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Troopers with the Ohio State Highway Patrol responded to a half-dozen accidents in Belmont County on Friday afternoon – a time when clear skies and dry roadways should have made for good driving conditions.
Trooper Scott Moore handled a pair of accidents on Belmont-Morristown Road just south of Interstate 70 beginning around 3:30 p.m. He said the first occurred when 18-year-old Dakota Leasure of Belmont failed to maintain assured clear distance ahead, for which he was cited.
Moore said Leasure's Chevrolet Cobalt struck the rear of a Pontiac Vibe driven by Casey Utter, 28, of Flushing, forcing it into a 2002 Chevrolet pickup truck driven by Thomas L. Burga, 51, of Barnesville.
Those vehicles had been stopped in traffic. Moore said a Lafferty Volunteer Fire Department ambulance transported Utter and her passenger to Wheeling Hospital for injuries sustained in the crash.
Meanwhile, Stephanie Menges, 45, of Bethesda was waiting in traffic delayed by that crash when her 2010 Ford was struck from behind by a 2006 Chrysler 300 driven by Margaret James of Belmont.
No one was injured in that collision, but James was cited for failing to maintain assured clear distance ahead.
At about the same time, Trooper Brian McFarland responded to a single-vehicle crash on Ohio 149 that closed the roadway for several hours.
McFarland said Christi Kalinowski, 49, of Belmont was driving west in a 1999 Buick Century when she struck a mailbox, continued driving along an embankment then struck a utility pole, shearing it off and causing electric and other utility lines to fall to the roadway.
The driver was pinned in the car, and the Belmont and Bethesda VFDs cut the vehicle to free her.
"She was drunk," McFarland said of Kalinowski, who was transported by Bethesda's emergency squad to Ohio Valley Medical Center in Wheeling.
Troopers said they expected Kalinowski would be treated and released. She was charged with failure to control, DUI and no seat belt, McFarland said.
Trooper Ross Thompson handled three additional crashes Friday afternoon.
The most serious was a motorcycle accident that sent Adam Cook, 23, of Barnesville to OVMC in a Barnesville VFD ambulance.
Thompson said Cook was driving a 2007 Suzuki south on Ohio 800 just north of Barnesville when he traveled off the right side of the roadway. Thompson said the motorcycle overturned, ejecting Cook.
Cook was charged with failure to control and no motorcycle endorsement, according to Thompson.
Thompson termed the other two accidents to which he responded "minor," noting neither resulted in injuries.


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Mary Kenez, like most artists, is different. Visit Gallery 530, and you�ll see how different.
The unassuming building on Main Avenue is home to a lawyer�s office, a design firm and a handful of other small businesses. Kenez�s Durango gallery � she also owns Kamruz Gallery in Telluride � occupies the hallway downstairs that otherwise would serve no purpose other than to access Nini�s patio in the back.
We first met Kenez last year when she hung her �Plastography� display in the narrow space (Durango Herald, Dec. 16, 2011). �Big Bike Love� is an array of photos the cycling enthusiast has taken of eye-catching bicycles in unique and colorful settings in Durango and Telluride. She�s also displaying pieces by Durango artist Caitlin Connaughton and Manny Valenzuela, a painter and sculptor who recently moved here from Tucson. Both artists will attend today�s opening festivities.
�Manny�s just amazing, and I�ve been selling his work in Telluride for a few years,� Kemez said.
Also in the show are several bicycle paintings by filmmaker and artist Dieter Runge, who divides his time between Hawaii and Telluride.
The bulk of �Big Bike Love� is more than 20 of Kenez�s photos. She�s a dedicated cyclist, and every one of the photos was taken while she herself was riding in the towns and countrysides of the San Juan Mountains.
�I�ve got to live the life to train for the Iron Horse,� Kenez said, adding that she�s hoping for a personal-best time in the grueling road ride, which will run later this month.
The timing of the exhibit is no accident, but the challenge will be letting the thousands of cyclists know she�s here.
�It�s so little and hard to find,� Kenez said.
It�s worth hunting for. There�s not a lot to look at, but what�s there is fun. She still has many of her Plastography photos on display; add to that the new bicycle art, and with Valenzuela�s understated but sophisticated works, it�s much more than a hallway full of paintings.
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NBC says it has renewed its American daytime drama "Days of Our Lives" through September 2014.
The renewal was announced Wednesday by Jennifer Salke, president of NBC Entertainment.
"We are thrilled to announce that 'Days of Our Lives' is not going anywhere. It is NBC's longest-running drama series by far and is one of the most historic brands in television," said Salke in a statement. "We commend [executive producer] Ken Corday and the entire creative team on continuing to keep the stories and characters fresh, exciting and relevant year after year."
"'Days of Our Lives' has maintained a loyal and dedicated fan base for more than four decades and continues to reach a new generation of viewers," said Steve Mosko, president of Sony Pictures Television. "We appreciate NBC's support over the years and, as the show celebrates this significant milestone, we are thrilled that the show will continue to be a part of the NBC family."
The announcement is more good news for soap opera fans. Earlier this week, producers said the canceled-in-2011 daytime dramas "One Life to Live" and "All My Children" are being revived online.
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This opening begins by copying the Ruy Lopez/Morphy Defense for the first three moves, but White branches off with 4 Bxc6. I've read that 4 ... dxc6 5 Nxe5 Qd4 is effective for Black to recover his pawn - but what if White does not play 5 Nxe5, say 5 O-O instead? In short, why has this opening been largely ignored? Is there a disadvantage to White after 4 Bxc6?
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This is called the "Exchange" Variation of the Ruy Lopez. Not only is there an early exchange of bishop for knight, but it usually soon leads to an exchange of queens on d4.
This queen exchange brings about an early "endgame," effectively cutting out the middle game. Most players are not particularly fond of the endgame, so they don't consider this an advantage, and therefore don't play this variation.
But in a famous game in St. Petersburg in 1914, the world champion, Emmanuel Lasker, played this variation against future world champion Jose R Capablanca---and won. By Capablanca's own admission, "Lasker had no superior in [the endgame]" at the time. On the other hand, he already (and later) feared Capablanca's middle game.
It hasn't been ignored; this is called the Ruy Lopez Exchange variation, and is extremely popular in tournament play.


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I bought the t3i from here a few months back it was brand new I called canon and they said it is under warranty my only complaint is they sent it sure post so they just drop it off at your door with no signature
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What's the difference between כשב and כבש? Why does the Torah use both?
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I once heard a dyslexic fellow struggle mightily to read a Gemara about this. It was heartbreaking to watch.
A כבש means a "lamb", namely a young sheep.
A כשב means any member of the sheep species. Thus, a female sheep (a ewe) is a "kisba."
For instance, the Torah talks about:
"When an ox, or sheep, or goat is born ..."; it uses the name of each animal referencing the species, rather than the young.
Similarly, (Deut. 14:4), שה כשבים ושה עזים, "a young member of the sheep species, or a young member of the goat species" (the term שה means "young sheep or young goat"). In this context, the Torah is saying that the entire sheep species (irrespective of age or gender) is kosher. Contrast with Exodus 12:5, מן-הכבשים ומן-העזים, "if you're looking to bring a Passover sacrifice, the animal must be less than a year old, so get a lamb or kid goat."
According to Malbim (Ayeles HaShachar 279), the Torah uses the word כבש when talking about כבשים alone; and uses כשב when talking about כבשים as well as other species. Wherever this is not true, it means to include its tail fat with it.
R' Shneur Zalman of Liadi explains (Likkutei Torah Emor 37b) that (Kabbalisticly) the Beis represents "wisdom" (בחכמה יבנה בית) while the Shin represents the three types of emotions (a ש has three "heads" which represent the three "styles" of emotions - kindness, severity and beauty).
So when the Torah speaks about Keves (כבש), it refers to the way sheep are "down here" - the first Sefira is Chochma (the Beis), and only from (and "after") it come the rest of the sefiros (which can be divided into the three categories).
When the Torah speaks about כשב, it refers to the spiritual "source" of the sheep, when the Shin refers to levels much above "chochma", so one has the Shin before the Beis.


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It is a rare thing in life to meet someone who truly inspires you. Someone who makes you stop in your tracks and think about what you are doing with your life. I was fortunate enough to get to meet someone who did just that at this year's World Spinning® and Sports Conditioning Conference.
A couple months back I received a phone call from one of our Customer Service reps. She was on the phone with a Certified Instructor and wanted to bring our attention to a special person whom she had taught. I had our rep give her my contact info so I could hear more about this person and the story. I figured if she took the time to call us and bring it to our attention, it was worth hearing about. And boy was that right. Robin Ryan was the amazing Instructor who led us to meet Janis McKendry and Iain McKendry.
Here is an excerpt from her email:
"My name is Robin Ryan and want to tell you about a friend of mine, Iain McKendry. Iain is a 19-year-old high school senior who I met when he started taking my Spinning® class about 2 1/2 years ago. He has cerebral palsy. When Iain was younger the doctors never thought he would walk. He endured five surgeries and now proudly stands on his own 2 feet.
Iain has been passionate about Spinning from the very start and it his goal to become a certified instructor through Mad Dogg this summer."
I mean wow! In this job, we often hear about amazing weight loss stories which are all very inspiring. But to hear that someone who doctors thought would never walk, rides and loves our program?! Wow, there are no words for that. Through the help of several MDA staff, we were able to get Iain (and Robin to assist) into the Orientation at the WSSC Conference. His mom, Janis also took it. She wanted to take to be able to help Iain if he needed any in the future. I exchanged several emails with both Robin and Janis leading up to the event. I was very excited to meet all of them at the event, especially Iain.
I got to meet them on a break from Orientation and got to spend more time with him as all 3 were being filmed. We had a film crew at the event and asked if they wouldn't mind sharing Iain's story! They gladly accepted, so we interviewed them on lunch. During this lunch break, I got to find out that Iain was a huge Josh Taylor fan. I knew that our amazing bike partners, Star Trac, had posters of Josh.
As I spoke with Iain, I was formulating a plan. I was able to catch Josh heading downstairs to meet Iain and snap a photo with him! Iain said it was the best day of his life. Little did he know, the day was about to get better. As I explained to Josh how we found out about Iain and shared a little bit of his story, Josh was touched by it. Since Josh was having his kick off Fighter Pilot ride that night, he invited Iain to take it and get to ride a special bike that belonged to Josh! Josh hooked it up for Iain! He signed a poster, signed a Fighter Pilot Jersey and made sure that Iain got to take his ride.
Iain was so excited to get to meet Josh, to get photos with him, for his autograph and to be invited to his ride. Iain has an incredible story and is truly an amazing person. I had to hold back to the tears when he was expressing his pure joy about the events of the day.
It was truly an honor to get to meet Iain and to help make some of his dreams come true! I am happy to announce that Iain (and Janis) are Certified Instructors!
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I am being flown out by a company for an on-site visit. Will I earn miles for this trip, or will the company?
By default, yes. There are a few cases where you might not:
If the fare earns miles, you'll be the one who earns them. Make sure your number is recorded (when you check in, ask the person to make sure it's there and add it if it's not) and you'll be all set. Most Frequent Flyers earned their status with tickets their employers and clients paid for.
American Airlines has two separate mileage programs: one for individuals (AAdvantage) and one for businesses (BusinessExtraa).
When purchasing a ticket through aa.com, you have the option to enter both your individual AAdvantage number and the business' BusinessExtraa number. So both the company and the traveler get credit for the flight.
If the company did not provide your AAdvantage number when they bought your ticket, you can still get credit for it.
Depends on the company, the airline, and the agreement between them. I flew a lot for my employers, and I have hundreds of thousands of miles on my frequent flier accounts for these flights. Obviously I didn't pay for any of those trips.
Usually the person whose name is on the ticket and whose membership number is on the boarding pass will be the one to get the miles, regardless of who paid. But I've heard of cases where the employers had specific agreements with airlines that would make it otherwise.


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text: Close Tweet0 Share0 Comment0 Share0 Share0 Stumble It0 Print0 More Beyond the Baseline Five thoughts on WTA schedule changes by Courtney Nguyen Twitter Email Posted: Wed Jan. 9, 2013 The WTA hopes the success of Li Na and other Chinese players helps expand its popularity in China. (Rob Griffith/AP)The WTA updated its 2013 calendar and made significant changes for 2014, when the tour will solidify its push into Chinese markets with two new tournaments, as well as a new event in Rio de Janiero. The tour also announced a 10 percent increase in prize money this year, from $53.3 million to $58.7 million, not including the Grand Slams.Five thoughts on the announcement:1. Is the WTA relying too much on Li Na? The WTA has made no secrets about its desire to tap the Chinese market, establishing a Beijing office in 2008 and upgrading the Beijing tournament to Premier status in 2009. It hit the jackpot in 2011, when Li Na became the first Chinese player to win a Slam, capturing the French Open. With that, the doors to the Chinese market swung open. The tour continued its expansion this year with a new event in Shenzhen, won by Li, and it will continue its expansion in 2014.The Toray Pan Pacific Open will end its 30-year run in Tokyo and relocate next year to Wuhan, China, Li's hometown. Wuhan will retain the tournament's Premier 5 status, promising seven of the year-end top 10-ranked players competing for over $2 million. The end of the Tokyo tournament, which spent years as the WTA's primary outpost in Asia, is illustrative of the global seachange. With the relocation, Japan will only have one tournament on the calendar, an International-level event in Osaka.In addition to the new tournament in Wuhan, the WTA will relocate the International tournament in Kuala Lumpur to Hong Kong, marking the first time a tournament will be held there since 1993. But we're not done yet. This year the WTA adds three $125,000 tournaments in China, in Suzhou, Ningbo and Nanjing. On the whole, the changes mean five of the 18 tournaments in the Asia-Pacific region will be held in China, and three of the six WTA 125 tournaments will also be in China.The immediate question is whether the larger tournaments are sustainable without Li's involvement. Obviously the commitments from other high-profile players such as Maria Sharapova are important -- don't count on Serena Williams, who hasn't played in Asia since 2009 -- but Li's the one they need on board. Just a year ago the 31-year-old was adamant that her days on tour were numbered, that she did not see herself on tour by the 2016 Olympics. Her new partnership with Carlos Rodriguez has infused her with renewed energy and purpose, perhaps issuing a stay on her thoughts of leaving the sport sooner rather than later.2. Renewed focus on South America. The WTA will debut two tournaments in South America over the next two years, beginning with an International event in Florianopolis, Brazil, this year, followed by the relocation of the International event Memphis to Rio de Janiero in 2014. Unlike the ATP, the WTA has had a weak presence in South America and hasn't been able to cultivate top-level talent there since Gabriela Sabatini. With Gisela Dulko's retirement, the highest-ranked South American player is Paula Ormaechea from Argentina at No. 141. Hopefully the investment in South America pays off not just financially for the tour but also in inspiring a future generation.3. Goodbye Wozniacki Open, Hello Radwanska Invitational. Should we read any more into this than we should? The tournament in Copenhagen, which launched when Wozniacki was on her way to the No. 1 ranking, will be relocated to Katowice, Poland, 50 miles from Krakow, the home of No. 4 Agnieszka Radwanska. The WTA has done well to capitalize on Radwanska's marketability in Poland, even releasing post-match interview videos conducted in Polish for fans back home. Out with the old and in with the new? I don't think so. Even with her struggles, Wozniacki is a big draw at tournaments. Her popularity hasn't taken much of a dip. She reminds me of Ana Ivanovic in that way, a player whose popularity remained stable even when she dropped out of the top 30.4. Wait, Birmingham? England? Unlike the ATP, the women already have a Premier grass court event in Eastbourne, so it's surprising to see the smaller event in Birmingham elevated to Premier status as well. The tournament has been able to attract big names in the past -- Sharapova and Li played Birmingham in recent years -- and the Edgbaston Priory Club is undergoing a $19 million site renovation that will see a permanent Centre Court structure (the current temporary court only seats 1,500 fans) and improve the facilities. But none of that matter if they can't fix their grass issues. Here's a picture I took last year of one of the outer courts during a couple of Melanie Oudin's matches. Yes, that's supposed to be grass. (Courtney Nguyen) (Courtney Nguyen)Forget Centre Court. Let's get some actual grass on the ground first. 5. Tennis stays in Istanbul: While the WTA Championships will leave Istanbul for another city in 2014 (rumored to be Singapore), it's good to see the WTA will remain a presence in the city that has served as a tremendous host these last three years. The Istanbul Cup will return in 2014 after a three year-hiatus to make room for the Championships. More Beyond the Baseline


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I recently purchased an old bike and got the brakes replaced. My front brakes are working as expected and my rear brakes are not. I am squeezing my brake lever which has a lot of resistance, but isn't really tightening my brakes. My brakes are moving a little bit but the line flexes a lot.
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YORKVILLE - The Yorkville Police Department has begun posting traffic citations, violations and updates on road conditions to Facebook.
Yorkville Police Department began posting the traffic citations and violations on May 14 after receiving several residential complaints. The traffic citations, violations and tickets are public record.
"We were getting complaints about the traffic violations and there has been in the past, with the way social media is now, people get on (Facebook) and voice their frustrations," said Yorkville Police Chief John Morelli. "It's hard to show the general public what is being done."
The Yorkville Police Department Facebook page also allows residents to post or notify the police of a problem by either a wall post or in a private message. The idea came from Corporal Chase Watts, who presented the idea to Chief Morelli.
"If residents have a concern about something they can post it on (Facebook) or send us a message if there is a incident going on in town and they want to be anonymous, they can send it to us in a private message and we can go from there," said Morelli. "We have also had calls here where residents were complaining whether it is speeding, running stop signs, running the traffic light and someone almost getting hit.
"Based on those complaints and concerns, it was easier (to create a Facebook page) and show the public their concerns are being heard."
The Yorkville Police Department has received feed back from people who were upset that they were posted on the Facebook page, which Morelli claims is no different then their name being printed in the paper.
"All and all from the residents in town I have received a lot of positive feedback, they like seeing it on (Facebook) and seeing what is going on in town," said Morelli. "I think we have been getting pretty good feedback ... I think it is a positive thing based on the way culture is going towards social media, there are a lot more people connected on there. If you don't want to be on there, then obey the laws and don't run the stop signs, you don't do the speeding, you don't drive under suspended license, if it helps people obey the laws then that's great and they won't have their name on there."
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5 Everyday Things That Can Literally Drive You Crazy
We're still living in the Stone Age when it comes to our understanding of mental illness. If you find out that your mom needs pills to control her blood pressure, you shrug and forget about it; if you find out that your mom needs pills to keep from hearing voices in her head, you think you're living in a horror movie.
But your brain is just another part of your body, and just as you can get a cold by touching a doorknob somebody sneezed on, there are all sorts of random and innocuous things that can make it go haywire. Like ...
#5. Your Birth Month
Typically, the month you're born in doesn't affect much beyond determining what major holiday will make everyone forget to send you a card. However, a recent study in the U.K. showed that your birth month can potentially do catastrophic damage to your mental well-being, and it has nothing to do with that time your friends skipped out on your birthday dinner at Buffalo Wild Wings to get drunk in a parking lot for St. Patrick's Day.
"OK, we'll be there in 20 minutes, for real this time ... 20 to 30. Better make it 30."
One study found that almost every mental illness was connected to what month you were born in -- if you were born in January, you're more likely to be schizophrenic or bipolar. But if you were born in the spring, you're far more likely to get depressed.
And the effects aren't minor -- the results of the study, which looked at every reported suicide in Great Britain over a 20-year period (about 27,000 total), found that people born in the spring were 17 percent more likely to commit suicide. The statistics were worse for women -- females born in April, May or June were 30 percent more likely to kill themselves than people born in the fall.
To be fair, people born in November, December and January get 24 percent fewer birthday gifts.
What the hell? Is it because babies born during the sunny, awesome spring months get the false idea that the world always looks like that, then six months later get bummed out by everything turning dead and brown? Because you'd think that they'd get over it after a few cycles. If there's a genetic component to it, what does that mean -- that depressed people are more fertile from August to October? That people with schizophrenia all start boning in April and May? We'd have heard something about that, wouldn't we?
The reality is that nobody is really sure what causes it. The researchers believe that it might have something to do with temperature, which can affect the way brain cells are arranged in a developing fetus. Babies are not microwave-safe, nor can they be kept in a refrigerator, but children born in the spring have experienced both extremes during their nine months in the womb. Or maybe it's that pregnant women eat different diets during the winter months, or that less time in the sun affects vitamin D levels. Or maybe it's, like, astrology or something.
#4. Having an Older Dad
So it makes sense that what your mother does while pregnant affects how you turn out -- obviously there's a reason that pregnant women are told to abstain from alcohol, tobacco and kickboxing. Likewise, you probably already know that older mothers are at higher risk of all sorts of difficulties during pregnancy. But Dad seems to really get off the hook here. So, what, sperm is just invincible?
Nope, and in fact, if you have an older father, his ancient sperm makes you more likely to be born with autism or schizophrenia.
A study done in Iceland involving about 80 different sets of parents with no mental disorders who had given birth to autistic or schizophrenic children found that the risk of having a child with either affliction increased with the father's age (the mother's age had no effect). The reason for the increased risk is related to the way sperm is produced in a man's body -- sperm just kind of clones itself over and over again, like a Dilbert cartoon in an office Xerox machine.
"These simple witticisms are the only things keeping me from taking this whole place down in a cleansing bath of flame."
And as with a Xerox machine, each subsequent copy is a little less sharp than the previous one -- each generation of sperm has an increased chance of mutation over the last. While none of these are the bitching kind of mutations that let you shoot lasers out of your face, most are relatively harmless. However, some of these mutations have been linked to autism, schizophrenia and other mental disorders, a connection that was totally supported by the Icelandic study. Of the cases they examined, as many as 30 percent could be attributed to the snowy white Albert Einstein hairs beginning to sprout from the father's musty old beanbag.
The estimated risk is admittedly low (maybe about 2 percent for a man in his 40s), but the number of sperm mutations steadily increases with each passing year. For example, a 20-year-old father has about 25 genetic mutations swirling around in his gravy orbs. Once he hits 40, that number is around 65. While it is by no means a guarantee that older men will father autistic and/or schizophrenic children, parents are definitely rolling the dice each year that they wait.
The MSNBC version of this graph has dicks for the axes.
#3. Living in High Altitudes
OK, so suppose you were born in the dead of winter after being conceived in a Wendy's parking lot on your parents' prom night, successfully dodging those first two bullets we discussed and leaving absolutely no reason for you to be depressed or emotionally unstable. Not so fast, jack. Take a look at the stack of unpaid bills on the plastic table in the kitchen. If the address says something like Colorado or Utah and you can look out the window and see mountains, your brain eggs may well be scrambled.
Why? Because living in high altitudes makes people suicidal.
"Maybe it's the hypoxia talking, but I could totally land this."
Out of the 10 states in the U.S. with the highest suicide rates, nine are Western states situated pretty far above sea level (like Utah, which sits at an average altitude of 6,500 feet). These states tend to have high rates of both alcoholism and gun ownership, as well as low population densities -- three things that also contribute to suicides (because that's what happens when you're fighting boredom with a case of Keystone Light, five handguns and no neighbors for 9 miles in any direction). Even after accounting for these factors, however, researchers found that people who lived in those high-altitude Western states were still 33 percent more likely to take themselves out.
This isn't just an American phenomenon, either. To test if it was really the elevation driving people bananas, the researchers conducted the same study in South Korea, where they found that people living at the same 6,500-foot altitude as Utah were a staggering 125 percent more likely to punch their own ticket.
Polygamy is Utah's only saving grace.
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Unanswered: (Tree)Grid: refresh only one row, cell or column
I'm using a quite complex TreeGrid and I need to update the values of one column. I assume grid.getView().refresh(false) repaints the whole grid, although it is not necessary here. Is there a way to refresh/repaint only some cells/columns/rows to make it faster?
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You can call the update method on the store to only update the specific row.
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How can I reload the columnconfig properties of a particular column of the updated row?
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Short for Vallejo; A city of western California on San Pablo Bay north of Oakland. Home of E-40 and the Click, Mac Mall, Mac Dre, and Potna
Nigga i'm from V-Town
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The former reference to the City of Vallejo. Pioneered by North Bay underground Rapper 40 water aka Fonzerelli Bellafonte aka Earl Stevens aka E 40. Now dubbed 'The Block'(for its numerous city blocks of clicks), V-Town is seldom used by Vallejo citizens, but will remain a retired classic that will always hold the weight of the home of The Crest (Cuddiville), The Ville, The South, Rancho, Hillcrest, T.T. West (Tree Town), Sea Side, Lofas, The Hills, Simmerons (Good Crest), College Park, Terrace Park and Beverly Hills.
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Vallejo, CA a.k.a. the REAL "V-Town", the "V", "Valley Joe", "Valley of the Hoes", "Vallejo Stompin Grounds". Country Club Crest to the north, Hill Side to the south, Mac Block to the East, and Swamp Side on the West. Home of E-40, B-Legit, Mac Dre, Young Dru, One Voice, and many more Bay area artist. The Northern most city in the "YAY" a.k.a. the Bay Area. Where much of the ghetto music, language, and style in the Bay area comes from. Yadidimean!?
V town, the northern most city in the Bay Area
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V-Town is slang for Verdun
city in South West Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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im from V-Town muthafucka!! reppin it all the way!
im from V-Town muthafucka!! reppin it all the way!
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Visalia CA. Also known as Visa, pronownced (vie-suh), not (vee-suh) like the credit card. Home of the thugg ass gangters and strippers where err body just wants to get high to get by. And mt. whitney chicks are hotter then the other high schools!
I partyed in v town last weeked and had 1 thizz pill, like 8 shots, smoked like 3 blunts, did 2 lines of some yak, drank like 8 or 9 beers and came home. I was pissed it was boring as fuck i didnt do shit!
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dont be bored, get board
i was watching a commercial and it was dont be board, get bored.
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A common slang term for the female genitals, and or the act of sexual intercourse.
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Given any $a, b, c, d \in [0, 1],$ how can the following be proven?
$$a (1-b) + b(1-a) + c(1-d) + d(1-c) \le 2$$
Given any $a, b, c, d \in [0, 1],$ how can the following be proven?
$$a (1-b) + b(1-a) + c(1-d) + d(1-c) \le 2$$
(To those who originally upvoted: I've changed my answer because this is a much sleeker version, not sure why I didn't see it before.)
This is just a single inequality added to itself with $c,d$ instead of $a,b$ in the second copy. Namely, $$a(1-b)+(1-a)b\le a(1)+(1-a)(1)\le1.$$
Above we used the fact that if $b\in[0,1]$, then $b\le1$ and $1-b\le1$.
I agree with anon's solution. I'd also like to post mine. Anon's solution is based on a "trick" with inequalities, which is understood, but not so simple to guess from the beginning. OTOH my solution is straightforward.
$$S = a(1−b)+(1−a)b$$
Let's find the derivative of the above with respect to $a$.
$$\frac{dS}{da} = 1-2b.$$
From the above we see that the derivative of $S$ with respect to $a$ is constant (i.e. does not depend on $a$). Hence the extremal values are achieved at the ends of the range.


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2014-2015 Season
3/12/15 - With a victory over Seton Hall for the final regular season game, the Georgetown Hoyas basketball team enter the Big East conference tournament ranked 3rd. This gives them a bye until Session 3, where they meet Creighton, who beat DePaul in the first round of play. D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera, one of the team's leading scorers, sat out in the final regular season game to ensure he will be ready for post season after experiencing a lower-body ailment. The success of the team despite Smith-Rivera's absence demonstrates a depth that could help them come out as conference champions, securing a top seed for the NCAA tournament. However the Big East tournament plays out, Georgetown will be heading to the NCAA tournament this year. Tickets to the Session 3 game remain on sale, starting at $18.
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3/5/15 - The Georgetown Hoyas basketball team took home the victory over Butler on Tuesday, March 3, in their penultimate game, despite it being Seniors Night for the Bulldogs. Georgetown was able to keep Butler making only 18 out of 51 baskets, which totaled a mere 35 percent. The two teams are tied for second in the Big East conference as they head to their final regular season game. With the victory, Georgetown owns the tiebreaker, meaning if things do not change they will head to the conference tournament seeded second. Beating the Bulldogs also helps their outlook for the NCAA tournament, because it means they beat a team in the Ratings Percentage Index Top 25. Georgetown's final regular season game will be at home against Seton Hall on March 7, with tickets starting at $9.
2/26/15 - The Georgetown Hoyas currently have an 18-8 record, and are second in the Big East Conference. This team has been playing well as of late, and if they can keep up their momentum, they are going to do some great things in the Sweet 16 tournament. They are coming off a huge win against DePaul, which took place last Saturday. The Hoyas ended up winning 68-63, and a top performer on the night for the Hoyas was D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera. He ended the game with 19 points and 7 rebounds, and he seemed to play with a lot of energy throughout the game. Georgetown's next game is against St. John's, which is going to be a huge Big East match up. Tickets are available now for $31.
2/19/15 - Sitting comfortably in fourth place in the Big East standings, the Hoyas are closing in on "lock" status for the fast approaching NCAA tournament. With a sterling conference record and excellent strength of schedule, Georgetown is currently projected as a six seed. There is still plenty of time to improve that seeding, starting with tomorrow night's home contest against DePaul. After a road trip that includes stops at St. Johns and #19 Butler, the Hoyas return home for their final Big East game, March 7th against Seton Hall. Make sure to come out to the Verizon Center in DC to cheer on the Hoyas as they try to finish their Big East schedule with a winning flourish in preparation for March Madness. Razorgator has tickets available starting at just $5.
2/10/15 - Last night, your Georgetown Hoyas rebounded from a disappointing weekend loss against the Big East leading #7 Villanova Wildcats by getting a blowout road victory against Seton Hall. The Hoyas were led by D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera and freshman Isaac Copeland, who posted 23 points and 20 points, respectively, in the victory that ended the 2 game skid that knocked the Hoyas out of the top 25. After a weeklong break to rest and recharge, Georgetown Hoyas Basketball is back in action with a home contest against the St. John's Red Storm on Tuesday, February 16. Come out to the Verizon Center to cheer your Hoyas to victory as they try to fight their way back into the rankings. Razorgator has a great selection of tickets available for the game, starting at just $5.
2/3/15 - The Georgetown Hoyas have made marketed improvements from last year both with their offense and defense. They are the second ranked team in the Big East Conference, and things seem to be going great for them as of late. Their last win came against Creighton, which ended with a final score of 67-40. A standout player for the Hoyas in the game was D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera. He ended up with 24 points with 3 rebounds. At one point in the game, the Hoyas went on a 31-3 run. The simply couldn't be stopped, and it's efforts like this that make the Hoyas so dangerous around this time of year. Their next game is against Providence, which takes place tomorrow night. Tickets are available now for a low $3.
1/26/15 - The Georgetown Hoyas are currently first in the Big East Conference with a 14-5 record. They have done some great things this season and are riding high off a win this past weekend against Marquette. It was a very close game, but in the last quarter, they pulled away with the final score being 95-85. In their impressive win, Joshua Smith had a stellar game, scoring 18 points. He also had 15 rebounds, which helped his team score second chance points. It's performances like this that make Smith so dangerous on the offensive front. The Hoyas next game takes place tomorrow against Xavier. It should be a fairly competitive match, and a win for the Hoyas will be huge for their momentum. Tickets for the game can be bought right now for a low $5.
1/20/15 - When the Georgetown Hoyas basketball team took on the Villanova Wildcats on Jan. 19th, fans were hopeful, but no one expected what happened. Villanova was the number four team in the league and has been nearly untouchable. Surprisingly, the Hoyas was able to blow them away with a strong 20 point lead, bringing the final score to 58-78. It all started with an amazing 17-0 run, mostly accomplished by Isaac Copeland and D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera, who each scored 17 points in the game, a career-high for Copeland. They were ahead 20-42 at the half, and the Wildcats simply had no chance to recover from such a huge setback. Giving Villanova their second loss, the Hoyas now sit at 13-5. Their next home game is against the Xavier Musketeers. Tickets start at $6.
1/12/15 - After finishing an excellent series of home games, the Georgetown Hoyas basketball team hits the road again. They take on the Providence Friars first and they had a tough time. This was their first loss since they fell 17 points short of the Xavier Musketeers, also in an away game. Despite habitually having trouble with road games, they played well and came heartbreakingly close to victory. They were only two points behind at the half, but caught up to tie up the game. In overtime, they only scored seven points while the Friars scored 10. Hopefully they will be able to get their game together before their next away game on Jan. 13. They have three more home games this season, the first being against the Butler Bulldogs on the 17th. Tickets start at $5.
1/7/15 - The Georgetown Hoyas basketball team continues to breeze to victory, with their most recent win over the Marquette Golden Eagles on Jan. 6th. They got a nice five-point lead at the end of the first half and a strong defense held their lead while they added to it. They finally finished with 59-65 for another strong victory. In fact, they have won five of their last six games. They have had an excellent season with a rating of 10-4. They are, however, looking at a couple of upcoming away games, which have always been the Hoyas' biggest challenge. Being able to stay strong when away from their home court is imperative to keeping their rank. They will return on Jan. 17th when they play the Butler Bulldogs. Tickets start at $7.
12/31/14 - The Georgetown Hoya basketball team has a nice little three-game winning streak going, but, more impressively, they were able to hand the Indiana Hoosiers a loss, only one of three for the 10-3 team that has been dominating lately. After being behind by 10 at the half, it looked like the Hoosiers might step over the Hoyas like they have done so often, but Georgetown had some fight left and was able to tie the game up at 77. In overtime, the Hoyas edged out their opponents and brought the final score to 87-91. While 8-3 is not the most impressive ratio in the league, Georgetown is doing alright. They will be leaving to play the Xavier Musketeers next, but will return to their home court to take on the Creighton Bluejays on the 3rd. Tickets start at just $5.
12/24/14 - The Georgetown Hoyas basketball team had a much better record than their opponents, the Charlotte 49ers (6-5), however they were only able to beat them out by three points. The game was very close through its entirety, the score at the end of the first half being 31-38. Georgetown had a small seven-point lead going into the second. They did worse than the 49ers, but they were able to hold out long enough to end in the lead. This victory brings them to 7-3, but they will be playing one of the top teams, the Indiana Hoosiers (10-2), next on the 27th. It will be an uphill battle and Georgetown will have to bring their best game to overtake the Hoosiers. It is sold out, but it promises to be an exciting game.
12/16/14 - Georgetown Hoyas basketball looks to stay in the win column this Saturday, as they face off with the Charlotte 49ers. The Hoyas bounced back from their recent loss to the no. 10 Kansas Jayhawks with a 27-point pummeling of the Radford Highlanders last weekend, 76-49. After a low-scoring first half in which Radford managed only 18 points, the Hoyas took over behind senior Aaron Bowen, who scored 16 points in just 20 minutes off the bench. Georgetown won the battle of the boards as well, 39-24, while managing to grab 10 steals as a team. They will host Charlotte at noon on Saturday at the Verizon Center, and Razorgator has great seats available starting at just $3 each, so come out and support your Hoyas!
12/8/14 - Georgetown Hoyas basketball faces a tough test on Wednesday evening, as they host the #10 Kansas Jayhawks at the Verizon Center. Georgetown rolled over the Townson Tigers on Sunday, 78-46, improving their record to 5-2 on the season. Led by 16 points from D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera, the Hoyas used an 18-4 advantage in assists and nearly 55 percent shooting from the floor as a team to rout the Tigers. Senior center Joshua Smith added 12 points and seven boards in the winning effort. Georgetown will need to turn in another strong game against Perry Ellis and the 6-1 Jayhawks on Wednesday if they want to break through to the national top 25 and remain undefeated at home. Razorgator is your source for great ticket prices, with seats still available from $23!
12/2/14 - After a disappointing fourth-place finish at the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament, Georgetown looks to rebound at home on Sunday versus Townson. The Hoyas overcame #18 Florida with a thrilling one-point overtime win on Wednesday night, before falling to #2 Wisconsin in a Thanksgiving nail-biter less than 24 hours later. Conference rival Butler then handed the Hoyas their second disheartening loss in as many days, as Paul White's potential game-tying three from the corner rattled out, allowing the Bulldogs to escape from Paradise Island with a victory in the third place game. The Hoyas will try to stay unbeaten at home as they host the Towson Tigers, who after opening their season with a loss at Alabama have gone on to win six straight. Razorgator is offering great prices on Georgetown Hoyas basketball tickets, with seats still available for under $5! Come out and show your team spirit!
11/25/14 - The 2014-2015 college basketball season is just beginning to heat up for your Georgetown Hoyas. After a 3-0 start, the Hoyas are prepared for a brutal slate of non conference games against such marquee opponents as #8 Florida, #5 Kansas, and Indiana. Victories against such elite opponents would springboard your Hoyas into the rankings and could set the table for a memorable season. Come out to the Verizon Center to cheer on Josh Smith, L.J. Peak, and the rest of the Hoyas to victory. With tickets starting at just $2 for upcoming games, Razorgator is the best place to secure your seats. There is no better time than now to make it out to a game and support Georgetown Hoyas Basketball as they fight for a Big East title and NCAA berth.
11/20/14 - The Georgetown Hoyas basketball team kicked off the 2014-2015 season on a positive note, beating the Saint Francis Brooklyn Terriers 83-62 on Saturday afternoon at the Verizon Center. Georgetown's freshman forward L.J. Peak had a game-high 23 points and senior guard Jabril Trawick contributed 11 in the Hoyas victory. Hoyas star D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera struggled in the opener, hitting only 2 of 9 in 30 minutes of playing time. In spite of his slow start in the opener, Smith-Rivera has just been named to the 2014 Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 Watchlist, joining 49 of the most outstanding players from around the country. He is the only player in the entire Big East Conference to be included in this prestigious list. Come out and watch this potential star-in-the-making, and cheer on the tradition-rich Hoyas. Buy your tickets today, starting at only $1!
11/11/14 - The first game of the season for the Georgetown Hoyas basketball team will be against St. Francis of New York. They will be hoping to start this season off right with a win, and on paper, they are heavily favored. Last season, they didn't have the most successful season, going 18-15 and were 7th in the Big East Standings. They will hope this season is a better one. Their leading guard, D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera will be hoping to have a breakout performance this Saturday going up against St. Francis. Last season, he averaged 17.6 points per game with 5 rebounds per game. They will need him to lead this Hoyas team to victory, along with Markel Starks, who averaged 17.3 points per game last season. Tickets for next weekend's game, which takes place at the Verizon Center, can be bought for an amazing low $1. Check out the Hoyas in action in their season opener, which has the makings to be a great game.
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2/7/14 – February is looking up for the Hoyas after a disappointing January. Georgetown finished last month with five straight losses and saw UCLA transfer Josh Smith suspended because of academics. But, one month before March Madness, and the Hoyas upset No.7 Michigan State last weekend and took down DePaul two days later. The next four games on the Georgetown Hoyas basketball schedule are certainly winnable with Butler, Providence, St. John's and Seton Hall on the horizon. Nothing is out of the question for the Georgetown Hoyas if they can regain some confidence and find a presence in the pain, but the Big East tournament is looking to be Georgetown's best chance to qualify for the NCAA Tournament.
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Anyone who has had the displeasure of editing or reading poorly executed copycat literature is likely entertained by the core premise of writer Andrew Foley & artist Fiona Staples' Done to Death trade collection: an editor who sets out to kill the writers of bad literature. This trade collection, which was released by IDW on September 21, had quite a six-year journey to get on the shelves, as Foley explained to me in this email interview. My thanks to Foley for his time. Once you've read this interview, be sure to read the late September interview that Foley did with CBR's Shaun Manning.
Tim O'Shea: How long have you been developing Done to Death and how did it come to be at IDW?
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Under current city regulations, proposed expansion, other modifications and demolition of properties within 500 feet of historic buildings or historic districts are subject to review by the Preservation Commission, which provides recommendations to the City Commission.
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In the 19th century, many things started to change. The world of 1800 would not be a shock to a person from the 15th century. But for some reason, the world of today would be an incredible shock to someone from the 19th century. We have airplanes, automobiles, high speed trains. We've even put someone on the moon. All this happened in approximately 150 years, from the start of the Industrial Revolution until now. This is all fine and dandy, but why did the Industrial revolution start when it did? What happened?
It all started with a fairly simple change in the way that crops were managed and produced in England. In the late 1700's farmers began to realize that rather than leaving their fields fallow after a harvest, they could plant beans or other products that resulted in restoring the fertility of the soil. Then as they began to rotate their crops in different fields, the crop production began to increase. As crop production began to increase, the food supplies for the general population as well as livesock increased, so both began to increase. The sale of increasing numbers of livestock and volumes of crops resulted in the need for better routes of transportation, so water canals were developed and roads were improved. Eventually the railroad came along and helped spread these new growths in commerce.
Ultimately, each small change led to a new need which was then addressed by another change. Sometimes it was as simple as rotating crops, and other times it involved the inventions of new equipment that could more efficiently harvest the crops or transport them once they were harvested. The successful increase in the volume of crops produced ultimately led to an increasing demand for better ways to process the crops.
As a result of this agricultural change, commerce within the country began to increase as well. Suddenly there were more people who were able to earn wages that allowed them to have disposable income. This resulted in the need for other goods to sell to this increasing working class, and that led to more improvements to help mass produce products, such as textiles. From there it just continued to snowball.
So, having said all that, the simple answer is that a simple discovery of a way to rotate crops to keep the soil more fertile started the whole thing rolling!
It's a classic question of why the industrial revolution happened when and where it did. And answers range to everything from "Good Cannon makers" to "Because the British drank tea!"
It's likely that the question is impossible to answer conclusively. But what I would like to do is to set up a number of prerequisites for an industrial revolution. It's not certain that an industrial revolution will happen when these prerequisites are met, but I do think they are required, and I also think the 18th century Britain is the first time in history where they all have been fulfilled at the same time.
1. High agricultural yield, leading to cheap labour
This is what Steven Drennon talks about in his answer. The British Agricultural revolution led to farms being able to produce more food and feed more people. As a result, the population in cities increase, and there is a lot of labour available.
2. Technological ability
The ancient Greeks invented steam-powered toys. Why didn't they invent a steam engine? Because they didn't have the technology. The first attempts at steam engines in Britain and France failed, because the materials weren't up to the job of handling steam pressure. Also Watt could not have invented the condenser, and made the steam engine a much more economical alternative, unless he had understood boiling and condensing and how related to the different temperatures in the machine.
3. A capitalist economic system
In addition to a work force, you also need inventors who invent, industrialists who run things and investors that provide the money.
Point 1 and 2 in turn has a common prerequisite:
4. A scientific method
You can't get high crop yields if you think the most important part of the crop yield is praying to gods or making fertilizer by burying rams horns by the full moon. You will not learn the laws of thermodynamics if you think that converting water to steam is a form of magic.
And all of the above have a last prerequisite:
1. and 3. needs economic liberty; private ownership of land and other means of production, and the right to do what you think is best to make money and invest that money.
2. and 4. needs liberty in ideology and thinking. The liberty to say that earth may not be in the centre of a theological universe, but zip around all by itself in a universe ruled by mechanics.
3. Also has a final prerequisite:
5. A big trading network
So there are people that can accumulate wealth that can be invested in industry.
There is also an argument that you need a good source of energy, ie coal. And that aragument is that late medieval and renaissance Netherlands had pretty much all of the liberty requirements fullfilled, but still did not get an agricultural revolution. But perhaps it was missing the natural resources needed. On the other hand I have also seen the argument that it simply was too early, the science and technology wasn't there yet, when the Netherlands had liberty and money.
The knowledge necessary to build the machines that backed the industrial revolution (notably, steam engines) had been around for quite a while before that (ancient Greeks were fully aware of how to use steam to move things); but it had never been used widely for a variety of reasons:
In the short run, human labour is vastly cheaper than designing, building, running and mantaining machines, which instead leads to much greater efficiency in the long run. What actually started the whole thing were changing social and economic factors, which made an industrial economy worthwhile.
The industrial revolution occurred as a result of scientific advances in Europe. Specifically the Steam Engine and related Manufacturing Technology. However the Industrial Revolution began specifically in Britain, since wages in Britain were significantly higher than on the continent. This disparity increased the incentive for British businessmen (vs continental European) to invest in labor saving machines, which began the Industrial Revolution.
Unprecedented scientific advancements allowed economics to favor mechanization and spawn the Industrial Revolution.
The Industrial Revolution was due in large part to the introduction of "engines," specifically the steam engine, and the internal combustion engine.
This allowed for the substitution of fuel as sources of energy (coal generated steam or steam engines, oil drove internal combustion engines) on a much larger scale than human or animal power. In essence, human beings were freed up to manage high-powered "engines" (and "machines" driven by engines) in factories, instead of having to put up a large part of the labor power on a much smaller scale.
Accompanying these changes was the development of banking, which allowed many "small" deposits to be combined into loans for the devlopment of factories and other large scale enterprises, to corporations that allowed people to invest in these enterprises with "limited liability."
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How can I simplify $ (-2 + 2\sqrt3i)^{\frac{3}{2}} $ to rectangular form $z = a+bi$?
(Note: Wolfram Alpha says the answer is $z=-8$. My professor says the answer is $z=\pm8$.)
I've tried to figure this out for a couple hours now, but I'm getting nowhere. Any help is much appreciated!


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The matrix norm for an n-by-n matrix A is defined as |A|=max(|Ax|) where x ranges over all vectors with |x|=1, and the norm on the vectors in R^n is the usual Euclidean one. This is also called the induced (matrix) norm, the operator norm, or the spectral norm. The unit ball of matrices under this norm can be considered as a subset of R^(n^2). What is the Euclidean volume of this set? I'd be interested in the answer even in just the 2-by-2 case.
Building on the nice answer of Guillaume: The integral
$$ \int_{[-1,1]^n} \prod\_{i < j} |x_i^2 - x_j^2 | dx_1\dots dx_n $$
has the closed-form evaluation
$$ 4^n \prod_{k \leq n} \binom{2k}{k}^{-1}.$$
This basically follows from the evaluation of the Selberg beta integral Sn(1/2,1,1/2).
Combined with modding out by a typo, we now arrive at the following product formula for the volume of the unit ball of nxn matrices in the matrix norm:
$$ n! \prod_{k\leq n} \frac{ \pi^k }{ ((k/2)! \binom{2k}{k})} .$$
In particular, we have:
The volume of the unit ball for the spectral norm in nxn real matrices is given by the formula
$$ c_n \int\limits_{[-1,1]^n} \prod_{i < j} |x_i^2-x_j^2| dx_1\dots dx_n $$
where $c_n = n! 4^{-n} \prod_{k=1}^n v_k^2$
and $v_k=\pi^{k/2}/\Gamma(1+k/2)$ is the volume of the unit ball in R^n.
A much more general formula for calculating all kind of similar quantities appears e.g. here (Lemma 1). The proof is by applying the SVD decomposition as a change of variables.
The first values are
There might be a closed formula for the integral above. Edit : such a formula appears in Armin's post below !!
Concerning the 2x2 case: As Mike points out, you can write down an explicit formula for the norm of the matrix {{a,b},{c,d}}. It takes a good while but Mathematica can then compute the volume you're asking for.
Its answer is: 2π2/3.
For comparison: the volume of the Euclidean ball in R4 is π2/2 (which contradicts Mike's final statement that the matrix norm ball sits inside the Euclidean one).
Not that this is too helpful, but in the case of a 2 x 2 matrix A (with diagonal entries a and d and off diagonal entries b and c all real) the norm for the matrix is given by the formula $\frac{1}{2}(a^{2} + b^{2} + c^{2} + d^{2} + \sqrt{(a^{2} + b^{2} + c^{2} + d^{2})^{2} - 4D})$ where $D = det(A^{*}A)$. It is a pretty ugly region but at least it can be computed in terms of a, b, c, and d and this unit ball will sit inside the Euclidean ball in R^{4}.
Yes, O(n) is the n(n-1)/2 dimensional space of orthogonal n by n matrices. Vol(O(n)) is its volume.
The integrand in the answer is simply the Jacobian of the singular value decomposition, {s_ i} is just the ordered set of the singular value and the integration is performed on the subset bounded by 1.
I may just have missed a factor of 1/2^n because of the sign ambiguity in the svd singular values
I worked out the answer for the 2 by 2 case as well.
First, when dealing with 2 by 2 matrices in general, a convenient variable change is:
Then a^2+b^2+c^2+d^2 = w^2+x^2+y^2+z^2. And the determinant (ad-bc) = (1/2)*(x^2+y^2-w^2-z^2).
(Aside: this set of coordinates lets you see for instance that the set of rank 1 matrices in the space of 2D matrices realized as R^4 is a cone over the Clifford torus, since x^2+y^2 = w^2+z^2 on a sphere x^2+y^2+w^2+z^2=r^2 implies x^2+y^2 = r^2/2 and w^2+z^2 = r^2/2, which are scaled equations for a flat torus)
Let r1^2 = x^2+y^2, r2^2 = w^2+z^2. (These are radial coordinates of two cylindrical coordinate systems filling out 4-space). Then the norm squared is:
When this is less than one, this corresponds to the region plotted below:
Note that each point in the r1,r2 picture corresponds to a different "torus", x^2+y^2=r1^2, w^2+z^2=r2^2.
We can now integrate over the shaded in region, \int_{region} dw dx dy dz.
This 4-D integral can be reduced to 2D using r1 and r2, since dx dy = 2π r1 dr1, dw dz = 2π r2 dr2:
Now, note that we can rewrite r2 in terms of r1. In particular, after some manipulation of our norm, the shaded in region is defined by r2^2 ≤ 2-2\sqrt{2}r1+r1^2=(\sqrt{2}-r1)^2. Hence r2≤ \sqrt{2}-r1, and we can evaluate the r2 integral:
This yields 2π^2/3, as Armin found.
I had a go at this question, but the method I tried here doesn't quite work out. It does reduce it to upper triangular matrices, although that doesn't seem to be a lot of help for general n.
Let your volume be V.
By scaling, the volume of the set {|A|≤K} is VKn2. Now let M be a matrix whose entries are independent normal random variables with mean 0 variance 1. From the density function of the normal distribution, this gives P(|M|≤K)~(2π)-n2/2VKn2 in the limit of small K.
I'll now calculate this expression in an alternative way. Use the M=QR decomposition, where Q is orthogonal and R is upper triangular, with diagonal elements λn, λn-1,…λ1, which are the eigenvalues of R. This can be done in such a way that λk2 has the χ2k-distribution (a quick google search gives this but there's probably better references). The upper triangular parts of R have the standard normal density. We need to calculate |R|. I was originally thinking that this is the max eigenvalue, but it's not quite that simple.
By means of singular value decomposition, I think that the general answer for a real n by n matrix should be: Required volume = $$ {\rm vol}(O(n))^2 \int\limits_{0\leq s_n \leq s_{n-1}\leq \dots s_1\leq 1}\prod_{i < j < n} (s_ i^2-s_ j^2).$$
O(n) is the n-dimensional orthogonal group


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Glory! [The Movie] with Joseph McGill and the Beaufort History Museum
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Location:USCB Center for the Arts
Date & Time:Friday, September 20, 2013 - 7:30pm – 9:00pm
(Updated 9/12/2013) Historian and 54th Massachusetts Regiment re-enactor Joseph McGill introduces the movie, Glory!, and discusses how closely it follows what we know about the 54th Massachusetts and 1st South Carolina Volunteers. The Beaufort History Museum is hosting this free event in the USC-B Center for the Arts, 801 Carteret Street in Beaufort. Call for information: 277- 1443; beauforthistorymuseum.org


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