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Sorry if this has been asked a zillion times before, but is there a source for the accurate colour Fett paints in the UK or does it have to be ordered from the States?
Thanks in advance,
Sorry if this has been asked a zillion times before, but is there a source for the accurate colour Fett paints in the UK or does it have to be ordered from the States?
Thanks in advance,
Yeah, I was wondering about this as well. It seems that Testors and Polly Scale- paint can't be found in Belgium either, so are there any alternatives Humbrol paints maybe?
Maybe this has been posted before, but I found some color charts from different brands that are available in Europe (I think)?
- Vallejo:
- Humbrol:
- Tamiya:
-Deco Art:
Any ideas which colors from which brands would do the trick?
Can't you buy Floquil paints online and have them shipped to you?
Well, it seems Floquil paints can't be shipped to the UK or the rest of Europe
Not sure this will helps, but Boba maker lists his ESB paint list in this thread, hope he doens't mknd me posting it here.
Personally when I paint my scratch build I'll be mixing the paints myself as long as I can find some screen caps of the ROTJ helmet in natural light I'll be able to match the colours quite closely this way. If you want to go the spray can route, Tamiya colours might be the best route to go, as they have a wide range that seem to come quite close to the oiginal colours, but you could always mist ove the colours that don't match quite close enough with a brighter or darker colour to either lighten or darken the tone. Also don't forget washes will tone down some colours too when weathering them. Hope this helps a bit.
Thanks Maverick! Anyone else who has experience with one of the brands listed above?
Thanks a lot Delta75!
But I just found a store nearby where they have a wide range of the Vallejo-paints, so I'm gonna try those first. I'll post some results in a few days..

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The Arizona Department of Education's (ADE's) Mission
To serve Arizona's education community, ensuring every child has access to an excellent education.
ADE Origins
The Arizona Department of Education and its chief position, a publicly elected state Superintendent of Public Instruction, were created upon the ratification of the Arizona Constitution. The job of the state superintendent is to "superintend" the K-12 public education system in Arizona through the state department of education. As stated in the state constitution, this involves providing for the students of Arizona a uniform public school system including kindergarten schools, common schools, high schools and normal schools.
Arizona Public Education Facts
As of September 2013, the Arizona K-12 public education system is comprised of the following:
- The Arizona Department of Education, the State Board of Education, 15 County Education Agencies and hundreds of district and charter governing boards
- 230 School Districts, 406 charter holders and 13 Joint Technological Education Districts
- Over 2000 public schools, including over 1500 district schools and over 500 charter schools
- Over 60,000 certified teachers
- Over 1,000,000 students
Role of Superintendent of Public Instruction
From a fiduciary standpoint, the Superintendent of Public Instruction is charged with executing various education laws and State Board of Education policies; accurately distributing almost $6 billion in education funding to Arizona's public school system and helping schools comply with the many national and state laws and State Board of Education policies.
Equally important is the state superintendent's leadership role. Virtue of this constitutional, elected public office, the state superintendent serves on all statewide public education boards, including First Things First, the Arizona Board of Education, and the Arizona Board of Regents – governing bodies which, in aggregate, encompass a pre-kindergarten to graduate school perspective. This unique opportunity allows the state superintendent to develop best practices and strategies which take into account the needs of our children at every stage of the process: from birth to college to the workforce.
Basic State Superintendent Duties (as Outlined in ARS 15-251):
- Superintend the schools of this state.
- Request the auditor general to investigate when necessary the accounts of school monies kept by any state, county or district officer.
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Greenhouse Open House and Repotting Clinic
Posted on May 6, 2013
Come browse through the state-of-the-art Wheaton Greenhouses and enjoy the blend of technology and beauty. Walk from the Rainforest to the Desert and then to the Temperate environment and see what each climate has to offer to our senses and the plants that live there. See orchids in bloom, cotton on a cotton bush, succulents galore and primitive Cycads.
The greenhouses sport automatic shade curtains, fully electronic controls, growth chambers for environmentally monitored plant growth, and a rooftop weather sensor.
Bring along a pot bound plant for expert assistance in repotting. Soil and non-decorative pots are available on site. Donations accepted to cover cost of materials.
Friday, May 17, 2013
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Mars Center for Science and Technology, 4th floor Greenhouses
Contact: Jane Young


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'Sabres forward Tim Connolly, who has been out since Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals, declined an interview request before Tuesday's game. The Sabres have not specifically discussed Connolly's injury. He is believed to have suffered a concussion from a hit by Ottawa's Peter Schaefer and has missed the past nine games.'
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Faculty Research Grant Recipients Fall 2005 - Spring 2010
- Sylvie Beaudette, Eastman School Chamber Music
Funding for a three concert tour in Minnesota and North Dakota with soprano Eileen Strempel.
- Nancy Chin, Community and Preventive Medicine
Presented her work on "Violence and Infant Feeding: Risk Management Strategies of Low-Income Women" at the 5th Breastfeeding and Feminism Symposium, held March 20th,2010. The symposium, "Breastfeeding and Feminism 2010: Informing Public Health Approaches," was held at the University of North Carolina. '
- Eleana Kim, Anthropology
Travel for her project "Histories of Race, Gender, and Religion in Transnational Adoption."
- Christina Koulouglioti, School of Nursing
Funds for her current research project, "Improving young children's essential routines: test of an intervention."
- Greta Niu, English
Funding for travel to Montreal, Quebec, Canada for the Northeast Modern Language Association (NeMLA) 2010 Convention. The Convention ran from April 8-11 and Professor Niu presented her work "Border Crossings in Chinese Cinema" at the Convention's "Global Cinemas" seminar.
- Jean Pedersen, Eastman Humanities and English
Traveled to Paris, France in August to continue archival work for her current book project, "The Gender of Truth: Men and Women as Public Intellectuals in France from 1890-1920." This book not only explores the relationships between and among a particularly important group of roughly 150 male and female academics, activists, novelists, and journalists, but also explains why it has been so much easier for historians and literary critics in the United States, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom to remember the significance of the men in the group more than the women.
- Rachel Remmel, American Studies, Eastman School of Music Humanities
Attended the 2009 History of Education Society (HES) Conference last October 22-25, where she presented her paper "Abolishing Boston's High School for Girls: Politics and the Monitorial System," to the "Gender and Co-Education: News from the Archives" panel.
- Joan Saab, Art History
Traveled to San Diego, CA this past August to visit Chicano Park, home to the country's largest collection of outdoor murals .
- Victoria Wolcott, History
Funding for travel to the 2010 Berkshire Conference of Women Historians. Professor Wolcott presented her paper titled "Eroseanna Robinson: The Long Civil Rights Movement and Interracial Pacifism in Postwar America," which examines the work of an African-American war resister & nonviolent activist.
Stephanie Li, English
To attend the American Literature Association Annual Conference to be held May 21-24 in Boston, MA
Greta Niu, English, Film and Media Studies
"Encoding Gender, Ethnicity and Culture in Video Games" (a study with Thaddeus Pawlicki, Computer Science) reviewing the social, economic and cultural impact of interactive digital media (video games)
Jean Pedersen, Eastman School of Music Humanities
"Erotics, Taste, and the Land: Containing the Modern Francaise," a panel for the 2008 annual meeting of the Western Society for French History
Jean Pedersen, Eastman School of Music Humanities
On-going book project about men and women as public intellectuals in France at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries, introducing the stories of a number of important women
Rachel Remmel, Eastman School of Music Humanities
Presenting an accepted paper at the 2009 meeting of the Society for the History of Childhood and Youth (July 10-12) on a panel dealing with "Spatial Perspectives on Children at Risk."
Joan Saab, Art and Art History, Visual and Cultural Studies
Tokyo, Japan, Society of Cinema and Media Studies Annual Conference Joanna Scott English "The Gilt Cabinet" a new book, my first extended work of nonfiction, about Armand De Potter, an early 20th century collector of "antiquities", and his relationship with two women—his wife (Aimee De Potter), and Sara Yorke Stevenson
Anthea Butler, Religion & Classics
"The Future of American Women's Religious History, a panel presentation at the American Academy of Religion Meeting in November, 2007
Emile Devereaux, Art and Art History, Film and Media Studies
Installation of Under the Skin in association with the museum show "Subjected Culture: Interruptions and Resistances on Femaleness." Buenos Aires, Argentina, May 2008.
Sarah Higley, English
Presented "Dressing Up the Nuns: The Lingua Ignota and Hildegard of Bingen's Clothing" at the IMC at Leeds, UK, July 2008.
Stephanie Li, English
Presented "Love and the Trauma of Resistance in Gayl Jones's Corregidora" at the College English Association Annual Conference. March 2008, St. Louis, MO
Dianne Morrison-Beedy, School of Nursing
Research: "Understanding Microbicide Use in Adolescent Girls."
Sylvie Beaudette, Chamber Music, Eastman School of Music
Production fees for (In)Habitation: Musical Settings of Margaret Atwood Poetry by American Women Composers
Douglas Crimp, Art and Art History
Film stills for Our Kind of Movie, a book on the films of Andy Warhol. Manuscript expected to be completed by January 1, 2009
Cilas Kemedjio, Modern Languages and Cultures
Archival research and Interview of Odile Biyidi-Awala for manuscript on Mongo Beti, July 2008
Stephanie Li, English
Purchase books and meet with Professor Shirley Samuels, Cornell University in preparation for making revisions and writing the conclusion of Something Akin to Freedom: The Politics of Sexual Agency in Narratives by African American Women. June-August 2008.
Greta A. Niu, English
Most Wired' and Wire Work: Model Minorities, Chinese Cinema, Console Games" presented at Console-ing Passions conference April 23-28
Sylvie Beaudette, Chamber Music, Eastman School of Music
Soprano Eileen Strempel & Sylvie presented a lecture-recital on song settings of Margaret Atwood's poetry at the Feminist Theory Music Conference 2007
Emile Devereax, Art and Art History, Film and Media Studies
Did research for Alan Hart and X Ray Vision in the Archive
Ralph Locke, Musicology, Eastman School of Music
Presented "Musical Exoticism: Toward a Second, Broader Paradigm" at the national meeting (joint) of the American Musicological Society and Society for Music Theory (on a joint session). "I explored a wider range of instances than is normally considered, in which males and females from 'exotic' locales are portrayed in various ways."
Jeffrey McCune, Frederick Douglass Institute
Presented "Whiteness as Queerness: Brokeback, the Down Low, and the Telling of Queer History" at Lavender Languages Conference in February
Jean Pedersen, Humanities, Eastman School of Music
Presented "'I entertain and caress the truth no matter whose hands I find it in': Gender, Public Intellectuals, and Dreyfusard Political Culture" at the annual meeting of the Society for French Historical Studies.
Jeffrey T. Runner, Linguistics
Met with researchers to further course and professional development at Toronto Workshop on Phonetics, Gender and Sexual Orientation
Rachel Ablow, English
Presented "George Eliot's Bad Subjects" at "Narrative: An International Conference," Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada in April
Sarah Higley, English
Presented "Geheimschrift: Hildegard of Bingen's 'Unknown Letters' in Comparison with Later Models" at the Medieval Institute Conference at Kalamazoo in May
Joan Saab, Visual and Cultural Studies
Presented "The Parental Public Sphere" on the Panel for the Visual Culture Caucus, College Art Association February 24
Rachel Haidu, Art and Art History
Presented "'Saute ma ville,' stay at home: 1968 and the filmed interior" at a symposium in April 2006 at Ithaca College
Jean Pedersen, Humanities, Eastman School of Music
Presented "'Bitter Aspects of Our Modern Economy': Conflicted Representations of Working Women in the Belle Époque" at the Society for French Historical Studies in April 2006


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How to get your home ready for renters
As homeowners are waiting for the housing market to continue to improve, many are opting to rent out their homes instead of putting them up for sale.
If you're considering renting out your home, keep these tips in mind:
Fix up your home: When you rent out your home, make sure it's updated so it's up-to-code and a safe environment for your renters to live. Give the walls a fresh coat of paint, and if they are a strong, bold color, repaint them a more neutral color. Make sure your HVAC unit is working, and also fix any plumbing leaks you might have.
Clean your home: Before the renters move in give your house a good cleaning. Have the carpets and floors clean, wash the walls, clean out the refrigerator and all of the cupboards.
Install smoke detectors: Make sure you have enough smoke detectors in your home, and that all of them work.
Change your home's status: Before the renters move in, change your home's status so that your mortgage company and city know that it's now a rental property.
Change your home insurance: You will need landlord property insurance for your rental property.
If needed, hire a management property: If you are not going to be managing the property yourself, make sure you hire a qualified property management company.


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Britain In Bloom
October 4th, 2011
We know the weather will get cooler, but it is certainly won't be cold enough for the knits to come out just yet. So the best plan of action for October will be to choose some great transitional pieces that will work well if the temperature is warmer and can be layered when the temperature drops.
Pepperberry have some lovely day dresses that will fit the bill perfectly. As the flowers are still blooming, why not bring some vibrant florals to October? The Rose Belted Dress is an explosion of colour; it is a really classic shape with capped sleeves and a detachable brown belt. It can be worn with bare legs and pumps for the warmer days and a quilted fitted jacket, tights and brogues for when the cold weather sets in.
Another gorgeous floral is the Gypsy Floral Dress. This dress is a really feminine and floaty dress and perfect for this time of year, it is made from a light chiffon fabric so has an inner slip, it has a long sleeves and a pretty frill at the bottom. It is cut under the bust, so it draws attention to the narrowest part of the body. This dress is a really great fit and very flattering.
The Jersey Floral Belted Dress is such an easy-to-wear dress. It is a perfect weight for late summer and early autumn, it has ¾ length sleeves and a scoop neck. It's a really pretty dress and features soft gathers at the front and a lovely dove grey belt. On a warm day, this dress could be worn with peep toe wedges and on colder days, a Mac and navy opaque tights and knee high boots.
All the above dresses are great transitional pieces and are perfect for this surprise warmer weather, so get out there while you all can enjoy the sun and fly the flag for florals.


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As Mr. Dangerfield would say. I have been doing the 2000 to 0800 shift at work since Sunday night. I just got told that it will extend into Sunday morning. I might be able to go out Thursday or Friday this week but don't know what other curve balls are heading my way yet. Oh yea and I get the honor and pleasure of supporting this 24/7 operation from about Nov 7 until 12/23! I predict it will go into January. I'm too old for this.
Enough B!+chin' for now. Good luck tomorrow and Happy F'n New Year!


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Mount Rushmore
National Memorial
South Dakota
Mount Rushmore National Memorial is located along the northeast edge of what is known as the Harney Peak Granite Batholith in the Black Hills of South Dakota. A batholith is a geologic feature that formed by the cooling of a large igneous body of magma below the earth's surface; if a similar igneous body reaches the earth's surface, it would form a volcanic feature such as a lava flow. The Black Hills magma was emplaced into the older "host" mica schist rocks during Precambrian time, approximately 1.7 billion years ago!
The mica schist originated from the metamorphism (alteration by heat and pressure) of muds and sands from an ancient sea floor sometime prior to the emplacement of the Harney Peak Granite. Metamorphism of this original material produced the "slabby" appearance in the mica schist that now contains minerals such as muscovite, biotite and quartz.
The Harney Peak Granite (of which Mount Rushmore is carved) consists of fine-grained minerals including quartz, feldspar, muscovite and biotite. It is believed that these minerals formed approximately 8 miles below the earth's surface from molten magma. Some cracks developed as a result of the cooling of the magma and were later "patched" with molten magma. The result was the emplacement of pegmatite dikes that filled the fractures and zones of weakness in the granite. Today these pegmatite dikes are expressed as white streaks on the foreheads of Presidents Washington and Lincoln. Elsewhere in the Black Hills, economically significant mineral deposits are found associated with these pegmatite bodies.
The Harney Peak granite was likely exposed at the surface prior to Cambrian time, but was covered by sandy sediment when the Cambrian seas invaded the Black Hills some 550 million years ago. Today, these sands are part of the Deadwood Formation sandstones that contain grains derived from the ancient Harney Peak granite and the exposed Precambrian surface. The granite core of the Black Hills continued to be further buried during the rest of the Paleozoic and Mesozoic eras of geologic time and wasn't exposed to surface processes again until some 50 million years ago when today's Black Hills began to take on their present form.
Weathering and erosion have been carving these rocks since then, but the most noticeable "carving" occurred in the 20th century when Gutzon Borglum oversaw the project to construct Mount Rushmore as a "shrine to democracy".
The carvings occur within a granite sheet several hundred feet thick that has intruded the older schists. The irregular nature of the granite intrusion is noticeable just below the bust of George Washington, where the lighter colored granite sharply comes in contact with the darker schist.Shrine of Democracy
Sixty million years ago this land was in turmoil. Hills and mountains were being thrust up and gradually eroded. On the nearly indestructible granite face of one of these peaks, Mount Rushmore, the heads of four American Presidents have been carved in bold relief. These figures symbolize the birth and trials of the first 150 years of the United States. Individually they represent the ideals of the Nation.
- George Washington signifies the struggle for independence and the birth of the Republic,
- Thomas Jefferson the idea of representative government,
- Abraham Lincoln the permanent union of the States and equality for all citizens, and
- Theodore Roosevelt the 20th-century role of the United States in world affairs.
The Memorial Idea
In 1923, Doane Robinson, the South Dakota State historian, conceived the idea of carving colossal statues of romantic western heroes such as Jim Bridger, John Colter, and Kit Carson on the granite formations known as "the Needles" in the Black Hills. The proposal had only moderate public acceptance, and at times criticism of the project was severe. But Robinson was able to gain the influential support of South Dakota Senator Peter Norbeck and Representative William Williamson. Slowly public opinion changed, the memorial was authorized, and some funds were obtained to begin the work. Robinson invited the sculptor Gutzon Borglum to the Black Hills in the autumn of 1924 to study the proposal.
John Gutzon de la Mothe Borglum was born in St. Charles, Idaho, on March 25, 1867. He began painting at an early age, and in his early twenties sales of his works enabled him to study art in France for several years. It was there, in 1890, that he began to sculpt. His final paintings were completed in 1903, and from that time on he worked only as a sculptor. His fame grew, as did the size of his works. In 1915 he was asked by the United Daughters of the Confederacy to carve a head of Gen. Robert E. Lee on Stone Mountain in Georgia. Work did not begin until 1923, but some demands made by Borglum soon led to his dismissal. The invitation to the Black Hills presented him with an opportunity to create a monument whose dimensions would be "determined by the importance to civilization of the events commemorated". For this purpose a location other than the Needles was needed. After much searching Borglum selected Mount Rushmore because:
- it was smooth-grained granite,
- its 5,725-foot height dominated the surrounding terrain, and
- it faced the sun most of the day.
Carving the Monument
Work on the mountain began August 10, 1927, the same day President Calvin Coolidge officially dedicated Mount Rushmore as a national memorial. Fourteen years were needed to bring the sculpture to its present appearance, but because of delays caused by lack of funds and bad weather only 6½ years were actually spent in carving.
In the early years private donations supported the project, but when more funds were required the Federal Government assumed full financial responsibility. Federal appropriations accounted for $836,000 of the $990,000 spent on the memorial between 1927 and 1941. In March of the latter year Gutzon Borglum died. His son Lincoln, who had worked closely with his father on the monument, continued the project until funds ran out later the same year. Since then no additional carving has been done, nor is any further work on the memorial planned.
Mountain Carving
To say that Mount Rushmore was "carved" is to use a convenient figure of speech. Very few conventional sculpturing methods were employed in what was actually "a unique engineering accomplishment". Gutzon Borglum used the engineering techniques at Mount Rushmore that he had developed during his work on Stone Mountain. He first designed a grouping of the four Presidents to conform to the mountain's granite cap, but deep cracks and fissures' later discovered in the rock, required nine changes in the design. Five-foot models of each figure guided the workmen on the mountain. Measurements were taken from the models with a horizontal bar and plumb bob, enlarged 12 times, and transferred to the mountain. After a reference point, such as the tip of a nose, was located, excess rock could be removed with dynamite, often to within three or four inches of the finished surface. Some 450,000 tons of rock were removed in this manner.
Drillers, suspended over the face of the mountain in "swing seats" used jack hammers to honeycomb the surface with shallow holes at intervals of about three inches. The remaining rock was wedged off with a small drill, or a hammer and wedging tool. Finally the sculpture was smoothed with a small air hammer in a process known as "bumping."
The General park map handed out at the visitor center is available on the park's map webpage.For information about topographic maps, geologic maps, and geologic data sets, please see the geologic maps page.
A geology photo album for this park can be found here.For information on other photo collections featuring National Park geology, please see the Image Sources page.
Currently, we do not have a listing for a park-specific geoscience book. The park's geology may be described in regional or state geology texts.
Please visit the Geology Books and Media webpage for additional sources such as text books, theme books, CD ROMs, and technical reports.
Parks and Plates: The Geology of Our National Parks, Monuments & Seashores.
Lillie, Robert J., 2005.
W.W. Norton and Company.
9" x 10.75", paperback, 550 pages, full color throughout
The spectacular geology in our national parks provides the answers to many questions about the Earth. The answers can be appreciated through plate tectonics, an exciting way to understand the ongoing natural processes that sculpt our landscape. Parks and Plates is a visual and scientific voyage of discovery!
Ordering from your National Park Cooperative Associations' bookstores helps to support programs in the parks. Please visit the bookstore locator for park books and much more.
For information about permits that are required for conducting geologic research activities in National Parks, see the Permits Information page.
The NPS maintains a searchable data base of research needs that have been identified by parks.
A bibliography of geologic references is being prepared for each park through the Geologic Resources Evaluation Program (GRE). Please see the GRE website for more information and contacts.
NPS Geology and Soils PartnersAssociation of American State Geologists
Geological Society of America
Natural Resource Conservation Service - Soils
U.S. Geological Survey
General information about the park's education and intrepretive programs is available on the park's education webpage.For resources and information on teaching geology using National Park examples, see the Students & Teachers pages.


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The fact that the coppers ran away from him, before shooting him leaves me speechless. How on earth can you be chased by someone if YOU have the gun!!!!!!!!!!!!
It's a matter of being confident in your training and your own abilities.
I rolled up the sleeve of my left arm to reveal some long slash like scars and said, "First, you can't be afraid to get cut."
I am not trying to belittle your overall skill in the arts of self defense, but I do know that the pupils ability to learn is directly affected by the sansei's ability to impart his own knowledge and if the sansei lacks knowledge in some area, his students will too.I was not taught by an "expert" in the oriental arts of self defense, I was taught by an expert of American Indian fighting techniques who killed Japanese soldiers during WWII with his bare hands, when necessary, and with knife, gun, etc. That's also where I learned my knife fighting skill and the defensive techniques in disarming a person of either knife or gun.
I use a stance that most martial arts students don't learn until they're usually well past 1st degree black belt called the "Horse" by various oriental modalities, but is the basic stance in American Indian close combat fighting. I've had persons who've bragged of being blackbelts back down before any confrontation after seeing the stance I use. They demand to know what degree blackbelt I am, and they won't believe me when I say the only belt I've ever had is the leather one that holds up my pants
What you seem to be getting steamed up about is that you've over looked the fact that I've never said I wouldn't shoot somebody with a knife, just the opposite, but that whether I did or not would depend upon my assessment of the persons skill and danger level.
BTW, if you know how you can catch a person's fist (holding knife or not) in your hand and wit just a twist toss the person over 10 feet away (ie a la Bruce Lee).
Interesting because the Horse stance is a basic beginner stance in almost all martial arts I have ever seen. Never the less moving on from that, I am in agreement with the use of the horse stance and other deeply grounded stances when fighting.
I said that we were in agreement here already. The thing that I am on disagreement with was where you said:QuoteQuoteBTW, if you know how you can catch a person's fist (holding knife or not) in your hand and wit just a twist toss the person over 10 feet away (ie a la Bruce Lee). making this sound relatively easy, which it isn't.
BTW, if you know how you can catch a person's fist (holding knife or not) in your hand and wit just a twist toss the person over 10 feet away (ie a la Bruce Lee).
But most of all I am confident of my own abilities and learned my disarming techniques from using slow motion and mock weapons and working up over time to real knifes in real time. Makes a big difference because you're not overloading your skill development until one level is perfected and then moving to the second.
Now many of the folks that I train with as I said are in the military or police or bond agents ect. Their situation is different than mine. They are in the business of actively going out and getting involved in violent situations. We have had many discussions about what works and what doesn't and how to handle situations. It is always interesting. I would have to say that the concensus is to not take any more risk than necessary. Alfred
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/4149902/Family-of-man-shot-in-back-by-police-sue-for-25m.htmlCaught on video tape, another cold blooded murder. I hope they get every cent they are asking for and the cop rots in jail.They say he might have been going for his taser, instead he shot the man, already restrained and on his back, in the back and killed him.http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/01/06/BART.shooting/?iref=mpstoryview
The actual shooting was on the news here, pretty clear. I believe you are correct in most of what you say/assume Brian. We didnt get to see the cops reactions tho.Our retiring Police Chief was on TV last night defending the non issue force wide of tasers. Shes pretty smart and and can be very good listening when given a chance. She explained that training in the use of these was very time consuming. That they are not the answer to everything and she is not convinced that their use is in the best interests of anyone in a lot of cases. Reading between the lines, she was saying that tasering is a very serious and dangerous thing to do. The use of them must be taken as seriously as a gun. The tone of her voice leads me to believe that she has been under enormous pressure from the govt to get em happening. I think the media frenzy will force the next police chief to introduce them force wide.God help us when that happens.


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Inspired by stuffed cannelloni, this vegetarian dish consists of blanched sweet potato slices wrapped around pureed sweet potato and diced apple, topped with shaved Parmesan and toasted walnuts. The remarkably rich taste and vibrant appearance make it a worthy-and healthful-addition to any dinner.
- Servings: 6
Source: Martha Stewart Living, October 2007
- 3 medium sweet potatoes (about 1 pound each)
- 3/4 cup low-fat cottage cheese
- 3/4 cup diced Fuji apple (skin on)
- 3 tablespoons chopped fresh chives
- 1 piece (2 ounces) Parmesan cheese, half grated and half shaved
- 1/4 teaspoon coarse salt
- Freshly ground pepper, to taste
- Vegetable-oil cooking spray
- 1 tablespoon walnut oil
- 1/3 cup chopped toasted walnuts (about 1 ounce)
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Wrap 1 sweet potato in parchment, and then in foil. Pierce several times with a fork. Bake until tender, about 1 hour. Let cool. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees.
Meanwhile, peel remaining sweet potatoes. Using a mandoline or a chef's knife, cut potatoes lengthwise into very thin slices until you have 30 slices. Trim each to a 2-by-4-inch rectangle.
Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add half the sweet potato slices, and cook until tender, about 2 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, place slices on a baking sheet to cool slightly. Repeat.
Remove peel from baked sweet potato, and puree flesh in a food processor until smooth. Add cottage cheese, and puree until smooth.
Transfer potato-cheese mixture to a large bowl. Stir in apple, chives, grated Parmesan, salt, and pepper.
Coat a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with cooking spray. Place 1 heaping tablespoon filling in center of a sweet potato slice, and roll up. Place, seam side down, in dish. Repeat. (Cannelloni can be refrigerated, covered, overnight; bring to room temperature before baking.)
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text: MTA urges amendments that support education funding The MTA is asking members to contact their state representatives and urge them to support legislative amendments that would address critically important education funding needs in the House budget. The Ways and Means Committee's FY14 budget plan, released on April 10, begins to reverse 13 years of cuts in higher education but is below Governor Deval Patrick's proposed spending plan. The Ways and Means budget does make a substantial increase in funding for public colleges and universities, as well as a modest increase in Chapter 70 funding. However, early education programs for young children were cut by 3 percent compared to FY13. While applauding increased funding for higher education in the committee's budget, MTA President Paul Toner has called the committee's overall budget plan a "tremendous loss for low-income children compared to the governor's budget proposal." Of the hundreds of amendments that have been submitted to the Ways and Means budget, some address funding gaps for areas including early childhood education and care and literacy programs in Gateway Cities. The House plan, for example, would leave scholarship funding at the same level as it is in the current fiscal year. The governor's proposal would add $112 million in scholarships for students. The House plan allocates $17 million less for early education and care than had been approved in its original FY13 budget, despite a list of 30,000 low-income children waiting for services. The House committee's allocation for K-12 students would include modest improvements over FY13, but spending would still be far less ambitious than under the governor's plan. The current House proposal would make reductions in several programs and services, including career academies in Gateway Cities, early intervention literacy tutoring, alternative education programs and charter school reimbursements. The bright spot in the current House plan is higher education, which has seen drastic cuts since 2001. The committee's plan would increase public higher education spending overall by 10 percent over last year. That includes a $35 million increase for UMass, $24 million more for state universities and a $35 million increase for community colleges. As a result of the increases, tuition and fees would be frozen at public higher education campuses. UMass would see a two-year freeze in tuition and fee increases. Toner said the MTA will press for the revenue increases needed to make sure Massachusetts preschools, public schools and public colleges are "second to none" and provide opportunities for all students, regardless of where they live or how much their parents earn." MTA-backed amendments in the House bill include the following: Reviving the Foundation Budget Review Commission to determine the adequacy of educational programs necessary to achieve state education standards and to assess how resources can be used most effectively. Amendment 465, filed by Rep. Alice Peisch (D-Wellesley). Providing additional funds to schools in Gateway Cities for early literacy, English language learners and career academies. Amendments 627, 628 and 633, filed by Rep. Tony Cabral (D-New Bedford). Increasing funding for income-eligible children for preschools to FY13 levels. Amendment 323, filed by Rep. Peisch (D-Wellesley), and Amendment 860, filed by Rep. Marjorie Decker (D-Cambridge). Adding both MTA and AFT Massachusetts to the Early Education Commission. Amendment 675, filed by Rep. Denise Garlick (D-Needham). Increasing funding for scholarships. Amendment 440, filed by Rep. Tom Sannicandro (D-Ashland). Keeping in place the current Pacheco Law on privatizing public services. Amendment 511, filed by Rep. Jim O'Day (D-West Boylston). Click here to send a message to your state representatives urging them to support all MTA-backed amendments. House Ways and Means Budget


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The PPS was too small for my medium-large hands. I had to file the mag-release 'fingers' so that they wouldn't gouge my triggerfinger...PPS mag latch is (was!) sharp!
Also, magazines are quite expensive, at least compared with prices of much-larger Glock mags, and I couldn't find the vaporware extra-capacity mag.
See also Walther PPS
So...more expensive than it should be, and harder to shoot. It was NOT the CC pistol for me.


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The team considers Desmond a player with promise, but his .584 OPS is the lowest in the National League. Some club officials want to move second baseman Danny Espinosa to short and promote Steve Lombardozzi to second.
Span, 27, is under a club-friendly contract — he is earning $1 million this season, $3 million next season, $4.75 in 2013 and $6.75 million in '14 with a $9 million club option for '15.
The concern with Span is that he has not played since June 6 due to a concussion. He currently is on a rehabilitation assignment.
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text: Quoted for the truth. At least AI can handle the ball. He makes some bad and sometimes lazy passes, but his pocket doesn't get picked nearly as much as Rip. I cringe EVERY time Rip thinks about dribbling. I just chalk it up as an automatic turnover. I mean seriously, I'm nowhere near pro status and have better handles than Rip has ever had. He should have mandatory ball handling drills for 2 hours per day.


text: Luckily, we stayed in this one thru the first 3 quarters. Lucky as due to some foul trouble coach could not put in the total loser combination of JJ and Monroe as our bigs combo. But he managed to put these two together in to begin the 4th quarter so they could squander our 7 point lead we started the 4th with. Other mistakes coach made. Completely wiped Ben Wallace out to start the game, playing him 12 straight minutes, something Ben can't do. Then he played Maxiell about 12 straight minutes, something Maxiell can't do. A wise coach would alternate these two in 6 minute stretches, and a wise coach would have one or the other at power forward at all times. Again, JJ played power forward, a position he can't handle, and again in foul trouble. Tay missed his first several shots but then was pretty awesome for the rest of the game keeping the Pistons in this one. Knight is not showing a steady outside shot. Daye did not play again. Instead, an inept offensive player is out there in Wilkens. Poor choice. Ben Gordon may score for you once in a while, but playing to make others better is something he can't do - and he should not be on this team. (I will admit I like his effort on defense on occasion, but that is about it - most of the time he hurts us on both ends of the floor.) This game, we got to the line, and missed half our free throws. Could be this continuous onslaught of games is taking its toll on the legs. Good reason to start playing Macklin. More players is better right now. But no, I would still not like seeing CV out there under any circumstances. Rotation: Start Knight, Daye, JJ, Macklin, Monroe 2nd unit: Stuckey, (Knight or Daye), Tay, (JMAX or Ben Wallace), (Macklin or Monroe)


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The Newman family is sitting around the family computer. They are the father, Dan, 65 years old, his wife Jean, their son Mark, and daughter-in-law, Beth. Dan recently became entitled to Medicare. He and his family are discussing the Medicare program and some resources on the Medicare website at www.medicare.gov.
Dan: But what about my sister Barbara? She only worked for a few years because she decided to stay home to take care of my mother after my father passed. How can she afford to pay for one of these drug plans?
Jean: Do you think there is help with her prescription costs?
Beth: Yes. Actually, it says here that people with Medicare who have limited income and resources may be able to get extra help with the costs of their Medicare drug plan coverage.
Announcer: Eligibility for the extra help may be determined by either the Social Security administration or your state Medicaid office. You can apply for the extra help by completing a paper application that you can get by calling Social Security at 1-800-772-1213. TTY users should call 1-800-325-0778. Applying with the Social Security Administration at www.socialsecurity.gov on the web. Applying through your state Medical Assistance Office. Working with a local organization such as your State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP). There are certain groups of people who automatically qualify for the extra help and do not have to apply. These include: people with Medicare and full Medicaid benefits including prescription drug coverage; people with Medicare who get Supplemental Security Income only (SSI); people who get help from Medicaid paying their Medicare premiums (Medicare Savings programs).


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Posted 28 January 2013 - 05:15 PM
Just joined the forum and i think that this forum will be of great help for me learn and explore my interest.
i am currently looking for a camera which can record really clear video (Mostly smooth) and have great inbuilt mic so that it can withstand heavy bass volumes in concerts. I want to explore photography and mostly landscape or nature based photography.
So please suggest me a good camera with a budget of 350 - 400 USD (20000 INR) to learn photography and understands different techniques and usability.
I prefer cameras which have great colour depth.
Thank you
Posted 29 May 2013 - 11:50 AM
You can buy Nikon Coolpix AW110 in this price range in which 16 mega pixel clarity is given.
Posted 15 July 2013 - 01:36 AM
Thanks for posting this. WIll check out hte Nikon Coolpix and other options as well. *cheers
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Born: 22/2/94
Position: Centre back
Height: 6ft 3in
Weight: 12st 1lb
By Lambros Lambrou
Elton Monteiro and the Under-18s side he captains have enjoyed good fortune since the New Year. With two games remaining, the young Gunners are clear at the top of the Premier Academy League and look to have their fate in their own hands. The results and performances are in stark contrast to the inconsistencies prior to Christmas. The Swiss defender is insistent that an injection of aggression has been the key.
"Our attitude has changed," he reveals. "We are now much more aggressive on the pitch, especially in our closing down. I believe the real turning point was in a match against Portsmouth Under-18s. That was the first time we really increased the intensity. It is not just that we won 5-0, but we all recognised the rewards for closing down quickly and aggressively. By winning the ball back quickly, we can use it ourselves and prevent our opponents playing. Encouraged by that game we have gone on and become better and better. Such a mental attitude is important at any level, whether Under-18s, reserves or the first-team."
The centre back turned 18 last month and signed a professional contract a year ago, but he knows that every experience is a valuable one. "I have travelled with the reserves a bit this season," he says. "There are a lot of senior players in the squad and it is good to see how they prepare before games and their conduct and attitude during the game.
"I try to learn from every situation. I work hard in training and am benefitting, but I believe that I have improved because I am a lot more experienced than when I first joined Arsenal and that is the biggest factor. When I first came here I heard people criticise me for being inconsistent. I think the biggest improvement I have made is that my performance levels are higher but I have good consistency now and that has come because I have learnt from different situations. The more experienced you become, the better you become as a player.
"That is why I am very keen to play as many games for the reserves as I can and to also win a trophy. I have never won anything before. I want to experience what it takes. We are top of the league and if we carry on like we are, we have an excellent chance to win our league and then go on to play the other top teams in a big stadium. I played at Emirates against Chelsea earlier in the season and quite a few people stayed behind. I am not sure whether it will be different because the crowd will be there primarily to watch us play. It is an incentive for us all."
Elton holds a Portuguese passport, but was born in Switzerland. His hope is to play internationally for Switzerland one day. "My passport is Portuguese, but I am Swiss," he explains. "I have nothing drawing me to play for Portugal as I was born and raised in Switzerland. Portugal has a strong football reputation, but the football is getting stronger in Switzerland," he reports.
However, the youngster cannot explain why there has been a recent glut of Swiss centre backs coming through the Arsenal ranks. "I know there was Philippe Senderos, then Johan Djourou, there is also Sead Hajrovic and Martin Angha as well as myself. All of us are central defenders and I really do not know why this has happened."
Elton continues to monitor the Swiss Leagues and indeed came from FC Sion, the club which were punished for playing ineligible players in a Europa League play-off against Celtic. "I think the President of FC Sion put his own pride first and did not need to do what he did – the club paid the price," says the defender. "Generally though, Swiss football is good. As you know, Basel knocked out Manchester United and they have got to the knock-out stages before, so I was not that surprised."
Three teams you played for before Arsenal?
FC Sion is the only one.
Best piece of advice ever given to you?
"Go hard or go home"
Best moment in football before joining Arsenal?
Winning a Nike Cup tournament in Lucerne
Team supported growing up?
Pretended to be on the playground?
Other sports were you good at when at school?
Tennis and skiing
Favourite kids' TV programme growing up?
A programme called Olive et Thom
Favourite teacher at school?
My English teacher, whose name I forget, at Ecole Ardevaz
Favourite item of clothing?
My chinos
Dream car?
An Aston Martin
Current Arsenal role model?
Johan Djourou
Best thing about being part of the Academy?
Our superb facilities
Three words to describe you as a player...
Tall, skinny, fast
Three words to describe you as a person...
Quiet, honest, enthusiastic
Favourite comedian?
Thomas N'Gijol
Something about you not many people know?
I am eligible to play football for Portugal


text: This A list mostly movie actor who sometimes has been an A+ lister with his franchise was walking a little funny at his premiere the other night. Apparently he gets enemas twice a week and he went to a place he had never been before because he was in a new city and something bad happened. That's how he put it. "Something bad happened."


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The Canisius College swimming and diving teams were handed their second dual meet loss of the season on Saturday at St. Bonaventure.
It was the second time that the men's team fell short by less than 20 points this season, as the Bonnies topped them by a score of 129-112. The women's team lost 149-94. Both the men and women moved to 4-2 in duals with the losses.
Sophomore Spencer Bray, who swam his way to a pair of individual victories in the 500- and 1000-yard freestyles with times of 4:52.46 and 9:49.28 respectively, led the Griffs. Bray also swam to a second place finish in the 200-yard backstroke (1:58.64).
The Griffs also received a strong performance from freshman Wyatt Sintay, who set a new personal record in the 200-yard IM with a time of 1:58.92. Sintay also claimed a victory in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:10.72).
The Canisius divers swept the top-three on both boards. Junior Eddie Quarantillo was once again the top-finisher in each event, scoring 285.37 in the 1-meter dive and a 315.07 in the 3-meter.
Freshmen Adam Bonk and Brent Carbone took second and third respectively in each event.
Senior Corey Petrie set a season best and freshman Christian Westermeier set a personal record on the afternoon. Petrie set his time in the 200-yard freestyle (1:48.39) and Westermeier bested his previous record in the 100-yard freestyle (48.68).
Not to be outdone, Canisius freshman Marissa Watroba set a personal-record of her own in the 200-yard breaststroke. Watroba finished the event in a time of 2:29.06 which was also good for a first place finish.
Sophomore Alex Doody was also turned in an individual victory for the women in the meet. Doody finished the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:11.98, which is her season-best time in the event.
Freshman Hannah Graesser took the top-spot in the 50-yard freestyle for the third time this season. She finished the event in 24.70.
Doody and Graesser also swam on the Griffs' 200-yard freestyle relay team that took the top-spot on Saturday. They were joined on the team by junior Marissa Oakey and senior Kelli Graber.
The Griffs will return to action next Saturday, when they travel to Colgate. The meet is scheduled for noon.
NOTES: The men failed to finish first in any relay for the first time this season, while the women were able to keep their streak alive… The meet was the third of Canisius' five-consecutive road meets.


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By Nik Brumsack
Lukas Podolski is delighted with Arsenal's impressive start to the season - but insists it is too soon to start talking about winning the title.
The Gunners continued their fine form in Montpellier on Tuesday night after coming from a goal behind to win their third successive game.
Their unbeaten start to the new campaign has led some observers to tip them as title contenders, but with a tricky fixture away at Manchester City on Sunday, Podolski says such talk is premature.
"We have only played four matches. It's [too early] to speak about the championship," he told Arsenal Player. "When you win a match, you are not a champion. When you lose a match, you are not a champion.
"We want to win all the matches we play and I think if we play the same as we did against Liverpool and Southampton then we have a chance at Man City to get the three points.
"It's very important [to keep playing well]. We have had some strong matches, but Man City played in Madrid and now against us - it's a tough week."
Podolski has scored three goals in his last three games and while he is happy with his own form, he insists that the team's results are all that matters.
"I'm happy to score goals for the team and the Club. We're also very happy with the three points - it was very important for us," he said.
"We played very well in the first half after the Montpellier goal. The second half was not so good. We didn't play so well going forwards, but what was important was the three points."
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So this is my latest Idea... I want to build a heavy Cannon Merc based of of various designs I have incorperated into my previous builds. I am wondering if I should rock another sintra armor suit or go with steel?
I want this build to be displayed on a manni so weight isnt really an issue. I am quite used to wearing 50 + extra lbs. on my body anyways so I could wear it for cosplay or photo ops. I am hoping to get my account crossed with my old username so I can use the cargo hold again but I would Love to be contacted with any props that you may have laying around. Again this will be a custom and not tied to any specific Mando.
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NH Senior News Briefs
May 19. 2013 3:49PM
Tickets are $5 and will be available to Manchester seniors at the William B. Cashin Senior Activity Center, 151 Douglas St., beginning from 3 to 4 p.m. Tuesday. Ticket sales will continue weekdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the center until the day of the luncheon. Ticket sales are limited to those 60 or older and to one per person.
Prizes donated by area merchants will be given out during the afternoon. Dancing and entertainment also are planned.
SWANZEY - Sixty members of the Cheshire County Retired Educators Association gathered Tuesday for their final luncheon of the year at Swanzey's First Congregational Church.
Membership Chairman Ken Whitaker introduced new member Karen Blanchette, who is retired from Hinsdale Junior-Senior High School. Whitaker also recognized seven of the association's callers who were at the luncheon. The callers, who also include Whitaker, contact members to inform them about upcoming luncheons and contribute to the attendance counts.
Luncheons will resume in the fall. Membership is open to any teacher, administrator or educational support personnel who previously served or who now live in Cheshire County. Anyone interested may call Whitaker at 827-3702.
DOVER - Maple Suites will host "You've Earned A Say," a free event conducted by AARP, at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, May 30, at the senior living community, 30 Holiday Drive.
Seniors are welcome to sign up with friends and family. The deadline for reservations and payment is Monday, Aug. 12. For more details, call 536-1204.
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Study Summary
Many patients with major depressive episodes (MDEs) who have an underlying but unrecognized bipolar disorder receive pharmacologic treatment with ineffective regimens that do not include mood stabilizers. The objective of this multicenter, multinational, transcultural, cross-sectional, diagnostic study was to quantify how often bipolar disorder symptoms are encountered in patients seeking treatment for an MDE. Included were 5635 adults seen for an MDE at community and hospital psychiatry departments. A total of 903 patients fulfilled DSM-IV-TR criteria for bipolar disorder (16.0%; 95% confidence interval, 15.1%-17.0%), whereas 2647 (47.0%; 95% confidence interval, 45.7%-48.3%) met an alternate set of criteria for bipolarity called the "bipolarity specifier" criteria.
The authors provide supporting evidence that the bipolar-specifier criteria in comparison with DSM-IV-TR criteria were valid and identified an additional 31% of patients with MDEs who are better characterized as having bipolar rather than unipolar depression. This has substantial implications in terms of appropriate treatment selection because antidepressant monotherapy would be suboptimal for patients with bipolar depression. If we depend on DSM-IV-TR, this would come up in 1 of 6 patients presenting with an MDE. If we consider the "bipolarity-specifier" criteria, this diagnostic-therapeutic issue would be relevant in almost 1 of every 2 patients presenting for treatment with an MDE.
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Re: Mathematica calculates RSquared wrongly?
On 9/30/2010 9:55 AM, Darren Glosemeyer wrote:
> On 9/30/2010 3:53 AM, Ray Koopman wrote:
>> On Sep 29, 7:48 am, Darren Glosemeyer<darreng at wolfram.com> wrote:
>>> On 9/29/2010 3:15 AM, Ray Koopman wrote:
>>>> On Sep 28, 3:09 am, Darren Glosemeyer<darreng at wolfram.com> wrote:
>>>>> On 9/27/2010 4:47 AM, Lawrence Teo wrote:
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>>>>>> nlm = NonlinearModelFit[sbbBN, a*x^2 + b*x + c, {a, b, c}, x]
>>>>>> nlm["RSquared"]
>>>>>> The RSquared by Mathematica is 0.963173
>>>>>> Meanwhile, Excel and manual hand calculation show that R^2 should
>>>>>> be equal to 0.7622.
>>>>>> Is Mathematica wrong? Thanks!
>>>>> This is as designed. For nonlinear models, the corrected (i.e. with
>>>>> the mean subtracted out) sum of squares is sometimes used. This is
>>>>> consistent with comparing to a constant model, but most nonlinear
>>>>> models do not include a constant in an additive way. For this reason,
>>>>> NonlinearModelFit uses the uncorrected (i.e. without subtracting out
>>>>> the mean) sum of squares.
>>>> This information should be included in the "Goodness-of-Fit Measures"
>>>> section of the NonlinearModelFit documentation, which should also
>>>> point out that RSquared is computed as 1 - (Residual SS)/(Total SS),
>>>> and that in nonlinear models this is generally different from the
>>>> ratio (Model SS)/(Total SS) that is sometimes cited -- e.g.,
>>>> http://reference.wolfram.com/mathematica/RegressionCommon/ref/RSquared.html
>>>> -- as the definition of RSquared.
>>> The RegressionCommon documentation is for a now obsolete standard
>>> package. The "RSquared" property for nonlinear models is described
>>> near the bottom of
>>> http://reference.wolfram.com/mathematica/tutorial/StatisticalModelAnalysis.html
>>> The current statement is:
>>> "The coefficient of determination "RSquared" is the ratio of the model
>>> sum of squares to the total sum of squares."
>>> I will modify this to mention that the total is the uncorrected total
>>> for the next version.
>> Also, the n-1 in the formula for AdjustedRSquared should be n,
>> because the total sum of squares is uncorrected.
>> However, all that misses the main point I was trying to make, which
>> is that simply changing from corrected to uncorrected sums of squares
>> will not give 1 - SS_res/SS_tot, which is how NonlinearModelFit
>> calculates RSquared. The reason is that the residuals are not
>> generally orthogonal to the fitted values, so the decomposition
>> SS_tot = SS_fit + SS_res that holds for linear models does not
>> generally hold for nonlinear models.
>> For instance, using the data and model from the "Goodness-of-Fit
>> Measures" section of the NonlinearModelFit documentation,
>> the fitted values are
>> {13.658, 2.00568, 1.48485, 14.8951, 5.6088, 10.1695,
>> 11.0627, 5.77841, 4.51702, 5.67666, 13.4947, 11.4323},
>> and the residuals are
>> {0.742037, 9.09432, 5.01515, -3.79512, 1.1912, 0.930521,
>> 1.3373, 3.12159, 4.08298, 5.72334, -1.69468, -0.532303}.
>> Their uncentered inner product is 50.2468; centering gives -159.435.
> Thanks for catching the AdjustedRSquared typo. The code is
> (effectively) using n. I've corrected the docs.
> I see your point about the orthogonality now. I missed it in the
> original example because the original example was actually a linear
> model. I'll have to take a closer look and decide if the code or the
> docs need to be corrected.
> Darren Glosemeyer
> Wolfram Research
I have corrected the documentation (for the next version) for the
nonlinear "RSquared" property to state that it is 1 - SS_res/SS_tot.
Darren Glosemeyer
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If there's going to be a music festival in South Tahoe, expect to see some world-class skiing and snowboarding to match.
Snow Globe has upped the ante this year with a big air exhibition that will be staged front and center. Skiers and boarders will be dropping down a 30-foot scaffolding to hit a 25-30 foot booter over the Snow Globe spectators. The setup will showcase 16 local, professional skiers and snowboarders throughout the three-day music festival.
"It's going to be an amazing sight," festival founder Chad Donnelly said. "To hear some of your favorite musicians performing and then at the same time to see this level of athletes throwing tricks off this massive jump will be incredible."
There's no specific timeline for when the big air pros will fly. In true "Tahoe time" fashion, the exhibition will depend on when the artists perform, weather conditions and how the skiers and snowboarders are feeling.
The only thing that's guaranteed is that when these locals do start to throwdown, it will be hard to miss.
"When the band ends, you can literally just turn half a foot and see these guys flying through the air," said Rob Giustina, mastermind behind the exhibition.
A 30-foot scaffolding that launches riders above the fans to a stage-area landing also helps draw attention to the show. Better visibility is just one of the reason organizers decided to change up last year's rail jam format.
So this year, in addition to some sweet beats, expect to see a three-day exhibition of Tahoe's best, flying high against the night lights. –
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This 2013 update on the Fukushima disaster shows that radiation levels remain high 40 miles from the site of the meltdown.
And there are few answers coming from the government or electric authorities about when the clean up will be complete and whether the area surrounding the nuclear power plant can be re-inhabited.
The lingering effects of the March 2011 Japanese earthquake, tsunami and Fukushima nuclear disasters are captured by filmmaker Christopher Noland in 3.11: Surviving Japan. He was an American living and working in Tokyo during the catastrophic events, who volunteered for the cleanup in Northeastern Japan, documenting true stories from those affected by the disaster.


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I'm almost embarrassed to admit this, but I've become a fan of Scandal (9 p.m., ABC/Ch. 4).
Oh, it's still a pretty awful show. Laughably ludicrous.
And it remains absolutely true that this show is "'The West Wing" populated by characters out of 'Gossip Girl,'" as my TV critic pal Rob Owen wrote in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
But "Scandal" - complete with its silly attempted presidential assassination - is big, dumb fun. Sort of like "Dynasty" or "Melrose Place" when they were over-the-top and totally trashy.
Some shows are so bad they're good. "Scandal" is one of them.
Elsewhere on TV ....
NFL (6 p.m., NFL Network): Denver Broncos at Oakland Raiders
The Big Bang Theory (7 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2): Sheldon takes care of Amy when she gets sick.
Last Resort (7 p.m., ABC/Ch. 4): The reason for the attack on Pakistan is revealed.
30 Rock (7 p.m., NBC/Ch. 5): Jenna is driving Liz completely crazy.
Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir (7 p.m. Ch. 7): Nathan Gunn and Jane Seymour join the choir and the Orchestra at Temple Square.
The X Factor (7 p.m., Fox/Ch. 13): Contestants are eliminated.
The Vampire Diaries (7 p.m., CW/Ch. 30): Stefan and Damon have suspicions about Elena.
Two and a Half Men (7:30 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2): Walden assumes a new identity to avoid women who are just after his money.
Up All Night (7:30 p.m., NBC/Ch. 5): Ava decides she can still make a difference even without her show.
Person of Interest (8 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2): An NYC cab driver is the latest POI.
Grey's Anatomy (8 p.m., ABC/Ch. 4): Meredith asks Heather to help fix Derek's hand.
The Office (8 p.m., NBC/Ch. 5): Dwight takes over planning the Christmas party.
Glee (8 p.m., Fox/Ch. 13): Kurt gets an audition.
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Parks and Recreation (8:30 p.m., NBC/Ch. 5): Tammy II makes an unexpected appearance.
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Rock Center with Brian Williams (9 p.m., NBC/Ch. 5): Apple CEO Jim Cook is interviewed.
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In his laboratory, McGovern keeps an envelope containing Neolithic grape seeds, which he wheedled out of a viticulture professor in Georgia (the country, not the state) years ago. The man had six desiccated pips in good condition, ideal for DNA analysis.
"I said, 'Maybe we could take some of those back and analyze them,'" McGovern recalls. "He said, 'No, no, they're too important.'" "This would be for the cause of science," McGovern persisted.
The Georgian left the room for a moment to agonize, and returned to say that McGovern and science could have two of the ancient seeds. Parting with them, he said, was like "parting with his soul." The scholars raised a glass of white Muscat Alexandrueli to mark the occasion.
But McGovern has still not tested the seeds, because he's not yet confident in the available DNA extraction methods. He has just one chance at analysis, and then the 6,000-year-old samples will be reduced to dust.
One day I ask McGovern what sort of libation he'd like in his own tomb. "Chateau Jiahu," he says, ever the Dogfish Head loyalist. But after a moment he changes his mind. The grapes he and his wife helped pick in the summer of 1971 turned out to yield perhaps the best Mosel Riesling of the last century. "We had bottles of that wine that we let sit in the cellar for a while, and when we opened them up it was like some sort of ambrosia," he says. "It was an elixir, something out of this world. If you were going to drink something for eternity you might drink that."
In general, though, the couple enjoys whatever bottles they have on hand. These days McGovern barely bothers with his cellar: "My wife says I tend to age things too long."
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BAE gets more work on F-35 jet
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In announcing the three contracts on Dec. 28, the Naval Air Systems Command identified BAE as eligible for 5 percent of each contract awarded.
The largest is a $3.7 billion contract for 31 of the fighters, with 18 for the Air Force, designed to land on an runway; six for the Marines, designed to take off and land vertically; and seven for the Navy, designed to land on air craft carriers.
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Seattle Teachers Protest Exams
Teachers at three Seattle schools are refusing to give students district-mandated standardized exams, one of the most dramatic moves in an escalating fight nationwide over using test scores to evaluate teachers and schools.
The Seattle boycott, which began in one of the schools and spread in recent weeks, comes after the district decided to make the tests part of Seattle teachers' evaluations this year. But it follows long-standing complaints by the teachers that the computerized exams take up too much instructional time and force schools to close off computer labs for long stretches to administer the exams.
"We've been raising our voices about this deeply flawed test for a long time," said Jesse Hagopian, who teaches history at Garfield High School, where teachers initiated the boycott by voting this month not to give the exam. But now that the district is using the test for evaluations, he said, "we've drawn our line in the sand."
The spat in Seattle comes as districts nationwide wrestle with how best to use student test scores to rate teachers. In the past three years, more than 25 states have passed laws to link scores to teacher evaluations, because officials think it is a more effective way to gauge performance than traditional reliance on observations by school principals.
But as local districts are trying to implement those policies, they are running into some resistance. New York City has forfeited hundreds of millions of state and federal dollars because union and city officials haven't agreed on a new evaluation system that would judge teachers, in part, on student test scores. The Los Angeles teachers union agreed earlier this month to use test scores in evaluations after a protracted fight with the district, and Chicago teachers staged a seven-day strike this past fall, in part, over efforts to judge them on students' test results.
Jose Banda, superintendent of Seattle Public Schools, defended the use of testing to rate teachers. He said that student-achievement data is only one component of the district's teacher-evaluation system, which relies heavily on principal observations. "For us, it's just an added piece of the puzzle," he said.
Tests have taken on increasing importance in U.S. education since the federal No Child Left Behind became law in 2002. Proponents, including the Obama administration, say assessments are necessary to ensure students are learning and that teachers' effectiveness is properly measured.
Some parents and local officials also have resisted the spread of testing. In Texas and Florida, hundreds of school boards adopted resolutions last year asking state officials to reassess state-testing programs. Parents in Washington state and New York City have kept kids home from school on test day in protest. And school-district officials in Oklahoma complained recently about how test scores are factored into controversial new letter grades assigned to schools.
Mr. Banda emphasized that the Seattle protests have happened at only a handful of the city's 95 schools. Some of the teachers boycotting the test there say they aren't opposed to using student-achievement data in evaluations but are unhappy with the current exam.
The Seattle district requires teachers to give the math and reading Measures of Academic Progress exam, or MAP, to students in first through ninth grade two or three times a year. The exams are "computer adaptive," meaning questions begin at grade level but get tougher or easier based on how well the student does.
District officials say the exam allows teachers to pinpoint each student's knowledge and adjust instruction. Seattle teachers complain the exam isn't linked to district or state learning standards.
The district's new teacher evaluation system uses results from the MAP and state achievement exams to assign teacher ratings. A low rating triggers additional observations from the principal, who could eventually suggest termination.
District officials said teachers can't be fired simply because of a low rating based on student test scores.
Matt Carter, a teacher at Orca K-8 School in Seattle, has joined in the boycott because he thinks the MAP exam wastes his student's time and does not help guide his teaching. "If we are using a valid test and it is measuring what I am teaching, than I'd have no problem with it," he said.
The district has warned teachers they could face 10 days suspension without pay if they don't administer the test.
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Per Mertesacker has revealed his delight at seeing Arsenal team-mates Theo Walcott and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain shine for England at Euro 2012.
The Germany defender has been keeping a close eye on his fellow Gunners when the 'Nationalmannschaft' has not been in action - and had particular praise for Walcott's stunning substitute appearance against Sweden.
"I'm very pleased for Theo and Alex," Mertesacker told Arsenal.com. "They were both in and out of the team, but then Theo scored and it was a special moment - it always is when you have to wait for your chance and then play like that.
"He showed that he's a great player, having had a great season for Arsenal. I think it's a great thing when you are not in the starting line-up but are able to show your full strength and take your opportunity. He showed that he is very confident."
Four days previously, Mertesacker had expressed certainty that Arsenal fans would soon see what a future Gunner, Lukas Podolski, could do. It took the forward just 19 minutes to do exactly that on Sunday, breaking the deadlock with a clinical finish in Germany's 2-1 win over Denmark.
"Sometimes I have a good feeling about players," smiled Mertesacker. "Lukas showed that he can be a good defensive player but also a good goalscorer - and with his right foot too. It's very good to have him in the squad because he's a striker who is always dangerous in every position on the pitch."
He also had words for fellow Arsenal defender Laurent Koscielny who, like him, is having to be patient as he bids for a starting position.
"I'm very happy to see a lot of the players doing well, but I would like to see Laurent play for France too," he said. "I think we are in the same situation - not playing at the moment and having to be ready for our chance."


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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio—The Wittenberg Math and Computer Science has announced the winners of its prestigious departmental awards, which are funded by the Paul Hessler Memorial Fund and the Charles and Elsie Little Endowed Fund for Student awards for Outstanding Achievement in Mathematics.
The Paul Hessler Memorial Fund was established in memory of Associate professor Paul Hessler, who was a Wittenberg Professor from 1969-1978.
The Charles and Elsie Little Endowed Fund was established by Richard A. Little in honor of his parents. The income from the fund rewards worthy achievement in mathematics and computer science. These awards are given to graduating seniors to recognize superior successes in the department.
The Norman E. Dodson Award for Excellence in Preparing to Teach Mathematics was awarded to Emilie Larned. The Paul Hessler Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement in Mathematics was awarded to Alec Biehl and Alexis Byers. The Charles and Elsie Little Mathematic Awards were awarded to Rebecca Agnor, Eric Mann, Rachel Ross, Lisa Simpson, and Alexander Tatusko.
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