
Dogs look different from how dogs used to look a long time ago.
People who wanted big dogs picked big dogs to have puppies.
After a long time, their dogs were bigger than before.
Other people got different kinds of dogs, like small dogs or fluffy dogs.
All the different kinds of dogs come from one kind of dog that lived a long time ago.
Natural selection works because some individuals leave many more surviving offspring than others do, who may die before reproducing or have few descendants for other reasons. These guidelines hint at death but don't mention it. Address the topic in ways suitable to your children.
Living in nature is dangerous for animals.
Animals have ways to keep themselves safe.
Baby animals are born with differences, and some differences make them safer.
Animals that keep themselves safer have more babies.
A long time ago, one group of animals climbed trees to be safer, and the best climbers were the safest.
The best climbers had the most babies, who were also good climbers.
After a long time, these animals had evolved into animals that were really good at climbing trees.
In different parts of the world, animals found different ways to be safe, so they evolved into different kinds of animals.
For example, one sort of animal from a long time ago evolved into the lions, tigers, wolves, foxes and bears that are alive today.
Stated Clearly offers another good overview of natural selection
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Charles Darwin Dance
Here's a dance I like to teach children when I do author readings and school visits.
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Clades & Clades Prehistoric Press Release
ATLAS GAMES RELEASES TWIN EVOLUTION CARD GAMES FOR CHILDREN, CLADES AND CLADES PREHISTORIC
The creative team behind Grandmother Fish—Jonathan Tweet and Karen Lewis—also created these games and funded them on Kickstarter.
SEATTLE (May 1) — Clades and Clades Prehistoric are now available to the general public from Atlas Games in St. Paul, Minnesota. Game designer Jonathan Tweet and children's science illustrator Karen Lewis collaborated to create these games, which demonstrate the concept of a clade. In biology, a clade is a complete branch of the evolutionary tree, such as mammals. Players try to be the first to spot matches among the cards on the table, forming matches according to the animals' clades and other qualities. Clades features living animals, such as a praying mantis, an eagle, and a human. Clades Prehistoric plays the same way but dinosaurs, sea scorpions, woolly mammoths, and other extinct animals.
John S. Mead, the Eugene McDermott Master Teacher in Science at St. Mark's School of Texas, recommends Clades to other educators. "I have seen that it manages to help teach evolutionary concepts in a relaxed and organic way," he said after using the game in his class of middle schoolers. Mead calls the game a "springboard for students to engage in rapid-fire critical thinking based on solid science." Players do not need to have a knowledge of evolution to play, says Mead, making the game also "great at helping teach evolutionary ideas to beginners."
Tweet and Lewis raised money on Kickstarter to produce Clades and Clades Prehistoric, and copies of the game have been sent to the backers. The backers also raised money to send over 100 copies of the games to nonprofits around the country, such as Camp Quest and the National Center for Science Education. Now that the obligations to the backers have been fulfilled, Atlas Games has released the games to the general public. The games will appear in game stores and bookstores, along with Atlas Games's broadly popular titles such as Gloom and Once Upon a Time.
Clades and Clades Prehistoric are follow ups to Grandmother Fish, the first storybook to teach evolution to preschoolers. In 2015, game designer Jonathan Tweet and children's science illustrator Karen Lewis self-published Grandmother Fish, which sold out and was then picked up by Macmillan for release in 2016. It has since been translated into Italian, and a Chinese translation is in progress.
For more information, contact info@grandmotherfish.com.
About Jonathan Tweet. Jonathan Tweet is an award-winning, Seattle-based game designer, having contributed to global brands such as DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, MAGIC: THE GATHERING, and POKEMON. His innovative game designs earned him a place in The Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Design Hall of Fame, and he has placed a special emphasis on explaining complicated games in simple terms. Currently he is consulting with the Science Museum of Minnesota on an upcoming program for teaching evolution.
About Karen Lewis. Karen Lewis is a Seattle-based illustrator for children's storybooks, history, and science. She strives to make her art accessible, accurate and visually delicious. Favorite clients have included the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium, the Seattle Aquarium, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle Public Schools, Seattle Public Utilities, KCTS public television, King County and the National Science Foundation. She's the resident cartoonist for Cobblestone, an American history magazine for kids. Her children's book include Will it Blow – Become a Volcano Detective at Mount St. Helens, Amazing Alaska and Arturo and the Navidad Birds.
About Atlas Games. Atlas Games is a publisher of award-winning card games, board games, and roleplaying game books. Its best selling card games include Gloom and Once Upon a Time. Since its founding in 1990, Atlas has published games that have changed the way gamers think about gaming. (web: www.atlas-games.com, e-mail: info@atlas-games.com)
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Chiroptera: Gliding, Flying, and Echolocating
Early echolocating bat, clawed bat, hypothetical protobat
The prehistoric mammals of the air are bats, two early bats, Icaronycteris and Onychonycteris, and an even earlier protobat, which is hypothetical. Icaronycteris ("Icarus bat") evidently hunted moths with echolocation about 50 Mya, which bats commonly do today. Onychonycteris ("clawed bat") is the most primitive bat found so far. It had claws on all five of its wing fingers, unlike two for Icaronycteris and one for modern bats. These flying bats evolved from hypothetical protobats that could glide. They may have evolved from tree-climbing mammals that hung upside down to eat fruit or worms in the fruit. Today we think of bats as living in caves, but originally they evolved in trees, as did the first placental mammals.
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Speech at March for Science—Seattle
Here's the 4-minute speech I gave at the March for Science in Seattle, Earth Day 2017, April 22. That's Karen up on stage with me, wearing a coral reef on her head. It was an honor to speak and a joy to march.
My topic is how evidence can unite us all. My book, Grandmother Fish, gives children evidence for evolution when they wiggle like a fish and hoot like an ape. Kids love learning that humans are part of the great family of animals. Evidence also says that humans are all one family, as Charles Darwin concluded. Evidence can unite the human family because it allows people to share ideas across cultural boundaries.
"Can you wiggle?"
Karen and I are available for artist and author visits, either together or independently. Contact us here: www.grandmotherfish.com/contact/
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Pinnipeds: From Feet to Fins
Valenictus, Enliarctos, and Puijila
The prehistoric mammals of the water are pinnipeds ("fin foots"): the walrus-like Valenictus; the seal-like Enaliarctos; and the otter-like Puijila. Valenictus lived around 5 Mya, and it had no teeth other than its tusks. It evidently ate mollusks, like modern walruses do, rather than fish, as the earliest pinnipeds did. Enaliarctos ("Arctic sea bear") lived around 20 Mya. It caught fish but took them back to land to eat them, rather than eating them in the water as modern seals do. Puijila ("young seal") looked like an otter but is more closely related to seals. Charles Darwin speculated that a land-living, fish-hunting species could evolve into an aquatic species as they spent more and more time in the water, and the Pujila fossils provide strong evidence for just this process.
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The character of Mad Eye Moody in "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" preached "constant vigilance" against dark wizards, even as he was a villain in disguise. The real Mad Eye Moody had been kidnapped and locked in a trunk for an entire year, while an imposter assumed his form and took on his role as the defense against the dark arts teacher at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Not only was he an imposter, but he was a dark wizard, one of Lord Voldemort's most loyal followers determined to take Harry out and restore Voldemort to full power.
"Constant vigilance" is sage advice for businesses too. With the threat of malicious insiders, undetected attackers moving around a network and other risks to mitigate, there is no "one-and-done" solution in security. Industry research such as the 2018 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) helps the collective community keep an eye on trends and glean insights from lessons learned to get ahead of potential vulnerabilities before they become problems. A few key trends identified in the report caught my eye.
In manufacturing, notable trends include targeted attacks and intellectual property theft. According to the report, cyber espionage accounted for 31 percent of all breaches in manufacturing. This number is down from last year, but cyber espionage remains a very real threat to the industry. Attackers go after manufacturing targets with a specific purpose in mind, choosing victims with valuable trade secrets and intellectual property. Once this sensitive information has been exfiltrated, competitors can use it against the victim on the market—a different approach than directly siphoning funds, but still ultimately results in financial gain for the attackers.
In the healthcare industry, the story of the year (keeping in line with previous years) is not just about outside attackers, but about insiders as well. Ransomware remains prevalent, though not at the constant onslaught that many people perceive. According to the report, most companies receive malware on six or fewer days a year. However, it only takes ONE successful ransomware attack to bring an organization to its knees. And while the security industry tends to focus on data being stolen by outside attackers, it's important to pay attention to what is going on within the organization as well. This year's report indicates there are many cases in which employees are misusing their accounts, whether intentionally or by accident. As such, employees with access to data beyond their role within the organization can become problematic.
Within healthcare, the report notes that employees sometimes misuse their credentials to access information they do not need in order to accomplish their tasks. For example, employees might search for a celebrity patient's records out of curiosity, or "just for fun." This type of activity underscores the importance of following least privilege principles, coupled with application control, as well as implementing privileged session monitoring capabilities. For even without malicious intent, the misuse of credentials can be just as damaging as stolen credentials, causing compliance and regulatory violations.
Many parts of the report apply across industries. While the report indicates that 78 percent of people didn't click on a single phishing link all year (which is promising news), phishing and pretexting remain popular attack methods. Attackers only need one employee to click a link and open the door for the attacker to enter. Once an attacker has stolen credentials, they can maneuver within the network, escalating levels of privilege until they have the access they need to wreak the havoc they intend.
The report's emphasis on education—making sure that employees are trained to identify and report social attacks such as phishing—is one important line of defense. Knowing what to look for is half the battle. However, it is imperative to have a strategy beyond education that prioritizes privileged access security. It remains just as important now as in recent years to practice least privilege principles along with privileged access management. Together, this provides businesses with a dramatically reduced attack surface. A focus on privileged access security hygiene is also critical for an effective cyber security program. Tactics such as multi-factor authentication, vaulting and rotating sensitive credentials can help protect powerful accounts within the organization.
In the wizarding world, posting Dementors at the gates and hoping for the best simply isn't enough. We can only hope that Hogwarts re-evaluated security in the post-Harry Potter era, considering the number of times Lord Voldemort and his cronies managed to break through the castle walls, sometimes even completely undetected. Cyber security is not magic. It takes strategy, planning and collaboration to reduce cyber security risk. Not only must we be able to recognize the attackers outside the organization, but we must also guard against overreaching scope and seemingly innocent employees from becoming the attacker within. "Constant vigilance" includes protecting privileged access from the dark wizards of the cyber world. Contact us to learn more about how to protect your castle from the threat of dark cyber wizards.


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One of Tokyo's Coolest Menswear Shops Just Opened a Store in London
Bryceland's, the cult menswear store, is bringing its vintage-inspired wares—and international partners—to the UK.
By Eric Twardzik
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Bryceland's, it could be said, is your favorite men's store's favorite men's store. Since opening its original Tokyo location in 2016, the shop has earned a cult following among stylists, designers, retailers and other industry insiders drawn to its vintage-inspired designs and relationships with specialist makers.
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In all that time Bryceland's has remained an exclusively Eastern Hemisphere affair, with its second store established in Hong Kong in 2017. But the brand has gone west at last, with the opening of its latest store in London's Marylebone neighborhood.
Thanks to its online sales, Bryceland's had already found a toehold in Great Britain and the Continent: co-founder Ethan Newton says that UK and EU sales have together accounted for about 20 percent of its overall business. He believes that a brick-and-mortar presence will help attract a broader range of clients from the UK and beyond.
Bryceland's cofounders Ethan Newton (left) and Kenji Cheung outside of the new London store. Alex Natt
"I think Europe should hopefully open that, and maybe get more customers coming in who are not necessarily from the rag trade but are in other industries," he tells Robb Report.
It's not difficult to see what drew menswear aficionados to Bryceland's in the first place. Newton and his fellow cofounder Kenji Cheung are seasoned vintage collectors. This passion is realized across more than a half-dozen house labels that together represent a sort of alternate universe, one where Bryceland's has been making the good stuff for decades.
For instance, the Cowboy Label draws on American western wear from the 1940s and '50s and includes the brand's best-selling sawtooth western shirt. There's Black Bean, whose Gurkha shorts, army chinos and safari jackets take inspiration from the sporting culture of the American Northeast (and Newton's extensive collection of L.L. Bean catalogs). Bryce-Down, meanwhile, picks ups where the outerwear makers of the 1960s and '70s Pacific Northwest left off, producing anoraks or down jackets from early technical cloth blends.
The new London outpost of Bryceland's offers all of the retailer's brands, as well as special products from its international partners. Alex Natt
While the eras and styles that inspire its clothing are diverse, what binds them together is a particular viewpoint and philosophy. "I'd say what we're trying to create is beautiful, classic clothing that is essentially clothing and not fashion," Newton says, adding that the assortment's aesthetic remains stable from season to season and that the wares never go on sale.
The look of the new shop, however, does represent a small change for the business. While its Asian locations had what Newton describes as a "1920s gaslight feel" with dark woods and heavy furniture, the Marylebone shop will be brighter with white floorboards and a more mid-century feel. And while its inventory will remain similar to what can be found in the other Bryceland's locations, the London outpost will stock larger sizes.
The store will also serve as a hub for the international artisans that Bryceland's partners with. Its January 14 opening day saw a trunk show with California's Wellema Hat Co. and the Texan silversmith Red Rabbit Jewelry Co. In the near future, made-to-measure and bespoke will be offered during visits by the Hong Kong clothiers W.W. Chan and Ascot Chang, as well as the Japanese shoemaker Seiji McCarthy and bespoke Tokyo tailor Anglofilo.
The store has everything from tailoring to casual clothes, all designed with an appreciation for vintage originals. Alex Natt
In addition, Bryceland's plans on using its new global status to partner with UK makers that can be hosted at its Tokyo and Hong Kong stores for trunk shows. Newton also hints that a skip across the Atlantic is in the cards, teasing the prospect of a New York visit later in the year.
Between its many house labels and global partnerships, Bryceland's business model may start to feel as layered as a Russian nesting doll. But when reflecting on one of the Black Bean label's key inspirations, L.L. Bean, Newton brings the shop's humble ethos home.
"I do not think they were a brand. They were a retailer of goods," he says. "That's what I'd like to be: a retailer of goods."
And in the form of Bryceland's, London has gained a new retailer of goods like no other.
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48 Chiltern Street
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Saturday, March 10th, 9:30am will be held at PUMC. Our race will once again be run by Troop 1450.
Each boy will compete for speed and design at his Den level as well as speed and design at the Pack level. We will have a sibling and parent competition for both speed and design. Please note, the parent race is for the SLOWEST car. All rules still apply, with the addition, the car must pass the finish line.
For first time PWD families, here is a good link.
Our weigh-in will be Friday, March 9th from 6pm to 8pm, at PUMC. Below is a tentative schedule. If you cannot make the exact time for your den come anytime between 6pm and 7:30pm. We are simply trying to avoid checking in all cars at once.


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William Patterson (1795–1869) was a Scottish engineer and boatbuilder.

Born in Arbroath, he moved to London where he learned his craft at the yard of William Evans. He then moved to Bristol where he worked for William Scott as his assistant. When Scott became bankrupt, he took over his yard in various guises as William Patterson Shipbuilders. He won the contract to design and build the SS Great Western with Isambard Kingdom Brunel.

He was also one of the designers of the SS Great Britain (again with Brunel), the world's first ocean-going ship to have an iron hull and a screw propeller.
He was born in 1795, married to Eliza Manning in 1825, had eleven children, and died in 1869 in Liverpool. He is buried in an unmarked grave in Liverpool's Toxteth Cemetery.

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Scottish engineers
People from Arbroath
1795 births
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Q: Suppose that every map $S^1 \to X$ extends to a map $D^2 \to X$. Show that this implies that every map $S^1 \to X$ is homotopic to a constant map.
Suppose that every map $S^1 \to X$ extends to a map $D^2 \to X$. Show that this implies that every map $S^1 \to X$ is homotopic to a constant map.

Consider $f:S^1 \to X$, then by our assumption there exists $g:D^2 \to X$ such that $g \mid_{S^1} = f$. Now since $D^2 \approx C(S^1)$, where $C(S^1)=(S^1 \times I )/(S^1 \times \{1\})$ we can consider $\tilde{g}: C(S^1)\to X$ which restricts $\tilde{g} \mid_{S^1 \times \{0\}}=f$ when we identify $x \in S^1$ and $(x,0) \in S^1 \times \{0\}$(which I think we can do?).
Now we also have the quotient map $q :S^1 \times I \to C(S^1)$ which we can use to define $h:=\tilde g \circ q :S^1 \times I \to X$ and note that $$h(x,0)=\tilde g(q(x,0))=\tilde g(\{x,0\})=f$$ and $$h(x,1)=\tilde g(q(x,1))=\tilde g (\{x,1\})$$ which is constant as $q(x,1)$ is constant (it maps to the vertex of the cone all of $S^1 \times I$)
Also the continuity of $h$ follows from the continuity of $\tilde g$ and $q$. Thus $h$ is a homotopy from $f$ to a constant map.
Are there any "holes" in the arguments here? I'm unsure about the consideration of $\tilde g$.

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If a majority of committee members support a bill, what is likely to happen to it?
D. The committee will report the bill unfavourably to the floor.
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I am sure it is B, but with this congress you never know.


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President Pranab confers Gandhi peace prize on ISRO
Presenting the Gandhi Peace Prize for 2014 to Indian space agency ISRO, President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday said science and technology is a key driver for shaping the destiny of nations and people across the globe.
Conferring the award at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi, the president congratulated every member of the space community for the award.
"Technology is built not so much by individuals but by organizations. The characteristics of organizations – their leaders, their structures and their cultures have a great bearing on catalyzing innovations and putting them to use for the benefit of society," he said, terming the ISRO is one such organisation, which has nurtured, developed and demonstrated world class capabilities.
"Even as it has sought to encompass the globe and reach for the stars, it has remained rooted in its core mission of national regeneration and improving the life of the common man, a goal set for the nation by Mahatma Gandhi," the president said.
He said from a humble beginning through launch of small sounding rockets from Thumba for atmospheric studies, ISRO was now one of the six largest space agencies of the world.
"It has built an indigenous Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) which is one of the most sought after launch vehicles in its class across the world. It has achieved 29 successful flights of the PSLV launching not only Indian satellites but also 45 satellites of 19 other countries."
The recent launch of five satellites of Britain marked a new milestone in demonstrating the performance and reliability of the PSLV, Mukherjee said.
He said ISRO has also successfully built the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) with an indigenous cryogenic engine.
The president said India scripted history on September 24 last year as it successfully placed the Mars Orbiter around Mars.
"It is the only country in the world to achieve this feat in its first attempt and the fourth space agency in the world to reach Mars. It makes us even more proud that this mission was achieved at a fraction of the cost incurred by other successful nations," the president said.
He also complimented ISRO for designing people-centric space programmes to support various national priorities such as food and water security, sustainable environmental practices, conservation of resources, livelihood support, poverty alleviation, rural prosperity, education and health care and disaster management.
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Q: Android-Java detect text orientation and rotate image for ocr I read the card using OCR on Android(or iOS). But in the process, if it is successful it is not upside down. But character is wrong, the process fails. I am using tesserat and opencv algoritms.
Example like this image. How i can detect text orientation and rotate image.

A: If the OCR technology you are using does not have a dedicated auto-rotate function (most do, so double-check), then the technique I use is to check for either character confidence or to check for words from dictionary.  ABBYY OCR, for example, has a dedicated auto-rotate setting.  OCR-IT API also has auto-rotate, and also can return flags such as IsWordFromDictionary in the XML result.  Every OCR technology may work differently.
If you expect only 4 possible rotations, then the algorithm is:

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*Perform OCR.  Check confidence, or dictionary words, or even just capitalization (incorrect rotation will produce mess like this: DioOpUllltG).  Set a threshold over which you accept the result, such as 50%.  You are hoping that your first OCR pass is from an image in correct orientation (statistical approach).

*If quality is lower than your threshold, then either you have a low quality image in correct orientation, or the orientation is wrong.  Rotate and check remaining three orientations.  Pick the best one.

In some projects, where images may be at unpredictable extreme angles, such as 30 degrees, OCR will fail in every case when performing 4 flips.  Then I usually use an OCR pass at every 10 degrees rotation (36 OCR passes), and pick the best case.


When I export a report to Word or RTF, the lines and graphics do not export.
Adobe Acrobat. Using Adobe Acrobat, you can print a report to a pdf file, preserving all formatting. You must purchase Acrobat in order to create the files, the Acrobat viewer is free and many people have it installed.
After you purchase and install Acrobat, you can create pdf reports by printing to the Acrobat Writer instead of a printer. You can also automate the process of creating the pdf files in order to print reports without user intervention.
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Microsoft Snapshot Viewer. The ability to create files in MS Snapshot format was part of Office SR1. The viewer is also free and available from Microsoft; fewer users seem to have it installed. The viewer is described on the MS site like this: "Allows users of Internet Explorer 3.0 or later, or any application that supports ActiveX ® controls, to open Access 97 report snapshot files (.snp). You can also download it from this link.
There have been reports on the newsgroups of Snapshot not perfectly preserving formatting, so be sure to give it a try.
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