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(Cleveland)- Northeast Ohio will be bathed in green for celebrations of St. Patrick's Day.
The biggest event of the day will be the 147th annual St. Patrick's Day Parade in downtown Cleveland.
Parade organizers are expecting several hundred thousand people to brave chilly temperatures along Superior Avenue to celebrate the region's Irish heritage.
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First runner up of Master Chef Shazia Khan returned to her home in Bangalore. She received a huge welcome bash at the Bangalore airport. All her family members, friends, neighbors and fans were present at the Bangalore airport to welcome the master chef Shazia Khan.
Everyone was carrying the garlands and bouquets in their hands. Shahzia Khan was very happy to meet her family, her husband and mainly to her son Ayan. Media personnel were also present at the Bangalore airport to cover the welcome bash of the first runner of Master Chef Shazia Khan.
Shazia Khan was dressed up in a very simple Indian outfit and was looking absolutely decent and gorgeous. Her simplicity and her smile always did well for her. Even the Bollywood actor and celebrity judge of Master Chef Akshay Kumar loved her smile.


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Development of New Steering Wheel Locking Mechanism for improved Safety during Automobile Collisions
This new technology could certainly makes a difference in personal safety during car crash. Conventionally, the steering system in the vehicle is responsible to translate the movement of the steering wheel to the wheels in terms of steering angle and force as the driver turns the steering wheel to turn his/her vehicle in the desired direction. In addition to this the steering system provides drivers with the mean of adjusting the steering wheel to the desired position in their vehicle. Furthermore, during collision, the steering column has been designed to collapse in order to soften its impact on the driver, in addition to introduction of airbags and seatbelts. Normally, the steering column which houses the driver's airbag is required to sustain a strong impact, without moving up and down, as its airbag is deployed. Conventional steering column locking mechanism normally employs a multi-plate method which involves the layering of multiple steel plates to create friction in order to lock the steering wheel in place, however at the unlocked position this method does not provide enough clearance between the steel plates resulting in undesirable operation of steering system.
To make the matter worst, unstable levels of friction force which is inherent in this type of systems force the manufacturer of such system to introduce more steel plates in order to achieve the necessary locking force which results in more components and more weight. To overcome these issues, NSK has developed a new steering wheel locking mechanism wedge gear system offering superior locking force stability required in the event of collision. The new product offer smooth tilt adjustment, smoother gear engagement with secure locking mechanism. This product is designed with a wedge in the surface of the receiving gear that has very small teeth, providing a 26% improvement in steering wheel position locking force over the conventional design. The new product uses 70% less components than the conventional design resulting in a simpler assembly process and improved productivity at the assembly plant.


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George Clooney made a billion-dollar deal on tequila and Travis Kalanick had the worst week on Wall Street.
The number one U.S. wireless operator will incur the costs in the second quarter.
Financial stocks rise and the tech sector makes a comeback.
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Laura Small Whitsitt, vice president of research and development at Smith & Nephew's Orthopedic Reconstruction Division, will be honored as the Outstanding Alumna at the Herff College of Engineering's annual awards dinner March 20. The event begins at 6 p.m. at the University Holiday Inn.
Whitsitt, who earned bachelor's and master's degrees from the U of M, has held various roles in Product Development and Research, starting as a product development engineer, then moving into product development management. Later she moved into a technology assessment/licensing position and then into different research management roles.
Whitsitt's career accomplishments include designing two successful implant systems, inventing five patented products, contributing to the initial development of national testing standards for spinal devices, establishing a research and development internship program and employee mentoring program, and leading an acquisition team to obtain distribution rights to a joint fluid therapy product.
She is also an active volunteer with the Herff College; she is a frequent guest speaker at the Girls Experiencing Engineering summer enrichment program, a member of the College's Advisory Council and a mentor in the Women in Engineering program.
The Distinguished Service in Engineering Awards will be presented to Dennis W. Koerner and Jon C. Serbousek. Koerner is president of RING Industrial Group, a leading manufacturer of drainage products. Koerner, who holds a Ph.D. degree in food chemistry, has held various senior management level positions with large multinational food companies including Frito-Lay and Kraft Foods.
Serbousek is vice president and general manager of the Biologics, Orthopedics, Interventional Spine, and International divisions of Medtronic's Spinal and Biologics business. During his work with leading medical device companies, he has contributed to the design, development and commercialization of products in the area of spine, total joint replacement, arthroscopy, and sports medicine and rehabilitation products leading to the generation of more than 10 patents.
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On June 19, 2014, the Acting Director of the Baltimore VA Regional Office (VARO) alerted the OIG that approximately 8,000 documents and claims folders for 80 veterans were inappropriately stored in a supervisor's office. Desk audits of staff office space performed by VARO management revealed about 1,500 additional documents containing Personally Identifiable Information (PII) were inappropriately stored in employees' individual workspaces. We initiated this review to assess the allegations of a lack of accountability for mail management and benefits claims processing at the VARO.
OIG dispatched a team of benefits inspectors to the Baltimore VARO from June 21 to 27, 2014, and substantiated the conditions reported. We determined a supervisor had inappropriately stockpiled about 8,000 documents in an office. Most of the documents reviewed contained PII and consisted of processed and unprocessed claims-related mail with the potential to affect benefits payments. Some veterans' claims, found in the supervisor's office, required additional processing actions to finalize rating decisions or award benefits payments. Generally, these conditions occurred because the VARO did not use available controls to identify claims folders stored at one location for a lengthy period or adequately monitor cycle-time performance reports for its non-rating related claims inventory. Further, VARO management did not perform quarterly desk audits of staff workspace as required. As a result, more than 9,500 documents and 80 claims folders lacked the oversight necessary to ensure timely claims processing and the protection of veteran and employee PII. A proactive approach to addressing these management issues is needed to rebuild trust with veterans and other VA stakeholders. We recommended the Under Secretary for Benefits implement a plan to ensure proper control of documents and claims folders, staff training on mail handling and workload management, quarterly desk audits, and mail mismanagement impact assessments at the Baltimore VARO. The Under Secretary for Benefits concurred with our recommendations, provided an acceptable corrective action plan, and quickly responded to ensure this mail was processed. Further, the Under Secretary for Benefits directed a 100 percent regional office wide, facility, and desk audit for mail or documents across the country.


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DT reccomendation??
Looking for suggestions on some good DT to restore moisture that are protein free and easy on the oils (heavy oils like olive, coconut, and grapeseed are not my friend). Or just some ingredients to look for.
Currently, I use Garnier pure clean condish every 2 weeks & it helps BUT the smell is overpowering & combined w/my other products is downright obnoxious.:eek:
Add pure glycerin to your rinse out. See how it works! Cheap and packs a punch;)
3B, Fine, Med D, Norm P&E
Cleanser: As I Am CC
RO: Suave Tropical Coconut/VO5 Shea Cashmere
LI: KCKT/ CJBCLI (mixed w/ GSO)
Tried it this afternoon and REALLY liked it super soft and shiny! Yay, now I can throw that stinky stuff out :-)
I blended slightly more condish than glycerin together (about 1tsp total) let it sit clipped up while for about 10-15 mins. Does this sound correct or should I be using more/less glycerin? Thanks so much for the advice!
Thank you for this tip!
Adding pure vegetable glycerin to a rinse-out worked better than almost anything I've tried to keep my hair moisturized all day. So simple, yet so effective.
I am much less scared of winter weather/low dews now. :)
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Just a little bit of fun
does anyone know how i can fade my legs out ?
Just a little bit of fun
does anyone know how i can fade my legs out ?
Select the part of your legs you want using the polygon tool, and then "right click" cut to new layer, and then use the opacity option on layer...it's not the best way, but certainly the quickest.
If you want to email me the pic, I'll do it for you and write a quick tutorial and repost here.
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images I can do it for you if you would like to send it to me . I'll leave it as a PSD so you can see how I did it.
Take your layer of your costume, use the box select and set the dither to 10-50 depending on how much fade you want, draw a box near the legs and hit delete.
Thats indeed the fasted way
Not the best way, as you ruin the layer. The best way is in CS3, you have layer effects that do not modify the original, but its not easy to do
thanks guys
I will attempt it tonight and if I fail ill send the file to you all and see what we all come up with
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Posted by Simon Yates on May 21, 2010
At Forrester's IT Forum EMEA 2010 this year, cloud computing is one of the hot topics that everyone wants to talk about. There are so many implications for every IT professional from CIO on down. Forrester Principal Analyst James Staten has become one of the most widely read and influential analysts on the topic and will be presenting his ideas at both the US event in Las Vegas next week and Lisbon June 9-11. We decided to get some insight into his event content plans to get the dialog going.
YATES: Hi James. You've been researching cloud computing for a couple of years now. What new ideas and lessons will you bring to our Forums this year?
STATEN: I want everyone to know that cloud computing is no longer an "if" but a "when." You must take steps now to understand what it really is, how and where it can deliver value to your organization and how you need to approach managing it. Is it best to stick with SaaS or should you be deploying new services directly to the public clouds like Amazon EC2 or Windows Azure? What applications are candidates for the cloud, and which should remain in-house? And for how long? Those are the questions I'll be tackling in my keynote speech in Las Vegas. In the track sessions in Las Vegas and Lisbon, we'll be diving into justifying your cloud investments. We'll review the ROI of cloud computing, identify the most efficient uses of infrastructure cloud services, apply what others have learned to our attendees' organizations.
As we get ready to host IT Forum EMEA June 9-11 in Lisbon, we will be conducting interviews with some of the key Forrester speakers and our invited industry keynotes. With so much attention being focused on business intelligence these days, we decided to sit down with Senior Analyst James Kobielus, who covers analytics, data mining and warehousing and business intelligence. James will be delivering a presentation for Business Process and Applications professionals.
YATES: What is the key lesson/theme that you will present at IT Forum EMEA?
KOBIELUS: I'm speaking on four topics in four different sessions with the common theme being that pervasive adoption of business intelligence (BI) can make organizations more lean, agile, and adaptable to changing conditions. I'll be discussing "Driving Better Business Outcomes with Pervasive BI," "Best Practices for Centralizing and Consolidating BI," and "Transforming Business Processes Through Business Analytics" (with Derek Miers). Also at ITF EMEA, I'm moderating the SAP Espresso Lounge session on "Transform Your Enterprise into a Best-Run Business."
YATES: How do these sessions tie into the overall theme of making business technology real?
KOBIELUS: All of this ties directly into that theme, since "making business technology real" can be defined as empowering information workers with tools that they use all the time and without which they would not be even half as productive. BI is just such a technology, because it can infuse every decision with the most comprehensive, up-to-date, and trustworthy information available. In this way, every information worker can have greater confidence in every action they take, can justify it fully, and can adjust their plans rapidly to fit changing circumstances.
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The month of May is an extremely busy time at Forrester as we get ready to welcome hundreds of attendees to IT Forum US in Las Vegas (May 26-28) and IT Forum EMEA in Lisbon, Portugal (June 9-11). For the third year in a row, I have the pleasure of hosting IT Forum EMEA. Over the next few weeks, I will be previewing here, interviewing Forrester analysts and our industry speakers about the great ideas that they will be presenting at the Forum, and keeping you up-to-date on the event.


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Children's December Storytimes
December's storytimes will be packed with stories about the holidays and your favorite holiday songs. Thursday, December 3rd we will be making Christmas ornaments during pre-school storytime at 11 AM and next week, December 9th and 10th, both toddler and preschool groups will be writing letters to the North Pole with pictures of what they would like to receive from Santa. Please bring in any junk toy catalogs you may receive in the mail or have lying around the house to use for this craft until December 10th. I look forward to seeing you all!


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PSFK Picks: Top Five Apps Of The Week
A roundup of the latest, most fascinating apps we've learned about this past week.
Each week PSFK features many new and innovative apps. To give the best their due, we've compiled a roundup of the most interesting and creative apps written about on the site this past week:
Up! Inspired Mobile App Lets Users Make A House Soar By Blowing Into Their Phones
Inspired by The National Geographic Channel's real-life creation of the flying balloon house from the movie Up!, design student Jihyun Lee decided to create a mobile, interactive version of the entertaining house.
Smart Jug Can Detect Spoilt Milk & Notify User Via Text
Milkmaid is a unique home appliance that was a concept winner for the GE and Quirky contest. Referred to as the 'smart milk jug,' Milkmaid is embedded with high-tech features such as sensors, GSM radio module, antenna, SIM card and rechargeable battery. The jug can notify the user via SMS when the content is low, or has gone bad.
Napster Founders And Facebook Launch Their Take On Chat Roulette
Napster co-founders Sean Parker and Shawn Fanning introduced their newest brainchild yesterday — a video chat service called Airtime. This live chat website, similar to ChatRoulette, allows users to chat with friends or random strangers.
Creative Agency Graffitis Museum Masterpieces Using Augmented Reality [Video]
Amsterdam-based agency, Brilliant after Breakfast, "hijacked" the Rijksmuseum with its virtual exhibition titled 'Paint Job.' The agency created an augmented reality app where users can point to artworks with their smartphones to reveal comical graffitied messages on the painting.
Macy's Algorithm Helps Shoppers Find The Brand That Will Fit Them Best
In preparation for the release of our upcoming Future of Retail report, PSFK reached out and spoke to the President of Macys.com, which is currently testing True Fit technology, a fit personalization software used for remote sizing and recommendations. True Fit's patented software service (SaaS) matches men and women to clothing and shoes that fit their unique body and style preferences with no measurements required.


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Two exceptional chocolate coatings to discover: one, dark 70% pure Venezuela, the second one, milk 40% pure Ivory Coast. For a full experience, enjoy those chocolates at 20°C. Store chocolates gift box in a dry and cool place, best between 4°C and 16°C.
Fauchon chocolate pralines will keep for a maximum of 6 months (see best before date on the package).
Milk chocolate 40% cocoa minimum (sugar, cocoa butter, whole milk powder, cocoa mass, skimmed milk powder, emulsifier: soya lecithin, natural vanilla flavouring), dark chocolate 70% cocoa minimum (cocoa mass, sugar, cocoa butter, emulsifier: soya lecithin), hazelnut, sugar, almond, grated coconut, walnut, pure butter splits of thin pancakes (wheat flour (gluten), sugar, concentrated butter, skim milk powder, barley malt (gluten), salt), pecan nut, cocoa butter and butter.
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'"There's still the hockey mentality that if you want to go after our skill guys, we will take an extra two minutes and you will pay a price for it," Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said Tuesday in HSBC Arena following the first scrimmage of training camp. "That's just the law of the land, and I don't see that changing."'
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Silverplate Grape Scissors
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is a pair of silverplate Grape Scissors. I don't know much about these. See Photos. They seem to be real nice.


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CHICAGO — Now that the deep freeze is starting to relent, local authorities, businesses and residents around Illinois are beginning to count the costs.
Municipalities are already facing empty road salt reserves, blown overtime budgets for snowplow drivers and expensive repairs to water mains blown apart by ice. They're not dire financial straits but several cities expect to have to pinch other areas of their budgets.
In north-central Illinois, Mendota Mayor David Boelk says he'd much rather spend the city's money on things like improved roads instead of salt to melt the snow.
On the plus side, the mild winters of recent years were a break.
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The goal of the program is to help students better understand the using physical world and the analysis of it through mathematical techniques using qualitative and quantitative reasoning. The coursework prepares students to think critically and apply reasoning skills to analyze real world situations. Students will be able to successfully transfer to any institution of higher learning armed with the foundation needed to pursue a baccalaureate degree in physics and will be prepared for careers as physicists in fields such as research, industry and education. Students will complete comprehensive curriculum to meet degree and transfer needs. This new degree builds upon the existing degree's emphases in mathematical modeling, reasoning and critical thinking skills. In addition, it will guarantee transfer to a California State University in the physics major (or a similar or equivalent program). Upon completion of the degree, students will be able to:
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The Associate in Science degree in Physics for Transfer is designed to prepare students to begin upper division course work in pursuit of a bachelor's degree (or ultimately a graduate degree) in physics upon transfer to a four-year college or university. Earning this degree should allow the student to become acquainted with the basic knowledge of physics contained in a calculus-based introductory physics sequence and the mathematics that supports that level of competency. The student will demonstrate proficiency in communication, critical thinking, quantitative problem solving, and laboratory science skills. This degree represents a step in a path preparing students for careers in any of the many branches of physics, physics education, and other technical fields, such as some engineering disciplines in which physics is an integral part. To achieve the Physics Associate in Science degree for transfer, the student will need to complete the following courses with at least a 'C' grade in each course. A 'P' (Pass) grade is not acceptable for courses in the major. In order to earn the Physics AS-T, students must complete 60 required semester units of CSU-transferable coursework which includes the CSU General Education or IGETC requirements with a minimum GPA of 2.0. Students transferring to a CSU campus that does accept the AS-T will be required to complete more than 60 units after transfer to earn a bachelor's degree (unless the major is a designated "high-unit" major). This degree may not be the best option for students intending to transfer to a particular CSU campus or to university or college that is not part of the CSU system. Students should consult with a counselor when planning to complete the degree for more information on university admission and transfer requirements. This degree eliminates the additional Bakersfield College graduation requirements.
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So, judging by reference pics, there are hoses going to the right gauntlet only. Yet every site lists the flamethrower as being on the left gauntlet. How does the fuel get from the jetpack to the flamethrower? :eek
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foggyhunt wrote:im looking for another person to hop in my boat. im sticking around lowel point because i only have a 16' alumaweld flat bottom duck boat. My boat has 24" sides so it's not all that bad but a far cry from my nice 2004 20' hewescraft I had. i'm planning on fishing it a few days either over the weekend or during the week next week. Just low on money and having another guy would help. 260-9102 if someone is interested. I have plenty of smoked fish and a black lab that will entertain us. You can bring yours if you want.
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First-place Blairsville amassed 14 hits and ran its record to 7-0 by thumping host Purchase Line, 12-1, in a Heritage Conference softball game Friday.
The Bobcats extended their 4-0 first-inning lead by scoring five runs on five hits in the top of the third to take a 9-0 lead.
Winning pitcher Emilie Okopal tossed a two-hitter, striking out nine and walking one. Okopal also tripled, singled twice and drove in a pair of runs.
Sam Harsh doubled, singled twice and drove in two runs for Blairsville. Shelby Oswald doubled, singled and drove in two runs, and Jesse Harper doubled and singled.
Losing pitcher Amy Elling struck out five and walked two in 4 1-3 innings.
Both teams play Monday. Purchase Line (2-7) travels to Harmony, and Blairsville visits Penns Manor.
LIGONIER VALLEY 10, UNITED 0: Ligonier Valley racked up 10 hits and produced more than enough run support for ace Hailey Umbaugh to earn a win over visiting United in a Heritage Conference game that was shortened to five innings due to the mercy rule.
Umbaugh fired a two-hitter, striking out nine and walking one.
Breanne Wallace stroked two doubles and a triple to pace Ligonier Valley.
Ligonier Valley (6-1) plays host to North Star on Monday, and United welcomes Purchase Line on Tuesday.
MARION CENTER 10, BROOKVILLE 0: Marion Center ace Megan Risinger threw a three-hitter, and the Stingers plated four runs in the first inning in a win over host Brookville in a non-conference game.
The Stingers led 7-0 before scoring three runs on three hits and a walk in the top of the fourth inning to take a 10-0 lead.
"It's nice getting a win over a good out-of-conference Double-A team," Marion Center coach Ed Peterson said.
Risinger struck out eight and walked none. She also scored three runs.
Karlie Snyder had two hits, including a two-run home run, for the Stingers.Samantha Frye singled twice, tripled and drove in two runs, and Heidi Peterson and Kimmi Donaldson each singled twice.
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Starting this thread because of the poor experiences I've had at my local BMW dealership. I live in Greenille, South Carolina about 5 miles from the BMW factory and performance center. One would think that our dealership would be one of the premier dealerships in the country.....not the case. Today, I go in to have my
replaced. Last week, a bubble appeared on the side wall of one of my run-flats that came on the car. I was told that because the tire was not losing air, it wasn't covered under the wheel and tire insurance. However, I was also told that the tire was not safe to drive on. Guess what, after finding out they didn't have my
in stock, now it was all of a sudden safe to drive, but they recommended that I have the tire replaced AND since I had almost 20k on my
and they were over 50% worn, they recommended replacing all 4. Surprise. So I knew already that I didn't want run-flats. They ordered the
that I wanted and told me they'd price match Discount Tire. Go in for pickup with my invoice and the guy acts like he knew nothing about the price match. I wait for about 40 minutes while it gets passed up the chain. In the meantime I go out to look at my new
. They nicked two of my wheels! Looks like they were either dropped or leaned up against something. Also, they did a realignment. In the process, they added new weights and didn't even bother to remove the black adhesive from where the previous weights were. C'mon! 60k for a car and I can't get better customer service? Finally I get to speak with the manager. I find out he was sent up from a dealership in Texas to try and change things at this dealership because it was so poor. He worked everything out for me and is going to have the wheels repaired and reconditioned. Long day! Is it like this where anyone else lives? Is this local or is this common for BMW?
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Miranda Sign Vandalized
The welcome sign to Miranda Lambert's hometown has been vandalized and 'Ran's dad, a former police officer has spoken out about the senseless crime.
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PRINCETON, N.J. -- Not all of the Ivy League cross country teams were in action last weekend, but those that competed had very successful outings.
Three Ivy League men's teams were among the 14 to compete in the Iona Meet of Champions. Brown took the title with 44 points, while Penn finished in sixth with 138 points and Columbia came in seventh with 166 points.
Out of 141 runners, Brown placed four among the top-10. Senior Kevin Cooper led the way with a sixth-place finish, crossing the line in 25:36. On his heels was fellow classmate Erik Berg, who came in seventh with a time of 25:40. Junior Colin Savage placed ninth with a personal-record time of 25:48 and senior Conor Grogan recorded a time of 25:50 to take 10th.
Penn freshman Brendan Smith was one of only 15 runners to break the 26:00 barrier in the 8K race, becoming the first Quaker across the finish line in 12th-place with a time of 25:57.37. He was followed by classmate Brandon Clark, who finished 24th in 26:19.98. For Columbia, junior Raul Silva posted a time of 26:13 to place 19th, while freshman Jon Harper finished in 28th-place with a time of 26:26.
The Penn and Columbia women's teams also competed in the Iona Meet of Champions. The Quakers took second with 76 points, while the Lions finished in sixth-place with 140 points. Penn placed two in the top-10, as senior Leslie Kovach finished in sixth with a time of 22:41 and junior Kersie Jhabvala took ninth with a time of 23:02. For the Lions, junior Molly Dengler crossed the line in 23:26.53 to take 16th and senior Irene Kalbian was close behind, finishing 19th with a time of 23:30.40.
Cornell had an impressive showing at the Yellowjacket Invitational in Rochester, N.Y., as both the men's and women's teams placed first. On the women's side, the Big Red took the first nine places out of 360 competitors to earn the lowest possible score of 15 points. Junior Rachel Sorna placed first with a time of 20:47.3. Four seconds behind her was senior Katie Kellner (20:51.3), followed by juniors Emily Shearer (21:02.4) and Devin McMahon (21:05.8).
Not to be outdone, the men's team also placed first in its race with 15 points, finishing 90 points ahead of the second-place team. The Big Red placed 12 of the top 15 individual runners, including the top five. Sophomore Ben Potts took first with a time of 25:08.6, followed by senior Nick Wade (25:09.1), juniors Andrew Herring (25:10.8) and Max Groves (25:11.0) and senior Adam Trofa (25:11.2).
Harvard and Yale squared off in their annual HY Meet, as the Crimson men's team came out ahead, 21-38, while the Bulldogs women won their race, 19-40. On the men's side, Harvard went 1-2-3, led by junior Maksim Korolev (24:20.39). For the women, six of the first seven to cross the line were from Yale, led by first-place finisher Liana Epstein (17:24.78).
USTFCCCA National Polls | USTFCCCA Regional Polls
In the latest United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) national polls, Princeton and Columbia are ranked No. 14 and No. 29 on the men's side, respectively, while on the women's side, the Tigers are No. 29 and Dartmouth and Cornell are each in the receiving votes category. The next set of rankings will be released on Sept. 25.
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Wave Equation
The wave equation is a linear second-order partial differential equation which describes the propagation of oscillations at a fixed speed in some quantity \(y\):
\[\frac{1}{v^2} \frac{\partial^2 y}{\partial t^2} = \frac{\partial^2 y}{\partial x^2},\]
where \(v\) is the velocity of the wave.
The equation is a good description for a wide range of phenomena because it is typically used to model small oscillations about an equilibrium, for which systems can often be well-approximated by Hooke's law. Solutions to the wave equation are of course important in fluid dynamics, but also play an important role in electromagnetism and optics, gravitational physics, and heat transfer. Especially important are the solutions to the Fourier transform of the wave equation, which define Fourier series, spherical harmonics, and their generalizations.
Derivation of the Wave Equation
The derivation of the wave equation varies depending on context. A particularly simple physical setting for the derivation is that of small oscillations on a piece of string obeying Hooke's law. Consider the below diagram showing a piece of string displaced by a small amount from equilibrium:
Consider the forces acting on a small element of mass \(dm\) contained in a small interval \(dx\). If the displacement is small, the horizontal force is approximately zero. The vertical force is:
\[\sum F_y = -T^{\prime} \sin \theta_2 - T \sin \theta_1 = (dm) a = \mu dx \frac{\partial^2 y}{\partial t^2},\]
where \(\mu\) is the mass density \(\mu = \frac{\partial m}{\partial x}\) of the string.
On the other hand, since the horizontal force is approximately zero for small displacements, \(T \cos \theta_1 \approx T^{\prime} \cos \theta_2 \approx T\). Therefore,
\[-\frac{\mu dx \frac{\partial^2 y}{\partial t^2}}{T} \approx \frac{T^{\prime} \sin \theta_2+ T \sin \theta_1}{T} =\frac{T^{\prime} \sin \theta_2}{T} + \frac{ T \sin \theta_1}{T} \approx \frac{T^{\prime} \sin \theta_2}{T^{\prime} \cos \theta_2}+ \frac{ T \sin \theta_1}{T \cos \theta_1} = \tan \theta_1 + \tan \theta_2.\]
However, \(\tan \theta_1 + \tan \theta_2 = -\Delta \frac{\partial y}{\partial x}\), where the difference is between \(x\) and \(x + dx\). This is because the tangent is equal to the slope geometrically. Dividing over \(dx\), one finds:
\[-\frac{\mu \frac{\partial^2 y}{\partial t^2}}{T} = \frac{\tan \theta_1 + \tan \theta_2}{dx} = -\frac{ \Delta \frac{\partial y}{\partial x}}{dx}.\]
The rightmost term above is the definition of the derivative with respect to \(x\) since the difference is over an interval \(dx\), and therefore one has:
\[\frac{\mu}{T} \frac{\partial^2 y}{\partial t^2} = \frac{\partial^2 y}{\partial x^2},\]
which is exactly the wave equation in one dimension for velocity \(v = \sqrt{\frac{T}{\mu}}\).
Many derivations for physical oscillations are similar. Below, a derivation is given for the wave equation for light which takes an entirely different approach.
Solution of the Wave Equation
All solutions to the wave equation are superpositions of "left-traveling" and "right-traveling" waves, \(f(x+vt)\) and \(g(x-vt)\). These are called left-traveling and right-traveling because while the overall shape of the wave remains constant, the wave translates to the left or right in time. Furthermore, any superpositions of solutions to the wave equation are also solutions, because the equation is linear.
The fact that solutions to the wave equation are superpositions of "left-traveling" and "right-traveling" waves is checked explicitly in this wiki; here a brief proof is offered:
Prove that all solutions to the wave equation are superpositions of "left-traveling" and "right-traveling" waves.
Define new coordinates \(a = x - vt\) and \(b=x+vt\) representing right and left propagation of waves respectively. Then the partial derivatives can be rewritten as:
\[ \begin{align} \frac{\partial}{\partial x}&= \frac12 (\frac{\partial}{\partial a} + \frac{\partial}{\partial b}) \implies \frac{\partial^2}{\partial x^2} = \frac14 \left(\frac{\partial^2}{\partial a^2}+2\frac{\partial^2}{\partial a\partial b}+\frac{\partial^2}{\partial b^2}\right) \\ \frac{\partial}{\partial t} &=\frac{v}{2} (\frac{\partial}{\partial b} - \frac{\partial}{\partial a}) \implies \frac{\partial^2}{\partial t^2} = \frac{v^2}{4} \left(\frac{\partial^2}{\partial a^2}-2\frac{\partial^2}{\partial a\partial b}+\frac{\partial^2}{\partial b^2}\right) \end{align} \]
Since the wave equation is:
\[\frac{\partial^2 y}{\partial x^2} - \frac{1}{v^2} \frac{\partial^2 y}{\partial t^2} = 0,\]
substituting in for the partial derivatives yields the equation in the coordinates \(a\) and \(b\):
\[\frac{\partial^2 y}{\partial a \partial b} = 0.\]
This is solved in general by \(y = f(a) + g(b) = f(x-vt) + g(x+vt)\) as claimed.
One of the most commonly used examples of solutions are harmonic waves:
\[y(x,t) = A \sin (x-vt) + B \sin (x+vt) ,\]
where \(y_0\) is the amplitude of the wave and \(A\) and \(B\) are some constants depending on initial conditions.
If the boundary conditions are such that the solutions take the same value at both endpoints, the solutions can lead to standing waves as seen above. These take the functional form:
\[y(x,t) = y_0 \sin (x-vt) + y_0 \sin (x+vt) = 2y_0 \sin(x) \cos (vt) .\]
where \(y_0\) is the amplitude of the wave. The solution has constant amplitude and the spatial part \(\sin (x)\) has no time dependence.
Formally, there are two major types of boundary conditions for the wave equation:
Dirichlet boundary conditions: The amplitude is fixed at the boundary point \(x^{\ast}\). This can be written:
\[y(x^{\ast}) = y^{\ast}\]
where \(y^{\ast}\) is some fixed constant. A more useful way of writing this condition is:
\[\biggl.\frac{dy}{dt}\biggr|_{x=x^{\ast}} = 0,\]
which says that the amplitude at the endpoint does not change over time.
Neumann boundary conditions: The derivative of the amplitude is specified at the endpoints. Often, this derivative is taken to be zero. For an approximately massless (very light) string, this means the endpoints are free rather than fixed; for a pipe with pressure waves inside of it, this means that the endpoints are open to the atmosphere:
\[\biggl.\frac{dy}{dx}\biggr|_{x=x^{\ast}} = 0.\]
A string of tension \(T\) and mass density per unit length \(\mu\) is attached to a small massless ring which slides on a slippery rod. The rod exerts a damping force \(F_d= - b\frac{\partial y}{\partial t}\) on the ring. Find the boundary condition on oscillations of the string at the end attached to the ring.
The ring is free to slide, so the boundary conditions are Neumann and since the ring is massless the total force on the ring must be zero. Consider the following free body diagram:
Using the fact that the wave equation holds for small oscillations only, \(dx \gg dy\). Balancing the forces in the vertical direction thus yields:
\[-T \frac{\partial y}{\partial x} - b \frac{\partial y}{\partial t} = 0 \implies \frac{\partial y}{\partial x} = -\frac{b}{T} \frac{\partial y}{\partial t}.\]
This slope condition is the Neumann boundary condition on the oscillations of the string at the end attached to the ring.
Given an arbitrary harmonic solution to the wave equation,
\[y(x,t) = A \sin (x-vt) + B \sin (x+vt),\]
find the general solution (i.e., find the coefficients \(A\) and \(B\)) given the following boundary conditions:
\[y(0,t) = 0, \qquad y(L,0) = 1.\]
One way of writing down solutions to the wave equation generates Fourier series which may be used to represent a function as a sum of sinusoidals. This method uses the fact that the complex exponentials \(e^{-i\omega t}\) are eigenfunctions of the operator \(\frac{\partial^2}{\partial t^2}\). Using this fact, ansatz a solution for a particular \(\omega\):
\[y(x,t) = e^{-i\omega t} f(x),\]
where the exponential has essentially factored out the time dependence. Plugging into the wave equation, one finds:
\[\frac{\partial^2 y}{\partial t^2} = -\omega^2 y(x,t) = v^2 \frac{\partial^2 y}{\partial x^2} = v^2 e^{-i\omega t} \frac{\partial^2 f}{\partial x^2}.\]
The function \(f\) therefore satisfies the equation:
\[\frac{\partial^2 f}{\partial x^2} = -\frac{\omega^2}{v^2} f.\]
This is solved by the plane waves:
\[f(x) = f_0 e^{\pm i \omega x / v}.\]
Therefore, the general solution for a particular \(\omega\) can be written:
\[y(x,t) = f_0 e^{i\frac{\omega}{v} (x \pm vt)} .\]
This is consistent with the assertion above that solutions are written as superpositions of \(f(x-vt)\) and \(g(x+vt)\) for some functions \(f\) and \(g\). By the linearity of the wave equation, an arbitrary solution can be built up in terms of superpositions of the above solutions that have \(\omega\) fixed. This is exactly the statement of existence of the Fourier series.
Physical Applications
The wave equation governs a wide range of phenomena, including gravitational waves, light waves, sound waves, and even the oscillations of strings in string theory. Depending on the medium and type of wave, the velocity \(v\) can mean many different things, e.g. the speed of light, sound speed, or velocity at which string displacements propagate.
Prove that light obeys the wave equation directly from Maxwell's equations.
Begin by taking the curl of Faraday's law and Ampere's law in vacuum:
\[ \begin{align} \vec{\nabla} \times (\vec{\nabla} \times \vec{E}) &= - \frac{\partial}{\partial t} \vec{\nabla} \times \vec{B} = -\mu_0 \epsilon_0 \frac{\partial^2 E}{\partial t^2} \\ \vec{\nabla} \times (\vec{\nabla} \times \vec{B}) &= \mu_0 \epsilon_0 \frac{\partial}{\partial t} \vec{\nabla} \times \vec{E} = -\mu_0 \epsilon_0 \frac{\partial^2 B}{\partial t^2} \end{align} \]
Now using the vector identity:
\[\vec{\nabla} \times (\vec{\nabla} \times A) = \vec{\nabla} (\vec{\nabla} \cdot A)-\vec{\nabla}^2 A,\]
the left-hand sides can also be rewritten. Since \(\vec{\nabla} \cdot \vec{E} = \vec{\nabla} \cdot \vec{B} = 0\) according to Gauss' laws for electricity and magnetism in vacuum, this reduces to:
\[\vec{\nabla} \times (\vec{\nabla} \times \vec{E}) = -\vec{\nabla}^2 \vec{E}, \qquad \vec{\nabla} \times (\vec{\nabla} \times \vec{B}) = -\vec{\nabla}^2 \vec{B}.\]
Equating both sides above gives the two wave equations for \(\vec{E}\) and \(\vec{B}\):
\[\vec{\nabla}^2 E = \mu_0 \epsilon_0 \frac{\partial^2 E}{\partial t^2}, \qquad \vec{\nabla}^2 B = \mu_0 \epsilon_0 \frac{\partial^2 B}{\partial t^2}.\]
Since it can be numerically checked that \(c = \frac{1}{\sqrt{\mu_0 \epsilon_0}}\), this shows that the fields making up light obeys the wave equation with velocity \(c\) as expected.
A plasma is an ionized gas, typically very hot. Ripples in a plasma, in the form of perturbations \(\rho\) to the plasma density, satisfy a modified wave equation:
\[v^2 \frac{\partial^2 \rho}{\partial x^2} - \omega_p^2 \rho = \frac{\partial^2 \rho}{\partial t^2},\]
where \(v\) is the speed at which the perturbations propagate and \(\omega_p^2\) is a constant, the plasma frequency.
What is the frequency of traveling wave solutions for small velocities \(v \approx 0\)?
Ansatz a solution \(\rho = \rho_0 e^{i(kx - \omega t)}\). Plugging in, one finds the equation:
\[-v^2 k^2 \rho - \omega_p^2 \rho = -\omega^2 \rho,\]
i.e. the dispersion relation:
\[\omega^2 = \omega_p^2 + v^2 k^2 \implies \omega = \sqrt{\omega_p^2 + v^2 k^2}.\]
For small velocities \(v \approx 0\), the binomial theorem gives the result:
\[\omega \approx \omega_p + \frac{v^2 k^2}{2\omega_p}.\]
The size of the plasma frequency \(\omega_p\) thus sets the dynamics of the plasma at low velocities.
A rope of length 1 is fixed to a wall at \(x=0\) and shaken at the other end so that:
\[x(1,t) = \sin \omega t.\]
Which of the following is a possible displacement of the rope as a function of \(x\) and \(t\) consistent with these boundary conditions, assuming waves the rope propagate with velocity \(v=1\)?
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Jack Osbourne, son of heavy metal icon Ozzy Osbourne, has revealed that he has been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. The devastating news comes only weeks after Jack and his fiancee, Lisa Stelly, welcomed a baby girl named Pearl into the world.
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Do the Tweets on the 2008 IBM Innovation Jam tell us the real story of how successful it is?Reena Jana
IBM's latest Innovation Jam—an invite-only social-media idea fest that takes place online for three days (it started on October 5, and ends on the 8th) is up and running. This year's theme is on building "the Enterprise of the Future." Some IBMers are Twittering about it. Most of the posts on Twitter are excited build-up-to-the-event announcements ("only 4 days…!") or mundane chatter ("I just got my FREE innovation jam donut…").
I've been checking it out to see how the event is doing. So far, the number of posts to the Innovation Jam quadrupled (up to 12,000+ from about 3,0000) between October 6 and about 4am Eastern. And according to one IBM Twitterer, there were about 500 themes discussed. Perhaps even more intriguing: on Oct. 2, there were 40,000 IBMers signed up, but on Oct. 6, only 10,000 people had logged on. Twitter seems to be a good place to gauge how successful events really are, to wade through the hype and to see if people really are engaged.


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Simpson College has an opening for a Certified Athletic Trainer Assistant in athletic training that has the potential to matriculate into the Masters of Teaching (MAT) or Transition-to-Teaching Program. This position will include assisting in the day-to-day training room activities, supervision of athletic training students (CI), sport coverage, injury documentation, and additional duties as assigned by the Program Director, Head Athletic Trainer or Clinical Coordinator. Weekend and evening hours and some travel required.
This position will begin August 1, 2015 and is a 10-month appointment. This position will receive an annual stipend of $12,000 and up to two courses tuition waiver per semester. Candidates would be required to apply and be accepted into the MAT or Transition-to-Teaching program independent of hire and have a strong desire for teaching. (Additional information at: http://simpson.edu/ewg/programs/graduate-programs/masters-of-teaching/
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-What happened to Mary after she left the French court.
-Mary's role at the English court.
-Why Mary's first husband, William Carey, was not an insignificant and complacent nobody, as is often claimed.
-The less-than-romantic truth about how Mary became Henry VIII's mistress, and when.
-The truth about Mary's reputation in England, and why Henry's queen, Katherine of Aragon, did not complain about her being his mistress.
-New evidence that has a strong bearing upon the paternity of Mary's two Carey children, whom many people believe were fathered by the King.
-Evidence to show that Henry VIII had more than one bastard child.
-When Mary's affair with Henry VIII probably ended.
-How Mary was treated, and regarded, by her family.
-Where Mary lived after her disastrous second marriage to William Stafford and their banishment from court.
-Why there is barely a mention of Mary at the time of Anne Boleyn's fall in 1536.
-How Anne's daughter, the future Elizabeth I, may have been helped to regard her executed mother in a sympathetic light.
-The truth about Mary's tenure of Rochford Hall, where she is said to have lived for the last years of her life.
-The truth about Mary's reputation. Alison Weir's site also has an abridged excerpt from the book:
"Mary Boleyn has gone down in history as a 'great and infamous whore'. She was the mistress of two kings, Francois I of France and Henry VIII of England, and sister to Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII`s second wife. She may secretly have borne Henry a child. It was because of his adultery with Mary that his marriage to Anne was declared invalid. It is not hard to see how this tangled web of covert relationships has given rise to rumours and myths that have been embroidered over the centuries, and particularly in recent years, so that the truth about Mary has become obscured. In all my years of writing women's histories, I have never tackled a subject who has been so romanticised, mythologised and misrepresented. Everyone knows Henry VIII as the King who married six times. His matrimonial adventures have been a source of enduring fascination for centuries, and the interest shows no sign of abating. Yet comparatively little is known or understood about Henry`s extra-marital adventures, and most people have the wrong idea about the woman who is now the most famous of his mistresses, Mary Boleyn. Was she really a 'great and infamous whore' with a notorious reputation? Is it true that Henry VIII was the father of her children? I am often asked these and numerous other questions about Mary, and am constantly being made aware, not only of various misconceptions that are accepted as facts by many, but also of the views of many others who are well-informed on the subject and are wondering why Mary Boleyn is so misrepresented. It is for these reasons – and because I have done a lot of unpublished research on her over four decades – that I have written a biography of Mary. Mary Boleyn represents only one short episode in Henry VIII`s chequered love life; all we can say with certainty is that she was his mistress for a short period while he was married to his first wife, Katherine of Aragon. Mary`s true historical significance – and importance – lies in the implications of her royal affair for her more celebrated sister, Anne Boleyn. My interest in Mary, and my research, goes back to the 1960s, when she was regarded as little more than a footnote to history. Since then, I have written about her briefly in three books, 'The Six Wives of Henry VIII', 'Henry VIII: King and Court' and 'The Lady in the Tower: The Fall of Anne Boleyn', while my unpublished research comes from my extensive original version of 'The Six Wives of Henry VIII', completed in 1974. There is no escaping the fact that an air of mystery pervades every aspect of Mary Boleyn`s life. There is so much that we don`t know about her, and only so much we can infer from the scant sources that have survived. She is in the shadow of her famous sister in more than one way. It is the persistence of the mythology surrounding Mary Boleyn that has been the most disconcerting aspect of my research. For much of what we might read about Mary, even in history books, should be treated with caution, based as it is on false assumptions and what might be termed 'urban myths'. For this reason, this book is not only a biography but also a historiography of Mary Boleyn. What follows is a tale that has never fully been told, a rigorous assessment of what we know – and don't know – about Mary Boleyn, which hopefully will enrich our understanding of this much–misrepresented lady and her relations with Henry VIII."Here's a link to Alison Weir's official site for more information.


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