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Martin Seligman on happiness: VIA Signature Strengths exercise
The VIA Signature Strengths exercise is designed to encourage you to identify and own your signature strengths by finding new and/or more frequent uses for them. As challenging situations arise in your life, ask yourself how your signature strength could be applied to improve or make the most of the situation.
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Martin Seligman: optimism definition
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Martin Seligman: optimism and Gratitude Visit
The Gratitude Visit exercise is a powerful tool for increasing life satisfaction because it amplifies good memories about the past, and it forges a very strong bond with an important person from your past. The goal of this exercise is for you to experience the power of expressing your gratitude to someone who has touched your life.


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The legendary Jupiter series returns with more power and possibilities than ever.
One of the most revered prefixes (Jupiter) in the history of synthesis returns. Welcome the arrival of the Roland JUPITER-80 – a live-performance powerhouse that pays homage to its legendary namesake with road-proven hardware and massive sound, yet blasts into the future with advanced SuperNATURAL technology. The JUPITER-80's expressive, organic approach to synthesis makes a new world of sound design possible with multilayered SuperNATURAL textures under the control of a full-color touchscreen and creative hands-on controllers. Experience the metamorphosis of a legend with the JUPITER-80.
Past, present, and future sound
The JUPITER-80 nods to its past with lethal, multi-layered SuperNATURAL synthesizer tones so fat you'll need a knife to cut through it, but that's only the beginning of what this powerhouse synth will do. Gigging musicians will love the stockpile of essential sounds onboard, including Roland's famous SuperNATURAL Piano, strings, brass, and much more. The JUPITER-80 puts a fast-access user interface under your fingers-a dream for live performance. Its heavyweight design, complete with metal side panels, recalls the legendary JUPITER but with a modern twist.
Powerful live sets featuring four-tone structure and registrations
JUPITER-80's sound engine handles four x tones with dedicated DSP per tone as a basic unit "Live Set" for manual performance. Layering of Upper and Lower Live Sets, plus a specialized "SOLO" part, means the incredibly massive nine-tone-stack sound. Customized complex settings can be saved as Registrations, and easily recalled during live performance.
Tone blender
You will love the deep possibilities of the stackable SuperNATURAL architecture and unique features such as Tone Blender, which tweaks values of multiple parameters simultaneously and lets you "Capture" any new combination and save it as a Live Set. Create complex, emotional textures that respond, react, and evolve like nothing you've heard before. Tone Blender can also dramatically enhance your live-performance capabilities by letting you assign its multiple parameters to controllers such as the D Beam.
- Powerful integrated SuperNATURAL synthesis engines designed for legendary vintage synth sounds to realistic organic acoustic sounds and more
- Single Tone is equivalent to the performance of powerful single synthesizer"stack four of these to create a mind-blowing "Live Set"
- Tone Blender tweaks multiple parameters of tones in realtime for complex, emotive sonic movement during performance
- Fast, friendly operation with intuitive front panel and color touchscreen optimized for live performance
- 76-note semi-weighted synth keyboard, and 256 polyphonic voices (varies according to sound-generator load)
- USB-memory Song Player/Recorder for backing tracks or quick idea capture
- Easy integration with computers via built-in USB-MIDI/Audio interface
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- Live Set (Upper/Lower part)
- Multi-effects (MFX): 4 units (parallel connection only), 76 types per each Upper/Lower (total: 8 units)
- Reverb: 1 unit, 5 types per each Upper/Lower (total: 2 units)
- Solo part/Percussion part
- Compressor + Equalizer + Delay: 1 set per each Solo/Percussion (total: 2 sets)
- Reverb: 1 unit, 5 types
- Master effects
- 4-band equalizer: 1 unit
- Tracks: 1 stereo track
- Playable File Format: WAV, AIFF, MP3
- Recording File Format: WAV (44.1 kHz, 16-bit Linear, stereo)
- Effects: 4-band equalizer
- External Memory: USB flash memory (sold separately)
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- Preset: 128 styles
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As expected, BMW introduced two new maxi-scooters today at the EICMA (Esposizione Internazionale Ciclo Motociclo e Accessori) in Milan, Italy. The C600 Sport and the C650GT are BMW Motorrad's attempt to fight the challenges of inner-city traffic, rising energy costs, and greater CO2 regulations. It's also an expansion of their model range into what BMW Motorrad calls the urban mobility sector. These scooters are expected to combine the riding properties of a motorcycle with the agility and comfort of a scooter. The new maxi scooters will be built at the BMW Motorrad plant in Berlin.
BMW's press describes the new vehicles below:
The differing characteristics of the concepts behind these two maxi scooters appeal to a wide target group: the C600 Sport for the riders with sports ambitions, and the C650GT for customers attaching greater importance to comfort and touring ability.
The 2-cylinder inline engine of the C600 Sport and C650GT is an all new development by BMW Motorrad with a displacement of 647cc. In both models, its rated power output is 44 kW (60 hp) at 7500 rpm, and its max torque of 66 Nm [48.7 ft-lb] is available at 6000 rpm. The power is transferred via a directly integrated CVT, or continuously variable transmission.
The engine owes its low position and therefore low center of gravity to its cylinder bank, which is inclined to the front through 70°. The characteristic sound and low vibration levels are the result of the 90° crank pin offset, 270° ignition spacing, and two balancer shafts driven by spur gears.
An electronic fuel injection system supplies the four valves under the two overhead camshafts. Oil is supplied from a dry sump with double oil pump, and an efficient cooling concept optimizes the thermal equilibrium in the 2-cylinder engine.
The exhaust system is made completely of stainless steel and complies with motorcycle specifications. Fitted with a closed loop catalytic converter and an oxygen sensor, the C600 Sport and C650 GT fulfill today the Euro-4 emission limits of tomorrow.
Suspension with playful handling and best riding stability.
One objective in the development of the C600 Sport and C650GT was to combine directional stability at high speeds on the motorway with playful handling in city traffic and clear feedback to the rider – just like a motorcycle.
Accordingly, the design of the C600 Sport and C650GT suspension features a torsionally rigid hybrid interconnection of a tubular steel bridge frame and a diecast aluminum unit at the swingarm bearing. In addition, the 2-cylinder inline engine functions as a bearing element, presenting a particularly rigid construction for stable and high precision response.
The greatest possible riding stability is also provided by the bearing for the cast light-alloy single swingarm with coaxial center of rotation.
Also the suspension elements fulfill more fastidious needs for sporting character and comfort. At the front, an upside down fork presents a generous fixed fork diameter of 40 mm [1.57 in.]. The tail presents a reclining spring strut on the left side. The spring travels are each 115 mm [4.53 in.], as they also occur quite commonly on the motorcycle sector. Also the tire widths and cross sections of the C600 Sport and the C650GT are aligned to motorcycle dimensions.
Powerful braking system with BMW Motorrad ABS fitted as standard.
The new C600 Sport and C650GT are fitted with a generously sized braking system consisting of a two-rotor disc brake at the front and a single disc brake at the rear, each 270 mm [10.6 in.] in diameter. At the same time, the BMW Motorrad ABS fitted as standard ensures maximum possible safety.
Multifunctional instrument cluster and optional LED daytime running light.
The instrument cluster of the C600 Sport and C650GT presents a large, easily readable LCD display with integrated engine speed readout and an analog speedometer. The instrument cluster presents considerably more functions than usual in this vehicle class.
For the first time, BMW Motorrad is also offering an LED daytime running light as an optional equipment feature on its C600 Sport and C650GT.
C600 Sport with the world premiere FlexCase.
The FlexCase for the C600 Sport is an innovative storage space concept. A flap in the tail base under the seat enlarges the storage space on the stationary vehicle. This can be used e.g. to hold two helmets.
The differences between the C600 Sport and the C650GT at a glance
The sporty, dynamic scooter BMW C600 Sport is characterized by a seat positioned for extremely active riding. This was made possible by the arrangement of the foot boards, seat, and handlebar in an ergonomic triangle. More fastidious needs for touring and long distance capabilities, on the other hand, are fulfilled by the luxurious C650GT. The rider and passenger can therefore adopt a more relaxed sitting posture that is highly appreciated especially over long stretches. The ergonomics designed for even greater passenger capability and comfort can be felt in particular on a more comfortable seat with adjustable backrest for the rider in conjunction with a higher handlebar and comfortable floor boards in lieu of separate footrests for the passenger. In addition, the C650GT presents a larger, powered windscreen for even better protection against wind and weather.
- C600 Sport with dynamic seat position as a result of flatter handlebar, sporty seat design for both one and two persons, and sporty footrests for the passenger; seat height 810 mm [31.9 in].
- C650GT with emphatically comfortable seat position as a result of higher handlebar, more comfortable and larger seat with adjustable backrest for the rider, and foot boards for the passenger as well; seat height 780 mm [30.7 in.].
- C600 Sport with windscreen adjustable mechanically to three positions.
- C650GT with larger windscreen adjustable electrically over 10 cm [3.9 in.] for even greater comfort and protection from wind and weather.
Body and design
- C600 Sport with sporty, spartan panels. The lean tail with the dynamic upswing and emphatic body edges lend it lightness and dynamics.
- C650GT with an organic design language emphasizing comfort attributes. Generously sized panel parts for outstanding comfort and protection against wind and weather.
Headlights, turn indicators, rear light
- C600 Sport: front turn indicators integrated in the paneling, twin circular headlights with two side lights on the left and right, LED rear light cluster with single turn indicators
- C650GT: front turn indicators integrated in the mirrors, twin circular headlights with side lights between them presenting a vertical light strip of three elements, LED rear light cluster with integrated turn indicators.
Storage space
- C600 Sport with world premiere FlexCase and hence variable storage space concept in the tail under the seat. Despite its sporty, spartan tail section, two helmets can be easily stowed in the parked vehicle.
- C650GT with a large storage space of about 60 liters in the tail for taking two helmets and other utilities.
- C600 Sport: Cosmic blue metallic matt, Titanium silver metallic, Sapphire black metallic
- C650GT: Sapphire black metallic, Platinum bronze metallic, Vermilion red metallic


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Mars' northern polar regions in transition
A newly released image from ESA's Mars Express shows the north pole of Mars during the red planet's summer solstice. All the carbon dioxide ice has gone, leaving just a bright cap of water ice.
This image was captured by the orbiter's High-Resolution Stereo Camera on 17 May 2010 and shows part of the northern polar region of Mars during the summer solstice. The solstice is the longest day and the beginning of the summer for the planet's northern hemisphere.
The ice shield is covered by frozen water and carbon dioxide ice in winter and spring but by this point in the martian year all of the carbon dioxide ice has warmed and evaporated into the planet's atmosphere.
Only water ice is left behind, which shows up as bright white areas in this picture. From these layers, large bursts of water vapour are occasionally released into the atmosphere.
The polar ice follows the seasons. In winter, part of the atmosphere recondenses as frost and snow on the northern cap. These seasonal deposits can extend as far south as 45°N latitude and be up to a metre thick.
Another phenomenon occurs on the curved scarps of the northern polar cap, such as the Rupes Tenuis slope (on the left of this image). During spring, the seasonal carbon dioxide layer is covered by water frost. At certain times, winds remove the the millimetre-thick top layer of frozen water, revealing the carbon dioxide ice below.
These processes bear witness to a dynamic water cycle on Mars and may lead to the varying accumulation of water ice over the polar cap.
Other noticeable features in this image include the Chasma Boreale canyon, coloured deposits and a large dune field.
Chasma Boreale is about 2 km deep, 580 km long and about 100 km wide. Its walls allow a perfect view into the strata within the deposits. There are impact craters on the canyon floor, some heavily covered by sand and some partly exhumed.
Dark and light-toned deposits can be seen as a fine and regular covering. The darker sediments have been dropped by the winds during spring dust storms. The patterns are created when the deposits change in quantity according to the seasons.
The polar cap is surrounded by a large dune field, parts of which extend 600 km to the south.
Mars Express will soon be using its radar to probe the northern polar cap in three dimensions. Since the radar antenna was deployed in mid-2005, the team have been waiting for the right conditions to observe the region.
The radar works best at night when the electrical interference from the planet's atmosphere is at a minimum. An excellent opportunity to observe the cap's shape, depth and composition occurs in August and September 2011.
Stay tuned for new results!
Mars Express vil snart begynne å bruke radaren ombord for å undersøke polkappen i tre dimensjoner. Siden radarantennen ble foldet ut i 2005 har forskerne som jobber med Mars Express ventet på at forholdene skal bli riktige for å undersøke polkappen med radar.
Radaren fungerer best på natten når de elektriske forstyrrelsene i atmosfæren er minst. I august og september 2011 vil det bli gode sjanser til å undersøke polkappens form, dybde og sammensetning.
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Lamb with Vegetable Stew
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500 gr lamb, cut in cubes
1 tbsp butter
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 tbsp all purpose flour
1 1/2 + 1/2 cup hot water
1-2 garlic cloves, mashed with salt
3-4 medium sized white potatoes, peeled, cut in medium sized chunks
12-14 pearl onions
14-15 baby carrots
3 tbsp tomato paste
1/2 tsp oregano
1 Bay leaf
2 tbsp parsley, chopped
Lightly fry the lamb cubes with butter and olive oil in a medium sized pot over medium heat. Stir occasionally. Sprinkle the flour all over the lamb, toss and stir until they absorb the flour. Add 1 1/2 cups hot water, garlic, oregano, Bay leaf, salt and pepper. Close the lid. Cook until the lamb is tender for about 30-40 minutes on low-medium heat.
Add the potatoes, onions, carrots, tomato paste and 1/2 cup hot water. Cover the lid and cook until all the vegetables are softened for about 20-25 more minutes. Discard the Bay leaf. Taste and adjust the seasoning if necessary. Sprinkle some parsley over the top before serving the dish.
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Call it the O'Reilly factor.
"The View" co-hosts Joy Behar and Whoppi Goldberg briefly walked out on their own show Thursday during an argument with conservative TV pundit Bill O'Reilly over a proposed Islamic community center in lower Manhattan.
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The daytime dust-up occurred after O'Reilly argued that putting the Park51 center two blocks from the site of the 9/11 attacks was legal but "inappropriate," and cited an August poll showing 70 percent of Americans opposed the project.
When Goldberg questioned why the center was inappropriate, especially "when 70 [Muslim] families died" in the attacks on the World Trade Center, O'Reilly shot back: "Because Muslims killed us on 9/11."
"No. Oh my God, that is such [explicative]," Goldberg said. "Extremists did that."
As O'Reilly doubled down – "Excuse me, are you saying Muslims didn't kill us on 9/11" -- Behar said she too was "outraged" by O'Reilly's comments.
"I don't want to sit here. I don't," she said, taking Goldberg with her as she exited the stage.
"View" matriarch Barbara Walters made it known she was upset with both parties.
"I want to say something to all of you," she pleaded. "You have just seen what should not happen. We should be able to have discussions without washing our hands, and screaming, and walking off stage. I love my colleagues, but that should not have happened."
Walters then turned to "The O'Reilly Factor" host to tell him "in a calmer voice" that his comments were "extremist."
"You cannot take a whole religion and demean them because of what some … You should apologize," Walters said.
"If anybody felt I was demeaning all Muslims, I apologize," O'Reilly eventually allowed, paving the way for Goldberg and Behar's return.
Check out a transcript of the train-wreck TV exchange here.


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I have heard during some seminar talks that there are applications of the theory of matrix factorizations in string theory. A quick search shows mostly papers written by physicists. Are there any survey type papers aimed at an algebraic audience on this topic, especially with current state/open questions motivated by physics?
Background: A matrix factorization of an element $x$ in a ring $R$ is a pair of square matrices $A,B$ of size $n$ such that $AB=BA=xId_n$. For more see, for example, Section 3 of this paper .


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The soul mate is said to be a person who is meant to be with another person. Their souls are somehow connected and fate has it that these two people are destined to be together. Sometimes these soul mates are not aware of who their mates are, so they go through life getting into other relationships thinking that they are happy. It is said that no relationship that is not with one's soul mate will last. Even if it does survive for a long time, there will always be a longing for something more. This longing for something more is simply a long for the person that is meant to be with someone.
Not everyone believes in the idea of soul mates. However, psychics are rumored to have the ability to be able to get in touch with another person's soul mate. If the concept of the soul mate were not believable, there would not be this many people practicing the art of keeping in touch with them. There has to be some kind of truth to the theory, and perhaps this truth can be tested and found in a clairvoyant fashion.
Different Psychic Connections
The psychic can make a connection with a person's soul mate in several different ways. One way is by first making a connection with that person. Every human being possesses an energy that surrounds him or her. Psychics are able to use this energy to find out detailed information about who that person is. If the energy is strong enough the psychic may also be able to make a connection with the soul mate and pick up various descriptive information about who he or she is. He or she may be able to see the color of his eyes, how the two people will meet, or even if they are already together.
Medium readings are another way that a psychic could be able to find information on a person's soul mate. Medium psychics are people who can communicate with the spirits. They have certain abilities that allow them to enter another dimension and see things that the average eye can not see. Some mediums are able to look into the future. A psychic of this type could be utilized to find out if a person will meet his or her soul mate. Spirits of lost relatives may also have this information for the seeker.
Finally a tarot reading may give a clear presentation of loves to come. Tarot reading is the process of using a deck of special cards to give information about a person's love life, fortune, fame, and lifeline. Only certain psychics have the ability to read these special cards.
There are varying views on whether the soul mate exists and multiple ways of finding out whether there is any validity to the theory. Perhaps a person who does not fully believe should have a meeting with a person with these special abilities and see what the two of them can come up with.
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Obama on debate with Romney: 'I had a bad night'
President Barack Obama conceded Wednesday he did poorly in a debate last week that fueled a comeback by his rival in the race for the White House. Mitt Romney barnstormed battleground Ohio and pledged "I'm not going to raise taxes on anyone" in a new commercial.
A perennial campaign issue flared unexpectedly as Romney reaffirmed he is running as a "pro-life candidate and I'll be a pro-life president." He spoke one day after saying in an interview he was not aware of any abortion-related legislation that would become part of his agenda if he wins the White House.
Romney and Obama maneuvered in a race with 27 days to run as Vice President Joe Biden and Republican running mate Paul Ryan looked ahead to their only debate, set for Thursday night in Danville, Ky.
Whatever the impact of the Biden-Ryan encounter, last week's presidential debate boosted Romney in the polls nationally and in Ohio and other battleground states, to the point that Obama was still struggling to explain a performance even his aides and supporters say was subpar.
"Gov. Romney had a good night. I had a bad night. It's not the first time I've had a bad night," Obama said in an ABC interview.
Asked if it was possible he had handed the election to Romney, the president replied: "No."
"What's important is the fundamentals of what this race is about haven't changed," he said. "You know, Gov. Romney went to a lot of trouble to try to hide what his positions are," he said, referring to abortion as an example.
Despite the presidential display of confidence, public opinion polls suggested the impact of last week's debate was to wipe out most, if not all, of the gains Obama made following both parties' national conventions and the emergence in late summer of a videotape in which Romney spoke dismissively of 47 percent of Americans whom he said pay no income taxes. They feel as if they are victims, he said, adding they don't take personal responsibilities for their lives.
Eager to capitalize on his newfound momentum, Romney told a factory audience in Ohio during the day: "My whole passion is about helping the American people who are struggling right now ... The president says he's for the middle class. How have they done under his presidency? Not so well."
The Republican challenger's new television commercial was an appeal to voters' pocketbooks - and also a rebuttal to Obama's claim that Romney had a plan to cut taxes by $5 trillion on the wealthy that would mean higher taxes for the middle class.
"The president would prefer raising taxes," Romney is shown saying in an exchange from last week's debate. "I'm not going to raise taxes on anyone. ... My priority is putting people back to work in America."
Unemployment and the economy have been the dominant issues in the race for the presidency, and while Romney gained from the debate, last week's drop in the jobless rate to 7.8 percent gave Obama a new talking point for the Democratic claim that his policies are helping the country recover, however slowly, from the worst recession in decades.
Romney also sought to lay any abortion-related controversy to rest as he campaigned across Ohio, a battleground with 18 electoral votes and one of the places where he has gained ground since last week's debate.
"I think I've said time and again that I'm a pro-life candidate and I'll be a pro-life president," he said, renewing his promise to cut off federal aid for Planned Parenthood and implement a ban on the use of foreign aid for abortions overseas.
But by the time he spoke, Obama's aides had already jumped on comments from an interview with The Des Moines Register in which Romney said "there's no legislation with regards to abortion that I'm familiar with that would become part of my agenda."
Stephanie Cutter, Obama's deputy campaign manager, told reporters on a conference call that Romney was "cynically and dishonestly" hiding his positions on women's issues. "We're not saying he's changed his mind on these issues. We're saying he's trying to cover up his beliefs," she said.
For entirely different reasons, one prominent anti-abortion group agreed that he shouldn't.
As if to remind Romney of his previous statements on the issue, the head of the anti-abortion group Susan B. Anthony List distributed an article he wrote last summer vowing to prohibit federal funding for Planned Parenthood and to support legislation that would "protect unborn children who are capable of feeling pain from abortion."
"We have full confidence that as president, Gov. Romney will stand by the pro-life commitments," said Marjorie Dannenfelser, the group's president.
Vice presidential encounters rarely make a significant difference in a White House campaign, although aides engage in the same sort of attempt to shape public expectations as when the men at the top of the ticket are ready to face off.
For Ryan's camp, that meant whispering that the 42-year-old Wisconsin congressman and House Budget Committee chairman was comfortable discussing spending issues and domestic policy, but might not be able to hold his own on foreign policy, a Biden strong suit.
The vice president's side let it be known that Ryan is smart and wonky, a man who knows the budget better than anyone - but it's a version that omits mention of Biden's nearly four decades of experience in government and his role as Obama's point man in budget negotiations with Republicans on an elusive deficit-reduction deal.
Romney's wife, Ann, took a turn as guest host on ABC's "Good Morning America" and spoke candidly about experiencing depression after she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis 14 years ago. She said horses helped her recover her mental health.
"I was very, very weak and very much worried about my life, thinking I was going to be in a wheelchair as well. Turned to horses, my life has been dramatically different," she said. "They gave me the energy, the passion to get out of bed when I was so sick that I didn't think I'd ever want to get out of bed."
Mrs. Romney is part-owner of a horse that competed this summer in the Olympic sport of dressage, the equine equivalent of ballet.
Espo reported from Washington. Associated Press writers Nedra Pickler, Julie Pace, Philip Elliott and Matthew Daly in Washington contributed to this report.


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The always-energetic Chris Janson released a good-timin' new single, "Good Vibes," on Feb. 8.
Penned by Chris, Ashley Gorley and Zach Crowel, "Good Vibes" is the lead single from Chris' upcoming third studio album, which is tentatively slated to drop in September.
"When we wake up in the morning, we have the choice to be in a good mood or a bad mood," says Chris. "I believe we can change the world with a smile, a good attitude and a timeless message about being kind to everyone. That's what 'Good Vibes' is all about!"
The positive tune, with verses like "I'm breathing on God's time, and I ain't gonna waste one breath," will impact country radio on March 4.
Listen to "Good Vibes" below.
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