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I understand that a C7 chord contains a flattened 7th note in the C major scale, but what specifically makes this a dominant 7th chord? To me there is nothing 'dominant' about taking a note out of the major scale and flattening it. Can anyone elaborate on why this is the case?
It is so called because B♭ is the 7th note of the C dominant scale (also known as the Mixolydian scale).
The 5th is known as the dominant, because it is the "most important" interval (among other things, it's the first harmonic other than the octave).
However, try to forget the "English" meaning of the word "dominant" -- otherwise you might expect C to be the "dominant" of C. It's not. In C, C is the "tonic". G, the 5th is the "dominant". Other intervals have names like "subdominant" (4th) and "mediant" (3rd) , which at least don't confuse you by having instinctive meanings.
5th relative to C is G. So since the C major scale is C,D,E,F,G,A,B, then the G dominant scale is G,A,B,C,D,E,F
... and the chord of G dominant 7th is the triad plus the 7th from that scale - G,B,D,F
The C dominant scale contains the same notes as F major, since C is F's 5th:
So the chord of C dominant 7th is C,E,G,B♭.
Since in most Western music, major is the "default" scale, we might expect "C7" to denote C major 7th - C,E,G,B.
However in pop/rock/etc., the major 7th is relatively rare, and dominant 7ths are very common. Hence people organically settled on the convention of using "C7" to denote the dominant 7th and "Cmaj7" to denote a major 7th.
tl;dr: Early on in common practice music the V7 chord construction was frequently encountered (note I mean the dominant seventh of the current key); over time,the name "dominant seventh" came to be applied to any major triad with a flattened seventh degree, even when you're not dealing with the dominant of the current tonality.
C7 is, in the most literal sense, the dominant triad, with an added seventh, in the key of F major. One of the most common uses of the dominant, fifth (V), chord is in a perfect cadence, V->I. Although this is done with just triads, including the seventh of the dominant chord reinforces the finality of the cadence. Over time, the designation of these "dominant seventh" chords expanded to any (major) chord involving the flattened seventh degree.
For many reasons, I hate using the term "Dominant seventh chord." A more proper term is the "Major-Minor seventh chord" as it more accurately describes the intervals of the chord. The chord is a major triad built on C with a minor seventh appended to the top. Spelled out, this would be "C E G Bb." Why is it "dominant?" In typical tonal harmony, the key of F's dominant counterpart is C. The dominant triad of F is therefore the C major triad, "C E G." However, over the course of musical history, things have been stuck to the tops of triads, so to speak, and it happens first to dominant harmony. Adding this seventh to the dominant triad in a key gives the dominant more weight. So, "C E G Bb" is a Dominant seventh chord because its function in the key of F, where this chordal structure would have originiated, is dominant harmony.
Another, perhaps easier way of thinking of this, is to just recognise that with a diatonic set of notes, such as the notes in C major, there are 7 scales you can play.
In the list below, I include the degree as a roman numeral, the name of the mode starting on that note, the name of the scale degree, the notes if played using C major notes, the interval of each step (T=tone, S=semitone)
I - C ionian - tonic - CDEFGABC - TTsTTTs II - D dorian - supertonic - DEFGABCD - TsTTTsT III - E phrygian - mediant - EFGABCDE - sTTTsTT IV - F lydian - subdominant - FGABCDEF - TTTsTTs V - G mixolydian - dominant - GABCDEFG - TTsTTsT VI - A aeolian - submediant - ABCDEFGA - TsTTsTT VII - B locrian - subtonic - BCDEFGAB - sTTsTTT
"G dominant 7th" is the triad plus the 7th note of the G dominant, aka G mixolodian scale.
To quote Wikipedia :
So for example, if you take the C major scale (C, D, E, F, G, A, B, C), G is the dominant degree of C.
We then can build a seventh chord for G based on C's major scale, starting with G, which give us G, B, D, F. F is thus the "dominant 7th" of G, but also the minor 7th.
Adding to the above great answers, 'dominant' means powerful, pushy and as such the dominant chord in a series 'pushes' the sequence towards the tonic. Look at any piece of music and there is far more chance of a chord being preceded by its dominant than by any other. E.g. G goes to C; A goes to D; B goes to E, etc. This happens with minors as well. It's thought that the leading note from the dominant chord feels like it needs to resolve on the tonic note, as in the B of (dominant G) moving a semitone to C.When the dominant has the 7th added (in this case F), then the F wants to resolve down to the 3rd (E) of the tonic.
In the key of C, if you play only the B and F notes out of the G7 chord, it sounds 'odd'. It's actually the flat fifth used in Blues. After this, play C and E just next to those notes, and the tension is released.The 'dominant ' bit is in the sound of the first 'chord' pushing to its resolution.
When making basic chords (triads), alternate notes are used, e.g. I-III-V,etc.This gives 7 different chords for each key. Adding the next alternate note, I-III-V-VII gives a tetrachord, 7 of which become available,built off the 7 chords. This progression continues with IX, then XI, etc, to be 9ths and 11ths.Depending on ,in particular, the III and the VII, the chord will be called maj., min., or dominant. Thus C-E-G-B-D becomes maj.9th, whereas C-E-G-Bb-D is dominant 9th.
So, dominant 7th =I-III-V-bVII. Major 7th = I-III-V-VII, and minor 7th = I- bIII- V-bVII. The three 7th chords in general Western use.
Because it's 'in key' (no accidentals) when rooted on the dominant of the key..... ie. In the key of C (all white notes) G7 uses all white notes..... C7 and F7 both have the seventh as an accidental (black note in C). So to stay in key you have major sevenths built on the first and fouth chords (root and subdominant), and dominant seventh on the 5th chord (dominant)...
Actually, I know C7 as a seventh chord, period. Now a seventh chord in a regular cadenza occurs on the dominant (which is a fifth above the tonic). C7 is the dominant seventh chord for an F major tonic, used in an F major cadenza.
Calling it a dominant seventh chord outside of its harmonic relation to a tonic is not actually correct or useful.
But a lot things not actually correct or useful have become sort of common or even customary. Particularly if they roll off the tongue as nicely as "dominant seventh".


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When I say routing distance, I mean on a global scale. For instance, if my target audience is in China, do I look for a host within China?
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It may not necessarily need to be right in the country you are targeting - just a close region could be sufficient.
A good start is to determine where the major internet backbones/intercontinental links are in relation to your target audience, and plan accordingly. This way you could position services in a more advantageous position for future expansion. You can also choose to locate in adjacent countries that have lower hosting costs.
You can do this with maps such as this:
If your target audience is actually china, then you have other problems to worry about, due to their extensive fire walling of traffic, if your application uses anything but port 80, with a fairly standard traffic pattern, then it will likely be blocked.
Where ever you host you may want to run a series of tests (latency, bandwidth, reliability) to and from the networks where your user base resides.
Ask your host for monitoring logs , if they cant or wont provide it, don't even consider them.
Don't be fooled by marketing hype, get to talk to a techie and see what level of global transit they have, the number of private peering points they have.
Also, worry about the speed of light, if your hosting on the other side of the world, your latency will be pretty bad, and you'll more than likely feel the full force of any global routing problems that occur.
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When ever I hear noncommutative geometers talking about quantum groups, it is usually $q-SU(2)$ that they are discussing. As a result there are many good and explicit generator and relation presentations of this Hopf algebra. For an easy example take this other M.O. question. I am curious to see what the simple examples of the other quantum groups series are. More specifically, could anyone give me a generator and relation description of the Hopf algebras $$ q-SO(2), ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ q-Sp(2)? $$ I know that somehow these are derivable from the some quantized enveloping algebra dual quantum groups, but that's a little too difficult for a ''classical'' geometer like me!
If I am not mistaken, $SO(2)\approx U(1)$ has no nontrivial quantum deformation, but $SO(3)$ does; this is explicitly constructed in:
Symmetries of quantum spaces. Subgroups and quotient spaces of quantum SU(2) and SO(3) groups, P. Podles (1994)
Quantum SO(3) groups, P.M. Soltan (2008)
For q-Sp(2), see Section 3.2 of
Noncommutative families of instantons, G. Landi et al. (2008).
More general references on quantum classical groups:
Quantum deformation of classical groups, T. Hayashi (1992)
Quantum symmetric spaces and related q-orthogonal polynomials, M. Noumi and T. Sugitani (1995)
Orthogonal and symplectic quantum matrix algebras and Cayley-Hamilton theorem for them, O. Ogievetsky and P. Pyatov (2005)


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How, and what device do you need, to obtain the exact temperature of an open flame? For the purpose of this question, you wanted to maintain 375 degrees. You can control the flame, but have no idea the temperature of it. A pyrometer is probably the best device, but the evenness of the heat distribution is important. What do you use? Can a aluminum plate distribute the heat evenly? Is there a pyrometer that can reside, and attach, on top of the aluminum plate, i.e glued to the surface? What are other solutions to this problem?
A flame does not have a single temperature. The temperature at various points can be monitored using laser spectroscopy, or spectral measurements can determine the temperature of black-body emitters in the flame (soot particles). You will likely need a high degree of knowledge about the composition of the flame for these techniques, and probably this is not really what you want to be doing. More information on the problem you are trying to solve would be helpful.
As already stated a flame can have a wide range of temperatures depending on where you exactly measure it. As an example here is the rough temperature profile of a candle flame:
With a gas flame the temperature profile will be different but the general picture is similar. You can easily measure this profile with a Platinum or thermocouple thermometer that are needle shaped. If you are only interested in an average you can put a copper plate in the vicinity and measure the temperature of the copper plate and use that temperature to regulate your gas flow (might be very non-linear though).


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What tools or techniques can I use to find all of the domain names owned by a company? A paper or guide would also be beneficial. I don't think there is one solution to this problem, so I'm curious as to your ideas on the topic.
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These are more unsorted thoughts than an actual answer, but they may provide some information.
Robtex is a useful tool when doing research about domain names. It queries publicly available information to get interesting results. For example, there are quite a few domains owned by Apple.
Most TLDs don't connect a specific legal entity with domain registrations, and that makes it impossible to find what you're looking for. However, the
While recently working with a client, I discovered that they owned twice as many domain names as they had on record. This only became apparent when they received invoices for those domains! If even the registrants don't know what their domains are, how do you expect to find out?
You can try Reverse Whois from Domain Tools. There are other, similar companies that offer similar services. It is as far as I know always a paid service. At least to get a pretty complete picture. In case of Domain Tools, you pay depending on the number of websites that are being found. Up to 9 sites costs you $80, if there are 1000 sites it will cost you $1,000, so I hope you are not looking for all domains of a company that is too active on the internet...
http://reverseinternet.com/ does exactly that. Rather than relying on WHOIS data that is most likely shielded by privacy registration, it uses google ids, linking patterns, nameservers etc to find such websites. Give it a try.
You can't, except maybe by forcing them to reveal the information as part of a court proceeding.
Research tools may be able to find correlations in publicly- (and semi-publicly-) available information. But if the company is trying to obfuscate the information in any way, they pretty much will succeed.


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I have been getting a lot of messages lately asking about my experiences and some help in terms of direction and what is needed to get a job. As a programmer it is simple. know how to code, have good practices and present it.
That last part is what most people do not do. If we get an application for a programmer we won't even look at them if they don't have anything to show other then a diploma. Even programmers need portfolios. So, if you want to get a job create a game even if it's only a simple demo. You don't need to be an artist just have it work solid.
What one person I know did was he created a simple 3D drag racer game in DirectX. Very short and used the XBox controller. He got splash screens from the internet and edited them for his controller and had some students he know texture some simple props. He got the car models free from a website (www.turbosquid.com) and thats about all the art out of the way.
After that he used a physics engine to move the cars and used weights based on the factory statistics. He calculated torque, velocity,momentum,friction, wind resistance, normal forces and so on. All these are simple equations found in a 1st year physics class and the game was done. He just added some polish with anti-alias and lighting to make it more pleasing to the eye and now he works a pseudo interactive.
So now I am offering to help people put together a portfolio project. We can choose either to work on it as a group over the internet (though more difficult it will have a better outcome) or we can have people create their own where in this thread we can offer suggestions, critiques and help with problems.
So for everyone who made it through that block of text, what do you want to do? Ill be checking back here once or twice a week so feel free to talk amongst yourselves in the mean time.
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O man this is sweet. Let me think about it then I'll check after class today.
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That's actually not a bad idea...though, having to be open to your intellectual property is sometimes difficult for some people, I wouldn't mind having to create a portfolio/demo game made up of a team from this forum. Sounds fun...who suggests making a 2d or 3d game? 2d games can be a little easier. There's also a website for 3d using OpenGL ( http://nehe.gamedev.net/ ). I don't have a doubt that directX has a dedicated website to learning the API. Here's a few facts contrasting between the 2 http://www.gamedev.net/reference/art...rticle1775.asp ....I'm not an expert in using c++ but I can be of assistance...anyone else want to do this?
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Sounds like fun! I'm up for it
I've only been programming a year and a half, since I started my degree really, and I'm totally addicted! Although you'll have to point me to some good directX/openGL books if we're going to attempt some 3D stuff (Or I can just use that website). My primary language is Java however I've been learning C++ and C# in my free time, along with writing several elaborations on Tetris, Zork and Missile Command!
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I took a class for game/software development...There's many cases that teams didn't complete their project due to lack of motivation. We can accomplish this project if we have a team leader that can motivate us, a few coders that can work on modules and modellers that can create characters and probably even assume duty on texture making...I've had experience in modelling and it's pretty simple...I used milkshape and it was fairly simple to use...here's an incompleted female model
If anyone would like to learn, I would be happy to help.
Also, to make development faster...we can also use torque game engine or irrlicht game engine so that having to make our engine is already done. Just some scripting will be needed. Just in case no one knows torque is a commercial engine where upon purchasing will allow the owners to modify internal code. Irrlicht however is open source and free. I used both and have no preference over the two. Here are some websites to look into for torque and irrlicht.
www.garagegames.com for torque and
http://irrlicht.sourceforge.net/ for irrlicht and
http://chumbalum.swissquake.ch/ for milkshape modeller
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second attempt...
I took a class on software/game development. There were many cases that teams were hindered because lack of motivation. Leaders are really over-rated, and I believe in team organization where leaders are only needed when they are really needed. Anyways, I also believe in experience...so I appoint HagNasty as the leader since he's had experience in the industry. We're also going to need some background (experience on programming, modelling/art) on everyone who wants to do this project so that we can determine their strengths and weakness. And with that given, we can assign the duty to each person. I'll start it off, I've had some experience using milkshape...here's a sample of an incomplete female model
As stated above my previous post, I mainly use c++ for programming but open to using others. Other subtopics under programming are structured/procedural programming, so having to design a game from concept to a "semi-working" state is no problem for me. Object oriented design/programming is also no problem for me.
Another suggestion I want to throw is game engines. We can complete this demo in a matter of years if we develop from scratch...or we can complete this in a matter of months if we use a game engine...I suggest irrlicht or torque...I have no preference over the 2. Anyhow, if we can make this into a real working project it'd be great to have an established way of contacting one another. I can be contacted on aol instant messenger and my screen name is the same as my screen name on this forum. I look forward in working with everyone!
Location: Philadelphia, PA
I'm in but I have to be honest I don't know how much time I can devote. I go to school 40+ hrs a week not including homework/projects/studying so I'm not sure how much time I'll have. Also starting in February I start final project which is pretty much this, making a full game with 4 other guys. So I'll really only be useful for a while and not a lot of work.
I've been coding with C++ for about 16months. I'm pretty secure in my skills in OOP and design patterns and everything else you would expect from someone about to graduate with a CS bachelors(at least I hope. if not more). Also I'm really good and scheduling tasks running groups and working on a schedules.
But if I can find time and this will only take a few months I'm in for a group project. Or we could just do the individual thing while helping each other. Whatever is fine by me.
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Whether or not I'll be of much help on this, but I am still rather excited. It sounds like an excellent opportunity to lean a lot of stuff.
I only know Java, and not too much of it. I do know quite a bit about programing theory, and am looking forward to seeing it in action.
As for what is going down, I'm pretty sure most people here will like the idea of a team project. I think that HagNasty should expand on what he looks for in a portfolio, or even give an explain what project he would consider the ultimate portfolio. Coupled with a consideration of our abilities, it would probably simplify things for us.
Location: London, UK
Although I would assume most people here have hardcore aspirations, so motivation wouldn't be the worst problems; coordination and time management could be.
Language: Java, a little C++, a little C#.
API: Java 2.0, Java 2D, XNA Framework
I've not attempted any 3D work at all for DirectX or OpenGL besides the "Load a 3D Model" tutorial in XNA. However, I am a fast learner. I've written a couple of algorithms from scratch including basic quad-tree-partition circle-circle collision detection, text parsing, 2D animation, etc. Mostly for applet based 2D arcade games.
An IRC channel or bulletin board might be useful, depending on where we all live (I'm UK).
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It's good to see that so many people would be interested in working on a group project. You bring up a number of good points and things we should consider.
To begin with there are a few things that we need to understand before we get started.
1) We are a small team working over the internet with no in person contact. With this in mind we need to keep our ambitions low. Not so low that it's not to be noticed but low enough that we can achieve our goals. With this in mind we should try to create a very polished small game instead of an innovative large scale game. It should take no more then a few months to create a great looking game if we have talented people looking to make it happen and I hope thats what is going on here.
2) As mentioned in the previous posts motivation is a major factor that comes into play with online projects. This is why we need to stay in contact as much as possible and post screen shots and preliminary things done as soon as possible. This includes assets and a GDD if possible.
3) Because of the nature of an online project we need to cover our basis. This means that we will try to have 2 people to every job. Hopefully people can work together but if not have each person develop their own asset ( either models, graphics or code )
4) For the coders! This is going to be the hard part for you. You need to have everything you create be 100% modular. If your creating a sound engine make it modular. (I have one of these already so it's not a big deal if I can find it and give you an example of the coding practices I would expect) Basically your job is to make the classes you create work independent of anything else. A good way to do this is to create your classes and take another 30mins to setup a test environment and put it in place. It's so that you can create each class and plug it into any game we want to create. As outlined in a sample I will provide 'engine' classes will be singletons and every function and asset will be commented. If a variable is not used get rid of it as it can mess up calculations by offsetting memory values.
5) Artists, Of course we will need artists and modelers. If we decide to do a 2D game over a 3d one I would still suggest doing 3d models for any sprites required. This will create a kind of pseudo 3D game. The main thing that will be done on the creative side is done by you guys. We will need concept sketches done asap. You will be the motivation of the team because everyone loves visuals. The more you post the better.
6) When it comes to IP protection, if people would like I can put the IP of whatever we create under my companies name and if it does go to publish you will have credits on a shipped title. Though if anyone does not like this we can find something else, possibly everyone keeps their own IP's but you will have to copyright it yourself. (I suggest mailing it to yourself and not opening it. The post stamp acts as a copyright. this is the easiest and cheapest way of doing it and it also holds up at court. as long as the judge opens the letter.) If thats also not in your liking we can keep the entire project free ware and open source. This way the project is open to 'theft' per say but passes on all the legal issues. The final option is that the project is under my companies name and every asset is retained by it's owner however after it is submitted it can not be retracted. This is only to prevent one angry person from derailing the project by taking back all their assets.
Ok, as for now lets decide what we want to do. Lets start with a genre, and brief description. I would suggest a puzzle game as they are easy to make and only take about 4 months from scratch. As for engines the XNA framework is great but it's not finished. I would suggest Torque Game builder for 2D games and Torque Engine for 3D games. I have a license for the Torque Game builder as well so I would be able to help anyone with code relating to it though it's almost all scripts. For 360 the XNA framework is one thing but it's not a engine itself. I have not used it myself but the guys at garage games created another version of torque called Torque X for the 360. It looks great and tends to fill in the holes where XNA left off.
A few other lower level things would be OGRE, SDL, or even direct into DirectX and OpenGL but I don't know why you would want to do these other two options. I personally would rather hire someone able to work with a industry engine.
I can help out in a number of different ways. I have no problem being project manager but I would like one of you guys to be the creative director. I don't need a portfolio project but you guys do so let it be your game. Ill try to organize things as best as I can and help out with technical problems and decisions. We should decide if we want to create a game that would be made for market or a game that we just want to show off. These are very different things. I would suggest the latter since it is a portfolio piece and it reduces the restrictions (as well as makes it less likely for someone to steal the project)
So, lets have it. Anyone who wants to be creative director post their ideas for games. Here is a quick copy and paste form to fill out.
Working Title: The name of your game
Is it a 3d Game?: yes/no
Engine: your engine of preference
Genre: casual/puzzle/shooter ect...
One Liner: the catch phrase of your game, EG. An outrageously good time that will blow your mind
Description: Describe your game, what players will do and what features are included. include what makes the game unique and try not to go beyond 3 unique points or the audience will find it "too different" and be turned off.
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Given an expression such as $f(x) = x^x$, is it possible to provide a thorough and rigorous proof that there is no function $F(x)$ (expressible in terms of known algebraic and transcendental functions) such that $ \frac{d}{dx}F(x) = f(x)$? In other words, how can you rigorously prove that $f(x)$ does not have an elementary antiderivative?
To get some background and references you may start with this SE thread.
Concerning your specific question about $z^z$ here is an extract from a sci.math answer by Matthew P Wiener :
"Finally, we consider the case $I(z^z)$.
So this time, let $F=C(z,l)(t)$, the field of rational functions in $z,l,t$, where $l=\log z\,$ and $t=\exp(z\,l)=z^z$. Note that $z,l,t$ are algebraically independent. (Choose some appropriate domain of definition.) Then $t'=(1+l)t$, so for $a=t$ in the above situation, the partial fraction analysis (of the sort done in the previous posts) shows that the only possibility is for $v=wt+\cdots$ to be the source of the $t$ term on the left, with $w$ in $C(z,l)$.
So this means, equating $t$ coefficients, $1=w'+(l+1)w$. This is a first order ODE, whose solution is $w=\frac{I(z^z)}{z^z}$. So we must prove that no
such $w$ exists in $C(z,l)$.
So $Q|Q'$, meaning $Q$ is a constant, which we may assume to be one. So we have it down to $P'+P+lP=1$.
Let $P=\sum_{i=0}^n [P_i l^i]$, with $P_i, i=0\cdots n \in C[z]$. But then in our equation, there's a dangling $P_n l^{n+1}$ term, a contradiction."
For future references here is a complete re-transcript of Matthew P Wiener's $1997$ sci.math article (converted in $\LaTeX$ by myself : feel free to fix it!).
What's the antiderivative of $\ e^{-x^2}\ $? of $\ \frac{\sin(x)}x\ $? of $\ x^x\ $?
These, and some similar problems, can't be done.
More precisely, consider the notion of "elementary function". These are the functions that can be expressed in terms of exponentals and logarithms, via the usual algebraic processes, including the solving (with or without radicals) of polynomials. Since the trigonometric functions and their inverses can be expressed in terms of exponentials and logarithms using the complex numbers $\mathbb{C}$, these too are elementary.
The elementary functions are, so to speak, the "precalculus functions".
Then there is a theorem that says certain elementary functions do not have an elementary antiderivative. They still have antiderivatives, but "they can't be done". The more common ones get their own names. Up to some scaling factors, "$\mathrm{erf}$" is the antiderivative of $e^{-x^2}$ and "$\mathrm{Si}$" is the antiderivative of $\frac{\sin(x)}x$, and so on.
For those with a little bit of undergraduate algebra, we sketch a proof of these, and a few others, using the notion of a differential field. These are fields $(F,+,\cdot,1,0)$ equipped with a derivation, that is, a unary operator $'$ satisfying $(a+b)'=a'+b'$ and $(a.b)'=a.b'+a'.b$. Given a differential field $F$, there is a subfield $\mathrm{Con}(F)=\{a:a'=0\}$, called the constants of $F$. We let $I(f)$ denote an antiderivative. We ignore $+C$s.
Most examples in practice are subfields of $M$, the meromorphic functions on $\mathbb{C}$ (or some domain). Because of uniqueness of analytic extensions, one rarely has to specify the precise domain.
Given differential fields $F$ and $G$, with $F$ a subfield of $G$, one calls $G$ an algebraic extension of $F$ if $G$ is a finite field extension of $F$.
One calls $G$ a logarithmic extension of $F$ if $G=F(t)$ for some transcendental $t$ that satisfies $t'=\dfrac{s'}s$, some $s$ in $F$. We may think of $t$ as $\;\log s$, but note that we are not actually talking about a logarithm function on $F$. We simply have a new element with the right derivative. Other "logarithms" would have to be adjoined as needed.
Similarly, one calls $G$ an exponential extension of $F$ if $G=F(t)$ for some transcendental $t$ that satisfies $t'=t.s'$, some $s$ in $F$. Again, we may think of $t$ as $\;\exp s$, but there is no actual exponential function on $F$.
Finally, we call $G$ an elementary differential extension of $F$ if there is a finite chain of subfields from $F$ to $G$, each an algebraic, logarithmic, or exponential extension of the next smaller field.
The following theorem, in the special case of $M$, is due to Liouville. The algebraic generality is due to Rosenlicht. More powerful theorems have been proven by Risch, Davenport, and others, and are at the heart of symbolic integration packages.
A short proof, accessible to those with a solid background in undergraduate algebra, can be found in Rosenlicht's AMM paper (see references). It is probably easier to master its applications first, which often use similar techniques, and then learn the proof.
MAIN THEOREM. Let $F,G$ be differential fields, let $a$ be in $F$, let $y$ be in $G$, and suppose $y'=a$ and $G$ is an elementary differential extension field of $F$, and $\mathrm{Con}(F)=\mathrm{Con}(G)$. Then there exist $c_1,...,c_n \in \mathrm{Con}(F), u_1,\cdots,u_n, v\in F$ such that
$$a = c_1\frac{u_1'}{u_1}+ ... + c_n\frac{u_n'}{u_n}+ v'$$
That is, the only functions that have elementary antiderivatives are the ones that have this very specific form. In words, elementary integrals always consist of a function at the same algebraic "complexity" level as the starting function (the $v$), along with the logarithms of functions at the same algebraic "complexity" level (the $u_i$'s).
This is a very useful theorem for proving non-integrability. Because this topic is of interest, but it is only written up in bits and pieces, I give numerous examples. (Since the original version of this FAQ from way back when, two how-to-work-it write-ups have appeared. See Fitt & Hoare and Marchisotto & Zakeri in the references.)
In the usual case, $F,G$ are subfields of $M$, so $\mathrm{Con}(F)=\mathrm{Con}(G)$ always holds, both being $\mathbb{C}$. As a side comment, we remark that this equality is necessary. Over $\mathbb{R}(x)$, $\frac 1{1+x^2}$ has an elementary antiderivative, but none of the above form.
We first apply this theorem to the case of integrating $f\cdot\exp(g)$, with $f$ and $g$ rational functions. If $g=0$, this is just $f$, which can be integrated via partial fractions. So assume $g$ is nonzero. Let $t=\exp(g)$, so $t'=g't$. Since $g$ is not zero, it has a pole somewhere (perhaps out at infinity), so $\exp(g)$ has an essential singularity, and thus $t$ is transcendental over $C(z)$. Let $F=C(z)(t)$, and let $G$ be an elementary differential extension containing an antiderivative for $f\cdot t$.
Then Liouville's theorem applies, so we can write
$$f\cdot t = c_1\frac{u_1'}{u_1} + \cdots + c_n \frac{u_n'}{u_n} + v'$$
with the $c_i$ constants and the $u_i$ and $v$ in $F$. Each $u_i$ is a ratio of two $C(z)[t]$ polynomials, $\dfrac UV$ say. But $\dfrac {(U/V)'}{U/V}=\dfrac {U'}U-\dfrac{V'}V$ (quotient rule), so we may rewrite the above and assume each $u_i$ is in $C(z)[t]$. And if any $u_i=U\cdot V$ factors, then $\dfrac{(U\cdot V)'}{(U\cdot V)}=\dfrac {U'}U+\dfrac {V'}V$ and so we can further assume each $u_i$ is irreducible over $C(z)$.
What does a typical $\frac {u'}u$ look like? For example, consider the case of $u$ quadratic in $t$. If $A,B,C$ are rational functions in $C(z)$, then $A',B',C'$ are also rational functions in $C(z)$ and
\begin{align} \frac {(A.t^2+B.t+C)'}{A.t^2+B.t+C} &= \frac{A'.t^2 + 2At(gt) + B'.t + B.(gt) + C'}{A.t^2 + B.t + C}\\ &= \frac{(A'+2Ag).t^2 + (B'+Bg).t + C'}{A.t^2 + B.t + C}\\ \end{align}
(Note that contrary to the usual situation, the degree of a polynomial in $t$ stays the same after differentiation. That is because we are taking derivatives with respect to $z$, not $t$. If we write this out explicitly, we get $(t^n)' = \exp(ng)' = ng'\cdot \exp(ng) = ng'\cdot t^n$.)
In general, each $\frac {u'}u$ is a ratio of polynomials of the same degree. We can, by doing one step of a long division, also write it as $D+\frac Ru$, for some $D \in C(z)$ and $R \in C(z)[t]$, with $\deg(R)<\deg(u)$.
By taking partial fractions, we can write $v$ as a sum of a $C(z)[t]$ polynomial and some fractions $\frac P{Q^n}$ with $\deg(P)<\deg(Q)$, $Q$ irreducible, with each $P,Q \in C(z)[t]$. $v'$ will thus be a polynomial plus partial fraction like terms.
Somehow, this is supposed to come out to just $f\cdot t$. By the uniqueness of partial fraction decompositions, all terms other than multiples of $t$ add up to $0$. Only the polynomial part of $v$ can contribute to $f\cdot t$, and this must be a monomial over $C(z)$. So $f\cdot t=(h\cdot t)'$, for some rational $h$. (The temptation to assert $v=h\cdot t$ here is incorrect, as there could be some $C(z)$ term, cancelled by $\frac {u'}u$ terms. We only need to identify the terms in $v$ that contribute to $f\cdot t$, so this does not matter.)
Summarizing, if $f\cdot \exp(g)$ has an elementary antiderivative, with $f$ and $g$ rational functions, $g$ nonzero, then it is of the form $h\cdot \exp(g)$, with $h$ rational.
We work out particular examples, of this and related applications. A bracketed function can be reduced to the specified example by a change of variables.
$\quad\boxed{\displaystyle\exp\bigl(z^2\bigr)}$ $\quad\left[\sqrt{z}\cdot\exp(z),\frac{\exp(z)}{\sqrt{z}}\right]$
Let $h\cdot \exp\bigl(z^2\bigr)$ be its antiderivative. Then $h'+2zh=1$.
$\quad\boxed{\displaystyle\frac{\exp(z)}z}$ $\quad\left[\exp(\exp(z)),\frac 1{\log(z)}\right]$
Let $h\cdot \exp(z)$ be an antiderivative. Then $h'+h=\frac 1z$. I know of two quick ways to prove that $h$ is not rational.
One can explicitly solve the first order ODE (getting $\exp(-z)\cdot I\left(\frac{\exp(z)}z\right))$, and then notice that the solution has a logarithmic singularity at zero. For example, $h(z)\to\infty$ but $\sqrt{z}\cdot h(z)\to 0$ as $z\to 0$. No rational function does this.
Or one can assume $h$ has a partial fraction decomposition. Obviously no $h'$ term will give $\frac 1z$, so $\frac 1z$ must be present in $h$ already. But $\left(\frac 1z\right)'=-\frac 1{z^2}$, and this is part of $h'$. So there is a $\frac 1{z^2}$ in $h$ to cancel this. But $\left(\frac 1{z^2}\right)'$ is $-\frac 2{z^3}$, and this is again part of $h'$. And again, something in $h$ cancels this, etc etc etc. This infinite regression is impossible.
$\quad\boxed{\displaystyle\frac {\sin(z)}z}$ $\quad[\sin(\exp(z))]$
$\quad\boxed{\displaystyle\sin\bigl(z^2\bigr)}$ $\quad\left[\sqrt{z}\sin(z),\frac{\sin(z)}{\sqrt{z}}\right]$
Since $\sin(z)=\frac 1{2i}[\exp(iz)-\exp(-iz)]$, we merely rework the above $f\cdot \exp(g)$ result. Let $f$ be rational, let $t=\exp(iz)$ (so $\frac {t'}t=i$) and let $T=\exp(iz^2)$ (so $\frac{T'}T=2iz$) and we want an antiderivative of either $\frac 1{2i}f\cdot\left(t-\frac 1t\right)$ or $\frac 1{2i}f\cdot(T-\frac 1T)$. For the former, the same partial fraction results still apply in identifying $\frac 1{2i}f\cdot t=(h\cdot t)'=(h'+ih)\cdot t$, which can't happen for $f=\frac 1z$, as above. In the case of $f\cdot\sin\bigl(z^2\bigr)$, we want $\frac 1{2i}f\cdot T=(h\cdot T)'=(h'+2izh)\cdot T$, and again, this can't happen for $f=1$, as above.
Although done, we push this analysis further in the $f\cdot \sin(z)$ case, as there are extra terms hanging around. This time around, the conclusion gives an additional $\frac kt$ term inside $v$, so we have $-\frac 1{2i}\frac ft=\left(\frac kt\right)'=\frac{k'-ik}t$. So the antiderivative of $\frac 1{2i}f\cdot\left(t-\frac 1t\right)$ is $h\cdot t+\frac kt$.
If $f$ is even and real, then $h$ and $k$ (like $t=\exp(iz)$ and $\frac 1t=\exp(-iz)$) are parity flips of each other, so (as expected) the antiderivative is even.
A similar result holds for (odd)$\cdot\sin(x)$, (even)$\cdot\cos(x)$, (odd)$\cdot\cos(x)$. And since a rational function is the sum of its (rational) even and odd parts, (rational)$\cdot\sin$ integrates to (rational)$\cdot\sin$ + (rational)$\cdot\cos$, or not at all.
Let's backtrack, and apply this to $\dfrac {\sin(x)}x$ directly, using reals only. If it has an elementary antiderivative, it must be of the form $E\cdot S+O\cdot C$. Taking derivatives gives $(E'-O)\cdot S+(E+O')\cdot C$. As with partial fractions, we have a unique $R(x)[S,C]$ representation here (this is a bit tricky, as $S^2=1-C^2$: this step can be proven directly or via solving for $t, \frac 1t$ coefficients over $C$). So $E'-O=\frac 1x$ and $E+O'=0$, or $O''+O=-\frac 1x$. Expressing $O$ in partial fraction form, it is clear only $(-\frac 1x)$ in $O$ can contribute a $-\frac 1x$. So there is a $-\frac 2{x^3}$ term in $O''$, so there is a $\frac 2{x^3}$ term in $O$ to cancel it, and so on, an infinite regress. Hence, there is no such rational $O$.
$\quad\boxed{\displaystyle\frac{\arcsin(z)}z}$ $\quad[z.\tan(z)]$
We consider the case where $F=C(z,Z)(t)$ as a subfield of the meromorphic functions on some domain, where $z$ is the identify function, $Z=\sqrt{1-z^2}$, and $t=\arcsin z$. Then $Z'=-\frac zZ$, and $t'=\frac 1Z$. We ask in the main theorem result if this can happen with $a=\frac tz$ and some field $G$. $t$ is transcendental over $C(z,Z)$, since it has infinite branch points.
So we consider the more general situation of $f(z)\cdot \arcsin(z)$ where $f(z)$ is rational in $z$ and $\sqrt{1-z^2}$. By letting $z=\frac {2w}{1+w^2}$, note that members of $C(z,Z)$ are always elementarily integrable.
Because $x^2+y^2-1$ is irreducible, $\frac{C[x,y]}{x^2+y^2-1}$ is an integral domain, $C(z,Z)$ is isomorphic to its field of quotients in the obvious manner, and $C(z,Z)[t]$ is a UFD whose field of quotients is amenable to partial fraction analysis in the variable $t$. What follows takes place at times in various $z$-algebraic extensions of $C(z,Z)$ (which may not have unique factorization), but the terms must combine to give something in $C(z,Z)(t)$, where partial fraction decompositions are unique, and hence the $t$ term will be as claimed.
Thus, if we can integrate $f(z)\cdot\arcsin(z)$, we have $f\cdot t$ = $\sum$ of $\frac {u'}u s$ and $v'$, by the main theorem.
The $u$ terms can, by logarithmic differentiation in the appropriate algebraic extension field (recall that roots are analytic functions of the coefficients, and $t$ is transcendental over $C(z,Z)$), be assumed to all be linear $t+r$, with $r$ algebraic over $z$. Then $\frac {u'}u=\frac {1/Z+r'}{t+r}$. When we combine such terms back in $C(z,Z)$, they don't form a $t$ term (nor any higher power of $t$, nor a constant).
Partial fraction decomposition of $v$ gives us a polynomial in $t$, with coefficients in $C(z,Z)$, plus multiples of powers of linear $t$ terms. The latter don't contribute to a $t$ term, as above.
If the polynomial is linear or quadratic, say $v=g\cdot t^2 + h\cdot t + k$, then $v'=g'\cdot t^2 + \left(\frac{2g}Z+h'\right)\cdot t + \left(\frac hZ+k'\right)$. Nothing can cancel the $g'$, so $g$ is just a constant $c$. Then $\frac {2c}Z+h'=f$ or $I(f\cdot t)=2c\cdot t+I(h'\cdot t)$. The $I(h'.t)$ can be integrated by parts. So the antiderivative works out to $c\cdot(\arcsin(z))^2 + h(z)\cdot \arcsin(z) - I\left(\frac{h(z)}{\sqrt{1-z^2}}\right)$, and as observed above, the latter is elementary.
If the polynomial is cubic or higher, let $v=A.t^n+B.t^{n-1}+\cdots$, then $v'=A'.t^n + \left(n\cdot\frac AZ+B'\right).t^{n-1} +\cdots$ $A$ must be a constant $c$. But then $\frac{nc}Z+B'=0$, so $B=-nct$, contradicting $B$ being in $C(z,Z)$.
In particular, since $\frac 1z + \frac c{\sqrt{1-z^2}}$ does not have a rational in "$z$ and/or $\sqrt{1-z^2}$" antiderivative, $\frac {\arcsin(z)}z$ does not have an elementary integral.
$\quad\boxed{\displaystyle z^z}$
In this case, let $F=C(z,l)(t)$, the field of rational functions in $z,l,t$, where $l=\log z$ and $t=\exp(z\,l)=z^z$. Note that $z,l,t$ are algebraically independent. (Choose some appropriate domain of definition.) Then $t'=(1+l)t$, so for $a=t$ in the above situation, the partial fraction analysis (of the sort done in the previous posts) shows that the only possibility is for $v=wt+\cdots$ to be the source of the $t$ term on the left, with $w$ in $C(z,l)$.
So this means, equating $t$ coefficients, $1=w'+(l+1)w$. This is a first order ODE, whose solution is $w=\frac{I(z^z)}{z^z}$. So we must prove that no such $w$ exists in $C(z,l)$. So suppose (as in one of Ray Steiner's posts) $w=P/Q$, with $P,Q$ in $C[z,l]$ and having no common factors. Then $z^z= \left(z^z\cdot \frac PQ\right)'=z^z\cdot\frac{[(1+l)PQ+P'Q-PQ']}{Q^2}$, or $Q^2=(1+l)PQ+P'Q-PQ'$.
So $Q|Q'$, meaning $Q$ is a constant, which we may assume to be one. So we have it down to $P'+P+lP=1$.
Let $P=\sum_{i=0}^n [P_i l^i]$, with $P_i, i=0\cdots n \in C[z]$. But then in our equation, there's a dangling $P_n l^{n+1}$ term, a contradiction.
On a slight tangent, this theorem of Liouville will not tell you that Bessel functions are not elementary, since they are defined by second order ODEs. This can be proven using differential Galois theory. A variant of the above theorem of Liouville, with a different normal form, does show however that $J_0$ cannot be integrated in terms of elementary methods augmented with Bessel functions.
What follows is a fairly complete sketch of the proof of the Main Theorem. First, I just state some easy (if you've had Galois Theory 101) lemmas.
Throughout the lemmas $F$ is a differential field, and $t$ is transcendental over $F$.
These are all fairly elementary. For example, $(a\cdot t^n)'=\bigl(a'+a\frac {t'}t\bigr)\cdot t^n$ in lemma $3$. The final 'iff' in lemma $3$ is where transcendence of $t$ comes in. Lemma $1$ in the usual case of subfields of $M$ is an easy consequence of the implicit function theorem.
MAIN THEOREM. Let $F,G$ be differential fields, let $a$ be in $F$, let $y$ be in $G$, and suppose $y'=a$ and $G$ is an elementary differential extension field of $F$, and $\mathrm{Con}(F)=\mathrm{Con}(G)$. Then there exist $c_1,...,c_n \in \mathrm{Con}(F), u_1,\cdots,u_n, v\in F$ such that
$$(*)\quad a = c_1\frac{u_1'}{u_1}+ ... + c_n\frac{u_n'}{u_n}+ v'$$
In other words, the only functions that have elementary antiderivatives are the ones that have this very specific form.
By assumption there exists a finite chain of fields connecting $F$ to $G$ such that the extension from one field to the next is given by performing an algebraic, logarithmic, or exponential extension. We show that if the form $(*)$ can be satisfied with values in $F2$, and $F2$ is one of the three kinds of allowable extensions of $F1$, then the form $(*)$ can be satisfied in $F1$. The form $(*)$ is obviously satisfied in $G$: let all the $c$'s be $0$, the $u$'s be $1$, and let $v$ be the original $y$ for which $y'=a$. Thus, if the form $(*)$ can be pulled down one field, we will be able to pull it down to $F$, and the theorem holds.
So we may assume without loss of generality that $G=F(t)$.
A D Fitt & G T Q Hoare "The closed-form integration of arbitrary functions", Mathematical Gazette (1993), pp 227-236.
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Questioning Faith After Cancer Diagnosis
Last Modified: January 7, 2013
Since my mother was diagnosed with lung cancer, I feel that my faith has been challenged. I feel angry and then guilty for feeling that way and for thinking what kind of God would make my mother be so sick. Can you help me? I feel I don't know what to think.
Kava Schafer, MDiv, MA, Chaplain at Penn Medicine responds:
Rosanna, I appreciate your question. I am a chaplain serving oncology patient at HUP. and would first want you to know that I meet so many people who are struggling with faith issues as well. This is not uncommon and there is always the possibility that real growth in your faith may occur.Your faith may change and move into something that offers you real comfort. If your distress continues, sometimes, a person feels supported in a different way and new ways of feeling connected to God develop. Also sometimes, people stop practicing their faith. I do not know you, I will assume you are a Christian, but you might belong to another faith. People often feel angry with God and in the Christian tradition, the Psalms are a testimony to disappointment and anger at life events.
I would encourage you to be patient with yourself. Often no answers are really available as to why sickness comes. it is part of being a human to question and ask why. So the questions are important, keep asking, but often these "why me" questions are also an expression of grief over what has happened to your mother and how life has deeply changed.
Please forgive me for this brief response to such a serious question. If we were in front of each other, I would listen and you would tell me more deeply about what you are feeling. Even now, I would want to encourage you to befriend your full range of emotions and continue to care for your mother.
This question and answer was part of the OncoLink Brown Bag Chat Series. View the entire transcript from the Focus on Lung Cancer Webchat.
I wish u knew... Caring for people with advanced lung cancerby Timothy J. Hampshire
January 07, 2013
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After more than a half century, Santa Monica Nativity display at Palisades Park is no more
Ringo H.W. Chiu, Associated Press
SANTA MONICA, Calif. — After nearly 60 years in picturesque Palisades Park, the religious community's traditional Christmas Nativity tableau has a new space in the industrial park of this coastal city west of Los Angeles.
The new locale was made certain Thursday when a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit attempting to preserve the Nativity display in its historical public park setting.
"The Grinch hasn't stolen Christmas. He has stolen our liberty. That's something that should concern everyone," said William J. Becker Jr., lead counsel for the Santa Monica Nativity Scenes Committee, which sued the city in October alleging a violation of free speech rights.
He said his client will appeal Judge Audrey B. Collins' ruling, which was expected after Collins denied the committee's bid last week to block the city's ban on overnight displays in all city parks.
The Santa Monica Nativity is the latest to get moved or mothballed by what is proving to be a successful tactic of secularists: forcing city halls to either ban overnight displays on public property or let all groups erect competing booths denouncing each other's beliefs during the holidays.
But religious liberty advocates contend the goal of free expression doesn't have to be an all-or-nothing proposition. "Cities can set up all kinds of forums for speech on things that are important to the citizenry," said Eric Rassbach, deputy general counsel for the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty. "It's not like they have to have forums that debate everything. You can have forums just for celebration. That's fine under the Constitution."
Heckler's veto
Santa Monica's 14-booth tableau depicting the story of Jesus' birth was displayed during the holidays with little controversy until 2010, when Damon Vix, a movie set builder, atheist and outspoken critic of the display, decided to erect his own competing booth.
He placed a call to the Freedom From Religion Foundation and asked if it had any signs he could use, recalled Annie Laurie Gaylor, co-president of the Wisconsin-based foundation. They shipped Vix a sign that credited Thomas Jefferson with the saying: "Religions are all alike — founded on fables and mythologies." The other side of the sign read "Happy Solstice."
Gaylor said calls from people like Vix are becoming more common around this time of year. And so are threats from people who want the foundation to butt out of their town's affairs.
"The (calls) started to come in early this year because Thanksgiving was earlier," she said. "We have doubled our legal staff this year to deal with complaints coming in already and to deal with those left over from last year."
Vix, who did not respond to a request for an interview, had applied to the city for 14 spaces, but used only one for his lone display. However, the city sensed a storm was brewing, according to court documents. Anticipating a deluge of permit applications for the 2011 annual winter displays, Santa Monica created a lottery system for 21 spaces in the park.
The city's instincts proved accurate. Court documents state Vix and 10 others he recruited swamped the city with applications and won 18 of the spots, while two others went to the traditional Christmas displays and one to a Hanukkah display. The added booths doubled the size of the annual event, and emotions escalated.
According to the Associated Press, vandals defaced the tongue-in-cheek secular displays that payed homage to the "Pastafarian" religion's great Flying Spaghetti Monster or otherwise denounced Christian beliefs.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C.- Behind dominant pitching by Lexi Betancourt, the Niners took the first two games of the series from Marshall, 2-1(9) and 9-0(5) on Saturday afternoon. Charlotte improves to 20-25 on the season with a 10-12 clip in league play. With the doubleheader loss, Marshall drops to 22-30 on the season with a 9-11 mark in conference play.
Charlotte hitters picked up 18 hits in the doubleheader scoring 11 runs. Jessica Plemmons (Lexington, N.C./ North Davidson HS) led the Niners at the plate going 4-7 with two RBI. Samantha Slade (Apex, N.C./ Apex HS) picked up three hits and two RBI. Chelsea Lisikatos (Cold Spring, N.Y./ Haldene HS) picked up three RBI in game two with a three-run home run.
It took the Niners ninth inning to get the 2-1 win. Jackie Kleinsmith (Santa Maria, Calif./ Righetti HS) singled up the middle scoring the walk-off victory in game one.
Charlotte scratched across the series' first run in the bottom of the third inning of game one. Courtney Carroll (Clemmons, N.C./ West Forsyth HS) walked to lead off the inning. Natalie Capone (St. Charles, Ill./ St. Charles North) sent Carroll to second on a ground out. Jes Plemmons delivered an RBI single to centerfield scoring Carroll from second for the first run of the ball game.
Marshall tied things up with one swing of the bat in the top of the fifth inning off of a Raquel Escareno solo shot.
Charlotte had plenty of chances to take the lead throughout the game but stranded a total of 14 runners on the bases and sending the game into extra innings.
Sam Slade led off the ninth inning with a double down the third base line. Marshall intentionally walked Jes Plemmons to get to Charlotte's leading hitter Kleinsmith. Kleinsmith calmly sent a 1-2 pitch up the middle to score Slade from second for the winning run and walk-off victory.
The night cap was a different story for the Niners posting nine runs off nine hits in a 9-0 run-rule affair.
Sam Slade picked up a team leading 11th double on the season to open up the top of the first inning. A Kleinsmith single put runner on the corners with two outs. Chelsea Lisikatos took the first pitch she saw over the left field fence for her fifth home run of the season and gave the Niners an early 3-0 lead.
Charlotte didn't stop the attack there. The Niners posted three more runs for a comfortable 6-0 lead in the bottom half of the second inning. Hayley Lewis (Concord, N.C./ Jay M. Robinson HS) started the rally with a full count walk. Lewis went around to third on an error and a passed ball. Sam Slade pushed home Lewis and Capone on a two RBI single to left. Jes Plemmons followed suit with a RBI single of her own down the first base line.
The Niners put the game well out of reach in the bottom half of the third inning plating three more runs. Chelsea Ingersoll (Charlotte, N.C./ Butler HS) reached on a fielder's choice. Courtney Carroll singled to third and moved up 60 feet on a wild pitch. With runners in scoring position, Lewis singled into the right center gap scoring Ingersoll and Carroll. Capone posted the final run for the Niners after a RBI double to left center with Lewis going around to score.
Lexi Betancourt picked up wins 18 and 19 on the season earning both wins in the doubleheader. Betancourt tossed a career-high nine innings in game one allowing one run off five hits and tying a career-high 10 punch outs. The righty picked up a five inning shutout, her seventh of the season, allowing two hits and striking out five.
Charlotte will look for the series sweep against Marshall on Sunday with first pitch at 12pm. The Niners are 5-2 in C-USA finales this season and 6-2 on Sundays in conference play.
Lexi Betancourt penciled her name into the record books surpassing current 49ers pitching coach Katy Hackett for wins in a single season. Betancourt's 19 wins on the season is tied for sixth all-time in a single season. Betancourt's 15 strikeouts on the day upped her total to 185 which is good for fourth all-time in a single season.


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Loose Diamonds: ...and Other Things I've Lost (and Found) Along the Way (Paperback)
With her wonderful sense of humor, marvelously candid voice, and astonishing perception, Amy Ephron weaves together the most insightful, profound, and just plain funny stories of her life to form a tapestry of a womans experiences from childhood through young adulthood, marriage, divorce (and remarriage), and everything in between. Writing with great honesty and exacting prose, Ephron gives us an evocative, engaging, and often piercing look at modern life.
Throughout Loose Diamonds, Amy Ephron celebrates unforgettable memories and friendships, and the things that make life livable (such as her Filofax, which she would be lost without), all with a quick wit and a delicate eye.
About the Author
Amy Ephron is the bestselling author of the acclaimed novels One Sunday Morning and A Cup of Tea. Her magazine pieces and essays have appeared in Vogue; Saveur; House Beautiful; the National Lampoon; the Los Angeles Times; the Huffington Post; Defamer; her own online magazine, One for the Table; and various other print and online publications. She recently directed a short film, Chloe@3AM, which was featured at the American Cinematheque s Focus on Female Directors Short Film Showcase in January 2011. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, Alan Rader, and any of their five children who happen to drop in.
Praise For…
"Must read ... goes back to her Los Angeles childhood and goes through her marriage, divorce, and remarriage."
-Morgan Murrell, Harper's Bazaar
"In Loose Diamonds, Ephron offers a deeply honest and compelling look at the events that made her the woman she is today."
-The Daily Beast
"A little gem... she is an expert at introspection as entertainment...the collection masters brevity and range."
-Claire Howorth, The Daily
"A fun and engaging read... the pages turn themselves...Not only do the essays stand up on their own, the overarching themes unravel
-Julia Gazdag, Hello Giggles
"Readers will enjoy her poignant accessibility... this is a great women's-interest title, appealing to lovers of Ephron's historical fiction and to fans of humorous essays alike."
-Annie Bostrom, Booklist
"All of these fascinating experiences and relationships described in Loose Diamonds add to the richness of this loosely woven set of essays. Ms. Ephron's thoughts on marriage, divorce as well as her 'Tips for Women getting a Divorce' are written with wit and panache."
-Laura Shultz, New York Journal of Books
"A frothy, lighthearted, often witty collection of essays about marriage, motherhood and the power of a good piece of jewelry."
-Shelf Awareness
"The tales are variously charming, funny, poignant, and even hair-raising, as when [Ephron] finds herself spending an afternoon with Manson family alumna Squeaky Fromme."
-Jewish Journal of Los Angeles
"Well-written, empathetic, and a joy."
-BookLoons Reviews
"Actively intelligent and utterly descriptive, Amy Ephron always makes you feel as if you're right there with her feeling what she's feeling and seeing what she's seeing… Loose Diamonds is a sincerely-written book…that you shouldn't miss."
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The Berenstain Bears Save Christmas
The Berenstain Bears Save Christmas
HarperFestival, Hardcover, 9780060526702, 48pp.
Publication Date: October 1, 2003
Happy Holidays!
Well, maybe not so happy as far as Mama Bear is concerned. She misses Christmas past, when her family gathered together around a little tree, with feelings of love and goodwill. But this year it seems as if everybody in Bear Country has gone Christmas-crazy -- fighting for the last toy on the shelf, jamming the roadways with honking cars, and covering Bear homes with enough Christmas lights to blot out the stars.
Mama Bear isn't the only one who thinks this Christmas lacks the true holiday spirit. Someone is watching the Bears on his scanner-machine -- someone who knows more about Christmas than anyone and doesn't like what he sees one bit. It is Santa Bear, of course, and he's ready to take drastic action! Only the Berenstain Bears can change his mind, but will they be in time to save Christmas?
Like the Bear family, Stan, Jan, and Mike Berenstain have the true Christmas spirit in their hearts, and they prove it with this merry holiday story.
Stan and Jan Berenstain were already successful cartoonists for magazines and adult humor books when they began writing children's books. The first story starring the bear family, The Big Honey Hunt, appeared in 1962. Since then, more than 250 Berenstain Bears books have been published, and more than 260 million copies have been sold. What began as an idea sparked by their young sons' interest in children's books has become over the years arguably the best-selling children's book series ever.
Since their inception, the Berenstain Bears stories have expanded to include picture books, beginning readers, and chapter bookseven a hit TV show on PBS. Writing and illustrating the books has become a Berenstain family affair. Mike joined with his parents as a creative team in the late 1980s. The Bear family has expanded over the years as well. Sister Bear arrived in 1974, and baby Honey joined the family in 2000.
Since Stan's death at age eighty-two in 2005, Jan and Mike have continued to write and illustrate wonderful new adventures for Mama, Papa, Brother, Sister, and Honey Bear. They live in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, which looks a lot like Bear Country.


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CAMERON (March 5, 2013)—A partially-burned stolen travel trailer provided evidence that led to the arrests of a man and two juveniles in connection with a break-in earlier this year in rural Milam County in which a house was destroyed by a fire that the burglars set, evidently in an attempt to cover their tracks, Milam County Chief Deputy Sheriff Chris White said in a press release Tuesday.
The burglary occurred during the first week of January at a home on County Road 342 from which a number of items were stolen before burglars set the fire, White said.
The burglars also stole a travel trailer, which was later found in a field south of Thorndale, White said.
Despite an attempt to burn the trailer, fingerprint evidence was recovered that led to complaints charging Herman Griffith of Thorndale with arson and burglary of a habitation, White said.
Griffith was in the Williamson County Jail Tuesday, where he's held on unrelated charges.
The investigators also found evidence and information that led to the arrests of two juveniles from Milano.
Their names were not released.
Deputies Lt. Chad Marek and J. Beathard were credited with the investigation that led to the arrests.
"I am proud of all the work my investigators put into this investigation, we covered a lot of ground with very little to go on," Milam County Sheriff David Greene said.


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The Evolution of Experience Retailing: Russia Results Now Available
By Sarah E Taylor-Oracle on Feb 12, 2013
Today saw the unveiling of the Russian results from Oracle Retail's Evolution of Experience Retailing global consumer research. Anton Pershin, Regional Director of Oracle Retail in Russia, announced the results at today's launch event in Moscow.
Russian findings indicate that consumers in the region value their store experiences highly and place importance in the product showcases delivered through this channel. While store-based retailing continues to dominate, Russian consumers indicated a willingness to shop via mobile or social channels, though were less keen to shop online, contrary to other countries targeted in this research. This research formed part of a global survey undertaken by Oracle Retail to explore the Evolution of Experience Retailing investigating consumer perceptions of retail in Russia, the UK, Germany, USA, China, Japan and Brazil.
Key findings from the Russian research indicated:
- Russians rate the importance of the shopping experience at 77%, less than Brazil and China but more than the other regions surveyed
- 87% rate good service as important, equally valuing the availability of products at the point of purchase, alongside a quick and easy payment process
- Despite the importance of social networks to Russian consumers, they are unwilling to share negative experiences via these channels
- More than any other region, Russians want retailers to interact with them only at the consumers' instigation and in relation to products or order updates
With a population of 141.9 million, Russia is expected to become Europe's largest consumer economy, making it a priority for retailers, who must ensure they can deliver cross-channel integration to enable consumers, who have indicated a willingness to shop via mobile and social channels, in the way they want, that is 'good for me'. Retailers need to focus on collecting consumer data and utilise it to gain actionable insights into customer behaviour, which can then be applied across all touch points.
Visit the Evolution of Experience Retail research website and download the research whitepaper as well as a range of further resources in Russian including byline articles, a fact sheet and an infographic showcasing the key global results.


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I just finished looking at this question: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/753122/which-cloud-computing-platform-should-i-choose
But, I am not certain what I should do in designing an application for safety engineers, so a high uptime is important.
So, if my application is written in ASP.NET, using SQL Server, it would seem that my best bet is to design for Azure, but would Amazon's solution be a good choice? How would I decide if I should just have everything on the same system or have the data on Amazon's cloud and the ASP.NET on Azure?
I have another application that I am working on that deals with utility information, for water and electricity, so there is usage and billing info, and it was written in PHP using SQL Server. Would this be a possibly good application for cloud computing? It would seem that Amazon's solution would be the best solution for PHP, so my only option, but, how do you decide which parts of their offerings to use?
Basically my question is on the application architecture. Designing for hosting is easy but cloud computing adds new challenges.
My main concern is purely on the design of my application.
If I decide on the language, does that lock me into a cloud solution?
When would I want the database to be in a different cloud than the application?
If I want to use the LIFT framework (written in Scala) would any of them allow me to install whatever I need?


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Spencer Anderson
Manager of Basketball Administration
Indiana Pacers
Many sports fans dream of working for a professional sports team, but Spencer Anderson (MBA/JD '13) actually does. He is the Manager of Basketball Administration for the Indiana Pacers, which is a position that only recently opened thanks to professional sports teams' rising interest in data.
Anderson uses a program called SportVU, a player tracking technology built by STATS LLC that utilizes cameras to record every movement on the court many times per second. According to the STATS website, this program allows Anderson to gather statistics on players and teams, such as "speed, distance, player separation and ball possession data."
NBA franchises are looking for data analysts who have strong communications skills and understand the sport, as well as how to pull actionable insights out of data. Many of these insights revolve around defense – the side of the ball that's tricky to measure using traditional statistics. For example, how much should players help their teammates on pick-and-rolls? Anderson supports his team by interpreting the statistics captured by the SportVU system. His analysis helps shape personnel decisions, including the draft, trades, salary cap management, and performance measurement. However, Anderson emphasized that SportVU is only a piece of the puzzle, and it is difficult to quantify everything.
Anderson began his full-time position in August, and our alumni network was vital in landing the role. Another Tippie alumnus, Mitch Tanney (MBA '12), started his post-MBA career working for STATS LLC's Sports Solutions Group (SSG), which developed and marketed SportVU. Using this connection, Anderson joined the SSG team as a 2012 summer intern to help them develop SportVU metrics and SportVU's ICE platform.
Before working with the SSG, Anderson obtained an internship with the Pacers after meeting Peter Dinwiddie, Pacers VP of Basketball Operations, on a Sports Law Society trip in 2011. Anderson followed up with him at the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference later that winter.
Anderson achieved entry into his dream career through Iowa's many opportunities to connect with professionals in his chosen field. Being a part of the Tippie Alumni Network has proven beneficial for Anderson and thousands of alumni like him. You can do it, too, with the power of I.


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How Do You Know When Your Marriage Is Over?
In This Article:
When Divorce Is Urgent
You Can Do It!
If you are the victim of verbal abuse from your spouse or ex, you should move to de-escalate the situation immediately. As soon as you notice the first sign of verbal abuse, put up your hand and say "stop." If the verbal abuse continues, you should deal with your spouse or ex only through a third party. Be aware that "verbal abuse," depending on the circumstances, can be considered "harassing" or "threatening" criminal conduct, and as such, could support the issuance of a protective order.
We'll end with one final caveat. Occasionally, the decision to divorce is mandatory. In instances of spousal or child abuse (mental or physical)—in fact, whenever your safety is in jeopardy—you don't have the luxury of merely considering separation. If your life, limb, or sanity are threatened, it's important to make a quick and abrupt break. If you or your child is in danger, do not wait to organize your finances, collect your valuables, or even see a lawyer. Just get out.
One woman we know had been abused for years when, in the aftermath of one final, brutalizing battle, she phoned her oldest friend and one-time college roommate. The friend came over with her husband and a couple of shopping bags and gathered what she could: some clothes, a toothbrush, and spare cash. Then, the friend and her husband escorted the badly beaten woman out the door. The woman never went back; however, to this day, she states that if she had not been ushered out by her friend, she might still be in that abusive relationship.
When it comes to domestic violence, women are victimized most. There are millions of such victims annually, according to the National Domestic Violence Hotline, with a woman battered every nine seconds. Almost 5 percent of battering victims are men, and trauma can be similar regardless of the victim's gender. At the center of abusive relationships are issues of power, with the batterer using violence to maintain control over the relationship and his partner. Victims are often in denial about their situation, but it is hard to deny some typical battering tactics:
- Isolating the victim from family and friends. This helps keep the victim locked into the relationship because she is kept away from her support system.
- Intimidation. The abuser intimidates the victim through looks, actions, and gestures. As an example, perhaps the couple is at a party and the wife is talking to a man across the room. The batterer looks across the room and clenches his fist. She sees this gesture and knows the subtext: She will be assaulted when they get home. He might also intimidate her by destroying her personal property or displaying weapons around the house.
- Name calling. This is a prime feature of emotional abuse.
- Threats. Batterers might threaten their partners as a means of coercion. Threats might be directed at the victim, at the victim's family and friends, or even at the batterer himself. Threatening to commit suicide if the victim leaves is not uncommon.
- Economic abuse. Batterers often control family finances and might keep the victim on a weekly allowance to take care of the household. Victims of abuse might not have access to family bank accounts or might be prevented from taking or keeping a job.
- Minimizing the violence. Almost universally, batterers minimize violence they perpetrate by saying such things as, "What's the big deal? I didn't really hit you; I just slapped you." They will often deny the violence outright and tell their victims that it was all imagined.
- Blaming the victim. Batterers will blame their partners for the violence, saying they were provoked.
- Using the children. Batterers think nothing of using the children to relay intimidating messages or harassing the victim during child visitation.
What can family and friends do if they think someone's in an abusive relationship? First, provide unconditional support. And second, provide a safe haven so the victim has somewhere to go.
What can you do if you are being abused? The first step is recognizing the telltale signs, and the second is seeking help and removing yourself from the situation as quickly as you can.
More on: Dealing With Divorce
Excerpted from The Complete Idiot's Guide to Surviving Divorce © 2002 by BookEnds, LLC. All rights reserved including the right of reproduction in whole or in part in any form. Used by arrangement with Alpha Books, a member of Penguin Group (USA) Inc.
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Tui Na is the primary treatment used in Chinese medicine for cervical spondylosis and a variety of other neck disorders. As a generally safe and effective treatment, Tui Na is extremely popular in China but remains largely undeveloped in the West. This thorough, informative DVD aims to bring the benefits of these sophisticated methods to the Western clinic through clear illustrations of a variety of advanced techniques. It features:
- A thorough investigation into the causes, clinical manifestations and classifications of cervical spondylosis.
- A variety of basic and advanced techniques are presented, including rolling, pressing, grasping, passive motion, as well as several other methods that will be new to many viewers.
- Extensive, systematic protocols are detailed, allowing viewers to maximize their clinical options.
- Detailed cautions and suggestions are outlined to ensure the safe application of these valuable techniques.
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I've always thought it'd be cool to work in a restaurant as a chef or own one (though I could be sorely mistaken). I'm speaking of small town, mom and pop kinds of restaurants; the kind you'd see on Food Network or other TV shows. I enjoy cooking quite a bit, but the only experience I have is cooking for myself and random learning (via here or talking with people or reading other things). I'm curious to know how much experience is needed to work as a chef in those types of places and what kind? Is cooking school pretty much mandatory?
I also liked home cooking and thought it would be a good idea to try it professionally, and here's what I learned:
The best way to learn to cook professionally is by getting an entry level job. This is what I did. People will hire you without experience if you seem humble, reliable, and willing to learn. Come in cocky or expecting a lot right in the door, and you'll be ruled out. You should apply for a chain/fast food fry cook, or in fine dining, a prep cook or dishwasher. Culinary school can help speed this up, but you'll be paying tuition to learn a job that starts out a little above minimum wage. In my mind, this is a really craptastic deal, although the schools make out like bandits.
Once you get your first job, even if you've done culinary school, you'll be useless for a few months. Home cooking emphasizes creativity, but professional cooking is all about speed, efficiency, and consistency. Think of it as assembly-line cooking. Restaurants are the very definition of "School of Hard Knocks." Be prepared for hazing and getting grief from the other staff. You'll get your ass kicked for a while, and then slowly start to become useful. But once you get the hang of it, it can be an incredible rush!
If you're a fast learner and can handle the environment, it's possible to start out as a dishwasher and end up owning your own restaurant. It's also very possible to end up a single, scarred alcoholic with an empty bank account. If this already describes you well, then you'll fit in just fine. How well you do is entirely up to you and your abilities.
The industry advice for anyone who says they want to become a chef is "Don't do it!" Go read Kitchen Confidential. Now imagine you're responsible for managing that madness of drugs and mayhem, working 60 hours a week for a wage that barely touches middle class! Still sound good to you?
There are 5 different skill-sets you'll need to make it to head chef:
Buying a restaurant with no food service experience is a phenomenal way to get rid of excess money. Excess money, as in everything you have. On the other hand, starting from the bottom is a good way to see how you'd do. To open a restaurant as chef/owner you'll want a minimum of management & business experience plus 3 years in multiple restaurant kitchens. That's the minimum if you're very talented and driven. Honestly, 5-10 years experience is a more reasonable expectation. If you try to do it without the experience... well, new restaurants have a failure rate of about 60%. Even restaurants with experienced management and a solid business model can fail.
I don't want to crush your hopes and dreams, but this is something you really don't want to jump into without trying it at a lower level. The Food Network makes a chef's job seem glamorous, but what they do is just the opposite.