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I'm planning to go to Russia. In my culture, smiling is really common even to strangers. I've heard that Russians don't smile or laugh unless it's something funny or something that makes them happy. Will it be strange or will I insult anybody in Russia if I smile?
Yes, it's true. In general, Russians never smile without a reason.
No, you will not insult anybody in Russia if you smile. But, in some cases it can be assessed as rude or strange.
For example, if you smile at a stranger he or she might think "Why is this guy looking at me and smiling? Do I look stupid?"
Smiling when you say "Hello" is OK.
In addition: don't speak with strangers if you have no business with them. There is no culture of "small talk" in Russia. If you start to talk with a stranger about the weather or traffic jams (or whatever), Russians may think that you are a fool or a salesman.
The reason why we act like this is because we respect personal space. If you have no business with the stranger, don't bother him.
In defense of @MikkaRin's answer, I offer a contrast of cultural norms regarding emotional expression in Russia versus USA. This may not clearly represent differences between Russian and global norms (to whatever extent these exist), but hopefully it'll help. In psychological literature concerning culture and affect, opposite norms have been described: to some extent, people from the US expect others to express positive emotions and suppress expressions of negative emotions in polite conversation, and Russians expect others to express negative emotions and suppress strongly positive emotions. A rather technical study by Tucker, Ozer (my graduate advisor!), Lyubomirsky, and Boehm gives this overview:
Of course, my point is not to disagree with the comments on the accepted answer to the extent that they rightly point out individual differences. Norms don't affect everyone equally, and may even promote countercultures among those predisposed to deviate from the mainstream in general, regardless of whether the norms are good or bad. Nonetheless, norms do exist on the whole, and some evidence supports the existence of the Russian norm suggested here. Still, I would be interested in any counter-arguments, qualifications, or exceptions to the general theory that commenters would care to raise here.
This is actually conditional.
In your particular case it will not be strange or insulting though as MikkaRin pointed out they may think "What is this guy so happy about?". Reason that it won't be for you is that you are an obvious foreigner in that country and you will be looked on as such and there is certain leeway that is allowed.
In Russia there is a rather famous proverb that goes: "Смех без причины признак дурачины" roughly translated "Laughing/Smiling without a reason is a sign of foolishness/stupidity". So you could be looked at as such.
Is it going to be insulting to anyone you smile at? No. But depending on how you do it it might cause some concern on the person you smile at.
I told a friend after I returned from Russia that Russian smiles are made of gold - they don't let go of one without a good reason. But when I was introduced to a new person, they would often smile as they said здравствуйте. When I bought half a dozen books on Russian for Foreigners, the cashier smiled as she asked "Are you learning Russian?"
If a Russian smiles when you start speaking Russian to them, it is probably because you have a funny accent (which I do). If you go around smiling for no good reason like some Americans do, you may be thought to be insane. Rather than smiling to signal your good intentions when interacting with a stranger, use the word пожалуйста (which can mean please or you're welcome depending on context). If you need to get someone's attention, say извините пожалуйста.
I am from Russia, Yekaterinburg (it's almost Siberia you know). I tend to believe that people are not very friendly here mostly because of bad weather. Either it's really cold, or it's not, but still there is no sun because of lots of huge clouds. It's very difficult to be in a good mood when you see sun once a week. But when I travel to south regions of Russia I see the more smiles the better skies are. For example in Volgograd people are much more friendly than here in Yekaterinburg. The only reasonable explanation is they have decent summer.
I am sure you will not insult anybody, if you are going to smile all the time, but it will make it obvious that you are a tourist (or someone could even think that you are mentally challenged) and it might attract some scum that will try to make easy money on you. So just beware smiling at train stations/subway/markets and when you cannot see direct sunlight because of huge clouds all over the skies, and you'll be fine. And feel free to smile when sun is there, people will understand why you are so happy and most of them will smile you back.
Yes, it is true. Smiling or laughing without a reason will make you look like a fool. And no, you will not insult anyone if you smile to a person in the street. But it will make you look strange. And I would not be happy if you start talking to me without a reason. Most of us are not so talkative as in Europe or Asia. But not because we are gloomy.
Smiling without a good reason is not common in Russia (as in many other places like the UK, but perhaps slightly more so).
Generally, in a positive or neutral situation, an unexpected smile might seem strange, but won't cause an insult.
However, do beware of using a smile to defuse a tense situation where the other side is unhappy. In some smiling cultures, (e.g. Thailand, Laos) it's often appropriate to smile as an informal apology, in response to a complaint, or even upon seeing someone having a minor accident or problem. In other places, that could be interpreted as laughing at their misfortune or not taking them seriously, and could escalate the situation.
Man, that's just a prejudice. We are smiling and laughing for reason and without one! We are common people and much easier to behave with than a lot of others. Here is no such an issue like "to be insulted if someone strangely look at you". Don' be afraid and have a good time!
I know a little about Russian culture. You will not be rude if you smile but you will be considered weak. Even though you can be yourself, smile and be a funny person but always consider respect to the Russians, they take this very seriously specially with foreigns. It's like an overly manly country.
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It is the most common type of fecal occult blood test (FOBT).
Guaiac smear test; Fecal occult blood test - guaiac smear; Stool occult blood test - guaiac smear
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WELLSBURG - A group of Brooke High School students and teachers are making birthdays brighter for area children in need with the help of a nonprofit organization that encourages grassroots charitable efforts through grants.
Led by Jami Packer, a special education teacher at the school, several students in the school's math club and two fellow teachers collected and packed about 370 bags containing materials for a birthday celebration to four area charities.
The four - the Greater Washington County Food Bank, Soup Kitchen of Wheeling, Community Bread Basket of Weirton and New Day Christian Church in Wellsburg - provide food to local residents in need throughout the year.
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BIRTHDAY CREW — Several members of the Brooke High School Math Club gathered 300 bags containing materials for birthdays, such as cake mix and frosting, to be distributed at four area food pantries. Among those taking part in the project, which was led by teacher Jami Packer and funded with a grant from Guerilla Aid of New York, were front, from left, Tierra Duffy, Juliet Casinelli, Alex Sperlazza and Emily Hosler; and back, Maddie Carroll, Isabella Perrone, Krista D'Ulisse, Abbi Yachini, Dalton Minger and Noah Teaff. -- Contributed
Thanks to the students and teachers, families helped by the four also will receive "birthday bags containing a box of cake mix, can of frosting, candles and balloons.
Participating in the project were students Tierra Duffy, Juliet Casinelli, Alex Sperlazza, Emily Hosler, Maddie Carroll, Isabella Perrone, Krista D'Ulisse, Abbi Yachini, Dalton Minger and Noah Teaff and teachers Brian Cerullo and Joey Palcic.
The group gathered at the high school on a Saturday afternoon to perform the task.
Perrone delivered the birthday bags to the Soup Kitchen of Wheeling, and the bags for the Community Bread Basket of Weirton will be delivered in the near future, Packer said.
Packer, who works closely with math teachers at the school to help students with special needs develop mathematical skills, recruited the students and colleagues after learning she'd been awarded a $2,100 grant by Guerilla Aid.
A program of Global Colors, a New York-based nonprofit organization, Guerilla Aid has supported grassroots humanitarian efforts ranging from partnering with local businesses to establish an early childhood center in the South Bronx to supplying clean water systems to earthquake-stricken Haiti.
After reading of the organization and its founder, former real estate broker Barton Brooks, Packer was inspired to apply for a grant through its website at www.guerillaaid.com.
Packer said she got the idea for the birthday bags while preparing for her son's birthday. It occurred to her that parents who depended on food pantries to feed their families might consider a birthday cake for their child an extra.
To stretch the grant farther, the group sought bargains while shopping for the supplies.
"I think we went to about a dozen dollar stores," Packer said.
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I discovered ExtJS4 after some work on ExtJS2.
I have to begin with the example version of Desktop and change a lot of thing. One of this is to add tooltip when mouseover on the icon in the desktop. Can you help me ?
I have too to add dataview in a window (not Ext.window.Window but Ext.ux.desktop.Module) and allows the click on this.
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I managed to display dataview into a window ! I used the example chooser in folder view.
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What is the current scholarly opinion on the possible translations for "Selah" (סֶלָה) as used in the Psalms?
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Per Strong's, the word itself means
However, when we see it used in Psalms (per the question), it's accepted that this is a musical term used to accentuate the passage, pause or show interruption. (Again, this is per Strong's.)
Gesenius's Lexicon shows that this term is probably used for rest or silence:
Wikipedia has a much longer discussion about this one word (including many different opinions).
Perhaps, an answer of sorts would exist in other musical/ poetic traditions of the middle east in general. It's highly likely there may be a trace of the art/tech of its usage evident in other musical traditions of area. Contemplative poetry is I believe still a high cultural value in the middle east in general....? (Coleman Barks may be best example of this for westerners?) Also, music that provokes religious feeling is a technology that combines the use of both halves of brain. A pause may be for processing to take place. A good musician... Sensitive to his / her audience would pause for feedback from audience? Not being a musician of that sort I can only imagine it would be a very subtle art?
I did a word study on Selah over the past few dozen months.
In summary, for me it means to "Lift up" the scripture it is referenced next to. The Jews still raise the Torah before it is read - and these Selah passages are noted for even higher lifting. There is a transformation in the heart of the inspired Psalmists - if you look closely.
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Look for stores that sell board, CCG, or role playing games. I'd start with store finders on sites like Wizards.com. If you don't have a specialized hobby store, you can try more general stores that sell that product type such as Hastings. People at these locations might know other players, or even have places set up to play / hang out.
Check sites like Meetup and Facebook for board game groups. Also check any local universities for that type of group as well. Sometimes you have to dig, but there are gamers out there!
Steve Jackson Games, the makers of Munchkin, have a Gamer Finder. You can check to see if there are any stores or individuals are nearby, and even register yourself so other SJG players can find you. If you are really gung-ho about the game, you might also want to join the MIBs which is a not so secret group of gamers who run demos of Munchkin and other SJG Games at Hobby Shops and conventions.
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The following should be true: every normal subgroup of a non-Abelian Right Angled Artin Group should contain a free group on two generators. Is there a standard reference one can cite for this?
Igor, I assume the question is about centerless RAAGs. Then it follows from the classical result of A. Baudisch (see MR0634562): every 2-generated subgroup of a RAAG is abelian or $F_2$.
Indeed if $N$ is a non-trivial normal subgroup in a RAAG $G$, take any $x\in N$. Since $G$ is centerless there exists $g\in G$ that does not commute with $x$. Then $\langle x,g\rangle\cong F_2$ and hence $\langle x, x^g \rangle \cong F_2$.
A right-angled Artin group $G$ is the fundamental group of the compact non-positively curved cube complex called the Salvetti complex $X$. Thus $\tilde{X}$ is a CAT(0) space, and the action of $G$ on $\tilde{X}$ is proper and cocompact.
Thus, by the Solvable Subgroup Theorem, every virtually solvable subgroup $H< G$ contains a finitely generated abelian subgroup of finite index. Moreover, every element in $G$ will be semi-simple by Prop. 6.10 (2) from Bridson-Haefliger. By Corollary 7.2, there is an $H$-invariant closed convex subspace of $\tilde{X}$ isometric to a product $Y\times \mathbb{E}^n$, so that $H$ acts as the identity on $Y$ and acts cocompactly on the $\mathbb{E}^n$ factor. Any isometry of $\tilde{X}$ which normalizes $H$ preserves $Y\times \mathbb{E}^n$ and its splitting. We conclude that $\tilde{X}=Y\times\mathbb{E}^n$ when $H$ is normal in $G$.
Now, I think for a CAT(0) cube complex $\tilde{X}$, the factorization $Y\times \mathbb{E}^n$ should actually be a product of cube complexes. This isn't quite right, since in the group $\mathbb{Z}^n$ there are clearly $\mathbb{R}^k$ factors of $\mathbb{R}^n$ which are not a factor of the cube complex structure. But I think if $H$ is assumed to be a virtually solvable normal subgroup of $G$ and maximal with respect to this property, then $\tilde{X}=Y\times \mathbb{E}^n$ should be a product of cube complexes. I think it should be possible to prove this by analyzing links of vertices of the Salvetti complex, and how the foliation by $\mathbb{E}^n$'s passes through them.
But this implies that $G=G_1\times \mathbb{Z}^n$ where $G_1$ is a right-angled Artin group, since each edge of a cube of the Salvetti complex corresponds to a generator, so a cube complex factor isometric to $\mathbb{R}^n$ will give generators commuting with every other generator.
As observed in one of the comments, $G$ satisfies the Tits alternative since it is linear, so a normal subgroup is either virtually solvable, and then $G$ splits off a $\mathbb{Z}^n$ factor, or the normal subgroup is not solvable and therefore must contain a free subgroup. However, one would need to fill in the above missing step to finish this argument.


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If you're lucky, the closest you get to a courtroom is old Night Court episodes and the occasional traffic ticket dispute. But, who knows, some day you might wind up in front of a judge due to a hilarious misunderstanding, or because you had to murder some dudes. If so, there are several things that can tip the scales of justice in your favor that have nothing to do with the law or evidence.
#5. Dress the Part (and Wear Glasses)
Let's say you've been accused of a horrible violent crime. You can probably guess that before you go to court, your lawyer is going to ask you to shower and maybe wear some long sleeves to cover up your "I HEART VIOLENT CRIME" tattoo. But the science of how to dress a defendant to look innocent goes way beyond that. For instance, don't be surprised if your lawyer makes you throw on a pair of glasses.
"OK, but also stop looking like a murderer."
Yes, it's the old "glasses = harmless nerd" stereotype, but it does work. Studies show that we see men wearing glasses as emasculated and less forceful. In other words, less capable of violence. That's bad news for a guy at a WWE audition but good news for a violent offender putting his life at the mercy of the court. That's why seasoned defense lawyers are all for slapping glasses onto their clients on court day.
The tinier his glasses, the ... bigger his innocence?
The science shows that it works, too -- they did an experiment with two fake defendants, one white, one black. Both were photographed with and without glasses. More than 200 "jurors" were given one of the four pictures and told that the person in the picture was accused of snatching a woman's purse and cutting her face with a box cutter. Damn, scientists, that's ... weirdly specific. Anyway, in the experiment, adding glasses reduced the percentage of "guilty" verdicts by 20 percent. Note: This only works for violent crime. If you're accused of a white-collar nerd crime, the glasses lead to more guilty verdicts.
But let's say glasses are not an option for you. Maybe you're using your courtroom appearance to land a modeling contract, or maybe you don't have a nose. That's OK. Lawyers think you can still use your attire to manipulate the judge and jury. Kidnap victim turned bank robber Patty Hearst, for example, intentionally dressed in clothes that were too big for her during her trial. The XXLs were supposed to make her look frail and small, like a victim. During their trial for murdering their parents, the Menendez boys switched from tailored suits to pastel sweaters, presumably in the hope that the jury would confuse both of them with Carlton Banks.
"I'm telling you, it was that damned William Smith, your honor!"
Consultants who do nothing but study this kind of stuff advise women to dress young and girlish, but by all means, cover up. Are you a man who wears a toupee? Why? Who told you that was a good idea? Don't wear it to court, because it makes you look like you've got something other than your big bald head to hide. Finally, all the oversized clothes and bald heads in the world won't help you if you just happen to be one of those guys with shifty eyes. For this, experts go back to the glasses thing. Only they have been known to spray them with cooking oil so the glare will make it harder to see your evil, guilty eyes.
#4. Schedule for Early in the Morning or Right After Lunch
Let's say you lost your case and now you're sitting in jail. Your parole hearing is coming up, and you've been strongly warned not to give that speech Red gives at the end of The Shawshank Redemption. What's going to make the difference? The time of day that the hearing is held, for one.
The thing is, judges are human beings who get tired. Remember when you were a kid at school and the two bright spots in your day were lunch and the hour you spent on the nurse's cot with fake migraines? Or better yet, think about your workday today. Chances are deep down you're still that kid who counts the minutes until lunch, if only to get out of your suffocating cubicle for 30 minutes. It turns out judges are the same way, and that matters when you're begging them for lenience.
"Death by hanging. Aaaaand ... snack time!"
They did a study of judges hearing parole cases (prisoners asking for either parole or more lenient sentences) over a 10-month period. Early in the day, a prisoner had about a 65 percent probability of having the judge rule in his favor. However, as the morning went on, that probability dropped to near zero. After a lunch break, with the judge refreshed, the probability went right back up, then declined again as the day dragged on.
"Your crime was as immoral as it was dripping with cheese. I sentence you to salami. Jail. In between bread."
The whole phenomenon is due to something scientists call decision-making fatigue. A person making a lot of decisions eventually gets to a point where he is too mentally worn out to make intelligent choices and takes the easy way out instead. A judge sitting on the bench for a while will develop a rip-roaring case of decision-making fatigue that slowly degrades his cognitive functions to those of a spoiled 3-year-old. Only he's not afforded the luxury of throwing himself to the floor in a stunning tantrum until he gets a nap. So he does the next best thing: Whenever he's presented with a choice, he ends up going with the status quo, rather than mulling the information over and making an informed decision.
"Just throw some prisoners at me and I'll punch the ones who should be released."
For the prisoner, this means staying in jail rather than getting sweet, sweet freedom. So get your lawyer to pull whatever strings he's got to get that trial scheduled early, even if it means stabbing the guy ahead of you in the lobby of the courthouse.
#3. Use Impolite Witnesses
When throwing oneself on the mercy of the court, you'd think that politeness would be a key factor in determining your character. And you'd be right. Do you think Ricky Gervais or Simon Cowell would last one second under a judge's condemning glare? No, and not just because they're British or known serial killers. Rude people are the worst.
"How about those low-hanging celebrity fruits, eh? I can't believe people are still inviting me to things. I'm Ricky Gervais."
Unless they are testifying on your behalf in the courtroom. In that case, a super-polite witness is seen as being less credible, less intelligent and less competent, three traits that are pretty important in keeping you out of prison.
You're innocent until proven guilty, but you're not credible until proven a douchebag.
In other words, if your witness gets up there and gives the prosecutor a golden shower of verbal respect, the jury won't see him as confident, and confidence is huge in determining truthfulness. Excessive niceness, or what some of us would just call "courtesy," comes across as powerless speech, something we do when we're in a position of weakness.
"I dunno, that guy just called me a two-bit whore. I think he's a stand-up guy."
It's kind of the same reason we see Dr. House or Sherlock Holmes as geniuses; we see how prickly they are, even with their superiors, and realize they must know something. If they didn't know what they were talking about, how would they have the confidence to be such douchebags?
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Some Spanish speakers use the word crack as a positive noun. For example:
Lionel Messi es un crack del football!
Is it the same in English? Can I say: You're a crack?
Some Spanish speakers use the word crack as a positive noun. For example:
Is it the same in English? Can I say: You're a crack?
In Spanish and Catalan, the expression is with crack as a noun.
Your example uses it as a noun too. In English, we don't use the word as a noun in the same way. Instead we use it as an adjective meaning something very similar.
It's not nearly as common as the Spanish expression, though. In Castellano and Catalan, I hear it commonly in reference to all types of top tier athletes. The closest English word I can think of that functions as a noun and means something similar is stud. "A-rod used to be a stud, but now he's a broken down injury liability."
In English the most common usage with the adjective "crack" is: He's a crack shot, meaning He's an excellent marksman.
In Ireland, crack is a form of slang. If you say someone or someplace is great crack, you mean that they are very entertaining and/or fun.
This derives from the Gaelic word craic, meaning a term of fun, amusement, gossip and interesting conversation. Craic can be used as a noun also. For example, you could say We had great craic in the town last night.
No, you wouldn't say it that way. With this meaning, it's an adjective. You can say "you're a crack soccer player."
See crack definition:
As the other answers have noted, you're actually asking whether you can use "crack" as a positive noun, not adjective.
The answer is "yes," for two reasons:
In your example the word crack is being used as a noun, not an adjective. English does not use the word crack this way, and your example is not grammatical. However, English does sometimes use the crack as an actual adjective, that is, a real adjective and not what you wrote:
Note that in order for this to make sense, you have to include a noun after the adjective crack.
There's one positive adjective crack and one more complicated noun and adjective crack.
The adjective crack referring to the highly-skilled is already noted.
The other is partly noted, but not quite correct.
Some time ago, crak was mostly negative, and meant boasting. From this we have Shakespeare's insulting use in "King John":
Now, this word largely then mutated in two different ways that resulted in two different folk-etymologies.
One route took cracker to the Americas where it became a general insult (much as bastard is used as a general insult making no genuine claim as to the marital status of the subject's parents). Then it became an insult used primarily by people of English birth or descent to describe people descended from the Scottish planters in Ulster (those who are now called "Scots-Irish" in America). Later it became an insult used by African-Americans for relatively poor white people. The folk etymologies arose that it came either from "cracked corn" or from the "crack" of a whip during the time of slavery in the US.
The other route it took was to develop a more positive connotation throughout England to be about the sort of boasting that one might make good-naturedly during a night of revelry and fun. From there it spread to Ireland, and largely (but not entirely) died out in England. It developed an adjective form, so we might not just talk about going out "for the crack" but of a night out having been "good crack".
It was borrowed into Irish, and in the 1970s within the Irish language the spelling craic began being used, displacing the more direct borrowing crack. This became popular in pub signs promising craic agus ceol ("crack and music") or more to the point of the establishment's business craic, ceol agus ol ("crack, music and beer"). These signs did their job of persuading people to part with punts - and more so with pounds and dollars - to the point where craic was re-borrowed back into Hiberno-English with that spelling often used in Ireland even in English.
This led to the folk-etymology which claims that the word is of Irish origin, when it's actually the other way around, with the Irish use of the word being a borrowing from English.
But anyway, it's the other form of crack that might be informing the Spanish you cite.
Crack is not being used as an adjective here. To do so, you would have to amend it to read something like,
This is perfectly fine and indicates a high level of skill in the game of football. The relevant definition for crack reads:
All wrong. Crack comes from the American term "crackerjack" shortened to "crack" meaning a person of excellence in sports or otherwise
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Essential Rules of Parenting: Discipline Do's and Dont's
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If You Lose Your Temper, You're the Loser
Our children learn their behavior by watching ours. If we say please and thank you, they learn to do it too (in time). If we treat other people politely, they'll do the same thing. If we smoke crack cocaine before breakfast, they'll think that's normal. And if we lose our temper when other people don't do as we want them to, they'll think that's the correct behavior.
Most of the time it's quite easy to behave as we want our children to. But when your blood pressure starts to rise, that's when the example you set is so critical -- just when it's hardest to set a good example (damn). So how do you deal with your child when they argue with you? Do you manage to stay calm, not raise your voice, and listen to what they have to say? It's not easy, God knows, but it's the only way to get the same response back from them.
In most couples, for some reason, one is much more prone to lose their temper with the kids than the other. If this is you, don't feel like a failure -- your behavior is normal. But you do need to understand that every time you lose your temper with the kids, you effectively sanction their angry response. And that makes you the loser. It also won't help their future relationships if they grow up thinking that shouting gets you what you want and is the standard way to handle conflict.
The same applies, by the way, to hitting. Whatever your opinion about hitting, the fact is that it doesn't work. It sends your kids the message that, sometimes at least, hitting people is the way to get what you want. If you do it in the heat of the moment, you let them know that you've lost control. That's pretty scary for kids, as well as indicating that it's okay to lose control and be aggressive. If you do it in cold blood, that shows you've thought it through and have come to a considered opinion that aggression is the answer.
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Consider a +Q charged particle is travelling towards another test charge +Q. Now what would be the difference in electric field experienced by the test charge(avoid the gradual decrease in distance between them)? Would the field lines look compressed and effective field strength increased for the test charge?
If you are looking for an effect separate from the particle's position, at classical velocities there isn't one. The electric field is \begin{equation} \mathbf{E}=\mathbf{E}(\mathbf{r},t), \end{equation} that is, the electric field is only a function of the position $\mathbf{r}$ and the time $t$. At any given instant in time, the force a test charge 'feels' due to another charge depends only on its position $\mathbf{r}$, and not on its velocity.
This velocity independence breaks down when the charges' relative velocities approach the speed of light. If a reference frame has an electric field, a frame boosted with the respect to the reference appears to have some magnetic field. For a frame boosted by a velocity $\mathbf{v}=v_x \mathbf{\hat{x}}$ where the separation $\mathbf{r}$ between the charges is given by $\mathbf{r}=r\mathbf{\hat{x}}$ (in other words, the charges are moving directly toward each other), so that \begin{equation} \mathbf{\beta}=\beta_x=v_x/c, \end{equation} and \begin{equation} \gamma=\left[1-\left(\frac{v_x}{c}\right)^2\right]^{-1/2}, \end{equation} then for an electric field in the frame of the stationary charge $\mathbf{E}=E_x\mathbf{\hat{x}}+E_y\mathbf{\hat{y}}+E_z\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ with a background magnetic field ($\mathbf{B}$), the test charge will 'see' fields $\mathbf{E}'$ and $\mathbf{B}'$ given by \begin{equation} \mathbf{E}'=\gamma(\mathbf{E}+\beta_x \mathbf{\hat{x}}\times\mathbf{B}) - \frac{\gamma^2\beta_x^2}{\gamma+1}(\mathbf{\hat{x}}\cdot\mathbf{E})\mathbf{\hat{x}}\\ \mathbf{B}'=\gamma(\mathbf{B}-\beta_x \mathbf{\hat{x}}\times\mathbf{E}) - \frac{\gamma^2\beta_x^2}{\gamma+1}(\mathbf{\hat{x}}\cdot\mathbf{B})\mathbf{\hat{x}} \end{equation}
(Source, J.D. Jackson 1999, section 11.10.)
The end result is that electric fields in a rest frame look like magnetic fields from a moving frame.
Interestingly, if the test particle is moving directly toward the charge, the electric and magnetic field along its trajectory will always be the classical one and relativity will have no effect. It is only when the boost has a component perpendicular to the rest-frame fields that the boost-frame fields are different.
There is compression of the field lines at relativistic velocities, but again, only for field lines that are not parallel to the velocity. If you picture the field lines radiating out of a stationary charge, then a moving charge looks similar, but with the field lines perpendicular to the boost velocity more tightly bunched together.
A test charge "feels" only an external field. If another charge is approaching, it will experience a stronger field due to $1/R^2$ field strength dependence.


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Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Morning With the Doc - 10/31/06
10:53 AM CT - Well, that's where stops come in handy. It's disappointing to scratch a couple of promising trades, but I don't know of any way to pursue the large gains without risking some of those profits in hand. But when we saw fresh selling drive the Russells and TICK down, that was the cue that we could not sustain the uptrend. Tonight I'll review my decision making and probably kick myself for not more proactively recognizing that we were in a rangebound market oscillating around that average price. That would have allowed for taking of profits as we traded above 1383 and stalled out. I've been trading since the late 1970s and continue to learn, continue to make mistakes, continue to search and re-search patterns. My longer term picture remains intact, but we'll need more participation to the upside to make that happen. Volume really tailed off as the morning wore on, and we could see some rangebound and slow trade ahead of economic numbers later in the week. Have a great one.
10:36 AM CT - Trade has slowed down and we're seeing those runs up and down initiated by the locals. I will not add to positions in that environment, but so far I'll need more concerted selling to take me out of the positions. The TICK distribution for today continues to look favorable relative to the last two days and note that, so far, we've held above yesterday's lows. Still, the 1383.25 average price is acting as a magnet on prices and we'll need volume to vault us to new value areas. I hope today's session has shown you a bit about money management, framing trade ideas, framing when to stay in trades vs. pull out, and how to coordinate a longer-term perspective with a shorter one. Arguably, I've gotten too caught up in the big picture today and missed some short-term trades. My hope is that you can learn from my mistakes as well as my wins. Have a great rest of the day.
10:25 AM CT - I have not added to positions on this pullback, as stocks in the basket have been weak and NQ is looking heavy. I could get stopped out at breakeven here, and that would just put me back in the mode of assessing the market, developing new ideas, etc. Back in a few.
10:05 AM CT - Stocks in the basket still look OK; a few making 5 min lows here. As long as those TICK pullbacks are shallow and occur at higher price levels, they are candidates to add to positions. But if we get aggressive selling (hitting of bids with size) and very negative TICK, that's a different matter altogether. I'll update at least once more before calling it a morning.
9:58 AM CT - Stops raised to breakeven. No sense letting good trades turn into losers. All part of the money mgt. I added the Russells because of the positive shift in the TICK distribution. Russells correlate about .78 with TICK. I keep all sorts of stats like that in my head to aid decision making. I might be a piggy here, but I think we have a shot to break the day's morning highs and get a flurry of buying as a result. So I'm holding on here and not taking profits. If I do take profits, I'll take off one unit at a time when TICK gets extended and if stocks in the basket aren't doing a good job making new highs.
9:50 AM CT - Added Russells to the position. Tight stop 772.2.
9:45 AM CT - Note the strength in energy issues. Why? Weak dollar: oil is dominated in dollars. Ditto gold. Not good, not good for the longer run, even though the big traders are lifting offers and the TICK has shifted dramatically upward. I've raised my stop to the day's lows (note that I'm giving this trade plenty of room to breathe, as it's designed to be held overnite) and will add to positions when selling bouts fail to take us to new lows. In a nice trending market (which this isn't so far!!), retracements of the TICK back toward zero (or modestly negative) make good candidates for entries. I'll see how we hold up in price on the next such retracement before adding to the position, quite possibly with Russells.
9:40 AM CT - I'm not gonna lie. Having my initial position go under didn't bother me particularly. Seeing the dollar tanking and bond yields plummeting makes me really uneasy. That's traders anticipating recession, folks. We've gotten some nice buying, expansion of TICK, and stocks in the basket making fresh 5 min highs on a broad basis, returning the core position to breakeven. Now let's have sellers take their turn and see if we can hold at higher lows in TICK and price. That would get me adding to the position, but I still don't like that falling dollar.
9:28 AM CT - This is where money management is crucial. I took a small position with one unit of capital. I divide my trading capital into 4 units. If I'm wrong by buying (and my position *is* under water at this time), my losses won't be extreme. If the market is proving me right, I have plenty of opportunity to scale in. At present, it's not that we're seeing heavy selling so much as the absence of buying in the face of the weak economic numbers, rising bonds, etc. Declining issues only lead advancers by about 250 issues. But there's no way I'll add to the long position until the TICK distribution turns positive with readings over +800.
9:17 AM CT - I have a small core position long at this point and it's mainly playing for that edge over the next 5 days, as mentioned on the Weblog. As long as the TICK distribution stays more positive today than yesterday (and yesterday was stronger than Friday) and as long as we stay above yesterday's lows, I'll look for the Friday-Tuesday sequence as a transitional structure creating a market bottom. If we get fresh selling and extended negative TICK, I'll be stopped out. A few issues in the basket are perking up and showing new highs, but we need to see large traders lifting offers to confirm the long idea.
9:05 AM CT - Ok, we see signs of a bit of weakness, rates coming down, Euro strong against the dollar, some selling of stocks, but TICK holding up well. Basket of stocks making more 5 min lows than highs, large traders not hitting bids in force. I've been nibbling long as TICK went negative, but we need to stay above yesterday's lows to make this a longer term buy.
8:54 AM CT - Selling so far is modest in the TICK and volume continues strong. More than just locals in this market, and that usually leads to good movement. We're seeing some hitting of bids in Market Delta among large traders; that's kept me out of the long side. New 5 min lows in my basket have dominated new highs recently. The basket's weakness has kept me out of the long side as well. Patience, so far. Let's see how those numbers look and develop an idea from there.
8:41 AM CT - Remember that strong volume generally correlates with high volatility, so if our 5 minute volume readings stay high, I'd expect decent market movement this AM and today in general. I'm also tracking the net NYSE TICK, which has been positive so far; the volume at offer vs. bid in Market Delta (also positive so far); and the net new 5 min highs vs. lows in Trade Ideas (pretty even at this point). Note how the new highs/lows kept me from chasing the opening upmove. Staying out of bad trades is as important as making good ones. I'm flat and may well stay that way until the numbers come out; sellers taking their turn.
8:35 AM CT - Solid volume to open, particularly considering we're awaiting some numbers. We're seeing solid net lifting of offers among large traders, and that's showing up in a positive NYSE TICK and advancing stocks solidly leading decliners by over 600 issues. We've taken out yesterday's highs in NQ and Russell; so far the bullish bias is playing out. My basket of stocks is showing some issues making 5 min lows even as ES made its opening run, so I'm waiting for sellers to take their turn.
8:30 AM CT - Here's what I'm looking at on my screens: e-Signal tracks the NYSE TICK, TIKI, DAX, Russell, NASDAQ, and ES futures, along with sector ETFs. Trade-Ideas is tracking fresh five-minute highs and lows in my basket of stocks (see the Trader Performance page for details). Market Delta is tracking volume at the bid and offer and is alerting me to what large traders are doing. I also maintain a cumulative volume at price histogram on Market Delta that gives a rough reading of where our value area is at, a la Market Profile. That's it. The value area is approximately between 1381.75 and 1384.75. The big question for the open is whether we can get quick buying pressure to sustain us above that range, or whether we'll return toward the average price around 1383.25.
8:10 AM CT - Couple of quick announcements before the open. My new book, Enhancing Trader Performance, will be shipped in the next week. Initial comments from reviewers have been very positive; it's the first book I know of that tackles the issue of how traders can develop systematic programs of training for success. Also check out the Chicago Mercantile Exchange's free panel presentation on Peak Performance Electronic Trading this Thursday (11/2) at 2:30 PM CT, which I'll be part of. Registration is required; the session will be live at the Merc auditorium, but also Webcast for those unable to attend in person. I also want to offer a note of thanks to Brian Shannon, another trader devoted to the training of traders, for giving his blog readers a heads up on this morning's session. Brian's innovative use of video as a teaching tool, on his blog and in his online classes, is worth checking out. For other unique training tools, check out what Charles Kirk is quietly doing with the portion of his site devoted to members, in which he makes his trades, results, and trading journal available for readers. Also take note of what Howard Lindzon, Trader Mike, and others have put together in the video world with Wallstrip. Back after the open.
7:45 AM CT - The ECI report came in pretty much in line, and we're not seeing any radical moves in bonds, stocks, or the dollar as a result. Monday's average trading price was 1383 in the Dec. S&P emini futures, and we're trading above that level. Note that the Russell futures are closer to yesterday's highs than either the ES or NQ. With ES, we're looking at Monday highs of 1387 and lows of 1378.75. Given the bull bias of my research, my initial trading plan is to buy bouts of selling that hold above the Monday lows in anticipation of taking out Monday highs. A great setup would be to see early selling scare off bulls but hold above yesterday's lows, completing one of those transitional market structures spanning Friday through today. If that occurred, I would probably leave a piece on for a potential several-day move that would test the recent bull highs. My plan B kicks in if we get fresh selling pressure, perhaps as a result of those 9 AM CT economic reports. Fresh selling that breaks yesterday's lows with broad participation would target the cluster of daily lows we've seen in the 1369-1369.75 region and would flip me to the sell side. The important point here is that you rely on research for a leaning, but you don't get so wedded to that opinion that you ignore how the market is *actually* trading. I will start the morning flat. Back before the open.
7:00 AM CT - In my haste, I forgot to mention the Employment Cost Index report at 7:30 AM CT, which tracks the cost of labor. A very strong figure would be taken as inflationary and would likely lead to a jump in interest rates and pressure on the Fed to tighten monetary conditions. With economic reports before the open, I like to note the high-low range of the overnight market prior to the report and then the high-low range after the report until the open. That is a quick gauge of whether the report has fundamentally altered market participants' estimates of value. If the news is truly news, we should see a considerable adjustment in the bonds and currencies.
6:50 AM CT - Good morning and welcome to the Halloween AM session, in which we'll track markets and take a look at decision support for traders. Here are three reading assignments prior to the market open: 1) Take a look at my latest Trader Performance page entry in which I explain how I track intraday new highs and new lows with my basket of 17 stocks. I'll be referring to this during our AM session; 2) Note the research reported on the Trading Psychology Weblog. This is one reason I have moderately bullish expectations over the next several trading sessions; and 3) Check out the excellent Briefing website and click on their economic calendar, and then click on the economic reports due out today. At 9 AM CT, we'll have consumer confidence and Chicago PMI. The markets will be looking for signs of economic strength to see if we might get future rate hikes and interest rate firmness. Keep an eye on bond yields and the dollar when those numbers come out. If we get major moves in those markets, the odds are greatly enhanced that we'll see a trending move in equities, as markets price in fundamental, new information. All things being equal, we've been seeing sustained strength across a broad range of sectors and that normally leads to upside follow through in the near-to-intermediate term. But this is Halloween, and we could get some tricks along with promised treats. Back before the open.
14 comments:
- James said...
Dr. Brett
Perhaps EOM rules are not allowing for a large upmove today?
- Brett Steenbarger, Ph.D. said...
Hi James,
I think that's a valid observation. We're in a range bound market trading around that average price, and I was slow to make that identification as the market rose and stalled.
- mdbllbr said...
Dr. Brett,
You wrote that your longer term picture remains intact. Haven't you thought about change it during the morning?
- Brett Steenbarger, Ph.D. said...
Yes, of course I always think about changing my position and what it would take to make me change that position. As long as selling today is lighter than the previous two days and we hold above yesterday's lows, my longer term picture (i.e., next several days) is intact. I'm flat right now and waiting to see if selling dries up before acting on that scenario. I am open to the possibility that continued weakness in bond yields and the dollar will lead to fresh selling by macro traders anticipating recession. That selling at present is keeping me on the sidelines.
- BryanW said...
A fascinating morning's trade. It's incredibly useful to be able to watch you bring it all together in real time: the pre-market analysis, the economic releases, the technicals and the movements in other markets.
- Glen said...
Another way I get a sense of the big picture is by following the earnings announcements, via Briefing.com (LiveInPlay), before the open and after the close. While earnings this qtr have exceeded expectations (as they have for several qtrs now), there have been many more companies than normal reducing future guidance. This has been especially true for the past two or three days. I won't be at all surprised to see a serious market correction beginning now or very soon. Following earnings/guidance announcements clearly isn't a technical indicator but the exercise really helps build a more complete view of the big picture. And in the process one can find a few excellent 'news' trades.
- Brett Steenbarger, Ph.D. said...
Thanks, Bryan. You've hit on an important point: there is a lot of information to process when trading actively, and it's easy to not weight the various pieces of information appropriately. What's crucial, IMO, is knowing where your edge is and knowing what it would take to disprove trade ideas based on that edge. I appreciate your interest and support--
- Brett Steenbarger, Ph.D. said...
Hey Glen,
That's a great point and a great strategy. Thanks for passing along. The Briefing site is top notch, and your use of future guidance as a leading indicator sounds quite promising.
- jjc said...
Great Session! It's useful to observe a trade not turn out as expected and to hear the wheels turn resolving the action to be taken.
An Edge is just that an edge and not a guarantee. We as traders all have to deal with a market that does not want to play with us occasionally; excellent example of
maintaining discipline over conviction and adhering to money management principles.
Thanks For Yet Another Great Post!
- Brett Steenbarger, Ph.D. said...
Thanks much, jjc; I appreciate the feedback and interest. As it turns out, the afternoon posed a better buying opportunity as the ES low was not confirmed by the other major averages and the TICK began making higher lows. Perhaps next time, I'll have to make it a full day with the doc... :-)
Dr. Steenbarger - thanks for sharing your morning with us as it unfolded. I pulled up charts on one monitor and your comments on another, and it made for a fascinating read.
Those of us who've done this for a while know it's the thought process leading to our moment-to-moment decisions which results in our longer-term success/failure. Even though today didn't provide us with a huge break in either direction, your allowing folks to follow along as you made your decisions was just as educational as if it had.
- Brett Steenbarger, Ph.D. said...
Thanks Will,
I appreciate the note and the interest. My hope is that I can model one trading thought process in the blog and during the morning sessions and that you can find other sites and mentors that also provide you with models. Out of all that, you'll find that you pick and choose and integrate pieces from all sources and eventually come up with something that is truly your own.
- Howard Lindzon said...
Thanks much for the links and shout out.
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Children seem to be able to sleep in noisy environments, even when carried around. Is this generally true and what are the reasons? How does the ability to sleep with sound around differ with age and other circumstances?
Ability to sleep through noise seems to be conditioned in early infancy. An infant who is always put to sleep in the quietest possible conditions will usually develop a tendency to wake at even the slightest noise, whereas infants who are exposed to normal noise levels during sleep times will usually develop a tendency to sleep through more noise. Of course there is a point for everyone where exhaustion simply takes over and they will sleep through noise or other discomfort that would normally wake them.
Along with the existing answers, it's also a matter of basic social instinct:
This way, positive background sounds work to calm us, to soothe us, because it tells our stone-age brain that we are safe.
If you have ever commuted to work using public transportation you will find yourself doing exactly the same thing as the kids.
Basically when you are tired in the noisy environment you make the noises blur to the point where it becomes white noise and that point it's doesn't bother them when they sleep.


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Dash search gives no result
I have changed the language of ubuntu to my local but after logout and login the Dash doesn't display any app. and if I want to open system settings from system menu it doesn't open either!
I've tried many solutions like: restart the computer,
rm ~/.cache/software-center -R,
unity --reset &,
unity --replace &, re-install
unity-place-applications and
~/.local/share; rm -rf zeitgeist,
sudo chmod 774 /usr/share/applications/*
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SAN ANTONIO (November 22, 2013) – San Antonio Rampage General Manager Mike Santos announced today that the American Hockey League (AHL) club has acquired rookie forward Adam Brace from the Charlotte Checkers in exchange for Philippe Cornet. Brace will report to the Rampage's ECHL affiliate, the Cincinnati Cyclones.
Brace, 25, has recorded two goals and four assists in 10 games with the Checkers in his first professional season. The 5-foot-10, 183-pound winger played in his first professional games last season with the Florida Everblades following three years at Robert Morris University (2010-13). Brace tallied one goal and five assists in four regular season games with the Everblades and led the club with 15 points (six goals, nine assists) in 13 games during the ECHL playoffs. The Cobden, Ontario native totaled 92 points (40 goals, 52 assists) in 102 games for Robert Morris and led the team with 41 points (14 goals, 27 assists) in 38 games during his senior year. Brace played his junior hockey for the Pembroke Lumber Kings of the CJHL and recorded 153 points (68 goals, 85 assists) in 104 games.
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Some researchers in the field of psychiatric genetics have become somewhat pessimistic about the ability to detect robust genotype-phenotype correlations using the diagnostic criteria defined by DSM-IV. If we analyze tens of thousands of samples, the ensuing results may be statistically robust, but still the effect of common variant(s) of each gene will be modest. Recently, Tan et al. (2008) reported that the AKT1 gene SNP rs1130233 and its encompassing haplotypes are significantly associated with IQ/processing speed, activities that may reflect frontal cortex function. They also showed that performance in their psychological test battery is influenced not only by AKT1 genetic variants but also the well-known COMT gene non-synonymous polymorphism (SNP rs4680, Val158Met). By undertaking fMRI analysis, they intertwined the IQ/processing speed-frontal cortex-AKT1 signal-DA system, i.e., the. integration of multidimensional disciplines. In citing references (Meyer-Lindenberg and Weinberger, 2006; Weinberger et al., 2001), they state that "there is a growing body of data showing that genes weakly associated with complex constellations of behavioral symptoms are much more strongly associated with in vivo brain measures." Indeed, they have succeeded in explaining a possible role for AKT1 in brain execution capability, but have not provided convincing evidence for genetic associations between AKT1 and schizophrenia.
Their current results are elegantly derived from "a complex set of experiments addressing association of multiple variants in a gene with many phenotypic measures." However, from a genetic perspective, we may still ask the following questions, irrelevant of the current study:
1. What is the genetic component (or heritability) of each psychological and imaging trait? Can variations in some of the psychological/cognitive/intellectual performances be fully captured by a single gene in an experimental set that examines, at the most, a hundred samples? We have learned the hard way from genetic association studies done in the 1990s, which examined a small number of samples, that we simply cannot trust those results. With regard to this point, the heritability calculations of so-called "endophenotypes" as reported by Greenwood et al. (2007) can give helpful information [also see Watanabe et al., 2007, supplementary Table S2]. There is the possibility that the genetic architecture of neurocognitive functions and imaging measures may not be simpler than the current disease category (entity).
2. Given the rapid advances in genotyping technology, we may be able to generate genome-wide genetic test results for every neuropsychiatric trait in the near future.
3. Because of the functional significance of AKT1 and the divergence in the signaling cascade downstream of AKT1, it would be wise to confine analysis to this gene. However, it is frustrating that we still do not know the functionally important SNP(s) of AKT1 in spite of numerous association studies.
4. Nackley et al. (2006) have convincingly demonstrated that the haplotype of the COMT gene constructed by synonymous SNPs has much more functional impact than the Val158Met polymorphism. Therefore, we would like to see the association studies examining this haplotype in future neuropsychiatric studies.
From a biochemical perspective, the following issues would be interesting and future targets for clarification:
1. The authors suggest that the coding synonymous variation of AKT1 affects protein expression, leading to the alteration of frontostriatal function and gray matter volume. The activity of AKT1 is regulated by its phosphorylation status. Therefore, readers would want to know whether the reduction of AKT1 expression levels actually affect the AKT signaling pathway. Behavioral analysis and an MRI study of Akt1 heterozygote knockout mice may provide relevant information.
2. Impairment of the AKT signal is known to result in tau hyperphosphorylation through activation of GSK3 as seen in Alzheimer disease brains. According to this idea, a reduction of AKT levels caused by SNP(s) should elicit hyperphosphorylation of tau and ultimately form neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs). In contrast, there are some reports suggesting the absence of NFTs and neuroinjury in elderly patients with schizophrenia (Arnold et al., 1998; Purohit et al., 1998). It is also reported that GSK3 is reduced in schizophrenia (Beasley et al., 2001). It would be interesting to know whether the genetic variation(s) of AKT1 that induce decreased protein expression affect tau accumulation.
3. Lithium inhibits the arrestin-Akt signal (Beaulieu et al., 2008). If so, it would be interesting to know whether lithium treatment can restore some of the effects of reduced AKT1 expression levels caused by the SNP(s) of interest.
Arnold SE, Trojanowski JQ, Gur RE, Blackwell P, Han LY, Choi C. Absence of neurodegeneration and neural injury in the cerebral cortex in a sample of elderly patients with schizophrenia. Arch Gen Psychiatry 1998 55:225-232. Abstract
Beasley C, Cotter D, Khan N, Pollard C, Sheppard P, Varndell I, Lovestone S, Anderton B, Everall I. Glycogen synthase kinase-3beta immunoreactivity is reduced in the prefrontal cortex in schizophrenia. Neurosci Lett 2001 302:117-120. Abstract
Beaulieu JM, Marion S, Rodriguiz RM, Medvedev IO, Sotnikova TD, Ghisi V, Wetsel WC, Lefkowitz RJ, Gainetdinov RR, Caron MG.. A beta-arrestin 2 signaling complex mediates lithium action on behavior. Cell 2008 132:125-36. Abstract
Greenwood TA, Braff DL, Light GA, Cadenhead KS, Calkins ME, Dobie DJ, Freedman R, Green MF, Gur RE, Gur RC, Mintz J, Nuechterlein KH, Olincy A, Radant AD, Seidman LJ, Siever LJ, Silverman JM, Stone WS, Swerdlow NR, Tsuang DW, Tsuang MT, Turetsky BI, Schork NJ. Initial heritability analyses of endophenotypic measures for schizophrenia: the consortium on the genetics of schizophrenia. Arch Gen Psychiatry 2007 64:1242-1250. Abstract
Meyer-Lindenberg AS, Weinberger DR: Intermediate phenotypes and genetic mechanisms of psychiatric disorders. Nat Rev Neurosci 2006 7:818-827. Abstract
Nackley AG, Shabalina SA, Tchivileva IE, Satterfield K, Korchynskyi O, Makarov SS, Maixner W, Diatchenko L: Human catechol-O-methyltransferase haplotypes modulate protein expression by altering mRNA secondary structure. Science 2006 314:1930-1933. Abstract
Purohit DP, Perl DP, Haroutunian V, Powchik P, Davidson M, Davis KL: Alzheimer disease and related neurodegenerative diseases in elderly patients with schizophrenia: a postmortem neuropathologic study of 100 cases. Arch Gen Psychiatry 1998 55:205-211. Abstract
Tan HY, Nicodemus KK, Chen Q, Li Z, Brooke JK, Honea R, Kolachana BS, Straub RE, Meyer-Lindenberg A, Sei Y, Mattay VS, Callicott JH, Weinberger DR: Genetic variation in AKT1 is linked to dopamine-associated prefrontal cortical structure and function in humans. J Clin Invest 2008 118:2200-2208. Abstract
Watanabe A, Toyota T, Owada Y, Hayashi T, Iwayama Y, Matsumata M, Ishitsuka Y, Nakaya A, Maekawa M, Ohnishi T, Arai R, Sakurai K, Yamada K, Kondo H, Hashimoto K, Osumi N, Yoshikawa T: Fabp7 maps to a quantitative trait locus for a schizophrenia endophenotype. PLoS Biology 2007 5:e297. Abstract
Weinberger DR, Egan MF, Bertolino A, Callicott JH, Mattay VS, Lipska BK, Berman KF, Goldberg TE: Prefrontal neurons and the genetics of schizophrenia. Biol Psychiatry 2001 50:825-844. Abstract
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I have a graph $G$ whose minimum vertex degree is $\delta=7$. I am seeking an upper bound on the domination number $\gamma(G)$ in terms of the number of vertices $n$ of $G$. I found a paper by Edwin Clark, Boris Shekhtman, Stephen Suen, and David Fisher, "Upper bounds for the domination number of a graph," Congressus Numerantium, 132:99–124, 1998 (CiteSeer link), that implies a bound of about $0.31 n$ (more precisely, $(18286568 / 58640175)n$). I was hoping for a smaller upper bound. Perhaps there have been advances since that paper? Any pointers to relevant literature would be much appreciated. Thanks!
I believe the complete history is as follows. For an arbitrary graph with n vertices and minimum degree k, the result has been shown to be at most
by Arnautov 1974, and Payan 1975 but the articles were written in Russian and French (resp.). For k=7, this gives a bound of 0.384930n. In 1985, Caro and Roditty improved this bound slightly to 0.325283n when k=7. For this second result see Y. Caro and Y. Roditty, On the vertex-independence number and star decomposition of graphs, Ars Combin. 20 (1985), 167-180. Next comes the result you mentioned 0.311844 in 1996 (not 1998). So, unfortunately, I think the answer is that your bound is the best known at this time. See also the discussion at the beginning of On the domination number of Hamiltonian graphs with minimum degree six by Xing, Hattingh, and Plummer Applied Math. Letters 21 (2008) 1037-1040 for the most recent paper published on this topic.
A short proof of the result of Arnautov and Payan can be found in Intro to graph Theory by Douglas West 2nd Ed page 117 which uses the greedy algorithm (by Alon). Discussion are also found in papers for k=2,3,4,5,6 by various authors (I'm guessing this may not be of use to you but these cover some history). There is a new paper by Kostochka and Stocker for cubic graphs (5n/14) which indicates that some authors are still working on this problem. This is everything that has been done (as far as I know). Let me know if you learn more.
Another approach would be to use the independent domination number i(G) since gamma(G) \le i(G) fo any graph G. I think the most recent result here is 0.18329n BUT this is only for a 7-regular graph. Not sure if is this helps. The result is by Duckworth and Wormald entitled On the Independent Domination Number of Random Regular Graphs Combinatorics, Probability and Computing submitted in 2003.
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Let $X$ be the d-dimensional hypercube $X=[0,1]^d$ and let $f$ and $g$ be such that $f(x) = 1$ if $x \in A$ and $0$ otherwise, $g(x)=1$ if $x \in B$ and $0$ otherwise, where $A$ and $B$ are generic subsets of $X$. Can I say something general about the relation between the two following expressions?
$$\int_X f(x) g(x) dx$$ and $$\int_X f(x) dx \int_X g(x) dx$$
(for instance that the first one is always smaller or equal to the second one). If not, is there a way to prove that,
$$\frac{\int_X f(x) g(x) h(x)dx}{\int_X f(x)dx} \leq \frac{\int_X f(x) g(x) dx}{\int_X f(x)} \frac{\int_X g(x) h(x) dx}{\int_X g(x) dx},$$ where $h(x)=1$ if $h(x) \in C \subset X$ and $0$ otherwise?


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I know that now it is possible to edit comments.
Is there a way to do the same with old posts?
Update 9/27/13.
It is now possible to edit your facebook posts. There is a down arrow at the top right of each post made by you that has the text "Edit..." where you can change the text of your posts.
Update 26/09/2013: This is now possible for the Android users, the iOS and web ones following soon.
Short answer, yes.
To do it, follow the steps below.
As of recently, you actually can edit status updates. It's a relatively new feature (according to The Huffington Post it began rolling out on 6/22/12). If you navigate to your timeline (assuming you've switched to timeline already), you'll see a button with a pencil appear when you hover your mouse over a post. If you take longer than 30 seconds to choose to make an edit, a little Edited badge will appear below the post, and clicking on it will allow people to see the edit history.
EDIT: Note that this only works for status updates, not posts to someone else's timeline/wall.
There is a way to do this, if you use Facebook Notes : http://facebook.com/notes though facebook dont heavily promote the use of FB Notes any more, you can still use them, to create one go to the URL above, and click the "write a new note" button. When you create a note you can use basic HTML tags, including IMG tags, and you can edit notes after you have published them, so you can change the IMG tags and the text in the notes. I believe the first img tag you insert into the note is the one that will be used in the preview that gets displayed in the newsfeed.
If however you are talking about plain status updates/posts, the answer is no.
There is one case where you can edit the textual contents of a post, and thats if you make a photo post. As the text content that gets posted with the image, is the image's description and images descriptions are still editable even after you posted them, which means you can still edit those types of posts (though obviously you can't replace the image).
It's now possible to edit the Facebook posts, also the old ones.
Just click on the arrow on the up-left corner of the post and select
This website provides more information.
Much like wax eagle says there is no way to do this BUT there is a nice workaround that basically does the same thing as deleting it, other than the fact that you will still be able to see it.
What you want to do is go to the post and change the privacy options of the post and make it only viewable to "me" (see image below). This means only you can see the post, and no one else can!
The way I work around this inability to directly edit a post problem, is simply by cutting and pasting:
Thank you for your interest in this question.
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What are lossless image format?
Some compression-algorithms change the image to gain a better compression-ration - that are lossy algorithms/image formats. Most notably here is JPEG. Some keep all image information, these are called lossless. Lossless compression produces bigger files, but you have no changes to your graphic. Common lossless image formats are PNG, GIF or TIFF. As most of the time you can learn more from Wikipedia.
JPEG 2000 is an excellent lossless image format, at least, it can be configured as such. It's particularly useful for large files, as it allows for zooming in on a particular portion of an image without loading the entire image.
PNG24 is the only format you will find that has working transparencies that can lay on-top of CSS animations. Better to learn the easy way then the hard ways with GIF and PNG 8.


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The Nash Community College Small Business Center (SBC) provides free, confidential counseling services for new and existing businesses. Available on an as-needed basis, our services act as a sounding board for ideas and concerns that clients may have about their business. Our staff can meet with clients on-campus or at their place of business.
Small Business Center Development Series
The SBC offers a variety of workshops and courses to help small businesses be successful. Check the event list on the right for dates and times of upcoming seminars and workshops. We also offer the Small Business Development Series which includes the following seminars:
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These seminars are free and are offered to potential and existing entrepreneurs.
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The SBC co-sponsors programs with the Rocky Mount Area Chamber of Commerce such as Lunch N Learn seminars and more in-depth seminars address topics of interest to area businesses and their employees. These seminars are available to all persons and incur a nominal fee for materials.
The SBC also works with the Chamber on the Business Expo and Small Business Appreciation Month/ Awards Banquet.
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Certification training is offered for small businesses to assist in meeting regulatory requirements. They are ServSafe, Vehicle Safety Inspection, OBD Emissions Inspection and Notary Public.
Utilizing the combined resources within the NCC Continuing Education Department, almost any business or industry training need can be met.
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The SBC resource center is free and open to the public. The library of professional resources includes books, pamphlets, video and a computer equipped with internet access.
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After owning her own contract cleaning business for 25 years, Tina Harris of Spring Hope, decided to pursue other career opportunities when her client load began to decrease. Due to the declining economy, many clients were cancelling their services with her so Harris took a job at a nursing home. She found herself without work again when the facility went out of business.
Harris then turned to Nash Community College's Continuing Education Department with the dream of working at a hospital as a Nursing Assistant. She completed the NCC Nursing Assistant I and II certificate programs in 2009 and 2010 respectively. Upon graduation, she began working as a Nursing Assistant. But her dream didn't stop there.
When she became unable to find a renter for a rental property she owned, she put her passion and creativity and entrepreneurial heart to work. She decided to turn the property into a residential elderly care facility that she would eventually own and operate full-time.
Harris sought guidance from NCC Small Business Center Director Fred Brooks. Brooks counseled her as she faced necessary renovations to the property. The two discussed business feasibility, business structure, business plans, funding and all of the details that go along with beginning a small business. For 14 months, they continued to meet as Harris had questions or ran into challenges.
"The Nash Community College Small Business Center was a great resource. With them, there was no official starting or ending point because their learning opportunities are ongoing. And you can go any time for help," Harris said.
In June 2010, Harris was approved to open her elderly care facility, Green Home Living, LLC., with two beds and potential growth of six beds. Today, she continues to collaborate with the NCC Small Business Center to gain insight on marketing a small business and to learn more about operating a small business through scheduled monthly seminars and consulting.


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GENESEO, N.Y. - William Piccione, a vascular and cardiothoracic surgeon at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago and a 1975 Geneseo alumnus, will address "Relax...Your Prognosis is Excellent!" Sept. 23 at 4 p.m. in Newton Hall room 201. His keynote address is part of the college's annual "Celebrating the Sciences" event, which brings guest speakers, Geneseo science alumni and others to campus for perspectives on their disciplines. All events are open to the public without charge.
Piccione currently is associate professor of cardiovascular-thoracic surgery at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago and was chair of the department of surgery from 2006-11 at Rush-Oak Park Hospital, where he remains director of vascular services.
He earned his bachelor's degree in biology, magna cum laude, from Geneseo in 1975 and his medical degree from the University of Rochester in 1980. He completed his internship and residency with the Harvard Surgical Service in Boston. He also completed a residency in cardiovascular-thoracic surgery at Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center in Chicago and a fellowship in thoracic surgery at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.
Piccione is on the scientific advisory board of the Journal of Heart Disease and has served on the editorial board of the Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. He is a fellow in the American College of Cardiology, the American College of Surgeons, the American College of Chest Physicians and the American Society of Artificial Internal Organs. He also is a member of the International Society for Heart Transplantation, the Society of Thoracic Surgeons and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Piccione has numerous research publications and academic speaking engagements to his credit. He has presented 35 abstracts, authored or co-authored 45 articles and 12 book chapters, and has been a reviewer for seven scientific journals. He completed a research assistantship at the University of Houston, performed clinical research in pediatric cardiology while at the University of Rochester, and was a research fellow in cardiac surgery at Harvard.
Geneseo's "Celebrating the Sciences" event will include a panels of distinguished Geneseo alumni, who will reflect on their careers during four separate discussions at 2:30 p.m. in Newton Hall. The panelists include:
Mark Gregor '82, manager in the division of environmental quality for the City of Rochester, N.Y.
Michael Robert Joynt '04, resident physician in pediatrics at the University of Rochester Medical Center
Megan Mongiovi '04, veterinarian at the Lyons Vet Clinic, Lyons, N.Y.
David G. Reist '78, senior research fellow at the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies
William Saltarelli '73, professor and director of the human anatomy laboratory at Central Michigan University
Charles Strickland '74, licensed real estate broker and owner of One Stop House Hunting
Jennifer Zubler, M.D. '91, volunteer physician at Good Samaritan Health Center in Atlanta
Erica Martin Bennett '97, product line marketing manager, paper coatings, The Dow Chemical Co.
Paul Dethlefsen '97, Environmental Scientist, Advent Group, Inc.
Michael Hampsey '76, professor of biochemistry, Rutgers University
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Jerold Bastedo '69, Executive Director, Hamburg Natural History Society - Penn Dixie Site
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Donald James Geddes Jr. '88, managing geologist, American Water/Applied Water Management
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I have a quick question.
Could someone show me how to make a loop that does the following.
Query all posts for one tax (Meal Time: eg. Lunch, dinner, dessert...)
Loop each taxonomy (Courses: eg. apps, entrees, desserts...) and display all posts related to that tax.
then continue to loop through until there are no more related taxonomies the the parent "meal time" tax.


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RSS - is there anything you can't do? Steve Rubel doesn't think so.
In fact, he's found 35 more cool things you can do with RSS; these include watching airport delays, getting your horoscope, even tracking drunk athletes (for real). My favorite has to be reading the notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci, one inspiring day at a time.


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Trying to sign into iCloud on my Macbook and I get this error message. I've also had some trouble signing into the same account with iCloud on iPad and iPhone, but the messages there are even more vague.
My Apple ID is a gmail address - not anything from iTools/Mobile Me and existed as an Apple ID before iCloud was released.


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Disenchanting diminished return
This answer states that the strength of the enchantment doesn't matter when disenchanting items to learn new enchantments.
Am I reading that right? If I have novice robes with 50% faster regen and disenchant it and my enchantment skill is at 5/5, when I enchant that item will it be the same result as disenchanting master robes with 150% faster regen? Because if you do the math, 5/5 enchanting will give you 100% better enchantment.
Therefore wouldn't it be better to disenchant more powerful items than weaker ones?


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For example, an e-mail comes in and you have that biological urge to respond immediately or work on the problem immediately.
In addition, we don't want to come off talking our sweet time, so we reinforce that urge.
However, this may actually not be the most productive in the long run - as deceptive as it may appear on the surface.
I notice that forcing myself to slow down makes me more productive at the end of the week.
How does one create a good balance in pace?
What are some specific strategies for pacing work and responding to work queries during the day?


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The Nissan GT-R 2012 may well be one of the fastest cars in the world, but its owners are the most demanding in the world. So Nissan has developed a new version of the GT-R for drivers who want an extra edge on the race track. Called 'Track Pack', this new version of the GT-R offers a harder edge and yet remains fully road legal. Externally the Nissan GT-R Track Pack is easily identified by lightweight six-spoke RAYS alloys with gloss black painted centres.