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I accidentally gave a thumbs down to a song I really like. Does anyone know how to undo a thumbs down for a song on Pandora's website?
Edit: I can't reach the song in my immediate history
I wrote and asked about it to Pandora, this was the reply and it does work.
When you want to edit your station in any way, roll-over the station you'd like to edit, click the arrow next to options, then select Station Details.
On the station page, scroll down and you will see the Thumbs-up and Thumbs-down. By checking the x to the right of the song name, the song will go back go into the neutral pot.
Give it a Thumbs Up, if you can reach it in your history.
When you press one of your Pandora stations, there is an "Options" button. Press that and then tap "Station Details". There's a list of Thumbed-down tracks. I was able to select a track i accidentally disliked and like it.
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Jesse Klein, Ph.D.
CONTACT INFORMATIONDepartment of Psychiatry
University of Illinois at Chicago
Room No. 155,
1747 W. Roosevelt Rd. (MC 747),
Chicago, IL 60608
Office Phone:312-413-4597
Klein, J.B., Lavigne, J.L., & Seshadri, R. (2010). Clinician-assigned and parent-report
questionnaire-derived child psychiatric diagnoses: Correlates and consequences of disagreement. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 80, 375-385.
Myers, K.M., Vander Stoep, A., McCarty, C.A., Klein, J.B., Palmer, N.B., Geyer, J.R., & Melzer, S.M.
(2010). Child and adolescent telepsychiatry: variations in utilization, referral patterns and
practice trends. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 16, 128-133.
Jacobs, R.H., Klein, J.B., Reinecke, M.A., Silva, S.G., Tonev, S. Breland-Noble, A.,
Martinovich, Z., Kratochvil, C.J., Rezac, A.J., Jones, J., & March, J.S. (2008). Ethnic differences in attributions and treatment expectancies for adolescent depression. International Journal of Cognitive Therapy, 1, 163-178.
Klein, J.B., Jacobs, R.H., Reinecke, M.A. (2007). Cognitive-behavioral therapy for adolescent
depression: A meta-analytic investigation of changes in effect size estimates. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 46, 1403-1411.
Jesse Klein, Ph.D.
Visiting Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry
Dr. Klein is a clinical psychologist who specializes in evidence-based psychosocial treatment for children and adolescents with externalizing disorders (i.e. ADHD, oppositional defiant disorder, and conduct disorder). He coordinates IJR's disruptive behavior disorders clinic and he directs IJR's parenting groups. He is particularly interested in adapting evidence-based psychosocial treatments for externalizing disorders to be culturally relevant to children and families living in low-income, urban communities.
Dr. Klein received his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Northwestern University and his Bachelor of Arts from New York University. He completed his internship in clinical psychology at the University of Washington.
Dr. Klein is also interested in the evaluation of mental health service programs. He is currently working on an evaluation of Illinois' Screening Assessment and Support Services (SASS) program. SASS is a statewide program that provides psychiatric assessment and intervention to publicly funded children and adolescents who are in need of acute mental health services.
Dr. Klein teaches several courses addressing child and adolescent externalizing disorders for students from various disciplines within the UIC community.
Treatment of children and adolescents with disruptive behavior disorders (i.e. ADHD, oppositional defiant disorder, and conduct disorder), and parenting interventions.
Inpatient psychiatric treatment for children and adolescents.
Mental health policy and mental health program evaluation.
American Psychological Association, Division 53 – Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology
Illinois Psychological Association
Association for Psychological Science
Coordinator of IJR's Disruptive Behavior Disorders Clinic and parenting groups.
Program evaluator of Illinois' Screening Assessment and Support Services (SASS) program. SASS is a statewide program that provides psychiatric assessment and intervention to publicly funded children and adolescents who are in need of acute mental health services.

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PICCIRILLO, Emilio M. "Pic," 87, of Follansbee, WV., passed away, Wednesday, December 12, 2012, at Ohio Valley Medical Center, Wheeling, WV.
Emilio was born June 22, 1925 in Follansbee, WV. He was the son of the late Tommaso and Grazia (Fiorillo) Piccirillo.
Emilio graduated from Follansbee High School in 1943 and West Liberty State College in 1949 with a degree in Secondary Education. He later earned a Master Degree from West Virginia University. Emilio was a United States Navy Veteran serving during WWII as an instructor for naval operations at the University of Wisconsin.
Emilio spent his entire life as a teacher and educator. He taught for three years in New Mexico and then spent 33 years in the Hancock County School System at both Cove Junior High and Weir Junior High Schools as a math teacher and counselor. Emilio also spent many years teaching drivers education for summer school. He was a member of St. Anthony's Catholic Church, Follansbee and the Hancock County Retired Teachers Association.
In addition to his parents, Emilio was preceded in death by his step-father Constantino Calverese, four brothers, Steve Piccirillo, Felix Piccirillo, Joe Calverese, Angelo Calverese, and four sisters, Edith Piccirillo, Elizabeth Musker, Rose Basil and Theresa Kafton.
He is survived by his loving and devoted wife of 39 years, Virginia (Knightstep) Piccirillo of Follansbee, WV and many nieces and nephews.
Family and friends will be received on Sunday, December 16, 2012 from 1 until Vigil Service at 3:30 and 6-8 p.m. at the James Funeral Home, 1245 Main Street, Follansbee, WV, where the funeral will commence on Monday, December 17, 2012 at 9 a.m.
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Monday, December 17, 2012 at St. Anthony's Catholic Church, 1017 Jefferson Street, Follansbee, WV, with Msgr. Paul Hudock, presiding.
Interment will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery, Follansbee with full military honors by the Ohio Valley Veterans Memorial Squad.
Memorial Contributions may be made to St. Anthony's Catholic Church, c/o Bell Tower, 1017 Jefferson Street, Follansbee, WV 26037.
The family would like to thank the Wheeling OVMC and a special thank you to Dr. Jamie and Andy Etzel, Dr. Robert Altmeyer and Dr. John Wurtzbacher for their care and support.
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STEUBENVILLE -A patient at Trinity Health System was the first in Ohio, and just the fifth in the U.S., to have the world's smallest and thinnest cardioverter defibrillator implanted in him.
The device, used to treat heart failure and sudden cardiac arrest, was implanted in a patient being treated for ventricular arrhythmias Tuesday by Dr. Maninder Bedi, a Trinity electrophysiologist
Bedi implanted an INCEPTA, a Boston Scientific device, into the patient.
"Boston Scientific has given physicians the opportunity to better treat our patients while fulfilling the requests of what patients say they want smaller, thinner and long-lasting devices that perform when needed," Bedi said. "In addition, the new device is easier and quicker to implant, enhancing patient comfort."
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved three new Boston Scientific resynchronization therapy defibrillators and implantable cardioverter defibrillators, including INCEPTA, in November.
In addition to its exclusive smaller size, the other advantage of INCEPTA is its 10-year warranty, nearly double that of its competitors.
"I think the technology is what really makes it special," said Keith Murdock, Trinity spokesman. "We're able to implant cardioverters now and they last 10 years. I think that's the biggest thing now."
Murdock said the smaller size of the INCEPTA model makes it more comfortable for the patient, and the design also reduces the risk of rejection.
"Bedi was the first one to do it, but all of our electrophysiologists will be using them in future," Murdock said.
He said Trinity's heart center "continues to lead the way in cardiac care and this procedure exemplifies our commitment to leading edge technologies."
"Some patients have Web-based monitors placed in their homes that communicate with the device," Bedi said. "Through this technology, physicians can remotely monitor a patients vital signs and device function. This helps us better manage their very complex disease. In a survival study, patients with remote monitoring had a lower mortality rate."


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The long-awaited study, twice delayed by the Energy Department, will help the Obama administration decide whether to approve more than a dozen proposals to export US natural gas. The study delivers a solid endorsement of natural-gas exports at a time when the issue is hotly debated.
By KEITH JOHNSON and TENNILLE TRACY
WASHINGTON -- A long-awaited study commissioned by the Obama
administration said natural-gas exports will benefit the US
economy, potentially opening the door for several
multibillion-dollar export plants that could reshape the global
energy market.
The study, which the administration had said would be
central to its decision on export approvals, analyzed more than
a dozen scenarios for US production and exports of natural
It found that "across all these scenarios, the US was projected to gain net economic
benefits from allowing [liquefied natural gas] exports.
Moreover, for every one of the market scenarios examined, net
economic benefits increased as the level of LNG exports
The export issue has divided gas producers and consumers.
Some large US manufacturers that use natural gas have expressed
fears that allowing too many exports would undercut their
The looming prospect of the US becoming a major exporter of
natural gas underscores how the energy revolution is
transforming US economic prospects. Just a few years ago, many
energy companies were planning to build facilities to import LNG into the
But thanks to the boom in hydraulic fracturing and
horizontal drilling, the US has in a short time become a
gas-producing powerhouse. That glut of cheap gas has helped
underpin a revival in manufacturing, helped lower electricity
costs for consumers, and given the US newfound flexibility in
dealing with other major gas producers around the world, such
as Russia and Iran.
The Department of Energy has withheld export permits for
companies seeking to ship gas overseas to nations such as Japan
that don't have free-trade agreements with the US, saying it
was waiting for the results of the study. By law, any such
exports must be in the national interest.
The study's endorsement gives the department a green light
to move ahead with approvals. There are currently 15 such
export projects awaiting approval, though
few energy analysts expect all proposed projects will be
Among the projects in the works is a plant
proposed by ExxonMobil Corp., the largest US gas producer, with
investment from Qatar.
The Energy Department said Wednesday that it would review
the economic impact study as well as public comments "prior to
making final determinations" on approving LNG export
applications. It said it would study each application on a
case-by-case basis.
The glut of US gas has made it potentially profitable for
companies to ship LNG to Europe and East Asia, where prices
are much higher. But despite the domestic boom, exports have
been controversial in Washington, and until Wednesday it wasn't
clear how the report would weigh the pluses and minuses.
Environmentalists fear that allowing exports will encourage
more natural-gas production, which many oppose because they
fear that hydraulic fracturing could contaminate
Other opponents, which include petrochemical companies that use gas
as a feedstock, fear that increasing
exports from the US will drive up the price of cheap domestic
gas closer to world prices, which could undermine the
competitive advantage US industry currently enjoys.
The study concluded that exports could raise the domestic
price of natural gas by between $0.22 per million cubic feet
and $1.11 per million cubic feet within five years. Natural gas
was trading in New York up 4% at $3.69 on Wednesday
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Dr. Hans D. Linhardt, P.E.
DOE does not know what to do. The focus should be on US heavy truck LNG infrastructure and supply. Export of LNG into the global market will lead to increase of US NG prices and the benefits of clean LNG heavy trucks and eventuall LNG/CNG fuel stations across the country will be slowed. Also the chemical industry cannot stand higher NG prices. They just returned back to the USand are planning major expansions. Also GTL plants are in serious planning stages that certainly help decrease dependence on foreign crude imports. The LNG export plays are short term money makers but will succumb to global shale gas plays and leveling of LNG prices. There should not be more than 5% of our NG exported to foreign countries. As a matter of fact we also need large amounts of NG for power generation a the EPA is shutting down our coal fired power plants.
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Don't Smoke! Essay 19
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There are many ways to stop the execrable addiction to drugs, such as special patches and gum. But people don't see the danger, and they continue to take the drugs, getting even more ill. Although you may see many adults or even your parents smoking, the main smokers are teens and kids. They start smoking or sniffing when their peers tell them things that are not true. Things like saying drugs will make you cool and popular. And for awhile, smoking does seem to make their life better. But soon they are pulled into a world of lung cancer and brain damage. Then they wish that they never listened to their peers.
President Clinton is presently working on a campaign to keep drugs out of kids' reach. If his plan works, billboards will no longer be able to display people and the messages will be even stronger. "Drugs are dangerous and can kill you," that is what they will say.
Hopefully, if Clinton's plan works then it will decrease the amount of people dying from drugs by the millions. "Taking drugs is like committing suicide," That is my quote. So don't kill yourself by choosing to take drugs. Choose the right choice, stay away from drugs.
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Please See Why Not Allow Special Characters In a Password on Security.
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This is probably an easy question. Let C be a category with (finite) products. An internal hom in C category is an object uhom(X, Z) which represents the functor:
Y |-----> hom(Y x X, Z)
here "uhom" is for "underlined hom" as that is how it is commonly denoted. Many example of categories with internal homs satisfy an a priori stronger for of adjunction:
uhom(Y x X. Z) = uhom(Y, uhom(X,Z))
Is this automatic for categories with internal homs? Is there an easily understood counter example?
(*) This might not be the most general/best definition of internal hom, but it is valid for many examples.


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5 Disturbing Ways Food Will Be Different in the Future
If there's anything that connects every person on this planet regardless of race and creed, it's food. We all enjoy it, we all need it and we all waste away should we be deprived of it. That's why each new food industry innovation profoundly influences the way our lives will be led -- just think of the microwave oven and how it affected the 20th century.
So expect the future to take a turn for the weird when they implement these babies in our everyday lives.
#5. Your Food Will Come from a Printer
Imagine future you trudging through a long day of work where your superiors have been giving you seven kinds of hell and your "urgent" pile just keeps getting higher.
"Oh good, I caught you before you left for vacation. I need this gigantic project done. See ya!"
When you finally hit home, chances are you're hungry as hell. Sadly, chances are also that you just don't have the energy left to walk up to the kitchen, or even pick up the phone for a pizza.
That leaves you with two options: Either you give up and let your stomach digest your lower intestines in desperation ... or you reach out to your computer, fire up your trusty old FoodMaker 3000 program and print your dinner.
"PC Load Ground Beef -- what the fuck does that mean?"
The Cornucopia is MIT's proof that there is some goodness in this world after all. It's basically a 3-D food printer that, shockingly, prints food.
The premise is simple and very similar to your trusty inkjet printer. Instead of ink cartridges, the machine uses special food canisters filled with different raw ingredients. Then, you punch in the sort of food you want the printer to make from them, and it squirts them into desired layers and either cooks or cools the end result to perfection. The process is fully customizable: You can stuff the canisters with virtually any combination of ingredients you want and mix them in any way you like, down to customizing the temperature, calorie count and carbohydrate content. With preprogrammed recipes, the machine can fix you, say, lasagna for dinner and an ice cream cake for dessert. In mere minutes. With no more effort on your part than a push of the button.
And that's just one version of the printer MIT is dabbling with. See, the Cornucopia project isn't the name of a food printer. It's the name of a line of food printers, such as the Digital Chocolatier:
Didn't Bugs Bunny trap Rocky and Mugsy in one of these?
And the big-ass, sped-up version of the basic printer called the Virtuoso Mixer:
The robots are coming for you, Alton Brown.
Now, here's the bad news: Although several restaurants already have access to versions of the food printer, MIT doesn't have any plans yet to put this in your home.
However, Cornell University has created its own version of the Cornucopia called Fab@Home (terrible name!), with the full intent of bringing it to a store near you. The current version is actually already available online, for a measly sum of $3,300.
If you think your ink cartridges are expensive now ...
They expect the first brand name food printers to be commercially available in a few years and cost around $1,000. Rest assured that we are waiting eagerly for that day -- then, all we need is someone to invent the iToilet and we'll never have to leave the computer again.
#4. Edible Plastic Packaging
Our planet is covered in horrible, horrible plastic waste, most of which starts out by covering our delicious, delicious food. The U.S. alone throws 30 million tons of plastic away every single year, and a good chunk of it is food packaging.
But although we'd like to get rid of all that food plastic, it's just not a viable scenario. Food needs containers, and plastic is our best bet for that. And it's not like we can just, haha, eat the wrappers after we're done with the actual food.
Just when you thought all-you-can-eat buffets couldn't get any more undignified.
Scientists at Harvard argued, "You want something to eat? Why not eat some fucking science?" (They later clarified that what they really meant was a plastic you can eat.) They call it WikiCells, thus reminding the world that Harvard doesn't offer a major in original names.
"I don't know, Wiki-something? This is the dumbest part of science."
Luckily, WikiCells are less "actual plastic they expect us to choke down" and more "a completely new material with certain plastic properties." They're made entirely of natural food membrane, not unlike the skin of a grape. These constructs are able to hold food and keep it fresh to the same extent as ordinary plastic containers.
"Edible plastic-like substance" may not sound like a taste explosion, but WikiCells are actually pretty damn pleasing to your taste buds: They can mimic the taste of whatever is inside, so you can maximize your beer experience by munching up the beer-tasting beer bottle. What's more, the substance itself can also be artificially flavored, so that your candy bar wrapper could actually play a part in the taste experience by adding a completely different taste of its own. You could have a Pop-Tart that is itself inside a Pop-Tart-flavored bag. (Forgive our excitement, we've just been waiting for this Pop-Tart/Inception moment for a long time.)
Right up there with the Teddy-Tesla Avengers reboot and a houseplant that grows bacon.
The inventors of WikiCells are developing the process so that the technology can be used not only by giant food companies, but also at home with a special WikiCell machine that makes all the Tupperware you can eat.
So once they get this thing going, you'll no longer have to pretend to look for a trashcan while you secretly drop your empty bottle on the floor ... because after you finish your drink, you can have that bottle for dessert.
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Just like that crazy candyman in the purple top hat predicted!
#3. Taking Agriculture to the Skies
As the world's population increases, food production meets more and more challenges. The United Nations has announced that farms need to magic up a freaking 70 percent increase in their food production by 2050 or else everyone's going to just flat out starve. The problem: Nothing short of science fiction insanity can provide enough crops for our needs.
Luckily, scientists are entirely at home with both science fiction and insanity. Thus, their solution to the pressing "need more farmland" dilemma is vertical farming.
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This looks suspiciously like every crappy SimCity spinoff rolled into one.
The problems with modern agriculture are twofold: There's not enough farmland to answer the call of increasing demands, and the logistics of bringing crops to consumers -- the majority of whom are city dwellers -- are mind-boggling.
Giant skyscraper farms aim to solve the shit out of both problems in the same way regular skyscrapers solve population issues in large cities. A vertical farm not only can provide massive crops from a tiny slot of land, but also can be built right in the middle of the city it's meant to feed. Each floor of a farming skyscraper has a separate farm on it, and each of these farms is specifically designed so that every single plant receives the same amount of sunlight.
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And yet they still bicker over who gets the corner office.
These farm skyscrapers -- versions of which are already in the planning stage in farmland-lacking places such as Abu Dhabi and Las Vegas -- employ many different farming styles in a way that not only makes them feasible, but makes them complement each other: Water-based hydroponic farming methods, for instance, tend to be a hassle due to the constant need of dumping nourishment (ie., shit) into the water. The skyscraper handily solves this by farming fish in the same water, making the fish poop fertilize the plants.
And if that's ingenious, wait until you see the freaking 360-degree "crop circle" farm floor that's tended by robots:
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All too soon we'll be incubating our children this way.
But surely, a construction of those proportions would consume, like, all the electricity? Actually, no -- that whole monstrosity runs on wind power and sewage.
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"You're not hearing me, I'm saying use poop. For all of it. For everything. Forever!"


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What would be the ideal text for a donate button? My client would like to use "Give" as the button text, but should I urge for "Donate", as I feel this is more of the convention.
In such a specific macro case, I'd go with an A/B testing tool. Else you'll always just be guessing - nothing else.
'Donate' is a hyponym of 'Give', in this context it is the choice that does exactly what it says on the tin.
Also, the term 'Donate', to me, suggests a formal agreement between two parties. Using the term 'Give' may undermine that formality, and imply a less than reputable nature, which may in turn affect someone's decision to donate.
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For a non-profit, the term "Donate" makes people more likely to give and reminds them that their donations are tax-deductible.
The main point here is to make the user feel comfortable giving to your non profit, "donate" is a commonly used term with non-profits. Go with donate.
I agree with kaiser's recommendation of using an A/B testing tool. You're guessing without some data to back it up.
There is an article in the May 2012 issue of Wired magazine on A/B testing. It referenced some examples from a fund-raising website for supporting Haiti's relief efforts. They started with "Give" or "Donate", but eventually found that "Support Haiti" was the best performing text for their cause.
I'd also think about putting the word "Now" in there. Subtle urgency might spur them into clicking. Plus a slightly bigger button with more text will stand out better.
I think some user research might be more helpful than choosing between "Donate" and "Give". You could A/B test to find which one is the best of those two but that doesn't mean there aren't some better options. Survey or interview some potential users to see what they would expect to find and research some similar websites to see how they implement donation buttons.


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I am in the process of translating Sister Sledge's "B.Y.O.B" song into Russian. Could you please help me to grasp the meaning of the "Man of the room" idiom used in this song?
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"Man of the" is used to describe the most important man or the man in control of whatever the object is. "Man of the house" is the most common phrase; "man of the room" would be a variant. It describes someone who is probably known by most of the people in the room or is the one person who could be labeled as the most powerful; richest; etc. Without more context from the song it will be hard to pin down the precise meaning.
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"Man" is, of course, just one word that could be used:
The phrase is extremely flexible.
I listened to the song here. I think the line you are referring to is "You've been hitting on every man in the room." at 00:20. In other words, the woman the song is addressed to has shown up at a B.Y.O.B. (bring your own baby) party without a date and is trying to steal someone else's man.


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I hired a designer to create a custom website for my startup home business. Two years later the site is uploaded onto WP but I can't do a thing with it. The site is password protected as it is still not completed. I would want to add new pages (and tabs) to the site, however after reading up on WP I've learned that in order to this I would need to add a "Menu" to the "Appearance" option on my dashboard, further reading suggest that I may need to know HTML. Needless to say I am very frustrated as I do not know the first thing about WP let alone HTML. The site is utilizing wordpress 3.4.2. Can someone please help me with this issue. Thank you Maria
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[process engineering]
[process control]
While there are managers in the process industry that see
training control engineers as a no-brainer, these
are very much in the minority. They may send staff on courses
covering configuration of the distributed control system (DCS)
and implementation of multivariable predictive control (MPC),
but some managers seem to miss the point that engineers also
need to develop expertise in basic control techniques.
It appears to be a case of not knowing what they dont
knowi.e., there is a lack of appreciation of what a fully
trained engineer can achieve. Without an injection of
expertise, so-called experienced staff lack the
knowledge to pass on to new recruits.
Of the engineering disciplines relevant to the process
industry, process control is probably the least well-taught at
universities. Often handled by lecturers with backgrounds
having little to do with chemical engineering, the courses are
laden with complex mathematical techniques that have little
relevance to the industry. While all graduates need additional
training to advance their careers, this is particularly true
for those destined to work in the field of process control.
Process control engineers have an immediate impact on the
process. Todays systems permit the engineer to move from
idea to commissioning with little involvement of other staff.
Most other engineers develop recommendations that are reviewed
with others, move on to designs that are also reviewed, and
work with others during commissioning. Control engineers are
more akin to process operators in the way they work. Operators
are well-trained, so why arent control engineers?
The following 10 questions are designed to expose common
gaps in a readers knowledge. If you are a control
engineer, be honest in answering them:
1. Have all of the controllers been configured with the
best choice of a proportional/integral/derivative (PID)
algorithm? For example, am I aware that most systems support
the option to have proportional action based on the process
variable (PV), rather than on error? Do I believe that this
algorithm is inferior because it gives a slow response to
setpoint (SP) changes, or do I know that, for many controllers,
applying this option with the correct choice of tuning can
reduce, by a factor of three, the time that it takes the
process to recover from a disturbance? (See Fig.
Fig. 1. Response to a load
Fig. 2. Taking account of MV
Fig. 3. Use of derivative
Fig. 4. Use of surge
6. Am I aware of other algorithms that can outperform
even an optimally tuned PID algorithm? Do I know that these can
be easily implemented in most DCSs?
7. Do I know that most MPC packages provide
bias rather than ratio feedforward? In many
cases, performance can be substantially improved by
implementing ratio feedforward at the DCS level. Do I know how
to properly tune the dynamic compensation in such controllers?
Do I know of the benefit that ratio feedforward gives in
automatically maintaining optimum PID tuning in all of the
units controllers as the feed rate is changed?
8. Do I apply density compensation to fuel gas flow
controllers to display flowrates in standard volumetric units
(e.g., Nm3/hr or standard cubic feet per minute)? Do
I know that this worsens the disturbance caused by changes in
gas heating value?
9. Are my inferential property calculations
automatically updated using laboratory data? Am I aware that,
in most cases, this can cause the inferential to become
less accurate?
10. Have I been persuaded to locate my compressor
controls in specialist hardware rather than in the DCS? Do I
know that, if I apply the correct tuning method, this may not
be necessary?
How did you do in the test? If it has exposed even one area
where your knowledge is incomplete, then chances are that there
is an opportunity to improve process performance that will
capture benefits far exceeding the cost of effective
What does it cost to train a control engineer, and what are
the economic benefits? In addition to the time spent on
learning how to configure the DCS and how to apply the chosen
MPC, a control engineer will need around three weeks of further
training. This training should cover basic control techniques,
conventional advanced control, process-specific
techniques, inferentials, etc. Such courses can cost $1,000 per
day. Factoring in travel and living expenses, the total price
of training could be $20,000. A manager might view this as
costly, but it is insignificant compared to the benefits to be
achieved through additional training.
For example, a control engineer typically will be
responsible for control applications that are capable of
capturing in excess of $500,000 per year. Commissioning a project of this value just two weeks
sooner would be enough to justify the training. If maintaining
existing applications (for example, over a two-year period),
then a 2% increase in their utilization would generate the same
savings. Also, if the company relies on external specialists
during implementation, then reducing the involvement of a
top-grade consultant by two weeks would yield similar
While such benefits apply to operating companies, similar
benefits can be achieved by those companies offering advanced
process control (APC) implementation and process engineering
services. With only minor differences between competing
technologies, the main criterion in selecting an APC
implementation company is the expertise of the engineers it
offers. Winning even one more contract by demonstrating a
higher level of expertise more than justifies the cost of
developing that expertise.
Similarly, plant owners are increasingly expecting
engineering contractors to be more aware of the importance of
good basic control design. Too many processes with inherent
control problems exist, along with missed opportunities that
could have been avoided at negligible cost, if considered at
the process design phase.
More than any other engineering subject, process control
training requires practical, hands-on exercises.
Most engineering disciplines work with steady state. It is
relatively easy to demonstrate steady-state behavior in a
computer slide presentation. However, it is not so easy to show
parameters changing over time.
Student-friendly, dynamic simulations take far more time to
build; it can take 50 hours or more to develop the material
covered in one hour on the course. The ratio for the
preparation of more conventional teaching material is likely
less than 10:1. More effective courses are necessarily more
costly. This is particularly true if they are presented by the
more experiencedand, therefore, usually more highly
paidengineer. The value of a course should be assessed on
what impact the participant can have on process profitability
upon returning to work. He or she should return with several
ideas that can be put into practice immediately.
Presenting the course on a manufacturing site provides the
opportunity for practical exercises to be carried out on real
controllers. The resulting improvements have a noticeable
impact on process performance, and they greatly increase the
confidence of the engineer to implement other ideas.
It might be easier to answer this question by identifying
potentially poor choices. The DCS vendor is best placed to
instruct staff in the use of the system. However, vendors are
generally more effective at explaining the how than
the why. For example, they can describe the
multiple versions of the PID algorithm available in their
systems, but they are generally less adept at explaining when
each algorithm should be used.
Similarly, the MPC suppliers will be able to describe how to
effectively design, implement and monitor their technology, but they will not go
into detail about the basic controls that should be in place
before step-testing is undertaken. While MPC suppliers are
concerned that such controllers operate well, they generally
place less demanding criteria on their performance.
With a few notable exceptions, most academic institutions
treat process control as a highly theoretical subject. Their
courses tend to be cheaper because the tutors time and
the facilities have already been paid
for; however, their usefulness is often questionable.
There is the temptation, particularly if only one or two
engineers need training, to send them on an open-access course.
It costs the supplier more to run these types of courses than
it does to run in-company courses since open-access courses
must be marketed to a wide client base, there is a greater
administrative load, and the course facilities must be rented.
For the customer, an open-access course may be the less
costly option, even with the inclusion of travel and living
expenses. Also, engineers may have the opportunity to develop
valuable contacts in other organizations. However, the
following points should be considered:
Training budgets, like many expenses that are perceived as
optional, are often the first to be cut when the economic
climate is poor. However, this is precisely the time when
control engineering expertise should be developed. The
likelihood is that no major APC projects will be approved, and
so releasing engineers for training does not disrupt their
Furthermore, engineers will have time to identify and
exploit the many zero-cost improvements revealed by the
training. Also, when major investments are again considered,
the basic process control layer will already be ready to
receive APCtherefore, substantially shortening its
commissioning. HP
Myke King is the author of
Process Control: A Practical Approach, as
well as the director of Whitehouse Consulting.
Previously, he was a founding member of KBC Process
Automation. Prior to that, Mr. King was employed by
Exxon. He is responsible for consultant services,
assisting clients with improvements to basic
controls, and with the development and execution of
advanced control projects. Mr. King has 35 years of
experience in such projects, having worked
with many of the worlds leading oil and petrochemical companies.
He holds an MS degree in chemical engineering from
Cambridge University, and he is a Fellow of the
Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE).
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Stelios Papastratos
I fully agree with Myke. I would like also to emphasize that the use of dynamic simulation is an excellent tool to train process control. In practical terms, organisations that have available dynamic models should use them to teach less experienced control engineers and also process engineers how the model has been used in the past to improve control strategies etc... Of course, courses should be prepared by the engineeris that manage to use efficiently dynamic simulators.
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According to the restrictions on stored routines and triggers, dynamic sql cannot be used (restriction lifted for stored procedures in version 5.0.13 and later). Why is this limitation in place? And why lift it for procedures, but not functions or triggers?
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Just hearing the question makes me think of two aspects:
ASPECT #1 : Functions are supposed to be DETERMINISTIC
If this so, this implies that a function should present the same return data consistently for a given set of parameters, NO MATTER WHEN YOU CALL THE FUNCTION.
Now, imagine a function that produces a different answer because of gathering data at different times of the day based on static SQL in the function. In a sense, that can still be considered DETERMINISTIC if you query the same set of tables and columns every time, given the same set of parameters.
What if you could change the underlying tables of a function via Dynamic SQL? You be violating the definition of a DETERMINISTIC function.
Notice that MySQL added this option in /etc/my.cnf
Although this may be an oversimplification to say, this allows functions to be allowed to write data into binary logs without strictly enforcing the DETERMINISTIC property.
ASPECT #2 : Triggers should be able to be rolled back
You would essentially have data that grows quadratically (even exponentially) just in MVCC alone. The process of managing the rollback of SQL with triggers that can be non-DETERMINISTIC would be ungodly complex, to say the least.
In light of these two aspects, I'm sure MySQL Developers thought of these things and quickly dismissed them by imposing restrictions.
So, why lift the restriction for Procedures? Simply put, there is no concern over DETERMINISTIC properties or Rollback.
This is a great question, but I don't know the answer. I imagine this is going to have to goto the internals team, but I don't know that they'll be big into this site. In the meantime, I can help you deduce some answers.
For starters I see this:
Which makes me think that that has something to do with it. It's not going to be recompiling SQL if it's not even monitoring the metadata. Which means it's an engine concern.
By the same token, when I read this block I think the same thing (engine):
So all in all I'm not entirely sure why they don't allow it, but I can guess. Sorry that I can't help you more, I'm open to sussing this out some more. Best is to hope for some active MySQL devs once we leave private beta ;)
Largely, it is due to security. The exception for procedures is because the dynamic SQL within procedure can be assigned the security context of the executing user. This means that even though the engine does not know what is going to be executed, it can make certain that the user is permitted to access the referenced object(s).
Beyond that, you can raise the ugly issues of what could happen, were it permissible.


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What are the red streaks in my toilet occasionally? It seems to come from where the water flows when flushing and go around the bowl. Sometimes settling in the bottom where the little bit of water lies.
This article suggests it might be a bacteria known as Serratia marcescen
Possibly rust.
Is it just the toilet or do you get it from any of the other taps in the house?
If it's just the toilet then look in the cistern to see if there's anything rusting in there. If it's not a close coupled toilet check the pipe between the cistern and the bowl.
If there's red from any of the other taps in the house then the problem is with the supply.
The other thing you can try is to put some bleach if your tank. It will kill any of the organics, which is potentially the cause of the red staining. The bleach also makes the bathroom smell nice, in my opinion. I do this about once every two months... 4 kids introduce lots of organics into a toilet :).
I use white vinegar to clean the toilets and it gets rid of the red streaks. After flushing I then put about 2 cap fulls of white vinegar into the tank and from one week to the next the streaks were thinner and took a little longer to appear. P.S. This method takes very little White Vinegar to use and is cheaper. It's also non toxic and effective.


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For the Alliance
Do we say that?
If so, yeah for the Alliance, at least in battlegrounds. On a PvE realm, for the whatever…
- If I see an Alliance toon in trouble, I will help out.
- If I see a Horde toon in trouble, I will help out.
I hate ghost runs, so…
For the Whatever!
Gnomer and Out!
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I am living in a house where most electrical outlets are two prong. There are a smattering of three prong, in particular where an addition was put on. Am I hosed when it comes to where I can plug in electrical appliances that have three prong plugs?
I'm assuming you're in the US.
Get a tester and see if the box is grounded. A two lead neon type tester works well for this. Insert one lead into one side of the two-prong outlet and touch the other lead to the screw that holds the plate on. Try the other side, too. You may have to scratch off some paint if the screw isn't bare metal. If it lights up that's good news. You can use a multi-meter set to read AC voltage or another type of tester instead of the neon one.
If you have grounded boxes, you can either buy two-prong to three prong adapters that have a lug that you put the plate's screw through or you can buy replacement outlets that are designed for retrofitting in this application.
Your other option is to have an electrician come in and upgrade your wiring to full grounding.
Depends. It may be that the additional wire was just never terminated. You can see if you have all three pairs by shutting off the breaker, taking off the outlet cover and examining the wires going to your outlets. It may just be snipped off and you can put in the third leg rather easily.
You are most likely hosed. It's highly unlikely you'd find a usable ground wire if your receptacles are not grounded. Don't use the cheater adapters if the box isn't grounded- they're not safe. If an appliance has a ground prong, it's not double-insulated, meaning there are places on it you could touch and possibly be electrocuted if your body is a better path to ground than whatever else it's touching. It needs to be on a grounded circuit.
We skipped over several apartments and houses for lack of grounded outlets.
In certain areas it is required to have 3 prong grounded outlets to get a CO (certificate of occupancy). Meaning you technically can not move into your new or new to you house until this problem is fixed. While flipping houses i came across this a lot and in each case the CO inspector said i could install a GFI outlet in replace of an ungrounded outlet and pass. GFI's can get expensive so you can install one GFI on the first outlet of a series of outlets and it will protect every outlet connected after it. Meaning you can install regular 3 prong outlets. The gfi should come with stickers saying gfi protected. Put these on the regular outlets you install.
I'm sure there will be people who will give a 2 page technical explanation on why this doesn't protect you but don't listen. It works and is code officer approved.


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CHESTER - Upsets have been known to occur in stakes, and a 3-year-old gelding named Musicinthehouse registered one in Tuesday's $85,000 Sophomore Sprint Championship at Mountaineer Casino Racetrack and Resort.
Under jockey Albin Jimenez, Musicinthehouse took the lead in mid-stretch and drew off to an authoritative 1 -length score. Amidst a snow shower, Musicinthehouse clocked a final time of 1:11.64 for the six-furlong distance. He returned mutuels of $21.60, $8.60 and $5 across the board.
Black Hornet, favored in the post-time wagering at 8-5, came out of the starting gate awkwardly under jockey Justin Stein, and was the trailer in the eight-horse field for most of the race. Black Hornet rallied late to gain second. Go Duke Go, who held the lead turning for home, held on for third.
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DASHING — Amidst the snowflakes, Musicinthehouse wins Mountaineer's $85,000 Sophomore Sprint Championship.
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Maria A. Pinzon, who lives in Paris, Ky., bred, owns and trains Musicinthehouse.
"I can't be more happy," said Pinzon in the winner's circle. "This is just wonderful."
As recently as Sept. 27, Musicinthehouse competed for a claiming tag (finishing third) at Churchill Downs. In his race immediately prior to Tuesday's effort, he was a six-length winner at 5 furlongs in allowance company at Mountaineer.
Pinzon stables Musicinthehouse at Turfway Park in northern Kentucky. With his Sophomore Sprint win, his career resume now includes 16 starts, four wins, six placings and purse earnings of $110,063.
Romance Argentino, a marathon specialist, has clocked the fastest winning times for a quartet of distances at Mountaineer Racetrack this season: 2:01.37 for 1 3/16 miles on May 18; 2:09.12 for 1 miles on July 2; 3:05.75 for 1 miles on July 22; and 3:32.08 for two miles on Friday. All four efforts occurred in starter allowance company, the first two with Deshawn Parker aboard and the two most recent with Christian P. Pilares riding.
Romance Argentino is a 4-year-old gelding owned and trained by Eduardo Caramori. To date, Romance Argentino's career record includes 23 starts, 14 wins, a pair of placings and purse earnings totaling $138,378. Mountaineer plans to run a 2 1/8-mile starter allowance on Nov. 29, and a 2-mile starter allowance on Dec. 21 (which is closing night).
The $175.00 return by Divine Doris in the first race on Sunday marked the eighth time this season that a horse has returned $100 or more for a $2 win mutual at Mountaineer. The return for a $2 perfecta ticket in that race (involving Divine Doris and the second-place finisher, Leni's Joy, who was sent off at 13-1) was $1,745.40, a Mountaineer season high for that wager. And the subsequent two dollar daily double return (coupling Divine Doris with the winner of the second race, Northern Ransom, at 13-1) was a season high $2,250.40.
Beautiful Rainbows, a 10-year-old mare, made her 100th career start in Sunday's sixth race at Mountaineer. She finished second for a $5,000 claiming tag under jockey Albin Jimenez, missing victory by 1 lengths. Beautiful Rainbows made her career debut at age 2 at Churchill Downs on June 22, 2005.
Fifteen days later, she graduated from the maiden ranks at Churchill, and has won at least one race every year since then.
Beautiful Rainbows has raced at 12 tracks - Mountaineer, Churchill, Ellis Park, Keeneland, Louisiana Downs (where she was stakes-placed), Meadowlands, Monmouth Park, Oaklawn Park, Philadelphia Park, Prairie Meadows, Presque Isle Downs and Tampa Bay Downs. She has accumulated 21 career victories and 31 placings, and purse monies totaling $293,024. Beautiful Rainbows is owned by David and Jo Ellen Dunlap, and is trained by William N. Martin.


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A Twisted Tale Of Timeless Teeth - Quest For The Holy GrilleWritten by on September 1, 2012
It's been done before and it's about to be done again. According to historians, the practice of grille swappin' for old Fords goes almost as far back as old Fords themselves. For the old Tin Lizzie, aftermarket radiator shells were available and/or included with the purchase of a new Peerless radiator. These shells could be had in different styles. Some closely resembled Henry's original, while other Peerless offerings featured a gracefully curvaceous upper filler panel as an elegant enhancement for old Lizzie, the T.
Later, as our little pages personal libraries attest, many a T 'n' A owed enhanced aesthetics to Deuce shells and grilles, which were, as we know, a popular choice of hot rodders. Here we don't need a historian. The proof is in print; just as it is throughout the years that followed—it's a documented fact that old Fords were often subject to facelifts. By the time the Shoebox-series Fords had caught on with customizers, there were options, which were varied and plentiful. Arguably, the greatest grille to ever grace the face of the Shoebox Ford was that which came from the '53 DeSoto—The Holy Grille.
So, who do you suppose might have been the first to recognize the untapped customization potential of certain Ford and DeSoto attributes combined? The answers vary from historian to historian, and unfortunately there's no known documentation in print, however I'll hazard a guess that in one capacity or another, a wrecking yard played a significant role in setting what would become a long-running custom trendition. Here, through dramatization, we will now illustrate just how that previously undocumented historical event may have played out.
Now that the quest for The Holy Grille has rendered the object of many a customizer's desire, we're done grille shoppin' and we've begun grille swappin', but not without professional help. If any part of the following procedure looks quick 'n' easy, allow me to clarify that right up front—it's not. In fact, it's anything but. For this to be a legitimate step-by-step how-to, the installation of 24-hour surveillance cameras would be required, as doing this job justice would honestly take more time and pages than any magazine tech writer could manage to secure. However, we can monitor the progress and provide an over-the-shoulder view of a true artist at work.
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3 Across the top of this counter came American "hard parts", like engine and drivetrain components, starters, generators, and so on. Does anyone sense that the counterman may have been a hot rodder?4 For sheetmetal body parts, there's a counter downstairs. This area once bustled with hotlines blaring and multiple phone lines ringing off the hook. This is where you'd purchase your DeSoto grille.5 From a counterman's perspective, this is how Hollander interchange manuals certainly could have been used to narrow down the choices of in-stock grilles. In the body identification section, grille-opening shapes could be quickly compared.6 In our present day, now that real wrecking yards have gone the way of the DeSoto, shopping for good, used auto parts is done in different ways. Gregg Lowry of The Jalopy Shoppe in Escondido, CA, located this '53 DeSoto grille and gravel shield on a newfangled electronic auction site.7 Although Hollander illustrations have suggested that the '51 Ford and '53 DeSoto share similar sized and shaped grille openings, they're really not so similar in 3-D. After the initial trimming and fitting, Jalopy Shoppe's Jimmy Benitez began the fabrication of a one-off, bolt-on grille surround molding.8 With Benitez holding the molding, the rest of us can begin to see what he's been seeing all along. Rather than rolling with the fat lip look that's typical of DeSoto-grilled customs, Benitez intends to create a more factory appearance—like it could have or should have come that way.9 So who noticed the recently pancaked hood? Benitez roughed that out weeks ago. Even in these early stages, endless hours have been spent slicing and dicing for flow and fitment. Before he continues, Benitez must take the necessary steps to squarely level the yet-to-be-modified bumper assembly.10 The telltale tape 'n' level doesn't lie. The old Shoebox's bumper brackets differ from side to side. The left (driver side) bracket is in serious need of an attitude adjustment.
12 Blending the conflicting shapes of the Ford bumper and DeSoto gravel shield will likely present a challenge—even though Benitez has done it before.13 With only his tape measure to guide him, relief cuts are marked and made as necessary for the gravel shield to fit into the recess. Once satisfied, Benitez will begin the fabrication of new ends to fill the gaps.14 Here's our first peek at the modified gravel shield and soon-to-be-modified bumper as they're "dry fit" to the car. Even in raw welds, we can now visualize how the finished job will eventually look—just squint your eyes.15 After passing a final fitment inspection, the modified gravel shield is secured to a work stand. A fresh 3M abrasive disc sends the sparks flyin' as Benitez gets to grindin'. And, how about that safety gear? Good boy, Benitez.16 Quick, before he mocks it all back up again, here's a sneak peek at one of the very first relief cuts made. Even though the new grille surround molding will cover this area, the welds will be finished and dressed the same as any more visible expanse.18 Now that's a pretty tough look with just a few teeth missing, eh? Hens teeth would be easier to come by, so it's a wonder we don't see the toothless, tough look on more customs.


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January 24, 2014
New York University's Center for Ancient Studies announces the forthcoming Rose-Marie Lewent Conference, "Animals in Antiquity," to be held Thursday, February 13 and Friday, February 14 at NYU's Hemmerdinger Hall, Silver Center for Arts and Science, 100 Washington Square East (enter at 32 Waverly Place or 31 Washington Place [wheelchair accessible]).
The conference will begin at 5 p.m. on Thursday, February 13, with a keynote lecture by the University of Pennsylvania's Jeremy McInerney ("Thinking with Animals: Hybridity and the Greek Imagination"). It will continue on Friday, February 14, from 8:45 a.m. to 3:45 p.m., with a series of presentations, including: "Animals in Love: Images from Greek and Latin Literature," "Are Animals Naked? A View from Greek Art," and "Intellect and Morality in Animal Emotions: Ancient and Modern Views."
The conference, co-sponsored by the NYU Center for Ancient Studies, the Animal Studies Initiative, and the Department of Classics, will examine the role of animals in ancient culture, literature, and art. The full program may be viewed here.
The event is free and open to the public, which may call 212.992.7978 or email firstname.lastname@example.com for more information. Subway Lines: 6 (Astor Place); N, R (8th Street)
NYU's Center for Ancient Studies was created in 1996 to promote interdisciplinary and cross-cultural study of the past. Directed by Senior Vice Provost for Undergraduate Academic Affairs Matthew S. Santirocco, and supported largely through endowment, the Center funds travel grants for undergraduate and graduate students, annual research conferences and lectures, and summer outreach seminars for faculty from across the United States (in collaboration with the Faculty Resource Network). Scholarly organizations that are based at the Center include the American section of the Institute for Etruscan and Italic Studies and its journal, Etruscan News, and the Aquila Theatre Company.
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Let $X,Y$ be two elliptic curves over $K:=K(R)$ which have good models over $R$, Char($K$)=$0$, where $R$ complete DVR with algebraically residue field $k$.
If $L$ is a finite extension of $K$, such that $X \otimes L \cong Y \otimes L$.
My question is:
Is there $X \cong Y$ ?


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Partner: Scotty McKnight—Wide Receiver, New York Jets
Hayden Panettiere would never go against the New York Jets, so it's lucky she found love on her team. The actress, who describes herself as a "huge Jets fan," met wide receiver Scotty McKnight through her friend, Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez. Panettiere and McKnight were photographed drinking beer and cheering on the Jets during the Nov. 27 game against the Buffalo Bills, when McKnight sat out the game on the injured list. "I've always been that girl who has a lot of dude friends," Panettiere said. "I'm into sports, so we have a lot in common."


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The T-20 and T-30 camera mounting plate for compacts with offset tripod holes are barely useful. I had to take it off to change the batteries on my old compact (Fuji e900) and could never get it back to perfect alignment. After a while, I gave up trying and just hoped for the best when putting the plate back on. The screw would wobble and shift and the camera would twist on the plate even with the screw so tight I was afraid of stripping the threads.
A high end compact like a g10/g11/g12 or LX3/LX5 or (gasp) or of the Leica's or one of the Nikons cost as much or more than a good (but used) DSLR.
So why not produce a series of custom camera mounting plate for a select handful of the high end compacts like the ones I've mentioned to match the quality of the camera and the interest of the photographer that would buy a high end compact?
The plate would have a counter sunk hole for a screw to hold the plate on the camera that would fit into the existing tripod hole and then another threaded hole that would be used to screw (and perfectly center) the plate onto the tilt arm of an NN3/5 or whatever is going to replace the NN5. You wouldn't need that big knob now used to attach the T-xx plate. It could be much smaller and more flush so that the camera could be moved closer to the tilt pivot if necessary.
The plate would be as thick as the standard length of tripod screw. It could be made from high density plastic or even soft aluminum and wouldn't even need a cork or composite face for seating the camera. You could make one basic plate and then just position the holes to match the camera the plate was for.
The reason I'm asking NN to consider this accessory is because the holes would have to be positioned with less than millimeter accuracy. I know NN can do that. I can't
In addition, there would be a small lip at the back that would snug up against the back of the camera below the LCD -- custom shaped for each camera -- to keep the camera square on the plate and therefore square on the tilt arm.
Each plate would be for one camera body series and would be shaped in such a way that one could change batteries and/or memory card without taking the plate off the camera.
But even if the plate had to be taken off one of the camera models, the design of the plate would be such that a much, much better alignment would be easy to achieve when reattaching the plate.
High end compacts are not going to compete in image quality with a good DSLR for a long time. But they are a nice option for some projects and for non-professionals.
The plates I suggest here would cost more to design and produce than the T-xx, but once you got a process for design and production, additional plates would cost less and less. And compacts are not going away.
The RXXX series is not a good option for compacts because fisheye lens adapters don't seem to be very good for compacts. But there are many vendor produced wide angle adapters that are very good. And the NNxx series are more flexible for that kind of lens.
But the T-xx adapters just sort of make life harder. Please consider my idea for camera matched mounting plates.


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First Trimester 2nd Trimester 3rd Trimester
Your 9th Week
Your baby has hands and feet, and his bones are growing.
During this week, your baby starts to make tiny movements. You won't be aware of this, but it's exciting to think about. On the downside, you could be in the throes of nausea and sickness. However, many women find that the nausea starts to lessen from now on. There are various self-help measures you can take to relieve the sickness, but if it's making life miserable, talk to your doctor.
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Health & Pregnancy
Antidepressants During Pregnancy: Safe?
Jan. 1, 2013 -- Antidepressant use during pregnancy, long debated for its safety, is linked with a higher overall risk of stillbirth and newborn death. Now, a new study shows that risk may not be warranted.
"After taking maternal characteristics such as smoking and maternal age into account, as well as previous hospitalization for psychiatric disease ... there was no association between SSRI (antidepressants) and stillbirth and infant [death]," says researcher Olof Stephansson, MD, PhD, of the Karolinksa Institutet in Stockholm.
The Swedish study included more than 1.6 million births in five Nordic countries. Nearly 30,000 of the women had filled a prescription for an SSRI (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor) during pregnancy.
But a U.S.-based expert has some concerns about the study.
"This study looked at information on dispensed drugs, not ingested drugs, and these numbers are often quite different," says Adam Urato, MD, assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Tufts University School of Medicine.
That could result in inaccurate findings, he says. "I don't find the study results particularly reassuring," he says.
Up to 19% of pregnant women have depression during pregnancy, according to the researchers. The depression itself is linked with ill effects, including an increased risk of early delivery, which in turn may cause harm to the newborn.
The new research was funded by the Swedish Pharmacy Company.
The study is published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Antidepressants During Pregnancy: Study Details
Previous research about SSRI use during pregnancy has suggested it may be linked with an increased risk of prematurity, stillbirths, and birth defects. Some studies show an increased risk of miscarriage and other problems.
The three areas the researchers focused on were stillbirths and newborn and infant deaths. The researchers compared the birth outcomes for the women who took SSRIs and those who did not from 1996 through 2007. They got information on the use of SSRIs from prescription registries.
This type of antidepressant is the most-often prescribed for depression during pregnancy, the researchers say.
Overall, more than 6,000 babies were stillborn. More than 3,600 died as newborns, and another 1,578 died later, from ages 28 days old to 364 days old.


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Let's suppose a big ugly monster thingy wants to eat you. While you're running away from it, you're feeling fear. Can this situation be considered one where fear would be rational?
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Yes! Of course fear can be rational, especially when there is in fact a big scary monster and you are in danger.
There is an unfortunate meme in society that emotions and rationality are incompatible, but that's not the case. Emotions can only be irrational if you are mistaken to feel those emotions in that context.
Cases where fear is irrational include:
Now, it's largely up to you to decide what emotions are reasonable for each context, because otherwise the examples become a bit normative. For example, is it irrational to feel a lot of anxiety in social situations? That depends on the social situation, but I'll guess not.
The folks over at Less Wrong have given this sort of thing a lot of consideration. Here's their wiki link to the subject.
The answer depends on your definitions of "fear" and "rational".
If you simplify the complex English semantics, rational might mean either (1) "sensible; not foolish" or (2) "using the faculty of reasoning".
If you understand rational to mean "sensible", then fear can be rational or not, depending on the situation. Fear of mice is probably not very sensible, while fear of heights most probably is.
If you understand rational to refer to cognition (as opposed to affect), then the answer depends on your understanding of fear.
If you define fear as an emotion, then fear can, by definition, not be a cognition. An emotion can be caused by a cognition, it can be thought upon and suppressed by the faculty for rational thought, but it is not a cognition. In this sense fear would not be rational.
How could you define fear to make it meaningful to think of it as not an emotion?
If you define fear as, e.g., an attitude (the attitude of judging something to be dangerous or harmful), then fear would very likely have affective and cognitive components. I am not sure if any speaker of English would accept this definition (even the OED says that fear is an emotion), but you could certainly define fear in such a way -- which would lead to a lot of interesting but unnecessary confusion with your readers.
Psychologists would avoid the word "rational" here, because it is not a scientific term. It is a philosophical term. From this perspective, the opening question is not a question relating to cognitive sciences at all, but to everyday wisdom, and should be closed.
Why are you running away?
1) Are you running because of fear?
Fear is a marker, like pain. Fear can be automatically activated by occurrences in one's environment in order to activate a response before the conscious mind could possibly have time to react.
LOOK OUT, DUCK! --- Yell this at someone sometime and watch them flinch, down and back. Almost every time.
The problem comes when we aren't paying full attention to our environment, and instead using cognitive shortcuts, such as stereotypes. In these cases, we're using past experiences to inform future expectations - when past experiences are traumatic, we will sometimes (unconsciously) assume negative future expectations, which is the fundamental basis of anxiety.
Is fear rational?
Let me turn that around:
Is a dishwasher rational?
Fear is a tool, baked into the human brain. A dishwasher is a tool. Both can malfunction, both can run improperly (long, short, etc). We can even, over time, reduce our exposure to both (meditation / washing the dishes by hand).
If we run a dishwasher once for each dish we have to wash, that would be irrational. If we feel fear at every occurrence, that would be irrational. If we run the dishwasher without soap, that would be irrational. Unless we have need for it.
It's all about context.


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I was looking for a free PDF from which I can review MV calculus.
- MV Limits, Continuity, Differentiation.
- Differentiation of vector and scalar fields
- Surface/Multiple Integrals
A succinct book would be great, (coherent) course notes and presentations would do as well.
I ran google searches with
filetype:pdf but I couldn't find one which fits all my requirements.