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Good times and a pretty good turn out to the meet, thanks Jeff for organizing (hope you were close to breaking even on the donations).
Although we were missing the nice scotch and a certain russian (pavel...) but good times to be had by all.
Thanks Jeff for the organization, and thanks to everyone for bringing their gear.
The HE-500, and the HD600s were just fantastic headphones.
The HD800 really showed what great soundstaging is.
I kick myself for not trying the Anedio, Woo, T1 and LCD2 setups though. I have always wondered about the Anedio, and would love to try the LCD2s one more time.
How do you gentlemen deal with customs, and brokerage fees? with an MRSP of $1500 the duties and whatnot could really hurt. How do you all get around it? or do you just take the hit?
Nah you won't get charged duty if you are ordering from the states. The worst that you could do is get charged tax (i.e 13%). Just have them send it through USPS and the brokerage fee is a flat rate, I think itt is about $10 bucks. Never use Fed Ex or UPS to ship across the border...they are the ones who kill you with the brokerage fees.
A big thanks to Jeff for organizing this meet and to everyone for bringing in your gear to share. There were lots of great setups at this meet and I wish I had more time to try them all. In particular, I would have liked to spend more time with the Koss ESP 950s as I have been bit by the electrostatic upgrade bug. Most surprising about the ESP 950 was the amount of bass slam. I almost thought that I was listening to a pair of dynamic headphones.
It was also interesting to see so many Hifiman headphones at this meet. I stopped keeping up with the latest and greatest kind of flavours on head-fi right around the time when hifiman products started getting introduced so I came to this meet without any preconceptions on how orthodynamics sound. After giving them a listen, I can understand why they are so popular - warm and smooth, reminiscent of the hd650 but less veiled. (at all the previous meets I've been to, around 1/3rd of the people all had either the hd580, 600, or 650).
Jeff's CD3000 setup was really fun to listen to - great PRAT. It's a shame that they've been discontinued though my wallet is quite relieved.
The Edition 8 was also a pleasant surprise. I was expecting them to sound bright and harsh like the typical ultrasone or beyerdynamic but instead the sound was quite neutral and smooth.
No surprises with the Beyerdynamic T1. It needs a very warm tube amp to help tame the beyerdynamic penchant for sibilance.
That looks great guys. Really wish I could have been there, but unfortunately I had some things I couldn't avoid come up last minute.
Looking forward to the next ones!
Ditto - I really hate missing these meets and can only hope that we can get another one organized over the summer at the latest!
Looks like a very successful meet with a good headphone selection overall.
NEVER ever use UPS as they are the biggest brokerage SCAM of them all
They lost the class action lawsuit, yet continue to play the same game since they are appealing the judgement!
I just recently got badly burned - UPS tried to hit me with $105 brokerage fees on top of taxes and shipping costs for a $200 pair of phones ($158.00 all in). I refused the order and had it returned to the sender (who I had clearly told at the outset NOT to use UPS), only to have the seller rip me off for over $100.00 himself!.
ALWAYS use USPS, I rarely (if ever) get hit with brokerage fees and if so very very minor, and you don't have to drive ridiculous distances to some UPS office to claim your package since UPS only drops off during the day when most of us are working, unless you're willing to take a day off work (right). You can also ask the seller (if they are willing) to claim a much smaller value on the package. If you ask for less than $100 the package pretty well always comes through quick and clean of any duties or fees.
Looking forward to the next meeting - be sure to keep me posted
FedEX charges a brokerage as well, though I hear not as bad as UPS. Also FedEX has a policy of a one-time brokerage exemption if you call their customer service. I don't yet know if that "one time" can be repeated.
I had a problem with UPS before. They charged me $50+ for a $104 headphone. I called them and asked if it was reasonable, and the customer service rep kept repeating the same lines over and over and over again.
Knowing how these call centers work (they can't close a ticket if it is an on going problem, and they get hit for the number of outstanding issues), I said I will call you every single day, costing your call center $ to take my call, and opening up all these tickets until I feel I got my $50+ worth of service.
She relented, and gave me a refund on the brokerage charge. I never used UPS again.
Tanner (tdunks) was the first to arrive. If I ever host another meet there is no way I am showing up over an hour early. The most you guys need is 15 minutes.
Somewhere near the beginning of the meet Kenny (HappyWater) showed up with his HeadRoom Blockhead setup. This was my WTH moment of the meet. He had an impressive DAC next to it, but my eyes kept getting pulled back to the Blockhead. Dual mono without compromise down to the stepped volume controls. These drove the balanced HD600s with absolute control.
Stapsy's HD800s playing through a CypherLabs AlgoRythm Solo/ALO Audio Continental V3 setup. I don't believe I missed hearing this one...
All eyes here on Clsmooth391's custom Woo Audio amplifier and Anedio D2 DAC combo. This amp was a real eye openner for me. Never have I heard a tubed setup sound so clean and balanced. The Beyerdynamic T1's were also one of the most intriguing headphones of the meet. The overall frequency balance was the closest I've heard to my MDR-CD3000s. If my Sony's ever die, I might have to get the Beyers to replace them with. I think this setup was the best sound of the meet for me.
This was the one shot I had planned from before the meet. You guys have to move around more at a meet! How else I am supposed to do a proper long exposure shot? So inconsiderate, I swear...
Mark (MickeyVee) trying out the LCD 2's on his Schiit Lyr / Bifrost stack. Both his and danielghofrani's stacks seemed to get a lot of play time. Having heard it, I have to say the attention was warranted.
ChrisJ's Wadia iDevice dock and Fiio E09/E17 setup. Now there's a iDevice dock for taking to meets. No breaking on the drive from Guelph to Toronto for this one I bet. Yeah, I have iDevice dock envy.
All said and done...
I really needed to spend more time listening to gear and taking pictures. The next meet I go to, that's SO what I'm doing. I'll leave hosting duties to the next guy. Anyone up?
Question for those of you who ordered Schiit gear. Did you guys get it direct from the Schiit website? Did you guys get hit for customs? How much did it run you guys? Considering the A2 and Uber BF. Thanks for any info!


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Posted on 03/19/2009 8:25:46 AM PDT by SloopJohnB
Orly Taitz, a lawyer representing several before SCOTUS on Obama's eligibility was interviewed March 17, 2009 on the Rolleye James show. Program archived in 'Where can I hear her.'......
See post 1 for another link where the show has been broken down into segments on YouTube. Two of the five are about 13 minutes total alleging Supreme Court clerks have been removing court challenges from the docket - justices not aware they had gone to conference.
I broke this interview into five parts, averaging about 7 minutes in length. If you know nothing about this controversy, you'll be staggered. If you think you know about this controversy, you'll still be staggered by allegations, supposedly verified by the Chief Justice, that a court clerk, or clerks, have tampered with the court dockets concerning various challenges to Obama's citizenship. While we were wondering which Justice was voting against a full hearing, it appears the court was unaware that a case was even in conference. This is the biggest scandal in court history if true, and it almost certainly is. This is Obama.
See tag.
bookmarked for later
No... Rollye
It's just not going away, Barry.
LOL. My eyes are rolling over that typo.
If you mention the law clerk's name (even though it was published in the Seattle PI), then a FR Mod will delete your post.
Who got to you FR?
Dr. Orly Taitz website:
Wow... didn't know the good Dr was a woman...
sexist assumptions on my part, of course.
And WHAT a woman!!
This little lady just doesn't give up.
She's a hero.
Thanks for the ping.
I love a good mystery. Except when it's damaging our country.
You mean Danny Bickle, clerk of the Supreme Court. Whose name and history is regularly scrubbed by Wikipedia.
The same clerk who has for unkown reasons removed cases from the docket regarding Obama's eligibility?
Let's see how long this lasts.
It's not as bad as it used to be Sven. Used to be, post something on this topic and the admod demigod zotted it with the observation: "News/Activism is for breaking news and FR chapter activities, not .... this" as if the poster had been caught standing over the punch bowl with his fly down.
But such things as Brazilian groin waxing, flying cars, diet tips and `Obama Searching for Something'—all OK. Questioning Zero's eligibility under the Constitution, however—it vas verboten.
Go figger.
You go to the Supreme Court Clerks of the United States (SCCOTUS)...
She is the bravest person I've seen in a LONG time. Personal Courage at its best.
Nice blogsite. Thanks for making those clips.
Hang on Sloopie! - This is the way its done in the formerly free nation of the USA.
We do not have access to the courts; we only have people telling us that we do.
I knew something about the controversy, but I am astounded to find that the justices say that they have no knowledge whatsoever about the conferences they supposedly held rejecting the cases!
You don't happen to know this radio host, do you?
Just in case you do, I would like to pass on a suggestion to either change, lower the volume by at least half, or end the intro. music before she starts talking.
I don't know if it's just me and attraction to music, but I'm finding it extremely difficult to concentrate on her words with the music fighting for my brain's attention (I think it's due to the high notes, and the punctuated phrasing of the music as well as the background "lyrics"). It's giving me an instant headache and I'm only a minute in (of course, the headache could also be from all the stuff Congress is trying to do today)!
I'm assuming the background music will end eventually, but I felt a need to mention this in case she or her producers run across this thread... :-)
I actually find it reasuring. I would rather think the cases were held from them then think they actually knew about two upcoming conferences and met with the defendent in closed doors anyway.
Swedish discrimination!
downloaded from youtube for later (after Rush) .... might burn to disc and send to friends
I strongly agree! - Music and facts just don't go together.
Dr. Orly bump!
This site is called the Free Republic in the ideal of the American Constitution and the 1st Amendment.
This is not a site of USSR where Mod's are part of Stasi who suppress your opinion and inform on you.
"Swedish Discrimination".
Just saw your post, that is funny. LOL ;-)
Tell her - email: firstname.lastname@example.com
It is now 1:11PM Thursday and still up. ... Long mod coffee break?
Will do - thanks for the email. :) Of course, it ended about 10 seconds after the point I paused and wrote my post! LOL
AND, I forgot to thank you for taking the time to edit this interview and put it up on YouTube for all of us. So, thank you very much for your efforts, it is appreciated!
Can't imagine. Jim is in Fresno, so it's not even lunch> He, he, he.
Made it past an hour, but given the number of comments this probably was not a very interesting thread.
His lawyers must be plaguing Jimbo.
THe doofus is in a real pickle. He name no longer appears as a clerk of SCOTUS on the Wiki list.
Fraud in the execution of a document of due process is a serious matter. He will be disbarred , and that is what they are trying to prevent. I hope Dr. Orly files a complaint with every bar Nickle is a memeber of.He knew the chance he was taking when he did it.Forethought was necessary. He chose politics over due process? Must be a lefty.
This is fascist action on the part of Clerk *ickle. It is how it grows and floourishes. Thats why good men and women like Orly need to speak up.
Another FR thread: Is this the Danny Bickle that is in a Pickle?
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Last month Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives launched a new offensive in the long-running battle over the Environmental Protection Agency's regulation of air pollution under the Clean Air Act. For the first time in 21 years the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology issued a subpoena requiring the EPA to hand over the data from two scientific studies, which provide the basis for most of the regulations.
According to the committee's chairman Rep. Lamar Smith (R – TX), the subpoena comes after nearly two years of requests for EPA to make the data available. He argues that the scientific evidence used to justify new regulations that will cost billions of dollars should be accessible to independent researchers and other groups, rather than hinging on the analysis and interpretation of a small group of academic researchers. In an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, he charged the EPA with basing its rule-making on "secret science."
The committee, however, split along party lines on whether to subpoena the data. The ranking Democratic member Eddie Bernice Johnson (D – TX) characterized Chairman Smith's action as an attempt to make the data available to "industry hacks" in order to discredit the research and weaken clean air regulation.
While the subpoena backed by only one party can easily be viewed as a political move, there is a vital issue at stake, and this must not be hijacked by politics.
The two studies in question are the Harvard Six Cities Study (HSCS) and the American Cancer Society's Cancer Prevention Study II (CPS II). Both studies were initiated in the 1980s and both linked individual information on cohort members to air pollution data obtained from monitoring stations. The HSCS enrolled 8,111 adults in 6 US cities and followed the cohort for 14-16 years. The CPS II used data on roughly 500,000 adults for whom air pollution data for metropolitan areas throughout the US was available and followed the cohort for 16 years.
Both studies showed that exposure to fine particle air pollution (that is, particles with a diameter of less than 2.5 microns, or PM2.5) was linked with increased mortality. Their results provide the basis for most EPA regulations targeting air quality and have been used to make claims of large numbers of lives saved due to regulation.
However, the association observed in these studies was a weak one and raises a number of questions that have not been adequately explored. First, the association of PM2.5 with mortality shows geographic heterogeneity – no such association is seen in the western US, where the climate is dry and PM2.5 make-up differs from that in the eastern US.
Second, the results of the studies have been presented in a way that focuses narrowly on PM2.5 and precludes putting the association in perspective relative to other predictors of mortality, including cigarette smoking, income, and other factors.
Third, reports from these two studies tend to cite only supporting studies and to ignore studies that have not found an association of PM2.5 with mortality.
These points have been presented in a thoughtful and temperate analysis by Stanley Young and Jesse Xia of the National Institute for Statistical Sciences.
It should also be mentioned that the prevailing view on the health effects of air pollution is set by a small group of researchers who both carried out the studies used by the EPA as the basis for regulation and are also involved in the implementation of EPA policy, giving the appearance of a closed loop.
Others have pointed out that using particle size as criterion for health effects is a crude approach, reflecting our lack of understanding of the effects of specific pollutants.
Finally, rather than focusing narrowly on the effects of air pollution, one has to consider other influences on health. It may be that alternative actions such as reducing smoking rates, improving access to and affordability of fresh produce, reducing obesity, and boosting employment may do more to improve health than making further reductions in PM2.5.
Beyond these issues, there are other relevant considerations. The studies in question are observational studies and such studies have well-known limitations. Everyone agrees that these studies alone cannot establish causality; however, once results get highlighted in influential papers in prestigious journals, this inconvenient caveat is lost sight of and researchers and regulators proceed to act as if the studies demonstrate causality.


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The Bituriges worked in iron, and were acquainted with the art of tinning.
Pliny says, that the Romans learned the method of tinning their culinary vessels from the Gauls.
And you know, the tinning of salmon was "progress" as much at least as the building of the Titanic.
Stagnare occurs often for tinning, as stagnator does for a tin-founder.
Constant wiping on the brass ferrule will result in the tinning on the brass ferrule coming off.
Upon inspecting the boilers, my first fear was realized—there was nothing but copper—all the tinning had worn away.
My eldest brother went to learn the tinning business of the Major's workmen.
The tinning of the dome being unfinished, the water, of course, came down in showers all over the centre.
I immediately inquired about the tinning, as I perceived the boilers were much in want of this.
This operation is the same, only on a smaller scale, as the tinning of the 2-inch and the 4-inch brass ferrule.
Old English tin, from Proto-Germanic *tinom (cf. Middle Dutch and Dutch tin, Old High German zin, German Zinn, Old Norse tin), of unknown origin, not found outside Germanic.
Other Indo-European languages often have separate words for "tin" as a raw metal and "tin plate;" e.g. French étain, fer-blanc. Pliny refers to tin as plumbum album "white lead," and for centuries it was regarded as a form of silver debased by lead.
The chemical symbol Sn is from Late Latin stannum (see stannic). Tin-type in photography is from 1864. Tin ear "lack of musical discernment" is from 1909. Tin Lizzie "early Ford, especially a Model T," first recorded 1915.
tin (tĭn)
Symbol Sn
A malleable metallic element used to coat other metals to prevent corrosion. Atomic number 50; atomic weight 118.71; melting point 231.89°C; boiling point 2,602°C; specific gravity 7.31; valence 2, 4.
tin Symbol Sn A malleable, silvery metallic element that occurs in igneous rocks. It has a crystalline structure and crackles when bent. Tin is used as an anticorrosion agent and is a part of numerous alloys, including bronze. Atomic number 50; atomic weight 118.71; melting point 231.89°C; boiling point 2,270°C; specific gravity 7.31; valence 2, 4. See Periodic Table. See Note at element. |
Heb. bedil (Num. 31:22; Ezek. 22:18, 20), a metal well known in ancient times. It is the general opinion that the Phoenicians of Tyre and Sidon obtained their supplies of tin from the British Isles. In Ezek. 27:12 it is said to have been brought from Tarshish, which was probably a commercial emporium supplied with commodities from other places. In Isa. 1:25 the word so rendered is generally understood of lead, the alloy with which the silver had become mixed (ver. 22). The fire of the Babylonish Captivity would be the means of purging out the idolatrous alloy that had corrupted the people.


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Too bad Matt's right front didn't blow out right then
i missed the race what did matt do to tony?
Still better off then Kyle so enjoy it lol
Nothing, they both were racing each other hard for first place and got into each other and both wrecked. It was just Tony being Tony as usual. I actually think the wreck was mostly his fault anyways.
That's what happened. Kenseth got into him a little bit but Tony turned back into him and they both wrecked
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Is it bad that i want to see Kyle in the #55 car? It seems like no matter who is in that car and not matter what track they are at it is just a beast of a ride.
Stewart better not fall out of the top 10 or Kyle is ****ed.
Stewart has 3 wins this year right?
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REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., Sept. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Today, Oracle announced a new world record price/performance result with the TPC-C benchmark running Oracle(R) Database 11g on Windows(1). With this result, Oracle now holds the top two record benchmark positions in the coveted Top Ten TPC-C price/performance category(2). Optimized for small, medium and growing businesses (SMBs), the combination of Oracle Database 11g and Windows on an HP ProLiant server provides an ideal platform to meet these companies' individual business needs. This benchmark result further demonstrates Oracle's commitment to providing customers of all sizes unmatched price/performance and scalability. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020718/ORCLLOGO) Achieving 102,454 transactions per minute with a price/performance of $.73/tpmC, Oracle Database 11g, Standard Edition One delivered 47 percent more performance at 20 percent less cost than its nearest competitor in the price/performance category(3). The record setting benchmark was achieved with Oracle Database 11g running on a Windows-based HP ProLiant ML350 server with one Intel Quad-Core Xeon 2.66 GHz processor and an HP StorageWorks 70 Modular Smart Array. Together, Oracle and HP delivered the best price per transaction per minute ever achieved for any TPC-C benchmark. "Out of the gate, Oracle Database 11g sets a new price/performance bar for the industry and it will continue to excel as it matures," said Juan Loaiza, senior vice president Systems Technology, Oracle. "This benchmark result furthers Oracle's commitment to SMBs, and our continuing promise to deliver on a long tradition of database excellence. SMBs that once thought Oracle was only for large enterprises need to take another look at Oracle Database." About TPC-C TPC-C is an OLTP (online transaction processing) benchmark developed by the Transaction Processing Performance Council (TPC). The TPC-C benchmark defines a rigorous standard for calculating performance and price/performance measured by transactions per minute (tpmC) and $/tpmC, respectively. More information is available at http://www.tpc.org. Top Ten TPC-C by Price/Performance: http://www.tpc.org/tpcc/results/tpcc_price_perf_results.asp. About Oracle Database 11g Oracle Database is the only database designed for grid computing. With the release of Oracle Database 11g, Oracle is making management of enterprise information easier than ever; enabling customers to know more about their business and innovate more quickly. Oracle Database 11g delivers superior performance, scalability, availability, security and ease of management on a low-cost grid of industry standard storage and servers. Oracle Database 11g is designed to be effectively deployed on everything from small blade servers to the biggest SMP servers and clusters of all sizes. It features automated management capabilities for easy, cost-effective operation. Oracle Database 11g's unique ability to manage all data from traditional business information to XML and 3D spatial information makes it the ideal choice to power transaction processing, data warehousing, and content management applications. About Oracle Oracle (Nasdaq: ORCL) is the world's largest enterprise software company. For more information about Oracle, visit our Web site at http://www.oracle.com. Trademarks Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation and/or its affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners. Source: Transaction Processing Performance Council (TPC), http://www.tpc.org. As of September 12 2007, 2007: (1) HP ProLiant ML350G5, 102,454 tpmC, $.73/tpmC, Oracle Database 11g Standard Edition One running on Microsoft Windows 2003 Standard x64 Edition SP1R2, available 12/31/07. (2) HP ProLiant ML350G5, 100,926.8 tpmC, $.74/tpmC, Oracle Database 10g Standard Edition One running on Oracle Enterprise Linux, available 6/8/07. (3) Dell PowerEdge 2900, 69,564 tpmC, $.91/tpmC, Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Standard Edition running on Microsoft Windows 2003 Server Standard Edition SP1, available 3/9/07.
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Detroit '67
Hayley Levitt • New York City • Mar 12, 2013
"If you drink it back in three sips, it goes down smoother than oil," says Caroline, a character in the Public LAB's Detroit '67, describing the proper way to finish off a Bali Hai cocktail. Having never heard of a Bali Hai, I can't speak to the accuracy of those instructions (from a quick Google search, I've gathered it's a concoction that makes you think that rum, brandy, and champagne belong in the same glass). But if the pleasure of ingesting the unsavory era depicted in Detroit '67 is any indication, I'd gladly make playwright Dominique Morisseau my happy hour spirit guide.
Detroit '67, a co-production with the Classical Theatre of Harlem and the National Black Theatre now playing at the Public's intimate Shiva Theater, is set during the five July days of the infamous 1967 Detroit riots and follows five fictional characters living at the epicenter of the violence. According to the history books, the riots began in the early-morning hours of July 23, 1967, in a black Detroit neighborhood after police raided an unlicensed after-hours bar, known in those days as a "blind pig." With the black community seeing this as another flex of the government's bigoted and tyrannical muscle, racial tensions reached their breaking point. Arson, looting, and sniping filled the city for the next five days, leaving 43 people dead, 388 families displaced, and 2,509 stores looted or burned.
Thus concludes today's lecture.
If the name Detroit '67 makes you think you're in for a staged reading of a PBS documentary, your reservations will melt away as soon as you pass through the theater doors to the "Bop bop soo-be-do-wa's" of the Velvelettes. Rather than a recounting of the gruesome historical event in their play's title, Morisseau and director Kwame Kwei-Armah have developed a production that resonates clearly as a celebration of the people and the spirit of Detroit. The first Detroiter we meet is Chelle (Michelle Wilson), a strong black woman in her mid-thirties, who immediately endears herself to us as she opens the play bickering with a record player that seems to have as much Detroit sass as she does. It skips as she tries to sing and dance along to The Temptations' "Ain't Too Proud To Beg" while she straightens up the unfinished-yet-homey basement in her two-story childhood home. She lives here with her younger brother Lank (Francois Battiste), who recently moved back in after their father (their only surviving parent) passed away. Designed by Neil Patel, the basement serves as both the vessel for all of the play's action and a canvas that displays Chelle and Lank's family history. A looming black power fist painted on the back wall contrasts what we later learn to be Lank's childhood attempt at a portrait of Chelle, which sits innocently by its side.
Chelle and Lank operate a blind pig out of this basement, with help from their friends Bunny and Sly, to make enough money to put Chelle's son Julius through college. Bunny is masterfully played by the loveable De'Adre Aziza, who fully inhabits her fast-talking, sexually charged character. She offers both Chelle and the audience comic relief while maintaining a sense of grounded compassion that keeps her from spiraling off into the realm of caricature. Her performance almost makes us forgive her mile-high hair and loud costumes that occasionally teeter into such territory. The charming Brandon J. Dirden also strikes a nice balance as Lank's best friend, Sly, who maintains his sincerity and "good guy" status even through his cloying flirtation with "Sweet Chelle" — as he likes to call her.
Though bonded by blood, Lank and Chelle approach life in Detroit in completely opposite ways. Aptly portrayed by Battiste, Lank is a bright-eyed, ambitious young man who wants to build a better life for himself and for Chelle. He wants to use his parents' inheritance to invest in a licensed bar with Sly, which they plan to furnish with a state-of-the-art eight-track player. Chelle, meanwhile, lives life much more defensively, always trying to protect what she has rather than risk her family's well-being to strive for an elusive "something more." She even rejects the new eight-track player in favor of her old scratched records in an attempt to keep life as static as the paintings on her basement walls. Wilson offers a wonderful performance as this maternal steady hand. She expresses a silent strength that we only appreciate in those few moments that she loosens her death grip on life. And it doesn't take long for her to learn that her basement's decorations may be the only thing in her life that she can control.
A random turn of events lands a distraught young white woman named Caroline (Samantha Soule) on Chelle's basement couch. We don't find out until later what circumstances led her there, but in an effort to prevent spoilers, I'll say that they bring trouble into the house — especially to Lank and Sly as they venture out into the heart of the riots that have just erupted. Complicating matters further is the emotional bond that develops between Lank and Caroline during her stay, adding a little Romeo-and-Juliet flavor to the mix. As the most mysterious character, Caroline is also the most ambiguous. This makes Soule's performance all the more impressive, having coaxed the tiniest seed of a character into full bloom. The soul-bearing scenes between Soule and Battiste, which could easily come across as awkward or out of place for two people who met just days ago, instead seem vibrant and organic.
The character responsible for holding this whole story together, however, is the music of Motown, which Morisseau weaves seamlessly throughout the plot. It's what lures customers to the makeshift basement bar; it's what forges the unlikely bond between Lank and Caroline; and it's what each character turns to for comfort when life beyond the basement walls spins out of control. Morisseau offers up Motown as a common meeting place for all people, not just Detroiters. Outside of Detroit, the songs — like the cocktails — might be different. But even if you don't listen to the Four Tops or toss back Bali Hai's, you should still heed Morisseau's sage advice: If you want to take on the world, it's best to chase it down with a song and a dance.
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The book Cancer of the Uterine Endometrium - Advances and Controversies brings together an international collaboration of authors who share their contributions for the management of endometrial carcinoma. The scope of the text is not basic, but rather aims to provide a comprehensive and updated source of advances in the diagnosis and therapeutic strategies in this field of gynecologic cancer. Each section in the book attempts to provide the most relevant evidence-based information in the biology and genetics, modern imaging, surgery and staging, and therapies for endometrial cancer. It is hoped that future editions will bring additional authors to contribute to this endeavor. To this end, it is our patients who will benefit from this work.
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6.7: Translations, Rotations and Tessellations
The Dome
Dylan came storming in the door after a busy day at school. He slammed his books down on the kitchen table.
"What is the matter?" his Mom asked sitting down at the table.
"Well, I made this great geodesic dome. It is finished and doing great, but Mrs. Patterson wants me to investigate other shapes that you could use to make a dome. I don't want to do it. I feel like my project is finished," Dylan explained.
"Maybe Mrs. Patterson just wanted to give you an added challenge."
"Maybe, but what other shapes can be used to form a dome? The triangle makes the most sense," Dylan said.
"Yes, but to figure this out, you need to know what other shapes tessellate," Mom explained.
"What does it mean to tessellate? And how can I figure that out?"
These are both good questions that will be answered in this chapter. Use the lesson to learn about tessellations. At the end of the lesson, you can help Dylan to answer these questions.
What You Will Learn
In this lesson you will learn how to do the following skills.
- Recognize translation transformations (slides) and rotation transformations (turns).
- Use coordinate notation to describe translations of given figures and their resulting images.
- Use coordinate notation to describe rotations around the origin of given figures and their resulting images, \begin{align*}90^\circ\end{align*}
90∘ clockwise, \begin{align*}90^\circ\end{align*}90∘ counterclockwise and \begin{align*}180^\circ\end{align*}180∘ . - Identify rotational symmetry and the least angle of rotation in given images.
- Use any combination of transformations (flips, slides, turns) to create tessellations, and identify polygons that do not tessellate.
Teaching Time
I. Recognize Translation Transformations (Slides) and Rotation Transformations (Turns)
In the last lesson, you learned all about a transformation called a reflection. A transformation is the movement of a geometric figure on the coordinate plane. Remember that a reflection is the flip or mirror image of a geometric figure over the \begin{align*}x\end{align*}
Two other types of transformations are translations and rotations. A translation is when a geometric figure slides up, down, left or right on the coordinate plane. The figure moves its location, but doesn't change its position. A rotation is a turn. A figure can be turned clockwise or counterclockwise on the coordinate plane. In both transformations the size and shape of the figure stays exactly the same.
Now let's look at these two types of transformations in more detail.
II. Use Coordinate Notation to Describe Translations of Given Figures and Their Resulting Images
When we perform translations, we slide a figure left or right, up or down. This means that, in the coordinate plane, the coordinates for the vertices of the figure will change.
Take a look at the example below.
We can represent this triangle by using coordinate notation. Coordinate notation is when we write ordered pairs to represent each of the vertices of a geometric figure that has been graphed on the coordinate plane.
(-1, 5)
(-1, 2)
(-5, 2)
These are the coordinates of the vertices of the triangle.
If we slide this triangle 3 places down, all of its vertices will shift 3 places down the \begin{align*}y-\end{align*}
Look at this example.
Now the \begin{align*}y-\end{align*}
\begin{align*}(-1, 5) & \rightarrow (-1, 2)\\
(-1, 2) & \rightarrow (-1, -1)\\
(-5, 2) & \rightarrow (-5, -1)\end{align*}
The \begin{align*}y-\end{align*}
If we were to move the image up three units on the \begin{align*}y-\end{align*}
If we were to move the image to the right then we would increase the \begin{align*}x-\end{align*}
We can translate figures in other ways too. We can move figures diagonally by changing both their \begin{align*}x-\end{align*}
To graph a translation, we perform the same change for each point. Let's try graphing a translation.
Graph the following translation five places to the right.
Now you can see by looking at this square that there are four vertices, so there are four sets of ordered pairs to represent these vertices. Here are the ordered pairs.
(-4, 3)
(-1, 3)
(-1, 6)
(-4, 6)
The translation is to move the square five places to the right. That means that we are going to change the \begin{align*}x-\end{align*}
\begin{align*}(-4, 3) + 5 &= (1, 3)\\
(-1, 3) + 5 &= (4, 3)\\
(-1, 6) + 5 &= (4, 6)\\
(-4, 6) + 5 &= (1, 6)\end{align*}
Now let's look at the graph of the translation.
Notice that while it is helpful to graph the square both first and then as a translation, it isn't necessary to do so to figure out the coordinate notation. If you know the vertices of the figure that you are translating and you know how you are moving it, then you can figure out the new coordinates of the vertices.
A triangle with the coordinates (0, 2), (2, 2) and (2, 5) is graphed on the coordinate grid. Find the coordinates of a translation moved three units down.
To work through this one, first notice the direction of the translation. It is to move the triangle three units down. Down means that we will be subtracting three and down also means that we will be changing the \begin{align*}y-\end{align*}
\begin{align*}(0, 2) - 3 &= (0, -1)\\
(2, 2) - 3 &= (2, -1)\\
(2, 5) - 3 &= (2, 2)\end{align*}
If we were to graph the translation, here is what we would see.
III. Use Coordinate Notation to Describe Rotations Around the Origin of Given Figures and their Resulting Images, \begin{align*}\underline{90^\circ}\end{align*}
Now let's look at another kind of transformation: rotations. A rotation is a transformation that turns the figure in either a clockwise or counterclockwise direction. We can turn a figure \begin{align*}90^\circ\end{align*}
Now if you look at these two triangles, you can see that one has been turned a quarter turn clockwise. If we talk about that turn or rotation in mathematical language, we can describe the turn as \begin{align*}90^\circ\end{align*}
Next, let's look at rotating figures on the coordinate plane.
Rotate this figure \begin{align*}90^\circ\end{align*}
First, let's write down the coordinates for each of the points of this pentagon.
\begin{align*}& A (-3, 5)\\
& E (-1, 4)\end{align*}
Now we have the points. The easiest way to think about rotating any figure is to think about it moving around a fixed point. In the case of graphing figures on the coordinate plane, we will be rotating the figures around the center point or origin.
If we rotate a figure clockwise \begin{align*}90^\circ\end{align*}
Let's apply this to the coordinates above.
\begin{align*}A (-3, 5) &= A^\prime (5, -3) = (5, 3)\\ B (-4, 4) &= B^\prime (4, -4) = (4, 4)\\ C (-3, 3) &= C^\prime (3, -3) = (3, 3)\\ D (-1, 2) &= D^\prime (2, -1) = (2, 1)\\ E (-1, 4) &= E^\prime (4, -1) = (4, 1)\end{align*}
Now we can graph this rotated figure. Notice that we use \begin{align*}A^\prime\end{align*} to represent the rotated figure. Here is the graph of this rotation.
That is a great question. Let's think about what would happen to the figure if we were to rotate it counterclockwise. To do this, the figure would move across the \begin{align*}y-\end{align*}axis in fact, the \begin{align*}x-\end{align*}coordinates would change completely. In actuality, we would switch the original coordinates around. The \begin{align*}x-\end{align*}coordinate would become the \begin{align*}y-\end{align*}coordinate and the \begin{align*}y-\end{align*}coordinate would become the \begin{align*}x-\end{align*}coordinate. Then, we need to multiply the new \begin{align*}x-\end{align*}coordinate by -1.
Here is what that would look like.
\begin{align*}& A (-3, 5) \rightarrow A^\prime (-5, -3)\\ & B (-4, 4) \rightarrow B^\prime (-4, -4)\\ & C (-3, 3) \rightarrow C^\prime (-3, 3)\\ & D (-1, 2) \rightarrow D^\prime (-2, -1)\\ & E (-1, 4) \rightarrow E^\prime (-4, -1)\end{align*}
Now we can graph this new rotation.
We can also graph figures that have been rotated \begin{align*}180^\circ\end{align*} too. To do this, we multiply both coordinates of the original figure by -1.
Let's see what this looks like.
\begin{align*}A (-3, 5) &= A^\prime (3, -5)\\ B(-4, 4) &= B^\prime (4, -4)\\ C (-3, 3) &= C^\prime (3, -3)\\ D (-1, 2) &= D^\prime (1, -2)\\ E (-1, 4) &= E^\prime (1, -4)\end{align*}
Now we can graph this image.
Write the three ways to figure out new coordinates for rotating \begin{align*}90^\circ\end{align*} clockwise and counterclockwise and for rotating a figure \begin{align*}180^\circ\end{align*}. Put these notes in your notebook.
IV. Identify Rotational Symmetry and the Least Angle of Rotation in Given Images
In the last section you learned how to rotate a figure. Now let's think about symmetry and rotations. We can call this rotational symmetry. A figure has rotational symmetry if, when we rotate it, the figure appears to stay the same. The outlines do not change even as the figure turns. Look at the figure below.
Look at this image. The star will look the same even if we rotate it. We could turn it \begin{align*}72^\circ\end{align*} or \begin{align*}144^\circ\end{align*} clockwise or counterclockwise. It won't matter. The star will still appear the same.
Does this figure have rotational symmetry?
While the outline of this image has rotational symmetry, the design inside prevents it from having rotational symmetry. If we turn the circle, then the design inside will change. Therefore this image does not have rotational symmetry.
Look at this hexagon. It has rotational symmetry. You can see that because we can rotate it \begin{align*}90^\circ\end{align*} and \begin{align*}180^\circ\end{align*} and it will still look exactly the same.
Now look carefully at the hexagon. We could rotate it less than \begin{align*}90^\circ\end{align*} too and it still has rotational symmetry. We can also look at the angles to determine rotational symmetry. Each time we turn the figure, it has two parallel sides on the top and bottom and four other sides at the same angles. It has rotational symmetry.
V. Use any Combination of Transformations (flips, slides, turns) to Create Tessellations, and Identify Polygons that Do Not Tessellate
We can use translations and reflections to make patterns with geometric figures called tessellations. A tessellation is a pattern in which geometric figures repeat without any gaps between them. In other words, the repeated figures fit perfectly together. They form a pattern that can stretch in every direction on the coordinate plane. Take a look at the tessellations below.
This tessellation could go on and on.
We can create tessellations by moving a single geometric figure. We can perform translations such as translations and rotations to move the figure so that the original and the new figure fit together.
How do we know that a figure will tessellate?
If the figure is the same on all sides, it will fit together when it is repeated. Figures that tessellate tend to be regular polygons. Regular polygons have straight sides that are all congruent. When we rotate or slide a regular polygon, the side of the original figure and the side of its translation will match. Not all geometric figures can tessellate, however. When we translate or rotate them, their sides do not fit together.
Remember this rule and you will know whether a figure will tessellate or not! Think about whether or not there will be gaps in the pattern as you move a figure.
Sure. To make a tessellation, as we have said, we can translate some figures and rotate others.
Create a tessellation by repeating the following figure.
First, trace the figure on a piece of stiff paper and then cut it out. This will let you perform translations easily so you can see how best to repeat the figure to make a tessellation.
This figure is exactly the same on all sides, so we do not need to rotate it to make the pieces fit together. Instead, let's try translating it. Trace the figure. Then slide the cutout so that one edge of it lines up perfectly with one edge of the figure you drew. Trace the cutout again. Now line the cutout up with another side of the original figure and trace it. As you add figures to the pattern, the hexagons will start making themselves!
Check to make sure that there are no gaps in your pattern. All of the edges should fit perfectly together. You should be able to go on sliding and tracing the hexagon forever in all directions. You have made a tessellation!
Real-Life Example Completed
The Dome
Here is the original problem once again. Reread it and then answer the questions at the end that Dylan asks his Mom.
Dylan came storming in the door after a busy day at school. He slammed his books down on the kitchen table.
"What is the matter?" his Mom asked sitting down at the table.
"Well, I made this great geodesic dome. It is finished and doing great, but Mrs. Patterson wants me to investigate other shapes that you could use to make a dome. I don't want to do it. I feel like my project is finished," Dylan explained.
"Maybe Mrs. Patterson just wanted to give you an added challenge."
"Maybe, but what other shapes can be used to form a dome? The triangle makes the most sense," Dylan said.
"Yes, but to figure this out, you need to know what other shapes tessellate," Mom explained.
"What does it mean to tessellate? And how can I figure that out?"
Now answer the two questions. What does it mean to tessellate? How can you figure out which figures will tessellate and which ones won't.
Solution to Real – Life Example
First, let's answer the question about tessellations. What does it mean to tessellate?
To tessellate means that congruent figures are put together to create a pattern where there aren't any gaps or spaces in the pattern. Figures can be put side by side and/or upside down to create the pattern. The pattern is called a tessellation.
How do you figure out which figures will tessellate and which ones won't?
Figure that will tessellate are congruent figures. They have to be exactly the same length on all sides. They also have to be able to fit together. A circle will not tessellate because there aren't sides to fit together. A hexagon, on the other hand, will tessellate as long as the same hexagon is used to create the pattern.
Here are the vocabulary words that are found in this lesson.
- Transformation
- moving a geometric figure on the coordinate plane.
- Coordinate Notation
- using ordered pairs to represent the vertices of a figure that has been graphed on the coordinate plane.
- Reflection
- A flip of a figure on the coordinate plane.
- Translation
- A slide – when a figure moves up, down, left or right on the coordinate plane, but does not change position.
- Rotation
- A turn – when a figure is turned \begin{align*}90^\circ, 180^\circ\end{align*} on the coordinate plane.
- Rotational Symmetry
- when a figure can be rotated but appears exactly the same no matter how you rotate it.
- Tessellation
- a pattern made by using different transformations of geometric figures. A figure will tessellate if it is a regular geometric figure and if the sides all fit together perfectly with no gaps.
Time to Practice
Directions: Answer the following questions about rotations, translations and tessellations.
- What is a translation?
- What is a rotation?
- What is a tessellation?
- True or false. A figure can be translated up or down only.
- True or false. A figure can be translated \begin{align*}180^\circ\end{align*}.
- True or false. A figure can be rotated \begin{align*}90^\circ\end{align*} clockwise or counterclockwise.
- True or false. A figure can't be translated \begin{align*}180^\circ\end{align*}.
- When rotating a figure \begin{align*}90^\circ\end{align*} counterclockwise, we switch the \begin{align*}x\end{align*} and \begin{align*}y\end{align*} coordinates and multiply which one by -1?
- When rotating a figure \begin{align*}90^\circ\end{align*} clockwise, we multiply which coordinate by -1?
- True or false. When rotating a figure \begin{align*}180^\circ\end{align*}, we multiply both coordinates by -1.
Directions: Write the new coordinates for each rotation given the directions.
A Triangle with the coordinates (-4, 4) (-4, 2) and (-1, 1)
- Rotate the figure \begin{align*}90^\circ\end{align*} clockwise
- Rotate the figure \begin{align*}90^\circ\end{align*} counterclockwise
- Rotate the figure \begin{align*}180^\circ\end{align*}
A Triangle with the coordinates (1, 3) (5, 1) (5, 3)
- Rotate the figure clockwise \begin{align*}90^\circ\end{align*}
- Rotate the figure counterclockwise \begin{align*}90^\circ\end{align*}
- Rotate the figure \begin{align*}180^\circ\end{align*}
A Triangle with the coordinates (1, -1) (3, -4) (5, -1)
- Rotate the figure clockwise \begin{align*}90^\circ\end{align*}
- Rotate the figure counterclockwise \begin{align*}90^\circ\end{align*}
- Rotate the figure \begin{align*}180^\circ\end{align*}
Directions: Answer the following questions.
- Will a regular pentagon tessellate?
- What characteristics does a figure have to tessellate?
- Can a tessellation have any gaps?
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ANAHEIM Radio hosts John and Ken came to Orange County today and launched what they call their crusade to end oversized governmental leadership and turn the state Legislature into a part-time job.
They want to reduce Assembly members and Senators pay by half.
And the radio campaign struck a nerve.
During the first hour the KFI-AM duo broadcast live from the Ayres Hotel, across from the Honda Center in Anaheim, nearly 200 listeners stopped by to sign a petition calling for a shorter legislative session and the pay cut.
Soon cars started backing up along Katella Avenue, as listeners flooded into the hotel's parking lot.
By the time the boradcast ended five hours later at 7 p.m., about 1,400 had signed the petition.
"I think the Legislature has long been abusive and overbearing on its citizens; governmental services are unbearable, and the unions have an unbelievable stranglehold. Things have to change," co-host John Kobylt said prior to the show's start.
His rhetoric got even stronger on-air.
"I would be willing to pay them $116,000 not to show up for work," Kobylt said, sarcastically. "It couldn't get any worse.
"This needs to be day one of a movement," he added.
John & Ken (Chiampou), who broadcast daily on AM-640, have a reputation for stirring up public protest or support on political issues at the regional and state level.
They continually hit on the issue of wasteful spending in Sacramento during their five-hour broadcast, between periodic rants about the ongoing Tiger Woods scandal and other pop-culture issues.
They encouraged listeners to take petitions back to their neighborhoods and spread the word about the need to change state government.
A recent study shows that California legislators are paid higher than any other state's lawmakers, with a base salary of $116,208, according to the National Conference of State Legislators.
By contrast, New York state lawmakers make $79,500. In neighboring Oregon, where legislators work part-time, they are paid $21,612.
California lawmakers are set to take an 18-percent pay cut this month, bringing that base down to $95,291 to help close an estimated $21-billion state-budget gap.
But proponents of the initiative to make the Assembly and Senate a part-time job say that it is still way too much money for salaries.
"The system is broken," said Tom Jackson, 70, of Newport Beach, who showed up to sign the petition.
"That full-time attention has brought us the problems we are now in," said Jackson, owner of a travel business. "I'm reminded of some simple basic phrases that apply here, like 'keep it simple' and 'less is more.'"
Steve Maviglio, who is heading the opposition to the effort to reduce state legislators to part time, wasn't at today's broadcast. But reached by phone in Sacramento, he called it a "very bad idea."
"It would cause new problems and make the situation much worse," said Maviglio, executive director of Californians for an Effective Legislature. "It would give more power to the governor and to lobbyists who would know a lot more about how government works than some part-time elite that's still wondering where the restroom is inside the Capitol."
With California being the world's fifth largest economy, he said, it requires a full-time body of lawmakers.
"The system needs some reform," he added, "but this isn't the way to go."
Those who attended today's radio broadcast included a wide variety of people from across Orange County and Los Angeles counties, including retired professionals and young mom's carrying babies.
"It just keeps getting worse and we are paying these career politicians way too much to dig a deeper hole," said Claudia Haynes, 31, who brought her 19-month-old son. "I think about his (her son's) future and I feel like I need to help take a stand against waste before it becomes a bigger problem for his generation than it already is for us."
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On July 10, 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final rules to remove the prohibition on general solicitation and general advertising for certain securities offerings to make it easier for companies to find investors and raise capital. The final rules implement Section 201(a) of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act) by amending Rule 506 of Regulation D and Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. The amendment permits an issuer to engage in general solicitation or general advertising in offering and selling securities pursuant to Rule 506, provided that, (i) all purchasers of the securities are accredited investors and (ii) the issuer takes reasonable steps to verify that such purchasers are accredited investors.
While issuers will be able to widely solicit and advertise for potential investors, the JOBS Act required the SEC to adopt rules that require the issuer to take reasonable steps to verify that purchasers of the securities are accredited investors. Under existing Rule 501 of Regulation D, a person qualifies as an accredited investor if he or she has either:
In response to the JOBS Act requirement, the SEC's final rules provide a non-exclusive list of methods that issuers may use to satisfy the verification requirement for individual investors, including the following:
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In addition to amending Rule 506, the final rule amends Form D, which is the notice that issuers must file with the SEC when they sell securities under Regulation D. The revised Form D will require issuers to indicate whether they are relying on the provision that permits general solicitation or general advertising in a Rule 506 offering.
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LONDON — NBCUniversal International Television has named Bruce Mitchell as vice president, digital for its channels' division.
Based in London, Mitchell will focus on strengthening the online presence of NBCUniversal's pay TV webs around the world. He will work with the company's digital teams in local territories. The appointment is effective immediately. Mitchell will report to Lee Raftery, exec VP, international marketing, NBCUniversal.