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Recently I was introduced to the concept of Orthogonal Polynomials through the poly() function in the R programming language. These were introduced to me in the concept of polynomial transformations in order to do a linear regression. Bear in mind that I'm an economist and, as should be obvious, am not all that smart (choice of profession has an odd signaling characteristic). I'm really trying to wrap my head around what Orthogonal Polynomials are and how, if possible, to visualize them. Is there any way to visualize orthogonal polynomials vs. simple polynomials?
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Helge presented the continuous case in his answer; for the purposes of data fitting in statistics, one usually deals with discrete orthogonal polynomials. Associated with a set of abscissas
where Let's compare a plot of the regular monomials $x^k$ to a plot of the Gram polynomials: On the left, you have the regular monomials. The "bad" thing about using them in data fitting is that for $k$ high enough, $x^k$ and $x^{k+1}$ are nigh-indistinguishable, and this spells trouble for data-fitting methods since the matrix associated with the linear system describing the fit is dangerously close to becoming singular. On the right, you have the Gram polynomials. Each member of the family does not resemble its predecessor or successor, and thus the underlying matrix used for fitting is a lot less likely to be close to singularity. This is the reason why discrete orthogonal polynomials are of interest in data fitting. |
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I am not sure of your math-background, so I am trying to keep it simple, without oversimplifying some ideas. First off polynomials are nice for various reasons, e.g. a polynomial of degree $n$ has at most $n$ zeros. However, there are still many polynomials and it makes sense to choose VERY nice ones: orthogonal polynomials. To choose orthogonal polynomials, one has a problem at hand, which comes with a way to measure functions $f: \Bbb R \to\Bbb R$ by an expression of the form $$ \mathcal{E}(f) = \int_{-\infty}^{\infty} f(x)^2 w(x) dx, $$ where $w(x) > 0$ is a weight that satisfy $\int w(x) dx = 1$. One should think of $\mathcal{E}$ as an energy. Now the orthogonal polynomial of degree $n$ can be defined as the polynomial $P_n(x) = x^n + a_{n-1} x^{n-1} + \dots + a_1 x + a_0$, where $a_{n-1}, \dots, a_0$ are real numbers, that minimizes $\mathcal{E}(P_n)$. It is this minimization property that is responsible for some of the power of orthogonal polynomials. At this point let me also say that it is through the weight $w$ that your problem enters the definition of orthogonal polynomials. And that one also has orthonormal polynomials, which satisfy $\mathcal{p_n} = 1$. These are given by $p_n = \frac{1}{\sqrt{\mathcal{E}(P_n)}} P_n$. |
I think of the space of polynomials on R as a set of graphs arranged round the real line like the pages of a book round the axis. Polynomials which have almost the same graph are close to each other; then orthogonal polynomials are those which fall at right angles in the picture, and the linear combinations generate the space just as the basis vectors of $\mathbb{R}^n$ generate $\mathbb{R}^n$. |


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With the 2012 college football season fast approaching, the Boston College Eagles are trying everything they can to forget a disastrous 2011 campaign. After 12 consecutive years qualifying for bowl games, BC failed to finish .500, slipped to fifth place in the Atlantic Division, and was eliminated from postseason contention with four games remaining. And although they won three of their final five games, including two of their last three with a win over Miami, on the road, in the season's final week, the red-hot spotlight fell on the fallen yet proud program.
The biggest bone of contention for all Eagle fans fell on the anemic and, at times, lifeless offense. Hindered by injury, the offense sputtered in the early weeks of the season, and BC scored 20 points just three times in 12 games, one of which was against a team from the championship subdivision. Derided as listless and criticized as unimaginative, there were bright spots along the offensive line and in the running game, but the passing game ranked in the lower 10% of the entire bowl division.
For Boston College's offense, the season couldn't have been more of a nightmare. After an opening week loss to Northwestern, they lost their offensive coordinator for personal health reasons. They got creamed on the following Saturday at Central Florida, then lost to Duke in one of the most embarrassing moments in recent Eagle history. Halfway to bowl ineligibility, they rebounded against FCS-opponent UMass, but then lost three more to fall to 1-6. In need of a perfect remainder of the season in order to avoid ineligibility, the Eagles were eliminated by Florida State two weeks later in a national television debacle. On Thursday night football, FSU took a 28-0 halftime lead, emptied Alumni Stadium before it ever filled, and rolled to a 38-7 victory. Yes, BC turned it around somewhat after that game with wins over North Carolina State on Senior Day and the final game of the season at Miami. But they were smoked in South Bend against Notre Dame, and by then none of it mattered.
In addition to losing their coordinator, the Eagles lost key personnel within the first few weeks. Any potential hookup between Chase Rettig and 6-feet-5-inch wide receiver Ifanye Momah was lost when Momah tore his ACL early in the year. Bobby Swigert established himself as BC's best possession option, and Colin Larmond rebounded from his own injury to lead the team in yards and touchdown receptions. That remained the only highlight of a season where Rettig threw just 12 touchdown passes, was intercepted nine times, and had an average of under 10 yards per attempt.
On the ground, the Eagles saw a four-headed monster rear its head. Owing to a gameplan of ground-and-pound, Taj Kimble, Deuce Finch, and Andre Williams performed admirably in the face of an injury sidelining Montel Harris for much of the season. Harris returned to become the all-time leading rusher, then shut down the year late due to lingering knee issues. BC ran over 100 more running plays last season than passing plays. Still, it wasn't enough to help BC average 300 yards of total offense per game.
As the corner turns to 2012, we take a look at the personnel and what needs to happen for BC to vastly improve and get back to bowl contention:
Passing Game
Let's put it this way – BC didn't have a passing game last year. Chase Rettig was completely shackled by a gameplan revolving around ground-and-pound, triple tight ends, and down-and-out pass patterns. If Rettig was passing the ball at any point in the game, it was usually through play action, with a roll out to a side, and a pass either at a guy running towards the sideline or turned towards him. He didn't uncork the ball downfield because, well, he wasn't allowed to. And for that reason, most of the blame gets placed on a coaching staff that never adapted, never allowed a guy with physical ability to showcase it, and stymied any and all creativity.
Fast forward one season. Gone are Kevin Rogers, who coordinated one week of the offense before leaving for health reasons, and Dave Brock, who took over on an interim basis after coaching tight ends. In place is Doug Martin, a 49-year old young coach who spent last year at New Mexico State after a few years as the head coach of Kent State. He'll bring a spread offense not dissimilar from the one Matt Ryan ran during the Jeff Jagodzinski era.
Martin's offense from Kent State revolved around a mobile quarterback with a cannon arm. During his senior year, quarterback Julian Edelman (now a kick returner and wide receiver for the New England Patriots) fell three yards short of throwing for 5,000 while running for 2,400 more. His West Coast offense will allow Rettig to actually throw the ball downfield, as opposed to the last two years when he either handed the ball off or dumped it to a receiver or tight end. And even though this is Rettig's fourth offensive coordinator in three years, Martin's style differentiates from anything the QB's played at the college level.
If Rettig falters for any reason, the beneficiary might actually be the player best suited for the West Coast, run-and-gun offense. Josh Bordner backed up Rettig last year, entering a game against Florida State, and running an option up and down the field. He was able to rifle the ball up the middle after opening the field up with his legs. After a helter-skelter couple of drives against FSU, BC used Bordner only as an option, Wildcat-style QB, which shackled his ability as well. But he showed flashes of being able to move with the ball in addition to throwing it. If Rettig isn't quick enough or lacks the ability (or gets shell-shocked), it wouldn't surprise anyone to see Bordner get in there and challenge for playing time.
Receiving-wise, nobody really knows what to expect. Swigert is going to be a possession receiver, and he lacks the downfield, breakaway speed of any type of game-changing wideout. He can catch the ball, which is great, but he can only be as good as the threats around him. Last year, that was Momah until he was hurt, then it was Larmond until the passing game took a four-week vacation. Someone will need to step up, whether it's Alex Amidon, who had a great freshman year then disappeared for stretches last year, or someone else. Chris Pantale, a pass-catching tight end with underrated talent, is already out for the first several games.
Running Game
The running game is solid. It's something of what college running games should be in a sense that it's good but not great. In college football, only a handful of teams have game-changing running games. It's been proven in the NFL that guys who come out of college to lead their teams in rushing usually aren't high-caliber guys. For every Ladanian Tomlinson or Adrian Peterson, there's an Arian Foster who flies under the radar by being great in college but not Heisman.
The running game at BC has always been good thanks in no small part to a mammoth and athletic offensive line. The O-Line, which produced first rounder after first rounder, opens up holes in the middle for smaller backs to chew up five or six yards per carry. Even last year, when every defense in America knew the Eagles would pound the rock up the middle, three backs averaged four yards per carry.
Leading the pack is Rolandon "Deuce" Finch. Deuce finished with 700 yards on the ground last year as a sophomore, a breakout season as the unit transitioned away from the Montel Harris era. It's not out of the stratosphere to expect Finch to carry the ball for 1,000 yards given his performance and potential to break one off every now and then. Of course, there's only one problem with this whole thing – Finch got hurt in preseason practice. He'll most likely be back by the time the bulk of the season picks up, and he might not even miss a game. But he still got hurt, and everyone remembers what that did to Harris last year.
Ah yes, Montel Harris. Harris returned just long enough to gain the all-time leading rusher record from Derrick Knight in the annals of Boston College athletics. He then reaggravated his knee injury, got shut down for the season, medically redshirted so he'd have another year of eligibility, got thrown off the team in spring practice, and transferred to Temple. And if that doesn't explain 2011 in a nutshell, nobody knows what will. Guy starts injured, guy returns, guy breaks all-time rushing record, guy gets hurt again, guy gets thrown off team, guy transfers to Temple. Welcome to Boston College.
The running game shouldn't be a problem. But, like anything else, if the passing game doesn't show up this year (which it sort of did after everything was over last year in the last couple of games), it won't matter when nine guys are in the box.
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Anyone can tell it was a bad season in 2011 when the best player on a season ticket was the punter. It's a bad season to begin with any time a punter is prominently featured for anything. It's the one player a coach doesn't want to see unless it's absolutely necessary because it means the offense failed. Guess who was the most consistent player on the 2011 Boston College football team…
Ryan Quigley finished fourth in the nation with 28 punts inside an opponent's 20 yard line. He was twice ranked as the Atlantic Coast Conference Specialist of the Week, and he had an All-ACC team selection after becoming Boston College's career leader in punt attempts (also a sure-fire indicator of how BC football's been the last couple of years). Quigley graduated, leaving a void in the one position where there shouldn't be an issue with a void. But if the BC offense stalls and sputters, BC will need a decent punter to get the ball inside an opponents red zone. Nothing's worse than stalling, shanking a punt, setting up a short field, and giving up points. Most likely candidates are Gerald Levano and Alex Howell.
On the other side, Nate Freese is back for another year of kicking. Freese became the first person to be automatic from outside the 40-yard stretch but shaky from inside the 30-yard attempt last year when he booted field goals from 47 and 43 against Duke, then shanked a virtual extra point off the goal post as the Blue Devils won behind a record-breaking quarterbacking performance, 20-19. Freese hit only 10 of his 16 field goal attempts, and he hit barely 50% of his field goals in the 30-yard range. He went 1-for-3 against Northwestern, shanked the game winner against Duke, went 0-for-2 in brutal conditions against Maryland. He did go 4-for-4 (including a 52-yarder) against Wake Forest, though, and he hit 20-odd field goals two years ago. This doesn't make any sense, other than that as a kicker at the Division I level, he probably shouldn't be going 10-16 and shanking game-winning chip shots from inside 25 yards.


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Ще не вмерла України (Ukrainian)[1] Shche ne vmerla Ukrayiny (transliteration) Ukraine's glory has not perished |
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Capital (and largest city) |
Kiev 50°27′N 30°30′E / 50.45°N 30.5°E |
Official language(s) | Ukrainian | |||||
Ethnic groups (2001) | 77.8% Ukrainians, 17.3% Russians, 4.9% others and unspecified[2] |
Demonym | Ukrainian | |||||
Government | Unitary semi-presidential republic | |||||
- | President | Viktor Yanukovych | ||||
- | Prime Minister | Mykola Azarov | ||||
- | Speaker of Parliament | Volodymyr Lytvyn | ||||
Legislature | Verkhovna Rada | |||||
Formation | ||||||
- | Kievan Rus' | 882 | ||||
- | Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia | 1199 | ||||
- | Cossack Hetmanate | 1649 | ||||
- | Ukrainian National Republic | November 7, 1917 | ||||
- | West Ukrainian National Republic | November 1, 1918 | ||||
- | Ukrainian SSR | December 30, 1922 | ||||
- | Second Declaration of Independence | June 30, 1941 | ||||
- | Independence from the Soviet Union | August 24, 19911 | ||||
Area | ||||||
- | Total | 603,628 km2 (46th) 233,090 sq mi |
- | Water (%) | 7% | ||||
Population | ||||||
- | 2010 estimate | 45,888,000[3] (28th) | ||||
- | 2001 census | 48,457,102[2] | ||||
- | Density | 77/km2 (115th) 199/sq mi |
GDP (PPP) | 2010 estimate | |||||
- | Total | $302.679 billion[4] | ||||
- | Per capita | $6,656[4] | ||||
GDP (nominal) | 2010 estimate | |||||
- | Total | $136.561 billion[4] | ||||
- | Per capita | $3,003[4] | ||||
Gini (2006) | 31[5] (medium) | |||||
HDI (2011) | 0.710[6] (high) (76th) | |||||
Currency | Hryvnia (UAH ) |
Time zone | Eastern European Time (UTC+2[7]) | |||||
- | Summer (DST) | Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+3) | ||||
Drives on the | right | |||||
Internet TLD | .ua, .укр | |||||
Calling code | 380 | |||||
1 An independence referendum was held on December 1, after which Ukrainian independence was finalized on December 26. The current constitution was adopted on June 28, 1996. |
Ukraine (Ukrainian: Україна, [ukrajina]) is a country in Eastern Europe. Russia is to the north-east of Ukraine, Belarus is to the Northwest, Poland and Slovakia are to the West, Hungary, Romania, Moldova and self-proclaimed Transnistria are to the South West and the Black Sea is to the Southwest.
Ukraine is a republic. The capital of Ukraine is Kiev (Ukrainian: Київ). It was a part of the Soviet Union from 1922 until 1991.
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Official language[change]
The official language of Ukraine is Ukrainian (Ukrainian: українська мова, [ukrajin's'ka mova]). In the 2001 census, about 29% of people in Ukraine said that they consider Russian to be their main language. Russian indeed is similar to Ukrainian in some ways but is completely different in other ways.[8]
Division of Ukraine[change]
Ukraine is divided into 24 oblasts (regions), Autonomous Republic of Crimea (Ukrainian: Автономна Республіка Крим, [autonomna respublika krym]) and two cities with special status — Kyiv and Sevastopol (Crimea).
The largest cities of Ukraine[change]
The largest cities in Ukraine are:
- Kyiv (from the late 9th century was the capital of Rus;the capital of Ukraine since the restoration of independent Ukrainian state in 1918)
- Kharkiv (was the capital of the so-called "Ukrainian Soviet Republic" during first years (1919—1934) of Soviet occupation 1919-1991)
- Dnipropetrovsk
- Donetsk
- Odesa
- Zaporizhia
- Lviv
Name origin[change]
The name "Ukraine" ("u-kraina" means "in-land"; it's the common practice[source?] among peoples to call their country just as "land") means an area that has been the basis of Rus in the 9th-12th centuries AD. For the first time this term was used in the Kyiv Chronicle in 1187 referring to the South Kyiv and Pereiaslav regions. This region was also called "Minor Rus", meaning the core part of the state, opposed to later conquered lands which were "Major Rus".
At the same time most of official Russian historians insist that "Ukraine" must be interpreted not by its meaning in the language of natives, but by what it means in their own (similar, but mainly different) language. Russian root "krai" means not "land", as in almost all Slavic languages, but a margin or edge. Also they used to treat Greek names of "Μικρά Ρωσία" (Minor Rus) and "Μακρά Ρωσία" (Major Rus) as "Little Russia" (meaning Ukraine), and "Great Russia" (meaning Russia). This tradition in Russian historical science began with the capture of Ukraine by Russian Empire in 18th century, when Russian authorities wanted Ukraine to be just a part of Russia, and continues till nowadays (60% of Russians do not consider Ukraine to be a foreign country).
It's curious that the only country where the most of historians accept this version as unquestionable is Poland, whose kings reigned in Ukraine before Russians. Moreover more than 50% of Poles nowadays consider the whole Western Ukraine to be the eastern province of Poland ("Kresy Wschodnie").
Ukrainian researchers believe this consensus between these two irreconcilable opponents in other issues of common history is a relic of imperial thinking on both sides.
Ancient times[change]
A lot of different tribes lived on the territory of modern Ukraine since pre-historical times. Most historians believe that the Great Steppe at the North of the Black Sea was a homeland of all Indo-European and Indo-Iranian speaking peoples. Some of them believe it was also a birthplace of the whole Caucasian race. Wends, Goths, Huns, Sclaveni, Avars and other tribes and tribal groups fought among themselves, joined unions, terminated and assimilated each other. By the middle of 4th century AD Antes joined other tribes and established a state under their rule. Their state falled under the pressure of Avars in 602 AD. After that Antes name was nether longer mentioned in written sources. Since the 7th century over 10 tribal groups become people with a common name Slavs and create their own state named Rus. The chronicles mention of three centers which formed this state: Kuyavia (Kyiv land with Kyiv itself), Slavia (Novgorod land) and Artania (exect location unknown).
Historians still argue about whether Kyiv was founded by Slavs themselves, or they just captured the Khazar fortress which was located on the bank of the Dnieper river, but since the 10th century, it became the capital of the largest and most powerful state in Europe.
Rus, the medieval state of Eastern Slavs. Established by Slavic with the help of Varangian squads whose force was used to integrate separate tribes and their lands into one powerful state. Varangian princes, who ruled Rus from it first years were gradually assimilated by natives, but the dinasty started by semy-legendary Ririk survived and continued to govern their separate principalities even after the collapse of Rus.
At an early stage of its existence Rus completely destroyed such powerful contemporaries like Khazar Khaganate and Old Great Bulgaria, Rus princes successfully fought against the Byzantine Empire, whose emperors had to pay tribute to them, and wished to intermarry with dangerous neighbors to protect themselves from their harsh attacks Rus' finally disintegrated into separate principalities.
In the reign of Volodymyr the Great (980-1015) the Kyivan State have almost finished its expansion. It occupied the territory from Peipus, Ladoga and Onega lakes in the north to the river Don, Ros, Sula, Southern Bug in the south, from the Dniester, the Carpathians, the Neman, Western Dvina River in the west to the Volga and the Oka River in the east, its area became about 800,000 km2. Although some of his predecessors already accepted Christianity for themselves, Volodymir decided to convert the entire population of the state to the new religion. Partially with the help of Byzantium missionaries preaches, partly by the brutal violence, he finally made all Kyiv population to be baptized. For this action, the Ukrainian, and the later founded the Russian Orthodox Churches canonized him under the name of Volodimyr the Baptist.
During the reign of his son, Yaroslav the Wise (1019–1054), Rus reached the zenith of its cultural development and military power. Rus raised the prestige of Eastern Slavs in Europe, improved the international significance of Kyiv. Rus influenced the political relations in th whole Europe, Western Asia, and in the Middle East. Kyivan princes supported the political, economic, dynastic relations with France, Sweden, England, Poland, Hungary, Norway, Byzantium.
Rus created the state not only for Slavic but also for non-Slavic peoples (Finno-Ugric population of the North, Turkic of the East and South, Balts of the West etc.). Al those peoples gradually assimilated with the Slavs, and with each other, establishing a framework for the future emergence of three new Eastern-Slavic peoples.
The Kyivan State served eastern outpost of European Christendom, it kept the movement of nomade hordes to the West, and reduced their onslaught against Byzantium and Central European countries.
Unfortunately after the death of Mstyslav Volodymyrovych (1132), the son of son Volodymyr Monomakh, Rus have lost its political unity and finally was divided into 15 principalities and lands. Among them Kyiv, Chernygiv, Volodymyr-Suzdal, Novgorod, Smolensk, Polotsk and Halycian lands and principalities were most large and powerful.
Major political conditions of fragmentation were:
- The succession among the princes of Kyivan State was different: in some regions lands passed from father to son, in others from the older to the younger brother etc.
- The political relationship between individual fiefdoms and private lands was weakened, and the better development of certain lands led to the formation of local separatism;
- In some regions the local aristocracy required a strong prince to rule, in order to protect their rights. On the other hand while the feudal princes and boyars real power increased, and the power of the Grand Prince decreased, more and more of nobles felt priority of their local interests above national ones;
- There was not created their own dynasty in the Kyiv principality, because all the princely families struggled with each other for possession of Kyiv ;
- Nomads dramatically intensified their expansion to Kyivan lands.
While Kyiv was the center of all social, economic, political, cultural and ideological life in the country for a long time before, other centers have competed with it from the mid-12th century. There were old powers (Novgorod, Smolensk, Polotsk), as well as new ones (Volodymir-on-Klyazma and Halych).
Numerous princely feuds, large and small wars between different lords, were tearing Rus. However, contrary to the popular beliefm the ancient Ukrainian state did not fell apar at the timet. It only changed form of its government: the personal monarchy was repaced by the federal one, Rus became to be co-ruled by the group of the most influential and powerful princes. Historians call this way of governing "the collective suzerainty." Principality of Kyiv still remained a national center, and the residence of bishops.
At the end of 12th - beginning of 13th century the new powerful military-feudal Mongolian state was formed in Central Asia. In 1206 it was headed by Temujin (Genghis Khan). He started the war of conquest against his neighbors immediately, and then the Mongols gradually moved toward the borders of Kyevan State. In 1223 in the battle near Kalka river 25,000 Tatar-Mongols won a crushing victory over the squads of Southern Rus Princes, who failed to stop their disputes and could not come together even in the face of grave danger. The next campaign against Russia was began by Mongols in 1237, under the leadership of Batu, Genghis Khan's grandson. During the 1237-1238 period they totally conquered Riazan, Volodymir, Suzdal, and Yaroslavl lands. In 1239 Batu captures Chernigov and Pereiaslav and moves to Kyiv. In 1240, the assault begun. Using battering machines the conquerors invaded inside the town, but the townspeople continued to defend it bravely. The Church of the Tithes was the last point of defenders resistance. The city was plundered and totally destroyed. According to the legend, the enemy saved the governor's Dmytriy live for his personal courage in the battle. Then Kamenetz, Iziaslav, Volodymyr, Halych lose against invaders.Because of abundance and a strong organization of Mongol-Tatar troops on one hand, and because of Kyivan squads squandering on the other, Batu was able to attach almost all of Rus to his empire, the Golden Horde, which covered the whole territory from the Urals to the Black Sea,
After the fall of Kyivan State, the political, economic and cultural center of Ukrainian lands was transferred to the Halycian-Volyn Land. In 1245 the Prince Danylo of Halych had to admit his dependence on the Golden Horde, but hoping to get help from Catholic Europe in his the struggle for independence, he made a secret alliance with Poland, Hungary, Masovia and the Teutonic Order. In 1253 he received the crown from Pope Innocent IV and became a King of Rus. In 1259, due to the lack of military aid from the West, the king was forced to re-recognize the supremacy of the Horde. His successor, Lev I had to take part in theTartar campaigns against Poland and Lithuania. In 1308 the government moved to Danylo's grandchildren - Andrew and Lev II, who started the new struggle against the Golden Horde allied with the Teutonic knights and princes of Mazowia. However, after their death the last monarch Yuri II again had to claim himself as the Golden Horde vassal. He was murdered in 1340 and his death gave the rise to Poland and Lithuania (the neighbors who had a dynastic right for the throne of Rus) to start a war for the Halycian-Volyn heritage. In 1392 Galicia, with Belz and Chelm Lands were finally icorporated to the Kingdom of Poland and Volhynia to the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.
At the end of the 14th century, Ukrainian territories were divided between different states. Lithuania seized Kyiv, Chernihiv and Volyn Lands. Poland ruled in Halycian and Podolian. The Southern Ukraine was under the rule of the Crimean Khanate (formed in 1447) and the Eastern under the power of Muscovy. In 1569 Lithuania and Poland merged to the united state called Commonwealth (Polish: Rzecypospolyta) to deal with neighbors, as a result, the central Ukrainian lands of Lithuania came under Polish control.
Rus, or The Kyivan State, Latin: Ruthenia, Greek: Ρωσία; often misspeled as "Kievan State" or even "Kievan Rus", using Russian spelling of its capital Kyiv (Russian: Киев [ˈkiɛf]).
As for the origin and definition of the name "Rus" there is no consensus among researchers. Several versions exist:
- Normans (Vikings) tribes who called themselves Ruses and they founded a state among Slavs, which naturally was called 'Rus Land'. This theory originated in the XVIII century and was called the 'Norman theory'. Its authors are German historians G. Bayer and G. Miller, their followers and associates are called 'Normanists';
- Ruses were a Slavic tribe which lived in the middle reaches of the Dnieper;
- Rus was a name of an ancient Slavic god, from which the name of the state comes;
- Rusa - the Proto-Slavic language word which means 'river';
Ukrainian historians generally adhere to anti-Norman opinion, while do not deny the contribution Varangian princes and squads in the process of formation of Rus state system. Russ, or The Rus Land in their opinion means:
- The name of the territory where Kyiv, Chernigov and Pereiaslav located (Polans, Severians, Drevlians tribes);
- The name of the tribes who lived on the banks of the rivers Ros, Rosava, Rostavytsia, Roska etc.;
- The name of the Kyivan state itself since 9th century.
Cossackian State[change]
At the end of the 15th century, the grouping of warriors who called themselves Cossacks appeared on the territory between the borders of Lithuania, Muscovy and the Crimea, in the "wild steppes" of Zaporizhia. From the 16th century the Sich became their military centre. Zaporizhian Cossacks participated in the wars on the side of the Commonwealth: the Livonian War (1558-1583), the Polish-Muscovite War (1605-1618), Khotyn war (1620-1621), Smolensk war (1632-1634). Besides the Cossacks organized their own campaigns in Moldavia, Muscovy, Crimea, on the Black Sea coast of Bulgaria and in Asia Minor to looting, and willingly became mercenaries, particularly during the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648).
Due to the legal and social oppression of the nobility Cossacks repeatedly revolted. The largest rebellions were raised under the guidance of: Kosynskiy (1591-1593), Nalyvaiko (1594-1596), Zhmaylo (1625), Fedorovych (1630), Sulima (1635), Pavlyuk (1637) and Ostryanin (1638). Cossacks again and again defended the rights of the Ukrainian population in the Commonwealth who experienced religious and national oppression regularly.
For the conflict in the 1850s see Crimean War.
Divided state[change]
In 1917 an independent Ukrainian People's Republic was established.
1st Soviet occupation[change]
After Ukrainian People's Republic was occupied by Soviet Russia, aggression against Ukrainian language and Ukrainian culture began. There were mass repressions of Ukrainian poets, historians and linguists. Then there was a genocide of Ukrainians: millions of people starved to death in 1932 and 1933 in the Holodomor.
During the World War II the Ukrainian Insurgent Army tried to reestablish Ukrainian independence. Ukrainians fought against both Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, but they failed. Ukraine was occupied by Nazi Germany, then it was reoccupied by Soviet Union.
2nd Soviet occupation[change]
Under the second Soviet occupation repressions against Ukrainians continued and lasted till dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991.
Independence Reestablished[change]
In the Soviet epoch Ukraine was renamed to so-called a "Soviet Socialist Republic" incorporated into Soviet Union. Independence day — 24 August 1991
Modern History[change]
President elections: 1 December 1991, July 1994, October-November 1999, October-December 2004, January 2010
Parliament elections: March 1994, March 1998, March 2002, March 2006, September 2007 (prematurely), October 2012
Constitution of Ukraine was adopted by Parliament (Verkhovna Rada) 28 July 1996 with changes 8 December 2004.
Orange Revolution[change]
The political demonstrations in autumn-winter 2004 after the Presidential elections gathered millions of people all over the country. On November 26, 2004, Victor Yuschenko lost the Ukrainian presidential election (Viktor Yanukovych was declared winner). However, Yuschenko and his followers argued that the election had been corrupted. They argued that the election results had been falsified by the Ukrainian government, in support of the opposing candidate Victor Yanukovych.[9] They organized political demonstrations in autumn-winter 2004 that gathered millions of people all over the country. They called the demonstrations The Orange Revolution (Ukrainian: Помаранчева революція). Former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko was an important ally of Victor Yuschenko during the demonstrations. The Constitutional Court of Ukraine ordered a second round of elections, which Yuschenko won.
Presidents of Ukraine[change]
- Kravchuk Leonid Makarovych (1991—1994)
- Kuchma Leonid Danylovych (1994—2005)
- Yushchenko Victor Andriyovych (2005—2010)
- Yanukovych Victor Fedorovych (from 2010)
Other pages[change]
- ↑ "Law of Ukraine. State Anthem of Ukraine" (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. 2003-03-06. http://zakon.rada.gov.ua/cgi-bin/laws/main.cgi?nreg=602-15.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Population by ethnic nationality, 1 January, year". ukrcensus.gov.ua. Ukrainian Office of Statistics. Archived from the original on March 23, 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20080323110131/http://www.ukrcensus.gov.ua/eng/results/general/nationality/. Retrieved April 17, 2010.
- ↑ "Ukrainian population keeps decreasing". National Radio Company of Ukraine. 2010. http://www.nrcu.gov.ua/index.php?id=148&listid=123352. Retrieved 2010-06-20.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Ukraine". International Monetary Fund. 2010. http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2010/02/weodata/weorept.aspx?sy=2007&ey=2010&scsm=1&ssd=1&sort=country&ds=.&br=1&pr1.x=85&pr1.y=19&c=926&s=NGDPD%2CNGDPDPC%2CPPPGDP%2CPPPPC%2CLP&grp=0&a=.
- ↑ "Ukraine". CIA World Factbook. December 13, 2007. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/up.html. Retrieved December 24, 2007.
- ↑ "HDRO (Human Development Report Office) United Nations Development Programme". United Nations. 2011. http://hdr.undp.org/en/media/HDR_2011_EN_Tables.pdf. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
- ↑ "Рішення Ради: Україна 30 жовтня перейде на зимовий час » Події » Україна » Кореспондент". Ua.korrespondent.net. http://ua.korrespondent.net/ukraine/events/1273613-rishennya-radi-ukrayina-30-zhovtnya-perejde-na-zimovij-chas. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20080105092304/http://www.ukrcensus.gov.ua/eng/results/general/language/
- ↑ http://www.time.com/time/europe/html/041206/story.html


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What would you do if your son wanted to wear girls clothing? Would you not saying anything and let him express himself? Or would you demand that he wear only clothes made for boys?
Nils Pickert, a man from Germany, did the former when his 5 year old son started wearing skirts to school and out in public.
As you can imagine, his son was bullied and judged by both his peers and passing onlookers. It was because of the little boy's change in self confidence that Nils decided to wear a skirt alongside his son for support. He hoped that this gesture would teach his son that it is okay to be who you are and to not be ashamed of it.
After walking around their small village in their skirts, the shame that the son once had began to fade away. With his self esteem fully intact, Nils' son said to his classmates, "You don't dare to wear skirts and dresses because your dads don't dare to either".
Nils Pickert has become a role model for children and parents alike almost overnight because of his bravery and refusal to let his son's feelings and self worth become permanently damaged. His mission is to let parents know that if a child is being attacked or bullied, don't try to change them; instead, be different with them.
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A message from the DC sniper has just been broadcast: "Your children are not safe anywhere at any time."
Palestinian and Islamist supporters are fond of peddling the lie that fighting terrorism breeds more terrorists.
Actually, just the opposite is true: fighting terrorists causes terrorists to be killed or captured. No one is going to rush to join what they perceive as a losing cause.
It's the successes of terrorists over the past few years that breeds more terrorists. Particularly the fact that no matter how many Israelis Palestinian terrorists mass murder, Israel insists on striking back in a surgical manner, while Europe condemns Israel for even attempting to defend herself.
The left has convinced the world that the Allies were the bad guys in WW II. We committed "war crimes" by bombing Dresden, Hiroshima, and Nagasaki.
The lesson of history is that when faced with extreme evil, one must use extreme force. Behind every Adolph Hitler stands a civilian population willing to make the armaments, provide the foot soldiers, and look the other way as their leaders commit atrocities.
The reaction of the Muslim world vacillates between "we have nothing to do with this" and "you have to understand the root causes."
The reaction of the West vacillates between "we will go after the terrorists with surgical precision" and "we must not become like them."
But there is one point that the West overlooks: by sticking to our rules of engagement (no military conscription, no world war against terrorism-supporting regimes, and appeasing as many dictators as we can) we risk losing the war.
Our enemies, Islamists, know that they are willing to blow themselves up to kill us, and more importantly, that we are willing to be blown up rather than to hit them back so hard that no one would ever dare attack us again.
I predict terrorism will go on for several years. Either the West will start electing very tough leaders who will respond to these mass murderers with swift and overwhelming force, or the West will slowly die -- all the while wondering what we did to deserve such a fate.
But there is a way out. We know who the terrorist supporting states are. We know who the terrorist groups are. We know where most of them are.
We can watch our children get picked off one at a time in the suburbs of DC, or we can send a wake up call to Arab and Islamic societies that condemn terrorism with a wink and nod.
What the US should do first is liberate Lebanon and erase Hezbollah. From there, we will have a base from which to bring about the downfall of baby Assad. From there we can strangle Iraq. With these three evil Arab regimes overthrown, Islamists' dreams of reducing the West to rubble will fade. The Arab street will know the game is over: adult supervision has arrived.
P.S. it doesn't matter whether the DC sniper is an Islamist. Clearly, whoever it is is emulating Islamist terrorists. Whoever it is has been inspired by apologists for Islamist terrorists like the ones who post at IsraelForum.com. After all, the US has tanks and bombers, and the poor little sniper only has a high-powered rifle.


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The nation's top-ranked team punched its ticket to the national championship game, as No. 1 Mount Olive (N.C.) held off a late rally by No. 7 Central Missouri to move within one win of the title for the first time in school history. Its opponent, however, remained up in the air after No. 4 Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) forced a decisive second semifinal game.
After leading 5-1 in the seventh, Mount Olive–now the only unbeaten team left in the tournament–nearly let this one slip away. The Trojans (57-6) gave up a run in the seventh and another in the eighth, then allowed two Mule baserunners in the ninth before Patrick Ball slammed the door shut to earn his third save in the 5-3 final. Kyle Jones notched the win in just his second start of the season. After not playing baseball for three years, he has come on strong for the Trojans in the postseason. He allowed two runs on five hits against Central Missouri. Rich Racobaldo was 2-for-5 with two runs and two RBIs, and Erik Lovett and Josh Harrison added two hits apiece. Central Missouri's season ends at 47-17.
No matter which team Mount Olive squares off against in the championship, its opponent will have a World Series loss on its resume. Previously undefeated Sonoma State (Calif.), ranked second nationally, was upset by Ouachita Baptist in the other semifinal matchup Thursday. Since the Tigers already had a loss, they needed two consecutive wins against the Seawolves to make the championship. The first came in a tight 2-1 contest. The "if-necessary" game will be played today at noon at GCS Ballpark in Sauget, Ill. A pair of Smiths took care of business for Ouachita Baptist (50-15) on the mound. Steve Smith recorded the win, tossing 6 1/3 innings and allowing the lone Seawolf run. He struck out five in the process. Alex Smith came in to earn the save. The Tigers jumped ahead with both runs in the first two innings and then held on, as Sonoma State (52-14) left the bases loaded late in a one-run contest. Check back later today for the results of the second Ouachita Baptist-Sonoma State game and to find out more about the championship game matchup.
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The apple doesn't fall far from the tree with the adidas adizero Adios 2. Already off and breaking records, this shoe beats the last marathon world record set by the original Adios. Now featuring a more cushioned forefoot, this shoe is great for speedwork and uptempo training days. The fast, flexible midsole is super light and gives excellent rebound on the road. The adios 2 will take you anywhere you want to go.
Worthy of its marathon name, the adidas adizero Boston 3 is the perfect choice for a light, long distance trainer. Adidas has lowered the stack height, bringing you lower to the ground to feel the road every step of the way. The decoupled heel adapts to the ground for a smooth ride, and the forefoot springs back with plenty of energy return at toe off.
Look to the adidas Supernova Glide 5 when you need a reliable daily trainer that will keep with you for miles. This neutral shoe boasts a decoupled heel to disperse the impact of footstrike, protecting your foot from the hard road and providing a smooth transition from heel to toe. A seamless upper reduces friction on the foot for a comfortable fit, and sticky rubber throughout the outsole delivers grip in both dry and wet while offering durability for everyday use.
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Word On The Street The stock market saw a healthy rally on Monday as investors bid up stocks ahead of the Fed meeting set for Tuesday. The Dow closed up 101 point and the Nasdaq finished up 12 points. Guy Adami explained that a UBS AG ( UBS ) write down of $10 billion helped the market go up on Monday. He thinks bad news is good news until the market shows investors otherwise. Karen Finerman said the market keeps rallying off the same news of a Fed rate cut. She thinks the rate cut is already in the market. Jeff Macke thinks the market is trading off of technicals with the break above 1490 on the S&P 500. Texas Instruments Incorporated ( TXN ) trades up 5% after hours off a positive mid-quarter update. Najarian says this is a great opportunity to sell TXN. Adami mentioned that he likes Intel Corporation ( INTC ) above $26 in the semiconductor sector. Washington Mutual Inc. ( WM ) cuts its dividend to 15 cents a share, slashes jobs and sets capital infusion. 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A federal judge has dismissed a movie company's Internet piracy complaint against 34 Oregonians, saying the company was unfairly using the court's subpoena power in a "reverse class-action suit" to save on legal expenses and possibly to intimidate defendants into paying thousands of dollars for viewing a movie that can be bought or rented for less ... (more)
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Bluegrass with appeal and pedigree
It's 4 o'clock on a Saturday in spring. The sky is blue, and the temperature is short-sleeve perfect as members of Ashland's Eight Dollar Mountain bluegrass band drift into Mark Lackey's backyard to pick a few tunes and cook out on the grill.
Following is a list of upcoming events in the Ashland area. If you would like to have your event listed, please send items by email to firstname.lastname@example.com . Senior Luncheon: Senior Nutrition Services of Jackson and Josephine County put on a healthy, well-balanced luncheon for seniors from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, at the ... (more)
Ashland songwriter and guitarist Gene Burnett will play his quirky and heartfelt songs at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 27, at the Downtowne Coffee House, 200 Talent Ave.
Neighbors upset over asphalt plant extension
A deadline extension for a final county decision on a permit for a controversial asphalt plant's continued operation may allow time to resolve issues, says an attorney for the company.
Phoenix-Talent board seats all contested
All five seats up for election May 21 on the Phoenix-Talent School District No. 4 board are contested, with four incumbents seeking re-election and seven challengers vying for seats.


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This Geotechnical Special Publication honors Dr. John H. Schmertmann, professor emeritus and P.E., for his contributions to civil engineering. This volume contains his biography, a list of his students and writings, and reprints of his selection of 16 representative papers from his career. Twenty-eight new, mostly invited papers are included, covering a variety of subjects, such as the installation and testing of piles; pile-structure interaction; liquefaction and its mitigation; case histories of settlement and landslide mitigation and capping a Superfund landfill; and computer modeling. Among the authors are six members of the National Academy of Engineering, including Dr. Schmertmann.
Everyone working in the geotechnical profession will find something interesting and useful herein.
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