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Teacher professional development and classroom resources across the curriculum
A video instructional series on statistics for college and high school classrooms and adult learners; 32 6- to 14-minute video modules and coordinated guidesNow on DVD
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1. What Is Statistics?
Statistics is the art and science of gathering, organizing, analyzing and drawing conclusions from data. And without rudimentary knowledge of how it works, people can't make informed judgments and evaluations of a wide variety of things encountered in daily life. Go to this unit.
2. Stemplots
As a first step in visualizing data, we use stemplots to understand measurements taken by the U.S. Army when they size up soldiers in order to design well-fitting gear and supplies for modern warfighters. Go to this unit.
3. Histograms
Meteorologists use histograms to map when lightning strikes and this visualization technique helps them understand the data in new ways. Go to this unit.
4. Measures of Center
It's helpful to know the center of a distribution — which is what the clerical workers in Colorado Springs found out in the 1980s when they campaigned for comparable wages for comparable work. Mean and median are two different ways to describe the center. Go to this unit.
5. Boxplots
Using the example of hot dog calorie counts, we use boxplots to visualize the five-number summary and make comparisons between different types of frankfurters. Go to this unit.
6. Standard Deviation
How can we compare sales at two franchises in the Wahoo's restaurant chain? Standard deviation helps us quantify the variability in sales. Go to this unit.
7. Normal Curves
A nature preserve that's tracked bird migrations through New England for decades records tons of bird-related data; everything from wingspan measurements to arrival dates provides examples of normal distributions. Go to this unit.
8. Normal Calculations
Visit the Boston Beanstalks club for tall people. Height is normally distributed and we can use membership cutoffs and population data to calculate z-scores. Go to this unit.
9. Checking Assumption of Normality
Production at Pete and Gerry's Organic Eggs provides a number of distributions that look normal — but are they? Go to this unit.
10. Scatterplots
Plotting annual numbers of Florida powerboat registrations and manatee killings suggests an uncomfortable relationship for the marine mammals. Go to this unit.
11. Fitting Lines to Data
Winter snowpack in the Colorado Rockies can predict spring water supply. Plotting annual measurements in a scatterplot lets resource managers draw a regression line that helps them forecast water availability. Go to this unit.
12. Correlation
Twin studies track how similar identical and fraternal twins are on various characteristics, even if they don't grow up together. Correlation lets researchers put a number on it. Go to this unit.
13. Two-Way Tables
One city surveyed the happiness of its residents. Two-way tables help organize the data and tease out relationships between happiness levels and opinions about aspects of the city itself. Go to this unit.
14. The Question of Causation
This historical story describes how researchers untangled the relationship between smoking and lung cancer. Go to this unit.
15. Designing Experiments
We move beyond observational studies — like one of marine life in the remote Line Islands — to designing experiments that manipulate various subject groups — as in the case of a medical study about osteoarthritis treatments. Go to this unit.
16. Census and Sampling
The U.S. counts every resident every ten years — or at least tries to. Statisticians use sampling from a population as an alternative to a complete count, as utilized at a potato chip factory. Go to this unit.
17. Sample and Surveys
A visit to the University of New Hampshire Survey Center illustrates how pollsters create accurate surveys. They can then use details from their sample to make inferences about a whole population. Go to this unit.
18. Introduction to Probability
Probability is the mathematics of chance behavior — and can help predict events such as the daily weather, or whether an asteroid will collide with Earth. Go to this unit.
19. Probability Models
Casinos are as well versed in probability as statisticians and probability models help them maintain the house advantage over gamblers. Go to this unit.
20. Random Variables
The Challenger space shuttle disaster was blamed on faulty O-rings. How can probability calculations on random variables help predict the chances of this kind of failure? Go to this unit.
21. Binomial Distributions
Sickle cell disease is an example of binomial distribution in families with two parents who are carriers for this genetic trait. Go to this unit.
22. Sampling Distributions
Heights of third graders in one class. Quality scores for circuit boards at a factory. Taking multiple samples allows us to visualize the sampling distribution of the sample mean. Go to this unit.
23. Control Charts
This quality control method helped Quest Diagnostics streamline and improve their system for processing and testing lab samples so they could meet their nightly deadlines. Go to this unit.
24. Confidence Intervals
A battery manufacturer tests just a sample of its product to verify its claims about battery life. A margin of error and a confidence level help quantify its accuracy. Go to this unit.
25. Tests of Significance
Is a newly-discovered poem really written by William Shakespeare? Using statistical analysis of his known word use, researchers set up null and alternative hypotheses to investigate. Go to this unit.
26. Small Sample Inference for One Mean
A brewer uses this technique to monitor quality differences in multiple batches of the same beer. Go to this unit.
27. Comparing Two Means
Comparing the activity and calorie expenditure levels of Western office workers and African hunter gatherers adds some surprising new data to the science of obesity. Go to this unit.
28. Inference for Proportions
Managers have no clue what conditions actually motivate their workers best, as shown by research conducted by Teresa Amabile, host of the original Against All Odds. Go to this unit.
29. Inference for Two-Way Tables
Host Dr. Pardis Sabeti's own research examines possible genetic resistance to deadly Lassa fever in West Africa. Using Inference for Two-Way Tables helps untangle potential relationships. Go to this unit.
30. Inference for Regression
Historical story of how statisticians built the case against DDT as the culprit behind plummeting peregrine falcon population numbers. Go to this unit.
31. One-Way ANOVA
Does holding a heavier clipboard make you estimate that a jar of coins has more money in it than if you're holding a lighter clipboard? Psychologists use One-Way ANOVA to analyze the data from this experiment. Go to this unit.
32. Summary
This review of the course through the preceding 31 video modules provides an overview of the practice of statistics and helps students appreciate how statistical methods can help them better understand their world. Go to this unit.
33. What Is Statistics?
Using historical anecdotes and contemporary applications, this introduction to the series explores the vital links between statistics and our everyday world. The program also covers the evolution of the discipline.
34. Picturing Distributions
With this program, students will see how key characteristics in the distribution of a histogram shape, center, and spread help professionals make decisions in such diverse fields as meteorology, television programming, health care, and air traffic control. Through a discussion of the advantages of back-to-back stem plots, this program also emphasizes the importance of seeking explanations for gaps and outliers in small data sets.
35. Describing Distributions
This program examines the difference between mean and median, explains the use of quartiles to describe a distribution, and looks to the use of boxplots and the five-number summary for comparing and describing data. An illustrative example shows how a city government used statistical methods to correct inequity between men's and women's salaries.
36. Normal Distributions
Students will advance from histograms through smooth curves to normal curves, and finally to a single normal curve for standardized measurement, as this program shows ways to describe the shape of a distribution using progressively simpler methods. In a lesson on creating a density curve, students also learn why, under steadily decreasing deviation, today's baseball players are less likely to achieve a .400 batting average.
37. Normal Calculations
With this program, students will discover how to convert the standard normal and use the standard deviation; how to use a table of areas to compute relative frequencies; how to find any percentile; and how a computer creates a normal quartile plot to determine whether a distribution is normal. Vehicle emissions standards and medical studies of cholesterol provide real-life examples.
38. Time Series
Statistics can reveal patterns over time. Using the concept of seasonal variation, this program shows ways to present smooth data and recognize whether a particular pattern is meaningful. Stock market trends and sleep cycles are used to explore the topics of deriving a time series and using the 68-95-99.7 rule to determine the control limits.
39. Models for Growth
Topics of this program include linear growth, least squares, exponential growth, and straightening an exponential growth curve by logic. A study of growth problems in children serves to illustrate the use of the logarithm function to transform an exponential pattern into a line. The program also discusses growth in world oil production over time.
40. Describing Relationships
Segments describe how to use a scatterplot to display relationships between variables. Patterns in variables (positive, negative, and linear association) and the importance of outliers are discussed. The program also calculates the least squares regression line of metabolic rate y on lean body mass x for a group of subjects and examines the fit of the regression line by plotting residuals.
41. Correlation
With this program, students will learn to derive and interpret the correlation coefficient using the relationship between a baseball player's salary and his home run statistics. Then they will discover how to use the square of the correlation coefficient to measure the strength and direction of a relationship between two variables. A study comparing identical twins raised together and apart illustrates the concept of correlation.
42. Multidimensional Data Analysis
This program reviews the presentation of data analysis through an examination of computer graphics for statistical analysis at Bell Communications Research. Students will see how the computer can graph multivariate data and its various ways of presenting it. The program concludes with an example of a study that analyzes data on many variables to get a picture of environmental stresses in the Chesapeake Bay.
43. The Question of Causation
Causation is only one of many possible explanations for an observed association. This program defines the concepts of common response and confounding, explains the use of two-way tables of percents to calculate marginal distribution, uses a segmented bar to show how to visually compare sets of conditional distributions, and presents a case of Simpson's Paradox. The relationship between smoking and lung cancer provides a clear example.
44. Experimental Design
Statistics can be used to evaluate anecdotal evidence. This program distinguishes between observational studies and experiments and reviews basic principles of design including comparison, randomization, and replication. Case material from the Physician's Health Study on heart disease demonstrates the advantages of a double-blind experiment.
45. Blocking and Sampling
Students learn to draw sound conclusions about a population from a tiny sample. This program focuses on random sampling and the census as two ways to obtain reliable information about a population. It covers single- and multi-factor experiments and the kinds of questions each can answer, and explores randomized block design through agriculturalists' efforts to find a better strawberry.
46. Samples and Surveys
This program shows how to improve the accuracy of a survey by using stratified random sampling and how to avoid sampling errors such as bias. While surveys are becoming increasingly important tools in shaping public policy, a 1936 Gallup poll provides a striking illustration of the perils of undercoverage.
47. What Is Probability?
Students will learn the distinction between deterministic phenomena and random sampling. This program introduces the concepts of sample space, events, and outcomes, and demonstrates how to use them to create a probability model. A discussion of statistician Persi Diaconis's work with probability theory covers many of the central ideas about randomness and probability.
48. Random Variables
This program demonstrates how to determine the probability of any number of independent events, incorporating many of the same concepts used in previous programs. An interview with a statistician who helped to investigate the space shuttle accident shows how probability can be used to estimate the reliability of equipment.
49. Binomial Distributions
This program discusses binomial distribution and the criteria for it, and describes a simple way to calculate its mean and standard deviation. An additional feature describes the quincunx, a randomizing device at the Boston Museum of Science, and explains how it represents the binomial distribution.
50. The Sample Mean and Control Charts
The successes of casino owners and the manufacturing industry are used to demonstrate the use of the central limit theorem. One example shows how control charts allow us to effectively monitor random variation in business and industry. Students will learn how to create x-bar charts and the definitions of control limits and out-of-control limits.
51. Confidence Intervals
This program lays out the parts of the confidence interval and gives an example of how it is used to measure the accuracy of long-term mean blood pressure. An example from politics and population surveys shows how margin of error and confidence levels are interpreted. The program also explains the use of a formula to convert the z* values into values on the sampling distribution curve. Finally, the concepts are applied to an issue of animal ethics.
52. Significance Tests
This program explains the basic reasoning behind tests of significance and the concept of null hypothesis. The program shows how a z-test is carried out when the hypothesis concerns the mean of a normal population with known standard deviation. These ideas are explored by determining whether a poem "fits Shakespeare as well as Shakespeare fits Shakespeare." Court battles over discrimination in hiring provide additional illustration.
53. Inference for One Mean
In this program, students discover an improved technique for statistical problems that involve a population mean: the t statistic for use when σ is not known. Emphasis is on paired samples and the t confidence test and interval. The program covers the precautions associated with these robust t procedures, along with their distribution characteristics and broad applications.
54. Comparing Two Means
How to recognize a two-sample problem and how to distinguish such problems from one- and paired-sample situations are the subject of this program. A confidence interval is given for the difference between two means, using the two-sample t statistic with conservative degrees of freedom.
55. Inference for Proportions
This program marks a transition in the series: from a focus on inference about the mean of a population to exploring inferences about a different kind of parameter, the proportion or percent of a population that has a certain characteristic. Students will observe the use of confidence intervals and tests for comparing proportions applied in government estimates of unemployment rates.
56. Inference for Two-Way Tables
A two-way table of counts displays the relationship between two ways of classifying people or things. This program concerns inference about two-way tables, covering use of the chi-square test and null hypothesis in determining the relationship between two ways of classifying a case. The methods are used to investigate a possible relationship between a worker's gender and the type of job he or she holds.
57. Inference for Relationships
With this program, students will understand inference for simple linear regression, emphasizing slope, and prediction. This unit presents the two most important kinds of inference: inference about the slope of the population line and prediction of the response for a given x. Although the formulas are more complicated, the ideas are similar to t procedures for the mean μ of a population.
58. Case Study
This program presents a detailed case study of statistics at work. Operating in a real-world setting, the program traces the practice of statistics planning the data collection, collecting and picturing the data, drawing inferences from the data, and deciding how confident we can be about our conclusions. Students will begin to see the full range and power of the concepts and techniques they have learned.
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The Huskers have agreed to a home-and-home football series in 2016 and 2017 with Oregon, the schools announced Monday.
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Dezzmon Clark, 5, gets a zombie makeover by Reggie Groff as his mom, Terri Wengland of Standish, takes an iPad photo.
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SCARBOROUGH - For some zombie fans, movies, graphic novels and video games are just not enough to satisfy their obsession with the walking dead. They also have a deep need to look like the flesh-eating fictional monsters known for assembling in masses to hunt down their living counterparts.
Dozens of people showed up at a zombie celebration at Bull Moose store in Scarborough Saturday to have their features transformed into hollow-eyed, blood-dripping faces by a team of makeup artists.
"Zombies are interesting and much more horrific than vampires," said Nathan Przybyl, 14, of Portland.
Nathan was one of the first in line for a zombie makeover. Nathan said he planned to send a picture of the results to his sister in the Marines, whom he hasn't seen for a year, with a note: "Don't come hunting for me."
Nathan was accompanied by his father, Thomas Przybyl, 41, who was also made up with putrefyingly green highlights and an oozing wound on his forehead,
"This is a nice father-son activity and then we will go to the mall to pick up my wife," said the senior Przybyl.
The zombie celebration featured games, a live band and free samples of the energy drink Zombie Blast Energy Shots, the brainchild of Reggie Groff, a Portland videographer, and Tom Talbott.
What's behind this zombie craze, anyway?
Some say popular interest, fueled most recently by the AMC TV series "The Walking Dead," is driven by a human fascination with blood and gore. Others point to the appeal of apocalyptic fiction that helps people confront their end-of-the-world anxieties.
For Westbrook resident Gabe Irish, 38, who planned to go grocery shopping in his zombie face, zombies help answer some of life's big questions. "If you are a zombie, you are zombie," he said.
Erica Gagne, 39, of Portland said zombies are simply fun and easy to relate to. "I am pretty much a zombie in the mornings anyway," Gagne said.
Roger Lamontagne, 48, of Portland said he was just accompanying his daughter, Erin, 13, and her friend.
"I think they are cool," said Erin.
Tim Cram, 45, of South Portland was there with his triplets, Caleb, Aaron and Ashlee, 14. All four of them are zombie fans, he said. "Zombies are slow so they give you a fighting chance," said Cram.
Gavin McCannell 34, of Westbrook said zombies are both disturbing and fascinating. "It is hard to articulate the appeal, when everything about them is unappealing," said McCannell.
Pete Witham, leader of Pete Witham and the Cozmic Zombies, said zombies are a metaphor meaning different things to different people. They mirror people's imaginations and hopes and fears, said Witham.
In some ways, zombies are quite admirable, Witham said. "Zombies are very community oriented. They all get along and share what they get," he said.
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"The last half of the season into the playoffs, Joe was probably our hottest hitter as far as doubles, homers and average," Oxford coach Wes Brooks said. "He just played well throughout the playoffs, and one of the assistants at Jacksonville State came to watch us a couple of times."
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Catcher Austin Jones decided he wanted to join McGuire in 2014 as he committed to the Gamecocks early this week. However, only a junior, he cannot make it official for another year.
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Is there some reason you cannot just put "mud" in the low spots to stop the rocking?
I have a *floor hatch*
Floor hatch is composed of 2 layers of 3/4 Baltic Birch, mud and then tile.
It's one heavy sunnva bitch.
I only really need access to open it when I need access to the main house cleanout and our main water shutoff. I have 2 pull latches to remove it
Fast forward to now.
The hatch is supported by 2 sides of the *Rough Opening*.
Due to the floor being raised with SLC, I addedfast setting mud (Mapecem) and ~scribed~ it with my homemade scribe with was the depth of the hatch.
The results were bleh - as there is a low spot on opposite sides of the form - so the hatch rocks.
I CAN use leveling legs screwed to the bottom of the hath cover but I'd prefer not to.
So I'm planning to get the chipping hammer out, remove some mud out of the form and plan to remud and make this work.
Picked up 2 large suction cup - glass handeleres -
I plan to mud, let it set for a bit (note the mud is rapidset), slowly lower the cover onto the form via holding it with the suction cup handles, and just press down.
I DON'T THINK THIS WILL WORK as I'm not *cutting* into it to screed it but just placing the heavy cover on to get it's level to the floor.
Suggestions. Ideas. I'm stumped.....
Is there some reason you cannot just put "mud" in the low spots to stop the rocking?
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A fun project. Perhaps use a bond breaker like Duct Tape and cover the hole with poly. Load up your mud and then tap it into position. I would not leave it in to long and then pull it back out. My only fear is that you pull up on the mortar and change the elevation.
Can you use some small screws as screed guides to get the hatch stable and then free hand the mud work?
Working with smaller sections I find that a Margin Float works well smoothing out the Mapecem Pre-Mix
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JW. Not fun. Been avoiding this but the rooms are painted, trim is painted and ready to be cut and installed. Stairs are stained and waiting for 2nd coat of sealer. Been avoiding this forever ;-) But it's now due time.
The original form ....I did use a margin trowel to freehand smooth the *form* after using my wood scribe (block in the pic) to smooth the *form*
There is no strength when u mud thin to *patch*.
On one side of the form, it's low on the front .
On the other side, it's low on the left side.
Yeap. Was planning to use tape underneath the *lid* with a quick swipe of car wax as a bond breaker....
Last edited by chefwong; 06-21-2012 at 07:27 AM.
I like the idea of using lag bolts or large screws to adjust the latch. These can be fine tuned.
I'd say give it a go and if it's not right abort and go to plan "B".
I'm still laughing at the stair comment. I still have 2"x10" off cuts with nail in them as finished treads right now. The new Oak ones are sanded, filled, scraped and waiting for a finisher (me) for the last 18 months.... LOL
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Heh. There is a difference. You are a trades pro ....
I'm sure you have a finisher somewhere in your book.
I'm talking a true finisher. Someone who understands how grit affects sheen, how a scraper will look different than a area that is sanded, etc, etc.
The only true *pro* I've used forever is my cabinetmaker. He's worth the money I throw at him.
Out here in Gotham City, the only true pros are the ones working on multi million projects.
Like my friend, who just spent 700K just on windows alone. I'm not talking furnishings or trim. Just windows...
The level of craftsmanship out here IMO is either low or extremely high.
There is nothing in between.
Plan B is just a shortcut.....
A shortcut easily done by anyone.
Hence me being stubborn. I'll give it a go on round 2 and if it don't work' maybe I'll give plan B a go on Round 3.
I've seen your threads. You are blessed to be working with great builders and great leads, on great projects with your attention to details to boot. Good job !
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NOTE : Don't ever take a call when working with rapidset.
Got 2 layers done. Was within a 1/4 of a layer from level. Final topping was going to be thinset.
Forgot how sticky thinset was...and I was using ice cooled water. We are in a 95+ degree heatwave.
So while waiting for the thinset to set.... I too a phone call that came in on my cell. By the time I got off the phone....knowing my thinset was setting up, it was too late. Started shaving it off with hard force on my margin trowel....
BUT, she's finished. The suction cup worked was the lifesaver.
Thanks Woods.
Lets see the finished job.
Maybe switch out those screws for some stainless ones. They will look better in your pictures.... lol
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Screws are on a long laundry list of hardware....
It's too bad all the door chimes on the market look like schitz. That's the last thing on my hardware list I have to get.....and I've looked everywhere. I think I might suck it up, buy a mid century vintage one...and have one of the fabricators spruce it up.
Good eye....how could you tell they were SS vs. Chrome ;-)
It has become habit to check any visable fastener and offer up upgrades. Just busting your chops.....
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I meant the handle......as in you picked up they it was SS.
And yes, the screw is a regular screw. Had to order SS screw. Yes, with *DECORATIVE* eyes, flathead , lined up is the way to go....just a classic look. I've gotta another room planned...with some dark dark iron and clearcoated brass screws with some walnut. Love the color and texture
I know this is the shower and bathroom ~blog~ but I had to share.
I can finally breath and see the finish line.
Got flooded during Irene, been doing DIY every hour / weekend allows.....
Part of the built-ins just arrived and while the stairs is not 100% pitched right....see the bow in the middle, the cabinetmaker will be in the shop mocking up a fix. In the meantime, he nailed in the park on the conception of what I wanted.


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The only certain thing about the winds on Black Rock Desert is they are unpredictable. It is not uncommon to have 20-30 knot winds with gusts to 40-50 knots during the day. Thunderstorms can bring horrendous winds, rain, and blowing dust. Or it might be very calm and pleasant. Dust devils are common even when the winds are mild.
You need to prepare for strong winds, because they can arrive unexpectedly. Do not leave your aircraft unattended without using your tie-downs.
Aircraft not tied down must park well away from other aircraft.
What follows is a handful of tie-down suggestions. Thanks go to the many pilots from the Cardinal mailing list and the Burning Man Aviators list who contributed their solutions and ideas.
Whatever you use for a stake should be at least two feet long. You can get away with shorter lengths in less challenging situations.
You can make a canvas carrying bag for your tie-downs. Or use a large diameter piece of PVC pipe, cut to the right length, and cap the ends for a handy and sturdy carrying case.
Rebar is a fairly inexpensive solution. Use two or three pieces of rebar for each tie-down point. They can be 2 feet, 3 feet, or 4 feet long depending on the size of your plane, your comfort level, and whether you use two or three pieces per tie-down. Many hardware stores carry various lengths of rebar, so you don't have to cut it yourself.
When using two pieces per tie-down, pound them in so that an "x" is formed a little above ground level. With three pieces, make a cone. Tie your rope around the "x" or small part of the cone.
Cover the end of rebar with something to prevent cuts. Use old tennis balls, plastic drink bottles, or soda cans.
Grind one end to a point to make it easier to insert in hard soil. This isn't necessary in the Black Rock, but can be handy in rocky, hard soil.
A sledgehammer will be available at the Phoenix Bar & Lounge so you don't have to bring your own.
Ready-Made Options
You can find tiedown kits ready to go, just add rope. One product that many pilots like is called "FlyTies". Easy to install, and easy to remove. For more information see the company website at www.flyties.com.
Buy two steel rings, 2" in diameter. Buy two 4' lengths of steel angle, about 1/4" thick by 3/4" wide. Cut each piece of angle iron into three equal lengths, so that you have six stakes. Sharpen one end of each stake.
Lay the ring on the ground at your desired tie-down point and drive three stakes into the ground within the ring even spaced around the ring. Each stake should be angled about 45 degrees. Leave four to five inches sticking up and the ring is held securely. Tie your rope from the ring to the plane. This solution weighs less than five pounds and costs less than $15.
Your aircraft works as a lever, so you don't want to put the tie-down point directly below your tie-down rings or they pull out too easily. Try to get four feet horizontal for every foot vertical on the rope. This is easier to do on low-wing aircraft.
Airports always attach the tie-downs inboard of the rings, to maximize parking space and keep people from tripping over the ropes as they walk between planes. We have more room in the desert and high-wing planes are a valuable source of shade for campers. High-wing pilots may prefer to place their tie-down points outside the wing tips to increase useable shade area. If you do this, make sure your ropes are flagged to prevent tripping.


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Shanan Rosenberg was hired to be Linfield's men's basketball coach, the university announced late Friday afternoon.
According to a press release written by the Linfield College sports information department, Rosenberg was the men's basketball coach for the past 11 years at Foothill College, a two-year community college near Palo Alto, Calif. Rosenberg was selected from more than 100 applicants, and he will also teach health and kinesiology in the Health and Human Performance department, the release said.
Hill has previous experience coaching in Oregon. He was the assistant head coach at Lewis & Clark College in Portland from 1998 to 2002. He was 186-131 at Foothill.
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Each year, Voyage of Discovery sends college students of Italian American heritage to Italy to explore the land of their ancestors. This year's trip to Campania and Umbria will end tomorrow, after nine days.
Click below to view an interview on Italia 2 TV with community leaders and participating students about the trip:
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Oculus acquisition: Carmack still coding for VR firm as developers weigh-in on news
Facebook's acquisition of virtual reality firm Oculus VR stunned many gamers and companies last night, prompting a mass reaction online. Several developers have stepped forward to comment on the matter, including id Software founder John Carmack, who has confirmed he is still onboard with the firm.0
John Carmack headlines
Carmack left id after Zenimax turned down VR proposal
John Carmack attempted to convince id Software and parent company Zenimax Media to develop games for virtual reality, and left the company he helped found when his proposal was knocked back.0
Oculus Rift developing games internally, Carmack on board
Wolfenstein, Doom, Quake and Rage creative John Carmack is lending his talents to Oculus Rift's internal games development program.1
Carmack: "So much you can still do" with PS3, Xbox 360
Id Software founder turned Oculus Rift CTO John Carmack is concerned that the rush to embrace new generation hardware has left the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360′s potential wasted.19
John Carmack resigns as technical director at id Software, now full-time with Oculus VR
John Carmack is now working full time at Oculus VR, thus leaving his position as technical director at the company he founded, id Software.33
Carmack predicts "ten times the performance" from GPUs in five years
Graphics tech guru John Carmack sees a very bright future for PC gaming just a few years into the future, predicting huge leaps in GPU output before the end of the coming console generation.9
Sony and Microsoft may be "hostile" to new AMD tech, says Carmack
AMD's new Mantle API may give developer's a similar level of access to PC architecture as on consoles, and tech guru John Carmack expects Sony and Microsoft to react poorly.20
Carmack keen on mobile SDK for Oculus Rift
The Oculus Rift virtual reality headset could soon have Android support. John Carmack, the new CTO of Oculus, is working on the Rift's SDK and is really pushing the company's mobile effort.4
Why Carmack's role at Oculus is good for the industry
id Software co-founder John Carmack has taken up a position as chief technology officer at Oculus VR and VG247′s Dave Cook think it's news we should all be excited about.14
id "unaffected" by Carmack Oculus move - Bethesda
John Carmack has joined Oculus VR as chief technology officer. The company is known for its popular Rift brand of VR headsets.33
Doom 4 is still in development but id Software can't talk about it right now
Doom 4 was once again a no-show at QuakeCon 2013, and during hos keynote, id Software technical director John Carmack' said he couldn't talk about the long overdue shooter.11
Carmack: Xbox One "witch hunt" unjustified
John Carmack, cofounder of id Software, has stated that the furore surrounding Microsoft's unpopular Xbox One DRM policies was unjustified. Microsoft may have changed their minds, but Carmack believes that the days of physical media are coming to an end.66
Carmack feels there won't be a "push for another generation" after PS4, Xbox One for a long while
John Carmack said during is QuakeCon 2013 keynote that he doesn't think that after PS4 and Xbox One are released, that there will be a "push for another generation" for quite some time.9
QuakeCon 2013 full schedule of panels, game presentations outlined
Besthesda has announced the full schedule of panels and game presentations taking place during QuakeCon 2013.5
QuakeCon 2013 tourneys, Carmack lecture detailed
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QuakeCon 2013 details and BYOC LAN party schedule announced
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Carmack decries "unfair" credit for early id Software titles
Widely-acknowledged programming mastermind John Carmack has said it's a shame that he gets all the credit for id Software's highly influential shooters.5
QuakeCon 2013 will take place in August
QuakeCon 2013 will take place August 1 – 4, 2013, Bethesda has announced. It won't cost you a thing to attend, and it will be located at the Hilton Anatole Hotel in Dallas, Texas. For the 18th years in a row, the vent will host the North America's largest Bring-Your-Own-Computer LAN party, and the firm […]4
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Despite signalling his concern for next-gen consoles at the end of last year, id Software's John Carmack has praised the PlayStation 4 hardware.28
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Oculus acquisition: Carmack still coding for VR firm as developers weigh-in on news
Carmack left id after Zenimax turned down VR proposal
Oculus Rift developing games internally, Carmack on board
Carmack: "So much you can still do" with PS3, Xbox 360
John Carmack resigns as technical director at id Software, now full-time with Oculus VR
Carmack predicts "ten times the performance" from GPUs in five years
Sony and Microsoft may be "hostile" to new AMD tech, says Carmack
Carmack keen on mobile SDK for Oculus Rift
Why Carmack's role at Oculus is good for the industry
id "unaffected" by Carmack Oculus move – Bethesda
Doom 4 is still in development but id Software can't talk about it right now
Carmack: Xbox One "witch hunt" unjustified
Carmack feels there won't be a "push for another generation" after PS4, Xbox One for a long while
QuakeCon 2013 full schedule of panels, game presentations outlined
QuakeCon 2013 tourneys, Carmack lecture detailed
QuakeCon 2013 details and BYOC LAN party schedule announced
Carmack decries "unfair" credit for early id Software titles
QuakeCon 2013 will take place in August
Oculus Rift: John Carmack discusses latency problems
John Carmack praises PS4: "Sony made wise engineering choices"
Id Software games unlikely to come to Linux
Carmack believes many "Next-gen games will still target 30 FPS"
RAGE mod tools still inbound
Doom 3: BFG Edition 'could have hit Wii U if there was enough time' – Carmack
Spector "actively trying to shame" Carmack, Sweeney into dropping violent focus
John Carmack's QuakeCon 2012 keynote is now online
Oculus Rift headset Kickstarter lands $1.1M in funding, DOOM 4 will incorporate the tech
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Some injury notes for you - Pavel Datsyuk is out two weeks after knee surgery. And Jonathan Toews is day to day with an upper body injury.
Between Grossman and Kubina, the Flyers added over 480 pounds. I hadn't realized they were so big. Found that interesting.
Didn't I say that Sutter was a bad fit for the Kings? Of course, I also said that they would win under him, but wouldn't score. I was correct with the latter, not with the former.
With the trade deadline coming next week, this column is both timely and hilarious. It's also quite true. I'm tempted to follow his step- by –step program to thousands of Twitter followers as a rumor maker-upper. Brilliant!
And please join us Monday for our live Deadline Day chat. Always lots of fun…
The Kings new lines in practice: Kopitar with Williams and Nolan; Richards with King and Brown; Loktionov with Lewis and Clifford. Jordan Nolan is a big agitator with some potential to rack up the PIM. On that top line, there is also potential for a point or two.
It sounds as though Vincent Lecavalier will miss some time with an upper body injury. Details are still sketchy, but that would probably push St. Louis back to the line with Stamkos.
My Puck Daddy column from yesterday.
Martin Hanzal left Saturday's contest with a lower-body injury, but there is no further news on that front.
To snap Krejci's scoring drought, he was moved to the wing to play on a line with Chris Kelly and Milan Lucic. It worked well and the line could stick. With Peverley and Horton both out, the Bruins are trying new things. They recalled college star Carter Camper yesterday. Although Camper has just 38 points in 53 AHL games, he had a hat trick Sunday and is wielding a hot stick. Worth keeping an eye on.
Alex Ovechkin probably suffered a lower-body injury Monday. He played a few shifts in the third, but was seen limping and he did not play in the final five or six minutes of regulation.
Make it eight games in a row for 23-year-old Jiri Tlusty. He has nine points during that streak and is a plus-10. I picked him up in one league late last week. You should too.
The Caps are in some serious trouble. Tomas Vokoun got the hook five minutes in. Neuvirth was better, but the team still lost and they are still out of the postseason at this point.
Justin Peters earned a 17-save shutout Monday. His first career shutout. He has allowed just three goals in three games since being recalled, though one game was just for a period.
Eric Staal has 29 points in his last 22 games. With a plus-3 yesterday, he has boosted his plus/minus to a minus-15 on the year. His career worst is minus-10 and in November I said he wouldn't finish worse than that. Let's hope this goes in my "right 52% of the time" section.
Mike Green was a minus-3 and played over 21 minutes.
Erik Karlsson tallied four points and was a plus-4. He has 57 points in 60 games, keeping himself in the mix as becoming a 75-point defenseman.
PA Parenteau owners must be ecstatic. Not only does he have 53 points in 59 games, but after his 24 PIM yesterday, he's up to 73 on the year! Can you imagine if he tops 70 points and 100 PIM? Man, I would have bet the house against that back in September.
Craig Anderson now has two shutouts in his last three games. And the game he didn't get a shutout in he stopped 42 of 44 shots.
I will hopefully have the Goalie Rankings up later today. After discussions with a reader, and fielding some suggestions over the last few months, I am revamping the formula to better reflect workload and better balance prospects vs. backups, etc.
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Meanwhile, with TBay acquiring the Red Wing 1st rounder, it really is a boon to Stevie Y for continuing to quickly amass a # of decent picks in short order with the trio of deals he's pulled off the past week.
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Although, in Motown one would assume that Jakub Kindl now gets pushed to the 7th d-man on the depth charts. Good luck seein Commodore any any action going forward, barring any injury.
As for TBay-- it looks like a mini firesale is in place. Though I don't expect a massive overhaul aside from the goaltending situation which assuredly will be addressed soon enough. (Though more likely to occur in the off-season)
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In the 2nd period there was miscommunication on the puck as Ovi tried to take it off a teammates stick resulting in counter play by the Canes and a shortie by Staal. Then later on the bench Ovi was yapping, clearly frustrated. The two guys who stood out for Washington were Semin and Chimera.
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Astronomy is a natural science that deals with the study of celestial objects (such as stars, planets, comets, nebulae, star clusters and galaxies) and phenomena that originate outside the Earth's atmosphere (such as the cosmic background radiation). It is concerned with the evolution, physics, chemistry, meteorology, and motion of celestial objects, as well as the formation and development of the universe.
Astronomy is one of the oldest sciences. Prehistoric cultures left behind astronomical artifacts such as the Egyptian monuments and Stonehenge, and early civilizations such as the Babylonians, Greeks, Chinese, Indians, and Maya performed methodical observations of the night sky. However, the invention of the telescope was required before astronomy was able to develop into a modern science. Historically, astronomy has included disciplines as diverse as astrometry, celestial navigation, observational astronomy, the making of calendars, and even astrology, but professional astronomy is nowadays often considered to be synonymous with astrophysics.
During the 20th century, the field of professional astronomy split into observational and theoretical branches. Observational astronomy is focused on acquiring data from observations of celestial objects, which is then analyzed using basic principles of physics. Theoretical astronomy is oriented towards the development of computer or analytical models to describe astronomical objects and phenomena. The two fields complement each other, with theoretical astronomy seeking to explain the observational results, and observations being used to confirm theoretical results.
Amateur astronomers have contributed to many important astronomical discoveries, and astronomy is one of the few sciences where amateurs can still play an active role, especially in the discovery and observation of transient phenomena.
Ancient astronomy is not to be confused with astrology, the belief system which claims that human affairs are correlated with the positions of celestial objects. Although the two fields share a common origin and a part of their methods (namely, the use of ephemerides), they are distinct.[1]
The word astronomy (from the Greek words astron (ἄστρον), "star" and -nomy from nomos (νόμος), "law" or "culture") literally means "law of the stars" (or "culture of the stars" depending on the translation).
Generally, either the term "astronomy" or "astrophysics" may be used to refer to this subject.[2][3][4] Based on strict dictionary definitions, "astronomy" refers to "the study of objects and matter outside the Earth's atmosphere and of their physical and chemical properties"[5] and "astrophysics" refers to the branch of astronomy dealing with "the behavior, physical properties, and dynamic processes of celestial objects and phenomena".[6] In some cases, as in the introduction of the introductory textbook The Physical Universe by Frank Shu, "astronomy" may be used to describe the qualitative study of the subject, whereas "astrophysics" is used to describe the physics-oriented version of the subject.[7] However, since most modern astronomical research deals with subjects related to physics, modern astronomy could actually be called astrophysics.[2] Various departments that research this subject may use "astronomy" and "astrophysics", partly depending on whether the department is historically affiliated with a physics department,[3] and many professional astronomers have physics degrees.[4] One of the leading scientific journals in the field is named Astronomy and Astrophysics.
In early times, astronomy only comprised the observation and predictions of the motions of objects visible to the naked eye. In some locations, such as Stonehenge, early cultures assembled massive artifacts that likely had some astronomical purpose. In addition to their ceremonial uses, these observatories could be employed to determine the seasons, an important factor in knowing when to plant crops, as well as in understanding the length of the year.[8]
Before tools such as the telescope were invented early study of the stars had to be conducted from the only vantage points available, namely tall buildings and high ground using the naked eye. As civilizations developed, most notably in Mesopotamia, China, Egypt, Greece, India, and Central America, astronomical observatories were assembled, and ideas on the nature of the universe began to be explored. Most of early astronomy actually consisted of mapping the positions of the stars and planets, a science now referred to as astrometry. From these observations, early ideas about the motions of the planets were formed, and the nature of the Sun, Moon and the Earth in the universe were explored philosophically. The Earth was believed to be the center of the universe with the Sun, the Moon and the stars rotating around it. This is known as the geocentric model of the universe.
A particularly important early development was the beginning of mathematical and scientific astronomy, which began among the Babylonians, who laid the foundations for the later astronomical traditions that developed in many other civilizations.[9] The Babylonians discovered that lunar eclipses recurred in a repeating cycle known as a saros.[10]
Following the Babylonians, significant advances in astronomy were made in ancient Greece and the Hellenistic world. Greek astronomy is characterized from the start by seeking a rational, physical explanation for celestial phenomena.[11] In the 3rd century BC, Aristarchus of Samos calculated the size of the Earth, and measured the size and distance of the Moon and Sun, and was the first to propose a heliocentric model of the solar system. In the 2nd century BC, Hipparchus discovered precession, calculated the size and distance of the Moon and invented the earliest known astronomical devices such as the astrolabe.[12] Hipparchus also created a comprehensive catalog of 1020 stars, and most of the constellations of the northern hemisphere derive are taken from Greek astronomy.[13] The Antikythera mechanism (c. 150–80 BC) was an early analog computer designed to calculating the location of the Sun, Moon, and planets for a given date. Technological artifacts of similar complexity did not reappear until the 14th century, when mechanical astronomical clocks appeared in Europe.[14]
During the Middle Ages, astronomy was mostly stagnant in medieval Europe, at least until the 13th century. However, astronomy flourished in the Islamic world and other parts of the world. This led to the emergence of the first astronomical observatories in the Muslim world by the early 9th century.[15][16][17] In 964, the Andromeda Galaxy, the nearest galaxy to the Milky Way, was discovered by the Persian astronomer Azophi and first described in his Book of Fixed Stars.[18] The SN 1006 supernova, the brightest apparent magnitude stellar event in recorded history, was observed by the Egyptian Arabic astronomer Ali ibn Ridwan and the Chinese astronomers in 1006. Some of the prominent Islamic (mostly Persian and Arab) astronomers who made significant contributions to the science include Al-Battani, Thebit, Azophi, Albumasar, Biruni, Arzachel, Al-Birjandi, and the astronomers of the Maragheh and Samarkand observatories. Astronomers during that time introduced many Arabic names now used for individual stars.[19][20] It is also believed that the ruins at Great Zimbabwe and Timbuktu[21] may have housed an astronomical observatory.[22] Europeans had previously believed that there had been no astronomical observation in pre-colonial Middle Ages sub-Saharan Africa but modern discoveries show otherwise.[23][24][25]
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