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Former Apparel Executive Lists Colorado Ranch for $12.95 Million
Ryan Wood, who was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys and was one of the founders of Under Armour apparel, has listed his roughly 490-acre ranch near Steamboat Springs, Colo., for $12.95 million.
Known as the May-Wood River Ranch, the property sits on the banks of the Elk River and comes with a 7,500-acre lease of adjacent U.S. Forest Service land in addition to its deeded 490 acres. The ranch has a mix of residential and agricultural structures, including a barn, outdoor horse arena, storage shed and shop.
The largest residential building is a main house of 2,674 square feet with four bedrooms and four bathrooms. There are two guest cabins with a total of three bedrooms, and a caretaker's unit above the equestrian barn. The ranch also has a renovated barn structure with a home theater.
There's fishing on 2 miles of the trout-filled Elk River that runs through the property. The ranch also has equestrian facilities as well as cattle and hay operations.
Mr. Wood left Under Armour about six years ago, around the same time he bought the ranch, which he assembled from several different parcels of land. He is now the chief executive of Sweetwood Cattle Co., which produces steak and beef jerky.
Brian Smith of Hall & Hall has the listing.
—Lauren Schuker Blum
Carmen Marc Valvo Snips New York Apartment Price to $15.95 Million
Fashion designer Carmen Marc Valvo and his partner, Christian Knaust, have cut the price of their 3,800-square-foot New York apartment by 5.6%, to $15.95 million.
The couple, who bought the apartment in the early 1990s, originally listed the co-op more than two years ago for $16.9 million before taking it off the market last year. It was relisted in February. Created by combining two apartments, the property has three bedrooms and five bathrooms and spans a full floor of the Majestic, a building on Central Park West, so it has views of both Central Park and the Hudson River.
The apartment has an oversize living room, a library and a dining room off the chef's kitchen, as well as a staff bedroom with a full bathroom. The master bedroom has two bathrooms, including one with a soaking tub underneath a picture window that looks onto Central Park.
Mr. Valvo's gowns and cocktail dresses have been worn by such stars as Queen Latifah, Kate Winslet and Beyoncé. Mr. Knaust is the president of Mr. Valvo's couture company, Carmen Marc Valvo.
Noble Black, a senior vice president at Corcoran, has the listing.
Big Deals: Two Lake Tahoe Homes Sell for $11.875 Million and $10.5 Million
Venture capitalist Steven Stull and his wife, Claire, have paid $11.875 million for a waterfront home at Lake Tahoe's Incline Village, Nev., according to public records.
The roughly 10,000-square-foot home sits on 0.82 acre with 100 feet of shoreline. The house has five bedrooms, five bathrooms, two half-bathrooms, an elevator, a wine cellar, four fireplaces and a laundry room with a pet shower.
The seller was Chuck Bluth, the former owner of the Cal Neva Resort, Spa and Casino, who built the home in 1997. "It was a helluva buy," says Mr. Bluth of the recent deal. Mr. Bluth has moved to a 20,000-square-foot home on 4 acres on the east shore of Lake Tahoe. "I like land and I like my privacy," says Mr. Bluth, a real-estate developer and entrepreneur.
Mr. Bluth had raised the asking price of the home to $15.5 million last month, up from a previous asking price of $13.998 million in September. It was first listed in 2007 for $15.998 million. Lexi Cerretti, of Sierra Sotheby's International Realty represented the buyers. Jean Merkelbach of Sierra Sotheby's International Realty represented the seller.
Also in Incline Village, rancher and real-estate developer Les Busick recently paid $10.5 million for a lakefront property that includes a 2,500-square-foot house, a white-sand beach, a pier and a boat house. The house had been listed for $13.9 million. Tim Lampe of Lakeshore Realty represented both the buyer and the seller. The seller was the Coleman Family Trust, according to public records.
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I tried gparted, but it doesn't like seeing an ext4 file system without the partition type being specified (I suspect). So it won't let me resize or anything since there is no partition. It is occurring to me that having a non partitioned drive with data on it is playing with fire. Worse yet, it is my
/home mount point. Obviously I can do a full backup of my data and start from the ground up but I was hoping someone would have an idea of how I can do it without spending time on the backup/restore.
I realize this is a slim to none. Here's to hoping for someone more creative than myself providing a slim.
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As someone who is opposed to animal cruelty, I support H. 1456, which would ban the cruel confinement of pigs in gestation crates, egg-laying hens in battery cages, and calves in veal crates.
These confinement systems are so restrictive that the animals are unable to even turn around, and for the hens, they're unable to even flap their wings for years on end. Ten other states have already prohibited one or more of these practices — let's make Massachusetts the 11th to take a stand against cruelty to animals.
I urge my representative, Keiko Orrall, to please take a stand against animal cruelty and help pass H. 1456.
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It's release time once again and I'm pleased to announce that Pentaho BI Suite 3.8 is available for download! This release is packed with new features empowering you to add more interactivity to your Pentaho-based solutions and improve performance and efficiency when working with larger and larger data volumes. In today's blog, I'll highlight just a few of these exciting new enhancements:
Guided Analysis
Building upon the hyperlink feature introduced in Pentaho Reporting with our 3.7 BI suite release, Analyzer Reports and Action Sequences now also provide the ability to create contextual hyperlinks to other pieces of Pentaho content or external URLs. You now have complete flexibility to provide information consumers with guided paths to additional detail or related content found in another report. For example, with a couple of clicks you could create a summary level Analyzer Report for users to explore and analyze product sales, then enable hyperlinks on product names which link out to a detailed inventory report to ensure there are enough units on hand for your top selling products.
Dashboard Content Linking
Pentaho Dashboard Designer also receives a dose of interactivity with a feature we call content linking. Content linking allows you enable one dashboard element drive the filtering of another element of the dashboard. This feature is integrated with nearly all dashboard components including filter controls, dashboard charts, data tables and any items embedded in a dashboard widget such as a Pentaho report or Analyzer view. This can be used for a variety of use cases including the creation of chained parameters, where selections in one filter control are used to drive the available selections in another filter control, or allowing dashboard consumers to click on the slice of a pie or a bar in a bar chart and have that drive the filtering of other widgets on the dashboard. Be sure to check out the new dashboard samples, Product Sales Performance and Product Performance Dashboard, which illustrate the content linking feature along with the new, expanded set of filter controls including radio groups, check boxes, calendar pickers, button controls and more.
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Also included in the 3.8 suite release is Pentaho Data Integration 4.1.2. While this is primarily a patch release containing important product fixes and performance improvements, we've also added a few new features that simplify the design of transformations used to compose MapReduce jobs for Hadoop. This includes dedicated steps for MapReduce Inputs and Outputs allowing you to simply choose which fields to use as your OutKey and OutValues, rather than having to explicitly filter and rename fields in the stream down to the key-value pair fields you pass back to Hadoop. Finally, the Transformation Job Executor step now provides the ability to specify a transformation for use as a Combiner, thereby enabling you to optimize the performance of your PDI-based MapReduce jobs.
We hope you enjoy this exciting new release, get started today by downloading your copy at http://www.pentaho.com/download/.
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Annie, get your grenade launcher
Leon Panetta, departing Secy. of Def., has removed restrictions on military women serving in combat roles. The Times has a story tracing his thinking on the subject. The head of the Joint Chiefs, Martin Dempsey also describes the development of his views.An accompanying story reports on instances of women in "non-combat" roles being drawn into combat when serving in combat units. Each service will be given time to assess the criteria for different forms of combat: e.g., special services, infantry, etc. One of the benefits often cited is that it will allow women to rise to the highest ranks (four-star, etc.), which are reserved for those who have served in combat.The trajectory for the decision seems inevitable, but I am sure there are questions that need answers. What do you think?
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If women can pass the tests I think they should be able to get the jobs. They already do a lot of fighting but some of this stuff is about promotions and esprit de corps. This interview with a female former Marine Commander explains why the decision makes sense ... http://youtu.be/GhQG3xX2k0I
I am sure that women can serve as well as men in many combat positions, and I trust the military to decide if there are any where they can't. If it turns out that the physical demands for being in certain elite military units (say, Navy Seals) are such that only a scant few women can qualify, I don't see that it would be sex discrimination to keep such units all male. The order is the lifting of a ban, not an order to have equal numbers of men and women in every military role. Some are asking how we will feel about this when women start coming home in pieces in body bags. The first answer is that they already do. But I think many of us (including me) have an emotional reaction to the idea of women being blown to bits in combat. And of course I have seen many heartbreaking stories about men who have been severely injuredsometimes almost beyond human recognitionin combat. I think we have a gut feeling that it would be worse for a woman to lose all her limbs or be so severely burned that she has no face than it is for a manalthough of course such things are extraordinarily tragic for anyone. I tend to think those are probably emotional feelings that should not influence our decisionsparticularly in the case of women who want to serve and make a fully informed decision to do sobut I think the feelings should be taken very seriously.
Hi, Margaret:What do I think? I think your headline is demeaning to the brave women who have fought alongside men in every war. The fact that they no longer have to disguise themselves and take on masculine names, etc., is good. As a very little girl, I loved the posters of the WACS and WAVES. (I think we're from the same age cohort. Did you not admire the women in uniform then? How I loved my Red Cross Nurse doll!)http://www.google.com/search?q=wacs+and+waves&hl=en&tbo=u&tbm=isch&sourc... My admiration for servicewomen has only increased over the decades. Seeing the first women graduate from West Point was thrilling, etc.There have been women in every war. In the Civil War, e.g., the nuns who cared for wounded soldiers learned not to be surprised to find women among their patients. 55 million leads to "women fighters dressed as men civil war."http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&tbo=d&site=&source=hp&q=women+fighter... of mocking "Annie," what about thanking her and celebrating her courage?
Red Cross dolls were all well and good. But Annie of "Annie Get Your Gun," was a role model for some back in 1946! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie_Get_Your_Gun_%28musical%29
Yes, my neighbor boy loved Annie Get Your Gun. And I admire the real Annie Oakley very much.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie_OakleyBut she wasn't in combat. (On an official level. The suffering she endured from the people she called "the wolves" might count as warfare.)(I wish you'd open a thread on all aspects of Annie: the Broadway show, the t.v. show, the movie, the real Annie Oakley, etc., etc.)
Not surprisingly, the WSJ published an op-ed disagreeing with the decision. Be warned--it is a bit graphic. What thinks thee?http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142412788732353980457826013211147315...
Anthony Andreass,Of course, we don't yet know if women will be in those exact same situations as men. But it seems to me that if men and woman find themselves together under such dire circumstances, vanity and modesty would be very low on their list of concerns. I have never been in combat, but I have had a couple of miserable stays in the hospital, having all kinds of indignities perpetrated on me by doctors and (more often) nurses. In my experience, after the first day you couldn't care less.
@Anthony Andreaass (1/25, 11:44 am) Former Marine Goldie Taylor was on TV the other night saying she'd been in plenty of situations like the ones described in Ryan Smith's op-ed column. Bottom line, in Taylor's view, "if a woman meets every physical and mental criteria for a job, she should be allowed to do it and be formally recognized for it."http://tv.msnbc.com/2013/01/23/its-a-mans-world-try-telling-that-to-the-...
I'm not gung-ho on the military or the foreign policy debacles that have led to some of our current involvements, but given that some wars are necessary evils in the actual defense of our nation, I have no problem with women being called on to assist in any capacity for which they are fit. What rational person could?Raber, a Navy vet, noted that women have only just been allowed on submarine duty in the last year or so, something he could never quite fathom (urgh, no pun intended) because it's a job that calls less for strength and more for job precision and nerves of steel. You have to withstand claustrophobic conditions for months on end and a fair amount of disorientation.
AA: WSJ article...agree it's pretty grim picture, and he doesn't even mention claustraphobia!!! But somehow I think body yuck and hygiene are likely to be the least of the issues.
Just to punch up this discussion a bit, let me suggest a read at Pat Lang's blog. Not for the politically correct, etc. Many are combat veterans, but several comments also pay attention to structural and organizational issues. "What did you do in the army, Mom?" http://turcopolier.typepad.com/sic_semper_tyrannis/2013/01/httpvideotoda...
I have no problem with the military making a case by case determination on particular jobs that might not be appropriate for a woman, but they should also do a similar determination on jobs unsuitable for a man.
And the "Nuns of the Battlefield" Monument, honoring the sisters who served as nurses during the Civil Warhttp://www.dcmemorials.com/index_indiv0001660.htmI first saw it in a Sisters of Charity newsletter; one of the twelve sisters depicted on the monument is a Sister of Charity.
In the absence of the draft, at first glance it seems like a non-problem; women who don't want to be in combat don't have to join the military. It seems only fair that if a woman who is informed about the risks wishes to enter the armed services, she should have the same career advantages as a man. There are several problems that need to be addressed. One is the difficulty of making an informed decision when one has never seen combat. We realize that some don't come back alive, others come back physically maimed. How many come back mentally and spiritually wounded? We call it PTSD now, but it has existed as long as wars have been fought.Another problem is thinking of the military as a primarily a career opportunity. We forget that the military exists for one reason only. I believe that there is such a thing as "just war". I also believe that most of the conflicts we have been involved with in the past 50 or 60 years do not fit that definition. The question we should be asking shouldn't be limited to whether our daughters should go to war. We should also be asking whether our sons should go to war. We are sacrificing our young men and women on an altar...to what? We need to ask the hard questions. War should be a last resort, an act of desperate necessity, not an industry to employ our young people during a soft economy.
If a woman can meet all of the physical tests necessary to engage in front line combat, then they should be allowed to do so. Military women already serve in numerous combat roles, including fighter pilots, naval officers, and logistics that are often in harms way.But another thought occurs to me. If we had a military draft, would we still be fighting in Afghanistan eleven years after 9/11? Would we have invaded Iraq on such flimsy pretext? As callous as it sounds, perhaps the notion of women serving, dying and being maimed in combat will have a leavening effect on our bellicosity. Right now, for the most part it is not 'our' sons who serve, it is other people's sons. Maybe some of the collective protectionism that exists for our women will bring the horror of war closer to our collective imagination.
Hi, jbruns:The problem with the long wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, imho, is not about "our" anything. It's about the profits made by the contractors and their pet congresspeople, safe in their berths, as long as they play ball.The "collective imagination" does not seem to be focused on those wars at all. Who ever talks about the wars? Who is collecting grease, newspapers, rubber, milkweed down, etc., for the war effort?The young men and women sacrificed Over There mean nothing to the big shots who have increased their wealth and will continue to do so, even after Johnny comes marching home. The blather about cutting spending, etc., is bogus, obviously. If the money wasted on those phony wars had been spent on education, Americans might realize how we're being scammed, and that would never do.
JBruns: "if we had a military draft".... You're right to wonder if we'd still be in Afghanistan. Would we have even gone to Iraq? Possibly, but not for long as we did. Of course, if we had a military draft, how would the citizenry react to women being drafted? By happenstance, on the news the other night there was a clip of an officer testifying before Congress about sexual harassment in an (Army???) training center, i.e., trainers harassing trainees, apparently women trainees. There seems to be a certain amount of this already in the military generally; will allowing more women into combat increase the incidence of harassment. Stay tuned...for some more congressional hearings!!
Here is an interesting angle from a very conservative fellow who is also a conservative Catholic and a classicist. He is basically arguing, 'who will fight to protect the women at home if they are on the battlefield instead of huddled with the children?'?http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/why_men_fight
jbruns: I've always heard/read/thought that men in battle protect one another. Those in their unit. The country, the flag, the people safe at home are forgotten, and instinct and training kick in. I've heard/read that in World War I and World War II, as the casualties mounted, men still alive refused to learn the names of new recruits sent to replace their "fallen" comrades. They knew they wouldn't last.
From JBruns link: "If you want men to have nothing to fight for, this is the way to proceed." This sounds a bit like Hannah Rosen in "The End of Men." Her argument is full of holes and so too is this concluding sentence. http://www.commonwealmagazine.org/second-class-male
I daresay that the women without the physical strength to do the grunt jobs won't be allowed in the infantry, and I suspect that is a big majority of women. The services have always prohibited men from jobs they couldn't do physically.
Not all women can lift 104# artillery shells; not all men can lift 104# artillery shells.Not all men can qualify for the membership in the Navy Seals; not all women will be able to qualify for membership in the Navy Seals.Prejudging on the basis of gender is simply perpetuating myths that males have developed, not only in the military, but also in the police and fire services, to name just 2 others.One of the best officers I served under in the Air Force was a female Lt. Col. Unfortunately in those days women were not allowd to fly, so her promotion above where she was at that time was pretty if not totally limited.And is it OK to see men come home in body bags, but not women? If so .... why?
" ... trainers harassing trainees, apparently women trainees. There seems to be a certain amount of this already in the military generally; will allowing more women into combat increase the incidence of harassment."I am sure that after HST integrated the US military this problem existed. It was overcome with hard work and strict discipline, up to and including prison and dishonorable discharge.This, too, shall pass ... as a few recalcitrant males will learn to their large and undying regret.BTW, many gays and lesbians are still reluctant to "come out" for fear of what they know will happen to them from the "normal grunts," non-coms and officers.
As I understand it, an officer cannot rise above a certain rank (two star general?) if he has not served in combat. This, apparently, is one of the big obstacles to women receiving high promotion in the Army.
As Lady Mary (of Downton Abbey) would say, "We're all agreed then."
Would that THIS adaptation of what Ann said above were true: "a politician cannot serve on any armed services committees if (s)he has not served in combat."This country has been in the grip of too many chicken hawks for way too many years now.
If JM's adaptation was followed, that would make Rep. Tammy Duckworth (D.-IL) a candidate for speaker of the house. Dang those seniority rules.
As Lady Mary [of Downton Abbey fame] also said: "Don't fret, Edith. It's so middle-class!"
Really??? Sounds more like the Dowager Countess, the grandmother of Lady Mary (Maggie Smith).


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20 March 2013. The debilitating negative symptoms of schizophrenia garner the spotlight in two new studies published online March 6 in JAMA Psychiatry. The first, led by Donald Goff of the Nathan S. Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research in Orangeburg, New York, finds that 16 weeks of taking folate and vitamin B12 supplements can selectively improve negative symptoms, but only among a subset of people with a particular genotypic variant related to folate absorption. The second report, a brain imaging study led by Aristotle Voineskos of the University of Toronto in Canada, finds that people with deficit syndrome, a subtype of schizophrenia characterized by profound negative symptoms, have distinct axon pathway structure that differentiates them from the non-deficit form of schizophrenia.
Focus on the negative
The findings offer hope for understanding the causes of and finding ways to treat negative symptoms, which include social withdrawal, apathy, and reduced emotional expression. Once considered less dire than the hallucinations and delusions of positive symptoms, negative symptoms are now recognized as key barriers to work and independent living. This has renewed interest for finding therapies that can deal with negative symptoms, which are not touched by antipsychotic medication.
"We are just desperate for novel therapies to test," says William Carpenter of the University of Maryland in Baltimore, who was not involved in either study.
The studies also validate an approach that considers subsets of schizophrenia's varied symptoms in isolation. Focusing on such subsets could identify subtypes of the disorder, and get cleaner answers to the causes and treatment of schizophrenia than studies that do not take into account this variability. "You really have to deconstruct schizophrenia into its component parts," Carpenter told SRF.
Carpenter and colleagues originally suggested that negative symptoms were one of these components, and in 2001, Carpenter and colleague Brian Kirkpatrick took this further by proposing that people with high levels of negative symptoms constituted a subtype of schizophrenia, which they termed "deficit syndrome" (Kirkpatrick et al., 2001). People with the deficit subtype of schizophrenia also suffer from hallucinations and delusions, but their negative symptoms are more pronounced than those with non-deficit schizophrenia. Deficit syndrome is estimated to include 15-25 percent of cases of schizophrenia.
As the measurement of negative symptoms becomes more refined (see SRF related news story on a new clinical scale), tracking how negative symptoms interact with the other symptoms could also bring some clarity to drug trials. For example, social withdrawal due to paranoia is quite a different thing than social withdrawal due to a sincere lack of interest in other people. In the first case, the social withdrawal could be ameliorated with antipsychotic drugs, but not in the second case. "These are tangibly different pathologic phenomena," Carpenter says.
Carpenter's group has tried to differentiate between negative symptoms that are primary to schizophrenia and those that are secondary to other aspects of schizophrenia (Kirkpatrick et al., 2006). Keeping track of this is crucial to meaningful drug trials, which could conclude whether a drug improved negative symptoms in their own right, or if the improvements were just along for the ride.
Why folate?
Folate is a vitamin that humans need to get from their diet, and it has many brain-related functions, including neural tube formation, neurotransmitter synthesis, DNA replication, and DNA methylation, by which it influences gene expression. Epidemiology has linked famine, and presumably low folate levels in pregnant mothers, to increased risk for schizophrenia in their offspring (see SRF related news story). Adults with schizophrenia exhibit low folate levels in their blood, too, which worsens with negative symptom severity (Goff et al., 2004)—something that suggests adding back folate as a treatment strategy. Though grains have been fortified with folate in the United States since 1998, inefficiencies in how folate is absorbed and used in the body by a cadre of enzymes could leave someone effectively folate deficient. Consistent with this, Goff and colleagues previously found that folate could improve negative symptoms in people with schizophrenia, but only in those carrying a genotype affecting an enzyme involved in folate metabolism, called methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) (Hill et al., 2011; see SRF related news story and accompanying Q&A with Roffman on folate metabolism and schizophrenia).
In the new study, first author Joshua Roffman and colleagues explored folate's effects in a larger sample, and considered variants within genes encoding multiple folate-related enzymes: folate hydrolase 1 (FOLH1), methionine synthase (MTR), catechol O-methyltransferase (COMT), and MTHFR. Using a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled design, the study tested the effects of daily intake of 2 mg of folic acid and 400 μg of vitamin B12, which enhances folate's actions. Of the 140 people with schizophrenia enrolled in the trial, 94 were assigned to folate plus vitamin B12 and 46 to placebo; 121 completed the trial.
Sixteen weeks later, negative symptoms had not improved significantly in the folate group as a whole, but there was a significant finding when genotype was taken into account. Among those carrying two copies of the 484T allele in FOLH1, folate reduced negative symptoms compared to placebo by an average of 0.59 points per week on the Scale for the Assessment of Negative Symptoms (SANS). In contrast, no significant difference was found between folate and placebo among 484C allele carriers. For the MTHFR genotype highlighted in their previous study, the difference between folate and placebo missed statistical significance (p = 0.17). The improvements stemmed largely from reductions in alogia, a poverty of speech.
No changes to positive symptoms were detected, which argues that the negative symptom improvement here was not just a byproduct of reducing psychosis. This suggests that modulating the folate pathway may be an inroad to treating negative symptoms themselves—at least in those whose folate metabolism is somehow compromised, or whose diet lacks folate.
Delineating deficit syndrome
The second study addresses negative symptoms through the lens of deficit syndrome, a subtype of schizophrenia marked by profound and stable social withdrawal, apathy, and blunted emotion. Beyond the different symptom profile of deficit syndrome compared to the rest of "non-deficit" schizophrenia, neurodevelopmental, epidemiological, and brain imaging studies have also reported differences (Kirkpatrick et al., 2001).
First author Voineskos and colleagues looked for brain signatures of deficit syndrome with the latest brain imaging techniques, including measurements of cortical thickness and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) of the axon-containing white matter tracts. The researchers scanned 77 people with schizophrenia, 18 of whom met the deficit criteria, and 79 healthy controls. In one analysis—a careful comparison of regions previously implicated in schizophrenia—18 deficit cases were individually matched with 18 non-deficit cases for medication history, age of onset, illness duration, and age. The deficit cases had disrupted white matter structures in three fiber tracts that connect brain regions involved in emotional and social function: the right inferior longitudinal fasciculus, the right arcuate fasciculus, and the left uncinate fasciculus.
This disruption emerged in the larger, unmatched sample, too, with the same tract abnormalities detected in the 18 deficit cases versus the 59 non-deficit cases and 79 healthy controls. Positive symptom scores did not differ between the deficit and non-deficit groups, which suggests that the tract irregularities were linked specifically to negative symptoms. In contrast, the researchers found a similar pattern of reduced cortical thickness in deficit and non-deficit cases relative to controls. This casts cortical thinning as a generic feature of schizophrenia (see SRF overview story on cortical thinning).
The differences found in the brains of people with deficit syndrome bolster the idea that deficit syndrome is a distinct subtype of schizophrenia, and suggest that future studies would do well to keep track of the symptom profiles of study participants. Not only might it help clarify results, but it may also eventually help target brain regions that are crucial for real-world function.—Michele Solis.
Roffman JL, Lamberti JS, Achtyes E, Macklin EA, Galendez GC, Raeke LH, Silverstein NJ, Smoller JW, Hill M, Goff DC. Randomized Multicenter Investigation of Folate Plus Vitamin B12 Supplementation in Schizophrenia. JAMA Psychiatry. 2013 Mar 6:1-9. Abstract
Voineskos AN, Foussias G, Lerch J, Felsky D, Remington G, Rajji TK, Lobaugh N, Pollock BG, Mulsant BH. Neuroimaging Evidence for the Deficit Subtype of Schizophrenia. JAMA Psychiatry. 2013 Mar 6:1-9. Abstract
PRIMARY PAPERSRandomized Multicenter Investigation of Folate Plus Vitamin B12 Supplementation in Schizophrenia.Neuroimaging Evidence for the Deficit Subtype of Schizophrenia.
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I downloaded Ubuntu 11.04 and it was working fine until I started tweaking compiz and rebooted. It took 3 to 4 minutes to boot up. When I press enter at the boot menu, there is a black screen with something flickering on the top left corner, which is normal, but for me the black screen stays for 4 to 5 mins. It is driving me crazy. Please explain your answer as I am not the terminal stuff.
you can try to trace down the issue by installing bootchart available in repos. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bootchart
I'm on 11.10 with
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For sure it is not the solution, but at least a direction to look.
Hope this helps.
P.S. Make sure you know what are you doing while dealing with system files.


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Thirty-five contestants toed the mark Saturday morning at PCC for the 5K Beaver Dash sponsored by Pratt Community College track and field.
The first competitor to break the tape was PCC crosscountry runner Blake Thompson, from Haysville, in a time of 17:33.
Former Greenback and current Hutchinson Blue Dragon runner Mario Perez was runner-up in 20:12.
The first two women to finish were Pratt High senior Kaylah Romine (20:13) who was a regional champ and state medalist this past crosscountry season, and her coach Kathy Hitz (23:00).
"It was fun to line up for a race with Kaylah and Mario," Hitz related.
The next five finishers were Pratt women: Kelly Lawton, Jennifer Ragland, Kim Howe, Natalie Clark and Diane Arensdorf.
The top 10 was rounded out by 13 year old Mikeal Ann Loiland from Macksville.
There were other youngsters in the race as well. Wiley Atteberry (4) and Brett Atteberry (7), both from Pratt, were two of the most junior competitors to complete the 5K.
8 year old Caden Fisher of Sawyer was the highest finishing pre-teen at 20th.
A good time was had by all. Complete results are at http://www.prattcc.edu/pcc-athletics/track-field-and-cross-country.
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Today in Munfordville, a son and daughter look to each other as they cope after losing their mother in a tragic shooting they say they may never understand.
It's during times like these Ford's daughter says they need her the most.
"When you go through tough times... that's who you call... your mom. And you can't call your mom now," said Stephanie Turner.
Laura ford died after being shot by a man she'd cared for for 15 years... her father-in-law.
"She died when taking care of somebody... over something probably so silly that you can't take back," said Turner.
To Turner, Alva Gussler was "pap."
A veteran with diabetes who'd been confined to his bed, Turner says he had a temper, but nothing too far from the ordinary.
She and her brother never could have imagined an argument would lead Gussler to shoot anyone, but it was the gun that lay beside him that he shot their mother with.
"He earned that right to have a gun, so she didn't want to say anything to him about that, and she never feared him," said Turner.
"He's had a gun laying there ever since I've known him." said Ford.
Turner and Ford say care taking was in their mother's nature, and hope her legacy lives on in them.
"She loved her grand babies, and I just hope I can love my kids and grand kids the way she loved us," said Ford.
When asked what Turner will tell her children one day, but out of this tragedy she hopes they remember the value of life.
"When you get mad or angry, or upset, how you react can mean a lifetime. Whatever happened that day.... somebody was upset and did something for that instant that took a life away. So you shouldn't get mad or angry. You should hold back a little bit because you can't bring people back," said Turner.
Turner and Ford say they may never know why Alva Gussler shot their mother, but for now, they can only hope her legacy lives on through their family.


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Books That Teach
In my experience, learning to knit is more of an ongoing process rather than a single event. No matter how many techniques I've mastered, there's always something new to learn. I have no doubt that it's a major factor in why knitting is such an addictive activity…
I've pulled together a few books titles that continue to help expand my knitting skills:
1. Vogue Knitting: The Ultimate Knitting Book
The first knitting reference book I ever used, which means it holds a special place in my heart. It's accessible to the novice knitter, but includes techniques for advanced knitters too. It covers all the basics: how to hold your needles, how to sew seams, how to make pompons… I've turned to it for answers countless times.
2. Mary Thomas's Book of Knitting Patterns
While I wouldn't recommend this book for a brand-new beginner, it's perfect for anyone with a little experience and a thirst for more knowledge. Different traditional stitch patterns are covered in great detail, including historical facts, diagrams, black and white photos, and a bunch of goofy little sketches tossed in for good measure. I find a new thing in this book every time I look at it.
3. The Art of Manipulating Fabric
It's not a knitting book, but this reference guide can offer loads of inspiration to an adventurous knitter. I first encountered it on an internship in Philadelphia, and I kept "borrowing" it from the designer's desk so that I could get a better look at the huge number of ways fabric can be transformed. While the book itself is cataloging the ways woven fabric can be manipulated, there's a lot that can be applied to knitted fabrics as well. It's a great jumping-off point for anyone willing to experiment.
These are a few of my favorites, but there are many more great reference books out there. Check out Norah's list from a while back, too. All these titles are a great investment, and they continue to help me years after I first stumbled across them!
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Love to hear about good books! I am slowly building my own library. I still find that the videos out there have been incredibly helpful when the words aren't making sense. Berroco's are great!August 9, 2011
Well, I must admit that I've picked up "The Art of Knitting" and just kept going "wow!" after each page I turned. That woman is genius!
I'm familiar with the first two books above, but the third … I'll check it out.August 10, 2011
I love the books you have listed, but I also routinely turn to the companion to one of your selections. Mary Thomas's Knitting Book (not the book of patterns) is all about process, and I have over the years turned to it again and again. Its simple line drawings and exhaustive presentation of alternative ways to achieve the same result are invaluable for someone who wants to go beyond "blind follower" (as E.Z. would have said) toward real command of the knitting process. There's no unintelligible photographic fluff, just clear and concise presentation.
It's such an inexpensive book, and yet such a wonderful resource!
Thanks for sharing your list. Books. Knitting. All the best stuff!August 12, 2011
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I must disagree with you Amanda. Learning to knit was a singular event for me, and I am happy to say I have mastered the art. Not to toot my own horn, but I became a pretty darn good knitter after one long afternoon teaching myself. Still, good blog very glad you joined the Berroco team.August 16, 2011
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I learned stockinette when I was 5 and knitted useless curling strips for a long, long time. Then someone left A Treasury of Knitting Patterns within my reach and I was off and running. I am 68 now and just now deciding to learn entrelac. I've never entertained the idea of socks or knitting with fingering yarn at all and now my eyes are failing, but there is still so much to learn and square needles~~~~September 29, 2011


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This Nikon has better glass than a comparable Leupold scopes like the Vari-XIII.
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Yeah Bis, You're not the only one who lamented the departure of the Great Western Gun show. Thanks to the stupid LA County Supervisors. Not only that they loss the revenue that the gun shows brings, they also wasted the taxpayers money to settle the lawsuit brought about by the Gun show operator.
Beautiful setup, and looks like it shoots as well as it looks. There's nothing quite as satisfying as finally getting something you wanted, even 22 years later.The gun show at the Fairplex??? Now your making me sad . I sure miss those days.I see WEGC still looks good too. Haven't been there since before bird season. Always love shooting there.
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I am making a freestanding 13' x 13' covered patio. the posts in the 4 corners will be 6" x 6" x 8 to 9 feet tall. I am looking for connection ideas on the beams that connect on top of the 6" x 6" posts. I will be using either 6" x 10" or 4" x 10" beams. I know Simpson strong ties has a ECCLQ-SDS bracket that will connect two beams at the top of each post, but I am just looking for other ideas that might be nicer, as strong as, cheaper and different than Simpson Strong tie.
If you want to avoid the steel braces and have an attractive, complete wood look that is also strong, there are a few ways. A combination of strongbacks on the outside faces of the posts and cornice braces from the post to under the beams would look great and stabilize the beams.
The strongbacks are short 2X4 pieces, perhaps champhered, top and bottom, that would screw into the post and also the beam on the outside parameter. Two are required for each post. The beams should be cut at 45 degree miter angles or notched to fit together and lay on top of the posts. The cornice braces typically are triangles or 45 degree braces that mount to the sides of the posts and the bottom of the beams. Again, two per post are required. You can then screw some timber ties or long lags down through the beams from the top into the posts.
you can fancy up the cuts on the strongbacks and braces to enhance the style. The combination of beams sitting on top of the posts with side and bottom support is extremely strong.
A couple more ideas, maybe they'll inspire even more ideas. You could make a giant mortise and tenon joint. Retain the tenon with a large dowel, or a through bolt or two. You could countersink the bolts and plug the holes with wood to get the dowel look. Old skool barn tech!
If you can't or don't want to cut big chunks of wood out for a mortise and tenon due to structural or aesthetic reasons, you could use a flitch plate to make the joint. It's just a big flat steel plate placed into narrow notches cut into the members. Then it's through bolted to hold everything together. It's often possible for the plate to be completely hidden, and again the bolt heads can be disguised with wood plugs if desired.


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The setting at hand is more or less grim irony, reflecting the modern days. Ontological categories adopted by characters in the setting map to the modern ontologies. In the storyline there are references to Manhattan project, the Beatles, popular culture. Those are well-hidden though.
I'm running a moderately epic city setting and I want the following to be a common practice:
Any agreement regarding a rent of an item or a mount is [magically] bound to the item or mount itself so that the law enforcement officers can quickly validate the agreement using its [magical] nature with some kind of a reader. It may be dispellable (as it has two copies), it may be detectably-forgeable (with a lot of effort from the forger), it should be government-issued.
Currently I think that a good way to approach this problem would be to have an equivalent of public key cryptosystems, such that blanks for agreements are issued by governments and preemptively signed by them. Both parties use a signed blank as the deal is made, sign with their own signatures and exchange those.
It would be great if we were able to mark items with the ID numbers of the blanks such that officers are able to scan marked items easily.
Given that the setting implies a certain degree of science, I would say that this can work but I'd love to have something simpler.
This approach can work, but needs some improvements to meet all the criteria.
- Is there a simpler magical way to do what I want (dispellable, hardly forgeable, government-issued, item-describing agreements) in the RAW world?
- Is there a cool RAW way to "write" readable yet invisible symbols on items, mounts et al and let those symbols be there until those are erased?
- If there is no known alternative to public key crypto to accomplish that in D&D3.5, what is the best way to describe public key crypto within RAW world?


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Why, when one releases 2 balls in Newton's cradle, two balls on the opposite side bounce out at approximately the same speed as the 1st pair, rather than one ball at higher speed, or 3 balls at lower speed?
Contrary to what is stated in many textbooks, energy-momentum conservation alone cannot explain the behavior of Newton's cradle. For N balls we have two equations and N final velocities to calculate. Hence, conservations laws can do the job only for N=2. This means that if we want to give an explanation of the cradle behavior based on conservation laws, we have to split the N-ball collision into a sequence of two-ball collisions, as done in some of the answers given to the question.
The problem with this approach is that it assumes that initially the balls are not touching one another, which is not the case in most cradles. One might argue that it doesn't really matter that the balls are initially in contact, only that the collision time (the time during which momentum is transferred from one ball to the other) is much smaller than the time it takes for the mechanical perturbation to cross one ball. However, the typical collision time is of the order of 0.1 ms, much bigger than the propagation time of about 0.01 ms. Under such conditions one should expect wave propagation along the ball chain to play a significant role in the cradle's dynamics.
There is a nice paper,
showing that wave propagation along the ball line must be dispersion-free if we are to find equal numbers of incoming and outgoing balls. The authors also provide an interesting picture of how the system decides how many balls it is going to send away. Basically, the first impact produces two wave pulses moving in opposite directions along the ball line. The pulses are reflected at the ends of the line and meet again at the point where the ball chain breaks up. It is easy to see that this break-up point is symmetrical (with respect to the middle of the line) to the impact point, which explains why the number of outgoing balls is equal to that of the incoming ones.
It conserves both energy and momentum in the collision at the same time.
By design, when the balls collide the strings that hold them up are vertical (assuming balls are only swung from one side). This means there are no horizontal forces from the string on the balls so linear momentum in the direction of swing must be conserved in the collision. Energy is also nearly conserved provided not too much noise and heat are produced.
Consider the two-ball case where each ball has mass $m$ and velocity $v$ at the time of collision. The kinetic energy will be $E = mv^2$ and the momentum $p = 2mv$. So suppose $n$ balls were to fly off the other side with velocity $u$. The energy would be $\frac{n}{2} mu^2$ and the momentum $nmu$. So by conservation we must have $mv^2 = \frac{n}{2} mu^2$ and $2mv = nmu$. It is not difficult to see that the only solution to these equation together is $n=2$ and $u=v$.
A more complete analysis would rule out solutions with different balls leaving at different speeds, but I think this is enough to demonstrate the principle.
Let's start with an observation from billiards. Say the red ball is stationary and you hit it dead-on with the cue ball at speed $v$. The cue ball will stop and the red ball will continue on at speed $v$. Lubos gave a nice, simple description of this in his answer. You can see it happening at the beginning of this video.
Now imagine a row of balls (red-orange-yellow-green-blue-violet, say) lined up perfectly.
You hit the red one dead-on with the cue, and the cue stops and the red ball goes ahead. After just a moment, the red ball hits the orange ball. The red one stops and the orange on goes on ahead. Then the orange one hits the yellow one and stops, etc. Ultimately the violet ball comes out of the line, and all the other balls in the line have just moved down the table a little way. One ball in, one ball out. You can see something pretty much like this happen 50 seconds into the same video (it's not quite perfect, though).
Now we do it again. Line up all the balls, but this time roll the cue ball towards the red ball, and roll the 8-ball right after it.
The cue ball strikes the red ball and stops; the red ball goes forward, as before. The red ball hits the orange ball. This time, that's not the only thing happening. Simultaneously with that collision, the 8-ball runs into the stopped cue ball. After these collisions there are two balls in motion - the orange ball in front, and the cue ball, which has now had two collisions, one in front and one from behind.
This process repeats, going down the line, always with two balls in motion with one stationary ball in between. Near the end, the two moving balls are the violet (last) ball and green (third-from-last) ball. The violet ball is free, but the green ball impacts the blue one, and that's the last collision. The result is that the blue and violet balls come away from the line up. Everything else is stopped. Two balls went in, and two come out.
From here it is not hard to see that we could send in three, four, or even 100 balls (in theory) and get the same number out again.
The difficulty with this explanation is that in Newton's cradle, the balls physically touch one another, and so the stop-start argument does not apply in the same way. This simple analysis should make Newton's cradle plausible, but a full argument relies on studying the continuum mechanics associated with the collisions between solid bodies. This paper, mentioned by Georg in the comments, provides such an analysis.
Note: I didn't watch the YouTube video all the way through and don't necessarily vouch for everything it says about physics. I just wanted examples of those shots. Also, the balls in billiards are rolling, which can sometimes make a difference compared to Newton's cradle, but here we will assume it does not.
First, I have a free iPhone app for Newton's cradle - called Kinetic Balls - which has about 500 skins. ;-)
The events in the cradle are composed of many steps although they occur quickly after each other. In particular,
if you have five balls, the first ball starts by colliding with the second ball, the second ball hits the third ball, the third ball hits the fourth ball, the fourth ball hits the fifth ball. OK?
So let's study what happens when the first ball from the left hits the second ball from the left. The speed of the first ball is $v$ before it collides with the second one. Now, it simplifies things to look at the collision from the center-of-mass system of the first two balls.
Needless to say, the center of mass is moving by the speed which is the average of the speeds of the first two (equally heavy) balls. Because the first one is moving by $v$ to the right and the second one has the speed equal to $0$, the average is $v/2$, OK?
Before the collision, the first ball is moving by the speed $v-v/2=v/2$ relatively to the center-of-mass frame, and the second ball is moving by the speed $0-v/2=-v/2$ relatively to the center-of-mass frame.
Now, what happens after the collision? The balls can't penetrate through each other so their relative speed has to change the sign: the speeds get simply reversed. They change the sign. The situation is completely symmetric with respect to the exchange of the two balls combined with the reflection of "left" and "right" in the space. Consequently, the two final velocities (in the center-of-mass frame) must still be equal up to the opposite sign. The overall magnitude is guaranteed to be the same as before the collision, to conserve the kinetic energy $2\times mv^2/2$. The signs have to be opposite to one another - but also opposite to the initial ones because the balls can't penetrate one another.
So in the center-of-mass system, after the collision, the left ball will be moving by the speed $-v/2$ and the right ball will be moving by $+v/2$. Transforming back from the center-of-mass frame to the lab frame, we have to add $v/2$ again. So the first ball final speed will be zero, while the second ball's final speed will be $v/2+v/2=v$. OK?
Now, the second ball is approaching the third ball at speed $v$ while the third ball is at rest. Take these two balls' rest frame.
Now, repeat the fairy-tale above four times - I could do it, it would be very exciting, but I want to save the server's hard disks - and you will end up with the situation in which the first four balls are at rest and the fifth one is moving by the speed $v$ to the right.
Given that the initial balls do not bounce back, the original question can be answered directly as the top response shows, but he needed to specify that he was assuming the other balls do not bounce back or otherwise move. I can explain it without math: more or fewer balls can't come off at a slower or faster speed because energy and momentum must be conserved, and they are each a different function of velocity. If you change the velocity, and if no other balls move, then you would be violating one of the principles of conservation. For example, if only 1 ball came off with twice the velocity, momentum would be the same (conserved) as the incoming 2 balls, but there would be twice as much energy in the outgoing ball as there was in the 2 incoming balls. Conversely, if 4 balls came off with 1/2 the velocity, momentum would be conserved, but the energy would be half of what was put it in.
However, it is much more difficult to answer the question if other balls are allowed to bounce back in the other direction.
The answers based on separation are not correct and one poster hinted at how the device can really be explained. It is only a happen accident that the series of independent strikes calculation is correct for multiple balls of equal weight. Imagine 3 balls with the one in the middle that is much heavier. The first ball will bounce off, which is not what happens when they are touching. So the calculation is wrong for a fundamental reason. When they are touching, the middle heavy ball is in a compressed state, not yet pushing back on the first ball to make it bounce back before it is releasing energy to the last ball. This can't be modeled with one striking pair followed by another. To see everything more clearly, model the balls as big, weak springs.
From wiki: "At the point of collision, two shock waves propagate, one forward and one backward. They are carrying all the kinetic energy of the formerly-moving balls as potential energy in the elastic compression of the metal. The wave going backward is reflected forward when it reaches the beginning of the chain of balls, coming behind the wave that was moving forward first. The first wave reaches the end and is reflected back and it collides with the delayed wave at a point symmetrical to the initial point of collision, forcing the balls apart, releasing the potential energy as kinetic energy.[8] This explanation is more complicated if balls of equal weight are given different lengths or if the balls have different weights, but the solution for the final velocities can be found by examining the compression and expansion of the metals as a result of the shock waves. The conservation of energy and momentum are adequate to explain the system if the potential energy and transition time is included in the conservation of energy calculations."
Now to answer the original question: As the other poster said, the shock wave meets at a point symmetrical to the original collision. However, the answer is more complicated if the balls at the end are of equal weight but different in length. The shock waves will not meet to begin with, but the expanding system of metal will eventually cause the equal-weight balls to separate so that the initial balls do not bounce back.
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In looking at this in much more detail, I've found that no one understands how the cradle works. The reflected shock wave theory comes from: http://www.physikdidaktik.uni-karlsruhe.de/publication/ajp/Ball-chain_part1.pdf
but these researchers followed this paper up with this:
in which they show the collision time is 10 times slower than sound (shock) wave propagation which indicates "hertzian compression" (not simply shock waves) describes the cradle by including the springiness of the interfaces between the balls. There are 4 interfaces in 5 balls, so energy and momentum give the solution for the final velocity of 2 balls and then the ratio of the 3 subsequent interfaces to the first interface gives the 3 variables needed to solve for the other 3 balls. They apply F=ma to each ball where it is in contact with its 1 or 2 neighbors, subject to a psuedo-spring force (hertzian) in the surface contact of F=kx^1.5 rather than F=kx. This gives a set interdependent differential equations which I'll state for the most general case of different masses and different surface spring constants (youngs modulus) at the end. This may agree with experiment for the case of 1 ball striking 4 that are in contact, but it gives a solution for the case of 2 striking 3 that is not correct. I solved this system of equations in excel and got the same result as this paper:
in which ball 4 and 5 velocities would theoretically be 0.80 and 1.14 times the velocity of the 2 incoming balls. The paper asserts that you can observe the difference in velocity, but they fail to point out that this is a 2 times difference in kinetic energy and therefore the height reached by the 5th ball is 2 times more than the 4th, which is not what happens at all. (If 5th ball comes out 30 degrees max, the 4th ball would theoretically reach only 21 degrees, which is not what happens: they both reach 30 degrees at the same time).
Here are the F=ma equations that have to be solved with runge-kutta, if the Hertzian theory is correct. I did it in excel.
m1a1= - A*(x1-x2)^1.5
m2a2 = A*(x1-x2)^1.5 - B*(x2-x3)^1.5
m3a3 = B*(x2-x3)^1.5 - C*(x3-x4)^1.5
m4a4 = C*(x3-x4)^1.5 - D*(x4-x5)^1.5
m5a5 = D*(x4-x5)^1.5
For plugging into runge-kutta: a=dV(t)/dt and x=t*V(t)
A, B, C, D are the net effective spring constant between each pair of balls for the surface compression.
So for 2 balls or more balls striking the others, no one knows how it works. Even as late as 2004, these papers were incorrectly described as the complete solution: http://www.maths.tcd.ie/~garyd/Publications/Delaney_2004_AmJPhys_Rocking_Newtons_Cradle.pdf
People answering questions like this make the dreadful mistake of falling back to the simplistic maths found in physics books, forgetting that the simplistic maths does not represent either atomic mechanisms or the actual way in which momentum works in the real world.
Newton's cradle forces us to consider some very interesting consequences of physics in the real world. The fact that the cradle uses spheres means, for instance, that energy transfer occurs through a surface contact point that (in theory) tends to zero. The spheres are designed to approximate a perfectly elastic material.
Here is a question. What would happen if one sphere at the end was replaced with an identical sized sphere of twice the mass? Lifting this ball would surely be like lifting two ordinary ones, but would the collision lead to two spheres at the other end lifting off?
The solution lies in the theory of waves (shock waves travelling through metal, just as sound waves travel through air). Normally, an n-ball collision causes n-balls to lift at the other end, because the shock wave can be thought of as n-balls long, travelling down the row of balls once the initial collision occurs. It is important to note that the ball collision speed must always be much lower than the speed of propagation of the shock wave through the metal, in order for the cradle to behave as expected.
To go back to the question of the heavier ball, well in this case the greater mass in the same sized sphere implies a higher density, which will change the speed at which a shockwave propagates through the material. What happens when a sound-wave moves between materials of different density? The pitch and the wavelength change. The same process gives us refraction in a prism for the wave that is light.
At an atomic level, the shock-wave concept is going to be difficult to conceive, since the energy in this case enters each new sphere through a tiny point of contact. The 'width' of the energy travelling down the line of balls will determine how many balls depart at the other end, the energy being essentially kinetic in nature. Inertia prevents the kinetic impulse from significantly displacing the balls until only the end balls contain the kinetic energy, and thus can begin moving.
Every physicist should have one mantra they repeat over and over! "The model is not reality." The model is a mathematical tool we construct to predict behaviour under certain constraints (constraints we may not even as yet understand). We see people struggle with the Newton Cradle problem because they insist on believing that simplistic models must never be superseded by more sophisticated understanding. Just look at the nonsense that demands the balls have a minimum gap between one another so the simple model can even be applied in the first place. Look at the fools who think it is a n-ball problem (disallowing balls of differing sizes or density), as if the underlying physics has anything whatsoever to do with macro-collections of trillions of atoms in a particular Human pleasing shape.
Wave theory is fundamental to modern physics. People who care to contemplate the dynamics of moving bodies should always be prepared to switch to a deeper understanding of energy propagation through various materials when the problem clearly switches from very simple mathematical models, to models that must take into account underlying mechanisms caused by the nature of atoms (and their bonds). Newtonian physics at the macro level will only provide correct solutions if the key assumptions remain valid. Newton's cradle is an example of an experiment where Newtonian physics must be considered at an atomic level instead (the creation of the shock-wave). Macro level maths (a very simplified model of reality) will not give correct results. Hacking the wrong model (by requiring a x micron gap between the balls) to try to get the wrong model to kind of work, maybe, in some very limited set of conditions, is a scientific atrocity.
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I'm want to emphasise date period(2 dates: start and end) in table cell. Usually it's green for start and red for the end, but I believe it'll be too distracting...
The solution could be to use softer/lighter versions of colors. In your case, I would choose
Is it just one instance (row) you want to emphasize out of many? If that's the case, perhaps just a text weight change (bold) could help, plus a light background to the cells in the table. Or even highlight the whole row itself.
If it's more than one row, then color could be a distracting element. Also, using red may clash with other elements designed to show errors/alerts. Are the dates being emphasized because the user needs to take action on these items?
If you have a mockup, it would be great to have a look.


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Even if you're not a famous writer or politician or brilliant scientist, you probably dream of doing something to change the world. Even if it's just a small thing, like being the guy to single-handedly catch bin Laden and throw him from a helicopter into the rotors of another helicopter.
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#6. Jaws, by Peter Benchley
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Seriously, what was Peter Benchley's problem with our unsoiled pants?
Together, the Benchley-Spielberg tag team established Robert Shaw as a badass, Richard Dreyfuss as Richard Dreyfuss, the Jaws theme as the last thing you hear before you die, and the fact that the great white shark proves Mother Nature only wants to murder us.
The Ugly Aftermath:
You'd think the world's oceans would be safer now that books and movies like Jaws have inspired countless angry fishermen to kill sharks 'round the clock. Well, they are. In fact, things are now so safe that one-third of the world's sharks are facing extinction, thanks in part to a little phenomenon called "The 'Jaws' effect."
Pictured: The "Jaws" effect.
Once it became clear that sharks were suddenly and rapidly going the way of the dodo, Peter Benchley dedicated the remainder of his life to promoting awareness that sharks aren't as bad as he claimed: "We knew so little back then, and have learned so much since, that I couldn't possibly write the same story today."
Sharks have since been added to the endangered species list, thanks in part to what Benchley described as "popular ignorance about sharks." You know, like the idea that they'll kill you if you don't blow them up with an oxygen tank first.
#5. Coma, by Robin Cook
The novel:
Despite coming out fresh on the heels of Jaws, Marathon Man and Star Wars, Dr. Robin Cook's 1977 medical thriller Coma gave Americans something else to sweat over besides sharks, Nazi dentists and the Dark Side of the Force.
It was a terrifying time to be alive.
The plot was simple enough: What really goes on behind that scary door in the hospital? While today it is Dr. House deliberately clogging the handicapped toilet, in Dr. Cook's book it was a bunch of white-collar organ thievery, thanks to carbon monoxide-induced comas.
This "hospitals just want your organs so they can sell them" tale was on The New York Times' best-seller list, was voted No. 1 thriller of the year and was adapted to film in 1978 by none other than the same Michael Crichton, M.D., who brought both dinosaurs and Jeff Goldblum's career back to life.
Why Michael Crichton never made it with a family practice.
The Ugly Aftermath:
Sure enough, both the book and the movie were monumental successes in that they scared the collective shit out of the general public. Not that people stormed their local hospitals and demanded to see the organ-stealing room -- no, the effect was much more subtle: "If hospitals are looking to cash in on my organs, then I just won't agree to donate them!"
"If I don't get to use my organs, no one does."
And thus, organ donation took a nosedive by as much as 60 percent, which prompted The New York Times to sweat Dr. Cook's balls on the matter. In the aptly titled piece "Did Coma Cause It?" the newspaper eventually concluded that "coincidentally or not, the decline began about the time the movie was released," which we gather is The New York Times' way of saying, "Oh, HELL yes."
#4. On the Naturalization of Useful Animals, by Isidore Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire
Published in 1849, this treatise was the signature piece of an influential French zoologist that spawned a worldwide craze for acclimatization. What is acclimatization? Well, back then, the awesome-sounding idea of deliberately introducing foreign plants and animals throughout the planet.
"Needs more zebra."
For instance, say you notice an ecosystem doesn't have any spiders and thus has no natural predators for spiders, and none of the other species there have evolved to live with spiders or to avoid being eaten by them. You would then dump a bunch of spiders there.
You can never have enough deadly, deadly spiders!
Really, it's impossible to imagine anything going wrong with that.
The Ugly Aftermath:
As demonstrated by the near-death experience Australia went through due to the introduction of the rabbit, the introduction of invasive species into foreign environments is one of the biggest dick moves a person can do to an ecosystem. Unfortunately, some people figured that out only after this book kicked off the acclimatization fad.
For instance, the American Acclimatization Society's introduction of European starlings in New York City alone led to the continent-wide decimation of native birds such as swallows, bluebirds and wood ducks. The population of European starlings eventually exploded to 200 million, causing crop damage and disrupting air traffic. Today the starling disaster is known as a "cautionary tale." Mainly because "starlingocalypse" is too difficult to say out loud.
The worms have been trying to warn us for years.


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- What is a terminal?
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What is it:
The terminal is an interface in which you can type and execute text based commands.
Why use it:
It can be much faster to complete some tasks using a Terminal than with graphical applications and menus. Another benefit is allowing access to many more commands and scripts.
A common terminal task of installing an application can be achieved within a single command, compared to navigating through the Software Centre or Synaptic Manager.
For example the following would install Deluge bittorrent client:
To save a detailed list of files in the current directory tree to a file called
Sometimes you will also see the following notation:
This means that the command
A similar notation is:
This means that the command should be run as root, that is, using
Note that the
How do I open a terminal:
Alternative names for the terminal:
Common commands & Further information
A Terminal is your interface to the underlying operating system via a shell, usually bash. It is a command line.
Back in the day, a Terminal was a screen+keyboard that was connected to a server. Today, it is usally just a progam.
You can open it via the utilities part of the apllications menu, or press Alt+F2 and type
The terminal (also known as shell and console) is an application in which you can execute commands directly. It looks like:
You can start the terminal from Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal.
The Ubuntu wiki has an article about the terminal which includes information on starting the terminal in Xubuntu and Lubuntu, and a basic overview of commonly used commands. It's recommended for reading as it includes much examples as well.
When a person drives a car, that person doesn't have to actually adjust every detail that goes along with making the engine run, or the electronic system controlling all of the engine timing and so on. The dashboard would also be considered part of the the Terminal since pertinent (Having logical precise relevance to the matter at hand) information relating to the user's involvement in operating the car is displayed there. In fact any part of the car that the user has control of during operation of the car would be considered part of the Terminal.
Terminal is a program that allows the user to use the computer without him having to deal directly with it. It is in a sense a protective shell that prevents the user and computer from coming into contact with one another.
A terminal is a command prompt or an interpreter between user and machine its goal is to be able to access source code that would not be available during normal usage.


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13 Nov 2012 5:42 PM #1
build 676 - Publish
Come on, are you seriously planning to run a CMD window?
Have you considered how many times a user usually publishes to see the changes and how annoying it is to close a CMD window????
Please, revert to the old system. This is ABSOLUTELY TOO ANNOYING!
13 Nov 2012 6:51 PM #2
I agree. It is a strange move going from a user friendly design to a command prompt.. Even if 'programmers' are the target users.
Pretty annoying having to close all the windows as I deploy about every 5 minutes..
14 Nov 2012 1:22 AM #3
Every 5 minutes?
You must be a great coder! I publish every 10/12 seconds to check my errors
14 Nov 2012 1:23 AM #4
And, most of all, I would agree if you could eventually edit the command (fix the exclude file, for example)....
But just showing the command prompt is simply nagging!
14 Nov 2012 10:04 AM #5
I had turned this on for packaging and simulating re: running longer commands e.g. Sencha Cmd.
A more permanent solution would be to have a built in window that tailed the any and all commands executed.
I know we won't be making another push to 2.1 except critical bugs.Phil Strong
14 Nov 2012 11:26 PM #6
Would you consider a temporary build with just this "feature" removed?
I really think it's annoying and that it slows the day by day usage.
15 Nov 2012 12:12 AM #7
Would you also consider adding a ctrl+somekey combination for publish?
It would be handy to make a
ctrl+r (maybe?)
to save and publish without moving hands from keyboard
15 Nov 2012 7:06 PM #8
Publish execute batch
The Publish should have, at least, executed a batch file instead of xcopy so we can customize what a deploy does and add a pause if we care.
18 Nov 2012 11:01 AM #9
This feature is an extra step for me with no gain. When i first saw it I went wow ok, maybe i can customise my deploy now. But this is completely featureless, so +1 to annoyance, -1 to gain
If i could actually work more with the deploy i would be happy, at the moment i run a batch file to "fix" my deploy. I'm using appfolders etc, its kind of kooky
18 Nov 2012 11:03 AM #10Every 5 minutes?
You must be a great coder! I publish every 10/12 seconds to check my errors


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Video Suspect Is Sought in Store Slayings
New York Police officials said on Monday they are focusing the investigation into the murders of three Brooklyn store owners on a single man who was captured on surveillance camera near one of the crime scenes.
The man—who hasn't been identified and was dubbed "John Doe Duffel Bag" by the NYPD—is seen on the video wearing an overcoat and carrying a dark bag. He appears to have a mustache and thinning hair.
The images were captured about a block from where Rahmatollah Vahidipour, of Great Neck, Long Island, was found dead Friday night inside She-She Boutique at 834 Flatbush Ave. The 78-year-old had been shot in the head, face and torso.
Based on certain patterns and ballistics evidence recovered at the scene, police officials believe Mr. Vahidipour was killed by the same gunman who fatally shot two other Brooklyn shopkeepers in July and August.
In each incident, .22-caliber shell casings were recovered, likely fired from a rifle—which is why the duffel bag in the suspect's possession is of such interest, a law-enforcement official said. The bag can be used to conceal the conspicuous weapon, the official said.
All three men have Middle Eastern backgrounds, and their stores shared similar characteristics: The stores were small, none of them had video surveillance cameras and the victims worked alone and were advanced in age.
Beyond that, the official said, there was little tying the crimes together.
Each victim was found to have valuable property on them that wasn't stolen, suggesting robbery wasn't a motive.
Mohammed Gebeli was found shot inside Valentino Fashion in Bay Ridge on July 6. Mr. Gebeli died at a hospital a short while later.
Isaac Kadare, 59, was shot dead Aug. 2 inside 99 Cents Plus in Bensonhurst.
On Monday, NYPD Commissioner Raymond Kelly said the department's Hate Crimes Task Force is working with homicide detectives and Federal Bureau of Investigation behavioral analysts.
"The possibility of a bias motive here is something that cannot be excluded," Mr. Kelly said at a news conference before an unrelated event.
Mr. Kelly said investigators "have to speculate that some kind of reconnaissance was done" on the stores by the suspect, in order to avoid detection by witnesses.
On Sunday, NYPD officials released surveillance images of four people, including the suspect, whom they vaguely described as people they wished to speak with in regards to the shopkeeper murders.
By Monday, three of those people had been cleared of suspicion.
Two people—a woman who appears to be running away from the scene with a man in tow—were questioned by police who discovered the woman allegedly stole perfume from a street vendor who then chased her, police said.
The third person, an older woman in a long coat and scarf, isn't believed to be have been involved in the crime but is being sought as a possible witness, police said.


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Brennan: Chargers prove they're best in state
NEW BRITAIN -- By the time the fourth quarter had rolled around Friday night at Arute Field, a small group of fans clad in blue and white started the oh, so familiar chant.
"We're No. 1! We're No. 1!"
There will be some — maybe many — who disagree with the Ansonia faithful as to which team deserves the top spot in next week's final polls. But let us make it clear.
Ansonia is the No. 1 team in Connecticut.
And if you ask the men who were on the field after the Chargers wrapped up the Class S title with a 51-12 win over Woodland, it's not even close.
"Without a doubt," Ansonia quarterback Jai'Quan McKnight said. "If you haven't come and watched a game, come check us out. We're elusive, we're fast, we get to the ball and we hit. We're everything a No. 1 team should be."
Nobody can argue with any of McKnight's points. They're elusive (7.5 yards per play on an almost off night isn't bad, is it?).
They're fast (is there an explanation needed?). They get to the ball (how does three takeaways in the first half sound?). And yes, they hit.
Those cracks of pads come at the hands of the defense coached by Bob Lisi, who has been as much a part of Ansonia's record 19 state championships as anyone. He sure as heck didn't shy away from sharing his opinion of whether Ansonia deserves to be ranked at the top.
"There's absolutely no doubt in my mind," Lisi said. "If there's a voter who doesn't vote us No. 1, it would be a real shame. We're the No. 1 football team in the state of Connecticut."
Some of the Chargers didn't seem too outwardly concerned about what the rankings will look like Monday night. Lineman Matt Simon figured he shouldn't worry about something he can't control.
"We put up the scores we put up, and we'll let the cards fall where they fall," Simon said. "If we had to play (anyone), we wouldn't turn it down. We never turn it down."
Of course, that won't happen because the CIAC football committee hasn't gotten around to setting up an open division quite yet. (Hint, guys: That should be at the top of your agenda this off-season. It's time.) But the who's No. 1 question rages on.
Should it be the winner of today's Class L final between New Canaan and Darien? They're the two highest ranked teams from the FCIAC, which proved itself as the state's best league this year.
Should it be the winner of today's Class LL final between Southington and Fairfield Prep? Winning the state's large-school bracket is worth something, and both teams are playing lights-out.
Should it be St. Joseph, which should cruise to today's Class M title and endured one of the state's toughest schedules?
No. It should be Ansonia, the team that has proven year in and year out for decade after decade that it's worthy of any honor bestowed upon it. The Chargers became the only team in state history to go 15-0, stretching their winning streak to 43 games.
They have perhaps the best player in the history of Connecticut high school football. They beat all comers — hypotheticals don't count, folks — and did it with decisiveness (save a near-hiccup against Seymour) and class.
Ansonia knows all the reasons detractors use.
"We're the smallest school, and we don't play top 10 teams," Chargers lineman Antone Mack said. "I don't know what defines a top 10 team. Just because you have more players on your team doesn't mean you're a better team."
Absolutely true. Next:
"There's not a league in Connecticut that doesn't have some teams who they know they can beat," Lisi said. "We have those teams, too, but Woodland is a great football team. Derby and Seymour played us tough. We take the best shot of everyone, and we know that comes with the territory."
The targets on those lavender backs are undeniable. Next:
"Everybody has their own opinions," said Arkeel Newsome, the state's all-time leading rusher and scorer. "There are haters out there. I was brought up to stay humble and cool, and to just block everyone else out."
True, and that's part of what has made him and his team the greatest. And finally:
"I think it's jealousy," said Ansonia coach Tom Brockett, who amazingly won his 100th game in just eight seasons. "It's hard. Whenever someone's at the top — they knock New Canaan, Darien, Hand. There's too much negativity in high school football. The adults need to knock off the nonsense. Enjoy the kids doing what a lot of other people can't do."
Amen, Tom. Hopefully, you can find a way to stick all of your program's important numbers on those rings this off-season. Find spots for 15-0, 19 and 43. But make sure you leave an extra-large gap for the digit that matters most: No. 1.
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Amir Hashemi wrote on Dec 14, 2013 6:40 AM:
" Ansonia is a very good football team and the best team in the class S because of the caliber of the team they play and the schedule they have had in the past. If you move them to any other class I do not think that would be the case.
Just look at the last time they lost was to SJ in 2010.
So calling them the best in CT with the schedule they played this season without playing any team in the top 10 at any time in the season is not accurate. "
G wrote on Dec 14, 2013 8:45 AM:
" Ansonia is a great football team one of the best in the state hands down...but they would never be able to compete in LL or L they were prolly only get to the semi finals and that's it...if they played in those classes then they can say they are the best team but they played in class s the weakest class. "
Mr.Mets wrote on Dec 14, 2013 9:54 AM:
" Kyle-nice article on the Class S championship game. I agree that AHS should be #1 for the following reasons:
1. They were #1going in;
2. They were dominant;
3. Undefeated;
4. They won games without a quarterback who was injured;
5. Class program.
At least they proved that they were impressive, were prepared, and just might be able to be the champions of the Pequot Conference. "
Lol wrote on Dec 14, 2013 1:45 PM:
" Ansonia is by far the best team in the state. Offense is vanilla but they just run you over. As far a Class S being the weakest your out of your mind. Class S had the top two rushers in the state. A kid who broke jut about every passing record there is in the state and a bonified D1 player in the Bloomfield kid (Umass-committ). Class M is a joke my friend. Woodland, Rocky Hill and Bloomfield would all beat Brookfield by 3-4 TDs "
Rich wrote on Dec 15, 2013 9:01 AM:
" Everyone needs to stop playing the 'What if' scenario. It will never happen unless CIAC revamps the tourney. And they way they move, it may NEVER happen.
So who is number 1, that's up to the voters. Its the players who are #1, no one else.
People need to grow up already and oh by the way - IT IS A GAME - nothing more, nothing less! "
Bubba G. wrote on Dec 15, 2013 11:22 AM:
" Ansonia should be #1 hands down. Undefeated and 43 wins in a row. 15-0 this year. Don't forget they moved up a class a few years ago and won a championship I think 2011. To say that can't compete with the big schools is crazy. The kids are the same size weight height etc. don't forget class s kids 80% of them play both sides of the ball. Imagine how good they'd be if the had the enrollment of the big schools??? Those big schools have a group of kids just for special teams and different defensive packages and offenses etc. Ansonia would be a bigger power house! They have a great football system from pop warner to high school. There's a lot of big schools that don't want to play Ansonia. Ansonia beats west haven on the reg every year in a scrimmage. And don't say they don't play hard in a scrimmage. Watch the games on YouTube. Check the history books Ansonia's won titles in a bunch is different classes! Don't forget I think Dwight Freeny was a one man wrecking crew in class s and look how great he turned out! Quit the hating and give Ansonia it's due credit!!! "
charger nation wrote on Dec 15, 2013 12:04 PM:
" you hope they dont every combine ansonia and Derby fooball promgram like they was!!! becuse you days are F number. "
valley football fan wrote on Dec 17, 2013 2:22 PM:
" In 1990, Derby was 12-0 and all the other playoff teams lost which elevated the Red Raiders to #1 in the poll. Ansonia is the only team among the playoff participants that emerged unbeaten so they deserve to be #1 too!! "
George wrote on Dec 18, 2013 2:46 PM:
" They are simply not the best in the state, anyone who has watched the top ten play knows this! "
Ironic wrote on Dec 19, 2013 11:48 AM:
" Funny how Ansonia "recruits" out of town talent to play football in their town. How long has Arkeel been a resident of Ansonia? How long after he leaves high school will he be a resident of Ansonia? "
Justin wrote on Dec 19, 2013 7:31 PM:
" Lol Ansonia was in the top 10. "
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NASHVILLE - In a game the Kentucky Wildcats really needed to win, they couldn't find a way to get the job done and lost to Vanderbilt 64-48 Friday night in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament.
Kentucky will now have to wait and see if they make the NCAA Tournament when the field is announced Sunday.
The Wildcats did not have a good night shooting the ball from the field. They shot just 35 percent for the game and Archie Goodwin and Kyle Wiltjer were the only two players who scored double figures.
Vanderbilt on the other hand shot well all night. For the game they ended up shooting 50 percent, including almost 60 percent in the first half.
In the Wildcats locker room, guard Ryan Harrow was very emotional, blaming himself for the loss.
"I don't know we practiced hard and was prepared for this game. And we came out and I didn't do well and then it started to fade off to everyone else and it's my fault I shouldn't have done that."
If Kentucky fails to make the tournament it will be the first time that's happened since coach John Calipari took over in the 2009-2010 season.